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VOL. 51 NO. 6.
Allied Debt
Measurels
Introduced
Aims of Administration Out
lined in Exchange of Let
ters Treasurer Given
Broad Powers.
Expect Fight on Bill
Chlrnfo Trlbuoe-Omaha lifti Iranrd Wire.
Washington, June 23, Broad au
thority is conferred upon the secre
tary of the treasury in connection
with the refunding of foreign loans
in a bill introduced in the senate to
day by Senator Penrose, chairman
of the. finance committee, at Ihe re
quest of the administration.
Letters dealing with the matter
.were made public at the White
House, one from President Harding
to Senator Penrose, and the other
ii 0111 Secretary of the Treasury Mel
lon to the president.
S"-"for Penrose announced that
tfiniits on the bill would be held
Tiy the finance committee next Wed
iiesday, at which time Secretary
Mellon and other treasury officials
would be present. Senator Penrose
iid that it is his purpose to expe
dite the matter as much aj possible.
Difficulties m prospect.
All sorts of difficulties appear in
prospect in connection with the con
sideration of -the bill in conference.
Possibility that the authority grant
ed would permit the treasury to ac:
ccpt German reparation bonds was
suggested by some of the seniors,
It was reported that Senator Reed
of Missouri, is on his way back to
Washington to fight the bill. Sen
ator Reed is a member of the finance
.committee. Senator Simmons of
North Carolina, the ranking; demo
' crat on the finance committee, how
ever, indicated that he probably
would not oppose the measure.
Secretary Mellon s Setter to I'rest
dent Harding sets forth that he has
been advised that, except as to the
.advances made out of the proceeds
W liberty loan bonds, the Treasury
(Jcpartmcnt is without authority to
consent to any extension of the time
for payment of the principal or in
terest of foreign obligations, or to
proceed with rctunding plans. W ith
respect to advances made- out of
proceeds of liberty loan bonds the
secretary says the existing authority
contains such diverse provisions as
"to interest, maturity and other terms
of the refunding bonds as to make
it difficult to formulate a compre
hensive plan. v. ; .,
: " No Definite Plan, . ", ',. ,
'Tfieffrters failed .'to disclose any
te plan relative to the refund-
eYoad what has been generally
Kno'wn. Secretary Mellon says that
it is the purpose to work out a re
funding plan reasonably "within the
ability of each country to carry out.
Hs points out that in the case of
some of the debtor countries it is
impossible for them to make pay
ment of the maturing interest.
It is suggested that in the case of
some debtor nations it may be ad
visable to consider comprehensively
the entire debt of such countries to
other nations as well as to this coun
try in order to work out a plan
Iwliich can be carried out.
r Secretary Mellon explains that the
authority desired is intended to apply
not only to the refunding of loans
made under authority of the various
liberty bond acts, but also to obli
gations received by the sate cf sur
plus materials, obligations held by
grain corporations ; and - obligations
received from the American relief
administration.
President Harding wrote Chairman
Penrose of the senate finance com
mittee and Chairman Fordncy of the
house ways and means committee
today that "alt the" circumstances
suggrst the grant of broad powers
to the secretary of the treasury to
handle this problem in such a man
ner as best to protect the interests
of our government.
Urges Prompt Passage.
"I hope your committee and con
gress, the letter continued, will
find it consistent promptly to sanc
tion such an act as that which is
suggested If the congress will
promptly junction such a grant of
authority the secretary may proceed
the prompt exercise of the powers
?d to him and we reasonably
may expect a satistactory handling
of the obligations due and the claims
of our government which are await
ing settlement.
Secretary Mellon prefaced a letter
to the president with a table sum
marizing the war debt of foreign
governments to the United States as
follows:
Obligations for advances made
tinder the various Liberty bond acts
$9,433,225,329.24; obligations received
from the American relief adminis
tration, $84,093,963.55; obligations
received from the secretary of war
and from the secretary of the navy
on account of the sale of surplus war
materials. $565,048,413.80; obligations
held by the United States Grain cor
poration. $56,899,879.09; total, $10,-
141.267,585.68.
I From this statement, said the
titer, "it will be seen that the obli
gations in respect to loans from the
".-oceeds of T.ihrrtv hnnds are all
? demand or overdue obligations, while
the other classes referred to mature
at various dates, beginning June 30,
, mi, and extending to Auuust J,
1929. g "
The obligation mentioned as held
by the United States Grain corpora
tion were received by that corpora
tion from foreign governments on
account of the sale of the flour
tinder the act of March 30, 1920.
