Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 46, Number 237, 16 August 1921 — Page 1

.LABIUM . VOL. XLVI., No. 237 Palladium. Est. 1831. Consolidated with Sun-Telegram, 107. RICHMOND, IND., TUESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 16, 1921. SINGLE COPY, 3 CENTS

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LASKER USES DASHING ZEAL IN BIG TASK

Does with Shipping Board as He Would Do in Private Business Directness Disturbing, Novel to Congress. TRIES PROVEDMETHODS BY MARK SULIJVAX WASHINGTON. Aug. 16. If the public is puzzled about coming to a judgment on the spectacular controversy between the- Shipping corporation, represented in the courts by the law firm of which ex-President Wilson and ex-Secretary of State Colby, are principals, that confusion is not furprising. Not all the facts and allegations are public yet. . Mr. Colby promises his contribution to them shortly, but even after that reply shall have been made, the whole set of facts will turn out to be fo complex as to make Judgment difficult, except to the expert Whether there was any technical defect in the legal methods by which the shipping board tried fo regain possession of the govenment's property, will be decided by the courts. Aside from that, on the broader issue most of us in Washington who have followed the new chairman dur ing the eight weeks of his administra tion are disposed to justify the agents of the government. One Important Merit Whatever the other merits of the government's side of the case, it has what is to Washington observer at the present moment one supremely important merit What Mr. Lasker did as chairman of the shipping board was precisely what he would have done as a private litigant. If it is desirable to have "more business in government," this was a worthy beginning on Mr. Las. ker's part. He found the property of the government in th hands of corporation, which, according to his account, is in default of Its payments nd in other respects is seriously at fault in its relations to the govern ment. Believing this, he went after the government's property with ex actlv the same headlong directness

with which he would have gone after his own property under the same circumstances. It was a case of "business in government" in exactly the same manr er that Mr. Lasker would practice business in his private life:--- - -Successful Man. Mr. Lasker is an eminently successful business man, and his successes in business in many cases have been built out of much the same sort of situation presented by the shipping board, namely taking hold on an enterprise of difficulties, throwing enorm- , ou3 energy into it working 18 hours a day at it, dreaming about it the re

maining six hours, and finally pulling it back across the line to prosperity in the shortest possible time. Mr. Lasker goes after success in whatever business happens at the mo ment to be his preoccupation with the entranced directness of a hound in pursuit of a fox. Mellon Sure, Lasker Dynamic There are, of course more varieties of businessmen than one Secretary Mellon of the treasury, for example, is a business man who has come to great success by building up small or moribund enterprises slowly and sure. footedly, with great patience over a long series of years, rather than by Mr. Lasker's furiously energetic striv ing for the Quickest possible results. As between the two methods, Mr Lasker's more temperamental person ality and prodigal pouring out of head long energy is the better adapted to the Job he is now doing for the United States. The shipping board Is proh ably the biggest experiment in bus! ness, either public or private ever attempted. It represents a cash invest ment of some $3,000,000,000 Great Deficit While its books are in a state of chaos, it is probably safe to say that the board's annual deficit is upward of $300,000,000. That is a case for the kind of quick and drastic action that is most likely to be accepted, from a man of Mr. Lasker's personality and methods. The United States most decidedly has not the disposition to go on with this sort of enormously expensive experiment indefinitely. Mr. Lasker has told congress that in six months he will be able to see far enough ahead to be able to tell what he can do, and has given himself a limit of two years in which to accomplish results or acknowledge failure. And congress, on the whole, although it finds some of Mr. Lasker's dashing directness disturbingly novel 13 nevertheless disposed to give him his chance and to anticipate success. Insinuation False The insinuation that there was politics in the shipping board's recent action and that the ships are being taken from one corporation in order to favor another, is merely the sort of loose charge that occasionally arises in tho smoke of this kind of controversy Mr. Lasker might be charged with a hundred faults and mistakes, but never with harboring any such picayune conception as that, of the best use to make of the opportunity his appointment has given him for great distinction. (Copyright 1921 by the New York Evening Post, Inc.) Next Tuesday the citizens of Richmond will select nominees for mayor and members of the city council. Do not fail to vote.

