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WILSON TO REVIEW FLEET
FROM DECK OF OREGON.
Washington, Aug. 1. President
Wilson will review the Pacific
fleet jm it steams into the harbor
at San Francisco through the Gold
en Gate from the quarter deck of
the historic old battleship "dregon.
It is probable that Rear Admiral
Charles E. Clark, retired, who com
manded the Oregon, when that ves
sel made its record-breaking run
around the horn fromsSan Fran
cisco during the Spanish-American
war will command the Oregon
during the review.
Secretary Daniels said Friday be
fore leaving for the coast that he
had given orders that the Oregon
be placed temporarily in 'full com
mission and sent to San Francisco
by September 1.
1S5 NEW YORK LIQUOR
MEN GIVE UP LICENSES.
New York, Aug. 1. Declaring
that the puhjiq did not care for
the brand of beer permitted under
wartime prohibition, 1$5 New
York liquor dealers surrendered
their licenses to the state, excise
department Friday, the last day
allowed them to claim a refund of
$250.
STEAMER WILL BEAR
PEACE GIFTS TO GERMANY.
San Francisco, Aug. 1. Bearing
the first peace gifts to be sent from
this port to war sufferers in Ger-
many, the San Francisco-built shijj.
West Aleta, will depart from, here
early next week on her maiden trip.
The gifts are being sent by Cali
fornians of German birth to rela
tives in the fatherland. In addition
to the gifts, the ship will crry a
cargo of food for Germany. The
cargo will be taken off at Copen
hagen. WILL LEASE BIG FRUIT
RANCH TO JAPANESE.
Fresno, Cal., Aug. 1. The Gian
nini vineyard interests, comprising
400 acres of fruit and alfalfa land
near Visalia, have been sold, it was
announced, to J. E. Gore of Fowler
for $475,000. The entire tract, it was
'stated, will be leased to a Japanese
syndicite headed by the Sumida
family. The plan is to sublease the
ranch in small parcels to Japanese.
RUTH LAW SOARS TO
HEIGHT OF 28,000 FEET.
Harrisburg, , III., Aug.- 1. Ruth
Law tried to break the American
airplane altitude record today with
a Curtiss 150-horse-power machine,
but when at a height of 28,000 feet
she was compelled to descend be
cause of a dwindling supply of gaso
line. The rescent was made at
Broughton, 20 miles north.
ELEVEN JUMP INTO SEA -TIED
TOGETHER WITH ROPE.
Seoul, Korea, July 7. An extra
ordinary attempt of U Koreans to
commit suicide by tying themselves
together with a rope and then jump
ing overboard is reported from
Chemulpo. The incidenty occurred
on a ferry boat. All were picked
up but three were dead. Th&jctis
beliejved to have been inspired by
Buddhist superstition.
LIGHTNING STARTS
NEW FOREST FIRES.
Misoufa, Mont., Aug. 1. Light
. ning set hundreds of fires in north-
em Idaho and western Montana,
Thursday night, according to reports
received at district forest service
-headquarters here, causing the for
est fire situation to become extreme
ly dangerous in the Selway, Nez
Perce and Clearwater regions. Fifty
new blazes from lightning alone
were reported from the Clearwater
forest.
Heavy winds fanned the flame
into renewed activity in many dis
tricts. Conditions in the Nez Perce for
est were serious, especially near
Elk City. Fifteen new blazes have
been discovered within a week and
Supervisor Fulloway has tekt.raphed
that tie has reason tq believe a num
ber of them are of incendiary origin
and h?.s urged immediate action to
suppress activities of fire brands.
OMAHA, THE GATE GITY OF THE WEST, OFFERS YOU GOLDEN OPPORTUNITIES.
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OFFERS TO LEASE STATE
LAND AT 1 CENT AN ACRE.
, St. Paul, Aug. 1. State 'Auditor
Preus made public an-offer to lease
state-owned land at L cent an acre
for grazing purposes.
"Minnesota invites Montana and
other western states in the drought
stricken west to feed live stock on
iier public domain," said the audi
tor. '
Preus announced that grazing
privileges on state land will be
z leased at nominal sums, as low as
1 cent an acre. Rentals only suffi
cient to comply with the laws au
thorizing the leasing of the state
'4ands will be asked, he 'explained.
H1JGE CROWDS ATTEND
SALE OF FOODSTUFFS.
