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this choice. No man could have done u
big job better: no job was ever better
done.
Fleet TotaIed It8 Vessels.
From this small beginning was built
up the great cruiser and transport force
which took TO France Oil ,oi7 American
soldiers and brought home LOO, ,000---a
total of 100000 carried across tho At
lanfic. In less than year it grew to n
fleet of twenty-four cruisers and forty
two troop ships. and after the armis-
tice comprised 14o vessels carrying
troops with facilities for 1924 officers
and A9.77Q men.
Transporting 100000 United States
troops TO France was such an i'm
mense undertaking that all the ship
ping we could get, American as well as
foreign, was employed. This has led to
no little controversy as to how they
were carried over
OF the 19d.96b troops which sailed
before the enc of 1917, 113.42e were
carried I'm American vessels. all but s.
b36 OF these in our transports: and TO-
4S0 were taken in British ships.
In January. February and March.
1918. British vessels carried 1890,
United States naval transports. i23,-
9l7. Foreign shipping in large uuanti-
ty did not become available until after
the famous March drive" made by the
Germans I'm 1918. Then the most i'm
portant thing to all the allies was get
ting Americans 30 Europe. and British,
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ing the new officers and raw recruits,
and not to have begun transportation
until we had larger army.
But war-weary France. grimly hold
ing back the Germans. and England,
beset by submarines, needed cheering
up; needed visible evidence that rein
forcement was certain. that the Amori-
cans were coming. Marshal JofKre
asked that some troops be sent at the
earliest possible moment-"a regiment
or two; if possible a division" He told
Secretary Baker that he looked forward
TO the day when the United States
should build up it's splendid army OF
100000 or 500,o ,o00.'
Pershing Called From Border.
Secretary Baker Immediately began
his preparations TO send troops. Gen
Pcrshing was chosen TO command the
forces to be sent to Europe. and was
SUMMONED from the Mexican border
May :. The brief telegram sent him is
of such historic interest that I think
you would like TO see how It read:
NO. DIoD 40 GOVT.
DI Washington. u. c,
May Z. 1917.
Major General John ]. Pershing,
Ft. Sam Houston, Texas.
Number 67I9.
Repair 10 this city NJ once and re-
port TO Chief Staff for consultation and
on completion duty return to proper
station. Travel directed necessary in
military service. By order Secretary
War.
Mccain 9.12 n. m.
/ devoted considerable thought TO
selecting the officer TO command this
expedition; for he was also IL he made
good, To have general direction OF the
vast task of troop transportation. l So
lectcd Rear Admiral Abort Gleavea,
then in command of our destroyer
force. and I never had reason to regret
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DANIELS DISCUSSES
GREATEST TRANSPORT
JOB I'M ALL HISTORY
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lcadei with American soldiers. Allied
troopships had been sunk. from time
Ia time in spite Of every safeguard.
We were taking every preCaution that
could be devised. but this was new
and untried task for us-and one on
which our whole participation III the
war depended.
Were Anxious Days.
Words can hardly express the strain
of those anxious days when those ships
af The first conveys carrying 1000
troops were running the gauntlet to
France: or our relief when We received
tho news that they had all arrived
safely at -. NavHirC.
Sailing in dense fog on Juno i.
1919. tho nrst group arrived juno 26.
The last tie cargo ships on~July 2. The
Hrst croup. Admiral Gleaves reported,
vas attacked hy submarines the night
ST June .2. At 1915 j.. m. the second
-roup encountered two. and a torpedo
was fired IA tho fourth group on June
Thtt thsy had escaped the sub
marines vl4 am added cause for re-
fa#.nr <of shin was damaged or
usu uiur.d and an officer reported TO
NdmslaI Gic3NCs
We didn't lose hut one horse, and
that was q mule
The German Admiralty had boasted
that NOT one American soldier should
-et foot In France" Admiral Gleaves
avs +, his book The hluf had been
allied. and it could not have been called
.t a mere psychological moment
Had to Work Fast.
Getting that first group Of transports
together was job. The army had only
a few troop ships. none OF them fit for
trans Atlantic service. The navy had
only three--the Henderson. Just COM
pletcd: the Hancock, and the former
German commerce raider. Prinz Eitel
Friedrich, which we converted into an
auxiliary cruiser and renamed the
peKalh The army secured fourteen
mail and cargo steamships. and hastily
converted them. 1t had to lie quick
work.
We had not contemplated sending
troops 80 soon. From a military stand
point it would have been better. 50
some experts declared. to have retained
The regulars for while to aid in train
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American vessrIs carried 1925 per cont,
1915 of this In United States naval
tranHports: British venaela, 1926 per
cent; British-lenred italian ships. per
cent; French, Italian and others. 2.5 per
cent.
Navy Escorted s2.75 Per Cent.
But this is only half tho story. The
purely naval duty was tfnt Of eroortIng
there VESSELS, guarding them against at-
tack by raiders or submarines. or this,
tho British navy performed t4t2h per
cent. the French 3.125 and tho United
States navy s2.7b or this total number
of troops. 81 GIT were under French as-
cort, 297, ,9o3 under British escort and
I,f20 ,360 smiled under the seeort OF the
United States navy.
We could not have sent over nearly
go many troops as we did IL we had not
been aided by the British. French and
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EPSON SALTS
LIKE LEMONADE

