Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 46, Number 315, 16 November 1921 — Page 1

RICHMOND PALLADIUM

H VOL. XLVI., No. 315 palladium. Kst. 1831. Consolidated with Sun-Telugram. If07. RICHMOND IND., WEDNESDAY EVENING, NOV. 16, 1921. SINGLE COPY, 3 CENTS

HUGHES HOLDS HIS CONTROL OF SITUATION Has Power to Call Open Session Whenever He Desires

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Br IRK Jill.I.IVAX WASH1NGTON. Nov. 16. The naval experts and the diplomatic experts, so called, have got things back into their hands. At the meeting of the committee which determines procedure Hushes argued for a degree of publicity which would make practically everything almost as open as was the performance of Saturday. Many of the others argued for complete secrecy. In the end there was a compromise, which gives the naval experts and the diplomats an opportunity to do as much as they tan in secret, but which nevertheless leaves Hughes largely in control of the situation. Hughes has it in his power now to call an open -session whenever he is disposed to. In their secret sessions the diplomats and the naval experts can do something, but not too much. The commitment of Great Britain and Japan to the Hughes plan is far from complete, but it goes so that they can never completely recede from it. So far as that is concerned, public opinion in their own countries will not let them. Needs Clarification In fairness it should be said that 'here is much about the Hushes plan which cells for clarification and fori the working out of details in a prolonged session of experts. The Hughes plan dealt only in broad outlines and many details must be the subject of conference. Tor example, Japan wants to know bout naval bases in the far east. A "!eet which would be sufficient for tapan if the navies of Great Britain ind the United States are always at least :!,000 miles away would not be -ufficient if the United States should nave a naval ba.se in the Phillipines and if Great Britain shouid have one at Hongkong or elsewhere in the far ?ast. Great Britain wants to discuss some modifications of the Hughes plan as it affects submarines. This is all proper enough. In the end it will be recognized that it doesn't amount to much. The principle of the HughesJ pian. as he stated again and again is "Naval defensive" war must be made impossible. "Nothing that the naval experts or the diplomats can do will he allowed to violate this fundamental Principles. As soon as they recognize this they will be less insistent upon details. Hughes Has Power Tf they should attempt anything de signed seriously to cripple Hughes' I plan, Hughes always has it in his j power to call another public session' and repeat his sensation of last Satur-i day. Indeed it. would be more of a! sensation if Hughe should call a pub- j lie session and reveal that anvbodv is trying to upset the program, can safeiy trv that. Nobody j

t .s not to be demed that, the inter-1 Sarah A Bf,u Mrp- Mary Fritz Mrp est both here and abroad which dojE,hel Rath, Mrs. Nettie iiarshall. Mrs. rot like the Hughes program are very j Alice Hanscom. Mrs. Blanch Worl. busy. Today is probably the maxi-' ,

mum of their activity and i likely to! mark the maximum of their hopes, j All the events of yesterday and todavi reflect the undercurrent of (li.tuib-j : nee over the Hughes plan. It H as clear as anything can bo that France has become apprehensive. She thinks England is going to say that if she reduces her naval armament to the Hughes basis, then i'rancc, 26 miles across the channel, must reduce her land equipment, including the number of her soldiers t t-uch a point that France won't be n menace to England on the new naval ha. is. France Apprenhensive France wanH to hold out Pgainst this until she gels from Great Britain jj-nd the 1'niied States a definite promise to come to her aid in time of need. France sees things going pgainst lnr. The French delegates

