Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 93, Number 3, 3 January 1923 — Page 1
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Palladium, Est. 1831. Consolidated With Sun-Telegram. 1907.
RICHMOND, IND., WEDNESDAY EVENING, JAN. 3, 1923
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BRITAIN KIAY GET 70 YEARS TO PAY 0. S. Low Interest Rate is Probable
Klan Plans Revision
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By MARK SrtUTAS
WASHINGTON, Jan. 3. Technically the status of the debt due from Great Britain to the United States, which the British commissioners are now here to discuss, is that of an
overdue demand note. When, while
the war was still on, the money was
loaned by America and the debt in
curred by Great Britain, the status
of the obligation was made simply
that of a demand note.
Then, at the time the war ended.
as a concession to the state or con-
fusion then existing all around, our eovernment gave formal assurance to
Great Britain that neither the principal nor any instalment of interest would be demanded for a period of three vears. This period of three
A years is now over. The opportunity, 4t therefore, which our government of
fers to the government of Great Brit
ain is to change an overdue demand
note into a long-term loan.
It is true that the act of congress which set ud an American commis
sinn of Ave men to carry on the
on the nature of the new obligaton
negotiations, puts strict limitations on the nature of the new obligation which it is proposed that Great Britain
shall have the opportunity to mane
The act of congress fixes 25 years as the outside limit of the time during which the installments of principal
may be paid. Sets Interest Rate.
' The same act of congress provides
that the rate of interest on the new
security shall not be les sthan
per cent The restrictions by congress obviously place finding limita
tions on the power of the American representatives in the pending negotiation in make anv changes which
mav be requested by the British. What the British representative
may have in mind no one knows. The sumtion is that, contingent
on some other things, like the debts due from France, Belgium, Italy and others to Great Britain, will be the preference of Great Britain ultimately to pay in full. It is assumed that Great Britain's position in the credit markets of the world is so important to her that she will be eager to maintain the integrity of her reputation as a country which pays its debts. Asset is Valuable C-....V. an ucccit must. TieCPS sarily be
oui,u w - - of great value to Great Britain, both in the present and in the future contingency of other wars which might
cause her to wish to borrow, tnai. it i assumed she will want to preserve it is an asset equal to armies and navies.
If Great Britain should pay in run, ana if snrae of the other countries should
not, the superior capacity for borrow
ing which Great Britain would tnereoy
have would give her an auvan nvt-r the other nations.
it is frenuently said that Great
Britain, while she may be anxious to
nav in full ultimately, may reasonaDij
-f.. tn have a loneer time than
t,vpntv five vears in which to make
the payments. Many Americans say n would be entirely reasonable to give Great Britain not 25 but 40 or 50 or even 60 or 75 years in which to pay the instalments of the principal. Limited by Act If Great Britain makes a suggestion for another period then 25 years in which to pay the installments, it will be necessary, of course, for the American representatives to say that they are limited by the act of congress to 25 years. It is entirely conceivable, however, that the American representatives might be willing to report the results of their negotiations to congress and recommend to congress that a lnncror neHnd of time be permitted.
Some Americans, in discussing this
subject, make a distinction between the principal of the debt and the mtprpst on it. As to the principal, they
snv that this is a matter of written
contract. To cancel or to solicit the
cancellation of a written contract would be a dubious thing in the pres
ent state of the world. UnhaoDV Suaaestion
0At a time when the sanctity of obligations, both public and private, is extremely important and is subject to some strain, it would be an unhappy precedent for any great nation to sug
gest cancellation in wnoie or in pari
Such an action might lead to an embarrassing chain of consequences
and might be deleterious to the mor
ale of the whole world. Doth as re
gards transactions between nations and transactions between individuals.
But the rate of interest on the debt i n Hiffprtnt matter. At the time
thp iipht was made there was no men
tion of the rate of interest and the
rate is nowhere a matter of contract
uotwpn the contracting nations.
ruder these circumstances ' it is
claimed" that for the United States to fix a very low rate of interest would not be subject to the objection that it
would be the changing or a contract
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The Ku Klux Klan is planning inter
nationalization of the order. Hereto
fore Catholics have not only been debarred, but it has been generally
understood the Klan was hostile to them. With the repeal of that pro
vision which debars Catholics and the
extension of the Klan's membership to
all Caucasian races, what of the Jews?