San Francisco, Aug. 1. Approxi
mately 25,000 persons daily are at
tending a sale, of bacon and canned
goods originally purchased by the
government for the army, it was
' estimated by those in charge of the
enterprise. The food was recently
bought by the city to be retailed at
cost.
WHITLOCKTO VISIT U. S.
' WITH KING AND QUEEN.
' Brussels, Aug. 1. Brand Whit
lock, American minister to Belgium,
who was to have left on Saturday
for -a two months' vacation in the
United States, has postponed his
trip. Instead, he will accompany
: King Albert and Queen Elizabeth
of Belgium on their visit in Octo
ber. '
GIRLS' CLOTHES SHOCKING,
SAYS THIS "MISS" OF 80.
North Brookfield, Mass., July
26. Modern young women's gowns
are the height of indecency and are
worn enly for the purpose of dis
olaying shapely limbs, according to
Miss Hazel Mason.
"Morality never enters theheads
of these light-headed girls," said
Miss Mason, who admits to bing
past SO years old, and declares that
the older she grows the more shock
ing sights she sees. She also took
issue with the statement that
country peoplere morally more
Sure than those of the cities.
SPECIAL
SESS ION
REFUSED
Governor Issues Ultimatum on
Resolution Adopted Asking
for Legislative Call to Pass
Laws on Profiteering.
INSINCERITY CHARGED
IN MESSAGE TO HOUSE
Says Measures Introduced at
Last Meeting to Curb High
Prices Were Opposed by
Members Demanding Call.
Lincoln, Aug. 1. (Special)
There will be no second special
session of the Nebraska legislature,
although the insurgents in the
house succeeded yesterday in getting
through a resolution asking Gov
ernor McKelvie to call a special
gathering immediately at the close
of the present session.
When the house met this morn
ing Governor McKelvie visited that
body, and delivered the following
ultimatum:
"It has been brought to my at
tention through newspaper reports
and current gossip that by resolu
tion you hava) expressed a desire
that an extra-special session of the
legislature be called to convene
immediately following the adjourn
ment cf the present special session,
to enact legislation bearing upon the
subject of profiteering. '
Will NotCall Session.
"I shall not. act favorably upon
that request and the reasons for my
decision are as follows:
"First ' There wa introduced in
the tegular session. twoNbills bearing
upon this suhjecj, either of which
would meet the requirements of the
situatior quite fully. Of these, Seri
ate File No. 245, known as the State
Trade Commission bill, , a:sed the
senate and was defeated in the
house. The other. Senate File No.
2, known as the Code bill, passed
both houses and is now being de
layed pending the decision of the
court upon the sufficiency of a refer
endum petition which was attempted
Wo be invoked against it.
The records show that with a
single exception every democrat
present and voting, voted against
Senate File No. 245. Another demo
crat who was present (I am in-'
formed) failed to vote at all, and
33 republicans voted against the
measure. These votes were suf
ficient to defeat it.
Opposed By Democrats.
"On Senate File No. 2, the rec
ords show that every democrat
(but one) and 20 republicans voted
against if.
"It is interesting to note that of
the 53 for,.your resolution, 28 voted
against S. F. No. 245. Had these
members voted then as they talk, S.
F. No. 245 would have passed by a
wide margin.
"Also, I desire to point out that
I called both of these bills to the
attention of your honorable body
during " the i regular session, and
urged their passage. A definite rec
ord upon this is contained in the
printed list of house rolls and sen
ate files, which was placed in the
hands of each member, in which was
designated 'party platform pledges.'
'subjects that were included in my
message,' and 'legislation that was
introduced by special message.'
"Second When the members had
indicated to me a desire that this
special session be called for the
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Mystery Surrounds
Sinking of British
, , Freight Steamer
New York, Aug. 1. Mystery
shroudes the capsizing of the 3,600
ton British freighter Clan Gordon,
140 miles off Cape Hatteras, in a
comparatively calm sea Wednesday
afternoon, with the loss of four
members of her crew.
The j freighter, bound from New
York to China with a cargo of case
oil and wax, turned turtle in full
view of the passengers on board
the United Fruit company's steam
ship Abangarez, on her way to this
port from Jamaica.
The crew could be seen jumping
from the upturned railing to the
water and life boats from the Aban
garez succeeded in reaching the"
sipking ship in time to save all of
her crew of 62. except the wireless
operator and three Laskar firemen.
