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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-03-23
Detectives Cause Three
Deaths; Kentucky Mining
Town Is In turmoil
(By Associated Press)

MIDDLESBORO. KY, March %
Harlan county, Kentucky on the Ken
tuckyWest Virginia border, was the
scene today of much excitement.
Bands of miners were searching the
country for operatives of a detective
agency who are alleged to have start
ed a fight at Wallins Creek Saturday
night with miners, which resulted in
the killing of three persons and the
wounding of several others.
The clash was the outgrowth of ill
feeling said to have existed in Harlan
county coal fields because of importa-
ton last week, of group of detec-
tives by the Kentucky Steam Coal
company, where a strike is on.
The dead are:
Bud Taylor, miner; Deputy Sheriff
John Burkes, and James Hall, detec-
tive. The names of the wounded could
not be ascertained.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-03-23
u, s., AGREE
ON SOLDIERS BODIES
(By Associated Press,

WASHINGTON, March 90 - An
agreement under which American
dead in France, whether within or
behind the battle zone, may be remov-
ed to the United States as soon as
arrangements have been completed,
has been reached at a conference be-
tween Representatives of the French
and American governments. The
agreement awaits the approval of the
French government.
The conference decision. as trans
mitted by Ambassador Wallace, was
sent today to Chairman Porterk, of
the house of foreign affairs committee
by the state department.
"This practically ends the contro-
versy between the United States and
France over the return of our soldier
dead" said Mr.. Porter. Il am conf
dent the French commission did not
make the recommendation without the
full knowledge of Premier Millerand
with whom he carried on all nego.
tiations''
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-03-23

President Withdraws Govern
ment Control of Bituminous
Coal Prices so Increase May
be Absorbed In Prices.
REPORT IS MADE PUBLIC
(By Associated Presss


WASHINGTON, March % Presi.
dent Wilson today withdrew govern
ment control of the price Of bitumin.
GUS coal so that the 81 per cent wage
advance for miners recommended by
the majority of the coal strike settle
ment commission may be absorbed in
the price the consumer will pay after
April 1. The commission estimated
thls wage advance at $500, ,000, 900 a
year.
Al the same time the president
made public the majority and minor
lty report of the commission and wrote
the operators and miners asking that
tney reach an agreement on the basis
or the majority report alone as speed
lily as possible, so that uncertainty re-
gardlng the fuel situation might be
removed
President Warns Operators
Inc operators were warned by
President Wilson against violating
laws, against combinations in restraint
OF trade. and profiteering and also not
70 exact unreasona BILE prices for
coar'.
Il am aware" said the president,
that al present, as result of the
shortage created by the coal strike.
ana OF the consequent interference
with transportation, and as a result,
dlso' OF the exceptionally unfavorable
winter, the demand for coal continues
active.
Il desire to impress upon the coal
operators, the extreme Importance
not only of their complying to the full
lest extent with the laws against COM
Dlnatlons in restraint of trade, and
again profiteering, but also of their
exerting themselves affirmatively to
prevent exacting of unreasona Bile
prices for coal.
Public to Protect Itself
am sure the public fully appre-
ciates the desira bility, where pIac.
ucaole, of leaving commercial trans
actlons untrammeled, but at the same
time am satisfied the public will find
wags to protect itself If such liberal
policy shall appear to result in un.
reasonably high prices"
John L. Lewis, president of the
united Mine Workers of America. in
formal statement expressed disap.
po1ntment that the president had af-
nrmed the majority report of the
commission. but said the miners were
ready and willing to respond to the
suggestions that they participate in a
Joint wage conference.
Ignores Reform, Says Lewis.
The affirmation of the majority re-
port OF the commission by the presi.
| dent" said Mr.. Lewis, will be keenly
disappointing to the mine workers,
ignoring, as it does, any vital reform
for which they asked consideration.
Furthermore, the majority commits.
sloners usurp the authority not vested
In them in presuming to render de-
clsions upon questions which were not
| raised by the operators prior to the
formation of the commission.
Never the less, the miners are
ready and willing to respond to the
presidents suggestion to participate in
a joint wage conference in the hope
that new agreement can be conclud-
| ed. 1t is obvious that such an agree
ment should be confirmative by
| April 1st.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-03-23
(By Associated Press)

