TTW.-ir Omaha DAILY TOR ' i . 1- '5 i , . : : r : r-: : : r . 1 , .. 11 OMAHA, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1920.' . f RJfjM; "Vtt : - THREE! IENTS VOL. 50 NO. 68 EiUres at SKt-Clan Mtttir May it, IIM. l Otuka P. 0. Uator Act ! Hint . I7(. v ASK POLAND FOR FURTHER EXPLANATION Answer to Recent American Note Leaves Question of Stand Towards Russia Open, In Opinion of U. S. Officials. PRESIDENT CONFERS WITH SECRETARY OF STATE Records Show Inconsistency , In Reply That Country Is Fighting Bofshevism, Not . Russia. CfciesO Tribnn-Ontnh Be I.raied Wire. Washington. Sept. 3. The oP lish reply to thei American note so liciting declaration of Polish pol icy in consonance with the princi ple of the integrity of Russian tcr- uory, leaves me quesuon ouen, in s the opinion of diplomatic Washing ton: It is assumed that further ex planations will be demanded o,f Po land by the United States. ;"This was indicated today follow- ("mg a conference on the, subject held at the White House with Presi dents Wilson by Secretary of Stale Colby and Under Secretary Nor mal II.'. Davis. , It is pointed out after a study of Poland's reply, that the records reveal an Inconsistency in Poland's policy as .defined to thia govern ment. -The Warsaw foreign office asserts .that Poland is fighting bol shevism and not Russia, but it is , recalled that the military campaign rarriea on aeatnst riieir was con- l.ctteed , with a definite scheme of creating an indepnedent Ukraine out ct- Russian territory and with out the consent of the Russian peo ple ., .; V -Demand Renouncement By Russia. It. is also recalled that after the formulation of plans for the seizure rf -Kifif. tint before the Kieff de fensive was opened, in their peace demands upon the bolsheviki, pre- scnted'in March, 1920, and which were rejected by the bolsheviki, the Poles insisted ; that Russia should renounce her sovereignty in; all the territories situated to the west of the old Polish boundaries of 1772 ana allow .roiana toaeciae, me iaie of these territories in agreement with he M&l population, thus ex . feladlii; flAVSgether., Russia's -partjei- it- ' . -rum..; . -ff .1 nuntr: rn vine cettiemenr' or, inese I hi saction was consiasrei oy . . ... , - emocralic ana llDerai Russians, as wcu asioy.ine puisucviiw aim ... a . a ' A .1. . American government, as an a l!ostile not only to the bolsheviki but to Russia as well. t K - - May Aslc Repudation. - It is believed that the State depart ment now acting upon instructions from President Wilson, will ask for an open repudiation by the Polish government of the' principle and policy condemned hy the president and that threatens both the integrity of Riissra and to prolong the Russo Polish war. a repudiation tJiat is not found in the Polish note. It is also asserted by diplomats that in its communication the ' Polish . govern ment does not disclose what is in its. ' mind. ' It has been learned that expres sions have been made by boh Eng land and France on the Russo Polish situation that are in conson ance with the declared views of the United Starts. It was further pointed out, how-ev-i ". that the actual boundary be tween Poland and Russia had never been traced, and that it is difficult to estimate the Polish reaction to the American note. While in State de partment i circles it is intimated strongly that the exchanges of views between Washington and Warsaw have not been closed, officials think that a satisfactory understanding with Poland, will be arrived at by this government. ' Justice of Court of Rush Suffrage Case C hints Tribaaa-Onmha Dm Iied Wire. Washington, Spet. 13. Chief Jus tice Smyth of the court of appeals of he pistrict of Columbia, refused to send to the. supreme court for hearing in October, the injunction suit against proclamation of the suffrage amendment, brought by the American Constitutional league. . Charles' Fairchild, president of the lcague.pequested the court, to end up the transcript of the reord in the case at once, giving th suprrne ' court an opportunity to pass upon the question before November. The chief justice refused this request, stating that his court would be re luctant to certify a case to the i supreme court, from which an ap neal would lie. cH said the suf- , frage suit Svoold have to wait de cision by his court, which meets in Otober. before it could go to the supreme court. Ulsterites in Meeting Decide Grave Problems Belfast, Sept. 3. Most urgent