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VACATION PLAN OF ROYAL
DOG RUDELY INTERRUPTED.
.London, Aug. 22. King George's
favorite dog will not have a vaca
tion this year. The canine accom
panied the king to Balmoral castle,
but the authorities gravely informed
Lord Stamfordham, the king's sec
retary, that the king could not have
a dog license unless the dog were
quarantined for six months. So the
kins sent the dog home to Bucking
ham palace.
FATHER AND DAUGHTER
POLITICAL OPPONENTS.
Berlin, Aug. 22. Father and
daughter are political opponents in
the Prussian Diet. The only woman
elected to a seat in that body is the
daughter of Deputy Fischer. He is
a majority socialist, she an indc,- ,
pendent socialist.
CANADIAN AVIATOR LANDS
SAFELY ON NEW YORK ROOF.
New York, Aug. 22. An airplane
landed on the roof of a building
Friday, then made a flight from the
roof. Kdwin E. Ballough, formerly
of j'.ie Canadian aviation service and
now in the employ of a local dry
goods firm as an aviator, carrying
one passenger, circled the army
quartermaster stores building from
a height of 7(H) feet and landed on
the roof, which is 987 feet long and
SO feet wide. The machine then
was yeled to one end of the roof,
taxing i short distance and too.k the
a;r. 'lie feat was accomplished in
Paris a year ago.
WILSON MAYGREET
PERSHING AT NEW YORK.
Washington, Aug. 22. President
Wilson may go to New York to
greet General Pershing on his ar
rival home next month, it was indi
cated today at the White House.
The president had been expected
to review the Pacific fleet at San
Francisco at about the time General
Pershing will return from France,
but White House officials would not
say whether his plans for welcom
ing the fleet had been abandoned.
They insisted, however, that he had
not given up the idea of a speaking
tour over the country in the inter
Paris, Aug. 22. General John J.
Pershing, who has been visiting the
Italian battle front, returned here to
day. "YALE TRAIL" DEDICATED
BY FIVE COLLEGE OARSMEN.
Tacoma, Wash., Aug. 22 The
hitherto unconqucred north side of
Pinnacle rock, on Mount Rainier,
was scaled for the first time Thurs
day and named "Yale trail" by five
college oarsmen and four expert
guides. Those making the initial
trip over the sheer rock face were
F. H. Brownell and C. C. Peters of
Seattle, Harvey dishing of Cleve
land, O.; Sam Lambert of New
York city, all members of the 191
Yale crew, and H. M. Balcom of
Seattle, member of the 1919 crew of
the University of Washington. A
Swiss guide piloted the party and by
the use of ropes the climb was made j
up precipices where a misstep would
have meant a fall of hundreds of
feet. Brownell was captain of the
Yale crew last year.
NEGRO GIRLS ESCAPE
FROM INDUSTRIAL HOME.
Tipton, Mo., Aug. 22. Ninety
four negro girls escaped from the
.state industrial1 home here Friday,
but it was said all had been re
turned but two. The girls used
knives, clubs and bricks when em
ployes attempted to block the de
livery. Mrs. S. P. Sanderson, su
perintendent, received several scalp
wounds.
COHAN MAY DEVOTE LIFE
TO FIGHT ACTORS' UNION.
New York, Aug. 22. George M.
Cohan, theatrical Broadways idol
" and a leading 'member of the Pro
ducing Managers' Protective associa
tion, intimated Friday to friends an
intention of retiring from play pro
duction forever, to devote his life
and $100,000 of his fortune to the up
building of a new "independent
actors' organization, in an effort to
break the actors' strike and keep the
stage free from, the control of or-'
ganized labor. .
A fund of $21,000 was raised at a
meeting to provide for "actors who
are temporarily impoverished be
cause of the strike." Ethel Barry
more started it with an of fer of $500.
All cases of injunctions, filed by
managers, asking that striking actors
be restrained from "interfering ' with
production of Broadway shows will
be heard Saturday.
JUDGE BEATS MAN
WHO INCITED NEGROES.
Austin, Tex., Aug. 22. R Shil
lady, a white man, secretary of the
national association for the advance
ment of colored people, was severely
beaten and placed on board an out
bound train for St. Louis today.
