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Evening star., 1923-01-26
INVADERS SUFFER
BY RUHR SEIZURES
AIsace-Lorraine and Belgium
Plants Without Coal
and Coke.
BY GEORGE WITTE.

BY Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily News.
Copyright, 1923.
BERLIN. January 2S.-The iron and
steel mills in Alsace-Lorraine and
Belgium are suffering far more from
the Ruhr occupation than are the
German industries. according to spe-
cal dispatches from Cologne and
Coblenz to Berlin newspapers.
Belgian and Alsatian factories.
which have been receiving repara-
tions coal from the Ruhr are COM
pletely cut OF from these shipments" i"
says a dispatch to Der Tag. Now
that not single ton of coal has left
the Ruhr in two weeks. these plants s
have exhausted their coal and coke
supplies and in order to carry on
they will have to buy from Great
Britain. AS British coal and coke is
so much higher in price than German
coal and coke it Is doubtful whether
Alsace-Lorratne and Belgium will
buy from Great Britain. as they will
no longer be able to compete in the
international markets"
Members of the German industrial
league at a meeting decided to pool
Evening star., 1923-01-26
FRENCH REN0UNCE
MORATORIUM PLAN
Reparations Delegation Be.
lieves Germany Has Render.
ed Plea Void.
By the Associated Press.


PARIS, January 26.-The French
delegation OF the reparation commits
sion has officially submitted to the
commission the plan prepared by it
in reply to the German governments
demand OF November IA for a mora
torium. The plan is accompanied by
a supplementary note.
The French delegation believes
that 1t should maintain its plan SO
as to affirm its policy toward Ger
many and that 1t make known the
conditions 1t judges indispensable to
the granting of a moratorium, in case
the discussion of this question
should be resumed.
Nevertheless, NJ. Barthou. and NJ.
Delacroix. the French and Belgian
representatives, respectively, on the
commission, in view Of the resistance,
more and more accentuated, that Ger
many Is making to the penalties i'm
posed by the allies are in agreement
in considering that since January 13.
the date on which the reich notified
the reparation commission that all
deliveries in the nature of reparations
would cease. The German govern
Evening star., 1923-01-26
SEES FRENCH PACT
WITH RUHR MINERS
Capitalists on Both Sides
Will Join Hands for Produc-
ton, Says Italians.
BY EDGAR ANsEL MowRER.

BY Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily News
Copyright, 1923.
ROME. January 26-Several italian
business men have given the writer
the Following analysis Of the present
situation in the Ruhr controversy:
German coal and French iron need
each other. Sooner or later this need
will draw them together. The Ger
man coal owners will offer to compro-
mise. and the French iron owners will
accept terms not too humiliating for
Germany. The German miners, who
already will have been starved into
some kind Of work for the conquer
ors, will increase the output, the
French troops will withdraw, and the
French and German capitalists will
fraternize. permitting commercial
competition with Great Britain and
the United States. Italy must not be
excluded from this agreement.
These business men say that Ger
many cannot resist seriously. Ba-
varia hates France too much to break
away from the empire, as the French
hope. The Rhineland could be brought
over in time. but before that time
comes the German owners will reach
a bargain with the French. Great
Britain would like to be isolated from
the continent, but it cannot be, be-
cause today French military superior
ity. particularly in air forces. not
only cowes Germany. but threatens
Great Britain. which will be unable
to put any serious pressure on
France. 1t is only a question of how
many days will elapse before the French
and Germans get together.
The Russian menace. say the
Italians. is bluff and bolshevisn1. and
is out of the question. Italy must be
in a position to be included in the
new agreement which will be made
whether Great Britain likes it or not.
Premier Mussolini. therefore. con-
tinues his diplomatic overtures. hop
ing to hasten the day of reconcilia-
tion. The French. 1t Is noted, al
though they possess native coal. have
received So per cent of what Germany
has promised to deliver in a given
time, Belgium has received more than
so per cent, while Italy, which has no
coal, has received only 20 per cent OF
the deliveries. Therefore Italy intends
to watch every move In the Ruhr in :
dustrial battle. and will not permit
itself to be excluded from the nnai
settlement.
Evening star., 1923-01-26
KLAN CHIEFS IN CHICAGO
TO FIGHT ANTi-KLUXERS
By the Associated Press.

