Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 46, Number 243, 23 August 1921 — Page 1

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BOTH HOUSES OF CONGRESS HURRYWORK Senate Discusses Appropriation for Disarmament Conference Hope to Take Recess on 'Wednesday.

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Cabinet Expected to Send Reply to Secretary Hughes on Wednesday Troops Held in Readiness.

NO BREAKJS FEARED (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON. Aug.' 23. Tha American state department in a note forwarded to Panama yesterday stated emphatically that the United States would not permit any hostilities growing out of the occupation of the Coto region hy Costa Rica. The American note, it developed today, was in response to a communication from the Panama government indicating that if Costa Rica would attempt to re-occupy the disputed territory force "ould be used in resisting unless the United States made it clear that the American government would prevent it. The American reply was handed o the Panama foreign office yesterday by the American minister. It reiter ated that portion of the note of May 2 in which the United States endeav ored to make it clear to Panama that the White award must be respected PANAMA. Aug. 23. Panama's re ply to the latest note from Secretary of State Charles E. Hughes, in which Panama was told that disputed terri tory along the Costa Rican frontier, of this country would be placed under the Jurisdiction of Costa Rica has been considered by the Panama cabi net and possibly will be delivered on Wednesday. Diplomatic officials here are con sidering the situation but it is known that the Panaman reply has not as yet gone forth. Although it is generally reported that armed forces have been ordered to advance on Coto in the disputed area with a view to opposing possible Costa Rican occupation of that district; the most recent official declarations here indicate that troops have been dispatched only to David, a town some distance from the boundary. Ready to Proceed. It is said they have been instructed to hold themselves in readiness there to march toward Coto whenever orders are received. The Panaman gov- - ernment, it is understood will await further advices from Washington before taking any decided steps. General preparations to meet emergency calls for men have been made. The chief of the fire department has been instructed to hold himself ready to relieve all police forces, should their removal to their front become necessary. Editorial Comment In an editorial commenting on the situation which has developed as a result of the American note, the Star and Herald, the leading newspaper of the republic, says: "Secretary Hughes' note constitutes the last word in our boundary affair with Costa Rica, and we believe it opportune to consider and comment upon it. In the first place we want to declare that the motives of our government in working out this difficult question could not have been more patriotic nor more active. "It has presented notes which were thoroughly studied, well supported by documents and excellently argued. It has fallen to our lot that the decision of the mediator accepted by our gov-j ernment was against us. Are we to ; consider on that account that the United States is our enemy, and that she ha3 attempted in some manner or other, to decide the controversy againFt us without having sufficient grounds for such action? Considers U. S. Friend "Thin seems to us ridiculously absurd. The United States has been and is a most loyal friend of our nation, and her diplomats havo tried to obtain a just solution of our affair. Why then are we to think that the powerful northern nation looks upon us with disfavor? From any point of view, it would have been better for the United States to have given us the decision in the boundary dispute. The contested belt of land if under our jurisdiction would have constituted a better guarantee for the Washington government than it would if placed upon control of Costa Rica. 'in opinion the United States has proceeded in this case with a point of view which is believed to be just. We have reached a critical moment. The last word has been spoken but we t-ha'l not permit ourselves to proceed passionately. Let us think of the future of the country before everything. Above all. let us not compromise that future by an act of madness." J. N. B1HF0HD !N AUTO CRASH WITH WILL HAYS (Pt Aosortatcd "TVpss) WASHINGTON, Aug. 23. Back at bis desk today after a trip to NewYork where last night, he was one of those involved in n automobile crash Postmaster General Havs told frie.nds, he was about convinced he had mvlo ; mistake in not sticking to the horse drawn vehicle left to him by his predecessor. In a formal statement today he said there was no mystery as to the identity of the occupants of his car as indicated by some New York newsTapers. He said the taxicab with which his car collided was badly mashed up but no one was badly hurt, "though it might have been serJou"." With him he said were Mrs. W. P. Herron. her two daughters. Miss Florence Herron, and Mrs. Jesse Stutir.an. and John N. Binford, friends from Indiana.

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Lady Petre of Ingatestone Hall, Essex. Lady Petre, the beautiful young widow of the sixteenth Baron Petre, is to marry a hero of the war in which her husband was killed. Lady Petre is a vivacious young woman of twenty-nine and is very active in both social service and suffrage work. Her husband was killed in action in 1915 leaving her with a son and baby daughter. Sir Frederic Came Rasch of Woodhill, Danbury, Essex, is the fortunate man who has won Lady Petre's hand. He is forty-one years of age, a bachelor, and served throughout the war, being mentioned several times in dispatches. He is the son of a former member of the British parliament.

