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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-07-16
S. S. !. A. to Lead Home
Building Campaign; Will
Erect Low-priced Homes

Homes, which will be within reach
Of the average salaried mans pocket
book, will be erected by the South
Side Improvement association If the
plan proposed by the own Your Own
Home" committee and adopted by the
association at Tuesday nights meet
ing Is successful.
The committee was instructed to
proceed with the construction Of a
home on one of the associations lots
in Beallview, which will cost approx
mately $4,000 and after it is COM
pleted. to sell it for cost. The money
realized from the sale of this house
will be used to build another, and the
work will continue as long as it proves
successful. The first home will be
built on South Eighth street, between
L and M streets.
Directors Of the association will
meet Thursday afternoon to take steps
toward the preservation Of some OF
the big trees in the Beallview park
The trees in this park are some OF
the finest in the city and the associa.
ton is anxious that they be properly
cared for.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-07-16
CRUELTY SHOWN
IN ARMY PRISON
SOLDIERS CLAIM
Merciless Assaults on Prison
ers Alleged - insufficient
Food Given Men.

WASHINGTON. July 1e-Six for
mer American soldiers testified Tues
day before special house committee
investigating alleged cruelties to mil
ftary prisoners in France, declared
that merciless assaults were commit
ted without provocation on the pris-
oners by arrogant officers in charge
or the prisons and camps. Only one
OF the witnesses, all of whom were
charged with being absent without
leave, was convicted, the others hay
Ing been acquitted and the charge dis
missed.
THE Bastile." The Stockade,"
Prison Farm No. 2" and "St. AIMS
Hotel" also known as THE Brig"
were the places named by the wit
nesses as the scene Of the alleged
cruelties, which are said to have ex-
tended over several months in 1918
Some of the officers in charge Of the
prison camps, 1t is said, had been
convicted by court martials and 9TH
ers were awaiting trial.
Lieutenant Hard-boiled" Smith,
one of the prison camp officers. was
mentioned frequently, while others
named were Lieutenants Mason and
Sullivan and Sergeants Ball, Wolf
meyer and Bush.
General Never Tried.
Did they ever try the general in
charge Of the camp" asked Chairman
Royal Johnson, who left his seat in
congress to serve with the army
abroad.
mot that anybody heard" respond
ed witness.
When Lieutenant Hard boiled
Smith was tried at Tours early this
year, 100 witnesses appeared against
him, and he was convicted, testified
Sidney Kemp. 479 West 146th street
New York city. who was a corporal
with Company F, 102nd Engineers
9th Division.
Fifty witnesses whom l can name
will verify everything said here, and
tell more, too" asserted Kemp.
Several Of the soldiers testified that
in addition to being beaten, food in
| small amounts and Of poor quality
was supplied, and that the bedding
was poor, sometimes the mattress be
ing in mud under a small tent.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-07-16
NATIONAL AFRICAN
CHURCH CONFERENCE
HELD At COLUMBUS

COLUMBUS, O., July 1.-the most
important conference OF American ne
gro religious leaders and educators OF
the year, has just ended at Columbus
with an unanimous endorsement Of
the Interchurch World Movement Of
North America. This meant that the
delegates approved united program
of religious work embracing all the
evangelical churches Of the United
States. regardless of race or creed
The conference included 1913 repre-
sentatives of the missionary boards
and other benevolent agencies OF nine
negro denominations in II states.
John r. Hawkins, of Washington, ma
tional financial secretary of the Afr1-
can Methodist Episcopal church, esti-
mated that they represented 100000
communicates.
They heard the identical outline Of
the movement which received the en-
dorsement of 500 delegates represent
ing 200 white church boards, at Cleve-
land in May The same men who
spoke at Cleveland addressed the
meeting at Columbus.
They explained the movement as a
plan to coordinate missionary. educa-
tional, church extension and similar
dCUlVllleS OIL Lu6 TTOlcSlduI SuuiSuCS
Of America in a unified program OF
world-evangelization A common
study Is to be made Of actual religious
conditions and needs, county by coun-
ty in the United States, and mission
mission abroad
Negro speakers, discussing the pro.
gram, declared on the floor Of the con.
ference that it offers a greater hope
for their own people than anything
that has yet come to their attention
They believed it would strengthen
their churches. give them new grip
on the moral leadership of the race
build up their schools, colleges and
universities and eliminate racial an
tagonisms in their labors with white
Christians.
findings committee was appoint
ed, consisting of six bishops, five gen
eral officers, representative from col
leges and universities. clergymen, lay
men and Y. NJ. c. A. and Y. w. c. A
workers, with Bishp G. w. Clinton, A
NJ e. Zion chairman. This commit
tee recommended unqualified endorse
ment Of the plan with suggestions as
to negro participation in working ou
the details. The report was adopted
after less than an hour Of debate.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-07-16
BASTILLE DAY FETE
Celebrated UNTIL
EARLY MORNING
tBy Associated Press)

