Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 46, Number 48, 5 January 1921 — Page 1

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VOL. XLVI., No. 48 Palladium. Est. 1831. Consolidated with Sun-Telegram. 10T. RICHMOND, INL, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JAN. 5, 1921. SINGLE COPY S CENTS

COALITION MAY UPSET HOUSE RACE Givan, Miltenberger Supporters May Hang Together if Anderson Man Does Not

Win on First Ballot. BALLOTING SECRET (Special Correspondence of the Richmond Palladium.) INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.. Jan. 5. As the time for the Republican legislative . caucuses tonight draws near, the contest for the speakership of the house may be summarized as follows: (1) The general opinion among the old timers Is that John F. McClure, of Anderson, will be elected. They base this conclusion not on interviews with legislators but rather on the theory that the power of a governor-elect in a case like this cannot be overcome. (2) It is evident that in spite of all influences at work a part of the legislators will stand firm for Clinton H Givan, of Indianapolis and J. D. Milten- j berger, of Muncie, and there will be a contest in the caucus. (3) If Mr. McClure does not win or have a large lead on the first ballot hi chances for ultimate success will be greatly weakened. (4) In spite of the firmness of those who will stand for Miltenberger or Givan and in tepite of rather sharp assertions that have been made by some of these, the general situation is fairly encouraging to those who are interested most in having good working conditions in the legislature no matter which way the speakership goes. Although it can by no means be said that the temper of all of the legislators is tranquil, it is true that the situation is not. so strained as the fears of some had indicated. The danger of McClure's position in case he fails to win on the first ballot in the caucus tonight is due to the probability that the supporters of Miltenberger and those of Givan will hang together. It might be that they would not go together but the feeling seems to be that hey would. And if McClure should not get a very formidable vote on the first ballot the chance for a coalition on the part of the Givan pnd Miltenberger forces would be excellent. Firm For Givan. It was the understanding today that the Marion county delegation would J stand firm for Givan to the last. This decision was said . to have been reached at a conference of the Marion county delegation yesterday afternoon. Givans friends were saying he would have thirty votes. If Givan gets twothirds that many votes on the first ballot the outcome of the caucus will be uncertain. le has been thought all along that Miltenberger was much stronger than Givan. If the first ballot for example should show Givan 20, Miltenberger 35 and McClure 34. the chances of either Miltenberger or Givan to win would certainly be fifty-fifty with the chances of McClure The number of votes in caucus necessary to election is 45. For McClure the ten last votes on the first ballot will be important and if he attains as many as 40 votes on the first ballot his chances of election would be excellent. Toner On Job. All of this speculation of course is made on the theory that Miltenberger and Givan will be able to hold on to their strength long enough to make a fight in the caucus. If, as is the opin ion of many of the old timers, the influence of the governor-elect is supreme, then all bets are off. Fred Robinson who was the manager of Mr. McCray's governorship campaign, said today that McClure would be elected on the first ballot. Col. Bill Huffman of Anderson who is managing the McClure campaign said the same. Edward C. Toner of Anderson, also was on the job today as the gen eralissimo of the McClure campaign and seemed to be in excellent spirits. The balloting in the caucus if custom is followed will be secret and this ; method of course will be an aid to the j anti-McClure forces because by this j method it will not be to easy to determine just exactly what legislators vote against the candidate who is favored by the givernor-elect Even those who are determined to vote against Mr. McClure would just as soon the gover-j nor-elect did not know too much about it. McCray Shakes Hands. Governor-elect McCray in a very. democratic manner tarried in the lobby of the Claypool' awhile last night. He was kept very busy shaking hands but it was not noticed that any of the active campaigners in- the speakership contest sought him This, however, was net regarded as unusual and some of the observers said that after the speakership contest was over there would be no ill feeling. It was gossip today that the matter of the make-up of committees might figure in the speakership contest before the ballot is taker, in the caucus tcnisrht. The assumption was that the McClure or the anti-McClure forces might win from the opposition by making certain promises as to important chairmanships. Fight High Levies. Some of those who are on the scene early say that the corporations and public utilities will make a big fight in the session this year to keep down the tax levy. One public utility representative who was around the Clay pool last night was dwelling on the danger of high tax rates and said the state would be ruined unless the demands made by the educational and other institutions were considerably cut. He was pointing out that according to present demands the state tax rate will be more than fifty cents. This increase over the present rate reminded his auditors would mean an additional 118,000 for the corporation valued at 16,000,000 and he was of the opinion that there were a good many (Continued on Page Three)

