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you BO NO. 310. Optimism Marks Labor Convention Denver Gathering Largest in History of Federation Progress in 1921 Pre dieted by Gompers. Ranks of Unions Intact Auditorium, Denver, Colo., June 13. Optimism marked the opening of the 41s.t annual convention of the American Federation of Labor to daythe largest gathering in the history of the organized labor move ment in America. Declarations were made by the ex ecutive council and by President Samuel Gompers of the federation that the enemies of labor and ad vocates of the "open shop" had failed in the drive to crush organized labor and that the ranks of the American trades union movement held intact. A year of progress was predicted for 1921, President Gompers declar ing that "before the next snow falls we shall have passed the 5,000,000 mark in the American Federation of Labor. Closer alliance and co-operation between the organized industrial workers of the country and the farm ers was urged by the veteran labor leader in "order that we shall not be crushed by reaction of the indus trial captains or princes of finance." Protest Scott Bill The first official action of the con vention va to adopt a resolution to be submitted to congress protest ing against the Scott bill now pend ing, which it waj alleged would in crease the length of the navigation season on' the great lakes, reduce the number of skilled seamen em ployed on ships and increase the hours of labor. This action was proposed by delegates of the inter national seamen's union who declare that the bill would eliminate provi sions in the seamen's act and would increase the dangers incident to navi gation. . ! The convention unanimously adopted a declaration of the execu tive council calling upon all local and international unions to aid the Pueblo flood sufferers. The Plate Printers union of Washington, D. C. and the Brotherhood of Railway clerks, it was announced, had each contributed $500., Urging world-wide disarmament in his address at the opening of the convention, President Gompers said: I Disarmament Is Urged.' V "I believe that the time will come we will continue to strive for the time, when there is such a bill to total disarmament in all the countries of the world and that disarmament will be based upon universal agree ment." He made an emphatic appeal to the workers to unite in opposition to the movement designed to create a department of public welfare. "Under the pretense of trying to create a department of public wel fare it is seriously proposed to de stroy the Department of Labor and the Department of Agriculture," he said. "No one can foretell where reaction leads. As a, matter of fact these are 'he only two departments in the government of the United States that represent at all producers of the wealth of our country and it ij seriously proposed to destroy these two departments." i Drive at Just Point The labor leader urged the,dele 'gates to discuss the questions con fronting the convention "with mod eration, with interest, with intelli gence, with intense feeling,, always driving at the just point." "While we love every human be ing," he added, "no matter where he may have been born or where he now resides, and will help as best we can, there is one principle from which I feel we cannot depart 'America first.'" President Gompers also paid a high tribute to the memory of John Golden, former president of the United Textile Workers, and Milton Snellings, president of the steam and operating engineers union, who have died during; the last week. At his re- si ir stood in silent meditation lor one minute. Report is Submitted. The report of the executive council was presented by James Duncan of Quincy, Mass., first vice president. It covered the many important is sues confronting organized labor the J'open shop," wage reductions, Irish question, relations with foreign trade union movements, anti-labor legislation, immigration, high cost of living, railroad situation and scores of other major problems. This re port with its recommendations was immediately referred to committees ,ior consideration. The coming year. must oe a year oir progress," said the document. Tfhe blight of reactionary effort has )itten as deeply as possible. It has " been checked. Our movement every where must now rally to 1 militant offense against the-? owers that have sought our ruin. while the annual report or secre tary Frank Morrison showed the membership of the federation to be 3,906.528 as compared with 4,078,740 in 1920, it was stated that the ranks of organized labor had increased as this report did not include thousands of members now involved in strikes or lockouts or unemloj-ed. The secretary's report showed that there had been 1,635 strikes during the year involving 191,934 members, costing $8,462,174. The federation defense fund showed a balance of $161,217. , Forest Fires Quenched. Halifax. N. S., June 13.