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The Omaha JV orning Bee_ VOL. 52—NO. 291. i,i«,,d .. a im.i OMAHA, WEDNESDAY, MAY 23, * 1923. * ^ "I..!'/." \Tio?.‘'Z «•"'*» TWO CENTS '* V^c*:,11. Omaha P. 0. Unoar Act of Marah 3» lo/a. __ - ■■ ■ — Commoner Defeated in ChurchRow Evolutionists Score Victory in Presbyterian General As sembly—Battle Bitter • esl in 30 Years. ————— Personalities Reached Uy ApscclRted 1‘rrsR. Inda.iapolia, Ind.. May 22.—William Jennings Bryan was defeated and evolutionist* scored a victory today, when the general assembly of the Presbyterian Church of the United States of America defeated the Com moner's resolution to bar schools per mitUng the teaching of the evolution- j ary hypothesis from use of church ! funds. The assembly adopted a substitute resolution offered by John Willis ! Ba r or Pasadena which in mild terms | directed synods and presbyteries to "withhold their offieia\ approval" j from educational institutions “where 1 any teaching or instruction is gfven I which seeks to establish a mater- I ialistic evolutionary philosophy of life or which disregards or attempts to j discredit the Christian faith." if'.ttrrly Waged Fight. The fundamentalists, under Mr Bryan's leadership.'went down fight ing inr. the most bitterly waged si nig gle the general assembly has seen, according to church historians, since yharics A. Brggs of Union Theolo gical Seminary was unfrocked more ; than 3o years ago because of his Old i Testament criticisms. In the final fight, it was layman, against layman, with Mr. Bryan j against Mr. Baer in a debate- that even reached an exchange of person-1 alities. Mr. Baer, a California l n,:<- j er and only layman who has ever held tlie office rf moderator, is chair-] man of the committee on edtn ation. whirh had rejected the Bryan rcsolu tion i nits report. Mr. Bryan Is vici chat email of the committee. The argument reached personalities, when Mr. Baer, presenting his rseo lution, declared Mr. Bryan "is as honest as he can lie—but he is mis taken. as he h is been before." Bryan Tells History. "I want to object to the statement made by Brother Baer," the common er shouted, when the assembly granted him 15 minutes to reply. "I don't want my democracy used against this eause. I don't want any republican to upper1 to republican prejudices by referring to my democratic beliefs.” "I helped tills nation get prohibi tion. Did you do a/iy more. Brother •iaer? Was I mistaken in thHt fight? I helped this nation £et women's suf bage. Did you do any more than I. 'ml was l mistaken then? I want you o know I have been engaged in eight great national reforms in the last '5 years. Was I mistaken in those isr.ues ?" ^r<rfT Sneaks at . r ilanihurg Meet Former U. S. Congressman 1 -I!-. Germans of I . S. So < ialisls’ Sympathy. Rr A*-‘wi»lrcl I'rex«. Hif.b’jnr. M.i.s ‘JJ Huge outdoor , . r*u*»*■•* i :i I tiou* •. cstf rd.uy, oddresned ! I y t! f'i*o ihnn 4f* German find foreign ! - ' iafi'U lenders, marked the begin rung of 5 he Ir.terintlonnl rongre**. ■ \t\ii'ng the pt ;i\< r \v.u*e Victor Merger, fo raer numb, i of the 1 riled r at. ^ congrffrr. who Raid he conveyed • greetings "f “rnoie than a million Vur- lean Hocijili^ts and opponent* of war.” Mr. Berger branded the treaty of Versailles a* an act of violenee and chared ihe T’nited States had no •era a ion to enter the war. “America, by virtue of it* superior « urrenev.” he added, “could, if it pd*c.c*scd the heart and understand mg. heal all the damage* done by the war. Germany in not solely blamrable for the war, the guilt for whieh should be equally assessed upon all the belligerent*. Germany,* like the I'nited States, was hurled into the w war and was also deceived by Wil son.” ' The American communists, declared Mr. Berger, had shot their bolt. American socialists were enthusiastic in thmr admiration f ay Germany's passive resistance in the Ruhr, and urged the German socialists not to permit themselves to be misled into indiscretion* there. Millions of Dollars Loss by Oklahoma Flood By Aswwlalol l*r*»a. fjlnton, Okl.. May 22.