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- v 7' VOL. XLVL, No. 169 Palladium, Est 1831. Consolidated with Sun-Telegram. 1907. RICHMOND, IND., FRIDAY EVENING, MAY 27, 1921. SINGLE COPY 3 CENTS PROPERTY OF OERGDOLL IS CONFISCATED

SOLO N S FROM INDIANA SAY NAVY NEEDED Oppose Move To Hamstring Naval Forces .Confident Harding Seeks Agreement on Reduction of Arms.

Bill Provides for Purchase of Washington and Jefferson Homes by United States HIGH TARIFF URGE COMES FROM WEST King Honors Explorer

SEE MOVE OF PACIFISTS PALLADIUM NEWS BI HEAU WASHINGTON, May 27. Confident that it is the earnest purpose of President Harding to put forth every effort to bring about an agreement among the principal military nations of the world to reduce their armaments to a minimum, the members of the Indiana congressional delegation in both houses have opposed what they term the efforts of the pacifist group to cripple the naval establishment. When the annual naval appropriation bill was recently considered in the house determined efforts were put forth to mutilate the measure. Similar attacks have been made on the bill in the senate. In the upper house the "little navy" forces were successful in eliminating certain provisions of the naval appropriation bill which had been urged by the secretary of navy as necessary to a prudent maintenance of the national defense. They were foiled, however, in a deliberate attempt to hamstring the navy. See Pacifist Move. Recently Indiana members of congress have been receiving quite a few communications from constituents urging that they support any legislation providing for immediate disarmament on the part of the United States. "Nearly all the letters I have received urging immediate disarmament were written by people who were pronounced pacifists prior to our entry Into the late war and throughout the period of the war," remarked an Indiana congressman. "It has not escaped my attention that I have received po such communication from former service men, the ones who really know what war is. "I may be mistaken, but I have the impression that the' big majority of those men who served with the colors during the war with Germany hare with me the opinion that the! ladequate provision this country had! ii jade for its defense prior to 1917 -was A no small measure responsible for our entry into the war. It will be recalled that it was the German policy of recklessness, contemptuous disregard of American rights, that eventually resulted in our declaration of war against Germany. Germany's Action . "It la hard for me to believe that, had we made adequate provision for national defense during the three years prior to our entry into the conflict, when over half the world was in combat, Germany would have dared take any action which might provoke us into lining up on the side of the allies. But she saw that we had no army and only a small navy. "After weighing the possible consequences of a war with the United States, Germany decided that it would serve her interests better to be at war with us rather than remain at peace. At war Germany could destroy without explanation all munitions ships sailing from American ports. "Her military leaders and statesmen also figured that it would require the United States at least a year to organize an army and place it in the field, and they were confident that before that time Germany could completely crush England, France and Italy. Correct in Estimate. "They were correct in their estimate as to the length of time it would require this country to organize for military operations on a large scale, but, as the world now knows, they miscalculated the length of time the allies could resist the pressure of the German military machine, awaiting the arrival of reinforcements from America. That miscalculation resulted in the defeat of Germany." "Germany is crushed now and our victorious army has been demobilized. But war rages throughout eastern Europe and in Turkish Asia. Who knows but what flying sparks from those conflicts may not start another conflagration which will again sweep all of Europe? Not probable, but still possible. As we look to the west we see Japan steadily pursuing a policy of military and naval expansion and carrying out an ambitious program of territorial expansion. Interests Conflict For several years American and Japanese interests have conflicted, acutely on occasions. Only recently Japan politely but emphatically informed the league of nations that she was not at this time prepared to discuss the question of International disarmament. "I am in most hearty accord with any movement which will result in an agreement among the principal military powers to reduce their armaments to a minimum. That is true of every member of congress, but I think it would be the height of folly for the United States to take such action in the absence of such an agreement. "Those who have urged that action in congress have done so under the cloak of economy, an insidious argument at a time when this country is groaning under its burden of war taxes. But when the naval appropriation bill was debated in the house recently I noticed that many of those who urged immediate disarmament were those who were frequently identified with pacifist activities during that time when we were at grips with the most powerful military nation in the world, fighting for our existence and our civilization."

