Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 46, Number 346, 24 December 1921 — Page 1

in n VOL. XL VI., No. 346 Palladium. Kst 1S31. Consolidated With Sun-Telesram. 1907. RICHMOND, IND., SATURDAY EVENING, DEC. 24, 1921. SINGLE COPY, 3 CENTS

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FARM BLOC IS DISCUSSED BY SULLIVAN Says Unit is Undeniably Growing Institution Sub

mits Fair Examination of What Has Been Done.

WARDENS ARE TOLD TERMS OF DEBS, 24 OTHERS, COMMUTED (By Associated Press)

WASHINGTON. Dec. 24. Tele

grams were sent out by Attorney General Daugherty today formally advis

ing wardens of the various federal penitentiaries of the Christmas com

mutation by President Harding of 24

persons convicted of war-time of

fenses, including Eugene V. Debs,

Socialist leader.

The telegrams Informed the ward-

l cpipi iTiwr nnnnn i is I ens tnat the sentences of the 24 perLtbloLA I IVt rKUbllAlvlil r ri? ',

On arlh Peace-Goodwill Toward MenlmM

By MAHK SI I.I.I VAX WASHINGTON, Dec. 24. The "farm bloc" has come to have, here in Washington at leas. a term with a mean-

officials said that while all of the

prisoners could be released at midnight tonight, but the hour of release was a matter for the wardens to decide. The wardens, it was said, doubtless would ho crlliHorl Tnv tho viahoo -T tVinco hano.

ing quite as definite as the ms r.Re-. ming from the presidential clemency, publican Party" or "Democ. ,tic Par-1 Acting of the president in granting '" ' the commutations and pardons was Tn fact, tlio.-e senators who com- announced yesterday and was taken rose the centre of the farm bloc and Ir j give it leadership and guidance come (Continued on Page Fifteen)

together more often and act together' more solidly than do the Republican ; senators or the Democratic senators. . Fuither yet, the farm bloc is undeni-1 :ibty a growing institution. Its strength nnd prestige increases with every is-j

rue. that comes up. j The leadership of the Republican party, which is nuppo?d to dominate! the senaie but doe.i not, is in a statel of contan yielding to the farm bloc, j President Harding and a member o!" i

his cabinet, Secretary Wetks. have in j is greatly concerned over the alarming public addresses spoken critically of j increase in the use of habit-forming I hi form of gioup action in congress, j drugs in this country. Although a law bu; the Republican lenders within the j was passed several years ago which s:ena.te and house do not fight it.. j provides strict regulations for the imAf least, they do not light it vigor- portation, manufacture and sale of ously or successfully. Their more f re-1 habit-forming drugs, reliable authorinuen'. and obvious lendwy is to let ties now estimate that there are belt, have its way. .Tut now. as 1 lie im-ween 1,000,000 and 4.000,000 drug adpoitant tariff legislation is about to: diets in the United States. In 1917 rmerg? from the senate finance com-1 there were 60,000 pounds of raw opium mittee, il is apparent that Senator j imported into the United States; in Penrose do-s not feel strong enough j img, 170,000 pounds, while in 1919 raw to tak.' any course other lhan largely opium importations amounted to 730,

to let the farm bloc write whatever; 0oo pounds, representing an increase

CONGRESS WORRIED OVER LARGER USE OF HABIT-FORMING DRUGS

I'AI.I.AUIDI .XF.ViS ntnKAlT WASHINGTON. Dec. 24 Congress

tariff it chooses to wyto.

Story cf Inception

of 1,000 per cent in three years.

A man who until recently was em-

Since this is a new and important ; ployed as a federal narcotic inspector institution in American politics, it will; and whose territory included Indiana, he Interesting and useful to consider j informed the Palladium correspondent the story of its inception and growth, that there are thousands of drug adFor that purpose, the best possible t diets in that state, "but" he added, beginning is a brief statement of busi-"the situation which exists in Indiana r.ess conditions in the farming states is no different than in any of the from which these senators and con- other states." cressmen come, and whose economic The derivatives of raw opium inand political idea3 they represent. j elude morphine as well as the manuFor such a statement there is no'factured opium for smoking purposes.

