Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 92, Number 127, 29 May 1922 — Page 1

BIO ATX A AXD SIN-TELEGRAM VOL. XCIL, No. 127 Palladium. Kst. 1831. Consolidated With Sun-Telegram. 1907. RICHMOND, IND., MONDAY EVENING, MAY 29, 1922. SINGLE COPY, 3 CENTS

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LEW SHANK SPEAKER AT CENTERVILLE

Fine Weather, Large Turnout of Veterans Make Celebra

tion Successful Mayor.

Discusses Billy Sunday. KLAN VISITS GRAVE

(Special to the Palladium) CENTERVILLE, Ind., May 29. Ideal weather conditions and a large turnout of former service men, veterans of the wars or '61. '98 and '18 com

bined to make the celebration of Memorial Day held here Sunday afternoon, a highly successful affair. The speech of the afternoon was delivered by Mayor Lew Shank of Indianapolis. Interspersed with his more serious remarks Mr. Shank gave his opinion on a number of subjects, including Billy Sunday, political strife in Indianapolis and William Howard Taft. "Bill is a fine judge," he said, "but put him on one of the finest farms in Center township and he would starve to death." Mayor Shank spoke under the auspices of Paul Hunt Post, American Legion. Speaking of Billy Sunday he said: "Billy Sunday Is a wonderful man, but he Is no better than these right here," said Mr. Shank, indicating members of the audience. "There Is no difference between Billy and other ministers except that the others do not make as much money as he. Uses Tin Pans. "He is a wonderful preacher. 1 went to hear him once. He didn't do

like most preachers, pass the basket

around. No, he passed tin pans and

you could tell whether a button or a

nickel or a dime fell in

"Bill used language that night that

I used in politics later, till Sarah ! ptopped me. She said it was too rough for politics. "Later Bill asked me what I thought of him: I said 'Bill do you want the truth?' He said 'sure,' so I told him: " 'Bill, you have Barnum and Bailey barked off the mat.' "He does a wonderful lot of good. There is not another man in the United States who could use the language he does and get away with it. But when he goes, another preacher will hav to tell how good he was and he will have passed on to the other side just the same as you or I or any other man." Look for Good, Urge "I try to see the better side of life," said Mr. Shank, ewitching to another subject with characteristic rapidity. "I know Indianapolis isnt clean morally: she never will be and she never has been. But you go to Indianapolis looking for the good things, the playgrounds we have, the fine residences, the monument, the state house, and don't go looking for the bad.

"We have foot-pads, murderers, safe

blowers, and all the others in Indi

anapolis, butw ith all the hardships of being mayor, I try to keep a smile on

my face. Once in a while the Indi

anapolis News tries to wipe it off but

it always comes back.

"The highbrows in Indianapolis do not like Lew Shank. Whenever I see a man with a plug hat I know he didn't vote for me. Not long ago I was called to a church to make a

speech. It was one of these churches

where all the women wear gloves and they gave me just the faintest kind of applause when I entered. "I was warned before I went In. A politician told me: 'Lew, don't go in there. They are going to burn you up.' " "I said: 'I want to be in at the burning.' and I went in. "I saw I was first on the program. I asked to be chaged but they said no So I got up to talk. I told them about how I had visited French Lick seven years ago, and again at intervals since and how they were still gambling down there. Then I said: " 'If Governor Hanley with the whole state of Indiana behind him, can't stop that game at French Lick, how can you expect me to shut up 700 of them in Indianapolis?'

Lelt Indianapolis Alone "Well, the speaker of the evening got up and he never said a word about conditions in Indianapolis. He covered the whole United States but he let Indianapolis alone. "When I first went into office as mayor of Indianapolis I tried to please everybody the first year. There were TOO saloons in town that year, and we had a lot of ministers too. The result was that I pleased about half of the people. "The next year I tried to please only half the people, and succeeded a

litle better, but I still had a lot of kickers. "Finally. I tried to please just my wife, and boys, after CO years, more or less, of married life; I have decided that that is a full round year's work.

just keeping your wife liayn in the year. It's boys."

