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AXIJ STJ3T-TELEGRAM
VOL. XCIL, No. 296
Palladium, Est 1831. Consolidated
Witn Sun-Telegram, 1907.
RICHMOND, IND., TUESDAY EVENING, DEC. 12, 1922.
SINGLE COPY, 3 CENTS
RICH
yDIIJM
MAKER,
84, MERCHANT
PRINCE, DIES
Postmaster-General
Under Harrison
(Bv United Press)
PHILADELPHIA, Dec, 12. John
Wanamaker died here today. He was
S4 years old.
Wanamaker, founder of the stores
hearing Ms name In New York and
Philadelphia, and former postmaster
general, has been ill lor several weeics-.
Within the last few days, however, h";
took a turn for the better and the
end came suddenly after a relapse.
Wanamaker was taken ill about two
months ago while staying at "Lynden
hurst." his summer estate near Jen-
kintown. He was brought to his
home in Philadelphia to be nearer
medical attention.
Though his maladv was diagnosed
as a "severe cold," his advanced age
and its long duration made it serious.
Wanamaker, one of the merchant
rionpers of America, was born July
11. 1838, in the county of Philadelphia,
a little more than 17 years before its
consolidation into the city. His
father, John Nelson Wanamaker, wa3
a bricklayer and his grandfather was
a farmer. Their ancestors came to
America at the time of the landing of
William Fenn. His mother was Eliza
beth Kockerspeger, whose ancestors
were the Hugenots. of France.
Wanamaker attended public school
until he was 14 years old and then
obtained employment in a Philadel
phia bookstore as an errand boy at
$1 23 a week.
Some time later his family moved
to Indiana but returned to Philadel
phia in 1836.
Gets $1.50 a Week
Anxious to engage in business, Wan
amaker obtained a position in a re
tail cothing store at $1.50 a week,
from which he saved $100. This was
the foundation of his fortune. Con
finement in the store caused ill health
and in 1853 Wanamaker went to
Minnesota. His health improved and
lie returned to Philadelphia, the same
year when he was elected the first
paid secretary of the Y. M. C. A.,
which organization was then in its
infancy.
Upon the outbreak of the Civil war
he sought to enlist in the Union army
but was refused on account of his
physical condition. '
On April 11, 1861 the day Fort
Sumpter was cannonaded, he opened
a small clothing store. War paral
yzed trade but by remarkable busi
ness tact. Wanamaker brought his
business through the turbulent times
and at the close of the war he was a
wealthy man.
Widens Operations.
As years advanced Wanamaker be
came "more prominent and he widened
his mercantile operations. Outside of
business pursuits he engaged in re
ligious and social work. He organized
the famous Bethany Sunday School
with 27 members and it now numbers
morn than 3.000. He was one of the
originators of the "Christian Commis
sion'' during the civil war and was
chairman of the General relief com
mittee during the Irish famine. He
served efficiently on the finance com
mittee of the Centennial exposition of
lS7t5. Though an ardent Republican
worker, Wanamaker never sought po
litical office. In 1SS8 hf took an ac
tive part in the presidential campaign
and was finally prevailed upon to ac
cept the position of postmaster gener
al in President Harrison s cabinet.
After four years in public affairs,
Wanamaker continued active work in
independent Republican politics.
Decorated by Francs.
Wanamaker was the founder of the
First Penny Savings Bank, helped to
start numerous hospitals, founded
Wanamaker's Institute of Industries,
and the Bethany Dispensary and had
erected Y. M. C. A. and college build
ings in India. China, Japan and Korea.
In 1912 he was decorated with the Le
gion of Honor by the French govern
ment and in November, 1914 he char
tered two ships and sent food to the
starving Belgians. Wanamaker nomi
nated Fairbanks for Vice-President at
the Republican national convention in
1916 and in 1921 celebrated 60 years
of business life. As father on the
Centennial Exposition he suggested
the Seqni Centennial Exposition for
192tj to celebrate the 150th anniversa
ry of the declaration of independence.
