PARIS NOTE
REJECTS ALL
PROPOSALS
Receipt of Three Replies to
England’s Ruhr Suggestions
Quickly Followed by Appeal
to House of Commons.
, BY JOHN T. BURKE
Universal Service Correspondent
London, July 30.—Premier Poin
■care’s reply to Lord Curzon regard
ing tbe proposed British note to Ger
many, and the covering memoranda,
was delivered Monday night to the
British foreign office.
The French premier’s reply firmly
rejects all the British proposals
Some of the proposals are answered
arbitrarily in the negative, while oth
ers are rejected after long-drawn-out
legal argument.
It is learned from a high diplomatic
source that the French answer de
mands that Britain make plain just
how much she expects for repara
tions, asking bluntly if Britain will be
satisfied with a sum from Germany
which will enable her to liquidate her
debt to America.
Baldwin to Ask Support
Led by Paris newspaper predictions
that Poincare's answer would be cor
dial and would permit of a continu
ance of negotiations for a settlement,
the reply had the effect of a bomb
shell here. That the French premier
may have overreached himself this
'time is indicated by the announce
ment by the Exchange Telegraph
Monday night that thq discussion of
the military occupation of the Ruhr
and the settlement of the reparations
problem will take place in the House
•of Commons Thursday on a motion
for adjournment.
In this manner Premier Baldwin
will place his case before the people
of Britain through their representa
tives, and it is predicted Monday
xiight that if he now adheres to his
^pledge to go alone, if forced to do so
“by France, he will have the over
whelming support of all parties.
The Belgian and Italian replies, the
latter verbal, were also delivered on
Monday evening by the ambassa
dors after the conversations with
Lord Curzon, who also had a confer
ence with Dr. Sthamer, the German
ambassador. Then came the start
ling announcement that Premie.*
Baldwin will submit the issues to tiia
House of Commons.
Belgium Leaves Loophole
Belgium agrees to the military oc
cupation policy for the Ruhr so long
as Germany continues passive re
sistance, but Brussels suggests a
plan, which, stressing the need of
the rehabilitation of Germany and the 1
stabilization of the mark and finances
leaves a loophole for the resumption
of negotiations.
Belgium also favors an expert ap
praisal of Germany’s capacity to pay
•either by an international commis
sion or one made by the Allies.
The Italian reply indorses in prin
ciple the .British stand, insisting,
■however, on a contemporary solution
of the inter-Allied debts and repara
tions or a separate agreement on the
debt question between Rome and
London.
The Italian answer is most concili
atory. It favors moderate propor
tionaal payments by Germany and
advocates united action by the Allies
in enforcing sanctions if Germany
falls to fulfi’l conditions of a new and
reasonable pact.
Italy also expresses hope that the
Italian proposals will form the basis
for the new united agreement. J
Lord Curzon was in close touch
-with Premier Baldwin while confer
ring with the ambassadors.
The cabinet will meet in extraor
dinary session Tuesday to consider
the situation which has been precipi*
fated by the French reply.
LABORER SHOOTS
STORE PROPRIETOR
Egan, S. D., Business Man Vic
tim of Shotgun Wounds Mon
day Night
Egan, S. D., July 30—W. E. John
son, 50 years old, owner of a lo
cal grocery store, was shot and
killed by Antone Johnson, a labor
er, here late onday night. The lat
ter’s wife was also wounded in the
shooting affray.
Antone, according to reports of
' the shooting, came home intoxicat
ed knd began quarrelling with his
wife. The murdered man, who lived
across the hall from him over the
grocery store, attempted to quiet
him and Antone later shot him with
a shotgun, according to the sheriff’s
office.
Antone was arrested shortly aft
er the shooting by Sheriff John
Porter and taken to Flandreau
where he was placed in the county
jail. _ _
GUNBOATS ATTACK FORT
Amoy, China, July 28—Two gun
heats of the Peking government
steamed into the harbor here at 2:30
o’clock Monday afternoon and open
ed fire on the forts. The guns at the
fort returned the fire.
MADISON PASTOR CHOSEN
FOR LINCOLN CHURCH
Lincoln, Neb'., July 30.—Rev. Alex
ander Wimberley, pastor of the First
Presbyterian Church of Madison,
Neb., was unanimously chosen pastor
of the Westminster church at Uni
versity Place, suburb of Lincoln,
Monday to succeed Rev. James E.
Brown.
The Rev. Mr. Wimberley has not
yet offered an acceptance to the ap
pointment^
j—-'-’ !