and important business, says an official report, was transacted at the meet ing of the Ulster unionist . council today in connection with the grave situation facing the loyalists of the province. , ( ' ft Certain proposals were adopted .imanimously with a view 'to meet ing the demand for full and immedi ate protection of those whose lives 1 r tniiMrillirf hv ttii nrnjnt Ait- .turbances, the report adds. Mean while the council earnestly appeals to all loyal subjects of the king to assist the authorities in maintaining law andjorder. ' ' Lord Mayor MacSwiney Rapidly Nearing End HARDING URGES CO-OPERATIVE FOODJSPOSAL Tells National Farm Organi zation Representatives That It Is Only Way to Reduce . H.C. L Marion, 0 Sept. 3. Co-operative farmers- associations for distribution f farm products were advocated by Senator Harding in a speech here today as a necessity if food prices are. to be reduced. Speaking to a committee of the national board of farm organiza tions, the nominee declared he ab horred any idea 'of class organiza tion as such, but knew that unless the producers and consumers were brought closer together by organ ized effort, "organized profiteering will squeeze in somewhere between." "With your assent," said Senator Harding, "I will not welcome you as representatives oft farmers' organ ization's and, I shall make no appeal either now, or later, to the. people of the country which may be labelled an appeal in behalf of farmers. , "Permit me, therefore, to welcome you as Americans ' I deplore the use in political campaigns or jn pub lic administration of special appeals and . of special interests. I deplore aayf foreign policy which, tends to group 1 together " those : 6f foreign blood in groups of their nativity. I deplore class appeals at home. I abhor the soviet idea and the com-; promises and encouragements which we have seen extended to it "America First." , "When the responsibility for lead ership in tips fight was placed upon, me, I said to myself that we must, "all unite under the slogan 'America first.' When I say America first, I mean not only that America main tain her own independence and shall be first in fulfilling her obligations to the world, but I mean that at home any special interest, any class, rnv jrrriun of our citizenship 4hat has j arrayed itself against the interests of all, must learn that at home as wen as abtoad, America first has a mean ing, piofotmd, and with God's aid, r everlasting. ; "I desire with : all my heart to speak for the consumer when I speak of American agriculture. With the agriculture of the United Statesthe basic industry I am deeply con cerned. Ne must look our land problems ' and farming situation squarely in the face and actbravely and wisely and promptlj'. "The clay of land hunger has come. . The day when the share of the American "farmer in whatever is left of prosperity has been over topped by the share taken by our industrial production, has come. The c!ay when industry outbids agricul ture for labor has come. "These conditions call for wise action on the part of government. They call for the presence of the American farmer in our govern ment offices .administrative and rep resentative. They call for extension of the farm loan principle, not only in the case of the mail who already owns a farm, but to worthy Ameri cans who want to acquire farms, yust Have Co-Operation. "I shall soon set forth at greater length the proposals in mind to rem edy these conditions. ' On this oc casion, however, I lay stress upon one co-operatioiT: I believe that the American people, through their government -and otherwise, not only in behalf of the farmer, but in behalf or their own welfare, and the pocket-" books of the consumers of America, will encourage; make lawful and stimulate co-operative buying, co operative distribution and c,o-operar live selling of farm products. "Industry has been organized; la bor has been organized. Coopera-. tion within industry and within la- nl)or and, indeed, co-operation be tween the two, is far advanced. I do not contemplate, the organiza tion of the. farmers and consumers of, this country as a step toward or ganization of special interests to ob tain special favors. If I did Would oppose it. But I know full well that we must all of us consumers act to gether to find our way clearer and easier and cheaper to the sources of our food supply." . ; Ak-Sar-Ben Dates Carnival .Sept. 14 to 251 Horse Races ......Sept. 