Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 46, Number 337, 14 December 1921 — Page 1

MOND IXTM VOL. XLVI., No. 337 palladium. Est. 1831. Consolidated with Sun-Telegram. U07. RICHMOND, IND., WEDNESDAY EVENING, DEC. 14, 1921. SINGLE COPY, 3 CENTS

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HARDING WILL ASK AID FOR SHIPOWNERS President, in Message to Congress, Will Urge American Shippers Reimbursed Out of Export Duties. WANTS GREAT MARINE

Leaders Not Worrying Over Senate Vote on Treaty

SUBSTITUTION WILL SETTLE NAVAL SLASH American Delegates Agree for

Chrisimas Fund Being Raised to Save Farm for Hero

PRISON BILL MAY MEET OPPOSITION Passage Will Not Be Accomplished Without Some Difficulty, Indication at Opening of Special Session. ELECT SFOTTSFEAKER

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H.r MIRK Stl.l,IVA WASHINGTON'. Dec. 14. Within a short time Pres'ieni Hardin? is goins to deliver to congress a message covering the present status of government shipping after six months of control hy his appointees. At the same time

he will lay down a policy tor the future of the shipping board and of American shipping generally. As one detail of this policy he is going to rec- j ommend government aid lor the main tenance of shipping under private American ownership. President Harding is going to call this aid by the name of "remuneration"." but that isn't going to prevent many Democrats, and many Republicans as well, from calling it by the old name of "subsidy" and hurling bricks at it. President. Harding's new name is not a mere verbal device to escape the odium attaching to an old name. He has some reason for his choice of words. Wh'n the Underwood tariff bill was passed it provided that America should charge 10 percent more duty on goods imported in foreign ships than on goods brought in on American ships. The effect of this would be to favor American ships, but the war Intervened, and President Wilson never thought it desirable to piu me; TirrvictrtM infrrk ft'-.rt Vnr hi fnitlirel

to carry out the mandate of congress, WASHINGTON. Dec. 14 Despite the Republicans used to denounce Wil- the opposition of Senators Reed and son whenever they had a little time to ! Borah, administration leaders are not spare. I worrying over their ability to secure Finally, in. 1920, when ihe act forja two-thirds vote in the senate favorthe management of the shipping board j able to the new four power treaty dewas passed, the president w-as direct- signed to insure peace in the Pacific.

d in ro many words to take the steps necessary 1o put this clause into eltect. Continued to Refuse Wilson still continued to refuse, and the Republicans continued to denounce him. Finally, when President Harding came into office, he took up the matter of putting the discriminatory duties into effect, and after a good deal of study has now come to the conclusion that President Wilson was wholly right and that 'his Republican critics were wholly wrong. In order to put these discriminatory duties into effect it would be neeea- j sary to "denounce" as the diplomatic I phrase is some twenty-five commer cial treaties that we have with var ious nations, which treaties provide, in effect, that there be no discriminatory duties. Some of these treaties are more than 100 years old. and President Harding, when he looked into the matter, was Instantly aware of the impropriety of adding to the confusion now existing in international relations by terminating most of our treaties with foreign nations. Plan Would Not Pay The time when the thing came up for final decision was just as the armament conference met. and it was recrgnized that at that time, particularly, feuch an action would be bad manners or worse. We might stop with this virtuous reason for not denouncing our treaties but complete candor requires it to he said also that President Harding disicvered it wouldn't pay. He had the figures about th? various classifications of our imports carefully analyzed trd found that the thing would work : nut badly from a financial point of. iew. The mandate of congress ha ' tieen based on insufficient information, j What Mr. Harding is now going to impose appears to be that we shall j lake a certain percentaav oi all our! import duties and ns.p it as "rcmunera- j i ion" to American ship owners. From the roint. of view of the national ; treasury, it will be ? bookkeeping! transaction merely. It will be govern-j men! yid. by whatever nam.' you cui! j it, and the public will pay. j Suggestive Facts. j All that is going to lead to debate i -ml discussion on the whole bro:i.l I liustion of whether America ought or r.ue-ht not to spend a large rum ot public money in order to help American ship owners maintain an American merchant marine. Volumes could he and will be written and j-poken about it during thecoming year. For the present a few merely suggestive and very incomplete facts can be set down. America can have ocean shipping onlv bv government aid. Private ship owners can not compete wilh privat owners in Great Britain, Japan ind other counties. Our present scheme of governmentowned shipping has failed utterly. Harding is determined to end it. So is Chairman Lasker. It is wasteful, inefficient, and altogether deplorable to a degree that constitutes a national scandal. But President Harding is equally determined to have a great American mercantile marine under private own - ership, and he is willing to pay tne nrice. He will nress this policy on congress very strongly. Must Have Marine The chief theory behind the wish for an American-owned shipping is that it we are to be a great mercantile nation, doing an international business, it is as necessary for ua to have our own ships as for a store to have its own delivery wagons. In time of stress, foreign owners of ships will favor their own merchants against ours. The argument ngainst a subsidy is the broad one that if the British, Japanese, Dutch and others can carry goods cheaper than Amercans can they ought to be allowed to have the business. These sentences are wholly inadequate, and are meant to be merely suggestive. It is the biggest sort of a subject, and deserves the widest possible understanding on the part of the public.

