Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 92, Number 121, 22 May 1922 — Page 1

MOND i V 'VOL. XCII., No. 121 Palladium. Est. 1S31. ' Consolidated' With Sun-Telegram. 1907. RICHMOND, IND., MONDAY EVENING, MAY 22, 1922. SINGLE COPY, 3 CENTS U. S. MISTER ENDS UPRISING IN NICARAGUA Man, 1 03, Aids Brother Celebrate 100th Birthday

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FIRST I'M TO CUT RAIL RATESMDE Seven Executives, Represent

U. S. Occupies Former Austrian Quarters as Embassy

2 AMERICANS DIE IN CRASH; 100 DROWNED Tugs and Small War Craft Search Scene Where British Steamship Egypt Collided With French Steamer.

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Rebels Agree to Turn Over

Seized Fort to U. S. Marines Warned that Devil Dogs

Will Return Fire.

RECRUITING TROOPS

(By Associated Press) MANAGUA, Nicarraugua, May 22. A revolutionary movement broke out here today against President Diego, a band of rebels seizing Fortress Loma, commanding this city. Upon representation from the American minister, John E. Ramer, however, the revolutionists later agreed to turn over the fort to the command of the American marines at 10 o'clock tonight to be given back to the government. The capture of Fort Loma was effected at noon under command of General Arcenio Cruz, who took the position by strategy in the absence of the commander.

Other leaders of the revolutionary movement are Adan Canton and Salvador Castrlllo. All are prominent ent Conservatores, but are of the faction opposed to the present government. As soon as news of the capture of the fortress was received the American minister sent a letter to the commander of the rebellious troops. The reply stated that the rebels were friendly to the Americans and that their purpose was to cause the resignation of the president and a change in the present cabinet. Proposes Conference. The American minister answered stating that if the fort fired on Campo de Marte where the American marines are . stationed, or upon the city, the fire would be returned by the marines. He also proposed that General Cruz send three representatives to the American legation to meet three representatives of the government for a joint conference. Mr. Ramer then communicated by wireless, with Rear Admiral Cole, of the United States navy, who replied

that he was within 300 miles of Nicar

agua and would arrive at Corinto tomorrow with 400 marines. The government was busy today recruiting troops and expected that 1,000 men wouM arrive by tonight from Cranada.

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ing Group of 19, Confer With Interstate Commerce Commission on Situation.

HARDING URGES CUT

(By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, May 22. Seven railroad executives, representing the group of 19 which participated in the White House dinner conference Saturday, at which President Harding

asked voluntary action by the railroads in certain rate reductions, today; held a two . hours' session with the members of the interstate commerce commission. Although the formal announcement of the conference was made by Daniel Willard, president of the Baltimore and Ohio and one of the conferees, merely said the meeting was "for the purpose of discussing the rate situation," the session generally was regarded as the first step by railroads toward possible "compliance with the president's request and toward carrying out the agreement made at tho White House conference.

Left to right, Wilson Daubney, 100; John Daubney, 103. John Daubney made a trip of several hundred miles to attend the birthday celebration of his kid brother. Nothing strange about that except that John is 103 and his "kid" brother, Wilson Daubney, was observing his one hundredth birthday. John lives in Taylor Falls, Minn. Wilson lives in Decorah, Iowa.

MURDER OF ULSTER PARLIAMENT MEMBER CAUSES MANIFESTO

ADVANTAGES AND WEAK POINTS OF PRIMARY AND CONVENTION SYSTEMS ARE DISCUSSED By maiik sullivax tthe fact that while they might be wilWASHINGTON, May 22. There is 'ling to make a single campaign, they no current political tendency more could not gpare the time, and expense obvious than the disposition to get 1 involved in making two complete camaway from the direct primary andlpaigns. back to the party convention as ai In Indiana, for example, ex-Senator

ievenage devoted practically all ms time for five months to making the primary campaign which ended recently. Having done this Mr. Bever-

CHICAGO POLICEMA N HURLED FROM THIRD STORY WINDOW TODAY

(By Associated Press)

CHICAGO, May 22. Collapse of a

threatened building trade strike and an attack on a policeman who was

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New home of

American embassy in Berlin and Houghton at his desk.

