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Pershing
as Coolidge
Aide Urged
Nebraska Delegate to G. O. I*.
Convention Will Push
General for Vice I’rrsi
(Initial Nomination.
Backed by Middlewest
Rochester, Minn., April 22,— Murk
A. Woods of l.lncoln, Neb., Coolidge
delegate to I ho republican national
convention and national ehnlrtnun of
the Pershing for President club four
W years ago. In a statement Issued here
tonight Indicated that he proposes
actively to launch the campaign of
Gen. J. J. Pershing for the repub
llcan vlca prealdentlal nomination.
Mr. Woods, nationally known finan
cier, Is In Rochester with hls wife,
who Is recuperating from an opera
tion at the Mayo clinic.
••Pershing,’’ said Mr. Woods’ state
ment, "would be an Ideal running
mate for President Coolidge. Horn
In Missouri, with Nebraska as hls
homo state, he would appeal to the
middle west. Ills ability as an execu
tive was clearly demonstrated by the
manner In which he handled the
greatest business machine the world
has aver known. Hls Integrity Is
unquestioned.
"Pershing as vlca president would
help the administration to command
the wholesome respect of the people
of all foreign countries—they know
him.
"Nebraska atid Missouri Join In
placing him In nomination."
Child, 12, Cries
for “Daddy” at
Bars of Cell
Scream* at (iity, Jail a* Her
r J— Father I* Iwkwl Up on
Complaint of
Mother.
) -
I Men Jam**. 12. r»n screaming
nfter her father, Jt. K. Jam**, SJ4
South Nineteenth utreet, Tueeday
end dung rrylng to the b*r* n*
In «ne locked up by Hergt. Tom
f tinner In a cell at police elution.
The grieving child wu* finally
dragged forcibly out of th* court by
Mr mother Hill crying "Itaddy, dad
dy." Mr*. Jinnee hud haled the fother
before Ihc court for aaanult and bat
tery.
Jamea la being held for the court
of domeatlc relation*.
Mra, Jame* exhibited a black dy'
to th* court, which ahe clalnia war
given her Saturday In an argument
with her huabond. Jame* maintained
that hi* wife had run Into ft atrfet
<sa r.
Judge Robert Patrick cen*ured the
wife for drinking with her huabnnd.
"I'm going to make him auffer the
way he'* made mo auffer," declared
'Mr*, .Tame*, n* *he dragged her
daughter from the courtroom.
Two Die in Fire.
Adrian, Mich., April 22.—John
Hamden, 67, *nd hi* daughter, Jvn.
10, lo*t their live* today In a fir*
which destroyed the Interior of the
home. Fireman found th* body of
th* father In llio kitchen doorway
where th* fir* apparently had II*
origin. Tli* child riled of euffocatlon
a* ahe attempted to enter an adjoin
ing roof II,
K. [We Have
With Us
Today,
A. 4, Condren,
imreAa, Ten.
Sheriff.
Here la a Trx.it mi- >. < hue
never ahot any mm, mid vim moke*
no Halm alxml bring ;i \. nt mark*
man or about being "quick on the
draw."
f’erbapa the fact that he wan born
back eaat. In New Vork atate, In 1*70,
baa aornethlng to do with the peaceful
nature of Sheriff Condren. for In
every other reaper* ha tneaauree up
to the motion picture requirement*.
It* la tall, and atout, and haa a
muatache, and carrlea a .45 caliber
gun, and wear* a broad brimmed felt
Imt, and «« he wnlka concealed hand
ruffe rattle.
