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ITEM IN THE RICHMOND ITEM You find the result of the combined efforts of hundreds of persons In all parts of the world. ASSOCIATED PRESS WIRE The Item receives the full news and market report of the Associated Press over a leased wire. VOL. 283 RICHMOND, INDIANA, TUESDAY MORNING, APRIL 20, 1920 PRICE' THREE CENTS THE RICH MONO RAIL LABOR BOARD REFUSES TO HEAR OUTLAW' STRIKER JAMES E.0SB0RN DIES AT HOME IN DECATUR, ILL. James' E.

Osborn, aged 58, Decatur, 111., died Sunday at his home after a long Illness," according to a dispatch to friends at Greensfork, Ind. Mr. Osborn was born in Greens-fork and lived there until he was 22 years old. At that time he moved to Decatur where he lived until bis death. He was engaged in the loan business.

The funeral will be held at 10:30 o'clock Thursday morning from the residence of W. F. Hatfield at Greensfork. Burial will he in Greens-fork cemetery. The body will arrive in Richmond at 4:45 o'clock tomorrow afternoon.

Mr. Osborn Is survived by his mother, Mrs. Hannah Osborn, of Decatur, who is now in poor health; one sister, Mrs. Mary B. Knode of Indianapolis; and one brother Martin lb Osborn of Indianapolis.

COMMERCIAL CLUB IS DISBANDED AFTER THREE HOUR DEBATE Majority of Members Agree That It Has Not Public Support Almost All Are in Favor of Forming New Community Organization After a debate which lasted for nearly three hours, and in which many of the members present took part, the Richmond Commercial Club last night voted to disband. The vote was -closer than the actual sentiment, indicated during the evening, might have shown, had the count been taken earlier. Nearly a quarter of the members who had been present earlier in the evening left the rooms before the final vote was taken, and thus were not recorded. The actual poll on a rising vote showed 18 in favor of immediate disbandment, while 16 favored postponing immediate action, until another effort might be made to keep the club alive. Almost the entire membership, however, indicated a strong belief that a community club of some sort should be organized, to take up the big community problems: and most of those who spoke pledged their own willingness to work loyally with the new organization.

'REBEL' UNION HEADS AGAIN UNDER ARREST Crunau Failed When, it is Alleged he Breaks Promise Miller of Enginemen Held Republican Cohorts Gather For Biggest Rally of Year Harding And Johnson to Speak Women to Hold Reception Lowden And Gen. Wood Unable to Attend 2,000 Expected Republicans from all over Indiana will gather in Richmond today for a raUy that in magnitude, promises to stand second to no other one that has ever been held here. At least 2,000 visitors are expected. The principal meeting will be held this evening in the Coliseum, starting as near 7 o'clock as possible. This afternoon, however, republican women will hold a reception for the candidates in the foyer of the Westcott hotel.

Many of the candidates for nomination for state offices will be here all day and headquarters have been established at the Westcott SOME SPUDS BROWNSVILLE, April 19. Thirty-five thousand bushels of new potatoes still In the ground CONDITIONS IN U. S. IMPROVING So Declares Lawrence All Government Branches Urge Utmost Economy were told here today for eight and. mree-quanera cenia per pound, T.

o. b. Brownsville. It was said to be a record price to growers In this region. HIGH TO HOLD ALL-DAY PICNIC Affair to be Part of Week of Festivities Starting Sunday, May 23 on There will be a regular commencement week for Richmond high school students this Year according to W.

G. Bate, principal of the school yesterday, The week will start Sunday, May 23 With the baccalaureate sermon preached by Dr. J. J. Rae of the First Presbyterian church.

It is not known where this service will be held as the ministerial association decides this question after a consideration of the size of the audience. On Monday an all day picnic Is being arranged for in Jackson Park, west of Centerville. The entire school will go to this place in the morning and all sorts of novel stunts have been arranged for including a baseball game and a tug of war. A huge picnic dinner will be served and the winners of races and games will be presented with tin medals. The club will hold its first annual banquet and dance on the evening of this day.

