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AXD SO-TELECRAM VOL. XCII., No. 125 Palladium. Est 18S1. Consolidated With Sun-Telegram. 1807. RICHMOND, IND., FRIDAY EVENING, MAY 26, 1922.' SINGLE COPY, 3 CENTS

CLAIM FRENCH ARE TRADING REPARATIONS Politicians Delaying Agreement Harding Aware of Importance to Business of Early Settlement. MAY ARRANGE LOAN

URGES PUBLIC TOLD WORK OF CONGRESS BY PUBLICITY AGENT

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By MARK SCLLIVAX

WASHINGTON, May 26. Several

straws in the winds of the news suggest that something may be stirring shortly which may be of the' highest Importance to the world. A little while ago the American government sent notes to all the European governments who owe money to America, asking them in a polite way to como around and do something about it Among the replies received and ac

tions taken in response to this the French announced they had ap jointed a financial agent who would sail for America on June 15. This week, however, it is announced that the sailing will be deferred. The significance of this lies in the possibility of some early action about the German reparations. , German reparations Is the center of every consideration about the debts due America from Europe and about everything else in the world of pri

vate and public business and finance. The French have always intended to say, and still intend to say, that they can't pay America any money or make any definite promise of fulure payment until they know what they are going to get out of Germany. Obstacle to U. S. The amount of the German reparations is the insuperable obstacle to American collection of the money and to the resumption of anything else in the world's business that is normal or useful. The fixing of the German reparations is more important that anything else in the economic world. It is as

important, or more important, to

America than to ady other people. But congress in its jealously of the president and secretary of state, has

forbidden them to take any official step to solve the German reparations

problem without the approval of congress. It has been clear that-Harding ' is keenly aware of the world importance of the German reparations, and equally aware that his hands are tied by congress. - . In this state of affairs the leading private banker in America, J. P. Morgan, has gone to Paris, and is now sitting in a conference of bankers considering a German loan. Mr. Morgan is acting unofficially, but any one famaliar with the way of such things must know that Mr. Morgan would not do what he is now doing without some sort of informal sanction from bis government. May Arrange Loan. It seems possible than some kind of permanent fixing of the German re

parations may now be unaer way and that, in addition, Mr. Morgan, on behalf of American private bankers, may arrange for a loan -to Germany, directly, or indirectly, to take care of some of the early installments of a rearranged schedule of reparations. If this should be done, it will open the way not only for the settlement of the debts due America, but also for the stabilizing of exchange and everything else that stands in the way of the resumption of international trade on a normal basis. Probably this outcome should not be anticipated with too confident hope. The politicians who are in power in France, arc in this case, as they were at the Washington conference, in a r.ood that does not promise helpfulness. Some of these politicians don't ra!lv want the German reparations fixed. They want to keep Germany under a permanent mortgage. They want the continuing power to hold Germany down in an economic as well as in a political and military sense. They want the amount of the German reparations undetermined so that whenever Germany 'gets anything ahead they can go in and take it. They want tiie same leverage on Germany that the English land-lord used

lo have on the Irish tenant-farmer. Whenever the farmer made any improvements on the farm, the landlord raised the rant. Service of the Devil. In an economic sense, tbis is an ideal service of the devil. It puts a premium on sloth and penalizes industry and thrift. As between France and Germany, it would be an intolerable thing for the world if this condition were to endure into the indefinite future. It could not possibly last But Fiance, in its easily under

standable post-war hysteria, sees this as a sure device for permanent protection not only against German aggression, but against German competition in trade. Moreover, the French politicians know that America and the rest of tha world want the German reparations fixed and out of the way. They think they can demand great exactions from America as the price of assent to the fixing of reparations. Among the other evidences of France's disposition to act in a trading spirit, is the disturbing and not generally recognized fact that France has not yet. fter all, taken any action toward rallying the naval armament teraty or any of the treaties arising out of the Washington conference. ' Copyright 1922 by the New York Evening Post, Inc.

