Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 92, Number 103, 1 May 1922 — Page 1

MOM) CD H VOL. XCII., No. 103 Palladium. Eat. 1S31. Consolidated With Sun-Telegram, 1907. RICHMOND, IND., MONDAY EVENING, MAY 1, 1922. SINGLE COPY, 3 CENTS

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TRY TO KILL GENERAL IN CHM WAR Attempt to Assassinate Gen

Richard W. Croker, Former Tammany Leader, Dead CONTROL OF STOCKYARDS LEGAL, RULE New Orleans Baby Winner of Sixteen Blue Ribbons

NO SECRETS IM RUSSO-GERMAN TREATY, CLAIf.1 Tchitcherin Assures Barthou There Are No Military or Political Clauses in Rapallo Pact.

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eral Wu Pei-Fu Reported in Dispatch Said to Have Been Wounded.

BATTLE IS STILL RAGING fBy Associated Pres) LONDON, May 1. In attempt to assassinate General Wu Pei-Fu, leader of the Central Chinese forces, wa3 made last Saturday, says a Peking dispatch to the Evenings News today, which eald the report had not been confirmed. The general was said to have been slightly wounded, and hi3 assailant was captured and executed, the dispatch said. PEKING. May 1. The battle for the possession of Peking was still continuing today with the advantage apparently going to the forces of General Wu Pel-Fu, driving toward the capital from the south. ' Advices from the central of the fighting, 12 miles southwest of the city, were that general Wu was foreing the soldiers of General Chang Tscr Lin from Changsintien, and that the tide of battle was rolling eastward toward the southern walls of Peking. Heavy gunfire broke out to the east of Changsintien at nine o'clock last night continuing intermittently all night. Firing Intense ArtilkTy firing in the sector south of Peking became more intense toward midnight, and a small part of General Chang Tso Lin's army retreated toward the southwest walls of Peking. General Wu Pei-Fu's forces appeared to be developing their flanking movement on Chang's right wing, while1 the latter's troops were defending the Marco Polo bridge across the Hun river commanding the approach! to Peking. Observers reported that Chang had seven batteries of three guns each, firing simultaneously, with trenches over the hills along tho river six hundred yards apart. General Wu has gone from Paotingfu, his headquarters, to Liuliho to take charge of the drive on Peking. His forces are using shrapnel and machine guns. (Liunjiho ia on the Peking-Hankow railway; about 35 .miles- south of Peking, and twenty miles south of Changsintien, on which General Chang Tsp-Lin'9 right wing rests). -. - VOTE EARLY TUESDAY

IS ADVICE BECAUSE OF BALLOT LENGTH Vote early Tuesday if you would r, be certain of casting your ballot. & Many persons In every precinct in Richmond and in many of the outside precincts will be shut out of voting if ther wait until the final hours of the

day. The ballot is long and owing to the fact that the state election commissioners ruled against the use of extra clerks, there will be only the regulation number of officials at each voting nreclnct to assist in the work. In a regular election voters may be handled much more quickly than in a primary, it was pointed out, for in the election a majority of all votes cast are strict party ballots which required the voter to make but a single cross at the top. In the primary election, like that of Tuesday, there of course is no such thing as a "straight" party vote and each voter must mark a cross (X) AFTER the name of each and every candidate he desires to vote for. This process is necessarily much slower than voting in a regular election and consequently the number of voters that may be handled in an hour will be much less. The advice to go to the polls early tomorrow should be taken seriously by every man or woman who desires to participate in the affairs of their party. Many voters have been confused by the reports that to cast a ballot in

the Tuesday election It requires residence in the precinct thirty days. There Is no such requirement in the primary. If a voter has just moved into the precinct he 13 entitled to vote by showing that he is a bona fide resident of such precinct, even though his name is not found on the registration iv books. GUARDING AGAINST RIOTING IN PARIS CBy Associated Press) PARIS, May 1. May day in Paris opened quietly. The building and allied tradeswere on a holiday and the laxicab service was suspended, but the railroads, the tramways and the sub-

