Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 92, Number 38, 14 February 1922 — Page 1

RICHMOND PA .AIM UM VOL. XCIL, No. 38 ralladlnm. T.xL 1831. ' Consolidated With Sun-Telegram. 1907. . RICHMOND, IND., TUESDAY EVENING, FEB. 14, 1922. SINGLE COPY, 3 CENTS

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MINERS ASK WAGE SCALE BE RETAINED i . Mine Workers Union De

Voted Prettiest in Western University

HARDING VIEW ON BONUS IS MADE PUBLIC President Unalterably Opposed to Enactment of Special Taxes Suggested to Finance Compensation. DUBIOUS ABOUT BONDS

Smuts May Mediate Ulster Border Dispute

ESCHBACH TO AID PROBE OF DILLOM CASE Chief of State Board of Accounts Places Entire Staff at Disposal of City for Investigation. DILLON'SlOND $6,000. - i i i r Jesse Eschbach, head cf the state

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Liuvvu uiauuaiu ui living and Cause Poverty. ask eighTTour day I (By Associated Press) INDIANAPOLIS. Feb. 14. Continuance of the present wages for soft coal miners and an increase of 20 percent for the anthracite workers backed up with a threat of a general strike In all fields on April 1, was the wage policy recommended today to the special convention of the United Mine Workers of America by its scale committee composed of the 27 district presidents. Action by the convention on the committee report, which was received with cheers, from the 2,000 delegates, was deferred until tomorrow, and the threatened convention fight over the seating as delegates of the followers of Alexander Howat, the deposed 'Kansas leader, also failed to break on the convention floor. Howat partisans, predicted, however, it would come later, but' administration leaders, who were non-committal, said the scale reports had the right of way before the convention. The strike threats, made by the scale committee, were contained in an addendum to the report on formal wage scale demands, being stated under the title of "policy." ' Claim Agreement Broken. After asserting that operators of western Pennsylvania and Ohio had broken their present agreement with the unions by refusing to continue joint conferences, the report proposed that the efforts be renewed to get a meeting with operators in both bituminous and anthracite fields. "The present contract between the coal operators and the United Mine Workers of America, in both the anthracite and bituminous coal fields, terminates in March, 1922," 6ays the report. "In the event no agreement is reached by April 1, we declare in favor of the general suspension of mining operations, such action being subject to a referendum vote of. the membership of the United Mine Workers, such referendum vote to be held prior to March, 31." Name Policy Committee Further, the committee recommended appointment of a policy committee to decide "all unforeseen emergencies which may arise," that the waee agree ments for the central competitive field, comprising western Pennsylvania, Indiana, Illinois and Ohio, be made be

fore negotiations are undertaken, in other soft coal fields, and that before any scale is adopted that it be submitted to a referendum of miners diB rectly affected by it." Only a few formal demands for new agreements were made by the com

mittee, these including the removal of inequitable differentials within and

s incr i -uid -y today th,at any t Application of the eight hour day,!Kress has been made toward its Eolu" o that no miner would be under- j tion. ground longer than that period, andj The officers were at work and still abolition of the penalty clause permit-1 termination to do their

ling the finingof operators or miners! for violation of scale agreements. regulaWomjoal industry is sought in kenyon measure (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON. Feb.. 14. Establishment of a federal tribunal and code of laws for regulation of the coal industry was proposed in a bill introduced today by Senator Kenyon, Republican Iowa, chairman of the senate labor committee, which investigated ihe recent West Virginia coal field disorders. The bill follows the line of Mr. Kenyoii's recent report on the West Virginia situation and probably will be his last before he retires to go on the federal benrh. It would create a national coalmining board, and provide statutory rights for both labor and capital in the coal industry. De crees of the board would be enforced oy puoiic opinion anu meir violation not made punishable. The board would be composed of

nine members, three each represent- j pioture director, at Los Angeles. The ing the employes employers and the!kction wag taken at . tne reqUeSt of

public president, subject to senate confirmation. The labor group would be selected from six names presented by the Lnited Mine Workers of America.! Employer nominations would be made by the National Coal association and the Anthracite Operators' association. To Prevent Strife Under the bill, employers and employes would be required to make every possible effort to settle disputes between themselves, but in event of failure would be required to submit the controversies to the board. Decisions of the board would require assent or a majority. The board members would receive annual salaries of $10,000. The coal mining "code" detailed in the bill follows the recommendations of Senator Kenyon in his report on the West Virginia controversy. It includes eleven "principles." The first would declare coal to be a "public necessity and in its production and distribution the public interest is predominant." Others would declare for collective bargaining, human standards in fixing wages and working conditions, adequate return for invested capital, a six-day standard working week on an eight-hour basis, and fgt would prohibit employment of women or children under 16 years of age. Other provisions would prohbit interference with non-union men or with union men seeking peaceably to or

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Miss Donaldine Cameron, Titian haired beauty, has just been proclaimed the most beautiful college student in the West. She is a student in Leland Stanford university, at Palo Alto, Calif. Miss Cameron is also a talented actress.

