oc-plain-dealer 1923-03-29

GERMANS READY TO TO SETTLE ISSUE? (L. N. A. Staff Correspondent of LONDON, Mar. 29.—Despite denial in Washington, it was persistently reported in German diplomatic sources today that Berlin had sent a memorandum to Great Britain and the United States stating that the Germans are willing to settle the Ruhr issue upon the basis of reparations, leaving final adjustment of the amount of reparations to an international commission. The Germans were said to have estimated willingness to negotiate with France regarding security of the Franco-German frontier. Premier A. Bonar Law discussed the matter with Herr St. Hainer, German ambassador to England, Banor Law said he did not believe the proposals would be satisfactory to France. Though he failed definitively to reject them, he indicated that he was willing to forward them to Paris. DENY EVACUATION SETTLEMENT BASIS (By International News Service) BERLIN, Mar. 29.—The official Wolff Bureau, mouthpiece of the German government, in commenting upon remarks by Ronald McNeill in British House of Commons, denied evacuation of Ruhr by French and Belgian troops is a requisite before negotiations can be opened. The Wolff Bureau said that the most important difficulty to be overcome was to obtain assurances that Germany would get back the territory occupied by the French and the Belgians. McNeill in his remarks in the British house of commons spoke in behalf of the British foreign office. The announcement of the Wolff bureau represents a backdown on the part of Berlin for Chancellor Cuno in a speech at Munich last week said that the invading armies would have to leave the Ruhr before Germany would negotiate. STOP TRAFFIC IN RUHR AFTER DARK (By International News Service) ESSEN, Mar. 29.—French military officials today forbade motor traffic between occupied and unoccupied portions of German territory. Block Alleged Scheme For $100,000 Fraud (By International News Service) LOS ANGELES, Mar. 29.—An alleged scheme to fleece the Cinema Distributing company of $100,000 was franstrated today, according to the District Attorney's office, when H. Y. Rumayne, director of the company, was arrested on two charges of grand larceny by trick and device. Rumayne, according to Deputy District Attorney Tom McClelland, obtained $5,000 in a transaction involving stock of the company, and $10,000 in another similar transaction. Investigation of the books of the company, McClelland said, revealed that they had been manipulated by Rumayne that the company would have lost approximately $100,000 if there had been no interference with the alleged scheme. No charge has been filed against Rumayne in this connection as yet, but McClelland said that a complaint would be issued late today or tomorrow. Rumayne was arraigned this morning and entered a plea of not guilty. 12 PCT. SAVING TO CONSUMERS OF GAS (By International News Service) SAN FRANCISCO, Mar. 29.—Domestic gas consumers in Los Angeles and adjacent cities will benefit by $1,135,000 a year or 12 per cent of their annual gas bills, by decisions of the Railroad Commission today, ordering the quality of the gas increased from 750 to 850 heat units per cubic foot without increase in price. More than 275,000 domestic consumers of Los Angeles and Electric Corp., Southern Calif., Gas Co., and So. Co., Gas Co., will enjoy this saving. A direct saving of at least 12 percent in their gas bills through a reduction in the amount of gas used to do the same amount of work as heretofore by the increasing of the heat value of the gas served by the companies. The cities are: Los Angeles, Pasadena, South Pasadena, Albambra, San Gabriel, San Marino, Eagle Rock Monterey Park, Huntington Park, Vernon, Watts, Inglewood, Hawthorne, Beverly Hills, Salette Colony. FOSTER (By International News Service) ST. JOHN WILLIAM had been last party today to charge that testimony radical in a quit the Bridge Foster ber of w He said conventional in a "Where did any naire?" Defense "No." The lli which led out at which de 76. The w speech b denied h had been elected a speech, he "I told organization on union no party help of t that because it must n basis of t "The A failed on on the Comm was not g GERMAN LEAGUE (By International News Service) STOP TRAFFIC IN RUHR AFTER DARK (By International News Service) ESSEN, Mar. 29.—French military officials today forbade motor traffic between occupied and unoccupied portions of German territory after darkness. Motor vehicles carrying German workers were excepted. A German railroader at Landau was sentenced to ten years for sabotage by a French court martial. The German police in Offenburg have been disbanded. NEW GERMAN OFFENSIVE HASN'T REACHED U. S. (I. N. S. Staff Correspondent) WASHINGTON, Mar. 29.—The new offensive reported to have been undertaken by the German government in an effort to induce the United States to mediate in the Ruhr has not yet reached Washington, it was officially declared this afternoon. No communication has been received from the German government since that delivered to Secretary Hughes two weeks ago. Plain Dealer Want Ads Get Results AHLSWEDD 127 W. 