Mayor Shank said he used to have

a beautiful head of curly hair but married life and politics had proved its ruin. Tribute to Soldiers. In his opening remarks. Mayor Shank paid a tribute to the men in uniform. "There is no badge in the world like the uniform," he said. "I have a few gold medals at home, but they don't amount to thai.!" snapping Lis fingers. "Me and Sarah, she's my wife, you know; me and Sarah traveled a few months, after I was elected mayor. We went all over the United States. But when we left Chicago on the way back, I said to her: "What a wonderlul place we live in. Indiana

"Illinois street. ?t Indianapolis, with j all its chuck holes, looks better to me 1

than the finest street in Pasadena. We ought to be thankful to live in Indiana among these good people. "When I look in the faces of these people and see the War Mothers and f (Contliwied on Paee Four)

BANKS AND STORES

TO CLOSE TUESDAY; NO MAIL DELIVERIES

City and rural mail deliveries are suspended for tomorrow, Tuesday, in recognition of Memorial day, officials

of the postoffice announced Monday.

The office windows also will be

closed to business.

There will be one mail collection

during the day. This will be early

Tuesday morning. Anyone depositing

mail in a box after 6 o'clock Tuesday morning will be too late for the Tuesday collection. Such mall will remain in the boxes until the early Wednesday morning collection. Postmaster Beck said that the suspended service Is in accordance with

the demand of the government that only the minimum service be provided patrons on Sundays and holidays. All of the banks of the city will be closed all day, and, accordingly to the

established custom, practically all retail stores in Richmond will be closed for the day.

Following the practice of years past, it is expected that hundreds of people will witness the parade of veterans wending its way slowly up Main street from the courthouse to the Coliseum, where an arranged program will be presented.

SIX SLEEPING FIREMEN DIE IN COLLISION

Three Others Injured When

Steamer is Rammed by

Freighter in Columbia River Off Altoona.

JAMES MOORE POST

ARRANGES PROGRAM FOR MEMORIAL DAY

Memorial Day exercises will be held at Earlham cemetery Tuesday afternoon under the auspices of James Moore post No. 340, American Legion, according to a statement issued Monday by the post adjutant. A special program has been arranged by the post for the afternoon. The celebration starts at 1 o'clocg in the afternoon, when a detachment of former service men headed by Clay's band and the firing squad will form in marching order at the Masonic hall on

South Sixth street, preparatory to

marching to Earlham cemetery. Free transportation will be provided

for wounded men and G. A. R. veterans, according to the statement of Joseph Booth, post adjutant Opening of Program The program at the cemetery will be opened by a prayer by Rev. A. M.

Gilmer, pastor of the Wesleyan Meth

odist church.

The remainder of the program fol

lows :

"Song, "Battle Hymn of the Repub

lic," by audience.

Reading Gettysburg Address by Jo

seph L. Booth, post adjutant.

Song. "America," by the audience. Address by Rev. John Perry, pastor

of Mt. Moriah Baptist church.

Poem by Leon Harris. Salute by firing squad. "Taps," George Faucett. A special meeting of the post will be held at the Masonic hall on South Sixth street Monday evening to complete arrangements. All former service men and veterans of all wars are Invited to attend this meeting.

UPPER WORKS AFIRE (By Associated Press) PORTLAND, Ore., May 29. Six firemen asleep in the forecastle of the

Furness-Prince Line's 2,322 ten cargo steamer Welsh Prince were killed and three injured late last night when, ac

cording to meager reports here, that vessel was rammed by the freighter

Iowan in the Columbia river off Altoona, Wash. The Welsh Prince sank

within 30 minutes, and the Iowan, a' 6,547 ton freighter operated by the

American-Hawaiian Steamship com. pany, was sinking slowly, according to last reports. The Welsh Prince left Seattle yesterday for the Orient with a full cargo of lumber. The Iowan was inbound from New York, her home port. A wireless message, apparently from the Iowan, although unsigned, reported early today: "Lying alongside, attempting to put out fire on Welsh Prince. "The message was taken to indicate that the Welsh Prince was not submerged completely, and that her upper deck works were afire. The message said the vessel would proceed to Portland when the fire was extinguished. The tug Oneonta went from Astoria to the Iowan's relief.

