Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 46, Number 213, 19 July 1921 — Page 1

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peals to Generous Sympathy Must Expand. OUTLET ! STACKING NOW BY MARK SCL1.IVAV WASHINGTON. D. C, July 19. Among, those who have a well Informed attitude toward the coming conference over questions arising out of the Pacific there Is no restraint over the hesitancy of Japan to give as unqualified an acceptance to our Invitation as the other nations did. The position of Japan in relation to the coming conference is such as to appeal to generous sympathy. - Japan, in a real sense, is the chief nation concerned. She lives in the Pacific. Every reasonable statesman knows that Japan's situation is such as to call for much consideration. She is a nation of some 70,000.000 people, living in a group of comparatively small island-!, with limited natural resources. For a large part of her population the economic margin of safety is so small that the failure of a single day's fishing may mean hunger. Growing Rapidly At the same time, she is a rapidly growing nation. She has two things which combined have the resistlessness of a force of nature. She has a high birth rate, and she has a knowledge cf hygiena which enables her to keep a large proportion of her babies alive. Under these circumstances her people must spread out somewhere, and it U the duty of her statesmen to see to that outlet and keep it open. But every time Japan seeks to expand, she is rebuffed. When considerable numbers of her workers began to come to America, we asked her to stop, and she did. The local California feeling about the immigration of Japanese Is accepted and would undoubtedly be Indorsed and supported by the American government whenever the occasion should arise. But having denied the right of Japan to find an outlet in America for her surplus labor, we then Joim other nations in denying her an outlet elsewhere. Denied Outlet One natural outlet for Japan would be in eastern Siberia, but our government has taken the position that the unity of Russia as "it existed' before the revolution must be preserved and our attitude is one of protest against Japan extending in any territory for merly Russian. The same attitude that California takes toward Japanese immigration Is taken by Canada, by Australia and by New Zealand, in fact the British dominions take this attitude of exclusion even more strongly than America does. If Japan's particular problem in the coming conference were stated frankly it would be: We are sorely pressed with the need for land for our surplus population. Where are you willing that we should go? Copyright 1921 by the New York Evening Post,' Inc. GERMANY TO PROBE CHARGE ORGANIZATION IS MENACE IH SILESIA Ry Associated Prws) BERLIN. July 39. The German government ' will investigate the charges of General Lerond, French had of the Inter-allied commission in upper Silecia that the German protecupper Silesia that the German protecstill is functioning, constituting a danger to the allied authority, before replying to them, it is officially declared here. The vernal protest of M. Laurent, the French amDassador to Germany, to Dr. Rosen, the German foreign minister, whicn carried a veiled threat of French mHitary action against the German organizations in upper Silesia unless they are promptly dissolved and disarmed, will be passed without notice the belief being entertained in official and unofficial circles here that the French action was made without the knowledge of France's allies and does not meet with the approval of Great Britain and Italy. The German newspapers interpret the communications of Ambassador Laurent and General Lerond to mean that the Silesia? situation again is acute and that the Poles are preparing for another Inroad against the Germans. CAMPBELL CONTINUES UNION COUNTY AGENT LIBERTY. Ind., July 19 At a meeting of the board of education held here Monday, Foster M. Campbell again was chosen as county agricultural agent for the year and will continue his work. Mr. Campbell has proven himself very competent and has been quite successful during his past term. The farmers of the' county had been mailed questionnalrs to fill out giving their sentiments regarding his reappointment and in checking up they found that It was the unanimous desire of those who responded to have him returned to the office. The members of the board also selected Mrs. Elizabeth Mitchel as truant officer for the county to serve during the year of 1921-22. Her duties will begin in August and will continue during the school year.

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Highways Demands Will Be Heeded by Congress Legislation on Subject is in "Jam"

