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Omaha Baily Bee VOL. 50 NO. 263. t,fn u 8M-CIM HattM May l. IMS. at Oath P. 0. Uaer Art ! Hank t, 1171. OMAHA, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20, 1921. Br Mall I yir). n1 41k Za. Dalt tuau. 14: Dally 0lr. St: taaaay. 4 Ootilda 4th Jtona (i raarl. Oallj aa Saaaaj. lit: Dally Oaly. 112: Saa Oaty, la THREE CENTS ITV-tr-n- E Banks Own Railroads Is Charge Employes' Unions Declare "Capital Combine"' Inau gurated Policy of Shut Downs. ! High , Prices Maintained Bj Tht Am:atcd Pre. Chicago, April 19. Charges that a "capital combine." headed by 12 New York financial institutions, inaugu rated a policy of nation-wide shut downs, was made today by W. Jett Lauck, economist (or the unions which are fighting any reduction, in hearings before . the United States railroad labor board Mr. Lauck nanyd about 100 men who through interlocking director ships, he claimed, centered in these dozen institutions control the majority, of the country's important .railroads, and of basic raw materials. He charged that: "This inter-related capital group deliberately deflated the farmers and then undertook by precipitating in dustrial stagnation, to deflate labor." The railroads, he asserted, were the chosen vehicle for this labor drive. Lay-offs of repair men , on railroads in recent months, he charged, were made deliberately, while much of the repair work was let to outside companies, who charged the roads about twice what the same repairs would have cost in their own shops. One purpose, he said, was to get this portion of rail road labor out of government juris diction by forcing it to work for the outside concerns. These concerns, he said, were largely under this same financial contr.ol of the roads. The document that .Mr. Lauck presented made about 125,000 words. It was prepared by the American Federation of Labor bureau of re search, railway employes' depart ment, and entitled, "Human Stand ards and Railroad Fblicy." Institutions Named. The dozen New York financial in stitutions as nam'edswere: ' Mutual Life Insurance Co. of New York. ' First National bank. Equitable Trust Co. , ' J. P. Morgan & Co. Guaranty Trust Co. Equitable Life Assurance Society f United States. American Surety Co. National Surety Co. - Mechanics and Metals National bank. " ' .1 u ". National City bank. , New York Trust Co. ' . Chase National -bartkv :i-'v Mr. Lauck charged that these banks had directors in. 92 Class one vail-; roads, and in "2Q -railroad, equipment ennmanies. that their Birectorships reached 24 coal railroads and coal companies, -and that through non banking directors this alleged capital . combine was still further interlocked. In presenting the report Mr. Lauck gave this summary of its contents: "The evidence shows there is a ' capital combine consisting of the dustrics controlling basic materials, and that this combine has and ex ercises a power over the economic destiny of. the United States. It shows that within the identical capitalist group lies me jiuhci iu aujuo misadjust relative prices in a manner tTiat- will stimulate or suppress m- dustrial activity. It points, out that (Turn to P Tw. Column One.) Judge Will Decide Priority of Liens . . 1 . . a nH.a. At Aurora, Neb., "April 19. (Special.) D. H. McClenahan, referee - in bankruptcy,- presided at an import ant hearing in the court house, talc ing evidence to determine the pri ority of liens against -the bank building of the W. C. Wentz com pany. ' - - - This building was. in process ot construction when the W, C. Wenta company became bankrupt. It has a mortgage of $20,000 against it and liens aggregating about $14,000 have been Sled by material men and con tractors. The mortgage claims a pri or lien to several of the liens claimed by material men and mechanics and the hearing was for the ;purpose, of determining tlys priority. The ref eree took the matter under advise ment . . ' ) - ; Salvation Army Drive , Endorsed by Harding Cincinnati, April 19. President Harding not only has enthusiastical ly endorsed the Salvation Army's 1921 home service campaign," it was announced here today, but has con tributed $5,000 toward erecting n $40,000 army corp building in his home town of Marion. . v. ' -; t The campaign is to raise funds by the creation pf community advisory boards, in an effort to extend -the 26 major activities of the,. Salvation Army from the cities to the rural . districts where, Brigadier Roberts explains, much misery ongiaates. Wallace Asks Governors To Observe Forestry Week Washington, April 19. Secretary Wallace wrote letters today to the governors of all the states asking their co-operation in the nation wide observance of forest protection r-week, May 22 to 28, recently pro claimed by President Harding. "Adequate provision for the' safe guarding and renewal of our forests is of