"The fart I* that In my find cam
paign for elierlff four year* ago I
I,need my claim for vote* on the fart
that I waan't a, gunman," explained
Sheriff Condren. "Of rouWe, I've
fired a gun during little aklrmlah'-a
with amugglere on the Illo flrande,
but aa far aa I know I'va never hit
any one,”
Sheriff Condren received hie educa
tion In Iiockport, W. V. Wh»ri he w*»
— 20 he went, to Colorado for hie health,
living at Manltou for five years, lie
then went to Kanaae, but a return of
poor health led him to nettle In
I>»r»do, TeV , where he baa lived tin
27 year*. Kor many year* he wan a
conductor on the national railroad*
running Into Mexico, hut of late ye-,,n.
ha haa been dealing In real eetat
and "Indulging" In politlca.
The Next War—Bridge Against Mah Jongg.
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Thaw Case Jury
Fails to Report
Prisoner Create* Commotion
hy Excited Conversation
With Correspondent*.
Philadelphia. April 22.—‘The Thaw
sanity Jury, having failed to report a
verdict at ItM p. m„ the court took a
recess until * p. m.
Philadelphia, Pa., April 22.—Harry
K. Thaw crested a commotion In
court thl* afternoon when he rushed
over to the press tabic, shook the
hands of several correspondent* and,
gesticulating wildly, said ha wa*
afraid "they would break the Jury
during the morning, hut he wasn't
afraid now."
The reporters couldn't understand
him and within a few minutes he wa*
talking most excitedly, *o much so
that hie attorney, former Judge John
Patterson spoke to Judge Monaghan,
and then turned to face the court
room and called for order.
The commotion ended by the re
porters lielng ejected from the court
room by bailiffs and attendant* and
Thaw lading taken back In care of his
allot neye.
The plea of the prisoner that he Is
sane and should be given his freedom
reached the hands of the Jury 1st*
today.
The Jury'a verdict will be supreme.
What the Jury, not the Judge, decldea
In the present trial will determina
t whether Thaw Is to be tmmedlelely
given his liberty or forced to stay
!n the Pennsylvania. Hospital for
Mental and Nervous Disease*.
BANKERS URGED TO
FINANCE DAIRYMEN
Norfolk, Neb., April 22.—Carl It,
Dray, president of the Union Pacific
and principal *t>*akrr at the 27th an
nual convention of group 2, Nebraska
Hankers' association, here today, told
hankers to help farmer* to produce
more milk sa a foundation for bring
Ing more cash money to the farm.
About 699 honker* were at the meet
Ing. New officers were elected at the
annual banquet tonight.
Farm Credit Corporation
to Extend Its Artivitie*
Fargo, N, D,, April 22.—An exten
aton of the effort* of the Agricultural
Credit corporation to promote diversi
fication In one crop sections of Ih*
northwest was decided upon here at
a special meeting of representative*
of various Interest* from Minnesota,
North end South Dakota and Mon
Wa.
Dorothy Dalton Wfd*.
Chicago. April 22.—Miss Dorothy
Dalton of the silent drama and Ar
thur llammerateln, son of the late
' i near Ifammersteln and hlmaelf *
(theatrical Impresario, were married at
noon today by Habbl HtreehUeld,
Government to
Combat Foot and
Mouth Disease
Department of Agriculture to
Take Entire Charge in
California, Following
Governor’* Request.
Washington. April 22.—Th* Depart
ment of Agriculture will take entire
charge of the foot and mouth disease
aquation In California as requested
by Ih# governor of California today.
Dr. I*, ft Houck of th# bureau of
animal Industry will be In full charge
of the work, with headquarter# at
Macramento.
Dr. Houck will direct both federal
and state force#, and the unified
control urder federal authority la **■
pected to bring about greater effffl
Clancy In the fight against th# dl*'
ease The step resulted from a
recommendation to Governor Rich
ardaon by th# committee of Californi
an* now In Waahlngton, who con
ferred with government official#,
GENERAL MOTORS
INCOME SLUMPS
New York, April 22 — Director* of
th# General Motor# corporation today
declared th# regular quarterly divi
dends on alt class#* of stock and
elected W. M. Knudeon, general man
agar of Chevrolet Motor company, a
VIC# president of General Motor*.