SECRECY SURROUNDS MEETING OF SINN FEIN TO DRAFT REPLY TO OVERTURES OF ENGLAND

(By Associated Press) DUBLIN, Aug. 23. Members of the Irish Republican parliament, gathered here to frame the reply of that body to the British government's offer of dominion status for Ireland, divided their activities today between the secret sessions of the parliament and a meeting of the executive committee of the Sinn Fein. The meetings of the two bodies were held in the mansion house, and it was believed both would concern themselves with the attitude taken by the Irish Republicans toward the terms laid down by Prime Minister Lloyd George as the basis of a settle ment of the Irish controversy. Meetings of the Sinn Fein executive committee were placed under the ban long ago by the British government and so as known the proscription was never lifted. Wrhen it was announced the committee would meet there tomorrow there was some apprehension lest crown forces would interfere in the gathering, but up until this morn ing no intimation was given that British authorities in Ireland frowned on the proposed assembly. Speculate on Messages Considerable -speculation w as caused here last night by the delivery of a message to Mr. DeValPra by 'Mobsignor Edward Mulhern, bishop of Dromore. It was asserted the message had not -come ' from Cardinal Logua, head of the Catholic church in Ireland, but there waj no further mformation relative to the origin of the ROBBERS STEAL $150 IN W.H.JONES HOME Robbers ransacked the home of William H. Jones, 411 West Main street, Monday night and made away with clothing and jewelry valued at $150. Entrance was gained by cutting the wire in a back screen door and opening a window. Mr. and Mrs. Jones had gone to the country Monday afternoon.- Thoy returned about 11 o'clock at night and discovered the house had been completely plundered. Two suits of clothes, shirts, underclothing, a traveling bag. two necklaces, a number of valuable pins and some other jewelery were taken. Chautauqua Program Tonight 7:00 o'clock Prelude, Pilgrim Male Quartette. S:00 o'clock Address. Arthur Nash. auspices Richmond Chamber of Commerce, "The Golden Rule in Business." - Wednesday 10:00 a.m. Institute, Ellis U. Graff, "The Specialist in Education." 11:00 a. m Institute. G. I. Christie, "Method in Education." 2:00 p.m. George I. Christie, "Vitalized School Subjects." 3:00 p.m. Concert, Pilgrim Male Quartette. 7:15 p. m. Recital, Margaret Stahl, interpreter of plays. S:15 p. m. Concert, Pilgrim Male Quartette. A Palladium carrier will deliver papers daily to campers at the chautauqua grounds.

message, ccept it Came from "highest authority.". It was the subject of protracted consultations by the Sinn Fein leaders. Shortly after the Dail Eireann convened it was declared in some quarters that the Irish clergy was

urging such action by the parliament that would preclude resumption of warfare' between the Republican forces and the British soldiery or con stabulary. Hold Two Sessions . Two sessions of the parliament were held yesterday, and, while de tails of them were withheld, it was understood that the deputies asked Eamon De Valera, head of the Republican movement, and his colleagues, for explanations of various phases of the situation. It was indicated that no extended addresses were made with the exception of speeches by Mr. De Valera or other men high in the councils of the Republican govern ment. These addresses, it was de(Continued on Page Four) EXPECT SIGNATURE OF PEACE TREATY BY GERMANY SOON (By Associated Press) EERLIN, Aug. 23. Final instruc tions relative to the treaty of peace between the United States and Germany have been received from Secretary of State Charles E. Hughes, by Ellis Loring Dresel. United States com missioner here and the treaty now awaits signature by tne German government. It is expected the document will be signed in the next few days at a special meeting of the cabinet which will be attended by President Ebert. The document will bear the president's signature and will be countersigned either by Dr. Joseph Wirth. the chancellor, or Dr. Friedrich Rosen, the foreign minister. For the first time since the peace negotiations have been in progress, the newspapers, of Berlin are giving the subject extended consideration apparenlty much to the embarrassment of the government which hitherto has succeeded in keeping all discussion out of the public prints. Hope For Peace. , Editorial comments have been Vholly non-comittal, but they have concurred in expressing satisfaction over the prospect of early resumption of friendly relations with the last of the nations which were either active belligerents, or with which diplomatic intercourse was interrupted. The Freiheit, independent socialist organ, welcomes the impending peace

in the interest of the working classes, and expresses belief that the Reichstag will not oppose ratification of the treaty with the United States. Expresses Confidence. ' The Tagleblatt declares it has learned that the treaty would provide ample reservations respecting the safeguarding of German private property in the United States, the Washington government merely claiming the right of "retention" until claims against Germany have been satisfied. . Confidence is expressed by the newspaper that these claims will be met by the German government without the necessity of converting the private property of German subjects into cash. 1

