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The Omaha MornIng Bee VOL. 51 NO. 311. IMM4 h SeeeoO-ClMI Hattw M. IMS. tf OMAHA, FRIDAY, JUNG 16, 1922. ff MoU (I fiU oe Seeow. Hi . SUO. MMo Ms 4M mm. t.WM Nw 44 MM (I ool 0H M Pooee IHt hm tot TWO CENTS r. a. iww mi m a ioo. Suicide of Rights Bill Young Woman Who Ended Her Life by Asphyxiation The European Vamps Girl Leads to Priest Investigation Into Death of Mabel Bessler Brings Out Name of Rev. Julius Uettwer. of Ireland rr- 1 v IB I r I ' . I y 1 iat ft-. 11- Letters Found in Rooms Investigation into the suicide of Mabel Bessler, 26, itenoRrapher, in the Chandler apartments Wednesday led the police yeaterday to Rev. Ju liui J. Hettwer, superintendent of St. James orphanage, whose letters, signed 'Jule.' were found among the girl's effects. "She suffered from mental dis tress,!1 said the priest, declaring that the girl's father would bear out his statement that she was mentally un balanced. "I suppose those 'Jule' letters are mine," he added. Says Girl Wat Cousin. v He explained that the Bessler Rirl was his cousin and was his- house keeper when they lived at a cottage at 536 South Forty-first street. "I was a poor man at the time," he , said. "Miss Bessler contributed $400 toward furniture for the cottage and when I was transferred to St. James orphanage I had no further need for a housekeeper and we parted. - "She was very .disappointed) and had to go to work as a stenographer. . If she really said I ruined her life, she must have meant my accepting the transfer to the orphanage." , Father Side With Prieat ' Father Hettwer stated that the girl threatened to kill herself many times. Charles Bessler, father of the girl held a conference with Father Hett wer yesterday afternoon. As far back as three years ago the girl was despondent, threatening to kill herself and led her family to believe she was mentally deranged, he said. " - ' . ' The family, did not know what to do until the members thought of Father Hettwer, he declared, and sent the girl to him in the hope he might be able to straighten her out "Father Hettwer accepted the trust we placed in him," said Mr. Bessler, "ad did everything in his power to correct her condition. I : am sure there were no illegitimate relations between them." Girl Divorced. ' Miss Bessler married a Detroit man, he said, but later was divorced. There were no children. The body will be taken back to Detroit for burial, he declared, and he intends not to ask' for an examination of the body. " Father Hettwer is the son of Mrs. Bessler's sitenr,.T'''V. '. ' Only a week ago fast Sunday, the father related, Mabel Bessler went out to their home at 1647 Victor avenue and acted despondently. : y: : Suicide Threat -1 ;V. - They sent her home, he said, but he declined to reveal the present ad dress pf his home and family.: s He declared he' has information that his daughter told A. Grotte the night before she killed herself thai she was ' going to go downtown, hire a ' rented automobile and let some other, car Collide with her. Grotte went with " hcr,t he said, to r prevent - her from carrying out her threat. . ; V -. According to rMrs. Mrytle Mel drum, 2505 Farnam street, at whose home Mtss Bessler ' formerly lived, Father Hettwer; visited the girl a number of times. ;V; In searching the girl's apartment yesterday," Paul Stein wender, cor , tier, found a document signed by - Father Hettwer, which would have . loft part of his estate to Mabel Bes- lcr, : faithful servant for the past years. ' ' Find Signed Release. - . Among the girl's effects also was a release- ' which read: - la hereby agree for the consideration, of $400 in hand, paid, to relinquish all claims and demands of whatever nature on the Rev. Julius "Hettwer." This: ac- ordmg to Rev. Mr. Hettwer. refer- icq io inc lurimurc sne uougnt ior him.V:"':'VVv,i- ':- : "She' led mtj to believe that she was married for a short time' when she was quite young,1' said Mrs. Mel- drum, bhe had sOme case over some man, but I' don't know who it was. She had a number of friends, one of them Arthur. Grotte of Omaha." , Miss Bessler was despondent and often threatened to kill herself, ac cording to Viggo Lyngby, attorney, who also lived at 2505 Farnam street At one time she stated" that Father Hettwer i had ruined her life, he said. ." - .- - Wat Asked to Leave. Miss Bessler was asked to leave the apartment becatse she repeatedly threatened suicide, Mrs. Meldrum said. The girl's parents, - Mr. and (Tarn e tmn a Calun Foar.) Temperature Touches 96, New High Record Mark : Although weather reports yester day morning indicated cooler weath er for the day, thermometers regis tered 96 at 2 p. m the highest point reached this summer. This was 13 degrees above the highest tempera ture a year ago, when the thermom eter registered 84 at 3 d. m. No cases of sun stroke or heat prostrations have been reported. Mrs. Drake Awarded S10I00O - . 