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THE ^ >MAHA N! ORNING . iEE ™** VOL. 53 NO 6 Omaha r- 8 w M ,f h*7** *• ll79- OMAHA SATURDAY JUNE 23 1023 • "» ami <i Year).- omty end in<n. »j: Sunday. wo#. «nMa the «* soee. TWO CENTS Entered te Second. Cltte Slitter Bley 28. 190S, at UitlAnn, cruunuftl, tJUlYEe C.O, 1J60. Outelda the 4th 2ona (I Year): Dally aad Sunday. |I2; Sunday aaly. OS * ” OCiitiO kjOVERFLOW CROWD GREETS PRESIDENT r\ V _ Ship Rum Not Seized by Agents [Two British Liners Arrive [With Liquor Under Seal Despite Dry Ruling of U. S. Treasury. Seizure Today Planned By Associated Press. New York, June 22.—Two ocean liners flying the Union Jack steamed into New York harbor today with ex cellent stocks of liquor for the trip home, despite the fact that Uncle Sam had said they ‘must cross the three mile limit bone dry. All day long the water front waited to see federal agents pounce on the liquor, breaking the British govern ment seals with which the lockers were stamped, and carrying away the wet goods. But, late this afternoon, the liquor remained untouched. Of •tal8 at the customs house an ounced that seizure would be made tomorrow morning. If this is done—and tonight there la every Indication that it will be— Secretary of the Treasury Mellon, who promulgated the dry ruling, may learn of his orders being carried out before he sails for Europe tomorrow on the Majestic. He is expected from Washington early tomorrow. Baltic Action Surprise. One of the British vessels to defy the American dry edict and force a test was the Cunard liner Berengarla. The fact that it intended to carry liquor across the three mile line had been well heralded, and treasury I agents in New York had been deluged with orders from Washington as to just how to act. The other vessel was the White Star liner Baltic. It took the water front by surprise. Shipping officers— except ita own—were Ignorant of the fact that it contemplated a show down. Both Berengarla and Baltic were permitted to pass through quarantine unmolested and proceed to their . docks. Then came from the custom house word that nothing would be done until the captains had appeared l with their manifests and applied for l permits to retain enough liquor for modlcinal purposes. After this, it said, any surplus would be seized, i Medical Permit Obtained. 4 was learned that at least In the < If of the Baltic, which beat the ? Arengaria Into port, the manifest .Ad been presented and the medicinal liquor permit obtained. It was stated authoritatively that there re mained aboard the vessel a substan tial surplus of liquor. Davy Jones stowed away many quarts in Jiis locker as a result of the treasury department's ruling, i however, for the Berengarian and Baltic both tossed overboard at the three mile limit all the liquor pro 1 vlded for the west bound voyage which the passengers could not drink. This wag done with’appro priate ceremonies aboard the Beren garia. Passengers lined the rails at midnight and with bowed heads low ered into the deep a bottle of cham I pagne wrapped In crepe and inscrib ed “to the the three mile limit.” Further contributions were receiv ed by Davy from the decks of the United American Diner Reliance, fly | in the Panama flag, which arrived bone dry after tossing overboard her last si xbottles. Passengers on the Dapland, a Red Star liner, succeeded ! in emptying the bar before the limit was reached. Face Deluge Today. With two wet Britishers already on their hands, customs officials to morrow face another deluge. Due In port is the French liner Paris. Before It set sail, It was announced that she carried in her hold many n cocktail shakerful for the homeward voyage and that on this select locker had been placed the seal of the French government. And after tomorrow, more deluge, for the ships arriving today confirm a report that following tn their ^v^lke were many other foreign craft, ail anxious to test the decision of the United States government. > Newspaper men, massed at quaran tine early this morning to see what Uncle Sam would do to the wet Ber erigaria, were permitted after they had recovered from their astonish ment at the Baltic's arrival, to view her liquor cache. The homeward bound supply was stor' d in a foreward hold. The wet good" were separated from food sup plies by a panelled wal. throng which i reporters could see malt liquors