MANUFACTURERS, LABOR TARIFF TO CHECK FAI.IiADlL'M SEWS Bl'BEAB WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 Recently a meeting of representative American manufacturers was held in Washington for the purpose of considering the tariff question. These manufacturers went on record to the effect that the future of American industry depended upon the enactment of a protective NO ACTUAL PROGRESS MADE IN SOLUTION OF TAYLOR MYSTERY (By Associated Press) I.OS ANGELES. Calif., Feb. 14 No official connected with the William i

be-irwmnnd Tavlor murder mystery!

best to find the slayer of the film di- ! rector but found themselves con fronted with "too many wild tips," they said and too few genuine clews. Many of these tips live through one edition of a newspaper and disappear. View of Detectives "The detectives of the police department still declare their belief that the case never would be clear until Edward F. Sands, the missing former butler-secretary to Taylor had been found. And the sheriff's deputies still were firm in their contention that Sands had nothing to do with the case. The air was filled with rumors of "mystery men" and "mystery women" and "mystery witnesses," "drug peddlers," "jealousy motives," and "revenge theories," but back of them all were the facts that Sands had not been found ; that the murderer had not been arrested and that the case was unsolved. v LYNN. Mass., Feb. 14. Local UU..UH Mary M'ilea Minter and Mabel Nor IlllUU MlUVtlllg lllLluil-o icaiuiiug nl-nd whf names have been men tioned in connection with the murder of William Desmond Taylor, motion the city's board of censors. PERSHING ADDRESSES C.OFUtT CLEVELAND (By Associated Press) CLEVELAND. Ohio. Feb. 14 peneral John J. Pershing, chief of staff of the United States army, today paid his first visit to Cleveland since the World war. The visit , was informal, neither a formal civic nor set public ovation having Deen planned. It was arranged for Newton D. Bak,er, former secretary of war, to meet 'the general at the depot and escort Mm tn tho rhamhpr or commerce building, where he was scheduled to address a luncheon gathering. The itinerary also called for a visit to the American Legion and a reception at the home of Benedict Crowell, former assistant secretary of war. General Pershing will return Washington this evening. to Order Bill Reported Extending Alien Law (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Feb. 14. A bill extending the life of the three per cent restrictive immigration law, until June 30, 1923, was ordered reported today I by the house immigration committee.

UNIONS DEMAND INDUSTRIAL INVASION

tariff including the American valuation plan. Now organized labor has come to bat with a demand for the same kind of a tariff policy.- This demand is in the form of a letter addressed to the president and to every member of congress. It is signed by the executive ! officers of the following organizations International Brotherhood of Bookbinders,American FlintGlass " Workers Union, Union Hatters of North America, United Textile Workers of America, American Wire Weavers Protective Association, International Union Steam and Operating Engineers. International Union of leather Workers, National Print Cutters sociation, Painters, Paper Hangers and Decorators Union, and Steel and Copper Plate Engravers Union. May Push Bill With both the manufacturing interests and organized labor using the spur it is now believed the senate will put forth particular effort to dispose or the tariff bill, which has been be fore it 'since it was passed by the house of representatives last July, not later than the first of June. The labor organizations which have petitioned the president and the congress for a protective tariff place the entire blame for the unemployment of over 4.000,000 workers on the fact that th country has no tariff barrier to prevent the flooding of American markets with cheaply made foreign products. It is mentioned in the memorial addressed to the executive and legisla- ( Continued on Page -Three) DISCUSS FARM OWNED COMMISSION HOUSES AT THREE STOCKYARDS (By Associated Press) CHICAGO, Feb. 14-Establishment of farm-owned and controlled co-operative commission houses at the stock yards in Chicago, Indianapolis and j Buffalo was to be considered here today at the meeting of the board of directors of the National Livestock Prodiers association. Representatives of the producers in the territory tributary to those three markets were here upon invitation of the board to present their requests for co-operative commission house affiliation with the national organization. John C. Brown, president of the association predicted today that cooperative associations affiliated with the national organization will be organized and ready for business by April 1. He said that the first ter minal commission company organized under the plan at East St. Louis has in five weeks assumed third place ii amount of business done among the fifty commission, firms at that market. 'He said that at St. Paul, established Aug. 8, 1921, now is the largest at that market. Mr. Brown asserted that the livestock exchange had attempted to drive a wedge between the producers and so divide the farmers but predicted that the commission men soon would be forced to lower rates. Mrs. Margot Asquith Talks With President (By Associated Press) , WASHINGTON. Feb. 14. Mrs. Margot Asquith, wife of the former British prime minister, called today at the White House, and on leaving said she had a delightful talk with the presi dent. She added she discussed the arms conference and international policies wiUi Mr. Harding.

