Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 46, Number 116, 26 March 1921 — Page 1

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A II A ' VOL. XLVI.. No. 116 palladium. Est. 1831. Consolidated with Sun-Tle:rajn. 1907. RICHMOND, IND., SATURDAY EVENING, MARCH 26, 1921. SINGLE COPY 3 CENTS

NATION HOPES ; FOR MIRACLE FROM G. (LP. Republican Leaders Realize

They Have Promised to Solve the Insolvable Lodge Faces Hard Task. senatorsTmobilize BY MARK SULLIVAN WASHINGTON, March 26. The Republican leaders are mobilizing to get things done at the coming session of congress. They need to. They know that the expectations which the country has of them are enormous. To pome of the more cautious Republican leaders, the country's expectations are almost terrifying. The country al- . most expects the new administration to make miracles. The expectations are largely intierent in the situation, but all agree they are based on the promises and Implication of promises, which the Republicans made during the campaign fast summer, as one of the Republican

r leaders expressed it, after he had spent several days studying the government's financial situation and the country's business situation; "We have promised to solve the insoluble." Have Poor Record. Not only are the Republican leaders apprehensive about the things the country expects them to do in the coming session. In addition they are uncomfortably conscious of having made a poor record in the recent session. To be sure, so far as the recent session is concerned, the Republicans have an alibi which they rely on rather too much, in the fact that they did not then control the presidency. While, they controlled the house and the senate the Democratic president

was able to veto anything they did. I But the serious faults of the recent session were not of a character that can be blamed on President Wilson's vetoes. It is true some of these vetoes were unjustifiable. After an immigration bill had been passed in the senate by a majority of 30 to one and had been passed in the houseby a vote of seven to one it was discouraging to have all that work go for nothing because the president allowed the bill to lie on his desk and thereby in effect be vetoed. But the sufficient answer to this is that the Republican house and senate ought to have passed the bill before the last 10 days of : the session. If they had done that '&$Aby. would then have had time-to repass the bill over the president's veto. Were Dilatory. Moreover, there were serious defects in the work of the recent session which had nothing whatever to do with Mr. Wilson's vetoes. The recent session did not even pass all the appropriation bills which Mr. Harding

had begged them to pass in order to have the ground clean for the new regime. The truth is that in the recent session there was unpardonable dilatoriness. Having their majority of 22 the Republican leaders are now getting ready to achieve compactness and speed. They have reorganized their steering commitee. This is not an official committee of the senate, but really a commitee of the Republican party. It will be responsible for the program. It will fix the order in which legislation shall come up, and it will be responsibe for the speed with which legislation is pushed through. Lodge Getting Old. The chairman of the committee is to be Lodge, of Massachusetts. Since Lodge is also chairman of the Republican caucus and in addition chairman of the extremely important foreign relations committee, it is obvious that the senior senator from Massachusetts is going to have an extremely arduous job of work on his hands the coming summer. No one need envy Senator Lodge his honors when you consider the price he must pay in hard work. He is 71 years old. While he is one of the wiriest men of his age that ever; sat in the senate, friends of his can - not help being conscious that the- job in i tauir louii ui i 1 1 v i ouiiimri i sion dealing vvith the tariff has frei"cul" men on their backs. Whether Lodge, even with the comfortable majority of 22 behind him, will develop the personal jalities of leadership necessary remains to bo seen. Lodge was never cut out to be a boss in the sense that Aldrich was or Cannon was. His personality does not include the kind of ruthless driving power that makes a dictator. Lodge will be the trading, ooncilating type of leader. He will go with the waves rainer iiiau irv to uia.sit-1 ineiii. j Penrose is II Normally Lodee ought to be able! to expect strong assistance from Sen - ator Penrose, who as, chairman of the finance committee, should have much to do with leading his party in the taxation and tariff fights. But Penrose is an obviously sick man. LrdKe undoubtedly will have, of course, a good deal of aid from Presi - dent Harding. This aid can hardly be overestimated, for the circum - stances arc such and Mr. Harding's adaptation of himself to the circumstances is such that he has a strong hold. That hold will, to a degree, be a steadily diminishing quantity in proportion as the offices are filled and the senators cease to be under obligations to the president for patronage. (Copyright, 1921, by the New York Evening Post, Inc.) PADEREWSKI DESCRIBES PLEBISCITE AS MISTAKE SAN FRANCISCO. Calif.. March 26: The Germans imported 160,000 of their voters to influence the result of the recent plebiscite in Upper Silesia, Ignace Jan Paderewski, ex-Polish premier, said upon his arrival here.

