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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-08-27
Water Works Wants
$685. 900 Value For
Rate PURPOSES

The Richmond Water company's pc
tition with the Indiana public service
commission, for an increase in water
rates, asks for authority to issue and
sell $4,000 capital stock.
The petition states that since July
5, 1916, the company has expended
$4,000 for additions and betterments
to its property, all of which is used
in the business, and therefore it
should be allowed TO issue and sell
capital stock to the amount of $4,000.
With this increase granted the value
of the plant and property for "a te
making would be SS75,0O0.
The company asks six and one-half
per cent on the value of the plant.
Because of the high prices they have
been unable to earn this much, the de.
ficit being an average of about $4,000.
The new rates can not be made known
until an audit of the company's books
is made by the commission, it was
said Wednesday,
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-08-27
AMERICAN OIL men PROTEST STAND
TAKEN BY GOVERNMENT OF MEXICO

they distinctly are and the sole and
only authority cited to prove that such
things may be proves to be plainly
against their contention. On such a
base Is built up their justification OF
spoilation.
Their argument that to seizure the
oil lands from their rightful owners
and turn them over to the Mexican
government to develop would rebound
to the public benefit is answered by
the record made in the management OF
railways, express companies and other
industries so seized"
All these arguments have been
carefully weighed by the state depart
ment and the decision of this govern
ment was stated in the note Of April
1918, which protested against the spe
cific articles of the constitution as
conf1scatory. The same conclusion
was reached by the governments OF
France, England and Holland. 1t is
stated by officials that Mexico will no,
be allowed to confiscate the oil prop
critics
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-08-27
Men More Fastidious
Say BARRIERS; Everybody
Buys Facial Massaqes

Men of Richmond are considerably
more fastfdious, concerning their ia
cial appearances than they were five
years ago, say local BARRIERS.
Then there was hardly a man who
received a shave more than three
times a week. but now great numbers
receive shave evry day. These same
men usually receive. hair cut, hair
wash, hair tonic, and facial massage
once week, and BARRIERS say that
their sale Of these expensive opera.
ton has increased 100 percent within
the last few years
The average man is making more
money than ever before. and the bar
Der service is one of the luxuries they
indulge in. The returned soldiers are
exceptions to the above, one of the
leading BARRIERS Of the city declares,
he believes that two-thirds of the re.
turned boys. who never shaved them.
selves before entering the service
now do their own shaving, and re-
ceive a hair cut about once every
two or three weeks
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-08-27
Tiny American Craft
Chase "Bolo" Boats
Around Lake Omega
(By Associated Preas)

MEDVEJIA CORA. Russian Lap
land, via London, July 28-Two tiny
American "warcraft," thirty-foot mo-
tor-boat from the cruiser Galveston,
and the twenty-four foot motor-boat
from the yacht Yankton. each manned
by Yankee jacktars and carrying ma
chine guns and light artillery have
been playing an important role in
keeping the north end Of Lake Omega
clear of the Bolshevik raider boats
while the allied land forces moved
along the shore toward Petrozavodsk.
These boats, which have been re-
named Atlanta and Georgia, were
brought nearly six hundred miles by
rail from Murmansk and were the first
Allied warcraft launched on Lake One
ga. Since then British and Russian
craft have been launched.
The Atlanta had a close shave few
weeks ago in a fifty minute engage
ment with a large Bolshevik steamer
which outranged the Atlanta's guns.
Some of the shells struck within ten
yards Of the Atlanta which sought
safety at the beach maintaining a run.
ming fire, but the Bolsheviki gave up
the chase.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-08-27
Bryan Gives Three
Great Life Decisions

