THE FRONTIER
D. H. CRONIN, PUBLISHER.
W. C. TEMPLETON,
Editor and Business Manager.
O’NEILL^ NEBRASKA
Salt for $5,000 has been perched on
the narrow shoulders of a canary In an
Atlantic City, N. J., court. The bird
was the gift of a landlady to her tenant,
as a token of friendship. They had a
number of “spats” but always patched
them up with the canary warbling a
•ong of peace. Eventually the tenant
moved away, taking tho. bird with her.
The landlady went to the new address
and demanded return of the canary. The
rebuff and ensuing disarrangement of
•aUfures ended tn court.
Monsters of the sea fight in groups aa
well as In personal encounters. This is
testified to by Capt. G. Evcred Poole, a
commissioner in the Gold Coast colony,
writing to his brother in London. He
says: “We steamed through, for ovei
an hour, a blood red sea, and saw some
hundred or more whales dead or dying
on the surface of the water. Some were
Just able to move. There must have
been a sanguinary battle, supposed to
have been put up by sword fish. It wa*
a most appalling sight, and the extent
of the bloody expanse must have repre
sented the death of many more whale*
than were visible.”
Joseph Babcock, of Waukesha, Wis.,
doesn’t know whether folks up in Mar*
are throwing stones at him or whethef
an angel of fortune Is planting diamond*
in his fields. Whll$ plowing a field h*
bumped Into a meteor pit, and found •
15-pound fragment of meteor after dig*
tng seven feet. He took a piece of it to
Milwaukee for examination. The plec*
of stone of mixed formation of blue,
green, and agate-llke stone and whit*
crystals startled the Jeweler, who wa*
not sure of its value. It was left fo»
further inspection.
The day of “false” teeth 1ms passed
Teeth now must harmonize with hair,
eyes and facial appearance. The rnaklnj
of false teeth is an art, and the pro
gress In making and fitting teeth lr
Itie last four years Is a dentlstrj
achievement, one speaker pointed out ai
the annual meeting of the Chicago
dental society. Studying face, eyes, and
hair, the dentist makes teeth to fit th«
person, even tinting and staining th*
teeth to go with tht general makeuj
If the patient.
A number of young men who oan not
find work ore earning a livelihood by
acting as “queuers” at London theaters.
They chargo 35 cents an hour payable
when their clients take their places a*
the queue starts moving into the theater.
“Several of us are doing a nice little
business this way,” one of them told a
reporter. Most of us have our regular
clients, who. after visiting one show,
tel) us to keep a seat for them on a
certain date at another theater. We
reckon to earn about $1.75 a day—and
it’s worth it.”
American silver foxes and skunks will
be cultivated on a large scale by a Ger
man stock company on a farm in Aus
tria Tyrol, under the direction of Pro
fessor tie Mill, of the natural history
department of Munich university. In
Germany where the prices of the higher
grade of furs have risen enormously In
the last few months, a perfect specimen
of sliver fox costs 100,000 marks.
Public schools teach a “lot of lie?
about Humpty Dumpty and such non
sense,” Joel Yoder, of New Philadelphia,
Ohio, thought. So he kept his children,
Fanny, 10, and Albert, 8, at home. Joel’s
version of modern education, however,
failed to coincide with Justice John
Htevenson’s. So he went to Jail. “The
schools teach a lot of Junk, and they
don’t teach th© blttfe,” Yoder still con
tends.
Yolanda of Italy, the most beautiful
princess in th© world, is sad because she
is a princess, and would rather be “Just
a plain girl.” But the princess trims
her own hats, makes her blouse** and she
can cook spaghetti better than a chef.
Yolanda worked In hospitals during the
war and one of her friends was former
Ambassador Thomas Nelson Page,
whom she quizzed by the hour about
American girls.
V ir.u J umrinm IS urnig
groomed for tho White Houbo in 1924.
Friends of the Ohio senator are so confi
dent he will bo re-elected in the foil
they are laying plans for the democratic
presidential nomination. These plans
run counter to political adherents of
ex-Governor Cox \vho believe if the
democratic nomination Is to go to Ohio
•gain, the candidate of 1920 should be
given anotner chance.