Centerville Sends

Scene at Centerville when a carload farmers for famine relief. Rev. address. To the right, sitting, Is took part in the exercises. CENTERVILLE. Ind.. March 26

had been contributed by farmers of Center township and vicinity for the j gift corn project of the American farm bureau, a wagon was used as a con-! venient and appropriate platform, from which speeches were made, explaining the project, and formally offering the corn to a representative of the

foreign nations, who in turn made a speech of acceptance and thanks, scnooi

children and farmers who participated fore the wagon.

United States Navy is Fighting Against Inroads of Air Forces

PALLADICN SEW! BIBKAU WASHINGTON, March 26. The United States navy, with its glorious record of victories on the seven seas, is today fighting the grimest battle in its history without a chance to fire a gun in its own defense. It is fightine for its own preservation.

Its foemen are Senator Borah ofjof themselves, and the facts appear Idaho and Brig.-Gen. WMlliani Mitchell, to justify this confidence. The asassistant chief of the army air serv- sertion of General Mitchell that the ice, and each is a foeman worthy of . battleship his airmen will attact will

the navy's steel. Senator Borah, in conducting his fight for naval disarmament, succeeded in killing in the last congress the naval appropriation bill for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1921, by means of a filibuster. When the new congress begins its extra session, April 11, the naval appropriation bill will be reintroduced and Senator Borah has announced that he will again conduct a filibuster cgainst It unless some action is initiated looking toward an agreement for a "naval holiday" between the three great naval powers. Great Britain, United States and Japan. As for the navy's other arch enemy, General Mitchell, he asserts that the ponderous steel dreadnaught is as obsolte now as a knight in armor, and he says he intends to establish this fact beyond any Question of doubt. To Lead Airmen. Early in June General Mitchell, who is the youngest officer of his rank in the army, will lead a winged host from some point on the Atlantic coast to the greatest battle ever waged in peace time. Mitchell's squadron of! one hundred army airplanes will attempt to drop high explosive bombs on a single, unmanned battleship. Of course the battleship will not attempt

to resist this attack from the air. not,Ifn pot .,. in aild ornnnd

uowever, uccause itiuiy anuicu axe earful of facing actual anti-aircraft fire from naval guns, but because the j officials of the war and navy departments have sternly forbidden it. If General Mitchell and his daredevils of the air can sink or put out of action their battleship target, under conditions ' as nearly approximating TURKS DRIVEN BACK GREEK REPORTS SAY ATHENS, March 26 Continued success against the Turkish nationalists in Asia Minor are reported from the Ushak and Brusa front, according to an official statement issued here. The Greeks, it is declared, are not encoun-. a i- : . , i. : -a ' vance toward Eski-Shehr. "On Thursday," says the statement, the Greeks continued to advance in the Ushak sector. The enemy who feebly resisted was driven back from a fortified ridge between Agar and Bonnar to a line about 30 miles east f Ushav Two hundred of the enemy were prisoners. In th Rriisa RPPtnr lhP enprav was . j : t t- . . .-. . l . j . . the Greeks occupied a line running I through the villages ot Oieuneucn, v& relsi and Diledjik, about six miles from the town. The Greek losses have been insignificant. THREE MEN ARE HELD IN MAIL THEFT CASE (By Associated Press? CHICAGO, March 26. Three men I said to be connected with the million dollar mail robbery at the Union Staltion last January are under arrest today and postal inspectors say they have recovered $34,000 of the stolen bonds and have obtained information which they believe will lead to the apprehension of the rest of the robbers. The three men arrested yesterday iere given a secret nearing Detore ! United States Commissionr Lewis F. l Mason. They gaye the names of William F. Krietzer.'Isadore Goldberg and C. A. Jetree. According to the story told by Krietzer, he found the bonds in a vacant lot took them to Goldberg, who gave them to Jetree to sell. The effort to sell them to a bond house here led to the arrest of the three. EASTER WEATHER Rain, electrical storms, short periods of sunshine, and gales, followed by much cooler weather may be expected during the next 36-hour period, says the weatherman, about Easter weather. It will begin to turn colder about Sunday afternoon or night.

