New Britain Herald Newspaper, April 9, 1924, Page 1

News of the World By Associated Press PAONESSA LEAD . T e NEW BRITAIN DAJLY HERALD, W BRI U —— APRIL 9, 1924. —EIG HERA HTEEN PAGES. Average D.aily Circulation Week Ending 10,551 April 5th ... PRICE THREE, CENTS | Senator Walsk Rallies To Defend GERMANY CAN AND MUST PAY, RULE TO BIGGEST VICTORY HERE; Colleague, Who Maintains Charges A WES’ EXPERTS ON REPARA TIONS: nable 90"31""“0 " BUT SHOULD HAVE HER HANDS FREE Elect Majority to Board Of Relief And Board Of Selectmen And Name Four Consta- bles At City Election. Fourth Ward Upset, Giving Republican Cold Shoulder, Star Surprise of Day— Third Ward Fails G. 0. P. Mayor Angelo M. Paonessa, demo- crat, was re-elected yesterday when e defeated the republican nominee, indge B, W. Alllrg by a plurality of 36 votes, A feature of the election was the titnover of the fourth ward from the ‘cpublican to the democratic fold. 'he candidates for counell places on the republican ticket in that ward cre elected by narrow margins, but the Paonessa vote showed a 24 lead over Alling. The fifth and sixth wards increased the majorities they gave Paonessa two vears ago and were big factors in his success at the polls vesterday, The third ward, the distriet which as expected to give Alling a suffi- ient. number of votes to offset Paon- vssa's support north of the rallroad yacks, came through with a small re- mbliean lead and accorded Paonessa what is believed to be the higgest vote ver given a democrat in that ward. The democrats won control of the oard of seleetmen and the board of tetief, both of which have been for wany years under republican control. e winning party also named four «onstables, holding the republicans to nd defeating Constable George rk, has held office since ihree 8 1912, Tn the election of 1922, the repub- can eandidate carried the first ward y 252 votes, Yeaterday the G. O, P. was given a 539 lead in this district, 287 additional votes being polled for 16 party. The second ward was cut down, the 1922 republican victory of 879 voles wing reduced by 21 Yesterday the cpublieans won by the narrow mar- tin of 162, In the third ward, a surprise was given the republican nominee wnen, instead of an anticipated 1,200 to 1,- 00 plurality b 707 lead. T however, was 121 more votes than Quigley 'rm*eh‘!‘d two vears ago when the voting in this dis- irict showed but a fraction of the en- tire number registered participating in tha election. 'he three upper wardg turned to ihe democrats as they had predieted they would, Tn the fourth ward the republicans had come through with a tead of 102 votes in 1923 Yesterday the ward was lost to the demoerats by 24 votes, In the fifth ward, Paonessa built up his 603 majority of two years and came down from the district with 968 votes, while the sixth ward, his strong- old. registered its approval by add- ing 8§ votes to his total of two years ago and sending in a 1094 plurality for the mayor. Common Coumcil Contests David L, Nair and Nathan C. Avery, rominees on the republican ticket for first ward councilmen, ran slightly ead of thelr ticket and were elected over the democratic candidates, Dan- el Sullivan and John ¥, Callahan, 8, Gerard Casale, James A, Coyle and H. T. MeMahon, the democratic eandidates in the second ward, were defeated, but only after they had made a telling cut in the republican majority in this ward, Fighting against a registered republican majority of about 8§00 votes, the democratic nom- inees battled on throughout the day and when the count was made the G. 0. P, had come through with only a 162 yead. Walter Falk was elected alderman and A. N. Rutherford and John Buckley were the ward's selec tions for councilmen. in- the fourth ward Alderman J. Gustav Johnson was reelected by what who ¢ was given a meagre DEMOCRATS WIN NEW POSTS“ | i | i 1 | i Wheelbarrow Ride On Election Wager O As the result of an election wager, Thomas Manning, who bet on Judge B. W. Alling to defeat Mayor Paonessa at the polls yesterday, is scheduled to give Thomas French of Glen street a wheelbarrow ride along Main street tonight. Accord- ing to present arrangements, the ride will start from City hall at 7 o'e'ock and the route will be west of Central park as far as C. A, Bence's automobile agency, a short distance south of Trinity M. E. Chureh. Whether the event will take place remains to be seen, but that was the bet. » | | | 0 a1 0 4 MAYOR