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NO PROGRESS BY POLICE IN "BABES V IN WELL" CASE Girl Still Denies Knowledge of Birth "Doctor" Admits. - Relations Once Infants Thrive. Police yesterday admitted . they were making little progress toward solution of the mystery of two newly-born batoies found Saturday night i 1 an abandoned well at the rear of the Whitehouse market, Thirty third and California streets. H. S. Kent, under arrest as father of the babies, and who police say they expect to prove was the man who placed the children in the old well, still maintains his innocence and insists he knows nothing of the case, . , Grilling cross-examination by Mar shal Eberstein, chief of police; A. C. Anderson, chief of detectives, and Acting Police Inspector Haze failed to shake Kent. Only once, Eberstein says, did Kent show signs of weak ening in the two hours they inces santly shot questions at him. Admits Relations Once. Eberstein asked. "Did you ever bave improper relations with Miss Boeke ?" , He referred to Miss Louise Boeke, .104 1 California street, who police are trying to prove is the mother of the babies. ' Kent looked Eberstein squarely in the eye and replied. "Yes, once." He appeared slightly nervous at that time, Eberstein said. Girl Depends On Kent. During the entire grilling, his at titude was that of an attorney pre paring a case for a client He asked for a pencil, and occasionally took notes the officers questioned him. Miss Boeke, through her attorney, Martin Sugarman, yesterday said she would admitl the children were hers "if Dr. Kent said they were." However, she still insists she does not know that she gave birth to any children, but she is willing to take Kent's word for it. Girl Refuses Examination. Sugarman said he had suggested to Miss Boeke that she have a com petent physrcian examine her and state positively whether she had given birth to the children, but she refused to consent to such a plan. "It Dr. Kent' says-they are my children I will take them and care for them," Sugarman auoted his client as saying. Susrarman said yesterday that Miss Boeke admitted having had improper relations with Kent on one occasion only. Kent was bom in Germany and came to America 58 years ago, he says. He was brought up in the Lutheran church, but has renounced that church "and everything else German," he says. His replies to questions intended to catch him off his guard are quick and witty. He says it is difficult to tolled u his thoughts ; and think clearly and logically in a cell in the Sail "with it. lot of Adopeheads around.";- i'T - . . WorriesJor Glasses. Yesterday he sent for , a govern ment representative so that he could ill 4ut a war tax report on his con fectionery store at Thirty-third and California streets. The official, who refused to give his name, brought kv.cni a sacs oi mm irom tne store. When arrested his glasses were taken from him .which worried him ery much. He1 said he could not think wfthout them. They have keen returned. His speech is slow and deliberate, 8 though he. is weighing every Jvord carefully,. He was neatly fehaveti today and appeared worried Jbecausc he had not received clean Jblothing for which he had sent At the hospital the two babies fhe nurses have named them "Jim Knie Wells" and "Betty Jane -Wells" are thriving. Nurses and doctors express dif ferences of opinion as to whether ney are twins. There is little re semblance. The girl is larger and Stronger than the boy, and much fnore active. SMany persons call at the hospital nd ask permission to see the babies, lost of them are denied. Several lave expressed a desire to adopt Jhe babies, but hospital officials say Jhey cannot be adopted until a legal Jftffort has been made to establish lane identity of their parents. Babies Are "100 Per Cent." The two little pink and white bits fjf humanity have found their way Snto the hearts of the nurses, who fcay they are "exceptionally good" Rabies, , "Twenty hours a day sleep, milk livery three hours, and absolute iljuiet" are the rules laid down by fthe doctors, and Jimmie and Bettv :JUC UVUi UUJCVl VUC U1U i Bettv Jane has discovered her thumb is an excellent substitute for fit bottle when she is hungry, which ts most oiine nme, ana tnere is ro isurse handy to hear her wants j The slight infection in the eyes ; ef both babies when they were I found in the well has disappeared I fend hospital attendants say they are j "1UU per- cent normal and healthy. J r . V Neighbors Accuse Girl P Mrs. Lola McCaffrey. 