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The Omaha Morning Bee Vol. 52 no. 32. im m iwidia Dim tin y. nm. m p. . tm mm i it.. OMAHA, TUESDAY, JULY 25, 1922. SUM ftr) l Stilt MS Mi lulu. I.'.M. Hkla raa . TWO CENTS O.Ulss IM 41k MM II t4,i Dalit Ma, IDl M4 Ml,. M. Coal Men Agree to Curb Prices Operator From Producing District a of Si Staled Ac cept V. S. Plan to Dis tribute Fuel. Question Legal Phases Washington, July 24 Operator from the producing districts of ix states In conference today with Sec retary Hoover agreed in principle with the administration's plan for maintaining prices and insuring fuel distribution during the strike emer gency. The operators, it was stated, after the conference this morning had agreed to the general proposals as outlined ly Secretary Hoover, sub ject to the approval of their respec tive districts, but had raised some objections to the legal features of the scheme. The legal phases were given the approval of the Depart ment of Justice in an opinion sent to Secretary Hoover by Attorney General Daugherty while the confer ence was in session. Immediately upon adjournment of the first meeting the chairmen of the committees of operators representing the various districts went into ses sion with Mr. Hoover to draft the details of the coal control plan which is to be submitted to the full confer ence. For Emergency Control Efforts of the drafting committee, it was learned, were to be aimed at framing a scheme for emergency coal control which would not run counter to, the law relating to monopolies and conspiracies in restraint of trade. Nonunion operators attending the conference were inclined to attach only one condition to their agree ment to maintain the fair prices previously fixed and that was a re quirement that the government use every effort to get them railroad serv ice. It is conceded that price scales set offer reasonable profit to all of the producers in the nonunion districts even though some buyers under the pressure of imminent shortage have been bidding up the market levels and urging upon the producers cash offers far above the Hoover stales. Aimed at Production. The producers asserted that if their mines could not be kept in operation, however, because of the railroads in the nonunion district where the rail road strike has been aimed at coal production, were unable to keep trains moving, alternating shutdowns and resumptions, will increase the costs of their operation, destroy the morale of their mining forces and make it necessary for them to sell their coal at a higher figure than the levels now voluntarily fixed. Much of the West Virginia production has been held strictly within the fair price limits, but a general breaking away from these levels have been reported to officials in the western Kentucky areas supplying the midwestern mar ket. Penn, Mayor Meet. Scranton, Pa., July 24. Five cities in the anthracite -regions and District Presidents William Brennan, Thomas Kennedy and C. J. Golden of the miners' union will confer here tnis ancrnoon on a piupuacu f.ir bringing about a settlement of the anthracite wage controversy. The meeting was called by Mayor John Durkan of Scranton, who returned lust night from Washington where l.e had conferred with President Harding. Mayor Durkan said that the out look for a quick adjustment of the troubles of the operators and miners in the anthracite regions is in sight. He would not reveal what plan he hid in mind for ending the suspen sion. It is understood, however, that he. has a proposal for the ap pointment of an arbitration commis sion of five members, none of whom would be affliated with the miners or operators, to make a thorough survey of the hard coal industry and fix a wage rate To Buy Coal in Scotland. London, July 24. (By A. P.) Important contracts have been placed in Scotland for immediate shipments of coal to the United States and ad ditional orders are under negotia tion, it was learned today. This is the first occasion since the outbreak of the European war on which Scotch coal has been bought for shipment to America. Pump Men Quit Mines. Bellaire, O., July 24. Pump men and fan men on duty in idle coal mines in this vicinity were reported leaving their posts today as a protest against the bringing of state troops into the district. At the beginning of the coal strike one pump man and one fan man were kept on duty at each mine to guard the mine against fire and flood. Pennsylvania Company j Invites Miners to Return Kittaning, Pa... July 24 The Al legheny River Mining company post ed at its mines near here a notice asking its 4,000 striking miners to re turn, to work under the 1920 wage scale. Company officials said the offer w as made by the company individual ly and not as a member of the Cen tral Pennsylvania Bituminous Coal Operators' association, to which it belongs. The mines were closed April 1, when the miners struck. Dr. Simon N. Patten Dies Philadelphia, July 24. Dr. Simon N. Patten, for many years head of the department of political economy at the University of Pennsylvania and well known as an author in the field of economics and social science, 'died at Browns Mills. N. J., today, after a long illness. He was 70 years old. Strikebreakers on Wabash Road Strike in Protest on Food Danville. II , Juy M.