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1 b Omaha Sunday BEE VOL. XLIX NO. 47. Enter ll Mm.tlM Hitter . IM. II OhIii f. 0. nit Ml Mwek . U7t. OMAHA, SUNDAY MORNING, MAY 9, 1920. By Mall (I nit). Intldi 4th lout. Diltv Md 8un. 19 Uultlda 41 h Zona (I yaar). Dally d Suaday. Hi; Dally Only, Dally Only. t: fuaday. 14. mianay uaiy. n. FIVE CENTS. orTsmr km aha and iwx. l ib Itl.l FKS. TKN I'KNTS. nnnnrrmnn MARINES U.S. ARE ORDERED TO KEY WEST Government Takes Steps to Protect American Citizens Caught Between Opposing Factions of Mexicans. COMMUNICATION WITH CAPITAL SUSPENDED Report Says Villa May Be Given Full Command of Rebel Army Capital of Coahiula Joins Revolt. V V t'hlravo Trlbun-Omh Bee leased Wire Washington, May 8. Awakening to the dangers that may be lurking in Mexico for American citizens, the government today ordered 1,200 American marines sent immediately to Key West to be ready for' emer gency service. Following reports of further re volt in Mexico, the flight of Presi dent Carranza from the capital, and the cutting of communications be tween Mexico City and Washington, the administration determined to prepare protection of American citizens, who might be caught be tween Mexican opposing factions. , Secretary of the Navy Daniels is sued orders late in the day for ma rines on duty at League Island navy yard, Philadelphia, to be held in readiness for Mexican service. Im mediately afterward the transport ' Henderson left Charleston, S. C, for Philadelphia to take the marines aboard and rush them to Key West, where they will await further orders. The marines will be under command of Lieut. Col. P. M. Bannon. No Future Preparations. It is nqt the intention of the department to send any large armed force to Mexico. At the War de partment it was said that there had been no preparation for augment ing the troops on the border or for possible military operations, on an extensive scale in Mexican territory. The sole purpose of the prepara tory orders to the marines at League island is to furnish protection to American lives at Mexican ' ports. The present plans, it was explained, do not contemplate the protection of American property, for this would require sending; troops inland and it is not intended to order to Mexi co a force sufficient for that pur pose. Five of the six destroyers ordered to Key West, to hold themselves in readiness for duty near Mexican ports where Americans may be in danger, arrived at Key West today. The Henderson will join them there after embarking the marines at League Island. Communication between Mexico City and the outside world has been suspended since Thursday evening, and the State department was en gaged all day in the effort to get in touch with the capital by both land wires and wireless. This con dition fits in with the theory that President Carranza has suspended telegraphic communication in order to insure his safety in his reported flight from Mexico City either to Vera Cruz or the American border. Saltillo Joins Revolt. . Saltillo, capital of the state of Cbahuila, has gone over to the reb els, according to advices received at the State department. Other in formation reaching Washington has it that General Murguia, who has been placed in command of the fed eral forces in Mexico City, and its district, has reprimanded General Manuel Diegurez for permitting his force of 8,000 .men in the Guadela jara district to "be cut off. One report heard here today was that Pancho Villa would be given a command in the rebel army. At the Washington headquarters of the reb els it was denied that there had been trouble between Villa and Governor Calles. The statement was made that it was only a question of how Villa will be utilized and the field to which his operations will be limited. It was said at the State depart ment today that reports which have - been published that Henry Morgen thau, recently nominated to be American ambassador to Mexico, In tended requesting, that his name be withdrawn as nominee for the Mex - ico City post because of continued opposition to his confirmation as ambassador by the senate were with out . foundation. It is understood that tho senate delay in confirm ing the appointment of Mr. Mor genthau is not due to any opposi tion to him personally, but an ac count of a feeling that it would be unwise to send a new ambassador to the Mexican government during the continuance of the present rev olutionary situation below the bor der, Chadron Youth Killed by Capsizing of Naval Launch Chadron, Neb.. May 8. (bpecial.) Councilman Perry Larison and wife have returend from Washing ton, where they attended funeral services for their son, Arthur, who was one of eight sailors drowned when a launch containing 30 sailors was capsed. He had been in ser vice but shortly over a year and held the rank of first cl narhir. UU mate. 7,000 People W Planks For Republ'; i Platform; Best-Ten Picked by Judges Ratification' of