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Evening star., 1923-02-06
i. s. HITS LEAGUE
PART IN PARLEY
Opposes Body's Official Rep
resentation at Pan-Ameri-
can Conference.
BY PAUL SCOTT MOwRER-

BY Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily News.
Copyright, 1923.
PARIS. February 6.-From reli-
able Latin American source the
writer learns that the American gov
ernment, through one Of its principal
European ambassadors, has informed
the league Of nations that the pres
ence of representatives Of this inter
national organization at the Pan
American Congress in Chile in March
would be viewed with disfavor by the
United States. On the initiative Of
the Latin American states the league
assembly voted last September to
place Its technical services at the dis
position Of the forthcoming congress.
VIII Not BE Represented.
Owing to the opposition Of the
United States, the league will not be
represented officially at Santiago, but
the Chilean, Augustin Edwards, pres
ident of the last league assembly.
will perhaps be a member of the
Chilean delegation to Santiago.
The semi official organization
France -Amerique." in its publica-
gers of United States hegemony over
Latin America Emphasis has been
laid on the fact that Mexico, Bolivia
and Peru refuse to. attend the San
tiago meeting. The popular antag-
onism between Brazil and the Argen-
tine Repub bile over the Martin Garcia
island, the strategic key to the river
Plata, has been fully explained and
the admission of Canada to the Pan
American Union as a useful counter
poise to the United States hegemony
has been urged.
influence Of France.
rance as the leading Latin nation
exercises great cultural influence over
the Latin American, countries One
Of the natural results of large part
of North American opinion to French
policies is that certain elements of
French opinion should become more
and more hostile to certain United
States policies.
FLETCHER SAILS FOR HOME.
Evening star., 1923-02-06
TURKEY SUBMITS,
J AGREES TO SIGN
ALLPEACE TERMS
Clearing of Lausanne Skies
Result of Mediation by
French ENJOYS.
DEPENDED ON REPLY
BY BRITAIN TO NOTE
Sundays Break Now Attributed to
Friction in Ottoman
Delegation.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
LONDON. February 6.-France has
notified Great Britain that the Otto
man delegation at Lausanne had
agreed to sign all the peace terms.
Reuters, Ltd, quoting French
source, says II is confirmed in well
Informed quarters that the Turks
made Marquis Curzen's proposals for
q separate peace between Turkey and
Great Britain. No official details are
available.
By the Associated Press.
LAUSANNE. February 6.-Riza Nur
Bey Of the Turkish delegation to the
near east conference said today that
Turkey and the powers had reached
an accord on the juridical capitula-
tions, but that there were still i'm
portant financial matters on which an
agreement had not been effected.
Ria Nur said Turkey believed the
objectionable clauses could be eIimi-
mated or revised.
lsInet Pasna early today telephoned
the American delegation asking what
time Richard Washburn Child was
departing. 1t was thought the Turk
ish foreign minister desired TO leave
the path for definite action open
until the last moment.
Ambassador Child and Marquis di
Garroni of Italy left for Rome short
ly after noon. JSnet saw them off
At the station, but submitted no def
mite plan for settlement.
The members of the Italian dele
cation. said that with the economic
chapters of the treaty reserved for
future negotiations. there seemed no
reason why the Turks could not sign,
but as both the English and French
delegati had departed the Turk S
were hesita ating to take formal action.
The Italians expressed the hope
that an amended treaty could be
signed at Lausanne or elsewhere
later when through regular diplo-
matte channels definite understand
ing should have been reached.
Evening star., 1923-02-06

