Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 46, Number 313, 14 November 1921 — Page 1

MO PAL VOL. XLVI., No. 313 palladium. Kst. 1S31. Consolidated with Sun-Telugrmm, 1907. RICHMOND, JND., MONDAY EVENING, NOV. 14, 1921. SINGLE COPY, 3 CENTS

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U.S.MEMORIAL

IS DEDICATED BY PRESIDENT Harding Speaks at Laying of Cornerstone for New Victory Memorial Recalls Virtues of Washington. WILL cosT$io,ooo,ooo (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 Secretary Weeks using a gavel made of wood taken from the White House when it was rebuilt more than 100 years ago, will officiate today at the laying of the cornerstone for the new victory memorial here. The structure is to be erected on a plot at 6th and B streets, northwest, a1.

Jew blocks from the capitol, which was iven by congress for the purpose. ' V Its final cost, according to estimates will be $10,000,000 of which more than $1,000,000 already had been raised. President Harding dedicated 'he structure as "a gathering place for Americans, where American minds begin the fulfillment, of one of the striking provisions of the last will of George Washington, which set aside a bequest for the founding of "an institution to disseminate learning, culture and a proper understanding of right principles in government. Analyzes Attributes. The president's address was given largely to an analysis of the less well known attributes of the first president, which, he said, made Washington "on his private and personal side a very model of good citizenship." "It is an impressive fact," Mr. Harding said, "worthy of our especial thought, that in the century and a half since Washington became the leader, the heart and soul, of its struggles for independence and unity, this nation has so many times found occasions to record devotion to the precepts which he laid down for its guid a nee. "So today, after more than a century's delay we are come to pay tribute to the foresight which first encouraged and endowed the institution here established an institution which is to be alike a monument to thos-j who sacrificed In a noble, and a beacon to shed afar the light of useful knowledge and grateful understanding among men. Know Public Side.,

"It has f-eemed io me that our stu dies cf Washington have been too i Vnnrh from those public sides from L . . . f.hlch we view him as the military : I-hief. the inspired leader of the colwiies. the statesman aau uiuue ui vyii-( stitution making timet;, the weldings force which hammered fragments of j communities into a great nation; as; the first president; and as the au,nr nf that hodv of domestic and for-i rign policies which he bequeathed in his farewell address. Ithink it may be said that if on the one side Washington was the great personal force that, wrenched apart . V,onr.ho nf tllO F.nlisllLiTirre he was on the other the ,,it ncrnnal tactor in saving this l .3 l J" continent to Anglo-Saxon denomination; and in doing' that he contributed very greatlv to making possible the wide-flung family of English-speaking nations. , . , if a leader of the revolting col onics in '7fi. this time aided by France,. , . (rnm th pTM-;n of Enc- i ... ne fore uirui , . . ; Unit ft la enuauv tine mai. i cades earlier he nan saveu uiiu nuu. .1.- ;v.io nomination of France. I! 11" Ifl SSIl'l' -- ... am sure that toaay oui i-.i.u. and trusted allies ot France and uwbo u-mi i auree tnai in uum ia.II 11 Biirv ., -.. rases viewed in the light of subseouent' events, he served mankind well.; "But among the documents which ..-t vi n-icHiim. there is one to littlA studv has been given. I hi last will and testament On , Krint" ii here to

davTt is not inappropriate to direct at-j that the flue was defective, and fearom on for a few moments to this re- inS that it might do some damage icnnoniui " ' j kept watching it, he said. Revival