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Wtm iii ii ii hit n rr n mi iiini t i iiiiii &.T V-'-Soviet Russian women and chil-1 dren are here shown waiting in line at one of the food stations in the famine area for their daily quota of potatoes and black bread. The Bolshevik government has confessed its utter inability to feed even a small part of the famine stricken population, and has begged for help from the so-called "capitalistic" countries, whose systems are now admitted to be more efficient in such an emergency. JAPS WOULD SETTLE SIBERIAN QUESTION BEFORE CONFERENCE (By Associated Pnss TOKIO, Aug. 16. The disposition of of the Japanese government to settle the question of the exacuation of Siberia before the opening of the Far Eastern question at Washington gave a special interest to the mission of Rajimee Natsushisa, of the foreign office, who recently went to Vladivostok. It Is understood ' that Mr. Natsushisa, who was formerly consul-general at Earbin, is empowered to ' take up actively all questions partaining to a working agreement wun tne government at Chita, which would include as one of its provinces the with drawal of the Japanese army from Vladivostok and the adjacent coun try. In the activities enroute Mr. Nat rushisa was quoted that the question of evacuation, as a result of the recent military and diplomatic conference at Tokio, had not reached the stage of evacuation. England, he said, by her conclusions of a commer cial agreement with the soviet government had set a precedent in connection with negotiations with the Chita government by Japan. As for the evacuation of the Japanese troops, there had been much discussion, he said, about conditions to be imposed upon Chita. The fact was the evacuation pre-supposes that proper steps are taken for assuring the safety of Japanese nationals. The confirmation of special rights and indemnities for damages seemed secondary to him. HAGERSTOWN CHURCH HAGERSTOWN, Ind., Aug. 16 Rev S. Billheimer, retired minister of the Methodist church, will make the address at the cornerstone laying of the new Methodist, church here Thursday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. The church, erection of which was started in April, is expected to be paid for by the time it is finished. Tho cost will be $30,000. Arrangements for the cornerstone laying are In charge of Charles W. Chadwick, of Hagerstown. Daily Interview Every day reporter will Interview peron, picked at random, on what he reajarda aa the moat Important action to brine buck pros perity to tne naoie country. V : "We must have faith in ourselves and in business, said Paul James of the-Webb-Coleman company, Tuesday. "If we get back to real effort and work as we used to do before the war, we will soon find conditions improving. We have been flattering ourselves that we were working lately but we have fallen into bad habits during the war since then we have really been loafing on the job." "In our own business we have found that by putting as much efofrt as befnrtt i o r-r.f almnat thfl . rattia to. turns, although not quite the same, yet. since it wm tase some time to get all the way back. We have found that it is necessary to do real selling now, instead of taking orders over the phone as we used to do. "We must all get back to pre-war standards and produce all we can while we are on the job. As for farmers, about the only way they can improve their condition is to cut their overhead. Some are in debt so far they can hardly pay interest on their debt, and I do not know how they can be helped; but others can produce more cheaply by eliminating horses and doing more power farming. Thi3 will make it possible to do better work, to put more land under cultivation, to use pasture and other feed for cows and hogs, and to have more free time for other than field work."

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Farm 'Bio:' in Senate Anxious to Bring Prosperity to Farmers Leaders of Both Parties Look Askance at New Combination Deny New Party is Contemplated Agricultural Unit Organization in Progress in House.