Alfred r. Moan, president, elated
that preliminary figures for the first
quarter Indicated net earnings of
fl9.2IA.MO. slightly less than the
same period last year. Klnnl figure#
Will not tie available until laler In
(be week. Th* rorimrallno sold 212,
672 car# and trucks In the first three
rnonihe of 1924, compared with 17*,
25* In tha aarne quarter of 1927.
Man Accused of Cronkhite
Slaying Reaches Tacotna
Tacoma. Wash., April *2.—Roland
II. Pothler, facing trial her# charg'd
with tha murder of MaJ, Aleiander
r’ronkhlte at Camp l>#wt* In I9U, ar
rived here today from Rhode Island
and was lodged In the county Jnll
awaiting hta arraignment In federal
court. Robert Roeenbluth, also In
dieted for fb* murder of Major Cronk
bite, la at liberty under I20.0M ball.
He will arrive here after the dale for
ths forms! arraignment Is aet by
Judge K. F. Cuahman.
Married in Council Bluffs.
Th* following par aw /*ht*lo#4 wtar
rt«ge Jletn»*o In CMnell Bluff* y**f*r4*v
N*m* *114 A44r»*# Afe
flrneat AmM, Orrihi - I*
*IH4r*4 R*4iway. I’*if*, Sat* . .. tl
Vfiko Kaana. lAnntln. N#h
K**hmrir.a Hanajoaian, irlnrolft. N#h '!I
' art i'a\y»t* Omaha *1
f.orrmln* A«*rt omth* ..... *f
Ja|ia Mutton. Omaha . ■ .
Berth* ft 'l •well <‘mine’ll Bluff*
Hay Narmeur Tckimili Nob
l.Ufll* Ball Porotwr, N*b , II
n»y W fiord#* Oro#«woo4. Nob *•
0»»l Mewrey, OtsesweeA, hit.It
I
Student Is Slain
at Mission Door
Note Pinned to Body Threat
ens Raid Unless Ransom
Paid on Other Captives.
Hr intrlaM Prese.
Canton, April 22—A Chinese
student, one of eeveral carried away
by bandits from the American Preeby
terlan mlaalon at Hheklung when that
Institution was raided laet December,
wsa recently brought back and shot
dead hefora tha mlaalon gala. A no
tics ws* pinned to tha body convey
ing a warning tha bandits would re
turn and raid and burn the place
unless ransom was paid for the other
captive*. .
The American consul who had
already appealed to Dr. Hun Vat
Hen's government for protection for
the mission without result*, asked, In
face of lha threat that an American
gunboat tie sent to Hheklung. Two
of the three ships In south Chinn
waters, the Helena and Asheville,
being sea going vessel* war* out of
tha nueatlon. The third, lha Pam
paga, which la abla at times to navi
gate the Inland waters, ws# prevent
ed from going to Hheklung liecauae
of low water.
The British consul general was
thereupon asked to afford protection
lo the Americana at the mlaalon and
h* dispatched 1h# British gunboat
Bobbin, which ha* alnc# remained on
duly Ihera,
Hheklung I* midway between Can
ton and Hongkong.
PINCHOT BEHIND
IN PHILADELPHIA
Philadelphia. April 22,- IJarly re
turns from today's stale wide primary
election showed the Philadelphia r«
piibllcan organization carried out It*
Intention to support Italph Heaver
Htraaahurger against Oovernor (Ilf
ford Plnchot for delegate at large to
tha republican national convention,
eighty divisions, controlled by organ
I/.all on leader*, gave HIrassburgcr
14.9*7; Plnchot, 7*1
Nebraska
Irrigation
Fund Asked
#800.000 Appropriation fo'
North Platte Project Urged
in Bill by Utah Repre
sentative. ,
Another Measure Offered
fly hMN'lRled PfRRR.
Washington. April 22.—A hill drslg
tinted to relieve distress among
farmers on reclamation projects In the
west along lines recommended by the
special advisory commission which In
vestigated conditions was Introduce^,
today by Chairman Smith of the
house Irrigation committee. Sweeping
changes In the reclamation law »re
proposed.
