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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-08-24
AGREEMENT between OIL men And MEXICAN
OFFICIALS SUCCESS BY STATE DEPART ENT

proval of President Obregon, the nee
essary arrangements were made.
Reports current here state that the
initiative was taken by the American
state department, which communicated
its opinion to the oil men and met
with a ready response. Optimism
over the international situation in
creased here yesterday and predic-
tons were made that recognition
would be extended by the United
States as soon as the oil question
was settled, which, it was believed,
would be before the middle OF Sep
TENDER.
1t was said the American oil men
would first meet Adolfo De LaHuerta,
secretary of the treasury, and later
would confer with President Obregon
NEW YORK, Aug. 24.-Four mem
bers of a delegation of American oil
men who are to take up directly with
the Mexican government the differ
ences arising out of the Mexican taxes
on oil export, planned to leave here
today for Mexico City.
They were Walter c. Teagle, presi
dent of the Standard Oil company o
| New Jersey; ]. W. VanDyke, of thu
! Atlantic Refining company; H. F. Sin
clair, of Sinclair Consolidated, ant
Amos L. Beatty. of the Texas com
pany. Edward L. Doheny, the othel
member of the committee, represent
| ing Mexican petroleum interests
plans to leave Los Angeles later il
the week and will join the party il
| the Mexican capital.
Protests against the proposed con
ference, which has the sanction o
| government officials at Washington
was voiced last night by the American
| Association of Mexico, an organiza
i ton formed to represent the Interest,"
of land owners and many other Amer
leans who formerly resided in Mexico
The association sent kilograms t,
| Secretary of State Hughes and t,
President Obregon of Mexico urgin,
! that any conference entered int,
! should attempt to settle all differ
/ ences between the two countries rath
. er than limit itself TO the oil issue.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-08-24
S443,3l3,0OO in Gold
Reaches United States
CBy Associated Press ,

NEW YORK, Aug. 24-Gold to the
value of s443,313,000 has been brought
to the United States from foreign
countries since the beginning of the
present year, while exports of the
metal for the same period have
amounted to but $40. 100000 according
to figures made public by the federal
reserve board. OF this amount 1925
100000 was in foreign bullion; $67,-
All 900 in foreign coins: s25,S45,00O in
gold ore and base bullion. and S24,-
$4,000 in United States gold coin
Importations of silver also show
substantial increases. During the
first eight months of this year, silver
valued at S1,270,000 has arrived here
from Germany
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-08-24
ALABAMA MAY ESCAPE
BOMBING FROM AIR
(By Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, Aug. 24-The an
ticipation of the Army air service of
having the old U. S. S. Alabama for
bombing tests, may be shattered in
view of economies now being prac-
ticed by the navy. Unofficial esti-
mates of the costs of fitting the bat
tleship for the tests in accordance
with Army requests, run from 5000, 900
to 100000
With a view Of Stimulating actual
war conditions army flies have asked
the navy to have the Alabama put in
first class sea-going shape and pos.
sibly equipped with radio control.
The army staff is now understood
to have before it the problem of de-
Gliding whether the war department
can finance the re-conditioning of the
ship.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-08-24
MINE union HEADS
CONFER WITH MORAY
CBy Associated Pressl

Hessler. president; William Mitch,
secretary. and T w Roberts, board
member, officials of District II, United
Mine Workers, were called to Indian
apolis today for conference with Gov
ernor McCray, regarding the situation
in the Jasonville coal fields.
The entire field is idle due 10 an IN
authorized strike of the men in pro-
test against the action Of International
President Lewis in revoking the char
ter of Queen Mine, No. for failure to
obey an order 10 return to work
Widespread trouble is feared unless
the unauthorized strike is ended at
once
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-08-24
(By Associated Press)

MEXICO CITY, Aug. 24.-Negotia-
tons looking to an agreement for Z
conference between American oil men
and Mexican officials were undertaken
by George T. SUNNI erin, the United
States charge d'affairs here, upon ad
vices from the state department in
Washington, it was understood here
last night.
Mr. Summerlin began preliminary
conversations regarding the proposed
conference on Aug. s, and it was all
nounced on Monday that number
of the principal executives of several
large American oil companies would
arrive here next week to meet govern
ment officials.
Mr. SurHmerlin is understood to
have suggested to the foreign secre-
tary that such a conference might
prove a means of reaching an am
icable settlement of petroleum prob
lens When the secretary said such
a conference would meet with the ap
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-08-24
Pittsburgh Preparing
for Big Baseball CrorDd

