Indianapolis Times, Volume 34, Number 209, Indianapolis, Marion County, 11 January 1922 — Page 1

THE WEATHER Fair tonight and Thursday. Cold wave to- ~ night. Strong northwest winds.

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Lloyd George Says Belgium Must Drop French Alliance

WOULD ADMIT HER ONLY ON PEACE STATUS Suggests Return to Pre-War Neutrality Basis. NAMES CONDITION British Threaten Ship Building Contest. CANNES, France. Jan. 11—Premier Lloyd George is anxious to have Belgium participate in the proposed Anglo-French alliance, but will oppose her admission so long as she retains her military alliance with France, it was learned this afternoon. The British Premier has suggested to M. Jasper, Belgian foreign minister, that Belgium return to her pre-war status of neutrality. The military alliance with France was contracted since the war and at about the same time that France entered into a similar treaty with Poland. Premier Lloyd George drew up the preamble to the proposed treaty, stating the conditions on which Britain would enter the agreement and the price of Britain to guarantee the soil of France. Great Britain refused to recognize the German Bhineland as “French soil' 1 and refused to guarantee the territorial integrity of Poland. (Note: Poland is from three to four times her pre-war size, haring taken territory from Russia, Lithuania, Uungary and Germany.) The first British condition is avoidanace of naval competition, an issue which arose from France's demand for 90,000 tons of submarine craft in the Washington conference. The threat is made by Britain to open naval building competition with France if the latter nation insists on her submarine demands. Another condition was that the French agree to a majority rule concerning the Near East and other foreign affairs. British proposed “unanimous decisions” regarding Europe's treatment of the Turkish nationalists. France recently r '— \ Italy Asks Treaty CANNES, France, Jan. 11. —Premier Bonomi of Italy today addressed a communication to Premier Lloyd George of England, asking for a treaty of alliance between Italy and Britain similar to that proposed between Britain and France. contracted a treaty with the Angora (Turkish Nationalist) government against the wishes of England and the English government has lodged several formal protests with the French foreign office. Premier Briand may return from Paris Friday with greater authority than he has had so far in the council meeting. He may demand a vote of confidence from the Chamber of Deputies tomorrow. Premier Lloyd George expects to remain in Cannes until Monday. In the absence of Premier Briand, Louis Loueheur, French ministre for liberated regions. will act as head of the French delegation. The British Premier declared h's chief hope is for a general European entente. “The rivalry generated by the war must be turned into paths of peace and brotherly love,” he said. The allied reparations experts will confer tonight with the newly-arrived German experts.

ASKS LIFE OF ARTHUR BURCH Prosecutor Demands Death Penalty in Kennedy Case. LOS ANGELES, Cal., Jan. 11— Deputy District Attorney Asa Keyes today resumed his argument to the jurors in the trial of Arthur C. Burch, charged with the murder of J. Belton Kennedy. He will demand Burch be given tbe death penalty. Defense Attorney J. J. Sullivan was ready to follow Keyes in the arguments to the jury. Indications were the case probably would go to the jury Saturday. CARS TO RESUME RUNS. Beginning tomorrow morning the College avenne and Columbia avenue cars will resume t heir regular route over Delaware street, the Indianapolis Street Itailway Company announced today. The reconstruction of these tracks has now been completed and the College cars will use the south bound track, and the Columbia both the south bound and the north bound tracks. WEATHER Forecast for Indianapolis and vicinity for the twenty-four hours ending at 7 p. m., Jan. 12, 1922: Fair tonight and Thursday: cold wave tonight, with temperature 10 to 15 degrees ; strong northwest winds. HOUR LY TEM PE RAT U RE. 6 a. in 32 7 a. m 32 8 a. in 32 9 a. m 32 10 a. m 32 •s. 11 a. m 32 12 (noon) 32 1 p. m 33 2 p. in 33

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Chattering German Women Arouse Righteous Wrath of French Folk CANNES, France, Jan. 11, —Herr Walter Rathenau and a German delegation of financial experts, accompanied by fifty chattering women secretaries, arrived here today to confer with the supreme council regarding reparations. A great crowd of French citizens and visitors gathered at the station as the train from Paris arrived with the German emissaries. It was this part of France’s first glimpse of real Germans for seven years. The antics of some of the German women secretaries and their vociferousness caused considerable adverse comment. Popular feeling here was that the delegation should have arrived with downcast eyes. The Germans were sent to a hotel on the outskirts of Cannes.

