The Omaha Morning Bee
VOL. 11 NO. M.
fetm at tmmi-Om turn Ma St, INS, tt
mm F. S. UtM M f Mm I Mrs,
OMAHA. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 2, 1922.
SI MeN II awti W Sm4w. Ml t. I1.M. MHIt (M 41k .
IWN i BM (I ft!! $Uf tM , I'll ! .
TWO CENTS
fir1
MR
n
LfL
YJ
I.
I ft
. r .
ft
Long Leads
in Missouri
Rural Vote
Precincti Reported Strong for
' Senator Reed Not Heard
From Progressives
n Split CO. P. Vote.
Other Senators Ahead
St.' Louis, Aug. 1. (By A. P.)
Brcckenridge Lone, third assistant
secretary -of state in the Wilton cab
met, it leading Senator James A.
Reed by 1,047 votes in the face of
returni from 97 precincts out of 3,848
in the Missouri senatorial primary
The returns give Long 4,774 and
i Reed 3 J 37. No reports have been
received from St. Louis and Kansas
"City, reputed to be Reed strongholds.
In the republican contest, R. R4
Brewster, Kansas City, candidate of
the "Old Guard," is leading a field of
six on returns from 72 precincts, by
1.173 - over his nearest opponent
Three progressives, Attorney Gener
' aJ Jesse Barrett, John 'C McKinley
and David M. Proctor, are splitting
the progressive vote, while William
Sacks and Col. Parker, advocates of
light wine and beer, are running fifth
and sixth, respectively.
Claim Swan son Victory.
. . Richmond, Va,, Aug. 1. Early
and unofficial newspaper returns
from the Virginia democratic prima
ry today showed Senator Claude A.
Swanson leading his opponent, ex
' Governor Westmoreland Davis, for
the senatorial nomination. The Roan
oke Times claimed Senator Swanson
was sweeping the Sixth district and
the Newport News Press gave Swan
son a lead in the First district which,
in York and Warwick, ran about 7
to 1.
Woman Is Behind.
Charleston, W. Va., Aug. 1. Pri
mary election returns in the" first 49
i West Virginia precincts to report
onight, showed United States Sena
tor Howard Sutherland leading a
field of five republicans with a ma
. jority of ,933 votes over H. C Og
den, .Wheeling publisher, who was
second. Former Representative M
Nccly, Fairmont, led Mrs. Wil
1m Gav Brown of Kinewbod for
1
. thf .jdctnoctaiic; nomination, .by .385
'Votes.. ' i'l' i "J
Oklahoma Vote.
' Oklahoma . City, Aug. 1. (By A.
P.) Unofficial returns from 14 pre
cincts out of 2,837 in Oklahoma for
the democratic nomination for gov
ernor showed R. H. Wilson leading
with 6)3 votes; J. C. Walton, the
farmer-labor candidate, second, with
451 ; Thomas H. Owen, running
' third, with 2S4, and Finn and
Seiska, trailing with three votes and
one vote, respectively. :v
. v Heavy Vote Polled.
' St. Louis. Aug.; 1. With an ex
ceptionally heavy primary vote from
all parts of the state, Missouri men
and women today selected their par
ty nominees for United States sena
tor. Congressmen and a host of state
and county officers. This was the
first primary in which. the women of
the state have voted.
Because of the large vote and the
' length of the ticket, the counting is
proceeding slowly. The polls closed
' at 7 p. m. central standard time.
In St. Louis, police estimates indi
cate, approximately 115,000 of 247,
689 registered . votes would be cast.
The voting was exceptionally heavy
in the strong republican south side
wards, where reports are that num
bers of. known, republicans asked for
democratic ballots.
i Wets Are Active. .
It is in these wards that friends of
Senator James A. Reed have predict
ed wet republicans would vote for
Reed for -democratic nomination for
Uniftd States senator. His principal
opponent, Breckenridge Long, third
assistant secretary of 'state in the
Wilson cabinet, has the endorsement
A of the Anti-Saloon league.