Representative Leatherwood ef
Utah, a republican on th* committee,
introduced a bill which would autho
rize appropriations for alx Irrigation
project* n* follows:
North I’latte, Nebraska Wyoming,
for continued Investigation, com
mencement of construction of the
Uuernsey reservoir and Imddental
operations. *800,000; Spanish Springs,
Nevada, *800,000; OWyoee. Ore., *1,
200,000, and Holt Igihe basin, Utah,
*1,809,000, th# funds for each project
to be used for continued Investigation,
commencement of construction and in
cidental operations: Vais, formerly
called Warm Springs, Ore, *280,000
for continued Investlgstlon, and for
first payment toward purchase of an
Interest In th# Warm Spring* reser
voir; Taklma, Wash., *1,800,000 for
continued Investigation, commence
ment of construction of th# Kittitas
division and Incidental operations.
Follow Coolldge Message.
Introduction of the two bills fol
lowed th# transmission to congres*
yesterday by I’rssldsnt Coolldge of *
message in which he recommended
enactment of legislation at this ses
sion to relieve distress In th# reclama
tion dletrlcts.
Th# Smith hill would require the
secretaries of Interior, agriculture and ■
rornmere* to Join in approving proj- 1
seta before they are authorized, would 1
specify that all lands must be owned
by th# government, and would atlpu- t
late that conatructlon charges shall ,
Is based -on th# productive capacity ,
of land and that annual Installmenta ,
shall Is t per cent of the average ,
gross tncom# from arsas Improved.
Under th# bill delinquent penaltle# ,
would he reduced from 1 per cent ,
a month to‘one-half of 1 per cent, f
the secretary of Interior would lie
authorized to reduce water charges (
If shown to b# burdensome to settler# |
and settler* on proved non-lrrlgable ,
land* would hav# th* privilege of ,
exchanging their holding* for farm {
lands In the same reclamation <M# ,
trlct with former service men re t
celvlng preference In allotment*.
( harge Off I»ea t
Profits from th# sal* of surplus 1
power would lie credited to the 1
project and a reclassification of exist I
Ing Irrigation projact* ordered with '
a view <o charging off as a loss non '
Irrigable lands.
An appropriation of *100,000 annu- I
ally for five years would Is author '
I zed to enable the bureau of reclama 1
tlon to obtain Information *a to how 1
arid, awamp and cutover timber land
may tsat he developed to meet grow •
Ing agricultural needs,
Tha Interior department would be 1
authorized to make abort time loan*
from tha reclamation funds to *»t 1
tiers, Th# loans would not Is per- 1
milted to exceed »*0<t at any one 1
time to any person and would be i
available for th# purchase of live I
stock and equipment.
WYOMING TOWN
MUST MOVE ON
Cheyenne, Wyo., April 22.— Reel
dente of the town of LAVoye. In the
Halt ereek oil ®yld. Wyoming, muet
remove their htilldlnge and other Im
prcivementa from the townelte, and
muet vacate I heir holdinga there
forthwith, under the fertne of a decree
entered In federal rourt here yeater
day afternoon In the ault brought by
the (’tilled fltatee government to eren
pel led* laivojle, claimant of Ihe land,
lo vacate.
let voye line eeyeral hundred popu
latlon The Innd nn which Ihe town
atande la leaaed by the government to
Ihe Ohio Oil company,
A bill In prevent eviction of the
lealdenfa of laivoye from the town
alte le in-tiding In the lower houee of
congree*.
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Brandeis Store—Omaha Bee
Popularity • Contest
NOW OPKN
Omaha’s Most Popular woman will be given a trip
to Yellowstone park at the rlose of the Toilet Good*
(Exposition on May 3. Contest registrations are now
being taken in the Drug and Toilet Goods Depart
ment, main floor, Brandeis Store. Make your
entry today.