THREE ARMED MEN GET $2,000 LOOT AT MONTEZUMA BANK MONTEZUMA, Ind., Jan. 11.—Three armed men today entered the First National Bank here, locked Miss Carrie Hann, the bookkeeper, in the back room, took $2,000 in cash from the counter and escaped in a Studebaker roadster bearing Illinois license number 1468. TERRE HAUTE, ind.,*Jan. 11. —Police and detectives armed with riot guns left police headquarters here this afternoon to head off men who robbed a bank at Montezuma, and were reported to have turned toward Terre Haute at Clinton. ARBUCKLE HEARING BEGUN WITH LARGE AUDIENCE PRESENT Film Comedian Chats Nonchalantly With Spectators While He Awaits Opening of Second Murder Trial. SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 11. —The Virginia Rappe-Roscoe Arbuckle drama started playing in court here today before a full house. Shortly after 10 o'clock Judge Harold Louderback called the case in which Arbuckle is accused of manslaughter in connection with the death of Virginia Rappe. Although it had been believed interest would prove slight, there was the same crowd in attendance as ihronged the corridors at the first trial.

Extra police were on duty to handle the scores of curious who sought admission to the courtroom. Many were turned away. Arbuckle, dressed In blue, was apparently in good spirits and optimistic, was in tlie corridor mixing with tbe crowd for fifteen minutes before court opened. Minta Durfee, his wife, and Miss Maria Durfee, his sister-in-law, were with him. Finally the bailiff called him Into the court. “Well, here goes,” he said with much the air of an actor going onto the stage, and took his seat. Os the first twelve called for examination as jurors, two were .vomen. District Attorney Mathew Brady opened the case for the Slate, roughly outlinTlig the charge against Arbuckle. He then introduced as attorneys of record for the State, himself and Assistant restrict Attorney Friedman and for the defense Gavin McNab, Charles Brennan, Nathan Schmulowitz, Milton Cohen and Joseph Mclnerny. It was announced as court convened, nineteen of the sixty-eight prospective jurors summoned for today had been excused because of previous Jury duty. Five women were among those excused. This left only fortp-six i nthe panel. “We desire a representative Jury,” Gavin McNab, chief of the Arbuckle legal staff, said as court convened, “and the fact that it was a woman wlu> prevented a verdict of acquittal at the first trial, will not alter the policy we pursued on that occasion. Then we endeavored t <f secure six men and six women, and if such a thing is possible in this trial, it will please us.” There were seven men and five women on the first Arbuckle jury. BRADY ALSO WILL FAVOR WOMEN JURORS. District Attorney Brady also will favor woman for jury duty. Judge Louderback likely will order a thirteenth juror sworn in, as in the first trial. Although court attaches have been Inclined to believe a jury will he difficult to secure, Attorney McNab expressed the belief that it will be selected with greater speed than in the first trial, when it required four days. Both State and defense have carefully investigated each juror. Taking of testimony, he believes, will be under way this week. Zey rrevon and Alice 'Lake, star witnesses for the State, were not in an amiable frame oik mind as they reporte' in response to subpoenas. They claim they have not received their witness fees aud expense money for the first trial and are insistent that this be paid by the State at onee. Judge Lyle T. Jacks will hand down a decision this afternoon in the case of Mr>. Minnie Neighbours of Los Angeles, charged with perjury as a result of her testimony in Arbuckle's behalf at the first trial. Hunt Death Still Which Killed Nine HOBOKEN, N. J., Jan. 11.—A still of death whose poisoned liquor has killed nine men along the water front was being sought by Hoboken police and Federal agents today. Six men, all of whom had obtained “brandy” from a saloon keeper on River street and the proprietor died from wood alcohol poisoning. One man died Saturday and the ninth was found dead today.