Peace Treaty With Reservations, Re duction of H. C. of L., Fair Treatment of Labor, Universal Military Training and Preservation of Independence of Goverment Departments Among Things Favored. New, York, May 8. (Special Tel egram.) The average citizen who casts his vote and is not usually heard has written a platform. More than 7,000 planks were sub mitted in the New York Tribune'? republican platform contest. From them the judges have selected a prize ptatform of 10 planks, repre senting the 10 issues that received the greatest number of votes. For the best plank, $500 has been awarded; for the second best, $250; for each of the eight'iiext best, $100, and for the best letter written dur ing the contest, $100. I The prize platform, the prize let ter and the names of the prize win ners will be published in the Sun day Tribune. Following arc some prize planks: Capital and Labor. "We recognize as indisputable the right of labor to organize and to bargain collectively but not to strike when such action violates the law or menaces public welfare. To protect the nation as a whole from injury by controversies which concern di rectly only a small minority, we pledge the enactment of legislation to increase the accountability of both unions and employers and to compel arbitration of those disputes which effect the production and dis tribution of the necessaries of life." W. R. Fisher, 120 Nassau street, Princeton, N. J. Foreign Relations. "We believe that the United States has an international duty, but we do not believe in internationalism. The republican party has favored and still favors the immediate rati fication of the treaty of peace, but with such reservations as will safe guard our traditions and interests. We are not opposed to a league of nations where international law may be codified and disputes arbitrated, but we are unalterably opposed to the league of nations in its present form. The interests of the world and ourselves demand that we con tinue our policy of avoiding entang ling alliances." Raymond C. 'Ellis, 177 Montague street, Brooklyn, N. Y. Americanization . "It is impossible for us to expect the automatic assimilation of a large alien population. Arfler'icans can best be made by educated. Accord ingly the republican party advocates the extension of Americanization work among our aliens by the en actment of laws requiring, as a con dition precedent to admission to citizenship, attendance upon a school, maintained at, public ex pense, at which the alien would receive instruction in the English language and citizenship, for the peri6d between his declaration of intention and his examination for admission to.' citizenship." A. A. Gfoss, 44 leale street, Portland, Oregon. National Defense "The republican party, believing that the rights and privileges of citi zens can carry with them duties and obligations, favors a system o! universal military training modeled upon the Swiss system" Mabel F. Yeomans, Cornell university. "The -ost of living is r.'.pidly threatening the national safety and is one of the hief causes of the grow ing spirit t f unrest, we ,favor a thorough inf estigation of the cause of high prires and pledge our party to its utnust to reduce them, -ve appeal to capital .and labor to work together To harmony for increased production. OThis is without a doubt, the first step that should be taken to lowqr the cost of living." Ruth L. Benjamin, 46 West Third street, New York. The '.Constitution. "This republic is a government of checks and balances and of dis tributed powers, and it cannot truly function without a faithful observ ance of this principle. We condemn the usupation of power exercised by the executive during the Welson regime, and pledge ourselves to store to the different branches of government, their true constitutional powers." Richard. Marlowe, Realty building, Elmira, N. Y. . . Bolshevism. "The republican party realizes that the country should not be stampeded by passion or prejudice into any too precipitate action against radical forces, the right of free speech and assembly should be jealously guarded in prosecuting radical agitators, the constitutional distinction between parties advocat-' (Continued on Page Two, Column One.) SEE NO HOPE FOR REDUCED SUGAR PRICE Present Shortage and Periodi cal "Famines" to Continue Throughout Country for at Least Year, Experts Say. FIND PROFITEERS, BUT NO EVIDENCE OF CORNER JOHNSON MANAGER SCORES CAMPAIGN OF HOOVER IN WEST Meyer Lissner Charges $20,000 Was Paid to Hired Work ers in California. Washington, May 8. Senator Johnson of California today made public a telegram from Meyer Liss ner of Los Angeles, one of his cam paign managers, to Herbert Hoover, charging that Mr. Hoover s cam paign in Los Angeles county in opposition to Senator Johnson in the recent California republican presidential primary was "the worst saturnalia of political extravagance that was ever exposed or conducted in southern