Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 46, Number 123, 4 April 1921 — Page 1

em VOL. XLVI., No. 123 PalLadlum. Bat. XSSI. Conaolldatad. with Sun-Telegram. IteT. RICHMOND, IND., MONDAY EVENING, APRIL 4, 1921. SINGLE COPY 3 CENTS

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TWO PLACES LEAD LIST OF STm JOBS Director of State Highway

How Do French Film Stars Compare With Ours?

KNOX PEACE INTRODUCTION IS APPROVED President Harding Understood To Be in Favor of Immediate Re-introduction of Resolution in Congress. SEE STRONGTSUPPORT

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Commission and Executive Officer of State Purchasing Commission To Be Chosen. MAY RETAINGRAVFORD

BT PALLADIUM CORRESPONDENT INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.. April 4. Governor McCray, very soon, possibly this week must give attention to two of the most important appointments he will nave to maKe during his ad' ministration. This tact, together with the fact that a great number of minor federal appointments are to be made Btlll centers interest largely in the field of patronage. While, the names of the important federal appointees are now well understood and have been published frequently, there is a number of less important places available and a great many Indiana Republicans are expecting the lightning to strike in their vicinity. Walter Wills, a labor man, has been appointed an inspector in the prohibition enforcement department, but there are still four of these inspectorships to be filled and they pay about $2,400 a year. There are also something like 175 minor places in the office of the collector of internal revenue. There are also still a good many minor appointments at the statehouse, particularly on the force of Roy C. Couch, of Sheridan, who was appointed custodian of the statehouse last week. These places on the custodian's force are customarily filled by the suggestion of political workers and it is up to the custodian to see that the appointees deliver the goods after they be?in to work. Two Big Ones Vacant Two important appointments asids from the tax board vacancies that remain to be filled by the governor are those of director of the highway commission and executive officer o? the state purchasing commission. And it appears for various reasons that these appointments are causing the governor more trouble than others that he has made. In the first instance both places are very important, from the money-spending standpoint. The highway commission Is probably the greatest money spending body in the state and failure properly to alminister the work of the commission can easily give a black eye to any administration. In fact It i3 the failure to administer the office in what he regards as a business-like way that is causing the governor to insist that the administration of the commission be changed. His mind, it is said, is made up that there shall be a new director to take the place of L. H. Wright, and some believe that he will accept the resignations of most, if not all, of the members of the commission. The governor is not likely to forget that it was a report on the deficiencies of thi3 commission that was thrown out to the public in the midst of a legislative session when he was trying to get through bills that he regarded as desirable. In fact, it is said to have been that report that caused the decision on the part of the administration not to ask the state legislature for a highway commission tax levy. After the report was made public it was not regarded as advisable, it was said, to Btir up any agitation in any way about the highway commission. As it stands now the state board of tax commissioners must take the "highway levy and it is generally admitted that this is not the most desirable plan. Must Spend Millions. The place of secretary of the purchasing commission is important be cause it involves the spending of mill ions of dollars a year for supplies for the state institutions and essentially requires a man who will disregard all personal feelings or inclinations and in a cold-blooded manner make these purchases in the interest of the tax payers and not in the interest of any particular firm. Both of the places are also important and desirable on account of the salaries they pay $6,000 a year each. Members of the state tax board who have an endless amount of tedious work to do and who more than any other state servants, except possibly the public service commissioners, are always subjected to public criticism, receive only $4,000 a year. Four thousand dollars is also the salary of the chief examiner of the state board of accounts, who, everyone knows, lies on a bed of thorns from one year's end to the next. But it so happens that both of these men who are after the two places are classed as politicians. Fred Robinson of Indanapolis. and formerly of Crawfordsville. desires the place with the purchasing commission, and Lawrence Lyons of Brook, is said to wish the directorship of the highway commission. Fear Criticism. The opposition to the appointment of these two men is said to come largely from close friends of the governor, who fear that the appointments might result in criticism of the governor's administration. The position of these people, some of whom, it is said, hold positions in the statehouse., is that the mere appointment of politicians to the two Important places would let the governor in for a lot of criticism and also they fear that men who are in the habit of thinking In political terms

might not exercise the greatest wisdom In the administration of the places. Both Lyons and Robinson were active in the campaign for the nomination of Governor McCray and were understood to be his managers. Lyons has extensive business interests including concerns that might manufacture road building material. Robinson before he became active in rthe management of the McCray cam- ( Continued on Page Seven)

