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The Omaha Morning Bee ™ VOL. 52—NO. 292. o':."'/ r. T'mTm*', ■ OMAHA, THURSDAY, MAY 24, 1923.* S;.."’.11 TW O CENTS * ’tZZ,:'"* England’s Policy to Be OneofVigor Change in Premiership Means Britain Will Take New Stand With Definite Ob jects as End. Baldwin Business Man tty MARK SI 1,1,1 VAN. London. May 23.— Rarely lias there been a change in premier in Great Britain that has implied so little ;n the nature of any about-face in policy as does the present shift. There will, however, be tin increase in energy in the carrying out of policy that will be measured by the difference be tween the sick man Bonar Law was and the vigorous man Stanley Bald ** win is. Bonar Laws policy was patient waiting. Mr Baldwin's will he patient and courteous, but with definite ends kept always in view. As to France! and the Ruhr, the new ministry ill go on having no more confidence ;n the ultimate success of France’s plan than Bonar Law had when he stepped aside to let France go it alone. At the same time, they give, their bless ing to France and will <lo nothing to embarrass her until >Jicr plan conics to one end or nnothet Industrially and politically, Britain has settled down to endure a long period nf hard times and moral strain until the reparation question is set tled and wot Id trade, which is the thing Britain depends on, becomes normal. Baldwin no Pusher. As between Stanley Baldwin and Marquis Curzon. the chief thing that held the former hack front being the Instant and obvious choice for the premiership has been lack of self seeking on his part. .Marquis Cur son's friends certainly—possibly Cur zon himself—have been of a more pushing style. Mr. Baldwin has been utterly will ing. if it was desired, to let his great adaptability to situations lie subordi nate to Marquis Curzon's greater — length of political life, and therefore ~ greater claim on party reward. Mr. Baldwin is an odd figure in the very odd public life of present-day Britain. A cousin of Rudyard Kip-, ling, the poet, and nephew of Burns .tones, the richly Imaginative artist, Mr. Baldwin himself inherited an iron manufacturing and engineering business, and did so well with it that he accumulated a fortune and-entered politics at the age of 42. Has Business finalities. The qualities that brought him for ward politically have been ♦lioso that made him successful in business— practical common sense, u friendly give-and-take in his relatione with men and very great unselfishness in his re'ations w ith his country. As between a commoner and a peer, nil re ent discussions have emphasized a c .mmonepvas being more acceptable to the orthodox tories. It has been mini]: ed that Marquis Cur?on would ti'Vii! Ik aur Row's policies of patience and equability as faithfully as Mr. Baldwin; but one handicap to Curzon s elevation has been his reputation, wholly undeserved, for something I ke arrogance, for a mom flyideful attitude towards th® world that Brit a.n had in the days when her domi int lort .. qui tioned than it is at present. , lit Haiti today wants very 'much to B the tolerant and considerate gen tlenian toward all the world Stanley Baldwin represents the personifica tion of that policy. In pursuit of it, Brtiain will, among othey things, try to adapt herself to any complexity of our prohibition law —or at least oom pu-** -all differences, however annoy lap the complexities may he to Bril isii shipping, however grotesque they may stem to British publle opinion. t Crrrk Fleet Cruising \hout Entrance to Straits Constantinople, May 23.—A Greek fleet is cruising about entrance to the straits of the Dardanelles and Die Turkish government lets fonually called the attention of tile British to the incident, lodging a protest against tile presence of I tie Greek vessels. Rumors of various activities on Dip part of Hie Greeks are causing much uneasiness in Constantinople, Parts. M iy 23—The French for - gn office today confirmed reports t lip t Hie allied governments were actively occupied in an effort to pre vent the outbreak anew of hostilities between Greece and Turkey. The French and British ministers at Athens have pointed out to the Greek government how inopportune would be the issuance of anything approaching an ultimatum while the •fatusnnne conference was endeavor ing to establish n basis for peace and how dangerous for Greece would be an offensive action on her part. Island Children Flee in Terror from First Movie London, May 23.