Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 45, Number 241, 19 August 1920 — Page 1

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TIDES OF WAR EBBING AWAY FROM WARSAW Bolshevik Prisoners Pouring Into Capital ; Russians Abandon Brest-Litovsk and Retreat All Along Line. conferencTput off

(By Associated Press) WARSAW, Aug. V18. (11 p. m.) Russian soviet forces are evacuating Brest-Litovsk, the strongly fortified toiw on the Bug river 120 miles east of Warsaw, according to advices received here. The 57th, 58th and eights Bolshevik divisions on the Warsaw front have been annihilated and scores made prisoners, acccording to tonight's official communique. The Russians lost their bearings in trying to meet attacks on all sides from the Polish armies on their flanks, the statement' adds. The Poles continuing their advances have occupied Kalyscun, 35 miles east of Warsaw; Siedlce, 57 miles east of the capital; Milyrcec, 20 miles southeast of Siedlce. and Wlodawa on the Bug river, 125 miles southeast of Warsaw. Flee In Disorderly Panic Russian soviet forces are fleeing in a disorderly panic along the front between the Vistula and Bug rivers, where the Poles are advancing with success. In their counter-attack to relieve Bolshevik pressure upon Warsaw, the Poles are using tanks, airplanes, armored trains and artillery in great numbers. At Novo Minsk, east of here, and Serock, to the northeast, 3,000 prisoners, seven cannon, hundreds of wagons and vast quantities of supplies have been captured from the Bolsheviki, the statement declares. Novo Georgievsk, the strong fortress about 19 miles northwest of Warsaw, at the confluence of the Vistula and Bug rivers, is the center of hard fighting. In the Crimean sector engagements are going on with indecisive results, the statement says. Retreat Looked Like Rout The Bolshevik retreat north and i east of Warsaw, where the soviet! forces were closely driven by the Poles, took the semblance of a rout at some places, the communique reports. On the extreme left of the Polish line, however, and in the region of Lemberg, soviet advances are recorded. Northwest of Warsaw the Russian troops, who met resistance at Wloclawek, where they had designed to cross the Vistula, bombarded Wloclawek for hours, the shells damaging the cathedral and the bishop's palace. Soviet prisoners are pouring into Warsaw in such numbers that it is becoming a problem to care for them. LONDON, Aug 19. The Russo-Pol-ish peace negotiations were not continued Wednesday as agreed, according to a message dispatched from Moscow by George Tchitcherin. soviet foreign minister, to Leo Kamaneff, the soviet representative. M. Tchitcherin's message follows: "Yesterday at the first sitting of the Moscow conference, the Russo-Ukrain-ians had insisted that the second sitting should occur today and should not be delayed until Aug. 19, as the Polish delegation desired. "Nevertheless through the fault of the Polish delegation today, the sitting did not occur. The Russo-Ukrain-ian delegation sent through its secretary an official protest to the Polish delegation." BERLIN, Aug. 19. The Poles are advancing on Craudenuz, West Prussia, in full force, according to a special dispatch to the Vossische Zeitung today. On the left wing strong Polish cavalry forces are bearing down on Thorn from the south where the Bolsheviki are attempting to cross the Vistula. Heavy fighting between the Poles and the Bolsheviki is" reported before Goslerhausen. Chair Mania Gets George In Bad in Indianapolis (By Associated Press) INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.. Aug. 19. Tom George, who the police say is a "front porch" burglar, was arrested early today by motorcycle policemen after he had taken several pieces of porch furniture from houses in the northwest part of the city. He is being held on charge of petit larceny pending an inquiry as to his sanity. When he was found he was carrying two porch chairs. He was returned to this city from Richmond, where he was taken in charge by the police. COMMANDER KAIL TO BE NAVAL GOVERNOR OF SAMOA (Rv Associated Press) LOS ANGELES. Calif.. Aug. 19. Commander A. C. Kail. U. S. N, has been appointed executive officer to Captain Waldo Evans, recently appointed American Naval Governor of Samoa, according to announcement here today on Commander Kail's vessel. Captain Evans was ordered detached from command of the Dreadnought Wyoming recently, to replace commander W. J. Terhune, as Governor at Samoa. "MODERATE" IRISMMEN TO GATHER AT DUBLIN LONDON. Aug. 19. Irishmen of moderate views concerning the prob lem of dominion rule will assemble at Dublin from all parts of Ireland next Thursday for a conference. This meeting says a Dublin dispatch to the Dally Mail, has "been endowed with considerable importance by the change in policy in Downing street."

