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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-05-20
MILLER OFFICER OF
End NATIONAL BANK

George w Miller, president of Mil
Ter Brothers Hardware company, has
been elected president of the
Second National Bank.
Mr.. Miller recently bought the en-
tire interests of r. G. Leeds and E. HI.
Harris in the bank as we'll as of Harry
Land and is today the largest stock
holder.
Miller Brothers Hardware company
is the largest and most profitable
wholesale firm in Richmond. It's sell
ing operations cover three states and
a very large volume Of business is
handled annually.
Mr.. Miller started with the firm as
an employee when it was A. L. Pogue
and company. He became partner
and finally. sole owner. He reorgan-
lied the concern about ten years ago
as corporation, his brothers, Fred
and Jake Miller, taking substantial
interests in the company. Since that
time the company has enjoyed a phe-
nomenal growth, ranking today as one
of the largest wholesale hardware
businesses in the state.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-05-20
DANIELS DEFENDS
PERSONNEL WORK OF
NAVY DURING WAR
CBy Associated Pfess)

WASHINGTON, May 26.-Secretary
Daniels today replied to the criticisms
of naval officers that he did not make
adequate steps to secure sufficient
personnel for the navy before the
United States entered the war. He
told the senate committee Investigate
ing the navy's conduct of the war that
efforts to link his personal policies in
1914 during the world war had been
abortive and declared that If he erred
then it was because he followed the
precedents established by those who
preceded him in office.
He had been criticised by Rear Ad-
miral Finke and other officers be-
cause in 1914, he only asked congress
for enough men to fill the peace COM
plements of the ships, Mr.. Daniels
said, although he was only following
recommendations of the general board
made in conformity with established
policies of the department.
Beat World, He Says.
Mr.. Daniels reviewed at length all
of the personal legislation during his
term of office and told the committee
that what the navy did in enrolling
and training young men during the
world war has had no precedent in any
navy during the last or any previous
war"
The British navy, he said, totalled
415,162 officers and men when the
armistice was signed against 52O,021
for the United States.
In May 1916, the general board rec.
commended 100000 men as the number
necessary for the conduct of the war
in the Atlantic Mr.. Daniels said. In
August of that year he recommended
and congress authorized just 5000 less
than that number, he declared.
Nobody in the navy in 1915 or 1916
dreamed that in any war so many as
! 100000 men would be needed" he
said
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-05-20
CARRANzA REPORTED
NEAR MEXICO CITY

WASHINGTON, d. c., May 90
Mexico City papers yesterday reported
that CarranZa was at Cacatlan, east
of Mexico City, in the direction of the
Tuxtam oil district. today's state de-
partment summary said.
They also reported General Obre-
gon as returning to Mexico City from
San Louis Potosi without having COM
pleted his proposed trip to Tampico
for conference there with General Ar
nulso Gomez and Manual Palaez.
Preliminary arrangements for an
extra session OF the Mexican congress,
May "a, continues, and it was said the
Gonzales party probably would NOM
mate General Obregon as it's candi-
date for president.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-05-20
Pennsylvania
SPEEDS EMPTY
CARS To WEST
Individual Shippers Try To
Hog Freight Privileges From
Commerce Commission -
Industries Shutting Down.
SOUTH IS OPEN, CLAIM
(By Associated Press)

