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138 TWQ CENTS TEN PAGES J-n-TT-Tm AfTTCN A CN 1PTOT A TNTPI A TXT Unlimited Rides Whites Menaced STATE TO BARE CLAN'S RECORD Kansas Inaugurates Davis As Chief Executive; Wyandotte Bourbons Out After Berths-on Democratic Slate FRENCH TROOPS MASS ON RHINE, AVAIT ORDERS U. S. MAY JUMP INTO ORE ACII TO HALT CONFLICT America Plarts to Dissolve War Cloud Hovering' Over Europe. Twenty County Candidates on Ground to Get in 0a Passhtg Out of Jobs By New Chief. on One Ticket, Is Plan of Tram Co.

1 i Oil City, Pa 8. Traction officials here have evolved a brand new scheme to bring in the money and at the same time eliminate a lot of detail red tape in handling fares and account ing for them. From a mathematical percentage standpoint the scheme will work 50-50 between company and patron. Beginning next week the traction company will sell weekly tickets at $1.25. There is no on the uum- oer or naes to users of these tickets.

Patrons can joy-ride about the city all day and all night if they That's the way it may work at the start, but the company figures that after the novelty has worn off the scheme, patrons will only use their tickets when -they need them. In other words, travel- will be about the same as under the present cash fare arrangement. The company also will have another style of ticket, selling at $3, good for all city lines and also those running to Franklin, a few miles away. FINCKE TO HOLD SEAT IN DISTRICT TRIBUNAL McCamish and Hutchings Quash Rumors Regarding Reappointment. Kumors going the rounds, curb stone and otherwise, to the effect that Carl Fincke.

clerk of the district jurt, will ave to be reappointed or a successor chosen, now that- th new county administration has been ushered In, were dispersed today by statements from.W. H. McCamish, judge of the third division, district court, and Hutchings, judge of the second division. E. L.

Fischer. Judge of the first division, could notf- be reached for his opinion. lancke was appointed by the three judges of the district court to succeed R. J. McFarland, who died the morning after he was elected to office.

Both Judge McCamish and Judge Hutchings said that Fincke will be entitled to hold the office until the next general election, for the reason that he was appointed subsequent to the last general election. Upon the ques'Ion the statute reads as follows: "In case a vacancy shall occur in the office of the clerkof the district court In any county by death, resig nation or otherwise, the judge or judges of the district court shall ap point a clerk who shall hold oflice until the next general election there after." According to rumors, it was said that Elmer Hickam, defeated candi date for the office on the Democratic tickef, was being urged by friends as Fincke's successor. AWARD CHURCH CONTRACT 1 Jwo Regiments Go Forward From Engineers Into Essen. PDllllS CHOKE ALL TRAINS Blue Coats Rush in From Leaves as Units Are Mobilized. Cobletu.

Jan. French troor were oa toe march "today along the lihlne. and detachment of railway worker haTe ffono to E-sn. first city to be adzed a France takes Mteim to enforce reparations ray-mentt. Two rtxlmenta.

one of artillery, me cf Infantry, have been ordered forward from EplnaL Troops are quietly concentrating In Dtisarfdorf In small detachments. Kat tank and armored car win form theadTance guard, it I reported when actual Invasion of the start. All that was needed to put fn motion the horizon blue machinery or war which France has drilled and kept no Ions thmont the Khlnelaml. was word from Taris that the reparations commission formaUy had found Germany in default. To Bush Into Esen.

Tnfantrr. It was belieTed. then would If rasbed to Esen to support the engineers and railway detach-loenta ahd from that center French troops would spread thru the Ruhr thi business like attitude and the. pulse of war drums along the Khine border. It was wueveu r-u -would procrel cautiously, and that actual lnras-inn cannwt yet be bald to have beguu.

France vh-I: fo learn- more vi America's luteutious rcganling her lout what Prilaln is going to do next before taking irrevocable action. One thou-nud pi.k.tl American duughtwys and 10O ctHvrs stutioned here wish to stay. Dousliboy Wifli to Stay. The French m'i ii ne Tlcihlty -j wem orderol to remain in quancrM llm cz the oecnpj" 1 1 ioy had to-U Uble duty. Itut with pay ruunlng inure than 3.tRMjno marks a year and a pride lu their particilKitiou In tue latent Knropean war gam-, inc are kw-n for staying win in the ranks I hey will home ward bound lii a month, however.

loth French tlre Yanks. h.re. Th French fetd lth Foch Ibat a long nn there Is nnc Amerk-an tidier wa the Rhine it zf a semblance America iar- tUlratlou: the auV. UnltM S'ate art as mM) al to prevent tbe Fren.h from otrrrnn-nlng the Rhlncland with rren accretion. Martial Note Everywhere.