Sea Delivers
Prime Whisky
to Long Beach
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New York, July 30.—Long
Beach, famous ocean resort, and
home of the one-piecq rubber
bathing suit staged delirious ex
hibition of exuberance Monday
when the kind Atlantic cast up
200 cases of prime whisky on its
shores.
Marine men fear a ’disaster
at sea cast the liquor on the wa
ters, but the Citizens of Long
Qeach never paused in their mad
rush into the surf except to
breathe the old wise crack about
the ill wind.
Men in evening dress—some
may have been waiters; it was
hard to tell in the rush—and
women in what used to be called
decollette, joined the milling
throng in the waves and rushed
out with shouts of glee, holding
the rescued cases to their bosom
like a rescued child.
There was chagrin awaiting
some of the nearsighted for with
the cases of rum there floated
cases of canned tomatoes, pork
and beans, and spinach. These
were hurled back into the sea.
The “stuff” was “Old Atherton,”
real pre-war stuff, and water
proof. •
CAPITflUNXIIOUS
ABOUT KAIDI1G
Partisanhip Laid Aside as Re
ports Confirm Seriousness
of President’s Condition
—Hughes Gets Bulletins
-. 1
Washington, July 30.—Reports
from Span* Francisco Monday indi
cating that the illness of President
Harding had a more serious turn
were so disquieting that Secretary of
State Hughes issued orders for the
instant delivery to him of all bulle
tins on the executive's condition.
Press associations were requested
to notify the state department im
mediately of physician’s bulletins re
ceived by them, or of other informa
tion pertinent to the' case. The fact
that a noted heart specialist had
been called into consultation by Dr.
C. E. Sawyer, Mr. Harding's person
al physician, was considered espe
cially ominous.
Secretary Hughes has specific
authority from President Harding to
call cabinet meetings in the absence
of file latter if an emergency should
arise.
George B. Christian, secretary to
President Harding, telephoned the
White House Monday from San
Francisco that the president would
return direct to Washington as soon
as his condition permitted.
Politics and partisanship were
to-gotten by the national capital in
anxiety over the president’s illness.
Everywhere it was practically the
sole topic of conversation. The
W hite House lines were erowdied
with inquiries from personal and of
ficial friends of Mr. and Mrs. Hard
ing.
F. E. Strain, Former President
of First National, Now In
Hands of Receiver, Held
For Embezzlement
Gregory, S. D., July 28.—Charged
with violating the national banking
laws, E. F. Strain, former president
of the First National bank at Greg
ory, has been arrested by a deputy
United States marshal.
The First National bank now is
in the hands of a receiver. Strain
1 was taken to Winner to appear be
fore United States Commissioner F.
I M. Ziebach. He waived a prelimi
nary hearing and gave bond of $5,000
for appearance at the next term of
federal court in Sioux Falls.
The charge specifically alleges the
crime of embezzlement. It is alleged
Strain took mdre than $28,000 from
the bank, substituting worthless
notes and other papers for cash and
| currency. The alleged substitutions
occurred between September 1, 1921,
and June 1, 1923, according to the
complaint.
Strain is a married man about 40
years of age, and has two children,
it is said.
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BALDWIN SAYS HUGHES
INSISTS ON SECRECY
London, July 30.—Premier Baldwin
In the House of Commons Monday
evening said:
"I regret that I am unable to give
out the terms of the Washington pro
posals for the right to search ships
for liquor beyond the three mile lim-'
it, because the United States objects
to the publication of the proposals at
present.”
FOUR SENATORS DEMAND
HARDING CALL CONGRESS
Minnapolls, Minn., July 30.—Four
United States senators—members of
the agricultural and progressive bloc
met here today and joined in a re
quest to President Harding to call a
special session of congress to pro
vide relief for wheat farmers.
Along with their insistence for the
special session, the senators, Magnus
Johnson, Henrik Shipstead, Smith W.
Brookhart and Lynn J. Frazier, sent
to the executive best wishes for 1 is
speuJy recovery from his Illness.
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Nation’s Chief Dangerously III.
PRESIDENT HARDING
CONDITION
REGARDED
AS“GRAVE”
Physicians Anxious as Furth
er Dangenous Complications
Develop—X-Ray Confirms
Congestion in Right Lung.
BY JAMES R. NOURSE,
Universal Service Correspondent
San Francisco, July 30.—
President Harding is fighting a
desperate battle against a devel
opment of pneumonia in the
right lung. His condition was
announced Monday might as
i i y y
grave.
