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THIS NOTiTTi PLATTE REMT-WEFJCTY TRTHUNU. 3 REPUBLICANS TO START EAHLY E No Time to D Lost In Getting Cam palgn Under Way Women to Serve On Executive Committee. STATES HE WILL NOT BE NOMI NEE FOR PRESIDENCY. CHICAGO SCENE OF ANOTHER. RIOT FOLLOWING ACT. Ml OUT 0 0 v,vmv'''-ikk tfmtmm.ammm r11'. -!'"' v! TWO KILLED, MANY INJURED Desecration of Old Glory Said to Have Taken Place at Meeting for "Back to Africa Movement." Chlengo, III. Two wlillc men wore killed mid a negro policeman mid sov crnl negroes were wounded In n riot In the heart of thu South Side "black belt," following the reported burning of nn Aiiierlenn Hag by n hand of negroes who were mud to have paraded In the Interests of a "hack to Africa movement." The trouble occurred nt Thlrty-flfth street and Indiana avenue, near the scone of last year's race riots, In which more than thirty whites and blacks were killed and hundreds Injured. Several hundred policemen were rushed to the district mid succeeded Jn restoring order before the disturbance spread. More than 1.0(H) negroes Withered, but no general riot occurred. The burning of the Hag was reported to have taken place when the parade of blacks disbanded preparatory to en tering a hall where n meeting had been called by an organization which was reported to advocate the movement of negroes back to Africa. According to the statements of spec tators, the parading negroes disband ed and gathered In a circle n round an American flag which they set on lire. After It had burned a little they Pinniped on It, and then several drew revolvers and began firing at It. Police declared that they probably never would know the eXnot number of persons wounded. Several were ear rled'off by friends, It was said, for the parading negroes disappeared rapidly nfter the tlrst shots. AFTER COAL DARON8. Palmer Orders Round Up of Those Profiteering! In Fuel. Washington. D. C A drive on profiteers In bituminous coal has been ordered by Attorney (Jenernl Pnlmor. Orders were Issued to all federal dis trict attorneys to give special attention to charges of such profiteering and to seek Indictment where Investigation warranted. "The Drpnrtment of Justice," said Mr. Palmer's Instructions, "Is receiving a number of letters in which complaint Is made that bltum.nous conl prices nt the, mines now range from ?7 to $11 n ton, with n further Increase Imminent. Production cost figures gathered by tho Federal Trade commission from 1,o80 bituminous conl operntors show that during Jnnunry, 1020, their cost per ton averaged at the mines. Since then there has been an Increase In the cost of labor, enhancing tho production cost to $2.70 per ton." Death From Plaguo In Texas. ' Galveston, Texas. The dentil of u 17-year-old youth here after a brief Ill ness "probably was due to bubonic plague.' according to n dluguosls mado public by Dr. M. F. Boyd, professor of bacteriology at the State Medical col lege. At a conference that diagnosis was concurred In by federal, state, county nnd city health olllcers. An Im mediate effort for tho extermination of rats and mice was decided upon. Surgeon Oeneral Cummlngs at Wash ington has been asked to dispatch health service exports hero to help pre vent possible spread of tin- disease. Indianapolis Gets Encampment. Columbus, O. Indianapolis will bo the scene of this year's flrand Army of the Hepubllo annual encampment, In stead of Atluntle City which was se lected Inst fall when tho encampment was held in Columbus. This decision was reached at a meeting of the na tional executive committee here. The fact tlmt sulllclent funds could not be secured from New Jersey legis lature Is said to have been one of tho main reasons for changing tho placo of gathering. The encampment will bo held the week of September 11), In stead of September 2.r, as originally Get. Convicts to Harvest Wheat Crop. Topekn, Kas. State otllcials have, announced that plans have heen made, for harvest parole of state convicts. They will bo sent direct to farmers upon request and tholr employer will be required to repot dnlly, Tho money enrned by convicts Is to lie turned over directly to their dependents. Life, termers will not be exempted from tin list, It was said, but only men of ap proved behavior records will be pa roled. Ex-Kalser Seriously III, Berlin. -The Nunen Bndsoho I.nntl swelgor lonrns