Up and down the- Rhlneland'a or-thin? had a material Train were choked wlih poilus hurrying back from; lcavei. M'ADOO MAKES-FIRST MOVE TO GET VOTES FOR 1924, IS BELIEF Topeka, Jan. 8. Coming to inauguration the Democratic governor of Kansas by W. McAdoo, generally was looked upon by Democrats here as an initial move on the part of McAdoo to line up Kansas delegation in the next national convention for.

president -However, McAdoo was careful not to make any public statements relative to the next presidential campaign. In some quarters, McAdoo's coming to Topeka was looked upon as an effort to head off the possibility of a Ford for president boom. Considerable Ford talk has. been heard In the hotel lobbies here among Democrats who have come in for the inauguration and W. F.

Hyatt, Parsons, former candidate for governor stated positively that he knew initial steps bad been taken to organize the back counties lor Ford. NEW OFFICIALS TAKE COURT HOUSE POSTS No Fuss or Frill Evident as County Chiefs Are Installed. Without fuss or frill, county officers elected November 7 assumed office at noon today. For several days, outgoing officials have been busy gathering personal belongings in preparation for the grand exodus, and today, in most of the offices, the job had been completed. By 11 o'clock, some of the offices looked' as barren as the face of a granite cliff.

But they did not remain that way for long, because soon after the new occupants had begun to move inl Oaths of office did not have to be administered, for they had been filed with the county clerk, in most cases, several days ago. The new county officers are: J. M. Joslin, county assessor C. Cole, register of, deeds; Justus N.

Baird, county attorney, and Daniel Maher, sheriff. Those elected to succeed them selves are: Samuel Clarke, county commis sioner; William ueggs, county clerk; P. A. Williamson, county sur veyor Miss Olive Thompson, county superintendent of schools; John T. Sims, probate judge, and F.

D. Hutchings, judge of the second divi sion, district court. Carl Fincke will continue as clerk of the district court. George Griffith, county treasurer elect, does not take office until Oc tober 1. County Employes Renamed by Board.

Incumbents in appointive offices of the county were reappointed today by the county commissioners. The names of those appointed and the office they hold are O. K. Williamson, county engineer (Continued on page 7, column 8.) VOLSTEAD RAPS DRY PLAN More Drastic Law Would Make Bootlegging Easier, Says Father of Prohibition. Washington, Jan.

8. Prohibition enforcement may be crippled by enactment of some of the drastic legislation recently proposed in con gress, Representative Volstead, Min nesota, father of the present enforcement act, warned today. Volstead, altho as dry as ever, looks with distinct disfavor on the efforts of other prohibitionists to make the law that bears his name more drastic. He believes some of the changes proposed by other drys would make bootlegging easier. The prohibition leader announced his opposition to the plan of Representative Upshaw, Georgia, who after charging that government officials were violating tbe prohibition law.

introduced a bill to make the purchas ers of illicit liquor equally guilty with the bootlegger. GIRL, 10, "TELLS ON PAPA" by Oppression Psychosis, Is Assertion Col am bus. Jan. S. The most eeriotu menace confrontLnff the white race is "oppression according to Prot A.

Miller, Oberlin college sociologist, who addressed a local audience today. Professor Miller defined "oppression psychosis" as a mental attitude developpd by a race, or class, toward another race or claes by which it has been dominated. 'Pogroms racial clashes, re-ligio'us upheavals and other demonstrations of class hatred are manifestations of "oppression Professor Miller said. lie said that it is the root of most of the seething hatred, social, racial and otherwbe, which has transformed the world Into something like a slumbering volcano which would display violent activity, at slightest provocation. A disposition to unite in oppo sition to white domination is being created in the colored races by "oppression psychosis, Professor Miller said.

lie expressed belief that elimination of race prejudices and fallacies of belief would constitute a remedy, making it possible for all peoples to live together peaceably. THUGS GET $200,000 IN BONDS FROM SAFE City Comptroller of Chicago Victim of Robbers; Loot Is Negotiable. Chicago, Jan. 8. The theft of ucgotiable bonds worth $200,000 from the real estate office of George F.

