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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-11-16
700 ARE SLAIN
I'm ATTACK ON
POST IN INDIA
Siege is Repulsed by Ourkha
Garrison, With Rebels Suf-
fering Heavy Losses-Brit-
ish Officer Slain.
ARE USING ARTILLERY


DELHI, India, Nov. 16-Nearly sew
en- hundred Moplah rebels were killed
in an attack on the Pandikkud post,
which was repulsed by the Curka gar
rison. The Moplah force numbered
two thousand. One British officer ana
three men were killed and "a wound
ed.
Reports of this and other clashes
show that the rebels are using artil-
Iery. One gun was captured at Pandi-
kad while five were taken in the op-
erations northeast of Calicut.
LONDON, Nov. 1.-THE British
deputy commissioner in Calcutta and
nineteen policemen were injured while
suppressing riot led by the tram
way strikers, according TO official ad-
vices Several of the rioters were al
so injured No shots were fired.
DETROIT, Mich. Nov. 16.-Belief
that there is no foundation for rumors
of an impending revolution in India
was expressed by Bishop H. Lester
Smith, of India, one of this speakers
at today's session of the national con-
ference of the Methodist Episcopal
church. Lack of friendship between
the Mohammedans and Hindus would
tend to prevent such a movement, he
said.
Bishop Smith declared English con-
troll of India must be continued eff
anarchy is to be averted."
THE beginning of Indian develop
ment,' Bishop Smith declared, was
in Christian teaching and Christian
faith, and education that grows out OF
it is the only influence that will bring
intellectual and spiritual freedom to
the country"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-11-16
Rich Woman's Disappearance
Taken Up At Bluebeard Trial

VERSAILLES, France, Nov 10
The disappearance of Madame Beno-
ist, the most prosperous of the IL
alleged victims of Henri Landru, re-
puted Bluebeard of Gambais, was
taken up at the opening of the ninth
day of his trial for murder in the as
sizes court here, when Judge Gilbert
resumed direct examination of the
prisoner.
Madame Benoist's fortune, accord
ing to charges of the prosecution,
amounted to about $4,000 francs, more
than half the total that Landru is
charged with having realized from
the II murders for which he is on
trial
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-11-16
Reports Loss of jewels,
Worth SIS, 900, on Train

MOUNT CLEMENS, Mich, Nov. Is.
Mrs. Bertha Flush of New York. a
guest at hotel here, has reported the
loss OF $4,000 in jewelry and money,
while enroute from Hot Springs, Va.
The valuables were being carried in
a chamois bag attached to a belt
which Mrs. Flush said she believed
she lost on a train.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-11-16
CIVIL SERVICE HEAD SAYS LACK OF FUNDS
FOR INVESTIGATION CAUSE OF INEFFICIENCY

mines their relative positions on the
eligible register, does not take into &C
count even Il fraction of one per cent
the fact of good character Indifferent
character, or bad character, but Is
wholly and purely scholastic"
Cannot Examine Men.
Referring to what he described as
the recent shocking disclosures of
criminality in the city of Washington,
where at this time policeman is
Continued on Page Twelve)
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-11-16
HagerstolOn Won1an's Club Urges
'Unafraid' Arms Program Adopted
Elliott Submits Petition to President Harding Signed by
Members of Observation-Disclosures Building Associa-
ton Urges Income Tax Amendment Be Supported.

Mrs. Leslie Brown, Mrs. Laura Geb-
hart, Mrs. Laura Hines, Mrs Hilda
rector, Mrs. J. M. Hartley, Mrs VIII
Porter, Mrs. Ada Thurston, Mrs Alice
Fearis, Mrs. Nora Sells, Mrs William
Dingworth, Mrs. r. c. Small, Mrs. VIII
liam Abbott, Mrs. George Canaday.
Mrs, Campbell, Mrs. George Keagy,
Mrs. John Teetor. Mrs. Mary Woolard,
Mrs. MARVEL Nelson, Mrs. Gladfelter,
Continued on Page FHeven)
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-11-16
Charles and Zita Nearing
Place of Island ExiIe
(By Associated Press

GIBRALTAR, Nov. 16-Former EN-
peror Charles of Austria Hungary and
former Empress Zita are nearing their
place or exile on the island of Mad
EZRA.
The British cruiser Cardiff, with the
former royal pair on board, arrived
here today en- route to Funchal Mad
efria, in the Atlantic, off the north
western coast of Africa, a compare
lively short sail from this port.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-11-16
DRESEL NOMINATED
CHARGE D'AFFAIRES
OF u. S. TO GERMANY