A report fro mthe Ft. Stevens wire

less operator added that the Welsh Prince was resting on the bottom and

that her boilers apparently had exploded and part of the craft above water was on fire. The men killed were said to have been new members of the Welsh Prince's crew taken on before the steamer left Portland.

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RAIL STRIKE PREDICTED BY LABOR LEADER

Belief Expressed Strike Vote Would Be Ordered by Maintenance of Way Brotherhood.

SAYS GUT IS UNFAIR

(By Associated Press) DETROIT, May 29. Belief that a

strike vote would be ordered by the

executive council of the United Broth

erhood of Maintenance of Way em

ployes and railway shop laborers was expressed today by E. E. Crable, grand president of the organization as the council went into session to consider the wage reduction ordered yeslerday by the United States railroad labor board. Mr. Grable said he based the belief upon sentiment expressed by various members of the council. He explauied, however, that the council was empowered only to make recommendations and that a strike could be ordered only if a referendum of the

brotherhood membership favi ed it.

The decision of the labor board.

President Grabel asserted, amounts to a reduction that will average 13 2-10

percent. "This is unwarranted and unfair at this time," he said, adding that living costs have not been reduced more than three percent. The result of the council's deliberation will be announced promptly at

OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCE MEMORIAL PROGRAM FOR GITY TOMORROW

DELAY FINAL VOTE OF SOLDIER RONUS UNTIL WEDNESDAY

(By Associated TJress) WASHINGTON, May 29. The Mc-

Cumber soldiers' bonus plans apparently commanded a majority in the senate finance committee today but a formal vote was deferred until Wednesday to give senators additional time to consider some amendments that were suggested. Senator MeCumber expressed confidence after the session that his plan, which follows closely the house bill except that the land settlement feature has been eliminated, would be approved and in this Democratic members of the committee agreed. Both the MeCumber proposal and Smoot proposition to give veterans paid up insurance policies in lieu of all other forms of compensation were discussed at some length at the committee meeting which was to be the first for discussion of the bonus to which the Democratic members were admitted. Senator MeCumber presented h!s proposal in detail and Senator Smoot explained his plan.

POLICE ARE SEARCHING

FOR MYSTERY WOMAN INVOLVED IN SLAYING

(By Associated Press) j WHITE PLAINS, N. Y.. May 29. ! Search was made today for a mysteri-j ous woman said to have offered $500 to a youth in a New York restaurant ! 'o commit murder in the New Ro- j chelle home of Walter S. Ward, who admits he killed Clarence Peters be-1 cause of blackmail, but who keeps the j nature of the blackmail secret. A check up by the police bears out the story told them by a waiter in j a Broadway restaurant that a young i woman dressed in black, had taken him to New Rochelle, pointed out the i

Ward house, and promised him $."00 if he would enter the house with her and shoot the person she pointed out to him. He refused on the pretext that he was not prepared, and promised to

meet her Saturday night. He went with his story to the police, who watched for the woman, but she failed to appear .Other employes in the place where the waiter works, corroborated his story that the woman had eaten In the place several times and had made an appointment with him. Search also is made for a man named Ross, who is regarded as the brains of the blackmail gang of which Ward says Peters was a member, and which Ward says he paid $30,000 before refusing a demand for $75,000 more. Counsel for the Peters family has promised to produce Ross, but as yet has not done so.

Flowers to be used for decorating the graves of war veterans are to be collected from school buildings of the city and the coliseum, at 8:30 o'clock Tuesday morning, Mayor Lawrence Handley, chairman of the flower committee, announced Monday. A total of 1,000 bouquets must be made up at the Coliseum Tuesday morning to be sent to the Richmond cemeteries. Cars will be sent out from the Coliseum at 8:30 o'clock to visit every school building in the city. Pupils are requested to leave flowers on the lawn of the school they attend, where the janitors will take charge of the offerings until they are collected by the central committee. If any large quantity of flowers are collected at any central point, and the committee is notified by telephone, a car will be sent to take them up, Mayor Handley an

nounced.

