Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 93, Number 30, 3 February 1923 — Page 1

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BICHMOND UM ATTO SrX-TEtEGRAM VOL. XCIII No. SO. Palladium. Est 1831. Cohsloldated With Sun-Telegram. 1907. RICHMOND, IND., SATURDAY EVENING, FEB. 3, 1923.

DECISIVE VOTE AGAINSTRORAH PLAN ORDERED Administration Will Take Initiative

By LAWRENCE MARTIN WASHINGTON. Feb. 3. Adminis tration leaders in the senate have passed: word that the Borah economic conference must be given a thorough beating with a record vote that will show a majority of the senate stand ing firmly with President Harding and Secretary Hughes on international policy. The administration has also decided that Secretary Hughes will not sub mit to cross-examination before the senate foreign relations committee. For this reason Senator Lodge will deny the request of Senator Robinson, Democrat, that Hughes be asked to appear before the committee next week, for questioning on the activities of Roland W. Boyden and associates on the American unofficial delegation

to the reparations commission. . V Change In Policy

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- definite change in the administration attitude as-reflected in the senate, toward men in either party who are-attempting to force American action in

connection with the European situation, s Heretofore administration leaders

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The reason it was indicated today is that the administration has begun to feel the popular reaction caused by Borah's demand for an economic con ference and desires to counter-act it. The popular response to Borah's proposal has been surprisingly strong to senators. Their mail is filled with letters fa voring it. Although a majority of those writine to senators still favor ron-in tervention of any sort by the United States the steady increase in the num ber of those who do want intervention as a means of restoring American mar kets and prosperity has made a con siderable impression. Urge Harding Statement This reaction has caused Senators Lodge and Watson to urge President

Harding repeatedly within the last 10 days to make a public statement to the country telling it why it is impossible for this government to intervene now in any way in Europe. Mr. Harding has declined to go further than expressing bis opinion in pointed fashion to the weekly conference of Washington newspaper men. Lodge, Watson and other leaders want some stronger appeal to public opinion than that. If Mr. Harding will not make that appeal, they intend to have it made in the senate and to combat Borah" and other administration critics ( on their own ground by trying to set

up a counter-current of public opinion in favor of the administration's course. ANTI-TOXINE SOUGHT FOR INFLUENZA GERM CBy United Press) SCHENECTADY, N. Y.. Feb. 3. Spurred on by the announcement of Dr. Simeon N. Flexnor of the Rockefeller foundation that physicians have isolated the influenza germ, scientists set to work today on an anti-toxine to balk the ravages of the disease which again is pravalent in America. Dr. Flexer gave credit for the discovery to Dr. Frederick T. Gates and Dr. Peter K. Olitsky of the institute, who were said to have spent years at the work. "Their investigation has resulted in (he discovery of a previously unknown f,nd very minute germ which is present in the nose and throat during the first "6 hours of influenzial infection as the condition is technically known," said .Dr. Flexner. FLOOD WATERS COVER MISSISSIPPI TOWN (By Associated Press) TUNICA, Miss., Feb. 3 Flood waters from Coldwater river, covered the little town of Savage, in Tate county today, adding to the suffering caused by a terrific wind and rain storm which late yesterday caused exiancivA nrnnprlv Hnmno-A srir! inlnrot upward of a score of persons, four se riously. Physicians and medical supplies were rushed to the storm center from Tunica late last night. Four stores in Savars were nraetirallv demol ished. Numerous homes were dam aged. Cincinncti Robber Is Sought in Texas (By United Press) CINCINNATI, Ohio, Feb. 3. Wil liam Iuhn, detective, left for Austin, Texas, today, to bring back a man who is alleged to have confessed he was one of the four who staged the $30,000 jewelry robbery in the Savings Loan office here last March. Samuel Winman, alias George Gal lagher, formerly of Detroit, who sur rendered to Austin police suffering from an old wound In the neck, 'said be would waive extradition. Oldest National Bank Is Gutted By Fire DAVENPORT. Iowa. Feb. 3. The building occupied bv the First Na tional bank of Davenport, reputed to be the oldest National bank in the United States, was gutted by fire early today. The building loss was estimated at approximately $50,000. The bank's valuables were locked in fireproof vaults. Origin of the fire was not known.

