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BIG N VOL. XCII., No. 102 Palladium, Est 1831. Consolidated With Sun-Telegram. 190T. RICHMOND, IND., SATURDAY EVENING, APRIL 29, 1922. SINGLE COPY, 3 CENTS RUSS EXPRESS ANNOYANCE AT ALLIEDJEtAY Foreign Minister Tchitcherin Sends Premier Facta Note Saying Soviet Dissatisfied With Long Wait. MAY WITHDRAW NOTE (By Associated Press.) GENOA, April 29. Foreign Minister Tchitcherin of Russia today sent Pre mier Facta, of Italy, as president of the economic conference, a note express ing the dissatisfaction of the Russian delegation with the delay of -replying to its note of April 2o and saying that the note would be withdrawn and the Russians would resume their Initial position unless they were assured that the credit necessary to restore Russia would be granted. In line with Prime Minister Lloyd George's declaration that the new al lies proposals to the Russians must be , considered as a whole, a special draft ing committee was endeavoring today to frame a document which would har monize the differences in the demands Bubmitted by the British and French delegations. Prearr;, Completed. The preamble was completed last night and the remainder of the draft was expected to be ready for submis sion to the full sub-commission on Russian affairs scheduled to meet at 11 o'clock today. While the French document stated that "agricultural reconstruction should come before other things," the British program dealt more fully with credits for Russia, favoring a reduction in her war debt and conceding that foreign ers formerly owning property in Rus sia be granted the use of it instead of a return of actual ownership, whicn WnlllH pnrflict with Vt o cnvlat nrmMnla . . . .. U 111' 1 VV 1V.I f I llll.l'lt . nf . . ! I France would demand that, if pri vate property cannot be restored, the former owners be given indemnity. The French further deeire an arrange ment for payment of interest on the Russian state bonds. Failing an agree . ment before Dec. 31, next, the matter would be decided by a mixed arbitra tion tribunal with an, impartial chalr man...., .,, , -LiV-' - .,i 4 o.-. Dented Rumors Louis Barthou, chief French dele gate, took occasion yesterday formally to deny that he intended to quit the rnnffr0n ro an1 H wao t an t he would so to Paris to confer with ! Premier PoincRre. It is understood, I SESSiRIVAL POLITICAL FORCES , once proper. r The correspondent of the Central News says he learns that the British draft proposals to Russia set forth' eight points, the principal of whic h I 1 iiirtu xvusaio. Mian j firuRiuze aai ner j debts, and after a morotorium of five i years pay two per cent interest foriforces among Republicans and Demo five years and then four per cent for;r.rats- contesting for Party nomma another five vears i tlons t0 be d"C'de(1 at Tuesday s prim- The document does not specifv that!aHe3' virtually closed their formal Russia must accept the principle of ! private ownership, but demands long leases of private property to its for mer owners. A credit scheme of fin ance trade would be favorably consid- rLIu1 f"Al0tnrenlOn the!PT i Weather conditions as usual will de posaKaccordtng to thecorresponden ,termin , , th total vote atld and then, l?ok'nat Jl?- draft though the primaries are state-wide, he shook his head as though dismiss- j including the selection of congression- ing it entirely. LEGION AUXILIARY MEMBERS TO ATTEND GREENFIELD MEETING The American legion and its auxil iary of the sixth district will hold its district meeting May 18, at Greenfield. The auxiliary following its meeting Friday announced the following num bers from its organization among those who will attend from here: Mrs. A. W. Roach, Mrs. R. P. Whisler, Mrs. Frank McCoy, Mrs. Charles Williams, 0"Mrs. Frank Inglebert and Mrs. Charles Cook. A Mothers' Day celebration Is being planned by Harry Ray post of the American legion for May 14. Mrs. Frank McCoy and Mrs. Frank Ingle bert were appointed from the auxiliary to meet with the legion committee to formulate plans for the celebration. Mrs. A. W. Roach was selected by the auxiliary as chairman of the Poppy day committee. Poppy Day will be observed Saturday, May 27, it is an nounced. Three thousands of the flower, emblem of the legion, will be sold by the auxiliary, to be worn on Memorial day in respect to those who lie in Flanders fields. POSTAL IMPROVEMENT WEEK BEGINS MAY 1 Postal improvement week has been pet for the week of May 1. by the postmaster general. Postoffices all over the United States are to take part in the movement. This will be the first general cam paign of its kind in the postal service in several decades, it is said. Busi ness men and