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REPUBLICANS SUPPORT siinis IN Oil FIGHT Conflict with Democrats on Admiral's Controversy with Daniels : Majority Report Upholds Old Sea Dog. ASSAIL NAVAL POLICY

Pretty Southern Maiden Graces Capital Younger Set

AWAIT REPLY OF JAPAN TO LATEST NOTE Further Development in Plans for International Armament Conference Hinges on Response of Nippon. ACCErTANCElXPECTED

Woman Looks After Holes in Swiss Cheese

LLOYD GEORGE, DE VALERA IN CONSULTATION Resume Conservations on Irish Peace at Prime Minister's Residence Crowds Cheer Republican Leader. JAN SMUTSlS FACTOR

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(By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, July. 18. A diametric conflict of views between Republicans and Democrats as to the Justification for Rear Admiral William S. Sims'g charges of misdirection and delay on the part of the American naval administration during the early months of the war was shown In majority and minority reports, published today, of the senate naval committee's investigation of the controversy between Admiral Sims and former Secretary Daniels. Assailed by the majority for having

pursued wnat it declared was a "selfucicuaive, non-aggressive ana nonhelpful policy." during the early stages of the war, the naval administration under Secretary Daniels was upheld in the minority report as amply vindicated by the "uniform success of our operations," and as deserving the "hearty commendation of this committee and of the American people." With the lapse of more than a year since the conclusion of the naval subcommittee's inquiry, the publication of the reports constitutes the closing chapter in the notorious Sims-Daniels controversy of May 1920, precipitated by Rear Admiral Sim's letter sharply criticising the Daniels war administration. Charges Many Sins. The latter, which charged numerous delays and derelictions in the navy department, was brought to light during a committee inquiry into AdmirV Sims's controversy with the former secretary over naval awards of distinguished service decorations. Charging many sins of omission and commission both in the matter of preparadness and in naval prosecution of the war. ihe majority report severely scored Mr. Daniels, former President Wilson and Rear Admiral William S. Benson, former chief of operations, as the responsible administrative officers. These officials were warmly defend d in the minority "report in line with if opposite view in the controversy. Admiral Sims, the commander-in-chief of naval operations overseas during the war. wa3 commended by the majority and assailed by the minority. Uphold Navy. Opposed to th maloritv charts

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i'cioimua resiuupu irom me nonaszressive policy" pursued prior to 1918, was the declaration of the minority at "no time did th navy fail to perform promptly and efficiently every task that was imposed upon it." The Republican majority report was signed by Senators Hale, Me.. Ball, Del., and Keyes, N. H., while that of the minority bore the signatures of Senators Pittnian. Nev.. and Trammel, Fla. Both ouoted at length from the sipres of witnesses heard during the inoniry. The majority report presented two recommendations, one for the appointment of a commission of naval officers to study the application of lessons of the war to the American navy and the other for a presidential commission, including civilians to study and recommend reforms in the naval orgaization. The minority made no recomendations. Comment On Delay. In supporting, against the opinion of the minority, many of Admiral Sims's charges, the majority, as did the minority report, dealt conspicuously with the admiral's overshadowing charge that navy department delays in prosecuting the war were estimated to have cost unnecessarily five hundred thousand lives and fifteen bil'ion dollars. , While stating it seemed "inevitable that had these delays not occurred the American expeditionary forces might have brought about an allied victorv earlier than they actually did." the majority report sdrlprl "tho evtonf

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thp war is altogether conjectural." The charge of unnecessary cost in lives and money was declared by the minority to be "monstrous." and "without foundation.' 'the report add ing that Admiral Sim3 had "failed absolutely to produce- any evidence to sustain this serious charge." The evidence, the report said, "showed beyond a shadow of doubt that the army was transported abroad as fast as it was ready." L. P. BEALE, 82, DIES AT CAMBRIDGE HOME CAMBRIDGE CITY, Ind., July 18. L. P. rtcale. 82 years old. Civil war veter?n, died here about 6:30 o'clock Saturday night of senility. He was a prominent citizen of Cambridge and was known to every person in the community. He was a moulder by trade and worked at his occupation until about 12 years ago. Mr. Beale served in Company H, Kentucky volunteers in the Civil war, remaining in service for three years. Funeral services will be held from the home Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. Rev. Reese will officiate. Burial will be in Riverside cemetery, this city. The deceased is survived by the widow, Mrs. Melinda Beale, one son, Henry Edward Beale, Cambridge City, two daughters. Mrs. Henry Ingerman, Cambridge City, and Mrs. Ray Hinsky. Richmond, two grandchildren, Herbert Beale and Mary Katherine Hinsky.

