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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-12-16
PARENTS AND PATRONS
INVITED TO ATTEND
SCHOOL THURSDAY

The following invitation to "every
parent, patron and taxpayer of the
city was issued Thursday at the high
school:
"The pupils and faculty Of Rich
mond high school invite every parent,
patron and taxpayer of the city to
visit the high school Thursday even
ing and see the school in opera tion.
A halliday session will be run, all
classes meeting as usual and all work
being carried on as 1t is in the regu-
lar classes. ~Fhe night session is the
pupils contribution to Better School
Week in an effort to exhibit the use
now being Inade of the school equip
ment in Richmond.
Visitors will be welcomed at any
time during the evening. Guides will
be on hand to direct you and you may
make a tour of the building. visit any
class, stay a few minutes or for the
whole evening. If you cannot come
for the entire session, come for a
shorter time
Three 80 minute class periods will
be run beginning at 7:30 p. m. Visit
ors may go in and out of the classes
as much as they like. Placards placed
on the doors will tell what kind of
work is being carried on in each
room. Glasses will be conducted in
every room of the building.
Chapel for Visitors.
Chapel in the auditorium, which is
scheduled for p. m, is for visitors
cnly. 1t will be impossible to accom-
modate both visitors and students.
Preceding the address by Dean Smith.
of Indiana University, a short concert
will be given by the high school or
chestra.
Slides will be shown in the auditor.
ium all evening for the visitors who
Go not care to spend all the time
visiting classes. These slides were
made by the school physics depart
ment. All entrances to the building
will be OPEN
The exhibit Of Leigh Autographs
which left New York for Richmond
two weeks ago, has been lost enroute.
The exhibit which was announced to
open at the art gallery Thursday even
ing has been postponed indefinitely.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-12-16
GERMANY and ALLIES
CONSIDER WAR DEBT
fBy Associated Press)

BRUSSELS, Dec. 16.-Economic ex-
perts of five of the principal allied
powers and Germany met at the con-
ference table here today in the first
of a series of meetings which will go
far toward determining what Germany
must pay for war reparations. Dele
gates from the allied nations appeared
hopeful that the session. which will
last probably a week or ten days,
would be fruitful of results.
The German representatives, who
arrived last night, gave an impression
of being on the defensive.
Both sides professed a desire to talk
things over, but they were more than
willing the other should put its cards
on the table first.
& Large German Delegation
The German delegation is composed
of 27 delegates, headed by Sigmund
Bergman. Rudolf Havenstein, presi-
dent of the Reichs bank, replaced
Karl E. Van Siemens. One Of the
German representatives, Herr Silbe-
richmidt, labor representative. will ar
rive later in the meeting.
The first meeting was called to or
der at 10 o'clock with former Premier
Delacroix of Belgium presiding. The
arrival of the delegates at the Palais
des Academies. where the sessions are
being held, attracted no attention on
the part of the public. -
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-12-16
SHOWS
HEAVY EARTH SHOCK
(By Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16.-An unus-
ually long earth quake shock, esti-
mated to be $500 miles, in an east
westerly direction from Washington,
was recorded early today on the seis-
mograph at Georgetown university.
The distance would indicate the loca-
tion of the disturbance to be in the
United States, near the Pacific coast,
if to the west, or the vicinity of the
Azores, if in the east.
Father Tondorf said the estimate of
distance was difficult to calculate
from the early position of the record
of the shock.
The recording of the shock began
1920 a. m. The maxium intensity was
reached at S:07 a. M, and it was still
in progress at $50 a. m. The disturb
ance was described by the Rev. Father
Francis A. Tondorf, director of the
Georgetown seismographical observa-
tory as the worst record here in two
years.
CHICAGO, Dec 16-An earthquake,
the severest recorded here in two
years, is being registered on the seis-
mograph at Chicago university. The
center of the disturbance was estimat.
ed at $3.50 miles from Chicago. At
the observatory at Washington the
same quake was $500 miles in an east
or west direction. The quake is ap-
parently centered in the Atlantic
ocean, being farther from Chicago
than from the capitol.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-12-16
NATIONAL MARKETING
MACHINERY OFFERED
AS HELP TO FARMERS
(Ry Associated PresS)