stack a din boxes and wines In wicker bas kets. Seals on Gates. On the largest gate to the compart ment was the customs seal of Liver pool_a seal of red wax on a narrow ►trip of white tape with the crown of England. Three In numher wcr “ tr.Hse seals. A fourth covered a small exit. According to those aboard, the Baltic decided only an hour hefore sailing to test the American ruling She had sailed from Liverpool on I'une 9, a day hefore It became ef f'-etlve, but had to put back for minor repairs after hitting a sub merged wreck. She sailed ngaln on .Tune 1S, three days after the ruling went Into ef feet. Shortly hefore It east off. It shipped her liquor for the voj-age rhome. It was understood among the passengers that, this section was tak en ns the result of a decision on the part of British. French, Hcandalns vtnn «nd Italian liners to make a _ In The Omaha Sunday Bee Best Features. Love’s cruel abyss that only death could bridge. Why the young Omaha acrobat, Harold Van Alstlne, killed himself and the pretty actress he couldn’t have In this life so they might be united In heaven. An illustrated feature story In the magazine section. Hunting goat In the Canadian Rockies. Adam Breede of Hastings tells of some of the fun he had. and also of some of the close calls. In the magazine section. Tweet! Tweet! See the little birdie! But the photographer has changed his line, as O. O. McIntyre found out when he went to have his picture taken. The photographer is an artist now and he charges artists' prices. That’s why McIn tyre hasn't had his prints deliv ered yet. A humorous story In the magazine section. Does your husband hate to come home? Here's the way to get him. Abe Martin explains It all. In the magazine section. For the youngsters. Happyland, a department that interests every boy and girl with the story of Un cle Peter-Heathen, Peter’s Work shop, Tiny Tad Tales, Fairy Grotto Plays and the letters from the little folks. Then there's the Dot Puz zle and Fashion Fanny, a cut-out for girls of all ages. In the maga zine section. These are Just a few of the fea tures you will find in The Omaha Sunday Bee. Best Fiction. "Tazmun,” a story of our square. Sentiment—c h a r m—surprises. By •Samuel Hopkins Adams, famous magazine writer. In the magazine section. “Rough Heyn.” Another install ment of Dorothy Canfield's charm ing story of American life. "Helen and Warren.” A narra tive reciting the troubles and Joys of a young married couple. Best Pictures. The only rotogravure section pub lished In Nebraska. A full page of Nebraska pictures taken by cam era men for The Omaha Bee In Omaha, Beatrice, Ravenna, Osceola, O’Neill, York and Lincoln. Two pages of rotogravure pictures of graduates of Central High school. Bpst News. Three great news agencies serve The Omaha Sunday Be'. They are The Associated Press, The Interna tional News Service and The Uni versal Service. Their reporters and correspondents cover the world. lo cally and In the state special writ ers, reporters and correspondents keep readers of The Omaha Sunday Bee informed on the events that transpire at home. No other Ne braska paper covers the news so thoroughly as The Omaha Sunday Bee. The leading sport writers of the country contribute to the sports section of The Omaha Sunday Bee. John J. McGraw, manager of the world champion Giants, writes a special article on the pennant race each Sunday. Damon Runyan. Davis Walsh, Grantland Rice, Ralph Wagner. Carroll Mullen— these are some of the writers who make the sports section of The Omaha Sunday Bee the best in Ne braska. Complete society news, all the news from the movie studios and in the world of the theater, real estate news, automobile news— these are some of the special de partments you will find in The Omaha Sunday Bee. Best Comics. Bringing Up Father, by McManus; Mr. and Mrs., by Briggs; Little Jimmy, by Swinnerton; the Katzen jammer Kids,” by Knerr. Robbers Loot Store; Loss Placed at $2,000 Lincoln, June 22.—Robbers looted the Underberg & Moyer general store at Ceresco, Neb., escaping with mer chandise estimated by the proprietors to be worth $2,000, according to a spe cial dispatch to the Lincoln Star. The merchandise Included the entire stock of silk hosiery. The thieves ap parently entered the store through a small window In the rear, according to Mr, Underberg, and automobile tracks Indicated that the machine had been backed Into the rear entrance of the store and loaded with the loot. L. 0. Nash, who drives a truck be tween Lincoln and Ceresco, told of having seen merchandise scattered along the highway, Indicating thnt the robbers fled southward toward Lin coln. Curzon to Regign, Rumor By t'nlvrreul Service. London, June 22.