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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-05-13
MISSION CANDIDATES
HOLD CONFERENCE

A conference for persons expecting
to enter Friends Foreign Mission. fields
and for missionaries on furlough In
this country to be held In conn ection
with the Young Friends conference at
Earlham college this summer, was ap-
proved by the executive committee of
the Friends Foreign Mission board in
session at the headquarters in the
Second National bank building all day
today.
The candidates for mission work
recommended by the recommendation
committee yesterday were considered
by the executive committee. An inter
esting appointment was that of Miss
Mildred White, a recent graduate of
Earlham college, who will be sent to
a foreign field soon. Other appoint
ments were not definitely decided.
The docket today consisted for the
most part of routine matter and moth
ing else of public notice was brought
up.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-05-13
GUNNERS ARRIVE ON
U. S. STEAMER
(Bv Associated Press)

NEW YORK, May 13.-American ar
tillerymen. machine gunners and casu
ais. 2,940 in number, returned from
France today on the transport Won
Steuben.
The largest outfit was the 323rd
field artillery, 81 officers and 1927
men, to be demobilized at Camps Up
ton, Sherman and Taylor. The 120th
machine gun battalion, 25 officers and
761 men also returned
Other units included in the 158th
field artillery brigade headquarters,
the S37th casual company, New York
men. and the 839th casual company,
recruited from various parts of the
country.
OF the troops 500 were convalescents
from detachments 231 to 234 inclusive,
formerly stationed at Brest.
Major General Leroy S. Lyon, a
casual, Brig. Gen. Adrian S. Fleming
of the 15Sth field artillery brigade and
Brig. Gen. Logan Felan of the marine
corps, were among the passengers.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-05-13
ANCILLARY RECEIVER
FOR SIMPLEX FIRM

CINCINNATI, May 13.-Earl Con-
der was appointed ancillary receiver
OF the Richmond Qnd.) factory Of the
Simplex Machine Tool Company of
Cleveland, o., by Judge A. B. sAnder-
son in Federal Court yesterday on the
petition of the Hull Leather Betting
Company, a creditor. The petition
states that petition in involuntary
bankruptcy was filed against the Sim
plex company in the Federal Court
for the northern district Of Ohio and
that receiver was appointed for the
holdings of the company under the tur-
isdiction OF that court.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-05-13
SENATORS PLAN
ORGANIZATION
FOR CONGRESS
Whip and Committee Chair
men to Be Named at G. @.
P. Conference Tomorrow.
(By Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, May 13.-In arrang.
ing today for the organization con
ference of Republican senators tomor.
row, leaders planned to postpone &C.
ton on the contest over the proposed
election of Senators Penrose of Penn.
sylvania and Warren of Wyoming, as
chairman Of the finance and appro-
priations committee, respectively.
Senator Lodge of Massachusetts,, the
Republican leader, said only routine
business was planned tomorrow. This
will include selection of a candidate
for president pro-tempore of the SEN
ate; election of the chairman, seere-
tary and whip; authorization Of a
steering committee and a committee
on committees to be appointed by the
chairman and selection of senate Of
ficers, including the secretary and ser
geant at arms.
Senator Lodge was said to be with
out opposition for reelection as the
conference Chairman. and it was ex-
pected that Senator Curtis of Kansas
will be reelected whip and Senator
Wadsworth of New York, secretary.
Wait Committee Report.
Choice of president pro tempore
was subject of numerous confer
ences todayand 1t appeared probable
that the office would go to one OF the
senators affiliated with those oppos-
ing Senators Penrose and Warren.
Differences over the selection of
Penrose and Warren as committee
chairmen according to prominent
party leaders will await appointment
OF the committee on committees and
its report at a conference later this
week
Leaders Of all groups in the party
expressed belief today that with sub
sequent conferences this week the re-
publicans would be ready to proceed
with organization when tho senate
convenes Monday.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-05-13
settlement /
OF ITALIAN
PROBLEM is
SEEN TODAY
Orlando Reported to Have
Shown Willingness to Make
Concessions Hope for
Basis of Agreement.
ON WAY
tBy Associated Press,

