Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 46, Number 129, 11 April 1921 — Page 1

ABIUM VOL. XLVI., No. 129 lallailtum. Est. 1831. Consolidated with Sun-Telegram. 1(07. RICHMOND, IND., MONDAY EVENING, APRIL 11, 1921. SINGLE COPY 3 CENTS

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THINK LYONS WILL NOT BE ROAD HEAD

Political Wiseacres Say He Needs Time for Personal Interests and for Participation in Coming Campaign. APPOINTMENTS PUZZLE

BY PA I.I.ADITH CORIIESPOWDEXT INDIANAPOLIS. Ind,. April 11 The talk has been persistent in the last week that Lawrence Lyons, of Brook, will not be appointed director of the state highway coraimssion. This development is surprising in view of the fact that ever since the election it has been understood that Mr. Lyons, who was one of the Governor McCray's campaign managers, would get a good position in the state government. The gossip has been right along, ihat two men above all other? would be taken care of Mr. Lyons and Fred B. Robinson, of Indianapolis. Robinson has already been apponted secretary of the state purchasing commission, and the directorship of the state highway commission is about the only really good job left within the appointing power of the governor. As far as the matter of money goes it is not understood that Mr. Lyons stands in need of the job. The directorship pays $6,000 a year, but if properly handled it requires full time work, and Mr. Lyons has many private interests to demand his attention. He has extensive farming connection and also is identified with many industries, some of which are organized for the manufacture of road building material. Might Cause Criticism. Since he is connected with road building material industries, his appointment to a position where he in a manner would direct the state's road building might lead to criticism. But there is no reason to believe the governor would hesitate to appoint him on that account. Considerable criticism on political grounds was made against the appointment of Mr. Robinson, but Governor McCray gave his friends to understand that he was determined to give the appointment to Robinson and that they could make the best of it or words to thit effect . It id believed, therefore, if there is ultimate failure to appoint Lyons to the highway directorship it will not be due to Governor McCray'a personal disposition in the matter. Two other explanations are made by the political wisearces. One is that Mr Lyons, do sires all of his time for his private enterprises and the other is that some Republicans believe that Mr. Lyons services in connection with the Republican state organization may be j useful in the coming campaign. As to iw just what connection be would have with the state organization there seems to be no information. But it is true that if he administered the office of director of the highway commission properly he would not have much time to give to politics. Thinks Burch Favorite.

In case Lyons is not appointed, it is . i 4. fhnt Tl Q ' H Wl 1111 .... . -, , " iiv-in T nnrch of EvansviHe ? M T- h, I,' . ,? rjrf V r lVnw head of the Terre Haut Automobile sMv.iatioc has been made. BUt Uie itAftt infomed believe that Burch will get the place if Lyons is not appointed. Pureh is a business num of Pfn. and is connected uith a number o. important industries in his home tj. The governor it. is sa.d imp with Burch's ablity and has m termed rigOit along to make him a member of the hisjhwav commission even though he might rot appoint him as director. Th5 governor It is understood proposes to have in charge of the highway commission men in whom he can place the fullest dependence. It was understood today that the governor would soon find a third member for the state tax board. The ta 1-oard although it is engaged in an important session is now running along so to speak on two cylinders. The present members are Maurice Douglas and Phillip Zoecher, and of these two. Mr. Zoecher alone has had experience on the board. Since the 1 ax question has been one of the live issues for th" last r.vn years anu on i, . tnrtTcfi1 iov Qmenrl. elation on September, mav continue to be a live issue, the Governor Is con - . Krt vntAri ivn n t i i.i Rnff ia i nderably worried about the personnel of the tax board. Gets in Trouble. When soon afier Cue election the p-overnor ea'd he proposed to remove Phillio Zoercher.flie Democratic mem - 1 er of the tax board, he probably did 'ot realize how much trouble he would 1-ave in setting men to take places on the board. It is known that in the last Wopk the governor has conferred with a number of men whom he resardx a 5 satisfactory for th board, but he s-9S rot able to pet any of ihem to ipke the apnolntmer.t. Refusal it is '-M was not due in any manner to a feeling thft the present state admirlration miclit not prove fucc-ful or !o any dvrsion to working with Governor McCray. All of the men anrrochd felt it is said that thev could rr sacrifice their nriva" interests and j v-dertke the hard work In connection vith the board for the money they would receive. The salary is ? 1.500 a vc . The tendency of Governor McCray to aDDolnt. men who have suoported him In the past has excited some comment. Some Republican" are raying that this course Is not wise politically. ad that it will merely serve to keep alive differences that arose during the governor's campaign for nomination. It Is said, however, to be the attitude of the governor that there should be no question about the lovaltv of the men who are to heln him carrv on the state's business. He does not propose, It Is said, to have anything in (Continued on Page Three)

