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BIG CITIES SEEK NEXT G. A. R. MEET Milwaukee Seems Favorite | for 1923 Encampment—20, 000 Jovial Veterans Meet Again. Universal Service. Des Moines, Ia„ Sept. 26.—Eager to •how their affection to those who will be left a year hence to carry on tho history and traditions of the G. A. JR., San Francisco, Pasadena and Mil waukee vied with each other to wel come the ranks of the veterans of the civil war next year. Comrades—20,000 of them, Jovial, light hearted as of old, but with backs more stooped with years, gathered here Monday for tho opening of the 66th annual encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic. Their Interest In next year’s meet ing place was keen, although it ap pears that Milwaukee’s offer will be accepted owing to it's central loca tion. "We’d like to go to California", they say, "but it’s a little too much traveling for us. We’d better go to Milwaukee." Toll Over Old Stories. As always, the first day brought together comrades, who seem to come year after year to tell over the old stories, and thus keep alive the fire ■of their youth as a heritage. Robert Bain, of Los Angeles, is a Jiving example of it. He came here to "take the boys back to Pasadena with him", bringing the Bain drum, which his ancestors captured from the British at Saratoga, and his grandfather carried through the Mex ican war. Gov. Nate E. Kendall, of Iowa, and Mayor Carl Carver, of Des Moines, welcomed the 1,330 officially regist ered delegates Monday night, to which ■commander in chief Lewis E. Pilcher replied, citing how his comrades over had proved themselves expon ents of patriotism. "This may be our last encampment”, he said, tears welling in the eyfes of his comrades as he spoke. Harding’s Father There. A new figure in the ranks, tall and straight, commanded attention Mon day wherever he appeared. Dr. George T. Harding, father of the pres ident, said he expected to take an ac tive part In the convention. •Although he refused to discuss it, trlqnds of Dr. Harding see in him the possible choice of his comrades as the next commander in chief, succeed ing Commander Pilcher, who It was said will retire. “In thus honoring Dr. Harding,” ■one of tho Ohio delegates said, "we would be teaching a lesson In real pa triotism. It would be the first time that the G. A. R. is able thus to honor the father because of the son.” Dr. Harding came here in company with Henry Brown, 96, of Washington, r>. who. although never missing an encampment, made his first trip lui ■ >«*ar in a pullman car. Although tb3 old hatreds long have been buried, the wounds for the most part healed, the veterans In blue stood firm Monday In announcing their refusal to the request of the vet erans for the return of the south’s captured battle flags. Several organizations affiliated with the G. A. R. are holding their conventions simultaneously here, among them the Daughters of Veter ans, which is seeking official recogni tion for it’s 5,000 members; the Nat ional Association of Army Nurses, of which Mrs. Alice Carey Rlsely is national president; The Ladies of tho Grand Army of the Republic, whose 12 past presidents are in atten dance, the Women’s Relief Corps and tho Sons of Veterans. Fatima Gets Divorce From Husband “Stuck” On Ladies of Harem Paris, Sept. 26.—According to a dispatch from Constantinople to the Paris Intransigeant, the Sultan’s daughter, Fatima Ulvie, has secured a divorce from Col. Ismail Hakkl on the ground of incompatibility. The daughter of the sultan, who is a famous Turkish beauty gave evi dence which showed that her hus band had paid too much attention to other ladies of the harem. CHANGES ARE MADE IN IMPORTANT PULPITS Eldorado Springs, Mo., Sept. 25 (A. P.)—Shifts in the asslghment of ministers of Important pastorates •were announced here Sunday at the concluding sessions of the St. Louis conference of the Methodist Episcopal church. Dr. William T. Wright, executive secretary of St. Louis area, is trans ferred to the Southern California conference and becomes pastor of West Lake church, Los Angeles. Dr. Benjamin Young, pastor of Union church, St. Louis, is appointed to Lin wood Boulevard church In Kansas City, while Mr. Thomas O. Grieves, of Los Angeles, is named pastor of Union church, St. Louis. $300,000 DAMAGE DONE BY LOGGING CAMP FIRE Port Townsend. Wash., Sept. 25 (A. P.)—Several families were homeless, the Port Townsend water system was menaced and $300,000 worth of log ging equipment and timber was de stroyed as the result of two forest fires early today. All available men In port Town send and soldiers from Fort Word*” are fighting the flames. OFFER THREE MILLION TO FREE MINERS Thirty-Five Indicted for Her rin Massacre Released Under Heavy Bonds—Eight Com mitted to Jail. Marion, III., Sept. 20.