Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 46, Number 260, 12 September 1921 — Page 1

MOOT) PALLADIUM VOL. XLVL, No. 260 rmnadfum. Est. 1S31. Consolidated with Sun-Telegram. 1907. RICHMOND, IND., MONDAY EVENING, SEPT. 12, 1921. SINGLE COPY, 3 CENTS

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OIL EXPLOSION EMPTIES CITY OFJALIFAX Blast Causes Half Population To Leave Homes Property Loss Heavy Think All Are Safe.

ALARMED BY STEAMER (By Associated Press) HALIFAX, N. S.. Sept. 12. Explosion of five-tenth3 of the Imperial Oil company's plant at Dartmouth, on the east Bide of Halifax harbor, early today, with rumblings that were felt In this city, caused the evacuation of half the houses of Halifax. - Those w ho had gone through the explosion of December, 1917, when the munitions ehip Mont Blanc blew up and wrecked a third of Halifax with a loss of 1,200 lives, thought it was another such disaster. Indications were that there had been neither loss of life nor serious injury in today's explosion. It was a little after three o'clock that Halifax was shaken by the first explosion. A blaze in the refining stills caused the blast, which was sue ceeded by a second and a third ex plosion within a few seconds. Glass was shattered in windows here with each shock. Dartmouth, Woodside and Eastern Passage also felt them in varying degrees. Telephone service was disorganized. Rush to Streets Aroused from sleep, people rushed to windows and saw the sky alight with the flames of burning oil and there was a rush to the streets. The east slopes of Citadel Hill were crowded with people within a short time. There were seven men on the night shift working In the vicinity of the refining stills when the fire started. They fled, and all are believed to be safe. The steamer Victolite, a British tanker, was lying at the oil docks when the fire started. Blasts from her eiren were sounded as an alarm before the first of the explosions. The steamer then pulled from the docks to midstream. The first explosion was followed by a Beries of lesser shocks and flames from the burning oil could be seen leaping more than 100 feet into the air. Confusion Great. Confusion was so great in Dartmouth that it was impossible to ascertain whether there had beeaany loss of life. One man was reported missing and another was slightly injured. ,The property loss will be heavy. In all, five distilling tanks of the imperial oil company were destroyed. PARTIES PREPARING FOR ACTIVE CAMPAIGN IN CITY THIS FALL A meeting to complete the Repub lican city organization will be called Ly Harry Thornburg, city chairman, early this week, Mr. Thornburg an nounces. Republican headquarters will probably be established in the Colonial Annex on South Seventh street. The Republican women's headquarters has been maintained there during the past few months under the direction of Miss Esther Grif fin "White. With less than two months to prepare for the preliminary election It seems certain that considerable pre liminary activity will be crowded into the remainder of this month by both political organizations. Active, open campaigning will probably not be undertaken by either of the political aspirants for mayor until the first of October. This will give them a month before election on Tuesday, Nov. 8. to place their cause before the electors of the city. J. W. Morris took charge of Democratic headquarters in the Hittle block Monday and will act as cam paign manager for Mr. Handley. as sisted by Webster Parry and Miss Ruth James. POSTOFFIGE ROBBER CAPTURED IN OHIO (By Associated Press) TOLEDO. O.. Sept 12. Charles Schultz, one of three men convicted of conspiracy in connection with the million dollar postoffice robbery, who scaped from the Lucas county jail on Labor Day. was captured at Crissey. Ohio, 12 miles west of here, shortly before noon today by a squad of Toledo police, federal authorities announced. STOVE HOLDS AGE RECORD MILTON. Ind.. Sept. 12. A cook stove with a record of 85 years of service is one of the valued possessions of Omer Kerlin of Milton. The stove originally belonged to his great grandfather, and it bears the inscription, "Woolson's Patent I." The stove has rounded corners and the oven forms the right side. Two places to put wood in are provided, one in the left front and one at the left side. Over the back firebox are a number of circular lids in graded sizes. The largest one provides for a great iron kettle in which four generations of the Kerlin family have boiled maple sugar. A small hearth is over the left front. The stove 6tands about a foot from off the floor and rests on & platform. An iron rest six inches high is provided to carry an iron tea kettle.

