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Evening star., 1923-11-01
3 TAMPANS LASHED
BY UNMASKED men
Cries Of Help ip Halloween Crowds
Fail to Bring Aid-Warned
by @. @. @.
By the Associated Press.

by tne AssOcid'eu fress
TAMPA. Fla, November 1.-Un-
masked men last night took at least
three residents of Tampa to the
woods about six miles east of here,
whipped them and left them wounded
and bleeding to make their way back
to the city, according to reports
made to Chief of Police Williams to-
day. s
Leo Isaacs, restaurant proprietor,
under the care of physicians, as are
suit of the lashing he got, told news
paper men that four men seized him
at the door of his cafe, carried him
in an automobile to the woods. about
six miles from town, where they
gave him a whipping: His physicians
and that his body was covered with
welts and discolorations. Isaacs said
his assailants handed him letter
warning him to close up his business
in ten days and not to open II unoer
threat of death.
He has been arrested many times
on federal warrants charging liquor
law violations, say the authorities.
The written warning stated: III the
officers cannot handle you. we can and
will"
Enrique Rosa, head waiter of a
we'll known Spanish cafe here, was
spirited away by band OF men TO
the woods near Oldsmar. fifteen miles
west of Tampa. where be was lashed
and left to make his way home, An
drew Williams. negro restaurant pro-
prietor, was taken to a point near
Myrtle Hill cemetery. five miles nortn
of here, and beaten.< Both men re-
ceiyed written warnings similar to
that given Isascs. They were signed
"Que Que Que"
The setx1res took place about the
same tine during the height of the
HalleWeen celebration and their cries
for help brought no assistance.
Evening star., 1923-11-01
TIME LIMIT IS SET
FOR RWALTON'SPLEA
Request for Extension of
Time Meets Rejection.by
Oklahoma Senate.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
OKLAHOMA CITY. Okla, November
ii. c. Walton, suspended governor,
was given until 1850 pm. today t1 enter
his plea to impeachment charges pre-
ferred by the House when his counsel
asked for ten days extension Of time
for preparation OF an answer soday.
The senate court Of irnpeachment then
recessed until that hour.
Gov. Walton appeared personally, ac-
companied by his five attorneys. who
sought the delay in the arraig1ament.
The house board Of managers urged an
immediate plea.
Counsel for the executive said that
an effort would be made to disqualh,
some of tha members of the aenate
court Of impeachment and to auash
some Of the Articles in the imneach-
ment bill.
No New Statement. !
The governor has made no addition
to previous statements that Ku zKlux
Klan members of the lower house con-
spired to impeach him. 1t Ia assumed
he will base his defense on the Khan
issue. which, he, says. will determine
whether invisible government" orr con-
stitutional government shall RUE in
Oklahoma.
Rumors persist in political quarters
that the governor will resign before
the trial is well begun. but are denied
in official circles.
The senate court before proceeding
with the trial will give attention to
charges of bribery against cettain
senators in connection with Gov. Wal-
The editor Of the Muskogee Times
Democrat has been summoned to- ex-
plain news article charging that
two senators had been approached
with $4,000 bribes. The newspaeer.s
asked to divulge the source-6f= the
Gov. Walton emerged Victorious to-
day In his challepee of the Legality
Of state-wid 6 special election on: Oc-
tober 2, which passed a constitutional
amendmsnt empowering the state leg-
islature to meet on its own call to in
vsstigate state officials.
Draws First Blood.
Judge Tom Chambers in district
court here late yesterday granted: the
executives application to make per
manent a temporary Injunction re-
from certifying returns from the
election because the legislative pro-
posal, as we'll as five other amend
ments, had not been given the zre-
quired publication. An appeal will
be made to the state supreme court.
William Joseph Simmons, emperor
Of the Ku Klux Klan, conferred a
life membership in the Khan upon
Gov. Walton, in Just recognition of
your constant loyalty" according to
letter to Walton dated September
10. 1928. Gov. Walton declared so-
day. The governor said he requested
the certificate of membership be aot
mailed him, as he was not in sym
pathy with Khan ideals
Gov. Walton reiterated that :he
had never applied for membership
In the Ku Rlux Klan and denied the
statement Of Imperial Wizard Evans
at Atlanta that he is "klansman zat
large"
II would rather be right and work
In ditch than to be the highest
official of the Invisible Empire and
dwell in the palace Of the king" the
governor declared.
Gov. Walton displayed on his way
to the court chamber a letter FROM a
Boston theatrical company Offering
him $4,000 weekly for q lecture tour
through New England OF six weeks
or longer.
Evening star., 1923-11-01
CUT IN GRAIN RATES
REFUSED BY ROADS
]. c. c. Told Presidents Re-
quest for Reduction on Ex-
ports Turned Down.