PARIS, May 13.-The Italian prob
lem seemed nearer solution when to-
| days conference began among the IL
lied representatives here, and IL was
) : thought probable that basis of un-
derstanding would be reached during
the day.
The Italian representatives are re-
ported to be eVidencing more of a
Willingness to make concessions.
The discussions of the day began
when Premier Orlando called this fore
noon upon Colonel E. M. House of the
American delegation. s..
The council of four held no meeting
during the morning. No further com
munications had been received from
the German representatives at Yer
sailles and the experts to whom the
late notes from Count Won Brockdorff-
Rantzau had been referred had not vet
reported. No meeting of the council
being considered necessary, therefore.
President Wilson and the allied pre-
miers devoted the forenoon to indi-
Vtdual work
Page Is Received
This afternoon President Wilson
will receive Thomas Nelson Page, the
American ambassador to Italy, in con-
Hection with the Italian question.
The Italian representatives have re-
sumed complete participation in the
pending peace negotiations by appoint
ing member Of the liaison commits
sion controlling all communications
with the German delegation. This
commission has hitherto been COM
posed only of British, French and
American representatives.
The Hungarian government has not
yet accepted the invitation to name
delegates for the signing of the peace
treaty, but it is assumed here that
the Bella Kun regime will gladly take
advantage of this means of establish
ing relations with the outside world
Allied representatives at Vienna were
directed recently to proceed to Buda-
pest for the presentations OF the
proposals.
To Meet Austrians.
It was expected at this time that the
Soviet regime was about to fall, but
1t later developed that it had secured
a new lease of life. The instructions
to the allied representatives were not
withdrawn, however, and the results
OF this mission to Budapest are waited
1t developed this afternoon that the
Count Won Brockdorff Rantzau, head
OF the German peace delegation, in
tends to ask permission to send Ger
man delegates to receive the Austrian
representatives, according to the Hav-
as agency. 1t has previously been an
nounced that the allies intended to
keep the delegations wholly apart.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-05-13
NAVAL PLANES ARE
DELAYED "a HOURS
IN FLIGHT START
(By Associated Pressl

WASHINGTON May 13.- Dis
patches to the navy department today
from Trepassey Bay indicated that
the naval sea planes at Newfoundland
could not start on the transatlantic
flight for at least "a hours. Com.
mander John H. Towers, chief of the
expedition, said heavy seas were run
ming and that storm was coming
down on the course to the Azores.
The N. G. is also weather bound
at Chatham, Mass, and officials here
regard 1t as improbable that she will
be in the overseas flight, as Com
mander Towers message indicated he
would start as soon as weather condi-
tions permitted, without awaiting the
arrival Of the N. C. at Trepassey.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-05-13
News Agency Changes
Plea In Ford Suit
fBy Associated Press,

MT. CLEMENS. Mich. May 13.-
Work on selecting a jury in the one
million dollar libel suit of Henry Ford
against the Chicago Tribune was in
terrupted at the opening OF court to
day by a motion of counsel for the
Solomon News company, co-defend.
ants, to change their plea
The motion was presented yester-
day. but hearing on it went over until
today. The Solomon News company
became co-defendants by reason OF
having distributed copies of the Trib-
dne of June %, 1916, containing the
alleged libel of which the Detroit
manufacturer complains.
The Solomons in their original plea
state they circulated the Tribune on
June % in ignorance of its contents.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-05-13
INDUSTRIAL BOARD
AND CABINET CLASH

WASHINGTON, May 13- Sharp
words and wide difference of opinion
between members of President Will.
sons cabinet exist as the net result of
the department of commerce to lower
living costs.
Following dissolution of the board,
George NJ Peek, its chairman, has is
sued statement, assailing Railroad
Director General Hines, Secretary of
the Treasury Glass, the irrelevant
opinion of Attorney General Palmer
(Which said the proposed board was
unauthorized by law, and the demo
cratic administration, which, he says,
has failed ito give over the business
of politics to the business of govern
ment"
I. Glass, upon reading Peek's state
ment, restored with a counter blast
sharply aligning himself, Palmer and
Hines on one side of the controversy,
with Secretary Redfield and Peek on
the other side. In direct opposition to
Redfield's expressed views on Peek,
the statement of Glass says, ''the
board was hopelessly committed to an
unsound and dangerous policy"
AS for Peek's parting statement on
the boards efforts, Glass said, there
is scarcely one accurate assertion, or
sane deduction, in all the Incorporate
screed. 1t is not inexact to say Mr..
Peek has pesistently and persistently
practiced deception in nearly every
public statement he has made.''
Thus the government effort to lower
prices has ended in a crash. There
were rumors that Redfield would re-
sign-but these were secuted by ad-
ministration officials.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-05-13
SCHOOL PLANS
PRESENTED TO
CITY COUNCIL
Bentley Explains Choice of
Sites for New Junior High
School Buildings.