Woman Fire Lookout Has Glass Cliff Dwelling

Mrs. Paul Beard, fire lookout at Har ney Peak, South Dakota, Is one of the few women workers in the federal forestry service. She keeps, house in a "glass house" on the peak from early spring to late fall, when she takes up her studies at Ames, la. The tiny glass house In which, she lives gives her a view over four states. It is lashed to the rock with heavy 6teel cables. Entrance Is by a twenty-foot ladder. 9 Mrs. Paul Beard and "So Long Old Pal" Tightwad Weeps As $20 Fades Out (By United Tress) AKRON, Ohio, Feb. 3. Apparently heart-broken, Martin Haas, 60 years old, retired farmer, kissed a $20 bill "good-bye" as he was forced to hand it to his wife Mary in juvenile court. Mrs. Haas said her husband only gave her $1.32 a week to buy clothing and food for herself and two children. He is worth $15,000, she said. Haas wore a long frock coat which he bought 29 years ago. He only wore it to church and court, his wife said. Mrs. Haas declared that he bought the coat she wore 23 years ago. After "making him promise he would not faint the court ordered Haas to pay his wife $20 a week in the future. WINTER BLAST FROM NORTHWEST CAUSES GENERAL GOLD SNAP (By Associated Press) CHICAGO, Feb. 3. A blast of winter from the northwest that caused sudden drops of temperature in the plain states last night was overspreading the United States today. It was predicted that the cold wave would embrace . the loweT lake region, the Ohio valley, Tennessee and the interior of the east gulf states not later than tonight, reaching the Atlantic states from North Carolina northward by tomorrow. From the far northwest to Florida, from New York to San Francisco weather disturbances of a greater or less degree of intensity were reported in progress or wrere forecast. In the northwest the cold wave brought the lowest temperature of the winter to St. Paul i and Minneapolis, the thermometer dropping to 17 degrees below zero early today. Similar drops in temperature occurred throughout Minnesota and North and South Dakota. Snow was reported in some districts. Temperatures Drops The wave arrived at Omaha on the wings of a high northwest wind and the thermometer dropped 30 degrees to zero in ten hours. Snow storms and temperatures steadily dropping to and below zero were -announced in eastern Nebraska and western Iowa. Chicago's long continued mild weather was routed by the vanguard of the cold wave that caused the thermometer to drop nearly 20 degrees to 15 above in a few hours. The advent of the cold was marked by a sharp north west wind. From Memphis, Tenn., it wras reported that heavy rainfalls throughout the Mississippi valley and Ohio river district had caused forecasters to anticipate the Mississippi river reaching flood stage early next week. Cessation of rainfall was promised to be followed by a cold wave tonight and Sunday. Weather disturbances In the south mostly were confined to wind and rainstorms, the most destructive occurring in the vicinity of Savage, Miss, where scores of persons were reported injured and considerable property damaged. Many houses were inundated by the Coldwater river. Cold Wave Warning. Although the temperature in New Orleans early today was 70 degrees, a cold weather warning for the entire lower Mississippi valley was issued. It was to reach its maximum intensity in the northern section of the state with freezing temperatures Sunday. Missouri and Kansas City were swept by a cold northwest wind that brought low temperatures. Zero weather was predicted for western Kansas.. A cold wave was predicted for the southeast, to be felt slightly today, and a little more by Monday, but cer tainty as to the time of its" arrival) was in doubt because of certain low pressure areas. The cold spell which was predicted to grip the entire southeast and be felt as far south as Florida would last for several days, the forecaster said. In southern California heavy frosts forecast for last night were not heavy enough to damage the citrus and other fruits according to reports early today and expectations were that southern California would have approximately normal ' temperatures. Growers of oranges and lemons, however, kept their smudge pots handy.

