Indianapolis Times, Volume 33, Number 257, Indianapolis, Marion County, 7 March 1921 — Page 1

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72D ASSEMBLY NOTED FOR VAST AMOUNT OF ITS EXPENDITURES Ten Million Dollar S ; on an Inheritance From Goodrich Recite Which Sent State Institutions to Low Ebb. FULL M’CRAY PROGRAM CARRIED OUT * When the Seventy-second General Assembly, which is hastening to sine die adjournment tonight with practically its entire program already completed, is analyzed the outstanding feature of the session, which otherwise was colorless, will be the unprecedented expenditure of public funds it has authorized. It has spent more money than any other Legislature in the history of the State and through no fault of the present administration, upon which has developed by inheritance the gigantic task of resurrecting the State institutions from the ebb they reached as a result of the political parsimony practiced by Former Governor James P. Goodrich.

Governor Warren T. McCray has won a signal victory and can look back on the last sixty days with a feeling of satisfaction. for practically every measure he espoused has been enacted, and that without ostentatious display of power such as characterized so many prior sessions. The last of the McCray measures, the tax bill, was approved today when the Honse concurred In the Senate amendments, which make It the outstanding piece of legislation because of the vast powers It confers on State officials. LEGISLATION COVEBS MANY SUBJECTS. Although tke session has been devoid ©f the usual popular interest that attaches to law-making assemblages, it has enacted legislation upon every conceivable subject, from individual relief grants to those that will apply to every man, woman and child In the State. Out of the mass of new laws created, however, by far the most important are the administration measures which the Governor pushed through without even a sign of factionalism developing in the preponderant Republican Assembly. For the session was entirely a Republican show, the diminutive Democratic minority having small voice in the matters considered. Strange es it may seem there was little politics played, the Republicans and Democrats Joining hands in what apparently was an honest endeavor to enact laws for the good of the State. And while Governor McCray considers himself lucky to have escaped without a factional rumpus. It is well to remember that few Issues came up that tended to create u party, or event partisan, division. TAX AND BUDGET BILLS STAND. Aside from the appropriation bills, which well earn the title of a $10,000,000 Legislature, the tax bill and the budget bill probably are the outstanding pieces of legislation enacted. Both are purely administration measures, and In this category may also be placed the bill which converted the board of agriculture Into a department of State: the removal of the Reformatory from Jeffersonville! the erection of a children's hospit .1 In Indianapolis as a memorial to James (Continued on Page Three.) BIG AUTO SHOW OPENS TONIGHT Optimists to Give Exhibition Starting Boosts—Special Features. Indianapolis Optimists In force are expected at the opening tonight of the twenty-second semi-annual automobile show, given by the Indianapolis Automobile Trade Association, at the State fair grounds. Members of the Indianapolis Athletic Club are to visit the show tomorrow night, the Kiwanians on Wednesday night, Rotarians on Thursday night, members of the Exchange Club on Friday night, and Saturday night will be known as carnival night. The show is, of course, for the public, as well as the members of the clubs mentioned, each day and night. Each afternoon and evening there will he music. Tonight, vaudeville stunts by the Optimists and special musical features will add to the program. One of the outstanding features of the show will be Its completeness in all lines; another feature will be tbe new models shown and a third—and one that will lend much to the attractiveness of the show—will be the manner In which tha big building Is decorated. Every possible arrangement has been made for the comfort of the visitors to the show, even including a restaurant in the east end of the building.

