Indianapolis Times, Volume 35, Number 212, Indianapolis, Marion County, 13 January 1923 — Page 1

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VOLUME 35—NUMBER 212

LLOYD GEORGE LAYS WAR PERIL TO ‘STUBBORNNESS’ OF FRANCE

HUMANITY CALLS U.S. TO VERSAILLES TREATY, SAYS EX-PREMIER

DISCUSSION of the Franco-German situation is on everybody’s lips. France, backed by Belgium, has sent troops into the Ruhr Valley to seize rich coal-producing and manufacturing areas. What will happen next? In a week, or in a month? Lloyd George, who has been contributing special articles on the

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GERMANY IS GIVEN MORE TIME TO PA!

Reparations Commission Grants Moratorium Until January 31 at Today's Meeting. By Vnited Prr*a PARIS, Jan. 13. —Germany is to l ave a temporary moratorium, with postponement of reparations payments until Jan 31, the reparations commission determined today. Premier Poincare’s plan for exacting guarantees and establishing a i ustoms chain about the Ruhr was discussed by the members, the British declining to have any part in matters concerned with occupation of new German territory. CLASH AVERTED OVER DELIVERIES By T nit" 1 Prexx ESSEX. Jan. 13.—A clash between French and Germans hi the Ruhr was • averted today when the French com- ; mission agreed to pay cash for coal j deliveries. At a conference with German opera- i tors, the French first threatened ar- j rest of mine owners and superintendents and conuscation of the coal sup- j olies if work was not resumed on Mon- j day. The French explained they were ■ .villing to pay temporarily to avoid ; •losure of the mines. NEW ENTENTE MAY BE FORMED AT MEETING ;;</ Lnit>-d I’rrx* PARIS, Jan. 13.—While French and Belgian troops hold the Ruhr in a grip of steel, the allied reparations com- j mission meets today to decide if fur-1 ther punitive measures against Ger-1 many must be taken. Louis Barthous, French representa- i tive, had a plan to propose; that Germany be given until .lan. 31 to meet the next cash payment of 500,000,000 j gold marks, due Monday. Germany is expected to ask a mora- 1 torium and it is to decide upon this j that the commission was called to-; gether two days in advance of expected default of the next payment. Out of the meeting may' come a united “European entente"—France. Belgium and Italy—with a common policy toward collecting reparations from Germany. Great Britain, al- j though she has a member on the com- j mission, is not expected to agree to ■ anything in the way of “guarantees" j such as Poincare is expected to take. i Two reasons are given, semi offi- . c.ially. that Barthou will ask postpone- , ment of armed action If Germany de- 1 faults Monday. One is that France wishes more j time to reach agreement with Italy j and persuade Mussolini to approve j the French plan; another is that the ! postponement is desired to offset a German maneuver of payment of the ; installment at the last moment, there- ; by putting France, with the proposi- i tion of coercion, in a bad light.

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only hope of a fair and final decision is to secure the presence | of a representative of the United States of America on the adjudi* eating body, whatever it may be. * * * If America can not occupy her vacant chair on the tribunal which may decide fateful issues for humanity, I despair of any real progress being made.” • • • “BACK TO THE TREATY (VERSAILLES)—THAT IS THE REAL REMEDY. There is no need to revise it—all that is required is to restore it. If America reappears on the arbitrating tribunal she need not accept the rest of the treaty.” I I I “There has undoubtedly been a departure from the treaty—a fundamental departure. * * * The treaty provided that the body to he set up for deciding the amount to be paid in respect of reparations should be made up of a representative of each of the United States of America, the British Empire, France, Italy and Belgium. * * * Now the only disinter-

KLAN LEADER TO BARE SECRETS

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By Lnited Xews CHICAGO. Jan. 13.—Richard Shepard speaks only one language. hut in his field he can't, be beat. Shepard was sentenced to six months in the Bridewell here Fri day because he used such abusive language tc telephone operators that some of them fainted at the switchboard Shepard is a locomotive fireman.

TOBACCO BILLS TO BE POSTPONED

Committee Recommends Killing of Restrictive Measures The bills making; illegal the ad- : vertlsement of cigarettes, cigars and tobacco introduced in the House of Representatives by Representatives John A. Peterson of Swayzee and Lonzo L. Shull of Sharpsville. will he sent on their way to defeat by the ! judiciary B committee Monday. The | lecommendations will be for inI definite postponmerit.

FIRE DESTROYS HOME WITH LOSS OF $1,200

Fire destroyed the home of R. H. Boyd. 3166 W. North St., at 1:30 a. m. today. Firemen said the flames started In a closet and gained much headway before the fire department was called. Boyd and his family escaped to rhe home of neighbors. The loss was estimated at $1,200.