-Heavy rams throughout Nova Scotia have qarnched forest fires which have ek'Ut great damage. I.rU a iaoMf-CUw ! omm r. o. UMW Pneumonia Feared For Victim of Shot 4 Man Who Shot Wife in Theater Caught in Iowa Harry McCauley Found Moan ing and Tearing Hair Near Essex; Gives No Explanation. Harry McCauley, 922 South Twen tieth street, who shot his wife through the back at the Rialto theater Saturday night, was found yesterday afternoon near Essex, la., moaning and tearing his hair. He was discovered by Walter Car sen, undertaker, lying heside the railrtart frart- With miirll iflirilltv Carson and his father, Charles Car son, got tne man into tneir automo bile. . He attempted to leap out as they djrove into Essex. Deputy Sheriff Ray Cleveland of Shenandoah was called to take Mc Cauley to Clarinda, the county seat. The Omaha man was mutterinc to himself. He admitted shooting his wife and was under the impression she was dead, according to Sheriff Cleveland. When informed his wife had not died he braced up, the sheriff said and his speech became less incoher ant. He gave no explanation of the shooting, however. It is believed McCauley walked the entire distance from Omaha, about 22 miles. His shoes were torn and he was much exhausted. , He will be held at the jail in Clarinda until extradited to A ttlirti,crVi Yica Urmnrinl lincnittil a .....uu.i . , . v. .... . - ' r - - - attenaants say Mrs. Aiyriie aicau- ley nas a tair enmnce tor recovery, Dr. Floyd Kinyoun, police surgeon who first attended her, is doubtful of her recovery. . Mrs. McCauley was shot through the back. The bullet punctured the lung and came out beneath the right btcast. Dr. Kinyoun fears pneu monia or other complications, he said, because of the lung wound. Grand Island Woman Is Carrier Of Typus According to Tests Lincoln, June 13. (Special.) Tests at the laboratory of the state board of health has revealed that a Grand Island woman is a typus car rier, according to a statement by Dr. I. H. Dillon, chief of the state health bureau. "This woman has been instructed never to cook or prepare anything for a public dinner or gathering as long as she lives," Dr. Dillon said today. "W7c took tests of numerous per sons at Grand Island who we tnOUgni mignt oe disease c ncis ui- nocently responsible for the typhoid tcver epidemic incrr. "Finallv we found a woman who we believe was the carrier. She had typhoid fever 15 years ago and in termittently since that time, we be lieve, has carried these germs." Regoruping Governmental Activities Harding flan 13. Reflrrouo- ing of governmental activities to the end that as lar as practicaDie, eacn lictantiallv the same major purposes is recommend ed by resident naming in a letter read at the meeting or tne joint commission ha'ing to do with re organization of the executive de partments. He also said that iden tical or similar services should be grouped together. Mme. Marie Curie Returns From Visit to Grand Canyon Chicago. June 13. Mme. Marie Curie, codiscoverer of radium, re turned here from a week's trip in the Grand Canyon of Arizona and -was immediately placed under care of a physician on account of exhaustion. She was accompanied by her daugh ters, Eve and Irene. Public functions planned for the tbrc davs' visit of the noted scien tist will be made as little tiring as possible, the committee said. Fine Granulated Sugar Quoted at 6 Cents a Pound New York, June 13. A new low price for the last four years was es tablished in the refined sugar market today, when several local renners quoted fine granulated sugar at 6 cents a pound because of the weak ness in raws.. Anniversary Observed. Tecumseh, Neb., June 13. (Spe cial.) The 30th anniversary of the local Lutheran church was cele brated here. Prof. L. If. Jagels of Deshlcr preached the English ser mon. ;(;f:; The Omaha . ! Woman and Son Drown In Flood Mother I't .tto Bayou in EffoO Boy Who c VC,.C,m Rani F Am Bank : ;'-VV Wading. V v y: I J ii... j x--l T..., It (Special Telegram.) The crest oi the Colorado flood in the Platte river claimed two victims here late today when Mrs. H. C. Gillespie, about 