14 to 17 Kennedy Combined Shows, -' ....I Sept 14 to 25 Automobile Races Sept. 18 Grand Electrical Parade, Evening ,. Sept 22 Tercentenary 'Daylight v Pageant .i 'Sept. 23 Coronation Ball' Sept. 24 feu SAVE CREW OF S-5 AFTER LONG VIGIL Men and Officers of Disabled Submarine Are,' Rescued, " Following 48 Hours Spent Locked in . Vessel. LIEUT. COMMANDER COOK LAST MAN TO BE REMOVED Small Buoy,' Released When Craft Went Down, Attracts Attention of Lookout von Transport General Goethals. By The A.sfcctattd Tresi. t ' Philadelphia, Sept. 3. Radio mcs-j sages flashed from the nrmy trans port General Goethals to the Phila delphia navy yard via Cape May told of the rescue early today' of the of ficers and crew of the submarine S-5 after they had spent nearly two days locked hi the disabled vessel beneath the Atlantic ocean SS miles south of Cape Henlopen. It was after 3 o'clock this morning when Lieutenant Commander C. M. Cooke, who, exercised his prerogative of be ing the lasf-man to leave his vessel, was taken aboard the steamer Alan- thus. Nine, hours had elapsed since the plight of the undersea boat had been made public through a .wireless call picked up- by an amateur operator in Farmington, Conn. . Buoy Gives Word. 1 It was a small buoy, a develop ment of the world war, together with the vigilant eye of a lookout on the bridge .of the transport General Goethals tljat gave, the 30 men on the submerged submarine S-5 their chance for life. , ,. This small buoy, with a bell and buzzer device that can be operated when the boat is submerged, is part of the equipment of later type sub marines. It was, cast loose when the S-5 went down.- The lookout on the General Goethals saw it, -being attracted by its bell, as well as the fact that it was not noted on the chatf. ,' Officer Investigates. .' A ; small boat, w'.th an officer in command, was lowered from the transport to investigate. When the buoy was reached, , th buzzer de vice could be beards vXhe officer cutHnta ihe etmneetion ana quickly rthere came this message: The submarine S-5 has been sub merged for 35 hours. Air is running short. Machinery, is damaged. Send for help.' , This plea was sent broadcast by the wireless of the General Goethals. Among those Who v responded was the steamer Alanthus, which, with the' army transport, stood by "the submerged vessel' and managed to attach grappling hdtks to its stern. Holding the submarine in a verticle position, a hole was bored thrpugh (Continued on Page Two, Column FIT.) Lenine and Trotzky In Bitter Conflict, Says Warsaw Wire " 'V London, Sept. 3. A bitter politi cal conflict has developed between Premier Lenine and War Minister Trotzky of soviet Russia; according to Warsaw dispatches founded on information received from the re turned Polish delegation. Lenine, it is said, fears a mon archists coup as . the inevitable re sult of a long campaign. Trotzky remains confident of the ability of the soviet to deal with the threat ened coup and wants endorsement of a plan to reform the Russian armies to smash white. Poland. Trotzky is willing to admit that the desire to restore a czar-like gov ernment is in evidence among the officers, but declares that the mass of the army is solid for the soviet and can handle the situation. According to John Domski, head of the Polish delegation, the Rus sians endeavored to hide the politi cal split but could not quite accom plish their purpose. : He said he be lieves that the removal of the nego tiations from Minsk will hasten tfte? signing of peace. - Advance Street Car Fares - To Lincoln Fair Grounds Lincoln, Sept. 3.(Special) An- j ifouncemcjit . was mane nere mat rireet car tare to the state fair fair grounds will be 12 cents. Of this amount 5 cents goes to the state fair board, representing the cost of constructing new terminals at the grounds. When the terminals Vi'cre built the fair advaced the funds lo the company. $54,000, with the un derstanding that the company would make a fair charge to return the monev to the board. 