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The , Omaha Daily Bee VOL. 50 NO. 284. Cntra Sttoad-CUu Mitttr Nay M. ISM. at Oaafia P. 0. Uadw Ael ol March 3. 1179. OMAHA, SATURDAY, MAY 14, 1921. Until J n. ky Mill (I Yr ), Dally A .. 17.50: Dally Only. IS: tun.. VM OahUa 4th turn (I yaar). Dally tad Suaday, lit: Dally Only, 112; 8aaaa Oaly, H THREE CENTS i i v "Adequate" Army Urged By Weeks Secretary of War Opposed to Propc )osal to Reduce Stand- ing Force to 150,000 Men. Pershing Chief of Staff By ARTHUR SEARS HENNINQ. Chicago Tribune-Omaha Bee I.emeJ Wlrr. Washington, May- 13. After an nouncing the selection of Genera K-rshing for chief of staff with -flowers to organize the army for iu tat't war service, Secretary of War Wrfks appeared at the capitol to pl,4d with congress for an anjiy ade catc for ordinary emergencies. ; The senate military ,affairs commit tee appeared to be so impressed by hi representations that it probably will recommend ' the maximum of 175,000 men asked bv the secretary, in place of the 150,000 fixed by the ' house. In making General Pershing chief of staff with Gen. James G. Har bord. a native of Illinois, executive assistant to the chief of statf, Mr. Weeks removes the possibility of a clash of authority between the skele ton war headquarters staff General Pershing is to organize and the chief of staff who administers the army. General Pershing will devote himself to ' war organizations problems, chiefly and General Harbord will sulniinister the army in the name of General Pershing. To Oversee Training. "It is the plan of the secretary of war," said Mr. Weeks, "to especially charge General Pershing when he assumes the office of chief of staff, with the organization and training of all elements of the army of the .United States, which by law is de fined to include the regular army, "the national guard and the organized reserves. it is proposed that Gen eral Pershing become actively ac- quainted with the various elements of the organized reserves and (he Na tional guard, which would form the larger part of ' the army, which he would command, if active opcratings .should be undertaken before the oate of hi. retirement or detail to 'other duty. "Major General Harbprd, as exec utive assistant to the chief of staff, will have supervision oyer the ad ministrative activities '. of the War department under chief of staff, handling such matters directly with the secretary of" war-and leaving General Pershing free to devote his time to organization and training of the army and allied matters. This tjl.m will permit General Pershing legally; tQ perform the functions re cently announced by the secretary of war in connection with the develop ment of a general headquarters for a war army, of which he would be in active command in time of war, while General Harbord would be come the head of the War depart ment general staff in such an emer gency." - Urges Larger Army. : Secretary Weeks informed the sen- (Turn to rre Two, Column Tiro.) Heavy Withdrawals Cause Anita Bank to ' Suspend Operations Atlantic, la., May 13. (Special Telegram.) The , Citizens Savings bank ot Anita did not open its doors for business this morning. - Slow collections made it impossible for the institution to Maintain a sufficient supply of cash to meet its require ments. The last few days there has .been a steady withdrawal of funds by depositors. Collections vere not ample to, replace there, it is said. The depositors will be paid 100 cents on the dollar, a statement ty President Byron D. Forhsay said. The bank carries a large amount cf paper given by larmers. Jiccause of low prices the latter have been unable to liquidate their indebtedness. This crippled the bank. President Bvron D. Forshay has at Anita for the last 00 years. 13. K. torsnav. son oi rrcsiaeni i orsnaj', is vice president, attd Ed L. New ton, former member of the legislature,-is cashier. ' ' , ' " The capital of the Citizens Savings bank is $50,000, with a surplus of $25,000. Deposits which were $700, 000 a year ago have fallen to $450, 000, it is said. Telephone Company Keeps "Open House' at Sutton Sutton, Neb., May 13. (Spe:ial.) The Lincoln Telephone company kept "open house" here for the patrons of Sutton and vicinity. H. W. McCullough, wire chici of the western district, which includes sev en counties, was present and ex plained the telephone system. "Dur ing the afternoon he lectured to the school children. Miss Mildred Mc Donald, district traffic "instructor, ex plained the switch board. Ex-Minister Sentenced to Six Years for Mail Robbery East St. Louis, III.. May 