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THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM, RICHMOND, IND., THURSDAY, JULY 28, 1921.
PUCE HEART FIRST '
III RELIGION; LIBBY
TELLS FRIENDS HERE
"The c.pnter of relirion. like the
center of. the universe, is not a head
but a heart," said Frederick. J. Libby
in hls'address Thursday morning on
"Love in the Life of a Friend". " 'Have
a place for everything and keep every,
thing In its: place' applies to the
things of the spirit as much as it does
to the contents of your bureau drawer.
To " let anything usurp the place of
Christian love in your life spells ruin
to your soul. When doctrine looks
more important than Christian love
and unity of spirit, something is
wrong. , x, ,
"The first heresy trial was the trial
there has not been a
ChrisUan heresy trial since. There
cannot be. The spirit of Christ puts
out the flames of passionate contro
versy and - leaves the coniesiams
humble and :ashamed. -
Must Control Wranglng "
Mm do not fight and wrangle
when-they are in the presence of
Christ, least -of all over his person,
One look from his eyes quenches doc
trinal strife-. Men realize the mean
ing of His words: 'Ye know not what
spirit ye are of, that is always me iiu
nnrtant thine to Him the Spirit.
" 'By j this shall all men know fiat
ve ara 'mr. disciples, if ye have love
one to another It is not by your
grasp of truth but by your love that
you - wjll prove . that the Society of
Friends is composed of Christ's dis
ciples... ...
t'Doctrines have their place In lire.
Far be it from me to make light of
what a man .believes. Doctrines, when
tested and proven in the experience,
constitutes one's principes, one's con
victions, a.nd convictions are the
bony structure of our lives. A bone
less man in too reminiscent of a jelly
fish to be pleasant. -
Love. Is All-powerful.
"Quakers, "believe that love is the
omnipotence ofjGod. God is all-powerful
not because He can slay, but be
cause He loves. The" gentleness of
God's irresistible force.- That is why
we are pacifists, fundamentally. God's
love is the only, cure for the ills o
humanity. Our convictions that He
will triumph over all evil is reward
ed in our trust in the power of His
love. ,,. .'
"How shall we who are so selfisn
gain this christian love? How can we
learn to love our. neighbor as ourself ;
How can we learn to love God whom
we have not seen? Love like faith, ia
subject to the spiritual law of desire.
Want it! Hunger for it! Pray for it
without ceasing. Nothing in the uni
verse can resist such intense desire.
Remember that God our Father wants
to grant this request before you make
it, and your part lies in opening your
heart that He may enter.
want Laraer Program
The forum aiscussion iuuruij
morning centered about "The Friendli
ness of Friends Many spoke ex
pressing a desire that the Society of
Friends adopt some large program of
work to more thoroughly amalgamate
their interests.
Harry T. Silcock, of London Yearly
meeting, is to tell about the Friends
mission station at Chengtu, China, in
an address Thursday night. He was a
missionary for years, temporarily dis
continuing his work about 18 months
ago. - -
" Stunts. by yearly meetings, and a
pageant, "New Life," were the feat
ures" orThe; 'afternoon and evening
Wednesday. -
SPURGiN SPECULATED
IN.LEATHER, REPORT
Cholera Spread Decreases
Says Moscow Report
(By Associated Press)
RIGA, July 28. Noticeable decrease
In the spread of cholera during the
past fortnight is reported in the Mos
cow Pravda. .The newspaper says
that the total registration of sufferers j
from the disease since the beginning
of this year were approximately 35,-
000, a considerable increase over the
previous announcement, but, the news
paper says, this is due to a delay in
filing the papers, most of which were
for June.
No new outbreaks of the diseases
have been reported in Moscow, and
Petrograd, according to Pravda, now
is considered safe, as only six new
cases were reported In as many
months. Cool weather is said to aid
in restricting the epidemic's spread.
HIDDEN MONEY MUST
GOME TO LIGHT, SAYS
POSTMASTER GENERAL
BOMB OUTRAGES ARE
FEATURE OF STRIKE
IN SPANISH CAPITAL
(By Associated Press) (
LISBON, July 23. The festivities of
St. Johns' Eve were interrupted by the
explosion of three dynamite bombs of
enormous dimensions, placed by un
known hands in different parts of the
city, outside three printing offices of
which the printers are on strike.
