Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 92, Number 221, 16 September 1922 — Page 1

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ENGLAND WILL NOT GIVE UP DARDANELLES

Holds Permanent Freedom of the Dardanelles Vital Necessity of State and Will Fight for it if Necessary. PREPARESTODEFEND (By Associated Press) . CONSTANTINOPLE, Sept 16. Large British forces with heavy artillery have been landed at strategic Doints in the Dardanelles, prepared for any eventualities. By Associated Press) LONDON, Sept. 16. Great Britain Is prepared to fight to maintain the freedom of the Daraaneues, n m authoritatively stated today. . . , The statement came at the end of a week of protracted cabinet meetings arising from the Near Eastern crisis, which has given rise to fears that the Turkish Nationalists might turn from their successes over the Greeks to at tack -the neutral zone arouna Constantinople. . , With this In mind, Great Britain 13 reinforcing her troops in Constantinople and has ordered the Mediterranean fleet to oppose by every means any infraction of the neutral one or any attempt by the Turks to crosa over to Europe. Others Agree ' Great Britain also has Invited Greece, Rumania, Jugo-Slavia and the British Dominion to give their assistance in this, if necessary. France and Italy aro said to agree with Great Britain on the necessity of maintaining the neutrality of the straits. It is Indicated, however, .that Great Britain has not yet abandoned the original agreement . that the Turks should have Constantinople if other matters were satisfactorily composed and the London government proposes an Immediate conference to effect peace with the Turks. (By Associated Press) LONDON. Sept 16. The British government has adopted the attitude that effective and permanent freedom of the Dardanelles is a vital necessity for the state of which it is prepared to make exertions, it .was authoritatively stated this afternoon. The British government addressing Rumania. Jugo Slavia and Greece, is asking their participating la an effective defers ol ihe neutral zone, it was Iparned cicially today. Great Britain also has invited her dominions to be hv contingents in the de fense of these Interests for which they have already made enormous sacrifices, it was authoritatively stated. (By United Press) PARIS, Sept. 16. The. allies must surrender Constantinople or precipi tat. a Holv war which will menace the existence of the British empire. General Sir Charles Townshend, hero o. Kut-EI-Amara, declared today to the United Press. "We had better make peace with Mustapha Kemal while we can," he warned. General Townshend said Kemal had outlined his terms to him and that he had forwarded them to Lloyd George. They included independence for territories where Turkish population is in the majority. General Townshend was In com mand of the British Mesopotamiar. army which was besieged by the Turks in Kut-EI-Amara during the World war and surrendered only after hitter resistance lasting months. He was held prisoner by the Turks for the remainder of tne war ana was sent out by them to ask the British for peace when the end came. Calls It Madness. "My God, what madness to treat the Near East situation as the powers are rtninp " said General Townshend. "We have no business in Constantinople and the sooner we get out . the better, if unmethinz is not done we are threatened with a Holy war. The en tire Mohammedan world would rise against us and menace the existence of the British empire. "Mustapha Kemal can take Constantinople. If he does I would not be sur prised to see the Bolsheviki march to Constantinople to neip xne iutks. Then we would have another World war. "The Kemalites have a big well disciplined army I would rather not say how many. Knows Conditions. ".We can have peace with the Turks. I talked to Kemal and, he outlined the conditions. 1 forwarded the memoran dum to Lloyd George. The Turks want independence of territories where the Turkish population predominates, and will guarantee freedom of the Dardanelles. "We had better settle while we can. I know what is the minds of the Turks, and I warn of the conse quences. A holy war would set the whole east aflame, from Turkey to India and remember Russia. TARIFF BILL AGAIN UP BEFORE SENATE , , t By Associated Press) WASHINGTON. Sept. 16. Finally approved by the house. 210 to 90, the administration tariff bill became again today the unfinished business of the senate. Republican leaders expected final legislative action senate adoption of the conference report before the end of next week. Democratic opponents had reserved ill potnts of order and planned to attempt to get the bill back to conference for amendment particularly of the sections granting broad authority in the resident over tariff rates and classifications. Similar efforts in the house failed, points of order that the conferees had exceeded their authority havinc been overruled.