3045 Cal j fornia street, says the Boeke girl is the mother of the children, police I declare. She said at Friday noon Miss' Boeke thanked her for a book she had borrowed and that at 12:30 she knew a baby was being born in the Boeke home. . Police say Mrs. McCaffrey also said she saw Kent slip outof the darkened Boeke home Friday night With two baskets similar to the ones in which the babies were found 'Mrs. B., Tungate, 3407 Cali fornia street, corroborated. Mrs. Mc, Caffrey's statements. The two wo yatn are next door neighbors, Supervisors of Roads : :A$k lG. C. for Opinion Columbus. O.. July 27. The Inter Itate Commerce commission will be Asked to decide whether the Grand Order of Supervisors of Railroads whose Headquarters are in Uolum fas. will become a par of the regu far labor unions and benefit by tne sew railway wage increase or be grouped with the operating tnana fcers, T. G. Boirer, first vice presi jUnt of the order, announced tofay. tca VI Philosopher Held for Abandonment of Babes Confessed Woman Hater "Doctor" Kent, Alleged Father of Twins 'Found in Well, Gives Exclusive Interview on His Philoso phy of Life Believes in Deity and Good Works Denounces Woman for Downfall of Alan. "Woman A snake, a bane oif life." "Eternity All one should live for." ' ' These terse outbursts bespeak the philosophy of Dr. H. S. Kent, prin cipal in the Boecke-Kent case now under investigation by police to de termine the parentage of twin' babies found alive in a well near Thirty third and California- streets late Saturday night. In his cell in the city lail. Dr. Kent, professed philosopher, literary man, physician, pharmacist and mis sionary, gave an exclusive interview on his philosophy of life. l o converse openly and treely with the man, one might attribute idiosyncrasies to him: to study his mental cal.iber. one would readily note bis keenness of intellect, his deep tii-'uglit on, material subjects and his intelligence in literature, the. Bible and philosophy. Follower of Christ. "Some say I'm queer," spoke Dr. Kent, chuckling. Nevertheless. I have not a little number of followers in my belief of Christianity. My church? I belong to no particular church, though I was born a Lutheran and was reared an Episcopalian. I adhere strictly to the Bible and the unchanged teach ings of Jesus Christ, model for all mankind. "My creed? I am no atheist, how ever my teachings probably are her etic in reference with the doctrines of various denominations. "I believe in God and in Jesus Christ, His only son. I believe in all that is good, chaste and refined. Believer in Charity. "I believe principally in good works, acts of kindness and deeds of charity among the poor. Ask fam ilies living in the bottoms about my work. For years didn't I call at their doors to bring cheer into their midst? Didn't I teach cleanliness of person and household? "They know. I administered to their bodily ailments and when I be came too poor to assist them finan cially I went Jo work." Loved One Woman. Referring to evil in the world, the prisoner asserted caustically: "Woman of all creatures has caused the downfall of man and of nations since the dawn of creation. They are snakes, deceiving and ac cusing. I never missed my life on earth when I say I never had a ro mance. One woman 1 loved my mother. There is too much good to be done in this world than to at tempt charity for woman. "Throughput my life there has Cyclone of Activity Sweeps Kansas Farms (Continued From Page One.) workers to get I 'their information and file their applications through the regular state and federal em ployment bureaus. Here are the chief factors that made labor shortage the season's joke in Kansas: 1. More use of machinery by the farm was increased. 2. Clubbing together of farmers by which labor resources were pooled. 3. l he attraction ot high wages, which brought in a far higher type of harvest workers than usual. 