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Noon m 1917 Shows Little Difference Candidates Are Active. NO ELECTION BATTLES A light vote was to be polled in the city primary election in progress Tuesday according to indications after a survey of, the number voting in the various wards at noon. It was expected that the number of votes cast would be comparable to those cast at the primary election four years ago. A comparison of the number who had voted by noon in 1917 and today is as follows: 1917 1921 First ward 96 110 Second ward 95 71 Third Ward 102 119 Fourth Ward 115 196 Fifth Ward 149 252 Sixth ward 107 165 Seventh ward . . 118 147 Eighth Ward 45 52 Total 827 1,11! In 1917 Democrats and Republicans both had virtually full slates in the field. This year the Republicans are the only ones who are having a con test, with the exception of the Eighth ward. Women's Vote Lirjht. Women did not vote in 1917 which also accounts for the smaller number of votes cast. It was estimated that only one-third of the vote cast by noon today was cast by the women. Candidates for the various offices were all busy endeavoring to get as many of their backers out to the polls as possible. Most of these deplored the fact that the generally predicted light vote was holding true to expec tations, although one or 'two of the leading aspirants were undoubtedly pleased with the attitude of people Charles S. Bond and Mrs. W. W. Gaar, booths. No disturbances were reported from any part of the city and the election was progressing calmly throughout. EDUCATION-PREPARES FOR LIFE, DECLARES GRAFF IN LECTURE Educational problems confronting this country, and steps taken and yet to be taken to meet them, were discussed by Ellis U. Graff, superintend ent of the Indianapolis public schools, in an address before the teachers institute at the chautauqua Tuesday ; morning. "The next generation or two will see the greatest gain in education this world has ever witnessed," claimed Prof. Graff, speaking of the new conditions and changes of presentday education. "The biggest advancement yet made has been by the study of child psychology and the shifting of the educational scheme from that of subject matter to that of consideration of the student. Causes of Change "WTiole modern pedagogy has been changed by this movement. We are making splendid strides. Another element which has entered into thi3 advancement is the study of the exact science of education. Those two fea tures will cause the change in future educational methods." In opening his address, Prof. Graff began with the purpose of education as defined several hundred years ago and at present. "Education has changed its purpose from time to time. Each particular age and time is the cause. It is a social product. It seemed primarily to be for the purpose of giving religious instruction to children and for the preparation of men for the clergy. Today the purpose seems to be for the practical preparation for life. The extent to which we emphasize the practical and leave out the academic (Continued on Page Twelve.)

Business Management Expert Advice, Shipping Board Need Salvaging of War Time Inheritance Must Proceed Along Lines Now Being Followed, Says Sullivan . Harding Phrase Annoys Democrats.

BV MARK SIUJVAX " WASHINGTON. D. C, Aug. 23. President Harding spoke with exactness when he said of the shipping board situation: "These things must be charged to the great war emergency and the feverishness of the country to build ships in a period of great anxiety, to the establishment of a marine on the basis . ELECTION RETURNS Election returns will be given out' from The Palladium office, as fast as they are received, Tuesday night by its special service. Bulletins will be posted in front of the office on North Ninth st. Reports will be sent out by wireless. Returns will be given those calling phones 1121 2834 2372 Unofficial returns will be available by 9:30 p. m. v

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Left to right, above: Mrs. Norman de Whitehouse and Mrs. Maud Wood Park, Below: Mrs. Pattie Ruffner Jacobs, Mrs. James Lees Laidlaw and Mrs George Gellhorn.

