Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 93, Number 11, 12 January 1923 — Page 1

A A ASD STJN-TEI.EGRAM VOL. XCIII No. 11 Palladium, Est. 1831. Consolidated With Sun-Telegram, 1907. RICHMOND, IND., FRIDAY EVENING, JAN. 12, 1923 SINGLE COPY, 3 CENTS

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FRANCE MAY EXTEND GRIP ON GERMANY New Ruhr Zone May Be Occupied

BULLETIN ESSEN, Jan. 12. Passive resistance by the Germans to the occupation of the Ruhr has brought about a deadlock in the negotiations whereby the occu pational authorities are trying to bring pressure through the German officials in the mining and industrial apparatus, in order to obtain compliance for their demands or reparations deliveries. The Germans hold they are unauthorized to act in regard to the administration of the mines, and industrial work, or the distribution of Ruhr operators for further deliveries. Since enforcing the deliveries would thus leave the operators without means for paying their employes, it is feared general un employment involving consiaeraDie danger, may follow within a fortnight, if the occupational authorities enforce the deliveries. . - ESSEN, Jan. 12. All the factories will close next Monday morning from 11 to 11:13 o'clcck in protest against the' occupation. The committee direct ins the demonstration represents all political parties. Railway traffic will stop for 10 min utes at the same hour. The ringing of church bells and the blowing of factory whistles will voice the city's indigna tion. BERLIN, Jan. 12. The directorate of the German railwaymen's union has issued a protest against the French oc cupation of Essen. The statement urges the workers to remain calm say ing: "Since we are defenseless we must submit to force in the expecta tion that a protest to the conscience of the world will obtain our aim." BERLIN, Jan. 12 Count Guether von Der Schulenbutg, a supporter of Dr. Joseph Smeets, the Rhineland separatist leader was reported here today to have been arrested by German police in occupied territory. ESSEN. Jan. 12. The 40,000 employes of the Krupp plant here went to work this morning as usual according to information officially supplied to the ..French economic mission in Essen by ' he German authorities. Strikes are reported in Bochum. but ihf percentage of strikers is small, it is declared. . The French have moved their out-r-ost.s to Gelsenkirchen, three miles vortheast of Essen, and to Velbert, tivn mi'es to the southeast. PARIS. Jan. 12. France at last has a grip on the "productive guarantees" she has Eought from Germany and has served notice, through her premier, that she is prepared to extend her holdings if her economic occupation of Essen does not yield satisfactory results. It was understood here to day in fact that another Ruhr zone would be subjected to "invisible" occupation within three days. Premier Poincare, however, in his .statement in the Chamber of Deputies yesterday warned the nation not to expect that the opening of the Ruhr treasure house would be followed immediately by a flood of gold. He asserted that it would probably be some time before the control commission's efforts would be noticably productive. Thp Ruhr hanks Le Matin savs have followed the example of the coal syn dlcate by removing their securities and most of their deposits. It is reported, however, that most of these evasions have been foreseen and that measures have been prepared which will punish such acts and frustrate the Germans' purpose. If the newspapers reflect public opinion, vesterday was undoubtedly regarded as a red letter day by the majority of Frenchmen. No misgivings for France's step are noticeable, except among the radical critics of the iTovernment. who do not believe that the firm policy of M. Poincare can have beneficial results. The i-tock markets are nowhere af-j foftprf unfavorably and th franc shows a tendency to increase in value 3,400 APPLICANTS SEEKING 75 JOBS AT DQNAHEY'S DISPOSAL F'.v I'nited Prf-sst OLUMBUS. Jan. 12. With S.-100 " anulieaii's seeking some 75 state jobs and with scores of others crowding iuto his office daily to see him on . various matters. Governor Donahey . has been compelled to arrange a schedule for seeing callers. Beginning Monday, the. governor an.ourced. he will devote the forenoons j set-ir.g state department heads and .inbers of the legislature only. He ;!l s-e and confer with other callers on'iv in the afternoons. P.-caiii-e cf the number of persons l.e has had to see in the last few days he has' btxn unable to find time for matters of pressing importance and ha-, answered no correspondence for a week, he said. SEEK AMALGAMATION OF PACKING UNIONS (By United Trnss) CHICAGO. Jan. 12. Efforts to form "one big union" in the packing plant industry, by amalgation of all unions were launched today by Martin Murphy and other labor organizers. A secret meeting was held at which tentative plans were nad3 for the reorganization to include unions of the butchers, packers, mechanics, teamsters and watchmen. The membership of these organizations total 40,000.

