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Evening star., 1923-03-17
COL. KELLER BANS
HEDGE AND FENCE
Issues Order Prohibiting In
StaIIatiOns on Front
Lawns Hereafter.
FINDS THEM UNSIGHTLY
Officials Declare Lack of Uniform
ity Makes Elimination
Preferable.

An iron-bound rule prohibiting the
erection of any more hedges or fences
on the front lawns of residences has
been issued by Engineer Commissioner
Keller, it became known today. The
following notice appeared on the police
bulletin:
1.-THE Engineer Commissioner directs
that no permits for hedges or parking
fences be granted until further notice
to the contrary
Col. Keller is out of the city, but it
was learned at the District building
that the purpose of the order is to i'm
Capital.
Lack of Uniformity Blamed.
One official said that a lack of uni
formity in the kind of fences placed
around front terraces has marred
the attractiveness of many streets.
A well kept hedge, he said, i'm
proves the appearance of street, but.
if it is allowed to grow wild it pro-
duces the opposite effect.
Attention also was called to the
practice of some property owners in
erecting crude wooden or wire fences
next to a we'll trimmed hedge.
Officials of the engineer depart
ment apparently believe that io the
absence of uniform treatment of
front terraces. it is better to have
no Enclosures than to have fifty-seven
varieties of fence on the same street
or avenue.
Seek to Improve Appearance.
There is no intention on the part
of the city authorities to disturb
existing hedges or fences, but the
permit clerk will not authorize any
additional ones, unless the Engineer
Commissioners order should later be
rescinded.
1t was emphasized at the District
building today that the sole object
of the new rule is to make the ma
tons capital more attractive.
Evening star., 1923-03-17
RUHR 'ULT|MATUM'
ONLY FICTION TALE
Letter in Newspaper Never
Intended as a. State
Document.
DIPLOMATS HERE STIRRED
Declare Note, if Ever Written,
Would Never Have Been
Revealed.
DIPLOMATS HERE STIRRED
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, March 17.-Surprise was
expressed today when it was learned
that a letter purporting to have been
written but not delivered by the
British minister of foreign affairs to
the French ambassador. at London
protesting against the Ruhr occupa-
ton. lad been published in America
as an actual state document.
The so-called letter appeared in the
Nation, a weekly London publication
and embodied it's views of what Great
Britain should say to France. IN the
form of a fictitious letter from the
British government to the French ma
ton. 1t was not intended to be tax IN
as n bona fide letter and, in fact, no
one here so regarded it.
Evening star., 1923-03-17
4OTROOPS REPORTED DEAD
IN WRECK OF RUHR TRAIN
Many Said to Be Injured in Crash Near
Duisberg-French Kill T,Uo Germans.
Woman accidentally Slain.

caught cutting telephone and tele-
graph wires which. they declared,
they were doing under the orders of
their chief, who had instructed them
to commit systematic sabotage.
Their chief. when arrested at Dues
seldorf. is declared by the authorities
to have said he was merely carrying
out instructions from Berlin.
Young Woman Slain.
BY the Associated Press.
MAYENCE, March IA young
German woman, shopping in an army
canteen here, was accidentally killed
today by a bullet in the breast from
the revolver of a soldier. The SOL
dier, it is stated. was toying with the
weapon when it was accidentally dis
charged
Evening star., 1923-03-17
HOPE BRIGHT IN LONDON.
Germans Reported to Have Retreat
ed on Flat Refusal.
nv HAL O,EIAHERTy
O'FLAHERTY.

By Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily News.
Copyright, 1923.
LONDON, March 17.-Hope of peace
in the Ruhr area still prevails in
England, more SO than at any time
since the French troops marched into
Bochum. nine weeks ago.
This hope is not especially strong
in London, as it is based upon Ger
many's reported retreat from it's at
titude of fiat refusal to negotiate so
long as the French occupy the Ruhr
dItrict. 1t is reported that Germany
is willing to consider a resumption
of negotiations provided she can find
means of doing so without admitting
a French victory.
Must Initiate Plan.
Great Britain's attitude toward this
new state of affairs is that the Ger
mans must recognize that it rests
with them to initiate negotiations by
telling the world what they are will
ing to do to settle the reparations
question. Germany's refusal to make
an adequate statement of her obliga-
lions to pay reparations to a reason
able amount has hitherto blocked the
efforts to make real reparations
settlement. If Germany will now
make this statement it is almost GER
tain that Great Britain. Belgium and
France will use it as basis of ne
gotiation.
Another highly important develop
ment leading to hopes of peace is the
Franco-Belgian agreement to admit
the full night of Great Britain to par
tioipate in any preliminary negotia-
tions with Germany. This decision
CONTINUED on Page 4. Column -
Evening star., 1923-03-17
PO|NCARE DEFIANT,
AGAIN SPURNS ANY
BUT BERLIN OFFERS
Brands Any Attempt at In
tervention by Third Party
as UnfriendIy Act.
GERMANY FLATLY DENIES
NEW PAYMENT PR0FFER
Reported Retreat From Flat Re-
fusal Hailed as New Hope
in London.
BY the Associated Press.

Ry the Associated Press.
PARIS. March l7.-Premier Pom
care will entertain no propositions
for negotiations with Germany until
the Berlin government makes 1t
known. directly and officially. to
France that she wants to negotiate.
1t was declared today in French
official circles.
Any attempt by a third power to
Intervene or provoke discussion or
the terms under which settlement
might be reached with Germany, 1t
was added, will be regarded by
France as an unfriendly act.
Premier Poincare's attitude on that
point a high official declared, re-
mains quite as firm as at the begin
ming Of the occupation of the Ruhr:
From the same source II is learned
that all rumors of attempts 70 open
negotiations indirectly are unfounded
so far as the French government is
concerned, and no proposition OF any
kind has been brought TO its atten-
ton.
Evening star., 1923-03-17
BISHOP BURKE DEAD.
Oldest Catholic Official Of Rank in
United States Succumbs.

BY the Associated Press.
ST. JOSEPH. Mo, March 1.-THE
Rt. Rev. Maurice F. Burke, Bishop of
the ST. Joseph diocese and the oldest
Catholic bishop in the United States
In point of service, died at his home
here early today He was seventy
six years old and had been in fall
ing health three years.
The last five months the diocAse
has been administered by coadjutor
bishop. the Rt. Rev. Francis Gilfllan,
formerly of st. Louis, who has the
right Of succession.
Evening star., 1923-03-17
BANDITS HOLD UP TRAIN:
SHERIFFS RUSH TO SCENE
Report Flashed That Gang of Out
laws Is Shooting Up
Washington.
Rr the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
TACOMA, Wash. March 17.-Sheriff
Tom Desmond rushed two automo-
bile loads of deputy sheriffs to South
Prairie, twenty-six miles from here,
today when he received information
that a train had been robbed there
A message from the Northern Pa
cific operator at Buckley said ban
dit gang was shooting up that sec
ton of the county.
Evening star., 1923-03-17
DIPLOMATS HERE STARTLED
Doubt Unsent "Ultimatum'' Was
Ever Framed.
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE.

