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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-07-16
STATE HOUSE
MAKES LEGAL
TAX MEASURE.
Passes Bill To Legalize Hori-
zontal Raises in Assessments
-Symons Blue Sky Law
Goes Over.
TAX BILL TO SENATE
(By Associated Press)

INDIANAPOLIS, July 16.-Legaliza-
tion of the horizontal tax increases in
validated by the supreme court was
approved by the Indiana House of
Representatives today.
The house passed a bill introduced
by Representative Tuthill, Repubu-
can. of Michigan City, making legal
the horizontal increase. The final vote
was 63 to 30
Passage of the bill followed hours
of consultation by the Republican
members of the house
The bill was finally approved by SO
members of the Republican caucus.
which had it under consideration be-
lore the regular meeting of the house
this morning.
Hope to Finish Soon.
House leaders were pleased with
the passage of the bill and expressed
hope that the work of the session
would be concluded without delay.
The tax bill now goes to the senate.
however, where the Democratic minor
lty is expected to present considerable
opposition to its passage.
The bill as passed by the house was
not acceptable to some of the Marion
county Republicans who held out
against it in the caucus
Inc Democrats also voted against 1t
although they made no opposition
when it came up for amendment.
Provides for Review by Counties.
The Tuthill tax bill, besides legalfz.
ing the increases. provides for a re-
view OF the 1919 assessment to be
made by the county boards of review
and certification to the state tax
board OF the findings of the county
board
Members of the Marion county dele
cation held out for an amendment
which would exempt increases ad
Judicated by the courts, or in excess OF
100 per cent valuation Such an
amendment was offered by Represent
at1ve William McMaster, of Indianapol-
is.
Speaking against the amendment.
Representative Edgar T. Laughlin, Re.
publican, of Odon, declared the DUR
pose Of it was to let Marion county
duck clear and clean and the rest of
the state bear the burden of any in
creases."
Blue Sky Law Passed.
After passing the tax bill the house
passed to engrosSment q measure Of
fered by Representative Rowbottom,
teopuoIISdH, Vi E'dnSNllle, providing
for the abolishment of the public serv-
ice commission
Under suspension of the rules the
house also passed, S4 to O, the Blue
sky introduced by Representative
Symons, Republican. of Henry county.
The bill was passed by the house at
the last regular session but did not
reach the senate until the closing
hours and was not passed
1t places restriction on the sale Of
stocks and other investment plans.
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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-07-16
NOMINATION
CANDIDATES
ARE INVITED
All Unsuccessful at Chicago
Asked to Attend Harding
Notification Ceremonies
Acceptances Are Received.
HARDING WORKS HARD

NEW YORK, July 16-An the Re
in nomination for the presidency at
the Chicago convention have been in
vited to attend the Harding notifica-
ton ceremonies at Marion, Ohio, next
week as guests of honor, it was an
nounced here today at Republican
national headquarters.
Invitations have also been tele-
graphed to the six former Republican
national chairmen who will constitute
committee to assist in receiving dis
inguished visitors.
Acceptances have been received
from Frank H. Hitchcock, Charles B.
Hilles and George B. Cortelyou, Of
New York, and from Senator Harry S.
New, Of Indiana.
Former contenders for the Republi-
can nomination are: Major General
Leonard Wood, Governor Lowden, of
Illinois; Herbert Hoover, Senators
Hiram Johnson, Miles Poindexter,
Howard Sutherland, Robert NJ La
Toilette and Irvine M. Lenroot, Gov
ernor Sproul, of Pennsylvania; Judge
J. G. Prichard, Nicholas Murray But
Ter, Governor Allen, Of Kansas; Sam
uel Adams and Henry w. Anderson.
MARION, O., July 16 - Senator
Harding kept hard at work today on
his speech accepting the Republican
nomination for president Although
the address is not to be delivered un-
til next Thursday at the formal noti-
fication ceremonies here, he kept his
callers list at a minimum and devot-
ed virtually all of his time to the man.
uscript in the hope Of completing it
by tomorrow night.
AS an Interpretation of the Chicago
platform, the acceptance speech is ex-
pected to be the real keynote Of the
Republican campaign.
Unusual care is being taken by the
candidate, therefore, to make certain
all and the important issues and lays
a broad basis for the party's fight for
popular support.
Will Specialize On EN-.
In his declaration yesterday regard
ing the new Farmer-Laborer party,
some Of the senator's friends saw an
Indication that the Republican attitude
toward the farmer and the laborer
might come in for particular attention
in the notification speech.
1He cdndlQate nlmSelT mas revealed
none of his intentions regarding the
speech, but he expressed confidence
yesterday that the Republican plat
form would be found progressive
enough to command the support Of
both the farming and laboring classes.
HARTFORD, Conn, July 16-Sena-
tor Harding, Republican candidate for
president, does not intend to ask or
advise Governor HOlcomb to call a
special session of the Connecticut leg
islature to ratify the suffrage amend.
ment
A query on these points sent to
CONTINUED on Page Twelve)
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-07-16
BODY OF SKAGGS IS
TAKEN TO NEWCASTLE