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s f v Sfr Sher cliff home of glass. 25 KENTUCKY GUARD GUNNERS CALLED OUT TO PRESERVE ORDER . (By Associated Press) CORBIN, Ky., Feb. 3. Twenty-five Kentucky National Guard machine gunners were here today in response to an appeal to Governor Edwin Morrow by Mayor John Gilliam, and Sheriff Young of Whitley county who agreed late Friday that the situation was getting beyond their control. The situation has been tense since the killing of two men and the wounding of two others in a gun battle between railroad workers and special police on the streets here early Tuesday. Come From Kentucky. The guardsmen, members of troop B., fifty-third machine gun squadron, under command of Major James E. Dillon, were brought from London, Ky. J. C. Barker, Louisville, and Nashville engine dispatcher and George Yaden, of London, a special officer were killed and Jesse Barker, switchman, and Carl Day, special officer were wounded. The officers, according to one version of the fight, approached the railroad men to inquire concerning a volley of pistol shots. It was claimed by surviving officers the Barkers resented the ensuing interrogation and the fight followed. Were Special Police. Yaden and Day together with A. K. Richmond, who was a participant in Tuesday's fight, were members of a detail of 10 special police appointed following the dynamiting recently of a rooming house here when two men were injured seriously and the lives of 15 railroad employes endangered. Local officials were understood to have informed the governor yesterday that since the fight Tuesday epecial police were resigning and it was impossible to secure others to fill the vacancies. Surface indications eary today were that the situation was quiet. ' HOUSE GETS FINAL FARM CREDIT BILL FROM U. S. SENATE WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 The senate had passed aong to the house today Ibe second and last of the measures on its program of farm credit legislation in approving by unanimous vote the Lenroot-Anderson bill. Passage of this measure without material amendment last night as a companion bill to the Capper co-operative credits measure, already sent to the house, left the army appropriation bill as the next legislation on the-program for senate action. The vote on passage of the LenrootAnderson bill was made unanimously 60 to 0, after Senator Norbeck, Republican, South Dakota, had withdrawn a lone negative vote. Providing for a maximum credit of $1,320,000,000 for agricultural loans through the existing farm loan system, $60,000,000 of the loaning capital under the bill would be drawn from the government with authority to double that amount, while $1,200,000,000 would be raised by issuance of tax-free debei tures subject to approval of the farm loan board. DEBT TERMS HARD, SAYS LLOYD GEORGE (By Associated Press) PLYMOUTH, Eng., Feb. 3 David Lloyd George, the former British prime minister, returning today after his vacation in Spain, said he felt the American debt settlement terms were hard and that he was "frankly disappointed." 'England is able to pay, but it is a heavy burden," he said. "I do not think it will benefit America as it must diminish their markets in the world wether her or elsewhere. "The .United States made the best term3 for their own country. It is not for me to complain or criticise but I feel that the terms are hard and I am frankly disappointed. I still think that the proposals of the. Balfour note are sound." '

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MORATORIUM REFUSAL IS RE-AFFIRMED League of Nations Not to Mediate

