Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 46, Number 78, 9 February 1921 — Page 1

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AIR IS FULL OF PRIMARY COMPROMISE Older Heads Can See Little Hope, However, for Agree

ment Except by Eliminating Presidential Primaries. FRIENDS ARE UNEASY BV PAII.ADR'M CORRESPONDENT INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Feb. 9. Following the decision yesterday for the appointment of a Joint committee of the legislature and the Republican state committee to consider the primary question, the air today was full of compromise talk, but the older heads could see little hope of an agreement except in the direction of elimination of the presidential primaries. It was pointed out in this connection that there never have been any great differences about the methods of making: local nominations. And it was

just as tiuo. it was explained, that thejDusmess man 01 tne Hungarian camdifferences over the proposed methods net. He is minister of finance in the! of nominating candidates for United ! Horthy government. He is an expert States senator and governor could ! in finance and the people look to him i

hardly be compromised. The hope was therefore expressed that the question might be settled by the pro-primary people agreeing to the abolishment of the section of the present law relating to presidential primaries. Some suggestions that there might be a compromise in the matter of the nomination of congressional candidates but thi3 theory was pretty well exploded by ths understanding that the anti-primary people have been willing for some time to let the congressional primary provision of the law, stand as it is. Strength Questioned. In the gossip around the hotels last night it was assorted that the pro-pri mary people would never agree 10 1 trs cf the pro-primary crowd and the big question that was unsettled was whether the pro-primary leaders could; hold their men together on this issue Many expressed the belief that they could not do so.

It was being pointed out also that assumed at Spa and recently prescribthe elimination of the presidential j ed by lne fiuprcme allied council in primaries would be rather a poor con-jparjS cession for the anti-primary crowd j to gain siuce the main issue on which BERLIN Feb. 9. Bavaria's attitude they have been fighting is the method reiative to the disarmament of civilof nomination of candidates for gov-j ian guardg is indefensible, in the opinernor and United Slates senator. ion ot members of the Reichstag still

AM Kinds of Talk. AH kinds of talk was in the air to-'j day about a breaking of the forees'of the pre-primavy crowd. The fact that Senator Kiper was not among those who called on the governor yesterday! gave rise to the talk that he might on i..r u'" l iiiirti y 1 reople and there was similar about one or two other senators. talk .'ii iuaiif mi was wig uiai u w m i if 1 1 npitfimr rv 1 nnr s w iiri 1 mm ' primary that kept him away from the governor's 'office. It was said that, he was against the plan of making any call on the governor at all. In the last primary contest in the senate when tho Beardsley bill was defeated. Senator Kiper voted against calling the Beardsley bill from thp committee, but cm the vote to kill the bill he voted with the primary contingent. Nejdl Firm. The fact that Senator Nejdl of Lake 1

county wao one or the delegation that j , djrect proport;on wilh the truthful1 isited the governor and took a prom-; .

inert nart in the confpreno- sppmd I in assure that lie will ptand firmlv for lli primary regardless of what changes may beiaoe in the program. Some of those who favor tiie primary were inclined today io be a little uneasy about the joint committee arrangement that w.is m.ide by the delegation tint visited the governor exj.ressing the fear that in a conference with influential men representing the Republican state organization the pro

primary conferees might be inclined to j will consequently profit through sellpo further than tliey should and that j jng more advertising space.

lints 1 ne uiioie nun. or me -e.eMuon er the pnmarv wouhl be weakened. Fears Al'p.yed ih.v t, rr, i,v- r,m

of the primary" mn who called "on theli'S'' i reader confidence."

