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r ranee Ratifies Washington Pact to Limit Navies Chamber of Deputies Votes, 460 to 106, for Ratification Following Debate in Open Session. By Associated Press. Pari*, July 7.—The French cham ber of deputies this evening ratified Washington tr?&ty for the llmlta Of naval armaments and capital inSpi^s by a vote of 460 to 106. treaties were taken up today A *'n Open session of the chamber for * the first time with the clauses deal ing with the limitation of armament and capital ships the object of spe cial consideration. With Premier Poincare and other members of the government presetnt, Charles Guer nier, reporter for the foreign affairs commission, spoke on his report fav oring ratification of the treaties with slight reservations. During his speech, amplifying and explaining his report, the deputy referred to the figures of tonnage of capital ships as being "imposed upon" each nation. At this former Premier Brland, who headed the French delegation at the Washington conference, jumped to his feet and, speaking with Intense earnestness, said: , “No conditions were Imposed upon France, and the figures of tonnage adopted for capital ships have no in fluence over other units. This French liberty of action concerning light cruisers, torpedo boats and sub marines remain absolutely Intact.” It^was announced this evening that the chamber of deputies would dis cuss next Monday the Washington treaties relating to the Pacific, the use of gases in war and the protec tion of neutral*. Stadium Teamsters Quit Special Dispatch to The Omaha Bee. Lincoln, July 7.—Thirty teamsterB working on the new university stadi um quit work today because their demand for an increase of from $7 to $S a day was denied. Omahans to Attend Military Training Camp Here is a picture of the successful candidates to the citizens’ military training ramp at Fort l)es Moines and the group of army officers who were guests of the Chamber of Commerce at a luncheon Friday noon. Maj. Gen. George B. Duncan, commandant of the Seventh corps area, is fourth from the left in the bach row. Democrats of State in Powwow at Lincoln (Continued From 1'aXp One.) of William O. MeAdoo for the presi dential nomination. “For 25 years it has been my cus tom to select a platform and then find the man who is willing to stand upon it, and I have not deviated from that course this year," he said. "I will say that the candidacy of Gov ernor Smith <*£ New York is not ac ceptable to me.” Depend on Congress. Mr. Bryan asserted that until the coming session of congress was ended it was difficult to determine what the issues will bo in the coming campaign. "Anything said at this time is like quoting prlces^which are subject to change." he asserted. "The importance of prohibition in the campaign depends largely upon the new congress. If its enemies prove strong and daring it may de velop into an important issue. "At present the farmer is in a deplorable condiiton. He is selling on a prewar level and buying on a level fully 50 per cent higher than the prewar level. This means the farmer cannot buy twn-thirda as much as before and eventually must do without things he needs or go Into bankruptcy. Something must be done to raise the farmer's prices or to low er the prices of things he buys. For Labor Court. “Some tribunal must be established to investigate disputes between capi tal and labor before they reach the stage of strikes and lockout*. These two elements are drifting apart and must be brought back together so they can cooperate in a spirit of brotherhood. "The federal bank which was insti tuted to benefit the people has been captured by Wall street. It must be brought out of the hands of Wall street and made over again as an agency for protecting the public. “The profiteer is the chief obstacle to prosperity and nothing is being done to curb him. All lines of indus try that can combine are combining and organizing, leaving the masses the victims of the combinations. The exploiters were never more fully in control of the country than now and that control la sufficient to prevent the amelioration necessary." In speaking of the farmer-labor par ty, Mr. Bryan asserted that at the present time he didn’t believe a third party would be effective. _ of our entire stocks of Coats - Wraps - Capes Suits and Presses An occasion which Omaha women recog nize as the greatest apparel event of the year. Price Your choice ex- \ cepts nothing in the women’s ap parel sections. Pay but half the marked price. Herzberg’s policy of positive disposal of all merchandise at the close of each season Is ef fected through this all inclusive half-price sale. Whether you live in or out of the city, you should avail yourself of the advantages of this wonder ful sale. ^ ^ v *3 Fourth Floor Hope Abandoned for v Missing Balloonists (Continued From Pngs One.) found. "Am heading for—Canada.” was the blurred scrawl found on one newspaper. The tug came upon the wrecked balloon after ('apt. John J. Cassin of