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ONE BANDIT WOUNDED IN GUN BATTLE Police Find Bloody Shotgun— Robbers Speeding Toward Wyoming With $200,000 Loot, Officials Believe. BY THOMAS MEANY, Universal Service Correspondent. Denver, Colo., Dec. 18.—One suspect Is under arrest and every peace of ficer In Colorado is combing all roads leading to and from Denver Monday night as a result of the $200,000 Fed eral Reserve bank robbery at the Denver mint Monday. The suspect, said to be a notorious gunman and highwayman, was ar rested Monday night and held at po lice headquarters. The police refuse to give the name of the arrested man. Search for Gang “Queen.” Police were searching for Kva Lewis, “Queen” of the famous Dale Jones outlaw gang, who Is believed to be directing genius of the specta cular holdup. They believed the Lewis woman also directed the haul of $96,000 by bandits in the Kansas City Stock yarc’n last week. The “Queen” was released from the Colorado state penitentiary a short time ago after serving a term for complicity in the crimes of the Dale Jones gang. A speeding automobite bearing seven men, two wearjjig masks, heading for the Wyoming line is the best clue that the police are now working on in hopes of capturing the lour men that participated in the most daring robbery in the history of police records in the state of Colorado. “Stick 'em up”! With these three words as the only warning four desperate auto bandits covered a federal reserve motor truck in front of the United State* mint and after a fusillade of bullets were ex changed with employes 6f the mint escaped with $200,000 in $5 bills. Shift Bags of Money. Three of the masked gunmen leaped from the touring car, while the fourth stayed at the wheel. As they hit the ground they began shooting. Concealed behind the gov ernment car, which is enclosed and heavily wired, the bandits smashed open a window, lifted out the bags and shifted them with almost incred ible rapidity into their own ear. As they leaped in their car the bandits lioqibarded the door of the mint which had^been opened by guards summon ed by the shooting. Fifty employes of the mint were summoned by an electric alarm and grasping shotguns gave battle to the •outlaws. One robber was shot through the jaw, but was quickly loaded into the escaping car by his companions and whisked away. Charles Linton, 60, bank guard is dead, as a result of a wound inflicted, during the battle. Two Confederates Watch. During the five minutes in which the bandits completed their daring • robbery, pandemonium reigned in the vicinitytof the mint, shots ringing out in constant volleys. Two confederates of the four bandits were hidden be hind telephone poles opposite the mint and jumped into the robber car as it dashed away. As one of the outlaws fired point blank at Linton, a mint guard took careful aim and returned the volley. “I believe I got the man who killed Charles Linton,” the guard salcV I had a chance to get a good bead and shot him through the body." Bloody Shotgun Found. A shotgun, covered with blood, and loaded with buckshot, dropped by ongg of the bandits when he was shot by a mint guard is also considered a fair •clue in ultimately identifying the bandits. Much of the success of the ‘search for the bandits depends upon the ser iousness of the wound incurred by one of t£c bandits. The bandit lost, a large amount of blood. If his wound is superficial; the bandits may be able to dress it themselves. If it is serious, they will be forctjjl either to abandon their comrade, thus leav ing a first flats clue, or seek the »ser vices of a physician. Sheriffs in nearby counties were quickly notified by the local police in an effort to apprehend the robbers. Police reserves were rushed to the j?< cue and kept all persons away from the mint. The robbery was the most daring m in Denver's history. The bandits ap jaranetly had planned the holdup carefully, and their action was timed so that when the bank car started away, the bandit automobiles crowd ed into the curb. The money was in $5 bills, and was being taken to the Federal Reserve lank. A waitress in a restaurant across the street from the mint saw the holdup and made frantic efforts to call the police.^ Before she was able to get headquarters, mint employes rushed to the door of the building and began shooting with sawed-off shot guns and repeating rifles. The ban dits lined up along the curb, answered with several volleys. UPSET PLANNED UNION FOR CENTRAL AMERICA Washingt. n, Deo. IX (A. I’.)