—The first movie show over witnessed by peasant, chil dren on the Island of fSt. Hilda so terrified them Hint they stampeded from Hie sehool room, where Hie film was being exhibited, and sought safety in the wild hillsides, says a corre spondent Of Hie Daily K\press, who Is touring llte lonely islet that lies west of Scotland. A party of \tailors, thinking to give Hie natives a treat, arranged a moving picture entertain ment. When an express train rushed at litem across the screen, the young t titers screamed and lied. Grace Abbott Heads Body of U. S. Welfare Worlds _ % • m • v / Nebraska Woman Honored at Conference—V alue of Pub lic Opinion Is Subjeet of Discussion. Washington, May 23.—Election of Miss Grace Abbott, chief fo the chil dren's bureau, as president, was an nounced at the closing session to night of the national conference of social workers. l>r. Bee IC Frankel of New York, was elected first vice president; Kev. ePter Bryce of Toronto, second vice president, and James Hoge Ricks of Richmond. Va., third vice president. Miss Abbott was unopposed but all of the other officers were contested. Speakers at tonight's meeting which was devoted, like the other session* of the day, to consideration of public opinion" in its relations to social work, included Governor Sweet of Colorado; Mrs. Henry Moskowltz of New York, former secretary of New Y'ork state reconstruction com mission, and W. p. Beazell. assistant managing editor of the New Y’ork World. Public opinion was rescribed by Governor Sweet as "absolutely neces sary to any progress, whether social, industrial, economic or political" and its support, he said, could be won best through educational processses. "often discouraging and slow, but nevertheless sure.” Public opinion, manufactured with propaganda, he warned, "is apt to be spasmodic and misdirected.” Mrs. Misowilz declared it would never b‘- possible again to write na tional political platforms without most careful consideration of social problems and she predicted that the welfare idea would be more fully ex pressed in the 1924 platforms than ever before. ''Titos'' (jva.ce Mr. Itenzel told the delegates news paper standards were changing and that the complaints against the ■'capitalistic press,'' the "holshevist press," and the "kept press" were due to partisanship. The workingman, the employer and the politician, he said, each wants his side. Miss Grace Abbott is a native of Grand Island, Neb., daughter of Mr. and Mrs. O. A Abbott. Hhe is a graduate of Grand Island college and the University of Nebraska. Mis* Abbott has held executive positions on immigration and child welfare commissions in eastern state. Backers of Ford Seek Control of Movies, Charge Statement Center of Attention at Chicago Convention— Election of Officers Post poned Until Today. By Associated Cress. Chicago, May 23.—Charges openly made in convention circles that bark ers of a campaign In behalf of Henry Ford for president of the United States, were endeavoring to gain con trol of the Motion Theater Owners’ Association of America, representing 12,non exhibitors throughout the country, were the center of attention at today's session, railed to elect of fleers of the organization for the next year. The charges were not men tioned by a delegate during the offi cinl session, but figured largely in the action of the meeting. As a result of a conflict precipate 1 by the suggestion that national poli ties were t factor in the convention, numerous state caucuses were railed unexpectedly and the convention ses sion did not get under way until after t, allhough scheduled for 11 this morning. Flections went over until Thursday. Today s meeting opened with tvil li-im A. Hteffcs of Minnesota and ■Tames *Ftittep of ItetroH as the lead era i.t the race for the presidency, and tlie general understanding among delegates that Sydney 's Cohen of New York, president, had definitely withdrawn from th» race. on the nomination roil call. Minnesota placed tlie nam< of Steffes In nomination. Michigan passed, and Pennsylvnn'a nominated t ohen. A veritable stonn btoke with tlie nomination speech of \ lucent Ri rnnan of Pennsylvania in behalf of Cohen, and two hours Inter the session was adjourned for the day with a motion on the table. Teacher to Re Guest of AH Pupils of SO-Years’ Service Chicago. May 23.