rAlUDIl'K NEWS BrREAlT WASHINGTON, May 26. What congress needs more than anything else, Representative A. J. Griffin of New York recently informed his colleagues, is a good publicity agent. DesDite the voluminous daily reports

on congressional events handled by the several press associations and by spe

cial corresDondents of the larger news

paprs of the country. Representative Griffin believes the American people are not well Informed as to the actual work congress does. . Representative Fess of Ohio suggests the feasibility of congress Issuing an abstract detailing the work it does for general distribution. Representative Griffin believes the idea a "mighty fine one." Representative Connally asserts that the Fess suggestion is not original and points to the fact that William Jennings Bryan some time ago advocated the issuance by the government of a nonpartisan national publication. First Experience During the World war the United

States government had its first and

only experience with an oflicial pres3 agent, ono George Creel, head of the bureau of public information. The bureau issued a daily publication giving condensed reports of the activities of congress and of the various executive departments. And Creel was the target of constant abuse and criticism. Following the armistice congress lost no time in abolishing the bureau of public information. It is a fact, however, that a few days ago when Representative Griffin brought up before

the house the question of better pub-4

licity for congress. Representative

Fess made the statement that he believed the Creel bureau "did a com

mendable piece of work." Representative Griffin, in discussing the activities of congress, mentioned the fact that the tourist in Washington

who goes to the galltry of either the

senate or the house generally sees

only a few legislators in their seats

and none of them showing any partlcu

lar interest in the proceedings. The

tourist, as a rule, goes away with the impression that only a mere handful of members of congress carry on its

business and that they are consider

ably bored with what they are doing.

Real Work Unknown

The average citizen, Representative Griffin points out. does not know that

the real work of congress is accom

plished in Its various committees, and

J he thinks it very Important for the

EIGHT KILLED IN CHEMICAL PLANT BLAST

Poppies To Be Sold Saturday to Buy Comforts for Disabled Vets

Three Others Slightly Hurt in

Series of Explosions Which

Blow Into Pieces Four

Buildings.

1 1 MINERS ARE KILLED

(By Associated Press) SINNAMAHONING, Pa., May 26. Eight men were instantly killed and three others slightly hurt in a series of explosions which today blew into pieces three loading houses1 and another building of the Grassella Chemical company plant here. The cause of the explosion probably will never be

determined as all the men in the building where the powder first let

go were killed.

BIRMINGHAM, May 26 Eleven

miners were killed last night in an explosion in Acmar, No. 3 mine of the

Alabama Fuel and Iron company, St.

Clair county, according to. reports re

ceived today at the Birmingham station of the bureau of mines. Five of

the men were white, according to the

report.

American' people to possess that knowledge. Hence his statement that

congress "needs a good publicity agent." The 'press, the New York congressman states, makes no effort to Inform its readers, of the way congress carries on its business, merely confining its reports to the actual

news events. ...

"The legislation is actually done in committee," says Griffin, "and if it is done well in committee there Is no occasion for the great bulk of the members of congress to sit and listen to debate, because each have their set obligations and official duties to perform." He adds that in his opinion the press does not devote enough attention to the work of the committees.

"I venture to say," Griffin said, "that if you were to take a poll of our citizenship tomorrow they would say that representative government in the

United States is a failure. Why? Because the work of congress is misrep

resented or ignored, and that accounts

largely, in my opinion, for the growth of the Bolshevistic spirit. It is up to all of us to make good, to do what we can . to get rid of the notion that cougress idles and does not work, or that it does not fairly represent the constituencies from which its members are elected."

FIVE SEAMEN INJURED IN EXPLOSION ABOARD

SUB ON PATROL DUTY

, (By Associated Press')

LOS ANGELES, May 26. Five seamen were injured in an explosion

aboard the submarine, R-3 early yes

terday while the craft was on patrol duty off the Coronado islands, 40 miles from San Diego, it was announced, when the vessed returned to her base here last night. The names of the Injured men were not made public by the navy officials

here. The explosion occurred in an

engine room compartment among the storage batteries of the submarine, which is propelled by electric motors

when submerked. Lieutenant- Theodore M. Waldschmidt, in command, Immediately radioed for help. Captain W. F. Miller, commanding the submarine base here, despatched the sub chaser 306

to the scene with instructions to

stand by. Meanwhile the H-3 started

to Los Angeles.