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TO OF GAS Service) Mar. 29.—Do Los Angeles benefit by 2 per cent of decisionsission today, the gas incinerate 50 heat units increase in domestic conmand Electric Gas Go., and will enjoy this least 12 per cent through a reof gas used of work as using of the served by the Angeles, PasaAlhambra, Eagle Rock Park, and Hawthorne, California. FOSTER DENIES HE WAS COMMUNIST (By International News Service) ST. JOSEPH, Mich., Mar. 29.—William @ Foster testified he never had been a member of the communist party while on the witness stand today the first time in his trial on a charge of criminal syndicalism. That was the defense answer to testimony by state witnesses that the radical had admitted his membership in a questionnaire he submitted at the Bridgeman, Mich., convention. Foster added that he was a member of no political party. He said he was invited to the convention, raided August 22, resulting in arrest of 32 alleged reds. "When you arrived in Bridgeman did anyone give you a questionnaire?" asked Frank P. Walsh, of Defense counsel). "No," said Foster. The illusion was to a document which the state contends Foster filled out as "Comrade Borden" and which designated him as "Number 78." The witness admitted making a speech before the convention, but denied he either was a delegate or had been seeking to have himself elected a delegate. Referring to his speech, he said: "I told them I was blad the organization was laying so much stress on union trade work. I stated that no party can succeed without the help of trade unions. I pointed out that the Socialist party had failed because it did not understand that it must make the trade unions the basis of the party." "The American Socialist party failed on this account. I stated that the Communist party apparently was not going to make this mistake. GERMANS APPEAL TO LEAGUE OF NATIONS (By International News Service) SAARHRUCKEN, Mar. 29.—German political parties today sent a communication to the League of Nations council desiring that France has doubled her troops since February 1922. Request was made that France be competed to reduce her military strength to what it was a year ago, also that French soldiers be forbidden from carrying weapons among German civilians. Tell How Woman Was Hammered to Death (L. N. N. Staff Correspondent) SANTA CRUZ, Cal., Mar. 29.—Through testimony of Police Chief Hannah, the state expected to outline in the main its case against John P. Masters, reality broker, charged with the "hammer" murder of his wife, Elizabeth. The background for the testimony of Hannah, who conducted the investigation which resulted in the indictment of Masters, was laid in the testimony of Dr. P. T. Phillips, two Jenkinson boys and Police Officer Baxter. Dr. Phillips related the nature of the injuries Mrs. Phillips had been beaten over the head with an iron bar. District Attorney Stanford Smith stated the state would endeavor to prove motives were collection of a $5,000 insurance policy and a love triangle. He declared the state would prove Masters had been intimate with another woman. HART AND WIFE ARE KEEPING SILENT (L. N. N. Staff Correspondent) LOS ANGELES, Mar. 29.—William "Bill" S. Hart, and his estranged wife, Winifred Westover, simultaneously ceased talking today about the charge of Miss Elizabeth MacCaulley, Boston school teacher, that Hart is the father of her four-year old boy. The actor insisted the matter was a "closed incident", and Mrs. Hart sent word thru her mother that Mrs. Hart had nothing to say." Officials of the Security and Trust Savings Bank, which, it was stated, is handling the $50 per month trust fund, said to have been bestowed by Hart upon Miss·MacAulley's child, refused to affirm that such a trust was held by them. YOUTHFUL BANDITS SOUGHT IN HOLDUP (SAN FRANCISCO, March 29.)—Police today sought two youthful bandits, who, operating in an automobile, are believed responsible for three widely scattered holdups early today. Manual Voyates was robbed of $215 and his watch. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Steilling were held up and he WAR DEPT. TO HEAD RANDAL-CONGER TITLE (By International News Service) INDIANAPOLIS, Mar. 29. J. Karnes, brother of Mrs. A.Karnes Randle who, with her band, Captain Edwin H. Randaleauing Colonel A. L. Longer of Sam Houston, Texas, for $100 for alleged defamation of charge is on his way to Washington to buy the entire matter before of War Weeks. 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Request was made that France be compelled to reduce her military strength to what it was a year ago, also that French soldiers be forbidden from carrying weapons among German civilians. DEMAND PRIFEST'S EXECUTION (By International News Service) STOCKHOLM, March 29.