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part to try to make the conference a trading matter, and to hold off from being as generous as the three naval powerr- will be if they adopt the program. There was :i decided atmosphere of pprehensive truculence in Briand's speech on Tuesday, and one who foiinwea nn- episuoc cioseiy cou:l readily get the impression that Hughes) hfd taken notice of it. Balfour on the part of Great Brit;'in. went as far towards como'ete as-i-cnt to the Hughes plan as he could r:o wifh the limitations on his authoritv. n is not independent, but must !o ihat the cables from London tell him to do. Great Britain came to the conference with the, idea .that she would make reduction on naval armament contingent upon a previous arrival at an asreement on the far east. and probably still hopes for tliat. All these and others are the things that will be thrown into the pot in the secret sessions of the coming fewdays. But Hughes has established himself in the world in such a way and has established his relation to the conference in such a way that he has thrdominant hand. At any moment Jt is -within his power to tell objectors that they must repeat their objections to the world, and to call a public session lor that purpose. (Copyright 1921 by the New York Evening Post, Inc.) SETTLE TEAMSTERS' STRIKE (By Associated Press) CHICAGO, Nov. 16. Settlement of the teamsters strike here waa announced last night, the strikers agreeing to return to work at the proposed reduced scale pending arbitration.

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to transmit to wireless operators in five states and the public in nearby cities every performance of the company. Miss Edith Mason, shown above testing the radio arrangements, is one of Miss Garden's stars.

Hagerstown Woman s Club Urges 'Unafraid' Arms Program Adopted Elliott Submits Petition to President Harding Signed by Members of Organization Indiana Building Association Urges Income Tax Amendment Be Supported.

I'llit.tDHM NKWS IllRKAl WASHINGTON. Nov. 16. A petition signed by the members of the Woman's History club of Hagerstown, Ind., urging the adoption of an "unafraid program" by the arms limitation conference has been submitted to President Harding by Representative R. N. El liott. The petition commenrs President ! Harding for hi "foresight and courage" in calling the conference and urges "a straightforward, unafraid j program he adopted looking toward i a just and wise agreement among all nations, that the world may never see another war that it. may be an open conference with adequate daily reports to the press of all the proceedings." The following are the signers of the T w'hit Mru inthnnv, , ' I Mica I-jri- li Vf iu TAccnlnQ erking, Mrs.' Anna C. Unthank, Mrs. FINGER PRINTS PROVE JAILED MAN GARDNER, FAMOUS BUCCANEER (By Associated Press) ; PHOENIX. Ariz.', Nov. 16 A bandit captured here last night at the Santa Fe station following an - attempt; to rob a mail car. was identified ;by finger prints today as Roy Gardner, who recently escaped from the federal prison at McNeils Island. - Accord-1 I ing to tne police Gardner admitted El3 i identity. ' The attempt to rob the mail car, ' made whi'e the train was standing ft I the station was frustrated when Heri ..... Tn.ipiiai r ru.-.n;v .i..v evolver, entered the car while his attention was engaged else, where and placed a pistol against the mail clerk's body. Inderlied who is six feet two and weighs about 215 pounds, struck his assailant, took his gun away from him and then sat on him while he waited for officers to respond to his call. The bandit gave his name as R. P. Nelson of Chieaeo. at. the countv 1a!V Inderlied who returned to Phoenix tr day was called to the police station to identifv the prisoner as his assailant. Holds Out Hand. . As he approached the prisoner the latter held out. his hand and said, "You haven't got any hard feelings have you.' "I've got a wife and child at home," Inderled replied. "So have I." responded the prison er, "and if you had had a gun last j night your wife would have been a widow today. I never hurt an unarmed man, but next time a gun Is stuck against you put up your hands, it might not be Roy Gardner behind the gun." Police officers attempted to identify the prisoner as Gardner by a wound in the leg, which he was reported to have received from the gun of a guard when he escaped from McNeil Island. The police were unable to find the wound, and the prisoner maintained that none of the shots fired by the guard struck him. The police said that while there was nothing of unusual value in the mail aboard, the car attacked, a local bank planned to ship $15,000 from here today and they believe the robber had been "tipped off" to the shipment, but got the wrong train.