—The proposal for the Central American conference meeting h re to discuss a program looking to political union of* the five Central American republics went by the boards today, when the conference resumed its sessions after 1 evolving formal mstniutions from all the governments interested. The five nations decided against considering tlie union proposal by a vote of three to two. I HOUSE 0. L’S NAVAL BILL UNAMENDED Provision for Second Limita tions Conference Retained Intact—Bill Carrying $325, 000,000 to Senate. BY WINDER R. HARRIS, Universal Service Correspondent. Washington. Dec. 18.—Retaining In tact the provision requesting the pres ident to call another international conference for the limitation of war ships and aircraft not covered In the five power naval treaty, the House Monday night passed the naval ap propriation bill without a record vote. It now goes to the Senate. The bill carries a fund of $325,000, 000 for naval activities during the fiscal year beginning next July 1. Fifty five million dollars of the total is set apart for pushing construction work on the 56 ships permitted to be completed by the naval pact. Among the other important items are: Continuation of the present enlisted personnel of 86,000 In the navy and 19,500 in the marine corps. Increase Officer Strength. Increase of 225 in the officer per sonnel In the navy, making the total 6,615, and slight increase also in the number of marine officers, bringing > the total up to 1,003. Appropriation of $14,647,174 for naval aviation, of which $5,798,950 is for new construction and procure ment of aircraft and equipment. In passing the bill the House estab lished a record for major supply measures. Not a single change was made in the 55 page measure as it cam% from the approprtatiops com mittee. Only three amendments were adopted and all of these were purely clerical. The biggest fight on any section of the legislation developed over the proposal for another arms conference. Representative Lineberger, repub lican? of California, offered an amendment endorsing the “limitation of armament by international agree ment,” and ‘‘suggesting to the pres ident the desirability of entering into further conferences” with Great Bri tain, France, Italy and Japan, rather than ‘‘requesting" the president to institute such negotiations. He later withdrew his motion. Representative Logan, democrat, of South Carolina, moved to strike out the section altogether, but got only his one vote for the motion. Logan said the provision in itself was a ; "confession” of the failure of the five power treaty. A shower of points of order from both sides met' an amendment by Representative Linthicum, democrat, of Maryland, requesting the president to negotiate with foreign govern ments for the entry of the United States into the league df nations, or any other association of nations here after created in the interest of world peace. The objections were promptly sustained by Representative Long worth, republican, of Ohio, in the chair. NEW REPARATIONS PLAN UNDER WAY Germany Prepares to Ask Five Sixths Reduction at Paris Meet. _ Universal Service. Beriiu, Dec. 18.—Germany will pro banly be ready to submit a new re parations scheme to the Fatis con ference of allied premiers on Janu ary 2. It is understood that tip* new pro posals will urge a moratorium of five years and a reduction in the repara tions total to about five billion dol lars, or about five sixths reduction. The proposals were discussed today by government officials with leaders of finance and incVstry. Tbs latter forces have promised their complete moral support, so that the German government, no longer anticipating active hostility from tHe indstrlalists has decided to draft the new proposals. BAYONETSBRISTLE IN STREETS OF WARSAW Warsaw, Dec. 18 (U. I’.)—With a number of I’olish nationalists under arrest, suspected of having had a hand in the plot to assassinate Pres ident Narutowicz, Warsaw fairly bristled with bayonets Monday as troops patrolled the streets. Martial law was being strictly enforced. Reports were in circulation that political opponents of Narutowiez’s party are forming a “fascisti” organi zation and intend to seize the gov ernment. The insane student who killed the president was closely guarded. It was feared lie will at tempt suicide. SOVIETS MEET TUESDAY. London, Deo. 18,—The 10th all Russian congress of the soviets con venes in Moscow Tuesd ly. The chief subject for action is the proposal by the Ukraine and Georgia for the or ganization of a Russian socialist fed eral republic. YOUNG MOTHER^ MURDERED. Newark, N. J., Dec. 18 (U. I'.)— Mrs. .Marie Venneia was found mur dered Monday in her small apartment I’.ere. Her body had dropped over her baby’s crib, above which hung a picture of the Holy family. She had been shot through the chest. WfE TERM Tor KILLER. Angola, In ].,_ Doc. IS (A. I’.)