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Today DevelO pment.
III French Move
On Rhine
81 Interna9ionai News Service.

BY international News Service.
Allied Preparations commission
at Paris voted Germany in de-
fault Of coal and coke deliver
les pledged under Versailles
treaty.
French troops reported to
have moved on Essen from
Dusseldorf, crossing the bound
airy IF the neutral zone.
Chancellor C1nO Of Germany
declares Germany win not be-
coeEee1 elllalay : on fers
IVia bility b. Ing that
has voided the treaty 80
Versailles IL rench troops so
into the Ruhr German II ez
is filed with war scare. talk.
General De Boutte, command
er of French army az Occupa-
ton and General Betthelot,
French chief Of staff, establish
headquarters in Dusseldorf.
Heavy French troop movements
in occupied zones
French foreign Office denies
that America informally voiced
her disapproval of Ruhr occu-
patton.
French chamber Of deputies
meets to consider Rhineland
situation.
Great Britain holds aloof
with "Watchful waiting.
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BRIDE. PREFERS DEATH
TO LIVING WITH HUSBAND

HAGERSTOWN, Nd, Jan. 9.-De.
claring she would rather die than
live with her husband, Roselena
Eller Wolkenstein, sixteen, a bride
OF a month, hurried out of the police
station after her husband, Joseph
Wolkenstein, had been dismissed by
Justice John H. Bitner on a charge
Of beating her.
Wolkenstefn testified he had not
struck his wife. She testified he hit
her in the eye and twisted her arms.
II love her, judge" said Wolken.
stein, despite her temper, and am
willing to live with her" "I will die
before / will live with him." his wife
shouted. They were married a month
ago at Camden, N. J.
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AND POLICE
HEROES TO Be
H0N0RED
Times Gold Medals Will Be
Presented This Month Com
mittee Named.

Two gold medals, provided by the
Washington Times, will be present
ed this month to membres of the
fire and police departments for
conspicuous bravery in line Of duty
during the year 1922. This is the
third year The Times has awarded
medals.
A committee Of representative
citizens, headed by District Com
missioner Cuno H. Rudolph, has
been named to choose in each de-
partment the man entitled to the
medal.
This committee will meet tomor-
row afternoon at 2 o'clock in the
office of Commissioner Rudolph.
At this meeting the records Of
various men who displayed conspic.
nous bravery in action will be pre-
scented to the committee, and from
this list the selection will be made.
The names Of the two men
chosen will be announced in The
Times Thursday. Presentation OF
the medals will be made by Com
missioner James +. Oyster, in
charge Of the police and fire de-
pdIl1AcAlS1 SOIAlCLAA1O ICAC WCCAs
Appropriate exercises for the medal
presentation are being arranged.
The committee which will select
the two heroes comprises: Commits
sioner Rudolph, chairman; Charles
A. Baker, president of the Fedora
ton of Citizens Association; Ed
ward f. Colladay, president of the
Board Of Trade; Gen. Anton Steph-
an, president of the Merchants and
Manufacturers Association; Albert
Schulteis, president of the Chamber
OF CommereRs lyman b.
Swouzu the Won
eng Ctty e4,e, W. oWeis.
president of the Kiwanis CNb;1
james p, Schick, president of the
Lions Club; William KnowleA
Cooper, president of the Rotary
Club, and Clarence Harding, presi-
dent of the Civitan Club. Michael
Hester, president of the Cosn1o.
politan Club, has been invited to
become a member Of the commit
tee. He il in New FORK and when
he returns sometinne late today il
Continued an Pace 4. Column 81
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81 200, 900 FIRE LOSS 2
IN LOS ANGELES PLANT

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 9.-Fire.
believed to have been caused by a
short circuit. of wires, and doing
a damage of 81 900, 200 was burn.
ing the Big Creek system sub.
plant Of the Southern California
Edison Company at Eagle Rock.
near here today following the ipni.
ton OF $4,000 gallons of oil.
The fire started last night and
was expected to burn itself out
some time today.
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minister lndsr nv stigation
Geori is Orphans tiolsse
Youths Ares "a.

