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The OmahAv ..Daily Bee VOL. 49 NO. 315. liHni ll tmMt-CltM Mattar IHur it. I KM. it OMka P. 0. Uim Act Sarah J. 117. OMAHA, SATURDAY, JUNE 19, 1920. ,. BiMlill (I hh), fail. 4th 2m, Dill an Sunday. $9: Daily Oatjr. $8; Saatfa. It. Outilda 4th loaa tf war). Dally aaa Suadar. tit; Dally Oaly. 2; taaday Oaly, tS. TWO CENTS Ol TdlP nUARA AND OOfl. ta Bbtrrs. rive cbcts. fs'-Wffo) Ml W) W lUi ' - (J 1 i SAYS HE WILL JOT ACCEPT Former Secretary of Treasury Announces His Decision Not To Permit Use of, His Name , Is Absolutely Irrevocable. WANTS TIME TO MAKE PROVISION FOR FAMILY ,f-Says Campaign Would Impose Unavoidable Expense Which He Is Unable to Meet Feels Sure of Democratic Victory. ' Aasorlaird Presa. New York June 18. William G. Mcdoo, 'who has been considered by party leaders as one of the principal candidates for the demo cratic presidential nomination an nounced tonight he could not per mit his name to go before the San Francisco convention "This decision." he said, "is ir revocable, as the path of duty seems- to me clear and unmistaka ble." His decisioji was made known in a telegram to Jouett Shouse, democratic delegate-at-large from Kansas, 'whe-had telegraphed Mr. 'McAdoo thit" sentiment throughout th? country was rapidly crystalliz ing in his favor, that his friends would like tohave him permit his name to be presented to the con vention, and that they were cer tain he could be nominated and , elected. " " Announcement by McAdoo. Mr. McAdooIs telegram ' follows: Your message 'Ot Jun 1 re quires an explicit and immediate answer. I am profoundly grateful tj.you and ' my other generous friends, who with such spontaneity and unselfishness have without my solicitation advocated my nomina t.'on. ' To cause them disappoiut mtht distresses, ne deeply, but I am uiiable to reconsider the, posi tion 1 have coiiststntly,maintamed, namely that I would not" eek the nomination for the presidency. I c;.nnot. therefore, permit my name tc go before the convention. This decision, is irrevocable,, as the path ot duty seems to, me clear ana un- niistakable.' Family Comes First. "The considerations which com pelled me to resign, as secretary ' of th$ treasury and director gen eral 6 railroads after the armis tice In 1918. in large measure still prevail. I must -have a reasonable opportunity to rehabilitate my pri vate affairs nr.d to makevthat pro- , v'sion for my family which in time of peace is the sacred dutjf" and the. cherished deirc of every right ihinkins man. Having been out of office less than 18 months, I hate rot yet been able to accomplish these objects. Moreover,, a presu ce::tir.l rr.mpaisn imposes upon the IfMrWrt en Paga Twih Colunrn Four.) "C Vith Authorities Fear Furer Trouble; , 'A$i for State Troops .'St.. Paul. June .18. Fearing a further outbreak Saturday night at Duluth where three negroes were lvnchcd Tuesday night, officials t' -re appealed to Governor Burn ni'st to send troops tq -patrol, the Mrccts. Fourteen negates are still in jail and threats have, been made against them, it is said. ' ' Thz governor immediately or dercd F battery and a machine gun detachment to . proceed to Duluth at 'Mice. The troops "comprise lul men and four officers. Sheriff Magie, over the ' long-dis-rtancc telephone, told Adjt. Gen. n- V Dl,;,., lnr.- that he i, i vn - hid received reports that an organ- 'j-cd attempt would be made Sat urday jiieht. to storm the jail in an effort to lyncly the s 14 negroes being licl tn connection with an 'leered assault upon ' a 17-year-oldyf white girl at Duluth last Monday: NOMINATION Former Nevada Governor V. Dies at Home iri California "Berkeley, Cat., June 18. Jewett V. Adams, former governor of Nevada, died at bis home here to- day, aged 85 year. When a lad " he was a protege of Gen. John C. Fremont and went with the gen 'eral on some of his exploring trips in California and Nevada. He was a native of Vermont. RrVfln SaVS "N0 Wet GOVemOr j Of N. J. Will Be Nominated" L Fargo. June 18.