Mme. Claude. This photo of the beautiful French cinema star, Mme. Claude, raises the interesting question: How do French movie actresses compare wJth our American queens? Mme. Claude has nothing to fear in the comparison.

ADDITIONAL $31,025 REQUESTED BY DILLON FOR LIGHT PLANT USE Additional appropriations aggregating $31,025 were requested at the board of works meeting, Monday morning, by J. P. Dillon, superintendent of the municipal light plant. The request will come before the coucil meeting to be held Monday night. , , , These appropriations are classified as follows: Money to be used to pay the interest on the $168,000 worth of light plant bonds to be offered for sale at 2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon, $11,025; repairs, $10,000; sundry expenses, $5,000, and miscellaneous, $5,000. All previous board actions for. the improvement of Kinsey street were rescinded when a remonstrance, signed by 38 resident property owners, was presented. Sheets and Campfield, of Columbus, O.. were awarded the contract for laying the concrete sewer system on South Seventh street from Main to C streets, and thence west to South Sixth and C streets. The board favored the purchase of a road scraper, which has been In the hands of the city street department for trial It will cost $170. A bid for placing twin straier attachments in the light plant was re ceived. ajid taken under advisement until the next board meeting. Protest Pavillion Representatives of the women's division of the Chamber of Commerce were present to protest against the board allowing the erection of a dance pavilion in Glen Miller Park. Protests were made on moral and architectural grounds, and because the women were against "the commercializing of the recreational interests of the community for the purpose of adding to the public treasury." The committee recommended investogation of the plans of the community service, which organization, they said, was formed for the "avowed purpose of establishing in our midst, more wholesome modes of recreation." The committee was composed of Frank P. Chaffee, secretary-manager of the Chamber of Commerce. Mrs. W. S. Bates, Mrs. Walter B. Fulghum and Miss Dorothy Dilks. No action was taken by the baord. AMERICAN RADICAL OUSTED FROM MEXICO (By Associated Press. ' MEXICO CITY, April 4 Linn Gale, sn American radica.l, who was arrested Friday night, has been deported from Mexico by the way of Vera Cruz, it is said by newspapers of this city. There is a general impression in this . city, however, that he has been taken to Laredo to be turned over to United I States authorities. Government offijcials announced on Saturday he would be turned over to American agents, but later declared he would go to Vera Cruz, where, he would take a steamer for an unnamed port, probably Havana. Although the authorities are silent as to the whereabouts of Gale, President Obregan has issued a formal l statement asseTling that Gale has been reported because of activities against the present Mexican administration, and classing him as a "pernicious foreigner". It i3 understood two other radicals who have been active soviet propagandists will be deported in a few days. Gale's deportation did not cause any undue excitement among communists here, many of them being unsympathetic with his views. El Democrata, semi-official labor organ, asserts he did not represent th eworkmen's movement in Mexico.

Probes Auto Thefts; Own Car is Stolen By Associated Press) CHICAGO, April 4. State Representative S. E. Weinschenker, chairman of the legislative committee which next week will conduct an inquiry here into automobile thefts, today, was the victim of the people his committee is. to investigate. While calling on friends he left his sevenpassenger car standing by the curb. When he returned the car was gone.