HARDING WILL VETO

SOLDIERS BONUS BILL; CHECK IIP Oil SOLONS (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON. Sept. 16. President Harding has definitely decided to veto the soldiers' bonus bill and will send his message to the houseJ Tuesday, according to some of nls close advisors, who have talked with him recently. The number of senators absent when the vote comes up may decide the issue, although it was said that every effort would be made to obtain pairs for all absentees, including those senators in Eurooe who were not paired in the vote Aug. 31, when the senate passed the bill 47 to 22. Ready to Act House managers of the bonus were understood to be prepared to move promptly after receipt of a veto message to pass the bill and were confident that more than the required two thiids majority could be obtained. Some of the president's friends were understood to be making an informal canvass in the senate in the hope of counting enough votes to prevent the overriding of the veto there. The result now. was regarded, as doubtful with the friends and foes alike declaring there could not be a definite estimate in advance of the actual roll call. The soldiers' bonus bill was signed by Speaker Gillett, at 2:30 o'clock' this afternoon. IRISH IRREGULARS ' SUFFER HEAVY LOSS IN ALL DAY BATTLE (By Associated Press) , DUBLIN. Sept. 1)6. An all day battle occurred in Sligo Thursday be tween national army forces and irregulars. Commandant John J. McKeown In a dispatch today described the "magnificent national troops" as showing ' coolness unequalled in dislodging the irregulars from an almost impregnable position. The nationalist casualties declared to be few. included Brigadier Rin killed, and General Lalor, slightly wounded. The irregulars' casualties are described as heavy. In the first three hours of the en counter with the irregulars, who had taken up ambush position with road mines, machine guns and an armored car at Drumsheen, on Ox Mountain, Ring was killed and Lalor slightly wounded. The nationalists took 13 prisoners. - The irregulars . fled, the armored car covering the retreat .Details of Chase. The disn&tch srives details of a chase by nationalists and an engagement at Lough Talt in which heavy casualties were inflicted, upon, the ,ir-i regulars, while the nationalists sufferel no losses. At Mullens Cross," General Lalor was again slightly wounded and a sergeant was shot dead at the wheel of a nationalist armored par during an' attempt to ram the armored car of the irregulars'. The dispatch adds that large concentration movements of troops are oc curring throughout West Ireland, the captures by the nationalists including the irregulars' headquarters at Glenflesk with a large amount of ammuni tion and food. At Bonniconlan, 5,000 rounds of ammunition and several land mines were captured. DUBLIN. Sept. 16. Major General McMahon has appointed chief of staff of the free state army. He succeeds Richard Mulcahy who since Michael Collins' death has held the combined posts of minister of defense, chief of staff and commander in chief of the national army. LONDON, Sept. 16. The Irish nat ionail troops have recaptured . Ballinia says a dispatch to the Times from Dublin. -The irregulars hurriedly left the town on learning of the approach of the national forces. NEW ORLEANS BLAZE LOSS IS $5,000,000 FIVE BLOCKS RUINED (By Associated Press) NEW ORLEANS. La., Sept 16. Five blocks of wharves and ware hbuseS along the Mississippi river front were in ruins today following a fire which last night did damage es timated in excess of $5,000,000. The wharves and warehouses were erected by the federal government in 1918 and 1919, at a cost of more than five mill ion dollars, army officers said. In addition,, about 40 box carsloaded with merchandise were destroyed. The German freight steamer Elsa Hugo Stinnes moored to the wharf, caught but succeeded in puttipg out into the river before serious damage was done. Second officer Schall and Machinist Kuntzer of the vessel leaped overboard, according to sailors, and Schall suffered a broken leg. Both were removed to hospitals, as was the chief engineer of the United State tow boat Sampson, who was .struck by a stream from a fire hose and knocked unconscious. Three government launches moored to the wharf were destroyed. The fire broke out in a box car loaded with burlap bagging. Twenty-two cars of burlap were destroyed. Firemen said their work was hamp ered.by spectators who crowded up to within a few yards of the burning warehouses and who blocked traffic for many blocks with automobiles. Not until the fire had been in progress almost two hours were the spectators pushed back. The burning warehouse and wharves were under lease to the Louisiana state dock board. No cause for the fire has been announced. Kansas Speedway 'Races Postponed Until Sunday KANSAS CITY, Sept 16. The Kan sas City automobile races have been postponed until tomorrow .afternoon. speedway officials announced this morning. Threatening weather was given as the reason.

