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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.
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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
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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.
Heavy rains were reported from
Sioux City and Missouri Valley, la.
With its branches the Kongo river
has more than 10.U0U miles ot navi
gable waterways.
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