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The Weather
Prediction Rain
Maximum yesterday 50
Minimum today ...40.5
Precipitation 04
Weather Year Ago
Maximum 45
Minimum 32
Precipitation 1.10 ,
Cully Seventeenth Tear.
Weekly Fifty-Second Year.
MEDFORD, 0KE00X, SATURDAY, JANUARY G, 1923
NO. 244
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
Near Death's Door
In Atlantic City
Aged Negro Handed
"Rosy Bill" Ryan and Bridle in Bermuda
Over to Florida Mob
Is Shot to Death
Mml
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NOW
TURKS QUIT
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OFTORTURE
Medical
Expert Testifies at
F
Open Hearing That Injuries
On Mob Victims Inflicted
With Arms Outstretched-
Bones of Arms and Legs
Broken by Some Mechanism
BASTROP, La., Jan. G. Dr
Charles .Duval, pathologist, testifying
today In the opening hearing of the
Investigation of tno masked bnnd out
rages in the Morehouse parish flatly
declared injuries ha found when he
performed autopsies on the bodies
of Watt Daniel and Thomas F. Rich
ards, alleged masked band victims,
must have been produced by some
device of torture and inflicted with
the arms of the men , outstretched.
either perpendicularly or at right an
gles.
Dr. Duval, who' presented the re
port of the autopsy conducted bv him
self and Dr. John Lanford, his as
sociate, brought his testimony to a
conclusion and a climax by produc
ing bones taken from the bodies of
the two men showing fractures of the
arms and legs almost equi-distant
In cacli instance in three places and
In portions of the crushed skulls and
other bones.
Dr. Duval declared that the frac
tures and Injuries to the bodies could
not have been produced by the ex
plosion of dynamite which preceded
the finding of the bodies on the sur
face of Lako I.aFourche, in the
northern part of Morehouse parish
two, weeks ago four months, after
the two men had been kidnapped by
a band of masked men.
Dynamite explosions could not
havo produced the results found in
the bodies," Dr. Duval declared.
"They could not have caused tho mul
tiple fractures.
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"Another thing, the breaks bf the
bis? bones of tho two bodies 2 4 in
all were almost equi-distant."
"What would have been the result
on the flesh had it been possible to
produce tho result on the bones by
a dynamite explosion?" Dr. Duval
was asked.
"It would havo torn the bodies to
pieces," Dr. Duval said.
The torsos on tho bodies woro vlr
'ually Intact, Dr. Duval said as
worn the Internal organs.
In addition to tho crushing of the
bones, Dr. Duval testified that, a
critical operation had been perform
ed on Daniel with evidence to show
that the part cut away had been re
moved by a sharp Instrument, evi
dently a knife or a razor. Dr. DuVal
said the examination of the bodies
showed that the Injuries and punish
ments woro inflicted beforo death.
The presence of blood was ono of
(ho points which showed that tho In
juries wcro ante-mortem, Dr. Duval
said.
Dr. Duval completed his testimony
nt noon. Announcement was made
that Dr. Lanford would take the
stand this afternoon.
UASTKOP. La., Jan. G. An
nouncement was mado this afternoon
that T. J. Dqrnott. In Jail here on a
chargo of murder In connection with
the kidnapping of Watt Daniels and
Thomas !'. Richards, had been taken
111 and would bo removed to a sani
tarium nt Shrevcport, In custody of
two deputy sheriffs.
It was stated Burnett was threat
ened with pneumonia.
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PORTLAND, Oro., Jan. G. More
than SO miles of road work, aggre
gating almost $1,000,000, has been
ordored advertised for the January
19 meeting of the state highway com
mission. Included In the projects are tho
following: Oregon caves road. Bear
creek section; grading, three miles.
Hayden creek. Jackson county
line; surfacing. 9.8 miles.
Klamath Falls-Keno, grade and
surface. It miles.
Kugene-Goshen, resurfacing, 4.8
miles.
TACO.MA. Jan. . A complete
new automobile nnd road code for
ADVERTISE FOR BIDS ON
CAVES AND HAYDEN CK
ATLANTIC CITY, X. J., .Ian. (J.