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Charge of Crookedness in, Tennessee Result to he Probed by Grand Jury

(By Associated Press) NASHVILLE, Tenn., Aug. 18. Judge Debow charged the grnd jury in the Davison county criminal court today on the subject of efforts to improperly influence the law-making power of the state, and laid special emphasis on the fight for the ratification of the suffrage amendment by the Tennessee legislature. Judge Debow's charge followed publication by the Nashville Tennesseean and the Banner, of two affidavits in which allegations were made that undue influence was exerted on one member of the house. A single vote decided the issue in favor of suffrage. The Tennessee house adjourned at noon until 10 tomorrow, without an effort being made to nullify action of yesterday in ratifying the federal suffrage amendment. One Vote Stands in Way. One vote cast in favor of ratification today stood in the way of certification to the secretary of state that Tennessee, as the necessary 36th state Packers Submit A Plan For Their Dissolution (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON. D. C., Aug. 19 A plan under which the big five packers. Swift. Armour, Morris, Wilson and Cudahy would dispose of their stock yard interests has been submitted to the department of justice for approval and will be filed in the District of Columbia supreme court by Aug. 31. The plans for selling the stockyard interests was to have been filed today, but the court extended the time to Aug. 31, In order that the department of justice might have some time to consider the plan. 4 YEARS AT LABOR FOR ERWIN BER6D0LL (By Associated Press) NEW YORK, Aug. 19. Erwin Bergdoll, of Philadelphia, has been found guilty of desertion by evading the draft laws, and sentenced to four years hard labor, it was announced today at Governor's sland. 7 Dead After an Explosion MUSKEGON, Mich., Aug. 19 Four more of the men-injured in the explosion of the rubber department of the Brunswick, Balke, Collender company plant, died this morning, bringing the total deaths to seven. One other, it was said, probably will die. CAN'T IMPORT LUXURIES. (Bv Associated Fressi CHRISTINIA, Aug. 19. Importation into Norway of articles of luxury such r.s automobiles, diamonds, lnces, paintings, pianos and phonographs is forbidden by a government order effective today. POPOCATEPETL POPS! (By Associated Press) MEICO CITY, Aug. 19. The volcano of Popocatepetl is showing signs of activity, luminous smoke being visible above its crater and ashes falling on the neighboring town of Ayotzingo, lu the state of Mexico. NOT COMING TO U. S. LONDON, Aug. 19 Premier Lloyd George does not contemplate any trip to Canada or the United States as had been reported. It was announced officially today. NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS. Persons camping at the Chautauqua grounds who wish to have the Palladium delivered will be served by a carrier-boy of the regular force. Those who wish the paper delivered at the grounds are requested to call the Palladium circulation manager at 2834.