PARIS. July 16-Weary. but still
bent upon continuing its festivities I'M
til the last ounce of celebrative en-
ergy had been spent, Paris kept up
it's Victory day celebration we'll into
the small hours of this morning. Each
of the traditional attractions of the
18th of July-the illumination, the fire
works, the free performance in the
national theatres. the street dancing
found it's particular crowd. The cli-
max of the nights proceedings, how
ever, was the appearance Of the "gf-
randole," especially brought from
Florence, where it was made. for the
occasion. 1t consisted of series Of
connected panels, brilliantly illumi-
mated by $4,000 lamps, and adorned
with the portraits of the allied rulers
and celebrities, together with inscr1p-
tons recalling the principal events OF
the war The whole contrivance was
more than 5000 feet long; Eight hun
dred soldiers dragged the immense
machine through the principal streets
on both sides Of the Seine, its pro-
gress accompanied by the strains Of
military band music, and its appear
ance everywhere being welcomed with
immense delight by the people. The
dense crowds were in the Champs
Elysees where the Examinations were
particularly beautiful in their effect,
a notable feature of the lighting be-
ing the rays which lamps upon the
Arc de Tr1umphe sent darting down
the maknificent avenue. Thousands.
too, assembled around the onetaph
there.
A real carnival spirit was in evil
dence among the people on the boule-
wards and confetti battles were num-
erous, Notwithstanding the ban that
had been put on them by the pre-
feet.
AS a sequel to the Victory day cele-
bration, President Poincare has writ
ten to Premier Clemenceau, asking
him in the name Of the country Ito
convey to the French armies in this
divine moment, the passionate admi'
ration and gratitude of the republic. y
The premier has sent congratulations
to Marshal Petain and the allied com
manders through Marshal Foch, the
allied commander-in-chief. The pre-
mier concluded the letter to Marshal
Petain by the reminder that from
the victory of war there remains the
victory of peace to be achieved"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-07-16
Brooks Has Hard Job;
Must Figure Out Tax
Increases Over Count,

Howard Brooks. Wayne county aud
itor. is willing to bet that he has
the hardest job in the county.
When the board of tax review, just
before the close of it's session, voted
to place flat increase on practically
every assessment in the county, they
gave Brooks the job Of changing the
assessment books, which had been
prepared by the assessors.
Brooks and his deputies now have
the job Of going over each assessment
book, figuring the amount of increase
in each case, adding this amount to
the former assessment, and then to-
falling the amount Of property in the
county.
And all this has to be done, accord
ing to the state tax board, by July
20.
"Somebody has been passing the
buck and If the state gets this by the
twentieth, they will be going some. -
Brooks said Wednesday.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-07-16
La.Ds For Americanization
Put Ohio Schools In Lead

COLUMBUS, O., July 16. - F. B.
Pearson. state superintendent of
public instruction, said laws passed
by the legislature make Ohio schools
the foremost in the country in Ameri-
caniZation.
Pearson mailed summaries of new
laws to teachers and
members of school boards today They
become effective in September
The Americanization laws follow
All schools must display the Ameri-
can flag each day school is in ses-
sion.
Instruction in all schools must be
in English. German is barred in
elementary grades.
All teachers must take the oath of
allegiance to the United States.
American government and citizen.
ship must be taught in the seventh
and eighth grades.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-07-16
Ohio Electric Company
Demands New Franchise
For Richmond Division

