Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 46, Number 226, 3 August 1921 — Page 1

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NORMS Bill FARM RELIEF TOO RADICAL Senate Considers Means of Restoring Prosperity to Ag

riculture May Extend War Finance Powers. MUST RENEW EXPORTS BY MARK SCM.IVAJT WASHINGTON, D. C, ,Aug. 3. The question just now being decided by the senate is how far the government of the United States should go In extending direct financial relief to farmers who are embarrassed by their , inability to find a market for their crops. The distance that the senate is willing to go, as expressed in the most moderate of the three measures now before it as compared with what it was willing to do six months ago, shows how far we have gone in the direction of those experiments in government relief which always come to the front in a time of financial distress. ' The most moderate of the measures before the senate, and to be acted on within a few days, provides that the government shall loan money on the security of farm products. Norris Most Radical. The most radical of these measures, fathered by Senator Norris. of Nebraska, provides that the government shall go the whole distance of buying goods direct from the farmer and selling them to European consumers and to European governments. , It is now clear that the latter measure will not pass, but it is only being prevented from passing by the fact that the administration threw its influence against it. When congress came together last December the chief proposal for the relief of distress among the farmers was the revival of the war finance corporation. The functions of this corporation, as proposed at that time, were far short of what is now under discussion. Functions Were Limited. The functions of the War Finance Corporation as revived last January,! were practically 'limited to loaning government money to exporters in transactions in which an order for the goods had already been secured from abroad, and the intention was merely to provide banking facilities for transactions already arranged. ' . Even this simple plan for the revival of . the War Finance Corporation was opposed at that time by the secretary cf the treasury and by President Wilson. But the bill was passed over the President's veto, and the corporation has been doing business for some six months, during which it has loaned something over $1,00,000,000, chiefly to facilitate the export of cotton. ? South Has Been Helped. That the operations of the War Finance Corporation have been skillfully conducted and have done much to help the distress among the farmers and bankers of the cotton states is one of the most obvious facts in Washington today. But as the difficulties of the farmers continued there arose a demand for a more direct and radical form ef government relief. This expressed itself in the shape of the bill introduced by Senator Norri.. of Nebraska, chairman of the committee on agriculture, providing that the government should become a middleman and a dealer. That it should buy the goods which the farmers have on hand, and sell them to individual consumers and to governments in Europe. Fear Government in Business. This was so radical' a proposal, and the failure of the government as a business man had been so recently and ro forcibly demonstrated in the case of the shipping board and in other respects that several prudent members of the administration were alarmed. Senator Norris's measure had gained fo much momentum that it was not possible to defeat it as the bonus bill was defeated. But it was decided to offer a substitute which should remain vithin the bounds of what the administration regarded as a prudent and possible function of the government. This substitute eliminated entirely the idea of the government becoming a direct buyer and seller of farm products. It also eliminated the idea , of forming a separate government cor- ' poration for this purpose. Would Extend Powers. Instead of that, the substitute, provided that the functions of the War Finance Corporations should be extended to permit the corporation to be not a merchant but a banker. Under the terms of the administration substitute, states broadly, the government is permitted to loan money to persons, corporations and associations having farm products on their hands, on the security of these products. The introduction of this substitute and the blocking of the original Norris bill have caused as much political commotion as any thing that has come

up in the senate this session. Senator Norris and the members of what has come to be called the "Farmers bloc" are bitterly resentful of the administrations side tracking of their measures. Undoubtedly the activity of the administration has been successful in blocking the original Norris bill. " Want Elaborate Machinery. All that remains in dispute today are certain details of the substitute bill. Some of the farmer senators insist that the government shall not confine its loans to dealers, but shall loan direct the individual farmer on the security of the crop in his barn. The objection to this that in order to take on such a mass of individual .' transactions with isolated farmers an enormous government machinery would have to be built up. What will come out of it all that the (Continued cn Page Two)

