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ARKANSANS INVOLVED BY CONFESSION * ^Information From Mob Leader Discloses Murder Plot Had Ramifications Beyond State Boundaries of Louisiana. BY A. G. BROWN, Universal Service Correspondent. Bastrop, La., Jan. 8.—The strong arm of the federal government was reaching out toward the hills of both Louisiana, and Arkansas Monday night, and threatening to descend at Almost any moment in one desperate ■effort to ferret out, stamp out, and re move forever causes and conditions which have led to such'atrocities as the Morehouse parish murder. Prosecuting officials of the state of Louisiana are confident that before the trial of the accused murderers of Watt Daniels and Tom Richards is formally called that the office of the attorney general of the United States, with all its power and prestige and-its unequalled facilities for investigation, will be actively engaged in the prose -cution. Trial May Be Removed. And It would not surprise the at torney general of the state of Louis iana If this trial, at which he expects at least a score, and perhaps two .score men, to stand accused of mur der, was eventually removed from Morehouse parish. Such are Monday’s sensational de velopments, following close in the wake of Sunday’s unexpected and in formal "confession”, by one of the ringleaders In the Morehouse mur ders. The authority for the above state ments is unquestionably reliable. It Is possible to quote this authority as follows: "The state’s case against the per petrators of Morehouse’s fiendish atrocity is now complete. We have feared at times the possibility that we might not be able to convict be cause rfif inability to secure grand Jury indictments, and the possibility of prejudice or fear on the part of the trial jury. “The information which came to us Sunday, we are confident, will re move these difficulties, ultimately at least. Evidence which will be pro duced at the proper time will certain ly develop a case*1nto which the gov ernment at Washington will un doubteldy feei it is warranted in stepping in. As a matter of fact, we now feel sure that it cannot much longer stay- out.” Arkansas Men Involved. The ringleader’s < onfession for the first time makes it certain that Ar kansas men, as well as residents of Louisiana, were members of the black hooded men which kidnaped and finally killed, after terrible tor ture, both Daniels and Richards. It reveals the fact that the crime was plotted and planned, not only in Morehouse parish, and Louisiana, but in Arkansas as well. It establishes the fact that partici pants in the crime crossed state lines . to accomplish their fiendish purpose. It was these conditions which led Governor Parker to go to Washing ton and plead with President Hard ing for federal assistance in the pro secution. The president’s answer to that request is on record. Federal agents are here and have unearthed practically all the evidence. It is un derstood on reliable authority that the president told the governor that once interstate relations were au thoritatively established the attorney general would act. It is this fact that leads the local prosecutors Mon day night to believe that the hardest nut in the whole case has been cracked. Monday afternoon the witnesses who will be summoned Tuesday at the reopening of court were an nounced' as follows: J. L. Daniels, Zoe Higginbotham, M. F. Holloway, - Davie, Dr. Wil ley, J. T. Norswarthy, C. C. (Tod) Davenport, E. W. Andrews, Sidney White, Nip Echols, J. C. Nettles, and the granddaubter of Mayor Dad, of Mer Rouge, who also Is the grand daughter of J. L. Daniels. The remaining troop of infantry men here was ordered home Monday. The cavalry will remain. DANCER’S SUIT FOR MILLION DISMISSED Amsterdam, N. Y., Jan. 8 (U. P.)— Action of Evan Burrows Fountaine, dancer, against Cornelius Vanderbilt, eon of Harry Payne Whitney, of New York, asking $1,000,000 for breach of promise was dismissed by Supreme Court Justice Borst Monday. Justice Borst held that the testi mony of the plaintiff was without credence, and stated that he does not believe there was ever a promise of marriage or that young Whitney was the father of her child, as alleged in the complaint. Prosecutions for perjury against the dancer and her mother are to he considered at Nypek, where the an nulment of Miss Fountaine’s mar riage to Sterling Adair was ordered last week by Justice Thompson. OIL EARNINGS BIG. Washington, Jan. 8 (A. P.)