Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 92, Number 308, 27 December 1922 — Page 1

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Palladium. With ABANDON HOPE FOR SAFETY OF MISSING CREW Continue Efforts Solve Mystery to (By Associated Press) CLEVELAND, Ohio, Dec. 27. Two airplanes-today left the government mall field for Erie, Pa., from -which i hey will cross Lake Erie to Long Point, in an effort to find some trace of the tug Cornell, or its crew, H. B Shave, superintendent of the air mail station announced. The planes will make a thorough search of the Ca nadian side, searching between Long Point and Port Colborne, where the lug Gilmore, yesterday picked up a life boat of the Cornell in which lay the frozen body of Michael Paytosh, airman on the tug. Assisting the airplanes in the search will be two tugs which left Erie thii morning. The tugs also will be used to assist the airplanes in case of an accident. The airplanes .will be gone four hours, returning here this afternoon. Hope is Abandoned Practically no hope is held out for the safety of the tug. Finding of the life boat containing the frozen body of Paytasch, dispelled any belief that the Cornell is safe. The yawl and us contents were picked up yesterday by the Q. A. Gilmore, one of the tugs assisting in the search as she cruised in the regular "Buffalo course" along the Canadian coast, between Port Colborne and Long Point. Ten miles west off the point where the lifeboat was located the Gillmore? had previously sighted several oil cans floating on the light waves. A slight film of oil covered the wate'. Hoping to find wreckage or the bodies of some of the other seven men, the Gillmore cruised about the region for several hours,- before taking the lifeboat and body of Paytosch to Erie. Report Tug Sighted A message received by the Great Iake.? Towing company, former owners of the Cornell, stated that the crew of the tug Charles A. Potter, saw what 'they believed was the Cornell three miles off shore between Ashtabula and Conneaut, Ohio, Thursday night. This is the only record of the Cornell having been sighted since she left here Thursday afternoon for Buffalo, where he was to have been delivered to her new owners, a Syracuse firm What happened, to the missing craft after that is purely speculation and c onjecture. The Gillmore and several other fugs resumed their search early today. H. B. Shaver, superintendent of the air mail flying field here, said three planes would be dispatched to Erie to fly over the lake between that point and Long Point, Ont., provided the tugs are so Mationed as to guarantee the safety of i he aviators in the event of, a forced landing. HIGH SALVATION ARMY OFFICER WILL SPEAK Commissioner William Fearce, Salvation Army, head of the central district, which includes 15 states, will speak at a special meeting which is to be held here in one of the churches on the evening of Thursday, Jan. 18, according to an announcement made Wednesday by Captain L. W. Amberger, head of the local corps of Salvat ionists. Commissioner Pearce will be accompanied to this city by Brigadier George F. Casler, Staff Captain James Conlin and Staff Captain J. E. Elmquist, all of Indianapolis headquarters. There will be a special musical program at the services, and the program will be in charge of the commissioner. ' A special watch night service for Sunday night, Dec. 31, also is announced as part of the program of the local corps. This service will be. held in the local Salvation Army hall. Among the contributions which aided in making possible the success of the Christmas cheer relief work of the local unit of the Salvation Army was that which was made by employes of the Indianapolis Glove company, who sent Capt. Amberger a check for $23, Capt Amundsen Suffers From a Fractured Arm; Unable to Hear From Ship NOME. Alaska, Dec. 27. Captain Ronald Amundsen, the Norwegian ex plorer, now leader of an expedition to the North pole, is having trouble with an aim which was fractured off Siberia when he took the Gjoa from the Atlantic to the Pacific ocean through the northwest passage from 1903 to 1905. Captain Amunsden,' who is wintering here, has had an X-ray examination made of his arm. Unable to hear from the schooner Maud, in which he left the states last rummer, through the Fairbanks and Noorvik radio stations in Alaska, Captain Amundsen has sent a message through SUvanger, Norway, to the vessel, which is in the ice 300 miles from Wrangel island, in the Arctic circle. Captain Amundsen, who left at Wainwright, 100 miles southwest of Foint Barrow, a plane in which he expects to fly over the pole next summer, said that he spent a pleasant Christmas. QUARANTINE ERECTED AGAINST CORN BOREH SPRINGFIELD. PI. Dec. 27 A quarantine effective January 5, was placed by Governor Small, today on corn shipped into Illinois from Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Yoik, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan and Connecticut, because of the reported presence in those states of the corn borer.