papers for the traffic policemen, but
If they did issue the necessary
documents they Immediately turned
around and imposed fines so obvious
ly easy" that they were almost open
invitations for the prisoner TO go
right out and repeat his offense.
typical instance Of the latter
class of cases follows: 4 boy, about
eighteen years old. was arrested last
night on two charges Of colltding,
speeding and driving without Dis
'rict operators permit. He and his
witnesses were heard by Private Otto
c. Hauschild, a member Of the police
department The testimony showed
that the prisoner. accompanied by
two other boys. was driving road
ster UP a certain busy thoroughfare.
lie ran into srhe rear of an automo-
which had a parking light plainly
showing and burning, swung over
and was still travelling with sufficient t
speed to crash into big touring
car and completely turn Ii over. The
first car he hit was pushed fifteen
feet, despite the fact that the brakes
were on so tight that the wheels
CONTINUED on Page o Column 2.1
Evening star., 1923-02-06
$4,000 Are Killed
mU. s. II, 1922
Traffic Mishaps
BY the Associa ted Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, February 6.-More
than 1900 persons were victims
Of automobile fatalities in the
United States in 1922. New York
and Chicago had by far the larger
number OF accidents. according to
statistics OF the National Safety
Council. made public today.
New York led the list with auto
fatalities, 1856. which did not in
clude the month of December. Chi
cago had 736, and Los Angeles
ranked third. with 321. Other
cities ranked as follows:
Pittsburgh, fifth, 1ss; Detroit,
sixth, 146; Cleveland. ninth. 124;
Baltimore, tenth, 122, and Boston,
eleventh, 105.
In seventy-eight cities, over 80,
900 population, 1.437 children lost
their lives.
Springfield. Ohio, and Holyoke.
Mass, had the best records, each
with Q fatalities. Death tolls re-
corded by other cities included:
Cincinnati, 73; Coium bus. Ohio. q;
Dayton. Ohio. 20; Grand Rapids,
Mich. %; Louisville. KY. %; Pat
terson, n. j., 15; Providence, r. l.,
3s; Toledo, Ohio, As, and Washing
ton, D. c., 5S.
Evening star., 1923-02-06
"POOCH,' WHO BIT CHILD, FACES
LIFE TRIAL IN REGULAR COURT

time Of the fight and Evans had
Policeman Russell Thompson kill
his dog. Then, Evans thought, the
Petty canine should share a SINH
lar fate. Petty objected. Evans
took the case before Acting Police
Judge A. B.! Nicol in the police
court.
Judge NicoI decided today that
the Petty dog could live until the
corporation court could pass upon
its disposition. although he ad-
vised that 1t be tied up.
The necessary warrant is to be
made out in the next few days.
Judge Howard w. Smith will make
final disposition Of the dog.
Character witnesses are; expect
ed to be features of the trial.
After their testimony the future
existence or speedy demise of the
dog will be determined. Mean
while, he is eating regularly and
proceeding In the even tenor OF
his wayr
Evening star., 1923-02-06
Gen. Ludendorff
Escapes Lynching
By Socialist Mob
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
VIENNA, February g. Gen.
Ludendorff is reported to have
narrowly escaped lynching when
his train was stormed by social
lists at Bruck. kapfenberg and
Weenerneustad. while on his way
to Vienna from Klangenfurt,
Karinthia, where his arrival on
Saturday caused serious fighting
between socialist workmen and
pan-German irregulars.
The police removed Ludendorff
from his train at Setsendorff, just
outside Vienna, and requested his
imm ediate departure from Ger
many. The German general pass
ed the night in Setsendorff. plan
ming 10 go to Munich without en-
tering Vienna. He came to Au-
stria with the intention of ad-
dressing the national peasant
campaigns at Langdenfert.
Evening star., 1923-02-06
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Specl&l DlbpAtcN 10 lue St6T.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, February s.
A dog will go on trial for his life
in the corporation court here in
the near future. He is the property
of William L. Petty, sos South
Fairfax street.
He is at present under a cloud Of
suspicion. The finger of accusation
is pointed at him by DR.. ]. F. Gar
vey, deputy health officer, who,
having investigated his mode of
living, has officially characterized
him as vicious" and a menace to
the community.
Some time ago he was in scrap
with a dog owned by W. Evans,
colored, who resides near Petty's
home. Mary Evans, seven years old,
daughter of the owner of the op-
posing canine, was bitten ct the
Evening star., 1923-02-06
TRIAL OFF TWO WEEKS.