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16.-Ellis Lor-
ing Dresel. of Boston, was nominated
today by President Harding to be
charge d'affaires to Germany. Mr..
Dresel has been American commits
sioner to Germany, and is now in
Berlin.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-11-16
SETTLE TRANSFERS STRIKE

CHICAGO, Nov. 16.-Settlement of
the teamsters' strike here was an
nounced last night, the strikers agree
ing to return TO work at the proposed
reduced scale pending arbitration.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-11-16
LIQUIDATE WAR STOCKS

LONDON, Nov. 16-Liquidation o.
the governments war stocks on the
continent and in Egypt has been near
ly completed Surplus stores worth
S3,375, 900 have been disposed of sinGe
the armistice
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-11-16
REPUBLICAN LEADER DIES,

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind, Nov. 16-Wil
liam T. Brown, criminal attorney and
prominent in Republican politics here
died Tuesday He was II wears old
He lived in Indianapolis most of r.s
life
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-11-16

Weather Conditions The general
storm which was over the Rocky
mountain states has moved to the
plain and central states and as a re-
suit showers and thunderstorms are
in progress south of the fortieth paral-
lei while snow is falling in the north
western states. Temperatures are
nearing the zero line in western
Canada.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-11-16
Weather Forecast
MOoRE'S LOCAL FoREcAs-

Rain, heavy at intervals this after
noon and tonight; Thursday, rain fol-
lowed by cold bIustery weather by
afternoon or night.
Unsettled weather is indicated for
another Sc hours due to a general
storm now crossing the Central
states. Rain will be followed by con-
siderably colder weather and probably
some snow when the storm center
moves east either Thursday or Thurs
day night
For Indiana by the United States
Weather Bureau-Probably rain to.
night and Thursday; warm in east
portion tonight; colder Thursday.
temperatures for Yesterday
MAXIMUM -
Arizona republican., 1921-08-15
LATEST REPORT ON
 COTTON SITUATION

The Pimacotton Growers have the following information from the east ern cotton market:
 Demand very active for all length and grades of cotton, but buying very close and mostly actual samples; prices somewhat higher. around IS to 20 cents for 1 Is inch and % to "A cents for l 3s16 inch, and 25 to 27 cents for one and a quarter: 2S to 31 cents for 1 5-16 inch. All mills much more active; expect sustained buying movement; Egyptians and Pima in small demand; l 9-16 inch Pima No. l is reported offered at 31 cents and 30 cents for No. 2; Fancy Sea Island at A cents.
 'The government report on the condition of cotton of July 25. made August 1, was very much lower than expected. It was generally expected that it would be 67 to 71 per cent, whereas it was only 64.7 per cent, showing a prospective yield if nor mai conditions should prevail after July 25, of S,200,000 bales.
 The ginners semi monthly report issued today shows a condition re- port of only 57 per cent. The condi- tion in many sections of the cotton belt has become decidedly more un- favorable
Arizona republican., 1921-08-15
SCHOOLS OF COUNTY
 TO OPEN IN MONTH

Most of the county schools, includ- ing the Phoenix Union High school and the Phoenix grammar schools will open the school term between Sept. 12 and 19, A. L. Jones, county school superintendent, said yestert ay So far, Mir Jones said, only one dis trict besides the Phoenix school dis trict has notified him of it's opening date. Peoria High school and gram mar schools, will open Sept. 5. Prac- tically all of the school districts in the county. MT Jones said, have com pleted their teaching staffs for the next year and are in shape to begin the term without a hitch.
 The Washington school district No. 6. will start it's school year in new $50 900 building. The only other coun- ty school outside of Phoenix that will have new buildings is the Peoria High school, which will have new manual training building. Mir. Jones said he expects an increase in attend ance of between and 10 per cent in the county schools this year, over the attendance of last year.
 On Monday night. August 1o, there will be a meeting of the taxpayers in district No. at the Washington school to discuss the budget for that district for the coming year, and other matters pertaining to the school affairs of the district.
Arizona republican., 1921-08-15
100000 ACRES IN PROPOSED PROJECT
 IN LOTUS VALLEY