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Princess and American Friend Have Thrilling Trip

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Princess Sonia Ouchtomsky, left, an in San A story of harassing experiences during their journey from the heart of Princess Soma Ouchtomsky, a member

Cecile Reynolds, an American girl, now in the U. S. The two arrived in San Francisco recently. They were arrested twenty-two times on one pretext or another during their hazardous journey through Siberia.

28 LIVES, 5 SHIPS IS TOLL TAKEN BY ATLANTIC STORMS (By United Press) LONDON. Dec. 27. Twenty eight lives and five ships have been lost in terrific gales and hurricanes raging in the Atlantic and along the coast of England, according to reports here today. " - Toll of the sjorm continues to grow as additional details of its fury come in from ports on, the western, English coast. The diturbances are extending far into the ocean, battering and buffeting even the strongest liners, offi cers of vessels . arriving from the westward say. , , The liner Celtic arrived from America, passengers and office, s reporting the worst weather in 30 years in the Atlantic. - . ., Havoc was played by the wind and huge waves with smaller coastal shipping. The captain of one battered steam er that limped into port reported his wireless had picked up three ' different distress signals, but was unable to aid because of his ship's condition and the S. O. S. calls finally died out. NEW YORK, Dec. 27. The storm tossing and damaging ships in midAtlantic is the worst for several decades,, according to officers of vessels arriving here today.' Practically, all liners, carrying thousands of passengers, are from a day to three days late. So far, however, no major ships have been reported lost. Those reported down - in- London dispatches - are be lieved to be freighters. Thrilling tales of rescue in the .storm of the British schooner. Gordon- C. Fudge by the Atlantic transport freighter Menominee was told here today. After the schooner's masts and sails had been ripped - away and the hold filled with water, the Fudge's crew gave up all jhope. Driven far off their course the crew manned the pumps in a last desperate effort' to keep afloat. The British flag was blown away. Captain Fudge found an American flag, however, and inverted it on a broken mast. It was this flag that attracted the attention . of .men on the Menominee which was also out of its course. Despite the danger, the freighter was swung about and with great waves ripping, over her decks, her. men succeeded in rescuing the schooner crew. WASHINGTON, Dec. 27. The storm that has been raging In the Atlantic ocean for the last few days and endangering many steamers will strikt the middle and northern Atlantic coast late tonight and tomorrow, the weather bureau warned today. Strong northeast gales with colder weather were forecast for the entire coast north of the Virginia capes. 330,000,000 IS PAID FOR PACKING PLANT (By United Press) CHICAGO, Dec. 27. With the ftnancial arrangements made, transfer of Morris and company, packers, to the Armour company of Delaware, is expected to take' place at midnight, Dec. 31. Conferences of leading Chicago bankers who are handling the deal tor the interested parties, are in constant session at the Continental and Commercial National bank here. The purchase price will be $30,000,000. Armour will transfer some of the assets of Armour and company, of Illi nois to the concern incorporated under the laws of .Delaware which will have a stock issue of $160,000,000 authorized. One-third of the $30,000,000 will be in cash, one-third in preferred stock in Armour and company, and the remainder in common stock.