4. Extra work and longer hours by the farmers themselves made possible by tractors and other ma chinery which reduces drungery. Increase Men's Efficiency. Better machinery and more of it is still amplifying the wowt per formed by the farmers' strong right arms. For example, the combina tion harvester and thresher machine may be taken. It operates in re gions where gram matures uni formly. With one operation it.cuts and threshes the wheat, and with a 12-foot swath it cleans up ib or JS acres a day. By it three men are able to perform work which by the usual method requires 15.- In other words, it increases' the efficiency of the worker five fold. This morning a picture was ex hibited here of one such outfit run by a farmer, the hired man, a 14- year-old girl and . a V-year-old boy to drive the horses. It went into the fields and cut, threshed and delivered the wheat to an elevator two miles awav at the rate of 30 acres a day. Two years ago, this apparatus was new. This year there are 631 of them in this dis trict , Tractors Are Everywhere. : ' They won't operate in every grain belt, this depending on how the grain matures, but it shows how la; bor shortage is being overcome by the amplification of labor. For in stance, by putting a shocker on the binder, one farmer now does the work of two men without extra ex ertion. This efficiency has been dou bled, an increase of 100 per cent. As to tractors, they are every where. The International Harveser company, for instance, 4ias not bad one in its warehouse 'since last No vember they are driven right to the tarms from the freight depot Every freight train passed by this tour of inquiry has had several cars loaded with agricultural machinery. Every body, everywhere, is busy, the activ ity is tremendous, and Kansas right now is one cyclone of industry. Allies to Judge Bulgaria's " ' ' Stand on Greeks' Move Washington, July 27. Bulgaria's attitude of nonbelligerency in con nection with the Greek advance into Thrace will be judged by an allied commission at her own request, it was reported todfcy to the State de partment The Bulgarian govern ment formally announced that it would disarm all Turkish troops driven into Bulgarian territory by the Greek forces and would not take hostile action against Greeks enter ing the country. 3' Q?J' it I H. S. Kent. been a barbed wire of adversity be tween myself and woman. But" And here Dr. NKent sincerely transferred his thoughts to another subject. Robert IngersolL-is a teacher, a philosopher. Read what he wrote: 'Life is a narrow vale between the cold and the barren peaks of two eternities. We strive in vain to look beyond the heights. We cry aloud and the only answer is the echo of our wailing cry.. " 'From the voiceless lips of the unreplying dead there comes no word; but in the night of death hope sees a star and listening love can hear the rustle of a wing.' : "That's life," concluded the pris oner. ' Will Vindicate Self. Dr. Kent is penniless. He con fesses his last saved earnings went to help 'the mother of Louise Boeke in her struggle to retain the little store she has at Thirty-third and California streets. Regarding his imprisonment for investigation, he declares he will plead his own case if charges are filed against him. If otherwise, he stoutly asserts he will remain in Omaha and vindicate himself. Coolidge Notified i Of His Nomination (Continued From Face One.) ganization whereby the original pro ducer may profit to a larger degree by the high prices paid for his produce by the ultimate consumer and at the same time decrease the cost of food. Declares for Suffrage. The nominee said equal suffrage is coming; that relief from distress is the right of the men who served in the war, and urged greater recog nition of the rights of negroes. "The proposed league of nations without reservations as submitted by the president to the senate met wifh deserved opposition from republican senators, said Governor Coolidge. "Our party approves the principle of agreement among na tions to preserve peace and. pledges itself to the making of such an agreement, preserving American in dependence and rights, as will meet every duty America owes to human ity. . "Your presence tells me," said Governor Coolidge in opening his address, "of a leader and a cause. A leader in Warren G. Harding, the united choice of a united party, a statesman of ability, seasoned by ex