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The Omaha Daily Bee VOL. 50 NO. 24. ttnt Smn4-CltM Kiltw 21, I9M. Ox.fct P. 0. Uiir Act ! Mtk 1 117. OMAHA, FRIDAY, JULY 16, 1920. By Hill (I yr), Inildt 4th lout. Dally t4 lund. : Oillj Only, U: Iukim, M OuIld 4th Zoni (I yr. Dally Sanity, IC: Dally Only. 112; Sunday Only. IS TWO CENTS OlITMIliC OMAHA AVI) UH V CIL BLliFFS. FIVB CE.MS ; BIG CROWD SEES WHEAT PIT MOPEN Galleries Packed to Capacity With Visitors to Witness . Resumption of Trading on Prewar Basis at Chicago. HEAVY MARGINS CHECK VOLUME OF BUSINESS initial Scramble Is of Short Duration Majority of the Dealers Soon Drift to Corn, Oats and Provision Markets. Chicago, July 15. Reopening of future delivery wheat business to day attracted a crowd to the Chica go board of trade, but as a spectacle, it was over in a couple of minutes. The big trading hall on exchange was exceptionally crowded to wit ness the fresh start of the business after a stoppage of nearly three years on account of war conditions. Everybody of consequence in the grain trade of Chicago appeared to be present, most of them on tip toe to see the initial scramble of brok ers comprtiting to buy and sell wheat in the method that for years had largely governed the value of alt breadstuffs, foreign as well as domestic. The scramble came in a twinkling and the familiar old-time uproar of the wheat pit joined with -vigor the din from the other pits, i . Turmoil Soon Over. Turmoil in the wheat crowd prov ed brief, however, for most of the brokers soon trooped into the corn, oats and provisions pits. Heavy margins necessary to cover possible violent fluctuations had apparently checked any volume of trading. Price changes during the day were within ordinary limits, with Decem ber wheat the principal option op ening at $2.72 to $2.75, somewhat lower than had been generally ex pected and closing weak at $2,701-2, influenced more or less by weather conditions likely to avert crop dam age from black rust. Hedging Resumed. Professor J. E. Boyle of Cornell university, formerly with the bureau of markets, United Stales Depart ment of Agriculture, who is making1 a study of the marketing of grains, watched the trading throughout the day. "What impressed me was the nar row range of prices," Professor Boyle said, "and the fact that coun try elevators resumed hedging their wheat almost as if there had never been an interruption. Some country elevators, when there was no trad ing of wheat for future delivery, de clined to buy from the farmers as j they did not know what price the wheat would bring by the time it reached the central markets. "Now that sales may be made in the open market at any time, I look for a constantly increasing volume of business." Son of Farmer Near Ashland Is Drowned Wading in the Platte Ashland, Neb., July 15. (Special 'I elegrain.) Elmer Levi Williams, 13-year-old son of M. L. Williams, .seven mites northwest of Ashland, v,9s drowned in the Platte river this morning at 10 o'clock at a point about three miles south of Wann near the home of W. H. Best. The boy had started to wade across to the government island ac companied by his cousin, George Williams, but stepped in over his ilopth and being unable to swim, Jot his life. The body has not been recovered although searching parties are patroling the river in an effort o locate it. Japanese Purchase Big Tracts of Irrigated Land F.J Paso, Tex., July 15. Sale of 938 acres of land situated near San Elizerio, El Paso county, to T. Dyo and F. Shiraishi, Japanese, from California, has been completed ac cording to warranty deeds pn file. Local realty men say this acre age is the first property irrigated from the Elephant Butte dam to be acquired by Japanese. Dyo and Shiraishi are said to represent, be sides themselves a number of other Japanese farmers of California. The land was purchased for $107,000 from Julian L. Bassett and will be planted in cotton. Sinn Feiners and Unionists Clash Over Arrest of Man Belfast, July 15. Two thousand Sinn Feiners and unionists clashed in Lurgan over the capture of a mart who is alleged to have partici pated in a recent raid on a mansion r.ear Lurgan. Many persons were wounded in the fighting. A party of troops from Belfast arrived in the town and removed the man from Lurgan. v The trouble had its origin in a demand by the Sinn Feiners for the release of the man, which the union ists opposed. 