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interim- nf the i-tnnhlir nf Pananiq is!al5 iue reauy lor woi'K ana me urn- , ly eiectea lOUrlft vice president OI tne j """ses mai Jl"n is iucui auij iuiiin Washington at : present. TrWH0'11'' lea.dere "n"tly predict tbatlCongresslonal club. She ' brings to I Eristic and is insisting upon nayat,

derstood that the minister has come , to the United States to confer with the leaders of the new administration relative to relation between the reiaiive 10 relations Deiweeu luc United States and Panama. EX-EMPRESS VICTORIA OF GERMANY, IS DEAD AFTER LONG ILLNESS (By Associated Press) DOORX, Holland. April 11. Former Empress Augusta Victoria, of Germany died here at 6 o'clock this morning. By a strange coincidence the end came just one year after she suffered her first serious attack of heart disease. It was while she was preparing to enter the House of Doom, the present home of tbe former emperor of Germany, after her long residence at Amerongen that she was stricken with what at the time was believed to be a fatal attack. That was on April 11, 1920. For a few days, there were re-j pons inai ner aeaui was monienianiy expected but she rallied, and accompanied her husband to Doom on May 2o. laist. The malady recurred at frequent intervals each, .sapping Jgp.r jyijaAity -and nullifying the measures taken by specialists to restore her health. When her son, former Prince Joachim, committed suicide in Berlin last July, she to in such serious condition that the news of his death was kept from her for a long time, and it is said she never learned her son killed himself. Late lat autumn, the former empress's condition gradually became worse and on several occasions her children were called to Doom, but her strength was such that she rallied braveJy when the end was believed imminent. Sine? the first of this year, jit had been known that she was i n u u a 1 1 ' . iui i ii ... ... . n . I former Emperor wmiam ana rrmce i Adalbert were at the bedside when the fMBn elDpreB dled' They had been emnress throughout her . -J LONDON". April 11. Funeral servi ices over the'body of' the late former , n bp , ,d t, tomorrow, and will b on men;bers of her f House of Doom be attended by , AmjSterdam dis;patch to the Central

News. The remains will be taken to!stand. not long hence, ajid I think it

Potsdam on Wednesday, and another funeral service w ill be held there. JAP SAILORS RESIST ARREST; FIVE HELD BY DRY OFFICIALS (Bv Associated Press)

JACKSONVILLE, Fla.. April 11. j v-as gd enough to warrant our supFive Japanese sailors, one suffering! porting it, as would bo eminently from a bullet wound in the hip, arejtllfi cap if "our suggestions were

! Ki i n tr ViaM nnclur arrftfit ViV f&iam nrnnm imn nriif'prci nprp in av rLS mp I result of an attempt of members of: 1 the crew of the Japanese steamerErie i Mam to smuggle ashore 14 cases of liquor. In addition to the liquor j seized after being brought ashore by members of the crew, officials also j are guarding 12 cases taken when j they later boarded and searched the j vessel A lively exchange of shots took place when a group of sailors resisted arrest after they conveyed the 14 cases of liquor ashore at Ihe direction of the prohibition officers who had visited the ship to arrange for its "purchase." officials said. Surprised by officers, hidden at the prearranged delivery," the sailors were said to have opened fire when anattempt was made to arrest them, one being wounded in the hip in the ensuing exchange of shots. Following the arrests a search was made of the ship. Federal officers who took part In the raid said their plans were laid after receiving information that mem