perience in all things a stalwart American, the exponent of our com mon country, 'as declared in the platform of the republican party, the detense of our i institutions from every assault, the return of consti tutional government, , the mainte nance of law and order, the relief of economic "distress, the encourage ment of industry and agriculture, the enactment of humanitarian laws, the defense of the rights of our citi zens everwhere, the rehabilitation of this nation in the estimation of all peoples, under ail agreement, meet ing our every duty, to preserve the peace of the world, always with un yielding Americanism under such a leader such a cause, I serve. Pleads Law and Order. v "No one in public life can be obliv ious to the organized efforts to undermine the faith of our people in their government and foment dis cord, aggravate industrial strife, stifle production and ultimately stir up revolution. The first duty of, the government is to repres them, pun ishing wilfull violations of law,. turn ing the full light of publicity n all abuses of the right ot assembly and of free speech, and it is the first duty of the public and press to expose false doctrines and answer seditious arguments. "Such repression and such test! mony should be forthcoming that the unintormed may come to a tun realization that these seditious ef forts are not for their welfare, but for their complete and economic and political destruction. "The greatest need of the nation at the present time is to be rescued from all the reactions of the war. The chief task that lies before us is to repossess the people of their property. Unless the government and property of the nation are in the bands of the people, and thre to stay as their permanent abiding place, self-government ends and the hope of America goes down in ruins. ' . ..." . . , Lighting Fixture wBurress-Gran den Co. Adv. y. i THE BEE: OMAHA, WEDNESDAY, JULY 28, 1920 COOLIDGE TOLD BY MORROW THAT HE IS NOMINEE i "Nomination Tendered as Spontaneous Wish of Party " Declares Kentucky Gov ernor In SpeechJ y Northampton. Mass., July 27. "This nomination is tendered you as the spontaneous wish of your party," said Governor Edwin P. Morrow of- Kentucky, principal speaker at the ceremonies attending the notification here today of Gov ernor Calvin Coolidge of his nomi nation as candidate of the repub lican party for vice president "The west called to the .east," "Governor Morrow said, "north and south heard the call and the nation made answer." Governor ' Morrow attacked the democratic national administration for what he termed its hesitation, blundering and stubbornness and called the league of nations an at tempt to bind the United States to the bloody feuds of Europe. No Barter For Pottage. "It is fitting," Mr. Morrow said, "that in Massachusetts, at this foun tain of American inspiration, we solemly determine that the heritage which made us free, independent and prosperous, shall not be bar tered for a mess of unknown pot tage." 'You are called to serve your country in a time of your country's need," Governor. Morrow contin ued. "At home grave economic, in dustrial, social and governmental problems have too long in the past and now continue to, press for and demand solution, and upon their proper solution depends the pros perity, security, commercial and financial welfare of our people. Wilson Is Dictatorial. But, confronted at home with high duties and most serious re sponsibilities, the present national administration, entrusted with the great powers of government has halted and hesitated and blundered, while it bent all of its stubborn en ergies upon the task of fastening upon our country all of the ills of the world. "The president 'and all those who in the past have bowed to his will, and he whom he has covered with his mantle committed to his poli cies, and whom he now seeks to place in his stead, have for more than a year, and are now, seeking, to strip us of our nationalism by cloth ing the nation in the multi-colored garments of internationalism; to take from us our sovereignty and so, through a league of nations to bind us to the blood feuds of Eu rope, to make us the guarantors of shifting, vanishing boundary lines to the ends of earth, and to involve us in the greed and strife and confu sion of the old world." Praises G. O. P. Leader. In such a time and with such is sues confronting the country, Gov ernor Morrow asserted, Governor Coolidge is confidently called upon to serve with . a leader Who "has spoken clearly, bravely and con vincingly.'