Indianapolis Times, Volume 35, Number 96, Indianapolis, Marion County, 1 September 1923 — Page 1

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VOLUME 35—NUMBER 96

GREECE FRAMES PROTEST TO U. S.

Japanese City on Fire After Earthquake

All of Island Is Shaken — Cable Broken and Communication Stopped, By I nited Press SAX FRANCISCO. Kept. I.—The Japanese city of Yokohama is on fire as a result of an earthquake, according to wireless dispatches, k The radiogram describing the fire received by the Radio Corporation of America from Tomioka, where the Japanese connection of the American Corporation, the station of Iwaka, is located. The message said: “A conflagration subsequent to a severe earthquake is general throughout Yokohama. Practically the entire city is in flames, with many casualties.” Yokohama, a seaoort of Japan, is the port city uf'lokio. It is the center of western business and social activities in Japan. The population amounts to nearly a million. It is surrounded on the eastern shore of Hondo, on the Bay of Tokio, seventeen mi'es from the imperial capital. The Radio Corporation was advised that land lines were completely disrupted by the earthquake. It may be some hours before news of the Yokohama disaster can be brought to the •Jation for transmission to the United States. Trans-Paciflc cable lines into Japan have been broken and it is necessary' to transmit ditspatches by way of Shanghai. It is doubtfdl if the cable Ur e between Shanghai and Nagasaki is in operation. From information here it appears that Japan has been completely cut off from the outside world. - 200 AMERICANS IN CITY Business Men Remain—Tourist Season Over By r*i ited Press WASHINGTON. Sept. I.—There are kabout two hundred Yokohama, swept by an earthquake and Are. state department officials declared today. Usually there are more, some times as many as a thousand but in the summer, many of them go to the mountains. TREMORS NOTED IN CHICAGO Instrument at University Feels Distant Shock. By United Preen CHICAGO. Sept. I.—An earthquake, with tremors at intervals for six hours, was registered by the seismograph at the University of Chicago today. The shock was 5.990 miles from Chicago, and for a period of three minutes was of maximum violence. TOKIO SUFFERS DAMAGE Seven Tremors I.ast More Than Hour. By United Prree OSAKA. Sept. I. —Practically all of Japan was shaken violsanly for more than an hour by an earthquake of almost unprecedented power. Severe damage was suffered In Tokio. Railway and telegraphic communi- • arion was demolished.

SEVEN BATHING > POOLS ORDERED f Park Board Plans Construction in 1924, V ' Plans for seven swimming pools to be constructed in 1924, were ordered drawn by the park board today. Pools are* planned at these parks and playgrounds: Brookside, Ellenberger. Hhodius, Hawthorne Community center, (W. Washington St. and Bellevue Ave.), Garfield. Finch (State St. and Spann Ave.), and Brookville. NUTRITION PLAN^SCORED Delegation Presents Protest to School Board Committee. Protests against transferring school nutrition work from the school board to the board of health were made by a delegation of women at the meeting of the instruction committee of the achool board today. "Nutrition work has nothing to do with the free lunches served some pupils." Commissioner Bert S. Gadd explained. There has been an erroneous impression, he said, that this work was to given up by the board. Boys Slated in Juvenile Court Two boys, both under 16. were released from the detention homr and slated In juvenile court tod?.y after they had been arrested for vehicle taking. HOURLY TEMPERATURE 6 a m TO 10 a. m 82 * til 71 11 a. m 83 4 a. m 76 12 (noon) 83 > a. m. 79 1 p. m 84