A Junk dealer in Stamboul spent
$f*0,000 on a wedding, says a dispatch to
the New York World. The bridegroom,
an Albanian Turk, mad© a fortune after
the armistice by dealing in Junk. Forty
three houses were hired for the wedding
guests, who were entertained gaily for
a w*eek. One hundred motor cars and
300 open carriages followed the bride's
equipage to a large school building,
which had been rented and decorated
for festivities. Each table provided for
800 guests and w*as loaded with Turkish
delicacies.
While Patrick J. McCann was serv
ing in the American army In France he
*aved the life of an Indo-Chinese soldier
by dragging him from tho path of an
approaching train. McCann had for
gotten the. incident until recently when
ho received a letter from the war de
partment at Washington advising him
the deed had won him a medal of honor
from the French government and an ac
companying diploma tho highest mili
tary honor the French government be
stows on a non-commissioned man.
Here's a scientific explanation of why
the alarm clock goes off so early In the
morning. Clocks run faster at night
than in the day time. An observatory
astronomer at Uiek observatory of the
University of California, made this
startling discovery. The director in his
“ report to the president of the university
stated: "The ultimate cause of the
phenomenon la obscure, Hit an exhaust
ive program of observation so far has
borne out the hypothetical conclusion
that clocks run faster at night than in
gaytime.'
"Hob nails" are going on. the market
Bids on more than 1.000.000 pairs of
trench and field shoes stored In 40 de
pots In New York, Chicago, and At
lanta areas, have been asked by the
quartermaster general of tho army. Bids
may be made on as low as 10 pairs or
as many as 10,000.
Personal property of the bank direc
tors of Banca ltallana dl Sconto, which
failed recently, has been seized by offi
cials at Home. Tlio property included
automobiles, household furniture and
numerous paintings.
New York is enjoying an attaik of
radiomania. Amateur wireless wizards
use fire eeseapes for aerials, and are
even utilizing bed springs and window
screens. Out on Ixmg Island the home
steads listen for weather reports by ra
dio , before they bank the furnace fir©.
Commuters Bet their watches by wire
less.
Since last November 28 dogs of valu
able pedigree have been stolen in For
est Hills, L. I. The dogs are valued at
$5,000. Other cases, totalling 100 and
approximating a loss of $20,000 have
tveen reported to New* York police. Evi
dence in possession of police tends to
show the work of an organized gang
who make the rounds as expertly as of
ficial dog catchers.
FRAUDULENT SALE
Nebraskan Recently Returned
From Canada Held in Jail
Under Heavy Bonds for
Trial.
Lincoln, Neb., Feb. 7.C. Shurtleff
and Perry Anthony were arrested by
deputy sheriffs on Indictments re
turned against them by the Lan
caster county grand Jury. Both are
charged with obtaining money under
false pretenses and conspiracy.
Shurtleff furnished bond In the sum
of J.3,500 on each of three separate
Indictments. Anthony was recently
brought back from Canada to face a
state chargo of fraudulent sale of
stock In the Lincoln Auto and Trac
tor school to Miss Julia Nahley, of
Hickman.
TYNDALL DEBATERS WIN
BOTH OF ITS CONTESTS
Tyndall, S. D„ Feb. 7 (Special).—
Tyndall high school won both of her
debutes in the second debate series
Friday, winning from Yankton and
Parker, each by a unanimous decision
of the Judges. The affirmative team
won from Yankton at Yankton while
the negative team triumphed over
Parker at Tyndall. In the first series
held January 20 the local debaters de
feated Avon and Freeman also by
unanimous decisions.
The results of the second series in
the southeast district were as fol
lows: Tyndall won from Yankton
and Parker; Centerville won two de
bates from Irene; Geddes defeated
Avon; Hurley won from Canton; Ar
mour won from Parkston, and Parks
ton won from Armour. Three of the
eight debates were won by unanimous
decisions, two by Tyndall and one by
Centerville.
GOVERNOR McMASTER
SPEAKS TO NEWSPAPER MEN
Yankton, B. D., Feb. 7 (Special).—
Proper maintenance of South Da
kota's charitable, educational and
penal Institutions takes three-fourths
of all state taxes, declared Gov. W. H.