—Damage to crops amounted to millions of dollars la believed to have resulted from h series ot virtual cloud bursts thot deaci nded on wpstern Oklahoma last night. All rivers In the district are flooding lowlands and thousands <tf antes are under water. The Wash ita river here, normally about 100 feet wide, bits tut expanse todoy of fully a mile. Communication between here and other parts of the flood area is In terrupted nnd efforts to verify re ports of loss of life at I.eedy, 20 miles northwest of here and at Hol ler, half way between here and I.eedy, have been futile. An uncomflned rumor was current here that 17 persons had perished at I.eedy and three at Butler. Duncan, Okl , May 22 — Darnagi to trees and small buildings result S ,,,! from a heavy rain and windstorm that Struck tills ares last night. Itoads in all directions are Impassable and much of the territory between hern and Oiwton, to the northwest. Is Inundated from numerous small streams. Hammer Murderess Tells Story of Break From Jail Clara Philips in Honduras Prison, Describes Dash to Freedom as Simplicity Itself—Carsen Sawed Bars From Outside—Accounts of Escape Furnished ,^ . Entertainment During Long Stay in California ft lit (ohmul Service. Tegucigalpa. Honduras. May.22.— ( via Radio}—Clara Phillips has broken her silence. Seated in her jail cell to night she told her story of her escape from the Los Angeles county Jail. Her story of hor dash to freedom was simplicity itself. Here it is: "Jesse Carsen got me out of the jail at Los Angeles. He sawed the liars from the outside, lifted me from my cell to the roof. He and I to gether fled over the roof to the street. There an auto evaited. In it we‘drove to a house on Whittier_ boulevard. 1 will not give the address. "From the day of my escape—De cember 5—until early in January, l was hidden in that house. We waited day after day for what we considered a favorable opportunity to get out of Los Angeles, it was a long wait but not without its amusement. I got a bfg kick out of the newspaper stories telling of my' alleged where abouts here, there and the other place, from Mexico to Canada and fi'otn Chicago to China. Hidden in New Orleans. * "Soon after the first of the year Carsen and I started for New Orleans. There we were hidden in a house which Carsen said was protected. I do not know the names of the people who lived there. January 19 we sailed for Vera Cruz. Not bang after I start ed for Mexico with Carsen. I was sorry that I had gone witli him. Had I known what sort of a man lie was, I never would have fled ill . pany. Frequently I tried to get from him. but he threatened both . and my sister. "After the trip to Vera Cruz by boat we went by rail to Mexico City. There Carsen began to show his real nature. He had been drink very hard. He had pawned all my jewel ry, while we were hiding in Los An geles. and had gotten $1,100 tjv It. I was in his power completely, 'because he had all our funds. And, besides, he always carried a gun and threat ened to shoot me and my sister if we did not do as he said. He was drunk nearly all the time. Talked Too Mucli. "I don't know how we escaped ar rest in Mexico City because of Car sen's escapades. He talked too much and wrote letters to everybody, in cluding the woman who had shielded me in Dos Angeles.” All attempts to obtain from Clara the name of this woman were fruit less. "During one of his sprees. Carsen said he had come down into the Latin American countries to start a revo lution,” Clara went on. "He told me that he had been a soldier of fortune and had taken part In many revolu tions. lie said he once had shot a Mexican general. "At last, things became so unbear able In Mexico City and we were get ting so much notoriety on account of (Turn to ritxe Two. Oilnmn Two.) Labor Bureau’s Work Hampered by Budget Slash • Srrypfary Charges Department Crippled by Carelessness of Governor Bryan in Ap propriation Cut. State