Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 46, Number 157, 13 May 1921 — Page 1

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MUST SHOW ABILITY FOR POSTAL JOBS President To Appoint One of Three Highest Nine Sixth District Candidates Rated Without Examination.

RULE MEETS APPROVAL PALLADIUM NEWS BUREAU WASHINGTON, May' 13. Now that President Harding has issued an executive order relating to appointments of first, second and third class postmasters continuing the requirement that they be selected under civil service regulations, Indiana members of congress are receiving requests from prospective applicants for such positions In their districts for information as to the general nature of the civil service tests for postmasterships. Among the Republican members of the house of representatives there has been a sharp division of opinion as to the best policy for the administration to pursue in the appointment of presidential postmasters. It is understood that most of the members of the majority party in the house approve of the president's order, which modifies 1he order issued by President Wilson in that provision is made that for each appointment one of the highest three qualified eligibles shall be selected whereas the Wilson order required the appointment of the highest eligible. There were a number of congressmen, however, who favored the removal of all civil service restrictions, while a small number of Republican congressmen favored the continuance of the Wilson order. President Harding's order reads: Hold Examination "When a vacancy exists or hereafter occurs in the position of postmaster at an office of the first, second or third class, if such vacancy is not filled by the nomination of- some person within the competitive classified civil service who has the required qualifications, then the postmaster general shall certify the fact to the civil service commission, which shall forthwith hold an open competitive examination to test the fitness of applicants to fill such vacancy, and when such examination has been held and ' the papers , in connection therewith have been rated, the sail commission shall certify, the results thereof to the ; pdstmaster general, .-- who shall submit to the president the name of one of the highest three qualified eligibles for appointment to fill such vacancy unless it is established that the character or residence of any such applicant disqualifies him for the appointment: Provided: That at the expiration of the term of any person appointed to such position through examination before , the civil service commission, the postmaster-general may, in his discretion, submit the name of such pe.rson to the president for re-nomination without further examination. "No person who has passed his sixty-fifth birthday, or who has not actually resided within the delivery of t uch office for two years next preceding such vacancy, shall be given the examination herein provided for.

Must Show Ability. "If, under this order, it is desired to make nomination for any office of a person in the competitive classified service, such person must first bo found by the civil service commission to meet the minimum requirements for the. office." Under the new arrangement presidential postmasters will, continue to bo appointed for terras of four years. Candidates for postmasterships having annual salaries above $2,200, and in that class are nine of the 21 presidential offices in the sixth congressional district of Indiana, will not, under the regulations of the civil service commission, be required to report lor examination at any place but will be rated on the following subjects, education, with a relative weigth of 20 points, and business training and ex.p riene, with a relative weight of &f point.-. In establishing the latter qualification ihe applicant must indicate, in connection with each responsible: position he has held, the number of persons under his supervision, the character of the business, ihe volume of the business done annually, and the commercial rating of each person, firm or corporation. Applicantfor offices paying more than S2,2W) a year must, show that for at least three years "they have held resnonsible positions in which the principal duties involved the management of business affairs or such positions in different branches of the postal f-rvice: applicants must also show that, they have demonstrated their nliility to meet and deal with the public atifactorily. Must Answer Questions. To establish educational qualifications the applicant? for such offices liHit pnsw-r the following question: "State fully and in detail the names rnd locations of the schools ov colleges you have attended and the courses of' study pursued by you in crh. rnrning any degree or degrees ed bv you. dat' conferred, and the institution by which conferred: if vou have pursued any post graduate courses of study, state fully what studies ard when, where and for what length of time thev were pursued." It is understood that the commission does not insist that an applicant phRll be a college gmdute to meet the educational standard reouirem?nt: th tt it is nierelv interested in esblishinr Ihe fact thpt the applicant has r reasonably sound general educaion which the average successful business man poses?e. Written Examlnaions. Applicants for postmasterships having p""ual compensations from fl.000 to $2 20fl are assembled for a written examination. The following are th? , (Continued on Page Eleven)

