Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 46, Number 160, 17 May 1921 — Page 1

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CRITICISM OF SLACKER LIST IS ANSWERED War Department Statement Expresses Surprise at Ob-

American Money Continues to Cheer French Orphans

CAR. TO PAY FINE TRIBUTE TO DEPARTED i , -. ' 4 Local Post Plans Impressive Memorial Day Services Auxiliary Organizations Invited To Participate. HONOR ALTVETERANS Plans for the observance Memorial Day in an appropriate and Impressive manner are being made by the Sol Meredith Post of the G. A. R.. according to announcements made Tues'day. I The Sunday preceding Memorial Day will be observed by the veterans as Memorial Sunday. It is probable that they will all visit one church and invite their auxiliaries, allied orders, and other patriotic organizations to participate in the services. Men from the post probably will be

detailed to visit schools in the vicinity on the last school day preceding Memorial Day, and explain to the children the significance of the day, and ell them something of the history of the Civil war, its causes and results. Flags at Half-Mast. On Memorial Day, as provided by the Forty-fifth National Encampment. flags will be placed at half mast and bells tolled for five minutes, from 12 o'clock noon, at all public Grand Army exercises on Memorial Day, during which time every comrade will stand uncovered. th general orders from the post state. Lincoln's Gettysburg address and General lxsgan's Memorial Day order will be read at exercises in this community under the G. A. R. directions. Honor Confederates One particularly touching part of the orders to be carried out is as follows: "In places where Confederate soldiers are buried details are to be made for decorating their graves. Whatever our memory of the boys be-! tween Sumter and Appomattox, let us ' not forget that sons and grandsons of; these men are today sleeping beside our owu sons and grandsons under the poppies, of France' and Flanders, where, fighting and dying together, they added immeasurable luster to the flag of a reunited country. Only cowj. ards never forgiTe." The Civil war veterans" state that by express action of the National Encampment and by growing custom, the observance cf the day has become a tribute to the memory of all who have in any war offered their lives ' that our country might live and that its honor might remain unsullied. Keep HeadsErecW " One statement read., that "The Grand Army of the Republic, ad an organization, can take part in but few more observances of the day. Before not her year rolls around, earth wf!l have taken thousands of, our comrades to her arms. "But as wc approach the end let there be no faltering in our step; let us hold our places at the head of each memorial parade. With heads erect and facts to ihe front, proud of the past and hopeful for the future, may death find each comrade at his post until that day comes when taps shall have sounded for the last comrade." failureWturks to ratify treaty may cause lapse (Kv Associated Press.) WASHINGTON'. May 17. Failure i f the Turkish Nationalist government of Angora to ratify the treaty concluded March 12. between tho French government and the Turkish nationalists U expected to cause the lapse of the agreement, according to advices received here today in official circles. Recent Turkish successes against: thf Greeks were reported to have do- j veloped an uncompromising attituan . .. .i r . i 1.'.. t , ..'1 t Vin ??h" V ,j;e n'lr.vui1 weie 7n stated that the Bolsheviki were ouraging ihe obduracy of the Turkish -Nationalists and that the Moscow gov ernment had pledged further assistbjicp to thf Turks in the event the treaty was permanently rejected. Concessions Involved. Under the principal terms of the treaty certain economic concessions would be granted to France in ex- ( hang for the evacuation of Cilicia by the French within two months. At the suggestion also of the Turks, a mixed court of French and Turks was proposed for the administration during a short period of the sections of the evacuated districts inhabited by Christians. According to reports, however, no attention had been paid by ihe Turks to this proviso, but instead they are continuing to commit acts calculated to keep up hostilities. Since the enactment of the agreement the Turkish Nationalists have claimed that it failed to satisfy their legitimate aspirations.

SENATE TO REQUEST NAVAL CONFERENCE A (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON. May 17 The Borah amendment to the naval appropriations bill requesting the president to call a naval disarmament conference will be adopted under an agreement reached today in the senate between the opposing factions.

