Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 92, Number 186, 7 August 1922 — Page 1

AJDI H AND SIX-TEIEGHAM VOL. XCIL, No. 186 Palladium. Eat. 1831. Consolidated With Sun-Telegram. 1907. RICHMOND, IND., MONDAY EVENING, AUG. 7, 1922. SINGLE COPY, 3 CENTS COAL PARLEY ASKS INDIANA Indiana Begins Mine Operations; National Guardsmen Protect Workers EUROPE'S ILLS Victor in Primaries

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ioai wnerarnrs ann union i-eaaers uamerea at ueve- , land Adjourn Until Wednes dayOthers To Join. LEWIS ISlPTIMISTIC 'By Associated Press) CLEVELAND, Aug. 7. Coal operators and union leaders who gahered here today for a wage conference look ing toward ending the soft coal strike, agreed in advance of their firs: joint meeting to adjourn until Wednesday with the expectation that Illinois and Indiana operators would be in attendance at that time. N'o formal call for the operators for those or other states being asked to join the conference was expected to result from the opening conference. Preliminary to the opening session of the joint conference, the union policy committee and the Ohio operators held separate meetings at which it was said that there was reason to believe that the Illinois and Indiana operators would join the conference. After virtually agreeing to ask the absent operators to come to the conference, it was decided not to pro pose any formal invitation. To Extend Conference. j While only operators of the central! wmciiire n-m uau un uiwitra 10 the. conference, President John L. Lewis, of the miners, indicated that the conference might later be extended to include operators from tho outlying fields,- where some have signified a willingness to settle the wage dispute that brought a general suspension of work in the coal industry more than four months ago. Mr. Lewis said he was "optimistic over the possible results" and held out the hope of an early return to work by soft coal miners. Exact representation of the operators remained an uncertainty until the conference was formally organized. New arrivals came in today, including among them some operators who did not expect to participate in the conference, but to act as observers of what might be the outcome. The prospects are that operators producing at least 65,000.000 tons of coal annually will participate in per - Bon or by proxy. This amounts to ap proximately one-third of the averago proaucuon or tne central compeuuv;A field and seemingly was regarded aa a sufficient basis for beginning the peace deliberations. , Power Are Broad. President Lewis' statement holding out hopes of settlement was backed up by th composition of the miners delegation. Ordinary wage negotiations for the union are carried on by the scale committee, but the unions delegation for the conference included the 328 of the policy committee. The committee includes the three international officers, the 24 members of the international executive board, the 32 two members of the scale committee and the 69 officers of the union district organizations. Its powers are broader than those of the scale committee, its special function being to determine all questions of strike pol-' icy Such representation on the part of the miners, it was pointed out by their representatives made it possible for any question being decided that might affect settlement of the soft coal fctrike. Its decisions, also were said to have a bearing on the anthracite strike tut on account of differences in the natural conditions of mining between the anthracite and bituminous fields, it was expected that if any settlement were reached here, it would be followed by a resumption of negotiations between the union and the anthracite operators that were broken off in June. U, S, WILL RECOGNIZE MEXICO IF SHE WILL GUARANTEE INTERESTS By A. L. BRADFORD, (United States Staff Correspondent) WASHINGTON. Aug. 7. Mexico can win the recognition of the United States without signing the treaty proposed more than a year ago by this government, if by actual accomplishment she will guarantee and safeguard American interests in the southern republic. This wa3 learned here today from the best possible authority in connection with other information which shows the exact status now of the Mexican question. Secretary of State Hughes is understood to have indicated to Mexico that if ehe will actually put into effect ihe guarantees the United States demands, the . American government will not insist on the treaty which was proposed as a means of bringing about recognition. Pope Deplores Fighting Among Italian Factions ROME, Aug. 7. Military rule has been extended to the provinces of Ancona, Parma and Leghorn, whero in the last few days there has been sanguinary lighting between the extreme Nationalists and the communists. Pope Pius has expressed his deep distress at the increasing hatred between the opposing factions which moves the people "further away from the teaching of the divine master." The onlv remedy, he said, is a return to religion. The ordained clergy will be instructed to "impress the faithful with the necessity to rray for the restoration of faith and piety which alone can bring peace and love among men."