BULLETIN PARIS, Feb. 3. The council of the League of Nations at a secret informal session just before finally adjourning here today declined to put the reparationsof Ruhr occupation questions on its program. This means for the pres ent there is no possibility -of the league taking any initiative toward mediation between France and Ger many. PARIS, Feb. 3. The reparation commission today adopted a resolution sustaining its own action of Jan. 26, in refusing Germany a moratorium. The resolution was passed as a reply to yesterday's protest from Germany. France. Italy and Belgium voted for the resolution. Great Britain abstain ed from voting, as in recent reparation commiss'ion ballots. Germany's note of yesterday repre sented an effort to renew the discus sion with Fiance and reopen the reparations controversy. It protested against the reparation commission's decision of Jan. 26, and asked that the commission in accordance with the peace treaty re-examine the capacity of Germany to pay. Predict Capitulation The German government's note to the reparation commission protesting the recent refusal of a moratorium is regarded by a part of the French press as a forerunner of German capitulation and as a direct result of French action in the Ruhr. Publication of the note today causes commentators to remark that it represents Germany's first attempt toward resumption of exchanges with the allies. "As shown in Its note of January 13," the communication says, "the German government suspended payments in kind to France and Belgium solely because of the invasion which was contrary to the treaty of the Ruhr by these two powers and solely for the duration of this state of affairs and its consequences.'.' ; , ' . , INDIANA LEGISLATURE HALLS ARE DESERTED; HOT FIGHT NEXT WEEK (By Associated Press) INDIANAPOL.S,- Feb. 3. Senate and house chambers of the state capitol were almost deserted today, the majority of the members oX the 73rd general assembly having gone to their homes for the week-end. Both houses were in adjournment. The senate meets again at 2 p. m. Monday and the house at 10 a. m. The few legislators who remained here were from distant parts of the state. Republican and Democratic party leaders have not relaxed their vigil ance during the adjournment, how ever, and it was more apparent today that when the budget bill comes back to the house from the ways and means committee early next week the partisan fight, which has been smoul dering since the beginning of the leg islature, will begin in earnest. The Democratic attack will be di rected against the $2,000,000 request ed by the governor for the new re formatory at Pendleton. Any reduction in this amount will be opposed strenuously by the administration leaders. Claims and counter-claims are being made by the party chiefs as to the lineup on the reformatory appropriation. The interest seems centered on this one item, and other disagreements, it is believed, will be more easily adjusted. Weather Forecast FOR RICHMOND AND VICINITY By W. E. Moore Severely cold tonight. Near zero or below early Sunday morning. Occas ional snow flurries, but mostly fair tonight and Sunday. The severe cold wave which is overspreading the entire Mississippi valley will cause temperatures around zero tonight and it will be cold Sunday or Sunday night. The prospect of temperatures will average below nor mal this coming week. Temperatures Taken Yesterday at Pumping Station Maximum 50 Minimum 35 Today. Noon 32 Weather Conditions The principal weather conditions this morning was a severe cold wave which haa a dia meter of several thousand miles ex tending north and south: This cold wave covers all the states north of the 30th parallel and it is spreading southward toward the Gulf of Mexico. Frost occurred yesterday around Los Angeles, Calif., and temperatures were considerably below freezing in the eastern portion of California. Temperatures are far below zero through out the northwest. For Indiana by the United States Weather Bureau Fair with cold wave tonight, zero to five below northern and zero to five above southern portions. Sunday fair and continued) cold. Paid Circulation Yesterday, was 12,163

Irate Papa Foiled in Attempt to Halt Wedding

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I "Ditproportion of Wealth." It it bar to marital happine$$t "No," ajr Catherine Littautr, and her plebeian fiance echoet "No-o-o!" "Yet," growlt Papa Littauer, wealthy TTathington man, and itraightaway he asks Paris court io prevent marriage of hit daughter to her auto dealer ' tweetheart. Lower court tagt "No." Papa tayt -Well tee? and appcalt from decision. PARIS, Feb. 3. Just how much, does divergence in wealth and social position influence post-nuptial happiness. "Plenty ( too much," growls an. irate papa, Col. William Littauer, weaitny Washington, D; C, man long pact the age where youth dances as romance fiddles. "Cela ne fait rien," say the French courts, and this translated Into Rube Goldberg's best is, "It doesn't mean anything." So now "papa" is hanging on the ropes, gasping lor Dream since ms efforts to stop the marriage of his heiress-daughter, Catherine Louise, and the auto dealer of her heart, Wil liam E. Doeller, whose love affair is putting Columbus, Ind., on the map, via the injunction route, has been thwarted by the learned exponents of French jurisprudence. But "Mama" Littauer isnt out of breath, not by several lungsful, for she's busily engaged In wasting a lot q it trying to impress upon her darling daughter that if she insists upon marrying out of her class and social Indians Offer To Settle $1,000,000 Claim for Carfare (By Associated Press) PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 3. Two In dian chiefs who came here from Wisconsin to lay claim for the Oneida to plots of land in the heart of the city, worth more than $1,000,000, are willing to compromise for their railroad fare back home and enough money to pay their board bill. They so advised Mayor Vore yesterday and asked for $300 each to defray their expenses. The mayor referred the chiefs. Dr. War Eagle and Amos S. Bear, to Richard Weglein, president of city council, who suggested that the welfare department take care of them. "These Indians," Mr. -Weglein said today, "are remnants of a race that once owned all of the land here. They probably were ill-advised, but still we owe them something." Apparently the chiefs are satisfied that the present owners of the land have clear titles. ISSUE PRIZE LISTS , FOR CORN SHOW AND DOMESTIC EXHIBITS Premium lists for the annual Wayne county corn show and domestic science exhibit, which will be conducted in the Coliseum and Community hall in connection with the farmers' Bhort course, Feb. 19, 20 and 21, have Just been issued. They show awards of $12 for each of the classes for men, both amateur and professional, in yellow and white corn, four classes, and for the boys' classes in yellow and wrhite corn, seven premiums for each class, of $5, $2.50, $2 and $1 dollar and three premiums of 60 cents. Smaller premiums are offered for single-ear classes and slightly larger ones for the boys' corn club class. Prizes of $2,; $1 and 50 cents, are offered for exhibits of small grains, with six premiums totalling $8.50 for soybeans. Many Classes Provided. In the women's exhibits, smaller premiums are the rule but many more classes are provided. There are 17 classes for the food show, 14 for needlework, and special provision for girls exhibits. - Sewing exhibits for school girls are divided into rural and Richmond city, school classes. Cans of uniform size with uniform lids, are required for canned goods classes. All women's exhibit entries must be at the Community house, on North A street by 11 o'clock Monday, Feb. 19. Better display may be possible however, if exhibits are in by 10 o'clock. Girls will be allowed to compete in any of the women's classes. Persons living in townships bordering Wayne county will be allowed to enter the women's exhibit.

