Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 92, Number 139, 12 June 1922 — Page 1

RICHMOND "O OM AKD SCX-TELEGRAM VOL. XCII., No. 139 railarttum. Est. 1S31. Consolidated With Sun-Telegram. 1907. RICHMOND, IND., MONDAY EVENING, JUNE 12, 1922. SINGLE COPY, 3 CENTS CONSERVATIVE LINE MENACED BY ELECTIONS McCumber Has Hard Fight Irish Pot Boiling Over; Churchill Looks Worried LIVES OF 50 SNUFFED OUT BY HURRICANE Dean of Medicine Honored by Alma Mater at 100

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THREE BANDITS SET $1,262 AT PERSWfJGBAFiK Three Unmasked Men In an Automobile Stage Bold Daylight Robbery Overlook $21,000 in Liberty Bonds. GASHIERLOCKEDUP

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COMMITTEE CHANGES Br MARK SI LLIVAV WASHINGTON, June ' 12. The "writer in discussing last week, the coming North Dakota senatorial pri

mary was mistaken in saying that if McCumber should be defeated his successor as chairman of the finance committee of the senate would be La Toilette. The fact is that LaFollette is the third, net the second Republican on the senate finance committee. The second man, the one who would succeed McCumber if he should be defeated, is Smoot, of Utah. Inasmuch as the finance committee is the one that has charge of tariff. bills and tax bills, and inasmuch as Smc-ot is one of the pillars of the con- ' kervative part of the Republican party, his presence in he position of chairman would be even more satisfactory to conservative Republicans than that cf McCumber. The defeat of McCumber in the North Dakota primaries on the 28th of this month would m?rely deprive the conservative Republicans of one of their most dependable senators. FYom their point of view it would be deplorable, but not quite so bad as your correspondent Indicated last week. Committee Changes Nevertheless, it is a fact that the make-up of the more powerful senate committees and in a general way, the whol? balance of power in the senate and in the Republican party, is affected greatly by the changes that are taking place. If we turn to the other committee, which shares with the fin ance committee the distinction being the two most important committee in the senate, namely, the committce on foreign relations, we find : that the first three Republicans on j that committee are Senator Lodge of ! Massachusetts, Senator McCumber, of North Dakota, and Senator Borah, of Idaho. Of these, the first two are up for renomination and rc-el-ction this year. . If McCumber should fail in North Dakota, either at the primaries this month, or at the election in November, and If Lodge should fail in Massachusetts, the chairman of the senate committee on foreign relations would be Borah. How much that would mean is too obvious to need recital. Under the present dispensation, the only committee on which Borah has the chairmanship is the innocuous one of interoceanic canals. Miss Penrose and Knox Further than this, two recent deaths have greatly impaired the strength ot the conservative Republicans in the inner places of power. Penrose was chairman of the finance committee and Knox was chairman of the almost equally important committee on rules. The men who in all probability will be their successors as senators from Pennsylvania Pepper and Reed even though their intellectual strength may not be mateiially less, nevertheless, under tbe seniority rule, take their places, not at the heads of important committees, but at the foot. In the same with respect to the Republican national committee Penrose had for years been perhaps the most powerful single member. His death has meant a material shifting of the balance of power in that body, which plays a more important part in the directions of public affairs than is eommosly realized. New, of Indiana, had not been in the senate long enough to achieve any important committee chairmanship. Nevertheless, his defeat by Beveridge removes one of the most dependable of the old guard senators. Twilight Coming All in all. anyone who reflects upon thd rapid succession of several recent events in Republican politics must realize with much force how rapidly the twilight of the old guard seems to be coming. Political disaster seems to be in a race with death to see, which can do them most harm. The coming contest between McCumber and Frazier is a square fight between a conservative Republican and a thorough-going radical. Frazier has been the Non-Partisan League governor of the 6tate and will have the backing of the league in the coming primaries. He is much more radical than Brookhart, whose success in Ohio has created a sensation. (Copyright, 1922, by The New York Evening Post, Inc.) LENINE'S CONDITION SHOWS IMPROVEMENT (By Associated Press) MOSCOW. June 12. Premier Lenine's condition continues to show im - provement. it is stated in official circles, and he is now able to walk in the garden and to dictate letters. Contrary rumors still prevail, but the pessimistic attitude of the communitic circles ten days ago, when the premier was admittedly in a critical condition, has vanished since the specialists have pronounced his ailment curable. The Petrograd soviet, in a letter addressed to M. Lenine, asks him to follow the doctors' orders strictly, and to spend some of his time in the fields and woods. Meanwhile M. Rikoff and M. Tsurupo.ff continue to care for the technical duties of the premier's office, while War Minister Trotzky and Leo Kamen?ff, president" of the Moscow soviet, are reported to be acting as an advisory directorate.