U.S.PR0P0SES 60,000 TONS SUB TONNAGE

source more authoritative or compact

than to quote a few detached sentences from the just issued annual report of Secretary Henry Wallace of the department of agriculture.

Secretary Wallace paints this ric"j

"Why is dope peddling so hard to

stop?" the former narcotic law enforcement officer was asked. How Can They Stop It? "How can 200 men, which are all

the United States government has as

ture of the farming conditions which .signed to stop it, guard 10,000 miles have caed the senators and con- of coast line? How can 200 meh put

gressmen from farming states to seek! to rout an army of 15,000 to 20,000

economic remedies through government action, and to act together politically toward that end. He says: "The purchasing power of the prin

cipal farm crops of the year 1921 at

vicious, lawless dope peddlers?" he answered. The cynical adage of the dope peddler is: "When you make one ilew

customer he makes six more for you.'

the present time is lower than eeri Ana ine "fcures wnicn me government before known. In times past some ofjhas compiled attest to the accuracy these crops have sold at lower prices!0' tnat statement. per sale unit, expressed in dollars and I t is understood that the use of cocents, but proba blv. never before have icaine ls even more general in this our farmers generally been compelled country than prepared opium or morto exchange their crops per sale unit'Pnine- ' . , for such small amounts of the things) Ponape Boy Found, they need I There 's a speck m the Pacific Excessive Costs j ocean which bears the name of Pon"The unprofitable year cf 1920 com-! ape1.is,ani1 an,d only one Ponape island-r.-lled large numbers of farmers to er lives m the U nited States, namely 1-orrow heavily to meet excessive costs I 1 r,lel of Franklin. Ind

in ii-c Leceiuuer issue 01 ine rva-

magazine Junius 13.

on a tour of Yap

and other Pacific islands now under

of production, which could not be paid",. ln "i? ecemoe out of crop proceeds. .The unpreced-i t'ona.1 Geographic ented drop in prices of farm products i AO relates how

GREAT OCEAN LINERS AND SANTA RAGING AGAINST TIME TODAY NEW YORK, Dec. '24. Ocean liners

and Santa Claus today were racing against time. Big passenger vessels stretching themselves to the limit, were racing into port, to land their voyagers ln tims for them to reach their inland homes before Kris Kringle slid down the chimney, .

Yesterday four craft the Adriatic, I

rreaericK viu, American region anu : ness which is

Cedric came plowing through the fog. j day. The liners were held somewhat in 1 The celebration will begin Saturday

nknni. v... t 1, ..,, v,r y night with

were limits of caution beyond which

PAHVANT HARMS PRnP.RASUl.Qi16 PERSONS KILLED

reus.r.1. 1 9 unnys-Uj i uuuiiniviu fj LOUISIANA AND

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Richmond was on the eve of

merry Christmas celebration Sunday.

Young and old, with hearts attuned! to the spirit of the great holiday, were, ready to participate in the most joy

ful celebration that has been experienced here in many years. Plans had been perfected to include all in the celebration and to make

sure that no one lacked in the happi-4

associated with the

SATURDAY 10 P. M. Christmas pageant, 10 o'clock Saturday evening, followed by concert of Christmas carols on North Ninth street. SUNDAY 6. A. M. Christmas carols, sung all over city.

Special services at all churches.

to the mainritv of farmr.W Thev li-iri ! Jar,anese mandate, he visited Ponape

expocted some decline, but nothing so

Consequently for a 'time thev tried! .A ,fe' daya ago the editor of Na ... ,,.ih ia,r, c,,.!f!,a nH ,.t i Q,i i t lonal Geographic received the follow

. ... . ynrr lotf at"

1 heir borrowing. Their bankers

masters dared not press their ships. Whenever the weather cleared for a few hours, however, the vessels were tuned up far above efficiency speed and though the coal consumption grew greater with every knot added to the speed, thousands of dollars worth of black diamonds were hurled into the roaring fireboxes. Caught Last Boat Many passengers were business men who had only with greatest difficulty in some instances by airplane flights across the channel caught, the last boat calculated to get them home in time to fire the Yuletide log in some western town. Their hopes fell with the fog, and from the trip from quarantine up the harbor they could be

and was asked by many natives if heseen standing at the rail, their watches

knew Uriel Hadley.