1 Special Features Planned '"For Central City Festival Central City, Neb., Sept. 3. (Spe cial) A number of big features have been planned for the fall festival to be staged here Sept.' 14, 15, and 16. Among the most noted are: The Fort Crook band, the Capital City carnical company of 200 people, a vrestling match between Chas. Peters of Papallion and Billy Ed wards of Nebraska City, and a 10 round boxing bout -between Al Lam bert of Wolbach and Eddie Hart of Omaha. Fire Destroys Steamer. ' Cadii, Spain, Sept. 3. Fire de stroyed the American steamer My ron C. Taylor, the flames originating from the back firina of an auxiliary gasoline cngir Burlesque Queen r Sings tb Magistrate; . Admirer Is Fined $3 New York,' Sept. 3. The prima doiirta of a burlesque show sang, "Come To My Arms and Kiss Me' to Magistrate 'Simms(in the Har- Whereupon,' he without hesita tion, fined 19-ycar-old Charles Soiclier $3 for climbing over the ater footlights to answer the same-X call of the same singer last Mon day. - ? I ; Soiclier. charged with disorderly conduct folloAving an 'iexpUsion of emotion" when he mounted ttirj stage from his first row' seat after the song had been "sung at hift"r. declared he could not resist the ap--f 'i peal. ' ' -1 '- ,i : J f CHILDREN STORY OF THEIR FATHER'S DEATH ' Daughters Testify to Seeing Mother Help Man Put , Husband's Body In Trunk-. r Bridgeport, Conn., Sept. 3. "We played the pianola while ma and El wood Wade put papa's dead body into the trunk." t. This statment was made in the course of the convulsive and tearful testimony of Rose and Julia Nott. aged 11 and 12, respectively, daugh ters of George E.Tsott, who was brutally murdered here Sunday morning. " I'Mother and father had a quarrel," said the little ones. "We saw them wrestling in the hallway. Pa wanted mother to go to the bedroom with him and when she refused he pushed her against the sharp edge of a doorway. 'If you don't go you will be sorry,' said father, and went upstairs. . "''' Y ' Wade Came to House. "A short time later Edwood Vade came iit through the kitchen door. Mother and h went upstairs. Then we saw another man come running downstairs with a hatchet in his hand. He went out of the door but left the hatchet on the ice box. When he had left, pa came reeling down from the uppers' staircase and:tunv bled in a heap cm the lower landing. He was bleding. . j " 'You didn't do this,' cried father, as he laythere. Ma pulled Wade by the-, sleeve and begged him not to hurt father any more. "Wade said: "I will kill him.' Wade- had a knife and cut father undtr the asm. Ma again asked -him lather paid: I was going to get him but he got" me.' $ent Out of Room. "They told us, to go into the next room while tney put the body in a trunk. Walc asked mother to help him clean up the blood. She did. Wade told us to play the pianola. We plaved several selections and didn't ree any of them until 9 o'clock when they took out the trunk." This testimony was given at the hearing being held by Coroner Phelan. Wade and John . John son, both of whom are under arrest, inaintiined an attitude of bravado throughout the hearing. Mrs. Notf will be called upon to testify when she is able, to do so. . Wade Admits Crime. Young Wade called upon to testi fy. ;aid: beat him andt I shot him, but he so'ined to get no' weaker. He had r-.e by the throat and was 'giving me a battle. I finally called to Mrs. Xott to get me a knife. With this knife I jabbed Nott until he finally ?av stilL We then packed his body into the trunk and washed away the bleed stains." Before the murder took place Mrs. Xott had employed private detec tives to watch her husband in order to, get evidence for a divorce. Nott, in. turn, was watching his wife for the same purpose. Dockmen's Strike on British Vessels Gaining Strength Boston, Sept 3. The strike of longshoremen against work on Brit ish vessels as a protest against Eng land's atfitude toward Ireland, gained strength today. Only 40 out of a normal force of 350 men report ed for work on three steamers and the action, of the steamship agents in sendine other men to fill the long shoremen's places caused most of the unioii freight handlers to refuse to work. i , . A Sunday Paper Made for YOU, A new rotogravure section, with a FULL PAGE especially de sfgned for the movie fans. "Around" the Mile Rim Once More" A "page story of the return of the harness horse, by an expert horseman. Omaka school teachers on un usual vacation trip to Alaska. A full front page of sporting news. For Boys , and Girls Stories', letters, puzzles, news of scout affairs. Comics The i Best "Bringing Up Father," - "The Gumps," " Jimmy, " " Katzenjammer Kids." ; V A "complete section devoted to women's news and gossip, in cluding household suggestion?. All next Sunday in The Sunday Bee TELL f - 'A-.1 ; At Last . ' J; ,vy; - " t HI! I III II ! mi III! 1- -i- I -TT- I. I I Ik