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The Omaha Morning Bee T VOL. 61 NO. 312. taM at M4.etMt MMtaf NKim iM F. . tIM A at Stan a IM ' OMAHA, SATURDAY, JUNE 17, 1022. Man (I ff) i !! M . Mi Snatti, U.M. WI m 41k m CltlM, 4M M. (I HOi 0'( t MW, lilt Ml,, TWO CENTS Bonus Bill Agreement Effected Republican Senator Favor Completing Tariff Measure and Following With Soldier Relief. Lodge Gets Harmony Washington, June 16. Acompro mise bet ween, republican senators in the controversy over procedure with the soldiers' bonua bill by which it would be given senate right-of way after disposal of the tariff bill, waa reported today virtually to have been reached. Negotiations today between the republican factions favoring and op posing displacement of the tariff bill in behalf of the bonus measure were aid to have resulted in the com promise which is to be presented next Monday to the republican sen- tors' conference, and it was sain. witlN every indication o adoption. Democratic senators, however, were reported to be planning a move of their own by offering a motion to given the bonus measure precedence. Lodge Given Credit Senator Lodge, republican leader, had a large part in today's confer ences and it was said that the pro posed compromise wa supported largely because of his efforts. Amer ican Legion representatives, it was stated, also were consulted and gave their approval to the arrange ment. The harmony move among the re publicans did not reach full force un til after informal canvasses of the republican membership discloseJ that a large majority were prepared to stand with President Harding in pressing the tariff bill ,to a con clusion before proceeding with the bonus measure. The polls were said to shoW 40 republicans in favor of holding the tariff bill before tho senate, nine in favor of its displace ment in favor of immediate consid eration of the bonus bill, and 11 classed as "doubtful." Chairman McCumbcr of the finance committee, who has been urging immediate consideration of the bonus measure, was said to "have beefl advised of the polls and ef forts were made to convince him that the party judgment was for im mediate action on the tariff bill, but wih an agreement to make the bonus measure the senate's unfinish ed business and with absolute rights of priority after disposal o the tariff measure. . ' ; . i Plan New Cloture. i ; With the 'moyemejit for a new clo ture rule and more rapid progress on the tariff bill, republican leaders tiaid the definite assurance of action on the bonus measure immediately after the tariff bill was expected to Allay criticism of action in pressing the tariff bill. Senator McCumber later stated that he would accept a conference vote on Monday, pledging the re publica.'i party to give priority to the bonus bill after disposal of the tariff measure. He said he would with hold his proposed motion to displace the tariff bill if the conference would adopt a resolution definitely committing the party to disposal of both tariff ajid bonus bills by ad journing. It was understood that Senator McCumber had prepared a resolution declaring the sense of the republican senators in favor of the compromise plan. Ward Pleads Not Guilty ' to Charge of Murder White Plains, N. Y June 16. 'Walter S. Ward pleaded not guilty today , when he was arraigned before Supreme Court Justice Moreschauser on an indictment charging first de gree murder in connection with the shooting of Clarence Peters. When counsel for the wealthy baker's son requested that he be placed on trial immediately he was informed by the court that his case as that of any other prisoner. "There are a number of men in jail here who want to be tried," said Judge Moreschauser. "Why your ma,n should be preferred, I can't tell." - .- Early Irish Potatoes x Exceed Last Year's Crop Washington, June 16. Production of 20,672 cars (200 barrels each) of early Irish potatoes in the states that produce and ahip them after the early southern crop has uone to market, was forecast from the June 1 condi tion of the crop by the Department of Agriculture. This indicated an increase over 1921 of about 1,700 cars with the yield per acre the same ' and the acreage greater than last year. . Former Belgian Minister Reported Slain at Moscow Brussels, June 16. (By A. P.) Rumors were current in the Belgian chamber of deputies this afternoon that Emile Vandervelde, former min ister of justice, who went to Russia . as counsel for the social revolution- . ists on trial there, had bee assassin ated at Moscow. No confirmation of : the rumors had- been received in Belgian official circles. Strike Breakers Protected by Lines of Machine Guns ' Herrin, I1L, June 16. Guarded by two lines of men armed with machine guns, 60 men began the production of coal at the Lester and Sherwood strip mine, six miles east of here to . day. It was the first coal mined in : Illinois since the miners strike be . came effective April 1. Armed sent : 'ries guarded the roadways to the mine,. .. . 