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""" " WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 Chairman A. D. Lasker of the United States shipping board has received an . offer of $10,000,000 for the wooden ships built by the shipping board during the war at an expense of $240,000,000. If he does not receive a better bid be will doubtless accept this, as he announced recently . that the entire wooden fleet would be sold, scrapped or sunk before next October. To maintain the idle wooden ships costs the government many thousands of dollars per month. Chairman Lasker states that 1 while original cost was $240,000,000, - the - government's loss on them to "date Is $313,000,000. He asserts that they can never be of any value to the government. Many of them are rotting in the James river, Virginia. Many others are anchored in Lower Jamaica Bay, N. Y. Dozens more are anchored at western points. NEW FLOOD REPORTED ON ARKANSAS RIVER; POWER LINES HURT (By Associated Press) PUEBLO. Colo., Aug. 3 The Ark ansas river In Pueblo was within three feet of the levee top early today as a result of cloudbursts yesterday in the above Canon City, but danger of a new flood was believed passed. Canon City and Florence, both above Pueblo, were flooded partially by the high waters and considerable property damage done. The superintendent of the Arkansas Valley light and power company here announced that a cloud burst between Lime and Fisher, southeast of here, had sent the St. Charles river over its banks and washed out a highway bridge on the Santa Fe trail at the junction of the St. Charles and Arkansas rivers. Save Lives of People Power lines and telephone service between here and LaJunta were out of commission. Prompt action of rescue parties In boats prevented loss of life at Canon City when a fourteen foot wall of water swept down the Arkansas river but of the royal gorge. A number of residences were destroyed,, manufacturing plants were damaged and the city water system put out of commission. The Denver and'Rio Grande railroad tracks were washed out above Canon City. AMERICAN PRISONERS RELEASED IN RUSSIA; HOW MANY UNKNOWN (By Associated Press) RIGA, Aug. 3 American prisoners in Russia, already have been released from confinement, according to nonofficial reports at the Bolshevik legation press bureau here today, but there is no word as to the number released, or when, how, or where they will be delivered across the border. RIGA, Aug. 3 An international committee has been , organized here to render relief to the starving of Russia. This committee with the international Red Cross organization in Riga which is looking after the transport to Russia of former prisoners of war. I will maintain relations with regard to relief work, between Moscow and Western Europe, it is announced. A conference is to be convened by all the great international and national benevolent organizations in this connection the announcement states.

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Wooden ships rotting in James river, Virginia (above) and an air view of shipping board's wooden vessels anchored in Lower Jamaica bay, New

York. Insert shows A. D. Lasker, HARDING SEEKS REST FROM OFFICE CARES IN MOUNTAIN HOME (Br Associated Press) LANCASTER, N. H., Aug. 3. President Harding found today the seclusion and easement from cares of office for which he haa expressed a desire so often since he became chief executive. -As the guest of Secretary Weeks at his country home on the summit of Mount Prospect the president and Mrs Harding with a party of friends begajiL witn a aay or rest a vacation wmcn is to last until the end of the week at least. , A closed private road is the only approach to their retreat and a telephone four miles away' at the foot of the mountain is the nearest connection with the outside world. Golf and Motoring. It is expected that their only trips outside the Weeks estate during their stay here would be to nearby golf courses and for short motor rides in the White mountains. The president expects to give attention only to such public business as will not permit of delay. The president and Mrs. Harding reached the Weeks lodge late yesterday by motor from Portland, Me., where they had left the yacht Mayflower after a cruise from Washington. They probably will return to the capital by the same route, leaving here Saturday or Sunday.' BAR FARM FINANCE STOCK SALE IN STATE (By Associated Press) INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 3. Authority to sell $750,000 of its preferred stock in Indiana was denied the Farmers Finance corporation today by the state securities commission. The commission held that the Indiana "blue sky" law forbids the selling of securities as proposed by the finance corporation. ' The corporation proposed to sell $750,000 of its $100,000,000 preferred stock in this state. During a hearing before the commission, it was brought out that the corporation has only 21 shares of common stock of no par value. ACQUITTED PLAYERS OUT OF GAME, LANDIS (By Associated Presn) CHICAGO, Aug. 3 None of the American league players who were acquitted last night cf an alleged criminal conspiracy ; to throw the 1919 world's series has any immediate prospects of being restored to organized baseball, according to a statement issued today by Judge Landis, national baseball commissioner. "Regardless of the verdict of the jury,' said the statement, "no player that throws a ball game, no player that entertains proposals or promises to throw a game, no player who sits in a conference with a bunch of crooked players and gamblers where lhe ways and means of throwing games is discussea and does not tell his club will ever, play professional baseball. All indictments remaining against the acquitted ball" players will be quashed. It was announced by Robert E. Crowe, state's attorney. ."As far as I am concerned the case is a closed book." said Mr. Crowe. Investigations of the disappearance of the waivers of immunity signed by Cicotte, Jackson and Williams, and which are said to have been sold to eastern gamblers for $10,000 is still going on, the state's attorney said.

