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SENATE LOATH TO SURRENDER ITS HIESTIGE Its Determination Causes Ten

sion Foreign Affairs Committee Would Lose in Fight With Republican President. IRREGONCILABLES FIRM DV MARK SrLUVAH WASHINGTON, D. C, April 16. The easiest thing to understand about our foreign affairs is the composition and the sentiments of the senate committee on foreism relations. Thi3 body in the past ha3 shared with the senate committee of finance the position of being the most important committee in the senate. During the two years' fight on the league of nations the foreign relations committee came into the limelight to such a degree and by its victory over the white house won such a prestige that it now outshadowa the finance committee. It is the determination of the foreign relations committee not to surrender the prestige It recently won that accounts largely for the present tension between it and the white nouse. In this situation there is a factor which the public may overlook and which even the senators themselves may, in the strength of their feeling, ignore too much. That factor is that, whereas the committee's victory last year was against a president of the opposite party, their fight must jiow be, if they make a fight, against a president of their own' party. Different Fight It is one thing for Republican sen ators to win power away from a Democratic president. It is quite a different matter in order to keep that power to make a fight against a Republican president. Republican senators for their support in their home states look to Republican voters, and Republican voters may well give them support in a fight against a Democratic president when they would withhold it in a fight against a Republican president The senate committee on foreign affairs consists of 16 members, 10 Republicans and 6 Democrats. For practical purposes all power is exercised by the Republican majority of the committee. This Republican majority, during the present session, except that . two changes have been made. Senator H.arrtlnsr has rone off the commitrKpitor become president, and Senator Fall has gdiie' ott the committee to become a member of the cabinet The places of tnese.two have been taken by Senator McCormick. of Illinois and Senator Kellogg of Minnesota. Majority Irreconcilable. The Republican majority of the senate committee on foreign affairs, is therefore, completely, of the irreconcilable attitude in its position on the league of nations, on the treaty and on our foreign relations generally, if by any chance, McCumber and Kellogg should fail to stand with the others, their places would be filled by members of the Democratic minority, among whom there is at least one and rossibly two, who in any test vote would probably stand with the irrecon-j cilable RepuDlican position ramer man with their own party. The entire Democratic membership of the committee consists of Hitchcock of Nebraska, Williams of Mississippi, Swanton of Virginia, Pomerene of Ohio, Pittman of Nevada and Shields of Ten nessee. The irreconcilables are. therefore, completely in the saddle so far as the committee on foriegn relations is concerned. Not only do they have the r.umbers and the powers in a formal sense, in addition to that they have ihe conviction that their attitude is s-upported by the Republican voters in

vnB "7s, wt";;;'u ' 7'en' " British and other European agents example the other when Senator ceaselessly at work in WashNew of Indiana gave out a statement

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, i ! ttate. Wise Politics. Can anyone doubt that Senator New would not have taken that position it he did not feel that it would be acceptable to the Republican voters of his state? Senator New comes up for tenomination and re-election next year.

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Within barely a year he must "fight j day night at the Knights of Pythias for his political life. His opponent, it j Temple. Over 50 members were preis expected, will be ex-Senator Bever- j sent and cnj0yed the evening and the klge who is one of the original and u j d witQ ?0 cnar. most earnest advocates of a policy of isolation for America: under the cir-jter members. mmstanops it is inconceivable that A very interesting business meeting

Senator New would have taken the postion he did unless he felt it was the best politics. In the Fame, way, Senator McCumber is also serving the last two years of his trrcs and has, therefore, what politicians call the "two year pulse" of responsiveness to conditions in his state. The irreconcilables feel that the degree of opposition to the league cf nations and to relations with Europe in a broad sense that was reflected in the election last November has been intensified by Lansing's book and by the wide distribution of his magazine articles, in which he gave a most disagreeable picture of European diplomocy and of European diplomats, ! especially Lloyd George. The conn-! attitude is supported by the majority of the Republican voters is at least complete. Demand Will Come Against this is to be fa id that soon

or late business conditions in the United States will give rise to a demand for some action looking toward the stabilizing of economic conditions throughout the world. As soon as the farmer and the small business man realize that their troubles are due to the breakdown of the international trade and that breakdowns can most quickly be cured by co-operation with Europe, his support of the irreconcil(Continued on Page Four)