OPERATORS TO MEET
TO CONSIDER COAL
MINERS' DEMANDS
(Bv Associated Press)
TERRE HAUTE. Ind., Dec. 12.
Members of the Indiana Bituminous
coal operators will meet here Wednes
day alternoon to discuss the situation
growing out of the demand of the mine
workers' organizations for a checkoff
of a $4 ordered by the international of
fice. No additional walkout of miners
through refusal of the operators to
make the checkoff were reported at
district headquarters today and it was
stated that the matter probably would
rest, until Dec. 16, the date when min
ers at mines not making the checkoff
are authorized to quit work.
The biennial miners' election oc
curred today after a campaign marked
bv considerable bitterness as for the
present overshadows the checkoff dis
pute. Four Bandits Rob Chicago
Bank Messenger of $19,000
CHICAGO, Dec. 12. Four bandits
held up a messenger for the Logan
, Square Trust and Savings bank, and
' robbed him of $19,000 today in the
! Busy LogajvSquara business district.
John Wanamaker, Merchant Prince, Is Dead
John Wanamaker
John Wanamaker, 84 years old, founder of stores bearing his name, and
former .postmaster general, died suddenly after relapse. He had been ill for
several weeks but took a turn for the
First Cold Weather
of Winter Felt Over
Entire Middle West
(By Associated Press)
CHICAGO, Dec. 12. A high wind
brought the first severely cold weath
er to the states of the middle west
day, while the northwest, for the sec
ond time this winter, was in the grip
of sub-zero temperatures. Cold wave
warnings were issued for the Ohio
and Mississippi valleys and forecast
ers predicted the cold weather in the
northwest would spread eastward to
day, preceded, however, by rising
temperature.
The coldest weather recorded this
winter prevailed in the northern part
of the Rocky mountain region. Tem
peratures ranged from 12 to 27 below
in Wyoming and Montana. The south
ern portion of the region, it was pre
dicted, would be greeted by the cold
wave today.
Montana is Center
Apparently the center of the cold
wave continued to hold in Montana,
as Miles City recorded the lowest tem
perature last night, a reading of 27
degrees below zero. Other Montana
points were only two or three degrees
under that record.
Throughout the cold wave section
reports indicated a high wind intensi
fied the cold.
A dropping thermometer, weather
forecasters announced, heralded the
arrival of the cold wave in Missouri,
Kansas and Oklahoma, giving those
states their first real winter. The
mercury was expected to reach 10 de
grees above early today and continue
its downward progress until near zero
tonight.
Cold wave warnings have been Is
sued for Ohio, Kentucky, Wrest Vir
ginia, western Pennsylvania, western
and northern New York, western Ten
nessee and extreme northern Missis
sippi.
CONFERENCE URGED
TO OPPOSE MEASURES
PROHIBITING STRIKES
(By United Press
CLEVELAND, Dec. 12. Recommen
dations that the conference ' for pro
gressive political action oppose anti
strike legislation and establishment of
a tribunal within the interstate com
merce commission to take the place
of the railroad labor board were to be
made today by the platform committee
of the conference.
This was the statement today by D.
B. Robertson, president of the brother
hood of locomotive firemen and engine-
men of the country. The new tribun
al and the anti-strike legislation were
suggested by Tresident Harding in his
recent message to congress.
Robertson yaid the committee would
recommend that'a board of mediation
provided for in the Newlands act to
settle disputes between the railroads
and rail unions be established.
"The committee feels that there
should be no tribunal vested with
power to slash the wages of railroad
employes, Robertson said.
Would Add to Confusion.
"To create such a board within the
interstate commerce commission
would only tend to add to the confu
sion that already has resulted from
such tribunals tampering with matters
which should be settled by the em
ployers and employes themselves."
The board of mediation provided for
by the Newlands a.t comprises si-c
members. If the six ail to agree they
have power to select a seventh mem
ber to break the deadlock.
