Nebraska Newspapers

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D. H. CRONIN, PUBLISHER.
W. C. TEMPLETON,
Editor and Business Manager.
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It Is not generally known that all
Dutch lines are equipped with special
safes for the conveyance of malls and
other valuables. The safe is oval In
shape anil 1s carried on the deck in a
cradle. Should the vessel meet with dis
aster and sink, the safe remains afloat.
On Its top Is an ingenlus autematlc sig
naling apparatus. After the safe has
been In the water half an hour this Is
set In operation and a bright light la
shown every fourth minute. Every ninth
minute a sigrgil horn sounds for one
minute, while for 12 hours after the safe
leaves the ship a rocket Is set off every
hour. The safe Is fitted with an Inside
cover so that It can be opened only by
using a secret code known to the Dutch
postal authorities. Finally every safe Is
provided with a separate compartment
which automatically destroys the whole
of Its contents should an unauthorized
person attempt to open It.
Royal Mall Steam Packet company’s
Alinanzora when 60 miles north of Fer
nando Noronha, exchanged wireless sig
nals with Cape Town (South Africa), a
distance of 3,<67 miles; ’ talked” to Lea
field, near Oxford, when off Monte Vl-^
dco, and received a wireless news serv
ice at a distance of 6,634 miles.
A five years’ hunt for fossils of ejo
tlnct species of mammals which lived
650,000 to 2,000,000 years ago, will be be
gun next October, when Prof. Elmer O.
Riggs, of the Field Museum of Na'Aral
History In Chicago, and three assistants
will sail for Buenos Aires on the first
leg of an expedition Into South Amer
ica.
Geraldine Farrar Is trying to buy the
castle on the estate of the late Edward
F. Searlos, at Methuen, Mass. It Is built
like an ancient fortress, and the estate
Is surrounded by a stone wall from 12
to 16 feet high. There are M0 acres of
varied and beautiful country. Mr.
Searles stored relics and curios from all
corners of th# world In his castls.
The championship In bricklaying, from
the point of work done by one man. Is
claimed by Hotham Browne, a British
workman. Single-handed he has Just
oompleted the laying of 700,000 bricks In
the Oxford theater at Workington, Cum
berland, England. The Job took two
years. Had he worked under British
labor union rules he would have laid
only 450,000 bricks. The building Is 160
feet long, 60 feet wide and accomnto
datea 1,400 people. It is called by the
townfolk "the house that Browne built”
An obstruction from a 10-tnch sewer
was removed at Anderson, Ind., by a
crew of men, who brought to the sur
face a diamond ring, a set of teeth, five
nickels, 17 pennies, a gold bracelet, an
Ice pick, several spoons, and small bot
tles.
. Scores of citizens In Asbury Park. N.
J., wore regaled by the sight of two
prominent residents changing their
Bhlrts on a down town street. The shirts
were pink and purple. eEach wearer
fancied the other's. To think was to
act.
Two prisoners were given 10 day* In
Sing Sing's court and ousted from tho
prison for violating the new hard and
fast rule that any prisoner caught smok
ing In the work shop will bo put out of
Sing Sing. They were taken to Clin
ton prison.
After perilous Journeying, In which hi
sometimes ate monkey meat to keep
from starving, Ernest C. Holt, of Mont
gomery. Ala., lias returned from South
.America with 600 specimens for the
American MUseum of Natural History In
New York.
Throughout Old Lyme and Hamburg,
Conn,, you are welcome to wander over
farm property—unless you aVe an artist.
Signs everywhere forbid artists to tres
pass. The reason given Is that many
cows have been poisoned by paint ln
crusted rags thrown away.
A boy bought a box of white powder
and a bottle of liquid from a street
vendor In New York on tho vendor's
word that the combination would
whiten his teeth. But the mixture ex
ploded when he experimented at home,
and he was severely burned Instead.
For sending President Mlllorand pol
eon and as an expression of regret that
he was not killed In the attempt made
on his life July 14, Eugene Gaudechaux,
a youthful anarchist and pupil of Ray
mond Duncan, has been arrested at Nice
by secret police agents, according to
a special cable to the New York times.
