Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 46, Number 115, 24 March 1921 — Page 1

ralladlum. Eat. 1811. Consolidated with 6un-TeleTm. lt7. RICHMOND, IND., THURSDAY EVENING, MARCH 24 1921. . SINGLE COPY 3 CENTS Cardinal Gibbons Called by Death NEW TARIFF

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DEATH ENDS LONG CAREER OF CARDINAL ' J I Archbishop Gibbons, of. Baltimore, Dies at Home Today After Prolonged Illness Affecting His Heart. DISTINGUISHED PRELATE

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TASK AHEAD Sullivan Says Emergency Tariff Cannot Help Farmers Now Says Preservation of Income Taxes Mistake. SALES TAXlS COMING

BY MARK SinLMVAW WASHINGTON, D. C., March 24. The Republican leaders In their several conferences this week were more confident than a serious understanding of what is ahead of them would Justify. The decision to pass once more the emergency tariff bill, upon which valuable weeks were wasted las winter, is a light minded gesture. It cannot have, in April, the same Justification it had in December. In December the farmers' crops were still on his hands, by the earliest date in April, when the bill now can be made a law, all of the old crops, which the law might have been expected to protect, will have left the farms and will be either consumed or in the hands of dealers, for the new crops now being planted a six months tariff is obviously of no benefit. However, the passing of the measure again does have one small Justification. It should have a beneficial effect on the psychology of the farmer. It should act as a sign to him on the intention of the new administration to protect, to that extent tne farme may be lifed out of the intense depression in which he now is and may be moved to recede from his present intention to limit his planting and depend on the smallness of his crop rather than on protection for getting a good price, . Unaware of Trouble. In two respects the Republican leaders are auite unaware of what is ahead i kom tVav fiiiva nn nntlnn rf thn ' rfiffioit4 invoivAH in nassine the next tariff law or of the time it will consume, these are only two Republicans on the present ways and means committee who ever before served in the making of a tariff. They are Long-j worth of Ohio, and Fordney of Mich igan. All the others are new men quite unfamiliar with the enormous! tlma rnncumlnv rnmnle-ritlc'St of tariff! " The new tariff will be more difficult 1 to mane ana win consume more umei than any other tariff we have ever had. The new tariff must be made from the ground up and must be based on conditions for which there is no precedent. The bickering and pulling and hauling of the enormous number of business interest who will insist on being heard will be far beyond any last precedent. The Republican program is, roughly, to get the new tariff through the ways and means committee in three months, to get it through the house in another month and to get it through the finance committee of the senate and the senate Itself in another four months. Thus it is hoped they being able to finish it before the first of next December, they can only succeed in doing this by neglecting every other subject 'Of legislation, and it is not possible to neglect everything else. Mistake on Taxes. The other respect in which the Republican leaders have confidence without good ground for it is their expectation to preserve Ihe present in- ' come taxes substantially as they now are, anybody who understands the conditions knows that present income taxes can no more be maintained tlian any other war time expediency can be permanently maintained in time of peace. The Republican leaders have no un derstanding of the extent to which the present income tax is not an income i tax at all. But as a levy on capital the present income tax consumes not merely income, but also increase of capital. Income is like the fruit of a tree, the government can no more continue to consume the country's annual increase of capital than it could cut off and consume each year that part of the trunk of a tree which constitute each year's growth. It can be predicted with complete confidence that the Republican leaders will be compelled to revise their present ideas about the Income tax. They say now that they will not adopt the alternative of direct tax on sales because it is unpopular but sooner or later fome leader will arise among them who has the courage to distinguish between what id tour.d and what is popular. (Copyright 1921 by ihe New York Evening Post, Inc.) LOCAL PRIEST PAYS TRIBUTE TO CARDINAL Richmond Catholics received the news of Cardinal Gibbons' death with regret Thursday. That he was fully as democratic in bis personal relations with those surrounding him as was indicated by press dispatches, was attested to by Father Frank A. Roell, pastor of St. Andrew's church, a personal acquaintance of the cardinal. Father Roell said: "The cardinal had an amiable and pleasant characv ter, and was always willing to meet people. I had met him several times. He was a small spare man, and did not look as if he would live to be 87 years old." Local Catholic churches will await instructions from the diocesan headquarters, Indianapolis, before holding special services, Father W. J. Cronin, of St. Mary's said. He also said that it was possible that this diocese would .be represented at the funeral by a bishop but no one would go from Richmond.

