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Mexico at
Standstill
Wisdom of U. S. Position on
Amity and Commerce Con
firmed by Expressed At
titude of Neighbor.
Deadlock May Continue
By ARTHUR SEARS HENNING.
Washington, D. C, June 18. Ne
gotiations between the United States
and Mexico on the basis of the pro
posed treaty of amity and com
merce submitted by direction of Sec
retary of State Hughes cannot be
regarded as having reached a satis
factory stage and are virtually at a
standstill as a result of President
Ubregons disinclination to enter
1 upon such a treaty with the United
states KOvernment.
There is no indication thai the vir
tual deadlock that has existed since
General Obrcgon replied to the
American proposal of such a treaty
is about to be broken. The door to
an eventual settlement and accom-
rmodation has not been entirely
closed, but the status of the negotia
tions is not such as to give encour
agement to officials familiar with
the difficulties and intricacries of the
situation.
Wisdom of United States Stand,
Editorial comment in Mexico City
newspapers and speeches delivered
in the Mexican Chamber of Deputies
mce the negotiations between
George T. Summerlin, the American
rhartr. n affaime 9ti1 r.anril fihi-..
gon began confirms the wisdom of
the American government s stand,
according to the view taken amotig
officials in Washington. These
speeches and articles, it was em
phasized, show that there are dis
tinct differences of opinion existing
among' Mexican leaders themselves
as to whether Article 27 of the Mex
ican constitution of 1917 should be
interpreted as having a retroactive
- ....
" There is also difference of opinion
among Mexican leaders on the ques
tion whether the Mexican congress
or President Ubregon has the au
thority to put the provisions of the
When the Mexican leaders them
selves seem divided over the manner
in which the property rights of
Americans and other foreigners in
Mexico are to be treated under the
constitution of 1917, it was asserted
today, the United States government
should not be criticised for insisting
mnn nainnr a clear-cut siaLtrmciii ui
binding character front Mexico as to
hut nMf. .a ft whrnr lr in.
was to safeguard .or to confiscate
validly acfuired American property
rights in Mexico, betore recognition
is recorded. : . - ;
- Announcement Wan Reply.: -i':
It became known for the firsi time
today that the announcement of the
American government's position as
made public by the State department
on June 7 by Secretary Hughes was
in reality the reply of the United
States government to the communi
cation from General Obregon which
reached Washington in June. '
This statement has been delivered
to the Mexican jrovernment by the
American charge and constitutes the
only reply of the United States to
the Obregon communication of June
3. Since the delivery of the Hughes
statement to General Obregon the
only communication between the two
governments has been informal re
ports by Mr. Summerlin of conversa
tions with Alberto Pani. the Mexican
minister of foreign affairs. - '
The Mexican embassy today issued
a statement in which it sought to. ex
plain the reasons taken into consider
ation by the Mexican government in
increasing the tax on Mexican
petroleum. Te embassy's statement
says these "reasons" are as follows:
"1. That low cost of production
causts disturbances in the oil mar
kets of the world.' injuring the na
tional petroleum industry and bring
ing about an increase in the customs
tariffs of other countries of Mexican
petroleum.
"Z. 1 he excess 01 proauciion is
aRainsi t wen icguianu iviwmvu
of this national resource.
"3. The necessity to protect the
country s fuel reserve in oraer to
safeguard the development of Mexi
can industries.
"4. The necessity of regulating the
cost of production in relation with
the average cost of production in
other countries.
Profits Mast Be Taxed.
"5. That largest profits obtained
by the petroleum companies must be
taxed in order that said companies
may tairty cimrtDute to .Mexico s ex
penditures. ,"6. -The Mexican government ha3
directed that tHf product of the new
tax be applied to the resumption of
the sen-ice of the external public debt
of Mexico.
"7. The new tariff increases the
ia n a proportion less than 25 per
" lof that now being collected.
J! As in taxing the exportation
t Mexican petroteum, the oil pro
duced in the United Mates is piacea
in a position to compete with . the
imported product; the new Mexican
tax is considered favorable to the
American oil industry."