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t . i 'It t if. A fins&.- ... f a .-son"" y .... .. . i ''-1 Above, motor transport train ready tov leave for Staunton, Ind. Insert, Captain Edwin C. Ball, Indianapolis. Below, Major Axtell and aide leaving Indiana statehouse on way to mine fields. NEW LISBON STORM INJURES TWO, CAUSES DAMAGE TO PROPERTY NEW LISBON, Ind., Aug. 7. Two were known to have been injured and a heavy property loss sustained as a i result of a severe rain and wind storm which struck here about 9 o'clock Sunday night. py Thomas rpcpivod a hoA mnnH and his wife was knocked down when a tree f II in front of the local church jas the couple was leaving. Slight dam age was sustained by ' the Christian churcjh. when one of the walls was sprung and plastering and windows broken. A large acreage of tomatoes is known to have been destroyed by the strong wind and heavy rain. New Lisbon having a canning factory, farm ers ior raues anout tne town raise , s of tomatot8 all of wn,'tt ! SUffered from the storm. Lost Bapn Roof The roof of the barn owned by wm Summers, about two miles south of here was partially blown off, and a new barn being built by Roma Cain, about one half mile north of here, was racked. j windows were reported to have ,been broken by hail, and fences in , partg of tne town blown to the ground. number of trees were also said to have been felled by the storm. While the storm was of short duration, it is reported that livestock was lost by missiles carried by the wind. Little lightning was said to have accompanied the storm. POMERENE MAY REPLACE COX AS FAVORITE SON By MARK Sl'ljMVAX WASHINGTON, D. C, Aug. 7. The next installment of primaries romps t Tuesday. Gf the four states which hold them, those of two, Arkansas and Alabama, affect members of the lower house only. But the other two. Ohio and Wyoming, are both interesting and important.. In fact, it would be hard to overstate the poten tial importance of this Ohio primary, I it will certainly have a strong effect on the next presidency, one that, might turn out to be a determining factor. The Ohio senator whose term ends is Pomerene. Pomerene is a candidate for renomination on Tuesday There is another candidate fo' the nomination, but Pomerene will surely win. With the Republicans there are several candidates for the nomination to contest the senatorship election with Pomerene in November. The Republican who is almost sure j to win the nomination is Simeon D. i Fess. After the primories and until Nov. 2, there will be a contest between Fess and Pomerene which . probably will eclipse in importance any other contest in the country. The chief reason for its particular importance lies in the effect the result will have on the presidential situation in 1924. It Fomerene "succeeds in carrying Ohio for the Democrats in November, he will pretty certainly displace Cox; as iue lavurite sou ui uie uuio democracy, and in the next Democratic national convention he would naturally occupy the strong position that was so favorable to Cox in the last Democratic national convention. Pomerene as a Democrat fulfills perfectly the formula frequently expressed in the- words, "a good safe man from Ohio" which formula h,as (Continued on Page Two) THREE INDICTMENTS RETURNED BY JURY PROBING WAR FRAUDS (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Aug. 7. Indictments were returned today by the special grand jury investigating alleged war frauds against Ernest C. Morris, former director of sales of the war department, Everly M. Davis, president of the E. N. Davis chemical company of New York and Alexander W. Phillips, associated with Davis. The three men, all of whom live in New York were charged in the indictment with having defrauded the government out of more than a $1,000,000 in connection with the sales of the war-built plant of the Old Hickory powder company, near Nashville, Tenn.