Mount Vernon, (above) Monticello, and Representative J. J. Kindred, who would make these government property. Representative J. J. Kindred, of New York, has introduced in the lower house of congress a joint resolution providing that the government shall acquire Mount Vernon, the home of Washington, and Monticello, the home of Thomas Jefferson. This is not the first time that the proposal has been made. Congress never has been favorably disposed toward it in the past.

Lodges, Service Men, Churches Unite in Honoring War Heroes

Decoration Day is being observed in almost every small town in Wayne county. While some have found it inconvenient to observe the day on May 30, they have arranged special programs for Sunday preceding, and in a few instances the ceremony has been put off until the following Sunday. Speakers , from Indianapolis and other distant points in the state, have been secured, and indications are that this Decoration Day will be given as deep an observance as those of the past few years. History of Decoration Day. A few words regarding the origin of Decoration Day may not be amiss in this connection. Prior to the Civil war there was no general observance of the day. However, the custom, which started about this time in the southern states, gradually spread over the north, and was observed in a scattering fashion in northern states after the war. Gen, John A. Logan, the commander in chief of the G. A. R., issued an order May 5, 1868, designating May 30 as the official date for the observance of Decoration Day among the various G. A. R. posts. It is believed that he date was settled upon because it was on that date that the last Union Volunteer of the war was discharged. A few of the programs arranged for Decoration Day at various towns in the vicinity of Richmond follow: MILTON. Decoration Day will be celebrated with appropriate exercises here Monday. In the morning graves in the Franklin, Valley Grove, Doddridge Chapel and Friends cemeteries will be decorated by various committees. In the afternoon, a program will be given starting at 2 o'clock in the Milton school park. The program will be featured by the unveiling of a government cannon, a relic of the Spanish-American war In the West Side cemetery, and the presentation of a flag to the War Mothers. A new flag pole has been erected and the flag will be raised on it at this time. Invocation will be pronounced by Rev. F. C. McCormick. Music will be furnished by the Milton band. Rev. Bartlemeier of Greensburg will be the principal speaker. A reading will be given by Mrs. Walter Highams. A NEW STATE ROADS WAIT LOWER PRICES (By Associated Press) INDIANAPOLIS, May 27. No contract for new roads will be let by the state highway commission until prices for materials, including stone, gravel and sand, are lower, u was decided today by the commission in conference with Governor McCray. Similar decision was announced some time ago, but since then Lawrence Lyons, new director of the commission, has been in conference with the material men, seeking lower level of prices. Some reductions have been offered by some contractors, it is understood, but general reduction is desired before undertaking any considerable construction, officials said. Pending lower material prices, the commission has decided to center attention on the lower maintenance and repair of roads in the state highway system and the completion of new work already is under way. Pass Bill Establishing Federal Budget System By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, May 27.---Passage of the bill establishing a federal budget system was completed today, the house adopting the conferencei report on the measure, which now goes to the president.

