Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 45, Number 190, 18 June 1920 — Page 1

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VOL. XLV., NO. 190 Palladium. Est. 1S31. Consolidated with Sun-Telegram 1907. RICHMOND, 1ND., FRIDAY EVENING, JUNE 18, 1920. SINGLE COPY 3 CENTS

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HARDING PICKS IIP PRESIDENT'S BATTtf GAGE Republican Candidate Welcomes Opportunity to Submit Treaty to People Wilson Is Well.

PRESERVE NATIONALITY (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, June 18 President Wilson's challenge to submit the peace treaty to a referendum of the American people was accepted today by Senator Harding, the Republican presidential candidate. "I am sure," said Senator Harding, "the Republican party will gladly welcome the referendum on the question of the foreign relationship of this republic, and the Republican attitude of preserved nationality will be overwhelmingly endorsed." NEW YORK. June 18. President Wilson's nine months of illness "have neither daunted his spirit nor impaired in the slightest degree his splendid intellect," according to the New York World, which today published a copyrighted interview of its Washington correspondent with the president. Within the last two months, the correspondent says the president has gained more than -'0 pounds, and his ultimate complete recovery is assured. During the three hour interview at the White House says the correspondent, the long discussion of current lopics and issues showed that the president expressed himself with characteristic Wilsonian vigor. Says League is Issue. The president tola the correspondent, in discussing the political campaign that the league of nations was the dominant issue and he expects t lie Democrats at San Francisco to repeat his challenge for a referendum on the "league. In discussing the president's physical condition the correspondent said "his face is not distorted in the slightest degree as some of the unfriendly versions of his illness have asserted. The Wilson face is much the same as it was, though it bears the impress of great physical suffering. President Walks to East Rooms. "After he had worked and we had lalked for an hour the president walked from his office chair on the balcony to the movies in the East room, siowiy, cautiously, uui wun confidence." The correspondent described the movements of the president about the White House and said "the very best proof of the great improvement in the president's physical condition was provided when he mounted three improvised wooden steps and entered the motor car, with only such assistance as would naturally be given to a person convalescing from serious illness." The President walked with a slight limp and used a cane according to the correspondent. "I am even more confident," the president said, "that such referendum will confirm my faith that the American people desire it above anything else that a political party now may provide, and that they will condemn the republican policy of denying them the consummation of their hopes. No one will recommend a referendum on that issue more than I. "I suppose I would feel flattered," lie continued, "over being made the issue of the presidential campaign by the republican party. But even Hie efforts of the platform makers at Chicago to confer .he distinction of being not only a burning but a living issue by camouflaging and obscuring the real issues will not deceive the people. "The processes by which the Chicago platform was accomplished seemed to me to have been essentially and scientifically Prussian in inspiration and method. Instead of quoting Washington and Lincoln, the republican platform should have quoted Bismarck and Bernhardi. because the republican attitude regarding the supreme issue that cannot be abandoned or disregarded strongly suggests the arbitrary influences that dictated the doctrines of these two eminent persons. Charges Becloud Issue. "Every charge directed against me and my administration is obviously designed to becloud and negative the paramount issue confronting the people of America and to befog their sense of responsibility and make violation of the obligations they have assumed to be of small consequence. I sincerely believe that the attempt of th-- republican party to win the sanction of the American people for its attempted evasion of these obligations will be decisivelv rebuked. "Willi 0:10 thing I am fully satisfied - this is that the republican party in its platform has joined me in the mgcestion 1 made in my letter to the guests at the Jackson Day dinner in Washington last January. In that letter I expressed the hope that a sincere attempt would be made to determine the attitude of the American people on the league of nations by the resort to the genuinely democratic process nf the referendum. "Of course, I have no way of anticipating the probable trend of sentiment that will be expressed in the democratic national convention at San Francisco or forecasting the ultimate conclusions of that body. But I have every confidence that the delegates who will sit in that convention will repeat the challenge I issued to the republican party and ex-press their readiness to permit the people to decide between the league and ambiguous declarations by the republicans and a positive and definite expression of opinion by the democratic party. Whatever else the democratic party may do, I hope that its convention at San Francisco will say just what it means on every issue and that it. will (Continued on Page Fourteen)