fEy Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Feb. 14. President

Harding is unalterably opposed to the enactment of the special taxes sug gested to finance the soldier bonus, or to the return to taxes which have been repealed, it was stated officially today at the White House. It also was indicated that the executive was very much in doubt if it would be possible to raise the required sum to finance the cash feature of the bonus under an issue of bonds without appreciably advancing interest rates and destroying the financial tranquility which is sought. The president, it was said, was disposed to be favorable to the bonus, but his attitude had to be that of finding sane and sensible conditions for the fulfillment of promises made on one hand without disturbing the desired returns to financial stability. It was stated that Mr. Harding's attitude on the bonus question would be made clear in a communication expected to be sent to' the senate and house sub-committees dealing with the

Sh7hi i.HfJ,erTtei of Gen- Jan Christian SmutsWhether thlS letter' Dthilr3n. ln h TTlator hnnnarv

bonus subject, would go forward today was not disclosed. SNIPERS IN BELFAST CONTINUE GRIM WORK; DEATH TOLL NOW 18 (By Associated Press) BELFAST, Feb. 14. Snipers con tinued their grim work in the disturb-j ed sections of Belfast this morning and by mid-day the death toll since Saturday had been increased to 18 by i the death of T-o men, who were vie-, tims to flying bullets in the street during the noon hour. The number of wounded at. the same hour, had reached the total of approximately 50. In the main thoroughfares of the city business proceeded apparently as usual. A large body of troops appeared on -the streets- of- Belfast" late f Ms-afternoon. They were the first to be sent here since the renewed outbreak of disorders began. Forty-two of the kidnapped Ulster Unionists, it was stated, have request ed Premier Craig of Ulster, to liber-As-!ate Immediately the Monaghan foot

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ball players, held prisoners in Ulster, the Unionists declaring they themselves would be held captive until the football prisoners were released. Shooting broke out again in the North Howard street area at C o'clock this morning. Four of the children who were wounded in yesterday's bomb attack in Weaver street died in the hospital during the night. Twenty-two persons were wounded by the missile, but 13 were sent home after hospital treatment. William Waring, a caretaker of Orange hall in Clifton street, was shct in the neck today, and is in a serious condition. A truckman leading a horse through Clifton street, near the scene of the shooting, was stopped by a man who produced a revolver and fired pointblank at the truck driver, wounding him in the abdomen. He is in a critical condition. The police today were again pa trolling the troubled districts of the city in armored cars to forestall anyserious outbreaks. The majority of the shops along North Queen street have been obligeJ to suspend business. BOXER IS KILLED ELWOOD, Ind., Feb. 14. Roy Mudd, 19 years old, an Elwood boxer, died today from a fractured skull, which he suffered when knocked out by Eddie Mullen, of Muncie, in a bout here Saturday night. Weather Forecast MOORE'S LOCAL FORECAST Cloudy and not so cold; snow or sleet tonight or Wednesday morning, possibly turning to rain. .The eastward advance of a storm over the southern Rocky mountain plateou, indicates unsettled weather for the next 36 hours, with snow or sleet which may turn to rain as the temperature moderates. For Indiana, by the United States Weather Bureau Increasing cloudiness" followed by snow Wednesday and in south portion late tonight; somewhat warmer tonight and in northeast portion Wednesday. Temperatures for Yesterday Maximum i 25 Minimum 17 J Today Noon 29 Weather Conditions The cold wave now has two centers, one remains over the northwest and the other crossed this district last night. Temperatures remain far below zero in the northwest. It was below zero as far south as Missouri Tuesday, but it is getting warmer in the west a3 far south as the 45th parallel. It is very cool in California, with freezing temperature in the north central portion in the Sacramento valley. Paid Circulation Yesterday, was 11,592

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The British government Is considering the possibility of enlisting thp

u.u..uw ... w.w... j 'v, ouuiuu nitumsiances warrant the employment of such a mediator. Inasmuch as Gen. Smuts took part in the task of bridging some of the perilous situations during the Irish peace negotiations, it is assumed he would be willing to serve again. - ' - '