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Mrs. E.'C. Cleveland, Ohio, boasts of having the only woman theatrical producer and director in the middle west. She is Mrs. Elizabeth C. T. Miller, wellknown society woman and suffragist. Mrs. Miller recently took over the direction of the Prespect theater stock company. "The public wants the better plays," according to Mrs. Miller, and she intends to give them what they want "1 will produce plays by the younger playwrights and American playwrights and plays recommended by the American Drama leazue. also Dlavs which have not been produced in Cleveland GREEKS START DRIVE AGAINST THE TURKS IN ASIA MINOR, REPORT (By AssoclatPd Press) ATHENS, March 24 Greek troops numbering 120,000 are participating In the Greek offensive against the Turkish Nationalist forces in Asia Minor, it is reported here. The Turkish Nationalists are believed to have about 90,000 effectives in the field, but have smaller supplies upon which to draw. The most careful preparations were made by the Greeks in connection with the offensive, which began yesterday, and it is anticipated here that the Greeks will win important positions with their first drive. Apprehension is felt here that the advance of Greek forces east of the Smyrna hinterland

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of the Russian soviet government of Moscow. The objective of the offensive is the Bagdad railway, although Greek commanders have planned to reach the city of Eski-Shehr. It is affirmed that British, French and Italian armies in the near east will not participate In the campaign. General Selah Eddin Bey, commander of Turkish forces in Cilicia, has been transferred to the Smyrna front for the purpose of unitj ing the Turkish defense. For the past two weeks the Greeks have been landing at Smyrna motor trucks, artillery and munitions, which had been stored at Saloniki. BARS TEACHERS WHO ATTEND DANCE PARTIE8 MORGANTOWN, W. Va., March 24. R. C. Smith, superintendent of Morgantown public schools, announced today that teachers who attend dances during the school year will not be reemployed next year. This rule Mr. Smith said, was adopted by the board of education, which decided that the teachers who attended dances were Inclined to neglect their school work. Why Richmond is the Best Place in Which to Live Rarh Any n Palladium reporter nil I Interview prronna at raadsaj Co find out ?rhy they like to live here. . .. Richmond Is well known through the middle west as a manufacturing town of considerable prominence. Automobile and furniture manufacturing plants, the Pennsylvania yards system here and numerous other institutions, all combine to give Richmond a reputation considerably above that usually enjoyed by a city of this size, said a local physician. In addition to this fact, Richmond enjoys a very substantial name as an artistic and cultural center. Thus she attracts all classes of citizens and affords opportunity foi the freest and fullest enjoyment of life. Her versatility is her strength. J

T. Miller and plays which are new and popular i and clean." One thing which Mrs. Miller aims to do is to give Cleveland plays for children and when she says children she means any young folk between the ages of eight and eighteen. Her first production' after taking over the stock company was "Daddies". In addition-to these activities Mrs. Miller was chairman of the woman's committee of the Third and Fourth! Liberty loans, chairman of the Cleveland committee working for devastated France, and director on the woman's protective board. She is- Girl Scout commissioner of Cuyahoga county and an enthusiastic worker in the Girl Scout movement. EGG PRICE SLUMPS; SAY MILD WEATHER CAUSE OF DECLINE "There isn't any was the first reply of O. K. Dunbar, grocer of Centerville, to the question. "How's the egg market?" Thursday morning. "The price is 6nly 18 oents, and while we are getting plenty of eggs, we also are getting plenty of complaints about the price. The drop is largely due to heavier production than in previous years, which was stimulated by the unusually pleasant weather of this season, we tootc in cases last satmany townspeople are now buying eggs so that our shipments are not heavy." "We are getting about 100 cases a iweeK, said u. c Hawks, manager burg. "The production, while always heavy at this season, is unusual this year. All our eggs are shipped to Washington Courthouse, as nearly every one in this town keeps chickens and no eggs are sold here. The price is 18 cents and many farmers are dissatisfied, and do not think it is enough. "Production will fall off, and the price may be better when the hens begin to set in a week or two. Right now, just before the setting season, is always a time of heavy production," Mr. Hawks added. Had Forty Bushels. I had 40 bushels last Saturday." said O. C. Thomas, grocer, of Fountain City, pointing to bushel baskets which he was using as containers. "That was about 1,300 dozen. The price has smashed, gone down to 18 cents paying price, and some think it will go still lower. There is a good deal of difference from the price eggs brought a little while ago." "The price is too low," said Chester Emrick, a poultrynian of Eldorado, O. "It is a pretty severe drop from tho prices we have been getting." "Eggs will make a good addition to the home diet," commented T. W. Druley of Boston township when told of the drop. "We cad eat more ourselves without feeling extravagant as we might have when eggs were at 30 cents, and will be .worth more to us on our table than .at the stores." Many farmers are starting to set hens, according to Druley. There are some setting on his farm and practically all his neighbors keep chickens and the hens are ready to set now. Reasons for Drop. Unusually mild weather in the last six weeks is given by jobbers as the chief reason for the fall in prices. The early laying season is now at its height and is at: least six weeks ahead of its usual time. Inability to obtain . financial backing for speculation in eggs also is given as a reason for the present law ' price. Speculators who heretofore have stored larga quantities of eggs in anticipation of keeping up the price have been unable to obtain bank credit with which to purchase egs this year.. Jobbers say that the low price mark has been reached in both wholesale and retail quotations and with the approaching setting season a steady market will be maintained. The highest level reached in ; the retail price of eggs here was late last fall, when local dealers quoted a retail price of 87 cents a dozen.