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1 Z3 of corn was given by Center township E. T. Clark, standing, is delivering an Superintendent Corey. School children At the time of delivery, of corn which in the gift may be seen grouped be actual battle as possible, the end of the sea power, as represented by surface craft, will be accepted by the experts as an accomplished fact. Gobs Confident. But the traditions of the navy record no instance wherein the gobs went in-1 to P.ction witnout supreme commence in their ability to take excellent care be sent to Davy Jones' locker has caused the navy to roar with laughter. Over in Virginia the army air force is now being mobilized to prepare a demonstration of its boast that the (Continued on Page Four) ALARAMA MINERS ARE ORDERED TO PROCURE EMPLOYMENT AT ONCE (By Associated Press) BIRMINGHAM, Ala., March 26. Union coal miners were warned in an official statement issued today by Van L. Bittner, international representative, that they must immediately secure work in order to take care of themselves and their families, as the union benefits will cease after the week ending April 9. M. Bittner's statement to the minors "follows "All men shall immediately apply

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the mines, as it will be impossible for i p'a"e crawiea near trowvme La., yes,JL f,terday while he was attempting a rec -

j'6""'-'w" ol.uuc i ora-DreaKing tngnt from Jacksonville, you after the week ending April 9.jFla., to San Diego, Calif., today was 1921. This is the action of the inter-, battling for his life in a Natchez hosnational executive board and is final. Dital. phvsicians said hp had shout

Thousands of minors throughout the country are idle and will receive no relief whatever from the organization. In all other strikes relief has been paid for only one week after the strike has been called off, but in Alabama you will receive relief for three weeks after the governor's decision has been rendered and seven weeks after the strike has been called off. Therefore, we again say that it is the definite poiicy of the organization that all men will have to work in order that they will be able to take care of themselves and their families after April 9, 1921." BATTLESHIP SENT BY JAPAN TO KAMCHATKA TOKIO, March 26 Japan is understood to have decided to despatch a

""77 lour i tricated from the wreckage by a farnichatka for the purpose of protecting , nmd who witnegsed the fall. Japanese fishing enterprises there.

. . . . . . . . . . 1 -, j lowing reports that the far eastern Saf Kadmchatekda hesovt III ! emment Of MOSCOW. Viscount Uchida, Japanese foreign; minister, declared in the house 0f j peers at Tokio on Tuesday that Japan would be obliged to adopt what-! .n ,vit v,0 n.crv r ! ever action might be necessary to pre serve her rights in Kamchatka. He said the Japanese government had protested against the cession of a part of Kamchatka to the soviet government and had made five demands relative to territory there but that the far eastern republic, the seat of whose government is at Chita, had not answered. PHONE LINES TIED UP AS RESULT OF STORM Considerable damage was done in this vicinity by the storm which passed over the city at 7 o'clock Saturday morning. Long distance and local telephone companies suffered considerable tie-up as a result of the electrical display that accompanied the downpour of rain. The city pumping station reported a rainfall of .85 inches during an hour between 6:30 and 7:30 a. m. Lights over the city were out for a few minutes as a result of lightning running into the plant over the wires and burning out two terminals. Several transformers over the city also suffered from the lightning. Telegraph companies reported that no damage had been done to their wires as far as they were able to ascertain.

