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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-11-02
Coolidge Votes Early;
Gets Returns at Boston

NORTHAMPTON, Mass, Nov. q
Governor Coolidge, Republican vice
presidential nominee, voted with Mrs.
Coolidge here shortly after 9 a. m.
and then left by automobile for Bos-
ton, where he will receive the cleo
ton returns.
The governors day opened with an
informal flag raising at his home con-
Quoted by his two small sons. The
boys hoisted the colors on a, small
pole set on the lawn in front Of the
house while the governor and Mrs.
Coolidge and a gathering Of neighbors
and children on their way to school
looked on and cheered.
The voting place for four of the
city wards Is in the auditorium of the
city hall, and ward 2 in which the
governor lives is one of these. He
was driven in his car with Mrs. Cool
idge and their housekeeper, Mrs.
Bertha Reckahan to the polling place
where a warm greeting from his fell
low townsmen awaited him. The gov
ernor deposited his ballot at 9:19 and
Mrs. Coolidge voted a few minutes
later.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-11-02
High School

Governor Cox. Democratic presiden-
tial candidate, Senator Harding, Re-
publican presidential nominee, Senator
Hitchcock and Senator Lodge gave
short addresses at the social held af-
ter faculty meeting by teachers at
high school Monday evening. The
talks were given on the photograph,
as it was not possible for the men to
be present on the last day of the
presidential campaign. Afterwards a
Halloween luncheon was served to
the faculty.
Mr.. Neff and Mr.. Taggart have been
treating their classes to short talks
on the monograph by Harding, Cox,
Hitchcock and other notables.
Orchestra A has been invited to
play at the Friends meeting at East
Main street church next Sunday after
noon.
On account Of the football gamo to
be played Friday afternoon a straight
session will be run at high school
Friday.
The Building Of the Ship" a secu-
lar cantata by Lahee, will be given
by a Freshman chorus with Freshman
soloists, accompanied by a Freshman
orchestra after the first of the year.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-11-02
Railroad Casualties For
Year Lowest Since '98
(Ry Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2.-Fewer per-
sons were killed on railroads during
1919 than in any year since 1898, and
fewer were injured than in any year
since 1910, said a statement issued to-
day by the interstate commerce COM
mission. During 1919 a total of 6.97S
persons were killed and 149,053 injur-
ed, compared with $3.50 killed in 1898
and 119,507 injured in 1910. OF the
killed during the year, 273 were pas
sengers and Of the injured 1856 We're
passengers.
Employees killed during 1919 num-
bered 2,15S and 131.018 were injured.
Fewer trespassers on railroads were
killed in 1919 than during any year
of the commissions records. which go
back to 1890 Last year 1908 tres
passers were killed and 2.65S injured.
Railroad officials said there were less
persons out OF employment and fewer
tramps than formerly because of the
war
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-11-02
LOCAL NIGHT SCHOOL
WILL TEACH ENGLISH
To ALL FOREIGNERS

A night school designed to meet the
| needs of foreigners who desire to learn
English and take the first step toward
Americanization will be opened at
Whitewater school Thursday evening
There will be two classes for men, one
for beginners and one more advanced,
in which most of the time will be
given to preparing the men for citizen
ship and teaching them to speak, read,
and write English. There will be one
| class for women where home sewing
and teaching in English will be most
emphasized.
Mr.. Morgan, principal Of the White
water school, will have charge of the
night school and will teach one of the
classes. The school is under the direc-
ton of the vocational office. At the
invitation of the lodge N. F. Fultz.
vocational director, spoke at the meet
ing of the Italian colony of Wayne
county Monday evening, which had
been called Ito discuss Armis.ice Day
plans.
Explains Purpose.
Speaking to the Italians, Mr.. F>ultz
explained the purpose Of the night
school and urged those attending the
mass meeting to interest others.
Every member of the lodge pledges
himself to become an American citi-
zen and Mr.. Fultz in closing urged
them to take out their first papers as
soon as they could. The Italians were
very enthusiastic and appointed a
committee to interest others in the
school Upon inquiry from one of the
men Mr.. F'ultz stated that if needed.
another night school would be opened
on the west side. Miss Fanny Rizio.
a student in the high school, and sew
eral other Italian students in public
schools will assist with the work.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-11-02
HELP COMMITTEES,
LEGION HEAD URGES
world WAR VETERANS