position it may become necessary to disinherit her. "Mama" decided to try the parental suasion method when "papa" failed to persuade the chivalrous French courts

to agree with him. "Mama" just can't see how a "common, ordinary garageman" would look good in "soup and fish" at one of the Littauer social whirls. And Catherine Louise just can't understand what's WTong with "mama's" eyesight because Doeller looks pretty sweet to her in civvies, coveralls or a tux. Says Catherine to "mama": "I love my Bill. That's reason enough for marrying him." Say3 Bill: "I'm objectionable to Louise's parents because my income tax receipt isn't large enough." As the matter stands right now the odds- eeeia" " to lavor ' Doeller, for the French court3 are on his side and the French law provides that the words which make them one also divide the bride's estate and bestow exactly one-half of it on the groom.. Maybe that's whafs worrying "papa" and "mama," REPUBLIC READY TO FUNCTION IN IRELAND, DECLARES DE VALERA (By Associated Press) LONDON, Feb. 3 Eamon De Valera, in an interview with the Dublin correspondent of the Daily Mail, emphatically insisted upon a republic, and declared the various branches of the republican government had been reformed and were now beginning to function. The courts, he said, would soon be In operation once more, although their sessions would be held "secretly where necessary." Steps toward the collection of revenue are soon to be taken, the Republican leader asserted, adding that the Republican army in a short time would De ame to give the people the protection it gave formerly." DeValera expressed the opinion that the Free State, strong chiefly in the cities and larger towns, was doomed. He declared that the Republican element would never consent to "surrender Ireland's national independence and sovereignty to any threats or in any circumstances," and that the faction he represents would "fight to the last against recognizing any foreign authority, direct or indirect." Denounces Agreement De Valera denounced the agreement which brought the Irish Free State into existence and said that those Irishmen who seemed to have accepted the treaty do so because of the continuation of the war threat under which the British government forced ratification of the agreement. "Remove the threat and we can hire peace in Ireland within 24 hours," he said. The republican leader maintained that he was in no way connected with any peace movement and reiterated that only a real republican government would be satisfactory. The Interview was granted at DeValera's place of refuge. The correspondent having made an appointment was taken to the scene of the meeting in a closed car. He arrived in about a half hour and therefore surmised that the place was not far from the center of Dublin. SEVERE EARTHQUAKE TREMORS RECORDED WASHINGTON. Feb. 3. An earthquake of unusual magnitude was re corded on the seismograph of George town university. Father Tondorf, in charge of the instrument, described the disturbance of tremendous propor tions. Before 1 p. m. two of the recording needles had been thrown entirely off the record. At that hour the quake had been in progress some time, but it was impossible to determine exactly when it started or estimate the distance of the disturbance from Washington. Father Tondorf said that to attempt a reaamg prematurely would make a scientific calculation impossible later,