Harding, city comptroller, was revealed by. police today. Itobbess blew Harding's safe last week and. it was announced that only Hrin hr revprlnir nn the 0f the theft they would have epi0rtunity to trace the rob- be Circulars giving 1 be real facts of the tboft and desrriptlon ut tne loiid- were ent to police depart meuts thruout the country today by Chicago anthorilifs. ('unman.

Dope reddfer HM-apes In tiun Battle. Los Angeles Jan. b. A gunman ami die peddler known as The Rat onght for months by. police, was cornered near the Chinese quarter, by policemen today but es caied after a revolver battle.

-The Rat lielicved by police to know the details of the William IVmdoihI Taylor murder and of the distribution of drugs among movie stars, "was selling morphine surprised bv Patrolman Seager. The gunman after a struggle with the officer, broke loose, whipping out his gun he fired at pursuers as he dodzod Into a waiting automobile ami was driven away by a confed ACTION SOON Audilors Seeklns to Strike Final Balance in Case of Each Creditor by Tomorrow. Working since late Saturday night for the customers' committee the Houston. Fible Jc Co. failure today were seeking to strike final lances In the case of each in dividual creditor of the concern, with the view of making a final and com statement to all creditors by tomorrow.

J. W. Perry, receiver for. the com iwiiv. announced Joday he expected to.

have the balances in hand at the creditors meeting tomorrow. At that time the proposal of a syndicate to take over the company's affairs will be made and acted upon by all interested parties. WAGNER BEGINS SENTENCE Man Wanted on Holdup Charges In Kansas "Dressed In" ai Missouri State Prison, Joe Wagner, one-time plumbing contractor of Kansas City, Mo, and later charged with leadership of a gang of motor car thieves and bandits, was "dressed in" to the Missouri penitentiary today and assigned to work In one of the prison shops. Wagner was taken to' the penitentiary to begin serving a sentence of six years when one of his bondsmen withdrew following Wagner's arrest in St. Joseph oa request of Kansas authorities, who deired to try tbe ex-plumber here on bank bandit charges.

A hold order on Wagner will be filed with the Missouri prison authorities, tt was said today by Henry T. Zimmer. chief of police. SON ACCUSED; FATHER DIES. Coshocton.

Jan. 8. Abraham L. Carman. CO years old, father of Frank B.

Carman, who Is held in Xew York In connection, with the robbery of 300,000 worth ff jewels from Mrs. Hugo ScMaellkorf, Xlled suddenly at his home here He was stricken immediately after reading an account of Tula con's trouble, IN MER ROUGE Stories of Many Night Riding Parties to Be Disclosed at Murder Hearing. GIRL KIDNAPING TO BE AIRED Tale of Horror in Which Lass Was Ordered From Home Court House, Bastrop, Jan. 8. Activities 'of the Ku Klux Klan in Morehouse parish will be exposed in connection with open hearing into the torture-murders of Watt Daniel and Thomas Richards, state officials declared today: The announcement was made by Attorney General Coco in outlining steps to.be followed in the present Inquiry into how the "mangled bodies of the two men came to be found in the bottom of Lake Lafourche.

'Raids and night riding activities iin which it is known that hooded 4 members of the Ku Klux Klan tok part," Coco said, "was'' gone into fully. The call for the open hearing was so worded that it gave us the right to take up these matters. To Probe All Activities. "Some of these are masked night rides of which members of the blan have boasted openly. We are here toTake up not only the foul murder of two citizens of Louisiana but also every case in which the authority of Louisiana has been superseded in Morehouse parish by what is nothing shore of super government.

The open hearing, for the present, however, will proceed along the; lines already laid down. We can not tell, of course, what the outcome will be, but if the evidence that we bring out proves to be as conclusive as it ap pears at present, I am in high hopes that every one of the persons who! took part in torturing JJaniei ana Richards to a horrible death will be sent to the scaffold or to the peniten- tiarv. That v-'M be the ereatsst blow ever struck in Louisiana." Chief among the night riding ac tivities mention by the attorney general was the "kidnn last year of a young Jsastrop gin, Auqie Juay Hamilton, 19 years old. Many Rumors Afloat. One night, while the father and brother were absent, a masked and hooded band surrounded the house, entered it and tore from her mother's arms.