Evelyn Nesbit, former wife of
Hurry K. Thaw, who in 190G shot
and killed Stanford White on the
roof of the Madison Squaro Gar
den, is in a private hospital here,
critically ill with .influenza. She
was removed to the hospital
Thursday suffering from a severo
cold contracted while attending to
her duties as manager of a board
walk cabaret New Year's eve and
the following night. Her physic
ian said her condition was so seri
our that no visitors, except her
twelvo year old son, Russell
Thaw, woro allowed to visit her.
SENATE FAVORS
WITHDRAWALOF
E
Resolution By Senator Reed
Passed By Big Vote
Trouble May Break Out at
Any Time, Declares Sena
tor From Missouri.'
i WASHINGTON, Jan. 6. The senate
went on record today as favoring with
drawal of American troops from Ger-
nnny. It adopted a resolution by Sen
ator Reed, democrat, Missouri, declar
ing it the sense of the senate that the
president Bhould bring about the re
turn of tho, occupation forces. The
vote on adoption of the resolution was
57 to G, the senators voting against it
being Nelson, New, Reed of Pennsyl
vania "and "Sterling? republicans and
Myers nnd Williams, democrats.
The resolution as adopted, carried
an amendment by Senator New, re
publican", Indiana, disavowing an un
friemllhiess to any of the European
nations who might be affected by the
withdrawal.
WASHINGTON, Jan. G. Declaring
that "trouble may break out at any
time" involving American forces on
the Rhine, Senator Reed, democrat,
Missouri, today asked the senate to
act at once on his resolution for return
of tho American troops to the United
States.
Senator Reed declared tho adminis
tration was committed to'Tcttirn the
troopn and had carried out only in part
tho pledge made by President Hurtling
in the lll-'U campaign. He estimated
American occupation of tho Khinelund
has cost more than $275,000,000, on
which account Germany had paid
about $:14,000,U00.
lie udded there was very little pro
spect of getting any more from Ger
many, at leust as long as France con
lined to stand in tho way with her
Insistence of a prior claim."
"Thero Is no good reason for retain
ing American troops ulong tho Rhine
so far as Ainerlcaa interests are con
cerned," said Senator Reed.
Declaring there was grave danger of
Franco "invading Germany and taking
a part of Germany," and pointing t"
troubles in tho Near East, Senator
Reed added that "Europe is in a highly
inflammable condition and trouble
may break out at any time."
"If trouble does break out, it may
become embarrassing to . our little
force on tho Rhine," he continued. "If
Frunce invades Germany, our troops
might be attacked, and the moment
word is brought to America that Amer
ican blood has been shed, tho cry will
go up to avenge that act.
"It is time to get our troops away
from that hell pot they are brewing
over there."
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TOTAL $1 000,000
tho Btato is among tho recommenda
tions to be submitted to tho coming
session of the legislature by the Auto
club of Washington following a two
day meeting of the legislative com
mittee here which adjourned yester
day. The road code would provide for
slate aid to the counties similar to
the aid given by the fedral govern
ment to the states.
The committee chairman, Walter
Baldwin, declared the ' program. If
adopted will mean a reduction In
road taxes in the various counties of
a millagn ranging from flvo to seven
mills without reducing the amount
available for road construction and
maintenance. ,
RUIN
TROOPS
WJOOS
Cowlitz River Rises Rapidly
and Another Jam Results at
Fatal Bridge Call for Vol
unteers to Build Dykes
Death List Now Stands at
Twenty,
KEI.t;0, Wash., Jan. 6. A battlo to
save Kelso from being flooded by th
rilling waters ot tho Coweeuian river
was being fought today by 150 men
directed by Dike Commissioner Jamos
Hose, L. Lashard and Sherman Vogel.
Tho Cowceman which flows into the
Cowlitz here, had risen, ten feet since
yesterday as a result of heavy rains,
and public interest, engrossed since
Wednesday night in the search for the
bodies of victims of the disaster when
the old bridge over the Cowlitz river
collapsed, with a possible death list
of more than a score, was directed to
the new danger menacing the city.
The dike protecting Kelso from the
Coweeinan flood was watched all night
und this morning Commissioner Hose
discovered a break near tlte bridge at
the upper end ot the embankment. A
force of men was immediately dis
patched to the scene, and their number
was increased steadily as the waters
continued to rise.