the steamship Colonial had notified authorities at Port Stanley of Its presence In the lake. Late this afternoon, Admiral W. A. Moffett, chief of naval aviation, Washington, requested the Aero Ma rine Airways, Inc., operating a fleet of flying boats between Cleveland and Detroit, to help In the search for the missing balloon and naval officers. Hydroplane Jols Search. H. A. Bruno, vice president of the company, immediately tuned up the hydroplane Nina and started for Port Stanley, Ont., at 4:40, with three newspaper men and Pilot Shlller at the wheel. They sighted the Can adian shore at 5:20, followed fhe shore 10 miles out and at 5:55 landed alongside the tug Stanley, 22 miles southwest of Port Stanley. The Stanley had the balloon A-6698 In tow. The Nina cruised around the vicin ity for nearly an hour, searching for trace of the missing officers, but without avail. A slight chance remains that the airmen may he alive, It was said. Life preservers were said to be in the balloon when It left on the trip, and it is conceded the two lieutenants might have been picked up in Lake Erie by some freighter which had no wireless apparatus and could not In form shore stations of the rescue. Local airplane pilots said the two naval officers mtgt have worn life preservers or a rubber suit contain ing air next to their underclothing, j The last sight of the balloon was by H. E. Honeywell, pilot of a bal loon In the race, who came to earth east of Buffalo. He said he sighted Roth s ship over Lake Erie Friday, i Balloon Identified. Washington, July 7.—The balloon found partly submerged off Port Stanley, Ont., on Lake Erie, has been identified as that of Lieuts. L. J. Roth and T. B. Null, naval balloonists, In a report tonight to the Navy depart ment from Pilot Shlller. who flew to the scene from Cleveland. The uniforms of both pilots were found In the wreckage of the big bag of the half submerged craft, the re port said, and with them was the log. an extra leather coat and a pair of gauntlets. The balloon was partly inflated, but the basket was missing, indicating, in the opinion of naval officers, that the two men had cut It loose and abandoned their clothing under stress. Navy officials said the presumption that the basket was cut l. ose encour age them to the belief that the two officers are still alive. The basket was fitted with apparatus which enable Ityto float for days. Naval Officer in Omaha Messmate of Balloonists Lieut. Fred I>. Towers, U. 8. N.. recruiting officer for’Nebraska and South Dakota, with offices at 210 South Fourteenth street, said last night that he was a messmate of both the balloonists who are lost, at Ar. napolis naval acamody between 1910 and 1913. "X went to Cedar Rapids high school with Roth and finally we both went to the naval academy,” said Lieutenant Towers. “He was a year ahead of me. Roth'a father was mayor of Cedar Itaplds In 1910. "The last time I saw Roth was In Cuba, lie passed through Cuba about six months ago on his way from the I’nclflr. fleet at San Diego, Calif , to Washington. "George O. Hull, recruiting officer for Kansas, stationed at Kansas City. Mo., was another of our classmates." Airplanes to Make Seareli for Lost Denver Jeweler Denver, July 7.—Airplane* are to tie lined In the quest fur William It. Heart, 25. missing Denver Jeweler, who wandered awnjr from a party of friends July 4 near Rt. Mary's glacier, about 45 miles west of Denver, where a ski meet was to he held. Head took a *tr<dl to get some pie tures, asking his friends to meet him where his car was pnrked. Ho never returned. Bloodhounds wero put on the trail two days later and after fol lowing all day Friday, lost It at Hit ver creek, which Heart apparently had waded. Klks Broatlrast Propram From Atlanta Convention Hpcelal Dispatch to The Omaha Her. Atlanta, On., July 1.~Radiophone station, WRIt, of the Allanta Journal, will broadcast a special concert by South Dakota Klks Tuesday night, 10:45 to midnight, featuring Governor W. If. McMasters, past grand exalted ruler; James O. McFarland, Water town, coming grand exalted ruler, Routh Dakota^AU Elka hand and Sun shine quartet. x Fire Ha/.es Movie Doollt Special IXsputell In Ttie Omaha lire niue Springs, Neb , July 7 - While the moving picture booth, which la owned by the city and which gives free Open rnovlra on the main street was being operated. It enught Are and was totally destroyed together with six reels of him*. The cause of the Are Is unknown. The loss Is over M50 A large crowd was watching ths movie*. No on* was Injured, Leviathan Marks New Milepost in Deep Sea Craft Maiden Voyage of Giant Liner Contrasted With Passage at Time of Civil War. (fOnt inurri From Fagr One.) in the former German ship can never be described. There was scarcely anything left of those fittings aside from the anchors and the boilers. Finally the shipping board took it over and offered it for sale. It was little more than a hulk resting in the mud of the Jersey flats. No one wanted it. It was not attrac tive even to the junk