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Max Goldberg Max Goldberg, thirteen, of Newark, N. J.f boarded the liner Kroonland in New. York, before its last voyage, to deliver some flowers. Max got lost in the spacious passageways of the vessel and the next thing he knew the ship was sailing toward Europe. Ship officers gave Max a job as pantry boy. When the Kroonland returned to New York the other day Max announced that he had given up the floral business and wanted to be a sailor. CITY POLITICAL POT WILL BEGIN TO BOIL WITH MEETING JAN, 15 Pursuant to a call of the Republican state committee, the Republican city campaign will be started on Saturday, Jan. 15, when the city committee will meet in the council chamber of the city hall at 1:30 p. m. to elect a chairman, vice-chairman, secretary and treasurer. The city committee consists of three Republican committeemen who live in the municipal boundaries. The meeting is being called by Howard Brooks, present city chairman. Although the city primary is four months distant, it is expected the political pot will begin to boil within another month or directly following the selection of a city chairman. The primary is to be held in May, and the committee elected will have charge of the primary and municipal campaign. The primary is held the first Tuesday after the first Monday in May, this year being May 3. Brooks to Step Out Candidates for the city chairmanship have not announced themselves and the leaders refuse to divulge any names. Mr. Brooks states that he will not accept the position this year. Candidates for city offices probably will announce themselves later this year than previously, because of the possibility of the legislature changing the primary laws. This may delay active campaigning until after adjournment of the legislature in March. As women have been given the right of suffrage, it is likely that some women will be candidates for office, officials state. Thus far none is connected with municipal affairs. NUSBAUM FIRST WAYNE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTOR Lee B. Nusbaum is the first resident of Wayne county to serve as presidential elector in the more than 100 years of its history. On next Monday he will be one of the 15 electors of Indiana to meet in the house chamber in the state house to cast Indiana's vote for the president. His notification, in the form of an ornate document, reached him today. The electors will meet at 10 o'clocS Monday to carry out the work for which they were designated. The only Wayne county man besides Mr. Nusbaum who has served as elector in a national election was the late Isaac Jenkinson, editor of the Palladium, but he was residing in Fort Wayne when he helped cast Indiana's voe. He came to this city after that event. Mr. Nusbaum has been an active Republican and identified with the party for many years. Honor General Nivelle at Farewell Dinner (By Associated Press) NEW YORK, Jan. 5. Prominent sons from many parts of the country will attend a farewell dinner tonight in honor of General Georges Robert Nivelle, hero of Verdun, who sails for France tomorrow. He has spent several weeks on a tour of this country. Myron T. Herrick, ex-ambassador to France, will -be toastmaster and responses will be given by General John J. Pershing and Admiral J. H. Glennon, representing the army and navy, respectively. HIGHWAY OPENED (By Associated Press. 1 OTTOWA. Jan. 5. The new Castle Leggan highway connecting the Prairie provinces and Northern United States with the Lake Louise region one of the most picturesque regions in the Rockies was opened to motorists today.