bers of the crew of the Erie Mam, ; members of the younger class at the which arrived here April 7, intended I M. E. church at Chester, including a to smuggle in liquor. The vessel i talk by a Richmond minister and two came bere from Barry, England, to or three phonograph selections, startload phosphate, and officials said that ing at 8 o'clock. so far as they knew it was the first) The Abington church will have a time it had put in here. They de-1 demonstration Friday night under the clined to state today whether they j auspices of the Willing Workers so-

would take any action to seize the vessel, indicating that they would await the result of their investigation of the men held. The steamer is commanded by Captain M. Hambayshie, who is said to be confined on board by illness and has made no statement in regard to the liquor seizures.

CONGRESS HAS BIG QUESTIONS ON ITSJLATE Will Enact Important Laws to Assure Industrial Normalcy and to Fix Foreign Policy -. Await Harding's Speech. TAKE UPTLD TREATY

PAl.ttniVM 3EIV8 nillBAV WASHINGTON. April 11. As con gress assembled today In extra ses sion cloakroom discussions in both the senate and the house centered about I the message President Harding will j deliver personally at the joint session of the two houses tomorrow. That this message will contain strong declarations concerning both domestic and foreign policies is an accepted fact, and congress rejoices. Refreshed by an absence of a month "um lunr uuiicg me Kai luu iiiiiiiiii- ... ,uc 111 ,r,"B'"" J ' "- . i I many implant laws required to as- j I sure industrial normalcy will have ! i , .,.. 4t,,,v ki.o been written upon the statute books. and that a strong foreign policy will, have been inaugurated. j Treaty to Come Up. ! it is generally understood that tne mucn discussed Columbian treaty will . be brought up in the senate for imme- j diate consideration, to be followed by the Knox peace resolution. ! The Colombian treaty provides for j the payment of $25,000,000 by the j United States to the republic of Col ombia in settlement of the controversy resulting from the building of the Panama canal The Colombian treaty was negotiated by the Wilson administration. It has been pending before the senate for several years. It has always met with determined opposition, the senators who opposed it insisting that its ratification would be an acknowledgement that the United States acquired the canal site by questionable methods. It has been referred to as a "blackmail" treaty by its opponents. May Resurrect Letter. Gossip now has it that a letter written by the late Theodore Roosevelt, who was president when the United States took over the canal site, writ-

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subject of the treaty, has beefi-resur-f t5r'"- W-Stner: Ermtorayr C. E. rected and that the advocates of the Hughes; Fountain City, J. F. Blocker; treaty exepct to use it in the fight to Hagerstown. C. W. Chadwlck; Whiteget the treaty ratified. "water and Middlesboro. L. V. Ulnier; Proponents of the treatv have re- Williamsburg, W. D. Beadle?; Rich-

ferred to the letter as a document which will "overthrow opposition, and kill belief that Roosevelt opposed the pending treaty.' However, the letter indicated Roosevelt was solely in favor of a new and i atisfactory treaty. The correspondence, it is said, was initiated by Senator Fall, who outlined to Colonel Roosevelt what he thought would be a proper treatv with Colombia. He j made no su&gesl ion. it is stated , of the j payment of compensation to Colombia for its losH of that forritory which is rnv ,he repubMc of Paum. Fall urorosM an entirely new treaty which would establish relations with Colombia upon friendly teims and define what commercial and other rights this country would be granted. Text of Letter. Roosevelt's reply reads, in part: "I feel exactly as you do about the type of treaty we should have with these Latin-American countries. Root takes substantially your view. He is going down to Washington, I underwould be well for you to see him if possible. "You keep In touch with Lodge and Kellogg do j-ou not? If some such treaty as you suggest could be negotiated it would be a capital thing. It seems to me that Ixdge and Kellogg could help you work it. out They feel ery strongly that the administration may get through a new treatv if some I of the objectionable matter is eliminat - ea. ana. ot course, i wouia nave mucn i referred some kind of a treaty that ! tiOOUwcQ, - " ing Colombian treaty are lining up for a bkter flSht which 15 to start at pnce WIRELESS TELEPHONE TO BE USED TONIGHT Wireless telephone demonstrations will be given this week starting at Whitewater Monday night. At a meet ing of the Franklin township farmers association in the Whitewater school, a short talk will be given by Charles Jordan, formerly of the Whitewater neighborhood, the speech being delivered at the Falladium building in Richmond and transmitted by wireless phone to the Whitewater school. A few musical selections will also be given preceding the speech by Charles Patterson. The program will start at S:10 o'clock. Tuesday evening ' a demonstration and entertainment will be given by the ciety, for which a small admission fee