Justice Stafford in Criminal Divi-
sion No. /, District Supreme Court,
today postponed until February 1s
the trial Of Charles w. Morse. promi-
nent New York shipbuilder his three
conspiracy to defraud the United
states Shipping Board by war con-
tracts. y =.
Tho government sought a post
ponement until Maroh 8. because OF
aicLness of a number of their asso-
ciate lawyers and accountants now
working on the books OF the COM
p2ny.
an immediate trial, charging the ar
rest of Harry and Benjamin Morse
In New York today was only a subter-
fuge on the part Of the prosecution
TO secure tho desired continuance.
Evening star., 1923-02-06
HENDERSON GIFT UP.
Committee Discusses Offer of Home
for Vice Presidents.

The Senate committee on public
buildings and grounds today considered
the Warren bill authorizing the Presi-
dent to accept on behalf Of the United
States the gift OF Mrs. John B. Hen
derson of home on 18th street to be
used by Vice Presidents. The commit
tee came to no conclusion in regard to
the matter today and is expected to take
it up again at a meeting next Tuesday
The committee considered the ques-
tion of maintenance of the proposed
home for the Vice President at some
length. and decided to obtain some fur
ther information before acting on the
bill
Evening star., 1923-02-06
ITALY PUTS CURB
ON SOVIET PLOT
Proclamation From Moscow
to Fight Fascist Draws
Fire From MuSsolini.
LEADERS ARE ARRESTED
Militia on Duty First Time Since
Parliament
Opened.
LEADERS ARE ARRESTED
nr .ha ,.son;a,nh nr..s

BY the Associated Press.
ROME, February 6.-The government
is taking firm measures to stamp out
the communist agitation, following
publication of the proclamation by the
the workers of the whole world to
unite in fighting the fascist. More
than 100 arrests already have been
made in various parts of Italy.
Leaders Are Arrested.
The authorities are seeking 10 arrest
the leaders of the movement. Twelve
persons coming under this classified
ton We're arrested in Bologna. one be-
ing Signor Goudy, former mayor and
member of the chamber of deputies.
Fourteen were arrested at Naples. in
Guiding the wife of the communist,
Bordiga, who was arrested in Rome
twenty three were taken in San Bene-
detto del Tronto and neighbortng locali-
ties, sixty in Sarzana and the province
of Genoa and several in Milan.
simultaneously with the arrest of
the leaders the police seized many
important documents, including revo-
luttonary literature and discovered
weapons.
Terroristic Attempts Occur.
Various terroristic attempts have
occurred throughout the country, no
tably at Perugia, where a bomb was
exploded outside the barracks of the
carabineers and a similar missile was
found outside the fascist headquar-
ters.
Typewriter manifestoes were pasted
on the walls of the city during the
night, signed by The Secret Execu-
tive Committee" and melting the
workers to revolt. They announced
the approach of a. counter revolution
and exalted Nicolai Lenine and conf
munism.
For the first time at the reopening
Of the parliament fascist national
militia war on duty. maintaining per-
feet order and in readiness for any
surprises with which the subyersive
clements might be prepared.
Evening star., 1923-02-06
Occupation of Mannheim,
Southeast of Ruhr, Hints
Drive on Bavaria.
GERMAN RESISTANCE
TAKES ON NEW LIFE
Many Industrial Plants Operating,
But Railroads Are Still
Tied Up.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The policy Of resistance 10 the
French occupation OF the Ruhr Uai-
ley has not been modified, but is
grouing steadily stronger, the Ger
man government declared today,
through its embassy here.
Managers OF big industries in the
pailey express confidence in their
ability to carry on, and at the same
time prerent the French from get
ting anything uorth rchile out OF
the district.
The immense Thyssen plants i'm
the Ruhr and ricinity, employing
some 10000 men, are declared york
ing full time.
The railroad strike seems again
largely efectire in the Ruhr and
important districts in the Rhine
land. Navigation on the Rhine from
RuhT udtlev points IS reported at q
complete staudstiI.
Chancellor Cuno, head of the Ber-
lin government, is on a risit to the
occupied Ruhr area
Sererai persons nere injured in a
demonstration at Dorsten, broken
up by the German police.
No details hare toUoped the re-
ported adrance Of the French in a
netc area tuenty-fre miles beyond
the German frontier into Hesse.
tchere they mere said to hare oc.
cupied Goddellau. The more lous in
the direction Of Mannheim, rhich
the Germans momenfarly expected
the French iUouId occupy, the dis.
patch said.
Evening star., 1923-02-06
SENATORS PLEASED
OVERD. c. SURPLUS
Senator Curtis Sees End of
Long Controversy Over
Fund.
KANSAN URGES PROGRAM
Senator Phipps Will Push Legisla-
ton to Enable Use Of Dis
trict's Monies.
KANSAN URGES PROGRAM