governor and maoe me arrangement, tint no such fe;r n?ei be entertained: 1 that the pro-primary conferees would 1 renihin firm. In fact i was being said j tcdr v that he friends of the primary j v mild sro much further now than they; ilid in the skirmish that resultt-d in the j death or tlv Heard -'sey inn. 1 nere was even talk that if the fight pets' warm enmieh the -friends of the J primary shall ;n some way call for an linriPin? Ot 111 PPOIMP RYU! IMP UOOnins: of the leai-lature with trlegrani" from all parts of the sinte It was noticeable that although four; 1 lepioovptic senators were in the; fiov.d that visited the governor. Sen-! por Cravens. t'.i Democratic floor' leader was not -present. It wa pretty generally understood todav that Sen-i ptor Cravens who indiidually is count- i ed fs beine opposed to the primary wmild not be nb'e to hold hn senate; minority together in any anti-primary j program. Democrats in Fiqht. It vns 'hat. at least five and) y.oKKiblv six of he nine Democrats in 4 ,he cepat wou'd stav with the friends ! of he primary to the finish. I In the fight on the Bard-lev bill in j which the voe was 2b to 21 in fqvoi rf the primary supporters, se ven

Democrats -,voted on the pro-primary j state wide primary and was in favor side. A switch of one Democratic voe 1 of submitting the question of repeal -m.id leave th- eta-dinc 25 to T j referendum of the voters to be With mis stardip? i' supporters of 1 10 d 'ltr . . the primary could afford to loe oplvfheld in connection with the election

rne Republican vote. Frm these fig - rres may be pa'ped t impression of why the supporters of the primary are 0 fearf-il about siv unu"! pressure Ihat may e exevron nv tne eo erpor or the state organization against the primary.

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Boland de Hegeius Boland de Hegeius is said to be the to solve their money problems, lie is becoming known as "the strong man of Hungary." BAVARimnmiDE ON CIVILIAN GUARDS MAY HINDER SIMONS (By Associated Press) MUNICH, Feb. 9. Opposition to to! disarming of the Bavarian Civil guard on the part of Premier VonKahr may render his retirement Inevitable, acto newspapers opposed to the present Bavarian administration. North Bavarian socialists openly threaten to break with Munich if the I government persists in preventing the 'Berlin cabinet carrying out obligations in this city. They believe it will result, in materially, complicating the task" of Foreign Minister Simons during the coming conferences in London T T T. im.fl U(a (nniVVif stffiMolu tiafa! had received no word from Munich, j hilt the. Rprlin pahinet was reported to be ment proposals without equivocation , order that it might strengthen its position in presenting counter-proposals on the reparations issue. CLAIMS NEWSPAPERS MUST GET CONFIDENCE (By Associated Press) CHICAGO, Feb. 9. Newspaper advertisements are believed by readers nes ot news siones among v. mui intsy are placed, according to Tracy Ellis of Indianapolis, in an address today to the Better Business bureau of the associated Advertising clubs of the world. ' Confidence Bellr goods," he said. "The newspaper which makes a determined effort to build up great reader confidence in its news and editorials ..Jnst ag tQe bUc for qUality 1 !y tl LIU llltri lldiiuifitr, autcuiogis w v q selecting newspapers selecting newspapers which stand BURY STATE SOLON AT HOME THURSDAY (By Associated Press) ROTTTTI REND. Ind.. Feb. 9 ve Asai om his; ! The; funeral of State Representati E. Matthews will be held from I nlP I,.,-, ,,.rtC,- nf CmitVi 1 11 111 1 v iittnir. v l k v i i u ;'v.uui Thursday afternoon. Rev. Claude E. Young, of the Mount Pleasant Com - munity church, for years a friend of

Mr. Matthews, will officiate. Wheniary

the bodv arrived here last evening It was met Dy a group 01 county oiriciais who escorted the body to the chapel of a local undertaker.

GOVERNOR M'CRAY DECLARES .HE IS "THROUGH" WITH ATTEMPTS TO REPEAL PRIMARY SYSTEM

(By Associated Tress) INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 9 Governor McCray declared today that he Is ! "through" with the effort to repeal the ! in 1922. The governor's statement was made I after he had conferred with Frederick j shdrtemeier, secretary of the Repub- , ,ican state committee, who also was understood to have favored the refer - endum. The statement of the governor tho not conclusive, was regarded by opposing legislative leaders in the primary fight as marking the end of attempts to pass the repeal measures at the present session of the legislature,