PITTSBURGH, Aug. 24-Tentat.ive
plans have been made by Barney
Dreyfuss of the Pittsburgh Nati,mal
club to erect additional grandstsnds
at Forbes field here to seat 10000 per.
sons. in view OF the stride the PHI
are making toward capturing the
National league pennant it was an
nounced yesterday. 1t is propoS ed
providing the city grants permits sion,
to raise thirty rows of seats in left
and centerfields which will increase
Inc seating capacity of the fieb'a 10
SO goo persons The stands viii be
built with an eye to conserving; the
playing field and infringing upoiI the
grass as little as possible.
However. no architect will be called
in until club officials feel that the
Pirates practically have the pennant
in their possession it was said, but
just when the owners believe that. viii
be, none cared to say
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-08-24
CHARLES To RETURN
TO THRONE IS PLOT
seen BY PARIS PAPER
Bv Associated Press

PARIS, Aug. 24.-Former Emperor
Charles has planned with Admiral
Horthy, the Hungarian regent, res
toration of the Crown in Hungary,
says the Geneva correspondent of the
Journal. The return of King Con-
stantine to Greece is declared to have
been made the precedent in the
scheme Tor Charles resumption of
royal status. The Papal Muncio in
Berne, it is asserted was the inter
mediary between Charles and the reg
emit
Hungary will appear at the meeting
of the assembly of the League of Ma
tions in Geneva. next month and ask
for admission, says the correspondent
in outlining the alleged plan. In the
event this appeal is granted, the Hun
garian parliament would be dissolved,
and the government would call for an
election in which the dynastic ques-
ton would be the principal issue.
Would Hold Election.
1t is assumed by the Royalists that
they would be victorious and that the
election would be followed by call
to Charles to take the Hungarian
throne A veto on the part of the en-
tente, it is said, would be met by an
appeal to the League of Nations
which would be asked to uphold the
principle of self determination, and
permit Charles to reign in Hungary.
The little entente" composed of
Czecho-Slovakia, Jugo Slavia and Ru-
mania, threatened to declare war on
Hungary when Charles attempted to
resume the throne last March, and
should they repeat this threat after
Charles has been called from Switzer-
land, the league would be asked to
avert hostilities.
The correspondent asserts Charles
has no intention of quitting Switzer
| land for Spain or any other country
as his present residence is ideally 10
Gated for the carrying out OF the al
| legged plan.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-08-24
STARTS CHINESE PAPER.

CHICAGO, Aug 24-Shang Ming, or
The Life Chinese weekly news
paper made its appearance here today.
The only other Chinese newspapers in
the United States are in New York
and San Francisco, according to H. c.
Leung, the editor
Mrs K c. Mui, an Oberlin co-ei.
set all the type by hand from a fifteen
foot case which contains an abbreviated
alphabet of only 1000 characters, in
stead of the entire 10000
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-08-24