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had completed ratification of the amendment in time for women of the country to vote at the November elections. After voting against ratification yesterday Speaker Walker changed his vote from nay to aye for the purpose, anti-suffragists said, of moving a reconsideration of the vote, either today or tomorrow. Two days are allowed in which to attempt reconsiderations. ' Opponents Still Working. Opponents of notification declared today that if efforts to secure a reconsideration of the bouse vote fails steps would be taken to have the courts declare the ratification of the suffrage amendment by the Tennessee legislature unconstitutional on the grounds 1hat the amendment was submitted to the legislature after its members had been elected. A section of the state constitution (Continued on Page Ten) FRIENDS TO ADDRESS WORLD IN MESSAGE ON PRESENT CRISIS An outline of the first sessions of the world peace conference of the Society of Friends which is being held in London, has been received by the Chicago Daily News foreign service in a cable received from Miss Emma L. Fetta, former member of the Palladium editorial staff, and Daily News correspondent for the London conference. Early in the conference it was decided to send a message to the world and a committee to frame this was appointed. Dr. Rufus M. Jones of Haverford college, and Clarence Pickett of this city, general secretary of the Young Friends' association of America, are members of the message committee. A number of suggestions came from 111.1 S. Ill KJ- 1 U.7 1.W A V, V 111 U1V I 11 cv l. i shall be contained in the message to j me woria, wnicn conference delegates I hope will be powerful enough to meet the present world situation. Urge Unity in Crisis Unity at the present crisis is urged and some concern has been felt by a. number of Friends 'regarding the differences which arose in the Society of Friends during the war, when a certain element joined military ranks. That religious education in Friends educational institutions in America is progressing rapidly, was one of tho outstanding statements. It is the belief of Herman O. Newman of Chicago, that the American delegation will reject the League of Nations covenant not because the U. S. senate has propagated an anti-league feeling, but because the majority of Americans feel the covenant is full of faults. A'Britlsher, responding to the American speaking against the covenant, lauded the speakers generosity in finding only 37 mistakes, but said that fully knowing the fallacies of the document, it was an instrument that could be used and without it, all hope of betterment through international co-operation was lost. Dr. Walter C. Woodward of Richmond, editor of the American Friend, made the opening address at one session in which the relation of Friends to the civic and international situation was discussed. H said that our conception of state was an archaic policy wrong in principle. Believe in Conscience. The necessity of state is conceded by Friends, who also believe that the freedom of the conscience is an essential factor in human welfare, and that the individual must, give allegiance to it in order to insure progress and avoid decay. F. C. Pollard, of London, discussing the great steps that njust be taken to gain freedom, stoutly declared that reason and war do not go hand in hand, and that one cannot be had at the same time as the other.