department of labor will oe crippled by the carelessness of Gov ernor Bryan in slashing the budget which supports it, according to F. A. Kennedy, secretary of labor. Secretary Kennedy points out that the Bryan budget allows only $500 a month for the six departments <>f la bor workers. “I don’t believe Governor Bryan realized what .he was doing when he cut the appropriation," said the sec i rctary. There ‘sn't a state depurt-; ment which dneH -more for Omaha J than the department of labor. In Douglas county, alone, there is an average of 600 accidents a mon*h which require the attention of the department." Secretary Kennedy is now await ing a qualified successor. He pi in ised Governor Bryan to remain fit the office until a successor was found. He compares the two-year budgets for the department of labor as fixed by former Governor McKelvle and Governor Bryan, an follows: McKelvle administration npproprli tion was $10,000 and $10,820 for sal aries of other department workers. Bryan administration appropriation is $J2,000 for salaries of workers and no salary for the secretary. (Bryan asked f< r *7,000 for the secretary, but appropriation was not made.) Neihardt Appointed on State Uni Faculty Spfflal to The Omalim lire. L'ncoln, May 22.-*-John O. Ncl bardt, poet Itureatn of Nebraska, was appointed professor of poetry at the University of Nebraska.at a meet ing of the Regent* today. Prof. John It. flicks uf Greensboro. N. was appointed professor of American history. . Hebron Power Company and Kaunas Plant Consolidate Sfter.nl Itlnftt-f-ti to The Omaha He*. Hebron. Neb . May 22.—The Hebron Light and Power company lias ronsill dated with the I ition Light and Power company of Abilene Kan. C. I*. Grown, president anil gem-ial mana ger of the Abilene company, has pur chased ft large block of stock In the local corporation. T. H. t'urter, C. c. Nacke nnd A II Itelsn* r will retain stock in the company, but U Km* sebaurn has dlsitoscd of Ills Interest. T. 11 Carters promoter of the leal hydroelectric plant, will retain the ! presidency. A transmission line will soon tie built connecting with the [Southerh Nebraska Power company j at Deshler. 3 Hemingford Stores Burned: Loss $250,000 Firemen l nable to Cope Vi ith .Flames Which Spread Rap idly — Town Saved by Strong South ^ ind. gpwlal rn-pntrh to The Omaha Bee. Hemingford, Neb , May 22.—Over aj quarter of a million dollar fire com pletely wiped out three business houses in Hemingford at 2 this morn ing. The fire was discovered in the Iiack part of the Hemingford Mercan tile Corporation drug store, presum ably having started from the furnace. A strong wind was blowing from thf south, which saved the remainder of tlie town. Th fire spread no rapid ly through the frame buildings that it was impossible to save anything in them. The brick structure of Piuden ft Michael and First Htate I jink building broke the fire on the jwrth. Hemingford Mercantile corporation and Farmer* Union store were in the same building with ft thin partition between. On the other side was the Shindler hardyware store with n iO foot front. Above the store was the Odd Fellows hall on the nge side and the American I»eg|on hajl on the other The fire got such headway that it was impossible for the firemen to cope with it. and attention was turned to saving file surrounding buildings. Kxplosion of ammunition and oil in the hardware store caused additional hazards. Farmers Union store, meat market owned by O. W. Andrews, Shindler's hardware store and the halls above were a total loss Class fronts were broken across the street. .Not over half of the loss Is covered by insurance. Cheyenne Paving Contract Awarded to Omaha Firm Speclsl Dispatch til The ilrsiis Jtrc. Cheyenne, Wyo., May 22—A H. Head company of Omaha was today awarded the contract for laying Cheyr.ne's first paving. Us bid on 10 blocks from the Union Pacific station to the rapitol was approxi mately *r,ri.ono. The principal rival was Allied Contractors, Inc.. of Omaha. Ttead represented his com pany. (.ollarhoiif* Fracture'!. H|*fi int llUpfit rh to Tlt«* Omsltit lies. W'ymorp, Neb., May 22.