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The Omaha Daily Bee yOU CO NO. 294. In ll MMd-Clu Mttttr Nw M, IMS. (t Oath! r. 0. UMh Aft t Mirah I. 1171. OMAHA, THURSDAY, &AY 2, 12-1. Until Juiu 21. v mil ll vr.t. d.ii a ! . ir u- D.Hv an r. THREE CENTS Otrtdlt 4tk Zm (I wr), out) tut jr. ill; Qtnt only. ii; uaqr, w 8 ' " 1 IV Borah Plan Is Added to Naval Bill Amendment Authorizing Pres ident to Call Disarmament Conference Adopted by Unanimous Vote. Date of final Action Hazy Br Th AaoocUtod Frew. Washington, May 25. Unanimous senate approval was given today to ocnaior tsoran s proposal lor an in tcrnational naval disarmament con fcrence. By a vote of 74 to 0 the amend ment was added to the naval appro priation bill, authorizing and request wg the president to invite Great Britain and Japan to send represen tatives in an effort to reach some agreement on disarmament. The vote was in conformity with ' L. ..-.I . t: - i j : i me uiiucraianuing reacnea last weeK by administration forces to support senator uorans plan. Besides the 46 republicans and 28 democrats vot ing tor the amendment, announce ments were made on behalf of many absentees that they, too, favored the disarmament plan. Text of Amendment, The amendment follows: "That the president is authorized and requested to invite the govern ments of Great Britain and Japan to send representatives to a conference which shall be charged with prompt ly entering into an understanding or agreement by which the naval ex penditures and buildirig programs of each government, the United States, vrreai amain ana japan, shall be substantially reduced annually dur ing the next five years, to such an extent and on such terms as may be agreed upon, which understand ing or agreement is to be reported to me respective governments lor ap proval." Upon passage . of the bill the amendment will go to .conference with the house, but its advocates be lieve it will be endorsed and then approved by President Harding. With the Borah amendment in corporated, an effort was made to reach a vote on passage of the bill late today, but this was frustrated by debate on .minor amendments. Senators La Follette, republican, Wisconsin, and King, democrat, Utah, also had several amendments pending. The latter promised to in troduce several to abolish what he termed "useless" navy yards and depots. . ,.'" . Jfort Debate in Prospect. Senator LaFollette made another lengthy address in opposition to cap ital ships construction and consid erable more debate was in prospect when adjournment was taken to night. With tomorrow set by spe cial order for consideration of the contested nomination of David H. Blair to be internal revenue commis sioner, immediate passage of the bill was a hazy prospect. Among minor amendments adopt ed was the committee provision for creation in the Navy department of a special bureau of aeronautics, with a bead selected by the president. Another amendment by Senator Smoot. republican, Utah, adopted, au thorizes the department to continue publication of the "shipping bulletin" to be supplied to subscribers at ac tual cost. ; " Reinstatement ;in" the naval pcadeiny. at Annapolis, of 110 mid f liipmcnt who "flunked" and. were farced to resign last January was the iiect of an amendment intro duced by Senator McKellar, demo crat. Tennessee. It went over for further consideration. Further negotiations were held be tween senators on amendments re cently defeated to establish a new naval. supply base at Alameda, Cal., und for continuing work on Charles ton, S. C, projects. Little headway toward an agreement on the Ala meda project was reported. Man Identified As "Booze" Car Passenger Fremont, Neb., May Zo. (Special elegrani.) Tell-tale blood stains resulted in the charges ot booze transportation filed against Kay Lar ison, as revealed here in justice court by Sheriff Condit. Larison is alleged to have been a companion of Her nan Kruger, wealthy retired farmer, who figured in an automobile smash here a few weeks ago. which un covered a quantity of liquor in the car. Larison, the police say, was found in bed at his home, but fresh blood marks on his shirt bespoke of his presence in the machine. Kruger testified that Larison wet:t to Omaha with him on the morning of the arrest, where, he said, they purchased two gallons of corn whis ky and brought it back to Fremont Witnesses identified Larison as the man who decamped from the scene of the accident immediately after the car was smashed. Mexico Urgjng Measure To Create Central Bank Mexico City, May 25. The com mittee of the chamber of deputies which has been considering the bill presented by President Obregon for the creation of a central bank will make its report soon, it is announced. One of the members is quoted as saying