Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 93, Number 28, 1 February 1923 — Page 1

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FEAR VOTERS WILL OPPOSE LOWJNTEREST Debt Funding Board Meets Today

By LAURENCE MARTIN WASHINGTON, Feb. 1. The American funding commission was to meet at 4 o'clock this afternoon to draft recommendations to congress which will enable this government to consummate the agreement for funding the British debt to the United States. Fear of popular disapproval of the low interest rate granted Great Britain in the refunding of the war debt besets congress today. In both houses members said they could not justify to their constituents a vote for settlement that provided! for lower interest on foreign debt that the United States government was paying to holders ot Liberty and Victory bonds. Desire More Facts There was a keen desire for more information than has yet been given by the administration concerning details of the settlement. Many mem- ' bers indicated a hope that when all these details . are known the settlement will appear more favorable in the public eye. If th ewili of congress were to decide the question there would be no doubt of speedy acceptance of the terms by a large margin in both senate and house. But with millions of peoplj directly concerned in the debt settlement because, they are holders of United States government securities, sold to provide the money loaned to European governments, and with the public generally manifesting concern because of continued high taxation, members of congress admit they are afraid to attempt to justify, approval of an interest rate to the British of 3 or 3',2 per cent while American taxpayers are forced to pay 41i per cent or more on the bonds of thi3 government. Points Not Clear. Members want definite information on these points: 1. How the interest rate computed over the entire 62 year period compares with the interest the UnitedStates is paying on its obligations. 2. Exactly how the amortization on the principal of the debt will work. 3. Whether-the British government has-intimated its intention of taking advantage of amortizing the principal in a shorter time. 4. Upon what rate or basis of exchange thesettlement is to be made; ihaT"1s,"wilI it be in. dollars or pounds sterling. Administration leaders in congress said today that they expected little difficulty in obtaining support for the iTras, but admitted trouble might be faced in the senate. Borah. Johnson, Capper, McKellar and a number of ; others have indicated a disposition to oppose acceptance of the terms. GOLD MEDAL IS WON BY E. G, HILL ON ROSE AT CINCINNATI SHOW fPpenfal to The Pflllailfum Cincinnati, Ohio, Feb. 1. A gold medal, the highest prize awarded by the American Rose jociety, was given to E. G. Hill, of Richmond, on a new rose, the "America" exhibited at the show held in connection with the an nual meeting of the society. One of several pieces of Rockwood pottery, donated as special prizes was also won by E. G. Hill on a display of 50 roses and a second piece was won by J. H. Hill, of Richmond. Tho new rose on which the sweepstakes prize was won although made the last few months is unknown to! the trade at large as yet. being just in the process of introduction, and aroused much comment at the show. It has been exhibited at only a few shows heretofore. Other awards were taken by the local growers on Premiers, another pink variety. E. G. Hill winning second in the Premier class. A new deep pink rose, the "Annie Laurie" with twice as many petals as any other in its class, was hown at the convention. This rose was created bv a St. Louis. Mo., grower. Frank Stuppy after several years of effort, He died just r.fter reaching success,

J. II. Hill was named as one of a it was said, jury of seven which passed on the ex-1 The cause of the wreck appeared to hibits. Besides E. G. Hill and and J. ! have been due to "mishandling" of a H. Hill. Earl Maun and Fred Lemon, j block by a telegraph operator, ofHwhose yellow rose. "Amelia Gude" isicials stated, but it was added that an on pxhibition, are at the convention, i investigation had not been completed. . j Train No. 301 was enroute from Wash-

WOMAN IS FINED FOR ALTERING GAS METER Trevr Ncucomer was fined $5 and costs Thursday in police court for altering a gas line. No evidence was adduced against Harry Neueomer, husband of Treve Ncucomer, who was arrested on the same charge. A plea of not guilty was entered. Mrs. Ncucomer stated, when questioned Thursday, that she had smelled gas and that she thought it was leaking around the connections to the meter. SIk- said that she then disconnected this meter and reversed it, at the same time tightening the connections. Inspectors of the Light, Heat, and Power company found that the meter was not. registering as a result of the tampering. Mayor Handley fined Mrs. Neueomer for tampering with the meter without, right. He warned her that she, should have called the light company to send a man out to look after any leak which might have been evident