The banquet will be at the Arlington hotel and the dance in the Art Gallery of the Richmond high school. This organization is made up of boys who have been awarded school letters for basketball, baseball, tennis, football, debating, and track. The Art Gallery is to be decorated with Japanese lanterns and flowers and will be transformed into a garden of the far east. Tuesday evening be Class Night when a general get-together will be held in the high school Art Gallery. Vednesday afternoon and evening the Senior Play "Under Cover" will be put on by a cast of thirteen students.

Thursday evening a farewell party Is being planned for the Senior class members. Commencement exercises will be held in the Coliseum Friday, evening. An outside speaker will be' brought into the city for the occasion and two members of the Senior class will speak. There will also be a few musical numbers furnished by members of the graduating class. WILL BURY H.

DOHERTY FROM ST. MARY'S CHURCH CENTERVILLE, April 19 Funeral services for Henry Doherty, 80 years of age, died at his home north of here, Sunday afternoon at five-thirty, will be held in St. Mary's church in Richmond, Tuesday morning at ten o'clock. Burial will be in St. Mary's cemetery.

Mr. Doherty has been a resident of this place for sixty years, having come from Ireland at the age of twenty. He Is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Mary Chamberlain, Mrs. Mary Foley and Miss' Edith Doherty; six sons, John, Charles, Conrad, George, William and Peter Doherty; and twenty-two grandchildren.

MUSICIANS OPEN ANNUAL SESSION IN CJTY TODAY 500 Delegates From All Parts of State Expected Business Sessions Start Wednesday ABOUT TICKETS There seems to have been some misunderstanding relative to the advance ticket sale. Season tickets may be purchased from any member of the Music Study Club, Alice Knollenberg, chairman. The season ticket entitles the holder to all sessions Including the Wednesday night attraction. Res. ervations should be made at Wels-brod's.

Tickets for the Wednesday night attraction may be pur. chased from the public school teachers or at the door of the Coliseum, Wednesday evening. Tickets for single sessions rnay be purchased at the door. The forty-third annual convention of the Indiana Music Teachers' Association opens in Richmond today. The Indiana Federation of Music Clubs and American Guild of Organists, kindred organizations, will also be in session here during the three days of the association convention.

Headquarters for the convention will be at Grace Methodist Episcopal church. The early part of the day will be given over to the registration of delegates who will be here from all parts of the state and at 2 o'clock this afternoon, a recital by the Indiana Federation of Music Clubs will be given in Grace M. E. church auditorium. At 3:30 this afternoon, Mrs.

Frances E. Clarke of Camden, N. is to deliver an address in Grace church on the subject, "The Future of American Music." Open Session Tonight The convention will be formally opened tonight at 8 o'clock in the High school auditorium witn aa- dresses of welcome by Mayor Zim merman, Superintendent J. H. Bent- ley of the public schools and Miss Alice Knollenberg, president of the Music Study Club.

The response is to be made by Ralph C. Sloane, president of the I. M. T. A.

Several musical numbers are to be render- ed and at 9:15 p. m. a public reception will be held in the Art Gallery in the high school building where a fine exhibit of paintings by the New York Society of Painters is on (Continued on Page Two) REFUSE TO BUY ROD EFELT SHOP $6,000 Too Much for 60x67 Lot at West End of Bridge City Council Decides City council in regular session last night, voted down the proposal to purchase the 60x66 foot strip of ground on the west bank of Whitewater river and just north of the new bridge now under construction over the stream at Main street, on the gorund that the sum of asked hv the owner. August Rode- felt, is too Further negotia tions for the purchase or tne grouna which is wanted to. beautify the approach to the bridge, will be carried out it Is understood.

According to the proposal submitted to the city by Mr. Rodefelt, he reserves the right to hold possession of the ground until November 1 and to remove the buildings and material. A committee of real estate men has set the value at $5,000 on the hiiUrllnss and SI. 000 on the ground. Mayor Zimmerman declared during the council session tnai it me council voted for the purchase of the ground at $6,000 he would veto it.

Price Steadily Slips Thn r.ltv has been negotiating for the purchase of this strip of ground on which now stands an alleged un sightly building usea as a macnine shop. When negotiations first started tvi anm of 15.000 was set as the purchase price. Later this was reduced to $12,000 then to $10,000 and then to the price submitted last night. Several citizens among them women, attended the session and upon invHatinn nf thn Mavor eave opin ions. Mrs.

