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Pueblo chieftain., 1921-05-14

It was decided by the Judges of tho
Industrial Week Parade. last night i'm
mediately following the parade. that
the first prize for the most artistically
decorated automobile should bc given
to the entry of the Rood Candy Com
psny, and the prize for the best dec
GRATED float display. to the Lithia
Bottlirg company.
Others receiving special mention
were the entries of the PucbiJ Ice
company. Florman Paint company.
Santa Fc Railroad. National Broom
company. Pueblo Floral company, sun
willie Baking company. con New Eng
land bread. Nuckolls Packing COM
pany and Pueblo Flour Mills. In ar
riving a. the decisions, only the floats
entered by manufacturers We're consid-
cred.
Judges were, +. IL Philbin, John h.
Shea and Walter L. Wilder.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-05-14
STEAMER WRECKED
in SEA COLLISION

London. May 13.-The Peninsula and
Oriental liner Benalls. London to
Sydney. with LOO passengers and sea.
men. has been beached near the Royal
Sovereign lightship close to the en-
trance to the Straits Of Dover. after
n collision with the British tank
steamer Patella. says n Lloyd's wire-
less dispatch. The collision occurred
in n fog.
A statement issued by the Peninsula
and Oriental company says no one was
injured and that the passengers will
bc landed this afternoon. 1t is possi-
bic tho ship may bc floated late today.
Messages this afternoon announced
that 500 OF the Bonalla's passengers
had been landed at New Haven, and
that tugs were returning to the liner
for the rcmAindcr.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-05-14
NO TRACE FOUND OF
MISSING NAVAL TUG

Washington, d. c.. May 13.,,Wide
search in tho Pacific has revealed no
trace OF tho naval tug Concstosa. which
left San Francisco for Samoa via Ha-
wall. March IS. rear Admiral w. Il.
Shoemaker commanding at Honolulu.
cablcd the navy department today:
Fifteen naval vessels and n number oil
air craft have covered an areh OF ooV
miles since May .. the message said
and rumors current May ~, that the
Concstoga had besn sighted were un-
verified.
The tug was commanded by Lieu
tenant T.. l.. Jones. and carried crew
of three other officers and forty-nine
men.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-05-14
.PERSH|NC IS MAOE
HEAD OF .. S. ARMY
Will Relieve Gen. March As
Chief OF Staff On
July 1.

Washington. D. c.. May 15.-General
Pershing will become chief OF the gen.
cral staff and Nc actual head OF the
army July 1. Secretary Weeks announc-
ed today. On that date he will relieve
Major General Peyton @. March. the
present chief of staff. In addition to
his new duties. General Pershing will
remain head Of the general quarters
or war staff of the army. a post recent
ly created for him. He will have as
assistant chief of the general staff, his
old friend and chief of staff in France.
Major General James Z. Harbord who
will relieve Major General VIM. NJ.
Wright.
General Pcrshing will be relieved of
all administrative and details duties
by General Harbord and will be FREQ
TO direct the large aspects of the mill
tary establishment particularly the or
ganiaation and training of the national
guard and organized reserves.
In announcing his decision, Secretary
Weeks made it plain that General
Pershing will be the real military head
of the army. He said the general
would he relieved OF administration
work by General Harbord and would
be charged with the organization and
training of all the clements of tho
army of tho United States. including
the national guard and organized re-
serves" Gen. Uarbord. Mr.. Weeks said.
viii have much broader powers than
those formerly exercised by the assist
ant chief of staff.
The plan contcmplates that in time
of active military operations. General
PcrshinC will automatically assume
active direction OF movements in the
field.
General Harbord will similarly move
up to the post of chief of staff and
take over direction of tho war depart
mont general staff.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-05-14
MRS. BERGD0lL SAYS
GOLD STORY FAKE
At Least Part OF Tale Was Untrue
Recently Sent Son
Money.