that the measure wilt be ap proved with certaain modifications and provided the government agrees to subscribe one-half of the capital. Son, Who Shot Father for Abusing Mother, Absolved Waco, Tex., May 25. Joseph Lumpkin, 17, last night shot and killed his father here after the father had attempted, according to mem- hers of the family, to abuse Mrs. j Lumpkin. ' A coroner's jury returned verdict of justifiable homicide, Mrs. Stillman May Enter Movies Defendant in Famous Divorce Case Said to Be Con sidering Offer of $100,000 Regarded as New Lever Against Husband. New York, May 25. Mrs. Anns Urquhart Stillman, defendant in the Stillman divorce action, has received an offer of $100,000 a year to appear in a series of motion pictures and is considering the offer, it became known today. . The offer was made within the last few days by a person representing one of the large film companies and calls for a stipulated number of pro ductions. Mrs. Stillman is said to have had some success as an amateur act ress and the offer was said to have appealed to her for several reasons, both from an inclination to follow the example of other women in so ciety and become a screen stor and from a desire to obtain a large sum of money from a source other than her husband. It was also admitted that Mrs. Still man realizes that she had in this of fer another weapon against Mr. Stillman, whose desire to avoid further publicity has led him to offer to settle the suit. If Mrs. Stillman I Omaha Boosters Parade in Honor Of &A.R. Members Patriotism Put Before Busi ness at Hastings Stop; 70,000 People in 62 Towns Reached. By PAUL GREER. York. Neb.. Mav 25. (Special i elegrani.) Putting patriotism be tore business, the Omaha boosters paraded through the crowded and heated streets of Hastings today in honor ot the members ot the Grand Army of the Republic, which is holding the state encampment there. Unzzled veterans of the civil war reviewed the trade trippers, who stood with bared heads as Dan Dcs dune's band played the national anthem. The whole party carried flags and no one broke ranks to visit customers during the whole stay. Un arriving at York tonight the Chamber of Commerce excursion had carried its message of pros perity to 70,000 people in 62 towns. A good part of the day was spent in Clay county, one of the banner wheat districts of. Nebraska and prominent also for its pure bred live stock. $1,000,000 in Deposits. . The town of Harvard, with a dod- ulation of 1,000 and with a $1,000,000 n deposits in its two banks, illus trates the well-being that rules in t-lay county, .through one elevator owned by- the farmers, according to tne figures ot its manager, T. A. Sicfken, almost 250,000 bushels of grain were handled last year. A flour mill with a capacity of 75 bar rels a day provides a local industry. ine largest herd ot pure bred Polled Shorthorns, the largest herd of registered Jersey cattle and two or three of the largest herds of Duroc Jersey hogs in the state are found in Clay county. Albert Hul tine has a herd of full-blooded Dur- hams that is noted. Testing cattle for tuberculosis under the accredited herd plan has been carried further in this county than anywhere else in Nebraska. - . . Largest Incubator Factory. Clay Center, another town of about 1,000 population, is the home of the largest incubator factory in the (Tarn to Pftf Two Column One.) Fremont Man Charged With Embezzlement Fremont, Neb., May 25. (Special elegram.) Manton Stewart, 25. of Rome, la., was returned to Fremont on a charge ot embezzlement riled by the Omaha Daily News, which claims that the prisoner failed to make returns of a check amounting to $51.36, while he was employed by it as collector. Dave Rockie, news vender of this city, gave the check to Stewart in payment of an account. The plaintiff states that Stewart kept the money.. It also is alleged that Stewart will be asked to explain the absence of about $600 in funds supposedly col lected by him. A deal in Red Oak, la., in which he is implicated, is be ing investigated. Stewart declares that he turned in the account to his employers, but says they failed to give him any re ceipt. He was located in Rome, where he was running a farm. His wife accompanied him and the deputy back to Fremont. Alexandria Comparatively Quiet Lact Night After Riot Alexandria, Egypt., May 25. (By the Associated . Press.) There was only desultory firing on the streets of this city last night, following the recent riotous disturbances here in which nearly 50 persons, including 12 Europeans were killed, and nearly j 200 persons wounded. Looters and skulkers were respon sible for this disturbance. Former French Premier Dies at Age of 68 Years Pons, France. May 25. Senator Emile Combs, French premier from 1902 to 1905, died