MACON, Ca, Jan. 9. 70 probe
charges that three girl inmates Of
the South Georgia Conference
Home of the Methodist Church,
located here, had been placed in
chains by the Rev. ]. D. Smith,
superintendent, a hurried meet
ing of the board Of trustees of
the institution was called today.
Causes Youths Arrest.
Smith Is said to have chained the
girls for what he termed "incipient
rebellion" He also swore out war
rants for four Macon youths. Two
Of the latter have been arrested for
trespassing on the institution
grounds.
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1t was during a raid, actuated
by a. woman who had previously
met Mrs. Phillips in company with
a Chinese. that led detectives, dep.
uty sheriffs, and men from the dis
trict attorneys office through a
whole subterranean block of Celes-
tial dwelling places.
The information on which the Of
ficers worked was supplied by Mrs.
Elene Christman. She said she was
led to a Chinatown basement by a
man who told her that liquor could
be procured there.
When she entered, she said, she
was confronted by Chinese and a
woman, whom she Immediately rec
ognized as Mrs. Phillips. She was
introduced to Mrs, Phillips, she
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DIsMIssEs GIRLS SUIT
AGAINST YOUNG WHITNEY

AMSTERDAM, N. Y, Jan. g.
Supreme Court JUSTICE Borst yes
terday dismissed the action of Evan
Burrows Fentaine, dancer, against
Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney, son
OF Harry Payne Whitney, of New
York, to recover 10000 for breach
of promise. ~
He held that the testimony of the
plaintiff was without credence, and
that he did not believe there was
ever any promise of marriage or that
young Whitney was the father of
her child, as alleged in the com
plant.
AT sNyack last week Justice
Thompson vacated the annulment of
Miss FohtAine's marriage to Sterling
Adair and ordered the matter refer
red to a grand jury with a view to
prosecutions for perjury.
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CROWN JEWELS, If FOUND.
WILL GO TO CARS HEIRS

NEW YORK. Jan. 9.-While SOL
diers patroled the snowy mounds of
the National Cemetery at Cypress
Hills. Brooklyn, guarding the grave
of Seaman Samuel Jones, reported
to contain $4,000, 900 of Russian
crown jewels, United States customs
experts yesterday decided that IL the
Jewels are found they shall be
handed over to the nearest kin OF
the assassinated Car Nicholas.
Officials admitted that ,check.up
OF progress in the case warranted
their preparations for disposing OF
the jeweis-if and when they are
recovered. The informants Of the
hiding place will be entitled to moth.
ing.
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FRENCH ANARCHIST GETS
PRISON TERM OF"5 YEARS

PARIS, Jan. 9.-Gustave Bouvet,
who fired several shots at Armand
Naudin, prefect of police, in the
Presidential procession on July IA,
believing that the carriage carried
President Millerand and Premier
Poincare, was yesterday sentenced
to five years imprisonment at hard
labor. His trial lasted only a day.
He was charged with attempted pre-
meditated murder.
Bouvet, who explained to the
court that he wished only to attract
attention to economic injustice,
greeted the verdict with the cry of
Down with war; long live an
archVp'
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Maintains lnpnceuce Is Sic
Goes . sesffpll Yer
nIss St sais,s fihis
BY LUTHER A HUSTON,
Internaflnnal Nesrn serriise-

=. e
LONDON. Jan. BIN q cold,
gray drizzle Of rain, Mrs, Edith
Jessie Thompson was hanged in
che gloomy courtyard of HALO
way jail at 92o'elock this morn
ing for the murder of her hus.
band. At the same moment the
woInan's tWenty-year-old lover,
Frederick Bywaters, condemned
On the same charge, went to his
doom on the scaffold in Penton-
vile prison.
Mrs. Thompson Collapsed.
Both executions. according tc
English custom, were strictly pri
Nate with only a handful OF officials
present.
Percy Thompson, the victim OF
this sordid tragedy OF illicit love
was stabbed to death at Ilford on
October by Bywaters after Mrs
Thompson had made an unsuccess
ful effort to poison him.
Mrs. Thompson collapsed and was
under the care of prison physi.
clan as the hour drew near for her
to 90 to the scaffold. She lapsed
INTO Inconsistencies. but in lucid
moments called for Bywaters.
Bywaters Kept Nerve.
The condemned youth kept up his
courage to the end and smoked a
cigarette before the hangman ad.
5usted the fatal black hood of
death.
Early in the morning crowds be.
gan to assemble in front of the
two prisons, milling over the wet,
slippery streets in the rain and fog
Hundreds Of staring eyes swept the
blank prison walls, although there
was no hope that anything of the
melodrama inside could be seen.
Detachments of police were or
dered to the scene and the streets
Immediately thanking the jails were
cleared. although the crowds how.
cred in the. background. growing
larger and larger as the morning
advanced.
SOOthed Condemned Woman.
Inside Holloway, from the early
hours, the doctor and wardresses
were working over Mrs. Thompson
soothing her and administering re
storatives. A nurse patted the con
i0StAuSu "OtIldI , ndlQ dIIu udSucN
her forehead with cold cloths while
she tossed upon the prison cot NUT
fering and weeping. Her face had
lost its youthful freshness. 1t was
drawn and haggard and lined. The
eyes were wild and staring.
The crowd outside PentonvilIe
the historic old prison where DR.
II. II. Crippen and other notorious
criminals had carried their cases
from earthly tribunals to heavens
highest court. was no less dense
than before Holloway.
Bywaters passed a fairly quiet
night. He ate breakfast and then
he sent message of thanks to the
5ailors.
Greeted ExecutiOners.
As the youth was led out. on hi,
last earthly journey. he greeted the
executioners:
Good morning, gentIemenw
Bywaters stood while the blacJ
cap was being tied over his head
Then he walked upon the gaIlowl
with a firm tread.
II Is understood that the woman
was carried to the scaffold pinion
ed. She was placed above the tran
A black elastic cap was place.
upon her head holding back tn,
Continued on Page 2, Column a.
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BACK FROM HUNTING TRIP;
HELD FOR $4,000 THEFT