Total Debts of Countries.
otat debts toy countries as shown
-I the statements in a letter from
cretarv Mellon to President Har-
follow: , '
lG- Rrirain.-' 4 1fifV31fi ttR.
trance, $3,350,762,930; Italv, $1,648,
14,050; Belgian, $375,280,147; Russia,
'Turn t rac Two, Cotama TlnJ
tnUmt I!!-CImi
Oaalit P. 0. Uir
Social Workers Told
How to Spend Money
Milwaukee, Wis., June 23. Dr.
Hastings Hart, director of the Rus
sell Sage Foundation of New York,
told the national conference of social
workers today how to spend the
money that is contributed for social
work.
"People edo not know how to give
money," said Dr. Hart. "Millions
are given by legacies which have
been improperly drawn by inefficient
lawyers. In Philadelphia there
an $8,000,000 fund which is benefit
ting 120 girls. Denver has a $2.
500,000 college for orphan boys and
no provision has been made for the
boys. The buildings are empty.
"People who wish to give money
should have expert advice from the
social worker and the social worker
should know how to advise."
Conference of
Premiers Takes
Recess for Day
Lord Curzon, Carefully Out
lines Government's Foreign
Policy and Then Is
; Cross-Examined.
London, June 23. (Canadian
Press.) The imperial conference
did pot hold a formal session today,
having adjourned after Lord Cur
zon's sneech until Friday. It is
planned to discuss the Japanese al
liance early next week.
Lord Curzon's speech was a com
nrehensive but highly confidential
review of the British foreign policy.
The conference agreed that the ad
dress should not be published. Lord
CurzOn took the conference com
pletely into his confidence and in
vited, the delegates to interrogate
him.
This invitation was freely acted
upon. Premier Mcighan and the other
premiers subjecting Lord Curzon to
what practically amounted to a cross
examination. The foreign secretary,
it is known, did not touch upon the
Japanese alliance except in a general
way and neither advocated that it be
denounced or renewed. He dealt at
great length, however, y.ith the
diplomatic conversation which he re
cently held in Paris with Premier
Briand, and the general lines of Brit
ish policy, both in Europe and in the
Pacific.
So far as could be ascertained, the
statement was regarded as satisfac
tory by the premiers of the do
minions, but it is pointed out that a
mere explanation of British foreign
policy to the dominions is far from
meaning that they have a voice or
influence in the direction or execu
tion of that policy. ' .-"-::
One solution for this situation
suggested is, dominion ministers re
side in London, but few believe that
a resident minister would be in posi
tion to exercise much influence or
guidance over the foreign minister,
fortified in his action by experts and
others intimate'y familiar with old
world affairs. The problem will
come up when that part of the
agenda is1 reached calling for the
creation of means giving effect to
the new status of the dominions.
Postmaster Gets
Long Prison Term
Nasby Admits Taking $40,000
Given Six Years in
Pen.
Phoenix, Ariz June 23. Lon R.
Bailey, former postmaster at Bisbee.
Ariz., who pleaded guilty in federal
district court today to having ap- p
propnated $40,000 of the govern
ment's money to his own use, was
sentenced to six years in the federal
penitentiary at Leavenworth. ' Kan.,
by Judge William H. Sawtelle.
Matt Keaton, self-confessed ac
complice in the robbery of the post-
office at Bisbee by which Bailey se
cured the $40,000, pleaded guilty to
a charge of having been implicated
in the robbery and was sentenced to
five years in the federal penitentiary
at Leavenworth.
Through Keaton the government
has recovered $18,000 of the money
stolen. Mrs. Hattie Luke, to whom
Keaton said he delivered part of
the stolen money is in jail at Tucson.
Judge Sawtelle today fixed her boftd
at $50,000. ...
. Bailey and Keaton confessed to
having staged a fake robbery of the
postoffice on April 30. .
Confirm Y. Postmaster.
Washington, June 23. The nomi
nation of Edward Morgan to be
postmaster at New York was
confirmed today by the senate.
Bathing Beauties
Must Swim Unseen,
Decree at Evanston
Chicago Tribune-Omaha Bee Leaaed Wire.
Chicago, June 23. Saintly, sedate
Evanston, home of the W. C. T. U.,
Northwestern university and many
other uplifting institutions and in
dividuals, have the bathing proposi
tion by the scruff of the neck.