Above Senators Reed (left) and Lodge. Many senators who fought approval of the Versailles pact are for the new treaty, while all those who were for the treaty that Wilson brought home may be counted on to Support the present four power agreement. Prominent among the reservationists who were stumbling blocks to the approval of the Versailles treaty, yet

RATIFICATION OR REJECTION IS POSTPONED

Y DAIL UNTIL PUBLIC SESSION THURSDAY

(By Associated Press) t DUBLIN. Dec. 14 The Question of ratification or rejection of the AngloI Iriisb agreement by the Dail cabinet has been postponed until Thursday ; when a public session will be held and i the deputies will debate the matter and come to a decision. This was decided upon at today's meeting of the Dail called to consider the agreement. Meanwhile the Dail in secret ses-! sion was this afternoon discussing the j dispute between the delegates to the London conference, who were signers of the agreement and President de j Valera and his adherents on this issue, as to whether the delegates had the power to conclude the agreement. Explains Appointments President de Valera. who opened the proceedings, explained at some length the circumstances undtr which the plenipotentiaries of the Dail. who met the British representatives for the negotiations in London, had been appointed. On Oct. 7, he said, the plenipoten tiaries had received instructions the; most important of which was that the complete text of the treaty should be NEW FACTORY BUY HISTORIC ST. JOHN'S LUTHERAN CHURCH Historic old St. John's Lutheran church on South Fourth street, between 0 and D, a place of worship j fronl ts.t6 t0 19f,8i and since then uscJ ns an assembly hall and school, will be converted into a factory next April. The trustees of the congregation sold the edifice and the former parsonage to the McCielland Hardware company, cf Chicago, manufacturers of metal trimmings, handles and other accessories for caskets. The company also does nickel plating and will employ about 30 men, some of whom will i be brought to Richmond from Chicago. The new factory was brought to Richmond through the Chamber of Commerce and Henry Bode, secretary of the South Side Improvement association. The company probably will expand its facilities soon. Begin Work in Spring. The sale of the structure follows the i acquisition a few months ago of propj erty on South Seventh street, south of 1 the present church, for the erection oi parish house. Work on this project is to oegin in tne spring, l ne congiegation also owns a two-story brick (Continued on Pag Sixteen ) ULSTER WILL STAND ALOOF FROM IRISH FREE STATE, CRAIG (By Associated Press) IjONDON. Dec. 14.--Ulsters' intention to stand aloof from the Irish Free State provided for in the treaty between Great Britain and Southern Ireland, was expressed in a letter being sent to Premier Lloyd George to-

day from Sir James Craig, according j dome of the church of St, Peter, to a Belfast dispatch to the Evening Flames were subdued with much diffiStandard. iculty.