Winston Churchill on his way to Irish Winston ciiur.hill, English colonial the present Irish situation rests heavily,

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HARRY GORDON, 19, HELD HERE CHARGED WITH VEHICLETHEFT Harry Gordon, 19 years old, of Toledo, Ohio, arrested Sunday by Offi cers Cully and Vogelsong on a charge! of vehicle taking, is held at police headquarters pending advices from Toledo. He was arrested on suspicion, but Wer confessed taking part in the theft of a number of cars. Chief of Police Eversman said Gor-

ofidon admitted that he had committed

a number of crimes. The specific charge on which he is held is theft of an automobile in Toledo. Gordon has his own set of license plates. He told the chief that he was headed for the southwest to regain his health. The automobile is being held by the police pending information from Toledo. Gordon said he preferred having a federal charge placed against him rather than one by the Toledo authorities.- The transportation of the auto across the state line makes him liable to a federal charge. A notebook carried entries in code. On one sheet was an entry, which had been scratched with a pin, carrying the words "take" and "put," followed by car numbers. Gordon had $09.98. TERRE HAUTE MINES ARE CLOSED TODAY; TO ASK INJUNCTION fBy Associated Press) TERRE HAUTE, June 12. The Morris and Faulkner min south of the city, the objects of attacks last week by striking miners were closed today by reason of the demonstration of the past few days. Crowds of strikers assembled early this morning at Mt. Pleasant church between Terre Haute and the mines and forced a driver of a truck loaded with coal to turn around and return to the mines. Owners of the mine stated this morning they would apply to the court at an early date for an injunction restraining interference in the operation of the mine. The Kern mine near the Morris and Faulkner mine was said by the management to be operating at full capacity this morning. No trouble had been reported there at 10 o'clock. IMPORTANT ISSUES ARE ON DOCKET FOR LABOR CONVENTION (By Associated Press) 1 PTVPTW ATT Juno 12. The "ooen . ... . ... -. shop" unemployment, wage reductions, recognition or soviet nussia, me one big union, court decisions and injunctions affecting labor and other subjects formed the major issues that confronted the American Federation of Labor when it opened its two weeks' convention here today. The report of the federation's executive council on many of these issues was ready for presentation to the delegates. No debate was on the program for the opening sessions because of the preliminary routine and introduction of resolutions, some of these possibly presenting new issues. Delegates here for the opening were estimated to number 500, forming what Samuel Gompers. the federation president. idescribed as -the parliament of labor.' Explain Viewpoint. "Our consideration o: industry and industrial problems," said a formal statement by Mr. Gompers forecasting the convention's work, "will be from the point of view of service to the masses of our people. Our consid R ation of political problems will be from the point of view of freedom and progress for humanity." The big National Guard armory, far removed from the city's business dis trict, is the seat of the convention. Delegates forming in parade down town marched on it in a body for the opening of the session at 10 o'clock. A thousand fjags formed the decorations, and a b;yid of 100 pieces played the accompaniment for delegates singing America as the first item on the program.