inarhaDie ni-i . . "Washin-ton was not only a great ..jV-I ""o ,-Mt statesman: he was auu -' man of great business Ind an'ciriin-'nt humanitarian, ent and always methodical, he nf ereat nusiness auajm, lan. rlOviu - he amassed a fortune which has been ratf-u dv roatPst of his time in all! many as U1 ft1 the country, dui hi; k tv,o transmission from generation to generation of such imposing aggregates of wealth. Therefore his will, after devising minor and largely sentintal bequests to many relatives and ends directed that the residuary esme friend tat should hp divided 1111 V7 u - - - .vomw to be distributed among tne heir8 whom he named. nel k-of nturv and a half "D1U B w' tmoriran ueople ton's inspiration have created a great naHon. added to the dominion of liberty aid of opportunity and. we may hone afforded a helpful example to the 'world. It has not been accomplished without heavy sacrifices. At fearful cost we bad to wipe out an pmbieuity in the constitution and rees ablish union where disunion threat!md In a conflict well nigh as wide Is the world, we were called to draw the sword for humanity and the relief of oppression. "Very urgently we have paused to speaV "tribute to those who sacrificed in that struggle for civilization's preservation. We cannot too often or too earnestly repeat that tribute; and we consecrate this institution as a memorial and a shrine in reminder to all the future of the services and sacrifices o' our heroes of the World w ar." Speakers of the occasion included General Pershing and Admiral Coontz, chief of naval operations. Bishop Alfred Harding will pronounce the invocation and the Right Rev. C. F. Thomas, the benediction. A number of visiting diplomats, as well as delegations from those on duty here, and officials of the government were present. '

jenial as Arthur J. Balfour Arthur J. Balfour, one of the delegates to the arms conference, has been known for many years as one of the most genial of British statesmen. That time has not changed him is evidenced by the accompanying picture, taken a few days ago in Washington. SAFE FOILS THIEVES SEEKING $1,000 IN WASHINGTON THEATRE Thieves failed to open the Washington theatre safe, Sunday night, after battering their way through a side door of the second floor office. A small narrow passage-way leading from the balcony was used to get to the side door. Manager Gruenewald said Monday that the safe held about $1,000 in cash. Failure to open the safe door saved the entire amount. Nothing else was taken. It is not known how the thieves entered the theatre, but it is believed that they secreted themselves in the building Sunday night before the theatre was locked. Office equipment was thrown about as the thieves rolled the safe from its corner into the center of the room. This Is the' second time the Washington theatre office has been entered by thieves within the past few monins. ADOUt i.uu was tasen me first time. THIRD M. E. CHURCH SADLY DAMAGED BY FLUE FIRE MONDAY Damage estimated at $10,000 was done to the Third M. E. church. Char les and Hunt street, by fire originating in a defective flue early Monday afternoon. The entire roof of the edifice was destroyed and water did heavy damage to the pews and furniture of the I church auditorium. Water was poured on a hous to the east which the names had ignited, but the loss was very insignificant. The church is a brick structure with 1 r T -: l. . . . V. . . I , i U j . , t Saturday it ;Uvas saBjd Rpv. R w GarPS is pa3stor. It was valued at $23,000. The interior is virtually ruined. Insurance in the amount of $2,500 was carried. Companies Fight Blaze. Three companies fought the blaze. Rev. Gates noticed in the morning j services were to be conducted there. I A visitor called and detracted his attention, he said, and as he was go-uun-u m nuui ,i aur-nu iu me iirt' lit uiHuvereu in j roof all ablaze. He ca"ed the fire deiwumnu. Dedicated in 1893. The church was dedicated in 1893 to serve the needs of members who were residing in that section of the city. Rev. H. J. Harwell was its first pastor. Other pastors have been C. H. Metts, 1895-6-67; W. B. Randolph, "9S: W. E. McFarlan. '08-00; E. E. Trippeer, '01-2; W. II. Pierce, '03-4; E. B. Westhafer, '05; O. S. Harrison, '06-7; A. J. Carey, '08; A. H. Kenna, 09: C. C. Farmer, '11; H. E. MacI Faiiane, '12; M. H. Krause, '13; S. Bil-

wahint-.llheimer. '14: J. II. Chamness. 15-16:

j . i . fcrvm. it; Ij. i wiener, is; i. L. Gates, '19 to present time. QUAKERS PLEASED AT HUGHES STROKE General approval of the American proposal for the scrapping of warships and the 10 year naval holiday was expressed by leaders of the Friends church here Monday. Most of them believe that Secretary Hughes took the whole problem of the limitation of armaments out of the realms of probability and put it before the world in a tangible manner. "We are pleased with the definite proposal which Secretary .Hughes made," said Dr. Allen D. Hole, president of the American Friends Peace society. "There can be no other feeling than that of pleasure. He chose the most advantageous time to put the proposal before the nations. He did not wait for long discussions. It was a great stroke. The conference has a good start as could be hoped for. Every one approves the proposal in principle, and that is an important point."

LEADERS NEED SEVERAL DAYS FORJWSWER Abruptness of U. S. Proposal of 10 Year Naval Holiday Makes Immediate Estimate

of Acceptability Impossible. ROUTINE WORK TODAY BULLETIN. WASHINGTON, Nov. 14. The conference of the heads of the five principal powers was adjourned at 12:30 o'clock after having been in session for an hour and a half. Secretary I Hughes indicated that there might be some statement later in the day. It was indicated that the morning meeting was merely a general talk over the arrangements for detailed discussion of the problems to come before the arms limitation conference, and that no decision was reached, as to the actual meeting of committees, or similar questions which it was necessary to decide. (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON. Nov. 14. While naval experts of the foreign powers today continued to examine the American proposals for limitation of naval armament, heads of the American, British, Japanese, French, and Italian delegations, conferred to map out a plan of procedure to expedite consideration of the whole armament question. American officials emphasized that the plan presented to the conference Saturday by Secretary Hughes was purely an American proposal, and that advance knowledge of it had been kept carefully from all the representatives of the other powers. Although it had become known that some far-reaching plan would be presented early in the conference, it was declared that no details, either as to the basis of the proposal or the exact time of its presentation were permitted to reach any of the other dele gates. In consequence it Was assumed that several days would be required for the naval advisers of Great Britain and Japan the- powers, chiefly con cerned, to prepare any estimate of the .wSYnituKI meeting of the five heads of dele- J gations was not for the purpose of actually considering the plan, hut rather was devoted to more or less routine discussion of the method of' procedure. j Praise Action At the state department there was every indication today that the public reaction from this government's first bold step in the conference had been entirely re-assuring. Messages of praise and approval came to Secretary Hughes' office by thousands, and the White House likewise was deluged with congratulatory expressions on the opening of the conference. A synopsis of the proposal for armament reduction has been sent to American diplomatic and consular agents throughout the world for such use as they may deem expedient. it o.-nl,in,l that thi cicn ... another nart of the effort of the American government to give the ne - Kotiations the widest possible public ity. Two Meetings Today, For the purpose of arranging prelim Unary details, two important meetings were to be held during the day one this morning to discuss the program of armament, negotiations, the other this afternoon to shape up procedure for the forthcoming discussions of far eastern questions. Heads of the American. British, French, Italian and Japanese delegations, as members of the committee on programs and procedure for limitation of armaments, were to be participants in the morning meeting while heads of the delegation of all nine nations represented at the conference, are members of the committee on program and procedure for far eastern questions, which meets in the afternoon. A meeting of the American advisory committee of 21 also had been called for this afternoon at which Chairman Sutherland was to announce the per sonnel of the six sub-committees al-i ready authorized to handle special . , v. ; , . v. . , v,n i- i UC1U1C LUG V U 1 1 1 1 i t 1 1 t . Preliminary to further conference sessions, delegates today continued their study of Secretary Hughes' proposal for the immediate reduction of the British and United States and Japanese fleets, and for a 10 year naval holiday. U. S. Encouraged While spokesmen for Great Britain and Japan continued to confine themselves to guarded comment, the American delegation wa3 encouraged by the attitude of the representatives of the other two powers affected by the proposal, and were confident that there was at least no possibility of a flat rejection of the plan and that it would form the basis of whatever agreement is reached. Naval officers in discussing the proposal emphasized as an outstanding feature the fact that the United States would be left without battle cruisers, while Japan and Great Britain would each retain four of these ships, the newest addition to capital fighting craft. By suggesting such a program it appears that the United States sought to convey concrete assurance of the unselfish purposes with which it has entered the conference, as declared by President Harding in his opening address. EARTHQUAKE IN NICARAGUA: LIMA REGISTERS TREMBLER MANAGUA. Nicaragua, Nov. 14. Earthquake shocks of considerable violence have been experienced in several towns in Nicaragua. No damage resulted.