-Xo net governor, from New Jersey will ever be the' democratic , candidate for president," declared William Jen-, nings Bryan, speaking in Fargo last night Mr. Bryan also named Gov ernor Cox. of Ohio and Senator Hitchcockof Nebraska as "wets." Editor. Dies in California. Pasadena, Cal.. June 18.George Bernard Dial, editor of The Dial, at his home in Altadena. near, here. He was 41ryears old and had been ill for several months. He is sur vived by z wife in Altadena and a mother in Chicago. - , . . . Wilson's Son-in-Law Who Does Not Desire Home in White House ' 1 1 miWK lit ' I i , ,J I William fr. HWc Adoo. r- WILSON READY TO RUN AGAIN, LEADERS THINK President's Noncommittal At titude, Makes Him Potential , Candidate, Big Men of Party Believe. By GRAFTON WILCOX. Chicago Trlbunc-Omaha B?e Lvsaed R Ira. Chicago, June 18. Is Woodrow Wilson, who said in his statement to the country today: "I have not raised my hand or voice to aid in' the promotion of any ambition for J tne denrocratic presidential nomina tion, and I shall notv do so." hid. ding for re'nonjinpfiQti a Saa Fr.rr- Cisco : , 1 ( If not, Vfliy, with the convention almost at hand, prospective nom inees galore pleading for consid eration, and the delegates on their way, did the president, in referring to jhe question of candidates,, again fail to say "I am not a candidate." And why, on the heels of the pres ident's appeal through the New York World, organ of his adminis tration, for a democratic platform endorsing his attitude on the league of nation r, did William G. McAdoo? the president's son-in-law and fore most of the candidates, issue an open telegram absolutely withdrawing from the presidential nomination contest? , These- questions were agitating democratic leaders today,, after Mr. Wilson's interview outlining the po sition the democratic party should ake on the issues of the campaign, had ben published throughout the country. Some of the party stal warts, although unready to say so publicly, were certain that the; pres ident had good reason for refusing to declare himself out of the nomina tion contest. Their feeling 'that Mr. (Continued on Page Two,. Column Three,)! Given Life Sentence for Robbery of St. Louis Church ' St? Louis.1 June 18. Wenzef h! Krejci, a pictorial artist, who says' he is a graduate of the University of Prague, was sentenced by a jury' in circuit .comt .to life; imprisonment for the theft -of -motion picture-in struments from the King's Highway fresbytenan church here rebruary. Z last. The specif'c. charge was sec ond degree burglary, but the verdictr was returned - under the habitual criminaHact, ;. as Krejci previously! had been convicted ot having robbed the poor box r of- a local CathoIic; church. - A . k ' . Incomes Increase. Washington, Jjtie8. Operative income of the larger" telephone com panies in February was $7,807,678, an increase of $2,021,914, over that .in the corresponding month the year: before. Operating revenues totalled $37.7.T4,773 and oprating ' expenses $22,273.343.,. . .,'..) l.nree-tn-Unc, who lias con- tributed to the fund regu'.-.trly for I several years, was the first to come f. ,. ,r in tnic c,,mmr Wli-iNrwrt T W. L. "Pierpomt, manager ; of Pierpoint Brothers, writes: "I am glad ( the -opportunity, to assist, feeling that you couioNiot sponsor a more worthy cause than the "Milk iand Ice fund." ' - Every cent contributed to Ufis fund goes to buy pure milk and cool ing tee t6r the babies and small chil dren of deserving poor. It's admin istered through the Visiting Nurses, so there is no expense for that. Any sum frpm JO cents to $5. is welcome. Send or bring ycurs to The, Bee office. It will he acknowl edged in this column. ; ' Th 6e , ...I II. 1(1 Thra-In-Oii is.fla W. U Plarpoint...'