Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 46, Number 195, 28 June 1921 — Page 1

RICHMOND P ATX APT VOL. XLVL, No. 195 Palladium. Est. 1831. Consolidated with Sun-Telegram, 1907. RICHMOND, IND., TUESDAY EVENING, JUNE 28, 1921. SINGLE COPY 3 CENTS

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BUSINESS IS INJURED BY GLASS RULE

Indiana Congressman Says Organized Labor and Farmers Are Initiating Class Legislation in Self Defense. WARNS AGAINST EVIL PALLADIVM NEWS Bl'HEAU WASHINGTON, June 23. It was the big business interests of the country that initiated class lesislation some years ago, and, in 6elf defense, organized labor and farming interests adopted the policy of big business, an Indiana member of congress stated in a recent letter to an Indiana manufacturer. "The men who exploited labor and the farmers in the past are now reaping the whirlwind," the congressman explained. Then he added that in his --opinion the American people would not stand to be ruled by any particu lar class for any considerable period of time. j The congressman's letter was submitted to William H. Barr, president of the . National Founders Association, one of the largest business organizations in the United States, and he has commented on it approvingly in a circular letter addressed to members of the association. Tried to Dictate "Big business a number of years ago tried to dictate to congress," Mr. Barr writes. "The inevitable result followed. The people arose in their wrath and destroyed that influence. The labor unions followed a similar course and the result was the same. What we now have in mind is that the farmers have now adopted this policy, anH will hurt themselves if they attempt anything savoring of class legislation." . Mr. Barr then adds: "One of the great difficulties in the situation is the misunderstanding by the people of the purposes of their representa tives. They do not understand the difficulties in the way of putting through sane legislation. Therefore, they criticize without definite knowledge and tho result is that there is not that community of interest between a representative and the people of his district which ought to exist." Recalls Statement. Mr. Barr recalls a statement contained in a small publication distributed at a recent banquet of the Gridiron club, an organization of newspaper writers in Washington, which read : "The Gridiron Club, out of its experience and its intimate fellowship, for more than a generation, with public men, bespeaks for them a better understanding, a kindlier and more broad-minded attitude on the part of! tbe people. It asserts for them that they are hard working, patriotic officials, good Americans, good fellows all. . . ." Mr. Barr calls attention to the fact that the constant abuse American public officials are subjected to works against good government for it discourages . many competent men from entering public life. Fate of Public Man. "An incident occurred recently in connection with the effort of the president to secure the services of a prominent man for a difficult job in the federal service. This man has made his mark, and he would have made an ideal selection. He was flattered by the offer and took it under advisement. Just about the time that it was necessary to make up his mind, cne of his intimate friends, who had given the government during the war his energy and best efforts, and who had spent his own money for hi3 expenses, and who had done magnificent work, was bitterly attacked and branded as someone who had utilized his position to feather his own nest. There was not a suggestion of truth in the attack, but it was carried by the newsrapers and it is doubtful if the prompt e'enial and the demand for an investigation, was carried in the papers to the same extent. No investigation was forthcoming, and a man who had done patriotic service had to suffer the stigma of an unfounded attack. When this state of affairs came to the attention of the man whom the president was seeking he declined the offer." The federal board for vocational training is now engaged in retraining over 80,000 disabled veterans of the late war for vocations they will best be able to follow. The practical education these men are receiving in shops and factories appears to be an expensive one when it is considered that all the time the men are in training it is necessary to pay them maintenance and support allowances. But. the federal board insists, a moment's reflection will dispell such a thought. They cite the case of Civil war pensioners. Some of them have been drawing a ever since the first pension law was passed. They are entitled to it because or their disabilities, but, it is pointed out, if the veterans of the Civil war had received vocational training they would have become producers and independent of a pension. Saves Future Pensions. Under the policy assumed toward disabled veterans of the late war, retraining them to again become producers, the government is saving millions of dollars in future pensions, and It is preserving the independence of the men it is training. Those persons who have been separated from . the military or naval forces of the United States under honorable conditions since April 7. 1917, and have a disability that was incurred, increased or aggravated by reason of such service are eligible for vocational rehabilitation training.

