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THE NORTH PLATTE SEMLWEEKLY TRIBUNE FIXING BLAME IN MINE WAR Coroner Finds Employers Re sponsible for Slaying in Battle at Herrin. TO HARNESS PLATTE RIVER Committee In Session with Reclama tion Service on Irrigation Project Survey. Herrin, III. The death toll In the rioting, when live thousand striking union miners attacked the ' Lester strip mint, being operated under guard by Imported workers, may run to the forty mark, It Is claimed by those In touch with the situation, altlm thus far only twenty-seven are posi tively known to be deud In the Her rin hospital are eight wounded men, only one a miner, and six of them are believed to be fatally Injured. There were nine, but one died. A miner says that he had seen llfteen bodies thrown Into a pond with rocks around their necks today. About twenty Imported workers are missing. Checking tho death list has proved almost Impos- Hlble. The victims, all but three of them, were Imported workers and are scattered over an area within several miles of the mine. Some were hang ed, some wero burned when the mine was fired, others are beaten to death anil the majority fell before tho scores of bullets poured Into them. Three companies of state guards have been held in readiness to go to Herrin, the governor disclosed, but he added that tbore apparently was no necessity of sending soldiers unless rioting broke out again. A coroner's Jury In Its verdict has named C- K McDowell, Huperlntemlcnt of the "strip" mlno of the Southern Illinois Coal company as the murderer of Oeorgo Henderson, one of the two union miners slain last week when they visited the mine to make an Investigation on behalf of the union. Kntlre responsibility for the murders of 11) nonunion workers ami two union miners resulting from the riots and massacre was laid upon the ofllclals of the Southern Illinois Coal company mentioned speclllcally by name In tho verdict. Want Platte River Harnessed. Washington. A committee of promi nent , Nebraskans are here to urge up on the reclamation service a prelim inary survey to determine the feasi bility of a plan to Impound the waters of the I'lntte for tho Irrigation of the belt through which It runs. The com mittee consists of George K. Johnson, ntute engineer, Lincoln; Mayor Me- Conaughy, Holdrego; President Orlggs, Hastings Chamber of Commerce; leorge V, Klngsley, banker, Mlmlen. The committee represents tnu central Supplementary Water association, or ganized for the purpose of setting the l'latte to work to furnish water for the l'latte region. It 1 proposed to dig open ditches into which the Hood waters of the river will bo run during high water seasons. Must Pay Attorney Fee. Lincoln. The Nebraska supremo court In tho case of a policy holder against the A. O. U. W., held that fraternal Insurance companies must pay a reasonable attorney fee for tho policy holders when ttyc fraternal order , takes an appeal to the supreme court from a Judgment against It. This tioius goon, even inougu ino taw pro viding for the payment of this fee was passed after the contract for In surance was entered Into. Field Marshal Wilson Assassinated. London. Field Marshal Wilson, one of Kuglund's most Illustrious fioldlers, who was chief of tho Im perial staff during tho final stages of the world war, was assassinated on the doorstep of his residence In Lon don by two young men who gave their names as O'Brien and Connolly. He died before he could be taken Into the house. Opposes Immediate Independence. Washington President Harding told members of the Philippine parliamen tary commission that he could not yet urge upon congress tho desira bility of Philippine Independence. No Official Sanction Yet. Mexico City. Oillclal sanction to tho agreement between Secretary of he Treasury He La Huerta and New Fork bankers has not yet been given by the Mexican government. No trouble Is anticipated, however, In this quarter. Seventy.five Days' Coal Supply Washington, D. O. The railroads of tho country on June 1 bad on hand seventy-flve days supply of bituminous coal, according to a statement Issued by the commerce department. Urge Reductions In Freight Rates. Hastings, Neb. Material reductions In " class freight rates from Chicago, tit. Louis and Mississippi river points to Hastings, Grand Island and Colum bus, Nch., have been recommended to tho Interstate Commerce commission fty Examiner Keppart, who held a heal ing for the commission In this city last September. Tho proposed cuts are on all 'dosses of freight and aro feexuumended us a remedy for rates which the examiner holds are "uu- niuKomV-1" and unduly prejudicial." URGED TO ACCEPT THE CUT Chairman Hooper Writing Answer to Union Ultimatum Giving Phases of Readjustment. Washington, D. C The soldiers' bonus hill, by u vote of Gl! to 8, haa been made the special order of busb nes of the senate immediately after the final vote on the tariff bill, unloss It Ih disposed of before that time. Adoption of a motion to this effect came nfter an all-day light