"The Coweeinan river Is as high as
It ever has been in my knowledge,
said Hose. "I believe we will win and
prevent the river from flooding the
town, though of course, no one can tell
whether the river will continue to rise.
Kelso Is protected by a fifteen foot
dike two and a half miles long. A
large part of tho residence section as
well ns the business section is endan
gered by the Coweeman's rise. Unus
r.lly heavy rains are chiefly respon
sible for the sudddn rise of the rlTcr.
EVERETT, Wash., Jan. G. Rivers
along the Great Northern line through
the Cascade mountains rising rapidly
through the night and under the Influ
ence of a heavy storm, are now within
four feet of their high water marks.
Electric power lines are down nnd
locomotives are being used through
Cascade tunnel. Coast line traffic is
deranged by a threatened bridge south
of Uellingham.
KELSO, Wash.. Jan. C With a
rise in the Cowlitz river lust night of
four feet, another raft of logs broke
loose up.'-trcum nnd this morning
Jammed against the wreckage of the
bridge which collapsed wedncs
aml tile new steel bridge being erect
ed next to the old structure.
Tlie Jam, however, was not so great
iih one which lodged against tho old
bridge shortly before the disaster of
Wednesday. While the new Jam
threatened to Impede work ot re
moval of til wreckage and search for
bodies, experts believed the river can
be cleared without serious develop
ments. The t'oweemnn river, a tributary
flowing into the Cowlitz here, rose
suddenly last night, threatening t In
undate a portion of cast Kelso. Local
authorities this morning called for
votuntecrs to work on the dike whleh
protects the residence section. The
Long-Dell Lumber company sent 50
men.
To Dynamite Iliver.
KELSO. Wash., Jan. Dynamite
will be used in an effort to rale to
the surface of the Cowlitz ; river
bodies of victims of the collapse of
the old suspension bridge which col
lapsed Wednesday evening, according
to pluns announced tudtty by .the
searebers.
The missing list was further re
duced today by the finding alive of
Leslie hclmer of Davenport, Wash.
He was located by American Legion
investigators. This balanced the ad
dition of another name to tho miss
ing list Inst night, and left the total
tinaeeounted for early today at 20.
Thi! list of known dead stood at two.
C. E. Klingcnmith, asslstantac-hlef
.if police of Portland, has been put in
chnrge of tho search by tho Cowlitz
eounty commissioners. Mayor Albert
Mauer. Coroner W. O. Johnson und
Deputy Coroner W. IJ. Vannote arc
assisting In diret.-tlng tho work of
crews of men and three professional
divers.
As soon ns all automobiles have
been brought to the surface, dyna
mite charges will be exploded In the
water In the vicinity of the bridge in
the hope of releasing bodies that may
be pinned in the debris. Nets have
been placed In the rlvvr to catch
bodies that niav become loose and
float, down stream. A fleet of bunts
manned by experienced grapplers
continued their work today.
Workers with neetlylene torches
today were cutting the rallies of the
west, end of the collapsed bridge to
facilitate the removal of the wreck
age. Work nn the temporary struc
ture connecting spans of the new
bridge was being rushed todny, and
tbp contractors announced It voubl
tie ready for use Monday. Water and
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Here's Wilfred "Itosv Hill" Kvan, of the New York Chinls. with his
charming bride, photographed in llerniuda whero they arc honeymooning.
They wcro married the day beforo Thanksgiving. - They will make their
home in Worcester, Mass.
RIVER
FLOODED
WASHED OUT
If
PORTLAND, Ore,. Jim. G. Tho
first report of a death In connection
'with the floods nnd landslides due to
heavy rains came today from Hood
River, whero crews clearing away a
rock slide from tho top of the Co
lumbia gorge, came upon the body
of a man buried in tho debris. The
body had not been identified at noon.
Following heavy rains last night
and yesterday al! over Oregon,
rivers - and streams wero reported
flooded with property losses ut many
points.
One of the oldest bridges across
Hood Iliver, a suspension bridge two
and a half miles south of that city,
was carried out when hit by logs and
driftwood last night.
The Dalles also reported bridges in
that section over creeks and small
streams were carried away.