Railroad executives representing
nearly all the trunk lines in the
United States notified the Interstate
Commerce Commission today that
they would be unable to grant a
voluntary reduction in freight rates
on grain for export. which President
Coolidge recently asked of them.
No mention was made in the rail-
roads announcement, which was de-
livered through a committee of trunk
line presidents. of their conclusions
on. the request Of the President for a
readjustment in rates of coal for
export.
Railroad men had concluded, the
committee said, that a reduction in
grain rates would not beneflt Ameri-
can farmers, principally because Ca
madam railroads would Immediately
follow the policy Of cutting rates to
the seaboard, as they had in the past.
In addition, they said. western rail-
roads would be obliged to share In the
losses in earnings which would result
from an export grain rate reduction,
and also would have to make reduc-
tions to Pacific and gulf ports to meet
the new rates suggested in the traffic
to the Atlantic seaboard.
Declaring western roads were in no
position to stand any loss of revenue
Whatsoever, the executives said 1t
would be necessary to reduce rates
on -four and all types of grain as
we'll as on wheat IL the change in
export rates was made and this also
would adversely affect the western
roads earnings.
The roads have every desire to
help the wheat farmer" the commit
tees statement concluded, land have
approached the matter in that spirit,
but they believe that reduction In
the export rates will mot benefit the
wheat grower for the reason that,
conforming to long established and
well recognised economic laws, any
reduction in the, rates on American
grown wheat will be Immediately fol-
lowed by corresponding lowering OF
rates or prices on wheat grown in
Canada, Argentina and other wheat
exporting countries and consequently
no change in the situation would re-
suit other than lowering of tbs
price to the foreign consumer without
benefit to the American farmer and at
the expense of the railroads..
Evening star., 1923-11-01
SEEK TO PROTECT
DISTRICT BORDERS
Board of Trade Committee
man Urges Body to Control
Suburb Building.

Recommendations for the creation
of a commission to coordinate the
development of territory adjacent to
the District of Columbia IN accord
ance with plans made for the city of
Washington, Is contained in a report
OF the committee on municipal art of
the Washington Board of Trade, sent
to E. F. Coliaday. president, today by
Appleton p. Clark, jr., chairman.
Calling attention to ths~Eecommep-
dations in a previods reporty Mr.
Clark says that the suburhsfiow de-
veloping acISss the state lines will
be a part of the.-city, even if not
lawfully so. He urges that steps
be<taken- to have created a commits
s1on,>of representatives of the Dis
-trict of Columbia, Maryland and vir-
ginia. which would have authority to
make plans for development along
lines on which Washington has
grown.
:. AS. a part of the plan to improve
the design of buildings, the commit
tee announced that 1t is planned to
make medal awards annually for
meritorious designs, and that circular
letters had been sent out to archi-
tects, builders and others. requesting
them to send list of buildings
which they wished to have consid-
cred.
The first bronze medals will be
limited to buildings erected during
the three years prior to January l,
1923. Several hundred buildings
have been examined by a jury. the
personnel of which was announced
for the first time in the report. as
follows: Theodore Wells Pietsch and
Howard Sill of Baltimore, Md, and
T. ]. d. Fuller of this city.
Announcement of the awards is to
the presentation of the medals is to
be made at a full meeting of the
Board of Trade.
Evening star., 1923-11-01
Chi, la's Boy Emperor, Too Poor
To Pay Debts, May Sell Relics

!. at. present is unable to raise suffi-
cient funds to pay officials and other
public servants. AS result, it is
expected that further relics of the
once mighty Manchu house will be
sacrificed by the boy emperor to
meet his debts. . srN
The court in which the goldsmith.s s
suit was filed, 1t Is said. taking into
consideration the extreme poverty Of
Hsuan Tung. has agreed to treat
the case leniently and give the
youthful ex-ruler time to raise what
ever cash he can to satisfy his cred
For many months the boy en-
peror" has been trying to adjust
hts expense to his income. The lat
ter, during recent political upheav-
ais Of the capital. has had virtually
nothing. He even dismissed from
service in the Forbidden city 1000
eunuchs in an attempt to halt ap-
preaching poverty. Also he has sold
many priceless family relics to aid
the family exchequer. But at Pres
ent the financial outlook for Hsuan
2ooka-Jery-dAIks-
Evening star., 1923-11-01
Hill Says Home
Padlocking Moue
Illegal, in Reply
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press
BALTIMORE, Md, November l.
The answer. of Representative
John Phillip Hill of Maryland in
the paddock" injunction proceed
ings several weeks ago. which re-
suited in the sealing up of Mr..
Hills wine cellar and stopping his
manufacturing of home made wine,
denied that the proceeding Is a
civil action, but claims that it is
a criminal action. e
1t further declares that cit is
Illegal and unconstitutional to at
tempt to paddock for year a pri-
vate dwelling because nature has
taken it's course with grape juice
and made it attain an alcoholic
content of more than one-half of
! per cent The answer raises also
the issue as to the meaning of
Notwithstanding" in section 81 of
the Volstead act.
Evening star., 1923-11-01
QUASHED COAL CASES
APPEALED BY GORDON
u. S. Attorney Carries Prosecution
of Eleven Capital Dealers to
Higher Court.

