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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-28
Cost Would BE Great

Lieutenant Commander Read secuted
the idea that any private concern could
operate a transatlantic lpe. Hc con
tnued
''The costs of the venture will prove
enormous, amounting at least to hun
dreds of thousands of dollars, and there
will also be a large element of chance in
any initial undertaking. Therefore the
possibility of this field lies at the feet
Of the government it alone could make
it a success
Il may take another hop across,
he said, but this time it will hardly
be an experiment. | shall go the next
| time when the trip is a sure thing and
my destination is certain"
Types of future aircraft were dis
cussed by the aviator.
"A future plane upon which naval
officers and experts are coEjecturing
! he continued, lis big machine which
will be able to travel with the feet, and
perform maneuvers upon the high seas.
A plane of this type could alight wher-
ever the fleet happened to be. and could
stay from its base for weeks at a time. ="
Coast Trip in October
| Asked as to whether or not he would
attempts a flight across the Pacific.
Lieutenant Commander Read intimated
that such a feat was impracticable, il
not impossible, at this time.
Lieutenant Commander Read is
motoring to New York from Washing
ton, and stopped here overnight. lcav
ing here today. He is accompanied by
his wife. About October ] he said,
he will start trip along the Atlantic
seaboard in the NC-4. which is now
being assembled for the purpose at
Rockwell. Ny. The purpose of this
trip is to gain recruits for the navy.
He will arrive at Philadelphia about the
middle of October. landing somewhere
along the Delaware river. Eventually
he expects the NC-4 to be placed in the
Smithsonian Institute.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-28
Boys Fancy Madras
Shirts. Special, $1.65

Shirts of fine madras with
fancy woven stripes, in patterns
and colorings that will please the
boys. The well-made Bell brand,
with neck-band and soft turn
back cuffs. If purchased at whole
sale to-day the price would be one
third more than-$1.65.
Strawbridge & Clothier--
Second Floor. East
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-02-03
USE OF SUBS AS
WARSH|PS MAY
Be ABOLISHED
Naval Opinion Said to be
Unanimous Against U-boat
as Defense Weapon.
(By Associated Press)

LONDON, Feb. 5 The abolition of
submarines as warships may be de-
cided upon by the league of nations
committee during the coming week.
according to the Paris correspondent
Of the Mail. 1t is said that this was
one Of the several understandings
which were reached during the con-
ference on Friday between President
Wilson and Colonel House, General
Smuts and Lord Robert Cecil and will
probably be proposed among the first
planks of the platform at the sessions
this week, during which it is hoped
the leagues constitution may be def
initely formed >
British and American delegates. rep
resenting the biggest naval powers are
said to have sounded all naval opinion
on this point. 1t was suggested by
some that the submarine might be
used defensiyely between the three
mile limit of territorial waters and
the overwhelming sentiment was that
the U-boat must be abolished out
right.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-02-03
WATER WORKS PLANT
WTHDRAWS REQUEST
FOR HIGHER RATES

The Richmond City Water Works
has withdrawn the petition which was
submitted some time ago to the state
public service commission, asking for
10 per cent increase in rates
Withdrawal was made because the
signing of the armistice/ gave the COM
pany hope that peace conditions would
allow it to make its usual profit with
out increasing the burden of Rich
mond water users.
Petitioner is careful to state that
the water works is not now making
6k per cent. profit, which is the nor
NAL return, but that present condi-
tions give hope that this profit may be
made during the year
The petition is ordered dismissed
without prejudice by the public serv-
ice commission. The order is dated
January 81.
After C. o. Herdrick, an expert en-
ployed by the city, had gone over the
books of the company, the city decided
to oppose any rate increase.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-02-03
70 ADVISE
IMPROVEMENTS IS
NAMED BY MAYOR
New Building Projects to be
Carried Out by Improve
ment Board of Citizens.