13. Guy Kyle, former Free Methodist minis ter, and Loren Williamson of Mount Vernon, III, were sentenced to six years in the federal penitentiary at Leavenworth, Kan., today br Fed eral Judge English on a charge of robbing a mail pouch containing $189,000 at Mount Vernon January 14 last. Janitor Union Head Indicted. Chicago, May 13. Indictments charging conspiracy against Wil liam F. Qucsse, president of the Chicago Flat Janitors' union, and nine other union officials, were vot 4 b the grand jury todaj Miss Young Christens Bee Prize Bungalow 'House of Smiling Faces' "This Simply is Wonderful, Says Noted Film Star Inspecting Capital Award Offered By , Help Yourself Club. "Oh you must call it 'The House of Smiling Faces'," declared Clara Kimball Young, famous motion pic ture actress, as she entered the Cad illac touring car. the second capital prize of The Bee Help Yourself club, for a tour of the city, follow ing an inspection trip of the beauti ful new five-room California bunga low at 2578 Titus avenue, Minnc Lusa addition, which is to be pre sented to the successful member of the club. Miss Young, who is appearing in person at the Strang theater in con nection with her latest release. "Straight From . Paris," expressed her great pleasure over the sight seeing trip of Omaha, furnished by The Bee in the Cadillac touring car which will be awarded the nmner up in the flub. She graciously ac cepted, the offer of The Bee to in spect the little bungalow, cancelling sevpr.il snrial pneacements arranir- - - t& ;n jier "honor to do so, but, as she remarked unon her return to the Fontenelle, "I sure am delighted with Omaha, and especially with 'The House of Smiling Faces'." Delighted With Location. As'the Cadillac rolled to a stop before 2578 Titus avenue, Miss Young looked to the westward and exclaimed, "Oh this is the most beautiful location 1 have seen in my entire ride. It is up so nice and high and so close to that de lightful park with its pretty lakes and playgrounds for the children. Oh it certainly is most wonderful Negro Convict Pleads Guilty to Killing Guard Three Children of Dead Of ficer Attend Court Hearing Trial Will Be Started Monday. Lincoln, May 13 (Special Tele gram.) James King, negro convict, pleaded guilty, to the premeditated murder. Wednesday night of Robert L. Tavlor, state penitentiary guard, todav "bjefore Judge E. J. Clements in the Lancaster county district court. - - .The judge instructed officers to bring" King before him Monday when efforts will be made to get a jury and an attorney to defend King. ' "I cannot sentence a man on such a charge until a jury has listened to the evidence and brought in a sen tence," Judge Clements said. King, shackled and handcuffed- to Warden WT. T. Fenton appeared in the court room at 4:15. A divorce trial was under way and few in the room. Five minutes later young men began gathering in the court room and in 10 minutes standing room was at a premium. ' Children at Hearing. King, surrounded by officers, sat in the jury box until the judge sum moned him before the bench. Stand ing at the rail were two of the dead man's daughters and a son, their eyes swollen from crying. "There's the. children of the man vou murdered," Warden Fenton said. King didn't look their way. He ap peared nervous and ill at ease.. He stumbled when they took handcuffs r.nd shackles from him as he stepped before the judge. When asked how he wanted to plead after the informa tion, charging him with premeditated murder was read, King replied: "Guilty." , A few words from the judge rela tive to proper legal steps to pursue, and the handcuffs and shackles were placed on the negro again. Sur rounded by officers, he was led from the court room to a waiting motor car. There wasnlt a word spoken by anyone in the court room. Every one hurried outside and followed the officers and the negro to the motor car, but there wasn't a word from the crowd. ' " Wears New Shirt Kins wore a new shirt today. The old one was torn up by him last night (Turn tn Tax Two. Column One.) Robber Wounds Pal In Attempted : Holdup Mandan. N. D., May 13. High waymen frustrated their own at temnta to rob C T. K. Costello, Seat tle traveling salesman, here last night, i when one robber discharged his re volver sind shot the other, George . Rawlins, through both legs. Costello. who was carrying a large sum of money, escaped harm. The other robber was captured at Dickinson, N. D late last night. . Previous to the robbery, Costello had related holdup yarns at a hotel. Later, while taking a walk, two men told him to stick up his hands and