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Miss Virginia Garrett. Miss Virginia Garrett, daughter of Representative and Mrs. Finis J. Garrett of Dresden, Tennessee, is one of the popular and pretty southern girls who are helping to make the present season a gay one in the younger congressional circle in Washington.

DEATHS, FALSE ADDRESSES, REMOVALS HINDER WORK OF CHECKING LIST OF DRAFT EVADERS

False addresses, death, or removals, have made it difficult to trace the 28 men listed as draft deserters from the Richmond district by United States army officials. - . Four of the draft deserters are men who were employed at the construe-1 tlon camp of the Pennsylvania railroad, and former draft officials believe that they probably did not fully understand the provisions of the law, and violated it unknowingly in leaving without notifying officials where they mteht be found. These workers were Arthur Allison, Massilon, 0.: John Chadderton, Ernest! Holstrom and Rudolph Schmidt. Only the first one gave, an addres other than Richmond. Goon Dot, a Chinaman, was heard frm last in Indianaplois, where he was working in a laundry. Flagrant Case. The most flagrant case, according to former Sheriff Clem Carr, was that of Norman Baldwin, who was living at the Y. M. C. A. He was an advertising solicitor, coming to Richmond from Illinois. After being registered, examined, and accepted, he left for Washington a few days before his call, stating that he was going to see Champ Clark, with whom he claimed to be well acquainted. He also claimed to have been a page in the United States senate, and to have ' many friends among Illinois politicians. The local draft board communicated with him in Washington, and received a telegram from him stating that he was on his way . to Richmond, and would report to the local authorities. No trace has been found of him since. The father of Leonard Armstrong said after his son had failed to report here to the draft board the family received a .Y. M.. C-. A- form card from New York, signed by Leonard and stating that he had arrived safely in France. May Be In France. Mr. Armstrong thinks that his son may be in France still, probably married to a French- girl. Another son. Howard, a brother of Leonard, was killed in action, in -France on July 18, 1918. His body has not yet arrived, but the parents are expecting it soon. Jesse Stewart is the son of Mrs. Daily Interview Every Par Reporter 'Will Interview a Person, rieked n Random, on Some C urrent Topic. "I believe that we should finance the European countries" answered Owen Duke, Boston township farmer, when asked what he thought the most necessary measure ' to restore American prosperity. . Mr.. Duke is a tenant on his mother's farm, well liked in the neighborhood, has many relatives in Wayne county, being of one of the early families,- is president of the township farmers' association and has two sons who are making good records growing pigs for the Wayne county pig club. - "Europe needs help," Mr. Duke continued, "because she is not in a position to buy our goods in any quantity now. If we finance her, she can take our goods, our export trade will improve, and we will have better times." "Lots of people would kick at the idea of helping Germany maybe, but I think that this country would be benefitted by helping that country also if necessary. She made us a lot of trouble, but that is over now. If those European countries prosper, we also will prosper to a certain extent, and they will be all right if we give a little help to set them on their feet. They are thrifty, maybe more so than we are, and it would not take long for them to be. in good shape again." j

Margaret Stewart of 108 South Sixth street. He had left Richmond about Feb. 1, before the declaration of war, going to Springfield, O., where he worked several weeks, then going to Daytan.- where he was at the tim of registration. He gave Richmond as his address on account of having legal residence here, but as it was impossible to reach him by mail later, he did not receive his call to service. He was last heard from when a post card was received from DuQuesne, Pa. Another spn'of Mrs. Stewart died in service, while a third younger boy is still in the army, having enlisted after the war. Carl, who died at Camp Devens, Mass., after two weeks in hospital, was a member of the Supply company of the 36th infantry. Ralph, who was too young to serve (Continued on Page Eleven)