Repairs and remodellings have
b cen made at all of the public
81 .hool buildings of the city this sum
m Ter, with the addition of only three
carpenters added to the corps of
S, .hool janitors working under the su-
p srvision of r. 2. Whistler, building
supervisor and purchasing agent for
II re schools.
The largest number of changes and
a editions have been made at the Sc
n ior high school. Facilities have been
il lcreased for accommodating the stu
d ents this fall. and changes made in
The storerooms for the supplies for
all the schools A one-story wing,
1 2x30 feet, of brick construction. with
C oncrete floor, has been added on the
S puth side of the old part of the high
school building, facing on the alley.
Economies Effected
The addition has two rooms. one to
b e used as a garage and the other for
tlee storage and ma nufacture of the
weeping preparation used for clean
ing the floors in all the buildings.
heretofore the preparation has been
2 nrchased for 50 barrel, the cost
TOR one year being $3.50. 4 machine
or mixing and making the prepa ra-
ion is to be installed which will make
The compound at a cost of S1.25 a
barrel, thus making the cost per year
$50 instead of 1850, Mr.. Whistler
stated. Sand. paraffin. coal oil. saw
. dust and salt are used in the com
pound.
The large basement room in the old
IGarfield building, which has been late
ity used as the machine shop, has
been remodelled and fitted out with
shelves to serve as a storeroom for
equipment, and supplies for all the
schools. Mr.. Whistler has charge OF
the distribution of all supplies to the
schools and no article can be requi-
isitioned unless a triplicate order is
made out and sent into his office to
be filed.
Machine Shop Moved.
The machine shop has been moved
\ from the basement room to the large
\ well-lighted brick-walled room in the
i forepart of the new building which
tuntil this time had been used as Z
| lunchroom. Iron beams have beer
put across the ceilings to which arr
4 attached SlI6IElCIS SupPOl IIIlS 6lIS
shafts and counter shafts. The shoI
4 equipment is being installed.
A number of small rooms back o.
i the domestic science room on the
north side of the building have beer
thrown into one room. At the cas-
end of the room a partition separate:
a smaller dining room for the faculty
which will make it possible for instruc
tors to hold conferences during The
non hour.
Simple System in Use.
A kitchen equipped with two ranges
sink. cupboard, refrigerator, and
large pantry filled with shelves is &
the west end of the lunch room, sep
arated from it by a long room Will
apparatus for scraping, washing ans
drying dishes Students will enter ;
door at the west end Of the room
pass in front of the counter for thei
food receiving checks at the end Q
the counter.
They will pay on their way out tn
east door, thus eliminating the confu
sion and delay caused in the othe
lunch room by the changing of none,
while other students waited in lin
with their trays. In order to carr.
waste pipes to the kitchen and adjus
difference in floor levels in the paI
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-08-24
West Virginia Liquor
Sleuths Donate Service

CHARLESTON, W. Va, Aug. "a
State prohibition officers recently laid
off owing to lack of funds for the
quarter, have been donating their ser
vices to the state and within the past
few DAYS have seized a score of moon
shine stills and arrested more than 80
alleged violators of the law according
TO a report issued yesterday by the
prohibition commissioner. Agents In
Lincoln county proved to be the most
active. capturing eight stills and near
" 5000 gallons OF mash
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-08-24
Short News of CITY

Helms Reunion Sunday-The Helms
family will hold its fourteenth
annual reunion at Jackson park, Sun
day, September f. All relatives ar.
invited to attend.
Recover Stolen Cara roadster au-
tomobile belonging TO Harry Albright
Of Greenville. O.. which was stolen
there last Saturday night. was recov-
cred by local police Tuesday 1t was
found deserted in an alley near police
headquarters.
Sues to Foreclose-Suit to foreclose
mortgage to collect $500 due on
a note was filed by the Aetna Mort
gage and Investment company against
George w. Barnard in Wayne circuit
court Wednesday.
Legion Meets Wednesday - The
American Legion will meet in the
Legion club rooms, X of P. building.
at 1880 o'clock Wednesday evening.
Files Complaint-Complaint for di-
vorce was filed by Fred B. Foley VS..
Margaret Foley in Wayne circuit court
Wednesday. Abandonment is charged
in the complaint.
No Celebration - From present in.
dication there will be no Labor cele-
bration in Richmond on Labor Day
according to Frank Irwin of the local
Labor council There have been nc
plans made to date for such an oc
casion.
Condition is Same-The condition
of Edward Hamilton remains prac
ttcally the same, Wednesday afternoon
according to hospital officials Ham
ilton was injured Monday afternoon
when run down by an automobile a,
the corner of Twentieth and Main
streets. Police have failed to locate
the owner of the automobile that
struck him
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-08-24
Viscount Ishiii to Act
as Reporter of Council
(By Associated Press)