CENTRAL COALFIELD IS DISRUPTED BY THE FAILURE TO AGREE

(By Associated Press) CLEVELAND). Aug. 19. Miners attending a conference of the joint scale committee of the Central competitive field, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and western Pennsylvania, who held a policy meeting this morning following a failure last night of the joint conference to agree on the miners' demands for increased wages adjourned sine die, after voting unanimously that miners in each of the four states will seek an agreement with operators in the field. This practically disrupts the central competitive field as a basing point. Notify President of Failure. The wage scale committee caucused to draft a message to President Wilson notifying him that the joint wage conference, called by him, has been Unable to adjust inequalities in pay as he requested. About 50 representatives of the United Mine Workers of America from districts outside the Central field attended. The situation also was considered. The joint scale conference of min ers and operators adjourned sine die late last night after being in session five days. They were deadlocked over the demands of the miners that day workers be advanced $1.50 a day. The operators offered a resolution in which they proposed recommending to President Wilson that he appoint a board of inquiry and adjust ment of seven members to settle the controversy. It was unanimously adopted by the operators, but the miners rejected it. The resolution would have asked President Wilson to name the chairman and two members, and the operators and miners two each. Rejected by Both In opposing the resolution, John L. Lewis, president of the miners, said it was merely a recommendation and that it had been rejected by both the operators and miners when the present wage agreement was made in New York last March. While Ellis Searles, of Indianapolis, spokesman for the miners, paid early today that there will be no strike, the operators were not so optimistic. One prominent operator said "anything might come out of the situation." ' Illinois operators, who were re ported yesterday as willing to sign an agreement to give the day workers an increase of $1.50, said today they probably would decide in a day or two what action to take. Prior to adjournment of the confer ence, President Lewis, of the miners, issued a statement saying if no agreement was reached at the conference "the entire influence of the International union will be placed behind the miners pf Illinois to .secure, satisfactory increases for all men in or around the mines, employed by the day or month." INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Aug. 19. Strikes by day men in Indiana mines today resulted in the closing of several shafts. The strike followed the failure of the wage scale conference of miners and operators at Cleveland to reach an agrement on wages asked by the day men. Reports received at Terre Haute show that 23 miners were idle at Clinton. Thirty miners were reported idle in the Terre Haute district and 10 idle at Bicknell, two on account of strikes and eight because of a car shortage. Masked Bandits Hold Up Fast Mail; Get Pouches (By Associated Press) St. LOUIS, Aug. 19. Police and postoffice inspectors today were searching for a clue to the whereabouts of the two masked bandits who last night held up Missouri Pacific fast mail train No. 5 within the city limits and escaped with four pouches said to have contained registered mail. The train was bound for Little Rock, Ark., and often carries large shipments of currency for banks c,tv,-f in the southwest. The loss sustained in the robbery, postal officials said, will not be known until a check-up is made of the contents of the pouches. TOLEDO ATTORNEY TO SUBMIT CAR FRANCHISE TOLEDO, O.. Aug. 19 Asking that city council iae immeaiate action to make the issue legal, Henry L. Doh erty, of New York, head of the Toledo Railways and Light company, today notified officials that he has ac cepted the proposal to submit a street j car franchise to the municipal legislative body next Monday night. Later in the day it was expected that the city law director and Mayor Schreiber, father of the late ouster . ordinance, would whip the document! into shape for council to work on. Weather Forecast For Indiana, by the United States Weather Bureau Partly cloudy to night; Friday unsettled, probably showers; not much change in temperature. Temperatures Yesterday. Maximum . . 81 Minimum 59 Today. Noon -. 82 For Wayne County, by W. E. Moore Unsettled this afternoon, tonight and Friday; occasional rains and thundershowers. General Conditions The Rocky mountain storm is now causing unsettled weather over the Mississipppl valley with light to heavy storms in Kansas, Jdissouri, Oklahoma, Iowa and Nebraska. - Intensely hot weather has prevailed over Montana for the last few days; 104 degrees Wednesday at Miles City, but a cool wave reached there last night, the temperature suddenly dropping 50 degrees. Very cool in western Canada. Below freezing in Calgary, Alberta. Warm and sultry weather prevails from Colorado east to the Ohio valley.

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St. Marys School to Celebrate Its Fiftieth Anniversary Next Sunday

IFTY years ago in the choir loft of the old St. Mary's church a few students constituted the nucleus for the St. Mary's school, which will observe on Sunday. Aug. 22, the 50th anniversary of the founding of the institution by the Sisters of Providence. In 1870 the first classes were held. At the end of the first year the school was closed, and, although the records are ot definite; it" is thought the present building at Seventh and North A streets was under construction, for in 1873 at the request of Rev. D. J. McMullen the school was reopened in the present St Mary's schoolhouse. Sister Mary Gertrude as Sister Superior, with three other sisters, made the flr6t faculty. Father Moultrie was the pastor during the Initial year of the school. Sister Mary Gertrude is now living at St, Marys-of-the-Woods in Terre Haute. Sister Mary Margaret, who also lives at the home in Terre Haute, HARDING ADDRESSES OHIO SOLONS; PARTY GOVERNMENT THEME (By Associated Press) MARION, O.. Aug. 19 Senator Harding was at home today to members and former members of the Ohio legislature, who came to Marion for a reunion luncheon and to hear an address by the Republican nominee. Party government was expected to UV?. v a . h it was understood that he would take occasion to make a direct reply ia iJtmocratic criticisms of that policy as outlined in his speech of acceptance. Along with the general subject. Governor Cox's charges of a Re-' publican "senate oligarchy" were expected to come under fire. It was understood also that "one-man govern ; ment- wouid be attacked by Senator j Harding in a discussion of the func tions and prerogatives of the legis latlve branch. League Barely Touched Upon The speech was expected to touch only in a casual way on the league of j nations issue. I Senator Harding planned to speak ! from his front porch, after the legislators had finished a picnic luncheon in a grove a block away from the Harding residence. Both Democrats and Republicans had been invited by the legislators in charge of the delegation. Policies to make the nation selfreliant in material as well as governmental affairs were advocated by Senator Harding Wednesday in two short speeches. The Republican nominee spoke first to a group of American Indians, who brought to him a plea for extension of their racial rights. The second address was delivered to the local lumbermen's association and was a plea for a forest conservation policy that would insure a timber supply to meet domestic needs and thus raise the standard of American housing conditions. The federal government, he said, should turn Its attention to cultivation of forest crops just as it has concerned itself in the past with the growing of food. Glad Vote Is Given Word that the Tennessee legislature had completed ratification of the woman suffrage amendment was received by the nominee with expressions of satisfaction and he immediately' issued a statement declaring his gratification that women would be given the ballot In the Novamhjpr election.