United States Attorney Gordon, in
open court this morning, noted an ap-
peal to the District Court of Appeals
from the decision of Justice Hoehling
quashing the indictment for alleged
conspiracy against eleven coal mer-
chants.
The court sustained a plea in abate-
ment for the defendants. who claimed
the indictment was invalid because
returned by a grand jury on which
George H. Van Kirk sat- Van Kirk
was receiving disability compensa-
tion from the United States, and Jus
tice Hoehling held him to be thereby
disqualified for jury service.
The matter will probably be heard
by the Court of Appeals early in the
new year.
Evening star., 1923-11-01
BY PAUL SCOTT MOwRER.

By Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily News.
PARIS, November 1. With Ger
many perhaps on the verge of civil
war, the situation In eastern Europe
has suddenly become exceedingly
tense.
Soviet Russia gives every sign of
contemplating armed Intervention in
Germany in behalf of the German
communists. opposing. IL necessary.
even Poland and France. The soviet
garrisons on the Polish. and Lettish
frontiers recently have been consid-
erably strengthened. From secret re-
ports 1T is known that the soviet war
council at recent meeting dis
cussed possible plans Of campaign.
At the same time the third inter-
rationale has renewed propagandist
activities in all the principal Euro
pean countries. A series of suspicious
strikes have broken out in Polish
industrial centers. A communist
university" has just been opened
In Amsterdam. Karl Radek, agent of
the third fnternationale. recently
flooded French and German commu-
mist newspapers with incediary and
threatening editorials, promising Rus
sian support to all militant commu-
nfsts and giving assurance that Rus
sia's bayonets are not blunted."
To relieve the German communists
fear of famine in case they attempt a
Evening star., 1923-11-01
75 HURT IN WRECK
IN WEST VIRGINIA
Two Coaches of B. & 0. Pas
senger Train Turned Up
side Down in Field.
By the Associated Press.


ORLANDO, w. Va, November l.
More than seventy-five passengers
were injured, four seriously. when
Baltimore and Ohio train No. 81, a
local. running from Clarksburg to
Redwood, was derailed near here to-
day. Two coaches. crowded with pas
sengers. jumped the tracks and rolled
about forty feet into a field. where
they came to a stop. upside down. The
injured were brought to a hotel here.
Doctors and nurses from nearby
towns were summoned to Orlando,
and an emergency hospital was set up
in the hotel.
A number of women suffered broken
bones and other injuries, while one
small boy was hurt seriously. Prac-
tically every passenger on the two
coaches suffered hurts. &,'f e' - Z, =
The attending physicians said that
a majority of the injured sustained
cuts and bruises and were not in a
serious condition.
Evening star., 1923-11-01
BLAMEs GERMAN RICH.
Denies Nation as Whole Is in Grip
Of Poverty.