from a trustworthy source that tho former German em peror Is critically 111. Predicts Farmers Strike. Chicago, 11. A "strike" of farmers that will astound the world" Is predict etl by E. II. (Jrubb, Internationally known nH a "potato king" of Colorado, and perhaps the tlnnl word on potato culture. Ho Is consulting agriculturists of n Sacramento valley Irrigation company in California, n breeder of blooded stock uiul recognised the world over us nn expert In agriculture. His warning comes in a letter to A. C. Thomas, Member of Chicago Prows club. Chlcniro. Ill ('imiiinlifii malingers for Senator Warren O. Harding of Ohio, who was made the presidential nominee by the rennhllenn national i convention, declared no time would bj lost In getting tilings under way. Harry .M. Dougherty, director of Sou iitor Harding's pro-convention cam paign, requested the national commit lee to take "prompt, snappy and oner getle action" In placing the merits ol the republican Issues before the voters !f tho country. Party managers plan to start the campaign soon after th democratic convention Is held. Will II. Hays, re-elected chairman by the new national committee, will al once name member of the new exec utlve committee, of Whom seven will he women, A vice chairman of th executive committee, who will be n woman, will be selected at the time the committee Is announced. About the time party manager!! begin their real activities, the sonata committee Investigating campaign' funds will resume hearings, holding Its tlrst sessions In Chicago, .Inly 7, While the committee has been author. ' l.od to extend Its Investigations, Sena. 1 tor Konyon, Its chairman, said no plans had yet been made to Inquire Into campaign funds up to election tiny. The republican presidential munition will become the center of the campaign of the National Woman's party to bring about rut mention of the suf frage ((institutional amendment, ac cording to a statement Issued by suf frage leaders. A large delegation of women 'rem many stntes. It was an nounced, will wait upon Senator Han) lug and ask him to Insist upon repub lican action to secure the With state for ratification. WOOD REFUTES CHARGES. Utterances Made by Murray Butler Branded as Malicious Lies. Chicago, III. Major Oeneral Loon nnl Wood, In a signed statement char, neterlzod as " a vicious and mallcloux falsehood," a declaration by Dr. Nicho las Murray Butler of New York that a "motley group of slock gamblers, oil and mining promoters, munition mak ers and other like persons" hacked tin; general's campnlgn for the republican presidential nomination. General Wood said that he regretted to make the statement, hut It was ncc cHsary to "brand n fakir and to de nounce a He.' Declaring that the men who managed his campaign werq of "extraordinary high character," the general said tlmt the attack upon them "Is Infamous," and that Mr. ButlerM 1 notion was ah "attempt to lngratlato himself with certain clcmculs which exercised a determining Inlluence i.t ' the convention." Another Date for Slayers Death. Lincoln, Neb. The supreme court denied the application of Allen Vln cent (irammcr, sentenced to death foe the murder of Ids uiother-ln-lnw, Mrs. Lulu Vogt, In Howard county, for a trial by Jury as to his Insanity. Tit addition to denying the application which enmo as an appeal frptn How ard county, tho court refuses to sus pend tle sentence' as prayed for. This means that unless the courts further' Intervene, drummer nnd his compan ion. Cole, will die In the electric ejuilr July !). Gompcro to Oppose Harding. . MontronU-Sainpol Oonipers, who was re-elected president of the Ameri can Federation of Labor, Intends tit take tho stump In the national political campaign against Senator Harding, tho republican presidential nominee. It was learned here. Senator Harding '4 on labor's "blacklist" mid Gnvcnoi: Coolldgo of Massachusetts, the repub lican vice presidential nominee, W said to be equally as objectionable to labor because of tho Boston police men's strike. Five Killed When Irish Battle. . Londonderry, Ireland. Five persons were killed. 10 others seriously wound etl and about 100 others wore lesi seriously Injured during a period nt rioting In this city June lb. The light ing was accompanied by several at tempts at Incendiarism, one of which resulted In the burning of a large store. Tlie rioting was a continuation of disorders between nationalists and unionists which suddenly broke out tho day before. Another Stock Scandal. Dos Moines, la. Tho tiling of a suit In district court to recover .