—Miss Celia Sar 'nt. ri?i Evanston arhool teacher, who i csipnerl today, nfttr 50 years’ of con 'bilious service will he the guest of honor at a banquet at the Evanston Women's club to whioh will be in vitrei all living former pupils. "Since I began teaching. In 1873." Miss Sargent said. 1)nvp ha,j mmr 2.100 pupil*." Throughout her half entury of service. Miss Sargent has k'pt a rog later of her pupils in which she has entered brief biographical notes from time to time as fame came to one of her bojs or girls. Russia Accepts Majority of Great Britain’* Demands H.r Aft«orliit«vl I’rrss. London, May I.'t—Soviet Russia's second reply to the llritish iiltliiintuin accepts the majority of the llritish demands and suggests the holding of a conference to tonsliler point* In dls pule. The soviet expresses readiness to conclude forthwith an agreement granting llritish citizens the right to fish outside the three-mile limit off the Russian coasts, pending settle ment hy an International convention of the dispute over the extent of ter ritorial waters. Doctor Airplane Victim. Cumberland. Md . May 23.—Dr. I Car! Ib'on lle of Now York, died In a hospital lust night from injuries re ceived when an airplane piloted hy ! .1. It. Cole of San Antonio, Tex., crash [ ed in a nose dive Just after taking I off here yesterday afternoon. Dr. i Itoaeile was a pnasenge Powers to Send Commission to Meet Brigands Pekin Takes New Steps To ward Release of Prisoners —Train Reported Aban doned I)uc to Fighting. Bf AiMKlalfd Pekin, May !3.—An unconfirmed re port wan received here tonight that a train southbound front Pekin tn Shanghai had 'been abandoned near Tientsin on account of fighting near Lineheng. ■tv International -News Settler. Washington, May 113.—Preliminary steps looking toward the opening of direct negotiation* with the Shantung bandits for the release of the Ameri can and other foreign prisoners has been ordered by the diplomatic coun cil In Pekin,- the stale department announced this afternoon. Secretary of State Hughes was ad vised today, In the first dispatch he lias received from Minister Schurman in more than 4S hours, that a com mission of foreign consular officials would be sent to Tsao Chwang. the town nearest the bandits' stronghold, to conduct an investigation of tbe entire situalion and to report back to the diplomatic body. The suggeeCon that this commission tie sent into Shantung was made by the American minister. After Fruitless Kfforts. Actual negotiatlems with the bandits will not be ordered by the diplomats, according to the understanding here, until the investigation is completed. If it ia decided to send. American and other foreign consuls to deal with the bandits, this course will have the approval of President Harding and Secretary of State Hughes. Fruitless efforts of the diplomatic council to get replies to constant notes tn Chinese foreign office are understood to have resulted In the decision to conduct an independent In vestigation of the bandit situation. Ily AaMirliitrd Frf»». Pekin, May 23—It is understood the foreign diplomatic corps is consider ing demanding the outlawing of cer tain highly placed Chinese officials who the diplomats have every reason to believe Instigated the kidnaping of a number of foreigners In th» Suchow train raid as a move in their political schemes. There has ceased to he any doubt in the minds of members of the diplo matic corps that the Suchow raid was initiated and carried out under the di rection of certain officials as one part of a great political plot and that the foreigners In captivity are serving the pawns of the plotters. To Force Action. The identity of those who hatched the plan is beginning to dawn on the foreign representatives, and it Is now declared, they a re now considering as a measure of forcing some action in the case from lukewarm political quarters in Pekin the project of de manding the outlawing of the plot ters and the seizure of their per sonal and real property deposited in foreign hanks and held in foreign concessions in China. Such property, It is estimated, aggregates millions of dollars. The Chinese cabinet met to* day to consider the bandit situation and immediately there developed s wide difference of opinion between Tien Chung Yu, tuchun or military governor of Shantung, and Tsnn Kim, militarist chieftain of the Chihli party and Inspector general of Shan tung. He demanded immediate mili tary action against the 1 mdits who are holding the foreigners captive in the llnotzku hills Irrigation Is Viewed by Omahans Trade Excursion Sees Bene fits of Reclamation Work in Sugar Beet and Po tato Sfection of State. Inspect Sugar Refineries By PA 17 LGREER. Special l)l.|t(itrli to Thf Omaha Bee. Bridgeport, Neb., May 22.