The steamship H. N. Alexander, re
ported leaking badly on her way to
Seattle, Wash., Is held by old timers In
Philadelphia to be tho victim of a deep
sea "Jinx." The bad luck started becausl
tho ship was christened by a left handed
woman. The boat ran aground once, and
at another time collide,, with a Pa
clflo liner.
Search for a picturesque setting for
her next novel has led Lady Dorothv
Mills, the beautiful daughter of the Earl
of Oxford, to make an adventurous trip
to the strongholds of the cavemen In tho
North African mountains. This Is said
to bo tho first white woman to make tho
acquaintance of these mysterious cave
dwellers.
The number of telephones In New
York city has passed the million mark.
There may still be some question as to
whether New York or I-ondon Is tho
largest city In the world In point of
population, but there can he no argu
ment so far as telephones are concerned,
for New York has nearly three times as
many as London.
Radio broadcasting Is making strides
In Paris, although It has not attained
the popularity which prevails In the
United States. This Is due to the fact
that all sending stations must have
government licenses, and pay fees. Re
ceiving sets are sold as low as $4, and
for $60 a set may he obtained with
which concerts at The Hague can be
lipard.
On Ills return from Germany recently
Dietrich Hollman, prominent Platte
coijnty, Nebraska farmer, stated that his
son who owns a farm there, paid off a
60,000 mark mortgage from the pro
ceeds of the sale of two cows. This mort
gage was a continual burden to the son
before the tumble of the German mark,
Dietrich stated, and he repeatedly apl
pealed to his parent for assistance In
meeting obligations.
The Order of Mules was the name of
a secret society organised by farmers In
West Virginia and Kentucky Just after
the close of the war. to put a stop to
horse stealing and other forms of law
lessness.
A rancher at Visalia, Cal., went to a
movie and was quite startled to see a
pet dinkey, lost In the high Sierras nine
months ago, promenading on the screen.
He sat forward exclaiming. "By golly,
there she Is right now, my little Jennet
J lost months ago." He secured the name
of the producing company and will en
deavor to locate the animal.
Ex-Emperor William has won his suit
brought in a Berlin court to prohibit
presentation on tho stage of Emil Lud
wig's Btsmaroktan ploy. "t le DIs
fmtsaal." Wiliam was Joined In the suit
by Frau von Boetticher widow of the
minister of state of Bismarck's time.
The court decided the plaintiffs had a
right to object to a stage performance
portMgtsg them personally.
NEBRASKA MAN IS
HELUFOR MURDER
Found Guilty of Second De
gree Crime In Texas —
Wants Family Sent to
Relatives.
Central City, Neb., Aug. 21 (Spe
cial).—William Harris of Central
City, was convicted at Kaufman, Tex.,
of second degree murder and sen
tenced to the Texas pnjbn 'for seven
years. Citizens here had raised a
sum of money for "his defense. His
law yers shad askejl $300 in case he
was acquitted, but nothing if he was
convicted.
Local people Intend to work for a
parole for Harris. He has written
to P. A. Duffy, who was in charge of
the defense fund, asking that his fam
ily be sent to Chappell, Tex., where
he has relatives in order that they
may be near him. Mrs. Harris and the
four children will be given clothing
and railroad fare by local persons.
AGE QUESTION INTO
SUPREME COURT CAMPAIGN
Lincoln, Neb., Aug. 21 (Special).—
Perturbation is visible in supreme
court circles over the campaign being
made in the Fourth district by Judge
Ralph D. Brown, of Crete, who was
the high man In the primary and will
contest for the supreme Judgshlp
with Judge E. E. Good, of Wahoo, at
the election. Brown in 46 years old,
and his opponent past 60. Brown is
making his campaign on the ground
that while it is fine to grow old In
service on the supreme court bench,
the interests of the litigants demands
that they be started in young. Judge
Brown says that If Good is elected,
six of the seven Judges will be past
60.
The records disclose that one is
now 69, another 64, three are just 60
this year, one is 61 and the other,
who is to retire this year, is Just 40.
The Judges' friends are indignant over
the Inference to be drawn from
Brown’s claims that they are too old
to do effective work.
GREEK EMPLOYERS ARE
CAU8E OF TROUBLE?