—White at play Monday afternoon, Georgia Mtwynn. 9-year-old Wymote school girl, fell, breaking her right collar bone, oni* week jigo the girl fell and broke her right arm. which was In splints when she broke the* collar bone. Student* Tube Lincoln by Storm in Annual Shirt Tail Parade ' --- s per Ini DUpatrh to Tbs Omaha Her. Lincoln. May 22.— Annual shirt tall parade » f r diversity of Nebraska stu dents was held h**rc tonight slwultan jiareously with the downtown street parade of Klk*. who Initiated 1 BO new members. Pajamas, nejghtgowns. teddy bears, Millie Burkes, icing Tuts gnd other j flimsies from sources unknown and 11ntold • decorated the forms of malt i -tudents 'Fheater*, hot* 1 lobbies and I street car* worn entered by the riot ous students, who forced crowds to stop, look and listen. Women attending* ■*■■ ball in a Lin coln hotel were oblig'd to submit to have their faces blackened by the students The sumo treatment was accorded si* nog ru pliers and shop girls who worker! after 8 fit night. It. w.t at talents' night None of tlicm paid admission to theaters They came and went as they pleased in theaters and dance halls, arrayed in f< mlnine unmentionable*, carrying red paint and chart oaI, which they ! plac'd tut the faces of those with i whom they cams in contact. k Baldwin I fv^J a m e d ‘/fe mier s f ■ <f* Sicellor of Exchequer Fa ored I*y Conservative Lead ers and King Makes Appointment. Curzon Is Disappointed By Associated Tress. London, May 22.—Stanley Baldwin is Great Britain's new prime minister. He accepted I lie premiership offered this afternoon by King George. Mr. Baldwin's period of political experience Is one of the shortest among British statesmen who have attained this goal of their ambitions, ns it is only within the last few years that he has been prominent in poli tics and only in the last few months become at all a commanding figure. Disappointment to Curzon. The solution of the premiership ! problem thus suddenly thrust upon the country Is regarded as unques- j tionably a keen disappointment to, Lord Curzon. who two days ago was j regarded as almost certain to sue- \ ceed Mr. Bonar Law in the office va- ] cated by that statesman Sunday, be cause of ill health. The foreign sec retary, however. Is pointed to as a victim of circumstances and not as being passed over because of any lack of ability and certainly not from any lack of experience. The sudden rise of the labor partyj to the position official opposition in the house of commons has made a prime minister in the house of lords almost an impossibility. Labor is without a single representative In the upper chamber and with the premier in the house of lords the opposition party would be unable to meet him in debate or confront him with ques tions, which is one of the strongest prerogatives of the opposition. This j would have created a situation un- j known to parliamentary history In ; modern times. Negotiated Debt Settlement. Stanley Baldwin, the new British prime minister, played a comparative ly minor part In British politics until the advent of the Bonar l.aw regime following the resignation of Premier Lloyd George and the break up of the coalition which guided British destinies during the war. I'nder Mr. Lloyd George ho was ft nanclal secretary of the treasury and later president of the board of trad', and It was in recognition of his abil ities In the field of finance that he was named to the important post of chancellor of the exchequer by Mr. Bonar Law. Possibly his most notable achieve ment as chancellor was the negotia tion of the war debt settlement with the l.'ntted States during which he vis ited Washington at the head of the British debt mission. Ills handling of the current budget which makes possible various reductions In taxes, notably the levy on incomes, brought much favorable comment. Since Mr. Bonar Laws illness bad incapacitated