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with Bolshevists and Chinese bandits Russia to the Pacific coast is told by of the Russian nobiltiy, and Miss ! Oldest Cat in U. S. Swims River Styx To Promised Land (By Associated Press) BILLINGS, Mont., Dec. 27 Thomas Patriarch, the oldest cat in the United States was dead here today, aged 24 years and three monbs, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Grover Sample Thomas was born in Northfield, Minnesota, in. 1898, . and for a long time was mascot on the Northern Pacific grains between Manden and Clendive. Owing to the loss of . his teeth" he ceased to bother mice and lived on condensed milk during his final year. Thomas' claim of oldest cat in the country was threshed out a year ago when a 20 year old kitten at Missouli laid claim to the age championship. The story appeared n papers all over the country and no cat arose to dlipute the Billings' Tom honors. ONE DEAD, 3 HURT, $720,000 LOSS IN BLAZES IN TOLEDO (By United Presa) TOLEDO, Ohio, Dec. 27 One man is dead, three firemen are injured and property loss amounts to $720,000 following a night of widespread incendiarism and accidental fires here. Fifty-nine families were driven into the street when flames totally destroyed the half million-dollar Delmar apartment building., W. A. Faunce, realtor, died of burns received when fire cut off his escape. , A defective boiler is thought to be responsible for the apartment house blaze, but police declared three other fires were of incendiary origin. They are uncertain about the origin of a fifth. Police speed crews scoured the city for' a sedan carrying three men they believe to be responsible for the fire terror. Gasoline soaked bundles of hay were found in the ruins of the $15,000 Milner warehouse. Night Watchman Swan said he saw two men run out and jump into a small sedan just before fire was discovered in Swan Creek lumber yards, where the fire loss,-including six horses and two mules, was $39,000. . Police said several barn fires in the wholesale district were of incendiary crigin. - - - CELEBRATE BIRTH OF LOUIS PASTEUR (By Associated Press) PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 27. Eminent scientists, physicians and public officials were here today from many sections of the country for the exercises in commemoration of the one hundredth anniversary of the . birth of Louis Pasteur, French scientist who revealed the ravages of germs and methods of checking their spread. The exercises include a public meeting at the Academy of Music in the afternoon and a dinner tonight. The French government designated Ambassador Jusserand and Dr. Etienne Burnet director of the Pasteur institute in the United States as delegates to the celebration. Messages will be read from President Harding and former president Wilson and Chief Justice Taft. Former Minister to Spain Is Dead at Washington WASHINGTON. Dec. 27. Hanna S. Taylor, constitutional lawyer and minister to Spain under President Cleveland, died in a hospital here early today as a result of Brights disease. He was 71 years old. Taylor was a lawyer at Mobile, Ala., for 22 yeaTS and was the author of several notable law books.