Fletcher Nomination Confirmed in Senate ■WASHINGTON. March 7—The Senate this afternoon confirmed President Harding's nomination of Henry P. Fletcher to be Under Secretary of State and other nominations sent to the Senate today. While In executive session the Senate ratified some minor commercial treaties. The nominations of Theodore Roosevelt to be Assistant Secretary of the Navy and E. D. Ball to be Assistant Secretary of Agriculture, were not confirmed, as no poll had been tahen on them. They were referred to the Naval and Agriculture Committees, respectively. Harding sent to the Senate the following other nominations: ' To be Major-General Command int of the Marine Corps—John A. Lejeune. To be Major-General In the Marine Corpa—George Barnett. The President also sent to the Senate a long list of secretaries of legations which had failed of confirmation in the last Congress. WEATHER , ____ Forecast for Indianapolis and vicinity for the twenty-four hours ending 7 p. m., Marca 8: Showers tonight and Tuesday: warmer tonight. HOURLY TEMPERATURE. 6 a. m 41 7 a. m 41 8 a. m 42 9 a. m 42 1 p. m fit) 10 a. m 4f 11 a. m 49 12 (noon) 52 1 p. m 52 2 p. m 58

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Facts of the Session Three hundred and alxty-seven bills were introduced In the Senate. Four hundred and sixty-four bills were Introduced In the House. One hundred and fifty-six House bills and 110 Senate bills had been enacted up until today. Governor Warren T. McCray has signed 101 bills, thirty-nine Senate bills and seventy-two House bills. The Legislature appropriated $lO,041.525.71. It authorized expenditures that will cost the State $25,000,000 In the next two yetrs. It raised the tax levies which It fixes to 12.9 cents, an Increase of 4.3 over the present rates. Both houses were preponderantly Republican, only nine Democrats sitting in the Senate and ten in the lower branch. One of the majority members. Representative Asa K. Matthews of South Bend, died during the session. Lieutenant Governor Emmet Forest Branch of Martinsville presided over the Senate. Speaker John F. McClure of Anderson presided over the House.

INDICTED MEN CROWD ROOM OF FEDERAL COURT Opening Session Witnesses Arraignments on Various Charges. When the roll csll of defendants began in Federal Court at lOVclock this morning the courtroom was almost packed by the more than 200 persons indicted by the Federal grand jury In its recent session and their lawyers. There was room for only a few spectators. As the call of the roll was made the defendants entered their pleas. Those pleading not guilty will be given trials beginning about March 21. while the “ases of those entering pleas of guilty were taken up by Judge Anderson as soon as the roll call was completed. Among the defendants were Lllburn H. Van Briggle. president of the Van Briggle Motor Device Company; Henry S. Romlnger, treasurer of the same concern, and Charles A. Taylor, sales manager, all of Indianapolis. Ail three were indicted on charges of using tbe malls In a scheme to defraud In connection with representations alleged to have been made concerning the financial condition of the company for the purpose of Inducing persons to Invest money for Its capital stock. The Van Briggle Motor Device Company was thrown Into receivership in the local courts last August nnd shortly after that postoffice Inspectors began an Investigation that resulted In the return of the Indictments. VAN BRIGGLE OFFICERS PLEAD NOT GUILTY. Pleas of not guilty were entered by Van Briggle, Rominger and Taylor when their names ware reached on the roll call. There was a big break in teamwork of the forty Muncle defendants charged with conspiracy to violate the liquor laws of the United States. Fifteen pleas of guilty were entered, while twenty-four pleaded not guilty and one, Kenneth Spurgeon, wealthy Muncie manufacturer, did not enter any plea pending a ruling by Judge (Continued on Page Two.)

Colombian Treaty Reported; Goes Over ASHINGTON, March 7.—The Cnlembifn treaty was reported to the Senate today by the Foreign Relations Committee without discussion. No time for taking it up was set and committee members said it might not be acted on this session, despite President Harding s desire for immediate ratification. Halts Prosecution of Food Hoarders WASHINGTON, March 7.—A1l prosecution of -hoarders- of foodstuffs under the I.ever law will be stopped, despite the fact that the anti-hoarding provision of the statute was not involved In the decision of the Supreme Court last Monday holding the anti-profiteering sections unconstitutional, Solicitor General Frierson today announced. Harding to Give Date of Special Session WASHINGTON, March 7—President Harding will decide on the date of the special session of Congress before tomorrow, he today informed Senator Underwood of Alabama, minority leader of the -Senate. Senator Underwood told the President he felt that the new Congress would make more rapid progress if given a few weeks rest. While the President has not yet set the date. Senator Underwood said he believed that the special session would not be called until early In April.

