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Evening star., 1923-01-09
BEGS DEATH AFTER
TRAIN KILLS TWO

Two persons-mother and child
were killed and five persons, members
of the same family, were injured,
when caught on the tracks between
two trains of the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad at Monumental station, Md,
last night.
The party was crossing the tracks
to catch a train which they believed
a freight came laundering down upon
them. The two trains hurled the
bodies in all directions.
Engineman J. 2. Benner. driving
the freight. following the accident
engine and begged his crew to start
it and take his life. He Is suffering
from a nervous collapse.
The injured are at the University
Hospital, Baltimore, to which they
The family was moving to Avalon.
Md, and the father of the family
had gone ahead with the furniture
and the others were about to take
a train for their new home.
The dead are Mrs. John Baggott
twenty-six years old, of Alburton,
Nd. and Hilda- Baggott. eighteen
months old, her daughter.
The injured:
George Hickey, three years old,
nSpnSW OK IHS oOdQ ~OIIldHs TlKuI lex
and foot crushed, probably internal in
juries. ~
James Baggott, six years old: frac-
tured leg and probable internal in
juries.
Mrs Charles F. Whalen, ffty-two
years old, mother OF the dead woman
fractured ribs and shock.
Mrs. Thomas Hickey, thirty years
old; fractured ribs and bruises.
Naomi Baggott, four years old; cuts
and bruises,
Evening star., 1923-01-09
L0CKLlN HEADS DISTRICT
NAVAL RESERVE OFFICERS
Retiring Commander Blood Out
lines Progress of Bill to
ReorganiZe Force.

Lieut. (junior grade) Wilbert +.
Loc kiln. U. S. N r. F., was elected
president of the District of Columbia
Naval Reserve Officers Association at
meeting of the organization held
last night at the Naval Reserve arm
ory, Water and O streets southwest.
Lieut.. Commander John 3. Blood. re-
firing president, and Lieut.. J. c. Por-
ter were nominated, but at their own
requests their names were withdra WI.
Lieutenant Commander Albert p. Tib-
belts. Medical Corps. was reelected vice
president; Ensign j. NJ. Fewell was
elected treasurer. and Ensign r. W.
Wilson, Supply Corps. was reelected
secretary.
Commander John c. Schofeld, com
manding the local reserve forces, was
elected delegate to represent the local
body at the meeting of the United
States Naval Reserve Off1cers' Associa-
ton, to be held in this city February l..
Reports of the retiring officers were
received, as we'll as reports from several
committees. Commander Blood detailed
to the association the progress being
made on the bill now pending in Con-
gress to reorganiZe the Naval Reserve.
Evening star., 1923-01-09
House Gives Back
$26,387 Surplus
to u. S. Treasury

The House yesterday turned back $685.
sS7.73 into the federal Treasury in
cash, which had been appropriated
Tor salaries and expenses of members.
This amount accrued from appro-
priations for salaries and expenses of
members. including mileage, due TO
the fact that some members had died.
The salary and perquisites of the
member stop with his death. the sue
ceeding member receiving salary only
from the date of his election.
The amount returned on account OF
salary surplus during 1922 was
$19,736.25. The amount turned back
on the mileage appropriation was
$6.s9l.4S.
Evening star., 1923-01-09
WOMAN INDICTED
. ON FELONY CHARGE
Mrs. Minnie C. Tribby Is Ac-
cused of Shooting Ralph
{. Ruby.
DUE TO SEARCH OF HOME
Dry Agent Acting Under Warrant
at Time of Deadly Assault.
Other Indictments.
DUE TO SEARCH OF HOME