50 Armed Men Raid Dublin Postoffice; Steal Letters Dublin,July IS. Fifty men raid ed the general postoffice here this morning and carried off all letters directed to Dublin castle, the vice regal lodge, the chief secretary and tinder-secretary of the Irish admin Boy Strikes Father Of Sweetheart When He Slaps Girl s' Face Beatrice. Xeb., July 15. (Spe cial.) As the result of a family row at the home of A. V. Loy in this city, Lawrence Ellis, former captain of the Beatrice High school foot ball team, was lodged i.i the city jail last night on the charge of assaulting Loy, who, he alleges, drew a gun on him. Ellis was soon released on $.500 bond, and he says he will file a complaint against 1-oy1 for threat ening to shoot him. Ellis has been keeping company with Miss Mary Loy for some time. When he called at the Loy home last evening to accompany her to the carnival grounds the father ob jected, and, according to Ellis, slapped his daughter. Ellis says he interceded in the firl's behalf, and struck at Loy, knocking him down. Ellis states that when Loy regained his feet he grabbed his shotgun and threatened to kill him, but the weapon failed to work. Loy then had Ellis arrested for as saulting him. Loy states that he used the weapon as a club in self defense and that it was not loaded. MERCHANT SAYS MAJORITY OF JAPS SLOW TO PAY BILLS California Business Man Testi fies Before House Immigra tion Committee. Stockton, Cal.. July 15. The im migration committee of the house of representatives, in its investigation of the Japanese question, had viewed both sides of the situation at Florirt, near Sacramento. The population of the locality is largely Japanese. From John Rees the only Ameri can merchant in the village, they heard the story that he had been forced to abandon giving credit to I Japanese because of the difficulty in collecting his bills and had left on his books at the present time only two of their accounts, which were guaranteed by American produce firms. Mr. Reese told them also that Japanese wives in the community who did not bear children were sent back to Japan, while for families of seven children in California, a bonus, was given by the Japanese govern-: mcnt. S. lakata, the l.f.-a Methodist minister, said his church roll totalled 65 members. 45 of them adults and the rest children, while the local Buddhist church had only about 50 members. The construction of a new Buddhist temple, four months ago, caused many of the Japanese to drop away from that faith because of their belief that it was a step counter to the general Americanization tendency of tht colony, according to Rev. Mr. Takata. Reds Offer Reward For Man Posing as the Late Czar Nicholas London, July 15. The soviet government is offering a reward of 2.000.(100 rubles for the head of a man claiming to be Czar Nicholas; j II of Russia, according to informa tion received by the Jewish corre spondence bureau today. The- advices say the claimant, who is in Siberia, has raised a consider able following. In accounting for his escape from the hands of the bolsheviki, he asserts it was a servant impersonating the czar who was killed at Yekaterinburg, where the czar and his family are under stood to have been executed. Murderer Doomed to Die on Gallows Today Given Stay Springfield, III., July 15. 'Arthur E. Haensel, sentenced to hang at Chicago Friday for the murder of his wife, has been granted a re prieve to October 15. The reprieve was. issued late today by Governor Lowden upon recommendation of the -state division of pardons and paroles. The board of pardons was of the opinion that facts which have been presented warrant a stay of execu tion. Attorney Philip R. Davis of Chicago, who made a final plea for clemency in this city Wednesday, declared that the American Legion will do all in their power to locate Leo Schislek, who is alleged to have sent Mrs. Haensel a check for $,50 a short time before her mar riage to Haensel. Talk by Wireless From Chicago to Catalina Islands Chicago, July 15. Wireless tele phone communication between Chi cago and Catalina islands, 30 miles off the coast of California, was es tablished today.