-A, , rflu, of .8 out of JO strikebreaker, brought here by the Vab.h uilroad going on a strike for better food, the rilv authorities and officials of the railroad were trying ta solve th imihlem of the diipontioo of the mm The men refuted to "work tor the railroad, aliening ihry were mt prop, erly fed. The city authority rm tended they were a mriute in the citv, due to fear of ilahr. with 'inkers, and demanded that the rail toad take them out of town. The road contended the men had left the service of the rmpjuy and it had nothing to do with then). The men were Uken to the police ktation and fed, but the ptMrm of their disposition hat not becen set tled. Plea to Dismiss Alleged Strike Ab(Juctors Fails Seven Fremont Unionists Still Held for Decision in Deportation Case One Defendant Freed. Fremont, Ncf., July 24. (Special Telegram.) With seven defendants remaining to face charges resulting from the alleged kidnaping party in which a number of Northwestern employes were escortffd to the Dodge county line on July 14. Attorney Bigclow, for the defense, this after noon asked for a icrncral dismissal of the case, but was refused. rloyd Nevins. who proved that he had been working for George Cook man, farmer, at the time of the riot, was released. John Kctkie. local poultrynian. tes tified that his truck was pressed into use by the strikers and sympathizers. He insisted that Winterstccn was not among the occupants of the truck as alleged bv other witnesses. An alibi was offered for Ellis Hobbs, striking shopman, frequently mentioned in the' testimony as one of the abductors who had resorted to violence in handling the alleged strikebreakers. Hobbs took the stand in his own behalf and traced his activities on the day of the al leged kidnaping. According to Hobbs. he was not in the vicinity of the entire disturbance and took no part in anything that followed. Other witnesses were in troduced to uphold his allegations. Hobbs' case is included in the gen eral plea for the seven defendants. Attorney Bigelow completed his ar guments at 5 o'clock this afternoon. The hearing will be resumed tomor row morning, when . it is expected that a final decision will be made. Five cooks were brought into Fre mont this afternoon by the North western, but no' disturbance occurred. A company of deputies was ready to answer a summons, but the cooks, were allowed to, establish their out fits near the roundhouse in peace. v Strikers Charged With Violating Court Order Des Moines. July 24. Oliver Wil liams, John C. Barthe and Fred T-TrtltT., etrllrinor chnntnen of the Chicago', Milwaukee & St. Paul shops at Perry, la., were arrested on tecierai warrants and will be brought to Des f nines in fare contempt of Court proceedings Wednesday. The warrants were signed dv rca orol Tr1r Martin T. Wade, who is sued the temporary injunctions for southern Iowa roans restraining inc strikers from interfering with rail road workers. Williams, it is alleged, was caught tampering with the packing on a Milwaukee engine several days ago, but managed to make his escape from the railroad detective who had him j under arrest. - Barthe and Hoeltze are said to have assaulted a dispatcher named Kendrick at Perry. Two Held Here in Death of Man in Fall Off Train J. M. Brown of Lincoln and Dan Mclntyre of Havelock were held as witnesses by Omaha police in con nection with the death of J. H. Parks of Billings. Mont. Parks was killed by falling from a train in Lincoln railroad yards. Brown a,nd Mclntyre were .taken back to Lincoln yesterday by Officer Brown from the capital city to tes tify at the inquest. Russ Hague. Envoys in Berlin Berlin. July 24. (By A. P.)