Below: Senators Moses and Borah.

who are now favorable to the four power pact, are Lodge of Massachusetts and Moses of New Hampshire. "Bitter enders" who refuse now to go any further with Reed and Borah are Poindexter of Washington and N'orris of Nebraska. The attitude of most Democratic senators was expressed by Senator Caraway of Arkansas when he said: "If I understand this treaty it is simply the rewriting of the league of nations which President Harding once repudiated. It is an obvious attempt to do what every one knows ought to have been done in the first place." submitted to Dublin and a reply awaited. That he said, had not been done. It was always understood also, he declared, that ratification by the Dail was essential. He invited a question with regard to the conduct of the negotiations. He said the question must be considered on its merits and should not be influenced by the mere accident of a difference of opinion in the cabinet or any other extraneous matters. FIRST STEP TO FIND HOW TO GET MONEY

ha naif in i n nimiAl x cl. i. u cictuuit TH PAY WAR R!lNllvmayor yesterday of James M. Curley, iU IHI If Mil UUIlUwiwho was defeated for reelection four

(By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Dec. 14. The house ways .and means committee, now that the tariff and the revision are off its hands for the present at least, will take up the soldier bonus question immediately after the Christmas recess. Chairman ornney announced I today that the committee's first order of business for the new year would be considered ot adjusted compensation legislation. Its primary concern he added, would be to determine how funds with which to pay a bonus can be raised. The house membership, according to present indications, will be divided In its views as to how bonus payments should be financed. The opinion appears to be general, however, that such a bill must provide a means of raising the funds it intends to distribute a feature which was lacking In the adjusted compensation measure which received the approval of the house during the last session but which was placed indefinitely in committee in the senate. Propose Special Tax Among the proposals now being put forward as a means of raising bonus funds is either a manufacturers' tax or a geVieral business sales tax. It Is also contended by some that if a bonus Is voted, it should in some way be linked up with settlements by foreign nations of the debt owed the United States. House leaders said today there was a growing demand among members, most of whom will stand for re-election next fall, for disposal of the bonus question at an early date. Mr. Fordney said he had informed American T I ?:.:..! . 1 . l . i. .. v. B , " ,71 y ..r stanHal progress would be made within 90 days toward enactment of such a v ,j ... Vr, """ vaVm CU 1 State de,f,nlte,y when the bill would become a law they favor payment of a bonus have, however, taken the position that it would be advisable to wait and observe how the new tax operates in order to ascertain to some extent what the appropriations for the coming fiscal year will total. Fire Breaks Oat in Storeroom of Vatican (By Associated Press) ROME, Dec. 14. Fire broke out today in a storeroom beside the staircase of the Vatican, leading to the

Japan to Substitute Mutsu'

U. S. to Save Her New Warships. AGREEMENTS . HAND (By Associated Press) ! WASHINGTON, Dec. 14. Agree- J ment on the principle issues involved j in limitation of naval armaments was understood to be practically at hand as the Big Three of the Washington conference went into session late to-! day at the state department. The American delegates, it was said ! officially, had agreed to the Japanese reservation for substitution of the new j battleship Mutsu for the old 12-inch gunship Setsu, on the condition that I the United States be permitted under the limitation proposal to maintain the newer battleships, Colorado and Wash ington, in place of the Delaware and North Dakota. The final detail remaining to be arranged, it was added, was the modifi cation desired by Great Britain in the i armament, limitation program to bal ance against substitution by Japan of the Mutsu and by the United States of the two newer ships. This detail was i expected to be arranged at today's meeting. Delay Shantung Action. Meanwhile in another branch of the conference, in negotiations relating to Shantung, progress seems to have been arrested, temporarily at least, by misunderstanding between the Japan ese and Chinese delegates as to their respective positions regarding finan cial settlements involved in Japanese ijc i withdrawal from the Kiao Chow lease-

rfc . tured unaided 132 Germans in one afternoon, but he finds it not so easy to The question, however, which willjmake farming pay in the Tennessee mountains. He was offered a large

