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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-11-29
NOVEMBER FLOOD,
FIRST IN 70 YEARS
SWEEPS DOWN OHIO
CBy Associated Press)

PITTSBURG, Pa. Nov. 29-The
first November flood in more than
90 years was today sweeping down the
Ohio river from the upper reaches Of
the Monongahela and Allegheny. the
result of an almost continuous rain
fall for several days
The flood stage, % feet at the point
bridge was reached before daybreak.
and a few hours later the Ohio was
rising three tenths of a foot an hour
with predictions from the weather bu
reau that the crest would be reached
soon after noon.
Scores of persons living in the low
lands of the north side were taken
from their homes in boats by the po-
lice. while rising waters compelled
the suspension of operations in q
number of mills and factories.
Reports from points along the Mon,
Ongahela river said the damage would
be heavy but no estimate could be
made until the flood had receded.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-11-29
BANDITS AGAIN TRY
TO OBTAIN RECEIPTS
At c. & 0. STATION

Only the fact that there was no
money in the office saved the Chesa-
peake and Ohio railroad from another
loss by robbery at it's station Sunday
morning, it was learned today. The
crash of breaking glass arousing a
neighbor brought the police down
about the station only two minutes
after the men were gone.
Wheldon Smith. night operator at
the station. was on duty at the time.
Suddenly two windows, one on each
side of the Office, were broken and the
robbers thrust guns through the open
ings
The robbers told him to open the
safe. Smith did not know the com
bination to the safe but he was told
TO open the money drawer and hand
over what money he had.
FoiIed Robbers
Both orders were fruitless Smith
had not been carrying money on his
person since the station was robbed
Oct. 81
Hand over your watch" he was
told. He complied
I'VE don't want that" said one OF
the men, handing it back. Smith was
carrying an IngersOll
Earl Moore. proprietor of Moore's
lunch room across, the street, heard
the crash of glass and noise among
some chickens nearby. Believing
, thieves were breaking into a henhouse
he called the police. They went tc
the station and were told by Smith Ol
the attempted robbery.
One negro and one white man were
concerned said Smith. Because h.
saw their faces only, he was able tC
give very few details as to their per
/ sonal appearance,
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-11-29
FRIENDS TO PREPARE
FOR 5 YEAR SESSION
TO Be HERE IN 1922

The executive committee of the Five
Years Meeting of the Friends in Amer
ica will meet in the South Eighth
street Friends church Wednesday eve
ming at 1880 o'clock and will continue
with its business all day Thursday.
Preceding the meeting of the Five
Years executive committee, there will
be short session of the central COM
mittee of the executive committee in
the church at o'clock Wednesday af-
ternoon. This committee is composed
of the following members who are ex-
pected to be al the meeting when II
convenes: Allen d. Hole. chairman; !;
Rufus NJ. Jones, Miles White. Jr., Eli
son R. Purdy, David NJ. Edwards, The
Odore Foxworthy, and George H.
Moore, of Georgetown. Ill.
The executive committee of the Five
Years Meeting will convene for it's reg.
ular semi-annual meeting at 7:30
o'clock in the South Eighth street
Friends church TO discuss the many
matters of Importance which confronts
Continued on Page Fourteen)
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-11-29
FARMERS OF INDIANA
DISCUSS FINANCIAL
AID FOR MIDDLEWEST
CBy Associated Press)

INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 29-Financial
assistance for farmers in the corn
growing states of the middle west was
discussed at a meeting here today Of
officers of state farmers federations
with the Corn Belt advisory commit
tee Of the war finance corporation of
which Governor McCray, of Indiana
is chairman. States represented at
the meeting were Iowa. Illinois, Ohio
Kansas, Nebraska, Minnesota. Okla
homa and Indiana.
Extension of at least 100000 900 Of
agricultural credits by the govern
ment's war finance corporation in the
10 principal corn growing states Of
the middIewest is necessary for the
orderly marketing of this years big
corn crop, Governor McCray of Indi-
ana. estimated today after a meeting
of the corporation's advisory commit
tee. of which he is chairman
No pportionment of loans regarded
as necessary for farmers in Illinois,
Iowa. Indiana, Ohio. Kansas, Nebras-
lla, Oklahoma Missouri. South Dako-
Ia and Minnesota was discussed at
| the committees meeting, Governor
McCray announced, but he said that
in some states special organizations
other than banks may be formed for
making loans OF government money
with corn as a security.
To Meet at Chicago
| However, with a view of getting
! the banks in all the states. as aIsc
! Kentucky and Michigan, to handle the
/ loans. the advisory committee decided
/ to hold a meeting with the governor.
/ of the u states next Friday at Chi
cagO.
Plans for statewide meetings ot
bankers and farmers will be discussed
at the Chicago meeting, Governor Nc
/ Cray said. At the first of such state
wide meetings Eugene Meyer Jr,. man
aging director of the government cor
poration, was the principal speaker Al
an Indiana gathering of bankers anC
farmers held here this afternoon.
His speech was designed TO familiar
ize Indiana bankers and farmers viii
the program of the corporation, Will
Indiana bankers were expected to eY
plain how the farmers desire TO oh
tain credit on their suhplus stocks o
Z corn
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-11-29
FRANCE, CE,|TALY
AGREE UPON
equal NAvIES
Respective Delegations Get
Together on Subject of Rel
ative Naval Strength Of
Their Countries.
DELAY NAVAL SESSION


WASHINGTON, Nov. % - The
French and Italian arms conference
delegations. it was learned today. have
had occasion to talk with each other
on the subject of the relative naval
strength of their respective countries.
The French position is that France
has no objection whatever to Italy
having the same size navy as France.
which it is contended should event
ually be 100000 tons of capital ships
and $4,000 tons of submarines.
The scheduled meeting today of the
big five naval experts. the first gen
eral conference of the naval men
scheduled for nearly a week. was post
poned until tomorrow at the request
of one of the delegations. No off
clal statement as to the reason for
the pOstponement or the delegation
making the request was given
Jap Stand Issue
: The question of a 60 or 20 per cent
/ naval ratio for Japan. upon which
there has been no indication of an
agreement in the committee. has be
come the outstanding issue of the
conference through the definite an
nouncement by Nice-Admiral Kato.
? 1. - -
pan wants the 20 per cent status.
In the first authoritative announce
ment that Japan sought 10 replace
! the "5-5-3" ratio basis of the American
naval limitation proposal giving her
so per cent status with q 10 per
cent ration for her fleet, Vice-Admiral
kato declared this was the minimum
J necessary for Japan's security.
! Against this definite announcement
! OF the Japanese position the American
naval experts still give every indica-
! tion Of firm adherence to the view
/ that 60 per cent for Japan is the max
/ imum naval strength that could he
/ accepted in view of American liabili-
/ ties and interests in the Pacific.
To Pass Up Troops
! In addition to a final agreement
looked for today TO gradually abolish
the system of extra territorial rights
in China, under which foreign govern
ments have set up their own courts
there. the far eastern committee Of
the conference also was prepared TO
take UP China's request TOR withdraw
al of foreign troops stationed on her
soil without sanction
J Discussion of the latter question
may bring up for the first time the
Shantung and Manchurian contrOyer-
sizes in view of China's contention that
japanese troops are stationed there
without authority The real issue in
vOlved in these two problems. how
ever. was expected TO be deferred for
discussion IN the near future under
the specific subject of railway leases.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-11-29
SECRET BROODING over MEMORIES OF WAR
THOUGHT TO EXPLAIN HERO'S DISAPPEARANCE

NEW YORK. Nov. % - Secret
brooding over the memories of his ex-
periences in the war from which he
emerged one of Americas greatest in
dividual heroes, was ascribed today
by friends and relatives of Lieut.. Col.
Charles w. Whittlesey as the cause
of his taking his life Sunday while on
the way to Havana.
Leaving several letters, presumably
explaining his act, the commander of
the Lost Battalion" disappeared from
the steamship Tolca "a hours out from
New York. His intimate friends had
no idea he was making an ocean
voyage.
Members of his family and business
associates were inCredulOus al first
when a wireless dispatch reported him
missing. But as evidence accumu-
lated they reluctantly came to the con
clusion that the missing man was Col
Whittlesey And then they recalled
incidents, which, pieced together in
the light of his tragic death. might
have been recognized as indications
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-11-29
fBv Associated Pressl