their organizations, large users of the mail, newspapers, motion pictures, advertisers and the entire organization of 326,000 postal workers are to be enlisted in this O country-wide campaign of interest In postal improvements. Help of the public is to be sought. Rules Tor addressing and handling mall in all forms probably will be stressed. Can Cupid and Little Grl Mrs. Irene Whetstone, below. and? Mrs. Walter J. Stephens, whom she names In her divorce action. CHICAGO, April 29. Can Skipper Dan Cupid, with a seventeen-year-old girl as first mate, pilot the badly buf feted matrimonial bark of Frank M. Whetstone back into the safely charted channels of domestic felicity? Right now they are struggling in the divorce court shoals of the nuptial Beas." Four years ago the girl, Imogene Whetstone, piloted her parents through stormy waters by making them sign the now famous "kiss a day" contract. Among other things, this contract provided "You must count five before you say anything mean, and kiss each other every day, and love, honor and obey." Thirteen-year-old Imogene was happy. Her parents would not part. She had implicit faith in the efficacy of the contract. For four years the contract stipulations were , observed. But now the parents are in the di vorce court. JSo'is. Imogene and -wRh her she brought the signed contract. Just how much the judge will take into account the child's shattered faith remains to be seen. Imogene "tni JMlB ,int,re T a i?0' tract and lt should have been kept" TO GETTING OUT (By Associated Press.) INDIANAPOLIS, April 29. Rival campaigns 10 uay, ana iurneu iu- tion toward getting out the vote. With a.nother dav intervening before the polls opened, the candidates generally planned to apply the finishing touches to their plans on Monday, but no big al nominees, interest in local contests was counted on by political leaders here to draw out a big vote. Esti mates on the total vote ranged be tween 350,000 to 500,000, few leaders expecting that more than 40 percent of the 1,250,000 voters in the state would go to the polls. Everywhere, campaign managers viewed the prospects with outward confidence, the predictions on results generally being in conflict. This ap plied both to contests for the United i States senate down to precinct com mitteemen, and state convention dele gates wherever there were rivals for selection. In all, several thousand prospective office-holders, or party or ganization officials, were to be decided at the primary. Heading the ballots used in all coun ties were the candidates for the Unit ed States senate, followed by those SEVERAL ARE INJURED IN RIOT; 50 ARRESTS (By Associated Press UNIONTOWN,' Pa., April 29. Four state policemen and half a dozen strike sympathizers were injured in a not at mine number one of the Tower Hill Coal and Coke company, 10 miles from Uniontown. today. Fifty or more arrests were made, the prisoners be ing brought to Uniontown. Irish Peace Conference Ends Without Agreement (By Associated Press DUBLIN, April 29. The peace con ference called by Lord Mayor O'Neill of Dublin held another meeting here today, but after a three-hour session it dissolved without any agreement having been reached. Famous Baseball Story Will Be Told Sunday "The sermon to be given Sunday afternoon at the tabernacle i3 the one in which Mr. Sunday gives his famous baseball story," said Bob Matthews, secretary to the evangelist, Saturday. "You would be surprised how well known this story i3," he said, "and the number of men who come to that serv ice to hear him tell that story." Halt Parents' Divorce? ' . ' - I -,5j I 4 "r4vC'C-'' J" 1 ,rf:V-.V ...i-X V"S Whetstone testified that' his life with his wife, Irene, had been "hell on earth" and Imogene heard him say it. "I was not loving enough " he testi fied. "Perhaps it was because I did most of the housework and didn't have time. "Sundays were our bad days. We were both home. That was the big I nurS;8aia iignung had be- day and we could fight all day long." gun at dawn. a Changsintien.. 12 miles Whetstone also testified that he had i 50east.,0' PeWng- and fit heavy found his wife hugging and kissing j a.rtmery "ring was audible in the cap another man on one occasion. , . Mrs. Whetstone denies the charges I 1 he Peking-Tientsin connects Pe and retaliates by saying that her hus- j k?.Z .w'th Taku, her sea port, and the band was too friendly with Mrs. Wal-1 a.Uied Plomats recently served -no-ter J. Stephens when she was Miss tlc onv the Chinese northern govern Adeline Zang. ment that this line of communication She charged that Whetstone tickled ! must 1)6 kePt Pen as a means of safe Mrs. Stephens' knees while they were alone in the office of the Addresso graph company of which Whetstone was president. -- . . Mrs Stephens took the- stand and hetly iieni-ther. 