Rather Dangerous, But She's Free from Interruption

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Miss Dora Montague sketching while

of feet in Zion National Park, Utah. Anxious to sketch cliff dwellings and to catch the exquisite colorings of canyon walls, Miss Dora Montague, of Salt Lake City, allows herself to be swung from dizzying heights on a narrow board seat in the grand canyon. She is shown here sketching from her perilous seat over a sheer drop of hundreds of feet in Zion National Park, Utah, which is Uncle Sam's newest public playground. 1

LLOYD GEORGE OFFER TO DISCUSS IRISH PEACE IS AGCEPTED By Associated Press) BELFAST, June 28 Sr. James Craig, the Ulster premier, announced today that the Ulster cabinet had accepted the invitation of Mr. Lloyd George, the prime minister, for the proposed conference between representatives of northern and southern Ireland and the British premier. LONDON, June 2S Mrs. F. Sheehy Skeffington .widow of an Irish leader, j who was executed following the Easter Monday riots in 1916, has played a prominent part in bringing about recent development relative to peace in Ireland, it is 6aid in statements printed in the Graphic and Sketch; Mrs. Skeffington is now in London and the two newspapers say she is unofficial ambassador of Edmond De Valera, and has acted as an intermediary between him and Prime Minister Lloyd George. Interviewed by the Sketch, which asked whether a definite proposal from the British government would be a necessary preliminary to the proposed meeting of Mr. De Valera and Sir James Craig, premier of Ulster, Mrs. Skeffington said: "No, I think there will have to be a meeting first. Probably it will be necessarv to ask the government to ar range for such a meeting. Most of ! the cabinet of the Irish republic are in jail, and arrangements must ba made for them to attend the meeting." Consultations Progress. It has been impossible hitherto to obtain from Dublin definite news as to the prospect of the acceptance of the prime minister's invitation to the Irish leaders to meet under government auspices. This has been due to the reticence of Mr. De Valera and other Sinn Fein leaders, who are at liberty. Mr. De Valera's consultations with his colleagues are understood to have progressed on Monday, and it is stated that if he desires access to imprisoned Sinn Feiners for further discussion, permission will be given. It is further reported that if a full meeting of the Irish parliament should be required to obtain sanction of any decision taken, this also will be allowed, and safe conduct to the chosen rendezvous will be granted imprisoned members of that body. GERMANY PAYS BACK RAILWAY MATERIAL (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, June 28. Germany has fulfilled her obligation to replace railway material taken by her armed forces from allied countries during the war, according to advices received here today in official circles. The Inter-allied railway commission I .1 J . .7 11 . -3.-1:.. thousand railway cars to France and Eelsrium. of which the former country was to receive niteen cunarea ana me latter three thousand five hundred. In compliance with this demand, according to German figures, 3,419 state owned railway cars and 61 of private companies have been delivered to Belgium and 1,492 state owned railway cars and 113 private owned cars to France. GENTLEMEN THUGS GET HAUL. (By Associated Press) MIAMI, Fla., June 28. Two "Gentlemen highwaymen", one in evening dress, the other wearing a tuxedo, entered the city hall, just around the corner from the police station, here last night, held up J. C. Turner, assistant city clerk, and escaped with J4.S50 in cash and $600 in city checks.

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SENATE WILL ADOPT ANTI-BEER MEASURE THIS WEEK .INDICATION CBy Associated Press) TT- CIITVPTHV Tuna C PaBCPd S by a vote of 250 to 93 in the house, j the Willis-Campbell beer bill was in . the hands of the senate today with indications pointing to its adoption there before the end of the week. The bill prohibits the sale of beer to the sick and carries also amendments to the Volstead act designed to strictly limit the use of stronger beverages as medicines, Passage of the Willis-Campbell

measure an me uouse jesitiuaj iuiHill, Republican, Maryland, that Wayne B. Wheeler, general counsel for the Anti-saloon League, had drafted the bill. This was denied by Representative Foster, Republican, Ohio. The bill to prohibit beer as medicine will be sent to president Harding before the Fourth 'of July, Senator Sterling, of South Dakota, chairman of the senate judiciary sub-committee in charge of the measure said today. The measure passed yesterday by the house reached the senate today and went to Senator Sterling's committee from which a prompt report is expected. PRESS IS EXCLUDED BY IRISH SOLONS; GUARDS STATIONED (By Associated Press) DUBLIN, June 28. Arrangements for the opening of the southern parliament of Ireland had been completed this morning, the council room of the department of agriculture in this city being selected as the meeting place of the new parliament. There was a belief here early this morning that the members of the parliament who were chosen by the southern districts of Ireland would ignore the summons to the meeting. The members were summoned by public notice, and' the press was to be excluded from the meeting. Guards had been selected to prevent disorders at the meeting. Formal Opening, The arrangements for the meeting were based on the vice-regal proclamation issued last week, formally setting today as the date for the assembling of the parliament under the home rule act. The- only members expected to attend, however, were possibly some of the senators, as the Sinn Fein, which elected virtually all the members of the lower house, let it be known some time ago that it would ignore any summons for a meeting of this body, a creature of the home rule measure. Before the balloting last month the Irish republican parliament decided that the elections should be regarded as elections to the Irish republic legislative body and not to the home rule parliament. WHEAT PRICE BREAKS NINE CENTS TODAY (By Associated Press) CHICAGO, June 28. Severe breaks in the price of wheat took place today, some sales showing a loss of as much as nine cents a bushel, compared with yesterday's finish. Free selling on the part of country holders was largely responsible. July delivery fell to $ 1.19U and closed greatly unsettled at all the way fromi$L19& to $1.22. f