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CAUCUS ON BILL FOR BALLOT ON AMENDMENTS House Majority Members Try to Smooth Over Differences. — m DATE CAUSES SQUABBLE A caucus of majority members of the House of Representatives was called at 1:30 o'clock this afternoon to Iron out opposition to the English Senate which fixes the date of a special election for the eighteen constitutional arnehdments. The bill was saved In the morning session only by making a special order of business immediately on convening after the noon hour. As originally drafted the bill fixed June 6, 1921, for the election, but the Senate changed it to Sept. 6. The House committee, however, recommended that tho date be moved up to June t! again and this provoked a stirring debate. NUMBER ON BOARD CUT. Aii amendment to the bill was adopted on motion of Representative Barker, Boone County, administration pilot, which reduced the number of persons to serve or. the precinct election boards to three, the inspector and clerk to be representatives of the party casting tae highest number of votes for Secretary of State at the last preceding election and the Judge to lie of the party casting the next highest number of votes. Following adoption of the Barker amendment. Representative Miltenberger, Delaware County, moved to postpone Indefinitely further consideration of the bill. Representative Raymond E. Willis, Steuben County, moved to table the Miltenberger motion. Ills motion was lost. The question then reverted to the Indefinite postponement of the bill and Representative J. Glenn Harris, Lake County, who was a member of the committee which drafted the amendments, pleaded with the House not to destroy the fruits of two years’ work now by killing the bill for the special election. When it looked as if the bill would be lost Representative Fifleld moved to make It a special order of business for 2 o’clock. SI SPENSION OF BILKS DEFEATED. A motion by Representative Firflld to suspend the rules and pass Serate Joint Resolution No. 15, which would amend the constitution so that the Governor ci ull appoint the State superintendent of public instruction, failed. Bills passed included on* Senate bill, Introduced by Senator Charles Nichols Howe, relating to authority of banks to purchase stock In other financial institutions, and n Ifouse bill Introduced by Representative Oliver Lafuse, Wayne and Union Counties, permitting school trustees te Join with those in adjoining (Continued on Page Two.) Hill to Make Effort to Gain His Freedom

Physician, Convicted of Performing Criminal Operation, Hopeful. Dr. A. A. Hill, local physician, who was found guilty by a jury in the Criminal Court late Saturday on a charge of performing a criminal operation which resulted in the death of Sara Karabeil, awoke tbs morning in the Marion County Jail. Dr. Hill is hopeful that anew trial will be granted by Judge James A. Collins. Counsel has indicated that an appeal will be taken to the Indiana State Supreme Court If anew triSl is denied. The penalty, as fixed by law, Is from three to fourteen years In prison. The Jury this time reicheJ n verdict after a little more than three hours’ deliberation. The Jury in the first trial last year failed to agree, after being out more than nineteen hours. The court ordered Dr. Hill turned over to Sheriff George Snider after the jury returned Its verdict. Prosecutor William P. Evans ohtnlned a conviction In this case when former Prosecutor Claris Adams failed to obtain a verdict. Mr. Evans fought every turh of the way to present the evidence of the State. It is thought his convincing and straight-forward closing plea to the Jury aided in obtaining a verdict of guilty Michael Ryan headed the counsel for the defense. The Dr. Hill case was one of the hardest fought legal battles ever staged in Criminal Court here. i No Change in Ban on Cable Landing WASHINGTON, March 7.—There has been no change In the orders of the Navy Department to vessels on the Florida coast t.o prevent the landing of the Western Union cable from the Barbados, it was stated nt the department today. The State Department has called on the Nafy Department for a report on the incident Saturday when a submarine chaser fired on a cable ship of the Western Union, which was reported to have been attempting to lay the prohibited cable. No formal announcement was made as to the policy of the new administration with regard to this matter. Newcomb Carleton, president of the Western Union, arrived here and is expected to take up the matter with the State Depastment.