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Better Judgment On World Trips (By Associated Press) HARRISBURG, Pa.. Jan. 12. Peo ple who travel today are more discriminating than they were a few months ago in their selection of routes and rates and more conservative in their choice of transportation; traveling men are studying hotel menus more carefully and ordering fewer expens ive dishes; hosts at dinner parties are shopping around for the best rates and theatre patrons are demanding better plays and features and paying less for their seats. The federal reserve bank of Cleve land makes these observations in its monthly review of business conditions in the Fourth Federal Reserve district which embraces Western Pennsylvania. The facts disclosed were the result it explains of a survey of travel bureaus and steamship agencies, hotels, theatres and department stores made in the belief that if information was obtained as to how people were traveling ordering meals and being amused "we would better know whether we are entering the New Year with greater sanity." PRESENCE OF FRENCH IN ESSEN DOES NOT DISTURB TRANQUILITY By CARL D. GROAT ESSEN, Jan. 2 Essen was quiet today. During the night the French withdrew from the heart of the city and when citizens appeared about their duties this morning they encountered only an occasional blue-coated sentry pacing the down-town streets. The bulk of the invading forces had teen 'Withdrawn to the suburbs. The absence of tanks, armored cars and machine guns was remarked. German traffic police were in charge throughout the city. Surprised at the absence of warlike demonstration citizens of Essen who had acted sullenly when the city was first seized, were apparently engross ed in an effort to master their resent ment. Stiff German smiles were ex changed as occasional groups of French officers appeared. Evict Hotel Guests The French commandeered the Kaiserhof hotel, evicting both permanent and transient guests and press cor respondents who had made this their headquarters. The engineer control commission and a group of French of ficers moved in. Uneasiness is expressed regarding what may transpire tomorrow, which is pay-day, when the miners have been accustomed to come in. from the coal fields and drink rather heavily. The government's action in guaranteeing the miners' pay has somewhat relieved this fear, however. The Ammoniac Producers' union and also the customs office has moved its papers and books from Bochum, fearing invasion by the French. It has been unofficially reported the next move of the Ruhr forces would be to enclose Bochum. Early today there was no evidence that the French had marched beyond Essen. FRENCH COMMUNIST LEADER IS CHARGED OF TREASON PLANS fBv As-orlated Press PARIS, Jan. 12. An international communist plot to bring the bolshevik army across to the banks of the Rhine and thence into France was charged today against Deputy Cachin the communist leader arrested in Thursday's round-up. The minister of justice filed a re quest that the chamber of deputies raise Cachin's parliamentary immunity so that he might be arrested and prose cuted on this charge Cachin, Monmousseau, Semard and Treint are to be accused of fostering a revolution in Germany, in which the Russian army was to intervene. It is said that Treint stated that if the Red armv reached 'the Rhine, French com munists would open the gates of their towns to the bolsheviki. The police claim to have uncovered P!ot of international communists, in cluding those of Russia, r ranee, Germany, Czecho-Slovakia, Poland, Holland and Sweden to stir up revolutionary troubles in Germany and Poland, basing their action on the Ruhr occupations. This would give Russia's Red army an excuse to march through Poland into Germany and intervene, aiding the proletarian revolution. Harry Dougherty, Resting At French Lick, Refuses To Comment on Anything (By United Press) FRENCH LICK, Ind., Jan. 12. Attorney General Daugherty, resting here at Tom Taggart's famous watering place after his exoneration of impeachment charges by congress, refused to comment today on anything. "The attorney general is suffering from a bad cold and cannot talk now," A. O. Smith, one of Daugherty's assistants, told newspapermen. Daugherty refused to discuss his exoneration, the Ku Klux Klan, the delayed prosecution of coal miners and operators on conspiracy charges, or any other subject when Smith transmitted the questions of reporters to him. Smith and Daugherty came here unaccompanied except by his brother, M. S. Daugherty, of Washington Court House, Ohio. j WORK 48 YEARS REVISING DICTIONARY; GET TO LETTER "J" (By Associated Press) PARIS, Jan. 12 In a hope that the first volume of the celebrated revised dictionary may be published within a year and a half at the latest, the French academy has decided to enlist Louis Rebelliau, a noted scholar, in the preparation of the work. The academy has already been engaged in the revision for 48 years and has only reached the letter '"j."