PALL AIM L M XEWS BIRE4C WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 Although the American farmer may be having a tough time these days making his products produce profits he is bavins his day in the legislative halls of the national capitol, particularly in the senate. The reign of the agriculturalist in congress had its origin in the organization of the "agricultural bloc" in the senate. This organization is composed of senators, without regard to party affiliations, who represent the important farming states. They banded themselves together at the beginning of the present session of congress for the sole purpose of "aiding tho farmers" and their ranks have never been broken. - The "bloc" claim sMo he without" a leader, but when the members hold caucuses Senator Kenyon of Iowa, Republican, presides as chairman."I notice that a newspaper recently asked, 'Wlio is the agricultural blochead?" said Senator Kenyon, grin MOORISH TRIBESMEN OBJECT OF OFFENSIVE TO WIPE OUT DEFEAT (By Associated Press) MADRID, Aug. 16. Spanish forces in Morocco have begun an offensive against the Moorish tribesmen who three weeks ago administered a se vere- defeat to the Spaniards and forced them to retreat virtually to i the gates of Melilla. An official statement issued here last night says that columns com manded by General Cavalcantl, generalissimo in Morocco, have occupied the town of Sidi Amaran and have dominated positions which command the entrance to the peninsula on which Melilla is situated. It is indicated the battle was fought near the seashore, the statement declaring that the gunboat Lauria fired upon the flanks of the Moorish forces, breaking the resistance of the enemy and aiding the Spanish advance. It is declared that the enemy was completely routed in hand-to-hand fighting and lost heavily in dead, wounded and prisoners, leaving arms and munitions upon the field. Many of the tribesmen fled and deserted, it is said. AUTO BANDITS ROB ELEVATED STATION (By Associated Press) NEW YORK, Aug. 16 Six automo bile bandits held up an "L" station in tne Bronx early today, locked the ticket agent and chopper in the former's booth and escaped with ?513. Two of the bandit's remained at the foot of the station stairs and cooly advised prospective passengers not to go up, as no trains were running. They further explained there was "some sort of hold-up" on the line. Detectives still are searching for three automobile bandits who held up Benjamin Siraguna, vice-president of a condensed milk company, on the street yesterday and escaped with $3,900 after shooting him through the shoulder. : LET ROAD CONTRACTS FOR WAYNE COUNTY (By Associated Press) INDIANAPOLIS. Aug. 16. The con tract for re-surfacing four Wayne county roads was let today by the state highway commission to Will Williams, of Marion, for $7,179.30. This contract also provides for resurfacing . almost a mile of road in Delaware county. The roads in Wayne county to be re-surfaced with tar follow: From Richmond west, 1.35 miles; from Richmond east to the Ohio line, 2.97; from Richmond south, 1.27; between Spring Grove and Chester, 2.57.

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3 ii Jr. '2 -.A a5 4 ning broadly. "As a matter "of fact, the 'bloc' has no head." Explaining the purpose actuating the organization of the farm 'bloc Senator Kenyon says: "The farmers of the country were in desperate condition they still are. They had suffered more acutely than any other class, due to the deflation after the war. 8hey are the backboue (Continued on Page Three) WAY TO LOW TAXES IS NOT BY AMENDING, JUT BY SAVING, BUSH The tax problem Is not a question to be settled by the .passings oJLamendments to the present Indiana constitution. was the opinion expressed by Ed D. Bush, ex-neutenant governor of Indiana, speaking , before the Kiwanis club Tuesday. Abolishment of a large number of commissions, boards and bureaus now existing at the Etate' capital wa3 advocated by Mr. Bush. "The way to lower taxes is to curtail expenses quit, increasing salaries and creating commissions. The way to lower taxes is to lower, as Sherman stated in his speech regarding the resumption of specie payment, the way to resume specie payment is to resume," Mr. Bush declared. Attacks Tax Board. Mr. Bush atacked the present method of administration being carried on by the state tax board. He declared that many people might think that the state tax board was necessary, and that maybe it was necessary. "It may be necessary for the state tax board to live and function, but it is not necessary for it to live and lead a life such as it is now doing. A report to the auditor of state was read by the speaker, in which ha showed that valuations on personal and real property were jncreased lab! year, but that the valuations on corporations had . decreased. He made no charge in this respect but stated that it was known that large corpora(Continued on Page Four) LODGE IS SELECTED FOR U.S. DELEGATION (Ey Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 Henry Cabot Lodge, chairman of the senate foreign relations committee, has been definitely selected by President Harding as a member of the American delegation to the disarmament conference. BRITISH CHIEF INJURED (By Associated Press) CAIRO. Egypt, Aug. 16. Colonel C. B. Newman, chief of staff of the British army in Egypt was seriously injured when an airplane in which he was riding crashed to the ground late yesterday. The pilot of the machine was killed. - - DE VALERA REITERATES BRITISH READY FOR (By Associated Press) DUBLIN, Aug. 16. In opening the Dail Eireann at its first public session here today, Eamon De Valera, the Republican leader, reiterated Ireland's claim for separation from Great Brittin and declared the only government the people recognized was the ministry of Dail Eireann, the Irish republican parliament. He and his colleagues, De Valera said, had adopted towards England the priciple laid down by Cardinal Mercier of Belgium towards Germany that external authority was unlawful. The Irish, he said, stood for thi ideals enthroned in the American Declaration of Independence. Provokes Laughter Mr. De Valera provoked laughter by describing the British attitude as that of a great nation demanding guarantees for its safety from a small one,