32, wife of a Union Pacific freight conductor, and her son, 9, were drowned. Mrs. Agnes Hamilton, sister of the dead woman, was dragged from the mud and quicksand bayou just in time to be saved. After searching for three hours the body of the ittle boy was found at 7 o'clock tonight. The searching men were still working at 9 in quest of the mother's body. The two women ana one oi me children of each had gone to the rii-p,- iiist alone-side the new Hamil ton-Hall county state bridge. From the excavation made tor tne long mi on both sides of the bridge proper, a fairly deep bayou had been formed. Boy Falls into Water. When the river was low the bayou contained only a few feet of water. But more sand had been removed recently and the river was quite high. From the disconnected facts so far gleaned, it appears that upon arriv ing at this picnicing ground, the lit tle boy had undertaken to Avadc. The flood had washed the former sloping sides away and after only a few steps the boy went in over his head. He had not yet learned to swim. The mother of the lad frantically plunged in after him, all her cloth ing on. Mrs. Hamilton, noting both in distress, yelled and Thurston Da vies, Lyle Crow and a third boy named Eberl, who were on the bridge proper, a quarter of a mile away, ran to their aid. Mrs. Hamilton, in the meantime, had plunged into the water after her sister had also had gone down. Find Woman by Diving. The lads finally found Mrs. Ham ilton by diving and brought her to the shore. Eberl was sent to the city, six miles away, for a pulmotor. Davies and Crow worked diligent ly for an hour and saved Mrs. Ham ilton. Immediately other men of the vicinity arrived and undertook to search the eddying bayou. After a squad of firemen arrived half a score of met were in- the water safeguard ed by ropes; later grappling hooks and a wheel hayrake were tried, thus far without results, The grief-stricken husband, who knew, nothing of the tragedy until an hour later, was awaiting the re sults on the banks, with relatives and friends. Warning Issued. Lincoln, June 13. (Special.) Warning of immense property loss and probable loss of life .in the Platte river lowlands in Nebraska was voiced in a bulletin issued by George E. Johnson, secretary of the state department of public works. The chief danger from the Colo rado flood rushing toward Nebraska is on the main line of the Union Pacific railroad and on its North Platte branch. East of the city of North Platte where the two branches of the Platte river meet, the flood water will sweep down at a minimum velocity of 30.000 cubic feet per sec ond, according to Johnson's estimate. From present indications based on reports from Colorado, the flood which will reach Nebraska in a few days will be the greatest in history. Here's what Johnson says about it: Floods on Way. . 'Tn n;nrr nw the renorts on the river discharge of both the North river instum j i. . and South Platte rtvers, I find that there is about -15,000 second feet 17.000 second feet flowing into the 17,00 second feet flowing into the reservoir, which indicates that the maximum flood on the North Platte river will not be less than 17,000 second feet. "There is also 11,000 second feet in the South Platte river at North Platte and 22.000 second feet at Fort Morgan, Colo. "These two floods will reach North Platte within a few days. "The highest flood that we have any record of was in 1917, which was 19,000 second feet. The above .fig ures would indicate that we W have a flood of not less than 30,000 second feet in the Platte river. "Every precaution possible should be taken to guard against disaster from this coming flood." Shipping Board Members Receive Oath of Office Washington, June 13. Four of the seven members of the shipping board, including Chairman D. Las ker, were sworn in today. Other members installed were former Sen ator Chamberlain of Oregon, Fred I. Thompson of Alabama and Rear Admiral William S. Benson of Georgia, former chairman. Chair man Lasker immediately called a meeting of the board. Iron and Steel Freight Rates, Westbound, Reduced San Francisco, June 13. A reduc tion of 5 per cent ni the freight rate of iron and steel products, west bound, in addition to the 20 per cent reduction announced recently has been declared by all transcontinental railroads, G. W. Luce, freight traffic manager of the Southern Pacific company, announced today. Pass Deficiency Bill Washington, June 13. The $106. 