PARIS, Aug. 24-Viscount Ishii,
president of the council of the League
of Nations, has solved in an unex-
pected way the difficulty caused by
declination of County Quinnes de
Leon, Spanish ambassador to France.
to act as reporter to the league of ma
tons on the question of upper Silasia.
recently referred to the leagues coun-
Gil by the allied supreme council. Wis
count Ishii, it was announced will
make the presentation of the case to
the council himself, and presumably
perform the other duties devolving
upon the reporter in connection with
the case.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-08-24
NO SAILING PERMITS
NEEDED BY CITIZENS
(By Associated Press)

NEW YORK, Aug. 24.-Customs Of
fcials, acting on instructions from the
treasury department today abandoned
the issuance of sailing permits to
citizens embarking for foreign parts.
The order ended long waits in line to
which prospective tourists had been
subjected.
Sailing permits will be required as
heretofore however, of all aliens leav-
ing the country
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-08-24
Greek Minister Sees End
of Campaign in Month

ATHENS, Aug. 24-Greek opera
tons against the Turkish Nationalist
in Asia Minor will be completed with
in month. at the present rate of pro.
gress, declared NJ. Theotokis, minister
of war, in talking with newspaper men
here last night. He asserted that the
Turkish forces opposing the Greeks
might be estimated to number about
$4,000
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-08-24
LEGION MEMBERS IN PARIS.
(By Associated Pres

PARIS. Aug. 24-Members of the
American Legion. who for the past two
weeks have visited many points in
France and have been occupied with
manifold ceremonies, were in Paris to-
day enjoying a rest. Formal functions
will be resumed tomorrow and will
continue for three DAYS, when the
visitors will go to Belgium.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-08-24
ONE KILLED IN WRECK

& GRAND JUNCTION. Colo, Au Z. "a
- Engineer Douglas Armstrong Of
Grand Junction, was killed aud %
were injured in wpsck or
Denver and Rio Grand west bound
passenger train number !, about thir-
teon miles east of here early today. ac-
eording TO word received here
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-08-24
Alabama Minister Held -
After Shooting of Priest
tBy Associated Press)

BIRMINGHAM. Ala, Aug. 24-Tha
Rev. E. r. Stephenson. who shot and
killed Father James Z. Coyle, pastor
of st. Pauls Catholic church, August
II, was bound over to await action of
the Jeffersonville county grand jury
after preliminary trial at which the
defense offered no testimony Bond
was not allowed.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-08-24
sUIToR REFEREES eou7

LONDON, Aug. 24.-Lawrence He
dron was referee in fight between
Anne Philips and Elsie Hunt to de-
eide which should have the young
mans affections. Elsie knocked out
her rival. All were arrested, but es-
capped with reprimand.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-08-24
JAPs FORWARD ACCEPTANCE

TOXIC, Aug. 24-Japan's accept
ance of the invitation of President
Harding TO participate in the confer
ence in Washington on Far eastern
questions and disarmament in Novem-
Der next was forwarded to Washing
ton today.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-08-24
DEADLY TRAIN SPARKS

DEEPING, Eng, Aug. 24-While
Clarice Crowson, z. was returning
from school live sparks from a passing
engine fell on her clothing She was
enveloped in flames instantly, and
died several hours later.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-08-24
Harding Nominates Zeu
For Connersuille Office
(By Associated Pres

(By Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 24.-Glen Zell
was nominated today by President
Harding TO be postmaster at Corners
vile.
New-York tribune., 1921-04-17

scathed. Perhaps the gang has hanged him to
tree, but shot from his pard, CHEYENNE
Charlie, or his sweetheart, Aretta, cuts the
fatal cord and he is saved
Throw him cliff, with his hands and
1eet tied; leave him in mine. .or cave with
fast-burning fuse attached to a can Of
powder, load him with lead and drop him into
the river, his loyal friends will surely be at
hand IN time to save him AS often it was
MS part to do the rescuing. 1t mattered not
now clever the gang was or how reckless orr
hero proved to be, the last page found virtue
triumphant, the evil-doer brought to Justice.
read many stories of this class when was
boy. The doings Of Deadwood Dick held mo
spelibound and l was on hand with NV dime
TN those days that the price) when the
next issue was for SALE Exchanging dime
novels with other boys was common. vet an
parently none of my youthful friends ever
came to any harm through these stories n
wasn't because of lack of good literature in the
home; the attraction came through the iden-
teal appeal of the screen play-ouick action
and limited description.
The authors of the stories as | knew those
craftsmen were, without exception, kindly. re-
fined men, They believed thoroughly in their
New-York tribune., 1921-04-17