CLAIMS WORK OF LEGION IS HANDICAPPED Chairman of Hospitalization Committee Declares Gov

ernment Bureaus Packing Committee with Employes. ASK BERGDOLL PROBE (By Associated Press) x WASHINGTON, Feb. 9. Charges that government bureaus having to do with soldier relief are "packing the committees of the American legion with bureau employes who are members of the legion" were made before the legion's executive committee here by Abel Davis of Chicago, chairman of the hospitalization committee. "As a result the work of the legion in soldier relief matters is being great1 ly handicapped," said Mr. Davis, who added that at the Cleveland conven tion the bureaus licked up to a frazzle in all matters relating to veterans' release and the legion wondered how it was done. Regret Bergdoll Action Regret that the American government saw fit to apologize to the Berlin government for the attempt of Americans to capture Grover C. Bergdoll, American draft evader, was expressed in a resolution adopted by the executive committee of the American Legion in session here. The resolution, offered by Thomas W. Miller, of Delaware, and ordered sent to members of congress, approved the proposed congressional invesligation of the circumstances sur rounding Bergdoll's escape from custody. Efforts to put the legion on record as opposing the Non-Partisan League were made by members from Oahoma and other states where the league is active, but after considerable debate Various resolutions were voted down and tabled. The corvnittee then voted unanimously to uphold F. W. Galbraith, national commander, in his stand advising state commanders of Kansas, Nebraska and Oklahoma that the legion itself should take no active part against the league as an organization. Posts Urge Opposition. Correspondence with respect to the Nonpartisan league question, which began with an appeal from the Salina, Kas., post for support from the national-committee -In a fight agatnstthe league, was read. Other similar appeals had followed from Western ani southwestern posts and all were K . 1 : 1 1. . answer by the commander. Snoakera urcrintr the laHnn n o-n r,ti record opposing the league, declared that its leaders were disloyal and were using the league to cloak seditious activities. Opponents contended that such action would be considered by 1

many farmers and other members of Mr. Quigg stated after his election the league, who themselves were loyal, j that he intends to make a study of the as indicating opposition of the league 'needs of the club and give the organto the economic and political policies ization his earnest attention in the im-

ot the league. All speakers agreed that the legion should not oppose the

league's status as a political party. possibiliy of becoming one of the leadAnnouncement was made at today's j ing factors in the community, was meeting the efforts would be made to! brought out by the new president. He have the Knights of Columbus remove 'urged every man present at the meetcertain conditions from their offer to j ing last night to make it a special

tne legion ot ?5,uuu.uuu lor construe-: tion ot a war memorial in Washington. The committee lr.st night voted to refuse the offer unless made uncondi tionally. IMMIGRATION BILL DISAPPROVED TODAY (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON. Feb. 9. The house immigration bill which would have vir tually stopped immigration for one

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senate immigration committee by a vote of 5 to 4. The committee agreed to adopt a substitute measure tomorrow restricting immigration on a percentage basis. Two More New Laws Sent to Graveyard I (By Associated Press) INDIANAPOLIS. Feb. 9. Two more new laws, proposed for Indiana, have gone to" Ve lg slat ve gard' of the house . ! Thn P.iVKftn a Kill rfiinfrA a moo vj iuliio uui i.vj iluuiiv 1 niv. : uring device on each pump at gasoline : stations and the Smith bill providing ' tree scholarships to the state vetenncollege to be distributed by the 'state legislators, were killed by in - definite postponement. House committees, after considering the bills, recommended their discard. but the final decision apparently rests ! with the Republican state committee. Governor McCray in making plain his attitude reiterated that the proposed repeal measure, ready for in-' troduction in the legislature, was not ! his measure. He added that it coincided with his own view and that he : was not going to "back down" on that opinion. i Just' who conceived the idea of put-! ting the repeal before the voters at a j referendum Is not clear. Governor Mc-; Cray said he did not originate it. but 1 was willing to adopt "tne good idea; i of anybody". He added that he did not know the source of the inspiration. Final action on the referendum will be taken by the joint committee representing the Republican state commitee and the senators supporting the retention of the present law.