Victims of ZR-2

Traner wearing remains of Impressive ceremonies marked the ceremony was started at the mortuary shows the trailer bearing the remains guard marching on both sides. BERGDOLL FORTUNE WITH 'POT OF GOLD' DEMANDED BY MILLER WASHINGTON, Sept. 12. The government is going after the famous Bergdoll "pot of gold." Thomas W. Miller, alien property custodian, announced that a complaint had been prepared demanding of Mrs. Emma C. Bergdoll, mother of Grover Cleveland Bergdoll, as attorney in fact for her son, all property in which he held any interest, including gold coin taken from the treasury before the draft evader escaped from federal authorities and fled to Germany. It is expected the complaint will be filed today in the federal district court at Philadelphia. Demand was made on Mrs. Bergdoll last May for delivery of all property belonging to her son or in which he had any interest, Mr. Miller said, but despite depeated extensions of time allowed Mrs. Bergdoll the property had not been turned - over to the govern ment. This made it necessary to take the action planned. Authorities Were Lenient. "At the time of seizure," said Mr. Miller "Mrs. Bergdoll had not been sentenced as a result of her trial for aiding and abetting the escape of her son and for conspiracy to evade the draft. She was also under examination by the special committee of congress which has since made its report, and it was felt by the custodian's office that under these circumstances they should be lenient at that time in insisting upon immediate compliance by Mrs. Bergdoll with the demands of the government. Under the terms of the peace resolution signed by the president on July 2, all demands made before that date by the alien property custodian in accordance with the law are enforceable." "It Is our Intention to insist on Mrs. Bergdoll's compliance with the terms of the trading with the enemy act, and in accordance with our demands made thereunder, we are prepared to go to the full extent of the law in causing her to do so, if it becomes necessary. The department of justice Is aiding us through the United States District Attorney in Philadelphia and as in our original seizure last May we will proceed vigorously but fairly." CITIZENS CONTRIBUTE TO RELIEVE DISTRESS IN WAKE OF FLOOD (By Associated Press) SAN ANTONIO, Sept. 12 Relief funds, totalling $17,478 had been subscribed today by citizens of San Antonio toward a goal of $25,000 for relieving the distress of those who lost possessions in the torrent of Saturday morning, which swept over the lower section of the city. Property damage was fixed at not more than $8,000,000 in a statement by C. B. Yardell. general manager of the -chamber of commerce, while the death list was still uncertain, some estimates running as high as 100 dead, including the 47 bodies recovered. Train service in and out of the city was approaching normal today, numerous small washouts on various lines having been repaired. To Hold High Mass In the same cathedral of San Fernando, which has been used for 106 years in saying mass for Mexicans killed by floods, a solemn high mass will be celebrated next Monday for those drowned. Four refuge shops were caring for the refugees today under the direction of the Red Cross. Mr. Yardell's statement said that "it appears we will be able to handle tire relief situation satisfactorily without outside help." One of the unique places of the city, the famous Buckhorn saloon with its collection of horns of Texas longhorn cattle, was badly damaged by the flood. The city zoo lost several of its animals but the protection of a natural dike saved the greater part of that park from inundation. The municipal golf course near Breckenridge park was considerably damaged.

Are Buried Amid Impressive Ceremonies

two ZR-2 victims, with the honor guard

funeral at Hull, England, of the British victims of the ZR-2 disaster. The at Hull. Motor trucks and trailers comprised the funeral cortege. The photo of Lieut Montague and leading air mechanic J. W. Wilson, with the honor

Complete Disarmament Beyond Hope of Coming Arms Parley Governments do Not Share View of President of Earlham College that Nations of Europe Can Lay Down Arms Without Danger.