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BOOM OLIVER LAFUZE FOR SPECIAL SESSION SPEAKER OF HOUSE With indications that Governor Goodrich will call the Indiana legislature into special session, Monday, June 28, the question of the selection of a speaker for the house of representatives is now to the fore. Friday a boom for Oliver P. Lafuze, joint representative from Wayne and Union counties, and a veteran member of the legislature, was launched by a few Wayne county Republicans. Mr. Lafuze is a farmer living in Union county and is considered one of the ablest members of the lower house of the state assembly. The speakership boom which has been started for Mr. Lafuze has not yet assumed any considerable proportions, but his Wayne county friends say that it is a decidedly active and vigorous boom. Republican leaders in Wayne county feel confident that if Mr. Lafuze desires to make an active content for the speakership he can depend upon loyal support. Don't Know of Campaign. Richmond friends of Mr. Lafuze state that in suggesting his name for the speakership they have not consulted Mr. Lafuze, and that they do not know whether he would care to become an active candidate for the office. At the January special session of the legislature, which was quite brief and the members served without pay, it was possible for the former speaker, Jesse E. Eschbach, who is now chief examiner of the board of accounts, to assume the office again. The situation is different now, for the impending special session will probably continue for an indefinite period, making it impossible for Mr. Eschbach to accept the speakership again unless he resigned from the state board of accounts, which action he might not. desire to take. Senator Walter McConaha of Wayne county approves the decision of Governor Goodrich in calling a special session of the legislature. Mr. McConaha states that additional appropriations to meet various state needs are imperative. Want Pension Bill Introduced It is probable that Chief Wenger of the Richmond police department, and Chief Miller of the Richmond fire department, will consult with Senator McConaha in the near future in regard to the prospects of having another bill introduced in the legislature to provide pension funds for policemen and firemen. They regard such legislation of much imtfortance for the purpose of inducing satisfactory men to enter such line of work. FLYERS MAY CONTINUE TRAINING, IS DECISION (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, June IS. Qualified aviators holding commissions in the officers reserve corps will be permitted to continue their training at selected army fields, the war department announced today. Equipment will be furnished by the military authorities. The purpose, it was said, is to assist qualified flyers in keeping themselves in training against a possible emergency.

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Motorists Throng to Make Enforced Calls on Wenger; May Face Fine

A stranger in Richmond might reach the conclusion these days that the large gray stone building on North Fifth street was the headquarters of an automobile club from the large number of cars now being parked in front of the building, ranging from wheezy flivvers to lordly limousines. Motorists have been making calls upon Chief of Police Wenger to enter detailed and eloquent explanations just why they are positive the motorcycle "speed cop" was mistaken; as to how the tail lights on their cars happened to be out, and for any other violation of the motor traffic law. Chief, Sweet, Oh, So Sweet. Chief Wenger beams sweetly upon his callers, chides them softly but emphatically, and concludes each interview with a delicately expressed hint that a second charge of the motor traffic law is going to meau "Good morning, Judge." Motorists who have heard Wenger deliver his interesting lecture on, "Teach Your Auto How to Behave or Pay Your Fine to the Desk Sergeant," include the man who has acquired his flivver through the medium of a mortgage, and the citizen whose income REV. WILLIAM OLER IS DEAD AT DUBLIN The Rev. William A. Oler, 68 years old, died at his home in Dublin, Ind., Thursday. He had been ill only a fewweeks. The Rev. Oler for the last two years traveled, corrying on the work of the Whitewater United Brethren conference. He is survived by his widow, one daughter, Grace, three sons, Orie, Clair and Frank, and four grandchildren. Mr. Oler was ordained for the ministry about 50 years ago. Practically all his preaching was done in the community of Dublin. Mr. Oler was born near Economy but moved to Dublin in 1S51. Funeral services will be held Sunday at 2 p. m., from the Unitel Brethren church at Whitewater. Burial will be in South cemetery. Weather Forecast For Indiana, by the United States Weather Bureau Continued cool tonight and Saturday. Temperatures Yesterday Maximum 70 Minimum 48 Today Noon 71 For Wayne County by W. E. Moore Fair tonight and probably Saturday; continued cool. General Conditions Abnormally ccol weather for the season now prevails over the Lake region and Central states due to an extensive area of high barometric pressure now general over the Hudson Bay country and southern Canada. Unsettled weather has developed along the eastern slope of the Rocky mountains with showers in Montana, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas?