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May Dealy "The chorus girl of today is a mere business woman compared to the delightful Bohemian creature who flourished, and very gracefully flourished, 10 years ago at the Winter Garden," is the opinion of May Dealy, of the "Passing Show of 1921." Miss Dealy, as a very young girl, was a member of the first Winter Garden company, and she returned recently for the sake of taking part in the anniversary performance. Miss Dealy for several seasons played the feminine lead opposite Al. Jolson. Then she went into the real estate business for herself, remaining off the stage until recently, thereby proving that she also is one of the modern chorus girl business-women. Hoover to Urge Building Revival; Charge Propaganda Against Fleet

PALLADIUM NEWS BUREAU WASHINGTON, April 16, Secretary of Commerce Herbert Hoover has announced his intention of giving detive support to a revival of the building construction industry. Representatives of the Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce recently appeared before Mr. Hoover and suggested that such a revival could be' brought about quickly by a series of local meetings in communities throughout the country and by conferences between all construction interests. The suggestion of the Philadelphia civic organization met with the secretary's immediate sanction. He promised to get behind the plan to the extent of circulating letters all over the United States, especially in communities where no organized effort to encourage building activities had been attempted, with the view of pledging the influence of the department of commerce to the stabilizing one of the nation's " most important industries. Confidence Necessary. The building construction industry is now $18,000,000,000 behind required construction, and Secretary Hoover agrees with those who have studied the question that the first requisite toward resumption of building is the even more important than the settle.tTi; ti7m. piled show that building material pric es have been deflated about 25 per cent, from the peak of 1920, the deflation including employers' profits and wages for labor. The charge has been made that BY HAGERSTOWN BOYS HAGERSTOWN. April 16 William Frazier, Post 333 American Legion, held a very enthusiastic meeting, Friwas held and arrangements were mado to celebrate "Americanism Day," Sunday, May 1, at the Christian church. The local Post will give the commencement dance at the K. of P. hall Wednesday, April 27, this afair is always been one of the biggest social events of the season. A very popular event of the evening was the relating of humorous incidents that happened in service. Adjutant C. N. Sells, gave an Interesting talk on the American Legion and its duties, after which lunch was served and an hour was spent . In singing the old army and navy songs. The officers are: H. J. Weaver, ! Post Commander; L. R, Kirby, First Commander; R. C. Hughes Seffd tant; L. B. Davis, treas.; C. E- Abel, chairman; Fred Thoma3, Service officer; Clinton Brooks, 'Sergant at arms; Hanry Flood, historian; Oscar Fox, chairman membership committee. GERMANY PLANS FOR LOAN OF 19,600,000,00 MARKS BERLIN, April 16. Measures providing for a new credit loan of 19.600,OOO.OOO marks, and an additional 100,000,000 marks for carrying out the peace treaty, were introduced in the Reichstag today, increasing the budget for 120 to 3,34,000,000.000 marks. The deficit for the Btune period is 86,800,000,000 marks.