Ambassador Alanson

BULLETIN

BELFAST. May 22. The killing to

day of W. J. Twoddell, a member of the Ulster parliament, who was shot while on his way to business, caused

the issuance of a manifesto by Sir James Craig, the premier, announcing a special meeting of the cabinet and the legal authorities. The premier declared "Just retribution" was called for. The premier in his manifesto said: "My detestation of this horrible crime fills me with such indignation that I have announced a special meeting of the cabinet and all the authorities dealing with law and order. Such an event as this murder demands just retribution."

BELFAST. May 22. W. J. Twaddell. a member of the northern parliament, was shot here today and died in the hospital. He was proceeding to business when he was struck by several shots. A woman was also wounded by the fusillade. Mr. Twaddell 13 the first member of

parliament to be attacked in the his

tory of Belfast's disorders.

LONDON. May 22. An Exchange

Telegraph dispatch says former head

Constable Ballantyne of the Royal

Irish constabulary, who had just been retired from the service, was shot dead

at his home in Raphoe, county Donegal, on Sunday.

COUNCIL TO CONSIDER . WIDENING PARK ROAD

The matter of widening the east side entrance to Glen Miller park, for the purpose of insuring greater safety to motorists entering and leaving the park will be taken up by council at the next meeting, according to the decision of the board of works Monday

morning. The board decided to refer the matter back to council to see what disposition that body wished to make of it. The entrance as it stands today was erected in 1912. ' Monday was the day set for hearing on the improving of North West Second street from Lincoln to Richmond avenue. There were no protests and the resolution, No. 638, was confirmed.

means of nominating candidates for

office. , ... It has been the disposition of some of the leaders of the Republican party to make a formal declaration on this subject That disposition may possibly be changed by the results of the Pennsylvania primary. Without any open . declaration of policy, a good deal has already been done in this direction. In Maine both parties have adopted platforms favoring the abolishing of the primary, and it is reasonably certain that this will be done at the next session of the legislature. Various other states, including New York,

have taken partial or complete steps away from the primary and in the direction of the old convention system.

One state, Minnesota, has recently

adopted a modification of the direct

primary which preserves much of its usefulness, but at the same time revitalizes the old-time party conven

tion. In Minnesota, under the new way, party conventions meet and name candidates for office. May Express Dissent Subsequently there is a party primary at which the candidates previously endorsed have the first place on the ticket and are formally described on the ticket with the words, "endorsed by the party convention." In these primaries, anyone can enter, and they afford an opportunity for those party voters who are dissatisfied by what the convention did, to give expression to their dissent. On the other hand, Iowa has a system by which the party primaries comes before the party convention. This primary is not binding unless some dne candidate gets at least 35 per cent of the vote. In the lack of that, the party convention makes the nomination without being bound in any way by what the preceding primary has

done. Some variation of what has been

done in these states is in process of being done, or is contemplated, In still other states. The direct primary generally is in process of recession or modification. One of the objections to the primary is that in most cases It makes necessary for a candidate for office to go through two complete campaigns. This is a real disadvantage. The burden on the candidate for office Is such that, in many cases, only men whose whole career is that of politics, are willing to undergo it. The writer has known of excellent men who have been urged to be candidates for the .United States senate

and who have based their refusal on

idge has only gone half way toward

success. All he has so far achieved is. his eligibility as a candidate In the general election In November. Mr. Beveridge must now in the immediate future repeat practically the whole process. ' Having spent five months lh his campaign , to defeat (Continued on Page Twelve)

BOMDING OF MAYOR'S

HOME BELIEVED WORK OF ENEMIES OF RULE (Bv Associated Press) COLUMBUS. Ga.. May 22. Commissioners of Muskogee county today placed the entire resources of the county at the disposal of the city commissioner of Columbus in an effort to bring about the arrest of those responsible for the bombing early yesterday of the home of Mayor Dimon. The bomb wrecked a portion of the mayor's home, Tjut without injury to

any member of the family. The at

tempt on the life of the mayor was attributed by city officials to persons who lately have addressed personal letters to him and to H. Gordon Hinckle, city manager. These letters contained strong objections to the commission form of government now in use here, and declared that unless Mayor Dimon discharged the city manager both would be killed.

