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Bee VOL. 50 NO. 215. iim Swaatf-eim M titer Mor 21. IN. II Omaha K 0. Umttf Act ! Mirth 3. I7. OMAHA, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 23.1921. Mill (I vmi). Inalrfa 4(h Zta. 0ll ana Sut. I: Dill Oaly. U: Sunaay. 14 OuUldt 4th Zeaa (( var. Dll ltd Suata tit: Oall Only, Ill; Only. U THREE CENTS The Omaha Daily ,4 - V: C Mail Pilot : TT in ou-nuur Trip Killed Captain W. F. Lewis, Pilot Wlin Left Frisco in Spa-To. Sea, "Race, Dies When j Plane Crashes to Earth. Crash Occurs in Nevad The westbound 36-hour trans continental air mail flight was called off at Chicago, due to bad weather in the Mississippi valley,, particularly Iowa', according to a message from Pilot Hopson re - ceived at the Omaha field early last night. Pilot Hopson was the. 1 flyer scheduled to bring the plane from Chicago to Omaha. He 6tated that there was no visibility. The eagtbound plane, piloted! by. Harry G. Smith, left North Platte ' at 9:20 last night, according to a wireless message rceived by O. D. Mitchell at the Omaha station. The plane was due here at mid night. The repair of a damaged tail, skid caused a delay of 10 minutes at North Plattee. There is no pilot at Omaha to . continue the eastbound flight, con-) sequent) y the flight may not be resumed before daylight. . Hopson, . the Chicago-Omana pilot, will take the eastbound plane Sack to Chicago and its departure will depend upon the time of hie arrival. Thousands of Omahaha were Scattered over the Omaha field awaiting the arrival of. the "ships." The hundreds of automobiles, with headlights piercing the darkness, and the electric-lighted held pre- Cheyenne, Wyo., Feb. 22. Two eastbound mail planes arrived here this afternoon in the speed test of the air mail service between San Francisco and New York. Plane No. 172. piloted by James P. Mur ray, landed at 4:47 p. m. Mountain time and was off again under Pilot .Frank Yaer at 4:59 p. m., after 300 pounds of mail had been trans ferred. In 3 minutes. s- Plane No. 171 arrived at 5:50 p. m. mountain time, one hour ahead of schedule, under T. O. Paine. Its mail was transferred to plane No. 106, which started for Omaha at 6:02 p. m. mountain time. ' By Tbe Associated Fim, . San Francisco. Feb; 22. Cautain a- ' ' it. "r . CI. T - - 4 il.. attempt to establish. record for rapid delivery between San Fran cisco and New York, was kilted to day at Elko, Rev., 'When his' plane fell, according to advices t received here. Captain Lewis was-5 piloting one of the two planes which left San Francisco at 4 JO a. in. He took charge of the plane at Rent.. The message, to air mail service headquarters here said that Cap lain Lewis' machine, in taking off from Elko, went into a tail spin and crashed to the ground. His altitude was not given in the" message. According to air mail officials I here. Captain Lewis had served in the American air . forces during the i . wonu war anu nail uccu -in me on mail service a trifle less than two months, flying usually between Reno and Elko. The message said that the acci dent followed Captain Lewis' safe arrival at Elko from Reno with the . mail. He transferred to Jnothcr ma chine, which fell with him. Hazelhurst, N. Y Feb. -22. Two airplanes, each carrying 350 pounds o mail, left Hazelhurst field today - ior San Francisco, piloted by E. M. Leonhardt and E. M. Allen. They ' (Turn ta r' Two, Column One.) ' 7- ..(j i i i i . u . - '. - Measure BeforeHouse Aimed at Profiteering Hotel ' Proprietors Lincoln, Feb. 22. (Special.) Hotel reformations planned by this legislature are as follows: A bill by Representative Irvin Medlar, editor; of the Mid-West Ho i tel Reporter, Omaha, making" Ahe hotel guest with a friend " of the weaker sex in his room equally re sponsible with .the proprietor if he does not write "and wife" on the register. This measure has been re- . ported out of committee. , Another is a bill forcing hotel pro prietors to place printed room prices on tne aoor ot every room in an effort to stop convention profiteer ing. , Members declared today" that when the bill came up for considera tion they