Mrs. Minnie c. Tribby of $685. Nor
rison street northwest, was indicted
today by the grand jury on charge
She is accused of shooting Ralph T..
Ruby, prohibition enforcement agent,
when he attempted to serve search
warrant at her home December %
last. The Indictment is the first to
be reported by the new grand jury.
Ruby, with his arm in sling, .tes-
tilted before the grand jurors, as did
the other officers connected with the
raid at the home OF Mrs. Tribby. Ac-
cording to the statements OF the ofl-
GERS Ruby, accompanied by Lieut..
Giles, Officers Stevens and Do"d IN
plain clothes, and two other poIlce-
men in uniform called at Mrs: Trib-
by's home about o'clock in the
afternoon, and, after repeated rins-
ing of the bell. received no response,
Ruby had q search warrant, II was
stated, issued by United states COM
missioner Macdonald. and Policeman
Stevens had warrant OF arrest
Onicera Enter the Home.
Several of the officers then went TO
the rear of the house and knocked az
the kitchen door a number or tlmes
without any result. Officer Ruby then
opened the door, which. ACCORDING 20
the officers, was not locked. ana Wnen
Ruby and Stevens entered the Kitchen
they found the gas burning on the
stove and dinner apparently In proc
ess of preparation, turkey roastlnE
in the oven and other articles OF Ioo9
cooking. One of the men remarked q
that somebody must be at home, ana
after asceTtaining that no one was IN
the kitchen, Ruby and Stevens opened
a door which appeared to lead into
one of the front rooms. They were
confronted by Mrs. Tribby, who was
pointing a revolver in their direction,
they said Both Ruby and stevens, II
is claimed cried out to her that they
were officers. but almost instantly she
fred, the bullet taking erect in
Ruby's breast. He fell to the moor,
Oficer Stevens firing his revolver at
the moment Ruby fell.
other Indictments Returned.
The grand jury also indicted Sam
uel Max Brown, colored. on charge
of rape. The negro is alleged to have
dragged Mrs. Florence Z. Wilson,
white woman, to secluded place
near sth and I streets southwest. and
with knife at her throat and threat
ening her life. assaulted her. The al
legged assault occurred December g.
last.
Others indicted include:. John w
Robinson and Irving ]. Brown, as
sault with dangerous weapon: Ralph
Turner and Wyclift Griffin, joy rid
ing: Daniel Lee Gross, forgery; Elias
Carpenter and Nettie Wells, robbery;
Robert Gilispie, Edward j. Stewart
William J. Sloan and Charles Green,
grand larceny.
Evening star., 1923-01-09
POINTED VIEWS BY
AMERICAN STIR ALLIES

Continued from First Page.)
miners, pointed out to the commits
sion early in the session the difficult
ties Germany had encountered last
year in making deliveries, saying
much of the coal had been frozen
been forced to import quantities of
the fuel for her own needs. He re-
marked also that the allies had esti-
mated the value of the coal Germany
failed to deliver at only 59,000,000
gold marks.
Herr Rupert, jurist, in summarize
ing the German case, appealed to the
commission to believe that Germany
had done her very best and that the
is per cent default which Germany
admits had been entirely beyond her
control.
Immediately after the reparations
commission had declared Germany in
default, Premier Poincare entered into
communication with Premier Musso-
lini of Italy and Premier Theunis of
Belgium. He will maintain contact
with them throughout the action ar
ranged in the Ruhr.
M Poincare, it is stated, also VIII
inform the British government as
soon as the orders are given for the
actual occupation.
Details Are Speculative.
1t was declared at the foreign office
this noon that all the details pub
lished in connection with the proposed
action by the French government
were purely speculative, as II was i'm
possible to give out precise informa-
ton concerning an operation of that
kind.
French, Belgian and Italian en-
gineers are at Dusseldorf, it was said,
ready to act on orders from Paris,
and ii was no secret that they would
be accompanied into the Ruhr valley
by a sufficient guard to insure their
safety.
Beyond that nothing of an author
lied nature was given out.
All the arrangements for the i'm
mediate execution of the order to
move toward Essen have been per-
fected, it Is learned semi officially,
and the occupation can be effected on
a few hours notice.
1t is expected the necessary order
will be given as soon as NJ. Poincare
receives from Premiers Theunis and
Mussolini their replies to the tele-
grams sent after the meeting of the
reparations commission.
Evening star., 1923-01-09
INDUSTRIAL HOME
PROVISION LAUDED

Commissioners Rudolph and Keller
today expressed their approval of the
action of the House in writing into
the appropriation bill a provision CIV
ing the Commissioners the power of
appointing the board of children's
guardians.
The House also took steps to pre-
vent another controversy over how
wards of the Juvenile Court should
be cared for. by providing for the
abolition of the board OF trustees OF
the Industrial Home School and plac-
ing control over that institution In
the board of guardiahs.
THE action of the House is in line
with the belief of the Commissioners
that all of these independent boards
afhliated with the municipal govern
ment should be appointed by the
board of Commissioners" said Mr..
Rudolph.
Col. Keller said he would want to
read the provisions inserted by the
House before commenting fully on
them. He indicated, however, that
from what he had heard Of the House
action it represented a fair solution
of the problem.
Changes Result OF Dispute.
The sweeping changes provided for
by the House amendment are a result
or the dispute that arose last SUNNI er
between the board of guardians and
the trustees of the home school over
the question of whether wards of the
Juvenile Court should be placed in the
industrial school or in private board
ing homes.
The board of guardians withdrew
all of its wards from the home school
and placed them with private fam
lilies, as a result of which the school
has been closed since September.
F. w. McReynolds. chairman of the
board of trustees of the Industrial
Home School, stated today that he
heartily approves Of the action taken
by the House with one exception.
He said he believes the House
should have left on the appropria-
ton for the board of guardians the
Limitation which would have forced
that board to fill up the home school
with children before sending any of
them to private families.
Mr.. McReynolds said the board of
trustees of the home school will rot
resign until the appropriation bill has
been acted on by the Senate and
agreed upon in conference.
Evening star., 1923-01-09
REILLY HURT IN ACCIDENT.
Porto Rico Governor Suffers Broken
Ribs in Auto Crash.