The first explosion was so terrific
that although Lisbonites are becoming
accustomed to bombs, real panic was
produced among the merrymakers in
the streets of. the Bairro Alto who,
leaving their open air balls and bon
fires, fled into the lower part of the
town. Although there were no vic
tims the force of the explosion brought
WASHINGTON, July 28. Postmas
ter General Hays proposes to dig deep
into "stockings" figuratively speak
ing, of course for an estimated 11.-1
000,000 now hidden and to encourage!
the deposit of such money in postal
savings banks at a 3 per cent interest
rate. As soon as legislation has been
obtained from congress to increase the
interest rate from 2 to 3 per cent he
will begin on a nation-wide campaign
to promote thrift and increase in pos
tal savings deposits. He declared that
only two savings banks in the country,
except two in Indiana, have offered
criticism to the proposal.
Plana Furthered at Dinner
His plan for important changes af
fecting postal savings was given big
impetus at last night's dinner, Ht
which Mr. Hays was host and cabinet
members, senators, representatives,
bankers and others were guests.
It took a forty-year campaign to
give the nation the postal savings law.
The legislation was long fought by
savings banks, which feared that pos
tal savings would be destructive to
their business. But experience ha3
shown that their fears were unfound
ed. Among those present at the Hays
dinner was John J. Pullyn, president
of the Immigrant Industrial - Savings
bank of New York, the largest savings
bank in the country. He readily gave
his full approval to the plan to in
crease the interest rate on postal sav
ings deposits. He said every encour
agement to thrift is helpful to all sav
ings banks.
. Out to Deplete Stockings
"We intend to conduct a campaign
to get the monev out of the stockings
down the ceilings of the houses near both for the good of depositors, who
which it burst. A dense and suffocat- wni get interest, safetv. and for th'2
Thomas Jefferson's Home
is Offered for Sale
. (By Associated Press)
NEW YORK, July 28. Reports that
Monticello, the home of Thomas Jef
ferson, near Charlottesville, Va., is on
the market were confirmed today by
Jefferson M. Levy, former congress
man and present owners of the his
toric estate.
Mr. Levy said up-keep costs had be
come too burdensome and that he
would sell Monticello provided he
could find a purchaser "deemed able
and worthy to become the owner of
such a shrine.
ROCKEFELLER HELPS
FOREIGN STUDENTS,
NEW REPORT SHOVfl
(By Associated Press)
NEW YORK, July 28 The Rocke
feller foundation aided with fellow
ships in 1920 individuals in thirteen
foreign countries, who aspired to train
for institutional or government service
as teachers; Investigators and admin
istrators, said the second installment
He raid he had made efforts to have I ot foundation's annual review,
the government buy the estate as a
summer home for presidents and that
he would be willing to sell Monticello
to the government for $500,000. He
hold3 the estate at $1,000,000.
CAPTAIN KIDD NOT
PIRATE; LIBELED, IS
HISTORIAN'S BELIEF
ing smoke filled the whole street and
many people fainted.
Another bomb did less damage in
the Rua dos Corrieiros, and the third,
which was of the same powerful type
as the first, burst near an open air ball
seriously wounding three persons.
Some arrests were made of workmen
but no real clue as yet has been discovered.
CLAIM CIVIL SERVICE
SLIGHTS REPUBLICANS
(By Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, July 28. Because
of complaints that only Democrats
were receiving from the civil service
commission, application blanks with
which candidates for appointment to
postmasterships in various localities
may prepare themselves for examina
tion and qualification. Postmaster
General Hays announced today that
an additional list of names now in
preparation would be furnished the
commission.
The lists now being used by the
commission were built up largely from
official sources created in the last
eight years under the Wilson admin
istration, Mr. Hays said, adding that
some justification might exist for the
complaints.
The additional names however, will
merely supplement the list already in
use by the civil service commission.
good of business," said Mr. Hays at
his conference with newspaper men
this afternoon. "Money hidden away
is unsafe and does little good. Money
deposited in postal banks is redepos
ited by the government in local banks
and thus business gets the use of the
money. The postal banks were neg
lected during the war, but we now pro
pose to give every encouragement to
the postal savings system."
Seventy per cent of postal deposits
are made by foreign-born citizens who
first learned to use the postal banks
when in Europe. A recent report on
Indiana showed that postal deposits
were larger in the smaller Lake coun
ty towns, where many foreign-born
live, than in the larger city of Indi
anapolis. -Postal
savings now are received by
only 6,300 postoffices. Mr. Hays pro
poses to extend ' this to 50,000 post
offices.