Weather conditions throughout
most of the state favored a heavy
vote Rain fell in some southwest
districts, in the Ozark mountains,
but not in sufficient quantities to in
terfere with -transportation.?
In St. Louis and Kansas City the
day was clear and hot. These are
the Heed strongholds.
Political writers here figure that
Reed will need a majority of 40.000
to 50.000 in these two cities and other
Reed strongholds to overcome the
Long vote in the rural districts.
; Oil Kan Has Chance.
Interest in the republican primary
centered in the campaign of William
Sacks, wealthy oil man. and onetime
$60 a month clerk, for the senatorial
nomination. With six candidates in
the field. Sacks running oh a light
wines and beer platform has a sport-
' ins; thance to win, some observers
believe. V-' -
' R. R. Brewster, Kansas City, en
dorsed by the regular republican
organization, and Attorney General
jess Barrett, a progressive, ire cred
ited with the best chances..
Chinese Parliament Meets,
Weakening Cause of Sun
Pekin. Aug. 1. (By AJ Pr?he
old republican parliament of China,
disrolved by the militarists in 1917,
reassembled today with a quorum
and immediately began the transac
tion of business. The - opening of.
narliament. it is believed, will weaken
the cause of Sun Yat-Sen, deposed
"president of south China, who had
attempted to prevent southern mem-
ken attending its reviva.
Noted Golf Player Near
Death After Auto Gash
4
San Jose. Cal., Aug.
Black of Oakland, noted golf player,
who was seriously injured in an au
tomobile accident at Irvington, CaL
tt . a a . aT
last nignr, spent a lair mgni put ms
condition is not as satisfactory as
we had hoped for." said officials of
Columbia hospital, where Black waa
taken after the accident. '
Herbert Hamilton Brown, mil
lionaire insurance broker and sports
man of San Francisco, who was with
Black, died as a result of his in
juries in, the same hospital where
the famous golfer now opposes his
grimmest bogie.
Brown and Black were motoring
from Delmonte to Oakland, where
Black lives and where he is the pro
fessional member of the Claremont
Country club.
The car skidded when an effort
was made to dodge an automobile
coming from the opposite direction
and turned over, throwing its oc
cupants out; near Irvrngton. Pass
ersby took the. injured men. to the
home of a nearby physician who
rushed them to a hospital, where
Brown died shortly after.
McMiiUeh Pledges
Support to Randall
Beatrice, Neb., Aug. 1. (Special
Tleerram.' Adam MCMullen of
Beatrice, who was deteatea lor tnej
republican nomination - tor gov
ernor, sent tne loiiowmg congratu
latory messageto C H. Randall, the
successful candidate: . "
"The contest for the republican
nomination for governor has been so
close that it has required practically
the, official count to determine the
outcome. Returns now at hand,
however, indicate your nomination,
and I desire to extend congratula
tions. I envy you the opportunity
you have to solidify and strengthen
the ranks of the republican party in
Nebraska, and I sincerely trust that
the platform to be adopted at our
coming state convention will be
frankly aggressive and in complete
sympathy with the aims and .wishes
of the people. Needless to say, it
will be myjurpose during the com
ing campaign as it always has been
in the past to work for the success
of the ticket." .
tourt Discharges
Obenchain Jury
" Los Angeles, Aug. 1. The jury in
the . second trial of. Mrs. Madalynne
Obenchain-for the murder of J. Bel
ton Kennedy, reported late today to
7udge -John W, Shenk it was unable
to agree upon a verdict and was dis
charged. . .
"Charles E. Craddock" Dead.