..' . Total. . .IJM0 vThe Bee V Fund for Free Milkand Ice t GOMPERS IS RE-ELECTED LABOR HEAD Veteran Leader Unanimously Chosen President of American Federation for Thirty-Ninth Time at Montreal Meeting. SEATTLE MAN CASTS v ONLY NEGATIVE VOTE Denies Report of Attempt Jo Incorporate Demand for Mod ification of Prohibition Laws -To Permit Sale of Beer. Montreal, June 18. Samuel Gompors, . veteran president of the American Federation of Eabor, was unanimously re-elected for tSe thirty-ninth time by the convention here today. Gompers' nomination by George W. Perkins of the Cigar Makers' union, was the signal for a pro longed ovation by the delegates, who stood and cheered for several minutes. James Duncan of Seattle cast the only negative vote. In accepting re-election, Mr. Gom pers denied a published report tlit he had attempted to get the execu tive council to incorporate in labor's demands to the dominant political parties, a . request for modification of the prohibition laws to permit the sale of light wines and beer. x Accepts Call to Duty. N While admitting that the matter recently had been discussed by the council, he added that he had not taken any stand on the question and had nt "suffered any "defeat at the hands of the executive council." "I accept the call, to duty," he said, "and will' obey." The support of the organized railroad workers in the federation was pledged ,to President .Gompers by Charles J. MacGowan, who sec onded his nomination. He said the convention s . action in endorsing government ownership of railroads Should" fiot be construed aV a re pudiation of the labor leader's ad ministration." ' Officers Rt-elected. ,'- Other officers re-elected included: James Duncan of Quincy, Mass.; first vice president; Joseph F. Valen tine of Cincinnati, second vice presi dent; Frank Duffy "of Indianapolis, third vicejfresident; William Greea of Coshocton, O., fourth vice presi dent; W. D. Mahon of Detroit, fifth vice president, and TA. Rickert of Chicago, sixth vice president. Jacob Fischer of Indianapolis was re-elected "-seventh vice president in a contest with W. H. Johnston, international president of, the Ma chinists union, who was nominated by the railway workers' organiza. tion. Fischer's vste was 19,928. and Johnston's, 18,195. Matthew Woll of Chicago was unanimously choseu eighth vice president. Di J. .Tobin of Boston and Frank Morrison of Washington, D. C, were re-elected treasurer and secre tary, respectively, without opposi tion. , , Wife of Noted Tenor On Stand in Probe of Caruso Jewel Robbery East Hampton, N. Y.. June 18. The John Doe inquiry into the $500, C00 jewel theft from the summer home of Enrico Caruso, noted tenor. htegan today. ' - The hearing was public arid Mrs. Caruso was the first witness called. She said she last had s?en 'the gems Sunday morning, June rj, pre ceding the theft, when, returning from New ' York, 'shc locked up $59,000 worth of jewelry he had Uten wearing. She fixed $400,000 to $500,000 as the replacement value of tfte missing trinkets, as quoted to her by her jeweler. Mrs Caruso declared Miat her personal maid, and "perhaps two other maids," knew where the keys to her jewel case were, k.-pt, hut she said she did not believe Qeorge Fitzgerald, the Caruso chauffeur, knew. Asked whether the box rould be opened without setting off :he burglar-alarm, she replied: "Well, I know I can', but I don't knew about the others." Railroad Fireman Arrested : Here for Violating Parole William Murl, 3327 Fowler avenue was arrested by police vesterdav nd is'being held as a fugitive from justice. 'Murl, who is a railroad in Hutcliison. fireman; is wanted Kan. He served seven months Vf a sentence for grand larceny and vi olated his. parole b coming to Omaha, police say. He said he though that Jie had ben permitted the right to come to XJmaha to earn money to pay-his mother's funeral expenses. --s'' , Protest Mob Violence. Lis Angeles. Cal., June 18. Res olutions protesting recent mob vio lence, resulting in the lynching of three negroes at Duluth. "Minn., were adopted hare by the California Col ored Baptists in their sixth annual convention. The delegates repre sent a membership of 40,000 SAYS VOLSTEAD LIQUOR ACT OPEN, FOR AMENDMENT Edwards Manager Declares 700 , Democratic- Delegates Will Favor Modification. Chicago, June 18. Walker W. Vick of New York, campaign mana ger for Gov. E. I. Edwards of New Jersey, in Chicago today on his way to San Francisco, declared in a statement that there would "be "not less than 700 delegates in the demo cratic national convention in favor of a modification of the Volstead act, permitting the use of light wines and beers in such states as ,wish to do so, with