A fight also loomed between oppon
ents and proponents of the third party
issue. Delegates representing the
workers' party of America have an
nounced they would demand their
seats in the conference. .
The workers' party is advocating a
third party. Delegates representing
lailroad unions who appear to hold
the sway of power declare they will
oppose the seating of the workers
.party delegates.
T ? '4 : .Oft 9
better a few days ago.
MUTILATED BODIES
OF HENRY COUNTY
COUPLE ARE FOUND
(Special to the Palladium)
NEWCASTLE, Ind., Dec. 12. Wil
liam G. Schaffer and his wife, Susie,
both about 40 years old, were found
dead Tuesday morning at their home
near Honey Creek, eight miles north-
west of here. Both are believed to
have been murdered, as the skull of
each was crushed.-
The bodies were discovered by How
ard Brown, a neighbor, who went to
the Schaffer barn to change an auto
mobile tire which had blown out in
front of the home. Mr. Schaffers
body was found in the corncrib, and
upon investigation Mr. Brown found
the body of Mrs. Schaffer dead in bed.
"Billy," the three-year-old nephew of
Mr. and Mrs. Schaffer, who was stay
ing with his aunt and uncle, also was
tound on the bed uninjured, but suf-
tering from lack of food and warmth.
Dead Several Days
It Is believed the murder was com
mitted several days ago, as neighbors
say neither Mr. Schaffer nor Mrs.
Schaffer had been seen lately. Lights,
however, are said to have been seen
in the house as Tecently as Sunday
night Although "Billy" says the mur
der occurred Monday night, authori
ties are inclined to doubt the boy's
statement.
Police are working on the clue that
the deed was committed by ai farm
hand who. it is alleged, was about to
be discharged. When the young
nephew was questioned about persons
present at the home he is reported
to have mentioned the farm employe
in connection with his aunt and uncle.
Robbery Not Motive
Robbery, at first thought to have
been the motive, has been discarded
as the cause, as several thousand dol
lars worth of jewelry in the house was
not ' disturbed. Jewelry worn by the
woman also was unmolested. The
clue now being worked on by police
leads to Muncie, the former home of
the Schaffer family, it is said.
Wrhen police went to the Schaffer
home Tuesday they found only little
'Billy" and a Spitz pup. Both were
lying on the bed of the dead woman.
Since the discovery of the murder
police have identified an abandoned
automobile found in Newcastle last
Wednesday night with the certificate
of title removed. While it is possible
that the auto may have been used by
the murderer to get away, it is be
lieved the slaying occurred much more
recently. Authorities of Henry and
Delaware counties are working on the
mystery.
THREE MEN KILLED
IN GAS EXPLOSION
(By United Press)
WILKESBARRE, Pa., Dec. 12.
Three men were fatally injured and
another seriously burned in a gas ex
plosion at the Sugar Notch Colliery
of the Lehigh and Wilkesbarre Coal
company here early today.
Benjamin Gnliitn, ii, a loreman,
died of suffocation from the after
damp while investigating the blast.
John Munson, 51, a fire boss and John
Moyefski, 29, a miner, died in the hos
pital from burns, constantme uaspar-
ities, 52, another miner wa3 seriously
burned.
Ballet Drives Button
Turoagh Officer's Body
CLEVELAND, Ohio, Dec. 12. Pa
trolman Leo Coombs, shot by safe rob
bers, had a "souvenir" today which
he said he would keep for the rest of
his life. It was a button from his
overcoat, driven through his body by
one of the five bullets which nearly
ended his life. Disappearance of the
biton had puzzled police. The bullet,
with the button attached, was ex
tracted by Dr. Frank Gallagher and
Dr. Ray Ripton, of St. John's hos
pital staff. Coombs, was shot by a
gunman whom he caught rifling a safe
on the west Siqe. The gunman es
caped,
BRITISH SHIP
HITS ROCK; TO
BE ABANDONED
White Crew Stands
bv Vessel
CBy Associatsd Press)
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 12. The
British freight steamer, Orteric, which
crashed on Fish Rocks cn the Call
fornia coats 70 miles north of here in
a dense fog last night, is to be aband
oned as the damage is too serious to
attempt a tow, according to a wireless
message received from the Orteric at
10:20 a. m. by the Federal Wireless
company station here.
