Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 46, Number 275, 29 September 1921 — Page 1

RICHMOND ADI VOL. XLVI., No. 275 palladium, Est. 1831. Consolidated with Sun-Telegram, 1907. RICHMOND, IND., THURSDAY EVENING, SEPT. 29, 1921. SINGLE COPY, 3 CENTS DEMOCRATS ASK SPECIAL TAXES ENDED Notables Visit Yellowstone Park FEAR EXPENSE OF HOSPITAL, Taft and Mabel Boardman Confer with President

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IRISH LEADERS ARE ASKED TO COffi OCT. 1 1 Communication is Regarded as British Government's Final Word Premier Firm on Separation Proposal. MAY DIS"GUSS FRIDAY

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Amendment Urges Repeal of

Levies on Brokers, Theater Owners, Circuses, Auto Bus Lines, Etc. OPPOSE TREATY HASTE (By Associated Press) , WASHINGTON, Sept- 29. Retention of the corporation capital stock tax and repeal of all of the special taxes, such as those on brokers, proprietors of theatres, circuses, automobile bus lines, shooting galleries and the like, is proposed in one of a series of amendments to the Republican tax revision bill offered today by Senator Simmons, of North Carolina, on behalf of the Democratic members ot the finance committee. The bill as reported to the senate proposed repeal of the corporation stock tax and retention of the other taxes. Democratic ser.ators. meeting in ! conference today, agreed to demand I reasonable consideration before voting on ratification of the treaties with Germany, Austria and Hungary. Urges Consideration Senator Underwood, of Alabama, Democratic leader, announcing the resuit of the conference, said this meant opposition to the Republican proposal j ihat night sessions b? continued with a vote to come whenever no senator was prepared to speak.. "If we cannot have reasonable conrideration we have the power and are prepared to use it to stop the treaty," Kifd Senator Underwood. The senate is to continue its debate cn the new peace treaties with Germany, Austria and Hungary, at a session tonight, but unless more interest is displayed than was the case last night, when a session was held under a gentleman's agreement for debate only Republicans are expected to press for an early vote. Only 42 Present. Only 42 senators answered the roll call last night at 8 o'clock, a half hour then elapsed before any one took the floor and after Senator Kellogg, Republican, Minnesota, had spoken in support of the treaties for an hour adjournment was taken without any one else entering the debate. Action was expected to be speeded up however, by the Democratic caucus today, when a final course may be decided on the treaty question. It has been indicated that as a result of an earlier caucus thttract!on wilt not be binding as a party measure. Many Democrats it is understood, will oppose the treaties, as will Senator Borah, of Idaho, and possibly a few other Repub licans. OKLAHOMA POLICE SCOURING COUNTRY FOR TRAIN BANDITS OKLAHOMA CITY. Okla., Sept. 23. A large posse of sheriffs and police from this city and Oklahoma county today were scourin? the country around Edmond, Okla., where sis masked and heavily armed bandits enrly today forced mail clerks on an Atchison. Topeka and SanteFe train to throw off four pouches, one of which tho officials believe to have contained registered mail. According to the authorities no trace was left by the robbers. J. E. McMahan. division superintendent of the Santa Ke arrived early this morning from Arkansas City to investigate the robbery. KANSAS CITY. Mo., Sept. 29. Portal authorities here said there was registered mail on Santa Fe train No. ::, the mail car which was robbed of four pouches of mail at Edmond. Okla., early today. The fiain runs from here to Galveston, Texas. It could not be said what, if any, registered mail was obtained until ;-i chock is made of the car's contents, according to the postal officials. A telegram was received today by ro.-'tal officials here from Post Master General Hays authorizing M.e offering of a reward of $.10,000 for the capturing of bandits who held up train No. 5 of the Atchison, Topeka. and Sania Fe railroad near here last night and robbed a mail car. The reward is in the form of $.1,000 for each of the six men who participated in the robbery. TAXES, RAIL RATES, TARIFF DISCUSSED BY MANUFACTURERS CHICAGO, Sept. 29 Taxes, transportation and new tariff legislation are among the matters scheduled for discussion at the sessions of the national conference of state manufactur ers associations which opened Here today. One thousand manufacturers from 18 states are attending the two day convention. William Butterworth. of Moline, 111., president of the national conference, in explaining the purpose of the meeting said that problems which must be .settled before the country can enter an era of industrial prosperity are to be discussed. These problems Included enactment of an American tariff bill with the American valuation plan of assessing import duties and early action on pending legislation with regard to taxes and transportation he said. The conference's views on industrial conditions with recommendations for improvement will be sent to congress in resolutions to be adopted as voicing the sentiment of American industries, it is expected.