ALL TURKEY CELEBRATES BIG VICTORY " .V Sultan Visits Tomb of Con

queror in Stamboul Loss of $100,000,000 in Smyrna and 200,000 Homeless. CHRISTIANS DEPORTED fBy Associated Press) CONSTANTINOPLE, Sept 16. Re newed celebrations were held throughout Asia Minor yesterday to mark the sweeping . Turkish victory over the Greeks, Friday is the Turkish Sunday ana tne entire Moslem population ceas ea iib wonted pursuits and repaired to the mosques to offer prayers of thanks giving to Allah. For the first time since 1453. when the Turks captured Constantinople the suitan went to the Tomb of Moham med the conqueror in Stamboul and paid homage- to the memory of his illustrous predecessor. Several miles of exulting and jubilant Turks with flasrs lined the streets and watched their sovereign pass. He made the trip in an American limousine. Tne Sultan's passage through the open streets has had no precedent in recent years and the people seized on the occasion to give him a stirring but reverent ovation. Heretofore he has connnea mmseir to the palace at Yildez and observed as much privacy as tne rope m the Vatican. Sultan Alert Americans who attended the cere mony in Stamboul observed that the Sultan although thin and slightly bent appeared alert and vigorous. He sa luted the group of American visitors pleasantly as he emerged from prayer. Constantinople Is a forest of crimson flags- with the familiar star and crescent The colors even fly from the four commanding minarets of the fam ous mosque of St. Sophia, whose re capture has been the dream of Greeks for centuries. Upwards of 2,000 persons perished in the great fire at Smyrna, 2,500 buildings were destroyed, and all the American property wiped out. The catastrophe, say direct advices received here is of much greater proportions than the conflagration at Saloniki in 1917, which caused $100,000,000 damage and left 200,000 homeless. . A heavy rain continued to fall after the fire, making the plight of the inhabitants and refugees pitiable. Thous. ands of the frantic populace fled to tne water front and pleaded with the small forces of American Blue Jackets tnere to give them shelter aboard the destroyers. Many in desperation jumped, into the water and- were drowned. - The city is without adeauate food and water, and the deplorable lack of sanitary conditions is giving rise to pestilence. y LONDON. Sept. 16. "Twentv-five thousand Christian women and girls have been conveyed to the interior and distributed among the Turkish soldiers," says a despatch to the Times from M. Lascaris, editor of Kosmos, a &myrna newspaper, who has arrived on the island of Mitylene. "New refugees from Smyrna arrived here this morning (Sept. 15), includ ing many American - and Enerlish. They say the. Turks are using machine guns at the street corners killing in discriminately," tne despatch adds. bucceedmg despatches from Con stantinople, Athens and other centers of information in the near east onlv tend to magnify the tale of the tragedy m omyrna. City in Ruins The greater part of the city is In ruin, laid waste by a conflagration of incendiary origin and the flames, according to the latest account had reached the- waterfront, where the quays were crowded with fear-crazed Christian refugees who fled to the city as the nearest port of escape from the Turks. Many have thrown themselves into the water, rather than the risk of being burned alive or of facing Mus- ( Please Turn to Page Twelve) Weather Forecast FOR RICHMOND AND VICINITY By W. E. MOORE Fair and continued cool . tonight; minimum temperature about 50 or slightly below; Sunday increasing cloudiness and slowly rising tempera. ture. The barometric pressure is decidedly above normal north of the Ohio river which will result in another cool night followed by a moderation the first of the week. Temperature Yesterday Maximum 74 Minimum 54 Today Noon 69 Weather Conditions The cool wave is centered over southern Canada where a temperature of 26 above zero occurred during the last 21 hours and local rains have occurred in the region of the Great Lakes. It" continues very warm in the southwest and tropical storm is now over the Gulf of Mexico causing increasing wind blusters along the gulf coast. Heavy rains were falling last night along the gulf coast, Galveston, Texas, .reporting 1.10 inches and it is still raining. Jacksonville, Fla., reports the next heaviest rainfall at .98 inches. For Indiana, by the United States Weather Bureau Cloudy to partly cloudy tonight and Sunday; not much change in temperature. Paid Circulation Yesterday, was 11,731

