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D. H. CRONIN, PUBLISHER.
“ W7c7 TEMPLETON,
Editor and Business Manager.
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In Brazilian Wilds.
From the Manchester Guardian.
After an adventurous life among canl
bals in the wildest and least known re
gions of Brazil, Frederick Glass, mis
sionary, has arrived fn Southampton.
Glass tells of his life among tribes, that
ore among the most primitive races In
the world.
“The customs of these races are prim
itive in the extreme," he said. “They
vue only stone and wooden implements.
Calabashes and shells form their only
utensils. They wear no clothing what
ever. merely painting their bodies with
bright, vegetable colors. Yet they are «
dignified as well as a healthy people.
“They live like animals, perfectly un
ashamed. but very superstitious. It Is
with these races that I have spent the
greater part of my life. There are 400
tribes still in Brazil, most of them ab
origines. They know of no God and have
no knowledge of anything but what they
see. Though their disposition on the
whole is friendly, they are very sus
picious of strangers. Their language
consists of about 600 words.
“It is difficult to make them under
stand things because of the limited vo
cabulary. For instance, when I wanted
to explain what a lomotlve was, I had
to describe it as a horse of iron with
a belly of fire. As far as intelligence
goes, they are babies.”
i ne r rencn government naving oeen
persuaded to allot money for the pur
pose, Napoleon’s last home, on the
Island of St. Helena, Is to have a new
coat of paint. It needs It, for the last
coat was spread on eight years ago.
The old house at Longwood, Is under
ears of the French minister of domain
The new coloring will lie exactly as In
Napoleon's time, light grey for the house
Itself, with the shutters. Cornices and
doors In olive green and dark brown.
Mrs. Sophia Lovell, age 70, once known
from coaat to coast as queen of the
gypsies Is dead. Encamped outside In
tents, In Toledo, Ohio, especially plaoed
for rlsltlng members of roving bands
were more than 100 former members of
tier gypsy band, to attend the funeral.
Mrs. Lovell was born In England In
1862, and came to America with her hus
band, Lovelllng Lovell, many years
ago. A number of sons, daughters and
grandchildren together with her hus
band-eurvive her.
"Old John." veteran of the It) ele
phants of the Rlngllng Bros, and Bar
Hum and Bally circus, Is on his fare
well tour. Whan the show returns to
winter quarters at Bridgeport, Conn.,
In November he win be placed on the
pension list. His full name Is John L.
Sullivan. He has trooped more than
1,200,000 miles, visited every state In
the union, and devoured peanuts fron)
Australia to England.
Although the Emperor of Annam Is
g the envy of Paris with his gorgeous
Pobes of embroidered golden yellow and
blue, he. wants to wear regular pants
and coats like ordinary humun beings.
He sent orders to a Paris tailor for an
outfit of European style clothes. On
arrival at Marseilles It was dlscovsred
some unscrupulous hand-me-down cloth
ing dealer had "stuck" the emperor
■with a lot of pre-war styles and a derby
bat of the vintage of 1880.
Some valuable worms were reported
Missing from the hygienic laboratory of
the public health service at Washing
ton. Not a word of the daring theft was
Tiermltted to reach the public. Police
disguised as doctors stood around by
the hour watching. A young police
man with a correspendence course In
detective work had an Inspiration. "Did
you count the worms?” hs asked. They
had. “Count ’em again," he order d.
And behold not one was missing.
A long freight train waa held up for
1# hours at Kinston, N. C., because of
a one-man strike. When shopmen
walked out, there was only- one railway
worker at Mtnston who belonged to the
union. He was a coupler. Other train
men refused to perform the coupler's
duties, and the trainmaster finally sub
stituted for him.
Locating undiscovered Hikes In the na
tional forests of Alaska are the latest
uses to which the airplane has been
put, eays the forest service, United
States department of agriculture. It has
long been known that there are many
lakes on the headlands and Islands tra
velled by the Inside passage between
Seattle and Skagway that do not appear
on any map.
How a horse stole a ride on the cow
catcher of a railway train Is told by the
crew of ft British Columbia electric rail
road train at New Westminster, B. C.