PALLADIUM SEWS BUREAU WASHINGTON, Sept. 12. "A great many people believe that the present time has larger opportunities in it to act for the perpetual peace of mankind than any other hour in the history of the world," writes David M. Edwards, president of Earlham college, to an Indiana member of congress. He adds: "The calling together cf the representatives of the great nations to discuss the possibilities of disarmament seem to furnish this opportunity. Doubtless there never was a time in the history of the world when so many people desired so intensely that every thing be done to make war impossible. "It would seem that if ever thero should come -.a time when a natyfa could disarm without danger, it is now." While high officials of the Aemrican government are . confident that the armament conference to. be held i') Washington this-winter will mark an important step in the safeguarding ol" the future peace of the world, it is doubtful if any of them entertain tho hope that the parley will result in disarmament on the part of the world powers. It is recalled that President Harding invited the governments of Great BriCITIZENS, OFFICIALS SEEK RESPONSIBILITY FOR BRIDGE COLLAPSE (By Associated Press) CHESTER, Pa., Sept. 12 City officials and citizens alike turned their attention today from the death scene at Third street and the Chester river, where 24 persons lost their lives Saturday night in the collap'se of a bridge to the investigations which are expected to fix responsibility for the accident At least two injured are actually under way. The board of county commissioners, which is responsible for the bridge, initiated an investigation of its own, while the police are gathering all the information available for the city administration. While Thomas J. Feely. a member of the board of commissioners, admit ted the collapse was due to unusual weight being thrown upon a badly rusted and broken supporting arm, he declared the bridge had been inspected and pronounced safe by the county engineer ten months ago. The break In the arm, he said, was completely concealed from-view. On the other hand. Police Chief Davenport declared the bridge had been condemned several years ago, and that only two of five bolts which were supposed to sustain the arm, were capable of withstanding any pressure whatever. SPANISH START NEW MOORISH OFFENSIVE (By Associated Press) MADRID, Sept. 12. The new Spanish offensive against the rebellious Moorish tribesmen in the Melilla area was begun at dawn this morning, it was officially announced here this afternoon. Tho official communication stated that in order to prevent the transmission of false reports of "regrettable comments." the censorship would remain effective throughout the duration of the operations. ELECTRIC SERVICES SUSPENDED IN BERLIN (By Associated Press) BERLIN, Sept 12. All electrical services in Berlin were tied up today by a strike of the electricians. No street cars were running, the electrjc light service was suspended and the! newspapers were unable to appear.

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tain, France. Japan and Italy to atteud the conference for the purpose of discussing the question of the limitation of armaments. He had particularly in mind the limitation of naval armaments. It is even doubtful if any member of the so-called pacifist group in congress believes that the Washington conference will result in complete disarmament on the part of the great military powers. They will be well satisfied, It is un(Continued on Page Two) BANDHOLTZ LEAVES GOAL STRIKE REGION; - REGIMENTS REMAIN (By Associated Press CHARLESTON, W. Va.. Sept. 12. Brigadier General H. H. Bandholtz, commanding troops in the southern West Virginia coal fields, where recently disturbances and clashes occurred between armed men on the border of Logan and Boone counties, left today for his headquarters at Washington. The Tenth, Nineteenth and Fortieth J regiments remain in the field, under the command of their respective co--onels. The Nineteenth, however, has been assigned as a headquarters outfit with regimental headquarters at Kanawha City, near Charleston. It is commanded by Col. C. A. Martin, with Captain John M. Hits, chief of staff. The regiment allocated to the Coal River fields has seen service in the southern West Virginia fields before, having been on. duty there for several months under the command of Colonel Herman Hail, when martial law was declared in Mingo county. In November, 1920. Before his departure, General Bandholtz addressed a letter to Governor Morgan thanking him and the residents of West Virginia for the manner in which they received the federal soldiers during the military occupation. "The federal troops have been shown only the utmost consideration," General Bandholtz remarked in his letter to the governor. Ninety-three New -Free Baking Recipes Can you make good pie crust? Very few people can. Are you a good enough cook to make the kind of corn bread for which the South is famous? Have you ever tried to make Boston brown bread ? There isn't any trick in making these things perfectly. The Department of Agriculture has published a booklet which makes it possible for any one. It sets forth the right way to make practically every pastry and bread. : This invaluable baking book is a free government publication and our Washington bureau will secure a copy for any one who send3 two cents in stamps for return postage. In filling out the coupon print name and address or be sure to write plainly. (Do not send the coupon to The Palladium. Mall It direct to Washington. - C.) Frederic J. Haskia, Director, : i THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM i '. Information Bureau, : I Washington, D. C. : I I enclose herewith two cents '. In stamps for return postage on ; I a free copy of the booklet on : : "Baking in the Home". ; Name Street City . State .