ST. LOUIS, Dec. 16.-Farmers from
more than a dozen states met here to-
day to decide on some action to relieve
conditions resulting from the decline
in prices of their products. Delegates
declared present prices mean bank
rupcy and emphasized they were not
due to the law of supply and demand.
The conference called by the nation
al board of farm organizations Is said
to represent 16 farmers organizations
throughout the United States with a
combined membership approximating
100000.
The representation here is princip-
ally from the grain and cotton pro-
ducing sections of the country, offic-
ers said.
Plans which were suggested to the
delegates as affording avenues of re-
lief including the setting up of ma
tional marketing machinery to sell
produce and purchase agricultural sup
plies and the establishing of banking
institutions in the various states
through cooperation of the several
farm organizations to strengthen their
credit.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-12-16
INCREASED TAX LEV|ES
ANNOUNCED BY BOARD
(By Associated Press)

INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 16-Increased
tax assessments, some exceeding one
million, were announced today by the
state board of tax commissioners in
making public 500 assessments levied
by the board at it's session just ended.
The largest single increase was that
of the Mishawaka Wool Manufacturing
company. The state board increasing
the county board assessment from
$7,6SS,99O to $9,329,S30 on personal
property. The American Bridge COM
pany in Lake County was next. it's per
sonal property assessment being rails
ed from 1851 900 to $1,5S2,675.
Some reductions ranging to as much
as $4,000 were made by the state
board, while many county board as
sessments were unchanged.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-12-16
IRISH HOME
RULE READY
FOR SOL0NS
House of Commons to Act on
Amendments by Lords
DeValera Hiding in United
States.
CORK FIRE IS PR0BED
(BY Associated Press)


LONDON, Dec. 16-Amendments to
the Irish home rule bill made in the
house Of lords during the last two
weeks were ready for consideration
by the house Of commons when it met
today.
After the bill had been sent to the
upper house of parliament and that
body was found bent on making ma
terial alterations in the measure, in
timations were given that any amend
ments made by the lords would be
stricken out by the commons, but
there appeared to be sentiment in
some quarters in favor Of going as
far as possible to meet any objections
which developed during the debate of
the bill by the house of lords.
There seemed to be a probability
that the temperance of the home
rule bill might be made an occasion
for a debate on the Irish situation
generally
Want Action First
Liberal members of commons have
asserted that acquiescence by parlia-
ment should be secured before the
government puts into opration such
a serious measure as declaring martial
law over a large section of Ireland.
Withdrawal of "Black and Tan"
units from Cork has been completed.
but the military commission investi-
eating the origin of the fires In that
city Saturday night and Sunday, has
not as yet made public its conclusions.
Major General Sir Edward Strick-
land is head of the commission and it
seems the work of arriving at a YER
dict has been more difficult than was
at first expected.
De Valera Expected.
Eamonn de Valera, who bears the
title of president Of the Irish repub-
lic," is rumored to be on his way to
Ireland from America, where he has
been for nearly Is months. Tacit per-
mission for his return to Ireland is
understood to have been given by
Premier Lloyd George in a letter to
the Rev. Michael O'Flanagan, acting
president of the Sim Fien.
NEW YORK. Dec. 16.-Eamonn De
Velera, President of the Irish Rerub-
lic." is in hiding in this country, but
may consider returning to Great Brit
ain, if granted a safe conduct by Pre-
mier Lloyd George, Harry Bolland,
presidential secretary" announced
here today.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-12-16
Nauy Seeks Location
of Missing Balloonisfs
(BY Associated PreSS)

NEW YORK, Dec. 16-No further in
formation regarding the whereabouts
Of the naval balloon which left Rock
away point on Monday afternoon bear
ing three naval officers in her basket
has been received, officers at the sta
ton said today.
The last official word from the aero
nauts who started for an endurance
test. came shortly after the craft was
placed at the mercy of the winds. This
report was brought back by a homing
pigeon released from the aerial ark
over the Brooklyn navy yards. Since
the balloon was reported seen float
ing over Wells, N. Y. at low altitude
late Monday evening, there have been
no reports, direct or indirect, that she
has been seen. Six pigeons were car
ried.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-12-16
Reapportionment of Solons {.
May Change Representation