20 Reported Dead in Wisconsin Storm Clenwood City, Wis., June 16. Twenty persona are believed to have been killed end more than 50 injured in cyclonic wind and rain storm that swept with terrific force across parti of four Wisconsin counties Thursday night wiping out at least one village, destroying hundreds of farm buildings and causing great damage to crops. The cyclone struck in northeat St. Croix county, a few miles west. of here, and cut a wide swath in path north and east through east Folk, southwest B northwest Dunn counties. iunn counties, i persons were SMty'V. the vicinity of v .irie Eighteen killed in Farm. Ole Saughstad, Mr. Ole Lee and Paul Shaw were killed when the cyclone rared every building on the Saughstad farm, three, miles north of Prairie Farm. The village of Forest, St. Croix county, was reported wiped out and 20 persons injured, some of them critically. c Jury Finds Clcrnt Guilty of Robbing Bank at Decatur Last of Omaha's Bandit Trio Held Verdict Reached on Second Ballot. Tckamah, Neb., June 16. (Speeial Telegram.) Louis Clernt, third -of the Omaha trio to go on trial here for the robbery of the Decatur State bank, June 2, was found guilty by a jury in district court at 1:30 this afternoon, on the second ballqf. The defendant apparently was not affected by the verdict and informed the court he had nothing to say. His attorney waived all arguments before the jury, evidently hinging his hopes on an appeal to the supreme court, where, it is said, he intends to test the constitutionality of the act under which all three of the men were found giulty. Two Others Sentenced. Immediately after the discharging of the jury, Judge C. A. Goss in structed the sheriff to bring before him the other two defendants, Ben King and Gottfried Perscek. Perscek, when ordered by. the court to give reason why the judge should not pronounce sentence, replied that he had nothing to say. Judge Goss, upon recommendation of the county attorney, sentenced the prisoner to 10 years at hard labor in the state penitentiary. Perscek did not appear to be af fected by the sentence, having re marked a few minutes earlier that he would have a job in .Lincoln tor tne next 10 years." . , '. r.r;.;.; ; v 20-year Term Asked. Ki'iik. also, had nothing to say when given opportunity by the court. The county attorney, in his recom mendations, asked a 20-year sentence, for King, alleging that the defendant had perjured himself in his apparent effort to clear himself and pave the way for an acquittal for Clernt.' The county attorney also said that King had maintained an attitude of mock ery toward the court! The judge, however, stated that both men should get equal terms and sentenced King to 10 years. It is expected that Clernt's attor neys will ask a new trial within a few days, at which time sentence will be pronounced. The courtroom was packed at the trial today, many spectators bringing their lunches and eating them in the building. The trial has attracted more interest than any other here in the last 30 years. Ex-Mayor Broatch Dead; Funeral Service Today William James Broatch, 80, 1816 North Thirty-second street, mayor of Omaha from 1887 to 1890, died at 12:40 Friday morning at Lord Lis ter hospital. Captain Broatch came to, Omaha in 1874 and entered the iron and hardware business. In 1881 he was elected to the state legislature. He is survived by his widow. Funeral services will be held this morning at 9 at the Hoffmann chapel. Services will be in charge of the G. A. R. and Loyal Legion. The body will be taken to Canton, O.,' for burial. , Ku Klux "Unmasonic Body" Boston, June 16. A letter declar ing the Ku Klux Klan "an unmasonic organization, utterly without Mason support or sympathy" has been sent to all Masonic lodges of the state by Arthur D. Prince, grand master of the Massachussetts grand lodge. Sunday Want Ads should be telephoned or brought early ,to our office in person