PENNSY EMPLOYERS,
WORKERS, AGREE ON
WORKING CONDITIONS
" ' (By Associated Press)
CHICAGO, July 28.-r-Discovery of a
$450,000 leather speculation of Warren
S. Spurgin, "missing president of the
closed Michigan Avenue Trust com
pany, was reported today by the
state's attorney's office. The leather,
it was1 stated, was found in the ware
house of a local wholesale leather
rtoaior and wna in Sourgin's name. An
effort will be made to list it amons
the assets of the missing bank presi
dent, it was stated.
With indictments out and a search
for Spurgin leading from Canada to
Mexico, a second discovery was an
nounced today by the state's attor
ney's office whose operatives have
found an apparent plot to tunnel into
the building of the defunct bank. A
hole six feet square and four feet
deep was discovered just outside the
wall of the vault, it was stated.
Mrs. Spurgin and her daughter Viv
ian, who returned here from Detroit,
have been released after close ques
tioning by state's attorneys.
NEIGHBORHOOD PLAY
SCHEDULED TONIGHT
One of the biggest events recently
nlanned in which the local commun
ity service has a large part is the
"neighborhood night" to be held on
the Finley school grounds next Thurs
rfav nitrht- Members of the Parent-
Teachers' association of the school
met Wednesday and made tentative
plans for the night. They will work
in conjunction with the community
service.
Games, singing and movies will fea
turn the evening's entertainment. The
school board is co-operating by per
mitting the use of the grounds for the
neighborhood event.
P. H. Slocum, head of the commun
ity service here, said Thursday that
the chief part of the little folks on
the community service playgrounds at
the present time is the making of bead
rings. Approximately 100 of the rings
have been made and are now being
worn by the kiddies, it is reported.
Complete Arrangements
For Second Y.M.CA. Camp
Every boy who is going on the sec
ond Y camp at Fort Ancient is to
have his baggage at the Y not later
than 9:30 o'clock Friday night The
baggage will be shipped by truck
early Saturday morning. The boys
will leave the Y Saturday afternoon
at 1 o'clock, and all are requested to
be there promptly. The boys at the
camp now will be 'brought back on
the ' return trip of the automobiles.
The Kiwanls club will take the boys
to -and from- the camp.
Five Men, One Woman,
Missing From Resorts
(By Associated Press)
VIENNA, July 28 Five men and one
woman have disappeared mysteriously
from summer resorts in Salzburg prov
ince within the past fortnight, accord
ing to reports reaching the Vienna
police.
In each case the missing person
started out for a short stroll, and wore
no hat. Searching parties have scour
ed the mountains and valleys, but all
trace of those missing seems to have.
been lost. The police are inclined to
believe, that responsibility for the dis
appearances rests with a band of crim
inals who murder and rob their vic
tims and bury the bodies.
In each case the missing person has
been a tourist, and the robbers are
said by the police to realize that such
travellers must possess considerable
money in order to afford, a vacation
now-a-days. .
New York Peruvian Clab
Celebrates Independence
(By Associated Press)
NEW YORK, July 28 The Peruvian
club and colony of New York cele
brated the 100th anniversary of Peru's
independence today with a banquet
to the Peruvian ambassador, F. Pazet,
followed by a concert and dance.
Gov. Miller, of New York state, May
or Hylan, Peruvian consul Eduardo
Higginson, Federal and municipal of
ficers and representatives of leading
banks and commercial houses were in
vited to join the Peruvian colony in
the celebration. Enrique Bergerano,
president of the Peruvian club acted
as toastmasfer.
PHILADELPHIA. July 28. An
nouncement was made yesterday that
the schedule of working regulations af
fecting mechanics, helpers and ap
prentices in the maintenance of equip
ment department of the Eastern region
of the Pennsylvania railroad have
been executed by the representatives
of the employes and of the manage-"
ment.
The regulations provide that the
normal hours of service on work re
quiring continuous application will be
eight hours a day and that the normal
working hours of employes will be
bulletined. Unless otherwise provided,
the bulletined hours will not be less
than eight, nor more than nine hours
in any one day, except on Saturday,
nor more than fifty-siyx hours or less
than 48 hours in any one week. Other
provisions are:
Sunday Work a Factor.