—Nie Scheffer, on trial here, charged with siaying his brother, James M. Schef fer and the latter's wife, was found guilty cf muder in the second degree in circuit court Sunday and sen tenced to life imprisonment. Disarmament Would Pay Off Debts, Figures Show BY SIR FREDERICK B. MAURICE. Special Cable to Universal Service. London, Dec. 18.—A billion dollars a year could be released to pay debts and relieve unemployment in Europe if all the pow ers, including those created by tho Versailles treaty, were really disarmed. The number of man under arms in Europe in 1913 was 3,780, 938. In 1922 the number is 4,453,179. The percentage of revenue spent for armaments in Europe as a whole was 19.7 m 1913, as agaiiftt 24.2 in 1922. When allowance ia made for compulsory reductions in the enemy states and voluntary reductions in Britain and other coun tries, it is still found that Europe today has 1,503,344 more men under arms than in 1913. Money which should find its way into trade ie being spent on armaments. The result is unemployment and misery. This is the road to disaster. The armaments expenditure in Germany, Austria, Hungary and Bulgaria has been compulsorily reduced by $400,000,000 an nually, as compared with 1913, yet the rest of Europe is at least $600,000,000 hi-' CURZON APPLIES STEAM ROLLER Shuts Off Remarks of Russian Diplomat—Amended Al lied Proposals An nounced to Turks. * BY C. F. BERTELLI, Universal Service Correspondent. Special Wireless Dispatch. Lausanne, «Dec. 18.—A demand that Germany he admitted to membership in the international commission for the straits, coupled with charges that the allied straits proposals are aimed solely at Russia were made by Georges Tchitcherin. soviet foreign minister, at Monday afternoon’s meeting w%en Lord Curzon presented the allied plan for the control of the Dardanelles. Tchitcherin’s bitter words brought a severe rebuke from Lord Curzon, who declared: "We are trying to make peace. The whole world is getting impatient, and you are Just hindering.” Amended Proposals. According to the amended allied proposals the demilitarized zones on both sides of the Dardanelles are re duced to 10 miles. The whole south coast of the Sea of Marmora may be fortified by the Turks and the size of the garrison at Constantinople is in creased to 10,000. The Turks are permitted a naval base and munition factories at Con stantinople. The international commission is t.o include the United States If the United States signs the treaty. In case of violations, any signatory may appeal to the League of Nations without writing a note to the offender. Ismed Bey, replying to the allied proposals said that the substance of the proposals might lie accepted, but that It must be clearly understood, that no further infringement of Turkish sovereignty will be tolerated. He said that the Greek fleet must he withdrawn from Turkish waters; that the eastern borders of Thrace must he inviolable, and the Islands of liar dan must be Turkish. Will Debato Today. These points, as the substance of the Turkish amendments, will be de bated by the conference Tuesday. Tchitcherin demanded that file con conference take ut> the Russian pro posals, including the admission of Germany to the international com mission as the basis of a new *gree ment. To this demand Lord Curzon hotly retorted: “You are championing Turkey for things that Turkey herself does not demand. The conference cannot hear any more counter proposals.” As a result of this application of the allied steam roller it is declared likely that the Russians will refuse to sign the treaty. -n-. *444444444444444444 4 4 4 TO HARNESS WINDS. 4 4 - 4 4 London, Dec. IS (A. P.)—A 4 4 ' plan to harness the winds and 4 4 make them produce electricity, 4 4 for rural districts has been 4 4 presented to the ministry of 4 4 agriculture. The scheme in- 4 4 volves 'he erection rn hill tops 4 4 of low buildings from the sides 4 4 of which will project huge 4 4 wings. These wings will be 4, 4 spun by the wind horizontally, 4 4 just above the ground. 4 4 Proponents of the plan as- r 4 sert that unlimited amounts 4 4 of electricity can be obtained 4 4 in this way, at a minimum of 4 4 cost. 41 4 4 4444444444444444444 MEXICO DEPORTS “DOPES.” Culexico, Cal,, Dec. 18 (A. P.) — Mexicali, Lo/ver California, just across the international line from here, t< day began dimporting Ameri can drug addicts as undesirable citi zens, In acc< rdance with the an nounced intention of Mexican au thorities to rid their soil of foreigners i:i the grip of the narcotic habit. ENGLISH ACTRESS FAMED FOR BEAUTY WINS DECREE Universal Service. Bond. n, Dec. 18.