Norfolk Shopmen Refuse'
to Obey Strike Order
Norfolk, Neb., Aug. 1. (Special
Telegram.) One hundred railroad
shopmen here refused to abide by in
structions in a telegram to walk out
Friday morning. They are now ad
vised by the officials to remain at
work pending result of conference
being iieJd in Washington,
DAYLIGHT SAVING
REPEAL AGAIN PUT
UP TO PRESIDENT
Senate Passes House Bill, 41 to
12; Members Predict 'An
' .other Veto.
Washington, Aug. 1. The senate
decided to have the proposal for re
peal of the daylight saving law
again run the gauntlet of President
Wilson's veto. By a vote of 41 to
12 the senate passed and sent to the
president the separate house bill re
pealing the daylight saving measure.
During brief discussion of the
house bill several senators predict
ed that the measure like the day
light repeal rider on the agricultural
appropriation bill, would be vetoed
by the president. The separate
house bill-was passed June 18, but
action in the senate was suspended
and, in the interim the president
vetoed the rider and the house was
unable to enact it over the veto.
The senate's action now places
virtually similar repeal legislation
again before the president. The
only, difference in the vetoed rider
and the separate bill is that the lat
ter would not interfere with stand
ard zones of time.
Senators who voted against the
new repeal measure were:
Republicans Calder, Colt, Elkins,
Lodge, McNary, Phipps and Suth
erland. Democrats Gerry, Phelan, Pitt
man, Thomas and Walsh (Mass.)
Many democrats joined with re
publicans in favor of the repeal
bill.
CHICAGO STREET
CAR MEN VOTE TO
RETURN TO WORK
They Accept in Referendum
Agreement Previously
Rejected.
Chicago, Aug. 1. Chicago street
car men voted Friday to end the
strike by a majority of 386. Car
service I will be resumed Saturday
morning, ' probably at 4 o'clock, on
both" surface and elevated lines,
which have been tied up" since last
Tuesday morning by a strike of
15,000 men.
The vote was taken on acceptance
of a proposition agreed upon by
representatives of the union and the
companies last Monday, but which
the membership rejected that night,
voting to strike immediately. Rad
ical leaders dominated that meeting,
union officials declared, and the
referendum vote was taken nly
after William D. Mahon of Detroit
international president of the union
had come here and personally
urged the strikers to accept the of
fer. The men gained an increase from
48 to 65 cents on surface lines and
from 51 to 67 cents on the elevated
roads, with the tight-hour day,
time and one-half for overtime
work and a rearrangement of runs.
Meat Packers to Lend
Assistance in Probe
of High Living Cost
Chicago, 111., Aug. 1. (Special
Telegram.) The American meat
packing industry today telegraphed
President Wilson an offer to co-operate
in every way possible in his
cabinet investigation of the high
cost of living and to place unreserv
edly before the committee appoint
ed by the cabinet all facts relating
to the packing business. This ac
tion was taken through the institute
of American meat packers repre
senting the five larger packers and
about 200 smaller firms.
Fire in Detroit
Auto Plant Causes
$1,000,000 Loss
Detroit, Aug. 1. The Wadsworth
Manufacturing company's plant,
covering an area of three blocks, an
adjoining workmen's hotel and the
large yards of the Sibley Lumber
company were destroyed by fire to
night. Police placed the loss at
nearly $1,000,000.
The flames spread to the Maxwell-Chalmers
and Anderson drop
forge plants and caused considerable
damage to these factories.
The Wadsworth company man
ufactured automobile bodies.
Committee of French
Chamber Approves Text
Paris, Aug. 1. Ratification of the
German peace treaty was recom
mended to the Chamber of Deputies
today by its peace committee by a
vote of 34 to 1. Two members were
absent.
PRESENT
PROPOSAL
ON LEAGUE
Seven, Republican Senators
Agree on Reservations as
Basis of Ratification of Cov
enant and Peace Treaty.
UNITE6 STATES SOLE N
JUDGE OF OBLIGATIONS
Would Not Be Bound to Sub
mit for Arbitration Questions
Which Involve or Depend
Upon Monroe Doctrine.
Washington; Aug. 1. The reser
vation proposal agreed to by seven
republican senators as the basis of
ratification of the league of nations
covenant is so worded, it became
known tonight, that the reserva
tions and understandings enumer
ated shall become "a part of the
treaty" and shall not stand simply
as a detached interpretation by the
senate.
