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% —• The < >maha M orning . Iee VOL.53—N0.11. ot:;r?*rns»r\r:? v.vss1.^ omaha; Friday, june 29, 1923. * x_;u,.r ,v. Wusrt r»rdsvli?i»v,uVd^M,-l2,*,t,,;:.r.; two cents » 'tsmwm BRITAIN TURNS DOWM U. S. PROPOSALS Irrigation Project Is Inspected Seven Solons Praise Plan After Seeing Demonstra tions at Holdrcge and Minden. * Fulfillment Is Held Near By Staff Correspondent. Holdrege, Neb., June 28.—The Cen tral Nebraska Supplemental Water association project won the enthusi astic support of six representatives and one senator who stopped off here Thursday to view demonstrations ■which proved tho great benefit of additional water on the soil In this part of the state. The congressional party, bound for home from a trip to Alaska, was in . duced to spend two hours In Holdrege ■Aid the vicinity by Burlington rail ^Had officials, who ran a special train HA enable the party to make the Pstovover. C. W. MoConaugliy of Holdrege, 'president of tlie association, outlined benefits to soil and crop production which th£ project will make possible. By tho time the special train had reached Lincoln every congressman In the party had expressed himself as being heartily in favor of the project. Jtest Feature of Trip. Senator .Joseph Robinson of Arkansas, minority leader of the sen ate. declared the stopover was the most interesting feature of the trip to and from Alaska. "The plan to store the flood water of the Platte river in the subsoil of Phelps. Franklin, Adams and Kear ney countiefi is m.v idea of the proper kind of conservation,” said Senator Robinson. "It means that this land will jiroduct much more, and It also means that these flood waters which are a menace to our southern states will he tamed. "I’m thoroughly in favor of this modified system of irrigation in this setniarid country. There may be some opposition from the states which depend entirely on irrigation for crops, and it may he necessary to get some modification of the reclamation apt, to permit an appropriation to be * .mde for the work, but it certainly should be done.” Underhill Favors I'liin. "I like this plan of the Central Ne braska Supplemental Water associ ation to store surplus water.” de clared Congressman C. H. Underhill of Massachusetts, member of the committee on public lands and appro priations. "If the survey of the project now being made by the retv lamation and agricultural depart ments show that the project is feasi ble I’m heartily in favor of it.” Congressman Underhill inquired if tlie project was too vast a one for private capital or Individual Inttia (Turn t-- Page Four, Column flne.l Doctor Shot to Death by Cop in Los Angeles By Intrrimtionnl News Service. T,os Angeles, June 28.—Shot hy a police officer, while fleeing arrest for obtaining narcotics on a "fake" prescription. Or. If. C. I.akr, resi lient of a downtown hotel, died on his way to the Receiving hospl.al. In the pockets of the dead man was a telegram from Chicago signed by "Beebe,” believed to be his wife. It read: "Arrived here o. k. T/nve to my boy. I hope he is well. Be careful, Harry, nml don’t spoil your career out there." Anothei; telegram was signed "Mother.” Other papers indicated that the elector came here from Panola, 111. Frenchman on Trial Charged With Traffic ^ ith Fiictny Rj InMiriflbil Press. Paris, June 2s. The first day of the trial of Ernest Judet, charged wRli traffic with the enemy during the war, was taken up with the for mal reading of the act of accusation, followed by a roll call of the wit nesses and direct examination of Ihe defendant by Judge Gilbert. M. Judet read a long statement In which he characterized the charges against him as "absurd calumnies.” Notable absentees among the wit nesses called for the defense wero former President Emile Eoubet, Jules Gambon and Gabriel Uanotnux. ---1 Give Me Give Me Gimme! Mr. and Mrs. and the Kids have already been on their vacation Id rtaya. The Mall Man la coming ni> to the summer cottage porch with n. daily copy of The Omaha Bee. Oonh, what a rush! Had and mother and all the Kids are hoi lerln’ "gimme, gimme, gimme." Hurr. they ere all hungry for the news from hum*', the familiar comics and the serial story. Tele, phom "t mall your order for The ornalia H«e NOW. We cart «■ nil it to ,NV vacation address si Just <-1" satite price vm. pay the carriei ’ • jf In the i lly The Omaha Bee . Miss Minter Missing; Relatives Worried . Is'S Angeles. June 2$.