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was the Sister Superior when the new school was opened Aug. 20, 1873. D. J. McMullen was the pastor and continued until July 2, 18S5, when he was succeeded by Father John Ryves. Lived In Building Itself In 1874 and 1875 the sisters of the school lived on the second floor of the building, now used for the com mercial department. In 1876 they mored -into . a. two-story structure which probably stood near the site now occupied by the convent. The present sisters' home was con structed for the sum of $10,000 and opened Oct. 2. 1894. At this time Sis ter Mary Isabel was Sister Superior. Father J. F. Mattingly had succeeded Father John McMullen in 1901, Father McMullen having returned to succeed Father Ryves for a short time. The Rev. Walter J. Cronin, the present pastor, succeeded Father Mattingly in 1912. First graduating honors were conferred in 1887 to Miss Lily Luken, (Continued on Page Ten) COX AGAIN DWELLS ON LEAGUE IN TALK TO S. BEND CROWD (By Associated Press) NEW YORK, Aug. 19. Governor Cox, of Ohio, Democratic candidate for president, will begin his western tour Sept. 2. to speak in every state west of the Mississippi, it was announced at national headquarters today. Senator Pat Harrison, of Mississippi, chairman of the speakers bureau, just returned from Columbus, O., after a number of conferences with Governor Cox said the western trip will be the most extensive tour ever taken by any presidential candidate. Senator Harrison said that Governor Cox would kill himself and be in his grave before the time for his inauguration if the Democratic party leaders allowed him to do all the work that he v. anted to do. SOUTH BEND, Ind., Aug. 19. Governor James M. Cox spoke 'before a large crowd here today. He will attend tonight a meeting of the Democratic Editorial association of Indiana. National and international financial and economic readjustment, as well as the high cost of living are bound up in the success of the league of nations, Governor Cox declared here today. Prosperity Bound Up In It. "Our safety, our economic readjustment and our prosperity" all are involved in America's making the league a world force, Governor Cox asserted, charging the republican "Senate oligarchy" with responsibility for delay in economic progress and belated reduc tion of living costs. "The position of the Democracy is definite and affirmative," said Governor Cox, charging "the reactionary Republican leaders" with being "evas ive, ambiguous and hypocritical. "With the least possible delay after March 4, 1921, our pledge is to enter the league, making such additions as are reassuring and helpful," he continued. "This will legally end the war; it will help to re-establish credits. A call will be made upon our mineral wealth and our productive skill. We will have the ships to sail every sea; the supply of life's essentials will be equal to the demand; living costs will be reduced. What we would otherwise be spending for guns and powder and ships, will be applied to our war debt, and above all, we will be happy in the consciousness that war is practically Impossible. "The opposition offers at the very best, a prolonged delay. What project it has as a substitute for the league of (Continued on Page Ten)

WONT ALLOW INSTALLATION BY CITY MEN Mayor Says Turbine Must Be Put In by Company First Proposed Has Fighting Clothes On. GLUYS NOTACCEPTABLE Mayor W W. Zimmerman was In fighting trim when he appeared before the board of public works Thursday. He served an ultimatum on the city council to the effect that under no circumstances would he permit the city to install the proposed 5,000 k. w. turbine at the municipal light plant, which plan met much favor by council. I don't propose to let council dic-