OPENS FERE ON COMBINATION ; FREIGHT RATES j ' ! Examiner Bisque Disapproved Charges Based on Distances q From Mississippi and ' Washington, Sept. ' ' 3. General disapproval of ' combination rates, based on distances east and west of the Mississippi and Missouri rivers," was extrsed in a tentative report submitted to Interstate Commerce commission by Examiner William A. Disque. The report was drafted in connection '. with a complaint filed by the Intermediate Rate as sociation, relative to the class and commodity rates to Pacific coast cities and the intermountain terri tory from poipts east of the Rockies. The .disapproval expressed by the examiner, if adopted by ..the com mission, would result in'-a complete change in the method of establish ing freight rates throughout the country. "The combination basis ordinar ily is abnormal, unnatural, unscien tific, discriminatory and some may say un-American, Examiner Dis que's report said. -"II can almost be said to be prinia facie unreasonable. The carriers should be regarded more and more as one national system and the day may not be far distant when we should proceed to the establishment of joint through class and commod ity rates, substantially lower than the combination of locals between practically all points in the country." The report added that tonnage through the Panama canal was in creasing at such a rapid rate as to '"cauje one to believe that within a comparatively short time.! it-will reach a point where it will be felt in a serious loss of tonnage handled by the rail lines, unless they havel in force appropriate measures to meet the situation. ! Commerce High Students Hold Picnic at Auditorium Students who are attending the summer sessions of the High School of Commerce held their annual pic nic at the City auditorium Friday, in stead of at Elmwood park as was planned. Rain Interferred with the school officials' plans. . Games of all kinds were . played by the -giijls' while the boys and faculty indulged in athletic sports. The freshmerl girls were presented with a large silver cup by Miss Mc Donald, dean of girls at the business school, for having the largest num ber of points in all events. About 00 students atttnded the picnic. First Break Is Reported In iVew York Trolley Strike New York, Sept. 3. The "first break" in the ranks of the Brooklyn Rapid Trausit strikers was an nounced by the B. R T., after 146 men, who had been employed 15 or more years, returned to work. The "break" was attributed by company officials to Judge Mayer's an nouncement that seniority . rights would be restored if, the men re turned to" work. 1 T Find No Trace of Bank Bandits Who Got $10,000 Fort Worth, Tex., Sept. 3. Coun ty officials here, who have been scouring the country for three men who, unmasked robbed the Guaranty state bank at Graham. Tex., yester day, of Between $7,000 and $10,000 in currency' today had founrl nn trace of the bandits j ' x ' f WILSON SLOWLY RECOVERING FROM ' , LONG SICKNESS Still Unable toWalk Alone Spcnds Much Time Looking For House. ' . f.liiiago ibuae-Oinulut lire I.eninl Wire. yashuigton, iiept. . J.-HJne year interest bf the league of nations, from which he returned 25 days later in a state of physical colVapsc. t Now after 11 months of illness. which at times has caused grave ap prehension, the president is recover ing slowly, biit still is unable to walk unassisted, and according - to the most reliable information obtainable, probably never will regai nhis health completely. The president now takjs a daily ctituig with Mrs. Wilson, either in the White House automobile or a carriage, and they spend much of the time during these rides looking for a future home. -What the president proposes to do to help Governor Cox in the presidential campaign is still un known. The president has said nothing about the campaign since Governor Cox delivered his speech of acceptance. This has been a source of disappointment to 'demo cratic leaders, some of whom have been led to believe that Mr. Wilson is going to take no part whatever in the campaign. Other democrats nsist, however, that the president will put in some hard licks for the league of nations before the voters march up to the polls in November. Omaha Man Testifies In Stockyards Wage Hearing, at Chicago Chicago. Sept. 3. Checkers' in the plant of-Vilson & Co., at Omaha, cannot live on their present wages, II. J. Criss. on the checkers, testified in the stock yards wage hearing