High Court Upholds Indiana Rum Decision i | WASHINGTON, March 7.—Supreme I Court today sustained the contention of the Government .that in a previous dej cision in the Dan Hill case it had up- • held the Reed amendment, passed before the days of tint Volstead act. to prohibit the shipment of liquor into a dry State. By doing so it affirms the conviction j of Willis D. and Ay.el Williams of Indi- ; anapoiis in 1918, charged with bringing 105 gallons of whisky from Cincinnati, then wet. Into Indiana, then dry. The defendants contended the court never had upheUl the Reed amendment.

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Premier of New Zealand Sends America Greetings Through Owner of Times W. D. Bqyce, owner and publisher of the Times, while in the Dominion of New Zealand with his “West by Southwest Expedition," which he is leading to the little known continents and Islands of the South Pacific in search of new material for travel and adventure articles, requested from the Right Honorable W. F. Massey, Prime Minister of New Zealand, a message of greeting to the American people. Mr. Massey complied with the request as follows:

DOMINION OF NEW ZEALAND. Prime Minister's Office, Wellington, 2nd February. 1921. Dear Mr. Boyce: I willingly comply with your request to send a few .words of greeting, on behalf’•of the government and people of New Zealand to our kinsmen In the United States: In our own way New Zealanders are building up a British nation in the south Pacific in much the same fashion as the. Pilgrim Fathers of New England laid the foundations of the great American Nation of today. We rejoice In the fact that. In the hour of the world's greatest tribulation, New Zealanders and Americans were found fighting side by side, on French soil. In upholding those principles of truth, liberty and Justice upon which both the British empire and the United States have molded their destinies, Could It have been otherwise with peoples of whom it has been so well written: “We must be free or die. who epeak the tongue that Shakespeare spake; the faith and morals hold which Milton held.” Under differing constitutions we maintain our positions as the freest countries of the world, and we New Zealanders look hopefully forward to that day when the English speaking peoples will stand unitedly for the protection of the weak against those strong and ruthless nations who might seek, without such corrective Influences, to hold them In bondage. The British Ideal has been well pictured by one of our poets In tbe words: “Free voice, free aid, free counsel; a free throne by freemen circled, each respecting each; a realm self-centered, yet with arms to reach where earth’s oppress’d ones groan.” That Ideal we hold largely In common. anj knowing we have so much reason to respect and sympathize with one another, I say: “Heaven grant that the Union Jack and the Stars and Stripes may ever wave together as the charn;ions of the world's liberties.” The people of Ne.w Zealand have nought but the moat cordial feelings toward tho citizens of the great American commonwealth to whom Ihey send, through me, this expression of good will, Yours sincerely. (Signed) W. F. MASSEY.