9 : Damages in Alienation Suit Mrs. Lola Drake, wife of Frank M. Drake, umana real estate man, was awaroea aiu.uuu aamages Dy i jury after an hoar's deliberation ii WMIIIVI JHWg,V wnaaa. op ,wua . J terday in a suit against Mrs. Nelice lTa?M waAar Cms 11t4 aliavnfw lion of her husband's affections. The verdict is tor the roll amount asked ?or jn ue suit, . I I X .,'V ' S 'r ' 1 Mabel No Competition, McKelvie Says, of Capitol Bids Governor Asserts Rejection of Offer Based Also on Ex N . ; orbitant Prices, for . Cut Stone. Lincoln, June 15. (Special.) The camel will have to jump through the eye of a needle before the state capi tal commission will award contracts for the new statehouse at such prices as were read when bids' were opened yesterday. The above, in effect, were .the words of Governor McKelvie today in discussing action of the commis--sion in rejection of all . Statehouse superstructure' bids, i ' ' v : :, ' "Competition seemed to be almost entirely lacking on cut stone and some of the other items bid on," the governor said. ; We have reason to believe that much better figures will be Offered next time." George E. Johnson, state engineer, declared that out of the 120 firms asking for specifications , on super structure work only 70 entered bids. He asserted some of the stone com panies which had representatives here when bids were opened didn't put in bids. ,' i ' - . ' . ; i ' Governor McKelvie " announced that specifications would be altered for the next bidding so that con tractors could- meet them easier and thus reduce their prices. The gover nor also announced that a change will be made in readvertisine next time so bids of the following classi fications may be entered: Separate bid on each of the 26 sep arate jobs. - , ror the entire job. : 1 -For service of a general contractor to oversee all details of the work, if the commission . should decide to Sward it to lowest individual bid ders on the 26 items. - Yesterday, specifications did not call for bids for a general contractor. Demand for Probe of Vice in St. Louis' School Renewed St. Louis, June 15. Victor Miller. a member of the board of notice commissioners, has renewed his de mand that the board of education in vestigate moral conditions in the public schools here. Mr. Miller was deposed as president of the police board following his -failure . to sub stantiate charges he made last March that vice clubs existed at Soman High school. Cattle Being Tested , Lincoln, June 15. (Special.) Leo Stnhr, secretary of agriculture, an nounced today that Clay .county was the first county in Nebraska to com plete cattle tuberculosis tests of every animal in the county. .Washington county will be next to complete the test and then Douglas county, Muhr stated. ; i . - . " "Follow Your i - Hi a I h.- -Advertising .Talk No. 8 - - For almost a year past the circulation growth of The Omaha Bee has been approximately double that ef any other paper. The daily- average gain in May over a year ago was 13,625, Sunday average gain 22,202 -over a year ago. ; , . , - " - '- Yet The Omaha Bee has not increased its charge for advertising one cent over a year ago. This is . one of -the reasona why on the "rate per 1,000 circulation", basis The . Omaha Bee is such a good "buy." Yon can buy advertising in The Omaha Bee' as cheaply . aa anywhere on wk days and more cheaply than anywhere ' ea Sundays. Then the extra buying power 'per 1,000 circula-' tion" of The Omaha Bee circulation is your "good measure," your "oversize.' ; "A better paper Tight along" is the verdict of the reader - -regarding1 The Omaha Bee "a better advertising medium right along" is the verdict of the advertiser. .i. I,' 1 i Bessler. Japan Pledged to Arms Reduction by Premier Kata Foreign Policy Will Be to Co operate With Powers in . . Spirit as Well as Letter "" of Arms Pact. ' Tokio, June 15. (By A. P.)-Ad-miral Temosaburo Kato, Japan's new premier, today pledged the faith- of Japan to co-operate with the other world ppwers for a further reduction of armaments and the maintenance of the new era or peace which, he said, had been ushered in by the Wash ignton conference. - ' ' "In brief, Japan's foreign policy, from which this cabinent will not depart, is to co-operate with the pow ers -in the spirit as well as -to the letter of the covenant of the league of nations and the treaties and reso lutions signed at Washinglon, with the view that" concord" and friend ships may continue and develop among the nations and that reduc tion of armaments may steadily progress to relieve the difficulties and burdens of mankind," Premier Kato said. ' ' ' '- - The newly appointed ! director of Japanese . state craft declared that "with the successful conclusion of the Washington conference, a new era of peace dawned on the world. It is the intention of this government to fulfill the terms