5 EXPRESS CLERKS ARE SENTENCED ON CHARGE OF STEALING

Five employes of the American Railway Express company employed at the Pennsylvania station here were arrested by detectives of the company Wednesday afternoon at 1.30, and turned over to the local police, charged with petit larceny. Those taken into custody were: Raymond Ashinger, 1019 North H street. James Bagford, 12 North Sixth street. Cleo Hollingsworth. Paul Lehman, C34 North Tenth street. Wayne Walker. Clothing and wearing apparel were the chief articles stolen, according to the detectives. It is asserted the amount would reach several hundred dollars, if the exact sum could bo determined. Signed confessions were made to the detectives, and as a result, charges of petit larceny in place of grand larceny were filed. On Case Several Months. Detectives have been working on the case since articles from packages passing through the Richmond railway express office were missed several months ago. It was estimated that the practice of thievery had been carried on in some cases for a period of three years The list of articles that was turned over to Prosecutor Beckett included men's shirts, neckties, collars, raincoats, hose and other wearing apparel. Several of the men are said to be married and have families. Employes of the office of. the company are not connected with the affair, it was stated. Plead Guilty. All five of the men ' pleaded guilty when arraigned before Judge Bond Wednesday afternoon. Prosecutor Beckett asked the court to show leniency toward Bagford because of the illness of his wife and his long service with the company. Penalty was asked for Hollingsworth. The prosecutor recommended ihat the cases of the other three he determined by the judgment of the court. Prosecutor Beckett declared to the court that the prosecuting witness, William T. Prnshv railroad Hetertlvi' had reported to him that Bagford had stolen property worth $17, Walker $15, TT-lli . A r- w i A , , . , noiiing: won u tia, jenma ?n, auu Ashinger, $20. Passes Sentence. Judge Bond sentenced Ashinger, Walker and Lehman to 60 days imrrisonment, $10 and costs and disfranchisement for one year. Bagford was sentenced to 35 days imprisonment, $5 and costs and dis- j trancmsement for six months, upon recommendation of the prosecutor and rrosecutmg witness Bagford's imprisonment sentence was suspended. Hollingsworth was sentenced to 90 days imprisonment, $10 and costs and disfranchisement for one year. SMITH, GERARD COME TO AID ENLISTMENTS Adjt. Gen. Smith and Col. Charles Gerard will be in Richmond Thursday, Jan. 13, to confer with business men regarding the formation of a National Guard company and to meet men who are willing to enlist. Col. Gerard will arrive here early in the afternoon and Adjt Gen. Smith will arrive in the evening. An opportunity to meet him will be given at 8 o'clock in the evening, when the public is invited to the Chamber of Commerce rooms in the Colonial building. Adjt. Gen. Smith wishes to speak not only to prospective members of the company, but to business men also. Efforts are under way now to obtain a large attendance of represesentative business men for the meeting. The preliminary work of organizing a company is proceeding satisfactorily. The old armory of Company K, Indiana State Militia, has been turned over to the new organization. Three Armed Bandits Rob Detroit Prison DETROIT, Mich., Jan. 5. Three armed bandits this forenoon locked the manager and clerk of the Westside Branch of the Michigan state prison of Detroit in the vault and escaped with $18,000. The manager and clerk were imprisoned in the vault nearly two hours before their absence was noticed and the robbery discovered. Weather Forecast Moore's Special Forecast Temperatures will be below freezing Wednesday night in this vicinity, hilt a. chance to warmer weather will take place before the week is over, i No present prospects of any cold' weather, although severe cold weath-l er over Alaska indicates real weather before long. For Indiana, by the United States Weather Bureau Fair tonight and ; Thursday.: Colder tonight, rising tem-j perature in extreme northwestern I portion Thursday. Temperatures Yesterday Maximum 54 j Minimum 31 , Today Noon 34 1 For Wayne County, by W7 E. Moore Fair tonight and Thursday; colder tonight, and several degrees below freezing. Weather Conditions Generally fair weather over the central portion of the United States, while unsettled conditions prevail over the St Lawrence valley, Atlantic coast, gulf, regions and north Pacific coast, where it is raining. The snow line has moved northward to Minnesota and Michigan; eight inches deep on the level at Moosehead, Minn., 9 inches deep at Sault Ste. Marie, 'Mich. Severe cold weather continues over the Yukon valley of Alaska; 50 degrees below zerot Tanana and 52 at Eagle.