Washington. ID. c.. May 13.-Not
ono dollar of the 100000 in gold OBJ
taincd from the treasury was put in a
pot for burial in the mountains. Mrs.
Emma c. BerEdoll. of Philadelphia,
testified today before house COM
mittce investigating the escape of
Grover Cleveland Bergdoll. her slack
cr son.
Again picking up the trail OF the
treasure the committee found and
then lost 1t for Mrs. BerGdoll, frank
ly declared that she had buried 1t
nobody else knew the SPOT and that it
was Just where she placed 1t nearly
two years ago. Tho draft dodgers
mother was positive in the statement
she never took it to Hagcrstown. Md.
where 1t was supposed TO be.
Mrs Bcrgdoll declared that doctors.
lawyers and others had cost her up
ward of 100000 since her sons cs-
cape. Answering an appeal for help,
Mrs. Bergdoll declared that less than
a week ago. she had sent Grover who
is in Germany. 10000,
What is Growers intention about
staying in GERMANY" John II. Sher-
burne. counsel for the committee
asked and Mrs. BergdolIs eyes
sparkled.
AS soon as the srmistice is signed.
he Is coming home and the laughter
infuriated her.
we'll there arc thousands OF
other slackers and they never men
ton anybody's boy but mine" she
cried. there arc plenty of them in
Philadelphia-nca homo than
Germany"
Asked how much Grover was
worth. Mrs. Bergdoll made mental
casculation, and answered. Half n
million" she said.
There was some questioning as TO
whether he owned any Liberty bonds
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-05-14

ported to be increasing in intensity.
The reports from tho New Howard
company indicated that heavy firing
had begun at their mines at Gates, be-
tween Matewan and spriggs. Advices
to the company relative to the forty
miners being hemmed in, said the men
had taken refuge in sheltered spots in
their camp and were being subjected to
veritable hail of shots.
Tho mountain battle believed by au-
thorities to be an outgrowth of dis
turbed industrial conditions was gem
eral again today according to passen-
gers arriving from the troubled area.
Terrorized women and children were
reported hiding in cellars and dug
outs, in many cases without food and
water, reports said.
Dan Witt said by the state police to
be non-union miner was shot and
Killed at Matewan when he ventured
out to obtain water for women and
children according to reports.
State troopers working in the firing
zone. reported today that most of the
shooting was directed from mountain
side to mountainsido on the Kentucky
and West Virginia sides of the Tug
river. Shots were said to be falling
Richard Beverly. who according to
the state police. is n member of the
United Mine Workers of America was
arrested in the kentucky mountains
and will be brought to this city. He
is charged with participating in the
battle.
williamson, W. Va, May 13.-An
emissary of the state forces taking
part in the battle which has ragged
for days in the MinEo mountains along
tho Tug river late tonight approached
tho stronghold of the leader of tho
mountaineers under a flag of truce
and asked that the mountain men cense
firing into villages in this region. This
information was received here tonight
from Chief Deputy Sheriff John Hall
who sent one OF his men into tho hills
to confer with the attacking party
Hall reported to Sheriff A. c. Pinson
That his emissary, carrying "A piece OF
white muslin on stock reached tho
party of men who were raining bullets
into nearby town. Tho mountainous
respected the white flag and when
tho deputy made known his mission of
peace. according to Hall. a leader OF
the forccsc, opposed to tho state
officers. replied that the hill
men would accept the truce only
when tho firing from tho Kentucky
side OF the river had ceased
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-05-14
Slick Stranger
BuncOs Pastor

Riverside, Cal. May la.-The pastor
of a local church was taking a special
collection. Eighteen dollars in small
change had been rcceivcd-but 81 more
was needed. After repeated pleadings
by the minister n stranger arose and
said: III you will cash my check. I'll
make it 500"
Tho offer was accepted and the
stranger departed with tho entire col
lection.
That was last Sunday evening. To-
day the pastor reported to the police
that tho check had been returned
marked no funds" The stranger had
disappeared.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-05-14
81 FLOATS IN INDUSTRIAL PARADE

Music for the event was furnished by
tho BOY Scout band.
a touch OF enthusiasm was given to
the parade by the ncwsboys for the
Chicftain and Star Journal, with their
cheers for their side" Also. tho base
ball team Of the Jithia Bottling COM
pany kept enthusiasm boiling on their
truck.
The entries in the parade and num-
ber of floats follow:
Pueblo Flour Mills. .; Purity Bread,
2. Coca Cola Bottling company, 8;
Grover Packing company. 1: Hill and
Mcintyre, 1; Mountain Ice company. 1: !:
Granitoid Construction company, l.;
Fits Manufacturing company. 1; Flor
man Paint company. I; Pueblo Ice
company, 2; Santa Fc Railroad COM
pany, 1; Pueblo Irc-eroam company. l.;
Nuclsol!s Packing company, 1. Jess
1srig Quartet. l. Colorado Fuel and
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-05-14
SEVERAL HURT IN
SOUTHERN TORNADO