—The Dally Sketch predicts thnt Lord Curson shortly will retire ns minister for foreign affairs and thnt laird Orey of Fa I lode n, probably will he his successor. 1 Secretary <s signs Urir v6/ Trade Rules Regulations Protect Unwary Speculators Dealing in Fu tures, Wallace Explains in Upholding Act. Law’s Points Covered Des Moines. Ia., June 22.—General rules and regulations governing fu ture trading grain markets, under the grain futures act, were signed here today by Secretary of Agriculture Wallace and sent to Washington to the Department of Agriculture for promulgation. The purpose of the regulations. Sec retary Wallace explained, is to pre vent the dissemination of untrue and misleading rumors or information which may affect the price of grain; to prevent manipulation of prices or the running of corners; to acquire In formation cencerning operations on future trading markets which will make It possible to make a thorough and systematic study of the manner in which grain prices are registered on these markets. The rules provide that reports shall be made to the supervisors of the va rious future trading markets, either by every individual firm which oper ates on these markets or through a responsible clearing house at each market. Reports must be made be fore the opening of the market the following day. To Protest Speculations. Secretary Wallace, In his statement, says It wns not the intention of the framers of the law to prevent future trading, hedging or legitimate specu lation. nor to interfere with the nor mal and proper operation of future trading markets. The secretary de clares that It was not his purpose to enforce the law In a manner which would annoy legitimate operators either at mbarket centers or at coun try points, nor to discourage normal and proper speculation. “It is my purpose," he added, “to put a stop, if possible, to the circu lation of unfounded rumors set afloat by designing operators to deceive un wary speculators, and further to -do everything possible to put an end to unfair price manipulation. “legitimate operators on the mar ket need have no fear of unwarrant ed meddling with their business. While they are required to report, they will be handled In absolute con fidence and with every safeguard which It is possible to throw around them. Reports of the business of in dividual speculators are not required except in the case of very large oper ators whose business Is of such vol ume as to have a pronounced eeffect upon the market." Outlines Rules. Secretary Wallace said the reports must contain the following informa tion or each concern which holds a seat on the market: A—The net Y>osltlon at the begin ning of the period covered by the re port. B—The quantity of grain purchased and the quantity of grain sold on con tracts. C—The quantity of grain delivered and received. D—The net position at the end of the day. K—The aggregate of all long and short account. Amount May Vary. F—The net position at the end of the day of each separate account car ried by the firm making the report. If the net position equal* or exceeds such amount as may be specified by the administration. It Is understood that this amount may vary according to the size of the different markets Operator* are required to keep their record* In *nch condition that they can be readily checked. They also are required to furnish the of fleer In charge of the administration when requested a true copy of any re ports circulated carrying market m crop Information that may affect or tend to affect the price, and must he able to ohow the source of such in formation. Operators also would he required to furnish all Information In their possession relating to npy attempt to manipulate or corner ohy grain. Lloyd George Gives Warning of War Ily Internstlnnel News Service, Oxford, England, June 22.