COMMISSION FIRED HIM, DAYTON MANAGER SAYS IN STATEMENT DAYTON, Ohio, July 18. William C. Barber, city manager, frankly announcing, he was fired by the city commission Saturday instead of resigning as announced by Mayor Switzer, declared that in his opinion the action of that body was due to the approach of the fall elections and the fact that the commission had altered its plans for settling the car strike. Barber's resignation was asked for at a secret meeting'of the commission shortly before noon. ' It was tendered the commissioners in writing and accepted at another meeting late in the afternoon. " Fred O Eichelberger, service director, was appointed city manager at a salary of between ' $S,000 and $S.500 annually He will take office August 1. Barber will retain the position in the meantime. In an interview the retiring city manager bared in detail the circumstances which led to the request for his resignation. . Three principal factors, in his opinion .caused the commissioners to reach their decision. These were the fact that he is not a Dayton man, the nearness of the November election and the car strike situation. FILE WILSON LETTER ON ENGLISH DEBTS , (By Associated Press) ; WASHINGTON, July IS. A letter from former President Wilson to Premier Lloyd George of Great Britain, declaring that the United States could not consider proposals to cancel or exchange Great Britain's indebtedness to this nation, was placed in the congressional records today by Senator Lodge of Massachusetts, Republican leader. . t -.. Mr. Wilson'g letter, dated Oct. 20, 1920, was submitted to the senate foreign relations committee by former Secretary Houston. It said that "suggestions looking to the cancellation or exchange" were made to the former president in Paris. The communication apparently was the reply to the British premier's letter, made public last week in the senate finance committee hearings. "s

fBy Associated Press) WASHINGTON. July 18. Further concrete development in plans of President Harding for international dirarmament conference, probably to begin in Washington this fall, awaited today response from Japan to additional communications understood to present more fully views of the administration as to desirability of reviewing at the same time, T.r eastern

prooiems. There seemed little doubt among officials here, however, that the full program would be carried out. Tokio dispatches have clearly indicated the division of opinion in Japan as to thft wise cause of that government in relation to the proposed far eastern discussions, and there was no evedence here today of any desire to press for an early reply from Japan to that portion of the president's invitation. Expect Acceptance. It was clear .however that officials expected the interchange of views now in progress between Washington and Tokio as to the scope to be given the far eastern conference to result eventually in full acceptance by Japan. The American government is under, stood to have made plain its position that the specific matters to be treated must of necessity be agreed upon by the conference in preliminary sessions. Behind this, it is understood, is the feeling in Washington, that a mutual understanding of the views of the several powers concerned with Pacific matters will go far toward clearing away possible future war causes. Such an understanding would permit the main objects of the discussion, the actual reduction of naval armaments particularly, and the consequent decrease in tax burdens of the peoples of the nations involved, to be attained promptly, according to the American view. ... EAST COAST MYSTERY SHIPS ARE BELIEVED BLOCKADE RUNNERS (By Associated Press) ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., July 18 Pirate yarns and reports of mysterious ships seen lurking along the trade lanes of the north Atlantic may be explained by the discovery of "blockade runners" that have been landing cargoes of contraband liquor on the Jersey coast, in the opinion of revenue agents in this district. In maritime circles stories have been told of strange vessels approaching merchantmen on the open seas, as though prepared to attack, and then- dashing off into the darkness without observing the inviolable rule of answering code signals. It was even suggested that these specter-like craft might be able to explain the disappearance of certain vessels. What revenue agents believe to be the explanation of such unusual actions on the high seas was brought about through the seizure of whiskey valued at $20,000 which is said to have been landed along a cove near Wildwood, N. J. POSTPONE ELECTION OF COUNTY AGENT Failure to muster a quorum at the meeting of the county loard of cducation at its special meeting Monday resulted in the postponement of the election of a county agricultural agent for next, year. A special meeting has lpn called for next Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock, at which time the election of the agricultural agent will again be up. J. L. Do'an, incumbent in the county office, has been recommended for reappointment by T. A. Coleman, county agent leader, of Purdue university. The agent's present contract expires August 16. The county board of education is made up of the trustees of all the townships, presidents of all town school boards and the county superintendent, making 20 members in thi3 county. Only nine were present at the meeting Monday. . Patterson Resigns as Cash Register Head (By Associated Press) DAYTON, -O., July 18. John H. Patterson has resigned as president and general manager of the National Cash Register company, according to announcement made today at the offices of the company. . - HOT WEATHER THOUGHT "There's one good thing about the hot weather that ' has not been mentioned in your paper yet," said the i well dressed individual, addressing the inquiring reporter, as the latter was passing a local hotel Monday. "What is that?" asked Ihe I. R., reaching for his quick-action notebook. "Fewer deaths from exposure," answered the well dressed man. removing himself hurridly from the scene.

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Mrs. Mary Wolfe Schwartz experimenting with cheese culture. Uncle Sam offers many odd occupations In the various departments in the national capitol. Mrs. Mary Wolfe Schwartz of the dairy division, department of agriculture, is experimenting to improve the holes in American Swiss cheese. The flavor of Swiss cheese depends largely on the size of the holes or "eyes." The American product is inferior because of the "eyes" being small and numerous. The agriculture department is experimenting with cheese culture to improve the domestic brand.