The body of Bradley Skaggs, who
was killed Thursday when an auto in
which he and two companions, Ken
meth and William Shelley, were rid
ing when 1t was struck by a G. and o.
passenger train at South n street, was
shipped Friday to the home of his
father, Sireen Skaggs, 123 South
Twenty-fifth street, Newcastle, Ind.
Kenneth Shelley was described by
his physician, DR.. w. l.. Misener, as
in a serious condition, but the doctor
said he would recover. He suffered
a fractured hip, cuts on face and head
and a burned arm. William Shelley
escaped with cuts on face and head.
He will be able to leave Reid hospital
within few days, Misener believes.
Mrs. Sireen Skaggs, mother of Brad
ley Skaggs, learned of her sons acct
dent soon after it happened. She
started for Richmond but was notified
at the traction station at Newcastle
Of his death
She collapsed but recovered and
was taken to Dunreith in an auto. She
caught the interurban car here. She
remained over night, and accompanied
the body to Newcastle Friday.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-07-16
Baby Rescued From Virgil
Johnson Home in Fire at
Milton; No One Was Home

MILTON. Ind, July 16.-Neighbors.
rushing into the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Virgil Johnson here when they saw
smoke coming from the building, found
two rooms in flames and the six
months-old Johnson baby lying on the
floor. The house burned to the
ground.
Mrs. Johnson had gone on an err
rand to neighbors home When she
was called and saw her home on fire,
she tainted and had to be placed
under the care of a physician
The fire, which started from a coal
oil stove, spread to the house occu-
pied by Eugene Hinkle and owned by
Mrs. Edward Barker, when a heavy
wind blew burning shingles into the
air, and it also was destroyed.
Several other buildings, including
the Methodist Episcopal church, were
set on fire by the sparks and burning
shingles, but no serious damage was
done. The contents of the Johnson
home and much of those of the Hinkle
home were burned
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-07-16
AMATEUR SLEUTH IS
CLEARED AS PR0WLER
OF S. EIGHTH STREET

A young man who has shown active
interest as an amateur sleuth during
the recent burglar alarms in the neigh
borhood OF South Eighth street be-
tween Main and South B streets, was
arrested by the police Thursday night
on suspicion that he might be the man
who has broken into two residences
the past week and has attempted to
enter other homes.
The youth was released Friday
noon, however, as he was able to
prove his innocence, although he had
been identified in a general way as
answering the description of the man
who has created a reign of terror
among the residents of the south CEN
trail section of Richmond.
Helped 'em in Search
The man the police released Friday
is said to have helped the police on
two or three occasions conduct
searches for one of the boldest thieves
who ever operated in Richmond. a
man who has conducted his burglarious
operations almost every night for 10
days within a very limited district To-
Gated in the heart of the city.
Following two attempts at robbery
Wednesday night, at a South Ninth
street residence and at the home Of
George N Snyder, 81 South Eighth
street, the man now referred to as
the South Eighth street burglar"
broke into the home of Roy Weist, so
South Eighth street, about $3.50 Thurs
day evening.
Climbing onto the roof of the back
porch of the Weist home the thief
forced a bathroom window. He made
nP ho nd
secured nothing of value but scat
tered articles all over the second
floor.
Pinned His Hand to Sill
Wednesday night a thief tried to
enter a house on South Ninth street,
near South A street, by forcing a
second story window after climbing a
ladder. The room to which the burg
lar tried to gain entrance was occu-
pied by a railroad man. The occupant
of the room was aroused. He jumped
from his bed and pulled down the
window, pinning the thiefs hand to
the sill. The occupant Of the room
hurried to another part of the house
to secure a revolver but when he re-
turned the thief had vanished.
An alarm was spread and the cries
of frightened woman could be heard
all over the neighborhood. The thief
bolted to the alley in the rear Of the
l house and man took shot at him.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-07-16
UTILITIES. MUST Be
GIVEN COAL, ORDER