$7,1,0011 and eighty shares of stock In the Hankers' Mortgage Co. from C. S. Meservey, director ami at dines vice president and secretary of the Hank ers' Security Co. has brought to light another alleged stock promotion scan dal hero. Canc-r Toll 100,000 Yearly. Now York. Cancer caused 100.0(H) deaths In 1010 In the United States, and .100,000 Americans are aflllcled with tho disease. Dr. Frederick Dngnlo or Boston declared In an address to the convention of the Allied Medical A auftlit Imi if Ain.itif.ti linrit Diii'tilii snld It hud been decided that cancer Is duo to certain constitutional or blond conditions that are developed by ox-1 citing causes, ami that euro depends upon removal of the exciting causes ami treatment of tho basic blood condition. 1 View of the San Francisco Auditorium, Itrlmont, the tlrst reconstructed town new finance bureau of the Interstate NEWS REVIEW OF CURRENT EVENT No Startling Features in After math of the Republican Convention. BUTLER INCIDENT SURPRISES National Interest Soon to Center In San Francisco Leading Candi dates and Their Strength Bolshevism in Crisis League of Nations Weakening. By E. F. CLIPSON. The aftermath of the Republican na tional convention has been somewhat routine as aftermaths of that sort go. The usual congratulations have been extended to the winner with evidences of good sportsmanship and pledges of party lenity on tlie part of the near winners. Inasmuch as victory fell to the right or conservative wing of the party some dlgruntlemeut was to be expected from the left or progressive wing, hut so far, this has not been manifested to an unusual degree. Pro gressive candidates and leaders promi nent in tlie convention, have with a few exceptions, maintained silence, ami the a.-siiinptiun Is (hat they are In se clusion, receiving tlrst aid treatment for Ihelr wounds. Talk of a bolt Is not nearly so voluminous as It was follow ing the convention of 1010. and is not receiving serious consideration. This Is not merely opinion, hut a fact glean ed from die news of the day. Several eminent Progressives, notably Senator Keuyou of Iowa mid Senator I. enroot of Wisconsin, climbed Into the hand wagon within ''! hours after the con vention. As a rule losers- am treated sympa thetically and charitably, hut this tight has developed the unusual spectacle of one of the minor contenders venting his spleen upon the campaign ami sup porters of one of the big figures among die defeated. Nicholas Murray Ilut ler. head of Columbia university, who evidently assumed that because the New York delegation supported him In the convention he was the boss of that state, has attacked the forces of MaJ. Gen. Leonard Wood as boodlers and stock gamblers who attempted to buy the presidency. Ho refrains from any attack on General Wood personally and Indeed adopts a patronizing atti tude toward that gentleman. General Wood and his principal campaign con tributor. Col, William Cooper Procter, a limn not associated In the public mind with stock gamblers, hut rather as an allluent and somewhat prosaic manufacturer of a soap that floats, have come hack characteristically and vttriollcaiiy. Tito liunlen or their re ply Is to the effect that Mr. duller Is a fakir who would not he able to rec ognize tho truth If ho had It under a magnifying glass. In the use of force ful ami searing words It must ho ac knowledged that they have the better of tlie argument. Tin Incident Is the only discordant note that has so far developed In the hand wagon and the only thing out of the ordinary In con vention aflermaths. The hulk of opin ion tis expressed In dispatches and edi torials Is that college presidents may be men of much hook "laruln' " and high ((euls, but frequently very short on political wisdom. Palpitant national Interest now shifts to the Domocnitle conclave at San Francisco. All Indications are that while there will be less external heat than at Chicago, Internal forces, tires and ambitions will provide quite as much combustion. Among those reasonably certain to be placed In nomination nro William G. McAdoo of Now York. James M. Cox. governor of Ohio; A. Mitchell Palmer, attorney ' "'" V: V"n" S,m"- ',0,,',sv, vnnln ; ltobert L. Owen, senator