would insist that an amend ment be tacked on which would make it impossible for hotels to ; change their -rent schedule in ac- i cordance with the-number of people! in the city desiring rooms. Toledo Street Car Fare May Be Boosted Toledo,, O., Feb. 22. Increase in street car fares to 7 ceuts, unless a way is found to eliminate busses as competitors of the traction system, was declared by the street railway board of control today to be im minent. It was pointed out by Wilfred E. Cann. traction commissioner, that the Communitv Traetinn rnmcanv is T runnfhg behind $9.1,000 a month, after f providing lor all fixed charges. . The Community Traction com pany began operation February' 1, when the new service-at-cost fran - chise went into effect and the Toledo railway aua i-ignt company sur- rendered its rights in . the city streets. Omaha Men toPilot Planes on Sea -to -Sea Day -Night Trip a 0 ff S i Wit Kr "'u mS V twn : If J. T. Murray. These are the fliers of the Omaha division of the government air mail service who will pilot the "ships that Attempt to Cross Continent in 24 Hours Is Failure Lieutenaut Coney Forced to Land in Texas Because of f Engine TroubledWill (Jtjntirnie Flight. Dallas, Tex., Feb. 21. Leut.. Wil liam Coney expected to continue late todayliis trans-'CjBntincntal flight from Bronte, Tex., where he wa; forced to land this morning because of engine' trouble lie toItL'tlie As sociated Press. . Commercialsgasoline taken, on at Bronte caused further engine trouble and prevented an' early start, he de clared. "I suffered considerable trouble in New Mexico about 1 o'clock last night'! he said "because of heavy snow "and rain storms, and I was compelled to fly around to avoid them. My supply of stimulants was inadequate to keep off the cold. No. trouble except the storms was ex perienced after I left San Diesro last nt'ght at 7 o'clock up to the time V had landed this morning and if that feed pipe had ijpt gone wrong 1 would have reached Jacksonville, Fk. in time for dinner tonight." . Lieut. Coney left San Diego, Cal., at 7 o'clock last night in an attempt to fly across the continent to Pablo Eeach, Fla., in 24 hours. - His-y(Jc-parture was delayed some timedue to repairs xn his plane and tardintss in weather reports which he wished to read before he started. The plane used was rebuilt especially for the attempt. Extra gasoline and oil tanks were attached, and a control wheel, permitting the pilot to turn in almost any direction. - was added. It was given., a strenuous test before start ing and gave perfect satisfaction. " 1 . Bill Fixing Limit 'on School District Levies Put on File Lincoln, Feb. 22. (Special.) A bill fixing a 100 mill limit on school district levies and1 providing that the shool bond issue may exceed 30 per cent of the assessed valuation was passed on general file in the lower house today. Omaha School Bond Bill Advanced in Lower IIouC , Lincoln, Feb. .22. (Special.) The $5,000,000 Omaha school .bond bill passed the committee of the whole in the lower house today without a dissenting vote. ' t Tenants in Chicago Organize to Fight 1 Increases in Rent I Chicago, Feb. ? 22. A tenants' strike, organized by the' Chicago Tenants' Protective association; was launched .today and campaign .meet ings planned for all sections of the city to enlist the assistance of 100, 000 'tenants, in refusal to pay in: creased rents. - Secretary A. E, Jcsseruni of the association, . said striking -tenants would " be encouraged.. to . refuse either .to move or pay exorbitant rentals, and thf assistance , of municipal judges would be sought, to . have ' eviction cases -placed in their reglular"turhat"the bottom'of the court calendar. This would bring them to trial not earlier than next year." -. Signs , were distributed reading; "Untair. - Landlord ..demands ad vance. This apaVtment will not be vacated May 1. ' Do'vou want to 'buy a lawsuit?' v ' ' N. j pass in the night Cur.ng -the in augural transcontinental flight in volvingnight flying. ' . Good Prospects For Agreement on Tariff Measure Further Progress in Fixing Ratjes in Conference of House a ml - Senate Com- 