MEYERS. France. November l.
remier Poincare. speaking yesterday
the Inauguration of a soldiers me-
mortal here. stated that Germany had
been forced into a Systematically or
ganized bankruptcy and that certain
classes of the population have been
reduced to misery for the sole bene-
mt of wealthy industrial and CONNER
cial leaders.
For this reason he deems it neces-
sary, he said. to hold Germany's
pledges until France is paid in full,
and pointed out the progress made in
the Ruhr during French occupation
tivity.
In conclusion he defined the scope
OF the inquiry of experts appointed
Ing that 1t must only deal with Ger
manys present capacity to pay
me premter's speech, after a
Lengthy introduction dealing with the
France had been treated by the
versailles treaty and of the disap-
pointments resulting from it. This
OF the moment-the committee of ex-
perts and the role 1t will play under
the reparations commission.
VIII Not Alter stand.
This is not the moment to change
our conduct, and We will not change
it," the premier declared. 1--WE have
a keen desire to solve as rapidly as
possible and in full agreement with
our allies. the grave question of re-
terested than any. but we will
neither reconsider fixing our credits,
abandon our rights. renounce our
pledges nor destroy the treaty signed
by so many nations"
Let an examination be made to
discover what Germany can pay this
moment. or during a short space of
time continued M. Poincare That
is we'll. That is the very role of the
reparation commission, enlightened
by experts 1t can appoint; that the
separation commission determine
NEW arrangements, OF payment is the
thaN 1t search for means of raising
German finances in a purely none
tary Nashion is its right, but let 1t
not aNtempt either to change deci-
the totSal amount of our credits nor
engaged in future attempts indefi-
WHAT injustice, what risk, IL in a
short time Germany should be freed
from part of it's debt. and if in some
wears s1he should present herself be-
fore usl resurrected. enriched. to hu-
initiate Jus by a renewal of her power
and CRUSH us by her supremacy! We
will not be taken in such snare"
In his peroration Premier Poinca re
declared that Frances conduct was
of the simplest and frankest nature
possible, without any hidden motive
France! would not be ruined, he said.
in order to increase the shameless
Wealth of certain German magnates
whose loligarchy still remained true
.Ao AoUareiRn German reDublic
1--WE 40 not intend" continued the
premierl, that the reich shall harbor
ideas OF revenge and go even as far
as America to conspire against
French unity and protest against the
restitution. of Alsace and Lorraine to
the mother country; nor that 1t re-
constitute its military formations and
armamefats. That is ALL
Dealing with the peace treaty. the
Continued on Page 2, Column p
Evening star., 1923-11-01
|CUT IN GAS RATE
EXPECTED today
Public Utilities Commission
May Reduce Price Five
Cents for Thousand.

A decision reducing the price Of gas
is expected from the Public Utilities
Commission at Its regular weekly
meeting this afternoon.
The present rate to private house,
holds Is s1.05 per 1000 cubic feet. AL
though the commission has not inti-
mated what its decision will be, the
belief prevailed today that IL cut Is
decided upon the new rate probably
will he 81.
The Washington and Georgetown
gas light companies have filed a
last-minGSe brief. setting forth a
series of reasons why they feel the
rate should not be reduced at this
time.
Claim Valuation Too Low.
The companies argue that the COM
which is the basis for rate fixing. is
too low and that no action should be
taken until the valuation cases are
settled.
They further contend that the al
lowance for maintenance and amor
tization should be increased and that
a cut now would imperil the credit
Of the companies.
The commission also will consider
this afternoon the question of wheth-
er an effort should be made to reach
a settlement with the Potomac Elec-
trio Power Company in the long-pend-
ing valuation dispute.
The members of the commi Ssion
will discuss this proposal with for
mer Corporation Counsel Syme. but 1t
is not expected that they will make
III THAR
Counsel Stephens will advise the COM
mission as to what steps 1t should
take.
Commissioners Rudolph and Oyster
are known to be considering the ad-
visibility of entering into negotia-
to bringing the court fght which has
already extended over six years, to
an early end.
RandIe Highlands Busses.
A third matter of Importance to be
decided by the commission this after
noon is the Improvement of transpor-
tation service to Randle Highfands.
The commission has before 1t pro-
posal from the CAPITAL Traction Com
pany to establish a bus line from 18th
street and dPennsyIvania avenue south
east4nto Randle Highlands
LII opposition to that, Col. A. E.
Randle, president of the East Wash
ington Heights Traction railroad, Is
advocating through bus service from
the highlands to the center of the
city.
If 1t has time the commission also
may take up the application filed yes
terday by Col. Randle for authority
to establish motor bus lines along the
routes Of every street car line in the
city.
Evening star., 1923-11-01
PO|NCARE DEFINES
ABSOLUTE LIMIT Of
ECONOMIC PAR[EY
Can Fix Present Capacity of
= Germany to Pay, But
Cannot Cut Total.
REAFFIRMS FIRM STAND
TO FORCE FOE TO SETTLE
Premier Lays Misery in Ruhr to
Juggling of Money by Ger.
man Rich.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PARIS. November Premier Poin-
care made a speech at Nevers today
in which, is interpreted by the French
foreign office, he recognized four
points as within the. jurisdiction Of
the committee of experts which is to
make a reparation inquiry as a re-
suit of the recent negotiations Of the
European chancelleries and the Wash
ingtcn government The premier. by
his recognition, 1t Is held, excluded
consideration of any other point. The
four points indicated are:
First-Germany's present capacity
for payment
Second--New methods of payment.
Third-The renovation of German
finances.
Fourth-A new monetary system.
This program. the foreign Office
points out. is in line with that indi-
Gated in the American note to Lon
don. Premier Poincare, II is declared
considers that Germany's debt to the
allies was fixed once for all and can
not be changed. any more than the
total amounts advanced by the United
States to the allies during the war
can be changed
Evening star., 1923-11-01
SEASONS FIRST ICE
IN DISTRICT TODAY
Official Weather Temperature
$3.50 Degrees, But Freezing in
Low Places Is Admitted.