SOVIET WILL PERMITFACTORY EXPLOITATION (By Associated Press) PARIS, April 4. Measures are be ing taken by the Russian soviet government to allow foreign owners of manufactories in Russia to exploit their properties under a regime similar to that established for the mines, it was announced in a wireless message from Moscow sent out by the soviet government's service today. JOHN BROWN NAMED STATE TAX CHAIRMAN (By Associated Press) INDIANAPOLIS, April 4. Election of John J. Brown as chairman of the Ftate tax commissioners, was made today when the board organized today for its work of making the tax assessments of various corporations beginning tomorrow. Telepohne companies are the first on the calendar with no particular hearing set for the opening day. In making assessments this year, the board apparently will have to be unanimous, for Mr. Brown, a Republican, and Philip Zoercher, Democrat, are its only members, a third member awaiting appointment by Governor McCray. Court Directs Payment in Stillman Divorce (By . Asspciat?ii Press' WHITE PLAINS, N. Y., April 4. Justice Morschauser in supreme court here today signed an order directing that payment of alimony and counsel fees in the divorce proceedings brought by James A. Stillman. New York banker, against Mrs. Anne U. Stillman be made within ?,0 days, and that meanwhile referee hearings in the case be stayed. Counsel for both sides agreed that sealed papers in the case, including letters said to have been written to Mrs. Fred Stillman by Fred BeauvaJs. Indian guide named as co-respondent, and the alleged confession letter of Mrs. Stillman to her husband, rhould not be opened when they are filed in the Pdtnam county court house at Carmel. Philadelphia Road Employes Refuse Wage Redaction i PHILADELPHIA, April 4. Follow-! ing the lead taken by employes on other roads, 35 representatives of 10,000 maintenance of way and structural employes of the Philadelphia! and Reading Railway company today refused to accept the wage reduction : proposed by the company and referred the contemplated cut to the national ' labor board at Chicago. FREIGHT AND PASSENGER TRAINS MEET; 33 KILLED EAGLE PASS. Tex., April 4. Thirty-three persons were killed in a collision between a freight and passenger on the Mexican National line at Villa Gartra between Parradon and Monterey, according to reports here today. The time of "the accident was not given. The only identified person killed was Victor Vila real, candidate for mayor of Piedras Negraa, the town opposite Eagle Pase, the report said.

(By Aaaoclated Press) WASHINGTON, April 4. President Harding ia understood to have approved iuuuediatft re-introduction of the Knox peace resolution, when congress