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tribute to the soldier dead will be rendered by Rev. McCormick. MIDDLEBORO. Program for the observance of Decoration Day, Sunday at Goshen, near here, is as follows: Opening by drum corps. "Columbia, the Gem of the Ocean." song by the audience, led by the Everready Ladies chorus ot the Middleboro M ..EL-church. . . - "vlnvocation'.''-'r ;.5 '-v -4 ' - Trio 'The Red White and Blue," by Violet Hawkins, Ruth Little and Mildred Hawkins. Reading Hazel Thomas. "America, the Beautiful," by the junior choir of the Middleboro M. E. Sunday school. Accompaniment by Marjorie Gault, organist; Paul Stanley, clarinet; and Ralph Stanley, cornet. Reading, "What is War For?" Marjorie Robinson. Duet. "The World's Greatest Blessing" Marjorie Kirkman. York Little. Address Rev. J. J. Rae. Talks by war veterans. Adjournment to cemetery decoration of graves. Formation around flag pole Ceremony in honor of the unknown dead. Closing remarks by Rev. U. F. Ulmer. Adjournment by Frank Allen. T. J. Addleman is chairman of the program committee. Mrs. Russell Clark is secretary. SPARTANBURG Sunday, June 5, has been set aside at Spartanburg for the formal observance of Decoration Day. Ceremonies will take place in the Christian church in the afternoon and will be attended by the following fraternal organizations: I. O. O. F. and K. of P. lodges (Continued on Page Seven) RIGKENBAGKER MAY ABANDON HIS FLIGHT By Associated Press) OMAHA, Nebr., May 27 Eddie RIckenbacker arrived here at 11:53 a. m. in a mail airplane. Whether he will continue his flight to Washington depends upon the question of obtaining an airplane. The postoffice department declined to permit him to use an air mail plane from here. NORTH PLATTE, Nebr., May 27 Eddie Rickenbacker. - who left Redwood City, Cal., yesterday in a flight for Washington, left here at 9:25 a. m. for Omaha. When his airplane turned over on the air mail field here last night he was offered the use of an air mail plane tor the remainder of the journey. Capt. Rickenbacker flew from Redwood City, Calif., in 11 hours and 14 minutes. The air distance is estimated at 1,072 miles. The flight was continuous and the speed made averaged more than 90 miles an hour. DENY BOMB SUSPECT HABEAS CORPUS WRIT (By Associated Press) NEWARK. N. J., May 27. Gieseppe de Filipis, charged with complicity in the Wall street explosion was today denied a writ of habeas corpus by federal Judge Lynch. He said that an application for a writ of habeas corpus must be acted upon by a federal court in New York, where the crime charged against the prisoner as committed.

WEST SIDE SCHOOL BUILDING IS STARTED WITH CITY PARADE A parade which included virtually every organization related in any way to the public schools of Richmond was the opening feature of the formal laying of the cornerstone for the David Worth Dennis junior high building in West Richmond Friday afternoon. The line of march was led by a squid- of city police. NTt in' order was the high school band, followed by the city officials and the school board. The remainder of the line was made up of the following elements: High school faculty and pupils, Garfield school pupils and instructors, Masonic orders of the county, and members of the various civic bodies. The length of the parade was estimated at a half mile. Approximately 50 automobiles were included in the body of the procession, while a number brought up the rear. Masonic Officer Here Addresses by Rev. J. J. Rae, pastor of the First Presbyterian church, and by Charles W. Jordan, president ot the school board, were to be included in the program. The following officers of the Masonic lodge took part: Most Worthy Omar B. Smith of Rochester, grand master; Right Worthy Robert W. Phillips, city deputy grand master; Right Worthy Luther E. Bruce, senior grand warden; Right Worthy Elwood Morris, junior grand warden; Right Worthy Carl L. Baker, grand treasurer; Right Worthy Archibald Campbell, grand secretary; Worthy Hiram S. James, grand chaplain and Worthy Leroy E. Brown, grand marshal. Jordan Addresses Crowd. Paying tribute to David W. Dennis, whom he described as a "prominent Richmond man and a noble gentleman," Charles W. Jordan, president of the Richmond public school board, delivered a short address. Mr. Jordan outlined the progress of the Richmond school program, referring to the unique position held by Richmond in being one of the first cities in the state of Indiana to establish a junior high school. He referred in this instance to Garfield junior high school. Before concluding, Mr. Jordan thaaked the Masonic orders for their important part in the celebration. The cost of Richmond's latest school building will be $375,672.50.