Lincoln. Nell., Aug. 21 (Special).—■
State Labor Commissioner Kennedy
has drawn some fire recently because
he refused to give Marie Larrimore,
a crippled girl of Omaha, a permit to
work in a restaurant after 10 o’clock
at night. The state law makes this
an offense In most occupations. The
girl said she was well treated, worked
no moro than nine hours, and got
several evenings off a week. When
it turned out. that she was employed
by a Greek, Secretary Kennedy threw
up his hands.
Now the Greeks are complaining to
the governor that he is hard on them
and that he would like to put them
out of business. The secretary writes
the governor that what he did say
and what he will repeat is that tho
Greek employers give him moro
trouble than all the other business
men together, and that many of them
are persistent violators of the female
labor law.
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OLD SETTLERS’ PICNIC
AT WINSIDE FRIDAY
Wayne, Neb., Aug. 21 (Special).—
The Wayne County Old Settlers’ pic
nic will be held at Winslde, Friday
August 26. Wayne county pioneers
will be honored by an old fashioned
celebration Including two ball games,
tennis match, speaker, bowery dance
and minor sports.
WAKEFIELD PREACHER
CALLED TO NORFOLK
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Wayne, Neb., Aug. 21 (Special).—
Rev. P. M. Orr, of Wakefield has ac
cepted a call to the minlstery of the
Presbyterian church at Norfolk. Ho
will move there September 1.
JUST CHANGED MIND
ABOUT DROWNING SELF
Fremont, Neb., Aug. 21 (Special).—
Ed Barrett, 60, "wild man" who had
been living In nature's garb on Mc
Lean’s island south of Fremont for
two days, was released from tho
county Jail today. Symptoms of in
sanity disclosed by Barrett in his
actions and speech soon after his
arrest, had entirely disappeared
when Chairman Davis of the board
examined hint today. Barrett de
clared that he went from his hotel
in Fremont to the Platte river island
intending to drown himself. After
throwing In his clothes, his suitcases
and his money, he decided that he
didn't want to follow them. He founu
himself on a lonely island, then, with
out food or clothing.^ and so he re
mained, until complaints reached the
police and a posse was formed to run
down the "naked stranger."
BOY WITH BROKEN LEG
FOUND AT ROADSIDE
Storm Lake. Ia.. Aug. 21 (Special).
—After lying in the rain with a brok
en leg for two hours. Glen Keeler, 14,
living near Varlna, was picked up and
brought to the Storm Lake hospital.
About 7:30 In the morning he had
started to Varlna on horseback to get
soma headache tablets for his mother.
His >orse slipped and he waa thrown
to the ground. He lay there helpless
until he was found by passersby.
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ELECTION OFFICIALS GET
CUT IN THEIR PAY
Fremont, Neb., Aug. 21 (Special).—
A big but futile howl has been set up
by the small army of election judges
and clerks who served for the primary
in July. The usual fee for such ser
vices has been $10 per fnan. A new*
Nebraska law, however, cut the figure
to 30 cents an hour, und the boards
served 16 hours. Clerk Mitterling of
the district court says he expects to
encounter difficulty in securing a suf
ficient number of Judges and clerks
for future election
GIVES KNOXVILLE
HLJUCK EYE
Grand Island Man Asserts It
Is Not Suitable Location
For Rehabilitation
Hospital.
Grand Island, Neb., Aug. 17.—Af
ter inspection of hospital facilities
for disabled! veterans offered by
Knoxville, la., Dr. Bert Bahr, of this
city, ninth legislative district com
mitteeman declares that the “bring
ing of 400 comrades to Knoxville for
treatment will be an injustice un
known heretofore in the, history of
rehabilitation of disabled ex-service
men," In a report to John Dykes,
chairman of the rehabilitation com
mittee of the disabled veterans..
Reciting poor train service, poor
hotel accommodations and the small
population of the town, Dr. Bahr de
clares that great difficulty would be
experienced in obtaining a high medi
cal staff.
Location of the hospital at Iowa
City would probably mean that pa
tients would be used for clinical ob
servation in the university classes,
Dr. Bahr says.
“Due to the fact that I am from a
state that has offered a state gov
ernment hospital, I will make no fur
ther suggestions,” the letter con
cludies.