Mont Reilly governor of oPrto Rico
had two ribs broken in a motor car
accident. here Saturday and is now
confined to his room in a local hotel,
1t is learned. The governor is ex-
pected to be out. of bed within a
week. Gov. Reily's car, occupied only
by himself and chauffeur, was struck
by another car.
News Of the accident was withheld
at the time, 1t was explained. because
Gov Reilly did not wish unduly to
alarm his wife in San Juan. He
probably suffered no internal injuries
according to physicians, and early re-
covery is virtually certain. A nurse
Is in attendance The governor Is in
Kansas City, his former home, for Q
brief visit
Evening star., 1923-01-09
2SCHOOL YARDS
FOR FAIRGROUNDS
$4,000 Appropriation Would
Give Many Children Ad-
ditionaI Facilities.

At least twenty-five school yards
and possibly more, will be opened
as Fairgrounds next summer IL the
item of $4,000 now in the new ap-
preparation bill is retained by the
Senate.
Mrs. Susie Root Rhodes. supervisor
OF Fairgrounds, today called atten.
tion to the fact that this allotment
is $4,000 more than was allowed in
the current act for keeping school
yards open as recreation centers dur
ing the months that schools are
closed.
Tive Plans.
The supervisor expressed sratifica-
tion over the increase and predicted
an active year for the Fairgrounds de-
partment. Mrs. Rhodes can do one OF
two things with the $4,000.
She can open twenty-five school
yards during the summer months and
also maintain them as playground.
The alternative prospect IS to eper
thlrty-three school yards for the sum.
mer months only.
There are twenty-five regular mu-
nicipal Fairgrounds. so that IL Mrs
Rhodes adopts the first plan she will
have forty-four well equipped. organ.
lied play centers next summer.
III she adopts the second plan ant
opens thirty-three school yards fol
the vacation period, there will be &
total OF ffty-f1ve places for children
to play in safety next summer.
Many Children Attend.
In her testimony before the Hous,
subcommittee on appropriations re
Gently Mrs. Rhodes testified that las
summer there was an average at
tendance OF $1,000 a day on tn,
municipal grounds and 5000 a day OIL
the twenty-five school grounds
Thus a total of 10000 boys and girl
romped and played during the vaca
tion period, safe from the dangers o
street traffic and with trained super
visors to direct their games and watcl
over them.
Fully that many children and probabl,
more will frequent the Fairgrounds mex
summer. Mrs. Rhodes believes.
Hope to Restore Item.
District officials are hopeful that som,
way will be found before the appropria
tion bill becomes a law to restore tn,
provision for the purchase of two mu
nicipal grounds. which was knocked
out on point of order in the House.
One item was for the purchase o
the. Hoover playground, the onl,
white recreation center in the south
west, now used through the courtes,
of the owner. The other item was TO
the acquisition of a colored play
ground at 27th and o streets north
west.
The plan of making the schoo
yards available as Fairgrounds dur
ing the months when they otherwis
would be closed was originated tw,
years ago, when Commissioner oy
ster. in cooperation with The Star
raised a fund from private subscrip
tfons which made possible the open
ing of a number of the yards.
Last summer Congress removed tn
necessity of raising a private fun,
by allowing $4,000 for the purpose il
the current appropriation act.
Evening star., 1923-01-09
NEAR EAST PEACE
HOPE FRIGHTENED
Mudros and Mudania Agree.
mentS Viewed With New
Optimism.
10000 TURKS ADVANCED
Eastern Thrace Mobilization Not
Threatening Renewed Hos
tilities, However.
10000 TURKS ADVANCED
By A. n. DECKER.