PALLADIUM SEWS BUREAU WASHINGTON, July 19 Members of congress are cognizant of the fact that the establishment of a sound "good roads" poliicy is an important factor in the heralded return to industrial normalcy. American business today is as dependent upon motor transport as it is. upon the railroads, but the congress is now experiencing much difficulty in shaping a national highway construction policy. v' In the senate the Townsend high way bill is favored, and it has the endorsement of many business organizations and automobile associations, but it is vigorously opposed by the powerful American Farm Bureau federation. The house has passed the Dowell highway bill, which is favored by the American Farm Bureau federation and i3 generally opposed by the automobile associations and by many business interests. Legislative "Jam" The result of this situation is a highway legislation "jam" and no one is prepared to predict what kind of a compromise will be effected. The principal differences between the Townsend and the Dowell bills are: The Townsend bill creates a feder3l hichway commission of five members. but continues the present bureau of public roads. The Dowell bill contin House Appropriations Headed by Madden WASHINGTON, July 19. Representative Madden, Republican, Illinois, today was elected chairman of the rrnnmittee on appropriations of the house succeeding - Representative Good, of Iowa, who recently resigned from the house. Mr. Madden was chosen over ranking Republican members of the committee, Representatives Davis of Minnesota, Burton of Ohio, and Wood of Indiana. He received 153 of the 2S5 votes cast in the committee on committees. Representative Mondell, of Wyoming, chairman of the committee announced. The new appropriations chairman has served nearly 16 years in the house from the first district of Illinois. His selection marks a break in the senority rule, which hitherto had largely governed the naming of committee chairmen in the house. Daily Interview Every day a reporter ttIU. Interview a person, picked nl random, on what he recnrdu an the niont 1mnortMnt action to brine hack pros perity to the whole country. . "The first thing we should do to restore normal conditions is to see that all securities are taxed as well as personal property and real estate," aid Lee Hartman, of Pershing, Monday. Mr. Hartman is a stockbuyer in the western part of Wayne county, owns a farm north of Jacksonburg, and is an official and stockholder in the Pershing bank and the grain elevator. "We must spread the taxes out more," continued Mr. Hartman. "At present one-half of the wealth of the country is in securities, many of which are tax exempt. This throws a double burden on real estate and the personal property. It is necessary to lower Teal estate taxes, but this cannot be done unless the money, which must be raised, is provided from some other taxes. It is not fair to let so much property escape taxation. The banks of the country are all for taxation of securities." "The next thing that needs to be done," .concluded Mr. Hartman, "is to get some sort of peace treaty that will be satisfactory to the world, so that normal trade conditions can be resumed, and this should be done soon. Democrats might say, 'Harding kept us out of work," otherwise."

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used to make a protecting fence. been erected in memory of the thous of Hartmannsweilerkopf in Alsace by the French and German troops. Difficulty ues federal co-operation with the states under the supervision of the secretary of agriculture. The Townsend bill gives the federal highway commission exclusive power to designate the roads 1n each state which may receive .-federal aid and also the type of construction. The roads are limited to interstate highways. : Under the provisions of the Dowell bill the states, through their state (Continued on Page Fourteen) RAINFALL RELIEVES COUNTY CORN CROP; PASTURES BURNED UP Relief from the oppressive heat of the past few days, and at least partial salvation for the corn crops of the county, were provided by the liberal rain which fell from midnight until early Tuesday morning. Although in many cases pasture is j too far gone to be improved by even as much rain as fell this time, corn will get relief which will save part at least, although it is stated that some parts of the fiields have been injured beyond saving, already. The rain seemed to have come through from the southwest, only light showers falling in the northern part of the county. Cambridge City reported only a light shower two miles north of the city, enough to lay the dust and wet the ground, but not very far down. Get Fine Rain. A heavier rain fall was reported from farms two miles north of Centerville, penetrating the earth for two or three inches: It is said that this rain was the best that has fallen in that region since the corn planting season. The rainfall was generous about Abington, residents in that neighborhood stating that there was an inch. The drought has been so severe and long continued, however, that much more will be needed to restore the pastures, which are described as badly hurt by the dry weather. Corn was firing before the rain, and some corn was beyond aid already. The rain will help the corn which was not so far advanced, however. The western end of Boston township also reports a good shower, wetting the ground down to a depth of three inches. All the pasture is gone, and more rain will have to fall before it is restored. Some corn was firing before the rain. Need More Rain. Three-fourths of an inch of water fell in Webster township, according to reports from that neighborhood. The rainfall was in several showers, continuing from midnight, until early in the forenoon. Corn had been firing here, pasture is all gone, and some of the corn tassels had been killed by the heat. More rain is needed. There was very little rain near Whitewater, hardly more than enough to lay the duts. Wayne county is lucky in this last rain," said Weatherman Moore Tuesday morning. "Few other cities received as liberal rain as Richmond. Only enough to lay the dust is reported from Portland and Newcastle. Hagerstown had a good rain, and Losantville a fair shower. There were good rains in the part of Indiana near Chicago, according to Moore, but for the most part, Monday's rainfall was confined to the central and southern part of the state. Connersville had a heavy rain, according to Moore's reports, and rainfall was heavy also from Brookville to Liberty, and a good rain fell in Boston. Muncie reports only a fair rain. The best of the rains were to the south of the National road, according to Moore.