by Friday even ing, if possible. The earlier your Want Ad is received, the more circulation it will secure. Whatever you have in mind to advertise, do not let next Sunday's opportunity slip past you. Do not wait until tomorrow telephone your Sunday Want Ad NOW. TELEPHONE ATLANTIC 10OO ' Bee Want Ad Rates Are Reasonable The Sunday Bee The Morning Bee The Erening Bee Pro-Treaty Candidates Are Elected Speakc "( Dail Eireann Is ,p .i4f o Parliament as 11V 1VU' muter Education. Ballot Box Is Seized Dublin. June 16. (By A. P.) Prof. John MacNeill, tprakrr of the Dail hircaun, who i in favor of the Anglo-Irish treaty, led in the voting lor Dublin candidates by a substantial majority when the first election results were announced to night. Prof. Michael Hayes, minister ot education in the Dail Eireann cab inet and one of the pro-treaty panel candidates, also has been elected. When the final results of the elec tions in the national university poll ing were about to be declared to night, 13 armed men entered the polling place, held up the officials and seized all documents and the tally sheets. Rory O'Connor, one of the leaders of the dissident (ac tion of the republican army led the raiders. . Belfast, June 16. Many cases of interference with officials were re ported from the Sligo and East Mayo election area. It was stated that documents and voting papers were seized and burned in several districts and many agents of inde pendent candidates kidnapped. American Ships Are Given Permit to Sell Liquor Treasury Issues Regulations Placing Shipping Board Boats on Same Basis as Foreign Craft. . Washington, June 16. Sale of liquor on shipping board vessels outside the three-mile limit is per missible under ;iew treasury regula tions issued today, according to P. A. Vise, general couusel for the pro hibition unit. , The interpretation was taken as settling for the time being the con troversy over liquor on government ships, precipitated by Adolphus Busch III, the St. , Louis ' brewer, when he Swrote' President Harding that- the 'government- w- engaging in the bodtlegRing business by per mitting sale of alcoholic beverages on shipping board vessels. Solution of the problem, Wayne B. Wheeler, general council of the Anti-Saloon league declared tonight "lies in excluding all ships that sell liquor from American ports. Legis lation to this end is being consider ed, he said, asserting that by . put ting both American and foreign ves sels o,n an equal footing with respect to liquor the competitive feature of the question would be removed. The new regulations were not drafted with the view of settling the question of Hquor on shipping board vessels, Mr. Vise said, and in fact were written before that question arose. As drawn, however, he said, they would apply equally to Ameri can and foreign ships in permitting intoxicating sea stores within the three-mile limit under the customs regulations which provide that while in American ports all liquors on board a ship must be sealed up. Woman Is Kidnaped While Playing Golf Cincinnati, O., June 16. While playing golf on the links of the Maketowah Country club today Mrs. Clara Marshall, 30, daughter of Wil liam Schawe, treasurer of the Krip-pendorf-Dittman Shoe company, this city, was seized by two men, carried to a waiting automobile and whisked away. Mrs. Louise Hawck, who was play ing with Mrs. Marshall, was so teri fied at the swiftness of the kidnaping that she was unable to call for help until the car was disappearing in the distance. Police were notified and started a search. Merchant Marine Body Rejects Rum Ban for Bill .Washington, June 16. Without a record vote the house merchant ma rine committee ' today rejected the Bankhead amendment to the ship subsidy bill providing that no' gov ernment aid should be allowed ships on which liquor was sold. The Edmonds proposal, which would extend the Volstead law to the sea by finingg all ships of any registry touching American ports on which liquor selling was permitted, was not acted on and the committee ordered the bill reported by a straight party vote.