-The Russian delegates to The Hague conference, headed by Maxim Litvin off, with secretaries and others mak ing up a party of IS, arrived from The Hague today. It is understood they plan to remain here for some time. Want to Sell Your Business? If All you need do is inform the readers of The Omaha Bee through a "Business Chances" advertisement tbat you want to sell out. Hundreds of people in - Omaha watch the "Want" Ad columns of The Omaha Morning Bee THE EVEN ING BEE to keep informed of available- money-making business openings. JSome buyer wants YOUR business and will pay YOUR price. Let him know about it through the "Want" Ad columns of The Omaha Bee. Omaha Bee "Want" Ad Rates Are Reasonable Many Army Officers to Lose Jobs Hoard Appointed to Weed Out Prrwinnel Under Ai t of (longreMt to Start . lv- art ashmgton, Ji iQ j,v I lie board of . pointed to undertake - sale "plucking" job , C among the regular . ..tcers corp will hold it first in. ...ng Tues day with Maj. Gen. Josepn T. Dick man, retired, presiding as president. It was to have begun operations to ward the elimination or demotion of some 2.51X1 officers Monday but was held up by the absence of one mem ber. ; Members of the board, which is representative of all arms of the ser vice, were greatly concerned in their preliminary discussions over the probable effect upon the morale of the army by the suspended sentence now hanging over the head of prac tically ever officer in the service, with the exception of Gen, Pershing and the baker's doren of second lieuten ants now in the army. No Provisions Made. Congress, in directing that the of ficers corp be reduced by January 1 to 12.000. did not include the gen eral officers of the army in fixing the number to be retained in each grade. The War department, in preparing instructions for the "plucking board, did not include the general officers insofar as retirement of anv of the maior or brigadier .generals for physical disability would create va cancies and permit the anpointment of colonels to general ofticer ranK, reducing the number of surplus colonels to that extent There appeared also to be much concern among the members as to the view army officers might take of the board's action in recommending any ofticer for honorable discharge. Preliminary investigation indicates that probably more than 1,700 offi cer? now on the rolls must be "separ ated" from the active service m thi3 way. No Reflection on Service. Theboard, it is understood, will seek by every means to impress upon the army and upon the general public the view that discharge under these conditions in no way reflects upon the character of the service a dis charged officer has rendered and that fn a majority of the cases, at least, the army would much prefer to re tain these officers' services. Board members are understood to foe! that there- is little prospects of finding many officers who merit dis charge. The army recently cleaned house in this regard on its own mot tion and the suggestion of Gen. Pershing to congress that the rtrenRth of the corps be fixed at 13,500 was based upon the efforts then in orogress to get rid of unsuit able officers in the way congress previously had provided through ef ficiency ratings and the class "B" ratings. Mayfield Piles Up Big Lead in Texas Primary Dallas, Tex.. July 24. Final unof ficial figures of the Texas Election bureau compiling the results of Sat urday's democratic primary, includ ing 216 of 250 counties in the state, with 18 counties completely account ed for, showed Earl B. Mayfield of Austin conclusively leading for dem ocratic nomination for United States senator. Mayfield had 93,557 votes; James E. Ferguson, 68.196; Senator Culber son, 59,745; Cullen F. Thomas, 51, 146; Clarence Ouslev of Fort Worth, 35,388, and Robert L. -Henry of Waco, 24.686. Governor Pat M. Neff rolled up 185,319 votes, followed by Fred Rog ers with 110,907; Warner, 32,497, and King, 95,516. Congressman Thomas L. Blanton of Abilene will enter the second dem ocratic primary next month, the fig ures assured, the unofficial figures showing: Blanton, 9,889; Callowav, 3,921; Cunningham, 3,269; Dibrell, 3,208, and Holland, 182. Gresham. Jeweler Locks Store and Disappears York, Neb., July 24. Special Tele gram.) V. A. Hillyer, jeweler, of Gresham, made a mysterious disap pearance Saturday afternoon and no trace has yet been found of him. A posse, headed by Sheriff Miller, searched the surrounding territory Saturday evening and Sunday with out results. Hillyer locked his place of busi ness aid declared he was going for a walk. Bankers say he has not had financial worry and his physician as serts he has been in apparently good health. Reports from Gresham are that Hillyer has been wearing a heavy coat well buttoned about his body the last two days and has been suf fering greatly from the heat, which! is thought to have attected his mind. He is married and has four chil dren. Officers Seriously Injured in Airplane Wreck Mineola, N. Y., July 24. Lieut. Michael Lekari was seriously injured and Lieut. Charles D. Murray was badly shaken