Trophies that are being collected by
the Knights of Columbus for the ex-
hibition in the Tenth street park on
Armistice Day, Nov. II, can be left at
the Starr Piano company's sales rooms
on Main and Tenth streets. Arrange.
ments have been made to have all the
trophies turned in carefully ticketed
and carded so that there will be taken
care OF and returned to the owner
without damage.
Mrs. Arnold Klein has been appoint
ed chairman of the women's commit
tee to care for the exhibit and will
be in charge Of the collections at the
down town Office. Request has been
made that the exhibits be mounted on
white cardboard, if possible, and that
the board have an account OF the ex.
hibit and the name of the owner.
A general appeal is to be sent out
by Commander Hunt Of the American
Legion to World War veterans to make
It a point to assist in the exhibit as
much as possible.
Speakers Are Scarce
The speakers committee is still
finding difficulty in securing speaker
because Of the many celebrations on
that day. They are in touch with sew.
eral Of national reputation and hope
to be able to announce the one chosen
by the end OF the week.
A meeting Of the executive commit
tee is called for p. m. Wednesday
evening in the X. of P. building. At
this meeting the final reports Of sew
eral committees will be received and
final arrangements for the big celebra-
ton will be made.
Through some misunderstanding it
was announced that Jackson township
was undertaking the portrayal Of
Peace. This subject is to be pre-
scented by Boston township, the Jack
son float not having been reported yet.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-11-02
SOVIET ASKS BRITAIN
TO MAKE STATEMENT
(By Associated Press)

LONDON. Nov. 2-Assurances have
been asked of Great Britain by the
Russian soviet authorities that she
will not countenance the military
activities of General Balakovitch and
Petlura, the anti-soviet commanders
who continued hostilities against the
Bolsheviki after the conclusion of the
peace with Poland.
The request came through Gregory
Krassin, soviet representative in Lon
don, who yesterday handed a note to
the British government complaining
that notwithstanding the Polish arm
istice the forces of Generals Balako-
witch and Petlura were continuing
warfare on soviet Russia with the as
sistance. the note alleged, of the en-
tente powers. The note asked that
Great Britain make it plain that she
would not give her approval to these
forces in continuing the bloodshed.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-11-02
Porto Rico Is Holding
First General Election
CBy Associated Press)

SAN JUAN, Porto Rico, Nov. g
Porto Rico, with the greatest number
of voters ever registered, today held
the first general election since the
granting of American citizenship. A
commissioner to Washington. mem
bers of the legislature, and city COM
missioners Of all the municipalities
we're to be chosen. Three tickets
were in the field-Republican, Social
list and Unionist.
For some of the offices the Repub-
licans and Socialists united in oppo-
sition to the Unionists. who now con-
troll the legislature. This was the
first election, under the new election
law, wholly in the hands of the local
electors.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-11-02
Short News of CITY

Postoffice Boxes Hiaher-Lock boxes
at the Richmond postoffice are to be
raised after January 1, according to
local postal officials. Small boxes now
renting at rs cents will go at 81; me-
dunn sized boxes now costing $1.00,
will go to $3.50: the large boxes now
renting for 50 will remain the same.
Orchestra to Rehearse-The Sym.
phony orchestra will hold a rehearsal
Thursday Of this week.
Navy Officers Return.-Navy Re
CRITTERS H. F.. Roberts and j. H. Graves
have returned after attending a re-
CRITTERS conference held in Chicago
Several hundred naval officers from
the central division were present.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-11-02

end Is in sight. A year will probably
be taken to draw up the plans-and
by the summer Of 1921 it is believed
that construction will begin.
Then, for better and for worse, the
monumental dream will become a
reality. Either it will be a building
of impressive force that will stretch
its power millenniums into the future
as architecture, alone of the works
of mans hands, can door else it will
be a stern-browed reminder of 10 mil
lion dollars that could have been
spent in better ways-no timid copy
of a dead art. Nebraska ha sheen
brave-has dared-where other states
have bought their capitols, more or
less ready to wear of the standardized
Washington model.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-11-02
Debs Receives Returns
In Federal Penitentiary