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MINE SESSIONS ARE ADJOURNED; WORKERS IDLE 155,000 Anthracite Diggers Walk Out in Obedience to Orders, By United Press HARRISBURG, Pa., Sept. I.—With a strike of 155,000 anthracite miners in full force, the peace parley between the operators and the Union representatives adjourned here today until Wednesday. The action is known to have been taken at the request of both sides. The miners feel that some progress was made in the five hour and a half conference Friday l . The operators indicated they will not accept any compromise which might embarrass the position they took at the beginning'of the negotiations at Atlantic City a week ago. Miners Invite Parley The miners, according to their statement, do not, appear reluctant to resume \negotiations—in fact they invite them. The operators hold to the opinion that If negotiations are undertaken on the basis suggested by the Governor they will have conceded most of the points for which they have fought during the weeks of negotiations. The situation is about as follows: Both sides agree that the basic eight hour day should be established. The miners hold to the theory that while 10 per bent flat Increase Is "too slight for the workers.” it may be accepted as a basis upon which a contract miners scale might be built, providing the operators will name an increase for day labor. Object to Wage Increase The operators are of the opinion 10 per cent wage increase is too h’srh and say they cannot accept it unless they may add to the cost of coal, in aditlon to being assured of yearly arbitration The miners hold union recognition is not "complete” unless they have the check-off, or an agreement on the closed shop The operators reply "recognition exists in that the operators sign agreements with the miners union.” The miner view of collective bargaining is that the operator has “no right to deal with the miner as an individual.' The operator hold "collective bargaining already exists and Is not a question at Issue." This leaves the parties far apart in their effort to reach an agreement today. SILENCE PREVAILS AT MINES Walkout in Vnthracitc District Is Complete—lss,ooo Quit. By United Press WTLKESBARRE. Pa.. Sept. I.—Not a wheel turned in the mines and collieries in the anthracUe region today. Practically every one of the 155.000 hard coal workers obeyed tt,e strike order, which went into effect at midnight and ominous silence prevailed where usually the air is filled with the shriek of mine vvhsitles calling the men to work "Company men"—monthly employes —and maintenance men, allowed by the union to remain on the Job. were at work putting the finishing touches on preparations to close the collieries. NO CITY INTERFERENCE Mayor Puts Action on “Kian Day” Up to State. City authorities will not interfere with "Klan Day,” scheduled next Friday at the State Fair. Mayor Shank ordered Captain Roy Pope, personal investigator, to inform State officials that any action taken must originate with them. He indicated, however, that police would conform with the State’s wishes.

EUROPEAN CRISIS WORST IN YEARS

By ED L. KEEN. General European Manager United Press. ON DON. Sept. 1. —Europe today faced the most menacing i—i situation since the days preceding the World War. has now seized two Greek islands. Samos was occupied today. The tri-color flies over Corfu, following a bombardment in which fifteen men and women refugees were killed as they sought shelter. The Balkans are stirring. Queen Marie of Roumania is hurrying hack to Bucharest from Paris. -iu:;t' a\ reservists win, are on •eve. hue- cm ordered back to their home countries.^

Three Million Troops Await War

By WILLIAM PHILIP SIMMS. Foreign Editor, Indianapolis Times. Three million troops are marking time in Central Europe today awaiting the outcome of Italy’s ultimatums to Greece. Behind these wait seventeen millions more, ready for duty if a general melee begins. Eleven nations are on tiptoe, some wanting war, some in an agony of fear lest war come, as a result of GreekoTtalian hostilities. These eleven nations are Italy and Greece themselves; Jugo-Slavia, herself repdy in the middle of a bitter quarrel with Italy over Fiume; Turkey, eager to snatch eastern Macedonia from Greece; Bulgaria, waiting for a chance to cut her way to the Aegean; Hungary and Austria, hoping improve their situation at the expense of Czecho-Slovakia,

MOST HEMS IN CITY BUDGET FOR 1923 APPROVED Chamber of Commerce Urges Respect for Annual Appropriations, The Chamber of Commerce civic affairs department today adopted the report of the chamber city budget subcommittee. approving, in the main, the 1924 appropriations. The report asks that the city health department receive sufficient funds to carry on its work. It showed, however, that the budget for this department was not drawn in an exacting manner and request# that this be done in order to analyze expenses.' / City officials are urged to end the practice of appropriating money In addition to that provided in the budget. LODGE WILL BUILD CHILDREN’S ROME Independent Order of Shepherds in Convention Here. A home for children of dead, aged or infirm members of the Supreme IjOdge Independent Order of Shepherds will be erected soon either in In dlanapolls or Toledo, according to the report of the Orphans’ Home committee at the third bi-annual convention of the Bodge at 501 N. East St. Life term officers elected: J. W. Woodfleld, Toledo, Ohio, supreme president: George IV. Bushea. supreme vice president: Charles H. Jenney, Toledo. Ohio, supreme secretary-treasurer; William Linn. Toledo, Ohio, supreme auditor. Annual election: William Bossong, Indianapolis, supreme past president; Maud Masco. . Indianapolis, supreme chaplin. Louis Matheny. Indianapolis, supreme conductor. REHEARING IS DENIED Way Paved for Court Appeal on Phone Rates. The public service commission todavpaved the way for Indianapolis to appeal to county court to fight thb increased telephone rates in the local courts. The city’s petition for rehearing on the commission’s order granting increases was denied. Girl Confession Alleged Alma Wright Dyjand, 19* Beech Grove, arrested today by women detectives, signed a statement that she had taken hundreds of dollars worth of merchandise from downtown dejartment stores during August, according to police. Parked Car Taken Wijliam Barker, 1333 Churchman Ave., today reported to police that his Ford roadster was stolen from Churchman Ave. and Pi-ospect St.