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M. C. Brush oresentina kev hin. - 0 J - yard to Fred Morri3, and birdseye view of the $65,003,000 plant, with its shipways and docks. The world's greatest shipyard, and the most glaring example of waste growing out of the war. Hog Island, has been turned over to the United States shipping board by the American International Shipping corporation. The plant is valued at $66,000,000. About 122 steel ships of 956,750 deadweight tons were turned out of the plant in three years. The transferring of the yard to control of the shipping board was attended by elabTravel 6 ,009 Miles in Trial of Pirates (By AssoiiatPd Press) NORFOLK, Va , Feb. 9. Three witnesses will travel 6,000 miles to testify against au alleged band of harbor pirates held in connection with the murder of a Japanese seaman here on Christmas morning, according to a cablegram received here today from Honolulu. The men are being returned by order of the Japanese embassy at Washington, and with the aid of the town mayor of Honolulu, the expenses being paid out of an appropriation of $5,000 made by the Norfolk council. EUGENE QUiGG HEADS YOUNG BUSINESS MEN Eugene Quigg, manager of the Richmond Baking company, was elected president of the Young Men's Business club at its regular meeting Tuesday night in the K. of P. building 1 mediate future. That there is a bis ; field for the club and that it has the romt to see that there was an extra large attendance at. the next meeting, Ray Weisbrod reported that the club had disposed of over $500 worth of the ! Symphony orchestra tickets, which he said was a splendid rpenrd. - Other officers elected were Ed N. Wilson, first vice-president; George Rohe, second vice-president; C. A. Hoover, treasurer; Fred Borton, Del Davis, Walter Fulghum, Westcott Hanes, Wilbur C. Hibberd, Joseph H. Hill, LeRoy Hodge, Paul James, Allen Jay, Clem Kehlenbrink, Will Romey and Ray Weisbrod, directors. Myron Malsby was selected to act the nominating committee. British Envoy Denies Alleged War Report (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Feb. 9. By direction of his government Leslie Craigie, British charge hero called today on Secretary Colby at the state depart- ! ment to deny formally public report that officials of the British foreign ofI ! 1 1 tU nnu-cnanor nnr, mii 111 iirntan ncn ri'n I'l. 1 ' respondents in London that Great ; Britain and America were treading the ;path leading to war. ! - ' Why Richmond is the Best Place in Which to Live Fneli ilny n Palladium reporter vrlll Interview pernouN lit random to find out -nhy tliey like to live uere. "Richmond is the garden spot of the earth," said one merchant enthusiastically, when asked what wore pome of its outstanding advantages. "If this were not the best town in which to live, I would not be here," he continued. "I have lived here all my life and I have yet to see the city large or small in which I would rather have my home. The biggest reason with me for living here is the fact that it's the best allround town in the Middle West if not in the whole United States," he concluded.

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MILTON COMPANY IS i SOLVENT SAYS COURT IN CHANEY DECISION Declaring the evidence showed that the Doddridge-Beck Manufacturing company of Milton, Ind., was thoroughly solvent and that its assets were over $5,000, Judge William A. Bond returned a verdict in Wayne circuit court against the plaintiff Carlton Cbajiey, 'or"Indlarjipolisr,'vTefnesday afternoon. The report of the receiver, the American Trust and Savings company, also showed that the company was solvent. All the costs, including $500 for receivers' services, S250 for attorney fees for receiver, and $150 at torney fees for M. L. Clawson, of Indianapolis, togctner with court costs, were paid by the plaintiff. Receiver Discharged. The temporary receiver was discharged by the courts orders. Exception to two claims filed with j the receiver were taken by the attor neys for the defendants in court Wednesday morning, and it was finally admitted by the receiver that in his opinion the work done by these men, an auditor and a lawyer, were as much for the plaintiff as for the defendant, 13 said. . Dismissal Carried, I A motion to dismiss the receiver I waa lHen. ,uaae. u Aiiorneys ainvr.y ana Beckett for the defense and carried. The case against the DoddridgeBeck company started about the first of last September. The company has been engaged in the manufacturing of caskets and grave linings for the past two years. It is stated that they are financially sound, according - to the judgment of the court. A decree will be filed by the attorI said. ARMED SINN FEINERS CONTROL RAIL STATION (By Associated Press) DUBLIN, Feb. 9. One hundred armed Sinn Feincrs gained control of the Great Northern 1 railroad station in this city last night and held it for I m nro than art lmiir A trn n p-nin P" 1 . . - . j 1,rom., fcurtonport to Londonderry was derailed bv unknown persons who placed boulders on the track, but there were no casualties. During the evening eight armed men entered a jewelry store in Wei' in gt on Ouav and carried off goods valued at $3,000. Expedite Aid For Palmer, Amends Bl'BEAf WASHINGTON, Feb 9. A confer-