You can now buy real EPSON salts
without the awful taste and nausea, by
asking your druggist for handy pack
age Of "Epsonade Salts" which looks and
acts exactly like epson salts. because IL
is pure EPSON salts combined with fruit
derivative salts. giving il the taste of
sparkling lemonade.
Take a tablespoonful i'm n glass Of cold
water whenever you feel bilious. head
achy or constipated. "Epsonade Salts"
is the much talked of discovery of the
American EPSON Association.
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French and Italian ahipa In number
were furnished us.

French and Italian ahips In numbers
were furnished tis.
British Beat II. =. In May.
In April. 1918, Gf.6Bs sailed in United
States transports. 47.ss2 I'm British ships.
In May the British carried moro than we
did, 133.7sb To our ae,5Gl. besides 1877
carried In Italian veaaeIs lenyed by the
British. In the next fivc months up TO
tho arTnistice. though we carried b2o,ff
in naval transports and 2s.973 In other
American ships. British veHsalE carried
Ga2,93l: British leased Italian ships 3d.
4ss. and French. Italian and other
foreign ships. 32.21a.
Tho record of tho cruiser and trans
port force show that. In all, 2.07p,sse
American troops were transported TO
Franco before the nrmistice-9h2,bsi In
American vessels. oil, DAT of these In
United states naval Transports; l.oo0,-
asT in British ships. ss,24g~ in Brltish-
leased Italian vessels and 52.o66 In
French, Italian and other foreign ships.
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Italian vessels. This was no gift. of
course. The United States government
paid, ard paid well. for every soi1ier
transported on foreign ynasels The aid
Of the British and French was Invaluable
aud highly appreciated. They should be
given fun credit for aii they did. but
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this should not detrBct one lria from
the great part performed W pu nsff
in putting Though "tho mgaetl tfaftf
portation fpb IN history
fAnofher article ~ former sfffriafF
Daniels will be printed tomofford
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JANITOR
PRAISES
CHASCO-VIN

tonic ] ever took. ! used to be always
tired and my whole system was out of
order II YOU are rundown and have
to force yourself at .rour work and
everything YOU want TO do. my advice
IS 10 try Chasco-Ein as I did" Thomas
Hobon. Claire street, Camden. y. J.
The only two Chasco-Vin agencies in
Wilmington are Eckerd's Cut Rate, I'll
and BOO Market street. and MilIer's
Drug Store, 4O6 Market street.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-01-12
(By Associated PresS.)

INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 12.-With
two junketins invitations already ac-
cepted by the state legislature, the
question of how much travelling will
be done during the session was raised
today in the house when a third invi-
tation was received and accepted and
notice was given that fourth would
be offered later. In the senate it was
reported that fifth invitation also
was to be pressed for acceptance.
The new invitation came from Terre
Haute while Indiana University sup
porters announced that the state
school also wanted to be host for the
law makers. Laporte is expected to
send along the fifth invitation. Be-
sides the acceptance of the Terre
Haute invitation the session of both
branches were marked by the intro
duction of proposed legislation cover
ing a wide range of subjects after
which adjournment was taken until
Friday.
At Lafayette Thursday.
Tomorrow the legislature will make
its first out-of-town trip. going to La
fayette to inspect Purdue university
and the state Soldiers home. The
Lake City tour is scheduled for Jan
%.
The senate roll call for bills brought
the introduction by Senator Beardsley
of his measure changing the primary
law Although this measure is not
known as the administration bill, it's
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-01-12
BOND Names
RICHARDSON
TO Be JUDGE
Colored Attorney, as Special
Judge, Will Preside Over
Circuit Court in Liquor Law
Cases.
TRIAL IS ON THURSDAY