Here are some of the many leaders of women throughout the country

who believe that a woman should be appointed hy President Harding as one of the American delegates to the international conference on disarmament, to be held in Washington. Nov. 11. Mrs. Maud Wood Park is president of the League of Women Voters; Mrs. Laidlaw is second vice chairman of the Women's Non-Partisan Pro-League Council; Mrs. Gellhorn and Mrs. Jacobs are officers of the League of Women Voters; Mrs. de Whitehouse is a prominent suffragist.

FAMINE PARALYZES STRONG AND WEAK ALIKE IN RUSSIA, SAYS LONDON CORRESPONDENT

(By Associated Press) ; 1 LONDON, Aug. 23 Efforts of em-1 ployed "workers in Russia to help the famine sufferers are hindered by the fact that they themselves are weakened through lack of proper food, says a Moscow despatch to the Daily Herald. Famine is now paralyzing the strong and weak alike, it adds, and many men for whom employment is available are too enfeebled to do anything requiring physical exertion. It is estimated by the Herald's Moscow correspondent that the workers in the suburbs of the larger towns are receiving only 30 per cent of the allotted rations. Operations of the Volga river fleet, the chief means of carrying food to the famine areas, is continued with the greatest difficulty because tho crews are half starved. In the Kazan area many have been without bread since June, and, the correspondent says, dock workers often are without GIANT DIRIGIBLE, Z R 2, ON FINAL TEST TRIP; CROSSES OCEAN SOON (By Associated Press) HOWDEN, Eng., Aug. 23. The dirigible ZR-2, purchased from Great Britain by the United States commended a trial trip at 7:10 o'clock this morning. British and American aerial officers were in charge of the giant balloon, which wiil start on its flight across the Atlantic to America, as soon as practicable. It was intended that today's flight would be the final test of the great airship before Commander Louis H. Maxfield, of the United States Navy and his crew formally took charge of the craft. The ship's control car contained Commander Maxfield, Brigadier (Continued on Page Twelve) of the abnormal conditions which pre-! vailed during the war emergency." - , Unhappily in the more conspicuous beginning of his letter, urging congress to be willing to pay high salaries for assistance in untangling the shipping board. President Harding used a less exact phrase and involved what ought to be a relatively unim

portant questions In party feeling. The nesday wltn occasional showers, but president says: "The shipping board ino Protracted rains, situation is wholly an incoherence off For ,nd,ana by the United States a previous administration." ' Weather Bureau Unsettled weather The Democrat tend tn t th.ir ton';?ht an1 Wednesday; probably lobas u?"ThtSadedDsdtothf naluS Stlirtrrd"7-Wtrn'r " prejudice already existing among P0 ??rJ tu v.i ' members of congress against ' paying j MJT'"Pe 1 0 Yesterday, shipping experts and lawyers from i three to four times chat the congress- f mm y' 49 men themselves rerive mnro than! 1 0oay.

four times the pay of United States i circuit judges, and ' more than twice the pay of cabinet members and jus tices or tne supreme court. . r If President Harding were les3 hurried than he is, he would be the last man to express the situation in just (Continued on Page Eleven)

food for three or tour consecutive days.

In Samara the nertnle are esHn nil the grass that escaped the scorching drought, and acorns are regarded as a luxuryRIGA, Aug. 23 At least a partial repetition next summer of this year's crop failure in the Volga region now appears inevitable, according to of(Coutinued on Page Twelve.) COUNTY'S TAX RATE 32 CENTS FOR 1922; TWO CENT REDUCTION Wayne county's tax levy for 1922 will be 32 cents according to the rate fixed at the special meeting of the county council and board of commissioners Tuesday. This rate is two cents less than last year, when the rate was 34 cents. The poll tax will be 50 cents for the county. Reduction in the cpunty tax levy was made possible by a five cent reduction in the levy for county roads and repairs. W. O. Jones, county road superintendent, in preparing his levy brought it from 14 cents last year to nine cents for 1922. Bodies Meet Today. The meeting of the county tax fixing bodies Tuesday was in accord with the law passed by the recent legislature, which makes the fixing and advertisement of a tentative levy necessary before the final budget and levy is passed on. Ten taxpayers who believe themselves wronged in the fixing of the levy may appeal to the state board of tax commissioners for further final action. This must be done before the fourth Monday in September. The state board would then fix a date of hearing. The county budget and estimate of expenses which was passed by the board of commissioners recently was accepted without change by the coun cil. Money Needed This calls for an expenditure of $236,183.04 for general expenses for the year 1922 and $110,500 for roads. From this total amount is subtracted revenue from other sources than taxation and the balance on hand (Continued on Page Ten) Weather Forecast MOORE'S LOCAL FORECAST Partly cloudy tonight and Wednes day: occasional showers The weather will be partly cloudy with fair at intervals tonight and WedWeather conditions Moderate tem peratures continue from Illinois eastward, but the hot -wave over the west remains unbroken. Temperatures of 100 in the shade at San Antonio, Tex.. Shreveport, La., and Oklahoma City; 104 at Concordia, Kans.; 90 to 94 "in South Dakota.