of probably 10 cents will s charged, the proceeds to go to the funds of the society. Other demonstrations will be arranged and announced in accordance with applications as received from communities interested. 'V

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Mrs. Homer Hoch. Homer Hoch, wife of RepreMrs. Bt-uiauve nocn 01 tiansas. was recent.- .... .. . .. .. . '" oince tne ocnfiit ci ncr wiue ex-v-i i-uu- u.:iu iranung aiuag many lines. She co-operated with her hus-', band for years on his paper and sUll ... ... . ... sends to it a weekly column called the "Woman's Corner." which deals in brief, wittv paragraphs about events in the capital. As daughter-in-law of the former governor of Kansas, she 1 lived in the executive mansion for several years. In addition to all this she has always been an enthusiastic student and reader of the Bible aid conducts a Sunday school class of forty women in Washington. WAYNE M, E. PASTORS ANNOUNCED MONDAY: DR. LIGHT RETURNED

called upon his auditors to express nv Associated Prss j their views, and he announces that 96 ELWOOD, Ind., April 11. Appoint-; per cent of the people who heard him ment of ministers for the ensuing i l ave voted in favor of armament reyear, announced at t he closing session Publishing V i c e-Admiral . . .... Kates statements to the Associated today of the North Indiana M E. con-, PrS5 the newspaper Nichi Xichi ference included Richmond district, j Shimbun of this city, quoted naval of-

stjperintendent, Scn.rrville Light; j Cambrid, dge City. A. F. llogan; Center-! m i - v . K Clark; Chester and eb- ! niond- First church, R. W. Ptoakes; Richmond Grace church, A. H. Back us; Richmond Third church, E. Gates. L. Youth All Right Whatever may be wrons with the church there is nothing wrong with the youth of the church declared Rev. W. E. Gratz, secretary of the depart-1 ment of institutes and life work of the Epworth League in his address here today. The Enworth Lea.iue has 714.000 members scattered everywhere ! throughout the world. Rev. Gratz said. The young people he declared are the i j hope of the church and the hope of the world. "If the world is ever to be saved j from sordidness, sadness and selfish ! ness it will be saved by its youth." said Rev. Gratz. "Whatever may b.j wrong with the church, there is nothing wrong with the youth of the church. The matter is all on the other side of thirty. On this side of thirty there is vision, enthusiasm, courage, heroism, and the power to make great sacrifice. "The Epworth League is organized to develop the vision, direct the enthusiasm. stimulate the courage, chal -

lenge the heroism and utilize the pow- j their claims. General Jose Miguel Goer of sacrifice for the ralvation of the mez, defeated Liberalist candidate for

! world. j "The next ereat forward step will be j taken in the summer institutes held in one hundred and ten centers. North 1 and South, East and West, in nearly every state m tne union anu m our Mission fields abroad. The call is for