He points out that under the constitu-
ton congress is directed to reduce the
representation of any state in proper
ton to the disfranchisement of any OF
it's citizens.
A statement issued by Mr.. Tinkham
reads:
Tinkham Opposes.
"If the house of representatives
pass a reappointment bill which is
plainly unconstitutional :. it is now
my intention to question the consti-
tutionality of the election of the next
house of representatives by legal pro.
cess"
Mr.. Tinkham points to the fact that
at the election in 1916 the states of
Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia,
Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina
South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and
Virginia cast a total vote for all presi-
dental candidates of only 1,870,209. In
congress these states have a total OF
104 representatives. The same year
the state of New York alone cast a
total vote for all presidential candi'
dates of 1.7O6,354 but that state has
only 43 representatives in congress.
Haste Is UrDed.
Owing to the fact that many of the
state legislatures will be in session
next year and that some of them will
have adjourned before the new con
gress is called into special session
abount the middle of March, congress
is being urged to put through the re
apportionment bill before the present
congress adjourns. Following the
passage of this bill it will be up to the
various legislatures to redistrict their
states.
Should the reapportionment bill
providing for reduction in Indiana
repres esentation to IL members, be pass
ed without the forthcoming Indiana
legislature redistricting the state il
probably would be necessary to elect
all Indiana congressman from the
state at large in 1922, unless the state
was redistricted at a special session
of the legislature held prior to the
1922 election, because there will be
no regular sssion of the Legislature
after 1921 until 1923.
1t has been predicted than in the
event of a reduction in Indiana's rep
resentation in congress at least two
additional counties would be added te
the Sixth district.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-12-16
CABLES TO AMERICA
PROBED BY ENGLAND
nv Associated Press.O

WASHINGTON. Dec. 16.-All Amer
lean cable messages leaving Great
Britain are now being held up for ex-
animation by the British naval intel
ligence authorities, Newcom H. Carle-
ton, president of the Western Union
Telegraph company. testified today
when recalled before special senate
committee investigating cables and
the advisability of legislative action
affecting them.
The new British requirements have
been imposed Mr.. Carleton said for
the purpose of Throwing light upon in
ternal disturbances in Great Britain
and l presume more particularly with
reference to Ireland and Bolshevism.
Mr.. Carleton added that he waS 'ot
sure whether inbound cables from tie
United States also were being held.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-12-16
ANTI-STRIkE MEASURE
IS PASSED BY SENATE
CBv Associated Press)

WASHINGTON. Dec. 16.-The Poin-
dexter anti-strike bill was passed to-
day by the senate without debate or a
record vote. The measure which now
goes to the house provides that inter
ferences with interstate commerce
shall be felony.
Penalties for combinations interfer-
ing with Interstate Commerce either
by agreements between operatives or
those of employers are provided by
the bill.
The Poindexter bill was reached to-
day during routine consideration of
the regular senate calendar with only
small percentage of senators in
their seats. No senator objected to its
consideration and without discussion
or roll call the bill was passed
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-12-16
MANY OUT OF WORK
IN GREAT BRITAIN;
GOVERNMENT To aid
(By Associated Press)