—Miss Alary Miles Minter, motion picture actress, has been absent from her home here for a week and her mother and sister today expressed anxiety to hear from her. Miss Minter, who resides alone, was not working and her relatives said that while they were eager to locate her, they were not unduly con cerned over her absence. Hearing Is Set v for Retrial of Connell Case * Defense Motions* Allege Un fairness in $50,000 Dam age Suit Won by Violet Johnstone. Charging that demonstrations by crowds attending the trial Influenced jurors, resulting in unfairness toward the defendant, four motions in sup port of a new trial of the $50,000 breach of promise suit of Violet Johnstone against Dr. Karl Connell were filed yesterday. Hearing has been set for 9 this morning in Judge Wakeley's court. Tho motions arc those of W. J. Con nell, father of Dr. Connell, and his chief counsel; Dr. Connell, George L. Del-aey, attorney, and Hessie Janes, secretary to \V, J. Connell. Judgment was given against Dr. Connell .)’»«.• «. Miss Johnstone was for a number of years his assistant In New York city. She alleged “breach of promise to marry" and won a $50,000 verdict, the full amount she sought. • Trial “Vaudeville Miuw.’’ Mr. Connell's petition states that, “in place of bi ing a fair and im partial trial," it “was in the nature of a 'vaudeville show,’ and was the continuous manifestation of sym pathy for plaintiff and prejudice against the defendant," by the crowd. Two paragraprs of Mr. Connell’s | petition follow ’’Affiant further says that about 90 per cent of the crowd present at said trial was made up of middle-aged and elderly womyi, jealous of their husbands; and of men past the meri dian of life, who had forgotten they were ever young; and bobbed-haired girls, with dresses up to their knees, which were cut low at the front, seeking for sensations, with the possi bility if not probability of being di rectly interested in a like case some time in the future. Guards Against Criticism. "And, affiant in this behalf further states, that ho fully realizes that his statements in the foregoing para graph, will draw upon him crttiolsm and denunciation of those mentioned In said paragraph and of others com ing within the classes mentioned, but pueh criticisms or denunciations will not trouble affiant or cause him any regrets, for there still will he left enough good women and fair minded persons who will be disposed to con sider this ’breach of promise suit’ in ils true light, amt who, notwithstand ing all that has occurred, will he dis posed to he fuir, moderate and Just toward the defendant." Miss Janes’ petition tells of an in stance of a $10 bet she overheard made in a corridor outside the court room .while Jurors passed, Jn which it was wagered Miss Johnstone would obtain n verdict of $10,000 or uihn . Dr. Connell's and Mr. DcLacy’s petitions assert the crowds were demonstrative In the presents of the jury. <>l icralor* (iliarm* 1. \1. W. Monopolistic ami Warlike Washington, Jum 2s.—f'harg'* that the United Mine Workers of America Is monopolistic nnd warlike, and that to aid its ends In unionized territory It carries war into,nonunion territory, were made today by the bituminous operators' special committee in a brief submitted to the United States coal commission in behalf of operators of nonunion mines of Utah. The brief charges that the United Mine Workers carried out a campaign of Intimidation nnd violence in the Utah field in last years strike, and to strengthen their operation^ In union fields. It also Is alleged Hint the representatives of tho strikers received a settlement offer-from the operators, which they refused to nc cept, and kept secret from the men on strike. W olililio on Pacific Coa^l Plan \nollnT Strike Soon I**• rtImnet. Ore., .