—Net earnings of approximately $20,000,000 by the Prairie Pipe Line company in 1022 on a capitalization of $27,000,000 were shown in testimony given at the Senate oil investigation today by Clark H. Kountz, of Independence, Kan., vice president. - SENATE PASSES BILL. Washington, Jan. 8 (A. P.)—The second deficiency appropriation bill carrying approximately $75,000,000 was passed today by the Senate with in about an hour. Youthful "Judge’' G i ves Custody of Himself to Mother Universal Service. Chicago, Jan. 8.—Chicago’s 11-year old judge, Howard Sheehan, awarded himself to the custody of his mother Monday. Judge Pam, unable to decide the boy’s case, in which his mother and his aunt, with whom he had made his home since a baby. sought his cus tody, asked Howard to take the bench i and decide for himself. The boy complied. With tears in his eyes, he wavered between the two loves that were offered him. “I’ll—I'll go with—mothets” he stammered. As a result he will live with his mother and stepfather on a farm in Oregon, 111. SALARLGRABS Governor McMaster Issues Ul timatum Threatening Veto of All Increases At tempted. Pierre, 9. D., Jan. 8 (Special).— Governor McMaster has announced flatiy he wifi veto any salary increas es for statehouse employes at this session, even if auch increases are backed by the preliminary approval of the budget board. A few increases already have been tentatively approved by the budget board and others have been asked. UnlesB such items are pared, either by the budget board or the appropriation committee, some representative of the governor is likely to open fire on them when the- appropriation bills come up for consideration. Then, if the legislature declines to do the paring because of pressure ap plied, the governor will use his veto power, he says. The subject was brought ip through the budget board approving ralary allowances of |3,600 per year for three deputies who form erly had been receiving $2,400 per year. Senate Votes for Repeal. Only two negative votes were re corded in the senate Monday after noon against the Benson bill to repeal the mortgage registry tax as enacted in 1919. The general impression is that the measure also will have smooth sailing in the house. This tax has been bringing in about $250,000 a year and the original idea was to make it payable by thd" money lend er as a substitute for property taxa tion on the securities. The experience has beerr that the borrower pays the registry tax in all cases. An important bill will be Introduced by Senator Erskine Tuesday provid ing for a system’ of registering auto mobile titles, including any transfers of titles which may be made from time to time. It carries titles forward and fixes record ownership almost as effectively as in the matter of land titles. The Erskine bill is practically an exact copy of the Minnesota law and is said to have given good results in checking automobile thefts in that state. Senator Erskine has discussed the proposal with a number of the mem bers and finds the sentiment fairly unanimous for the enactment of such legislation. If all states had such legislation it would be difficult to sell an automobile unless able to provide an abstract showing good title. To Consider Efficiency. Senator Bogue of Turner county and Representative Wall of Butte county will head the special commit tees which will deal with the effic iency survey. These committees will start work at once and will have a departmental reorganization plan be fore the assembly shortly after the midsession recess. It is the plan of the committees to go into a consider able amount of independent research and to use the efficiency report mere ly as a general guide. The plan finally brought out may differ from the report in many res pects. REPORT EXECUTION OF HINJUBIIN Five Charged With Treason and Nine Free State Deserters Put to Death. _* Universal Service. Special Cable Dispatch. London, Jan. 8.—Two corporals and three privates of the free state forc es who were tried by court martial on December 11, were executed Monday morning, according to an official re port from Dublin. The men were charged with treach ery to the national cause when a de tachment they were with was at tacked from ambush at Leixlip on December 1. According to a Central News dis patch from Dublin Monday night nine free state deserters captured with a detachment of irregulars were also executed Monday. “PUSSYFOOT” DECLARES MISSION SUCCESSFUL San Francisco, Jan. 8.