—Irriga tion is bringing wealth to western : Nebraska by something like a con quest of nature. The disadvantage of scanty and unreliable rainfall has been overcome and green fields of wheat, corn, beets, alfalfa and pota toes have replaced the barren prairie of> the North Platte valley. Already 450.000 acdes of land In the North Platte valley are watered by irrigation ditches. At Northport, 24.000 acres have been put under irri gation this year for the first time. At Gering, the federat government s at work on a tunnel more than a mile long that will put the water on 107.000 acres more. Four Big Refineries. It is this development that has | made Nebraska a great sugar produc ing region, four big refineries are lo cated at Beottsbluff, Gering, Morrill and Bayard and there Is the prospect ! of two more in this valley as the in dustry expands farther to the eastl At Grand Island, there is another. | The output of the four western mills amounts to 88,000 tons a year. liead ’ quarters of the industry are in ! Scottsbluff. It may easily be understood that the high price of sugar does not arouse the Indignation here that ex ists in other parts of the country. I Before the farmers work their sugar I beets, they draw up a contract by which the Great Western Sugar company agrees to rurrhase the pro duct of a certain number of acres from each one. The price to be paid for the beets is on a sliding sale which goes up or down with the market price of sugar. These familiar out here with the sugar situation say tiiat there is tyi shot ace. Their view is that world pro duction Is short of the estimated con sumption, but that there Is a suffi cient supply carried over from last year to more than meet the demand. Almost all of the Nebraska sugar Is sold west of the Mississippi river. Equals Cane Sugar. A few years ago, when beet sugar ; was comparatively new In America, housewives were led to believe that It was rot as good for canning or some other purpose as was the cano product of the south. If this was ever true, that frtllt would not Jell If put up with beet sugar, It Is not so now, The process of refining has been re iluced to such a science, removing all impurities, that even chemists ar* un able to tell one kind of sugar from the other. The refineries are Immense plants, vastly Important to the upbuilding of their communities, as each employs about 400 men during the working sea son. or rompaign. ns It Is t ailed. This campaign comes In the latter part of September, when the farmers begin delivering the r beets, and ends shout the middle of January. The factories run day nnd night durlng^hat time with three shifts of labor. A ton of I. eis si.fed. reduced to sirup, e\apo ITnrn to Page Two, Column Two.) Frelinglmysen to Organize Coal Consumers* League Nw York, May 21.—Former United Statr* Senator Joseph E. Frebnghuy ***n of NY\v Jersey nnnounced he had I undertaken the organization of a Coal j Consumer*’ league 4<> fight for fed eral an«J et.'Vte 1* glnlatlon limiting the profit* of coal minpanb* and obliging them to make puhllr all fact* concern- j ing their costs of production nnd dls-! trlhutlon. I)el»s Socialists* Chairman. New York, May 23.—Eugene V. Deb* of Indiana today was elected na tional chairman of the social party, nt n meeting of the executive committee. The committee spent the day for mulating idnns for organizing n drive for new members In the northwest. Whipsawing the Little Fellow i ■ " ■ 1 -■—— -■ f Two Boys Hurt in * Auto Accidents; One Likely to Die Jump From Far and Ice Wag on on Way From School —Youth's Skull Fractured. Two boys were Injured In South Omaha yesterday afternoon In auto mobile accidents. Walter Zager, 8. 5625 South Twen ty-fourth street, may have a frar Jured skull. He is In St. Joseph hos pital. Walter and some other boys were riding on an automobile driven by Jacob Vocek. 6108 South Eighteenth street, who had given them a ride as they were coming from school. Walter Is said to have jumped bark wards from the rapidly moving car at Twenty-third and U streets. His head struck the pavement and he was knocked unconscious. The oth er4>Oyr shouted to Vocek who stop ped tho .car and picked up the boy. taking him to the police station. Morris Banter, 7, 2509 (J street. Jumped from the regr end of an ice wagon at Twenty fifth and B streets and was struck by an automobile driv en by Chris Quade, 1709 California street. Quade took the boy to South Side hospital where his anna and body were found to be badly bruiaed and lacerated. Attorney's Wife Beaten and Roldted of $60,000 in Gems Chicago, May 2.1—Mrs. F. G. Smith, wife of an Oak I’at k attorney, was gagged, beaten and robbed of her fnr coat anil Jewelry valued Ht $60,000 by three men who overpowered bet chauffeur and kidnaped her In her own automobile, she told police last night after being found lying on a sidewalk In a suburban district In a hysterical condition. Sparky Challenged to Special Match Race in Omaha During Spring Meet Barney Google has been Chal lenged! Truth to tell Barney has been challenged twice. Charlie Ir win and Billy Neaaelhaua are the challengers. When Charlie Gardner. rodeo