Il cannot see how any man or wo-
man can face the fine young people
of our schools and not salute them and
say, there's my hope, for if they are
not, what is? I cannot see how any
teacher can expect that, while he de-
creases, the child can increase con-
tinually," said President Elmer Bryan,
of Colgate college, before the teach
ers' institute Wednesday morning at
the chautauqua.
Building his theme on the law that
in youth the man or woman makes
the three greatest decisions as rule
of his entire life. to which other de-
cisions are but corollaries, the speak
err span his lecture over the meaning
of youth as he sees it.
What shall l do? Whom shall
serve. and with whom shall l mate.
are the three great questions which
youth answers. l can safely say that
no greater ones are made, although
others may be hard said the speaker.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-08-27
tpv Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27.-Reply to
recent statements by members of
President Carranza's official family IN
Mexico City to the effect that the Mex
lean government had right to enact
laws that would result in the confls-
cation Of property owned by foreign
ers, and that restorative laws were
justifiable in international law was
made by the American association or
producers Of petroleum in Mexico IN
letter presented today to the state de-
partment. >,
"The newspapers for several days"
the letter said, have carried state
ments emanating principally from
Mexico City intended to justify article
27 of the Mexican constitution of 1917
which declares that all petroleum IN
the republic belongs to the nation.
Cabrera, Schiaffino and the others
now plant themselves on the broad
ground that in the public interest the
Mexican government can confiscate
the private property Of Americans
and other foreigners without violating
International law According to their
theory property rights such as the oil
companies have acquired, are sub
ordinate to the welfare Of the Mexican
public and therefore can be wiped out
This has been their real position from
the beginning though it has undergone
mild disguise from time to time They
started out by citing American law on
the subject, but it was shown that
American law is precisely the reverse
of their contention, and now they cite
the French authority Francois Laur-
ent. He is quoted as follows: Laws
may have retroactive effect when pub
lie interests are at stake. The actual
statement by Laurent (Droit Civil, Vol
/, Chap w, Sec 81; was:
1T Is commonly argued that laws
have retroactive effect when general
interest so demands, because no right
may be acquired against public inter
est. According to our view, this is toe
absolute. If private parties may in
woke against the application Of re
troactive law, only their interest i'm
paired by that retroactive effect, the
impaired interest should cede before
general interest. But when private
parties have right impaired by the
law, the court may not in the name OF
general interest destroy or modify the
rights of citizens. The maintenance
of rights is the greatest of all inter
ests.'
so it again transpires that the au
thority relied on is squarely opposed
to their theory.
They have dropped the expostula
ton that the constitution and laws are
not retroactive. They now admit thai
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-08-27
DYE PLANT BUILT
BY ATLAS COMPANY

A dye plant which will employ TWEEN
ty-five additional workers, is under
construction by the Richmond divi-
sion of the Atlas Underwear company,
superintendent A. J. Harwood, said
Wednesday.
The building, when completed,
which will be within sixty days, will
be a two-story brick structure, fifty
by sevehy-five feet. Due to the
growing business in the last nine
years. since the underwear company
opened operations here, it has been
necessary to build additional working
facilities, said Harwood.
Besides dyeing. bleaching and wash
ing will also be done in the new build
ing. The underwear company will i'm
port four experienced workmen from
the east for their new plant.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-08-27
10 IS
CHOSEN AS QUOTA
DAY BY FARMERS

INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. q - The
100000 guarantee fund of the Indiana
Federation of Farmers Associa lions
will, it is hoped by federation leaders,
be subscribed in one day. William
Bosom, special treasurer for the fund,
announced today that September 10 is
the day selected for the big subscrip-
ton effort. County and district chair
men will do their best, he said, to COM
plete the fund on that date.
This plan, breaking all precedent in
the way of campaigns for funds in
this state, has been agreed upon after
federation leaders have had chance
to confer with members throughout
Indiana. Several counties have gone
over the top" in one day of their own
accord in other compaigns, but no
campaign has yet been orga nized ask
ing the whole state to provide it's
quota in twenty-four hours or less.
I'VE have adopted this plan for two
reasons" said Bosson. I'VE believe
it unwise to conduct a long drawn out
campaign, begging for money every
farmers would prove to the world that
they mean ready money, and subscribe
the entire fund in one days time.
Farmers Pledge Selves
THE campaign of organization ha S
been conducted with a view to making
September 10 the quota day. Our ex-
perience in the organization work
seems to justify our judgment Farm.
ers everywhere throughout the state
are pledging themselves at county
and district meetings to put the fund
over with a boom on September 10
The prospect of a strong, cooperative
and mutually helpful organization an
peals so strongly that they are viii
ling to go the limit in it's support.
Every farmer knows he needs as
sistance in putting the ma rketing OF
his produce on a sound, honest basis
He can not be assured of reasonable
profit as long as the buying end of the
game is conducted on speculative
gambling basis.
THE fedora ton is going to worn
against this sort of thing. Farmers
everywhere know the value of coop
Grafton in advancing the science Of
production and farm management
For these and other reasons. we fee
confident they will put over the
100000 fund between sunrise anc
sunset on September 49,"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-08-27
Farmers Union Plan Has
Complications in France
(By Associated press)

