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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1920-09-14
PROGRAM FOR ZEN
/ zEM SHOW COMPLETE;
NOVELTIES FEATURE

| INDIANAPOLIS. Ind, Sept. IA
Frank A. Holmes has returned from
Richmond, where he was In consulta-
ton Sunday with G. e. Duffin and
Frank Holland regarding the details
OF the oriental show which is to be
the crowning event Of the big Shrine
celebration Friday. Te performance
will be under the title. "A Night in
Zem Zem," and Mr.. Holmes will be
the director.
He has had long experience in such
matters, having been one Of the direc-
tors of ceremonials given by Murat
temple for many years and was es-
Ipecially prominent last May when the
Indianapolis Shriners presented an
oriental extravaganza, called "Araby,"
which ran for three nights at the Mu'
rat theater and drew capacity houses.
"A number Of the features of the
"Araby" show will be repeated at
Richmond.
The program has been practically
completed. 1t will open with q grand
assembly In which the officers and
all the uniformed organizations OF
Murat and Mizpah temples will ap-
pear. This will offer riot OF color
and music and will be followed by
specialties, including numbers by Miz-
pah's and Murat's oriental bands, song
oddity by Otto Krauss, oriental dane
ing by P. M. Allen of Lafayette, mos
lem magic by Roltare Eggleston,
bone jazz" by George e. Gill. songs
by the Chanters, and acts by the pa
troll gun squad and drum corps,
Best They Have to Offer
Elmer F. Gay, the potentate OF Mu
rat, Is preparing not only to give
Richmond the best the temple has to
offer, but he also will cause con
nsiderable stir in his home town be-
fore starting on the pilgrimage to
Richmond. All the Murat organiza'
.tions will assemble at the temple
early Friday morning and in full uni
form ma rch through the downtown
streets of Indianapolis on the way to
the special train Of five or more cars
which will carry the delegation to the
Wayne county oasis.
Captain G. A. Haller, of the Arab
patrol. will be in charge Of the Murat
marching contingent and the men will
be ready to join the parade as soon as
they detrain at Richmond. Richmond
may expect to get fairly g ! ides
of what an imperial council meeting
is like, when temples come from all
parts of the country, for the Murat
and Mizpah tribes have had expert
ence and will not be troubled with
"stage fright"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1920-09-14
Miner Condemns Comrades
Viesu of Coal Prices
(By Associated Press)

LONDON, Sept. IA Condemna-
ton of miners demand for a reduc-
ton in coal prices. by Thomas Spen
Ger, one of their leaders, was an i'm
portant development in the coal
strike situation here today.
The miners have alleged that large
profits were being made by the mine
owners, but it is declared official fig;
ures show that in the quarter ending
last June only five areas showed any
profit, and that the profit was only
9S,000,000.
George Bernard Shaw. the famous
dramatist, has undertaken supervision
of the public propaganda department
of the miners federation, with a view
to securing adequate representation
of their case in the event a strike is
called
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1920-09-14
MRS. SEACER GIVEN
DIVORCE; CRUELTY

Mrs. Rose Gennett Seager, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Gennett, of
Richmond, was granted divorce Tues
day afternoon in circuit court. The
decree was granted, on the grounds OF
cruel and inhuman treatment.
Mrs. Seager alleged in her complaint
filed in July, that her husband, Robert
Seager, formerly a resident of Rich
mond, and major in the United
States army, during the war, abandon
ed her at summer cottage in the east,
Aug. 25, 1919, and that he brought suit
against her mother, alleging alienation
of affection and asking $4,000
damages.
The complaint alleges that later
Seager caused this suit to be dis
missed, and that he admitted it had
been commenced without any just
cause or foundation.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1920-09-14
.RIOTINC AGAINST
B0LSHEvIkI; ARMY
TAKES OFFENSIVE
tBy Associated Pres.)