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Dingworth. Mrs. R. C. Small, Mrs. Wil-1 MELBOLRNE.Nov. 15. Argument Ham Abbott, Mrs. George Canaday, I for the reaching of an understanding Mrs. Campbell, Mrs. George Keagy, j in the Pacific are indispensable in Mrs. John Teetor. Mrs. Mary Woolard, i connection with drastic naval limitaMrs. Marvell Nelson, Mrs. Gladfelter, j tions, is advanced by the: Sydney

(Continucd on Page Eleven) LAND DISARMAMENT REAL PROBLEM, SAYS ITALIAN NEWSPAPER (By Associated Press) ROME, Nov. 16. The newspapers continue their comment on the developments at the Washington conference, but Italian public men refuse to discuss the concrete proposals advanced by the United States government. Several prominent men when seen by the correspondent said they strongly favored limitation of armaments, but would leave any expressions on the American proposals to the Italian delegates in Washington. "It remain3 to be seen just to what point the dual name Anglo-American which is the' key to the conference, will manifest itself," says the Giornale D'ltalia." also to what limits Japan will attempt to react against the dele gates who would destroy her hidden ocn hegemony." The Tribuna says: "President Hard ing and Secretary Hughes have given the verdict and passed the sentence. Mr.- Hughes carries out in his proposals the good sense of Mr. Harding. "There is need now to pass to the question of land disarmament. That is the real European problem. The United States, England and Japan are sea powers, separated by oceans, but Europe is comprised of land powers. Worse yet, Europe is France and Germany 'these are lions.' " DRESEL NOMINATED CHARGE D'AFFAIRES OF U. S, TO GERMANY (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Nov. 16. Ellis Loring Dresel, of Boston, was nominated today by President Harding to be charge d'affaires to Germany. Mr. Dresel has been American commissioner to Germany, and Is now in Berlin. Rich Woman's Disappearance Taken Up At Bluebeard Trial (By Associated Press) VERSAILLES, France, Nov. 16 The disappearance of Madame Benoist. the most prosperous of the 11 alleged victims of Henri Landru, reputed Bluebeard of Gambais, was taken up at the opening of the ninth day of his trial for murder in the assizes court here, when Judge Gilbert resumed direct examination of the prisoner. Madame Benoist's fortune, according to charges of the prosecution, amounted to about 18,000 francs, more than half the total that Landru is charged with having realized from the 11 murders for which he is on trial." v

Siege is Repulsed by Ourkha Garrison, With Rebels Suffering Heavy Losses British Officer Slain. ARE USIWTRTILLERY