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oimiuuiig cuiiitrt-uce loaay, is not regarded by other delegates as likely to prove a cause of serious delay in the negotiations. The counter proposal of China, foi the purchase from Japan of the KiaoChow Tsinanfu railroad, in Shantungprovince, hag been cabled to Tokio by the Japanese arms conference delegation, which has been carrying on direct conversations with the Chinese delegates in an effort to settle the Shantung problem outside the conference. TOKIO. Dec. 14 The question of Japan's acceptance of the ratio of naval limitations proposed by the United States had been referred to Admiral Baron Kato at Washington with recommendation by the diplomatic advisory council. The nature of the recommendation is the subject of much conjecture in the newspapers hero, which generally assume that unofficial reports saying acceptance with qualifications, was recommended, are correct. The correspondent is advised, however, by well informed persons, that it would be premature to accept these reports as authentic. Curley Election in Boston Is Ciiy's Greatest Upset years ago, was discussed today as one of the greatest political upsets in the city's history. Opposed by all Boston newspapers except one, and without assistance from any recognized leader, Curley gained a plurality of 2,693 votes over John R. Murphy, the candidate of the Good Government association. Revised figures today gave Curley 74,260 votes against 71,562 for Murphy. The other two canditates, Charles S. Baxter and Charles S. O'Connor were far In the ruck, Baxter polling 4,266 votes and O Cannor 10,818. All were without party designation. Although the election was among the closest in the history of the city, and was marked by extreme campaign bitterness, there were no disturbances. Weather Forecast MOORE'S COUNTY FORECAST Partly cloudy and fair at intervals tonight and Thursday; colder and below freezing tonight. The storm which caused the snow and rain of the past 24 hours is now passing eastward and as a result the temperature will go below the freez ing point tonight. Cloudy to fair. No severe cold is imminent. For Indiana by the United States Weather Bureau Generally fair tonight and Thursday; somewhat cooler in south and west portions tonight and in extreme south portion Thursday. Temperatures for Yesterday Maximum 41 Minimum 34 Today Noon 36 Weather Conditions The series of ! storms which have been rapidly cros sing the north and central states for Lhe t severa, d are bei f , . ,owed D increasing air pressure and as a result of the latter it is turning . colder and the weather is clearing north of the Ohio river. However there Is no very cold weather in the United States excepting over upper Michigan where near zero temperatures occurred. Snowstorms have been general over the states adjacent to the Great Lakes. A temperature of 80 degrees was registered Wednesday at Oklahoma City and 76 at several cities in Kansas. Paid Circulation Yesterday, was 11,679

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Patriotic Americans from all sections of the country are contributing

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KING GEORGE URGES IRISH TREATY RATIFIED IN OPENING MOMENTOUS PARLIAMENT SESSION