Appointment of a committee to push
building and improvement projects Of
Richmond, especially the proposed
west side boulevard and south side
bridge. was made by the mayor and
the board of works Monday after
meeting of the board with representa-
tive citizens to discuss the improve
ments.
E. M. Campfield, w. w. Keller,
George Seidel, Henry Bode, Carl Ull-
man. Atwood Jenkins, John H. John
son, and Matthew Won Pein are the
members of the committee.
The South G street bridge. the west
side boulevard, a new Garfield high
school, a boulevard to connect Glen
Miller park with the west side, ana
new highways into the city from the
northwest were some of the projects
which were heartily approved.
A resolution by Henry Bode, repre-
senting the South Side Improvement
association was passed:
Resolved, That it be the sense Of
the meeting that we indorse the pro-
jects brought up and that committees
be appointed to further them"
Present Boulevard Plans.
The west side boulevard and the
South G street bridge were presented
in blue print to the meeting by Ever
ett Davis, assistant city engineer.
Davis, and Howard Horton. county
surveyor, who spoke after him, thought
the city should try to work in con.
junction with the county's building of
the G. street bridge, in building the
boulevard.
Horton also outlined on his maps
the course of a proposed boulevard
north from the Main street bridge
along the west side of Whitewater
out through various grade crossings.
now a menace, which would be made
safe by the construction, and back to
the city.
E. N. Campfield informed the meet
ing that the county officials believed
it would be possible to construct the
G street bridge for maximum OF
100000, and he thought bids would
be asked for soon, with this as the
maximum figure.
Campf1eld then went ahead to say
that he thought new high school
should be built as soon as possible.
The present buildings are made
quate for the school population. He
proposed to turn the present high
school into q junior high school. to use
the proposed building for high
school and improve the Garfield school
building to be used solely for the
grades.
Work For Unemployed.
He proposed broad plan OF i'm.
provement embracing the projects
previously mentioned and sewers,
which the city needs, and suggested
T. %~~A
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-02-03
TO
BE REVISED BY
COP. SENATORS
Administration Measures to
be Changed to Conform
With Republican Platform.

INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 3.-Republi-
can senators after conference this
morning probably will revise two ad-
ministration constitutional amend
ments to conform with the Republi-
can plarform. 1t was learned today
that some dissatisfaction has arisen
within the Republican ranks over the
two proposed amendments directing
the gavernor to appoint the clerk of
the supreme court and the superin-
tendent of public instruction. The OBJ
lection is based on the provision that
tho governor shall appoint these two
officials.
Senator Rats at a recent confer
ence of the majority side pointed out
that the platform provided that the
two Offices should be abolished as con-
stitutional elective offices and that
they should be recreated by legisla-
tion. He expected to propose at the
conference this afternoon that the
amendments be redrafted to provide
only that the Office of supreme cour
clerk and state superintendent be Gre
ated by the legislature. This plan
seems to be unopposed thus far and
If it is adopted leaders say that all
Republican opposition to the amend
ment will disappear.
The two amendments come up tomor-
row afternoon as a special order of
business-the clerk amendment on
second reading and the other on di-
vided committee report The majori-
ty committee report on the latter will
recommend the change and the mi
nority signed by Democratic members
of the committee will recommend in.
definite postponement. The amend
ments are expected to be approved
in as much as the Republicans are
lining up behind them
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-02-03
Bolshevl IN Russia Hounded Me Worse Than Cars
Agents Ever Did, Declares Grandmother Of Revolution