RICHMOND, IND., WEDNESDAY EVENING, DEC. 27, 1922

HOIN GETS WRIT; FIGHTS EXTRADITION Renew Investigation of Kidnapping BALTIMORE, Dec. 27 In an effort to obtain bail before commencing his fight against extradition Dr. B. M. McKoin, former mayor of Mer Rouge, La. who was arrested here yesterday at the requests of Governor Parker of Louisiana today obtained a writ of habeas corpus in the city court. Governor Parker accused McKoin of murder. The writ was "made returnable Im mediately but on the request of McKoin's consul, former Attorney Gen eral Carman, the hearing was post poned until tomorrow and Dr. McKoin was taken to his cell. A short time before in central police court Dr. McKoin's case was adjourned by Justice Stanley until Jan. 8 at the request of the detectives working on th case. Asks McKoin Held. This was in compliance to a tele gram from Governor Parker of Louis iana requesting that McKoin be held for 10 days and saying that extradition papers would be forwarded.. Mr. McKoin was then taken to the office of State's Attorney Leach, preliminary to the habeas corpus hearing before Judge Gorter. Extradition papers will be forwarded from Louisiana to Baltimore for Dr. McKoin according to a telegram from Governor Parker today. Dr. E. H. Woodhead of the Brady hos pital of John Hopkins university which whom Dr. McKoin worked, conferred with the former mayor. Carman, consul for Dr. McKoin said he would fight any effort for extradi tion on the part of Goveror Parker of Louisiana. Wanted as Witness. He declared that he believed that there was no prima facie charge of murder against the former mayor, and he expressed the belief that the Louisiana officials called for his arrest, because they wanted him more as a witness, or for the purpose of obtaining information. "Dr. McKoin did not flee from Louisiana after the trouble at Mer Rouge." Attorney Carman said: "He remained there for many weeks after the death of the two men. He was with his father for several weeks SO miles from Mer Rouge. He was there from August until October, when he came to Baltimore at the request of Dr. Hugh Long, who offered to permit him to be associated with the John Hopkins hospital." BASTROP, La., Dec. 27. There was an air of expectancy here and at Mer Rouge today as department of justice agents and representatives of the state government renewed their investigation of the Morehouse parish kidnappings. They widened their efforts to run down the persons responsible for the dynamiting of a nearby lake which gave up the bodies of two men identified as Watt Daniels and Thomas Richards, abducted by a masked mob last August. It was declared additional arrests were imminent. Secret service men were reported to have discovered the place where the dynamite said to have been 1,500 pounds was sold and some of the men suspected of being implicated in the dynamiting were under surveillance. Town is Excited The arrest in Baltimore yesterday of Dr. B. M. McKoin, former mayor of Mer Rouge, at the request of Governor John M. Parker, caused much excitement here. ' Little groups of citizens gathered to discuss the case and the probable next move of the authorities. A statement signed by J. A. Sylvester, of Bastrop, has been issued to the press, in which doubt is expressed as to the identity of the bodies found in Lake La Fourche and claimed by relatives as those of Watt Daniels and Thomas Richards, .alleged victims of the hooded mob. Although it is rumored that the bodies of Daniels and Richards have been found, there is no t Please Turn to Page Twelve) Weather Forecast FOR RICHMOND AND VICINITY By W. E. Moore Unsettled tonight and Thursday; rain and continued cool tonight. The storm which had centered over Kansas yesterday morning is moving slowly northeastward and will cause unsettled weather during the next 24 hours, with cool rain tonight and probably Thursday morning. Although it will be cool, no severe cold is in prospect, due to the low barometric pressure in the northwest. Temperatures Yesterday at the Pumping Station Maximum 53 Minimum 29 Today Noon 37 Weather Conditions General rains now cover all the central states. Temperatures have fallen north of the Ohio river, due to the eastward movement of the Kansas storm. The Pacific coast storm is causing severe rain, sleet and snows in the northwest, and is settling southward and eastward. Temperatures are far above normal over the southern states, being around 80 degrees on the gulf coast. For Indiana, by the United States Weather Bureau Rain tonight; colder extreme south portion: Thursday rain east, cloudy west portions. Paid Circulation . Yesterday, was 12,220

Congressman's Daughter Will Marry Soon

Julia Josephine Carter Miss Julia Josephine Carter, daughter of Representative and' Mrs. Carter

of Oklahoma, will marry Gustav Welsh in Washington early in January, according to wedding announcements just sent out.

Veteran Operator Is Retired After 40 Years Service (By Associated Press) SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 27 Tho California railroad commission has authorized the Postal Telegraph company to discontinue its office at Visalia and incidentally has alowed J. O. Ward, credited with being the oldest telegrapher in the United States in point of service to retire as manager of the office. Ward has been in the office for 40 years. He claims the distinction of having been the telegrapher at General Grant's headquarters, during gthe Civil war. He also says that he taught Thomas A: Edison the Morse code. MYSTERY ABOUT SHOOTING OF BLACK IS DEEPENED TODAY (By Associated Press) LOUISVILLE, Ky., Dec. 27. The air of mystery surrounding. the shooting of O. L. Black in the apartment of Mrs. Olive L. Jones, divorcee, had been increased today by facts uncov ered by police department investigators. Mrs. Jones, who claims she fired in self-defense, faces a charge of murder. Officials declared important points in the woman's account of the trag edy had been contradicted. Entering police headquarters early Monday morning, Mrs. Jones told officers she shot Black late Sunday afternoon, following a quarrel, and watched all night over the body, unable to summon courage to call police. InUsual Mood The woman apparently, was In her usual mood betwten 11 and 11:10 o'clock, Sunday night, William Hixson. usual mood between 11 and 11:10 year old daughter of Mrs. Jones anl C. H. Jones, of Cincinnati, her divor ced husband home from a picture show. Mrs. Jones declared following her surrender that she was in a hysterical condition during the night and famted several times. Investigations also Intimated that the discovery of a Jlece of looped wire oulside the window near which the body was found was considered o importance. The "wire together with marks believed to have been caused by shoe nails indicated a possibility that Black was shot in another room from the one in which the body was found, and raised or lowered through the window, it Is said. - Mrs. Jones former nusband, declare.l in Cincinnati yesterday that prior to the shooting. plans hsd been made for the rfe-marriage of the divorced couple on January 1. He re-iterated his state ment that he" would stand by Mrs. Jones throughout the case. MRS. FRANCES WATT DIES AT HER HOME Mrs. Frances Sydney Watt, 86 year? old. died at her home. 118 South Eighth rtreet, Wednesday morning at 8 o'clock. Death was due to senilitv and complications. She is survived by two sons, Harry W. Watt anl Frank N. Watt, and one ,dauahter. Miss Irene Watt, four grand-children and one great-grand-child. - Mrs. Watt was born in Pennsylvania, August .10, 1834. , When, she was about 27 years oid, she came to Richmond, and for 61 years she made this her home. She was the daughter of Mr. an-1 Mrs. Jonathan Dice. Her husband, Norviloe L. C. Watt, "died many years ago. She was a loveable mother and was held in high esteem by many. She has been an invalid for the last seven years and although 6li;could rot leave her home, she borj her suffering with resignation. Sh3 had many friends in this city. Funeral services wiil.be announced later. Friends mav call at anytime,!