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COST OF USING AND GEITIHG MATERIALS FROM LAND IS BLAMED FOR UNEMPLOYMENT

PALLADIUM NEWS BUREAU WASHINGTON, Sept. 29. Fundamental causes of unemployment are the price which is imposed upon labor and capital for the privilege of using land and obtaining the raw materials of industry therefrom, and the imposing of taxation upon production, according to a brief which ha3 been sub mitted to the national unemployment! conference, now in session here, by the Manufacturers' and Merchants' Taxation League. The league has also presented each member of congress a copy of its brief. "Labor and capital both depend wholly upon land (including materials produced from or on land) for their opportunity to produce commodities to meet human wants," the statement reads, "and any restriction upon their access to land inevitably increases cost of production, diminishes the buying power of the people, and tends to unemployment. . j . ."Land values are a dead-load upon! labor and capital. The economic rent of these vast land values, instead of going into the public treasury for the benefit of the people who have created the land values, has been and is being diverted to the individual profit of a relatively small number of people in each community. In place of this natural public revenue to meet the cost of government, taxation is imposed on labor and capital. This increases the cost of production and thereby curtails consumption, decreases production and causes unemployment." The league proposes to remedy The condition it complains of by urging congress to enact the so-catled Keller bill relating to land taxation. Coincident with the inauguration of AVIATOR, POSSESSOR OF NEW HIGH RECORD, PRAISES APPLIANCES (By Associated Press) DAYTON, O., Sept. 29. Lieut. John A. McReady, now holder of the worlds flvine height crown, formerly held by Major R. W. Schroeder, was readv for another flicht today if called upon to make it Unlike Major Schroeder in his record breaking flight, in which he fell six miles. Lieut. McReady did not suf fer any ill effects from his 40,800 feet, or 8 mile height Wednesday. Major Schroeder froze his eyes. Lieut. McReady's sight was normal upon landing. "Invention of new appliances for battling the air should get the credit." McReady said today. "When I started to make the flight I had no intention of trying for a record. I planned to reach a height of 30,000 feet to test improvements on the Moss super-chargjx and a new propeller. Decides to Go Higher "But when I reached 30,000 feet my plane, LaPere, was working so perfectly and atmospheric conditions were so good that I decided to go a little higher. "Even then I had no thought of a record. I did not cover much longitudinal territory in my climb, making it mostly in spirals, covering a short radius. "At a height of about 35,000 feet my oxygen supply froze. I saved my self by breaking a bottle of oxygen over my helmet and speeding up my , l"u .I is terrific. On my spirals it would often pull me far out of my course when I made my turns. My descent was made without incident. I am glad I obtained the data desired at the field and am also glad I have the record, but the record is a minor detail as compared with the data." Babe Rath Oat of Game; Saffers La Grippe Attack (By Associated Press) NEW YORK, Sept. 29 Babe Ruth is confined to his bed at a hotel here with an attack of la grippe which will prevent him playing with the New York team against the Philadelphia Athletics today, according to the New York Evening World.

Fall In Yellowstone Park.

as secretary of the interior, A. B. Fall park. He found thera among others onI cnArtcm n n T'V a h-a. -. nUU. EUUWU UCIC JU lueir the national nnemployment conference the publicity departmen of the Republican national committee has issued a statement making reply to the assertion of Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor in a recent address in Baltimore, that the (Continued on Page Six) JAPAN WILL OPPOSE MOVEMENT TO SCRAP CHINA-JAPAN TREATY TOKIO, Sept. 29. As a part of her fundamental policy at the Washington conference, Japan will not permit the "scrapping" of the "Twenty-one Demands" agreement with China, and will not tolerate interference in the Shantung question, it -was declared to the Associated Press, by a Japanese in . an authoritative position.- He as serted Japan considered these matters as accomplished facts which concerned China and Japan direcUy, in the general discussion of far eastern matters, however, Japan was said to be willing to frankly explain her position regarding these' ones. tions. , Government Issues Instructions. The government is prepared to issue special instructons to the Japanese delegation concerning the limitation of armaments, says the Nichi Nichi Shinbun. It is intimated that the project for the building of eight battleships and eight battle cruiser? originated in the idea that this pr. gram was necessary for the national defense, but that Japan has come to recognize the project has lost its original significance. She is therefore prepared to carry out such curtailment, it is said, as would make her navy strong enough to maintain the peace of the far. east. This curtailment would be by agreement with the powers in a spirit of mutual concession and compromise. . The newspaper says that the outline of this program decided upon by the navy will be submitted to the cabinet. Newspapers Approve Appointment Newspapers here commend the appointment of Prince Iyesato Tokugawa as head of the Japanese delegation and declare it to be another proof of Premier Hara's statesmanship, because it will silence opposition in the house of peers, the members of which are delighted with the appointment. The choice of Prince Tokugawa also meets with national favor and gives the Kensei-Kai, or opposition party, no ground for attack upon the government. Opposition organs, however, turn a fire of criticism upon the premier, saying he was "too cowardly to go to Washington himself and accept responsibility for decisions taken there." SWEDEN RECOGNIZES LITHUANIAN GOVERNMENT (By Associated Press) STOCKHOLM, Sept. 29. Sweden has extended recognition to the di? Jurs government of Lithuania. :

