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IB: R1EF IGHT EEZY BITS OF NEWS HARDEN WONT WRITE MOVIE OF EX-KAISER. Berlin, July 14. Announcement is made by Maximilian Harden, German editor, that he declined a handsome fee and large royalties offered him for a motion picture play dealing with the career of the former German emperor. Harden said he had no intention of enter ing the "movie" field. FUNERAL ATTENDANTS PRESIDE AT WEDDING. New York, July 14. Alfred B. Madson, a waiter, andMiss Anna 1'. Albrechten were married at the Campbell Funeral church, with half a dozen undertakers as witnesses. The Rev. Dr. Nathan Seagle of St. Stephens church, who had just officiated at a funeral, peTformed the ceremony. The couple said they chose this place for their wedding because they knew nobody in New York. PENNSYLVANIA MERCHANT LEARNS COST OF SMACK. Washington, Pa., July 14. The price of kisses was fixed at $300 a smack by Judge J. A. Mcllvaine when he sentenced Israel Schalot, a merchant of Bentleyville to pay a fine of that amount. Helen Check, a young girl who worked in his store accused him of kissing her when she resented his attentions. Failing to pay the fine Schalot musF spend three months in jail. His counsel asked for a parole. WAR BRIDES PLACE OFFICERS IN STEERAGE. New York, July 14., (By Universal Service.) Vigorous protest was voiced by many of the more than 1,000 army officers who were com pelled to travel steerage aboard the Cap Finisterre from Brest to this port. When the ship arrived she bore a lot of officers who fairly siz zled with indignation. They claimed the herding into the ship's steerage of officers who had fought at the front was unnecessary and that a large number of them had been forced into the vessel's bowels to make room in the first cabin for 551 women, 167 of whom were French war brides. The officers declared they had no objections to giving place to the Red Cross nurses who. were re turning, but that the war brides could just as well wait in France un til the fighting men had been brought home in reasonably decent comfort. WINNING SMILE BRINGS CONDUCTOR NICE SUM. Jersey City, July 14. George F. Conroy, an Erie conductor, has demonstrated that a "public be pleased" policy is a winner. His smile and courteous manners have brought him a $15,000 legacy in the will of J. J. Adams, who died re cently in Allendale, N. J., for many years a commuter, "as a mark of appreciation for his kindy treat ment of me and other passengers when he had no personal interest in us beyond his official duties." HAUGHTY DAME PROTESTS BEING PLACED IN JAIL. Los Angeles, July 14. Accused of passing a string of worthless checks on local hotels and restaurants, Mrs. C. E. Upton, a stately woman of 50 who claims connections with a wealthy Chicago faYnily, was arrest ed on the complaint of a cafeteria proprietor. She is alleged to have cashed a check at his restaurant and the check was returned marked "in sufficient funds." Mrs. Upton, fashionably gowned, swept into the jail with hauteur and indignant protestation. "I was overdrawn, I suppose, and did not know it," she declared. "To arrest me is absurd. My people are wealthy and I.myself have money. Why, once I donated $20,000 to a Chicago charity and here you stupid people have me in jail." 60-YEAR OLD WIDOW GUILTY OF MANSLAUGHTER. Chicago, July 14. Mr Vera Tropagnier, 60 years old, a widow of New Orleans, now on trial in the criminal court charged with the murder of Paul Frederick Vollard, a publisher, was found guilty of manslaughter. Mrs. Trepagnier charged Vollard had refused to settle with her for publication of a likeness of George Washington and during an alter cation over the miniature original, she shot him at his office. The state did not ask the death penalty. NO'PRECAUTIONS TAKEN TO SAVE DRAFT RECORDS. Washington, July 14. The War department has taken no' precau tions to preserve military draft records sent to Washington from the states, Chairman Graham in formed the special house investigat ing committee on wartime expendi trues of the War departmen, which decided to begin inquiry Wednesday of plans for taking care of the records. Mr. Graham told the committee that the records, affecting 25,000, 000, men. were at Washington bar racks here stored in cellars and stablei, without any provision for their protection. The committee today also directed