Employes required to work on Sun
days and holidays may be relieved as
soon as the work is completed, for
which they were called. When it is
necessary for employes to work over
time they will not be laid off during
regular working hours to equalize the
overtime.
Employes taking the place of higher
rated men will receive the higher
rates. When taking the place of lower
rated men they will receive their reg
ular rates of pay.
Reduction in force may be made
when necessary and employes desiring
to hold their positions must keep in
touch with their departments at least
once each sixty days. Semi-monthly
pay days will be continued.
fBy Associated Press)
BOSTON, July 28. Song and story
are wrong. 'Captain Kidd was not a
pirate and his fabled treasure does
not exist. Privateersman he was, but
of good repute. His hanging as a
pirate and murderer on Execution
Dock at1 London in 1701 was to satisfy
the political exigencies of the time.
These are tne findings of John H.
Edmonds, state archivist for Massa
chusetts, as announced in a lecture at
the Old South Meeting house. Archi
vist Edmonds was discussing "Lord
Bellomont and the Pirates."
Bellomont, he said, was appointed
governor of New England in 1695 with
a special mission to suppress piracy.
Included High Officials.
"Before leaving England," Mr. Ed
monds contended, '"he agreed with
Captain William Kidd, a privateers
man of good repute from New York,
to proceed against pirates in a ship
called the Adventure Galley, on a
'no-capture-no-pay basis. The adven
turers included Captain Kidd, Robert
Livingston, Lord Chancellor Somers,
the Earl of Oxford (First Lord of the
Admiralty) the Earl of Romney and
the Duke of Shrewsbury (Secretaries
of State). Bellomont and the straw
men, to whom the king's grant of
treasure was later made, did not con
tribute a cent."
"On September 6, 1696, with a
'crazy' vessel and a crazier crew, Cap
tain Kidd proceeded on his mission."
the archivist said. He picked up sev
eral pirates Including "a Moorish ship
of 200 tons and a Bengal merchant
man of 500 tons, both having French
passes and being lawful prizes."
He came to New York and then fo
Boston "through the trickery of Bello
mont, who promised him safe conduct.
With the remnant of his crew he was
arrested, sent to England, tried for
murder and piracy, convicted and
hung on Execution Dock, Friday, May
23, 1701, to satisfy the political exi
gencies of the times. It was either
Lord Bellomont,- the Lord Chancellor,
the First Lord of the Admiralty, the
Secretaries of State or Captain Kidd,
and under this circumstance he had
no chance.
Victim of Frameup
Collusion and perjury are. plainly
evident in his trial; the French passes
which would have cleared him of the
piracy charge, though produced in
Parliament, were suppressed in the
Admiralty Court. The least said
about Bellomont's action in the mat
ter the better. He fooled Kidd, he
fooled his council, and worst of it is,
he allowed it in his letters to the
lords of trade.
"The Captain Kidd of today is a
composite pirate made up of all who
frequented our shores from 1637 to
1837. Propaganda of the worst kind
blackened the reputation of a man of
whom a recognized French authority
says: 'It may be well doubted whe
ther any man in equally trying cir
cumstances has ever been truer to
his trust. '
"And yet the great American public
persists in calling Captain Kidd a
pirate and in searching for his treas
ure, which does not exist."
made public today.
Twenty-seven fellows came to the
United States for training in public
health work from the following
countries :
Czecho-Slovakia, 13; Brazil, 5; Can
ada, 2; France, 2; Colombia, 1; Costa
Rica, 1; Salvador, 1; Mexico, 1; Porto
Rico, 1.
Hospitals Are Aided
In carrying out its plans in China
President George E. Vincent said the
foundation aided 31 strategically lo
cated hospitals, mostly under mis
sionary auspices to improve buildings
and equipment and increase the num
ber of their doctors and nurses. The
Peking Union Medical college is now
being built by the foundation. Aid
has been given the medical school at
Tsinanfu and appropriations made to
a number of Chinese colleges tor pre-
medical courses
It is planned to make the Peking
school and hospital a medical center
in the far .east where undergraduate
and graduate courses in medicine will
be offered as well as special labora
tory and clinical research courses.
The school will devote special atten
tion to diseases peculiar to the far
east and will endeavor to diseminate
a general knowledge of hygiene and
medicine. The review also contained
a eulogy of the work done by the late
General Gorgas in fighting yellow
fever throughout the world.