DOVER, Delaware, March %. -
Whether the women of America will
participate in the forth coming presi-
Dental primaries and in the November
national election as provided in the
proposed amendment to the federal
constitution apparently rested today
with the Delaware legislation in ex-
traordinary session here.
Thirty-five of the thirty-siX states
necessary for the ratification of the
amendment have acted favorably and
should the action of the Delaware as
sembly be against it the suffraglsts
would have but slight chance of win
ming before next winter, as no other
legislatures will convene in regular
session until that time.
Both the suffragists and those op-
posed to the ratification of the amend
ment have made a hard fight in Del
aware and both sides today appeared
confident of victory. Notwithstanding
the support received by the suffragists
from the national leaders of both
the Democratic and Republican part
les, the anti-suffragists declare the
amendment will be defeated.
Not To Be Heard Yet.
No one here today cared to venture
prediction as to just when the
amendment would be taken up by the
assembly. 1t was said. however, that
it's chances of even hearing in eth
er house were remote until the school
code and other state measures have
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-03-23
Democratic Senator Opens
Up on Admiral Sims

WASHINGTON, March 23.-Rear
heavy barrage % Of questions from sena.
tor Pittman, Democrat. Nevada. when
he took the stand today for the re-
sumption of the cross examination by
the senate subcommittee invcstigat-
ingthe navy departments conduct of
the war.
Senator Pittman, fortified by the
voluminous records from the navy's
historical section, and a mass of offic-
ial correspondence was prepared to
break down the presentation of the
admirars case against the department,
which he made in his direct testimony
last week.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-03-23
MINE men ROUNDED
UP BY GOVERNMENT
(By Associated Press)

INDIANAPOLIS, March % Indi-
ana coal operators and miners who
have been arrested on indictments
brought by a special federal grand
jury here following an investigation
of the coal industry, today totaled
thirty-one. Twenty-One other Indiana
men are under indictment charged
with violating the Lever law and con-
spiracy sections of the federal GRIM
inal code. Seventy-three men in other
states are under Indictment on sim
liar charges.
Twenty-Five operators or miners
officials were arrested yesterday and
last night in Terre Haute and Evans
vile. They included Phil H. Penna,
secretary of the Indiana Bituminous
Coal Operators association, and Ed
ward Stewart and William Mitch,
president and secretary respectively.
Of District No. II of the United Mine
Workers of America. Six operators
had been arrested previously in In
dianapolis.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-03-23
State Commissioners are
Against Investment Account
As r. X. Rates Basis
(By Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, March 23-Strong
opposition to the railroad corporations
proposal that property investment ac-
counts form the basis for valuation of
the railroads, preliminary to the new
rate adjustment under the tranSpor-
tation act, was expressed before the
interstate commission today by John
f. Benton, general solicitor of the
association of state railroad commits
sioners.
Appearing as representative of
the public, Mr.. Benton declared that
congress had expressly forbidden the
use of investment accounts as valu-
alton basis.
The state railroad commissioners,
he asserted, are against any change in
the established classification group for
the purpose of rate making. Increas-
es, he said, should not be horizontal,
but should be made upon the traffic
that ought to bear it.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-03-23
Suffrage Hangs Upon Action of
Delaware Legislature, in Session

been acted upon. Suffragist leaders
say the delay is favorable to their
cause and that if action on the amend
ment is postponed for few days it is
sure of ratification.
Governor Townsend was expected
to make strong plea for ratification
when he appears before the legisla-
ture today to deliver his message.
NEW YORK, March 23-Claims of
anti-suffragists that the Anthony
amendment to the constitution if rati-
fled, would be ineffective in states
where state constitutions restrict suf-
frage to male" citizens until such
constitutions had been amended, are
erroneous, according to an opinion OBJ
tanned from Charles E. Hughes, for
Continued on Page TweIve)
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-03-23
FORCER C0NFESSES;
WANTED over U. s.

