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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-05-03
PROPOSED PROBE OF
PRICE FIXING WILL
END STRIKE, BELIEF
fBy kssoclated Press.l

NEW YORK, May 3.-Demands of
civic organizations that the Lockwood
committee investigate alleged price
manipulation of anthracite coal and
collision between miners and operat-
ors will hasten settlement of the strike
it was predicted at union headquarters
today.
District union chiefs arriving from
the Pennsylvania fields to resume
wage negotiations with the operators,
failed to register surprise a. the an
nouncement that Samuel Untermyer
contemplated such an investigation.
1--WE would welcome it insofar as 1t
concerned coal mining and coal
prices" said member of the delega-
ton. Let them investigate the Unit
ed Mine Workers organization, also,
If there is any suspicion that we are
conspiring with the operators to pro-
long this strike"
Charges of the civic organizations,
It was said, were based upon the man
ner in which the conferences of the
subcommittee on negotiations have
been conducted. The complainant
pointed out that operators have failed
to submit a wage scale 70 reconsider
alton of the strikers, although it has
been seven weeks since negotiations
began.
Confederate Statements
Statements of dealers that neither
anthracite nor bituminous coal have
risen in price since the strike was
called were corroborated today by the
National Industrial Conference board,
g bureau which operators in industries
contribute to maintain.
Anthra cite coal for domestic use
actually dropped an average of one
per cent in price between Nov, 1921
and March. 1922, according to the blu.
reau's survey of 179 dealers in 81
principal cities. In Bridgeport Conn.
this cut amounted to 10. per cent.
Compared with 1914 prices. however
the survey indicated that anthracite
coal a month ago was quoted at ap
proximately 100 per cent higher than
in July of the war year.
Noticeable Slump
A much more noticeable slump took
5 place in soft coal prices between No
vember and March, according to the
industrial bureau. For the country as
a whole it averaged six percent, touch
ing its greatest DETECTION at Birming
ham and Indianapolis, four decrease:
of 20 per cent were noted. March quo
tations at Pittsburgh were reported tc
be only 444 per cent above prevail
level
To the average domestic consume
of both anthracite and bituminous Goa
the price in March was approximate!
"a per cent above 1914 prices, but fou
per cent under last November's quota
tons. From a cost of living basis, thu
increase in coal since July, 1914, wa
held by the industrial to have beef
greater than any other item in thu
family budget"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-05-03
.HILGER. SISTERS TRIO
TO PRESENT CONCERT
IN RICHMOND MAY is

The Hilger Sisters, a trio which
plays the cello, violin and piano, will
entertain at ST. Andrews auditorium
Tuesday, May 16. according to an an
nouncement made Wednesday. Elsa
plays the cello, Marie, the violin and
Greta the piano.
The sisters were born In Bohemia,
coming from a family of artists, and
were graduated from the Royal acad-
envy of Vienna, in 1918. Their debut
as soloists was made with the PhiIhar-
monte orchestra of Vienna, under the
baton of Oskar Nedbals. After this
followed successful concerts in Berlin
Leipzig, Munich, Prague, BUDAPEST
and other European music centers
| The same year, Elsa Hilger was en-.
gagged by G. Schneevoigt for two phn
harmonic concerts in Stockholm, to
play the Dvorsk and Hayrn Concertos
During the season of 1920-21, theil
first in America, the Hilger Sisters
filled over so concert engagements
with great success, among them two
recitals at Aeolian hall, New York
City, as soloists at the Singer festi
val at Madison Square Garden, at the
| H1ppodrome and concerts in Baltimore
| Philadelphia, Washington and other
| eastern cities, resulting in numerous
return engagements
Appear in New York
! During this season, they have ap
peared in three subscription concert:
in Town hall, New York City, and are
now on an extensive tour through the
middle west, appearing in Cleveland
| Chicago, Detroit. While on their wa,
from Cincinnati to Indianapolis, the,
will stop over at Richmond for the
| evening of May 16.
! While the eldest of the trio is hard
ly out of her teens, they are not prodi
gies, but virtuosos, each being com
plete master of her instrument "Eacl
one is excellent says Fredericl
Stock, conductor of the Chicago Sym
phony orchestra, and Pablo Casals, O
Cincinnati, says of them: "They ar,
not only great talents, but geniuses."
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-05-03
Shots Fired Into Home
Of Irish Constable
(By Associated Press. }