RILL PROPOSES COUNTY UNIT SCHOOL RULE n. f f : Takes Power From Trustees

ivnt ANAPOLIS. Ind., Jan. 12. Con trol of schools would be taken from ahin trustees and placed in the hands of a county officer by a bill introduced in the legislature today by Senator Swain of Pendleton. This bill embodies and carries out a recom mendation made by Governor .'J in his message to the assembly. Establishment of the county umu owi administration as proposed in the bill has been advocated vigorous ly by B. J. Burris, state supenuuruuent of public instruction. The county k;h n of the most important of the 18 bills introduced in the senate this morning, before n meet again at 2 p. m. next Monday The house also adjourned to meet at 2:30 p. m. Monday. Fifteen new bins were in the house this morning. A motion picture censorship appeared senate, its sponsor oeing --" Steele of Knox, u is s"' ul censorship bill wniciupasMsu iu house in 1921, but was killed by an unfavorable committee repon would create a censorship board ot three members to license all films. A license could be refused any mm upicting obscene or innumau .". prize fights and bull fights are epeciflcally mentioned. The Democratic quest for information rPtrardine state finances was launched in th house today by RepClapp, of Clark county, wno muuduced a resolution calling for special financial from State OKlCialS. A bimilar resolution was presented in the senate Tuesday by Senator Cravens, Democrat, of Madison. It was sent to the judiciary committee and favor ably reported, but no action as jet has been taken by the senate. Rep. Clapp's resolution today wer4 to the ways and means committee. 4 INDIANA REPUBLICAN SOLONS WILL SUPPORT GRAHAM FOR LEADER PMX-lDirM ISEWS Bi nEVlT WASHINGTON. Jan. 12. At least four of the eight Republican members from Indiana who will sit in the next house of representatives are expected to vote against Rep. Nicnoias i.onsworth of Ohio, the so-calle Old Guard candidate for majority leader. The Republican caucus will be held, it is understood, shortly before the present congress passes into history, March 4. The Indiana members who are lined up against Longworth favor Rep. William J. Graham of Illinois for floor leader. Longworth is regarded by the Graham followers as too reactionary. He is one of a small group which has dominated the policies ot the lower house of congress ever since the Republicans came into its control in 1918. The majority party members who are supporting Graham are convinced that reactionary leadership in congress was largely responsible for the heavy Republican losses at the election last November. Rep. Graham is not identified with the group of radical Republicans. But he is a progressive, his friends say, and they also assert that be has the gift of leadership. To Determine Policy The outcome of the LongworthGraham contest, political observers predict, will determine whether the Republican party will continue to re main an ultra conservative organization or whether it will blend its conservatism with a measure of progressivism. At this time it appears that Longworth has the best chance for election as floor leader, but it is admitted that the Graham candidacy is growing stronger day by day. In the next house of representatives there will be 223 Republicans and the successful candidates for majority offices must poll at least 113 votes. Graham managers now claim S4 votes pledged to their candidate, in which event. Longworth would have to secure all but ten of the remaining 141 Republican votes. Probablv as a bait for votes from delegations of the Ohio valley states. the Longworth organization recently j announced mat us secunu,. majoriLV icaucr waa ivtrp. l. ntti ders of Indiana, admittedly one of the ablest and most popular members of congress, but this has had- no effect on the four Indiana Republicans who have privately declared themselves for Graham. -It is also understood that some of Rep. Longworth's Ohio colleagues persist in remaining outside his reservation. So strongly opposed to Ixmgworth are a few Republican members, men who have always been as "regular" in their party aftiliations as Longworth himself, that they declare that if he is nominated in the caucus they will vote for the Democratic candidate for floor leader when the house is organized -at the next session. Should any considerable number of iPlease Turn to Page Twelve) Vessel Caught in Fog Writes Need For Pilot Vith Light on Cloud SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 12. While cruising near the Golden Gate shortly after midnight. Captain J. M. Healey. bar pilot, saw a spear of light suddenly thrust its way through the drifting fog and trace on a passing cloud the word "Pilot." Interpreting it as a call for help from some fogbound vessel. Captain Healey started his boat, the Adventuress, through the mists toward the source of the flashing light and soon came upon the Nitro. a municipal carrier, inward bound.

