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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-03-23
SPARK WRECKS FIREWORKS
PLANT NEAR CINCINNATI
LRy Associated Press l

CINCINNATI. March 22.-Firc caused,
by spark from workman's bench
this afternoon caused u series of ter
riic explosions in the \. l.. Due fire.
works plant at Reading, near here.
The plant was practically destroyed.
Several employees were burned and
injured. AS the fire spread to build
ing after building, they were shat
tered by the explosives they contain
ed
Twelve buildings had been destroy
ed before the department arrived and
surrounded the 4. y. Z. house. The
plant covered seven acres and COM
prised cishty-fivc houses. AT / 80
p. NJ nifty Of the houses were de-
stroyed. and it did not seem possible
To save the remainder. Among the
larger buildings destroyed were six
warehouses. six charging houses.
whore the pyrotechnics were filled
with explosives. and six supply
houses.
The plant employed sixty-two per-
sons at this time oil the year. OF whom
thirty-two were girls. The latter
worked in the finishing department..
situated at the other end of the plant
from where the fire originated. and
they escaped.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-03-23
POLISH LEGATION CLAIMS
MAJORITY OF THE DISTRICTS

lBy Associated Press.
WASHINGTON. March e:.-A ma
jority OF the districts OF Upper Sill
esia were carried by Poland In the
recent plcbisci,e. the Polish legation
here announced tonight upon receipt
OF official adviccs from its foreign
Office Il, Warsaw. OF total of six
teen districts IN the province Poland
has definitely carried niac. al! o..
which are in the rich coal and in
dustrial section. it was added
Returns upon which the Foreign
ottioc statement was based. the lega
,ion said. were not complete. but were
conclusive and showed that Poland
had gained majoritIcs In 4S2 COM
muncs and Germany in only 80 No
ahvlccs were received concerning the
results In the other seven districts
The districts claimed by the Polish
legation in it's statement, are: Pless.
Rybnik. Spreh!Itz. Gleiwtiz, Tarno-
witz, Hindenhurg. Beuthen. Makowitz
and koeaigshuctto.
The resul, OF the plebisci;e will he
determined. the legation said. not BY
majority of the general vote cast.
lu' by commune majorities.
The interal!ied mission. the mes
sage from the foreign office at War
saw said, will present to the supreme
council (of the league OF natl jns,. K.
the plan for division OF Upper Siiesia
on the basis OF the commune vote,
in taking into consideration the geo
graphical and economical situation of
each locality"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-03-23
ID STUDENTS ARE INJURED
IN ATLANTA EXPLOSION
lBy Associated press.l

ATLANTA. GA, March 22.-Four-
teen students and instructors OF the
sophomore medical class a, Emory
University were painfully injured by
an explosion Of gas here today. some
thirty others were slightly hurt and
many had narrow escapes.
Sam Kaplin. OF Macon, Ga. stu
dent, was blown through window
but escaped with hardly more than
scratches and most OF the more
serious injuries were fractured
legs. sprained ankles and cuts ano
bruises as the wooden flooring was
hIown up by "A collection Of gas be-
tween IL and the cement floor.
second explosion and fire followed
later when the wreckaGc was being
cleared away, but did little damage.
Possibility that gasoline from u
leak pipe caused the explosion was
expressed by Or. y. Richard Bliss
head of the department OF pharma- :
cology, but the cause had mol pceh
definitely determined tonight.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-03-23
REDS RENEW PLEA
TO RESUME TRADE
Moscow Wireless Says Appeal
Has Been Made to
Harding.
PROPOSES TO SEND MISSION
Declares 1t Is in Interest of
Both Nations to Remove
Barriers.
PROPOSES TO SEND MISSION
IHy Associu,cd prcss. |

LONDON. March 22.-Thc Russian
Soviet government has appealed TO
President Harding and the American
government to resume trade relations
with Russia, says n wireless message
from Moscow today.
The Soviet government proposes to
send a delegation to the United States
TO negotiate Il trade agreemnt. the
message adds.
The appeal. which is made by the
Russian Central Executive Com
mittec, suggests that negotiations be
started Immediately for the resump-
tion of trade. IL asserts that there
has been long-cXisting hope for
friendly relations with "the great
northern republic" refers to the
hostility OF the Democratic admin
istration. trusts that the present
government Will appreciate the
great advantages which would ensue
to both republics by the resumption
of trade relations" and declares that
II is TO the interests of both ma
tions TO remove the wall which now
separates the two countries.
When many other states had con-
ciuded treaties with Russia, the alb
Sence OF normal relations with the
United states, the appeal says. APP
pears as strange phenomenon"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-03-23
RAILROAD EXPENSES
EXCESSIVE; PROBE
URGED BY CUMM|NS
Iowa Senator Says Public
Should Know of High
Expenditures.
nv SPITE OF RATE INCREASE.
REPORT SHOWS BIG DEFICIT
Asserts Many Companies Have
Not Earned Cost of Mainten-
ance and Operation.
.tBy United News1