INDIANAPOLIS, July 16.-Railroads
are ordered to supply cars to coal
mines providing state institutions and
public utilities with coal, whenever
they claim they need coal for current
use, in an order issued by the Inter
state Commerce commission, and re-
ceived by the Public Service commits
sion today.
The order is effective until August
49, The public utilities included are
interurban always, electric power
plants, gas plants, ice plants and water
works. The public institutions named
include hospitals and schools, as well
as state institutions.
The order in regard to supplying
cars embodies the provisions Of a
bill passed by the house Of representa-
tives Tuesday. This bill directs that
mines shall receive priority from the
railroads, in obtaining cars.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-07-16
men WON'T
QUOTE WHEAT PRICES;
ALL Up IN The AIR
By WILLIAM r. SANBORN

Wayne county farmers are said to
be wanting, or expecting, about $2.65
for new wheat from the threshers. 1t
is also fact that many are preparing G
to store wheat, and new granaries are
going up here and there and storage
quarters being prepared by farmers
who are not in the habit of holding
their wheat.
In the meantime elevator men and
millers are not quoting prices. They
are waiting for the market to settle
and to see the grain. AS Cha rles Car
penter said Friday: "Am not quoting
prices. Nor shall l until l see the
grain. No one can tell the moisture
content of the new crop as yet. 1t
will depend on whether we have show
ers and how well the grain is cured" "
The Champion Milling company
folks maintain the same position.
They report no offers yet made nor
prices quoted. when the farmer
tells us that he will thresh tomorrow
and asks a price, we will quote for
next days delivery. That is the best
we can do at this time. This is a
time of great uncertainty in the wheat
and flour trades; there is no telling as
to movement Of cars"
No Quotations BY Elevators
There seems to be no current quo.
tations anywhere except for old
grain All elevator men are waiting,
at least in this immediate district
This is also true as to Indianapolis
mlllers. None has thus far contracted
| for new wheat or offered a price
They state that their chief reason for
not doing so is that they consider
prices too high. They insist that ex
porters, having sold much grain for
July delivery and loading, are bidding
up the scattered supplies of old wheat
and have kept prices up.
The pressure to sell will come early
| in August. What will be a fair
price then? That is what the trade
is asking. This causes a feeling OF
hesltancy; no one is in a hurry tC
buy. There is wheat a-plenty, old and
new" The black rust scare in the
Northwest has partly subsided. There
is feeling that, If cool weather lin
gers, the worst of the damage has
| been done.
No New Wheat Flour Prices
| Very few Kansas or Southwest mill
ers are quoting new wheat flour. They
are simply selling flour" which may
be Of old wheat or partly mixed witt
new. This is significant, as compared
with former years. Certainly this
condition cannot last, but it has q
present effect on operations. The 2.
cents per hundred weight in freight
differential, In favor of wheat, is alsc
a handicap ON flour exports, which
doesn't help millers.
Charles Carpenter says: "In all m,
years Of milling experience there
never was time when the problem.
Of the millers were as hard to solv,
as they are today. Most anything cal
happen to the market. I have no
made a bid on wheat, nor shall d.
so until | see and test it,
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-07-16
Bolivian Revolution Is
Yelled in Thick Mystery

SANTIAGO. Chile, July 16-News-
papers here print dispatches from
northern provinces of Chile stating
that for the last three days all efforts
to pierce the censorship in Bolivia
have failed. The war ministrys de-
cree calling reserves of the first and
third divisions to the colors was
printed in newspapers in this city to-
day.
A session of the cabinet was held
late last night, but officials are reti-
cent, and it is unnown whether the
government received during the past
night advices from the Chilean charge
d 'affaireS at Lapaz
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-07-16
C0UNTYS VALUATION
Will Be S77,098,760;
ABSTRACT COMPLETED