! "His voice rings out now like a bugle through the laud," he said. "We now await your message, con vinced that it will be in full accord with the time-honored, time-proven policies of the republican party and that it will proclaim our party's principles of service to the nation and its people. When you have spoken America will know that cap tain and mate have turned the old ship of state from her wanderings home, to the needs of the hour home, to keep all and to save all that the past gave and which the future promises home, to solve our problems here and to fulfill, as we always have done, our full share of world responsibility." Farm Land in Holt County Sells for $250 an Acre O'Neill, Neb., July ' 1. (Special). Sixty acres of farm land near At kinson was sold by Mrs. Dell Aiken for $15,000. This is the fourth tract of land in the county to sell for $250 an acrev within the last seven months. The mbvement in real es tate in the county coninues brisk and healthy, although not as many transfers are taking place- as" last J il. - - 'If 1 f , ' Miiu uic torn troj win oe one oi ine largest in the history of the county. Record Potato Crops for Holt County Is Assured , O'Neill, Neb.. July 27. (Special). One of the biggest crops of pota toes ever raised in Holt county al ready is assured. New potatoes have been on the market for six weeks, and the shipment of the early crop soon will begin. The potatoes are clean and of extra quality. Postoffice Orders. Washington. Julv 27. The Postoffice de- nnrimpnt htm -amenled thp nroDOsal of B. C. Hosteler t8 lease- 'quarters for postof- fia of Rheltnn. Nob - alHO tne rrorosal oi Potter County bank to lease quarters for the postoffice at HeitygDurg-, o. u lor term or lu yeara eacn. , Civil service examination will be held 9A fnr nreMMpntial DOStm&ntpr St Cherokee, la., salary ef postmaster, $2.0. Postoffice estamisnep ai r-as Carbon county. Wyomfng. with Delia A. Dodds as postmaster. ' Steamship Arrived: . ' ; Christiansen!. Mr 25.-Jn!ted States, Ne.Tr?l ..tr.i..HB. An. guste Victoria, New York for- Liverpool. Kobe, juiy i. viiy oi opou, Yokohama, July to. Java Mam, Ta coma: 21st, Kashlma Maru, Seattle. Manila, July St. Empress of Asia, Vancouver; J4th, Pawlett, Portland. Singapore. July J J. Colusa, San Fran cisco. ' v.fbm Jntv St. Eldrldo-e. Tacoma: Grace Dollar, Seattle. ' New York. July iraye"; xiirro, Leopoldlna ditto. - . . . , London, July 24. -Tunisian. New York. Hongkong, July Toyohashl Maru, Seattle. ; Sailed: Kobe, July SO. Tajlma Maru, Seattle. London. July 24. Pacific transport. New York . . ,, New York. July 26. Princess Matolka, Antwerp. ChTistlania, July tl. Hellf Olar. New York. Southampton, July 4. Philadelphia, New York. V Plymouth. July St. Nleuw Amsterdam, from Rotterdam, New York. Manilla, July 24. West Ira. San Fraa Cisco; Manila Maru. Taooma. Hongkong. July 22. Aberoos. Portland! 23d, Vnraa. San Francisco. " ("hanibal. July 22. China. Baa Fran tsofc - ' r I Summary of Sandy Hook, July' 27. A sum mary for the 1920 cup series follows: First race won by Shamrock IV, Thursday, July 15; 15 miles to wind ward and return, in light southwest wind. Resolute's throat halyards parted, dropping her gaff and letting her mainsail down as she was about to round the 15 mile turn, a mile ahead of Shamrock. Resolute with drew, Shamrock finishing in 4: 25:12, elapsed time. Second race, called off Saturday July 17, after yachts fail to cover a 30 mile triangle, in light wind with in the six-hour limit Resolute was a half hour ahead. Second race; resailcd Tuesday, July 20, won by Shamrock. Thirty mile triangular course. Shamrock won by 9 minutes, 27 seconds, time; 2 minutes, 26 seconds, correct ed' time.i Third race; Wednesday, July 21, won by Resolute over windward and Yacht Race Cup Will Remain in America (Continncd From Page One.) onds ahead of Resolute. It flashed across the line at 2:17:05, and Reso lute at 2:17:45. ' The wind came hi variable streaks and first one and then the other yacht would point