GERMANYFACES
COMPLEJE CHAOS
Critical Condition Due to Shat
tering of Value of Mark, Says
Finance Minister In Ex
clusive Interview.
BY CARL D. GROAT,
United Press Staff Correspondent.
Copyright, 1922, by United Press.
Berlin. — German Industry and fi
nance face complete chaos, Andres
Hermes, finance minister, said today
in an exclusive interview with the
United Press.
The critical condition of the repub
lic Is due to the shattering of the
value of the mark, which declined
suddenly with unparalleled force,
Hermes said.
"No nation would or could con
tinuously bear such a loss of economic
blood as Germany suffered in recent
years when every honest effort to pay
debts merely became a never ending
labor through the sudden doubling
tnd trebling of obligations as a re
sult of the collapse of the mark,” he
wild.
in the opinion of Hermes, if the al
lies would grant Germany a loan and
a moratorium for a time, the nation
would recover economically to the
benefit of its creditors.
The minister described conditions
brought about by the fall of the mark.
“From day to day there are great
Increases in the cost of food," he said.
“The element of the population—in
cluding foreigners — which fills our
luxurious restaurants and cafes, is
too small to deceive or hide the crit
ical situation of the great middle class
and masses.
"Our strength is nearing the end
unless discerning partners help us.”
LEGION POSTS* Of" BON
HOMME COUNTY CELEBRATE
Tyndall, S. D„ Aug. 16 (Special).—
The third annual Legion day celebra
tion of Bon Homme county will be
held at Springfield, Thursday. In the
morning, a parade, competitive squad
drills, and an address by Dr. G. G.
Cottam, of Sioux Falls, will be ^ield.
A track meet participated in by tho
various Legion posts of the county
competing for .possession of a sliver
loving cup will follow after dinner.
After the meet, Tabor and Tyndall
will endeavor to settle the dispute as
to which has the better ball team.
Tabor has won one game from Tyn
dall, 1 to 0, while the second was an
lX-inning tie. A street radio concert,
bowery dancing, and street attrac
tions complete the day’s program.
Campbell of Kansas Drops.
From the Springfield Republican.
The defeat of Congressman Campbell
of Kansas for renominatlon in the re
publican primary may not impress the
east with its full significance, yet it
has a meaning not unlike that of the
string of old guard defeats in Indiana,
Pennsylvania, Iowa and North Dakota.
‘‘Phil” Campbell has been 20 years in
the House and is now chairman of the
powerful rules committee. Hardly any
republican of the House could have
been offered up as a sacrifice by the
dwindling old guard with more genuine
regret. Campbell was a slashing critic
of the late Colonel Roosevelt in 1912.
and it was surprising that he could re
main in public life through that turbu
lent period with a Kansas district to
reckon with. Now he has dropped while
no one was looking. Campbell, probably,
i had at last become over-ripe for his
homefolks. He will be missed in the
House where “the member who looks
like Henry Clay”—or even Lord Bea*
consfleld. if you can imagine it—is A
feature for the gallery to gaze at when
he appears on the floor.
Besides displaying every kind of gar
ment worn by women, the style show In
New York last week showed fashions of
the periods of the various wars from
the Norman conquest to the world war.
REFUSES BOND FOR
FORMER OMAHA BANKER
Omaha, Neb., Aug. 17.—District
Judge Leslie has declined to fix bond
upon which Willard V. Mathews,
former president of the defunct
Pioneer State bank of Omaha, might
he released from the state peniten
tiary on a writ of error issued by a
clerk of the state supreme court
Judge Leslie said that bail would not
be fixed at this time in view of "ex
traordinary circumstances" sur
rounding the case. Assistant AJtor
norey General Dorsey opposed the
fixing of the bond.
TRYTO DESTROY
Guard on Nor+hwestern Prop
erty Over Platte River Dis
covers Blaze In Time—■
Strikers Not Blamed.
Fremont, Neb., Aug. 19.—Fire,
thought to be of incendiary origin,
was discovered on the Northwestern
railroad bridge over the Platte river
by one gf the guards. The blaze was
put out with buckets of water carried
from the river. According to the
authorities, the Are started under the
bridge. Before it had time to spread
It was discovered by the guard, who
quenched it, with the aid of a few
others who were called to the scene.