at tho outset of which an effort to get the bill before the senate failed. Several senators gave formal notice that they would continue to press for action on the bonus ahead of the tariff. Nominate Woman for U. S. Senator. St. Paul, Minn. A woman has been nominated for United States senatot by a major political party for tho llrst time In tho history of the coun- try. This became apparent when re turns from half the precincts purtlcl pating In Monday's primary election sliowed Mrs. Annie IMckh Olosen had captured the senatorial nomination oi tho democratic jlarty from two male opponents. Urges Workers to Accept Cuts. Chicago. Acceptance of the $1:15,- 000,000 wage cuts July 1 will be urged upon railroad workers by tho United Suites railroad labor board in reply to the "ultimatum" from the union chiefs at Cincinnati to the effect that If the workers vote for a strike tho leaders will sanction it. The answer if the board, which Is being prepared ,iy Chairman Hen V. Hooper, will go nto phases of the readjustment period' such as rail wages and their relation to transportation costs and to Industry Mi the outside Is that It may llnd Its text In a paragraph from the wage reduction order dealing with the busi ness revival now In progress and the manner In which transportation dove tails Into It all. Aro Strong for Unification. Pokln. Two significant develop ments now point to a reunited China In tho near, future, One was found In oillclal advices from Canton that Sun Yat Sen's downfall was complete.' Tho other came In a telegram from tho three provinces of Manchuria, where Chang Tso-Lln has attempted to establish a separate empire, that tho t'iroe provinces were ready to Join the united China movement. The telegram from Manchurlan assemblies stated that, while Manchuria enjoys self-government, It, nevertheless, was willing to Join In the program for uni fication. Honors to Chief Justice Taft. London. Britain's foremost states men, Jurists ami lawyers and a great body of American friends Joined In an impressive reception to William How ard Taft, chief Justice of tho United States supreme court upon his llrst public appearance In England. He was the guest of honor at the Pil grims' banquet, at which five mem bers bf the cabinet, many former cabi net ministers and the greatest legal minds In the country lent their pres ence. Barely before has a visiting American received such a spontaneous welcome. To Declare 10 Per Cent Dividend. Omaha, Neb. Tho Federal Land Hank of Omaha will declare a 10 per cent dividend to its borrowing stock holders on July 1, accord.ng to a stat ment by Chris Orucnther, secretary of tho bank. Tho total dividend will amount to $inr,000. Under the Farm loan act, as oxplalned by Mr. Gruen ther, all the stock In the federal land bank Is owned by the borrowers and every borrower takes 5 per cent of his loan In stock. Thousands Homeless from Floods. Washington, 1). C. Advices from Mexico to the state department state that the government olllces at tho In ternational bridge at Laredo have been abandoned, that 1.5(H) persons in Nuevo Lnredo had been driven from their homes, and that business houses, Including two American stores, had been Hooded by a raise In the Illo Grande river, which canto down from the San Juan river In Mexico. San Francisco, Cal. James S. Mc- Candles of Honolulu was named as Imperial potentate of tho Ancient Arable order, Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, at Its annual session hero. Favorable Crop Conditions. Washington. Generally favorable conditions for the harvesting of, grain and hay and for tho cultivation of crops except In some northeastern and north central states, were records ed by the weather bureau In Its week ly weather and crop report. Seattle, Wash. Capt. Hoalil Anuintl sen's exploration ship Maud, bound on a live-year scientific expedition In the north polar basin region, arrived in Nome, Alaska, after 17 H days out of Seattle. State Sending Clothing to Russia. Lincoln, Neb. A largo shipment ot clothing will leave here July 0 for tho famine area along tho Volga river In Kusslu under tho auspices of tho Central States Volga Belief society. This shipment, which Is to be accom panled by Jacob Volz of York, will bo directed to Saratov, Uussla, from where the clothing will bo distribut ed. Bequests have boon sent to all points lu the state for serviceable clothing of any description. Received In Lincoln It Is prepared In 100-pound bales ami covered with oil cloth. fMofoeeo Ski Street in a (Prepared liy tho National Geographic society, wamiuiKton, u. j.j There Is something to be learned from the recent "swing around the circle'' by the President of France through Morocco. It Includes visits to Moliammedan holy pluces near which, u few years ago, "Christian Infidels" wero not permitted. Smiles of wel rome met this French party where formerly all Furopeans received scowls or worse. It seems that tne History of Algeria Is being repeated and that French economic penetration Is prov ing a success in this anomalous