McMaster, addressing the Missouri
River Press club here, and though a
reduction of this expense can be made
it necessary It would mean a shirking
of tho state's duty toward these In
mates. Expenditures can be cut, he
declared, referring to charges of ex
travagance that have been made, If
the people want to neglect the unfor
tunates In the hospital, the misguided
men In the penitentiary, and the
youth attending our schools. How
much the state shall spend here Is
not a political matter, the governor
said. "It is a question of right and
justice. It Is a duty placed upon
the state to provide for the inmates
of these institutions as their loved
ones would have them provided for.
These institutions belong largely to
our women and children. I do not be
lieve (he Almighty Dollar Is yet
strong enough to make South Dakota
take a backward step along this
line.''
Turning to the financial situation,
Governor McMaster declared that "so
far ns South Dakota is concerned, the
danger point has been passed." Sev
eral months ago a catastrophe might
easily have been precipitated. The
condition of banks in the state now
is much Improved, they aro rapidly
taking up their paper held l»y tho
federal reserve. Co-operation by the
public in putting their money In cir
culation. "taking It out of the stock
ing," will help this improvement, he
said.
Return of prosperity In South Da
kota is largely dependent on a re
duction of freight rates, the gov
ernor asserted, which In turn will
necessitate a downward revision of
some wages. Numerous cases were
cited by the executive to show the
huge toll taken from South Dakota
farmers by the railways. Develop
ment of water transportation, speci
fically the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence
deep waterway, must be pushed.
Hope In Two Directions.
Hope for the future, for South Da
kota, lies In two directions, the gov
ernor believed. One is in this re
duction of freight rates. The other
is In increased dairying. Every farm
should possess 10 to 12 cows and 300
chickens, he said. At a conference of
governors recently he had asked the
Wisconsin executive how conditions
-were in his state.
"Banks and business houses have
felt the depression," tho governor of
Wisconsin replied, "hut tho farmers
haven't heard of it. The reason is
the cow."
Governor McMaster covered a wide
range of subjects In his address to
tho newspapermen. Development of
our Black Hills, of the state park, of
good roads through the state and
good river crossings must proceed.
Advertising must he done to pro
mote tourist travel. He foresaw 200.
000 tourists annually coming in to
South Dakota In the near future,
spending several million dollars in
the state.
He paid a high tribute to the late
Dr. L. C. Mead, characterizing him
us a man of unusual vision and en
ergy. He hoped some day a suitable
memorial might he erected to per
petuate his memory.
In conclusion. Governor .McMas
ter complimented the newspaper men
on the large part they had played in
bringing tho state safely through the
time of crisis, and urged them to con
tinue to sound a note of optimism.
PARKSTON DEBATERS WIN
AND LOSE TO OPPONENTS
Pinkston. S. D., Feb. tl (Special).—
The affirmative team of tho Parks
ton high school lost the debate here
Friday night to the negative team of
the Armour high school, while the
negative team of Purkston won
against the affirmative team of Ar
mour at Armour, both votes being 2
to t by the judges. The question be
ing same as In the former debates.
"Resolved, That the United States
Government Should prohibit All For
eign Immigration for a period of
Three Years"
FREMONT WOMAN
HUNGER STRIKER
Has Refused to Take Food
Since Being Sentenced to
Jail for Refusal to Send
Children to School.
Fremont, Neb., Feb. 4.—Attempts
to break the hunger strike of Mrs.
Loretta Sehrelder, local woman who
was sentenced to the Dodge county
Jail for 10 days for refusal to send her
two small children to school, again
met with failure Friday.
Mrs. Schredler has not tasted food
sinco Tuesday morning when she was
first brought Into court. She spends
her entire time In grayer with her
bible before her on the narrow cot in
her cell.
The woman has thus far shown no
I HI effects of her fast. She tells the
matron that there Is nothing unustlal
about her conduct as both she and
her children have often gone without
food or drink for a week at a time.
CONVICTED PHY8ICIAN
MAY ASK FOR PAROLE
Lincoln, Neb., Feb. 6.—Dr. Leslie S.
Fields, Omaha physician, sentenced
to the state prison for one to 10 years
for performing an alleged Illegal crim
inal operation, will be eligible In 30
days, the time required by law for
publication of application for release
unless a typographical error has been
made in his commitment papers.