50,000 volunteers to come for instruc-: would be honest, even if directed by tion, training and inspiration. The the Cuban government, and re-affirm-need nf the world will be spread be- ing that the United States would fore thorn. The opportunity for un-: watch the elections so as to avoid a nrecrdented service will be opened repetition of the disgraceful occur-

j to them. The challenge to dev j their lives to high and holy endeav. ote ors will be flung at them. And they will respond." Chicago Man Chosen Postmaster's Assistant (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, April 11. Appointment of Colonel Edward H. Shaughnessy of Chicago as second assistant postmaster general, was announced j today at the White House Weather Forecast MOCRE'S LOCAL FORECAST Fair; Warmer Tuesday. Fair weather is expected to continue tonight and Tuesday. It will be warmer Tuesday and not so cold tonight due to a general fall in the barometric pressure over the northwest. Westerly winds of today will shift to southerly tonight For Indiana by the United States Weather Bureau. Fair and warmer tonight and Tuesday. Temperatures For Yesterday. Maximum 33 Minimum 26 Today. Noon 44 Weather Conditions. Killing frosts, due to temperatures being below freezing, were general this morning over the Central states and Ohio valley. Fair weather prevails over the vast area this morning. It is much warmer in the west and northwest.

JAPAN SEES CONCLAVE IN HUGHES NOTE Although Official Comment is Lacking, Responsible Unofficial Circles Think Message Implies Conference. NAVY POW OUTLINE By Associated Pr5 TOKIO. April 11. Newspapers of

J this city have given great prominence to the note from Charles H. Hughes, American secretary of state, to the allies relative to the subject of mandates in general and over the island of Yap in particular. There has been no official comment, but in responsible unofficial circles the opinion is held that the American note virtually implies another peace j conference. Statements made by Vice-Admiral Tomosaburo Kato, minister of marine, last month relative to the Japanese naval policy are rekiu,:u m-ic a "ucuucu iu "" u t 1......V1. .;u were made to the Associated Press, , a'so looked upon as paving tl way tor an international discussif Inf -i Dmntath the' on' f naval policies. Representative; Japanese declare that if the naval race between Great Britain and the! United States continues, Japan must De oDiigea eventually 1.0 arop out ue cause of financial considerations. May Lose Support If the other powers refuse to curtain their naval programs and decline to discuss the matter, the government j is liable to lose the support of the naI tion. which is clamoring for internal j reforms. Yukie Ozakl, former minI ister of justice, and one of the leaders in the movement for a curtailment of I naval expenditures, delivered lectures i ! to great crowds in 15 cities recently' i during a tour of the country, which was undertaken to explain his stand on disarmament. At the conclusion of each lecture he j ncinls as saying that the minister of marine clearly explained Japan's posi,lon- They were of the opinion that President Harding would call a naval conference, but emphasized the fact that the real difficulty would come in finding a formula for carrying out a reduction of naval programs. See Inconsistency. The Yomi-Url Shimbun, of this city, declares it is convinced that M. Kato I consulted the cabinet before making lils statements, and, therefore, they an be interpreted as embodying the ' intentions of the government. The newspaper says that, considering the i minister's insistence before the diet vpon his project for an eight battleship i eight battle cruiser project, his new j declaration was surprisingly inconsisti rnt and liable to confuse people as to 4 its real significance. HUGHES' DECISION . TO SETTLE CLAIMS IN CUBAN ELECTIONS Ttv Associated Press) NEW YORK. April 11. Charges that fraud was practiced in the recent elections in Cuba have been presented to Secretary of State Hughes and the Liberal party is content to abide by the 6tate department's decl- ! sions, even should they be adverse to president, said in a statement made j public here today. "We still have faith," he continued, "in the solemn declaration of the American government, August 30. last. , assuring iue i.uuan peupit? mai ! elections to be hld in November rences which characterized the elec tions of 1916 and fomented the revolution which broke the following year. We are now constrained to believe that efforts to guarantee fair elections in November and again last month were ineffectual." Makes Charge. General Gomez asserted that General Enoch Crowder, U. S. A., who was dispatched to Cuba last January, had seemed more "concerned to preserve the exterior forms of the election law dictated by him that to look to the real heart of the question." He said General Crowder was insist ent -that the bye-elections be held March 15 and gave no reason for this other than that if there was no elec tion the Cuban congress could not assemble April 4. "And now, General Gomez added, "we are confronted with the spectacle of that congress in session without a constitutional quorum, with the object of consummating one more fraud in the long list of crimes which has characterized Dr. Zayaa's presidential aspirations." Congress assembled on April 4. dispatches to him from Havana said, with Liberal members absent. War Veteran Supplies Legs (By Associated Press) YORK, S. C, April 11 Dr. W. E. Irwin, 84, oldest white male citizen of this cityfc makes wooden legs. The doctor lost his own right leg by a shell during the war between the states. He built a wooden leg according to his own notion and he has been making them for other people ever since, y

