Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 46, Number 57, 15 January 1921 — Page 1

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PARTY SPLIT IGNORED BY DEMOCRATS Leaders Aren't Doing Anything to Bring Two Factions of Party Together or to Unify Program. THREE ARETEADERS

FRIENDS GF BEVERIDGE FOR PRIMARY Backers of Ex-Senator Oppose Beardsley Bill Calling for Partial Abolishment of Direct Primary. Voting; REAL WITTS AHEAD

Priest Records Quakes From Any Part of the World

"Betsy Ross" Makes Flag for Harding

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By MARK SULLIVAN. WASHINGTON. D. C. Jan. 15. Whenever you talk to any of the Democratic leaders and ask them what they are going to do in the way of re organization they reply that it isn't time yet. This attitude does not express a conviction; it expresses a mood of doing nothing merely because their circumstances are such that to do something calls for (a little trouble. The real reason the Democratic leaders aren't doing anything yet is that there is a certain amount of strain between two factions of the party which I shall describe at length later on, and there reems to be no one, sufficiently aggressive or sufficiently impressed with the need and the opportunity to go work and either bring the two factions together or in some way bring about bolidarity and organization and unified leadership and a program. This atitude isn't worthy of the leaders who take it, and it isn't fair to the party nor to the country, any detached observer is able to see both a need and an opportunity wh'ch increases dally, and which the Democrats ought to meet and meet -promptly. Are Three Leaders, The present situation with the Democrats is this: outside of the house and senate in unofficial life there are three Democratic leaders. McAdoo, Cox and Bryan. The McAdoo faction and the Cox faction are distrustful of each other, and watch each other for the first move. All three of them are busy to a degree but their activity confines itself to watchful precaution lest one of the others get an advantage. Bryan, in a way, stands alone as a sort of outsider, but ai between the two leans forward the McAdoo faction, he. as well as the two others has been active recently in some steps toward re-organization which have been too cautious to be useful. McAdoo' Attitude. The program of McAdoo's friends was and Is to pull the parrv together, to inftwe ftwith fresh spirit, to let Chairman White out and to supplant him with some active, strong man, with a gift for organization, whose circumstances will permit him to give his whole time to his work. Their program o course included the paying off the debt. They were entirely willing to raise this sum if they were permitted to control the organization, but Cox's friends promptly let it be known that thew were not dead broke and that they were not either paupers or pikers and that they are entirely willing to take care of the deficit if they were permitted to dominate the organization. Should Be Reorganized. The McAdoo program, if they should carry it out not in the interests of their own faction but unselfishly in the interests of the partv as a whole, is exactly what ought to be done. The Democratic national committee should be reorganized and a first class man who can give all his time to it, and who possesses proved organizing ability, should be placed in charge, and he should begin at once the work of country wide organization to the election three and one-half years from now. That is exactly what the Republicans did after they suffered disaster in 1916. It was this continuous work for three years before -that gave the Republicans the advantage of vastly superior organization in the recent campaign. If the Democrats are to have the position they ought to have in 1924, it is not a day too early for them to go to kork, to follow the Republican example. Have Senate Leaders Come now to the other end of the party leadership from which principles and policies must bp expected, that end rests in the Democratic leadership in the senate and house. In the senate the Democrats arc fairly well provided with leaders. The principal one is Senator Oscar Undorwcod. of Alabama, who is the official party loader. Underwood has high aMlHy. Different men have different Minis of ability and it is difficult to make comparisons, but probably no one would hrsitate to concede that Underwood's title to Democratic leadership in the senate does not depend merely cn his length of service, but is entirely justified in all other respects. Und?rwood's Fault If Underwood has a defect in respect to what, is now needed, that defect Mes in a quality that occasionally coms to men who have spent too run- time in Washington, such men orcaiTiMly aconire an almost excessive urbanity, in the course of tim?, b-rr.iis" 0f wholly admirable qualities cf p-rsnaHty they acquire friTdfh's ?ni fa1' into a kind of official rode of friendly manners in their perser.al relationship. It is an admirable eua'Hy. but jt sometimes unfits a man for hard hitting and for that touch of ruth'essness which is almost indisppnsible to a leader in times of crisis. Carter G'as Leader Another Democratic kaier in the senate. Carter Glass.- of Virginia, will nvcr fail in respect to aggressiveness, lie if anything a trifle too much too sacrificial, a trifle over waspish In his leadership, it. is only fn his public capacity as a leader that this quality appears. In hi personal relations Glass is a most friendly and ingratiating man. in such conflicts as are to develon between th Republicans and th Democrats in the senate. Glass will probably be more active, more ag-