The police think they have a clue as
to the man who made the attempt to
burn the bridge. Sheriff Conditt saidi
that the preson to whom the supi
clon'points was not a striker and had
nothing to do with the strike In
any way.
TOOK TEAM JUST TO
SAVE WALK HOME
Gothenburg, Neb., Aug. 19 (Spe
cial). Charged with taking a team
and buggy from the streets of Goth
enburg to save himself a walk of
several miles, Lloyd Farris, 17, will
be arraigned In court here. He drove
a. short distance past his home, left
the team In the road and went to
bed. The. owner, Charles Walling
ford, traced the team without diffi
culty.
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; NEBRASKA NEWS. *
SCOTT SBLUFF.—A Scottsbluff boy
employed as chief engineer for a group
of tractors owned and operated by ths
soviet government of Russia Is drawing
a. salary of 400,000,000 rubles a month.
He*says he would rather draw $40 In
American money. —
NORTH PLATTE — Having decided
against professional auto and hors#
races, the Lincoln county fair commit
tee will put on a four day program of
old fashioned races.
KEARNEY.—Kearney claims to have
the biggest gambling house in the state,
eight men having been caught gambling
on the fifth floor of a partially com
pleted hotel building.
CAMBRIDGE.—A destructive hall
and wind storm here completely hailed
out a large section north of town. Wind
damage was also large.
LARGE GLASS OF
Sioux County Leads All Others
of State — Farm Bureau
Picnic In Connection
With Commencement.
Orange City. Ia., Aug. 18 (Special).
—The annual farm bureau picnic and
the eighth grade commencement of
the rural schools of the county, which
was held at the county farm Tues
day, was attended by over 4,000 per
sons and was considered one of the
best ever held.
Probably the biggest event of the
day was the eighth grade Commence
ment when 450 graduates of the coun
ty listened to the address of Rev. Mr.
Doreen, of Sioux City, on the “Bul
wark of the Nation.” This class was
the largest in the state this year.
The horseshoe pitching tournament
was won by R. P. Metcalf and Fred
Vernon, of Buncome township.
The ball games were won t>y West
Branch ar,d Sheridan townships. More
than 800 cars were on the grounds at
one time during tlie day.
HEAVY WIND AND
RAIN AT ORANGE CITY
Orange City, la., Aug. 18 (Special).
—The torrid spell was ^broken
here Thursday afternoon with one of
the heaviest rain and wind storms of
the season. There was no damage of
importance, with the exception of a
few trees blown over and corn lopped
to the ground.
IOWA SCIENTISTS ON
RETURN FROM TROPICS
Iowa City, la., Aug. 18 (Special).—
The University of Iowa party of sci
entists which has been in Fiji and
New Zealand in the South seas
throughout the summer collecting
laboratory specimens for the uni
versity has started for home, accord
ing to a cablegram received by Pres
ident Walter A. Jessup from Wel
lington, N. Z. The cablegram noted
the fact that the party was well and
the trip had been successful.
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CORN CROP DAMAGED
BY WIND AND RAIN
Westfield, la., Aug. 18 (Special).—
Heavy rain and wind, here between 3
and 4 o’clock, Thursday aft® noon,
.did a great deal of damage to the
corn crop. In many places the corn
is laying flat on the ground and it
is believed it will not rise again, so
that the damr.g* will be considerable.
The rainfall was heavy and a number
of small streams went out of their
banks.
RAPID CITY MAN NAMED
RECEIVER OF MONEYS
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Washington, Aug. 19.—Charles S.
Reed was nominated Friday by Presi.
dent Haitian,; tr he receiver of public
moneys at City, D.
Ames.—Iowa state college played host
to 100 dairy boosters from Mississippi
who visited campus buildings and the
dairy and ngration-y farm. Acting p-es
ident Herman Knapp gay* th« address
of welcome.
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BRITISH
AND RDSS
HAVE PACT
Special Cable Dispatch.
Berlin, Aug. 22.—An agreement of
far reaching economic and political
Importance was reported Monday be
tween Georges Tchitcherin. Russian
foreign minister, and Leslie Uruqu
haut, founder and head of the Russo
Aslatlc bank of London, according to
information given me by a well in
formed source.