'y- i-- . 'r And ail the time Imogene eat in the courtroom the "kiss a day" contract in her hands, hoping, praying that the judge will order her parents to go home and continue specific perform ance of the pact. ,. t TURN ATTENTION VOTE FOR CANDIDATES seeking nominations for congressmen, state legislature, county and township offices, precinct committeemen and party convention delegates. The last two will be elected at the primaries, and others merely nominated for their party candidate at the November elec tion. End Campaigns Today. In the s.tate-wide contest between Senator Harry S. New and Albert J. Beveridge for the Republican nomina tion as united States senator, both candidates ended their formal cam paigns today, the latter planning a big rally here tonight.- Senator New, who returned from Washington dur- (Continued on Page Eleven.) HARDING WILL NOT RECEIVE CHILDREN OF WAR PRISONERS (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, April 19. Arrival in Washington today . of the . "chil dren's crusade" composed of children and wives of men In federal prisons for violation of war laws, was marked by announcement from the White House that the delegation would not be received by President Harding. The children, numbering 37, and in charge of Mrs. Kate Richards O'Hare, of St. Louis, the White House an nouncement made by Secretary Chris tian said, would be given every con sideration an dattention by Attorney General Daugherty. i Plans of the delegation, which has visited a number of cities since it was organized by Mrs. O'Hare in St. Louis, called for a visit at the White House immediately upon its arrival. An announcement by the American Civil Liberties union, which is spon soring the crusade, said the delega tion would endeavor to present their petition to President Harding and then "camp in Washington until the release of the prisoners." Left to Daugherty The position of the president in the matter, as outlined at the White House, is that the case of each wax law violator must be considered on Its own merits and that such consid eration must be left to the attorney general, who may submit recommenda tions to the president. , Secretary Christian in announcing - that the president would direct the delegation to lay its case before Mr. Daugherty, said: ' ' ' "They will be given every consid eration and attention by the attorney general, who has had frequent confer ences with the president over ihe mat ter and who is fully cognizant of the president's position, but they will not La received by the president." RIVAL CHINESE ARE FIGHTING NEAR PEKING Engagement Continues This Afternoon Heavy Artil lery Firing During Last 20 Hours, Report. FOREIGNERS WARNED (By Associated Press.) PEKING. April 29. Fighting south of the Peking-Tientain railway was still In progress .this afternoon. The forces of General Chang Tso-Lin, mili tary governor of Manchuria and Gen eral Wu Pei-Fu, milltar leader of Cen tral China, were reported engaged along a line extending from Machang, 20 miles south of TIentain to a point south of Peking. A dispatch from Tientain says there has been heavy artillery firing near Machang for the last 20 hours. The foreign legations here have ad vised the Nationals of their respective countries who are now outside Peking to hasten to the capital as a measure of self-protection. Fighting Continues. The fighting which began at dawn this morning'at Changsintien, 12 miles southwest of this city was continuing at 3 o'clock this afternoon. There was artillery firing in the vicinity of ttie Marco Polo bridze. which (man the river Yungtingho near the west! gate or Lu-Kou-Chiao. The latter place is a little more than four miles from Changsintien. (The Marco Polo bridge is so named because it was mentioned by the cele brated traveler in his account of his journey through China. It is of stone 900 feet long and 240 wide.) A Peking dispatch to The Associated Press, received last night but under today's date owing to the time differ- rf? T,r tne foreigners in Peking ruuuiu me capital De menaced by tno forces of WTu Pei Fu. It would appear that Chang Taolia's forces were en deavoring to protect hoth the capital anLthe railway, JXhe disnatches in dicate that the battle line is approxi mately 100 miles long. COMMUNITY REPORTS TO BE HEARD MONDAY AT ANNUAL BANQUET The first annual meeting and ban quet of the Richmond Community Service will be held In the St. Mary's community hall Monday night, May 8. The speakers of the evening will be William Dudley Foulke of this city and F. E. R. Miller of Chicago, one of the leaders