NEW YORK, Nov 29-The roof and
one wall of the American Theatre
under construction at Bedford and
Park avenues, in Brooklyn, collapsed
this afternoon, while about so men
were at work in the orchestra pit
An hour later firemen had recovered
six bodies and had sent about 20 per
sons to hospitals. The contractors,
held on a technical charge of homicide,
were taking a roll call of their en-
ployes to determine how many were
buried in the debris
The contractors were unable to tell
the police the cause of the accident
and this angle was not pressed until
the rescue work was in progress. Just
what point the casualty list would
reach remained uncertain
The Vernon police station had the
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-11-29
ROpBER CONFESSES
MANY bURCLARIES;
Case TO Be PUSHED

Indications were Tuesday that Les
ter Brown, negro, selC-confessed rob
ber who was captured at the home of
Bob Gray. 111O North H street, last
evening, would be brought to trial in
circuit court and sentenced very quick
ly.
Because Brown confessed to several
robberies in Richmond, during a talk
with Chief of Police Wenger, it is be
lieved he will plead guilty.
Indications tnat the grand jury
would take up Browns case as soon
as it meets Wednesday were seen in
the fact that witnesses in the Brown
case had been summoned to appear be
fore that body Wednesday morning
SubpoCnas are out for several wit
nesses, Sheriff Wadman said.
Detected by Victim.
Credit for the capture of Brown
goes to Mrs Bessie Sabin, a clerk in
the Wilmington grocery store who
was one of the victims of his activities
Mrs. Sabin saw the negro walking on
North Twelfth street at Z o'clock Mon
the one who had held up the store.
Brown stopped in grocery and
meat store for a moment, and Mrs
Sabin. getting a passerby 90 with her
followed him until he entered the Gray
residence. The she called the police
The house was surrounded by of
flcers, and Brown was taken into Gus
tody.
Refuses To Talk
/ For two hours, Brown was question
ed in the office of the chief of police
! He stubbornly refused to talk, Final
/ ly. he said:
My name Is not Johnson; it il
/ Brown" This was the first sign o
/ weakening on his part.
/ Now tell NE the rest of it," salt
! Chief Wenger In a few minutes th'
whole story had been given.
Brown admitted having been con
cerned in the following hOldups: Th'
/ c. and O.. station. Oct 81, and tht
/ Wilmington grocery, Nov. 8
Efforts are being made to Connec
Brown with the robbing of a stree
car conductor on South Eighth street
| Nov. 81, and the hOldup staged in IN
( Walker confectionery. North Nine
teenth and F streets, Nov -. Brow
admits having worked with a whit
! accomplice
His confession follows:
Nov. 2S,1921-S: 80 D. m
My name is Lester Brown, colored
| am "a years of age My home is il
lockwood, Tenn I first came t
Continued on Page Thirteen
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-11-29
BANDITS GET jewels
Valued At 100000
FROM PROCTOR HOME

CINCINNATI, O., Nov. ga coun-
try wide search is being instituted for
the four bandits, two white and two
cOlored, who last night invaded the
home of Col w. Cooper Proctor,
president of the Proctor and Gamble
company, at Glendale, a suburb Of
this city, and stole jewelry valued at
from $4,000 to 100000
Col. Proctor was away on hunting
trip and the bandits forced Mrs.
Proctor, her sister, Miss Johnson, and
the aged cook in the home to stand
with their faces to the wall when with
revolvers drawn they entered the
house. Mrs. Proctor was compelled ri
the point Of pistols to go upstaira
with two of the robbers and open the
safe which was in a closet. From this
the bandits took the jewelrv.
Before escaping the robbers made
the three women go into the cellar
with them where they prepared to
bind them with ropes, Mrs. Proctor
pleaded with them not 10 do so and
asked them to picture their mothers
as being in their position. The ban
dts needed her plea, but they bundled
| the women into laundry room in the
/ basement The women finally es.
capped by crawling through cellar
window.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-11-29
Especial to the Palladium

CAMBRIDGE CITY. Ind, Nov. %
An almost miraculous achievement
has been accomplished by members
of the four Protestant congregations Of
Cambridge City in the erection, within
two days. of a complete tabernacle to
house the Bulgin evangelistiC cam,
paign, with seating capacity to accom-
modate an audience of $500 besides a
large choir.
This feat was possible only by
means OF a complete and thorough or
ganization, with every man detailed TO
a certain task.
Citizens of Cambridge, although
they have seen the feat. can hardk
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-11-29

that his spirit was shaken by recur-
rent memories of his brothers-in-arms
who died before his eyes in France.
The last blow, they said, more try
ing than the rest, was in Washington
d fortnight when he took part in the
funeral services for Americas I'M
known soldier. He returned from the
capitol, more depressed than before,
the haunting visions clearer than ever,
bearing him down. There he had met
hundreds of former friends, and had
Continued on Page Fourteem
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-11-29
Legal Battle For Burch
Jury Still in Progress
tBy Associated Press)