king of Ak Bar Ben, arrived at his office Wednesday morning, he wns met by a delegation of two. "Iilaten to me." began Irwin as he aimed a belligerent forefinger at Gardner. "Yes, and pay n little attention to me, too," chimed in Nessflhaua with expropriate gestures. "Gentlemen, gentlemen, one at a time, please," beqg-il Gardner. Heavy Business Matter. "Never mind the Imllronm m.vi t era," choruae 1 tin delegation of two. "Thla Is n h*.tvy business mat tor and the lano'i'itte Isn't goTn * to be any too dog goned gentlemanly '* "All right, out v.tth It," retoi;*l Gardner. Whereupon III one breath Irwin and Neaaelhaua hurled their chal lenges. Irwin In hehnlf of his stnr galloper. Ahadane, and N'esselhaus In hehnlf of Adonis. "We'll run that goat of Google's so fast he'll think It's Haley s com et going past." said Irwin. "After we get through with that skate even the glue works will lure hint down.” seconded Nesselhaus Wliadya Mean, Goat? "Goat? Skate?" retreated Gardner In nmasement. "Who dares to rail that noble steed Spark l’lug a goat and a skate? "That's where you made the fa tat step, .lust fur those Insulting re marks I shall make II my personal I’Uelness to see that your challenge Is accepted And you ran put It down In yutir lands that we'll Inks sou UK* 1 amine took Itussla. Dig huddles, dig, liecnuse your Imtlkroll Is going to get an awful shock." Conditions of the race will he an neunefd following s meeting of III conspltntora today Here’s Old Man Nebb Himself-^ oil’ll Like Him | ' GEE \ «}UST Got BAD NEWS — TAV LAND .LORD WAS HELD UP __ WELL \ Guess vae knows Hew rr FEELS NOW I I»o you enjoy a good laugh' Then Just turn to the romic page and devote a moment to the adventures of "The Nebbs " A new eomtc cartoon, fiut a good one. Six days a week— six laughs a week. Sale ttf German-Made Poppies “Insult to Dead” Indianapolis, May ?! - Sale of > loth poppies made In Germany by Ameri can commercial hous< s for use in commemorating soldier dead was do (dared "an insult to The heroic dead of the world war." by Iamtuel 1 idles, national adjutant of the legion, last night. Mr Holies' statement followed re ports from Cedar Raplda and Mason City, la , that l.egion auxllari's had discovered a quantity of the silk pop pies marked "made in Germany " The legions national headquarters has received “ 500 poppii s made by French disabled service men, and has been supplying posts from this ship ment, Mr. Holies said. The flowers are sold to aid the endowment fund for decoration of overseas graxrs of Atneilean war dead The Fort Wayne, Ind., firm reported to have supplied "made in Germany" flowers to the Mason City, la , auxiliary, cannot he located, advices from that place aay. Former F. S. \rtm Officer Hrlil in Log Vngelee Holdup !,<»* .\ngeb •* Cal , May *3 \V» *k from the 1“** of Moot! and Buffering *«jv*r<* pain from two gaping wound*. Urnnvlll* B Blair, former regular nrn \ lieutenant. and former military Inatrurtor at IVrg Sum Moulton and t'atnp Mabyr, Tex and hi* pretty brown eyed wife were taken into eu* tody today by Vhe polio* and held* on a blind ohurgo of Itetng implicated In th»' robbery Monday afternoon of lbvid Ant ink. Hun Drug t omimtiy tntufngtr, of $33,300. I Strikers Clasli Vhth Nonunion Men on Coast Pitclioil ilattle Follows Impor tation of Strikebreakers at Oil Company's Plant Near Oakland. R> Internntlonjtl Sew* ker.iee. Oakland. Cal . May 23—A pitched battle between 500 s'riketreakers and striking boilermakers ai the Associ atod Oil company's plant, near Mar tinez. was in progress today, the after math of importation of several hun dred strikebreakers from Oakland last night Squads of deputy sheriffs from Mar tit . t head 'd by Sheriff R. R. Wale, rushed to the plant, armed with shot guns, to quell the riot. M'.cer r.i its Jyom the battle ground..say scores are Injured. A barrage of bricks and clubs hurl ed at the strikebreakers as they marched into the company's yards this morning precip.tated the battle. Gun play is feared, although so far Only rocks and eluhs have been used. One hundred strikebreakers were met by strikers at Bay Point last night and turned back to Oakland. The strikebreakers were in automo bile*. At Ray Point the road was blocked by a massed line of striking men. They halted the automobiles, forced the drivers to turn around and pre vented reinforcement* from joining the strikebreakers already Imported. The rioting was the climax of a night marked by efforts of employers to Import strikebreakers to smash the strike of the Indlermaker*. who ha\e been out for several weeks. Sir Robert Horne Rejects Place in British Cabinet lemdon. May 23—Sir Robert Home, chancellor of the exchequer in the late Lloyd George cah.net, has declined to accept the rhaneelh rshlp of the ex chequer in the new cabinet of Prime Minister Ivulrtwln. It was announced to night. Three Men and One Woman Indicted in Mail Robbery Past St. Log Is. Ill May 23 — Three men and n woman were Indicted late today by the federal grand jury here in connection with the 121.000 robbery of » combination mall and baggage ex press car of the Marlon d Pastern railroad at Marion. Ill , Mai 14 The Weather | » .m 24 h'>ur» #ru1 ni 7 r m . M»r ?' 