DECIDES ERIE VIOLATED LAW Labor Hoard Rules on Wage Reduction, but Can Impose No Penalty. CHICAGO, March 7.-The Erie Railroad violated the Each Cummin* law, under which the railroads were returned to private ownership when It announced a decrease In wages and sn Increase in the hours of labor of its employes, the United States railway labor board held in a decision announced here today. The decision is expected to have a moral. If not a legal, effect on the con ferences set for tomorrow between numerous Eastern railroads and their maintenance of way employes. legally, it is admitted, however, the board's decision is practically worthless, for although finding the Erie has ignored its decisions and violated the transportation act, 1t Is without authority to indorse any penaly. The Erie's case first came before the board early fu February when the United Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes and Railway Shop Laborers and the American Train Dispatchers’ Association filed a protest against a retrenchment order which cut the wages of unskilled labor 27 per cent au<l deducted one day's pay a week from the salaries of all employes paid on a monthly basis. The board declared the position tHken by the Erie was "highly provocative" of a strike. If a carrier may reduce wages arbitrarily, the decision said, no reason appears why railroad employes may not announce an Immediate intention of strlk ing, unless demands for Increased wages and more favorable working conditions are met. The board announced it would not consider the Erie case further untli the company had rescinded its order reduclug wages. SB,OOO on Note Asked in Van Briggle Case Judgement of SB,OOO was asked today before Judge Harry Chamberlin in a suit filed by the Farmer’s Bank of Hazelwood, against William R. Hirst, receiver for the Van Briggle Motor Device Company of this city, L. H. Van Briggle, John H. Bunlng, Robert E. Guild,. Henry S. Roininger, Frank Hilgemeler, Calvin Stout and Raymond Stout. The suit states the Van Briggle company, through its officers. Sept. 14. 1920, gave a promissory note for .$7,000 on condition it would be paid back within sixty days. The bank claims the money, with interest, is past due.

’Frisco Hotel Guests Are Alarmed by Fire SAN FRANCISCO, March 7.—Hundreds of guests at the fashionable St. Francis Hotel were awakened early today when lire in the soap factory and laundry on the roof of the hotel caused damage amounting to probably $75,000 and brought all the city’s fire-fighting apparatus to the scene. There was no panic, but the dull explosion whlqp preceded the lire awakened nearly all, and the fretghtened guests .swarmed from their rooms in night attire. The fire was under control in about an hour.

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(Rt. Hon. W. F. Masser, prime minister of Now Zearaud, who was a member of the peace conference at I’arlsi. Mr. Boyce In the last twenty years has made numerous expeditions In search of Information and adventur| for the read ers of his publications, but the present voyage is one of the moat comprehensive he has ever undertaken. The actual dls tance to he covered by Mr Boyce and hls party In exploring New Zealand, Australia and the 8011th Sea Islands is equal to more than two-thirds of the earth's circumference. When Mr. Boyce returns from this far-away corner of the globe he will have traveled more than four thousand miles by water alone In hls exploring trips. On Wednesday the Times will ptthiiah an Interesting letter. Illustrated with equally lnteresllug pictures, which Mr. Boyce wrote from Suva, the capital city of the Fiji Islands,

Mr. Howe Said to Confess He Fought Watson ‘Don't Like That Stripe,’ Reported Explanation of Vote Last Fall. Challenging the Republicanism of three candidates for the G. O. I’, nomination for mayor was the principal sport of politicians Saturday. Samuel Lewi* Shank, in a speech before the Harrison Club said Miyor Charles W. Jewett had questioned his right to be a candidate for a Republican nomination because he was a Democeat. Mr. Shank asserted he had made speeches for Senator James E. Watson In the campaign last fall and that was more than “the mayor and his crowd conii say" Supporters of Ed J. Robison were gleefully circulating a story about an Incident they said occurred at the same meeting. They said one of their workers got Mr. Thomas C. Howe, former president of Butler College and the News Jewett candidate for mayor, In a corner and asked him If he Toted the Republican ticket lust fall. Mr. Howe, the Robison people said, replied that he bad. “Well, did you vote for James E. Watson?” the Inquisitor continued, It was said. "I voted the Republican ticket," was Mr. Howe's reported reply. "But did you vote for James B. Watson V" the questioner persisted, according to the story. “I don’t like the Watson stripe of man," Mr. Howe replied, it was stated. Irving Leinaux, city chairman, announced the appointment of Mrs. Elizabeth Kuhns, Dr. Amelia It. Keller and Mrs. Clarence Martlndale as vice chairmen of the Republican city central committee. Mr. Shank will speak this week at meetings as follows: Dream Theater, Brightwood, 8:.‘10 o'clock Tuesday evening; Ivingan * Cos. plant, Wednesday noon; 1144 South East street, 7:43 o'clock Wednesday evening. Joseph Hayes, former county commissioner, has been selected to manage the campaign of Mr. Robison and is in charge of the “Robison for Mayor” headquarters in Rooms 74 and 75, the When Building.