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The state of Indiana has gone into the coal production business at the order of Gov. McCray. With a guard of 800 troops, martial law deqjared, McCray re-opened two strip mines at Staunton in Clay county. Additional mines will be taken over at once. The two pits now being operated produce about 18,000 tons monthly, enough to care for state institutions. Eventually INDIANA MINES MAY BE REOPENED RESULT OF OHIO CONFERENCE (By Associated Pressl . " INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Aug. 7. Belief that some Indiana ccal mine3 may be re-opened as a result , of the conference of miners and' operators at Cleveland, Ohio, was expressed in official circles here today. It was said that some Indiana tonnage will be represented at the meeting and a determind effort will bo I made to have a few Indiana operators sign an agreeent wnicn wm result m resumption of miners operation in some of the coal fields of the state Governor McCray made no comment concerning the Cleveland meeting, except to say that he is awaiting the outcome of the conference before taking further action to produce coal. Governors May Act He also indicated that immediate action by the governors of all coalproducing states may be expected if the conference does not bring about a settlement. Mining operations at Staunton, Ind., where the state has taken over two strip mines to produce coal for emergency purposes, were reported well under way today.. Governor McCray says that he expects more coal to be produced at the mines each day until both mines are shipping the maximum output. (By United Press) BRAZIL, Ind., Aug. 7. Guard lines'

were strengthened today on the 40- f The matter has been pending for mile front patrolled by state troops as i some time. The county made an apmining of coal started under Governor j propria tlon to. cover its share of the

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tial law area. Major General Tyndall commanding than 2,100 national guardsmen shifted his lines to meet any possible violence from strikers while imported laborers (Continued on Page' Tea) TARIFF AMENDMENTS CLOSED THIS WEEK; DEBATE RESTRICTED (By Associated Press) , WASHINGTON. Aug. 7 An agreement under which amendments to tho more important sections of the tariff bill are to be disposed of before th.close of the week was in effect today when the senate settled down to its jeb again. It was hoped a final vote could be had before Sept. 1. As the senate's program now standr-. the sugar schedule" is to be disposed of by 2 p. m., Tuesday, and before adjournment that day a vote will also be taken on amendments to paragraphs dealing with potash and white arsenic. On Wednesday the leather schedule, boots, shoes and hides, will go through the mill and on Friday will come action on sections propos ing a flexible tariff adjustment and also on "scientific" tariff proposals. Saturday will see remaining amend ments taken up in order but beginning on that day senators will be limited to 15 minute discussions of any amend-j ment and to 30 minutes on the bill it 1 self. Senators will work on a time' limit during the entire-debate thia. week, being restricted to an hour on: any of the amendments included under the specific schedule named in the! agrement. t (

McCray hopes to mine enough to supply public utilities and basic industries. If the original venture is a success McCray promises to take over all the mines necessary. At present some of the pits are being operated by receivers. In these cases the mines are virtually being operated by the federal government, as the receivers are agents of the U. S. court. L Strike News Summary Miners and some operators of the central competitive- field opened a series of conferencees at Cleveland in, an effort-do reach an agremnt for ndan effort to reach an agreement for ending the strike. Northern West VirVirginia operators asked to be taken into the field. Federal authorities plan to move coal to northwest by. -way of Gerat Lakes. REMONSTRANCE FILED TODAY AGAINST ROAD IN CENTER TOWNSHIP Remonstrance to a petition to establish a north and south road in Center township south of Cehterville was filed with the board of county commissioners at the regular month- meeting of that body Monday morning. The remonstrance claims that the road would not be of public utility. The original petition asked that a road be run "in a north and south direction through the Caleb Jackson, Nathan Colvin and John K. Eliason farms. The road was to be located about three miles south of Centerville. The board took the matter under advisement, and will appoint viewers at the next meeting, Saturday morning. Members of the board were to meet a committee of citizens representing the South Side Improvement association to discuss the matter of building a new bridge over the C. and O. tracks. south of Richmond. Monday afternoon. of the bridge, but no move has been made by the railroad to carry out its part of the contract. Weather Forecast FOR RICHMOND AND VICINITY Thunder storms this afternoon or tonight; cooler tonight. .Tuesday mostly fair; cooler. The storm center over western Canada, which moved ever the Great Lakes region Sunday evening, will continue its eastward2 movement this j afternoon or tonight, followed by fair weatner ana cooler temperature. Temperatures Yesterday. Maximum - .. 89 Minimum ."..-..,..55 Today. Noon 78 Weather Conditions The storm center which bordered over western Canada in Saturday's bulletin, has moved to the Great Lake region and now covers the north central states. It is attended by showers and severe thunderstorms, and cooler weather over the west and northwest. Severe ami violent local storms occurred Sunday night in eastern Henry county and in the vicinity of Rich Square. For Indiana, by the United States Weather Bureau Generally fair toj night and Tuesday. Cooler tonight except in extreme southeast portion; cooler Tuesday. Paid Circulation Saturday, was 11,686

