Joplin Globe from Joplin, Missouri • Page 1

AVERAGE NET PAID CIRCULATION FOR MARCH Globe and News Herald Daily 33,559 Sunday Globe. 26,453 FULL ASSOCIATJBD PRESS KEPOlfTS TWENTY-FOUR HOUR SERVICE THR JOPJyIN GLOBE Every Morning Except Monday THE JOPLIN NEWS HERALD Every Evening Except Sunday la ISSUES PER WEEK TWENTY CENTS Telephone 318 Delivered by carrier, 13o a week, fey mail, In advance; JLesa than 6 months, EOc a month; 6 months, year, iiM; outside second zone, pos-iaga $1.00 year; Sunday edition, year, 50c extra postage outside 2nd zone. VOL. XXVII. NO.

205. Entered Snd class matter at postoffice, Joplin, unfler net March, 3, 1879. I 'liblicutloii officn H7 Kiist St. JOPLIN, MISSOURI, TUESDAY MORNING, APRIL 3, PAGES. IMibllshed every' morning; except iMoiuliiy.

PRICE FIVE CENTS TWO MEMBERS OF SCHOOL BOARD TO RENAMED TODAY $75,000 Bond Issue to Improve Schools Also One of Major Questions to Be Settled by Voters. Mlectlon facts; Polls open from 7 a. m. until 6 p. m.

Any regular voter, may cast a ballot, regardless of registration. Throe candidates' ilames to appear on the ballot for the election of two members of the board of to serve a term of three years are: Br. A. B. Clark, candidate for re-election, James T.

Haggart and Mrs. Anna Huey. Voters will decide upon a bond Issue, Regular school tax levy to toe onjhallot. Election of a county superintendent. Candidate for S.

Colley. POLIGE SAY MAN ADMITS COMMITTING SERIES OF HOUSE BURGLARIES HERE ft, Frank Van Dever, Detective Chief Says, Confesses Robbing Five Residences and Two Grocery of Articles Taken as Loot Are Recovered and tVho Makes Arrest, Identifies Hinv as Man at Whom He Fired Shots Several Weeks kgo. A series of house burglaries reported to police in the last month was brought to a halt'yesterday, according to W. F. Gibson, chief of detectives, with the arrest and alleged" confession of Frank Van Dever, 21 years old, No.

l-Il'S Minnesota avenue. Van In order that board of education members will know the outcome of tiie election today, all judges in the nlnteen precincts have been instruct' ed to keep their votes counted throughout the day in order that they may submit a correct return to the board of education adml.ii.s- tration building not more than a half hour after the polls close. By law, the board is compelled to reorganize within four days after the school election. It is planned, to re' organize the at its regular meeting tonight. $75,000 Bond Issue Up.

The lioard of education has asked permission to borrow $75,000 and issue bonds for that run for a period of ten years, buit to be redeemable at any. after five years. It asks that an additional tax levy of $75,000 pay Interest on the sinking fund. two-thirds majority is necessary to carry the bond but only a majority to carry the tegular tax A proposltioh to continue the ctis lomary tax levy of 80 cehts on the $100 valuation will be submitted to for their "approval. A light" vote is expected by bers of the board of education, according to Secretary Jesse Zook.

Two clerks and three judges will be stationed at each of the nineteen voting Voters will ballots in their regular elettlon wardd. Voters out of the city limits, biit within the school district, will at the precinct nearest their residence. SMOULDERING FEUD OF BURSTS Orcliestra Pits at Two Large Motion Picture Houses Are De- TWO INJURED IN PROPERTir DAAIAGE ESTIMATED AT MORE THAN AT PARTRIDGE. Partridge, April men were injured and a property of more than $50,000 resulted' from a tornado which struck village at 5:30 o'clock this evening. Orvale Westbrook, 20, received severe injuries, and, John Kltch, 17, was bruised.