agreed upon by the powers, and to this end to take the appropriate steps in accord and co-operate with them. ' Referring to the problems of Rus sia and Siberia, Premier Kato said: "We deeply sympathize ' with the Russians in their sufferings and pri vations, and vwtfhope they :may speedily 'realize much needed relief. , "The Japanese cabinet will en deavor to bring about an expeditious and tmicable adjustment of the problems relating to .Siberia." Man Slain 3 Hours , 1 Before Was to Be Wed - Graham, Tex., June 15. Jack Sumners, 28, died last night at a local hospital just three hours before he was to have been married. Sumners, accompanied by his fiancee, went to Oil City today and he is said to have accosted , a party of men who aYe alleged .to have been using profane language. ' Later in the day, it is said, one of the party' attacked Sumners with a knife, wounding him fatally. One suspect has been arrested. :" Former Sub Chaser Burned. Key West, Fla., June 15.-Former Submarine chaser No. 205, owned by E. T. Sulzer of Brooklyn, N. Y., was burned to the water's edge and sank today off Sand Key. Mrs. Sulzer, who was aboard with her husband and a party of friends, was slightly burned. -v Dollar Through" Coal Strike ApiM, ed j'iJnidns Cheers Greet Statement That No Attempt Will Be Made to Stop Walkout of Rail Men. Criticise High Court Cincinnati, O., June IS. (By A. P.) By the vote of every delegate, The American Federation of Labor convention here today endorsed the nation-wide coal strike that, since April 1, has kept a half million min ers from work, and also indicated, by a demonstration, its approval of the threatened walkout of more than 1,000.000 railroad workers. There were loud cheers from all parts of the convention hall when B. M. Jewell, president of the railway cmoloyes department of the federa tion, told the convention that the rail union chiefs would not interfere to ston a strike. ' "It is believed," declared' Mr. Jew ell, "that the membership is pre oared to meet the test and if they so decide, their decisions will be .com plied with. . - Cheer Miners' Strike. The ' endorsement of the miners' strike was riven by a rising vote, cast by the delegates amid their own cheers, and afterward William Green, secretary treasurer of the miners' union, declared the miners were- in the fight to the finish, and he said it mieht be necessary to ask other unions for financial assistance. The convention session was cut short so delegates might attend a barbecue staged on a river island 20 miles from this city. - . . The executive council ot tne fed eration gave its final consideration to the recent decision oi me supreme mnrt in the Coronado coal case and prepared its report, criticising the de cision. The council decided not to propose any means for overcoming the decision on account of the con vention having ordered a special policy committee to outline a pro gram centering on tne coronaao ana other decisions. - : - Oppose Tsft Ruling. The executive council, it was learn ed, decided to find fault with Chief Justice Taft in the uronado" ; de cision. on the ground that the de cision went beyond the case; and also on the ground that the . court ven tured to decide an "imaginary case," resulting in the destruction of princi- . i t I. i :1 pies - OI unions -wnicn inc - couiui held are fundamental to unionsi-. - The council also, declared that the decision applied the law of liabili ties to unincorporated unions to a greater extent than to corporations organized for profit The council also decided to voice 'its complaint in the report that the supreme court disregarded the Clayton act, which was interpreted by the council to exempt labor unions front prosecu tion under the anti-trust laws. The council also held that the Sherman act was not intended by congress to apply to labor organizations. The railroad strike threat came be fore the convention by an impromptu speech ipf Mr. Jewell, who said that the rail employes were "convinced that certain sinister interests" had. been endeavoring for more than two years to maneuver the men into a position, -where there might be a hope of crushing the organizations." Shanghai Entertains 3,000 Yankee Sailors Shanghai. China. Tim 1!m 1 P-) The. Asiatic squadron of the American navy, with the exception of the .cruiser New Orlpanc which -is at Vladivostok. craft at Hongkong and Manila, is concentrated at ihangnai. ' The citv is entertaining mnr than 3,000 American sailors, which is be- uevea to De the largest gathering of Uncle Sam's naval fighters ever based in any far Eastern port, exclu sive of Manila. Extensive plans have been made for their amusement, including A series nf haephall tramp. and Shanghai's greatest Fourth of jmy ceieDration, prior to their de parture July 5. On leaving here, the squadron in cluding the flagship Huron, . 