One report says that Mrs. Hamilton was knocked down by one of the hooded men. Addie May was sent to her sister's home in Little Rock, where she remained until the day the troops reached Morehouse parish at Governor Parker's order. On that day she re turned to her parents here and has remained at home ever since. There was a curious undercurrent of whispered rumors here today, one, that the name of another woman will be brought into the hearing.

Indications today were, additional arrests will be ordered by the state today and tomorrow. A recess today the anniversary of the battle of New Orleans gave the state an opportunity to complete plans for hhe wholesale arrests and other details of the hearing. National Klan Offices Not to Probe Mob Outrage KInx ann0unced todav. hjq investigation said to be im- pending will not be looked irto by the national headauarters. but will taken care of by the officials in rxmisiana.

"While the girl mentioned in news disrjatches as having, been taken from her home and sent to Arkansas might have1 been sent there by mem- bers of the klan, it looks as if it was a very worthy thing to do. But we have no information on the af- fair and everything must come from Louisiana." DOCTORS morning that thu plans became known. Dr. S. Webb, jr, one of the physicians who performed the operation, declared there'was excellent chance that the lad's criminal tendencies were removed, i "We didn't promise the operation would be a success," he said, "but to" all appearances it has nrft harmed him, and there Is an excellent chance that it I will remove his criminal ten- dencies.

The brain pressure was relieved." Four other lads, alleged mem--bers of the youthful bandit gang, are Jield on burglary charges. Their cases have been postponed 1 pending results of the Cu: iis operation. to a 1 Simple Ceremony Marks Advent of Oath of Office Taken By "Dirt Farmer" at Capital. Blasts of Santa Fe Whistle An- a 1 nounces Retirement of Allen, Induction of Bronson Mans Topeka, Jan. 8.

Kansas- today inaugurated the first Democratic gov ernor the state has had since 1914, and the fourth in the state's history when Jonathan M. Davis, "dirt of Johnson was sworn in by William A. Johnston, chief justice of the state supreme court. All other state officials sworn in today were Republicans. They in cluded: Ben S.

Paulen, Fredonia, lieuten ant-governor; Frank J. Byan, Leavenworth, secretary of state E. T. Thompson, Bellaire, state treasurer; X. A.

Turner, Russell, state auditor; C. Griffith, Fort Scott, attorney general; Jess W. Miley, Girard, su perintendent of schools W. R. Baker, Topeka, superintendent of insurance; B.

P. alker, Osborne, state printer It. J. Hopkins, Garden City, and W. W.

Harvey, Ashland, justices of the supreme court. Ceremonies Are Simple. The inaugurationremonies were simple and were at high noon. There were no elaborate decorations as has been the case in time past. The music was supplied by the band from the boys' industrial school, a 6tate institution.

There were no military displays no cannon salute for economy's sake the seventeen guns being dispensed with and instead of the salute there were seventeen blasts from the whistle at the Santa Fe shops. The blasts started by signal just as soon as Justice Johnson had finished administering, the oath to the governor. Despite the simplicity that marked the inauguration of a real farmer as the chief executive of the state, there was an overflowing crowd at representative hall to watch the ceremony. State officials and their families were first admitted to the chamber. There was little room left.

But. the. doors. were open and the people were allowed to crowd in. Allen Speaks First.

Chief Justice Johnson sat in the speaker's chair. Immediately under him were H. J. Allen and Jonathan M. Davis the retiring and incoming governor.

Seated below were the 'other state officers who took the oath of office. Following Governor Allen's speech, Governor Davis took the floor and delivered his inaugural address. Governor's Allen's address was brief. He paid a tribute to Kansas, to the people who had aided him in his two administrations and he wished success upon the incoming administration. In his inaugural, Governor Davis did not attempt to go into the policies of the new administration, but confined himself chieriy generalities.

"I shall 'not attempt to outline the policies of this administration in detail," the new governor said. 1 shall leave that to, the message which I am required to deliver to the legislature. "Too Much Government." "We are in the midst of economic conditions that require our best thought and calmest judgment. The farmers of our state are in distress, because of the low purchasing value of their products, and the excessive overhead of Expense. We are buying too much govern ment.