Many persons reported miraculous ScveraP Stores Wrecked, The Fowler Mercantile the Tharp Hardware store, an old livery stable and a barber shop Were The roof, of the Partridge State the general ptore, a shop and several residences were carried away by the, wind. Partridge was without electric liglits and telephone serylco tonight Severai persons escaped injury when they fled from the hardware store at the' approach of the A heavy rain and, hail storm followed the" tornado. ARTISTS' MODEL WAS ALSO STOCK BROKER Ciiloroform I Murder Victim Have Been With Big Firm. populated. New York, April long smouldering feud between rival unions burst forth at the matinee hour today, depopulating orchestra p'its at two large; motion picture houses, and la'Sor leaders are trying to avert open warfare between the American Federation of Labor Musicians' Union and the tual Protective Association Union.

of the Capitol Theater symphony led the walkout, hushing music In the a pee. A smaller orchestra at the Criterion packed Instruments and disappeared almost at the same moment. In each case the strikers were members of the American Federation of Musiclanei, an affiliation of the American Federation of Labor, They also were members 6f the Musicians' Mutual. Protective Union, an organization which was outlawed by the American Federation of Labor two ago. Announcement pt the rector that he had discharged one of the.

orchestra brought ort the The walking delegate of the Americain Federation of liabor had demanded that a violinist be discharged for non-payment of dues In the regular union. The spontaneity of the strike convinced the director, he said, that It was a "frame-up," that the non-dues paying violinist was a "plant," and that the musicians were taking this means of enforcing their recent demand for an Increased minimum from $70 to $90 a week. Six men were discharged at the Criterion just prior to the walkout there. AH had been reported the 7nanp.gement as delinquent In dues to the American Federation-, of Labor affiliation. A strike has been Impending for weeks, it is said.

Change your and "Broadway butterfly," and an artist's Dorothy King Keenan, chloroform murder had another role, that of senior meinber of the stock brokerage firm, "King and Sootf'j It was learned tonight. The i revelation was made by Thomas Geraty, assistant district attorney, who in- the firm last summer, to Assistant District Attorney Albert E. Guimares, "the man in the fur coat," who was an admirer of the model and (to whom he was said to have made many gifts, also was Interested in the bijokerage Geraty said. Miss Keenan, who was known on Broadjvay as "King," the large sums.of money, Geraty said he was told by Guimares. "King find Scott," he said, was affiliated with another brokeraga house, "Stoddard and Sanborn," In which Guimares also held an interest and through whiph he was reported to from $76,000 to $100,000 a year.

Police declare that a neiw angle into Miss Keenan's mysterious mur- might develop from an investigation into her activities as a stock broker. NEGRO SLAYER WILL FACE THREE MORE imCWENTS Waco, April Mc- Ciennon county grand jury late this afternoon three Indictments against Mitchell, negro, convicted and given the death penalty, five different murder cases in past two weeks. The Indictments this afternoon charge Mitchell with the murder of W. H. wife, Mrs.

Lula Barker, and 13-year-old Homer Turk, at Contord, in 1922. Mr. Barker was shot and his and the Turk boy had their heads-split open with an Two pther negroes had made alleged confessions regarding the tWple killing and were convicted. One is sefjvlng-under a sentence of life imprisonment and the other was. sentenced to death, case being affirmed by, the higher! couVts.

The present grand 'jury has returned a total pf sixteen indictments against Mitchell, eight of which charged murder. ExpcUcd Prom Exchange. New York, April expulsion of S. Barton Lander from the Consolidated Stock' Exchange on charges of "obvious fraud and false pretenses," was today by directors of Officials said evidence in the case would be turned over to the district attorney. was arrested-by Detective Len VanDeventer at Twelfth and Main streets at 3:45 o'cloclc yesterday afternoon.

He is alleged to have confessed to burglarizing five of the seven homes last month; to robbing the W. M. Ray grocery store. No. 2402 Main street, on the night of November 27, 1922, and to being the man whom police sought weeks ago for staying overnight in an unfurnished house' with a Jopliri girl.