The conversations took place in the
house of an important German per
sonage here. I am informed that
Tchitcherin agreed to pay the Russo
Asiatlc bank £3,000,000 as compen
sation for damage caused by' the
nationalization of their Russian prop
erty.
The British government is reported
to have consented to advance this
sum to the Russo-Aslatic bank pend
ing its payment by the soviets. In
addition the bank regains its right
of exploitation of its former Russian
property, notably copper, tin, lead,
million acres of forests, and a^out
350 miles of its own railways, with
wharves and other facilities.
During a part of the negotiations
D. P. Mitchell was present at the con
ferences. I reproduce with all due
reserve, a statement made to me
that Mitchell represents the interest
of Secretary of Commerce Hoover,
who according to my informant, holds
a strong minority of the shares in
the Russo-Asiatic bank.
Uruquhart has just been to Kssen,
W’here he and a former director of
the Krupp works entered negotia
tes with Dr. Weidfeldt, the German
ambassador to Washington, and di
rector Bruhn of the Krupps, by which
they established a far reaching work
ing agreement concerning co-opera
tion in Russia.
The soviets, I am informed, are
now less inclined to co-operate with
the Hugo Stinnes interests, prefer
ring to deal with the Krupps and the
Berlin bank of the Mendelsohn com
pany, which is already a creditor and
financial agent of the Czarist gov
ernment, and which recently estab
lished an important branch in Hol
land.
"SURPRISE” FOR HOOVER.
Universal Service.
Washington, Aug. 28.—Secretary
Hoover on Monday night denied that
he had any knowledge of or an in
terest in the agreement reached be
tween the soviet government and the
Russa-Asiatic bank of London.
"I have owmed no interest in the
Russo-Asiatic since 1915 when I sold
all of my holdings,” said Secretary
Hoover. “Consequently I could not
have been reported at the conference
referred to.
“You may add to that for me that I
own no interest anywhere outsid^ of
tine United States.”
FRANCE HAS TO GO
BACK TO WAR BREAD
Washington, Ana, 2$.—Secretary
Hoover on Monday received a cable
froip Consul Sample B. Forbus, at
Paris, that France by legislation and
executive order has been compelled to *
go back to war bread.
Poor wheat crops &«d an estimated
shortage in the next wheat harvest
of about 2,000,000 tons have resulted
in the passage of a law authorizing
the baking and sale of war bread,
said Consul Forbus.
The foodstuffs division of the de
partment of commerce has been in
formed that the law specifying the
use of substitutes for wheat flour In
bread making is. now in effect
throughout France.
TWO HELD FOR STORE FIRE.
Lincoln, Neb., Aug. 22—Inspector
Butcher of the "state fire marshals’
office returned Monday from Benkel
man, where he conducted an investi
gation which resulted in the arrest of
M. W. Stogsdlll and Tom Bisgard on
a charge of setting fire to a stock of
goods. The two men were bound over
to the district court, each furnishing
a bond of $1,500.
Fire destroyed a building and stock
of groceries at Benkelman.
NO THOUGHT OF WAR AT
PRESENT, SAYS HARDING
Washington, 'Aug. 21 (A. P.)—This
country's principal concern is peace
and the securities of peace, President
Harding today declared in an address
to 1,000 citizen soldiers he reviewed
on the broad ellipse back of the
White House. “There is n4 thought
of armed warfare and no desire to
carry on an armed campaign in any
direction,'' Harding said, explaining
the effort of the government to in
duce young men of the country to
enter soldier training camps.
HARDING
MAY VETO
BONDS BILL
While Senate Is Sure to Pass.
Compensation Bill, Oppon
ents Rest Assured President
Will Turn It Down.
Universal Service.
Washington, Aug. 22.—Awaiting,
the reassembling of the Senate on
Wednesday, supporters and oppo
nents of the soldier bonus bill busied
themselves Monday with plans for
opening the. battle. Chairman Me
Cumber, of the finance committee
who has the bill in charge, announced:,
that he would call up the bill as soon,
as the Senate meets and ask that
consideration be proceeded with,
without delay or interruption. It is
understood this plan will he adopted.
