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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-02-11
DIRECT TRADING IS
THEME OF CONFERENCE
HELD AT CLEVELAND
tBy Associated Press:

CLEVELAND, O., Feb. 11.-Recom-
mendations for the estimate of direct
trading from farm producers to city
consumers were heing considered to-
day by the all-American cooperative
congress, representing farm organiza-
tions and labor unions meeting in con-
ference here.
Warren S. Stone, chief of the Broth
erhood of Locomotive Engineers, vice
chairman Of the conference, in an ad-
dress before the meeting last night,
urged training of young men and wo-
men in the colleges and universities
of the country for positions as promot-
ers and managers of cooperative
stores. The reason many cooperative
stores have not succeeded, he said, is
because of lack of proper management
and a shortage of trained men and
women.
Would Better Training.
It is expected that the congress will
recommend the establishment OF
courses in cooperative buying and sell
ing in the state universities. Legisla-
tion may also be recommended per-
hitting the establishment of credit
unions or peoples banks enabling
farmers and workers in cities to Sc
cure credit in time of stress.
Frederick c. Howe, former commits
sioner of immigration, urging estab-
lishment of peoples banks throughout
the country, criticised the present
banking system. ''One reason for the
unemployment of the country" said
Howe, "is that deposits of the people
have been used not to employ men in
this country, but have been sent
abroad and used to exploit other
countries"
Mr.. Stone urged farmers to organize
for political action ito elect their
friends and defeat their enemies as
labor has done
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-02-11
Police Haze "Hunch";
Capture Three Bandits
fBv Associated Press)

NEW YORK, Feb. 11.-Acting on a
"hunch" three members of the police
auto squad today captured three taxi
cab bandits who had held up a down
town restaurant few hours earlier
and robbed Is guests of more than
$4,000 in money and jewelry. The po-
licemen were attracted by the SUSPECT
GUS appearance Of the taxicab party,
followed them for several miles, and
arrested them as they left the ma
chine. Victims of the restaurant raid
identified much of the jewelry found
on the trio.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-02-11
CO0L|DCE'S SALARY
BOOSTED TO $4,000
NV Associa tel PreSS)

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11-A salary
increase of $4,000 a year, from $4,000
to $4,000, was voted for Vice Presi-
dent Coolidge today by the senate,
which at the same time, reduced his
already small patronage roll by strik
ing out a provision for a private tele-
graph operator at $500 year
Elimination Of the provision for a
telegraph operator was made at the
request of Vice President Marshall,
who said the vice president had no
need for a private operator. He urged
that the senate accept an amendment
providing for a private messenger for
the vice president, at $1,000 year in
stead of page at $500
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-02-11
Railway Executives Will
Consider Cutting Costs
(By Associated Press ,

CHICAGO. Feb. 1.-THE American
Association of Railway executives to-
day called meeting for Feb. IS in
Chicago for all presidents of railroads
belonging to the organization to con-
slider further steps in the railroads
fight for abrogation Of the national
agreement by which they expect to cut
operating expenses as one move in
restoring pre-war conditions on the
roads. The railroad labor board was
not in session today
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-02-11

The general rain and snowstorm
covers all of the states east of the
Mississippi river. 1t is moving slowly
away this morning and fair weather
continues over the Plain states. There
is DO cold weather in any portion of
the United States or Canada excepting
in the provinces adjacent to Hudson
Bay, where it is only moderately
cold.
A tornado developed Thursday noon
on the southern quadrant of the area
Of low barometric pressure east of the
Mississippi river 1t was most violent
between Macon and Augusta, Georgia.
The wind velocity in the average tor
nado ranges from 500 to 1000 miles
per hour.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-02-11
Full Scope of Community Work
Outlined by Dr.. 4. r. Wellington

was explained at the meeting. Com
mittees to care for them will be ap-
pointed.
Instruct Leaders.
Instruction of neighborhood leaders
will be by classes which are expected
to be organized within the next week.
1t is said that it already appears that
there will be such a number ready to
enroll in these classes that at least
two sections will have to be made.
Mr.. Root will have in charge the in
Continued on Page Ten)
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-02-11
William O. BrGnnon
ANSWERS Deaths Call