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Gather Around Conference Table for Thirteenth Tune' in I.f5 TT-an Thrf YfarsJ U. S, NOT REPRESENTED (By Associated Press) i LONDON, Aug. 7. The leading rep-! resentatives of the entente allies to-1 ! day gathered around the conference I table once more to discuss war repa-; rations, Germany's- financial condition J and related issues. j The meeting, the thirteenth time, within less than three years, was greeted by today's newspapers with-' out enthusiasm, and, in some cases,) I with almost despairing skepticism. I

j Prior to the meeting of prime min-j Senator James A. Reed has been relisters, M. Poincare and his finance , turned victor over Breckenridge Long, minister, M. De Lasteyrie. conferred ' his opponent, for the Democratic

with Premier Theunis of Belgium, and ; tney were reported to nave reacnea a common understanding as to the necessary measures respecting Germany. All the allied delegates, including Baron Hayashi. representing Japan,) arrived in Downing street shortly before 11 o'clock and went immediately to the conference chamber. The United States was not represented. The delegates remained in conference until shortly after 1 o'clock, when they adjourned their sitting with tho announcement that the conference would reassemble at 4:30 p. m. Crowds in Street Today is a bank holiday in England and hundreds of excursionists gathered in Downing street. The crowd included American tourists, and the conference had the largest "gallery" of any post-war meeting that has been held in London. By a ruse, the several score newspapermen who were awaiting the ar- ! rival of the statesmen were taken to the room of the prime minister's sec iretary, while unknown to. them the entire peisonnel of the foreign delega tions entered the conference room. The incident caused much resentment among the correspondents. RICHMOND TO RAISE $10,000 TO BUILD FIELD FOREARLHAM Putting over the new Earlham gym nasium is. up. to. the city of Richmond, a letter from the Business Men'r committee from Richmond which is raising the additional $10,000 needed for the gym, states. The letter which is going out to' Richmond people points out that tht building of the gym is a direct benefit to Richmond in that it increases the number of students at the colfege, and thus the amount of money spent in the. city. Twenty thousand of . the $30,000 neceesary to complete the building has already been subscribed, and the letter adds: "Richmond must come to the rescue if this is to be built." The gym, it is pointed out, is necessary to permit Earlham college to compete with the other schools of the state in attendance. It completes the athletic equipment necessary for all-the-year sports. An Asset To Richmond. It is pointed out that Earlham Is a tangible asset of Richmond. Every business will be benefited by the new building. Earlham now pays out in salaries and wages approximately $125,000 annually, all of which goes

into living expenses in the city. Thebyterian church and held membership college also buys about $150,000 in t in Downey lodge No. 233, F. and A. M.

supplies annually, most all of which is purchased through Richmond business houses. The students spend $80,000. Cards will be distributed Tuesday evening at a solicitor's meeting. The work which is being done now is being carried on by the ways and means committee for the fund which is under the chairmanship of Howard Dill. Other members of the committee are: Rufus M. Allen. Samuel Fred, E. M. Haas, Robert Wiechman. . Senate Investigates High Gasoline Prices By KENNETH W. CLARK (United Press Staf Correspondent) WASHINGTON, Aug. 7. Sweeping investigation into the high gasoline prices prevailing all over the country opened before a special sub-committee of five senators today Headed by Senator McNary, Oregon, acting chairman in the absence of Senator LaFollette, Wisconsin, the committee sought to. ascertain if price advances of the past few months were warranted in face of . government figures showing record-breaking oil , reserves. , - ,