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BISESI FINED SSOO, GIVEN 180 DAYS ON FARM Yinco, Second Offender in Largest Still Case, Gets Lighter Penalty. The largest whisky still brought the largest fine and the greatest number of days yet given by Judge Delbert O. WUnieth. Mike Rises!, who adinlttede a previous conviction, was fined *SOO and costs and sentenced to serve ISO days on the Indiana State Farm. Ltulvic Vinco, against whom a previous conviction was not shown, was fined S2OO and sentenced to serve ninety days on the State farm. Both cases were appealed. The appeal bonds were signed by Joe Bisesi, the partner of his brother in the commission business. Each bond was for SI,OiH). Waiter Pritchard, former city judge was counsel for (lie defendents. lie entered a plea of “not guilty” but agreed to a finding of guilty in order that the eases might be appealed to Criminal Court. It was stated Bissi had a wife and eight children and leniency was asked on that ground. The other defendant had a wife and one child. The two men were arrested after police and Federal officers had found a 300gallon still, said to bo the largest ever found in Indiana, on Jan. G. The still was in a barn at 5035 Fletcher avenue. A stove with twenty-four oil burners, sev-enty-five gallons of “white mule” whisky aud 2.2.i0 gallons of mash were confiscated. It was stnted in court that the still had been in operation for about forty days preceding tlie time nt which the raid was made. In passing the heavy sentence, Judge Wiimeth said that Bisesi had had one lesson and did not seem to profit by it. He questioned Vinco amout his family and his home. Vinco told the court that lie had been employed in an automobile factory in Detroit. The court stated that the fact that he had never been convicted previously was the reason that, he received a lighter sentence than Bisesi. It was pointed out, however, that Vinco was the man who operated the still and Bisesi was described as' tha “brains” behind the venture. Coroner Says Body Still Unidentified Coroner Paul F. Robinson today announced the body of the man who was found dying on a vacant lot-in the 2900 Mock of Brightwood avenue three days ago. has not been Identified. The coroner ascribed death to acute alcoholism, following an autopsy. The body, which is held at tbe undertaking establishment of Royster A- Askin, is that of an elderly man. His hair and mustache are gray. He was well dressed in dark clothes. He was about 5 feet 10 inebes in height. His upper front teeth are crowned with gold. At the time the dead man was found he wore a dark owreoat and felt hat.

INDIANAPOLIS, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 11,1922.

ENFORCE LAW iS PLEDGE OF RESOLUTION State Officials to Work With United Slates Agents. GOVERNOR TALKS * Conference Shows Determination in Actions. Determination to enforce the prohibition laws jind the laws prohibiting combinations in restraint of trade is expressed in a resolution presented this afternoon at the meeting of prosecutors, sheriffs and police officers of the State at the State House. The conference was called for the purpose of bringing about cooperation among law enforcement agencies. The resolution was presented by a committee composed of Prosecutors William P. Evans of Indianapolis. E. S. Lineoln of Cannelton aud Earl Holley of La Porte. The resolution sets out the necessity of enforcing the prohibition laws and expresses the determination to bring about their enforcement instead of depending on Federal officials and at the same time to cooperate with Federal officials. It also expresses the determination to bring to Justice any peace officers found to be failing in their duty in enforcing these laws. It Insists on a cooperation from these officers. On the subject of combinations in restraint of trade the resolution points out that many such combinations grew out of the war and are still in existence. It compliments Attorney General I’. S. Lcsh for his activities in prosecuting the socalled ice aud dairy trusts. The resolution in full follows: “Conscious as we are that these elements of our population which would destroy respect for and defy the law art* particularly active at this time in an effort to enrich themselves by repeated violation of the prohibition law; recognizing as wo do that it is our responsibility and our sworn duty to enforce in our respective communities the laws against the use or sale of into* Fating liquor as we fin ! those laws written in the fundamental law of the land, and upon our stateute hooks; believing as we do that.the only way to prevent the use and sale of Intoxicating liquor in violation of law is to rigidly enforce the law against all offenders t y Insisting upon the Imposition of Jail and penal farm sentences whenever a defendant is shown to have trafficcd In Intoxicating liquor by insisting upon increased prison (Continued on Pago Tito.)

LEAKY TRANSPORT, 968 TROOPS ABOARD, HEADS INTO STORM Crippled Steamship Crooke, Carrying U. S. Soldiers From Germany, Faces Hurricane 300 Miles Off Coast. NEW YORK. Jan. 11.—With water entering her hold through'leaky plates, tho old army transport Crooke, carrying 800 troops homo from Germany, is heading into’ tho worst storm of tho winter, 300 miles off the New England coast. Tho weather bureau at Boston sent out warnings of a “storm of hurricane force” and that the transport would bo in tho storm zone.

