The- Omaha' Morning Bee TWO CENTS , VOL. 62-NO. 40. Ma at tm4.Um IMHw St, , aaas F. , VM M l Hank UN. OMAHA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 3, 1922.. Rejection of Harding's "Jim" Reed Leading in Primary U. S. Senator Crow of Pennsylvania Dies Invejfof The Public: "Excuse Me If I Don't Take Sides" Tthone SiMjcumbs Plan by Roads Leaves ministration at rs&: i - I Latest Returns From Misiouri Give Senator 8,931 Votes , .! Over Long 548 Pre cincts Missing Congressmen Indorsed St Louis, Aug. 2.-By A. P.)-Ai additional scattered prtcincta from rural districts drifted in Senator Jamca A. Reed's lead over Breckcn ridf e Long for the deraoeratie tena tonal nomination was cut to 1,931. With 3,306 of the 3JM precincts in the state reported. Reed bad 18204 ' against 173,277 for Long. The out ' standing precincts were in the rural districts which Long claims favorable to him. ; St. Louis, Aug. 2. Thirteen Mis souri congressmen, 12 of them re publican and one a democrat, have i been reiicmfeated by their parties, while the fate of two others,' one I republican', and the other a demo crat, remains in doubt Partial re turns indicate they have been de ' ' ieated. :: Representative ' W. W.' Rucker, democrat, in the Second district, is running nearly 4,000 votes . behind Ralph F. Lozier, with returns from all but 40 precincts in and apparent ly has been beaten. ' In the Fifteenth district, Representa tive I. V. (Bick) McPherson, repub lican, is running nearly 2,000 votes 1. 1 ' T T g . " I AA ocnina joe J. ju amove, wun iux oui of 230 precincts reporting. ( -. -. V - Republicans nominated sitting con . Rressmen in the First, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, Ninth, Tenth, Twelfth, Thirteenth and Fourteenth districts, seven of "them without opposition. The democrats , .renominated ' the present congress- man in the Eleventh (at Louis; dis . trict ; ' ' Woman in Lead. 1 ' - Mrs. S. Moss of Christian college, Columbia, Mo., is leading a three- cornered race for the democratic nomination in the Eighth district on returns from 122 out of 220 precincts. Mrs. Moss has 4,770 votes to 4,223 , for Charles E. Dewey and 3,31 for E. M. Sevely? a wet Representative Theo W. Hulckiede, who defeated the late Champ Clark - two years ago, was unopposed for the republican nomination in the Ninth district Bernard P. Bogy, republican nominee, in th Eleventh, defeated two women opponents. Another woman candidate failed, in the race for the democratic nomination in the . .Twelfth.,.' . ;'. "'.(.-. V (With about one-third of the vote tabulated, Conway Elder of St Louis was leading Alroy S. Phillips, also of St Louis, by 35,000 votes for the re publican nomination, for judge of the state supreme court division 1. The unofficial vote, from 1,332 precincts out of 3,848 in the state gives: Elder, 73.956; Phillips, 41,482. ; R. R. Brewster of Kansas City took the lead in the republican sena torial race on returns reporting at . 4:45, 2,367 precincts out of 3,848 in the state giving Brewster 66.376; v William Sacks of StLouia 62,081. Outcome Jn Doubt " ; . The outcome of i the Reed-Long race, feature event of the primary, probably will not be known until virtually the complete vote has been tabulated. Scattered precincts in many counties are included in the rr.issing, along with the entire vote of Ozark and Stone, two isolated communities in the Ozark moun tains, far down in the southwestern corner of the state. ' - On the - basis ,of the returns already received' Reed's lead in Kansas City and St. Louis may not be sufficient, if Mr. Long maintains his present ratio in the country dis tricts, to win. An analysis of the (Taril to P Tw. Calama TfcW.) Chen s Forces Defeat , Troops of Sun Yat Sen Canton. Aug.' 2. (By A. P.) Chen Chiung-Ming's forces, who are , favorable to the E,ekin republic; have defeated the troops of Sun Yat Sen, the deposed president of the Canton republic, and drjven them from Shiu chow, 130 miles north of Canton, to a point beyond Cbihing, more than .40 miles northeast of Shiuchow-, ac- - cording to a bulletin given out at General Chen's Canton headquarters. The bulletin says the Chen Chiung- - Ming army captured 2,000 rifles. 