"WATCHFUL WAITING"

No Indiana Women Appointed lo Important Federal Places

I Highest Paid Position Received by Any Woman that of

Member of Employes' Compensation Commission, Held

by Mrs. bessie Parker Brueggeman at balary ot $6,UUU.

I'AI.I.ADILM Bfjaws inirffiit: WASHINGTON, Nov. 14. Although the number of women appointed to federal offices by the present administration is very large, no Indiana woman has yet received an important post. The highest paid position any woman has been appointed to is that held by Mrs. Bessie Parker Bruegge- j man, wno is a member of the united States employes compensation com-, mission, receiving a salary ot fcb.uuo a year. , Mrs. Mabel W. Willebrant of Los Angeles was recently appointed an assistant attorney general of tb aepartrnent. or justice matters relating j to customs and internal revenue, in"uuiiis is'ai uuesuons arising UUl Ol U1R euiuixeiiieuu vi me national pro- ' a( t' A Chicago woman, Mrs. Jennie P.! Musser, has the distinction of being the first woman named to the post of customs coilector. She will have jurisdiction over the Utah district. She was an active Republican worker 70 CORPORATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS CONFESS TRUST LAWVIOLATIONS (Rv Associated Press) NEW YORK. Nov. 14--Seventy corporations and individuals composing what is known as the Tile and Mantel combine, today entered pleas of guilty of violation of the Sherman Anti trust, law in federal court. They were indicted last August as the result of an investigation into 'he building trades industry by the Lockwood legislative committee. Weather Forecast Moore's Local Forecast. Mostly cloudy and unsettled weather tonight and Tuesday; occasional showers and possibly snow flurries; not much change in temperatures. Mostly cloudy weather will prevail for the next 36 hours with conditions: favorable for occasional rain or snow, Monday afternoon, night and Tuesday. For Indiana by the United States Weather Bureau Cloudy tonight and Tuesday; slightly colder tonight in South portion. Temperatures for Yesterday. Maximum '. 45 Minimum 31 Today Noon 44

Weather Conditions A stormu, ,n,ii tnrio,- nitv.in , .nr

crossed the Great Lakes last night. causing general snow around the uicai janes, auu ukui taius m luei rains in Smith uisiana 7 em anttnh, Cential states. Heavy ra era Alabama and Lo weather over southern Manitoba, Canada and moderate temperatures over the west. Paid Circulation Saturday, was 11,717

in the west during the last presiden tial campaign. Miss Mary Stewart, of Colorado, has been appointed the-head of the