FAVOR $2,500 AS EXEMPTION FOR INCOMES Senate Finance Committee Approves House Bill Provisions Increase Amount for Dependents to $400.

TO RETAIN SURTAX RATE (Bv Ae'A'late.i Press) .WASHINGTON, Sept 12. The senale finance committee voted today to retain the 32 percent maximum income surtax rate as fixed in the house bill. The committee approved provisions in the house bill increasing from $2,000 to' $2,500 the exemptions to heads of families having annual net incomes of $5,000 or less and also .increasing the exemptions on account of dependents from $200 to $400. It has under consideration a propos al to change the percentage in the different classes (so as to effect a reduc tion of about one percent on incomes in each.) The question of the effective date of the proposed repeal of the excess protits tax will be voted on tomorrow morning, it was announced. Sentiment in the committee now is to accept the house provision making elimination of this tax effective as of next Jan. 1 Instead of retroactive to last Jan. 1 as recommended by Secre tary Mellon. CONNIFF FARMS SOLD, AVERAGE PRICE $11 8 PER ACRE FOR EACH Prices paid for the three farms beloneinK to the estate of Thomas con niff, which were sold Monday after noon, indicate a firmer lana varae than had been anticipated. While the Tarms sold went at a figure considerably less than the value placed upon the land during the war period, the prices paid showed a stabilization unlocked for. An attendance of between 2,000 and 2,500witnessed the sales. Farm number one of the Conniff estate was put up for sale immediately after dinner Monday. This farm consists ofi6.34 acres. , It sold at $126.50 per acre to Edward Rodenburg, living south of Richmond, on the Straightline pike. William Hinshaw, of Richmond, purchased the second farm at $110 per acre. This farm contained 78 acres. Farm number three, containing 47 acres,, was sold to Charles Thomason. of Richmond, for $65 per acre. Mr. Thomason owns the adjoining farm. This third farm is well drained and in cultivation. After the three separate sales, the first two farms were put up as a whole. This made 175 acres at an average price of $118.75 per acre. Bids on all three farms ranged at $23,937, or an average of $107 per acre. As a result there was no change in ownership at the last bidding. CHARGE OF MURDER PREFERRED MONDAY AGAINST ARBUGKLE (By Associated Press) SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 12. A formal complaint charging . murder was sworn to before Police Judge Daniel O'Brien against Roscoe (Fatty) Arbuckle in connection with the death of Miss Virginia Rappe, a mo tion picture actress. The complaint was signed bv Mrs. Bambina Maude Delmont, a friend of the dead actress. Arbuckle appeared in court to be ar raigned on the charge sworn to by Mrs. Delmont At the request of the district attorney, the case was contin - ued until Friday morning, and Ar buckle was taken back to his cell. It was the second murder complaint against Arbuckle, the first having been made Saturday night by the in - vestigating detectives for the purpose of holding him until the formal charge could be filed. Mrs. Delmont in signed and sworn statements gave the police many de tails of the party in Arbuckles' rooms In the St. Francis hotel here a week ago today at which time Miss Rappe was subjected to an alleged attack by Arbuckle. She died four days later. Appears Personally. Mrs. Delmont attended the party and assisted Miss Rappe after the al leged attack. She appeared personally in court to swear to the complaint Fatty was not in court when the complaint was filed. Arbuckle later consented to see a group of newspaper men but Refused to discuss the Rappe case with them. He appeared dejected but said he was receiving good treatment in' the jail. District Attorney Brady through deputies Milton, Thomas and U'ren said "we have a complete case against Arbuckle.." Arbuckle's appearance in police court was delayed until his Bertillon measurements could .be taken and he could be photographed for the rogues gallery. The Bertillon showed that his weight is 266 pounds and his height 58 inches. He gave his birthplace as Kansas and age 34. LOS ANGELES. Sept 12. The latest film production featuring Fatty Arbuckle, who i3 held in jail in San Francisco in connection with the death of Miss Virginia Rappe, was cancelled last night at one of the largest of the local motion picture houses. The film had been showing all last week and last night was to have been !ts final appearance. The owner of he theatre declined to comment upon he cancellation, .