Musicians Discharged;
Refuse to Discuss Cuts
(By Associated Press)
NEW YORK. July 28. Musicians in
every leading vaudeville and moving
picture theatre here have received a
two weeks' notice of discharge. This
action was taken, according to the
theatrical managers, because the di
rectors of the Musicians Mutual-Pro
tective union refused to discuss with
them a proposed cut in wages of
about 20 per cent
The Musicians' Mutual Protective
association was organized three weeks
ago when the New York local was ex
pelled from the American Federation
of Musicians for refusing to recognize
transfers from other locals.
BASEBALL SECRETS
BARED IN TRIAL OF
WHITE SOX PLAYERS
(By Associated Press)
CHICAGO, July 28. The financial
secrets of the Chlcag'a-American
League baseball club, always zealously
guarded, were revealed in the base
ball trial today, the club's books
showing a net profit of $409,337 during
the past six years, more than $225,000 I valuation
of this coming in 1920 alone.
Harry Grafhiner, secretary of theipe
VIEWS OF BUSINESS
MEN CONFLICT ON
IMPORT DUTY BASIS
WASHINGTON. July 28. Views of
business men on the American valua
tion provisions in the Fordney tariff
bill were given to the senate finance
committee Wednesday and support and
condemnation of the plan came alter
nately. The day'3 testimony marked
sharply the line between the domestic
manufacturer and the importer, the
former supporting and the latter de
nouncing the proposal to change the
basis of duties assessment.
The committee was told by Jacob
De Jong, New York manufacturer, that
the claims of the plan's opponents that
It would result disastrously to most
lines of import was untenable. He de
clared that on the basis of last year's
imports, less than $1,000,000,000 worth
of the commodities brought in would
be materially affected.
Values Very Similar.
Sugar, raw silks, hides, unmanufac
tured rubber and wool were cited as
commodities whose American valua
tion is approximately the world valua
tion. Mr. De Jong contended that
these imports would bear duties only
slightly higher under the American
than under the present
system of levying taxes on the foreign
lews supporting those of Mr. De-
club, brought the records into court Jong w;re" pressed b7 Patrick QumI
MOROCCAN AFFAIRS
BECOMING TRANQUIL;
WILL RECOUP LOSSES
(By Associated Press)
MADRID, July 28. Affairs in Span
ish Morocco, where native tribesmen
and Spanish soldiers have been fight
ing for several days, are fast becoming
tranquil, says an official communica
tion received from the troubled area
last night.
The communication adds that Gener
al Cavalcanti has been appointed mili
tary commander of the area around
Melilla, succeeding General Silvestra,
who perished in a Moorish attack in
this-territory Saturday.
The council of ministers held a meet
ing last night for the purpose of dis
cussing the campaign and official cog
nizance was taken of the sudden lull
in native operation, which has created
a tremendous impression throughout
Spain.
Speaking of events in Morocco, El
Diario Universal says that General
Berenguer, Spanish high commissioner
in Morocco, made an historical state
ment when he reminded the people
that "soldiers cannot go direct from the
docks to the battlefield and avoid
disaster."
To Recoup Losses.
The newspaper says that while the
natives are incapacitated so far as con
tinuing their advance Is concerned.
they are still attacking Spanish auxil
iary trains by surprise. In a few days.
however, the Spanish offensive will be
gin to recoup most of the territorial
losses in the Melilla territory, the
newspaper concludes.
- A communique' issued this morning
says that according to the latest of
ficial dispatches from Melilla uncon
firmed advices have been received
from native sources intimating that the
column of General Navarro, regarding
the fate of which there has been un
certainty. Is at Butelet-Tistusin, where
it is reported to be conducting a vigor
ous resistance to the tribesmen.
at the- request of the defense
wanted to prove by them that the
alleged sell-out by the White Sox
players in the 1919 -world series had
not injured the club. -
The figures show gross receipts of
$2,622,858 for the six years. In only
one year was there a loss 1918, when
the war cut the season short. The def
icit then was $51,673. Grafhiner's
testimony also showed the tremendous
expense of a major league club rang
ing from more than $225,000 in 1915,
to nearly $700,000 in 1920.
Comisky Well Paid.