—England’s most beautiful actress), Oiadys Cooper, on her titird birth t’ay Monday was granted a divorce from Capt. .John Buikmaster. She named a ’myster ious dark iady" as corespondent. She married Bu -kmasler in 1918. She | was awarded the custody of their two children. The court was < rowded with wom en prominent in the social life of Mayfair. U. S. TO WOO ON DOft SMUGGLERS Campaign to Wipe Out Nar cotic Evil to Center on Smuggling Ac ' tivities. Universal Service. Washington, Dec. 18.—The federal government Is preparing for a vigor ous attack on the narcotic evil in this country at Its source. It was revealed here Monday. Tlrts attack will Ye launched through the customs division of the treasury department to check the smuggling of opium, morphine and other narcotics coming In principally at Pacific coast ports from the orient. The conferees on the treasury ap propriation bill for the 1924 fiscal year, now pending before congress, have agreed to make available Im mediately upon passage, a portion of the amount allotted to the customs service. Tlie treasury plans to use a portion of this money for the empoly ment of additional inspectors at San Francisco, Los Angeles, Seattle and other coast ports, so that every ves sel coming in from the orient may be thoroughly searched. More Inspectors Needed. At present the treasury claims. It is not possible with the limited num ber of inspectors available to make complete inspection of all boats. A representative of the customs ser vice from Washington on a recent trip to the c.fwst had this matter up with customs officials there and plans for the strengthening of the In spection service then were worked out. •*’* Smugglers resort to all manner of schemes to conceal narcotics aboard ships where they will escape discov ery unless a thorough search of every part of the vessel Is made. In one case recently at San Francisco in spectors having Information a ship was bringing In a quantity of opium and morphine, searched two djays after It reached port without discover ing the cache. Then, as a last resort, one of the inspectors crawled Into a boiler that had not been fired on the voyage, and found $45,000 of narcotics concealed there. In another recent Instance at New York, packages of dope were found tied high up In the rigging to one of the masts, a most unlikely place of discovery except un der most c areful search. Aided by Small Boats. Other Instances are reported of smugglers dumping drug consign ments overboard at the outer-waters of n port to be picked up by waiting small boats, to escape detection by customs officers nt the dock. The increasing of the customs In spection forces will makg possible, in the opinion of treasury officials, a more rigid enforcement ol tlie drastic provisions of the Jones-.Mtiler nar cotic act passed by congress last ' spring. This act provides penalties of $25 an oun e against the owners of any vessel bringing in opium and pro portionate penalties for other drugs. Libel of the ship is provided for to secure the payments of these penal lie:. Want Supply Stopped. Officials of the department of jus tice and the treasury entrusted with the enforcement of the Harrison nar cotic law against domestic sales of drugs, declares that with the enor mous profits in the trade, experience has proved that it is nett to impossi ble to stop drug peddling as long as tlie trade continue to be supplied with smuggled wares from abroad. Th-j best they (an hope for D to hold it in check until the sources of supply can be wiped out. Prohibition Commissioner Haynes, In charge of narcotic enforcement, " said Monday he would be in Portland, Ore., January 18, to deliver an ad dress, and from there would go to San Francisco and No* Angeles to look into the drug traffic on the coast. V _ BANDITS CET $10,000. New York, L w. it,. Holdup i .cn Monday obtained $10,000 from Barnett Tillinger, a collector for the Green Poo National bank. HEART FAILURE SEIZES BERNHARDT ON STAGE Universal Service. Special Cable. Dispatch. Paris, Dec. 19 (1 a. ni.)—Sarah Bernhardt was seized with an at tack of heart failure on the stage Monday night while rehearsing a new play with Sacha Guitry. At this hour the dlvinie Sarah is improving, although it is annount ed that tha play will be indefinitely postponed. IMKIKH Resolution Being Drawn Re questing Light on Negotia tions fo^TProposed Loan to Germany. BY JAMES R. NOURSE, Universal Service Correspondent. Washington, Dec. 18.