men. Then ap peared Altjert I). I.asker as chairman of the^hipping board. If there is one line of activity in which he excels it is advertising. Mr. Lasker saw his opportunity. He determined to make the Leviathan the great advertise ment for the renaissance of the American mercantile marine, and he has done it. Worth the Cost. P. T. Barnum once declared that he cared not what people said about him. bo long as they talked about his shows. Mr. Lasker has surely succeeded In getting the world In general and the American public In particular to talk about the Levia than. And of course there is plenty of criticism in connection with the trial trip of the big boat. This ship is the great American floating hotel. The charges for accommodations are higher than ever dreamed of by the most sanguine investor In sea ton nage. The party occupying the most expensive "sutte" paid nearly J5.000 for the privilege pf traveling from New York to France or England when It sailed on its Initial voyage July 4. Naturally It Is the desire of the shipping board to learn that1 every detail has been perfected, and that all the departments, from the engine room to the restaurants, func tion properly. No hotelman would think of opening a new hotel with out testing out his office force and his culinary division, and Mr. Lasker is testing out the organization of the Leviathan in that same manner. Crit ics of the trial trip asserted that the expense would approximate a million dollars. The trial would have been made if no guests whatever wer* in vited. There were about 600 of these gueBts. The crew have been on the pay roll since they were signed on. The same Is true of the steward's force. They are entitled to their “grub” whether in port or out on the ocean. Therefore the only additional expense incurred was the actual cost of the food supplied to the guests. At $5 each per day, which Is a liberal estimate, the coat therefor did not exceed $15. 000. The advertising which the ship ping board has received could not be obtained for a hundred times that sum—and It was all free, top of column, pure reading matter stuff. Mr. Lasker has certainly obtained for the board over which he has so ably presided a "raft" of free adver tising, which will prove Invaluable to the merchant marine which he has done so much to build upon a sea-full of wreckage. TIip Merchant Marine. Whether or not this merchant marine will ever prove financially successful Is an open question. Very likely the answer will be negative. There are too many legislative ob stacles In the way. In the first place, the shipping laws of this country are a big handicap. No foreign ship owners are handicapped by such laws ns confront the American ship owner. The wages he Is compelled to pay and the crews he Is com pelled to carry add enormously to the cost of operation as compared with the costs sustained by the Prltish, French, German or Scandi navian ship-owner. Then, too, are the effects of the Volstead law, the IRth amendment to the constitution and the opinion of the United States supreme court. Thousands of Americans who travel for pleasure or recreation regard the right to drink anything which their fanefas may dictate as one of the privileges which they are en titled to avhen three miles off the shores of their country. The fact that American passenger ships are, and must be, "bone dry” has driven hundreds of surh travelers to Ca nadian ports during the present sea son These facts In themselves would be sufficient to hamper seriously the successful operation of passenger steamers under the American flag. Put the greatest handicap la the fact that no official, no matter what his .ability, no matter how great his desire to serve the people and no matter how thoroughly honest he may be, can hope to escape the carp ing, sneering, unwarranted criticism of a class of writers who apparently labor under the Impression that the acceptance of an office of great re sponsibility Is prlma facie evidence of moral turplture. The (ireateat Ever. Tho T,*via than la beyond the shadow of a doubt the greatest ves sel that ever plowed the salt seas. Its hulk alone Is sufficient to give It this distinction. Rut Its fit tings are simply Incomparable As the Vaterlnnd Ita finest rsbln, fltfpd especially fur the emperor of tier many, was looked upon as the last word In luxurious appointments. Rut ttie I/evlathnn excels even that acme of luxury In half a dozen of Its "suites." Nothing hns been omitted by the furnisher nnd deeorstor to make It the ultra superb palace of tho ocean. Will It pny Its cost? If a slnglo ship sailing under the stars and stripes ran pay n fair Interest on her eoat the I.evlathsn will be that ship. !t ie designed to meet the demands of those wealthy people who went the best without reference to the price There are men who gladly pay $R for a cravat In an ex elusive haberdashery on Fifth avr nuo. although they might buy the duplicate tn a etnre one block farther west for half the price. Mr. I.aaker Is thoroughly familiar with