Evening Star Newspaper, March 11, 1923, Page 1

WEATHER. Unsettled today probably occasional colder today. an r: d tomorrow, ain; slightly Temperature for twenty-two hours ended at 10 p.m, last night, Highest, 55.4; lowest, 35.0, No. 937.—No. 28,804. BRUSSELS PARLEY . TOBIDFORU.S. AID "IN RUHR TANGLES France Will Seek to Merge Aims With Belgium, But “More Lies Beyond.” END OF GREAT BRITAIN’S . ISOLATION SEEMS NEAR " No Relaxation Without Payments Premier Poincare’s Word to Foreign Office. Br Cable to The Star New York Tribune. Copyright, 19: PARIS, March 10.—The Franco- Belglan conference, which will open at Brussels Monday, begins to loom as of inflnitely greater importance from the political point of view for * what may follow it rather than for any of the immediate conclusions to which it may give rise. The con- ference will, however, bid for the at- tention not only of Germany, but of England and the United States—pro- vided the last two are waiting for a propitious occasion to concern them- selves with Lurope's greatest econ- omic war, which Is now in a state of temporary deadlock. Premier Poincare goes to Brussels in an effort to merge France's precise aims and objects in the Ruhr with those of Belgium. This will not be altogether easy, since there still is considerable divergence of opinion be- , tween the two allies as to how best to deal with Germany once her re- sistance cracks. “No Relaxation” Policy. Premler Poincare’s instructions to the forelgn office specialists and to Marquis de Lasteyrie, minister of finance, who are working out 2 plan for eventual settlement of the repara- tion problem, are: No relaxation of sanctions in the Ruhr and the Rhine- land without actual payments from Germany. Premler Theunis of Bel- &lum, the Tribune understands, agrees with this in principle, though he is willing to modify the term “actual payments.” Belglum would be satisfled ‘wtih an “assurance of payments” under some form of International guaranty or loan operation, Allowing for conces- slons being made on both sides, since both ure deeply involved in the Ruhr encirclement and exploitation plans. this means that & middle ground may easily be chosen and the joint aims of the two allles announced publicly, first, for the purpose of dispelling the German propaganda plaint that the Rubr operation is without any clear purpose except that of annexation, and, second, to provide a basis on which Germany can expect to begin negotlations, once she decided to ask for them. Renewed U. S. Iaterest Likely. More important still, however, is the opening that will be left for full inter-allled negotiations, once the ¥rench and Belgians have placed themselves on public record in this matter before the world. Renewed interest in Washington might also be forecast. The whole situation might be re- garded as somewhat analogous to that which obtained at the time of the German peace feelers put forth in 1916, with the world war in full prog- Tess and Prsident Woodrow Wilson in the offing as a possible mediator. On that occasion the allles deolded to publish for Wilson's benefit their war aims, which had the purpoe of avold- ing the necessity of stopping to agree among themselves in case the Kaiser's government had made concrete pro- posals through President Wilson. From the administration angle so far as the occupation is concerned, the two allies agreed In advance to join civil administration of both the Ruhr and the Rhineland, placing the entire occupled area under one office ~—the interallied Rhineland high com- mission. This involves extension of the rallroad agreement between the French and British authoritles so far as the British occupled area is concerned, and opens the way for & general agreement as to mutual re- lations between the British in the occupied area and the Franco-Bel- * glan forces in the rest of the terri- tory that has been taken over. Ends British Isolation. Exchanges of views from London and Paris and Brussels already have ‘been held, and this means the ending of British isolation in the Rhineland and, following the Brussels meeting, * there will be serious negotiations to this end. Bonar Law, it s understood, will assume mno responsibility for the Ruhr operation, although for trade reasons Great Britain is agreeable to resuming administrative co-opera- tion in the Rhineland through the medium of the high commission, from participation in the activities of which she has recently been abstain- ing a8 a result of the isolation of the Cologne area. Two openings will thus be made within & few days through which ‘Britaln can gracefully, though withe out compromising herself, resume co- operation with her contineptal allles, AGREEMENT APPROVED. LONDON, March 10.