NEW YORK, Jan. Back from
"a hunting trip to Canada. Leroy
Jones, formerly treasurer of the
Norwegian.A american Securities Cor.
poration, was arrested yesterday
on a charge of stealing $4,000 Of
the firms money.
Police said he exhibited 81, say
ing that was all the money he had
in the world, but admitted the
thefts. They quote him as saying
the money was lost in Wall Street.
Jones resigned several months
ago. and a check of his accounts
disclosed a shortage.
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& NAI0N
SUP P0R
BNlH
claim
Belgium and Italy Vote IN.
Favor 81. Edict Britain
Stands Opposed.
~ InternatiOnal News erVics.

ESSEN, Germany, Jan. -
French advance guards tOday
penetrated the neutral zone, reach
ing KettWig, half WY between
Dusseldorf and this city, accord
ing to news received here.
KettWig is 3 railway and indus.
trial town between seven and
eight miles northeast Of Dussel-
ClOrf and the same distance south
west Of Essen. It lies approx
mateIy two miles over the neutral
zone boundary.
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. KIDNAPPING
WITNESS
FAILS
0oIig II AllOInObiIs les
eds b
! csns.
BY ]. %. STURDIVANT,
Inlernatlonal News service Special

~ 5s
COfresp0ndemt.
MER ROUGE, La, Jan. ga
sensational plot to kidnap Miss
Addie May Hamilton, important
Government witness in the hood
ed mob murder trial of Morehouse
parish, was foiled last night by
Department Of Justice agents, it
was learned by international News
Service today.
Stopped by Armed Men.
Five armed men, driving q high
powered automobile. stopped the
girl on q lonely road after. night
fan as she was returning from visit
ing the home OF q friend They
were driven off without taking the
girl captive by the approach Of an
other car bearing Department OF
Justice operatives and national
guard troops, who weEe tipped
off" to their plans.
Khan Is Blamed.
AS the Federal agents approached
the spot at terrific speed. the
would-be kidnapers fled with all
lights on their machine extin-
guished. They escaped.
Government operatives declared
the attempt has been made by Ku
Klux Klansmen to prevent the girl
testifying at the hooded mob"
hearing. State officials had an
nounced a girl would testify today.
but they referred to Miss Dade,
daughter Of the mayor of Mer
Rouge. It was believed the kid
i1apers thought Miss Hamilton was
to take the witness stand this
afternoon.
Girl Is Now Guarded.
Armed guards were Immediately
thrown around her home, where
they maintained a constant vigil
throughout the night. Federal
agents announced this guard would
be maintained until after the hear
ing and trials have been concluded.
This Is the second kidnapping plot
enacted in Morehouse parish within
ten days. Harold L. Teegerstrom,
another important witness, was kid
HdPCu AAOAAAO oSb OPJ nO4p q
nearby village, by a band Of men
In a high powered automobile Fri
day night a week ago. Teeger-
strom is still missing and Federal
agents have blamed his disappear
ance on the khan.
Teegerstrom was called from his
home at night by the automobile
party. He has not been found
since, although he left his home
without hat, coat or considerable
savings in cash. He was once re-
ported to have visited a nearby
house to make q loan Of $40, say
ing he intended to ''go away"
Informed Of Plot.
The attempted kidnapping Of Miss
Hamilton also came a few hours
after she had given to the Inter.
national News Service an exclusive
account OF her own experiences
with the khan. She related in de-
tail q previous kidnapping plot In
which the khan openly drove her
out OF the parish.
In 1t she named two OF the al.
legged kidnappers and declared she
would testify that Ku Klux Klans-
men wore black hoods, similar to
the disguise OF the hooded mob"
which murdered Watt Daniel and
Thomas r. Richards, when they
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BY FRANK E. MASON,
INTERNATIONAL News SERVICE.