The seasons first ice formed in
exposed places in the District early
today, Ice an inch thick was report
ed in water buckets at the Rock
Creek golf course by enthusiasts who
went around in the morning.
Formation of ice was. reported from
other points. The thermometer at the
weather bureau early today register
ed a low mark of 1880 degrees, but
the local forecaster said that un-
doubtedly In low, exposed places q
temperature OF 80 degrees was reach
ed.
Fair and continued cold Will be the
Districts portion tomorrow, accord
ing to the weather bureau. Close to
freexing weather will prevail, with
probable frost.
There was a heavy frost this morn
Ing, which lay on the ground several
hours after sunrise.
Evening star., 1923-11-01
WILL REQUEST FUNDS
FOR CRIMINAL BUREAU
Department Of Justice Ready to
Proceed With Identification
Center Plans.

Department of Justice plans for ,es-.
tablishment here of a central criminal
bureau of Identification. to cooperate
with Scotland Yard and other foreign
agencies, has progressed 50 satisfac-
torily that Congress will be asked for
an appropriation Of 100000 as an
initial fund for the bureau
Records Of the federal penitenti-
aries already are being assembled for
concentration here, subject to the ap-
proval by Congress of the program.
Evening star., 1923-11-01
PORRAS CANNOT VISIT U. S.
Panama President Unable to At.
tend Monroe Doctrine Fete.

PANAMA: November president
Porras today announced that 1t would
be impossible for him to attend the
centennial celebration of the proc
lamation of the Monroe doctrine. at
Richmond Va
His proposed trip was cancelled on
receipt of a message today announc-
ing the arrival, December 8, of a
French diplomatic mission for the
Inauguration of memorial to French
canal diggers.
Evening star., 1923-11-01
Learn in Sleep
Radio System Is
Success II, Many

The '1earn-while-you-s sleep sys-
credit by the Navy Department to-
day as explanation for the fact
that every student at the Pensa-
cola air station had made a salts
factory mark.
Notwithstanding a controversy
over the efficacy of the system un-
der which students go to sleep
with the receivers over their ears.
the Pensacola authorities reported
all of those with low ratings had
been pulled up through the agency
of the subconscious mind, which
had absorbed those things missed
in the classrooms
Evening star., 1923-11-01
THREE DIE IN WRECK.

PHILADELPHIA, November L.
Three men were killed early todey
when a Reading railway milk train
struck an open switch and plunged
twenty feet over q trestle siding here
today. The dead, all Of Reading. P&.
were: /. L. Williams, engineer; A. 6.
Folk, fireman, and H. W.. Deicher,
brak keman. The accident occurred on
q spur of the railway running froI:l
the Port Richmond coal wharves tb
Wayne junction.
Evening star., 1923-11-01

peror" of China
sitting in lone
some GRANDEUR in
his isolated pal
ace of the For
hidden city, has
been sued by a
Peking goldsmi n
for 100000 taens
and has applied
to the new preS-
id>nt of Chinh,
Tsao Kun, for
partial paymeEs
Of the imperial
allowance of $4.f
100000 (Mexicanl
yearly, according
to the Astatie
News Agency.
But there is litT
Evening star., 1923-11-01
18 TO DIE in MOSCOW.
Sentenced for Bribery and Corrup
ton, as 23 Draw Terms.

MOSCOW, No |ember 1.-Eighteen
persons were sentenced to death to-
day and twenty-three given prison
sentences as a result of the trial of
bribery and corruption.
The prisoners were employees Of the
naval technical department and con-
tractors alleged to be in collusion
with them.
Evening star., 1923-11-01
Turkey May Send
DR.. Adnan Bey
As ENJOY to u.

r LONDON. November DE. Ad-
nan Bey, nationalist leader, is ex-
pected to be the first ambassador
from the Turkish republic to
Washington. according to a dis
patch to the Morning Post from
Constantinople.
Evening star., 1923-11-01

By the Associated Press.
PEKfNG. November 1.-The last Of
the rulers OF the great Manchu dy-
nasty, Hsuap Tung, the boy en-
Evening star., 1923-11-01

Eoyernment acceding TO the. partial
payment plea aktheS finance -minisfryt