him for personal par t lei pa lion In the parliamentary de bates, Mr. Baldwin acted as govern ment spokesman in the house of commons. The new premier is 55 years of age. was educated at Harrow, Trinity col lege and Cambridge. Is married and has two sons and four daughters. His wife was Miss Lucy Rldsdala of Rot tlngdean. Federal Reserve Bank W ill Not Raise Rates II) l nh*r«i»I Washington, May 22—Federal Re hm vo bank discount rates will not be increased nt this tiaio. it was officially announced at the conclusion tonight of a two day meeting of the federal advisory council. The statement *a ye: "A regular statutory Meeting of the fed* i.11 advisory rnuncfl was held on May 2 land 22. at which general bust n* - ■* condition* * f the country were lcvlewed and reports from all quar ters w i n **at Isf.o toi > nod indicated that business In piogi easing conserva lively and on a sound ImimIs. "The advisory council diseussed the matter «>f discount, rates and w.is of the opinion that there appeared to l*e no reason why Federal Reserve I*.»nk rates should be increased at this time." $20,000 Blaze Sturts in Muf; of Roasted Peanuts I'llntdn. In.. May 22. —. Flrr OMS'il by spontaneous combustion In a ban ft peanuts removril from the roast# r ratiNi-d damage < stllitutnl Bt $20,000 Inal night «t I lie warehouse of the i.iigomarolno-ilrui*s company, whole sale fruit dealers. Canada: uWill You Have a Little Reciproci-Tea, Uncle Sam?” <8 Turks Dynamite m Bridge to Greece D Grrrks Refuse to Pay Imlomni ty to Ottomans—Countries on Verpe of War. Hr International News Smirf. Athens, May 22.—The bridge con necting Karagatch with Adrlanople, In Thrace, has been blown up by Turks, according to Information re ceived heie today. This bridge is on the frontier between Turkish an/ Greek Thrace, as partitioned by the first near east pea re conference. By Aiaoriatrd l*rr««. I>ausamie, May 22.—The declara tion of Foreign Minister Alexandria of Greece that his nation, having de cided to pay no Indemnity to Turkey, would withdraw from the near east conference this week if the Angora delegates persist in their demands for teparations, has created a fresh crisis In the peace negotiations. M. Alexandria told the foreign (fir respondents that “if the Turks pro pose to resume the war to obtain an indemnity, then Greece accepts the challenge. "My government.” hs continued, “has decided to withdraw from the conference next Wednesday or Thurs day when the indemnity question comes up in a plenary session, if Tur key Insists U|hiu an unjust position or any effort is made to force Greece to accept this position.” lie said he thought that “If the worst comes to the worst, the Greek army will he able to defend its Hon or." “Turkey seems to feel that Greece was beaten in the war and therefore owes un indemnity," ho. said. “Hut this Is a grave error, as Greece was merely lieaten In battle In Asia Minor and hostilities were suspended by an armistice which Greece is tr>ing to transform into peace." The foreign minister urged that Turkey and Greece write off their reparations demands, one against the other. Liners to He \\ et Coinin': to I . S. Hut Dry Cuing Away London, May 22.—Announcement wilt be mode shortly by their officials that bothvthe Ounimi Line and the White 8tar Line vessels on the west ward voyage from Itritlsh i>ort* to the I’nlted States will take t»n board intoxicating liquors only sufficient to last passengers until tin* three inile limit is reached, when any liquor re maining will be jettisoned, sav* a disiMtch to the ]tally llxpross from Liverpool. The newspaper adds that the east ward trip of the vessels will he "dry.