- Memorial Services Held. Rev. T. Porter Bennett, pastor of the First Methodist church of Sid ney, Neb., addressed a large gather ing Thursday at the memorial serv ices of Nebraska lodge No. 1, Knights of Pythias. District Judge L. B. Day talked before a large crowd of knights--at an open air meeting in Schuyler. - Trace Burch Movements Los Angeles, Cel., June 16. The prosecution in the second trial of Mrs. Madalynne Obenchain for the murder of J. Belton Kennedy, con tinned to introduce testimony relat ing to the movements of Arthur C. Burch. her codefendant, prior to tit. . i Hoover Obtains Pact to Block Coal Price Boost Washington, June 16. Secretary Hoover has secured the agreement of irprtteiitatives of the National Coal atiociaticn and the National Retail Coal Merchants association on a plan to prevent advance in coal prices in all branches. Following a conference with spokesmen of the associations yes terday, announcement was made by Mr. Hoover that anthracite coal op erators had agreed not to advance prices of stocks above ground above the levens of the past week, which he said, were lower than at the be ginning of the strike. In bituminous fields where no price basis bai yet been established, Mr. Hoover said the operators, according to the agree ment will be "earnestly requested," to reduce selling expenses for spot coal to the Garfield price, plus addi tions necessary to cover increased costs in individual cases. House Leaders and Harding Will Discuss Subsidy Marine Bill Presented to House and President; Will Be Asked If He Demands Prompt Action. Washington, June 17. Republican leaders of the house will confer again tomorrow with President Harding on the question of taking up the admin istrations ship subsidy bill prior to adjournment. Indications tonight were that they would reiterate the belief that consideration of the meas ure ought to go over until the Decem ber session, but all leaders declared they would take it up and force it to a vote if the president still in sisted. The bill was reported today to the house by the merchant marine com mttce wheh rejected the Bankhead amendment providing that no govern ment aid should go to ships on wnicn liquor was sold. There was no ac tion on the Edmonds proposal for im position of $10,000 fines on all ships. American or foreign, which sold liquor an any voyage starting or end ing at an American port. Will Demand Vote. Defeated by the committee, Mr. Bankhead announced he would de mand a vote on his amendment in the house. There was no record vote in committee on the amendment but it was opposed by republicans and supported by democrats. The prohibition question had wrap nerl itself so closely about the bill that many leaders admittedly were in doubt as to how it might stand up in the house. Injection of the ship liquor issue into the fight, according tn. tvmihlieana nnnosine action at this time", invited defeat of the bill. ' Representative Garner, democrat, Texas, told the house today what most members had been hearing for if) rfavs that Soeaker Gillette, Rep resentative Mondell, the republican leader, Chairman Campbell of the rules committee and a majority of the republican steering committee were against consideration oi ne om ttiA portions. There was no answer from any of those mentioned by the Texan. Democrats Oppose Bill. When the bill formally was pre sented to, the house by Chairman Greene of the merchant marine com mittee, democratic members were given until Thursday to file a minority report. The committee vote on reporting the bill was 9 to 4, republicans vot ing aye and democrats nay, except Representative Cullen, democrat, New York, who voted present. The majority report, presented by Chairman Greene, contained a' de tailed explanation of each important section of the bill and an argument for its passage. Declaring the situation today with respect to establishment of a mer chant marine was different from that obtaining at any time heretofore the report added: - Arguments Presented. It is not a 'question whether we wish a merchant marine for we have it. It is not a question of sub sidy or no subsidy because to meet the government's losses of $50,000, 000 a year in the operation of our merchant marine the people are be ing taxed far beyond what would be needed were the ships brought into efficient commercial operation. The main question, the report said, was disposal of the present fleet so that with the least cost to the taxpayers "it may be made of the greatest use to the country as a whole both in peace and war." "The alternatives are plain," it added, "either make it possible for private enterprise to take this nucleu which we now plan, add to it until it becomes a great and efficient entity, ai American merchant ma rine, or refuse the relatively slight amount of aid necessary therefore and