state control of regula tion under a generaliand liberal fed eral act." "Opposition to the" eighteenth amendment is not today a political issue, Mr. Vicks statement said, "but the Volstead act is open to amendment as has been vointed out by Governor Edwards and by such a distinguished republican authority as Senator Knox of Pennsylvania. "The Volstead act is so extreme that it has placed in the criminal class millions of women who make of the home grown fruit light wines for domestic use and millions of farmers who make and mature cider from their own- orchards. It places under a banvmillions of our of our citizens who, for generations, have regarded light wines and beers as much a part of their daily food as the bread upon their tables "Evil consequences have followed the enactment of this unwise and undemocratic law. Moonshining has grown twenty-fold. It has come crown out of the mountains into the plains and even into the towns an it cities. Disrespect of the law an the bribery of state and federal agents of enforcement are every where in overwhelming evidence. In place of the harmless lig'.'t wines and beers, we have the increasing use ot the harmful liquors in illicit trade. , "The democratic party is goinff to call a hal on this and rescue the country from hands of- a fanatical minority whose numerical weakness is shown every time they show a seperate fight. The platform will be clear, fundamentally democratic, progressive and, I hope, brief. It will embody one sentiment which ought to be taught in every school house in the country. That is, re spect for the president of 'he United States. - ' " ' Man Who Hung Jury Is Given Six Months for v Contempt of Court Chicago Tribune-Omaha Bee, Leased Wire, Chicago, June 18. Samuel Hades man, a wholesale '. grocer, charged several days ago with, being a "fixed juror," today was7 sentenced to serve six months in the countv jail, charged with direct contempt 'of court. This is the outgrowth of the disagreement of the jury in the murder trial of Philip Savagne, ac cused of slaying Giaghino De Rosa, a Dutcher.. riadesman was the ob durate man on the' jury. The oth er 11 voted on the first ballot for conviction, as the evidence was ov erwhelming. In sentencing him todav. Tudee Scanlan said: "This man is a criminal in this court. He deliberately, perjured himself to get on the jury because he was a 'fixed iVn.' This court is not operated as a joke.' It would be a travesty of justice if this man were to go free. . The court also ordered the as sistant state's attorneys to take the case before the grand jury with a view to indicting Hadesman for per-, jury. - ' French War Orphans WiH Parade Before Ambassador Paris, June 18. Thirty thousand of the 400,000 French war orphans supported - wholly or in part bv America will parade in review on July 4 before the American ambas sador, Hugh Cs Wallace, and high trench omcials in the Place de la Concorde. This demonstration has been arranged in gratitude for America's part in the war and also in war relief work. Ambassador Wallace will also visit Picardy cem etery, where American dead are buried, and he will place a wreat'.i on Larayettcs tomb. American troops are not participating in the Paris celebration owing to the great expense involved. Governor Allen Calls Wood Tale Just "Hot Air" Topeka, Kan., June 18 Governor Henry J. Allen will riot ask General Wood to deny a statement that he branded Allen a Judas f .Wlowmgf tne JsAiisas delegation s desertion to Senator Hardin a at the Chicago USgublican convention Seen here today. Allen character ized Wood's allegecU-'statement as "hot air" and declared that he had not seen or heard from the general since Saturday's "landslide," . Four Charged With Attempt Jo rJefraud U.S. Government 'Milwaukee, June 18. Patrick Callahan, one of the oldest conduc tors on the Chicago & Northwest ern . rairroad, and three .Milwaukee business men. Harry Schiewitz. Harry .Urkofsky aijd Benjamin Tannenbaum, were arrested by Dep uty United States marshals on the charge of conspiring to defraud the government through the theft and iale of ticket. . ' But Hot '' ' ' 1 GREAT FARMERS' STRIKE