VOCATION EDUCATION HANDICAPPED BY LACK OF FUNDS FULTZ

Vocational education In Indiana Is greatly handicapped by the failure of the state legislature to pass the threefourth cent tax levy, according to Vocational Director, N. F. Fultz. Oppo . sition of certain legislators to con sider the need of a three-fourth cent levy, he said. Is responsible. A onehalf cent levy, money of which will not be available until June, 1922, was passed by the legislature. "Eight years ago," said Mr. Fliltz, "a bill was passed fixing a levy of one cent on each $100 of taxables to raise i vocational funds for state schools. Vo-) cational training was then just getting! a start, and the one cent levy produced more moey than was needed at ; the time. This caused the accumula fisn rQ a enmlna hA0ArA fun1 TVt A t levy was reduced later, to one-half ..Li -.yuv.Cu .otc u, "T . war ume economy whs given the excuse, so no one objected. J "Then along came the state tax j board and reduced the one-half cent toj one-fifth cent. It is that latter levy vncauunai worn nas oeen opemimg uuuer up io ine preseni. csolu me one-half cent and the one-fifth cent levies were inadequate. This resulted In the constant drain upon the reserve fund Compromise Fails. "The original bill presented to the house for passage several weeks ago asked for a levy of one c?nt. Although the senate agreed that that amount should be fixed, the house stood firm for one-half cent uion recommendation of its finance committee. An effort to compromise upon a threefourth cent levy was defeated. Our own representatives and senators, however, lent us all assistance nosgjDie. "With the passage of the bill giving vocational training a lew of onlv onetinlf : ..-ill : ..11 nHAUnU413,i. r;n ""in" ";-: tional work. Instead of night school 1 classes being formed to accommodate a class of 10, I expect to see rules making it necessary for a larger number of students enrolled for each ptass before it can be maintained. This will work a hardship especially upon small communities where a large number of students for a given class may be hard to form." At present, and during the early part of this year, Richmond has carried on vocational training in night school, part time classes for persons employed, home extension work, and full time day school. He believes the local community will suffer little, but regrets the inadequate appropriation for extensive state vocational activitts ai,v ! CONEY, PARALYZED, STILL HAS HOPE OF MAKING LONG FLIGHT 'F?v Associated Press' NATCHEZ, Mi.-3., March 26.-T-With his back and his body paralyzed from; the chest down. Lieut. W. D. Coney, i wauuiiLiuruitti iiue i one chance in ten of recovery and! j tnat his condition was "very serious," j , Dut the fiver himself remained cheerj fu an(j expressed the hope he wou?d I yet be able to make the flieht Lieut. Coney was brought here from

Crowville by way of Monroe, La., lastigation of the possibility of retrieving night. An X-rav examination showed I several million npsns Haid tn have

. fractures of the third, fourth and fifth vertebrae, and nhvsirians PtnrpsspH the fear he also had suffered internal , injuries. This morning considerable fever had developed. The flyer's mother, who watched him hop off at Jacksonville early yesterday morning and who was prostrated when .she heard of his fall, is enroute here to be with him. The lieutenant explained that his I mishan was dut- to nrinp tmnhip whinii DtoinnoH ofti- v, v.ori HAtt kit hmirs in thp nir and whih frrrod him to descend. In landing he struck a tree and was thrown from the ma - 1 chine. He was unconscious when ex- ' Presidential Candidate f Cuba ComUlg to N. Y. (Bv Associated Press) HAVANA. March 26. General Jose Miguel Gomez, presidential candidate ?f nf Liberal party in the election held last November left this city for New V ork today. G,e"erfi ??B-.!pJt is said,b7 the El Mundo, is for the purpose of trans- j acting personal business with a NewYork banking house. Francisco Castaneda. his private secretary will act as interpreter during the trip. Weather Forecast MOORE'S GENERAL FORECAST Rain, gales, much cooler. Showers, thunderstorms and winds reaching gale proportions followed by decidedly cooler weather is the program for the next 24 to 36 hours, due to an intense storm which now covers the Ohio and Mississippi valley states. For Indiana by the United States Weather Bureau Showers and thunderstorms tonight and Sunday; warmer in north portion tonight; colder Sunday afternoon; southerly gales. Temperatures for Yesterday Maximum 67 Minimum 42 Today Noon 65 Weather Conditions. Abnormally low barometric pressure now covers all of the states between the Appalachian and Rocky Mountains and is causing general rains, while much colder weather with mow is moving southeast from Canada into the United States.