Washington diplomatic quarters,
American and foreign, are aghast to-
day over publication of an alleged
proposed ultimatum by Great Britain
to France over occupation of the
Ruhr. Most authorities are inclined
to consider the document a wholly un-
authorized production by the London
weekly, the Nation and Atheneum,
which gives it currency. The control
of that PERIODICAL recent combina-
ton of two journals now comprising
into the hands of John MAYNARD
Keynes, the celebrated British econo-
mist. The author of THE Economic
Consequences of the Peace" has been
an inveterate foe of the treaty of
Versailles.
Attacks Are Echoed.
The arguments marshaled against
the French in the British note said
to have been prepared for delivery to
France echo in detail many of Keynes
attacks on the reparations clauses of
the Versailles pact. Keynes sup
planted H. W. Massingham, a famous
liberal journalist, as editor of the
Nation when that paper was amalga-
mated with the Atheneum early in
the year. Since that time the Nation
Atheneum's attacks on the French
position have been incessant and in
tense.
Men in Washington acquainted
with the inner workings of the Brit
ish foreign Office and the impenetra-
BILE tower of silence" which that
hoary institution constitutes. when
asked today about the projected Brit
ish ultimatum to France, said: That
sort of thing simply isn't done" They
mean that. even If such a document
ever was drawn up, the possibility of
its getting into unofficial hands for
Evening star., 1923-03-17
BY the Associated Press.

I'y Tie Associated Press
BERLIN, March IA report from
F'riemersheim. a Rhine town near
Dulsburg, says that forty soldiers
were killed and many injured when
a French troop train collided with a
freight. The impact was so violent
that several coaches were telescoped.
SentIneIs Kill Two.
By the Associated Press.
DUESSELDORF. March 1.-Two
Germans were shot and killed by
French sentinels during the night
one at Recklinghausen and the other
at Essen.
Three Germans who were arrested
were said by the French to have been
Evening star., 1923-03-17
HUGHES DENIES STATEMENT

by the Associated Press
Statements published in Paris and
accredited to Secretary Hughes. to
the effect that the United States de-
sired to obtain the Antilles from
France in payment of the French war
debt, were received with amusement
today by Mr.. Hughes, who said he
never made any such suggestion.
Evening star., 1923-03-17

VIII the question of the sale of
the French Antilles be considered?"
me diplomat asked Mr.. Hughes, ac-
cording to Agorio. The article saws
the the american Secretary thought for a
Certainly; and we hope the French
VIII become reasonable and will not
reruse to discuss this question with
US. From the viewpoint of our mill
tary and naval defenses these islands
they bring in nothing or practically
nothing to the French I hope, and
with me the entire public opinion OF
the United States hopes that the
French government will end this by
an understanding"
Evening star., 1923-03-17
HOLIDAY IN IRELAND

BY the Associated Press
DUBLIN, March list. Patrick,s
day is a legal public holiday in ira
land and all work ceases. Even tho
post office suspends deliveries. The
churches are crowded until noon. and
both Catholic and Protestant congre
cations hear sermons preached in the
Irish language.
This is flag day for the Gaelic
League. 1t also inaugurates gen
eral Irish week." in which the shops
Continual on Do co
Evening star., 1923-03-17

In a Moscow dispatch of March
it was reported that Gen. Semen
off, former anti-bolshevik leader in
Siberia, was making an effort to
stage a new counter revolution in
the far east. Remnants of the
White Guard" or anti-bolshevik
bands now in Korea. ii was said,
had elected Semenoff their leader
shortly after his arrival there. and
1t was reported Semenoff was plan
ming to make his way to northern
Sakhalin. which is Russian ter
rftory, the southern half of the
\ island belonging to Japan.
Evening star., 1923-03-17
Russians Protest
Against Japanese
Aid to whites
MARCH II, 1923.
By the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
MOSCOW, March 1.-THE Rus
sian foreign office has sent a note
to Japan protesting against aid
which, it alleges. the japanese are
giving the Whites" in their pro
posed new descent upon the Island
Of Sakhalin."
Evening star., 1923-03-17
State Department Receives State
ment of German Position.

