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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-04-07
MORE GIVING NEEDED
SAYS N, E, MINISTER
AT ELWO0D MEETING
(By Associated Press)

ELWOOD. Ind. April THE prin-
ciple Of Christian stewardship which
suggests that every Christian lay
aside a definite portion of his income
for benevolent purposes. enabled the
Methodist Episcopal church to attain
its centenery offering of S106 SOC, 900.
DR.. Luther E. Lovejoy, general stew
ardship secretary of the committee on
conservation and advance said at the
seventy-eighth session of the North
Indiana conference here this after
noon.
We will now receive the usual Of
fering,' is as far as some pastors and
churches ever get in the great modern
program of winning distracted
world to health. happiness and God"
said DR.. Lovejoy
Advocating extension of the stew
ardship principle, DR.. Lovejoy de-
clared there has been little change
in the standards of giving for church
and benevolent purposes.
Idea Of rs Years Ago
BE a nice little boy and don't
forget your penny for Sunday school.
was the regular parental injunction
on Sunday mornings seventy-five
years ago when the country was new
and pennies were scarce and pre-.
cious," said DR.. Lovejoy. The same
old advice is still the standby in the
land of millionaires, limousines, silks
and seal skins while many rich farm
ers and merchant princes are con-
tributing little more to the starving
world than their pioneer grandfathers
gave in the days of struggle and pow
erty. Less than a postage stamp a
day is the average Methodist con-
CONTINUED on Page EIeven)
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-04-07
MAIL THEFT
TOTAL GROWS
AFTER FIND
Abandoned Sack Found by
Police Contains Wrappers
Showing From $500,0OO
to $75O,OOO Obtained.
ROBBERY
(By Associated Press)

CHICAGO, April An abandoned
mail sack found by the police early to-
day, and believed to be the registered
pouch stolen by bandits from a mail
truck late yesterday. contained wrap
pers for money which the police said
shows that from $5O0.00O to $4,000
was obtained by the robbers. 1t was
reported last night that the loss would
not exceed $4,000.
The abandoned pouch contained
wrappers indicating a shipment of one
package of $4,000 in 81 bills, a pack
age holding $4,000 in currency an
other containing a hundred 81 900 bills
and five large sacks consigned to
branches of the federal reserve bank,
each sack containing five smaller bags,
which in turn held currency of large
denomination.
Wednesday afternoon five men park.
ed an automobile in vacant lot
across Federal street from the Polk
street station loading platform, pulled
off their coats and started playing
baseball.
At 4:30 o'clock they suddenly threw
down gloves, bat and ball, and draw.
ing revolvers, made a dash for the
loading platform. Mail truck No.
APP carrying a heavy consignment
OF registered mail, had just backed up
to the platform, which was crowded
with baggage smashers and freight
handlers
Throw up your hands," the men
shouted. Four of them waved re
volvers menacingly at the crew OF
men, while the fifth shouted to CLERK
D. J. Colbert, 311 Prospect avenue
Indianapolis:
Toss out the registered mail sack
Sack Stolen.
Clerk Colbert, who had left the fed
eral building with the mail was to &C
company it until it reached it's destin
alton in Indianapolis.
1t was bulky, and too big a load fol
the ordinary man. The robber, de-
.scribed as a giant weighing over zoe
pounds, grabbed the sack with one
hand and carried it to the car across
the street al -#.
Two other bags containing ordinary
mail were taken. Clerk Colbert held
in his hands two registered packages
consigned to Hammond, Ind. which
were overlooked by the quintet
One Robber Shoots at Another.
AS the robbers started to depart the
big one darted around the automobile
after placing a sack in it. One OF the
other men, the only one who wore a
coat. shot at the giant before he rec
cgnized him. 1t was not known
whether the big man was hit.
The five then leaped into their cal
and sped south on Federal to Taylor
then turned west Tie robbery occu
pied about minute and a half, wit
nesses said. AS the car was rounding
The corner at Taylor street, Policeman
Edward Ptacek ordered the men te
stop. They crouched in the car. The
policeman fired two shots into the
machine.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-04-07
MONDAY SEES
FILING HOME
RULE PETITION
Final Draft Ready-Approxi-
mately $500 Names At
tached-Leaders Express
Satisfaction.
MUST SET ELECTION