CONTRIBUTIONS PAID NEW HEADQUARTERS OF EUROPEAN RELIEF Subscriptions and contributions were recived in the newly opened headquarters of the local organization of the European Relief Council, Tuesday evening. Many others were added Wednesday. r With the appointment of a young woman to be in constant attendance at the office, the Walter B. Fulghum music store, corner Tenth and Main streets, an opportunity is offered for contributions at any time. Heads of this benevolent movement are expecting the people of Richmond and Wayne county to respond nobly to the appeal. With the lives of hundreds of thousants of babies at stake; with the result of life or death resting in the hands of the generous hearted of every town in the United States, the relief officials are looking hopefully forward to a substantial response. Upon posters on the front of the headquarters are the words, "3,500,000 Babies are Starving; Give Here Now." Although many churches of the city have taken special collections for use in the fight for the lives of the starving, many more are expecting to make contributions. Organizations of the city have appointed committees to cooperate in the campaign. Woodward Appeals. Walter Woodward, editor of the American Friend, made a written appeal Wednesday, in which he said: "Reaching far back to the story of Abraham entertaining angels unawares, our literature is replete with stories of hospitality extended to unrecognized heavenly guests. Sometimes it has been alms extended to a beggar in rags, or refreshments given to the famishing, or lodging to the travel-soiled wayfarer, or a helping hand to the burden bearer, or food to a little child. "Thus often has Christ himself appeared in the guise of the unknown guest. He himself has set the seal of hi: approvnl upon the Christian conception of these beautiful, impressive stories. Indeed He has so exalted the grace of giving to the suffering as to make himself the object, the personification of the one in need: inasmuch as ye did it unto one of these my brethren, even these least, ye did it unto Me." In a very real sense it is He who thus becomes the guest whenever we extend the grace of hospitality to the hungry and the wayworn. Pleads for Children. "In a special sense this is true in the case of suffering little children. Their innocence, their helplessness, their yearning, anxious love of which they are the center, their kinship with our own little ones the universal kinship of childhood all these appeal to the very best and highest: within us. Through the children whom He so loved, the Christ speaks to us. "It is not uncommon to find the household motto expressing the hope that Christ may be the unseen guest in this home. It is a beautiful conception, a noble aspiration. Unless put into action however, it ceases to be more than pious cant, even less pious. It becomes emblazoned when the conception, the aspirations become flesh and dwell among us, full of grace and truth. "It was this truth which Herbert Hoover seized upon when, in behalf of the suffering, starving children of the world, he made the appeal to the American people to take into their homes for these winter, harvestless months, the invisible guests." NOTED AUTHOR DIES. PARIS, Jan. 5. Ernest Denis, ptofessor of modern history at Sorbonne university, died this morning. He was born January 3, 1849, and was the author of a number of books on history-

Now Altogether Heave Ho, My Hearties!

WHAT IS YOUR CHILD WORTH TO YOU? Help Save the Lives of 3,500,000 Starving Children! Everybody knows of Herbert Hoover and the wonderful work he accomplished during the Great War. What he did then gave him a bettei opportunity to see and know what is vitally necessary now, than almost any other man in the world. Unless America lends her financial aid. millions of young children will die of starvation in Central and Eastern Europe yet this winter. Help is needed immediately. The organization of which Mr. Hoover is chairman can save the lives of over 3,000.000 of these guiltless little ones if prompt and generous responses are made to this appeal. Subscriptions are being received hourly to this fund. There will be no begging, no personal solicitations. Wayne county's offering will be purely voluntary. Following is the committee for Wayne county Lewis G. Reynolds, chairman; Robert Huen, secretary-treasurer; Alonzo M. Gardner, Sam Fred, John J. Harrington, Jr., E. M. Haas, Mrs. Paul Comstock, Miss Margaret Starr, Mrs. A. W. Roach. Headquarters of the committee is located at 1000 Main street. Subscriptions may be left there or, if more convenient, may be mailed to the secretary-treasurer or left at any bank or' newspaper in Richmond. Mr. Hoover guarantees that every dollar subscribed to this fund will be used in saving the life of a little child.