Hotter Weather, Rain and
Cooler -Forecast for Week
Washington, June 18. Weather
predictions for the week beginning
Monday are:
Upper Mississippi and lower Mis
our valleys: Occasional showers;
temperature above normal at the be
ginning ol the week, followed by
cooler. 4
President in Cruise
Washington, June 18. President
and Mrs. Harding left late today
board the Mayflower for a week
end cruise on the Potomac, in com
pany wh several guests. '
Fifty Years: 1871-1921
The Bee celebrates today the 50th anniversary of
its birth, observing it on the Sunday nearest the actual
date, June 21.
Fifty years is a long time, measured by the ordi
nary standards of individual human ' life. Men are
born, grow up, become fathers and mayhap grand-daddies
in that span. Measured by the yardstick of world
history, it is' a relatively short period. Forty times 50
years have rolled by since Christ walked the earth; the
,time generally accepted as embracing the sum of re
corded history is full twice as long.
Yet in the community in which The Bee has lived
and of which it has been a part, 50 years is a long
time. The measure of individual life applies here to
the history of the community as well. Nebraska was
a land of pioneers in 1871, when The Bee saw light.
The western frontier was just then pushing across its
borders. It was still a place where the Indians were
a people to be feared by not a few of its inhabitants;
a single line of railroad streaked across its broad
prairies; great acres knew no human footstep, had
never even been seen by the eye of a white man
The 50 years of The Bee's life has been also the
major part of Nebraska's life. In that period Nebraska
has developed. ,as a most substantial, prosperous and
influential member of the union of states. It has con
tributed largely to the nation's material wealth ; it has
furnished political and social inspiration and leadership.
Its principal city, Omaha, has grown to be a metropolis,
great in commerce and industry, great in education,
great in expression of the forward-looking, open-hearted
spirit of the west. ' " ,
In some of this The Bee has had a part; in all of
' it The Bee has had a deep interest. In this edition its
editors have not sought to laud especially its part in
the story of achievement. They have undertaken
rather to add something to the lasting history of the
period, by contributions of men well qualified to speak
of it. They have felt that the celebration of The Bee's
first half century properly is a celebration not so much
of what The Bee has done as what the community it
serves has become.
It is a great beginning. May The Bee be able to
record, in the next 50 years, even greater achievements.
Activities of
Storms in Omaha
Will Be Studied
City One of Greatest Storm
Centers in U. S., Accord
ing to Dr. Charles Stein
metz, Noted Electrician.
Experts from the laboratories of
Dr. Charles P. Steinmetz, famous
inventor and electricity scholar of
Schenectady, N. Y., are expected in
Omaha to study recent storm activi
ties, according to word received here
by the Nebraska Power company.
Omaha is one ot the greatest elec
trical storm centers in the United
States, a close second to Charleston,
C. the center of storm activity
in .the country, according to a report
received here from Dr. Steinmetz.
The reoort was received following
an inquiry by the Nebraska Power
company as to the trouble caused by
recent electrical storms. Temporary
inconvenience was caused by the
Nebraska Power company as to the
trouble caused by recent electrical
storms. Temporary inconvenience
was caused by the storm to hundreds
of families when electric transformers
were destroyed.
Trouble Comes in "Bunches."
"It is not unusual to have one-
third of the total trouble caused by
ightning in any one month occur
in one or two days," Dr. Steiitmetz
said in his report.
1 he report, compiled over a period
of 40 years from figures prepared by
the United States weather bureau,
showed the following:
In May, 7.4 days in Omaha are
storm days. Charleston, S. C, is
the storm center, with 7.9 storm days.
In Tune Omaha is the storm center
of the United States. Eleven days
of every June are storm days here.
In July 10 days are storm days in
Omaha.
In August eight days are storm
days. Five cities in the United States
have more storm days than Omaha
during this month.
Storm Center in October.
In September, Charleston, S. C,
has sue days of storms, a fraction
more than Omaha.
In October . Omaha is again the
storm center of the United States.