vital importance to the nation." the secretary said in his letter, add ing "that the magnitude of the area .burned over the last five years rep resents a territory larger than the 1 state of Utah. - ,:. ; ; U. S. Friendship Pledged To American Republics Harding Declares Monroe Doctrine Never Meant as . .Policy of Selfishness, at Unveiling of Bolivar Statue in New York Sees Great Signi ficance in; Dates. By The Aaaoclated Frcta. New York, April 19. Renewed bonds of ,- friendship among the American republics, with a rccon secration to peace and liberty as an example for a war-weary world, were plighted by President Harding today at the unveiling of a statue of Simon Bolivar, the South American patriot. In the example of a prosperous family of states Jiving together in peace on the western hemisphere, the president declared, the old world might well find inspiration for the reconstruction ' of its industry and its politics along the lines ot progress and amity. T6 that recon struction, he said, the American re- I publics could alsd contribute by giv ing of their strength and resources to .aid their stricken sister ' nations across the sea. Restating the Monroe doctrine, Mr, Harding asserted that it was never meant as a policy of selfishness or narrowness, but was a charter of American independence, to maintain which the United States was "willing to fight, if necessary." He added that the policy of the American republics must not err on the side of too great aloofness and that in the present world chaos, Pan-Americanism must mean "sympathetic and generous Americanism." ; Significance1 in Dates. -t The address follows in part: "There is significance in dates, as though some days were destined for a high place in the history of human progress, also an abiding place in Funeral Service Held at Potsdam For Ex-Empress Four Sons, Free to Attend : Services, While Ex-Kaiser' And Crown Prince Are Banned. . Potsdam, April 19. (By The As sociated Press.) Amid the tolling of bells, funeral services for Augusta Victoria, former empress, were held today in this, the royal residence suburb of Berlin. , Over the simple . coffin in the mausoleum, or antique temple" in the Potsdam palace grounds had been raised the familiar yellow standard of the-ex-empress," and at its foot stood the four sons ot the former royal eovroter,wWWere .free to at tend the services. Lacking was" the presence of the husband,-the former emperor, and of the eldest son of the family, former Crown. Prince Fred erick William, exiles in Holland. Pomp Not Lacking. Led by the clergy and officers of the ex-empress own regiments, the funeral cortege left AVildpark, the Potsdam railway station, near which the body had been- guarded overnight by faithful mourners, after its ar rival by special train from Doom, Holland, and nroceeded shortly be- ffore 10 o'clock to the mausoleum in the palace grounds, a mile i:na a nan distant. . Four black steeds from the former royal . stables drew the funeral car which was preceded by the former chamberlains of the court bearing the royal insignia. Generals Von Loewenfeld and Von Lyncker and former ministers of state Von Del brueck and Breitenbach, Knights of the Black Eagle, held the corner of the purple robe which covered the funeral car. ' Then came . the , Hohenzollern' princes and princesses " and other members of Hie former German royal family in equipages ot state, these followed, by members of the ex-ejnporer's court and distinguished army .-officers, among whom,' were Gejierals Von ' Hindenburg, Luden dorff, Von Mackensen and - -'. Von Kluck. ' At 10:30 'o'clock the cortege reached the mausoleum where only members of the Hohenzollern fam ily and private guests were ad mitted o the services. They were conducted by Dr. Dryandcr, the former court chaplain, assisted by the choir of the Dom cathedral, which sang "I Know That My Re deemer Liveth," and ."Christ Is My Life," and, other hymns familiar to protestant Germans. ' At the conclusion of .the services, throughout which the tolling of the church .bells continued, the admis sion of the public to the mausoleum was- begun. :-Tj, :'s Excursion Rates to East , Announced By Railroads San Francisco, CaL, April 19. Re establishment of excursion rates to til' points east by all transcontinental roads was announced by the South ern Pacific, company today. The rates were suspended in 1917. ' - Tickets will be sold from June 15 to August IS and the time limit will be October 31. The old excursion rate of one and one-third fares for the round trip will be restored. Excursion rates on these carriers to all points west were announced - sc-me months ago. 1 oaay s oraer returns the roads to the old ex cursion status. - Ship Owners Meet With v ' Men to Draft Wage Scale New York, April 19. The wages and working rules committee of the American Steamship Owners' asso ciation today met representatives of the Marine Firemen, Oilers and Wa ter Tenders union for a discussion of proposed wage reductions affect ing all ports Today's 'conference," it was said, was the first of a series through which it is believed the American marine wage situation will be brought i to a head.