junior eniDlovment. .sprvirp of thp rln. i ..,.-, , ,i ,. r l v i . i i i v. an active G. O. P. worker. At one time she was dean of women at thi University of Montana. Dr. Valeria H. Parker, of Hartford. Conn., has been appointed executive i secretary of the federal social and hy giene board. Miss Pearl McCall, Boise, Idaho, is (Continued on Page Three) GARMENT. WORKERS GO ON STRIKE TODAY; 3,000 SHOPS INVOLVED NEW YORK, Nov. 14 Sixty thousand garment workers were called out on strike this morning in protest against the piece work system and an increase from 41 to 49 hours a week which was to be put into effect today by their employers. Indications wero that the struggle might be prolonged. The International Ladies' Garment Workers union and 3,000 shops were involved. All efforts at arbitration have failed. Louis Lustig, president of the Cloak, Suit and Skirt Manufacturers' Protective association, charged that the union workers failed to aid the employers in their efforts to increase production and thus lower pri- ; ces of women's clothing. The strikers charged the employers with violating a trade agreement which left the question of working conditions to bi-partisan commission, which was to have reported Nov. 1. The piece work system means a return of the "sweatshop" they declare. CHICAGO. Nov. 14 Six thousand Chicago teamsters were on strike today in protest against an announced wage reduction of $3 weekly. The strikers were about evenly divided between the International Brotherhood of Teamsters and Chauffeurs and the Chicago Teamsters' union, an independent organization. Members of the former organization voted to strike over the protest of their president. present wage ranges from $29 to $43 a week. POMERENE SUPPORTS U. S. ARMAMENT STEP WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 Discussion of the American proposals for limitations of naval armaments broke out in I it convened. Senator Poraerene of . OMo a Democratic member of the fore'sn relations committee, brought up he subject and declared he endorsed the American plan "wholeheartedly." "I regard it as the greatest one step yet taken toward disarmament," said Senator Pomerene. The Ohio senator referred to his resolution for suspension of naval construction during the conference, declaring it would help and not embarrass the negotiations. The Ohio senator said he hoped the naval committee would report his resoj lution and said that if nothing was j done soon he would move to discharge I the committee and bring the resolution 1 before the senate.

HUGHES' PROPOSAL SPARES ENGLAND IN SCRAPPING OF SHIPS

(By Associated Press L0XD0N, Nov. 14. The American plan for a ten year naval holiday and the. scrapping of all but a limited) number of warships calls for much less sacrifice on the part of Great ! Britain than by the Fnited States and ! to ni n in tho i o nf thp n:ival '0 1 - respondent of the Daily Mail. The proposed sacrifice, he says, "would be a heavy one for Japan and the United States, but comparatively trifling for Great Britain, as the latter has not yet incurred any great outlay on the four new ships just ordered. The American scheme involves no injury to British interests for in plain fact the British navy is third in postwar ships and ocean going submarines, the two factors which probably will count for the most in future nav;.l warfare. The real question is whether Japan will be content to accept conditions which will place her navy in; a position of permanent inferiority, j Britain in Lead. Other correspondents point out that Great Britain already has taken the lead in the reduction of naval armaments, her progressive scrapping oi warships since the armistice having amounted up to last April, to more than five hundred vessels, Xsf whicn 300 were destroyers. Statistics are printed to show that neither Japan nor the United Stattes has gone very far in this direction. Most of the naval writers are obviously taking time to digest, the proposals outlined by Secretary Hughes, and thus far little expert opinion, a? distinct from editorial views, has been published here. All other news is subordinated to the Washington dispatches in thi-i morning's newspapers. The drastic proposals for naval limitation naturally hold firsc place, but the speeches of President Harding and Mr. Hughesare also fully reported, while othe.dispatches describing the effect produced in America and the attitude of the various delegates toward the American proposals are printed. BOSTON GIVES FOCH TREMENDOUS OVATION (By Associated Press) j BOSTON, Nov. 14 Marshal Foch I was the. guest today of Greater BosThe program preparea ior nis entertainment started with the pre sentation of a gold medal by Governor Cox and a key to the city by Mayor Peters. Chief among other functions arranged in hi3 honor were the conferring of honorary degrees by Har vard and Boston universities and Boston college, and a parade of former service men ana women. Floyd Jury Disagrees on Penalty for Convict (By Associated Press) The NEW ALBANY. Ind., Nov. 14.jury in the Floyd circuit court in the Iimrder trial of Fred Mullett failed to agree after deliberating 24 hours and was discharged last night. Mullett, an Indiana reformatory prisoner, was tried for the killing of John Grimm, fcuard, last May. during an at-1 tempt by several inmates to escape. It was said the jury was unanimous on the question of guilt, but divided on penalty. Seven favored the death penalty and five life imprisonment, it was reported. Trial of Clifton Knipp, another inmate of the prison, charged with being an accessory was called today.