continue at a great expense the inefficient methods of government operation until the ships are worn out." s Negro Who Escaped . Georgia' Mob Hanged Irwinton, Ga., June 16. Bill Den son, negro, who several weeks ago escaped from a mob after he had been taken from the county jail, was hanged this morning for criminally assaulting a 70-year-old white wom an. The gallows on which Denson was to have paid the death penalty was destroyed by lightning Tuesday and a new one had to be constructed. Fires in Gila Forest Are Being Brought Under Control Alburquerque, June 16. Two of four large forest fires in the Gila forest in the southwestern part of the ; state are under control. j "The "crown" fire in the White j Rock canyon is reported as still be- j yond control. Mogollon, a town five ! miles away, in a canyon, is said to be iu danger, . i Bryan May Enter Race for Governor at Eleventh Hour Petition Filed With Secretary of State Urging Him to t Run Ex-Hitchcock Men Sign. Lincoln, June 16. (Special Tele gram.) Eleventh - hour entry of Charles W. Bryan of Lincoln into ihe race for the democratic nomina tion for 'governor loomed as a possi bility today when a petition urging him to run was filed in the office of D. M. Amsberry, secretary of state. On. the petitions are names of prominent democrats through the state, including members of the state central committee, hitherto aligned with the "wet" Hitchcock faction. "This request for someone to take the lead for a united party deeply im presses me, Bryan said. The petition is signed by demo crats frankly dissatisfied with the failure of Senator Hitchcock to lead democracy away from the Norton fusion effort and show the party s teeth to members of the third party who are blamed for wrecking democ racy at this time. Signers of the Bryan petition have refused to rally around Dan Butler of Omaha, the only dyed-in-the-wool democrat, because Butler has refused to stand for a state law enforcement department. Eighth Week of Small Trial Ends, State Case Incomplete Waukegan, III., June 16. (By A. P.) The trial of Gjvernor Len Small closed its eighth week with the state's case still uncompleted but with the end in sight. The' defense will be given a half day when the state completes its case to prepare for the arguments open ing the defense. Present indications are that the trial will be over about July IS. Sunday Features "Everybody's Tuning In," a page illustrating activities of Omaha radio fans, is a fea ture of the Rotogravure Sec tion in next Sunday's Bee. Radio has taken its place in Omaha homes, at social func tions and at the corner drug store. While broadcasting stations here send out -music and messages heard for hun dreds of miles, the small boy constructs his own receiving set and makes radio his pri vate plaything. OOO Marian, 24, and obscure, was just finishing her day's work ' when a man staggered into the off ice;, then , "THE HAND ON. THE SHOULDER" By Meredith Nicholson The . story of Marian is told in this Blue Ribbon tale in ' next Sunday's Bee. YouH find it in the Magazine Section. The Sunday Bee On the Job Shriners Leave to Visit Home of Potentate Two Ships Leave for Hono lulu to Continue Festivi ties, Started at National Conclave , in Frisco. San Francisco, . June 16. Two steamships filled with Shriners bound for Honolulu on a visit to the home of the new imperial potentate of the order, James S. McCandless. left here today. They were the H. F. Alexander, formerly the G r e a t Northern, on its first trip across the Pacific since being used as a trans port in war service, and the Mat sonia, a shipping board vessel. A few Shriners also were on the Nnle, which left later in the day. All but two members of the imperial di van of the mystic shrine, Benjamin W. Rowel I of Boston and David S. Grosland of Montgomery, Ala., were in the party whose trip will he a con tinuation' on a smaller scale of the festivities that have marked shrine week here. The bands, patrols and chanters of Islam temple of San Francisco and Almalaikah temple of Los Angeles and the patrol of Aloha temple of Honolulu, will contribute to the gayety oftthe trip. There also will be the wedding at sea of Ellis Coleman, a member of Islam temple, and Miss Helen Hurwitz of San Francisco. Music by .radio from the mainland is expected to be heard at the ceremony, ; A stay of several days will be made in Honolulu and the volcano of Kil auea will be visited. The party will reach San