Suspected in Otiier Robberies. Chief Gibson, Chief of Police V. P. Hine and Mayor Taylor Snapp declare the arrest yesterday to be one of the largest "catches" made by the police in the last several months. Gibson and Chief Hine said- yesterday that they suspect Van Dever in a number of other house burglaries committed here in the last three months.

Wfth Van Devet's alleged confession, Gibson said, charges of burglary and grand larceny will be filed'against Van today, Following Van arrest, police have recovered a number of articles taken in the robberies which Van Dever is alleged to have confessed con'jmitting. When arrested, Gibson said, Van Dever had in his possession a gold fountain pen which has' been identified one taken in a hoiise burglary last month. VanDeventer arrested Van Dever after following him from Third and mads the arrest, and had just placed the handcuffs on his wrists, he tried to me," VanRer vcrtter 'said. I recognized him as the who rpbbed the Jia.y grocery Identifies" Van Dever. VanDeventer yesterday identified U.

S. TO SUSPEND RED CROSS WORK IN GREECE SOON Secretary Hughes Informs in Identical Notes That Emergency Activities Will fired by the detective after making a brealc while under Srrest. VanDeventer, according to his story, was going to his home near Twenty-second street ind avenue, when he saw a man carrying a crate of' groceries. Asjclng him where he lived, VanDeventer said, the man pointed to the detective's- house. "That's my house." VanDeventef said, according to his story, "stick 'em up." VanDeventer said he searched the man and found a .45 caliber Colts automatic pistol in his pgssession.

While, taking His oner to a telephone where he could call police, VanDeventer man broke and 'ran. VI fired two shots into the VanDeventer said yesterday. "I did not want to shoot at him because 1 did not know for sure that he had been robbing a store, altjiough he hady a acted suspi- VanDeventer trailed the man from, Third and Main streets yesterday, the he recognized 'Van Dever as answering a description of a man who had been cornmitting house burglaries. 'Sot Recognized at First. "I did not recognize him as tlfe man who ran from mo that night," VanDeventer said, "until he tried to break away from me yesterday and- his hat fell off.

He frowned and looked then the he did that night." The robbery of the Bay grocery store, Gibson said, "was committed shortly after Van Deyer was I leased from the penitentiary. Dever was released from the Missouri state penitentiary In October, 1922, where, according to police records, ho served a sentence of three years for the burglary of-the Welch grocery store at No. 150? Indiana avenue. The latest robbery to which Van Dever is alleged to have confessed took place Saturday night at the residence of O. E.

Noc 1711 Pearl avenue. At this time the burglar forced to flee before completing' his work, According to a report made to police, and his wife drove to the front of their residence In a motor car. Mrs. Whipple went to the back of the and saw the door standing open, Slie called to her husband and as he came around the house the burglar ran out the back door. He jumped high fence in the bade and escaped down the alley.

Ring Was Taken. Whipple told'police ha pursued the burglar'several yards up the alley, but could not overtake him. Whipple did not carry a revolver. The tbief took only a ruby ring. -'On Thursday 20, Van Dever, Gibspn said, as the map who robbed t'he store and was-fcosity and initiative of the govern- Washington, April Hughes has informed the British, French, Italian and- Greek governments, In Ident-ical notes handed their representatives in Washington, that the American Red Cross will terminate its emerge.ncy relief work 'In Greece on June 30, next.

The note declared solution of the relief problem In the Near East "can hardly lie in measures of temporary relief ilone," and co-operative agreement be? tween nations Interested whicli would make It possible for the thousands of refugees "to be absorbed as promptly as possible'Into the normal economic life of where they find themselves." Weioom'es Powers' Views. In'' the evenr the British, jFrench and Italian governments are dis- 'posed to concur in a co-operative Endeavor. Mr. Hughes said, the Washington government will "welcome an early exchange of views." He said that "if a constructive plan" could be agreed upon and the relief task apportioned, "American relief agencies will be ready to co-operate, even after the termination of the relief work of the American Red Cross in June." The Near East relief was said, to be prepared to. continue child welfare work, including the support of wholly dependent orphans now in its charge In the Caucasus, Greece, Syria and elsewhere.