—VV. K. "Pus syfoot” Johnson, "dry” advocate, who arrived Monday from Australia and New Zealand, where he lectured for 10 weeks urging the establishment of a uniform "dry" law similar to that of the United States, declared his mis sion had been successful. "Although we were defeated at the polls In New Zealand, I look to see both that country and Australia ‘dry’ when the issue la voted on again/’ he said. REQUEST OF SENATE TO BE IGNORED Administration Fears With drawal Would Appear as In dication of American Cen sure of Ruhr Invasion. BY GEORGE W. HINMAN, JR. Universal Service Correspondent. Washington, Jan. 8.—President Harding's administration will keep the American troops on the Rhino for the present, despite the Reed res olution passed by the Senate calling for their immediate withdrawal, it was learned authoritatively Monday. The United States, it was claimed at the state department wishes to avoid withdrawing the Aniei icAi de tachment under circumstances which would create any "implication" that this government was taking sides in a European controversy. The "meat in the cocoanut” is found in the administration desire to avoid antagonizing the French gov ernment befor'e action Is taken on the five power naval treaty and the four power Pacific treaty signed at Washington for the limitation of armament. Consider Coalition Plan. Members of congress Monday ex pressed the view that the Idea of a coalition of nations, including tha United States, to halt French action against Germany was worthy of earnest consideration. The state department view la that nothing the United States can do at this time will deter France carrying out the policy determined upon by the Poincare, ministry. France, it Is pointed out, has been made thoroughly familiar with the American attitude toward occupa tion of the Ruhr valley and other military measures. A formal protest, it is feared would accomplish no good and might have unpleasant conse quences. Hughes Plan Shelved. France is regarded as having Indi cated clearly that, for the present. It regards with disfavor the plan of Sec retary Hughes for an international commission of high financial author ities to pass upon German repara tions. The American government still considers the suggestion a sensible one. News dispatches from abroad are regarded as demonstrating clearly that the plan would be acceptable ir* many quarters; but the view pre vails that nothing can be accomplished witliout French acquiescence. gurzon"tToffer Britain Willing to Surrender Point of Greek Patriarch— Still Claims Mosul Sovereignty. Universal Service. Special Wireless Dispatch. Lausanne, Jan. 8.—Important con cessions to Turkey will be made Tues day, when Lord Curzon will announce that the allies are prepared not to In sist that the Greek patriarch remain at Constantinople, providing the Christians there aio allowed to re main. At preesnt the Greeks and Armen ians at Constantinople are being de ported at the rate of 35,000 a month. The Greek delegation declare they will not sign any treaty here unless their patriarch remains without being Interfered with. Reports that the British and French were negotiating separate treaties with Turkey, proved Mon day to be a Turkish fabrication in vented in an attempt to drive a wedge Into the allied front. The Turks of fered to renounce sovereignty over Mosul providing they were given half ownership in the oil fields. The British announced that they .claim full sovereignty in Mosul, which astonished the diplomats in view of the fact that Mosul Is a part of the Independent kingdom of Irak, founded by England herself. The British denied that England is concentrating troops at Gallipoli. ■■ . » . COMMITTEE REPORT TO EXONERATE DAUGHERTY Universal Service. Washington, Jan, 8.--Attorney Gen eral Daugherty will be completely ex onerated by the House Judiciary com mittee In its report to the House Tuesday on the Impeachment charges brought by Representative Keller of Minnesota. Every member of the committee, in cluding all the democrats except Rep resentative Thomas, of Kentucky, were said Monday to have indicated approval of this verdict. Mr. Thomas, it is understood, will file a minority report. EXPLOSION INJURES FIVE. Pontiac, Mich., Jan. 8 (U. P.>— Five men were seriously Injured when a gasoline tank la the plant of the Michigan Drop Forge company exploded here today. The plant was wrecked,. Damage was estimated at *100,000. DAKOTA PIONEER DIES. Sioux Falls, S. D., Jan. 8 (ypecial). —Oottlleb Kiel, 87 years old. pioneer business man of this city, died here late Monday afternoon. He is sur vived by two sons. 444444<<44444444-r444 4 CHARLOTTE, LEFT ALL X 4 ALONE, WONDERS WHY 4 4 -—— 4 4 San Francisco, Jan. 8 (U. 4 4 P.)