- ( ; human affections. This day is the anniversary of the battle of Lexing ton, where the colonies of North America made their first sacrifice in blod for independence and new standards of freedom. On this same dayf a generation later. Venezuela's struggle" for freedom had its im mortal beginning. "I wish April 19th might have an added significance from this day on. "It is an interesting thing to compare the careers of the two great fathers of American liberty. Bolivar and Washington. Each wrought an empire of freedom and builded more vastly than he dreamed. Their con cept of liberty was not inspired in individual unrest." Each was wealthy, each rated among the personally for tunate, but a people's freedom was impelling. . 1 . "It is not too much to say that cut of the liberations wrought by Washington 'and Bolivar grew the republican constitutional system which America's gift to mankind. Not Wrought in Destruction. "It is fine to be able to say that new world temples of liberty were not wrought in destruction of the old. We speak historically of revo lution, when in . reality we mean se verance and freedom for evolution. The world is not. calling today for destruction; it needs reconstruction, where the test of justice is applied to the things which were, as well as the things which are to be. "Perhaps the miracle was m tlic ' (Torn to Fmre Two, Column Alliance Farm Hand Tried on Arson Charge Youth Accused of Setting Fire To Barn and Granary; Said to Be I. W. W. Member. Alliance, Neb., April 19 (Spe cial Telegram.) Lloyd A. Wright, 19-year-old farm hum.', is in the coun ty jail in default of a $1,000 bond 00 a charge of arson in connection with a mysterious fire which destroyed a large barn and damaged a granary on the J. M. McLean place, several miles north of hero. 'Following pre liminary hearing in county court he was bound over for trial at the June Kin n( Histrirt court. ' ' " Wright- had bei-'h . employed fori ., T T 1.,. I tbout a montn Dy wen u . wv, who operates the McLean farm. Ac cording to testimony of Mr. and Mrs. Locke, a, fire of mysterious origin started in the barn about a week ; go. Wright assisted in putting it out.. At that time he was not- sus pected and for sevctal nights he and Mr, Locke kept watch .for a pos sible fire bug. Saw Him Light Match. Wright left the house about, mid night Sunday ostensibly to make a round of the outbuildings in search of a marauder. When he left the house Mr. and Mrs. Locke stepped inside the house and watched Wright's . movements. They de clared they saw bim apply a lighted match to a pile of rubbish . near the barn. He again assisted in-putting out the fire. Fearing Wright might harm them, Mr. and Mrs. Locke drove to the home of a neighbor and stayed there remainder of the night, leaving Wright alone on the place. . The next morning Mr. Locke and several neighbors returned and found the barn and eranary 11H flames. While they were fighting the fire Wright came out of the house with a revolver in his hand. He said he had been asleep in the house and, hearing a noise at jthe barn, took the revolver aiong for protection. Mr. Locke then drove tp Alliance'and swore to a complaint of arson against. Wright. , Denies Charge. On the witness stand Wright de nied any knowledge of the origin of the fires and stated- that he had hlit matches around the barn to look for an intruder. Mrs. Locke stated Sthat Wright . had once threatened her, life, telling her it was time tor her to ' "say her prayers," as her "time was -short." ; ; ' ;. ' Wright also denied making any threat. Mr. and Mrs. Locke stated that Wright had an I. W. W. song book in his possession and becapie angry - when' anything was said against the I. W. W. organization. Wright told County Attorney Basye that -'he had been arrested in St. Joseph, Me., on a statutory charge, and that he had been in trouble in Bartletsville, Okl. Two other mysterious fires have occurred recently in the county, in one of which a barn and six head of horses were burned. Remains of Mastodon Are r' - Discovered in Oregon Arlington., Ore., April 19. The re mains of a mastodon were discovered yesterday in Butcher Knife canyon about four "miles southeast of Ar lington by William Marshall, a sheep herder in the employ of Smythe Brothers.. Fred Danielson, a camp tender, brought one of the tusks to Arlington today. It measured nine feet from the base, which is 14 inches in diameter to the tip and is a per fect specimen. Advance of $16,000,000 ' . Authorised for Italy Washington, April 19. An ad vance of $16,000,000 was