WASHINGTON. March 22.-Rall-
road operating expenses are too
high. and the public is entitled to
know the reason.
Senator Cummins. of Iowa. chair
man OF the Senate Interstate Com
mercc Commission. makes this dec
laration in an article in the curren.
issue OF the Nations Business. off,
eiai organ OF the United States Cham
Der of Commerce
Cummins said 1t is his intention to
introduce In the special session OF
Congress a resolution calling pro
posing the broadest sort of investiEa-
tion into the subject"
Notwithstanding the increase OF
something like 35 per cent in rail-
road rates which became effective
about the first Of last September. the
railroads as whole show a very
small net operating income. while
many of them have not earned tho
cost OF maintenance and operation
said the Senator.
Will Show Small Income.
Giving all the weight which can
De given to the diminished traffic. Il
VIII not account for the Negligible
net income which the year will sbow
Neither will II suffice to say that
critical comparison OF the railway
performance for the year Just closinr
with the railway performance under
eederai control is exceedingly ia
Norable to private management
ihat comparison, however satisfac-
tory 20 those who believe in private
ownership under public control. does
not solve the problem.
OBVIOUSLY. the conclusion to he
deduced is that it is costing the rail-
roads too much to earn the money
which they are earning. This may
be due. of course, to mismanagcment
or TO inehicicncy, or it may be due
20 the excessive cost of material and
supplies. or TO unrcasonab!e compen-
sation paid to those. from president
down, whose labor operates these
roads.
Must Answer Question.
III the railroads are to survive
and render the service which the peo-
pie of the country must have. the
question I have proposed must be
answered. 1t must be answered
speedily. wisely and justly, 1t will
he found. I think, that the answer
does not lie in the main with addi-
tional legislation. but in the prompt
Continued on Page 9. Col. -
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-03-23
PUSH-CART VENDORS
TURN BOO7LEGGERS

NEW YORK, March 22,-Thousands
OF push cart ice peddlcrs and milk
wagon drivers, astute in sensing trade
for spirituous stimuiants among thcir
housewife customers. have developed
this potential bootleg market into
wholesale proportions. federal prohi-
bition enforcement agents revealed
here today.
Most OF the push-cart ice men. they
said. have headquarters in apartment,
house Easements. BY Il simple work
ing agreement, their unseen custom
crs along the dumb waiter shafts ar.
able to make known their real wants
simply by answering yes" or no
to the ice mans call OF "icc?" with
It rising infection.
Milk-wagon drivers operate some
what differently. the enforcement
agents said They either carry hlr
TASKS which are sold while on their
round. or also deliver liquor in
opaque containers.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-03-23
VIRGINIA WIFE TRAILS
HUSBAND AND WOMAN

Special to The Times Dispatchl
PHILADELPHIA, PA, March 22.-
\ mother of six children trailed her
husband TO this city from Parkslcy.
Va, and had him arrested in Broad
Street Station tonight with another
woman
The wife is Mrs. Eta Bundick. and
she told Magistrate Renshaw today
that her husband and the other wo-
man. Mrs. Helen Roe, came here last
Saturday and were returning home.
Magistrate Renshaw held the hus-
band. John y. Rundick, 40. and Mrs.
Roe. who is "a, in 5000 bail for fur
ther hearing Thursday.
Magistrate Renshaw asked Mrs.
Bandick the usual question, rs this
your husband?" when she confronted
Bundick and Mrs. Roe.
II suppose I'll have to admit he is
she replied I've been married to
him for twenty-onc years, and we
have had ten children, but four OF
them died.
Il don't know the reason, Judge.
unless it is she is more attractive
than l. I'm sorry we wcrn't all born
pretty. If this is all. Your Honor.
I'd like to go; if | was to tell all it
would take about five hours"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-03-23
MOB HANGS NEGRO WHO
ATTACKS WHITE WOMAN