PARIS, Aug. 27.-The efforts of the
leaders Of the Federation of Labor to
unite the different associations Of ag-
ricultural and horticultural laborers
of France into single section attach
ed to the federation have developed
a serious complication. The lines es-
tablished for the organization of the
agricultural section of the federation
would admit only 100000 laborers
while the active agricultural popula-
ton is about 100000, large major
ity being owners of land and holders
on lease or on sharing arrangements.
The eventuality the labor leaders
are now considering is a possible con-
fiict between the great majority and
the minority that would come into the
federation. The majority is largely
made up of small farmers from whom
resistance to the extension of the
eight hour law to agriculture is an
ticipated, making them impossible as
recruits for the federation.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-08-27
UNDERSTANDING
IS NEED IN j. S.
JAPAN RELATION
Japanese Ambassador to
Mexico Believes in Open and
Honest Discussion.
(By Associated Presso

HONOLULU, T. H., Aug. 81 The
get together" spirit, an international
application of the methods Of cham
bers of commerce and boards of trade,
is all that is required to insure friend
ly relations between the United States
and Japan, according to Baron JUL
tori Otori, Japanese ambassador to
Mexico, who is on his way home for
visit
ITO promote and insure better I'M
derstanding between the peoples o.
the United States and Japan, and to
further neutralize harmful propaganda
endangering friendly relations" said
the baron, 'it is essential that hence
forth honest and courageous efforts be
made by all concerned to meet in open
discussion of the political, economical
and social problems facing the two
nations.
"a barrier Of ignorance, race hatred
and jealousy has unfortunately sub
stituted the innocent isolation which
formerly precluded intercourse be-
tween Japan and the United States.
Must Have Understanding.
with the universal acceptance OF
democracy and liberal thought in in
ternational relations, it is time there
should be closer and better under
standing between the two nations. Let
us have a real get together movement:
let us rub elbows and get acquainted.
"To facilitate the early realization
of such q movement I wish to make
these suggestions
That the diplomatic, consular and
other official representatives of Japan
and America be selected from men
willing to give hearty cooperation to-
ward cementing cordial relations.
THAT scholarships be established in
the leading American and Japanese
universities devoted to the history and
literature of both countries.
THAT Japanese university gradu
ates, thoroughly familiar with English
be allowed to matriculate In American
universities for post graduate work
without any qualifying examination
THAT trade and other commissions
composed of leading citizens, ex
change visits for the purpose of OBJ
/ tanning first hand information on pub
lie questions.
THAT the agency Of the motion pic
ture be employed in both countries tt
diffuse knowledge of geography, Gus
toms, dress and social mannerisms."
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-08-27
Underhiu Released
On Bond of IS 900

Alfred c. Underhill was released
from custody Tuesday afternoon on
$4,000 bond, following his arrest last
Saturday on a charge of rape. Under
hills bond was signed by his wife and
son. and was covered by real estate
holdings.
Underhill is now covered by $12,5O0
bond. according to Linus Meredith.
clerk of the Wayne Circuit court. He
is bonded to the amount of $4,000 to
appear in Union circuit court. pend
ing the action of the court on his mo-
ton for a new trial, which will be
heard in October; $4,000 for a charge
of assault. filed about a month ago.
and $4,000 for the last charge.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-08-27
AUGMENTATION
TO BE THEME OF
CHICAGO MEETING
Experts of Whole Country
Will Discuss Vital Questions
Lame to Speak.
fRy Associated Press,