I tate to me about how this matter is going to be handled. I am mayor of Richmond," declared Dr. Zimmerman. The mayor also severed relations with a Richmond morning newspaper. "It's Just like Ford an.d Walterman." he said. The men he referred to are members of council. The mayor informed the board that in the future the only statements the newspaper in question obtained from him would be at council meetings, and be suggested that - newspaper send a fchorthand reporte to such meetings. Company Mus? install. Mayor Zimmerman informed the board that he would insist that the proposed turbine unit for tho municipal light plant be installed by the company with which the board contracted for the unit. He said the company would have to guarantee that the nnlt would be properly installed. He declared that he would not sanction the employment of a special engineer to supervise installation. "The superintendent of the municipal light plant, and Mj. Jeffries, th chief engineer, who 'is the best engineer the plant ever had, will be perfectly competent to look after the interests of the city when the new turbine is put in," said the mayor. Won". Let Gluys Handled Certain members of council have been advocating that the city install the proposed unit under the direction of Howard Gluys, former chief engineer of the municipal plant. - Mayor Zimmerman made it plain to the board Thursday that he did , not want Gluys to have anything to' do with the putting in of tjie new turbine. The mayor said that at the beginning of his present term he discharged Gluys because he (the mayor) had found the plant to be in such a filthy condition. In the course of Dr. Zimmerman's remarks. Matt Von Pein, who was recently taken from the ranks of council and placed at the head of the board of public works for the purpose of promoting harmony between the two branches of the city govern ment, interrupted the mayor long enough to express the fcope that "there wouldn't be any more scrapping started again." The mayor replied with the declaration that he would tolerate no dicta lion of policy by council on the question of municipal plant betterments, adding that he was mayor of the city. Thursday evening there will be a special budget meeting which will be attended by all city officials and members of council and, in view of the declarations made by the mayor at the board meeting in the forenoon, it would not cause much surprise if a clash between the mayor and the council members resulted. The board decided Thursday to recommend at the budget meeting an appropriation of $3,000 to clean the mud out of Glen Miller lake. Garbage Question Up Again. Board Member Peltz informed the board that there was a general and justifiable complaint over the way the garbage was being collected by the garbage contractor. Forest Slick. The board adopted a resolution. ' calling upon Slick to appear before the board at Its meeting next Monday. The board gave approval to a recommendation for an appropriation in the 1921 budget for the purpose of providing a children's bathing pond at Qlen Miller park. The board adopted a resolution for the reflooring of the Doran bridge with creosoted wooden blocks. Earlham college was granted the privilege of placing a banner across Main street, at Tenth street, advertising its endowment fund campaign. A similar privilege was granted the Republican county central committee for a banner to be placed across South Eighth street. Service Men Ask Park Use. Frank T. Strayer. representing the ex-service men of Wayne county, appeared before the board with the request that they be permitted to hold a barbeque in Glen Miller park on Labor Day, Sept. 6, in the event they were not able . to obtain the use of Jackson park on that date. The request was granted. The board was also Informed that the local Shrlners' Temple would make a similar request for the use of the park on September 17. ' The board approved petition for ce ment roadway in the alley between North D and E streets, from North Twenty-second street to North Twenty-third street. Resolution for the construction of a cement roadway in the alley between Lincoln and Pearl streets, was confirmed. EX-SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS AMALGAMATE IN CANADA TORONTO, Ont.. Aug. 19. Amalgation of Canada's two ex-service men's organizations to present a united front in favor of gratuities to former soldiers was proposed today by Wm. J. Morrison, and J. Harry Flynn, president and Dominion organizer, respectively of the Grand Army of United Veterans in a letter to C. J. McNeal, Secretary of the Great War .Veterans Association. The union has already been approved by the board of the directors of the G. A. U. W.