Total assessed taxable valuation for
Wayne county as assessed by county
tax officials amounts to S77,O9S, 76O.
The abstract Of the assessment of
property as assessed by Wayne county
assessors and equalized by the county
board of review was completed Friday
by W. II. Brooks, county auditor. The
report will be forwarded to the state
tax board.
County officials in establishing the
total county valuation for taxing pur.
poses did not include the assessments
against raildoad companies, telegraph
companies and other public utilities.
Assessments for properties of this
class will be determined by the state
tax board and added to the abstract
of assessments prepared by the county
officials.
Will Be 1921 Basis.
The grand total valuation thus ar.
rived at will be used as basis for
the making of tax levies this fall for
the 1920 tax. payable in 1921
The assessments by the state tax
board last year on railroads and other
utilities in Wayne county. totaled SIS.
sol 14S, and it is believed that the as
sessments against these utilities this
year will be approximately the same
as in 1919.
In such an event Wayne county will
have a total taxable valuation of about
S93.000,000. which is approximately
the same as established last year.
County Auditor Brooks is Of the
opinion that if there is general taS
rate increase authorized this year il
will only be a slight one. principally
for the purpose of providing additional
revenues for the various school cor
porations.
State Increases Large Ones.
The tax valuation of the county as
established last year by the county of
ficials. exclusive of assessments
against public utilities, was approx
imately $6S,000,000 as against ST.,
100000 this year.
However, the state board increased
this by $10,000,0O0 and then added on
another s15,O00,000 as valuation for
public utilities. making total approx.
/ innate valuation of s93,000,000 last
year.
1t is generally understood that the
state tax board this year will not in
crease the valuation established by the
county officials.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-07-16
Frank Holland Ciinches Music
Job in Cox Administration

If Cox of Ohio Is elected president
of the country, Richmond may lose
the manager of the Murray and Muir.
rette theatres, Frank Holland.
According to Frank, who halls from
Middletown, Ohio, the birthplace OF
Cox, he has been appointed official
entertainer for the White House ii
Cox is elected. 1t will be Franks duty
to "vamp" all the women spies that
will invest the executive mansion and
to furnish lots of music.
Frank says that Middletown has ap
pointed practically every resident to
some office in case Cox is elected.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-07-16
GERMANS DEMUR AND
DEMUR, But ALWAYS
END BY ACCEPTANCE
Miss Alice S. TYLER


SPA, Belgium, July 15.-The Ger
man delegates at the conference here
have agreed in principal, with the
terms submitted to them by the allies
as to deliveries of coal, but will ask
explanation of certain articles in the
allied note.
The German delegation sent word
to the supreme council this morning
that the German reply to the allied
ultimatum on coal deliveries would
not be ready before o'clock. The
Germans were expected to ask mod,
ification of the terms.
The reply was due at IL o'clock
this morning. From what could be
learned during the morning, the thing
that was standing in the way of ac
ceptance by the Germans of the allied
terms was the clause providing fol
occupation of the Ruhr valley unless
the coal deliveries reached a total OF
100000 tons by Oct Is.
Says He Hadn't Been Told
DR.. Walter Simons, the German for
eign minister, told his colleagues
when they met to confer over the
allied conditions that this subject had
not been mentioned during his con
versation with Premiers Lloyd George
and Millerand, yesterday, when a
verbal agreement was virtually
reached.
The Germans, it appears. were
greatly annoyed to find it in the text
of the terms handed them in the note
of last night.
Chancellor Fehrenback and DR.. ST
mons spent a part of this morning
placing wreaths on the graves of Ger
man soldiers who had been buried a.
SPA
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-07-16
ARz0 MASON, DUBLIN,
DROPS DEAD IN YARD

DUBLIN, Ind, July 16.-Arzo Ma,
son, SS years old, dropped dead in the
yard of his son, Clifford Mason, Thurs
day afternoon, when he went into the
yard to NOW the grass. His death was
due to cerebral hemorrhage.
Mr.. Mason is survived by his son,
Clifford, of Dublin, sister, Mrs. Fred
Carmony, Of Indianapolis, one grand
son, Arzo Mason, Jr, of Connersville,
and one granddaughter, Mrs. Sam
White, of Millville
The funeral will be held from the
Christian church Sunday afternoon at
2:30 Interment in South cemetery
at Dublin.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-07-16
START CAR SERVICE
ON MAIN ST. BRIDGE

Interurban car Number SO gets the
honor of being the first car to pass
over the practically completed Main
street bridge as a beginning of regu-
lar service. 1t passed over the bridge
at 1920 p. m. Friday from Indianapo-
lis to Richmond. 1t was in charge Of
Charlie Byers, motorman, and VIII
liza m budding, conductor.
The first city street car was an in
bound Easthaven car that followed
the interurban. Regular service over
the bridge was started with the cross
ing of the interurban.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-07-16
q ARE STILL IN CLAY
COURTS TOURNAMENT