21 machine guns and nine cannon. Sun Yat Sen's losses are placed at 3.000 killed, wounded or captured. Chen's losses are not reported. Another bulletin claims a victory for Chen near Yungun, about 40 miles southeast of Shiuchow, with the capture of 800 rifles. Sun Yat Sen announced today he ' had 'received no advices from . the battle front ' ' v French Train Bandit , . Guillotined at Paris Paris, Aug.--2.-(By A. P.V- today for his part in 'the only tram hoicup on recora in rnu, took place on August 1, W2L , The holdup attracted much no toriety, being referred by the press as "a real American wild west tram robbery, as depicted in the motion pictures.". ' - V ' r . Two Killed, Four Injured . When Train Strikes Auto Wichita, Kan., Aug. 2. Two small duldren of 1. U new Wichita police officer, were instantly killed and four other persons in jured, one probably fatally, when their automobile was struck by Missouri Pacific passenger train No. 414 at a crossing two utiles west of V -A ;'MfA IPC William Uniontown, Pa.. Aug. 2. United States Senator Wiliiam E. Crow died at his country home in the mountains near here this morning. - " . Senator Crbw was taken ill three years ago. and although . under the care of eminent physicians, was never afterward considered physically tit He was taken to a Pittsburgh hos pital last December, but not until a few months ago did his physicians announce that he was suffering from pernicious anemia, and that it had been necessary to resort to -blood transfusion on a number of occasions to prolong his life. He had so far recovered in May that he was re moved to his summer home, Chalk Cliff, in the Allegheny mountains, near here. Improvement, however, was only temporary and additional transfusions of blood were of no avail. - - " Senator Crow was 52 vears old. Senator Crow succeeded to vacancy in the senate created by the death of rnilajider U Knox. , . Rev. W.H. Sanford Defies Police When Ordered to Move Evangelist Warned to Leave . Neighborhood 'as Nuisance ' Says Cops Have Lord ; to Contend JTitb. ' - , f.. ' .'. -, ,.7..'-. Rey. W, H. Sanford, head of a re ligious organfzation holding services at Thirty-first and Cuming streets, yesterday afternoon defied the police authorities to oust him. Residents complained to the police commissioner, who told Rev. ' Mr- Sanford yesterday that he would be auowed until 11 this morning to move or face prosecution in police court for- maintaining a nuisance. Seated in Kis assembly tent yester day afternoon with 11 women, com panions at his side. Rev. Mr. Sanford explained his position Hi a manner which bespoke determination. Predicts Christ's Coming. "The oolice will have the Lord to contend with, because the Lord is with us." he said. "We are in Omaha according to orders from the Lord and we will leave when the Lora directs. Christ will appear on earth again this year and He will make His first appearance in Omaha." - "We have notified anord, sam Police Commissioner Dunn. J'that he must get out by 11 this morning or we will file a complaint against him. If he and his flock are not out by the appointed time, we will arrest them on charges of , maintaining a nuisance." Residents who signed the protest will be summoned to appear- in po lice court against Rev. M.Sanford, accoramg io tne ponce oiiicmis. Demands Court Order. Durinsr -a visit vesterday noon to the police commissioner's office ' the preacher said he would not move un less ordered by a court and he indi cated a willingness 1o meet his ac cusers in court later in the day he declined to consider even the pos ihilitv of arrest and trial, because, as he explained, the Lord would take care of -his case. Complaints against Rev. Mr. San ford and his coreligionists allege that the services have continued to unseemly hours of the night Rev. Mr. Sanford came to uamna several months aeo with 11 women companions with whom he engages in light housekeeping in their wan derings across the country, ne sam he has been in many states with, "the 11 sisters." He is 60 years old and the women are from 21 to SO. - - - Not Only How Many But How Good : 1 That's) the principle moat Omahaee "Wftnt" Ad advertiaers go on when they want to fill any particular need. v - -, HOUSES FOR RENT HOUSE for mt, S!l llandcnoa. S room. modern. . Call