Murfreesboro, Tenn., Aug. 1. Miss
Mary -Nacilles Murfree. 72, widely
known as' an author under the pen
name of "Charles Egbert Craddock,"
died at her home here last night. She
had been in for a month, n ,
l.-Tohn
A Successful ,
Picnic or Outing
requires an automobile
f Many people would like to own a car this summer but feel
that they cannot afford to buy a new one.
f If YOU have been putting off buying a car, do not postpone
' it any longer. The very best bargains in used cars arc
, nsuaQy offered at this season of the year in the "Antomo
bile" column in the "Want" Ad Section of The Omaha Bee.
t . .. .. . .....
f The Omaha Be "Want" Ad Section is a clearing house for .
need ears. Most of them are in excellent shape and can he
put to any teat. ,
t Buy YOUR ear through Omaha Bee "Want" Ads.
- V.'
- t
Operators
May Reject
Lewis Call
Head of U. M. W. Asks Mine
Owners to Parley . With
Miners on Wages at Cleve
land Monday.
Federal Bureau Busy
Philadelphia, Pa, Aug. 1. (By A.
P.) A joint wage conference of op
erators and miners of the central
competitive bituminous fields, to be
held in Cleveland next Monday for
the purpose of negotiating a basic
agreement designed to terminate the
present coal strike, was called today
by John L. Lewis, international
president of the United Mine Work
ers.
President Lewis also summoned
the general policy committee of the
union to meet in Cleveland at the
same time for the purpose of acting
promptly upon developments as they
may occur in the joint wage confer
ence. All men will remain on strike
until an agreement or a definite un
derstanding is reached.
Telegram to Operators.
The following telegram was sent
today to the operating interests in
the central competitive fields, which
includes western Pennsylvania, Ohio,
Indiana and Illinois:
"Philadelphia, Pa., Aug. 1, 1922.
"In behalf of the United Mine
Workers, I am herewith inviting the
coal operators of the central competi
tive field to meet in joint interstate
conference at the Hollendon hotel,
Cleveland, O., at 10 o'clock a- in.
Monday, August 7, 1922, for the pur
pose of negotiating a basic wise
agreement, designed to terminate pres
ent suspension in the mining indus
try. I express the sincere hope that
the interests represented by you will
find it possible to participate in the
joint negotiation.
(Signed.) JOHN L. LEWIS.
"President United Mine Workers of
America.
Lewis Issues Statement.
In connection with the call for the
interstate conference, President
Lewis gave out the following state
ment: . -
'"In issuing an invitation to the coal
operators of the central competitive
held to assemble in joint conference
hrCleveland on August 7, 1 am actua
ted by the highest consideration of
public welfare and , the impelling
necessity for an earlv adjudication
of the issues involved in the
bituminous and anthracite coal fields.
This 1 strike, unparalleled in its
magnitude, is now in its 18th week
and constitutes an industrial con
vulsion which menaces the financial
and social fabric of our nation.
Aside from the tremendous personal
sacrifices so bravely endured by the
mine workers the strike is exact
ing penalties from every citizen of
ouf land and is clogging the chan
nels of commerce and disturbing the
realms of finance and credit through
out the civilized world. Its effect
will continue to be felt long after
its termination and the burden will
fall heaviest upon those least able
to bear it.
Where Reason Will Predominate.
"In consideration of these "facts.
and notwithstanding the powerful
position of advantage now enjoyed
by the mine workers, we have Re
solved to again attempt to assemble
conference where passion will be
allayed and reason predominate. We
are able to fight indefinitely, but
much prefer the pursuits of peace to
the ills of industrial warfare. We
feel that the American public will
support our offer to meet at the conference-table
and will encourage the
corporate interests involved to have
their representativs present. - .
"The making of a basic settlement
in the central competitive field will
permit of an immediate following
settlement in all of the outlying bi
tuminous coal districts and should
pave the way for an immediate ad
justment in the anthracite coal fields
as well." '
"Those who, block the success of
such a conference by refusal to par
ticipate should be made to bear full
responsibility for the continuing sit
uation." r
Eight From Each State.
