Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 92, Number 38, 14 February 1922 — Page 3

THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM, RICHMOND, IND., TUESDAY, FEB. 14, 1922.

TAGE THREE

RUSSIA TO PURCHASE -

fELECTRIC SUPPLIES

FROM SWEDISH FIRMS

(By Associated Press) STOCKHOLM. Feb. 14. Premier Lenlne's long talked of scheme for the

electrification of Russia appears to be!

crystallizing Into action and if the present plans announced by officials of the Soviet government go through. Sweden will be engaged In turning out high-power turbines and other electrification materials and machinery for several years to come. In order to fill contracts said to have been entered into by the biggest electrical works of Sweden, the Swedish manufacturers will have to purchase enormous quantities of raw materials from the United States when? they are already buying a great deal of copper for Seweden's own electrification projects. Begins Negotiations .Professor Crastio, head of the Russian department of electrification, recently arrived at Trollhaettan, In central Sweden, and began negotiations

with Gunnar W. Andersson, head of the large industrial combine which is now delivering locomotives to the Soviet government, for the purchase and delivery of turbines and other needed machinery for the Russian power stations to be constructed within the next few years. Trollhaettan is one or Sweden's largest manufacturing centers. While the detail3 of the Russian order cannot be given at this time, it Is said that three of Sweden's larget mechanical works will have to be pressed Into service to meet the Russian contract. Professor Crastio said the Russian electrification plan

involves the building before 1930 of!

about 10 large power stations with a j ,Val of 1,000,000 horse-power. t4M)ne ' largest of these power

kfauons la to be located at Wolchow, about 70 miles south of Petrograd. Two stations are to be constructed on the Swir river between Onega and Ladoga lakes.'

The Itinerant Center of News By FREDERICK J. HASKIN

POLICE PENSION FUND

BOARD IS ELECTED

William Longman and Herman

Wierhakef police sergeant and Henry 1

ogelsong and Grovelle Bundy. patrolmen, were elected to be members pf

the board of police pension fund commissioners at a special meeting of the members of the department, Monday afternoon. Edward D. McNally, secretary of the board of police commissioners was also elected.

Major Lawrence Handley presided

as chairman and George Staubach act

ed as secretary. Mayor Handley,

Chief of Police William Eversman and

City Treasurer Will G. McVay, are members of the board by virtue of their office. The next meeting will be at the call of the chairman and at that time the question of which members are to hold two-year and which four-year terms will be decided.

MANUFACTURERS

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tive branches of the government that

in 1917 the American Federation of Labor at its annual convention adopted the following resolution:

'Resolved, That this convention go

n record in ravor or a poncy oi industrial preparedness and that such preparedness be in 'harmony with the standards of labor as recognized by the American Federation of Labor, and that the enactment of laws by congress that will adequately protect all

.wage earners of our country against

loss of employment through any indusiiial invasion on the part of the products of any other nations." Length of Invasion The foreign industrial invasion which organized labor expressed its fear of nearly five years ago has been 'n progress for nearly two years. Its iT.ult is well known. It is also a mattor of record that no steps were taken by the American government to prevent such an invasion until the spring cf 1921, after the election of a Repub

lican president and a Republican congress. Between the years 1917 and 1921 the Hemovrafic party was either completely in control of the government or In control of the executive branch,' and during that time the warning which the American Federation of Iabor had isMied In 1917 for the adoption of a policy of "industrial preparedness," was ignored for the reason that it conflicted with the Democratic policy of a tariff for revenue only. One of the first acts of the house of representatives after the advent of tiie present administration was to take np tlio question of a protective tariff based on the American valuation plan. It was given the right of way ahead of hu -h important legislation as tax reion. The bill was passed by the house last July. Importing Interests Certain importing interests which find it advantageous to bring in cheaply made foreign goods took up the fieht against the pending tariff bill jifter it reached the senate. They were particularly opposed to that provision which made American valuations the basis for the levying of customs duties. And for a time it appeared that they were going to have their way with the senate. The tide of sentiment in favor of the tariff bill as It was passed by the 'house is now running so strong that it is generally believed the senate finance committee will give no further heed to the objections which the importing Interests raised against the measure.