France Will Take Up Washington Agreement (By Associated Press) PARIS, May 29. The French government will tomorrow introduce in the chamber of deputies a bill ratifying the agreement at the Washington armajnent conference. These bills will be referred to the committees on naval affairs and foreign relations which are expected, to take several

weeks studying them. Any reservation that may be sought advisable will be suggested by the committee to which the measures are referred.

their conclusion which will be

this afternoon. Mr. Grable said.

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MAYOR PROCLAIMS

TUESDAY HOLIDAY; ASKS FLAG DISPLAY

The official Memorial day proclamation calling for all citizens to observe Memorial day as is befitting and to render homage to the memory of the heroes who have fallen in battle was

issued Monday by Mayor Lawrence A.

j Handley. The proclamation calls for the display of flags Tuesday on all public buildings, i The proclamation follows:

"Whereas, the thirtieth day of May of each year has been set aside as Decoration day for the observance of those rites which render homage to the memory of our fallen heroes and

to the promotion of the patriotism of

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Official announcement of plans for the celebration of Memorial Day was made Monday by officers of William P. Benton camp, No. 28, Sons of Veterans. Members of the committees in

I charse of the program will meet for

the last time in the G. A. R. post the people at large; and rooms at 7:30 o'clock Monday even-j Whereas, a fitting celebration of ing. j the day has been arranged by the Sons The tiros-ram shirts at 8 o'clock I of Veterans. American Legion, G. A.

Tuesday morning when members of the Sons of Veterans, G. A. R., American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars firing squads meet at the Coli-

Weather Forecast

FOR RICHMOND AND VICINITY By W. E. Moore Fair tonight and Tuesday, with Increasing cloudiness Tuesday afternoon and night. Generally fair weather will continue tonight due to the barometric pressure being considerably above normal. A storm over the southwest indicates

unsettled weather by Wednesday, If

not before.

Temperatures Yesterday

LIGHT PLANT HEAD HELPS RADIO "BUGS"

satisnea .o i Maximum 715 a tough job, j Minimum 51

i icaay i j Noon 79 1

Weather Conditions Fair weather1, now covers all tie northern central I states, with unsettled weather over the states south of the Ohio river, where heavy rains are falling, espe

cially in Florida. There was a rainfall of 4.44 inches in Jacksonville, Fla., last night. The weather also 1s unsettled over the southwest. The cool spell which has covered the northwest is slowly breaking up.

A policy of co-operation with radio "bugs" of this city who wish to erect aerial wires for receiving sets was announced by D. C. Hess, manager of the Municipal Electric Light and Power plant Monday. Amateurs who wish to erect aerials in the vicinity of the light wires are requested by him to get in touch with the office so that the safest installation may be made. "Do not put up your aerials over the light or power wires," he said. "Any storm which comes up is likely to break the aerial and it will fall to the heavily charged wires of the light system, burning out your instruments, and making a danger spot in your own home. I would be glad to have any amateurs call and consult with me

: when they expect to place aerials near

the lighe wires.

seum, preparatory to marching out to Earlham cemetery to take part in the salute to the dead. In the afternoon, all veterans will meet at the courthouse to march to the Coliseum, the start to be made at 1 o'clock. The bugle corps of the Sons of Veterans will head the line of march, and the parade will move under the direction of A, F. Ireton, as

j marshal. The G. A. R.. Sons of Vet- ' erans, Spanish-American War Veter

ans, American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars, with the Women's Relief Corps, Ladies' Auxiliary of Sons of Veterans and children, will make up the line of march. Former service men who are not members of other organizations have been invited to march with members

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For Indiana, by the United States Weather Bureau Fair tonight and probably Tuesday; moderate temperature.