The report OF the joint committee
on the surplus revenues of the Dis
trict was the subject OF much fav-
orable comment by senator's today.
Senator Curtis of Kansas, who more
than two years ago declared that the
surplus revenues of the District then
accommodating in the Treasury was
the sore spot, causing the trouble
between the District and Congress
and in a measure between the Senate
and House, over District affairs, ex-
pressed his qualification that the
matter was now in q fair way TO be
cleared up.
Senator Phipps, chairman OF the
joint committee. II was said today
intends to get action by Congress al
the present session Il possible, rati.
flying the report Of his committee
which held there is at net balance OF
S4.438.154e in the Treasury, eurpius
revenues of the District, which shoulo
be expended for the District Sen
ator Phipps today was engaged ir
the work of the conference commit
tee of the Senate and House on the
District appropriation bill foI the
fiscal year 1924. He is chairman OF
that committee. AS soon as the Dis
trict appropriation bill has been dis
posed of. Senator Phipps will take Ut
the question of legislation regarding
the surplus.
L. s. May Augment Fund.
The surplus which the joint com.
mittee has found to exist will, in the
opinion of members of the Senate, bs
expended as have other funds raised
by taxation for District appropria.
ton.
Curtis Urges Laying Plans.
Senator Curtis in discussing tn,
surplus revenues, said of course tn,
government should put up its proper
tionate share of any appropriation
made from the surplus
In the opinion of the Kansas sena
| tor. the District Commissioners shoul,
begin work on a program covering
! the most needed improvements TO
| the District, including public schoo
| buildings and Fairgrounds. He ex
! pressed the belief that it would hard
\ ~ be practicable to get Legislation
| through at the present session. act
| ually appropriating the surplus funds
| but he contended that a definite pro
gram should be made up as soon a
| possible, SO that IL could be given du
| consideration by the committees o
| Congress. He laid special emphasis OF
! gram deal with essentials, like schoo
buildings and Fairgrounds and new
buildings for the District govern
| ment, needed to house activities O
| the District government now conduct
ed in rented quarters.
Evening star., 1923-02-06
5000 FRANCS DISAPPEAR.

PARIS, February 6.-The mysteri-
bus disappearance Of 100000 francs
from the safe in the Paris office OF
the American Express Company is re-
norted by LIE Matin today.
No clue as to the whereabouts OF
ihe money. has as yet been found,
Evening star., 1923-02-06
MEMEL NEUTRAL ZONE
LIKELY IN COMPROMISE
Lithuania and Entente Ministers
at Kovno Professionally Agree
on Situation.
Rr the Associated Press.

BIZ the Associated Press.
LONDON, February 6.-A provisional
compromise has been reached between
the Lithuanian government and the en-
tente ministers at Kovno for the regula-
ton Of the situation in Memel pending
decision Of that territory's future either
by the arnbassa dors' conference or the
league of nations says the diplomatic
correspondent Of the Telegraph today
The writer adds that presumably a
neutral zone will be created.
Evening star., 1923-02-06
MEET ON D. C. BILL.