There was a constant downpour
for 4$ hours In tho Hood Iliver val
ley, which together with the snow
water from n Chinook wind on Mount
Hood, sent the river to tho 11-foot
stago today, two feet higher than any
previous record.
Railroad tracks wero washed out
In different sections of Uio state, tho
Columbia river highway was blocked
by a mud slide and washout, tele
phono nnd telegraph lines weru par
tially crippled and farms and low
lands were Inundated, residents mov
ing out with their belongings.
At Willanilna, in tho western part
of the state, a family was removed
In boats when the rising waters ma
rooned them In their house, and the
bridge over the Wlllamina river was
dosed to traffic for fear It might go
out.
At Sheridan. Ore., the Yamhill
river rose 17 feet over night and the
rain was still falling at noon with
cloudburst proportions. Tho entire
business dlstrit was under water,
with every basement filled und part
of tho residence section Inundated.
No trains were entering tho city, as
the railroad bridge across the Yam
hill has been closed as precarious
Two bridges on tho Tillamook
highway. Including a high culvert
bridge a mile nnd a half from Sheri
dan, wero washed out nnd Iho water
stood five feet over the highway In
places. Stages from Portland were
marooned nnd passengers wero taken
off in lumber wagons nnd returned to
Portland.
Tho Sheridan Lumber company's
upper mill dam, flvo .miles above
Sheridan, had to be dynamited this
ufternooti to let out tho water which
was backing up behind It, nnd this
water fa adding to tho torront at
Sheridan.
At Hugcno tho river was rising
rapidly ut noon, when It had reached
a stage of fourteen feet and had
gone up six feet over night. It ht
still raining hard. ICugeno was cut
off. tho Kerry street bridge being
closed ns unsafe.
The Willamette river rose rapidly
here during tho past 24 hours. H
stood today at sixteen foot, a rise of
4.2 feet since yesterday.1 Tho fore
cast was for 18 feet tomorrow,
iower docks nnd basements In the
waterfront area wero being cleared
today.
The MeKonzIo highway was closed
today nnd partly under water. A
slide at Doyle Hill, sixteen miles be
yond Kugene, did damage where the
stale highway department has been
carrying on extensive grading work.
Tho bridges In the .Mohawk valley
went out early today and the Harris
burg ferry has suspf nded.
Between Albany and Lebanon boats
were being employed to rescue people
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who had been marooned In their
houses by the water, which constantly
was. going higher.
Kfforts wero being made to save
thousands of dollars worth of ma
rooned livestock.
Construction work on a $1,200,00
J power plant at fllood Iliver was dnm-
aged an undetermined amount. A
narrow guago construction , road
which bridged tho river was carried
off and abutments of a dam three
miles south of Hood Iliver were
washed away. Tho false work at tho
new power house was totally swept
away.
A slide of mud and rocks nt Her
man creek blocks tho Columbia high
way and 35 cars are reported held
there. 1
Trains between " Wlllamlna and
Whitson havo been suspended and
traffic on the Marshflcld bran- h of
tho Southern Pacific was stulk-d by
washouts.
OKKOON CITY. Ore., Jan. 6. Tho
pipe Hno bi'idge over tho Sandy river
on tho Mount Hood loop road three
miles from Sandy, Ore., wns ordored
closed today by the Clackamas
county commissioners, who wero ad
vised that one pier of tho bridge had
been weakened by high water.
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ALBANY, Ore., Jan. 0. High
water In tho Hautiam river today
drowned some stock and wns driving
residents of tho lowlands from their
homes. Tho Pacific, highway betwoon
Albany and Jefferson was submerged
by two feet of water at noon, nnd
automobile traffic was expected to
ccuho before night.
NEGROES STILL HIDE
UOSKWOOO, Lh., Jan. 0. Uoho
wood and tho surrounding country
was u.iilt today following the racial
clash on Thursday night In' which
two white men and four negroes met
death us tho result of u search for
negroes wanted In connection with an
attack tin a young whlto woman.
Posses who bud been searching
throughout tho day nnd night for
Jesfjo Hunter, an escaped negro con
vict, believed to, have attacked the
young woman, had disbanded today
und no further trouble was expected.