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Brig. Gen. Frank R. McCoy. The appointment by President Harding of Brig. Gen. Frank R. McCoy to be vice governor of the Philippines has been urged by Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood, who has accepted the post of governor of the islands. The American Chamber of Commerce has sent the president an indorsement of McCoy for the post. McCoy has seen service in the Spanish American war, the Philippines and the World war. SENATOR NEW HERE THURSDAY TO MEET VOTERS AT RECEPTION An informal reception, in honor of United States Senator New and Mrs. New will be held in the parlors of the Westcott hotel on Thursday night from 7 to 9 o'clock, according to an announcement Monday by Chairman Paul Comstock of the Wayne county Republican committee. Senator New will not make an address but desires to meet as many of the women and men voters of the county as . is possible during his briet stay in Richmond. Senator New has been at his home in Indianapolis since the recess of congress and has visited several cities during the last week. With Mrs. New he will start on his return to Wash ington Thursday morning, the trip to be made by automobile. A stop will be made at Greenfield at noon where a Riley memorial meeting is to be held and in the afternoon Senator New will continue his journey to Richmond." ! '.." ' A committee of Wayne county Republicans will meet the senator at Dublin at 3 o'clock in the afternoon where a short stay is scheduled and short stops also will be made at Cambridge City and Centerville during the afternoon. The reception at the Westcott hotel will be strictly informal, the committee has announced, and all voters, women and men, are cordially invited to call during the evening to meet the senator and Mrs. New. SPARTANBURG PEOPLE TO ORGANIZE GRANGE (Special to The Palladium) SPARTANBURG, Ind.. Sept. 12. People Interested in forming a grange met in the Spartanburg high school building Saturday evening. Representatives of granges at Hollansburg, New Madison and Palestine were present. About 40 persons attended. i Because some persons who wished to become charter members were unable to attend, the definite organizing of the grange was deferred until Thursday, Sept. 15. A meeting will be held in the high school building at 7:30 o'clock that evening for the purpose. DEDICATE PEKING COLLEGE. (By Associated Press) PEKING, Sept. 12. The new Peking Union Medical College, the most complete institution of its kind in the East, will be dedicated the week of Sept. 15 jto 22. Americans are in greatest number among the leading medical men and scientists from abroad that have accepted invitations to participate in the 1 program. There are others from London, Paris, Toronto, and Tokyo. Weather Forecast Moore's Local Forecast Partly cloudy tonight and Tuesday; cooler tonight. Fair to partly cloudy weather will prevail tonight and Tuesday, with the lowest temperature tonight of about 50. For Indiana, 'by-the United States Weather Bureau Fair and slightly cooler tonight; Tuesday probably fair. Temperatures Yesterday Maximum 76 Minimum ... 62 , . Today Noon '. .'. "."J Weather Conditions The weather is now generally fair over Indiana and adjacent states and is becoming unsettled over the west The hot spell of last week ha3 been broken ai far south as the Ohio river, dTie to an offshoot of a cold wave over the far northwest. The following low temperatures occurred Sunday: Yellowstone Park, Wyo., 24 degrees above zero; Helena and Havre, Mont, 28 above; Edmonton, Alberta, Can., IS above. Heavy snows continued last night over northern Montana and Sas katchewan. Snow is 14 inches on the level at Swift Current and Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. The tropical storm which was so destructive at Trinidad has passed south of Jamaica and is moving northwest toward Yucatan. These storms frequently move north and are quite destructive over the gulf states.