ewpr, HA - fThe above advertisement appeared in the Morning Bee ex clusively, for the advertiser called ua in the meantime and told ua to cancel the ad that a desirable tenant had already been secured as the result of this " Want' V Ad. f When YOU have a boose or an apartment or a room to rent use an Omaha Bee Tor Rent" ad and get in touch with , a dependable tenant - Telephone AT lantic 1000 AiklQt aWmC Ad Taker Alexander Graham Belt Dies on Estate in Novia Scotia Won Fame and Riches by Invention. tassMBssss Patents Hotly Contested Sidney. N. S.. Aug. 2. Alex ander Graham Bell, inventor of the 1cnhcne. died at 2 o'clock this morning it Beinn Breagb, bit estate Although the inventor had been in failing health lor several monme ne had not been confined to bed, and the end was unexpected. Late yes terday afternoon his conditon be came scribus and vr. Kerr or wasn ington, a cousin of Mrs. Bell, a house gut st, and a Sydney physician at- imArA him. ' With Mr. Bell when he died were Mm Ri.ii a rfaiichter. Mrs. Marian Hubbard Fairchild and her husband, David G. Fairchild of Washington. tv.. ;-u.ntnp lav another daugh ter, Mrs. Elise M. Grosvenor, wife of a Washington magazine eauor. Dr. Bell will be buried on top of Mt Beinn Breagh, a spot chosen by himself. '.- Death Shocks Vrienda. Wocklnrrtrtn A tiff 2. NfWI of the death of Dr. Alexander Graham Bell at his summer place and laboratories at Baddeck, Nova Scotia, came as shock to thewcienti5t's many friends in Washington, although they knew he had been failing for several months. At a birthday luncheon some months ago Dr. Bell's friends were- surprised to see that he . had become feeble from age during the last year and that his remarkable vigor was fast disappearing., -- Officials of the National Geo graphic . society, in which Dr. Bell was prominent, received word of, his death in private advicts from Bad deck. -v President Thayer of the American Telenhnne and Teleeraoh comoanv on hearing of Mr. .Bell's death or- ArA all h cnhfiirliarv rrtrnnrafmnc of the Bell system throughout the united Mates to nan-mast jiags on . 1. . ' 1 ! J! . ineir ouiiaings. Worldfamous as Inventor. ' A1vanlAr flraliam "Rpll. wnrlft fammta aa th invpnthr nf th tele phone, was born in Edinburgh, Scot- Ti mm 1 '1 SJ7 Vi arm nf Alexander M. Bell,, a distinguished vnnno-pr Rpll rereived his education at the Edinburgh High school and the Edinburgh university, and in iso en tered the University of London. In ihu his health having. Become tm- airea oy overstuay, ne removed witn ii father tn Canada, anil two. vears later settled in the United States, be- cnminir firt -a teacher nf deaf mutes and subsequently professor of ' vocal pnysioiogy m tne university 01 Bos ton. . In 1867 he began to study the problem of carrying articulate sound by means of electric currents,' and after nine, years of research and ex- ntinint jvifnnTtrf tli firet t1m phone early in 1876. In that year it i . - . i r . - , was exniDiiea at Tne vcmenpiai ex hibition in Philadelphia, where it at tracted universal attention, although its possibilities and commercial im portance were by no means realized at that time. Mr. Bell filed his application for a natpnt at the narent office in Wash ington February 14, 18?6,sand it is a singular tact Hat an application tor a patent for a speaking telephone was received from Elisha Gray of Chicago on the same day, but a few hours later. The patent was granted to Mr. Bell on the ground of priority nf the timo nf filino- and not hreau.ee .of any difference in the ra.erits.pf the claims. v ' . ' The Bell Telephone company was organized in 187 and in the follow vear the first telenhone exchanarsS lished. In 1879 the new method of communication became firmly estab under the Bell patents were estab lished an a commercial and social ne-, cessity, an.d since that time it has come into use in all parts or tne world. In the first eight years of the Bell Telephone company's ex- intrnr. $4 00ft 000 in dividends were paid to the 10 stockholders.. Patents Contested. ' "The validity of the Bell patents hj been fiercely contested in the courts by rival inventors. The first important litigation by the iseii com pany to defend its rights and protect its natpntc Irji in the . suit of the American Bell Telephone .company against Uowd. lne latter was sup ported and defended by the Western Union company,, owning the patents of Edison and others, bnt. was de- (Ten t Tt Tm, CoUm Tint.) Crowds'Cheer as Good WiU Party Lands in France Physician Idle on Voyage as Every Delegate Keeps Health , Throughout Calni Voyage. y LeHavre', France,' Aug.