** Coming of Spark Plug to Omaha Makes Enemies for Genial Samson Mihln* friend* I* supposed to lie t’hitrile Mnrdnrr'a hualne**. That* Why Ah Snr Hen pay* him it nnlnry. Hut (Inrdner tin* made seven ent Pile* In Ihe hint nrven hour* It'* nil lxeuu»e of Hnmey Clooalo and hi* oolite Bleed, 8park l*lug, tiiiidner Invited tioogle and Sparky to ootnn to Onviha for the Ak Sin Hen rare*. lie «UBKent',d stlrh a visit af folded nil eSielletlt opportunity for Harney to isoape the wrath of Ida III dlauant spoiiae. Hooch promptly in eepl ed. Now ll neeinn, aerorillng in Uardner, Hint half tllu <llir.eury of Oni.iht ,wanta Harney and Sparky ax hnuoo guest* during the taro Martin* Lloyd 1’ilioe. genial and gentleman ly pooh hah of the Hotel Kontetielle, oinir to Uardnei with an offer of the bridal suits for Itarucy and a stall In it ha bARRARt room for Sparky. Then M < . Peter* came to bat with an if for to furnish t*parky with a e*rb>ad of *peclul feed Tha Omaha Athlatic club thought the tiecottd floor of the building would be n g«md parking plat© for Burney. On that floor wo ! men are not allowed and officer* of the flub thought It would b© nii ex cellent refuge frofn the 'Vwnt wo man." nnd ho on. But Gardner remain* adamant. "Nothin* doing." wan III*- trraa r*» Ply to nil Invitation*. "Thl* in my party and nobody t* going to horn in on li " Gardner 1 efu*» m to dijmlose w hen Barney and Sparky will tench Omaba. "That * a aacrat that will be revealed in due time," *i*ld Gardner. "You'll Juit have to wait and watch foi de velot»m*nt*." from drowning in a creek by a pass Ing motorist, and half an hour later struck and severely injured by the same motorist on iJtke road, soifth of Clarkson corners. Frank Akey. 65, of Brockport, died at the county hospital here yesterday. < Responding to calls for help. Her bert Chapman, fruit grower of Clark son. stopped his caY at a creek near Brockport and found Akey struggling In the water. Wading in. Chapman pulled the man to shore. Chapman went to Brockport with his wife to pay o call. On the way ; back he took the same highway, j About three <iuariers of a mile beyond j the scene of his rescue, Chapman says, Akey suddenly staggered tror.i the side of the road In front of the car. He whs knocked down and re ceived a fractured skull. Trade Trippers on \\ av Home Party Heads Back Through Wyoming in Snow and Iiain. to Th# Omaha IW, Rock Springs. Wye. May 22.—With j snow still lying on the distant moun tains and ruin In the valleys the Omaha trade excursion headed back through Wyoming today. .The tourists paraded at every sta tion behind Dan I>es Dunes' bond as if the sun were shining. 1 ler<> at Rock Springs, the business: ftien took the visitors in cars, show ing them the mines and other indus tries. Including the railroad shops Though this is much closer to Salt Rika City, the merchants do much business with Omaha. Reaving Cheyenne last night, 11. T. McManus, on* of the Omaha boosters and a former railroad man, piloted j one of the new Union Pacific engines over the famous Cheyenne hill. Larry Senioti Will Draw $1,000,000 Salary for \ntics i'lib ago. May 2i.—Under a contract j signed here today, l-art y Homan, mo-' lion picture comedian, will weave a salary of $ 1,000,000 a year for a pe riod of three years, said to he the j latgesl Individual contract ever dosed In the ntovle world, The 13,0*0 000 contract extcuted by .Semen and by M. II Huffman, gen eral manager of the Truart Klltn cor poration of New York, calls for com plot ion of six superfeature comedies 1 within three years. The principals announced that they were going to New York to make ar rangements covering stage rights and copyrights and that Hem on would start work under the contract next September In Hollywood, Ogl. Railroad Men \ppral for Reduction of Taxes M»rrUI 1M•|»d11'ti to The Otoiilm Hr*. l. htoln. #Mu> -2 IU'pr^K^nlRt|vr« of Nebraska laiho.jtl* tipiNarfd In' furc the 1‘t'nnl of cquuliztilion b*dny .hid tl*-maiuled that their tax r.o pliU'wl on the niiuq l a him *i h timer of farmers, wh.no hm | Mrv^monln have boon IowokhI fur the) lust throe yram. Tho boat'd tm»k no. notion, ^ out It Sliol li\ < limit. Waterloo, l.t Max - Wctirll Fielder, \9. i* I it it worloim condition | .is tho 11 milt of hritiK *hot III tli« rttfht tempi* with i 22 t al|l>or rlfl* bullet, j Mi tie Murphy, akc 2t». .i companion, j fired the hul|rt, not know lot tho till* wap loaded. t Fishermen Take Stand for O'Brien State Hatchery Superinten dent and Governor Confer Over Controversy. special IM.pat.h to The Omaha Bee. Lincoln, May 22.