It is expected the makeup of the
conference will follow as nearly as
Tora to Pag , Catena XItc),
"My Railroading Days May Not Be Over"
Ml V Ke&fih
Chicagoans Walk
as 20,000 Trm
Workers Strike
Surface and Elevated Lines
Tied Up Streets - Jammed
by Traffic Out-of-Town
- Jitneys Flock to Rescue.
Chicago, Aug. 1. Twenty thou
sand motor1' men, conductors and
guards on surface and elevated lines
went on strike at 4 o'clock this
morning and the greater-part of the
working portion of Chicago's nearly
3,000,000 persons was forced to seek
improvised transportation.
As usual all rolling stock available,
including every variety of wheeled,
pullable, pushable or motorized
vehicle, was inadequate and the
brunt of the traffic fell on "shank's
mare." Thousands started early
afoot and from well before dawn,
streets and avenues leading to the
business and manufacturing districts
seethed with pedestrians. Streets in
the downtown district automatically
became one-way thoroughfares. But
even that action by the police -department
was not enough to avoid badly
tangle jams of traffic.
Jitney Buses on Job.
Hundreds of jitney buses from
surrounding towns were on the job
with the break of day having been
summoned days ago, by Charles C.
Fitzmorris, chief of police, when a
strike appeared to be inevitable.
The walkout really began at 11
last night when the surface car men
ending runs at that , hour, took their
cars to the barns. From then on,
as runs were finished, the motor men
and conductors -left off work, and
in the early hours of the morning,
the number of cars on the streets
gradually' dwindled to zero.
Negotiations have been under way
between the surface line workers and
the" surface line owners for several
davs. after costing of -an order -for a
wage reduction of approximately 17
per cent All efforts to bring about
an agreement between the company
and the workmen were announced as
failures late y Urday.
The eley
' VTA 1. 1. , 1
called Ij
imously vo
strike last u.lA
uwv "v.. xann nan
fonight unah-
-fperate in the
EntraY
OP Closed.
Early today carpenters went over
the elevated lines, boarding up the
entrances to the stations. The sur
face lines' tunnels beneath the Chi
cago river also were boarded up and
guards placed around the entrances.
i here was no statement irom com
pany officials as to when an effort to
resume traffic would be made, but
the Chicago Herald and Examiner in
copyrighted news story published
today said the strike meant a war
to the finish between the lines and
the employes. : The newspaper said
the advance guard of an armv of 50.-
000 potential new employes had been
in Chicago three weeks and that
plans had been perfected for an at
tempt to break the strike quickly.
City authorities have prepared for
use at any moment the entire police
force of approximately 5,000 men, and
it is understood certain Units of the
state national guard have been or-
deredto be in readiness for duty.
i
Salesmen Escape
Death as Roadster
Drops Into River
One Man Pinned Beneath Car
That Plunges Into Loup
Companion Rescues
Him From Water.
Grand Island, Neb., Aug. 1.
(Special.) Harry M. Blunt, travel
ing salesman for the McCord-Brady
company of Omaha, and Lou Neu-
mayer, traveling salesman lor tne
Dolan fruit company, both having
headquarters .in this city, had a nar
row escape Irom drowning last
week, when - the roadster in which
they were riding ran off a bridge
into thi'. Loup river at a point be
tween Arcadia and Comstock.
Mr. Neumayerv was at the wheel
when the accident occurred. Seeing
a hole in the bridge, Mr. Neumayer
attempted to go around it and in so
doing the car got too close to the
edge, became overbalanced and fell
into the river, turning over. Mr.
Blunt was pinned with -his foot be
neath the car at a point where he
was just barely able to keep his head
above water, and was forced to re
main in that position for some time
until he was extricated.
Neumayer fell from the car and,
after considerable difficulty, was
able to assist Blunt from his peril
ous position. The . car was badly
damaged and it was necessary to get
a team of horses to pull it from the
river.