Officers of tbe Army Transport Service I here, while professing to believe the j Crooke in no imminent peril, were waiting ; for further radio advices as the liurrl- | cane s'tfept down upon tbe crippled and laboring transport with her cargo of soldiers. Tho storm of gales and snow is coming from the Northeast. Late tonight the wind Is expected to shift to northwest. Ktrong winds were forecast as far south as Gape Hattcras. Tho Crooke with four feet of water in No. 1 hold, is making only nine miles an hour under her own steam. The leak ; started when two rivets were found deI fective. At first the water gained five : Inches* an hour over the pumps. Heroic efforts to caulk the leak resulted | finally in the (low being controlled so the j pumps could bold it down, i The Ossippee, coast cutter, steamed from Portland, Maine, to the assistance lof tbe Crooke. The cutter Tampa also bwas sent from Boston. | The Crooke has been In the service ! twenty years. SALES TAX MAY BE ‘BONUS’ AID President Offers Solution, but Senate Differs. WASHINGTON, Jan. 11.—President Harding plans for a sales tax to pay the soldier “bonus.” it. was stated today by numbers of tbe Senate Finance Commiti tee, with which he has conferred this week. j The prevailing sentiment in the SenI ate is to make the interest on the sll,000,000,000 foreign indebtedness pay the “bonus,” and tlie result will be, it was said today, that the legislation will be held until a Republican conference can be arranged to bring about a reconciliation of divergent views. WILL INCREASE STOCK. The Indianapolis Building and Loan As- ; soeiation today filed a petition with Secretary of State Ed Jackson asking + hat it be allowed to increase its capital stock | from $500,000 to $1,000,000. The petition was approved by Mr. Jackson.

Former Bishop , Doubts Jesus Lived , Faces Heresy Trial NEW YORK, Jan. 11.—The executive council of the American Church Alliance, a national body of Episcopal laymen and women, met here today to il jcide whether She Rt. Rev. Dr. William Montgomery Brown of Gallon, Ohio, retired bishop, will be made the defendant in a heresy trial. In his book, “Communism and Christianisin,” he assails religion and says be doubts tha Jesus ever lived, it is asserted. “Cannibalism is the basis of our sacrament of the holy communion of bread and wine,” he says.

Says Husband Struck as Bells Quit Ringing Wife Dates Complaint of Laziness From Day of Their Marriage. Joe Ash, 28, who lives at 315 Blake street, went on a strike the day after he was married two years ago and he has been striking ever since, according to his wife's complaint. Ash' was picked up in the Statehouse yard Monday night by the "night rider” (quad and brought to police headquarters. His wife, Margaret Ash, 20, then sworeVmt a warrant against him charging him with being a “lazy husband." At tho trial in city court, Ash set out as some of the reasons he had left his wife. 1. .She did not like to pet up nt 8:30 o'clock In the morning to get his breakfast. 2. She wore high heeled shoes to a funeral, lie didn't like them. 3. She didn't like to work at a cigar factory for sl2 a week. lie said, "She's better off working than laying around the house.” 4. She objected to hl3 changing Jobs so often. When Judge Debert O. Wiimeth q\rstinned Ash about fjls employer, be recited the nine jot*s he had attempted to till In less than two years. lie worked at u local meat plant, but went on u strike as soon :,s ttie wedding bells quit ringing; he worked for a coff**c company us a driver of a v-a:,on, but was “et go' because be was not a good sale'-maii; be then wetn to work in a Turkish bath house. He quit this position to accept a better one in an automobile factory. This Jot* he quit to go to Bedford and raak emontimtnts. Monument work was too hard on his health so be returned to Indianapolis and secured a job as conductor on a street car. lie was “fired.” He finally was taken back by the street car company and now makes S2B a week. He worked in abatbliouse three time*. His wife alleges that be lias S2OO in the bank. Her testimony and that of her mother and sister show* that Ash has provided for her for only three months of his two-year span of married life. The court gave up In despair and “took the case under advisement.” Miss Laurel Thayer, court probation officer, is investigating the “homelife" of the Ash people.