Paul Comstock, president (Conunuea on rage iwoj WEATHER INDIANA and OHIO Showers Tuesday and probably Wednes day. THE TEMPERATURES Maximum last 24 hours 51 Minimum last 24 hours 45 Six o'clock 50 Twelve o'clock 51 Sun rises tomorrow 5:12 Sun sets today 6:44 Sun on Meridian 11:58:53 Rainfall 55 Si ACTION TAKEN ON PROTEST OF UNION CHIEFS Will Have Effect of Sending Men Back to Job, Says Shea of Firemen WASHINGTON, April 19 Undeterred by the refusal of the railroad labor board to hear them today, representatives of the railroad strikers announced that they would present written complaints, together with demands for a "living wage" to the board which tomorrow will begin formal hearings on the big wage controversy. The board flatly declined to 'receive, entertain or consider" complaints from strikers, declaring it would not hear any one except those who were adopting every reasonable means of avoiding interruption of railroad service. The board will proceed with the wage dispute involving claims of nearly two million workers which failed of adjustment when the bipartisan board ceased to function April 1. Heads of the four brotherhoods and the chairman of the Association of Railway Executives, all 4f whom were present today, will attend.

Men Will Go Back Timothy Shea, president of the Brotherhood of Railroad Firemen and Engineman, said tonight that speedy settlement would be urged. Refusal of the board to hear strikers, Shea said, would have the effect of sending all of the strikers back to work, many of whom had been led astray, he thought in the belief that the board might recognize them. Delegations claiming to represent railroad men of every craft in various cities who have "quit work" appeared at the offices of the board today demanding assurance of a 'substantial guarantee of increased wages" which they said would send strikers back to work. They composed an unorganized association, they said, known as the Railroad Workers of American, insisting that they still retained their membership in the recognized unions, since they had not "struck" but had only "gone on a vacation." After adopting rules of procedure for hearing disputes, the board admitted several delegations. Immediate protest was entered by W.

N. Doak, vice president of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen, who contended that the officers of the eighteen railroad organizations present represented the men unless they had quit their jobs, In which case they were no longer employes of the railroads, or members of the recognized Workers Dissatisfied General dissatisfaction with the board's action was expressed by the railroad workers. Edward McHugh, representing strikers in New York and New Jersey, declared that he would continue his efforts to obtain some assurance of an increase from the board, adding that 8,000 men in the New York district would not go back to work until such assurance was received. The railroad workers' envoys declared that they would not return until they had "iron clad" assurances of an adjustment of their grievances. They would present their formal demands, they said, and then go to their men and await a decision granting Increased wages.

Vigorous objection was expressed by theee representatives to the term They claim that they have not struck as there has been no order from the officials of their unions adopted by referendum vote, but that they merely laid down their tools ujtil they get more pay. Yardmen from St. Louis claim they are not sufficiently represented before the board by the recognized unions and demand that they be allowed to legislate for themselves. VOTE TO STAY OUT TERRE HAUTE, April 19. At a meeting tonight of the Terre Haute yardmen's association, the "outlaw" organization whose members include the yardmen and switchmen who are en strike, it was voted 104 to 43 that the members should not return to work until the wage scale requested by them is offered.

NEW MEN EMPLOYED INDIANAPOLIS, April 19. Striking switchmen in Indianapolis remained Idle today while they watched their places being taken by new-men. Eleven new men were employed by the Big Four railroad while one old man reported for duty. Thirty yard switchmen employed by the Indianapolis Union Railway com pany who failed to report for work today were stricken from the company's books as employes, according to Pierce J. Landers, superintendent.

Freight traffic increased slightly and conditions were slowly becoming normal. WILSON AGAIN CALLS FOR CABINET SESSION WASHINGTON, April 19. President Wilson today called his cabinet to meet wit!) him tomorrow for the second time since he was taken ill last September. It was said that the meeting, unlike that held last week to consider the railroad strike, would be devoted to routine problems and this was taken to indicate that a resumption of regular sessions of the president's official family might be in prospect. By DAVID LAWRENCE (Copyright 1920, by Richmond Item) WASHINGTON, D.