Raleigh. N. C. May t3.-Severs
persons were injured and consider
able property damage caused by a
tornado al Roseboro and IonEhranch
late today according to reports re-
ce,ved here. Telephone lines are
down and detailed reports have not
been received
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-05-14
8 men KILLED I'M GUN
BATTLE IN COAL MINE
REGION OF W. VIRGINIA
Forty Miners Surrounded By Benigerent Forces and
Firing Is Increasing In
Intensity

williamson. ". Va. May 3.Thee reported by state
troopers to have been killed today terrific battle raging McCarr
and telephone reports the office of the New Howard Coal company
at Gates indicated that forty surrounded by begeent
forces Captain Broku with feep police boarded engine
bound for the trouble shortly O'clock The firing re-
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-05-14
FELL. FROM HORSE, DIES

Emporia, kas., May 13.-Miss Mary
White. i6. only dauctcr OF William
Allen White, author and publisher of
tho Emporia Gazette. died this morn
ing of injuries received in a fall from
a horse last Tuesday. Miss Whites
horse ran under a tree and low hang
Ing branch threw her to the ground,
fracturipE her skull
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-05-14
Six Tramps Die
in Rail Wreck

Ell Paso, Texas. May 15.-Twelve
freight cars piled up in the ditch at
Eagle fiat, Texas, on the Texas and
Pacific railroad. lie miles from here
late today delayed traffic several
hours.
The train crew reports six tramps
killed. A coroner left for the scene
with the wrecking train.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-05-14
.l3 AIR MAIL
PILOTS KILLED
NEEDLESSLY
Charges Of Ineffiiciiency
and Criminal Negligence
Against Management

Chicago. ILL.,, May 13-Specific
charges that. thirteen men have been
killed in the air mail service because
Of what he termed gross mis-
management. inefficiency and GRIM
inal negligence" by officials were
made hy Lieutenant C. C. Eversole in
testimony presented to the govern
ment today thru a federal committee
which has been conducting a secret
investigation of air mail conditions.
| Lieutenant Eversoles testim ony,
| which has extended over several days,
made statement of more than 1OO,-
900 words. He was discharged from
the air mail service Tuesday the day
| after his first testimony was given
before the committee. Members Of
| tho committee today said they had
appealed to Washington for his REIN
| statement.
Included in the evidence were af-
fidavits from several pilots and me-
chanics now in the service all of
which confirmed evidence of a state
| ment written by Pilot J. r. Christen-
sen, previous to his death in a fall at
sen Is one of the men whose death
Lieutenant Eversole lays to alleged
negligence by air mail officials.
| The transcript of Eversole's testi-
mony. refererd only briefly to the
| charges made known yesterday that
air mail field officials were drunk
while on duty and staged wild parties
which incapacitated them for duty
1t dealt chiefly with deaths and ac-
cidents alleged to have been due to
the inefficiency of the men in charge
and with remedial recommendation
Minneapolis. Mimi, May 13.-Em-
plastic denials were made here today
by high officials in the air mail SER
vice of the charges reported made be-
fore an Investigating committee in
Chicago and that there was incffi
cheney. negligence and drunkenness at
| the air mail fields. Charges against
the air mail service according to dis
patches were made by Pilot C. c.
Eversole, and P. G. Ricket. mechanic.
| formerly members of the force at the
| air mail field near here.
Major II. c. Vol national superin-
tcndcnt of mail who was in Mime
| apolis today on IN inspection trip,
said he had heard nothing of the Chi
cago investigation until he read OF 1t
in the newspapers. Tho charges
which these men reported to have
made arc ridiculous and without
foundation" said Major voll.
| The rules of tho air mail service
do not permit pilots to make trips in
machines that arc unsafe"
I
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-05-14

Chicago. III, May 13.-The Chicago
board of trade, the worlds greatest
grain market, may withdraw from bus
iness If tho Tincher bill to regulate
dealings in grain features which was
passed today by the lower house of
congress becomes law, Joseph T..
Griffin, president of the board. declared
in a statement tonight.
while I do not speak with authority
for any exchange excepting the Chicago
r-,.uN
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-05-14
CHICAGO MARKET
MAY Be CLOSED
Houses Passes 1inchcr Bill To
Regulate Dealings In
Grain Futures

Washington. May 13-Thc Ttnc6cf
bill to regulate dealings in grain feA-
lures was passed today by the house
and sent to the senate.
Tho vote was 269 to So.
Tho measure is designed to abolish
the practice in grain markets os puts
and calls" ups" and downs" and
"indemnities" by lcvying tax of e
cents bushel on such transactions
A similar tax is provided on contracts
for future delivery, made outside of
CONTRACT markets" to be designated
by the secretary of agriculture except
when the seller is the actual possessor
of the grain.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-05-14
WOMAN DECORATED