a subcommittee headed by Representative Johnson of South Dakota, to begin an investigation of the reason and legal authority of the War department in bringing 4.000 Czecho-Slovak soldiers to this country from Siberia, and the cost of their transportation and main tenance and Camp Kearney and Fort Rosecranz, Cal., where they were quartered. ANNA PAVLOWA'S SISTER CARED FOR BY Y. W. C. A. New York, July 14. The first refugee to be received at the Y. W. C. A. service center in Constarffl nople, which was opened last week, was a sister of Anna Pavlowa, the Russian dancer, according to a cable message made public here by the Y. W. C. A. war work council. The refugee had lost her husband, baby, seven brothers, father and mother during the war. After being cared for. she left for Enirlaud to join her sistet Th OMAHA, THE GATE CITY OF THE WEST, OFFERS YOU GOLDEN OPPORTUNITIES. e Omaha Daily Bee VOL. 49 NO. 23. Inttnd ti muf-tlM May 2, 1900. at Omatl P. 0. llMl Mt Mired I, 1J79. OMAHA, TUESDAY, JULY 15, 1919. Mill l mil. Oilly. S4.M: (. II.SO) TWH fFNTS dally m Sua.. MM; MtiliU Nta. awtat artra. 1 WU KjEjFilO. THE WEATHER: Fair Tuesday and Wed Wednesday. Hourly tniptraturi i an s... ... 7... ... ,::: n... it... ...87 ...KM. . .. ...as ...ST ...7 ...84 LRJ wm UIU C72 W. WILL QUIZ PRESIDENT ON TREATY Senate Foreign Relations Committee Approves Resolu tions Asking for Information on Versailles Negotiations. SWANSON GLORIFIES LEAGUE IN ADDRESS Says Covenant Absolute Ne cessity to Guarantee in Near Future Reforms Resulting From Peace Agreement. Washington, July 14- raving the way for detailed consideration of the peace treaty, the Senate Foreign relations committee Monday ap proved three resolutions asking President Wilson for information bearing on the Versailles negotia tions. The resolutions concern the Shan tung settlement an alleged secret understanding betwen Japan and Germany, and failure to recognize Costa Rica as a belligerent. That relating to the reported Japanese German agreement will be called up for passage Tuesday in the senate chamber, where during the day's session debate on the actual ratification of the treaty began with display of bitter determination on both sides. Wilson Discusses Phases. The committee took no action on President Wilson's suggestion that he explain directly disputed points of the peace settlement, though the president reiterated to his support ers at the capital his readiness to consult with the committee mem bers. With several senators not on the rnmmittee. he also discussed at the White House certain features of the treaty. In the resolution to be pressed for action Tuesday the president was asked for a copy of a treaty said in press dispatches to have been nego tiated in 1918, by which Japan was to safeguard indirectly German's inter ests at the peace conference. Before voting its favorable report the com mittee added a request for "any fur ther information concerning any ne gotiations between Japan and Ger many during the progress of the war." The resolution was introduced by Senator Lodge, republican, Mas sachusetts, chairman of the com mittee. Shantung Resolution. The Shantung resolution, intro duced by Senator Borah (rep.) Idaho, would request a copy of a letter said to have been written on behalf of General Bliss, Secretary Lansing and Henry White protest ing against the treaty provisions af fecting Shantung. Information also would be asked with reference to the attempt of Japan or her peace delegates to imitimidate the Chinese peace delegates." The third resolution would in quire why Costa Rica "was not per mitted" to sign the peace treaty and whether Nicaraguan forces are "now permitted" to invade or threaten Costa Rican territory. The measure was presented by Senator La Follette (rep.), Wisconsin. Both the Lodge and La Follette resolu tions were reported without a record vote, but in the Borah measure all the democratic members present voted in the negative. Swanson Opens Debate. The senate debate was opened by Senator Swanson, Virginia, a demo cratic member of the committee, with a speech declaring American participation in the kague of nations an absolute necessity to guaranteeing in the near future the reforms resulting; from peace. He asserted there would be no loss of sovereignty, and argued that Arti cle 10 would be a. great aid in guaranteeing the safety of outlying