7"- mittees Reported. , . ... '. . Washiugton, Feb. 22. Agree ments on rates in the Fordney emer gency tariff bill on dairy products, olive oil and olives were reached to- day by senate and house conferees, but disputes over1 the wheat, sugar and tobacco tariffs prevented final action. A 'compromise on the olive tariff was reached by the conferees, the rates of 60 and 70 cents per gallon, according to the- s'izc Of containers, being reduced to 50 and 40 cents, respectively. . The conferees also adopted the senate amendment im posing 25 centsa gallon on olives in solution and Fxents a pound on thoseaot' in solution." JThe rate of 8 cents a pound on butter in the senate amendment was reduced to cents. 'The senate amendments "providing a tariff of 23 per cent on cheese, 2 cents a gallon on fresh milk, 5 cents a gal Jon on cream and 2 cents a pound on condensed milk were afifected by' the change. Senate Penrose, head of the sen ate conferees, said there was " a rea sonable rpropect" for a complete agreement tomorrow and a3ded that "we have got to aree this week." The sugar schedule appeared to be the principal snag, it was said, the house conferees continuing - to stand out against a sugar tariff. They 'also continued vigorous dp position to the senate amendment increasing the duty on wheat from 30 to 40 cenis a bushel Senator Jones, republican, Wash ington, made a statement in support of the proposed tariff on apples and the conferees agreed to strike from the apple rate clause, a provision referring directly to Canadian ap ples, planning to make the provi sions general to avpid giving offense to Canada. Senator McXary, republican, Ore gon, also appeared in support of the jenate amendment imposing a duty of 4 cents , a pound on cherries, a rate Said . to be equivalent to $1.85 per bushel,'' as. compared with, 25 cents imposed by the Payne-Aldrich law. "!'' Eyewitnesses Testify in Matewan Battle Trials , Williamson, ; W. Vai. Feb. 22. Eleven persons,' including several eyewitnesses to the battle at Mate wan, in wliich A. C Felts, private detective' and' tifne other persons .we're killed, t'estHicd in the trial of "the 19 defendants charged with ini plication in their deaths. Elijah Bcrke told the jury that' he w' standing'close to Felts and Mayor C. C- Testerman of Mate wan, when they were shot. He said he heard two shots and that Felts fell against him. , ; ; He turned, he said, and saw the mayor' stagger- away, holding his side. Berfcc testified he"saw.'no weapons iu Felts' or Tcstcrman's' hands. , . Good News for "Vets" Ji Kansas City," Mo., Feb. 22. United States Commissioner G. D. Beards lay announced that no more search warrants would be issued, against homes where a mere showing of poV session of intoxicating lienor, is 1 made . , ' 1 Apologies Of Japanese Acceptable Action Taken in Connection With Killing of Lieutenant Langdon Deemed Sufficient By State Department. . i Officers Sent to Prison By ARTHUR SEARS HENNING. Chicaro Tribune-Omaha Bee l4iaed Wire. Washington, Feb. 22. Secretary of State Colby mtdc publje tonight, the action taken by the Japanese government to make amends for the unwarranted killing of Lieut, u. II. Langdon of the American navy by a Japanese sentry in Vladivostok a few weeks ago. Japan has expressed formally "deep regret" at the occurrence, has removed the commanding general of Vladivostok and retired him from the active list of the army and has punished subordinate officers and the sentry ' with terms 'of confine ment not exceeding 30 days. While in navy quarters the redress tendered by the Japanese govern ment is deemed inadequate. Secre tary Colby regards the action satis factory and is disposed Tb close the incident with the exception of the discussion of reparation to the fam ily of " Lieutenant Langdon, upon which he is insisting. "The - action of the Japanese authorities,',' said Mr. Colby, "has lbeen prompt and sincere and-it will undoubtedly ne received with ap preCiation in this-country. Thorough Investigation. The State department has receiv ed from the embassy in Tokio a cablegram reporting the delivery byr the minister for foreign