Toilet Goods Exposition
Op*R* Monday, April 2A, Fight It Floor. Rrandoia Stora
President Coolidge Says: I
"The danger to America it not * * * in failure
to maintain iU economic position but in * * * fail
ure to maintain its ideals." ^
“Our country does not need a greater outlay of
expense, but a greater application of constructive
economy."
"With few exceptions the management of our
government has been and is in honest and competent
hands, its finances are sound and well managed."
"A nation that is morally dead will soon be fi
nancially dead. The progress of the world rests on
courage, honor and faith."
"Our country refused to adhere to the covenant
of th^ league of nations, with a decisive rejection
that I regard as final."
"Nothing of more importance to Europe has oc
curred since the armistice than the Dawns report."
"I trust that private American capital will be
willing to participate in advancing thc^contemplated
loan to Germany."
"The world court proposed by President Hard
ing seems up to the present time the (host practical
one."
"Our first duty is to ourselves. American stand
ards must be maintained. American institutions must
be preserved.
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Defeat of Cash
Option in Bonus
Measure Looms
Plans for Vote Tuesday
Blocked as Bill Tossed
About in Sea of
Words.
Washington. April 22 — Renat* ad
vocate* of the pending insurance
bonus Mil declared lata today a care
ful poll allowed tha caah option
amendment would lie defeated.
Washington, AprIJ *2. — Almost
drowned in a »e« of words, tha *ol
dlers' bonus hill bobbed around In the
senate thl* afternoon, while It* sup
porter* waited atlently for A chance
to force a final vote on paaaag*
Meeting at 11 a. m.. an hour earlier
than usual, the aenal'e plunged Into
the Mtuis debate, hopeful that the
hill would t.# passed before nightfall
Many speeches, however, disrupted
the proaram, and when Senator Wil
iam K Horah, republican, of Idaho,
took the floor shortly hefor* 2 o'clock
and launched a broadside attack on
the bonua In general, there were eome
doubts that a vote would he poaelhl*
today.
Previous speaker* touched upon the
row atlrred up by Mena tor Copeland,
democrat, of New York In announc
ing that he would try to hav* cash
payments authorised by the Mil along
with the paid-up Insurance policies,
approved by the house and senate
flnam-e committee. Copeland was not
present on the floor and Ida plana
were uncertain, although It was un
derstood he Intended to demand a rec
ord vote on hi* proposal,
Menator Horah not only opposed the
bonus, but he condemned the whole
Hlxty-elghth congress for Its legisla
tive tact Ira.
America'* debt, atat* and national,
Ilorah aald, now approslmatea 1*2,
000,00#,nog, a flame which will hav#
Increased by the lime congress ad
Jotiro* to lietwcen I36,000.000,000 and
»2«,000,000,000.
"Yet In the face of this," h# de
clared, "a congress, pledged to aeon
omy In government and reduction In
the burden of taxation, will go be-k
to Its constituency after having add
*d from throe to four billion* to the
notional debt (through paaaag* of a
M>nua) and after passing a bill which.
It la aald, will reduo* taxes but
1200,000,000.
"It la not a pnrlv nueatlon w# *r#
facing," Horah aald, "It la rather a
na I Iona I prohletqf"
Horah called attention to the eco
comic condition of American farmera
and charged that fhr bonus would
barikiiipt "tent of thousand* of
farmer#,"
"In 1919 Ih* taxes exceeded the
rent* from agricultural land* by more
than 94.000,000," said Ilorah. 'The**
figures run tha gamut of human *mo
tint! and lead to tha depth* of d*
* pair."