from Oklahoma: Edward 1. Edwards, gov ernor of New Jersey: Gilbert M. Hitch cock, senator from Nebraska; Htike Smith, senator from Georgia, and John W. Davis, Virginia, ambassa dor to Great Britain. Vice President where the Democratic national convention win no neiu. z In France, rebuilt by Americans. commerce commission. Marshall, may in spite of his repeat ed refusals to go before the conven tion as a candidate for the presidency, he put in nomination by his frit-mis. William .1. Brynn Is also al ixiwdblllty although he has not made any positive statement as to his attitude toward the nomination. A theory Wileh has considerable sup port Is that McAdoo, Palmer and Cox will deadlock the San Francisco con vention much as did Wood. Lowden and Johnson the one at Chicago, and that Marshall will loom as "the Hani lug of democracy." He has the good will of both pro and antl-admlnlstrn-tlon forces In tho party nnd his own slate Indiana Is expected to support til in In Hie convention Just as Ohio supported Harding. Many, who believe that tlie election will hinge on Industrial and economic problems, regard Cox as the logical man. They also believe that the fact of his coming from the same "pivotal" state as Harding will be an advantage. Their chief claim for his strength Is his record while governor of Ohio as an advanced proponent of labor and social legislation. McAdoo's support ers rely upon his record as adminis trator of the treasury department and the railroads and his other varied ac tivities during tile war, and minimize the effect n of the title "Crown Prince" which detractors have placed upon him as the son-in-law and political heir of tlie president. Pajtner. while not so strong with labor as some of the other candidates and who Is also looked upon with suspicion by some of the prohibitionists, is probably, next to MeAdoo. regarded most favorably by tlie administration He folios eonsld- erahly upon his recoril as custodian during the war of alien property and later as attorney general. That It will be an Interesting con ventlon Is certain. And they do say that an effort will he mado to get a wet. or at least moist, plank into die platform, which assures that Mr. Bryan will he heard from. Most of the tall; of a third party In tlie campaign is centered in the an nouncement of tho "Committee of Forty-eight" of an Intention to meet In Chicago July 11) to nominate candi dates for president and vice president and formulate a platform. Inasmuch as this committee Is made up of Indi viduals who must be classed as the extreme loft wing of nil parties, fer vent radicals so to speak, it must tvly for Its support upon die discontented elements of other parties. It remains to be seen whether this would draw morn largely from one of the old par ties than the other. In a question naire sent out by the committee which netted 1M.000 replies. It Is slated that Senator ltobert M. LnFnllctto of Wis consin was far ahead as n choice for the presidential nomination. Bolshevism In Russia appears to be marshaling lis forces for one grand stilish to prevent going to smash tin dor the tllslntogrntng forces at home. Tlie military machine organized by Trotzky. the erstwhile reporter on a Jewish newspaper In Now York. Is said to number l.olKi.OOO men. If lias swept Kolchak, SenionofT and Denl klne. good lighters and strategists, from Its path. Poland alone Is Its only barrier against western Kurupo nnd the Poles are at death grips with It In the Prlpet district and along tho Bereslna river. Trotzky's success hits boon tltto to tho Impressment of the military brains of the oznrlstle regime into his cnuse. They wore offered the alternative of giving their aid or suf fering extinction. The Poles have withdrawn from the Kiev region under the pressure of XI rod divisions. In the Caucasus bob shovlst agents are organizing resist ance to tho Inlluence of England and Franco. An expert In assassination has Imimi sent to counsel and Intrigue with the Perslnns. In IntPn the bol shevik poison hns boon working for niiinv months. In Loudon Kmsslti. tlie bolshevlst emissary. Is negotiating for peace and t ratio. Poland's ponce terms, offered weeks ago, have not borne fruit. Russia appears to ho the key tif tho world situation but the na tions do not know how to use It. On the other side of the picture comes the news dint antl-bolshovlk forces tinder General