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Evening star., 1919-04-20
Army and Navy News

condition in the Army. the top of
the military organisation, as meas
ured by results. was inefhcieht.
In January or February Of 1919
came SO gradually that il was not
observed at the time by any outside
of the inner circles of the Army. 1t
found expression in general order. NO.
Il. in February, about the time that
Mai. Gen. Goethals was placed at the
head of Army supply and about two
weeks before Gen. Peyton c. March
took office as chief of staff. 1t pro-
vided for the extension of the old
division of operations OF the Army.
and it was the growth Of this divi-
sion. under Mai. Gen. Henry Jervey.
it's director. that resulted il, the rev.
olution of the general staff and really
IN the reorganization of the strictly
military side Of the War Department.
1t is not possible to give the moving
influence for the issuance of G. o. ~.
Maj. Gen. Jervey was the officer who
put 1T into execution. and Gen. March.
chief of stan. is the officer W ho stood
behind and enforced it, although it
was made before he entered the Of
fce. The whole movement appears
to have been a part of the general
change which took place when it be-
came evident that up TO that time
things had not been going well in
the War Departme
From that time. however things cid
begin TO go very much better. Gen.
March proved himself 10 be an officer
posse ssed of qualities that make a
successful executive oficer. Cen
Goethals put new life into the Army
supply division. and by degrees Off
GERS of ability became available or
were taken away from the expedi-
tionary force because they could be of
greater service in Army organization
i in
The result of this change Of organ
ization eliminated in G. q. so. Au-
gust %. 1913. which stated conditions
ana evidenced that within the War
Department in the Incredibly short
space of six months the system of
Army administered ion had been W holly
changed. The chief of staff acting in
the name of the Secretary of War
dominated the War Department. The
system thus evolved Is far from sat-
isfactory 10 the officers who had most
10 do with it's growth: but under the
new system some sort of method has
superseded the lack of organixation
and some degree of efficiency has sup
planted prior lack of direction to
purpose.
There is no question of the general
accuracy OF the foregoing statements,
and the obvious conclusion that re-
suits from it is that general staff
with power to effect t-co-ordinate ac-
ton Is indispensable to the success
Of a nation in time Of war.
The Army organixa ton that will not
work in time of war is not worth
powder enough to blow il to its leEit-
innate destination for peace time use
with these facts in mind4 a s1rong
stan cannot be disposed of with 4
shrue.
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be detected and corrected before the
play comes to it's first performance.
IAN these adjuncts really mark the
danger point of a dramatic produc-
tion. No worker in the American
theater has given more time and
energy to perfecting them than l;
nevertheless count them as valuable
only when they are held subordinate
to the play and the acting: The stage
accomplishes more through the abili-
ty of~its actors than through the
genius Of its scenic artists and cleo
trical experts. And il the theater in
this country today is in a state of de-
cline IT is because too much attention
is being paid*to stage decoration, i'm
portant as it is when held in its
proper place. and too little to the,
work Of the players
Evening star., 1919-04-20

II is fact that no matter how abb
sard a sailors story may be. a mar
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The national defense act provides
for the partial support OF the
Evening star., 1919-04-20

Acting Secretary of the Navy Roose-
welt the other day announced a br,ef
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Lyric.

Sunday William Farnum, in '"rhe
Man Hunter: matinee. Houdini. in
'"rhe Master Mystery: Monday, Tom
Mix. in Fighting for Go,d": Tuesday.
Iheda Bara in When Men Desire;
Say Quit" Thursday. Peggy HylAnd.
in 'The Rebellious Bride; Friday.
"A, Kaiser There Was" "She Loved a
Sailor" and "Only a Janieor." and
Saturday, Mary Miles .Minter, in The
Amazing Impostor."
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Navy Hospital Slams
Sailors Fairy Tales.