somewhat reduced schedules. The communist and Socialist newspapers did not appear. The prefecture of police assigned airplanes to fly over the city and suburbs, keeping in touch with the prefecture by wireless and giving notice of any suspicious looking gatherings or processions. TANK STEAMER LOST CREW OF 20 SAVED (T?- Associated Press) SAN FRANCISCO, May 1 The tank steamer, Whittier, of the Union Oil company, which went on the rocks at a point 10 miles south of Point Arena, last night, is a total loss, the company was advised today by radio. The steamer's cargo of 10,000 barrels of oil, was all lost. The crew was saved.

Richard W. Croker and his wife, former Indian princess NEW YORK, May 1. Richard W. Croker, formerly Tammany chieftain in New York, died at his home in Ireland about 3:30 o'clock Saturday, according to a cablegram received by Thomas F. Smith, secretary of Tammany hall, from Mrs. Croker. The cablegram, dated in Dublin at 4:36 p. m., gave no details, saying only: "Mr. Croker passed away suddenly." Under the leadership of Richard Welstead Croker, Tammany hall beexisted in the United States. For nine years Mr. Croker's masterly hand abcunie one of the most efficient and successful political machines that ever solutely dominated New York city's Democratic organization and during

(that time Tammany was invariably victorious at the polls.

EARLY CONGRESSIONAL RECESS PROBABLE; WANT TO FIX RUN DOWN POLITICAL FENGES

PALLADIUM NEWS Bl'BRAC , WASHINGTON, May 1. The house of representatives is practically certain to take a reces3 this summer, probably as early as- the first of June. The senate, however, will wrestle with the tariff bill for the next two months at least. Senator -Watson ef Indiana who had an active part in the. framing of the. tariff bill now before the senate expresses the opinion that the meas ure will be passed by the senate by July 1. In that event it probably will be in the L.ads of the conference committee of the two houses hroughout the month of July -as the senate bill premises to be considerably different from the bill the house passed, last July. Should the conferees be able to reach an agreement on the tariff by Aug. 1 the house will end its recess for consideration of the conference report. Republican leaders in both the senate and the house are hopeful that both houses will approve the conference re-i port after brief discussion making it possible for congress to adjourn sor3 time between Aug. 15 and Sept. 1. The house has disposed of nearly every measure of importance on its program with the exception of the merchant marine bill and the prediction has been mffle that that measure will be passed by the house before the first of June. Look to Fences Members of the house are looking forward to the summer recess with impatience, for all of them have considerable political fence-mending to do between the first of next month and the November elections, and many of the state primary elections will be held during the months of June, July, August and September. The senate is more indifferent concerning the prospect of "closing up Three Armed Bandits Hold Up Rayroll Clerk TOLEDO. O., May 1. Three armed bandits held up Beryl Loop, payroll clerk of the Holland Bread company, just outside the business here shortly after noon today and escaped in an automobile with a bag containing the weekly palroll amounting to $2,000. Weather Forecast FOR RICHMOND AND VICINITY By W. E. Moore Unsettled tonight; showers Tuesday or Tuesday night; mild temperature. The gradual development of the southwestern storm indicates unsettled weather for the next 36 hours with conditions favorable for rain about Tuesday or possibly Tuesday night. Temperatures For Yesterday Maximum 60 Minimum 31 Today Noon 73 Weather Conditions The cool wave which has prevailed for quite a period continues to slowly break up. Mild temperatures prevail is far north as southern Canada. . It was 72 at Edmonton, Alberta, 70 at Winnepeg, Canada, and 64 at Medicine Hat. Rains are falling over the southwestern states, the heaviest rainfall being over Arkansas and Louisiana. For Indiana by the United States Weather Bureau. Increasing cloudiness tonight, probably followed by showers; slightly warmer tonight. Paid Circulation Saturday, was' 11,812