(By Associated Press) ' LONDON, Dec. 14. Opening the special session of parliament called to consider the Irish peace settlement King George said in his speech from the throne today: "It is my earnest hope that by the articles of agreement now submitted to you the strife of centuries may be ended." The text of the king's speech wa3 as follows: "My lords and members of the house of commons: "I have summoned you to meet at this unusual time in order that the articles of agreement which have been signed by my ministers and the Irish delegation can at once be submitted for your approval. No other business will be brought before you at the present session. "It was with heartfelt joy that I learned of the agreement reached after negotiations protracted many months and affecting not only the welfare of Ireland but of the British and Irish races throughout the world. ASK VENUE CHANGE IN KITTERMAN SUIT ON $100,000 BOND Motion for a change of venue from Wayne county circuit court was filed by attorneys for the plaintiff in the suit of Claude Kitterman against the estates of Lycurgus Beeson and Oscar Kirlin and against Omer Kirlin, late Tuesday afternoon. The suit is In the form of a claim against the defendants. Arguments by both sides will be heard in circuit court Thursday morning. The case will go either to Henry or Randolpn counties if taken from the locai court." Upon the decision in this case rests the ownership of approximately $100,000 which Claude Kitterman, receiver for the Farmers' bank at Milton, claims was put up on a bond by the three defendants. Attorneys i for the defense claim there was no such bond. Plaintiff alleges that the bond v. as filed July 5, 1910, by Oscar KirMn, Omer Kirlin, Marquis and Lycurgus Beeson, for the safe performance of the duties of cashier by Oscar Kirlin. SAYS FRANCE WILLING TO FOREGO PAYMENTS BY GERMANS IN CASH! (Bv Associated Press) PARIS. Dec. 14. France is willing temporarily to forego cash reparations payment from Germany, a high official in the French foreign office today told the Associated Press. Kentucky Military Institute Fire Causes $100,000 Loss (By Associated Press) LOUISVILLE. Ky., Dec. 14. Four j of the five main buildings of the Ken- ! tucky Military Institute at Lynson, 10 miles east of Louisville were destroyed by fire today. The loss is estimated at $100,000. The fire, due to sparks from a defective flue, was discovered while the 150 students were at chapel. They were able to save their personal effects.

home In the Tennessee mountains.

fa rm r Corffo a n f A Ti-in f VnrV rl O"the war's greatest hero." York capto capitalize his patriotism It is my earnest hope that by the articles of agreement now submitted to you the strife of centuries may be ended and that Ireland, as a free partner in the commonwealth of nations (Continued on Page Fourteen) LONDON PAPER SEES BENEFIT TO EUROPE IN NEXT CONFERENCE (By Associated Press) LONDON, Dec. 14. The Daily Chronicle, which is regarded as being close to government sources of information displays today a special article concerning the proposed financial conference to follow adjournment of the present conference in Washington. In its editorial columns the news paper says: "This gives practical shane to the idea of doine for Eurone what the Washington conference has done for the Pacific." Declaring that it is not suggested that the United States shall be asked to take the initiative in calling such a conference, it adds: : "There is nothing to prevent Great Britain and France from benefiting from American example to call a European conference in which America, if she cared not to do mdre, would doubtless be willing to participate in a watching or advisory capacity." The agenda of such a conference, the Chronicle says, would deal with reparations debts, exchange problems, land disarmament and political matters which are responsible for the maintenance of heavy .armaments. It

emphasizes that not only the allies but I Jeffersonville to a more central locathe former enemy countries and Rus-jtion, were recited by Governor McCray

, . ... w sia should participate. SEND STATE TROOPS TO RESTORE ORDER AT KANSAS MINES BULLETIN PITTSBURG, Kas.. Dec. 14. Three companies of the Kansas National guard are being mobilized for entrainment to Pittsburg for duty in the coal field. Orders for the mobilization of the companies follow-ed a call from Sheriff Gould to the governor this morning. (Bv AssociatPd Press) PITTSBURG, Kas., Dec. 14 Dras tic steps to curtail ihe activities of 1 a large group of women coal strike sympathizers who in the last two days have carried on a series of demonstrations to prevent non-striking miners from going to work, loomed here today. Although no official announcement was forthcoming, it was understood that a request by county officials for state troops to assist in handling thu situation was imminent. Sheriff Milt Gould of Crawford county, completed arrangements for a conference with Judge J. H. Crawford, of the state Industrial court, who came here front Kansas City, Kas , to investigate thi situation and it was said decision as to the next move probably would be worked out at the meeting. Judge Crawford late last night was visited by a delegation of non-stril ing miners who told him they wisliul to work but that they were afraid to do so. Judge Crawford told the men that the state expected them to have the necessary protection and that if state troops were needed they would be sent here at the request of Sheriff Gould.