—~Gen. Sir Arthur Godley, commander of the British troops” at Cologne, returned to his post today bearing governmental ap- proval of the agreement drawn up between him and Gen. Degoutte, the ¥rench commander, permitting the French occupational forces to run approximately ten trains daily across the British zone. + The & British have notified. the Gere 84 the coTangnrEsnl, Entered as second-class matter Dost_ofice Washington, D. C. he Sundiy WASHINGTON, D. C, \VAST MONARCHIST PLOT of Old BY JOSEPH SHAPLEN. By Wireless to The Btar and New York Times. Copyright, 192! ‘BERLIN, March 10.—Some observ- ers of the German situation declare that the next six weeks may find the German republic actually fighting for 1ts lite against what socialist groups charge is the greatest conspiracy yet hatched by the extreme reactionaries for the restoration of the old regime. |Not since Walter Ratheneau was I slain have the extreme monarchists | been bolder and more brazen in their | open denunciation of the republic. | Occupation an Inspiration. The Ruhr occupation was a god- send to the monarchists. They were pretty well cut down, but when De- goutte’s troops entcred Essen it gave them an opportunity to appear as the m st voclferous defenders of the fatherland. Secretly in their hearts they rejoice at the Ruhr invasion, be- 1. T0GET SHARE FGERMANY PAYS Allies Willing to See Bill for Rhine Army Settled When Cash Received. 12-YEAR PERIOD PLANNED Installments of $21,000,000 An- nually Without Interest Offered to America. The Star and New York Copyright, 1925.) PARIS, March 10.—The allies today oftered the United States a percentage of future German cash reparation payments In reply to the recent de- mand, presented by Elllot W, Wads- worth, assistant secretary of “the Treasury, that they find some means of relmbursing America far the cost of the American Army of occupation. The offer assures payment of the American eclaim, which is for about $250,000,000 within twelve years, without {nterest, though only after Germany returns to a cash payment baeis and after Belgium's priority claim of some $200,000,000 has been satisfied. The American Treasury, therefore, would recelve approxi- mately $21,000,000 annually, de- pending, however. on Germany's ability to pay cash, which may not eventuate soon. ‘Wadsworth Cables Home. Mr. Wadsworth has cabled the pro- position to Washington for accept- ance or rejection. He suggested that the next meeting of the debt con- ference be held next Wednesday, as (Continued on Page 2, Column 5.) KIDNAPED SON OF JUDGE FOUND IN NEWBURGH Nurse Says She Was Out of Head When She Took Lad Away. (By Wireless to Tribune. By the Associated Press. ALBANY, N. Y, March 10.—Leo Minkin, the three-year-old son of City Judge Leopold Minkin, missing since Thursday, was found today in Newburgh. Police of that city tele- phoned Albany police headquarters that both little Leo and his nurse, Angelina Travano, were in thelr cus- tody. Police Chief Frank J. Lasch left here at onoce for Newburgh. Detective Sergt. John Barton of the Newburgh police discovered the child, the authorities said. The nurse has been living since Thurs- day night in a rooming house as “Mrs. Lewis Riece.”” Today Willlam Sickles, the proprietor of the house, became suspicious and notified the polioce. ‘When Barton arrested the woman the child was not with her. A wearch of the city disclosed him at a movie show with another boarder at the house. Leo told his mother over the tele- phone that he was “fine.” “T was out of my head when I took the boy,” the nurse said in explain- ing her deed. She intimated that an acquaintance had given her drugs and that she went away while she ‘was under its influence. Nurse Lived im Jersey. PATERSON, N. J, Maroh 10.