The Senate and House conferees
on the District appropriation bill hold
their first meeting today since the
hill was sent to conference.
The Senate added many important
amendments to THE bill, including
appropriations for schools, play
grounds, parks and new public build
inga The committee made good
progress at it's meeting this morning
and 1t is believed that it will be
possible for the confsrees to com
plete their work in a comparatively
short time.
Evening star., 1923-02-06
CUNo SPURS STRIKERS.
French Find Resistance Stronger
Because of Visit.

because or visit.
by the Associated Press.
DCESSELDORF, February 6.-The
return to the Ruhr OF Gen. WeyRand
and Minister OF Public Works Le-
Troquer to coordinate transporta-
tion without the employment of Ger
man labor finds the railway service
demoralized and resistance generally
strengthened presumably as a result
Of the visit of Chancellor Cuno. Rail-
way workers and public officials, par
ticularly. appear to have been stim-
ulated to further sacrifices in behalf
Of the Reich by the chancellors call
upon the occupied area, and hence
the deadlock continues.
A demonstration at Dorsten yester-
day. occasioned by the expulsion Of
the burgomaster, was broken up by
the protection police. Several persons
were hurt.
stinnes In Secretive.
By the Associated Press.
ESSEN. February 6.-Only an enig-
matte smile was the response given
a group of correspondents when they
cornered Hugo SHINES here in Essen
last evening and asked this leader
among the industrial magnates of
the Ruhr whether he was in Essen
in connection with negotiations with
the French and the German magnates
over a settlement of the reparation
deliveries difficulty.
The magnate was outflanked and
surrounded by the newspapermen in
a corridor of the Kaiserhof just as
he had finished dining with one of
th three directors Of the Municipal
Electric works and several other
business friends
Herr SHINES declined to reveal
anything relative to the plans he
had in mind in paying his surprise
visit to Essen.
en- ooo cryyr
Evening star., 1923-02-06
FLETCHER SAILS FOR HOME,
Ambassador Coming to Head o.. s.
Delegation at Santiago. +

By the Associated Press.
BRUSSELS, February 6.-Henry p.
Fletcher. ambassador to Belgium.
who will head the American delega-
tion at the pan-American congress
in Santiago, Chile, next month, sailed
from Antwerp today for England
en- route to the United States. He
will land ut Harwich and proceed TO
Southampton, whence he sails for
New York February s.
Evening star., 1923-02-06
MORSE BROTHERS
ARRESTED ON TRAIN
Taken From Sleeper in New
York on Charges of
Conspiracy.
AWAIT BAIL IN PRISON
Sons of Charles W. Had Long
Fought Arrangement in South
ern District Court.
AWAIT BAIL IN PRISON
By the Associated Press.