Bluntsustained a painful injury to
his foot, which has compelled him
since to use a cane in getting about
He said that had he landed just a
few feet distant from the spot where
the car fell, he could not have
avoided drowning, as the water in
this spot was fully 10 feet deep. '
Burglar-Slayer Suspect
Lynched at Hot Springs
Hot Springs, Ark., Aug. 1. Bunk
Harris was taken from officers here
at 9 o'clock this morning and
hanged in a public square following
the death early today! of Maurice
Connelly, an insurance solicitor, who
was shot last night by a burglar.
Harris, who was arrested early to
day, was said by the police to have
answered a description given of a
man seen running from the scene
of the shooting. He protested his in
nocence. ( 1
According to,: the police Harris
served a sentence in the Arkansas
penitentiary for burglary.
Denison Prays for
End of Coal Strike
Denison, Tex., Aug. 1. Deni
son prayed this morning that the
nation-wide strike of railroad shop
men would end. ' ,
Every business house in the city
was closed from 9 to 10 o'clock
while business men and strikers,
their sympathizers and families,
crowded into the city's churches,
where with heads bowed they in
voked "the wisdom of divine prov
idence to guide the railroads and.
men to peace."
. "
. k '
Newspaper Man
Wins Large Sum
as Prize Writer
Roy L. McCardell's Success
Shows Possibilities in The
Omaha Bee's Editorial
Contest
Roy L. McCardell, a newspaper
writer, has won $47,800 in prizes in
his lifetime, a fact that calls attention
to the possibilities for money-making
in this line.
The Omaha Bee's editdrial-writing
contest, now runnnig, may bring you
not only prize money, but also fame.
Editorial writers, like poets, are born.
You may be a "born editorial writer"
and may have the gift of presenting
your thoughts so entertainingly . and'
clearly, so profoundly, humorously or
touchingly, that you can fill a highly
paid editorial position.
- The Bars Are Down.
The present contest invites you, no
matter where you live or what your
occupation (except that . newspaper
employes are barred), to wHte.one,
two or three editorials of 100 to 500
words each, written on 6ne side of the
paper, on any subject which you
think of general interest." '
ihe Umaha Bee prizes are szs, Sla
and $10 for the best three. These
will be judged later with prize win
ners on other papers in competition
for. three grand prizes of $100, $50
and $25, Winners of these three
prizes will be brought to Omaha at
The Omaha Bee's expense, to be
honor guests at a banquet of the Ne
braska Press association.- '
Fortune May Be Goal.
It costs you nothing to write your
editorial. And the results may be
big in eventual fame and fortune.
The contest closes August 10.
Write your name, address and occu
pation on the . first sheet: upper left
corner. Address Editorial Contest,
The Omaha Bee.
For professional newspaper men
and women there is another contest
with prizes of $100, $50 and $25.
France to Penalize
Germany for .Debt Default
Paris. Aug. 1. (By A.' P.) France
will impose penalties of an economic
and financial character upon Ger
many because of her refusal to con
tinue payments on the debts con
tracted by her nationals with allied
nationals before the war, it was said
in official circles here today.
Berlin. Aug. 1. (By A. P.) The
German reply to the French note re
garding payments by Germany to the
allied clearing house oh account of
debts contracted by German nation
als with allied citizens prior to the
war wis telegraphed to .Paris last
night tor presentation to the
French government today. The note
reasserts that Germany finds it im
possible to continue the monthly
payment of 2,000,000.
Indians Dying of Flu.
Edmonton. Alberta. Auk. 1. Trap
pers from the trading posts on Lake
Athabasca report that the Indians
are dying in large numbers of influenza.
Seniority Rights for
Striking Shopmen Are
Refused by Executives
i
Other Items in Harding Planf
Are Approved Conditional
ly by Rail Heads at
New York.
No Vote at Chicago
New York, Aug lfBy A. P.)
Rmilwav executives today rejected
the proposal of President Harding
that striking shopmen be reinstated
without forfeiting seniority ngnts,
but accepted conditionally the other
two suggestions made by the White
House for settlement of the nation
wide strike.