No further opposition to the school
boards plan for building two new jun
ior high schools in the east and west
ends is expected following the ex-
planation of J. H. Bentley. superin-
tendent of schools, Of the boards plan
before members OF council, the board
of works, the mayor, and many citi-
zens Monday night at city hall.
Besides explaining the reasons for
the boards choice of site and build
ings for the two new schools, Bentley
went ahead to outline the probable
growth of the Richmond school city
for 20 years. He said he expected, in
that time, at least four junior high
schools, one for each quarter Of the
city, large new senior high school
and the use of the present high school
building for a vocational school.
ayor Zimmerman, Councilmen
Waidele, Ford and Schneider, John H.
Kohl and John Zwissler of the South
Side Improvement association, and
others. spoke heartily in favor of the
project. Kohl and Ford, however, said
they thought such schools were de-
sirable on the north and south sides
as well as on the east and west.
Fairgrounds Provided
Bentley began his explanation by
saying that the Twelfth street site, Sc
lected before the war, was not suit
able because a modern, two-story
school building, for the 1900 to 1900
pupils which would attend central
school, could not be built on that site
and leave room for Fairgrounds. No
other suitable site could be found any
where near the center of the city.
Since the city is roughly a parallelo-
gram, extending east and west, the
next best thing was to build two juni-
or high schools, he said, which would
accommodate children from all Sec
tions of the city.
He showed by means of pieces Of
paper, cut to the size OF the schools.
on the blueprint maps of the east and
west side sites, how much room the
buildings would take, and how much
they would leave for Fairgrounds,
which he described as an absolute
necessity.
Board Members Present.
The two most desirable sites, he
said, were those selected by the board.
The west side site can be bought very
cheaply; that on the east side, while
1t is comparatively expensive, is cheap
when compared to the selling price of
property around it.
Many questions were asked and an
swered following the discussion by
Bentley. Among those present were
Charles Jordan, Willard Carr and DR.
M. Johnson OF the school board.
with Wilfred Jessup, the boards At.
torney, Albert D. Gayle. A. M. Gard
ner, Rev. Charles NJ. Woodman, DR.
Walter G. Woodward NJ n uoi,a,;
mus, Fred Bartel, John N. Kohl, John
zwissler and Gus Kennepohl. of the
South Side Improvement association.
=. =, Rice, Lawrence Handley, w H.
Romey and large number of others.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-05-13
TWO CONGRESSMEN
HERE EN- ROUTE EAST

Two Indiana congressman motored
through Richmond today en- route to
Washington, D. c., to attend the ex-
ira session of congress which begins
May 10.
ff.et to arrive was Congressman
Richard N. Elliott of Connersville, rep
resentative from the Sixth Indiana
district. Mr.. Elliott resumed his trip
before noon. Congressman Albert
Vestal of Anderson, representative
from the Eighth Indiana district,
passed through the city this afternoon.
Ramsey Poundstone, secretary to
Congressman Elliott, will leave for
Washington the latter part of the
week. Mr.. Elliott and his secretary
were in brief conference this morn
ing.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-05-13
SCOUTMASTERS PLAN
GOOD CAMP PROGRAM