affairs of Japan a memorandum setting forth the action of the court-martial held at Vladivostok to examine into the circumstances under which the late "his death. "A most thorough and exhaustive examination was conducted by the court-martial, resulting in the re moval from the active list of the j Japanese army of Major General ' Xishihara, commanding the Japanese garrison at Vladivostok. . The court held that General Nishihara had been, guilty of misinterpretation of the barracks service regulations and had thus incurred primary responsi bility for the unfortunate incident. He Jias been deprived of the com mand of the garrison and of the rank cf brigade commander, which he had previously held. The barracks of' ficer of the rank of major has been' adjudged guilty of responsibility in the matter aand sentenced; Jo .con fmemcnt'fo3fl days. The assistant barracks officer, a lieutenant, and tliT regimental commander have both been sentenced to a similar punish ment for a period of 20 days; the company commander has been sen tenced to a lesser period. . Regrets Expressed. 1 lie commander-in-chief of the' Japanese expeditionary force in Vladivostok has paid a visit to the ia! u. ;i. s. Albany 'and expressed to the commanding officer of the ship, Turn i Tk Three, Column Three. Woman Killed When Auto Turns Turtle on Road West of Lincoln Lincolu, Feb. 21. (Special.) An automobile accident 'cm the Emerald road, seven miles west of Lincoln, cost Mrs. Etta White, 66, of Lexing ton, Neb., her life here this morning. Jacob Engle of Friend, Neb., who was pasing the coupe in which Mrs. White was riding, rushed to the hos pital with the injured woman, but she was dead before Engle reached the hospital. Mrs. White was com ing to Lincoln with her daughter, May Merrill, and her grandson to receive medical attention when the accident, occurred. When the cars passed the Merrill coupe turned over. Mrs. White was pinned under the car. Date For Consistory Announced as March 7 Rome, Feb. 22. The Osservatore Romano, organ of the Vatican,-published the official announcement that the secret consistory will be held March 7 and the public consistory Mfch 10. These cardinals, it says, will be created: ' Monsignor D, J. Dougherty, arch bishop of Philadelphia; Monsignor F. B. Barraquer, archbishop of Tar ragoha; Monsignor uan Benllochy Vivo, archbishop of Burgos, Spain; Monsignor K. J. Schulte. archbishop of Cologne; Monsignor M. Von, Eanlhaber. archbishop of Munich, and Monsignor F. Ragoncsi, papal nuncio at Madrid. Employment Conditions in Chieago 55 Per Cent Normal Chicago, Feb.- 22. Charles J. Boyd, superintendent of tliex .Illinois free employment office, 'said last night in a report on employment conditions that the Chicago situation row "is about 55 per cent of nor mal.'; "Lifte improvement can be ex pected within thc'ncxf 30'or 60 days, employers say," says the report.1 "but no further slowing down is contem plated." Two Attempts Made in Week To Bomb Japanese Homes Los Angcle, Cal., Feb. 22. two alleged attempts to destroy, by the use of phosphorus bombs, buildings occupied by Japanese' have been made here in the last two weeks, according to a report made public today by Capt. E. H. Enos of the bureau of fire prevention of the Los Angeles fire departmcuL I That Twenty-Six On I mrfwwk ' Force of 600,000, Reds Available To Attack Europe! Bulk of Sonet Army Coucen- trated on Western ront Plans for ' Drive Against Vilna District Increasing. ,,- By JOHN CLAYTON. Chicago Tribune Cubic, Copyright, 181'!. Coblenz, Feb. 22. Despite the commencement of the soviet drive in the Near East through the Caucasus, the bulk ol tne boishexist army re mains on the western front. Accord ing to the best available military in formation, 600(000 red troops are now in a position to menace western Europe from a point to be selected by' the . red chiefs for their spring drive. As the total armed strength of the Russians, exclusive of the la bor battalions, is about 800,000, not nwre than 100,000 troops are driving toward Erzerum to establish com munications with Musta'pha Kemal Pasha. As winter gives way the concen