convenes next week. Final decision has not been reached, however, it was indicated today, by Republican leaders as to when it would be pressed for adoption. Hopes are said to be entertained in administration circles that definite progress toward a concord of nations on a new world peace program might be possible within a short time. For that reason It waa intimated, a period of three montos or so might be allowed to elapse before action en .the resolution wo taken by congress. Hope for Influence. Some of Mr. Harding's advisors are said to hold that with the Knox resolution pending, an : influence would be exerted on thought and action of other powers in their consideration of peace Questions which might be brought forward. To this would be added it was said, the natural influence of the debts owing to the United States. With these two factors prominent in negotiations, there was said to be hope in Republican circles that strong supiiort would be found abroad for any new peace program, that might take shape. GREEK KING'S BROTHER DIES FROM WOUNDS, SAYS TURKISH REPORT (By Associated Press) LONDON. April 4. Prince Andreaa, of Greece, brother of King Constantine; baa died from wounds received in fighting near. Brusa, says a Constantinople dispatch to the Evening Newar. QuoUng i Turkish an no one-, ment. The Turks also assert that General Vlachapoulos, who was in command of the Greek attack against the Turkish Nationals on the Brusa front, has been killed in action. Prince Andreas, of Greece, was the third son of the late King George. i He was born in Athens on January 20, 1882. and served in the Greek army during the Balkan war of 1912. Following the flight of King Constantine from Greece in 1917, it was reported he aspired to the throne, but this move was reported to have been blocked by M. Venizelos, then premier of Greece. Following the rteurn to Athens of Constantine, Prince Andreas was appointed a general in the Greek army and late las month was said to be in command of a division at the front. He was married to Princess Alice of Huttenburg on October 7, 1003. PARIS, April 4. Reports that the Turks had attacked the French in Cilicia and that the Angora government had repudiated the FrancoTurkish agreement negotiated in London last month, were formally denied by representatives of the Turkish Nationals assembly here today. The Turks declared they looked upon the agreement as a prelude to a more general accord between France and the Ottoman Empire. The delegation declared it had received telegraphic information that the Turks had received orders to cease hostilities against the French. CONSTANTINOPLE, April 4. The Greek army which has been operating against Eski Shehr has been driven back behind the Brusa line following its defeat by the Tudkish nationalists, it was asserted today Authoritative sources declared confirmation of reports to this effect had been received. ARREST CAMBRIDGE MAN Andrew Coleman, of Cambridge City was arrested at MiHon Sunday by Marshal Bert Kellum charged with carrying concealed weapons. Marshal Kellum stated that Coleman had a 32- : calibre gun which he was shooting in ! the streets of Milton. r Why Richmond is the Best Place in Which to Live Each day a Pat lad lam reporter trill latervleir persons at random to find ont why they like lira ere. "Cultural, social, literary and civic clubs all combine to make Richmond one of the best "all around" towns when the development of its citizens is considered, that is to be found in this parr of the country." "Every class of citizen, the' business man, workers of all kinds, laborer and others, find3 some club that caters to his interest. Fraternal organizations are not lacking" and they may be said to have a very positive influence in building up the social and moral welfare of the city." This opinion of Richmond was expressed by a resident, who recently came here from a stay of several months in the east.

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The most recent photo of Dorothy Miller Dorothy Miller, the Trenton, N. J., girl who offered to give herself In marriage for $1,000 that she. might use the money to save her invalid mother's life, won't have to enter any such business marriage to get the money. For she has signed a contract to appear on the stage at $100 a week and gets $1,000 in advance for signing, the contract. Among the forty proposals of marriage she received following her advertisement was a letter from a man In Minneapolis who sent her a check for $1,000 and asked no return or recompense of any kind.

Hospital Committee May Visit Richmond to Inspect Location

FALI,ADILM NEWS BUREAU WASHINGTON. April 4. Before it submits a report recommending sites for locations of the proposed five new government hospitals for former service men is is expected the members of , the location board appointed by Secretary of Treasury Mellon will visit a number-of cities and personally inspect. - sites which have been suggested. Kverjr effort will' be. tnade. to have Richmond;. Ind.rincluded in the list of the cities which the board members will visit. Richmond representatives appeared before the board last week and ottered to donate to the government a site for one of the institutions. It has been officially announced that after the location board has submitted Her rick Appointment Pleasing to France (By Associated Press) PARIS, April 4 Approval of the apDOintment of Mvron T. Herrick as j United States ambassador to France has not been officially signified by the ! French government. Entire satisfaction with reports that he is to be the 'next American ambassador here is exI nresfied at the fnreien nffiro hnvu. ever, and formal notification that he i is persona grata will go forward due time, it is declared. BOOST JOHN HIGHLEY FOR T. P. A. LEADER Post C, T. P. A., is organizing to boost the candidacy of John Highley for president of the Indiana division when it meets at West Baden. Boosters are drumming up a record attendance for a meeting in the club

rooms on North Ninth street next:former Emperor Charles from HungaSaturday evening This will be ajry are stn contjnuin?. it is sald ln pep meeting of the first class, says dj?patohes to the French foreign office