Robbers Carry Ton Safe From Gary Theatre (By Associated Press) GARY, Ind., Feb. 14. Robber? broke into the Gary theatre early today and carried away a 2,000-pound safe containing a sum estimated at several thousand dollars. Entrance was gained through a side entrance, The robbers obtained the theatre's re cepts for three days . : ' SEA CRAFT SEARCHING FOR SAILOR ADRIFT IN TINY BOAT 7 DAYS BrATrtated Pres - - - NEW YORK, Feb. 14. A score of ships of all kinds, from battered tramp steamers of the seven seas to graceful, pleasure-freighted passenger liners, were leaving their ocean routes today on a mission of mercy. They were continuing the search for John Birkner, 24. the sailor who was cast adrift irift from the steamship Gaffney last Wednesday, 700 miles in an unfrequented part of the Atlantic. If Birkner's frail craft is still afloat. today's dawn marks the beginning of, bis seventh day adrift on the waters.' The master of the Gaffney, Captain Walter Beckwith, advised every craft! carrying wireless to seek the drifting sailor. Latitude and longitude of the lifeboat and its solitary passenger, when last seen have been supplied all in-bound and out-bound vessels and the drifter, if his boat has survived the tussle with waves, is believed to have an excellent chance of early rescue. Stocked With Food Captain Beckwith said Birkner was warmly clothed at the time accident sent him on his lonely adventure. His boat was. well stocked with food, and the Gaffney's master announces himself certain the sailor can survive the elements in the event he is still afloat. Birkner was one of four sailors ordered to lash a lifeboat in a terrific storm, when a giant wave heeled the Gaffney over. . The lifeboat was swept i into the sea, and Birkner with it. He clambered into the boat, but the Gaffney was already too far away to throw a line. For sixteen hours Captain Beckwith cruised about trying to get close enough to put a line aboard. But the high seas frustrated each attempt. Twice swirling snowstorms hid from view, only to pass and leave him in sight. But a third storm hid him and when it passed he had disappeaed. For hours after this the Gaffney circled about the spot, but the boat was not again seen and Captain Beckwith was finally compelled to put into port. SUNDAY TABERNACLE NOT TO COVER ALLEY The Billy Sunday tabernacle which is to be built immediately south of the East Main Street Friends' church and which was to have extended over the alley which runs from Fifteenth to Sixteenth street, will be built up to the alley and not across any portion of it. The first plans of the committee were to be built out on the alley and thus have a greater space for seating the capacity crowds which are expected to attend the meetings. Residents who use the alley declared that the structure would interfere with driving their cars;through to their garages and that it would be a great handicap. The building will be built from Fifteenth to Sixteenth streets and will be as wide as the space from the rear of the Friends' thurch to the edge of the alley. , LEVIATHAN BID fBy Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Feb. 14. The administration's attitude is that the award for reconditioning the former; German liner Leviathan should go to the company which made the lowest bid under the award called for some time ago by the shipping board, it was said today at the White House.

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BALFOUR, ON HIS WAY HOME, PREDICTS EARLY TREATY RATIFICATION 'fEy Associated Press) SOUTHAMPTON. Feb. 14. Arthur J." Balfour, head of the British delegation to the Washington arms conference, and Lord Lee of Fareham, first lord of the admiralty, werp wpIcomed by the mayor when they de-! DarKed today from the liner Aquitania on their return from the United States. Mr. Balfour expressed gratification at -the accomplishments of the Washington conference and said he had been impressed by the incessant seal and desire to arrive at settlements of the problems displayed by the nations represented. He had no doubt the treaties would be ratified in this country, and hoped the other countries would fall in line. Lord Lee expressed similar senti ' VV' "ln t ments ana declared he believed a sat 7:2" ANGELS COMMUNICATE BY TELEPATHY, IS CLAIM OF PSYCHIC STUDENT (By Associated Press) PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 14. Angels communicate with each other by telepathy and converse with men by the same means, Dr. Horace C. Stanton, secretary of the Presbyterian Min isterial association and a student of psychic phenomena,, declared last night in an address before the association. . "Telepathy is the court language of heaven," he said. "It is used by three J omniscient, omnipresent beings the Father, the Holy Ghost and Christ. The Father and the Holy Ghost never had any physical organs of speech. Therefore, thought transmission must be the language used. "For, centuries scientists have noticed the marvels of telepathy and clairvoyance. By telepathy all the details of a complex event are trans mitted to a distant mind. By clairvoyance all the features of such a scene would be read from some faroff mind. These occurrences were deemed occult and supernatural. But within a generation psychologists have proved that they are caused by certain higher powers in the human soul, usually dormant, but at times become active." " : -. ' : Dr. Stanton quoted many passages from scripture to show how the angels communicate with humans, by means of telepathy. In every case, he said,' - human thought transmission took place-while the man was asleep. ROBBERS OPERATE FROM POLICE STATION ' (By Associated Press) BUENOS AIRES, Feb. 14. Finding the streets of Buenos Aires too well policed for daylight holdups a pair of robbers recently used police headquarters for one of their operations. , Accosting an amiable middle-aged gentleman of prosperous appearance, they showed him dectective badges and announced that he must accompany them to headquarters and there explain how he came by the gold watch and other valuables he carried. To avoid a scene the man accompanied them. Police headquarters has some un used rooms. Into one of these the pair introduced the "malefactor" and took from him everything of value. Then, indicating the door of a room where his protests of innocence would be attended to they vanished. '