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ant Denounced m Senate Report of Methods Used in Investigation. COUNTER STATEMENT By Ampociateil Pres WASHINGTON, July 19. Former Secretary Daniels and former Assist ant Secretary Roosevelt of the navy. are denounced for the methods used in investigating the war time scandal among enlisted men at the Newport training station, in the majority report of a senate subcommittee, made public today. The charges made by clergymen of! Providence, R. I., and the Providence Journal, the report says, "have been proved to the satisfaction of the committee," and the clergy and the Journal says the report, "deserve the thanks of the people at large." At the same time today, Mr. Roosevelt issued a statement declaring that Senators Ball of Delaware and Keyes of New Hampshire, the two Republicans who constitute the majority of the investigating committee, had issued their findings without giving him a hearing after promising to do so, which Mr. Roosevelt in his statement contended "shows a premeditated and unfair purpose of seeking what they mistakenly believe to be a partisan political advantage." Minority Report Senator Kine.- of Utah, the Demo cratic member of the investigating ! committee, will file a minority report later. Most of the details of the Newport scandal, as it is disclosed in the investigation, are of an unprintable nature, The . crux of the majority report charges is that with the knowledge of Mr. Daniels and Mr. Roosvelt, enlisted men of the navy were improperly used as participants in immoral practices for the purpose of securing evidence on which to dismiss offenders from the navy. Mr. Roosevelt, under whose office the investigating was conducted, is held by the majority to be "morally responsible" for the orders. The findings of a naval court martial which investigated the scandal are introduced in the record for the first time. 1 It held the action of Mr. Roosevelt "unfortunate and ill advised." Secretary Daniels disproved the portion of the findings ' which condemned the method of investigation and on that point, the . committee report today says : Condemn Daniels "The committee agrees that Franklin D. Roosevelt's action was not only 'unfortunate and ill advised.' but most reprehensible and Mr. Daniel's disap-

proval of this opinion of the court is!niakes l Possible for public utility

to be severely condemned.' Mr. Roosevelt, in his statement, said that at no time was the work of investigating supervised by his personally and that when in September, 1919, he and the acting chief of the bureau of navigation were informed that members of the investigating squad "had used highly improper and revolting methods in getting evi dence," immediate orders were sent; out that day "to stop it." "The insinuations that I must have known, that I supervised the opera tions, that I was morally responsible," said Mr. Roosevelt's statement, "are nowhere supported by the evidence directly or indirectly." Majority Finding On that point, however, the majority findings of the investigating committee hold that Mr. Roosevelt was present at conferences which determined the methods of the investigating and that "it Is beyond the comprehension of the committee how the methods to be used could have been entirely eliminated and forgotten at the conferences. "If Mr. Roosevelt did not inform himself of the methods used,

the majority report says, "he!asked for a relief appropriation of ap-

was most derelict in his duty." COMPULSORY SCHOOL ATTACKED IN OHIO CBy Associated Press COLUMBUS, O., July 19. When Ohio's first compulsory school attend- j ance law was passed 44 years ago, there wasn't the quiet acquiescence as last winter when the legislature raised the compulsory school attendance age to 18. The first law provided that children between the ages of 8 and 14 should attend school at least 12 weeks a year, six of which had to be consecutive. This is what a leading 'Ohio newspaper of the day had to say about the law, editorially: "It is a measure that does not belong in this country. It goes hand, in hand with compulsory military training, and to be logical should be flanked by a compulsory religion statute. The state of Ohio furnishes more smart men to the acre than any other state in the union. Now that we have compulsory education, the state will overshadow the land. There won't be room enough for our smart men." May Postpone Stillman Hearings Until Fall (By Associated Press) YONKERS. N. Y., July 19 Hearings in the divorce proceedings instituted by James A. Stillman. which were to be resumed at Poughkeepsie next Monday, probably will be postponed until fall. Associates of John F. Brennan, chief counsel for Mrs. Stillman have written the banker's counsel, suggesting that the trial be deferred until Oct. 11 because of Mr. Brennan's illness. Mr. Stillman's attorneys are expected to assent.

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Arthur Griffith, left, and Eamonn de Valera. The photo above was taken shortly after Arthur Griffith, vice president of the Irish republic, had been released from prison by order of the B,ritish authorities that he might take part in the peace conference now being held

by the Irish and British leaders. He is Valera the stand of the Sinn Feiners

taken outside the Mansion House, Dublin, where Sinn Feiners and Unionists

met before the conference began in London.