NEW YORK, May 20.-In an effort
to move eastward vast supplies of
food and fuel held in the west be-
cause of lack of equipment, the Penn
sylvania railroad today began speeding
westward long trains of empty box and
gondola cars. All outgoing freight
has been halted by the Pennsylvania
for As hours. 1t is expected that during
the week other roads will place short
time embargoes in effect The car
shortage coupled with labor disturb
ances on the railroad is rapidly
creating an acute situation it was said
by business men who asserted that
building operations were being seri-
ously affected. Announcement was
made by the Merchants Association
yesterday that number of additional
manufacturing establishments had
been forced to close because of lack of
raw material and others would close
perhaps every day from now on unless
something drastic was done to relieve
the situation.
WASHINGTON, May 2o.-Demands
of individual industries for preferen-
tial treatment in the allotment of cars
threatens to disrupt the general plan
adopted by railroad managers and the
interstate commerce commission for
relieving the freight congestion.
Officials here are being besieged,
they said today, with pleas for imme-
diate relief which are coming by mail
and telegraph and by personal presen-
tation from representative of certain
| lines of industry or localities.
Only in cases of extreme urgency
will departures be made from a gen
eral policy, it was stated.
Transfer of 10000 box cars from
the Atlantic sea board to the lines
west of Chicago, and of 10000 coal
cars from west to east, was the first
drastic equipment movement recon-
mended to the interstate commerce
commission by a committee of rail
road executives. The movement
should be, completed within so days
to benefit, the committee said.
| LOUISVILLE, Ky, May 20-Head-
quarters in Louisville of railroads with
southern port connections have sent
! Itelegrams broadcast to connecting
lines from Pittsburgh to San Francis
co announcing free movement of
freight in the south and suggesting
the use of gulf and south Atlantic ter
| mlnals for the movement of export
| business as one means of relieving
freight congestion in the east, middle
west and west.
| The kilograms asserted that seven
southern ports, New Orleans. Mobile
Jacksonville, Brunswick, Savannah
! Charleston and Norfolk, are open and
that export business can be handled
! if lines at Ohio river crossings, St
| Louis or Memphis could be reached
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-05-20
B0LSHEVIK| CROWD
BACK POLES MORE
(By Associated Press)

LONDON, May 2o.-The offensive
begun last Friday by the BolsheviM
against the Poles along a so mile line
on the northern front, was continuing
successfully up to Wednesday, accord
ing to an official statement from the
soviet government received by wire
less from Moscow today. The Polish
retreat was continuing and was pam
icky at some points, the statement
declared
The capture of a large number Of
prisoners and immense amounts of
supplies is claimed.
The Anglo-Persian convention does
not place Great Britain under obliga-
tions with regard to the Bolshevik in
vasion of Persia, it was stated in the
house of commons today by Andrew
Bonar Law, the government leader.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-05-20
Baby's Clothes Put Out
After They Are Set Afire

The garments Of the small child of
Mr.. and Mrs. c. E. Grogg, 1117 Butler
street, caught fire Wednesday night,
when Mrs. Grogg attempted to hurry
up the process Of building the kitchen
fire by adding kerosene. The infant
was plunged into a tub of water and
escaped without injury. The small
blaze was quickly extinguished by the
fire department and no damage to
property was incurred. The run to
the Grogg home Wednesday night
ended the 1920 record Of the local fire
Of 16 fireless days.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-05-20
MACHINE
PUTS SNAG IN PATH
OF HANDLEY PLANS

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, May 20
What apparently was to be an easy
victory for Lawrence A. Handley, Of
Richmond, candidate for the Demo-
cratic nomination for treasurer of the
state, before today's convention, late
yesterday developed into a real battle
when George Dehority, of Elwood, was
pressed into the contest with the
initial advantage Of having as his spon-
sors Dale Crittenberger former audit
Or of state and many other Of the old
time Democratic leaders.
Dehority had been announced as a
candidate for state treasurer, a week
or more ago, and his friends were
certain that he would be unopposed.
When the name of Mr.. Handley was
brought out few days ago the De-
hoIt,y contingent temporarily faded
away and the feeling prevailed that
the Wayne County man would go to
the convention today without rival.
This serene outlook, however, was
not to endure. Late yesterday there
was a hurried conference of some of
the old time wheel horses of Indiana
Democracy who, it is said. felt that
Republican Wayne County was asking
entirely too much by even presuming
TO present a candidate for state Office
before a Democratic convention.
Dehority Machine Patched.
The Dehority organization was
quickly patched up and last night and
early this morning was much in
evidence.
Handiey's friends throughout the
Sixth District were very active, how
ever, and they declared before the
convention opened that if all promises
Of support were carried out to the
letter, the Richmond man would win.
Marion County, which was the undo
ing of l.. S. Bowman in the Republican
convention, was once more a question
able quantity in the Democratic con-
vention today.
Handleys friends were unable to OBJ.
tain any specific promise from the
Marion County leaders, who We're still
considering the attitude they should
take, when the convention opened.
The balloting for treasurer may be
delayed until afternoon because of the
numerous oratorical offerings sched
uled for the first part of the program
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-05-20
Weather Forecast