—A warn Ing against "the next wax" was sounded by former Premier Pavld I.loyd Oeorge In a speech here today. "The sign* are ominous that pence hnn perished upon the ammunition dump," said the former premier "The next war will blot out civilization un less the world Is safeguarded against war.” -- Getting the World News for Omaha It may interest you to know that The Omaha Pee receives more than 100,000 words each day over its wire services. All of this is world news ns furnished by the three separate wires of Associated Press, Ihu Universal Service and the International News Service. No other Omnhn newspaper is furnished with nearly ao much of the world’s news ns is The Omaha Bee. You can rend The Omaha Bee and know that you are Kottinjr all the news from everywhere that is decent and fit to print. -i I * UVc?^ iur Henpenny Is Home From College to Spend His Summer Vacation ,-if* With His Parents --- HE llO,-v erg i n i a ?-l —Yeah-Just Twa minute got in — „ -HOUSE PARTY J AT YOUR, HOUSE- . TO MEET YOUR, a Room mate ?— l]f — SURE I'LL BET* Right over.? j Aiii Bryan May Ask Federal Probe of Cherry Road Willing to Go to Washington i to Seek Congressional In quiry—Says Clay Used. Special r>l.|mt. h to The Omaha Bee. Lincoln. June 22 —Governor Charles W. Bryan signified his -willingness to go to Washington, D. C.. and demand a congressional investigation of the administration of state road building under George E. Johnson, former state engineer. The governor asserted he was Justi fied in demanding such an Investiga tion as a result of excessive cost of road building In Cherry county. He said he had begun an Investigation of the Cherry county complaint and It Immediately resulted In the federal government paying all claims against the road. "It looks very much to me as though someone with Influence had gone to the federal officials and In duced them to pay over this money In an effort to hush things," the governor said. According to Governor Bryan, the original contract for thrf federal aid road running out of Valentin# for ap proximately 20 miles In the general direction of Ainsworth was $1 a yard. The original contract culled for use of clay In construction. Later, according to the governor, s second contract was awarded for the road and rock was stipulated ns the material to he used. Unitor thin con tract the road waa to chat $2.50 a yard. "The road cost $2 50 a yard,” the j gove.nor said, "and nt my request a test of materials used was made by federal authorities. This test showed that rock was not used In construe tlon, although the atate had paid for rock construction. "This road was built several years , ago and the difference between the I $1 a- yard and $2.50 a ynrd contract was paid by the atate. Efforts had been made without avail to make the government pay Its proportionate share of the difference, ns It wns a federal aid highway. "However, shortly after thla test was made showing plainly that rock was not used the government paid Its share. I believe a government In quiry Is in order to ascertain what power forced the government Into paying rock prices for clav construe tlon of the Cherry county highway.” Body of Mining Boy la Found in Fast River1 fir Intrrimtlonal News aervlee. New York. June 22 - The body of Ihyenrold Stanley Selvan, Urooklyn. auppoHed to have been looked In a freight rnr on Ith way weal front llv Pennsylvania rail road yard" here, watt today found float Imr lb the Hast river. The tioy, It la now believed, left hi* companion* but Monday piny Inn In the railroad yard* and went for a *wlm. The body w.aa discovered by railroad detective* who had con dinted a nation wide search for the lad. Two Followers of Races Nabbed Hugh Pago Held on Bad Check Charge—Newark Man Arrested. __________ • Hugh Page, until ho came to Oma ha to attend the races, was a clerk In a Chicago store, he told Chief of Detectives C. Howard Van Deuaen yesterday afterhoon after he had been arrested by G. M. Martin of the Cnited 8tates National bank, charged with attempting to cash a bad check. He admitted to Chief of Detectives Van Deusen later that ho has cashed about I too worth of had checks since his arrival. When he arrived at the station he proved obdurate, and Detectives Kil lian and Davis were sent out to bring In Mr. and Mrs. Jack Barnett of New ark, N. J., acquaintances living at i the same hotel with Pago, for ques tioning. Barnett said he Is employed as stable boy at Ak Sar Ben field. After being questioned, he was held for fed eral authorities, who are expected to lodge a charge of white slavery against him. His "wife," he finally admitted, Is not his wife at all. but Dorothy Woods, 18. Cleveland. O. She will be sent back to her home. Steamship Leviathan Sets New Speed Record ^ .. i Aboard the Steamship Feviathan. Juno 21.