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mission voting Germany in default on biles, official reports say. Photo shows GERMANY TELLS U.S. SHE WILL NOT FIGHT; AMERICA IS CAREFUL (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Jan. 12. Developments in the reparation crisis in which further complications loom with the declaration of Germany that she is "not in a position to make actual reparations to those powers" participating in the Ruhr occupation, found the American government today apparent ly still without hope of any immediate opportunity for helpfulness in the situation. A course dictated by the friendliest sentiments toward France as well as the other allied powers has been and will continue to be followed by the administration, it was stated, in awaiting any possible opportunity to aid in the adjustment of the reparations crisis. America Is Careful. In the meantime it is the administrations' purpose it was said, to avoid any action that mjght further complicate matters or lead to needless misunderstandings. In this connection it was reiterated that there was no present intention of recalling Roland Boyden, American unofficial observer on the reparations commission, despite agitation in congress for his return. Holding the Ruhr occupation to be " in contradiction with the treaty (of Versailles) and international law," the German government in a formal pro test left at the state department lat yesterday by Dr. Otto Wiedfeldt, the German ambassador declared that as long as the alleged violations obtained. Germany is not in a position to make actual reparations 'to those powers who have brought about this state ot affairs. Not To Use Force. The German government, however. the protest said, "did not intend to meet violence with violence, nor to reply to the breach of the treaty with a withdrawal from the treaty." Charging that the action of the French and Belgians represented a three-fold breach in the Versailles treaty, the protest claimed as one violation that the treaty "does not admit any territorial sanctions." The measures that are allowed against Germany it asserted can only be applied by the allied powers as a whole; and as the third element of breach it was asserted that Germany's defaults in deliveries of coal and wood, the existence of which was said to have been "not only denied by Germany alone," would "always only justify demands for subsequent payments." Mine Riot Conspiracy Sent to Penitentiary CBy United Press) WELLSBURG, W. Va., Jan. 12. Convicted of conspiracy ; to destroy property in the Cliftonville. W. Va.,

mine disorders last summer. Andy j velopment ot boys, especially with refRohr today was to be transferred to.erence to the growth of their citizenstate penitentiary where he will serve, ship ideals. a five vear sentence i Judge Opptnheimer, following his

Weather Forecast FOR RICHMOND AND VICINITY By W. E. MOORE Fair and considerably below freezno tonight. Saturday fair with slowpj jn temperatures The barometric pressure now be ing above normal following the wind storm indicates generally fair weather for the next f!8 hours. It will be rather cold touight, but no very low temperatures. Temperatures Yesterday at Pumping Station. Maximum 4S Minimum 19 Today j Noon ." 2'J i Weather Conditions: The weather; has cleared throughout ' the lake regions and the. Ohio .valley. The storm which crossed the great lakes i proved to be mostly a windstorm. al-J inougii ngni rains ana snows occurred throughout portions of Indiana and heavy snows in the upper lake region. Temperatures were below zero in portions of North Dakota and Minnesot-i this morning, but no unusually low temperatures were reported from any portion of the United States For Indiana by the United States Weather Bureau: Fair, tonight, and Saturday1, slightly warmer Saturday north and central portions. Paid Circulation Yesterday, was 12,206 v

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Animal Trainer Hurt By Leopard But Saves Kiddies (By United Press) MACON, Ga., Jan. 12. Steve Batty, animal trainer was in a hospital here today following his successful fight to save a number of small children from a wild leopard. A number of children were visiting the Zoo to see Baty train the anmal for a moving picture production. As Batty entered the cage of the animal in the Zoo the beast jumped through the open door into an adjoining cage, where a paper partition was the only bar to his freedom. Realizing the danger, Batty jumped into the cage to distract the big cat's attention. The leopard jumped on him, slashing and biting. Two trained lions in the same cage refused to be stampeded. Park attendance were forced to shoot the leopard. Batty's condition was serious today but he will live, physicians stated. MORATORIUM -REQUEST BY GERMANY WILL BE TAKEN UP SATURDAY (By Associated Press) PARIS, Jan. 12. The German re quest for a moratorium on reparations payments, received sometime ago, will be considered by the reparations com mission at a special meeting tomorrow, called in place of today's regular ses sion inasmuch as the French terms are quite ready. President Barthou, of the commis sion, conferred with Premier Poincare this afternoon, and it is expected he will offer a concrete proposition at tomorrow's meeting. Sir John Bradbury, the British member, who returned from England last night, will attend the ses sion. JUDGE OPPENHEIMER TO BE AT T SUNDAY FOR MEN'S MEETING Judge Benton S. Oppenheimer, of Cincinnati, has been secured as the speaker for the next regular men's Sunday afternoon meeting at the Y. M. C. A. gymnasium at 2:30 o'clock. At that time he will talk on "Citizens in the Making," dealing with the de- ! extensive experience as juvenile court judge, has become an authority on I boys' and young men's problems, and ' hio interesting method of discussing ! them has made of him a popular lecturer. j As Cincinnati prosecuting attorney, judge uppenneimer Handled more than 14,000 cases each year; he was a member of the uniform law commission of Ohio, judge of the superior court for two terms, and is a director or official in many welfare associations. The Y. M. C. A. authorities extend an open invitation to any young or older men who may be interested in the talk to attend on next Sunday afternoon. MOTHERJWO BABIES DIE, ANOTHER MOTHER IS BLINDED FOR LIFE tBy United Press) - CHICAGO, Jan. 12. A mother and two babies were . dead and another I "loiner was prooao y Dunueu lor me ! today .as . lle result of lires which swept their homes A boiler burst in the apartment building in which Mrs. F. A-.Baumann lived. Mrs. Baumann grabbed her two-year-old boy and dashed for the street. Fireman found them in a hallway. The baby was dead and Mrs. Baumanu died later. Mrs. Roy Hankermayer was at the grocery when she discovered her home in flames. She dashed into the building despite efforts of firemen to prevent her. Firemen later found her in the kitchen clutching her son Donald, 3, to her breast. The bady was dead. Mr3. Hankermeyer was probablyblinded. - ,