Transfer of the Asiatic members of
the Orteric's crew to the steamer Cot
ton Plant, was completed at 9:30 but
the whito crew was standing by the
ship, according to a radio message re
ceived here. The El Segunda which
had been standing by the Orteric, de
parted for San Francisco at 9:30 a. m
The Orteric was reported fillin
with water rapidly this morning, but
her crew of 55 was believed to be in
no great danger because two rescue
ships were standing by.
Loses Way in Fog.
Wireless messages told of the ar
rival of the steamer Cotton Plant at
the scene at 7 o'clock. The steamer
El Segundo, leaving San Francisco
last night, in response to S. O. S
calls, sighted the Orteric two miles
after midnight. A heavy fog still pre
vailed at daybreak. The El Segunda
reported it was unlikely the crew had
been able to land because of the steep
rocky shore, but the men likely could
be transferred without difficulty at
sea.
The Orteric enroute to Eureka, Cal.,
to load lumber for the orient, ran into
rock late last night. Presumably she
lost her way in the fog. She has a
tonnage of 6,696 tons, and is owned
by the Bank line of Glasgow.
New York Police Seize
$50,000 In Narcotics
(By Associated Press)
NEW YORK, Dec. 12. Narcotics
valued at $50,000 and the names and
addresses of about 1,000 persons, said
by the police to be selling agents and
addicts, were seized early today by
Deputy Police Commissioner Carleton
Simon and a force of agents. William
Williams, in whose apartment the
drugs were found, was arrested and
is held for Investigation. Among the
seized letters and cards, Deputy Com
missioner Simon said, was one from
a well known motion picture actor in
in California, indicating that the actor
acted as a selling agent. California
authorities were notified of the seiz
ure and requested to make an investi
gation.
500 MEN, EQUIPPED
WITH PLANES, GUNS
HUNT WHISKY BAND
. - (TSv Associated Press)
COVINGTON, Ky.. Dec. 12. Prepar
ations to mass 500 prohibition agents,
equipped with bombing planes and ma
chine guns for an onslaught on the
mountain stronghold of Bob bal
lard's band of Menifee county, moon
shiners are being made by federal au
thorities, according to three officials
who returned to Covington, from
Mount Sterlin yesterday.
They had been a part of the posse
of 50 prohibition agents who were re
pulsed after R. E. Duff, and David
Treadway, prohibition agents, had
been shot and killed in a three days'
seige of the moonshiners, near State
Creek.
The three officers, Elmer Correll
James Weed, and W. C. Huddleston
said the war department would be ap
pealed to for two bombing planes and
a number of machine guns, pointing
out that only by bombing the entire
mountain would it be possible to drive
the moonshiners from the cave3 and
natural barricades afforded in the wild
section of the state.
Belief that moonshiners from other
districts were constantly reinforcing
those entrenched in the State Creek
section was expressed by Correll.
Weather Forecast
FOR RICHMOND AND VICINITY
By Wi E. Moore
Generally fair toniqht and Wednes
day excepting for a possible snow
flurry. Very cold tonight; about zero.
The storm which moves rapidly east
ward is causing showers, which will
be followed by the lowest tempera
tures we have had so far this winter,
but it will moderate before the end of
the week.
Temperatures Yesterday at Pumping
Station
Maximum 45
Minimum 2S
Today
Noon 18
Weather Conditions A severe coll
wave is centered over the northwest,
being 23 below zero. It is raining in
the east, with snow squalls over th3
lakes. Another storm is developing in
the far west. The temperature fed
48 degrees in 24 hours at Helen?.,
Montana.