American possessions. The debate will continue Tuesday, Senator Norris, republican, Ne braska, and Senator Underwood, democrat, Alabama, being among those who expect to speak. s Montana Farmers Coming to Nebraska to Recoup Losses Great Falls, Mont., July 14. A special train to carry 259 farmers whose crops have been destroyed by continued dry weather leave here Tuesday for Sidney, Neb., where they have been guaranteed at least 30 days work at 50 cents an hour. The men were recruited through the United States employment service and will leave here in charge of II. G. Gould, county agriculturist at Sidney. The Nebraska farmers, it was said, had arranged to pay for the special. Four Drown in Cedar River. Des Moines, la., July 14., (Special Telegram.) Four were drowned in Cedar river near Charles City last night. Prof. Edward Dennis and Mrs. Dernis, Dr. Ruth M. Wright and daughter Iris. Three Navy Airmen Drown; DAI l.flflMQ Pipd ri RivPr's Rnttnm DHLLUUIMO 11111 VV1 S S JLVX V-' -A. w will Two Others Injrued When Large Five-Passenger Sea plane Plunges Into Shallow Water Off the Philadel phia Navy Yard, Monday Afternoon Craft Mak ing Test Flight at Time of Accident. Philadelphia, July 14. Three naval aviators were pinned to the bottom of the Delaware river and drowned Monday afternoon when a large five-passenger seaplane plunged into shallow water off the Philadelphia navy yard. Two others in the seaplane at the time were injured. The dead are: Ensign Harold O. Rorhig, Pasadena, Cal. Chief Machinists Mate A. E. Ehrke, Milwaukee, Wis. Coxswain H. G. Souder, Atlantic City. The injured: W. R. Warner, carpenter's mate, broken leg and badly bruised. R. Parker, civilian observer, suf fering from shock. I The seaplane was making a test flight working out a problem in I aerial wireless. It was practically unobserved by the thousands of employes working in the yard and , had been in the air some time when it was seen to descend at a sharp, swooping angle. When about 200 yards above the water, it suddenly dropped appar ently out of control. It struck the water nose first and went straight to the muddy bottom. The plane, completely wrecked, rose slowly to the surface. The injured men who I were in the rear of the machine were rescued but the other three, j who were seated in the front, did I not rise to the surface. A detach j ment of sailors dragged the riyer I for the bodies. FROM FORT ALL LAI Three Foroed Down on Iowa Soil by Thunder Storms While Fourth Gets to Within 100 Miles of Milwaukee. Entente Will Not Demand Holland Give Up Ex-Kaiser Will Request Germany to Ask Dutch That He Be Deliv ered Up, However Same Procedure Will Be Taken With Regard to Teutonic Statesmen Who Fled to Neutral Countries. Berlin, July 14. (P.y the Asso ciated Tress.) The Tagleblatt says it learns the allies and associated powers will not ask Holland to give up the former Emperor William for trial, but will request Germany to demand from Holland that he be delivered up. The same proceedure, the news paper adds, will be taken with re gard to German statesmen, who fled to neutral countries. It says 167 persons will be asked for, including leading generals, admirals, the commander of the raider Mocwe, which sank numer ous vessels on the high seas; the commander of the submarine U-53 which visited Newport in October, 1916, and on leaving sank a number of .vessles off the American coast, and Dr. von Bethmann-Hollweg, former imperial chancellor; Dr. Al fred Zimmerman, former foreign minister, and Dr. Carl Helfferich, former secretary of the interior and vice chancellor. INJURED LEAD VICTORY MARCH THROUGH PARIS Millions See Conquerors in Great War Pass Under Arc de Triomphe. Paris, Juliy 14. (By the Asso ciated Press.) The conquerors in the great war marched Mon day in a victory parade under the Arc de Triomphe, through which only victors may pass. Picked units and individual heroes repre sented each of the allied armies. Several milliion grateful persons, mostly French, but with many thou sands of their allies, struggled for ward along the line of march for an opportunity to wave and shout their gratitude to the men who saved them from German imperialism. The place of honor in the proces sion was not accorded to the gen erals and the smartly equipped troops. It vas given to 1,000 muti lated soldiers who passed under the arch and in front of the review