For Indiana by the United States
Weather Internationally fair to-
night and Friday; little change in
temperature.
Temperatures Yesterday.
Maximum - =
Minimum NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 81
Today.
For Wayne County by w. E. Moore
Partly cloudy with occasional show
ers. Probably thundershowers Thurs
day afternoon and night and Friday,
but fair at intervals.
General Conditions-Thew weather re-
mains unsettled over much of the
country to the Rocky Mountains, due
to several areas of low baromic pres
sure over Canada and United States,
although in few places it is clear
and dry. Temperatures are now about
normal for the season. The heaviest
rainfall Is occurring over Kansas, Illi-
nois, Missouri and around the Great
Lakes.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-05-20
ARMY Bill FACING
PROTEST FROM ALL,
(By Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, D. c., May 20.-In
addition to the conflict over the ma
tional guard provision Of the army
reorganization bill conferees of house
and senate on the measure are to be
confronted with a formal protest from
the executive council of the American
Federation of Labor against a clause
of the senate bill regarded by labor
leaders as a 'ioker" which would per-
nit peace time ConscriptiOn of labor.
The citation objected to is that
making all men between 1S and IS
years of age liable to compulsory
military service" whenever congress
shall declare and the president pro.
claim that national emergency
exists.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-05-20
EXPORTS, IMPORTS,
SLUMP IN APRIL
(By Associated Press)

WASHINGTON. D. c., May 90 Ex-
ports for April decreased s135, 900, 900
while imports fell off $4,000, 900, as
compared with the trade figures of
March. it was announced today by the
department of commerce
Exports for the month were valued
at approximately $6S4. 900. 600 against
sS20,000,00 in March and 100000
in April last year, while imports
amounted to approximately s495 5,OOO,-
600 compared with s524,0OO, 900 for the
preceding month and $273,OO0,OOO for
April, 1919.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-05-20

NEW YORK, May 20-A beer stein
Of carved ivory and other items said
to have come from palaces of the for
mer German kaiser will be sold at
auction here on May %, the proceeds
to be spent for food to be sent to Ger
many.
The stein was used by the kaiser on
extra occasions. 1t stands nearly two
feet high, is seven inches in diameter
and will hold several quarts. The
material is mammoth tusk with cary
ings representing the birth of Venus.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-05-20
Carr Says His Men Don't
Collect Delinquent Taxes

Sheriff Clem Carr in an announce
ment given to the press Wednesday
said:
Il want the people of Wayne county
to know that l have not appointed a
deputy sheriff to collect delinquent
taxes and never in the past have ap-
pointed a deputy for this purpose"
Sheriff Carr would not discuss his
statement further.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-05-20
MATEWAN IS QUIET
AFTER FIGHTING; 10
SLAIN IN BATTLE
(By Associated PreSS)

WASHINGTON, D. c., May 90
John l.. Lewis, president of United
Mine Workers here in connection with
coal miners wage negotiations sent
telegram to Governor Cornwen of
West Virginia, today commenting on
the disturbance last night at Matewan
and urging that measures to prevent
further lawless activities" by muir
derous hirelings of the coal operators"
be taken.
MATEWAN, w. Va, May 20.-With
100 deputy sheriffs, armed with rifles,
patroling the streets and detachments
of the state cOnstabulary expected to
arrive al any moment, the situation in
this mining village, the scene of the
killing of 10 persons last night in a
battle between private detectives and
citizens, was quiet early today.
The deputies rushed here late last
night by Sheriff G. T. Blankenship, of
Mingo county, had the situation well
in hand at daybreak and may no effort
to disperse gatherings of citizens at
tion where the state troopers were ex-
pected to leave their trains when they
arrived
HeSulteo rom HaidS.
Last nights shooting in which Bald
win-Felts detectives clashed with citi-
zens and the Matewan police, result
ed, according to authorities, from ac-
ton of the detectives who evicted a
number of miners from Stone Noun
tain Coal company houses yesterday.
Two Stone Mountain company mines
were closed recently when it became
kr t1Dt nFf hnir Ia
to unionize them. The miners clai
that the detectives were sent to dis
possess families OF workers who had
been dismissed by the concern.
A shot said by authorities to have
been fired from a coat pocket by AL
bert Felts, a detective, and which
ended the life of Mayor Cabell Teater-
man. of Matewan, started the battle
An instant after he fired, Felts ac-
cOrding to authorities was killed by
sid" Hatfield, chief of police of Mate
wan.
Shooting Becomes General.
The shooting then became general
and when the battle ended. seven de-
tectives. the mayor, and two coal min
ers were dead and three other persons
badly wounded. Felts, it is said, had
a warrant Tor the arrest OF CHER Hat
field on a charge that he had taken a
prisoner from detectives some time
ago. The mayor was reading the war
rant when he was killed.
WILLIAMSON, W. Va. May 90
Six troopers of the West Virginia
state police arrived here at dawn on
their way to Matewan. w. Va, accord
ing to Sheriff G.. T. Blankenship of
Mingo county. lie reported there had
been no further disturbances in the
mining town where Il battle between
private detectives, citizens and the
authorities occurred last night Armed
deputies were still patroling the
streets awaiting the arrival OF state
COnstabulary men.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-05-20
COP. Convention, $4,000