In addition Charles A. Comisky,
president of the club, draws an annual
salary of $50,000, Grabiner testified,
the defense called John Collins and
Harry Leibold, former White Sox
players, now with the Boston Red Sox,
and Walter Ruether who pitched for
Cincinnati in the 1919 world series.
It was planned to have these men tell
whether they thought the 1919 series
was on the square, but the state raised
so many objections that they were
withdrawn after being asked if they
had an opinion on the matter.
Attorneys for Carl Zork of St Louis.
presented numerous witnesses whose
Canada Makes Gain
inU.S, Trade Balance
(By Associated Press)
OTTAWA, July 2S. Trade reports
reports by the Dominion Bureau of
Statistics show a balance of $264,439,
811 against Canada in her trade with
the United States for the year ending
June 30.
The balance represents a gain of
$107,075,106 over Canada's unfavor
able balance for the preceding year.
During the past year Canada exported
to the United States goods valued at
$501,933,266 and in turn imported
goods valued at $766,393,077.
Fulle-Blomeyer Wedding
Solemnized Wednesday
Miss Esther Fulle, daughter of
Henry Fulle, and August Blomeyer,
son of William Blomeyer, were quiet
ly married Wednesday afternoon at 3
o'clock at the parsonage of St. John's
Lutheran church, the Rev. A. L. Nick
las officiating.
The double ring service was used,
There were no attendants. Miss Fulle
wore a. simple frock of georgette, with
a picture hat to match. Her flowers
were a corsage of pink roses. Mr. and
Mrs. Blomeyer are at home at 232S
North E street
LITTLE GIRL'S DEATH
TO BE INVESTIGATED
The death of Margaret Glen Pen-
rod, four-year-old daughter of Benja
min Penrod, of Marion, at the home
of A. G. Scott, negro, an alleged faith
healer, living at 420 South Ninth
street, while under his care, will be
investigated by Coroner S. Edgar
Bond, he announced Thursday.
The child died Wednesday evening.
apparently from a case of pernicious
anaemia, according to Dr. Bond, who
said that there were no apparent
symptoms of an unnatural death.
The percentage of foreign-born peo
ple of the whole population of the
United States is smaller today than
it has been since 1860.
INDIANAPOLIS CLUB
ENTERTAINED HERE
It was almost like a family reunion.
Twenty-five Kiwanians from In
dianapolis visited the Richmond club
and joined in the luncheon, held in
the K. of P. building at noon Thurs
day. All seemed happy and glad to
be together. The Richmond club had
a number of its delegates as guests of
the Indianapolis club several weeks
ago.
A baseball game was to be piayea
Thursday afternoon by the Richmond
and Indianapolis Kiwanis club base
ball teams. Expression of the spirit
predominating was given by a visit
ing Kiwanian who said that whether
or not their team won made little dif
ference, it was the fellowship and the
getting closer together of the two
Kiwanis clubs which counted.
testimony was intended to offset that
against him.
OPEN DOOR IN CHINA,
NEW ENVOY'S POLICY
STEAMSHIP COMPANY
OPENS LEGAL BATTLE
NEW YORK, July 28. First steps
in a legal battle to determine posses
sion and control of nine steamships
seized here last week by the United
States shipping board from the U. S.
Mail steamship company, will be tak
en today in a hearing on injunction
proceedings now before a state court,
Applicaion- to transfer the hearing
to federal jurisdiction was made yes
terday by the shipping board, and
argument on the motion will be heard
by supreme court Justice Martin at
the forenoon session of the court
. The ships, nine in number, aggre
gating more than 145,000 gross tons
are valued at more than $8,000,000. An
offer to purchase these ships was
made yesterday by the U. S. mail lint
which telegraphed the shipping board
at Washington asking that a valuation
De placed on them. Admission was
made that the steamship company is
negotiating with large financial inter
ests, who were unnamed, with the idea
of further development of their busi
ness.
POSTOFFICE URGED
TO GUT EXPENDITURES
A notice has been received at the
local postoffice by Postmaster Beck
urging the postoffice to cut expendi
tures to the minimum, and to practice,
the greatest economy possible.
.Postmaster Beck stated that this
had always been the custom of the
local office, but that even greater care
would be practiced.
The letter states that due to the
recent World war the bonded indebt
edness of the United States is $24.-
000.000,000; the interest alone on this
vast sum is nearly $1,000,000,000 an
nually. The annual budget is now
amounting to about $2,000,000,000, an
amount never before reached by tna
United States budget.