ATLANTA Ca, Nov. 2-Eugene '.
Debs, socialist nominee for president,
in a final campaign statement said:
81 shall not be disappointed over the
results of the election as the people
will get what they think they want
in so far as they think at all
Mr. Debs will receive election re-
turns tonight in the federal peniten.
tiary where he is prisoner. No spe-
cial wires have been made for his
benefit but the warden has arranged
to obtain the returns from Atlant a
newspapers and convey them to Mr..
DebS.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-11-02
KAISER GETS WELCOME
(Ry AsSociated PreSS1

DOORN, Holland. Nov. 2.-The viii
lage of Doom now begins to look
upon the former German emperor as
a welcome guest. His residence here.
under the new tax assessment levied
on the exile, is expected to increase
the towns income by about $13 265
annually, being about 25 per cent of
the entire municipal tax receipts of
Doom. This is the municipal share
of the anticipated revenue from taxa
ton of Williams income which the
Dutch government had estimated at
the normal equivalent of $522,600
annually.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-11-02
RUSSIAN SYMPATHIZERS
TO CONFER IN FRANCE

PARIS, Nov PA series of confer
ences in favor Of the Russian revolu.
ton are planned by commission
formed by the general confederation Of
labor, the Socialist party and the
League of the Rights of Man. The
commission will select a number Of
cities where the meetings will be held.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-11-02
FLAGS FLY AT HALF MAST

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2-Half-mas.
ing Of flags on all postoffice buildings
in the country was ordered today by
A. S. Burleson, postmaster-general
Gas mark Of respect and an honor
to the distinguished services of James
A. Gary" postmaster-general during
the Mckinley administration. who died
yesterday at his home in Baltimore
The flags, under the order, will re.
main at half mast until after Mr.
Garys funeral.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-11-02
FOUR KILLED IN SLIDE

TWIN BRIDGES, Mont, Nov. q
Four men were killed and three seri-
ously injured as result of a snow
slide at the Pete and Joe Mine, fifteen
miles northeast of this city Sunday.
The men, who were in the sorting shed
of the mine, are believed to have been
instantly killed when the building was
demolished by an avalanche of snow
which came down upon the cabin from
the mountain above.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-11-02
Prohibition Squad Wathes
Indiana Polling Places

INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. Federal
agents watched certain polling pre-
cincts in the state today wheH it was
alleged that contraband liquor had
been imported for use in demoraliz-
ing election boards and voters.
Charles J. Orbison, prohibition Of
ficer and his squad, made-no arrests,
during the early part of the day.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-11-02
MOOSE TO SERVE DINNER
ON ARMISTICE DAY

Members of the Moose lodge dis
cussed Armistice Day plans at their
regular meeting Monday night.
1t was decided to serve dinner on
that day at the lodge room for men
who will take part in the parade II
is probable that group of members
will march in full uniform. A float is
being arranged for.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-11-02
HEAVIEST WOMAN DIES

BRISTOL, Eng, Nov. Is. = Lucy
Moore, reputed to be the heaviest wo-
man in the world has just died here.
At one time she weighed 66s pounds.
Miss Moore was born in Kentucky,
and had been in the show business for
many years. She travelled all over the
world and was said to have receive ed
many offers of marriage.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-11-02
HOOSIER VOWED, AGED 1903,
VOTES FIRST TIME TO-DAY

WASHINGTON, Ind, Nov. 2.-Mrs
Sarah Cannon, aged 103. voted here
today for the first time She was
brought to the polls by her daughter
who assisted in marking the ballot due
to failing eyesight of Davies county's
oldest voter
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-11-02
THREE TRAlNMEN KILLED
IN WRECK TUESDAY
(By Associated Press)

AUBURN, N. Y, Nov. 2.-Engfneers
James w. Toole and William NJ. Tueli
and trainman William w Schultz, all
of Auburn were killed in a freight
wreck in the Lehigh Valley yards
Auburn, this morning. when a double
header coal train ran into the rear
end of train of box cars, Just pull
ing out of the yard.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-11-02
Refugees, Driven by Reds
Would Enter ConsfartinopLe
(By Associated PreSS)

ONSTANTINOPLE, Nov Fifty
thousand refugees fleeing before the
advance of the Russian Bolsheviki in
northern Cri yea. are attempting to
find ships t. bri: them to this city
Allied representative here, however
have advised Sebastopol that there is
no room in Constantinople for them.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-11-02
Indiana Coal Dealers
Ask Order Set Aside
4y Associated Press)

INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 2-Forty re-
tail coal dealers of Hammond, Gary.
Michigan City, Laporte, South Bend
and Muncie today filed suits in the
Marion county circuit court asking
that the recent order of the special
coal and food commission which fixed
the price of coal at $40 in some
cities and $3.50 in other cities be set
aside.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-11-02
CUBAN MAIL SENT BY PLANE.