shop." Twothirds of the members of the upper house are not up for renomination and re-election this year, for one reason. Then, too, the average senator takes his vacations -whenever

the spirit moves him, no niatter wheth- J er congress is in or out- or session. Also, nearly all senators, elected for terms of six years, locate more or less permanently in Washington, and they have.no particular , desire to spend muchstima with their constituencies. On the other hand, most members of the house feel it necessary for them to forego absences from -Washington for any length of time so long as the house is in session. And the average congressman has no permanent living quarters in Washington, nd he also believes it important to spend as much of his time in his district as possible whenever congress is in recess or in adjournment. MINORITY CANDIDATES MAY BE ELECTED IF FULL VOTE NOT CAST "Elections In the United States are uastru ujiun me uieurjr uittL an ui me electorate votes, saia Major Faui Comstock, chairman of the Republican county committee, Monday. "Unless all vote, minority candidates may be elected." Urging all of those qualified to vote, to cast a ballot on election day, Tuesday, Mr. Comstock, said, "Most people do not realize the cost of primary elections. "We hve held an election in this

was over $2 and very often the costihe cm s?1 has been attempting runs $1 a voter. Since the election ! f reach the men in the higher servmachinery is provided to care for a!i(:e?, at thf expense of perfecting the full vote, it costs no more to register cml service within its admittedly a large vote than a small one. prperph!r?-. v k t J a "The total registration in 1920 was Vhe Joint debate which I had about 22,000 or about 86 percent of the1?"1111 n. he said that the civil servtotal possible vote. The total vote, in- 1(re work had &one to '.bnt only eluding the women, was slightly overlfive mo?ths ag .as. CA service 21,000. Now there is no reason why 'Commissioner , I Pointed out, he signed

the votes in the primaries tomorrow should not reach 20,000, but political forecasters are saying that the vote will not be over 12,000. "While the actual cost of the electtMl ran Tint ho plvpn in aAvanna Ilia total cost will be between $5,00o' and SfiOOO. TTnlPSa a pnnrt vnto ia naat the average cost per voter is going to be high. "As a matter of fact, it Is the people that clamor the loudest for primaries, who stay away from the voting booths on that day." FLOOD WATERS FILL MISSISSIPPI BASIN

"1LM miss., iviay 1. ine oa-j, doughnuts, nursing the wounded 1 sin formed by the Louisiana parishes', or by doillg the innumerable tasks for of Concordia and Catahoula and Parts. which only feminine hands are fitted; of Texas, Avoyles and LaSalle, is be-lmet nere today m the first grand re-;

ing rapidly filled by the flood waters Of the Mississippi river that are sweeping through the crevice near Ferriday, La., and the slowness of the rise now indicates that within a week the water in the basin will be on a level with the water in the main channel of the river. In the vicinity of Shaw, Blackhawlc and Bogere, the water is 20 feet deep. At Ferriday, the nearest town to the break, a depth of three to five feet i has been reached, but the rate of rise is not more than three inches in 24 hours. In most of the flooded towns some men, a few women and children remain and have settled down to living under flood conditions. Practically the only business conducted i3 by the grocery stores.