GRATEFUL FOR PUBLIC ENDORSEMENT Says _Policies of Adminis- | tration Will Remain | Unchanged - | i Mayor A. Paonessa issued | statement this morning in which he “tLanked the eléctors for honor conferred upon him by reelecting him vesterday, and in which he urges all (to take a more active part in govern- mental affairs. The mayor's message follows | “Needless to say, I appreciate more than I can express, the honor con- ferred upon me yest y by the elec- tors of the City of New Britain who | selected me for the second time as| their mayor, T will shortly close my | first and enter upon my second term | in office, The policies of my admin- istration have met the approval of our | citizens, which is proved by the fact that they saw fit to reelect me, and 1 will therefore promise to do my ut- | most to give this city the same kind | of government that it has had for the | past two years, 1 will gather about | me commissioners whose first con- | sideration is the city's interests, and | in the execution of my own officlal | duties your welfare will ever be fore- most in my mind, “At the outset of my second term, ' there is one suggestion 1 would make to every individual fn the city, and ‘that is that he take a more active fn-! 'terest in governmental affairs. 1ollow | the questions that will from time to ‘time present themselves and establish | a closer connection with your repre- sentatives so they may better express 'the wishes of the majority. And to the members of the common council | my message is this: Support your mayor, if, in your honest opinion and after careful consideration, you be- lieve he is right, and oppose him if you think he is not. But be governed only by a desire to benefit the city and not by motives of partisan ani- mosity. et me have your co-oper- ation, and the City of New Britain will reap the harvest in a good, efil- clent and economical government. “1 am pleased to start on my sec- on# term as mayor and in so doing ¥ promise the very best that is in me: no man can promise more “A. M the PAON A, “Mayor. MAY BE FOURTH VICTIM Three Already Dead rom Fast Hart- ford Crash And Another Man's Conditipn Is Grave, Young Hartford, April 9.—~John McGarry, 19, of Providence, R. 1., is in critical condition at Martford hospital this morning and the authorities fear that he may be the fourth vietim of the accident on the Kast Hartford boule vard yesterday morning when the large automobile bearing 10 under |that the department of justice Filed Are A Dam Il WHEELER INDIGTED, ~Accusd Montann i AT, DENIES ANY Blames Daugherty Influence Q and Says He’s Frame- Up Victim Washington, April 9. — Senator Wheelar, democrat, Montana, indictment at Great I°alls, M charges of having accepted money im- properly after his election but before qualifying for office, intends to re- main in Washington to continue prosecution of former Attorney Gen- cral Daugherty's administration, Denying that he had ever repre- sented Gorden Campbell, ofl geologist and operator, or others indicted with him in matters before the interior de- partment, as charged, Senator Wheel- er declared in a statement that “this indictment is simply the result of my activities here on the investigating committee.” He has acted for Camp- bell, he added, in litigation in Mon- tana. Former Attol erty, when informed of General the Daugh- had “nothing whatever to do” with the post office department, When first informed of the indict- ment last night by the Assoclated »ss, Senator Wheeler described it palpably a frame-up,” and said intended to learve at onee (Continued on Fifth Page) COMMERGIAL FIGHT FOR THE AIR IS ON Tremendous Growth of Radio In- dustry Told Senate Committee as he 50 STATIONS IN U. S, A All But Two Operate Gratis—Equip- 000 to $1000,000 a Year to Run— Want Copyright Dues Eliminated, 9.—~Opening reat commer- Washington, April maneuvers in the first clal battle for “the air, of the development of radlo, were staged today before the senate patents committee, Representatives of appearing in support of Senator Dill, democrat, Washington, which would relieve them from pay- ment of copyright dues on broadcast musie, laid down an initial barrage in the form of arguments that their sta- tions served the public both as an in- structive and entertaining ageney, in- variably without cost. Opponents of the proposed legisla- tion will respond next Thursday with the charge that the would vitiate the protection given by copyright and to that extent is confis- cation of property. . 