7-
PARIS, Jan. 8. The Inter-A Allied
Reparations' Commission today
held Germany in default on coal
and coke deliveries in 1922 pledged
under the treaty Of Versailles.
France. Belgium and Italy
voted for default; Great Britain
voted against it.
FOch Consents To Action.
It was understood that Marshal
Foch opposed the French advance
up until Monday evening, contend
Ing that mobilization would be nee
essary to carry out the operations
successfully. Premier Poincare op-
posed mobilization, fearing the po-
litical consequences. Finally the
Marshal gave In, consenting to &C
cupation of Essen with the troops in
hand.
Following the meeting Of the
reparations commission Sir John
Bradbury, the British representa-
tive. made the following statement
to the press:
AlLuOQBH i ECCQSIt4ZO kO1tCC =
wartime sufferingsy was unable
to vote for a default of secondary
magnitude when the default would
be used for measures entirely out
Of proportion to its gravity"
Explanation Fails.
"A special meeting OF the commits.
sion was summoned yesterday to
give the Germans an opportunity
to explain why they had failed to
make the promised deliveries. The
explanation was not completed ard
a second session Of the commission
was called today. The German ex-
PLANTATION was deemed insufficient
and the commission voted Germany
in willfuI default.
This was the second time within
a few weeks that Germany has
been held in default of deliveries,
the first being on wood.
The motion officially to declare
GERMANY in default on coal and
coke deliveries was made by former
French Premier Barthou. chairman
Of the reparations commission.
broke up. announcement
was made that formal notice of
default would be sent
to all the allied governments later
Ia. the day.
Marching Orders Sent,
! Al faction of the cabinet wished
ia have the French advance begin
as, soon as Germany was declared
In default, but 1t was reported that
Italy suggested that France wait
until January is before takirg over
the Ruhr. On that date = is ex.
pected that Germany VII Be de-
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MoHR GETS LIFE TERM
IN STAYING OF BRUNEN

MT. HOLLY, Jan. 9.-Harry G..
Mohr. convicted Of conspiring to muir.
der Honest John" Brunen. circus
owner. today was sentenced to life
imprisonment by Supreme Court Jus.
tice Kalisch.y
Brunen was shot to death In. his
home at Riverside, N. T., March 10.
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8oNAR LAW SUMMONS
HIS OFFICIAL ADVISERS

LONDON, Jan. 9.-Premier A.
Bonar Law today summoned the
cabinet to meet Thursday to con.
slider the European situation arising
from the breakdown Of the repara.
tons conference at Paris. :, =.
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THE WEATHER

Rain this afternoon; part
" cloudy and colder tonight
with freezing temperature;
Wednesday fair and colder;
fresh and strong northwest
winls.
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CLARA PHILLIPS ESCAPES
CAPTURE IN RAID