OBSERVE ALL-AMERICAN DAY. HARTFORD CITY, Ind.. May 27. Americanization day was observed Thursday by the Hartford City Kiwanis club. Attorney Harry P. Shultz of this city, American Legion post adjutant, spoke on the subject, "Americanization." MOORE'S LOCAL FORECAST Local Thunderstorms but Mostly Fair Unsettled weather with local thunderstorms and probably wind squalls is in prospect for tonight and Saturday due to a storm now crossing the Great Lakes. For Indiana by the United States Weather Bureau Partly cloudy tonight and Saturday with probably local thundershowers; not quite so warm in south portion tonight. Temperatures for Yesterday Maximum 79 Minimum , 65 Today Noon 83 Weather Condition Although mostly fair weather has prevailed over Wayne and adjacent counties, local rains again occurred last night. Heavy rains in portions of the west. It is decidedly cooler in the far southwest.

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F&rmers of West Hold Balance of Power in Congress Think Protective Wall Will Help Them. EAST SHIFTrPOSITION BY MARK Sl'M.IVAV WASHINGTON, May 27. Few people in Washington take the emergency tariff bill seriously. For the brief time of its duration it can accomplish

little. Everyone admits that. In ad dition, a considerable number of persons are dubious about making tha permanent tariff bill a hieh protective measure. Nevertheless, by a shift in the balance of power, the permanent tariff bill, soon to be introduced, will be a high protective measure. It will be high because the farmers of the west think high protection will help them. This is a reversal from the time when Dolliver, of Iowa, led the fisht of the western progressives against, the famous "Schedule K" on wool, and the rest of the Payne-Al-drich tariff. During Taft's administration it was the Republicans of the east, headed by Aldrich. who demanded high protection. Today it is the farmers of the west, who demand high protection. i and the farmers of the west have the balance of power, both In the senate and in the house. Would Protect Wool. The west is particularly insistent on high protection for "raw wool. There is one western senator wbose personal experience is typical of the state of mind of the west. The senator is a farmer who made a large fortune in wool and in grazing lands on which wool was raised. The story, as it is told here, is that on Sept. l, last this farmer-senator was more than a millionaire, but that by November 1, the fall in the price of raw wool had wiped out most of his fortune. This sort of misfortune has been duplicated in a smaller degree on nearly every farm throughout the west. West is In Pain Politicians who begin to look for- ! ward to the congressional election next year say that the most nearly complete thing in sight is an agrarian movement in the west. The west is in economic pain, and. they think a high protective tariff will help them. . In the senate and in the house, the west is in the saddle, and therefore we shall have a high protective tariff. The manufacturing east, which was the bulkwork of high protection 12 years ago, is now dubious about it. If Aldrich, of Rhode Island, were alive in the senate today he would lead a very different kind of fight. In fact, the present Republican senator from Rhode Island voted against the emergency bill in its original form. Think of Loans The senators of the east are thinking of America's position as an exporter of capital. They are thinking cf the ten billion dollars which is owed to our government by European governments, of the four or five billion dollars that is owed by European governments and private European interests to American bankers, and of the continuing borrowing which Europe is doing in America. The east thinking in terms of these foreign loans wants it made easy for the interest of these loans and the principal of them to be paid. They j know that the payment can only be made in the shape of goods and that a tariff which impedes the flow of goods from Europe to America will' make the payments difficult, and will make it difficult also for America to continue in her present position of the world's greatest exporter of capital. . . . West In Power However, it is not the east but the agrarian west, that" has the balance of power' in Washington now, and what they want in the shape of a tariff i is the tariff that we shall probably get. Incidentally, as regards the ten billion dollars owed to us by foreign governments, there is this to be said about Ambassador Harvey's speech: Much of the criticism of that speech is directed against Mr. Harvey's statement that we entered the war not through altruistic reasons but because Germany's aggression forced us to do so. A good deal of importance attaches to just what reason is given officially for America's entrance into the war. If we entered the war to defend democracy, or for any other altruistic reason, then unquestionably the foreign governments to whom we loaned money will Bay and say with much reason that we ought not to collect (Continued-on Page Fourteen) APPROVE POLICIES OF PREMIER BRIAND (By Asuoeiattd Pre) PARIS. May 27. Policies followed by Premier Briand In dealing with German' reparations, the problem of Upper Silesia and other matters of vital importance have been given the stamp of approval by the- Chamber of Deputies. , . :" . . . . . ; 1 . , The chamber, which has been debating these questions ' for seven-J days., upheld the government last night on every point involved, and on the general order of the day, declared its confidence in the premier by a vote of 419 to 171. ' . . , ; -- It is understood that the long expected conference between M. Briand and Lloyd George may take plac late next week. It is probable that a full meeting of the supreme allied council may be called for that time, - ; - . .- '- - -9