Start Reading Here Today BOOTH TARKINGTON’S “Alice Adams” Winner of Pulitzer Prize as Best American Novel HOW THE STORY COMMENCES The women of the Adams family have strong social aspirations, but after years in the service of Lamb & Cos., Virgil Adams has little to show for it. Although he has not yet recovered from his nervous breakdown. Mrs. Adams has renewed the nagging which she has practiced for years in an ambitious attempt to induce her husband to leave Lamb & Cos., and go in business for himself arguing it would give the family a better social standing. Mrs. Adams neglects no opportunity to make her husband feel that he has not obtained his due from his employers; that he has failed to acquire a business of his own into which he might now’ take their darling son as a partner; and thßt their daughter Alice has no place to entertain her friends in the style of the social set in which Mrs. Adams is anxious to have her daughter shine. Mrs. Adams feels that the women of the Lamb family rather look down upon them because Adams is merely an employ of Lamb & Cos. Once when Mrs. Lamb and her daughter drive past her on the street Alice fancies they are secretly laughing at the w’alking stick which she has affected. Alice takes pride in believing that she is a socially welcome guest at the Palmer mansion and is Mildred Palmer’s most intimate friend. On returning home after a t, Mildred. lice talks her father about the question of h. ving the employ of Lamb & Cos. CONTINUE THE STORY ON PAGE 12

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Prospect of Renewed Hostilities Causes Preparations. i By I mtrd I’renH ROME, Jan. 13. —The Messagero’s Belgrade correspondent declares that Jugo-Slavia is furiously preparing for war. owing to prospects of renewed Turko-Greek conflict. The Belgrade government plans re convening the chamber of deputies and the commander of the Jugoslav southern army has been directed to Belgrade to confer with the minister of war on th“ impending threat | ening events on the southern frontier, | the correspondent said. DRY AGENTS DENY REPORTED RUM FLEET “Wet Propaganda” Is Comment of Prohi Commission Haynes. I Hi/ In it'd Press WASHINGTON. Jan. 13.—Federal ; Prohibition Commissioner Haynes to. | day authorized a denial of recent dis- | patches that a rum fleet of twenty-two j vessels was hovering off New York and : already had landed huge quantities of ! liquor. The reports were declared to be “wet propaganda” by Haynes. STEAMER IN DISTRESS ' Bn United Press BOSTON, Jan. 13.—Wireless messages from the steamer Liberty saying she was out of fuel and needed towing assistance were received here today. The Liberty gave her position as about 150 miles east of New York.

INDIANAPOLIS, SATURDAY, JAN. 13, 1923

European crisis to The Indianapolis Times, will continue to keep you posted. His views will be printed weekly. Bear in mind THE TIMES HAS EXCLUSIVE RIGHTS TO PUBLICATION IN INDIANAPOLIS. Herewith are “high spots” in the former premier’s message this week:

Chance Brings Mother to Rescue of Baby From Smoke-Filled Room

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Mrs. Richard A. Poole. 42 W. Thirtieth St., had no idea that anything was wrong when she went upstairs to see if four-months old Mary Elizabeth was safe and sound. When she reached the upper part of the house she found It filled with suffocating smoke. She heard a crisp crackling. There was no doubt W'hat. w r as the matter. She ran through the stifling smoke.

REICHSTAG GIVES CUNO VOTE OF CONFIDENCE

Ballot is Unanimous Except for Communist Descent. It i/ ( nitfid Press BERLIN, Jan. 13.—The Reichstag today gave Chancellor Cuno a vote of confidence in his stand against the invasion of the Ruhr by France. Only the communists dissented, the vote otherwise being unanimous. SEVENTY MOTORISTS TAKE PLEDGE TO WATCH STEP KANSAS CITY, Jan. 18—The drive against reckless automobile drivers was carried to the pulpit by the Rev. James Hamilton Cleves. pastor of the Mt. Washington Methodist Church, in a sermon here following which seventy motorists members pledged not to violate State and city traffic laws. Asked to take a pledge the members arose and with x-Ight hands raised said: “In future, . ong as Ia car, I will obey the traffic laws of the city and the State, and will do all in my power to Induce others to ri< ‘he . me.”