T. H. I. & E. GIVES NOTICE OF SURRENDER OF LICENSES,. PERMITS AND FRANCHISES

Notice of the surrender of all licenses, permits and franchise rights heid by the Terre Haute, Indianapolis and Eastern Indiana Traction company in the City of Richmond, and the acceptance of an indeterminate permit, with the state public service commission in lieu of the city permits, was given in a statement to the common council Monday night. . - Members of council in discussing the notice stated that this might be the first step towards a raise in street car fares in this city. One member stated that it was his understanding that the manager of the local lines had made the statement that the company was not making operating expenses under the present charter from the city. Guaranteed Return. The action by the street and interjrban company is in accord with an act of the recent legislature which companies to surrender their local charters and become operative under an indeterminate franchise from the state public service commission, which will guarantee them a certain return on their investment. City Attorney Reller characterized LASKER IS READY TO EXPLAIN ACCOUNT OF SHIPPING BOARD (By Associated Press WASHINGTON, July 19. With the publication today of revised estimates of the shipping board's deficit for the last fiscal year showing a total of $380,000,000, or approximately $280,000,000 more than previous estimates, Chairman Lasker of the board said he was prepared to appear before con gressional committees to explain the condition of the board's tinances and proximately $300,000,000 for the current fiscal year,, -in announcing the new estimate of the deficit incurred in operation of the government fleet, Chairman Lasker declared the books of the shipping board were in a deplorable condition and that they could not have been kept in much different shape had they been kept with a view to cheating and deceiving congress and the country." "I know and want to explain," the chairman added, "that Admiral Benson (former chairman of the board) and Auditor Tweedale had not the remotest thing to do with such gross misrepresentations." The accounting systems, he said, "were started in the stress of war and continued in the stress of incompetency," and though outside, auditors had produced the figures given out, "I don't guarantee them even now." Worth Questionable ' "Approximately 200 million dollars represents the absolute loss on operations in the fleet." "he continued," "and then there was $160,000,000 spent, on ship construction. What these newly acquired assets are worth is highly questionable. ? "The plans for the steamer American Legion, which starts on its first trip in a few days were redrawn seven times, and it is easy to see how that would run up the cost. . First the American Legion was an army transport, then a navy transport, then a hospital ship, then it was determined to make her a cattle boat; and after spending money on all these blue prints, it was decided to transform her into a passenger snip and she is a beautiful and line passenger ship. But she cost between $6,000,000 and $7,000,000 before she sailed her first mile. Her real worth is probably half her cost. So you can see the assets are pretty sick assets. But after all there is a fleet. So that our task Is to make what was a liability into an asset.'

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the step as "a matter of form," and one which the city could not prevent. The T. H. I. & E. company also filed notice with County Auditor Brooks that they were surrendering their charter with the county and henceforth would operate its lines under state supervision. If the question of an Increase in local (Continued on Page Thirteen.) RUSSIAN APPEAL FOR ' AID FROM GERMANY MEETS NO RESPONSE (By Associated Press) BERLIN, July 19. Maxim Gorky's appeal to. the Germans to help the starving Russians has met with slight i response. The general attitude appears j to be that the Germans are in no condition to help anybody and, if they were they would not support Bolshevism which is charged with responsibility for the bar harvest through failure to furnish the peasants with materials with which to work and discouraging the willing by confiscations. The Vossiche Zeitung, only hopes, "the Germans will not confuse the Russian people with Bolshevism." "Dare Not Give Help." "We have nothing to give; if we had, we would not dare give it. Perhaps it is better so. The fearful suffering through which the Russians are passing, brought on by Bolshevism, must run its course. " We must look on from a distance while the orgy play3 itself out." Conservative organs characterize the situation as "bankrupt Bolshevism, which leads the Russians." The Rotz Fahne appeals directly to the German proletariat, "Russia's only hope in time of trouble." It adds "Russia's greatest test is just ahead. What the result will be cannot be foretold, but the German proletariat should help her to master the crisis." Solon Proposes Probe of Ku-Klax Klan Activities (By . Associated Press) . AUSTIN, Tex., July 19 A resolu tion proposing investigation into acti vities of the Ku KIux Klan in Texas, is-being prepared for introduction in the state legislature now in special session. Representative L. H. Rountree, of Brazos. county, said here today. Weather Forecast MOORE'S LOCAL FORECAST: Fair tonight and Wednesday; some what cooler tonights - 5 Generally fair weather is indicated for the next 36 hours, due to the rising barometric pressure over the Missis sippi valley. For Indiana, by the United States Weather- Bureau Fair tonight and Wednesday, slightly cooler tonight. Temperatures for Yesterday j Maximum .... 99 Minimum 63 Today Noon : i . 83 Weather Condition The trough shape storm with three centers is moving eastward and now extends from eastern Ontario southward across the middle Atlantic and Southern states, east of the Mississippi 'river. The heaviest rain last night was over the south and central portions of Indiana and adjacent states. Only light showers occurred at Whitewater and Portland, elsewhere mostly heavy, breaking the drought of five weeks. It is somewhat cooler In the northwest ern states. It is getting warm again over Western Canada and another storm is developing over the Rocky 4 mountains.