j board of accounts, after a consultation

with city officials and Prosecuting At-, torney Paul A. Beckett, placed his entire staff at the disposal of the city., Monday. m Two members of the force have been at work for several weeksinvestigating 4he records of the city and of the municipal electric light and power plant. ' Mr. Eschbach said his appearance here had' no special significance. Leaves For Cambridge City.' " "I have called here on my way to Cambridge City," he said. "A new administration has taken office there, and they want to get started right on the books." Mr. Eschbach spent a few minute in the circuit court room Tuesday morning with G. R. King, of the state board of accounts who is going over the city records. After a short talk with Judge Bond, he left the building, going directly to the city hall where he went over a summary of the work done so far. Prosecuting Attorney Beckett said the visit of Mr. Eschbach had no special significance and that no additional charges had been filed against James P. Dillon, former superintendent of the light plant, who is accused of padding the payroll of the institution in affidavits filed in the circuit court here. Carried Green's Name The name of Clyde Green, employe of a local automobile company, was carried on the payroll in the same manner as that of any other city employe, according to records on file at the city hall. The payroll was certified to by Dillion and then sent to the city hall, where checks were made out by the controller. Each employe got his signed a receipt when he check. Green's name was carried as a mechanic. Dillon 'was released on bond late Monday after being confined in the county-jail ince Saturday night. His bond which had been fixed at 521.000 was reduced to $6,000 Monday, on the plea of Henry U. Johnson, at torney for the defense, and over the protest of the prosecution. Two on Bond The first affidavit on which Dillon . is held was the one or which half the bond is fixed. There are seven separate charges for the same offense, the bond for his appearance on the first being set at $3,000. For each of the other six. he is obliged to furnish $500. Dillon's father, Patrick H. Dillon, a railroad worker, and a fellow worker, Daniel Kiser. went on the bond. Records, the making of which cost the city $15,000, were removed from the office when Dillon left, a city official said Tuesday. Dillon had been notified by letter to return the records, but had failed to do so. Reports of hired accountants and the report of consulting engineer J. D. Lyons were among the data missing from the office when Dillon left. Investigation Tuesday showed that Walker Land, president of the board of works, received his first infonna- . tion about the Dillon case Thursday ' when the checks to Clyde Green were laid before him. Mr. Land attended a meeting Friday night at which the matter was discussed. It was learned today that GreVn' probably referred the Palladium re-, porter to Mr. Land Monday because he knew that Mr., Land had been, present at Friday nirht's meeting and thought that the information should come from Mr. Land, in view of his position as head of the board of works. CINCINNATI BISHOP PRAISES CONFERENCE; SEES DAY OF HOPE (By Associated Press) ATLANTA, Ga., Feb. 14. The whole world has entered upon a new day of hope. Bishop J. C. Hartzcll of Cincinnati, said today-at the dedicatory services or Leete Hall, Clark university, here. "That day dawned a few weeks ago," he continued, "when the representatives of nine nations, led by the United States, England, France, Italy and Japan, met in Washington to consider how the horrors of war might be ended and how burdens and misunderstandings which threaten national disasters might be adjusted. - The principles of the Golden Rule were to be followed in the discussions of every issue and all final decisions were to be settled by unanimous vote. "Monday, Feb. 6. 1922. 12 weeks later, dawn gave place to the full sun light of the world's new day. President Harding, as was his duty, again speaks the final words of commendation, benediction and hope. The whole world has read his final words with wonder and joy. "Our own America has led ln the inauguration of this new world day and

will continue to lead, especially in her own domain, in every line having to do with the intellectual, economic and moral uplift of her citizens, among whom are our 12 millions of negroes. The story of the education of the American negro since freeddm came is one of the marvels of history." z. . ... - ' T-"r