yesterday, aged 68. M. Combs while premier and min ister of interior, devoted his energies to securing separation of the church and state and under his guidance, France, in 1904, took the first defi nite steps toward this end. Lackawanna Steel Passes Regular Quarterly Dividend New York, May 25. The Lacka- wanna Steel company today passed Hts quarterly dividend of l'j per '.cent on common stock 4 accepts the screen job, it was said, the company employing her would undoubtedly plaster the country with billboard advertising from one end to the other, using the name of "Mrs. James A. Stillman" as that of their new film star. It was recalled in this connection this identical course was followed by Mrs. Stillman's mother, Mrs. Cora Urquhart Potter, after her sep aration and divorce from her hus band. Mrs. Potter, who won ap plause as an amateur actress and for her recital of a poem called "Ostler Joe," went on the stage un der the management of the late Harry Mincy and was advertised everywhere as "Mrs. James Brown Potter, considerably to the discom fiture of Mr. Potters relatives. . Another conference of Mrs. Still man's attorneys was held today at the office of Stanchfield & Levy and it was said an answer is being prepared to Mr. Stillman s offer, as presented by his attorneys. G.A.R. Condemns "Civic Madness" In Resolution Initiative and Referendum, Public Ownership and Closed Shop Scored; Blystone Named Commander. Hastings, Neb., May 25. (Special Telegram.) The initiative and refer endum, the recall and the creation of innumerable boards and commts sions," were condemned in resolu tions adopted without argument by the Nebraska department of the Grand Army in the closing session of the annual encampment today, The resolutions disapproved of many recent laws and tendencies as civic madness which will, if con tinucd, lead to graver' injury and tend toward possible disaster. lhe growing disposition toward municipal, state and government ownership of public utilities and the ever widening scope ot businesses brought within that definition by mere legislative proir unccment, was condemned on the ground that the cost of operation is greatly in creased and efficiency is lessened. Primary elections were disap proved because they deprive the vot ers of the means of having knowl edge. of the candidates, and because primaries are costly. Decry Closed Shop Rules. The resolutions also decried the "servile acceptance of the nn-Amer- lcan closed shop rule and the denial to the American boy of the right to learn a trade." Another resolution adopted reads: "Though it is a fundamental prin ciple of this government that the church and the state shall remain forever separate, we find many re ligious organizations disregarding this principle and demanding multi tudes of laws for the regulation of private morals. By thus substituting legal force for moral suasion, they attempt to force upon others a moral standard peculiarly satisfactory to themselves, but alien and obnoxious to a free people." All civic bodies, especially the American Legion, were asked to join the Grand Army in halting the "wide spread propaganda of anarchistic agitators who would overthrow all order and safety and precipitate an era of confusion and confiscation." Blystone Named Commander. On the ballot for commander of the Grand Army, W. J. Blystone of Lincoln received 80 votes, John S. Davison of Omaha, 43, and S. P. Howland of Juniata, 22. Lincoln was chosen for the next enacmpment of the Grand Army and allied bodies. The following officers were elected: Department commander, William J. Blystone, Lincoln; senior vice commander, H. R. ' Beachell, Waverly; junior vice commander. George W. Bearnes, Geneva; medical director, Dr. C. A. Flippin, Grand Island; chaplain, T. N. Hinson, Holdrege; council of administration, Cash D. Fuller, Lincoln: J. M. Mr Haffcy, Bennett; J. O. Moore, Sol diersyand Sailors home,-Milford;-A. J. Frantz, Hastings; W. . H. Stewart, Lincoln. Mrs. Lola Wintersteen of Repub lican Citiy. w'as chosen president of the Women's Relief Corps. The other officers elected were: Mrs. Jennie Gowdy, Hastings, junior (Turn to Page Tiro, Column Three.) Two Killed as Port Workers At Buenos Aires Battle Buenos Aires, May 25. Two per sons were killed and several wounded in fighting here yesterday between union and nonunion port workers. There were two riots in which pistols were used as well as brawls in which the unionists and nonunionists fought with their fists. All access to the port zone was guarded by union men yesterday and workmen unable to produce a union card, including nonunion truckmen employed by commercial concerns, were denied entrance. The work of unloading ships proceeded yester day with union labor. Ex-Minister of War for Mexico . Given