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CITY MANAGER FORM ALLOWS CITY TO CHOOSE MAN WITH EXECUTIVE ABILITY, SAYS HATTON

More efficient city government under popular control is to be obtained by the city manager system, according to Prof. A. R. Hatton, of Western Reserve university, Cleveland, O., who addressed a public mass, meeting in the high school auditorium Monday night. Probably 700 persons listened to the student of political science discuss the good and bad features of municipal government in its several forms. Prof. Hatton's strongest point In favor of the city manager plan, was that it allows a city to choose a man with executive ability, rather, than a politiaUddate representing some policy. "If you get a man with executive ability when you elect a mayor," said Prof. Hatton, "it Is purely accident This has been as true of our larger cities as smaller. We have had honorable mayors, and great mayors, but very few who possessed the ability to get things done. "The United State3 has had more experience in city government than all others countries combined. It is BAN ON WORKS BOARD DELAYED BY COUNCIL; DAYLIGHT PLAN LOSES Action on the ordinance providing for the abolishment of the board of public works was postponed until the next regular meeting of council when it came up for the third reading at council meeting Monday night. Members of council stated after the meeting that several movements were on foot at the present time which seemed to make it inadvisable to take final action on this ordinance Monday. Council members and the public utllties committee of the Chamber of Commerce had a caucus Sunday afternoon, and the action by council Monday night is said to have been the result of this meeting. Efforts to bring a co-operatne spirit into the various departments of the city government are being made, it was stated Monday night. Refuse Daylight Saving. Daylight saving was voted down by t council. Mayor Zimmerman casting ! council divid?d six for and lx drafting of an ordinance ! f " tul ,.Hi.kmMi f rfav. light saving to go in effect June 1. Councilman White stated that the women of the city had to be considered when a daylight saving ordinance was being voted on. "Ninety-five per cent of the women of the city are opposed to it; women are the first up in the morning and the last to bed," Mr. White asserted. Pass Bond Ordinance. The ordinance providing for the sale of $43,000 worth of city bonds to provide for the building of a relief sewer on South Seventh street was passed on it3 third reading by a unanimous vote. Councilman Schneider called attention to the condition of Southwest Third street from Main to the National road stating that this was in need of repair; also the sidewalk be tween North C street between Thir teenth and Fourteenth streets. Engineer Investigates. The condition of the airdome on South Tenth street was pointed out, and a motion made that it be declared a public nuisance, the motion being deferred until after an investigation tty the . city engineer. A one-way drive at Reid Memorial hospital and improvements to the streets leading to the hospital were suggested by Councilman Golden. An ordinance providing for the transfer of $500 from the water meters appropriation to the legal advertising fund was passed to the second reading by a unanimous vote of council.

because we have 48 states continually legislating, and 13 states in which cities make their own charters. Distrust Begins. "About 10 years ago a feeling of distrust in our city government became pronounced. When people living under popular government become distrustful it is ominous. What was the

reason? The people .began to (Continued on Page Seven) find Submarine Arrives With Improvised Sails HILO, T. H.,' May 17. Submarine R-14 arrived here yesterday under a Jury rig after exhausting her oil supplies while out on search for the missing navy tug Conestoga. The R-14 had sails made from hammocks and mattresses, supported on masts and yards made from steel bunk rods. Officers of the submarine reported their oil gave, out on May 10, when they-were 150 miles west of here. Lieuts. A. S. Douglas and R. T. McGallenmore and 27 enlisted men were aboard the R-14. Nothing Important Up, House Takes Vacation (By Associated Press WASHINGTON. May 17. The house was not in session today as it had nothing important on the calendar. It will convene again tomorrow, when Republican leaders plan to bring up the bill authorizing presidential control over cable landings. The measure has been reported by the commerce committee practically as it was approved by the senate. RELEASE AMERICANS, AMERICA'S DEMAND TO SOVIET RUSSIA Ry Associated Press) WASHINGTON, May 17. Dennita though informal information has been served on Soviet Russia by the state department that so long as Americans are held prisoners in Russia, there exisis no chance of recognition of the Soviet government in any form by the United States. A score or more of Americans still are under guard in Russia, however, and state department offclals are convinced that the Russian authorities have not concerned themselves even with the amedioration of the condition of these prisoners. The exact nature of the new communication was not revealed, but it has been intimated that it was made indirectly either through British or Red Cross channels and could leave no doubt now in the minds of Soviet officials as to the attitude of the United States. POLISH INSURGENTS WILLING TO RETIRE OPPELN, May 17 The Polish executive committee In Silesia of which Adelbert Korfanty is president, has telegraphed to the interallied commission here stating the Insurgents now are ready to retire sufficiently to insure immediate cessation of hostilities with the Germans provided the ground they abandon is occupied by allied and not German troops. The Polish committee in its message admits that the insurgents may have exceeded the limits of prudence in their actions.