For Indiana by the United States
Weather Bureau Fa;r tonight. Cold
er east and south portions. Wednes
day probably fair. Not so cold north
and west portion.
Paid Circulation
Yesterday, was
12,208
Sultan Now Guest of Britain on Island of Malta
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.Mohammed VI (right) photographed
flight from Constantinople. At left, Prince Ertoghrul, his son, withj
guardian, accompanying the fleeing sultan. ' ,
Minus his haren and most of his royal honors, Mohammed VL former
sultan of Turkey and caliph of Islam, is now residing at the officers' quar
ters of Fort Tigne, on the Isle of Malta, a guest of the government of Great
Britain. His flight from Constantinople with his ten-year-old son, Ertoghrul,
was accomplished with the aid of 1L M. S. Malaya, when the Kemalist forces
entered to dethrone him.
4 KILLED, 10 WOUNDED
IN RIOTS FOLLOWING
ELECTION IN POLAND
(By Associated Press)
LONDON, Dec. 12. Four persons
were killed and 10 wounded in seri
ous rioting in Warsaw following the
election of President Narutowies of
Poland, according to a Central News
dispatch today.
Troops fired volleys into mobs of
left-wing supporters who beseiged
parliament and other public buildings,
the advices said. The demonstration
lasted for several hours before it was
quelled.
When Narutowies appeared at one
of the entrances of the parliament
building in an attempt to personally
stop the disorders he was pelted with
snowballs, and jeered.
Ha was rescued by Lancers, who
drove olf the attackers..
HAMMER SLAYER'S
CAPTURE DOUBTED;
MAY BE IN MEXICO
CASPAR, Wyo., Dec. 12. Belief
that Caspar police had succeeded in
apprehending Clara Philips, convicted
slayer of Mrs. Albert Meadows, who
escaped from the Los Angeles jail, is
thought to have been exploded this
morning when a suspect arrested last
night declared she was Beatrice Craig,
of Kirby, W'yo.
The woman said she had been liv
ing in Caspar about three weeks. Po
lice authorities have not definitely
accepted her explanation and are con
tinuing their investigation.
i-us AutLBS, Dec. iz. Mexico
today bartered for the return of Clara
Phillips, "hammer murderess" to the
United States.
Leandro Carza Leal, consul for the
Obregon government here, announced
he had a communication from a high
Mexcan omciai saying mat tne ex
change of Mrs. Phillips for a badly
wanted Mexican fugitive, the latter
now in the United States, "would bo
welcomed."
Mrs. Phillips is believed to have
fled to Mexico following her escape
from jail here, after being sentenced
to prison for the slaying of Mrs. Al
berta Meadows. She was reported to
have been seen in Juarez, and al
though she has not been captured, it
is believed that the Mexican govern
ment will make unusual efforts to
find and extradite her if the barter
proposition is accepted by American
authorities.
MOUNTAIN FASTNESS
COMBED FOR FLYERS
' (By United Press)
EL PASO, Tex., Dec. 12. The fast
ness of the Santa Rita mountains o!
Arizona were searched today for Col.
Francis Marshal and Lieut. Charles L
Webber, who disappeared in an air
plane last Thursday.
Although officers believed they were
on the right track in their quest for
the missing airmen, little hope was
held that they would be found alive.
Four army planes were dispatched
from Tucson, Ariz., from whence the
search is being directed, following re
ceipt there of information that a rural
mail carrier had, seen a plane passing
over the section that lies between
Twin Buttes and Sahurita, Ariz., ac
cording to a radio message received
at Fort Bliss near here.
Col. E. B. Winans in charge of the
search wirelessed that he was con
vinced the plane which the mail car
rier said was hading in the direction
of the Santa Rita mountains was the
one containing Col. Marshall and
Lieut. Webber.