April 19 Economic conditions in the United States including the whole range of factors from tho high cost of living to the unrest in the ranks of labor and the tremendous financial burdens left by the war are showing a distinct tendency toward improvement. They are not changing rapidly but such changes as have been noted are for the better. This in substance is the underlying thought of the responses that have been given the writer in the inquiry just completed among officials of different branches of the government as to the business outlook in the United States. The railway strike served to crystallize agreement that while mischievous persons have taken advantage of labor troubles to interject their own ambitions and doctrines, the outlaw strike was but another manifestation of the economic troubles brought by the war. Searching beneath the surface, conservative and thoughtful men in the government find much that ails America all sorts of ills that follow In the wake of war.

And where political promise and partisan defense Is not involved but the viewpoint is broad there is an admission that time alone can bring relief that an immediate readjustment cannot be expected. American, as one member of the cabinet expressed it, thought the price of human liberty was worth paying and she is now suffering the pain and feeling the effects of her sacrifices. Both in congress and In the executive branch of the government there Is a recognition of and respect for facts. Congress is wrestling in vain with heavy governmental expenditures. Bonus Will Be Vetoed All sides seem to be agreed that the United States is carrying a heavy burden of financial credits and that to etraln the lead with a bonus to the ex-soldiers would be to Impose a weight that might bring a crash in the status of our credits but on the other hand the votes of the soldiers cannot be ignored by ever so many members of congress.

Therefore the treasury department is watching almost with bated breath to see what congress will do. And it goes without saying that President Wilson himself will probably veto the measure if congress doesn't see fit to kill it. For of one thing the public may rest assured the financial situation of the United States has given folks at the executive end of the avenue (Continued on Page Two) BAD ROADS THRAETEN TO CUT NEBRASKA VOTE LINCOLN, April 19 Bad roads resulting from snow and rain storms throughout the state promised to decrease voting In the Nebraska presidential primaries tomorrow. On the republican ballott are the names of Gen. John J.

Pershing, Major General Leonard Wood, Senator Hiram W. Johnson and Robert Ross, of Lexington, Neb. Ross' name appears also on the democratic ballot along with that of Senator Hitchcock. William Jennings Bryan seeks a place on his party's delegation to the national convention. CHICAGO, April 19.

John. Gru-nau, president of the "outlaw" Chicago yardmen's association, was taken to the county jail at Joliet today by federal officers after he had refused to give $10,000 bond on a charge of violating the Lever act. He was arrested last Thursday with twenty-four other strike leadens. Federal officers said Grunau had violated his promise to remain away from union meetings. R.

V. Miller, an organizer for the Union Enginemen's Association another of the men arrested Inst week was ordered held at the United States marshal's office awaiting bondsmen. Miller told the district attorney he had not violated his agreement not to attend meetings until he was advised to do so by his attorney. He said he made his living as an organizer. Following the Issuing of neW warrants last night for ten strike leaders, District Attorney Clyne indicated that twenty-five others would be served on men who succeeded to the offices vacated by leaders arrested.

Reading In Jail Harold E. Reading, an officer of the Enginemen's Association who was rearrested last night is in the Dupage county jail at Wheaton. Hp, refused to give bond. The case will be heard on April 24. While the railroads announced today that traffic conditions in Chicago were approaching normal a new menace to railroad service came In the form of a strike threat from freight handlers and railroad clerks.

George A. Worrell, chairman of the Brotherhood of Railroad Clerks on the Chicago and Northwestern rail road, said a delegation of workers would confer with railroad heads on a demand for an increase in wages. If the demands were not met a strike vote would be taken, Worrell said. He said he was empowered to speak for all clerks and freight handlers in Chicago. The Railroad Managers' Association said no conference had been held with representatives of the union today.

At the national headquarters of the Brotherhood of Railroad Clerks in Cincinnati, it was announced that a strike vote had been authorized. Crews on Duty The railroads announced that 528 switching crews were on duty today as compared with 495 last Saturday and the normal number of 765. The movement of live stock was reported at normal, 1,112 cars being received today. Thirty shippers on the Chicago Board of Trade today volunteered to go into the yards and act as switchmen until grain shipments returned to normal. A meeting of heads of the new yardmen's association from strike centers throughout the country was held today, -'but.

no announcement was made of action taken. The session was called by Grunau to consider plans for continuing the strike, but Grunau was unable to attend. Eugene C. Esty, until a few days ago a leader in the Chicago strike, was indicted by the state grand jury today, charged with "influencing others to injure railroads." The offense is punishable by imprisonment for from one to fourteen years. Esty was arrested several days ago after he was reported to have boasted at a union meeting that he procured I.