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CLAIM MINIMUM ERROR WASHINGTON. May 17. The war department issued a statement today expressing surprise at the "constant fire of drastic criticism" which followed its action in publishing lists of deserters from the draft as shown by the department's records. Besides the urges of "patriotic socities and the relatives of men who did their full duty and who in many cases gave up their lives in the service," that the slacker lists be given out the statement sa'd: "It is now insisted that the lists should never have been published at all until the department had been absolutely convinced that there appeared thereon the name of no man who actually rendered either military or naval service during the World war." Say List Reduced. "As a matter of fact," it continued, "the war department would have been entirely warranted in including in the public list of men charged with desertion from the draft the name of every registrant who failed to report for military service at the time and place specified in the notice sent to him by his local board, whether or not, he subsequently served honorably in the army, navy or marine corps of the United States or military forces of the allied powers. Under the law. every person whose 6tatus is that of a deserter from the draft within the terms of the foregoing definition is a deserter from the draft, regardless of any subsequent honorable service which he may have rendered." The department undertook gratuitously to check and re-check the records of 489.000 men originally carried on the draft deserters' list and reduced the list to approximately 155.000 names, the statement said, and thus far but four cases have officially developed where names of men were wrongfully carried on the list. BERGDOLL'S LAWYER DROWNED IN MEXICO DENTIST DECLARES fBv Aof-tclftted Pres WASHINGTON, May 17. Dr. William H. T. Collins,' a Philadelphia dentist, told a house investigating committee today that there was no doubt that B. Clarence Gibboney, counsel for Grover Cleveland Bergdoll, was drowned in Mexico last December. He said that after the body had i been shipped home he was called in and made certain of the identification from a close study of the teeth. The committee which is investigating Bergdoll's escape sought to clear up all doubt as to the death of the lawyer in view of recent reports that Gibboney was still alive. Before going into this phase of the Inquiry the committee examined MaJ UI ,CJ- rt Dunanan. wuo tebiinea mat me military intelligence aepartment got on the trail of Bergdoll immediate ly on receipt of word that he had eluded his guard. The witness contradicted the testimony of Samuel T. Ansell, former judge advocate general of the army and counsel for Bergdoll that the Ansell firm paid for posters offering a reward for the capture of the prisoner. Famous Old Fighter is Dead in Mexico SAN FRANCISCO. May 17. Captain Reginald Cnrry Brenton., senior captain of the emergency list of the Brit

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ithe Mexican navy under the Diaz ad - at the age of 73 years, according to word received by friends today. Captain Brenton several years ago retired from active naval service to devote himself to non-sectarian missionary work. He founded a mission at Port Said and also did religious work in France, Spain, Mexico and along the Pacific coast of the United States. Weather Forecast I Increasing cloudiness followed by rain. i The eastward advance of the Rocky mountain storm center indicates a return to unsettled weather tonight or Wednesday followed by rain. For Indiana by the United States Weather Bureau Partly cloudy in south and probably showers in ncrth portion tonight and Wednesday; no change in temperature. I Temperatures for Yesterday (Maximum , 57 ! Minimum 37 Today Noon 67 Weather Conditions The slow moving area of high barometric pressure and resultant fair and cool weather still controls the atmospheric conditions east of the Mississippi river while cloudy and unsettled weather has overspread the western plain states due to a storm of considerable energy which is now centered over the middle Rocky mountain plateau. Frosts were quite general this morning in Wayne and adjacent counties. Heavy rains occurred last night along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts. ' Barometric Pressure 7:00 a. m 30.32 10:00 a. m. 30.31 Noon 30.28

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American money continues to pour into France for the purchase of toys and necessities for the innocent sufferers of the World war there the French orphans. The photo above shows Martha Millerand, daughter of President Millerand, distributing toys bought by U. S. funds, to French orphans in the Elysee palace ballroom. Building Industry Joins Attack on Present Rail Freight Rates