i (By Associated Press) DELHI, India, Nov. 16 Nearly seven hundred Moplah rebels were killed in an attack on the Pandikkud pose, which was repulsed by the Curka garrison. The Moplah force numbered two thousand. One British officer anil three men were killed and 34 wound-1 ed. Reports of this and other clashes show that the rebels are using artillery. One gun was captured at Pandikad while five were taken in the operations northeast of Calicut. LONDON, Nov. 16 The British deputy commissioner in Calcutta and nineteen policemen were injured while suppressing a riot led by the tramway strikers, according to official advices. Several of the rioters were also injured. No shots were fired. DETROIT, Mich, Nov. 16. Belief that there is no foundation for rumors of an impending revolution in India was expressed by Bishop II. Lester Smith, of India, one of ths speakers at today's session of the national conference of the Methodist Episcopal church. Lack of friendship between the Mohammedans and Hindus would! tend to prevent, such a movement, he said. Bishop Smith declared English control of India must be continued "if anarchy is to be averted." "The beginning of Indian development," Bishop Smith declared, "was in Christian teaching and Christian faith, and education that grows out of it is the only influence that will bring intellectual and spiritual freedom to the country." PACIFIC AGREEMENT INDISPENSABLE, SAYS AUSTRALIAN PAPER (By Associated Press) Evening News in commenting on the Washington conference proposals. America has taken a strongly popular line, the newspaper says, and the world will acclaim the proposition, j "but the limitation of armaments isj worthless and might, even be inade-j quate unless the great sea powers "f lmeH i ur isyuney uaiiy j eiegrapn says Secretary of State Hughes in his proposals has erected a finger post pointing to a turning of the path in the history of civilization. The alternative to the adoption of such a propostion is "death and destruction." Secretary Hughes, says the Sydney Morning Herald, has revived in a new form the long disputed subject of the freedom of the seas, and it propounds the question if the British navy as fixed by the proposals would be adequate to protect Australia. Of President Harding's address opening the conference, the Adelaide Advocate says it was "thoughtful, elevated utterance, having a lofty regard to the dictates of justice and righteousness." Reports Loss of Jewels, Worth $15,000, on Train (By Associated Press) MOUNT CLEMENS. Mich., Nov. 16. Mrs. Bertha Flush of New York, a guest at a hotel here, has reported the I loss of $15,000 in jewelry and monev. ! while enroute from Hot Springs, Va. The valuables were being carried in a chamois bag attached to a belt which Mrs. Flush said she believed she lost on a train. Weather Forecast MOORE'S LOCAL FORECAST Rain, heavy at intervals this afternoon and tonight; Thursday, rain followed by cold blustery weather by afternoon or night. Unsettled weather is indicated for another 36 hours due to a general storm now crossing the Central states. Rain will be followed by considerably colder weather and probably some snow when the storm center moves east either Thursday or Thursday night. For Indiana by the United States Weather Bureau Probably rain tonight and Thursday; warm in east portion tonight; colder Thursday. Temperatures for Yesterday Maximum 47 Minimum 33 Today Noon 38 Weather Conditions The general storm which was over the Rocky mountain slates has moved to the plain and central states and as a result showers and thunderstorms are in progress south of the fortieth parallel while snow is falling in the northwestern states. Temperatures are nearing the zero line in western Canada. Paid Circulation Yesterday, was 11,709

Miss Edith Mae Patterson. In a recent nation-wide contest to find the most beautiful girl in the U. S., Miss Edith Mae Patterson of Pine Bluff, Ark., was selected to receive the prize of $3,500. She is said to bear a striking resemblance to Hope Hampton, movie queen.

CIVIL SEBVICE HEAD SAYS LACK OF FUNDS FOR INVESTIGATION GAOSE OF INEFFICIENCY

(By Associated Press) DETROIT, Nov. 16 Insufficient appropriations to enable the civil service commission to investigate the moral character and record of persons certified for government services is "probably responsible for even criminality and dishonesty" in the service, John H. Bartlett, president of the commission, declared in an address here today before the convention of the National Civil Service Reform League. "On account of insufficient funds with which to man the undertaking," Mr. Bartlett told the convention "the civil service commission is annually examining over 300, 000 applicants for federal positions and certifying those who attain a scholastic rating of 70 per cent and over, without making any examinations or investigations whatsoever of their moral character, criminal record, habits, reputation, industry, faithfulness, Avorkfulness, veracity, or loyalty. The rating, the thing, which deter PEACE REIGNS TODAY AT PACKING PLANT; SEND IOWA TROOPS (By Associated Press) OTTUMWA, la., Nov. 16 Peace reigned today in the packing strike at the John Morrell packing company plant here early today, where the injury of several employes by strike sympathizers yesterday morning caused local officials to seek protection from the Iowa national guard. Several hundred men on picket duty attacked 25 men on the way to work but none was seriously injured. The strike began Oct. 13. DES MOINES, la., Nov. 16 The four units of the Iowa national guard ordered by Governor Kendall to duty in the packing strike zone at Ottumwa, entrained early this morning. The troops, nearlj- 1,000 strong are under command of Col. Guy E. Brewer. The men carried full equipment, and on their arrival at Ottumwa they were! to report at once to Adjutant General Lasher for assignment. Governor Kendall ordered the guard troops to the strike zone following a telegram from Ottumwa officials that the situation was beyond local control. SAYS U. S. PROPOSAL PROVES PEACE DESIRE (By Associated Press) MONTEVIDEO, Nov. 16 El Dia. the official organ and property of Jose Batiley Ordonez, former President of Uruguay, in commenting unon the armament conference in Washington, says : "President Harding and Secretary Hughes are doing things in the truo American fashion, going to the root of the matter without wasting time in futilities. Thev have given a great ex ample to the European nations, since, despite being only one step from becoming first naval power of the world, the United States has not hesitated to propose the reduction of her own navy. "This action is all the more striking in view ef the fact that in the case of war between the United States and Japan at the present time victorv for the former would be beyond doubt, possessing as she does a superiority over Japan of three to one. The Hughes' proposal is proof that the United States only desires peace and a world economic revival.' LIQUIDATE WAR STOCKS LONDON, Nov. 16 Liquidation o! the government's war stocks on the continent and in Egypt has been nearly completed. Surplus stores worth $3,375,000 have been disposed of sincf the armistice.