—(By Wireless to the Asso ciated Press.!—Tlw reconditioned Ie vlalhan, returning to New York on her triaj cruise today, set a new steamship speed record of 28.01 knots an hour. The previous record held by Ihc Mauretania ns* 27.5 knots an hour. The record was made after passing Jupiter light off Ike Florida roast and the high speed was continued for a run of 75.7 miles. Officials aboard were Juhilant, declaring the giant Itn er’s engines had behaved perfectly under I he speed feat. 50,000 (Government Workers Begin “Passive Resistance*’ By Anm-IsM I’rea. Vienna. June 22.—Fifty thousand government employes today began a "passive resistance" rampiSgn In pro test over rejection of their demands for salary Increases *> The railroad workers have taken no action, hut premise to Join the move ment If the government attempts re tnllatlon. Onr Lone Oasis for Those if flit toil hy Thirst in Sioux City Slung City, In , June 32—Sioux City has one Iona oasis a drug store which can (III liquor prescriptions is sued by doctors. All the other drug stores Hint have permits have ex hausted their liquor quota for the second quarter of Hie year nnd It will he July 1 before they can secure new stocks. The big demand Is ascribed by the druggists to the abundance of colds, grip and similar complaints caused by ths rainy weather, Midtllcwest Is Still Suffering From Heat Wave Drop in Temperature Report-! ed in East and Rise Is Shown in West— Europe Is Cool. Chicago. June 22.—Central United Stntea continued to mop Its brow to day ns abnormally high temperatures remained, although reports showed a drop In high temperatures In the cast and a rise from low temperatures In the west. The Great I-akes district and most of the upper plains states, which have been suffering under the blare of a heat wave since Monday, were given no cheering news from weath er observers for tomorrow, forecasts In the main Indicating continued fair and warm. The Atlantic coast, Washington, Philadelphia and other eastern cities, which felt the effects of some of the highest temperatures of the year yes terday, found relief In a moderation of several degrees From the west, where heavy frosts and unseasonably cool weather has been reported, forecasts Indicated a slight rise In temperature. Southern states are promised a continuation of present weather, which has not been abnormally- high. Alaska today had an "Eskimo" heat wave with temper atures reaching ns high as 84 at Ea gle. Honolulu's beaches reported 80 degrees with plenty of cooling hree7.es. Unusually cool weather has been prevalent in northern Europe ami Asia, official weather maps show. The temperature today at tha Island of Jan Mayen was S4 degrees: at Spit sienhergon, 26: at London. *0; Paris, 56; Vienna. 54: Lisbon, 68; Copcnha gen, 52, and The Asores, 66; Ireland reported 44 and northern Scotland, 40 degroes. Governor Bryan AroepU Resignation of J. F. Hart Special ItUpst, h to The Omaha lire, Lincoln, June 22.—Resignation of J. !•:. Hart, secretary of the depart tnent of trade and commerce, which ha* been on the governor's desk since January 4, was acv^ptod today by Governor Bryan. The governor announced that K C. Knudaon of Genoa will take the place at a salary, for the time being, of $5,000 a year. Knudaon, a month ago. was appointed chief of banking In the department. Governor Bryan also announced the appointment of W. J XI. Nickel*, law yer. with office* at Omaha and l.ex ington. Neb , na chief of the bureau or securities at a salary of $200 a month. XleNlehol* was defeated a* a candi dal* for the democratic nomination fir lieutenant governor at til* last primary. At present lie Is state dop uty of th* Knight* of Columbus. Mdllirr* to Speak July t Annu a, Neb , June 23. —* A N. I Mather* of (bring, Neb . *!>»ukor of | the house At the Inst bcbbIou, will j s|h iik At the American Legion Fourth of July celebration At 10:30 lnde-J pendonce da> at Autuia, Amplifiers Are Used to Carry Address to Throngs Outside Warm Demonstration in Every Sense of the Word Given Harding at Kansas City—Voice More Vigorous Than at St. Louis Despite Sunburned Lips—Radio Flashes Message Over United States. Cheering Lasts Four Minutes as Talk Starts Kansan City, Mo., June 12.