W. W. assistance to wreck trains and blow up round houses and bridges in the course of a railroad strike at Minneapolis and St. Paul in 1910. Minneapolis officials denied that Esty bad any part in the 1910 Rtrlke or that there had been any violence, as he is said to have claimed.

Following his speech he was ejected from union meetings and reported ousted from the Chicago yardmen's association, the "outlaw" union. WOULD BUY SEED WASHINGTON, April 19, Representative Sinclair, North Dakota, today introduced a bill, authorizing the war finance corporation to lend to western farmers in drought stricken districts to buy seed for this year. denim and join the parade. Many of the paraders were members of clubs or students in schools. After the parade many of the marchers attended a musical comedy in which a special performance was given, the leading actors and members of the chorus appearing in overalls.

Tomorrow night members of tho Cheese Club, an organization of newspaper writers and press agents, will attend a Broadway theatrical performance in overalls and later will dine at a Broadway cabaret. No silk hats or top coats will be permitted. The men who have refrained from Joining overalls clubs because of the styles prevailing in the loose gar-continued on Page Two) BLACKSMITHS APPOINT POLITICAL COMMITTEE At the last meeting of the Brotherhood of Blacksmiths, Drop Forgers and Helpers, Local Number 563 a Non-Partlsan Political Campaign committee was appointed. This committee will be affiliated with the National Campaign committee of the American Federation of Labor and it will do all in its power to help in securing labor legislation. The members of the committee are Frank A.

Irwin, of New Paris, Ohio; Charles Harris and Everett Kofski of Richmond. The purpose of the committees will be to defeat legislators and other aspirants for public office who have been Indifferent to the rights of labor and the best interests of our people. Questionnaires may be used to ascertain if candidates for all public offices are hostile or indifferent to labor questions. BROTHERS LAND IN JAIL ON BURGLARY CHARGE Three brothers. Jack, Clayton and Allen Weevle, are lodged in the County jail, the first two being held for the Wayne circuit court and the third for the federal authorities as a result of the arrest of the former two on charges of burglary.

Clayton was employed on a farm on the New Paris pike, and while the proprietor was absent, his brother, Jack, paid him a visit. The two proceeded to ransack the place, It is claimed, and the latter got possession of a child's savings bank and a parcel post package. When brought to the police station later, they gave in their evidence, it is said, certain facts that led to the arrest of Jack for breaking into a car in the C. and O. yards at Mt.

Auburn. OVERALL CLUB PASSED UP FOR OLD CLOTHES Organization of an overall club in the club was defeated In a meeting at the high school Monday morning, and what Is regarded to be more "sensible" by the members of the club and some of the teachers of the school, a discussion was reached to economize in their dress by wearing what clothes they now have, through the commencement season. The movement is expected to spread to the senior and -Junior classes today. All of the members of the club are boys, and their decision Is expected to have a noticeable effect on the wearing apparel for the remain der of the school year, as far as high school students are concerned. BOSTON HIGH SCHOOL GETS ITS COMMISSION An indefinite commission has been granted Boston high school by the state board of education, bring ing the total of commissioned high schools in Wayne county, up to twelve.

The commission recently expired, but because of the excellent condition of the school building, which was recently constructed, and the equipment, the renewal was readily granted. The Milton and Cambridge City schools were recently commissioned by the state for a period of one year. The Boston Commission will take effect on June 30. 56 TAKE DIPLOMA QUIZ FOR WAYNE GRADUATION Fifty-six candidates for graduation from the Wayne township schools took the diploma examination at the high school Saturday, and fifty took the seventh and eighth grade examination in physiology and geography. The number taking the examination represents a large increase over last year when thirty-eight took the examination.

Wayne Township Trustee, J. O. Edgerton, presided at the examination. Russian situation, stating that until Russia returns to the circle of producing and trading nations, economic conditions of the world and the cost of living cannot be placed on a normal footlng anywhere. He added that the United States and (Continued on Page Three) Senator Warren G.