DAYTON, o., July 16-Oficials Of
the Ohio Electric railway company
made a request for a new franchise
for the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. division
of the road at a conference held Tues
day with County Commissioners A. L.
Byerly and c. l.. Shroyer
The request of the company was
made following notice given by the
commissioners saying the Ohio Elec-
trio company should be prepared to
take care Of its portion of the paving
of the Dayton-Eaton pike.
This pike is to be paved at once
and the contractor will be ready to
start work within the next few weeks.
The company, it is said, has refused
to pay for its portion unless the COM
missioners grant them a new fran
chiSe.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-07-16
Many Lives Lost In
Hurricane Over Chile
(Ey Associated Press)

VALPARAISO, Chile. July Is
Eighty-seven persons are known to
have been drowned and the loss OF
life may have been much greater, in
hurricane which swept this port
Saturday and Sunday.
Fourteen vessels of various sizes
we're sunk and about hundred light
ers and other small craft were de-
stroyed. The property loss is esti-
mated at $20O,0OO00
Among the steamers lost were the
Don Carlos, LILA net tonnage: Toro,
81 tons; the tug Cordillera Of LOT tons;
the old hull Lima. of 2,490 tons, the
hulls Lima, $3.50 tons, the Lontue and
the Likata.
The German steamer sails, which
was washed ashore and pounded to
pieces, lost ten Of its crew.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-07-16
Irish Action Not
League Violation
(By Associated Press)

LONDON, July 16.-The British gov
eminent does not regard the action
Of the United States senate with re-
spect to Ireland or the acts in the
same connection of any other person
or bodies representing the American
people as in violation of Article X of
the League Of Nations covenant. said
Andrew Bonar Law, the government
leader in the house Of commons today.
The government, Mr.. Bonar Law
added, would not put the question of
the future government of Ireland on
the program for consideration at the
next meeting of the council of the
League Of Nations.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-07-16
indianapolis Street Car
Men Giuen Increase
(By Associated Press)

INDIANAPOLIS, July 16-Effective
this morning. employees, conductors
and motormen, of the Indianapolis
Street Railway company, will receive
an increase Of three cents an hour
The new schedule ranges from 81 to
AZ cents an hour. The company esti-
mates that the increase will amount
to $125,000 annually. In announcing
the increase, the company says it will
rely on the cooperation Of those in
autho GRITTY to grant additional revenues
which will be required to enable the
company to discharge it's full obliga-
tons"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-07-16
NORTHRUP AGAIN VETERINARIAN

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, July 16.-Dr.
L. E. Northrup was elected state vet
erinarian and secretary ex officio of
the state live stock sanitary board at
the initial meeting of the board yes
terday. DR.. Northrup was state vet
erinarian under the old law through
appointment by the governor and the
action of the board continues him In
the position.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-07-16
Disagreement Over Postal
Regulations For Germany
(By Associated Press)

PARIS, July 1.-the departure of
Dr. Theodore Lewald, head OF a Ger
man commission from Versailles on
Saturday followed a discussion be-
tween DR.. Lewald and the inter-allied
Rhineland commission as to a pro-
posal made by Germany that no differ
ence should be made as regards postal
and customs regulations between oc-
cupied and unoccupied Germany. No
reply was given the German proposal
and it is believed it will be sent later.
The allied representatives, however,
seemed unwilling to accept the Ger
man view.
When DR.. Lewald left Versailles 1t
was said he was going to Berlin to
receive further instructions from his
government and would return in few
days.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-07-16
OVER FOUR MILLION
TROOPS HAULED IN
FIRST HALF OF 1919
(By Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, July 16-The rail-
roads of the United States hauled
4,276,949 troops on special and regular
trains for an average Of $50 miles
each in the first six months Of 1919,
according to statistics made public to-
day by Director General Hines. In
addition. probably two million officers
and men made railway trips while on
furlough and another million were
transported from camps to their
homes after discharge, making a total
of 7,250,000 military passengers &C
commodated In addition to the usual
civilian travel The military traffic
in six months required nine million
train miles and as much of the equip
ment had to be sent empty in one di-
rection, this figure should be doubled
to express the aggregate transporta-
ton demand by the military forces.
This extraordinary demand eX-
plains" the railroad administration
statement said, why it has not been
able to meet all of the requests for
excursion trains and why in some
cases the cars on regular passenger
trains have been crowded"
1t also was pointed out that much
of the military traffic was hauled at
less than is charged civilian passen-
gers, discharged soldiers being al
lowed a rate of two cents a mile, men
on furlough one cent a mile, and in
some states of the west, land grant
reductions resulted in some OF the
regular troop movements being made
at less than the standard civilian rate
of three cents.
In the first two weeks of July 160.-
633 soldiers returned from Europe and
were hauled by the railroads.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-07-16
Airplanes Offered For
Flight To South Pole
(By Associated Press)