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Father Francia A. Tondorf

What does Father Tonaorr say aDOut n : xnis is ine Question iiasueu by land telegraph, from cable, 16ng distance telephone and wireless from all j sections of the world whenever an earthquake tremor is felt. Father Francia A. Tondorf is director of the Georgetown University seismological sta- j

tlon, equipped with a Bosch photograpnic seismograpn, me oniy one ol m kind in the United States and one of the most complete equipments in the world. It is capable of recording a quake from any part of the world. It is located, to prevent any chance of outside influences, in a cave on the university campus. Here, below the ground. Father Tondorf faithfully records the "quakes" of the world, giving minute details as to magnitude and duration. Indiana Congressmen Oppose M'Cray Primary Law Stand

PALLADIUM NEWS BUREAU WASHINGTON, Jan. 15. Members of congress from Indiana are not in accord with Governor McCray's reported advocacy of amending the Indiana state primary law so that all public officers, except county officers, be nominated by conventions. It is understood that the Indiana congressional delegation u.'s.nimously favors continuation of the primary election for nomination of candidates for representatives in congress. It has been suggested that if there is to be any change in existing legislation providing for the nomination of United States senators and for governor of Indiana by restoration of the state convention system that convention delegates be elected by popular vote at primary elections. Would Amend Plan. There are Indiana men in public life in Washington who believe such a plan would be a decided improvement over the present method of nominating cadnidates for senator and for governor at primary elections. If candidates for senator and for governor are to be continued to be nominated at primary elections it has been suggested that there should be a repeal of that feature of the primary election law which provides that in the event any such candidates fail to receive a majority of the votes cast that such contests shall be carried to the state convention. Plurality Nominates. It has been suggested that the law be amended to provide that any candidate for senator or for governor who receives a plurality pf the vote cast at a primary election shall receive the nomination. Those who favor the nomination of senators and all elective state officers, including governor, at state conventions by convention delegates elected by popular vote state that such a system would permit the voters free expression of choice of candidates for the various offices and would eliminate the huge campaign expenses on the part of candidates. They assert that under the present nominating svstem the expense involved in conducting a state-wide campaign eliminates poor men, even men of moderate means, from seeking the offices of United States senator and governor. An Indiana congressman states that Germans Order Russian' Red Agents from Country LONDON. "Jan. 15. Russian Bolshevik agents who have been engaged in enlisting Germans workers for emigration to Russia have been ordered to leave Germany, it is said In a wireless disnatch from Berlin. The Berlin government held that the work of these agents could not be tolerated In view of economis conditions in Russia. Why Richmond is the Best Place in Which to Live Finh dor l'nllndlum reporter vlll interview peroonn nt random rind out nbr they like to live here. Why do I like Richmond? Well, there are several reasons why I like Richmond, said a man in the Y lobby Saturday. There are good schools, plenty of good churches and one of the prettiest cities in the middlewest. Everything in Richmond is good and a little better than any other city in Indiana. I like it because it is located out of danger of serious disasters such as floods, cyclones, etc., and the cifizens are' good, respectable people.

with his seismograph.

a few days ago he received a letter from a woman in his district, who was elected to a county office at the last election, in which she indorsed j a certain man for appointment as post master, and that the following day he received another letter from her in which she indorsed another man for the same office. '. Will W. Reller, well known Richmond, Ind., attorney, while in Washington this week was introduced to former speaker, Champ Clark, by Representative Elliott. Reller informed the former speaker that .one of ..the made by Mr. Clark in Washington, 'on July 4, 1917, at the foot of the Washington monument. "That was the first Fourth of July speech I ever made in the presence of a British ambassador," replied the former speaker. Harry Doan, a Richmond, Ind., business man, was in Washington on business Friday. HOWARD HILLS GIVEN SENTENCE IN PRISON Howard Hills, who confessed to police to having ransacked the homes of John Unthank and C. E. Ballinger on Lincoln street for the purpose of robbery, pleaded guilty before Judge Bond in Wayne circuit court Saturday morning and was sentenced to from 10 to 20 years in the state prison at Michigan City. Hills was arrested at the corner of Main and Fifth streets Friday afternoon when he was attempting to sell a revolver. Examination by police showed that his revolver was the one stolen from the Unthank home early in the week. He was placed under arrest and on examination admitted having entered three homes in West Richmond. He denied having committed other offenses in the city. It was brought out in the trial Saturday that Hill's father was serving a sentence in the penitentiary in Massachusetts. Hills is 22 years old, bout 6 feet 6 inches, tall, and has a good appearance. He stated that he was anxious to get started to the prison in order that he might get out that much sooner. ALLEGED SINN FEIN PLOT IS UNCOVERED By Associated rsss LONDON, Jan. 15. What the police allege to be another big Sinn Fein plot to destroy property In London was uncovered in court today when Patrick Kenny, an Irishman, was charged with participating in an attempt to murder two policemen and trying to ignite barrels of oil on the premises of the Vacuum Oil Co. The company's plant is at Wandaworth, southwest London, and 60,000 barrels, containing 2,500,000 gallons of oil, are stored there. At one o'clock this morning three policemen discovered 15 men lurking near the Vacuum company's premises, some of them apparently having just come from the yards. The police charged the group and a fierce fight, followed, in which it is alleged several shots were fired by the civilians. Kenny was arrested, but the others escaped. The police claim to have discovered later that elaborate preparations had been made within the Vacum company's yards for firing the oil. Kenny declined to talk of the charges against him. The court remanded him for a week.