SASAs 3SAJ A~SSs. one to listen
to it, il the tale contains a wild yarn
that reflects hard enough upon his su
periors.
One of those fairy tales that found
it's way into print was to the effect
that this wearer of the blue jacket ano
drawer of the long bow had been
in navy hospitals in this country
where conta agious cases were placed in
the same wards with other patients
where the food was poorly cooked
and beans were the chief article on
the daily menu. the dishes we're dirty
and the nurses. well trained in civilian
hospitals. were not permitted to 90
things properly. The merry romance
oven located these badly conducte' y
places and. according to his rounde-
lay, some were in the east and som-
were in the middle west. the one den
nitely listed being the Great Lakes
tatiOn, which is one OF the snow
places of Chicago.
A newspaper made special invest
ga ton and found that everything
there was just the converse of the
warbler's words. But. said he. in way
Of explanation. the hospitals mean
were in the east.
Any one familiar with the system
Of naval hospitals knows that the
yarn of the warbler was yarn, ano
that the eastern hospitals are clean.
100 nut lnSt uOCB uOt uooS eAS
that such stories cause. In the frs'
place 1t is an unkind reflection upon
officers who have labored not merely
during the war to make comIortaDie
sick or wounded soldiers. bur Tor
years in season and out of season
TO have Navy hospitals ready for the
emergency which they feared wouid
some day fall upon the country. They
were not unprepared when trouoie
came In the next place. II is un-
Kind 70 every sailor in the Navy, for
not one knows when his own time
may come for entering one or those
hospitals: and il he enters. ano his
family knows that he is there. they
warns as this warbler warb4ed that
he for a<little time might hold the
spotlight.
are under system OF constant IN
speetion and they are operated under
quite different method from
civilian institutions. The head Of the
organization is q naval medical Of
ficer Of high rank. which he cannot
attain unless he has clear record
and has passed examinations show
ing that he is professionally up to
date. An the nurses are graduates
of the best institutions ana are MOI
eligible to appointment until they
in outside hospitals
The government supplies excellent
food. blankets. bedding and all sur
gical appliances Through the ef
forts Of the surgeon xeneral of the
Navy Congress provided. several years
ago. a grade OF Hospital Corps Tor
young men Of good education. who
have done splendid work during the
war Generally speaking, Congress.
the Navy Department and the bureau
of medicine and surgery have coop
Grated for years to produce series
of hospitals throughout the countr'
indeed, by any similar institutions W
the world. * 49,.
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PROF. AND MRS ACHER STUDIO ll27
Ioth xt n.w.-Cass Mon. and Fri, Sepm
private lessons BY appointment. PAose North
$685. Established 1900 "a
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-04-16

all over this north end of Ireland,
where my folks came from but could
not find the name in any of them, so
l guess the whole tribe emigrated to
America
the theater tonight and think / will
enjoy 1t as | haven't seen real show
in six months. The ticket cost shil-
lings nine pence. about a dollar fiji
teen, but I'll certainly get twice tina.
much pleasure out of it if it is any
good. 1t starts at 7:15. 81 saw a
Shoulder Arms and was very peev-
sign here of Charlie Chaplin in
ish to find that it had come and gone.
| would love to see that for hear it's
a scream.
Belfast is an entirely different city
from Dublin. 1t is one of the great
Presbyterian centers of the world; q
real live, bustling up to date town
with beautiful shops, fine buildings,
nice restaurants and everything mod
ern just like a dandy little U. s. city.
l have been all over the city and have
found no poverty. They say there are
no slums, but l am going to attempt
to find some tomorrow. Today l took
tram-street car-and rode out three
miles to see Belfast castle, fine.
modern, beautiful building at the foot
Of Cave Hill. Lord SALISBURY lives
there. He is member of the house
Of lords and was a brigadier general
all through the war They are at
home now so 1 couldn't go through the
grounds. but l got a good view of the
place anyhow"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-04-16
Courts Closed in Honor
Of Mrs. Phoebe Hearst
fBy Associated Press)