BALL PROBE GRAND JURY INDICTS 18

Returns 144 Indictments as Result Second Investigation Into Alleged Throwing of 1919 World's Series. STATE GUARDS DETAILS By Associated Press; CHICAGO, March 26 One hundred forty - four Indictments, naming 18 ! men, were returned by the Cook county grand jury as a result of the a u n . . . i throwing of the-1919 world series to Cincinnati by Chicago White Sox SPnarar indictments plaers; separate indictments - b" . i ne indictments named tne lo men jnHitcrt t th intinn nnri j alg0 five men charged with taking part ;1n 9rr:)nrn7 k0 aiiOD,ert n.nirv in arranging the alleged conspiracy, These men were: Carl Zork and Ben Franklin, of St. Louis; Ben and Louis Levi, said to be from Des Moines; and David Zelfer, address unknown. The men re-indicted were: Eddie Cicotte, pitcher, who confessed to receiving $10,000 to throw games; Claude Williams, pitcher, who confessed to receiving $5,000; Joe Jackson, outfielder, who confessed to receiving $5,000; Fred McMullen, utility infielder; Chic Gandil. first baseman; Swede Risberg, shortstop; Oscar Felsch, outfield; Buck Weaver, third baseman; Hal Chase, former major league first baseman; Bill Burns, for major league pitcher; Abe Attel. ce champion featherweight fighter; Warhol I mxxr r allAirai tromhloix xbvuva uiunu, ailCKU aillklL i t Joseph J. Sullivan, alleged gambler. Cases Dropped. The caes against Jackson. Felsh, Weaver, Risberg and Williams recently were dismissed by the state on the ground that there was insufficient evidence available to convict. The cases i against the other men indicted last 1 fall ntApA talrftn rff ! swxuv-t noil tan ui ct7ii. wix la I r- v u u I L tan Each indictment today contained j three counts, charging conspiracy to defraud, obtaining mftney under false pretenses, and conspiracy to do an in i a -r- j - a j A s4tAi-i i B r,l',T " mZ , ' Z for each indctmeut or $24,000 for each m?'Kt . t , Robert E. Crowe state s attorney, announced after the indictments were extra dition proceedings against the men .named and that every effort would be made to apprehend them at once. State Is Careful. "There will be no jokes about this

'investigation and no dropping of to fix new wage standards for all gov- ; charges brought in these indictments." !L0'" " . blJ)Li, Le

said Mr. Crowe. "We have proceeded carefully, made sure of every legal detail, and we will not miss our mark which is penitentiary sentences for the men who are found guiltv. j Mr. Crowe refused to say when the ttii-iiiu'ii mieni ae Droueai to Trial nur in dicated that the trial would not start immediately. MEXICO WANTS BACK i DEPOSITS FOR ARMS i fn-v Associated Press) MEXICO CITY, March 26. Investlbeen deposited in England and France hv fnrmer Uerivn oHminictfat;n contracts for arms and munitions which have not been filled will be made by a Mexican government commission which will leave for Europe in a few days. The personnel of this commission has not as yet been an nounced but a war office statement deIMo,th. KawMI i,..,nti,.. concel certain contracts and make ar - v. x U iii wuuj win ua r Luc i-j u vv ci iu ! ,anMmr,i rnr. f a . o, it i revinia Similar contracts are said to have' ! been placed in the United States but " v 'A' . V i J I 1 1 Lilt- (J11ILCU UUL restitution of funds pertaining to these engagements will probably be handled by another commission. SEARCHERS HOLD HOPE OF FINDING RIRDMEN (By Assoclsfd Press) I PENSACOLA. Fla., March 2C ! their tw : dreach- to reveal .ome ! trace of the missing craft, naval of-1 ficials today had not given up hope of finding the missing naval balloon with ; its five occupants which has been j missing from the air station here since ! Tuesday. Airplanes, dirigibles, earie 1 boats and sub-chaser.- continued to scour the air and coast in the vicinity j of the place the balloon was last reported. t As the search progressed the belief j Frew that chief quartermaster G. K. I Wilkenson and his four student companions had succeeded in reaching shore at some isolated place, possibly an island or reef, and might not be heard- from for days. CHINESE RAILWAYS CUT RATE ON FARM TOOLS fBy Associated Press) PEKING, March 26. Authorization of half rates on the government railways for the transportation of implements and supplies necessary for agricultural purposes in famine districts has been made by the ministry of communications. These rates were made effective for six months from Feb. 1. The list accompanying the circular announcing the reduced rates includes in addition to implements, reed bask'ets, fishing nets, brooms, wooden water wheels, looms for hand labor cotton press and mulberry leaves, bean cakes for fertilizer and earthenware pipes.