FRICTION

RUHR VALLEY DISAPPEARING French to Give Food to Civilians (By Associated Press) Relations between the occupying forces and the population of the Ruhr and the Rhineland are reported notably improved, although the German magnates still are holding aloft in bitter opposition to co-operation. Railroads again are in operation in large sections of the occupied regions, but the mines are doing little, largely owing to shortage or empty cars. The French declare they will feed the civilian population, if necessary, and they are moving food trains into the railroad districts, where the railroad strike is still on. Re-affirm Action In Paris the reparations commission re-affirmed its action of Jan. 26 in refusing Germany a moratorium, replying negatively to the request made in a German note yesterday to re-open the reparations controversy and Te-examine the capacity of Germany to pay. The premier, M. Poicare, told the French cabinet the Ruhr situation "could be considered satisfactory." The council of the League of Nations, in Paris, took a final adjournment without going into the question of Ruhr occupation or reparations. At a secret session preceding the adjournment it decided neither of these questions should be put on the agenda. DUESSELDORFF, Feb. 3 The tern-' per of the population in the occupied area appears to be undergoing a change, although the industrialists and the important magnates are as unalterably opposed as ever to any cooperation with the French and Belgians. Not only have the railway workers resumed their, jobs at Cologne, Coblenz, Treves and Ludwigshafen, as well as on some of the Ruhr lines, but the Schutzpolizei at Duesseldorf have refused to obey Berlin's order that they ignore the French officers and continue to salute them. , German members of the International commission at Bad-Ems In the Coblenz area, who have been working with the allied experts in issuing export licenses, quit work, but when Paul Tirard, the French Rhineland commissioner, accepted their resigna tions and announced he would fill their places with French and Belgian functionaries the Germans reconsidered and remained on duty. Attitude Changes. In Witten, where the restaurant and hotel keepers have been refusing to serve food or drinks to French officers and soldiers, the situation has com pletely changed. No discrepency is now shown toward the forces of oc cupation. The improvement in the relations between the foreign authorities and the population, however, i3 confined to the working classes and to small tradesmen and shopkeepers. French authorities believe that they have a long and bitter fight to wage, but hope to bring Berlin to terms and force the surrender of the magnates. To Feed Civilians General Payot, who is operating sev eral of the important railway lines for the French, says he is in a position to feed the civilian population and will soon be able to transport coal to France. Food trains are al ready moving into districts where the railway strike is still effective. Speaking of the shortage of empty coal cars, General Payot said: "The Ruhr district even in normal times is the gulf into which 'empties' must continually be poured. When, the reparations coal deliveries were effected according to schedule by the Germans, 76 per cent of the 'empties' needed had to be supplied by France and' Belgium." COBLENZ, Feb. 3. French troops threatened with bayonets and used the butt ends of their guns at noon today to bieak up a crowd of 3.000 persons noisily protesting before the Rhineland hisrh commission building against the deportation of officials. POLICEMAN HELD ON LIQUOR CHARGE (By Associated Press) SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 3. Thre San Francisco policemen arrested with seven alleged liquor smugglers in what prohibition agents charged was an attempt to unload illicit liquor shipment from San Francisco's mystery ship were free under bond today but stood suspended from the police department and faced charges of conspiracy to violate the Volstead act. The three, Lieut. B.H. Brassfield and Patrolmen Mark M. Willever and William Barrien were taken after pistolshad been drawn during an altercation with dry agents wrho swooped down on the dock where the vessel was being unloaded by small boats. Brasfield said he had been drawn there by trailing six motor trucks which slipped south with an apparent attempt to evade notice and had picked up the two patrolmen to aid him in arresting the liquor runners he expected to catch. - t- - Dry . agents, on the other hand, charged that the policemen were at the obscure dock. 12 miles south of here, to protect the liquor handlers. . Mont Reilly Sails To Resume Duties For 13. S. (By Associated Press) NEW YORK, Feb. 3. E. Mont Reillyly sailed today on the steamer Porta Rico, to resume his duties as governor of Porto Rico. He declined to make any statement. ' j