000,000 deficiency appropriation bill was prepared for President Har ding's consideration today when the senate adopted the conference report jlrekdy approved by the house, OMAHA, TUESDAY, Prison Guard Slayer To Die November 4 i Lincoln, June is. (special. !-,-,, c Vt Kinc nrcrro. who Stabbed and killed Robert Taylor, peniten-j liary guara, was iuuty sciiicuv-tu iy I listnrt iiace w . Stewart to uc executed on November 4. The execution date was fixed 150 (mm th dav of the sentencing to enable counsel defending King to take every legal step to prevent mc execution. This was done with the consent of the prosecution on the theory tnat it wouja ao away wuu ctav nf execution, which have de layed previous executions. Bankers In East to Aid Stockmen Agree to Supply Half of $30,000,000 Pool to Fur nish Credit to Live Stock Industry. Chicago Tribune-Omih Bee laied Wire. Washington, June 13. Eastern bankers have agreed to supply half of the $50,000,000 pool which is be ing organized by the treasury and federal reserve to furnish additional credit facilities for the live stock industry. This assurance has been given, it was stated today, following the con ference of last week in which J. P. Morgan represented eastern bankers. The other $25,000,000 must be raised by western bankers. Possi bility of raising this amount will come up for consideration at the conference of western bankers to be held in Chicago Wednesday. A com mittee representing the eastern bank ers will attend the meeting. Chicago Banks in Charge. While the casern bankers will make a substantial contribution to the pool, the Chicago banks will be asked to take charge of the details of the scheme. The program is to make six months' live stock loans tather than for a two-year period as has been urged. The six months paper will be' subject to revifcv upon maturity and renewal if the loan is still sound. By limiting the loans to six month periods the paper will be eligible for rediscount at federal reserve banks. The loans will bear interest at cur rent rates. . - It is intended that the Chicago banks shall handle the loans through banks in the cattle-growing sections or through cattle loan companies. In this way it will be possible to' use existing credit machinery, which wilt faeiltate matters. Headed for Famne. Handling of the matter through private banking channels is regarded as desirable because of the urgency of the situation. The purpose is to facilitate the annual movement, ot cattle feeders from the southwest to Idaho, Montana,- Wyoming and other northwestern states. Among those who will attend the Chicago conference is Senator Stanfield of Oregon, who also participated in the meeting of last week in Wash ington. "I believe that private credits to the amount of $50,000,000 would aid materially in the crisis now present out in our country," said Senator Stanfield in duscussing the live stock situation today. "Naturally I desire to have the financial prob lem handled through private hands than through governmental aid. The Chicago conference ought to estab lish definitely whether there is any need for federal legislation. Private capital or federal credits must work to save a situation that is headed straight for a meat famine." Impulse Saves Bluffs Woman From Big Flood Mrs. Kittie Milroy, formerly Miss Kittie Bennett, 31 North Sixth street, Council Bluffs, professional fraineil tmreiv tiarrowlv escaoed be ing a victim of the Colorado floods. She left Council Bluffs last Vvea Vi her voting dauehter to visit friends and had to pass through the district that was later submerged. Only a sudden, unexplained impulse, to which she yielded on the instant, prevented herself and child being on the train that went into the Arkansas river with the greatest loss ot lite. She had planned to leave Denver on the late afternoon train Friday, and had bought her tickets and checked her trunks for that train. She was at the station when an early morning train pulled in, and learn ing that it would take her to. her destination she ran and got aboard just as it was starting. The train got through in advance of the flood, but the one she had planned to take went into the river. All of her bag gage, a couple of trunks and grips, was lost. Why Not Recall Harvey? President Asked by aolon Washington, June 13. Senator Harrison, democrat, Mississippi, in troduced today a resolution request ing President Harding to inform the senate whether "there is as much rea son and justification for a reprimand or the recall of Ambassador George W. Harvey for his Pilgrim day speech f May 19. 