fisted party has retired from the tribunal. The most interested party is in the chair with a casting vote on certain questions. THAT IS NOT THE TREAT Y SIGN ED BY GERM ANY. ” • 0 “If you scrape the butter from the bread of every German child for thirty years you may add to the sum of your indemnity a milliard or two of gold marks. That is not what was intended by the treaty of Versailles. Hungry faces make angry hearts, and ANGER SPREADS FURTHER THAN HUNGER.” • * * “The common sense of the more heavily burdened British taxpayer has long ago taught him to cut his loss and keep his temper. WHEN IIIS EXAMPLE IS FOLLOWED ALL ROUND THE REPARATIONS QUESTION IS ALREADY SOLVED.” • • • “It is in accordance with all jurisprudence that as Germany was the aggressor and loser she should pay costs. But it would be not only oppressive but foolish to urge payment beyond her capacity.”

seized the child lying in its bed and rushed downstairs. Had she been a few minutes later tiic child’s life would have been lost. Flying sparks from a burning iiou.se at Thirtieth St. and Kenwood Ave. caused the fire to break out at the Poole home Little Mary Elizabeth smiled and cooed unaware of thu danger through which she passed.

ARMENIAN REFUGEES PERMUTED IN U. S.

Temporary Modification of Immigration Law Is Made. By United Prtss WASHINGTON, Jan. 13—Homeless Armenians would be permitted to enter the United States, under a temporary modification of the immigration law, decided upon by the Senate Immigration Committee today. The ruling allows the entry of 25,000 Armenian orphans, Senator Williams, Ohio, said. WOMAN GUILTY OF KILLING SWEETHEART By United Press HARLAN, lowa, Jan. 13.—Mrs. Alfred Lebecke as found guilty of second degree murder by a jury today. in connection with the slaying of her sweetheart, George Bohnke. The jury’ deliberated all night. Just before the case was given to the jury, Mrs. Lezecke and her 12-year-old daughter, Therma, on the witness stand admitted illicit relations with Bohnke. ri

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Probe of Mer Rouge Murders Turns Into Expose of Ku-Klux. BILLETIN' lit/ l Hit id Prt'ftH (H Kilim SE. BASTROP, 1.a., -!**•• 13. V staged attempt to as-sa-isina.e 15. M. McKoin, former .Mer Rouge mayor, to gain sympathy for his reform program, culminated in tin Daniel Richards murders, according to the version "tie witness' gate today in the open hearing of Morehouse parish's reign of terror. McKoin fired shots into his automobile to give the impression his life had been endangered, to gain support of (in- Klan to help him punish his personal enemies, according to general belief, W. B. Stuckey, former State senator, testified. lit/ l Hi* id Crest t COURTHOUSE. BASTROP. La., •bin. 13 -A dramatic conference between leaders In the investigation to in mask the Ku-Klux Klan in Morehouse parish was scheduled to be held here today. Attorney General Coco, whose probe of the hrutal murders of Watt Dan- 1 iel and Thomas Richards has turned ; into an attempted expose of the "in- i visible government" in an effort to ! end the reign of terror in th< com- j munlty and Oapt. J. K Skipwith, ex j idled c.vclops of the Ku-Klux Klan. were to discuss phases of the open hearing now being held. Skipwith himself sought the confer j once, declaring he would be glad to I divulge all information and acts of i the klan since its organization two j years ago. lb- declared the Mate was making a mistakt in delving into affairs oft Ihi parish klan. or into tin cause oft an old feud between two factions in i the community. "Reopening of this old feud will result in bloodshed," he told State's attorneys in seeking the conference today. Meanwhile the State prepared to continue the probe. W. R. Norseworthy, testifying late yesterday, declared Skipwith told him the murders of Daniel and Richards arose "over two sorry characters but the boys intended giving them a court hearing for shooting at Dr. McKoin but they got too smart." ('apt. J. J. Skipwith, exalted cyclops of the Morehouse parish branch of the Ku-Klux Klan, stood implicated Friday night in the torture-murders by testimony sworn into the records of the State's open hearing on the murders and the activities of the black hooded terrorists. J. T. Norsworth, former klansman, declared he had been hunted by the black-hoods, who thought he might have been the one said to have taken a potlshot at Dr. B. M. McKoin, Klan leader and former mayor of Mer Rouge. The shooting of McKoin. it Is claimed, led the black-hooded mob to murder Daniel and Richards. Went to Cyclops Hearing that the mob was after him. Norsworthy said, he went directly to Skipwith. “I was able to convince him that X had nothing to Jo with the shooting,” he testified. “Carey Calhoun, niv friend, went with me to see Skipwith at his home at Vaughn, La. I told him I thought I was accused of something and wanted to get it straightened out and not be hunted —that I was neither for the klan nor against It. "Skipwith told me, ‘Old boy, it s lucky for you that you have good friends in this country.’ Then Carey left and waited on the porch. “The captain said he had six men out hunting for me