KEY WEST, Fla, Nov. 2-AeriaI
mail service between the United
States and Cuba was inaugurated Mon.
day with the departure of two sea.
planes for Havana. Each of the
planes to be used in the service has
G. capacity of 1000 pounds of mail, II
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-11-02
LEAGUE COUNCIL PRESIDENT
+ NAMED ASSEMBLY DELEGATE

PARIS, Nov. 2-The cabinet today
nominated Leon Bourgeois president
of the council of the league of nations,
former premier Rene Viviani, and for
mer Minister Of Foreign Affairs Cab
riel Hanotax as Frances delegates to
the league Of nations assembly in
Geneva beginning Nov. IS.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-11-02

Miss Dorothy Sells, daughter Of
Cato Sells, commissioner of Indian
affairs, and Mrs. Sells. plans to go
soon to London to take two-year
course in economics at the London
School of Economics. She is a
graduate Of Wellesley and also took
a degree in economics at the Uni
versity of Chicago.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-11-02

passengers and 400 pounds of luggage.
On the initial trip the planes carried
full list of passengers and a large
amount of mail
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-11-02

u Scout cruiser No Camp shpyard
% new scout erussr for the
Company yards at Philadelphia The viii 5s
long, beam
speed OF nyohvs knots hsns They sl have of
officers and 800 The guns
twin formed uhes
Indiana daily times., 1920-12-31
INDIANA FACES
BIG TASK HERE
Crimson Will Find Merchants
BOlstered Monday - ALL
Star Lineup Assured.

With the assurance that johnson will
be in the lineup for the Indiana game
Monday night, on the Tomlinson Hall
floor, the Merchants five will let their
front remain as it is and put on the final
touches fer the setto with the Grim
son. Stiff practices and games with
minor teams will be the program from
now until time for the scrap. Stone
braker, Bacon and Johnson are com
bination that is seldom found on one
team or In one game and their presence
will undoubtedly draw out the largest
crowd that has witnessed basket ball
game here this year.
Johnson wiz be the marked man, both
by Indiana players and every fan who
has seen him or heard Of his prOwess.
His performance with the Merchants in
the State Normal game was about the
classicst ever seen here and everybody
who saw him in that game is convinced
that he deserves to rank among the best
forwards IN the independent ranks Of
the country. The ease with which he
Travelled the floor and shot baskets will
make him the biggest drawing card of
the coming game despite the many stars
who will compete with him for the honor.
4 Johnson -StOnPbraker Bacon cUmbina-
ti0n is about the best Imaginable and If
the Crimson stops them they viii have
solved the victory secret
ConcedinC nothing In speed and very
little in goal tossing, little Marxson, the
Crimson speedster. win make a~strong
bid for the limelight. All he lacks is ex-
perience His dribbling is Of the dizzy
sort and he has been one Of the leading
scorers IN all Indiana games this year
The veteran Dean at center is n capable
running mate for the hashy Marxs0n, his
consistent goal tossing being a habit
with him.
Tickets for the game are on sale now
a the Merchants Heat and Light Com
pnny and Spadldlns's Sporting Goods
Store.
Indiana daily times., 1920-12-31

their way through an admiring throng
that Maid individual tribute to the hiSh
spOrtsmas.shlP that had Frevalled tnr"usH Il
the ryTo DAYS II the tournament.
The tall Tilden and the tiny johnston
were poDular victOrs. while the FeleEah
Prookas the hero of tennis In the Anti
nodes. was given u most generous re
From standpoint OF attendance and
from the rood feeling and genuine Sports
manshiD that prevailed throughout the
tournament was great success ,-t.
When the two Americans were 'Ina Z
,bei- W slowly through the crowd 70
The clubhouse Tilden Was slappeu on On
The hack by an enthusiast ana Loiu !.
well. If we can't keep the cup. we qoI I-
l-nov5- Of any one we would rather nave
THE famous trophy returns to America
TO- the first time since 1913 wnen the
American team OF Mclaughlin, Niiiiams
and Hackett captured the cup by deIeAt-
inc the British team in the Challenge
ronnd II was the following year lylf'
fhst saw the once great team OF Broohes
and vViId{ng fash across the tennis nrinh-
Toant syeapfng all before them and BRING
inc the Gun back TO the AntipOdes. where
- has repOsed ever since. OF this great
foam RrOokes alone remains, Wilding
having been killed In action in the
world war. III,
TWO singles matches tomorrow VIII
hiring the competition between the tennis
teams 10 a close. with Tiden playing
Patterson and Johnston meeting Brookes.
The outcome OF these matches. however.
win have no effect on the result OF the
series.
Indiana daily times., 1920-12-31
SPORT EDITORIAL
BY EDDIE ASH.