-Z (Special Cable.) The Good Will delegation arrived'here at 7:30 this morning aft er a smooth voyage on which none of the delegates was either home sick' or seasick. A physician, who will accompany the delegation throughout" the tour, had nothing to do on the voyage, which was re markably smooth. Miss Anne Morgan, chairman of the American Committee for the Re lief of Devastated France, boarded the ship outside the harbor at 4Mn the moraine and welcomed the dele gates, most of whom were already up, eager to catch the first glimpse of France at daybreak. Crowds of French residents were at the dock ' and sreeted the dis embarking delegates with enthusias tic huzzahs and the waiving of hun dreds of American flags. Following a reception at the dock, attended by French officials and rep resentatives of the American embas sy, tne delegates were escorted to a special train, waiting to take them to Paris. Continuous cheering fofc lowed until the train pulled out. Paris. Aug. 2. (Special Cable.) The Good Will delegation was greet ed by a crowd of 10,000 people upon arriving at the saint Lazare station at 4 this afternoon. While- otmg conveyed to Hotel Modbrne in auto mobiles, the delegates were held up repeatedly by throngs seeking to sji&ke hands with the American vis itors. . . - Railways Report Increase . in Soft Coal Production Washington, Aug. 2. (By A. P.) Bituminous production began in creasing again this week and, accord ing to figures compiled by the rail- voads, 14,768 cars were loaded with coal at the mines Monday, the latest day for which output has been re ported. This compares with an average of about 11,000 cars per day produced last week and with a high point of approximately ,17,000 cars, which has only been attained, on one day since the miners struck on April 1. . x Monday's output in tons, it was estimated, was above 800,000 and if maintamed through the week would give a total bituminous production of approximately 5,000,000 tons, or about half of the normal consump tion. ", British Note Ends" Chance ' of German Moratorium Paris, Aug. 2. (By A. P.) The British note on the interallied debt question has removed all possibility of France consenting to a moratorium for Germany, in the view of officials expressed hereoday. It was pointed out that the 'Balfour note, which was a disappointment to the French government, probably wonld have the effect of eliminating all consideration of a generaj Euro pean agreement regarding repara tions and the allied debts.. Ex-Senator F. S. White Dies. Birmingham, Ala., Aug. 2. For mer United States Senator Frank S. White, 75, of Birmingham, died here last night. Senator White was a confederate Tetcan. . - - i Prize Editorial Contest Is Open - Until August 10 Three Winners Wiir Be Eligible for Grand Awards and Trip to tSate Press -v .. Banquet. '"""' Don't let procrastination steal your opportunity of entering The Omaha Bee's editorial contest. ' The contest closes August 10, in just a week." 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Address Editorial Contest, The Omaha Bee. , Only persons not employed by newspapers may compete in this con test 1 Another editorial contest is also being conducted by The Omaha Bee, exclusively for men and women em ployed on Nebraska newspapers, prizes are $100, $50 and $25. Sheriff Asks Aid to Handle Situation Among L W. W. Elk Point, S. D., Aug. 2. The sheriff of Union county wired State Sheriff Shanks at Pierre, requesting two deputy sheriffs to assist him in handling the I. W. ' W. situation among harvest hands passing through Elk Point. The sheriff told the As sociated Press that he anticipated no immediate disorder among the tran sients, but that it had come to him that I. W. W.. were putting men off the trains who refused to take out membership cards in the organiza tion, and that he had wired for the deputies as a precautionary measure. He estimated