Italy plans to call up two classes of reservists. Those In London have been ordered to be prepared for a call to their colors. The Greek legation in London declares that Greece cannot regard the bombardment of Corfu as other than an act of war. While chancellors are bending every effort toward easing of the situation, which hourly becomes more critical. Premier Mussolini continues to carry ; forward his plans of humiliating Greece in retaliation for the murder of five Italian commissioners. Anew note was handed the Greek government today. It was unrelenting in its

INDIANAPOLIS, SATURDAY, SEPT. 1, 1923

\Vhere Controversy Started

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ARROW ON THE ABOVE MAP SHOWS THE APPROXIMATE LOCA TION OF THE PLACE SEVERAL ITALIAN OFFICERS, MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION FOR THE DELIMITATION OF THE ALBANIAN FRONTIER. WERE KILLED. THEIR DEATH CAUSED ITALY TO SEND GREECE A SHARP ULTIMATUM. DEMANDING SATISFACTION FOR THE KILLING. JUST BELOW THIS AREA IS THE IS • LAND OF CORFU. OCCUPIED BY ITALIANS.

WOMAN 13 ROBBED BV FAKE OFFICER g Victim Says She Was Thrown From Auto, Statement of Mrs. Dorothy Lindley, 23, of 306 E. Michigan St., that she was thrown from an automobile at Kentucky Ave. and West St. by a man who posed as an officer, was investigated today by detectives. Mrs. Lindley said she was stopped in University Square about 11 o'clock Friday night by the man. who flashed a heart-shaped badge and forced her into an automobile. She said she foftght him when she learned they were going toward the outskirts, instead of to police headquarters. Part of the wpdshield was kicked out. The driver took $5. an SBS diamond ring and an 118 wedding ring from her just before he threw her out. according to Mrs. Lindley. Then he drove pway with her fur- valued at s6e ‘CITY COURTEOUS’ SIGNS Downtown Sidewalks to Bear Slogan A/ter Tonight. "City Courteous,” In stenpiled letters, will be on the downtown sidewalks tonight by the board of public w'orks in conjunction with the plans for Courtesy Week, promoted during the State Fair by the Chamber of Commerce, the Advertising Club and the Hoosier Motor Dhib. Miss Martha Hays, assisted by Boy Scouts, will be in charge of, courtesy stations at the fairground •REDS’ REPORTED ACTIVE Moscow Asks Secrecy, According to I>egion Statement Activity of "reds" in the United States is now increasing, Garland W. Pow'ell, director of the American Legion's National Americanism Commission. declared today. Powel] said "Reds" are conducting their operations more secretly upon instructions from Moscow. ” ‘Bore from within' is their slogan,,” Powell added. “ ‘Trouble’ is their rallying cry." /

demands for more than $2,000,000 indemnity and other points set forth in the original ultimatum. The occupation of Greek territory was characterized as ‘‘peaceful’’ and the hope expressed that Greek inhabitants would do nothfng that might render the, occupation a. more serious mal/er. Allied authorities are becoming more concerned hourly. The League of Nations will take up the GreecoItalian problem this afternoon, but Italian representatives are understood to be prepared to deny the league’s jurisdiction. In this event the league can only up such mandate as It may issue with force.

Yugo-Slava and Roumania; Roumania, which thus might be dragged in; Russia, pining to retake Bessarabia from Roumania; Czecho-Slovakia, which might be attacked, and Poland, which risks being embroiled in any war where Central Europe is concerned. > Italy has a standing army of 100,000, not too well equipped, with either artillery, munitions or food supplies. Her mobilization strength is 600,000. Greece has virtually.no navy. There are t\N> vessels of 13,000 and 10,000 tons respectively; three of 5,000 tons, one of 2,600 tons, fourteen destroyers, six modern torpedo boats and two submarines. Probably not one is ready for sea. Italy has six dreadnaughts. seven pre-dreadnaughts, tight armored cruisers, ten torpedo gunboats, seventy-one torpedo boats, forty-eight destroyers and nineteen submarines ready for duty.

Fair Program Monday Her® is the program for the opening day hJ. the Indiana State Fair in Indianapolis: Horseshoe contest, 9- a. rn., grandstand paddock. Judging cattle and horses in Coliseum, morning and afternoon. Judging pig clubs, all breeds at Swine Pavilon, morning and afternoon. Judging at Poultry Bldg., aft. ernoon. Judging soli, orchard and dairy products at Agricultural and Horticultural Bldgj Automobile and industrial show at Manufacturers’ Bldg. fine arts and domestic science judging morning and afternoon in Woman's Bldg. Horse racing, hand concert, and open air vaudeville on track beginning at 1 p. m. Night fair begins at 7:30 with special attractions in Coliseum, at the grandstand and on midway.