Flnal draft of the petition for a city
manager form of government is ready
TOT ming with the city clerk Monday,
according to BENJAMIN johnson, Jr.,
chairman of the citizens committee in
charge of the preparing of the petition.
approximately $500 names will be
attached to the document in its final
form' all names not signed in the cor.
rect manner having been taken from
the petitions by the committee.
Leaders in the move express salts.
faction that no other petition for the
commission form of government has
been prepared. They point to this as
indicative that people of the city view
the city manager form of government
as the best.
Inc names on the petition will BE-
gone over by City Clerk Stevens next
week and the petitions will be ready
10 present to council at it's next regu-
lar meeting, Monday night, April Is.
AT tnls council meeting the date for
a special election will be set The
special election cannot como until so
days after the first OF May.
Would Postpone Election.
Inc acceptance of the petition by
council automatically will POSTPONE the
primary election originally set for
May g.
The special election to decide yheth.
er Richmond shall adopt the citv
manager form Of government probably
VIII be held early in June Tuesdav,
Jnne is looked on as a likely date
by those interested in the question.
Numerous cities over the state have
taken steps similar to those pursued
IN Richmond to bring the question of
a change of government for cities be-
fore the voters. Most of these cities
are meeting with tangling questions
arising out of the presentation of two
petitions, or opposition from party i'll
tereStS
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-04-07
RAIL LABOR BOARD
REFUSES REQUEST
FOR WAGE REDUCTION

CHICAGO, April 7.-Permission to
make provision reduction of the mass
of unsnlled labor on the New York
Central railroad was denied by the
railroad labor board here today. The
railroad recently requested permission
to put cuts of from II to 81 per cent
into effect on April 1. The dispute
was taken to the labor board after
the railroad and the employees had con-
ferled
Mole than a score of other railroads
also have similar applications pending
before the board. but the New York
Central's was the first case, to be
heard. The board has not yet set the
dates for the other hearings. 1t Is
understood the board has decided that
1t cannot grant temporary reductions
in wage rates, pending complete
hearing of both sides on applications
for permanent reductions.
The reductions proposed when the
New York Central's application was
filed last week, would cut the present
wages of As and 4SH cents an hour
to ,33 and So cents.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-04-07
FOR OPENING
OF WOMEN VOTERS
CLEVELAND C0NCLAYE
(By Associated Press)

CLEVELAND, O., April THE
board of directors, regional directors,
and chairmen of standing committees
Of the National League Of > Women
Voters will meet here today in a
closed conference and pre-convention
business meeting to map out the work
of the second annual convention of
the league, which opens here Monday
and continues the week. Upwards of
1000 delega tes and alternates, rep
resenting 100000 members, are ex-
pected to attend the convention
The standing committees. appointed
after the leagues first convention in
Chicago last year. have been working
continuously On the program formu-
lated at that time. What they have
accomplished and what they plan for
1922 will be reported to the con-
vention in the recommendations sub
mitted by each chairman.
The members of the national board
are: Mrs. Maude Wood Park, of Bos-
ton, national chairman; Mrs. George
Gellhorn, ST Louis, vice-chairman :;
Mrs. Solon ia cobs, Birmingham. Ala,
secretary; Mrs. Richard Edwards, of
Peru, Ind. treasurer.
Many Recommendations
Among recommendations to be made
to the convention by the standing
committees are:
Continued efforts to pass the Shep-
pardTowner bill, for federal aid for
maternity and infant care.
Improvement in election methods.
Stop profiteering now going on in
the necessities of life.
Education qualifications for the vote
in all states.
Uniform laws concerning women.
Program to spread knowledge OF
health laws.
Protection of women in industry.
1t was said that the first subject to
be considered today would be the pres
ent American direct primary election
system.
Proposed revision of the bylaws will
be presented for the approval of the
board of directors in a report of a
committee composed of Miss Eliza
beth ]. Hauser, Ohio; Mrs. Richard
Edwards, Indiana; and Mrs. George
Gellhorn. st. Louis.
An important revision is to have
the league elect its president and mi
nor officers by vote of the entire con,
vention instead OF having each region
choose a director and then name the
national officers through vote of the
regional directors.
The pre-convention business meet
ing probably will move for or against
world disarmament project, it was
said today
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-04-07
COMSTOCK IS CHOSEN
MEMORIAL SECRETARY