that -some 50 to 75 transients passed through Elk Point each day, bound for the harvest fields in the western part of the state. Police Chief Clomps Lid on 'Holy Rolling' After Nine at Night Waukegan, 111., Aug. '2. No more holy rolling in Waukegan after 9 at night That was the order issued by Peter McDermoot, chief of police. The "pentecostal" church of "Phil- Llipi avenue" was ' stoned Tuesday night and one of the missiles went through the window of a neighbor, Jans Jacobsen, the police reported. This church has been complained of as a place where the religious serv ices sounded like a riot The church is patronized by whites. The Holy Roller church on South avenue also has been the cause of complaint to the police, it being charged that the "rolling" continued far into thenight upon many occasions. . "The noises must cease at 9 a m.," the chief declared, "or arrests will be made, although we dislike to put the soft pedal on religious metings - Omaha Strikers Urge President to Take Over Roads Resolution Drafted Here Tele- . graphed to National Execu - tive Opening of Mines ' Omaha rail 'strikers appealed to President Harding yesterday , to "take oyer thej-oads and run them for serv ice and not "for profits 6nly," in s telegraph ' dispatch to him sent yes terday afternoon. The appeal to the president is in the form of a resolution unanimously passed by the Omaha local shopcraft federation. "America is .no piace for czars and emperors; railway owners must be stopped in their pre datory career or chaos will reien, be fore the snow falls," reads a part of the resolution. : The Message. The message follows: "We hereby resolve that we be lieve the workers have the right to, and are entitled to, a fair day's wages; our right to freedom must be recog nized and railroad ownership shall not be considered superior to the government or allowed to dictate the government's policy. "Put up the sword of military pro tection! -Close the jail doors which were opened by federal injunction for the reception of honest workers who ask but justice. Take over the roads and run tbem for service and not for profits only. ' "Open the Mines." f, "Open the mines and let the na tion live in peace and prosperity t America is no place for czars and emperors! Railway owners must be stopped in their predatory career or chaos will reign before snow falls. "Do it now." The resolution is signed by H. E. Gates , and J. B. Watley, president and secretary, respectively, of the federated shopcrafts. Railroad officials in Omaha were pleased with the tefusal of the ex ecutives to agree to reinstate strik ing shopmen with seniority rights unimpared. Men to take the pface of strikers are being hired in larger numbers each day, according to rail "officers, who predicted . a general break in union ranks if negotiations for Settlemenfare stopped. One prominent union man de clared yesterday that many of the strikers did not consider the senior ity. issue seriously. , Canadian Flyer Discharged From Service of Amundsen Nome. Alaska. Aug. 2. (By A. P.) If Capt Roald Amundsen finds it necessary to postpone his trans polar flight, as foreshadowed in a message received here Saturday, he and Lieut Oskar Omdal, who trans ferred Saturday from the exploration ship Maud to the schooner Holmes, will winter at Point Barrow, it is said here. Lieut E. G. Fullerton, Canadian aviator, has been discharg ed from the service of Amundsen, which is taken here to crfnfirm the report that Amundsen will not at tempt, before next summer, to fly across the pole. Crowd Greets Troops ' Staunton, Ind., Aug. 2. The first troops sent to protect miners who are expected to dig coal in mines here under state supervision arrived Wed nesday afternoon and were greeted by a crowd of striking miners at the station. The crowd was good-natured and there was no sign of disorder as the troops left the train - i Secretary Hoover Says "Everything Is Up to President Following Long Conference With Harding on Miopmen Strike Weeks Expresses View Situation Will Be AllowetTto D.rift for Few Days. Reply to Both Sides Wnarilnirton. Ausr. 2. The railroad executives tb accept President Harding's settlement proposal apparently has left the administration consider ahlv "at sea" so far as making any new move to end the rail strike Is concerned. The shopmen's statement of acceptance has not yet been received officially by the presidnt. Until it has been be win nave no comment to maxe on tne situation, it was stated at the White House. . Railway Shopmen Accept' Proposal to Settle Strike 9 Union Leaders Drawing Vy Formal Reply to Hard ing's Plan at Chicago Conference. .. Omaha Bra Learnt- Wire. Chicago. Aus;. 