Jury Trying Burch

Disagrees; Discharged LOS ANGELES. Cal., May 22. The Burch jury was discharged today without reaching a verdict. The jury is the second to disagree on the guilt or innocence of Arthur C. Burch, in connection with the slaying of J. Belton Kennedy, Los Angels broker, for whose death Madalynne Obenchaln also has been tried, with a jury disagreement. Jurors said that the final ballot was 7 to 5 for acquittal. This division was

unchanged since Saturday after the

.f(rt ballot of 6 to .6 The four women

yon the Jury voted for acquittal. The

case was placed on tne caienaar ior next Saturday, to be set for a third trial. .

JOHN W. MEREDITH BURIED AT WEBSTER

MORE RAIL ECONOMY NEEDED BEFORE RATE CUT, SAYS OFFICIAL

ELECTRIC SERVICE OFF TEN MINUTES; TO SIMPLIFY WIRING

A slight interruption In the electric

service wa caused when a starter box burned out at the municipal electric J light and power plant Monday morning. Service was held up about ten minutes until other units in the plant could be switched in. . "It is our plan to revise the. switchboard and simplify the wiring." said D. C. Hess, superintendent of the plant. "If the switchboard had been arranged in modern fashion, the change from one unit to another could have been effected much more quickly," he stated. Two engineers from the General Electric company plant are now de

signing a new wiring system for the switchboard. The 2,000 kilowatt unit has been overhauled and work on the 1,000 kilowatt unit is to be commenced shortly. Can Reach Officials. In a staement issued Monday, Mr. Hess called attention to the fact that members of the general public may have access to any official of the plant to whom they wish to present suggestions. He said:

"Policies must emanate from somewhere. In our "case they start at the

head office and are transmitted through the departmental heads to the

men who usually come in contact with our customers. . . "But please understand that the men

; in the head office are just as accessi

ble when you have something to take up with them -as the man who reads your meter, or the clerk in the office. "We are trying to treat everybody in the organization well, and endeavor to do the same by you, but it is only natural that we do not . at all times

know just what your trouble is. Tell

IRISH SIGNATORIES ARE INVITED TO DISCUSS SATURDAY AGREEMENT

. BULLETIN LONDON, May 22.

The British

nunea irom a inira story winaow oi,the Austro.Hungarian . ambassador to Prussia. It is situate on Moltkea building under guard were the prin- j gtrasse in the Konigsplatz of Berlin. The U. S. embassy Is again functioning

cipal early developments today in the I under Ambassador Alanson Houghton.

so-called labor war. Additional indictments were expected to be re

turned by the county grand jury. James Mullen, 45, patrolman, was thrown from the third story of an

apartment building being erected

under the Landis wage award by three men believed by police to be labor wreckers. He suffered a fractured ankle, spinal and possible internal injuries. Policeman Mullin was on duty when he saw three men enter the building. He followed them to the third floor, where all three attacked him. The assailants escaped. Leaders In Jail Several of the building trades leaders are in jail Fred Mader, president of the building trades council;' "Big Tim" Murphy, and Cornelius Shea are charged with murdei" and official strike notices never were issued. The decision of the building trades to strike against announcement of the

citizens' committee to enforce the Lan-!

dis award, that ten building trades had

been placed on the "open shop" list, was announced by Mader several weeks ago. In the meantime, two policemen guarding buildings being constructed under the Landis arbitration wage, were Bhot and killed and one wounded on May 9. This outbreak caused the authorities to declare that a "labor war" had broken out. Murphy, Mader, Shea and several others were seized and eventually a number of Indictments charging murder and conspiracy were returned. The "big three" as Murphy, Mader and Shea were called, were charged with murder.