started what he thought was a friend ly scuffle. When he failed to meet their demands, the shooting followed. The Watchful Waiting Policy may be all right in ,some cases, but where it concerns a fulfillment of our own, personal desires, direct ac tion is much more efficient. This truism most em phatically applies to the winning of a home, automo bile or other valuable award under the auspices of the Help Yourself Club. See the offer on page of The Bee to gladden the heart of someone who will be lucky enough to be awarded this beautiful home." Entering the house, Miss Young walked in front of the large, inviting fireplace with its unique little book cases on each side and, clasping her hands before her. exclaimed: "Sec this beautiful fireplace. I can just imagine myself snugly settled in a large armchair beneath a reading lamp and before a roaring fire in the grate reading "Main Street" and enjoying life to the utmost. Qh. how pleasant this is. .1 could be happy here with this as my home, alone and quiet, but then my horoscope says that I never will enjoy quiet; even though I' may be in the center of the woods I always will be sur rounded by crowds. Says House Wonderful. Passing into the spacious dining room, she minutely examined the room, the highly polished hardwood floor and low-hanging electric dome. "This simply is wonderful," she feelingly remarked. Into the two large, light, airy bed rooms, and thence to the kitchen, she passed, each in turn receiving its share of praise. Returning again through the houSe Miss Young minutely ex amined the decorations and com mented upon the many conveniences to lighten the labor of the "first ruler." Once again on the front porch (Turn to Face Two, Column Six.) Terrific Battle Resumed at Dawn In West Virginia Governor Appeals for Federal Troops to Assist Authorities In Ending Guerilla War fare in Mountains. Williamson, W. ,Va., May 13.--Reports that firing from the moun tains had been resumed at dawn to day at Sprigg, where state, police fought a battle yesterday with rifle men hidden in the mountains, were received by countv authorities here. Chief Deputy Sheriff John Hall left at once with ammunition for the police. ' " - Governor Morgan's request for federal troops to guard the district followed the battle, in which one man was - killed and two were wounded. Firing from the Kentucky side of the Tug rirer, continued intermit tently throughout the night, accord ing to reports. . . Beginning soon after dawn at Merrimac, four miles up the Tug river from this city, shots were poured from the mountainside into Merrimac, Rawl, Sprigg and Mate wan, Wcst Virginia, and McCarr, Kentucky. All available state police and deputy sheriffs centered in William son were rushed to the scene, but according to reports they had been unable to check the shooting. Harry C. Staton, state prohibition officer and merchant at Sprigg, was killed and Noah Phillips and- a young man named Calvert at Merri mac were seriously wounded during the shooting. . Rumors of ' other killings and woundings have been received at headquarters of the state police here. Attack Prearranged. Yesterday's outbreak, the worst since the Matewan-battle . of,- last May 19, in which 10 persons were killed, had all the appearance of a prearranged attack, according to ac counts of the fighting. ' The towns under fire are within seven miles of each other and lie in a narrow valley on the banks of the Tug river, which separates West Virginia from Kentucky. The firing came ' from the 'mountains on both sides of Uie river, according to the state police. Terror reigned in the towns in the zone of fire as night fell and it was learned that the authorities had failed to apprctiend any of the at tackers. Virtually all lights were extinguished and residents kept close under cover. - The state police were virtually helpless during the day as the at tacking force in the mountains were screened by foliage and bould ers, while the police in order to at tempt to direct attack would have been obliged to cross the open val ley and climb the rugged slopes in view of the hidden marksmen. Segt. David .Peterson of the state police, who led a squad of men to Sprigg, told of the plight in which several hundred passengers on a train found themselves when they reached the battle zone. Panic on Train. "Bullets were peppering down from the mountains," he said, "women and children screamed and cried in terror, while virtually every passenger fell to the floors of the coaches for protection. I don't know whether any shots were aimed at the train. i Capt. J. R. Brockus, commander