The exclusive suburb has stood all
it can in the wav of abbreviated
bathing suits and the gorgeous dis
play of cuticle. The law straw came
when it was learned some of the co
eds had gone swimming with the life
guards.
Now the fiat lias gone forth that
each girl bather is to have her own
portable bathing house in which she
will disrobe, and don her bathing
suit. After which the portable house
will be driven down into the water
and a small door in the rear will
permit the fair bather to emerge
practically unobserved. When she
has completed her ablutions, she will
re-enter the house, drive, back and
come out fully dressed.
Mitttr May M. I MM. it
Act of Mtrek t, 117.
Dawes Raps
Congress on
Budget Law
Like Tunneling Pike's Pea
With Toothpick, He Says
Praises Economical
' Measures.
Will Ask for Advisers
Chicago Tribune-Omaha Be I.raed Wire.
Washington. Tune 23. Brig. Gen
Charles G. Dawes of Chicago, who
arrved today to assume his duties as
director of the budget, announce
alter a conference with Air. Harding
that the president would draft a num
ber of the leading business men of
the country to assist in reorganiz
ing the finances of the government
on an economical and scientific bass
General Dawes, who is chairman
of the Central Trust company of
Illinois board of directors brought
with him William T. Abbott, vice
president of that institution, to serve
temporarily as assistant director of
the budget. Mr. Dawes, who took
up quarters temporarily in the office
tf General Pershing, asked the War
department to detail to assist him
two officers whom he described as
two great co-ordinators General
George van Horn Moselv. a reeula
army officer, who was assistant chief
of staff of the general headquarters
m Prance and who hails from Hh
nois, and Col. Henry Smither, who
was assistant chief of staff of the
service of supplies.
Has Famed Punch.
With that "hell and maria" punch
for which he is famed. Genera!
Dawes, in discussing his undertaking
in me new position wnicn he intends
to hold only long enough to make
me DUdget bureau a going concern
struck right and left with crticism
ot congress for cramping his organ
ization facilities, with praise of con
gress for-cutting "millions of dol
lars from the "unco-ordinated de
partments of the government," and
with admonition of the patriotic duty
ui ine nranea Dusiness men to aid
in effecting the government econo
mies thta will lessen the burden of
taxation under which business is
staggering.
"He asks me to become the di
rector of the budget bureau, whose
first and most important duty under
mis iaw is to suggest an alternative
budget that is a more economical
budget for the fiscal vear endinor
june ju, iyj. ihis alternative bud
get the president is directed to rec
ommend to congress on the first
Monday of December, five months
from this date.
- Let see "what congress has
done to gtve the directors of the
budget the machinery to attempt
this colossal task which, if we are
to get any material relief, even so
late as the fiscal year ending June
3. 1923, must be practically com
pleted by December 1 of this year
He is given an ; appropriation of
$223,000 for expenses and employs
an assistant in each department ap
pointed by the cabinet head. But
from the $225,000 appropriation be
sides the assistant director of the
budget, he can employ for this stu
pendous work only four men of his
own selection, and pay not over
$6,000 each. For the rest of his
force he is compelled to take his
chances on men to be certified to
. (Turn to Pane Two. Column One.)
Papers of England
Praise King's Talk
Relief Also Expressed Over
Safe Return From
Ireland.
London, June 23. Relief over the
safe return of King George and
Queen Mary from Belfast was ex
pressed by this mornings news
papers, which also voiced apprecia
tion of their courage in making "the
trip to the Irish city to open the
Ulster Parliament Editorials warm
ly approved the . king's address,
especially his plea that "the Irish
forgive and forget and join in mak
ing for the land they love a new
era of peace, contentment and good
will."
The Daily News, however, strong
ly criticized the government which
framed the, speech for simultaneous
ly making a mockery and reproach
of these moving words, by its de
cision to send more troops to south
Ireland. The London Times de
nounced the government for "dash
ing all hopes by decreeing intensi
fied war in Ireland to the bitter
end."
Spurned Lover Kills His
Sweetheart Shoots Self
Lodgepole, Neb., June 23. (Spe
cial.) Because she refused to marry
him, Charles Nichols, 40, shot and
killed Emma Karow, 21, at her home
near Dalton. then turned the gun
upon himself and fired two more
shots. One bullet entered his body
and the other just grazed his head.
He is still alive and will recover.
He has been bound over to the next
term of district court without bail.