530 Station In U. 8, ¥. McDonald of Chicago, presi- dent of the National Broadcasting as- sociation, said there are now 630 broadcast stations, 14 of which are operated by manufacturers of radio apparatus, 27 by churches and other religious organizations and nearly 100 by cducational institutions, Charges Inpractical, Only two stations make any effort to collect for thelr services, Mr. Mec- Donald =aid, one of these being in New York, where a specified per min- ute charge is made for use by adver- tisers, and the other in Kansas City, where an experiment is being con- ducted in collecting a “voluntary tax.” from listeners in. He expressed the broadcasters, is believed to be the smallest major- | graduates of Providence college 1o #%opinion that neither would be sue- ity ever accorded an alderman-elect. | baseball game at New Haven, crashed cegefyl. He led Vietor W. Watkins, the demo- cratie nomines for alderman, by 12 votes, . Adrian Carlson and H. N. Nobertson were elected councilmen, Aefeating BEdward Scalise and Thomas Firth by close margins. The fifth ward returned Council- men ¥. Howard Smith and E. T. Ring: who made a clean sweep of the ward burying ¥Fred A. Murphy and 1'rank Gromko by about 1,200 votes. Alderman Frank L. Conlon Was lected to that office erm, defeating Kenneth Walther, re- publiean, in the sixth ward. Walither ,an & few votes ahead of his ticket. (‘ouncilmen Stephen A. Lynch and John O'Brien were reclected, defeat- ing the republican candidates, P. I"rancolini and Martin Dahlson. Tn connection with the democratie eop, that party took over control of the board of selectmen and the board of relief, filling twe of three places on both boards. William Schacfer was replaced on the board of relief by Lawrence P, Mangan and Michas! MeCrann was reslected. B. . Morey will be the only republiean member of the board. On the board of selectmen Aibert . Anderson was defeated by John Naldyga and Michael T. Kerwin be- came first selectman, TLewis W. Law. ver drops from first te third select- man b | the new rajief, suers is expeeted. hael A. MeCrann, democrat, will saieman of the board of g Wiiliam Schaefer, it " the | {headon into an eastbound trolley car. MeGarry has a fractured skull. Jos- eph B. Waleh, 19, died last night. John F. Walsh, 22, his brother, driv er of the car, died soon after being taken to the hospital, and Arthur Gannon of Providence was instantly killed. The Walsh brothers were the sons of Mr. and Mrs, James J. Walsh (ot Bristol, R. I. Mr, Walsh is pre: dent of the town courcil of Bristol and when informed of the accident for a second | yesterday was serving as delegate 10| ... ¢ =5 the democratic state convention at Providence. The bodics of the three | victims were taken to Rhode lsiand | this morning. The remaining members of the | party, all of whom received cuts and | bruises, were reported as much im- | proved this morning and one, Vincent l(l',\'ell of Warren, R. 1., went home last night with his parents, | CONCEDES DEFEAT Johnson Campaign .\Il:lurr n Ne- braska Admits That Coolidge Has Carried State Primavies. By The Assoriated Press ! Lincoln, Neb., Aptil 9.—Frank Har- | rison, eampaign manager for Hiram Johnson in the Nebraska presidential preference nrim a to President Coolidge at 11 2. m i day. e i i = e victors 1o coneed “The public will quickly recognize obvious advertising and simply won't listen to the station putting it out,” he said, “and there is no way of com- pelling a receiver to pay so long as the school boy can go to a ten cent store and for a moderate sum buy ail the parts necessary to make a com- plete sot.” Costs Are Heavy The witness estimated the averagh broadeasting station represented an 000 und cost, “anywhere from $20,000 to $100,000," a year to operate. “What is the object of continuing them at so great a cost I thers is no DIl measure | | { | i . under | jpgictment returned against him yes- ont., 00 | t4rgay by a grand jury in his home ' | | ! | Jammed, | | | Dt Aoy grand | whioh he has directed and a number {dury’s action, authorized a statement | o¢ g democratie for | he said “it became my duty to prose- | | }aencc to the jary, ment Costs About $50,0000—$20,- 'Y had sought his (Wheeler's) ald in growing out | { | the bill of | ber of the present committe, | over to shake his hand. r 8 the | Aoor on a point of personal privilega evidence against Senator Wheeler, all | and Chairman of which, he said, was uncovered bY | Daugherty committed, called Case, on Which He Is In- | dicted, Declaring Fee He; Got Was Legitimate Re-| 2 Jiseman 'Judge Malthie Suggests This tainer. As Solution for Traffic Problems. Washington, April 9.