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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 21, 1921)
2 THE EEE: OMAHA. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21. 1921. American Legion Has Elaborate Plana for Meet Created Gathering of TorM War Leaden anJ Vrtrrani Since Celebration in Paris to He Held Soon. Kaua City, Mo, Sept. JO.-The greatest Bthrting of wuflJ war Icadrrt ami veteran mice the inter , allied victury celebration in l'ari. July 14, V)9, i expeete-l at the third annual convention of the American Leitinn in Kana City, October 31 o N'ovcinber 2. The lint of ilisiiiiKtiMinl (jtiotK In rludet Marshal Fueh, (ieneral 1'rrtliinir, Admiral . DnviJ , Uealty, commander of the BHrKh tleet; Ucn. Armando Dia. commaiidir-in-chicf of the armiei of Italy: Lieut, lien, linroii Jacqnen, head of the Belgian rmy; Admiral William T. .Sim and Maj. Gen. John A. I-ejcune, coin tnandaiit of the L'nited Matci Marine eorpi. Harding May Attend. Tentative acceptances have been received from l'reident Harding, Lieut, lien. Sir William Currie, for mer commander of the Canadian corps in France: Vice President Coolidge, Samuel Clomper, president of the American Federation of La bor; Rear Admiral R. E. Coontz, Maj. Gen. Charles J Menohcr, Brig. Gen. William C. Mitchell, the eom mandinif generals of all American combat divisions in. the world war, and 20 state governors. The first annual convention of ihc women's auxiliary Will be held at the same time as the lesion conven vion. This is expected to draw more :han 5,000 women. There are also annual reunions of the 89th and 35th divisions and a number of minor legimental reunions. Twenty-five wearers of the Con gressional Medal of Honor, the highest American award for bravery, will be guests of the citizens of Kan sas City during the convention. Because of the unusual guests and the fare of 1 cent a mile granted by 16 railroads covering thoroughly the strong middle west .legion area, the convention committee expects from 75,000 to 100,000 visitors. It has laid plans to take care of all who come. In -conjunction with the conven tion, the Kansas City Flying club will stage a three-day flying show for $10,000 in cash prizes and cups. Will Stage Parade. The program will include night bombing, parachute drops, trials for the world's altitude record and a number of races, culminating in tlie American Legion derby, a 150-mile race open to all makes of planes. A parade of . more than 40,000 legion members will be accompanied by bands and drum corps sent by posts in all parts of the country. The marchers, in uniform, will be re viewed by the distinguished conven tion visitors.- Honors to the world war .. dead vVJI' be rendered at dedication cere monies on the site of Kansas City's $2,000,000 Liberty memorial.- Electric Parade, Big Ak Novelty, Tonight (Continued From re On..) . band and a sqfcad of mounted po lice, which included Chief of Po lice Dempsey, came the three floats occupied by the board of governors. Red, green and yellow, these three floats were daintily constructed; forerunners of the artistry and beauty which fdllowed. Next came the Aero club float with the aviation wings; the Elks float, purple and white and filled with pretty, vivacious girls; the' Ro tary club float, of delicately blended purple, green and yellow on a white background; the pale green and orange float of the Omaha Automo bile Club. - . .' . ; Cheer "Business Is Good" Float. The crowd "applauded the "Bus iness Is Good" float because the slogan was as optimistic as the float was beautiful. There were exclama tions of wonder as the lumberman's float, bearing the miniature home, was seen. The white background of the little house was enhanced by bright green shutters, green vines, a red chimney, and the presence of a little boy and girl, on the front door step. The pink chrysanthemum float of the Updike Lumber & Coal com pany, carrying a bevy of little girls; the stately float of the Omaha Hotel Men's association, bearing .the huge green key, and the American State bank float, bearing the American shield on its sides, drew applause. So too did floats of the McCord Brady company." M. E. Smith com pany, the J. H." Hansen company, Guy L. Smith, North Omaha Indus try association, Carpenter Paper company, Foster-Barker, Armour & Co., Omaha Printing company, "Ford Universal," Meeks Auto com pany, McCaffrey Motor company and Sample-Hart company and Panta torium received applause. Lions Club Idea Original. The Venetian boat " float of the Standard Oil company was elabor ate and tasty. Lions club did itself proud with its original float bearing the caged lion. Beside this float treked a heavily armed hunstman, followed by an African gun-bearer. Novel, too, was the float of the Un ion Stock Yards, decorated with the Nebraska products "that lift the mortgage." The Hannan-O'Dell company had a couple in its float representing Lincoln and his wife. rr 1 J 1 , enlivened the line of march with melodies. Dan Desdune's popular colored band was absent for the first time in several years. Its absence was due to mixed dates, and the band was playing at an out-of-town fair, according to Charles Gardner, Ak-Sar-Ben secretary. The Des dune organization will not return in time to march in the electric parade tonight, according to Gardner. Favorable weather yesterday and last night enabled the carnival crowds at the King's highway to revel to their hearts content. Tangier Temple band, which will play at the Ak-Sar-Ben ball Friday night, will lead the Electric pageant tonight I Coal Miners to Fight Any Wage Cut Attempt . (lMlttw4 rMB Ft OlM-t question be referred to rle com mittee Mr, LwV proposed that lite convention reconvene next Febru ary to receive the committee's report and adopt dcfmiteUrmandi. He said it wbuld be unwUe to adopt the de mand new, fur uch action would give the operators U months to prepare fighL recommend Hon applied pecifkally to the wage demands for bituminous coul miners, but was regarded as applicable to the anthracite miners, who make separate demands and have separate nrwotutiotii with the operators. Two other important recommen dations by Mr. Lewis centered about nationalization