William O. Brannon 4S wears old,
died at his home, 1924 Butler street.
at $50 o'clock Friday morning of
poisoning.
He is survived by. the widow. one
brother and one sister. He was the
son of William Brannon. a member of
the firm Of Brannon and Hawkin. ice
dealers.
Funeral arrangements will be an
nounced later.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-02-11
Navy FLYERS KILLED
IN PRACTICE FLIGHT
(By Associated Press)

WASHINGTON. D. C., Feb. IL
Lieutenants John Henry Heitz Menk-
en- and John Frederick Wolfer United
States navy. were killed near Guam
tanamo. Cuba, yesterday by the wreck
ing of their airplane while on prac-
tice flight for radio instruction. 4
dispatch received today by the navy
department gave no details.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-02-11

Light SHOWS at intervals VIII only
moderately cold during the next - to
SO hours. Freezing weather tonight.
Forecast for Wayne county, by w. &.
Moore-Partly cloudy tonight and Sat
urday: an occasional snow but fair at
intervals.
For indiana, by the United States
Weather Bureau-Unset tonight;
light snow in north and central por-
tions; Saturday cloudy with snow fur
lies in extreme north portion: not
much change in temperature
Temperatures for Yesterday
MAXIMUM d I
Minimum NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. SO
Today
Noon -
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-02-11
Why Richmond IS the
Best Place IN Which
to Live

Ep"h dny Palladium, reporter
VIII interview persons mt random
TO find out why they like to live
here.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-02-11
Weather Forecast
MooRE's GENERAL FORECAST

Light SHOWS at intervals with only
cold during the next "A to
New-York tribune., 1921-11-12
Ships as Schools
To the Editor of The Tribune.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: Recently letter by John L.
Bogart appeared in your paper urging
the use of ships as schools to train
cadets for sea service. 1t is an ex-
cellent idea, and I would say that the
Shipping Board is seriously thinking
Of making such use of some of it's idle
ships most suitable for this, under
proper supervision of men competent
to carry on such work.
A plan has been worked out wtere-
by the use of these ships can be had
for the training of boys under govern
mental supervision in cooperation with
the officials of the port communities in
which these ships are to be used. Mr..
Lasker, chairman Of the Shipping
Board, and Secretary of the Navy
Denby are known to be favorably in
clined regarding such use of ships,
and it is only a matter of proper
organization before the project can be
passed upon and successfully launched
FRANKLIN BROOKS.
New York, Nov. 10, 1921.
New-York tribune., 1921-11-12
The Case of Schmitz

Eugene E. Schmitz, notorious
Ruef Mayor of San Francisco,
with apparently no effort on his
part, was triumphantly reelected
Supervisor on Tuesday. Since his
release from jail he has been steadily
gaining in favor.
In 1917 he drew a strong vote for
Mayor, 33,045 votes being cast for
him. He was elected to the city's
governing body in 1919 with a
vote of 34,128, being chosen on a
blanket ticket on which he was
among the first eighteen. This wear,
with no word publicly spoken in his
behalf and no campaign for re-
election, he received 47,O37 votes for
a coming four-year term and stood
third on list Of nine successful
candidates.
The speciality Of this "friend of
the people" recently has been great
zeal for economy. He has stem
toriously opposed every measure
which implied higher taxation fo1
any purpose and has added 10000
to his voting retinue.
New-York tribune., 1921-11-12

avoidance Of mere sensationalism.
He was for many years at the head
Of civic organization for the abate-
ment of danger and death on the city
highways and for the improvement
of the passenger transportation sys-
tenn. In many other ways he worked
earnestly and effectively to make
New York safer, cleaner and alto
gether better city.
As churchman, scholar and citizen
he nobly served his day and genera
ton, and he left record and q leg
acy of achievement to be cherished
with gratitude. His life seems a
sufficient answer to those who hold
that the Christian ministry is deca-
dent.
New-York tribune., 1921-11-12