1 nice ui iue ouuci v isuib ji iuc ji vit-i . ... , . ... , ,,. jtricts of the United States public fict are located uas his office in Cinj health service has just been concluded J cinnati. I in Washington, the result of which, it j Reports Delayed. .is announced, was the formulation of invesUgatIon Gf delays experienced

. piaus lur expeuiuug claims iui ; pensation resultin fi-nm HUahilities originating in the miltary servce, for hosptal treatment and for government insurance payments filed by former service men. The United States public health service co-operates with the bureau of war rxibK uiBUiauce iu me uauuiuij claims filed by disabled veterans of I the world war. This service has i charge of conducting medical examiniations of applicants for compensation. i To carry on this work the public I health service has divided the country j iinto 14 districts. The supervisor ot

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orate ceremonies. M. C Brush, president of the American International Shipping corporation, presented Fred Morris, authorized representative of the shipping board, with an Immense "key" to the yard. The key itself was a mammoth affair, symbolic of the work done by the shipyard. Employes of the yard, government officials and leading figures in the shipbuilding world attended the ceremonies. The land acquired for the great shipyard was mainly idle land on the edge of the river and filling in of sections of the lower part of the land was the first engineering problem met. The yard was not in full operation in time to give the country the maximum benefit before the war ended. Found Rent Too High; Lived in Hole in Ground (By Associated Press) WYTHEVILLE, Va., Feb. 9. Because they found rents too high and keeping house too bothersome, Harvey Coley, aged CO, and his brother, Dale, aged 45, have lived in the open five years on Lick mountain here. While the two brothers were known to have had residence on the mountain it did not generally become known until today that their home consisted of a hole in the ground five feet in diameter and ten inches in depth. BOLSHEVIKI ASSAULT JAPANESE GENERAL TOKIO, Feb. 9. Russian Bolshevik! have attempted to assassinate General Koichiro Tachibana while enroute from Chang Chun to Vladivostok to take the place of General Ol aa commander of Japanese troops in Eastern Siberia, says a dispatch to the Jiji Shimpo of Osaka The newspaper's correspondent de-

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clares that the action of the Japanese ate included an act to license maternin reinforcing garrisons in the interior; ity hospitals and place them under of the Siberian maritime province has j the supervision of the state board of created an impression among Russians charities: fixing the status of trust

that the Japanese plan offensive opera tions there. RENEW APPEALS TO CUT TAX ON SODAS (By Associated Press) WASHINTON, Feb. 9. Ground-hog promises of a pleasant spring and goose song predictions of a rather torrid summer, have started a flood of petitions to congress to repeal the war time tax on the poor man's drink. One day back in 1919, when the temperature was hitting it up around the 100 mark, the house voted to remove the one cent tax on soda water and ice cream, but nothing ever happened after that. The measure was sent to the senate and apparently put in cold storage. Some of the petitions set forth that inasmuch as the only thing a man can drink now is soft and lacking in pep. he ought to be permitted to drink it without being taxed. Churches of Brooklyn Placed Under Guard (By Associated Press NEW YORK, Feb. 9. All places of worship in Brooklyn "the city of churches" were placed under special police guard at midnight. Members of the clergy complained to io1ice commissioner Knight that valuable relics and equipment had been taken recently from churches and poor boxes in others robbed. Disabled Vets; Ruling on Butter the district in which Wayne and other . ' . ' w - has indicated a failure on the part of the bureau of war risk insurance to secure from the public health sen-ice within "a reasonable length of time re ports on the medical examination of ;4he appHcant3.- Such reports are the basis for the making of compensation awards. Within the last six months approximately 100 former service men residing in Wayne county have submitted ! complaints to their congressman over (Continued on Page Ten) .