Los ANGELES, Cla., Nov. 29.-Thc
fifth day of the trial of Arthur c.
Burch, charged with the murder of
], Bolton Kennedy found the legal
battle for the completion of the jury
still in progress. Attorneys for both
prosecution and defense expressed the
hope it would be completed today and
the taking Of testimony begun. OF
the II jurors temporarily passed, ~
are women
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-11-29
BULCIN, CLAD IN 0vERALLS, TAKES LEAD
IN BUILDING TABERNACLE IN TWO DAYS

believe It, as the building seems 10
have sprung up like a mushroom. On
Sunday evening. the lot on which the
building now stands. had no more
than few scattered sticks in the way
of lumber. On Monday morning S1.5Oo
worth of lumber was delivered and by
that evening, the volunteer labor
squads. recruited from the four
churches which are cooperating in the
revival, had raised the walls of the
tabernacle and completed it except for
the roof and seats.
The rest of the building was finish
ed Tuesday afternoon, enabling the
congregation to attend the first serv-
Continued on Page Fourteen)
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-11-29

NEW YORK. Nov 29-To complete
their honeymoon. Mr.. and Mrs. Her
bert NJ. Hartman, whose marriage re
Gently near French Lick Springs, Ind,
crowned a romance of the war, have
sailed for Europe.
Mr.. Hartman, who is a multimil-
lionaire and a brother of Mrs. William
X. Vanderbilt, took society by sur
prise on October 26. when in French
Lick Springs. by announcing he had
married on that day Miss Sally Jane
Hunter, nurse of New York The
ceremony was performed at Paoli, ten
miles from the resort. The bride is a
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-11-29
FORMULATE PROGRAM
FOR STATE MEMORIAL
TO WORLD WAR VETS
CBv Associated Pressr
INDIANAPOLIS. Nov. 20

INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 29.-Ihe
Indiana World War Memorial commits
sion today was to begin formulating
q definite program for carrying out
the 1920 statute providing for the con
struction of state memorial to those
who participated in the World war
The reorganization of the commits
sion now headed by Marcus Sonntag,
of Evansville. steps toward the Sc
lection of a consulting engineer. and
details of a 1922 program were to be
considered at meeting this after
noon.
There is considerable sentiment
among commissioners and the pub
lie to have the memorial as strictly Il
Iioosie: affair throughout as possible
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-11-29
PROBE or C0LEMAN'S
ESCAPE IS AWAITED
WITH GREAT INTEREST

The report of the grand jury on
the condition of the Wayne county Jail.
and what action it is likely to take
on the escape of William Coleman
from that institution last Friday, are
factors in the case which are being
eagerly watched for.
Although the grand jury meets Wed
nesday. and will start the examination
OF witnesses at once, there is no
means OF knowing when it will get
to the Coleman case Immediately
after convening Wednesday, it will be
confronted with the case of Lester
Brown. confessed robber. and will
probably return an Indictment against
him for highway robbery.
Await Report.
The report Of the grand jury on the
condition OF the county jail and other
county institutions is eagerly awaited
The Jail was built about the year
1875. It was the third site on which
that institution had rested since the
county was organized in the year 1871 l.
The first Wayne county Jail was al
Salisbury. about two miles west Of
Farlham. which was then the county
seat. For a period OF about two years
Salisbury was the largest town in the
county. Then in 1918. the county seat
was moved to Centerville and with it
went the population Of Salisbury.
About 1872 the county seat was moved
to Richmond A temporary structure
was erected to serve as jail, on the
courthouse square. It was only a
wear or so however, before the new
iail was ready for use. 1t has been in
use since that time.
While Coleman was a member of the
Continued on Page Eight
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-11-29
STATE BANK ROBBED
IN INDIANA VILLAGE
CBy Associated Press)

ers State bank at Shipsewana. near
here, was robbed early today. Until
a check up is made it will not be
known what was taken Entrance to
the vault was gained with an acetylene
torch. Strangers were seen in the
village last night in two automobiles,
it was said,
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-11-29