New Post Akron, O., May 25. Gen. Alfredo Serratos, former Mexican minister of war, has received his commission from ' President Obregon as the Mexican consul for western states at Boise, Idaho.' He will leave for Mexico City next week to confer with President Obregon before as suming his duties. With the overthrow of the con ventional government three years ago General Serratos fled with his family to Akron, where he obtained employment in a rubber factory, V U. P. Buys Direct Line To Pacific Full Ownership of Los Ange les & Salt Lake Railroad Is Acquired at Price Of $29,000,000. Assures Position irWest New York, May 25. The Union Pacific railroad today acquired full ownersnip or tne l.os Angcies . c; alt Lake Railroad company by pur chase of stock and bonds held by former United States Senator Wil liam A. Clark of Montana and his associates. The Union Pacific, previous to the purchase announced officially today by both parties in the transaction, owned one half of the securities of the Los Angeles & Salt Lake Rail road company. The transfer of ownership affected $29,000,000 of 4 per cent bonds of the Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad company, for which the Union Pa cific exchanged other securities, dol lar for dollar. These included $6, 000,000 of Southern Pacific-San Francisco terminal 4 per cent bonds, $8,500,000 of Southern Pacific first refunding 4 per cent bonds and $14, 500,00 of Oregon-Washington Rail road and Navigation company first and refunding 4 per cent bonds. Position Assured. The Union Pacific statement de clared the transfer assured the per manency of the position of its sys tem in southern California, with its rails in Los Angeles and the Pacific ocean at San Pedro harbor. The logical and natural destiny of the Los Angeles & Salt Lake rail road, the statement said, ultimately as a railroad property is as a part of the Union Pacific system and ap preciation of this was supposed o have led to the sale by the Clark in terests. To Change Name. Wednesday's deal completes the Union Pacific system through to Los Angeles, according to statements from the office of Carl Gray, presi dent of the Union Pacific. Until now the Union Pacific proper ran only to Salt Lake and Ogden. The ami is to have the name "Union Pacific" absorb the western company name as soon as practical. n view of its corporate entity and franchises held by it. "No change in the personnel of the staff operating the line or in their headquarters is contemplated. though, of course, the jurisdiction of our system general officers will be extended over the line and separate traffic agencies and other duplication of offices, if any, will be abolished," President Gray announced. Officials and Shopmen Confer on Wage Cut; No Agreement Reached A wage reduction conference be tween representatives of shop em ployes of the Union Pacific sys tem and officials of the company was held yesterday, but no agree ment was reached. General chairmen for the ma chinists, carmen, boilermakers, blacksmiths, street metal and elec trical workers represented the em ployes. Neither side had any state ment to make at the conclusion of the meeting except to say that no agreement was reached. Officials of the company are scheduled to meet today with rep resentatives of the stationary steam engine and boiler room employes in a similar proposal by the company to reduce wages, effective July l. ormer State Official Charged With Illegal Acts Phoenix. May 25. Ben R. Clark, former deputy state land commis sioner and a leader in the democratic party, was arrested this afternoon charged with illegal . practices while he was a state officer. Steps were taken for his immediate arraignment, in a justice of the peace court. "It's all the after-clap of a political row last summer," Clark told news paper men. He said he would issue a more de tailed discussion of the charges after his arraignment was completed. Clark's bond was fixed at $2,000 and his preliminary examination set for 10 a. m., June 8. Efforts were at once begun by Clark to furnish the bond. Home Brew Cutting Into Grape Juice Business Washington, May 25. Home brew and soft drinks of cereal origin are cutting deeply into the unfer mented grape juice business, John F. Welch, head of the grape juice com pany that bears his name, told the senate finance committee in pleading for reduction of taxes on his product. With an aggregate plant storage ca pacity of 11,000,000 gallons, he said, 20 American grape juice concerns were turning out only 7,000,000 gal lons, owing to the competition. Mr. Welch named the beverages which he said interfered with grape juice makers. "And raisins" supplemented Sena tor Sutherland of West Virginia. Prosecuting Attorney of Mexico to Take Vacation Mexico City, May 