LAUSANNE, January e.-There is
some reason to hope that the armi-
stice agreement of Mudros and Mu-
dania will this month be turned into
real peace. This optimism comes from
some Of the delegates. who say, un-
officially, that agreements have been
reached upon virtually all important
questions. Officially, however, they
say they cannot overcome the dead
locks which have accumulated in the
subcommissions. Hence the situation
Is confusing and puzzIing.
In British quarters it is said that
the Turks have brought 10000 SOL
diers into eastern Thrace. although
the armistice terms specified that only
5000 gendarmes were to occupy the
province. The Greeks are said to be
mobilizing near the frontier of east
ern Thrace. The Turks say, however
that the breakup of the conference
would not mean a renewal of hostili
ties, but each side would maintain the
status quo. The British also say they
will not attack unless attacked and
also that they will not leave unless
they are forced to do so. The Turks
claim that the breakup Of the con-
ference would permit the negotiation
Of separate treaties.
Turks Most Optimistic.
1t is significant that the Turks are
the most optimistic regarding peace
Apparently they think that the pres.
ent negotiations would give them &
80 per cent peace, while a break
might cause them to lose a golden op-
portunity. Probably Great Britain il
also desirous of making peace. The
indications are that she Is tired OF the
annoyance and cost of near east occu.
patton and is willing to withdraw un.
der proper conditions.
Great Britain seems ready to make
friends with Turkey and the Turks
are in a reciprocal mood. The Greeks
are recalling the years which Turkey
and Great Britain were allies agains,
Russia Perhaps this explains the
concessions made by the Turks and
perhaps it also explains the presence
in Lausanne of Russian commissars
NJ. Tchitcherin and NJ. Krassin and
the Geneva soviet representative.
Great Britain seems to want Tur-
key as an ally against Russia anc
that Turkey Is worried because more
than 100000 Russian troops are con-
centrated in the Caucasus. But the
Turks insist that there will be nc
friendship with Great Britain without
the return of the Mosul oil fields.
Evening star., 1923-01-09

the premiers would not listen TO or
receive the German reparations pro-
posals at the recent Paris conference,
and that they could not reach an
agreement of their own making
Chancellor Cuno declared the solu-
tion OF the reparations problem had
been postponed anew.
Would Kill Recovery.
France" he added. appears de-
termined to force her claims by the
application of coercive measures. 1t
would. therefore, appear that certain
quarters in France still believe full
tillment can be obtained from US by
such procedure. In my speech at
Hamburg I declared that the policy
OF sanctions spelled death to eco
nomic recuperation. and today 1 can
only reiterate this, with increased
earnestness and emphasis.
For In the same measure as we
were, and still are. willing and ready
to go to the limit of our economic
ana financial capacity in rendering
reparations, so also are we determin-
ed to not yield to coercion in any
form.
I'VE have tangible proof of our
readiness voluntarily to fulfill to the
extent of our ability the demands
upon US. If need be. the German
people will show equal firmness in
further following the path of its
affliction.
There can be no negotiations in
an atmosphere of pressure and
threats. We cannot oppose violence
with violence. We are determined,
however-and in this we have the
concurrence of the German people
n iT1 ltrrl,
world at large the economic folly and
complete illegality of the French in
tentions."
Renews Anti-War Idea.
The chancellor said Germany's Of
fer of an anti-war pact. based on a
plebiscite, still held good. He added
that the German government was
willing to double. even treble, the
number of years informally designat-
ed in the original proposal.
I'VE are ready" said the chancel-
lor so to constitute it that when
ever the hydra of war dares again
to raise its head the question, yes or
no, shall be decided, not in the secret
conclaves of diplomacy, or through
ftreside. The final decision shall rest
with fathers, mothers, sons and
daughters.
Gould anything be more demo-
cratic or serve more effectively TO
make the world safe for democracy
or democracy safe for the world?'
The German anti-war proposal, the
chancellor stated, primarily was in
tended to placate French apprehen-
sion with respect TO Frances Rhine
land frontiers and to afford France
guarantees which would run for a
period greatly in excess of the pres
ent term for occupation.
Evening star., 1923-01-09
w. H. De BEAUFORT DIES,