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Leon M. Estabrook. Leon M. Estabrook, chief of the bureau of crop estimates, will become associate chief of the bureau of markets at the consolidation July 1 of these two bureaus of the department of agriculture. The combination of the two bureaus was provided for in a recent act of congress. The market bureau will perform all the work now done by the two bureaus. Estabrook has been with the bureau of estimates seventeen years. THINK WAYNE FRUIT HAS WEATHERED SNAP; EXPECTING FAIR CROPS Although fruit trees of Richmond and vicinity suffered a temperaure below freezing for 12 hours continuously Sunday night, several local fruit growers expressed themselves Monday morning as being satisfied that fmit has weathered this last cold snap in better fashion ban he last one. ft is expected that a fair crop of fmit may be looked for this year, in spite of the unfavorable weather conditions, with the exception of the peaches. Fmit of this variety which did not succumb to the last cold map was caught Sunday night. Some apples also, which had opened out in the. last few days, were hurt, although they had escaped all previous freezes. Early varieties of strawberries which were in bloom ahead of time also suffered, but bush fruits were not subject to injury at this time as they had been retarded by the first cold spell. With the exception of peaches and extra early specimens of other fruits, it was stated that enough fmit may be expected in spite of the unusual cold snap to prevent a local fruit famine this summer. There was no question however, but that additional harm had been done, though several thought it not as severe as at the time of the last frost. Wayne Fortunate. Reports from Chicago indicate that Wayne county is in a very favorable position in this respect if the opinions quoted are true, as Illinois. Michigan and northern Indiana are said to have suffered severely. Cherry, plum and pear trees were in full bloom as far north as St. Joseph and these ol course were killed. Central and southern Illinois report snowfalls in blooming orchards, and temperatures of 20 and 27 degrees. Temperature at the Richmond pumping station was at 25 degrees Monday morning and 26 degrees Sunday morning, and Weatherman Moore reports that the Sunday night and Monday morning cold spe'l lasted from seven o'clock at night to eight in the morning. FAILURE OF GERMANY WILL DRIVE FRANCE TO DRASTIC REMEDY (By Associated Press) PARIS, April 11 It is no longer doubted in circles here, considered to have the best sources of information, that France will, either alone or in common with the allies, take radical action against Germany if satisfactory assurances regarding payment of reparations are not forthcoming by May 1. The occupation of the Ruhr valley and the entire industrial region of Westphalia is advocated by some. Others are convinced that the French army should go to Berlin in order to make sure of finishing a task which they hold would be achieved much more cheaply in the end by this method than through the successive application of lesser penalties. The temper of the French chamber of deputies, observers consider, admits of no doubt that Premier Briand would be obliged to act or resign. He has no thought, however, of giving up the task, it would appear, but will grapple with the situation as it develops May 1 with the determination to produce the effect desired. It is thought in official circles here that the Berlin government is aware that there remains no room for procrastination after the end of this month. Hence, after failing to interest the United States in her case, as the French interpret the outcome of the recent correspondence between Berlin and Washington. Germany is understood to have made a tentative effort to draw Switzerland Into the reparations as a mediator. If the allies hesitate to go to the lengths desired by Premier Briand, France, it Is declared, will act alone.