—President Harding late today canceled hit proposed trips to Swope park to present medal* to some boy scouts and to the t'nited States Veterans’ hospital, as a result of a severe iase of sunburn contracted in a 15-mile ride nhnut Kansas City, after his arrival earlier in the day. The president’s physician explained that the sunburn had causrd a slight swelling of Mr. Harding’s lips. --® The president made theentire ride Etna Eruption Not Catastrophe, Agency Declares Exaggerated Accounts in Ital ian Newspapers Will Be Suppressed—Child Makes Inspection. By A«M>cl«tH Prm. Rome, June 22. — The situation growing out of the eruption of Mount Etna, "though grave, fortunately does : not take the form of a catastrophe,’’ says the semiofficial Stc-fanl new* agency today in scoring somp of the Italian newspapers which, it declarer. | "continue to publish exaggerated ac-j counts and even faked photographs of the eruption.” ] "There has been no ln«s of life,” adds the statement, "and only a few houses and cultivated fields through l which the lava flowed have been ce- j stroyed. At Castiglione, the station ; alone was destroyed, and railway : communication Interrupted. Though at Linguagiossa, some houses were burned and the town may still be threatened, the lava stream is more than a mile away. Suppress Exaggerations. “The Italian government haa decid ed to suppress any further exnggera tions. It Is expected that the lava fiow from Mount Etna will continue, as the volcano is n w at its period at , greatest aei ivity, but, happily, me lava's advance Is slow. “The king's and Premier Musso lini's visits to the stricken area not only Indicate an act of friendship 10 the Sicilian people, but are proof of the government's willingness to cair.v out its duty in this part of the coun try. where the population is calm and confident.” Ily .UmkIhUi] Fr<**«. I.inguaglossa, June 22.—The Ameri can ambassador, IUohard Washburn Child, visited I.inguaglossa, at the base of Mount Etna H.s visit, it wag announced, was of an official char acter. He received a grateful wel come from the entire population. Three Germans Killed in Ruhr District By .iHOriitel I'n-«. Essen. June 22.—Three Germansi were killed today- in different parts of the Ruhr. The first on* was shot hy French soldiers, when he was caught doing damage to railroad tracks in the town of Untrop. The second, one of a party of five or six Germans who attacked a German, who was working for iho French, was killed near Recklinghausen, when French soldier* fired on the at tacking party. The third was one of the two Germans, who killed a Bel-' glnn corporal and a private and wounded another private near Reck linghausen yesterday, when the Bel gians tried to search them. In consequence of the attack on the B^gians. the most severe pen alties have been laid down for the towns of Marl and Buer. Six hos tages have been taken. Including the burgomasters. The use of telephones has been prohibited for two weeks, there will he no street cars for three months, all coffee houses, saloons and restaurants will be closed for three months, no one will be allowed on the streets from $ p. nr. until S a m for one month and the mo tion picture (heaters will remain closed. Vi ;ir \ et Dies on Sandbar ispeoial lllapalrh to The Omaha He*. Butte. Nob., June 22—Oltver X.eo 32, veteran of world war. died on a sandbar of the Kev.ipaha river while fishing. Heart . disease la thought to he the cause of hcs death. The Weather Trmprrnlurr. Htsheat »!. lowe.t. tit mean. ««. nornml, 74 Total «MfM nipt'* January lx 1 70. Wrtttlh* Hnnildilx. lerrentme 7 • xxx , 74 noon 54 7 tv m , p4 I'rot i|ti«iitioM Im h.'« And llumtrrdtha. ••'tnI. 0 Total pm.* January lat. lSt.40; datli'ancy. .41 Hourly TomprraturtMK, 5 • m.t> | l tv m. . 41 * a tw. . af| | t P. vn ....... at* 4 « • in. ........77 5 tv m ....... |A * »w ..7* 4pm. 4 a m ...... «7 h p m. .'4 trt * m . '4 h p m , ...... .*4 It a. m.*7 I T p. m .47 IS noon .*4 % \ m . *. Nipt* of Trmirra. Muhaat \Vi .it i h r l utt , 7 y n\ To<! ^' <'h***npp . .... Claar :% :* Havynport ...... Olaar ft m IVnvtr ....... 0#nr Sf ft.! I'*a M.'tnpa .... t’lpar 44 fp l.nttdar .... Clear t<\ all North Platt* .. .Partly M sx j I'u** Mb Claar vv 4,vj Knpld City .. . Itatnln* 47 14 *<anta Fa ...... t’!«ar 74 <.