2. Reports from behind barred doors at the Sheridan Plaza hotel indicated railway shop- crafts' strike leaders had accepted President Harding's settlement pro posal, which railway executives meeting in New York turned down Tuesday. ' The union men have been debating the question two days. From the outset, it has been predicted they would approve the White House peace plan, since under it the strik ers would return to work with senior ity and pension rights unimpaired. The refusal of the carriers to fall in line, it was pointed out makes it possible for the union chiefs to argue that full responsibility for continua tion of tie strike now rests with the executives. , , More than 100 union leaders, headed by B. M. Jewell, chief of the shopcrafts, have participated in the Sheridan Plaza hotel sessions. Wed nesday's discussion, it was reported, involved the wording of a telegram of acceptance that was to be sent to President Harding. . A. , " . A. -O. Wharton, bne of the three labof member of thetUnited States railroad labor board, attended the union men's meeting.- He -was in telephonic communication with Ben W: Hooper, chairman of the board, at1 intervals during the day. In line with its pledge of Jul? 4, when E. F. Grable, head of the 400, 000 railway " maintenance of way men, abandoned strike action, the railroad labor board -adopted a reso lution to begin hearing of wage and rule disputes involving this organiza tion August 28. . These disputes are on 43 roads. The carrier, in each instance, has waived its right to a 30-day notice before submission of the case. Gompers Denounces . Railway Executives Harrisburg, Pa, Aug. 2.-Samuel Gompers denounced railroad execu- t!..Aa a. aeeliminor an autocratic po sition in rejecting part of the plan of President Harding tor settlement of the railroad strike. The head of the American Federation of Labor was here to participate in a confer ence of the state federation of labor to frame a protest against the send ing of tioops into bituminous coal fields of Pennsylvania. Before en tering the meeting Mr. Gompers said; "It shows when government pres sure is exerted the working man is expected to accept and resentment is at once manifested when he does not vield. Here the railroad executives jurt assume the position of masters of all they survey, take an autocratic position in regard to transportation and srurn the plan proposed by the president." . i Pope Pius Praises Relief Work of Knights of Columbus Atlantic City, Aug. 2. Pipe Pius XI declared that the American wel fare work of the Knights of Colum bus in Italy would go down as one nf the greatest achievements in his nontificate. Edward L. Hearn of New York, director of the K- of C European work, declared, in report ing to the international convention of the organization the pontiffs mes sage, delhered""to Mr. Hearn before be left for this country. Pope Pius, ,Mr. Hearn said, has assigned the chief architect of the Vatican to co-Operate with the Knights in laying out the chain of playgrounds which the K. of" C plan to operate in Rome, the first plot on ground which was donated by Pope Pius personally. The Weather Forecast' Thursday fair; not much change in temperature. - 4 . Hourly Temepraturea. a a. .. a. m.. 7 a. m.. 8 a. aa.. a. au. 10 a. at.. 11 a. n.. .Tt l p. p. a p. p. a p- p i p. a p ....as ....as ....ss ....at ....81 ....78 ....77 , 71 , 7S 7S IS , at st ss Highest Wednesday Cfcertnnt ,......StPbte ..... !Tirport Salt Laka .. Peavcr ..S Santa Pa .. Iaa Malnta 8harl4aa ... ...tt ...I ...It ...SI Dodra Utr ....ei ValuUs ... ,1s Expected Soon unexoected refusal of tht Secretary of Commerce Hoover, the president'! closest adviser in the strike situation, held a long confer ence with Mr. Harding, following his return from New York where he addressed the rail executives at