1 ing letter

"I have read with much interest

your December magazine. It is of snecial interest to me because I am ll'riel Hadlev, 'a Ponape boy' 'referred ; to. I left Ponape 15 years ago next

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ihat mass of frozen credit of . which , ' ."uiiwu mi-,v-r. havo hMnl n mrh talk elnrins- sionaries. I have not heard from my

the past year.

; liared their belief that the situation would adittst itself and were willing 10 lend, but prices went lower, and iliose loans, together with loans pre

viously made, soon added volume to

people since the beginning of the

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,ont u-,nt -.nn-riiv Hnt.iinV on,i : States army at the opening of the war

(rfhlinir. and in somr? rases eroins even

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in their hands, figuring the chances of catching the train on which they were counting. Wireless shacks were kept buzzing with radio messages changing train accommodations and reserving taxis

for a dash from dock to station.

Not a minute was lost at the piers. There steamship lines had extra men on duty to make landing a swift proceeding, and custom officials did their best to speed thing3 up.

a community service

pageant at the community tree, North Ninth and A streets, at 10 o'clock. More than 50 persons w ill take part in the pageant and a concert of Christmas carols will be given as a feature of the celebration at North Ninth and A streets. A band from the local Musicians' union will assist. A surpliced choir of 40 voices, led by Prof. Samuel Garton of Earlham college will carry flaming torches and sing carols. To Give Band Concert Following the pageant a band concert will be given by the members of the Musicians' union. Christmas carols will be sung by the persons gathered at the tree. Immediately following the concert the band will be divided into sections and will make a tour of the city playing the Christmas carols. , , Christmas carols will be sung in many parts of the city Sunday morn-

JAMES MOONEY DIES AT NATION'S CAPITAL

ing by groups of holiday carolers, specially trained for the work. All teams are requested to meet at the Community Christmas tree Sunday morning at 5:45 o'clock sharp, where they will receive final instructions, and be assigned the territory which they are to cover. Six new teams have been received and are as follows: Whitewater (Continued on Page Eleven)

MAGNIOER EXPRESSES GRATITUDE TO VETS .WHO ARE DISABLED CHICAGO, Dec. 24. The following Christmas message to "The Disabled Service Men of America," was issued today by National Commander Hanford MacNider in the name of the American Legion: "To you men who are fighting the brave fight against the effects of your service. to our country, the American Leeion of vuur comrades sends Christ-

James Mooney, a native of Rich- mas greetings with every sincere wish

mond. and brother of Miss Margaret: for your speedy recovery and future

(Bv Associated Press) MEMPHIS, Tenn., Dec. 24. Nine persons, one white man and eight negroes, were killed, more than a score injured, and propertly damage

roughly estimated at $200,000 was the known result of a windstorm which late yesterday swept through half a dozen fanning -settlements in Critten

den county, Arkansas, across the Miseippi river from this city, and apparently spent its force in the village of Clarkedale, where a brick store building, in which approximately 50 negro farmhands had taken refuge from the storm, was wrecked. Payne Harrison, clerk in the store, was the only white person known to have been killed. Mrs. B. B. Booker, whose home six miles northwest of Clarkedale was torn from its foundation, was among the injured brought to this city. MONROE, La., Dec. 24 One white woman and six negroes were reported killed and several persons injured in a storm which swept Morehouse parish near here today. Reports from Greencod, Miss., said three negroes were believed to have been killed and nearly a score injured in a tornido which demolished a number of buildings on the Lawson and Sutton plantation near there.