when the airplane in which they were riding crashed at Far Rockaway, from a height of 200 feet. Both are reserve officers in training at Mitchell field. When 1,000 feet up, the airplane developed engine trouble. Lieut. Lekari, the pilot, decided to lamJj He had descended about 800 feet when the machine went into a nose dive and he was unable to right it. Ministerial Crisis in Italy Growing Acute Rome, July 24. The ministerial crisis has reached an acute Mage. The Catholic and socialist parties insist that the right wing must be excluded in the formation of the new minis try. This would mean a ministry opposed to the fascisti. As a consequence, the faciti, aided bv the nationalists and liberals which form the other right wing parties, have given Sig. Orlando a tort of ultimatum, saying: "Hither the riuht wing shall be in ded or the ministry will not be ed and we will resist any at V to curb our relentless war the socialists. ' Orlando accepts the thai onflicts between the fascist! .' tate forces' may result. f result, Lenroot Opens Fight to Limit Duties on Wool Proposal of Wisconsin Senator for Maximum Rate of 60 Per Cent Meets Strong Opposition. Washington,- July 24. Failing to get action from the senate finance committee majority, Senator Len root, republican, Wisconsin, launched his fight to limit to 60 per cent ad valorem the duties in the pending bill on coarse wools, both in the raw and the manufactured state.' His proposal met with sharp opposition from spokesmen for the committee and senators engaged in the produc tion of wool and there were frequent and, at times, sharp exchanges. Warninsr his remffilican colleagues fnat the 33 cents a pound duty pro posed would result in an increase in the cost of woolen clothing, Senator Lenroot1 declared the republicans could not justify this "enormous equivalent ad valorem duty, 'equal ling in some cases 137 per cent," on wool of a kind not produced in this country to any appreciable exicnt. Senators Clash. In the course of the exchanges be tween Senator Lenroot and his col leagues on the majority side, there was a sharp dispute with Chair man McCumber of the finance com mittee as to whether the committee majority had agreed to any reduc tions in the ad valorem duties '.orig inally proposed. Senator Smoot, who is in charge of the wool schedule for the com mittee, said no decreases had been agreed upon. Shouting that cuts had teen agreed upon, Senator McCum ber produced one amendment, pro posing a 5 per cent reduction in the ad valorem duty in one paragraph of theschedules and immediately of fered it to the senate. Later he an nounced that similar reductions in the ad valorem duties in a number of paragraphs had been made by the committee. Calling attention that senators had stated frequently in the senate that it costs 45 cents a pound to produce wool in this country, Senator Len root read from a tariff commission report showing "that this cost in cluded 6 per cent interest on the' en tire investment of the sheep growers. Production Hazardous. Senator Gooding of Idaho, chair man of the republican-agricultural tariff bloc and author of the raw wool amendment in the bill, declared that if the government would "guar antee" the wool producers 6 per cent, they weuld be satisfied. Senator Bursum. republican. New Mexico, in terrupted to say that wool producing was hazardous, depending upon the elements and other conditions. Senator Lenroot disputed conten tions of the committee members that his amendment could not be admin istered because fine and coarse wool entered into the same piece of cloth. He said that while it might not be possible to administer it in every case, in those cases where it could be enforced there would be a saving to the American consumer. Before returning to its fieht over wool, the senate wound up its work on committee amendments in the flax, jute and hemp schedules. ) By a vote of 34 to 16, the senate rejected an amendment by Senator Robinson, democrat, Arkansas, to cut from 35 per cent ad valorem to 20 per cent, the proposed duty on cotton floor coverings. Farm Loans Approved Washington. July 24. (Special Telegram.) The war finance corpor ation announced today that from July 17 to July 22 it approved advances for agricultural and livestock pur poses as follows: Nebraska, $72,000; Iowa, $57,000; South Dakota, ?5Z,U0U; Wyoming, $48,000. Wires Are Kept Hot in Attempt to Locate Boy Locked in Boxcar Chicago, July 24. Dozens of tele grams were sent westward in an at tempt to intercept the traveling box car prison in which Francis Deiuii son, 14, Chicago boy, is believed to have been locked Saturday. The boy's parents who believe that for two days he