Vera Cruz Military Chief
Leaves to Put Down Revolt
Vera Cruz, June 23. General
Guadalupe Sanchez, chief of mili
tary operations in the state of Vera
Cruz, has left for Minatitlan, in the
southern part of the state, to pnt
down a revolt reported to have been
started by General Perez. General
Sanchez took with him 1,500 soldiers
and it is feared that fighting has
begun with the rebels.
Stock Season Closes
The Princess Players stock com
pany will close its season here Sat-
jurday at the Brandeis theater,
OMAHA, FRIDAY,
Helped Husband Save
$100,000; Gets Divorce
Lincoln, June 2$. (Special.)
Claiming ostracism by her husband
and daughter after years of work,
during which time they saved $100,
000 in making1 mattresses ip Lin
coln, C atherine Payne, 62, was grant
ed a divorce today by the supreme
court from Charles T. Payne. The
Lancaster county district court re
fused the divorce. Testimony showed
that when the two reached Lincoln
in 1886 their combined captial was
$5. Mrs. Payne was given $25,000
almony by the court.
Gompers Attacks
Hearst in Talk
At Labor Meet
Defends Stand on Irish Ques
tion and Is Greeted By Sal
vos of Applause Tells
Of Fights.
Denver, Colo., June 23 William
Randolph Hearst was denounced on
the floor of the convention of the
American Federation of Labor today
by President Samuel Gompers as a
"traitor to the cause of America, to
the cause of freedom, an enemy of
labor and of Ireland."
This statement together with many
other denounciatory remarks regard
ing Hearst made by President
Gompers in reply to a question from
the floor as to his stand oh the Irish
question, were cheered and applauded
by the delegates.
The veteran labor leader declared
that Hearst had attacked him be
cause he had declined to be "chained
to his mad chariot for the presidency
of the United States," and because he
had tried to "see to it that Mexico
shall go undisturbed and not over
run by the American forces."
Defines His Stand.
Defining his stand on the Irish
question President Gompers de
clared that he had carried out every
declaration of the federation extend
ing sympathy and aid to the Irish
republic.
"The only real charge against me
is, and I plead guilty to it, that I
have not freed Ireland," he said.
"I challenge any man to show I
have been faithless to any declara
tion made by the American Federa
tion of Labor or that I have been
false, faithless or, negligent to any
of its directions.
"When the American Federation
of Labor declared that policies be
pursued, even if they drove men to
jail, I did not falter in this fight or
in the faith." - .
President Gompers expressed re
gret., that he had to discuss this
matter, before the election of officers."-
Vote . Down Referendum.
The convention voted down a pro
posal calling for an amendment to
the constitution of the United States
taking power of declaring war from
congress and placing it in the hands
of the people through referendum
vote. -The declaration, which went to
a roll call after a stormy debate.
also provided that "all those voting
in favor of the declaration of war
be compelled to take up the active
prosecution of the same before those
who voted against the declaration of
the war." The official roll call
showed that 21,742 votes wereicast
against the war referendum and
14,530 for it.
The convention went on record
against universal compulsory mili
tary . training and instructed its of
ficers to "use every power at their
command" to defeat any such pro
posal. Demand Packer Control.
The convention called upon con
gress to enact .legislation to control
the meat packing industry of the
country.
The legislation demanded provided
for early acquisition by the railroads
of the principal and necessary stock
yards and of all refrigerator cars
and special equipment cars used for
transportation of meat and meat
products and perishable products;
and a system of compulsory regis
tration of all packers engaged in the
meat packing industry, of stock yard
owners and market agepcics and deal-
(Turn to Pa ire Two, Column Six.)
!ovenant of League
Attacked By Curzon
London, June 23. (By the Asso
ciated Press.) An unexpected ac-
tack on the covenant of the league of
rations was made in the house of
lords tonight by Lord Curzon, secre
tary of state for foreign affairs. He
declared that many existing inter
national difficulties were due to the
allies having taken the wrong turn
ing in the making of peace and he
uttered a strong appeal for the ut
most American co-operation with
the allies.
The foreign secretary's speech
was made during a general niscus-
ion on mandates, in which he ad
mitted that parliament was entitkd
to more information, but he said this
was a subject involved in obscurity.
Ihe language of the covenant was
such that not even a trained lawyer
knew what it meant.
incoln Man Buys Hebb
Motpr Works for $110,000
Lincoln, June 23. (Special.) W.