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chairman of the U. S. shipping board U, S. MISSION HEAD DENIES CRITICISM OF CHILE IN TALK (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 Albert Douglas, head of the American commission to Peru in connection with the centennial celebration there, advised the state department today that "while he warmly expressed American friendship for Peru" in his address in Lima on July 28, that "no partiality was shown." .'' ReDorts that Mr. Donrlas had'snoked critically of Chile were said by him to be quite unfounded. . The department announced that It had-made an inquiry of Mr. Douglas regarding the character of his remarks on the assumption that he had been misquoted, as he had been instructed before undertaking the mission "to maintain an attitude of strict Impartiality." SANTL4.GO, Chile. Aug. 3. Albert Douglas, head of the United States special commission to the Peruvian centennial celebration has been asked by the state department in Washing ton to forward to that city the text of an address he made in Lima, July 29. Dispatches quoting Mr. Douglas which have been received here have aroused considerable feeling on the part of Chileans. The following official statement was published here: "The department of state has spontaneously informed our ambassador in Washington that upon learning of declarations attributed in press dispatches to Special; ambassador Douglas, it has asked Jor the text of his address, the details of which are as yet unknown, even on general lines. The department ha4 declared that his statements as published must be attributed to an error in transmission or a bad version of his remarks, as they are completely in disagreement with the reiterated statements made by the United States government regarding its impartially in the conflict between Peru and Chile." . , . ALLEGE WEALTHY MEN WHISKEY CONSPIRACY (By Associated Press) NEW YORK, Aug. 3. Arrest of several wealthy and prominent men on charges of conspiracy tc violate the federal prohibition law, was promised by federal authorities here today as a sequel to the capture of the schooner Henry L. Marshall towed it to port yesterday with a cargo of liquor on board. Members of the crew, it was intimated, had given the authorities important "leads" concerning the financ ial sponsors of the Marshall and other rum runners which are said to have plied between the Bahama islands and the American coastal three mile limit. The Marshall, her bow and stern shrouded in tarpaulins to conceal her indenity, was run down by the coast guard cutter Senora, off the Atlantic City seashore, Monday night. Her captain and mates escaped in a swift motor boat, leaving four members of the crew on board. It was from these men that federal officials obtained that they declared was "startling" information as to the alleged rum running conspiracy. . Excavations Unearth New Evidence of Herod's Rtde (Tiy Associated Press) JERUSALEM.. Aug.. 3. Excavations at' Askalon have resulted in the discovery of the famous cloister round the great court built by Herod the Great which was described in the writings of Josephus as being admirable for its workmenship and grandeur. Statues of Apollo, Venus and Victory and also a gigantis statue of Herod has been found on the spot.

PROXY VOTING FOR AGENT IS HELD ILLEGAL Attorney General U. S. Lesh Holds Balloting Contrary to Law in Informal Opinion Ask Formal Statement.

NEXT STEP TONIGHT Voting proxies in the Saturday meet ing of the board of education was illegal, according to Attorney General u. b. jjesn. It is legal to vote proxies in corporation meetings, but not at meetings of this sort The action of the board resulted in failure to approve J. L. Dolan as county agent. This opinion was obtained from the attorney general's office Monday, as soon as possible after the election. It was an informal opinion, but a formal opinion has been requested through Governor McCray, and probably will be received in a few days. ' ! Whether the meeting Saturday will stand, or whether a new meeting will have to be called, is not known yet In case the Saturday meeting is legal, but the proxies thrown out, the result would be changed, as the four proxies were voted three against and one for, leaving a vote, from those actually present, of seven for and six against. Protests Proxies. Voting of verbal proxies was protested by Dan Medearis before the balloting, but he was overruled. C. O Williams, county superintendent and president of the board, who held the proxies and voted them, also stated that he was not sure that the action of the board would hold. A meeting of the board of directors of the farm bureau has been called for Wednesday evening at the court house to consider the proper action to take in order to retain Dolan. Resentment against the inquiry into the action of the board was voiced by one trustee when he said: "It was a dirty shame to put all that stuff in the paper about how we voted when it was a secret ballot." Edgerton's Vote. Although nine members of the board now state tbat they voted for Dolan, the vote was announced to be nine against and only eight for. William Curtis, who called the ballots for Elmer Crull to tally, said Wednesday that there was no possibility of tho count having been incorrectly announced, as he had counted the ballots twice. . . - It became definitely known from a Wayn3 township farmer Wednesday, that J. O. Edgerton, Wayne township trustee had stated that he voted for Dolan. Mr. Edgerton has hitherto refused to reveal his vote. The list of those who are understood to have voted for or against Dolan is as follows: For C. O. Williams Elmer Crull Isaac Brooks O. M. Deardorff Benjamin Hayes Dan Medearis William Miller Against Enos Veal Charles Bond Charles Atkinson W. Moore(proxy) J.T. Reynolds (proxy) Dr. Ehle (proxy) Richard Wright A. Abbott(proxy) J. O. Edgrerton William Curtis . Mr. -Williams could not be reached by telephone Wednesday morning. KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS WILL PROMOTE STUDY SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 3. Election of supreme officers and International directors was the first order of business at the second session of the International Knights of Columbus convention today. John R. Reddin, of Denver, supreme Master of the fourth degree of the order announced that" the following had accepted invitations to serve on the K. of C. national American history commission under the chairmanship of Edward F. McSweeney of Boston; Admiral William S. Benson, Washington: Professor George Derry, Union college, Syracuse; Charles S. McCarthy, Washington, and Maurice Francis Egan, former United States Minister to Denmark. Other names, he said, will be announced as acceptances are received. The commission will have charge of the Knights of Columbus miion dollar fund for the promotion of American history study written from original sources. The first commission meeting will be held in New York next month. The prettiest San Francisco girl on the local wc)aen's entertainment committee, will be chosen today and presented with a $1,000 jeweled lavalier by the Massachusetts delegation. Weather Forecast Fair and. cool tonight; Thursday, fair and rising temperature. A gradual clearing in the weather is in prospect for Wednesday afternoon and night due to an area of high barometric pressure which is now settling southward from the Great Lakes. Cool weather will continue tonight followed by rising temperature on Thursday. For Indiana by the United States Weather Bureau Fair tonight and Thursday; somewhat warmer Thursday. Temperatures For Yesterday. Maximum go Minimum ........ 63 Weather conditions The general rainstorm which has prevailed for the past two days is now moving out of range and fair weather is overspreading the central states. Another storm has crossed the Rocky mountains In the region of western Canada and is moving east by south.