At Hope the train was forced to stop to
•How e hand of horses to get off the
track. No one saw a horse mount the
cowcatcher, but when ths train stopped
at the next station, the animal stepped
off and trotted away.
A nurse with a half million patlsnts
a year to care for Is Miss Emma Wood,
of Sarnia. Ont. She does not person
ally administer to their needs, but they
are har patients. 8he Is director of
nuralng tor the Near East relief, and
superintend* the work of 50 American
and Canadian nurses and 1,000 native
nurses’ aides. The patients are famine
sufferers to Turkey, Palestine and Ar
menia.
xm svcnnei omu or ungiewood, N. J..
bu made It possible for the dogs of ths
town to run at large without tho dis
comfort of muxilea. The club has estab
lished a clinic where dogs are being In
oculated with antl-rables vaccine. Ths
city council passed an ordinance allow
ing dogs so Inoculated to go unmuimled.
One per cent, of tho school children
In the United States are afflicted with
stuttering. Ibis a symptom of a num
ber of obscuif* disorders. One scientist
says It la "due to a temperamental
lack of ability to make the necesaary
• emotional adjustments to life."
After 10 years* Work, Prof. Joseph
Tykociner, of the University of Illinois,
has constructed a machine which not
•nly photographs movies but records
sounds as well. The ring of a bell,
slamming of a door.' and the human
voice are reproduced In laboratory teats.
Dutch florists are sending their flow
firs dally to London by airplane. They
arrive at Croydon. England, at 1:30
p. m. and are dispatched to London by
motor car.
Three Jurymen In a recent murder
trial at Parkhurst. England, were un
able to algn ths Jury roll after their ver
dict had been given. They could not
write.
An Indian treaty bowl, weighing «00
pounds and said to be the largest In ex
istence, was found at Ntmklsh, 100 miles
north of Vancouver. The relic, which
Is said to be more than 500 years old, la
U feet long, and, according to archeo
loglBts. was made by Indians using stone
tools and axes. The bowl which was
the center of an Interesting Indian cere
mony was called by the aborigines *tr a
mother of the Five Tribes." These
tribes would meet to discuss hunting
laws and tribal boundaries, and on such
occasions the bowl was filled with some
kind of liquor.
Ths ideal husband, according to a
wife In a London divorce court, la one
who buys his wlfo furs and autos,
kisses 5»er only once a day and 4Ds
Mrs, Julia A. Wilson of Brok
en Bow, Neb., Charged
With Death of Husband
Is Taken to Asylum.
Broken Bow, Neb., Aug. 8 (Special.)
—Held with her brother. Benjamin
Palin, on the charge of first degree
murder In connection with the death
of her husband, John A. Wilson, Mrs.
.fulla A. Wilson has been removed to
the state Insane hosn'tal at Hastings.
Her health has been affected by the
hot weather and the solitary confine
ment in Jail. The nestings Institu
tion is the nearest state hospital
where the woman could receive treat
ment and still be under surveillance.
Palin does not know that his sister
has been removed from jail here.
(STOP PAYMENT ON
WARRANTS FOR BRIDGES
West Point, Neb., Aug. 8 (Special.)
—On Friday a petition was filed in the
district court of Cuming county, en
joining the county treasurer from
paying a number of warrants that
had previously been registered, to the
amount of over $250,000 Issued to the
Standard Bridge company. It is al
leged In the petition that these war
rants were illegally Issued on the
grounds that they were far in excess
of 85 per cent, of the levy for the cur
rent year. No restraining order from
the court has yet been Issued. The
case has aroused considerable inter
est here.
FRIENDS 8END MONEY TO
MAN FACING MURDER CHARGE
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Central City, Neb, Aug>8 (Special)
—About $800 has been raised here
among friends and relatives of Will
Harris of Central City, now In Jail at
Kaufman, Tea, and sent to Harris to
aid In his defense against a murder
charge. Harris' attorneys express
confidence In their ability to acquit
him. They have promised to make no
charge If he Is found guilty, but ask
$300 deposited In a Kaufman bank to
be theirs In case they free him.
HOOPER, NEB, VOTES BONDS
FOR NEW SCHOOL HOUSE
Hooper. Neb, Aug. 8.—The propo
sal to Issue school bonds to the
amount of $76,000 for the purpose of
erecting a new school building here
carried at a special e'ectlon by a vote
tf 336 to 131.