PRETTY MILLINER WHOSE
ROMANCE IS BROKEN
7
Mary Wilson Hale, pretty milliner,
and her husband, Robert Sever Hale,
millionaire Boston clubman and
nephew of the great Edward Everett
Hale, have separated. Their marri
age was the society sensation in 1913.
The Floating Frog.
From the New York Times.
Let it be granted at the outset that
man, proud man. Is the tty in the other
wise soothing ointment of operatic di
rection—at once sensitive and vain, re
bellious and dictatorial, sullen and ser
pent tongued. Mary Garden's brief ex
perience alone would prove it. Besides
Lucien Muratore are there not Tito
Schipa, Edward Johnson, Ricardo Mar
tin, Forrest Ijamont-offenders one
and all? Hell hath no fury Nko a tenor,
except it be a baritone or a basso. And
so, as the directress said in the inter
view with which she arrived in New
York, “thats* that."
There remains the matter of the float
ing frog. It may be true that Miss Gar
den summoned Giorgio Polacco and
snapped at him: "Your orchestra is im
possible. 1 never heard such a noise!"
Conceivably, also, the conductor re
marked that as a singer Miss Garden
reminded him of a frog. It is with re
gard to tho precise epithet that one i3
disposed to cavil. As repeated to Miss
Garden, it was "floating frog.*' “Oh, I
know what he means,* she said, “—that
in my performsnces 1 am just able to
keep my head above water and then
make an awful noise." Such an inter
pretation is perhaps warranted by the
replies she received to her similar com
ments upon the artistry of tenor, bari
tone and basso, but that is mere argu
ment from sign and example. The true
logic of the situation requires tlie test
of antecedent probability.
Giorgio Polacco is unquestionably a
profound naturalist, or such a similitude
could never have occurred to him.
Frogs float, to be sure, and in the act
they keep their beautiful nostrils of ver
digris just above tho surface. That
suffices for breathing. Rut singing is
another matter. Whether the artist
pipes the "Knee deep" that lured St. Pat
rick among the bogs, thus angering him
against all reptilians, or whether he
booms the kindly, majestic "Better-go
round" that would have saved the good
saint a ducking, he must needs have
much more than his nostrils above
water.
Only inferior Instruments, such as
bagpipes, sing 'i th* nose. The batrach- |
iun melody rises from the midriff in the !
most approved manner; It thrills on the
vocal cords and gains volume from the
luclent, sea-green sounding board be
yond. For such song as this the only
stage Is mossy bank or starlit lily pad.
In brief. Signor Polacco could never
have said "floating frog.* Unlike tenor,
baritone and basso, what he meant was
a compliment. Miss Garden sings tho
true song of spring, harbinger of love
and mating, that coitu s before the swal
low dares and takes the winds of March
with beauty.
it may not prove anything, but
Gabong, tlie mechanically minded orang
outang. in the New York zoological park
In the Bronx, has a thumb print that
might be confused with hundreds of
* those now in the files of the fingerprint
! room In police headquarters. Raymond
j L. I'itmaiF. curator of mammals and
J reptiles in the zoo. went to police head
i quarters with a print of Gabong*s thumb
and one of his own. Fifteen experts
. could not say "this is Gabong" or this
I is Mr. Pitmues." They produced from
Ithe files a score of thumb prints with
virtually the same arrangement of
whorls that Gabong’s thumb showed. A
j magnifying glass was necessary to find
j the differences in them
TWIN BITS AND
NO EXPLANATION
Omaha Railroader Is Held for
Desertion of His Family,
But He Does Some
Talking,
—
Omaha, Neb. Feb. 4.—Carl Fisher,
ft railroad man, was brought back
from Curtis, Neb., by Deputy Sheriff
Charles Johnson on a charge of non
support of wife and child, filed by
his wife.
“A year ago,” Fisher told the dep
uty, "my wife asked me to get her
a pass to a town in Iowa. I did. She
had been gone about four days when
I got a telegram from her. It read:
‘Come home at once. Big baby boy.’
I went home and found her with
twins, six months old. She refused
to tell me where she got them. I
sued for divorce. Later she offered
to tell me where she obtained the
twins If I withdrew the suit. I did
this and she still refused to tell me
the secret. That’s why I left.”