— “Mary Conklin,” the nurse maid who disappeared from Albany, N. Y., with the {nfant son of Judge Leopold Min- kin, formerly resided in East Pater- ®on, acoording to the police, who say her real name is Angelna Tavano. The Tavano girl left her home on February 9, going to Newburgh, N. Y. where she worked In a res- taurant. She remained there only a short time and then went to Albany jand obtained employment in Judge Minkin's home, according to the au- thoritles. Her parents, two brothers and a sister live in Esst Paterson. They deny spy- knowledge. of her where- ‘abeuty ot . Government May Be Fighting for Lifein Six Weeks Against Re-establishment Regime. cause of the splendid opportunity for fanning the old militarist spirit. As the Deutsches Zeitung put it in an unguarded moment, “May God save Poincare.” The overwhelming majority of the Ppeople, while they are permeated with bitterness and hatred for France, un- precedented even during the war, en- tertain no illusions regarding the ca- pacity of Ludendorff and the Bavar- fan fascista leader, Ritler, to lead them to victory. Many Lend Willing Ear. But there is no doubt that large riisses of Germans have been added to those who are lending a willing ear to the siren call of the monarch- Ist chieftains, while the so-called free corps organizations and other il- legal bodles who were supposed to have been dissolved with the passage of the law for the security of the re- (Continued on Page 2, Column 3 BODIES ON BEACH MYSTIFY FLORIDANS Wakulla County Holds Two Men Charged With Rob- bing Dead. TWO THEORIES PUZZLE One Is They May Have Been Rum Smugglers—Other Points to Immigration. | 5 the Ausociated Press. CRAWFORDVILLE, Fla., March 10. —Wakulla county officlals tonight contemplated the strange turn in the smuggling operations of this section of the West Florida coast. A ten- mile expanse of beach bore. the graves of three strangers whose bod- iow had floated ashore at widely sep- arated points. Two men, escaped prisoners from Appalachicola, near here, were held in the local jail with additional charges against them of robbing the dead bodies. The authorities concerned in the death of the three men were divided between two leads, both of which were connected with the allen smug- gling operations which, they say, are plied extensively between these shores and Cuba. One conclusion was that the men were agents of the esmuggling trade, who lost their lives in a fight over spoils; the other was that they were unfortunate patrons of trade—allens, whose attempt to reach this country had resulted in thelr death. Both deductions were equally borne out by the evidence in hand. There was no trace of a pos- sible shipwreck. Brought In by Storm. The bodies, apparently those of Itallans, evidently floated in with the storm waters of Tuesday night. They were found Thursday and Friday, partly covered with brushwood. Two appeared to be brothers, while one had papers giving the name Russo Franasco Fuangles, 1127 Townsend street, Chicago. The investigation of their death flom either of the two angles studied, according to County Judge McLeod, leads back to the round-up several days ago of twenty- four allens, Itallans and Portuguese, whose entry into this country was frustrated shortly after they landed. Agalnst the belief that they were members of this band stacks the manner of their dress. All wore suits made of expensive broadcloth ma- terial. An expensive watch was found on one, while all had cash, ranging from $25 to $60. Their shoes were of the American Army type. The aliens, who were taken in the round- up, wore ordinary custom-made clothing. This and the fact that one man’s skull had been fractured and the others bore bruises, leads to the opinion that they may have been agents who handled the contraband cargo and after dumping the forelgn- ers on American shores were lost on the return trip to Cuba. Obviously, officlals say, they were not members of a crew. ' Papers con- taining several names and addresses were found on the two bodies, with (Continued on Page 3, Column 1.) DAUGHERTY AND PAYNE SHOW IMPROVEMENT Former Able to Take Short Walk— Latter Will Be Out in Few Days. By the Associated Press. MIAMI, Fla, March 10.—Attorney General Daugherty and John Barton Payne, chairman of the American Red Cross, both of whom have been con~ fined to rooms in s hotel since thelr arrival here, were able to be outdoors for a time today. Dr. J. T. Boone, naval physician on the presidential yacht Mayflower, who is attending them, sald both showed improvement. Mr. Daugherty was taken for a ride in a wheel chair' and later felt in vigorated to such an extent that he went . for a short walk. Dr. Boone stated - Mr, Payne would be well |anough-, to be around ‘as usual in a PERILS GERMAN REPUBLIC| JAN. 24 INAUGURAL PLAN T0 BE PUSHED Bill Blocked in Last Congress Will Be Introduced Again. PASSAGE WAS ASSURED Senator Norris Blames Mondell and Campbell for Failure of Measure. The Jjoint resolutlon proposing an amendment to the Constitution so as to bring about the meetings of