Police said today they had obtained further evidence which is said to link "Big Tim" Murphy, Mader and Shea with the slaying, of the two policemen May 9, in connection with terrorist disorders. Harry Jensen, president of the Carpenters district council, announced that the building trades branch of the American Federation of Labor would be asked to reorganize the Chicago council, of which Mader is president

government has invited the Irish sig-t

natories to the Angll-Irish treaty to come to London and discuss with the British signatories the agreement signed Saturday between representatives of the provisional government and the followers of Eamonn de Valera, it was announced in the house of commons this afternoon by Winston Churchill, secretary for the colonies. (By Associated Press) LONDON, May 22. The agreement reached in Dublin Saturday by leaders of political factions is regarded by most of the editorial writers of today's

CB? Associated Press I BREST. May 22. Mrs. M. B. Sibley and Miss V, M. Boyer, American missionaries on their, way to India, were said today by R. S. Bevan to be the only American passengers to have been drowned in the wreck of the British steamship Egypt, which was

sunk off the Island of Ushant, Satur

day night by a collision with the

French steamer Seine. Nearly 100

other persons lost their lives in the disaster.

Tugs and small warcraft have been

searching the scene of the wreck ever

since the collision, Dut no other bodies in addition to those picked up soon

afterwards, had been found up to this

afternoon.

The Egypt went down in 400 feet of i

water. She carried 300,000 in gold be

sides a consignment of mail for India.

So far one mail pouch has been picked up, but nothing else, except the wreckage from the crash found on the surface. " - The ship's officers did not even save the vessel's papers. It is not questioned by most of the survivors, however, that many of the 300 odd persons aboard were thrown Into the sea or Jumped from the sinking ship when they were unable to obtain places in the few life boats that were lowered. It is possible that some of the mi.sing may have been picked up by the

Steamship Cap Iracon in addition to those brought here by the Seine. The Cap Iracon was 9 miles from the 6cene and replied to the distress signal:, with the assurance that she was Breeding to the spot. According to the Egypt's purser the ship floated only about 20 minutes after her plates were crushed in by the Seine. The Egypt he said was not moving at the time of the accident lying to on account of the dense fog and sounding her siren continuously. Warning Shriek

Suddenly there came the warning

London newspapers as the surrender

They do not see how it will enable the

shriek of the siren on the Seibe and the latter loomed up out of the fos and darkness and struck the Egypt amidships. With the crash there came a terrible confusion on the stricken vessel. Four or five boats were all that could be lowered because of the list of the vessel, and many persons jumped overboard, fearing to be drawn down with the Egypt. Tbero was no one on board when the vessel took her final plunge, he believed. The purser estimated that 15 passengers, 30 white officers and 50 Lascars of the crew were missing.

BOSTON. May 22. Mrs. M. L. Sibley and Miss V. M. Boyer. the American women who are missing from the British steamship Egypt, sunk off the coast of France, were missionaries bound for India who had been in this city recently. Mrs. Sibley, a member

Irish people to express their will re- j Commissioners for' foreign missions.

nas relatives in Toledo, Ohio. Miss

Boyer, who formerly made her home

EARTHQUAKE SHAKES CHILI SANTIAGO, Chili, May 22. A severe earthquake, lasting five minutes, was felt here at 10:50 o'clock this morning. No damage has been reported. '

specting the Anglo-Irish treaty. Some

also find a connection between the peace pact and the outbreak of violence in the north. The Times declares that those responsible for the outrages in the north acted identically with the extremists in the south, the object in each case being to overcome the north's resistance to union by coercion and violence. - "The elections will be little more than an empty form," the Times adds. "At the elections Ireland was to have decided whether she accepted or rejected a constitution based on the

treaty. It now is apparently proposed

us your difficulties and we will try tojto withdraw that question from the

help you in every way that is to the

best interests of all concerned.'