lowed four hours of stormy debate, in- j celebration of the organization of Interrupted frepuently by shouts from j diana Yearly Meeting of Friends, those supporting the legislation to which is to be one of the features of 'stop talk and vote." tnis year's meeting, are rapidly being A particularly warm exchange fol- , . . .. . TT , T . ., lowed the charge by Representative I completed, said Prof. Harlow Lmdley

REJECTION OF WAGE SLASH BRANDED LIE r- r r i i

Keports oi Uverwhelmmg Majority Against Reduction of Pay for R. R. Shop Employes Declared False. VOTE STILL INCOMPLETE (By Associated Press) CHICAGO, June 28 Reports of an overwhelming vote for rejection of an average eight per cent reduction recently ordered for all railroad shop employes by the United States railroad labor board were branded as mis leading and unreliable today by B. M. Jewell, head of the shop crafts organization. Only about two-thirds of the vote has been counted, according to Mr. Jewell, who added that- "a few votes might swing it either way." "The ballots are coming in by ev ery mail and we have not begun to complete the tabulation," Mr. Jewell said. "The result at this time is unknown." Unofficial compilation of votes from various locals which announced the results of their ballots were said to have totalled approximately 55,000 against the proposed reduction and ; 48,000 in favor of it. There are ap proximately 600,000 shop employes in the country. Mr. Jewell declared that no figures had been given out from his office. State W. C. r. U. Lecture Speaks Tuesday Evening Emma Holloway, of Indianapolis, state lecturer for the W. C. T. U., will deliver an address at the North A Street Friends' Meeting House on North A and Eleventh streets, Tuesday evening at 7:30 o'clock. The address will be open to The public. Mrs. Holloway has made several talks in this city during the year. A question box talk for women and girls will be given at. 2:30 o'clock Wedstreet Friends. churcn. The'nublic is cordially invited to attend the lectures. FRIENDS CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION MARKED BY PAGEANT, PROGRAM Arrangements for the centennial Tuesday. The anniversary celebration will be conducted Monday, Aug. 15. The formal celebration will be at East Main Street Friends church in the morning, with Timothy Nicholson, of this city, for many years presiding clerk, as chairman. Prof. Lindley will present a review of the achievements of the Yearly Meeting in the last 100 years. Official delegates of the 17 yearly meetings will present greetings, and a distinguished American Friend will speak on the place of the Quaker church in the world today. To Present Pageant A pageant will be presented in the afternoon. Mrs. Hewson, of the central offices of the denomination here, i3 preparing the manuscript for the pageant. A collection of Quaker relics covering many points of interest in the last 100 years will be on exhibit at Earlham college. Included in it will be a collection of drawings and pictures of all the Quaker churches and schools of the Yearly meeting, dating back to the first ones erected. HEAVY FOG PREVENTS SEAPLANES' ATTACK (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, June 28. Fog off the Virginia capes delayed today the carrying out of the proposed attack by seaplanes on the radio controlled battleship Iowa. A telephone report received by the navy department from the commandant of the Hampton Roads naval base, said none of the planes bad left there at noon but that all were held in readiness to hop off and that the attack had not been postponed for the day. Weather Forecast MOORE'S LOCAL FORECAST. Unsettled. Local showers but mostly fair. Unsettled weather will continue tonight and Wndnesday, with local rains over Wayne country, due to the low barometric pressure over the Mississippi valley states. For Indiana by the United States Weather Bureau. Partly cloudy tonight and Wednesday; little change in temperature. Temperatures for Yesterday. Maximum 90 Minimum 67 . . Today. Noon 77 Weather Conditions. The warm wave continues unbroken east of the Rocky mountains, the only cool place being in Maine. Temperatures are 90 degrees on the Canadian border, 96 in South Dakota, and 100 to 106 over the far southwest. The rains have been heavy in a few places but mostly light.