BY tne Associated Press.
CHICAGO, January 26.-Imperial
ofhcers of the invisible empire.
Knights OF the Ku Klux Klan, after
publicly appearing here for the as
serted purpose OF defending their
Chicago members and issuing a state
ment that hereafter the khan would
defend itself from attacks, gave n ew g.
paper reporters a practical demon
stration Of the word "inyisible" in
the organizations appellation.
Hiram Wesley Evans. imperial wiz
ard; Edward Young Clarke, imperial
giant; +. L. Savage, imperial klalifr,
and Paul Etheridge. imperial klonsel,
arrived here yesterday, went to a
hotel. met newspaper men in an in
teryiew. and then disappeared
The four khan officials arrived pre-
pared, they said, to challenge press
reports that the city council had re-
quested the designations of all city
employees holding membership in the
khan.
Imperial Wizard Evans announced
he would issue a statement in answer
to published declarations Of Louisiana
state officials after analyzing them.
William Wrigley, jr.. Chicago
manufacturer and owner of the Chi
cago National League Base Ball Club,
has denied he held membership in the
Ku Klux Klan.
Evening star., 1923-01-26

their resources and also to act joint
ly abroad in obtaining coal and iron.
especially from Great Britain and the
United States. Representatives in
the United States OF the Krupp.
SHINES and other German Industrial
combines are already negotiating g
with the iron and steel interests there
for short-term credits in case France
carries out it's threats and cuts off
the Ruhr coal mines and steel and
iron works from the rest of Germany.
Similar negotiations are being carried
on between German industrial in
terests and the Russian soviet COM
mercial commission in Berlin for
coal and ore concessions in Russia and
Siberia The Germans promise to
build UP these interests in a short
time If they receive help from Russia
now.
Evening star., 1923-01-26
ALABAMA AK SLAYER
STRIKES FOURTH TIME
Plumber and Cafe Proprietor Lat,
est Victims of Crime Wave
Sweeping Birmingham.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BIRMINGHAM. Ala, January 90
Police have instituted a wide search
over the city In concerted effort to
apprehend the perpetrator of the
fourth ak assault in the past three
days in the crime wave sweeping
Birmingham. No arrests have been
made yet, officers report
The latest victim. w. C. Watkins, a
plumber, attacked at his residence
early today by a white man and beat
en- about the head. supposedly with a
blunt instrument. according to the
story he told the officers. Is expected
to recover. hospital authorities an
nounce today.
attacked late last night at his place
OF business, frightened his assailant
Evening star., 1923-01-26
PROTESTS RUM RULES.

NEW YORK, January 26.-Attorneys
for the Association for the Protection
Of Constitutional Rights argued before
Federal Judge Knox yesterday against
the copstitutionality Of that part Of the
Volstead act which limits the use Of
alcohol for medicine.
The association, whose membership
includes a number OF physicians, is
seeking an order restraining prohibition
and other federal officers from interfer-
ing with the prescription Of medical
LIQUORS in any quantity that medical
men may deem advisable.
Counsel for the physicians declared
the physicians had instituted proceed
ings because they felt that they should
practice their calling as their best judg--
rnent dictated. and not as Mr.. Volstead
and Jealous 'adherents prescribed"
Evening star., 1923-01-26

away by screams, and was not Sc
riously injured.
Mrs. Josephine vitellaro. attacked
at her residence Tuesday night, and
the deed discovered and reported to
ofncers early Wednesday, died last
night. Her husband, also q victim
of an ax-man at the same time, is in
critical condition and may not live,
IL is reported at the hospital.
The total Of similar assault cases
in the Birmingham district now
stands at twenty-five during the past
eighteen months
Burglary is attributed by officers as
the motive for the crimes.
Evening star., 1923-01-26
ORDERS OIL PROBE.
Texas House Favors Joint Legis
lative Committee.

AUSTIN, Tex. January 2s.-An in
vestigation into the ownership of all
oil concerns operating in Texas by
joint legislative committee has
been ordered by the House in pass
ing without debate concurrent reso-
luton by Representative Winfree Of
Houston.
The committee would be required
to obtain testimony as to how prices
of oil, gas. and their by-products are
fixed and ascertain what agreements.
combinations and contracts" exist
between Texas oil concerns and the
Standard Oil Company las to fixing
of prices and the handling of oil by
pipe line companies"
Evening star., 1923-01-26
FALSE NEWS LAID TO U. S.
REPORTERS BY FRENCH
Cabinet Considers Measures Aimed
at American Correspondents !.
in Rllhr.
Rx tba A.aoc,atad press