—W. J. O'Brien, superintendent of the state fish hatcheries at Gretna and Governor Charles tV. Bryan, were in confer ci\ce iwo hours her* tonight concern ing the controversy that has come up over the statement made by the gov ernor that O'Brien must either give up the private residrtice he has buiit at South Bend or resign. Both stated at the end of the con ference that no agreement was reached. However, it is known here that O'Brien will never give up the bun galow he built at South Bend, near the state fish hatchery, and return to the home provided by the state for the superintendent of the hatch ery. The supposition among politicians is that Governor ltryan will insist that O'Brien relinquish his claim for $1,200 liack pay awarded him by the legislature in order to enable the gov ernor to "have his political face" and ■ in opportunity to say that "O'Brien barked down." Those who know O'Brien feel that he never will relinquish his claim fog tbe $1,200. As far the question of who is "bass" O Brien or George Koster, state fish and game warden, thero is no controversy. * "I’l get along with O'Brien if he is boss or if I am boss.” Koster says. Nebraska sportsmen, interested in seeing O'Brien, the man who started propagation and conservation of fish, are wiring and writing the governor to keep him In hsi position as super intendent of the Gretna hatchery. Daughter Start* Contest on J. J. O’Conor's Vi ill Mi John W ear, n daughter of the Into J. J. OVonaor. filed objection* to the probate of her father's will in county oourt yesterday. She allege* that her brother. J. J. O'Connor, Jr., 1* not competent to execute the will and that the will, although In her fath er's handwriting, is not hla real will. J, J. O’Connor, Jr„ said yesterday that the will provides lljat all proper ty shall go to their mother and at her death be divided between the chil dren. Pair 11.1,1 on Fraud Clmrgp. Charles City, la.. May ”?—Two men giving their name as R. Hennea sx and R Singer of Brooklyn, N. Y.. and Chicago, respectix ely, were bound over to the grand Jury under J500 bonds today on charges of obtaining money tinder false pretense*. They are alleged to have *,>U1 advertising space In a fake express rate book. Kxpress company detectives say the men operated In Watertown, amt Sioux Fulls S IV The Weather |,’:;r *• •''■'XUS ending t r n, May I*. 'Hincr lamiarv 1 11* >lun.|,||(. . IVrirnlAge • H 11 4: ; V v fre, 'OI.II.M, Itirlft-s an,I ItimdrrOths >1.7”-7,,, X-' -V'1*' J**'!"1' I, » >'< llenrh Tt-nxeemlnree. . * m -s * n. m . .. s? » - to . »? 5 i> n, i ;>« . e m .. . «t - « l t«- n. II » m ... ,* > s »n t< >> x v irtii|imtur«'« «M J 1* «h 4N 1'ne.lxin ' i. |>«Wfipo«| v 4 M«Md Otr 4* tHnV«l 4V I .Ho 14 {'* \i. ^ v..iiu r I>*». I« »■» * If sr ‘ Hlv*t i*l *n jis ... f ** s'Ux 49 North l,«u« ,,..u VftltllUM ..10 U. S. Plans Rescue of Ca p ti ves White House Statement Says Government Will Do Every* thing Possible to Save Vic* tints of Chinese Bandits No Executions Reported By I'nlvyrsal Service. Washington, May 22 — 'Th» Chi neso situation is fraught with tre mentions possibilities. "The United States government will do everything it knows how to save th» captives "If iitstfssary. as a last resort, di rect negotiations with the bandits will be entered into." This summarizes a "White House statement following Today's cabinet meeting. The discussion lasted for ien hour and a half. The White House statement follows: Problem is Serious. | "The Chinese situation was the ' solo and only thing before the cab I inet today. It is a very serious mat ter. ' The United States government wishes of course, to do everything . becoming a great power in protecting its citizens. We want to maintal* prestige we have acquired. I The delicate situation lies In the \ fa't that the first