uic uaaiiuiau ut iuc tuai ui i l tec. ! A large number of members have i promised to make two-minute speech-j ! es, telling why Mr. Highley should be i elected to the state presidency. Post I C altfaniicli nna rF tha mnct nrnoroo. sive units of the division has not had a state officer for many years. The "campaign smoker" next Saturdaywill see the outlining of the plan i whereby Mr. Highley's candidacy is j to be promoted at the West Baden i meeting. Richmond expects to take ! 100 members to the meeting. Mr. Highley has been an active T. P. A. worker for many years. CHURCH COMMITTEE TO OPPOSE PAVILION The Revs. H. S. James. A. F. Mitch ell and F. A. Dressel were appointed a committee to protest against the erection of a dance pavilion in Glen Miller park, at the Ministerial meeting held Monday. Reports from pastors of nearly a dozen churches were that their con- ! gregations had practically unanimous ly voted against the project, when the question was raised in the churches Sunday. Other churches are to take I action during this week, at their official board meetings. The Ministerial association committec will appear before the board of works next Thursday morning. Gideon Sunday is 'to be observed Sunday, May 15. The Gideons are an organization of traveling men who place Bibles in hotels throughout the country. Speakers representing the Gideons will appear in local churches for brief talks on the day set. "The Spiritual Interpretation of History," was the subject of an address given before the association Monday morning , by the Rev. E. Howard Brown. v

its report to Secretary of Treasury Mellon he will turn it over to tha commission recently appointed by President Harding, which is headed by Brig. Gen. Charles G. Dawes, of Chicago, to investigate all phases of the question involving adequate soldier relief. The board appointed by Mr. Mellon to reeommend site for the location of the proposed new government hospitals is composed of prominent medical authorities, none of whom is in the government service. Ascertains Needs. The first action of this board was to ascecrtain the needs of the disabled veterans by consulting with General (Continued on Page Two)

HUNGARIAN ASSEMBLY ASKS FOR ARREST OF CHARLES' SUPPORTERS (By Associated Press PARIS, April 4. Resolutions demanding the arrest of Count Andrassy. j a upJole oi lurmer cniprrur 1 1 naripp, ana uenerai uen?r, governor or West Hungary, have neen adopted by the Hungarian assembly, it is re ported to newspapers here. A Prague dispatch to the Petit Parisian states that Dr. Eduard Benes. foreign min ister of Czechc-Sloviakia, has declared that if Charles does not leave Hungary before April 7, the "little entente" comprising Ccecho-Slovikia, Rumania and Jugo-SIavia. will intervene. A Vienna dispatch says the Hungarian government has fixed Augusr in as me aaie upon wnicn a King will be elected Negotiations for the departure of from Budapest. There Is no conflrma,nn nf rpnnrtc that rwio u ill LONDON. April 4. Confirmation of reports that the "little entente" has threatened military measures against Hungary if former Emperor Charles does not leave that country before Thursday is given in advices to Reuters, Ltd. It is stated that an ultimatum to this effect has been sent to Hungary by Czecho-Slovikia, Rumania and Jusro-Slavia. A Vienna dispatch to the Central News states the Swiss legation at the Austrian capital has announced that former Emperor Charles will return to Switzerland today. The route he will take on his trip from Hungary is said to ba unknown. Weather Forecast MOORE'S LOCAL FORECAST Fair to partly cloudy. Fair weather will continue tonight, while on Tuesday both fair and partly cloudy are in prospect. Warm weather will prevail for another 24 hours at the least. For Indiana by the United States Weather Bureau. Fair and warmer tonight; Tuesday increasing cloudines3

Temperatures For Yesterday. Maximum 72 Minimum 37 Tcday. Noon 73 Weather Conditions Generally fair weather continues over a vast area, but a storm of great intensity has developed over the Rocky Mountain states. It Is turning colder again ln the northwest with local snows. Barometer Readings. 7 a. m. .30.30 Noon ...30.31 1 p. m 30.30

STAND OF U S. WITH ALLIES Formal Statement of Attitude of America Says . Country Holds Germany- Responsible and Bound to Indemnity. RECOGNIZESiHCERiTY