mines their relative positions on the eligible register, does not take into account even a fraction of one per cent the fact of good character, indifferent, character, or bad character, but is wholly and purely scholastic." Cannot Examine Men. Referring to what he described as the recent , shocking disclosures of criminality in the city of Washington, "where at - this time a policeman is (Continued on Page Twelve)

12 PERSONS KILLED 60 ARE INJURED IN GERMAN EXPLOSION I" r" MAYENCE, Nov. 16 Twelve sons have been killed and 60 iiijuj vu ; in an explosion in a factory at l)otsheim, a short distance from Wiesbaden, Prussia. The damage to the factory is estimated at 25.00tt.000 marks. Gen. DeGoutte, rrencn troops in mat district, visited

the injured and his men assisted in I Both China and Japan appeared to the rescue work. Steps are being! prefer to wait and familiarize themtaken by the French to relieve the dis- selves with the atmostnhere rf ihf

tress of the survivors Dotzheira is 40 miles north of Oppau, where an explosion in a plant of the Dadische Anilin concern and laid in waste the entire factory and the village of Oppau. LILLE. Nov. 16 Fire last night swept the textile factory at Croix, a suburb of Roubaiz. The damage estimated at 12,000,000 francs. is SAYS CITY MANAGER PLAN IS BASED ON ARISTOCRATIC IDEAS (By Associated Press) CHICAGO, Nov. 16. Criticism of the city manager plan of civic government as based on "principles of aris tocracy rather than democracy, was! expressed by Bradley Hull of Cleve1 .1 n .1 . .3 .1 . . . V. . I" .. .Un lauu. in rtu duuj rss tuua) urnuc annual convention 01 tne national ,iu nicipal League here today. iu u,. vi ".u 1 . - 1 uov. OJir, c .,o.tr iu-j.dt-u. urtiareu air. nun. ,u niaiter nu makes the mistakes the people finally pay for them, and the people have a right to make their own mistakes. There never was a time when the party organizations did not control an overwhelming majority of either he city council or the legislative delegation. "The present break-down of our municipal system," he said, "was due to lour causes: lack of keen interest by the voters; lack of the right sort of leadership in party organizations; drifting of many voters 'marked by a high quality of intelligence, initiative and civic pride' to suburbs, and the influence of public service utilities. "If the selection of the city manager is left to a legislative body rather than the voting public," he asserted, "party organizations will in the future enjoy a more permanent control of the city's executive than they have had in the past." Charles and Zita Nearing Place of Island Exile By Associated Press) GIBRALTAR, Nov. 16 Former Emperor Charles of Austria Hungary and former Empress Zita are nearing their place of exile on the island of Madeira. The British cruiser Cardiff, with the former royal pair on board, arrived here today en route to FunchaJ, Madeiria, in the Atlantic, off the northwestern coast of Africa, a comparatively short sail from this port.

Detailed Statement of Her Attitude on Far Eastern Questions Made at Opening Session Japan is Silent.