Paid Circulation Saturday, was 11,849

GERMAN REPARATION REPORT DELIVERED

(By Associated Press)

PARIS, May 29. Germany's report

to the reparations commission on the j

demand made by the commission in connection with reparations payments was delivered at the office of the commission at 3:40 o'clock this afternoon.

R. and other patriotic organizations, to

be given on that day; with customary ceremonies. Therefore, I, Lawrence Handley, mayor, do hereby proclaim Tuesday, May 30, a public holiday, and do call upon all loyal citizens to observe the day as such, and I call for the display of flags, on all public buildings. Given under my hand and seal. LAWRENTJE A. HANDLEY, Mayor.

EXECUTIVE BRANCH REORGANIZATION TO

CAUSE LIVELY STIR

PAI.LADIIM XEWS BVREATT

WASHINGTON, May 29. The plan

of Walter F. Brown for the reorgani-1

zatlon of the executive branch of the federal government promises to stir up a lively controversy, it is said. Brown is chairman of the joint committee on the reorganization of the administrative branch of the government. All the other committeemen are members of congress. Members of the cabinet, it Is understood, are opposed to the Brown proposal. They have agreed only on a few of the essential changes in the reorganization plan, aimed at eliminating duplication and effecting a more businesslike consolidation of several departmental bureaus and independent commissions. It is generally understood that Secretary of Agriculture Wallace is prepared to resign if that portion of the

report turning the bureau of markets and the forestry service over to the interior department is put into- effect. Mr. Wallace is supported in his position by the American Agricultural Editors' association, and that organization has so informed the president. The senators and congressmen who are members of Brown's committee are apparently giving his reorganization scheme no support. They are said to be disgruntled over the fact that they know less about the report than anybody connected with the government. It Is understood that Chairman Brown has not called a meeting (Continued on Page Thirteen)

REPORT FIVE KILLED IN SHARP SKIRMISH ON IRISH BOUNDARY

(Bv Associated Press) BELFAST, May 29. Sharp fighting between members of the Irish Republican army and the Ulster special constabulary occurred last night along the boundary between Counties Donegal and Parmanagh, in the Belleek district. Five Republicans are reported to have been killed and a number wounded. One constable was killed. The fighting followed the action of

the Ulster police in taking possession of Belleek village and Magersnens castle, nearby. Special police fro mthe Belleek fort were ambushed and compelled to abandon their motor car. the driver of which was killed during heavy firing. Both Wings Present Both wings of the Irish Republican army, the insurgents and those under the Free State government, are believed to have been represented in the force which the Ulsterites encountered. The southerners attacked in horseshoe formation, the only side open to the police facing on Lough Erne, across which they have been receiving their supplies by boat. The Republicans' intention to cut. this line of communication was foiled

by the northerners, who repulsed their assailants after a pitched battle. The Culling Tree road police barracks, near Falls road, was attacked today. Several of the police were wounded, one seriously.

GOODRICH LOOKS UP HARVEST SITUATION

(By Associated Press) LONDON, May 29. Former Governor Goodrich, of Indiana, left London today for Moscow to investigate Russian harvest prospects. Edgar Rickard and Walter Lyman Brown, European director of the American relief administration, and Christian A. Herter, secretary to Herbert Hoover, will follow Mr. Goodrich within a week. He expects to travel throughout the Volga valley where the A. R. A. is feeding eight million people.

GOVERNMENT WINS RAIL COMPANY SUIT

(By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, May 29. The government won today in the supreme court in its suit to have the Southern Pacific company ownership of the Central Pacific Railways be declared

i unlawful. The court in deciding the

case the last of the g:f;at trust dissolution suit brought to the supreme court reversed 'the decision of the federal court in Utah which had held

against the government.

The decision of the supreme court.

Justice Day stated, means that the

Southej-n Pacific was required to divest itself of all stock ownership in the Central Pacific lines other than control which it has held since 1885 by lease and 1899 by purchase.