newly elected Congresses’ January 4 and the inauguration of newly elected Presi- dents January 24, which falled of enact- ment in the closing hours of the last Congress, will be reintroduced and pushed in the next session, according to Senator Norris of Nebraska, republican, before he left Washington yesterday for the west. At the session ended March 4 last, the resolution had passed the Sen- ate by a vote of 67 to 3. It was re- ported favorably to the House and was scheduled to go through that body by a large vote. Two men, who, Senator Norris charges, were actuated by a desire to please the President, prevented a vote in the House—former Repre- sentative Mondell of Wyoming, re- publican floor leader, and former Rep- resentative Campbell of Kansas, ohairman of the rules committee, who was acting Speaker while Speaker Gillett was {ll at home. Senator Norris sald he was convinced that they had prevented action because the President did not want the resolution to pass. Nor can the Speaker, Mr. Gillett, him- self escape criticlsm entirely for the failure of the resolution, in the opinion of Senator Norris, though he was not present. Says Change Is Needed. Mr. Mondell would not permit the resolution to come up for action, and Mr. Campbell, in the chair, would not recognize Representative Andrews, chairman of the committee in charge of the resolutipn, to move to suspend the rules so that it could be acted upon. “There was no good reason why this resolution should not have been passed and submitted to the states sald Senator Norris. “It would have passed the House by a big vote and by now I have no doubt would have been ratified by several of the state leglslatures. It provides for a reform much needed, doing away with the short sessions of Congress at which little can be accomplished, and putting an end to the condition under which members of Congress who have been defeated st the polls continue to legislate for the country. It was & reform that has been widely demanded. The press of the country approved it, practically unanimously, so far as I can learn. The American Bar Association and the American Federation of Labor have both advocated such a change. Senator Norris called attention to the fact that two “lame-duck” mem- bers of the House had been re- sponsible for preventing action on this measure, as a case in point why the Constitution should be amended as proposed in the resolution. He said that he himself had taken the matter up with Mr. Mondell’and that the latter had first objected be- cause there was so long a time be- tween the assembling of the new Congress and the inauguration of the new President—twenty days. Mr. Norris said he had offered to make the difference in time anything that Mr, Mondell suggested, and then the latter had said it was too early to have the new Congress meet after the November eclection—that the country needed a “cooling-off” period. “The only source from which such a criticlsm emanated that I know of,” sald Senator Norris, “is the White ‘ = L o HERE’S e COUE i N 305 T oS F\QL Z %€, /s B s ) 4\L Woree. syeer, BN A iz \\ "k ONLY FOUR TODAY’S STAR PART ONE—40 Pages. General News—Local, National, Foreign. Schools and Colleges—Page 20. Avlation Activities—Page 25. Parent.Teacher Assoclations—Page 26. Radio News and Gosslp—Page 28. { Automoblie Show Floor Plan—Page 29, Flnancial News—Pages 30 and 31. Fraternities—Page 32. Classified Advertisements—Pages 32 to PART TWO0—16 Pages. Editorials and Editorlal Features. Washington and Other Soclety. Officers’ Reserve Corps—Page 13. Art and Artists—Page 14. Veterans of the Great War—Page 14. 1D. A. R. Activities—Page 14. | News of the Clubs—Page 15. Spanish War Veterans—Page 15. Serial, “The House of Mohun"—Page 15, Around the Clty—Page 15. Community Centers—Page 16. PART THREE—6 Pages. Amlaumanu—'rhunn and the Photo- play. Music In Washington—Page 5. Review of New Books—Page 6. PART FOUR—1 Pages. Pink Sports Section. PART FIVE—S8 Pages. Magazine Section—Features and Fiction. PART SIX—16 Pages. Automobile Show Section. ROTOGRAVURE—S Pages. World Events in Pictures. COMIC SECTION—4 Pages. Mutt and Jeff; Reg'lar Fellers; Betty; Mr. and Mrs. PREST IS PRISONER, DECLARES BROTHER Mysterious Disappearance of Rev. Father Vraniak, Vir- den, lil,, Unsolved. MORE DAYS! By the Assoclated Press. VIRDEN, Ill, March 10.