Confession of guilt to charge of
forgery was made to Chief of Police
Wenger Tuesday by ]. H. Jones, alias
A. Ashberry, alias A. c. Brown, alias
J. H. Stanley, alias R. l.. Brown, ar
rested Monday night.
Jones also admitted that he was
wanted in Akron, O., and Washington,
D. c., on similar charges. He refused
to say anything further about his past
life, other than that he was guilty to
the charges.
Jones was arrested after complaints
were made to the police by an official
Of the American Trust and Savings,
who said that Jones had beat the COM
pany out of $505, obtaining the money
by bad checks.
Jones is said to have deposited $3.50
which he got from the American bank,
in the Second National bank, and later
drew his deposit in the National bank
from the trust company.
His wife, who was also taken into
custody, is said to have had $3.50 on
her person. She is held pending the
arrival of a witness.
Used Many Names.
On his bank book at the American
Trust and Savings bank Jones used
the name of A. Ashberry. but at the
Second National bank, he is said to
have given his name as J. H. Jones. A
list of bank and check books found
in his possession includes, in addition
to these of the two Richmond banks
banks at Tacoma, Va, Akron, O..
Washington. D. c., Norton, Va, and
Winston-Salem, N. G.
Jones, who was bound over to the
circuit court Tuesday, will probably
be arraigned within the next few days
Although police say they were un
usually lucky in getting their man, the
arrest is regarded as one Of the larg
est catches" in the history of the
CITY
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-03-23

mail carrier for over 80 years, are
more hail and hearty than they were
when they started. In fact, Mr.. Dick
inson started thinking it might i'm
prove his health. And it did.
Mr.. Donlin and Mr.. Dickinson cal
culate they walk about II miles day.
800 days year. making 5000 miles a
year, or about 10000 miles apiece, for
the sake of Uncle Samuel's customers.
This means about $4,000 city squares
a year Count it up for yourself, and
then try it for your health.
Wears Out 124 Pairs.
On an average mail carriers wear
out three to four pairs of shoes a
year. Their boots have to be resoIed
every six or seven weeks. According
to this, Carrier Donlin has demolished
about 124 pairs of shoes.
That doesn't mean that he has
worn them brief time and then laid
them aside, for carrier gets heavy
shoes and wears them completely out.
Often he keeps, more than one pair
on the go" however
Time was when nice pair of mems
shoes could be bought anywhere from
81 up to SIS. Today shoes can be
bought for $10-that is, if the buyer
seeks high and low and jumps in on
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-03-23
,od johnson photographed just before

sale Prices run as high as $40.
Even II. c. L. Don't Worry Them.
Despite this, Richmonds two-oldest
carriers are growing younger instead
of older, they say, and they should
worry about high prices-only the
blankety-blank situation hits every
thing, so they can't quite avoid the
subject.
Carrying mail is one OF the most
interesting jobs man could want. /
have cultivated congenial friends /
wouldn't have missed for anything
People on my route are no end con-
siderate and kind to me-" said Mr.
Donlin. His route lies in the north
part of the city from the Pennsylvania
station to the Wayne Works, and
CONTINUED on Page Nne)
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-03-23
No Reserve Training
for 1920, Announcement
(By Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, March 23- Plans
for the recount of the ballot cast in
the Ford Newberry senatorial election
contest in Michigan. we're agreed upon
tentatively today at conference be-
tween senate privileges and election
committee, and counsel representing
both sides.
Chairman Watson, of the subcom-
mittee, said that the recount would
not begin for at least 80 days. as ap-
proximately that time would be re-
Quired to assemble the ballots and
bring them to Washington
About three weeks, the chairman
estimated would be required to com.
plete the count. which would be done
by 10 boards of two members each.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-03-23
Panhandle Stockholders
To Authorize Bond Issue
(BY AssOciated PresSl

PHILADELPHIA, March %. - A
special meeting of the stockholders of
the Pittsburgh, Cincinnati. Chicago &
St. Louis railroad company will be
held in Pittsburgh on May 27, for the
purpose OF authorizing the issue of
$35, 600. 900 five per cent general mort
gage bonds, $2O,0O0,00O of which will
be issued at once to reimburse the
Pennsylvania company for advances
made to cover the improvement and
extension of the Panhandle" property.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-03-23
Methodist Pastors to
Remain in Charge