REPORT ON HOME RULE FAVORABLE Passage of Bill Giving Cities Right to Adopt Commission Control Recommended Oppose Referendum.

PROPOSE AMENDMENTS (Br Associated Press) ' INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Feb. 9. Pass age of the commission and commis sion-manager plana of government for cities bill will be recommended by the cities and towns committee of the house, it waa announced today. The initiative and referendum feature of the bill will be recommended, for amendments. "Under the bill as drawn, cities under the commission would be Toting all the time," said Representative Miltenberger, committee chairman. "The committee amendments will provido for popular vote to adopt or discard the new plan, but not for the passage of ordinances or resolutions."' Senate Busy The senate Mas busy with the passage of the Meeker bill, providing ?or a survey of the proposed Lake Michigan to Ohio river waterway, and the measure to make the term of the attorney general four instead of two years in line with the constitutional amendment recently passed by the senate affecting other states offices. The waterway bill, which was passed 32 to 7, carried an appropriation of $5,000 for the expenses of the survey commission. The Daily bill providing for an increase in the members of the Ft. Wayne school board from 3 to 7 mem bers to be appointed by the mayor instead of being elected by the city council was passed in the house 72 to 13. The board members would serve without pay under terms of the bill. Fish Bills Passed Two fish bills were passed by the house today. One prohibits fishing with more than 50 hooks except in J the Ohio and Wabash rivers and Lake Michigan and the other is the Willis bill over which the Willis brothers engaged in a spectacular debate several days ago. It provides a penalty for fishing through more than two holes in the Ice at once. The Clapp bill authorizing a county tax of two mills on $100 of taxablea for maintenance of county hospitals was passed by a vote of 83 to 2. The house also passed the Dailey bill ordering codification of the state insurance laws. It had been amended to eliminate any expenditures of money for that purpose. The house adopted a resolution of condolence to the family of Asa E. Matthews of South Bend who died here Monday. Other Acta Passed. Other measures passed hv the sphfunds for the maintenance of cemeteries; and increasing by ?400 the pay of circuit and superior court judges where their jurisdiction tends over more than one county which increase "shall be for the payment of expenses in traveling." New bills introduced included two by Senator Richards. One would make all employees of a fire department eligible to pension under the state firemen's pension law and would provide a graduated scale tor retired policemen eligible to pensions. HARDING CONTINUES FLORIDA VACATION NEW SMYRNA. Fla.. Feb. 9. Abandoning preparations to return at once to St. Augustine by rail. President-elect Harding decided today to continue his vacation a little longer when his houseboat, the Victoria, was refloated from the mud bank in Mosquito Lagoon, where she hung up on Monday. Weather Forecast Although temperatures will ge b" low freezing on Wednesday night, there is no cold weather of any consequence in sight for this district. For Indiana, by the United States Weather Bureau Generally fair tonight and Thursday; slightly colder tonight in south and east portion. Temperatures for Yesterday. Maximum 4 Minimum 33 Today. Noon 39 Forecast for Wayne County, by W. E. Moore Partly cloudy but mostly fair tonight and Thursday; belowfreezing tonight. Weather Conditions The storm over the southern states which baa caused rain for the past two days and nights is now movins away. Fair weather prevails over the plain states. Zero weather in the provinces of On tario and Quebec, but it is quite mild iai weaicme run, Dalian and over Snow cov ers the country from the New England states westward across the' Great Lakes and thence southwest and west to and beyond the Rockies,' the area in the west extending much farther south than last week. The depths are not great for the season ' of the year, ranging In amounts from IS to 20 inches in the St. Lawrence valley; 8 to 12 Inches in the northern lake region, and 6 to 10 inches in Manitobia. The Texas Panhandle reports a depth of three inches. :: , .