conference at No. 10 Downing St. secretary, upon whose shoulders appears just a trifle worried as ho

for another conference. The crown WAYNE WILL MEET SISTER COUNTY, RUSH, ON CENTENNIAL DAY Wayne county will send official greetings to her sister county, Rush, on the occasion of Rush county's celebration of her centennial Wednesday. "Many happy returns, and may you celebrate a lot of more centennials," Wayne county's message will read. Incidentally a large number of Wayne county people who are former residents of Rush county expect to take part in the celebration at Rushville, which begins Wednesday morning and will be concluded Thursday night. Senator James E. Watson, a citizen of Rush county, expects to visit Rushville Wednesday, if it Is possible for him to leave his important duties at Washington. He will be included on the speaking program. One of the features of Rush coun ty's big birthday party will - be the J cutting of a 500-pound centennial cake. It will be served to the home-coming crowd Thursday. Wednesday afternoon there will be unveiled a memorial tablet to Rush county veterans of the Revolutionary war. It is to be placed in the corridor of the courthouse. This feature of the program will be in charge of the Daughters of the American Revolution. The same day awards, will be made to the winners of the Rush county history essay contest, which -was open to all school children of Rush county. Frederick VanNuys, of Indianapolis, a native of Rush county and formerly United States district attorney for Indiana, will deliver an address Wednesday. Thursday is to be home-coming day and Rushville is prepared to receive thousands of former sons and (laugh-1 ir v4 j:tS ters. For their edification there will be an historical pageant depicting the progress of the county from its organization. Two distinguished guests will be Benjamin Rush, of Philadelphia, and Dr. Samuel A. Laughlin, of Aberdeen, Ohio. Mr. Rush is the great grandson of the man the county was named for. Dr. Benjamin Rush, of Revolutionary fame and one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence. Dr. Laughlin is the great grandson of the founder and surveyor of the county, Dr. William B. Laughlin. RECOGNIZE LITHUANIA (Bv Associated Press) WASHINGTON, June 12. Recognition of the Lithuanian government by Greece and Venezuela was announced lAV?6 information bureau here. Weather Forecast FOR RICHMOND AND VICINITY By. W. E. Moore. Fair and cooler tonight, followed by Increasing cloudiness Tuesday. i i uti CdSiu u (i i w iij t, 1 1 1 1 yirruit? muicates generaiiy fajr weather for the Increasing barometric pressure mdicentral states in the next 24 hours. Cooler tonight; -rising temperature Tuesday. Maximum 83 Minimum 69 Today. Noon 77 General Conditions A severe Rocky mountain storm moved rapidly across the central states and Great Lake region resluting in light showers for southern portion of Wayne county. The storm crossed Wayne county southwards, and Union county, but the heaviest rain fell still farther southwards. Gales and severe electrical storms were quite general in Indiana and eastward. Cooler over lake region, but a hot wave has overspread western Canada. 98 degrees at Edmondson and Alberta; 96 degrees at Medicine Hat. For Indiana, by the United States Weather Bureau Fair .tonight, and Tuesday, except possibly thunder showers in extreme southern portion Not much change in temperature. Paid Circulation Saturday, was 11,628

MASSES OF WRECKAGE (By Associated Press) NEW YORK, June 12. The death toll of the brief but terrific hurricane that swooped down on the metropolis late yesterday passed the 50 mark today with indications that the total number of dead might go much higher. The death list was boosted when an incoming tide turned up . 18 more