Looks Like Cowpuncher Here

President Harding wearing the "four-gallon hat." A committee from Wyoming recently called on President Harding, presented him with a real cowpuncher's "four-gallon hat" and invited him to attend the "Frontier Days" exposition at Cheyenne in July. The hat is finished with a solid silver hatband on which is engraved, "Wyoming extends greetings to President and Mrs. Warren G. Harding with the cordial invitation to be its guests at Cheyenne Frontier Days, July 26, 27, 28, 29, 1921, when the days and the cowboy sports of the old west are revived."

EXPENSES REDUCED BY WAR DEPARTMENT IN CUTTING RENTALS (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, June 28 Follow- - mg out the administration s announced policy of economy, the war department since March 4 has cancelled 349 leases saving the government $31,531 monthly in rentals. Secretary Weeks announced today. The policy of reducing expenses would be continued, he said, adding that the department was preparing for the abandonment of the chemical warfare plant at Lake Hurst. N. J. The equipment will bo j removed to the Edgewod arsenal. Maryland, and the ten thousand acres of ! land sold. It also was announced that I bids soon would be asked for on many government plants that appear to be Etiitable for manufacturing purposes. The total rental March 4 was one million five hundred thousand dollars, Mr. Weeks said, much of which was being spent at Atlanta, Ga., and Ft. Sam Huston, Texas. Out of the biggest items of saving cited was the removal of the headquarters of the second array corps area at Boston from rented quarters to the army base. The amount saved was fifty thousand dollars annually. NEW G, 0, P. SOLONS DISSATISFIED, CLAIM (Bv Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, June 28. Representative Ansorge, of New York, issued a statement today asserting that the new Republican members of the house were dissatisfied with the progress made by congress at the present special session and disclosing that he and 10 others had joined in a call for a conference tomorrow night of approximately 100 new Republican members to discuss the situation. L!ly tnat, I ne new members wanted to cut some of the red tape and substitute action for delay. BALL SCANDAL TRIAL RESUMED WEDNESDAY (By Associated Press) CHICAGO, June 28. Trials of the 18 baseball players and gamblers alleged to have been connected with the 1919 world's series scandal will ba resumed tomorrow when a report will be made to the court on the physical condition of Ben Franklin and Cad Zork, of St. Louis, two of those indicted. State investigators left last night for St. Louis to determine whether the men are too ill to appear in court as was asserted in affidavits filed in their i behalf. Assistant State's Attorney George E. Gorman insisted that it was essential tha. the two men be present and asserted that it virtually would be impossible to proceed with the cases without them. OHIO SOLON OPPOSES INCREASE IN HOUSE (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, June 28 Opposition to any increase to the size of the house when representation is re-apportioned under the 1920 census was expressed today before the house census committee : by Representative Burton, Republican, Ohio, who declared a larger house would be a veritable mob and permit domination by a few members A membership of 300 would function most effectively, he contended. SEVEN CHILDREN OF ONE FAMILY MEET VIOLENT DEATH (Bv Associated Press) WHEELING, W. Va., June 28. Seven children of Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Hilton, of Wheeling, have met violent deaths within the past 15 years. The latest death occurred yesterday when John Hilton, aged 13, was drowned in the Ohio river.

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Is TO CUT FREIGHT RATE IN INDIANA IF COURT MODIFIES INJUNCTION INDIANAPOLIS, June 28. Reduction of various freight rates' on shipments wholly within the state may be ordered by the public service commission if it can obtain modification of a federal court injunction, which it interprets as abolishing its control over all rates. A. B. Cronk, head of the commission's rate bureau, said today that he expected soon to file a petition with the federal court for modification of the injunction. He added that no general revision or state raies -w as anticipated, explaining that the conv mission would act only on specific cases brought by formal complaints filed by shippers. Many state rates, however, might be changed by the state comimssion, j Mr. Cronk said, without causing an unjust burden on interstate commerce and half a score of petitions for such changes are pending before the commission. These petitions for such changes are pending before the commission. These petitions were filed by the lumber, coal and sand and gravel interests. Similar petitions applying to other commodities might be filed and in case a modification of the injunction is obtained it is expected that many such cases would be brought by shippers. Might Hasten Action. In general, these cases would center about shipment of a commodity between points for which there is no established commodity rate. Such a situation causes the commodity to move at the "classified" freight rates, which a higher than commodity rates, but with the state commission exercising such jurisdiction it is said that an earlier establishment of tha commodity rates might result. Illustrative of what might be done with the commission to produce a cheaper movement within the state of commodities, state officials say that i'ty schedule apply only for established point out that the State Highway commission j may desire to begin a new move ment in its roaa worK, ana that the commodity rate might be applied by the commission for such movement, in the absence of which the shipments would move at classified rates unless the carriers establish the commodity rate. Shippers Complain. Complaint also has been made by shippers that carriers are charging commodity rates of 60 and 70 vents a ton for short-haul coal shipments, which the shippers contend are only a switching movement bearing a rate of $10 a car. This question will be dealt with in case the commission gets a modification of the injunction. Attorney General Lesh has conferred with the commission regarding the state rate situation and in a formal opinion advised that a modification of the injunction be sought before attempting any change. The injunction was granted last February on the application of the carriers to force the Indiana rates to be advanced so as to meet the level established by the fed eral interstate commerce commission last August when it granted the nation-wide advances to the roads. "In view of the sweeping character of the federal court order," saki the attorney-general, referring to rate changes by the state commission, "I would be fearful that proceedings by the state commission would place us in the position of violating at least the spirit of the order if not the letter." DRAFT STATE TROOPS IN MINGO COUNTY CHARLESTON. W. Va., June 28. Governor Morgan by proclamation here today re-affirmed his declaration of martial law in Mingo county and commanded the assessor there to enroll all persons liable under the law for military duty. He also ordered the sheriff to draft 130 men, or to accept 130 volunteers, who are to be mustered into the service of the state for 60 days to enforce all orders promulgated by the overnor.