President Harding in a recent talk
to the postmasters stated, so says the
letter, that "we must have more bus
iness in government and less govern
ment in business." President Hard
ing strongly urges that there should
be a big reduction of postal expedi
tures upon postal service.
BANKERS TO WATCH
MOVIE MANUFACTURE
(By Associated Press)
LOS ANGELES, Cal July 28.
Sightseeing tours through some of
Southern California's big motion pic
ture plants are on the entertainment
program of the 1921 convention of the
American Bankers Association here
October 3-7.
Delegates, at one studio, will see a
typical motion picture set built on a
large platform and will hear a lec
turer tell in detail how the motion
pictures are made.
Later, at the same place, the bank
ers will inspect a Mexican "movie"
street, at the end of which there will
be a real Spanish barbecue awaiting
them. Motion pictures will be taken
of the party.
A moonlight tour is planned to an
other picture city, at which the bank
ers will visit the Monte Carlo of the
films a city built to resemble, on the
surface at least, the famous European
resort.
Tours to Santa Catalina Island,
trips in the glass-bottom boats over
the submarine gardens there, golf
tournaments, banquets, theater parties
and other features are also on the
program.
Los Angeles bankers expect 3,500
delegates to attend.
(By Associated Press)
SAN FRANCISCO, July 28. Dr. Ja
cob Gould Schurman, recently ap
pointed United States minister to
China, and former president of Cornell
university, arrived here today to awit
the sailing on Saturday of the steamer
Nanking, which will take him to his
new post.
The "open door" and the territorial
Integrity of China are Dr. Schuman's
policies, he said.
"We are the best liked nation in
China today, because of our unselfish
ness" he said. "But if we forget that
unselfishness, we will lose our posi
tion." "China is casting out the old edu
cational systems and installing new
ones, and in this and otner forward
movements, she is being helped great
ly by the five thousand Christian mis
sionaries in the country. Applied sci
ences, technology and scientific agri
culture are the three great education
al subjects 6he needs most of all."
who I of Providence. R I .
American Lace Association; Henry
Howard of Cleveland, representing the
Manufacturing Chemists Association,
and Dudley Harmon of Hartford, Conn.,
speaking for the Connecticut Manufac
turers' Association. Each of the wit
nesses declared there was no way out
of the situation other than by adoption
of the home value plan.
Thomas H. Eddy, of Marshall Field
& Co., Chicago, declared that the do
mestic valuation plans would destroy
partially, at least, the importing busi
ness because of the uncertainty which
would follow its application. He told
the committee that the methods of de
termining value required by the bill
meant that one man's opinions would
establish the tariff rates, and so far
as his firm was concerned, would
mean that all settlement to customs
boards or the courts.
Urges Discard of Plan.
Embroidery importers, Thomas X.
Mulane of New York, representing fif-
ten nrms, declared, would suffer mate
rially from the lack of knowledge as
to what their American selling prices
would be under the domestic plan of
assessing duties. He urged the com
mittee to discard the suggested change
altogether and rely upon the present
system because of the foundation in ex
perienc which the customs service has
gained.
Hearings on the tariff will be side
tracked by the committee temDorarilv
while it considers further the subject
of funding the allied debts. Chairman
Penrose said he hoped to resume hear
ings on the tariff Friday, taking up
the chemical schedule from which the
three-year dye embargo has been
eliminated.
TO INSPECT POSTOFFICES
(By Associated Press) . .
WASHINGTON, July 28. In furth
ance ,of plans to promote the health
and welfare of postal employes, an
nouncement was made today that the
public health service had undertaken
to make regular inspections of sani
tary conditions of buildings occupied
oy tne service all over the United
States. The service will also consid
er the advisability of establishing a
system or personal medical inspection
to detect and alleviate disease conditions.
Margaret G. Penford,
Infant, Dies at Home
Margaret G. Penford. five years old,
died at her home, 340 South Ninth
street, Wednesday night
She is survived by her father and
mother, Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Pen
ford. The body was taken to Marion
Thursday where funeral services will
be held Saturday.
Local Couple Married
in Columbus Thursday
Miss Harriett Hart, of Benton
Heights, and Paul Skinner, of this city,
were married Thursday morning in
Columbus, O., according to a report
received here Thursday afternoon. Mr.