(line “s I Mann ;m h* iltjr *M't ♦' * 1 i»,\ the | IldllMt I !»I I Worker/* of tl»* World mi 1.11• • l,»irlln,! coriet and In the I'ne’ho nortbweat lor .'u»otb«*t nti-lk** within the n**xt f<*\s vveek«, »-m|/im lul attention la-dnff I laid to the hat vent tlHd*, K \tan «tnt #*d here today by S. llenjey, bn.il Npokefitnftn of the timber worker*’ flection of the I. \V. W. Healey da id the exact date for thv walkout had not yet been ecu Plan to (Ait H.C.L. Urged by Harding President Declares Present Need Is to Shorten Bridge Between Producer and Consumer. Would Help Both Sides R> Associated J'rMi. Idaho Falls, Idaho, June 2S.—De claring that the need of the present is to shorten the bridge between producer and consumer. President Harding, in an address here today, proposed a plan of co-operation among consumers, financed in part, at leust through a carefully organ ized and supervised adaptation of the principles of the savings hank or the building and loan society. "I believe the suggestion is worthy of careful examination and considera tion," the president asserted. "I am convinced that its discussion will lie fruitful of good results and it re minder to some who are disposed to take unreasonable tolls from both the consuming and the producing public, that this public has the right, the power and the ability to devise means to protect itself." The president further said that as a result of studies and Investigations he hoped to be able "to recommend for the consideration of the congress measures which shull represent a be ginning along this line." Should Take I p Slack. "One of the most engrossing prob lems of our time, confronting ail countries and all societies, is the ex orbitant cost of living." tiie president said. "We realize. that the real producer, under our elaborate and costly system of distribution, is not permitted a fair share of his product for his own use and enjoyment. We have become convinced that somehow our system of distribution has grown too cumbersome, too costly, too com plex. too indirect, too unrelated to tho interests of real producer and legitimate consumer. We must find methods to take up as much as pns sibie of the slack itt the long line be tween producer and consumer; to give tin* producer a better share in that which he furnishes to the community, and to enable the consumer to meet Ws re*j itirerrnrts at reasonable cost. "To this end many experiments have been made In co-operative pro duction, tanspnrtation, distribution and purchasing. To a great extent, these experiments have proceeded (Turn ti» I’sge Five. Column One) Seven Persons Killed in Two Auto Accidents M.v liitc-ruationat N>w* Sc*rvl,-e. Atlantic City. N. J.. June 28.—. Three persons were killed and a ( fourth injured here early today when j an automobile, driven by Albert I,. Comstock, crashed Into a trolley. Comstock, his 14-year-old daughter, Mary, and Mrs. Kleanore Moore, his housekeeper, were killed. Miss Ada Clinger was injured. Plainfield, H. J . June 28.—Three m**i and a woman were killed and two women were seriously Injured today when an automobile was struck by an express train on the Baltimore & Ohio railroad near here. The dead: Harry Nichols, driver, of Hast Orange. Andrew Barnes. Newark. K. J. Kills, Newark. Mias (trace Mounteney, Caldwell N. J.. nurse at Ht. Barnabas hospital, Newark. Liner Sails From Loudon With One-Way Rum Supply Hjr I nlrertal Sfnlre, London, June 28.—-The White Star liner Homeric nailed yesterday with only enough liquor to carry its pa* aengern to the Am*ii< m three-mile limit, pin* the uminl medicul aupply for the return trip. It In underatood the Whit** Star company has aban doned ith attempt to carry enough liquor for return '\oyage* to the l'nit ed State*. I nliccnsod Driver l ined *l»rrl*«| IM-pufc li to Til** Oniulii* Her. ItafLtrict*. Neb., Juno liN.—Clfliib** I )nm*u, William Fowler, 1 >*ji Herd and Je«y,* Frederick of the* Adam* vicinity vs ere arrested by Sheriff Sail imr on tin* charge of falling to procure auto ll< < n*e*. They pleaded guilty and wen* fined $10 and coat* each. Mrs. Harding Feels Safe When Boy Sc<. '' Guarding President (By Aimoriited Pr«w.) Tacoma. Wash.. June 1K.