Secretary Hughes said, however, that the Near East relief was anxious to terminate the earliest possible moment, the emergency relief to adult refugees, of whom approximately 100,000 are now receiving assistance from, that organization. In a summary of the note made public today. Secretary Hughes saidi the. iby the- evacu-' ation to Greek territory of almost a million refugees'had appealed to the humanitarian sentiment of all cyun- tries and has severely taxed the resources of the relief organizations, supported in their work by the gen- POLIGE SCOUR CITY FOR MAIL BANDITS Robbers Who Staged Daring CoHtlnuo to Elude City Federal Officers. St.

Louis, April tonight were scouring the city for the six armed bandits who obtaihed nine pouches of registered a daring hold up of an armored mall truck In the downtown business section this morning. No clues to the identity or whereabouts of the bandits developed, it was stated. i Postoffice Inspectors, engaged in checking the numbers on the registered mail packages In dettermine the value of the loot, estimated the amount at $2,000. Chief Inspector Reiiter said' there were registered pacicages in the pouches and-expressed the belief that the mail contained very little cash and was made up principally of checks, stocks, bonds and jewelry. I KILLED.

I HURT BY A'LIVE'WIRE BELIEVE SUSPEC IN BANK ROBBERY Authorities at Bentonville Also of Belief That Man Under Arrest Is Relative of Al Spencer. EXCHANGE BY TWO IS FOLLOWED BY TRAGEDY. ac- page 2.) ments and peoples of many countries. "It is clear, -however," says tho statement, "that the feeding of the great camps of refugees cannot and should not continiie "The American Red Cross," says a statement issued at the organization's "in materials already shipped and In other expenses inchrred to date has expended from Its district emergency relief funds in succor to one million refugees who were to Greece with little warning as an accident of the Grecq- Turklsh war." DAVIS'PROBE PROGRAM MAY COVERS DECADES Topeka, April checking up on every financial Piiyment or transaction bf the of going back "the' founding of the state In 18.61, If necessary. Is the extensive program' Governor J.V M.

Davis today mapped out. announcement was made In a statement he issued charging the bi-partisan legislative investigatine committee'with "passing the buck." He decried the aictlon of the legislative recessing until May 21, after a week's secret investigation of the offices of the state treasurer and state auditor, declaring that it had available all the information necessary to reach a decision on the specific charges he rtiade in his message to ture. The executive renewed his charges that money deposited in the Home State bank of Russell, in which'-N. A. Turner, state auditor, is stockholder, was in ylolation of the law.

However, he also admitted that a court's interpretation would be necessary to determine the status of such deposits. ments. The amperage was fluctuating and the engineer knew' that something wrong. He threw bogles of HOcker and Simpson slumped swaying in the belts. dead when he- was brought to the ground.

Simpswi was badly burned. Doctors say he will die. Company officials it is a rule that all linemen must quit work at 4:50 q'block, or seven minutes bo- fore the power Is thrown Into the arc light circuits. THE WEJflLTHEE Missouri: Showers Tuesday, colder in north and east por- tlons; Wednesday probably fair. Kansas; Mostly cloudy day and I Wednesday; probably showers; cooler Tuesday in 4" south and extrewe east''por- Arkansas: Tuesday showprs, colder in the north- portion; Wednesday unsettled, showers In east colder in east and south portions.

Oklahoma: Tuesday prob- ably Wednes- day generally cloudy. Oklahoma City, April 2. While Troy Hooker and Sipipson, linemen for the Oklahoma Gas and Electric Company, cut and spliced wires atop a pole here late today, they exchanged good natured banter, giving no thought to.the time. A few more twists, a little tape here and there, the day would be over. At the same time the hands on the clock down at the power house crept toward 4:57 p.

m. Hooker worked on. Sends Foi'tli 2,300 Volts. The engineer at the power house glanced at the It was 4:57, time to the current into tjie arc light circuits. he pulled down the switch that sends 2,300 volts coursing through the power circuit every-evening to light xeased out on ih'epoleV The bodies of Hooker and Simpson grew rigid, straining at the safety belts that held them to the pole.