LONDON, Dec. 16.-Unemployment
in Great Britain which has been stead
lily growing, has created serious
problem which during the last few
days has become more urgent owing to
the advent of severe weather.
There is general anxiety over the
situation as nearly every trade in the
country is affected. Unemployment is
common among clerks and middle
class occupations as we'll as among
manual laborers, and official statistics
show that about 100000 are without
occupation at present. 1t is admitted,
however, that this is far below the
real figure as there are many without
work who have not been reached by
state or other organizations.
Soldiers Lack Work.
Labor circles declare the actual
number of men out Of employment is
fully 100000. Upon a majority Of
these there are dependents, and the
total number of persons suffering from
the present conditions is placed at
from 10000 900 to 100000, large pro-
portion being former soldiers.
The national executive council of
the labor party yesterday passed a res
olution declaring the present scandal
of innocent starving persons cannot be
allowed to continue, and calling upon
the government to maintain persons
for whom no work is available.
Ask for Help.
The government is asked to pay
each man 40 shillings per week and
each woman 25 shillings, with addi.
tional allowances for dependents. This
it is asserted, could be done for ten
weeks for "the modest sum of
G5,000,000"
Meanwhile the government is giving
close attention to the problem and
Thomas J. MacNamara, Minister of
Labor. announced yesterday a plan ex
pected to provide work for $4,000 men
They would be employed in the con-
struction of buildings, and the scheme
will be submitted to the building
trades union next Monday for final &C.
ceptance or rejection.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-12-16
HARDING MAKES GOOD
ON CAMPAIGN PLEDGE:
SEES COOLIDGE TODAY

MARION, O., Dec. 16-Making good
another of his campaign pledges,
Harding today sought
the advice of Vice President-elect
Coolidge on the problems and policies
of the coming administration.
Although the plan for an association
of nations is understood to have been
one of the principal points to be dis
cussed at the conference, it is known
that Governor Coolidge's invitation to
Marion was prompted in large part
by the desire of the president-elect to
secure his advice on various domestic
questions.
One Of Mr. Harding's first announce
ments after his nomination was his
promise of more active part for the
vice president in the next administra-
tion and now that actual experience
has brought home to him the wide
range Of subjects with which presi-
dent must deal, he is understood to
be even more anxious to let Mr.. Cool
idge share some of the adm1nlstra-
tion responsibilities.
If any plan has been worked out
to delegate definite subjects to the
vice president for investigation or de-
cision. however, Mr.. Harding has not
revealed it even to his close advisers.
1t is thought more likely that Mr..
Coolidge will be asked to act in a
general advisory capacity and will be
entrusted from time to time with i'm
portant special missions.
Arriving early in the forenoon. the
governor was to spend several hours
with Mr.. Harding before returning
east
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-12-16
FOUR NATIONS
ADMITTED To
LEAGUE FOLD
Bulgaria, Costa Rica, finland
and Lucent bourg Made
Members France, Aus
tralia Pass Bulgarian Vote.
MAY CONSIDER BUDGET
fBy Associated Press)

GENEVA, Dec. 16.-Four new ma
League Of Nations by the Assembly
OF the League here today. They were
Bulgaria, Costa Rica, Finland, and
Luxembourg. France and Australia
abstained from voting when the ad-
mission of Bulgaria was before the
assembly for decision.
Rene Viviani, the head of the
French delegation declared it had no
objection to Bulgaria as a member
but preferred not to vote in view of
The incompleteness Of the information
given it regarding Bulgaria's fitness.
Thirty-five states voted affirmatively
when the balloting took place and
Australia joined France in not record
ing her vote.
Admit Costa Rica.
The question of admitting Costa
Rica was the next on the days agenda.
Dr.. Nansen, of Norway, explained that
the only doubt in mis- mind was wheth-
er Costa Rica was not too small a
country, but in view of the member
ship of it's neighbor Panama, he de-
cided Costa Rica could not be exclud-
ed on that score.
Antonio Huneus, of Chile, and Senor
Hestrepo, of Columbia, asked that the
assembly vote unanimously in admit
ting Costa Rica.
It was stated before the voting took
place that France had no objection to
Bulgaria in particular, but would not
vote because there was some analogy
between the cases of Bulgaria and
Germany. 1t was asserted the delega-
tion desired to maintain a consistent
attitude on questions relative to
qualifications of applicants for admis-
sion.
Interested in Russia.
Debate was expected when the re-
port relative to the admission OF
Baltic and Caucasian states was to be
considered. N. w. Rowell, of Canada,
fave notice to the committee that
Canada, as a Pacific ocean power. took
special interest in the Russian ques-
tion. He declared that question had
been raised in its entirety by the pro-
rosed relations between the league
end the states carved out OF the
former Russian empire.
Although the Baltic states had the
the situation in Russia might change
and the league might find itself faced
by a new government claiming access
10 the sea, in which eventually the
r league would incur grave RESPONSE
bility.
May Consider Budget.
1t was planned. if the assembly fin
ished the election of the members
soon enough to take up the league
budget and pass appropriations for the
coming year. which have been some
what criticised at committee meetings
with regard to salaries of men con
Eected with the secretariat.
At the opening Of today's session
President Hymans announced that the
request for consideration of the
Tacna-Arica case at this session of the
assembly had been withdrawn, with
the request that it be put on the
agenda of the next assembly, to meet
in September.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-12-16
AUXILIARY
OF AMERICAN LEGION
FORMED IN JANUARY
(By Associated Press)

INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 16.- Forma-
tion of the Indiana Women's Auxiliary
Of the American Legion is planned to
be completed at the auxiliarys first
annual convention here Jan. IS.
l.. r. Gignilliat, of Culver. state conn.,
mander of the Legion, will open the
convention and Mayor Charles w.
Jewett, of Indianapolis, will give the
address of welcome. The morning ses-
sion will also include the appointment
of convention committees, and consia-
Grafton of adoption of a ritual
In the afternoon organization of the
state department will be completed
with the election of officers. Resolu-
lions will be brought forward concern.
ing the care of disabled soldiers by the
government and other after-war prob
lens now facing the country. Dele
gates will be elected to the national
convention Of the auxiliary to be held
later in the year. Two delegates and
two alternates from each congress-
ional district will be named Ray
mond S. Springer, of Connersville, for.
merly state commander of the Legion,
will serve as parliamentarian for the
convention.
. District Organizers
District organizers, now at work
forming units of the auxiliary where
ever there are posts of the Legion, in.
clude: Mrs. Margaret French, Evans
vile, first district; Mrs. W. H. Nc
Grew, Sullivan, second district; Mrs
Jennie Hemphill, Cannelton, third dis
trict; Mrs. r. E. Farmer, Terre Haute
fifth district; Miss Ruth McDougall
Shelbyville, sixth district: Mrs. ]. E
Barcus. Indianapolis. seventh district
Mrs. John o. Hood, Ft. Wayne, eighth
district; Mrs. l.. c. Scauer, Valparaiso.
tenth district; Miss Dorothy Wilson,
Logansport eleventh district.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-12-16
PALLADIUM NEWS BUREAU

VNI1SSto" I'VE w oonGNo
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 16.-
Republican members of the house of
representatives will hold a caucus
Friday evening for the purpose of dis
cussing a reapportionment of repre-
sentatives in congress in accordance
with the census of 1920. The caucus
promises to be full of pep and ginger.
If the reapportionment bill provides
that the constituency of each member
shall remain the same as the past 10
years, approximately 900 people, it
will mean an increase of about SO
members in the lower house, which
now numbers 435. However, there
are a large number of congressman
who believe the present membership
is large enough to be cumbersome, SO
a vigorous and, probably, successful
opposition to increasing the number of
representatives can be anticipated.
May Reduce SoIons.
1t has been suggested that the
house can retain it's present member
ship by reducing the representation in
certain states where there have been
only slight increases in population and
increase the representatisl of those
states where there have been large
increases in population. Under such
d pan iAoidAih iOpl SoSA1otioL "ooio
undoubtedly be reduced from 13 to II
congressman and it would be neces-
sary for the next Indiana legislature,
which begins a 60-day session in Janu-
ary, to redistrict the state.
Representative George H. Tinkham
of Massachusetts, is making fight to
reduce representation from the states
of the "Solid South" for the reason
that so many of the colored citizens of
those states have been disfranchised.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-12-16
American Bank Obtains
Bouman as Treasurer

l.. S. Bowman. deputy auditor of
state for two years, will return to
Richmond Monday to become treasur-
er of the American Trust and Savings
bank, says an announcement today.
Mr.. Bowman has been in the state
house for two years, and was auditor
of Wayne county for seven years.
Park Cipe will have charge of the
Washington Township bank at Milton.
Furniture and fixtures for the bank
have been purchased and the room in
the Odd Fellows building has been
renovated rv
The bank probably will be open for
business by the first of the year.