bodies that had been washed out last night Four more bodies were recovered at Hunter's island and two were reported to have been-, picked up at Travers. City Island, Haven for Sunday pleasure seekers and amateur fishermen, was the hardest hit point in the metropolitan area but casualties mostly by drowning were reported from many other points. The beach at City Island today presented a desolate scene. Several hundred relatives of the missing waited in little groups among the wreckage on the sand for some word of the fate of the lost ones. Marine police exhausted by their all-night vigil continued their work, keeping a sharp lookout for more bodies. Thousands of rowboats and launches dotted the Sound off City Island just before the breaking of the storm; when it had passed, the water was strewn with overturned craft, and the buildings on shore resembled a battletorn village in No Man's Land. Many parties hurrying for safety saw people struggling in the water, but dared not stop for fear of capsizing their own craft. The rescue work started immediately but darkness and the panic stricken crowds hindered the labors of the volunteer life savers. Property damage estimated at. from $1,000,000 to several times that amouni was done by the tornado. The storm followed a day of Intense heat and was as sudden as it was violent. Low hanging clouds across the Hudson river were observed, but they seemed to be far away, and danger was unforeseen. Then, like magic. the western heavens took on a sinister aspect, the clouds seemed to dip toward the earth and before the frightened people exposed to the element could reach places of safety the wind came. Ferris Wheel Crashes Clason's Point, a pleasure ground near City Island, was In the direct path of the hurricane. A ferris wheel, heavily freighted with . children and young people, had just begun to revolve with its passengers when the wind struck it. So sudden was the transition from a bright June sky to Inky clouds that the men ?n charge of the wheel could not stop it and discharge the people in t,he cars before the top of the wheel was torn away I and the remainder crashed to the . i j . . ground, a tangled skein of steel. Doz ens were buried in the wreck. Six bodies later were taken out and more than two score were attended by ambulance surgeons. A seventh victim died this morning. Frail buildings were crushed by the! mighty weight of the wind; electric light wires were torn away and in the darkness -and torrential rain the rescuers could do little until the storm had subsided. Hysterical men and women, tearing blindly at the wreckage, hindered rather than helped the workers engaged in lifting the ruins of the wheel. Police reserves, numbering 200, were rushed to the scene and they restored order. Accompanied by Rain The gale which swept across the entire metropolitan district was accompanied by rain which stung like a lash Hupp trAPQ in Pfntrn l Park were nnrooted and tossed across the drive1 a-avc Five people were hurt when the wind blew out great plate glass fronts of stores along Broadway and scattered haberdashery and clothing along the street. In Brooklyn lightning struck a street car and knocked six passengers unconscious. Electric signs along the White Way seemed special targets of the cyclonic wind. A huge sign extolling the vir tues of an automobile tire was torn i oose rrom lts moorings, toppled over omo a sKyngnt, carried a smaller sign with it in its plunge and started a fire from disconnected wiring. The force of the crash set off an automatic burg lar and fire alarm. HEAVY EARTHQUAKE SHOCK IS RECORDED (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON. June 12 A heavy earthquake shock was recorded at the Georgetown university seismological observatory last midnight, and a less severe tremor, probably more distant, was recorded about 6 o'clock this morning. MILWAUKEE, June 12. Two records of earth tremors were recorded on the seismograph of Marquette university here in the night, Father Kramer reported today. The first started at 12:55 o'clock this morning lasting 45 minutes. -There was a period of intenseness beginning at 1:15 and lasting ten minutes. The second shock was secorded at 6 a. m., continuing for tett minutes. The indicated direction was southwest, and the location about 2,000 miles distant from Milwaukee.

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Dr. Smith, who Is known as "the Dean of American Medicine" and i3 the founder of the American public health service, received the honorary degree of doctor of science at the 168th annual commencement exercises of Columbia University. He was graduated from Columbia in the class of 1850.

MINISTER ON TRIAL; ACCUSED OF KILLING DEPUTY SHERIFFS CHARLESTON, W. Va, June 12. The trial of Rev. J. E. Wilburn, charged with killing three Logan county deputy sheriffs during the miners arm-! ed march from Kanawha and Boone counties to Logan last summer, was to begin here today. The case was transferred ffom Logan to Jefferson county on a change of venue. Rev. Mr. Wilburn is one of eight men in jail here under a similar charge. The deputies who met death during hostilities between the miners, deputies and volunteers of Logan were John Gore, John Cafargo and George Duncy. While th - charge - against Wilburn Is the killing of Gore and hig companions, he also is indicted for treason and under the Redman's act in connection with the march. The Redmans act. specifies that it is a misdemeanor for two or more men to conspire to Inflict personal injury. upon a person and murder, of the person upon whom the injury is inflicted, dies. The treason charge arose from the allegation that Wilburn was among a number of men who took up arms ngainst authority. The state will charge, it was said, that Rev. Wilburn led a band of men from Blair to surprise the deputies. It Is charged that time the minister declared: "Now is the time to lo lay down the Bible and take up arms" On the other hand, the defense will claim that Wilburn was not at Blair Gap, whore the deputies were killed, on the day of the shooting. MUSIC FOR JULY 4TH IS ASSURED; REPORT CANVASS SUCCESSFUL Three musical organizations have already agreed to furnish music for the big civic celebration in Richmond on the Fourth of July. Herb Keck, Omer Todd and Harry McBride, Of the music committee cf the celebration, j have obtained the services of the American Legion ana rennsyrvznia i railroad bands and the Sons of v eterans drum and bugle corps. The Sons of Veterans turned out In their new uniforms Saturday night in the Miller-Kemper truck and toured most of Richmond and were witnessed bv thousands of people. The truck carried big banners, reading "Celebrate the Fourth of July in Richmond." A woman visitor from the country in speaking for the farmers, said, "Every farmer is full of patriotism for his country. Richmond's proposed celebration appeals to him because it is to last all day. Hundreds of farmers will get an early start on their work on the Fourth and then will come into Richmond with their families late in the day for part of the festivities." Receives First Check The first check to come through the mail was received by Omer G. Whelan, chairman of the finance committee, on Saturday afternoon from Dr. Louis F. Ross, president of the Wayne County Red Cross. All persons who were not solicited Monday morning, are asked to send their money to Omer G. Whelan, or to one of the newspaper offices marked. "For Richmond's Fourth of July." Every- subscription helps . to swell the total. This should be done either Monday or Tuesday morning. The Fourth of July solicitors met Monday morning in the Community Service rooms where they received their final instructions for the, "whirlwind two hours." Speeches were made by Omer G. Whelan, Elmer Eggemeyer, Joseph H. Mills and Ray Weisbrod, after which the workers parted to meet again at the Y. M. C. A. at 12 o'clock for lunch and to make final reports. All work was reported to have received enthusiastic reception from most every place where the solicitors went. Most every individual in different concerns assisted in the contribution to the celebration. Outstanding among the concerns, (Continued on Page Tea)