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NATION'S TAX BILL REDUCED $790,330,000

Changes in 1 9 I O Revenue Act Ejnpoaiea m namini&iia-jA. tion Measure Announced by Chairman Fordney Today. DEMOGRATSl CAUCUS (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON. Aug. 16. A reduc tion of $790,330,000 In the annual tax bill of the nation will result from the changes in the 1918 revenue act embodied in the new administration tax bill. Chairman Fordney of the ways and means committee declared in a majority report filed today with the house. The attitude of the Democratic minority of "the house toward the administration tax revision bill, which was introduced late yesterday, was to be determined late today at a party caucus. Decision to have the Democrats on the ways and means committee file a minority report on the measure was forecast by some leaders. To Pass on Bill. Meantime the committee with the Democratic members present, was to pass formally on the bill as amended as a result of the action yesterday of the Republican conference which voted, 96 to 87. to postpone repeal of the excess profits tax and higher income surtax rates until next Jan. 1, and to put off until the same date the proposed increase in the corporation income tax. After the conference action and before Chairman Forney presented the bill in the house, majority members of the ways and means committee decided to reduce the amount of the corporation income tax increase from 5 per cent to 2Va per cent. The figures originally agreed upon at the White House tax conference a week ago and to cut in half the proposed manufacturers tax on twelve cents a gallon on cereal beverages. The changes made in the original committee draft were estimated by some Republicans to increase by $200,000,000 the $3,000,000,000 yield, which it had been figured would be returned under the bill as drafted by the majority committeemen. Agreed Program, The program agreed upon by the Re publican v-conference yesterday- for house consideration of the bill called for the adoption of a special rule limit ing debate to four days from 11 a. m. Wednesday and fixing 3 p. m. Saturday as the time for the final vote. PROTESTS TO HOOVER THAT SHIP COMPANIES PRACTICE PILFERAGE (By Associated Press) CHICAGO, Aug. 16. Charging that some steamship companies today use bills of lading so phrased as to make possible the avoidance of a shortage claim which should be paid in full, Charles E. Herrick, chairman of the traffic committee of the Institute of American meat packers, today sub mitted a formal protest to Secretary of Commerce Hoover. Mr. Herrick complained that the present lax provision for adjusting claims encouraged the pilfering from the cargo while shippers of perishable commodities suffer a loss because of the permission granted water carriers to deviate from the scheduled voyage to such a wide extent. Mr. Herrick's letter gave an Instance in which he asserted that $4,000 worth of merchandise had been pilfered from a $12,000 shipment and asserted that "it seemed evident to the Ehipper that the vessels must be rationing their crews from the cargo." He said the pilferage brought Amer ican exporters into disrepute with foreign buyers and suggested that the abuses could hardly be remedied without legislation. MARION RAIL WORKERS ASK STATUS BE FIXED (By Associated Press) MARION, O., Aug. 16 Requests for definition of the status of former l0aJ ment with the railroad service company, which yesterday took over operation of the shops, was made to the railroad labor board today by the local shop craft union. SEPARATION CLAIM; RENEWAL OF IRISH FRAY when it should be a big nation guaranteeing safety to a small one. The cabinet, Mr. De Valera declared, did not think the British proposals were just. Mr. De Valera pointed to the virtually impossible conditions surrounding negotiations with the British government, for the position, he said was that of a man unarmed facing a miu pointing a pistol. ' " There were people who wanted "to negotiate to save their faces, he continued, but the Sinn Fein would not negotiate to eave faces, but to save, if possible, bloodshed, and for right and principle. . There were 130 members present in parliament, including those who had been released from prison to admit of their attending the session. A (Continued on Page Four)