BELFAST, May 3.-The home of a
member of the Ulster special consta
bulary in the Coal Island district OF
East Tyrone was attacked today. Doz
ems Of shots were fired into the house
and the building was set on fire. The
constable escaped through a back
window. Other special constables hur
rying to the scene were ambushed, and
one badly wounded.
A large number Of armed men rush
ed into the Royal Irish constabulary
barracks at Bellagaha, South Derry
last night and fired several volleys al
the occupants, killing one constable
and wounding Sergeant Kerr. The pc
lice returned the fire, but with un
known results, and captured two of the
invaders.
All telegraph and telephone com
munication with county Derry was Gu
off today.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-05-03
To Bury Richard Croker
In Ireland Thursday
CBy Associated Press.)

DUBLIN, May 3.-The funeral OF
Richard Croker will be held tomorrow
at Glencairn castle. Requiem Mass
will be sung in the private oratory al
Glencairn, and the burial in the vault
on the Glencairn grounds will follow
Messages of confidence were con
tinuing to pour in today from various
parts of the world. They included tele
grams from Arthur Griffith, president
of the Dali Eireann: Sir Thomas Lip
ton, jeremiah MacVeagh, NJ. P, and
Marquis and Mrs. Martin Maloney, Of
Philadelphia.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-05-03
ROOF OF TREASURY
Department BURNS;
DAMAGE is $4,000
fBv Associated Press.l

l
| WASHINGTON D. c., May 3-For
the second time in three months, fire
men early today battled with stub
born fire on the roof of the Treasury
/ department which for a time assumed
menacinS proportions as the flames,
] burning through long superstructure
leaped high in the air and cast a
threatening glow on the White house
itself, while sparks waited across to
| its surrounding terrace.
| When discovered about 1: 45 a. m,
the flames already had gained con-
| siderable Roadway and were soaring
to height of thirty of forty feet when
fire apparatus responding to five
alarms, arrived at the scene.
Gaining impetus about that time
from a dull. rumbling explosion which
firemne believe was caused by build
ing materials stored for use in the
present work of raising the roof of the
structure, the blaze cast a bright glow
on the night sky~over the entire down.
town section before it began to sub
side under the effect of water from a
dozen hose lines. The White House
and Washington monument stood out
in sharp relief in the fantastic light Of
the flames.
Harding Watches Fire
Awakened by White House attend
ants, President and Mrs. Harding
dressed and from a window watched
the firemen battle the flames in the
NEARBY structure.
When checked after about thirty
minutes effort the flames had burned
entirely through one section of the
superstructure which tops the section
of the building that divides the court
and had spread to parts of the cen
trail portion of the roof
Unofficial estimates, however, place
the damage at not more than $4,000
although it is not known whether thi:
adequately took into account the poss
ible damage from water which it wa!
believed might be considerable in the
8 court section of the building immedi
ately under the central blaze.
/ The new roof Structure in other por
;. tons are said to have been only slight
ly damaged and not burned through
e which would reduce the damage from
L water in other sections of the build
Q ing.
/ Gordon of Marines
e Firemen had been on the scene onl,
T. a few minutes when Gordon of abou
fifty marines, hastily recruited fror
"a Ol llO0Ily HeI6 lTOH1 III
iQuantico, Va, barracks, was throw
around the building.
The general public and represents
tives of the press alike were denie
permission to pass within the line
which had made it difficult at an earl
L hour today to ascertain the exact e.
y tent of the damage.
Under-secretary Of the Treasury
n Clifford was early on the scene to TAX
:. charge of the protection of the buil(
IL ing and the Gordon of marines wa
10 still maintained there at an early hou
n. The blaze APPARENTLY was of muc
10 the same nature as that which occur
a I'd on the Treasury roof during offic
II hours when hundreds of employe
n were in the building, on last FebruaT
6 8. This was eXtinguished without
II. heavy damage, although a threatenin
in blaze resulted from the burning
r. much scaffolding and some of the ne,
ar roof structure.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-05-03
KAISER" ALL DRESSED UP,
WILL BE SOLD AT AUCTION