Shilladyhad been "inciting negroes
against the whites," and had pre
viously been warned to leave Aus
tin, according to County Judge Dave
J. Pickle of Travis county. -
The attack on Shillady, Judge
Pickle said, was made by himself,
Constable Charles Hamby and Ben
Pierce, none of whom he declared
would shirk responsibility in the
matter. Judge Pickle emphasized
the fact, however, that he and his
companions were acting unofficially.
No charges have been preferred
against any of Shillady's assailants.
Shillady was 'returning from a
meeting with negroes, Judge Pickle
declared in describing the attack. "I
told him (Shillady) the judge said
later, "that his actions were inciting
the negroes against the whites and
would cause trouble and warned him
to leave town. I told him our ne
groes would cause no trouble if left
alone. I whipped him and ordered
him to leave because I thought it
was for the best interest of Austin
and the state."
EIGHT POSSES FAIL
TO CATCH BANK ROBBERS.
Wichita, Kan., Aug. 22. Despite
efforts of eight posses of citizens
and police officers to apprehend
them, three bank robbers who ob
tained $48,000 in a daylight holdup of
the First National bank of Newton,
Kan., Thursday, are still at large.
Recheck of the bank's securities
shows that the trio secured $18,000
in currency and $30,000 in Libertv
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BIG PROFITS
DISCLOSED
AT PROBE
Watermelons, for Instance,
Were Sold by Wholesaler for
More Than Twice What He
Originally Paid for Them.
POOL MEMBERS HOLD
20 PER CENT FAIR GAIN
Ebert Takes Oath as
Imperial President
of German Republic
State to Examine Books of
Combine Members-Peddlers
Bought Fruit at Fixed
Prices, Testimony Shows.
Quinton Moore, secretary of the
Gilinsky Fruit company, testifying
yesterday before state officials who
are holding a food probe in the court
house, declared that his firm with
drew from the "pool" of commission
merchants more than a year ago be
cause of a disagreement over cutting
prices.
"Why did you withdraw from the
pool?" the attorney general asked
the witness.
"We are too big; we were too free
sellers and we cut prices," he re
plied. Asks About Price Cutting.
"I believed you testified that your
firm was cutting prices cutting
prices below what?" was asked.
"We cut below what was consid
ered fair prices."
"Then there must have been some
understanding as to what fair prices
should have been, wasn't there?"
"Oh, no,"
"When Mr. Gilinsky was a mem
ber of the pool was there any agree
ment as to selling prices?"
"There was notl"
Mr. Moore added that other mem
bers of the pool accused the Gilin
sky firm of having a man out in
the field, ancL-buying goods which
netted the Gilinsky company a
profit when sold to the pool. He
stated that his firm did not split
cars with any other concern after
quitting the pool.
Broke With Pool.
"You said you had been free sell
ers and that is why you broke
with the pool. What do you mean
by that term?" asked the attorney
general.
"When the stuff would not move,
we would move it."
"Does Mr. Gilinsky go south
every winter to buy strawberries?"
"No, he sends a representative."
"Then you don't know anything
personally about him going south
every winter as a member of a pool
of men from various cities to prac
tically take charge of the straw
berry crop, do you?
"I do not."
Denies Knowledge of Pool.
Further questioning of Mr. Moore
brought a denial that he knew any
thing about an alleged onion pool,
or that his firm had found it neces
sary to buy onions in Chicago this
season because of an alleged "cor
ner." "Trace a shipment from producer
to the consumer and explain how
many persons obtain a profit," was
requested of the witness.
"The producers usually have an
association which is represented by
a broker who sells to us and we
sell to the retailers. The broker
age charge is from $12 to $15 per
car."
Mr. Moore thought that 6 per
cent on the capital invested would
be a fair net profit in the whole
sale fruit and vegetable business.
In getting at the middlemen's
(Continued on Pace Two, Column Three.)
Rail Problem Solely
Question of Credit,
Asserts R. S. Lovett
Washington, Aug. 22. Private
operation of railroads cannot be re
stored at existing rates, Robert S.
Lovett, president of the Union Pa
cific railroad, told the house inter
state commerce committee during
a discussion in which he contended
the railroad problem "is solely a
question of railroad credit."
Howard Elliott, president of the
Northern Pacific, another witness,
urged early adoption, of a national
transportation policy, declaring de
lay only tended to make "all classes
uncertain and unsettled."
- Both Judge Lovett and Mr. Elliott
urged he adoption of the re-organization
plan of the Association of
Railway Executives, including pro
vision for a federal transportation
board, representing the public, to aid
the interstate commerc-eommission.