Says American Women Demand Maternity, Infancy Protection Shelbyville Woman, Prominent in Republican Ranks, Declares Sheppard-Towner Bill is Supported Vigorously Throughout Country by Women's Organizations.

PAM.ADIl'M SEWJ BUREAU WASHINGTON, July 18. The women of America are demanding the enactment of federal legislation' for the public protection of maternity and infancy, according to Miss Betsy Edwards, of Shelbyville, Ind., who has been connected with the women's division of the Republican National committee for the past two years. She was the first Republican woman chairman of the sixth congressional district of Indiana. "The Sheppard-Towner maternity bill is the first measure that the women of this country, as voters, have asked the congress to pass, and as a Republican I sincerely hope that this Republican congress will have the credit of enacting that bill into a law," Miss Edwards remarked while attending a hearing on the bill before the committee on interstate and foreign commerce of the house, i Expect Favorable Report. It is expected that the committee will report the bill favorably before the first of next month. Women's organizations throughout the country PRISONERS AT BAY AS FIREMEN FIGHT PENITENTIARY BLAZE (By Associated Press) PITTSBURG, Pa.. July 18 A reported outbreak of prisoners in the Western penitentiary on the Ohio river was followed soon after noon today by fire which quickly destroyed 10 frame factory buildings within the enclosure. Police and fire lines were, drawn tightly around the institution and detailed reports of the outbreak were unavailable. It was known, however, that penitentiary guards reinforced by city police and deputy sheriffs and armed with riot guns were holding the prisoners at bay while a heavy fire fighting force was endeavoring to extinguish the flames. The population of the prison was said to be between 1200 and 1500. Warden Francis announced at 2:15 that he had asked Governor Sproul to send detachments of state police from! the barracks at Butler and Greenburg to help guard the penitentiary tonight. Prisoners Removed. Many prisoners were removed from the south wing, where, the. fire started. Soon afterward the great crowd which by this time had surrounded three sides of the prison believed they heard a series of ' shots,' and "the" shrieks which had come from the panic-stricken prisoners for a time subsided. ' At 1:45 it was announced at the office of John J. McKelvey, Pittsburgh director of charities, that he had just sent five city , physicians to the penitentiary in response to a call for medical aid. A' number of ambulances reached the prison, about 1:30. At that time the" guards- had been strengthened at the gates of the penitentiary, and all except policemen and deputy sheriffs were being rigidly excluded, so that no statement of what was going on within the walls could be obtained. It appeared, however, that the fire was under control. Fifty Firemen Overcome in Fighting N. Y. Blaze (By Associated Press) NEW YORK, July 18. Fifty firemen w:ere overcome today in fighting a, $1,000,000 fire in the building of the Phoenix Cheese company on Greenwich street, on ,the West Side of Lower Manhattan. Fumes from the re frigerating plant compelled the fireI men to work in relays.

have vigorously supported the maternity bill ever since it was first introduced, during the last session of congress when it was passed by the senate, but was not acted upon by tb house. There has also been considerable opposition to the measure. The purpose of the bill is to stimulate the various states to provide ' (Continued on Page Eleven) JEFFERIS ACCUSED OF STEALING AUTO THAT FULTQN BOUGHT City and county police officers have set a record during the past month for the catching of automobile thieves and recovering stolen cars. Eight alleged auto thieves have been taken into custody by Sheriff Wadman and police officers. Clarence E. Jefferis and James Taylor, living on the Middlebpro pike, were arrested Saturday on charges of grand and petit larceny. Each man is said to be connected with auto thievery. Two weeks ago Elmer Fulton was sentenced to serve a term of from two to 14 years at the state reformatory for having stolen Jefferis car. Investigation since that time shows that the car, Fulton stole from Jefferis was stolen by Jefferis from Guy Anderson, police officers state. .Probing Case Sheriff Wadman and Detective McNally have been working on the Jefferis and Taylor case for some time, and the revelations of the last few days have been the result of the work they have been putting in on the case. They are of the opinion that Jefferis and Taylor have been carrying on a heavy traffic in stolen automobiles. Just how many they had stolen they could not state, and the men in custody have refused to make any statements thus far. It is thought they will reveal the whole circumstances later, it is said. Edgar Combs and Clifford Ingerman, of Cambridge City, have pleaded guilty to charges of stealing an automobile, and are awaiting a verdict in their case; which Judge Bond has under consideration. Alonzo Friend, Lorenzy Ashcraft and James T. Hamilton are to be tried this week on charges of stealing an automobile at Cambridge City. All the men are from Connersville. Weather Forecast . MOORE'S LOCAL FORECAST; Increasing cloudiness, with conditions - favorable for local thunder showers. The "weather will become unsettled within the next 24 hours due to a storm crossing the Great Lakes. For Indiana, by. the United States Weather Bureau Local thunder showers tonight or Tuesday; somewhat lower temperature Tuesday and in North portion tonight. Temperatures for Yesterday, . . Maximum 93 Minimum 69 Today Noon 97 Weather Conditions The hot wave is intense over the Central states with temperatures from 95 to 100. The storm crossing the Great Lakes Is being attended by unsettled weather as far south as Kentucky. Local thunderstorms are developing in the path of the storm. The weather continues generally fair over the Mississippi valley, excepting for a few severe 4 thunder storms.