NEW YORK, May 3.-"Wilhelm ii,
Deutscher Kaiser, V. Preussen," 6 feet
tall, Respondent in medals, and one of
the few Deutscher kaisers still in Al
condition, will go on the auction block
at South Norwalk, Conn, a New York
firm of auctioneers announced yester.
day.
The bronze statue of Germany's eX
war lord, which once rounded out the
decorations of the liner Vaterland-
now Leviathan-will be the first item
offered for sale at the auction at the
Wilson Point storage yard of the
Vaterland's pre-war fittings.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-05-03
Police Destroy IL Stills;
Sell Remains For Junk

Seventeen stills which had accumu-
lated in the police station in the past
few weeks as result of raids conduct
ed by the department were destroyed
by the police Wednesday afternoon.
When reduced to their smallest frag
ments the stills were turned over to a
iunkman, who paid the department SIS
The money was turned into the police
pension fund.
Twenty-Five gallons of liquor were
destroyed.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-05-03
Publish List of New
Telephone Subscribers

Since many new phones have been
installed since the last. telephone book
was issued, the Home Telephone COM
pany is elsewhere in this paper pub
fishing supplement list of telephone
subscribers.
1t is suggested that the supplement
tai list be clipped out of the paper
and used by patrons for reference,
thereby providing convenient means
of ascertaining phone numbers and
relieving the calls for information,
leaving the information bureau free
to render more extensive service
along other lines.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-05-03
Police Seeking Negro
Who Assaulted Woman

FORT WAYNE, Ind, May 3.-The
police are looking for negro who as
saulted Mrs Wayne Schlosser as she
lay asleep with her two little children
at 2:45 o'clock this morning. Mrs.
Schlosser was rendered unconscious
by a terrible blow on the head before
she was assaulted. She is now at ST.
Joseph hospital
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-05-03
Hi-Y Members to Meet
At School Thursday, May ii

Hi-Y club members will meet Thurs
day, May II, during the activities per-
iod in the high school, instead of next
Monday evening, as was the previous
arrangements, according to Perry Will.
son. All members are urged to keep
this in mind.
The Success club will meet at the
Y. M. G. A. Monday night. with Perry
/ Wilson.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-05-03
Robert Riley, So, Dies
At Fountain CITY Home

FOUNTAIN CITY, Ind, May g.
Robert Riley, IS years old, died Wed.
nesday morning at his home here
after long illness.
He is survived by his widow; one
daughter, Mrs. Jennie Ozbrook, OF
Richmond, and one son, Andrew Ri
ley, of Fountain City. Funeral serv
ices will be held Friday afternoon a.
2 o'clock fro mthe Friends church
here. Burial will be in Willow Grove
cemetery.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-05-03
GEORGE Il. ELIAsoN

George H. Eliason, 60 years old, died
Wednesday noon, at his home, 500
North Eighth street Mr.. Eliason was
sitting at the dinner table at the time
of his death. He is survived by his
widow, Emma E. Eliason.
Funeral services will be held Sat
urday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock from
the home. Burial will be in New
Paris. Friends may call at any time.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-05-03
DAYTON MOTOR COP
HALTS LOCAL POLICE

Will Eversman, chief of police, and
Clessie Kendall, a member of the city
police force, were halted by Dayton
motorcycle officer while they were re-
turning from that city Tuesday in the
police department. car The officer
stopped them because they were car
rying no license plates. He also al
legged they were driving too fast
His manner was not courteous, the
Richmond men said They were al
lowed to proceed as soon as the man
had ascertained their identity.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-05-03
Amateur Radio Club
Members To Meet

The regular meeting of the DIX Ra-
dio club will be held in the Y. NJ. c.
A. Wednesday evening. The meeting
will be the first on the right on the
cafeteria floor. Reports of the perma-
nent club room committee and the
relay schedule committee and organi-
zation of a code practice class, are
matters to be considered at this meet
ing
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-05-03
UNION CONVENTION
(By Associated Press)