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m wi biiv niiisi i 141 1 1 bviicyc gins I who will go to Belgium. Above, Miss Laura T. Cannon, left, and Miss Clara Marburg. Below, Miss Catherine Rich. WASHINGTON, May 13 Twenty, four American college girls will go to Belgium each year to take postgraduate courses in the Belgian universities while twenty-four Belgian coeds come to America to enjoy the same post-graduate privileges in American universities under a plan just announced by the commission for relief in Belgium educational foundation. The plan was suggested by Herbert Hoover, secretary of commerce, as a fitting memorial to the commission's service in feeding 7,500,000 inhabitants during the war. Three of the twenty-four girls to be nominated by their colleges to date are the Missss Laura T. Cannon, Clara Marburg and Catherine Rich. Miss Cannon goes from Yale, where she GERMANS TO BEGIN OFFENSIVE IN WEEK, REPORT IN SILESIA (By Associated Press) OPPELN, Silesia, May 13. German forces on the left bank of the Oder river are being gradually augmented by the arrival of former German soldiers from Bresslau, and a number, it Is known are coming:: from Germany. Several hundred security police from Hamburg and Kiel, and a few -from other German cities have reached Brieg, 20 miles northwest of here, and are authoritively reported to have placed themselves at the disposal of the German authorities there. There are rumors here that the Germans will take the offensive probably within a week when their preparations are complete. The Poles in the meantime, are known to be strengthening their positions with artillery, although they are not advancing. French sources declare that Adalbert Korfanty, leader of the Polish insurrection, has "heeded General Lerond's instructions for the first time, and suspended his offensive." Deprecate Statements The French deprecate statements published by the Poles that the allies have accepted the present battle line3 as the new frontier between Germany and Poland. They declare these statements tend to excite the German population, making re-establishment of order more difficult.A German counter offensive, it is believed, cannot be prevented unll?s the Poles evacuate their positions, -lie impression prevailing among German leaders that if the Poles are permitted to hold territory they have occupied, the Germans would have similar rights should they succeed in driving out the invaders and occupying the same region themselves. The interallied commission Is holding frequent conferences, but it is said there is no intention to re-inforce allied troops here, and there has been recent redistribution of these forces. BERLIN. May 13. The general strike begun by the German workmen at.Oppeln, upper Silesia, in protest against the attitude of the inter-allied commission toward the Polish insurrection, has been called off, according to advices today. Members of all the German parties, including the German nationalists and the communists, visited the headquarters of the commission yesterday, the dispatches state, and were assured by General Lerond, head of the commission that no negotiations with the Polish insurgents had taken place, as had beeir reported. He added that he had asked for military re-inforcemenja and would be glad to see British and Italian troops sent to the district. The general strike of the workmen, the messages add, was thereupon ended. Mrs. John Knoll enberg, 62, Dies; Funeral Sunday Mrs. John Knollenberg, 62 years old, died at her home 434 South Eighth street, at 1 o'clock Friday morning. She is survived ?y her husband, Johs Knollenberg, one daughter. Mrs. O. A. Kemper, one sister, Mrs. H. Quatz, and four grandchildren. Mrs. Knollenberg was a member of Trinity Lutheran church and was a leading member of the church. She was one of the organizers of the Trinity Lutheran church and one of the oldest members. Funeral services will be held from the home at 2:30 o'clock Sunday afternoon. Rev. Tressel will officiate and burial will be in the Lutheran cemetery. Friends may, call Saturday afternoon or evening.