(By Associated Press)
CHICAGO. May 2O.-The cost of the
Republican national convention will be
at least so percent more than the con-
vention of 1916 according to Fred w.
Upham, chairman of the Chicago COM
mittee on arrangements and treasurer
of the national committee. He placed
the cost of this convention at $150,000,
with a probability that the cost would
reach 100000.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-05-20
Strikers Return To Work

(By Associated PreSS)
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio, May 20
Regional headquarters for Ohio of the
Erie Railroad announced today that
old employees are returning to work as
new men following the railroad labor
boards refusal yesterday to hear their
claims,
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-05-20
Pants Swiped; Stay in Bed

(By Associated Press)
TOLEDO, O.. May 20.-Male occu-
pants of a Pullman car in the yards
here were forced to remain in bed this
morning after a thief ransacked the
coach and fed with an armful Of
trousers. The porter later found the
missing trousers under a freight car.
The pockets had been turned inside
out
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-05-20
Liquor Smugglers Drowned?
(By Associated Press)

DETROIT, Mich, May 20.-Federal
authorities here were investigating a
story told by two men whose names
they withheld of a fight last night
among alleged liquor smugglers in
three motor lauches in the lower De-
troit River. According to the story
three men were drowned after their
launch had been rammed by a larger
craft.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-05-20
AGENTS CUT STRIKE CLAUSE

PITTSBURGH, May 10. - The
strike" clause In the constitution of
the order Of railroad station agents
has been eliminated and hereafter
grievances of the organization will be
taken up for settlement with the fed
eral labor board or government execu-
tives, E. H. Morton. president of the
order, announced here today.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-05-20
Would Zone Railway Wages
ByU. S. Cost of Living
(RY Associated PresSl

CHICAGO, H.. May 20.-Reestab-
lishment of three zones of railway
wages was advocated today by E I.
Whittier, representing the association
of railway executives before the fed
eral railroad labor board.
Under the zone system established
in 1910 and suspended by the railway
administration. Jan. /, 1919. pay in
the three districts were based on the
cost of living in each.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-05-20
CREDIT DENIED
TO SELLERS
OF LUXURIES
New York Banks Hold Loans
to Minimum; Wave of Price
Cutting Continues to Spread
Through Country.
BANKERS WILL MEET
(By Associated Press)