trations of troops in the region ot Smolensk for an attack against the Vilna district are increased. Along the borders of the Baltic states the reds are Winning out practically the entire strength of the northern forces and are placing rthem in position for an attack on thf disputed; ground in Lithuania, where- General Zeligow sky and hs -Polish volunteers hold the city of Vilna by force of arms. The advance troops to the south are : mostly , concentrated before Lemberg for the purposevof making a drive' through Galicia .or south into Roumania. v Curiously enough, the reports from Moscow regarding the possibilities of a drive on Poland state that nearly all the reserves arc concentrated south of Kicr. There is practically no reserve strength northward. The main Polish border is not menaced. In the Pripet' marshes, .through which the armistice line runs, there are only border guards totalling not more than a few thousand men. , ' Sixty-six divisions of infantry and 12 divisions of cavalry hae 'been identified on the western front since the first of January. One division, now on its way to the western front from Siberia, is expected to arrive at its station about the first of March. Bill Compels Religious ' Bodies to File Reports Lincoln, Feb. 22. (Special.) -Religious societies collecting money for uplift purposes must file- reports of collections and disbursements with the secretary of state and at - r.r,,PV crrnpral under nrovisions of a bill placed on general file in the ! , .Tl '1 . lower house. jThcre is a punishment attached for "diverting these funds fund to purposes other than those which were set forth in the campaign when the funds .were collected. -r Robber Returns Bond Of $25fi00 Size With Short Note of Regret Jacksonville, Fla., Feb. 22. A re gretful note accompanied a $25,000 Liberty bond, returned through the mail yesterday to the Clement D. Cates company, stock brokers, from which it had been stolen. "It's too big toliandle safely." the robber said, but he kcjit two smaller Molen bonds. ' ' 1 Billion Dollar Set We're Paying for the Installment Plan THE INSTALLMENT PLAN Br The Chirac o Tribune I ! Arbitration in Railroad Wage Fight Ordered United States Labor' Board t Dismisses First Two Twt " Cases Leaders of Both Factions Crestfallen. Chicago Tribune-Omaha lie eaclH'ire. Chicago, Feb. 22. Railroad man agers and organizations of railway workers Stand face to face with the first formal mandate for compulsory arbitration ever issued by the feder al government. ' v The mandat e came from the United Slates railway labor board when it dismissed the cases vof 'the Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic railway and ths Missouri and North Arkansas railroad, the first two test disputes on wages to be ..brought before that body. The board declared that it had no jurisdiction because neither railroad company had made proper efforts to confer with its employes on the just ness and reasonableness of present wage's. Railway executives and organiza tion leaders are Doth somewhat crest fallen and dubious over the decision? Railroad executives do not' hesi tate to declare that the A: B. and A. case was bungled. Because it was the first wage dispute to be brought before the,, labor hoard for adjudi cation, it was "an unfortunate be ginning," according to one railroad man.. - ' - . "1!he A. B. and A. road,'r this man said, "came before the board on the pleading that it was broke and could not pay the wages set by the board's decision. It should have held a conference .with its employes and shown that these, 'wages-were -unjust and unreasonable and would injure the' road financially if the men con tinued to demand them. Tnis would have been tlfe course in harmony with. the letter and spiilt" of ;the transportation act." v Compulsory"' arbitration,, it. is .ex plained, appears most prominently bchfhd the decision of the labor, board in the "Missouri and North Arkansas rase. - - ' House Votes $5,0.00 for Widow of Riot Victim 'Lincoln, Feb. 22. (Special.) The Smith bill providing an appropria tion of $5,000 for Mrs. Helen Hikel of Omaha, whose husband was killed, in the court lipuse rio passed the committee of the; whole in the lower house todav. - It provides that the $5,000 shall be 'paid 'to Mrs. Hiykel at a rate of S60 "a month. in J Imttrnrl in Fieri,? i U1P n, JlllUrCfl 111 f Igllt At" Sioux C'itV. AccUSCS Man .... .. . ..... Sioiu Citv, la., Feb: 22. Mfchacl Schrebrit,50, who, was Abounded in a fight, last night, died early today. On his dcathlM L Schrcbrir accused Mike McCar. 