1123 Tfi«i»ermlurf. tilth**!. Um e*t M ms»n M. Itor m»l. Ti'tnl r\\*** »tn- e Jununrv 1. 111 Nd.-qlltc tlumldltx. IVrrBnimc 7 • m . 77 7 p w #4 I’rccliilUtliMi Inrheq Mini lliimirfilth* T«Mwl. t< Total tine* dttnufuv 1 I 44. arfll .efl. x It tlorulx I'enineMlurv* i t m *2 l iv m i * * t»' . . 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The German police say the strikers are organized into units, each of 100 men, and are well supplied with automatic pistols. ITan to Extend Strike. Many thousands of strikers attend ed mass meetings today in Dort mund, Bochum and other towns in the mining district and passed resolu tions to use every effort to extend the strike throughout the Ruhr and • the Rhineland, It is estimated that 60,Otto men have quit work in the Dortmund district. Most of these are coal m ners who went on strike last week hut have been joined in the last few days by workmen from two big iron and steel plant* The strik ers are demanding a 60 per cent In crease an wages because of high cost of living and the depreciation in the value of the mark. Sneakers at the meeting today said the men were on a "hunger strike.” They cited prices to show that the #ost of living had doubled in the lari few days. Direct Action Taken. Direct action against the rising cost in living was taken today in two towns. Steele and Kay, where socalled German commissions of control made the rounds of stores and markets and compelled dealers to reduce their prices by half or more. Sometimes they station'd members of the com missions In stores to supervise sales and handle the cash. Many women accompanied the commissions on their rounds and took immediate advantage of the new bargain prices the com missions enforced. German officials describe the strik ers as communists, but the com mute st leaders say-the workers in elude men of all parties. The Berlin government .s df lared to be greatly concerned over the strike and to have sent observers here to make a report on the movement. A number of the newspapers blame he agitation on "foreigners.” One of them charges that the French have r noouraged the strike. The Dort mund railroad men, in a staiement descrihe the strike as “more political than economic.” Rhineland Is Menaced bv Wave of Communism By l nlvfrwl Serried Berlin. May 23—A communistic wave threatens to spread over the Industrial sections of the Rhineland and Westphalia if the communist strikers succeed in extending and or c u izinc ;he;r present walkout to the dimensions of a general strike. This resolution was reached at Dqrtmund today when a mass meet ing .f striking miners and smelters adopted the following program: 1 To hold out to the end whether it me.T-s land or break. 2 The establishment of a labor dictatorship. 3. Formation of new "KM men units.'' Curzon to Continue to Act as Foreign Secretary. Belief Bt Associated Free*. London. May 23—Lord Curson will continue to act as secretary for for eign affairs, in the cabinet of Prime Minister Baldwin, according to unof ficial predictions tn government cir cles today. Added to the unofficial predictions of the continued Incumbency of tho foreign secretary was a statement by press association saying It understood Lord Curson would continue In hi* present post In the new cabinet. The earl of Derby announced at a luncheon at the Ofympia t.-alay that he had received an offer from Tr ine Minister Baldwin to continue as sec retary of state, and that he had agreed to accept. Much Interest has been aroused among the public from the fact that lawd Robert Cecil had a long Inter view with the prime minister today. What the purport of the conference was could not be learned Bon Hooper Ro-Floototl Chairman of Rail Board Chicago. May 23. — Ren \V Hooper was reelected chairman of the I'nited State* railway labor board at Its meet ing here this afternoon. Hi W. Hanger, who refused to be candi date to succeed Hooper, alt hough a moorttv favored him, he oil was re elected v ice chairman. Hr\ Officer Vrrrdrtl. % \ waik \ .1 . May 23 S*mP* Cone former chief of the Held foive* of thr N« w Jersey prohibition office, wx- ure-ted ye.terdav eo- * X :n .c •u ha* ,g bribery.