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ington and throughout the country disseminating propaganda aimed to discourage the maintenance of the huge commercial fleet the United United States now possesses. The principal maritime nations, the chief of which is Great Britain, have followed with apprehension the sudden and enormous development of the American merchant marine. They regard it as something to be antagonized and, if possible, prevented. America's chief commercial competitors long for a return of those days when practically all American commerce was carried in foreign bottoms, and they are fighting for this, it 13 charged, with propaganda. Those who are leading the fight for (Continued on Page Fourteen) REMONSTRANCE FAILS TO GET HEARING ON CENTERVILLE BONDS No hearing on the remonstrance against the issuance of $110,000 worth of bonds for the new school house in Centerville will be held before a member of the state board of tax commissioners, according to word received from Mr. T. A. Tillman, of the state board Friday evening. "Permission for the issuance of the $110,000 worth of bonds in Center township was granted in May, 1919, and the state board of tax commissioners feel that they have no jurisdiction over the matter at this time, providing the bonds are sold at fiv and one-half percent interest," the secretary of the state board stated. "If the advisory board had filed another petition asking that they be allowed to sell the bonds at six per cent, the re monstrance would have been legal," it was stated. Sale Held Monday. The sale of the $110 000 bond issue in Centerville will be held at 2 p. m.. Monday afternoon at the township trustee's office in Centerville. The proceeds from the sale of the bonds will be u.ed to provide a new high school building in Centerville. Contract for the new building has been let and work is expected to begin immediately so that the building will be ready for occupancy next fall. PROPOSE COMMUNITY CHEST FOR RICHMOND A community chest for Richmond will be proposed by representatives from the manufacturers' section of Chamber of Commerce at the forum meeting to be held next Wednesday evenine. according to announcements made Saturday by Joseph H. Mills, representative from that section. Definite plans for the organization to sponsor the chest have not been made. The whole question will probably be determined by the reception accorded the proposal at the meeting Wednesday. Various clubs and organisations of the city have been discussing the matter for some time, but none have become committed to a policy regarding the chest plan. Those interested In the establishment of a community chest state that it has worked successfully In all the .cities where it has been tried. That it reduces tne charity organizations and those financed by public subscription to a systematic basis, and that it cuts down the number of so-called "drives" with their contingent exi penses.

LABOR SPLIT IS DECLARED RIGJEFEAT Forces Break into Sections After Refusal of Railwaymen and Transport Workers To Go on Sympathy Strike. SEE ALLIANCE DEATH

(Rv Associated Pr) LONDON, April 16. Labor forces of the United Kingdom are today apparently broken into sections as a result of the refusal of the National Union of Railway men and the National Federation of Transport workers yesterday to continue their support of the strike called by the Miners' federation of Great Britain on April 1. Opinion prevails in some quarters that the action of the railroad workers and the transport men means tt-e death warrant of the "Triple alliance." This view Is not held universally but, without doubt, the split which developed yesterday will have a serious effect upon the rank and file of labor. "Yesterday was the heaviest defeat that has befallen labor within the memory of man," begins the laborite Herald's comment on the sensational break away of the ailroad men and transport workers. "It is no use trying to minimize it. The workers have not stood together and they have reaped the reward." Declare Mistake. The newspaper declares that Frank Hodges, secretary of the Miners' organization, made a tactical mistake by altering the old formula of the union during, his address before members of the house of commons on Thursday night. The union had held it would : not negotiate until assured of the establishment of a national wage board, even if such a bodv would not bearin operations immediately but Mr. Hadges changed the formula by declaring the union would negotiate immediately, postponing the question of a national board. Assertion is made that In so doing he went beyond his powers. "The old machinery has failed," the Herald concludes. "We must start afresh and get a machine that will work, and develop a new spirit. This is not the end: it is the beginning." Whether the miners' federation, in its turn, will split up. as predicted in some quarters, remains to be seen. Mr. Hodges' position has become delicate, but it is known he has the support of a strong minority. The hands of the present executives of the organization are tied, but the new conference of delegates which has been called may consent to modify its instructions so that negotiations may proceed. Graphic Account The London Times gives a graphic account of what happened at the fateful meeting of the "triple alliance" yesterday. "The proceedings developed," says an eye-witness quoted by the Times, "into the biggest circus .ever seen. Extremists of all sections tried hard to keep the battle flag unfurled, and C. T. Cramp, president of the railway men's union, led in the attempt to secure postponement instead of cancellation of the strike. Recriminations were mutual, and while the transport workers were particularly accused of not desiring fully to suspect the miners, they retorted by referring to the weak-kneed action which led to the j matter of cancellation of the strike i order being raised at this junction at! all. It was argued that the miners j should have accepted Prime Minister ' Lloyd George s proposal and etood by the offer made by Mr. Hodges. Their refusal showed their attitude was not actuated by the wage dispute, but was a kind of direct action for securing some kind of nationalization. When it became evident the break was coming, the anger of the miners was unbounded." According to other accounts, the atmosphere was electrical, and bitter personalities were hurled to and fro. Shouts of "traitor" and other similar epithets were heard by reporters outside the hall where the meeting was held. Replying to the communication from Mr. Cramp and J. H. Thomas (Continued on Page Twelve.) Weather Forecast MOORE'S LOCAL FORECAST. Rain or Snow. .Much cooler. Mostly cloudy and cooler tonight I and Sunday with rain or snow in prospect for Richmond and Wayne j county. Rain at intervals Saturday i afternoon and night followed by freez- j ing cold or below buuday mornmg and Sunday night. For Indiana by the United States Weather Bureau Rain or snow and cooler in north and rain and much colder in south portion tonight; freestemperature tonight; Sunday fair and continued cold. Temperatures for Yesterday. j Maximum 69 ! j Miniouim 4J Today. Noon 67 Weather Conditions The Rocky Mountain storm continues to move northeastward today and its center is headed for the St. Lawrence valley. Freezing cold weather is ' rapidly following the storm and snow is falling in several of the western and northern states. The heaviest snowfall occured in the state of Colorado. Sixteen inches deep at Denver; 18 inches at Sil vert on; 19 inches at Colorado Cprings. Tornadoes occurred Friday at several places along the southeastern quadrant of the general storm which now prevails over the Mississippi valley states. , Aarometer. 7 a. m .29.80 10 a. m 29.78