ing stand where stood President Poincare, moving haltingly and out of step, as best they could. Many were injured, some were blind, some were in wheel chairs and othes were on crutches or limped along with the aid of canes. Few of them were uniformed. They represented all the provinces of France, as was indicated by the va riety of their civilian attire. They made no effort to maintain military formation, but marched as well as they could to the airs played by the military band which led them. Marshals Joffre and Foch fol lowed the injured soldiers, Joffre riding slightly in advance of Foch. There had been so much specula tion as to whether Joffre would be in the parade that his appearance with the commander-in-chief pro voked wild enthusiasm. DAYLIGHT SAVING PLAN STANDS FOR INDEFINITE TIME House Refuses to Pass Bill Ending New Standard Over Wilson's Veto. CAPTAIN M'KINLEY HAS MOST EXCITING FLIGHT Colonel Wuest and Instructor Stevens First Ones Down; Others Reach Ground at About the Same Hour. (Mil , Pretty Typist Killed by Crazed Youth in- Canybn Transatlantic Dirigible Service to Start Soon New York, July 14. -A Zeppe lin freight and passenger trans Atlantic service to start "about Oc tober 18" between New York and Hamburg, with Boston, Chicago. Berlin and Dusseldorf as ports of call was announced in advertise ments in Qerman language news papers and one American trade pa per published here Monday. Hans Khars, an importer, who inserted the advertisements, said that he had been designated by an American banker to act as agent for an overseas dirigible freight and passenger service to be financed by American, British and German capital. . New Balkan League Plan of Venizelos Berlin. July 14. Premier Venixe los of Greece has taken the initia tive for the formation of a new Bal kan league, according to a 'dispatch to the Tageblatt, from Vienna. It does not seem possible, the message adds, for Roumania to join such a league at present, Washington, July 14. The day light saving plan, under which the clocks of the country are turned forward an hour in March and moved back in October, will be con tinued indefinitely. This was assured when, following President Wilson's veto of the $33, 000,000 agricultural appropriation bill because of its rider repealing the daylight saving act, the house re fused by a vote of 347 to 135 to pass the measure over the president's veto. Strength mustered by the re peal advocates was eight votes less than the necessary two-thirds of the members present. Party lines werfc disregarded in the voting, members from agricultural districts the source of most of the opposition favoring pasige of the bill as orig inally enacted, with representatives from the urban districts opposed. House advocates of the repeal said after the agricultural bill had been sent back to committee for elimi nation of the repeal provision that no further effort would be made at this session, perhaps not in this congress, which continues in exist ence until March, 1921, to wipe out the daylight saving act. There was no indication, they said, that they would be able to strengthen their forces. Senate leaders also indicated that no action would be originated in that body to repeal the act and failure of the house to pass the appropriation measure over the presidential veto will prevent any action by the sen ate on the repeal rider. Eight Held Following Labor Riot in Chicago; Two Expected to Die Chicago, July 14. With five men and three women under arrest and 150 deputv sheriffs and special dep uties patrolling the scene after re newed rioting at the Argo plant of the Corn Products Refining com pany, Sheriff Peters announced the situation was well in hand. One woman and a man are ex pected to die, two others are se riously wounded and many others are slightly wounded as the result of the fight between strike sym pathizers and non-union workers and guards of the Corn Products company. Strikers expressed bitterness at the attitude of the deputy sheriffs and guards and blamed them for all the trouble. . Page Home to Resign. New York, July 14. Thomas Nel son Page, United States ambassa dor to Italy, arriving here from Liverpool on the steamer Carma nia, announced that he had returned for the purpose of resigning his post. All four of the balloons which left Fort Omaha Sunday night, three of them in an attempt to es tablish