BY the Associated Press.
PARIS, January 26.-InQuiries in
official quarters failed to bring any
elucidation Of the communique issued
by the French cabinet saying that its
meeting yesterday morning was oc-
cupied with consideration of meas
ures to be taken with reference to
false news of foreign origin con-
cerning the allied action in the Ruhr."
The only suggestion offered was
made by the Temps, which added a
note to the communique. saying: THE
false news referred to has been sent
from Germany by foreign correspond
ents. principally American"
Evening star., 1923-01-26
UNDERTAKEN GETS BODY,
DESPITE FAMILY PLEA
Coroner Holds Man Dead, But Rela-
tives Claim It Case of Sus-
pended Animation.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associa ted Press.
PHOENIX, Ariz.. January 26.-The
body OF George Stevenson, declared dead
by eight physicians. but asserted to be
in a state Of suspended animation by
members Of his family. was in an un-
dertaking establishment here today, in
accordance with an order issued by
Coroner Fred c. Bolen.
The order, issued over protests by the
family, provided that the body remain
undisturbed for several days and men,
bers Of the family are permitted to
watch over 1t.
Evening star., 1923-01-26
$500, 900 RUM SEIZURE.
Drug Company Raided-Two OF
ficials Are Arrested.

NEW YORK, January 25-Prohibi.
ton enforcement agents late yester-
day raided the Cosmopolitan DRUG
Company in Chrystie street and seized
liquors valued by them at 100000
Alfred Tieman, president Of the con.
Germ. and David KAHN, treasurer, were
arrested.
Evening star., 1923-01-26
MISSING GERMANS SAFE.
odacials Expelled by French Arrive
at Darmstadt.
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press
BERLIN, January 26.-Dr. Schlu-
thus. president OF the state financial
Won Raiffeisen, president of the state
mines administration, expelled from
the occupied area by the French.
and yesterday reported missing.
have arrived at Darmstadt. They
were given suspended sentences of
OF imprisonment for one year by the
court-martial at Mayence yesterday
upon conviction Of refusal to obey the
orders of the French authorities.
Evening star., 1923-01-26
ment has itself. by this fact, rendered
it's demand for a moratorium null
and void

Under these conditions NJ. Barthou
and Delacroix will bring before the
commission a draft OF Germany's gen.
eral default in her obligations with
regard to reparations to France and
Belgium. Under paragraph II. an
mex 2, part 8, Of the Versailles treaty,
the French and Belgian delegates
will demand notification OF this recog-
milton of Germany's default to the
interested powers and will ask for
the maintenance in force of the
schedule Of payments Of May 6, 1921.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-09-15
WHAT WON

The matador had more skill than
the wild Bull of the pampas" and
vanquished him. But not in the first
round. as many predicted, doubtless
thinking the bull not as wild as his
friends claimed. Anyhow it provided
opportunity for eighty five thousand
people to part with over a million
dollars within a few minutes, say
ing nothing OF what some lost in
betting.
There is not space here for drawing
a moral-and few are in receptive
mood unless it be those WHO bet the
wrong way, and they are entitled to
no sympathy. While as for adjoining
a tale, one might as we'll occupy him
self in painting a lily. Barrels Of
good ink, miles Of typewriter rib
bon, and whole forests depleted for
paper on which to write about it
and IL P. T. Barnum were alive how
he would chuckle!
The world looked on much in the
mood Of the crowd around two
schoolboys melted to fight. Two of
the most physically powerful men in
the world pitted against each other
to demonstrate-what Mind over
matter; training and skill over
eristle and grit.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-09-15
Bible Fellowship Seeks To
Force Schools To Read Bible

Spokane, Wash. Sept. 14.-(By A.
P.)-That this is Christian nation,
that the American nation was
founded on the Bible that all consti-
tutional provisions are secondary to
the laws of Christ as set forth in the
Bible. and that the King James YER
sion of the scriptures is the official
basis for the free FUNDAMENTAL law of
God on which the nation is estab-
lished, is the claim of the Bible Eel
lowship of Citizens as made in a
declaration issued today by R. L. Ed
mission, of Spokane, a Presbyterian
lawyer acting for the Synod of Wash
ington of the Presbyterian Church in
the U. S. A, as well as for the Bible
Fellowship of which he is president.
The fellowship is the united interde-
nominational effort, following official
action by the Presbyterian Synod, to
obtain legal decree to compel the
reading of the Bible in every Amer
lean public school. Mr.. Edmiston
blames exclusion of the Bible from
the public schools for the advance of
criminality among young men.
The occasion for Mr. Edmiston's
statement is the observance of the
week of September 1922 as Consti-
tutional Week, at the recommended
ton of the American Bar Association.
I'VE must" said Mr.. Edmiston,
"counteract the tendency of many
interests that seek to show that our
government is without Christ or
Christianity. without God or church.
During Constitutional Week." he
continued, "all ministers of every
church should preach on the Declara-
ton Of Independence and the Consti-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-09-15
PAINS AND PENALTIES, NOT.
UNDERSTANDING