In the western part of the state, In northern Yuma county, lies Lotus Valley Of which many have never heard. but of which much is to be heard for the valley contains 100, 900 acres which it is proposed to bring under irrigation by storing the Wa ters of Bill Williams river with a watershed of 5000 square miles drained into the Bil, Williams by the Big Sandy and it's tributaries and by the Santa Maria and Date Creek. It is proposed to construct a reservoir below the confluence of the streams and about 40 miles above the juncy tion of the Bill Williams with the Colorado. The annual rainfall of the watershed is estimated at 5000 900 acre feet and the annual run-off at 400. 900 acre feet.
 The Arizona & California railroad runs from the southeast to the south west through Lotus Valley, the great CT part of it lying southwest of the road. Bouse is situated at the north western extremity of the valley and Vicksburg at the southeastern. The valley is traversed also by the auto mobile road from Phoenix to Parker by the way of Buckeye.
 The Lotus Valley Water Users association has secured the recogni- tion of the government by the with drawal from entry of the lands lying within Che reservoir site. It has con- toured and classified lands over near ly all the valley.
 Most of the land in this valley Is subject to entry so that it may be obtained at small cost. It is pro- posed by the association to furnish the water at cost.
Arizona republican., 1921-08-15
WILL ADMIT WOMEN
 ID MYSTERIES IF
 HE KU KLUX KHAN
Especial to The Republican,


 ATLANTA, Ga, Aug. 14-Women are 10 be admitted to membership in she hu klux klan, according to Will nam Joseph Simmons, Imperial Wiz ara Of the Knights of the Ku Klux hian. This decision was reached at a meeting of the organization held here last week when it was unani- Ihously voted to admit women into membership and the constitution of the order was amended to read that Tn the future the organization should De composed of male and female persons" instead of male only, as proVided in the original constitution
 am now at work preparing the details concerning the admission of women into the organization, ,' Colonel Simmons said Saturday, and within the next two or three weeks will have the complete plans ready for the admitting of women into the order.''
 In announcing that women are to be admitted to membership. Colonel Simmons said this decision was based on three things:
 First: The influence of woman over the youth of the land shapes the destiny of the nation and it is in the cradles of the American homes where the principles and ideals of Ameri- caniSm should first be installed into the minds of the young. To the pres ervation of these principles, ideals and institutions the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan is dedicated.
 Seond: The loyalty of the women to the original Klan of the recon struction period convinces us that, as members of the Klan of today, there will be equal loyalty and devotion to the fundamental principles underly- ing the order
 Third: We know women can keep
Arizona republican., 1921-08-15
UNIVERSITY ID HOLD
 !. EGG LAYING CONTEST

Arizona's first egg laying contest will be held at the University of Ari- zona in the near future. according to a circular which will be available at the chamber of commerce after August 15. The contes- will be under the direction of Prof. R. B. Thomp- son, poultry husbandman.
 During the first year the entries will be limited to five hens to each pen, which will be of the community type. Trapnest records will be kept and monthly reports will be mailed to the owners of all birds The eggs from each pen will be marked with the number of the hen and will be sold to the owner for matching pur- poses at a price only sufficient to cover expenses. Arrangements may also be made by the owners for the matching of pedigreed chicks
 Six bullets will be entered, and the pen record will be made from the five hens with the highest scores. This plan provides for the contin-
Arizona republican., 1921-08-15
JUSTICE COURT ID
 BE CLOSED \ MONTH

The court of Justice Nat T. Mckee was closed Saturday for 30 days while it's members take their vaca- tion. The justice court work during the period will be handled by Justice Henry J. Sullivan. who will resume his duties Monday morning after a vacation of a month. Justice McKee's s court will reopen Sept. Is. Justice Mckee and family and Constable Evan Wilson and family are planning to spend the months vacation on an automobile tour of the northern part of the state.
 They are planning to camp near Mormon lake a large part of the time, after which they will take a trip to the Grand Canyon before returning to Phoenix F. C. Fullen and family will accompany them. Miss Anna May Daly, clerk of the court, will spend her vacation on the coast. She will leave Monday night for Los An geles.
Arizona republican., 1921-08-15
ID CONSIDER PLANS
 FORNEW JURY ROOM

Plans for the construction of room over the county treasurer's office in the court house are being considered by the board of supervisors. Claude Cisney has been asked by the board to furnish them with plan for the room and an estimated cost of the construction. Mir. Cisney will present the plans to the board within the next few days and bids for the struc- ture will be advertised for by the board.
 The room after construction. will be divided with a partition to form two jury rooms for the use of the two judges of the superior court. whose court rooms are in the court house. At present the only jury room available in the court house is the law library. which is not adaptable for this use. The crowded condition of the court house has been the source of much worry on the part of the board and has been the cause for
Arizona republican., 1921-08-15
GRANT LOW RATES ID. |. A. R. ENCAMPMENT.