PEOPLE LOSE RIGHTS

THROUGH AMENDMENTS CLAIMS STATE SOLON A review of the history of government development in Indiana and a summary of his reasons for objecting to the passage of the pending consti tutional amendments, were chief fea tures of the speech made by Senator Franklia McCray, of Indianapolis, beTuesday. I in ls&i Indiana formulated a constitution ' which has stood for 70 years," he said. "All our institutions are based on it, and have become at tuned to it. - State Modeled on Nation "Our constitution followed in th wake of the national constitution. I ask you to read the bill of rights. In tnat bill are included certain rights that are withheld from the legislature as too sacred to be affected by the changes of the moment Explaining that at present the legislature has the power to formulate a uniform tax law, he showed how the proposed amendments contained no provision for appeal from the provisions of the law. "Justice and fair j dealing are provided at present," he saia unaer tne new, no question of could arise." Speaking of the proposal to make the office of superintendent of public instruction appointive instead of elective, he said, "I am opposed to taking away from the people the choice of this officer. In that way, he will not be answerable to the people except tnrougn his party. 1 oppose the hidden hand in government." In summing up, he said: "The present constitution is good enough and ought to be let alone." The luncheon was served by the Section One, Ladies' and Pastors' union, Grace M. E. church. LLOYD GEORGE GLAD ALLIANCE OF ALLIES IS STRONG IN SPIRIT LONDON, Aug. 16 Lloyd George, speaking in the house of commons today concerning the last meeting of the allied supreme council, declared that in many respects, it was the most im portant since the declaration of peace. I Questions were before it, he said which menace the solidarity of the entente. The unity of the allies, Lloyd George asserted, was a guarantee for the peace of Europe, and it was a mat ter of great gratification that at the end of the meeting a resolution was passed not merely that the alliance be continued, but declaring that the spirit of the alliance was , as strong as ever. W. 0. GULLOPIS INJURED IN AN AUTO COLLISION W. O. Cullop was severely Injured Tuesday morning when his automobile which he was driving, was struck by a city garbage truck. . Cullop's left arm was fractured above the elbow and his elbow was dislocated by the force of the collision. Cullop was driving south on Fifth street and the truck was going west on South A street. Cullop's machine was badly damaged. BANK TELLER SKIPS WITH $75,000 FUND DENVER, Aug. 16. Edwin A Morse, 32, head teller at the Interna tional Trust company here has disappeared along with about $75,000 in currency, it was announced today by John Evans, president of the institution. Miss Mabel Penfold. 22. a filing clerk at the bank, also is missing, Mr. Evans said. CONNERSVILLE MAN TO GET EVANSVILLE PLACE INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 16 M. Bert Thurman, collector of internal revenue, today announced that George E. Shirk, who has been chief deputy collector at the revenue office at Evansville, had voluntarily resigned and would be succeeded by an appointee from the Indianapolis office, Frank M. Edwards, formerly of Connersville. The change will be effective Sept. 15. Voters of Fourth Ward Meet Candidates Tonight All voters of the fourth ward are held at the hose house, corner of South Ninth and E streets. Tuesday evening at 7:30, at which all the candidates for counsel from the fourth ward and all councilmenat-large will be present and will be introduced. The meeting is held under the auspices of the Woman's Republican Organization. Mrs. Oscar Porterfield will preside. The fourth ward includes the ISth. 19th, 20th, 21st and 22nd precincts. Weather Forecast MOORE'S LOCAL FORECAST General showers or thunderstorms tonight and Wednesday. The slow moving rain storm is now close at hand and is expected to arrive tonight If not sooner. For Indiana by the United States Weather Bureau Showers tonight and Wednesday; slightly warmer tonight . Temperatures for Yesterday Maximum , . , . 68 Minimum 43 Today Noon 79 Weather Conditions The cool wave is now over the eastern states and it is warmer south of the Great Lakes. It is raining over the western portion of the central states and also over the southwestern states.