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The type of fish used In the war on the eating fish. Other photos show fight; scene In fever district at on Pacific coast of Colombia. BLOOMINGTON, Ind., Feb. 1. How the little fishes of South America are being used to rid that country of the scourge of yellow fever is clearly explained by Dr. Carl H. Eigenmann, dean of the graduate school of Indiana university and internationally famed South American explorer. "The possibility of eliminating yellow fever from South America will repay many times all the trouble and money that has been devoted to the study of the fishes' of South America," says Dr. Eigenmann, discussing species of fishes which eat. the larvae q mosquitoes. "The yellow fever com- j mission of Peru, with Dr. Henry Han-! son at its head, has discovered that they eat the larvae of mosquitoes and can -be used to keep the jars and barrels in which the natives store their drinking water free from mosquito larvae. With the destruction of the larval mosquitoes the adult mosquitoes naturally disapper in time. "Now yellow fever can be conveyed only from' one person to another by peculiar mosquitoes, that breed in the water containers kept about the houses. With the destruction of the mosquitoes, yellow fever naturally dis appears. The last epidemic or yeuow fever in Peru was wiped out by the distribution of 800,000 fishes to the water jars of the fever region." Charts and maps prepared by the Indiana university scientist on his expeditions, showing the distribution of the larvae eating fishes over various sections of the continent have been published. Those Epecies of little fishes known as dormitator latifrons, lebiasina bimaculata and. . especially pygidium piurae, have proved particu ONE KILLED, FIVE HURT IN RAIL CRASH DUE TQ BLOCK MISTAKE (ly Associated Tress) RALEIGH. N. C, Feb. 1 One person was killed and five slightly injured early today when Seaboard Air Line train No. 1, enroute from New York to Jacksonville, crashed into the rear of train No. 301 near Hagood, Va., according to officials of the railroad hero. J. M. Fields, of Raleigh, engineer of the New York-Jacksonville train, was killed and his fireman, T. E. Feltz, i was slightly injured. The others hurt were passengers, cut by Hying glass, i ington to Hamlet, N. C. Favor Commandeering Ot Autos By Police COLUMBUS, Ohio, Feb. 1. Ohio State Bar association is reported! to be backing a proposed bill to permit police officers to commandeer autos to pursue criminals. Rep. Gilbert Morgan, Cuyahoga county, said he had declined to introduce such a measure as well as one permitting husbands and wives to surrender dower rights upon separation. Indianapolis Star Editor To Be Buried Saturday (By Associated Press) INDIANAPOLIS. Feb. 1. Ernest Bross for the past 18 years editor of the Indianapolis Star who died last night in a local hospital from bronchial pneumonia will be buried Saturday afternoon it was announced today. Mr. Bross was 63 years old, and came to Indianapolis from Portland, Ore. More than 40 years of his life was spent in the newspaper busines-3.

Rid South America of Scourge of Yellow Fever

fever. At top, the "Huoicha," and, below, the "Chalacos," mosquito larvae Dr. Carl H. Eigenmann, famous Indiana university scientist, aiding in the Pacusmayo, Peru, showing the tide in, and general view of Buena Ventura,