—Mr*. Warren <i. Harding feel* safer when Hoy Scouts aid in guarding the president, according to a tele gram received from the president’* party by Harrison E. White, local scoutmaster. Mrs. Harding state* she “felt saf er when Boy Scout* aided in guard ing the president,” said the mes sage. "Please make offer to local committee of the services of a small guard of Hoy Scouts.” The scouts who will help guard flic president on his visit here July 5 will be selected from the older boys, Mr. White said. Inquest Held Into Wealthy Lincoln Woman’s Medical Testimony Conflicts at Hearing Into Demise of Miss Anna E. Stevens, 78. I.ineoln, June IS.—An inquest is under way today into the death of Miss Anna B. Stevens. TO. who died in the Des Jardien hospital here Mon day. Dr. A. It. Des Jardien testified that death was due to a cancerous growth of tile stomach and lungs. Dr. A. Li. Smith, state witness, stat ed positively that the dead woman had no cancerous growh of any kind, ac cording to a post mortem examination he conducted. The afternoon hearing was marked by a wide difference in the testimony of Drs. A. L. Smith and C. H. Bas tron, state witnesses, and Drs. A. R and .T. A. Des Jardien. Drs. Smith and Raetron claimed that none of the vital organs had been removed from .the woman's body before they made their post-mor tem examination two days after her death. Dr. A. R. Des Jardien declar ed that Undertaker Henry R. Brown, under his direction, removed a small part of the woman's lung and oth»» organs three hours after Miss Pie vena* death. Miss Stevens was operated on by Dr. Lies Jardien nine years ago f<g what was claimed a eencerous growth of the lungs. His brother. J. A. Des .Tardieu. administered the anaesthetic Pines then she had retained Lies Jar dien ns her physician. Phe had paitj for all services. It was brought out in the inquest. Phe and the physician been me close friends, testimony showed. M II Wlttstrnck, attorney for Des Jardien, through the influence of the doctor, liecame the lawyer for Miss Ptevens and drew up the will leav ing him approximately 116.000. Des Jardien’s brother was witness to ths will. Miss Ptevens' estate if valued at *1*0,000. Dr. Dos Jardien was one of th* principals In a sensational dlvorc* case in Ulncoln not long ago. The Inquest will be continued Frt day. when Drs. .Smith arid Rnstron will deliver the full findings of a chemical examination ss to whethir death was dueto cancer or other ca uses. Priest Plead* Not Gpilty to Liquor Indirtnieiits Denver, Colo., June 28.—Father Walter A. Grace of Arvada, a suburb, anti John Walsh, hla brother-in-law. entered pleas of not guilty today to indictments « barging violation of the prohibition laws, when they were ar raigned before Judge J. Foster Hymen in the United Staten district court here today. Tb* v asked the court to ppoint counsel for them Their trials were set for July 10. Mrs Katherine O'Connor, wealthy Dmivot society woman, Indicted f««r conspiracy to violate the prohibition laws, with Father Grace and Walsh, entered a plea of not guilty. Her at torney, Henry McAllester, !r.. asked that she be given a separate trial. The court granted the request. McAl lee ter also ask»d permission to file m demurrer to the indictment, pending presentation of which no dat*» was set for Mrs. O’Connor's trial. ( mil* uml W raps W urn *!»«•« Ih I ItUpiitrh to The Onmh* !!«•«• Meal rice. Neb , June Id.—There was a drop of js degree* in the tempera Hire her* Wednesday night In nn hour. Thursday morning Jt registered f*0 degrees. Coats and wraps were worn with comfort, and in some in stances fires were started in furnaces and stoves Three . Direct Wires That's how THE OMAHA BEE will 'Vovn" the big DEMPSEY.GIBBONS fight at Shelby. The rhampionahip fight will he the lug new- oil .Inly t anil The Omaha Bee |« prepared In rmer the exeat in all its details. In (.ihlilmii to the regular ecrvlce of The \*M>c!.ilcd I’lr- , the lnternalional News Service and the IJnivei- il * rviee, The Omaha lice will have it own -tuff om •pomtent < and feature w'ritera. deluding FRED h HUNTER, DAMON RUNYAN and DAVIS WALSH, ..n the ground. Then, of course, there wil*. tu tin- lug FIGHT EXTRA Kent assured that this will tie the first linna fide extra 'o reach the streets upon completion of the battle 1,1 The End of His Pleasant Little Ride Daugherty Drops Coal Indictmentsl - ! Mow* to Quash Charge* ■Xgaiuat Operators amt Miner l nion Hearts H> InPrsaiioDNl Nf»« serrlce. Indianapolis. Tnd., June 2S.