Printing Bill of Assembly Reaches Total of $20472.46 The printing bills of the Legislature amounted to $20,472.46. according to figures complied today by Dlrrelle Chaney, head of the State printing board. The House printing cost $10,864.53 and the Senate $9,607.93. In 1939 the printing bills amounted to $15,016.91, tlie Senate costing $8,336.63 and the House $6,680.91, The low mark for printing costs was reached in 1917, when the House bill was $4.75<i.8S and the Senate 88,921.59, a total for the session of $13.678 47. "Contract prices were raised 75 per Cent on material and labor this year," Mr. Chaney said. "More bills were printed two or three times than ever before because of the many amendments Introduced."

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SENATE GIVES FULL APPROVAL TO MEMORIALS All Measures in Plaza and Building Scheme Now Up to Governor. HOUSE BILLS PASSED The Senate Steering Committee, appointed Saturday night in an effort to get through important bills, was in charge this morning and every measure ■ wted on was taken from the •'slate” pared by the committee. The program went through without a hitch. The Senate, among other bills passed, accepted the three memorial measures, designed to give Marion County and Indianapolis a' part In the proposal to erect a building here in honor of World War veterans without a dissenting vote. As the measures already have passed the House, they will now go to the Governor for signature. Senator Robert L. Moorhead, a veteran of the war. was excused from voting on motion of Senator Winfield Miller on the ground that be is Interested lu land involved. Senator Moorhead is connected with the Bobbs Merrill Company, which owns property on the tract proposed as the site for the memorial and tbe plaza. Half of the burden of the property owner In the resurfacing of streets Is removed under the provisions of the Benedict bill which passed the Senate today. The bill provlcAg that the city shall pay half the cost of resurfacing. At the present time the entire cost of resurfacing is assessed against the property owners. The city would be authorized to fix a 5-cent levy to raise the necessary funds. The following House bills were acted on by the Senate: H. 11. 238 Providing War Memorial building shall be op“n to the public without admission charges. Passed, 36 to 89. 11. B. 306—Amending the live stock sanitary board law to add another member representing live stock Interests. Passed. 86 to 1. H. B. 860- To authorize commissions of Dearborn County to turn back to the township in which they nre situated the buildings of Moores Hill College now used as a county high school. Passed, 28 to 11. H. B. 344—Providing that any city or county may acquire the temporary use of lands for aviation fields. Passed, I 32 to 2. H. B. 222 Providing that dries and j towns may lease public lands to private J firms or persons when the lands arc not I required for public use. Passed, 36 to 0. H. B. 124 —Amending law concerning | battle flag commission and fixing salary jof superintendent at SI,BOO a year. | Passed, 34 to 1. H. B. 291—Providing methods for 1 payment for Improvement* on streets ■ nnd roads by the elty and county when sneb Improvements extend outside the elty limits. Passed. 39 to 9 H. B 275 Providing for a State Jtive nlle commission and creating position of State Juvenile probation officer. Passed. : 34 to 4. H. R 895 -Providing It shall be unlawI fill for any county recorder to receive (Continued on Page Two.) M’CRAY VETOES FIRST MEASURE

Sends Back Ratts Bill for Creation of Special Taxing Unit. Governor Warren T. McCray used hls veto power for the first time today when he rejected Senate Bill 21, introduced by Senator Oscar Itatts of Paoli. the administration floor leader in the upper bouse. Tbe measure was designed to allow the town of Washington to create anew taxing unit for the purpose of embarking In the municipal lighting business. It also would have affected Portland’ and Rensselaer. “I am of the opinion.” said the Governor’s veto message, “that Senate enrolled act No. 21i in violation of our State constitution in that it provides for arbitrary classification of municipalities contrary to the constitutional limitation as defined In the case of Town of Long View vs. City of Crawfordsvilie, 164 Ind. 117. I also doubt the wisdom of entering upon the field of creating additional municipalities withlh municipalities for the purpose of expanding the debt of contracting powers of the taxpayers even if it be assumed such legislation would be free from constitutional objections.” It waa said the city of Washington hoped to purchase the Washington Light. Heat A Pewer Company, in which former Governor James P. Goodrich held stock. According to reports, the plant has not been making money and the owners were desirous of seeing the city take It over.