NEW YORK, May 20.-New York
banks today applied pressure to I'M
porters and merchants dealing in lux
uries and non-essentials. in compll-
ance with the request of the Federal
Reserve board that they aid in the de-
flation of credits.
Customers who handle such lines as
jewelry, pleasure autos, furs, objects
of art, cosmetics and the more luXur-
ious articles of wearing apparel were
notified that for the time being they
would be accorded only such credit
accommodations as were absolutely
necessary for the conduct of their
business.
In financial circles it was believed
this action would effect drastic cur
tailment in the trading operations of
such dealers. which would necessarily
be reflected in their sales to extrava-
CANT customers.
Wave Of Cutting Continues
Meanwhile, the wave of price cut
ting by depa rtment stores and others
continued to spread here. The prin-
cipal reductions are in clothing and
shoes, with cuts from Is per cent up
to as high as 20 per cent in one in
stance.
Newspaper advertisements today
tell the story of the reduction with
such lines as reductions of $23 to
$40 in women's high class wraps" 80
per cent off on our entire stock Of
misses and children's hats" ANY
suit, coat or dress at half price" fin
est grade shoes in the house $11. for
merly SIS"
Sc thof nf
the bankers in renewing pressure to
curtail luxury sales has been taken
independently of each other but at
dinner here tonight, rendered by Paul
NJ. Warburg to the executive commit
tee of the American acceptance coun-
Gil. it Is expected that the bankers
will decide upon some cooperative
formula whereby banks throughout
throughout the country may cooper
ate with the reserve boa I'd on the gov
ernment's deflation plan.
Board to Give Finding
The federal reserve board recently
sent out a QUESTIONABLE to banks and
dealers asking for certain informa-
ton on the discount ma rket. With an
swers received from time to time and
fits other sources of information, the
board was enabled to visualize the
discount market, and it is expected
that it's findings will be impaired to
the meeting.
CHICAGO, ILL.,, May 20.-Chicago
bankers today advised merchants to
liquidate their stocks and curtail bor-
rowing. Credit requirements of a gri-
cultural interests and others necessi-
ties will have first call and dealers in
luxuries and non-essentials will be
discouraged from borrowing.
Further reports of price reductions
of 20 to 40 per cent on clothing were
received today from cities in the west
and middleWe5t.
SAN FRANCISCO. May 2O.--Among e
San Francisco stores advertising re-
duced prices today was one of the
largest establishments devoted to the
more costly classes of women's ap-
parel, which announced a reduction
ranging from 20 to so per cent "on
every garment and article in the
store"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-05-20
Million Stolen in Bonds,
Youth Tells N. Y. Police
nv Associated PresS)

NEW YORK, May 20.-Richard
Armstrong, Brooklyn youth, who to-
cay pleaded guilty in the court of
General Sessions 10 burglary in the
third degree, is alleged by the district
attorneys Office to have confessed that
a gang of which he was a member had
in three months escaped with $1,000
600 worth OF securities obtained by
burglarzing safes in the financial dis
trict below the famous police dead
line" for crooks.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-05-20
Senate ay,Insist On
Acceptance of Army Bill

Nby AssUCIdttu ICSS1
WASHINGTON, May 20.-Refusal Of
the house to agree to the senate COM
promise on the army reorganization
bill will be reported to the senate to-
day by Senator Wadsworth who has
announced he would ask the senate to
insist upon its proposal.
The compromise deals with reor-
ganization of the national guard, the
one feature of the bill causing the
present deadlock. The senate plan
would permit each state to say wheth-
er its guard should be federalized.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-05-20
Want Americans Released
(By Associated Pressl

WASHINGTON, D. c., May 90
Hungarian communists held by the
Austrian authorities must not be
transferred to Russia without the re-
ciprocal release Of all Americans now
detained in Soviet Russia, the depart
ment of state today informed the
American commissioner in Vienna,
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-05-20
Huns May Call the Reichstag
(By Associated Press)

Nby AssOClaleu FIesST
BERLIN, May 20.-Convocation Of
the newly elected German Reichstag
on June 16, ten days after the cleo
tions will be held, will be asked of
the president of the body by the gov
ernment, according to the Tageblatt. 1t
is considered necessary to call a ses-
sion Of the Reichstag before the allied
Germ Il. conference at Spa.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-05-20
Don't Park Your Umbrellas

Umbrellas are still to be in demand.
according to Weatherman Moore. AL
though brief intervals Of fair weather
are promised, there is no settled
weather in sight, and the rainy spell'
is to continue indefinitely.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-05-20
NEGRO BISHOP CHOSEN

DES MONIES, Iowa, May 20-Elec-
tion of NJ. w Clair, of Baltimore. and
the second Of the two negro bishops
of the M. E. church. was announced
at the general conference today. His
vote was on the ballot taken last
night.