Mrs. Rosita Forbes Arriving at Buckingham Palace. Mrs. Rosita Forbes, the noted woman explorer, was recently permitted a visit with King George V of England. She is shown here stepping from her motor car at Buckingham palace for her audience with the king. FEDERAL INSPECTORS VIEW SITES OFFERED GRATIS FOR HOSPITAL "It is rare that we find two sites with so favorable an aspect in one city," said T. B. Kidner, one of the two federal hospital authorities, after they had inspected sites for a federal hospital here Friday. Accessibility is considered the most Important factor in the selection ot a site, said Mr. Kidner. He defined accessibility as meaning proximity to the homes of the disabled soldiers, and . nearness to materials for construction and supplies for the maintenance of the institution. The advantages of Richmond and ) vicinity in this respect was impressed .upon Mr. Kidner and Col. C. M. Pears .11. by the local committee. ' Describes One Site. E. M. Campfield. chairman of the state committee, told the investigators that the eastern site, located on the right of the road leading from the National road to the Country club, had sufficient bank sand and gravei for the construction of a hospital. Elevation of the land was given as

1,100 feet and the drainage as is de-jwhich was made puDlic today at nis sired, from front to back. Along the office here. It follows: left of the site is a 20-inch water At the personal 'irection of thmain which angles west at the Na-1 president of the United States, and

tional road, making it possible to tap the line at the front as well as the side of the site. Howard Dill, superintendent of the Richmond City Water Works company, eaid the capacity of the reservoir was 10,000,000 gallons, and the pressure at the point in question was 65 pounds to the square inch. This feature insured adequate water supply for domestic needs and also provided excellent fire protection. Accessible to Markets It was pointed out that the municipal electric light plant could furnish light and power at a cost much less than the government could install a Dlant of its own. Aeeessibilitv to steel, brick, coal and other materials needed in construction and maintenance were emphasized. The western site, shown to the inspectors Friday afternoon, has prac- ( Continued on Page Fourteen) FARM ORGANIZATION WILL STAGE PICNIC NEAR CONNERSVILLE CONNERSVILLE. Ind. May 27. The first annual picnic of the Fayette county farm federation will be held in the Roberts Park near Connersville, Wednesday, June 1, according to an announcement made Friday. John Brown, state president of the federation and James. K. Mason, of Milton, recently elected director of the Indiana district of the United States Grain Growers association, will be speakers. The Fayette county federation now numbers .500 members.. The meeting is expected to be of unusual interest to - farmers- of that locality because of the chance it affords for farmers to, familiarize ' themselves with the provisions of the grain growers pro gram, according to a member or tne committee in charge. The program will open at It 30 o'clock in the afternoon. Members of the committee in charge are C. J. Robinson, Oliver Fiant and Elmer Scholl. Special music will be arranged for. Buildings Blown Away, 1 Killed Jn hwa Tornado '(By Associated Fre) , ' i MASON CITY; la.. May 27. Buildings on many farms were blown away and at least, one man. was killed in a tornado which late yesterday swept a path almost a quarter of a mile wide between Plymouth and Manley. Wires were down and it was impossible to I learn details of the damage done. -.