- William Wriglev. jr., owner of the island, talked to J. K. Patrick, B. M. Ronton and John X. Stewart, his representatives there. Twenty-seven hundred miles of land wires from Chicago to Long Beach. Cal., and 30 miles of wireless were used. Reds Accept Provisions For Armistice With Poles Paris, July 15. All conditions lsid down in the note sent to Mos tow by Premier Lloyd George rela tive to an armistice with Poland have been accepted by the Russian b-,lshevik government." according o a Spa dispatch to the Mf.tin. Oldest Woman In Wyoming Dies at Home In Guernsey Guernsey, Wyo., July 15. Mrs. F.'iza N'eel, 101 years old. died here . ToHny. She was said to be the'fived here. There, eldest, woman, in the state f the righting. c DEMOCRATS DUE TO LOSE Leaders Up Against Stone Wall if They Make League Issue in National Campaign, Say Republican ProD"' IMP0SSIBI lei v, Opponen ' .vilson Program Sure of at Least 36 Votes Against Ratification in Next Session of Congress. ( hlrna-n Tribune-Omaha Bee Leased Wlr. Washington, July 15. The demo cratic campaign leaders will butt their heads against a stone wall if they try to make the Wilson league of nations the paramount issie of the national campaign. Even with a democratic landslide, riving them control of the senate, it will be impossible for them tc. obtain the two-thirds majority nec essary for ratification of the oeacc treaty in the form desired by Presi dent Wilson, according to an analy sis of the makeup of the next sen ate, prepared today by the republi can senatorial campaign committee. Of all of the 32 senators to be elected if only two republican cer tainties Penrose of Pennsylvania and Brandcgec of Connecticut, win out, there will be 36 votes against the ratification of the covenant as Mr. Wilson has demanded. This is three more votes than necessary to block ratification. Sure of Majority. With the exception noted, all ot the senators whose names appear below are still serving unexpired terms, and will be in the next sen ate. The republican "irreconcilables" in the next senate will include Borah of Idaho, Brandcgce of Connecti :ur, Fall of New Mexico, Ferna'd of Maine, France of Maryland. El- kins of West Virginia. Johnson ot California, Knox of Pennsylvania, L rollctte of Wisconsin, McCor nck of Illinois, Morris of Ncbras- I.-a and 1'oinUextcr of Vashmito(. With the addition of Senator Shields of Tennessee and Senator Reed of Missouri, the total number of such senators Who are opposed to . ratification of the Versailles treaty iq any form, with or without amendments or reservations, is 14. The republicans who will sit in the next senate who are known as "strong rcservationists" and who fa vor ratification of the treaty after it is changed by the adoption of the Lodge program of reservations, are Calder of New York, Cummins of Iowa, Curtis of Kansas, Dillingham of Vermont, Frelinghuyscn of New Jersey, Keys of New Hampshire, Kenyon of Iowa, Lodge of Massa - chusetts, McLean of Connecticut, New ot Indiana, Page of Vermont, Penrose of Pennsylvania. Ball of Delaware, Philipps of Colorado, Newberry of Michigan, Sterling of South Dakota, Sutherland of West Virginia, Capper of Kansas, Town send of Michigan, Warren of Wyo ming. Twenty Reservatinists. , The total strong reservationists among the republicans is 20. The democratic senators under same classification are Smith of Georgia, Walsh of Massachusetts a total of two. The combination of these groups gives a total of 36 senators who will oppose the Wilson program in the next senate. As a matter of fact this number probably will be very -much larger. It is the irre ducible minimum of those who re fuse to accept the Wilson program. Only death in the ranks of those senators can reduce this last stone wall opposition. This analysis was made today by republican leaders here to demon strate how futile the administration league issue is, and to show that even if the heavens fall and all the democrats running for everything are elected, still it will be impossible to foist the Wilson model of the league of nations on the American people. Girl Student, Refused Room, Buys Self Home Champaign, 111.. July 15. Miss Ada Boice df Dixon, III., a sopho mor. at the University of Illinois, refused a room in the university dis trict by a landlady, purchased the house from which she was barred and will take immediate possession. Miss Boice gave the landlady noti:; and notified her parents at Dixon that the future home would be 'n Champaign. Landladies through out the university district during the last few years have been showing .1 preterence to men roomers. Miss Boice solved the problem after be- ing turned away from half a dozen Helen Taft Marries Yale History Professor in Canada Montreal. July 15. Miss Helen Taft, daughter of former President William Howard Taft, was married todav at Murray Bav to Frederick Johnson Manning, instructor in his tory at Yale university. Miss Taft is president of