California. Chareine excessive expenditures in behalf of Mr. Hoover, Mr. Liss ner alleged that $20,000 was paid to hired workers:" that another $20,- 000 had been expended for postage on Hoover literature and that the Hoover organization hired -automobiles on election day at $25 each. He also charged that the Hoover organization in, Los 'Angeles county contained "most of the discredited leaders of the old Southern Pacific political machine and practically every official of the present repub lican state central committee, south ern division." Declaring that he had been chal lenged by John F. Lucey, president of the Hoover club, to make good on charges that the Hoover campaign was backed by "an immense slush fund," Mr." Lissner said: "I immediately accepted his chal lenge, demonstrating with facts and figures that the day after election at your headquarters was like payday at an immense industrial plant, jammed all day by a horde of hired workers, clamoring for their pay. I showed that within one hour over 600 such had been paid in amounts ranging from $4 to $42.50; that to ward evening there were still 123 nersons in line waiting for pay and they were still being paid off the next morning; that this item in volved in itself an expenditure of at least $20,000, while the Johnson or ganization had hired no paid work ers at all for election day." Ex-Navy Officer Accused Of Padding Payroll $12,000 Phoenix, Ariz., May 8. Accused of having fraudulently issued and cashed government pay checks to talling $12,000, Evans A. Powell, who, according to officials, said he was , discharged from the United States navy recently with rank of lieutenant, junior grade, pay corps, is being held bv federal authorities pending instruction from S Fran cisco, , Find Geneva Man Insane; Acquitted on Murder Charge Geneva, Neb., May 8. (Special.) Raymond J. Hill was sentenced to the insane asylum at Hastings by District Judge Brown here. Hiss iast week was found by a jury to be not gualty of the crime of killing his father, Jacob Hill, -on the ground sof insanity. The murder was committed at the elder Hill's farm, near Geneva, March 9. Albion Man Kills Brother's Mother-in-Law and Then Self Albion, Neb., May 8. John Bu chanan, 34 years old, a farmer, liv ing at the home of his brother, shot and killed Mrs. Grace Chapman, mother-in-law of his brother, and then killed himself. The killing of Mrs. Chapman was without known provocation. Buchanan recently had shown signs of insanity. Propose to Check Rising Costs Through Agreements by Re finersMay Also Resort to Rationing of Manufacturers. By ARTHUR SEARS HENNING. Washington, D. C, May 8. (Spe cial.) The shortage and high price of sugar will continue for another year at least, according to most of the experts appearing before the house committee investigating the situation. Until normal world production of sugar is restored and increased to meet the increased demand there is no hope of reducing the price or averting periodical sugar "famines." May Ration Candy Makers. Neither the Department of Justice nor the house committee has been able to discover a corner in sugar, though it has been established that there has been considerable specula tion and profiteering. It is now pro posed to check rising prices by eliminating resales through agree ments on the -part of the refiners. As a last resort, rationing of the candy and syrup manufacturers may be attempted in order to divert sugar from commercial to domestic uses. The world's requirements for sugar for the year 1919-1920 has been estimated at 24.030,140 tons, whereas the actual yield in the last crop has been figured at approximately 18, 000,000 tons, Germany's output of beet sugar, previously the largest in he" world, dropped during the war from 9,645,125 tons to 3,979,303 and it has been impossible to determine what the Russian yield this year will be. While there has been an in crease in the output of cane sugar of about 1,650,000 tons during the war, (Continued On Vage Seren, Column Three.) Council Bluffs Safe Cracked by Yeggmen Nets But Little Loot Yeggmen broke into the office of the Platner Lumber company, Twenty-seventh street and Broad way, Council Bluffs, Friday night, and robbed the safe of less than $100 in cash, after-knocking off the combination with a sledge hammer. J. C. Platner, president of the company, discovered the robbery when he came to work yesterday morning. The yeggs obtained en trance to the office by prying open a window. Marks of automobile tires outside the window were found by police this morning. This was the third time the of fice has been broken into in the last month, according to Mr. Platner, but the first that the safe or any other of the office fixtures had been demolished. mm , Passing Show of 1920 Desire to Assist "Friend" Causes Flight of "Master Mind" in Huge Bond Plot Chicago Tribune-Omahft Bee Leased Wire. New York, May 8. Nickey Arn stein and "Nick" Cohen