MONTICELLO. ARK. Ma.cn o2.--
Tia. 'ater. aged Il. a ne,- "hi
sii' TO have confessed t,,. he at
lacked a white woma:. 1.ar w!lmar
last week. was taken trom the jail
tcrc by M taniG.'I ana hanged I,
a telegraph ca5.e. His body later be-
i!.s riddled %.th 1u .cts.
The neg MS :.rtssted this morn
ing at Wiimar and brought here
where his victim this afternoon idcn-
tilted him as her assailant. Placing
slater i'm an automobile Sheriff IL
G. Burkes, and several deputies
started for Pine Bluff with him.
They were met enroute by mob and
returned to Monticello in an effort
to escape.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-03-23
TO DISCUSS FREIGHT RATES
ON TEXAS VEGETABLES

WASHINGTON, March 22.-FreiEht
rates on fruits and vegetables to and
from Texas and Southwestern points
will be the subject of a shippers and
carriers conference called by the In
terstate Commerce Commits 10
meet at Dallas OH March 2S. it was
announced today by the commission
The conference was called AT the re-
uucst of the Texas Railway Commits
sion and the State Legislature, the
commission said. to consider relief
for fruit and vegetable producers OF
the state who were represented as
facing serious situation because OF
present. rates
Carriers and shippers organiza-
tions from other fruit and vegetable
producing districts. in particular the
Southeast. including Florida, will be
given an opportunity to appear.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-03-23
NEW GREEK OFFENSIVE
AGAINST TURKS ABANDONED
IRx Associated press.l

PARIS, March 22.-The new Greek
offensive against the Turks in Asia
Minor. which was planned for the
end Of March, has been abandoned at
least for the present, according to
dispatches received by the French
Foreign Office today.
instructions TO the Greek army,
which, IL is believed. called for an
advance during the last days of this
month, have been Cancelled, the ad-
vices say. although Greek troops con-
tinue to debark in Smyrna.
In French official circles the change
in the Greek plans is believed to be
due to the attitude of strong disap-
proval taken by England and France,
and also by the fact that the pro-
jccted offensive probably would not
develop the success desired.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-03-23
s KILLED, 8 WOUNDED, IN
ATTACKS BY IRISH REBELS
Three Homes Burned and Others
Wrecked in Battle Against
Loyalists.
POLICE PATROL IS BOMBED
Military Throughout Ireland Is
Anticipating Further Outbreaks
on Anniversary of Easter Insur-
rcctfon-Civilians Arc Held Tn.
POLICE PATROL is BOMBED
IBy United Naval

DUBLIN. March 22.-Three new at
tacks by Irish Rebels in the present
offensive against crown forces cost
the lives Of tw" policemen and two
others. The policemen were killed in
an attack from ambush at Keadue.
county Roscomm Another police
man was wounded
Rebels In general attack on
i-oSalisis at Rosslea and FermanaEh.
Killed TWO citizens and burned three
houses and wrecked several others.
police patrol in Dundrum, near
Dublin. was bombed and two were
wounded.
Civilians. including bookmakers.
bound for the races, were held up by
Black and Tans today and compelled
to fill in trenches ocross the roads.
dug by Rebels.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-03-23
STllLMAN CASE BEGINS
TODAY IN WHITE PLAINS
(By United Ncws,l

NEW YORK, March %. Wall
Street, Florida beaches. the Great
North Woods. Palace Apartments,
in the heart Of Manhattan. luxurious
settings in which the most amazing
divorce case in the history of Now
York has arisen. give way tomorrow
to small. dingy courtroom at
White Plains. where the first skirmish
of the impending legal battle be-
tween James y. Stillman and his wife
will take place.
Thus. on a minor issue. the court
takes its first recognizance of the
scandal which for a week has been
on trial in the columns of newspapers
and in the minds OF the newspaper
reading public 1t is the beginning
of the official expose of New York
high life.
Tomorrow's trial is TO be sim
pie argument over the ability of
Stillman to pay his wife 100000 a
year out of his reputed 100000 in
come.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-03-23
FRENCH MOVE TO
PARTITION POLAND
Would Allow Districts OPP
posed to Huns to Join
Republic.
WILL PROTECT WoRKMEN
Best Mining Districts in Upper
Silesia Favored Poles
in Vote.
lDy Associated Press |