of the organization. The banquet will be served at 6:30 o'clock. The annual reports concerning the program that was conducted during the recent year will be given and the outline for the coming year's program announced. P. H. Slocum, executive secretary of the local branch of Community Serv- Lice, stated that all community minded peopie are invited to attend the ban quet. Mrs. Paul Ross Is chairman of the dinner committee. Any person wish ing to attend the banquet is asked to make his reservation immediately through Mrs. Ross. Tne entertainment committee, of which Robert E. Heun is chairman, promises a very. entertaining program for the evening. ARRANGE STATE CONCLAVE OF MISSIONARY SOCIETY INDIANAPOLIS, April 29. Plans ior tne state convention of the Indiana Christian Missionary society at Mun- cie, May 15 to 18, were completed by omcers or tne organization at a meet ing here recently. Weather Forecast FOR RICHMOND AND VICINITY By W. E. Moore. Partly cloudy but fair in general to night and Sunday; warmer Sunday afternoon and Monday. The slow breaking up of the cool wave now over the central and eastern states indicates a general moderation in temperature on Sunday and Mon day, probably becoming unsettled the first half of the week due to a storm over the southwest. Temperatures For Yesterday. Maximum 55 Minimum : 34 Today. ' Noon ...57 Weather conditions The center of the cool wave is now over the eastern lr.'te region and it is getting warmer over the plain states. Heavy rain3 are falling in the south, due to a storm over the south Atlantic coast. Another storm is developing over the Rocky mountains. Freezing temperature oc curred over Wayne county this morn ing and a general frost, but nor severe. For Indiana, by the United States Weather Bureau Fair tonight and Sunday; rising temperature Sunday. Paid Circulation Yesterday, was 11, 751 Woman is Custodian of i ( Alps'? V nt A-- V y in f vW - I f:. liL.,;.. i .J j Who said a woman couldnt keep a secret? Here's one who assuredly can. She is Mile. Anna Stephanek, whose brother is Czecho-Slovakian min ister to the United States. While she i3 not officially credited to the lega tion in Washington, she is known in the diplomatic set as her brother's closest adviser in all matters, and European politics. THOUSANDS OF MEN WORKING ON LEVEE; REFUGEES ARRIVING (By Associated Press.) NEW ORLEANS, La., April 29. While the refugee camps in the New Orleans and Natchez sections were swelled by a constant arrival today of persons rescued from the areas inun dated by flood waters released by breaks in the Mississippi river levee at Ferriday and Poydras, La,, thou sands of men continued the work of reinforcing the embankment at other threatened points. According to re ports from lower and middle river points early today no further breaks appeared imminent. Due to favorable winds and --'-the great volume of water escaping through the levee breaks at Poydras and Myrtle Grove, below New Orleans, the stage of the river here last night showed a decline of four-tenths of a foot, the gauge registering 22.1 com pared with 22.50 twenty-four hours be fore. Falling or stationary stages were shown at all points In the lower river. Heavy rains have fallen through out the lower Mississippi valley dur ing the last twenty-four hours, how ever, and have added to the gravity of the situation. The flood resulting from the break near Ferriday continued to spread to day, reaching out over a large area of Tensas parish and nearing the towns of Vidalia, Azucema and Delta bridge, while at Ferriday the water had in creased to a depth of six feet. Small boats continued to search thp flooded district to resue those mafooned in their homes or on high ground. At St. Bernard surrounded by water from the Poydras crevasse, several hundred persons have been removed from their homes in Violet, where the New Orleans Red Cross has establish ed a canteen while more than four hundred marooned late yesterday at Braithwaite, six miles below the break, were being taken there today. New Orleans police are assisting in the re moval of residents and livestock. The number of refugees from the flooded area now being cared for runs into the thousands. It has been im possible as yet, however, to arrive at any close estimate of the area flooded by the crevasses and back water, the number of people made homeless or the amount of the property damage. Re-elect Adam H. Bartel As "Y" Trustee's President Adam H. Bartel was re-elected presi dent of the trustees of the Y. M. C. A. at a meeting held Friday. ' Other of ficers elected are: P. W. Smith, vice president; John H. Johnson, secre tary. Henry Gennett, John F. Mc Carthy, Richard Sedgwick and