MISSOURI APPROVES BONUS FOR VETERANS, ELECTION INDICATES

(By Associated Press) ST. LOUIS, Aug. 3. Approval of a cash bonus for Missourians who served in the World war, submission to a general vote of a proposal for a constitutional convention, and the use of automobile license fees to pay interest on $60,000,000 in road improvement bonds, was indicated today by incomplete unofficial returns from yesterday's special election. A proposed change in the constitution allowing women to hold all state offices apparently was in doubtKansas City and St. Louis gave large majorities on all the proposals except the women's office holding amendment which was defeated in the latter city by 6lightly less than 800 votes, with Kansas City giving it a majority" of about 3,000. Scattered returns from outlying districts indicated a trend In rural communities unfavorable to the office holding measure. WADMAN NOT NOTIFIED OF ALLEGED THEFT AT PERSHING LAST NIGHT (By Associated Press) INDIANAPOLIS. Aug. 3. Four men representing themselves as federal prohibition agents held up and robbed E. D. Wright, of this city, of his automobile and $240, at Pershing, six miles west of Cambridge City, last night, according to a report to local police. Wright was shot through the right shoulder by one of the men, when he refused to stop the car on the first command to halt. After the hold-up, Wright and a companion who was accompanying him to Indianapolis from a camp near Riclimona, were taken to a point near Greenfield and put out of the car by tne bandits. ' Wright was severely beaten by the bandits when he attempted to attract attention of passing motorists, accord Ing to the report to police. Sheriff Carl Wadman stated that he had received no word concerning an alleged holdup at Pershing Tuesday night. He stated that the reports of the holdup which came from Indianapolis indicated that there was some inside story to the affair. Sheriff Wadman said he would investigate as soon as he was able tc get information regarding the circumstances. . SAM GOMPERS SAYS HE IS ASTOUNDED BY HAWAIIAN LABOR CASE By Associated Press) WASHINGTON. Aug. 3. Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor, told the house immigration committee today that he was absolutely astounded to find that representatives of organized labor in Hawaii had obtained $1,500 from Japanese merchants to help finance their protest here in the name of workingmen against the admission of Chinese coolies temporarily to the islands to meet labor conditions. After Treasurer Chilton, of the central labor council of Honolulu, which is affiliated with the American Federation of Labor, had repeated that the money was equally divided with George W. Wright, president of the union, the other delegate, Mr. Gompers asked the right to be heard. "No member of this committee was more astounded by the testimony of Chilton that Japanese had contributed to an expense fund, than I was," the labor leader said. "The same holds true of members of our organization and our legislative committee." Replying to a question by Mr. Gomp ers Chilton said that no officer of the federation knew anything whatever of tne soliciting of the fund. HEAR LIBERTY LIGHT PETITION ON AUG. 12 Hearing on the petition of the Liberty Light, Heat and Power company for permission to establish a connection between its lines and the Dayton Electric company at Westville, O., will be held before the public service commission at Indianapolis, Friday, Aug. 12. City Attorney Will Reller will protest the granting of the permit on behalf of the city of Richmond. The Liberty company is a consumer of the Richmond city plant. The hearing was slated for June 30 but was postponed by the state commission.. SINN FEIN AWAITING ADHESION OF ULSTER (By Associated Press) DUBLIN, Aug. 3. The sole reason for fhe delay in the Sinn Fein's reply to the government's Irish peace proposals, it is authoritatively stated, is th attmnt heme marf t nTtiZ adhesion of Ulster to the peace plan before returning the negotiations with Premier Lloyd George, so he could be met by a united Ireland. Win Suit to Collect Tax $292,670 From Rockefeller (By Associated Press) NEW YORK, Aug. 3 The government won its suit in the United States district court here today to collect $292,670 from John D. Rockefeller alleged to be due on income tax in oil company shares. Judge Hand ruled that these shares of stock had not come into the possession of the defendant as dividends as claimed, but were income and tariff properly tax-