Scoutmasters of the city Boy Scouts
will meet Tuesday night at the Y. NJ.
c. A. to discuss plans for the boys
summer camp, held June II to 21
under pthe sponsorship =efthe Y. M.
c. A. and Richmond Boy Scouts, near
Miamisburg, o., on the great Miami
river
The majority of the scoutmasters
will be present to formulate plans for
the camp, which will be conducted
largely under the supervision of the
Y. NJ. c. A. In the next few weeks
letters will be sent to all old campers
and business men interested in the
camp life for the boy.
All matters rela tive to conducting
the camp for the best benefits of the
boy will be discussed. Boys who are
members of the Y M c. A. and twelve
years G. )lder and Boy Scouts who
have passed the tenderfoot examina-
ton are eligible to sign. The motto
of the camp will be something doing
II the time"
The program that o. NJ. Brunson
has drawn up to present to the scout
masters Tuesday night is one of the
fullest ever handled at local boys
camp. 1t includes swimming, fishing.
Soating, tennis, baseball, volley-ball,
quoits, nature study, bible study. camp
craft, first aid to the injured, camp
fire stories and scouting.
Camp discipline will be one of the
features of the camp in order to as
sure safety to all the boys. No to-
bacco, profanity or firearms will be
allowed. A doctor is within easy
reach of the camp and can be called
by telephone at any time. Everything
possible will be done to make the
camp life safe for the boy.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-05-13
Dr.. S. E. Smith On Committee
To Do State Purchasing

INDIANAPOLIS, May 13-Governor
Goodrich has selected five men from
the joint purchasing committee of the
eighteen state institutions who are to
constitute the subcommittee which
shall have active charge of buying for
the state institutions.
The five are DR.. S. E. Smith, Of
Richmond. superintendent of the East
ern Hospital for Insane; Charles A
McGonagle, of Plainfield, superintend-
ent of the Indiana Boys school; Moses
Epstein, of Frankfort, member Of
board of trustees Northern Hospital
for Insane. Joseph Henning. of An
derson. member of board of trustees
Indiana reformatory, and Maurice c.
Shelton. Of Rochester, member OF
board of trustees state prison.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-05-13
thousands OF Service
Men Aided By Home
Service Department
tRy Associates Press1

WASHINGTON. May 13.-The Red
Cross home service workers In coop
Grafton with the bureau of war risk
insurance have investigated thirteen
thousand cases and succeeded in trac.
ing 300 beneficiaries of men who
died In service in France, said state
ment made public at headquarters
here today. The bureau because OF
Its adherence to the policy of deliver
ing checks to allotees only has expert
enced much difficulty in locating the
benehciaries owing to the frequent
changes of addresses and fifty thou
sand checks now are being held here
awaiting claimants
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-05-13
Belgium Protests Against
Germany Stealing Her Flag

PARIS, May 13.-Belgium has pro-
tested to the entente allied powers
against the proposed use by the Ger
man republic of a red, yellow and
black flag, which is almost identical
with that of Belgium.
Germany originally proposed to use
the red, gold ard black flag of the old
German federation, but later adopted
yellow in place of the gold, the result
being a duplication of the Belgian
colorS,
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-05-13
Public Improvements
Increase In Colombia
(By Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, May 13.-Reports
reaching Washington through official
channels indicate that great amount
of new public work is being done in
the republic Of Colombia. Many cities
have inaugurated municipal improve
ments, railroads are being extended
and new lines surveyed; terminal
facilities in harbors are being enlarg
ed and many new enterprises started
The government is offering induce
ments to new state enterprises and is
supporting various movements under.
taken by the state governments.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-05-13
Military Police To
Patrol Chillicothe

CHILLICOTHE, May 13.-Twenty
extra men were added this afternoon
to the downtown Chillicothe military
police force and more were put on 70.
tonight as a result of a disturbance
here today. Saloons were closed at
noon.
The trouble started when two Rain.
bow soldiers had differences with a
negro waitress and were forced out
of a restaurant by negro man. Sol
=diers quickly gathered and threatened
to attack the negro. The negro es.
capped, but precautionary measures
were taken at once to prevent further
trouble.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-05-13
TERMS pENouNcEp.