NAVAL TREATY WORK IS SLOW Slight Progress Reported in Details of Pact. WASHINGTON, Jan. 11.—Little progress was made today In ironing out the details of the five-powered naval treaty. When the heads of the five delegations adjourned iliis afternoon after a meeting of more than two hours, it was admitted tlie difficulties enrout:' *reiV had not yielded easily to adjo* • nt, and that there had been but “si’ progress.” Material progress, however, was made lii the private negotiations between China and Jupah over the return of Shantung. The Japanese tentatively agreed to the withdrawal of Japanese troops from the I’roviuce and from the right-of-way of the Kiao Chow-Tsini.ufu r.’lway, it was stated when the eonfei'en* broke tip. The matter of the loa* the railway, which Is the crux of ; whole dispute, was not touched jpon, however. The date for the withdrawal of the troeps was left to be determined when tlie conversations are renewed late this afternoon. Widow Must Pay Injured Wife $4,600 LINCOLN, Neb., Jan. 11.—Mrs. Effie Smith, wealthy society matron, today was awarded judgment for $4,600 against Mrs. Cora Perry, rich widow and chhrch organist. Mrs. Smith asked SIO,OOO, alleging theft of tlie affeetions of her Jmsbandr Joseph Smith. Hold-up Foiled^ Two negroes attempted to holdup Ralph Trent, 1108 Winsor street, last night at Arsenal avenue and Tenth street, according to a report to police headquarters by Mrs. Charles Muench, 048 East Sixteenth street. One negro, according to Mrs. Muench, pointed a revolver at Trent. They obtained nothing.

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DEMOCRATS TO SEEK OUSTING OF NEWBERRY

Suggestion to Recommit Supplanted by Walsh Plan. ASK SEAT VACATED Both Sides Claim Sufficient Votes to Settle Issue. WASHINGTON, Jan. 11.—Abandonment of tho Democratic plan to move for tho recommitment of the case of Senator Truman H. Newberry to the Senate committee which investigated the expenditure of “about $195,000” in his campaign, was announced today by Senator Hitchcock, Democrat, Nebraska, acting Democratic leader of the Senate. Tbs Newberry case was discussed by Senator Willis, Republican of Ohio, with I’resident Harding at the White House. WILLIS REU SES TO DISCUSS INTERVIEW. Willis Is one of the Progressive Republicans who are reported “on the fence.'’ Willis refused to discuss bow* he Intended to vote or what had transpired between him and the President, who is known to be taking a keen interest in the rapidly shifting developments In the .Senate situation. “I feel that I am a member of n Jury and that as a Juryman I should not discuss the Newberry case, ar indicate my attitude toward it until' the time arrives for me to cast my vote,” W illis said. Hitchcock explained that it had been discovered that such a motion would he in contiiet with the unanimous consent agreement by xhlch tb-' 1 Senate is to vote to declare Newberry entitled or cot entitled, to his seat. WALSH TO OFFER KESOEI TIO V. Instead the Issue would be Torced, Hitchcock added, by anew resolution offered by Senator Walsh, Democrat, or Montana. ihe text of the Walsh resolution, as agreed upon by the Democratic leaders, was as follows: “Resolved, That Henry Ford, contesting the election of Truman H. .Newberry, as United States Senator from the State of Michigan for the term commencing March 4, 1919, not having received u majority of the votes cast at the election, Is not entitled to a seat in this body. "Resolved, further, considering that it is against a sound public policy that huge sums of money should be spent for the nomination or election of a candidate (Continued on Page Two.) STORM SWEEPS COAST; TRAFFIC IN DISRUPTION Atlantic Seaboard in Grip of Northeaster With Sleet and Snow, NEW YORK, Jar. 11.—Roaring along the Atlantic seaboard, a terrific north caster, accompanied by a blinding storm of snow and sleet today the eastern part of the United States in its icy grip. Vessels at sea were iperiled, buffeted by a grile which at times attained a velocity of seventy miles an hour. Ships near shore hurried for shelter while j twenty vessels outside Quarantine were forced to weather the storm, unable to negotiate the channel. Damage to property and disruption of rail and motor traffic were reported along the coast from Maine to Virginia. 1,1 NEKS TOSSED LIKE CHIPS. An army transport, the Crooke, which had sprung a leak, was wallowing slowly to port through a tremendous handicap with 975 troops on beard. Five idg liners were tossed like chips in the huge waves off Sandy Hook. Wires were going down rapidly throughout the East; towns reported that (Continued on Pago Two.)

Says Panama Slave Mart for Girls Lured From U.S. New York Actress Relates Experience in Cristobal Cabaret Contract.