LONDON, Sept. 14.-Serious anti.
Bolsheviki rioting Is taking place Ill
Petrograd, 1t is declared in reports
from that city, received in Berlin, says
a dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph
company, from the German capital,
filed yesterday.
RIGA, Sept 14-Russian Bolshevik
peace delegates who have arrived
here to meet representatives OF Poland
and negotiate an armistice and a
peace treaty consider the meeting
here merely a continuation Of the
conference at Minsk.
Our terms" said Adolphe Joffe,
head of the Soviet delegation, Mon
day, were never answered by the
Poles at Minsk, nor were any counter
proposals submitted. The Poles mere.
ly criticized our terms but offered
nothing in the nature of proposals.
Before the conference can proceed.
the Poles must make known the
terms up on which they would base
treaty"
NJ. Joffe met the correspondent o.
the Associated Press today and dis
cussed with him the coming confer
ence and the prospects for peace.
make peace only on terms which will
give us assurance that Poland will not
attack us again, nor keep up con-
slant state of war on our borders.
LONDON, Sept IA The Russian
soviet forces, 1t is reported from Mos
COW, have taken the offensive on both
sides of Brody. near the old Galician
border, and are marching on Lamberg,
according to an Exchange Telegraph
dispatch from Berlin Monday.
The Polish and Ukrainian troops, II
is declared, have been driven back by
| the Russian cavalry.
| Bolshevik troops are advancing to-
ward the Afghan frontier from Box.
| hara, says a Calcutta dispatch to the
Daily Mail, quoting reports from ka-
bul and Simla. Afghan troops it is
said, have been hastily dispatched to
assist the governor of Afghan Turke
stan in protecting the frontier.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1920-09-14
PLAN TO UNiONIZE FIRE
FIGHTERS AT CONVENTION

ST. LOUIS, Sept. 14-Plans for
spreading the unionization movement
among the members of municipal fire
departments were considered at the
third annual convention of the inter
national association of fire fighter,
in, session here today.
The organization now has 222 locals
in the United States and is in Can
ada, with a total membership of ap
proximately $4,000, according to of
ficials, who claim IL is represented
in four-fifths of the paid departments
of this country.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1920-09-14
Grunau Admits Men Haue
Finally Gone Back to Work
(Ry Associated Press

(By ASSOcldleu TTesS)
CHICAGO, Sept. 14-Admission by
John Grunau, leader of the striking
switchmen, yardmen and enginemen
in the Chicago switching district, that
the walkout had ended was made pub
lie today At meetings called by the
men last night by majorities were re-
ported in favor of returning to their
former positions.
Grunau's announcement that at Sun
day nights meeting the men had de-
cided to continue on strike by small
majority of 300 was followed by
charges on the part Of strikers of
"trickery and intimidation
Railroad managers today reported
more applications from their former
employees for work. The men are re-
turning, the road officials announced.
al new employees
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1920-09-14
STEAMERS TO PLY AGAIN,
CINCY TO NEW ORLEANS
(By Associated Pr

(By Associated Press)
CINCINNATI, Ohio, Sept. Ire
sumption of river traffic between Gin
cinnati and New Orleans, after an in
terval of 25 years, is scheduled to be
inaugurated about October /.
The steamer, Queen City, which is
to make the first trip, is being recon
structed for this service. Numerous
freight and passenger reservations al
ready have been made.
City flags will be presented the
Queen City by the Cincinnati Chamber
of Commerce and the New Orleans AS,
sociation of Commerce, while other
cities along the route will honor her
in other ways.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1920-09-14
COX NOT SURPRISED
BY maine RETURNS
(By Associated Press)

WEISER, Idaho, Sept. 14-Governor
Cox, Democratic presidential candi-
date, who is en- route to Salt Lake
City, said on the Maine election:
THE result in Maine is no surprise.
The majority is accounted for by the
augmented total vote"
Republican National Chairman
Hays went into the state early and
that clearly meant that Maine was to
be prepared as the pyrotechnical dis
play of this campaign but neither pyro,
technics nor money can win the fight,
1t will be decided outside Of Maine
In the 1916 September election the Re
publicans carried Maine and yet IN
November, President Wilson carried
80 states and divided the electoral
vote in West Virginia"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1920-09-14
She Knew How to Drive
A Car All Right; Her Beau
Had Allowed Her to Steer

AS Judge William A. Bond was driv
ing his car east on Main street
Monday evening another machine
driven by II year old girl. going
north on Seventh street, collided with
the rear wheel of the judges machine
turning it completely around.
Without diminishing speed, the cir
proceeded to drive her car across Mair
street, where she collided with an
other machine, slightly damaging it.
She was taken to police headquar
ters. Asked if she had had previous
experience in driving a car she said:
"Oh, yes, I was out with another fel
low the other night and drove his car.
Asked who the "other fellow" was she
said she did not know him. After
being reprimanded the girl was re
leased.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1920-09-14
w. C.. T. u.