—Rising to a question of personal privilege, Sena- | tor Wheeler, democrat, Montana, de- nounced on the senate floor today the ! New Haven, April 9.—"1' reed in the administration i laws by the court lies not int . by the legislature but in the establish- ment of some system which will, first, remove them as far as possible from tpolitics and secondly, give them dig- | ity declared Judge Willlam M. Maltbie of the superior court today in |addressing the opening sesston of the { conference on motor vehicle traffie under joint auspices of the state of |Connecticut and Yale university. :Judgo Maltbie discussed the subject of “laws governing traffic.” “The court of the justice of the peace is outworn,” he said. “The traf- fie court should have power to impose very substantial sentences and should include withip its territory a sufficfent population so that it may have fixed sitting and should have suffiolent assoclates went work so that its importance in the He got the |life of the community may be recog- | nized. the | Ll 118 not mecessary and might be a de- state. Senator Wheeler spoke to a erowd- ed senate, Practically every member was in his seat, and the galleries were Reviews His Career The Montana senator first gave a brief resume of his personal career from his birth in Massachusetts to his entrance into publie life in Butte, Mont., where, he sald, he incurred the {ll-will of one of the largest finan- clal interests in the state by voting for Senator 'Walsh, democrat, his present colleague, The Montana ator entered the chamber an hour aftee the adjourn- ment of the Daugherty investigation Brookhart of Power of Dignity for quorum to hear him, For that vote, sald, he was told he could not remain in public affairs or in the state. During service as distriet l.ttornul (Continued on Fourth Page.) ¥ 2118 Indndsuu0) SEVERE PENALTIES FOR MOTORISTS. WHO VIOLATE LAW IS RECOMMENDED Reports on More Than 17,- 000 Auto Accidents Read At Joint Conference. *UN0) ‘projpavy P~ : APV utomobils today vehicl under of Cone took plac rence on fnotor t Yale university es of the ate university when the 17,000 mishaps at the traffic held the joint ausy necticut causes of cont th n » than from motor vehicle traffic in Connec- ! ticut during 1923 were presented by Prof. John C. Tracy, representing the department of clvil engineering in the | Sheftield Scientific school. |tics were collected by the motor vehi- {cle department of Connecticut, which | statea to from {19 believed to be the first |gaffier complete statistica causes. | Prof. Tracy sald that they allow students of motor vehicle traffio to meet their first responsibility of at- |tacking the problem of accident pre- |vention as it exists in this state and others, where complete statistics are |not available, “‘Statistics of cold facts do not or- Tracy, “but, perhaps, some of these | | (Continued on Fourth Page.) cute some prominent politicians both | e s . ANTEVACCINATION MEETING ARRANGED tempt on charges of tampering wltil a jury. i | Continually Opposed | One of these officials, he said, later | became assoclated with a large cop- per company and from that point on | “has been active in opposing me,” ‘Gathering at Lyceum Ex. “While in office,” Senator Wheeler continued, “I found it incumbent to pected to Protest Against Inoculation Edict prosecute graft and corruption and | here I find myself in the department of justice investigation, As a resuit T find myselt today standing indiet- ed | A mass meeting 1o which the gen- The foreman of the Montana grand | ora) public Iy Invited will Be hold in ury was described by Senator Wheel- | ¢ ryceum theater on Sunday aiter- T an “the hitterest political enemy 3| nogn, April 13, ab & o'clock for the have,” | 4 purpose of launching a protest against The man who presented the 'fl'!tnl order of the scliool department he added, recent- | {y4¢ onjjaren must be vaccinated be- | tore they are allowed to attend pub- obtaining an appointment, He schools. The moetlug, which is This indictment” he said, “ru\.wmo"d by Oliver 1. Davis of 1 part of one of the most damnable |afonroe street who is defraying the