. Omaha s greatest storm days so
far this month were on the first two
days. On June 2, when the storm I
reached its highest point, 75 electrie
transformers of the Nebraska fowerl
company were destroyed. The elec-!
tricity of 20 households is controlled I
by each transformer, thus 1,500 fami-1
:es were temporarily inconvenienced
by the storm. Much damage also
was done to cables by the storm, tue
power company reported.
Submarine Deutschland
Sunk in Target Practice
Cherbourg. France. June 18. (By
the Associated Press.) The .former
German super-submarine Deutsch
land, which in 1916 slipped into Bal
timore harbor from 'Germany after
daringly running the gauntlet of
British and French cruisers standing
off the Virginia capes, was sunk by
gunfire yesterday during target prac
tice. Austria Signs Protocol
Of Court of League
Geneva, June 18. (By the Asso
ciated Press.) Auitria this morning
signed the protocol of the permanent
court of international justice of the
league, of nations. It was the 38th
signatory. Seven have accepted the
clause for compulsory jurisdiction
and of arbitration of international
disputes by the court. .
Balloons Fire Hazard
New .York, June 18. The fire de
partment decreed today that toy
balloons constituted a fire hazard, be
cause chemical tests had shown that
they would explode wth a flash if
touched with a cigarct
First Rally Is
Held By Scout
Troops of Omaha
Over 400 Boys Appear in
Stunts and Drills Before
Notables , and
Relatives
Unmindful of the intense heat,
more than 400 Omaha Boy Scouts
went through a series of some 45
strenuous stunts and drills at
Creighton field Saturday afternoon,
to the keen delight of a group of
notables in. the reviewing stancLand
an audience Composed of proud par
ents, sisters and brothers..
It was the first annual scout rally
ever held in the city, and although
the attendance was not as large as
was expected it was pronounced a
distinct success by scout officials.
The rally was very similar to a
three-ring ircus, only there was
even more doing all at once. The
stunts were pulled in rounds, ftve to
a round.
Starts With Parade.
But first there was a parade, led
by color bearers carrying the na
tional and scout emblems, and fol
lowed by the scouts in troop forma
tion. It passed the reviewing stand,
where General Omar Bundy, Scout
Executive G. H. Gendall, Scout Com
missioner John W. Welch, Col. L.
S. Upton, President W. E. Reed of
the school board and others stood.
It was an impressive ceremony,
especially , when the scouts, in line
formation, repeated the scout pledge
in their clear young voices.
The stunts themselves were so nu
merous and varied that they were a
bit confusing. Troop 29 gave an ex
hibition of barrel tilting; Troop 58
formed a human signal tower; Troop
31 put on a stretcher drill and Troop
49 did the wall-scaling act.
Water Boiling Contest.
When Troop 3 stepped Torth with
a trek cart, pitched a tent, started
a fire and as a finishing touch, put
on a frying pan, General Bundy
stepped forth' and inquired:
"Who fried the bacon?
Perhaps the most exciting -event
was the water-boiling contest. A doz
en contestants were each furnished
with chunks of wood, two matches,
a hatchet and a kettle filled with
water. The one who chopped the
wood, started a fire and had his
water boiling first was winner.
Fred Hill, Fifty-ninth and if
streets, of Troop 24, had his water
boiling in four minutes and 15 sec
onds, thus winning the contest.
Sioux Falls Live Stock
Exchange Makes Record
Sioux Falls. S. D., June 18. Ac
tual sales of hogs and cattle on the
Sioux Falls live stock exchange yes
terday totalled more than $75,000, a
record in the history of the exchange,
officers announced today. The best
previous total was approximately
$60,000. Officials said sales from
hogs alone will total more than $1,
000,000 this morning. The local ex
change now ranks 15th in stock yards
of the United States, it was announc
ed. Ex-Emperor Charles
Plans Return to Hungary
Vienna, June 18. (By the Asso
ciated Press.) Rumors recently in
circulation here to the efftfet that .for
mer Emperor Charles intends to re
turn to Hungary now are published
by a number of newspapers which
fix the date of his arrival in Buda
pest as August 20.