NEW YORK, Jan. 11.—Reports of white slave traffic between the United States and Panama in which many girls are said to have been lured away from this country by “white slave” agencies who signed them up as performers in cabarets and supposed music halls, will be investigated by Department of Justice agents. Edward J. Brennan, agent in charge of the New York office, declared today. Disclosures of Miss Ann Mason on the alleged, traffic were made public today. Miss Mason, member of a musical comedy company and enrolled in the Aetors* Equity Association, told of having signed such a contract. She was warned by a Government officer on board the boat she took to Tanama that the cabaret of tbe establishment in which she was to appear in Cristobal, Panama, was only camouflage, QUARANTINE OFFICER ALSO GIVES WARNING. “When I arrived at Cristobal, Dr. Terry, the quarantine officer, told me the same, but the manager of the place was there to meet me and he strenuously denied it,” said Miss Mason. “Before the first night passed I found the charges against the place were only too true and that I was supposed to recruit the ranks of the white slaves.”

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DECLARE ONE MAN, GUILTY OF MURDER, HANGED AT GIEVRES , < Col. Hahn, Col. Simmonds and Col. Fyffe Are Among Those Questioned About Alleged Illegal Executions in France. OFFER ANOTHER SWORN STATEMENT WASHINGTON, Jan. 11. —Stories that have been told of American soldiers being indiscriminately shot and hanged In France were botl* affirmed and denied today when the senatorial investigating committee resumed its efforts to get at the truth of the multitude of charges that hav* been made. Army officers denied stories of "wholesale hangings” at Glevres, declaring only one man was hanged there, and that he had been found guilt* of murder.

BOARD ORDERS AGENT TO GET TRUCK PRICES Works Body Considers Purchase of Roadsters for Street Inspectors. The board of public works today Instructed City Purchasing Agent Jesse E. Miller to obtain prices on four twoton dump trucks for the street cleaning department to replace worn-out equipment. The board also Is considering the purchase of a number of light roadsters for street inspectors. An order was issued to Harry Newby, superintendent of the municipal garage, prohibiting the issuance of city gasoline for any but a city-owned automobile. The order eliminates the practice of the city providing gasoline for employes who use their private cars on city work. It is the theory of the board that If a city employe needs an automobile in his work the city should supply It. The board made minor appointments as follows: Charles F. Brinkman, 2323 Betlefontaine street, carpenter; Samuel Haynes and Frank Reid, heavy truck drivers, and George W. Roberts, carpenter, all in the street commissioner's department; J. Gordan Murray, roller man; Sherman Jackson, drum fireman, and James Miles, laborer, in tbe asphalt repair department. Joe Kamp was reduced from carpenter to helper In the street commissioner's department. On the plea of a delegation of business men from North Indianapolis, the board ordered the changing of street name signs in the northwestern part of the city stopped. The city council several weeks ago passed an ordinance changing approximately seventy five street names in various part 9 of the city and the changes in North Indianapolis were In accordance with this. The residents plan to ask the new ei'y council to repeal parts of the ordinance. COLD WAVE DUE TONIGHT , SAYS WEATHER BOSS U. S. Forecaster Predicts Sudden Chill, but With Sunny Skies. Colder weather, with a temperature of from 10 to 15 degrees above zero. Is in prospect for tonight, according to J. H. Armlngton, meteorologist at the weather bureau. This cold weather will remain for several days at least, is the prophecy, but it will not be accompanied by snow or rain. The very best brand of sunny, bright skies will come with the near-cold wave, promises the foreaster. The drop in temperature is due, according to Mr. Armingtoa, to colder weather following on the heels of a storm of great intensity, which has swept the south from Texas to the Middle Atlantic Coast, accompanied by heavj rainfall. However, the rain and storm passed to the South. FIRE CAUSES S7OO LOSS. Sparks started a roof fire at the home of C. E. Hammond, 1131 East Twelfth street, today. Most of the roof was destroyed, and the loss was S7OO. The Salvage corps covered the furnishings of the house and prevented heavy water damage.

j Miss Mason, with three other girls, secured transportation back to the United States by appealing to the Young Women's Christian Association at Cristobal. The four girls arrived in New York, Nov. j 14, according to Y. W. C. A. officials i bore, and were met ty Y. W. C. A, work- | ers. \ SLAVE AGENTS RECALL 1913 BAND. Present day agents' of the white slave traffic work very much lil£ those of a i large organized band broken up in 1913 | after three years of intensive work by | Department of Justice agents. Glibj tongued young men of prosperous ap- | pearanee seek out girls of particularly pleasing manner, in show houses, cab- • arets and dance halls. They make flet- ’ tering offers to them of lucrative jobs h Panama and other Central and South American countries. When the girls begin their duties they quickly discover the real purpose of their transportation. Few arc lucky enough to escape from the clutches of their “southern employers." “We are always working on such cases,” said Brennan. “We don't deny that Miss Mason’* charges are true. Since 1913 we have.had cases, but no series of them that wolld Indicate another organized band is ir work.”