LONDON, July 1.-two airplane
manufacturers have offered to give an
airplane to J. L. Cope. leader Of the
British Imperial Antarctic expedition,
for a flight to the south pole. 1t is
declared to be Mr.. Cope's intention
to carry an airplane on board the ex-
ploring steamer Terra Nova on which
the expedition is to proceed until the
vessel becomes fast from the ice. He
is planning to be absent about six
years.
Among the officers he has selected
to accompany him are several who
participated in previous expeditions.
Professor R. c. Mossman, who had
been appointed chief Of the scientific
staff, was Meteorological to the Scott
ish anarctic expedition. A. H. Lark
man, chief engineer with the Shackle-
ton expedition, will go with Mr.. Cope
in the same capacity, and Lieutenant
H. r. Hooke. of the Royal air force.
who also was with the Shackleton ex-
petition, has been appointed chief of
the wireless staff.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-07-16
Recruits Are Asked For
Army General Hospitals
(Ry Associated Pressb

WASHINGTON, July 16.-The army
medical department is about to be-
gin an extensive campaign for recruits
for service in the general hospitals.
Authority has been given to enlist
men for one year who have not had
previous military experience. Young
men in towns adjacent to hospitals
will be appealed to to enlist in order
that the medical corps may be fully
equipped to carry on its work Of re-
storing the wounded.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-07-16
LOGANSPORT MAN
GUILTY OF FRAUD
(By Associated Press)

INDIANAPOLIS, July 16-Edward
Bliss of Logansport pleaded guilty in
the United States district court here
today to a charge of conspiracy in con-
nection with the cases in which Mum
Gle is said to have been the head
quarters of syndicate which feeced
wealthy men Of the central states out
Of more than 100000
Bliss was released under bond for
$4,000 to return to court when called
No details of his alleged connection
with the case came out at his arraign-
ment
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-07-16
SAN FRANCISCO WINS HONOR

NEW YORK, July 16.-Figures re-
vealed here today show the honor in
FAINT death rate among cities Of 10000
or more population was attained this
year by San Francisco which. with a
population above half a million, low
cred its bay deaths from 1876 1000
in 1917 to 57.2.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-07-16
FOUR DROWN IN IOWA

MASON CITY, Ia, July 16.-Caught
in the flood in the Cedar river at
Charles City, Sunday, four persons
DR.. Ruth Wright, osteopath, and
social service worker; her son-in-law,
Herbert Dennis; her daughter, Agnes,
and younger daughter-were
drowned by a canoe overturning.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-07-16
1873 TROOPS LAND

NEW YORK, July 16.-With 1878
troops on board the transport Scran-
ton arrived here today from st. Ma
vaire. They will be sent to middle
western camps for rehabilitation.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-07-16
DEMANDS RESERVATIONS
(By Associated Press

IBy Associated Press)
NEW YORK, July 16.-Win H.
Hays, chairman Of the Republican
National committee last night issued
a statement on the league Of nations
covenant in which he declared there
must be effective reservations.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-07-16
OPPOSE GENERAL STRIKE.

PARIS, July 16.-The Southern
France railroad union has passed a
resolution opposing the proposed gen.
eral strike on Monday. July 81. as
Injurious to professional aims and
inspired solely by political objects. "
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-07-16

A cat owned by w. P. Gould OF
South Hope. Me, caught two trout in
a brook and ate them for its supper.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-07-16
WILSON TO REVIEW zEcHs
nv Associated Press)

(By AsSOClated PresS1
WASHINGTON, July 16.-President
Wilson today accepted an invitation to
a review parade of Czecho Slovak
soldiers in Washington, Friday.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-05-13
RIVER RISE
CAUSED BY RAINS