—Three mil lion dollars was ottered Monday as bonds for the release of 43 union min ers under indictment for murder and lesser crimes in conncotlon with the Herrin massacre last summer. The defendants pleaded not guilty. Thir ty-five were released on bonds rang ing from $10,000 to $20,000. Eight were refused bond and committed to Jail to await trial. Eighty-six prominent business men of Williamson county came forward to offer bond for the accused. These men represent property aggregating $10,000,000. They would be acceptable on bonds aggregating $3,000,000. » Twenty-eight of the 74 miners in dicted failed to appear in court. Of these absentees seven are under in dictment for murder. Attorneys rep resenting the miners claimed the ab sentees would appear at a later-date. Date for the trials is expected to be set Tuesday. The defense will make an effort to have the trials postponed until the February term of court, but the state will Insist that the trials be started October 15. The eight who were denied bond were leaders of the mob according to the finding of the grand Jury. NAMES. C. HOME BIG RAID GAHG St. Paul, Minn., Sept. 26 (Spe cial).—Sioux City was revealed Monday as headquarters of the bandit gang which raided the Ramsey county Jail here Satur day night. The gang, described by police as the most desperate in the northwest, numbers 60 and was to meet in Sioux City Mon day according to information ob tained by Sheriff John Wagener from six of the 12 jail raidera recaptured here. The men taken Into custody with John C. Ryan, shotgun theater rob ber released In the raid, all had tic kets for Sioux City where they In tended to atend the gang meeting. Dies for altering number on stolen cars were found by police In the room where thg men were arrested and authorities believe they are lead ers in an auto theft ring operating out of Sioux City which has been responsible for wholesale auto rob beries throughout the northwest. The Ramsey county jail was being fortified late Monday following what Sheriff Wagener described as au thentic information, that the gang sters reinforced by Sioux City mem bers, were planning to return and swoop down on St. Paul, overpower the authorities and release their henchmen in an even more sensation al coup than the jail break Satur day night. Names of recaptured banditsare: Francis J. Green, Charles Callahan, Charles Snyder, Frank King, S. O. Burke and Ryan, all believed from Sioux City. PRELATE PRAISES HARDING'S POLICY Approval of President’s Eu ropean Stand Voiced by Cardinal O’Connell. Universal Service. Washington, Sept. 28.—Unqualified praise for the policy of the Harding administration against Involvement in European affairs was voiced Mon day by his eminence, William Cardi dinal O’Connell, of Boston. The noted Catholic prelate spent nearly an hour in conference with President Harding at the White House. He recently returned from an extended tour abroad, and he des cribed to the president at considerable length his impressions of European political and economic affairs. Recent events have completely vin dicated the policy of the administra tion against foreign entanglements, he said, adding: "While theoretically and Idealisti cally, I am still for some sort cf co operative scheme by which we may all help one another, recent events have proved beyond doubt that the position of the president is right. “While we want to bo of service to our brothers all over the world, events have certainly proved the wisdom of our not joining this particular league of nations. After all, our interest is in the welfare of America first, not as excluslvists, but as Americans.” WRAY QUITS RACE. J.incoln, Neb., Sei5t. 25 (Special).— Judge Arthur G. Wray, of York, pro gressive party nominee for United States senator, Monday formally withdrew as a candidate. In a letter to Secretary of State Amsberry he says: "I hereby withdraw as pro gressive party candidate for United States senator in favor of R. B. How ell, tepubllcan nominee. Mr. Howell is a life long progressive, with a rec ord of constructive achievement with out a parallel In the state. He has labored unceasingly for years in be half of the ordinary people." 1 .....---< GRANDMA MUST BE OUT DANCING. Auguste Jeansonne, 111 yean old, drove his daughter, Mrs. Jean Bap tiste Fruge, 92, In his own oar to the town carnival at Opelousas, La. Mr. Jeansonne says he has lived to see transportation change from buggy to train, thence to automobile and now to airplane—and he expects to live to see some oter method. Mr. Fruge had little to say In favor of American womanhood of today. Seek Stick Similar to One Found Near Bodies—Be lieve Church Members Know Slayers. BY EARL L. SCHAUB. Universal Service Correspondent. New Brunswick, N. J., Sept. 26.— Authorities Investigating the double murder of Rev. Edward W. Hall and Mrs. Eleanor Mills, choir leader, said Monday night that they are convinc ed that some members of Hall's con gregation know the Identity of the slayers. James Mills, the unemotional, weak looking, yet stubborn little hus band of the slain singer made state ments Monday that strengthened the belief of the authorities that Hall and Mrs. Mills were on the verge of an elopement who nthey kept their fate ful tryst the night of their disap pearance. Prosecutor Strickler sought defin ite proof Monday of the intent of the couple to go to China or Japan. He believes that If he can find someone who knew of these plans that he will be closer to a solution of the mystery. Tryst Doubt Removed. All doubt that the