SHANK STILL FOR RIKHOFF AS CHIEF No Intention of Dismissing Police Head, Discussing an unofficial suggestion (hat he oust Police Chief Herman V. Rikhoff because v of reported inefficiency in the department, which came to his attention today. Mayor Shank said he had no idea of getting anew chief. The mayor said That when he personally took charge of the investigation of the Robert Watson murder, and issuer! a statement that dissension in the police department would not be tolerated he had no intention of casting reflection upon the chief. Kiwanians Furnish Playroom The James Whitcomb Riley State hospital for crippled children is to be equipped with a SI,OOO playroom, given by the local Kiwanis Club.

British authorities are now speculating on the possibility of requesting that British troops and ships cooperate with the league in event forcible intervention should be necessary. A strong British fleet is in the Mediterranean. In addition to the fleet there are now approximately 16,000 British troops with full war equipment of munitions and stores now stationed in the Near East. There are about four war strength battalions with stores and auxiliaries now In the vicinity of Malta, en route home on transports. These troops might be diverted for necessary service. The British gover*nment officials

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SECURITIES BOARD MET REPORTS ON WAY FIRMS Required Figures Not Submitted Since Nov, 2, 1921, Records Show, Governor McCray, continuing his plans to make a thorough adjustment of his financial difficulties today was preparing a report on the Warren T. McCray Farms Realty | Company and the sale of securities jin connection therewith, which he j will submit to Maurice Mendenhall, administrator of the .Indiana Securities Commission. The firm wasf incorporated Nov. 2. 1921, but officials have not made annual financial reports to the Secretary j of Stale, or semi annual report to the I securities commission, official records | show. | It is understood the delay was due to- the inability of W. E. Towers of Kentland. corporation financial man : ager, to fill out the reports. It is un derstood a majority of the securities, composed of J 1,000,000 common stock, and $650,000 preferred, have been sold. McCray held several conferences ! with Mendenhall today and is said to ; have made assurances that the reports | would be forthcoming. BANDITS GET $2,1 IN TERRE HAUTE I Construction Paymaster Is Held Up, \ By l nited Press ! TERRE HAUTE. Ind., Sept. I. ! White Peck Henderson, paymaster for i the Carpenter Construction Company | of this city was driving back, to town ! from the company's construction camp |on the Dixie highway, eleven | miles south, two masked bandits in j automobiles held him up and relieved him of the $2,500 payroll of the comI pany at noon today. GERMANY CHANGES POLICY IN ROHR Localities to Decide Resistance Question, By In ! leri Press. BERLIN, Sept. 1. —What amounts to a modification of Germany’s resistance policy in the Ruhr was officially announced today. The Government, it was stated, is not surrendering In its measures of passive resistance to the French occupation. The Ruhr localities, however, are now permitted to decide for themselces whether the resistance shall be relaxed.

frankly take the attitude thta they regard the league as having complete jurisdiction in the present crisis. England is prepared to accept the league’s decision. There is hope that the affair may be settled without force. But, at the same time, it is realized that the league is facing a most exacting test. There was some doubt in British minds as to the stand Brtitain might take. Dispatches from Paris, however, indicate that the French are not inclined to regard the occupation of Corfu and Sanio% as analogous to occupation of the Ruhr and France may therefore be found aligned with England in support a# the league’s au tborlty.

Note Expected to Be Delivered to State Department Monday—Other World Powers Will Be Asked to Act in Crisis Involving Southern Europe, ITALIAN SUBMARINE IS REPORTED IN ACT||e SERVICE, Navy Seizes Island of Samos Following Bombardment and Occupation of Corfu —Reservists Ordered to Be Ready to Report to Colors, London Hears, BULLETIN By United Press ATHENS, Sept. 1. An Italian submarine is reported to have fired on a Greek steamship off the coast of Epiraeus. No serious damage was done. , Greek ships, it is understood, have been forbidden to enter Corfu channel. /??/ United- PrrftK LONDON. Sept. I.—Eight Italian ships have been placed in readiness for any necessary transportation of troops, a Rome dispatch from the Evening Star, asserts. Bu United Press WASHINGTON, Sept. I. Greece will make a formal protest to the United States and the other world powers against the drastic steps taken by Italy to enforce the latter’s ultimatum, it was learned officially today. The protest will be set forth in a formal note, to be delivered to the State Department here probably Monday of next week. The protest will be specifically against the occupation by Italian forces of the island of Corfu. League of Nations Meeting to Take Up Questions Arising From Crisis in Europe