—The Senate, which stopped America's entrance Into the League of Nations when pro posed by the Wilson administration, la ready for another battle on the question of International engage ments. The signal for action will be any defect move to put the power of this government back of the suggest ed scheme to adjust the financial dif ficulties of France and Germany. A resolution calling upon the pres ident and state department to dis close what steps are being taken In the direction of giving government sanction to a loan; or putting the United States In the position of ar biter between France and Germany on the subject of reparations, is be ing drafted by one senator. A number of speeches by other senators are being prepared. Tffte resolution and the speeches may reach the public during the week. Who Started It? In addition to asking Information regarding the status of the negotia tions the resolution will also request the state department to disclose to the Senate the name or names of the person or persons who first ap proached administration heads with these proposals. The Senate has heard reports that the whole scheme originated" in the brain of one of the cabinet- members, wlio Is believed to be In particularly close touch with International hanking houses. The Senate would like to be advised au thoritatively on this point; also If this be true, wlto suggested It to the cabinet member. The senate is waiting and watching. As yet it has no authoritative infor mation as to Just what the admin istration head's are planning. Debt# Not Involved. The Senate Is not Informed to whnt extent, It any, cancellation of the debts'" owed’ this government by Eu rope is involved In the financial un dertakings which are being consid ered. At the state department Mon day it was authoritatively asserted that the question of settling Inter allied debts, including debts to the United States, has been in no way linked with the loan question nor with the matter of reparations adjust ment. The state department laid down the rule that as a condition precedent to the use of American money to help Germany there should be a settle ment of the reparations controversy between France and Germany, In othor words, the department is un willing to extend any governmental sanction for such a loan unless the reparations difficulty has been first smoothed over. Tin} state department, It was as etrted authoritatively, has noted with distaste, dispatches from Eu rope setting forth various views of possible American participation In a loan to place Germany on Its feet. These views, It was said, were quite premature In the light of the fact that no agreement has been reached in the matter of reparations. The American government accord " lngly regards It as regrettable that any attempt should be made to con nect subsequent reparations with war time expenditures. PRESS DISAPPOINTED. By John T. Burke, Universal Service Correspondent. Special Cable Dispatch. London, eDc. 18.—Chancellor of the Exchequenr Stanley Baldwin, who will leuve for America on December 27 with plenary powers to discuss with the United States government the problem of funding the British debt to America, had a long aud ience with King George at Bucking ham palace Monday. It is learned that if the government receives word before Mr. Baldwin sails, as it is hoped hen*, that the United States is willing to take up tin- question of reparations, he will tie accompanied to America by an Im posing staff of industrial and finan cial experts. The British press is stunnedby th announcement from Washington that tlm stories published here that Amer ica is ready intervene to bring or der o7?t of the European chaos, are exaggerated and unwarranted. The jingo Ball,Mail Gazette is an gered at being forctAl to admit that Washington is not going to intervene or advance a gigantic loan. MORGAN TELLS OF CALL. Universal Service. New York, Dec. IS.—J. P. Morgan and Company Issued a statement to duy that the German ambassador Dr. Otto Weldfeldt, has called on Mr. Morgan on Saturday to make In quiry as to the possibility of a loan and has been told by Mr. Morgan “that it was not possible for us to disc uss or consider a loan to Germany unless and until the reparations ques tion was settled." 20 BELOW AT WINNER. Norfolk, Neb, Doe. 18 (Special).— It was 20 degrees below zero at Win ner, S. D. Monday morning ar.d five below in Norfolk. Gordon, Neb., re ported 30 below Saturday. ' REPLIES TO cTe VALERA. Dublin, Dee. IS.—“We have lost-loo many men. There ran be tin peace unless the irregulars disarm." This was the ultimatum of Minister of De fense Richard Mtilcahy, ;-p aking for tile free state government Monday in answer to De Valera's indirect mes sage to America proposing peace. VOTE AGa’iNST UNION. Washington, Dec. 18.—The confer ence on Central American affairs de cided Monday not to form a United States of Central America, but agreed to discuss the proposal to consider such a union three years hence. 