GREAT BRITAIN 1 AND JAPAN TO AGREEJO CUT British and Japanese Acceptance of American Proposals "in Principal" Definitely Forecast Today.

TO SUGGEST CHANGES (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Nov. 14. Great Britain's acceptance "in principal" of the American proposals for limitation of naval armaments was definitely forecast today in a statement on behalf of the British delegation. Japan's acceptance, "in principal," at least, has been forecast in statements by Baron Admiral Kato and others of the Japanese delegations. Great Britain's principal consideration, it is understood, in framing the reply which Mr. Balfour will make tomorrow has been the question of what has been done to bring France and Italy within a scope of the plan for limitations. The American delegates, it is understood, impressed their British colleagues with the advisability of first disposing of the question as its affects the three principals, the United States, Great Britain and Japan. One of the points on which the Brifish may feel some need for reservation, it is said, is on the question of submarine tonnage. They may ask to have it fixed lower than proposed by Secretary Hughes. Another question is that of a means to preserve the efficiency and organization of shipyards during a htliday of 10 years. Great Britain's acceptance in principle of the American proposal for limitation of naval armaments, as it will be laid before the conference tomorrow, will be based on what are described as certain definite modifications. TOKIO, Nov. 14 Premier Takahashi in a statement to the press today definitely declared adherence to the policy toward the Washington armament conference laid down by the late Premier Hara. He was convinced, he said, that the conference woud be crowned with success. Keen satisfaction and admiration today comprised the keynote of the. first Japanese newspaper comments on Secretary of State Hughes' statement of America's proposal for a naval holiday before the first meeting of the Washington conference last Saturday. PARADE AND BANQUET SHOW WARM FEELING FOR PEELLE OFFICIALS With band playing, guests applauding and speeches eulogizing the worth of Richmond and the warmth of Richmond's citizenship, the Peelle i company wmcn nas jusi constructed a building and installed machinery to carry on the operations of the Richmond Safety Gate factory, on Center street, was formally ur-hered into Richmond's midst. Probably never has an industry found a heartier outpouring of words of welcomeand deeds of kindness than those which were contributed Monday toward the management of the nw company. Beginning with a parade of approximately 300 of the city's most prominent business and professional men, headed by Paul Comstock. Ed. Wilson and Walker Land, closely followed by a band composed from the local musician's union, the day's celebration began. March to Plant. Marching from the Westcott hotel to the newly erected building of th? plant, those of Richmond bent upon showing their feelings toward tho newcomers carried red, white and blua walking fticks and wore large paper chrysanthemums in their coat lapels. For a Biager Richmond. We've Started; Let's Go." read the badges pinned upon every breast. Conspicu ous by banners a large delegation of Kiwanians held a place in the pro cession. II. R Robinson, of the Swayne-Rob-inson company, was toastmaster at a banquet spread in the factory section of the Peelle plant. He opened the speeches of the occasion. "It is with a great deal of satisfaction that I can say at the opening, 'ladies and gentlemen.' " for probably ! a dozen representative women of the city were present. Congratulates Company "We have met here today to avail ourselves of the privilege of congratuiatine tbe Richmond Safety Gate upon the occasion of the ; company : upfUlIifi Ul men Lew piaui. i. ma cu equipped factory and all it promises : - . v. . ; ....... .-, 1 .. . is made possioie oy me more or less recent purchase of the Richmond Safety Gate company by the Peelle I Brothers, of New York. j "We have the opportunity to do ?eve, tb,nS pl"Ure 5 us' .? n a,9 a new company ou this plant Is an old one, it is also an extension of the old Safety Gate factory. Tt is in the minds and hearts of us also to extend congratulations even farther and to include a welcome to those men and their families who have come to Richmond and established themselves in various lines within recent years. We men who have been in Richmond for a great many years realize the advantage and benefits that Richmond has reaped (Continued on Pasre Eight;