The reply to President Harding
was put on the wire to the White
House aa soon as it had been drawn
up by a subcommittee headed by
natr s. Lovett of the Union Pa
cific and approved unanimously by
the general conference.
tm nrooosais conoiuoiwuy
pnvi were that waee decisions
rendered by the railroad labor board
should be accepted by au ana ym
lawsuits resulting from the atrike
should be withdrawn by both aides
for settlement by the board.
President's Proposal
Washington, Aug. 1. The text of
President HardWs proposal lor
ending the railroad strike was made
public at the White House today
after the cabinet session and after
the executives in conference in New
York and the striking shopmen lead
ers in Chicago had begun considera
tion of it.
President Harding's proposal pro
vides with reference to the big con
troversial point of seniority that "all
emnloves now on strike to be re
turned to work and to their former
oositions with seniority and other
rights unimpaired."
This was revealed in an announce
ment from the White House giving
the basis of the executive's settle
ment plan as follows:
1. Railway managers and work
men are to agree to recognize true
validity of all decisions of the rail
road labor board and to faithfully
carry out " such decisions as con
templated by the iawr--ryr
2, The aerier will 4W all law
suits growing out of the strike and
railroad abor board decisions,
which have been involved in the
strike may be taken, in the exer
cise of recognized rights by either
party, to the railroad labor board
for rehearing. '
Seniority to Be Unimpaired.
3. Employes now on strike to be
returned to work and to their form
er positions with, seniority and oth
er rights unimpaired. The repre
sentatives of the carriers and the
representatives of the.organizations
especially agree that there will Be J
no discrimination by either party
against the employes who did or
who did not strike. ' 1
These three points, it was empha
sized at the White House, consti
tuted merely the basis for a settle
ment and the president in transmit
ting them to B. M. Jewell, leader
of (he striking shopmen, and T. De
witt Cuyler, chairman of the Asso
ciation of Railway Executives, sent
a . letter amplifying and explaining
them. . This letter was not made
public at the White House..
Strikers Adjourn.
Chicago, Aug. 1. (By A. P.)
Acceptance of President Harding's
railroad peace plan by the ' striking
shopmen was practically assured to
night when' the strikers' policy com
ntittec of 90 adjourned until tomor
row, when definite action is expected
to be taken.
This was learned from union
leaders after a four-hour session to
day in which the president's sugges
tions were . iully discussed and ex
plained to the committee.
10 County Nominees
. Elected Without Cost
Falls City, Neb., Aug. l. (Spe
cial.) Of 21 candidates), who have
filed their returns of expenditures in
the primary campaign. i have tt-
ported to the county clerk that they
spent nothing. Of this number 10
were nominated. The remaining nine
candidates who have filed returns
spent a total of $256.28, Vern Gib
bens, defeated candidate for state
representative,' contributing $74.85
toward this total.' '
Dublin Customs Held Up.
Dublin, Aug. 1. (By A. P.)
Three armed men held up the staff
of the Dublin customs and excise
offices this morning, seized over
1,000 in money and escaped.
The Weather
Forecast.
Wednesday, fair; not much change
in temperature.
Hourly Temperatures.
5 a. m. ,i I l p. m M
a. ra... It ftp, m. ........ .89
.1 I 1 p. m
z p. m. ......
S p. m
4 p. m. ......
5 p. m.......
6 p. m
7 n. m
i m. m..... 7 i i p. m ....91
b a. m. ........ .77
S m. m.
..SI
..8S
IS a. m.
..SO
..7
..
..
. .
..If
. .92
..M
..
11 a. m.
..8
..SO
I P. at
Blckeat.
..M'Poeblo
. .S8 Rapid city . . ..
..68alt Lake City.
. .SS'Santa F
.."'Sheridan
..;81ou City ....
' I
Cheyenne ....
Davenport . . .
Denver
Pea Moines ..