made , to Nltaly during March under loan com mitments previously authorized, sec retary Mellon: announced today. While this was the first foreign loan transaction since last September there was no actual cath .transfer, Mr. Mellon explained. Kinto noice S. Plum Omaha. Lawyer to Become United States Attorney, Ac cording to Announcement By Senator Norris. Other Selections Made Washington, D. C, April 19. (Special Telegram.) A secret ballot was adopted by the Nebraska dele gation in congress as the means to determine its recommendations to President Harding for the principal federal offices in Nebraska. By this method, after many hours of consideration of endorsements from hundreds of Nebriskans' the delegation selected James C. Kins ler of Omaha as federal district at torney,' A. B, Allen of Tecumseh as internal revenue collector and U. S. Rohrer of Hastings as- prohibi tion enforcement officer. Several Ballots Taken. Internal revenue collector was the first office on which a ballot was taken and five ballots were required before Mr. Allen received a majority. He gained on each ballot. 'Ballots were cast for a dozen canr didates foj prohibition enforcement officer, RoTi rer winning on the fourth ballot.. The district attorneyship required eight ballots. Kinsler, Congress man Jcfferis' campaign manager, who had the endorsement of' National Committeeman Howell, finally won. . Statement by Norris Senator Norris, for. the delega tion, .issued the . following state ment with reference to the selections made which will go to the presi dent at once. "The selections made byxthe Ne braska delegation for collector, at torney and prohibition officer, have been the result of very earnest and laborious consideration eextending over many days. 1 he disagree ments have been quite sharp and earnest, although the most courteous and friendly feeling has prevailed during all of our .deliberations. "In reaching our conclusions the geography of the state has cut quite an imrjortant figure in the selection of a candidate for oue office, has not only eliminated all the other candi dates for that position, but has like wise eliminated' all candidates for the other positions in that .same con gressional district, so that it has, in several instances, prevented mem bers of the delegation from voting for candidates for .some of the of fices who would have perhaps been their first choice. J think it can be truly said that n0 member of ,4 the, delegation has succeeded in' having his first choice approved for all ot the positions. "It is the desire of the delegation that none of these 'positions shall be used for the purpose of building up any factional organization or ma chine or to use the influence of the office inthe advancement of any candidate for any position. Theonly favor that we ask of any successful candidateis that he shall administer the, affairs of his office with ef ficiency aud economy. Personally I shall do everything I can to secure the appointment and confirmation of the selections that have been made McGuire Loses Out. The.; flew district attornev will succeed 'Torn S. , Allen of Lincoln, (Turn to Tmgt, Two. Colnmit Two.) ' Mexican Arrested in House With Woman Nebraska . City, Neb., April 19. (Special.) A Mexican, known to his companions here as "Spick," was ar rested and fjlaced in the county jail when he was found in a house in the western part of the city with a white woman. The woman was 'Mrs. Ste pheu -Harris, whose husband had ar rived -here earlier in the evening from Lincoln, their home, in search of her.: . '. ' Harris upon his'arrival here , told the -officers he was . a state 'man and that he, was in search of a white woman .thought . to be in company with a Mexican. He showed the of ficer a picture of the woman and later admitted that she was his wife, .He says that - the Mexican ap peared at his home in Lincoln some few days ago and drugged his wife and forced her to accompany him to this city. He promised to remain hprp and fi! a rrtTtir1attlt aaroincf !! Mexican, charging him with abducaj tion. ine woman was released.' , Germany Given Six Days to .Transfer Gold Holdings Paris, April 19. (By The Associa ted Press.) The allied reparations commifsiorj announced today that it had given Germany until April 22 to transfer the gold holdmes of the I reichsbank, the German Imperial bank,, to. the Coblenz and Cologne branches of the bank. If Germany efuses to comply with the ultimatum the commission, it states, will require the immediate delivery of the gold to the commission itself. In the event of the . transfer of the gold to the branches named, the sum may continue to figure as part of the balance ot the reichsbarik, the commission explained, but the Ger man government would Have no right to dispose of it without ob taining previous authority from the commission to do so. :, ' St. Joseph Attorney Dies - St. Joseph, April Y9. James W. Boyd, 73, a widely known lawyer, died at his home, here- today. He is survived by a married daughter living in St. Louis. Mr Boyd was a prominent Mason and had for many years been a director of the board of the Masonic home in St. Loujr.' 