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ADVANCE INTO RUHR VALLEY TO FOLLOW RUPTURE IN LONDON Negotiations Broken Off With Notification to Huns That Indemnity Offer Is Rejected. GERMANS PRESENT LEAGUE PROTEST LONDON, March 7. —Allied troops will begin advancing into Germany from the Rhine tomorrow to compel the Germans to accept and execute the allies’ indemnity demand. Official announcement to this effect was made at 6:30 o’clock this evening, following the rupture cf negotiations in the indemnity conference here. Marshal Foch has issued the orders to allied troops to move into new German territory. > The British Cabinet has been called in session for this evening in connection with the crisis. Andrew Bonar Law, government leader in Commons, reclared the “situation is very unsatisfactory—it’s serious.”

Allied forces will march Into the Ruhr Valley, it was stated In French circles. The objectives of the allied troops will be Dusseldorf, Duisberg and Ruhrort. The German reparations proposals are not acceptable and do not justify postponement of the penalties to he Inflicted by the allies, it was officially announced following the nnal conference at 4:30 P. m. today. The penalties laid down for German refusal to accept the demand also included seizure of customs houses, the levying of a tax on German exports and establishment of a customs line along the Rhine. The indemnity conference negotiations have been discontinued, according to an official announcement by the French delegates this afternoon. Foreign Minister Von Simons of Germany Informed the allies he was unable to agree to the reparations demanded at the Paris conference. However, the Germans modified their original rejection of the allied demands with the following counter proposals: 1. Agreement to make five of the yearly payments demanded by the allies. (The allies demanded payments extending over forty-two years.) 2. Acceptance of the 12 per cent tax on exports, provided that Germany be permitted to float a loan; that upper Silesia remain German and that commercial restrictions against Germany be abolished. CLAIMS LEAGUE PROTECTION. Germany protested today to the League of Nations against the menace of an allied invasion. The protest was filed with the league council. Foreign Minister Von Simons of Germany gave notice of his intention of appealing to the league when he said to the allied representatives during their meeting today : "Germany is not a member of the league, but she has signed the pact. 1, therefore, appeal to the league lu the

Board of Works Gets in Rap at Propagandis ts Forbids Use of Tomlinson Hall for Discussion of Foreign Politics. Use of Tomlinson Hall for the holding of meetings In which purely foreign politics or propaganda of any nature susceptible of interpretation as being unAmerican will be denied, the board of public works announced today. The announcement came coincident with Instructions to James W. Cleary, clerk of the board, to write J. B. Nellegar a leader In the movement to raise funds for destitute citizens of Ireland, that Donal O'Callaghan, lord mayor of Cork, who ts to speak in Tomlinson Hall .April 1, must not discuss foreign polltil’s in hls appeal for money. The board also stated that It will absolutely refuse permission to use the hall to Edmund van Mach, the German, whose spreading of Hun propaganda through public meetings has aroused the East, should he attempt to speak here. PERMISSION GRANTED SEVERAL DAYS AGO. Permission to use Tomlinson Hall April 1 for the meeting which O’Callaghan Is to address was granted to MY Nellegar by Mr. Cleary in the routine way several days ago. Then the board learned that the permission had been granted and that J. P. O'Mahoney, a fecal leader of the Friends of Irish Freedom, had left with Mr. Cieary a (Continued on Page Two.)