Taxes are too high, we are suffering from uneconomic distribu tion, lack of credit facilities adapted to the interest of the producers, and general overhead expense of in dnstry and commerce which is oppressive at once to the producer and to the consumer, causing a too high cost of living. Our duty will be to do what may be done, thru govern- (Continued on page 3. column 2.) FOILS WOULD-BE AUTO THIEF Fanner Gives Chase, Catches Bandit Who Attempted to Steal His Car From Stock Yards. Frank Tennebohn, a farmer on R. F.

D. No. 1, drove in his motor car the stock yards today tolook at span of mules he jwas' considering buying. While his back was turned he suddenly heard the engine of his car begin to purr. He looked around 'just in time to see a man jump into the car and drive away.

Commandeering a large car nearby, Tennebohn gave chase and caught up with the man at Nineteenth and Main streets, Kansas City, Mo. The man gave his name as Robert Wills, 1944 North Valley street. No one by that name is listed in the city directory at that address. COLDER TONIGHT, FORECAST Generally fair and somewhat colder tonight, was the forecast made by P. Connor of the weather bureau today.

The minimum temperature tonight will be close to freezing. The temperature late thi on was, expected to. reach 62 degrees. The mercury tomorrow will be about 10 degrees lower, Connor said. The lowest temperature last night was 33 degrees.

T- Collins Desires Old Position as Livestock Inspector; Flynn Wishes to Be Fire Marshall By A. JC KXATu Staff Correspondent of The Ktsna, Topeka, Jan. 8. Wyandotte county has a list of twenty candidates for state and local jobs, at the disposal of the new governor and they are all on the ground in Topeka today or have a battery, of friends here In charge of their interests. There may be more candidates from Kaw Point, but they have not shown up in the milling at the Throop hotel, where Davis has been quartered for the last week.

W. E. (Nappy) Collins is after his old job as livestock inspector, a place which he had under Governor Hodges. John Beam, who ran against Judge Sims for the probate court last fall, liked his work as state oil luspector under Governor Hodges, and 'desires to. be named to tbe place again.

He has a lot of support from home by man and ear. Flynn Out After Job. Tom Flynn, who lost out as tbe Democratic candidate for sheriff in November, is seining for the office of state fire marshal. Flynn formerly was park commissioner and among the men strong with Governor Davis, who ar friendly to Flynn's ambitions. Is W.

W. Gordon, who served in the house with Davis as far back as 1007. W. 11. Bliss a machinist for Cudahy packing wishes to be state free employment agent.

II. C. Arnst, a Rocklsland fire man, is after one membership on the movie board. So aro Mrs. H.

E. Dickson and Mrs. J. E. Sawtelle, widow of Doctor Sawtelle who for many years was a consistent Democrat in season and out In the Wyandotte campaigns.

Doctor Sawtelle friends are pull ing for Mrs. Sawtelle, 3 Canvassing for Positions. Tbe three are making a canvass fer appointment to tbe board as Democrats. The law a bi-partisan membership of the board which makes it necessary for the governor to appoint one Republican. Miss Hallle Tucker, who has been secretary of the commission under.

Dwight Thacber Harris is a candi- date for tho third place. The Democrats here from Wyandotte are for Miss Tucker. C. C. Jackson, a real estate matt in the Portsmouth building, Js one of seven candidates In the race for warden of the state penitentiary in Lansing.

The Rev. N. M. Tatum would be chaplain under Jackson or whoever gets the warden's job. Frank Williams wishes In 1 farmer at the penitentiary.

Wahnser Also After Spoils. C. B. Walmser Is making a snappy campaign to bo' superintendent of the State School for the Blind In Kansas City, and S. E.

Lyons is laying siege to the members of tbe new state executive council for custodianship of tbe state bouse the next two years. Lee Brown, who lost the Wyan dotte, treasurersbip last fall by 100 votes, made a canvass for the job oc state grain inspector, and may take a place as chief deputy under Al Wil son, of Linn county, who seems to have nailed down first place. Pal Richardson, who is Just out as marshal of north city court expects to land somewhere along the Hoe but prefers a place in tho office of the state fire marshal. It is understood generally here. that Governpr Davis has decided to allot tbe Jobs by congressional districts according to vote and population under this plan, tbe second district will get about 10 per cent of tbe places and Wyandotte half of tho' second district share.