larly useful in fighting yellow fever In Ecuador and Peru. Among the remarkable species of fishes found by Dr. Eigenmann during his South American expedition are fishes that climb steep cliffs by the use of their adhesive tails which enable them to flop from one level to 2ND MUSIC MEMORY CONTEST WILL OPEN HERE NEXT MONDAY Richmond Community Service will present its second Music Memory contest through the efforts of its music committee, beginning Monday, Feb. 5, and continuing for six weeks, according to an announcement Thursday. The purpose of the . contests is to spread the knowledge and love of good music. The contest includes only 24 numers. Each week four numbers will be presented through the press until the whole 24 have been used. This method is followed rather than to present the whole 24 numbers at one time. There is no objection to people. studying the numbers of any week at any time they may choose. Constant review of those numbers which have been announced is very necessary. During the week of March 19 a concert will be . held, using some or all of the numbers in the contest. This concert will be free. It will simply be a review. The same week the contestants will meet in some hall at which time they will be given an opportunity to listen to a part or all of each number. Each contestant will be given a score card upon which to write the title and composer of each selection in so far as they are able to recognize the same. Those having the greatest number of correct answers will win the prize. The committee is doing all in its power to encourage various individ(Please Turn to Page Fourteen) SIGNAL MEN PLACED ON EIGHT-HOUR BASIS (Cy United Pre.s) CHICAGO, Feb. 1. Fifteen thousand railway signal men were placed on an eight-hour basis today by the United States railroad labor board. The restoration of the eight-hour! day resulted from negotiations started when the signal men refused to join the shopmen's strike last year. i The men will receive time and aj half for overtime. Previously, the signalmen did not receive overtime pay until after the tenth hour. I SUSPECT IS ARRESTED FOR TRACTION THEFT (By Associated Press) INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Feb. 1. Sherjiff George Snider of Marion county i and several officers of the Indianapolis nolice denartment tndav arrested a

man giving his name as Albert Magen-! Ported in central California. Another hiemer in connection with the robbery ! storm is developing in the far southof the Indianapolis, Terre Haute and ; west. Eastern traction car near Maywood i Tuesdav night. The bandits took jew-1 For Indiana, by the United States elrv and monev valued at $1,000. j Weather Bureau: Partly cloudy and The arrest of Magenhelmer is said colder tonight. Friday fair, followed to have followed an all-night investiga-j b' unsettled in south and west portion bv the sheriff and members of the!1inn- Colder east and south portions.

police department of a number of surrounding towns. ........ The police are said to have gained their information that he was connect-, ed with the holdup at Waverly, a small ; village near the scene of the holdup.: where he is said to have boasted that he had "just committed a holdup." i Magenheimer was arrested at his j home. n i

another, electric eels, which transmit a shock when in contact with the human body, fishes that travel overland, fishes with, four eyes and with bifocal lenses for seeing both in the air and in the denser water, fishes that roar like giant bass fiddles, and flying fishes.

High-Brow Cop Discovers Beer in " Art Gallery" (Bv Associated Press) NEW YORK. Feb. 1 If pre-Volstead beer can be considered a work ot art then Patrolman James O'Brien will be lieve in signs, and because of the officer's artistic ability. Jacob Miller, a truck driver, is held in jail charged with violating the Mullan-Gage law. Attracted by the sight of a large truck marked "Works of Art." the policeman last midnight sauntered over to view the masterpieces. As he approached the machine, a breathless man rushed out and informed O'Brien a fight was in progress on the next street. The patrolman went to the corner, then on a "hunch" looked back and saw the truck driver roll a keg of beer from the car into a doorway. O'Brien returned, sniffed at the keg and on finding three others like it in the truck escorted them and Miller to police headquarters. Cumberland Fire Causes $5,000 Damage Today (B United Press) CUMBERLAND, Ind., Feb. 1. Fire early today destroyed the grocery of Charles Halkene. The damage was estimated at $5,000. The fire apparatuses from Indianapolis was sum moned, but before they arrived the structure was almost burned to the ground and their efforts were turned toward saving other buildings nearby Wealher Forecast FOR RICHMOND AND VICINITY By W. E. Moore Light rain or snow; colder thi3 afternoon or tonight. Below freezing tonight. Friday fair, followed by increasing, cloudiness before night. The storm which is now crossing the great lakes will be followed by falling temperatures, beginning before midnight with a short period of colder v: eat her. preceded by lain or snow. Another storm over the southwest will cause a. return to unsettled conditions by Saturday if not sooner. Temperatures Yesterday At Pumping Station Maximum 4o Minimum 38 Today Noon 53 Weather Conditions: Unsettled weather continues east of the Mississippi River and general rains are south of the great lakes and east of the Atlantic Ocean. Snow is falling over the New England states and portions of the Rocky Mountain slates. Temperatures are considerably below zero in Montana and North Dakota, and there i;i zero weather in the northern part . or .evaoa. l-reezing weatlier is re Paid Circulation Yesterday, was , 12,145