Baseball Not Interstate Commerce, Court Rales (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON. May 29. Organized baseball as conducted by professional clubs under the national agreement the supreme court held today is not in interstate commerce and the clubs are not liable under the Sherman anti-trust law,

U, S. MINISTER MAY

ASK SPECIAL GUARD

(By Associated Press) SOFIA, May 29. Charles M. Wilson, the American minister, is understood to have told the Bulgarian government that he might find it necessary to have

a guard of American sailors in consequence of the difference of views between himself and the government

concerning the sufficiency of police protection for the American legation

during the present unrest-

GENERAL SEMENOFF CANNOT BE DEPORTED

(By Associated Prafis) WASHINGTON. May 29. General Gregorie Semenoff, Russian Cossack leader, whose deportation has been de

manded by Senator Borah, of Idaho,

for alleged brutality perpetrated on American soldiers in Russia, cannot be deported from the United States, according to a transmitted report today by Commissioner General of Immigration Husband to Secretary Davis. General Seminoff was legally admitted to this country, the decision averred, and cannot be deported unless an offense is committed by him against the government. The department will make further investigation, however, of all the facts relating to the case in order to be positively satisfied that no evidence whatever has been overlooked.

BANKER WILL FACE CONSPIRACY CHARGE (By Associated Press.) INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., May 29. Jourgan Olson, of Mindot, N. D., banker. Is under indictment at Boonville, Ind., charged with conspiracy with other persons to secret and appopriate $89,000 of the funds of the Farmers' bank, of Newburgh, Ind . which failed last fall, it was learned today when Governor Warren T. Mc Cray issued a recitation for the arrest of Olson and his alleged confederates. The recitation also was for John

C. Effinger and Arthur H. Halverson, former employes of the Newburgh bank, who were indicted jointly with Olson, and now said to be employed by him at Minot. State banking officials said Olson, the majority stockholder in the Newburgh bank, also was a stockholder in several small city banks in the middlewest.

THIEVES WAX RICH

ON PENNSY CROWD

Pickpockets operating in the Pennsylvania station Sunday evening while the crowd was taking leave of Billy Sunday victimized -a number of Richmond citizens, according to reports

coming in to the police station later! baseball game between Annapolis and

in the evening. West Point, W. G. Roop, 11354 Main street, who! z

lost over $50 which he was earn ing j in his hip pocket; Harry Aring, bar-; her. living at 323 Lincoln street, Wesi Richmond, who lost $37, and L. F. ! Lamb were among those who reported to the station. !

A number of suspects were arrested at the station shortly after the report came in, but all were released after questioning.

Harding Visits Middies On Commencement Day (By Associated Press) ANNAPOLIS, Md, May 29. The hundreds attending the graduation exercises at the United States naval academy today received a surprise when the yacht Mayflower, on which President Harding left Washington Saturday with Mrs. Harding and a

party of friends for a cruise down the!

Chesapeake Bay, dropped anchor here. After lunching with Admiral Wilson, superintendent of the academy, the president planned to review the midshipmen and witness the annual

2 TRAINMEN KILLED IN HEAD-ON CRASH

(By Associated Press) CHICAGO, May 29. The engineer and fireman of a west bound California limited on the Sante Fe were killed aboul 4 o'clock this morning near Ft. Madison, la., when the train crashed head-on into east bound train No. 4. No passengers were injured and only the iengines of the two trains left the trade

Speedway Race Results Information about the progress of the Speedway race at Indianapolis on Memorial Day may be obtained by calling 2834 and 1121. Results will be posted on a chart on The Palladium window. The race starts at 10 o'clock.

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England Will Leave " Troops In Dublin LO.'S'DON, May 29 Winston Churchhill, -secretary for the colonies, today told f.he house of commons that Great Britain did not intend at present to witbUraw all troops from Dublin. Str.ayer Will Speak

At Boston Services BOSTON, Ind., May 29 Memorial Day services will be held at the M. E chu,-ch of Boston Sunday afternoon June 4, at 2:30 o'clock. Frank Strar er of Richmond will give the address A 1 ocal quartet will furnish special mtt