Skinner is employed at the Pennsyl
vania railroad.
POSTMASTER NOMINATED.
(By Associated Press)
S WASHINGTON. July 28. Jeffe F.
McGehee was nominated today to be Hill Binford, Greenfield; and Belle C
J postmaster , at Washington, Ind. y Bailey, Newcastle.
Strikeleather Divorce
Granted Wife Thursday
Francis M. Strikeleather was grant
ed a divorce from Roy Strikeleather
on the grounds of infidelity in Wayne
circuit court Thursday. The care and
custody of four minor children was
given to the county board of children's
guardians. The defendant was ordered
to pay $io each week to the board for
their support.
Friends Executive Body
Holds Monthly Meeting
The executive committee of the
American Friends board of Foreign
Missions -.held its regular monthly
meeting Thursday. . Those present
from out of town included George
Moore, president of the board, George
town, 111.; Charles Carey, Fairmount;
Herbert Huffman. Greenfield; Lucy
SHIPPING BOARD IN
TILT WITH ENGLAND
fBy Associate.! Press)
LONDON, July 28. The United
States shipping board, it was learned
here today, has delivered an ultima
turn to the British shipping lines that
unless its ships are accorded fair
treatment in contract for the trans
port of cotton from Alexandria, Egypt,
to the United Kingdom and the Unit
ed States, the shipping board will
"declare an open market," and haul
anything anywhere at any rate.
VOTE ON WAGE CUT '
(By- Associated Press)
TAMPA, Fla.. July 28. Clerical and
station employes of the Atlantic coast
line railway system will take a strike
vote on rejection or acceptance of
the recent wage cuts, within the next
two weeks, according to a statement
here today by L. L. Wooten, general
chairman representing clerical and
station employes of the road. Mr.
Wooten said he was certain the em
ployes would vote "90 per cent in
favor of rejecting the wage reduc
tions.
TO SEEK IRISH INTEREST
(By Associated Press)
BUENOS AIRES, July 28. An ef
fort to interest Latin-American na
tions In the cause of Irish independ
ence win be made by Laurence Gen
nell, a member of the Southern Irish
parliament, who arrived here yester
day. He carried credentials from Ea-
monn De Valera, leader of the Irish Re
publicans, and plans to Visit all the
more important republics of South
America.
REFUSE WAGE CUT
(By Associated Press)
ATLANTIC CITY, N. J.. July 28
The workers in the chimney making
branch of the Pressed and blown Glass
industry, were asked by the National
Association of Pressed and Blown
Glass manufacturers at a conference
here yesterday to accept a cut of 25
percent in wages.
The men have so far refused to ac
cept the reduction which would af
fect more than 1,000 workers.
GREEK CHIEF CERTAIN
OF TURKISH DEFEAT
(By Associated Press)
SMYRNA. July 28. The utmost
confidence in his ability to drive the
Turkish forces from Asia Minor was
expressed by General Papoulas, Greek
commander in chief in Smyrna, to the
Associated Press correspondent Mon
day. "We are not going to let up on Mus
tapha Kemal Pasha, (leader of the
Turkish Nationalists), until we have
so completely dissolved his forces
that he will never again be able to
put an army in the field." he said.
"If it is necessary we will go to An
gora to accomplish this. Mustapha
Kemal has always boasted that he
would capture me, but I have turned
the tables tnd finished him already.
We have reduced the- nen and the
guns in his army naarfy 40 per cent,
and the rest will be easy."
READING POPULAR PASTIME
ELKHART, July 28. Reading as a
pastime has been usually popular in
Elkhart this summer according to li
brarians. There has been a great de
mand for books this summer they say
and this is reflected, in the report for
the year ending June 30 which shows
that a total of 143,779 books were giv
en out, this being an increase over the
previous year of 19,017. During the
year 1,299 new borrowers were added
making the total number registered
9,838.
Short News of City
Without License, Fined Ralph Mot
ley was. fined $1 and costs by Justice
Frank Connor Thursday for operating
an automobile without proper license
plates.
Pays for Intoxication Jim Sprad
ling was fined $1 and costs by Jus
tice Connor for public intoxication
Thursday.
Frank Rogers Fined Frank Rogers.
831 North Twelfth street, was find
$10 and costs Thursday by Frank Con
nor, special Judge in city court, after
he had been found guilty of improper
relations with a girl alleged to be his
ward.