Dodge City ..
lender
North Piatt
White House Gives no Indie
tiori of Action Planned
to Meet New Con
ditions. Careful Study Expected
Washington, Aug. 1. By A. P.)-i
President Harding had the rail strike1
problem back on his hands tonight
as a result of the refusal of the rail
way executives, at their meeting in
New .York, to accept the administra
tion' settlement plan to far as the
seniority issue is concerned. There
was no indication at the White
House as to what move, if any, the,
government planned to take in thej .
situation. It was considered prob
able that Mr. Harding would study
carefully the text of the executives'
reply and that expected from the la
bor leaders meeting in Chicago, be
fore reaching a decision.
The tbne of the replies and the1
circumstances under which they were
made, it was indicated at the White
House, undoubtedly would guard Mr.
Harding to some extent and there
was another intimation that publicity
could not always be helpful in the
difficult and delicate negotiations in
to which the administration has been
drawn by the industrial situation.
From the government ' viewpoint
the railroad strike is regarded as im
mediately serious, only because of the
existing stoppage of coal production
and there have been constant intima
tions that the administration would
be disposed to force a quick settle
ment of the railroad difficulties in or
der to cope with the coal stoppage,
even at the cost of some re-establish
ment qf the former control of rail- ,
roads.
Contrast Seniority Views.
Cabinet members and associates
of th president have sharply em
phasized the contrast between their
view of the "seniority issue" and
that taken by the railroad execu
tives as expressed in public state
ments. Public statements of rail
road .heads that the granting of the
strikers' demands for a .return of full
seniority rights would necessitate the
discharge of scores of thousands of
efficient workers hired to take their
places have been flatly denied in in
formal discussions with newspaper
correspondents, said to be exaggerat
ed and otherwise stamped as ' unre
liable. It has been further repre
sented in some government quarters
that such men as have been hired
would not generally be of a character
and capacity which would make them
suitable as permanent employes.
That this was the president's view
was further indicated by the pro
posals transmitted to the unions and,
executives meeting in that on the
crucial point of seniority rights the
proposals would give the strikers a "
more complete rehabilitation in the
service than was suggested in any of
the unofficial summaries made pub
lic in advance. The president's view
of the situation, it was said, that the
acknowledgement by the railroad
world of the supremacy of the rail
road labor board was the chief ob
ject of the government at the mo,
ment. New Laws Suggested.
The possibility that new legislation
will be sought in congress as a re
sult of the strike test of the trans
portation act which would make the
labor board's decisions bindinz and
penalize violation of them by either
employes or employers was again
suggested in official circles today.
Chairman Hoooer of the railroad f
labor board was expected to argue
for increases of the board's power be
fore . congressional committee when,
the issue Came uo.
Thff Tnterefata
sion has been constantly in touch
with the actual status of the strike
through its inspection division, which
cnecics up on the sufficiency of re
pairs given to locomotives and rol
ling stock and through the continu
ous reports made to the commission
by a number of men at work in all -departments
of Class 1 roads.
British Blame U. S. for
Inability to Cancel Debt
.London, Aug. 1. (By A. P., The
British government's reported deci
sion to send a circular note to the
allies and the United States in refer
ence to the war debts has been dis
cussed in political and financial cir
cles for some days. It is said there
has. been a strong division of opinion
in the cabinet over the question and
a section of, the press today sharply
criticises the -government decision. "
The act purport of the note is not
very clearly defined in the newspaper
reports, but the Morning Post says
that it "in substances places upon the
United States the responsibility for
Great Britain's inability to cancel or
to treat indulgently the debts-owed
this country by its European allies."
in his speech before the house of
commons on May 31, Prime Minister
Lloyd George declared for a com
plete remission of all war debts.
Postmaster Examinations to
Be Held in Nebraska Towns
Washington, i Aug. 1. (Special
Telegram.) The postmaster general
has requested the civiLservice commission-
to set a date for the exam
ination of presidential postmaster at
following towns in Nebraska. Brad
shaw. Weeping Water, Western.
Winiide.