BIG MEASURES IN ASSEMBLY GO OVER WEEK

Defer to Wishes Gov. McCray of (3r Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS. Feb. 1. Apparent ly the Indiana general assembly will not have the opportunity to debate its two most burning questions, the budget bill and the Memorial Day bill until next week. The budget bi'M rested with the house ways and means com mittee today with the prospect that it would come back to the house for con sideration in committee of the whole early next week. Friends of the Memorial Day bill apparently have decided that they will defer to the wish of Governor McCray that it be held back until the budget bill is out of the way. Representative Pittenger, chairman of the ways and means committee indicated that good progress was being made with the budget bill which carries the appropriation for the state department and institutions for the next two years. The bill also includes $2,000,000 for the new state reformatory at Pendleton. This item is expected to provoke a partisan f;ht with the democratic leaders standing solidly for an appropriation of no more than $750,000. To Debate in House. There is no disposition by either the Republican or Democratic leaders to reach a compromise in this committee on the reformatory appropriation and the question will be debated in the house. Both senate and house held their usual active morning session today. In the senate the bill of Senator Moorhead to establish a state rural police force was advanced to second reading, an attempt to kill it by striking out the enacting clause being defeated by a viva voce vote. FATE OF KIDNAPPED IRISH RAIL CHIEF IS CAUSE OF ANXIETY (By Associated Press) LONDON, Feb. 1. Dublin despatches this morning assert that the kidti Q nni nir nf Qonatnr 7 r-iVi n Bainroll iron. oral Ttinnairor nf the firent Mnrthorn Railroad is causing as much excite-1 ment as any Incident of the Irish struggle and that great anxiety is being felt over his fate. Up to today nothing had been heard from the Senator since he was forcibly, taken from his wife's side in Sut-T-i . . VI I rr-., .i r. .1 v.Sn.l Tt j js not supposed that his captors in terded to do him personal harm, but rather wanted a prominent hostage to be held against one or more of their own men whose execution they fear. The government's threats of punitive action in case Senator Bagwell is not released arouses anxiety among his friends, who fear that if one of the republican prisoners is executed, the captors may retaliate by killing Bagwell. The Senator is an Ulster man and a Unionist. He was invited by President Cosgrave to enter the Senate as the representative of tlie southern Unionists and is said to be extremely popular with, all classes of Irish business 'men. 116 BODIES RECOVERED FROM BURNING SHAFT ' OF MINE IN GERMANY (By United Press) BERLIN, Feb. 1 One hundred and sixteen bodies have been recovered from the Heinitz mine at Beuthen, Silesia and at least 60 more dead lie inside the burning shafts, following one of the greatest disasters in German mining history, yesterday. Six hundred miners were rescued after an explosion of fire damp im prisoned eight hundred. The remainder are believed to have perished. Fire still raged below ground today and while all hope of rescuing any further victims alive was abandoned, crews sought to enter the pits to bring out more bodies. More than 100 of those taken out alive last night were injured in the blast. KIWANIS ENDORSES " PARK GOLF COURSE Members of the Kiwanis club Thursday endorsed plans for a municipal golf course, which, is being considered by various civic organizations and city officials, to be situated at Glea Miller park. Howard Hunt explained the proposed plans for the course to the club, stating that it would be a venture involving from $1,500 to $2,500. The present plan is to construct a nine-hol. course on the location directly east of the Elk pen in the park. Membership fees of $1 would be charged for citizens to play golf on the course. Such organizations as Rotary, Earlham college, Community Service and Kiwanis are back of the rlans for the i course. j Mayor Handley is strongly in favor of the course, but he does not wish to have it made a political proposition. I Control of th-e course would be outside I of the city administration. George Ballinger and Sidney C. Peters Thursday were initiated into the club membership. -