ELGIN, NEB, FARMER
COMMITS SUICIDE
Elgin, Neb, Aug. 8.—Henry Putch,
16, a farmer, living southeast of this
place, committed suicide by hanging
himself. Domestic troubles are be
lieved to have caused the act. Putch
and his wife had been separated for
tome time.
NEWSPAPER MAN 18
DECORATED FOR BRAVERY
Omaha, N^b, Au3. 7.—By spe.dal
act of congress and In the presence
of the entire strength of the post,
the distinguished service cross was
presented to former Lieut. James W.
Hanberry, a local newspaper man, at
Port Crook. The presentation was
said to have been the first of Its kind
ever made In Nebraska. Hanberry was
elected national senior vice comman
der of the disabled American veterans
of the world war at San Francisco re
cently.
The presentation was made by Col.
William B. Cochran, post comman
der at the seventh army corps area
officers' headquarters. Hanberry's ci
tation was for “conspicuous gallantry"
at Chuteau Thierry. July 19, 1918,
where he was In command of the at
tacking unit of his battalion which
Hanberry's reorganization of the unit
Hanberry’s reorganization of theunit
when the battalion on his flank wag.
cut off. After being wounded the
citation says, Hanberry continued to
direct the company against nests of
enemy machine guns that were raking
the American line and was wounded
a second time. Despite his wounds,
says the citation, Hanberry refused
succor which would have further en
dangered his men, and the attack was
continued to a successful finish.
NO SHORTAGE OF
TEACHER8 ANTICIPATED
Watertown, 8. D., Aug. 7 (Special).
■—Arrangements were being complet
ed here for the holding of the annual
Joint Institute for school teachers of
Hamlin and Codington counties on
September 25 and 27, Inclusive. The
dates were set at a conference of Fred
L. Shaw, state superintendent of pub
lic Instruction and Miss Adah Mlnard,
the county supertendent. Mr. Shaw
declared the only delay In securing
teachers for South Dakota schools
this year Is being occasioned to make
surrf applicants have the proper qual
ifications and hoh\ high enough cer
tificates. No real shortage of teach
ers Is anticipated this seuson.
CONTRACT AWARDED
FOR MERRILL PAVING
Merrill, la., Aug. 7 (Special).—The
Merrill council has let the contract
for 24,000 square yards of pavement.
The price to be paid Is J2.B1 per
square yaril. The paving will be of
the vlbrolitlc concrete type and will
cover 14 blocks.
W. J. BRYAN CHANGES
STYLE OF HAIR CUT
Norfolk, Neb., Aug. 7 (Special).—
William Jennings TIryan on his ar
rival here presented a real hair cut for
the first time In years. The com
moner declared he felt better since he
had his locks shorn, although he Ad
mitted there haa been little comment
on his change In style of hair cuts.
Mr. Bryan for many years wore his
hair quite long. The commoner ap
peared In the best of health and de
clares he will return north in the fall
for a strenuous campaign for the
democratic party,
ADMITS GUILT TO
Inmate of Boys’ Reformatory
Makes Affidavit He Com
mitted Crime—Another
Is Convicted.
Lincoln, Neb., Aug. 3 (Special).—
Arthur P. Holbrook, an inmate of the
boys' reformatory at Kearney, has
made affidavit that Paul McCoy, re
cently convicted In Lincoln of holding
up a man, is Innocent and that he is
the guilty man. He has made affi
davit to that fact and it has been filed
in the supreme court in support of
McCoy's application for a new trial.
The county attorney says that he has
witnessees to prove that when the
two were in jail awaiting trial, this
story was framed up to save McCoy.
Holbook had been guilty of a number
of offenses that were certain to land
him In Kearney, and this added of
fense would'mean no longer sentence.
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WANTS PARTIAL DIVORCE
FROM WIFE COMPLETE
Lincoln, Neb., Aug. 3 (Special).—
Claiming that to tondemn a man to a
life celibacy is a punishment not pre
scribed by the laws of Nebraska and
Is against advanced public policy,
Thomas P. R. Stocker, Lincoln attor
ney, has asked the supreme court to
either give him or his wife an abso
lute divorce. The Lancaster district
court had given the wife a divorce
from bed and board only. The parties
belong to prominent Nemaha county
families. Stocker says that bed and
board divorces are granted only Oder
two circumstances, when one party
has been guilty of flagrant violations
of the marriage vows and when there
is a chance of a reconciliation. He
says neither reason applies In this
case.