18 de stroyers and the mother ship, Buf falo, will proceed to Chefoo for sum mer target practice. The cruiser Albany sailed June 5 for home, where she will be thrown on the naval scrap heap provided by the Washington conference. ' 1 Nebraska Congressman Opposes Reserve Governor Washington, June 15. (Special Telegram.) Representative Andrews of Nebraska today sent a letter" to President Harding protesting against the appointment of W. P. G. Harding as governor of the Federal . Reserve Board system. Representative An drews said in his letter that most of the farmers in Nebraksa believe that the ills from which they have been suffering during the past few years are due to the policy of the federal reserve board, as sponsored by Gov ernor Harding. , - : - Country Facing Severe , Coal Shortage Says Lewis Springfield, - 111., June 15. The country is facing a coal shortage of unparalleled intensity, , President Lewis of the United Mine Workers of America said in a statement is sued here today. ': - The public interest demands a conference of miners and operators in the very near future, he said, add ing that only the summer weather kept the jiation from the realization of an acute situation, Another Railway Wage Cut Decision Ex Over t J 325,000 Affected by Proposed $30,000,000 Slash ; . ShopmenYrBalIot1i ii Favors Walkout. Chicago, June 15. (By A. : P.) Delay in the preparation of the minority opinion of the railroad la bor board's newest wage reduction order prevented the expected an nouncement of the decision tonight It was said the board hoped to have the decision ready for the public by tomorrow. Following the completion of a lengthy majority opinion, said to cut around $30,000,000 from the payroll of 325,000 employes, labor members of the board began work on " a lengthy protest., Arthur O. Wharton, an organized labor appointee, on the board and formerly president of the railway employes department of the American Federation : of Labor, is writing the opinion and will probably complete it early tomorrow. . . 325,000 Affected. . The new cut will affect nearly 300, 000 clerks ajid station employes, 12, 000 signalmen, 10,000 -stationary fire men and oilers and 5,000 train dis patchers. The latter class, however, will not come under the new slash, which becomes effective July 1, and other supervisory forces will also es cape a cut. in line with the board's policy of making no reduction for minor -officials ajid supervisors. , . Strike ballots continued to roll Into headquarters of the six railway shop crafts, whose triple-barrelled vote on the question of striking against the wage cut and other unsatisfactory conditions was' ordered last week. The men have 10 days left in which, to get their pink, blue 'and white slips into Chicago. ": . - - -" ' i Expect Complete Vote. "We are expecting nearly a 100.' per cent .vote this time,"' said John Scott, secretary of the crafts. "This is the most serious situation that has come up in recent years and the men are. thoroughly dissatisfied with the sjtuation. The ballots show a dis tinct attitude in favor of a walk out" :. v ....,;-,..-. Union leaders of the clerks, signal men, firemen and oilers are all in Cincinnati attending the convention of the American Federation of -Labor and are expected to issue orders for a strike vote of their member ships as soon as the new decision is announced by the board. Intention of taking the vote was announced following a conference of union lead ers in Cincinnati last 'week. Sioux City Man Is Found Starving in New York New i York,' June 15LiteraIly starving on the streets of New York, John Keane, 62, of Sioux City, la., collapsed and was taken to Bellevue hospital. ( After he had tasted his first food in several days, Keane recovered suf ficiently to' give his name and to explain that he had been wandering here, homeless and friendless, for "a long time." Just how long he could not say: ; ..Industrial Improvement : Chicago, June 15 A greater in dustrial improvement was shown in Illinois in May than - during any month the past year, the general ad visory hoard ot the Illinois depart meat $f bot stated in a. epor pected Today a V Ward Indicted by Grand Jury for Killing of Sailor Deputy Sheriffs Sent to Arrest Young Millionaire, at, I.: '.Liberty on $50,000 r .: ; Bonds. . " New York, June 15. Walter S. Ward, wailthy baker's son, indicted by the grand jury at White Plaint today for the slaying of Clarence Peters, former sailor, was - arrested here late today. White Plains, N. Y., June 15. Walter S. Ward, millionaire baker's son, today , ; was indicted by the Westchester grand jury on a charge of killing Clarence Peters, ex-sailor, in May,:' . -. . ''';,. ' y" ; Soon after the indictment was ' re turned deputy sheriffs were, sent to Ward's home in New Rochelle to arrest him. He has been at liberty on $50,000 bonds. Parmele Acquitted of Bank Plattsmouth, Neb.', June 15. (Spe cial.) William Deles Dernier, ap pointed as. acting county judge to preside over the preliminary hearing of Charles C... Parmele, - formerly president of the now defunct Bank of Cass .County, has handed down a decision acquitting Parmele of all of the .17 counts , preferred,- by the state, , growing out of , alleged in direct borrowing. The action was started , following the failure of the bank' here, last December, although Mr.