ment OF German fOS1L1On.
State Department officials have re-
ceiyed a statement of Germany's po-
, sition in regard to reparations. but
they declared today that the informa-
ton, as delivered yesterday by Dr
Hans Heirich Dieckhoff, counselor
of the German embassy, called for no
action by the Washington govern
ment looking to mediation or inter-
vention by it in the reparations dis
pute between Germany and France.
The information presented by DR..
Dieckhoff was characterized as a
statement of Germany's position,
without any request for action by
the United States. Officials said they
would make no reply, or would they
call it to the attention Of the French
government.
No Further Comment.
Beyond this brief explanation of
the statement, there was no further
comment forthcoming from depart
mental spokesmen. They declined to
discuss press dispatches, denied to-
day in Berlin. that the German gov
ernment had formulated a new pro-
posal for settlement of the repara-
tionS question.
In some quarters the belief was eX-
pressed that the statement reiterated
Germany's Willingness to open ne
gOtiations with France when that
government had withdrawn it's troops
from the Ruhr occupied regions The
view has been expressed by German
diplomats here and in Berlin, accord
ing to unofficial advices, that there
could be no discussions of the rep
arations subject as long as French
troops remained in the Ruhr.
Evening star., 1923-03-17
WEATHER.

Fair tonight. with lowest tempera-
ture near freezing; tomorrow warmer,
with rain tomorrow afternoon or
night; much colder Monday Tenn
perature for twenty-four hours ended
at pm. today: Highest, &C, at pm.
yesterday; lowest. 35, at s am. to-
day. Full report ON page %.
Evening star., 1923-03-17

The Stars carrier system covers every
city block and the regular edition is
delivered to Washington homes as fast
as the papers are printed.
Evening star., 1923-03-17

u. S. TO TAKE NO ACTION.
Evening star., 1923-03-17

Continued on Page 4. Column II
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-02-27
RECKLESS DRIVER
LEAVES TRAIL OF
FEAR AND INJURY
Motorists Refuse to Give
Names After Hitting Boy
BicycIi8t,

Two men In a sedan travelling at a
high rate Of speed passed a dozen
automobiles on Massachusetts, Ave,
drove through a safety zone and
struck Walter Brooks, 16, of 1880 lie
Grande Ave. who was riding d
bicycle at Massachusetts Ave. and
Walnut St, today. Brooks, knocked
from the bicycle, chung to the spring
Of the sedan and was dragged several
feet
When the men stopped the car. one
Of them got out and dragged the
broken bicycle from under the auto
mobile. Then he ran north. The
other man drove away, refusing to
give his name. Brooks was slightly
bruised.
H. Cramfll, 927 n. Meridian st. who
had been forced to drive onto the side
walk to escape having his car smashed
by the reckless driver. pursued the
sedan. He lost the trail at Missouri
and Walnut Is.
Miss Catherine Bumbaugh, 83S W.
Dr. Woodruff Place; DR.. T. y. Siers-
d0rfer, 1904 z. Tenth ST, and Mrs.
Kate Rugenstein, Apartment B. 626
Massachusetts Ave, all declared that
the men were under the influence OF
liquor and that the driver "deliber
ately ran over the boy" according
to police. At least six witnesses OBJ
tanned the license number of the Sc
dan and Sergeant Dean said he learned
that the license, according to the rec
ords of the secretary of States Of
fee. was issued to A. II. Nnmaman
Fortville
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-02-27