following action of the reparations com KLAN ORGANIZATION BROUGHT STRIFE TO PARISH, TESTIMONY (By Associated Press) BASTROP, La., Jan. 12. State au thorities holding an open investigation into the kidnapping and slaying of Watt Daniel and Thomas Richard and other hooded band attacks in Morehouse parish, had before them today the testimony of nearly two score wit nesses dealing with differences be tween the people of the two principal towns, Bastrop and Mer Rouge, dat ing back for years and starting, according to several, with the drawing of a line between factions favoring and opposing the Ku Klux Klan Robert L. Dade, mayor of Mer Rouge, told . the investigators at yesterday's session of the open hearing "that be fore the Klan came everybody in Mer Rouge were like brothers, but now there is a strained feeling; under the regime of the Klan there has arisen a condition in this parish that is intol erable." Klan 400 Strong Dade and Hugh Clark were the prin cipal witnesses yesterday. Clark, still a klansman, testified that the Klan is 400 strong, Thus far history of the differences as placed in the record has gone back only several years and revolves largely around the administration of Dr. McKoin as mayor of Mer Rouge The condition which existed in Mer Rouge, Bastrop and the entire parish of Morehouse prior to the alleged re form measures enforced by Dr. McKoin while mayor were considered as being peaceful by the present Mer Rouge mayor, Mr. Dade. Peace Dove Leaves On the heels of these reform measures came the organization of the Klan, which resulted in the dove of peace taking flight and conditions which he termed "intolerable" arising. Raids according to testimony, were made on Mer Rouge by masked men wearing Ku Klux Klan regalia. Citizens were flogged, some ordered deported from the state and others given lectures. The Klan, witnesses have testified, superceded the constituted authorities of the parish. The sheriff, the clerk, the district attorney andj other parish officials, it has been testofled, became aligned with the hooder order with Cap. Skipgith, officially known as the Klan's exalter cyclops, its ruler. His word was said to have been final. Citizens' Organize. As related by witnesses conditions went fom bad to worse. Rumors became current that the citizens of Mer Rouge planned a reprisal raid on Bastrop. Citizens of Bastrop organized and armed themselves, guarding the Morehouse courthouse in preparation for the raid. Citizens of Mer Rouge did likewise. Then came an alleged attempt to kill Dr. McKoin as he was en route 'hrough the country in answer to what later was declared to have been a false call to attend a sick woman. Many citizens of Mer Rouse, according to its present mayor, do not believe any attempt was made to assassinate the physician, while citizens of Bastrop firmly believe such an attempt was carried out. Several Accused Several men were accused of the plot, one being Richard. On August 17, he was kidnapped in daylight on the main street of Bastrop and carried to the woods by a party of blackhooded men and questioned. Witnesses have testified that Sheriff Carpenter of this parish was standing about 100 feet away when the kidnapping occurred. One week later, Richard, Watt Dan iel, W. C. Andrews and Watt's father, J. L. Daniel, were seized by hooded i men on a crowded highway, taken to the woods and flogged. "Tot" Davenport, also seized, was not molested. Davenport, Andrews and J. L. Daniel were released,- but Watt Daniel and Richard were carted off and tortured to death. The motive for the double murder has not been brought out. Many to Testify. The state has summoned more than a score of witnesses to testify today, among them being Marshal Mott, Zoe Higginbotham, Comrade McDuffy, John Barham, George Sims, Kelly Harp, J. W. Davenport. John H. Parker. W. R. Norsworthy and Carey Calhoun. It was announced that Mayor Dade probably would be recalled to the stand today and it was expected he would reveal the names of a dozen masked men who held up Daniel, Richard and Harry Neelis on the Gallion road near Mer Rouge last July and took pistols away from Daniel and Richard. Neelis in his testimony Wednesday asserted that Dade was one of the 12 In Dade's testimony yesterday ne aumuiea mat ne was once a member of the klan.