WOMAN DECORATFO
Paris. May 13.-Miss Hamilton
Shields of Virginia. was decorated to-
day as n Chevalicr OF the Legion of
Honor. in recognition of her work az
n nurse during the war.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-05-14

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Pueblo chieftain., 1921-05-14
John Says:

II you don't belisve variety
Is tho spice Of life, just read
the List Of condiments on the
bin Of fare.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-05-14

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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-11-17
M'CRAY is SILENT
ON SPECIAL STATE
LEGISLATIVE SESSION

INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 17.-Gover-
nor McCray who is in Washington for
a series of conferences with federal of
ficials, has not advised his office OF
the likelihood of calling a special ses-
sion Of the state legislature it was
said today by Miss Adah Bush. the
governors secretary. The call of Il
special session was regarded here as
depending on the action of congress
in passing the congressional reappor-
tionment bill, at which time new leg
islation also would be submitted for
the removal Of the Jeffersonville re
formatory which has been sold to Col
gate and company
Among the conferences held by the
governor yesterday was one with Of
ficers of the Colgate company who
were said to have urged an early de.
livery Of the reformatory property.
which probably would result in a spe-
cial session. Since the sale of the re
formatory, Governor McCray had in
sisted that no special session would
be called to expedite delivery of the
but said that enactment OF
the congressional reapportionment bill
might compel special session to re
district the state before the next con
gressional elections
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-11-17
DANIEL B. MEDEARIS
TRUSTEE OF CENTER
TOWNSHIP, DIES HERE
Especial to The Palladium

CENTERVILLE, Ind, Nov. II -
Daniel b. Medearis, 73 years old, trus-
tee of Center township. and who was
largely responsible in securing the
consolidated schools for the township,
died Wednesday night. at the home of
his brother. Frank Medearis, 401 Ran
dolph street. Richmond. He had been
in Richmond visiting his brother since
last Sunday His death was caused
by diabetes.
Mr.. Medearis had lived on a farm
about three miles north of Centerville,
practically all of his life, and was On
active member of the Olive Hill Meth
odist Episcopal church
He is survived by two sons. John
Medearis, living near Centerville. and
Carl Medearis, residing on the old Me-
dearis farm: two brothers, Frank. of
Richmond, and Charles of near Day
ton. Ohio; six sisters, Mrs Lizzie
Jackson, OF Centerville, Mrs. Ella Rus
sci and Mrs. Sarah Russel, both of
Richmond, Mrs. Martha Cotton, Of In
dianapolis, Mrs. Gertrude Gunder, of
Minneapolis, and Mrs. Manda Martin
dale, of Green's Fork.
Funeral services will be conducted
Sunday afternoon at o'clock from
the Centeryille Methodist church.
Burial will be in Crown Hill cemetery.
Friends may call any time after Fri
day noon.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-11-17
GREENvlLLE REALTOR
Will ERECT HOUSES
ON WEST SIDE TRACT

Preparatory TO the erection Of n
number OF houses on west side tract.
petitions for the opening of two west
side streets, Sedgwick and Sixth
streets from the Peacock Road to
Richmond avenue, and other extern
sive alterations, will be presented to
the board of works at its regular
meeting next Monday morning, accord
ing to plans under way in the office
OF the City Engineer, Dell B. Davis.
The tract is about two blocks long
and one and one-half blocks wide
The requests will be presented by
Edwin c. Wright. of Greenville. O.,
who recently purchased the tract ly-
ing between Richmond avenue and
the Peacock Road, and west of North
west Fifth street. The tract is bound
ed on the west by an alley which lies
east of Eighth street.
Joseph Hill, Henry Tubesing, Ruth
Williams, Margaret Foley and Daniel
Peacock are the former owners of the
ground purchased by Mr. Wright All
land lying within the limits named
above, with the exception of the
northeast corner. now occupied by the
Tubesing and Aman residences, was
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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-11-17
FIX STATUS OF ITALY
AND FRANCE BEFORE
FINAL ACTION, URGE
(By Associated Press)