conspiracies ever consummated in the | oxpenges, is being held in an effort to United States. [start a movement that will compel Urgos Investigation | the sehool board to rescind the com- Senator Robinson, Arkansas, the |pulsory vaccination order and make it democratie leader, urged an investi- | possible for children to enter school gation of the indietmost and suggest- | in September without being vacecin- ed that a new committes be appoint- ated, if they are opposed to it, ed because Senator Wheeler is a mem- | Rev. Charles H. Reimers of Mid- | dletown, secretary of the Connecticut Th party leader declared that all | Medical Liberty league, will speak at of those who had heard Senator|the meeting, Mr. Davis giving the J Wheeler's statement eould not be but fmpressed that he “has been the vie- tim of a frame-up.” Senator Walsh, democrat, Montana, prosecutor of the oll committee, de- clared he was convinced that the charge against his colleague was ut- terly baseless, “I desire to express my entire con- fidence in the statement of my col- league,” sald Senator Walsh. In recounting his political experi- ence in Montana the senator said he | long ago had incurred “the opposition | profit?” Senator Prandegee, republi- | can, Connecticut, inquired “In our case, it's the Jove of the game.” replied McDonald. “We could 1op tomorrow and our Sales of ap- yparatus would not fluctuate at all. In other cases it may be the stations, such as thore operated by newspapers may get a'return In good will” He cited the ecase of oné Chicago station which was being operated steadily, despite the cost, by & “priv- | ate citizen—a loeal attorney, whose pame is never mentioned in its pro- grams, however.” Wide Scope of Radio To illustrate the wide scope of the | industry the witness said one station received 170,000 replies In a voling contest and that advertigng experts estimated the ratio of replies to those | (Continued on Page Fifteen) N e - e e e e - a e of the Anaconda company, the largest financial interest in the state.” Tells Whole Story He then declared that Lie would give the senate “the whole story of his connection with the case” mentioned in the indictment. A retainer of $2,000 | was given him, he said, to try the case for the oil company which he won and afterwards he was paid about as much more. That was in January, 1923 . “I have mever appeared before any department for Mr. Campbell or any of his associates,” he said, referring to Gordon Campbell, indicted with him. “My contract said 1 could not appear Washington. “I defy them to produce one scintil- la of evidence that T have appeared before any department of govern- ment.” Campbell, an oil geologist in Mon- tana, was “being robbed by the big with him for expressly them in (Continued on Phge 15) Yonkers Garage Yields Booze Valued at $100,000 Yonkers, N. Y., Aprll S-—Pro- hibition agents 12zy Einstein and Moe Emith disguised as truck drivers to- day seized assorted liquors and alco- hol valued at $100,000 in a three story storage warehouse here. The buliding, on the fir®t floor of which is a garage, was honeycombed with vaults, protected by heavy steel | doors. The agents found five hun- dred cases of rye and Seotch whiskey nd 500 cases of alcohol. They ar- rested Harold Feuer, owner of the warehouse, and Jordan Lippner, Lippner admitted, the agents said, that he owned the liquor. # — THE WEATHER | el Hartford. April 9 —Forecast I for New Britain and sieinity: Rain tonight and probably Thursday morning; colder | Thursday. | * | prineipal ‘talk, In discuseing the meeting today, | Mr. Davis sald that he wanted it understood that he had nothing to gain by the rescinding of the school | board order as he las no children at- | tending or about to attend school, but | he 1s having the meeting in the in- terests of the many people who are opposcd 1o compulsory vaceination, He said that In view of the fact that there is a difference of opinion among the members of the medical profession as to the efficiency of vac- cination as a preventive, he felt that iunder the constitution, he or anybody | else has the right to refuse to have {their children vaccinated without having them excluded from the POPE NOT PRESENT Decides Not to Attend Dedication of Kaceys' Welfare Building Just Be- fore Exercises Are Held e Assoctated Press , April 9.