Golden Wedding
Valentine, Neb., June 18. (Special
Telegram.) Mr. and Mrs. Thomas
J. Ashburn, pioneers of Cherry
county, celebrated their golden wed
ding anniversary Friday. The Ash
burns were married in Omaha in
1871. Ten children, 22 grandchil
dren and foil' ." "andr.hildren
;werc present V
Insurgents
Lose Suit to
Oust Fraser
Judge . Wade Refuses Order
Enjoining Soverign Com-
mander From Presiding
W.O.W. Convention.
Ruling Said To Be Final
"Insurgents" of the Woodmen of
the World controversy seeking to
oust Wi A. Fraser as sovereign com
mander of the organization lost s
point in federal court Saturday aft
ernoon when Judge M. J. Wade re
fused them an order enjoining Mr
Fraser from presiding at the national
convention in New York City on
July 5..
The complainants from Missouri
and Texas sought to have a master in
chancery appointed to preside in the
sovereign commander's stead.
Judge Wade's order is final in the
United States in particular reference
to the national convention, he stated,
Makes Earnest Plea.
Paul Barnett of Sedalia Mo.,- at
torney for the complainants, made an
earnest plea for the appointment of
a master in chancery to preside at
the convention. ' '
Upon Judge Wade's refusal to per
mit an injunction against Fraser,
iJarnett made a motion, upon a point
ot order, to have the bill removed
"without prejudice."
Attorneys for " the "regulars"
raised an objection, stating that the
"insurgents" would then probably
try another court.
In commenting upon his final de
cision of the ' W. O. W. controversy.
Judge Wade said:
Majority Rules.
' "Members of the organization
must still remember that the major
ity rules. The granting of an injunc
tion is extraordinary. If an injunc
tion is not granted, the complainants
fee! . they are done an irreparable
wrong. J t does not appear that the
property rights of the organization
arc in jeopardy and the charge that
the complainants' were to be de
prived of compensation in attending
the convention would not justify this
court to decide in their favor." '
Attorneys for the complainants
intimated after the hearing that they
might institute another sujt in fed
eral court in New York. .
State Commissioner
. Rules Cjemption
Of Schools From Tax
Lincoln, Neb., June 16. (Special
Telegram.) Business colleges and
institutions not based " entirely on
charitable foundations, cannot be ex
cluded from taxation, according to
an open letter sent to county asses
sors today by W. H. Osborne, state
tax commissioner.
"There is an erroneous opinion ex
isting among many that because cer
tain exemptions are permitted under
the constitution and legislative en
actment, it applies generally to prop
erty of hospitals, churches and should
be general exempted. I am sure there
is a wholesale abuse of these priv
ileges and it must be stopped," Os
borne said.
WHERE TO FIND
The Big Features of
The Sunday Bee
PART ONE.
General, State and Local News.
Market Reports and Financial
News Pages 12 and 13.
PART TWO.
Women's News and Features.
PART THREE.
Sports Pages 1 and 2.
Nebraska Native Sons in the Big
Leagues Page 2.
Want Ads Pages 10-14.
Home Builders' Department-
Pages 12 and 13.
Omaha as a Retail Center, by J.
W. Metcalfe Page 8.
Letters of a Home-Made Father
to His Son Page 9.
PART FOUR.
Nebraska Newspaper History
Page 1.
The Story of The Bee Page 1.
For Boys and Girls Page 2.
"Just Like Any Married Man," a
Blue Ribbon Short Story Page 3.
Editorial Page 4.
Amusements Pages 5, 6, 7.
"Camping Out," by Montague
Page 5 .
Gibson Cartoon Page 8.
Married Life of Helen and Warren
Page 8.
Heart Secrets of a Fortune Teller
Page 3. .
FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY
SECTIONS.
Stirring Events of Omaha History,
by Alfred Sorenson Part "Y,"
Page 2.
Omaha as a Live Stock Market, by
Bruce McCulloch Part "Y,
Page 10.
Reminiscences of ' Old-Time
Omaha, by T. J. Fitzm orris Part
"Y," Page 11.
Big Events of Nebraska His
tory, by Albert Watkins Part "Z,"
Page Z.