Bryft Mawr college. Mr. Manning was graduated from Yale in 191o and served as a first lieutenant in the field artillery U. S A. Rebels Are Repulsed San Antonio. Tex.. July' 15. The garrison at Xuevo Laredo defeated rebels who attacked the town early today, according to information re arc no details OK COVENANT I Stock Exchange Firm Offers $50,000 at Big Odds on Harding ( hlrxo Trllun-Oinaha B Leased Wire. New York, July 15. The an nouncement was made by James W. Ball & Co. that a prominent stock exchange firm had placed in their hands $50,000 to wager in whole or in part, at odds of IVi to 1, that Senator Hardimr would be elected president of the United States. The best odds heretofore prevailing have been 2 to 1. Another stock exchange firm offered to bet $10,000 on Cox to be elected, but demanded odds of 3 to 1. Neither of these wag ers has been placed. WOMEN GET MANY CONTRIBUTIONS IN SUFFRAGE FIGHT Aniounts Ranging From $1 to $1,000 Flow Into Washing ton Headquarters. Chicago Tribune-Omaha Bee Leaned Wire. Washington, July l6. Contribu tions in amounts ranging from $1 to $1,000 are flowing into headquarters of the national woman's party for the campaign to complete ratifica tion of the suffrage amendment. A check for $1,000 was received from Senator Phelan of California to "help win the democratic state of Tennessee." Senator Page of Ver mont also contributed with a view to getting his state into line. , Gen. "Anson Mills, Civil war vet eran, has given $500 in honor of his granddaughters, toward the final fight. Among gifts of republican woman voters were $500 from Mrs. H. V. Havemyer of New York and a valuable necklace and pendant sent by Mrs. Bertha Fowler, Colorado chairman of thewoman's party. A fund of $10,000 is desired for the campaign in Tennessee. Here-' tofore the fund raised by the nation al woman's party for its campaign for ratification throughout the va ncus states has totaled $120,000. Miss Alice Paul, chairman of the national woman's party, left today fcr Columbus, O., to head the dele gation of suffragists who will, visit Governor Cox tomorrow afternoon. Others in the delegation will be M:ss Sue White, Tennessee, chair man: Mrs., Margaret Graham Jones of Seattle, Mrs. Florence Bayard Hilles of Wilmington, Miss Mary Windsor of Haverford. Pa.; Mrs. L. Crozier French of Knoxville, and Mrs. Isaac Reese, Memphis. Women Soldiers Take Up Defense of Poland Against Red Forces Warsaw, July 14. Women sol diers have taken up position for the defense of Vilna. They have been assigned to an eight-mile front. All the women are equipped with : boots and are being fed partly by the American Y. W. C. A. They are (under the command of Madame Gocrcz, who fought with General I Pilsudski against the Russians and who also operated last year with the women during the siege ot Lem lu'.rg. Commander Goercz is 26 years old. She contends that women can hold their own along side the men, even in the front lines. She has about 1.000 women under her com mand. Many are strong women of the factory type, who are eager for excitement and adventure. The woman commander is in charge of all her own transport system and rolling kitchens and all fighting equipment except artillery. Additional detachments of women are being formed throughout Po land for defense of the republic. As soon as their numbers Justify it Ma dame Goercz will be placed in com mand of Poland's army of women. Harding Sends Greetings To Former Ohioans on Coast Los Angeles, July 15. Greetings to former residents of Ohio in southern California "in the assu rance of the dawning of a better day of universal justice and frater nity, in which our worthy Ameri can ideals shall find acceptance among all people of the world," were contained in a telegram from Scrator Warren G. Harding, repub lican presidential candidate, re ceived by Frank M. Bering, secre tary of the Ohio Society of South ern California. Secretaries Daniels and Payne Arrive at Seward Seward, Alaska, July 15. Jose pi us Daniels, secretary of the navy, John Barton Payne, secretary of the interior, and Admiral Hugh Rodman, commander of the Pacific fleet, arrived in Seward aboard the destroyers Sinclair, Meyer and Mc Cauley today. They inspected the proposed site for naval coal bunk ers at Resurrection bav. SUSpeCt Potato ThieVCS Killed Coast Rancher Fullcrton, Cal., July 15. Roy Trapp, a rancher, was found dead and his wife unconscious today at their ranch west of Fullerton. Wounds on their bodies indicated they had been attacked