CHICAGO, July 16.-Roland Rob
erts, of San Francisco, will play Ralph
Burdick, of Chicago, and R. Lindley
Murray, of Niagara Falls, will play
Alex. Squair. of Chicago, in matches
Of the 10th annual national clay court
tennis championship tournament this
afternoon, with the two survivors go
ing into the final round. Two other
contesta nts, Vincent Richards, of New
York, and Lucien Williams, of Chi
cago, entered the semi-finals as the
result of victories yesterday.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-07-16
WHEAT SMASHES Down
At The OPENING TODAY

CHICAGO, July 16.-Wheat under
went a sensational break in price to-
day. The market opened all the way
from unchanged figures to 91a cents
lower, and soon was down 101a cents
a bushel, in some cases, for Decem-
Der, the principal speculative elivery.
The big tumble in values was attrib-
uted more to lack of buying orders
than to any great pressure to sell.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-03-25
Little Russia. or Ukraine.

Little Russia, or Ukraine. Is the re-
glon OF the middle Dnieper valley. from
the marshes Of Pinsk to the cataracts
below Ekaterinaslay. II was conquered
In the fourteenth century by Lithuanla,
and was long disputed between this
power, Russia and Turkey. Between
1854 and 1886 all the Ukraine east Of
the Dnieper. and in 1893 the portion
west OF the river, passed under the rule
OF the czars. The population Is chiefly
Little Russian. with considerable
number of Moldavians. The Little Rus
SLAMS are of the Slayonlc stock, but
many years ago underwent mixture
with Turkish tribes.
The Russian language belongs to the
eastern branch OF the Slavonic family.
There are many dialects, but the pre-
dominant literary language Is siat OF
Moscow.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-03-25
cARTooNIsT's RISE TO FAME
Louis Raemekers Probably the Best
knewn Of Artists Who Teach
With the Pen.

hidden away In an obscure studio
in n London suburb, with n price upon
his head (offered by Germany Louis
Raemekers has made the whole world
shudder with his cartoons OF the great
war.
A year and half ago he was an un-
known DHtch landscape artist. To-
day he is acclaimed the greatest mas
ter Of pen and pencil Of the age; he
has been feted ny royalty. sought by
German spies and charged with endan-
gering Dutch neutrality. BY the usu-
ally reserved and frequently skeptical
Englishman he is frankly idolizad +,
and all because he has pictured Ger
man "kulture" and its dire effects.
His cartoons are now the rage of
the hour In New York, where an exhib-
1t Of originals is being given for the
benefit Of the French Red Cross.
Louis Raemekers was born In Hol-
land Of Dutch father and a German
mother. When quite young he studied
painting and drawing In Holland and
Brussels, and before the war began
he had established a local reputatio
as landscape and portrait painter.
Some years ago he married Dutch
woman. and 1t is now said by those
who know him that he has no inter-
est outside his home. which includes
three ruddy children. except to go on
with his work. The strong religious
tendency which so often characterizes
his work has brought forth the ques-
ton of what church the artist attends
His reply is that he belongs to none,
but was brought up a Catholic and his
wife Protestant, and the differences
which In later life severed both from
their early teaching caused them to
meet on common ground.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-03-25
nOIrD

The health of this community is yer,
good at present
Sand storms and public sales are tn.
order of the day now.
Adrian Nolder visited a few day,
with his parents last week. lie wa,
one OF the basket ball players fron
Goodwell who went to saltwater
Miss Lillian Dowcrs is home again
She has been teaching near Logan al
winter and we are glad to have hol
homo again.
Miss Mary Wyatt spent Tuesda,
tits.
Mrs. r. II. whittit. who has been rea
sick for about n month. Is greatly i'm.
proved at this writing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Glen Drake visited n
Henry Peters Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. G. w. Noider visited a
the Ike Sharpe home Sunday.
Mrs. Ellen Whitaker has been stay.
ing at w. II. Williams at Liberal
Kansas. the past two weeks. We hear
that Mrs. Williams Is sick.
number from this neighborhood at.
tended the races at Perrtyon last Sat.
urday
Well. our last letter found it's way to
the waste basket no wen not write
much this time.