By the Assoca ted Press.
NEW YORK, February e.-~Victims
of a sensational arrest in the sleep
ing car that was taking them to
Washington for trial of war frauds,
Benjamin and Harry F. Morse were
arraagned before Federal Judge
winslow here today on charges of
conspiring with Charles w. Morse.
their father, and twenty-one other
defendants. to use the mails to de-
fraud steamship stock purchasers.
They refused to plead on the
ground that they had not had time
to consult counsel. but the court or
dered a tentative plea of not guilty
entered for them and sent them TO
Jail until they could raise $4,000
bail each.
Arrested in Station.
The arrests. staged at Pennsylvania
terminal, where they had been trailed
from New England by Department OF
Justice agents, brought an abrupt end
to two strenuous court fights to es-
cape trial here.
Removal proceedings begun in Bos.
ton when Benjamin refused to come
to New York for arraignment in the
southern district court still were
still pending.
Harry had defeated, at least tenn
porarily, similar proceedings begur
at New Haven. Conn, to enforce his
presence here. His removal had beer
ordered by q United States commits
sioner, but he obtained freedom on q
writ Of habeas corpus.
Bench Warrants.
The arrests were made on bench
warrants issued several weeks age
after the brothers had refused to ap-
pear for arraignment. A similar
bench warrant is out for Ervir
Morse, who also has failed to put ir
an appearance here since the indict
ment was returned. Erwin lives il
MARYLAND Removal proceeding:
against him are pending.
The three Morse brothers. their ia.
ther and the other defendants wer,
indicted by a federal grand Jury herr
on April 81, 1922. All the defendanti
save the Morse family put in promp
appearances and entered pleas of no
guilty. Charles w. Morse delayed To-
a long time his appearance here, bu
| finally, on January rs of this year, h.
appeared. He entered no plea, how
ever, obtaining postponement on th
| ground that, a motion to quash th
| Indictment and other technical move
! were as yet undecided by the court
| He was released In $40. 900 bail.
TRIAL OFF TWO WEEKS.
Evening star., 1923-02-06

BY the Associated Press
LONDON, February "a report
that the French have advanced
twenty five miles beyond the frontier.
occupying Goddelau. in Hesse, reach
ed London today In an Essen despa tch
to the Times. The correspondent adds
that the Germans momentarily ex-
pect the occupation of Mannheim.
Evening star., 1923-02-06
All of ''Today's News" Today

That The Star may give its readers the most
complete well the most reliable service, the
$50 Edition is issued, containing the last word of
news-sports finals, financial resume, ETC. Also the
Court Calendar for tomorrow.
For sale by newsboys and
newsdealers throughout the city.
Evening star., 1923-02-06
10000 STILL AT WORK.
BY the Associated Press. -.-=

BY the Associated Press
EAMBORN. February 6.-Sixty-six
thousand workmen employed in the
various Thyssen plants at Hamborn,
Muelheim, Duisburg and Dinslaken
are working full time-three eight
Continued on PAGE 2 Column Ky
Evening star., 1923-02-06
PUT UP TO BRITISH.
Reopening Reported Left to Reply
to French.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associat ted Press.
PARIS, February S.-The reopen
ing of the near east conference at
Lausanne was said in Official circles
here this afternoon to depend upon
the British governments reply to
Premier Poincares note of yester-
day. In this note the French pre-
rnier made it known to Lord Curzon,
the British foreign secretary. that
the Turks were disposed to accept
the allied proposal for a settlement
of the capitulations question.
1t is understood at the foreign Of
flee that the Turks are quite ready to
resume the conference where il brok e
off Sunday evening. and this is the
suggestion Premier Poincare has
made to London and Rome with the
understanding that none Of the ques-
tons already settled be reopened.
Ready to Resume Conference.
The break at Lausanne Sunday is
attributed In French official circles
to the fact that there was friction
within the Turkish delegation. and
that the Turks had not fully appre-
ciated the extent of ground the con-
ference had gone over and that the
time had come to bring It to an end
1t is thought now that the Turk $
are ready to resume the conference
with disposition that promises an
early and successful termination Of
the negotiations
Resumption of the conference in
another month. after Ismet has re-
turned from Angora. is also said to
have been suggested by the head of
the nationalist delegation.
NJ. Bompard, the chief French rep
resentative. declared: 1T is not rup-
ture. the conference is interrupted /"
In a conversation with Ismet Pasha
before leaving Lausanne, NJ. Bompard
is said to have learned that the Turk
Ssh leader stands ready to accept the
capitulation clauses which proved
one OF the stumbling blocks at the
Sunday session.
Evening star., 1923-02-06
WEATHER.

Snow tonight and tomorrow; not
quite so cold: lowest temperature
tonight about 22 degrees.
Temperature for twenty-four hours
ended at 2 pm. today: Highest, %. at
$3.50 pm. yesterday: lowest, 19, at 7:40
am. today. Full report on page 8.