Miss Kate Manicom of London has
arrived in Washington as the repre-
sentative of the International Fedora
tion of Working Women. She was ap
pointed at the recent conference in
Geneva and carries to the arms con
ference the plea of the women of As
nations to bring about total disarma
ment as guarantee of permanent
peace.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-11-29
President Sets Aside
National Education Week

WASHINGTON, Nov 29-President
Harding issued a proclamation today
setting apart the week of Dec. 4-1O as
America education week, during which
the citizens of the United States are
urged to assist general efforts to re-
duce illiteracy and give thoughts TO
remedying defects in the nations edu-
catiOnal system.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-11-29
IS PERSONS THOUGHT TO HAVE PERISHED
when ROOF or new THEATRE C0LLkpSES

highest estimate, 25. but an hour and
q half after the accident occurred it
was believed not more than Is had
perished. 1t soon became evident that
the number would remain undetermin
ed until the search of the ruins had
been completed.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-11-29
MANY MADE HOMELESS
BY RESIDENCE BLAZE
CBy Associated Pr


MONTREAL, Nov. 29,-Many fami-
lies were made homeless today by fire
that destroyed 80 fiat houses on Tenth
avenue. RosemOunt. q suburb.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-11-29

Hunter of this city. Her father is a
street car employe.
Mr. and Mrs. Hartman met when
he was a patient in the army hospital
at Camp Zachary Taylor, near Louis
Vile. Ky, during the war and she was
Red Cross nurse who had been as
signed to that camp. She was his
nurse during his illness. After the
war they renewed their acquaintance,
which eliminated in their marriage.
After a visit to Belfast, Ireland,
Mrs. Harriman's native town, the
couple will take a trip around the
world and eventually make their home
in ENGLAND
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-11-29

WeaI6eT OoHdItIoHs = 4 severe
storm has prevailed for the last As
hours from Cape Hatteras TO Halifax,
Nova Scotia. causing a severe sleet
storm on the Massachusetts coast, es-
pecially near Boston, also heavy rains
in the middle Atlantic states Mild
spring.like weather prevails over the
west-66 degrees at Denver and 6S
at Pueblo. Colo. and Dodge City. Kas.
Monday afternoon. and mild weather
continues there today Local SHOWS
over the upper lake region and gen
eral rains along the north Pacific
coast. Fair weather over the middle
plain states.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-11-29
RED CROSS CAMPAIGN

LIMA, O., Nov. % A whirlwind
campaign to fill Lima's quota in the
Red Cross viii be put on here De-
cember ! and ,
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-11-29
Weather Forecast
MooRE's LOCAL FORECAST

MOCRE'S LOCAL FORECAST
Cloudy and fair at intervals tonight
and Wednesday,
The eastward movement of an area
of low barometric pressure across the
northern portion of the United States
indicates rather variable weather dur
ing the next So hours. with fair and
cloudy conditions at intervals
For Indiana, by the United States
Weather Rureau-Generally fair TO-
night and Wednesday; no change in
temperature.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-12-16
FOG IS BACK AGAIN AND
COCKNEY IS REAL 'APPY

LONDON Dec. l6.-The London
particular the binding, choking, SOL
id, yellow fog, the Londoner's pride
and the visitors despair, has come
back into its w
London's fog is not the soft, moist,
grey mist that hangs over an Ameri-
can city in wet weather. II may be
absolutely dry or as wet rs rain itself.
1t MAY e|nvolop all of London, Il blank
ct that recedes unwillingly step by
step as II pedestrian advances. 1t
may envelop one or n dozen sections,
when it may be seen in the distance,
land is stepped into as definitely as
one steps into a doorway.
Whatever the real London partlcu-
lars" character, it is a real fog; and
when it comes trains stop or slow to
a nervous crawl and street traffic Is
all but halted.
The London fog comes with the au-
tumn and early winter, when fires are
lighted in two milliom fireplaces and
the smoke is unable to penetrate the
clouds. For several years, there had
not been much fog; last year there
was almost none. This year it is back,
and the Londoner, cursing it when II
makes him an hour late for work, Sc
cretly hugs it TO his breast-he could
mot help ii if he wanted to-and gloats
over it as part of his heritage. No one
knows where it passed its vacation.