of the state police for this district, who returned to Williamson today, said that the shooting had been general from Williamson to McCarr, Ky., a distance of about 15 miles. He estimated that no less than 200 men made up the attacking parties. Bullets fairly rained from the moun tainsides as, he said, some of the attackers were using automatic rifles. These were met by four or five machine guns which the state po; lice had stationed in the velley. It also was reported to headquar ters here that the state police force sent into the mountains to outflank the attackers had returned to the valley, the men they sought having fcligDed away. . t Slayer of Brother Is Exonerated Coroner's Jury Frees Man When Witnesses Testify Victim Had Threatened Relatives. Tragedy Blamed on Kiss Frank Wentzel, who slew his btother Harry, Thursday night in a pistol duel at the home of his father-ir.-Jaw, was exonerated by a coroner's jury yesterday afternoon at an in quest held at the South Side Heafey & Heafey morgue. "Justifiable fratricide" was the ver dict returned by the jury, which held thatJrank fired, the fatal shots in self-defense. As soon as the foreman pronounced the verdict and Deputy County At torney Coffey issued an order for the release of the prisoner, Frank stepped into the arms of his wife, Bertha, whose kiss was blamed for the tragedy. . " Receives Congratulations. He raised his year-and-a-half-old son, Wallace, to his shoulder, and stood surrounded by the friends who had attended the inquest, receiving the congratulations upon his being freed. Frank Duff-, 3973 Q street, was the first witness called to the stand at the inquest. ' Duffy lives half a block from the home of Payton Beckett, 5140 South Thirty-ninth avenue, where the shooting occurred. At 5:30 Thursday afternoon, Duffy testified. Harry Wentzel appeared at the Duffy home. He carried a revolver and . a knife. Duffy said, and showed them o him with the remark that he was going to kill his brother. "Going to Tank Up." Duffy declared he took him out into the front yard so his mother couldn't hear the threats, and said to him: "Why you must be crazy." As they stepped into the front yard they glanced toward the Beck ett home and saw the sister-in-law out in front. "I've got a notion to shoot her now," Duffy said Harry told him. "She talks about me and has made me a lot of trouble." Wentzel asked Duffy to go with him to get some liquor. "I'm going to' tank up and then kill Frank." Duffy said he told him. Frank Duffy,- sr., -was the second witness to testify. . "Got Him First." ' ' " The elder Duffy was the first to reach the wounded man in the rear room of the Beckett home. He said he, heard the shooting and ran over to find out what was the trouble. ' . ' As he entered the room he found Harry1 Wentzel lying on the floor, fatally wounded. He lifted his head in his arms, he said, and tried to ease his pain. "My brother got me first," Went zel told him, Duffy testified. "I in tended to get him, but he got me first." "Why did you do it?" Duffy asked the dying m'an. "I've got no use for him," Went zel replied, he testified. Armed With Rifle. ' Albert Gement, foreman at the Sprague "fire and Rubber company, (Turn to rage Two, Column Four.) German Forces on the Oder Being Augmented Oppeln. May 13. (By The As sociated Press.) German forces on the left bank of the Oder river are b5ng gradually augmented by the arrival of former German soldiers from Bresslau and a number, it is known, are coming from Germany. Several hundred security police have reached Brieg, 20 miles northwest of here. There are rumors here that the Germans will take the offensive probabily within a week, wlicn their preparations are complete, The Poles, in the meantime, are known to be strengthening their positions with artillery, although they arc not advancing. , ; French sources declare that Adal bert Korfanty, leader of the Polish insurrection, has "heeded General Lerond's instructions for the first time, and suspended his offensive." Parm Bureau Organized By Farmers at Liberty Liberty, Neb., May 13. (Special.) The farmersvof Liberty township have organized a" farm bureau. County Farm Agent Rist had ar ranged the meeting, and talks' were made by J. N. Norton and Dr. C. A. Jerome. Stereoptian views were used to jllustratc - each address". . Dr. Jerome lectured on tuberculosis in cattle. ' Improved methods of organization and a talk on general farm and stock matters as' it pertained to Gage county was given by Mr. Rist, who has adopted the system of keeping his section informed-on current local affairs by ' personal and frequent visits to his territory in addition to a very complete mailing , bulletin service. France Refuses Request Of President Gutzburg Ducsseldorf, May 13. (By The As sociated Press.) French authorities here have declined to transmit to the supreme allied council the request of President Gutzburg cf the provincial government asking that this city and the zone about it be evacuated by the allied troops. President Gutzburg was' informed yesterday that allied occupation of Duesseldorf is likely to be maintained until Germany pays the 1,000.000.000 gold marks due on June J The If thit " axtra " had appeared ten years ago the excitement But the tame English. Premier Says Poles Have Violated Treaty Lloyd George Declares He Is Frightened to Think of Possible Outcome of Industrial World. London. May 13. (By The Asso ciated Tress.) Prime Minister Lloyd George, in a dramatic speech in the Houe of Commons today concerning the Upper Silesian em broglio, said the action of the Pol ish insurrectionists was a complete defiance of the treaty of Ver sailles. . "I think it is right I should speak quite plainly," Mr. Lloyd George declared, "because if these things can happen and we take no notice and do not deal with them with that Stern justice which has character ized the! attitude of this country in j all its dealings abroad, it is going to be tatal to the peace ot iiurope. If that is disturbed I do not see what is goinp to happen to Europe. "I am alarmed, i am frightened that unless some confidence is re stored to the world the consequence may be of tlje most terrible char acter, because the whole industrial world is so built upon credit and confidence that once that is shaken I do not see how it can be re built." Mr. Lloyd George declared the treaty of Versailles was the charter of Polish freedom and that it was the last country of Europe who had -the .right to complain about the treaty. Poland did not win it; lib erty, he asserted. Its liberty vas due to Italy, Great Britain and France. Mr. Lloyd George cited that the Poles were divided in the war, half of them, fighting with the Germans, "and shot down Frenchmen, Brit ish and Italians who were fighting for their freedom." Organized Agriculture - , , Favors Marketing Plan Chicago, May 13. The general offices of the American Farm Bu reau federation,' under whose leader ship the national co-operative grain marketing plan incorporated, as the United States Grair Growers was inaugurated, announced that organ ized agriculture was practically a unit in favor of the plan. . The American farm bureau also announced the biggest single sale since the inception of the wool pool marketing department of the bureau. This was the sale of 1,100,000 pounds to an eastern mill at an average price of from 20 to 27" cents. Canada to Have Plane Squad to Fight Forest Fires Victoria, B. C, May 13. Organ ization of an, airplane force to fight forest fires in this province is to be begun soon, it was . reported today, following the 'announcement of the British Columbia government that it had appropriated, $20,000 for the purpose. Club Terminates Season West Point, Neb., Ma ."-(Special.) The West Point Woman's club has terminated- its activities for the season. At the closing meeting a number of women from Beemcr were present seeking information on how to proceed to organize a club' in their city. Shock-Proof Public CopTTirht: 1021: fy Th Chicago Tribuna l hy- UJ l-J new today taruee hardly a ripple of Germans Call Off ! Strike at Oppeln Protest Against Allied Atti tude Against Poles Fads. Berlin, May 13. A general strike. I begun by German workmen at Op peln. uopcr auesia, in protest against the attitude of the inter allied commission toward the Polish insurrection, has been called off, according to advices today. Members of all the German par ties, including the German national ists and the communists, visited the headquarters of the commission yes terday,' the dispatches state, and were assured by General Lerond, head of the commission, that no negotiations with the Polish .insur rectionists had taken place as had been reported. He added that he had asked for military reinforce ments and would be glad to see British and Italian troops sent to the district. Cousin of Murdered Politician Arrested .. Chicago, .May 13. Paul Labripla, cousin of the man of the same name who was shot and killed on March 8, in the political warfare of the Nine teenth ward in Chicago, was arrest ed late last night in conection with the shooting of Anthony D'Andrea, on Wednesday morning, one of the Nineteenth ward's political