An official bulletin issued by
the physicians at> R o’clock was
as follows:
“ Definite central patches of
broncho-pneumonia have devel
oped in the right lung, as indi
cated clinically and by the
X-ray. Nourishment is being
taken regularly and the abdom
inal symptoms are less notice
able. While his condition is
grave, he is temperamentally
well-adapted to make a strong
fight against the infection.
‘‘Pulse, temperature and respira
tion are about the same as shown
in the previous report.
(Signed) ‘‘C. E. Sawyer, M. D.,
Ray Lyman Wilbur, M. D.. C. M.
Cooper, M. D., J. T. Boone, M. D„
Hubert Work, M. D.”
Confirmed by X-rey Photo.
The presence of the pneumonia
was first revealed by the examina
tion made by physicians Monday af
ternoon. It was confirmed by the
X-ray photograph taken later, which
clearly revealed the development of
the symptoms most feared, and
against the presence of which the
physicians were hoping against hope
there would be no indication.
The development of pneumonia,
the doctors stated*, was due to the
president’s weakened condition, and
his inability to throw off the activi
ties of the ptomaine poisoning, which
are affecting other organs of the
body.
The alarming turn In the condition ;
of the president was further Indl- j
cated Monday night when several ,
tanks of oxygen for emergency use !
were taken to his apartment.
"Overtaxed,” Say* Sawyer
Dr. Sawyer attributed the growth of
the later complications to the fact
that the president’s system, over tax
ed and weakened by his exertions on
his trip, had been unable to resist and
throw off the toxlne effects of the
poison emanating from the food which
caused the attack of ptomaine pois
oning.
Everything that medical science
can do for the president is being done
gTrl wounded by her
MARRIED LOVER DIES
Glenwood, la., July 30. (Special)—
Irene Boyce, 16, who was shot Thurs
day by Everett Vallier, farmer neigh
bor, died from her injuries. Her
mother, who was shot at the same
time, it is said, will recover.
Vallier was arrested earlier in the
week on information filed by Irene’s
father, charging a statutory offense
and alleging that Vallier took the
girl to Onawa and kept her there
over last Sunday. Vallier committed
suicide. He left a widow and five j
young children. His widow declares
Irene Boyce was infatuated with hex
husband and lured him away.
Dr. Sawyer added. He denied re
ports that the president may be re
moved to a hospital for treatment,
stating that the hotel suite is fully
equipped and provided with all that
is necessary properly to care for the
patient. The president is attended by
the expert nurse who attended Mrs.
Harding during her illness, and the
laboratory equipment of the sick
chamber is adequate. Dr. Boone,- the
naval surgeon in the party, is one of
the leading laboratory specialists in
the country and is aiding Dr. Sawyer
in tracing the course and effects of
the disease.
Dr. Sawyer also spoke feelingly of
the attitude of Mrs. Harding, who, he
said, has been made fully acquainted
with every phase of the trouble and
has never yet betrayed one sign of
disapproval or disagreement with tha
physicians' instructions.
President Is Cheerful
The president also accepts the sit
uation with remarkable cheerfulness.
Dr. Sawyer added.
“When I told him the physicians de
sired to have an X-ray photograph
taken of him in order to disclose the
extent of the complications resulting;
from the poison” Dr. Sawyer said,
“the president smiled and replied:
"Bring them on, I have nothing to
conceal.”
Where a poison such as that from
ptomaines has been introduced into
the system there always exists the,
possibility that it will result in com-,
plications which are likely to affect
almost any other organ of the body/
Dr. Sawyer explained. The morning|
bulletin disclosed the fact that an
affection of the gall bladder had
arisen, while the afternoon bulletin
made known the existence of the lung
congestion.
May Affect Other Organa
"All these things, of course, affect
the heart action, causing the condi
tion which we announced Monday
afternoon as serious,” Dr. Sawyer
added. “We have first of all the pois
on to fight, and secondly these other
organs become affected, thereby caus
ing them to be put out of their full
capacity to function. The liabilities
are that these tendencies will in
crease and that other organs of the
body may become affected.”
Mrs. Harding at Bedside
Mrs. Harding remained constant
ly at the president' side during the
day and proved herself to be an ef
ficient nurse. It is by a strange
freak of fortune that she should be
today well and strong and acting as
the president’s nurse when only
about a year ago she was herself in
a precarious condition, her life be
ing at times despaired of. During
her long illness the president was
in continual attendance upon her
and she demonstrated how fully she
could play her part Monday by re
maining at his bedside, rendering
those little services which only a
wife knows how to perform for her
husband.
