Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 46, Number 64, 24 January 1921 — Page 14
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THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM; RICHMOND, IND., MONDAY, JAN. 24, 1921.
BRITISH AIR FORCES END 34 YEAR REIGN OF AFRICAN RULER
(By Associated Press.) -'WASHINGTON. Jan. 24. Complete destruction, of the power of "Mad nullah." natlYe ruler of Somaliland, Africa, and for 34 years a problem to British authorities, was accomplished within three weeks time by less than 200 airmen and eleven fighting planes, according toan official report on the operation Just received here. Bombed out of their strongholds, the natives were pursued and all the leaders except Mullah captured or killed, the re- . port stated. The air expedition was sent out in 1919, but details were kept secret. It was the last of many punitive forces sent to Somaliland where continual uprisings have invloved the British in military operations at frequent intervals since 1885. Cost Delays Action The situation was bo seriou9 in 1919, the report stated, that some military action was necessary, but the government hesitated because of the cost, estimated at $25,000,000. of dispatching 6,000 troops to re-establish order. In lie emergency the air force was called upon and 32 officers and 164 men, in addition to the medical detachment, went out. An advance party, masquerading as engineers in search of oil wells, landed and set up a base. Then the machines appeared, and for a week Mad Mullah's stronghold in the interior was bombed and shot up, while the native camel corps co-operated, holding a line about the scene. The Hullah finally broke through this line, heading south, and the planes pursued for two weeks more, bombing and shooting up the fleeing natives, scattering their stock and utterly destroying the power of the rebel leader. Thus the empire for the first time in 34 years' was left in peaceful possession of the country. Two casualties in the camel corps were the only British losses.
CITY LETS CONTRACT FOR OIL TANK, TRUCK Contracts for a 12,000 gallon oil tank and truck were let by the board of works at its regular meeting Monday morning. The oil tank is to be used for the storage of tarvia and oil for street use. The contract was let to the Warren City Tank and Boiler company for $830. This will be placed n.?ar the city light plant, and close to the C. & O. railroad tracks. Only one bid was received for a truck for the marketmaster, this being Fubmittd by the Webb-Coleman agency. A roadster with slip-on body was contracted for. costing the city $566.66, including war tax, it was stated. Resolutions favoring the construction of three cement alleys in the city and the city's part of the Commons road were passed. The alleys are between Randolph and Lincoln streets, from West Second to West Third; between West Main and Kinsey streets from West Second to West Third ; and the alley south of the postoffice from Ninth street to the alley running from Main to A streets.
ALLEGED VOUCHER FOR SCHWAB IS CONFIRMED
(By Associated Press) NEW YORK, Jan. 24. Berley Morse, whose accounting firm audited the books of the Bethlehem Ship Building company today appeared before the Walsh committee investigating affairs of the United States Shipping Board and corroborated testimony of Col. E. H. Abadie, former general comptroller concerning discovery of a voucher for $260,000 alleged to cover personal expenses of Charles M. Schwab for October, 1918. He was summoned to explain details of the audit, which Col. E. H. Abadie, former general comptroller of the board, testified had disclosed a voucher for $260,000 for personal expenses to Charles M. Schwab. Replying to the charges made by Colonel Abadie, Mr. Schwab testified Friday that such a voucher never had been charged against the government. He added he had not received one cent for his services as director general of the Emergency Fleet corporation.
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On account of the final examinations which continue until Friady, Jan. 28, there will be no issue of The Earlham Tress next Saturday. The next issue will be published Feb. 5.
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Olive May as she appeared while working with the British Red Cross during the war. Lady Victor Paget, better known as Olive May through her fame years ago as a Gaiety girl, has been granted a divorce from Lord Victor Paget of England on the grounds of desertion and misconduct. They were married in 1913. She told the court her husband refused to live with her after Nov-smtyj-, 1914. She was given the custody of her two small children.
USIANT STAR IS TWICE
AS LARGE AS REPORT, CLAIM OF PROFESSOR
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.. Jan. 24. Betelgeuse, the giant star, whose dimensions and distance have been measured by Professor Albert A. Michelson, of the University of Chicago, may be twice as large and twice as far away as announced by the Chicago physicist, according to a statement by Dr. S. A. Mitchel, director of the Ieander McCormJck Observatory at the University of Virginia. Addressing the American Physical Society, Prof. Michelson claimed that by perfecting the "lnterferrence method" of measuring star diameters, he had determined the diameter of. Betelgeuse to be 260,000,000 miles and that with light traveling at the rate of 1S6.000 miles per second, the star is 150 "light years" away from the earth. Know Size March, 1922. Instead of these measurement?. Dr. Mitchell states that Betelgeuse may be f.20.000.000 miles in diameter and its
distance from the earth 300 light years. He further states that the star's exact measurements will not be definitely known until March, 1922, when photographic measurements extending over a period of two years at the McCormiek Observatory will be made public. These measurements are being made by Dr. H. L. Alden, of the University of Virginia. The University of Virginia astronomer who returned here today after listening to the paper read by Prof. Michelson, fortified his assertions with the following explanation: Measures Eye Angle. "Prof. Michelson, with his magnifi
cent mechanical ability and active brain, has succeeded in measuring the
angle at Ihe eye that Betelgeuse subtends. He did this with the a.id of a t-pecial "Bridge," which, superimposed upon the 100 inch reflecting telescope at Mt. Wilson gave it a real diameter of twenty feet.