19?1, as for the reprimand or recall of Admiral Will iam S. Sims for his speech of June 7, 1921." jFour Drowned in Boating Accident in California C,nn FranrUrn. Tune 13; Mrs. Eileen Wilbcr, her son, De Long, 24, and her daughter, Grace, 20, and a Miss E. Wilkie of San Francisco were drowned in Fallen Leaf lake, Eldorado county, yesterday. They attempted to change to another boat in a choppy ca. Miss Eileen Wilber was rescued by a boatman, Daily Bee JUNE 14, 1921. 25,000 Shriners Reach Des Moines By Noon, Monday 60,000 to 100,000 Expected by This Morning; Parades And Serenades Feature First Day. i Des Moines, June 13. (Special Telegram.) AH ; railroads lead to Des Moines today. Des Moines is the mecca of the Shriners of North America and at noon Monday 25,000 had already "pitched their tents" in the oasis ot lowa, tne iana wneic the tall corn grows." Street parades, serenades, concerts on the streets, in hotel lobbies, anywhere, featured tV. fire nf the march of the ancient Arabic order of nobles of the mystic shrine. Thirty bands, patrols and a num ber of chanters were in evidence Monday morning, featuring the mn and havinc the time of their lives. When the 141 temples arrive, by Tuesday morning, mere win uc fully 60 bands, patrols and anywhere from 60,000 to 100,000 visiting nobles. The shriners have secured a running start in the race for fun, and with (Jignity left at home, they are playing on the streets of the city. , , This play was made safer at 1 Monday, when traffic restrictions were clamped down and the down town streets were restricted to auto mobiles and street cars. Ernest A. Cutts of Alee Temple, Savannah, Ga., will be the next po tentate, as he is now imperial deputy potentate. This position is a matter of succession. Thirty temples had reported in at noon, with about 25, 000 nobles and others here. . Tangier temple' from Omaha ar rived at noon today with its band and patrol and immediately joined in the parade festivities. Lay Cornerstone of New Armory at Hastings, Neb. Hastings, Neb., June 13. (Special Telegram.) Attended by a large gathering of citizens and officers of the National guard from over the state the corner stone of the Hast ing armory was laid Monday night by Mayor Stiner. The municipal band furnished music. Among the department, regimental and staff officers present were Ad jutant General Paul. Lincoln; Col. . & .3 i i.ll.t.l v. ...... w, ...i.;. v- Lawler, Hastings; Major Crosson, U. S. R., Hastings; Captain Doyle and Lieutenant Poteet, Lincoln; Capt. Lawrence Jones and Lieutenants Panzer and Turbyfil, Hastings. Ad dresses were made by Colonel Thom as. James N. Clarke and Mayor Stiner. The Hastings company was warmly praised for its rapid progress in a few months time. War Department Allots $100,000 for Use in Pueblo Pueblo. Colo., June 13. Allotment of $100,000 "or as much thereof as deemed necessary," by Secretary of War Weeks, to be used for sanita tion purposes in Pueblo," was an nounced in a telegram received from United States Senators Lawrence C. Phipps and Samuel D. Nicholson and Representative Guy U. Hardy at Washington. 4 More Killed in Riots in Streets of Belfast, Ireland Pelfast, June 13. (By The Asso ciated Press.) Rioting last night added four more victims to Belfast's week-end death toll, three being killed in renewed disturbance in York street and the fourth being shot during sniping activities at Kasmire road, in the Falls division ol the city. : -i I s i ssin a 1 1 I "Charity" 1 Until ju It. ty Mill (I Vr.l, O.II n ri. jih i... ii ,uri. Ditv Former Nebraskan Takes Fourth Bride The fourth marriage of David. E. Thompson, . formerly , of Nebraska and at one time ambassador to. Mex-i ico, became known in , Omaha; yes-; terday. His bride was Gladys Dana, daugh ter of Mrs. Winifred' Garber of Los Angeles. ; ' ' The ceremony took place in that city Thursday, ' according to his friends here. Mr. Thompson 'was divorced from his first wife. His second mate died while he was ambassador in Mexico. He was divorced from his third wife after he had moved from Lin coln to the Pacific coast. Mr. Thompson was the founder of the Star at Lincoln, Neb. Previous to his appointment, as ambassador to Mexico he served as minister to Brazil. Senate Committee Divided In Newberry Seat Contest Washington, June 13. Henry Ford's contest for the seat of Sena tor Newberry; republitan, of Michi gan, threw "the senate committee hearing into a division as to how far the inquiry should go into charges connected with the financing of the 1918 