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URGES DELAY IN ACTION ON CANAL TOLLS President Informs Senate Republican Leaders of Opposition to Early Consideration of Borah Measure; -'

PREFERS NEGOTIATIONS (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON. Aug. 3. President Harding has Informed senate Republican leaders, according to information today, of his opposition to early action on Senator Borah's bill to restore the free tolls privileges to American coastwise vessels using the Panama canalMr. Harding was said to take tee position that to avoid a possible dispute with Great Britain and other nations, the free tolls should be dcfered altogether until after the approaching disarmament conference as discussion of this question at this tlmj might create obstacles to the success of the conference. The president was also represented as preferring settlement of the tolls question by diplomatic negotiations rather than by legislation even aside from the disarmament conference consideration. Senator Borah was said, however, to be disposed to press his tolls bill within the nex few weeks. COUNTY AGENT SHOWS VARIED ACTIVITIES FOR PAST FOUR MONTHS Resenting charges that he had not "earned his salary" and that the county agent office is ineffective and useless, County Agent J. L. Dolan Wednesday submitted the monthly reports of his activities for the last four months. He is required to report his accomplishments to Purdue each month. The reports show that he spent much more time out in the country than in the office, although he handled 1 283 office visits during the last two monr.ns, ana telephone calls. He travelled 935 mile3 in Wayne county in June and July. There also have been mailed out from the county agent office, 4,419 circular letters of instruction or information during the last four months, ia addition to 587 personal letters. Busy Day Described.' The report for Aug. 2 shows the procedure on a typical day at the office. Seven men came into the office for information regarding a pedigree for a member of the pig club, how to sow alfalfa, where to get limestone and how to apply it, how to fight bacterial wilt in muskmelons. information on the five-acre corn yield contest, two men to ask for cards- to be sent out announcing farmers meetings in their townships, and a laborer asking for farm work. Telephone calls asked for information of fertilizer, and a Richmond citizen wanted to know how to treat tomato vines against attack by worms. Office calls and visits are all that Mr. Dolan is handling at present, as his contract expires Aug. 15, and there is much detail work to do in settling the affairs of the office. EXCESS PROFITS. TAX REPEAL IS PROBABLE (By Associated Pross) ' - i WASHINGTON, Aug. 3. Ways and means committee of the Republicans, resumed work today on tax revision, faced with the double task of cutting down the nation's tax bill and composing divergent views as to the means of its accomplishment A fight In the committee against elimination of the higher income surtax brackets and repeal of the excess profits is forecast, but leaders expressed confidence that the bill, reported to the house, will contain these changes. Repeal of the transportation taxes is another subject about which there appears to be a' wide difference of appearance. Representative Longworth, Republican, Ohio, and some others favor this action, but other committeemen say they are not convinced it can be done without levying taxes on new sources. CITY WAGES CUT. PORT CLINTON, O., Aug. 3 Wages, of city workers have been cut 20 per cent, in an economy move. Daily Interview Every dy a reporter will Interrlew a pernon, picked at random, oa Tvhnt he reirard an the most Important action to brine back pros perity to the it bole couatry. .J "What we need most," said Frank Chaffee, secretary-manager of the " "oer ? X ; ! Wednesday, "is to get back to-first Richmond Chamber cf Commerce. principles in government. The article that has risen more in cost than anv other is government. "When ever a business man finds his income decreasing, he cuts down on costs, but the government does not do that, it justs raises the taxec. The best thing that hes been done recently was calling General Dawes to Washington. Reducing government expenses will help business to improve. "The thing that we need most hero in Richmond Is some way to finance building. Richmond needs from 200 to 300 houses, the people want to build them, the contractors want the work, but so far there is no Way of financing such construction. If we could start building it would release q Inf nf vnnnnv And ftmntrtv Ifihnr thaf

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