Wrnngel have achieved linportnnt successes on the Crimean front and nro moving north ward from the Crimea and Sen of Arov 3 William A. Colston, director of the In three strong parallel columns. But more important is tlie Information that all Russia Is ready to revolt against the tyranny of the bolshevlsts. their rotten government and the breaking of promises by Lenlne. The Ignorant peasantry and worklngmen. easy to fool and slow to awake, are coming to a realization tlmt the idealistic principles of their present rulers which promised them .a heaven on earth, are taking them to the opposite destination and that they are op pressed by militarism and dictator ship worse than the despotism against which they revolted. These conditions will Inevitably create an explosion. It seems probable that the world's use of the Russian key will ho determined by the Russian people themselves. Jnpnn proclnlms sincerity in being willing to negotiate with China for die return to that nation of die Shantung peninsula; The peace treaty gave the German rights In Shantung to Japan. A note to China from Japan says she Is willing to accomplish restoration and is anxious to enter negotiations to that end. China Is requested to ex pedite tho organization of a police force for the Shantung railroad to per mit tho withdrawal of Japanese troops. This attitude of Jnpnn In view of all that has been said about the , Shantung question Is surprising nnd ' International circles are wondering If some hitch will not appear In the dl-, rect negotiations. Innhlllty of die council 0f the League of Nations which recently closed a session In London to afford relief to the Persian situation causes grove fears In certain English circles that the league will suffer an early demise. The council was convened on the request of Persia to deal with hoi shovlst aggression at Knzeli. After n session of three days the council was forced to admit that It could do noth ing. It was tho tlrst case under article X by which the powers are pledged to united action In defending the ter ritory of league members against ag gression. In effect the council's ad vice to Persia wns to open direct nego tiations for settlement with the soviet government. In the house of com mons Andrew Bonnr I.nw. government spokesman, stated that Groat Britnln would not Increase Its military com mitments In Mesopotamia and Persia but would on tho contrary reduce them to decrease expenditures. The recent resignation of four Eu ropean cabinets the Italian. Polish. Hungarian nnd Austrian Is slgplll cant of the dlflleulty being exporl- enced In adapting politics ami eco nomic conditions to the pence tonus. The relchstng elections In Germany have produced n cabinet snarl which will ho hard to unravel. Indications are that these crises will continue ns the political situation In none of the countries has crystallzed to n sulll clent extent to furnish effective work ing majorities behind the cabinets. According to predictions by leaders among ex-service men, the convention of the American Legion scheduled to take place In Cleveland, O.. Septom-1 her 27, '28 nnd 20. while nonpolldcni In ' character, will rival In nntlonnl Inter-' "est tho Republican and Democratic conventions. It Is to be n grand rally of war veterans In which Issues vital to tho United States and all Its people ore to bo considered. Tho assertion Is made that there will be no "pussy- j footing" on critical problems by the direct representatives or more than 2.000,000 fighting men nnd other mil lions who shnre their views. No news of linportnnt disorders In Mexico has come, to hand of late and observers of that situation express the view that the revolution hns produced n nil I period of quiet. This no doubt Is largely due to the fnct dint the Mexican people are tired out for the time Ining and If they do not propose to have permanently settled conditions nro .satisfied (o let matters rest until tho various factions can gain n second wind. But there is more optimism In reports than at any time during the pnst seven yours. People nre snld to lie returning to work and only In Chl hualiua whore Villa Is operating Is there any great amount of unrest. Tho present government Is pledged to get Villa (lend or alive. LOOKS FDR DEMOCRATS TOWIM Eleven Candidates Including Nebraska. Senator, Still In Field. No Sur prise at Washington. New York. William