Funeral services for John W. Meredith, who died Saturday at his home in Williamsburg, were held Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock in the Friends' church at Williamsburg with the Masonic lodge in charge. There was a large attendance from Richmond and many other parts of Wayne county. The" burial was in the cemetery at Wabster. Services were conducted by Rev. John Kemp, pastor of the Friends' church at Lynn. The pallbearers included the three sons, son-in-law and grandson and were: Linus Meredith, William Meredith, Harry Meredith, L. I. Cranor, Albert Herr and Wilfred Griffith. Sunday night the Odd Fellows of Williamsburg held services at tjie home. L. A. Handley and Elmer E. Hawkins, of Whitewater lodge, I. O. O. F. of Richmond, assisted and conduct, ed the ritual. Mr. Meredith had been a member of the Williamsburg lodge of Odd Fellows for 56 years.

(By Associated Press) CHICAGO, May 22. Rates should

not be reduced until more economic! operation of the railroad has been ef-J fected. L. W. Baldwin, vice-president!

of the Illinois Central railway, said today in an address before the International Railway Fuel association. He urged more conservation of coal. "The public has the right to demand of the railroads', as public serv

ants, that they exhaust their best ef-j

rons to rurnisn me mosi economical service possible, he said. 'That does not mean that they should neglect the

I properties In order to reduce rates,

but it does mean that they should be constantly on the alert to stop all waste and leaks In the business of performing transportation service. "For some time there has been agitation for reduction In rates. It is Important that rates should not be reduced until the spread between operating revenue and operation expenses is reduced. "We are seeking to do that by operating economically. We must take the public into our confidence and tell

them what we are doing to conserve j

in an ertort to reauce raies. "We are passing through a test period. The future of the railroads for a long time will be determined by the actions of the next few months."

Weather Forecast

WATSON, OF GEORGIA, THREATENS TO KNOCK DOWN SENATOR PHIPP

at Aspinwall, a., was going out as a

teacher in a school for missionaries children and others in South India. Mrs. Sibley was a widow somewhat beyond middle years, returning to her station In the city of Way. Miss Boyer, with no parents or relatives alive, was taking' up work In the mission field for the first time. ; : ; ' , ,

FOR RICHMOND AND VICINITY By W. E. Moore Partly cloudy but mostly fair to

night.

night. Winds mostly easterly

The gradual development of a storm over the southwest indicates fair weather followed by occasional rains either Tuesday or Tuesday night and probably Wednesday. Temperatures for Yesterday Maximum 76 Minimum 52 Today Noon 76 Weather Conditions Generally fair weather has overspread the lake region and the central states. There is cloudy and unsettled weather over the southwest with rain as far east as Missouri this morning. The storm is

moving slowly but the rain area is increasing in size. It has been very warm over the northwest, with temperatures of 80 degrees in western Canada, while it is quite cool, over the lake region and

the St. Lawrence valley. For Indiana by the U. S. Weather Bureau Increasing cloudiness tonight. Tuesday unsettled. Showers ers west and south portions. Not much change in temperature.

WASHINGTON. May 22. Postmaster anDointments in Georeia started a

Showers Tuesday or Tuesday , hot exchange in the senate today be

tween Senator Watson, Democrat, of that state.' and Senator Phipp, of Colorado, a Republican member of the postoffice committee, with the result that business was disrupted for several minutes, after, which the two senators took their controversy into the corridor with the Georgia senator offering personal combat. "If you say a word out of the way, I'll knock you down," Senator Watson said he told the Colorado senator after they left the senate chamber. Senator Phipp declined to see newspaper men to discuss the incident. Senator Watson, discussing the dispute, which be

gan while the senate was discussing

an army bill, said Senator Phipp de

Law Requires Workers Given Annual Vacation (By Associated Press) WARSAW, May 22 The Polish diet has enacted a law requiring an, annual vacation of two weeks with pay for all industrial workers.