Harding or Ohio, candidate for president will ar rive here about 6 o'clock tonight. Early this morning, Will Reller, chairman of the executive committee was without information as to whether the senator would come by railroad or automobile. Senator Hiram Johnson of California, another aspirant for the presidential nomination will come here from Greenfield where he Is scheduled to give an address this afternoon at 4 o'clock. He will make the trip to this city via automobile and is expected to arrive between 5 and 6 o'clock. Lowden Here April 27.

Yesterday afternoon Mr. Reller received a telephone communication from Judge Baldwin at Indianapolis announcing that it would be impossible for Governor Lowden of Illlr nois to be here today. However, it was said Governor Lowden has arranged to come to Richmond, Tuesday, April 27, to address a mass meeting at the Coliseum in the interest of his candidacy for president, in Indiana. Word was also received during the day that Maj. Gen.

Leonard Wood would be unable to be here owing to the fact that he has four speaking engagements in Ohio cities. An effort had been made to arrange the tour so that Gen. Wood could be here between the hours of 3 and 6 p. m. today but last minutes advices said this was impossible.

Program For Evening The doors to the Coliseum will be open this evening between 6:30 and 7 o'clock. It is the intention to get the meeting started as early as possible. Senator Harding who will open the speaking program for the evening and Senator Johnson who Will make the closing address have each been allotted- forty-five minutes. Warren T. McCray, J.

W. Fesler and E. C. Toner, candidates for the gu- bernational nomination who will appear in the order given, immediate ly following Senator Harding have been allotted 20 minutes each for addresses. The Richmond City band will render a musical program.

Many Delegates Coming Local politicians will be interested to know that L. S. Bowman, former resident of Richmond and candidate for the nomination for state auditor will be among the visitors here to day. Chairman Reller received a telegram from Bowman last night announcing that he and twenty or more from the state house would be here early this afternoon Many of the surrounding counties are planning or sending large flei egations here for the rally. A.

L. Riggs of Rushville notified the committee last night at least 200 were coming from Rush county while political leaders In Union and Henry counties wired that delegations of 150 and 100 respectively would come, Republicans from several Ohio cities have also announced intention of attending the rally. 15 KNOWN DEAD IN STORM AREA Tornadoes Sweep North and Western Arkansas Expect List to Increase LITTLE ROCK, April 19. Fifteen persons are known to. have been killed and score or more seriously injured by tornadoes which swept over north and western Arkansas late last night, according to reports reaching here today.

Wire communication in the storm district was seriously Impaired and it was believed tonight, belated advices would Increase the number of casualties. Apparently there were two torna does. One twisted through four counties in western Arkansas, while another wrought destruction in one of the most northern counties of the state. Reports indicated that the tornado cut a winding path about 100 yards wide through the four western counties. Few details have been received concerning the effects of the north ern storm, which was in a hilly, re mote section of the state.

KANSAS MOB LYNCHES NEGRO HELD FOR ASSAULT PITTSBURGH, Kansas, April 19. mob estimated to hav numbered nnn nersons late toda surrounded the jail at Mulberry, nsar here, seized an unknown negro identified as having attacked a young white girl here this morning and hanged him to a telegraph pole. MAIL ORDER HOUSE PAYS 40 PER CENT DIVIDEND CHICAGO. Anril 19. Directors of eaara Rnf hiirV Co.

a. mall order Vinuan. todav voted a fortv ner cont stock dividend to be paid July 15 to stock holders on record June lb. Many strong and forceful speeches 'were made as to the Importance of corrunlty organization to a city lik Jchmond, and the need of some representative business organization to keep in touch with public sentiment and to interest the whole com munity In whatever might make Richmond a better place to live in, Many Among Speakers Among those who spoke, before the final vote was taken, were Stanley Hayes, Wilfred Jessup, Thomas Tarkleson, John Lontz, John Nicholson, W. K.

Bradbury, Walter B. Fulghum, Dr. L. F. Ross, Charles D.

Slifer, John Zwissler, Jerome Bentley, and Frank McCurdy. President Eggemeyer opened the meeting by reading the record of of the vote taken by the directors two weeks ago, in favor of disband ing the club, and the later action calling for a meeting of club mem bers and of the general public to pass on their suggestion. He spoke of the fact that less than 50 Rich mond men were present, as another Indication of the wisdom of the direc tors' decision. He said that for more than a year the directors of the Commercial Club had done all that was humanly possible to keep the organization alive, but he felt that, whatever the reason might be, it had been proved by experience that the organization had not had, and possibly could not hope for, the support of the community generally. He cited the past history of Richmond, showing many things which the club had accomplished.