Arrangements are being made by local members of the Grand Army of the Republic to attend the G. A. R. National ehcampment to be held at Indianapolis, Ind. Sept. 25. w. J. Murphy, with offices on West Adams street, is in charge of special rail- road tickets for the event and all applications for rates should be made to him.
 Railroads have granted a rate of one cent a mile to all comrades of the organization. their wives. widows anc dependent members of the family and to army nurses. All other or ganizations will be granted a rate of one fare and one-half for the round trip. In applying for the spe- cial fare it is necessary to give ad- vance notice to Department Com mander Murphy and state upon what grounds the application for special rates is made.
Arizona republican., 1921-08-15
OFFICERS TAKE MAN
 AND STILL IN RAID

It's a part of the game to try and get away" Ramon F. Rivera re- marked after he had been overtaken and arrested by Deputy Sheriff Meeks last night. Meeks, with Deputies Smith and Price raided a place occu- pied by Rivera and found a big cop- per still in operation, four gallons of liquor and five barrels of mash.
 While the officers were searching the place, Rivera attempted to es- cape from the scene of operations. He had run but a short distance when Meeks halted him with a sharp command. The Mexican hesitated, then decided it would be useless to try any tricks and gave himself up.
Arizona republican., 1921-08-15

and within a space of 30 feet he fig ured in automobile accidents. In the first a woman was injured and in the second slight damage was done two automobiles.
 Valdez was driving west on Adams street and attempting to make the turn south into Central avenue when he hit Mary White, 402 West Van Buren street. The woman was knocked to the pavement but escaped serious. injury. She was taken to her home.
 Returning to his machine after this accident, Valdez attempted to com pIete the turn into Central avenue. He had gone less than 25 feet, how ever. before he drove his car into a machine belonging to w. w. Wade. A fender on the Wade car was dam aged, while the Valdez car was scratched and jammed. The two ac- cidents took place between 4:15 and 4:25 o'clock Saturday afternoon.
Arizona republican., 1921-08-15

gency of one hen dying The entry fee will be s6. No other expense will be attached to the contest. which will be open to any one in the state
 A silver cup will be awarded to the pen making the highest record, and also to the hen making the high est record. There will rewards also for second and third places and for monthly high records
 Full particulars concerning the con- test may be obtained by writing to the poultry department, University of Arizona.
Arizona republican., 1921-08-15

secret because they made with their fingers 100000 robes for members of the old KIan and not one of them ever disclosed the identity of any man who wore one of those robes.
 Briefly summing up the action of the order, Colonel Simmons con- cluded:
 Tt is through the influence of women that today we have some of the strongest men in the order and the time has come to give women the recognition and to allow them to par take of the honor and glory of mem bership in the organization.
Arizona republican., 1921-08-15

many plans to relieve the congestion.
 With the appointing of third su- perior court, the congestion became acute but a court room for the third division was rented in the Ford hotel annex and later the probation off
 cer's office was moved to the same building. Several years ago the pres ent county treasurer's office was con- structed in the southwest IL" of the court house and was built only one story high. The jury rooms will be on the west side of the court room of division No l of the superior court.
Arizona republican., 1921-08-15

The gulf stream is three thousand times as large as the Mississippi and ten thousand times as large as the Hudson.
Arizona republican., 1921-08-15

The energy in the daily rations of the average man converted to me- chanical power, would raise 3s60 tons one foot.
Arizona republican., 1921-08-15

The percentage of men teachers in this country has fallen from 43 per cent In 1880 to Is per cent in 1918.
Arizona republican., 1921-08-15

More than 10000 plants of various kinds from the United States have been sent to Argentina for it's gov> ernment nursery.
Arizona republican., 1921-08-15

Out of every hundred pupils who enter public schools, Is get through high school and only three finish college.
Arizona republican., 1921-08-15

The University of Wisconsin has machine which can exert pressure of 100000 pounds on underground rocks.
Arizona republican., 1921-08-15