—The where- abouts of the Rev. Father Vraniak of Virden, who disappeared Monday in St. Louls, still remained a mystery tonight. The last heard of Father Vraniak was in St. Louis at 4 o'clock Monday after- noon, when he left a note for Father Linek, pastor of the Slovak Church, St. Louis. This note merely express- ed regret of the priest at not being able to see Father Linek, as he had not time to stay. Father Linek was in Virden today and returned to St. Louis tonight. Father Cyril Orendac of Indian- apolis is here to take the church dur- ing Father Vranfak's absence, having come to hold a ten-days’ mission. He sald he did not know of the priest's disappearance until he arrived. Believes Brother Prisoner. The Rev. Father Vraniak {s alive and is held a prisoner, according to a statement given to the Assoclated Press by his brother, Joseph Vraniak, this afternocon. ‘Without making a definite assertion, Mr. Vraniak intimated he had heard from his brother and knew that he was held a prisoner. When asked if he knew of any enemies, he sald he know of no individuals, as his brother was belleved to be well beloved by his parishioners and Virden people generally, Adding that he would mention no names he said he suspected an organi- zation was at the bottom of the plot. *When they have gone so far, I'll tell you,”-Mr, Vraniak said, but refused to explain what.the naturd of his com- munication would be. He sald he be- lieved his brother had been carried awgy, by violence, But did not know definitely the place of his imprison- ment. Search in St. Louls. Search for father Vraniak is being made in St. Louls, the priest’'s brother indicated. He said he had “two men in St. Louts reporting all develop- iments,” and added he would not tell all he know, because he had promised S N N N N - Star, SUNDAY MORNING, MARCH 11, 1923.—102 PAGES. N\ MARCH »>] 54« 'LAST DAY FOR INCOME TAX RETURN!- SPECTACULAR FIRE ATTRACTS THRONGS Glover Building, on F Street, Damaged by Blaze in " Basement. THREE ALARMS SOUNDED | | | Smoke Pouring From All Windows. Guests at Hotels Watch ! i Firemen. Fire in the Glover building, 1419 F street, early today swept through the six floors of that structure, caus- ing thousands of dollars of damage, and for a time threatened other struc- tures in the block, which contains Keith's Theater and many large build- ings. Three alarms were sounded in quick succession. Prompt work of the fire department, which answered the call with eleven engine companies and three trucks, prevented its spread. No one was injured. The blaze was a spectacular one, and awakened guests in the Willard and Washington hotels, just opposite, who stood at the windows and watch- ed the progress of the firefighters who found it necessary to hoist the big extension ladders to the top floor, where 1t was at first belleved the fire was. Despite the early hour at which the blaze broke out hundreds of people lined the streets. Paswerby Discovers Fire. ‘Willlam 8. Sideman, while passing along F street, observed smoke pour- ing from the windows in the sixth floor of the building and sent in the first alarm at 1:15 o'clock. Deputy Fire Chief Nicholson answered the call with the first compantes, and im- mediately ordered a second alarm sounded, when he saw the blaze was likely to assume serlous proportions and possibly spread quickly to other buildings. The second alarm com- panies had not all reached the scene when the third alarm was ordered, bringing companies from the south- west and Georgetown. Firemen attempting to enter the building from the first floor were blocked by the dense smoke, and when the door of the store of the Frank J. Helberger & Sons, Inc, tailors, occupying the first floor, was broken in ft created & draft which seemed to fan the blaze to greater fury. Another blaze was discovered in the rear of this store and in the cellar and several hose lines were di- rected there. Originated in Cellar. The water tower, which answered on the second alarm, was set in place, ready for use, but it was not found necessary to use it, the seat of the blaze having been discovered later in the cellar, giving rise to the belief that it had started from the heating plant. At 2:30 o'clock the blaze was under control, and the work of cutting off the ‘water of the third alarm companies was (Continued on 2, Column 8.) deli to The Star’s casri city Bock snd the rera % v e “From Press to Home Within the Hour” the regular adldzu, 1 Wi homes as fast as the papers are printed. Naval Officers Among 200 Dead In Greek Wreck ATHENS, March 10.