Paid Circulation Saturday, was 11,854

people and establish an executive in which the Republicans have a voice virtually equal with the pro-treaty party." Sees Connection. The Daily Chronicle, the government newspaper, says: . "It may be wrong to connect in any way the agreement with the renewed ' hostilities against Ulster, but if they were unconnected before the event they will

J inevitably be connected in the eyes of

Irishmen after it. "It (the agreement) seems to mean nothing if not that the provisional government is prepared to buy off the hostility of its opponents gaining nothing in return except postponement of the evil day. The Morning Post believes that the agreement means that DeValera and Collins have come to terms on the best means of establishing a republic, while the present "attack on Ulster" is part of the part." "The only thing one sees with clearness," writes the Daily Telegraph Dublin correspondent, "is the possibility, indeed the probability! that within a short time we shall have a firm demand for an independent Irish republic." v

DUBLIN, May 22. A business re

clined the challenge to personal com-1 vival throughout southern Ireland is

bat mentioned, calling a sergeant-at-arms, and then walked away. , The Georgia senator explained that the dispute involved three postmaster nominations Jack Curran, to be postmaster at Savannah, Ga., J. B. Crane at Dixie, Ga., and Lawson Pritchard at Tennille, Ga. All are "personally abjectionable" to him, Senator Watson said, and he so notified Senator Phipp.

RESUME SMALL 1 RIAL CHICAGO, May 22. The prosecution in the case of Governor Len Small charged with conspiracy," will resume the examination of state witnesses today, at the beginning of the fifth week of the trial, since the selection af the jury was started.

possible under the agreement reached by the leaders of the -two political fac

tions Saturday, in the opinion of William T. Cosgrove, minister of local government In the Dail cabnet - "With the co-operation which this agreement tends to effect the country can shake off the lethargy and suspense which have so seriously affected business," he said last night. "It now remains to restore confidence. Every citizen must contribute toward this national essential. "Capital and labor must now make an agreement in the same spirit and proceed with work. Irish labor will go ahead with arrangements to con

test the constituencies (in the coming

election) in the interests of the work ,ers." i

TO HONOR MEMORY

OF GALBRAITH JULY9

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., May 22. The flag will be flown a.t half-mast on July 9, wherever an American Legion clubhouse is located, in memory of Colonel F. W. Galrbaith. Jr., who died on this date one year ago. while serving as National commander of the legion. "He died in active service," lays Lemuel Bolles, national adjutant of the legion, "and was cut off In the

midst of literally untiring efforts for the nation and the legion." "In Past Commander Galbralth the legion honors one of the truest and finest of the leaders of America. His career consisted of the mastering of difficulties. At 10 years of age he was employed as a railroad 'call boy In California; at 13 he was back !n Massachusetts on his own resource", and at 16 was foreman of a crew of older men in a manufacturing plant at Springfield. Deciding to go to set, he finished a three years' nautical course in one year and embarked for Japan as third mate of a sailing ship. He gave up the sea six years later at the request of his family, and went to work addressing post cards for $3 a week. One year later he was treasurer of the company. "Such men always rise. At the outbreak of the World war he joined the First Ohio Infantry. He came back a colonel, with the Distinguished Service Cross,, the cross of the Legion of

Honor and . the Croix de Guerre. As

commander if the American Legion, he was entering on a mighty career.. He died too soon." . .

Sol Meredith Post to Send

Delegates to Encampment A number of members of Sol Meredith post, G. A. R. will attend the state encampment of the organization at Connersville, Wednesday . and Thursday. Those expecting to go are Stephen Thomas, Jonathan Saplee. Louis Miller, Moses Mitchell, all delegates, and Theodore Gier. . Jame B. Howe and John Bellman and Alfred Sims, alternates. - -