EYE WITNESSES ARE SUMMONED TO DESCRIBE WRECK IN WHICH 37 WERE KILLED, 138 HURT

(By Associated Press) SULPHUR SPRINGS, Mo.. Aug. 7. Eye witnesses were summoned today before a coroner's jury at DeSoto, Mo., to recount details of the rear-end collision of. two Missouri Pacific trains here Saturday, when thirty-sevf n are known to have been killed and 138 injured. ' 1 Coroner Elders promised a thorough investigation of circumstances which caused the disaster, the worst train wreck in the history of this part of the country. While Matt Glenn, dead engineer of the fast train which ploughed through four coaches of the local traia near the station, was blamed for the acci dent, according to the version of John

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senatorial nomination of Missouri, by 8,935 votes. JESSE DRULEY DIES SUDDENLY AT HOME; WIDELY KNOWN HERE Jesse Dniley, 46 years old, died suddenly of acute indigestion at his home at 59 South Thirteenth street about 12:45 o'clock Monday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Dniley had returned to the citv only a short time before, following a week-end visit at Oxford.! Ohio, . and was washing his automobile when he was stricken. He was given medical attention immediately, and it was thought that his affliction was only temporary and that be was on the road to recovery. A physician was called about 11:30 o'clock and remained about an hour. Shortly after he had gone Mr. Druley suffered a relapse and passed away suddenly before the doctor could be recalled. Born Near Boston Mr. Druley was born in Boston township on Aug. 28, 1875. the son of i William H. Druley and the grandson of Samuel Druley, one of the pioneer settlers of Wayne county. He was j educated in Boston township and at!

Earlham college, leaving that institu- j House program. The Southern is acftion and taking up his independent j ing independently of the other car-

career in 1896. He went into business with his father under the firm name of William H. Druley and Son and gave his attention to the breeding and raising of special draft horses, Duroc Jersey hogs and high grade livestock. Mr. Druley was one of the most progressive and influential farmers of

Boston township he having held mem-! center appeared to be in the doldrums bership in the Boston Township Farm while the next peace move was Demi bureau and being the owner of some j formulated. 600 acres of the best farming land in b. M. Jewell, head of the railway that locality. He also had a farm of j employes department of the Ameri160 acres northeast of Richmond. jcaQ Federation of Labor, with oth?r Moves To Richmond. 'strike leaders, was in Washington, exMr. Druley moved to Richmond pecting to resume discussions with about five or six years ago and as-iprcsiripnt WarH.Tur

sumed a part in. the management of the Smith Construction company, of which he was a large shareholder. He did not retire from the fanning and live stock business, however, and took a most active part in the management of his properties. Mr. Druley had a genial and kind disposition which made him many friends in Richmond and Wayne county. He was interested in projects that made for the' improvement of rural and city life. He was a member of the First Pres at Boston and Richmond lodge, B O. Elks. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Pearl Druley, a son, Paul Druley, a daugther,. Martha Druley, and a sister, Mrs. Minnie Gellespie. Funeral arrangements will be announced later. ' Irish Adopt Resolution , Opposing Ka Klux Klan (Bv Associated Press) ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., Aug. 7. Resolutions deploring the situation in Ireland and opposing the Ku Klux Klan - J . 1 .1. -V-n S n. . 1 T'. , i" were auupicy uj iuc iiouuuai duwu iu me Ancient uruer ui niuermans in conference here. The Irish resolution spoke of the "unhappy division of the Irish peo ple" and suggested that members of ! the order refrain from- obtruding our opinions or criticisms lest the harsh discord be transmitted to our side of the ocean." - . The other resolution declared that the "Ku Klux Klan challenge to our Catholic citizenship should be opposed by aggressive, intellectual power" and urged organization of all Irish-American Catholics. Cannon, assistant general manager of the road, relatives of the dead and injured Joined. in demands for a.thor ough inquiry. All day yesterday this peaceful hamlet resembled a world-famed place of pilgrimage. Every minute brought more people to the village re'atives of wreck victims and many prompted by curiosity to visit the scene AU roads leading to the village were jammed with automobiles The crews of both trains were summoned by the coroner to give their versions of the accident. Officials of the road, including Assistant General Manager Cannon, de- . (Continued on Page Eleven.)