slain rector and Mrs. Mills often met clandestinely has been swept away. Detectives an nounced Monday that at least 10 re putable persons have come forward to say they have seen the bespec tacled rector and his pretty choir lea der sitting on secluded benches In Beuccleugh park during the past summer. The park is screened by evergreens and is a short distance from the spot where the bodies were found. Pearl Baljner, who with Raymond Schneider, a married man, discovered the bodies,'was released Monday from the county jail after her father had withdrawn a charge of Incorrigibil ity growing out of her alleged asso ciation with Schneider. In a statement Monday night Char lotte Mills, the 16-year-old daughter of the murdered woman, expressed the belief that a curtain rod found eight feet from the bodies of Hall and her mother supplied a possible clue to the slayers. The girl said: "I have wondered whether there is not anoth er curtain rod like that in any house In New Brunswick. Would It not be easy to find out? If some one wanted to threaten Dr. Hall and mother would not this heavy curtain rod be a good thing to have on hand?" No word has come from the author ities as to their success in tracing the rod. NEW JERSEY^STATE ELECTION IS TODAY Trenton, N. J., Sept. 26.—Candi dates for United States senator, gov ernor, members of congress and the state legislature will be nominated by the democratic and republican par ties of New Jersey at a primary elec tion Tuesday. The only big contest Is that be tween Senator Frelinghuysen and George L. Record for the republican United States senatorial nomination. Governor Edwards is unopposed for this office. Tho race between Frelinghuysen and Record Is bitter. Record was a progressive and an adherent of Col onel Roosevelt in the bull moose movement. He has the support of the anti-machine elements. Frelinghuysen has been compelled to conduct a defensive campaign. He voted to seat Newberry, he voted against the soldiers' bonus, and he favors prohibition, three things In his record that have made him unpopu lar. BRITAIN APPROVAL OF U. S. RUM NOTE EXPECTED Washington, Sept. *26.—Great Brit ain is expected to agree to the gen eral principles of the recent Ameri can note regarding search of suspect ed rum-running vessels within the 12 mile limit and seizure of contrabrand liquor. On the question of confis cation of such vessels, however, the British reply is expected to demur. The whole subject was gone over informally Monday in a conference at the White House between President Harding and Sir Auckland Oeddes, the British ambassador. LABOR TO APPEAL Attorney General Daugherty Advised That Unions Will Carry Fight to High est Courts. Washington, Sept. 26.—Attorney General Daugherty after a long dis tance telephone conversation with Chicago Monday afternoon stated that he had been advised that labor uni ons will appeal the nationwide shop strike injunction decision of Judge Wilkerson. The case will go first to the circuit court of appeals for the seventh cir cuit and ultimately to the United States Supreme court. ORDER EFFECTIVE MONDAY. Chicago, Sept. 26.—Judge James H. Wilkerson Monday put Into force the drastic temporary injunction order asked by Attorney General Harry M. Daugherty against railway strike leaders. With the exception of slight changes in the wording of the order submitted Saturday the injunction has not been modified. Judge Wilkerson denied the motion of (Vefense attorneys to dismiss, add ing the phrase, "with Intent to fur ther said conspiracy" in several par agraphs and then signed the order. The date of hearing for the defen dants was set for October 6 at 10 o’clock in the morning. MITCHELL CORN PALACEJPENED Great Throng Packs Auditor ium First Night—Special Attention Paid to Farm Exhibits. Mitchell, S. D„ Sept. 26 (Special.)— Mitchell night opened the 29th annual Mitchell corn palace Monday night. The big auditorium was filled to Ra pacity and Ernie Young's “Arabian Nights,” fresh from a two weeks’ engagement at the "Pageant of Prog ress" at Dos Angeles, won unstinted applause. The big building has been decorat ed inside and out with corn, and grains and grasses worked out in pic tures and colors by William Kearney until it presents the appearance of a gigantic pile of modelled grain and grass. Pampas grass, used for the first time this year, lends added attractive ness to the building. Special atten tion has been paid this year to farm exhibits and the exposition in the corridors of the palace. Excellent weather Monday brought out large crowds and while the expo sition was not formally opened until Monday night, what probably was the largest crowd that ever attended a first night of the palace crowded Into the Auditorium early. PARRI8H IN HOSPITAL. Mitchell, S. D., Sept. 25 (Special).— M. D. Parrish, states attorney of Jones county who was shot and seri ously wounded last month by the four convicts who escaped from the states prison at Sioux Falls, has returned to i the Methodist state hospital here. More than two weeks ago Mr. Parrish was discharged from the hospital, but after two weeks he found he was not strong enough to continue his du ties and while no new complications have arisen his physicians recom mended that he return to the hospit* for a period of rest and quiet. HOLD 3 AMERICANS FOR 10,000 PESOS Universal Service. Mexico City, Sept. 26.