Above is only picture ever ta;ken to date of J K. Skipworth, chief of the Klan in the Morehouse parish, La. He denies the responsibility of his order
for the murder brought to light with
the finding of the bodies of Watt Dan
iels and T. F. Richards.
Leader of Czar's Army Arrives in U. S. To Get Job
(By Associated Press) SEATTLE, Wash., Jan. 3. General
Alexander Ivanoff, who in 1917 com
manded the armies of the czar in Rus
sia on the eve of the revolution, was
here today as a steerage passenger on the Iyo Maru. He announced by the
aid of an English-Russian dictionary.
his intention of staying in Seattle,
learning English and doing something
to make a living.
General Ivanoff, apparently of mid
dle age, declared that though he had
little money he was not discouraged.
He said his wife had reached Shang
hai and would come to Seattle as soon
as he could earn money enough to
bring her.
After the fall of the imperial Rus
sian government General Ivanoff be
came & fugitive, finally reaching Har
bin, whence he made his way to Japan where he boarded the Iyo Maru.
Gen. Ivanoff was dressed in a rough blue sweater, an unimpressive suit of clothes and a pair of army shoes.
REPUBLICANS
IN SADDLE AT LEGISLATURE Political Bees Buzzing Loudly at Capital
(By Associated Press!
INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 3 Political bees buzzed loudly today as the members of the 73rd Indiana general assembly gathered for the opening session tomorrow. At four separate caucuses tonight the organization of the two houses of the assembly will be arranged. The senate Republicans will meet in the senate chamber to select their candidate for president pro-tem. The Democratic senators meeting at the Claypool hotel will select their floorleader. The house Republicans caucusing in
the representative chamber will de
cide upon a candidate for speaker
while the Democrats at another meet
ing at the Claypcol will perfect their oragnization.
Republicans Control By- virtue of their majority in both
houses the Republicans will control
the organization and will distribute the minor offices that are necessitated by a meeting of the' assembly. The
house speakership contest which has
been on practically all of the time
since the November election has assured that the Republicans would be in control, continued today with five
candidates showing increased activity as the caucus approached. The field of contestants was narrowed some by yesterday's developments, and there was probability that one
and possible two of the might withdraw today.
Lemuel E. Pittenger, of Selma, and Raymond C. Morgan, of Knightstown, continued to present strong claims as to the number of votes they have pledged. Claiming fewer votes but
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FRANCE WILL DROP OUT IF PLAN REFUSED Law Places Burden on Poincare
Marquise T. de Fraysseix. Oh, the seas were dark and stormy, but they didn't seem to have had any visible effect on the Marquise T. de Fraysseix, noted painter of feminine charms, when she arrived in New York recently from Paris. The fair artist has crossed the ocean many times, but never when it was as rough as during this last voyage.
BULLETIN PARIS, Jan. 3. The allied confer
ence on renarations adjourned this
evening until 3 o'clock tomorrow after
noon, thus avoiding the immediate break which had been expected in
many quarters. BULLETIN PARIS, Jan. 3. The British dele
gates to the allied conference at an
informal meeting today practically decided to accept the French reparations plan as a. basis for discussion, provided Premier Poincare agreed to discuss the British plan. In this way Prime Minister Bonar Law would seek
to place the burden of responsibility for a break upon the conference on the shoulders of Premier Poincare.