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holds a Ph. D. degree. Her specialty is chemistry. Miss Marburg is sar's nominee. She is the daughter of Professor Eugene Marburg of the University of Pennsylvania. She was an honor student at Penn this year and wears a Phi Beta Kappa key. Miss Rich won degrees at the University of California and is a specialist in ethics and philosophy and psychology. URGES PROTECTION , U. S. OIL INTERESTS (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON. May 13. A protest against the acquirement of the Mesopotamia oil concessions by Great Britain Was made to President Harding today by Representative Fess, Ohio, who urged that the United States take active steps to protect its commercial interests, in Mesopotamia. v Mr. Fess presented; a memorandum on the STibjeet by Rear Admiral C ! N. Chester, United States. navy, retired, who made a survey of conditions in the Mesopotamia fields under the Roosevelt administration. Mr. Harding is understood to have expressed deep interest in the subject without endorsing any specific plan of action. BORAH CHALLENGES NAVY BILL INCREASE . (Bv Associated Press) WASHINGTON, May 13 Attacks on the appropriations in the half bil - ,. , ., , ... lion dollars naval appropriations bill were renewed today by Senator Borah, ! Republican, Idaho, who challenged in-

creases made bv the senate naval , successful and less merge ic n pet- , -,nn aa a ' ting postoffiees and clerkships for committee, aggregating $100,000.000 , thejr constituents than are the rpp. over house provisions of $396,000,000 ! uiar party workhorses, but their Conor almost three times the pre war Mitr.ents forgive them for their lack naval budget, he said. of diligence in patronage because of Including the Immediate appropria-! their outstanding qualities of person-

tions and future commitments, Sena-1 tor Borah said the bill really called for about $650,000,000. Asserting that the Japanese navy had only 75,000 to 80,000 men and the British about 200,000 with more ships and a larger service to be performed. Senator Borah said it appeared that the personnel of 120,000 men for the American navy, proposed by the senate committee, was being advocated to keep naval ships "on parade rather than to save money for American tax payers." Cool Spell Predicted By Weatherman Moore Weatherman Moore predicted a cool spell to arrive here Friday night with a sufficient drop in temperature to! warrant wearing fall wraps. Fan day is predicted. The temperature and more rain Is in prospect for next week, he stated. Weather Forecast MOORE'S LOCAL FORECAST Fair and Considerably Cooler. The unsettled and showery weather of Friday will be followed by considerably cooler weather Friday p. m. and night and fair weather will prevail tonight and Saturday and probably Sunday. The rapid approach of an area of high barometric pressure is the reason for the above forecast. For Indiana by the United States Weather Bureau: Fair tonight and Saturday; colder tonight and east and south portion Saturday. Temperatures for Yesterday Maximum 69 Minimum 58 Today Noon 67 Weather Conditions Unsettled weather continues over most of the states east of the Mississippi river with showers and thunderstorms from Lake Superior southward to the Gulf states. A cool wave is now over the middle and upper Mississippi valley states. Snow storms occurred Thursday at Battleford, Prince Albert and Swift Current Saskatchewan. Hot weather in the far southwest, 100 degrees was recorded at Phoenix, Arizona, on Friday.

TARIFF FOES BOLSTERED BY NEW FORCES Republicans Likely To Encounter Trouble Insurgents One Snag Bankers Now in Foreign Trade. NEED ARTFULSTEERING

BY MARK Slt.l.IVAJf WASHINGTON, D. C, May 13. It Is really now that the Republican troubles on the tariff begin. Senator Moses says defection on the emergency tariff bill did not matter. Nothing that was done on the emergency bill mattered much, because nobody took it seriously. But as the Republicans step into the business of making a permanent tariff, they take on a world of trouble. The making of a tariff is sometimes followed by a particular combination of economic and political conditions that makes for good luck. It is also sometimes followed by conditions that make for bad luck. The last time the Republicans made a tariff it was bad luck that awaited them. As Senator Moses expressed it this week: "History has a trick of repeating itself. Twelve years ago a Republican president had just entered the White House. Behind him stood the largest vote that anv nresident. had un to that