In the president's sick room rs.
Harding has become a heroic figure,
and her constant attentions, sup
plementing the work of the train
ed nurses, has been of great com
fort to the president.
During the day hundreds of tele
grams of sympathy were received
from all over the country. The pres
dent has not been able to read any
of them and few have been read to
him.
HOLSTEIN STOCK ON
WESTFIELD FARMS
Westfield, la., July 30. (Special)—
C. L. Knapp and Mr. and Mrs. F. W.
Knapp returned this week from
Northfield, Minnesota, where the
men purchased 25 head of Holstein
heifers for use In the herds on their
farms here. Keith Knapp remained
to bring the animals back and arrived
with them Friday afternoon. They
were shipped to Hinton and driv
en out from there Rriday evening,
making the distance in about four
hours.
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4- dent Harding suffered several 4
4- attacks of Indigestion 20 4"
4- years ago, accompanied by a 4
4- slight disturbance of the 4
4- heart, but at no time then was 4
■4 his condition serious, accord- 4
4- Ing to the chief executive's 4
4- home town friends here. 4
4 This is the only illness Mr. 4
4- Harding has had, local people 4
4 declared, in which there was 4"
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4 Dr. O. T. Harding, the 4
4 president's father, said he had 4
4 received no direct word as to 4
4 the nature of his son’s illness, 4
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FERGUSON IRI
OPENLIUESOSY
Sioux Falls Man Charged With
Shooting in Row Over
Chickens, to Face Jury
for Murder
Sioux Falls, S. D., July 30.—The
trial of Charles Ferguson, elderly
citizen of Sioux Falls, for the mur
der of his neighbor Eugene Griffin,
employe at the Morrill Packing plant
will open here In district court Tues
day.
Ferguson Is charged with shooting
Griffin through the heart when the
latter killed one of Ferguson's chick
ens which annoysd him at night
Griffin’s body wasi found near a
chicken coop In Ferguson’s yard
shortly after 3:30 o’clock in the
morning, a few minutes after two
shots were fired. A gun, supposed to
have been carried by Griffin, was
found a few feet from the body.
It Is expected that Tuesday will be
spent in selecting a Jury, and the
evidence will be heard Wednesday
and Thursday. The Jury will prob
ably get the case Friday.
A large delegation of citizens from
Canton, S. D„ will be at the trial to
testify regarding the character of
Ferguson, who was a former resi
dent of that place and, according to
his acquaintances,* is a highly re*
spected citizen.
BANK CLOSES DOORS
FOLLOWING ROBBERY
Mysterious Disappearance of
$26,000 From Nickerson
Vaults Still Unsolved
Fremont, Neb., July 30.—The First
State Bank of Nickerson, this coun
ty, failed to open its doors Monday
and the announcement ■was made by
the directors that they had placed the
bank in the hands of the state de
partment of trade and commerce.
The bank was recently robbed in cash
and bonds of a sum reported to ap
proximate ! $26,000. The combina
tion of the vault and inner safe were
opened.
The robbery has proved to be one
of the most mysterious that has ever
faced Dodge county authorities.
Shortly after the robbery the man
agement wa staken over by President
A. W. Sprick, and Vice President C.
E. Negus was relieved of his duties as
manager. The bank’s directors are
A. W. Sprick, Fontanelle; C. E. Neg
us, Nickerson; Frank Bullock, Nick
erson; E. R. Gurney, Fremont and W.
A. Anderson, Wellman, la.
MISSING WOMAN’S
BODY FOUND MONDAY
Boys Discover Corpse of Mrs.
Callahan in River Near
Yankton, S. D.
Yankton, S. D, July 30.—The dis
appearance of Mrs. Bridget Callahan,
71 years old, from her home here on
February 9, was solved Monday
morning by the finding of her body
In the Missouri river seven miles
east of Yankton.
Several boys from Yankton were
swimming in the river and discover
ed the body. Her son identified the
remains from the clothing.
At the time of Mrs. Calnihan’s dis
appearance it was believed she had
walked into a hole in the ice on the
river.
DES MOINES STORE BUYS
STOCK OF COMPETITOR
Des Moines, la., July 30.—The en
tire business of Wilkins Brothers, re
tail mercantile dealers here for 42
years, was purchased by Younker
Brothers of this city Monday. They
will take possession of the building
occupied by the Wilkins store August
1.
Heads of the Younker firm are
planning a $600,000 expansion pro
gram to be started with the remodel
ing of the Wilkins building, it is an
nounced.