The five injured men "were taken to the base hospital as soon as the H-3 arrived. "They received burns in fighting a small fire -which followed the explosion, but were not seriously injured," Captain Miller stated.. The sub-chaser stood by the submarine last night in the harbor here. The H-3 was one of a flotilla of 11 submarines on patrol duty of the Coranado Islands for several days. At the time of the explosion she was in an isolated position which prevented quick help from other craft in the flotilla.

REPORT CRANE CONVICTED IS

THOUGHT FALSE French Foreign Office Has No

Knowledge of Report of Condemnation of Former American Minister to China.

Richmond citizens will be asked to buy 3,000 popples Saturday, the proceeds from the sale to be used for the

local and state fund to buy comforts for disabled soldiers. Booths will be placed in the downtown districts. The

sale will be conducted under the auspices of the Woman's Auxiliary of the American Legion and Is under the direc

tion of Mrs. A. W. Roach. The silk poppies, which were made in America, will be sold for not less than 10 cents

and for as much more as citizens care to give. It is requested that the poppies be -worn on Memorial day. Presi

dent Harding has endorsed the suggestion that the poppies be worn in memory of the fallen. The object of the

celebration is to inaugurate a custom to cherish the memory of the dead in the World war. Inter-allied poppy week

is being celebrated in England, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Cuba as well as in the united States.

TAKE TARIFF OUT OF POLITICS AND PLAY NO FAVORITES IN APPLICATION URGES GARY

Fails In Move to Have

Laxity Charge Probed

WASHINGTON, May 26. A fight by Representative Johnson, Republican, South Dakota, to force the house to take up his resolution for investigation of charges of laxity on the part

A of the department oi jusuve m prosefi cutlng'war frauds failed today when ' 1 PllUtta rnloil that H rlallTl

that the resolution was - being suppressed did notconstitute privilege.

RAIL WAGE DECISIONS TO BE INDEPENDENT OF FREIGHT SLASHES (By Associated Press) CHICAGO, May 26. Wage decisions by the United States railroad labor board affecting more than 400,000 men in the shop crafts and maintenance of way departments will be made independent of the rate cuts by

! the interstate commerce commission,

according to an announcment by Benjamin W. Hooper, chairman of the board. Wage scales for some classes of railway employes have been formulated by the board before the decision of the

interstate commerce commission was known here said. All decisions by the board will be announced simultaneously Mr. Hooper asserted. He deolined to indicate what changes in the scales would be made beyond, asserting that no reductions would be made in proportion to the rate cuts as demanded

by the roads.

The shop crafts and maintenance of

way employes have asked for an in

crease in wages while the railroads

asked for reductions approximating 10

percent.

MILTON MEMORIAL " EXERCISES TUESDAY MILTON, Ind., May 26. Decoration Day will be observed next Tuesday as it has been every year since 1866,

when Mrs." Sarah H. Izor and a few young girls gathered flowers and dec

orated the soldiers' graves. Her grave

if. always decorated now in memory

of her service.

The exercises will begin at 2 o'clock

in the school park. After the address

the parade led by the Milton band will

go to West Side cemetery, where the

closing exercises will be held about

the soldiers' monument.

CONFERENCE AWAITS RESULTS OF NOTES TO HOME GOVERNMENTS

(By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, May 26. This was another day of marking time for delegates to the Chile-Peruvian conference here who are awaiting the outcome of an exchange of cablegrams between Peruvian delegation headquarters ami the Peruvian foreign office at Lima before attempting to proceed with any phase of the TacniaArica negotiations. The conference had adjourned until Monday, although it was 6aid that a session might be held sooner should the Peruvians find themselves prepared to resume the discussions. It

was the general opinion that definite instructions to the delegation would not be much longer delayed. Meantime the representatives of Bolivia which twice has failed to secure a place in the conference, were pre

paring to renew their efforts but also were waiting on advices from home.

A new step to secure recognition of Bolivian claims was understood to be under consideration at LaPaz, the Bolivian capital, and it was indicated that developments might be expected within a few days.

While the business of the conference

Is suspended social functions continue

to occupy a large place daily in the at

tentions of the Chilean and Peruvian delegations. Late today the Chileans

are to be guests of honor at a.garden tea given by Charles M. Pepper, of the Chile-American association at Bethesda, Md., a suburb of Washington. Members of the senate and house and officials of the state department are

to be present.