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Sir L. Worthing Evans (left) and Sir Robert Home This photo of Sir L. Worthington Evans, British secretary of war, and Sir Robert Horne, president ot the British board of trade, was taken as the men left a recent conference of British leaders called to discuss the problems connected with the strike of mine workers. Churches Suspend Services to

Attend Sunday Suspension of afternoon and night church services tomorrow has been arranged by all pastors affiliated with the Ministerial association. This action was taken so that members of all churches may have the opportunity to attend the Sunday mass meetings to be conducted in the East Main street Friends church by the City Sunday School association. Dr. M. A. Honline, of Dayton, O., associate educational director of the International Sunday school association is to be the principal speaker for these meetings and the ones to follow each afternoon and night of Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. SevAMERICANIZATION DAY COMMITTEE CHOSEN FROM WAYNE TOWNS Announcement of the committee for Wayne county to have charge of tie celebration of Americanization day on May 1 was made by Prosecutor Paul A. Beckett Saturday afternoon. The names include one person from every town in the county who will have charge of the work of organizing some form of celebration in that particular place. A committee of six was appointed to arrange for a celebration in Richmond. This committee is as follows: R. B. Mather, Charles Jordan, Carl Wad man, Mrs. A- W. Roach, Lawrence "Handley and William Mathews. Those chosen for the county are Charles Calloway, of Milton; Benjamin Hatfield, Dublin; William A. Medsker, of Cambridge City; Keith Hatfield, of Centerville; William O. Seeney, of Fountain City ; William Curtis, of Whitewater; Elmer Crull, of Hagerstown; Will Roller, of Greensfork; P. O. Beckman. of Economy; Wilfred Griffiths, of Williamsburg, and George F. Gipe. of Pershing. Urge Meetings Mr.Ueckett, who was selected to or ganize Wayne county for the celebra' tion of Americanization day by Judge Raymond F. Springer, of Conners - vine, cnairman 01 tne sixth congres - sional district, is sending letters to all the committeemen of the county asking them to arrange for some form of meeting. He suggests that Friday afternoon, before Sunday May 1, be set aside by all the schools that are open at that time, and that appropriate services be held to bring to mind the Americanization idea. It is further suggested that pastors of churches be asked to devote ona of their services on Sunday May 1, to a discussion cf some topic relative to Americanization. Plans for a celebration in Richmond have not been completed by the local committee. These will probably follow the general plan outlined for the county it is said. E. I. LEWIS SELECTED FOR FEDERAL PLACE (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON. April 16. E. I. Lewis, of Indianapolis, chairman of the Indiana public service commission is understood to have been selected by President Harding for one of the vacancies on the interstate commerce commission. Mr. Lewis is a former member of the staff of the Indianapolis News ia which capacity he came into prominence in Indiana by conducting a fight for cheaper gas in the state capital. He was appointed chairman of the public service commission in 196.