8 Women Serve

As Postmasters in Sixth District PAtLADIlJI SEWS BIREAU WASHINGTON, Feb. 1. There are now eight women postmasters in the sixth district of Indiana, the large majority of them having been appointed within the last 12 months. The number of women postmasters has been steadily increasing in every state of the union in recent years, and a few days ago a woman was appointed postmaster of a first class office for the first time in the history of the postal service, at Tampa, Fla., at a salary of $6,400. "President Harding during the past year appointed more than 1,200 postmistresses to presidential office." said Postmaster General Work. "In the fourth class offices alone there are thousands of other women who as postmistresses are rendering just as loyal and faithful service as one can hope to render. Never in all the years marking the steady progress of the service have women betraved their trust or failed their government in crucial periods. Their working conditions in the postal service must be the best the government can create, opportunities for advancement and more profitable employment must be held open to them as freely as it is to men workers for any position she has the physical strength to fill.' BUCKEYE LEGISLATURE PASSES DRY MEASURE WITHOUT "NAY" VOTE (By Vnlted Press) COLUMBUS, Ohio, Feb. 1. An Ohio legislative body for the first time in history, last night passed a drastic prohibition bill without a dissenting vote. The measure, by Senator Bender of Cleveland, passed the house unanimously. It prescribes second: degree murder penalty for dispensers of poison "hooch" which results in the death of its user. As introduced in the senate by Bender, the bill prescribed! the death penalty but it was piloted through the lower branch of the house by an amendment which reduces the penalty. Makes Act Felony The Bender bill also makes manu facture of illicit liquor a felony and j makes the person wfy solicits a drink guilty of a misdemeanor. It also pro hibits courts from suspending sen tence of persons found guilty of dry law violations. Another drastic prohibition mea- ! sure passed by the house was the ! PadlOCK Dill It waa introduced by P- Gordon of Logan county and per- , luulia m(-"n-for a year following the finding of illegal liquor. It passed by a margin of four votes. Both bills now go to the eenate. OHIO FARMERS ELECT OFFICERS AT CLOSING COLUMBUS SESSION (By United Press) ' COLUMBUS. Ohio, Feb. 1. Ohio Farm Burea federation activities at Farmers' week came to a close today with the election of officers by directors of the organization, who are to select a president and vice president. Mrs. James DeVol, Washington county, was elected a director at large by the delegate body of the Federation Wednesday night. The motion was in line with the policy of the federation to give all the posts of di-rectors-at-large to women members. Of the 17 Btate organizations meeting in connection with farmers' week at Ohio State university, eight are holding sessions on the campus today. Unsettled weather which finally resulted in rain 'Wednesday afternoon has slowed up attendance at Farmers' week, and up to. Thursday morning with 3,200 visitors registered, registration was running 1,000 behind that for last yea. With only one minor change the legislative program as recommended by the legislative and executive committees was approved by the delegate body of the Farm Bureau federation . ! late last night. FRANCE TO NEGOTIATE ALONE WITH TURKEY IF CONFERENCE FAILS LONDON, Feb. 1. The British government today received a note from France, the substance of which is that France reserves the right to undertake separate negotiations with Turkey in the event of the Lausanne conference failing. Opinion was expressed in French circles here that events of the past 24 j hours appear to have put the French' note in abeyance. The news received from Lausanne states there is hope the conference will prove successful. POLICE PENSION FUND BALANCE $3,337.90 A balance' of $3,337.90 remains in the police pension fund following an expenditure of $1,372.75 during the year 1922 and an additional sum of $110 for the month of January, 1923. The following persons were beneficiaries of the fund during 1922: Grovelle Bundy, detective, who sustained a broken leg last spring; Henrv Westenrftrg. deceased; Mrs. Henry Westenberg, Mrs. Harry Fee and Miss Catherine Fee. Of the amount spent from the fund, expenses of two funerals of members of the police department were paid. A total of $2,500 of the fund is invested in city bonds and $887.90 is in cash in a bank.