PARIS. March 22-Ercnch official
circles and the newspapers admitted
tonight that the Germans had q ma
jority Of the votes in Upper Silesia.
but already are advocating a!lowin,,
the districts which decided in favor
or Poland 10 join that republic.
The Petit I'arisien says the Germans
carried twelve out of the seventeen
districts. the five Southeastern dis
iricts adjacent 10 Poland voting
heavily in her favor. bringing the
general average Of votes down to GJ
per cent in favor of Germany for
the entire territory.
The Temps also advocates sepa:at-
ing Upper Silesia and giving 20
Poland the eastern districts. includ-
ing the best mining territories. which
voted in her favor.
The plobiscite's purpose was for the
w0rkingmcI az well as the other citi-
zcns 10 dispose of themselves. the
newspaper says. The allies Will not
let the Polish workincn be surrounded
BY Germans
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-03-23
SENATOR URGES MODIFIED
TARIFF TO AID u. S. TRADE
tBy Associated Press.1

NEW YORK. March 22.-An excess
sive high range OF tariff must be
modified IL the United states eypects
to do business in the world market,
United States Senator Edge, of New
Jersey, said here today in an address
before the New York council OF the
American Association OF Advertising
Agencies.
Touching on the tremendous prob
lens" which the new administration
Mt Washington is facing. the Senator
askd that the American people "be a
little patient"
We have program" he said, "a
clearly defined program. but there
may be some differences as to the
way 1t is TO be put over"
One OF the administrations respon-
sibiiitics, the Senator declared. was
10 bring about the establishment OF
"A budget system which will regain
confidence and start wheels moving
again" 1t is essential. he continued.
that the excess profits tax be re-
pcaled. although there are not many
excess profits now
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-03-23
IRISH OFFICE is AWAITING
MONDAY WITH ANXIETY

LONDON. March 22.-Rigid precau-
ttons Will be taken by the military
throughout Ireland over the week
end In anticipation of further out
breaks on the anniversary of the
Easter insurrcction. The Irish office
is awaiting Monday with the Gravest
apprche
Sir Hamar Greenwood. Chief Secre-
tary for ireland. conferred with MEM
bers OF the Cabinet on Tuesday. Tho
discussion was largely confined to
the embargo ordered at 81 recent
meeting Of the Daily Eireann and its
probable effects upon British traders
In Belfast. 1t is understood that the
advisability of sChjccting the Irish
TO regular army discipline inasmuch
as rcprisals and tcrroism has failed
to subdue the Sim Feincrs was also
discussed
The members of the Cabinet. it is
said, are pessimistically regarding
Continued on Page .. Col. ID
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-03-23
SAYS COTTON CROP MUST BE
CUT TO INSURE GOOD PRICES

MACON. GA. March 2c.-W. b.
Thompson. of New Orleans. told mem
hers OF the Georgia Bankers As
sociation and the Country Bankers
Association here tonight that. with
more than s.0vo.ooo bales OF cotton to
carry over from this year TO next.
cotton next year will be priced at far
less than cost unless the cotton crop
is curtailed this season by at least
one-halt."
Three hundred bankers from all
parts OF Georgia were in attedance
at the banquet tonight, the opening
session OF the joint convention or
the two banking associations. There
were representatives of q number of
big Northern baking houses IN at
tendance 10 obtain closeup OF tho
cotton situation" United states sem
ator William j. Harris made an in
formal address.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-03-23
CARDINAL GIBBONS
CONDITION SERIOUS
Physicians Announce That His
Illness Has Taken an I'm
favorable Turn.
HEART ACTION is WEAKER
Doctors Believe There Is No
Immediate Danger, but Symp-
toms Are Not Encouraging.

BALTIMORE, MD, March 22.-Phy-
sicians attending Cardinal Gibbons
announced tonight that his Illness
had taken an unfavorable turn.
They said, however. they believed
there was no Immediate danger. but
they made i, plain that they were
not encouraged by his symptoms
Munsignor John Bonzano. the apos-
tol!c delegate 1T Washington. visited
the cardinal this afternoon.
Relapse Occurred sunday.
The unfavorabie change in ia.
cardinals condition occurred last
sunday night, when his heart action
lowered to a serious degree. 1t was
hoped that the bad turn would prove
TO be only temporary. and no an
nounccment OF his condition was
made until this evening, for fear of
alarming his friends unnecessarily.
AS no marked Improvement has
been shown in the last twenty-four
hours. however. IL was decided by
Bishop .. r. Corrigan. vicar general
OF the diocese. that II would be well
to let the friends OF the cardinal
know he unfavorabie state OF AZ
fairs.
suffered Breakdown Last Fall.
Cardinal Gibbons. who Is in his
STth year. suffered a physical break
down last fail. due to too close APP
plication TO diocesan affairs. and III
December went 10 the home OF friends
In Carroll County for IA rest. lie was
taken seriously i'll while there, and
on two occasions his life WAS de-
SPARED OF, but his naturally strong
constitution prevailed. and he was
able 10 return to his home here
about the hrs, of January. From
that time until the present he
seemed 10 Improve in health. There
was no recurrence Of the attacks OF
the heart weakness which lie suffered
In the country. and. after Il few
weeks In bed. he was able to take
almost daily automobile rides. These
continued on nearly every pleasan,
day until last Sunday. He also was
able to walk about the house, but
spent the greater part of the time
Indoors in IA wheel chair. or lying
on couch In his study.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-03-23
DOUBT PRISONERS
WALL ST. BOMBERS
Chief Flynn, Department Of
Justice, Says No Evidence
Uncovered.
TAKEN ON MUTIMY CHARGE
Men Arc Arrested Near Rio De
Janeiro, on Board Shipping
Board Vessel.
IRy Associated prcss.l