consideration ta ! the endeavor to save the lives of the unfortunate captives. We cannot | proceed except’ on the advice of those on the scene. We have a very able ' minuter in China, and very exper ; ienced consuls. They are in intimate ; touch with the situation, although I there has been no word received for 24 hours. "This government must be guided I by the counsel of diplomats in Pekin. The situation is fraught sr:th tremen dous possibilities. Our ooneern is : for the safety of the captives. Contact With Bandits. "There Has been contact between ; our representatives and the bandits. Presumably the question up befora i the council of diplomats yqpterday was whether they should enter into ■ direct negotiations with the bandits. "The president takes it that that is quite within the poss:bilities. although ! that is a very dangerous precedent to ! establish. “If necessary, as a last resort, there : will bo direct negotiations, but for i the present we cannot relinquish our j hold on the responsibility of the I Chinese government. If we were to step in and deal directly with the | bandits we would have to waive that 1 consideration. But we would have no j hesitancy even in doing that if neces sary to save the lives of the captives.” Mar Pay Ransom. Asked what could be done In the event of direct negotiations between the foreign powers and the bandits. : the White House spokesman said: "We could pay the ransom and col* j lect from China later. That, how* i ever, would make the ultimate settte I ment more difficult, because we would have gone beyond the Chinese government." The official speaking in behalf of President Harding described the pres j ent situation a? being "just like a ' crisis in your family, when you would ; turn everything to the saving of the | lives of those involved.” < onfer With Army Head. Washington, May IS.—Acting Secre tary of War l*a\is conferred with Secretary Hughe* today regarding the < him—e situation and said later they had discussed the question in a gener al way and that the War department was prepared to perform any mission (Turn te t’sge Two. « olumw Fair.) Id6 Passengers Rescued from ^X reeked Liner M ntreal. May II —The Canadian Pacific Steamship company an ! nounced today that the 438 passen gers and seamen saved after the liner Marvale was wrecked yesterday on ! the southern New Foundland coast, would be taken by rail to Sst. Johns, where they would he transferred to the steamer Melita and taken to Southampton. England. The Melita. will sail from Montreal tomorrow. Included among the S4 America** on the wrecked steamship were: A. Dalton Harrison. Ban Francisco, Mrs .1 Holmes. Aurora. Ore : Mr. and Mrs. William Pearce and Miss Enid Pearce, Minneapolis. Mrs. S*. G. Kick ett and M.ss Amy Rickett, Los An geles. Smugglers Bring in Daily 100.000 Gallons of Liquor Chicago. May IS.—Smugglers ars bringing into this country 100,000 gal lons of liquor a day from Canada. so- . cording to a story from a staff writer put- shod In the Chicago Daily Nows today. An army of Sc.000 smugglers ar» engaged in the work. It was declared, with general staff headquarters in a shark at Kcorse. Mich., near Detroit. Illicit liquor has become the larg est single industry in the United States the writer asserted, giving as his authority a man described as a $30 a week individual prior to prohi bit! u and who since the leg-inning of the Volstead eta was said to have made a fortune. \\ p<k- anti Party Guooto of l os Vngolos Ghamhor | I.os Angeles May it—-Secretary of War John \V. Weeks and the t'luted i states senators and congressmen who arrived wtth him yesterday fivm New York via San Diego were guests of 1 Mie l.os Angeles Chamber of Com merce at a formal dinner tonight. Tn* secretary and ins parly arrived early abroad the transport Crant and were gt rvied by a salute of IS guti* futn the l S 8 California, flagship of the battle fleet. After renewing the g ititsen at Fort Mac Arthur, the ylsttyyrs spent th# after n o'. • - gi.ta cl tbs ciyr, 4