American Program Would Cut Existing Amounts of United States and Great Britain One-Third. MOST AREInCHANGED

(By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Dec. 24. An American program for limitation of submarine tonnage was reported today- tc the naval armament committee of the five powers of the Washington conference. - . , . The American program proposes a submarine tonnage of 60,000 for each Great -Britain and the United States, and the existing tonnage for Japan, France, and Italy. The American proposal would cut the existing submarine tonnage of the

United States and Great Britain about one-third each, and leave the other powers in their present, position, that is: France approximately 42,000; Japan 32,000, and Italy about 22,000. The British proposal for the total abolishment of submarines was said to have been placed on file without definite action, the committee turning to the discussion of the American limitation plan. It will meet again at 3:30 this afternoon. French Position In the long three-cornered debate In

which the submarine discussion was carried forward in the naval commit-. tee yesterday, however, Admiral Debon of France already very strongly intimated the position of his country on the question of auxiliary tonnage in declaring "that 90.000 tons is the absolute minimum for all the navies who may want to have a submarine force.". He expressed the opinion that the conference could not "reasonably" limit submarine construction at all For the British group yesterday's debate was carried on by Arthur J. Balfour, head of the delegation, who reiterated and extended arguments already advanced by Ixrd Lee for abolishment of submarines, while Senator

j Schanzer of Italy, the only other par

ticipant, turtner stateo tne opposition of his country to such action at this time, and said the Italian delegation felt the problem should be "examined subsequently in a wider conference." Unfinished Business The unfinished business of the conference shared th attentio of delegates today with the new prominence given the four-power treaty discussions by President Harding's public statement late yesterday characterizing the difference over interpretation of the pact as "unimportant." Declaring he would "offer no comment on the disputes which attempt to magnify the differing constructions" of the treaty, Mr. Harding asked that the lesser questions of difference be not. permitted to obscure the central pur-. pose of the agreement to preserve peace.

My people

and served until its close.

think I 'went west.'

! Hauiey. it is understood, is now a

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.i-i.iTrt,.o LTiniiin nroTci- f"-iri i'iiiii .

iu a time of good farming proiits.,The successful photographer in Franklin, drop in prices for crops in 1920 caused ! The misslonal,' brought him to many of thee renters to lose not only ' America was Rev. Thomas Gray, now

their labor for that Vcar but their sav

ings as well. Wiped Out Young Man. "Many young farmers who ha.l raved several thousand dollars during ihe prosperous years were induced to buy farms on contract at the peak P'-'ice, making small payments down, with a provision for vearly payments of interest and on the principal, on pain of forfeiture of all sums previously paid. The sadly unprofitable vcar of 1320 wiped out thousands of those fine young men, and the even worse year of 1921 will finish more of them." These w.ero r.nd are, the conditions which caused the senators and congressmen from the states most a -fected to be acutely responsible to thv needs of their constituents. Those

were the conditions which brought tho farm blrx-. into bring. It was purely i : case of political action growing out.

a minister at Franklin.

Weather Forecast

MOORE'S COUNTY FORECAST Cold wave tonight and Sunday, preceded by rain or snow. Near aero Sunday morning. The above forecast is made because of the rapid southward movement of the Canadian cold wave, which is now central over the northern states.

For Indiana, by the United States Weather Bureau Cloudy and much colder tonight, with a cold wave; Sunday fair: colder in south portion. Temperatures Yesterday Maximum 35

Minimum 34 Today Noon 30 Weather Conditions Unsettled

FLOOD IN CINCINNATI DISTRICT IS UNLIKELY

Mooney, teacher of this city, is dead

jin Washington, .according to word re

ceived nere baturuay. The deceased was a prominent ethnologist. He was born in this citv.