CHICAGO. H., Aug. 27.-The prob
lens OF Americans who are citizens
by choice and not by accident of birth
will be the chief consideration of some
of the nations greatest authorities OIL
Americanization at conferences to be
held here September 3, 4, 5, and Z,
in connection with the All-Amer!can
exposition which will be held from
August 80 to September IA. inclusive.
1t is hoped to devise methods for
remedying the great weaknesses OF the
country's assimilating machinery that
were revealed by the war.
The conferences will be under the
auspices of the Illinois State Commit
tee on Americanization of the Depart
ment of the Interior. of which Max
Loeb of Chicago, head of the exposi-
ton, is chairman. While the confer
ence is particularly designed to study
the question as it relates to the states
OF Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Wiscon-
sin and Minnesota, the subject is in
its essence national one and dele
gates are expected from all sections
OF the country. The total attendance
OF delegates now is estimated at about
1000.
Heading the list of speakers will be
Franklin K. Lane. Secretary of the
Interior. who will speak on Amer
Lowden. Others include Judge Ed
mund X: Jarecki of Chicago; DR.. Will
lam A. Colledge of Washington, D c.,
ID. J. J. Zmrhall. the Rev. T. z. Kra!-
! Deck; Harold o. Berg of Milwaukee:
Duncan Mcdonald; H. F. Perkins;
| Miss Emily Napieralski Dr. w A
Evans; Miss Alice Hamilton; Ferdin-
and E. Schlotfeld: Reginald Hcber
Smith; Prof. Paja Radasavljevich of
New York University; Felix Streych-
mans. president Of the All-American
League; Mrs. Harriet Howard and
| many others prominent in the field OF
Americanization.
Race Question Discussed.
Wednesday, September 8. will be
devoted to a discussion of "Commun-
ity Activities" and an address by DR..
! William A. Colledge on "The English
Speaking Aliens" Labor and Indus
try" will be the subject Thursday, with
the delicate race question also coming
in for consideration Friday there will
be addresses on Naturalization"
Elimination by Exploitation" "Edu-
cation" and Legal Handicaps' and
Saturday will be Child Welfare Day"
III dOQlLlOn 10 Lne- conference ana
exposition Of the accomplishments OF
foreign-born Americans, which will in
clude folk songs and dances. a two-dav
national musical festival will be held
Sept 10 and II under the auspices Of
the National Federation of Musica
Clubs of which Mrs. F.. A. Sieber,ine
Of Akron, O.. is president. A chorus
Of 5000 voices drawn from the many
| natfOnalities represented will he one
Of the features. The aim will be to
show the value Of music as an Ameri-
caniZing influence.
A prospectus of the conference
issued by Chairman Loeb explains
that 1t Is to be "a conference of the
actual workers in the various phases
of Americanization that out Of their
experience In the past may come the
best methods for the future to be in
corporated with national. state and
| committee plans"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-08-27
Effort to Be Made to @
Break Pittsburgh Strike
(By Associated Press)