with an axe or pick. Authorities said Trapp re cently had trouble with potato thieves. Arizona Forest Fires Are Now Under Control Albuquerque, N. M., July 15. Fires in the Coconino national for ests near Flagstaff, Ariz., are under control today, according to rerorts here. Six sections of timber land wprp Klimpft X fpvion cVijn iiiuii, win ivimi vi aim iiiik uui; t. re. lined j-.'a and sentenced to .'jail icr yu days. GIRL KILLED, 50 HURT IN WRECKS DUE TO WALKOUT Unexpected Strike of Power House Electricians Forces All Chicago to Walk and Motor to Work. Chicago, July 15. A 14-ycar-old girl was killed and probably 50 per sons injured today in automobile accidents resulting from congestion caused by an unexpected strike of 192 power house electricians, which seriously crippled the street car lines. The elevated lines were not affected. The girl was killed when a motor truck carrying 40 persons to work crashed into a telegraph pole. The strike affects 3,000 workers, according to union officials, but the company declares that it can main tain partial service with nonunion employes. Street car officials said that 140 cars were running on the principal lines this morning and that more would be added through the day. The company was given prac tically no warning of the strike. Union officials said the men were demanding increases in pay of about 33 per cent. The strike was authorized for 5 a. ni. today at a series of meetings last night, but the men walked out an hour earlier. The strikers also express dissatisfaction over working conditions and declare that nonunion men have been em ployed by the company. Harding Again Busy Completing Work on Acceptance Speech Marion, O., July 15. Senator. Harding resumed work on his speech of acceptance today. No visitors were expected and he planned to devote most of his time to it, in the hope of iiaving it ready to turn oyer to the news services on Saturday for distribution to the newspapers of -the country. The senator went over his mail and then retired to one of the up stairs rooms of the administration building, where he worked unceas ingly until lunch time without re ceiving any callers. Eugene L. Nixon of New York, president of the Young Men's Na tional Republican club, in a letter today assured the senator that the young men of the country would support him in the coming cam paign. ; Body of Empress Eugenie Lies In State at Duke's Castle Madrid, July 15.-The bodv of former Empress Eugenic, lying in state in the Castle of the Duke of Alba, is clothed in the habit of the Carmelite order. A silver crucifix lies on her breast. Eugenie long before her death, ex pressed a desire that her funeral be conducted with greatest simplicity and that her body be buried beside hat of her husband, Napoleon III. in the chapel built by her at Farn borougli, England. Extradition Granted for Actress Now Held In Omaha Lincoln, Neb., July 15. (Special.) Governor McKelvtc granted ex tradition papers today for the return of Elaine T. Levy, alias "Buster" Robinson, actress who is now in the Omaha jail and wanted in San Fran cisco for forging checks. Officials from the California city are now inLirlcoln and plan to take the girl back tonight. She is 21 years old and has been in iail five idais. Not His Fault SEND ADDITIONAL UNITED STATES TR00PST0B0RDER Laredo Garrison Strengthened Following Reports of Hostilities-Across Line. San Antonio, Tex., July 15. The United States army garrison at Laredo is being reinforced follow ing receipt of information of hos tilities across the border, it was an nounced at southern department headquarters. Four airplanes carry ing battle equipment were sent to Laredo and the machine gun com pany of the Thirty-seventh infantrj was ordered to return to . Laredo The company has been at Camt Stanley four weeks undergoing training and was pot due to re join its regiment for several dayi. The four airplanes received orders at midnight last night and flew in the darkness to Laredo, arriving at dawn today. They were command ed by Capt. A. G. Brooks. In announcing the dispatch of additional troops to the border, Coi. A. E. Saxton, department adjutant, said the action was merely precau tionary. He explained that stand ing orders authorize border com manders in an emergency to send punitive expeditions across the line. Bids on Fuel Oil for Shipping Board Show Big Range in Price Washington, July IS. Approxi mately 122,553,000 barrels of oil were offered the shipping board when bids for one, three and