EIGHTEEN INDIAN
8KELETON8 EXHUMED
Schuyler. Neb., Aug. 3 (Special).—
Eighteen Indian skeletons have been
exhumed here by teamsters hauling
clay from Browery hill. One skele
ton had evidently been Interred in a
buckskin jacket, since there were
arrow heads covered with copper
jackets, besides the bones, indicating
they had been carried in a pocket.
METEOR 18 SEEN BY
PEOPLE OF JEFERSON
Jefferson, S. D., Aug. 3 (Special).
—A meteor was observed east of here
a few evening ago. When it neared
the earth, it broke into two pieces and
emitted a great shower of sparks. No
reports have been had of where the
pieces landed.
BACHELOR FARMER FOUND
IN SERIOUS CONDITION
Kimball, S. D., Aug. 3 (Special.)—
W. Rickert, who lives alone on his
farm 10 miles north of this place, was
found at his home with a cupboard
laying across his body, which he
pulled over in a fainting spell. He
had.been in this position for several
days when found by a farmer pass
ing. He was taken to the Chamber
lain sanatorium for treatment.
BOY IS RUN OVER BY
HEAVILY LOADED WAGON
Lake Andes, S. D„ Aug. 3 (Special.)
—The young son of Victor Johnson,
living near Lake Andes, while riding
to town in company with another boy
on a load of wheat, lost his balunce
and fell to the ground, the wagon
passing over him, breaking his leg
and causing other severe injuries. He
was taken to the hospital at Yankton,
Tuesday morning.
NEW YORK. — Business failures
for July totaled 1,668, a drop of 6.3
per cent, from the June figures and
42 per cent, from those for the peak
month of January, 1922, Bradstreet’s
report says. Although the number of
failures was 6.1 per cent, above that
for July, 1921, the total amount of
liabilities — $42,046,646 — was 40 per
cent, below the total for July, last
year.
PARIS.—After a controversy of more
than two years, between the allies
and the Germans over the right of
allies to the unrestricted use of the
Kiel canal, the council of ambassa
dors has decided to render the whole
question to the International court of
justice at the Hague for settlement.
BOISE, ID.—The republican vote
was much heavier than either the
democratic or progressive In Tues
day's county elections throughout
Idaho. This was Indicated on the
face of returns received here.
DENVER. — Rescue parties has
started for the top of Long’s Peak,
one of Colorado's highest mountains
to recover the body of J. E. Kitts, of
Greeley, who was killed Tuesday
when lightning struck him and J. E.
Bullas, of Topeka, Kan. Bullas who
was burned slightly about the head
and had his shoes torn from his feet
by the bolt was able to make his
own way down the mountain.
Jim Thorpe, the big Sac and Fox
braye. who not so long ago was
hailed as the greatest all round ath
lete that ever lived, says that he will
retire from minor league baseball at
the end of this season. Thorpe has
been slipping year by year. Ty Cobb
DAUGHTER OF BRYAN
visits Old home
Lincoln, Neb., Aug. 8 (Special).—
Mrs. Ruth Bryan Owen, daughter of
W. J. Bryan, Is a brief visitor to her
old home. She le now on a lectur
ing tour ala father, and Is Ailing sev
eral dates ut Nebraska chuutauquas.
During her leisure times at hotels
and on the trains she Is writing a
novel, and half of it has thus been
set down. She is lecturing on what
she saw while In the orient, where
her husband, a British army lieu
tenant, has been stationed.
shu¥way named
ITHHELIICKETS
Scottsbluff Man Candidate of
Democrats, Progressives
and Prohibs for State
Auditor.
Lincoln, Neb., Aug. 6.—Grant L.
Shumway, ot Scottsbluff, candidate in
the primary for the major party nom
ination as a democrat for the office of
auditor of public accounts, enjoys the
unusual distinction of receiving the
nomination for that office on three
party tickets. He is the nominee of
the democratic, progressive and pro
hibition parties, according to the
completed tabulations of the official
primary election vote now on file in
the office of the secretary of state.