Those down below laughed. Hockejr and Simpson performing some new antics. Then seen to issue from Hooker's linemen down below knew that they were witnessing a tragedy. Down at the power house the engineer looked his Instfu- CHICAGO ELECTION IS STILL LAGGING Both Mayoralty Candidates Claim' Interest Is Luke-Warm. Chicago, everything finished but voting, both the republican an' democratic campaign organizations made claims of victory in mayoralty election.

The- confidence of each side, was apparently unable to arouse the voters the apathetic attitude that' has characterized the entire campaign and the usual night before election excitement was manifest tonight in only mild fojm. Arthur C. Lender, former postmaster and republican standard bearer and Judge William E. Dever, democratic candidate, confl'ned their campaigning to tho district today Whiere each made several addresses. Withdrawal of Mayor William Hale Thompson, for eight years mayor of Chicago, from the 'race before the primary, robbed the campaign of what was been one of its main issues and has allowed it to be' decided party more or less.

THREE-CUSHm CHAMP WINS lliTERSTATE TITLE St. Louis, April Layton of St. Louis, holder of the world's three-cushion billiard Championship, has interstate league championship and.win a prize of $2,600 finishing in first place, was announced hero tonight. Although the schedule has not been completed, it was stated that Layton already has-won the title and cannot lose first place even though he drops tho remaining games. Spncial to Tho Globe.

Bentonville, April Authorities t.onight were working on tho theory that cine" ot the suspects arrested and in jail here, who gave his name as Campbell Keys, Is a half-brother of Al Spencer, jiotorious Oklahoma outlaw, who, is alleged, was leader of the bandit gang that robbed the Gentry, bank of $1,500 Saturday morning. Authorities also dre of the bellei Keys was the driver of the car in which the four bandits escaped following the daring daylight holdup. That his name is Campbell Keys is discredited, Sheriff George Maples said tonight. Since his arrest Keys has maintained the strictest Maples said. Four Others Arrested.

Four other suspects, two women and two men, arrested Sunday, but one has since been rfefeased None of the other suspects are believed to have participated in the robbery, Sheriff Maples said last nigh't, but are being held' for investi-' gatlon as to "knowing something about it." Keys, and another man, who gave his name as George Tiyjs, were brought to the county Jail here from Okla. Both, were arrested early Sunday morning at old house in the outskirts with Carl Reis, at whose home the three men were captured after Oklahoma authorities had besieged the all night and had exchanged shots with the occupants. Tibbs was released today. Reis, arid the two women, wlio have refused to give their names, were brought hero from Jay today. According to Sheriff Maples, the women claim to bo the wtfe and sister, respectively, of a man named Clifford.

The two women, Maples said, and two men.whp, are impli- clited in the'bank have' been living in an old log house on the banks of the Spavlnaw river, about two and a half miles from Rowe for the last two weeks. The wonien were arrested at the cabin late Saturday night. The belief authorities that one or more of the in the house they bombarded Saturday night near Rowe.V, confirmed today in an alleged statement by Reis, that a man giving his name as Clifford had -called at the home and asked, that a doctor be summoned, Maples said. It is the opinion ot Sheriff Maples that the wounded man was one of the dits believed to have been injured when the Bandits' car was fired upon as it passed through Bloomfleld, in the flight from, Gentry. believe at least two of tho bandits are injured," Maples Photograph IdentlHed.

A photograph of Al Spencer has been positively identified as that oC onosofthe men participating in tho bank robbery Maples said. No' one has been able to identify Keys, he said. The bandit xar was left in the alley near the bank. explained, and only three ot the four bandits wore seen. He expressed belief tonight that Keys was the the car.

Finding of the abandoned bandit car near Rowe led to belief that the baWdi'ts had taken to 'the hills, but later authorities declared that they had continued their flight in another car that wa.s, awaiting them. A second car discovered after Kels, Keys and Tlbbs wore captured Sunday morning after gun battle. 'Both cars were bullet riddled and bloodstained. cars had recently been stolen, Maples declared. One car Vaa Identified today by a Bartlesvllle as pne stolen from him a few weeks ago.