(Tlv Associated Press) INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 15. Considerable discussion as , to the plans of the administration on the direct primary laws has arisen following -the open committee meeting yerterdiy of the elections committee at which the two bills already presented were taken up. Oscnr Ratts, senate floor leader, said today that, the Beardsley measure would be used as the frame work for the bill having the administration support. Others, however, report that the government is having an entirely new bill prepared which it is said will be presented after the two bills now in have been discussed. Real Work Ahead. With seven working days of the Indiana legislative session disposed of, leaders in both houses are today planning to round the legislators ino shape next week for real work. Although SI bills have already been introduced, in ihe two branches only one measure, that carrying legislative expenses, has passed a second reading. The Beardsley bill calling for partial abolishment of the direct primary has met with considerable opposition in the senate, where at a committee meeting yesterdRy, a number of the upper house members voiced disapproval. Talk in Lobbies. Today those remaining in the citv over Sunday found considerable talk on this point in the hotel lobbies. Friends of the former Senator Albert J. Beveridge, who spoke here yesterday against the repeal of the primary laws, are organized to fight the measure. The general appropriations bill, which is said to carry an amount greater than those of the last general session, and the special session combined, is being prepared and is expected in the house next week. The administration's policy on this bill will be to, help the educational institutions but to cut other expenses as low as possible. Leaders of both houses are urging early committee reports and action on many .. bills . presented this week is hoped for during the next.

BRITAIN AND U.S. PROTEST TO MEXICO (By Associated Press.) MEXICO CITY, Jan. 15. Great Brtain has joined the United States in protesting the recent decision of the Mexican supreme court in a case involving the ownership of the Waica Mining company, whose property is located in the state of Chihuhua. The British note was received through the mails by the foreign office yesterday, its informal presentation being explained by the fact that Great Britain's representative here has no official standing. The foreign office has announced it will answer both the British and the United States notes simultaneously. IRISH VICE-PRESIDENT IS RICHMOND K, OF C. REV. FATHER O'FLANAGAN Rev. Father O'Flanagan, vice-president of the "Irish Republic," became a member of the local Knights of Columbus Council while in this country in 1906, it was learned Saturday. The Rev. O'Flanagan is said to be a very forceful figure in the Irish movement for freedom. Press reports of his activities in Ireland, together with his picture, are to be found in many United States newspapers. He visited in this country during the summer of 1906, according to local K. of C. members, and was in Richmond several times. William Griffin. North West Fifth street, said Saturday that he first met him In South Bend, Ind., where the priest was attending a Hibernian convention. Later the Rev. O'Flanagan came to Richmond. While here he joined the local council of the Knights of Columbus and was carried on the roll as a member for a number of year3. His membership wai transferred later, however, to another council. Many local people remember Father O'Flanagan and express devotion to him.

Mrs. Belle Acker and the flag she knitted for Harding. Mrs. Belle Acker has been called the "modern Betsy Ross". She has made flags for all presidents of the past fifteen years. She is shown here with the flag she has just completed for President-elect Warren G. Harding. Mrs. Acker, who is a Chicago woman, worked on this flag for six months and used 104 balls of yarn.