be fore Judge Samuel Alschuler. i "Checkers are getting 54 cents, an hour and are demanding $1, and you may be sure they need it." he said. "I can't live on the wages I get. The suit I have on cost me $41 in 1918. I have, been wearing it ever since. Today the same suit wouftl cost me at ieast 560. . , "There has" been a 30 per cent in crease m Jiving expenses in Omaha in the last year and rents have ad vanced from 25 to 100 per cent. Even i our shacks which rented for $6 a j mouth a year ago, now rent for $12." j The New Constitution The B'e oonMnuen todav lift explana tion of the f&rtou Amendment to the atate constitution, proposed by the e(at constitutional cont'unliun i.J. submit'etf to a vote of th neonle at a Npecirtl elec tion 'to be held Septemlir 21. This elec tion in in many repeclB the most Im portant held in Nebraska in a generation. An lntelltftent ballot can bo cant only after & rlea- understanding of the various proposal aubmltted. There are 41 pro posal! and each Is submitted for separate vote.) PROPOSITION NO. 21. Amendment to Section 8 of Ar ticle VIII.' Permits the sale of school land at public auction' without restriction as to price.. The present constitu tion permit' private sale of such land at an appraised value. PROPOSITION NO. 22. Amends Section ' 10 of Article VIII. Prcvides that the six state univer sity tegents be elected by districts, one ftoni each district, instead of by the bta'c at large CHICAGO TO HANG 12 MEN IN TV0 DAYS IN OCTOBER Eight Will Be Executed 'Oct. 14 and Four On Following . Dav Breaks All Chicaste. Scot. 3. All records for Segal executions in Cook county and possibly in the state of IJhnojs, will be broken here October 14 and 15, county officials believe, when 12 men are sentenced to be hanged for murder. , Eight of the men are under sen tence to die October 14 and four on the following day. In addition two other slayers who have been con victed are , awaiting sentence and it is possible that they also may hang on one or the other of the two days. - Hm Several Orgies. Chicago has had several whole sale executions in the past the most notable on November 11, 1887, when four of the Haymarket anarchists were hanged but nothing in the memory of jail officials approaches a death list of 12 in two days. Hangings in the Cook county jail take place in the corridor of one of the main cell blocks. There is just room for a double gallows, so it is probable, according to George F. Lee, the jailer, that men will be exe cuted in pairs. The hangings will cost the state approximately $3,000, including a $100 fee for the sheriff for each man hung. All Are Murderers. Those to be hanged October 14 are Sam Cardinella," leader of a blackmail gang whose members con fessed several murders: Nick Viani, Thomas Errico, Frank Campione Sam Lopez, Joe Castanzo. Sam Fer rara ana Henry Keese, the latter a negro. The October 15 list includes Ar thur Haensel, Richard Wilson, Harry Andre and Frank Zager, Haen sel, who killed his wife, was to have been executed last spring but was granted a reprieve five minutes be fore he was to have marched ttfthe gallows. Andre was convicted of killing a watchman while robbing a factory safe. Wilson was found guilty in the same case, although he was on another Hoot ot the building when Andre, his partner, killed the man. The jury decided that as an accomplice he was equally guilty. Hotel Men Pass Through " Omaha on Colorado Trip The special Rock Island train, car rying 45 eastern hotel owners and operators, passed through Omaha I yesterday afternoon bound for Qlo irado Springs where the nicn'are lo be guests for a' week of Speucer Penrose, Colorado millionaire, in .his Hotel Broadmoor. 'A delegation of Omaha hotel moi grecetcd the easterners during the 10-minute stop herty The partf in cluded many of the largest hotel operators in the world. Omaha hotel men say the party may stop in Omaha on its return east. 1 Germans Deliver 1,500,000 Tons of Coal to August 28 Paris, Sept. 3. The French gov ernment made knoVn that the Ger mans had delivered 1,500,000 tons of coal up to August 28 and said it was estimtaed the total deliveries for the month exceeded 1,600,000 tons. This would be-400.000 tons below the de liveries promised by the Germans at Spa, but the statement said the Germans might, in September att October, reach the required 2.000- WU tons MACS IV I J E Y IS RAPIDLY n BID Reports From Prison Bedside Declare Lord Mayor of Cork Is