Real Estate Law Up. One of the first things the legisla ture will be asked to do after its or ganization tomorrow will be to pf jaw regulating tne real estate business. Tbe Kansas.Assoclatlon of Real Es tate Boards, of which J. A. Kan sas City, is president, has recommended a measure requiring" all real estate men' to have state license like lawyers and school teachers, and be required to pass a test for honesty (Continued on page 3, column 1.) GILLIS liOT III RACE Ex-rosf master Not, to Make Campaign for Finance Commissioner; Too Busy, He Says.

A. if. Gillis, ex-postmaster and now in tbe bond brokerage business, said today that under no clrcunw stances would he become a candidate for finance, commissioner, as mtn citizens bad urged. "I have a good business and It Is representative of Kansas City," Gillis said today. It requires my time and will continue to have my undivided attention.

I have no political ambition at this time." The announcement from Gillis confirmed a prediction by Tho Kansan yesterday that he would not be a candidate, despite tbe favorable men-lion given his name. TAKE UP TROOP WITHDRAWAL Harvey, Harding, Hughes Discuss Reed Resolution; Would Settle Row. "Washington, Jan. 8. The United States soon again may make Its heard In the European councils.

The Washington government is watching closely events in France and it is believed certain President Ilarding will make at least one further move if war looms larger on the Khineland horizon. Despite the fact that the government believes it did all that was possible under the circumstances recently in announcing its program to relieve the situation in Europe the plan for a conference or commission to recommend a reparations figure, with hope of a loan Germany to follow the United States will state It9 opinion in 6ome further way if matters become worse in Europe. President Ilarding. Secretary of State Ilughes and George Harvey, American ambassador to England, today were considering the 'Reed resolution by which the senate declared the American trops of occupation on the Rhine should be withdrawn. The 6tate department today announced that the government should officially propose to France and other European nations' that the reparations question be submitted, to a commission of business and financial interests.

That statement was made to deny reports that the only move the government had. made in the European situation was a revelation of the American proposal by Seccetacy Ilughes in his recent New Haven speech and that the plan had not presented to thru the diplomatic channels. It again was emphasized that the commission of inquiry is the outstanding feature of the American plan to aid Europe, and that. France still is withholding, her assent to the proposal. British tO Pay npht tn II in Fill! Jan.

S. America day received official assurance toot tireat Britain's intention to pay her war loans from the United States, now totaling approximately 3,000, 000.000 in principal and interest Tbe assurance was given by Stan ley Baldwin, British, chancellor of the exchequer, at the first official meeting of the American and British war debt funding commission today In the treasury department. In a epeech at the opening of the meeting Baldwin said" in We have come witr the express intention of repaying our debt and it is owing to the practical difficulties of makng international payments that we are about to consult with you in order to accomplish the end which we both have in view." Baldwin plainly indicated that this country must not expected payment in full for many years when he stated: "It is our way to pay as we go ko 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 popuia tion." GIRL, 5, IS ABANDONED Child's Cries Attract Neighbor Who Places Her With Salvation Army; Mother and Father Gone.

1 fa A 5 years old. was found Saturday night, deserted, in a shack amonc the biorrs rising rrom tne Kaw river, near Central avenue. The crle9 of the child attracted a netghbor woman. She called a mem ber of the Salvation Army and they went to the shack and discovered the girl. With tears rolling' down her cheeks, the child told the woman her mother had left her early In the morning and had not returned.

She said her father and mother had quarreled, and her father had left them a long time ago." The little girl was taken to Salva tion Armv headauarters where 6he will be cared for until Capt. t. Murdock can investigate the circum stances. "It may be the mother will return to take the girl," said Captain Murdock. "In that case no complaint will be filed." The mother has not yet claimed the child, who appeared happy today at the Salvation Army home.

THE WEATHER' Generally fair and somewhat colde to- nlgit and TIty. Minimum temperature tonlcbt clOM to imunc. Hourly temperature 49 Noon. SI a. 41 a.

rn 4 1 p. ct 2 p. .61 3 p. ra a. 4 11 a.

ra Almanac: Saa sets. p. rtaea. 7:17 a. m.