WHAT IS A HOSPITAL? The dictionary says it is a "place for the sick" and when distionaries were first written and when hospitals were first built this was a correct definition. Today a hospital is a highly trained and specialized organization affording facilities for the skillful care of the sick and Injured. It has ceased to be merely a PLACE and has become a SERVICE. ' ' Those who have had the misfortune to be ill combined with the good fortune to have hospital care appreciate its value, but the relationship of the hospital to the community as a whole is too often overlooked. . . We do not wait until a fire starts before we begin to lay water mains, and we do not pay the water company merely for the number, of gallons of water we use in a year in putting out fires. Instead we pay so much a year for each fire hydrant on the theory that the company should be compensated for its "readiness to serve" in time of need. The hospital stands in the same relationship in the matter of sickness or accident and on next Saturday each of us is to have an opportunity to pay his share of the hospital's "READINESS TO SERVE" charge to the community. ' The Hospital Aid society on Saturday will make its annua! appeal for funds with which to' supply many urgent needs. What is it worth .to YOU to have the hospital ready if you should need it?

Says Council Members Delay

Decisive Action Because of Expense Believed Necessary to Start Institution. OPPOSES TAX BOOST County council members have hesi tated to take decisive action toward the erection of a Wayne county tuber culosis hospital on the Smithfield site, because of the expense believed necessary to start the hospital according to plans submitted. Such was the opinion of Shuman Jones, member of the council, when asked what the council believed should be done. It also was the opinion of Mr. Jones that the erection of a hospital, ia the minds of the major portion of the council, was not so imperative as many believe "The council has hesitated to take forward steps toward the erection of a tuberculosis hospital along the lines suggested." said Mr. Jones, "because it was estimated that $200,000 or $300,000 would be needed to complete the construction. Favors Small Hospital "Personally. I am in favor of the county making available a $50,000 fund to match the same amount offer ed by Mr. Esteb, and start the hospi tal with about 25 beds. The thing that has balked the council was the 1 idea of having to spend so much money in the erection of a large hospital, that it would mean the raising of the tax rate materially. "Then, too, the many members of the council doubt the great need for the institution. At present we have one patient in the Fort Wayne hospit al. It costs us about $1,000 a year for this patient. We have had only one application for hospital care, and that one is receiving it. "On the basis presented at our last meeting, I doubt very much that thei council and commissioners will favor j the erection of a hospital. I do believe, however, that if plans are- presented for a much smaller institution it will meet with favor. The council hesitates to increase a tax rate already heavy." Expense Prohibitive According to Mr. Jones, the plans submitted following the viewing of the site by T, B. Kinder., national tuberculosis authority, early last spring, called for a hospital of from 75 to 100 beds. Mr. Jones is of the belief that that large an institution is not needed and that the expense of maintaining such a hospital would prove almost prohibitive. This same opinion is held by many of the council members. Mr. Jones said. Rather than to consider such a basis for the erection of a hospital, Mr. Jones intimated that he believed the council would prefer to do nothing. Conditions of Gift The county has accepted the Esteb farm for a hospital site and has been running the farm since July, 1917. In addition to this gift, the Estebs made an offer of $50,000 in government bonds toward a county hospital, upon the condition that Wayne county appropriate a like amount, and begin the erection of substantial buildings before the end of the present year. County Auditor Brooks reported when questioned, that the appropriation was made by the county early in 1920, but that the money is not available for use. Commissioners and councilmen have not seen fit to issue bonds to the total of $50,000, up to the present time. The appropriation as yet is only on- paper: - J STATE BEGINS PROBE INTO KU KLUX KLAN (By Associated Press) INDIANAPOLIS. Ind., Sept 29. Investigation of the Ku Klux Klan in Indiana since the granting of a charter to the organization is being undertaken by the state's legal department, Governor McCray announced today. The secretary of state was without discretion in the matter of granting a charter to the organization, the governor said, the secretary having no alternative under the law than to gTant the charter. The Governor declined to say how far the investigation of the Ku Klux Klan had progressed. He reiterated his opposition to the order characterizing it as un-American.