a new long distance record have landed, according to dispatches received by The Bee last night. Balloon No. 1, the "United States," carrying Capt. Ashley C. McKinley and Litut. James T. Neeley, landed near Rowley, la., yesterday after noon, the time of the flight being 15 hours and the distance covered, in a straight line from Omaha, 223 miles In a telegram signed by Captain McKinley received last night, he tells of encountering five storms while on the trip, three dur ing the night and two yesterday morning. While over Minnesota lakes, the balloon ran into a thunder storm and high wind, which carried it south. Captain McKinley said they managed to reach a high alti tude, above the storm, and were carried well over into Iowa before their- ballast gave out. Rowley is in the southern part of Buchanan county, about 45 miles southwest of Cedar Rapids and about 80 miles almost straight west of Dubuque. Captain McKinley de scribes fhe trip as the most inter esting and exciting flight he has ever made. Land in Wisconsin. Balloon No. 2, "All America," containing Lieut. Richard E. Thomp son and Lieut. James B. Jordan, landed about 1:45 yesterday after noon on the farm of Oley Siegur son, nine miles southeast of Portage, Wis., according to a telegram from Lieutenant Thompson, received last night. The telegram was sent from Wyocena, Wis. Portage is in Col umbia county, somewhat south of the central part of the state, about 100 miles northwest of Milwaukee and about the same distance from the Illinois line. The maximum al titude gained by this balloon was 12.500 feet. Balloon No. 3, "Victory," carrying Lieut. Wiliam E. Hufrnan and Lieut. William E. Connolly, landed about five miles southwest of Green, la., at 1:20 yesterday after noon, after being in the air 16 hours and 20 minutes. The balloon rode out three electric storms dur ing the night, and was driven south from Minnesota by a 65-mile gale Monday morning. Green is in the north central part of Butler county, approximately 40 miles from the Minnesota line and about 120 miles northeast of Des Moines. Encounter Storm. Fort Omaha balloon No. 4, the "Cannon Ball," occupied by Lt. Col. Jacob W. S. Wuest,' Major J. O'Brien and Instructor A. Leo Stevens, effected a forced landing at Ringstead, la., at 3:48 a. m. Mon day, after encountering a terrific thunder s.torm, just- six hours and 45 minutes after it left its moorings at Fort Omaha. The distance of the flight is ap proximately 160 miles. A graphic tale of a two-hour fight for life in the midst of a ter rible thunder storm was sent The Bee shortly after a safe landing was made by Instructor Stevens. The storm was encountered at one o'clock Monday morning. After be ing tossed about in vicious air cur rents for two hours', the Cannon Ball was brought to earth, but not gently. During the battle with the elements practically all the balloon instruments ceased to work, and all ballast was expended to prevent the balloon from plunging to earth from a high altitude. In his message Mr. Stevens ex pressed the hope that the other bal loons had not encountered the storm and were safe. The Bee "bomb" dropping sys tem worked faultlessly and the near location of all four balloons were known at all times. "5?sy:S?:i- -l.jxx. Miss Freida J. Lesser, the pretty victim of the California tragedy which has brought to light a romance of 30 years ago. Miss Lesser was shot and killed by her sweetheart, Harry S. New, in the lonely Topango canyon, near Santa Monica, Cal. New's mother, Mrs. Lulu Berger, of Indiana, claims United States Senator Harry S. New of Indiana as her boy's father, and says the noted statesman will surely come to their aic New, who is 32 years old, in confessing his crime, declared he shot his fiancee because she told him she was going to evade motherhood. Counsel for New asked for additional time in which to plead to an indictment charging him with murder when New was' arraigned in superior court yesterday. The request was granted. REFERENDUM ON PROHIBITION ACT IS HELD ILLEGAL Savannah Selected. Denver, Colo., July 14 Savannah nah, Ga., was chosen as the next convention city three years hence, of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen, in session here. The convention re-elected its board of directors. Tuesday is the llast day of the convention. Wilson Attends Reception. Washington, July 14. President