* ^harldan Cloudy *< t< I S’Ovx Cllf ..... .Partly 44 44 Naltntina ..... Rtm.ni 14 ill in a rnolhng sun uncovered, acknow ledging the greetings <f thousands who lined the streets almost the en tire way. Mrs. Harding, protected by a large hat and parasol, suffered no ill effects, and. in company with Secretary Work and Brigadier Gen eral Sawyer, mot'-red out to the park and to the hospital. Secretary Work acted for the president in presenting the medals. .Cancelled Golf Game. The president, earlier in the after noon* had cancelled a scheduled golf match at the Blue-Hills club on ad vice of his physicians. He spent the afternoon in his suite at the hotel resting, while ice applications were made from time to time to his swol len lips. The route of the parade was so arranged that a gc id portion of the population of Kansas City saw and greeted the executive and first lady, the crowds lining the streets in the business district frotn the .buildings to the curbs and through most cf the district two an ! three deep. A thou “and or mere p isonally greeted fhe distinguished visitors upon their arrival at the hotel, where a public reception was held. « apper Is Caller. The president received several cal lers during the afternoon. Among them were Senator Arthur Capper of Kansas, who will accompany the presidential party to Hutchins n. Kas-, where Mr. Harding tomorrow will make his next prepared address on "The Agricultural Problem,” and D*ve Mutvane, republics □ national committeeman for Kansas. Governor Arthur M. Hyde of Missouri and Mrs. Hyde accompanied the party here, an dthe president and Mrs. Harding received a letter from Senator James A. Reed, democrat, Missouri, who is now in California, that was much appreciated. "Let roe express the hope that you will have a wonderful reception and a genuine tribute from the people who are sincerely attached to you and who pnv you the high honor as the eexe cutive of this great nation and is a nvtn and citizen." Senator Reed wrote. Mrs. Reed joins me in extending her regrets, as well as her beet wishes both to you and Mrs Harding.” \ eterans Get Bouquets. Mrs Harding in addition to visit ing the veterans hospital, gave in s ructions that many bouquets of f wers sent to her at the hotel be taken out to the hospital. Lore lines hal f rmed about the Convention hall at $. a half hour tee fore the d irs were thrown open. Hach person was handed an Amer ican flag as he entered the audi torium and instructed to keep the the banner concealed until the presi dent arrived a* It 05. At that time, the audience which I aek.-d to caducity the hall which holds lima arose In mass, waving the fiaes and cheering. The effect was obviously pleasing to the president and Mrs Harding, both of whom acknowledged the electing, smiling and bowing, whila the ovation continued for several minutes Overflow on Afreet*. l,n me streets, the overflow gathar 1 ' ho.ar the ad •;■-.«* hy means of amplifiers which had b»on installed for that purpose. The meeting was opened with pray er arid then. Mayor Krark H Orem. " 1 -produced the pr,« tent. Vr. Harding h em sreakjrc at S l> lie seemed to have virtua’lv recovered fcm the severe ease of sunburn Hi* face, however, still was reddened . \ ‘ urst of cheer -c that last f-ur minutes occurred when the presi dent arose It was the hfccest dem onstration that had greeted the rve ftitlve during his trip, and the ap plause and shop's echoed and re-echo ed throughout the vast hall. " arm Oemensfrafion, "I think I mKy say.” the president Venn, "that w * a warm d»m-'i«;ra tion In every sense of the word ” He then referred to Kansas City as the heart of Ameren" and the "sanctury of the flag ” Amplifying apparatus carried the preddent a voice, seemingly fresher -nd more vie -runs than last night ■ ■ - St. 1 uis. to the far corner* of the hall Radio apparatus again picked up the president's words tn en en dea\ or to broadcast his address to V w York, Ie's Angeles and c her distant cities of the republic. Audience 1* \ttrnlhe The audience listened attentively as the president proceeded with that portion of hsl address which d'lslt n a historical manner with the rail road question. The f nut pro!, red applause greeted the president'* statement that he did not share the views of those mho advocate government ownership. Test of l*ro*i«}e»tt Hardings speech on transpiirtatinn problem at Kansas i Its lildsi night Is on pages t. (t. * and 1*.