While some of the sponsors of
the program regard it as merely in
terpretative in effect, clarifying the
language of the covenant without
changing the meaning of any pro- ! ing devices along the
vision, others of the seven believe
it goes ,further and greatly softens
ceftairr features which, they say,
violate national rights.
Ratification Resolution.
The reservations as agreed to in
definite terms are embodied in a
proposed ratification resolution,
reading as follows:
That the senate of the United
States advise and consent to the
ratification of said treaty with
the following reservations and
.understandings to be made a part
of the treaty by the instrument
.of- ratification:
"1 That;' wTien'evethe" two
years' notice of, withdrawal from
the league of nations shall have
heen eiven hv tti United f"e
as provided in Article I, the America, and that he introduced to
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CURTAIN RUNG
DOWN ON CAREER
OF HAMMERSTEIN
Made Great Reputation as Pro
ducer of Grand Opera in
New York.
United States shall be the sole
judge whether all its interna
tional obligations and all its obli
gations under this covenant shall
have been fulfilled at the time of
withdrawal.
2 That the suggestions of the
council of the league bf nations
as to the means of carrying the
obligations of Article X into ef-
feet are only advisory, and that
any undertaking under the pro
visions of ArticleX, the execu
tion of which may require the use
of American military or naval
or economic measures, can undei;
the constitution be carried out
only by the action of the congress
and that the failure of the con
gress to adopt the suggestions of
the council or of the league; or to
provide such military or naval
forces or economic measures,
shall not constitute a violation of
the treaty.
3 The United States reserves
to itself the Tight to decide what
questions are within its domestic
jurisdiction and declares that all
domertic and political questions
relating to its internal affairs, in
cluding immigration, coastwise
traffic, the tariff, commerce and
other purely domestic questions,
are solely within the jurisdiction of
the United States and are not by
this covenant submitted in any way
either to arbitration or to the con
sideration of the council or the
assembly of the league of nations
or to the decision or recommenda
tion or any other power.
Does Not Bind Itself.
4 The United States does not
bind itself to submit for arbitra
tion or inquiry by the assembly or
the council any question vhich in
the judgment of the United States
depends upon or involves its long
estabilshed policy commonly
known as the Monroe doctrine,
and it is preserved unaffected by
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Live Stock Handlers'
Strike Declared Off;
z Wage Increase Given
Announcement was made- last
night by Patrick F. Gill, federal
commissioner of conciliation, that
the strike of the live stock handlers
at the Union stockyards had been
declared off. Most of the men had
returned to work and conditions at
the yards were almost normal be
fore the final settlement was
reached. ' An increase of $5 to $10
a month was. given the strikers by
the employers.-
New York, Aug. 1. Oscar Ham
merstein, died in a hospital riee to
night of a complication of diseases,
after an illness of several days.
Mr. Hammerstein had been in a
state of coma since late Monday aft
ernoon and died without regaining
consciousness.
As a builder of playhouses and a
purveyor of entertainment on an
elaborate scale Mr. Hammerstein
has had few if any equals in this
country. His activities in his chosen
field embraced the entire .scope of
the trcatrical business, from vaude
ville to gfand opera. ;lt was as a
producer of grand opera tliat he
made his greatest reputation. Dur
ing practically, the whole of his
career' Mr. Hammerstein confined
his field of operations to New York
City, with the exception of short and
unsuccessful ventures in grand opera
in London and Philadelphia.
Made and Lost Fortunes.
Few men, even in a business char
acterized by its financial "ups and
downs," have made and lost so many
fortunes as did Oscaf Hammerstein.
A native of Germany, Mr. Ham
merstein came to America in search
of his fortune when a young man
in 1863. It was as a cigarmaker
that he began life in the new world.
Before he had been long at the trade
he invented a machine for working
up raw tobacco. This was followed
by the invention of other labor-sav-
same line.
From each invention he reaped large
financial rewards. Then he made
more money out of a tobacco trade
paper.
He invested his surplus in real
estate in Harlem, then considered
by most investors an unpromising
field. Soon after the boom in that
part of Manhattan island arrived,
and Mr. Hammerstein found him
self worth clos.e to $1,000,000.
Then it was that he started on his
career of , theatrical speculation.
Set New Records.