PITTSBURG, Aug. 27-An attempt
will be made to run street cars at mid
night tomorrow night and break the
strike that has tied up trolley trans
portation here for 10 days, 1t was an
nounced last night by the receivers Of
les Pittsburgh street railway company.
This decision came following an an
|nouncement from Detroit last night
that at a meeting of the general exc
|cutive board Of the Amalgamated as
ISOLATION of street and electric rail-
way employees 1t was voted not only to
uphold international president W. D.
Mahon who last Saturday suspended
the local division of the Union No 5.
for striking in violation OF it's agree
ment to abide by the decision Of the
war labor board, but to serve notice
on the members of the local division
THAT il its members did not return to
work Immediately new division
would be organized and the strikers
would be considered as outlaws Of the
national union.
AS a result of the decision of the
executive board of the international
union a meeting Of representatives OF
5000 striking motormen and conduc-
tors will be held late today IL possible
Officers OF the National union are
due here today and it will be their
task to persuade the men to return to
work at once.
On the hope of the men returning to
their duties the receivers of the com
pany are basing their hope of starting
cars on regular service at midnight
tomorrow night.
No ATTEMPT was made to resume
service yesterday and there was no re
currence Of the rioting which occurred
Monday
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-08-27
SHANTUNC STAND
POLITICAL MOVE
NJ CUMbER SAYS
Effort Made to Kill Treaty,
Charges Republican Sena-
tor-Claims Blow at China.
(By Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, August 27.-Declar-
Ing the Republican majority of the for
eign relations committee was attempt
ing by the Shantung amendment to
the peace treaty to drive poisoned
dagger" into the peace treaty, and to
place the United States in the position
Of big bully" Senator McCumber
of North Dakota, the only Republi-
can member Of the committee who
waited against the amendment, asked
the senate Tuesday afternoon to over
rule the committees action.
The speaker said: mo greater
blow could be struck at the real in
terests of China" than by the commit
tee amendment, the actual purpose of
which, he asserted, was to kill the
treaty and the league The amend
ment provides that the old German
rights in Shantung province shall go
to China instead Of Japan
Why did the majority of this COM
mittee pause in the midst of their
hearings to make this particular
amendment" he continued, "and then
proceed with the usual leisure to lay
out dates for further hearings which
will consume week or so more? The
purpose is apparent. 1t is to signify
to the country that the senate is hos
tile to the treaty. 1t Is to put Japan
in a position where she cannot with
out an appearance Of being coerced
do what she has promised to do. 1t
is to create trouble between this coun-
try and Japan and thereby send the
first dagger thrust into the body OF
this treaty.
Sees War with Japanese.
at 1t an act of true friendship to-
to defeat the treaty? If its sponsors
now fail to come forward and openly
pledge that II Japan is driven out of
this treaty then the United States will
proceed single-handed and alone to
this world war, and send our soldiers
into the orient to fight for her, then
by this act they are betraying China
with a false kiss.
They know and we know, that this
country will never go to war against
Japan to prevent Japan from doing
just what we have allowed every other
nation to do in China without a pro-
test. With the league Of nations Chi
= ma obtains an assurance which is
tantemount to a guaranty by all the
world that not only will Japan return
| to China what Germany wrested from
her in 1898 but henceforth and SO
long as this league shall last. no other
nation shall rob China of one inch OF
her territory or exercise any control
over her people inconsistent with the
claims of complete independence and
sovereignty"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-08-27
IN
WEST PARALYzED BY
RAILR0ADERS STRIKE
(By Associated Press)

LOS ANGELES, Calf, August 81
Rail transportation throughout south
ern California, as far as Fresno on
the north and as far east as Yuma
was paralyzed Tuesday. A strike which
began Thursday night when switch
men and brakemen quit their posts
in sympathy with a strike of trainmen
of the Pacific Electric company, oper-
ating an interurban system. and which
rapidly extended to include other
trainmen. yardmen and shopmen,
spread last night to Bakersfield,
Calf, and eastward to Yuma.
At the former place 100 switchmen
of the Southern Pacific and Atchison,
Topeka and Sante Fee walked out, tie
ing up train service both to the north
and south. At Yuma So southern Pa
cific switchmen quit and trainmen re.
fused to take out two trains for the
east which had been made up by of.
ficials.
SWitchmen and trainmen who met
here last night took no official action
it was said. on orders from Warren
S. Stone, international grand master
of the Brotherhood of Locomotive En-
gineers and w. G. Lee, of the railway
trainmen, to perform their usual du
ties and carry out their contracts.
Commenting on the orders NJ Z
Montgomery, international vice-pres
ident of the Locomotive Engineers
said
I'VE are urging the men to return
to work only on the conditions tina
when they return they will not be re
quired to do anything that they die
not have to do before they struck, anc
only when it is quite safe for them t.
do so.
Under present conditions it is un
safe for the men to return to work
they stand in danger of being mobbed
AS long as that situation exists the.
will not be ordered back to work"
Officials of the three railroad com
panies affected by the various walk
outs-the Southern Pacific. Los An
geles and Salt Lake, and Sante Fee
admitted the transportation situation
was critical.