The twins, Carl and Eleanor, now
19 months old. are with his wife,
Fisher said.
BIG LIQUOR HAUL
MADE AT GRAND ISLAND
Grand island, Neb., Feb. 4.—Over
250 gallons of mash, lo gallons of
moonshine in jars and jugs, and a
still in full operation and apparently
of high capacity, were seized by state,
county and city officials in a raid on
the Mlldensteln farm, five miles east
of here, today.
William Whitmore, S. T. Davis and
Ira Losoy, all of this city, occupants
of the place, were arrested on the
Charge of illegal possession and main
taining and operating a still.
Officials believe the raid and ar
rest will materially aid in clearing
up a long-suspected center of booze
manufacture and supply in this sec
tion.
WEALTHY LAND OWNER
DEAD IN LINCOLN
Lincoln, Neb., Feb. 4 (Special).—
Charles W. Stanford, one of the weal
thiest citizens of the state, died at
his home here Wednesday after but
a brief illness. The greater portion
of his fortune was invested in lands,
and coming from Iowa as a youth he
made a large number of investments
in farm properties in that state. His
wealth has been estimated at $10,000,
000.
—*■—
POKER GAME SLAYER
IS SEEKING PARDON
Fremont, Neb., Feb. 4.—Richard
Henry Dunkle, serving from one to
10 years in the state penitentiary for
manslaughter In the killing of Ross
Wickersham, after a poker game at
Nickerson last winter, has applied to
the state board for a pardon.
Dunkle is an ex-service man and
ever since his discharge has been
suffering with lung and heart trou
ble as a result of being gassed in
France. Since being at Lancaster,
Dunkle has bft p a patient In the pen
itentiary hospital. Friends ar.d rela
tives fear that even liberty In the
fresh air will not prolong his life to
a great extent.
County Attorney .1. C. Cook stated
today that he did not know what ac
tion he will take in regard to the par
don when it comes up on February
4, before the state board.
DIPHTHERIA BREAKS OUT
IN A NORFOLK SCHOOL
Norfolk, Neb., Feb. 3 (Special).—An
outbreak of diphtheria In the Grant
school here resulted in the announce
ment by the school nurse that about
560 pupils of that school will be given
the Schick diphtheria test.
WILL ASSUME AUTHORITY
UNTIL POPE IS ELECTED
-T-Tr-r 1—mm
Cardinal Gasparri, papal secretary
ot state, according to dispatches from
Rome, will assume the papal authori
ty until a new pope is elected.
NEBRASKA SALE HOGS
SELL AT $300 AVERAGE
Norfolk, Neb., Feb. 3 (Special).—
What are hogs worth? They're worth
a lot. judging by the prices brought
at a sale on the Ed Kern farm, near
Stanton, Thursday, where 60 pure
breds were sold at an average of $300.
None of the hogs went under the
$200 mark.
At a sale on the W. H. Rasmussen
place, near Norfolk, Wednesday, bO
head of registered swine were sold
at t*» average of $150 a head.
Pacts Signed, Parley Ends;
Harding Urges Additional
World Meets to “Carry On”
0P*r’"-—.
BY WINDER R. HARRIS,
Washington, Feb. 7.—With all the
solemnity and impressiveness that
dramatic simplicity could lend, the
Washington conference on limitation
of armament and Pacific and Far
Eastern questions Monday passed In
to the realm of history.
The curtain was rung down with
a valedictory by President Harding,
after the formal signing of five trea
ties which, with the four power Pa
cific pact signed December 13, rep
resent the achievements of the con
ference.
The final words, "the conference Is
adjourned sine die," were pronounced
by Secretary Hughes, as chairman,
with a last whack of his gavel exactly
at 11:14, 12 weeks and two days af
ter the conclave was called to or
der on November 12.
Balfour First Leader to Sail.
Monday night the exodus of dele
gates has begun, with Arthur J. Bal
four leading the British contingent,
In the vanguard while the treaties
re«t in the archives of the state de
partment, whence certified copies will
go forward to run the gauntlet of
the ratifying bodies of the several
nations.