James A. Carr make up the remainder of the board. Boys In Gardening Class Reauested to Turn Out Work-on the boys' gardens in the gardening class of the Y. M. C. A., will start Monday afternoon at 4 o'clock. All boys having signed for the class are requested to be at the "Y" Monday afternoon at 4 o'clock ready to go to work. Each boy must be there with hoe and rake. The boys will work on the gardens every night next week, getting the gar- i dens in- condition. The gardens are located on the corners in Northwest Fifth and A streets. Decide Michigan Girl Has Been Murdered ONTONAGON, Mich., April 29 In vestigation into the death of Frances Pennin resulted in findings by a cor oner's Jury that she had been mur: dered. The body of the girl was found in a powder house at North Lake yes terday, smothered in turpentine. In imany respects the case is similar to ithat of Miss Gertrude Hanna, the Hoopeston, 111., school teacher. ' Officers at Painesdale and Ho'ierhton were ordered to detain George Stlmac, who was discharged by the girl's father, for whom he had worked. 'Wit nesses at the inquest declared Stimac had threatened revenge. 4 r j Many Diplomatic Secrets she is regarded as an authority on CHARGE RAIL HEADS INEFFICIENT DENIED BEFORE SENATORS (By Associated Press.5 "WASHINGTON, April 29. Charges of nAsmanagement and inefficiency made against the railroad executives by Frank J. Warne, representative of the train employes' organization, were denied today before the senate's inter state commerce committee by C. F. Duncan, an economist and statistician, appearing for the association of rail way executives. Mr. Duncan declared that not only were Mr. Warne's accusations un founded in many instances, but he de clared that the union witness had made repeated misstatements of fact and had drawn Illogical conclusions. Regarding the railroad administra tion's policy, Mr. Duncan said: "Mr. Warne has misstated the facts when he said that 'the governmental policy as to revenue was not based upon economic principles of having earnings exceed or even meet expenses and that general taxation out of the United States treasury was depended upon to meet any resulting deficits." Mr. Duncan said it was the policy of Directors General McAdoo and Hines to make revenues pay expenses, including rentals. "It failed because its judgment was in error as to costs, the largest singlo element of which was wages," said Mr. Duncan. "The striking increase in operating expenses in 1920 does not represent an orgy of expenditures or govern ment expenses, but an avalanche of wages at the railroad's expense." BARTHOU TO OUTLINE SITUATION AT GENOA TO CAW SUNDAY (By Associated Press.) PARIS, April 29. A meeting of the entire French cabinet has been called for Sunday night, when Vice-President Louis Barthou, head of the French Genoa delegation will outline the con ference situation. The Echo de Paris understands that M. Barthou. chief of the French Genoa ueiegaiiuu 13 luuiucu iu attcyi tci- tain concessions to the Russians rela tive to war debts, formulated by the British delegates because he has re ceived assurance that the British gov ernment is disposed to reduce or can cel, in the same proportion, France's war debts to Great Britain. BUILDING PERMITS . EXCEED LAST YEAR Building permits amounting to a to tal of $64,647, an increase of 300 per cent over the amount for the same period last year, have been issued in ApriJ, according to J. Ed Higgs, city building inspector. The amount for this month is slightly less than that for last month. In March, $68,520 worth of permits were issued. In April, 1921. $21,315 worth of per mits were issued. The largest permit issued this month was for the residence to bej erected by Perry Moss at 110 North Thirteenth street. TO RETIRE JUSSERAND AS ENVOY TO U. S, (By Associated Press.) PARIS, April 29. Count Peretti de la Rocca, political director of the for eign office, is likely to succeed Jean Jules Jusserand s ambassador to the United States as soon as the former can be spared by Premier Poincare, it was stated today. The retirement of M. Jusserand, ac cording to present plans, will be ar ranged during his usual summer visit i to Paris. SHERIFF AND . 