BESCHER GETS BIG LEAD IN STRAW VOTE Leads Candidates for Mayor by Wide Margin in Survey Made by Palladium To Learn Tide.

SECOND PLACE CLOSE PALLADIUM STRAW BALLOT

Men Women Total Bescher 43 44 87 Mitchell 3 2 5 Morgan 6 5 11 Potter 5 5 19 Peltz 11 12 23 Strayer 25 28 U White .20 SO 5; Zimmerman ... 3 19 42 Not voting .... 21 24 4" 327

Speculators on the coming primary election can gather considerable new information from the city-wide straw vote which is being taken by .The Palladium. About 800 ballots were distributed over the city with a view to ascertaining the general sentiment towards Republican candidates at the coming nominating election. The ballots were distributed on a percentage basis to the various wards of the city according to the number of Republican voters at the last mayoralty election. Two, ballots were given to each home. Blocks Picked. Typical blocks were picked in each ward and every precaution taken to secure as nearly a representative vote as possible. Pink ballots were provided for thra women's vote and blue ballots for the men's vote. Those receiving the ballots were asked to mark their choice and enclose them in an addressed ml stamped envelope which went with every ballot. Each vote was secret and peop were asked to refrain from signing their names. Democrats were askel to return the ballots unmarked. Thi.i accounts partially for the large number not voting as recorded in the table. Some Discredit Plan A great many people discredit th plan of taking a straw vote. Many times the indications are not borne out by following circumstances. The Palladium vote shows that Bala Bescher has a lead over all other candidates. His total is almost equal to the combined vote of Frank Strayer and Esther Griffin White, who are second and third, respectively. A "horse race" is being carried on for second , place by Strayer, Whie and Zimmerman. One bunch of ballots could change the standing oi these three. Percentage Comparison A percentage comparison of the votes cast gives a good idea of thrstrength of the candidates. Besehe:received .266 per cent of the vote cast; Strayer, .165 per cent; White, .152 per cent; Zimmerman, .128 per cent; Peltz, .07 per cent; Morgan, .033 per cent; .Potter. .03 per cent; Mitchell, .015 per cent; not voting, .13 per cent. In the tabulation by wards Beschr supporters showed in the majority cf three wards and a tie vote resulted in two others. Strayer carried two wards. Miss White tied for two with other candidates. Zimmerman shov.ed a lead in one ward and a tie in another. Make Comments. Comments were written on the back of several of the ballots returned. All but one of those on which cowments were made, were voted for Miss White. A few of these comments follow: "We are sick and tired of Dr. Zimmerman; give us a change for a cleaner city. Mother." "I think Esther is a good woman for the place as mayor because I think she is honest and will do her best because she tell the strait facks that eather man or wimen can 6ee. Hoping she comes on top, I am Ester's Frind." "We need a real mayor and a He man not make one." "It took one second of my time to mark this, as I had my mind made up before I got this. Mr. Bescher Is my first choice. Esther White my second. Any one but Doc Zimmerman, he does not go at all with me." OFFICIAL ACCEPTANCE IS SENT BY FRANCE; BRIAND WILL ATTEND PARIS, Aug. 16 Official acceptance on the part of the French government of the invitation extended by President Harding to the conference on disarmament and far east questions was forwarded to Washington last night. Premier Briand, who yesterday told Myron T. Herrick, the American ambassador, here, that he would attend the conference, notified Washington that he would be present. HAS MONSTER MUSHROOM If you happen to be passing the People's Banking company's building in Hollansburg stop for a moment and gaze on an unusual specimen of fungus growth. It is on exhibition in the bank. It belongs to the mushroom family, also to Virgil Martin, a farmer living near town, who discovered it in a low and wet spot on his place. A Richmond man who did the measuring and weighing avers that this vegetable monster is 20 inches long, stands 12 inches high and weighs 15 pounds. Ia size, conformation and weight it is unlike anything with which Hollans burg is familiar.