Judge w. A. Bond, of the Wayne
circuit court, appointed Cornelius E.
Richardson, colored attorney, as spe-
cial Judge to hear three cases of al
legged liquor law violations in circuit
court today. Prosecutor Paul Beckett
and Henry u. Johnson, attorney for the
defense, consented to the appoint
ment.
A change of venue from Judge Bond
was asked by Attorney Johnson in
motion which alleged that the judge
might be prejudiced in the cases. The
defendants are willing to have their
cases tried without a jury
Attorney Richardson will sit as spe-
cial Judge in the cases of Fred
knuckle, Henry Dessler and Frank
Seymour. the first of which will be
tried tomorrow. He defended Jason
Watkir Z, who was on trial in circuit
court Tuesday, on charge of violat-
ing the state liquor laws. The jury
disagreed.
His appearance on the circuit court
bench tomorrow is tho first time a
colored man has presided over the
Wayne circuit court.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-01-12
WAYNE LAWMAKERS
ARE ON COMMITTEES

Senator Walter McConaha has been
appointed by Lieutenant Governor En-
NETT F.. Branch to serve on the follow
ing committees of the Indiana Gen
eral Assembly,: Chairman of the fees
and salaries committee, member of
benevolent institutions, railroads. man.
ufactures, joint rules and the con-
gressional apportional committees.
Representative James n. Knapp has
been appointed by Speaker John F.
Mcclure to serve on the following
committees: Banks, benevolent and
scientific institutions, cities and
towns, education. federal relation, pub
lie morals. rights and privileges and
chairman of the manufacture and COM
merce committee.
Representative Oliver LaFuze has
been appointed by Speaker John F.
Mcclure 20 serve on the following
committees: Agriculture, criminal
code, drains and dykes, mines and
mining, organizations of courts,
roads, state medicine and public
health, State Soldiers home, chairman
of the manufacture and commerce and
public morals committees.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-01-12
VEN|zELOS W|THDRAWS
FROM PUBLIC AFFAIRS

ATHENS, Jan. 12.-Former Premier
Venizelos will not return to Greece
even if he should be recalled by King
Constantine NJ. Simos, proprietor of
the newspaper Patris, who writes
from Nice, announcing the withdrawal
of NJ Venizelos from public life.
"It is time" writes NJ. Simos, that
the fact be definitely understood by
his adhererts and his advisors that
the work of NJ. NJ. Venizelos now be-
longs to history. There is no hope
that he can save his work or Greece
from destruction. All he is able to do
is to sob in a hidden corner Of France.
I am able to state that King Constan-
tine was mistaken when he declared
he would recall NJ. Venizelos. King
Constantine will never see NJ Veni-
zelos during his reign or his lifetime.
The Liberal party remains a sacred
symbol Of the name of Venizelos and
is charged with the duty to carry on
but without the active command of
it's great leader
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-01-12
CITY VICTOR
IN FIGHT ON
RATE BOOST
Richmond Wins in Contest
Against Increase In Water
Charges-iAinimum Month
ly Rate IS Cents.
ONE RATE IS CHANGED

INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 1.-THE city
or Richmond won its fight against a
general increase Of water rates OF ap-
proxima tely 20 per cent when, by an
agreement, announced today by Com
missioner Haynes, of the Public Serv-
Ice commission, it was decided to es-
tabl1sh minimum monthly rate of
75 cents for all consumers and in
creases by three-fourths of cent for
each 1000 gallons used monthly in
excess of 100000 gallons. The in
crease will net the company about
$6,500 year lit was said. 's
The agreement follows a hearing on
the company's petition, held yester-
day at which the city opposed the
general increases that were urged by
the company as necessary to make its
operations more profitable Formal
order by the commission, authorizing
the new rate, will be issued within a
few days. Mr.. Haynes said.
Effective Feb. I
The new rates, he said, would be ef-
fective on monthly bills rendered Feb.
l and quarterly bills for the current
year. The schedule of rates with the
charges against big consumers follow:
First 10000 gallons monthly con-
sumption, 20 cents a 1000 gallons;
10000 gallons, Is cents; 250,0oo gal
Ions, 10 cents: 100000 gallons, cents;
100000 gallons. cents; all over
100000 gallons, 6k cents
The only change over present rates
is that on consumption exceeding
100000 gallons, for which the ad-
vance was made from 81 cents
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MATTICE. Ont, Jan. II. - United
States naval Lieutenants Stephen Far
rell, AL Kloor and Walter Hinton re-
freshed by their first nights SLEEP in
complete comfort since setting ous
from the frozen Hudson Bay regions
where they landed on Dec. IA, after a
hazardous balloon fight from Rocka-
way, N. Y, today enjoyed this trading
posts hospitality, preparatory to their
departure late this afternoon for
Toronto.
They were guests of officials of the
Canadian National Railway who pro-
vided a private car in which they
spent the night and in which they will
travel to Toronto.
Disputants Silent.
To all outward appearances the bit
ter dispute that arose between Lieu
tenants Farrell and Hinton shortly af-
ter their arrival here yesterday which
eliminated in blow from Farrell that
sent his fellow airman sprawling over
table in the home of H. P. William
son, had been settled today.
The aeronauts rose early. had break
fast together in their private car and
all regretted the inci1ent that marred
their historical adventure. Both Far
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-01-12
HARDING SUGGEST
THAT HE TAKE OATH
ON CAPITOL PORCH
(By Associa ted Press)

MARION, Ohio, Jan. 12.-President-
elect Harding today suggested to in
Inauguration officials at Washington
that he take the oath Of office on the
east porch of The capitol instead of
in the senate chamber. as planned by
the congressional committee.
He telegraphed to Senator Knox,
chairman of the congressional COM
mittee that it would be agreeable to
him to have the ceremony in the SEN
ate chamber, but said he thought the
public might prefer to have it out of
doors.
Ready for Vacation.
Preparations for President-elect
Harding's trip to Florida are nearing
completion, and although no definite
date has been announced for his de-
parture, it. is indicated that he will
remain in Marion only for week or
so longer.
1t is understood that plans originally
had been made to leave for the south
during the present week, but that it
was found impossible to conclude in
time the president-elect's conferences
here.
Mrs. Harding, who has planned a
shopping trip to Washington and New
York, before joining the president
elect in Florida is expected to say
goodbye to Marion within a few days.
Her departure has been delayed, how
ever, by a severe cold which has kept
her indoors since Sunday.
Mr.. Harding's engagement list today
included few callers. and most of the
time he devoted to correspondence.
Among those with whom he had ap-
pointments was William Boyce
Thompson, of New York, close
friend of Will H. Hays, the Republi-
can national chairman. 1t was as
sumed that discussion of the suggest
ed appointment of Mr.. Hays to the
cabinet was one of the objects of
the conference.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-01-12
SAYS wilson
may RECALL. MONIES
OF Defense FUNDS

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12. UneX-
pended allotments from the National
Security and Defense appropriation,
amounting to several millions of dol
lars, in the hands of various depart
ments of the government may be re-
called by President Wilson, according
to an opinion of the attorney general.
The funds SO recalled. he said. may
be reallotted to other departments to
meet obligations contracted during the
fiscal year 1919 for which the allOt-
ments already made are insufficient.
In the sunGry civil bill for the fiscal
year 1919 congress appropriated a
fund of $50,00000 for the national de-
fense to be expended at the discretion
of the president. Under this authority
the president allotted certain portions
of the e-appropriation to the various de-
partments for use at his direction in
the prosecution of the war
Replies to Letter.
In his opinion ade public today the
Attorney General replies to a letter
from the president, asking if the chief
executive could recall unexpended bal
ances in order to reallot a portion to
the Department of Labor to enable it
to meet claims arising out of the
transportation of productive labor
during 1919, for which allotments al
ready made have been exhausted.
at is my opinion" Mr.. Palmer said
chat any unexpended and unobligated
balance of allotment made to any de-
partment from the appropriation in
question may be recalled from that de-
partment by the President and restor
ed to the parent appropriation and be
then reallotted by him to any other
depa TT ment to be used for the purposes
authorized by the appropriation.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-01-12
FRENCH DESTROYERS
SINK RED TRANSPORT
(Rv Associated Press)