"All Woman's" Exposition

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Mrs. Key Cammack, treasurer New There will be 250 individual exhibits showing some sixty different occupa tions In which women are active at the first nation-wide exposition to be opened at the Hotel Commodore on Monday, Sept. 18. It is being held under the auspices of the New York

High Wages Retained by Miners;

Farming Industry Liquidated

Restriction of Immigration Gives Raw Labor Power to Resist Deflation High Coal Price Boosts Other Commodities Agricultural Market Narrowed

By MARK SILLIVAS WASHINGTON, Sept. 16. The coal strike is now completely ended, and there is room for discussion, both of the economic results of it and of the meaning of it in the broadest sense of politics. The striking miners have been successful. These miners now constitute the one group of workers in the United States whose compensation for their labors has not been materially reduced from the war time peak. By their solidarity, by their morale, and by the remarkable skill of their leaders, they are the one group who has defied the process of deflation. To use the commercial phrase, the farmers have been liquidated, the security holders have been liquidated, and nearly all branches of labor have been liquidated to some degree; The coal miners alone continue to." hold practically all the accretion of wages and all the other advantages which came to them during the war. The farmers have seen the price of wheat. corn, oats, pork, beef, cotton, and all pie other commodities go down from war-time height to prices actually iower than those preceeding : 1914. Sustained Losses. . The security holders who were borrowing money from the banks went through a period of foreclosures and forced liquidation, which, caused them marked losses. The rates of interest on securities and for ready money are rapidly descending to normal. In the case of labor, the course has been somewhat like the case of the farmer, only less drastic. Labor, like the farmer, has seen its returns severely cut and has later been the beneficiary of a slight raise. In the case of the; farmer, his present returns, measured in purchasing power, are still less than they were before 1914. In the case of labor generally, wages are now above what they were in 1914, but much lower than at the war-time peak. In one degree or another every group in the community has passed through the period of deflation, has accepted its reductions, and is now in process of -stabilizing on a new basis. Coal miners alone have succeeded in resisting deflation. They alone have retained their war time gains. For this there are several causes. One of the most potent although one not generally taken into account is DECLINES TO PRESENT DAUGHERTY EVIDENCE fV?v Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Sept 16. Declination of Rep. Keller, Republican, Minnesota, to present evidence today in support of his impeachment charges against Attorney General Daugherty, as the result of the rail strike injunction brought about an adjournment of the house judiciary committee after an hour's session, at which time it heard Mr. Keller present a general preliminary statement.