Feb. 10, IStil, the son of Mr. and Mrs.

happiness, - Every American shall be i

C. & 0. TRACK TORN UP BY DERAILED CARS; NO ONE IS INJURED

Main track of the C. and O. railroad at South Fourth and E streets was torn

j up for about. 16 rail lengths Saturday 'morning when a defective center plate

on one of five loaded coal cars caused

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juuruieu .u ,u "Vv.,..ilie cars to leave the track. No one!

euuuifs, anu yuui taus suau aivsuvL be first on the program of the Ameri

TOKIO, Dec. 24. All the shipyard laborers in Japan are assured continued employment for at least a year in completing the 10 light cruisers and 24 destroyers now building or projected. This assurance comes from Vice Admiral Keinuke Okada. chief of the department of naval equipment. As a result of the undemanding reached ar. Washington, work has been suspended on four battleships and four battle cruisers. Assuming that the Japanese government will be allowed to proceed with the building of the auxiliary craft. Vice Admiral Okada recommends such allocation of the workmen a3 to preserve the efficiency of all deck yards possible. This would be merely a precaution against any possible developments which might necessitate additional construction during the 10-year "naval holiday" over the amount allowed under the present agreement.

can Legion.

We intend to see that you get a

(By Associated Press) CINCINNATI, O., Dec. 24. Unless something unforseen occurs there will be no serious flood in the Cincinnati

r:. - b J ."".Icame a member of the American Bu-

taiuer lureuciMer, saiu luuay. l ue i ,,, P j j c .--iiedu . ui

rain lias ceaseu anu ine iorecasier

James Mooney. who emigrated to this rquare deal from the country you

country from Ireland. Early in life fought for. We would expect you to he entered, the office of a daily news-(fight our battles were our positions

paper, w orking both in the composing : reversed. We assume that responsi-

was injured. Traffic on the main line was held up from 7:40 to 10:30 o'clock. Wrecking crews were called out to repair the damage. During the tie-np the Cincinnati bound trains were routed through Hamilton.

An official cf the company said Sat-

room and in the editorial offices. He bility as a privilege and an honor. To- ZvZTUnz only

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uue lonisni, m prevent lunner sen-: western Indian tribeSi particularly the ous flood conditions Deveraux issued j Cherokee and the tribes of the Great

ine ionowmg special Duuetin tonay: plains. He nreDared eovernment In

"The Ohio river will pass the flood dian exhibits for the- Chicago, Nash

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worries over compensation claims.

The American Legion reports for a New Year's duty. Give us your commands."

American Ethnology. For

! years he conducted extended field in

stage, 60 feet, at Cincinnati late today. It will continue to rise Sunday, reaching a crest stage of between 51 and 54 feet on Sunday. The river will

ville, Omaha and St. Louis exposi

tions. He was a member of several scien

tific societies. He also was the

become stationary late Sunday. . Flood j author of a number of books, shorter

stages are not expected at other points contributions and magazine articles, in the district. .. t i Burial will be in Washington.

of economic conditions. mere wpatiier continues over the states ea. never anything in politics more spon-; of tne Mississippi river due to one of taneous. more natural or more sii-jtne pacfjC coast storms. Another core. ' covers the Itocky mountain states.

1 do not know just what particular Tne Canadian' cold wave has moved

senator took the initiative. It is clear, however, that from the beginning, th-

acknowledged leader of the movement was and ls Senator William S. Kenyon, of Iowa. Another senator closely associated with Kenyon in leadership Is Capper of Kansas. From these two outward to the fringes of the group are a number of senators who participate in varying degrees in tho meetings and counsels. LaFollette Shares. Among the Kepublicans and for the moment I am speaking of the Republicans only practically all arc from states west of ,the Mississippi. The only Republican senators from ea.t of the Mississippi who have had . (Continued on Page Ten)

southward to the upper Mississippi

valley and temperatures range from zero in Iowa to 20 below in the Dakotas and Minnesota, and 36 below in southern Canada. A record-breaking rainfall occurred on the slopes of Mt. Wilson, in southern California, where 35.65 inches of rain fell ln four days.

Paid Circulation Yesterday, was 11,657

BOGUS BANK EXAMINER CONFESSES ROBBERY WAS MOTIVE AT ELDORADO FARMERS' BANK

EATON, Ohio, Dec. 24. George O. Bates is the name of the alleged bogus bank examiner held here in the county Jail, according to a confession made by the prisoner to police officials Friday afternoon. He gave the came of James E. Powell when arrested. Credentials purporting to have been issued to James E. Powell by the state banking department as a bank examiner were found in his possession. He is 36 years old. Bates in his confession said hi3 in-

after closing time to take up his work.