Growing Weaker Daily ; Fainting Spells Thursday. REQUESTS PRESENCE OF 0 ; V i MEMBERS OF FAMILY. Private Chaplain Celebrates'; . Special Mass Friday Now ; 21 Days . Without Taking Food in Any Form. : X t: London,. Sept. 3 -Terence Mac Swincy, lord mayor of Cork,' who is ill a critical condition in Brixton : prison as a result of his hunger, strike, which began' August 12, was reported this morning, to be slew ing signs of sinking rapidly and to 4 be very much weaker. This state' ment of his condition was made by his brother Sean MacSwiney, after , ' he left the prison this forenoon. At the lord mayor's request mem bers of his family visited him this morning and later they expressed fear that the end was not far away. A report ... made on Mayor Mac Swiney's condition shortly . after . noon said he was-rapidly approach- 1 irg unconsciousness. He was . too weak during the, morning to carry on a conversation, it was said. Special Mass Held. Father Dominick.' private chaplain to MacSwiney, cclcbrateda Speciaf mass in the prison this morning. ) MacSwiney fainted in his bed in Brixton prison late yesterday after-" noon due to the strain caused by. the utterance of "Thank God." ; He; gasped the two words after his sis- -ter, Mary, read him a cablegram from Patrick McCartin from . the United States conveying the Jiopey . i ... a : J mat me -vmeritau auuuuisuanvu would intervene, i . f Without Food 21 Days. -, The advices' from his bedside after the fainting said that he was not suffering "except from acute palpita tions of the heart. - He was told that the pope had recited the prayers for the dying for him after mass in the private Vatican chapel Wednesday. The mayor has had no food for 21 t!avs. His sister read him the reflections on death from" the- Catholic .prayer a friend, but loAt his speech aftef saying, 1 m going. U isricn hem his ear against the prisoner's lips. The government recognizes that ' his death will precipitate a tremen dous demonstration in London and may result in an attempt against the government in London. Ireland, it is stated, presents a tremendous problem, as there may not be enough troops there to cope with the situation and there are no more reinforcements, as England is al ready stripped. Can't Move Him Now . The prison doctor declared that it would not be possible to move "Mac Swiney, even if the government did release him. Sinn Fein has scouted the rumor that MacSwiney is being fed byljfriends who visit him. The vast interest that is being taken all over Europe in the dying. Irishman is vividly shown by & rep- resentative set of , newspapers re- ceived here yesterday afternoon. As much space is devoted to MacSwi-' ney as to the greatest battles of the world. Berlin is watching the case with close interest. '. Newspapers there carry the story prominently. Father Vaughn's pronouncement that he would not administer the rites ,of the church to a hunger striker because a hunger strike is an attempt at suicide has aroused a storm of opposition. The majority of churchmen emphatically disagree with him. , .t Drying-Off in Oven Almost : Proves Fatal to Small Boy Wabash, " Ind., Sept. 3. Playing in the rain almost proved fatal to Leo Helvy. nine, son of Clarence Helvy of North Manchester. It wasn't pneumonia, either. Leo being very damp, sat down on the oven tloor in the kitchen of his home. To facilitate the drying process he drew up his knees and pushed back into the oven. A few minutes later he experienced discomfort from the in creasing heat, but he couldn't move. Then he screamed. His father rushed into the house, but couldn't get the boy free until his mother had' been summoned to assist. The boy's baclt and knees were badly scorched. Railroads Denied Rate ' jncreases in Montana Helena, Mont.. Sept. 3. Increases of 20 per cent in intrastatepassen Ker fares in Montana asken by the Western Passenger association were dei.ied by the Montana railroad commission. The commission-- also denied a requested 20 per cent in crease in excess baggage - rates, newspaper, milk and cream carrying charges, and surcharges on Pullman and parlor cars. I The commission based its action on state. laws. The Weather Forecast Unsettled Saturday; not mch change in. temperature. v Hourly Temperatures. S a. m. t CO t P. ... p. m.. . s p. m. 4 p. m..,. I p. m..,. p. m.. . . T p. in. .. . 6 a. mt. S . Yii...... . t s. ni 10 a. in 11 a.lm i St 6$ 0 1 1 12 noon. . . . , - n i- . 0 P. I" T 1 A -V i J