CIILETT IS SELECTED TO WIELD GAVEL Elected Speaker of House by Overwhelming Majority Congress Marks Time and Awaits Harding's Message. MONDELL GG P. LEADER

(By Associated Press) WASHINGTON. April 11 The 67th congress assembled promptly at noon today at the call of President Harding for its first session, expected now to continue probably until next fall. Except for the re-organization of the house and the usual flood of bills, today's meetings were somewhat perfunctory, the congress marking time until the receipt tomorrow of President Harding's message outlining his views, as to the many important problems before the national law makers. This congress is the first controlled by ReDubli Cans t n moot nnHav D&nntL i liran BHmin1niilA. m . i . "uunuiouaiiuu iur a aecaae. me senate had previously been organized 41 'i special session which began last iarcn 4, Dut the house proceeded to its organization bv re-electing Frederick IT. Gillett. of over Claude Kitchin of North Carolina! democratic candidate. The vote was on strictly nartv linen nnH Mf rs-i lett was elected by an overwhelming majority. Mondell Re-elected. Frank W. Mondell of Wyoming was re-elected Renublican lp-iHcr rK;i Representative Kitchin became the democratic leaaer by virtue of his nomination for the speakership. Hsucceeds the late Champ Clark. Nearly all of the 433 members were present for the opening. The crowded house galleries broke into applauso when Miss Alice M. Robertson. Republican, of the second Oklahoma district, the only woman member of con gress came on the floor. She carried a bunch of red roses. Miss Robertson was one of the more than 100 new members, most of them Republican, who answered the first roll call. Mon of them stood in groups behind Speaker Gillett, when he took his place to be sworn in. Use "Cherokee Strips." Because of the large numbers of Republicans in both the house and senate, it was necessary to establish so-called "Cherokee strips." in each house between the Republican ano Democratic sides the overflow of Republican members being seated in these strips. The seating of Richard B. Bird, as a Republican from the eighth Kan.sa district was protested on the floor of the house today by Representative Flood, Democrat. Virginia. At his own suggestion Mr. Bird ttood aside until the other members had been sworn. Mr. Flood charges that Mr. Bird's own sworn statement nf rimnairn - jpenditures showed that he had spent mure man fiu.uuu. iwice tne amount, Mr. Flood said, a candidate for representative was permitted to expend under the federal corrupt practices act. Mr. Bird was elected to succeed William A. Avres, whose term expired last March 4. PETITION FILED FOR ELECTION TO VOTE ON HOME RULE ACT Filing of the petition for a city manager form of government for Richmond Monday afternoon formally launches the campaign which is expected to develop before the special election Is held early in June when the electors will express their opinion as to whether this city should change the present form of a mayor and council government for a city manager with five commissioners. According to the opinion of Attorney General Leh expressed last week, the city council must call an election if a petition with a sufficient number of signatures of bonafide voters is presented to the city clerk According to the attorney general a city council 13 mandated by the law 1o act thii year on petitions for special elections. Presents Document. The petition for city manager form of government for Richmond was presented to City Clerk Stevens Monday afternoon by Benjamin Johnson. Jr., chairman of the citizens committee which has been active in the circulat ing the petition, and Byrara Robins, former city attorney. All the names on the petition have been gone over carefully by a special committee ami none is expected to be found wrong. Five days are given the city clerk to certify to the names on the signature. He must then be prepared to present the petition to council at Its next regular meeting, which will bi next Monday evening. Council will then set the date for an election which will be not earlier than 30 days after the first of May nor more than sixty days. The petition which was presented to the clerk Monday had approximately 2.5C0 names attached to it. This is more than twice the required number to secure an election. BILL WOULD ABOLISH RAIL LABOR BOARD (Bv Associated Pre?a)

WASHINGTON, April 11 A bill toW'l

abolish the railroad labor board now ft functioning under the transportatio n act and place its duties under the In 4.7 terstate commerce commission was In- fr ; troduced .today by Representative . Ticher, Republican, ol Kansas. i vf "

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