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runs into five and six figures. Wenger has the same lecture for each. There are indications now that the chief will soon become too hoarse to talk to his auto fan friends- and that the velvet glove which now covers the steel gauntlet of the law's hefty mitt is soon to be removed. So the wise motorists will promptly become acquainted with the various provisions of the motor traffic regulations. At least, that would be the economical thing for them to do. NO CHANGE IN OHIO PLANT SAYS WESTCOTT SPRINGFIELD, O., June 18 Mayor B. J. Westcott, treasurer of the American Seeding Machine Co., here, stated this morning that it was expected that the sale of the Richmond plant and business would be announced by the International Harvester Company at Richmond, today. Regarding the sale, Mr. Westcott said: "Negotiations have been under way for some time resulting in the sale of the Richmond plant and business to the International Harvester Co., announcement of which is made today at Richmond. The transfer will be made July 1. "There will be no change in the Richmond organization, at least for the present, according to the announced policy of the purchasers, there will be no changing policy in reference to the local plant unless it should be expansion and increased operations." Democrats Not Mulish, Only Firm; Rooster Real Emblem, Says Mrs. Tahl CHICAGO, June 18. The Democrats are not "mulish only firm", according to Mrs. Frederick Tahl, chairman of the finance committee of the Illinois Democratic Women's Committee today in announcing that thousand? of little silver roosters will be taken to the rational convention at San Francisco in an effort to familiarize the populace with the "real party emblem." "I have gone into this question," said Mrs. Tahl, "and I find that the donkey was wished on the Democratic party just after the Civil war when the Democrats stubbornly refused the reconstruction program of the opposite party. "The Democrats are not 'mulish,' only 'firm.' "The rooster is a proud bird and has something to crow about." POPULAR MUSIC UNSPEAKABLE, SAYS FEDERATION SPEAKER (By Associated Press) DES MOINES, Ia June 18. Popular music of the day in America was described as "unspeakable" by Mrs. Marx Obendorfer of Chicago, addressing the music conference of the general Federation of Woman's Clubs here today. "Ninety per cent of it," she said, "would not be allowed to go through the mails if it were literature."

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SLIGHT INCREASE IS LOOKED FOR !N TAX RATES OF WAYNE CO. Generally speaking no increases are being made this year in valuations of personal, real and corporation holdings for taxing purposes, but there will be slight increases in tax rates in Wayne county when rates for the ensuing wear are established, this fall. Information secured at the court house points to the fact that there will be no increase in the tax rate of the county, as the county general fund is in a healthy condition. However, there is every prospect for rate increases for school purposes in all of the townships, a rate increase 1o provide sufficient money for county highway purposes, a state tax rate increase, and an increase for the rchools city of Richmond. At this time it is not possible to estimate the extent of the rate increases which will be necessary for the several purposes indicated. Hope for Lower City Rate. City orficiats are hopeful that no increase in the Richmond tax rate will be necessary, but they keenly realize that the present city tax rate provides a barely sufficient income for the city, and that the operating expenses of the municipality are continually increasing. The Wayne county board of tax review has about concluded its work of considering assessments levied against Wayne county corporations and unorganized business concerns. The board, as a rule, has been making assessments on corporations oa valuations submitted by the corporations themselves, for. county officials state, practically every corporation has shown by its own figures a higher valuation than was established for them last year. A very few business concerns have refused to submit valuation statements, and in such cases the board has fixed a higher valuation than established last year. Think State Board Will Accept. County officials feel confident that the Indiana state board of tax commissioners will not repeat this year its performance of last year in making general flat increases of assessments over assessments as fixed by the various county boards in the state. It is the opinion of Wayne county taxing officials that the state tax board will accept assessments of the county tax board having no desire to weathet another such storm of protest as beat against the state board last year. LOOK FOR FIREBUGS TO EXPLAIN FIVE FIRES (By Associated Press) NEW YORK, June 18. Five fires which occurred here within a half mile area early today have started detectives searching for the firebug whose morning's activities are thought responsible for driving more than 700 scantily dressed tenement dwellers to the streets. In each case the blaze started in a wood or coal bin and the supposed Incendiary barely allowed time for one fire to be brought under control before he touched off the next.