Although Monday's open meeting
was staged under much the same con
ditions as the previous six plenary
sessions, it lacked the brilliance and
colorful settings of the earlier gath
erings. Dignified ceremony rather
than the pomp of proud diplomats
was depended upon for the success of
the grand finale. And the enthusiasm
which ran riot at the beginning had
spent its force when the period of
accomplishment rolled around.
Harding Waits In Ante Room.
President Harding waited In an
ante-room while the signing was In
progress. The session Was the brief
est of the entire conference. Secre
tary Hughes rapped for order at
10:08% and exactly one hour and five
and a half minutes elapseg before ad
journment at 11:14.
Signing of the five treaties re
quired exactly 40 minutes, beginning
at 10:11 and ending at 10:51. Presi
dent Harding spoke for 19 minutes
from 10:53 to 11:16. Then followed
the closing prayer by the president's
pastor, Rev. W. S. Abernathy, of Cal
vary Baptist church, and the resound
ing crash of the chairman's gavel
which sent the conference scurrying
intn thr* naat
Order of Signing of Treaties.
The treaties were signed in the fol
lowing order:
Annex to the four power Pa
cific treaty.
Five power naval limitation
treaty.
Five power treaty banning pois
on gas as an instrument of war
fare and prohibiting the use of
submarines as commerce destroy
ers.
Nine power treaty dealing with
general politics to protect China.
Nine power treaty increasing
the Chinese tariff.
The United Sttates, Great Britain.
France and Japan are signatories to
all of the pacts. Italy is a party to all
except the four power annex to the
Pacific treaty. Belgium, China, the
Netherlands and Portugual are in
cluded only in the two treaties relat
ing to China. Each delegate signed
at one time all the treaties to which
his government was a party rather
than going through a separate cere
mony for each of the five pacts. The
American delegation was the first to
sign, being followed in order by the
Belgian, British, Chinese, French,
Italian, Japanese, Netherlands and
Portuguese.
Longest and Shortest.
Secretary Hughes was the first to
sign while Capt. E. De Vasconcellos,
of Portugal, brought up the rear. The
longest signature was that of Valing
inan Sankharanarayana Srinivasa
Sastri, of India. The shortest was
that of the senior Portuguese dele
gate, who signed Just ‘‘D’Alte’. Arth
ur J. Balfour signed each of the trea
ties twice, once in behalf of the Brit
ish empire and once for the union of
South Africa.
Only the names, no titles, were
signed. The list of signers follows:
United States—Charles Evans
Hughes, Henry Cabot Lodge, Oscar
W. Underwood, Elihu Root.
Great Britain—Arthur J. Balfour,
Lord Lee, of Fareham, Sir Auckland
Campbell Geddes, Sir Robert Laird
Rorden, representing Canada: George
Foster Pearce, Australia; Sir John
William Salmond, New Zealand; Ar
thur J. Balfour, South Africa; Valing
man Sankharanarayana Srinivasa
Sastri, India.
France—Albert Sarraut, Jules J.
Jusserand.
Italy—Senator Carlo Sehanzer, Vit
torio Bolandi Ricci. Senator A. Luigi
Albertini.
Japan—Baron Tomosaburo Kato,
Baron Kijuro Shldehara, Masanao
H anihara.
China—Sao-ICe Alfred Sze, V. K.
Wellihgton Koo, Chung-Hui-Wang.
Belgium—Baron De Cartier De Mar
ch ienne.
Netherlands—Jonkheer F. Beelaerts
Van Blokland, E. Moresco.
Portugal—Viscount D’Alte, Capt. E.
De Vasconcellos, secretial general.
Harding Is Cheered.
President Harding was given a
WENKS CHARGES DROPPED.
Lincoln. Neb., Feb. 7.-^-The eligibil
ity committee of the University of
Nebraska athletic board Monday
night dismissed charges against A. E.
Wenks, a tackle on the football team.
The committee said it found nothing
to support the claim that Wenks had i
been guilty of violating Missouri Val- I
ley conference rules.
The World Advances.
From the Louisville Courier-Journal.
“More progress."
“What now?"
“One of our ultra-smart widows has
tome out in snort moijrrtlnv "
rousing demonstration when he en
tered the hall from an ante-room. The
delegates and spectators stood up and
applauded. The president bowed first
towards the box where Mrs. Harding
was standing and then to the dele
gates and other parts of the chamber.