A posse, headed by Sheriff Maples stormed the house at'Rowe Saturday night until the surrender of tho occupants Sunday morning. Maples asserted Inst night he was positive he wounded a man In the battle, who stepped from the door and fired at members of tho poB.se as It advanced. man fell and was dragged inside by companions, Maples said. The bank bandits are bellevCd to escaped from tho house during the fighting, authorities believe. With the exc.eption of a few members the posse disbanded yesterday and the search for the bandits abandoned.

A report sent out Saturday night that Sheriff Ben Smith of Delaware county, Oklahoma, had been killed In the fight with the was without foundation, it developed Sunday. Sjnith fell to the ground when ono of tho alleged bandits opened flro and had sus- tain.ed a minor flesh wound from having struck his head on a rock, but was otherwise uninjured. MAYOR OF K. GETS LIBEL WARRANT Declares That He Applied for Klan "Is Dirty Lie." Ijcnine Is TJncliangcd. Moscow, April material change is registered in the condition of Nikolai Lenlne, soviet premier.

Tho physicians' bulletin today gave the temperature as 100, pulse 112. City, April Jiayor Harry B. Burton this city obtained a -warrant today charging Harry Lillieh, candidate for sheriff of Wyandotte county at the last election, with criminal libel for the alleged making of an affidavit stating that Burton ha.d applied for membership in the Ku Klux Klan No. 5, Wyandotte county, DecembCi- 21, 1921. Mayor Burton declared that circulation of the affidavit is arousing opposition among negroes to his campaign for re-election.

Tho affidavit, sworn to March 29i, 1923 before a notary public, states that Burton went to the klan hall hero and that his application for membership was rejected by a meeting of members. Lilllch is alleged to h.ave declared in the document 'that he, himself, had been a member of the klan until June, 1922. The original draft of the affidavit, Mayor Burton said', is in the hands of Mendenhall, former mayor. "It's all a dirty lie," declared "i never made application to the klan." SUSPICION KEEPS! 2P0WERHPARTr LORD CECIL SAYS British Exponent of League Declares Fear Prevents Germany and France Settling Differences. KLAN TAKES STAND FOR A CANDIDATE CANDIDACY OF STEPHENS EAST ST.

LOUIS RACE TO- IN B.y tho Associated East St. Louis, 111., April workers of the Ku Klux Klan held an executive meeting here this and indorsed the candidacy of M. M. Stephens, Incumbent, for mayor In tomorrow's municipal election, in spite of a repudiation of the Itlan by Stephens, according to St. Globe-Democrat.

Mayor Stephens; when advised of JtliQ, taken by the said: Denies Knowledaro of Klan. "I suppose that I have enemies in the klan, but personally I nothing about the klan. The election campaign, said to be one of the hottest in the history of the 'city, owing to the alleged activities pf the klan, closed tonight. A mayor and four city commlslionors are to be elected tomorrow. Three of tha eight candidates for commissioner, Ralph Cook, Aifrust and William R.

Evans, have been indorsed by the cording to St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Cook and Eggman have denied they solicited the Indorsement. Tho Gibbe-Demoorat states that at a meeting last Friday an implied in- dotsement of William J. A''eatch, Stephens' opponent for mayoralty, was reported to have been made.

'Veatch denied the alleged Indorsement. The newspaper declares lhati It explained at today's medtlng.that dorsement ot Veatch was used merely as a to throw a certain newspaper reporter off his guard." Officials of the klan told thosr attending tho meeting to "leave no atone unturned to bring out the full voto-for the candidates whom we the Globe-Democrat added, and several candidates for minoir po sitlons were indorsed. ST. LOlilS BANK VICTIMS MAY TAKE LEGAL AOTIOfl St. Loula, April J.