Vas-jtime ever received. The Republican

majority in both houses of congress was ample, and that majority wrote a tariff bill. That tariff bill was a pandora's box of political evil for Republicanism. The year following its enactment saw the Republican majority in the house of representatives swept away; saw state after state previously deemed safely Republican taken into the Democratic column." Full of Trouble. It isn't merely that no one can tell how the country will feel about the tariff that the Republicans make. In the more immediate future the actual making of that tariff is going to be full of troubles for the Republican leaders. Senator Mose's insurgency this week was a portentous omen. Of course it isn't every senator that can go his own gait as careless of party discipline as Moses' is. Moses belongs to 4hat class of senators who hold their tenure not by virtue of party regularity but chiefly by virtue of. personality. Moses gets- his title to his seat in. the senate not from the Republican :prty as an organization but from the individual voters of his state. There is a considerable group of senators of this kind. In many respects they are the most attractive' men in the senate. Everybody realizes c" course, that the business of the government can only be accomplished satisfactorily by a certain amount of team work nevertheless every one admires those senators who go their own way. i Because of some trait of personality, oecause or some vonemence or convicHon, one way or the other their anj peal is to the individual voter, and 1 when election comes around they do i not need to go hat in hand to the party orsranj2ati0n j " Personality Appeals. These senators frequently are less ality. Moses is the principal Republican senator of this type in the east. Brandegee, to some degree is in the same class, so is Borah of Idaho, and Norris of Nebraska. The troubles the Republicans will have in making their tariff bill will not be merely those of individual in(Continued on Page Ten) HONOR LOCAL PEOPLE AT G. A. R, CONCLAVE Several Richmond people were honored at the closing session of the G. A. R. encampment at Newcastle Thursday. Lafayette Marsh, of this -" .. jss, 4V, n . ; .vo,.,!, ct,it t ti. national encampment. Lawrence A Handley was appointed counsellor of the Sons of Veterans. Mrs. E'izabeth Ireton was elected vice president of the Ladies' Auxiliary of the Son3 of Veterans. Richard H. Tyner. of Newcastle and who was born In Wayne county, was elected state commander of the G. A. R. when Charles W. Shaw, of Blcomington, withdrew. Mrs. Rose Sutton, of Fort Wayne, was named president of the Woman's Relief Corps and for the first time in the history of the Sons of Veterans' organization a state commander was elected to succeed himself when the Rev. E. S. Shumaker of Indianapolis was chosen. Robert W. McBride, of Indianapolis, the retiring commander of the Inj diana department of the G. A. R. was presented with the diamond-studded emblem of a past commander and a silk flag by the veterans. Fifty Persons Killed in Charge hy Police (By Associated Press) MEXICO CITY, May 13 Fifty persons were killed, and a score wounded last night in Morelia, capitla of the state of Michoacan, say reports to the Excelsior early this morning, when police aided by unsolicited help from radicals charged a- large group of Catholics. The latter were demonstrating against alleged desecration of their churches last Sunday by the radicals. , , .

America Sees Mme. Curie,: Radium Discoverer

Madame Marie Skoldowska Curie, photographed on board the U. 3. S. Olympic on her arrival at New York Madame Marie Curie, the mild, pale faced, quiet little woman who became one of the greatest personages in the scientific world through her discovery of radium, has come to the United States to receive a gram of radium as the gift of American women and receive a score of degrees from American colleges and honors from scientific bodies.