has been confined with out food or water, appealed to police and Union Pacific railroad officials to attempt to trace tfie car and lib erate the lad m time to save his life. The car is said to be included in a Union Pacifie train bound for Cas per, Wyo. While Francis was playing with several other boys fn the railroad yards near his home Saturday, the wanderlust seized him, according to the playmates. He proposed a trip around the globe, they said, but while they discussed the project as they sat in the doorway of an empty box car, a switchman appeared and all the boys except Francis took flight. Francis, they said, hid in the car. The switchman, unaware of the lad's presence, locked the door and-a few minutes later the train pulled out, the boys said. Germany: "Woud France: "Not if It Official Returns Fail to Overcome Lead of Randall McMullen Still 570 Behind in Race for G. 0. P. Gov ernor Nomination 65 Counties Report. Receipt by the Associated Press of additional reports of the official vote in various counties on last Tues day's primary did not materially change the standing of Charles Ran dall of Randolph and Adam McMul len of Beatrice, republican aspirants for the gubernatorial nomination. In all, 65 counties have reported of ficial returns by telepgraph, the net result being that McMullen increased his total by 56 to 48,519, while Ran dall's increased 53 to 49,089, leav ing a difference of 570 in favor of the latter. Some politicians were of the opinion that the complete official vote would not alter the standing, provided all telegraphic reports on the race proved to be without error. A few belated returns, believed to have come from counties where offi cials sealed the ballots before making them public last Tuesday night, mak inst it necessary to await the official canvass now being conducted throughout the state, were reported to the Associated Press today on the democratic contest for nomination for attorney general, but did not change the results, 1,863 precincts giving a total of 17,673 for Kenneth McDon ald of Bridgeport and 17,335 for Harry B. I'leharty of Omaha. List of Nebraskans Given Pensions Is Announced Washington, July 24. (Special Telegram.) It was announced by the bureau of pensions here today that the following Nebraskans had been granted pensions: Frank F. Fairbank, Kimball, $12; Samuel C. Royse, Hillside, $12; Elvira E. Shultz, Schuyler, $30; Victoris Hal tan, Edgar, $30; Daniel Fischer, jr., Tekama, $15; Rufus H. Denton, Qmaha. $12; Charley Williams, North Loup, $24; Laura Whitehorn, Omaha, $30; Marie Henderson, Stel la. $30; Nellie J. Cheever, Valparaiso, $30; Kennie C. Stewart, Lincoln, $30; Mary J. Herrick, Ord. $30; Artie Remley, Bloomington. $30; William O. Beard, Lewellen. $15; William R. Cox. Omaha. $12; William E.White, Falls City. $12; Jennie Chada. Spring Ranch. $30; Hannah M. Williams, Waterburv, $30; Catharine Willough by, Reynolds, $30; Ernest R. Van loon, Hay Springs, $18; John W. Curtis, Platt?mouth, $15. Arrival of First Mormons in Utah Is .Celebrated Salt Lake City, July 24. Utah celebrated Pioheer day, the 75th an niversary of the arrival of the first band of Mormon pioneers. The oc casion is a state holiday and upward of 150 members of the original first parties to the state were guests of the Mormon church, which defrayed their expenses from various parts of the intermountain country. Wife and Two Daughters of Nebraska Editor Hurt Barstow, Cal.. July 24. The wife and two daughters of J. F. Gunthorpe, publisher ot riamview (Neb.) News, were seriously injured here when the automobile in which they were re turning from a trip to Oregon and Washington, went off a bridge. The younger daughter, Marjorie. 12, was said to have suffered fatal injuries. You Kill der Goose Vat Lays der Golden Eggs?" Laid a Few Golden Eggs, by Gar 11" Food Donations Asked by Strikers Women's Auxiliary oi Shopt craft Unions Seeks .Aid for Needy Families. Seeking to aid needy families of strikers, groceries and money donations- are now sought by Mrs. Nellie Priestley, president of the federated women's auxiliaries of the six crafts. The women decided not to serve lunch to pickets because of the few hours they are on duty. Locally, the strike situation has reached a deadlock. Railroad officials are optimistic. They say they are close to 50 per cent normal. Irish Nationals Gain Fresh Victory Dublin, July 24. (By A. P.) Na tional army troops have gained fiesh victory in West Ireland by cap turing Ballyhaunis, County Mayo, from the republican irregulars, it was announced today. The free state triumph in the cap ture of Limerick was swiftly fol lowed by successes in the surround ing district. A