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York League of Professional Women League of Business and Professional Women, Inc. The exhibits will include everything from the fine arts to agriculture and manufacturing of machinery. There will also be state exhibits, under the direction of state Leagues of Business and Professional Women. our policy of immigration restrictions. It is not generally perceived that through the operation of our immigra tion restriction law raw labor in the United States has been given a position greatly to its advantage relative to the rest of the community. Raw labor in America is now the beneficiary of that same economic law which is so often operated to the advantage of other business elements. They are the beneficiaries of a reduction in what has been in the past normal supply. This puts the venerable law of supply and demand in a position relative to labor which it has only rarely had in the United States. In the old days when strikes like that in the coal mines arose, the easy and common way of breaking it was, directly or indirectly, the importation of raw labor from Europe. Would Have Lost Strike. . If this present year of 1922 were the year of 1913, the coal miners today would be in the position of having lost their strike. Either they would have given in early or they would be out of work and their places would have been taken by Italian, Hungarian, Polish, or other varieties of immigrant labor. Normally, if we had not passed the immigration restriction law, there (Please Turn to Page Ten). FORD PLANT CLOSED; 100,000 MEN IDLE IN COAL PRICE PROTEST (By. Associated Press) -DETROIT, Sept. 16. As a protest against paying what he believes to be exhorbitant prices for coal and steel, Henry Ford today began the process of closing up his huge industry. With the suspension complete when the last shift of workers leaves the various factories tonight, approximately 100,000 men will have been rendered idle for an indefinite period. The plants affected include the five factories in the Detroit area and numerous assembling stations through out the country. Other concerns, the output of which goes chiefly to the Ford company, also are expected to suspend operations. Price too High. In announcing the contemplated closing down several weeks ago, Mr. Ford declared no coal shortage ex isted,. that brokers were holding enough coal to supply the needs of the country, and that the public was being "gouged" by the dealers. He also criticized government agencies for their method of apportioning coal. The past week brought some im provement in the fuel situation. Ford officials asserted yesterday, but this, they said, did not warrant a chango in the suspension order. Inquiry today failed to disclose any other Detroit manufacturers who contemplated action similar to that of Mr. Ford. Some of the local plants are reported to be working on short fuel rations, but the manufacturers as a whole believed they would be able to obtain supplies sufficient to avert suspension.

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At top, left, Mrs. Elizabeth Sears, chairman executive committee for women's activities exhibit. Next, Valera Judy, chairman of promotion committee. STREET GARS, STORES THEATRES, POSTOFFICE GO TO STANDARD TIME Street car service, many business houses, the postoffice and all thea tres will revert to standard time Mon day morning as will some of the local manufacturers. Call for a special meeting of the city council, to consider the repeal of the daylight savings ordinance, was issued by Mayor Lawrence A- Handley through the city clerk, Saturday. The meeting is to be held at 7:30 o'clock, city time. Saturday evening, when the ordinance repealing the daylight sav ings will be given third reading. People working in the interest of a movement to put the city back on standard time basis, circulated a pa per for signatures among business men with the result that many signers were secured. . Four manufacturers made known their -intentions to start Monday on standard time. They are: Land-Dilks company. Modern Pattern works', Starr Piano company, and Swayne-Robinson company. Others were undecided as (Please Turn to Page Foui) NORMAL RELATIONS PROPOSAL BY RUSSIA TO BE TURNED DOWN By A. L. Bradford, (United Press Correspondent) WASHINGTON, Sept 16. The United States will reject the proposal of Soviet Russia for negotiations look ing to resumption of relaions. It was understood here today. The soviet government in a note to American Am bassador Houghton in Berlin has coun tered with his proposal to the recent informal suggestion of the Unltec States for sending an Impartial and technical commission of investigation to establish the facts of conditions in Russia. The Bolshevists, it is believed here without giving any definite reply have twisted the original American pro posal in an attempt to place the ques tion of a commission of investigation upon a plane of political negotiations The Russians stated in their note they are ready to "enter Into official preliminary negotiations for reestab lishment of normal relations with an official American delegation appointed for, the purpose," and the Moscow dis patches indicate that the entire text of he note is of a political nature The attitude of the United States the United Press understands on high authority, is that the government has nothing to negotiate with soviet Rus sia and that hence, suggestions for ne gotiations are whoUf out of the ques tion. RESCUERS TO DRILL THROUGH SOLID ROCK fBy Associated Press) JACKSON. Calif.. Sept 16. Solid rock is easier to cut through than th mass of twisted steel rails, timbers rock and debris that blocks the end of the 3.600-foot level of the Kennedy mine, according to rescue crews en-! deavoring to break through to the Argonaut workings where 47 men now have been entombed 19 days. As a result today they had abandoned the task of clearing the final 16 feet of the level of this material and started boring through the stone. -They had about 93 feet of rock to cut through. Original plans were for cutting the rock for 77 feet only. The crew on the 3,900-foot level had been cutting through rock for several days. Rescue workers were spurred on by a report of the state chemical engineer that an analysis of air in the Argonaut shaft showed not the slightest sign of putrefaction to indicate that there is present in the depth of the Argonaut a human body. Gases arising from decomposition would be disclosed by the delicate tests made, he said.