Lake Andes, S. D., July 30—(Spe
cial.)—The first picnic of the Ma
sons and Blastern Stars of Charles
Mix county was held at Rest Ha
ven, a lake resort near here, BYiday.
Lake Andes Mason Lodge and
Eastern Star Chapter had arrang
ed entertainment.
Several hundred were present
from the towns of Platte, Geddes
and Wagner. A baseball game be
tween two pick-up teams started
the entertainment, followed by tugs
of war between several women and
men’s teams. Swimming, boating
and dancing were also in order.
RAIL HEADS
WONT SLASH
WHEAT RATE
Presidents of Western Lines
Reject Proposal of Producers
for 25 Per Cent. Reduction
on Export Consignments.
Chicago, July 30.—Chief executives
of the 20 western railroads meeting
here Monday to consider the sugges
tion of a committee of Omaha busi
ness men that a 25 per cent reduction
on export consignments of wheat and
flour be put Into effect as an emer
gency measure to stimulate the grain
trade, adjourned Monday night with
out making a definite announcement
of their action on the matter. It was
indicated informally by several of
the participants in the discussions
that the proposition was not en
dorsed.
A communication embodying *the
conclusions of Monday’s conference*
has been dispatched to the Omaha
committee and will be made publlo
there Tuesday. Details of the out
come of the meeting were withheld
because of the desire of the rail
chiefs that the information be In
the hands of their correspondents
before being made public.
Traffic representatives of the In
terested lines meeting here last BV1
day unanimously rejected the sug
gestion for sucif a preferential rate.
This finding of the traffic men was
to be approved or rejected by Mon
day’s meeting of the road presidents.
Another suggestion made by wheat
growers to alleviate the conditions In
the agricultural districts was the
closing of the grain pit in the Chicago
Board of Trade for 90 days.
"I shall personally do my utmost to
bring this about," said Joseph P.
Griffin, former president of the Board
of Trade.
Operations
of Refinery
Suspended
Ponca City, Okla., July 30.—
Charging of crude oil into Mar
land Refinery Company atilla
stopped at one o’clock Monday
afternoon and Walter Miller,
director of the refinery, an
nounced that the shutdown will
be effective probably during the
entire month of August. ..
POU TURNS FROM
CHURjJEJO Will
Tennis Star Now Ace-High in
Affections of Erstwhile
Fiancee of Comedy
King
a,Y. R. A. DONALDSON
United Press Staff Correspondent
Los Angeles, Cal., July 28.—Pola
Negri announced today her engage
ment to Charlie Chajdln is definitely
at an end.
Simultaneously, the exotic Polish
film star lowered her long black
lashes and sighed rapturously when
some one mentioned the name of Wil
liam T. Tllden. II.. tennis champion.
"Charlie Has Lota to Learn"
Blushes carmlned the soft contours
of Pola’s lowered face as she replied
to the latest Hollywood rumor that
she had dropped the custard pie for \
a tennis racquet, Baying:
“I can say nothing except that I
admire Mr. Tllden very much. You
must not ask me more."
More blushes and a sudden switch
ing of the conversation to why
Charlie was Jilted.
“Mr. Chaplin should never marry.
He is lacking all the matrimonial re
quirements," Pola declared.
"I realized five weeks ago it was
an impossibility. He’s a charming
little fellow and we’re still friends,
but I realize now that I never cote-d
have married him.
Rivals Dine Same Place
"He experiments in love, in my
opinion. I am glad it is over. I have
ambitions and I am sure I never
could ge a great actress as Mrs.
Charlie Chaplin."
Pola dined with the tennis cham
pion the other night. At a nearby
table ignoring them was Charlie
Chaplin with Lenore Ulrich.
FARMERS WANT GRAIN
CORPORATION REVIVED
Fargo, N. D., July 30.—State grain
growers meeting will be held in Far
go Wednesday to pass resolutions
asking congress to revive the United
States grain corporation. The time
and place of a national meeting pro
bably will be arranged at the meet
ing.
Huron, S. D., July 30—(Special)
—An executive meeting of the South
Dakota Retail Hardware Dealers
association was held in Huron, Fri
day, the principal business coming
before the organizations executive
board being a discussion of the ac
complisments of the associations
convention in Sioux Falls in Jan
uary, and the matter of deciding on
the place of meeting in 1924. Wheth
er, or not exhibits by wholesalers and
Jobbers should be encouraged or
discourged was another matter un
der discussion, but, as with ths
choice of a meeting place, no defi
nite decision was reached.