1 TA m a tr i v , 1 YOURS . Irfeland to Ask Huge Loan From United States Delegates at Chicago Conven tion Urged to Be Ready to Finance Fight With $100,000,000. Chicago, April 19. Ireland will ask American sympathizers for an other huge loan, probably $100,000,- 000, to finance its fight against Eng land. Harry J. Bolaud, personal repre sentative of Emmonn De ; ylera made thjs announcement Jvloiiday t the thousands of delegates- gathered in the temple for" the annual con vention of the American Association for the Recognition of the Irsh Re publc. ' - r "The struggle has resolved itself into a question of money," said. Mr. Boland. "We will come to you again for a new loan to the republic of Ireland. This great convention must give the answer to England's challenge, and resolve here today so to organize the American associa tion for the Recognition of the Irish Republic that when the call comes from Ireland for. a new loan that you will be prepared to supply $100,000,000, should Ireland ask it, in the name of liberty. "It Can Be Done." ' "It can be done it will be done! with" the 20,000,000 of Irish blood with your 110,000,000 of free men and women you will send a mes sage today to the cradle - land of your race that you are with, your own blood to the last man -and wo man, and, if need be to the last dol lar." . , . Ireland appealed to its sons in America for financial aid more than a year ago, asking $20,000,000. About $5,000,000 was subscribed. All the soul fire with which the Emerald Isle has' infused its fight for independence blazed forth in Medin ah Temple at the opening session of the convention, in. the impassioned speeches, in prayers, , and, in the tumultous demonstrations of the delegates. As each speaker was presented, the enthusiasm flamed anew. Several times- during the day the delegates rose- from their seats to cheer one of their international leaders Peter and Miss .Mary Mac Swiney. the Walsh sisters, Mr. Bo land, Donal O'Callaghan. the stow away lord mayor of Cork, and others. . , .- ; The convention voted to send thanks to all senators and congress men who have supported Ireland's cause. . - Boy Injured When Hurled , To Ground in Runaway Aurora, Neb' April 19. (Special.) Ralph Jones, son of E. J. Jones, was so seriously t injured in a run away that doctors are not confident of his complete ' recovery. In at tempting to stop the. team, which was hitched to a lumber wagon, Jones wrapped the lines about his hands nd pulled so hard tljat he forced the box onto the team and the tongue fell to the ground. -The wa gon was thrown 10 or 12 .feet- into the air and Jones was hurled still higher. f . , . Hestruck on his back on the tie chain and for a while if was thought his ; bsTck was broken. An . X-ray picture shows that his spine "is not seriously injured,-but there are seri ous bnfises on his head. I White Hpuse Gets Report ; On Amory Oil Concession Washington, April 19. A report frqm tho State department regarding the Amory oil concession in Costa Rica was transmitted to the senate today by the White House iu re sponse to a resolution adopted last February. The concession, held by British interests, was obtained dur ing the Xinoea regime and recently was revoked by the new government. Does a Duck Swim? Trio Confesses to Murder of Grocer Aberdeen, S. D., Police Jfold Two Men and Boy Who Admit Guilt. Aberdeen, S. D., April 19. Police today were holding two men and a boy who confessed, they say, to slaying Clarence Hetiand, grocer, at Tacoma park, Saturday night, while robbing his store. 1 . The prisoners registered as Wil liam LLarson, 17, of Hopkins, Minn.; Harry Cox, 22, Predsville, Mich., and Howard Finley, 20, Puritan, Minn. - Larson was arrested in a pool lia.li and the other twq'in a local hotel. r ,Larso.q, according ' to the police, was the first t6-confi?sS. The trio, police said, also admitted commit ting nine rohberies in Brown county since the first of the year. k Larson said they - had carefully planned the robbery at Tacoma park, hoping to get enough money tb get their "automobile out of the garage and leave this locality. "The trio will be arraigned before Municipal Judge McNaghton at 4 this afternoon. Each will be charged with first degree murder. - ' Sheriff-Auctioneer - Elected Gothenburg Mayor in Warm Race . Gothenburg, Neb., April 19.