thla trait of tho American character—which Is evgtt more marked In the female of the species and It was thla knowl edge which led him to Invest $1,000,000 In the greatest ship "ad" over attempted. That Trip on the Fortuna. I started out on the Fortuna and seem to have awakened In one of the cabins of the Leviathan. The Fortuna was the type of that old line of sailing craft which made sailor* of those sturdy folk of .northeastern Germany, Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Holland and subsequently of the British Islands. Its home port was Stralsund, which Is a small town south of the Danish peninsula and somewhere near the mouth of the Kiel canal. It had a captain, a mate and nine members of the crew, including a boy, whose name was Hans and who had a funny little *ong, which he sung every morning at the end of the starboard watch. It was "Sloffy, slow, sloffy, sloffy,” or that is what It sounded like to the small Britisher who was the sole passenger on that brig. Hang ex plained that the English translation of the little song would be "Coffee is ready, and you had better come and get it.” A Floating Cabin. The British channel on the morn ing of May 17 was about like the course between New York and Ber muda, across the gulf stream, with a 60-milo gale blowing from the weBt, and It was three days before the lonely passenger succeeded in find ing storage room within his abdomen to stow away his first breakfast. But the next 40 days were just one dream of idle pleasure until the first day of July, when the lookout sighted, on the port bow. the drifting deck-cabin of some unfortunate craft that had been wrecked off the banks In the storm of the few days preceding. In that deck-cabin was a flag locker filled W'ith a complete set of signal flags. Fifty years ago the interna tional code on the ocean consisted of a series of numbers instead of the letters which have taken their place today. Whenever the master of a sailing vessel sighted another ship he ran up on the peak halyards four flags, ‘'2938," which asked the ques tion, "What is your longitude?" Then there would be a series of re plies and perhaps greetings from ship to ship. Fun With the Signal Flag*. July 1, 1869, was a perfect dav, with just enough breeze blowing to move the Fortuna on her course. In the afternoon the starboard watch were lolling around, ail except the lookout and helmsman. The captain and the mate were snoozing in the cabin, and the 13-year-old passenger got busy with those sea-soaked flags, w'hlch had just been pulled on board. In the process of drying them out on the halyards hanging from the spanker boom he consulted the inter national code, with the result that he sent aloft four flags to dry in the breeze and then curled up in the boat amidships for his siesia. It happened that the flags sent aloft, either by accident or design, spelled out: “Heave to or I will fire across your bows." It was about 3 in the after noon when there was a yell from the lookout. The captain and the mate climbed out of their bunks and start ed a lively conversation in guttural German. Finally the captain ex claimed In English, "I’ll bet 1# groschen dat It is the work of that damned little Engllaner." Thirty min utes after, while the Fortuna was hove to, a boat came alongside from a Norwegian hark and the captain came aboard. There were greetings, much talk and more laughter, and then an adjournment was taken to the cabin, where the soqpd of pop ping corks was evidence enough that the Volstead act was not in operation in 1869, at least so far as German shipping was concerned. The Wages. The wages of the sailors who rated “AB“ on German ships in those days was 13 silver groschen per diem. Just how much this Is in the currency of the I'nited States I'll lenve to the reader to figure out. It is some where in the neighborhood of 30 cents, and when it Is remembered that the wuges paid to even ordinary seamen on American ships today is in the neighborhood of $76 per month it will be understood that the United 8tates shipping board has got some job to compete with the oldtime wind jammer that was never in a hurry to reach port. An Oidtinie Cargo. The owners of the North German brig Fortune made money out of the fi eight in transporting 365 hogsheads of sugar and 100 barrels of ginger from London to New York. The 28 tons of railroad iron, which made up the balance of the cargo, were second hand rails, which were used more for ballast than as freight, but which eventually found their way onto the tracks of some American railroad. The sugar, by the way, was of the variety then known as "muscavado." It was raw sugar, and it brought 14 cents a pound in gold, and gold on the ninth day of July, 1869, was at a premium of 65 per cent. The Omaha Bee to Carry Ads of Big Association (Continued From rase One.) under this emblem of business char acter are chosen in large part as the result of views gathered from im portant distributors and consumers throughout the United States—those who have first hand