In bringing new industries tofiichmond, and In expanding many local industries to greater growth and prosperity. But, he added, the directors believed that the club had outlived its public Bupport, and it would be merely spending money and effort uselessly to postpone the inevitable dissolution. He stated that it had been impossible to secure a new president or, vice presidents, and also that only a small proportion of members had responded to the March call for dues for the new year. Table Motion Lost Finally, at the end of the long discussion, the motion was made by Mr. Slifer and seconded by Edward Harris, for disbanding the club.

An attempt to table that resolution was' defeated, 18 to 17, and the motion itself was then carried. It was decided to hold a meeting of the directors at once to carry out the decision. President Eggemeyer stated, before leaving the hall, that he hoped to be able to get a meeting of the directors, this evening. He is anxious to wind up the affairs of the club, as soon as possible. For the best part of three years years the directors of the club have been going down into their own pockets to finance the organization, as the dues collected from, members have amounted to only a few hundreds of dollars, each year.

The club rooms will now be given up, but no decision has yet been reached as to the disposition of the handsome furnishings. One of the directors stated, however that he believed that, in case a new. civic organization should be formed in the near future, most of the directors would be likely to favor turning over to that organization the remaining property of the Commercial club, in case a request were made for it. SONORA REVOLT GAINSRAPIDLY Cen. Urbalejo With His Troops Takes Field Floras on Way -v to Mazatlan AGUA PRIETA, Sonora, April 19.

The revolution movement of Sonora against President Carranza is gaining ground rapidly, the military headquarters here reports. Gen. P. J. Pima, commander of the Sonora troops In this district, announced Gen.

Francisco Urbalejo, with his Carranza force at Santa Rosalia, Chihuahua, has revolted and would take the field for the Sonora movement. Urbalejo was reported to have 400 Yaqul Indians under his command. Unconfirmed reports of the revolts by other Carranza troops in Chihuahua also were received, it was said. Santa Rosalia is on the Mexican Central railroad, which runs south from Juarez, Chihuahua. It is in a district that Francisco Villa has used widely for his opertions.

With Urbalejo operating in that region, it was said great damage could be done to Carranza's line of communications between the south and troops in northern Chihuahua. Military headquarters at Hermo-sillo also sent out a report today that the troops of Gen. Angel Flores were continuing their march toward Mazatlan. an important west coast port of Mexico. From Nogales, Sonora, came the report that the independent state (Continued on Page Two) Recruits Flock to Gotham Overall and Gingham Clubs Heads of Business Firms, Officials and Actors Don Cheaper Clothes Backers March Through Streets To Enroll Members British and Ireland Have! No Quarrel.

Geddes Claims Takes Two to Make a Quarrel, Says New Ambassador, And English Refuse to Get Mad Over Emerald Isle Events NEW YORK, April 19. Declaring that in this' generation there is no quarrel between England and Ireland, Sir Auckland Geddes, British Ambassador to the United States, asserted on his arrival here today. Irish in Ireland should be allowed to grapple with their own political difficulties, without outside interference. Asserting that it takes two to make a quarrel, and that the present generation of Englishmen have steadfastly refused to quarrel with Ireland, he said that when the new home rule bill becomes operative it "will be the duty of all British subjects who are domiciled in Ireland to stand aside and leave those who live there to solve their problems." NEW YORK, April 19. Supported by many prominent men and women, the overalls and gingham movement continued to gain converts here tonight.

Heads of business concerns, officials and actors donned blue denim or calico and announced their intention of backing the campaign. Jacob Luft. president of the uet- sol Chemical Company, declared 00 employes of his concern have agreed to wear overalls and that he will en courage workers in six other factories in which he is interested to join the movement. Several hundred backers of the movement this evening marched through theV theatrical district, sing ing and urging spectators to don blue "I venture to add" Sir Auckiana continued, "that it will also be helpful that if the many in all parts of the world who are not British subjects but are interested in Ireland, likewise stand aside and leave the Irish to grapple with their own. political difficulties." Sir Auckland also referred to the.