25. President Obregon has acceeded to the request of Eduardo Neri, federal prosecut ing attorney, who recently asked for a month's vacation in order that a federal judge might be allowed to investigate alleged irregularities in the chamber of deputies. ' Neri as serted in his petition to the presi dent that he was affiliated with the liberal constitutionalist party in the chamber, and did not ieel justified iii conducting an investigation, A Chester Sent Out Of Kansas City Is Claim of Defense Slugged and Thrown From Train, Is Charge Jury Told Murder Case Is "Frame Up." Kansas City, May 25. (Special Telegram.) Five witnesses had testified late today in the trial of Denzel Chester, charged with the murder on October 2, 1920. of Miss Florence Barton. All were called by the state. The first, Roy Garve, took the stand at noon. It was near his home. Eighty- seventh street and Blue Ridge road, the shooting occurred. He told of I tha rirMitnnnros immediatelv fol lowing the shooting. He said soon after he was awakened by the first shot he heard a motor car speed westwarfd from what he believed was the place where tire shooting occurred. Doctors Describe Wound. Dr. D.. V. Hobbs, who was call ed to attend Miss Barton immediate ly after the shooting, was the sec ond witness. He and Dr. J. Snider, former deputy coroner, who also examined the slain young woman, described, the nature of the wound that caused her dcaUi. Dr. Elmer D. Twyman also was a witness. Howard Winter was called in so Dr. Twyman could de scribe the wound. Winter received the night of the murder. Marcus Anderson, chief of police at Great Falls, Mont., where Ches ter was arrested, told of the cir cumstances which led up to and fol lowed the arrest. 1 I. B. Kimbrell, special prosecutor in concluding his opening statement to the jury, said: "If we prove that Chester fired the shot that killed Miss Barton, we shall expect a verdict at your hands fixing as his penalty the for feiture of his own life." Defense Alleges "Frameup. Joseph Aylward, for the defense, asked that W. B. Moorehead, a newspaper reporter, who went to (Torn to Pae T-. Column Four.) French Chamber ill Give Briand Vote of Confidence Paris, May 25. There seemed little question when the Chamber of Deputies met today that the govern ment of Premier Briand. would be given. a voice of confidence before adjournment. The premiers address before the chamber yesterday, in which he declared the present situa tion did not necessarily call for armed occupation of the Ruhr region of Germany, was an evident disap pointment to many of his followers, but it did not appear that it would alienate many votes. . ' , Slacker Bergdoll Returns To Mosbach After Long Trip Mosbach, Baden, May 25. (By The Associated Press.) Grover Bergdoll, draft evader, has resumed his residence in Eberbach after a vacation in health resorts. He de clares he has no intention of leav ing Germany, although friends as sert Bergdoll has "had offers to take up residence in a number of other countries." A friend of his in Mosbach said today: "We have no fear of his arrest, for the whole neighborhood would rise to defend him." Airship, Roma, Purchased From Italy Louded on Ship Genoa, May 25. American naval officers have completed the work of placing on board the United States transport Mars the airship Roma, recently purchased from Italy by the American government. Thi: transport will sail soon tor the j UniteirStatcs. Forced Landing Hays Abolishes Burleson Press Censorship Rule Postmaster General Rules General Supervision of Pub lications Is Not Part of Department's Duties. By ARTHUR SEARS HENNING. Chicago Tribune-Omaha Be Leaied Wire, Washington, May 25. In a ruling of far-reaching importance, Postmas ter General Hays abolished the Burleson censorship of the . press which was in force the last three years of the Wilson administration.' "Censorship of the press is not a function of the Postoffice department and such censorship in the .last three years wos illegal," said the postmaster general, in announcing his decision to admit the Liberator, a radical publication, to the second class mailing privilege. In restoring full freedom of the press, Mr. Hays ruled that if a pe riodical of public character is mail able under the law it is entitled to the second class rate, but if it is not mail- lications will be excluded from the mails entirely and if it is treasonable its proprietors should be prosecuted. Burleson held the Liberator mail able but never gave it the second class privilege, compelling its cir culation by third class mail. As the third class is five times the second class rate, the government will be required to refund $11,277 to the Liberator, as an excess charge il legally imposed. Berger to Get Privileges. The second class