Torrential rains Of the past week
in the Potomac district and on the
Shenandoah have caused the Poto-
mac river to rise ten to fifteen feet
above normal, and the highest water
mark in three years was noted above
the Great Falls dam yesterday.
Minor damages have been report
ed from the river front. where row
boats and scows have been carried
away, but rivermen are happy this
water is late in coming and did not
occur during the winter to bring
down ava1anches of ice.
Much interest has been shown by
visitors flockingf to the several
bridges to see the yellow and brown
rush OF water. Row boat ferries
have been discontinued. and extra
gangs were working on the Golfer
dams for the piers OF the new Key
bridge at Georgetown, last night.
a twenty-foot stage was
reported from Great Falls, the river
is now receding.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-05-13
JURY C0NVICTS MAN OF
T0RTURING LITTLE BOY

Henry Taylor, coIored, has been
found guilty by jury in Criminal
Court No. =, Chief Justice Mccoy pre-
siding, of having tortured Leon Pey-
ton, four-year- colored boy.
The Child's mother, Beatrice Peyton.
testified that Taylor. who boarded at
her house, knocked her down and
beat her. She said that her little boy
rushed to her side, and that Taylor
took him by the heels and dashed
him to the floor, inficting a serious
injury to the child's head. Taylors
attorney argued that it was physi-
cally impossible to pick up a child of
Icons size by the heels in The manner
as told by the mother, whereupon As
sistant District Attorney OIeary
actually demonstrated it by holding
up the boy by the heels before the
jurymen.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-05-13
LEAGUE OF PEN WOMEN
GAINS IN MEMBERSHIP

Reports made at the League OF
American Pen Women's. meeting last
night at the leagues new headquar-
tiers, 1922 H street northwest, show
that ninety-three new members have
been added to the organization dur
ing the past year.
Establishment of two new auxiliar-
les at San Diego, Cal, and Miami,
Fla. was authorized last night.
Mrs. Isaac Pearson was reelected
president Of the league. Other Of
ficers chosen are: Mrs. Florence
Jackson Stoddard and Mrs. william
Atherton Du Puy, vice presidents;
Mrs. Katherine ]. Fenton, recording
secretary; Miss Marie c. Redfern,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-05-13

Secretary Of the Navy Frankiin D.
Roosevelt, announcing that he would
not be able to attend the next meet-
ing OF the board, was read. ze point
ed out that the q. S. S. Constellation
and the L. $. S. Hartford might ~
brought here as permanent repre<
sentatives OF the old navy.
A committee composed OF DR.. W. s.
washburn, d. J. Callahan and James
T. Lloyd was appointed to co-operate
with the Navy Department In bring
ing these vessels to Washington.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-05-13
D. C. RAINBOW VETERANS
ORGANIZE AND ELECT

The District of Columbia Chapter
OF the Rainbow Division Veterans
elected officers and adopted a constr
tuition and bylaws at that organiza-
tion's second meeting at Camp Meade
Officers for the coming year are:
Maj. Gen. Charles T. Menoher, hon
orary president; Capt. Arthur L. Muir
ray, president: Theodore P. Arbeely,
vice president; Robert Orbin Litch-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-05-13
To GIVE RECITAL AT REED.

Miss Estelle Wentworth, prima
donna with the San Carlos Opera
Company and a Washington girl, will
give a song recital at the Red Cross
Convalescent House at Walter Reed
Hospital tomorrow afternoon at $50
O'Clock. Edward W. Droop will be
accompapjst.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-05-13
ATHENS LAUNCHES SHIP.

ALBANY, n. Y, May 13.-The first
successful launching OF a 100 per
cent completed, ship was at Athens
Saturday, when a concrete car float
was launched. The boat Is 269 feet
long, 81 feet beam, and 81 feet draft,
and is capable Of carrying seventeen
loaded freight cars. 1t Is the first of
a number OF this type of boat ordered
by the Government
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-05-13

corresponding secretary; Mrs. Rich
ard l. Hoxie, auditor; Mrs. George
Combs, librarian: Mrs. Thomas s.
Wallis, treasurer and Mrs. Theodore
Tiller, historian.
A gift book, autographed by
George Wharton James. writer on
Spanish missions in America, was
one OF the contributions made to the
league last night.