a protest classifying the Memorial
day bill as the product Of superheat-
ed sentimentaHty and an invasion Of
personal liberty. signed by sixteen Ma
ron County posts Of the American
Legion, is in the hands of Governor
McCray today.
Posts signed are St Anhiel-Loer,
NcIlvaine- Kothe. Parry Stephenson,
Osric Mills Watkins. Robert +. Ken
nington, Striebeck-Losche. Hayward
Barcus, Edward Kahle. Skidmore-
Dean, Howard c. Root. Paul Coble,
George Dewey, William Noble Wal
lace, Irvington, John II. Holiday, Jr.,
and MaGden-Nottingham.
The communication, also signed by
Jacob Morgan, chairman:
1.-The narrow margin by which the
Speedway bill passed the House Of
Representatives today confirms our be-
lief that the provisions Of that bill
would not find support in a public ref
erendum.
I'VE believe the bill TO be grossly
misrepresentation Of the feelings Of all
fair-minded citizens Of this State.
I'VE believe the members of the Sen
ate and House have been misguided
in interpreting the true sentiment Of
their constituents who. we are certain,
do not require legislative direction in
their private observance Of Memorial
day.
"Unprincipled forces in the lobby
have played upon the key Of patriotism
beyond the limits Of decent taste, and
have drowned out the voice Of COM
mon sense.
I'VE. ex-soldiers Of Indiana. bit
terly resent the imputation that we
have no respect for our comrades
killed in action, and deny any man
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-02-27
SIGNAL LIGHTS To
Be SET At THREE
STREET CORNERS
Safety Board Orders AuxiI-
iarie8 to Washington
St, Towers,

In order that north and south
traffic may know what signals are
showing on the traffic towers on
Washington St the board of public
safety today ordered three lights
erected at each intersection Of Wash
ington St. with north and south streets
from East St, to Senate Ave, to cor
respond to the lights on the signal
towers. These lights viii be visible to
north and south traffic and show the
same signals as the lights on the
Washington St towers.
A request was sent to the board Of
works to erect street signs showing
the name of each street at every
downtown corner. Both of the i'm
proveemnts were suggested by Traffic
Captain Michael J. Glenn, following
study Of traffic systems in the East.
The board ordered its secretary,
Oscar f. Wise. to confer with the
Loard Of works in making arrange
meuts for leasing the shelter house
Of the Indianapolis Humane Society
on PendIeton Pike for a dog pound.
The resignation Of James Kerrins
and William Morgan. patrolmen. we're
accepted. Sergt. William Holtz, as
sistant to the board Of children's
guardians. was transferred to the de-
tective department as sergeant.
The legal department was ordered
to draw an ordinance increasing the
salary of a clerk in the building de
partment from $500 to $500 "a year.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-02-27
GUNMAN SLAININ
Pitched BATTLE
Chicago GangSter Killed in
Labor War,
BIZ United Press

BIZ United PTess
CHICAGO. Feb. 27.-Chicago's labor
war claimed its twenty-sixth victim to-
day when William Red" KinselIa. no
tcrious Eangster, was shot to death IN
a pitched battle at a meeting OF the
Butchers Union.
Paul Fodin, member Of the union,
was wounded in the shoulder.
The gun battle broke out during a
heated discussion over an attempt OF
the Hebrew butchers to secde from
the Anal samated Meat Cutters and
Butchers Of America. More than fifty
shots were fired.
Following the shooting members of
the union fed. When police arrived
the hall was empty
Kinsella was found dead a few
blocks away. Rodin was taken 10 the
hospital by persons attracted by the
shots
KinseIla was known as a member
of the valley gang" He had a long
police record.
Rodin said:
81 turned and started 10 jump down
the stairs when some one shot me, -
he said. ''I was on my way to the
meeting to pay a special assessment"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-02-27
YEGGS GET S4OO
FROM SAFE WITH
WATCHMAN NEAR
Heavy Tools Carried Into
Evans Milling Company
Office,

While a night Waterman and
milling shift were on duty nearby,
yeggs early today battered and blew
open a large safe in the office of the
Evans Milling Company, w. Michigan
St. and the Belt Railroad. and took
S4OO in cash and checks said to total
several hundred dollars.
The burglars forced a window and
carried into the Office eight large
s'edge hammers. crow bars, cold
chisels and punches, believed to have
been stolen from a machine shop.
They battered off the safes cOmbina-
ton, then opened the doors with a
light charge of explosive. The in
terror Of the safe was not badly
damaged.
sam Butler. $50 Cable st. janitor.
discovered the robbery. NJ. S. Ludwig.
$50 n. Belle Vieu Place, in charge OF
the milling company's garage, said the
burglars entered the garage and car
ried away tools valued at S125. These
including caliphers, micrometers ana
an acetylene gas tank.
Detectives said the robbers prob
ably were the ones who blew open the
Cross Coal Company safe a week ago.
They had learned the power of their
explosive. however. and used much
smaller amount. The yeggs' work,
detectives said, was very different
from that at the Chandler & Taylor
foundry. where thieves battered and
burned open a large safe q. few days
ago.
Edward Evans, president Of the
company, said it was impossible to
estimate the amount Of the many
checks missing until the books had
been reChecked.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-02-27
FOG IS CAUSE Of
TRACTION CRASH