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- , . . . eral churches not represented in the Ministerial association also are to sus pend Sunday afternoon and night services. Those suspending are: First Christian, United Brethren, South Eight street Friends, East Main street Friends, West Richmond Friends, St. Paul's Lutheran, First English Lutheran, First Methodist, Grace Methodist, Third Methodist, First Presbyterian, Second Presbyterian and Reid Memorial United Presbyterian. St. Paul's Episcopal church will hold its regular afternoon service, but as no evening services are held, members will be at liberty to attend the night mass meeting. All afternoon lectures, of which there will be four, beginning with the one Sunday afternoon, will be held at 4 o'clock, with the exception of the Sunday afternoon lecture, which will begin at 2:30 o'clock. Night meetings Sunday, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday will open at 7:30 o'clock. Arrangements have been made to hold all meetings except those on Sunday, in the First English Lutheran church, corner South Eleventh and A streets. Persons are asked to bear in mind the places of meetings. To Care for Crowds. While over 600 enrollment cards

have been signed by persons wishing i Bwr " ""rlr. . ' Jcn to have their seat! reserved, atten j yesterday COTewd dj!?1ct, ,w!tn tirm i r,,i.r' ,v.,!wow covering, ranging from 11 to 14

tion is called to the provision that persons holding reserve seat cards must be at the place of meeting with(Continued on Page Four) SUNDAY'S AGENT HERE ONE DAY NEXT WEEK "Billy" Sunday's business agent, Fred W. Rapp, is expected to visit

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umunu uuc ua, u, CCB. w, iuC liurpobe Ui arranging preummary smuf aui itic wj u u u u s c v an j,cnan.. meetings for next Bpring. according to the Rev. H. S. James, chairman of the party which conferred with Mr. Sun - day, Friday. This practically assures me coming oi ine grei evangeiiM. Accommodations for the large crowds which are expected to attend Mr. Sunday's meetings here, would be provided by a tabernacle with a seat-

ing capacity of about 5.000 It is saidjport8 Viiertng into Birmingham over j bat such a building could be Placed ,badly crippied lines of communication

,"" lur 'ttI r L u ? street Friends church grounds. l. C J... 4W4 .1,. 1 m.. ouuu, iuw h , cuurtues be unanimous in dismissing regular services during his five weeks cam - paign. Funds for financing the project here w,ll be taken care of by free111 UHl lllftO. When Mr. Sunday met the enthusiastic Richmond delegation of nearly 30 persons who visited him to urge his decision to come, he is reported to have said, "of course I will come." While no contract is signed by Mr. Sunday, his verbal agreement received Friday means his acceptance of the j invitation Aid to Navy Secretary is Given New Duties (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, April 16. Commander P. W. Foote, for several years personal naval aide to former Secre tftrv rir i r 1 c -t A t nrocont flMinff 4n , .. a similar capacity for Secretary Den - hv. ha boon asiimod to rnmn.anri th scout cruiser Salem of the Pacific fleet. He will be relieved of his present duties about May 1, and will immediately join his ship at San Diego. Secretary Denby has not selected Commander Foote's successor and may not do so for some time. During the war Commander Foote was captain of the transport President Lincoln, which was sunk by a German submarine while enroute to New York. For his conduct on thai, occasion he received the distinguished service cross and several foreign decorations.