The negro population of Hose-wood
who fled after their section of the
town was destroyed by flro, still were
hiding In the woods or had left this
section.
Danger of Coal Strike
In Spring Now Over
WASHINGTON', Jan. 6. Practically
all danger of another coal strike In the
unionized bituminous fields after April
first has passed In tho opinion of the
federal coal commission as expressed
today by Chairman John Hays Ham
mond and other members.
More Rain, Predicted
WASHINGTON. Jan. fl. Weather
outlook for tho week beginning Mon
day. Pacific states Frequent .rains, ex
cept generally fair In southern Califor
nia. Teniierature near or above normal.
ATALTY
P
Sl'MNKR, Fla., Jan. G. Hand
ed over to a mob when it appear
ed a fresh racial clasli was Immi
neut, an unidentified negro, ap
parently aged GO, was shot to
death at Rosewood today over tho
three newly made graves contain
ing tho bodies of three negroes
killed in a clash at Rosewood
Thursday night.
ROSEWOOD, Fla.. Jan. 6. A
negro answering tho description
of Jesse Hunter, search for whom
Thursday night resulted in the
clash bolweon negroes and white
men in which six persons wero
killed is under arrest In ljikeland,
Sheriff Ellas Walker said this
aftornoon he had been advised.
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HELD TO JURY
1
Pretty Young Widow, Charged
Wtih Murder of Millionaire
Husband, It Released On
$5000 Bond Hubby's Will
Aids Wife.
SAX AUCirST-INE. Texas, Jan. 0.
Permaiji'lit bund of $6000 pending
tho meeting of the grand jury in
March was agreed upon today for
Mrs. Lillian Knox, 38-year-old wldyw
of Hiram Knox, mllllunairo lumber
man whom she .is charged with slay
ing. Tho flvlng of tho bond ends tho
bnbeas corpus hearing before Judge
IL'V. Stark In The first district court
here.
SAN AUGUSTINE, Texas, Jan. (5.
Attorneys fur Mrs. Lillian -Knox,
"lady bountiful" of East Texas, charg
ed with the murder of her 'wealthy
husbuml, were ready today to go be
foro tho district court here with a
demand for the unconditional release
of. their client ns tho result of the
uncovering late yesterday of evidence
which It Is declared removes ail-motive
for tho alleged crime.
Tho new evidence that 'was to be
presented in tho habeas corpus pro
ceedings in tho nnturo of n deed, exe
cuted by the slain man five dnys'be
forc his death, transferring- nil his
property, said to bo valued at seve
ral million dollars, "personal and
real" to his wife.
The deed was discovered in tho
county clerk's records at San Augus
tine by a correspondent of tho 'Hous
ton Post and was Immediately called
to tho attention ot tho attorneys in
Hie enso.
The only consideration mentioned
in "love and affection."
State's attorneys Intimated that
they would question the validity of
tho deed. It lias been stated during
the bearing thnt tho handwriting of
Mr. and Mrs, Knox is so much alike
Hint only thime who aru very familiar
with both are able to tell them apart.
The stato was expected to make use
of this Information In attempting to
show that letlors found on the body'
of the slain man wero forgeries.
TACO.MA, Jan. 0. A. II. Tltlqw,
democratic committeeman for Wash
ington state, died ut his homo here
this morning.
Mr. Tlllow, who was C." years old,
wns one of tho leading democrats in
the stato slnco 1 S0, when ho left tho
republican purty on thu freo sliver
Issue. Ho was manager of tho suc
cessful campaign of .ludgo Goorgo
Turner of Hpoknnu for tho United
Stales scnutorshlp in 1897, and in
1908 ho was a delegate to tho demo
cratic national convention.
: IHUISSKLS, .tail. 0. -dly tho As
sociated Press.) Two llelglnn di
visions will assist seven French di
visions In thu occupation of Kssen
and tho Kuhr district, says I.oSoir
this evening. It adds it has reliable
Information that an arrangement to
this effect hits already been mado be
tween tho French and Belgian delegates.
nn
ONSMAl
BOND
2 BELGIAN DIVISIONS TO ASSIST 7 .
FRENCH IN OCCUPATION OF RUHR
: PAItiS, Jan. 6. (Hy tho Asso
ciated Press.) Gnrmnny will bo giv
en a hearing by the reparations com
mission before any action Is taken on
the French proposal to havo her de
clared In default on coal deliveries
the commission decided toduy.