better. Captain Adams, however, began to pinch Resolute a little bit and she gradual ly worked -out to weather of the challenger which, however, at 2:39 still held a slight lead. Another tow of barges threatened to block the cours again soon after the start. A revenue cutter, how ever, soon turned it to one side. May Not Finish. Although the breeze had increased to five knots, the sloops had their trouble breaking in shore, the fltiky wind heading one and then the other, causing them to fall to leeward. Al eady observers began to express doubt if the yachts could finish be fore the six-hour time limit expired at 8:15. On its long port tack in shore, Shamrock was able to catch a streak of air and footed fast. Resolute, however, began to work better to windward and at 3 o'clock had cut down much of its rival's lead. Sham- ock came about on the starboard tack at 3:03. When it came about, Shamrock was within a mile of the beach. Shamrock Foots Fast On the starboard tack seaward, Shamrock footed faster than Reso lute and improved its position though the yachts were hardjy more than 200 yards apart. Flutters of wind were playing an important part in the contest. ' At o:30 when both yachts were continuing their long beat to star board Shamrock had improved h'er weather position. Whether she was getting better slants , of air or was being handled better than in previ ous races could not be stated, but she certainly showed a surprising reversal of form in going to wind ward. At 3:35 the challenger had wid ened her position and was several hundred yards ahead of the defender. The wind was just strong enough to keep the yachts' sails filled. At 4:06 Resolute ran into a tavor- ing slant of air and rapidly cut down Shamrock's lead. Resolute, by rapid footing, fore reached Shamrock and then came about on the port tack at 4:08. The defender, however, could not quite clear Shamrock's bow and was forced to come about on tne star board tack, as Shamrock had the right of way, being close hauled on the starboard tack. Only a few yards separated the racers at 4:10.' Want Injunction to Close Feeding Yard Used as Dump The hoe feeding yard, near Debolt station, was condemned by residents of that neighborhood yesterday, wno asked the district court for an in junction to close it. The injunction is directed agarnst Ueorge inrusn. rienry Pollack and Harry V. Hay ward. TmVis the vard where the city garbage is disposed of by the contractors who collect it. Stanton County Man Fined Foor Operating Liquor Still Stanton, Neb., July 27. (Special.) .CnnraA Ram and Hprman Witten berg living in Stanton county east of the State Insane hospital near Norfolk were fined $100 when they pleaded guilty to operating a still. Tkmr wr arrectft nv Chief nf Po lice Chas. Pilger of Norfolk and Mate Agent U. U. Hedge. Song Compiler Dies San Francisco, July 27. Carlos Trnvsr rnmnilcr nf Zlllli Indian songs, died today at his home here after several months illness, tie was 84 years of age.- Haas Brothers Balcony Fhor-fbtfon Block lGth&FarnamSt 3 HOURXRESS SALE Over 100 beautiful light-colored . Organdie ani Swiss Dresses on sale Wednesday. ; ; ' ; i 9 A. M. to 12 JVoqn $Z.5Q """ Sites 16 M 44 , Come early if you want one of these, bar gains. IV e soon move to our ncv home, the entire second floor of the Brown Block 1 6th and Douglas streets; ' OPENING ANNOUNCEMENT SOON HAAS BROTHERS Balcony Floor Paxton Block - " 16th and Farnam Street 1 Yacht Races leeward course in light southwest winds. Each boat took ,4 hours 3 minutes and 6 seconds. Resolute won by her time allowance, 7 min utesj -1 second. - . Fourth hace, Friday, July 23, won by Resolute over a 30-mile triangu lar course in squally weather. Reso lute won by 3 minutes 18 seconds elapsed time, 9 minutes 5. seconds corrected time. '" ' Fifth race postponed Saturday, July 24, because of 25 mile south wester. Fifth race called off Monday, July 26, after yachts failed to cover 30 mile windward and leeward course within the limit. Sixth race July 27, won by Reso lute oyer a windward and leeward course in light southwest wind. Resolute won by 13 minutes 5 sec onds elapsed time; 19 minutes 45 seconds corrected time. COAST-TO-COAST AIR MAIL SERVICE BY SEPTEMBER I All Metal Planes to Cover First Leg From Omaha to New