'.,000 Twi Driver* Join
Havana Car Mm in Strike
Havana, Cuba. April 2? —-Havana *
.',000 taxirali driver* joined the »treat
<ar men In their ■vii'pathi He atrlk*
today, leaving tha rlly with no mean*
of transportation except for approtl
nwlaly 1,000 pri>ate|y owned auto
mobile# Prlvera of the l»err wagona
alao went out, i aii*lng a ahortage of
leer In Iba bundled* of rafe* and
rorner aaloona Tlier* waa no morn
ing newapapets In tli* ftpanlah Ian
i.unge, but Hi# Havana Po«l appeared.
Senate I’naae* Oklahoma
Mineral I.anti Leading Hill
VVnahlngton. April !! -Tha kuaing
«*f lit# tjtwillfif(rt| rnitivtAl UtitU n the
rwrvillon In OkUhnm* In firr*
v|i]#f| fur In a Nil |>aMf4 tmlaj by the
mumU And »«nt to tbt
v
Democrats Make
Four-Fold Attack
on Revenue Bill
Minority Report Declares
Committee Measure “Fun*
daraentally Defective
and Unsound."
Washington, April It — A four fold
stuck on tbs revenue bill aent to
the annate by the finance committee
was outlined today In the minority
report of the rommttt** fil'd by Sen
ator Jonee, democrat. New Mexico.
The democrats, th# report showed,
will demand the filmmnn* Income tax
schedule In piece of th# Mellon rate*,
modification of the forma of corpora
tlon and estate taxes and opening of
tax dispute hearings to th* public
Th# report characterised the com
mittee bill a* "fundamentally defec
tive and unscientific." and dlrscted •
particular assault on th# Mellon In
come tax rate* reinserted in lieu of
lb* I/ongworth com promt*#.
The report claimed democratic at
tempt* to curtail high war taxes
were fru*t rated by the republican
majority, while, when a revision »f
tax#* was ordered In the revenue set
of 1*21, "the democratic minority
urged greater reduction* downward,
particularly In the normal Ui."
No I Venire to "Soak Bk-h.’*
In proposing the Incoma tax plan
of Menator filnimon*. North Carolina,
ranking democrat on the committee,
calling for higher eurtaxe# and lower
normal rate# (hun provided In the
Mellon schedule, the minority die
claimed any purpose "to aoak th*
rich," adding It "profoundly believe#
that Invisible wealth, the prosperoue,
and thoee with real ability to pay
should bear a greater share of the
burden* of the government."
ADDITIONAL BEER
ARGUMENT REARD
Washington. April JJ.— Additional
argumenla In favor of legalltlng tha
aala of 1 71 per rent bear were pre
vei led today to tha house Judiciary
committee.
A doten or more wltneaaee were
ready to continue the appeal for modi,
flcation of tha Volatead art whtcb
waa begun yeeterday hy represents
tlvee of the American Federation of
Labor.
Centering thetr argument* around
the evil effect# the alleged Inability
to enforce the present prohibition
laws waa creating, advocate# of
modification inaleted that oongree*
had authority to permit tha aala of a
1,71 per cent beverage alnre tha IMh
amendment doea not define what
drlnka are Intoxicating.
Nine DrradnaufchU Drop
Anchor* Off S*u Prtlro
dan Pedro, Cal.. April 11-Led by
I he euperdreadnaught flagship Cali
fornia. hearing at Its main truck* the
four atarred It** of Admiral d. d
llnblenn, commander inchlef of the
battle force* of tha Pacific, nlno
dreadnatighta. comprising the major
battle craft of llie euuadmn, rounded
Breakwater light and dropped their
anchor# In man of war row In the
outer harbor here today The war
ship* have returned from their winter
training ground*.
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Peace Plan
Outlined by
President
New ^orM Conference De
pends on Working Out of
Dawes Plan, He
Tells Publishers
League Entry Is Opposed
New York. April W.-Amtrlca
stands ready to call another world
conference—for further restriction of
armament and recodlflcatlon of Intar
national law—If the Dawes commie
*|on succeeds In settling the German
reparation* question, and Europe re
turns to a stability and compotur*
that would lie conducive to th* suc
cess of *uch a gathering, President
Coolldge told a distinguished audience
of newspaper publishers at th# Wal
dorf here today. The occasion was
th* annual luncheon of the Associated
Preaa.