(By Associated Press) INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 14. Passage of the bill amending the act of the 1921 general assembly, providing for removal of the Indiana reformatory from Jeffersonville. will not be accom-

j plished without some opposition, it was indicated tcday as the legislature began its special session, called by Governor McCray to consider th-? reformatory removal proposition. Consideration of the bill was begun in the house in the forenoon soon i after Governor McCray had concluded his message to a joint session of th-? house and the senate, explaining the necessity of calling the legislature together at this time. The senate held a brief morning session and recessed until 2 o'clock this afternoon pending action by the house. Informal discussions in the senate corridors indicated that the removal bill as prepared by a committee appointed by the governor might encounter not a little opposition. Offers Amendment. As consideration was begun in tho house after, the bill's introduction Representative Willis E. Gill. Democrat, of Putnam county, offered iu amendment, the purpose of which was to preserve the provision of the bill passed at the last regular session, fixing Putnam county as the site for the reformatory. Points Out Saving. Representative. Gill declared that the Putnam county residents did not consider the reformatory a desirabl.j institution, but said his constituents believed there would be a great saving to the state if the reformatory was built in connection with the state i penal farm, as was intended in the ' original measure. Pass Amendment Several Republicans in the hous supported Mr. Gill, the Democratic member, In proposing that the newreformatory go to Putnam county, but there was no record roll call. "There is no telling what a newreformatory is going to cost," declared Gill. "But a location near the penal farm would save the state from $2,000,000 to $5,000,000." The first amendment to the bill to be adopted was one offered by Representative Baker, of Posey county, the Democratic floor leader, who amplified a section of the bill so as to include every person connected officially with the removal project within the bar against financial interest in the project. The amendment was adopted unanimously, after which the house recessed. The house organized by electing Representative Claude Smith, Republican, of Gibson county, speaker, thus confirming the action of the Republican caucus of last evening. LieutenI and Governor Emmett Branch presid ed in the senate. Resolutions of sympathy and regret over the death of John F. McClure, speaker of the house of representatives, who died since the last regular session of the Indiana general assembly, were adopted in the senate today at the opening of the special session. Hear Governor The senate held a perfunctory session and appointed committees to notify the house it was ready to hold the joint session to hear the address of Gov. McCray. The two houses then joined and heard the governor's message. Facts which he declared necessitated the calling of a special session to amend the bill providing for removal of the state reformatory from i in his message. j The executive's message consisted of a simple review of the negotiations j for sale of the old reformatory to ColI gate and company, the legislation pased at the last regular session of the j assembly providing for re-location and I erection of a new reformatory in' connection with the state penal farm at j Putnamville and the unavoidable difficulties discovered in connection with j that program. Explains Mistake The governor attributed the mistake in the bill passed at the regular sev. sion to "the unfortunate necessity under our constitution of inducting a newly elected executive into office after the assembly has convened and j before he has had any opportunity to acquaint himself w ith the great problems which immediately confront ! him and upon which he must promptly Governor McCray also told of the recent proposition of Colgate and company to increase its original offer fothe old reformatory by $100,000 contingent upon legislation by Feb. 1. 1922. that would enable the removal commission to proceed with the location and construction of the newinstitution and also dependent npo:i delivery of the property at Jefferson IV . rr BLl0 LfU,".,i'e?5 ville to the company by Sept. la, 192 , reformatory would thus amount to $451,101.01. The governor concluded with an appeal to the assemblymen to confine the business of the epeclal session to the one subject of reformatory removal. - "As the responsible head in whom the constitution reposes the sole responsibility for calling the members of the assembly together," the governor said, "I earnestly hope and respectfully ask that you will -favor no other legislation at this time, but will agree With me that all other matter however seemingly important, should be delayed until the next regular session." '