that treaty also was modified by
the London Conference. called after
Constantine's restoration. Greece
defied the conference and has since
been acting in contravention of the
treaty. Italy has come to a friend
ly understanding with the Anatolian
Turks. In fact, if there is any
Turkish state left it's government
is Kemal's, not the Sultan's. No
peace is likely to be made in the
Near East which doesn't recognize
Anatolia as the real signatory to it.,
representing what is left of Turkey.
Technically, perhaps, France
was little in hurry in coming
to terms with Kemal. But those
terms affect only her own direct
contacts with Angora. They do
not prejudice a settlement Of other
outstanding issues later.
New-York tribune., 1921-11-12
The Worlds Parliament

Washington sees to-day more than
q meeting of the most august as
sembly ever held in America; it be-
holds a parliament of mankind of a
kind such as is new in human his
tory.
The Hague conferences considered
jurdical questions or special agree
ments concerning the conduct of
war. The delegates possessed only
limited powers. The authority of
the delegates to Washington is pie
nary and political and general ques-
tions are within the scope of their
jurisdiction.
The conference is to strengthen
the present foundations of peace and
to lay new ones. The functions re-
late to the whole international prob
lem. Nothing human is alien to it.
Within its purview are world poll
tics, economics, moralities and legal
tiles.
How may it best proceed? Prob
ably by going part way along many
roads. An alliance among the ma
tions wishing peace and possessed Of
power to enforce it is one way. World
trade on the basis of equality of op-
portunity is another. The settlement
of specific questions making for dis
harmony is still another. Direct
limitation of ornaments is a fourth.
The doctors are many. Each differ
ing prescription has merit.
The world will look on with anxi-
ETY. illumined by hope. Free from the
disturbing factors present at Paris,
the work left incomplete can be fin
ished and the ends of the World
War really won.
New-York tribune., 1921-11-12
Chmchman, Scholar, Citizen

1t is an unusual thing for a man
to succeed his father and his grand
father in the pastorate of the same
church, with these successive pas
torates extending over only a frac-
tion less than hundred years.
Interesting as those circumstances
are, however, they are not the chief
claim to distinction possessed by the
late John Punnett Peters, formerly
rector of st. Michael's Church in
this city and canon residentiary of
the Cathedral of st. John the Divine.
Upon his merits and services as min
lister of a large parish there is no
need to dwell. In capacity, discre-
ton and devotion they presented an
example to all clergymen.
To multitudes outside of his parish
and his Church DR.. Peters was
known as scholar of commanding
ability and exceptional achievements.
He had served as member of the
faculties Of three great universities.
He had been the leader in some of
the most important research work of
the age, his discovery and explora-
ton of Nippur marking an epoch in
archaeology, while his luciditv and
charm as writer made the results
OF his labors on the Euphrates and
elsewhere more than ordinarily ac-
cessible to the general understand
ing.
Beyond the limits of the Church.
and outside the domain of scholar
ship, DR.. Peters will be gratefully
remembered for his conspicuous and
aggressive civic virtues. He was
actively interested in the secular as
we'll as the spiritual welfare of the
community. He waged warfare
against commercialized vice that was
| all the more effective because Of it's
New-York tribune., 1921-11-12

submarines for distant offensive
war. We have no air force worthy
of the name, without which our fleet
must remain on the home coast. In
short, our navy as we'll as our army
has already been cut to the bone.
Our armament is already limited.
1t is time that the facts con-
corning our armament should be
known to our people, to the world
and to the conference. The United
States has been placed in a false
position by the combined utterances
of pacifists, jingoes and politicians
who sought to win an election.
Lord Lee, First Lord of the British
Admiralty, on the eve of departure
for the conference declared that the
government and people of Great
Britain have given ample proof of
their willingness to disarm. He
said: "By their bold and so far
lonely lead in reduction of naval
armaments they have made
it clear to the world that they not
only seek peace but pursue it." 1t
cannot be denied that Great Britain
has made great cuts in the ships
and personnel of her fleet, but it is
scarcely true that she solely is en-
titled to credit. The present Ad
ministration has also acted. The
United States is not behind Great
Britain in example. We have, in
truth, already scrapped the policy
that had startled the world during
the last three years.
The evidence is therefore SEEM
ingly conclusive. Great Britain and
the United States have already be-
gun to limit armament. The world
should take note of these facts. No
doubt the conference will do so.
What now will be the attitude of
Japan? Will she meet the hopes
raised by the recent utterance of
Baron Kato?
New-York tribune., 1921-11-12
The Railroad Adjustment