Opponents of the measure have
made no announcement of their tac
tics except for the statement that
they will insist upon having the Sen
ate remain in session every day untlb
the bill is disposed of. A rumor wafr
In circulation Monday that some
friends of the bonus might propose
an adjournment for three or four
weeks in order to give senators a.
rest from the weary hours they putt
In while the tariff bill was being con
sidered.
It was stated, however, by oppo
nents of the bonus that this sug
gestion is not acceptable to them„
and that they will oppose any pro
posal for a recess until consideration"
of the bill is finished.
No Chance to Defeat Bill, But—
The senators opposed to the bonus*
now admit there is no chance to de
feat the bill when it comes to a vote
In the Senate, as their poll has shown
not more than 30 votes against it.
They are accordingly resting their
hope of defeating the bill on the pos-r
sibility of a veto by the president. ii>
their opinion it will be impossible
por bonus supporters to muster enough,
votes in the Senate to pass the bllh
Dver a veto and their hope is there
fore strong that if the bill is un
satisfactory to the president he will
veto it and a two thirds vote to pass
t over his veto cannot be obtained.
It has been strongly intimated thatr
ihe president will refuse to sign the*
Dill in its present form and that it will
lave to be radically altered to meet,
ils approval. The president himself
las told senators that he will disap
prove any bonus measure that does^
lot make substantial provision for
nethods of raising the money where
vith the bonus claims are to be paid;
le also stated the most feasible waj
:o do this is by incorporating a sales
ax amendment into the bill.
For these reasons It is still believed
yy bonus opponents that the bill in
he form which the Senate desires tc
pass it will meet with a veto, as noth
ng has occurred since these state
ncnts were made to indicate than
he president has changed his mind.
Harding to Change Mind?
It became known Monday thatt
drong pressure is being brought, upon*
he White House to induce the pres—
dent to change his mind and permit
;hc McCumber bill to became a law.
When the bill is laid before the
Senate, Senator J^moot. of Utah, in
ends to offer an amendment to levy
i general sales or turnover tax to
-aise the money for the bonus. It is>
lot known how many votes he wilW
ie able to round up for his amend
nent.
Senator McNary, of Oregon, offers'
is fin amendment the complete text
)f the Smith-McNary reclamation
Dill providing for reclamation of arid'
ands upon a wide scale, and making*
:he lands thus reclaimed available
jnder the provisions of the soldier
lettlement features of the borrtfs bill
Senator McCumber is opposed to the
reclamation measure, and probably"
will object strongly to having it in —
?orporated into the bonus legislation. -
Secretary McNary is assured, how
ever, of enough votes to pass it.
RAILWAY TELEGRAPHERS
WILL HAVE 0WN BANIC
Washington, Aug. 22.—Another un —
on labor bank is being organized..
G. J. Manion, president of the Order
>f Railway Telegrapher, Monday filed
ipplieation with Comptroller of the
Currency Crissinger for a charter foi
he Telegraphers National Bank of St
Louis with $500,000 capital.
This Is third of the railway unions to
establish its own banking institution.
\ few weeks ago the Brotherhood of'
Railway Trainmen established a na
:ional bank in Minneapolis. The
Rrothedhood of Locomotive Engineers;
lor several years has had a success—
*ul bank in operation in Cleveland.
CHiCAGO SCHOOL. BOARD
SHORTAGE $3,000,000*
Chicago, Aug. 22.—Robert E.
Crowe, state’s attorney for Cook
L-ounty, announced Monday night!
that an audit of the books of the
Chicago board, of education indicatedl
it shortage of $3,000,000. Evidence **
that is expected to lead to indict
ments of members of a former hoartS
of education have been laid before
the grand jury, he said.
ALLEN THREATENS ACTION.
Kansas City, Mo., Aug. 21 (A. P.)—
Unless the police department of Kan
sas City, Kan., ’’restored order in the
railroad strike and proves within 2V
hours that it can maintain the peace”*
Kansas national guardsmen will be.’
sent to the local railroad shops, Gov
ernor Henry J. Allen last night in
formed Mayor Horry Burton and at
group of local authorities. Tile gov
ernor came here following the ex
plosion of a bomb and a small rioC
in the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific.
Bhops Sunday.