Cambridge Citizens Satisfied by Operation of Light Plant

Successful operation of the municipal light and power plant, with all expenses paid and no deficit, in spite of expensive repairs, cleaning and adjustments, which properly should be and ordinarily would be charged to more than one month's operation, have satisfied the citizens of Cambridge City that under common-sense methods, the city can furnish its own electric current. All figures are not yet available so the exact surplus can not be stated, but it is known that even with the extra expenses mentioned the plant has paid all bills from its first month's receipts. In Good Shape . "It is now in better shape than it has been ; in since it was first built," said J. A. Boys, of the Wayne "Trust company, and member ot the committee of three which was entrusted with the task of renovating and rejuvenating the old plant. "All It needed was some man of business ability to take hold of it. and we have such a man in Kerlin. He is handling thep lant well and giving the city full value for its money." Charles Kerlin, who Is the present acting manager of the power plant, has had experience in such work, having operated the first plant erected in this city when he quit railroading 20 years ago to live in Cambridge City. Serves Without Salary Kerlin is serving now without salary in order to demonstrate that the city can furnish its own current if ordinarv business methods are followed, and efficient supervision given the plant. "Our receipts just about balance our expenditures this month," he said. "We have also maintained street lights and fire plugs for the city without charge, however, so we have really given more current, than we were paid for. In addition there are some leaks from electrolysis along Main street. At present we are furnishing 240 K. W. H. with a 220 K. W. H. machine." "We are making a 90-day test of the operation by the city to see whether it will be successful," said Rev. A. F. Hogan of the M. E. church, president of the board. "If the experiment is successful we will, of course, make it permanent. It seems that all we needed was someone who would take a personal interest in it. "Before, we would nay a man $20 or J300 to take care of the plant worth thousands but he had no particular concern in it. and would neglect it. Now Mr. Kerlin is one of us and takes a personal pride in making a success of the plant, besides suffering or benefitting from its service in common with the rest of us." Want Good Service. This opinion of the former difficulties was substantiated by W. A. rVeUz'of the Imperial Mills. "Some of us have a little Dutch in us," he "id. "nd we liVe to set what we nav for. But even though we paid enough Weather Forecast Moore's Special Forecast. Partly cloudy and unsettled weather expected to continue for the next 48 hours or more with brief intervals of fair due to the fact that the present Canadian storm continues to move slowly away and another one is now moving Southeast from British Columbia. For Indiana by the United States Weather Bureau Partly cloudy tonight and Sunday; slightly warmer Sunday. Temperatures For Yesterday. Maximum "...34 Minimum 24 Today. Noon 22 For Wayne County by W. E. Moore Partly cloudy tonight and Sunday. Somewhat warmer by Sunday afternoon. Weather Conditions Unsettled weather continues east of the Mississippi river with snows except for heavy rains alonfc the Atlantic, coast. Another Canadian storm is now overspreading the northwestern states and '9 moving southeast. Between these two storms is a! narrow strip of fair weather.

to get a good man, when we started the plant again this fall we found a valve upside down, another not adjusted, and the boilers dirty. I suppose if we had hired a $l,000-month man he would have put dynamite in the engines." A more detailed account of the difficulties of putting the -plant in operation again, was obtained from the supervision engineer at the plant, Harry Morse, who was brought by Kerlin especially for this work. "I have just succeeded in stopping all the steam leaks but one," he remarked, pointing out a small leak over one engine. Losing Power. "We were losing about one-third of the powerleveloped, I should estimate through steam leaks. There were leaks in the lines, and one valve being out of adjustment, not only allowed steam to leak but being improperly timed, wasted power in forcing the engine to work against itself. I also took out a wagon load and a half of ashes from the combustion chamber of one boiler, and about two wheelbarrow loads of lime and scale from the tubes. In another week seven tabes would have been burned out. I have been busy the whole month past just repairing and getting the plant in shape. There was one steam leak through the whistle almost enough to keep the whistle blowing all the time. We just stopped that yesterday.

METHODIST CONCLAVE AT CAMBRIDGE CITY CAMBRIDGE CITY, Ind.. Jan. 15. The fourth general conference of the M. E. church of Cambridge City was held this week. An official family general conference was held, all officials and their families being present, 24 in all. A program in accord with the occasion was rendered by officials and Dr. S. Light, who is now closing his sixth year. He said at the close that this was the best general conference held in this church in the six year3 of his administration. A resolution was passed asking the return of Dr. Light for the seventh year. An official family supper was served by the ladies of which all partook with I pleasure and delight. Mr. John Jenk-j ins ill auuiessiiij; in" uieeuun eaiu this had been the best year for the church along all lines for a number of years. FRANK J. HEBBLER TO BE BURIED MONDAY . Funeral services for Frank J. Hebbler. 48 years old. 215 Lincoln street, will be held at the home at 2 p. m. Monday. Rev. O. T. Tressel of-! ficiating. Interment will be in the Lutheran cemetery. v With a bullet wound through his head, Hebbler was found lying on the back porch of his residence by his wife, who rushed there after hearing the renort of a pistol late Friday morning. Hebbler was taken to Reid memorial hospital, where be died at 5 I p. m. Friday. A 38-calibre revolver was found in his hand, which led toj the belief that the wound was self ' inflicted. Mr. Hebbler had been in bad health for the last two years. It was only recently that he learned that he was suffering from cancer of the throat, it was stated, and that there was no chance for his recovery. Members of the family stated that he must have become mentally unbalanced by worry over his affliction. He was said to have been In good spirits Friday morning. The deceased was well known in Richmond, fcav'ng lived here virtually all his life. He was proprietor of a grocery at 414 North West Third street until his health forced him to close his store. He Is survived by his wife, Louise M., and one son. Franklin, of this city. He was a member of Trinity Lutheran cr-tirch and of the Moose and Eagle lodges.