might still be directing thefts of millions of dollars' worth of securities from brokerage houses in the financial district here had David W. Sullivan, head of the fly-by-night brokerage firm of D. W. Sullivan & Co. of this city and Washington, obeyed their instructions as to the manner in which he was to dispose of $600,000 worth of stolen securities which they had placed in his possession. They told him to pledge all the stolen securities in banks and other brokerage houses throughout the country as collateraf for loans amounting to half the market value of the securities, but Sullivan' be came careless, money came into him so rapidly and he decided to "help out a friend" by giving him a batch of the securities. The friend sold the securities to a brokerage house in Washington; they were ' immediately recognized from their numbers as securities that had been reported stolen - by the stock exchange detective force, and the arrest of Sullivan and his part ner, Norman S. Bowles, a Washing ton lawyer with no experience in the brokerage business, followed. Men Held on Bonds. Sullivan was arrested in New York, indicted for receiving stolen property, and held in $100,000 bail Bowles was indicted in Washington on a similar charge and is now awaiting trial tinder $25,000 bail. Since the , arrest of Sullivaa and Bowles, Assistant District Attorney John T. Dooling in this city has dis covered., accounts of more than $600,000 worth of stolen securities turned over to Sullivan by "Nicky" and "Nick" pn the books of Sullivan & Co. They were carried under the names of fictitious customers, and within the last two weeks Sullivan, Bowles, Wiland W. Easterday, os tensibly manager of the Sullivan brokerage house, and described by the police as "the man behind the screen" in the affairs of Sullivan & Co. have confessed to their dealing with Arnstein and Cohen. Sullivan's confession has besn fol lowed by a veritable flood of con fessions, the latest to be made pub lic being those of "Joe" Gluck, leader of a gang of dishonest mes sengers in the financial district; "Big Bill" Furey," who sought to outdo "Nicky" and "Nick" in the theft and disposal of securities after the master crooks fled to parts un known by organizing a band of messengers with the intention of stealing $5,000,000 worth of securi ties in one day, and "Jim" Kean and "Dave" Haines, formerly identified with the Montreal' branch of the Burns detective agency. Messengers Robbed Sullivan, Bowles and Easterday revealed how the securities received from Arnstein and Cohen were dis posed of, Gluck and a half a dozen others revealed with what ease they were stolen from the Wall street district. They simply offered to save innocent messengers for brokerage (Continued On Ff Fire, Column two.) CHARGE HEAD OF HARVARD SCHOOL SHOT HIS RIVAL Jealousy Over Attentions of Pretty School Jeacher Alleged to Have Prompted Assault. Harvard, Neb., May 8. (Special.) Jealous of the attentions shown Russell Aker, prominent young farmer living west of this city, by Miss Edna Korgan, pretty 20-year-old public school teacher here, is alleged to have resulted in Herbert S. Harris, superintendent of the Harvard schools, slightly wounding Aker when he fired two shots-from a revolver at him Friday night. Miss Korgan, it is alleged, has re peatedly scorned the efforts of Su perintendent Harris to accompany her to social festivities and favored Aker, This is alleged to have en raged Harris and caused him to lie in wait for the more successful rival at Miss Korgan's home while the couple was attending a party. Went to Ded. Residents in the house where Har ris had rooms say he retired at 10 o'clock on the night of the shooting and his actions from that time can not be traced. Harris is a single man. According to Aker, after the party he took Miss Korgan to her home, where he left his midline while he accompanied her to the house. He says he then passed through Har vard en route to his home west of the city and when about a half mile from town reached in the rear seat to get a robe. He says he noticed a man lying there and on speaking to him recognized him as Harris. Grapples With Assailant. Aker says Harris demanded that he drive to Hastings, the home of Harris' father and sister, and that when he refused, saying that he wis en route home, Harris became vio lently angry and drew a revolver from his pocket to cntorce his de mands. He savs Harris fired one shot that struck him in the neck and on the second attempt the gun failed to fire. The young farmer says 'he then at tempted to grapple with the school teacher, who fired a third time, the bullet lodging in his shoulder. Ha says he succeeded in disarming Har ris, who escaped. Aker returned to town and had his injuries attended. Mr. Aker and Miss Korgan are both prominent members of the younger set society here and are highly respected. Citizens of Har vard are greatly incensed over the shooting. JJr. Harris