and finally on the roof. Choose your scene,
but remember the situations must always be
different and full of action
Actually the thing is simpler than it seems
"a groove of thinking, one idea leading on to
another. Writing the story is vastly more of
proposition. Here the plot must be de-
veloped through series Of many incidents
personality created.
was often interested in observing what an
author would do with certain sketch-how
he would rescue the hero, for that was his
trying end of the job Put yourself in the au-
thor's place. Here is a sketch of Young Wild
West trussed up to the side of log cabin by
his arms, with his legs free. Just beneath,
his feet and extending away from him is a
broad plank placed like a see-saw across
short, thick log. To the further end of the
plank, where it rests on the ground, stout
cord is attached, passing under a crotched
stick driven firmly into the ground and then
up to the trigger of pistol, which has been
carefully tied to a tree so that the weapon is
aimed directly at the chest of our hero.
If he rests his feet on the board it will be
pushed down, drawing the cord at the other end
and setting off the revolver with fatal results
to himself. The wicked gang stands around
New-York tribune., 1921-04-17

(NoME years ago while engaged in illus
trating half-dme novels I read in a
~ newspaper an account of the blowing
up Of railroad station platform by a
n gang of Western cutthroats. causing the death
of two men. The method used for the perpe-
tration of the crime was unusual, and was ac-
complished this way: Dynamite was placed
under the platform and then the villains waited
at some distance till the persons they wished
to destroy at hand, when shot fired at
the dynamite caused it to explode.
Why didn't they shoot directly at the men
on the platform? 1t would surely have been
just as effective
My conscience has always bothered me over
this strange affair." conducted in so unusual
manner. 1t will be wondered, perhaps why
l am concerned. Here is the reason: When l
had been at work for considerable time illus
trating stories l displayed an aptitude for ere
ating lively situations which resulted in the
titles of future yarns being turned over to me
in patches of eight. | was allowed to exer-
else my ingenuity in any way l liked, barring a
few restrictions which were dictated partly by
state laws and partly by the policy of the
publishing house.
The sketches were forwarded to the various
back to the publishers to be set in type 50 thew
would be at hand for the reproduced cover cuts
when ready for printing In the mean time
the author wrote his story. One of my draw
ings for a Wild West series pictured just the
method described above and was on sale at the
news stalls about three weeks before the COM
mission of the crime.
This incident might be used as capital ma
terial for proving the i'll effects on youth of
the half-dime class of fiction, but surely any
far-minded persons will admit that motion
pictures to-day bristle with scenes of a similar
character and often far worse.
1t was the business of these stories of an
earlier day to bring such criminals to justice
Young Wild West, upright and fearless, was
'he everlasting Nemesis of these scoundrels,
'lngly or in gangs. To be ready for the fol-
owing story he must always come through un-
New-York tribune., 1921-04-17

OF necessity restricted to the inside or outside
of an office building, or the street.
Take Diamond Cut Diamond; or the Bow
Broker of Wall Street. as an example. Quick!
What are you going to do with him? There is
scrap in the Office, with the ticker thrown
over Gust as though it were not always fas-
tened securely to the foorD and ticker tape
scattered about to help the action. Crawling
along the outside ledge from one window to
another, with the foe close behind, ten stories
UP in the air, is the hero. He goes hand over
hand across wire to an adjoining building,
then over the transom, out in the hall, up the
front OF the building like Douglas Fairbanks,
New-York tribune., 1921-04-17

~ work; Indeed, in one case, the author of the
Old King Brady stories becameso imbued with
the character of the master detective that he
came not only to look the part but dressed it
as we'll, with broad-brimmed hat and double
breasted coat. He was a man of unusual
ability, with power of making his characters
and incidents seem real, and I always have
thought that his talents, directed toward a
more finished class of story, would have made
his name we'll known to-day.
| will admit the titles often found me in
difficulties. Take. for example, the Fame and
fortune series. Every other week a Wall
Street setting was demanded. The picture was