Packers and Stockyards Act

of 1921 Providing for Federal Regulation Constitutional, Court Decides. TAFT READrDECISION fBv Associated Press) WASHINGTON, May 1. The packers and stockyards act of 1921 was declared constitutional today by the supreme court. The court in disposing of cases brought by James E. Burton and others representing Chicago traders and the Stafford Brothers in behalf of the Chicago commission merchants, declared that commission merchants, traders, and dealers who buy and sell livestock after its arrival at the Chicago stock yaras, are engaged in interstate commerce. Chief Justice Taft in holding federal control of the stockyard3 of the country as directed in the Packer and Stockyards act to be constitutional, declared the yards constituted a channel through which interstate shipments oi livestock flowed and further were great national public utilities. Justice McReynoids dissented without delivering an opinion and Justice Day did not participate. Two Slightly Injured When Ships Collide (Bv Associated Press) NORFOLK, Va., May 1. The coastguard cutter Manning and the British steamship Justin collided in Hampton Road3 .near Ft. Wool late, last night. Wireless reports said neither ship was badly damaged. Two men were said to have been injured, but not seriously. U. S. Captain Wounded in May Day Demonstration (By Associated Press) MAYENCE, May 1 During a May day demonstration here today a captain of the American army was wounded by the manifestants. HARDING WILL STOP CIVIL SERVICE FOES IS BELIEF OF FOULKE I do not think that opponents of 1 v, the merit system will succeed in oveT throwing or in seriously impairing it," said William Dudley Foulke, on his return to Richmond Monday after a tour of the east, during which he debated with John H. Bartlett, first assistant postmaster general, on the value of the merit system. "I believe that President Harding will put the brake on the work of the politicians who are eager for jobs and think they see a chance now that the congressional elections are ap proaching and Will Hays is out

the way. (The accident was witnessed only by "Hays had been standing up man-. the operator at Hamilton. fully in the postoffice department . against the demands of the spoilsmen,' ! p. nr ("lift MO in

but when he left he was succeeded by j jjj. Work who DroDoses to anDoint Republicans wherever he can and who wants to take all presidential postmasterships from under the civil service and make them subject to a mere departmental examination of his own. Bartlett is Foe "Mr. Bartlett, the 1 first assistant postmaster, seems to be aiding this effort to provide places for Republi cans, for he published an article through tho nostnffim nnhiioitir nr.! ganization m wmcn he declared that a report which called for a wider application of the principle of filling the higeh administrative position. .. .from the classified service' in order to improve the service. "The audience at the debate exi Dressed amusement at the conflict in vyimuuo. WOMEN WHO SERVED DURING WORLD WAR -HOLD FIRST REUNION (By Associated Press.? WASHINGTON, May 1. American women wno serveu oeumu iue uuea j 1 1 z i n i during the World war, whether by fry - un'on since the armistice. . I "he meeting was' held under the! auspices of the women's overseas serv-j ice league, an organization wnicn "would be given a federal charter under a bill recently favorably reported to the house. It will continue several days and those joining in the reunion will hear addresses by General Persh-I ing, and Ambassadors Geddes and Jusserand. of Great Britain and "France, respectively, and be received bv President and Mrs. Harding at the White House. The purpose of the reunion as announced by Miss Margaret Lambie, chairman of the committee in charge, i3 to rededicate the efforts of those who served overseas to assist disabled former service men still undergoing treatmen and to all classes of emergency service.

is4 : :.-.. Meet little Miss Mary Luise Bobb

me soutn, wnere ail DaDies especially gin naoies are noted for good looks, sweet temper and bright minds. When she was one year old a jury of 23 physicians voted her the finest baby in New Orleans, and she has been taking prizes ever since.