14 PROMISE THEY'LL AID U. S. AGENTS One HJlds Out Against Vol stead Law—Daugherty, Mel lon and Haynes Join Presi dent in Appeal for Help. BY WILLIAM P. Fl.YTHE, Universal Service Correspondent. Washington, Dec. 18.—At a confer ence with 15 stats. governors Monday President Harding set ir motion tho machinery through which he expects strictly to enforce tlie "dry" lav.’. The plan calls for the active sup port of state and local officers with the federal prohibition agents, it was announced, and tnis support, was pledged. Conferences at which all state governors are to be present will he held later, when a defir.lto pro cedure will bo worked out and put Into execution, it was stated. With tlie exception of Governor Hltchle of Maryland, who questioned the wisdom of the Volstead act. the merits of prohibition did not enter . Into the discussion Monday, It was leat tied. Harding Outlines Plan. The president opened the confer ence with att appeal for law enforce ment and the employment of every available means to stop what he termed disgraceful defiance of tho law. The government l» under a tie mendoua handicap, he said, unless It can have the active cooperation of tho various slates. He then revealed a skeletonized plan providing for such cooperation,, which he asked to be treated as con fidential until It can be worked out In more detuil and yctually adopted by nil the states. Attorney General Daugherty, Sec retary of the Treasury Mellon and Prohibition Commissioner Haynes supplemented this statement with the specifjc problems cbnfrontlng the "dry” enforcement. They told the governors the situation has become so serious with the law in many lo calities held In such little esteem that drastic measures must be em ployed at once. “Impossible", Says Haynes. Mr. Haynes pointed out that it is absolutely impossible for his staff of agents to police thoroughly the whole United States. Kltlier the number of federal agents must be materially In creased by congress or the states will have to make up the shortage by act ive cooperation, he said. Governors were then called upon to give an outline oft the situation In their respective states and point out ways in which it was believed that the conditions might be remedied. This statement on the result of the discussion was issued by tho White House: “The president invited from the governor!* a wholly informal expres sion of their views as to the effective ness of the enforcement of the pro hibition law under the concurrent ac tivities of the federal and stato au thorities. Reports “Encouraging.” “In many cases the reports of gov ernors were of an encouraging na ture, indicating very gratifying prog ress in making the enforcement of the Volstead act effective. Numer ous instances of lack of cooperation were pointed out; many instances of the Inadequacy of the federal forces were suggested. "On the whole the informal confer ence was helpful to both slate execu tives and federul officials who wore present. There was a preponderance of opinion that an earnest official ap peal for reverence for the law and a cordial support of law enforcement by the press would combine to cure the worst conditions reported.” MAIL FLYERS HUNT FOR MISSING PILOT Service on Salt Lake Division Suspended While Search in Progress. Washington, Dec. 18 (T.T. P.)—Con centration of all mail airplanes in the western division of the air mail service at Salt Lake City and P.ock Springs was ordered Monday by Postmaster General Work to- search for Henry G. Roonstra, mail pilot, who has been lost since last Friday, when he was overtaken by a heavy .snow storm. Tlie service has been completely suspended In this division under in struction from Washington, while all pilots and planes, numbering 25, are scouting the country in an effort to find some trace of the missing flyer. According to information received at the postoffice department, the storm in which Hoops.tra.was i aught laiter 20 hours, thus preventing any attempt to search for him until the weather cleared. Agents at railroad stations, postmasters and amateur radio operators along the entire Salt Lake-Rock Springs route have been notified and are participating in the search. DECLARE PORTER SUICIDE. Denver, Colo., Dec. 18.—John H. l’orter took his own life. Police Mon day night abandoned all theories of murder or foul play in connection with tjhe death of John II. Porter, scion of one of Colorado's wealthiest families, who was found dead on a lonely mountain read. 25 miles south of Denver. It has been igieed that . Ir. Pyrter shot hlrn.-elf as a result of despondency over ill health. , The license which authorized the mar riage i f Char'es Dickens to Catherine Hogarth. In 1R38. brought only $150 at public ■•'alo in London recently.