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Loss of Upwards of Score of Lives Marks Disorders in Cities: MOBS IGNORE POLICE ("By Associated Prtss) BERLIN, March 24 Great property damage and the loss of upwards of a score of lives marked communist disorders in various cities and towns in Prussian isaxony and in Hamburg late yesterday. The trouble in Prussian Saxony seemed to center about the Mansfield district, and it appeared that those leading the movement focused their attention on banks and public buildings, many of these edifices being badly shattered or completely wrecked by high explosives. Stories of violence, robbery and virtual anarchy continued to arrive last night from this region. Town halls at Plauen and Rodewlsch were destroyed and county buildings at Leipsic and Freiburg were damaged, one person being injured at Freiburg. The county court building in Dresden was quite badly damaged by an explosion and three persons were injured. A similar ' attempt against the town hall at. Auerbach was frustrated by the police capturing a man carrying a bag of dynamite. Attack Banks A party of armed men riding in a motor lorry attacked two savings banks in Mansfield yesterday and succeeded in securing about 200,000 marks from the institution. The savings bank at Helbra was a!so robbed during the day. and strikers in that town compelled the Helbra Anzeiger to suspend publication. A Iarg8 crowd surrounded the police barracks at Hettstedt and demanded the surrender of arms stored there. A deputation entered the building to negotiate with the police, but the result of these parleys has not been reported. HAMBURG, March 24. Fifteen civilians and one police officer were killed and six persons were wounded in riots here late yesterday afternoon. The mob attempted to break the police cordon about the Vulcan shipyards and to disarm the police. The police ordered the- crowd to disperse, and when this order was ignored the officers opened fire and threw hand grenades into the mob. The Blohn and VoFa shipyards, about which there was considerable flphtinfif veatwrtav Viavo hsen rlncoH . t1 ' communist leaaers tried to hold a mass demonstration in Heillgengest field in the Altona section of the city, but were unable to obtain possession of the field, as the police had erected a barbed wire entaglement around It and had stationed armored cars at strategic points. The crowd, foiled in its attempt to hold a meeting, stoned the armored cars. Street car service was suspended during the day and some streets have Called To Arm Selves The communist Volks Zeitung of this city has called upon workers to arm themselves. Reports of serious rioting at Fisle ben, Prussia Saxony, have been re ceived here. Communists there attacked the security police, forcing them to retire. The police headquarters were also attacked and it is said several persons were killed and wounded. Shops at Eiselben are clared to have been looted by mobs. FIRE DESTROYS FRUIT AND STORAGE WAREHOUSE (By Associated Prvss LEXINGTON. Ky., March 24. Fire of unknown origin early this morning destroyed the wholesale fruit and storage warehouse of Hurst & company, in the vholeale warehouse district. Damage is estimated at between $100,000 and $125,000. The fire gutted the building in which it started, adjoining warehouses being damaged by water and smoke.

Chances For Trade With Russia Slight at Present Time Hoover

r.tixAniru xmvs nrnEAtr WASHINGTON, March 24 Following announcement that Great Britain has entered into a trade agreement with the Soviet government of Russia, Secretary of Commerce Hoover has issued a statement to the effect that the possibilities of trade between the United States and Russia are slight so long as the present economic system is maintained in Russia. According to figures which have been compiled by one of the foremost authorities on Russian affairs, Am erica's trade with Russia has always been insignificant in comparison with the trade of Great Britain and Ger many with that country. In 1905, several years before the advent of Bolshevism In Russia, and at a time when American commercial activities were a particularly flourishing state, our imports from Russia amounted to only $20,684,000. compared with imports of $119,963,000 by Germany and $49,168,000 by" Great Britain; our exports to Russia totaled only $1,830,000 against exports of $131,294,000 by Germany and $128,358.000 by Great Britain. The same year the exports of France, AustriaHungary and Turkey to Russia also exceeded those of the United States. Must Go to Russia "These figures show that we win never have any trade with Russia unless we go to Russia and develop , it ourselves,, just as Great Britain now intends to do, and which, of course.