—Russian communists are demanding capital punishment and a public execution of Rev. Father Tichon, patriarch of the Russian orthodox church, arrested some time ago charged with plotting against the soviet government, said Moscow dispatch to the Tidingen today. U. S. ACTION PLEASES POPE (By International News Service) ROME, March 29.—Vatican officials expressed satisfaction today over steps taken by U. S. government thru Secretary of State Hughes to gain freedom of the Catholic prelates arrested and tried at Moscow. Pope Mus XI was delighted over news that Secretary Hughes was trying to stay the execution of Archbishop Cleplak. Plain Dealer Want Ads Get Results YOUTHFUL BANDITS SOUGHT IN HOLDUP (By International News Service) SAN FRANCISCO, March 29.—Police today sought two youthful bandits, who, operating in an automobile, are believed responsible for three widely scattered holdups early today. Manual Voyages was robbed of $245 and his watch. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Stelling were held up and he relieved of a pocket full of silver. Charles Wagner, Stockton motion picture operator, was robbed of $286 when he stopped his machine near the five mile house to offer assistance to a supposedly stalled automobile. U. S. DELEGATES TO KEEP 'HANDS OFF' (By International News Service) WASHINGTON, March 29.—None of the American delegates to the meeting of the International Chamber of Commerce at Rome have been authorized to investigate conditions in the Ruhr, either as official or unofficial representatives of the United States, it was learned here today. In connection with reports from London that a committee of American Bankers would make a survey of the Ruhr situation for the state department. W. J. DODGE SUCCEEDS WILSON ON RY. COM. (By International News Service) SAN FRANCISCO, March 29.—Walter J. Dodge has been appointed telephone and telegraph engineer of the railroad commission effective April 1, 1923, to take the place of Telephone and Telegraph Engineer A.L. Wilson, who has resigned to take up private practice. Since 1918, Mr. Dodge has been employed by the California Railroad Commission as assistant engineer in the electrical division. THOUSANDS MORE THREATEN STRIKE (LONDON, March 29.—Additional strikes were threatened today. Half a million building trades workers are threatened with a lock-out on April 14. Twenty thousand farm workers are on strike. Railroaders warn that they will probably strike if the companies cut their wages. The coal miners threaten trouble if their new wage demands are not met. U. C. CO-ED IS WED FAMOUS ATHLETE (By International News Service) OAKLAND, March 29.—Miss Bernice Helen Berwin, beautiful U. of C., co-ed, today announced her engagement to Harold ("Brick") Muller. Reduction 216 W. Center St. Stove Acorn stoves the most reliable and best baking stove. This beautiful semi-white stove, glass oven doors, rust proof lining, white splasher shelf, top and legs regular $100 special AU Clos Ho Im at the ranch 5 m GAR and best baking stove. This beautiful semi-white stove, glass oven doors, rust proof lining, white splasher shelf, top and legs regular $100 special $80.00 U. C. CO-ED IS WED FAMOUS ATHLETE (By International News Service) OAKLAND, March 29.—Miss Berrice Helen Berwin, beautiful U. of C. co-ed, today announced her engagement to Harold ("Brick") Muller, "wonder athlete" at the state university. No date has been set for the wedding, she said. ASKS LEASE MODIFICATION (By International News Service) WASHINGTON, Mar. 29.—Oil producers in the Salt Creek field in Wyoming appealed to Secretary of the Interior Work this afternoon for morification of the lease of the Teapot Dome naval reserve to Harry F. Sinclair and the Mammoth Oil Company. Producers asked that production in the Teapot Dome be limited until they could get satisfactory pipeline connections. Teapot Dome is running at full capacity while Salt Creek fields are about 40 percent, they said. SEARCH BECOMES STATEWIDE (By International News Service) SAN PRANCISCO, Mar. 29.—A search for Dickey Jenson, six and Dean Meecham, four, missing from San Bernardino since Saturday, became statewide today with Chief of Police O'Brien received a telegram from the Chief of Police at San Bernardino. Search parties were being made for a car said to be headed north and thought possibly to carry alleged kidnappers. NILAND HOTEL BURNS SAN PRANCISCO, Mar. 29.—Advices to headquarters of the Southern Pacific Railroad here this afternoon reported the destruction by fire today of the Wilkins hotel at Niland in the Imperial Valley with a loss of $15,000. The hotel was a two-story structure with about twenty rooms. A restaurant, store, postoffice occupied the first floor. The message stated the hotel was completely destroyed. MR DEPT. TO HEAR DAL-CONGER TIFF (International News Service) MANAPOLIS, Mar. 29.