FIVE-CENT BREAD RETURNS IN NEW YORK
Circuit Court
Suit by the Second National bank against Charles H. Williams and Savannah Williams, demanding $175 on a promissory note, was filed in Wayne circuit court Monday morning.
Judgment for the plaintiff found in the case of Benjamin F.
ris against Ida May and John E.
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in any attempt to restrain trade, fix prices or violate the law. The members of the arbitration board acted for all the members of the association in negotiating and for
mulating the agreement and working
i uifs ueiween me asBociaiion ua uic carpenters district council of Chicago, representing the organized union carpenters. "All contracts between the carpenter-contractors and their employes are public documents and no effort ever has been made to keep them secret. The agreement which is complained of is not illegal. It was made in the stress of war times and was the best understanding that this association could reach."
Clerk holding one of the five-cent loaves. A New York bakery has left its patrons weak from the shock ly introducing live-cent bread. And officials of the bakery say they wi;l continue to sell the bread at that price, and make a reasonable prefix. Five-cent bread was one of the first things to go when the cost of living started to soar.
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BUILDING ASSOCIATION DENIES LAW VIOLATION
(By .Associated Press') CHICAGO, Jan. 24. The CarpenterContractors' association through its president. Gerhardt F. Mevne. issued a
"Prof. Michelson determined accur- statement today denying that mem-
min in Wayne circuit court Monday morning in a complaint on note and mortgage demanding $257.51. In default of defendant, judgment was given for $232.30 and attorney fees.
Dewey Centers, 18 years old.
Gilbert Evans, 17 years old, both of Cambridge City, pleaded guilty to a charge of contributing to the delinquency of a young girl of 13 years old in Wayne circuit court Monday morning, and were sentenced to pay a fine of $5 and costs and spend 45 days at the state penal farm. The boys appeared before the juvenile court last Saturday and, under
oath, denied all connection with the
The department of music and dramatic art has announced a recital, to be given in the chapel next Wednesday, at 8 p. m. According to Professor Carton, head of the department this event is the culminatic of the semesters work. The students giving the recital are the most advanced pupils from each of the four departments, voice, piano, violin and dramatic arts.
The following students will take
part: Paul Lachtenfels, Cressie Harvey, Corona Rayle, Cyril Pitts, Dorothea McWilliams, Mrs. Shallenberg, Charles Kelluni. Glen Harshbarger. Dorothy McAlpin, Mary Head, Frances Sutto, Edna Copeland, Mary Spring, Lois Edward and Mary Carmen. The
recital is free to the public.
According to an announcement
made Saturday, Professor Millard S
Markle. head of the biology department at Earlham, will act as head of
the department of botany at Cornell university during the summer term. He will leave Richmond sometime around July 1, and will motor through to Ithaca. President David M. Edwards. Dr. Allen D. Hole, Professor Harlow Llndley. Miss .Clara Comstock and Miss Doan are listed among the charter members of the new Richmond chamber of commerce. Miss Martha Doan, dean of women, entertained the sophomore girls at an informal tea Saturday afternoon. The old royal city of Babylon was "lmost entirely destroyed 638 B. C.