—Three American employes of the Interna tional Petroleum company were kid naped recently In the oil region and are being held for 10,000 pesos ran som, according to a report received Monday night by the war department. The names of the Americans were not divulged. A A A. * KEMAL ARMY IS FORMING FOR ATTACK Preparing for Worst, Hoping for Best Characterizes Con stantinople Situation—Brit ish Rush Troops. BY KARL H. VON WIEGAND Universal Service Correspondent. Constantinople, Sept. 28.—Pre paring for the worst but hoping for the best characterizes the sit uation in Constantinople Monday night and on the Dardanelles. Late Monday afternoon Mustapha Kemal was known to be rapidly concentrating his army on the Constantinople line while the British are rushing reinforce ments from Egypt and elnewhere. The British are operating to evacuate all subjects. Those un der British protection In the Con stantinople litteral number about 8,000. Tiio American authorities have similar plans worked out but they will only be put into action In the event of extreme necessity. The general opinion ia that Americans are safe as long as there Is no general uprising against the Christians whioh it is not believed will occur. The presumption here is that September 30 will mark the cri tical day, as Kemal’s answer to the allied note Is expected to be in a form calling for another note from the allies. BY KARL H. VON WEIGAND Universal Service Correspondent. Constantlnpole, Sept. 28.—Constan tinople Is in a state of suspense to night while awaiting Mustapha Kern el's answer to the allied note. Should the nationalist leader re ject the terms offered by the Allies it Is frankly admitted here that no one can forsee what might happen. While there Is a generally optimis tic view In allied quarters that the chances favor his acceptance of the provisions of the note there Is no at tempt to underestimate the serious ness of the situation If the contrary happens. Should Kemal move on Constanti nople or attempt to cross the Darda nelles a general uprising, It Is feared, would break out In the Turkish capi tal to assist the nationalist forces. Kemal Has Secret Force. Reports by allied intelligence of ficers indicate that Kemal has secret ly organized an armed force in Con stantinople which Is variously esti mated at from 15,000 to 50,000. Thes« forces are expected to spring Into ac tion at a given signal. Adding to the uneasiness Is the fact that many secret meetings are being held and strong bolshevikl agi tation Is going on in different parts of the city trying to stir up the Mos lems against the Christians, particu larly the British. Some profess to see the Invisible hand of the Moscow government In these movements. British Women Leave. In accordance with a long estab lished regulation of the Blrtish army when there Is a prospect of trouble, the wives and families of the soldiers are sent away. Numerous British women folk already have left and It was said 160 others are expected to sail Wednesday unless Kemal in the meantime accepts the conditions of the allied note. In well informed circles emphasis is laid on the Idea that one of the greatest dangers of the situation lies In the belief of the Turks that the British are merely sparring for time to enable them to get reinforcements to strengthen their weak position here. It Is feared that Kemal might make a move at any moment which would precipitate matters. Hope for Settlement. The frank statement Is made In all quarters that there is no force here which could cope with an uprising. All hope that the negotiations of the conference will find a successful con clusion in Turkish acceptance. Deserted by her Allies, England seems In a fair way to abandon her untenable position here where east meets west, and give up her lone at tempt to halt the Turk at the Bos phorus. Britain will tenaciously attempt to hold the straits In some form or other by which the Dardanelles will not wholly puss beyond her Influence. Therein lies the danger of another crisis. Constantinople, Sept. 26.—Turkish cavalry again crossed the frontier of the neutral zone Monday morning. They reoccupled Kum Kale and Er enkeul, placing machine guns In po sitions on the eastern outskirts. There Is good reason to believe that the allied note has not yet reached Smyrna and that, therefore, the pres ent Incidents are Independent of re cent developments. Fezrl Pasha, grand vizier; Izzet Pasha, the foreign minister; and Sadi Pasha, minister of the interior, mem bers of the sultan's government here have resigned. This indicates the formation of a definitely nationalist government and the early deposition of the sultan who will probably be succeeded by the crown prince, who Is popular with the nationalists. NEBRASKA BANKER HELD FOR FORGERY Geneva, Neb., Spet. 25 (Special).