--(Spe-cial.) Col. H. E. Ash, ' ex-sheriff of Merrick county. Neb., and auc tioneer, was elected mayor of Goth enburg by a large majority in one of the most hotly contested city races ever held here. He formerly served two terms as mayor here, gaining a reputation for strict law enforcement and civic improvements. Under his former administrator! the streets of Gothenburg were kept in splendid condition and residents view his return to office with much favor, " Mr. Ash has gained a state-wide reputation as an auctioneer and his services have been in demand even outside Nebraska. Speculation is rife - over the ' filling of appointive offices by the new mayor. (By Mfssh's election Gothenburg has fallen in line. with Ravenna, in a neighboring county, which recent ly pamed an ex-sheriff and auction eer, as its executive. ' Charter Bill Ready. . For Signature Today Lincoln, April 19. (Special.) The Omaha charter bill will be ready foe signature by Governor McKclvie tonjorrow.' The senate ebneurred today in the house amend ments. Then it -was signed . by Lieut. Gov. P. A. Barrows, president of the senate, aifd by Walter L, An derson, speaker of the lower house. Postal Employes Armed With Sawed-Off Shotguns? W ashingfon, April 19. Sawed-off shotguns with which American troops beat back German trench raiders in" France, and which brought a.. protest frauv Berlin, are. to be turned against postal robbers, in this country. Announcement was made today at the ; Postoffico department that a number of these guns, as well as 45-calibcr revolvers, also used overseas, had been obtained from the War department and shipped to all postoffices handling mail. Employes of the offices will be armpd with the weapons. . y Steamship Head Hangs Self New York, April 19. Maurice Kozminski, head of the Compagnie Gcneralc Trans-Atlantique, better known as the French line of steam ships in the United States, was found dead in his apartment here today. According to the report of the med ical examiner, he committced suicide by hanging himself. 1 r Irish Home Rule Put Into Effect By Great Britain Election of Members of North ern and Southern Partia ments Will Be Held May 3. London, April 19. Steps to bring into operation the Irish act, providing for home rule in the island, were taken today by the British govern ment. This law, which was 'de scribed by King George as "the fruit of 30 years of ceaseless controversy," was passed by Parliament'on Decem ber 21, last, an r received royal as sent a short tiim later. Sinn Fein leaders have been outspoken in their opposition to the. measure. Elections of members of the norths ern and the southern Irish Parlia ments will be held on May 3, under present plans. It' seemed probable the southern sections of Ireland would ignore tfye provisions of the law. s . Under the caption "the appointed day," the Loudon Times in an edi torial declares the day for launching the Irish act "seems -but another milestone upon the path of the gov ernment's failure." The day might easily acquire a different significance than failure, ac cording to the Times, "if only the cabinet would realize that any small advantage which prosecution of. their Irish scheme could gain them has long since been scored, and that it would be infinitely better to seize the opportunity of' peace still, within grasp than to face the fresh humili ations that await them if they hold on their present course." Six Demands Presented By y Marine Workers New York, April 19. A satis factory answer to six demands was insisted upon by representatives of the Marine Firemen, Oilers and Water Tenders' union as preliminary to a discussion of wages at a con ference betwten the union leaders and the wage committee, of the American Steamship Owners sociation. ? ; f ' The demands presented by as- the Vtnion leaders are as follows: Abolishment ' of ', the shipping board's ' sea service recruiting bu- reau; enforcement of the clause of the seaman act which says that 75 per cent of the men must speak the same language as the officers; en forcement of the -law' compelling foreign ships in American trade to comply with provisions of the sea-J mans' act; insistence that 75 per cent! of the mea, on the deck force be able seamen; preference .in -employment of union men for the purpose of developing efficiency, but not in sistence upon the closed shop, and the union to examine men for the purpose of increasing efficiency. Reds to Sell Art Treasures To Provide Money for Food Helsinarfors. ' Aoril 19. -Soviet" Russian officials are putting into ef-. feet a decree proposing mat tua Russian ' art ' treasures, seized from palaces and from private individuals, shall" be placed on the -market and sold abroad to buy' food. ' - , The decree provided for the crea tion of a "state fund of valuables and art luxuries' ' to be controlled by a committee of educators.