Elks Demand Speedier Relief For Disabled War Veterans

Richmond lodge of Elks No. C49 listened Thursday night to the first wireles telephone demonstration ever staged for the pleasure of a lodge of this order, and, perhaps, for ary fraternal body in the United States. Musical numbers and an address on "Wireless Telephony" by a member were conveyed via the air route from the Palladium building to the club house, which was crowded with Elks, who showed a keen interest in the latest form of communicatlos. : Preceding the socl.il session, a number of Important business items were disposed of. including: Instruction to the trustees to give $100 to the Salvation Army drive oh May 19. Appointment of a committee by Exalted Ruler Howard Hunt to investijpate the feasibility of enlarging the club house or of constructing a new edifice. ' Urge Speedy Relief. The adoption of a resolution urging the Indiana senators and Reprc-senta-BURY PAUL M, HUNT AT CENTERVILLE SUNDAY PAUL M. HUNT CENTERVILLE, Ind., May 13. The body of Paul M.'Hunt, for whom the I Taul Hunt post of the American Legicn was named; will arrive here Friday ; evening, according to word received from New York. Funeral services will be held Sunday afternoon at the Christian church here with Rev. Mci Cormick officiating. Services will be conducted under the auspices of the Paul Hunt post, American Legion. He its survived by three brothers. Ira of Texas, Rex of Iowa, nsd French of Ohio, and one . sister,. Mrs. Genevieve Schroy of this city. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Jabez Hunt. Hunt was wounded at Soissons. July 18. 1918. the day of his 23rd birthday, and died five days later, July 23, 1918. He was born at Centervllle, July IS, 1895, residing here until he entered the service of his country, Sept. 21, 1917. He was sent to Camp Taylor. I Ky., and was transferred later to Camp Shelby. Miss. On June 7, 1918, he proceeded to Camp Merrltt. N. J., with his organization, and sailed for France Ifour days later as member of Company K, 162nd infantry. ' Upon his arrival in France he was transferred to Company E. 16th infantry, First Division, and was serving with that division when he was wounded. YUKON ICE BREAKS DAWSON, Y. T.. 13. Bells and whistles welcomed the breaking of ice in the Yukon river here this morning, and the first river boats are expected to open navigation within a few days. The main river south of Dawson, from Lake La Barge to Carmache, is practically clear of ice.

live Elliott to urge speedy enactment of legislation decentralizing the three bureaus which now handle soldiers" relief and establishing regional and local boards with power to act, for the purpose of eliminating red tape and obtaining immediate action. Dr. George Hunt, former commander of Harry Ray Post i of the American Legion, reported numerous

cases of delayed relief which had (Continued on Page Eleven.) UNLESS RAIL CRISIS IS SOLVED TREASURY WILL PAY, CUMMINS (Tiy Associated Press) WASHINGTON, May 13 Unless some way is found to increase revenues and reduce expenses the railroad deficit "will have to be met from the national treasury'Chalmian Cummins of the senate interstate commerce committee declared today at hearings on the general railroad situation. A table showing what sums had been expended for railway operating expenses and taxes from 1917 to 1920. inclusive, was submitted to the senate interstate commerce committee today by Julius Kruttschnitt. chairman of the board of the Southern Pacific, who appeared for conclusion of his cross examination in connection with the comimttee's inquiry into the railroad situation of the country. The total operating expenses and taxes for the railroads, according to the table, rose from $3,043,000,000 in 1917 to $5,047,000,000 in 1920. Salaries .of General officers of the railroads in 1920 totalled S47.119.465 as against $3,605,755,516 for labor. Employes Gain. The exhibit also showed that where as in 1917, 55 cents out of every doi-j lar expended for operation and taxes went for wages of employes, this had increased in 1920 to 59 cents. Salaries of general officers on the other hand, it Bhowed decreased from 1.15 to 0.78 cents out of each dollar. The salaries of division officers remained practically stationary. "The classification of general officers." Mr. Kruttschnitt explained, "is that of the interstate commerce commission end includes executive officers J and other officers and their assistants having general supervision over the the affairs of the company or of the operations of a department for either the entire road or a grand division of a road. Shows Salaries. ' Division officers include supedintendents and assistants, trainmasters, roadmasters, bridge or building foremen, master carpenters, steamheat and lighting foreman, plant inspectors, etc. The tablo covering this salary and wage distribution of each dollar of money expended was as followos for 1917 and 1920.' 1917 1920 Salaries for gen. officers. .$1.15 $0.73 Salaries of div." officers. . . 0.74 0.75 Wages all other employes 55.27 59.52 Total compensation 57.16 61.15 Trotsky Seriously III With Cancer, Report (By Associated Prtsi REVAL, May 13. The newspaper Wara Maa of this city prints a report receive, from Terijoki on the RussoFinnish border, to the effect that Leon Trotsky, the soviet war minister, is seriously ill with Cancer and that the best specialists in Russia are atending him. . No advicc3 confirmatory of this report have been received from other sources. . . .