1 EUROPEAN RELIEF COMMISSION Herbert Hoover, Chairman I 1000 Main Street, -Richmond, Ind. ' , I hereby subscribe $ for feeding and medical ( care of 3,500,000 starving children of Europe. ( 1 NAME ' , ADDRESS (Wayne County, Indiana), .

William F. Osborn Answers Call of Death William F. Osborn , 78 years old, died at 12 p. m. Tuesday, at hi3 home, 101 South 11th street. He is survived by his widow, one brother, and one daughter. Funeral services will be conducted at 1:30 p. m. Friday, from his home. Burial, will be in the Earlham cemetery. Mr. Osborn was connected with the Gaar-Scotfc-company for a number of years as a special agent. He has been a resident of this city for a number of years. Friends may call any time Thursday after. xm or evening and are requested to omit flowers. RESUME REPARATIONS CONFERENCE JAN. 10 (By Associated Press) PARIS, Jan. 5. The French government today received notice that the German delegation was not ready to resume the reparations conference at Brussels on January 10, as had been agreed upon before the adjournment of the conference last month. A Paris dispatch Tuesday night said that, although a resumption of the Brussels reparations conference was scheduled for January 10, it was considered probable the meeting would he delayed until after the con ference of the allied premiers, to be held in Paris toward the end of Janu anr. when the report of Marshal Foch 'on German disarmament and the ques tion of German reparations is to be considered. Wheri the Brussels conference adjourned on Dec. 22 it was stated the indications were favorable for an agreement being reached by the allies on the concessions asked by Germany. The discussion over Germany's failure to carry out the disarmament agreement as fully as some of the allied nations think she should has arisen 1 since, however, to cloud the situation":!

COLLECT CLOTHING THURSDAY FOR POOR Members of- the committee in charge of the campaign to procure clothes for the poor children of Richmonr requested Wednesday that persons wishing to make contributions to call the social service headquarters, phone No. 2050, and leave their addresses in order that cars can call during the day to receive the clothing. Although destitution In this city is not as widespread as in other years, persons in touch with the situation say that before the winter is over a considerable amount of poverty will be observed. The severe portion of the winter is jet to come and many poor children today are without the proper amouut or clothing for even the mild weather. Committee members who will have charge of the collection of clothes Thursday are: Mrs. F. M. Kitchin, Mrs. E. R. Beatty, Mrs. W. M. Reed. Mrs. L. L. Carrington, Mrs. Walter Bates, Mrs. Lee Nusbaum, and Mrs. J. F. Hornaday.

Iowa Girl Disappears on Eve of Wedding (By Associated Press) CLINTON, la., Jan. 5. Relatives today awaited word concerning the whereabouts of Mies Celeste Lamb, step-daughter of a wealthy Clinton lumberman and Robert S. Smith. Jr., who disappeared yesterday on the evening of Miss Lamb's announced wed ding to Ensign Harold Holcomb of Pasadena. Cal. Ensign Holcomb thrice disappointed on the eve of dates set for the wedding departed for his home. The wedding has originally been planned to take place on the island of Guam last summer while Ensign Holcomb was on duty there. It was postponed and announced that Miss Lamb had be come ill and' the ceremony date was advanced to last night.