of the mines and the test of the Kansas industrial court taw.' He recommended that the convention name a committee of three for further study of govern ment ownership of the mines. Title to the coal, he said, is vested with the several states and regulatory statutes may not be enacted by the United States congrss. Mr. Lewis also said it was "extremely doubtful" whether the public would at present be willing to bear more taxes for the federal government to acquire title to the coal lands. Recommending test of the Kansas industrial court t. Mr. Lewis declared that it vio lates the federal constitution and was "without question a most vicious attack upon the rights of or ganized workers." In a long review ol the west Vir ginia situation Mr. Lewis expressed hope that the senate investigating committee would be "instremcntal in laying bare the horrors ' of that field and in paving the way tor rec ognition of the right of tlw mine workers who desire to become mem bers of the United Mine Workers." Must Win Mining Fight "Industrial peace will never come to this tented area," declared Mr. Lewis, "until the miners of that field are accorded the same privileges and opportunities as exist in tlw "or ganized ' sections ef Americ4 and which are their ruihitul hmtat-'i. The fight in Mmga county uut won. I here cn be no compromitf of the principles involved. Th mU of our dead members who luve dic in this conflict will protct any other court, and on this occasion let tu highly retolve to carry cm." , Uilferenees- between liuern.uion.il and subordinate Oificrrs tf the uniri. referred to by Mr. Lewis, centered bout Robert 11. lUrlm. who-op posed Lewis for International prc; dent at the Iat election, I rank ttt rington, president of the llliuoii miners and Alexander llowat, presi dent of the Kansas miner. llarlin and I'arrington urre mm by Lewis to be "schemimr politi cians," who he charged "eirculafd false propaganda", regarding the union. J low it's conduct w as said by Lewis to have been reprehensible, and Lewis declared that the union must regulate its own affair' in order to cxercike sny great influence in .those of the nation. Based on Telegram. - Criticism of Harliu and Furring ton came in connection with the re cent Alabama strike. Mr. Lewis road a telegram which he suid'. Harlin sent broadcast in Alabama, which purported to repeat a message from Farrington, asserting that union or ganizers were engaged in campaign work for Lewis and other candidates for re-election -nil complaining against such aliened expenditures "while striking miners in West Vir ginia and Alabama arc crying for bread which, cannot be furnished them because the international union is bankrupt." "Can one conceive of a more atro cious untruth or a more prodigious falsehood than that statement?" asked President Lewis. "At the time this telegram was sent, the in ternational union was furnishing $50,000 a week to the Alabama miners for food alone, besides spending ad ditional thousands for clothing, shel ter, physicians services. . medicines and other necessities. This support was continued until April, 1921. Mr. Lewis- added that the mes sage disheartened tne strikers, but their confidence was restored .by, district and international officers. Mitchell Said to Hav e Quit Air Job Wet U Dcilinei to Comment On Humor Prevalent lit CiiiMtal. Washington, Sept. JO. Secretary Weeks refuted today to make any comment on published reports trut Brigadier General William Mitchell, assistant thirl of the army air serv ice," had submitted his resignation from that pot following the action cf Majur General Mcnohrr, chief of the service, in having asked to be relieved from duty with the air service. The war secretary indicated that (he whole situation relative to the air service was still unsettled, but that a decision as to General Mcno tier's successor might be made at any moment. Mr. Weeks refused either to con firm or deny the report that General Mitchells resignation had been placed it his hands. There an pearedto be reason to believe, how ever, that General Mitchell at least wis prepared to step aside should War department officials feel that a change in that post also was de sirable. Columbia Professor to lie U. S. Milliliter to Denmark Washington, Sept. 20. Dr. L. D. Prince, a language professor at Co lumbia university and president of the state civil commission of New Jersey, has been selected by Trcsi dmt Harding as minister to Den mark. Hail at Madison, S. D. Madison. S. D.. Sept. 20. Hail throe inches in diameter fell for IS minutes in Madison this morning, covering the main street to a depth of ' several inches and breaking stained glass windows in the Methodist church, as well as sky lights' and windows of dwellings. Rainstorm Hits Omaha Hard; Railroads Suffer (Call4 from fats Om. graph company officials - reported only mnior damage and intenuption ot service; 29 Poles Down. - The Northwestern Bell Telephone com nan v reported v poles tlown south of Valley. Union Pacilic switchmen threw their switches by hand in Council Bluffs after lightning struck switch tower. Several autos were engulfed on Omaha streets, and dragged to safety by the fire department. J. B. Hummel, park commission cr. after a tour of the boulevards yesterday, reported cinders washed out in many places. Damage by HaiL Pressure of water smashed out manhole in the sewer at Eighteenth and Burt streets. Water mounted to a height of six feet at -tins point Hail caused $250 damage to the urcenhouse of Charles li. Faulkner. 820 South Fifty-fourth street, he .e ported. Water tor a time threatened tne store of IS. Weimar, Z0ZJ Clark street, but the flood receded before damage was done. Council Ulufts experienced the heaviest rainfall of the year. Downpour Over State. More than an inch of rain fell at Shclton, Neb. At Falls City, threatening skies were reported, although no rain had fallen. Heavy rains were reported north of Beatrice, as far as Lincoln, while Grand Island and Nebraska City re ported overcast skies. Light rain fell during the day at Hastings and Fremont, while .61 of an inch fell at Kearney, and a greater amount at Ashland. 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