NEW YORK, Feb. 3.-"The Bolshev-
Xxi bounded me worse than the cars
agents ever did"
So says, Nine. Catherine Breshkov-
skaya, grandmother OF the Russian
revolution. The little old lady who
was forced into hiding after the fall
of the Kerensky government. is now
in New York to tell Americans the
truth about the Russian people and
their situation and what aid is most
needed.
She hopes to see President Wilson
on his return from Europe and to lay
before him the immediate needs of
her country.
When 1t is considered that she has
spent many years of her life in prison
or under close police supervision, the
force of the statement about the Boil
sheviki can be realized.
How She Came to U. S.
After the fall OF the Kerensky gov
ernment Nine. Breshkovskaya went
into hiding in Petrograd and Moscow
and after eight months went to Ufa
disguised as peasant. She travelled
500 miles by wagon through Bolshevik
country.
She insists that there are hund-
red million people in Russia who do
not sympathize with the Bolsheviki or
with the old time imperial regime, but
who demand constituent assembly
and a democratic government.
my message to all you Americans
is this: you make a great mistake if
you think that Socialism and Boil
shevism are the same thing" she says.
They are very different, and they are
now struggling together in Russia.
Bolshevism is only destructive. So
cialism is only for the slow building,
step by step, Of freedom and a demo-
cratic government, under which we
can educate our people Of a new Rus
sia.
People Have Two Programs.
I'VE old revOlutionists, we are glad
that everything shall be In the hands
OF the people. II they can manage it.
But now they cannot. Therefore we
have two programs: one. of the STEP
by-step Socialism,: the other, of all
things that will help the people to
reach an ability to construct this new
national life. One political, one edu-
cational.
You can never know how things
are in Russia. These Bolsheviki:
they promise US food. peace. clothes,
education. We have no food, no bread.
no sugar, no tea. scarcely any food at
all. Instead of peace. we have 10000
wars all over Russia We have no
railroads We have so few clothes for
the cold; and as for education, there
are no schools, not a single one, and
no colleges. We have even no alpha
bets"-she meant primers-"and that
is one thing have come here for.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-02-03
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want many thousand alphabets for the
children to study with.
IF I were in your place, American
people. l would send to Russia few
honest, intelligent men who speak
Russian and who would see for them
selves. They must live there and
know the people. We are at the bot
tom now.
"The most necessary thing for us is
a national constituent assembly We
are all working for that night and
day.
Bolsheviki Had to Come.
bad as the Bolsheviki are, they
had to come. / was naive enough to
hope that the allies would know that
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-02-03
cay Associated Press,

h PARIS, Feb. 3.-Dowager Empress
Marie Feodorovna of Russia has clung
so firmly to her belief that her sons,
the former Russian emperor and
Grand Duke Michael are not dead,
that many Of their friends have been
won over to that view and rumors in
the European press concerning Mich
olas Romanoff's alleged whereabouts
are attracting much attention.
The aged empress resolutely refus-
ed to leave Russia until she learns
positively of the fate Of her son. She
continues to live simply at Yalta,
Crimea, declining invitations to visit
the king and queen of Rumania and
even her sister. Queen Mother Alex
andra of Great Britain.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-02-03
.BOLSHEVIK PATROLS
MEET AMERICANS
{By Associated Press,

ARCHANGEL, Sunday, Feb. q
Bolsheviki patrols were in touch with
American patrols today about Is miles
south of Sredmakrenga
With the exception Of wide spread
patorl activity and heavy shellinG on
the Velogda railway line, there was
comparative quiet yesterday on all
sectors.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-02-03

a people which for so many hundreds
of years has been under despOtism
could not be self-controlled when sud-
denly all restraint was thrown off.
Yet you expected quieter revolution!
Don't you see it is impossible? Eighty
percent of Russia is illiterate and new
er thinks on political questions, and
they knew no better.
And SO have come here to a peo-
pie that is SO democratic and that can
do so much for us. / want help for
the 100000 orphans in Russia;
want help to start the education that
is dead in Russia; ! want you all to
understand Russia, and be patient.
We shall get on our feet soOn."
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-02-03
GEORGE + THOMAS !.
DIES AT HOME HERE

George F. Thomas, 80 years old,
died at his home, 718 West Main
street Sunday afternoon at o'clock
He was the son of Mr.. and Mrs
August Thomas and has been resi-
dent Of Richmond all his life.
Mr.. Thomas was member of the
shoe firm of Thomas and Wesel and
was one of the most promising young
business men in the city. For IL
years he was associated with the
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-02-03
Pershing Authorized to
Return Men Needed Here
(By Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3.-General
Pershing has been authorized by the
war department to send home for i'm
mediate discharge from the army any
drafted or enlisted men who present
convincing evidence of sickness or
other distress In his family.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-02-03
CHARLES WANTS DIVORCE.