GILBERT I. THOMAS, BRAKEMAN, IS KILLED; FALLS UNDER TRAIN Gilbert I. Thomas, of 15 North Twelfth street, head brakeman . of a Pennsylvania freight train, was killed in the freight yards at Hamilton, Ohio, at 1:30 o'clock Monday morning. As he stepped from the train while it was still in motion, but slowing up to take water, with the intention of uncoupling the train, Mr. Thomas slipped and1 fell beneath the wheels. His body was badly mangled and he died a few minutes after he had been taken from under the train. Survivors . " He is survived by his wife,. MrsBssie Thomas,' an infant daughter" Eva, aged seven months, a brother, Forest Thomas, living on Richmond avenue, and a sister, Mrs. Lillian Howard Williams. 308 CTiPRtnnt strppt TTa alsn where he formerly lived. The widow is staying with her mother, Mrs. M. J. Marshall, at 204 North Eleventh street, since the accident. Mr. Thomas came to Richmond from Carlos City about three years ago and was married in August of 1920. He has been working for the Pennsylvania ever since his marriage. He was 22 i years old. He was a member of the Methodist church. E. J. Hiatt, 32 North Nineteenth street, was the engineer of the train T I Bill Ell K I" I 11 N fl 1 ntviwiiu riJ PRODUCTION MANAGER OF CITY LIGHT PLANT The resignation of L. C. Weldon, production superintendent at "the Municipal Light plant, was accepted by the board of works Monday morning. It takes effect at once No statement was made by the board Monday as to why the action was taken. D. C. Hess, commercial maanger, will take charge of the production end for the present, it was stated. Walker E. Land, president of the board, said the future policy of the plant would be decided upon later. Mr. Weldon could not be reached Monday. Weldon came to Richmond about one year ago last November under the Zimmerman administration. Randolph County Town Kicks On Light Service fBy Associated Press) ' . INDIANAPOLIS, May 1. George S. Murphy, president of the town board of Parker City, Randolph county, and other town officials, today filed a petition with the Public Service commission, asking that the commission nerimit a second electric utility to oper ate in tne town. Service of the Traction Light and Power company, w hich obtains its current from the Union Traction comDanv -was said hv th nelHtinn t K 'grossly inadeauate

Election Returns Tuesday Night The Palladium will give out both local and state election returns Tuesday night by means of stereopticon in front of The Palladium building, and by regular telephone, 1121; 2834 and 2872. The state news will be furnished by a special leased Associated Press wire. The local returns will be ' by messenger stationed at each of the voting precincts. ; WIRELESS SERVICE Election news also will be broadcasted on the hour and half hour during the evening. Owing to Associated Press ruling, news emanating from this source cannot be broadcasted, but a special service has been arranged to broadcast election news. . .

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hm"M1i 1 . . ifv-v. of New Orleans, champion baby of NEW AND BACKERS ARE CONFIDENT OF PARTY ENDORSEMENT INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., May 1. That United States Senator Harry S. New will be renominated by the Republicans at the primary election Tuesday was the confident prediction made tofiay by many of the state leaders, who have been endeavoring for several days to size up' the situation from all angles, . ; Some of the more enthusiastic supporters '6f Senator' New' were predictr ing that his victory would- run up to 100,000 and they were claiming ereTy congressional district with but two exceptions. Senator New, who has been in Indianapolis for several days, was confident that he would receive the endorsement of his party. "I am satisfied with the situation," said Senator New. "I am confident I will be renominated. I count on at least 10 districts as a certainty, and I will not be surprised, if I carry all of them. My final reports from throughout the state do not cause me to change my belief that I will be re nominated." Contrary to the efforts of his op ponents to make it appear that he is afraid of a large vote, Senator New expressed the hope that the vote would be heavy. He and his managers hold the opinion that the more Republicans who go to the poles the better it will be for Senator New. The senator made a tour of Madison county Saturday. It is looked upon as a Beveridge stronghold, but Mr. New stated that his chances there were excellent. He also asserted reports indicate that he will carry the Lake county region. The Ex-service Men's Voters' league has printed more than 100,000 copies of its slate on which Senator New is carried for re nomination. The league has appointed more than 500 workers. It has issued a warning that it will advertise its slate to minimize the j likelihood of success of a bogus vet erans' slate, circulation. which is said to be in THIEVES GET $500 HAUL AT RESIDENCE OF C. A. HARRISON Tkuv htainoi arniind $500 worth of loot when they entered the resi - dence of C. A. Harrison, 1313 North B street, between 6:30 and 8:15 o'clock Sunday evening. Two suits of clothes, an overcoat, silverware and jewelry, comprised the haul. Two purses containing $40 each, a string of pearl beads valued at $50, a gold cameo pin valued at $100, a gold bracelet, a dozen silver teaspoons and other articles of value were taken from the house. Mrs. Harrison had gone out to attend a Billy Sunday meeting and it was on her return that she found the house unlocked and the articles missing.