comes from a prominent Hastings family and was a candidate for county superintend ent in that county in 1914. Harris says he cannot remember of the happenings of the night and it is believed that he walked from Harvard to Hastings. The Weather Forecast. Fair and warmer Saturday. Hourly Temperatures: S a. m RJ I 1 p. m T! a. m 51 i 2 u. in S 7 a. m M S i. m 71 a. m 59 p. m Til a. m 01 I S ft. m ".S 10 a. m M J t p. m 72 I! a. m 1 p. tn Ti 12 noon 73 I NEBRASKANS ARE NOT FORGETTING DEAD IN FRANCE Contributions Continue to Swell The Bee's Fund for Dec oration of Yank Graves. Nebraska citizens are not going to forget the soldiers' graves in France. Letters received yesterday from re latives and friends cf the departed American soldiers lying in France are ever thankful to hear that The Omaha Bee, in co-operation with the Chicago Tribune and other Ameri can newspapers, is behind a move ment to decorate the graves of American dead overseas. "Memorial Editor, Omaha Bee: I am sending you $5 in memory of my dear son, Sgt. Theodore T. Carey, who lies on French soil. His grave number is 201. Mrs. Sadie Carey, Walnut, la." The money received by the news papers will be cabled to Paris, where flowers will be bought by special representatives. With thousands of graves, considerable money will have to be contributed by patriotic Americans. The American graves should always be remembered and the newspapers are taking this op portunity to remind those who wish to contribute. No more than $5 should be given. The total amount of money now received is $149. Yesterday's con tributions are: Manuel Anderson, Omaha 12. OA Mrs. Sadie Carey, Walnut. la 6.00 Mm. H. M. Lyle. Oxford, Neb 1.00 R. R, Ynunner, Sti Edwards, Neb.... 8.00 J. C. Kolilnsnn, Hekron, Neb 5.00 P. M. Wetherald, Hebron, Neb 6.00 Nebraska Professor Makes Gift of Book To Maryland Town Frederick, a little town in Mary land noted for its historic interest since the Revolutionary days, has been presented with a volume of memoirs of Roger Brooke Taney, the noted jurist. The gift was that of Neal D. Reardon, attorney and professor of law at Creighton university. The volume will be given to the Free Li brary association in Frederick. The book written by. Samuel Ty ler contains Taney's autobiography. It elaborates on Taney's early life as a lawyer and chief justice of the LTnited States supreme court. It also tells of Taney's days in Fred erick and later in Baltimore. Mr. Taney was known for his handling of the famous "Dred Scott" case. He was born in March, 1777, in Calvert county. He lived in Fred erick for 23 years. The Frederick library had no copy of Tyler's memoirs and very little on the life of Frederick's most dis tinguished citizen. Professor Rear don's contribution is timely and no doubt will be great pprrciated. Swift Employes' Play Show Again Monday ''.Folks Is Folks," a comedy . lay let, was presented by the Swift "Know-You-Better" club, comprising girls from the plants and office, at Creighton auditorium Friday night. The show was so successful that an extra performance was given Satur day night. Another performance will be given Monday night. A popular feature of the show is a chorus of 20 girls in a dance number, 'Past, Present, Future," de picting dances of the times. WITNESSES DENY CHASE OF SPEEDER ALLIANCE MAN ACQUITTED ON POISONMARGE Father Accused of Giving Poisoned Candy to 7-Year-Old Daughter Found Not Guilty by Jury. Alliance, Neb., May 8. (Special.) Lawrence H. Lackey, charged with first degree murder in connec tion with the death of his 7-year-old daughter, Pauline, who died of strychnine poisoning December 11, was acquitted by a jury at 1:45 o'clock this morning, after five hours and 15 minutes' deliberation. When the verdict was read Lackey stepped quickly forward and shook hands with Judge Paine and thanked him, his face wreathed in smiles. f He then shook hands with the jurors and thanked them and then shook hands with his attorneys. About 50 of his friends who had remained in the court room to await the verdict cheered loudly as . the verdict was read. He said he had made no plans for the future. ' He spent the remainder of the night at the home of a friend. Blames His Brother. Lackey lays blame for his trouble on his brother, Frank. He says Frank is responsible for the trial. He claims he has no idea what caused the little girl's death. He has only kindly feeling for his mother, but says he will not bother his relatives and will stay away from them. His daughter, Wilma, is with him at an Alliance hotel. Wilma says: "I know my daddy was not guilty. I am so glad he is free now and I can stay with him a while." Go to Farm. Lackey and Wilma will go to the farm of Irving Peterson, near Alli ance, for a month, while Lackey helps Peterson plant his crop. Pe terson kept Lackey's two small boys, Charles William, 4 years old, and Lawrence Henry, 5 years old, while Lackey was in Jail. The boys and baby, May, 2 