privilege will be accorded the New York Call and Berger's Milwaukee Leader if the Postoffice department pronounces these socialist publications mailable at all as they have been held, though penalized as to rate by the Burleson regime. , On the other hand, numerous pub lications will ze excluded from the mails altogether if pronounced un mailable and their publishers prose cuted if they are found involved in a conspiracy to overthrow the gov ernment by force. The law accords the second-class mailing to publications disseminating information "of a public character," but gives no authority to deny the second class rate because the publica tion is not deemed of public benefit. "'Much of the news in any daily might be barred if public benefit were essential," said Mr. Hays.. "It (Torn to Paso Two, Column Two.) Violator of Espionage Act Asks for New Hearing Washington, v May 25. A petition for a rehearing of the case of Henry Albers, a wealthy citizen of Port land, Ore"., was filed in the supreme court today by Senator McNary in behalf of the Oregon Bar association. Albers was convicted of violating the espionage act, but the government confessed error after his appeal had been docketed in the supreme court and the conviction was reversed and the case remanded. ' British Send Warships to Adalia to Get Prisoners Constantinople, May 25. British naval officers here have sent a war ship to Adalia to force the Turks to release 11 prisoners who were removed from the British steamer Palatina. Railway Official Dies. Detroit,' May 25. Henry B. Led yard, chairman of the board of direc tors of the Michigan Central rail road, died at his home here today Mr. Vcdyard was ill with hear trouble Friday night and later pneumonia de veloped. He was born in the Amer ican embassy 1n Paris in 1844. Three children, Henry and Huge Vedyard and Baroness Von Kcttlcr, all of De troit, survive, d Dublin Customs House Is Burned In Early Attack Blame for Destruction Placed On Sinn Feiners Military Lorries Bombed as They Fight Fire. London, May 25. (By The As socited Press.) The. customs house in Dublin, says a Central News disr patch from that city, was burned this afternoon. The burning, adds the message, is attributed to Sinn Feiners. The fire, says this account, started at 1:15 o'clock, the flames breaking out simultaneously throughout the building, which was totally de stroyed. It was one of the fin est buildings in Dublin and cost 1.000,000. The occupants fled as the fire broke out. Another account states that the customs house was set on fire by bombs being thrown in the building. The railway bridge running past the building was occupied by a large number of men, upon whom a fusil lade was opened. Others in the im mediate vicinity of the customs house also were fired upon. Ixrry loads of the military were bombed, as they were driving up to the scene. The soldiers fired ma chine guns, rifles and revolvers and several persons were seen to fall. So far three persons appear to have been killed. . The affair seems to have been a most elaborately organized attack. Armed men guarded all the ap proaches to the customs house to prevent the saving of the building. Shortly afterward. Liberty hall, the headquarters of the Irish trans port workers, was set on fire and destroyed. AlEance Man Killed When Car Turns Over Alliance, Neb., May 25. (Special Telegram.) Fred J. Stuve, 28, car penter, was wued in an automooue accident near. Hay Springs. The body was found at 5 a. m., by a pass ing motorist, lying beside a car which had been turned over in the road. His neck was broken and he had been dead apparently two or three hours. He left here alone in his car at midnight, saying he was going to Hot Springs, S. D. It was reported that he was somewhat intoxicated when he started on the trip. He had lived here about two years. He was unmarried and is believed to have a distant relative living in San Fran cisco. His people live in Germany. The body was brought here pend ing funeral arrangements. The fu neral probably will be in charge of the local American Legion post of which he was a member. Harding to Give Diplomas To Annapolis Graduates Washington, May 25. Announce ment was made today at the White House that President Harding had accepted an invitation to present di plomas to the graduating class at the naval acedemy on Thursday, June 2. The president will make the trip to Annapolis by motor. The Weather Forecast. Fair Thursday; not much change in temperature. Hourly Temperature. m. m. 72 71 1 p. m. p. m. 3 p. m. 4 p. ni. 5 p. ni. S !. m. 7 p. m. S p. in. ...17 ...SI ...id ...9! ...sn ...71 . . . 7n ...' 