Francisco on its return trip about July 1. Speeial trains began taking the Shriners and their wives back to their homes last night and by tomor row only one train will be left, that of Albahr temple of San Deigo. A large party saw the imperial party off and the dock was festive with Hawaiian leis hung around the necks of the departing Shriners. Five aeroplanes and a tug which carried Mayor Rolph acted as an escort to the H. F. Alexander and Matsonia as they steamed toward the Golden gate. Leaders of Bond Syndicate Are Now Sought in Chicago Minneapolis, June 16. While post office inspectors still were centering their investigation of the sale of stolen bonds in Minneapolis and St. Paul, reports from Chicago were that the search for the four leaders of the bond syndicate had moved to that city. While clearing house operations for the bonds which were stolen in the $2,000,000 robbery in New York in' October are believed by postal in spectors to have been conducted here, many of the bonds have been re covered, it was said today. Wealthy Odell Man Sued Beatrice, Neb., June .(Spe cialsJoseph H. Prebyl, wealthy resident of the Odell vicinity, is made defendant in a suit for divorce filed by Mary A. PrebyL They were mar ried September 12, 1912. The plain tiff alleges in her petition that Prebyl attempted to have her sent to the asylum several times without any justified cause. Hobo Jailed Charles Hobo was sentenced to jail for 10 days on charges of vag rancy yesterday in Central police court, Catholic College Head and Brother Die in Auto Crash Members of Santa Fe, N. M.r Institution Killed as Truck Jumps Road Two Autoiste Meet Death on Coast. Santa Fe, N. M.. June 16. Brother Charlemagne La Cour, president of St. Michael college here, was1 killed outright, and Brother Andrew Le Puy died yesterday . afternoon from injuries received when a motor truck carrying 14 Christian, brothers and six students dived over au embank ment near Glorieta, in the mountains east of Santa t Fe, yesterday. Six other brothers were injured, but not seriously. , The brothers and students were on their way to the Upper Recos for an outing. Brother Charlemagne, who is head of colleges at Nantes, France, and Queretaro, Mexico, was also located at Pocantico Hills, N. Y., before he came to Santa Fe. Two Killed on Taft Highway. Bakersfield, Cal., June 16. Mrs. Lea Seiffert, 20, and William Lep per, 45, are dead and Mr. Seiffert, John Eagle and William Lepper, jr., are in a local hospital suffering with cuts and bruises, as a result of an automobile accident on the Taft highway near here last night. The steering apparatus of the automobile in which the five persons were rid ing, broke and the car plunged from the road and struck a tree. Seiffert, it was said, at one" time played ball with a Cincinnati Na tional league club. ' i Will Maupin Files in Governor Race Gelbring, Neb., June 16. (Special Telegram.) Will Maupin today filed as candidate for the democratic nom ination for governor. He admits that he files on his own motion, not at the request of party managers or after consultation with self-constituted guardians of the democratic party. In his newspap.er. The Midwest, this week, he announces his filing and prints a brief summary of his plat form as it has previously appeared at different times. He announced that owing to finan cial limitations his campaign will con sist chiefly of letters and his chief dependence is upon the efforts of those who endorse his platform and are confident that he will use his ut most efforts to carry out his pledges f elected, Maupin left tday by automobile for Omaha and other eastern Nebraska points but will return early in the week and devote practically all of his time to his newspaper. The Weather Forecast. ' Saturday: Fair and cooler. Hourly Temperatures. 7 a 71 It . IS ...1....7 7 1 . m SA p. m. at S p. m. at 4 p. at a p. . u p. . M 1 p. m 7 5 p. m. , ..IS e . 7 m. a. a. 1 . It . It Highest rriday, rheyenn . . Drnport . tnver . . . Tn Uolna . Dodite Citjr . T.amlrr ...'i Parhlo ...141 Rapid City ...70:Salt Lake . ...CI8anta F .. ...Ml Ohrridan ...7:;iogx City ...tii ..71 ..74 ..: . .so ..7 ..: $27,00O,O0Q Wage Cut Announced 323.000 ClcrU, Signalmen and Stationery Firemen Will Have Fay Reduced Starling; July 1. Strike Vote Expected C hicasc. III., June 16.-(By A. P.) Pruning nearly $27.