Just now there is considerable dis
cussion regarding the effectiveness Of
the prohibtory law. This, as the old
almanacs used to say about certain
phases Of the weather, should be
looked for about this time.
There are those who are shouting
that enforcement has broken down,
that President Coolidge must take
drastic measures, make wide spread
removals and all that. These sweep
ing charges are hardly borne out by
the experience of people in this part
of the country nor by the evidence
given out by Attorney General
Daugherty.
Under the national liquor law he
shows a record Of 72,4S9 convictions.
This doubtless is smaller than it
should be but is quite respectable
Showing at that. Then, nearly twelve
and a half million dollars has been
collected in fines while the total of
jail sentences in the past % months
amounts to more than 5000 years and
those sentenced include all grades of
criminals from the bloWsy bootleg
ger to the millionaire.
a.. Evidently violation Of the Volstead
law is not without it's pains and pen
alties and this fact may, probably
does, add to the clamor for repeal.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-09-15
Prizes This Week

First prize to the girls, Doris Brad
street, 8, Freedom. She did her pic
ture in water colors, and made it look
very natural indeed. The Big Brown
Bear had on the prettiest suit, pur-
pie trousers, red jacket, and a yellow
blouse. Jack Rabbit was dressed in
blue, but he had torn hole in the
knee of his trousers and his mother,
dear little Lady Love had put on
neat red patch. And, Oh my, how
good that lollypop tree did look! Lol-
lypops of all colors grew on the tree,
yellow. pink, gree, red and orange.
First prize for the boys was won by,
Roger Goodwin, 4, Litchfield. For
such a tiny fellow, his picture was so
good that he surely deserves a book.
He gave Big Brown Bear nice blue
suit, with yellow blouse. Jack Rab-
bit had on a purple coat and green
trousers. The lollypops were colored
just right, and so was the sky, the
grass and the rocks around the cave.
Others who did so well that it was
hard to choose the best ones, were the
following under Honorable Mention:
Clyde Robinson. Augusta; John
Rollins, s, Gardiner; jeanette Rubri-
cius, 8. New York City: Ruth Willis,
Q, Gardiner; Louise Lathbury. Q, Au-
gusta; Henry Wescott, 6, Windsor
Vile; Alfred Morrow. II, Waterville;
Kathleen Mclaughlin, 9, Augusta;
Albertine Lunt, II. Windsorville;
Beatrice Curtis. 10. Gardiner; Doro-
thy Penney, II. Augusta; W. Lee
Stone, II. Augusta; Donald f. Mos
her, 12. Belgrade; Elmer Fortier, 9,
Dexter: Winona Richards, Q, Skowhe-
gan: Virginia Tribou, s, Augusta;
Vivian Moves. 6, Augusta; Flora
Hoxie. s, Clinton; Rena Curtis. Z,
Gardiner; Mearl Allen, Q. Augusta;
Francis c. Bailey. II, Gardiner: Chest
er Ellis. 5, Gardiner; Frank Farnham,
6. Belgrade; Robert Drake, s. Gard
liner: Margaret Fuller, Augusta;
Charles Hodgkins. s. Gardiner; Wal
ter Eashon, s. Waterville.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-09-15