- The Weather Forecast. ' Wednesday fair; not much change in temperature. Hourly Temperatures. S a. m 41 t a. m .4 7 a. m 41 a. to.. 67 0.. m C4 ill a. m M 12 noon 72 1 p. ni. 3 p. m.' i p. m 4 p. m. t p. m. 9 p. m. p. m. ..74 ..71 ..7T ..: ..79 ..77 ..71 Air Force Necessary To Defense President Harding Sends Spe cial Report of National Ad visory on Aeronautics To House and Senate. Recommendations Made By ARTHUR SEARS HENN1NG Chlrngn Trltiunv-Ouiha Bee Ixaaed Wire. Washington, April 19. President Harding has set out to put America abreast of other nations in the navi gation of the air. In support of the recommenda tions in his message -last week, the executive transmitted to congress to day, a special report of the national advisory committee for aeronautics, made at his request for a formulation of a national aviation policy. Galvanized into new life by this manifestation of real interest in a national aviation policy, which the Wilson administration had ignored, the advisory committcee produced within a week a survey ot the situation containing the following recommendations: "1. Aviation ' is inseparable from the national defense. It is necessary, to success of both the army and the navy. Each should have complete control of the character and opera-' tions of its own air service. Aeronautics New Science. "2. Aeronautics is a comparative--ly new science, capable of such tremendous and rapid development that it is of vital importance in the time of peace to make the greatest possible progress in the science it self. Everything should be done to stimulate invention and to encourage the practical use of aircraft of all kinds and of all the equipment and appliances' necessary or incidental thereto. .. .. "3. It is considered impracticable in time of peace to maintain a large armed air force, but it is considered imperative that we maintain a suf ficient nucleus of available personnel, including organized reserves and adequate equipment of the most moderate type, as foundation upon which to build at the outbreak of war. ' . "4. It is. essential that commercial r.viation be fostered and encouraged in ' harmony with ,the military and naval aviation policies and programs. The development of aviation as a whole will be made with the mini muni of expense to the government through the adoption of a wise and constructive policy' for the upbuild in j' of commercial aviation. Mail Service Important. "'5. The air mail service is an im portant initial In ths, development of civil and . commercial aviation. It must be maintained and extended as rapidly as possible, not only to carry the mails but to be.omc a potential ivar reserve. ' "6. It is, a pressing duty of the federal government to regulate air navigation otherw-se independent ,.nd conflicting legislation by the various states will.be enacted and hamper the development of aviation. For this purpose, a bureau of aero nautics should be established in the development of commerce, by legis lation similar to the, Kahn bill as modified. "7. Approved policies with respect to the encouragement and develop- (Tbih tu Pace Two, Colum Four.) Gustafson is Elected Chairman of Directors OfU.S. Grain Growers Chicago, April 19.-C. II. GustafV son of Lincoln,' was elected chairman of the. board pf directors of tho United States Grain Growers' asso ciation at a meeting today. , The directors ar; in session to per lect plans for the disposal of theirj crops through their own markets: Act cot ding, to Mr.; G.tstafson,. the plan liss been in erTe:t , in far western s'ates for some yers, arid has proved successful. "By selling our ovvti crops we will be able to eliminate the middleman make more money fcr ourselves and sell our products cheaper." said Mn Grstafson. "We hope to have ever?. Kiain grower join our ranks withia two years." . . , " . , The educational, committee will bi headed by Frank M. Myers of For) Dodge, ,1a. . ;- Nevada Utilities Board Complain on Road Rate! Washington, .April 19. The Ne vada Public Seryicie commission complained today to the interstate commerce commission against freight rates .maintained by tht Southern Tacific between points in California and that state and asked that an investigation be made. - The Nevada commission said th same rates were maintained between San Francisco and Lovelock, a dis tance of 343 miles, as between San .Francisco and Reno, 244 miles, and that similar blanket rates were in force between other points. , Janitor Held in $23,000 , Bail on Charge "of Girl, 13 Gearge Long, negro janitor, wa ordered held to the- district court in $25,000 bail by Judge Foster in Cen tral police court today on complaint of Nancy' Michelsen.-13, 1614 Corby , street, who told the judge the janitor attempted to attack her. Children Injured in Panic Valencia, Spain, April 19. Sixtcea ; children were, injured, four of thent seriously, in a panic after the ex plosion of a firecracker during a mo tion picture performance here last evening. The theater was filled with women and children, whtn the fire cracker wan thrown into th? building The nmetri'.U'r cScaDcd. V ; - .. - : V. 1. V ' ' i J