The West Richmond w. C. T. U.
held it's first meeting of the year Mon
day afternoon at the community house
After the transaction of miscellaneous
business the present officers were re
elected for the coming year: Mrs. EN-
ma Unthank, president; Mrs. AL Wolf
ard, vice president; Mrs. Mona Green
recording secretary; Mrs. l. M. Ride
nour, corresponding secretary; Mrs
Donald Snyder, treasurer.
Arrangements were made for the
Wayne county convention which will
be held at the community house Thurs
day, Sept 80. The West Richmond
branch will meet again in two weeks
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1920-09-14
Coalmen Will Discuss
Limiting of Deliveries

o. D. Bullerdick, and c. S. Heath,
of the decentralization company
are planning to attend the annua,
convention of the Indiana Retail Coal
Merchants association, to be held in
the Hotel Severin, Indianapolis, Wed
nesday and Thursday Other local
coal dealers may attend, but were
uncertain Tuesday.
The adoption of plan by members
of the association to reduce the guam
tity of coal delivered to each COLI
sumer, it is thought, will enable every
one to obtain small amount of Goa,
and protect those who are financially
unable to buy in large quantities. Any
further remedy. E. E. Heller, presiden:
of the association, pointed out, would
be impossible for the retailers to put
into effect.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1920-09-14
236 Is Enrolment as
St. Mary's School Opens

st. Mary's school opened Monday
with an enrolment of 236. OF this
number AZ were beginners. Studies
this term are very similar to those
persued in previous terms.
The Rev. w. ]. Cronin, pastor Of st.
Marys church, said Tuesday that this
term will end at the conclusion OF
1920, when 10 or IL days vacation dur
ing the Christmas holidays will be
granted. The second term will end
about June Is.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1920-09-14
CONTRACT IS LET
FOR new AIR mail
(By Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14-Contract
for three new air mail routes, at a
total cost of $685000 a year, to the
Lawson Airline company of Chicago,
was let here today.
The contracts call for airplane mail
service from Pittsburgh to st. Louis
by way Of Columbus, Cincinnati and
Indianapolis at a cost of $147,OOO a
year; between New York and Chicago
by Harrisburg, Pittsburgh and Fort
Wayne for $23s,OOO; New York to At.
lanta by way of Washington at cost
of $300,000
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1920-09-14
Sim Feiners Capture Mail

IBy ASsoClated PfesSJ
BANTRY, Ireland, Sept. 14.-Sinn
Feiners captured government mails
being carried by airplane near here
yesterday adopting a clever ruse to
carry out their raid. A number of
men dressed in British army uniforms
made a large white circle in a field
and deceived the airmen operating the
airplane so completely that they
dropped the mail bags, which were
quickly picked up, taken to a motor
car and carried off toward Kerry.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1920-09-14

NEW YORK, Sept. 14-PIans Tor
the formation of a Jewish salvation
army, national in scope, patterned
after the Christian Salvation Army,
were announced today by the Ameri-
can Jewish Seventy Elders.
There are so many disturbing ir-
religious agencies active today" said
DR.. Jacques Pollatschek, president Of
the Seventy Elders. (which are making
atheists of the rising Jewish genera
ton, that some religious organization
must be formed to counteract this
effect"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1920-09-14
MY GOODNES; HIGH SCHOOL
SENIORS TEASE THE JUNIORS

High school students on approach
ing the building Tuesday morning,
looked with considerable amazement
at large placard hung from the rooi
Of the building, down the east side.
1921" read the placard.
"Fe Fl! Fo! Fum!" quoth the jun
iors upon discovery, and they imme-
diately started negotiations to lower
the standard. Their efforts were un
availing The fourth floor janitor fl
nally removed the signs of the seniors
prank after the opening of school.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1920-09-14
Circuit Court

Lucille Huell has filed complaint on
insurance policies against the City OF
New York Insurance company. De.
mand $1,450. She AYERS that her
home in this city was completely de.
stroyed by fire several months ago
and that the insurance company has
failed to make settlement on a pol
icy of $3.50 she carried on the house
and a policy for $500 carried on house,
hold goods.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1920-09-14
Funeral Arrangements

WiIbur-Funeral services for Edgar
w. Wilbur. 81 years old, who died Sat
urday night at the hospital, were con-
Quoted from the st. Mary's church
Tuesday, at 9 a. m. His home was
at Ill North Seventeenth s+r~"'
ial was In st. Mary's cemetery. The
Rev. w. J. Cronin officlated.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1920-09-14