BANK HEAD CHARGED

WITH FRAUD HIGHLY ESTEEMED BY FRIENDS (By Associated Press) MADISON, Wis., Dec. 27. Former clients of Victor H. Arnold, who became prominent here as president of the now insolvent Madison Bond com pany, arrested in Bayside, N. Y., yes terday on a charge of using the mails to defraud, today expectantly awaited his return here for trial. Meanwhile the sensational career of Arnold dur ing his residence here and in New York, where he gave a series of lec tures on truth in religion, was the topic of conversation in all circles. His personification of Santa Claus here during the 1921 Christmas season, when he was said to have ex pended $30,000 for gifts to the poor, was recalled. Dating back to his first claim to fame locally, residents re membered the visits of Norma Tal madge, film actress, with two of Arn old's daughters. The Arnold home was one of the social centers of the town. Indicted Wednesday. Arnold was indicted Wednesday by tne federal grand jury for the eastern district of Wisconsin investigating his transactions in the bond business. The bond company started on its path to bankruptcy in 1921 when Arnold nub licly charged certain officials with em bezzlement of funds and asked stock holders to turn their stocks over to him for his personal note to aid the firm over a critical period. The charges made by Arnold were dropped. Later the bond company bflught a church for an office and undertook business on a large scale and Arnold took the pulpit in local churches lecturing on Christianity in business. In March thi3 year Marshall Cousins, commissioner of banking for Wisconsin, appointed a committee to investigate Arnold's affairs and bankruptcy followed. Arnold departed from Madison then and took up residence in Bayside, When arrested dispatches received here said, Arnold declared it was a frame-up. : Arraigned before a federal commissioner he was held in bail of $25,000. He failed to supply it and was placed in jail for the night. SARAH BERNHARDT ; CONDITION WORSE (Bv Associated Press) PARIS, Dec. 27. Sarah Bernhardt." condition took another turn for the worse today. Physicians ascribed It to the fatigue following her activity yesterday when she arose from her bed, partook of solid food and receiv ed many callers.. The actress household is again de pressed, although Madame herself it just as confident as ever that she will recover. 'two more doctors were called in this morning besides Professors Obissier and Marot and after a long con sultation they issued the following in structions to members of the household : "The. undersigned physicians insist upon the absolute necessity of letting no one enter the sick room. (Signedl "Ijabbe, Desnos, Obissier, Marot." ' "These orders are clear"' said Madame Normand, governess of the household, after roundly scolding the butler for permitting the correspond eat to enter the house, "but Madame insists upon seeing whomsoever she pleases." The elderly nurse who is attending the actress said: "Madam is a very headstrong patient." The physicians have ordered that the doorbell be disconnected and that the telephone receiver'be left off the hook. All calls must originate within the hour, as the fconstantly ringing bell might annoy the patient. The doc tors do not conceal their admiration for Madame Barnhardt's courage, de claring that she is "the most wonderful woman.'