FORECAST BY 'POTATO KING Coloradoan Says Agricultur-I lsts4fVU Not-Continue' to Raise Crops Under Pres , ent Conditions. v Chicago Tribune-Omaha Bee Leaned Wire. Chicago. Tune 1R. A' "strike nf farmers that will astound he world" is predicted by E. H. Griibb. inter nationally known as a "potato king" ot Colorado,' and perhaps the final word on potato culture. He is consulting agriculturist of a Sacramento valley irrigation com pany in Lalitornia, a breeder of blooded stock and recognized the world over as an expert in Agricul ture. His warning comes in a letter to A. C. Thomas, member of the Chi cago Press club, and says in part: farmers will not continue to oro- duce crops at a loss and under pres ent conditions. All kinds- of meat and grain products are being sold at prices that lose money to the farmer.. The worm has turned, -commer cial agriculture is at end, it cannot go on with the' high cost of inefficient labor, short hours and other unfavor able conditions. There are millions of acres of depopulated farms in New lands sold the. fertility off 'without replacing anything. The low price of products prevented the purchase ot necessary iertiuzer. In parts of Colorado the larm Ta bor situation is so serious that farm ers are doing only such work as can be accomplished by themselves and their families. Great tracts are be ing sown to grass. One farm I know of formerly produced 50,000 bushels of potatoes and - 5,000, bushels tf wheat. . , "Now, 2,500 food consumers mdst look elsewhere ' for potatoes and 1.000 others must seek new supplies of bread- "Housekeepers' boycotts will not change these conditions. TJre 35. 000,000 people who derive their sup port from agriculture ' will rise up and, assert their independence in a way to astound the world." Head of Mail Order, House ' Sentenced to Leavenworth Chicago. June 18. Samuel M. Grossman, president of thje defunct Riley-Shubert-Grossman ' Mail Or t!er house, was senteuced to 'two years in Leavenworth prison by Federal Judge Carpenter .today for using the mails toi defraud. He was charged with selling profit-sharing certificates and pre ferred'' and common stock of the company after it had gone into the ptTands of a receiver two years ago. The Weather Forecast. Nebraska I'ntsettled weather .Saturday' and Sunday, probably showers; not muci change in tem perature. ( v Iowa Fair in east, cloudy in west Saturday; Sunday Houdy with showers in wept; not much change in temperature.. .' ' ' - Hourly Temperatures. It a. in. . . .. .. a. m 1 a. m a a. m S a. m: Iff a. m. ..... , ;7 . .tit .? .M 1 p. m 3 p. m ,., A p. m 4 p. m 5 p. m M p. m 7 P m p. m. ,. 4 S nipa 91 Air -Carries It PRESIDENT SIGNS WATER POWER BILL AT LAST MINUTE Measure Teh Years in. Making v Finally Become Law Turns Others Down. Washington, June 18. The wate power development bill. 10 vears in the making, finally has become daw. Announcement that President wit son had signed the measure prior to June 11, was made today at the White House. At the same time it was announced tha he had failed to sign the joint resolution repealing most of the war-time laws and the Underwood resolution providing for negotiations with Canada relative to the embargo on the shipment of wood pulp to the United States. Another bill which failed to re ceive the president's' approval would have authorized the War department to transfer motor equipment to the Department of Agriculture for roau construction and otbjer work. Besides the water power measuiv, the president signed seven bills, passed in the closing days of the re cent session of congress. They in cluded. an act authorizing the enlist ment in the naval and army service of non-English speaking aliens, an act paying a navy yard worker to loss ot a set of false teeth and-five bridge bills." No explanation of the delay in an nouncing the president's approval of the water power measure was made. High School Teacher Hurled Through Glass, Almost Loses Nose Opal Nuss. 21 years old. high school teacher at Sutton, Neb., was seriously injured in an automobile accident about .10 last night on the Lake Manawa load south of Council Bluffs. She was returning from a dance at