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BULLETIN GENOA. May. 1. Prime Minister Lloyd George announced to a committee of the economic conference today that Russia was ready to give back 90 -Percent of seized private property "in (By Associated Press) GENOA. May 1. Foreign Minister Tchitcherin, head of the Russian dele gation at the economic conference. has written a letter to Vic-Pr.tr!f.v Barthou of France, assuring him there are no secret military or political clauses in the Russo-German treaty signed Easter Sunday at Rapallo. H says Russia is not hostile toward France, notwithstanding France's unfriendly attitude toward Russia. - The draft of the private property articles to be embodied in the proposals to Russia, drawn up by the experts, was submitted to the allied conferees today, and provoked a lively discussion, Belgium objecting to the draft as unsatisfactory. It was decided therefore that th experts should re-examine the draft and make another report later In the day. s Complete Proposals The work of completing the allied proposals to Russia was resumed today, with the promise of more rapid headway than heretofore. The last few days have brought into evidence a more harmonious spirit between the British and French delegations, despite the continuing clashes between Mr. Lloyd George and M. Barthou. Confidence is felt that the divergence in the British and Frnech views can be adjusted so as to present a solid front to the soviet delegation. M. Barthou wishes to see the proposals whipped into shape before leaving for his heart to heart talk with Premier Poincare, and now plans not to start for Paris before tomorrow night. Russ Know Details. While nothing has been officially communicated to the Russians as to the progress of the work, they have been able to Iteep familiar with what already has been decided by the powers, through publication of the details in Genoa. The impression also obtains that quiet unofficial conferences are taking place between the allied delegates and Soviet leaders in an endeavor to lead them to appreciate the standpoint of the powers in their task of planning the economic rejuvenation of Russia. Publication of a letter from Pope Pius, praising the efforts of the conference, evoked expressions of gratification from the chief delegates, who loked upon it as contributing to an eventual amicable understanding. STRIKE SETTLEMENT IS NOT IN SIGHT AS 2ND MONTH BEGINS (By Associated Press.) INDIANAPOLIS, May 1. The secend month of the nation-wide suspen- . "on of work in the coal industry began today, with officials at headquarters here of the United Mine Workers of America declaring that no settlement was in sight for the wage controversy involving more than 600,000 miners. - ' ' ' , -. '.: , ' No change was made by union officials in their previous claim that at least 680,000 workers had joined in the suspension, the number including j 75,000 non-union miners in the bitumJinous coal fields, as also 450,000 union ! bituminous miners and 155,000 anthra cite workers- Peak strength officials here said, had not yet been attained, and the union's program called for further effort to close the non-union fields, particularly those of ctntral Pennsylvania. ' Except for the drive of "union organizers into Pennsylvania and West Virginia, the first month of the suspenj sion was marked by extreme quiet, the workers of the completely organized fields seeming to regard their idleness as a vacation. The drive on the Pennsylvania non-union fields was viewed by union officials as Import ant in that they regarded the output of these districts as a vital factor in determining' the outcome of the sus pension m the central competlve field employing more than one third of all union miners. Endurance Struggle As for the central competitive Held, which comprises western Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana and Illinois, and othtr outlying soft coal fields, the bus pension apparently settled down to an endurance struggle with officials here professing confidence that the operators would . finally be forced into a wage conference. . While the anthracite operators had negotiations for a settlement under way, their conference with the union leaders over a new wage scale was at a standstill, but officials here expected an earlier settlement in these fields than in the bituminous fields, scattered throughout the country. Can Sue Shipping Board Without Its Consent, Rule (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON. May 1 The emergency fleet corporation of the United. States shipping board is , not a governmental agency, in the sense that it cannot be sued without its consent, the supreme court today' decided. .