Star of XUaaoari rtrar. 4.7 feet. ri of 1 Inch. Kansas: Generally fair tonlrnt ana Tuesday colder Tuesday and tn north part tonirht. iiiwowri: ueneraiiy lair tonignc ana Tuesday, except probably rain tonirht In east part: warmer tonight in eaat parti oldex TussOaj im u4 sort part Building of Addition to Start This Atlanta, Jan.

8. "The situa-Week; Improvement WiQ Cost tion in Louisiana is purely a local Parishioners $40,000. 5 Jnt.ir?li by klan officials in that state' the The contract for the building Of -flonal hpnrlnnnrtPrs nf rhA Ku la mAllllll I III 11 111. -ISjT -nro fhetr tiumlshetl wue ia i i 4 tv ill I ho uai. laerv mllUarr maneuvers mar nw boresome routing over a long period Everrwhere was evidence that if the French so into the Ruhr they will do vo with a rush, with all the accruements or war; tanks, anuored ears, airplanes, seventy fives, Heht field pieces and engineering equipment will be pushed into the valleys the Ruhr along with the first infantry troops.

trveta ccvupUM towns and the in Im the First Baptist church addition, Tenth street and Grandview boule- vard, has been awarded to E. D. Shuck. Work on the building will start this week. The structure win be completed in six months.

Art F. Hall is the architect. The basement of the church was built some time ago. Approximately 1 $40,000 will be spent on the addition, The building will be of brick and 6tucco and when complete will have cost approximately $90,000, including $25,000 already spent on the base- ment, SCALPELS OF 1,500 French Excite German City Rcrlln. Jan.

S- Fifteen hundred fresh French troops arrived In Dus-srldorf Sunday and demanded ac- comniodatloBs. the mayor of the city "Oi notified the government today. Thn hun.iml antomobiles were MA REMO VE CRIMINAL TENDENCIES OF LAD, 17 Dallas, Jan. 8f AtwelT Curtis, 17 years old, alleged burglar, operated on at Baylor hospital here today to have a pressure, believed, to have been causing criminal tendencies, removed, will live, surgeons announced, as they hrpil lr the trooiw. Two! (Continued on page 3.

column 4.) 5 HURT IH SI 00,000 BLAST 150 rerlled When Gas Tank Explodes in Michigan riant; Fir Threatening SO.WO-Ciallon Oil Reservoir. rontlae. Mlctu Jan. Five men were Injured when a gasoline tank in the plant of the Michigan Drop Forge Co- exploded here today. The plant wrecked.

Damage was estimated at about The explosion endangered the lives ft 150 men. Fire which followed the explosion threatened for a time the plant of the Wilson Foundry Machine Co- nearby. Firemen are fighting the Max to keep it from reaching a underground gas tank. P. VT.

SERVICE DIES. r. W. Service. S4 years old.

died yesterday at his home. Twenty-sixth street and Muncie boulevard. lie had been a resident of Wyandotte lorty-fiT years. lie is survived by his wife, Marie Service, and a son, John Service, both the home ad- eress. Funeral rrJttrSl? Ml came from the operating room.

Five of leading surg- eons performed the operation, one of tbe most unusual in modern surgery, after obtaining permission of Judge Felix D. Robertson of tbe local criminal court. Curtis, alleged leader of a band of youthful friminals, has been at liberty under bond awaiting trial on a charge of burglary. Recently he had explained to him by ShelbyN Cox, district attorney that his criminal tendencies might be removed, by an operation. He then requested the district attorney to interest surgeons here inj his case so that they would consent to opera tt on him.

That did. working secretly, and it was.not antil the lad 'as taken 'to Baylor hospital this 1 Notifies Police Father Ran Mother Away, Brought Another Woman Home; Parent Arrested. Mary Krulich, 10 years old, called at police headquarters -t the city hall today, to notify authorities that "papa ran mama away and brought another woman to the house." George Chess police chauffeur, and V. S. Lucich, policeman, were detailed to go to Mary's home, at 505 Elizabeth avenue to investigate.

Arriving at the house they arrested Anton Krulich, Mary's father, and Anna Cleraence, 37 years old, 413 Dugarro avenue, who wag the to whom Mary referred. Krulich Is'41 years old..