—~Pope Pius will not be present at today's noney the dedication of Knights lumbus’ welfare building, it was | ed shortly before the ceremony Rom New Type of Jail Looks Like Private Dwelling Los Angeles, April A radical departure from the old type of with heavy bars and dark, ill-ventil- ated cells marks the new units of the | Lincoln Heights jail nnder construc- {tion hers, With few cxceptions there | Will be no bars to mar the appear ance of the buildings, which will re- semble private dwellings. Chief of Police August is responsible for the pricon | He will observe the peychological of- fect of cheery surroundings on in- mates, Abundant esercise a | are provided for in the new Her | Men capable of working will be given | an opportunity to do so and will be paid at the rate of 32 a day ails Volimet barless GET AWARD OF $90.996 New Haven, April 9.—An award of 199,996 was made to Henry J. Jud- {son and William B. Boardman, exe cutors of the will of Robert M. Jud- (son of Bridgeport, by decree of Fed- |eral Judge Thomas today In the suit |of the executors against the federal government for a balance due on the | purchase price of certain property in {that city bought by the goveroment | under the housing law of 1918, The decree fixed the payment at $6,075 | with interest. | INEW ATTY. GEN, PLANS - TO ENFORGE THE LAW Stone Also Pledges Himself to Keep Nation “In the Straight Path of Justice” Washington, April 9. — Halan ¥. Stone of New York, taking up the post of attoiney general today, an- nounced as My polfey the keeping of the nation “in the straight path of justice under the law.” He proposed, he said, to make the constitution and the laws the “shicld of innocence, but the swift avenger of guilt.” The new attorney general said jn a formal statement that he had accepted the appointemnt because “it presents un opportunity to further the use of clean and efficient government under the leadership and with the firm sup- port of the president.” Ile regarded the call as a public dvty and added: “In that leadership and in that sup- port I fave unbounded confidence,” the statement continved. "It is the duty of the United States to enforce the laws of the U'nited States. Tt will be my purpose to perform that duty without fear or favor and in a manner worthy of the great office to which 1 have been called. T shall take up this work at once, “It will be my purpose to keep the laws from belng violated, but to pun- ish violations when they occur. The {ration must be kept in the straight ;path of justice under the law. T shall undertake to maintain the de. fpartment of justice upon a standard | of the highest efficiency, which will make the constitution and laws of the United States the shield of innocence, but the swift avenger of guilt.” ROUND UP OF SUSPECTS New York Police Get Among Others, Two Bobh Haired Girls and Supply of Rums and Drugs. New York, April 8 two of them girls with black bobbed , halr, were arrested early today by de- |tectives in raids on three apartment i houses on charges of robbery, way- " wardness, suspiclon of robbery and il- Kight persons, possesizon of The detoctives, armed with sledge hammer, axes and jimmi battered lown the steel door of one apartment {near Riverside Drive and found the two girls and three mer They also found six revolvers, jim- mies, ropes, jewelry, wines and ex- pensive gowns, One of the girls, Nel- Meyers, 20, said she ran away re- from her home at Hartford ie The harged with suspl- ion of being implicated in the recent roldup and tobbery of a Washington wnshop, during a men were ¢ which k was shot more two in apartments, raids on «t Phillip Peruso, known to the police as “NHttle Naly” were harged with the hold were Side nnection with 1 man, manager of a “Three to Die, 198 Others Get 30 Years in Prison a, ~Thres leaders in the recenf outbreaks of fanatics in Surigno Province have been sentenced to death and 198 others have been given sentences of thirty years im- prisonment. LITTLE BOY DROWNED i Conn., April .—On a clump of bushes at the edge of the Shetucket tiver” was found today the body of Wilder Bruneile, 13, missed from hie home last night. The boy had fallen into the river and drowned. - The statis- | all | Committee Learns That There Are Six And Three-Quarter Billion Gold Marks Held Abroad. Payments as Recommended Rise From 110 Million Gold Marks in 1926 to Two and One-Half Billion in 1934. | By the Assoclated Prese. Paris, April 9.