leaders. D'Andrea died at a hospital Thurs day of his wounds. - Labriola is said to have come to Chicago within the past few days from Albuquerque, N. M. He told police he was merely on a visit. The print of a hand on the newly decorated wall on the ground floor flat on D'Andrea's apartment is the chief clue police have obtained. The print of Labriola's hand, with one finger cut off, is said by police to be similar to that on the wall. D'Andrea's slayer fired through the window of the, vacant ground floor flat with a sawed-off shot .gun, leaving the weapon in the rear of the building. . . American Academy Opens Meeting in Philadelphia Philadelphia, Pa., May 13. The place of the United States in a world organization for the maintenance of peace was the general topic bctore the 25th annual meeting of the American academy of political and social science, which opened here to day. , . John Bassett Moore,' -an authority on international law, dealing with the Monroe doctrine said, "that non-interference in European politics was and has continued to be. its source, inspiration and justification" and that the title cannot . be applied to policies involving world politics with out "a fanciful play upon words and ; uie enure loss or us actual anu dis tinctive meaning." Legion Organizer Stabbed. Pocatcllo, Idaho, May 13. Arthur Fay, state, organizer for the Amer ican Legion, was stabbed in the left shoulder here early today, the knife, aimed for his heart, being diverted by Fay's arm.' Late today two men had been arrested by the police as suspects, but their names were not divulged. Fay came here! recently from Boise to take charge of. an ad vertising campaign in behalf of a legion membership drive ' would have been Urrific. excitement. Des Moines Is Facing Tieup Of Rail Lines Seizure of Property Bought on Installment Plan is Au thorized by Court Ruling. Des Moines, la., May 13. (Special Telegram.) Des Moines faces a complete 'tieup in street car traffic. Equipment purchased on the install ment plaa by the Des Moines city railway company in '1917 will be taken away from the company by the General Electric company of Schenectady, N. Y. , Judge Martin Wade issued an or der in federal court Friday giving the electric company the right to seize equipment not paid for. This seizure, scheduled to start immedi ately, will mean that the car com pany cannot distribute power to out lying districts and cannot operate cars except near. the power house or downtown. A confession of judgment of . a claim of $68,466.74 and interest was fileol by the General Electric com pany for equipment furnished' the railway company since January 10, 1917. Charles T. Maxwell, receiver for the railway company, is in Chi cago presumably 'for the purpose of conferring with the Harris interests regarding , the- seizure. The ' Harris interests control the railway com pany by virtue-of their interest as mortgagors. ; Physicians Deny They fiver Prescribe Beer as Tonic Washington, May 13. Dr. How ard A. Kelly, a' surgeon of Johns Hopkins hospital, and Dr. James M. H. Rowland, professor at the Uni versity of Maryland, testified today before the house judiciary committee that they never had prescribed beer and had never 'seen it used as a medicine, . , - Representative. Chandler, repub lican, New York, asked whether beer was not responsible for the , "mag nificent stature" and long life of the German people, who drink beer all of their lives. "I do not. know anything con cerning the longevity of the race," Dr. Rowland said. "I am an ob- istctrician .and I work at, the front r . . . r r - w .a ena oi me. .,i ao Know tnst beer or any fluid containing alcohol is bad for babies." ... Mother Is Acicdcntally Shot by Gun of Young Son Grangeville, Idaho, May 13. Mrs. Mary Rossiter, 51, was accidentally shot and killed by her young son here today. The boy had returned from a hunting trip and had laid his gun on the bed. Upon- picking it up it was discharged, the bullet striking his mother, in the side and driving a piece of corset steel into her lungs. The coroner stated that an inquest would not be necessary. The Weather ' Forecast. Fair and continued cold Saturday. Hourly Temperature. 5 a. m. 6 . ni. 7 a. m. 8 a m. . m. 10 a. m. 11 a. m, i'i noon 4ft 1 p. in. 2 p. in. 3 p. m. 4 p. m. 6 p. m. H p. ni. 7 p. m. I p. tn. ..49 ..CI) ..Si .'