The Eastern railroads, following
the lead of the Western lines, have
decided to ask for further reductions
in wages, to be accompanied with re-
ductions in freight rates. This pol
icy was determined upon before the
calling of the abortive railroad
strike. It's purpose is to restore nor
NAL conditions in the industry.
At present rates are too high to
develop maximum of traffic. The
gross receipts of the roads have been
falling for a year past. Net re-
ceipts have been increased by drastic
economies in maintenance, supple
mented by the 12 per cent cut in
wages ordered last summer by the
Railroad Labor Board. But the car
riers, still burdened by excess labor
charges, are not getting the fullest
economic use of their rolling stock
and equipment, because the volume
of shipments is less. Shippers are
complaining bitterly of the abnormal
costs of transportation.
1t is case Of economic maladjust-
ment both for the roads and the pub
lie. The Federal taxes on passenger
tickets, express packages and freight
will probably be abolished after Jan
uary 1. That viii help those who
use the roads. But it will be of no
service to the companies except in
the indirect way of removing one
extra barrier to travel and freight
movement. The roads need further
relief. They are not able to earn
the return on their property which
the Esch-Cummins act declared to be
fair and reasonable.
In the first year after the expira-
tion of the governments guaranteed
neutrality-suspicious. /, 1920, to Sep
tember l, 1921-the net operating
income of the roads was only $780,
655,0OO, or 2.9 per cent Of their ten
tative valuation. The theory of the
transportation act is that the return
ought to be $50 per cent, with an
extra half per cent added for a re-
serve fund. Total operating reve-
nue. was $616,000,O0O in September,
1920. 1t was 100000 in Au-
gust, 1921. But it was only $685.
100000 last February, and was below
$500,000,000 in January, February,
March, April, May, June and July,
Railroading has been conducted on
false basis of cost. The industry
cannot be invigorated until the cost
level comes down.
New-York tribune., 1921-11-12
A Neighborhood Civic Center

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: The purpose Of the Civic Cen
ter Committee, with headquarters at
81 johnson Street, Brooklyn, is to
stimulate the formation of the neigh
borhood civic centers In every public
school district, according to the stand
ard set up by the United States Bureau
of Education. No such neighborhood
civic center has as yet been organized
in New York City.
The neighborhood center will take
practical action to reduce retail food
prices as recommended by Attorney
General Daugherty. 1t will take hold
Of public school questions that need
solving, bring about public improve
ments that are needed in every neigh
borhood-for no neighborhood is per-
fect--and take up many other ques-
tions that affect the life of the resi-
dents. Any resident feeling that
everything is not what it ought to be
in his neighborhood may learn what
can be done in the matter and how
effective cooperation might be OBJ
tanned by simply notifying this COM
mittec.
Public opinion will never be able
to better conditions generally until a
sufficient number Of neighborhoods
have come to realize that the indi-
vidual must take the initiative.
WILLIAM HEATING,
Brooklyn, Nov. 10, 1921. Secretary.
New-York tribune., 1921-11-12
The Unknown Soldier