H. Ferguson of Lincoln, purchased
the Hebb Motor works at Havelock
today at public auction for $110,000,
his bid being the highest. The ap
praised value of the plant is $575,806.
Joseph E. Rosenfeld, trusteee. re
served the right to reject all bids if
they didn't equal 75 per cent of the
appraised value. Lincoln business
men declared the sale would not be
consummated at such a low figure
unless an agreement was made with
stockholders. Twenty-nine trucks
he-Id jn warehouses and owned by the
eomnanv -were nurchased bv Fermi-
ion for $5,000,
JUNE 24, 1921.
Sims Explains
London Speech
To Naval Head
Text Withheld Pending Its
Consideration Tells Den
by He Was Mis
quoted, . ' '
By Th Annotated Prr M. .
Washington, June 23. Rear Ad
miral Sims handed today to Secre
tary Denby a written statement
about his recent speech in London
in which he was quotoed as criticiz
ing Irish sympathizers in the United
States and which resulted in his re
call from leave. The naval secre
tary has the statement under con
sideration and meantime its text is
withheld.
Rear Admiral W. S- Sims, reported
personally to Secretary Denby that
he had been misquoted in press
accounts of remarks made in Londbn
touching on Irish sympathizers in
the United States. The officer was
recalled from leave of absence to
explain these remarks and. Secretary
Denby directed him today to make a
written statement giving a coriect
text of what he had saia.
Admiral Sims arrived from Lon
don yesterday and called on Mr.
Denby at the Navy department this
morning. He was with the secre
tary only a minute or two, then go
ing to the office of Admiral Coontse,
chief of naval operations.
The admiral refused to comment
on the case in any way but Secretary
Denby said after his interview with
the officer:
"Admiral Sims has denied the ac
curacy of the statements attributed
to him. He stated that he was in
correctly quoted.
"I gave him a written memoran
dum setting forth those statements
and asking him to inform me in
writing where he was misquoted
and to tell me, if he could, what he
did say in that speech. I asked him
to give me an early reply. My
memorandum was an official com
munication to Admiral Sims in the
form of an order."
Brooklyn Man President
Of Homeopathy Convention
Washington, June 23. Dr. Roy
Upham of Brooklyn was elected
president of the American Institute
of Homeopathy at the convention of
the organization today and Chicago
was chosen as the place of the 1922
convention. Dr. C. D. Fisher, Den
ver, was elected a trustee. :
Life As Housekeeper
Irks Husband; Kills
Wife And Himself
Chicago Tribunr-Omnha Bee lasid Wire.
Chicago, June 23. John Lahoda
has been out of work for three
months and his wife had been sup
porting the family of four by work
ing in a factory. Lahoda, 37, his
wife, 30, and a girl of 8 and a boy,
aged 18 months, made up the house
hold. -
Inasmuch as the wife was making
the living, Lahoda was expected to
wash and dress the children, clean
the house and do the marketing, but
this irked him until he fell into a des
perate state of mind. Mrs. Lahoda's
hours in a factory were long and
tiresome and when she arrived home
late, her husband accused her of re
maining out with other men.
Last night they had a violent quar
rel and at 5 this morning, just be
fore Mrs. Lahoda was to arise and
prepare to go to work, Lahoda shot
her to death as she lay asleep. He
then went into the kitchen and fired
a bullet through his own head.
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Off the Wagon
Allege Man Never
Married Dead Girl
Object to Permitting Morris
To Handle Estate of Worn
an Who Was Killed.'
Hastings, Neb., June 23. (Special
Telegram.) James H. Morris never
was legally married to Viola Fay
Morris, who was shot and killed in
her apartments in Los Angeles May
19, according to the testimony ad
duced by Ada Roulicr of Campbell
and Calvin Drebilbig of Hastings in
county court in objection to the
appointment of Morris as adminis
trator of the dead woman s estate
near Roseland, amounting to $25,000
or more in real estate.
In support of this testimony the
objectors introduced a certified copy
of the divorce granted by Judge El
dred at McCook to Morris' first wife,
Alice Morris, on May 6, 1921, or 13
days before Viola Fay Morris was
shot in her apartments by the man
vith whom she had been living for
some time.
Attorneys for Morris introduced a
certified copy of the marriage cer
tificate issued to Morris and the
woman who was killed. This cer
tificate was issued in Arizona in
1918. This was the evidence that
Crow and Larses, attorneys for Mor
ris, asked the court to believe.