— Attor ney flencral Harry AT. Daugherty j moved to nolle pros* Indictments against 127 coal operators and mine •orders' i.tfl.- ala and 99 corporations charged with conspiracy to control prices and limit the production of coil In federal court here today. Thn motion was sustained by Judge Albert H. Anderson after a statement liad been read by Daugherty review ing the case. "A careful Investigation strongly supl'ort* the protest of the defendants that ninny of the things complained of by the government under the Sher man art," Daugherty said, "were In no small measure duo to the efforts of those who were government off! j rials during the war to bring about I more Intensive co-operation between operators, miners and railroads In the production, allotment and transports i lion of coal." Lack of evidence was assigned us the reason for the motion, the final phase of the famous prom lings brought under the Sherman anti trust | law and the Lever act In the last year of the administration of the De partment of Justice by A Mitchell Palmer. Drlefly (lie indictments charged conspiracy in restraint of trade, con spiracy In restraint of commerce, con spiracy to monopolize the trade ami commerce In cool. The cases were never brought to 11 ini because the government did not have sufficient evidence to -upport the charges, according to Daugherty. The check off system was p.ully tie tmsi* for the indictments, it was charged that during the progress of a strike the check-off was maintailed In mines where a few men remained to protect the properties showing ml | luslnn between operators and mine workers officials. Marathon l‘ip<>i> 1 p Out I t Hour* and (ioiti£ Strong tl* I nnrr»nl Sfiilrr, San iJiegro, t'n\ , Juno 1!^.—Thlr ! teen hours in the air and still going Captain Smith and Lieutenant Riohter nr** making round after! round of the 50 kilometer r«iui>e In • h«»lt attempt to break the marathon i reeord of the air lanes Ar tin- time this la being written their ohanoes fur success are very blight. The> have been fed. watered, oiled and gnaollned from liix'ktfsll field during the day. Klght eontaota have been mode by mean* of the llttb hose dangling from another plane, to supply them with the necessities of Ilf** and to keep their motor turning on Ms long Blind, Between them and! sucres* lies only their.own endui rnr» 1 and that of a Liberty engine. ItnmiprmN Kroin I iijihiml I’ i^lil Sh\ nl I l!i* Ul.ind ll» I nloimil MfOuv London. June 2M The teudetu > of Stilish imtuigiants to avoid Inking in pass through Kills island is show n b> the n rtMtem of the litP’v Sanuiila. Which sailed for itoeton tight > ' The Samaria earth'* mute than 2.000 uuKMsogvtf. 1,400 of whom *r« ni u>* tVC(>14* I vet us mail The Omaha Morning Bee nr The Kyenlng Bee to jour vacation address. Just phone At lantic 10t HI. Anti-Saloon League Plans \\ ar on Vi ets W ill Collect and Disburse S2. 500.000 in Political Cam l»aign of 1921. Say t tffieers. H} \«ooi'taied I’reo*. Westerville, O . June 28.—Plans of the .vliii Saloon League of America fur the political campaign of 18:4 incii.dir - the waging of war on wet i and.dates rail* for the collection and disbursement of $2,800,000. national officials of the organisation, who ar* here attending h conference of state superintendents, declared. Sut h a campaign of education re garding law enforcement and the need of electing only those candidates who stand four square for prohibition a* never has been carried on heretofore, will he worked out they asserted. Since the adoption of prohibition, member* who have not been active in the fight will be urged to take up arms again Plans include widespread publicity In newspapers; employment of films arul extensive showings of them Alleged Members of Bootleg Ring Held a* W ilncs-es Freed lils|>4lrh to Th* Omaha Hrf. NcottnUltlff, N»*b.. .ltint* 2h—May All.