-<ASSOOIell 7 I
CLEVELAND, o., May 3.-The In
ternational Ladies' Garment Workers
Union was prepared to resume con-
sideration of the report of the creden-
tials committee at today's session of
its sixteenth biennial convention here.
The committee began its report yes
terday adjournment preventing its
completion.
With the report disposed, organiza-
ton of committees and presentation OF
resolutions were planned.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-05-03
BARTH0U, POINCARE
ARE IN CONFERENCE

PARIS, May 3.-Louis Barhou, the
head of the French delegation to
Genoa, arrived today and went immedi-
ately to the foreign Office to confer
with Premier .Poincare. He was to at
end a meeting of the cabinet
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-05-03
Deaths and Funerals
MARGUERITE r. ENeLEBERT

Private funeral services for Mrs.
Marguerite r. Englebert will be held
Thursday afternoon at o'clock from
the home of the parents, 1O17 North
A street. Burial will be in Earlham
cemetery. Friends may call any time
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-05-03
John BURNS

who died Tuesday, will be held Fri
day afternoon at o'clock from the
home in Spring Grove. Burial will be
in Lutherania cemetery. Rev. G. R.
Isley will officiate Friends may call
any time.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-05-03
HEsrER REeEccA LINDSAY

Funeral services for Mrs. Hester
Rebecca Lindsay will be held Thurs
day morning at 10 o'clock at Eaton.
Ohio. Burial will be in the Eaton
cemetery Friends may call at the
home of the daughter, Mrs. Frank
Case, IA South Third street, any time
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-05-03
Will Hays Elected
Director of Railroad
fRY Associatcd Pressl

NEW YORK, May 3.-Will H. Hays,
former postmaster general, today was
elected a director of the Chicago and
Eastern Illinois Railway company, at
a meeting of the directors here.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-05-03

The people of Amsterdam are taught
how to behave in public-that is, on
which side of the pavement to walk,
how to carry canes and umbrellas, etc,
by means of official motion pictures.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-05-03

1t is planned to begin construction
this year. at Montreal on what will
eventually be the largest elevator in
the world, with a capacity of 10000,00
bushels.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-03-01
NEGROES HOLD UP GROCER
POLICE MAKE CAPTURE
Neighbor Follows One of Three
Bandits and Causes His
Arrest.

Three colored bandits held up the
grocery store OF Joseph Bowredey,
IA 4th street, about S:45 o'clock this
morning. Two Of them displayed re-
volvers. They took about $50 from
his cash register.
Ten minutes later Crossing Police
man A. l.. Lewis, on duty at 5th and
G street, arrested William Johnson,
colored. forty-two years old. 102 41a
street. and he is said by the police
to have admitted he was one of the
hold-up men. A loaded revolver was
| taken from him. the police says.
Johnson'S arrest was due 20 William
Jackson. a colored neighbor of the
grocer. who followed Kim and pointed
him out to the policeman. Not only
did johnson admit participation in
the robbery. according to the police.
but he also named his accomp!ices.
saying he was at home when they
called and told him they had job
they wanted him to help pull off.
Rowredey was alone in his store
when the three colored men appeared.
One of the men purchased a piece of
cake Then one of his companions
asked for sweet potatoes. and it was
when the grocer turned to weigh the
potatoes that two drawn weapons
confronted him. They then took the
money from the cash register and left
the store. Search Is being made for
the other men.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-03-01

ture prices uncertain and long con-
tracts impossible.
Special Agreements.
On the other hand. they recognize
that this discretion makes possible
special commercial accords. which
they welcome. The French system
is based on high-almost prohibitive
basic tariffs which are greatly
lowered by special agreements with
the countries that reciprocate.
The French do not conceal the fact
that they hope for a similar accord
with the United States, but they point
out that that country already en-
JOYS the position of q specially IA
vored nation. but has not vet recip-
rocated. Under these circumstances,
the initiative must come from the
United States. If such an agreement
is not made the logical result would
be that France would place the
United States under the basic tariff.
This would destroy the greater part
of a commerce which on the basic
1919. figures. allowing for present
prices. would be S300,000,0)0 French
imports from the United States and
$50 900. 600 exports.
The French believe 1T TO the in
terest of both nations that the Presi-
Dental discretion should be used to
make a stable agreement with France
on a reciprocal most-favorednation
basis.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-03-01
FRENCH army HELD
EUROPE STAB|[|zER
Col. Fabry Points Out Rea-
sons for Maintenance of
Large Forces.
BY PAUL SCOTT MOWRER.
BY Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily New
CnnvriDhf 1900