Miller 50 Years
GOV. SMITH REQUESTS LEGISLATURE TO PASS WINE, BEER MOTION
(By Associated Press! ALBANY, N. Y., Jan. 3 In a personally delivered message to the New
interests! York legislature today Governor AI-
i Ij!si n n:;.
fred E. Smith recommended passage ; aeciueu unainmousiy maiiuecnuM
BULLETIN PARIS, Jan. 3. The cabinet council of French ministers today instructed
Premier Poincare to move in the conference this afternoon the adoption of the French reparations plan as the minimum acceptable to France. In the event the meeting does not accept that plan Premier Poincare was directed to ask the conference to register
formally lack of agreement among the allies. The council which met under the chairmanship of President Millerand,
Charles G. Carpenter
Charles G. Carpenter, who Tuesday
celebrated the fiftieth anniversary of his connection with the milling business, has been a trustee of Indiana Yearly Meeting of Friends since 1868. Mr. Carpenter also has served as
treasurer of the meeting for 35 years.
Herrin Witnesses -Describe Conduct
Of Armed Guards
TAYLOR IS SENTENCED FOR SHOOTING OFFICER
A sentence of from two to 14 years imprisonment in the Indiana state prison and a fine of $100 and costs was given Nat "Diamond" Taylor following his plea of guilty to a charge of assault and battery with intent to kill when arraigned before Judge Wil
liam A. Bond in Wayne circuit court Wednesday.
Taylor stated that he was In an in
toxicated condition when he opened fire on Patrolmen Baetz and Reckers
n the police patrol on the night of
December 23, and that he did not remember just what happened. The policemen had taken him into custody
for intoxication.' Taylor admitted that he had been in police court once before on a gambling charge.
Taylor stated that he was born m
Winchester, Ky., and that he had spent most of his early life there. He is 49
years old and has been married, but Is
separated from his wife.
Arrest Former Brokerage
Head on Fraud Charge
(F.y United Tress)
CHICAGO, Jan. 3 Fred L. Kriebel
president of the defunct brokerage firm of Kriebel and company which
failed last vear with liabilities estimat
ed at $4,000,000 was released on bond todav following his arrest on charges
of using the mails to defraud. The ar rest was the result of an eight months'
investigation made by tvleral author
ities. The government charged that the company sold stocks on the deferred payment plan but in many instances n?ver owned the stocks. Mo.t of Kriebel's 20,000 customers were obtained through mail campaigns, authorities said.
insisting that they are important factors in the race are Jake L. Harris of Gary, and Asa J. Smith, of Indianapolis. Other Candidates. Dr. William R. PhilHps. of Gienwood, is the fifth active candidate, but surface indications show him to K; trailing far behind. James I. Day, of East Chicago, is another candidate but it was probable that he would announce his retirement today. The contest for the president protem of the senate has been mild so far, although this post carries with it the
floor leadership. Senator James Ned-
jel, of Lake county, and Senator Win
field Miller, of Marion county, are as
pirants.
Cravens Floor Leader I Senator Nejdl's campaign for the office has covered a period of several
weeks, while Senator Miller only re
cently entered the contest. The
Democratic veteran senator, Joseph
Cravens, of Madison, is slated as the floor leader for his party.
Senator Walter F. Chambers, of
Newcastle, the Democratic state chairman, will be caucus chairman. In the house the Democratic floor leadership
is expected to go to Sherman A. Gottschalk, of Berne. Most of the 48 Democrats in the house are new members. The message of Governor Mc-
Cray, to be delivered to the senators and representatives in joint session tomorrow, was completed today and sent to the printer.
It is expected the message will em
body a plea for economy in appropriations and a limitation of the legislative functions to the strengthening of
present statutes rather than the crea
tion of new laws.
SARAH BERNHARDT STRONGER (By United Presa)
PARIS, Jan. 3 Sarah Bernhardt
was somewhat stronger today.