HOLD NIGHT SESSION

(By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Aug. 23. The sen ate and house resumed today their consideration of business under h'gh pressure in the expectation of declar ing a 30 days recess late tomorrow Both were in sesion last night, th'j house until it had passed the administration railroad funding bill, andth'J senate until 11:15 when tt had reached a point where it was ready to tak? a final vote upon reconvening today on the shipping board deficiency bill carrying $48,500,000. Because of the opposition of Senator Lodge, one of the delegates tr the disarmament conference, Senator Harrison, Democrat, Mississippi, today withdrew his amendment directing the American delegation to demand open session. This announcement was made unexpectedly by Senator Harrison at th J moment the senate was about ready to vote on his proposal Included as a part of a bill appropriating $200,000 for expenses of the conference. To Be Brought Up Again Sen. Harrison declared, however, that he would bring up the question again in a separate resolution, ' and hoped that Senator Lodge would see fit to support it. "In opposing my amendment." Senator Harrison said, "I suppose Senator Lodge is merely expressing the views of President Harding and I do not desire to embarrass him at this time." There was no objection later when the amendment to the shipping board deficieucy bill, carrying $200,000 for conference expenses was presented, the senate approving it as drawn. Characterizing the Versailles treaty as "the greatest menace to the. world today," Senator Borah, Republican, Idaho, declared the first step towards its negotiation was secrecy. He argued for an open session. Refers to Shantung "Could the deal of Shantung have been put over, except behind closed doors?" Senator Borah asked. "Woodrow Wilson went to Europe with a code and a new set of principles, but one by one they were discarded and instead of an American treaty we got an European treaty founded on imperialism." - Senator Lodge, in opposing the Harrison amendment, declared it was, wholly out of place and futile bad man-" ners. and that he would not be guilty of this incivility toward the great nations invited here to participate in the conference. An unsuccessful attempt was made in the senate finance committee to determine whether the tax bill which reached it last night should displace the tariff measure now under consideration. Members said probably no change would be made in the program to continue tariff hearings the rest of the week. They would not forecast how ever, the course which might b followed after that. Another conference will be held tomorrow or Thursday to settle the question. Pass Bill The shipping board deficiency appropriation bill carrying.. $48,500,000 for use by the boards this year, and with the elimination of all restrictions as to what salaries might be paid afficers and council was passed today by the senate. The vote was 50 to 16. The measure now goes to .conference. By a vote of 181 to three the house today adopted a resolution censoring Senator Reed, Democrat, Missouri, for his speech last week in the senate during which he made references to Representative Volstead, Republican. Minnesota, author of the prohibition act MINE FIELD RIOTS MAY BE SUPPRESSED BY GOVERNOR M'CRAY (By Associated Press) INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 23 After a conference today with John L. Lewis, president of the United Mine workers of America, Governor McCray declared that "the state was not going to stand much longer" for conditions In the Sullivan county mine fields, where disorders have occurred, and where the governor said, the mines are idle. . SOUTHERN INDIANA SHERIFF HAS WILD RIDE WITH CULPRITS JEFFERSON VILLE, lnd., Aug. 23. Sheriff Douthitt of Sullivan county. j arrived at Jeffersonville this morning. whq; iour negro i isuuno uivusm here for confinement in the reforma tory for safekeeping against a mob which threatened them at Sullivan Monday evening. , Warren Shideler refused to accept the prisoners without commitment papers. The warden was in long dirtance conversation with Judge W. H. Bridwell. at Sullivan, and was informed commitment papers would be forwarded today. With that understanding Warren Shideler took the men. Sheriff Douthitt had a wild; rid-3. Monday night with the four negroes, through 200 miles of southern Indiana hill roads. The sheriff left Sullivan expecting to place the men at Vmcennes. but the sheriff of Knox county declined to take the responsibility of assuring their safe keeping.