the opening UI ineir nicvmia iwn.;. Upon leaving the White Houes Mr Hoover refused to discuss the strike situation other than to say t that everything was tip to the president Allow Situation to Ddlft Secretary of War Weeks also con ferred with .the president He ex pressed the view that no immediate move would be made and that the adminsitration would be inclined to allow the situation to drift for a few days. . ft was generally believed that Mr. Harding would make reply to both i"he executives and the strikers with in the aext day or two and that he would take advantage of the occa sion ,to point out that the full re" sponsibility for continuation of the strike rests upon the executives.. In some quarters it was predicted he would invite the strikers to go back to work at onoe and leave the seniority question to be settled by. the railroad labor board. Under' this plan the men would demand' their old status and when this was denied them they could carry the case to the labor board, the author ity of which both sides have, now agreed to recognize. Plan Regarded Unlikely. This vplan, however, was declared to be unlikely by senators who took part in the writing of the Cummins Esch law. They took the view that the labor board could not properly as sume jurisdiction over the seniority question unless both sides asked it to. The opinion among competent ob .1.1 . i , - . sci vci was inai we auministraiion would simply mark time and give the railroads an opportunity to prove that they could operate effectively without the services of the striking shopmen. Roads which are not able to operate effectively, particularly coal, carriers reaching into the producing bitu minous fields, may be taken over and operated by the federal government pending the settlement of the strike. "Inside" Story. An interesting "inside" story of how the president's peace plan tailed is going the Tounds in Washington. It was asserted on excellent author- , ity that the plan which the White House announced yesterday and which the executives so promptly re- jected, is not the Same one which Mr. Harding tentatively proposed to T. DeWitt Cuyler at the White House on Thursday. The president's orig inal proposal, it was said, contained five points the one he made public Tuesday contained only three. Just .'what modifications were made could not be learned, but they were belived to' have related to the seniority ques- ' j tion and that they were important enough to have placed a completely (Turn to Paga Two. Colama Six.) U. S. Marines in Charge at Teapot Reservation Casper," Wyo., Aug. 2. United States marines in command of Cap tain George Shuler at noon today -stood guard over a well on Section 20 of the Teapot Naval Oil reserve. 40 miles north of here, having car ried out orders of Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt -to oust drillers of the Mutual Oil company, which - n aaiu iv nave wuuuucu uci-' tions in defiance of Interior depart ment orders. No friction of anv Irind ftrriirren1 between the marines and the drillers in carrying out the department man- uaie. By noon today all movable tools have been removed in a large truck, . the boilers are cooling off and the government seal has. been placed on the rig by Captain Shuler, who pro nounced it shut down for all further operations. In inventory was taken of all stationary tools, heavy pipe and well rigging. . : ' ; Pistols Worth Thousands Stolen From Government New York, Aug. 2. Government agents announced that $75,000 to $100,000 worth of pistols had been stolen within the last few months from the United States appraisers' stores and that many of these high powered automatics of foreign make were believed to have come into the possession of the underwold. - This announcement was made in connection with the arrest of William H. Smith, a packer, of whom special agents became suspicious when he declined to take his vacation on the ground that the government needed his services. Prince of Wales' Polecat fTS1Ii1 fnr Tn Inn PnTS London Aug. 2. The prince of Wales' polecat presented to him dur ing his world tour on the battleship Renown, was killed, when the animal bit a sailor named Fred RiddelL of that PefltAsnt aPfaa nainfiniB tm Ihold until it was choked .1