MAY CUT OFF RUHR EXPORTS OF IROJUTEEL Industrial Isolation is Begun

(By Associated Press) Industrial isolation of the Ruhr from unoccupied Germany, began today by the cutting off of coal and coke shipments, may be carried still further if Germany fails to come, to terms. An interdiction will be put upon exports of iron, steel and other manufacturers in that case a Duesseldorf dispatch quotes the French a3 announcing. "With the tightening of the industrial cordon about the valley the production of coal continues on a declinscale. The railroad strike is effective throughout the entiro valley and there is a growing shortage of cars threaten ing import suspension at the mines. The rail strine likewise is effec tive outside the Ruhr at Cologne and Mayence. The few trains being run in the Rhineland are operated by French crews. Trains Cancelled In Germany the government has cancelled operation of numerous express trains to economize on coal. Increasing tension between the Essen population and the occupying troops is reported. In Essen and other Ruhr towns a report that the French and British had broken at Lausanne over the Near East question caused premature jubilation. Hugo Stinnes, German industrial leader, Is visiting the Ruhr for the first time since the occupation, an Amuelheim dispatch announces. He disregarded his colleagues' advice to remain outside the occupied area. Berllti received reports from Coblenz that the proclamation of a Rhineland republic today had been planned, the contemplated group to be sprung with the aid of the French and Belgian military. Nothing confirmatory of this has been received. DUESSELDORF, Feb." 1. The closing of the Dortmund gateway, the only remaining exit intox unoccupied Germany, was undertaken by the French early today upon the receipt of Instructions from Paris to complete the isolation of the Ruhr. This step, which translates Into action the decision of the French and Belgian, governments to shut off tho coal and coke supplies from the rest of the Reich, follows quickly the assumption of the customs control by the allies yesterday and leaves the Ruhr completely at the disposal, of the occupying forces. With all the Ruhr customs posts, as well as many large warehouses, in their possession, the French find that coal production is being considerably reduced while the rail strike Is still effective. The shortage of cars at the mines may result, it is feared, in a suspension of mining operations for a few days because of the congestion at the pit. heads. Poor Coal Showing. Taking stock of yesterday's coal production the occupying experts found that slightly more than 50,000 tons were taken out. This is less than half of the usual amount and was the poorest showing for any day since the occupation began three weeks ago. Among the increasing number of persons deported are 25 high school students of Aix-La-Chapelle. They are charged with holding a demonstration. Automobiles are still used to take ejected civilians across the border. Speaking to some labor leaders la Essen last evening, the correspondent foundly divergent opinions regarding the French occupation. The real leaders it is believed are now in Berlin. Several of the local leaders spoke of the occupation as a violation of international law as great as the entrance of the German army into Belgium. Men holding 6uch Tiews belong to the Nationalist elements, which the Socialists and Communists, fear more than they do the French. Dr. Gruentzer, president of Rhenish Prussia, in an interview published in the Cologne Gazette, says he has discovered reliable information to the effect, that the French wish to annex the Ruhr and that the installation of their own customs system is the first step toward that end. When this statement was called to the attention of French general headquarters, officials replied that it was probably for the purpose of resisting annexation that a brigade of young men escaped from the Ruhr since the occupation, organizing at. Hanover under the name "Hindenburg Brigade." The French say that this force already numbers fully several thousand. LONDON, Feb. 1. The tension between the allied troops and the population of Essen is noticeably more marked and is causing concern, says a neuters despatch from the occupied city. The feeling has been embittered by the numerous deportations which are reliably estimated to exceed 8') in number. Neutral observers, the correspondent adds, believe that the increased severity of the occupying forces has been largely due to the fact that not a ton of Ruhr coal has gone to France since the occupation. A Router's despatch from Cologne says the French authorities have in formed the German newspaper editors that all derogatory references to the French are prohibited. The editors are reported to have been eliminating from their papers the world "France," and French." BERLIN, Feb. 1. Separatist agents and agitators in the Rhineland, in conference at Coblentz since the departure of the American troops have been drafting plans for the proclamation of a Rhineland republic today, says a Coblentz despatch received here last evening. The contemplateed coup is to be carried out with the aid of the French and Belgian military forces, who will (Please Turn to Page Fourteen)