campaign. L. D. Smith, New York stock broker, testified to having forwarded money in behalf of himself and others for the Mich igan campaign and stated that "nearly all the banking people I knew in New York" had possibly done the same thing. Alfred Lucking. Ford counsel, de manded the right to check Mr. Smith's bank account and the wit ness agreed, but Chairman Spencer said the committee would take the step under advisement. - The Weather - Forecast. Nebraska Partly cloudy and somewhat unsettled Tuesday and Wednesday, continued warm. Iowa Unsettled weather Tuesday and Wednesday; with possibly local thunder showers; continued v. arm. . Hourly Temperatures. a. m. a. m. " I. 1 p. P. 3 p. P. 8 p. p. . . ..01 ..( ..1 ..M . 1 . .S8 . 8 ft. m . . . . , K a. m A a. m 10 a. m.,... . .SO 11 a. m. .R7 1 P. 13 noon A9 I S p. m.... Reports from Stations at 7 p. m. Tem.lllirh ' Trm.Hiuh. 7 p.m.Mon. 7 p.m.Mon. Oheyenee .." 78! No. riatt..2 Denver .,..76 S4 ruclilo 73 : re Molnen.INI :'!alt Lk...M !: DortKe City. 74 K0 Santa K...0 7: LanUer ,.,.7S U,lntln ,,IS t! lis 4 u... "r CL'iV.lV ll Imu, ill; Dally 0l. 112; MW Farmer Tells in Keegan Trial of Being Tortured Hans Jurgens Says Robbers Held Lighted Matches to His .Feet to Force Ex posure of Bonds. " Ettreme heat and stuffiness of the small," crowded court room yester day afternoon caused District Judge Leslie to adjourn the trial of Frank Keegan at 4:15, instead . of at the usual closing hour' of 5. Hans Tursens wis robbed at his bachelor home on his farm, three mil northwest of Florence, the night of December 10, 1920, by three men. , . In March Keegan was arrested on a charge of aiding and abetting the rnhherv. He was bound over from county court by Judge Crawford. , Jurgens told yesterday how he opened his door in answer to a Wnnrlf'anrf irtas confronted bv three men, who tied him up and tortured him, in an effort to make hirn tell where his Liberty bonds were con cealed. .One of the men, he said, held lighted matches against his bare feet, but he told them his bonds were in a Florence bank. Walter Slangerup, one of the rob bers, has pleaded guilty, but has not been sentenced. He will be a wit ness in the present ase. Packers' Earnings -Excessive, Charges Nebraska Senator Chiraro Tribune-Omalu Boe lMd Wire. Washington,, June 13. The big meat packers were accused of ex cessive earnings by Senator Norris of Nebraska, chairman of the senate committee on sericulture, today in urging the passage of the. bill for the supervision of the industry. "The packers have tried to make the American neonle believe that they have made only 2 per cent," said . Senator Norns. . "That is the imnreesion riven from their adver tisements, although a close analysis r n . . would disclose that tney mean xnai was the profit of the turnover.' "The packers have issued large stock dividends. Armour & Co alon ha Ustien $100,000,000 in cao ital stockout of earnings. This money, was contributed by the con ctimerc of meat and is now included in the amount1 which is used as the basis upon which dividends must be paid. "We are trying to get legislation which will give us real puoncity. No New Developments in Bloomfield Phone Fight Bloomfield, Neb., June 13. (Spe cial.) Bloomfield telephone patrons are still 'standing .pat" and the com pany appears to De doing likewise, Tales of the hardships and incon veniences that local neoole are un. Hrrcrnintr a a result of no teleohone service are fabrications made out of whole cloth and everything is mov inar along in fine shape. It was rumored that the comnanv would file suit against the patrons, alleging ,, , . , . an uiegai ana uniawiui conspiracy, . . . . ., i t , , dui to aaie notning nas oeveiopea. Second Fire Within Month Damages George Washington New York, June 13. Fire cf un known origin caused slight damage today to the steamship George Washington. It was the second fire within a month aboard the steamer, which is undergoing repairs. Th'-" steamer is scheduled to sail July 30 for Plymouth, Cherbourg and Bremen. THREE CENTS HouseVotes, 305 to 61, To End War Porter Resolution Carries Overwhelmingly, 49 Demo crats Joining Republicans In Affirmative. Deadlock IsPossitle By ARTHUR SEARS HENNING. Chlrago Tribune-Omaha M ld Wire. Washington, June 13. By the overwhelming vote of 305 to 61 the house today passed the Porter reso lution declaring the war with Ger many and Austria terminated. The democratic opposition, which began by rallying round the Wilson peace program and the Wilson veto of a declaration of peace, went