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died at home in Baltimore today after been unconscious for the last 24 hours. PAYMENTS OF TAXES ARE IN ON TIME AT TREASURER'S OFFICE Payment of taxes in Wayne county is moving along with regularity at the county treasurer's office. Three weeks of the two months allowed for the payment of assessments have passed and -the amount collected thus tar is slightly abpve that taken in at this time last year. . This is attributed to the raise in taxes which has been general over the county. County Treasurer Ahl states that unless larger numbers begin paying their taxes now there will be the usual last day rush at the county office. The first Monday in May is the last day for payment after which 10 per cent will be added for lelinquents. On March 23, 1920, $106,928.42 had been collected ; today the treasurer's books showed $118,967.33 was turned into the county coffers. The following Information concern ing the tax laws was pointed out as es sential by Treasurer Ahl Thursday: Due By May 2 All taxes are due not later than May 2. and those on which no payment has been made by that date become delinquent, which means 10 per cent will be added as a penalty. As a .further penalty if such taxes remain delinquent at the succeeding first Monday in November, six per cent shall be added to all such taxes that become delinquent at the preceding May and November settlements. Property that has changed hands

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treasurer's book and taxed to the or iginal owner. This is because all property, real and personal, was listed on the treasurer's books before March 1, In any year, shall be considered as the owner on that day, and shall be assessed and liable for the taxes of that year. All difficulty can be avoided by persons informing the treasurer of such changes before paying taxes Five weeks remain for the settle-! ment of taxes, and county officials urge early payments to avoid last minute rushes. HERBERT HOOVER. Germany will do," reads a statement by the authority , who compiled ' the trade figures, and submitted them , to the house committee on expenditures in the state department, of which Mr. (Continued on Page Five)

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prolonged illness. The cardinal had He was in his 87th year. PAPERS IN BERGDOLL CASE ARE GIVEN TO STATE DEPARTMENT (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, March 24. All papers in the war department relating to the case of Grover Cleveland Bergdoll, 1 escaped American draft evader, now In Germany, were transmitted to the state department today at. th -direction of Secretary Weeks, with the request that they be considered from an international viewpoint. The secretary said he had made a careful study of the papers and found nothing to indicate that any formal request for return of Bergdoll had been made of the German government. The war status between the United States and Germany had a natural effect on diplomatic relations, Mr. Weeks said, but he added that Bergdoll had violated a British passport obtained in Canada and that as Great Britain was at peace with Germany it would be possible for her to ask for delivery of persons who had violated passport laws. There was no Intimation, however, that the United States would suggest that Great Britain co-operate in an effort to get Bergdoll back to this country. Mr. Weeks said there was nothing in the file to indicate that Brigadier General Allen, commanding the American occupational forces in Germany, had been directed to act either in the case of Bergdoll or that of the two soldiers detained In Germany for attempting to kidnap the draft evader. FORBIDS GATHERINGS FOLLOWING MURDERS (By Associated Press) dlklln, Marcn 24 several em ployes of the inter-allied plebiscite commission in Siesia have been murdered recently at Karf and the gov- ' ernor of Beuthen has ordered that ! strictest measures to keep the peace i be taken. He has forbidden all as - semblages of more than four persons. all meetings except those of a relij gious nature are prohibited and be tween 8 o clock in the evening and numbering more than two persons may four o'clock in the morning all parties be fired upon without warning. Business houses may remain open only between nine and twelve in the morning and two and five in the afternoon. Similar regulations have been issued at Myslowitz. Weather Forecast MOORE'S SPECIAL FORECAST. Showers and cooler, followed by fair. Occasional rains this afternoon, followed by brisk westerly winds by tonight, with cooler weather because the storm is moving rapidly. For Indiana, by the United .States Weather Bureau Showers and thunderstorms this afternoon; fair tonight and Friday; cooler in south portion tonight. Temperatures for.Yesterday. mY ;! Minimum 28, Today. Noon 56 - General- Conditions The rain storm which was central over the upper plain states yesterday moved rapidly eastward. ' It Is now causing rains from the Great Lakes to the gulf. It is warmer today over the eastern and central states, with temperatures falling over the western plain states, but no severe cold weather Is Indicated. ' 'V Barometer Readings. 7:00 a, m..i........ 29.84 Noon ; .; ... 29.72 1:00 p. m 29.70