We know not who he was, but we
know what he was. The statue-like
definiteness of his personality shines
through the veil of his namelessness.
His age was four and twenty
years, his height four inches less
than six feet, his weight 140 pounds,
his figure 1.-the, his movements quick
and graceful.
His face was smooth, his clean fea-
tured chiseled, his brows level and
his clear eyes wide apart. His counte-
nance irradiated alertness and quiz
zical intelligence and a subtle ethe-
real quality. No brother to the OK was
he, sodden and brutalized, but free
man, erect and self-confident.
The exterior was a fit envelope of
that within. This young man was the
cheerful friend Of children, chival-
rous to women and to the foe he
opposed but never hated. His hand
was heavy, but was never raised
against helplessness.
He did not preach, and his only
| hypocrisy was the pretense that he
did not take himself or his cause
with great seriousness. He shrank
when told he was patriot and the
word crusader was his pet aversion.
So firmly were his principles fixed
in habit that to do the brave and
right thing was nothing to brag
over-any fellow in his shoes would
of course do the same.
1t is not the day of troubadours.
Our Rolands do not smite and di-
vide rocky walls. The age Of myth
making and imputed miracles is
over. But behold even greater
heroes! Once mankind was wont
to revere the exceptional man
now it finds enough in the average
man for unstinted admiration. In
dividual lives have been so en-
hanced that mediocrity has become
glorious. By mysterious multipli
cation all Of us have become greater
than than any one of us.
Foch, the great strategist ant
handler of military masses, is right
victory in war depends on spiritua
qualities-on the soul Of the Un
known Soldier.
New-York tribune., 1921-11-12
frances Peace With Turkev
The British government,s mot

The British governments protest
against the French treaty with
Mustapha Kemal may be nothing
more than a gesture to go in the
record. It hardly can be claimed
that London was left in ignorance
of the negotiations. M. Franklin
Bouillon, the French Deputy who
was treating with Kemal, has been
in Asia Minor for many months.
He didn't hide his candle under a
bushel. Last spring he concluded
a treaty very similar to the one re-
Gently ratified. 1t was published
at the time and failed only because
the Nationalist Assembly, then
ppffed up over the repulse of Con-
stantine's first offensive, suddenly
assumed high and mighty attitude
toward the Allied powers and saw
fit to reject it.
The Nationalist Turks, having
nearly lost their capital last summer,
are now in much humber mood.
They gladly resumed negotiations
with M. Franklin Bouillon and made
peace with France. By the terms of
the treaty France surrendered a
strip of territory on the north side
of the Bagdad railroad from beyond
Alexandretta east to the Tigris. In
exchange the Turks gave the French
economic concessions in Anatolia.
France had decided long ago to with
draw from Cilicia.
The British complaint is that
France, acting Independently. has
'modified the Treaty of Sevres. But
New-York tribune., 1921-11-12
Americanize Americans
Too Prevalent Spirit of Contempt
for Foreigners

Tor Foreigners
To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Whenever the word Americana
zation is mentioned we generally visu-
alizc great congested masses of for
eigncrs, preferably those living in the
East Side of the city, and we rather
assume that when we have turned these
aliens into 900 per cent Amercans"--
to use phrase that has become just "A
little bit shopworn-our task will be
done and we can all sit down to enjoy
sort of ethnc millennium.
But those of us who come in actual
contact with the problem of American
ization find that it doesn't figure out
that way. In my work as chaplain Of
the Strangers Welfare Fellowship l
find that many Americans need to be
Americanized.
The following incident is very good
illustration of what l mean: The other
afternoon several boisterous gum
chewing young girls on an elevated
train were playfully pushing each
other around, and one of them hap
pened to step on the foot of n young
Japanese, whose dress and demeanor
indicated that he was a gentleman.
"Hey there, Name" said one of her
companions, you're steppin' on the
mans foot" "Ah, gwan," was the re-
ply, loud enough to be heard by the
victim, II should worry; he's only q
Chink."
The spirit of contempt for foreign
ers illustrated by that girls reply is
so generally displayed by people who
regard themselves as good Americans
that we may almost call it national
trait. 1t is daily expressed by the
populace in terms of insult and obloquy
applied to alien races and by equally
insulting words applied to our own fell
low Americans whose skins happen to
be black. That we should seriously at
tempt to "Americanize' foreigners
while thus expressing our contempt for
them would be grotesque farce if it
were not pitiful tragedy. I suggest,
therefore, that we set about the task
Of Americanizing Americans
JAMES B. WATSON.
New York, Nov. 10, 1921.