The Methodist ministers holding
charges in Richmond will probably
remain in their present incumbencies
during the coming year, it was said
Tuesday by high officials of the North
Indiana conference.
The local pastors include the Rev.
r. l.. Semans, pastor of the First M.
E. church, the Rev. E. L. Gates. pastor
of the Fairview Methodist church. and
the Rev. A. H. Backus, pastor of the
Grace M. Z. church.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-03-23
Morgenthau Named for
Mexican Ambassador

WASHINGTON, March 23-Henry
Morgenthau. Of New York, former am.
bassador to Turkey. was nominated to-
day by President Wilson to be am
bassador to Mexico. He win succeed
Henry P. Fletcher. who resigned re-
Gently because he did not agree with
the administration's Mexican policy.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-03-23
Two Leave City for
Indefinite Periods

Patrolman Vogelsong left Tuesday
for Michigan City with Gail Hawkins,
colored, sentenced to serve a term of
one to 10 years for larceny. Hawkins
was sentenced after trying to steal
an automobile belonging to a member
of the police force, from the police
garage.
Deputy Sheriff Carl Wadman took
Philip Demedoff, convicted of forgery
March IL. to Jeffersonville. where De-
to IA years.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-03-23
NEEDS $4,000, 100000
RUBLES, WARSAW SAYS
(By Associated Press)

WARSAW, March o. Thirty-two
billion rubles in gold is the sum
needed by Russia to restore herself, ac-
cording to the Polish government Of
fetal telegraph news agency, which
quotes soviet newspapers to that effect
The news agency says that 1t has
been reported from Libau that Russian
recently published &C.
counts of the appointment of COM
mission to calculate the. losses of
Russia during the war and revolution.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-03-23
City's Population To Be
Announced Toniqhf

The population of Richmond, gather
ed from the 1920 census, will be
announced by federal authorities at
Washington, Tuesday at p. m, Tues
day. -.5
The 1910 city population was 22.324.
The population for Glen Falls, N. Y,
New Amsterdam, N. Y, and Madison,
Wis, will also be announced tonight.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-03-23
COLBY SWORN IN.
(By Associated Press)

(By AsSoclated PreSsJ
WASHINGTON, March 90. Balm
bridge Colby was sworn in today as
Secretary of State, succeeding Robert
Lansing, who resigned six weeks ago.
There were no ceremonies.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-03-23
Two Veteran Male Carriers Hale
and Hearty After 10000 Miles
Ambassador and Mrs. Robert Underwo

S 1T healthy to be a mail
carrier? Richmond has two
living examples to the affirm
atiye. John E. Donlin. who
has served the Richmond
postoffice 81 years, and Ed
A. Dickinson, who has been
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-03-23

A>oou Oh
For Wayne County by w. e. Moore
Unsettled and continued warm to-
night and Wednesday, Probably Show
ers Wednesday, possibly tonight. Brisk
and strong south wind prevails.
General Conditions Fair weather
still prevails over the great central
valley And Eastern states. It is be-
coming unsettled in the west, with
showers. An extensive storm pre-
walls over the Rocky mountain states
and Pacific coast. Heavy rains
throughout California. This storm is
moving slowly but will undoubtedly
cause showers here within the next
48 hours, possibly within "a hours
Temperatures much above normal pre-
vail as far north as Canada, with 70
above in South Dakota. Severe cold
weather still continues over Alaska,
Nome reporting II below and Tanana
40 below. The weather will ontinue
warm here for at least SO hours.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-03-23
Weather Forecast

For Indiana, by the United States
Weather Bureau-Partly cloudy to-
night and Wednesday,; probably show
ers; warmer tonight in east portion
with fresh to strong winds.
Yesterday
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-03-23

AIX-LA-CHAPELLE Rhenish Prus-
sia, March 23-Another battle is re-
ported to be going on between Spar
tacans and troops of the regular army
at Wesel, % miles northwest of Essen.
The regulars, the report says, appears
to have been outflanked by the Spar
tacans.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-04-27
Changed His Mind.

lie was well up in the sixties and
always got lot of pleasure out of
walking. BE would always say: you
city people don't get out enough and
walk"
In his short stay in the city he
stepped into his sons downtown mag
azine shop and said: II just walked
down from Thirty-fourth street."
With pride he added: That's not bad
for young fellow like me! And, by
the way, your wife gave me this note
AMI said for me to stop and get these
thirgs. Where is this store?"
That's the department store just
square up the street-this street." re-
piled his son.
"A department storei Where is that
errand boy you have around here?
I'm too tired TO walk up there" re-
piled the old man.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-04-27
JUST PULLED UP IN TIME
TimpISins' Abrupt Change of Subject
Hardly to Be Wondered at
Under the Circumstances.