Mis Boardman and Judge Taft leaving the White House. Miss Mabel Boardman, former secretary of the American Red Cross,

and Chief Justice William Howard

Harding at the White House. The accompanying photograph was taken on that occasion. The three discussed the national Red Cross convention, to be held in Columbus, O., Oct 4 to 8.

AWARDING OF CITY COAL LIVELY DISCUSSION; Thursday was "Coal Day" at the board of works meeting in the city building. The matter of awarding the contract for a year's supply of coal for the city light plant, postponed from last Monday, came up for consideration again. ' With it came dealers representing coal concerns which had submitted bids. Two of the dealers had attorneys. For two hours the battle raged. Terms such as "British Thermal Units" "ash and sulpaur contents. "chemical analysis" and the like were bandied back and forth. Western and eastern Kentucky coal regions were freely discussed, with the quality of coal they produce. Attorneys Represent Dealers. Attorney Gath Freeman represented E. C. Price, of the Price Coal com pany. Ray K. Shitely represented the Richmond Coal company. The Kleh-foth-Niewoehner company was represented by Louis Niewoehner. The discussion hinged about the conditions under which bids had been submitted. Attorney Shively brought out the fact that his client, O. O. SPEED UP INQUIRY INTO WHISKY RING - OF CHICAGO POLICE (By Associated Press) CHICAGO, Sept. 29. Investigation by federal authorities of liquor rings said to involve half of Chicago's 5,000 policemen, was being speeded up today following half a dozen sensational developments yesterday." These included the death of a woman while . being questioned at the Federal building, the finding of an alleged whiskey runner dead on a country road, the hold-up of a freight train (which was robbed of twenty cases of gin, the alieged confession of a police officer and the hunt for a "rum pirate" ship. Mrs. Rose Allen died a few minutes after questioning by an assistant district attorney regarding her connection with alleged extortion schemes. An investigation is being made to determine whether she committed suicide: An investigation also was' under way today concerning reports that several policemen implicated in liquor deals last night constituted themselves a body of self-appointed Paul Reveres and warned saloon-keepers in various parts of the city to dispose of their stocks of goods. FIVE MEN KILLED IN POWDER BLAST (By Associated Press) PARLIN. N. J., Sept.1 29. Five men were killed and three injured today when explosives being loaded into a motor truck blew up. . The explosion which followed was felt 10 miles away. It occurred at tho plant of the E. I. DuPont Denemoura company, while employes of th 3 George Harris Salvage company, of Morristown, were loading onto a truck some pipes that had been used in the manufacture of gun cotton. A hasty investigation indicated tha.t some explosive remained in at least one pipe, for the blast occurred just after "it had been tossed into the truck. . KANSAS CITY, Mo., Sept. 29. One workman was killed and four others injured, three probably fatally, when 5,000 pounds of powder exploded today at the plant of the Excelsior Powder company near Dodson, a suburb. The blast was felt throughout greater Kansas City.

Taft recently conferred with President

CONTRACT STIRS SAMPLE LOTS ORDERED Smith, had not been present when sample coal was taken for the test. Niewoehner mentioned the fact that certain specifications had been inad-' vertently omitted from his bid, which changed its complexion and made his proposition seem higher than it should. Attorney . Freeman called attention to the fact that his client's bid was - (Continued on Page Ten) BROOKLYN VETERAN ELECTED COMMANDER OF CIVIL WAR VETS (By Associated Press) INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 29. Lewis S. Pilcner, of Brooklyn, N. Y., was elected commander-in-chief of the G. A. R., at the" 55th annual encampment today. He succeeds W. A. Ketcham, of Indianapolis. Mr. Pilcher is post commander of the department of New York. John G. Chambers of Portland, Ore., was also nominated for commander-in-chief, but withdrew. Mr. Pilcher was then unanimously elected. Robert W. McBride of Indianapolis, was elected senior vice commander by acclamation. Mr. McBride is a post commander of the department of Indiana, and was formerly national adjutant. The encampment will close tomor row with social affairs and sight-seeing trips. The annual parade, the feature of " every encampment was hejd yesterday and was witnessed by thousands of spectators who shouted themselves hoarse as their enthusiasm was aroused by the sight of veterans of 'a war fought over a half century ago stepping along with military bearing to the martial music of fife and drums corps. Affiliated organizations will also hold their final business sessions tomorrow. Grab Your Blankets, Says Weatherman Moore Citizens of Richmond are warned by Weatherman W. E. Moore to get out their extra blankets as a cold spell is coming here with a rush and will be in town by Friday. It may get here late tonight. The storm is coming by the way of Medicine Hat. Montana and the Dakotas. . Temperatures will be in the vicinity of 40 degrees by Friday night. Weather Forecast MOORE'S LOCAL FORECAST. Unsettled with conditions fovorabie for thunder showers tonight; Friday mostly fair and a cool wave; continued cool Saturday. - Partly cloudy weather will prevail for the next 12 hours, with conditions favorable for thunder showers. Partly, cloudy to fair, weather on Friday and a cool wave Friday and may arrive Thursday night when south winds shift to northwest Fair Friday night 1 and Saturday is indicated. For Indiana, by the United States Weather Bureau Unsettled and cooler tonight; Friday fair and mucli cooler. Temperatures for Yesterday. Maximum ;.7$ Minimum 57 Today. Noon 81 Weather Conditions A warm, wave now covers all the central states, but a cool wave has overspread the north west. An intense storm is crossing southern Canada and. the upper, lake region, and under its influence scattered thunder showers are occurring, southward to the gulf.