knowledge of the manufacturer gained by years of business relations. The principles of the association are thus defined in its qualifications for membership: Honor: A recognized reputation for fair and honorable business dealings. Quality: An honest product of qual ity' truthfully represented. Strength: a responsible and substan tial financial standing. Service: a resognized reputation for conducting business in prompt and efficient manner. It was discovered that old-estab lished institutions often possess the character and reputation that guaran tee their products, and are entrenched in the good-will, confidence and friend ship of the public. They should have a certain means of emphasizing the character and quality of their goods, ' which the association provides. Sev- j eral of its members have been in j business over 100 years; many of! them over half a century, and all of them upheld through long years the principles of honest, trustworthy business practice. Plan Convincing. The building up of the membership by manufacturers whose trade was with the entire American people, soon showed that the plan, writh its back ground of sound sentimentT^’is con vincing and practical. It war, "good business,' and it was carried for ward through the power and economy of co-operation. The emblem appears In members’ catalogs, literature and advertising; on their stationery, salesmen's cards and products. The attention of a whole nation has been centered oiv it, for thus far it has appeared In group activities and in the advertisements of | individual members over S.bOO.OOO, 000 of times. If this one emblem w ere a guide- ' post, before which people passed con tinuously. one a second every hour of ihe 24, and every day in the year. 158 years would elapse before the 5.000,000,000 had got by. If the pro cession had formed on Independence I4ay, 17"*, it would be still in line and moving, with 11 years yet to go. As a guidepost to the character of i scores of old-established manufac- I turers, whoee goods go into every j community in the country, this tm- 1 Mem possesses advantages which cus tomers in their shopping, and dealers is their ordering are quick to seise. Wherever it appears it increases the high regard^which the customer may already have for a concern selling goods and service that are proved to - be good. Strict Boycott j of Universiav Is ThreatenedT Professors of Tennessee Insti tution Wage Fight for “Academic Freedom*’ in Teaching Students. By I nUrrp.nl S»ru«. Knoxville, Tenn., July 7.—Boycott of the University of Tennessee by professors was threatened tonight as a new weapon in their war for “aca demic freedom," believed now to cen ter In a question of their right to present untrammeled views of evo lution to the university students. “Academic freedom," it was de clared, is assured in a clause of the constitution of the American Asso ciation of College Professors. Knoxville members of the organi sation said the association w-ould in vestigate the situation here, put its findings in book form and make rec ommendations. These recommenda tions, it was intimated, would be the basis for a general boycott of the uni versity by educators. The battle cry of the fight, Btrange !y lacking in publicity thus far, is expected to be raised soon and to be "evolution." In the meantime scat tered statements from both faculty and administrative sources continue to cloud the Issue with general state ments on "academic freedom." Pending action by the American Association of College Professors In the fight which has resulted already in the dismissal of several professors and the exposure of four more to ad mlnlstratlve fire, developments have reached a lull. Choose a Summery Hat —as a part of the picture with hot weather frocks from the specially ar ranged group of lovely leghorns, georgettes and transparent hats at— $4-45 Or if a sport hat suits your purpose better, there’s an unusually clever selection at— t $2.00 Cfampsi, $efrn&Ca ^Dtoifscm ,€>ii6en & Co. THE BEST PLACE TO SHOP AFTER ALL yflimsi For Summer Travelers Whether it’s only a weekend at Okoboji or the month of August on the East Coast, the special purchases that traveling always necessitates can be made here to particular advantage during July Clearance while all merchandise is reduced 10r< to 50'7. Your Unrestricted Choice of Costume Blouses $ 12.00 Canton, crepe de chine and novelty crepe over blouses in white and smart suit shades —in fact every silk blouse in stock is re duced to this low price for Monday. July Reductions on Dresses, Suits, Coats and Skirts make shopping: here a pleasant surprise. Third Floor The Newest in Sweaters These fiber jaequettes in Indian design with clever side tie fasten ing are the decidedly different sort the smart woman is looking for. $8.00 The most popular of sleeveless sweater styles are these with low four-button fasten ing and plain back con trasted with the front in an unusual weave or color. $2.56 I'alknn blouse models and other sleeveless styles. $3.95 TKird fltwr