ONSTANTINOPLE, Jan. 12 -
French destroyers have sunk a trans
port flying the Red flag and carrying
soviet troops presuma Nv to Trebizond,
it is said in a dispatch received here
The encounter OCCURRED ten miles
west of Novorossisk, the French war
ships attacking the transport despite
the fact that it was escorted by a
soviet flotilla.
When the French destroyers came
within range the transport opened fire
but its guns were quickly silenced by
shells from the warships. The trans
port was then torpedoed by the French
destroyer Sakalave. The sinking yes
sci was steered toward the coast and
run aground, a part of the troops es-
Gaping by swimming. The French suf-
fered no casualties.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-01-12
FARMERS AT PURDUE
GREET KING CORN

LAFAYETTE, Ind, Jan. liking
Corn ruled over the farmers short
course at Purdue university today.
The opening of the state corn show
and the annual meeting of the Indiana
Corn Growers association attracted
several hundred more farmers and
their families to the big assembly, and
the attendance promised to go over
the 1900 mark before the day ended.
Judges at the corn show found it
difficult to pick the winners this year,
there being more entries-a total of
350-and a higher general standard Of
exhibits than in previous years. Pre-
MUM ribbons were to be attached to
the winning ears late today. Corn
growers adopted resolutions and elect
ed officers after the awarding of pre-
miums.
70 Cents a BusheI.
1t cost the top-notch corn growers
of Indiana from 49 cents to $1.32, or
an average of 20 cents, to produce a
bushel of corn last season, L. S. Rob
ertson, of the farm mana cement de-
partment Of the university. told mem
bers of the association. The figures
came from the farms Of 22S men en-
tered in the five-acre corn growing
contests, who are regarded as the best
corn growers in the state.
According to Mr.. Robertson, the
average general cost of producing a
bushel of corn on Indiana farms was
much higher, possibly double the 20
cents bushel, as lower yields Of farm
ers not participating in the five-acre
contest would increase cost of produc-
tion materially.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-01-12
BALL0ONISTS, REFRESHED BY COMFORT,
REFUSE TO DISCUSS Their BITTER DISPUTE

rell and Hinton were reticent today
regarding the occurrence.
The alteration arose over letter
purported to have been written by Hin
ton to his wife from Moose Factory.
where they first found succor after
wandering through the wilderness four
days subsisting on two carrier pig
cons and Caribou moss.
AIlege Double Crossing.
In the letter published by a New
York newspaper Hinton is alleged to
have written that Farrell, exhausted
from the rigorous wandering, pleaded
with his two companions to kill him
and eat his body to enable them to get
back to civilization.
Farrell charged his companion with
'double-crossing" him, saying all had
agreed that their letters should not be
published. Hintons refusal to re-
tract was the immediate cause for
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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-01-12
Why Rich m ond is the
Best Place IN Which
to Live

Each dny Palladium reporter
will interview persons at random
to find out why they like to live
here.
81 like Richmond because It
doesn't knock itself with a
sledge hammer" replied an Of
flee man to the reporters query
AS they walked along Main
street today.
ITS the rankest kind of piffle
for citizen to boast about his
city on the one day of the year
when he is visiting elsewhere,
and to use the hammer on the
other days of the year when he
is home
81 went to school and college
here, I live here and intend to
rear my family here, because
Richmond has no use for the
knocker and will not listen to
the anvil chorus.
Give me town where the
citizens know and say that their
city is O. X. and where they
resent with might and main any
insinuation to contrary. Boost
at home, and the world will
boost with and for you. Knock
your old home town, and every
city in the state will take up the
hammer chorus and keep on
chanting the refrain.
Richmond has more fine
things to be proud of than any
city in Indiana I know it. and
thousands Of others do. That's
why l am here, and will stay
here; and that's why about
10000 others are here and are
proud to be numbered as mem
bers of the community.
And because we boost our
home town, the other cities of
Indiana boost u.s."
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-01-12
QUESTION OF LEGISLATURES TRAVELS RAISED;
GASOLINE TAX, ALIENS EDUCATION PROPOSED

author declared that it carried out the
recommendations of Governor McCray.
Pass First Bill.
The senate, by suspension of rules,
passed the first bill this morning. ad-
vanced one measure to a second read
ing and received IL new measures.
House bill one passed by that branch
yesterday appropriating 100000 for
the expenses and salaries of the legis-
lators is now law.
A tax of one-quarter of cent on
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