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal. April 10
Simple services attended by numerous
state and municipal officials, includ-
ing a committee of the state legisla-
ture, marked the funeral today of Mrs.
Phoebe Apperson Hearst, mother OF
William Randolph Hearst, the pub
Usher. The services included private
exercises at Mrs. Hearst's home in
Pleasanton, near here, ceremony at
at Grace Cathedral here and another
private ceremony at Cypress Lawn
cemetery where the body is to be in
the family mausoleum beside that of
Mrs. Hearst's husband, George Hearst
U. S. senator from California. The
Ri. Rev. William Ford Nichols, bishop
of the Episcopal Diocese of California,
officiated at the services.
The superior and justice courts here
were ordered closed today as a mark
of respect for Mrs. Hearst All &C.
tivities at the University of California
of which Mrs. Hearst was regent
and benefactor also were ordered sus-
pended.
For what is said to be the first time
a woman was SO honored, the federal
district court here was ordered closed
by Judge Morrow.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-04-16
over IS MILLION
LOANED FARMERS
IN LAST MONTH
(By Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, April 10 During
March $15,945, 900 was loaned to 1880
farmers by federal land banks on long
time first mortgages, according to the
monthly statement Of the farm loan
board. The federal land bank OF
Omaha leads in amount of loans clos
ed. $4565,000 with the federal land
bank of ST. Paul running second in
amount, $1,893,200 The other banks
closed loans as follows:
Houston s1.83S,000 Spokane $1,52S,
600; Louisville s1,142,o00; st. Louis
s1,125,000; Columbia, S. c.. $4,000;
Wichita s775,00O; New Orleans $741,
600; Berkeley $4,000; Springfield,
Mass, $525,00O, and Baltimore, Md,
1886, 900.
On April /, the total amount Of
mortgage loans closed since the es-
Enlistment of the federal land banks
was $198, 100000, with 79,94o borrow.
ers. Altogether 1s5,643 have applied
for loans under this system, aggregat-
ing 1892, 066,783.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-04-16
RAILROAD EMPLOYE
INJURED BY TRAIN

John Maringo was seriously injured
Tuesday afternoon, when run over by
a box car in the Pennsylvania freight
yards at Sixth street. Marriage, who
Is a section hand on the Pennsylvania
railroad. was lying underneath box
car in the yards for protection from
the rain.
Trains and cars in the yards were
being switched and the car under
which he lay was moved. His back
was severely hurt. DR.. Charles Mar
vel, physician for the Pennsylvania
railroad, was out of the city and DR..
l.. F. Ross was called to take Marriage
to the hospital.
DR.. Marvel said Wednesday that al
though the man was seriously injured
he would recover 1t has not yet been
determined whether there will be any
permanent disablement.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-04-16
LITTLE CHANGE IN
TAX ASSESSMENTS

Wayne county tax assessments, as
shown in the report for the first two
weeks of April, sent to the state board
Wednesday by County Assessor Math-
ews, were almost the same as in the
last March report.
Horses dropped slightly. from S103
to 500; cattle were assessed at S62
against $50; hogs were $22 against
f20; sheep remained the same, $14;
automobiles rose from $3.50 to $305;
farming implements dropped from
s119 to S109, and household furnish
lngs rose from SIT to $95.
Both valuations are much higher
than those of the first two weeks as.
sessment, but the county assessor said
he did not think they would as yet be
satisfactory, as the state board had
set $3.50 as the proper figure for auto
mobiles, and $3.50 for household furn-
lshings.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-04-16
REPORTS OF MISSION WORK HEARD
At FRIENDS BOARD MEETING

A committee composed of Esther Far
quahr, Wilma Reeve and Edna Good
win presented the report. Other and
routine business was taken UP.
Wilbur K. Thomas, secretary of the
American Friends service committee
who comprehensively outlined at the
mass meeting Sunday, the service
work already rendered and that which
is planned for the future, spoke again
last nibht, urging Permanent Peace
committee.
Elliason Purdy reported on his re-
cent visit to Guilford college, Friends
university at Wichita, Nebraska Cen
trail college and Penn college atOs-
kaloosa. at the meeting of the Home
Mission board this morning. A dis
cussion of the need for trained leaders
in the Home Mission fields was taken
up and considered infinitely.
A joint meeting of executive COM
mittee of Friends on Indiana affairs,
and the Friends Foreign board, will
confer at 1880 tonight on subjects of
common interest with these two or
CARNATIONS.
The prohibition board of the execu-
tive committee met at South Eighth
street church this afternoon.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-04-16