—A small steamer with 400 persons aboard, bound from Salamis for Pireaus, ran into a heavy gale and found- ered. About 200 lost their lives, the others being saved wih diffi- culty. The passengers consisted for the most part of naval officers and men from the garrison at Salamis, who were proceeding to Athens for the week end. Rear Admiral Voucaris, minister of marine, has gone to Salamis to hold an Inquiry. OYSTER T0 0PPOSE NEW SPEED LIMIT Committee Action Unknown as Yet, But Commissioner States Views. NOT OVER 18 DOWNTOWN “Might Be Safe to Permit 25 Miles” in Outlying Sections, But Not Where Thickly Settled. An increase in the present speed limit of eighteen miles an hour will be opposed by Commissioner Oyster if such a recommendation i8 made by the trafio committee now preparing @ report to the city fathers. Capt. Oyster does not know that the committee will suggest a higher speed, but he let it be known- yes- terday that any such recommenda- | tion would meet with his opposition. The Commissioner believes it might be safe to allow drivers to make twenty-five miles an hour in out- lying sections where thers are not many pedestrians, but he regards eighteen miles as sufficlent speed for a machine in the thickly settled cen- ter of the city. Rapld Progress on Report. The traffic committee held several meetings during the past week and made rapid progress in the prepara- tion of its report. Another session will be held early this week. The committes has oconcentrated on strictly safety regulations, such as speed, right-of-way, headlights and signals. Those rules that bear directly on the protection of life and property are being improved upon in every possible manner, so that they will be clear and concise. Inspector Albert J. Headley, chiet of the traffic bureau, announced last night that the tagging of out-of- town cars will not be started until March 20, for the reason that the metal plates have not arrived. All motorists operating with for- elgn tags and who are entitled to remain here for stated periods of time under the reciprocity agree- ments with their states are asked by the inspector To call at the traffic bureau on that date. The new tags will be issued with- out cost to non-residents. They will bear the one word “Registered” to let traffic police know that they have been to the tramic bureau. Date to Be Stamped. When the tag is given the visitor at the traffic bureau the date on which his period of reciprocity ex- pires will be stamped upon it, This will prevent persons from operating here indefinitely on for. elgn tags, thereby depriving the Dis- trict of revenue. Any policeman will be able to tell by glancing at the date on the “Registered” tag whether the motorist has overstayed his time limit. After these tags are put into use Inspector Headley hopes to break up the practice of bona fide ‘Washing- tonians sending to other states for tags so that they will not have to buy Maryland tags. As soon as Congress enacts the gasoline tax bill, bringing about re- ciprocity between Maryland and the District, local car owners no longer will be prompted to evade the law by running on forelgn tags. —_— MARINE FLYERS KILLED AS PLANE CATCHES FIRE By the Associated Press. PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti, March 10.—Sergt. Edward Josupeit, a pilot, * FIVE CENTS. TURKS TALK PEACE IN REPLY T0 ALLIED PLAN AT LAUSANNE Agreement Can Be Framed in Fortnight, Says Sum- mary of Note. CAPITULATIONS SHOULD BE ABROGATED IS CLAIM Note Also Urges an Amicable Set- tlement of Irak Frontier Dispute. By the Associated Prese. CONSTANTINOPLE, March 10.— The Turkish reply to the allied high commissioners on the Lausanne peace treaty was unofficially handed to the American and Japanese represen- tatives at noon today. The reply was already in the hands of the commis- sioners, and allled couriers are now on thelr way with it to Paris, Lon- don and Rome. It is belleved that it will be at least ten days before an answer is recelved from the allied powers; in the meantime the newspapers here announce the serial publication of the lengthy documents, and express the hope that the next conference will be held at Constantinople. If the allles are actuated by the same pacific motives shown by Turkey in the last three months, says a sum- mary of the reply of the Turks. peace should be framed in a conference last- ing only a fortnight. The allies are urged to reply quickly. The Turks suggest in their counter proposals that the frontier of Irak be determined amicably between Turkey and Great Britain within a year and, failing agreement, that the question be referred to the league of nations. They