Oscar Ham,merstein's chief claim
to fame as au impresario and. the
atrical marraif, ''it has been said,
will rest in the fact that he set new
record for presenting grand operas
of composers never before heard in
HOUSE VOTES TO REMAIN IN SESSION AT
REQUEST OF PRESIDENT WILL CONSIDER
DEMANDS OF EMPLOYES FOR INCREASE
Begin Active Campaign
to Reduce Living Expenses
the western musical world singers
who afterwards won great names
for themselves.
For many years the Metropolitan
Opera company had a clear field and
on December 3, 1906, when Mr.
Hammerstein began as a competitor
with the Manhattan Opera com
pany, he was met with many pro
phecies of failure.
The premier was Bellini's "I Puri
tani". "Carmen", sung later, scored
a distinctive artistic triumph and
before the end of the season it had
been presented twenty times. Then
followed "Aida" and othr grand
operas, new and old to American
audiences.
In 1910, Mr Hammerstein sold
out his Philadelphia house and
scenery and costumes of the Man
hattan, together with all contra-ts
with his singers, for a sum said to
have been $2,000,000, to the Metro
politan Opera company, and as a
result of the agreement entered ihto
at that time, and which later was
10 o'clock this morning.
the subject of litigation, the famous! . Press dispatches stated the presi
impresario was enjoined from pro
ducing opera in New York until
April 26, 1920.
World Needs Revival
of Spirit That Won War,
Says Herbert Hoover
London, Aug. 1. Herbert Hoover,
head of the international lief or
ganization, speaking at a dinner of
the supreme economy council,
warned his hearers against apathy
in the face of the economic condi
tions now governing the world.
"Ths world," sad Mr. Hoover,
"needs what might be called a spirit
ual revival of the spirit that won the
war. As one member of , the coun
cil said, it is a question of prayer,
not of argument."
Mr. Hoover announced that he
would resign from the economic
council September 1.
Man Wanted for Bigamy
Kills Self ort Honeymoon
San Francisco, Aug. 1. The body
of David E. Barney of Sacramento,
Cal., until recently a major in the
United States army, was found in a
wash room on a ferry boat a few
minutes before the vessel entered a
slip at the fersy building where of
ficers were waiting to arrest him,on
a charge of bigamy. Death was
caused by a bullet wound through
the heart. An army service revolver
was lying near the body.
Major Barney "and his bride .of a
few weeks were returning from a
honeymoon trip. '
Washington, Aug. 1. Develop
ments today in the efforts of the
government to reduce the high
cost of living were:'
The house at ..the request of
President Wilson agreed to defer
its planned five weeks' recess and
consider demands of railroad em
ployes for increased wages.
The senate again discussed in
creased living costs, but postponed
action on the Myers resolution
proposing reduction in currency
circulation.
The committee of three, ap
ponted yesterday to consider
means of reducing living expenses
and report to president and cabi
net Monday, began work.
The national officers of the
Brotherhood of Railway Conduc
tors conferred with President Wil
son regarding increased wages and
the cost, of living.
The house interstate commerce
committee reported favorably a
resolution directing the federal
trade commission to investigate
the increased price of shoes.
Resolutions and bills designed
to alleviate conditions of living
were introduced in both houses.
Members Deeply Impressed.
Of the half-dozen important de
developments, however, the re
quest of the president, that the
house forego its recess at least
temporarily to consider wage re
quests of the railroad workers of
the country and to study economic
conditions, was by far the most
unexpected.
Alacrity with which the .house
complied with the request of the
president ,was, taken as an indica
tion of the deep .impression made
on members of congress by'.pleas
for relief from all parts 'of the
country.'
President Wilson, it was said at
the White House today, had the
subject of economic conditions be
fore him in a variety of phases.
In making his request to the
house, he said that he expected
important recommendations "with
in a fortnight" from his advisers.
Shortly before the president sent
this request to the house, it was
learned that the conference of cab
inet members and other officials
assembled yesterday by Attorney
General Palmer to initiate meas
ures for relieving the average man
from high prices would reassemble
Tuesday and would have a new
member in the person of Julius
Barnes, director of the United
States grain corporation.
Plan Free Wheat Market.
An invitation to Mr. Barnes to
attend was interpreted today as
meaning that serious consideration
would be given to the proposal to
sell wheat at the market price, al
lowing the government to absorb
the difference between that and
the $2.26 guaranteed the farmer.