SHOP LEADERS

ASK NEW RAIL PIN LET OFF Chicago and Northwestern Shopcraf t Executives Demand Dismissal of Men Hired to Replace Strikers. OTHER EFFORTS FAIL (By Associated Press) CHICAGO, Sept 16. While several railroads were today negotiating sep arate agreements with their shopcraft workers in accord with the union par tial settlement plan and others were preparing to meet representatives of their own employes outside the settlement plan, it was learned that some of the shopcraft leaders on the Chicago and Northwestern railroad were demanding the dismissal of men hired to fill the places of union men, who went on strike July 1. The hitch in the negotiations with the Northwestern would not prevent return of the men to work by Monday, officials of the road said. At the same time, it was asserted that the union shopmen did not call for discharge of employes at work when the settlement plan was approv ed by the union policy committee last Wednesday, and that the road would not dismiss those employes. WASHINGTON, Sept 16. Demand by union leaders that all men taken on during the 6trike be discharged immediately upon return of strikers to their jobs, was understood to have broken up a conference here today between Southern railway officials and general shopcraft chairman, which was designed to bring about a settle ment on the basis of the Warfield-Wil-lard-Jewell agreement LOUISVILLE, Ky., Sept 16. Ef forts of the officials of the . federated shopcrafts and the Louisville and Nashville railroad to effect the settlement of the shopmen's strike at a conference here failed today when the road officials refused to accept the terms of the Warfield-Williard-Jewell agreement on the grounds that they would jeopardize the rights of the "more than 10,000 workers now employed to fill the places left vacant by the strikers." CLEVELAND, Ohio, Sept 16. An agreement has been reached between general chairmen of the brotherhoods of Railroad trainmen and the order of railway conductors with officials of the Pennsylvania railroad over wages and working conditions, W. G. Lee, president of the trainmen, announced here today upon bis return from New York. CINCINNATI, Ohio, Sept 16. Ar rangements have been completed for the 965 striking ehopmen of the Baltimore and Ohio roads in Cincinnati to return to work immediately, it was announced today at the Baltimore and Ohio shopcrafts headquarters. CHICAGO, Sept 16. Sixteen railroads has signed separate agreements with various labor unions today through pre-war methods in vogue before the United States railroad labor board was created as arbiter of disputes between railroads and their employes. These settlements, however, according to Ben W. Hooper, chairman of the board do not repudiate the board but rather are "entirely in accord with the transportation act" His comment referred to yesterday's agreement between the New York Central lines and the train service brotherhoods and other pending peace negotiations. Following settlements with the Order of Railway Conductors , and the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen, the New York Central lines opened negotiations today with the shopcrafts on the basis of the Warfield-Willard-Jew-ell plan. Separate agreements with the engineers, firemen's and switchmen's unions were in prospect according to officials. Announce Agreements Agreements on wages and rules with newly created shop unions were announced by the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy, which had turned down the Warfield-Willard-Jewfell proposals. Today brought a lull in the government's injunction proceedings before Judge James H. Wilkerson. Attorney General Daugherty and his aides rested their case on the strength of 600 affidavits supporting charges of violation, intimidation and destruction of property and attorneys for the strike leaders will open the defense Monday. Judge Wilkerson told the opposing lawyers that the restraining order will not be renewed when it expires Sept. 21 unless the injunction hearing is completed then. If the injunction i3 upheld by Judge Wilkerson it means the end of strikes in which Interstate commerce or the United States government are directly involved, Attorney General Daugherty said. Judge Wilkerson called for an Investigation of remarks attributed to Mr. Jewell commenting upon the strike and published three days after the restraining order went into effect Cornelius Cole Observes 100th Birthday Tomorrow (By Associated Press) LOS ANGELES, Calif, Sept 16. Cornelius Cole, formerly United States senator from California, who at his home here tomorrow will celebrate the 100th anniversary of his birth, issued through the newspapers & general invitation to his friends to greet him ia his garden between 2 and 6 o'clock in the afternoon. He will be assisted In receiving by his children and grand children, and great grandchildren.