- (By Associated Press) : 1 NEW YORKfl May 26. Elbert H.' Gary, in -his address as president of the American Iron and Steel institute, in session at Hotel Commodore, today advocated that congress take the tariff out of politics; 'that It play no favorites in its tendency to regulate things; that it substitute a sales tax for the income tax, and that it forget the soldier bonus until the nation is less severely burdened financially. As for the business future of America, Mr. Gary described himself as "still an optimist." In the iron and

steel industry, he said, "the profits are not satisfactory, but few, if any, ought to be doing business at a loss." "Pity the blind, deaf and foolish pessimist of the United States," he adjured members of the institute. In a remark which he said was inserted "as a tone of consolation and hope," the- steel magnate asserted "congressmen are like the ordinary

run of individuals most of them hon

est and well intentioned, but a few are possessed of less merit.

"The idiosyncrasies of individuals occupying places- in- legislative- halls are no better and no worse than they are in other' places. As the world grows better, its inhabitants will more and more exercise care arid common sense in the selection of their representatives." Must Be Patient "We have not, I think, passed entirely from under the clouds of adversity," he said. "Certainly we are carrying hitherto unheard of heavy governmental financial burdens. At best these will not soon be fully discharged. To

bear them gracefully and contentedly

there must be not only forbearance, encouragement and assistance from every department of government up to the limit of propriety and justice.

but there must also be entertained by

every individual, consistently and constantly a spirit of patience, pluck, energy, generosity, loyalty and charity fully up to his or her intelligence." - The- tariff question, he declared, should be delegated for investigation to a "commision of well paid, high minded, intelligent, competent and non-partisan appointees, authorized to ascertain and communicate the facts and figures. . Their reports should be frequent, so that if deemed necessary a change in or amendment to the tariff laws could be made at any time congress is in session." Asks Bonus Walt. The bonus question, he declared "is not-yet ripe for determination. Even though there may be two sides to the

question as to whether or not a sol

dier who has escaped disability, phy

sical and mental, should be paid or ask payment of a-bonus, it would not be useful for us to consider or form

opinions on that question at present "There has been considerable propa

ganda in behalf of the proposal" he

continued. "Personalities and vitu

perative comment have been indulged in. Prejudices have been created.

High government officials, senators and representatives have been importuned and. to a certain extent, abused for opposition to or lack of interest in

the 'soldiers' cause'. National ingratitude for loyalty and sacrifice has been charged. ' Advocates Sales Tax. Of taxation he said: "The fairest method is found in the sales tax, socalled. It is the most easily, cheaply (Continued on Page Eighteen)

SAY TALK INJUDICIOUS

BULLETIN WASHINGTON, May 26 A resolu

tion directing Secretary Hughes to make immediate inquiry of the French government as to the correctness of

reports concerning imposition of a 20-

year serAence upon Charles R. Crane,

by a French military court at Damascus, was introduced today by Repre

sentative Sabbath, Democrat, Illinois.

GIGANTIC ENGINES

SCHEDULED TO MAKE STOP IN RICHMOND

PUTS BAN ON FILLED MILK

WASHINGTON, May 26. A bill prohibiting the shipment of filled milk in interstate commerce was passed yesterday by the house, 256 to 40, and

was sent to the senate.

Weather Forecast

EZRA LAFUZE DIES

AT HANNA'S CREEK

HANNA'S CREEK, Ind.. May 26. Ezra LaFuze, 76 years old, died Friday morning at his home here. Complication of diseases caused his death. He is survived by five daughters, Mrs. Hulda Kitchel, Mrs. Isarella Gardner. Mrs. Nellie Kitchel, Mrs. Edith Swafford and Miss Ruth LaFuze, all of thi3 community; two sons, Charles and Clarence, of Hanna'a Creek; two sisters, Mrs. Flora Shendler and Mrs. Elizabeth Taylor, of Portland. Funeral services will be conducted

from the home Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. Burial will be at Silver

. Creek. xeraetery.