years old, are now with Lackey's former wife, now Mrs. Manton Hickerson. at McCook. Neb. Later Lackey will send all of his children to their mother. Believe in Innocence. His mother-in-law, Mrs. Mattie Kelly, of Hecla, Neb., said today she always knew Lawrence was inno cent. She was a state witness at the trial. His mother says she docs not believe Lawrence guilty. Ninety per cent of the people here believe Lackey is innocent. More Than 100 Reserve ' Space for Trade Trip More than 100 members of the Chamber of Commerce have reserv ed snace for the trade excursion tn southwestern Nebraska, northeastern Colorado and southeastern Wyom ing, scheduled to feave the city two weeks trom today, space has been taken for 125 persons. Enthusiasm over the trip has been great, members of the committee in charge declare. The excursion will ana return tne morning oi May oU. l tie trip will he over the Burlington route, except between Cheyenne and Denver, when the Union Pacific will be followed. Charge of Manslaughter Against Motorcycle Police man George Swan Is Or dered by Coroner's Jury. OFFICER WAS GOING 50 MILES PER HOUR Speeding by Police Motorcycle Officers Is Condemned in Verdict Police Chief to Make Investigation. Motorcycle Policeman George Swan was ordered . held to district court for the manslaughter of Miss Anna Jensen, Omaha school teacher, by a verdict returned by a coroner's jury at an inquest , hell yesterday afternoon at Swanson's undertaking parlors. Miss Jensen was instantly killed at 5:30 Friday afternoon when she was struck' by a motorcycle driven by Swan. She was alighting from the front vestibule of a street car at Thirteenth and Canton streets when the accident occurred. Seven witnesses to the accident refuted in sworn testimony a state ment made by Officer Swan at St. Joseph hospital that he "was chas ing a speeder." Swan is still in the hospital, suffer ing from a fractured skull. Speeding Is Condemned. Coupled with the verdict against Swan, the coroner's jury gave a de cision against reckless driving and unnecessary speeding of motorcycle officers after "petty offenders." The verdict reads: "We, the jury, find that the de ceased came to her death from in juries caused by a collision with a nlotorcycle driven by Officer George Swan; that the collision occurred at 5:30 p. m. on May 7, 1920. near Thir teenth and Canton streets, in Oma ha, Douglas county, Nebraska. , "We find from evidence that Of ficer Swan was driving at n unusual . and unnecessary high rate of speed; that there was no emergency which justified his speed, and that his con duct amounted to unexcusable reck lessness. - Lives In Jeopardy. "We believe that the lives of our citizens should not be . put in jeopardy by speeding motorcycle officers, even though the speed is made necessary to apprehend petty offenders. "We therefore recommend that Officer Swan be held to the district court." rSMirned.) WtUl.im A. Ournett, P01 South Sr.lh Ave. W. H. MeDerniott, 1021 Park Ave. Alfred Frfnrh, 2204 CumlnK St. I.(o .TankowMkl, 2226 Farnam St. Charles C. Keenan. 1216 Farnam St. A. M. Keenan. 1216 Farnam St. Skull is Fractured Henry J. Beal and Taul Stqin wender, deputy county attorneys, conducted the inquest. Dr. S. McClencghan, coroner's physician, testified that Miss Jen sen's death was caused by a com pound fracture of the skull. Notwithstanding the testimony (Continued on Tage Two. Column Two.) President of Farm Federation Holds First Referendum Chicago, May 8. The first na tional referendum of farmers to be taken in this country and possibly in the world has just been complet ed, J. R. Howard, president of the American Farm Bureau Federation, announced Saturday. Mr. Howard said the purpose was practicallv the same as that of the refcrendums taken among the farmers by the United States Chamber of Com merce namely to ascertain the views of farmers on questions of national scale concerning them. A second referendum is soon to be taken anionc farmers fr ITnw. ard said. It will deal with federal Highway legislation. National hcadnnnrtpre tlio American Farm Bureau Federation were opened here tin's week. Since permanent organization of the fed eration here in March it has been located temporarily in Ames, Iowa, the home of the secretary, J. W. Coverdale.' Air. Howard said that the Amer ican Farm Bureau Federation had a niembcrshin of m-pr i nnnnrin many states were organized and that its first year's budget was $200,000. D'Annunzio Forces Capture Italian Ship and Grain Cargo Trieste, May 8. Capt, Gabriele D'Annunzio today captured the Italian steamship Baro Fejervary, bound from Trieste to Catania with a cargo of grain. He sent two anti submarine craft to make the can- ture which occurred in Quarnero bay. The captain of the ship was ordered to proceed to Finnic. Reduce Price of Lead New York. May 8 The American Smelting and Refining company to day reduced the price of lead from 9J4 to 8J i cents a pound. V