Wilson with Mrs. Wilson Monday night attended a reception given at the French embassy by Ambassador and Mme. Jusserand in observance of Basile day, Secretary Amsbury Refuses Petition Mandamus to Be Sought. Lincoln, July 14, (Special Tele gram.) Referendum petitions pre sented by John H. Hopkins of Oma ha covering a recall on .'the ratifi cation of the national prohibition constitutional amendment by the legislature of Nebraska, were re fused by Secretary of State Ams bury today. Mr. Amsbury as his reasons for refusing to file the petitions said that the action of the legislature was not an act within the meaning of section 1, article 3 of the state constitution and in contravention to article 5 of the United States con stitution which provides that when amendments to the constitution are proposed by congress they shall be valid. to all intents and purposes as parts of the constitution when rati fied by the legislatures of three fourths of the states, there being no provision in the7 constitution of the United States of submitting ques tions to voters. Mr. Hopkins said when leaving the office of the secretary of state that mandamus proceedings would be started to compel the secretary of state to file the petitions and place the proposition on the ballot. Four Escape Death by Narrow Margin When Cars Co Stuart Kastner, Council Bluffs, R. B. Koenig, Sutton, Neb., and Max find Sam Fried, 712 North Twenty-second street narrowly es caped death or serious injury at 1 o'clock this morning when two automobiles, one driven by Kast ner and the other by Max Fried, collided at Sixteenth and Howard streets and turned completely over. Kastner was eastbound on Howard street and Fried south bound on Sixteenth street when the accident occured, Witnesses said Fried was going 40 miles an hour. Both cars were completely wrecked. Freid's car ran south on Sixteenth street some 60 feet, backwards, and then turned over burying Fried be neath it. All four were severely bruised and cut. They were taken to Cen tral police station and booked for investigation.- 50,000 MORE SHIP WORKERS GO ON STRIKE Threatened Walkout of Men Employed orj Vessels Called Late Monday. New York, July 14. The threatened strike, of men employed on the vessles controlled by the United States shipping board was called late Monday. By this action according to union officials, 50,000 seamen and thousands of stewards, cooks and other employes joined the ranks of those already on strike. -The offer by the shipping board of an increase in wages and shorter working hours in port was dupli cated by the American Steamship association which controls 75 oer cent of the coastwise shipping, but the proposals tailed to bring about a settlement. Officials of the shipping board will make another effort Tuesday to reach an agreement with the strike leaders. " The outlook was made more threatening when William S. Brown, international president of the marine engineers, telegraphed from Buffalo that hi3 union had voted to join tjie dalkout if the demands of the strikers were not met. City in Arizona Partly Inundated by Cloudburst Globe. Ariz., July 14. In one of the worst cloudbursts experienced in 35 years the business section of of the city was partly inundated to night, entailing property loss esti mated at $100,000. Water at one time was running on the main street at a depth of two feet. Rain has again started to fall. Severe Wind Storm Reported in Kansas; Damage Not Known Kansas City, July 14. Reports tonight from Bartlesville, Okl., that Independence, Kan., had been visited by a destructive tornado, were followed by reports from Jop lin, Mo., and Okmulgee, Okl., that Independence had escaped but that a severe storm had passed north of that place. Efforts to reach Fre donia, Neodoshia and Chanute, Kan., from here and from Indepen ence failed late tonight. The storm, Independence reported, appeared to center over these towns. At inde pendence the wind was high but did no damage. Firemen Conquer . Blaze in Council Bluffs Store A 200,000 stock of merchandise and one of the largest commercial buildings in the business center of Council Bluffs, were put in jeopardy last night when a fire broke out in the basement of the Kmpke-Shu-gart-Hill Wholesale Hardware com pany's plant on South Main street. The firemen controlled the blaze and confined it to the basement, which was stocked with