the lake in company with Dr. William J. Genar, whose' office is in the Security building, Council Bluffs. According to the story told by Dr. GenaV he lost control of the car when the steering gear locked. The car crashed into the wall bf a cement culvert. Miss Nuss was hurled from her seat through the glass qf the sedan car. Several deep gashes were cut in her face. Her nose was al lnost severed from her face. She was picked up by passing motorists and hurried to the Edmundson hos pital, Council Bluffs Late last night physicians announced that her in juries would not be fatal. The doctor was uninjured. , Polish Forces Capture L 800 Russian Prisoners Warsaw, June 18. By carefully laid plans, said the Polish official communique issued today, Polish in fantry and cavalry detachments sur rounded and defeated one of the Rus sian cavalry divisions of Gen. Bu denny's army in the region. of Ra domysl. 50 miles west of Kiev. Eight hundred prisoners, 8 guns and 600 field wagons are reported to havt been captured. Permit Women tp Become Members bf Belgian Chamber Brussels, June 18. The measure permitting women to be elected to parliament has been adopted by th: chamber of deputies. 141 to 10. Bel gian women, with the exception of widows of combatants, are not ye" electors, exceot in communal efec. linn Higher WEDDING GUESTS FLYING TO OMAHA WITH BIG CAKE Eddie ffickenbacker, Famous Ace, Will JoinAir Party aF Chicago to Attend .Miss . O'Brien's Marriage. John M. Larsen and C. F. Red den of New York left New York yesterday in ,n airplane to attend the wedding of Miss Carita O'Brien, daughter of T. J. O'Brien, who will wed John Markel of Lincoln in this city June 23. . ' Miss" O'Brien said yesterday she, was acquainted with Mr. Lar sen, having met him in New York, but that she did not know Mr. Red den. Sheaid Mr. Larsenjhad been in-, vited to attend the wedding and that he had said he miirht be able to. hut rthat she had received no definite word from him. She ventured a con jecture that he might intend to make his visit a surprise. Plans of the New York fliers were to stop in Dayton and Chicago. Ed die Rickenbacker, famous American ace of aces, will board tlte plan in Chicago to complete the trip to Omaha. - . -.On board the airplane is a' wed ding cake three feet in diameter and 18 inches high, according to the New York reports. Tobacco Mep ,Worried by Movement Against Weed Atlantic City, NJ.. June 18. Threats by "reformers" to legislate tobacco out Ci the country were re- uFuiicu ru me- convention or the "1 o- un.u association ot the United States he-y;by E. G. Webb, its sec retary-treasurer. He said it did not constitute being an alarmist to real ize that a serious danger confronts the tobacco trade. "The professional reformers must have i employment. ' and' now they have elected to attack tobacco," he said, calling upon his colleagues to fight the anti-tobacco movement be fore it is too late. This, he said, should be done by counteracting I--oyugauiirt urMguen to prejudice the public against the use of fb, weed. Czarina's Jewels Valued atv $500,000 Given to King London, June 18. A nacket con taining the last of the murdered czarina's jewels valued at mnr fW, $500,000 dispatched personally bv the late Czar Nicholas on the out break of the first Russian revolution in April. 1917, to. King George for safekeeping, arrived at Buckingham palace this afternoon, having been held up in transit for mnr ika,. three years. The packet was part of the con, tents of two mail bags made up for delivery in London and hidden in retrograd until only latek the Rus sian authorities released them The jewels are mostly diamonds and pearls. No Money to Prosecute . . Violators of Dry Law Washington, June . 