five year supply of fuel was opened. The prices quoted ranged from $1.10 to $4.45 a barrel. The board had asked for offers to furnish about 136,000,000 barrels for the five-year period for delivery at American and foreign ports. Most of thei bids were conditioned upon the shipping board's furnish ing transportation for the oil. Generally the bidders specified that import duties and taxes be paid by the board. Action was deferred. Mother is Glad Son is Running for President Salt Lake City. July 15. "I iust have to lauph, I'm so happv and proud," said Mrs. Sophia M. Chris unsen, mother of Parley P. Chris tensen. nominated for president bv the farmer-labor party today. "It seems so funny that my boy inv Parley should be running for presi dent of the United States. v It iunt seems too funny to be true. Parley always was a mighty bright boy, though." Switchmen Who Struck Fined. Los Angeles, Cal., July 15. Five railroad men. convicted of having violated the Lever act by participa tion in the switchmen's strike last April, were sentenced to pay fines of $1,000 each by Judge B. F. Bled soe in the United States district court here today. Cheyenne Paper Sold. Cheyenne, Wyo., July 15. The Cheyenne Leader, the oldest daily newspaper in Wyoming, was sold to the Tribune Publishing company, publishers, of the Cheyenne Trib une, The' purchase price was not announced. The Weather Friday, fair; not much change in temperature. ' Hourly Tfmpf rntiirrn. v- 5 7 a s in ii IS M 1 p. m M ! 2 p. m , W A p. m . . , . 11 ! 4 p. m i R . m.... , ! p. m .'. . 7" p. m. . . . ; I S a. n OBREGON REBELS ARE REPULSED IN MONTEREY DRIVE Federals Pursuing Band of Outlaws While Officials Seek to Place Leader Under Arrest. Mexico City, July 15. Monterey, capital of the state of Nuevo Leon, was attacked by Gen. Irenio Villa real today, according to reports re ceived by the war office from Gen. M. Perez Trevino, -I.ief of military operations in that state, and Gen. Arnulfo Gomez, chief of operations in Tamaulipas. Gen. Pablo Gonzales, former can didate for the Mexican presidency, is said to have been responsible for the attack on the city. Generals Trevino, Gomez and Porfirio Gon zales, governor of Nuevo Leon, are taking "necessary steps" against Pablo Gonzales, according to a war office statement. Gen. P. Elias Calles, secretary of war, said General Villareal had 250 men and was being pursued by cav alry commanded by Gen. Rios Zer tuchc in the direction of Topochico, Nuevo Leon. General Calles announced he had ordered the arrest of Pablo Gon zales on a charge of rebellion. He said Gonzales was responsible for uprisings in the north. Gen. Carlos Garcia, a member of the chamber of dejTuties, and Gonzalez's chief of staff, is also to be arrested, says the Universal. Daniels Sends Destroyers To Probe Big Oil Discovery On Board the United States De stroyer Sinclair, Yakutat Bay. Alaska, July 15. Josephus Daniels, secretary of the navy, who, wih John Barton Payne, secretary ot ti.o interior, is bound for the Matanurka coal fields on a trip of inspection, roday directed Admiral Huj?h Rod man, commander of the Pacific fleet, to dispatch a destroyer to Cordova, V'aldez. Katalla and other ports in that section of Alaska, to investi gate the coal and fuel oil situation and report to the department. While in Juneau Tuesdiy the cab inet officers were informed of the discovery of oil in southern and southwestern Alaska and the Juneau Alaska. Daily Empire stated 35.000 acres had been filed upon by pros pectors Fog and floating ice prevented the secretaries from getting a clear view of the glaciers at the upper end oi Yakutat bay, into which Admiral Rodman took his little fleet today The 'three destroyers carrying the party continued on their way to Seward. Sheriff and Ex-Sheriff of Iowa Victims o Thieves Des Moines, la., July 15. (Spe ciil.) Both the sheriff and c : sheriff of Polk county were victims of thieves operating here last night. Sheriff Saverude's drug store was entered at Twelfth street and Gran 1 avenue and a quantity of merchan dise stolen. A Cadillac car belonging to ex Sheriff John Griffin was, stolen from in front of the Hotel Fort Dcs Moines. Name Nicaragua President Managua, Nicaragua, July 15. Jose Estcban Gonzales of Diriamba was nominated for the presiden -y of Kicaragua by the coalition party l-ulay. Senor Gonzales, who is a prominent coffee planter and c -porter, is well known in business circles in New York and San Fr"-ieo CHALLENGER WINS FIRST YACHT RACE Rival