(By Associated Press) WASHINGTON. April. 4. Formal statent of the attitude of the United States as to German reparation ia contained in an exchange of communlcar tions with German government officials made public today by the state department. They are In the form of -memoranda transmitted through Loring Dresel, American high commissioner at Berlin. . . ... ..jThe German communication, dated March 23, was written by Dr. Walter Simons, German minister and asserted it was "entirely dear?, both to tlfe f-overnment and people that' Germany "must make reparation to the, limit of her ability to pay,; Irut ; sought, eianimation by unbiased experta to determine the extent of her abilitr. In his reply dated March 29, Secretary Hughes expressed pleasure at Germany's! "unequivocal expression" of its desire to pay to the limit of ability and declared the United States "stands with the governments of tha allies in holding Germany responsible for the war and therefore morally bound to make reparation so far a; may be possible." . ... "This government.' Secretary Hughes' memorandum said, "believes that it recognizes in the memorandum of Dr. Simons, a sincere desire on the part of the German goyernment to reopen negotiations with the allies on a new basis and hope that such negotiations once resumed, may lead to - a Dromnt settlement, which will at the I tjae time satisfy the just claims of tne antes and permit Germany hopefully to renew its productive activities." TWO GREAT UNIONS cvDCOTcn m ounnnrv BRITISH GOAL Ml' (By Associated Press LONDON, April 4 Regulati meet the emergency brought abo the strike of coal miners in Britain were discussed by both h of parliament here today. Pr Minister Lloyd George, who calle meeting of the cabinet for early thla S, morning, was expected to go before the bouse of commons and endorse the announcement made on Saturday by Sir Robert Stevenson Home, chancellor of the exchequer, that the government would refuse to yield on ths point of subsidizing the miners' wages. Members of the Labor party also gathered today to discusB the situation and it seemed probable that some action would be taken which would forecast the attitude of the National Union of Rallwaymen and the Trans port Workers' union at their confer ence on Wednesday. Indications were seen today that it was probable the two great unions would support the miners in their demands. - It- was j pointed out that resolutions to that ef fect were passed by a score of London and provincial council meetings of the railroad workers' organization on Sunday, although the vote was not in all cases . unanimous: May Try Conciliation A feeling is growing, says the Daily nranMr that tliA meoTtfMrin nA tha , proposed new wage scale broker down too abruptly and that an attempt may be made by the bouse of commons to bring the parties together once more. Large police reserves were taken to the Bowhill and Yelty collieries in Fifeshire last night to protect loyal furnace men against 2,000 strikers, -who had compelled them to abandon work. On the other hand, strikers at some of the Staffordshire and Glamorgan pits have permitted squads of pump men to descend f,or the purpose of clearing the mines of water. . SOLDIERS BONUS IS ISSUE IN MICHIGAN (Br Associated Press) DETROIT. April 4. Michigan roters today were passing upon a proposal to bond the state for $30,000,000 for a soldiers', sailors' and nurses' bonus, and electing minor Btate offi- ! cers, Including justices of the- su preme court, superintendent of educa tion and regents of the state unlvers ity. In Detroit the bonus, proposal shared interest with , street railway proposals. One was that the city supervise operation of all traction lines on a si vice at cost basis, guaranteeing owners of the privately owned system' a return or 6 per cent and "the other, that the street railway company be authorized to purchase a part of the private system which would be added to the municipal system. .. . Stay of Execution r 3 -l

Given Denier Je j ; (Br Associated Frees) : ' ; JJ f DENVER, Colo.Aprtl 4. Erirv tion of sentence on : Judge 'Ba. Lindsey. of Denver's Juvenile' i; v growing out of hi - conviction i -j charges of contempt of court fr iv fusing to testify, as to .erhat .a ) cf his court had told. Win: abor v Cider, was deferred .today tru. ' -. :.r , .v v - : .'..--mr' -