50 PERSONS ; LOSE LIVES IN TORNADO Hundreds of Others Injured by Storm that Sweeps Sections of Southeast Arkansas Tremendous Damage. WIDE SVVAfiT IS CUT

(By Asnociated Pre) LITTLE ROCK, Ark.. April 16. Fifty known dead and hundreds of persons injured were reported in despatches received from the tornado swept sections of southeast Arkansas today. Reports coming into Little Rock from the storm area augumented rather than diminished the extent of the damage and because of paralyzed wire communications, officials were of the opinion that several days might elapse before the full extent of the destruction is definitely known. Apparently the heaviest loss of property was cadsed in the two Arkansas counties. In the rural sections of upper Miller county, near Texarkana, eleven persons are known to have been killed and a large number injured. .Near Hope, in Hempstead county, press despatches stated that from fifteen to twenty persons were killed and scores injured by the storm which swept the entire length of the county. The storm approached within a few miles of the town, according to reports here. Brief Message Prescott is another town in Hempstead county that may have been struck by the storm. A brief message received late laft night said there were several bodies there, but .'as not known just where the faJities occurred. i Texas the damage was in the cnity of O'Farrell, a thickly settled farming community west of Atlanta. The dispatches reported an unknown number of persons killed and injured. Eleven bodies had been brought into Texarkana early today, it was reported. Four bodies had been taken to Hope from the storm district in that locality. Early newspaper estimates placed the number of dead at approximately 39. At both Texarkana and Hope measures were taken by municipal officials and citizens to afford relief for the storm sufferers. Runners in light cars and on motorcycles were sent out in all directions. From the information obtained it was possible to send nurses and doctors into many localities immediately. In the vicinity of Hope relief parties were out soon after the storm had passed, but were able to accomplish little because of the darkness. One party reported late last night that nine bodies had been found between Sprudel and Rolph. The property loss in the immediate vicinity of Hope alone was placed at $50,000. DENVER, Colo., April 16. The Rocky Mountain -egion today was slowly recovering from the effects of ; the worst storm of the winter, which mcnes, DiocKaded railroads and paralyzed wire communication in most directions from Denver. Train service to the south annuled last night was expected to be resumed today. Wire services however, was not expected to return to normal immediately because the large number of poles torn down by the wind and weight of the snow. Report of damage to livestock were anticipated when the outlying districts can be communicated with. Temperatures below freezing occurred last night in most parts of tne Ftate. Snow flurries were j 5ndicated for today with ciearing weather tomorrow. HATTIESBURG. Miss.. April 16 j0ne woman was kined and at least ;12 persons were injured in a tornado that struck Sontag. 16 miles east of . Brookhaven today. Ten houses were , wrecked i PtT?MIVP.HAt Ala A N-i1 1 TJindicate that the town of Ralph. Tus icaloosa county, was almost completely iv...vw wJped out by a cyclone early today ! and that Sul!igentf Lamar oty. , ered a ,lke fate In tnefse ear, rt8 which ,ack confirmation, the nnmber of injured run8 into tne ; scores. ABINGTON BOND ISSUE REFUSED BY STATE Permission for the issuance of $30,600 worth of bonds for the erection of a consolidated school in Abington township has been refused by the state board ot tax commissioners, according to the secretary of the board in a statement made Saturday mornjag. Action on tne neanng wmcn was I . . . j.eId at Abington on Wednesday, was i , . ' ! taken by the state board Friday after-

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carried out had the bond sale been A approved. - Residents and tax payers of. Abingr-i'lV ton township seemed to be universally V ' opposed to the erection of & new school ' " house at this time. A petition as '" presented at the hearing in Jibinftva' f which had 230 names signed to itajlt' V opposing the new building. . ,. V''r ..-,-: . t t r.j . . - . . ,- . V