Weather Forecast
EXPECT GOV. DAVIS
TO SIGN DUNN BILL ENDING DIRECT TAX
of resolutions urging that the legislative machinery at Washington be set in immediate motion to bring about a constitutional amendment permitting
light wines and beer. He also recommended initiation by this state of a federal constitutional amendment requiring submission to the people instead of the legislatures of all future proposals to amend the federal constitution. The legislature, the governor said, had ratified the eighteenth amendment in 1919 by a narrow margin after refusing a proposal by him to submit the question to the people in a referendum. He then recalled the 2.75 per cent beer bill, passed by substantial majority in the legislature in 1920 and subsequently rendered inoperative by a supreme court decision and declared that "if
democratic government means what we all say it means, surely the history of our own slate does not indicate
that a majority of the people are in sympathy with the existing Volstead Act. If the people are to get relief from this situation they must look to the national congress." Other Recommendations. Other recommendations made by the governor were for repeal of the motion picture censorship law, restoration of the, direct primary, municipal home rule and municipal control of public utilities.Referring to what he termed unjust discrimination against women in the law, lie declared "we cannot stand still after having admitted them to the
full rights of citizenship. Their place in business they have gained for themselves by their ability. Progress requires that all discriminations against women be removed by specific amendments to existing statutes, retaining as is necessary for the protection of the healthy and well-being of the state the statutes that protect them in the home and in industry-"
(By Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio, Jan. 3. Governor Davis today is expected to sign the Dunn bill abolishing all direct
state tax levies effective in September i counties.'
FOR RICHMOND AND VICINITY
By W. E. Moore
Light snows this afternoon or tonight. Colder tonight; considerably
below freezing. Thursday fair with
rising temperature.
The slow moving Rocky mountain
storm will pass away by Thursday,
and it will be followed by a brief spell
of fair weaiber. Temperatures will
be below freezing tonight, but no very
cold weather. Temperatures will mod
erate somewhat Thursday and etill more Friday. Temperatures Taken Yesterday at Pumping Station Maximum 44 Minimum 25 Today Noon 31 Weather Conditions General rains and snows have prevailed over the lake region during the past 24 hours. Rain only over the Ohio valley. The coldest place is over southern Canada. It is 24 degrees below zero at Winnepeg. Another storm of decided energy is overspreading the northwest. The weather is generally fair over the southwest.
For Indiana, by the United States Weather Bureau Cloudy tonight; somewhat colder east portion. Thurs
day fair with slowly rising tem
peratures.
of this year, with the exception of the
soldiers' bonus levy and two institutional and educational building levies which expire automatically in that month. The legislation abolishing the levies was recommended by Davis in his message to the 85th general assembly yesterday, and the house and sen
ate passed the bill in record time. Legislators were returning to their homes today and will not return until next Monday, when Governor-elect Vic Donahey is scheduled to deliver
his inaugural address and his first message to the assembly.
Speculate on Measures Political observers today speculated
on the three measures alleged to be aimed at the Ku Klux Klan which
were introduced in the house late yesterday by Representatives Harding, of Warren county, and Broadstone, of Greene county.
A fight on the measures is certain to develop and some believed the Ku Klux Klan had been injected into the legislature as one of the big issues of the present session. The measure as introduced would force all secret organizations in Ohio to file a list of the membership with state authorities, make assault by a hooded individual punishable by 13 years in the penitentiary, and death as a result of an attack by a masked person first degree murder.
Former State Senator
Is Dead at Greenfield
(Bv Associated Press)
GREENFIELD, Ind., Jan. 3 James E. McCullough, prominent attorney of this city, and former member of the state senate, died here late yesterday. Mc. McCullough was born in Hamilton county, Ohio, in April, 1847. He serv-
c-d as senator from Posey and Gibson
He was nominated to con
gress from the first district in J888. but was defeated by his Republican opponent. He was a Democrat.
Paid Circulation Yesterday, was 12,228
Man With Cat Throat Found Wading in Canal
(Ry Associated Press) INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Jan. 3. John Hindi was found wading in the canal
north of the city today with his throat cut. Police at first believed Hinch had been cut by an unknown assailant, but after questions the man, who is said to be in a serious condition, said he attempted to commit suicide. According to police. Mrs. Hinch is in St. Louis. Hinch refused to give any reason for his action.
reparations plan was an abandonment of the treaty of Versailles.
PARIS, Jan. 3. The atmosphere of
gloom at the foreign office this morn
ing was as deep if not deeper than
last night and an abrupt end of the Premiers conference was freely forecast. Doubt was expressed that the statesmen would even decide to hold
another conference.