WASHINGTON, D. C, Feb. 14 Specialized newspaper reporting of events la Washington has supplanted the former custom of merely recording the activity on the floors of the house and senate. At times during the past 15 years nine-tenths of the newspaper space devoted to the National Capital was given to the speeches on Capitol Hill. Nowadays, however, the center of news writing is the president and his cabinet. Theodore Roosevelt did more to

bring about this change than did any

body else. When he became president

the change from a peace-loving chief

executive to one who loved nothing more than a fight turned the attention of the writers from "the Hill" to the White House, where there was always news aplenty. Not alone was it a relief for them to get away from the dull accounts of what went on in the bouse and senate, but the substitution of fiery words for these made better reading and more enjoyable work.

Where many papers and all the news service once carried every day a summary of the sessions of the house and senate that was from one to four columns in length, they now have special stories on only the principal occurrences there. A. J. Halford was the last of old-time reporters at the Capitol. He made copious notes of debates and Individual speeches in the house and his stories in the New York Sun portrayed the vocal efforts of the national legislators. With his death passed the system once so general. There are seats on the senate and house floors for representatives of the news service, but these are occupied

by newspaper men nowadays only

when the president addresses congress or something of tremendous import

ance is being debated and voted upon. The pages use them throughout the remainder of the sessions. Mr. Roosevelt sensed the usefulness of the press and he always had a story for their Monday papers, because on Mondays the dullest news and advertising day there always was plenty of space In them for whatever he had to say. Roosevelt's cabinet caught the spirit of their chief, making reams of "copy" for the newspapers.

This condition naturally turned the eyes of the country from the legislative to the executive end of Pennsylvania avenue and almost threw into the background the congressional side of Washington. Taft Poor News Source With the incoming of Mr. Taft, The press had more of a holiday than for the seven years previous, so Jar as exciting news from the White House was concerned. The reporters went back to Capitol Hill, but they sought

Individual stories. The Ballinger-Pin-chot controversy took their attention for some months, but even that did not measure up to the former hectic

days when every morning brought

forth a new nominee for Ananias Club membership.

It was the announced intention of

Woodrow Wilson to hold two confer

ences with the newspaper men each

week. This took them back to the White House again. Later, however, Mr. Wilson stopped this practice, but his cabinet members saw them often, and generally had something interesting to say. In fact, one of the official family confided to them differences he was having with other members. "I know this won't be published," he said "and since I must tell it to someone and would not dare speak of it to any of the administration, I'm telling you boys about it." It was never printed. Only when President Wilson addressed congress was the press eal-

lery filled and the same holds true today when President Harding goes there to deliver his messages in person. With the advent of the United States into the World war came C.ie augmentation of writers in the National capital. Papers had representatives not only to "cover" special assignments at the capitol, but to handle the White House news, to be present at the conferences in the executive

branches of the government as well as to write other special articles. Washington was the capital of the world

for more than two years, or until Mr. Wilson sailed for France in December, 1918. Enter the Official Press Agent When this country declared war, there immediately were created a number of press agencies In the government departments. Their number gained as the war went on. Few ot

Britain In Rage Over Navy

Cat Proposed By Geddes LONDON, Feb. 14. Sir Eric Geddes has presented recommendations for slashing reduction of Breat Britain's military and naval expenditures which

may result in one of the most bitterly contested political fights in the history of the Lloyd George mfnstm The Geddes report, which

urges slicing 75,-

000.000 from the

budget of the land and Bea forces of the !11 Vt.

irRrir;iiir. empire, win uuuS

PIRATICAL CHINAMEN TERRORIZE SEA LANES TO CAPTURE VESSELS

Conservatives and Imperialists, in which the latter will take the stand that the proposed reductions will threaten the safety of the empire and weaken Great Britain's position overseas. They will demand that economies be effected elsewhere. A comparison of the army and navy in estimate of 1914-15 and 1922-23 discloses that Great Britain's defense costs have risen 95,000,000 in eight years.

would have known I was in Washington." All of which illustrates that even big people at home frequently are not heard about on their visits here. It is

j a far cry from the last few weeks of

jf resident uieveiana s administration, when he rarely was asked to see anybody except his private secretary and Queen Lil, of Hawaii, who was calling continually for some action assuring that island kingdom the protection of the United States.