Nebraska's Soil Resources, by
George E. Condra Part "Z," Page S.
Omaha's Progress as a Jobbing
City, by. A. E. Long Part "Z,"
Page 8.
Nebraska s Development in Fi
nance and Insurance Part "X."
ROTOGRAVURE SECTION.
An Early Bee Page 1.
Movies Page 2.
Scenes in Grand Island Page 3.
Fifi Stillman, Principal in Most Notorious
Divorce Tangle, Tells Own -Story to Bee
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York.)
New York, June 18. (Special Tel
egram.) One asks, "What sort of
person is Mrs. Stillman?"
' Such a question may well be
asked.
Many photographs of her are
printed, each portraying some fleet
ing expression, some making her
appear very , young and charming,
others clearly showing marks of
growing cares.
She is; accused of things that
would drive most women to hiding
yet we see her about in the same cir
cles she frequented before these
charges were made.
So it is quite natural that people
should ask, "What sort of person is
Mrs. Stillman?"
In an effort to answer this the
New York Daily News assigned an
understanding writer to study Mrs.
Stillman, to converse with her, to
associate with her acquaintances and
friends and to write not Only his im
pressions and observations, but also
her life story. The story begins:
ANNE URQUHART STILLMAN,
Her Personality and Life Story.
Back of New York's most notori
ous divorce case . stands a personal-
tty which has supplied direction and
inspiration for the drama Mrs,
Anne Urquhart Stillman.
And back of Mrs. Stillman is a half
century of romance.
The extraordinary career of her
mother, Mrs. James Brown Potter,
the unusual circumstances of her
childhood and young womanhood
and the hereditary tendencies of the
family into which she married, make
up the kaleidoscropic background
against which her drama has been
played.
The personality which emerges
from this surge and conflict of ele
ments is- an arresting one.
It is a personality which makes it
self felt in the very arrangement and
decoration of her house. Waiting for
her in the drawing room of her spa
cious apartment at 910 Fifth avenue, I
felt (as was said in a recent play), "as
if she stood in the room." The place
was broad, uncluttered, quiet, with a
wide fireplace and chintz-covered fur
niture. The electric, lamps were price
less vases of porcelain, brought from
China and made into lamp .stands by
some deft and tasteful American ar
tists. .
Never Interviewed Before.
On 1 the mantelpiece otherwise
bare were two beautifully matched
pieces of Mingr viare.;. heavily in
scribed in Chinese. And on the floor
no rugs-f-just. many square feet of
beautifully polished wood, stretching
off into shadowy corners of the cool,
quiet room.
At this time Mrs. Stillman had
never yet been interviewsed by news
paper reporters, and it was a matter
of much effort during weeks to be
admitted to see her. Only her own
breaking of silence, after 10 months
of determined seclusion, has made it
possible to put the story into print
.Perhaps she heard my gasp of sur
prise.
A biographer ought certainly to
know what his subject looks like,"
she said, smiling. .
I contessed that l should never
have recognized her. After which
we said disparaging things ftbotit the
science of photography.-
"In my darkest hours I think I
could get some amusement out of
the pictures of me which appear in
the papers," she laughed.
Appearance Has Distinction.
Her personal appearance has a dis
tinction which no photograph could
adequately present. Slight, youthful
and haughty, she carries herself with
that unstudied grace which one ex
pects only in a young princess or a
gazelle.'
Above the olive pallor of her face
her black hair is piled in a fashion
all her own. It looks as if it were
bobbed,, and yet the coils above the
forehead declare it is not. t Rouge,
powder and jewels are not in the
picture. This fact, coupled with the
extreme simplicity of her dress, adds
to the impression of direct and un
affected womanhood.
"I do not give interviews and I do
not give photographs," she said with
sudden earnestness. "And yet I real
ize that the public has a legitimate
interest in any case which involves
such large human problems. I do
not resent that. On the contrary, it
seems to me necessary. This case in
volves the whole social question
the conflict of classes, the problems
of equalization of wealth and oppor
tunity. Nothing to Conceal.