FOR RICHMOND AND VICINITY By W. E. Moore Partly cloudy tonight and Saturday. Barometric pressure continues unchanged but is low" enough to cause occasional local rains in the next 36

hours. Mild temperatures will prevail. Temperatures Yesterday Maximum 77 Minimum ' 64 Today - Noon ...77 Weather Conditions Rain continues over scattered areas in the Central staUs. A storm now over the Rocky Mountains has two centers, one over western Canada, and in the far south

west. These, are moving very slowly and are preceded by a hot wave over the plain states. At Havre, Mont., and at Medicine-Hat-the mercury stands at 94. Moderate temperatures prevail from the lakes southward. A severe storm, almost a cloudburst, occurred at Chicago, yesterday.

For Indiana, by the United States

Weather Bureau Unsettled weather

tonight and Saturday; possibly show ers; not much change in temperature.

Paid Circulation' Yesterday, was 11,838

PROGRAM PARTIALLY READY FOR TUESDAY MEMORIAL SERVICES Arrangements for the program to be given in the Coliseum Tuesday afternoon -when Judge Raymond Springer, of Connersville, speaks,' have been

partially completed, according to El

mer Hawkins, -of the program 'com

mittee of the Sons of Veterans. The program will , include music by the

high school orcnestra and a song by

Paul Steen, with piano accompaniment by Gertrude Kirkpatrick. A reading by Miss Florence Falch, invocation by Rev. J. J. Rae, and a closing prayer by Rev. H. S. James are included. Final arrangements for the program will be made at a meeting Monday evening in the G. A.' R. post rooms when members of all the committees connected with the observance of Memorial day will take part. Care for Cejweteries All cemeteries surrounding Richmond are to be taken care of by the decoration committee of the Sons of Veterans and the American Legion acting in co-operation. George Matthews, head of the cemetery committee of the Sons of Veterans,-announced a list of cemeteries and the number of soldiers' graves in each, which are to be visited by members of patriotic organizations Tuesday morning. The list follows: j - Earlham. 540: Lutheranian. 38: St.

I Andrew's, 35; St. Mary's, 30; Ridge,

i five; Hoover, twp; Chester, 24; Olive

Hill, two; Boston, 20; Goshen. 25.

.The bugle and drums corps of the

Sons of Veterans will attend ceremon les at Goshen Sunday, afternoon.

(By Associated Press.) PHILADELPHIA, May 26. Flying pennants - proclaiming it "the prosperity special" the largest and 'perhaps the most remarkable single .train, of locomotives ever hauled across the country was scneduled to leave the Eddyville plant of the Baldwin locomotive works at noon today for East St. Louis, 111. It consists of 20 oil burning engines of the Santa Fe type, each, with its tender, nearly one hundred feet long and weighing 621,000 pounds. The train Is part of an order of 50 locomotives of this type built for the Southern' Pacific lines.' All of them are ready for delivery and the remainder will be forwarded as rapidly as possible. Several coal burning engines, pullers and pushers will furnish the motive power for the 20 locomotives making up the body of the train, which is nearly a half mile long and weighs more than 6,000 tons. On account of

some bridges not being able -to bea the tremendous weight and ' to avoid narrow tunnels and clearances in cer

tain sections many detours were found necessary in planning its movement to the west. It will require at least six engines to haul the train around the horseshoe curve west of Altona, Pa. - - - To Travel During Day The train will move over the Penn

sylvania railroad and will travel only during the day. It is due at East St. Louis at 6 p. m., June 5. No attempt at speed, will be made and at many of the over-night stopping places and in a number of cities through which' it will pass arrangements have been made by state and municipal authorities, commercial and industrial organizations and public schools to review the train as it passes. At night stopping points opportunity for a close inspection of the locomotives will be afforded. The locomotives are so large, Samuel M. Vauclain, president ef the Baldwin works said, that it was impossible to haul the train through Philadelphia, . Harrieburg - or Pittsburgh. Neither will it be possible, he added, for the great train to cross the

Mississippi river at St. Louis over the Eads bridge. It will go south to Cairo

and cross over another bridge.

To Stop In Richmond Night stops are scheduled for Perry-

ville, Md., Harrisburg, Altoona and

Pitcairns, Pa., Canton and Crestline, Ohio, and Fort Wayne. Richmond, Indianapolis and Terre Haute, Ind. It is due in Terre Haute at 3 p. m. June

4, and will leave tor the last lap of

its journey the next day at 6 a. m.