NEW HAVEN. Conn, Sept. II
Homer S. Cummings. Democratic nat
ional committeeman from Connecticut,
and former chairman of the national
committee, today announced that he
was not a candidate for nomination
as United States senator at the Demo
cratic state convention Thursday.
Mr.. Cummings says that he has been
advised that his health will not per.
NIT him to go through a strenuous
campaign
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1920-09-14
5 KILLED WHEN SHELL
EXPLODED ON JAP SHIP

TOXIC, Sept. 14.-Lieutenant Ham
ada and four members of the crew of
the Japanese battle cruiser Haruna,
were instantly killed when a shell be-
ing placed in one of the heavy guns
prematurely exploded off Hokokaido
today. One petty officer and nine
sailors were fatally injured, while two
others were slightly wounded,
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1920-09-14
HURT IN GUN DUEL

TOLEDO, O., Sept. 14.-Detective
Stephen S. Quinn was probably ia
tally shot. One is dead and another
fatally wounded as the result Of a
pistol battle today between police and
the occupants of house they had sur
rounded
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1920-09-14
III Students at St. Johns

Forty-one students began work in
the st. Johns parochial school Mon
day. This number is very close to
previous enrollments. The Rev. A. L.
Nicklas, pastor Of st. Johns church.
said Tuesday that the curriculum this
year was similar to that of last year.
This term will end about the first of
February, when the spring term will
open, running until the latter part of
June, 1921.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1920-09-14
KILLED ON JAP SHIP

HONOLULU, Sept. 14.-Seven were
killed and eight wounded by an ex-
plosion which blew oft the breech
block of a gun aboard the Japanese
battle cruiser Hariuma while at man
euvers in Muroran Bay, according to
a cablegram from Toxic to the Nippu
Jill.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1920-09-14
Deschanel May Resign No,u
(By Associated Press

PARIS, Sept. 14-President Des-
chanel probably will be forced to re-
sign because Of ill health, says the
newspaper Eclar, which says the
French parliament will open its ses-
sion early in November after electing
a new president.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1920-09-14

The smock which originally came
in with fashionable artists and
gardeners and later was worn by
everybody has now become popular
for morning wear. 1t is far better
than the kimona and a little pref
tier than the gingham apron. Some
of the newer ones designed for such
wear are actually beautiful. Here
is one Of the prettiest seen recently.
1t is made Of white crepe embroid-
cred in black worsted.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1920-09-14
LABOR ENDORSES WINE
AND IRISH HOME RULE

HENDERSON, KY, Sept. IA
Manufacture and sale of light wine
and beer was advocated and the
struggle in Ireland for home rule and
freedom" were endorsed in a message
adopted at the annual meeting of the
Federation OF Labor here today.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1920-09-14
Mrs. John Gordon BatteIle.

Mrs. John Gordon Battelle of
Columbus, Ohio, is giving unstint-
ingly Of her time and means in the
present political campaign. John
Gordon Battelle, her husband, was
known as one Of the progressive
Republicans who always fought for
and aided all Of the best things the
party stood for. Since his death
his wife has tried to carry on the
work in the way she thinks he
would have done it. Recently she
was chosen as the first woman for
membership on the Ohio campaign
committee of the Republican party.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1920-09-14
LABOR CALENDAR.

Wednesday, Sept. 15-Barbers, at
T. M. A. hall.
Wednesday, Sept. 15-Painters, at
Red Mems hall.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1920-09-14
CONNECTICUT RATIFIES
SUFFRAGE RESOLUTION

HARTFORD, Conn, Sept. 14-Tht
Connecticut legislature this afternoon
by concurrent action ratified the fed
eral amendment to the constitution.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1920-09-14

Richard Stapells, of Toronto, Can
ada, now in his Seth year, has been a
member Of church choirs for 81 years.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1920-09-14

Lord Charles Hope is one Of the
trio Of star English golfers who
came to the u. S. to compete in the
national amateur golf tourney at
Roslyn, l. l., and Jailed to qualify.
Cyril H. j. Tolley, English amateur
champ, and Roger II. Wethered, his
team captain at Oxford. are the
J others.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1920-09-14
WHITE MAN LYNcHEp FOR
ALLEGED WORDS ABOUT WOMAN

MONTGOMERY, Ala, Sept. r.
Alto Windham, white, was lynched
last night near Hartford, Ala, for re-
marks he was alleged to have made
about a white woman,
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-10-07
Russia and Poland
a gree 10 End War;
Truce Is Reported
GINS FIRED AND
WARNINCSGIVEN
IN COTTON BELT