For the first tlm# alnca h* antered
the White House. Mr. Coolldge deal*
extensively with foreign affair* In A
public addrea*. and b# outlined In gen
eral term* what ha conceived to b*
the rnl* that the United State* can
best play In the adjustment of world
affairs toward th* goal of Interna
tional peace and understanding.
Thla rol* doe* not contemplate
American entrance Into the league of
nations, the president said, “for our
country refused to adhere to the
league with a decisive rejection that
I regard as final."
U. 8. Should Play Part.
But outside the league, th* presi
dent declared ha believed th# United
Stales could and should play a promi
nent part In promoting world better
ment by frequently engaging tn Inter
national conferences by adhering to a
_
President Coolidge
Arrives at Capital
Washington, April SJ. — Prest
lent Coolldge arrived In Washing
ton at |;1S tonight from Now
fork, where be today addressed
tha annual luncheon of tha Asso
ciated Press.
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world court of Justice, and by aocon
ducting Ita own affairs as to demon
strate tc other nations the unselfish
ness and desire for service that under
lie American idealism
This program Mr. Coolldg# said ha
thought, can be carried out without
any Impairment of America s political
or economic Independence and wtth
out any sacrifice of America's tight
to judge ffir herself what part It
shall play in world affairs.
He pralaed the Dawes report as a
step toward European peace and
stability—"nothing of more Impor
lame to Kurope has occurred since
tha armistice"—and he egprsased the
hope that Americas capital will par
tlclpate In the German loan which
fMwes recommended.
"I do not claim," said tha presl
dent, "to be ahls to announce any
formula that will guarantaa tit* peace
of tha world.
"There ere certain definite things,
however, that I believe can be dona,
which certainly ought to be tried.
Frequent ( onfesenres.
"I believe that among these are
frequent International conferee ewe
suited to particular needs The
Washington conference del a great
deal to restore harmony and good
will among nations Anothar purpose
of a conference la Ute further iiml
(Tam ta Pas* «**es. t alvei r Tae l
GENERAL DAWES
SAILS FOR U. S.
nr tiHrbid Pm».
Houthampton. Kngland. April tt.—
Before embarking on the liner Let la
than for New York today. Brig. Gen
Chari** O Dane*. In a brief atat#
m*nt. en.phaeited tha effort which
had been mad* by hi* committee to
put It* reparation report In term* of
th* utmoat clarity, a factor which h*
believed had contributed notably to
tha euppcrt given th* document.
"I hav* don* all my talking." h*
■aid. "In the eipert*' report, which
■t>*,<ka for iteelf, and 1 don’t Intend to
*o Into competition with tt Nothing
I could aa) would mak* it clearer. In
a document prepared by men who
rerogntaed that the obligation to mafea
It understandable to average men wn*
aa binding upon them aa ta hare tt
rlear to theme*)*** "
l.g Follrttc Supporter*
to Meet at MatlUon May 1C
Milwaukee. Wi*. April IL—dup
porter* of the presidential <an.tl.laoe
of t'nlted Plate* Senator Robert M
in Toilette will convene In Mad lean
on May It, It waa announced today.
Representative# of labor union*
railroad brotherhood*, farm and ce
operative ernietl**, progreeely* aseo
elation* and other organisation* fa
earing hi* candidacy will form what
la to he known a* th* Wtaronaln
branch of the national eonfartneo B*r
political action.
Mr.uilit Appropriation Bill
limit for t.ooltdftr to Sifll
tVaghlngton. Aprti I*.—Th# MU ai>
proprtatlng II.NttM for th* drouth*
■tri.-kcn farm a.e.va In New Memo
|vnaae*l through Da ftnal parUamenlarv
Mag* iisiav sad now la ready fr
I'realdtai CooUdga