ANTI-SOVIET ACTIVITY REPORTED IN KAZAN; RUMOR MOBILIZATION

(By Associated Press) , STOCKHOLM, March 26. An antlsoviet rising is reported to have occurred in Kazan, about 530 miles west of Moscow, on the Volga, according to dispatches' received here today. Some members of the extraordinary commission in the city are said to have been killed, and the commission's headquarters burned. Many other soviet officials have been killed, it is declared. The insurgents, the advices state, are masters of the entire city and vicinity, and have ordered a general mobilization in the district. In west-.i ern Russia anti-soviet movements also are reported. Fighting in white Russia between soviet troops and peas ants is continuing and Pskov is said; to be in tne nanas of; revolutionists. The white Russian peasants have been reinforced by deserters from the red guard, the messages assert. An other disturbed section i other disturbed section is said to be the Minsk region, where conflicts between soldiers and insurgents are reported raging, the revolutionary activities so far having resulted, it is asserted, in 20 soviets in various parts of the region being driven out. ZIMMERMAN SUFFERS STROKE OF APOPLEXY; IN CRITICAL CONDITION Dr. W. W. Zimmerman suffered a stroke of apoplexy at his home at 10 o'clock Saturday morning and was declared to be in a critical condition by physicians this afternoon. Mayor Zimmerman was in his office when the attack came. A slight improvement in his condition was noted tli is afternoon. He has been in poor health for many months. He has received treatment at sanitariums and also has been under the care of Richmond physicians. Since he suffered a nervous breakdown and was assaulted in his office last summer, Mayor Zimmerman's health has been poor. Recently Dr. Zimmerman has been suffering from blood poisoning in his hand. FEDERAL EMPLOYE WAGE TO BE REVISED fRy Associated Press) WASHINGTON, March 26. A" bill kit i ij-i taoui l u j is i a. in i,vJuoi.uc auuii at the approaching session of congress. Salary scales in general, ach.o. In. nli ni kJ raised, but wages for several classes

ator Smoot, Republican. Utah, with between this town and Eisleben has the aid of treasury experts, is prepar- een cut ff; and automobiles cannot ing a bill for the reclassification of!?' Eured to gwto Eisleben unless

- rnv.rnmpn salaries It is the plan to cease paying federal employes from lump sums, at salaries fixed at the will of bureau chiefs, and also to dispense with the bonus system adopted during the war. The increased cost of living, higher many other factors are to be taken into account in fixing the new salary standards. Among the abuses aimed at are conditions found, according to Senator Smoot, in various departments where some employes receive many hundreds of dollars more or less than others doing exactly similar work. HONOR IRVIN S. COBB. DOUISVILLE, Ky.. March 20. Irvin Shrewsbury Cobb, better known as ii"" - tuuu, uui.ni uuiuuiiM aiiu ! T I L.1 f - ' . . , J 1 : . . 3 i i , . i t . . , ; . . servea 11,s,nave ! rtti distinction as a colonel on the staff of Governor A. O. Stanley, has i been renominated for a commissi ion at his former rank. Governor Edwin P. i Morrow, announces that when Mr. he will be . , . i - . ?Bf?s!Jere A'i called Lack into t-ervice and comiiiissioned a colonel. Why Richmond is the Best Place in Which to Live Erh dfir a Palladium reporter cvlll Interview persona at random lo find out vby they like to liv bere. "Richmond realized early that provisions for healthful recreation for the great mass of the population was a collective function and should be taken care of by the municipality at public expense. As a result of this the city has a number of select sites for its parks. "Glen Miller park is regarded as one of the most beautiful natural parks in the country and the improvements that have been made and are now under consideration will make it a still greater center for recreational activities of the city. "Provisions for playground equipment in all the parks is being made and with these play centers in all parts of the city, the city must be complimented on its foresight. "A number of small playgrounds will be an improvement, but Richmond is far better off for parks than most any other city in Indiana." This opinion was expressed by a travelling man who has visited virtually all the cities of any size in the middle west, but who is now engaged in business in Richmond.