G. McAdoo, in u telegram to Jouett Shouse of Washing ton made public here, announced that ho cannot permit ids name to come be fore tlie democratic imtlonul conven tion nt Sun Francisco next week nnd adds that "this decision is Irrevocable,, as the path of duty to me seems cleat and unmistakable," Mr. McAdoo declared be must bnvo a reasonable opportunity to rehabili tate ids fortune and, having been out of ofllcc less than eighteen mouths ho .Iiiih not yet been able to accomplish this. A presidential campnlgn, Mr. Mo ,Adoo explained imposes upon tlie can didate unavoidable expenses, which, ho tsald, be was unable to assume unit which he did not want his friends to assume. Mr. McAdoo In his telegram ex pressed the opinion that die republican, convention and platform assured a. democratic victory If the lutter party adopts "a straight forward, unequi vocal, unevasive, honest nnd liberal platform, and puts forward candidates, who will colnmund public confidence." Reports from Washington say Mr. Mc Adoo's action did not surprise ad ministration nfllcinls. The elimination of Mr. McAdoo nar rows die Held to eleven contestants so far as Is now known. They are: At torney General Palmer, Governor lames M. Cox of Ohio, Governor Ed ward I. Edwurds of New Jersey, Sen ator G. M. Hitchcock of Nebraska Secretary Meredith of the Agricultural Department, Senator R. L. Owens of Oklahoma, James Gerard, former am bassador, Senator F. M. Simmons of North Carolina, J. W. Davis of West Virginia, ambnssador to Great Britain Hon. S. Cummins of Connecticut chairman of tlie democratic national committee, and Senator Curter Glass. of Virginia. VOTE U. S. RUN ROADS. Government Ownership Endorsed by x Labor Federation. Montreal The American Federation of Labor's endorsement of government 0Wi,ership of the rnllronds ut Its an- iiual convention bore was declnred by- labor leaders to havo been the first genuine defeat Samuel Gompers, its. veteran president, has suffered In years. The final vote wus 2i),0.r0 for government ownership and 8,340 against. Tho federation called upon congress to curb profiteering, endorsed Presi dent Samuel Gompers' nonpartisan po litical program, approved the Irish re public nnd requested withdrawal of armed forces from Ireland, defeated it boor- and wine proposal, declared war on the Kansas court of Industrial re lations and antl-striko legislation now before the legislature In Colorado and Nebraska. The convention by unanimous vote elected Samuel Gompers president for the thirty-ninth time nnd the aged of ficial accepted the honor. Gomper's wife, father and daughter died in tho last year, and he Is In his seventy-first year. Anthrax In Nebraska Herds. Beatrice, Neb. Anthrax has appear, ed at tho farm of Frank GrnhnwskL live miles southwest of Beatrice, whore It lias wiped out .$2,000 worth j of stock during the past week. Thlt Is believed to be the tlrst appearand! of the disease In this locality of tlu state for 150 years. Mr. Grabowskl lost, 70 head of bogs from the disease, and It then attacked bis horses, cat lie and chickens. Aulmnls afflicted with die scourge died soon after helm; taken sick. Accepts Wilson's Challenge. Washington, D. C President Wil son's challenge to submit die pence treaty to a referendum of the Ameri can people wns accepted by Senator Harding, the republican presidential candidate. "I am sure," said Senator Harding, "die republican party will gladly welcome the referendum on the question of the foreign relationship of this republic and the republican nttl tude of preserved nationality will bo overwhelmingly endorsed." Charges Against Dempsey Dismissed. San Francisco. Cn. An Indictment charging William Harrison ("Jack") Dempsey, world's champion heavy, weight pugilist, nnd Jack Kenrns, hi manager, with conspiracy to evade the selective tlrnfl act, was dismissed' in the federal court here. Fear Acute Coal Shortage. Washington, D. C A coal shortage next winter which may curtnll produc tion of iron ami steel and seriously af fect other Industries is foreseen by the fetleral reserve hoard in Its review of business, IndusU'lal ami financial con ditions of tho month of May, The Hit -tuition already Is acute in some dis tricts, according to the board, and pro duction In many linos is being held down. Production of coal Is being cur tailed chlelly as a result of car short age, the tvsorve board reports.