LONDON, Mondoy. May 12.-The
possibility of a change in the govern
ment of Germany as result of the
presentation of the allied peace terms
was discussed by Phillip Scheide-
mann, German chancellor at Berlin
today, according to a dispatch to the
Exchange Telegraph company from
that city. The chancellor denounced
the peace terms which he said repre-
scented brutal, dictated peace" 1t is
said The statement was made to for
-efgn journalists in the formef. chaa-
cellor's palace and in part follows:
I'VE thought that we social demo.
Gratis were strong enough to prevent
a peace by violence, but doubted
whether the masses in enemy coun-
tries could support US because they
are less strongly organized than we.
Certain circles in England and France
are beginning to advise the necessity
of common sense. 1t is too comic
when President Wilson's fourteen
points are contrasted with the peace
terms. They do not mention Mr.. VIII
sons terms, but are just brutal. die
tated peace.
1T is possible government might
be formed which would sign the peace
terms, but it is doubtful whether the
allies would be satisfied with such a
government. A reactionary govern
ment is out of all question and COM
munist and independent government
would be acting for the people of
whom they represent only small mi
nority Even if such a government
did sign the treaty 1t would be just as
impossible for them to fulfill the con-
ditions as it would be for U.S.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-05-13
Workman Injured When
Side-Cur Operturns

Harry Ryder, Al North Fifth street,
sustained cut on his neck and his
shoulders were bruised when a side
car in which he was riding to his work
at the Starr Piano factory overturned
at First and Main streets, about 1
o'clock Tuesday afternoon.
Ryder's companion, whose name was
not learned. tried to run the motor
cycle around the corner too fast, to
avoid city street car, he said.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-05-13
Council Changes Car
Steps To Accommodate
Tight Skirt Wemer,
tBy Associated Fress)

YOUNGSTOWN, O., May 13.-Al-
though one councilman suggested that
a resolution be passed to change the
prevailing style in women's skirts the
city council last night finally decided
TO change the height of the steps on
the city operated street cars to make
travelling easier for wearers of tight
skirts
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-05-13
Allied Armies Ready To
Go On Into Germany

LONDON, May 13-Reuter's Limited
learns that in the event of Germany
not signing the peace treaty, which is
regarded as unlikely, all military ar
rangements have been made for the
allied armies to advance in exactly the
same way as they would have done
1 had Germany not accepted the arms
tice terms.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-05-13
SOLDIERS PRESERVE ORDER
tBy Asseciated Pressl

WINDSOR. Ont, May I3.-Approxi-
mately 200 soldiers from London, Ont,
were quartered at the race track here
this morning. prepared to assist in
preserving order when the Sandwich,
windsor and Amherstburg railway at
tempted to resume service with strike
breakers this forenoon.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-05-13
HUNS ADMIT
NATION MAY
NOT REJECT
CONDITIO IONS
Germans Have No Choice,
Say Independent Socialists
Change In Government
Threatened by Chancellor.
NO PROPOSALS MADE
tBy Associated Press,

Even If important changes are not
made by the negotiations begun at
Versailles. there remains no choice
but to bow to compulsion and sign the
treaty" says an appeal Of the central
committee of the Independent Social
ist party in the party organ, Die Fret
heit this morning.
The imperial ministry met today to
discuss the peace terms, but no posi-
tive proposals have as yet been com
municated to the entente. Practical
questions and considerations relating
to territorial cessions which were
transmitted to NJ. Clemenceau, presi-
dent of the peace conference today by
the German delegation were said to
be not of fundamental importance
but of an explanatory character.
1t is reported that the German dem.
ocratic and Centrist parties have
threatened to withdraw their repre-
sentatives from the government If the
treaty is signed. The Neue Freie
Presse of Vienna declares that Count
Won Observation-Disclosures head of the
German peace mission at Versailles
has informed its representative that
he is making every effort to secure
the union of German-Austria with
Germany.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-05-13
Todays' Temperature.

For Wayne County by w. &. Moore
Partly cloudy and unsettled tonight
and Wednesday. Probably showers
and warmer.
General Conditions-The cool wave
has been practically stationary for
several days slowly breaking up. Tenn
perature is higher over the middle
west and rain storms over plain states
are moving slowly on account Of the
wave.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-05-13
Rainbow Chief To
Command Humphries
,By Associated Press,

WASHINGTON, May 13-Major
General Clement A. F. Flager, former
commander of the Rainbow division
was today detailed to command Camp
Humphreys, Va, relieving Brigadier
General J. j. Morrow, who, after re-
verting to his permanent rank of
lieutenant colonel will be. assigned to
duty in the canal zone.