AMERICAN SEEDING MACHINE FACTORY HERE IS ACQUIRED DY INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER CO. Local Plant, One of Largest in City, Passes to Ownership of Great Corporation, for Manufacture of Farm Tools Whole Output of Plant Taken by Harvester People for Some Time American Seeding Machine Co. Continues Plant and Business at Springfield.

NO CHANGE IN PERSONNEL, IS ANNOUNCEMENT The American Seeding Machine company announced the sale of its Richmond plant and business to the International Harvester company, effective at the close of business June 30, 1920, in a statement Friday. The sale of the plant is regarded of vital importance to the industrial expansion of Richmond. It is one of the largest industrial transactions in the history of the citv. The city will be benefited immensely by the transaction, as extensions are contemplated that will make the plant, already one of the most important in Richmond, still larger. The International Harvester company is one of the foremost manufacturing industries in the United States. Its purchase of the plant will add strength to the industrial prominence of Richmond.

GEORGE W. PERKINS, FINANCIAL LEADER, PROGRESSIVE, DEAD (By Associated Press) NEW YORK. June IS. George W. Perkins, financier, died Ihis morning in the Stamford Hall sanitarium, Stamford, Conn. It became known June 11 that Mr. Perkins had suffered a nervous breakdown, but members of his family did not intimate at that time that his life was in danger. Mr. Perkins was taken to Stamford about 10 days ago, when his son, George W. Perkins, Jr., announced the change was made to afford his father a complete rest and seclusion from his friends who sought his counsel during the political campaigns preceding the Chicago convention. Death resulted from an attack of "acute inflammation of the brain, the result of complete nervous exhaustion due to intense and continuous overwork," the announcement said. George Walbrldge Perkins, for 10 years a member of the firm of J. P. Morgan and company, was reputed to have first suggested to and persuaded "big business' to adopt profit-sharing, insurance, service bonuses, sick benefits and old-age pensions. It was Perkins wno was also said to have inaugurated the plan which permitted employes of the United States Steel corporation and the International Harvester company to purchase stock on instalments. Born on Jan. 31, 1862 Mr. Perkins was born in Chicago. Jan. 31. 1S62, a descendant of Jacob Perkins, an English ancestor, who settled in Boston in 1631. He entered the insurance business in Chicago when 15 as a clerk. In 1900 he was invited to become a member of J. P. Morgan and company. In this capacity he negotiated a number of big foreign loans. He remained with J. P. Morgan and company until 1910. Retiring from business a few years later as he said, "To devote myself to other work of a public and semi-public nature." When Colonel Roosevelt became Progressive candidate for the presidency in 1912 he became chairman of the national executive committee. Criticized Unpreparedness Mr. Perkins early in the world war interested himself in the matter of American preparedness. He was a severe critic of President Wilson. He was also active in Red Cross, Liberty loan and other patriotic drives. After the war Mr. Perkins went to France to investigate charges of waste and Inefficiency against the Young Men's Christian association. He reported that, while some mistakes had been made, there was "little ground for honest criticism." A close friend of the late Mayor John Purroy Mitchel, Mr. Perkins at one time was prominently mentioned for the mayoralty of New York. TURK NATIONALISTS BOMB BRITISH ARMY 'By Associated Press) CONSTANTINOPLE. June 17. ( British troops which are confronted by Turkish nationalist forces on the Ismid peninsula, in Asia minor, southeast of Constantinople are well intrenched and well supported by the British fleet in ihe Gulf of Ianid and in the Bosphorus. For this reason, no apprehension is ff It that the nationalits will attack this city. Nationalist airplanes are dropping bombs on the British trenches for the evident purpose of leading the British into an engagement, but while the British are sending reinforcements to Ismid, there is apparently a disposition on their part to avoid fighting if possible. For the past two days, however, there have been skirmishes along the north shore of the Gulf of Ismid, and British wounded are arriving here. Guebda, near the gulf and half way between Constantinople and Ismid. is occupied by nationalist forces which also hold the mountains north of the gulf, but a short distance from Constantinople.