HOME RULE IS FAVORED BY SOLONS No Strong Opposition to Measure Has Developed, Saya Senator McConaha May Introduce Next Week. KNAPP MATpRESENT No strong opposition to the proposed home rule tyll which is to be introduced in the Indiana state legislature has developed, according to Senator Walter McConaha. senator- from Wayne county, who was In Richmond Saturday. He stated that In talking with various members of the senate, virtually all he had broached the subject to, were favorably inclined towards the bill. He said the bill probably would be introduced in the house next week, and according to information available to him it would be reported out favorably. Knapp May Present. " I am informed that Representative Knapp probably will introduce the bill, since Representative Southard has become ill. He Is a good man to handle it as he is in touch with some of the best men in the house to. put the proposed measure across," he said. Rep. Knapp, of Hagerstown has already taken a strong stand in favor of the bilL He also is a member of the committee on cities and towns. Rep. Miltenberger, of Muncie, is chairman of this committee, and he is supposed to be favorably inclined towards home rule. This would virtually insure a favorable report from the committee. Mr. Knapp has been ill at his home in Hagerstown for the past few days. Word from him received Saturday stated he expected to be able to return to Indianapolis Monday for the purpose of introducing the home rule bill in the house of representatives. Senator McConaha has been appointed chairman of the fees and salaries committee. This is an important post because of Its dealings with all officials salaries in the state. "Sentiment in the legislature is against any considerable raise in salaries for state or county officials," Mr. McConaha declared. Increases Few. "Efforts to get back to a normal status in state affairs is being made in the session thus far, and the trend to normalcy in living is such as to make it seem probable that increases or changes will be few during this session." Mr. McConaha is opposed to special bills which are passed for the benefit of certain towns or communities. He stated that these bills generally served to help one town only and worked a hardship on many others. This re ferred particularly to passing bills to benefit towns of a certain class based on population. Better Personnel Seen. The personnel of the present legislature is made up of men of much better character than has been the ease during the past few sessions, according to the senator. Twenty-three fnew faces are in the senate chamber and among these are some of the most successful business and professional men of the state, it was stated. This ould indicate that some excellent business legislation is to be enacted. Mr. McConaha stated that most of them were Inexperienced in legislative procedure, however, and that they would have to become acclimated. Thus far the state body has been occupied with organization and it is expected to get underway with the regular business beginning next week, according to the Richmond senator. Mr. McConaha will return to Indianapolis Sunday evening.

RAOUL PERET REFUSES MINISTRY LEADERSHIP (By Associated Press) PARIS, Jan. 15. Raoul Peret, who was asked yesterday to head a new ministry of France In succession to the one which resigned on Wednesday, appeared before President Millerand to-, day and declined to form the cabinet. Difficulties encountered yesterday by M. Peret informing a cabinet were of a most discouraging nature. Ai the end of the day he had almost decided to give up the task, but decided to resume work this morning. His last effort was without success. The Figaro, which represents ?. certain body of opinion, asserted today that the only reasonable sulutlon of the crisis was the choice of M. Poincare as premier, who would direct the policy of France as a whole, with a foreign minister of his own selection. "If such a solution is not accepted now" the newspapers declared. "it will have to be in three months time. Therefore, why not ave time at a moment when so many urgent questions demand attention." t , WEBSTER S. RICHEY SUCCUMBS ON TRAIN Webster S. Richey, 71 years old. of Muncie, died on the train wheri. returning home Friday night after attending the Scottish Rite Masons', re-, union In the Masonic temple. Hs seemed in perfect health when he left the temple and had commented on the fine time he had had at the reunion. Mr. Richey has been connected with the Ball Brothers Manufacturing company for about 21 years, according to a local man. Mr. Richey Is well known in this city and has two brothers.. Everett Richey who served as v court olerk, and Walter Richey, formerly connected with the Gaar, Scott company, who lived formerly in Richmond.