-"Publicity, of course, is merely in
cidental to the main issues. My
friends ask me why I attend the
hearing. Why should I not attend
it? I have nothing to conceal. Ay
interests are at stake, and I defend
them." ;
Then, more slowly, as some prin
cess of the old days might have said
it, she spoke again.
"Unsought publicity can never- hurt
(Turn to' Page Two. Column Two.)
Daughter of Aguinaldo
Is Married in Virginia
Washington, June J8. Miss Car
men Aguinaldo, only daughter of the
celebrated Filipino insurgent general,
was Q:etly married March 30 at
Alexandria, Va to Jose P. Melencio,
director of the Philippines Press bu
reau here. The marriage became
known here today and has just been
announced by General Aguinaldo in
Manila. Mrs. Melencio has been a
student at Wellesley college. With
her husband she is spending her hon
eymoon at -the home of Philippine
commissioner jje Veyra.
Live Stock Exchange Election
Cleveland. O.. June 18. Everett C.
Brown of Chicago was re-elected
president of the National Live Stock
exchange today. Kansas City, Mo.,
won the next annual convcn".oa
Publicity Can't Hurt Lady
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' '
Hopes Omahans
Soon Can Talk
400 Miles in Air
Po&toffice Department Pro
posing to Send Out Market
And Other News By
Radio.
R. B. Howell, republican national
committeeman, does not believe that
people will be talking through their
hats in the near future, but he ex
presses confidence that Omahans will
be able to, talk through the air to
their country cousins within a radius
of 400 miles.
A conversation : with Postmaster
Will Hays, while in Washington last
week, prompts Mr. Howell to make
this statement.' ' - :
Mr. Howell asserted that he is en
dcavorintr to have the PostofHce de
partment adopt .the radio telephone
as a means ot popular communica
tion. " '-. - ;.
Discussing the subject, Mr. How
ell said: ;' " " " '
The Postofhce department at
Washington is taking a deep interest
in broadcasting market and other
news reports by means of the radio
telephone. In short, it is proposed
to develop radio stations say about
400 miles apart, and in real under
standable fcngiish send out awing
the day information and news that
will be of interest to the farming
population.- Anybody can receive
these reports who equips himself
with a receiving apparatus. The
cost of such apparatus will . ulti
mately be. it is hoped, in the neigh
borhood of $25 or $30.
Only those who are aware ot the
remarkable progress that has been
made in radio or wireless telephony
can appreciate the tremendous possi
bilities of the development of such
a service by one of our great gov
ernmental departments. It means
placing the farmer and his family in
as close touch with the progress of
events as the city dweller, and there
by the elimination of another factor
in agrarian .isolation."
Will Plan New Telephone
System for Bloomfield
Bloomfield, Neb., Tune 18. (Spe
cial.) The tinkle of the telephone
bell may soon be heard in Bloom
field again. Plans for a local icom
pany are being formed.- The promo
ters will cither take Over the idle
exchange of the Union Telephone
company or build a new system.
J. H. Geslcr. former n.anagtr of
the company here, is sv'd to be one
of the moving spirits in the deal.
He is the owner of. about 20,000
worth of stock in the Union Tele
phone company. Bloomfield has been
without local service since April 1,
when nearly . 700 of the company's
patrons ordered out their phones
rather than pay a 22 per cent In
crease in rates. ,
"City Talmud Torah" to Hold
Confirmation Exercises
The fourth annual confirmation
exercises of the "City Talmud Torah"
will be held Sunday afternoon at 2
o'clock in the B'nai Israel synagogue
at Eiphteenth and Chicago streets.
An appropriate program will be
rendered by the graduating class.
Henry Monsky will deliver an ad
dress. Rabbi Taxon vill present cer
tificates to 26 confirmants. Dr. Philip
Sher will preside. Everyone is wel
come to attend.
Insurance Firm Covers
Baggage for Vacationists
Vacation time is at hand and
baggage is being packed for' the
summer trips. Traveling often re
sults in damage to baggage through
fires, disappearance from stations
and hotels, and theft from suites or
Pullmans. The Love-Haskell com
pany is offering, an insurance policy
which - is broad in its protection
against the perils of travel.