Several officials have expressed
the opinion that a free market for
wheat would result in declines in
the price of flour, which would
bring down other staples materi
ally. Director General Hines, Assist
ant Secretary of the Treasury Lef
fingwell and .Chairman Colver of
the federal trad, commission, ap
pointed a special committee by the
conference, will report at the next
meeting on the various suggest
tions which have been advanced
especially those to curb profiteer
ing. The Department of Justice is
understood to be prepared to put
the entire. law-enforcing machinery
of the government, back of any
campaigh thjat ?'rhay i be decided
upon to stop extortion in the
prices of necessaries.
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President Asks Congress to
Abandon Recess and Create
Commission to Determine
Wages of Railway "Men.
SAYS DECISIONS OF BODY
SHOULD BE MANDATORY
RAILROAD MEN
TO HOLD OUT FOR
FIRST DEMANDS
WOMAN FAILS TO
IDENTIFY GAIN
AS BOOTLEGGER
Retroactve Wage Increase to Suspended Policeman Rein
stated After Investigation
of Kelly Charges by
Eberstein.
January 1, 1919, Demand
ed by Leaders of Shopmen
Called on Strike.
Chicago, Aug. 1. President Wil
son's request today that congress
create a commission to consider
wage increases for railway em
ployes was favorably received by
officers of the Chicago district
council of the Federated Shopmen's
union which called a nation-wide
strike of railway shop workers at
deirt had suggested that any proper
wage increase be made retroactive
to August 1, 1919, and the local
shopmen's leaders declared that they
would remain firm for retroaction to
January 1, 1919.
The shopmen's strike, according
to today's reports, was chiefly ef
fective in the middlewest and south
east and in the latter section alone
35,000 men had laid down their tools,
according to union advices. All
over the country and especially in
the middle west, union locals were,
voting tonight on the strike pro
posal. Tomorrow will see a big in
crease in the number of men on
strike, union officials believe.
The local unions had disregarded
the advice of their international of
ficers at Washington, who had been
conferring with the railroad admin
istration and who yesterday instruct
ed the men not to strike. Thie re
quest for increased wages from 68
to 85 cents an hour for machinists
and from 46 to 60 cents art hour for
helpers, was made the first of the
current year, the union men said.
217 Americans Killed in
Mexico Since Diaz Regime
Washington, Aug. 1. Two hun
dred and seventeen American citi
zens have been killed in Mexico
since the end of the regime of Por-J
fino Diaz on May 25, 1911, the sen
ate was informed today by Secre
tary Lansing, in response to a res
olution by Senator King, democrat,
LTtah. Claims filed by American
citizens asking damages because of
Mexican depredations during the
time have totalled 942, Mr. Lansing
said.
WOMEN PLAYERS ON OMAfl A TENNIS. COURTS
A whole page of striking action pictures taken specially for The Bee,
reproduced with exactness of expression and movement, that makes
them life-like in every feature. Also many other exceptional offerings.
Rotogravure Supplement of The Sunday Bee
Edition Limited Place Your Order Phone Tyler 1000.
Chief of Police Eberstein yester
day afternoon reinstated Motorcy
cle Policeman Cain, wliom he had
suspended at noon pending an inves
tigation of charges made against
Cain by Tom Kelly, brother of the
notorious Roy Kelly.
Kelly charged in South Side po
lice court Thursday that Cain had
conspired with bootleggers and as
sisted in stealing 20 cases of whisky
from a garage at a North Side home.
Chief Eberstein made a prompt
personal investigation. Kelly reit
erated his ,x charges against Cajn
when the two men were brought to
the chiefs office. He admitted that
he had received his information
from his brother, Roy.
Kelly gave the chief the address
of the place where he alleged Cain
had assisted in stealing the whisky
It is the home of William F. Vogel,
2449 Bauman street.
Late yesterday the chief took Mo
torcycle Policeman Cain to the
place and he says Mrs. Vogel could
not identify him as one of the men
who had taken the whisky. 1
According to Mrs. Vogel'? story,
Casey Gaughn rented the garage of
the honsj some time tgo. Shi: said
he brought the 20 cases of whisky
from Counc' Bluffs one afternoon
and stored it n the.garare. Jhe
same evening, rhe said, Percy Hiait.
Roy Kelly snd another man cim
and got the whisky, representing
themselves to be police officers.