ASKS MEN ASSIGNED BULLETIN ' WASHINGTON, Aug. 7. President Harding today called upon striking railroad shopmen to return to work, requested the railroads to assign them to work and asked both the workmen and carriers to submit the disputed question of seniority to the rail labor board. WASHINGTON, Aug. 7. President Harding will announce some time today a new plan, which he hopes will lead to a termination of the nation's railroad shopmen's strike, it was announced at noon today by William H. Johnston, head of the machinist's union, after he and other leaders had conferred with the president. Mr. Johnston, with B. M. Jewell, general leader of the striking shopmen t, and J. P. Noonan, chief of the Electrical Workers' union, spent nearly an hour in conference with the president, but professed io have no

knowledge as to tho forthcoming statement from the executive. The union leaders also refused to comment on suggestions put to them L6 pre8,i.den.i planned to ask the unions to call off the strike and submit the seniority status to be given the returning strikers to the adjudication of the railroad labor board. Channels Open Channels of communication between the administration and prominent railway heads are always open, despite refusal of the railway executives association to accept Mr. Harding's previous suggestion as to restoration of seniority rights to strikers. Another angle of the strike growing out of the president's proposal was before representatives of the management and the shopcraft groups of the Southern railway who were to begin meetings here today on the company's formal suggestion that its men return to wori on the basis of the White ners ana accepted Mr. warding s plan in full, but whether the men will come back or hold out for a nation-wide settlement was still to be disclosed. CHICAGO. Aug. 7. Leading figure in the railway shopmen's strike were away from Chicago today and this Ben W. Hooper, chairman of tho United States Railroad Labor board, was within easy reach while spending a short vacation at Michigan City, Ind. Scattered incidents of disorder marked the early part of the sixth week of the shopmen's strike. A passenger train on the Western o Alabama, enroute from Atlanta to Montgomery, was fired on by alleged strike sympathizers, according to reports from Montgomery. No persons were injured. Foreman Kidnapped V. S. McLana, car foreman In thi Illinois Central shops at Birmingham, Ala., was kidnapped by armed men. blindfolded and taken by automobile to a woods near Cardiff, Ala., where he was badly beaten with hickory sticks. Eight men said to be striking Burlington railroad shop workers, and th wives of two of them, were arrested by federal officers on charges of violating injunctions prohibiting interference with men at work in the railroad shops at Havelock, Neb. Tb men were placed in jail but the women were permitted to remain in their 0. homes under custody. Specific charges j included painting houses yellow, in timidating company guards, assembling in crowds, threatening workerand causing disorders. State authorities in Tennessee were investigating a fire of supposed incendiary origin which destroyed thi freight station of the Louisville anl Nashville railroad and 20 cars in thr Knoxville yards. The loss was estimated at $500,000. Help Clear Tracks Striking shopmen assisted in clearing the tracks following the MissouriPacific wreck at Sulphur Springs, Mo , where many persons were killed am injured. The strikers, however, refused to pick up wrecked cars." Chicago units of the Illinois Na'.ional Guard on strike duty in the Chicago and Alton shops at Bloomingtoa. Ills , will be relieved soon by other troop? now at Camp" "tir'ant, according to an announcement by Adjutant General Black. ..: Chicago Workers Find Transportation Restored (By Associated Press) CHICAGO, Aug: 7. Chicago workers today found normal transportation restored after a six-day strike on surLf ace and elevated lines. Carmen who went on strike last Monday accepted a wage reduction of 10 cents an hour, approximately 12 percent, and retained the eight-hour day and former working conditions in sn agreement ratified late yesterday. The company had directed a wage reduction of approxirately 17 percent.