Move Will Leave Convicted Draft Evader on Own Resources in Germany Seize All His Interests.

IS CONSIDERED ENEMY fBv Associated Pre) PHILADELPHIA. May 27 All of the property in this city of Grover Cleveland Bergdoll, convicted draft evader and army deserter now in Germany, valued at about $S50,000. was seized today by Col. Thomas W. Miller, alien property custodian of the United States. It consists cf rea! estate and money on deposit in four local banking institutions. The property was held by Mrs. Emama C. Bergdoll, Grover's mother, under a power of attorney. The seizure, CoL Miller announced, was by direction of the president and under the authority of the trading with the enemy act. It Is the first seizure since June 1919. Col. Miller announced that after 6he had testified before the congressional committee, investigating the escape of Bergdoll from army sergeants a year ago, that she held a power of attorney for Grover. Mrs. Bergdoll was served for a formal demand for a detailed report of all her son's holdings and was notified that his property would be taken over by the government. Seize Castle. Accompanied by Major Vincent A. Carroll, his personal attorney. Colonel Miller seized the "Bergdoll Castle" on the outskirts of this city, where Mrs. Bergdoll lives. " This property was left to Grover by his father, Mrs. Bergdoll owning a residence in the city in a section locally known as Brewerytown. "Well, when do I have to move?" said Mrs. Bergdoll when served with the seizure notice. Colonel Miller and Major Carroil then proceeded to the Peoples Trut company, the Northesterna National bank, the Real Estate Title Insurance and Trust company, and Drexel and company, and ordered the sequestration of all property standing in the name of Mrs. Bergdoll until the interest of Bergdoll in the funds in the bank could be ascertained. Ties Up Holdings. President Schmidheiser of the Bergdoll Brewing company, was served with a similar order,, tying up Grocer's holdings in that company. All inorti gages to Grover and the tenants in his property will be served likewise, said Colonel Miller. It is expected the seizure will cut off all funds Grover may be receiving from the United States and throw him upon hU own resources in Germany WASHINGTON. May 27. Orover Cleveland Bergdoll, by reason of his escape to Germany is now held by the American government to be an enemy within the meaning of the trading with the enemy act. This is explained in a statement by Thomas W. Miller, alien property custodian. in accordance with the opinion of the attorney general, I have gone to Philadelphia today to seize such property belonging to Grover Cleveland Bergdoll as has been reported to he alien property custodian as being his own property, or in which he has any interest whatever, whether owned and administered directly by him or through power of attorney given to any member of his family. WATER WORKS ASKS COSTS LAYING MAINS BE ASSESSED OWNERS Costs of cutting through permanent improvements for the laying and connecting of water mains to premises will be assessed to the property owners or tenants petitioning for the connections, if the application ' of th? Richmond City Water Works for an amendment to the rules . governing this work is accepted by the stats public service commission. The petition for the amendment was filed with the commission by Wilfred Jessup, attorney for the company, Friday. Will Reller, city attorney, stated that he bad not analyzed the petition thoroughly, but that opposition did not seem probable. He stated that it feemed to him a question of whether the consumers of the whole city were to pay through rates, or whether the individual that was most bene- ' fited should stand the expense. ; N Company Pays Now. Under the present rule the water , company pays the expense of tearing ,,n v, street and rerjlacine it. Tinder

the amendment asked for. the property owner would have to make a deposit to cover this expense. This would apply only to improved streets, the amount charged to the property owner being the excess amount due to the additional work of tearing up an Improved street and replacing it. Howard Dill, manager of the water company, stated. The property owner must obtain the consent of municipal authorities for the tearing. up of the street. '.In case of dispute regarding the cost of work between the property owner and the company, the estimate of - the 'city civil engineer will be taken aa the final decision ; by both parties,- the petition states. . , .; ' :' . ; " : ? . ' -; ' . z ' "; " '