The British plan for the solution of
the reparations problem is regarded by the other conferees as impossible
and it is thought that it cannot serve
as the basis for the discussions. Premier Poincare it was under
stood has decided to break up the conference at once if the British insist that the conversations focus on
their proposals. The French premier
seemed to feel that he would obtain
full endorsement of his stand by the
cabinet at its meeting this morning. Hard to Bridge Gulf The conferees, as Le Matin remarks
m showing their lull nanas at tne opening session yesterday a -proceeding never adopted at previous conferences have made it exceedingly difficult to bridge the vast gulf between the British proposals and those of the French and Italians. The British were understood to have proposed cancellation of today's plenary session in order that the different
plans might be sent to the experts and committees, but Premier Poincare op-j posed euch a step. He believed that the plans were so radically different that they must be debated in the full light of day. Consequently, the session scheduled for this afternoon was expected to assume capital importance. Hope Still Expressed. There were some diplomatic circles, however, which still believed that a compromise might be reached. In these quarters it was observed that there would be no rupture with Great Britain but rather a separation of policies. In such an eventuality, French opinion is confident that if Mr. Bonar Law is unwilling to abandon his own plan he will at least not hinder the progress of the French proposals. The British prime minister begged
the correspondents to keep calm and
not aggravate the conference divergencies in indulging in political com
ment. The French press at least complied with the result that the newspa
pers are moderate in the references to
thoutlook
The Journals are of course unanim
ous in declaring that the British plan cannot be accepted. Le Matin aptly
sums up the views of all when it says
"The moral which emerges from the first shock of the rival views is that there can be no understanding without mutual concessions, but the plan
brought by Mr. Donar Law to the conference yesterday represents a notable withdrawal from what other British
ministers have suggested in the past."
France Uneasy. Premier Poincare in relating to the reparations conference yesterday what had taken place in Washington respecting Chancellor Cuno's proposed peace agreement said that Secretary Hughes did not seem ' to makeclear in his conversation with Ambasador Jusserand the possibility of an Anglo-American guarantee for France.
(By Associated Press)
MARION, 111., Jan. 3. Witnesses for
the defense at the trial of five men, in
connection with the Herrin riot, con
tinued today their testimony regard
ing the conduct of the armed guard at
the "strip mine" where the riot
started.
Marion Short, a farmer and miner,
testified he was a "great berry picker,
and aimed to make a big day of it
when he was stopped by the guard
and escorted off the mine property
with two rifles pointed at his car. j Al Richardson, former deputy sheriff, said that June 19, he was driving past the mine in his car on the public road, when he was forced to stop to repair a puncture. He testified that a guard told him to drive on and when he showed his deputy's star the guard said, "I don't care if you are president of the United States." Toliver H. Nelson, who Uve3 near the mine, said he was driving past the pit, when he wa3 stopped by an armed guard: "Halt or I'll blow your d d head off." Nelson said he saw
another guard with a il fie who cried, "I eat them alive, kill him. Kill him, I want hot blood hot blood, hot
blood" '
The witness said that he passed the mine In his car again the next day with a friend, George Baker, that the armed guard stopped them lifted him from the car, jerked him around, and pressed a gun into the side of his companion. "They told me not to use that road any more and-one of them said to Baker, "You're big enough to work." On cross examination Richards said he was a member of the United Mine Workers.
GRIFFIS RE-APPOINTED
DEPUTY PROSECUTOR
Announcement was made Wednesday
of the re-appointment of J. Brandon
Griffis as deputy prosecuting attorney
unaer the term of the new prosecutor, Frank T. Strayer. Mr. Griffis succeeds
himself in this office as he assisted
ex-Prosecutor Beckett in the prosecu
tion of his criminal cases during his
term of office.
Prosecutor Strayer, who made the announcement,- stated that Mr. Griffis
will have complete charge of all juvenile and delinquency cases and will act in the. capacity of the prosecuting attorney at the sessions of the juvenile
court.