Throughout" the Journey each of the

locomotives which" are to.be used in

the freight "service on heavy grades in the far west, will be manned by an experienced engineer. " r - - r Many distinguished men from Pennsylvania and adjoining states and of

ficials of ' the Southern Pacific and others attended exercises marking the departure of the "prosperity special." "The trip has been made possible," said Mr." Vauclain. "by-the courage of the Southern Pacific and Pennsylvania railroads. It marks the. return of prosperity to the nation, for prosperity returns to the railroads after everything else. "It also demonstrates the safety and efficiency . of the modern transportation system and it will demonstrate that the present bridges of this country are the safest in the world."

(By Associated Press) PARIS, May 26. The French for

eign office has no knowledge of the

reported conviction of Charles R.

Crane, former American minister to

China by a French military court in

Damascus on a charge of inciting a

riot, as reported in press dispatches, it

was stated today.

Troubles in Syria were provoked by "Injudicious talk" by Mr. Crane, foreign officials said, but up to the present moment they had no information regarding any condemnation. Mr. Crane himself said he was confident the report of his conviction was an error. In explaining his visit to Syria, Mr. Crane said to the correspondent: "My reception by the people of Damascus was entirely friendly. They asked why their wishes, made known to the committee on mandates in Turkey three years ago never had been heard from. They said that since that time, on ccount of severe French censorship they had not been able to make their voice heard by the outside world. "Whatever demonstration they made was to make me understand that their feelings against the French mandates were stronger than ever.. They hoped I could get their message out. No Rioting, Claim. "There was no . rioting, but such demonstrations were of daily occurrence on the streets of Cairo. The British did not lose their heads. The

French chief of police, however, a na

tive who has been terrorizing Damascus ever since the French occupied it made capital out of such demonstrations and used machine guns on unarmed people and some of the leading men of Damascus were sent to long terms in prison without trial. "All these incidents were foreseen and indicated in the report on mandates and great injustice has been done both to the Syrians and to conservative French people as well as to our own missionaries and educators, by the suppression of that report by our state department, "I myself have had no disagreeable experiences with French officials either in Damascus or here." The French government appears to have no knowledge whatever of the case beyond the fact that some disorders occurred during Mr. Crane's visit to Syria which had been attributed to what the French characterize as injudicious statements by htm. They have no report of either any convio tion or even prosecution of Mr. Crane, Admits Hostility The former diplomat, who points out that he was in Syria solely as a private citizen that in the agitated atmosphere prevalent in Syria there may have been some feeling against him although he declares that in

neither Syria nor France has he met with anything but courtesy from the French. He declares he has no intention of taking the matter up with the French foreign office in the present stage of the affair, preferring to regard the report as erroneous until it is proved otherwise. His friends point out that the report came from Cairo and was based on an article translated from an Arabic newspaper leaving wide room for error, as translations from this language vary considerably. They added that the conviction of a

! number of Syrian leaders and their

description as being friends of Mr. Crane may have resulted in the belief that the latter himself has been sentenced.

WILL REQUEST FORD TO SEEK PRESIDENCY

(By Associated Press) . DETROIT, May. 26. A committee of several prominent Dearborn men, neighbors of Mr. Ford, will call upon Mr. Ford early next -week, it was announced here today, and urge the motor manufacturer to be a candidate for the presidency of the United States in 1924. The announcement was made today by William T. Kronberg, editor of a Dearborn newspaper, who was instrumental in calling the recent mass meeting of Dearborn voters, who organized a "Henry Ford for President" club. At the organization meeting of the club it was suggested an effort might be' made to induce Mr. Ford to run upon an independent ticket; with a change in the monetary standards as one of the chief planks in iiis. platform. . . s .

Two Injured When Auto Hit By Wreck Train (By Associated Press) ELKHART, -Ind., May 28. Joe Przychocki, ' 37,- of Milwaukee, probably was fatally injured and Edward Brown, 34, also of Milwaukee was severely injured at 5:50 this morning when their automobile was struck on the Main street crossing at Goshen Ind., near here, by the New York Central wrecking train, en route to a ireight wreck two miles east of Goshen. Both men are in the Goshen hospitaL ;