The shaded lights, music in the dis
lance. sweet perfumes from the costly
flowers about them-everything was
just right for a proposal, and Timp
kins decided to chance his luck. She
was pretty, which was good. and also,
he believed, an heiress. which was
better
'Are you not afraid that some one
will marry you for your money!" he
asked gently.
"0h. dear, MOI" smiled the girl.
"Such an idea never entered my
head!"
"Ah Miss Liscombe," he sighed, "In
your sweet innocence you do not
dream how coldly, cruelty mercenary
some men are !"
Perhaps 1 don't" replied the girl
calmly.
81 would not for a moment have
such a terrible fate befall your he
said passionately "You are too good
too beautiful. The man who wins
you should love you for yourself
alone"
Hell have to-" the girl remarked
sits. my cousin Jennie who has the
money-not I. You seem TO have got
me mixed. haven't n penny myself"
"Oh-er"-stammered the young
man-"what pleasant weather we are
having, aren't we?" s.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-04-27
Gone Lower.

Several of our Hoosier school build
ings are named after noted Ameri-
cans Of a generation or more ago. Re
Gently at a community meeting at
one of these buildings the speaker
spoke of the spirit of the man. whose
name the building bore, lowering
over the school. The children seemed
much impressed then hut ir took the
next day TO show how deeply some
had been moved.
The principal sent two youngsters
10 the basement to see TO the furnace
I'm the absence of the ianitor They
came rushing up few minutes later
saving that they had heard "ter-
rible noise" down there. The prin-
cinal laughed at them but another
hoy arose in their defense. 81 bet
know what it is" he said. 81 bet it's
that mans spirit around here again
Only this time instead of being on
the roof it's down in the cellar''-In-
dianapoliS News.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-04-27
WHY DROWN?
Life Saving Epigrams by Commodore
w. 4. LongfcIIow, Field Agent,
Life Saving Ccrps, Amer
lean Red Er0ss

The lest way 10 drown is TO throw
up / 9th hands and boiler help"
IF you want 10 get ashore. reach
for 1t, first with one hand and then
with the other, but if you want to
get to heaven, reach for it, and you
will get there by way of the bot
tom"
Swimming. according to a small
ny. is. the only exercise you come
clean from"
THE small boy makes a good life
saver because he has not learned
fear, ard three OF him are usually
present before the first adult arrives
on the scene"
IF a duck had to wear shoes and
stockings he would never have learn
Ell OF swim"
Lots of barrels have been ruined
rolling drowned people over them"
''The old idea of soaking a drown
ing man in the jaw is out of date.
II Is hard work 10 convince per-
son your intentions are friendly after
you have punched him in the face a
couple of times"
Fellows. never take girl canoe
ing unless you can swim for two, or
know a girl that could save you"
Girls. never take boy canoeing
unless you can save him for your
self"
"A canoe is different from a boat.
II is safe 70 stand up in a canal
boat
Help comes quickly to the fellow
clinging to the overturned boat, but
The fellow who starts to swim can
swim on Hang onto the boat and
loller and you viii be picked up
1rst."
IF a drowning person clutches you
around the neck, change his view
point without changing his looks"
In going to the rescue of a near
drowner who seems very strong, let
him fight the water and then bring
in the remains. The water is good
ally if you make it fight for YOU"
y sHiGli 10y - bOOu tAS Sef'Ni'
for like a tug boat, he has the en-
CINE power without the cargo space"
Generous persons are interested
in First Aid, hut even selfish persons
are interested in life saving because
everyone likes bathing
sink EASTES ARE LIABLE
TIES. LIFE SAVERS ARE COMMU-
NIFTY ASSETS. WHAT ARE Y0U!"