number of minor po sitions in this area have been added to the list of free stater' victories ac cording to today's official bulletin. The total number of casualties in the Limerick fighting has not been accurately estimated, althoug it ,s known that at least 15 of the national troops were killed and 78 wounded. It is generally believed that at least 30 of the irregulars lost their lives. The total number of casualties suf fered by free state forces during the capture of Waterford was nine killed and 19 wounded. Unconfirmed reports today said the irregulars were retreatine with all speed into the Galtee and Knock- mealdown mountains, harassed by free state troops, who are pressing them hard and preventing them from concentrating for resistance. A Waterford dispatch savs the ir regulars have burned the barracks at Uonmel and Tipperary, which had lone been held as earrisons and it is believed the national army forces have occupied both these places. New Opera Stars Found by Casazza in Europe Milan, July 23. Gatti Casazza. manager of the Metropolitan com pany, now a guest at Grand hotel at Milan, declared that the forthcoming season will be of greatest interest. While visiting Austria, Germany and Italy. Gatti discovered artists worthy of being included in next year's Metropolitan season. Caruso's place will be occupied by Martinelli and Gigli. Matrinelli is now in Milan and will return to New York in September. Next Time He'll Know What Other Fellow Has in Hip Pocket Pawnee City, Neb., July 24. (Special.) Charles McCourtney, con tractor in charge of the grading work for the pavement being laid here, broke three toes on his right foot when he kicked one of the workmen following an argument. His antagonist had two monkey wrenches in his hip pocket and when McCourtney booted him his toes struck these tools. Here's Chance for You to Test Your Writing Ability Bee Offering Prizes for Best Editorials Chose Any Sub ject From Flappers, to Flapjacks. You think you could write a "crack ajack" editorial, don't you? Here is your chance to test you theory and at the same time, perhaps, win a prize of $25, $15 or $10. Those are the prizes in the editorial writing contest for readers of The Bee who are not newspaper employes. Twenty-three other Nebraska papers are conducting similar con tests. The three winning editorials from each paper will be read in Omaha by a committee selected from the Nebraska Press association. The committee then will pick the best three. Writers of these three will get $100, $50 and $25, respectively, as addi tional prizes and will be given free trips to Omaha to be guests of honor at a banquet given by The Bee to the Nebraska Press association. Write your editorial on any sub ject you like from flappers to flap jacks, from the bonus to the tariff in short on anything under the sun that is of interest. Don't write more than 500 words and don't write on more than one side of the paper. Address your editorial to Editorial Contest, The Bee, Omaha, Neb., and mark on the upper corner of it your name, ad dress and occupation. Contest ends August 10. Each person has the privilege of submitting one, two or three editorials. The Bee also is conducting an editorial contest for professional newspaper persons in which the prizes are $100, $50 'and $25. Special Immigration Board Without Power Under Law Washington. July 24. The special board of review recently created by Secretary of Labor Davis to expedite the handling of immigration appeal cases at Ellis Island will likely be abolished, in view of the discovery that under the law governing admis sion of aliens to the United States, such a board is without power to pass definitely upon such cases. In view of the contemplated aboli tion of the board, all appeal cases as in the past will now be referred to Washington, it was said, for final disposition. This will mean con tinued congestion of appeals, delav and expense to the government, it was plained by Labor department officials. Union Asks Removal of All Sympathetic Strike Cards Emporia, Kan., July 24. An answer to William Allen White's ap peal tor obedience to the law in Em poria was given by W. H. Woolwine. officially representing the railroad strikers here. Woolwine went to all stores and banks in the town where the contraband strike posters were displayed and asked for their re moval. 