-Parmele had not been an officer of the 'institution for nearly a year. Jackson Chase, assistant" attorney general, represented the state s in terest at the hearing, while John Wright and C.'A Rawls.l Omaha, and 'Plattsmouth attorneys, appeared for Mr, Parmele. . It was sought to prove that the firm of "Jean & Co." composed of Will Jean and C. C. Parmele, borrowed different amounts from the funds of the bank while the latter was: president. ' 1,200 March in Beaumont Protest at Sheriff's Removal Beaumont, Tex., June ' 15. A parade, estimated at about 1,200 per sons, marched through the streets tonight in. a demonstration brought abouf by a recent instructed . ' jury verdict ordering the removal of Tom Garner as sheriff for his alleged membership In the Ku Klux Klan. The' 35'piece band led the procession, with Gather immediately behind on horseback. . Garner's, wife and chil dren were also in-line.'- ' ; " The matter of Garner's removal will be argued before the Ninth court of civil appeals here Friday, defense attqrneys having filed an application for a stay of execution of the ver dict ; ..... - - Liquidation Is' Started of Night and Day Bank St. Louis, June 15. Liquidation of accounts of the closed Night and Day bank, aggregating $2,500,000, began today, t Discrepancies in the institution's accounts are said to ex ceed $1,000,000 and former Gov ernor Major is among directors un der indictment for allowing deposits to be accepted after the bank was in a failing ionditkra, . Hitchcock Calls McCumber Tariff Attack Childish Says Statements f tat News - paper Opposition .la Paid for Betrays1 Ignorance' . ;; of Business. By GEORGE F. AUTHIER. Waaatastoa Correspondent Omaha Bee. Washington, June 15. (Special Telegram.) Senator Hitchcock- of Nebraska today denounced in vigor ous terms the arguments advanced yesterday by Senator McCumber, to the effect that the main reason for the opposition to the tariff bill by the newspapers was due to the fact they are subsidized by the large sums Spent by importers and the' depart ment stores for advertising.. V . A Senator Hitchcock characterized the attack as idiotic," childish, pro vincial and entirely out of date. : "If there is one thing ; fairly es tablished Lu the newspaper world to day," he aid. "it is that advertising is placed upon the strictest business principles and there is not; an ad vertiser of any importance who does' not buy his publicity at the cheap est price at, which he can get it. There is not one of them who spends a dollar if he can avoid spending- it. : "Of the millions of dollars invest ed in New York city in the newspa pers practically every dollar is put into newspaper . advertis-jijr on the most "cold-blooded . business princi ple." - . .-In concluding the argument, Sen ator Hitchcock - said : "the ; senator from North Dakota has betrayed his absolute ignorance of modern busi ness methods when he argues that advertising is placed as a favor." Move Made to Stop Rum Sales oh U. S. Vessels Washington, June 15. Definite steps through legislation to stop the sale of liquor on American ships were started today through presentation by Representative Bankhead,, democrat, Alabama, of an amendment to the merchant marine bill which would cut off the government aid provided jn the measure from any ship carry ing intoxicating liquors or beverages. The. Alabama representative offered his amendment at a meeting of the house merchant marine com-mittee- of , which he is a member, called to take final ; action on the merchant marine bill. " Considerable doubt as expressed that the amendment would be ac cepted, as the indications were that the majority members of the com mittee would vote to report the bill as framed by a subcommittee. The Weather - ' Forecast : Friday fair; somewhat cooler. Hourly Temperatures. S a. ... T e a, m 1 7 a. m..... 7 S a. n si a. m S4 10 a. m M 11 a. m ,. IS nooa. ....SS 1 P. at... t p. at... S p. m... P. m... J p. m... S p. m... 1 p. m... . S OS 91 KO S7 P. Highest Thursday. Cheyenne .,,.... Pueblo iavenporc Denver 80 Deo Molneo ,.... DoAko City s Loader 8 Korla fialla ,..11 Rauld City .. ... ... ...10 ... ... Salt Loko ... 