73 74 76 77 3 Si Towiiley Is Termed Liar In Debate Nonpartisan Leader Organize! Of Money-Grabbing Corpo rations, Langer Charges At Deshler Meet. League Head Replies Deshler, Neb., May 25. (Special Telegram.) Farmers from three counties gathered here this afternoon and, under the canopy of a hot, sun dried tent, listened for 'wo hours to a debate on the work of the Non partisan league in North Dakota, be tween A. C. Townley, national lead er of the league, and William Lan ger, former North Dakota attorney general and defeated candidate for governor against Frazier, Nonparti san leaguer. Discussion of political economy was intermixed with bitter invec tives by the two speakers. Langer repeatedly called Townley a liar and a rascal. Townley, always witty, al ways calm and with a personality that was winning, said. "I will not call Langer a liar or a rascal any more than I have to." Langer produced figures and le gal documents in an attempt to prove that, while Townley based much of his appeal to the farmers pn alleged thefts of corporations and grain gamblers, Townley, a bankrupt, had through puppets, been the stellar or ganizer of money-grabbing corpora tions in North Dakota. Charges Money-Grabbing. "This man Townley, this rascal," Langer said, "put his personal ste nographer in as president of the Consumers United Stores rompany in North Dakota and collected 100,000 from the farmers for pur chase of buers' certificates' in the company. What became of that money in this concern which is now insolvent? Here's where it goes, ac cording to the organization plan which has been carried out. Take for example a store against which $30. 000 cf this $l,10O,0C0 was charged; $10,000 of that amount went into th store and $20,000 went into so-called organization work. This is only one of a series of such deals." Continuing, Langer charged that while Townley had induced North Dakota farmers to give thousands of dollars for the purchase of a Non-, partisan league newspaper in every county in the state, it was arranged so common stock owned by organ izers controlled the newspapers and the preferred $tock given to the farmers was in the minority in pow er, but not in money invested. . Says Taxes Increased. Langr quoted figures which h said proved that taxes had . trebled from 1918 to 1919 under Nonpartisan league management in North Dakota. He cited one farm on which he said the taxes were $258 in 1918 and $627 in 1919. He cited the failure of 42 banks in North Dakota under the Nonpartisan league regime and chal lenged Townley to name one bank in South Dakota that had failed dur ing a similar period. Langer declared the state was re volting against the new rule, which he named as socialism under a new cloak, aand pointed to the first elec tion of a Nonpartisan league gov ernor by a four to one vote and the last election of the same governor by a bare majority of 2 per cent. "I also want to quote the name's of some of the leaders associated with Townley and point to their re lationship with not only the Non partisan league, but with the I. W. W.," Langer said. He named Arthur Lesseur, national secretary of the Nonpartisan league, and declared he had proof that Les seur also was attorney for the I. W. W. He charged that the managing editor of the Townley publications, David Coates, is an I. W, W. Town ley, who had the rebuttal, stated at the beginning that his hour wouldn't give him time to answer all the charges made by Langer. Outlines League Pledges. "It is often said a fool or a knave can ask more questions m an hour (Torn to Pe Two. Column Two.) Governor of California Signs Alien Tat' Measure Los Angeles, May 25. Governor Stephens today signed a bill which provides that all male alien residents of California, over 21 years of age shall be registered and shall pay an annual poll tax of $10 into the school fund of the county in which they re side. Aliens are required to register within three days after entering the state. - New Solution for Silesian Tangle Is Being Considered Paris. May 25. (By The Asso ciated Press.) The latest plan for the settlement of the upper Silesian controversy, supposedly a British suggestion, is to give Poland and Germany, respectively, the com munes that voted in their favor at the recent plebiscite, but to hold the entire territory under control of a special commission for 30 years. General Wood and Forbes Invited to Visit China Washington, May 25. Maj. Gen.. Leonard Wood and W, C. Cameron Forbes, have been invited by China to visit that country when they have concluded their mission in the . Philippines, it was learned at the War department today. They v ir accept, it was said. Deported From Mexico. Laredo, Tex., May 25. Immigra tion authorities here announced to day they had received information that Frank Zaman, alias Charles Phillips, alleged American radical, had been deported from Mexico to San Francisco, through tht port of MazatlanJ'