SENATE PROCEDURE ON BONUS MEASURE DECIDED BY LEADERS

(By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, June 12. Senate procedure with the soldier bonus bill will be decided at a conference of Republican senators if plans made today mature. The conference was to determine when the bonus bill should be taken up in the senate and particularly whether the pending tariff bill should be laid aside. Many senators, it was said, believed that to lay aside the tariff bill would be an abandonment of hope for Its passage during the present session. A strong movement was reported for calling up the bonus measure on the assumption that it .'would not perieusty delay the tariff bill. SAY BREAD EXAMPLE OF COSTS, PROFITS Oil FARM PRODUCTS WASHINGTON, June 12. A loaf of bread, the joint commission on agricultural Inquiry, said in a preliminary report published today, offers a striking example of what happens to the farmer's product in the way of costs and profits before it reaches the family table. Ahmit KO rpnfa nut nf each rfnllnr tbp consumer navs fnr hrend the rf - port said, is absorbed in cost of distribution. The farmer gets only 29 6 cents In the local market, for the wheat needed to produce it. A survey showed that the average cost of getting the wheat ready for the baking stage was 8.4 cents, while the average cost of manufacturing it into bread was 10.16 cents of the dollar paid by the bread buyer. "A considerable factor in .the baker's cost Is distribution which averages 15.7f cents of the consumer's dollar Is the service element," said the report. "Our. inquiry does not indicate that the manufacturing baker has exacted an undue profit in taking the 5.3 cents from the consumer's dollar for manufacturing bread and distributing it to the retailer." RUMOR RAIL STRIKE DIRECTED IN CANADA TO AVERT PENALTIES CHICAGO, June 12. While additional wage cuts threatened $40,000.000 in further reductions to 350,000 more railway employes, it was rumored today that any rail strike growing out of pay decrease decisions by the United States railway labor board might be directed and financed from .Canada to evade the recent decision of the United States surpreme court i holding unions liable for damages caused by their members. Leaders of the rail unions said to be contemplating this move viewed the establishment of Canadian headquarters as legitimate because the unions are international organizations. Financial penalties in case of a walkout could thus be averted,, it was said. The new wage reduction order Is expected to increase the total cut from railway workers' wages to approxibately $150,000,000 a year. Clerks, signal-men, stationary firemen, oilers, and marine department employes will join the shopmen and maintenance of way employes as victims of the slash. Strike ballots to the 400,000 railway shopmen, sent out from Chicago, were accompanied by the" following letter: "Every possible effort should be made to obtain the vote of every employe eligible. . This ballot will be tabulated as soon as possible and there must be no stoppage of work until you are properly authorize to do so. "This Is the time for action and not talk or unnecessary delay. The railway employes' department desires that every ballot shall be in Chicago at the earliest possible moment and in no case later than June 30."