ATLANTA. Ga, Oct. 6.-(By the
Associated Press. )-Destruction of
several cotton gins and business
houses in the cotton belt after anony-
nous threats had been received or
dering operators and business men to
cease activities while cotton was
selling at what many farmers termed
price below the cost of production,
has resulted in the placing of armed
guards around several gins and the
closing of business in at least one
small community.
Burning of the second gin in the
Stamford, Tex, territory within two
days was reported last night and the
general mercantile establishment of
Taylor e Barnette, at Hanceville,
Ala, was destroyed yesterday after
the proprietsrs had ignored orders
cotton was selling at 40 cents a
pound and had withdrawn guards.
Business houses at New Hance-
vile, whose proprietors received
similar warnings, closed yesterday.
but stores at Garden City and Hance-
vile and gins in the vicinity remain
ed open under armed guard.
Threats also have been received by
business men in Georgia and South
Carolina, and the sheriff of Ander-
son county, South Carolina, yesterday
was appealed to for protection after
gin operators had received additional
warnings. In Anderson county the
gins have been given until October
to suspend activities.
The Rowland gin at Arson Tex,
was burned Sunday night, and the
Luders gin. near Stamford, was de-
stroyed Monday night. In each in
stance the fires apparently were of
incendiary origin and the owners pre-
viously had been warned to close the
plants until cotton reached 40 cents.
Feeling among citizens was reported
running high.
Warnings posted on gins at Bow.
man, Ga, read: I'VE, the citizens of
everywhere, lSehdly ask that. this gin
merry be closed until November. 1920,
unless further notified. Please take
notice"
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-10-07
TO SELL PROPERTY
OF WILLINGHAM
CANNING CONCERN

MACON, Ga, Oct. 6.-At a meeting
of the creditors of the Willingham
corporation held Tuesday, an order
was passed authorizing the sale of
canned goods. live stock, automobiles
and other personal property of the
r. F. Willingham corporation. The
property includes canned goods val
ued at $4,000. J. N. Talley, referee
in bankruptcy, presided at the meet
ing.
Attorney J. ]. Lynch, of Chatta-
nooga, representing c. 3. Andrews
with claim of s31,349.15, and At
torney P. w. Gidwell, Of Reidsville,
representing the First National
bank, of Reidsville, with a claim of
$4,000, demanded that Mr.. willing
ham be examined as to his affairs
before matters were allowed to go
further. Other lawyers expressed
thei rapproval of this demand. In
reply to this, General Walter A.
Harris, attorney for Mr.. Willingham,
said he would write at once to ply
sicians in charge of the sanitarium
in Philadelphia, where Mr.. Willing
ham is confined. to see if he is in
condition for an examination. In
the event that he is capable, hear
ing will be arranged at once.
When trustees are elected for the
Willingham Warehouse, they will
meet with the trustees of the r. F.
Willingham corporation to decide
what is to be done with the canning
plant. Referee Talley says the plant
will. be sold, but whether the pro-
ceeds will go to the creditors of the
canning corporation or to the credi-
tors of the warehouse is yet uncer-
ia
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-10-07
STATEMENT ON
RUMANIA DENIED
BY PRESIDENT

WASHINGTON, Oct. 5.-President
Wilson today wired Senator Spencer,
of Missouri. that mis- statement that
the president had promised military
aid to the Rumanians and Serbs was
false" .r4{
Senator Spencers address was de-
livered in Missouri and when, it was
called to Secretary Tumulty's' atten-
ton, Mr.. Tumulty gave out a state
ment to correspondents of st. Louis
newspapers declaring that the SEN
ator's statement was absolutely and
unqualifedly'' false. Senator Spencer
in turn issued a statement saying
that he did not believe the president
had authorized such a denial
The presidents letter was in reply
to this. statement. It follows:
Senator Selden Palmer Spencer, st.
Louis, Mo.
IT have just been shown your state
ment that my secretary's denial of
the previous statement by you that
I had promised American military
sued by him without my knowledge
and sanction, and that you did not
for a moment believe that 1 had
made any such denial. or that the
matter was ever called to my at
tention 1 wish to state that your
statement was called to my at.en-
ton. by Mr.. Tumulty and that I re-
quested him to issue denial to
which you refer. 1 reiterate the de-
"WOODROW WILSON"