ZURICH, Feb. 3.-The Prague
Tageblatt is authority for the state
ment the former Emperor Charles of
Austria intends to apply for divorce.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-02-03
Serious Rail.uay Strike
Breaks Out in Sweden
fBy Associated Press)

COPENHAGEN, Feb. ga serious
railway strike has broken out in Swed-
en-. Workmen last night stopped
work on nineteen different lines. r
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-02-03

GEORGE r. THOMAS.
Feltman shoe firm. He was then man.
ager of the Walkover shoe store for
over year. For the past year and a
half he has been in business for him
self
He was a member of the knights
of Pythias lodge.
Surviving are his wife, Marie. his
father and mother and two sisters.
Funeral services will be held from
the home, 71S West Main street, We'd
nesday afternoon at 2 o'clock, and
will be private.
Burial will be in Lutheran ceme-
terry.
Friends may call Tuesday afternoon
and evening.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-02-03

For Wayne County by w. e. Moore
Cloudy tonight and Tuesday. Cold
er Tuesday Rain, turning to snow.
General conditions-The storm re-
ported over the west Saturday, now
covers the Mississippi valley. Heavy
rains in south, especially along the
gulf of Mexico. Shows arc in the
north and west, and storm is an
preaching and will cause rain not later
than tonight changing to snow hy
Tuesday.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-02-03
THE WEATHER

For indiana by the United States
Weather Bureau-Rain tonight, turn
ing to snow in northwest portion.
Colder in west portion. Tuesday. snow
in north and snow or rain in south
portion. Colder.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-02-03
ARRANGED
IN FIGHT OVER
TESCHEN FIELDS
Allied Commission to Settle
Dispute Between Czechs
tBy Associated Press,

PARIS, Feb. 3.-The allied commits
sion which leaves for Poland next Sat-
urday to adjust controversies between
the Poles and Czecho-Slovaks over the
Teschen coal fields has been able to
arrange truce between the two ma
tionalitAes only pending the arrival Of
the commission and personal exanlin-
alton by it of the situation there.
Accordingly the arrangement pre-
scribes the sections where the Poles
and Czechs are to exercise civil ad-
ministration and military occupation
and regulates the operation and dis
position of the output of the mines.
AS soon as possible after it's arrival,
the commission will go to Teschen to
examine the matter at issue. This,
although most unknown to the outside
world, has been a very important and
dangerous factor affecting relations
between the newly-created states.
Title to the duchy of Teschen is in
volved in the controversy. This duchy
was formerly a part of the crown
lands of Austrian Silesia and has q
population of less than 100000. It is
about the size of Rhode Island 1t is
valuable because the coal it produces
is the only coal within the boundaries
of either Poland or Czecho- -Slovakia
which will coke, and it is regarded as
indispensable to the manufacturing in
terests of each state.
The Czechs' claim rests on suzerain-
ty exercised over the country by the
kings of Bohemia in the fourteenth
century and the fact that coking coal
is more essential to them than the
POlese.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-02-03
kiev is Captured.

WARSAW, Feb. 3-Kiev has been
taken by the Bolshevist troops, Gen.
eral Petlura's troops partially going
over to the enemy.
The Ukraine government has been
moved from Kiev to Winnitza, to the
southwest Railway communication
with Kiev is cut off at Kovel, where
there is body of German troops at
tempting to keep order among dis
orderly Germans who are retiring
from Ukraine.
The Czecho-Slovaks are bitterly de-
nounced here because of recent events
in the duchy of Teschen. Lieut.. Reg
inald Foster of the American army,
representing the peace commission. is
reported to have asked DR.. T. G. Mas
aryk, president of Czecho-Slovakia, if
the allies had given permission for
the Czechs to attack the Poles. DR..
Masaryk is said to have replied in
the negative, but is reported to have
added that Teschen is necessary for
the development of Czecho-Slovakia.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-02-08
HEALTH COMMITTEE
ELIMINATES The
UNLUCKY THIRTEEN
ALL CHILDREN MUST SHOW vACCI.
NATION CERTHICTE BE-
FORE BEING ADMIT
TED TO SCHOOL.
Milk md Cream Problem Thoroughly
Probed BY Council Committee at
Session Last Evening.