SPRINGFIELD BLAZE THREATENS BUSINESS DISTRICTS OF CITY SPRINGFIELD, O., Jan. 24. Fire, which threatened the entire business
district on the west side of Limestone street, extending from Main to High streets, early Sunday was confined to the Commercial block, a three-story brick structure, which is in ruins. The loss probably will reach $400,000. Mickler Brothers, owner of the Kauff-
and ! man store, which occupied a double
store room in the building, are believed to be the heaviest losers. Their
entire stock valued at $250,000 was destroyed. The amount of insurance carried was about $200,000. A 5 and 10 cent store, which occupied the other main room, also was destroyed. The loss is estimated at $40,000, covered by insurance. Origin Unknown. The upper floors were occupied by
affair, it was stated. Judge Bond didjR- B. Cowic, a photographer; Dr. S. G.j
not believe the boys, because of further evidence introduced. He had them held in jail over the week-end, and they decided to confess. Judge Bond told the boys that the sentence he was imposing on them was as much for their lies under oath as for the crime committed, as he would have been more lenient had they told the truth last Saturday. Efforts of attorneys to have the days suspended were futile. ALLIES SEEK (Continued from Page One.) Dardanelles, Smyrna and its hinterland and large sections of Syria. There has been a rumored desire on the part of the allies to deal directly with the Turkish national government at Angora, that regime being dominant in Asia Minor at present, the Turkish sultan's power being a mere shadow of authority. Appeals from the governments of the Austrian republic, reflecting a critical situation in Vienna, were ready today for submission to the allied representatives. Danger of an absolute governmental collapse In Austria, with its sequel of anarchy and Bolshevism, is realized in every allied capital, and some means of granting assistance to Austria, it is believed, must be devised before the conference closes. Resumption of trade relations with Russia by allied governments, which would entail a sort of conditional recognition of the soviet regime in Mos
cow, appeared to be a topic which j would be discussed seriusly during the next week. ' I In connection with this subject, the! rote sent by President Wilson to Paul j Hymans, president of the assembly of the league of nations, on Saturday, in i
which Mr. Wilson demanded that the allies assume a "hands off" attitude toward the Russian nation, appeared to be of prime importance. "We understand and we know France's sufferings," the Echo de Paris quotes Premier Lloyd George as saying to Premier Briand during their
talk at the station last evening. "Eng-j land would not understand if we did j anything to injure your interests. We j shall, then, discuss with absolute sin-j cerity and friendliness our viewpoints,) and I am certain we shall reach an I agreement as to what we shalt have j to do regarding Germany." I It was felt here this morning that!
the conference would open under good auspices.
ately the angle at the eye. To deter
mine the diameter of this star in milps, however, it is necessary to know its exact distance from the earth, or its parallax. (Prof. Michelson accepted the parallax measured by the Yale heliometer a small six inch lens.) His measurement of the angular diameter of Betelgeuse is accurate within ten per cent. Task Assigned Year Ago. "The task of accurately measuring the distance, or parallax of Betelgeuse
was assigned to the observatory of the University of Virginia one year ago and this parallax, determined by a series of photographic measurements extending over a period of two years will not be known until March. 1922. "It is obviously impossible for any astronomer to work out through trigonometry the exact size of this star until the parallax is known. Betel-1 geuse may be 300 light years from the i earth Instead of 150 light years. If the !
latter statement is true, the diameter of Betelgeuse may be 520,000,000 miles instead of 260,000,000.
bers of the association had violated the
Sherman anti-trust law, as charged in
federal grand jury indictments returned last Friday. Five members of the arbitration board of the association and its vicepresident, were among the forty-seven individuals and firms indicated. "The
association denies on behalf of these
men that they took part in any con-j
epiracy," Mr. Meyne's statement de
clared, "or that they were in any way
connected by collusion or otherwise!
Upholstered Furniture One-Third Less
Former Resident Dies Vif Her Home in Eaton Mrs. Hannah Dillman, a former resident of this city, died at her home in Eaton. O., at 8 o'clock Sunday morning. Funeral services will be held at 1 o'clock Tuesday afternoon in Eaton. Interment will be in Camden, O.
Mahrtt, a college fraternity and sev
eral individuals. All suffered entire loss. The building .was owned by the Rabbitts estate and was one of the oldest in the street. The building loss is estimated at $100,000, only partly covered by insurance. The origin of the fire is unknown. City firemen who were the first to enter the basement, assert that It started near a furnace under the Kauffman store. Owners of the store insist that the furnace had not been used for years. Fireman Is Injured. R. Howard Weber, fireman, fell from a ladder and suffered a broken bone in his heel. The flames reached the Dial block, on the south, occupied by the Spencer Jewelry company, the Majestic picture theatre and the Masonic club. They were checked however, before serious damage was done. Smoke caused much damage to the Bancroft Hat and Fur store, and the Fashion store, on East Main street. The blaze was so threatening that call for assistance was sent to the Dayton department but later his was countermanded. Sunday evening two streams of water still were being directed on the ruins.
MORGAN CRUISES SOUTH. NASSAU, Bahama Islands, Jan. 24. J. P. Morgan, of New York, and a party on board Mr. Morgan's yacht, Corsair, are visiting Nassau. They will leave Monday for a cruise among the West Indies.
BUTTERED CHOCOLATES Try a pound; it is very wholesome. Some people prefer it to meat. Salted Peanuts We always have a large supply of fresh Salted Peanuts, Almonds and Pecans. When uptown step in and refresh yourself. Our 56th year.
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COLD TABLETS 30c GROVE S BROMO QUININE
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35c PAPE'S COLD COMPOUND
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30c HILL'S CASCARA QUININE
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60c PAPE'S DIAPEP-S1N
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DECATUR HELD BEST PLACE IN WORLD TO RAISE BABIES DECATUR, 111., Jan. 24. A baby has a better chance in Decatur than anywhere else in the world. The report of the R.3d Cross survey, results of which have just been tabulated in Chicago, show that Decatur has the lowest infant mortality rate of any city in the federal census area. It is lower than New Zealand, which is lower than any other country on the globe.
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