Unless there be a ruling by the at
torney general to^ho contrary, it is
likely that there will appear on the
November election ballot as nominees
of the prohibition party, the names of
but six candidates. These candidates
are: Lieutenant Governor John M.
Johnson; auditor, Grant L. Shum
way; railway commissioner, Fred C.
Ayres; congress, first district regular
term, EL Luella Barton; congress,
third district, Edgaf Howard; con
gress, fourth district, H. B. Cummins.
Names of candidates were written
In for nearly every office on the pri
mary ballot, but the other leaders will
be eliminated because of the fact that
they failed to receive the nomination
on other party tickets. It appears
from the official vote of the prohibi
tion party, tabulation of which was
completed Friday by the secretary of
state that A. \I. Blglow was the
choice of the prohibitionists for the
office of United States senator and
J. M. Norton was the favorite for
governor.
Of all the successful candidates E.
Luella Barton and John M. Johnson
were the only ones who filed strictly
as prohibition candidates. Mrs. Bar
ton is the only woman nominee for
congress in Nebraska.
POTATO GROWERS TO
DISPLAY THEIR PRODUCTS
Haytl, S.^D., Aug. 6.—The South
Dakota Potato Growers’ association
will be represented at the state fair
with a large exhibit of potatoes, ac
cording to A. W. Tompkins, secretary
treasurer, following the action of the
directors’ meeting, held In Water
town. It was voted that every grow
er who was In the certification pro
grom for 1922 should prepare a show
sample consisting of 38 tubes to be
placed on exhibit at Huron in Sep
tember.
Temporary plans are being made
tor the showing of South Dakota
seed potatoes at other state fairs,
such as Kansas, Nebraska, etc., for
the purpose of acquainting the grow
ers in those localities with the fine
qaullty of seed potatoes which South
Dakota produces, Final preparations
on this point rests with the respec
tive growers. The secretary at this
time is getting In touch with each
grower, asking his approval of the
association making arrangements for
the financing of the project by means
of the inspection fees.
A committee of two was appointed
By the board, consisting of Harry
Robb, Garden City, and W. C. Board -
man, Aberdeen, to tako up the grad
ing and Inspecting with Commission
er Byrne, of the state department of
agriculture at Pierre The directors
of the association feel that the pres
ent grades of potatoes, as established
by the department of agriculture,
should be enforced.
NEW DEAN OF’MEN FOR
IOWA 8TATE COLLEGE
Ames, la., Aug. 4 (Special).—The
position of dean of men has been
created at Iowa State college by the
state board of education and John
E. Foster, of Des Moines appointed
thereto.
Mr. Foster comes to the new posi
tion with a wide experience In school
affairs and particularly with the
high schools of Iowa. Nine years ago
he became Inspector of high schools
under the state board of education
and later he became secretary of the
board of secondary school relations.
Before that Mr. Foster was In public
school work as principal and super
intendent. He has been an Iowan
from boyhood and got his collegiate
education at Leander Clark .college
and later at Yale university.
The new dean of men at Iowa State
college will take up his work with
the new college year this fall. His
duties will be to stand In the relation
of a‘n advisor and guide to the men
students In their college work and
recreation and to cooperate with
them In other ways through organ
izations and through Individuals.
MILLER TO BUILD NEW
RE80RT ON LAKE ANDES
LaJte Andes, £. D., Aug. 4.—H. Z.
Miller, proprietor of Rest Haven, a
summer resort on Lake Andes which
was wiped out by the recent cyclone,
has purchased the Irving land, three
and a half miles east of the city and
will build a resort there for next
summer. The land Is one of the
choicest pieces In this vicinity.
Mr. Miller will devote his time the
rest of this season to the operation
of the portion of his boat equipment
which remained gfter the storm and
will have his new resort done In time
for the Ashing season next year.
Traffic on a New York street was
blocked while a fox terrier met a cat
for the first time. The cat got the de
cision and the puppy the sympathy.
Yale university press Is making a ser
ies of historical pictures for school use
which the college department Insists will
be as accurate as research and study
can. make thenY The first picture Is the
story of Columbus.