"Mr. Griffis is peculiarly fitted for
this work In the children s cases, said
Mr. Strayer. "His interest in children, his kindly and fatherly attitude toward
their problems makes it. possible for him to sympathize with them in their time of trouble. His insight into the child mind also will enable him to
study each case and "through the con
viction of the guilty child enable him
to do better if given the proper and
sufficient opportunity.
"In my appointment of Mr. Griffis as
my officia lassistant, I have particularly held in mind the future of the chil
dren who have committed crimes. It is not our intention to destroy the future of any child who is convicted of a crime, but to build up that future to the point where he will become a good
citizen despite his early handicaps."
CAVALRY MAY
BE USED FOR KLANARRESTS
McKoin Return Move
Up to Governor
BULLETIN NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 3. Adjutant
General Toombs has in his pos-session
an order invoking martial law in Morehouse parish and has authority to put
it into effect as soon as he sees fit.
it was reliably reported this afternoon. Toombs Is in, Morehouse. It was also reported here that the order has become effective, but that was not confirmed by Governor Parker or At
torney General Coco, who are in con
ference here.
(By Associated Press) BASTROP, La Jan. 3. The Jennings cavalry group of the Lousiana national guard, reached Mer Rouge today, where they went into camp. The horses will arrive this afternoon, and it was pointed out no important" steps in connection with the Morehouse kidnapping investigation would be taken until the arrival of their mounts. The movement of additional state troops to Bastrop to Join the four companies already stationed here and at Mer Rouge, efforts to locate Harold Teegerstrom, carbon plant time-keeper whose mysterious disappearance has furnished a new sensation in the investigation by federal and state agents into masked band operations and the preparations for the 6tarting Friday of an open hearing by the state attorney
general, made up today's surface developments in Morehouse parish. Use of Cavalry. Military officials declared they know no reason for sending the additional troops. Our suggestion, however, was that the cavalry might be used to aid civil authorities in making predicted arrests. Rains of the last week have put some of the roads in the Parish in such bad condition that in some section it is virtually impossible to travel over them in automobiles. The whereabouts of Teergerstrom still was said to be un
known to the corp3 of investigators who have been searching for a clue to
his movements after he is alleged to have been kidnapped last Friday night from a carbon plant at Spyke.
Clarence V. Teegerstrom, brother
of the missing boy said 'at Monroe last night that Harold had escaped
from his captors and was hiding. Clarence said he had received a message from Harold saying he was safe
and would communicate later. He said
the message to him was from a friend who saw Harold Sunday. He believed
the young man had left Louisiana but could not substantiate a report, that he had returned to his old home in Erie, Pa.
Officials Non-Committal. No warrants in addition to those
against T. J. Burnett in jail here, and
Dr. B. M. McKoin, now detained in Baltimore, charged with murder in connection with the kidnapping and slaying of Watt Daniels and Thomas Richards last August, have been is
sued. Department of justice agents
likewise were non-committal as to the
probability of more arrests in advance of the hearing.
On the whole developments largely
are awaiting the arrival of Attorney General Coco and his assistants who will conduct the open hearing. Mr.
Coco is expected to arrive from New Orleans today or tonight. The report of the two pathologists
who examined the bodies of Daniels
and Richards after they were recovered from a lake near Mer Rouge two weeks ago were submitted to the attorney general at vew Orleans yesterday. He said the reports corroborated previous statements that the two men had been tortured before being put to death. "The reports strengthened our case against persons we will accuse of the deaths, in a material way," the attorney general declared. He would not discuss details of the reports, but stated "they are gruesome, to say the least."