fBv Associated Pres . LONDON, July 18. Eamonn da VaIera, Irish Republican leader, in response to an invitation by Prime Minister Lloyd George, called at No. 10 Downing street, the prime minister's official residence, at 4:15 this afternoon to confer with Lloyd George on the Irish question. Crowds again awaited the arrival of the Irish leader in Whitehall and cheered him as he entered Downing street. General Jan C. Smuts, the South African premier, who had a prominent part in the early informal negotiations which brougnt about the truse in Ireland and the peace conference now in progress, reappeared today as a factor in the Irish negotiations. Mr. Lloyd George, the prime minister, had been at his official residence in Downing street, only a short time this forenoon after his return from the country when Viscount Fitzalan, the lord lieutenant of Ireland, called at Downing street and had a long talk with the premier, during which they were joined by General Smuts, the conference continuing more than an hour. Smuts Enters. General Smuts had not figured previously in the conversations which have been going on at Downing street since the truce went into effect, hjs last known active participation in the pourparlers having been on the occasion of his return from Dublin the week before last, when he reported the results of his visit to Mr. Lloyd George, and to King George. It was leirned today, however, that the prime minister and General Smuts had a long discussion of the situation yesterday at Chequers Court. It was General Smuts's Dublin trip which is believed to have much to do with bringing the Irish delegations to London for the peace conferences. As for the Irish republican leader joining any conference at present with Sir James Craig," the Ulster premier, this is declared by Sinn Fein spokesmen to be out of the question. Craig Outside. The Sinn Fein leaders declare Mr. de Valera considers the Ulster premier as outside the scope of the present negotiations and they have declined to indicate even whether the time might come when he could be regarded by them as a party to the discussions. They were leaving the British government to deal with him, they declared. In view of the secretiveness of all principally concerned in the Irish Negotiations, this morning's editorial comment genearlly is cautious in referring to the iutlook, but some writers venture the belief that any definite outcome is not to be expected for some time yet, and intimate that Sinn Fein leaders are not inclined to hasten the deliberations. See Protraction. The Daily Mail, indicating Its belief that the negotiations are likely to be protracted, says that Ensmonn de Valera hinted that he will have to return to Dublin this week -to consult the Irish republican parliament after hearing from Premier Lloyd George a final exposition of the government's attitude, and that he will be unable to meet Sir James Craig, the Ulster leader, until after such a consultation. Citing another reason for delay the -same writer says that a special treasury department report has been ordered on certain financial aspects that already have been discussed, and adds that should any definite developments depend upon such a report, they must necessarily await its comnletinn wMrh

would consume considerable time. In some quarters, however, there are warnings against over-sanguiness because of the many serious difficulties which yet remain to be surmounted. Another reason for these less optimistic expressions is found in a dispatch from the Herald's Dublin correspondent who says that Irish republican army training and equipping operations, which are not forbidden by the recent armistice, are proceeding vigorously so that should the London negotiations fail, everything will be in readiness to resume the field. NEW YORK, July 18. A proposed world conference of the Irish race, ,to be held In Paris early next year, probably -will be cancelled if the present negotiations between Premier Lloyd George and de Valera succeed, Harry Boland, representative of de Valera in the United States, announced today. ' The Irish Self-Determination League of Great Britain had begun the organization of the conference on the suggestion of the Irish Republican association of South America. FORDNEY PRESENTS HARDING TAX LETTER ( By .Associated Press) WASHINGTON. July 18 President Harding's letter of June 30 to Chairman Fordney of the house ways and means committee, opposing imposition of a duty on crude petroleum and fuel oil and suggesting a bargaining provision "to guard against the "levy of duties against us" was presented to the house today by Mr. Fordney, The letter differed materially' from recently published Versions of the communication and in reply to Questions Mr. Fordney said there was another letter from the president which he did not propose to read. . .