LONDON, Nov. 17.-Nothing must
stand in the way of ratification of the
American proposals for limitation OF
the navies of the United States, Great
Britain and Japan, declares the Daily
Telegraph today IN an editorial On the
Washington conference.
The newspaper welcomes the re-
ported decision that no understanding
will be finally approved until the naval
status of France and Italy is settled,
providing this does not menace the
agreement between the major nayies,
for nothing must interfere to prevent
sealing of the great compact Secretary
Hughes has outlined"
The Daily Telegraph also is con-
vinced that the world viii approve the
abolition of submarines. but doubts
whether this is practicable, and fur
ther thinks that the conference cannot
ignore the wishes of countries with
small nayies regarding under sea-
craft.
interest Sustained
Coments on the various proposals at
the conference and reports of the pro-
ceedings appear in all the morning
newspapers, which manifest sustained
interest in the progress reported
The Times says it is encouraging to
hear Japanese voices in Washington
suggest that Japan may withdraw
from Shantung if England does like
wise i'll Wei-Hai-Wei The newspaper
thinks the conference thus. far has
done extraordinarily we'll, particularly
in revealing how deep and intimate
Is the agreement between the United
States and Great Britain on the larger
principles which dominate both
The Morning Post declares that the
suggested modification of the details
of the American proposals does nor
imply the slightest reflection upon the
generosity or Candor of those propos-
ais. 1t supports as obviously sensible
and business like Mr. Balfour' sugges-
tion that the replacement of warships
be gradual and continuous instead of
abruptly periodical, and while APPROX
ing his proposal further to restrict the
use of submarines doubts whether i'll
Will be observed in practice.
Presents New Plan
A plan to meet the submarine diff
Guilty by extending the limit of terri
torial waters and proclaiming the wa
ters outside an international sea is
presented by the Daily Chronicle.
Under this plan the powers would
engage themselves to treat the use of
submarines against merchant ships in
this international area as an act of
war against themselves. The news
paper thinks that the United States
might waive her traditional objection
to foreign alliance in favor of a treaty
embodying such a scheme.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-11-17
(By Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, Nov 17.-Prelimin-
ary accommodating gave way TO more
direct negotiations today in the en-
deavors of the armament conference
to find solution of the problems of
the Far East
Sitting as a special committee on
the Far Eastern situation, the heads
of the nine delegations went into con
ference to outline the respective poll
cies by which each will be guided, and
to work out plan of procedure thai
Will give each of these policies a fair
show
The 10 points presented Yesterday
by China, with the general backing
of the United States, formed the basis
of today's exchanges, which were de-
signed TO develop step by step the ex-
act attitude of the nine delegations.
Draw Out Opinions
No one expected this process to go
very far at today's meeting, although
the discussion of a program was con
sldered certain to draw out the opin-
ions OF the powers, as to the relative
importance of the topics before them.
The opinion of the American delega-
ton, which appeared to have consid-
cradle report among the representa-
tlves of the other powers, was that
the Far East negotiations need not be
complicated by the subcommittee
to deal with special subjects.
The American delegates take the
position that the far eastern questions
are not technical subjects. recurring
the prolonged scrutiny of experts.
They would be glad to see the Big
Nine, or the full conference, go di.
rectly to work without parcelling out
branches of the task TO any more sub
committees than are absolutely essen
tial
Secretary Hughes today called A
meeting of the American delegates for
2:30 O'Clock. The purpose of the
meeting was not announced but il was
understood to be for discussion of the
plans of delegation heads for dealing
Win racine and far eastern questions.
Savings Involved.
savings in next years augmentation
Dill should the American naval redic.
uon proposals be adopted, were esti-
mated roughly today by congressional
leaders, and committee experts. ar
from $500, 900, 600 TO $3.50, 000. 900.
I'VE should be able to bring ont a
Dill carrying around S15e,O00. .O0O,"
said Representative Patrick H. KeI-
ley, Republican, Michigan. who will
have charge of the naval budget in the
house. He estimated that the nayv
personnel might be cut from los 600
to $4,000 men.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-11-17
PRESIDENT DECLARES
SURTAX RATE OF 90
Per CENT AGREEABLE
CBy Associated Pressl

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17.-President
Harding today informed Republican
house conferees on the revenue bill
that maximum surtax rate of 40 per-
cent would be agreeable to the admin
istration
The presidents views were ex-
pressed at a conference at the White
House with Chairman Fordney of the
house ways and means committee and
Representative Longworth of Ohio.
who with Mr.. Fordney and Represen-
tative Green of Iowa, make up the
Republican house conferees
The tax bill, as passed by the
house, provided for a maximum income
surtax of 30 percent, but the senate
provided maximum of so percent and
what virtually amounted to a deadlock
ensued.
Arrangements were made at the con-
ference for the president to send a
letter to Chairman Fordney, setting
forth his views.
Mr. Harding was represented as fa-
yoring the 80 percent maximum, but
agreeable to the 40 percent compro-
mise, in view of the legislative situa-
ton.