—The report of the oxperts who have been engaged fo the past three months in the task of |ascertaining Germany’s capacity te | pay reparations was handed to the reparation commission today, The two committees under the chairmane ship of Brigadler General ries G }r)nwel and Reginald McKenna, ree spectively, have gone deeply into the “A large renumeration to the judge |dinarily appeal to people,” said Prof. |lntricacies of the many problems cone |nected with reparations, and, as mene Senator Wheeler | triment, as making that the goal of [may shock the people of this little |tloned in the covering letter, they ap- | those who would sit in judgement |state into & relization of the terrible {proached the task “as business men angious to obtain effective results™ U. S, Has Big Part £ The league of nations {8 drawn iute | the reparations problem by the Dawes report, while an ofticial representative of the United States is slated for an [tmportant hole in the execution of the experts’ plan. An American member |of the general board of control for "the proposed new gold bank of issue |18 quite likely to fll the importans post of “commissioner.” His duty will be to decide when Germany's capacity to pay has been reached, ‘whna the league finance committes will be asked to arbitrate 1f the com- | missioner’'s decisions in applying the |“index of prosperity” are disputed by | either Germany or the allles, | Purely Business ! A business matter bereft of politics is how the experts describe the task |they have just completed. They in- terpreted the object of their work as |tending to the collection of the debt, |rather than to the application of pen< |alties, with a purcly economic solu- tion in view. Recognizing the obligation of Ger. {many to pay and declaring that she has resources with which to pay, the experts insist that if Germany does ! pay she must have her hands free to | explolt her economic resources. | The experts carefully omit in theie | report mention of the Ruhr, but make |1t plain that the French and Belglans |must satisfy themselves by leaving garrisons in the Ruhr, if they sece fit, /but taking their hands off the Ruhr and Rhineland railroads and the Ruhr | industries, | sound Money Needed The first prerequisite to the pay- ment of reparations, the experts ase sert, Is sound money in Germany. They propose to this end the estab- lishment of a new gold bank of issue with 400,000,000 gold marks capita], in the organization of which they make It to the intercst and profit of Germany, as well as to the advantage of the allies, to cooperate. Germany's production, they msay, will enable her to meet her own re- quirements and raise amounts to ply to reparations and contemplated in the plan. These payemnts, fixed on a sliding scale, run from 110,000,« 000 gold marks in 1926 to 2,500,000,« 000 in 1934, Ll rx of Prosperity In order to prevent these payments from affecting adversely Germany’s financial stability, an index of prose perity has been fixed, making it pos. sible to judge whether the amounts of the schedulad payments are or are not beyond her capacity, A general board of control, in. cluding an American, with allfed, neu. tral and German members, is the ex« pert's’ solut of the difficult prob- em of guarantees that Germany will execute the terms of eventual settle. ment under thefr plan. The experts ound this plan most likely to satisfy the allies and at the same time prove le to the Germans. One niember of this board, with the title of commissioner vested with the important dut eciding ac- cording to an index of prosperity the payme provided of German fi- nunces The inde man budget rec tra consumption of 1 ale by the and t} mptior es will be fised on the these 1 aceeptad wi ipts i, 1a 1Mures, rail ot tobacco, popula of coal, avers bas s for six cach of the PR compare ith the base arately computed and the average of the six percentage results forming the index When the resources ex jex. supplementary payments on reps arations are {0 be made in propors tionate amounts; when the index proves deficient, basic payments shail be made for the period on which the calculations are based. Dut subsc- quent supplementary payments shall not become due until allowance has tesn made fo- previous deficiencies. The league's Work At this point the league of nations is brought into the plan. Any dis- puted point upon the application of the statistics on this index is to b8 ™ vy valus sugar ring ars prrecnta ed the in- (Continued on Thirteenth Page) I R S S e, S gt \