27, cf being his as- rail.nit. McCar was arrested. . He I denied having shot Schrcbrit . of' having any knowledge of the affray. .He is bring held. Would Force Filing of .. Reports by All Utilities Lincoln, Feb. 22. (Special.) A bill forcing all private and public utilities to file reports with the state railway commission and forcing these utilities to publish the reports in .newspapers circulating in the terri tory they serve was placed on gen eral file iu the lower house today. 'rfffapprlffct: 192 i: By The Chfcaeo Tribune I Equal Rights for AH Citizens Are Demanded by U. S. -' -i m Stale Department Sends Firm .."Jiote tor Council of League Of Nations Meeting y In Paris. 1 - Washington, D. C. Feb. 22. Equal opportunities for the citizens of all allied. a:id associated powers whether members of the league of nations or not.yin former enemy ter ritories to be administered bv tin I allied government? under mandates. is insisted upon in a note dispatcher by the State department to the league council at Paris. The note wet.t last night to Am bassador Wallace, who is to present it tomorrow. State department of ficials described it as being identical with the one sent Great Britain last' November by Secretary Colby. The note was couched in ifrni language, Mr. Colby took issue with the British position that mandate agreements and treaties were to be considered only by members of the league and declared that the I'nited States as a contributor to the victory in the war could not consider "any of the associated powers debarred from participation in the rights and privileges secured under the mart dates." Initiation of this, the-first action to be taken' by the United States to the league council,' was at the stig geition of an allied power, under stood vto have been Gieat Britain. The. British" foreign office never has (replied to Mr. Colby's note in which he asked that the United States be permitted to examine the dr?ft man dates before submission to the coun cil. Meantime, however, Great Brit-' ain has sent the drqft mandates for Mesopotamia and Palestine to the council and it is understood it was lor. this reason that it suggested that the United States present its view? to the .council. ' Cherokee Indians Appear At .Congressional Hearing Muskogee, Okl., Feb.' 22. Mem bers,, of the Cherokee exYcutive com mittee and officers oFtlie Creek na tion, vyere here today 'to discuss the jurisdictional bill now 'before the United States senate. If the bill be comes a law, according to W. T. Brady, committee chairman, the Choctaw, Cherokee. Chickasaw, Creek and Seminole tribes will brinpr suit against the government for ap proximately. $25,000,000, present value of the land awarded slaves of the five civilized tribes when a treaty was signed following the civil war. Montenegro Government ' Declares War on Serbia London,-Feb. 22. A wireless mes sage from Berlin today says 1hat accprding to Swiss reports the Mon tenegrins have declared a holy war. against the Serbians. Two Serbian regiments have occupied Ccttinje, Montenegro, ana, tne situation is grave, the message says. The Weather Forecast. . Wednesday fair and colder. Hourly Trmperaturrn. o a. m. 6 a. tn. 7 a. m. a. m. . m. 1 0 n. i m. H a. m. it aoou :- I '.1 I m. m. .i p. m. P. m. & p. m. p. m. 1 P m. i p. in. . .a; . .::i . .'!S . .15 ..:.