-i! wid«»w .if KrAnk .Alien, who kill*«I AH>« rt Peler>on of Scottnbluff and Sh**iiff Heim*r of two month** afro, wa* released t***!»*y from the founty IhU where *he hud ii htl.T a* a wltuee* in the murder trial «»f Mr* Julia Johnson, who w. a frt*tl Wednenday. Other member* of and nil*-*:*’.! Uiothj* rinff held as wit* ih .**»'.* Including Jim l>oyle. Mr*. Hop.. UohittKon. Htnry Clark and Mautl.t C.i***y, alt*.• w* rr releaeHI. ___ Tw o Girls in Auto Injured in Crash Amanda Keller and Cele«tine Schaeffer in Car Struck by Train at Humphrey. *pr« U»l MUpHtcii lo The iinruib* Woo Columbus N'eb.. June 28.—Amanda Keller, IS. daughter of Joseph Keller, t farmer living two mile* from Hum I hre> and Celestino Schaeffer. tS. daughter of Onrad Schaeffer. mo tion picture show owner at Peters burg. Neb. were severely injured; w hen an automobile occupied 'by the girls and driven by Miss Keller was struck by a I'nlon Pacific train east- j bound to Columbus Thursday a block | south of the Humphrey I'nion Pa-1 cific depot. They w ere brought to Columbus and taken to St. Mary hospital. No hope is held out for the recovery of Miss j Keller, the upper part of whose body j is paralysed by the shock. In ad dition she suffered severe cuts, bruises, and broken bone-. Miss Schaeffer.! while also in a critical condition, and] awaiting an x-ray examination, is | said to have a Tair chance for re cover y. The engine of a mixed freight and! passenger train \\g.« shunting a string] of l-ox car* along a aiding. The g.rls, did not see the front end of the ap-' preaching box cars until they were - roesing the tra-k when the firs', box' ear struck the nuto shoving It along; the track for 80 feet. The aulomo hile turned over, burying the girlal under the wreckage. It was neecs-1 -arv to move the box car to get the girls out from underneath. Mmi ^ anted fur 1 ship: 1 . S. MaiK to Defraud \rre'ted Port Huron. Mich. June 18—Jo W. Hoyd. said to have been; named in an indictment returned In federal court nt Phoenix. Arit. June II of tilts year, charging him with using; th*» mails to defraud, was nr-J rested here yesterday. Boyd is alleged I to have u«*«l the mails In several I I arheme* by which he is reported to have obtained approximately $100.* I ©no from person* in western states. J 18 Men Safe After Over Two ^ eeks at Sea in Open Boat; IT Others Lost l»,« I nivrr*«t ‘Nrtlrr lamdon June 2s, t'apt. Cedi Fos ter. with fix* officer* ami 12 of th* oi*w of Um Hritlah *team**hip Trr vise, xx hleli xv.t* |o*i m the Indian ocean in .1 typhoon on June 4 are Nsift .Seventeen other member* of tio t ex\ an* now believed certain tv have perished Two firemen of the lost ship ure Known to have tiled from «*\ haunt ion t'aplain l,N»**t«,i nrnaUr »»f the Ti e* \»'»i. eahlrshod i \ fr*»in Kodrhptea Is j land lo ir \1 mrithn win r«: he, witli IT mi'll finally tainted aft** IT days of moat intense sufferim! !ii an open boat. In that period they constantly tax tiled for ilielr llo * in mount* nous sea* in a small In hi f md traveled more than t ."on mil* • Heei'ijnting the atory of their \ox Hi* after theTreveaaa waa deatroxed c.puiu t uiiw ttpem Uui U»« p%Uy food supply of himself and ship wrecked comrades was n hslf ounce of condensed milk and one biscuit twice a da' \iliie.l to this was one third of » i is a ret and a small tin of watrr ns the daily allowance. Some of the i ii-w . auffertne from the deadly heat, disregarded all warn ins* and drank salt water. They were at death* door on thrir snivel at UodriKiicy hut are now reooter ItlK I In rignrwtmieaa of thr Voyage Is eviilenc I I ) the fact that two native firemen, who were In the r\plain's heat, died id i vhuliatton. The) were hurlid in ttio a with weird o ivnin tile* by their «ufferlnE shipmates Tin ttrltiah warship ( okvmlin t» now pngaiiedtli sea rolling Tor IT other memliei * of the crew of th Trvsaa w lio put out in a second boat in chant* "f the first offiis r. Idttle hope* ate l entertained that they will av ti In feund, ( Refuses to Have Ships Searched Secretary of Foreign Affairs Outlines Stand in Regard to Liquor on Vessels In side 12-Mile Limit. Is Delicate Question By A*willed Preaa. London, June 28.