By I nited Press GENEVA, Kept. I.—The League of Nations council this afternoon formally took up the Greek request for' intervention in the critical altercation with Italy. The council went into secret session at 4 p. m., to consider the appeal. Greece's demand for intervention by the league was received at league headquarters before the opening of the morning session, and the assembled representatives of the various powers were immediately informed that the most serious problem with which the league has yet had to deal

Italian Naval Guns Reported to Have Been Fired on Orphans Occupying Old Forts

By I nited Press ATHENS. Sept. I.—The Italian naval commander was informed that the Corfu forts were dismant’ed and occupied only by refugees and orphans, but. despite this, bombarded the fortifications and the town, it was announced here. The orphans., Greek and Armenian refugee children, aije under the care of the American Near East relief. Fifteen persons were reported killed. Meantime Italian Ambassador Montagna notified the Greek foreign office today that the Italian occupation of Corfu will continue until Greece has met all conditions of the ultimatum delivered by Premier Mussolini. It is reported here that the Italians'plan to deport all Greeks from Corfu, transporting them to Italy. Cabinet Meets The cabinet met with Premier Gonatas today, going over the situation in detail. The premier declared that he would not reply to Italy's second note, delivered yesterday, but would comply with any decision that might be rendered by the League of Nations. Jt is understood that the Greek protest. forwarded to the league at Geneva, declares that the Corfu bombardment was In complete violation of International law. A separate protest has also been forwarded to the allied governments. Tiie internal situation, meanwhile.

War Bulletins By l NITEI) PRESS VIENNA, Sept. 1. —Jugo Slav army officers who are on leave outside of their country have been ordered to return. Orders also have gone out for members of the Roumanian military establishment to hold themselves In readiness for call. LONDON, Sept. 1. —Allied diplomats in Athens are preparing to present a note to the Greek government urging acceptance of Italy’s ultimatum without reservation, a Central News dispatch reported. ATHENS. Sept. I.—Fall of the present Greek government appeared Imminent today undet pressurue of the occupation of Corfu and the killing of ftfteon Greek citizens by Italian shell fire. Former Premier Zamis Is expected to be asked to form anew government. PARIS, Sept. 1.--Owing to the possibility of trouble In the Balkans, growing out of the Greece-ltalion situation, Queen Marie of Roumania Is en route to Bucharest today. The queen left Paris hurriedly last night, canceling all engagements. mayor^shanT’baffled Admits Watson Slaying Is Complete Mystery to Him. Mayor Shank today admitted that all his “sleuthing" on the Robert Watson murder mystery was of no avail. The case is a "complete mystery,” he said. Meanwhile detectives await a photograph of a young man held at Springfield. Ohio on dusplcion he knows something of a murder l^ere.

-Forecast UNSETTLD tonight and Sunday with thunder storms. Not much change in temperature.

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would be presented later in the day. The Greek appeal to the league was dispatched before the occupation of Corfu by the Italians. It asks for intervention under Articles 12 and 15 of the covenant. The league is informed from its own sources, however, that a rumber of refugees were killed and wounded in the Corfu bombardment. The council requested Greece immediately to designate an official representative to participate in the council’s deliberations this afternoon on. the Greek demand for intervention. Greece is not a member of the council.

is growing increasingly serious. The Greek Drachma fell heavily today creating a near panic in tho banks. Troops Withdrawn The Greek troops which were stationed in the Corfu fortress * have been withdrawn to the interior. The prefect and Greek officers who remained in the fort were arrested by the Italians. The detailed story of the bombardment and the occupation of Corfu, under fire from the Italian warship while a squadron of airplanes circled the city with machine guns sputtering, aroused fresh resentment and indignation at Athens. At 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon the captain of one of the Italian ships came ashore. He informed the prefect that a division of the Italian fleet was blockading the island and that he proposed to peaceably occupy the town at 4 o'clock. Several warships entered the harbor soon sfteis ward. The commander demanded that the town surrender and hoist, the white flag. This was done and the white flag later was taken down and replaced by the Italian tri-color. “WAR NOT INTENDED” Note Says Greece is Being Reminded of Responsibility. By United Press ATHENS, Sept. 1. —A note delivered by the Italian ambassador declaring Corfu would be held until all conditions of the ultimatum were met declared Greece’s answer to the ultimatum was equivalent to complete rejection of Italy's demands. Therefore, the note declares. Italy was forced to remind Greede of the true sense of her responsibility. In seizing Corfu. Italy had no intention of being responsible for an act of war. but desired merely to protect her own prestige and demonstrate her inflexible intention of obtaining reparations. the note continued.

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