—Louis Jones, brother of Mrs. Agnes Randle who, with her huscapain Edwin H. Randle, is Colonel A. L. Longer of Fort houston, Texas, for $100,000 defamation of character, his way to Washington today, the entire matter before Sec. Weeks. who lives in Indianapolis, a special delivery letter captain Randle yesterday, in details of the affair were reto the family for the first Randle explained in the hat all his telegrams had ensured by Colonel Conger rested Karnes to ask the warion authorities to have an ention made of Colonel Conger mine his mental condition. Randle sued Colonel Conger at a number of controversies the Colonel and Captain ANTONIO, Texas, Mar. 29. A. L. Conger, defendant in 1,000 defamation of charactified by Captain Edwin F. and his wife, Mrs. Agnes Randle, made this statement her reading the charges made N. Karnes, of Indianapolis, of Mrs. Randle. I all b threshed out when comes to trial. I might adh. that many of the statements Captain Randle in his speery letter to his wife's broabsolutely absurd. This is time and telegrams are not FULLERTON BRIEFS Mrs. L. Barray of Huntington Beach underwent an operation yesterday at the Fullerton hospital. Kate Wickham left yesterday over the Santa Fe for Oklahoma City. Mrs. Lee Underwood left over the Santa Fe yesterday for Kansas City. Mrs. Pierson expects to leave April 4 over the P.E. and S.P. for Seattle. Mish Leia Holten left yesterday over the Santa Fe for Coffsville, O. Miss Viola Brown left over the Santa Fe yesterday for Spencerville, Ohio. PACES FIRING SQUAD FOR MURDER OF TWO (BY INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICES) SALT LAKE CITY, March 29.—George H. Gardner, convicted of slaying Deputy Gordon Stuart and Joseph W. Irvine, at his ranch near Welbf on April 15, 1922, will face Judge Ephriam Hanson in the third district court here Saturday, at which time date of his execution will be est. Gardner will face a firing squad. His wife, Martha Gardner, was convicted on a manslaughter charge in connection with the death of Irvine, her case being before the state supreme court on appeal. CAPPER TO ATTACK NEW YORK ASSEMBLY (WASHINGTON, March 29.—An attack on the New York general assembly for favoring liberalization of the Volstead act to permit the sale of beer and light wine will be made tomorrow by Senator Capper, Republican of Kansas, in a letter to Gov. Smith of New York, it was learned this afternoon. SCHOOL TRUSTEES ELECTED FRIDAY Anaheim voters will cast their ballots for high school trustee tomorrow or the high school and for grammar school trustee at Junior High Pollin open at 8 a.m. and close at 6 p.m. Sam Winter is the only candidate to succeed himself on the high school board. George Sloop, president of the grammar school board which has aroused considerable interest by its plans to erect a $50,000 building without a bond issue, will have opposition in J. L. Findlay. J. B. Eaton will be a candidate for Katella grammar school trustee to succeed W. C. Mauerhan who declines to run again after several years service. In a statement today, Mr. Mauerhan said: "I will be away from the district too much from now on to attempt to fill the office longer. I heartily commend the candidacy of Mr. Eaton who lives near the school and takes much interest in its affairs." HAGEN, KIRKWOOD LEAD IN GOLF MATCH (PINEHURST, N.C., March 29.—Walter Hagen and Joe Kirkwood stood at the top of the list with a field of grand players behind them at the close of the first round of the North and South golf championship tourney today. The round was played on the Mifficult number 3 course. Hagen led with 33-37—70; Kirkwood made 38-33—71. Make Brady and Alex Ross, both of Detroit, were close behind the leaders with a tie at 72. Reduction Sale of Millinery Hundreds of Ladies, Misses and Children’s New Summer Hats Greatly Reduced Reduction Sale of Millinery Hundreds of Ladies, Misses and Children's New Summer Hats Greatly Reduced Ladies' $5.00 Hats Reduced to $2.98 Ladies' $10.00 Hats Reduced to $5.00 Ladies' $12.00 Hats Reduced to $7.50 Ladies' $20.00 Hats Reduced to $12.50 Straws, Hair Cloth, Mifans, Timbol and Baronette Visca Hats Cable Millinery W. Center St. Anaheim AUCTION Closing Out Sale Horses and Implements at the ranch 5 miles southwest of Anaheim, 2 miles north and 1½ miles west of GARDEN GROVE Horses and Implements at the ranch 5 miles southwest of Anaheim, 2 miles north and 1½ miles west of GARDEN GROVE on Katella Road in the city limits of Stanton MONDAY, APRIL 2, AT 10:00 A.M. A account of ranch being sold owner is closing out his entire outfit including One Span of Extra good orchard Mules, 7 and 8 years old, wt. 100 lbs. One 1700 lbs. mare. IMPLEMENTS: Double work ness, Fordson Tractor and tractor plow, gang plows, cultivators, mownew hay rake, 2 farm wagons, fresnos, leverlers, 3 discs, walking ws, bean sled, 4 row bean planter, Letz combination feed cutter and der, lead bars, 5th chains, other small tools, etc. Potato, corn and bage planters. The following were prize winners at Orange County Fair last fall, won ribbons Purebred Reg. Duroc JEWELER BRED SOWS 24, 2 Boars 30 Jersey cow, just fresh. 20 Tons CHAS. WILSON, Owner Leading ice 211 W. Cen leader West Ads get it DES, Auctioneers the Pacific Coast 82952 Los Angeles