—Marquis Cursor, secretary for foreign affairs, made a long and Important statement In the house of lords today In reply to Lord Birkenhead, who called attention to the seizure by the United State* ©f liquor on British vessels. The secretary' declared there was no chance of Great Britain agreeing in any circumstances whatever to the proposal that the United State# au thorities be given the right to search vessels for liquor within the 12-mll© limit. The government, he added, wan fully alive to the Importance of the case, and all channels of diplomacy were being utilized to fin^ an exit from a situation which was undoubt edly disagreeable and ought not to be allowed to continue. Lord Curzon explained that it was a difficult and delicate matter, raising grave issues in both international law and policy. The British govern ment was not concerned with Amer ican prohibition, which was a matter of domestitc policy. Neither would he discuss the interpretation of the Unit ed States supreme court on that country's laws But it was concerned with the treatment meted out toBrit • sh ships in United States territorial waters and the degree in which that treatment conformed to or departed from international practice. Result In Doubt. It would be premature for S^pi to say. Indeed, he did not know, what would be the result of their labors. He would not discuss the legal right of the United States to impose conditions on foreign vessels entering its waters, because on this subject in ternational law was decisive. He next detailed the steps taken by Great Bri tain. beginning with a note to tiro United States government from the British ambassador at Washington af ter Attorney General Daugherty'« ruling that the Volstead act applied to foreign ships. We pointed out." he continued, "that for any state, even constru< ;• lvely, to project the operation of Its strictly domestic municipal law onto foreign yeasels on' the high seas— which was the practical effect of the American ruling—would be unpreee denttd and? if adopted by other states, would subject all shipping other than coastwise, to the evils flowing from a conflict of authority. The United Siates government acknowledged re ceipt of this, but did not enter Into .< discussion of itaargunjents.” Right to Break NeaK. Refer; it,g to the breaking of the Br.tisii customs seals. Lord Curzrr explained that the s«al* were no; (Tflrs to Page Two. ( olumi lire.) Shortage of Hands May Delay Harvest IMvpatrh to Tha Omaha IV« Nebraska City, Neb , June Is—A serious shortage of harvest hands threatens to delay the harvest In Ne braska. With cutting ready to star: the last of this week, not enoug i hands are available, for com plowing, l aving and other preharvest work. Ry July I harvest will be In full swind and from $0 to 100 men fiom outside the state will be needed in each county in the southeastern part of the state, according to an estimate made by George A Montgomery, ape rial agent for the I'nited States Em ployment service at Nebraska City, after sununarixing report* front county agricultural agents and farm rrs of the state. Neb aska tills year ha« more then i ".000,000 acres of wheat to cut. It :* estimated 6.000 extra hands will b» j needed. Denver Mayor Iseucs Permit for klau Meeting Denver. Colo, June 17.—Over the telegraphic protest of Governci Swet <>f Colorado and scores of oth , prominent men Mayor Benjamin I'. Stapleton of Denver today announced he would issue a permit to the K.i Klux Klan for use of the city -oat red auditorium for s public meeting scheduled for tonight. Ray (.arris Is Hound Over Spc-’ial Oi.peleh le The Omaha Hem. Beatrice. Neb., June IS — Ray t;-ir ris, brought here from Concordia Kan . on a wif,-. desertion charge. w.v*, l ound over to the district court ard was lodged In Jail in default of bond The Weather ^Kor 14 hoar* riding at « p m. Jub# It, •<. « mm, if. Bar inal, Tfc. ratal .’»n«rv 1. : tj M*Ufi** II > l~vrnt.gr • * tv.. ht>v>a, M ? P r- . J»V Ii>. Kr, „„,1 HunrirNKh. T. * r. total nm.* .tanuaty j, 14 :« d*ftotr»oy *•« !l«*nri« TtmprnMarta \ a t» Sa | iv t». -»