Little was accomplished at the meet.
! ing OF the committee on health ut the
! council chamber last evening. One
! change was made in the ordinance. Sec
! tion 10 being entirely eliminat-d. 1t re-
Quircd that all school children show d
certificate OF vaccination before they
were admitted as student
Nearly the whole evening was spent
! in listening Ia arguments for ana
againSt tho milk and cream section OF
the ordinance. Previous TO the reading
OF the ordinance an agreement which
was signed yesterday ut Charleston be-
tween the United States Department OF
Agriculture and the West Virginia Dc
part Of Agriculture. pertaining 70
tho tubcrcular testing Of cattle was read
before the committee.
Various arguments were presented for
and against the pastcurIzation of milk.
Mr. Niclicrson gave the small dealers
point Of View and stated that 1t wouh
practically Mt the small dairyman COM
plctcly out Of business if this was en-
forced He was in favor of the tuhercu-
Tine testing Of cattle, however. Mr..
Greene, Of the +. l. G. Dairy. was CALI
cd upon and outlined the opportunities
which the smaller man would have and
how much moro beneficial the pasteur-
, izrd milk would be for tho health Of the
. city.
Dr. Williams statpd that The method
! Of pastcurization had been endorsed by
tThr leading health OFFICIALS ana invest! :
gators in the country and that it would
be the best thing 10 clear the milk prob
! lem in this city. He MISC said that II
the cattle were tubcrculinc tested and
an average report of 80 was maintained
1T the dairy farms tho raw milk would
, be IN Il fit stat" for sale but Al present
few farms maintained this average.
Til" doctor was instructed 10 make
changes in the ordinance bringing In
+ these requirements and they will DC pre-
: scented III the next meeting Of tn health
/ conn
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-02-08
BANK ROBBERS
MAY STILL De
ABOUT TIE CITY
TWO MER STEAL BIG W1LLYS-
KNIGHT TOURING CAB OWNED BY
Ex-CEIEF JAMES SILL.
Was Taken From Sixteenth and Marfte
Streets About 10 O'Clock Last
Might.

at is possible that the Fulton bank
robbers arr still lcafing about the
Wheeling district.
Such seems 20 The opinion Of number
Of lu.a! persons ami also number OF
. the members Of the police department.
They ;'so give number Of reasons as
L. why they think that possibly they
ar" slIl! about the. city.
Las: evening two men got into the
lurgc WillyS-knEht touring car, owned
! by Ex-chicf Of Police James Sill and
/ drove il away. and the police have as
! yet been unable 10 land the Parties who
| stole the car. II Is thought that they
| were possibly the same persons Tho
| stole the car in Pittsburgh and later
robbed the Fulton bank.
That they also made an effort 10 steal
another car. owned by william Oglc. OF
this city. there is no doubt. rs when he
made and effort to start the car 1t, start
! Cd backward and he was unable to move
! it forward and it went through tho
fence and into the lot. where the House
II Hermann store formerly was located.
EX-chcf James Sill WAS in tho the
: atrc when the car was stolen and when
he returned he found that the car was
: missing. Several persons are alleged
to have seen the two men drive the car
! away and IT is claimed that they ans
wcrcd the description OF tho men mixed
up in the Fulton robbery.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-02-08
NEW BEECH BOTTOM
PLANT WILL BEGIN
OPERATION MONDAY
TWO Of Eight Mills Of whitaker GleGs.
ner to Start-CoInpany Has
Many Orders.

II was announced last night that the
new Beech Bottom Whitakcr-LilcsSncr
Company plant will partially start OF
Monday morning. Two mills will be put
in operation. and the other six will be
operated as soon as completed The new
plant is located north OF Warwood. and
is quite an addition to the Wheeling dis
trct industrial section.
Despite IT the general industrial de-
preston ;Ll over the country, which this
community has not escaped, The Whita-
kcr-Glessncr Company has been opera
ting it's many plants and now will be-
/ gin the operation OF an additional one.
Tho compahy has many mills under its
supervision, the Greek" mill. the Oldest
of its plants; the Laughlin plant nj
Martins Ferry. Will the Corrugating
plant is partially located in both this
city and Martins Ferry. 1t is said that
thu latter is the largest mill OF the kind
in the country.