Referring to the Plumb or organ
ized labor plan for tripartite control
of the railroads, Judge Lovett said:
"It is a rather bold move of the
American bolshevists to take fiftt
for Russianization the one industry
that affects all the people."
Railroad employes, he added, do
not understand the Plumb proposal,
but when they do "they will repudi
ate Ind refuse to support it
Friedrich Ebert.
Weimar, Thursday, Aug. 21.
(By The Associated Press.) Fried
rich Ebert took the oath as imper
ial president at the National
theater today. A large crowd had
gathered in the square .before the
theater, where a guard of honor
was drawn up with a band playing.
Herr Ebert arrived in an automo
bile at S o'clock in the afternoon
and was received at the main en
trance of the theater by the vice
presidents and secretaries, who con
ducted him to where Konstantin
Fehrenbach, president of the Na
tional assembly, was awaiting him.
The organ played as Hcrr Fehren
bach led the president to the cen
ter of the hall, where the president's
tribune is situated.
The members of the imperial
council and assembly arose to wel
come Herr Ebert, but the places
reserved for the German national
and independent socialists were
empty.
POLICE CAPTURE
STOCK OF BOOZE
IN TOURING CAR
Passenger Believed to Be Roy
Kelly Escapes,. After Ex
change of Shots.
Roy Kelly, the elusive, abandoned
a high-powered touring car and
three suit cases containing booze,
according to the police, when the
morals squad surprised him at
Twentieth and Dorcas streets .at
midnight last night and in escaping
emptied his revolver at Police Ser
geant Olaf V. Thestrup.
The fugitive is thought to have
been wounded. Sergeant Thestrup
escaped injury.
This is the police story of the af
fair: The morals squad was driving
south on Twentieth street near Dor
cas when they noticed a touring car
pull up to the curb at the east side
of Tewtieth street facing north.
When a lithe young man stepped
from the machine with a suitcase in
each hand, the officers abandoned
their car and raced for the touring
car.
The driver of the touring car, Ed
ward Watson, Harvard hotel, had
kept his engine running and at
tempted to speed away. Officers
George Armstrong and John Herd
zina leaped on the running board and
covered the driver with a shotgun
and a revolver. He stopped.
His companion had fled at the ap
proach of the officers and as Ser
geant Thestrup pursued him north
on Twentieth street, fired seven
shots at Thestrup. Thestrup emptied
his gun at. the fugitive and believes
he hit him. The fugitive dodged
into an alley and was lost in dark
ness. Two suitcases were found on the
street near the scene and a third in
the car. Ten quarts Of whisky were
found in the suitcases.
Watson was arrested and charged
with illegal possession and transpor
tation of liquor. .
Wratson says he is a taxi driver. A
sack full of .45. caliber shells was
found in the car.
Boy Riding Bicycle
Struck by Automobile
Charles Jordon, 14 years old.
2915 Jackson street, who was riding
on a bicycle, was struck by an auto
mobile driven by Sylvia Whistler,
1312 Mason street, at Nineteenth
and Nicholas streets, at 9:45 last
night and severely injured. The
boy was taken to the Methodist
hospital .and an examination dis
closed fractures of an arm and a
leg and body bruises. Miss Whist
ler, who was driving slowly, stopped
her car after the accident and went
to the aid .pf the boy.
Baker Names Forces
to Remain on Rhine
Washington. Aug. 22. American
forces which will remain in Ger
many after September 30, are the
Eighth infantry. Seventh machine
gun battalion. Second battalion of
the Sixth field artillery, 35th field
signal battalion, First supply train,
First mobile ordnance repair shop,
Company A of the First engineers.
Field Hospital No. 13, and Am
bulance Company No. 26. This was
announced today bv v waP je.
partment.
LEVER ACT
EXTENDED
BY HOUSE
No Opposition to Amendment
to Include Clothing, Food
Containers and Farm Im
plements in Control Law.
RENT PROFITEERS ARE
PERMITTED TO ESCAPE
Two Years' Imprisonment or
Fine of $5,000 Penalty
Fixed Politics Plays Role
in Five-Hour Debate. .
Washington, Aug. 22. Without
amendment and with practically no
opposition, the house late today
voted to amend the Lever food
control act to extend its provisions
to include clothing, containers of
food, feed or fertilizers, fuel oil and
implements used in production of
necessities, and to penalize prof,
iteering by a $5,000 fine or two
years imprisonment.