EXPLOITS OF BALLOONISTS TRAGIC TALE Marvelous Escape of Naval Birdmen as Pieced Together by Reports, Constitutes Thrilling Aerial Drama. ARE BUFFETEDBY GALES

(By 'Associated Press) HEARST. Ontario. Jan. 5. The aerial drama of the three American naval balloonlsts mushing down from Hudeon Bay territory after a marvelous escape from death is being pieced together here today from the tales of Indian trappers snowshoelng Into the outposts of civilization. From the story of these Indians and a letter from the Anglican minister at Moore Factory has been obtained a Ekeleton account of how America's Intrepid airmen stared into the face or death a few hours after their start from Rockaway, N. Y on Dec. 13. until they staggered into the little Hudson Bay trading post on the shores of James Bay five days later. Five days of terror these men swept along at the will of the wind; at times almost skimming the surface of the earth, but forced to rise again by forests closely knit; cold and so hungry that even carrier pigeons were forced into the scanty mess; finally dropping to earth after striking a clump of trees and tearing their clothes from their bodies; and then the long tramp through a wolf Inhabited wilderness for four days, before reaching safety Buffeted by Gales. It was an adventure to try the nerves of such an adventurer as Lieut. Walter Hinton, a member of the first aerial expedition to fly across the Atlantic. A gale encountered near Wells N. Y., was the first item to be entered on the aernoutsiog. Over the Adironacks they swept across the international line and toward the northland. Three times they tried to descend but were forced to toss ballast overboard. Then, hungry, exhausted, cold, they heard the baying of a moose dog caught in a trap. Down came the aeronauts, lost on earth as in air, but as unconquerable. Meet Aged Indian On through the woods they pressed until they met an aged Indian; who. only with difficulty, could be persuaded that it was hot an insane jest for white men, strangely clad and speaking or "ga's ships," to be wandering through Canadian forest lands. But the trio convinced him they were not bad spirits, and finally thev threw themselves down on the floor of the red skin's hut to rest until his squaw could make'her way to Moose Factory for help. The three men are now slowly wending their way back to civilization by dog train, with the thermometer registering 30 degrees below zero. Unless unusual storms are encountered they should reach Mattice no later than Friday. A Pullman coach will be placed at their disposal when they leave the trail there. Men in Good Health. The men are in good health and spirits, the trappers say, with the exception of Lieutenant Stephen. A. Farrell. the leader of the trip, who suffered greatly from frost-bite and shock. According to the stories of the Indians, the howling of a moose dog caught in a trap at Shipsands, tne original Irading post of the Hudson Bay company, was responsible for the safety of the airmen last Sunday. When they heard the dog's cries the balloonists decided to land. The great balloon struck In a clump of trees ten miles south of the post, and its occupants were almost stripped of their clothing in the perilous descent. Ten Degrees Below. At the time of the landing the mercury was only'ten degrees below zero, the mildest weather for this season of the,year in the history of the trading post. When the men extricated themselves from the wreckage the first words , were uttered by Lieut. Walter Hinton, a veteran of the historic transAtlantic flight in the No. 4, who extended "gracious thanks to the Almighty for their existence." The next thought of the airmen was to express thanks to the unfbrtunatb dog whose howls caused them to descend. For almost forty hours the Americans had mocked death in a raging storm high in the air, and for the time being they were too exhausted to do any thing but congratulate themselves upon their safe landing. Drenched to Skin. The airmen had been drenched to the skin and icicles hung over their torn clothing. For four days they wandered aimlessly in the wilderness and were at the point of despair when they were discovered by a frightened Indian trapper. George McLeod, the Indian mail carrier, who brought the news of the men's landing to the outside world, said that their first desire was to notify their wives and relatives of their safety. : George McClelland, who has been hitting the trail between Moose Factory and Mattice for seventeen years, said today that bad the balloon drifted ten miles further north they would not have lived to tell the story." More than one hardy trapper has met His fate in that desolate region rarely ever trod by human beings, he said. 2,325,000 Workers : f:. Out of Employment (By Associated V"r. WASHINGTON, Jan. 6.-A total of 2,325,000 workers are out of employment in the country, according tot a survey of the industrial situation, made by Clint C. Houston for .the current issue of "Labor," official organization . of the Plumb plan league. --, Mr. Houston asserts that his inquiry disclosed the great industrial slump since the money panic of 1907. . -, , y .