In addition to the airplanes a troop
of cavalry has been sent into the
mountains. Officers at Fort Bliss,
basing their deductions on reports
from Col. Winans believed today the
lost men were either dead or seriously
wounded in the mountains, prisoners
of Mexican bandits, or among friendly
natives in some out qt the way com
muni tr- of the Mexican Mils.
on board H. M. S. Malaya during the
California Concert
Cancelled by Diva
Because of Protests
(By Associated Press)
LOS ANGELES, Calif., Dec. 12.
Madame Johanna Gndski, prima don
na, prepared today to keep other en
gagements after having cancelled her
engagement here last night as a result
of continued protests by the American
legion and other patriotic organiza
tions. The diva was accused by members
and posts of the American legion anl
allied societies of having been pro-
German during the Word war. She
said that, although she had been false
ly accused and that the records of the
United States show there are "no
charges against me of any nature
whatever," she had decided "even
against the advice of my friends, to re
frain from appearing in concert at this
time as I do not wish to be tha inno
cent cause of even an unpleasant
incident," y
Predict Riot
The opponents , of her appearance
here, who had predicted a demonstra
tion if not a riot if she kept her en
gagement declared they had won a
moral victory- Ralph Crisswell. presi
dent of the city council and as acting
mayor, chairman of the board ot po
lice commissioners which had bee.i
asked to prevent th concert,, and J.
tu. Stephens, city attorney, made a
signed statement that concluded: "We
feel that the action of Madam Gadski
is to be most highly commended for
the very unselfish stand she has in
sisted upon taking.
"She has asked that when her sched
ule will permit she may again come
to this city, and looks forward with
much pleasure to the reception which
undoubtedly will be hers, when the
public here becomes acquainted with
the facts."
AMERICAN CONSUL
IN MALTA IS SHOT:
ASSAILANT ESCAPES
(By Associated Press)
VALETTA. Malta. Dec. 12. Mason
Mitchell, of New York, American con
sul on the island of Malta, was shot
and wounded today near Baracca. His
assailant escaped, but pursuit was im
mediately taken up. Mr. Mitchell was
taken to a physician for treatment.
'T know nobody who could have
done this," exclaimed Mr. Mitchell as
assistance came to him. The consul
is described as persona grata here,
and he has- taken keen interest in
the welfare, of the island and its peo
ple. The ' attack upon him has
aroused indignation.
- Mason Mitchell has had a pictur
esque career as actor, writer, travel
er, soldier and diplomat.
.. Born in Hamilton, N. Y., In 1859 he
went on the stage at the age of 18 at
the famous Old Broadway theatre in
New York. He played with Edwin
Booth, Lawrence Barrett, and John
McCullough, later becoming leading
man with Mademoiselle Modjeska. He
accompanied Mary Anderson during
her theatrical engagement in Great
Britain. At one time he managed the
Garrick theatre in New York, He was
chief of scouts In the Canadian gov
ernment through the Riel rebellion and
was promoted for. sajlantry. in. action.
In the Spanish war he was a mem
ber of Roosevelt's rough riders and
was wounded at the battle of Santi
ago. He served- as. Ameiea-n . oounsul
at Zenzibar, Chunking, China, and
Apia. Samoa. . WTien. the .WQrld .war
broke out he took over the British and
French interests in German Samoa,
He has travelled extensively through
South America and the South Sea Isl
ands., Michigan Lumber Fire
Causes $250,000 Loss
PONTIAC. Mich., Dec. 12. Fire
that started last night in the Pontiac
lumber yards here had caused a loss
estimated at $250,000 before it was
brought under control early today.
The blaze, believed to -have- started
from an overheated stove, destroyed
the lumber ,z'2 the W. Burke
business block adjoining. Several in
dustrial plants, including that of the
Oakland Motor company,, were threat
ened lor several hours.
HOUSE HEARING
CONDUCTED AS
KELLER URGES
Decision Made After
Long Wrangle
(By Associated Press
WASHINGTON. Dec 12. After an
hour and a half of wrangling the house
judiciary committee today Toted in
executive session to proceed with the
hearing of impeachment charges
brought against Attorney General
Daugherty by Representative Keller.