Henry U. Johnson Challenges Public Men Who Are Klansmen to Reveal Affiliation
$50,000 Additional Fund Available For Ohio Roads (By United Press WASHINGTON, Jan. 3. Fifty thousand dollars additional will be available for Ohio roads from the federal aid fund as a result of a conference today between Attorney General Price and bureau of roads officials. Because
Henry U. Johnson has submitted the following for publication: "Editor of Palladium: "What is the Ku Klux Klan? . "It is an organization, the members of which are unknown to the public. These members wear masks and robes,
deny their membership when questioned, and employ other means to con-( ceal their identity. They hold many of their meetings in the fields and woods, where they initiate candidates under the rays of a "fiery cross," turning back peaceable travelers upon adjacent highways and refusing to let them pass the place of their ceremony. They, pnblish and circulate a newspaper, coarse and vulgar in tone, which contains fulsome eulogies of the organization, exaggerate its membership, seeks to excite prejudice against Catholics, Jews, negroes and
"Occasionally there are spectacular gifts of money, made by men in masks, to the pastors of churches in the pre3
ence of their congregations. Again. I fourth Indiana Volunteers
AMOS HUDDLESON, 83, DIES AT ML AUBURN
(Special to the Palladium) CAMBRIDGE CITY, Ind., Jan. 3. Amos Huddleson, 83 years old, a lifelong resident of Mt Auburn, one-half mile west of here, died early Wednesday of senility. He formerly was in the plumbing business in this city, but had been retired from business for several years. He was a Civil war vet
eran, having belonged to the Eighty-
of technicalities this sum had pre- citizens of foreign birth, and savaeely
viously been withheld from the Ohio attack people who criticise the order allotment and its purposes and methods.
pretentious presents are made to the
poof and 'to charitable " institutions. These always with extraordinary publicity, and in total disregard of the scriptural injunction, . 'let not your right hand know what your left hand doeth. "But these donations are not the heart of the Ku Klux Klan. . They are simply camouflage. No sensible person is deceived by them. They are designed to divert public attention from the dangerous and iniquitou3 character of the organization, to invest it with the appearance of innocent goodness and humanity. "If the aims of the klan are honest and lawful, why not unmask and look
the world in the face? Why veil the (Please Turn to Page Ten) I
He is survived by five daughters and
two sons. Surviving daughters are:
Mrs. Bert Smith, with whom he lived,
and Mrs. Oliver Sedrirf;, of Mt. Auburn, Mrs. Charles Mercer and Mrs.
Morris Hunt, both of New Lisbon and Mrs. Jake Rummel, of Hagerstown. The sons are: Horace Huddleson of Milton and Elbert Huddleson of Mt. Auburn. Funeral arrangements have not been announced.
BRIDE DROPS DEAD DURING CHARIVARI CORY DON, Ind., Jan. 3. Charles E. Laduke and Bessie E. Jones, 60 years old, were married here today and went to their home on a farm. While neighbors were charivaring the bride and bridegroom, the former fell dead.
BALTIMORE, Md., Jan. 3. The next move in the return to Louisiana of Dr. B. M. McKoin, arrested here a week ago on the churge of murder, following the discovery of the bodies of Thomas Richards and Watt Daniels in Lake La Fourche, near Mer Rouge, is expected from Governor John M. Parker. Governor Ritchie, of this state, telegraphed the Louisiana executive late yesterday that he refused to recognize the requisition for Dr. McKoin, inasmuch as the affidavits were
based "on information and belief and not by anyone who has any personal knowledge of the alleged crime. He stated, however, he would hold the physician " for a reasonable time in order to give the Louisiana authorities the opportunity to submit competent affidavits." Ready to Go Back Attorney Robert R. Carman, counsel for the accused, advised Governor Ritchie that Dr. McKoin was ready to go back to Louisiana voluntarily.
However, before he can do that the murder charge on which Dr. McKoin was arrested by request of Governor Parker, would have to be dismissed. State's Attorney Robert F. Leach announced he had despatched a telegram to Attorney General Coco bf Louisiana, urging the latter to prevail on Governor Parker to send the necessary authorization for Dr. McKoin's release. Dr. McKoin stated through his counsel that he is ready to leave for Louisiana today if it can be arranged. At any rate, he made it clear that he would like to go back with Special Deputy Calhoun of Morehouse partsh and Chief Detective Glynn of New Orleans, who arrived, here Sunday with the extradition papers. t