Paul Comstock is the choice for sec
retary OF the state memorial commits
sion, according to a report carried by
an Indianapolis newspaper. MI. Com
stock said Thursday he had not re-
ceved the appointment and knew
little about the commissions plans.
A committee was appointed at the
last state memorial commission meet
ing to recommend three persons for
the secretary's place, it is said. One
of the three men named by the com
mittee will be elected secretary.
Mr.. Comstock is chairman of the
Wayne County Memorial commission.
Plans and specifications for a memor-
ial building were recently filed by
the committee with the county COM
missioners.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-04-07
COAL STRIKE
CONFERENCE
CALLED OFF,
Miners Leaders, Conferring
With Lloyd-George, Refuse
To Order Pump Men and
Engineers to Work.
OTHERS DELAY ACTION
(By Associated Press)

(By Associated Press)
LONDON, April 7-Leaders of the
miners union who conferred with
Prime Minister Lloyd George this
morning refused to order pump men
and engineers in mines affected by the
coal strike to resume work pending
negotiations with the mine owners.
AS the result of this refusal the min
ers and their employers will not meet
today.
Leaders of the transport workers
federation which already has decided
to support the miners, met this morn
ing but adjourned until four o'clock.
The national union of railwaymen also
convened during the forenoon, but it
, remained in session to hear the result
Of the premiers conference.
Had New Proposal
1t was declared here this morning
tina. the mine owners had a new wage
plan ready for presentation If they
had met the leaders of the striking
coal diggers. Nevertheless the in
dustrial crisis resulting from the min
ers' strike appeared grave.
Hope that some adjustment of the
situation may be reached is expressed
by the London Times, that news
papers parliamentary correspondent
saying that last night neither the gov
ernment nor the minister miners view
ed the attitude as an insurmountable
difficulty. c. T. Cramp. president of
the National union of railwaymerl, was
today reported as saying that the pros
rect might be regarded, if not with
confidence. with some revival of hope.
One feature of the strike menace is
;, he 70 hot w o1o nd hob
supplies of yeast have been cut fifty
per cent by the order OF the govern.
ment Fresh supplies are being rushed
by destroyers.
QUEENSTOWN, Ireland, April T.
Naval units here and at other ports
have been intructed as a result of the
strike of British miners to hold them
selves in readiness for emergency ser
vice. Short leave has been curtailed
even officers being required to return
to their ships by $50 o'clock in the
evening. Naval officers view the sit
uation as being filed with the grav-
est possibilities.
The question of shifting large mum
bers of the crown forces in Ireland
TO England if orders ensue has
been fully considered it is understood
and If such steps should be taken it
is said the forces transferred will
probably include many auxiliaries re-
garded as especially qualified by their
work in Ireland to deal with elements
seeking to stir up trouble. Officials
however, are aware of the possibility
that the Irish Republican army may
take advantage of the opportunity Of
fered by disorders in England, and
military authorities are reluctant tc
decrease the forces in Ireland.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-04-07
Disabled Emergency Officers
in Army Will Ask For Relief

CURED physical disability in line of
duty"
Under this provision men who serv-
ed as officers in the navy during the
late war but who were not Identified
with the regular paval establishment
can be placed on the retired list on
part pay in the event of incapacities
originating in line of service.
Army Men Left Out.
No such provision has been made for
men who served as emergency officers
in the army during the World war.
and disabled army officers believe that
they should be accorded the same
treatment as disabled emergency off,
GERS of the navy receive.
During the closing weeks of the
late congress bill for the relief of
disabled emergency officers Of the
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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-04-07
ONE HOME RULE PLAN
MUST HAVE PRIORITY
IN VOTING, SAYS LESH
Cry Associated Press,