Republican, Minnesota, In the manner
insisted on by Mr. Keller.
The question of calling Chief Justice
Taft as a witness at its hearing of the
Keller impeachment charges against
Attorney General Dangherty remained
to be decided. Thehief justice, who
waa mciuaed in .
- mi, vi witnesses
submitted by Representative Keller.'
.v VL .mnnesota, in filing hiS
wuuu. cnarges against tfie attorney
general informed Chairman Volstead!
yesterday that he would appear before,
ftecommlttee should it see lit to cali
, Others on List.
-? ? list of "witnesses sub.
mitted by Mr. Keller were George W
ickersham, former attorney gen-'
eral; Samuel Gompers. president of
the American Federation of Labor
and Guy Oster, Mr. Gompers' secre,
tary. who with the chief justice, wftra
desired summoned in connection -with,
the Minnesota representative's bill of
particulars, relating to the appoint
ment of William J. Burns, as chief of
the department of justice bureau of
investigation. Donald E. Richberg, of
Chicago, who was council for railway
employes in the recent strike injunc
tion proceedings, also was mentiioned
as a desired witness in connection
with other phases.
The committee is proceeding with
the hearings under the authority of a
house resolution adopted a week ago,
directing that it send for all witnesses
and government records needed in In
vestigating the impeachment charges.
GUARD DETACHMENT
ORDERED TO PROTEGT
AUTO THEFT PROBE
(By Associated Press)
MADILL, Okla., Dec. 12. An Okla
homa national guard detachment com
prising two officers and 10 enlisted
men went on duty here today with in
structions to afford protection to a
group of state officers who have been
investigating the discovery of more
than a score of stolen automobiles in
Marshall county.
The guardsmen were ordered to
Madill from Ardmore by Adjt. Gen.
Charles F. Barrett, last night after R.
E. Lee, assistant attorney general, one
of the state investigators, had advised
Barrett that threats had been made
against the officers seeking to recover
the stolen motor cars.
Sheriff John Glenn of Marshall
county declared today that it was ridic
ulous to bring troops into the case a
his force w-as w-ell able to cope with
any situation that might arise. He
said there were no grounds for the.
fears of the state investigators. Th3.
assistant attorney general reported to
Oklahoma City yesterday that he was
not obtaining proper co-operation, from
county auinonties.
No charges have been filed here In,
connection with the finding of. the stol
en cars.
One man is accused by the state of
ficials of having sold a number of stol
en cars in Madill. according to Sheriff.
Glenn. He declared that the persons
now in possession of the cars were
dealing with the state authorities in'a.
lawful manner.
The state investigators declared evi-
cence uncovered indicated that Madill
has been the base of a gang of auto
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RESPONSIBILITY FOR
TRAGEDY OF SMYRNA
DEBATED BY POWERS
(By Associated Press)
LAUSANNE, Dec. 12. The debate
between Turkey and Greece over the
question which nation is responsible
for the tragedy of Smyrna continues to
form a dominant issue at the near east
conference. Ismet Pasha says he is
quite willing that the treaty which the
delegates hope to frame shall provide
fOT a system of payment to the allied
nations for the damages their nationals
suffered ill Turkey during the great
war, out mat on tne other hand be win
ins"is"t'oh reimbursement by Greece for
the losses sustained by the Turks in
Asia Minor at the hands ot the re
treating Grek army.
Former Premier venizelos Insists
that the Greeks burned only through
military necessity. He declares that
the real crime-of the Asia Minor cam
paign was the action of the Turkish
troops in outraging and shooting Greek
residents, sacking homes and deport
ing hundreds of thousands of destitute
human beings. -
If-Turkey exacts reparations from
Greece, M. Venizelos says he will pre
sent a hill ror tne norrors and Injustice
suffered by the Greeks. The question
of the Ottoman debt is developing as
a aanger point in tne negotiations and
the bitter Turkish-Grecian dispute
which Is based on something more than
a question of money, is serving to
make settlement of the whole problem