them have disappeared. They are in aDOUt an immediate cleavage between

charge of former newspaper men and turn out daily, enough material to fill the columns of the ordinary newspaper. Specializing on features of the work coming under the department or bureau with which they are connected is the duty of these agencies. In the winter of 1918, the eyes of the world were focussed on Paris and its Peace conference. Thither traveled mey Washington correspondents and many of them remained until the return of President Wilson at the conclusion of the Treaty at Versailles. Those who remained in the National capital spent most of their time at the senate, where every move made at Paris had its reflection. With the return of President Wilson, interest remained centered on Capitol Hill for a time: then iwent across the continent with Mr. Vilson on his tour in advocacy of the Peace treaty. Congress held a minor place on the stage. Since the defeat of the treaty in the senate, there have been not more than

a dozen occasions when the prsss gal-j

iries of either house were filled to capacity. The reason is not that the legislative halls do not provide as good news as they once did. but that the executive branches of the government usually provide better stories. What is more, most newspapers devote the energies of their writers here, as a general rule, to the affairs of the state and district in which they are printed. They depend upon the press associations for the stories on congress, while their Washington writers concern themselves more with the ac tions of their individual legislators. Except when some member of con-

! gress hurls an ink bottle at another

member, the average correspondent is

too busily occupied with other matters even to pause in his work. How Dawes Got Attention. Here is an illustration: Brigadier General Charles G. Dawes was summoned to appear before a house subcommittee investigating some phase of the war. He saw the newspaper men before he went to the committee room and told them there would be interesting doings there. When he appeared he delivered himself of a torrent of invective against those who sought to detract from the efficacy of the American war methods. It made "good copy" and there were columns of it in every paper in the country. Later somebody asked him why he had used profanity. "I wanted to get the story and my position on it in every newspaper," answered Dawes, "so I swore a little and millions of people read it. - Had

I not used that mild profanity, nobody

WANTS IRISH CO-OPERATION. (By Associated Press) BELFAST. Feb. 14. The Most Rev. Charles Frederick D'Aracy, Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of all Ireland (Church of Ireland), who was one of Lord Carson's leading supporters throughout the Ulster controversy, has just issued a statement calling on the Irish people to do all "that in us lies to help forward every movement that makes for the common good."

PEKING, Feb. 14. A recrudescence of the activities of former Chinese Pirates recently took place when the Kwang Lee, a steamer bound frori Shanghai to Hong-Kong was boarded by a band of 30 Chinese who came

alongside in Junks and demanded the tan old-fashioned

Community Open House At Williamsburg Feb. 17 (Special to the Palladium) WILLIAMSBURG, Ind., Feb. 14. A

NEGRO LYNCHED. "' v ;' By Associated Press) ELLAVILLE, JGa., jFeb. MIWiHf Jones, a negro, was lynched last night'

after he had been suspected of shoot-

community "open house" will be held two wnue men in Williamsburg under the direction

of the L. W. C. class of the " Friends' j churc hon the evening of Friday, Feb. I 17. A program of entertainment will be! presented by local talent, together! with three speakers. This program '

will be short and 'will be followed by

spelling bee and

surrender of the vessel

The pirates imprisoned the crew and commanded the captain to continue his course toward Hong-Kong. Two of the three junks in which the pirates had ;ome alongside the Kwang Lee were abandoned owing to the fact that they were badly battered by the heavy sea prevailing, while the third was towed by order of tbe pirate chief The steamer proceeded toward Hong-kong, reaching Taisemi Bay late one night when it was stopped and the Chnese loaded their junks with plunder. Dismantled Engine. Before leaving the ship they completely dismantled the engines and the pirate leader is reported to have bidden a polite goodbye to the captain of the Kwang Lee and sailed oiT. The steamer managed to make its port some two days later. The plunder of the pirates amounted to some $120,000, including five cases of silver dollars consigned to some Chinese bank in Hong Kong. One Chinese passenger was killed in the boarding of the ship by. the pirates, but they made up for this untoward interest by compensating the father of the killed passenger "with a present of 8500 and two gold watches. The pirate crew has not been heard from since the seizure of the Kwang Lee. .

j games. The affair is under the direct

magement of the chairman, R. J. Kem.

Some animals can detect noises inaudible to human beings.

The Chinese and Japanese in their tables regard the milky way as a Ftream containing silvery fishes.' African bushmen and American Indians associate it with lights guarding the paths of wandering spirits.

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