Copyright. 1922.
PARIS, March 1.-The long antici-
pated debate over the new army bill
reducing military service to ono and
a half years has begun. Col. Jean
Fabry, formerly aide to Gen. Joffre
and now chairman Of the parliament
airy army commission. has given the
writer the complete details Of the
project.
France before the war maintained
an army of $4,000 men, of whom
10000 were in France and the rest
in the colonies. She has under arms
at present 100000 men, distributed
as follows: One hundred thousand on
the Rhine, 100000 in the colonies and
the near east. 100000 in France. The
new bill will reduce this army within
a year to $4,000, thus: One hundred
colonies. $4,000 in France. About
half of these troops are white ana
the other half colored.
Strength of Other POwers.
Col Fabry points out that Great
Britain. excluding its seif.governi ing
men, white and colored. and that the
United States, with no dangerous
frontiers and no heavy colonial re-
sponsibility. maintains an army OF
100000.
The total cost Of the French army
in 1921 was $500. 100000 francs
NORMALLY about $7s0.000.00o): The
new army, although reduced, viii cost
almost as much. owing to tho increase
in the technical services. However:
the British army, excluding tnat OF
the dominions, costs even more tnan
the French 500, 100000 francs $780,
O0O, O0O), reckoning the franc at par.
or nearly 5000, 100000 francs at the
present rate of exchange.
The United States Army costs, ac-
cordins 10 Fabry. 2.5000o0.00o francs.
France intends as European condl-
tions permit to cut military service to
one year, thus still further diminish
ing the army, but is unable to do so
Immediately. partly for complex tech
nical reasons and partly for the fol-
lowing political reasons:
Protection Against Invasion.
France has been invaded thrice in
the last hundred years and has not
the slightest intention OF being in
yaded again il she can prevent 1T.
While the major ity of the German
people are probably disguised now at
the very idea OF war. the ruling
classes in industry. finance and edu-
cation, who still WELD real power in
Germany, are by no means resigned
to defeat, and are thought to be
awaiting the first opportunity to turn
Int 1t i is true tina. Germany has been
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-03-01
RAILROAD CHANGES
EFFECTIVE TODAY
Guaranty Provision Expires
and Period for Loans
Also at an End.

Two important changes In govern
ment policy toward the nations rail-
roads became effective today.
The section of the transportation
act fixing per cent as the return on
railroad properties which railroads
are entitled to earn under Interstate
Commerce Commission regulations
expired today. Also with today there
expired the period during which rail-
roads which were controlled by the
government during the war are en-
titled to ask government loans to aid
them in continuing operations after
return to private management.
Reasonable Return.
The per cent return clause. gener-
ally called the guarantee provision, is
superseded today by the transporta-
ton act provisions. which hereafter
require the Interstate Commerce Com
mission to make rates that will give
railroads reasonable return on the
value Of property used in transporta-
ton"
The commission is expected, there
fore, to define for itself what earnings
constitute reasonable return, and to
make rates accordingly. The subject
of the definition of reasonable return
has already been taken up formally by
the commission for the purpose of Sc
curing arguments for railroads and in
terested parties to proceedings before
it in relation to rate regulation.
Applications for Loans.
Applications from railroads desiring
the government loans have been pour
ing in to the commission in considerable
numbers during the last few days in
the endeavor to get in before the lfmi-
tation began. Among roads asking for
monetary aid today We're the Chicago.
Peoria and st. Louis, which sought
81, 100000 for new equipment and re-
pairs,' and the Memphis. Dallas and
Gulf, which asked for $246,7s2, half of
which is to be used for new equip
ment and the. balance for improve
ment to its line.
There are also in the files Of the
commission, it is understood, applica-
;; <ions which will be made public after
being recorded.