York. Washington, July 27. Air mail service from New York to San Fran cisco is expected to be inaugurated the first week in September, As sistant Postmaster General Praeger announced today. The exact date; for the starting of the first transcontinental air mail service, however, will be contingent, said Mr. Ifraeger, on completion of landing fields and hangars at Chey enne, Salt Lake City and Reno, Nav. These cities already have obtained fields and let contracts for con struction of the hangars. Both fields and hangars, Mr. Praeger said, are expected to be ready in time. The; first leg of the New York and San Francisco route terminating at Omaha will be covered by all metal or aluminum planes. The Omaha-San Francisco leg is to. be equip ped with De Haviland planes, post office department officials said. Leaving New York Thursday, J. M. Larson will pilot an air mail re connaissance party of three planes from New York to San Francisco to photograph the route and map all possible landing fields." . Missing Iowa Girl Believed by Uncle To Have Come Here Police are searching for Anniss Hatch, 14 years old, of Shenandoah, la., who is believed by her uncle, O. C. Hatch, of Lincoln, to be in Omaha. The girl left her home Monday" to visit relatives in Lincoln, but did not arrive, her uncle said. It is be lieved she may have stopped in Omaha to visit her aunt, Mr9. IX M; Livengood, 2301 Sherman : avenue, not knowing that . Mrs. Livengood is out of the city. ' Police also are looking for Nina Henton. 16 years old, who disap peared Monday from the home of her brother, F. O. Henton, 1720 North Twenty-fifth street. School Board Votes --For 50-MflI Tax Levy, , Maximum Under Law In an effort to insure sufficient funds to meet expenses next year the Board of Education Monday passed a tajjl levy of 50 mills, the highest levy permitted by the state law. 7 ' ' Tax collections on the 50-miIIs basis will secure the board $3,085, 000, it is estimated, on the basis of a $61,700,000 valuation. Other re ceipts for the ensuing year will bring the total to $3,286,800. Estimated expenditures for the ensuing year are estimated at $3, 319,120, or $32,320 more than the estimated -receipts, i . Slavs Evacuate Eadkersburg Vienna, July 27. The Jugo-Slavs evacuated Radkersburg at noon Monday, marching through desert ed street. Austrian gendarmes en tered immediately and received a friendly demonstration. Pioneers Flan Reunion. Lyons, Neb., July 27. (Special.) The Pioneers and Old Settlers as sociation of Burt county will hold their eighteenth annual reunion at Tekamah, Septermer 3. GREEKS PLAN RECONSTRUCTION IN THE BALKANS Intend to Govern Turks With out Interfering With Their Religion Will Develop . Ports.1 Athens, July 27. (By The Asso ciated Press.) Greece's military po sition, its economic aspirations, its attitude toward Balkan affairs and its policy toward the new territories to be taken over by Greece were ex plained to The Associated Press by Nicholas Politis, minister of foreign affairs and right hand man of Pre mier Venizelos, in an interview to day. "From a i purely ' military view point we probably will be finished in ThraTe this week." declared the min ister, "and in a few months we will begin demobilization of our army in Asia -Minors It is already the role of Greece to begin work pi recon struction in these new territories and it is our design to make them fit to live in, not only for Greeks, but for Turks and other nationali ties. It is not our intention to pur sue a policy of vengeance, but one of economic prosperity for all." Turks Have Been Exploited. "Politically," he said, "the Turks have long been exploited by the Pashas, but they are the easiest peo ple to govern so long as their re ligion is not touched. It is our in tention to help maintain the mosques. We are so careful in this respect that we did all that was hu manly possible to take Adrianople without damaging these ; master works there. We have already founded a Mohammedan chair in Smyrna. We will do the same in Athens as well as expend sums to keep up Turkish schools. "Port development will be one of our first cares, since we are a mari time' nation'. We are surprised there are no American tenders for the big contracts we are letting for Piraeus and Saloniki and later