18. Because of the failure of congress to provide the necessary funds the Department of Justice will not be, able to em ploy special attorneys to handle the prosecution growing out of violations of the prohibition enforcement law after June 30. it was said todav at the department, w v ' , HOOVER WILL LINE UP WITH REPUBLICANS Former Food , ' Administrator Closes Door to. Possible Nomination by Democrats At National Convention. WILL BACK CAMPAIGN OF SENATOR HARDING Declares, Greater Part of G. 0. P. Platform as Adonted At Chicago "Constructive And Progressive." N ' Chlrat-o Tribune-Omaha In TmiwI Wlr. Washington, June .18 Breakfast-ing-wLth Herbert Hoover, lunching with Harry M Daugherty of Ohio, preconvention Harding manager, and dining with Will Hays, chair man of the republican national com njjttee, Senator Warren G.' Harding, republicaifpresidential nominee, to-' day put ip a fuM day of discussion of campaign plans. The Hoover fcreakfast was ' fol lowed by an announcement by Mr.' Hoover that h wnnM fnnnH in- Uhe republican fold, thus closing the ooor to any possible invitation by v the San Francisco convention to him to accept a place Aon the .democratic 1 ticket. v , - ' Vj Mr. Havs arrived in- Wash late today and spent the evening witn senator Harding. Mr. Daugh- erty, who had- lunched with the can didate, also was present at dinner,' to gether with two or three other friends. Committee to Meet Monday. It .was arranged that the commit- tee tiamed at Chicago by. the na tional committee to select the, dates for the notification of the party nom inees will meet- with Senator Hard ing on Monday., his possible that Governor Calvin Coolidge of .Mas sachusetts vice presidential nomi nee. wiU also be present Members. of the special committee are Alvin T. Serf Of, Kentucky, Jake Hamon of klahonja, Charle D., Hilles of New , York. Ralntm VV.IlUm. f n-. ana John W. Weeks of New Vbrk. wiatrman Hays and -Mrv Datighcrty will ajso participate in the confer ence, . -Among messages " of congratula tion received today by Senator Harding xyas one from' Franklin Mc VeaglK' former secretary nf t'hm treasury. Republican leaders were mst.Iv elated ovor U VJ - - &vw I., Git ' nouncement n irMiV ai-iv, !,. menting of the vaxiows elements in- win repuoucan party. "I presented the-views which I be-, ' Iieved were held hv rnu...i.i. ' group of independent and progres sive republicans -upon various ques tions,' said Mi1. Hoover in discuss- lng his -talk with Senator Harding. 'Ane senator stated that it was his' most sincere desire to be the instru- ' mentality for bringing the divergent" elementsof the party together;, tliatj the views of both the sonservative ' and progressive wings of the party , would be fully represented in the ad- ' ministration; that he represented no particular group, but that he consid ered it was his duty as leader of the party to consolidate alllemcnts into a united front." Pleased With Platfenn. Mr. Hoover made public" a better he had sent to some of his friends ' prior to hi, conference with Senate Harding. In this letter Mr. Hoover said that while he was "greatly dis- appointed over some tendencies that ' were apparent it Chicago." yet the greater part of the republican plat form is 'constructive.. and pro gressive," and there is- nothing to prevent a "forward looking inter pretation." i He nnteH tliaf -s- ganizatiou .of laws relating to elec tion expenditures and primanci-was not adequately dealt ith. Mr. Hoover said hv progressives could accomplish mote within the republican party than out-' side. He said he was convinced that Scifator Harding would not ' for one moment submit the ad ministrative side of the government to the doniinatioir nf i errr.n -j Ok' UUH coterie. , - t : - :; Safe Blower Who Got '. ' . ' $2,600 Found Guilty ' Danville. 111., June 18. Edward L. C urtis was -found guilty this morning of blowing the safe of the Palace theater, Mav 1. and xb-' , tainihg $2,600. Curtis is' supposed to be a former resident of Kansas City, where he was known as F.d- 1 ward Cuthburt, and where he had a wife and two. children. ; , Friek Estate Valued at N ' Total of, $77,500,000; Piitshurgh, Jihie 18. Appraisers of .the'eslate of the late Henry C. FncV filed their report -.w ith , the ; register of wills today. The valqa- i ttons of the personal estate is placed V at $77,500,000. which Hicludes-stock ' holdings valued a $49,150,211.90. Former German Emperor ' Reproted Critically ill Berlin, June J8. The Nunen Badsche Landweiger learns from a trust worth y-source that the for ner German emperor is critical-' ,4 X