.'64 Grain Bill May Cause Pit to Close Board of Trade Likely to Sus pend if Tincher Measure Becomes Law, Presi dent Declares. t Passes House 269 to 69 1 By The AMoclattd Frma. Washington, May 13. The Tin cher bill to regulate dealings in grain futures was passed today by the house and sent to the senate. The vote was 2o9 to 69. The measure is designed to abol ish the practice in grain markets of "puts" and "calls," "ups" and "downs" and "indemnities" by levy ing a tax of 20 cents a bushel on suc'.i transactions. A similar tax is pro vided on contracts for future deliv ery, made outside of "contract mar kets" to he designated by the sec retary of agriculture, except when the seller is the actual possessor of the grain. Grain Pit May Close. Chicago. May 13. The Chicago Board of Trade, the world's greatest grain market, may withdraw from business if the Tincher bill to reg ulate dealings in grain futures, which was fiassed todav bv the lower house of congress, becomes a law, Joseph P. Griftin, president of the board, declared in a statement tonight. "While I do not speak with au thority for any exchange excepting the Chicago Board of Trade," the statement said, "It h my deliberate judgment that the grain exchanges of the country will voluntarily with draw from business and close their market places rather than submit to the intolerable, unfair and arbitrary features of this bill. The exchanges do not protest regulation, and if there be of evil in their business, they have no objection to legislation i( they themselves fail to eradicate such c,vil. Favored by Farmers. i lie l metier Din, as originally drafted, .met with the approval ol representatives of the farmers, mil lers, country and terminal grain dealers and the grain exchanges of the United States. This favorable expression was predicated upon the theory that the bill, would be pre sented to congress with . certain amendments which were accepted by the author of the bill, as well as the house agricultural committee. "Following open hearings, the sec retary of agriculture prevailed upon the committee to redraft the pending bill so as to delegate to the secretary of agriculture arbitrary powers without parallel in the history of legislation in this country. With this bureaucratic and undemocratic principle of government added to the bill, it was presented to the lower branch of. congress and, according to presi reports, the members of that body were advised that the bill, as presented, had received my approval as yell as that of other interests concerned. "The incorporation of these ob jectionable features in the bill is but ' (Turn to Tux Two, Column Two.) Conference Report On Immigration Bill Adopted by Congress Washington, May 13. The con ference report on the emergency immigration restriction bill wa( , adopted by the senate and house an the measure now will go to President Harding for his approval. .' ' The vote was 277 to 33. As modk fied in conference the bill would g into effect 15 days after it is signed " by the president and from that time until' July 1, 1922. the number of aliens admitted to the United States , would be limited to 3 per cent of the nationals of each country here in 1910. No opposition to the conference agreement developed in the senate ' where Senator Reed, democrat, Mis souri, cast the only vote against th$ bill recently upon its passage. Chain, . man Colt of the senate immigratiotj committee and other members ex plained the conference report, statinj that the house had agreed to eliminax tion of provisions designed to admit religious refugees. ' British Military Mission Has Arrived at Chita Riga, May 13. The arrival of a British military mission at Chita, capital of the Far Eastern Republic of Siberia, is reported in a Moscow dispatch to the Letvian Telegraph agency, which adds that recognition , of the Chita government by the powers is imminent. In connection with the Far Eastern- situation, a Reval dispatch re ports that the prince of Oldenburg is organizing new forces in Siberia "to join General Semenoff and Japan against the bolsheviki." Fifty Rioters Are Killed V In Michoacan Disorders Mexico City, May 13. (By Th Associated Press.) Fifty persons were killed and a score wounded last night in AiorelM, capital ot the state of Michoacan. says reports to the Excelsior, early this morning, when police, aided by unsolicited help trom radicals, charged a large group of Catholics. The latter ' were demonstrating against alleged dese cration of their churches last Sunday by radicals. Grand Secretary of I. O. 0. F. Dies at His Baltimore Home Baiting-, Md., May 13. John Benjamin Goodwin, 71, who for 16 years had been grand secretary of the sovereign 'grand lodgc I. O. O. F died today' of Bright's disease at his home here. Mr. Goodwin for 31 years was a lawyer in Atlanta and twice mayor of that citj J