coun try, whose Arabic name means "the extreme West," but which has bar bored more tenaciously than Egypt or Mesopotamia the llavor of the East. Until a decade ago Morocco scorned western civilization and had succeeded In keeping Itself at least a millennium and a half behind the times. Moslem fanaticism ran riot. Jews and Chris tians wero treated with a mixture of contempt, suspicion und hostility. Be cause, as a result of pressure by the European powers, Christians were per mitted to own land In Tangier, Moroc cans referred to It as a "dog town," and one Moslem map-maker Insisted on leaving It off the map of Morocco. Relatively few Europeans lived In the country outsldo of Tungler and a few other coast cities; and lu some of the towns considered holy, It was as. much as a non-Moslem foreigner's life was worth to appear. The Morocco of today Is something of u mixture govornvientnlly. The oretically It Is all under the control of the sultan of Morocco. As a matter of fact, however, tho country Is di vided Into threo purts still nominally under the sultan. Along the Mediter ranean and extending Inland for SO to 100 miles Is the narrow zone recog nized to be under Spanish Inlluence. A caliph appointed by the sultan is sup posed to bo In control of this zone, as sisted by Spanish oillclals. The city of Tangier, on tho northwestern point of Africa, and a small surrounding district, constitute a special zone n which an International commission assists Moroccan oillclals. The muln portion of Morocco something like hlneteen-twentleths Is under u French protectorate which has existed since 1012. Has Many Capitals. Morocco is a laud of many capitals. The sultan has palaces In Fez, Tafllelt. Marrakesh (Morocco City) and Babat, und resides In each from time to time. For some years Tangier was the diplo matic capital where all foreign en voys were resident and where a rep resentative of the sultan also resided. Life and property were too Insecure In the Interior for foreign envoys to feel safe In the city In which the sultan huppened to be living. This situation has changed since the French protec torate was established and the resi dent general now resides In the city of the sultan, having residences as well In the other capitals. From the sea, Tangier Is the Arab city of North Africa par excellence, for tho ugly dashes of yellow, green and red, with which scattered modern con structions have marred tho otherwise glistening whiteness of the native city, are not distinguishable until the steam er lies close In. Being a city of "In fidels," It has been visited only on tho rest occasions by tho sultan. The traveler from Europe will be Ft ruck at once by the totnl lack of the well-known rumble of city streets, for though the uneven thoroughfares are In most parts paved with cobble htones, wheeled vehicles aro pructl cully unknown, not only In Tangier, but throughout the empire. Tho streets are nevertheless crowded with other means of transport. So narrow are sotuo of them that at tho oft-repeated "Balakl" "Look out!" one must again and agnln spring Into some doorway Moorish Town In order to let donkeys, mules and horses, with their spreading burdens, pass by. Camels have to be unloaded on tht "soko," or market-place, outside the walls. Things too heavy to be cur ried by a single animal must be trans ported by men, and It Is no unusuul sight to see great stones five and six feet long slung on poles and borne by a dozen or more half-naked Arabs. In these narrow streets the little box like shops, waist high, give the propel oriental sotting to the whole. In them we see the owner reclining and sedate ly reading, seemingly oblivious to the stirring scenes around him, until he Is "disturbed" by a purchaser for his goods, all of which arc within arm's reach. Fez Once a 'Paradise. Inland . Fez is, of course, different from Tangier. The golden days ol Fez began In the Ninth century und continued till ubout the Thirteenth. It was then celebrated us u paradise. Around ibe city were splendid gardens ol rarest fruits. The soil watered by n thousand streams, was of extraor dlnary fertility. Its numerous schools and libraries and Its famous univer sity uttracted students even from Eu rope. Tho cllmutc, Its fruits und How- ers, Its fountains and wells, Its vcr- duro and beauty, caused tho city to enjoy u reputation unique In Islam. Its glories have departed, but it still boasts of one of the most sacred mosques of the Mohammedan world, that of Mulal Idress, "the Younger," the founder of the kingdom. The sights of Fez are Its teeming streets, bazars and markets. Weeks can be spent In this Interesting city, and yet new and strange scenes bo met with at almost any moment. Snake-charmers, medlclne-men, story tellers, with their gaping crowds, ar-' tlsans and tradesmen of every descrip tion, costumes from the four quarters of Morocco and beyond Interest tho traveler at every turn. But all Is not poetry In Fez. Revolting are the hor rible diseases to be seen on every hand. The residence portion