8onta Fo ... Sheridan .... Sioux Ctty .. Voieutine Given Out Draft I Made Public on Eve of Election Place. State . on Same Basil as - Dominions. Constitution Up-to-Date London, June 15. (By A. P.) The draft of the new Irish constitev tion made public tonight, on the eve of the Irish election, gives as th document itself states, force of law t to. the Anglo-Irish treaty and ex pressly declares that any provision , of the constitution or any amendment thereto or any law enacted under the constitution which is in any respect , repugnant to the treaty shall be void and inoperative. ' . . The constitution thus embodies . connection with the British crown as already established in the treaty and generally places the relations be- ' tween Ireland and" the empire on the same basis as Canada and the other ' dominions. - " . ' i; The constitution requires every member of the free state parliament to subscribe faith and allegience to. the constitution and swear to be . faithful 'to the ing in virtue of the common etizenship of Ireland and Britain, -j ' , - . ' : '' Women Get Suffrage. The document contains 79 articles ' and is considered an up-to-date in- , strument, not only granting female suffrage, proportional representation -and a referendum to the people, but . . also empowering the people them-.-seves to initiate legislation, t gives, to the chamber great power with re spect , to money, bills without 'con trol from the senate, thus duplicat ing the position as between the BriU ish house of commons and the house of lords. , It exempts the free state from act ive participation in war without the' consent of parliament, except in cases of invasion, and gives the Irish supreme court the fullest power, only stipulating for the right of citizens to appeal to the long in council against the supreme court decision. ' It provides for freedom of religion ana conscience, gives tree state citi zens full protection against the arbi- trary power of court-martial and ex tends to parliament exclusive control over the armed forces as stipulated in the, treaty. -, . :,:--, '; W.- .'Oath of AOetjiance.' The oath of allegiance is provided under Article 17 of the constitution -in the following words: "I do solemnly swear true faith and allegiance to the constitution of; the Irish free state as by law est tablished and that I will be faithful to his majesty, King George V, and his heirs and successors, by law and in virture of the common citizenship of Ireland and Great Britain, and her adherence to and membership of the group oi nations forming the British commonwealth of nations." Artir1v, 48 nrnvirfe that "nrmt in case of actual invasion, the Irish . tree state shall not be committed to' active participation in any war with out the assent of the free state par liament."" ' r - Court Jurisdiction. Article 66 gives' the Irish supreme court appealate jurisdiction. Its de cisions shall in all cases be final, and conclusive and shall not be reviewed or be capable of being reviewed by any other court, tribunal or author ity whatsoever, provided that ."noth ing in this constitution shall impair the rights of any person to petition, his majesty for special, leave to ap peal; from: the supreme court to his majesty in council or the right of his majesty to grant such leave. "Article 67 provides that all judges, including-those on the upreme court, shall be appointed by the representa tive of the crown on the advice of the executive council. ; ' ; Courts Marti Powers. Article 69 provides the jurisdiction of courts martial shall not be ex tended to or exercised over the civil population save in time of war or acts committed in time of war. Such jurisdiction can not be exercised in any area in which civil courts ara open or capable of being held and no . person shall be removed from one area to another for the purpose of creating such jurisdiction... , Article 72 declares laws not incon sistent with the constitution in force in the free state when the constitution becomes operative shall continue un til repealed or amended by partial ment. -.'!. " v , After the constitution comes into, operation the house of parliament elected in pursuance ' of the free state agreement act may for one year exercise alt the powers conferred by the constitution in the chamber. The first election, for the chamber shall be as soon as possible after the eX4 piration of such period. j Mme-Schumann-Heint Given : ; College Degree on Birthday Los Angeles, CaL, June 15. Mm. Ernestine Schumann-Heink celebrat. ed her 51st birthday here as the guest of honor of the University of South ern California and recepient of ay degree of doctor of music in the in stitution's commencement exercises, Augustine T. Wilhar, graduate of the Univeristy of San Marcos, Peru, who has been a director in Peru of educa tional institutions, received a degree! of doctor of laws. A similar degree . was to have been conferred on Ig, nace Jan Paderewiski, but owing tar his inability to attend, it was post poned. . . . r .- - T School Girls on Tour New York, June 15. Seventy-fivd school girls from Texas and the! southwest sailed on the steamship Chicago for a summer tour of Eu3 rope. The party arrived txm Wac acx, sa a special nug, - V