heavy hard ware, ipostly nails and staples, and the damage to this stock will ap proximate several thousand dollars. The whole building from the base ment to the roof, five stories, was filled with dense smoke, but there were no goods that could be injured by the smoke IW-. J ;S DRY FORCES IN HOUSE BEST WETS Anti-Liquor Men Have Full Charge and Refuse to Allow Vote on Straightout Motion to Repeal Wartime Act. . DEFEAT AMENDMENT TO PtRMIT 2.75 BEER Stand Solidly Against All At tacks on General Enforce ment Measure and Vote Down all "Liberal" Legislation. . v Washington, July 14. Prohibi tion forces took full control in the house Monday, refused to permit a vote on a straightout motion to re peal the wartime act, defeated over whelmingly an amendment provid ing for the sale of 2$4 per cent beer and stood solidly against all attacks on the general enforcement measure. Just as fast as one "liberal" amendment was offered by oppo nents of prohibition "it was voted down without ceremony, always by a triple vote, tor the minority, fight ing every inch of ground, demanded a division after yeas and nays were called, and then asked for tellers. Before the house got through with the first section of the first part of the three-part bill there was more disorder on the floor than at any time this season. Cause of Disturbances. The disturbance arose first during an attempt by Representative Blan ton (dem.) Texas, to speak a second time against an amendment which would have given a jury the right to define intoxicants, and was in creased during an address by Rep resentative Gallivan (dem.) Massa-. chusetts, who declared member who voted dry should print in the congressional record exactly how much liquor they had stored in their homes and office. , The real battle of the day, how-, ever, was over the amendment to de fine a non-intoxicant as a beverage containing 2 3-4 per cent alcohol in stead of one-half of 1 per cent, as written in the bill. Representative Dyer, Missouri, author of the amende . ment, did not ask for this definition in the constitutional prohibition amendment, but simply in the war time law. In pleading for its adop- 1 tion, Mr. Dyer declared it was what President Wilson had recommended to congress, and would permit, dur ing tire remaining period of wartime prohibition, the sale of light wines and beer, and might delay issuance of a proclamation by "the president which would restore the sale -of "hard" liquors. Hound of Speech Making. ' There was a round of speech mak ing on this motion, an hour of it, with the "drys" assailing it as an entering wedge, and the "wets" as serting that it merely would permit the very thing the commander-in-chief of the army had said was best for the country for the next six months. y ; After 2Yn per cent beer had been bowled over by a record vote of 151 to 90 and this was about rela tive division on all amendments the prohibitionists went after an other amendment by Representative Igo (dem.) of Missouri, which would have stricken out all definition of intoxicants, killing the proposal,-128 to 83. There was the utmost confusion at . times, despite vigorous whacks with (Continued on Page Two, Column Thre.) Woman, Three Children and Minister Killed '4 When Train Hits Auto Sioux City, la., July .14. Mrs. ': George Virgil and three of her chil-' dren and a minister named Kennedy,' " , all of Gaza. Ia., were killed today when an Illinois Central railroad ; train struck the automobile in which they were riding. The accident oc-' ' curred near Gaza. Mrs. Virgil's v; ., husband, who was driving the car, 1 escaped uninjured. Three other chil- ... dren of Mr. and Mrs. Virgil were injured, two of them setiously Last Contingent of U. S. . Troops Leaves August 20 New York, July 14. The last con- . tintrent of Amoriran tr'nnns intenH- i- ed for early convoy home, exclusive . oi the men in the army of occupa tion and the service nf simnlv will be aboardships between August 15 ' . I. , . . . . . ana i, according to a statement. Dy , T Maior Gen. David C. Shanlrs in " charge of the port of embarkation at Hoboken. ' General Shanks, in explaining re- ; cent comnlaintu nf sump r,ffirr f about the accommodations afforded .; them on their return from France, said the government had been fore- , ed to utilize 58 "cargo vessels as transports in order tcT expedite the movement of homeward-bound troops-