Ross A. Hadley, general secretary
of the Foreign Mission board, and Will
lis Beede, field secretary of the board
made their annual reports before
members of the board in the session
at the South Eighth Street Friends
church this morning. The minutes of
the executive committee meetings
for the past year were also heard. The
rest of the time was spent in a discus
sion of the work in hand. The $780,
900 budget for 191S-1919 has been
completed, it was announced. A com
mittee consisting of Walter Wood
ward, Elliason Purdy, Levi Penning-
ton, David Edwards and Allen Hole
was appointed at the joint board meet
ing last evening to launch more fully
the forward movement" of the
Friends church proposed at the re-
cent house-party conference held in
the home of President and Mrs. David
M. Edwards of Earlham.
Final plans for the Young Friends
conference to be held again at Earl
ham college this summer were taken
up by the Young Friends board in
session this morning and afternoon.
The appointment of Clarence Z. Pick
EFT as field secretary of the Young
Friends board was heartily approved
by the members gathered this morn
ing in conference.
The joint meeting of the board and
committee members of the Five Years
Meeting last evening heard the re-
ports of the Women's conference
house-party held in the West Rich
mond Community house a week ago.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-04-16
GRAVES URGES
U. S. OWNERSHIP
OF TIMBER LAND
Immediate Legislation to Sta
billie Lumber Industry ADJ
vocated by Forester.
(By Associated Pressl

CHICAGO, April 16-Immediate fed
eral and state legislation centering
chiefly in public ownership Of the ma
tons timber lands was advocated by
speakers at the opening session of the
American Lumber congress today as
the most efficient means of stabilizing
the lumber industry and preventing a
shortage In natural lumber resources
which was characterized as rapidly
becoming international in its serious
ness" Col Henry s. Graves, chief Of
the United States forest service told
the congress that unless immediate
steps are taken on the part OF the pub
lie to conserve Americas forests 1t
would soon be impossible for the lum-
Der industry to regain its former
stable condition and Wilbur N. gilbert
son. member OF the U. s. Tariff COM
mission urged the adoption of an ex-
port policy which would secure the
stablfzing of domestic conditions and
prevent a future shortage of lumber.
1--WE are now cutting twice as much
lumber as We grow" said Mr.. Culbert-
son, "and II this continues the very
basis of our export trade will vanish.
Temporarily, foreign markets may be
used as an outlet, but this cannot con-
tinue for we cannot have permanent
export policy which does not include
stabilizing domestic production and
conserving our natural resources"
Commission Proposed.
Creation of commissions by the
league of nations to handle export
matters and prevent unfair competi-
ton and practices was urged by Mr..
Culbertson as the best solution OF ex-
port problems.
Col Graves declared that the chief
cause Of the present erratic condition
Of the lumber industry and the danger
Of further future instability lay almost
entirely in the private ownership Of
forests.
1.-THE public must take an immediate
interest in the timber lands and see
that federal and state legislation is en-
acted which will make for permanent
mills, forest development, place tim
Der on the market only as needed,
give adequate forest protection and as
sure renewal after logging.
while the federal government must
enact legislation generally covering
these points and also elimination of
unfair taxation and tariff laws 1t is
necessary for the individual states to
enact legislation particularly covering
the condition in the various districts. |
1.-THE states should acquire large
forest tracts and see that they do not |
tall into the hands of private owners
who Gull the timber without thought Of |
renewal"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-04-16
Reimbursement To Be Made
For Ouerpaying Allotments
(By Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, April 16.-The war
risk insurance bureau is not relieved
from seeking reimbursement in cases
of over-payment of allotments to SOL
Giers, sailors and their dependents, the
bureau announced today. In a state
ment, the bureau says that under a
recent Interpretation of the act of con-
gress approved last February %, and
known as the treasury act, it must
continue to demand reimbursement in
cases of over-payment by duplicate
check, payments continued beyond the
date OF mans discharge from SER
vice, death, desertion or over-paymentS
due to change of status Of the allottee.
All such cases, it is stated, do not
come within the provisions Of the
treasury act.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-04-16
Noted English Theologian
Dies at Home in Londo.
(BY Associated Pressl