Find Silverware Stolen
From Church in Y.M.C.A.
Beatrice, Neb., June 18. (Special
Telegram.) Charles Bud " Thomas,
19, was lodged in the jail today
charged with the theft of a com
munion set from the Evangelical
Lutheran church here. The officers
say the silverware was found in his
room in the i . M. C. A. block.
Rumors of Lewis
Seeking Office
Are Increasing
Railroad Representatives Said
To Have Agreed to Support
Miners Head Against
Gompers.
Colorado Springs, Colo.. June 18.
The probability that John L. Lewis,
president of the United Mine Work
ers, would oppose Samuel Gompers
for re-election as president of the
American Federation of Labor was
increased today by reports that rep
resentatives of the majority of the
railroad organization at a conference
last night had decided to support his
candidacy.' ...
These reports, brought here todav
by delegates to the federation con
vention, who came from Denver on
a special train for an outing in the
Pike's Peak region, declared Lewis
would announce his candidacy before
next Monday. . , , ;
; The miners' chief, however, con
tinued to maintain silence, but his
boomers were busy rounding up sup
porters for his candidacy. They
claimed that Lewis had sufficient
votes to win if he decided to run.
Published reports that certain al
leged anti-Gompers interests had rep
resentatives operating among the del
egates, with a $100,000 "slush fund,"
created considerable excitement.
Labor leaders asserted that the en
tire matter would be. brought before
the convention next Monday morn
ing and demand would be made for
proof of these charges.
. Representatives of President Gom
pers have declined to make any State
ment regarding the situation, except
to say that they are confident that
the veteran labor leader will be re
elected. They, however, have been
on the defnsiv and hav been busy tak
ing canvass of their voting strength
and the situation in general.
Up to the present time, however,
no international union has publicity
announced which candidate it will
support if a fight for the leadership
takes place.
Many of the international officers
admit that they have not decided.
Sidney May Spend $12,000
For Purchase of New Park
Sidney Neb.. June 18. (Special
Telegram.) The city council co-op
erating with the chamber of com
merce and the women's clubs has
authorized a special bond election to
be held at once to vote $12,000 for
the purchase and improvement of a
city park and $10,000 for necessary
surface driinage and storm sewers.
the proposed park site consists of
IS acres alonir the Lodgepole creek
with an ideal contour for a public
swimming pool and picnic ground.
The women's club is credited with
the origination of the park project
and with the aid of the directors of
the chamber of commerce thev have
brought the proposition to its pres
ent advanced stage.
Mother Installs Daughter
As Eastern Star Officer
Sidney. Neb.. June 18. (Special
Telegram.) The local chapter of the
Eastern Star installed its new officers
at its meeting tonight. Mrs. Grace
Simodynes was installed as worthy
matron, by her mother, Mrs. Grace
King, who was installing officer. A
large membership was present. The
retiring worthy matron; Mrs. Ken-"1
neth Agnew, presented each of her
officers and Mrs. Simodynes with
flowers.
Indictments at Tulsa
Tulsa. OkL June 18. Twentv-
four more indictments growin? out
of the Tulsa race riots were returned
today by the grand jury investigat
ing the outbreak. The total number
of indictments now is 88.
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Stillman
Breaks With
Mrs. Leeds
Former Chorus Girl Gets Half
Million Dollars and Cus
tody of Son From
Banker.
Will Leave For Europe
Chicafo Trlbune-Omuhu IW Iail Wire.
New York. June 18.-Jamts A.
Stillman has broken w ith Mrs. Flor
ence Leeds, according to reports
here today.
In separating with the one-time
chorus girl, to whom he is alleged
to have given a fortune in luxuries
during their "affair." Stillman is re
ported td&'havc given Mrs. Leeds
$500,000. . ' .
Mrs. Leeds' is to have custody of
the baby,' Jay Ward Leeds,' the re
port cotninucs, but Stillman is' to
provide for him, and attend to his
education and social standing.
Not Unlooked For.