! SCORES SECRET PACTS (By Associated Tress) WASHINGTON, Nov. 16. A detailed statement regarding China's interest and her attitude on far Eastern questions was made by Minister Sze at the first meeting of the committee on Pacific and Far Eastern questions. No program for the consideration of Far Eastern Questions was agreed upon, but the heads of the delegations of the nine powers forming the commit tee were to meet later in the day to frame an order of procedure. There was no response from the Japanese after China had presented her view of the situation and although some general discussion developed, all of the other nations represented reserved a detailed statement of their opinions for later presentation. Indications were that the first attempt to get down to cases would be made at the meeting of heads of delegations later in the day. Maintenance of the open dcor in China was said to have been urged vigorously by Minister Sze. who also spoke strongly for abolition of secret treaties affecting China and urged that hereafter all such treaties between the powers be made public. . The question of the riistmsiMnn nf the province of Shantung was not brought up. Neither did Dr. Sze so j into the question of granting future foreign concessions in China. Both I of tiiese subjects, it w as learned were to be left for future discussion. Far East in Limelight Problems of the Far East whose solution is judged an integral part of the question of armaments, took the center of attention today, while the plan for curtailment of naval establishments was passing through a pev iod of technical examination at the hands of a committee of expeits. For the first time the delegations of the United States. Great Britain, Japan, France. Italy, China, Belgium. Portugal and the Netherlands, acting as a committee of the whole, on the i Far Eastern questions, assembled for preliminary discussion and to iay plans for procedure. In contrast to the manner in which lhe conference tackled the armament problem on its opining da v. the tenj resentatives of the powers, went into 'today's committee meeting, waiting on one another to speak first about the intricate questions that long have (troubled diplomatic relations in the ; Parifi.t n1 nrit rt -- ,v viini'. vi -uure every nation had a rather concrete idea ;ot the principles it meant to present jonoe the negotiations began but no jt.ne seemed anxious to break the ice. Attitude Not So Direct The attitude of this government is

i not. nearly so direct in the Far Eastcommanding theiern situation as it is in the question

lor armaments conference before laying down their views in detail. Great Britain aI?o had failed to give any indication of a willingness to take the initiative, while all other powers felt that their more or less remote relationship to the Far Eastern tang' should prompt them to remain in the background for the present. British naval thought in Washing ton has suggested 25o tpns as the limit, of size for submarines, it was learned today. They would represent a type of craft not. now existing in the first line of the American navy. It would go back to the days of the Grampus, the Tike, the Viper, and the Tarantula, nowcarried on navy lists as the A-3. A-3, IM and D-3. These boats are the oldest in the navy and are included in the second line group, more as a tvpe of self-propelling, floating mine "for harbor defense. The last to displace 145 tons on the surface, and a 17 submerged. j The next oldest boat, the Norwbal. I now the D-l. displaces 28S tons on the surface and o3 submerged. From jtnat point, American second line sub I nurrsimes run up to ttie M l disnlacik 4S8 tons on the surface and 676 .submerged, while in the first lino ,0 5oo on the surface while the runs up to nearly 1.000 tons surfsrp These figures do not include the group of fleet submarine of approximatelv 2,000 tons. Inch of Rainfall Means 23,143 Gallons to Acre The following explanation of the meaning of "one inch of rain" was submitted by Weatherman W. K. Moore, Wednesday. "In a general way the public under stands that a rainfall of an inch o. more in one day is heavy, but few attempt to associate the linear measurement of water with its equivalent in bulk. "For every inch of rain fall 27,14 gallons, or 113 and one-quarter tons of water is precipitated on to an acre of ground. Since the city of Richmond contains 2640 acres, therefore each inch of rainfall over this city is equivalent to 298.9S0 tons or 71,657.520 gal Ions of water. If one were to multiply the above figures by 40 the resultant answer would give him an idea of the prodigious amount of water liberated by the clouds over Richmond in a year's time." REPUBLICAN LEADER DIES. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Nov. 16 Wii liani T. Brown, criminal attorney and prominent in Republican politics here died Tuesday. He was 71 years old. He lived in Indianapolis most of rri.i life.