(By Associated Pres) BALTIMORE. Md.. March 24. Cardinal Gibbons, archbishop of Baltimore and primate of theV American Catholic hierarchy, died at the ajtsh-

episcopal residence here today after a prolonged illness which mainly affected his heart. He was in his 87th year. The end came peacefully at " 11:30 o'clock. Cardinal Gibbons had been unconscious and in a dying condition for the last 24 hours. A slight hope wi raised among his friends and associates last evening, when his pulse grew stronger, that his death might be deferred, but this rally waa only temporary and merely an evidence of the cardinal's remarkable vitality. He was perceptibly weaker this morning and it was then realised that he would not live the day out. Benediction Read A touching incident in connection with the last hours of the cardinal was the bestowal of the pope's benediction upon him which had just been received by cable from Rome. The city hall bell was tolled in respect to the cardinal's memory when word of his death was sent to Mayor Broeningr. Beside the cardinal's death bed stood every member of his household and when It was seen that tbe distingutsnea prelate bad passed away the priests fell to their knees and began reciting the prayers for the dead. Telegrams were at once sent to Pope Benedict at Rome, Monsignor John Bonzano, apostolic delegate at Washington, and to every prelate of the American Catholic hierarchy, more than a hundred in number, informing them of the cardinal's death. As it ia expected that most of the church dignitaries In the United States will attend it is probable that the funeral will not take place much inside of a week. Active service or more than, half. a century in the interests of bis country as well as his church is closed by the death of Cardinal Gibbons. Cardinal Gibbons, as senior bishop pf the. church. .wielded a strong influence outside as well as within the United States. The confidant of three popes, he made several important tours to Rome, the last in August. 1914, a few days after the opening of the war, to elect the successor to Plus X. He arrived too late, however, to participate in tbe ceremony that elevated Benedict to the pontificate. Active in War Work. Cardinal Gibbons was active in hid work for the allies in the war and in a letter written to the Catholics of the archdiocese of New York in 1917 when the United States entered tbe conflict, urged the fullest support of the government. A few months previously he sent $10,000 to the American committee in London for the relief of the Belgians, one of the many notable instances of his benevolence. In a sermon at Baltimore, in 1918, he praised the speech by Lloyd George and said that Germany's war aims would fall. Celebrating his fiftieth anniversary as bishop in Baltimore, on Oct. 21. 1918, an event attended by ecclesiastics from all over the world, be received among many other gifts the decoration of grand officer of the legion of honor from France. Italy also decorated him. A month later he joined with former President Roosevelt, both of whom had been friends for years, In a message of cheer to the American expeditionary forces. On June 30, 1919, he observed his 33rd anniversary as cardinal archbishop and the 50th year of his priesthood. Cardinal Mercier, the heroic primate of Belgium, visited him on this occasion. Took Decided Stand. The cardinal's views on politics. economic and sociological cmestinng ! were frequently sought by newspapers, ! In interviews he endorsed the plan for the establishment of the Jewish homeland in Palestine, the opposed the government ownership of public utilities, maintained that prohibition meant "the invasion of home and sacremental practice," condemned divorce, praired the work of the Salvation Army in France, favored American military training, importuned the clergy to fight bolshevism, demanded that ' the Turk should be driven from Europe and appealed to the public to support America's entrance into the league of nations. At a convention of Irish Nationalists in Philadelphia be expressed ihe hope that the Paris peace conference would make it possible "to free Ireland." Born in Baltimore, Md..of Irish parents July 17. 1834. James Gibbons spent his youth in Ireland, but when a lad of 14 years his family returned to -America and settled In New Orleans - His ambition for tbe priesthood began in those early days. . At 21 he began preparations for his service in the Roman Catholic church. Graduating with distinguished honor ' from Historic St. Charles College in Maryland, he pursued his studied at the Semi nary of St. Sulpice and SL Mary's TJniversity in Baltimore . t. ' nitr.. At the outbreak of the Civil war. he was ordained to tha priesthood in BpJtimore. He. was 37 years old. His heart was moved by the tragedy . he witnessed, and throughout life he was strongly opposed to war., i - w -. Was Made Chancellor. -At the close of the Civil war, Father Gibbons became private secretary ta Archbishop Spaldins and was appointed chancellor, of the diocese. He was elected assistant chancellor to the second Plenary Council at Baltimore In 1866. ,Two years later, by a boll of (Continued on Page Three)