for the development of waterways in Macedonia. Must Spend Much Money. Reconstruction means large pre liminary expenditures, but we are hot especially seeking credits; what we wish to do is to start "work quickly so as to get quick returns." Speaking of international affairs, he said: "At the; present time Russia is anxious to resume relations with Europe, but the, la,tter probably will THOIiPSON-BELDEN Haberdashery for Lower Prices $1.50 and $2 Hose Wednesday $1.29 "Fancy hose of excel lent quality, reduced to effect an immediate clearance. . j $1 Handkerchiefs for 79c each Plain, initialed or col ' ored handkerchiefs of pure linen. . , Arrow Shirts $2.25 Remarkable values in white shirts, pleated or negligee. . '' To the, left at you enter. Cotton Union" Suits for 79c Fine cotton suits in a broken line of sizes, values to $1.35 are priced Wednesday p effect a quick clear ance, 79c a suit. . v Underwear S Do You Envy Those Srnart Looking Women : Whose clothes fit so well and whose manner has that assurance which belongs to the perfectly groomed, the exquisitely tailored and luxuriously correct? . Assuming that you do not neglect such details as fresh white gloves and well-fitting pumps we suggest, as worthy of your consideration, , Redfern Corsets j . Third Floor attempt to reassert her old claims to Constantinople. She is far more dangerous than Turkey ever was.' M. Politis said he believed it pos sible that the next great war would be caused by an' attempt at Slav domination of Europe. Nebraska Odd Fellows To Hold Cantonment In West Point Park The first annual "cantonment" of Nebraska Oddfellows will be held at West Point. Neb., August 8 to 14. All Oddfellows and their fam ilies are invited. There will be fishing, boat bathing and games and sports of all kinds. Also there will be degrte work in all branches and daily drills. On Friday, August 13, there will be a special meeting of the Department Council of Nebraska and the "Dec oration of Chivalry" will be con ferred. ' Those attending the cantonment may camp in the city park where all services will be held. An auto mobile train from Omaha will be organized. .' , This is the first state cantonment of the lodge in Nebraska, but offi cials say the plan has been very suc cessful in other states. Crane Suffers Collapse At Coolidge Ceremonies Northampton, Mass., July 27. Former United States Senator W. Murray Qane suffered a collapse ' while attending the ceremonies in connection with the notification of Governor Coolidge of his nomina tion for the vice presidency here. The collapse was said to have been induced by the heat, but physicians said the former senator's condition was not considered serious. It was arranged to have him leave for his . home at Dalton this afternoon. "Kanred" Wheat Yields 53 Bushels on Wahoo Farm Lincoln,1 Neb., July 27-(Special;) "Kanred" is the name of a new kind of wheat which has been tried in Kansas and which a farmer near Wahoo tried out this year, getting 53 bushels to the acre. He sowed three acres, apart from, all other wheat, seeding one bushel to the acre. The wheat stools out wonder- . fully. - j Sue City for Damages ' Jacob Green and George F. Krelle, owners of property on St. Marys avenue, asked damages of $5,161 and $20,400, respectively, against the city in district court yes terday alleging that their properties will be hurt in tnese amounts oy the proposed grading of St. Marys avenue. " $1.25 and $1.50 Silk Gloves for 98c a pair , For one day only, Wednesday, we offer all of our white silk gloves regularly priced $1.25 and $1.50 for 98c. . Children's Hose for 35c a pair f Fine ribbed," durable, hose in black, white and cordQyah, 75c values, 35c a pair. Muslin Gowns for $1.69 White or flesh col ored slip over gowns of mull may be had in all sizes. They were regularly priced $2.35 and are now only $1.69. econd Floor. Notion Specials for Wednesday Atlas hooks and eyes for 5c a card, six cards for 25c. De Long's snaps, 10c card; three cards, 25c. Willsnaps, 10c; 3, 25c. Crown hair pins, 10c box; three boxes, 25c. .Narcissus hair pins, 15c a box; two for 25c. Basting thread, 250 yard spools, 3 for 25c. t' Roberts' needles, two papers for 25c. Machine needles of all kinds, two papers at 25c. Center Aitle Main Floor inc. Vi. 1 V