(By Associated Press) LONDON, July 19. Eamonn De Valera, the Irish Republican leader, and his colleagues, who accompanied him to London, for the conference with Premier Lloyd George In the effort to lay the basis of a triparate conference for a solution of the Irish

question are marking time in anticipation of the conversation of Mr. De Valera and the premier Thursday morning. - r : It is reported that by that time Mr. Lloyd George will have certain propositions to present to the Irish leaders, which will have received the approval of the British cabinet. "Still Not Unhopeful." "The spokesman of the Irish delegates today characterized their attitude as 'still not unhopeful.' With reference to the statement to the press of Sir. James Craig, the Ulster premier, in which he declared it only remained now for Mr. De Valera and the British people to come to terms, regarding the area outside that of which ne is prime minister, and that the people of northern Ireland made no claim whatever, lo determine the terms of settlement which Great Britain should make with southern Ireland, the spokesman said: "It is not a question of Belfast being subservient to Dublin or vice versa, but that both must be subservient to Ireland. BELFAST, July 19. The return to Belfast of Sir James Craig, the Ulster premier, and the members of his cabinet who have been with him in London in connection with the Irish peace move, must not be taken as a rupture of the negotiations, it was declared today by Colonel Spencer, secretary of the delegation, on its arrival here. It. is thought, indeed, that the delegation will be recalled to London next week. None of the cabinet members would have anything to say for publication. Eamonn de Valera is regarded by the Ulster Unionists as a visionary, and the feeling in :UnIonIst circles here is that no discussions among all the parties concerned in the Irish settlement would, be possible until he considerably modified his position. . Attitude- Expressed When Sir James Craig saw the Republican leader in Dublin before the recent Irish parliamentary elections the Ulster premier is declared in Unionist quarters to have heard a long disquisition on an Irish republic, and Unionists here expressed the belief today that Mr. de Valera has expressed himself similarly in his interviews with Premier Lloyd George. The attitude of the Ulster premier and his colleagues as expressed by Sir James in his statement made in London last night, in which he declared Ulster was determined to maintain her present status with her own parliament, is cordially approved bv the Belfast Unionists in general as is indicated by their newspaper organs. There was never any other out come of the negotiations possible, says the Belfast News Letter, "except in the minds of those who would have sacrificed us on the altar of a false peace. - We shall have nothing to do with any settlement terms that in fringe on or diminish the status of our parliament, and we base that attitude on the same ground as de Va lera makes his claim to self-determina tion." Newspaper View 4 On the other hand, the Irish News, which voices the views of Joseph Devlin, Nationalist, says: "If the six specially chosen Ulster counties are to self determine themselves into ruinous conflict with the rest of Ireland, why deny the claim of any county to self-determine itself out of association with secessionists? The claim insisted on by Sir James Craig is on all fours with that put forward by the southern states of the American' republic 60 years ago. Thi3 is a tnie and exact parallel. The formula that Ireland is like unto the secessionist states has been abandoned.'.' HUGHES TO RECEIVE AFGHANISTAN ENVOY ' (3y Associated Presi WASHINGTON, July 19. Arrangements were completed, today for the reception next week by Secretary Hughes of Mohammed Vali Khan, personal representative of Amir Amanulla Khan. King of Afghanistan, who is here seeking formal recognition of his government. The Amir's representative called upon the chief of the bureau of near eastern affairs who will present him to the secretary. " In receiving the Afghanistan envoy, the state department does not consider that it is according the recognition sought. Mohammed Vali Khan and his suite have visited other capitals and have been received by the ministers of foreign affairs. ' Mrs. Bergdoll Gave $5,000 For Use of "High Officials". ( By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, July 19. Mrs. Emma C. Bergdoll, of, Philadelphia, today told a house committee investigating the escape of Grover Cleveland Bergdoll, her slacker son, that she gave $5,000 to MaJ. Bruce Campbell, an army officer. Governor's 'Island, for use "among high officials at Washington" to help obtain his fredom. -