2 DEPUTIES SHOTDOWN Slain in Gun Fight With Rail road Laborers at Frederick, Illinois Investigate Shoot ing. AFTER "RIVER RATS" (By Associated Press) RUSHVILLE, 111., April 29. A ver dict of death by unknown causes' was returned today by a coroner's Jury investigating the killing of Sheriff Ed ward Lashbrook and two deputies, in a gnnfight with railroad laborers at Frederick last night. State's Attorney Paud Morning an nounced today that he was turning his investigation of the shootine for which 29 Greek laborers are held in Beardstown to "agitators among the Greek workmen, whom he said "evi dently were the cause of the shoot ing." "The men were barricaded in box cars where they had been driven by attacks of labor agitators and goaded to the point of fury. They misunder stood the motives of the sheriff and his force," he said. Called "River Rats" "River rats," was the way in which Mr. Morning described the alleged labor agitators, who had attacked the Greeks. ..Trouble commenced soon after the section gang came here," Mr. Morn ing said. "Agitators in Frederick and recruits of the same sort came from Browning, .five miles up the river, gathered upon the box cars housing the Greek workers and sent them an ultimatum to quit their jobs or suf fer the consequences. This gave rise to the shooting which continued three nights." When Sheriff Lashbrook and three deputies went to the Greeks last night, it was to protect them. Deputy Carl Neff had had a conference with the ringleaders, and told them they came as officers of the peace. BEARDSTOWN. 111., April 29. Out of the worst flood in its history into the greatest shooting affray this vi cinity ever has experienced, the city of Beardstown and the village of Fred erick. seDarated by the flooded Illinois river, were Joined at dawn today in an attempt to exact justice for the killing at Frederick late last night of Sheriff T7-Itwti rl T o Kwrvb- anil . u.-A 1anntioa of Schuyler county. The deputies were Carl Neff, who died two and one-half hours after the shooting and Frank Utter, who with the sheriff was killed instantly. Stories of the shooting at Frederick and subsequent arrest of 28 Greek sec tion hands, charged with the killings as they jumped from a Chicago, Iurl ington & Quincy train as it pulled into Beardstown, equal the wildest fiction. Were Ordered Out The maintenance of way workers, who three weeks ago, when flood wa ter was at its highest, were ordered out of Beardstown, were charged with nightly trouble making at Frederick, where they were brought by the rail road this week to repair tracks dam aged by flood waters. Sheriff Lashbrook, with three depu ties, approached the workers' box car home last night to arrest some of them and warn the others to be peaceful. ' A volley heard across the flooded river rang out as the quartet stepped on the station platform. Three of the four fell. Deputy J. M. Kelly felt the whizz of bullets and Jumped to safety behind a corner of the station. From that point, he says, he eaw the men' In a body rush to the Chicago, Bur lington and Quincy passenger train which pulled into the station from the north as the shooting ceased. Some others ran in the opposite direction. Sensed Trouble Across the river Chief of Police Rob ert Patterson gathered four of his po licemen about him and waited for the train, sensing trouble. The track workers literally jumped into their arms. All but four made a wild ecnrry 1 10 escape, iney piungea waist aeep made Bearstown's streets Impassable, except to boots and boats. Capture of the four was effected without difficulty. Chief Patterson, lead the 28 toward the city Jail and under the pistols of the four police the prisoners went waist deep to Jail. Guards about the place immediately were doubled and then quadrupled. A guard was put at the C. B. & Q. bridge to stop every person from Schuyler county who seemed bent on trouble and another guard was sent to the sec tion gang in the Beardstown yard. Ev ery precaution was taken the ciief said, to prevent violence, which it was feared might follow when Beardstown citizens learned the prisoners were the maintenance of way workers. In Frederick, meanwhile Schuyler county authorities were working fast. Coroner Fred Harvey and States At torney Morning arrived from Rushvllle and preparations were made for an Im mediate inquest. Six men were ob tained for a jury. As they were about to be sworn in word came from an other room in the house the home of Dr. McElroy that deputy Carl Neff had died. Killed One Man Fired by the death of his chief and both fellow deputies, J. M. Kelly asked that the inquest be postponed and that he be allowed to turn all his en ergy to getting the men still at large. He headed a posse which killed one man outside Frederick at 2:30 thi? morning. Another was arrested at Browning, five miles up the river. He had walked the distance and' was caught attempting K board a train. A quantity of cartridges and a razor were found in his pockets. While Deputy Kelly continued hi3 search, Coroner Harvey examined the bodies of the three dead men. Sheriff Lashbrook was shot in the chest. Dep uty Utter In the mouth, and Deputy (Continued on Page Seven) t -