Withdrawn' Because of Mishap Sir Thomas Lipton Announces He "Does Not Want That Kind of Victory BOATS WILL RACE AGAIN ON SATURDAY Resolute's Throat Halyards Part When American De fender Is Leading Shamrock IV to Turning Mark. Aboard Steam Yacht Victoria, (By Wireless, July 15). Sir. Thomas Lipton, . owner of the challenger, declared that while technically he won the first race, he does not want that kind of a victory. "It is not Tom Lipton's way," he declared. , Sandy Hook, N. J . July 15. Great Britain gained her first toe hold in 49 years on the America's cup today when Sir Thomas Lipton's Sham rock IV won the first race of the 1920 regatta after the defender, Res olute, had been forced out of the running by an accident to her rig ging. The challenger must win two more races out of a possible maximum of four if she is to achieve Sir Thomas Lipton's dream of taking the bot tomless pewter trophy hack to Brit ain. Resolute must win three out of four to retain the cup, which has been in possession of the New York Yacht club since 1S51. The second race will start at noon Saturday. Shamrock's Victory Hollow. Shamrock lV's victory today was won in the face of what seemed cer tain defeat. Resolute had taken the lead at the start and held it until as she swooped within half a mile of the turning mark, 18 miles from the start, her great area of canvas shiv ered and fluttered down her mast. A sudden gust had snapped her throat halyard and a second later the jaws of her gaff shattered beyond repair. When the Resolute was seen to be in trouble a tug bearing Sir Thomas Lipton's colors drew swiftly up to the steam yacht Victoria, from which Sir Thomas w as following the prog ress of his challenger. Many be lieved Sir Thomas was ordering Shamrock IV to fail to cross the finish line, making it no race. A statement, issued later, said this waS his initial impulse, but that he had been persuaded by his companions to permit Shamrock IV to finish, as it was felt that construction and sturdi ness of the contender should bs taken into account. Shamrock Given Oration, More than 100 craft, ranging in size from an ocean liner to power boats, followed the contenders over i he 30-mile course. w Shamrock IV was given a mightly ovation of screaming whistles as she flashed across the line at 26 min utes, 26 seconds after 4 o'clock, hav ing completed the course in 4 hours, 25 minutes, 12 seconds. The weather was anything but satisfactory. The sky was heavily overcast and what little breeze was stirring was fitful. When the preliminary signal va blown at 11:45 there was just wind enough to give the two yachts steer age way. For the first few minutes Shamrock was nicely berthed over Resolute. Then the4efender slipped out and by a quick twist gained th favorite berth on the western end of the line near the lightship. Challenger Makss Poor Stsrrt. Captain Burton, on the Shamrock, seemed to ignore this and started for the line nearly a minute ahead of the gun. Finding that his calcula tions were wrong he endeavored to run along the line to piece out the time but reached the committee boat ahead of the signal and was forced over. He tacked immediately under Resolute's stern and recrossed 58 seconds after the defender, thereby giving the latter a commanding lea-l right at the start.- It was undoubt edly the poorest start ever m.'ide by a Royal Ulster yacht. Both yachts crossed the line on the starboard tack and Shamrock wai the first to try the inshore hitch, rnntlnatd oa Ial 1, Column . Reduction in Price of Soft Coal Predicted N'ew York, July 15. A reduction in the price of bituminous coal was predicted today by members of the subcommittee of railroad officials and coal operators, meeting here to complete details of a plan to relieve the coal shortage in New York City, Xew England and the north west. By a scientific distribution of cars, the committee hopes to pro vide a steady stream of coal to the affected districts. Under this plan, the committee believed, the coal speculators would find it impossible to exact the high prices that the acute shortage has made possible. The car shortage alone is the stumbling block, it was said. Honolulu Has 31,144 Gain In Population In Decade Washington, July 15. Trinidad. Colo., 10,906; increase, 702, or 6.9 per cent. ttocky Mount, X. C, 12.742; in crease, 4.691, or 58.3 per cent Hawaii, 255.912: increase, O4.00J, or 33.4 per reit. Honolulu, 83.327; increase. 31.144, o;' 59.7 tier rent Milo. 10.431; iiuiea.e, j,t86, or i-i.O per .cent t