This aroused suspicion of the bank officials and they hastily communi

cated with the state banking depart-!

INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 24. Hanford MacNider, national commander of the American Legion, today received

the following Christmas message from

Marshal Foch who recently returned to France after a tour of the United States. "I join all the officers of my general staff, in thanking you for your kind sentiments, and in sending you ours, the "most sincere for you, and the American Legion, for whom there is a deep regard. MOB ATTACKS OFFICE OF BRITISH IN INDIA

ANDERSON TELEPHONE RATE RAISE DENIED

(Ey Associated Press) INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 24. Petitions for increasing rates, effective Jan. 1, at Anderson, Muncie and Frankfort, were dismissed today by the Public Service commission. Its action left the original petition of the Indiana Bell Telephone company for the advances at Anderson and Muncie pending before the commission, without any date being proposed for the proposed rates going into effect. The dismissal' affected amended petitions for the two cities, the company proposing these to put the new rates in forte until stopped by the commis-

Only one petition was filed for the

CAIRO. Egypt, . Dec. 2i A mob is attacking the government office in

ment and the department advised thatjGizeh, a suburb of Cairo. British . Frankfort rates, and Tt proposed that no such name as James E. Powell was i troops are being rushed to the scene. the new rate wouid be conected with on the list of examiners. I Cairo itself is quiet. ... - the new vear until the com-nission

Arrested at Eaton An Associated Press dispatch from ordered otherwise.

When Bates returned the bank wasiAiana yesteruay saia two tsnusn war

RIVERS AND CREEKS IN SOUTHERN PART . OF STATE ARE RISING (By Associated Press) INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 24. Rivers and cr?eks in counties in southern Indiana rose rapidly today following a continuous dowrnpour . of rain Friday and last night, according to reports reaching here. Lowlands are flooded and traffic on many highways cut off. A total precipitation of 4.24 Inches has been registered in the last 30 hours at Rockford, two mijes north of Seymour. A landslide occurred early today at a deep cut on the Baltimore and Ohio railroad, at Fort Ritner, west of Seymour. The ram had weakened the rock and earth, which slipped down the slope on the track and delayed several trains.

Track walkers were on duty at the Baltimore and Ohio railroad throughout the day. Traffic on the Interstate Public Service company traction line between Seymour and Louisville, was suspended this morning because th road bed of the line was under several feet of water. The rails and ties of the Pennsylvania track nearby, are washed out. for nearly a mile. Trains on several lines are being detoured.

closed and he did not get in. He entered an automobile in which he had driven up to the bank and left town. Upon the bank's information, the car

was intercepted here by Marshal Will-

Farmers' State bank at Eldorado,

which he visited about 3 o'clock Wednesday afternoon and posed as a state bank examiner, but his plans to pull off the job after the bank closed for the day did not work. He advised the

I bank officials would . wait until

ships there had received orders to pro-! ceed immediately to Egypt. This followed receipt of Cairo despatches reporting disturbances in connection J with the forcible removal to Suez of I

er were taken into custody. The driver was released after it, was ascertained he was a reputable taxi operator in Cincinnati. Eates! confession was made in th: (Continued on Page Nine)

leader, by the British authorities after J his refusal to obey orders that he and 1 his followers cease political activity; and leave Cairo. Two demonstrators j were killed during disturbances which j the authorities declared were relatively unimportant. j 1 i

NOTICE! In conformity with an established custom, The Pal-, ladium will not publish next Monday, the day desig. nated for the Christmas holiday.

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Fourth Explosion Victim Is Dead In Columbus (By Associated Press) . COLUMBUS." Ohio, Dec. 24. Tho death in a local hospital today of

1 Mrs. Martin Theado, brought the toll

in the Wright store gas explosion here Wednesday to four. Three other victims died in hospitals. Forty parsons injured in the blast which wrecked the store which was crowded with Christmas shoppers.