Holds America, With Key to Peace, Must Sit at Reparations Table

. By DAVID LLOYD GEORGE (Former British Premier) Copyright, 1923. by United Feature Syndicate. Copyright in Great Britain by London Chronicle Copyright in Australasia by Australian Press Association. Exclusive world rights held by United Featur e Syndicate. .Reproduction in whole or In part prohibited. RONDA, Spain (Via London), Jan. 13.—The third conference with M. Poincare over reparations has ended, like its two predecessors, in a complete breakdown. The first was held in August, the second in December, and last week witnessed the third fiasco. I congratulate Bonar Law, my successor as premier, on having the courage to face a double failure rather than agree to a course of policy which would in the end prove disappointing and probably disastrous. Agreement amongst the allies is in itself a desirable objective for statesmen to aim at, but an accord to commit their respective countries to foolishness is worse than disagreement. France and Britain must not quarrel, even if they cannot agree; but if French ministers persist in the Poincare policy the companionship of France and Britain over this question will be that of parallel lines which never meet even if they never conflict. WHAT IS THE OBJECT OF THIS HEADSTRONG POLICY? THERE IS NO FINANCIER OF REPUTE IN ANY QUARTER OF THE GLOBE WHO AGREES THAT THESE METHODS WILL BRING THE ALLIES ANY CONTRIBUTIONS TOWARD THEIR IMPOVERISHED RESOURCES. At the August conference all experts were in accord on this subject. But whilst these methods will produce no cash they will produce an unmistakable crash. My recollections of the August discussions enable me to follow with some understanding the rather confused reports which so far have reached me here. “Germany Can Not Pay Installments” It is common ground amongst all the allies that Germany can not under present conditions pay her installments. It is common ground that she must be pressed to put her finances in order and by balancing her budget restore the efficiency of her currency so as to meet her obligations. But Poincare insisted that as a condition of granting the moratorium, pledged inside German territory should be seized by the allies. These pledges consisted of customs already established, and of new customs to be set up on the Rhine and around the Ruhr so that no goods should be permitted to pass from these German provinces into the rest of Germany without the payment of heavy customs dues. The other gauges were seizure o£ German forests, of German mines and of 60 per cent of the shares in certain German factories. Bonar Law. judging by his official communique after the breakdown of the conference, seems to have raised the same objections regarding these pledges that I put forward at the August conference. They would bring in nothing comparable to the cost of collection; they would provoke much disturbance and irritation, and might lead to consequences of a very grave character. In fact, these pledges are nothing but paper and provocation. Customs Barrier Was Complete Failure Customs barrier on the Rhine was tried once before and was a complete failure. It was tried then as a sanction and not as a means of raising money. For the former purpose it may have achieved some measure of success, but from the point of view of collecting money it was a ludicrous fiasco. There are at the present moment hundreds of millions o| paper marks collected at these new toll houses still located up in the safe of the Reparations Commission. They are admittedly worthless. As long as these tolls lasted they were vexatious j they interfered with business; they dealt lightly with French luxuries working their way into Germany, but laid a heavy hand on all useful commodities necessary to industry and the life of the people. They were ultimately withdrawn by consent. M. Poincare now seeks to revive them. Seizure of German forests and mines will inevitably lead to even more serious consequences. The allied control established in the far interior of Germany would require protection. Protection means military occupation in some shape or other. Military occupation of these remote areas means incidents incidents quickly ripen into more serious complications. Hence the reluctance of the British government of which I was the head to concur in this dangerous policy. Hence the refusal of Bonar Law’s government to accept responsibility for sanctioning such a policy. Even logically it is indefensible. TRERE ARE ONLY TWO ALTERNATIVE POINTS OF VIEW. ONE IS THAT GERMANY CANNOT PAY UNDER PRESENT CONDITIONS UNTIL HER FINANCES ARE RESTORED, AND THAT A MORATORIUM OUGHT TO BE GRANTED FOR A PERIOD WHICH WILL ENABLE THAT FINANCIAL RESTORATION TO MATURE. THE SECOND IS THAT GERMANY CAN PAY AND THAT SHE IS ONLY SHAMMING INSOLVENCY, AND THAT ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS TO FIRMLY APPLY THE THUMBSCREW AND CASH WILL BE FORTHCOMING. Logically, I can understand either of these two alternatives. But I fail to comprehend the reason for a proposal that will grant a moratorium on the ground that Germany cannot pay and at the same time apply the thumbscrew xintil she pays. I am glad the British prime minister has had the wisdom f Continued on Paso 3) # t

Forecast FAIR and warmer tonight. Sunday warmer and unsettled with probably rain.

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