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DEFIES DRY NAVYBOATS 22 Vessels Sell to Bootleggers (By Associated Press) HIGHLANDS, N, J., Jan. 12. The Great Rum fleet of 22 vessels," which bobbed up yesterday off Sandy Hook, while the New York naval squadron was being re-organized, was still standing off the Ambrose channel lightship today, ready for business as usual. While prohibition forces were tak ing to New York -four small boats, captured last night while attempting to land liquor from the mother ship. the rest of the welcoming fleet of 50 preparing to race back and forth between the rum carriers and shore. Although observers on shore estimated that thousands of cases had been landed last night, tha rum fleet, presumably hailing from the Bahamas, still had a vast stock to disonsp. of to bidders buying out from this resort and other places along the coast. ' Liquor Landed. Liquor landed last night, was reported to have been sent by motor truck to New York, Philadelphia, Washington, and other cities. Whisky, gin, champagne and wine, all were offered for sale, and keen competition has developed among the skippers of the rum ship. As the bootlegger runs alongside in his power boat, he scans signs hung over the sides of the mother ship and decides from which he will purchase. The signs inform the bottle fisherman that Scotch whisky of such and such brand may be had at $40 and til a case. Rye was quoted at $3",. Champagne was higher. The sea began to take on the appearance of a bargain counter. Flies AH Flags. The visiting flotilla flies the flags of many nations and the crews are of all races. The vessels are loaded to the gunwhales with liquor. "1 saw 5,000 cases in one pile in one boat," declared a grey haired runner who brought his boat safely past the coast guard and revenue craft last night. "You can get anything you want, cheap too." Bootlegging circles here display no fear despite the capture of four of their best boats last night. Taken Away in Trucks Thousands of cases moved out of the town all night by motor truck and passenger car. The last left at 7 o'clock this morning in five big motor vans 4,000 cases. The power boats taken last night were the Margaret B., a cabin cruiser: the Evelyn C skiff; the Nanna and Ida, a fishing power boat, hailing from Camden, Maine; and an unnamed launch newly built and on her first bootlegging jaunt. Another alleged bootlegger was chased but jettisoned her cargo and submitted to a search. She was released. One runner escaped capture last night by jumping ashore, and was ready today to be taken on one of hu boate out to the rum fleet. Pool Pays Costs "What do I care for the boat lost, last night," he said laughingly. "The pool will pay me insurance for both, boat and cargo." He refused to give, details of the pool, admitting however, that there was a powerful and wealthy runners' organization here and that ail of its members were protected against losses. Highlands Is only one ofthe bu?y bootlegger havens in the New York waters. Some local runners asserted that the countless power boats that visited the rum fleet yesterday haiU ed from many points along the Jer sey, New Work and Long Island coast. (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Jan. 12. An immediate report was demanded by prohibition officials here from the" New Jersey headquarters, concerning dispatches printed in this morning's papers, describing the extensive landing of smuggled liquor on the New Jerseycoast. ENGLAND THANKFUL FRANCE'S ADVENTURE IS PASSING QUIETLY (By Associated Press LONDON, Jan. 12. An unmistakable feeling of relief that the first 24 hours of France's Ruhr adventure passed without a breach of the peace was evident here today. Although the French movement continues to be widely condemned and deplored there is no general desire to eee Great Britain's ally involved in conditions which would seriously add to her burdens and, above all, which would lead to bloodshed. This attitude is reflected in some of the comments in the morning newspapers which mention with approval the conciliatory tone of General DeGoutte's proclamation to the Ruhr valley Inhabitants. The newspapers also endorse such indication of British good will to France as this government's decision to allow the French troops to cross the British Rhine zone. . Although a majority of the press opposes any co-operation by Great Britain in the Ruhr and criticizes anew what the papers regard as a serious French blunder, it cannot be ignored that there exists in Great Britain a strong anti-German sentiment and it is unquestionably that there would be considerable if secret popular satisfaction should France's ! contention that Germany is bluffing about her inability to pay be proved true by the outcome of events.