—A week ago Charlotte 4 4 Kirsch, three years old. clapped 4 4 her chubby hands joyfully as 4 ♦ she was told of a new little 4 4 brother the stork had left for 4 4 her. 4 4 But that night angels carried 4 4 the little brother away. 4 4 And a few hours later came 4 4 another angel and took Char- 4 4 lotte's mother. 4 4 Charlotte couldn’t under- 4 4 stand, but Charles Kirsch. the 4 4 father, could, and the burden 4 4 was too great. He shot and 4 4 killed himself. 4 4 So today Charlotte, only a 4 4 week ago happy In the thought 4 4 of a new brother to play with 4 4 and confident of parents' ten- 4 4 der cure, Is alone In the world, ‘4 4 still wondering why angels do 4 4 such things. 4 44444444444444444 4 $ MELLON TALKS TO Tarms of Payment of Debt Fixed, He Tells Them— British Plan to Be Pre sented Wednesday. BY WILLIAM P. FLYTHE, Universal Service Correspondent. Washington, Jan. 8.—Secretary of the Treasury Mellon told the British debt mission, at their first meeting Monday night there Is scant hope of relief from the payment of their $4,000,000,000 war obligation to the United States under terms provided by congress. He reminded the British delegation that the terms of payment of the debt to this country are fixed by a hard and fast act of congress and he has no latitude in the matter. At the time of the passing of the funding act, he stated, he tried to secure easier terms but congress strongly opposed any thing more liberal than the present act. On high authority It Is learned that Secretary Mellon Is opposed to taking the matter before congress again. He informed the British that it would be best to work out such arrangements as they may under the terms of the existing legislation. Only as a last resort. It was stated, will congress be asked to do anything. The American commission stated, however, that should they become -convinced that It Is necessary So make payments easier that the whole International debt situation, rathftr than the British will be referred back to congress for such action as con gress wishes to take. British Promise to Pay. This was in response to an appeal from Stanley Baldwin, chancellor of the British exchequer, In which He pledged his country's Intent to pay the debt in full, but stated that It would be extremely difficult if not Impossible to do so under the terms demanded by the United States. The British did not submit a defin ite proposal, nor state In detail just what they planned to propose to this government as an alternative for wip ing out the debt within a period of. 25 years and paying In terest at the rate of 4V4 per cent. They endeavored to learn from the American commission just what they could expect In the way of eas ier terms and stated that at the next meeting, on Wednesday, they will furnish the American government with figures and an elaborate plan. Baldwin Gives Views. Baldwin plainly Indicated that this country must not expect payment In full for many years when he stated: “It Is our way to pay as we go eo far as we can. From that fixed prin ciple we have no Intention now to de part. The total annual per capita taxation is still greater than that of any other people. It amounts to more than >100 per head of the population.’’ vve are not nere to asn ror ravora or to Impose on generogtty," said Mr. Baldwin. “We want a fair business settlement, a square deal, a settle ment that will secure to America the repayment to the last cent of thoso credits which the United States gov ernment established in America for us. their associates In the war.” BONDS STOLEN FROM CHICAGO OFFICIAL. City Comptroller’s Safe Loot ed of $200,000 of Nego tiable Securities. • Chicago, Jan. 8 (U. P.)—Robbery of $800,000 worth of negotiable bonds frcim the real estate office of George F. Harding, city comptroller, was re vealed by police Monday. Robbers blew Harding's safe last week and It was announced that only a small amount was taken. Author ities believed that by covering up the extent of the theft they would have a better opportunty to trace the robbers. Circulars giving the real facts of the thefts and descriptions of the bonds were sent to police departments throughout tlie country Monday by Chicago authorities. HOSPITAL PATIENT DIES. Council Bluffs, la., Jan. 8 (Special.) —Anton Seiler, thy patient who was being operated upon at the Mercy hospital Saturday night when the city was plunged into darkness, died last night. It was said at the hos pital, however, that his death was not duo to delay at the time of the oper ation. WOULD HALT^IMMIGRATION. Washington, Jan. 8 (U. 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