WEEKS PICKS PERSHING FOR STAFF CHIEF Appointment of Commander of A. E. F. Announced Assumes Duties, July 1 Retains Charge of War Staff. OVERSEESWHOLE ARMY

(By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, May 13. Appointment of General John J. Pershing as chief of staff of the army was announced today by Secretary Weeks. General Pershing wil assume his new duties July 1. Succeeding Major General March. His assistant will be Major General James G. Harbord, who was General Pershing's principal taff assistant in France before he assumed command of the service of supply. As chief of staff. Secretary Week? said,. General Pershing will direct training of the regular army and organized reserves, which he will command in the event of active field operations before his retirement. He will retain the duties recently assigned to him as chief of the war staff now being organized. Leaves Pershing FreeGeneral Harbord, as assistant chief of staff, will take over all of the administrative details, heretofore handled by the chief of staff. Mr. Week-;, announced, leaving General Pershing free to direct the organization and training cf the army of the United States as a whole, including the national guard and the organized reserves. MOUNTAIN WARFARE RESUMED WITH VIGOR ON SEVEN MILE FRONT (By Associated Press) WILLIAMSON, W. Va., May 13. Mountain warfare which raged all of yesterday and intermittently through the night over a seven-mile front in the West Virginia coal strike region was resumed wih vigor this morning. Reports sent to Captain J. R. Brockus. of the state police at headquarters, said heavy firing was in progress at McCarr, Ky., the eastern end of the trouble zone, and at Merrimac. W. Va., where yesterday shooting started. Sporadic rifle fire could be heard along the West Virginia and Kentucky borders at Matewan. An unidentified man was killed on the bridge leading from McCarr to the West Virginia bank of the Tug river, bringing the known casualities to three killed and two wounded. This included a member of the attacking party reported killed at McCarr last night. Takes Supplies Chief Deputy Sheriff John Hall left Williamson this morning with supplies of ammunition for the detachment of state police stationed at Sprigg. one of the towns in yesterday's battle zone. Reports from Sprigg a few minutes earlier indicated that firing from the mountains had been resumed soon after daybreak. There were no details. Reports from the vicinity of McCarr on the Kentucky side of the river were that the firing continued intermittently until late into the night but there was no information that the list of casualties which included one known dead and two wounded had been increased. The report from McCarr that one of the attacking party there had been killed was not confirmed today. David Phillips and J. C. McCoy who were arrested at Sprigg yesterday by the state police in connection with the shooting of Harry C. Staten, a state prohibition officer, soon after the firing started, were being held in the county jail here. It was expected that they would be arraigned this morning to answer a charge preferred by Captain Brockus. An early review of the situation by the authorities, brought out the expressed belief that the danger of further disorders had not passed. SALES TAX HEARINGS " BECOME HOT DEBATE WASHINGTON. May 13. Hearing on the proposed sales tax. resumed today by the senate finance committee, developed into spirited joint debate between senators and witnesses in support and opposition to such attacks. The chief point at issue was whether the tax would be passed on to the ultimate consumer. Senator Smoot, Republican, Idaho, author of the sales tax plan, contended that the tax would be passed on in the vast majority of cases, while other senators and witnesses argued that it would not. but would become a tax on capital of business. Mexican Government May Break Telephone Strike (By Associated Press) MEXICO CITY. May 13, Government authorities are prepared to oper-, ate all public utilities here if the threat of a general strike is carried out today by striking employes of thi Ericcson Telephone company their sympathizers, it is officially stated. The officials of the Ericcson company have submitted a proposition to the strikers which partially -meets their demands, but whether it will be accepted or not cannot be determined until a final conference today. Isolated instances of sabotage, such' as wire cutting and the destruction of the telephone company's, property.' are reported. . , ... "