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LODGE OPENS ATTACK UPON BORAH MOVE i Fights Proposal For World Parley (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Dec. 27. Administration senators under the leadership of Senator Lodge of the foreign relations committee began today a determined fight against the proposal of Senator Borah, Republican, Idaho, for a new International conference in Washington to discuss economic conditions and disarmament. Senator Lodge who is said by his colleagues to have ascertained the views of President Harding and his administration advisers, opened his at-, tack as soon as the senate began to work on the Borah proposal, which is in the form of an amendment to the annual naval bill requesting the president to call an economic and armament K"ferenreRecall Difficulties. The foreign relations chairman re counted the difficulties of further armament limitation -en. countered at the Washington arms conference a year ago and declared that in view of the attitude taken by other power it would "be useless to attempt to limit land armament unless it was established before hand that France had changed her position. The fight on the senate floor began after a score of administration sen ators had mapped out a program for providing for a resort to parliamen tary tactics if necessary to defeat the move of Senator Borah. Lodge declared the amendment proposal for an economic discussion was entirely a new subject foreign to the provision put to the bill by the house for a further naval limitations conference and was of "grave importance." Reviews Work Reviewing the work of the arms con ference the Republican leader recalled that Premier Briand had told the con ference that France could not consent to any limitation of land armament, "Of course, that put an end to any further armament," said Lodge, "because no action could be taken except on unanimous agreement. France may have changed her attitude within the year .but if so, I have no information to that effect It would be useless to call a land conference without knowing that France would withdraw her objections. It would be futile unless it was known that the other powers wer not going to object at the very begining." ALLEGED ASSOCIATE OF "WOOL" OPERATOR HELD FOR OFFICIALS (By United Press) ST. LOUIS, Dec. 27 William L Cunningham, alleged associate of Austin H. Montgomery, Jr., in the operation of "Blind Pools" in Baltimore, Md., was held here today for eastern authorities. He' is wanted in New York on a postal law violation charg?. Through the Community Finance com pany of Baltimore and other "blind Pools," he is alleged to have defraud-. ed Baltimoreans of more than $4,000,000. - " - : -. . When arcvsted. Cunningham was in the company of Mrs. Austin Montgom ery, her three children, a Frencri maid, from Montreal, and Frank H. Carter, an English valet employed by Montgomery. He said they were en route to meet Mongcmery in Mexico City. Attorney, Receiver Expected Joseph S. Knapp, receiver for th3 defunct Community Finance company and Karl F. Steinmann, attorney werexpected to arive from Baltimore today. They will take Cunningham bark to face charges of use of the mail to defraud. Cunningham spoke jauntily of his arest and claimed he would be dismissed as soon as he was arraingel in Baltimore. "I'll knock this charge out in tet minutes when I get back to the east.'he aserted. "The whole thing Is a joke." "I never was in business with Montgomery, but I wouldn't be ashamed of it if I was. The ousiness that h conducted in Marylard and New York was perfectly legitimate." TRY TO ASSASSINATE PRINCE OF PRUSSIA (By United Press) ROME, Dec. 27. An attempt was made to assassinate Prince George, brother of King Alexander of Prussia, while he was in the home of Rada Pasitch, the premier's son, according to reports from Belgrade to Epoca. The newspaper said the prince had taken seriously ill, a physician diagnosing his illness as stomach poisoning. The cook and valets in the Pasitch home were expelled from the country, although nothing was proved against them. Pasitch was severely criticized in political circles. The premier's son is declared to have an unconcealed hatred for the prince because the latter publicly slapped his face a few years ago. FINANCIAL CONFERENCE ( By Associated Press) WARSAW, Dec. 27. Premier Slkorski has summoned all former ministers of finance to a conference on Jan. 9, in an eftort to evolve adequate financial reforms. The meeting will be presided over by President Wojcie-