of tho city Is strikingly unattractive. One can scarce ly believe that he Is being taken to call on one of the wealthiest Moors of the city, when he stops In a narrow street, borely five feet wide, Inclosed by high, prlsoiMIke windowless walls. These walls are the houses themselves. A mas sive, iron-studded door will be opened, and in seml-durkness one will be con ducted along a tortuous, dingy pas sage, through several doors, to suddenly emerge Into one of those Inner courts which are the masterpieces of oriental architecture, with Its mosaics, tiles, fountains, colonnades or light Sara cenic arches supporting a second gal lery above, all covered with a profu sion of colored and glided arabesques and pondentlves. Almost rivaling these Inner courts In popularity, especially with the wom en, the Hat roofs of the houses must bo mentioned. Hero during certain hours tho men are never expected to appear, for they are then sacred to the women of the families, who resort to them unveiled to enjoy tho cooling breezes from the Atlas mountains. The city of Meklnez might be called the monument of Mouley Ismael, tho great contemporary of Louis XIV, who even dared suo for tho bund of a (laughter of tho great French king. Ills mania for building Is everywhere In ovidence. For miles along the road leading to the quarries to the north grent blocks of stone can still bo seen lying, Just as they fell from tho hands of tho slaves when they beard that their tyrant sovereign was dead. But a melancholy Interest Is attached to theso great" buildings, for It must be remembered that hundreds of Chris thin slaves tolled and died on these I gloomy walls. T5fie I.I-GI0M (Copy tui hi utrpalllllflll suuDlInd by th e American l.eirlon Newn Bervlcf.) DADDY OF AMERICAN LEGION E. Lester Jones of Washington, D. C, Founder of the Movement Back in 1919. E. Lester Jones of Washington, D. C, because he was tho founder of the . I T American region movement In A m erica, was called the "dad dy" of the or ganization back in 1010 and the title bns stayed with him ever since. Mr. .Tones was one of a handful Of veterans who net in Washlng t o n, Mure h 7, 1010, and formed what was known as the John J. Pershing post of World War Veterans. Later, when tho sev eral societies of those who had fought In the World war combined under the name of the American Legion, Mr. Jones was mnde commander of the newly-formed George Washington post No. 1. When the department of the District of Columbia was formed, he was made departmental com mander. Legionnaire Jones was an enlisted man with the District' of Columbia National Guard prior to the World war. During tho wnr be rose from private to colonel, taking all the grades. LEGION HONORED ALL DEAD Organization Participated In Services at Final Interment of Men Brought Home. Army transports In which mony of them went across eager for the con flict have carried back the last of the 45,000 A. E. F. dead, those relatives had requested to be returned to this country for permanent burial. Tho graves registration service of the army, which had the work of return ing these bodies In charge, did an al most superhuman task. But this service could not give the comradely human touch to the handling of these bodies after they reached the United States that seemed due them. No organization was so well suited to perform the last rights of honor and respect for these soldier dead as was the American Legion. The men of the Legion took upon themselves the. obligation. Forty ship loads of bodies came to eastern ports during a period of tw.o and a half years. It was not always possible to have an elaborate service, because the arrlvnls were too frequent, but In every Instance there was at least a prayer by a chaplain of the Protestant, Catholic or Jewish faith, an address by a prominent citi zen or army officer and a rifle salute. A number of times, however, tho services were noteworthy. President Ilurdlng delivered an address at services arranged by the Legion, May '23, 1921, when the Princess Matolka arrived with 451 bodies. General Pershing and Senator Lodge spoko when the Somme and the Wbeaton ar rived, July 10. 1021, with 7,000 dead. The last cargo of bodies arrived In Brooklyn, In April, 1022, on the Cam bral. On that occasion, the body of Private Charles W. Graves, Company M, One-hundred and Seventeenth ln fnntry, Thirteenth division, was borne on a caisson through the streets, lined with silent throngs, to the army base, where simple ceremonies marked the close of tho last public demonstration for America's returned dead. RAN TOWARD BERLIN IH 1918 Clarence De Mar, Winner of 25-Mlle American Marathon Race, In terested In Boy Scouts. Clarence II. DeMnr of Melrose, Mass., winner of tho 2.r-mlle American Marathon race, got some of bis endurance as a 1 o n g-d I s t a nee runner while run ning toward Ber lin In 1018, and h o undoubtedly acquired a good ripnl of his airll- v-"" . Ity and sureness of foot while dodulnc F r 1 1 z's missiles. 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