LONDON, April 16.-The death OF
Rev. John Neville Figgis is announced
here. He died quite suddenly on Sun
day.
John Neville Figgis, D. D. Lift. D.,
was one of the best known writer's on
historical and theological subjects in
England. He was born at Brighton on
oct. 2, 1866, and was educated at
Brighton college and St. GATHERINGS
college, Cambridge. Later he held
scholarships at Cambridge and Trim
ity college. He was lecturer at Har-
ward in 1911, at the General Theologi-
cal Seminary, New York in 1913, and
at Lake Forest college, Illinois, in
1915.
Some of his better known works
are The Divine Right of Kings"
christianity and History" The
Gospel and Human Needs" "Civiliza-
ton at the Crossroads" and Churches
in the Modern State" His home was
at Mirfield, Yorkshire, England.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-04-16
Factories Are Visited
By Industrial Glasses

The vocational and industrial art
classes of the high school visited the
Malleable Iron and Castings company
Wednesday morning. B. w. Kelly,
principal of the high school, and c. o.
Mays, Instructor in the high school in
dustrial art department, accompanied
the classes.
These trips are taken to give the
students the practical side of the in
dustrial arts and vocational courses.
Mr.. Mays has taken the students to
several factories in Richmond. An
average of trip each week is taken.
He said Wednesday that he has two
more trips planned for the classes for
this semester
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-04-16
Mrs. Hugh McGibney Will
Address Red Cross Here

Mrs. Hugh McGibney, of Indianap-
oils, head of Women's Work in India
ma, will be the guest of honor and give
a short talk at meeting of the Wayne
county Red Cross chapter, to be held
Friday afternoon, April %, at 2:30 in
the Public art gallery at high school
A special program is being prepared
and light refreshments will be served
All members in city and county are
invited to attend as this will be the
last meeting of the year.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-04-16
Polish Miners Return
From Basins of Rhine
CBy Associated Press)

POSSEN, Tuesday April 15.-Polish
miners employed in Westphalia prov
inces are returning to Poland. They
say they did not desire to remain in
The basins of the Rhine and the Ruhr
because Spartacans were continually
fomenting disorders there About
100000 Poles, mostly miners, have
been employed in these regions.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-04-16
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS
BRAZILIAN AGENT TRIED
By Associated pro..,

CBy Associated Press)
PARIS, April 16.-Vanderlay Men.
doca, who was sent to Paris a few
years ago as financial agent of the
state of Alagoas, Brazil, was formally
committed to trial today on a charge
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-04-16

OF embezzlement He has been in
prison for two years charged with
misappropriating several million
francs in connection with a loan he
had been authorized to negotiate with
Great Britain and France.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-04-16
BRIEFS

Notice. Members of Webb
Lodge. Business of impor-
tance. Revision of bylaws.
Wednesday evening, April Is
1880 p. m. Please be pres
ent. Clarence W. Foreman.
W. M.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-04-16
Court Records

The grand jury was expected today
to return an indictment charging MUIR
der against Elmore Sims, colored, who
wounded Sam Davis, in the Boston
railroad yards week ago. Davis died
OF his wounds. Sims will be tried
soon.
Other cases expected before the
grand jury are that OF Alfred Under
hill and another statutory case in
volving three young men of Cambridge
City. The jury is expected to COM
plete its sittings this week
Andrew Gedig asked for a divorce
from Lenora Gedig, and custody OF
their minor children, on grounds of
cruel and inhuman treatment.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS
Citizens Mutual Fire Insurance as.
ISOLATION to Harry H. Tubesing, lot
ia, block s, Mendenhalls addition to
Richmond, $1,70O
Isaac H. Meredith to w. A. Lines,
part N. w. section q, township IS.
range -, $1,000.
Theodore j. Klingman to James
k1ngman, part S. w. and S. E. sec
ton 3, township Is, range IL, 81.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-04-16
NO APPLICANTS APPEAR.

No examines appeared for the Mid
shipman's examination offered by the
Civil Service board at the Richmond
postoffice today.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-04-16

Large numbers OF women and gira4
on being demobilized from munitions
and other government work. are being
absorbed in the different branches OF
needlework.