A heavy fog caused a freight car to
crash into the rear II a passenger car
on the Newcastle division OF the Union
Traction Company, when the passen-
ger car stopped at Emerson Ave. at
5:45 a. m. today only slight damage
was done the cars. Passengers were
shaken up and man who was about
60 board the passenger car slipped and
fell He was uninjured. The crew
did not learn his name.
Roy Moppin. conductor. and Ell
Applegate. motorman. both of New
castle. We're IN charge Of the passen-
ger car The freight car was in
charge Of an extra crew.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-02-27
Marion County Legion Posts Send McCray
Protest Against Vote Stopping Race

and any force the right to use this
sacred sentiment for political bombaat.
AS members Of the American lie
Rion. we decry the bureaucracy ew-
denced by tho appointed leaders OF
our State organization in placing
upon the local units Of the legion
the stigma Of sharing in tho promotion
OF a piece of class legislation so ut
terly vicious
We appeal to you to place your
veto upon this measure. and permit
both houses Of the Legislature to re
consider 1t in the position Of being
statutory invasion of personal lib
critics, and a product Of superheated
sentimentality which the ex soldiers
represented in the subscribed posts
scorn as hypocritical. nanny pamby
unworthy Of men who fought IN The
uniform"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-02-27
DON'T FUSS With
MUSTARD PLASTERS!
Musterole Works Without the
Blister-Easier, Quicker

There's no sense in mixing a mess
of mustard, flour and water when
you can easily relieve pain, soreness
or stiffness with little clean. white
Musterole.
Musterole Ifs made of pure oil Of
mustard and other helpful ingred-
tents, combined in the form OF the
present white ointment. 1t takes the
place Of mustard plasters. and will
not blister.
Musterole usually gives prompt re-
lief from sore throat, bronchitis, ton
solltls, Group, stiff neck, asthma. neu-
ralgia, headache, congestion. pleurisy,
rheumatism, lumbago, pains and
aches of the back or joints, spra1ns
sore muscles, bruises. chilblains. frost
ed feet, cold of the chest ut may pre-
vent pneumonia. 35c and csc. jars
and tubes.
Better than a mustard plaster
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-02-27
MURDERESS SENTENCED
Mrs. Lillian Raizen Gets From Twenty
Years 10 Life.

BIZ United Press
NEW YORK, Feb. 27.-Mrs Lillian
s. Raizen was today sentenced TO from
twenty years 70 life in Auburn prison
for the murder of DR.. Abraham Click
stein on Dec. 10. 1921.
There was a large crowd in the
courtroom when Justice Cropsey pro
nounced sentence The woman was
perfectly composed.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-02-27
ONLY ONE VETERAN LEFT
John H. Rusie Rites to Be Held
at NIOOresville Wednesday.

Only one member Of Company L.
Twelfth Indiana Infantry. which
served all during the Civil War, re
manned today. He was Vincent Car
ter Of Indianapolis. His last camp
mate. John H Rusie, IS. a first lieu
tenant in the company. died Sunday at
the home OF his son, James H Rusie.
202 Parkview Ave.
The funeral of Mr.. Rusie viii be held
at 2 p. N. Wednesday in the Methodist
Clutch at MooresvIle, Ind
Nj. Rusie is survived by two sons,