Cain denied that he had been traf
ficing with bootleggers or that he
had anything to do with the theft
of the whisky in question. Tom
Kelly said Cain had been demand
ing $450 from him as his share of
the whisky proceeds.
Chief Ebjerstein says he will con
duct further investigation into the
charges. At present he has only
the word of Kelly that Xain was
mixed up in the North Sine deal. -
Parliament of Poland '
Accepts Peace Treaty
Paris, Aug. 1. (By The Asso
ciated Press.) The Polish Parlia
ment yesterday ratified the German
treaty and also the treaty for the
orotection of minorities by a vote of
245 to 41.
Five Killed in Explosion.
Landing, N. J., Aug. 1. Five per
sons were killed by the explosion of
1,000 pounds of dynamite in a
"packing" house of the Atlas Pow-
aer v,o., near nere, today
Discussion of Traffic Situa
t i on Before Committees ;
Leads to Suggestions to Con
gress on Rate Making.
Washington, Aug. 1, A nevlabot
crisis, growing "but of the high cost
of living, is facing the railroad ad
ministration. So Dressing are t the :
demands of the railroad employes''
for more pay to maintain their
standard of living that President
Wilson, following extended confer
ences with Director General Hines
today asked the house of representa
tives to abandon a proposed recess -of
five weeks, beginning tomorrow
and remain in Washington to con
sider the creation of a commission
which would determine all questions
concerning the wages of railway
workers. . - ;
The house tonight on the eve of
its planned recess voted to, comply
with the president's request which
previously had been endorsed by
the republican executive steering
committee.
Make Decisions Mandatory.
The president took a new step
in railroad legislati6n in stating to
congress that the act to create the
commission should "make the de
cisions of that . body mandatory
upon the rate-making body and the
privilege, when necessary, to increase
rates to cover any recommendation
for increases m wages, and there
fore in the cost of operating the
railroads."
. This was the first time that con
gress ever was asked by the chief
executive to order the Interstate
Commerce' commission to advance
rates. Mr. Wilson's letter, addressed
to Chairmen Esch and Cummins of--the
house and senate interstate com
merce committees, virtually trans
fers to the floor cf congress the'"'
i-question of whether there shall be
an increase in transportation
charges, long forecast by the stead-,
ily growing deficit arising from the :
failure of railroad income to equal
the government guarantee.
Discussion Of the traffic situation
before congressional committees re
cently has led to several suggestions ,
that congress should prescribe a
basis for rate-making. This, it has
been suggested, would be done by
the passage of law requiring the In
terstate Commerce, commission, to
adjust rates from time to time in ac- :
cordance with fluctuations in oper-;
ating expenses so that investors
would be assured of a fair return on
their money. '
Big Deficit
Net operating income of the roads
under federal control amounted to
approximately $S1.8j0,000 in June,
leaving a deficit of $23,000,000 com
pared with one-twelfth of jhe guar
anteed annual rental and a"deficitof
$30,500,000 as compared with the
average income in June of the three--,
year-test period on which the annual
rental was based. . . -
For the first six months of the cal
endar year the deficit amounted to
more than $296,00,000 compared with
one-half the annual rental. , The
(Continued on Fse Two, Column FWe.)
Supreme Council
Takes Steps Toward
Collective Buying
London, Aug. 1. Steps toward in
ternational collective purchasing cf,
foodstuffs to check profiteering an:l
speculation, which are declared to be
rife in all countries, were taken by
the supreme economic council. The
return to the system in vogue during
the war was proposed by the British,
French and Italian representatives.
The proposal was referred to a com
mittee which will co-ordinate - the
plan and present it to the American
government with an invitation for
it3 co-operation. ' , -" '
The members of the council stated ;
they recognized that profiteering
and speculation had been going on
generally for some time but the ac
tivities toward unwarranted price-.-raising
during the past 30 day are
considered alantning. This was duc
tile members believed, to a sharp
fall in the harvest prospects in thfe
past month. It was, pointed', out .
there was no reason to believe there ;
was not sufficient food. to,l last
throughout 1920 and there was no
reason for the undue advance , of
prices. ' .'- ' .
All the members of the council
agreed it was necessary for the
United States to co-operate in the
collective buying plan, because, at
the present time the United State! is
supplying such great quantities of
food to Europe that the collective
system without' the United States ,
would virtually be pitting the buyer
against the seller. - : ,
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