THINK COURIER BEARS LATEST IRISH ANSWER Leaves Dublin for Inverness, Scotland, Where Lloyd George is Staying Barton Does Not Go.

RUMOR STRENGTHENED (By Associated Press) DUBLIN, Sept. 12. A courier of the Dail Eireann left Dublin this morning for Inverness, Scotland, where Pre mier Lloyd George has been making his headquarters. Robert C. Barton, who was the official Dail courier in the last exchange of notes with Mr. Lloyd George, did not make the journey this time. This was considered to strengthen the rumor that he would be one of the plenipotentiaries for the proposed peace negotiations. (Dublin messages Sunday night stated it was believed the Dail Eireann cabinet had completed the draft of the reply to the latest note from Premier Lloyd George regarding a settlement of the Irish question.) Warns British Warning to the British government against circumscribing the powers of the new Ulster parliament was given by Hugh O'Neill, speaker of the parliament, in an address at Ballymenn, county Antrim, yesterday. "Any diminution of the rights and privileges of the new Ulster parliament as a result of the projected negotiations between members of the British cabinet and the Sein Feinn," he declared, "would lead to a bitter civil war in Ireland. It would mean war between' north and southern Ireland, the horrors and misery of which" we do not like to contemplate. The calamity, as Prime Minister Lloyd George has truly said, would not be confined to Ireland." "The war would become world wide," he continued. "Hundreds of thousands of people from Great Brit ain and the empire would support the point of view held in northern Ireland, and there would be hundreds of thousands of people from the United States, and possibly from the British colonies and dependencies, who would come to the aid of southern Ireland. In brief, there would be in Ireland a war which would embroil Great Britain and the United States and would spread horror over the earth. Official Language. Irish has been declared the official language of the Irish republican parliament declared Pierce Beasley, a prominent republican, today in addressing the Waterford Gaelic Festival. He adde dthat when the dail eireann controlled its own government it would "no longer allow an English education board to officiate, but would start to make Irish the spoken and written language of Ireland from the center to the sea." "The Dail Eireann," he continued, "will make Irishmen out of the sons of Spaniards or Englishmen, and even take Irishmen out of Orangemen." This remark, in which was seen an application to Eamon de Valera, who was born in America, evoked realms of laughter. EARLY MORNING GOLF ROUND ENDS HARDING ATLANTIC CITY STAY (Bv Associated Press) ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., Sept. 12. An early morning golf game today was the closing event in President Harding's seashore vacation. After a round on the Sea View club links, the president planned a motor trip to New York for an evening at a theatre and to board the presidential yacht Mayflower for a cruise en route to Washington. - - With a long automobile trip before him, the president arose early today to say good-bye to Atlantic City. Motoring to the golf club for a. tour with Henry F. Fletcher, under secretary of state, U. S. Senator Freilinghuysen, New Jersey, and George Christian, secretary to the president, the executive was to lunch at the Golf Club and leave immediately for New York. Dinner was planned in a New York hotel and later the president and Mrs. Harding were to attend a popular Broadway musical comedy, boarding the Mayflower after the theatre. The president had not determined today the extent of his yachting cruise. It was believed probable that, leaving New York harbor, early Tuesday morning-he could proceed direct io Washington, but a stop on the coast was among the possibilities. If he should sail direct to Washington he would arrive there Thursday morn ing. Pleased With Visit. The president and Mrs. Harding today expressed - their pleasure ovr their visit here, which it was said, had greatly refreshed the executive. He was said to be pleased over the reception given him here since his arrival Saturday night and especially in his stroll Sunday afternoon on the board walk and the reception of several hundred former service men of the Fifth division, A. E. F. After returning from church Sunday morning, the president addressing the war veterans, expressed the hope for their aid in psace as well as war endeavors of the nation. He also said that the United States has sustained the morale of the allies in the war but disclaimed that its forces had won the war. The president pledged himsell to aid wounded and disabled veteran