(Bv Associated Press LONDON, Sept. 29 Leaders of the Irish Sinn Fein have been invited to take part in a conference in this city Oct. 11, in the note dispatched to Eamon De Valera by Prime Minister Lloyd George. This communication was dispatched early today and was considered to be the British government's final word in the exchange of messages between London and Dublin.

Mr. Lloyd George informed Mr. De Valera, however, that the British government could not alter its fundamental position which was vital to the empire's existence. This position was that Ireland could not be allowed to separate from the British empire but must base her propositions upon selfgovernments as a member of the sisterhood of British dominions. DUBLIN, Sept 29. The reply of Lloyd George to Eamonn De Valera was received at the Mansion house at 1:30 this afternoon. It was read by De Valera and Arthur Griffith., foreign minister in the Dail cabinet who were awaiting it A reply may be drafted today and placed before the Dail cabinet which will meet Sept. 30. GA1RLOCH, Scotland, Sept. 29 The text of Prime Minister Lloyd George's reply to the latest note from Eamon de Valera, which was dispatched to Dublin early today, follows: "Sir: His Majesty's government have given close and earnest consideration to the correspondence which has passed between us since their invitation to you to send delegates to a conference at Inverness. "In spite of their sincere deeire for peace and, in spite of the more con ciliatory tone of your latest communications, they cannot enter into a con ference upon the basis of this correspondence. "Notwithstanding your personal assurance to the contrary, which they much appreciate, it might be argued in the future that the acceptance of a conference on this basis had involved them in a recognition which no British government can accord. On this point they must guard themselves against any possible doubt. There is no purpose to be served by any further interchange of explanatory and argumentative communications upon this subject The position taken up by His Majesty's government is fundamental to the existence of the British empire and they cannot alter it. Asserts Sincerity "My colleagues and I remain, how. ever, keenly anxious to make, in co operation with your delegates, another determined effort to explore every possibility of a settlement by personal discussion." "The proposals which we have already made have been taken by the whole world as proof that our endeavors for reconciliation and settlement are no empty form, and we feel that conference, not correspondence, is the most practical and hopeful way to an understanding such as we ardently desire to achieve. "We therefore send you herewith a fresh invitation to a conference in London on Oct. 11, where we can meet your delegates as the spokesmen of the people whom you represent with a view to ascertaining how the association of Ireland with the community of nations known as the British empire may best be reconciled with Irish national aspirations. "I am sir, "Yours faithfully, (Signed) "D. LLOYD' GEORGE. 57 RAIL CHAIRMEN INSTRUCTED TO CALL GRIEVANCE BODIES (By Associated Press) CHICAGO, Sept. 29. Fifty-seven general chairmen of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen will leave Chicago tonight carrying instructions from President W. G. Lee to call their grievance committees immediately, obtain thefr sanction or disapproval of the strike vote of the organization and report back to the president here next week. Counting of the strike vote of the 1S6.000 members of the brotherhood will be completed this afternoon, it was announced by President Lee. who said at noon that the majority in favor of a strike ranged from 90 per cent of all the men on some roads to more than 95 per cent on some others. In the event the committee ap proves a strike, and the general chairmen expect they will. President Lee will authorize the men to walkout whenever one or more of the union i quit work.' The general committees will decide on a strike and they are not bound to abide by the vote of the members. There was also a feeling that no final action will be taken until it has been determined how the other railroad brotherhoods vote. The vote of the four unions will be counted here next week. Senate Democrats Hope For Arms Parley Success , (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Sept 29. Senate Democrats at a conference today adopted a resolution expressing the hope "that the fullest measure of success attend the disarmament conference called by President Harding."