PERSHING, Ind., June 12. Silver and currency amounting to $1,262 was taken fro mthe Jackson Township State bank here by three unmasked motor bandits at 11:15 Monday morning. They made their escape without encountering any opposition, driving east , on the National road. The men overlooked about $21,000 In Liberty bonds and gold to the value of $45. The bonds and the gold wera in the lower compartment of the bank safe. Only the upper compartment, containing the silver and currency, was opened. All the money in that compartment was taken. Cashier Alone in Bank. Marshal Steffenson, cashier, was alone in th ebank when the robbers entered. Dr. A. Ehle. assistant cashf;r.

had just left to go to his home for dinner. While one bandit covered Steffenson with a revolver his two companions opened the u?per compartment of t3 safe and secured its contents. Steffenson was then backed at the po:nt of a gun into the vault and the heavy steel door was closed upon him. Having disposed of Steffensen. tho three bandits walked calmly out of th bank, entered their touring car and then drove rapidly out of the tov.-n toward the east. It is believed thowent south after driving a short distance out of Pershing. Sheriff Carl Wadman and a deputy took up the pursuit soon after he reached Pershing, and secured a description of the bandits and the car they were in. Robbers Are Young. Lee Hartman. prerident of the Jackson Township State bank, reports that the bandits drove a Buick touring car bearing a Kentucky license numbered 102,360. It had a Rex top. Two of the men, he said, wore blue serga suits." The third bandit wore no coat. He had a reddish beard of several days' growth and was about 5 feet 10 inches in height. All were youn men. r In staging- what 1p considered tne boldest daylight robbery in the criminal annals of Wayne county, tha three bandits worked expeditiously. They were fleeing with their loot within 15 minutes after they had drivea into Pershing. Returns to Bank Dr. Ehle appears to have been tha only person who noticed the men after they left the bank. As he was walking toward his home he saw them as they were about to enter their car. Noticing that their pockets were e:i filled, he suspected that a robbery might have taken place. He hurried to the bank as the bandits wera speeding east along the National road. When he reached the bank he imme diately noted the absence of Steffenson and guessed that he might have ! been locked in the vault. Acting on this surmise, he opened, the, bank door and Steffenson stepped out, nona the worse for his experience. Steffenson states that when the bandits entered the bank one of the men stepped up to the. counter and asked the whereabouts of Oscar Jameson. Before Steffenson could reply a revolver wras pressed against him with the warning to throw up his hands and remain silent. Ho had no other recourse than to obey. As the robber kept the gun pressed against him tha other two men lost no time in opening the upper compartment of the sate and making a clean sweep of the silber and bills it contained. Having done this they assisted the robber who was covering Steffenson in forcing the latter into the vault and closing the door. No Pursuit Organized. When the news spread through. Pershing that the bank had been robbed there wag great excitement but no pursuit was organized because the bandits had obtained too great a start. Within a short time after the robbery the president of the bank, Mr. Hartman. telephoned a- report to the sheriff and to police headquarters ia Richmond. He asked the police to immediately notify the Palladium so that a description of the bandits and of their car could be broadcasted by the Palladium wireless. Monday afternoon President , Hartman advised that the bank's loss was fully covered by insurance. Three Richmond policemen, Officers Vogelsong, Hennigar and Recker, were sent to Pershing to assist the sheriff in his investigation. Seen in Cambridge It is believed that the bandits spent some time in Cambridge City befora going to Pershing. Lon Boyd, of tha Wayne Trust company, Cambridge City, states that three men answering the description of the Pershing robbers, entered that institution Monday forenoon and attempted to sell some maps. They also attempted to sell maps to a Cambridge City lumber company. - Following receipt of the news of the robbery'. The Palladium immediatelj sent out a description of the banditf and their automobile through the wira less station. PRESIDENT HARDING BACK FROM WEEK-END CRUISE WASHINGTON, June 12. Presidenl Harding returned to the White Hons shortly ebfore 9 a. m. today from ai over-Sunday cruise down the Potoma on the Mayflower. The president, win was accompanied by Mrs. Harding ha as his guests Attorney General Daugb ei-ty. Secretary Melloirand Senator am Mrs. Truman B. Newberry.