James A. Carr, president of the American Seeding Machine company, issued the following statement Friday: "The American Seeding Machine company. Incorporated, announces the sale of its Richmond plant and business to the International Harvester company, effective at the close of business June 30, 1920. The American Seeding Machine company will continue the operation of its plants and business at Springfield, Ohio. Has Marketed Entire Output. "The International Harvester company during the past eight years has marketed the entire output of the Richmond plant. The present purchase provides a closer relation between the manufacture and sale of the long and well established lines of Hoosier. Empire, and Kentucky grain and fertilizer s-owing machinery. "Richmond is to be congratulated on the prospect of numbering among its manufacturing industries one of the foremost companies 'in the world. The American Seeding Machine Co., Incorporated. James A. Carr, Pre?. A statement by the International Harvester company says: "The International Harvester company announced here Friday its purchase of the American Seeding Machine company's plant in this city, together with all the finished products, parts and raw materials on hand. The change of ownership becomes effective with the tlo.-e of business on June 30. 1920. "Since 1912 the Harvester company has been marketing the entire output of the Richmond plant, under a jobbing contract, so the purchase will not in any way affect the distribution of the goods. Praises Excellence of Product. "In a statement officially making public the facts of the transaction. President Harold F. McCormick of the Harvester company, says: 'Our eight years' experience in disposing of the machines made by the American Seeding Machine company has amply proved to us the excellence of these products and their popularity among farmers and dealers. We have materially promoted their use in other countries, where they are as highly thought of as in the domestic trade. "No change of personnel is contemplated at the Richmond plant. Beginning with July 1. all employes of the American Seeding Machine company at the Richmond factory will be Harvester company employes. Mr. Willard Z. Carr. vice president, and Mr. Burton Carr, both sons of President James A. Carr, will come over to the Harvester company and continue their activities relating to the manufacture of drills and seeders. " 'The employes of this plant and the citizens of Richmond may he assured that, one of the major policies of the Harvester company here as elsewhere will be to provide continuity of em-rloymr-nt. Has Working Force of 800. "The Richmond plant covers nearly 12 acres of ground and at present has a working force of about 800. It makes the 23d Harvester manufacturing operation in the United States and Canada and the 30th in the world. Machines produced here have ben and will be distributed through the company's 93 branch houses in the United States, as well as through the harvester branches and selling agencies in foreign countries. Hoosier Drill Was Nucleus. "By the present purchase the harvester company acquires one of the eldest and fullest lines of drills and reeding machines in existence, dating

DaeK ,i years. The nucleus of the Richmond plant was the Hoosier Drill company, started by Joseph Ingels, a Tioneer Quaker, at Milton. Indiana, in 1S37, and organized as a stock company in 1S67. It was reorganized in 1S73 with John M. Westcott as the dominant figure and moved to Richmond in 1ST?. "When the American Seeding Machine company was organized in 1903. it included, with other concerns, the Hoosier company, the Empire Drill company, and the Kentucky Drill company. The Empire company was founded in 1849 by the Brown brothers at Palmyra. New York, and in 185t moved to Shortsvllle. X. Y.. the name "Empire" being then adopted. "The Kentucky Drill company began at Louisville, Ky.. in 1855 as Brennan's Southwestern Agricultural works. Combined with Richmond Plant. In 1908 both these latter concerns removed their manufacturing to Richmond, becoming part of the Amerf Continue on Pjre S-ven)