Eighty-two per cent of the persons who died or were injured by fire in this country last year were mothers.
Arizona republican., 1921-08-15

Seasoning wood is a process of bringing into the same space 10 per cent more fibers than when the wood was green.
Arizona republican., 1921-08-15

Louisiana this year had a straw berry yield of 50 ger cent more than last years.
Arizona republican., 1921-08-15

Between 1913 and 1921 the produc- ton of the leading food products in the United States increased 30 per cent.
Arizona republican., 1921-08-15

In 20 years 1.SS3,000 homes have been broken up in the United States by divorce courts.
Arizona republican., 1921-08-15

One hundred colonies of bees, un- der favorable conditions, will produce 22h2 tons of honey in one season.
Arizona republican., 1921-08-15

Fruit carried in refrigerated steam ships from the Pacific coast to Eng land loses none of the freshness.
Arizona republican., 1921-08-15
FIGURES IN TWO
 ACCIDENTS IN DAY

Troubles came not singly for Sill vian Valdez Saturday afternoon. Twice within a period of ten minutes
Evening star., 1921-10-26
watch for Chance
to Make Ternns,'
Kaiser Advises.

combined with local offensives. Thus
We may hope eventually to paralyze
the enemy's will to fight"
The kaiser gives his opinion. 1t is
10 watch for favorable moment for
coming to terms with the enemy"
His chancellor agrees with him.
recommending that steps be taken at
the opportune moment to arrive at an
understanding" This moment is to
be that Of the first success on the
western front" In other words, to
await developments. without undue
haste. Won HintZe. less confident in
the success of defensive strategy.
asks to be given immediate authority
TO initiate the work of peace by dip
iomatic means" BY this he means "a
proclaimed" This proposal is unani-
mously rejected. Marshal Hindenburg
declares
No Longer "Nach Paris"
we shall succeed in maintaining
ourselves upon French soil. and thus
we snail eventually subject the enemy
to our WILL
SO 1t is no longer a question as it
was a month before of mach Paris"
But successes in France are still
hoped for. They are confident of re-.
naming on French soil. While there
they nope to pave the way for nego-
tlations which will lead to an advan-
t"6eous peace. In consequence, the
powers given to Won Hintze for the
preparation of diplomatic negotia-
tions are strictly limited by "the
maintenance of the war aims estab-
lished in view to victory" and by the
expectation of the favorable opportu-
nity which will be created by the next
success.
The foregoing account makes it un-
necessary for me to insist on the
falsity of the statement that Peace
was possible as early as 1917" AS
IS well known. NJ. Aristide BRAND
formerly French premier, was APP
preached in the middle of 1917 by a
Belgian, Baron Coppee. with so-called
peace proposals from Baron Won
Lancken. who bears SO heavy a re-
sponsibility for the martyrdom of
Belgium. NJ. BRAND. in laying these
oVertures before NJ. Ribot. who sue
ceeded him as premier. appeared to
believe that they We're serious and
would lead to the restitution of AL
sace-Lorraine. NJ. Ribot. on the con-
trary, thought that 1T was a trap"
1t is clear from the quotations and
facts given above that as late as the
Evening star., 1921-10-26

beginning of July, 1918, Germany in
tended to make only a peace with
the maintenance of the war aims
established in view to victory"-that
is to say, a peace of annexation and
not of restoration. The official evil
dence of Admiral Won Hintze. the
kaiser's foreign minister. and the
documents quoted above settle the
question.
Copyright by the BObbs Merrill Company
ELEVENTH INSTALLMENT
TOMORROW.
Evening star., 1921-10-26
Ludendorff, Shaken,
Admits Victory
Is Uncertain.
by ANDRE TARDIEU.

Captain Of the French army. French high com.
missioner to America Clemenceau's right
hand at the Conference of Versailles.
Evening star., 1921-10-26
SECRETS OF WORLD WAR

n. Tardleu's intimate relation
Of the inside history Of the war
brings him today to the point
where he begins n disclosure
OF what actually took place be-
hind the German lines just be-
fore the request was made for
nm armistice. This Is not hear
say. NJ. Tardieu quotes the very
words Of Ludendorn and Hin
denburE and-the. kaiser him
self. The narrative yesterday
led down to the remarkable de-
Tense Of Marshal FOch by Glenn
enceau during the dark days of
May, 1918. The French premier,
defying his critics, had refused
to demand an explanation from
FOch.