WASHINGTON. March o2.-Invcsti-
CATION OF the five mon landed in
chains today at New Orleans from
the freiehtcr Bushville has as vet
failed 10 uncover any evidence con-
Meeting them with the New Yorl,
bomb explosion last September. il
was stated tonight by William j.
Flynn. chief Of the bureau Of invesu-
CATION Of the Department OF Justice.
Mr.. Flynn added. however. that the
investigation was being continued.
The men are charged specifically
with mutiny on the high seas. Mr..
Flynn explained. adding that they
would be tried in the Federal court
OF New York.
Other officials OF the bureau. after
receipt OF reports from New Orleans
also expressed the opinion that mu-
tiny was the cause OF the mems ar
rest.
The detention OF the I'VE men was
reported to the department only ten
days ago. Mr.. Flynn stated, adding
that ali reports to Washington had
made II appear that mutiny was the
reason for their being taken into
custody. The department. however
IT was indicated. WAS not overlooking
any possibility that all. or some OF
the men might have been connected
with the bomb explosion.
Shipping Board officials said they
had received no reports of a mutiny
on board the City of Alton, on which
the men shipped as scamcn. 1t was
cNulainpd however thai stich n mat :
ter would be handled by the Ne
York office of the board before q
final report was made to Washingto ton
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-03-23
tBy United News !

PARIS. March 22.-Gcrmany is
due to pay the allies GEO. 900. Oco
marks. gold. or its equivalent in
foreign currency, tomorrow. and
the indications are that She will
default. In this case. the rcpara-
tiOns commission iS undecided as
To &hat to do. although the French
commissioner. on the eve OF this
debts maturity. insist that Ger
many must come through They
demand this AS payment on the
l2.O00.0OO,O0J marks which they
claim are due to Franco before
May H. Foreign currency will be
acceptable only on the rate OF en-
change quoted in New York to-
morrow.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-03-23
Germans Likely to Default Billion
Mark Payment Due Allies Today

The German experts claim their
country already has paid 20.000,-
100000 marks. The French cX-
pcrts claim Germany has paid only
100000. 900.
ON behalf of France. her repre-
scntativcs announce a Willingness
10 consider any German suGgcs-
tions as TO altering the methods
of payment before fixing tho dates
upon which future installmcnts
tall due. Hut they insist that
these suggestions must be for
warded before April /. The French
commissioners would consider pro-
. posals for substituting manufac-
turcd goods for gold. the transfer
OF movable property or the iiota-
ton Of a foreign loan. and pay
Inent OF the proceeds TO the allies.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-03-23
TRAIN ROBBERS HOLD UP
NJ, K. & T. IN OKLAHOMA

MuSKOGEE. OKLA. March 22.-
The Katy Railroads Texas Special
was held up and passengers robbed
thirty miles south OF McAlcstcr at &
o'clock tonight.
Three masked men boarded the
train at Dcnison. Tex. went through
three coaches and took $4,000 from
passengers. according 10 travellers
reaching here. The bandits arc said
10 have dropped off tho train just be-
fore ii reached McAlcster and dis
appeared in the woods. An effort is
being made to tran them.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-03-23
1000 AMERICAN TROOPS
ON WAY TO HAWAII

WASHINGTON. March 22.-Secre-
tary OF War Weeks said today that
n rc-enforcement regiment OF 1000
troops is being sent 10 Hawaii.
This statement followed closely n
denial by Weeks that the Hawaiian
force was being doubled in strength
because OF agitation in Japan against
the United states. Ne said he had
just learned of the sending OF addi-
tional troops. and reiterated that Il
had nothing to do with the Japanese
situation.