' When the question came before the
commission It approved the German
request for a hearing.
i
AS PilEST
Allies at Lausanne Thrown
Into Panic When Turks
Stalk From Meeting Hall
Demand for Armenian Home
By Allies Cause of Break
Bluff Is Suspected-
LAUSANNE, Jan. G cuy Associated
I'ross). The- chiefs of the allied dele
gations this afternoon sent a lcttor to
ismot Pasha, head ot the Turkish dele
gation, remonstrating ugainst the atti
tude adopted by Rilu Nur Hey, who
walked. out of tho conference mooting'
today whllo tho Armenian question
was under consideration. Tlte entente
dolcgatos ask tho Turks for an ex
planation. I.AUSANNK. Jan. C. The Turkish
delegates to' the Near East conference
left the meeting hall todny as a pro
test against the allied insistence upon
the establishment of an Armenian
home.
According to the Turkish account
of the incident which produced a sen
sation in conference circles,. Chair
man Montagna of the sub-commission
on minorities read n statement favor
ing tho Armenian home nnd was fol
lowed by Sir Horace Rumbold of
England who spoko in advocacy of
establishing tho home In Cilicln.
. Sir Horace nlso wanted the TurkH
to give nn independent district to
Assyro-t'hnldeans, In tho region south
of Lake Van and west of Lake Ur
nila. , .
Hlza Nur Bey, the Tuklsh spokes,
man, declared ho understood tho al
lied interest In the Aremninns nnd
others was becaurfo tho allies had In
cited them to revolt and therefore,
reic morany oounn in jieui . ui.ni
ISista said he must consider today's
allied declarations ns not having
been nmc)e nnd that it was his duty
to leavo the meeting. Ho walkcd-oul
amid tho niurniurs of the other dele
gates. Conference circles wero seething
with excitement after tho Incident
anil wondering if It forecast further
affairs of the sort calculated" to dis
turb, If not disrupt the entire confer
ence It was pointed to ns indicat
ing in any event that, affairs wcro
reaching a crisis. '
Accounts differ us to what actually
happened at today's meeting. The
allied spokesmen declared they wcro
far from Insisting on the Armenian
home. On tho contrary, they had
said there should bo no question ot
inserting tho Armenian homo ar
rangement In the Ijuisanno treaty.
Allies NonplirsHcd.
They had merely -asked that Tur
key, for humanitarian reasons, give
her earnest attention to the question
of nllocntlng some curiior of Turkey
to the Armenians whero they would
nlnv hiiiiiii ili'irrcc of local autonomy
under tho sovereignty of Turkey and
be given certain guarantees concern
ing tho privileges of guarding tholr
national langungo ami customs.-..
It uppears that tho French wero
about to associate thenisclvos . with
the Italian nnd llrltlsh ill subjects
which moused ltlxa Nur.
According to the Greek version ot
the pivoting this session,. Ilko nil
others, wns secret and ItiJiu Nur used
these words:
"You are Interested In them bo
causo they served you as agents dur
ing the war. I do not wish to know
what you have to say on this subject
and I deem nil tho declarations made
as not exlstnnt "
Chalrmnn Mnntngnn Intervened,
saying "ltlxa Nur's utterances had
violated the conference regulations,
while the llrltlsh delegate declared
tho Turkish representative had
brought a gravo ' accusation, against
the allies.
After the Turkish plenipotentiary
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llerlln was Immediately notified
and asked to send exports so thoy can
bo heard by tho commission uoxt
Monday.
Sir John - Bradbury, the British
member, attended the session. Thoro
was no discussion of tho merits of thu
case. The Germans are entitled un
der tho treaty of Versailles to pro
sent their arguments and Louis Bar
Hum of France, tho proponent of the
default measure, offered no objec
tion to the hearing.
Tho German contention was bas
ed on Germany's declared inability
to deliver more than eighty per cent
of the amount of coal provided for In
the commission's program for 1922,.
as sho had to Import coal heavily to
supply her own needs.