COAL STRIKE IS SETTLED BYJRITAIN Announced Officially Walkout is Ended Lloyd George to Ask Parliament for Subsidy to Industry. GRANTING-CERTAIN

(Bv Associated Press) LONDON, June 28. The British coal mine strike, which has been Jn progress since April 1, has been settled, it was officially announced this afternoon. It is understood that Mr. Lloyd George, tho prime minister, will ask parliament this afternoon to authorize the granting of a ten million pound subsidy to the mining industry. The miners will tesume work generally next Monday if the subsidy is granted. The government offered this subsidy several weeks ago, but withdrew it after the recent proposition by the owners for settlement had been voted down by the miners. The general understanding is that the submission of the subsidy proposition to parliament is a mere formality, and that the grant will be voted. Virtual Agreement Representatives of the mine owners and miners' federation of Great Britain, who met here last night, reached a virtual agreement on the wage question, but this agreement was made subject to the granting of a government subsidy. The mine owners and representatives of the union discussed the situation again this morning, but they did little more than mark time until they should hear from the government regarding the subsidy. It was declared by leaders of the miners last night that a setUement of the coal strike which began April 1, would be impossible unless government aid was extended. CHANCELLOR REFUSES TO STOP 3!G BOUT JERSEY CITY, N. J., June 28. Vice-Chancellor Stevenson today declined to act on a motion by the International Reform bureau for an order directing Promoter Tex Rickard to show why he should not be restrainej from staging the Dempsey-Carpentier bout in this city Saturday. Mr. Stevenson, however,' gave ths representatives of the bureau permission to apply to another vice-chancellor for such an order and the clergyman departed to look for one. Mr. Stevenson explained that he was leaving town late today and could not hear the argument. In declining to act on the petition, Mr. Stevenson said there appeared tc be no cause for equitable intervention. John Milton, who appeared for Rickard, told the vice-chancellor that his client probably would be bankrupt if the order were issued and the bout banned. HARDING AND CABINET HEAR DAWES PLANS (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, June 2S. Charles G. Dawes, newly appointed director of the budget, outlined today to President Harding and his cabinet some of the plans he has in mind in putting the budget system into force in the various executive departments. Mr. Dawes attendance at the cabinet was unusual but not unprecedented After the cabinet meeting it was said that most of the session was devoted to discussion of the budget system and of efforts to inaugurate immediately a policy of economy. It was understood that in bringing the question before the cabinet the president emphasized that he did not wish to postpone his economic policy until the first national budget became effective. He is said to have impressed on all of those present that he wanted expenses cut down in every practical way immediately. CONFEREES AGREE ON DRAFT OF PEACE PACT (By Associated Press WASHINGTON. June 28. A compromise draft of the Knox-Porter resolution to end the state of war with Germany and Austria was agreed upon today by Republican conferees of the senate and house. FOCH PAYS TRIBUTE TO AMERICAN VETS DETROIT, Mich., June 28. A tribute from Marshal Foch of France to American soldiers wounded or disabled in the war with the central powers was in tho hands last night of the executive committee of the Disabled American Veterans of the World war, whose convention opened here. The message to be read Tuesday forenon at the first business session oi the convention, follows: "France never will forget those who came to defend her soil. You are especially dear to us. You who so generously shed your blood have provoked our admiraion and still better cemented a friendship and union which remains the guaranee of the peace of the world. Be you once more assured of our gratitude and friendship on thi3 day of your general reunion, . f-