INDIANAPOLIS. April THE queS.
tion whether a city shall adopt the
commission or manager form of mu-
nicipal government cannot be sub
mitted at the same time to the voters
but the petition for one of the plans
first filed with the city clerk must re-
ceive priority at the polls, Attorney
General Lesh decided today in constru-
ing provisions of the new state law.
Further, the encouragement ruled
that elections need not be postponed
until 1922 if the city councils did not
meet again before May 2. the eve of
the regular municipal primaries. A
prvision of the law said the council
must fix the date for the special cleo
tion not less than 80 or more than so
days after the next succeeding first
day of May" the petition having been
filed previously.
lnterprets intent
In his opinion Mr. Lesh said the leg
islative intent was shown by the
emergency clause making the law ef-
1ectlve On passage and he added that
the legislature did not contemplate
the postponement of elections in GER
tain cities until 1922 where these cities
had taken all steps possible under
their rules or ordinances to have such
election in the spring of 1921"
Regarding the priority of elections
on the question OF changing the form
OF government, the attoney-general
pointed out that the law was silent
on this point but that it specified that
one plan should be voted for including
the text of the ballot to be used at the
election. A joint election on the two
plans would be impossible. the attor.
ney-general said
In my opnion." he declared, "the
supporters of the one of the two
plans who first have a petition on file
in the clerks office containing a suf.
ficient number of qualified electors
would have the right to have an elec.
tion upon their plan first"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-04-07
.B0l SHEVISTS TO JOIN
FORCES WITH TURKS.

ANGORA. Asia Minor. April T.
Congratulations over the victory
achieved by the Turkish Nationalists
over the Greeks have been received
by the Turkish Nationalist govern
ment from George Chitcherin. Rus
sian Bolshevik foreign minister. Ar
rangements have been completed for a
point conference of Turkish and Boil.
shevik representatives at Batum, at
which frontiers will be adjusted in &C
cordance with the Russo-Turkish
treaty which was concluded March 16.
For the past three days Angora has
been celebrating the victory over the
Greeks. there being torchlght process
sions during the evenings, and almost
continuous band concerts.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-04-07
BUSINESS MUST OBEY
LAW, SAYS DAUGHERTY
(Rv Associated Pressl

WASHINGTON. April "A general
warning to business that the depart
ment of justice will countenance no
violations Of the law, was sounded to-
day by Attorney General Daugherty.
THE country" Mr.. Daugherty said,
should take notice OF a new day in a
new way" and that those who had
been guilty of illegal practices should
not "close their eyes. His statement
he added was modest, but emphatic
warning to those for whom it was in.
tended and could be regarded as an
opportunity for any of those who
should mend their ways to do so.
The attorney general said the de-
partment of justice did not intend ia
harass business in any way, but thai
it did intend to enforce the law. He
pointed out that while the prositeerir&
sections of the Lever act har been
declared unconstitutional. the depart
ment could still proceed under the
Sherman antitrust law. ~:
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-04-07
CALL LOCAL CITIZENS
BEFORE GRAND JURY

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind, April Sub
poenas to appear before the federal
grand jury here were served upon a
number Of Richmond citizens today by
officials Of the United States mar
shal's office, The exact number to
receive summons was not announced.
Most Of the subpocnas called for
appearance before the grand jury
about the middle of April 1t is
thought the Richmond citizens are
being summoned as a result of an in
vestigation of alleged whisky opera
tions in that city and Wayne county
that was made several months ago.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-04-07
new S125,0OO SCHOOL,
CENTERVILLE, M ODER N
in EVERY PARTICULAR