News was received this morning at
the Netherlands legation of the death
in Athens, Greece, OF Jonkheer w. H.
de Beaufort. minister Of the Neither
lands to Greece. after a brief illness.
years counselor of the legation In
Washington and for more than a year
was charge d'affaires of the Neither
lands during the absence Of former
Minister j. r. Cremer. Jonkheer de
Beaufort was one Of the most pop
mats who have served at this post,
and his promotion to minister, which
took him away from Washington, In
August, 1891, was cause for much re-
gret.- The cable bearing the news OF
his death had no details
Evening star., 1923-01-09

later two soldiers were assigned to
guard duty in that section.
The anonymous telephone message
was received at the headquarters OF
Department Of Justice agents direct
ing the assembling of evidence in the
inquiry.
Miss Hamilton had been expected
to testify that certain Morehouse
parish men had some months ago
forced her to leave the parish.
States attorneys today resumed
their open hearing. with an even
to be called before the court day
ended
That some of the witnesses to he
heard might be able to identify mem
bers of the band was regarded as q
possibility. None of those examine ed
during the first two days of the hear.
ing could name any of the hooded
raiders.
Ordered by Governor.
The present investigation was un-
dertaken under the direction of Gov
John M. Parl+eF. who has been quoted
as asserting that khan murderers''
were responsible for the deaths OF
Watt Daniel and Thomas Richards.
The hearing was resumed today
after a recess since Saturday. made
necessary by state holiday yes
terday.
]. L Daniel, father of Watt. was
called to testify after two patholo-
gists DR.. Charles Duval and DR.. John
Lanford, had declared that their ex-
animation. Of the headless and mu-
tilated bodies of the men showed
that they had been tortured before
they were killed and thrown into
Lake La Fourche, near here, and
another victim of the masked band
w. C. Andrews. had told of being
fiogged until the pain of the beatine
had made his flesh numb.
The purpose of the beating, accord
ing to the witnesses. was to obtain in
formation as to an attempt that had
been made to assassinate DIR. B. NJ
McKoin, former mayor of Mer Rouge.
Evening star., 1923-01-09

Hill, republican. Maryland. wet
leader, succeeded in eliminating from
the measure a provision requiring
jury trials.
Mr.. Hill claimed, in a statement.
that the provision was inserted al the
instance of the Anti-Saloon League
and that its effect would be to de-
prIve prisoners of trial by jury.
Representative Ben Johnson. demo-
crat, of Kentucky, claimed that the
court was being "clogged by boot
leggers" demanding jury trial. Mr..
Hill was supported in his contention
by some dry members. who asserted
the section, was unconstitutional.
Evening star., 1923-01-09
FLAY BAR TO KLAN JURIES.
Chicago Methodist Ministers De-
cry Action of Criminal Justice.

CHICAGO, January 9.-The action OF
Chief Justice Michael l.. Mckinley of
the Chicago criminal court in barring
members OF the Ku Klux Klan from
juries was condemned yesterday by
Methodist ministers of the city, and by
a resolution declared such action to be
in the nature OF class legislation and
was virtually depriving klansmen of
Evening star., 1923-01-09
GERMANY PLANS WORLD
PROTEST AGAINST
FRENCH RUHR INVASION

Continued from First Pase.)
Evening star., 1923-01-09
LEAVE OR DIE"
WARNING GIVEN
Father of Slain Man TestifieS
Four Others Were
Threatened.
CAME AFTER KIDNAPPING
J. L. Daniel Says He Appealed to
DR.. McKoin for Protection
From Masked Men.
CAME AFTER KIDNAPPING
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BASTROP, La, January 9-J. T.
NOrseworthy, who declared himself
a charter member of the More
house parish organization OF the
. ku Klux KIan. asserted on the
witness stand at the open hear
ing today of the masked band
depredatiOns I'm Morehouse that the
black mask was used by members
of the MOrehouse Khan when they
went ON marauding raids mt night.
@Whcn the khan went out ON
raidinE trips they wore the black
masks, but when they met in
the lodge rooms they wore the
white Ones" NOrseworthy told At
tOrney General A. c. Coco, who
was conducting tho examination.
"WhO was the leader of the khan,
the grand cycIOps. or whatever
they called himf' asked Mr. Coco.
"Capt. Skipwith. we called him
the president
Evening star., 1923-01-09
Dry Issue Bobs Up.

The prohibition question, which has
bobbed up in every appropriation bill
considered by the House this session.
got into the debate on the District
bill yesterday, and Representative
Evening star., 1923-01-09

Continued from First Page.J
Evening star., 1923-01-09
Place Guard Over Girl.

Acting on an anonymous telegram
message that an attempt might be
made to kidnap Addie May Hamilton,
prospective witness in the investiga-
ton now under way OF masked band
depredations in Morehouse parish.
several men stood guard today at the
Hamilton home, near Mer Rouge, and
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-07-26
T0B|N HOMERS FOR SEATTLE;
 MAKES Z RUNS

PORTLAND, July 26. - Schroder walked seven men yesterday but ai- lowed only five hits, three of which were punched. In the seventh in- ming homer by Tobin gave Seattle two runs.
 The batteries were.
 Portland-Schroder and Onslow.
 Seattle-Blake and Tobin.