(XK).0() from the annual payroll of J2S.IHH) railway employes, by cutting clerks, signal men and stationery firemen from 2 to 6 cents an hour, the United State' Railroad Labor board today an nounced another wage slach, bring ing total reductions under the board's orders, up to $135,000,000 beginning July 1. The clerks were cut 3 and 4 cents au hour, according to their classifi cation, the signalmen 5 cents and the firemen 2 cents. Approximately 1,200,000 railway employes will share the total reduc tion, which has brought vigoroui ffirfj.wt fmm fvprw tininn organiza tion involved, and will result in s strike vote of 10 railway labor Domes. Tii trntina i alrtadv under wav in seven unions and the other 'three af fected by today s order are expectea to mail their ballots immediately. Labor Members Dissent A twrrntina oninion. orotestinc aoainct inv rpfliirtinn. wai included -a- - .- - . in the decision, as was the case in the two previous cuts tor tne main- Ar,onj r tvsv 1ahnrra and the L 1 1 1 -V. V ' " " - " ' ' shopmen. The minority decision to day was signed rv Artnur j. wnar ton and Albert Phillips, both labor members, W. L. McMeitimen, the third member ot tne iaror group, is in the east on an investigation trip for the board. Definite recognition of a Iivw .,-i.va" a.t "aavinor waffe" wa mad .for the first time by the board !rt today s decision. Altnougn annormii postwar conditions were pointed dot a obstructions to fixing any scien tific living or saving wage at pres ent, the board declared that as Mn as this condition was removea it would "give increased consideration to all the intricate details incident to the scientific adjustment" of such a wage. 200,000 Clerks Affected. The bulk of those hit by the new cut will be 200,000 clerks and 100. 000 station emplqyes. The majority of clerks, those with two years' ex perience or more, are cut 3 cents an hour. Other clerks are cut 4 cents and - beginners, instead of the for mer minimum month'e pay of $67, will get $60. After the first six months,- they; will receive $70 instead of the former rate, $77.50. Store keepers, chief clerks, train and engine crew callers, train announcers and baggage room employes, will be cut J cents. Under the 4-cent reduction come janitors, watchmen, office boys, mes sengers and freight handlers, as well as all common laborers around sta tions and warehouses. . Hello Girls Increased. Telephone girls, who the board de clared, have suffered from impro portionate increases and decreases heretofore received the most welcpme news of the order when a minimum wage of $85 a month was fixed by (Torn to Turn Two. Column roar.) Brown Completely Lost in Wyoming Cheyenne, Wyo., June 16. (Spe cial Telegram.) Theories that Out law Fred Brown went through Den ver yesterday exploded today Sheriff Carroll telegraphed Den ver police regarding the story and learned tnat the car used by the traveler there was of a bright red color, whereas the one stolen here had a black body. Sheriff Hyers and Warden Fen ton left Cheyejine today for unan nounced destinations. Carroll said that while he and his fellow officers were bending every effort to find Brown, they were now without a single definite clue. Fire Continues to Rage in Mogollon Mountains Silver City? N. M., June 16. The disastrous forest fire in the Mogollon mountains in the Gila National for est continued to rage today and re ports to the forest headquarters here is that it has burned over an area in excess of 10,000 acres of big timber land. AU available men in the Mo gollon mining camp have been press ed into service to aid ranchers, camp ers and forest service crew in com bating the flames. The forest fire is said to be the worst in the his tory of the state. Injuries Received in Exercisine Cause Death August Samuelson, 40, until 1917 a traveling, salesman for M. E. Smith & Co. of Omaha, and later owner of a grain elevator at Crof ton, Neb., died Thursday night as a result of injuries received while ex ercising in a gymnasium Thurs day. He strained the Tnuscles of his heart, according t,o information re ceived today by his brother, Xieut. Samuelson of the Omaha police de partment. Score of Men Trapped in Hold of Capsized Ship in Hamburg Hamburg, Germany, June 16. j(By A. P.) More than a score of men were entrapped in the hold of the Brazilian liner Avare. whicji cap sized while beinir hauled nut r( Hr-- dock at the Vulman shipyards here. openings were Being torced into the hold in order to save the men, while the liner lav submerprif fnr turn. thirds of her extent in the bottom o( me canai.