when experiments with the fuel
proved highly successful, and now
with the assurance of patent protec-
ton, the inventor intends to start
production of the fuel. Included in
the patent rights are clauses guar
anteeing mileage at least equal to
that given by gasoline with an even
greater ratio of power More impor-
tant even than these, however, is the
clause protesting the inventors
claims OF absolute non carbonization
in whatever type of engine the fuel
is used. This, in itself, Is revolu-
ton in the automobile world and one
long awaited by both motive en-
gincers and the motoring public.
Forming of carbon in gasoline burn
ing engines has always been a source
of constant trouble and expense to
motorists and even the recent devel-
opment of gasoline to the point of re-
finery known as high test gasoline
had done little or nothing to eliminate
this evil. Greatest interest is being
shown by local automobile men who
have witnessed during the past
months a series of remarkably sue
cessful tests covering the non-car-
bonization claim and now. with the
granting of patent rights the motor
ing world in general will await pro-
duction of the fuel. Cost is always
uppermost in the minds of the con-
sumner however, but according to the
inventor cost of production has been
accurately figured out and he is as
sured that he will always be able to
compete on an equal basis with gaso-r
line even should the present price
war sweep New England. Should Mr..
White attain in short time the
heights of business success as manu-
facturer of product ever in demand,
his life and career will furnish inter-
estng copy for writer's of romance
and we'll earned success against
great odds. For in his long fight TO
give to the world great invention
Mr.. White had. unfortunately, to
suffer the loss of his sight. Despite
this handicap he has worked patient
ly, though slowly on and now it would
seem his highest hopes are about to
be realized.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-09-15

ries to all the furry and feathercoated
people of the Shady Forest and the
Sunny Meadow. Tune in and let US
know by telephone how the story is
going over. Step into the Hollow
Stump Telephone Booth and call us
up: One, three, five, Sakes Alive;
Pine Tree Top, Lollypop."
But, dear boys and girls. no sooner
had l commenced than the telephone
bell rang furiously and Squirrel Nut
crackers voice came loud and strong
over the wire: ASK Mr.. Cory to put
me in the story"
"All right" said Professor Crow,
but before he finished instructing me
the bell rang again.
Busy Beaver talking" came over
the wire, ASK David Cory to say
something about me-"
"All righto," answered the old crow
hanging up, but jingle, jingle, tinkle.
tinkle went the bell before I could
wink.
This is the Big Brown Bear. Ask
David Cory to put me in the story, "
were the words l heard as Prof Crow
answered. "Ill see what can do"
Hurry up and commence" he said,
turning to me. when, tinkerly tink,
jingerly,' jink went the bell and
Granddaddy Bullfrog begged Prof.
Grow to have me mention him over
the wire.
"All rightu, Mr.. Bullfrog." answered
Prof. Grow tut even before he had
hung up the receiver, Chippy Chip
munk was requesting that / say
Hello" to him.
Goodness me-" said Prof. Grow,
"if they keep this up, there'll be no
story at all"
'Tnscrew the bell" said. then
we won't be interrupted and I'll go
on with my story"
And boys and girls, if hadn't said
that, I never would have been able to
saw word to all the little people of
the Shady Forest and the Sunny
Meadow
Now you can color the illustration
to this story and do your very best.
I am glad to see that many of YOU are
improving. One little girl Won her
third prize. so don't get discouraged
or disheartened because you have not
yet Won book. Try hard. and send
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-09-15
ITALY VS.. JUGO.SLAVIA

The news reports contain much
about the controversy between Italy
and ugo-Slavia. 1t may help to a
better understanding of the situation
to recall some of the conditions OBJ
tanning in that part of the world.
Jugo- Slavia has a population of
around eleven and a half millions;
Italy, without her colonial possess
sions, a population of about thirty
nine millions. The treaty of Yer
sailles recognized Jugo- Slavia's
claim for a seaport on the Adriatic
and allotted Fiume to her. This was
bitterly opposed in Italy and DAN
nunzio seized it in 1919. Finally
Italy in a treaty with Jugo- Slavia,
known as the Treaty of Rapallo, ar
rived at an agreement under which
a small buffer state was to be set up
in which Fiume was to be governed
by a commission consisting Of two
Italians, two Jugo-Slavs and a citi-
zen of Fiume. Suburbs of Fiume
were put under control Of Jugo-
Slavia. A faction in Italy has bitter
ly~opposed this agreement and the
terms have not been carried out and
Eiume is under provisional admin
stration, and the Italian troops have
not been withdrawn, threats being
made that if they are the place will
again be seized as by DAnnunzio.
Under these conditions Mussolini
made fresh proposals to have the city
administered by the Italians, who
also. would represent it abroad.
This proposal Mussolini is insisting
Iugo- Slavia shall accept. On her
part she contends that to do so would
practically put the affairs of the
buffer state in Italy's power and in
consequence would prevent it be-
coming a port for Jugo Slavia. The
latter sees Italy striving to obtain a
stranglehold on the Adriatie Sea,
what with her seizure of Corfu and
what she proposes to do at Tiume,
Italy would thus be able to levy tri-