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name of the German government against the penalties by which we are menaced.” At the time, in anticipation of a rupture, the German delegation made pre-p----arations to leave London tomorrow at 2 :30 p. m. GERMANS PLAYING FOR MORE DELAY, j The allied statesmen went Into session t at Lancaster House at noon, after a con- , ference at Premier Lloyd George’s official residence, at 10 Downing street. Th* Germans had been playing for further ! delay and were hopeful during the morni lng that a final decision would be postponed until Germany could produce tesj tlmony from experts. | Lord Riddell, official British press rep- ■ resentative of the allied supreme coun--1 cil, left the conference room at 12:30, de< ! daring “the situation was serious and that it looked as though the indemnity conference would break.” There were persistent reports in the air on the eve of the meeting that the allies had agreed on new terms to lessen the German burden. The Daily Telegraph made a forecast that the allies would demand 108.000,000,000 gold marks . Indemnity instead of 226.000,000.000 gold marks, but that the expert tax would be , Increased to 30 per cent. LLOYD GEORGE LENIENT AGAIN. The Times said Premier Lloyd George, after hls display of solidarity toward France, again was showing a disposition to favor Germany. The newspapers discussed the indemnity issue in a serious vein withont bombastic threats. They all took the stand that the allies show firmness and act quickly. “It Is possible that now proposals may form a bridge.” said Daily News. This newspaper printed nn interview with Dr. Walter Simons, the German foreign minister, who was quoted aa saying: “We Germans are prepared to do our utmost. We are of good will, but naturally find a limit to our capacities and resources. We hav* only our labor and Industrial products to oiler. Therefore, careful consideration and collaboration on both sides are necessary.” Before their departure for Lancaster House from the Savoy Hotel the Germans received a communication from Downing street which they declared caused them to enter the meeting wit# more hope than they otherwise would have had. The Belgian delegates Informed the Belgian newspaper correspondents that the conference had broken up and that the allies will put the sanctions into effect at once. GERMANS ABANDON IDEA OF NEW OFFER. Dr. Simons, German foreign minister, and head of the German delegation, outlined the German case. He began by saying he could not accept the Paris Indemnity decisions of the allies in their entirety. “Because of differences of opinion and the difficulties of our own government, we have abandoned the idea of presenting anew plan,” said the German foreign minister. “Evei the allied experts cannot fores** the final total of the amount Germany i* being called upon to pay. It would be impossible to forecast the final total until five years have elapsed. Therefore, we stand ready to do what we can to meet the Paris figures for a period of five years. But If this is to be done we must have a loan. Upper Silesia must remain German. The rest-fictions upon our world commerce must be abolished." The allied proposal for a 12 per cent tax on German exports is not practicable, he declared, but the Germans will accept it. Premier Lloyd George replied to Dr. Simons. “Although there is no doubt what the allies’ answer will be. owing to tbe gravity of the situation, we are prepared to give a reasonable answer at St. James’ Palace this afternoon,” said the Premier. The Daily News circulated a report that the War Office had warned reservto hold themselves in readiness for mobilization. The War Office issued a denial. On account of a levee the statesmen could not use St James’ Palace for the (Continued on Page Two.)

German Obstinacy Upsets U . S. Plan of Separate Peace WASHINGTON, March 7.—President Harding’s plan for an immediate declaration of peace with German? have been upset by that nation'* stubborn refusal to accept the allied reparations terms, it was learned today. Harding Is said to feel that adoption of the Knox peace resolution at a time when British and French troops are mobilized to enforce the allied terms by marching into t-be Ruhr basin and occupying important German industrial centers would be construed abroad as a direct affront to our late associates in the war. One of Harding's campaign pledges was to make formal peace with Germany immediately on entering the White House. But now ha favors withholding action temporarily on the Knox resolution, which he previously had approved In Marion, and has suggested to Senate leaders that they go ahead on the Columbian treaty and other agreements which still await ratification.