CENTERVILLE. Ind, April 7.-Offi-
cials Of Center township made formal
announcement Wednesday evening Of
the awarding of contract for new
1925, 900 high school building, construc-
ton work on which is expected to
be completed by the beginning of the
1922 term of school. The building
is TO be modern in every particular
and will include a gymnasium, audi
torium and lunch room.
General construction work will cost
approximately $91 900. the cost of the
completed building being estimated at
S125,000. The contract for the con-
struction work has been let to the
George w. Price company Of Logans-
port Samuel Young OF Monticello is
the architect who designed the build
ing.
Old Building for Grades.
With the erection of the new high
school building. the old Centerville
high school building. which has hereto
fore been used both for grade and high
school pupils will be devoted exclu-
sively to the former. The township
has adopted the consolidated form of
school and pupils from the country
districts will be accommodated here.
1t is the plan of the officials to have
the new building serve as a commun-
ity center as well as a high school
proper Entrances to the auditorium
and gymnasium have been so designed
as to afford the use of these parts of
the building without interfering with
the rest of the school.
The auditorium will accommodate
$50 persons and a seating capacity for
800 persons has been arranged for the
gymnasium.
Includes Study Room.
The main floor of the auditorium
will be on the first floor of the build
ing. and the gallery on the second
floor. This floor also will include a
study room seating 140 pupils.
The corridors and stairs are of fire.
proof construction, with wainscoat-
ing of glazed brick four and one-half
feet high. Composition floors will be
laid in all corridors, while class room
floors will be of wood. The lunchroom
in the basement will be finished in
white enamel.
Plate glass windows will be furnish.
ed in the front of the building. The
exterior viii be finished in faced brick
with liberal stone TRIMMINGS.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-04-07
Why Rich m ond is the
Best Place in Which
to Live

Each day a Palladium reporter
will interview persons Mt random
10 find out why they like to live
here.
Your Metropolitan advsnt-
ages without the large slums,
poverty, disease, crime and
graft" was the answer given by
a business man who had been in
Richmond a few days.
You have good schools and
churches, by which a city is al
ways judged first and you have
chances at the best music and
art as I see by the statements
of recent and future entertain
ment, having several big men
here for lectures and some OF
the best musical artists in the
country here for concerts. The
business in your city runs along
smoothly, never varying a great
deal" ..
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-04-07
PALLADIUM NEWS BUREAU


WASHINGTON, April 7-Disabled
emergency army officers will ask the
new congress. which begins its ses-
stons next Monday, for relief. They
will ask that they be given the same
consideration as received by temper
airy officers Of the navy and officers Of
the naval reserve force who have be-
come incapacitated by reason of their
service.
The naval appropriation bin Of June
4, 1920, carried the following pro-
vision: --..
THAT all officers Of the naval re-
serve force and temporary officers Of
the navy who have heretofore incurred
or may hereafter incur physical disa-
bility in line of duty shall be eligibie
for retirement under the same condi-
tions as now provided by law for offi.
GERS Of the regular navy who have in
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-04-07
Weather Forecast
MOORE'S LOCAL FORECAST:
CIoudy. cooler weather.

Mostly cloudy, much cooler weather,
occasional showers in prospect for to-
night and Friday. due to the eastward
movement Of the Rocky mountain
storm.
For Indiana, by the United States
Weather Bureau-Cloudy and cooler
tonight and Friday: probably showers
in south portion tonight
Temperatures for Yesterday.
MiuiAuui 4S
Today
NOcdt ~
Weather conditions: The Rocky
mountain storm is now causing show
ers and local thunderstorms as far
east as Indiana Rather cold weather
for the time of year covers the west
crn plain states.
Snow continues to fall in the states
of Montana, Wyoming, North and
South Dakota, Nebraska and Colorado.
Temperatures near zero in Saskatche-
wan.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-04-07
DISARMAMENT CONSIDERED.
HARDING 1ELkS WOMEN

WASHINGTON, April 7.-President
Harding told a delegation of the Wo-
mems Peace Society Wednesday, that
although he was carefully considering
the problem of a reduction of arma-
ments, he had not yet fully canvassed
the situation and did not propose to
take any precipitate action. The dele
CATION. headed by Mrs. Charles E.
Russell, of New York. asked the presi-
dent to call an international confer
ence on disarmament
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-04-07

After all other treatment had failed
to restore the speech of Henry A.
REM, ex-service man, DR. Charles H.
McEnerney of the public health SER
vice. suggested that REM be carried
to rarified air in an airplane. The
trip was arranged. REM was taken
up $4,000 feet. The aviator then sent
the plane into a nose dive. When
REM stepped out on the ground he
was able to talk.