The report continues:'. '
"This sensational, although not
entirely unlooked for. state of affairs,
was learned on information obtained,
from a most reliable source. The
reason for the break is the -transfer
of Stillman's attention from Mrs.
Leeds to a woman moving in a much
high social atmosphere and with
whom the banker has been seen
about town ,and at, a Long Island
fashionable summer resort very fre
quently of late.
"This society woman is the samt
person whom Mrs. Stillman was
considering as another corespondent
in the amended answer filed this
week to Stillman's charges. It is
known that great pressure was
brought to bear to protect this
woman's anme from the scandal of
this notorious divorce case.
"Stillman has been seen dining
with this woman in an ultra-exclusive
Park avenue restaurant very re
cently. Only a few days ago he
accompanied 4he new object of his
attentions to vitw an exhibit she i
interested in at the Metropolitan
Museum of Art.
Affections On Wane. '
"Stillman's affections for Mrs.
Leeds have' been on the wane for
some' time' it was known and when
his new charter appeared it required
little effort to accomplish, the break.
Mrs. Leeds, it is said, accepted the
condition philosophically, knowing
from the beginning of her affair with-
the banker that it must eventually '
reach the present stage Then, too-'',. "A
the settlement bases, was not with-' '
out its inducements.
"Mrs. Leeds and her baby ae in
retirement near New York at prcs-,
ent, but it is expected that .she wil
leave with the child for Europe t
snortiy. ' , '
The sensational testimony given B
May 4 by Dr. Hugh L. Russell. Bfl
falo osteopath, when he. swor
Mrs. Stillman confessed the illegiti
macy of her son. Guy, hung today in
the balance, and counsel for Mrs. ':
Stillman were confident it would be
stricken from the record when secret
hearings were resumed in Pough
kecpsie, June 28.
Mrs. Stillman Elated.
' Mrs. Stillman and ' her attorneys
were elated over developments of the
last three days. Through spying and
disgruntled servants, the nurse who
attended Mrs. Stillman at the birth
of Guy, and finally through Dr. Rus
sell, star witness for the husband, the
defense in cross-examination estab
lished the important point that..
James A. Stillman was in his Pleas
antville house . with Mrs. Stillman
well within the period of dispute,
which directly affects the question
of Guy's paternity. ' ,
At the conclusion of the hearing,
Mrs. Stillman summed up her opin
ion in the brief remark:
"Its been a wonderful day.M
Former Associate Fditor
,Of Labor Paper Arrested
John ,T. McDonald, sr., negro,
2910' Franklin street, at one time as
sociate editor of the Butcher Work
man Advocate, official organ of lo
cal unions of Butcher Workmen,
was arrested yesterday afternoon on
a warrant charging embezzlement
on complaint of B. A. Finerty. .
It is alleged that : McDonald col-
lected about $800 due the labor news
paper and used it for his own pur
poses. The case will be heard to
morrow morning before Police Judge
W. F. Wappich.
McDonald is well-known in labor
circles and was a candidate in the
primary for city commissioner. -
Pilot Smashes Machine
Landing Near Valentine
Valentine, Neb., June 18. (Spe
cial Telegram.) Air Pilot Lloyd
Sylvester overlooked the new land
ing field at Valentine yesterday
when attempting to land and de- '
scended in an old pasture south of "
here. The machine struck an old
road, smashing the landing gear and
rudder. R. L. Dun lap, owner of the
aeroplane. ' and Sylvester's sister
were in the machine.
Begin Wheat Harvest in
y Gage County Lots of Oats
Beatrice, Xeb., June 18. (Special
Telegram.) A number of fellows in -Gage
county began cutting wheat to
day, and they state that dry weather
is badly needed just now in order to
properly handle the crop, which . -promises
an average yield. jj
The oats crop is ripening fast an
will be ready to cut immediately fol
lowing the wheat harvest. A bumper
crop is promised. .
Farwell to Wallace
Paris. June 18. The Fratnr
America committee gave a -farewell
reception to Hugh C. Wallace, re
tiring Americar vKcfW nd '
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