LOS ANGELES, Cal JAN 9.-The face of Clara Phillips,
and escaped murderess flashed upon the
eyes of the police for moment yeserdayand vanished
1t in the weird setting of underground in
Los Angeles Chinatown the fugitive from justice slayer
of Alberta Meadows fleetingly observed. :
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70 BID CONIINUED
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to be ridden off with Roias has
shown a penchant for girls Of the bet
ter class"
Thorne wiped the Precipitation from
his pale face and bent dark gaze
out of the window before he resumed
his talk.
Consider what the position of Mer-
eedes really is. Rojas can turn all the
hidden underground influences to his
ends. Unless / thwart him he'll get
Mercedes as easiiy as he can light a
cigarette But IN kill him or some
Of lis sang Or her before I let him
set tct This is the situation,
old friend I've little time to spare.
face arrest for desertlon. Rojas is
in town. l think | was followed to
this hotel The priest has betrayed
me or has been stopped. Mercedes is
here alone, waiting, absolutely de-
pendent upon me to save her from
from She's the sweetest, love
Hest grill In few moments
sooner or later there1l be hell here
Dick, are you with me?"
Dick Gale drew long, deep breath.
A coldness, a lethargy, and lndiffer-
ence that had weighed upon him for
months had passed out Of his being.
On the instant he could not speak,
but his hand closed powerfully upon
his friends. Thornes face changed
wonderfully, the distress, the fear, the
appeal all vanishing ia a smile Of
passionate gratefulness.
Then Dicks gaze attracted by some
slight sound, shot over his friends
to see a face at the window
"a handsome, bold, sneering face,
with glittering dark eyes that flashed
In sinister intentness.
Dick stiffened in his seat. Thorne,
with sudden clenching Of hands,
toward the window.
"Rojas :" he whisperea.
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she comes down. Mostly there are
people in this room a little later. We
go out into the plaza. II faces the
dark side Of the house, and that's the
place I must slip out with her II
there's any chance at all TO get away"
They peered out Of the open win
dow In a moment, however, Gale
made out a slow-pacng dark form on
the path Farther down there was
other No particular keenness was
quired to see in these forms SEN
lel-lilSe stealthiness
Gripping Gales arm, Thorne pulled
back from the window.
you saw Them" he whispered Its
just as / feared. Rojas has the place
surrounded. l should have taken Mer-
cedes away. But had no tlme-no
chance Pm bound There's
Mercedes nowl My Cd
Dick, think, think-think If there's
way to get her out Of this trap"
Gale turned as his friend went down
the room. In the dim light at the head
Of the stairs stood the slim, muffied
figure Of a woman When she saw
Thorne she flew nolselessly down the
stairway to him. He caught her In
his arms. Then she spoke softly, bro
kenly. in a low, swift voice It was
mingling of incoherent Spanish and
English but to Gale It was mellow,
deep, unutterably tender, a voice full
of joy, fear, passion, hope and love.
Upon Gale It had an unaccountable
effect He found himself thrilling.
wondering
Thorne led the girl to the center ef
the room, under the light where Gale
stood
Mercedes Gale, an old friend
the best friend ever had"
She swept the mantilla back over
her head. disclosing lovely face,
strange and striking 70 Gale in its
pride and fire, its intensity
"Senor Gale-ahi l cannot speak
my happiness His frlendp
YES Mercedes; my friend and
yours said Thorne, speaking rapidly.
wen have need Of him. Dear.
there's bad news and no time to break
It gently. The priest did not come.
He must have been detained. And
listen-be brave, dear Mercedes
Roias Is herei"
TO BE CONTINUED
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cHAPTER \
Mercedes castaneda.

The dark face vanished Dick Gale
heard footsteps and the tinkle Of
spurs. He strobe to the window, and
was in time to see a Mexican swag-
ger into the front door Of the saloon
There were men passing in the street
also several Mexicans Longing
against the hitching rail at the curb.
"Did you see him? Where did he
go?" whispered Thorne, as he Joined
Gale. "Those Greasers out there with
the cartridge belts crossed over their
breasts-they are rebels. I'm afraid
Rojas has the house spotted"
IF we could only be sure"
'Pm sure, Dick. Let's cross the
hall; I want to see how It looks from
the other side of the house"
Gale followed Thorne out of the res
taurant into the high-ceiled corridor
which evidently divided the hotel
opening into the street and running
back to a patio. few dim, yellow
lamps fickered. Thorne entered
huge chamber which was even more
poorly lighted than the hall. It con
tanned table Uttered with papers, n
few high-backed chairs, a couple Of
touches. and was evidently a parlor.
Mercedes has been meeting me
here" said Thorne. "At this hour she
comes every moment or so to the head
of the stairs there, and II am here
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I'm away from camp without
leave" he said.
isn't that serious offense?"
asked Dick.
"Serious7 For me. II I'm discov-
cred, it means ruin. There are rebels
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Soda Springs Work progressing
on first oil well to be started in Carl
bou county.
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Boise-Tax on gasoline will net
over half million during next two
years.
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Wallace Increase of fifty cents
per day in pay for mine workers an
nounced.
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Idaho gets s9s4,2s1 for forest
highways.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-16

Shouldering the largest fountain pen in the world, Margaret Mur- ray (left), with aid of Julia Krumm, wrote an invitation to tn, public to attend the Adver- Using Show in New York City.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-16
Opera Star and Pet Here

Buby, the pet French poodle of Clau6i,. M u zi a, opera star, didn't look fierce enough to S ca e off customs inspectors on singers arrival from Europe.