palladium skws bureau I WASHINGTON, May 17 The build-1 ing industry has brought up its guns! to join with the manufacturers in the drum-fire on railway freight rates. Reports which have been received from building interests in Indiana indicate that construction men in that i state regard existing freight rates exhorbitant and the principal cause for the stagnation in building activities. "We have been trying to get down to a peace-time building program, but a war-time freight rate schedule is still maintained. Since the time the war started, in April, 1917. the cost of transporting building materials has increased 140 per cent," an official of one of the largest construction firms in Indiana informed a newspaper man. Building construction, being a seasonable industry, is actually in danger pf sinking into an acute situation financially unless prompt special action is taken to give construction commodities easier transportation rates into the nation's construction markets, it is asserted. Service Report The current Dow service report states: "In June, 1918. the freight rates in building materials were increased on an average of 50 per cent, while freight rates on other commodities were increased on an average of 25 per cent. This order followed that of October 2. 1917, when Judge Lovett issued priority order No. 2. denying the use of open top cars for the transportatidn of building materials. Secretary. McAdoo in the spring of 1918 urged that all but 'necessary building be stopped. The classification apGOVERNMENT EXPERTS TO INSPECT HOSPITAL SITES HERE MAY 27 PALLADIUM NEWS BUREAU WASHINGTON. D. C, May 17. Dr. William C. White, chairman of the committee of consultants on hospitalization for disabled veterans of the late war. announced today that Col. Charles M. Pearsall and T. B. Kidner had been directed to visit Richmond, Indiana, May 27, and inspect the site the Richmond Chamber of Commerce has offered to donate to the government for the location of one of the new hospitals for bureau of war risk insurance patients. Col. Pearsall is an expert in hospitalization of the national homes for disabled soldiers Kidner is an expert in hospital construction for the National Tuberculosis association. t1rKl liiiLT rAulUll TO BE CONSIDERED IN POSTAL SELECTIONS (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON. May 17. Only the "Good of the service" will be considered in selecting the man from among the three highest for certification to the president for appointment as postmaster, Postmaster General Hays de clared today in discussing the recent executive order of President Harding on the matter. Congressmen and sen ators will naturally be heard by the department as to the qualifications of applicants, Mr. Hays said, adding that this meant Democrats 'as well as Republicans. , Selections made by the civil service commission under the orders of former President Wilson, but not confirmed by the senate, will be" ignored and new nominations held for such vacancies, the postmaster general asserted. There are about five thousand vacancies it was said,' and the postoffice department is now making up the list by states to certify to the civil service commission. This body, it was declared, is expected to make arrangements for the examinations as soon as possible. Shipping Board Resumes Alaskan Mail Service (By Associated Press) SEATTLE, Wash., May 17. Orders

Issued by the United States shipping board call for resumption today of the passenger, freight, and mail service to ports of routheastern and south wettcrn Alaska, - !. '. v-

Hi toys to French orphans. plied to buildings essential for the winning of the war. "These orders culminated in the order of October 8, 191S, cancelling permits for the movement of any building material, in order to provide for the shipment of coal to the northwest. This order lasted, however, only two weeks. But on August 26, 1920, another freight rate advance be- ( Continued on Page Ten) FRANCE AND BELGIUM CONFER ON SITUATION EXISTING IN SILESIA (By ApsoctatM Prss) PARIS, May 17 President Millerand conferred on the Upper Silesian question with King Albert of Belgium and members of the French and Belgian ministeries yesterday, says the Matin. The attitude Belgium and France would take in case Germany would send troops into upper Silesia without authorization from the allies was discussed, the newspaper asserts and a complete agreement reached. LONDON. May 17 Tension over the Polish revolt in Silesia seemed here today to have passed. Exchange of views on the suoject has been-proceeding between London and Paris, and there seemed to be confidence that Prime Minister Lloyd George and Premier Briand would reach an understanding when they meet. It appeared probable that the two premiers would hold a conference early next week. It is possible the discussion of Si lesia will be before a full meeting of the supreme allied council, but no definite decision on this point bad been reached early today. KATTOWITZ. Upper Silesia, Ma.' 17. Adelert Korfanty, leader of the Polish insurgent movement in Upper Silesia, issued an ultimatum to the industrial interests in the district today directing them 1o sign a specially issued Polish-Silesian paper currency to relieve the money stringency brought on by the refusal of the German Reichbank to transport 250,000,000 marks into the district to pay the miners' wages. Korfanty's action was taken because of fears that enraged workers might destroy German property in the area, that encouragement might be given to what appeared to be the growing tendency toward Bolshevism, and to prevent possible sabotage. While awaiting a reply to the ultimatum, Korfanty is strengthening the frontier forces, adding to them from all the available sources in the interior and leaving only sentinels to garrison the towns which are secured against possible German offensive movement by reason of their distance from the "front." The German interests object to the proposed special currency issue on tie ground that under existing conditions, such money would be rated at a lowed value than Polish money and that ultimately it would become worthless and prove an embarrassment to all industries. FORMER U. S. CONSUL DIES IN WINCHESTER WINCHESTER, Ind., May 17 W. W. Canada, 72, United States consul at Vera Cruz, Mexico, and an attorney at the Randolph county bar since 1878, died of organic heart disease at l is home here at 1:30 a. m. today. He was stricken only half an hour before his death. Mr. Canada was appointed consul at Vera Cruz by President McKinley in 1897 and retired from the position in 1915. Since that time he has maintained an office in Chicago and Winchester. It was Canada who called President Wilson in 1914 by long distance in the dead hour of the night and Informed him of the conditions . at the port of Vera Cruz. A clash between United States marines and the Mexicans followed, after which the Americans entered and took charge ot the port affairs. Mr. Canada was born and reared in the county and is survived by the widow, one son and one daughter, together with a brother. S. A. Canada. an attorney of this city ...