to pieces in spectacular manner, 49 dem ocrats joining the republican major ity on the linal roll can. j ne nega tive votes were cast bv 60 democrats and Representative Kelly of Michi gan, republican. now long ii win uc uciuic ijcv.c , formally declared remains to be seen. . conference committee will endeav or to harmonize the differing reso lutions of the two houses, tne senate having provided for the repeal of the M.j-it-iti of war. will le the house uvimimiuu va j proposes merely to declare the war terminated, ine nouse oojecicu inn the senate resolution would repudiate the declaration of war. May Cause Deadlock. H a deadlock should develop n the conference committee the decla ration of peace would be delayed and it might become necessary for Presi dent Harding to effect a compromise. The president has been in no hurry up to date, however, to obtain a dec laration of peace and the house lead ers have furthered his purposes. The senate leaders have been dialing at the delay, but will now find they can obtain speedy action only by yielding and accepting the house resolution. When peace is formally declared the question of a treaty with Ger many, settling war accounts and pro viding for future amicable relations, will come to the fore. Whether this shall be done in a separate treaty with Germany or through ratification . of the Versailles treaty with reserva tions is a matter of policy to be de termined by the president. While the president has definitely scrapped American participation in the league s.t tiotionc tie indi cated in his first message to congress that he regards other parts ot tne treary wun reser vations ai affording the most feasible basis for a peace settlement, iuc irreconcilable senators strongly' op pose any ratification of the treaty and even Majority Leader Lodge recently pronounced such action im possible. Democrats Stage Fight. Rfor the final roll call was take 11 the democrats made an unsuccessful effort to recommit the resolution with instructions to the foreign af fairs committee to report a new measure "requesting and authoriz ing" the president to enter into ne gotiations to bring the vyar to an end. After considerable oar- liamentary wrangling it was ruled out on a point ot order raised Dy Reoresentative Rogers of Massa chusetts. Representative Flood then offered a motion to recommit .with instructions to insert a new para graph in the peace resolution reserv ing to the United States the right to enter into any kind of a disarma ment agreement outside of the treaty of Versailles. Republicans contended that the reservation was whollv unnecessary and the motion was voted down, 112 to 254. ' - The debate on the peace resolu tion was notable chiefly for its close adherence to party lines. The only conspicuous exceptions were the speeches of Representative Bourke fYicVran of . New York, democrat. who urged adoption of the resolu tion, and Representative Pat Kelly of Michigan, republican, who p" posed it vigorously. Representative Lock-ran advocated withdrawal or he American troona f rom flermanv and told his democratic colleagues .. . . J they were standing on unsouna ground in . opposing a measure for. ending the war. Representative Kelly opposed the, resolution because he feared it did not provide adequate guarantees for the future and hecatice be re carded it as an encroachment on the presi dent's authority to deal with foreign affairs. . . Reoresentative Eurton of Ohio. former senator, republican, support ed the resolution, but also advocated prompt ratification of the treaty of. Versailles with reservations. "The political and economic future of Germany are largely under con trol of the allies tnd no separate treaty can afford an adequate solu tion of the situation," said Mf. Bur ton. Britain Neutral on Conflict Between Greeks and Turki London, June 13. (By The Asso ciated Press.) The attitude of Grer Britain with regard to the conflic between the Greeks and Turkish na tionalists will be one of strict ncu ; trality, Austen Chamberlain, govern ment leader in the House of Com mens, announced today. Jamestown Printers Lost Strike for 44-Hour Week Tamectown V V Tune 14 -Th strike of union job printers, begin ning on if ay 1, for a 44-hour week was ended this morning when-th nrintera returner! to 'tvork in alt ion offices in Jamestown on the 4i8-hoi week and at the old rate of wager. 2 Ex-Soldiers Shot in Dublin. Dublin, June 13. Two former sol diers were shot dead last night in t!ie street bv three unidentified per sons. s