suggest that article 26 of the draft treaty be modified in such a way that the high contracting parties will declare they have completely abrogated the capitulations and lke- wise the economlic and financial sys- tems dependent on the capitulations. Would Cancel Claims. The tendency of Turklsh modificas tion of the financial clauses is to re duce the authority of the public debt administration to a minimum. This portion of the treaty is almost com- pletely recast. The Turkish propos- als providing for distribution of the debt among the interested states which will have nominal capital in the Turkish public debt proportionate to the detached sections of Turkey embodied in their territory. The note agrees to mutual can- cellation of all claims to reparations arising from the war except those against Greece, and renounces the claim for gold transferred to Ger- many and Austria and for payment of the battleships ordered in Great Britain. Compensation is demanded for dam- ages caused by the Greek army, the amount to be settled upon eventually by arbitration. Turkey agrees to permit schools, hospitals and charitable institutions to continue, provided there is no at- tempt, by actlon or propaganda, against Turkish interests. She agrees to engage for a period of five years legal advisers who do not belong to the belligerent states, from a list to be submitted by The Hague tribunal, to assist in legislative reforms and to watch the administration of justice in Constantinople and Smyrna. Concessions Recounted. Article 407 of the draft treaty sub- mitted by the allies is excluded, Tur- key maintaining that administration of her public debt is a strikingly in ternal affair. Article 50 and annex 2 also ars eliminated, Turkey refusing to admit that the subjects dealt with under them in connection with Bagdad, Soma, Panderma, etc., should be re- ferred to arbitration. The noto asks that payments of interest on the public debt should be deferred twenty years. It also op- poses that these payments be made in sterling becauso of the great de- preciation in Turkish currency. The Turks declare that all war- ships, guns and material detained by the allies must be restored upon the conclusion of peace. of Dayton, Ohio, and Sergt. August J. Christian, mechanic, of Bridge- port, Conn.,, marine aviators, were killed today when their alrplane caught on fire and fell from an ele- vation of 300 feet shortly after they had taken off for a flight. A board of iInvestigation has been formed. Raising Bone Pressure on Brain Snaps Man’s Mind Back 5 Years By the Associated Press. WALLA WALLA, Wash, March 10~Time rolled back five years for Joe Straghan, & convict at the state penitentiary hers, when he regained consclousness today aft- or a skull operation and picked up the threads of his existence with memory of events at Camp Fre- mont, Calif, in 1918. Straghan, sent to the peniten- tiary from Spokane on a statutory charge several months ago, was operated on by prison physicians yesterday to relieve epileptic seiz- ures to which he had been sub. Seot. Thay discovered that a frag- in the brain covering, causing a Ppressure. Five years ago Straghan’s skull was fractured when hospital at- tendants dropped him from a stretcher while removing the pa- tients during a fire. When he re- covered consciousness today after his most recent operation his first words were: “I hope they don't punish the boys. They didn't mean to drop, In conclusion the reply states that, in conceding control of the straits, demilitarized zones, turning over tho Gallipoll graves to the British, sur- render of certain islands, the aban- donment of the Turkish clalm te Karagatch, the admission of forelgn legal advisers and mnedical specialists and other vital points, the Turkish government feels that it has made all possible concessions. FRENCH AWAIT FULL TEXT. Officials Withhold Comment ow » Turk Notg Summary, By the Associated Priss. PARIS, March 10.—The officlal sume maries of the new propositions made by the Angora government to the ale lies, recefved in Paris, are but frage mentayy and incomplete, affording ne 1dea of the Angora document French foreign oflice is, there- {ore, awaiting the full text, which iy coming by train. After its receipt me. Is the fire over?” He declared that the last five years, during which he had been convioted and sent to the peniten conversations between France, Eng- land and Italy will be pursued vig- orously, for the purpose of working . out an agreement on the allied attie tude B