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Cel. Charles J. Simmonds of CansaL Sherman, Ohio, positively asserted th<- only man banged at Glevre^uj^H fib i W'*3 Ib*‘ .a:::!' u**.l r. xt day.'’ '"iy *1 y, 1 k* this bangi you thick it could be S-T-- forever:-”, asked Senator Wikl "No, but we never hrd had anvtflH of that kind before and didn't have the srigma on out camp then,” rel plied Simmonds. ’ BURIED IN SEPARATE PART OF CEMETERY. Simmonds said the man was hanged with his uniform and butons on and was buried in a separate part of tha cemcery from that occupied by the honorable dead. "Did this man make any statement on the sAffold?” “Yes, he asked that his family be nothj Red and the cause of his death NOT be male known and that he be shot instead of i anged.” Col. James P. Fyfee, now a manufacturer at Chattanooga, Tenn., who was executive officer to Colonel Simmonds at Gievres, corroborated the statements of Simmonds. The scouted the statement that tvot men were hanged in the engineer c-ammjd| i Gievres. I “I was practically in command engineer camp aud my r-latlon;. with negroes were such that nothing of thaH kind could happen without their Cv-Png Ito me about it,” he declared. He also denied there was more than one gallows at Gievres. ' DOCTOR DENIES STORt OF MEXICAN LYNCHING. A story previously told the committee b .v Robert A. Harrison, that a Mexican j had been lynched near Gondrecourt by j officers and men of the 19th Infantry, was denied by Dr. 11. E. Ross of Danville. 111., who was a medical officer 1 of the 16th Infantry. "It would have been Impossible,” said Ross, “for a man to have teen hanged without my knowledge of it.” Another officer called was CoL Joseph D. Hahn of Camp Bennlng, Ga., charged by a donghboy witness with directing the lynching of a negro soldier at Gievres, Ira ce, Hahn at that time was a caps tain. ;ANOTHER SWORN STATEMENT OFFERED. Senator Watson, author of the Investigation, opened the hearing by inserting in tbe record a sworn statement from J. A. McDonald of Youngstown, Ohio, that he saw a soßller named Pat F**-:geralcl shot down by a sergeant . Bassnea Prison. The killing ha 1 previously been sworn to by Ed Buuer of San Francisc*’. McDonald's affidavit said : ! “In regard to your investigation of tha death of Pat Fitzgerald, killed at Bassnea, , France, by a sergeant of the guard , Cooper (Knlppa) of Newcastle, Pa. I wish to state I was an eyewitness of the deliberate murder, being the second man in the line behind Pat Fitzgerald. “I am ready and willing at any tim to testify to this and also lack up tha statement of Private Duner of San Francisco as X was a member of the same company as Cooper alfd Fitzgerald." Ihe committee was asked to subpoena tbe Youngstown man. BELIEVES FARM SITUATION BAD President Hardin" Will Talk on Relief Need. WASHINGTON, Jan. 11.—The THtlcal condition of the farmer is engaging a growing share of President Harding's attention in connection with the agriculture conference which meets here Jan. 24. He considers the situation so serious he is planning to open the conference In person with an address outlining the need of relief. President Harding is of the opinion that measures of relief will have to be of a voluntary private nature for the most part. Official circles feel the Government has extended all the direct financial aid tha* Is wise. FIREMAN KILLED. 2 HURT IN WRECK Section of Trick on Fill Sinks Twenty Feet. SCIOTOVILLE, Orio. Jan. 11.—J. T. Callahan. 20. fireman, was killed; H. E. Caldwell, 29, head brakeman, may die of bis Injuries, and L. K. Perry, 35, engineer. all of Russell, Ky., was bruised and cut when a Chesapeake & Ohio freight train was wrecked about a mile west of Sciotovlile today. The wreck was caus’d by the linking to a depth of twenty leet of .rack on a 250-foot hill. The enr'ue r:d several cars were overturned. FREIGHT READJUSTMENT TUT OFF. WASHINGTON, Jan. 11.—Proposed readjustment <>f freight rates on sugar, which contemplted both increases and decreases from New Orleans to points In Illinois, lowa. Wisconsin. Missouri and Mississippi was suspended today until May 11, by the Interstate Commerce Com-* mission.