RED FORCES ARE ROOTED BYPOLICE Retreat Across Fields Some Captured Women Move Into Eisleben Soviet Strive to Regain Stand.

TOWN IS CUT OFF -(By Associated Press) OBEROEBLINGEN, Prussian Saxony, March 26. Reports that the communist forces which have been fighting in Eisleben against the security police for three days had been driven out of that city were brought here last night by men breathless from running the 12 miles which lie between Eisleben and this little Saxon village. They said that the communists were retreating across the fields, for tlip most part, In good order, hut some had thrown away their guns and others had been taken prisoners. The tidings were received without emotion by men and boys who stood, rifles in hand, ready to report for duty to the commander of the communists. In a few minutes, however, these men j and boys began to straggle awajr. apya.icui.iy iu juin ineir communist comrades in another stand against the police. One of the refugees from Eisleben said to the correspondent last eve ning: "You haven't this sort of fighting in America, have you? Things must be better there." Women Enter City. He said that women who had been camped in the outskirts of Eisleben day and night since fighting began there entered the city immediately after rifle firing ceased. "They would have gone earlier." he added, "but the workmen would not permit them to go in. The women do not have much interest in the world revolution. To them the fight at Eisleben was just a row between workmen and the"green police." Members of the communist forces which were in virtual control of Eisi leben, permitted the correspondent to enter the city yesterday between bursts of firing, but were unwilling to escort him back, saying the only conveyances available were in the hands of the police and that capture was probable. The correspondent, however, succeeded in securing an automobile and left the town but as bullets began striking the road aro'ind the machine the chauffeur lied, and the correspondent walked as far as Oberroeblingen. After his experiences in Eisleben. scenes of blood-shed and violence, the correspondent found this little village particularly peaceful. In spite of the fact that heavy fighting was going on uu,-v .'cw "V1" were r,nS1DS evening, women were praying in the churches and children were laughing and playing about the streets. All communication Luc iuii puce ui lilts uidtume eugageu fs deposited. As a consequence of this interruption of traffic, there is a food shortage here. RUSS TRADE CHANCES ARE REGARDED LOST AFTER RULES TOLD WASHINGTON. March 26 Conditions laid down by the state department as pre-requisite to any resumption of trade relations between thi3 country and soviet Russia, while dealing exclusively with the economic frailties of the soviet system, were regarded today as striking so funda- ' - j mentally at its entire structure as to nave enaea practically an possibility of an early resumption of commercial intercourse between the two countries. In a statement yesterday replying to the recent soviet message to this government proposing a reopening of trade relations. Secretary Hughes declared the United States could not consider such a course until funlamental changes had been made In th? economic Eysteru underlying the sovie I regime. Safety of human life, guar- ; antee of property rights, free labor and ' observance of the sanctity of contracts were among the requirements laid. Only by meeting these requirements the statement said, could Russia hope to cchieve economic rehabilitation and 1 rebuild her foreign trade. I Issued by Secretary Hughes at the 'conclusion of a two-hour discussion of iihe Russian question at yesterday's cabinet meeting, the statement, which j was transmitted to the American con- : sul at Reval for delivery to the soviet i authorities, was regarded as having ! the solid backing of the administration in defining the nation's future policy in dealing with the Bolshevist j government. HOOVER SENDS NOTE ON SHIPPING RULING HAVRE, March 26. Charterers of United States shipping board vessels I have no right to claim government i status for their ships in order to avoid I rules governing commercial traffic, says a communication to the Havre chamber of commerce from Herbert Hoover, United States secretary of commerce. - Mr. Hoover's ruling was made In a letter to the French charge d'affaires in Washington as a result of complaints from the Havre chamber that charterers of certain shipping board vessels had refused to give importers customary guarantees pending settlement of claims for damaged - cargoes and had refused to submit to seizure troceeams.