Business was too good at the aecordtan
store of John Bellcky In New York. So
many persons left the store with ac
cordians the police became suspicious
Detective* Investigated, tried a few and
found some would not play. The latter
type had a capacity of two to four gal
lons. A still and mash were found In
back rooms.
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* HEADS RAILWAY ♦
l EXECUTIVES IN ♦
l GREAT STRIKE ♦
Thomas De Witt Cuyler, as chair
man of the American Association of
Railroad Executives, Is In charge'of
the railroad end of the big strike of
the shopmen.
ibeIEIo
Child of Seven Years at
Slayton, Minnesota, Dies
Two Hours After
Accident.
Slayton, Minn., Aug. 7 (Special.)—
The 7-year-old daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Paul Shirley was burned to
death Friday evening. The child's
mother was preparing a mixture of
varnish, when the turpentine ignited
and caused an explosion which
ignited the child's clothing. Death
resulted in two hours.
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LINCOLN.—The state board of control
has received a message telling of the
burning of the heating plant of the state
industrial school for girls at Geneva.
The boiler house and contents were
burned, but the loss has not been estim
ated.
LINCOLN.—Prank Taylor, 52, serving
an indeterminate term of two to four
years In the state penitentiary, violated
his trusty privilege Friday and escaped.
He was sentenced from Omaha last
February' on conviction of forgery.
PLAINVIEW.—In an attempt to re
duce school expenses the kindergarten
and department of domestic science
have been eliminated from the school
here. Other departments will also be
cut according to the secretary of the
board of education.
STANTON.—Unable to remember what
had happened, Miss Grace Perry was
picked up along the road near here by
Kurt Hartman. The horse she had been
riding was found dead, neck broken,
some rods distant. It is supposed that
the animal stumbled and fell, throw
ing Miss Perry to the ground.
RANDOLPH.—A room with glass walls
has been installed here for the depart
meat of commercial work In the high
school. The library room has also been
remodeled.
WISNER—Her head caught between
the sliding boards used In the doors of
a corn crib, Cecilia Myrtle Bendon, 4
year-old daughter of Charles Bendon,
I died of suffocation.
' l IOWA BRIEFS l
SPENCER.—Miss Glee Hastings, a
Spencer girl who Is director of the or
phanage department of the Near East
relief. In Constantinople, turned the first
sod for a new orphanage for Armenian
children, known as the Vickery Home
annex.
ORANGE CITY —Secretary H. J. War
gowsky of the Buttermakers’ of Section
7 of Iowa annouffWes that members of
thlB section of the association and their
families will have « get-together meet
ing picnic at Orange City, next Wed
nesday.
ALTON.—Three boys, aged 18, 19, and
20 were arrested here Thursday after
noon when they were found on a freight
train from the north and taken to the
city Jail. The boys had evidently been
A W. O. L. from their company at Fort
Snelllng. Word lias been wired to the
company commander.
ORANGE CITY. — Rev. Doreen, of
Sioux City will give the principal ad
dress at the county eighth grade com
mencement exercises to be held at tho
county farm next Wednesday, In the
forenoon .luring the annual farm bureau
picnic. _
“NON-STOP" PLANE WRECKED.
Jacksonville, Fla-, Aug. 7 (A. P.)
An attempt by Lieut. J. S. Doolittle.
U. S. A., to skirt the country In 21
hours with only one stop, was
thwarted for the time being at the
get-away at Pablo Beach here last
night, when his specially constructed
2-Z Havtland four plane was wrecked
In the surf.
STILLMAN REPORT OCTOBER 1.
New York, Aug. 7 (A. P.)—A report
of the referee In the divorce action
brought by James A. Stillman, bank
er, against his wife, Anne U. Still
man. will be submitted In court Octo
ber 1. It was announced Sunday. At
torneys for both side* stipulated that
Referee D. J. Gleason should be
granted two additional months In
which to complete his inspection of
the testimony. The report Is to be
filed with Supreme Court Justice
RIorschauser In Y tinkers, N. Y.
COAL PEACE
DOUBTFUL, IS
U. S. OPINION
Hoover, Chairman Harding's
Fuel Committee, Frankly Is
Afraid That Conference Will
Not End Strike, Report.