After a minute of applause he nodded
to Secretary Hughes, who sat down
as a signal to end the demonstration.
There was another demonstration,
when the president concluded.
Harding Wear* Diamond Pin.
Mr. Harding wore a black frock
coat and waistcoat faced In white and
gray trousers. His dark four-in-hand
tie with thin white stripes was set
off by a solitaire diamond pin.
The president stiook bands and
chatted for awhile with the delegates
after adjournment. When ready to
leave he waved to Mrs. Harding to
come down, and they left for the
W’hite House together.
DT n«r mumj OLArrtn,
Continental Hall, Washington, Feb.
7.—Future conference of nations to
carry forward the work begun by the
conference on arms limitation were
forecast today by President Harding
in an address formally bringing the
present parley to a close.
"Since this conference of nations has
pointed with unanimity to t'.ie way of
peace today, like conferences in the
future, under appropriate conditions
and with alms both well conceived and
definite may illuminate the highways
and byways of human activity," said
Harding.
This was geneially accepted as
Harding’s Invitation to the nations
attending this conference to become
partners in a general association of
nations for preservation of world
peace. His address followed the sign
ing of the treaties by all the nine na
tions in the conference.
The work begun here will not end
with expiration of the naval holiday,
Harding predicted. That holiday will
be extended, he said.
At this conference, he added, “th*
torches of understanding have been
lighted and they ought to glow and
encircle the globe.”
The text of President Harding's ad
dress in part follows;
Mr. Chairman and Members of the
Conference: Nearly three months ago
it was my privilege to utter to you
sincerest words of welcome to the ^
capital of our republic, to suggest the
spirit in which you were invited, and
to intimate the atmosphere in which
you were asked to confer. In a very
general way, perhaps, I ventured to
express a hope for the things toward
which my aspirations led us.
Today it is my great privilege and
an even greater pleasure to come to
make acknowledgment. It is one of
the supreme compensations of life to
contemplate a worth while accom
plishment.
Congratulations For World. j
It can not be other than seeming
for me, as the only chief of govern
ment so circumstanced as to be able
to address the conference, to speak
congratulations and to offer the
thanks of our nation, our people; per
haps I dare volnteer to utter them for
the world. My own gratification is
beyond my capacity to express.
This conference has wrought a truly
great achievement. It is hazardous
sometimes to Ispeak in superlatives,
and I will be restrained. But I will
say, with every confidence, that the
faith plighted here- today, kept in na
tional honor, will mark the beginning
of a new and better epoch in human
progress.
Stripped to the simplest fact, what
is the spectacle which has inspired n
new hope for the world? Gathered
about this table nine great nations
of the earth—not all, to be sure, but
those most directly concerned with
tho problems at hand—have met and
have conferred on questions of great
importance and common concern, on
problems menacing their peaceful re
lationship, on burdens threatening a
common peril. In the revealing light
of the public opinion of the world,
without surrender of sovereignty,
without impaired nationality or af
fronted national pride, a solution has
been found In amity and today's ad
journment is marked by rejoicing In
the things accomplished.
If the world has hungered for new
assurances it may feast at the ban
quet which the conference has
spread.
SURGEONS CONVENE
IN NEBRASKA CAPITAL
Cornhusker, Iowa and South
Dakota M. D.’s Watch Hos
pital Demonstrations.
Lincoln, Neb., Feb. 7 (Special).—
The first convention of the Nebraska.
Iowa and South Dakota sections of
American College of Surgeons opened
here Monday by clinic and clinical ~
demonstrations in Lincoln hospital.
Physicians and surgeons of na
tional and international reputation
are on the program for the two days
of the meeting.
Equipment.
From Life.
"Rastus, I s gwine get rich. 1's done
bought me some stock In a nut factory."
"A which kind of factory?"
“A nut factory, which sells de meat of ~
pecans, almonds and eic-h, already
cracked an’ picked out. This heah com
pany gwine save money with a new
labo'-savin’ device which de promotah
done tole me about. De nuts am gwine
be cracked by trained squirrels which
don't charge no wages.”
“Is dls heah company already licensed,
established an’ ready to' bigness?”
"Yeah, praktikally—all ’cept trainin'
de squirrels."