Proposals to make the act apply
to profiteering in house and room
rents, adopted by the house in com
mittee of the whole, were stricken
out in the final vote.
Efforts were made by both repub
licans and democrats to have the
amendment's provisions cover neces
sities other than those included in
the amendment as reported by the
agricultural committees. Inclusion
of kerosene and gasoline was pro
posed by Representative Strong, re
publican, Kansas, who said the
prices of these products had in
creased 300 per cent in the last two
years, but his amendment was re
jected by a close vote, while that of
Representative Newton, republican,
Minn., to include raw cotton, was
eliminated on a point of order by
Representative Blanton, democrat,
Texas. '
Farmers Also Escape.
Attempts to bring farmers and
farm organizations within the juris
diction of the amendment also were
blocked.
Recommendations of Attorney
General Palmer, to include retailers
doing a business of less than $100,
000 under the profiteering section so
that the Department of Justice might
go after the "little ones," were in
cluded in the measure as passed.
Five hours of general debate pre
ceded passage of the measure the
first legislative step in carrying out
the recommendations of President
Wilson in his recent address to con
gress on the high cost of living.
The Hutchinson cold storage bill,
modeled on the New Jersey act rec
ommended to congress as worthy of
patterning after, will be reported to
the house next week.
Attack League of Nations.
Debate today consisted largely in
attacks and defense of the adminis
tration, republicans asserting that
the democrats "with masterly inac
tivity" had avoided any discussion
or remedies for the high cost. of liv
ing and democratic members charg
ing that "republicans had been busy
playing politics and were mindful
of coming elections."
Representative Rodenberg, re
publican, Illinois, opening discus
sion on the measure, criticised
President Wilson's "feeble efforts
to establish some sort of connec
tion between the present high cost
of living and the league of na-
tions," and said that "the president's
mind for the last nine months had
been completely absorbed by the
idea of the league of nations." He
declared that amendments to the
food control act would not be
(Continued on Page Two, Column Two.)
Omaha People Urge
Annexation of Thrace
by the Greek Nation
Washington, Aug. 22 (Special
-Telegram.) Congressman Jefferis'
office Friday received telegrams
from Victor Rosewater, editor of
The Omaha Bee; Robert Smith and
B. F. Thomas, urging the congress
man to co-operate with the delega
tion of Greek-Americans in secur
ing the annexation of Thrace to the
fatherland. Mr. Rosewater said he
desired to reinforce the request of
American citizens formerly sub
jects of Greece, along the lines sug
gested. Mr. Shanahan, secretary to Mr.
Jefferis, was advised today that the
congressman left Omaha Thursday
for Washington by automobile, ac
companied by his family, and would
probably not arrive in the capital
until next week.
Prince of Wales Honor
Guest of City of Quebec
Quebec, Aug. 22. The prince of
Wales was formally welcomed to
the province and city today with
addresses at the legislative build
ings." Sir Lomer Gouin, premier,
spoke for the province, and Mavor
Lavigeueur for the city
SENATE PLANS
TO GO TO WORK ON
PEACE TREATY
Public Hearings Will Close
Monday antl Report Be
Submitted Probably
Next Week.
Washington, Aug. 22. In a deter
mined effort to report the peace
treaty before the end of next week,
the senate foreign relations comm't
tee suddenly interrupted its oublic
Shearings today and arranged to go
to work tomorrow on proposed
amendments and reservations. '
Although one witness ,will be
heard Monday, members thought
that might be the last hearing before
the treaty was reported. It was in
dicated that the waiting list of oth
ers who are to appear later would
not be permitted to stand in the way
of an early report.
Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska,
the democratic leader, declared his
belief that the report would be laid
before the senate during the coming
week ad asserted that he had been
assured the republicans would co
operate to that end. Some republi
can members agreed with his pre
diction, but Chairman Lodge de
clined to say when he thought the
committee wouldtct.
Shantung First Problem.
Late today plans to expedite the
consideration of amendments were
discussed at a conference of republi
can members of the committee and
they will go over the subject again
tomorrow morning before the com
mittee session begins. It is likely
that among the first amendments
voted on will be one proposing to
(Continued on Pare Two, Column Four.)
Carload of Suar Seized
by U. S.- Agents in Chicago
Chicago, Aug. 22. A carload of
sugar was seized Friday by govern
ment agents in the campaign against
profiteering. i
The seizure followed the arrest
of the fourth sugar jobber. All have j
been charged with profiteering un-:
der the Lever food control act.