Universal Service.
Washington, Aug. S.—With the
White .House and Secretary of La
bor Davis hopeful of gratifying re
sults, official WaiTington Monday was
awaiting the outcome of the coal con
ference in Cleveland, called by pres
ident Lewis of the United Mine
Workers.
But the administration is not at
all certain that the miners and oper
ators in the Cleveland meeting will
be able to reach a basis that will bring
the nation-wide coal strike to an
early end. Secretary of Commerce
Hoover, chairman of the president’s
c»al committee, who has followed the
strike from its inception as closely
as any government official, frankly
is doubtful that the conference ir»
Cleveland will achieve the desired
Mellon Is Silent.
Secretary of the Treasury Mellon,
who discussed coal and rail strike
matter with the president Monday
would not venture an opinion on the
outcome of the Cleveland meeting.
The federal fuel distribution pro
gram got activity under way Monday
when the committee representing
Fuel Distributor Spencer took charger
of the distribution of the entire out
put of non-union mines in the severe
producing districts of the southeast.
All loadings at the mines are now be
ing made on the basis of the priorities
established by the Interstate Com
merce Commission.
The action of eastern railroads last
week In sending groups of shopmen
from their forces to the Chesapeake
& (Ohio, Norfolk & Western, and the
Louisville & Nashville systems, in the
opinion of Distributor Spencer, will
enable those roads to materially in
crease coal movements this week over
last. Inability of these roads to keep
sufficient motive power in condition
to move coal trains, since the shop
strike began, was the cause of coal
shipments decreasing so materialy In
July as compared with June. The
eastern roads, with dwindling fuel
supplies, feel the necessity as a mat
ter of self protection of coming to the
rescue of the coal carriers, whose
shops are far from the large indus
trial centers where labor is more
plentiful.
Hoover Has Conference.
Secretary Hoover and Fuel Dis
tributor Spencer held a conference
Monday with representatives of oper
ating mines in Pennsylvania relative
to re-establishing restrictions on sky
rocketing coal prices in that state.
The administration was not opti
mistic over the Cleveland conference
although early reports from there in
dicated peace might be the outcome
of the meeting.
HUGHES TO APPROVE
MEXICAN DECISIONS?
Universal Service.
Washington, Aug. 8.—Secretary
Hughes is expected to announce
Tuesday whether the state depart
ment is satisfied with the five deci
sions of the Mexican supreme court
intended to safeguard America™
property rights in Mexico.
The certified texts of these deci
sions, upon which recognition of
Mexico by the United States hinges,
were delivered to Secretary Hughes
last Friday, when he said he would
make known his decision "in three or
four days."
The five rulings, which constitute*
the legal precedent required in Mexi
can judicial procedure, support Presi
dent Obregon's declaration that Ar
ticle 27 of the new constitution is not
retroactive and that under it na
American property legally acquired
can be confiscated by the Mexican
government for communal purposes.
Pilot Walks Desert
To See Mail Carried
After Plane Disabled
Universal Service.
Washington, Aug. 8.—How an air
mail pilot struggled 20 miles over the
blazing great salt desert to sum
mon a plane to pick up the mail from
his disabled machine was told Mon
day by the postoffiee department.
R. B. Levisee was forced down i™
the desert between Salt Lake City,
Utah, and Elko, Nev„ when his en
gine failed. Leaving the plane he
trudged 20 miles to the nearest rail
road station and sent word of his ac
cident to Salt Lake City.
Soon Paul P. Scott, formerly of
Washington, appeared with a fresh
plane, transferred the mall from
Levisee's machine to his own and
carried it on, taking Levisee with
him.
REFUSE GERMAN MORATORIUM.
Paris. Aug. 7 (A. P.L—The repara
tion committee by a vote of three to
one last Thursday, rejected a reso
lution which would have accorded a
moratorium to Germany for the re
mainder of the calendar year on rep
arations. It also rejected Germany's
offer of payments of £500,00(1
monthly on balances of her pre-war
debt.
VLADIVOSTOK.—Communists re
ceived a setback in the elections for
the national assembly of the far
eastern republic, many non-com
munists being elected as communists*