BEFORE SENATE PROBE

(By Associate's Press) WASHINGTON. May 17 Continuing his testimony tody before the senate interstate commerce committee on the railroad situation Daniel Witlard president Baltimore and Ohio.railroad company read into the records a table to show that since 1912 there had been a steady increase in the ration of operating expenses to net revenues. The return on property value, be said, at the same time has declined from an average of apnroximately five per cent, up to 1917. to 32 hundredth of one per cent, in 1920. and to one hundredth of one per cent in February, 1921. "Notwithstanding there had been a constant, but slight decrease in the . rate per ton mile on traffic handled, and a gradual increase in prices of commodities and in rates of nay," Mr. Williard said, "there was no abnormal change in net revenues, and the oper ating ratio averaged about 70 per cent, for the period. 1912 to 1915. inclusive, due. however, to increase in taxes and continued expenditure of additional capital, the return on property value during the same period had declined. Says Cost Increases. "Taking 1916, which is selected because it was the last full year preceding the radical changes that havo since occurred in both revenues and expenditures, and comparing it with the year ending December 31. 1920, there is noted a change in the ration of expenses to earnings from 65.54 percent, in 1916 to 93.47 per cent, in 1920 and this, notwithstanding the freight ton miles increased 19. 3S per cent, while freight train miles actually increased 1.14 per cen. due to an increase in tons per ton mile from 565. lt to 646.67. "During the same period there was an increase in passengers carried one mile of io.09 per cent, with an actual decrease in passenger train miles of almost two per cent Ordinarily a condition such a3 indicated by these figures would have resulted In a lower operating ratio, with a corresponding increase in net revenue." Submits Tables Mr. Willard laid before the committee tabulations which he said showed that increased transportation charge 3 and increased bases of expense In 1920, if applied to the total business of the eastern carriers in 1916. would have resulted in a net increase in cost of $806,784,624 over the increase in revenue. "It will be noted." he added, "that while the expense basis of 1320 over 1916 was increased 138.34 per cent, the revenue basis during the same period was increased only 51.68 per cent. As a result, the ratio of operating expenses to operating revenue, which' in 1916 was actually 67.32 per cent, becomes 107.51 per cent when revenues and expenses are re-stated to 1920 costs and revenue baa is and instead of earning a net railroad operating Income of J447.541.000. as wn done in 1916. there would be a deficit of.J359,245,000." : SOFT AND HARD COAL MINERS CONSIDERING FORMING SOLID FRONT (By Associated Press NEW YORK. May 17 Consolidation of the forces of the anthracite and the bituminous mine workers of the country in order that they may put up a solid front to the coal operators In the wage negotiations this winter was the purpose of a conference today between district leaders of the hard coal miners, and John 1. Lewis. International president and Philip Murray. International vice-president of the United Mine Workers of America. Mine workers officials of the anthra cite region declared before going Into conference that they would grant the request of President Lewis that th tri-district convention of hard coal workers be postponed until after tb international union holds its meeting at Indianapolis on Sept. 20. In previous years the anthracite miners have held their convention and framed their wage demands prior to the international gathering, at which time the bituminous schedules were drafted. Frame Demands Jointly. Under the new management propos ed by the International union, the two factions of mine workers numbering nearly 500,000 will jointly frame theli ' new demands and wage scales to replace their present agreement which expires March 31. 1922. While the two groups will have their own scate committees, it Is understood that they will co-operate and that their activities will harmonize. ' Officials of the anthracite min workers' districts reported that wHh few exceptions the mines were working. Several independent operators, they said, had closed their pits when the workers had declined to accept a wage reduction. , . . Thomas Kennedy, president of district No. 7, with headquarters at Ha.u. , district No. 1. Scranton. Pa.; Carts Golden, president of district 9 Sbmpkin. Pa., and the international board members of three districts were present at the conference.