The sugar was seized in a freight
yard, after the district attorney re
ceived information it was to be
moved during the night.
M'LAUGHLIN SAYS
DEMOCRATS TRY TO
BELITTLE G. 0. P.
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Mob of Strikers in Parade
Hammond, Ind.," Aug. 22. State ;
troops dispersed a mob Friday night
which attempted to parade past the
plant of the Standard Steel Car
company, whose employes are on
strike. Officers estimated that there
were 1,000 men in the crowd which
formed in the parade following a
mass meeting. The mob scattered
when approached by the troops
They Seek' to Make Public
Believe Majority Can Rem
edy H. C.of L.
By EDGAR C. SNYDER,
Staff Correspondent Omaha Bee.
Washington, Aug. 22. Congress
man McLaughlin of the Fourth Ne
braska district, while the house Fri
day held under consideration an
amendment to the food control bill
giving the executive department of
the governmen unrestricted oppor
tunity to move against the food
profiteers by the shortest possible
route, took occasion to rap the mi
nority for seeking to make the pub
lic believe that the republican ma
jority had power to reduce the high
cost of living.
He said it was generally believed
on both sides of the chamber that
there was an abundance of regul
latory law on the statute books to
punish, food profiteering, but such
was not the case, "although," he
said, "no king,, prince or potentate
in the history of governments
among men has ever had such com
plete and unrestricted authority
placed in his hands as has our pres
ent chief executive."
Representative McLaughlin said
that the Department of ' Justice,
having' asked for the amendment in
the belief that its hands would
thereby be united to proceed against
a lot of alleged offenders, he wanted
the amendment adopted, as the few
months that the original act will re
main a law will give opportunity to
the department to test out its theo
ries; that while we all know that
the real causes of the high cost of
living are far-reaching and deep
sealed and cannot bt very greatly
or permanently effected by this stir
ring of the surface, he hoped the
amendment would afford some relief
to a long-suffering public.
1
No Word'Received From
Missing Yankee Aviators
San Diego, Cal., Aug. 22. Lieut.
R. R. Fox of Rockwell field misun
durstood a conversation in the office
of Colonel Hanlon, field command
ant, today, and notified Miss Georgia
Waterhouse, that her brother, Lieut.
F. B. Waterhouse, and Lieut. C. H.
Connelly, jnissing aviators, had been
found by a Mexican cavalry patrol.
Colonel Hanlon later declared no
word had been received at Rockwell
field concerning either pilot.
Ambassador Page Resigns.
Washington, Aug. 22. Thomas
Nelson Page, of Virginia, has for
mally resigned as ambassador to
Italy, it was said today at the State
department. So far as could be
learned today his successor has not
been selected. j
KILLS SON AND
SELF; WOUNDS
FORMER WIFE
Child Slain in Cold Blood
by Fred Billings After
Seeing Father Shoot
His Mother.
Fred Billings, 35 years old, 2924
North Twenty-eighth street, last
night shot his S-year-old son, Gage,
to death, wounded his divorced wife
and then killed himself.
The murder and suicide occurred
at the home of Billings' mother-in-law,
Mrs. Clara Kahler, 1817 Leaven
worth street shortly before 9 o'clock.
The woman, Edith Billings, 30
years old, is in the Swedish Mission
hospital with a bullet wound in her
left shoulder. She is expected to re
cover. Billings' wife divorced him three
months ago. Since tjie divorce was
granted the pair have quarreled re
peatedly over the boy. The judge in
awarding the decree specified that
Billings was to have custody of the
child every second week.
Last night he took the child to the
door of Mrs. Kahler's flat on Leav
enworth street.
"Edith there?" he called from the
doorway to Mrs. Kahler.
Mrs. Billings came from an ad
joining room.
Sees Mother Shot.
Billings, still holding the child
by the hand, whipped a revolver
from his pocket and fired at the
woman. She staggered.
"Don't papa! Don't!" screamed
the boy.
Dragging the child farther into
the room iit an effort to get nearer
his former wife, Billings raised the
pistol again.
Mrs. Kahler grappled with him,
overturned a kitchen table on him
and then ran screaming for help.
Regaining his feet Billings pressed
the-gun to the child's temple, fired
and then shot himself twice, in the
neck and near the temple.