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of
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will be
disclose interesting skeptcs
building suit
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Hall sufficient lacks
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required
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plying halls suitable for basketball and outoown visitors at local games
Of the cole o n
The less agile and the
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vihsandng crowded conditions
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bah suitable building in which to
financially able municipal basket ball
obtain
building
Indiana daily times., 1920-12-31
FINALS REACHED
IN JUNIOR PLAY

NEW YORK, Dec. 3t.-Yincent Rich
ards of Yonkers. \. Y. and Jerry Lang
of New York City, entered the hnal
round in the national junior tennis
singles championship here today by win
ming their semi-hnal round matches.
richards defeated William AydelOtte,
former Pacific coast player, 81, 6-1, and
Lang Won from Harry Pickeils Of Flush
ing, l.. /. Go. 6-3.
In the doubles final Richards and Paul
McHugh. Of Yale, meet Arthur Glore ana
f. Kuhn and in this match the junior
champion and his partner were the favor
ties.
The bows national singles champion
shin has been awarded to William Fins
man Of the West Side Club, by default
H D. Berman, who was to have met
Einsman in the final round. was found TO
have passed his fifteenth birthday few
days before the first Of last March and,
under the rules, he was Ineligible.
Indiana daily times., 1920-12-31
by HENRY FARRELL.

NEW YORK. Dec. 31.-Tau Bill Til
den and Tiny Bin Johnston have brought
10 glorious end the greatest year Of
American accomplishment iu sport his
tory.
As Il year filed with brilliant per
formaEce on. home a1d flreian fields was
Easplug its last America's 5 now fam us
pair Of tennis Rills-Iilden and John
ston-Sent back home today the Davis
cup. next 10 the last worlds sport trophy
thai Is not resting on American shelves.
OF all the worlds em'eios ~ superi-
oTity In sport. only one is not ia Amer
ica-the International polo cup aud an
able team sets out for England after It
this coming spring.
YANE Er-ES S;F FEP
VICTORY LANE.
From the first Of the year TO the sing
ing Of the 1920 swan song today. Amer
leans have swept almost supreme down
through the field Of sport.
world supremacy on the water was
achieved by Yacht. by fishing schooner
aud by motor boat
Worlds supremacy on land was won
by team Of rifemen. by q track and
field team, by swimmers. by oarsmen and
by tennis payers
Perhaps the most blue bl0oded' vic
tory was Resolute's successful defense Of
the historic Americas cup over the Brit
ish yacht Shamrock ".
Indiana daily times., 1920-12-31
SNIASHES BY
JOHNSTON WIN.
Cup Victory Means Big
Tennis Year for Fans
in America During 1871

NEW YORK. Dec. 31-The winning 81
the Davis cup ny the American stars, IL
den and Johnston. insures TINS cett
try Of much international play during
1901 And as international champions :
these PLAYERS undoubtedly VIII feel ca leu
upop 10 Journey once again To Wimbledon
newt summer 10 defend their titles
CHALLENGES for tho Davis cup must De
received by the winning country not later
than Narch and by that time the scope
Of 1921 competition for the cup VII De
definitely Known. It is expected that
seven or ci-ht nations will challenge
The winuine cf the cup Is also eSpeet "a
to cause change IN the plans OF the
United States Lawn Tennis Association
for the awarding Of national tennis TX
ttIres for the coming season The asSo-
ciatiou. az its meeting here Feb. =. Is eX-
pected to make awards about rs follows
1921 Davis cup cha lense round OF
est Hills. L. I.
1921 National singles, PHILADELPHIA,
1921 National doubles. Forest HIS
1927 National womea's singles and
1927 Ghrreh cup and inter-city matches
Philadelphia.