'We cannot afford to be less law abiding than the man who is fight ing for the cause of free utterances." Woolwine told the merchants. "To show him that we are worthy of what he is doing we propose to answer his letter by removing the signs at once. New Move Planned in Rail Strike Action by Admitiixtration to End Walkout Freely Fore md in Waxhiiiptoii Official Circlet. Plans Kept Under Cover Washington, July 24 (By A. P. While on the surface concrete de velopments in the railroad strike are lacking in Washington, the impres sion gained in official circles was that the situation was bring rapidly "shaken down" to a point where a new move by the administration could be expected. Cabinet members who discussed the situation, invariably declared that President Harding was in personal charge of the question, and, though there was more than the belief that the cabinet would be called upon to consider it at the regular session Tuesday, no hint was forthcoming as to the manner in which the trans portation crisis would be laid before the president's official family. Further evidence was obtained, however, that some of the chief executive's advisers have urged that the government cannot permit the breakdown of the country's arteries of commerce, to go further, while waiting for the railroad managements and shopmen to dispose of their dif- fcrenccs. Mail Trains Annulled. Official reports have been received, it is known, giving details of the ex tent to which the strike has been re sponsible for the almost total "blanketing" of the healthy business revival in the United States, and while instances of direct interference with the United States mail have re cently been conspicuously absent, postal inspectors recorded the further annulment of important mail trains. Some administration advisers who favor a drastic move by the govern ment, are known to hold the view that President Harding should de mand that the railroad executives make every effort to restore inter state commerce, especially to the ex tent of abandoning their stand on the seniority issue said to be the crux of the whole strike question where upon the disputants would be ex pected to come together on the mat ter of a fair living wage for railroad employes, conceded to be the re maining important issue. Could Operate Roads. If the ailroad executives refused, it was declared, the president, satis fied he has full authority and a duty delegated to him by the constitution to maijKain interstate commerce and the mafl service, could proceed to op erate the .. roads. While the Esch Cummins act would be invoked for the purpose, as" far as that would ap ply, it was said the president's main reliance would be the duty "en trusted" to the chief executive under theconstitution. The president. It was understood has been assured by his advisers that his authority for decisive action, without recourse to congress, is with out question. Other courses will be open to him in order to physically operate the roads, it was said. First, he could request), the strikers to return to work under the govern ment operation at the old wage scale and with seniority rights restored. If this failed then federal troops could be called upon to assure opera tion of the trains. U. S. Fish Hatchery Damaged by Storm Manchester, la., July 24. A storm did damage estimated at $175,000 to the federal fish hatchery and other property in the county early Saturday mcrning. The most serious damage was done at the fish hatchery where thousands of breeding fish were swept away. Included in the loss is 2,500 speckled trout. , It is estimated by the superinten dent of the hatchery it will toke three years to replace stock lost. Another source of supply for restocking lakes and ponds will have to be found, he said. Estimated loss to government ponds is $50,000. Work which had begun on the new power dam site of the Iowa Electric company at Quaker Mill was de stroyed at a loss of $7,000. Many of the finest farms in the county were completely wrecked. Crops in county will be cut in half. Son Identifies Strikers 1 as Assailants of Father Frank and Chris Barone, 3003 Valley street, striking shopmen, cousins, were identified Monday as the two men who beat up Gus Johnson, railroad employe, near the North western shops at Thirty-second and A streets Saturday night. Johnson is in Methodist hospital as a result of his beating. Henry Johnson, son of the injured mm,' who was with him Saturday night when the attack took place as they were returning to their home from the shops, pointed out Chris Barone as the man who first struck his father. The Weather Forecast. Showers and cooler Tuesday. Hourly Temperature. S a. m "S 1 p. m 9 p. m 3 p. m 4 p. m 3 p. m 5 p. m 7 P. m S p. m XI .8.1 S7 . 7 D Kt 6 b. m 71 7 a. m M S a. m 14 a. m 76 in a, nt. 7K It a. m H2 IX noon as 11 in hot Monday. rhyiyn 74' Pueblo Davenport s; Rapid city Denver "I Salt Luke Clly... Des Moines . . . . . .RA'santa K I'ortgs City Sherirtn .' Lander 16 S10111 Cilr North Platts sSj