Mrs. Cora Overturf, a neighbor,
visiting in the Kahler apartment,
ran from the room screaming.
Policeman William Cummings.
who was in the building, was the
first one to reach the scene.
Billings and the boy were dead.
Mrs. Billings lay unconscious on
the floor.
Policeman Cummings called the
police station. The bodies were taken
(Continued on Ph Two, Column Two.)
Strikers Wreck Car.
Chicago, Aug. 22. A score of
strikers at the Crane company's
plant wrecked a street car with
missiles Friday and beat uncon
scious two workmen who had re
fused to join the strike. A dozen
passengers, including several
wmen, were injured
INTENSIVE
I0VMENT
EXPECTED
Leaders Deny Reports That
Eight More Mexicans Have
Been Killed Below Border
by American Troops.
ADDITIONAL PLANES
NEEDED, SAYS DICKMAN
Jesus Renteria or His Family
Will Be Paid Balance of
Ransom Mdney to Keep
Pledge of Government.
Marfa, Tex., Aug. 22. Additional
cavalry troops were ordered to
leave for the river tonight. It is
possible they will join -the punitive
expedition to relieve part of the
troops now operating in Mexico.
The number and destination of the
troops ordered south tonight was
withheld at military headquarters.
Probably due to the late start,
after awaiting the arrival of Capt. -Leonard
M. Matlack, in an airplane,
the expedition reported little real
progress today. It was reported
by airplane that no bandits had
been located, but the troops are ex
pected to move to a new base south
of the one used since they left the
border Tuesday morning, and are
expected to resume intensive opera
tions tomorrow.
Deny Wild Rumors.
Wild rumors that Jesus Renteria's '..
headquarters had been located, that
bombing planes had gone there to
bomb the bandit rendezvous, and
that eight more bandits had been. -
killed by American troops, were '.in "
circulation here, but all wet-
branded as ridiculous at headquar
ters. Col. Ralph R. Royce, com
mander of the aviation field, said' .
the report that aviators were to
bomb the bandits originated from
the fact that he dropped a single ,
bomb from a plane today to test out ,
a new type of bombs, but that none ' .-:
have been carried by the airplanes
flown across the border.
That an effort will be made latej
to pay the remaining $6,500 ransom
to Jesus Renteria or his family, was
indicated late today by Gen. Joseph
T. Dickman, southern department
commander.
Fear Future Treachery. ..
General Dickman took the posi
tion, at the time Captain Matlack
rescued Lieut. Paul H. Davis with
out payment of the total ransom,
that the United States government
is too great to go back on its word,
even to bandits. He stated today
that he feared Captain Matlack's
action would result in treachery
on the part of Mexicans at a later
date, in case other Americans are
captured.
L "Nothing will be done about the
matter until later," General Dick
man said, "but when the right time
comes the government will under
take to carry out its agreement for
the ransom of the aviators."
General Dickman arranged to
leave tonight for department head-
quarters at San Antonio. During the
afternoon he visited the outposts
in the Big Bend district to familiar
ized himself with conditions. He
was accompanied by Col. George T.
Langhorne, district commander. ;
Need More Planes.
General Dickman reiterated - hi?
previous statement that no more
troops will be sent from here into
Mexico at this time, but he added
that efforts were being made to
obtain more planes to maintain
liaison with troops in Mexico. The
general said that so far he had
heard nothing about additional
planes, but that he hoped to have
them soon. He explained that more
machines were necessary as the dis
tance from the border to the ex
pedition increased.
One airplane broke its rudder
control yesterday and narrowly
escaped serious accident in Mexico,
but landed safely.
The scene of operations in Mex
ico at present and for the imme-
(Continurd on Face Two, Column One.)
Manifesto Asking
Carranza to Quit Is
Being Circulated
San Antonio. Tex., Aug. 22. A -'
copy of a manifesto calling viipon "
President Carranza to resign, issued
in Mexico City by Alfredo Robles
Dominguez, prominent engineer and '"
former adviser of President Madero, :
has been received here.
Dominguez. who heads his mani-
festo "Before the Danger," and who
asserts that he is not a rebel nor an
advocate of sedition, -urges a pro-
visional government to succeed Car
ranza. He charges Carranza is re- .
sponsible for all the interior and ex- :
terior difficulties of Mexico.
The manifesto is being circulated,
it is said, along the border in Mex- "
ico and in the Mexican quarters oi
this city.
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