-) ! ii I New Cabinet Announced By Harding I Edwin Denby, Hitherto Un mentioned in Cabinet Specu lation, Chosen to Succeed Daniels. Hoover Commerce Head lly The Aocltr Pren, .The new cabinet as selected by President-elect Harding will be: Secretary of State Charles Evans Hughes, New York. Secretary of the Treasury An drew Mellon, Pennsylvania. Secretary of War - John W. Weeks, Massachusetts. Attorney General Harry M. Daugherty, Dhio. Postmaster General Will H. Hays, Indiana. Secretary of the Navy Edwin Denby, Michigan. Secretary of the Interior A. B. Fall1, New Mexico. Secretary of Agriculture Henry Wallace. Iowa. Secretary of Commerce Herbert Hoover, California. Secretary of Labor James J. Davis, Pennsylvania. St. Augustine, Fla., Feb. 22. President-elect ..Harding -completed his cabinet late today by virtual si lection of 'Edwin Dcnby of Detroit, Mich., as secret?. ry of the navy. The choice v as the first big sur prise among the cabinet selections, Mr. Denby's tame never having ap peared in new: paper speculation about the navy post. He is an at torney and a former mqmber of: congress and h:is served as an -in-listed manjin war time in both the navy and marine corps. Not Yet Accepted. It Is understood .a formal tender and acceptance are yet to he e.- changed, but Mr. Don by is regarded by those close to Mr. Harding a.i practically certain to take the place. There were -also growing indica tions today that, the -virtual teiec---tions of Herbert Hoovrr. of Cali fornia to be secretary of commerce and James J. Da vis of PerinAlvania to be secretary of laRor sooi" would be definitely fixed, puttiiitr the com plete cabinet in its final form. Mr. Denby.. who was drawn into the cabinet situation as a dark horse" after former Governor Frank O. Lowdcn of Illinois declined to be considered for the navy portfolio, is 50- years old.( and has an intimate knowledge of far eastern allairs, in addition to his naval experience. He went to China in 488a with r his father, who served there .is an Amer ican minister, and later lie spent 10 years in the Chinese maritime cus toms service. , V Returning to the United Slates in 1897. Mr, Denby served as a gunr ner's mate in the American navy dur ing the war with Spain, and at the age of 47 was .a sergeant , in the marine corps during the world war.'' Turn to Pa Thw. Column Thrrr. Sound Amplifiers Will triable Huge CrQwd to . Hear Harding's Speech Washington, Feb. 22. Fqr the first time, weather permitting an in augural address is to he - heard March 4, by as many people a-i mav pack themselves on the plaza front ing the capitol. President Harding's first formal statement will be car ried throughout the ' throng by meaiis of amplifier-. - . A room' frill of Inachincry has becu installed-beneath the capi" A steps to catch and repeat ev-ry syllabic uttered. The announcement of the company installing the mech anism' said scores of engineers and workers would be on hand to see that nothing happened to prevent full enjoyment by the crowd of hearing as well as -seeing, the speakir. ' . Engine Crew Killed In Texas Rail Wreck -r - Dallas. Tex., Feb. 22. R. W. Mays, engineer, and. R. R. Dickev, fireman, both of Denison, were in stantly killed and several persons in jured when northbound Texas spe cial on. the Missouri, -Kansas & xexas railroad was-w recked two miles north of Wacox todav. A deliberately displaced switch caused the wreck, according to the announcement. Two Police Officials Are Wounded in Ireland Dublin, Feb. ' 22. A police 'ser geant was seriously wonded by un known persons in Maynooth, Coun ty Kildare. today and a constable was wounded in Cahcr, County Tip perary. , Thirty-eight riiembers of the Irish republican army, who were drilling in Ballinrobe; County Mayo, were surrounded - and, cap tured by crown forces wkhout cas uAkies. , ,: , ' ' Belfast, 'Ireland, ' Feb.' 22. Sean McCraith, general secretary of the Irish Self-Dctermination league, was arrested, in London yesterday, ac cording to advices received, here to day. He will be transferred to re land for internment.' . , , i - Jury Selected for Trial Of Pastor on Murder Charge Sandwich, Ontario. Feb. 22. Se lection of a jury to try the Rev. J. O. L. Spracklin. the "lighting par son," on the charge- of manslaughter in Killing Heverl i rumble, pro prietor of the Chappell house, dur ing a liquor raid last November, was completed here today. Mr. Sprack lin. who, as liimor license inspector had chartre of the raiding tiad. pleade4 "uot guilty." V. f