— Adolph Kotas, cashier of the defunct Nebraska State bank, of Milligan, has been arrested by federal authorities charged with forging names to lib erty bonds. It Is alleged he has ad mitted forgery amounting to $2,700. PePere, Wis., Is the home of the oldest barber in point of age and continuous service in the United States. He Is C. H. Phelps, 77, and he has wielded a razor 67 years. SITUATION IN EUROPE TOO ACUTE Not Until World Gets Real Peace Footing Will Powers Consent to Weaken Naval Strength. Universal Servfce. Washington, Sept. 26.—The Euro pean and Near East situations are so acute that the scrapping of arma ments has been halted, a high naval official announced Monday. This government fears Great Bri tain may find It necessary to Indefi nitely postpone scrapping battleships, or back out of the agreements reached here altogether, It was stated. BY WILLIAM P. FLYTHE Universal Service Correspondent. Washington, Sept. 26.—Scrapping of naval armaments nas been halted and indefinitely postponed, a high navel official announcd Monday. This government fears that Great Britain may find it necessary to with- • draw from the agTeements altogether, he added. Not until the world gets on a real peace footing, it was stated, is there a likelihood that the powers will con sent to weaken their naval strength In any way. U. 8. Holding Ships. The factors responsible for this sit uation are stated as the near east war. the Instability of Europe in gen eral and the fact that neither France nor Italy has ratified the agreements reached here. In keeping with the other powers it was revealed for the first time that the United States is holding on to her effective naval vessels. The few ships that are being scrapped, it was declared, are those that are obsolete and had. been marked for the scrap heap before the arms conference met. While the other powers are fully armed it was given as the adminis tration policy that the United States will not in any way weaken her de fenses. It was added that as a lea der in seeking reduction of arma ment this government regretted the new developments, but could not lead to the extent of scrapping ships before all of the powers actually started scrapping. Even then, it was pointed out, the navy will keep fully posted and not scrap any faster than tho others. Self Defense First. In connection with the attitude of Great Britain, officials pointed out Monday that Sir Auckland Geddes, British ambassador, made verbal res ervations at the conference to provide for a delay In making the agreements operative. The Briton pointed out that while his country welcomed the opportunity to get rid of expensive armaments that tho first consideration must be self defense. He Intimated that the time when Great Britain would actu ally begin to cut down could be ac curately marked by the time the world becomes safe. Sir Auckland called at the White House Monday and conferred with President Harding. He said that It was a friendly visit to pay his re spects. Those close to the adminis tration, said however, that he ex pressed regret that events had de layed and would Indefinitely postpone the date of making the arms pact ef fective. Six U. 8. Ships “Out.” Japan is following the line adopted by the United States, it was stated. A few of the obsolete ships are being scrapped, but the other units of the navy are being kept in commission. The six battleships of the Virginia class are the only ones out of com mission in the United States. These are the Virginia, Rhode Island, Ne braska, Georgia and New Jersey. The Michigan and South Carolina, the first two dradnaughts built by the navy and on their way to the scrap heap, have been turned back. The Connecticut, Vermont, Minnesota and New Hampshire also specified for abandonment are being retained. Rush Work on Ships. Work on the Colorado and West Virginia, sister ships of the Mary land and the most powerful in ths navy is being rushed, as is construc tion on the battle crusers. Construction on the Montana, North Carolina, Washington, Mass achussets, South Dakota. Indiana, and Iowa has beep suspended, it was said, because other powers stopped building on a like amount of naval tonnage. When the Colorado and West Vir ginia are completed and put In com mission the North Dakota and Dela ware will be out of commission, and when scrapping is resumed will be cut up. The optimistic government offi cial would not say when he believed It will be possible to begin reducing naval araments. CUSTOMS COLLECTOR QUITS. Mexico City, Sept. 26—Alejo Bey Monday night resigned as collector of customs at Vera Cruz, Mexico’s first port, to run for governor of the state of Sonora. Bey is president Obregon’s brother-in-law. De la Huerta, who is present governor of Sonora, Is prohib ited from running for re-election by the constitution. DR. BRYSON CONVICTED. Huntington, Pa., Sept. 25 (A. P.)— "Guilty of murder in the second de gree,” was the verdict returned by the jury late Saturday In the case of Dr. Herbert Bryson, who was charged with the murder of Mrs. Helen Irene Haines, wife of a Washington, D. C., chauffeur with whom he had lived clandestinely for ltearly a year In the village of Cashvllle. The greatest volume of freight trafflo since the palmy days of Mississippi river steamboating Is flowing Into warehouse* and docks on the New Orleans river front