Herbers, secretary of the deposlttJrs' committee of the defunct Night and Day Bank, tonight stated there was "something radically wrong with the liquidation of the affaire the bank" and that the depositofe were considering taking legal action towards getting their money. He declared he a telegranK to State Commissioner "of Finance Mlllspatigh at Jefferson City, asking him to Inform the committee who in charge of the liquidation oC the bank, which failed with liabilities estimated at $1,000,000. "There appears to bo no one in charge at the bank," Herbers said. 'W'e have beeh unable to find "vf. Ross who was placed in charge t.i' liquidation for Ross has paid only GO per cent to the depositors, who are clamoring for their money." Dies From Gunshot Wounds.

St. Louis, April Mitchell died this aflifernoon from bullet wounds received yesterday when he and Emil Meyers were surprised by city detectives as they were holding up a in a private home. Meyers wis killed Instantly in the exchange of shots. of the officers were wounded. Divcntor Dies In Eosta.

Haverhill, April Osgood, Inventor of the thermostat, dl6d at his home here today, after a long lllqoss. He formerly was In business In Louis, as an electrical contractor. New York, April and suspicion are the forces that stand between Franco and Germany in the settlement of tho reparations question as they stand In the way of settlement of every other international question, Lord Robert Cecil, noted British exponent of the league of nations, declared in an address before the Foreign Policy Assoclfi- tion. Addressing his American audience, Lord Robert, who has come to the United States for a series of speeches on behalf of the league, declared It was essential for world safty'to "turn the minds of nations from force as the only' remedy." Become a Danger. "Take the question of reparations," he said, "what is It that makes the question so Intractable? It is that though the French are anxious for the Germans to pay, they are also anxious lest, if they are- allowed to get on their feet sufficiently to pay, they wiU become again a danger to the security of France.

"Do not think I am attacking the French on that account. No one who has read the history of these countries even cursorily will say the fears of France are or for the matter of that, the fears of Germany either. "The first thing we have to do is to allay international fear and suspicion. We have to get a new spirit among thie nations of the. world.

"We have got to turn their minds from force as only, remedy." "We have got t9 them that persuasion, opinion, are far greater poteno than mere physical compuls Warning the next war, comes, womd be far more because of new scientific discov than the recent war and thaty It was not Inconclevable lean cities might be laid wastqp and-j iheir populations destroyed by alr-4 men flying from over the sea. Robert declared that a crisis In world history had been reachod-r-'y that nations "must learn or Was a "First Step-" The recent Washington ment for the linlitatlon of nav armament was but a "first the only direction that can tjfi present civilization'''froin'ilUnK way of the civilization, ot iSg Greece and Rome, he said, a that the three rnost terrible aij of and land had not all affected by the Washingfl If nations aro to be asked to. arm, he continued, they, mustyj guaranteed against aggression and this could ba only by some form of an tlon of nations Lord Robert declatcd he tj'lj the covenant of the league nowii operating was adequate to the pur-sj! pose, but chat if America would vise a better plan, or suggest alter- ationfe: in the organization of the present league, he would fayor them. i PROBE OF WASHINGTON SOaETY WILL BE ASKED Spolcane, Aprir tlons aslsing federal grand Jiiry. vestlgation of statements of alleged oj misconduct In Washington, -D.

circles, will be circulated at once in leading Pacific coast cities, it was announced today by H. Harris, chairman of a. com- 'mlttea the petitions. -M the latest of the furorQ started by newspaper articles Elizabeth G. Poln- dexter, wife of former Senator dexter of this state, now ambassa- dor to Peru, detailing gambling drinking episodes as every day.

fairs in the nation's capltol. Chloroformed by Bui'glaH: StT Louis, April Bes cenez of Clayton, St. Louis 'cQuntys reported to police today that, he- four members, of his family -werM chloroformed by a burgiari'who rai sacked his home this Kinder, a negro, was arrested ana.ip,'f| warrant was Issued wjjh burglary. All "tnemters- family recovered from the the chloroform. Decree Made PciTnanent.

Fort Smith, AyU federal court order International chlnists from obstructing, the business" of the St. Francisco Railroad' Compapyjwi granted last made permanent today handed down here-by Jv A. Youmans..