Judge Turbyfall took the matter
under advisement and "will not ap
point an administrator until later.
Will Fight for Sunday
Trains on Burlington
Lincoln, June 23. (Spcecial.)
Residents living along the Burwell
and Sargent branches of the Burling
ton railroad will fight for continu
ance of the Sunday trains.
The state railway commission
ordered Sunday trains on these
branches for a three months' trial.
If at the end of that time if the
railroads prove the Sunday trains
are losing propositions, they may be
discontinued.
The trial ends July 1. Today
Dale B. Stough, secretary of the
Midwest Traffic bureau, and repre
senting several towns on the line,
asked the railway commission to
order the Sunday train service con
tinued. Progressive . Discount
Rate Will Be Abolished
St. Louis, Mo., June, 23. Abolish
ment of Ihe progressive discount
rate, in effect since May 25, 1920,
was announced by the board of the
eighth federal reserve district today.
This leaves a flat 6 per cent dis
count rate on all classes of loans and
securities made by the bank through
its member banks, it was explained,
with the exception of bankers' ac
ceptance rediscounted, which carry
a S'j per cent rate.
Grain Marketing Plan
Approved By Farm Bureau
Chicago, June 23. The American
Farm Bureau federation today ap
proved the co-operative grain mar
keting plan embodied in the United
States Grain Growers, Inc. The
federation's executive committee
adopted a resolution urging every
bureau member and every county
and state' bureau to lend the grain
project "every financial and moral
support." -
Named on Tariff Body.
Washington, June 23. -William
Burgess, a manufacturer cf Morris
Heights, Pa., was nominated today by
President Harding for the remain
ing varanev on th tariff cnmnis
ior
Two Towns Take
Back Pleas for
Reformatory
Superior and Hastings With
draw Applications and Swing
Support to Petition of Ogal
lala; JV Decision Yet.
Lincoln, June 23. (Special.) Sud
den action of Superior and Hastings
in withdrawing their applications
for the $300,000 reformatory and put
ting their strength behind the ap
plication of Ogallala postponed the
decision of the state board of control
on the location. It was announced
yesterday that the board's decision
would be announced today.
For several days state house re
ports indicated that Lincoln would
be the town selected. But much
pressure has been started by sup
porters of Ogallala of late and while
Lincoln apparently continues to lead
because of its proximity to the cen
ter of crime, its nearness to the
executive office of the board of con
trol at the state house and its ex
cellent political advantage, Ogallala's
stock went up materially today, with
a little hope left for Fremont and
Broken Bow.
The original plan of the board for
inmates of the reformatory was to
teach vocational trades. But Ogallala
boosters declare it would be more
beneficial for Nebraska to make "dirt
farmers" out of the inmates, put them
on a big farm at Ogallala and re
pair their health and morals and
make them, what Nebraska needs
most farmers.
British Labor Party
Praises Miners' Action
Brighton, England, June , 23.
Resolutions were unanimously adopt
ed by the labor party conference
here today expressing admiration for
the spirit in which the coal miners
had "faced the attacks launched on
them by the government and the
owners and declaring that the
struggle had been one in which the
interests of labor as a whole had
been fought for, and not for the
miners' interests alone.
The conference was asked to pro
vide all possible facilities o. help .the
labor party continue its support to
the miners and diminish the suf
fering in the mining districts.
Anti-Beer Bill Reported
Out by Judiciary Committee
Washington, June 23. The Willis
Campbell anti-beer bill, with minor
amendments, was reported today by
the house judiciary committee. The
rules comittee' is expected to give it
right-of-way in the house within the
next few days.
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THREE CENTS
Bankers of
West Fight
Refunding
Verbal Bombshell Is Touched
Off at Harding Dinner
W. W. Head of Omaha
In Attendance.
East and West Disagree
By ARTHUR SEARS HENNING
llilruKO Trlbiwe-Omnli Km LrnoriJ Wire
Washington, June 23. George M.
Reynolds of Chicago,) chairman ol
the board of the Continental and
Commercial National bank, touched
off a verbal bombshell at ihe dinnei
given by President Harding tc
western bankers at the White Houst
tonight.
Mincing no words, he attacked a!
fallacious, chimerical and destructive
of American prosperity many of tlu
schemes of domestic and foreign
financing being urged upon the presi
dent by members of his cabinet ani
by powerful Wall street interests.
Mr. Reynolds pronounced unsound
and injurious to American welfare
the project for stimulation of an un
natural volume of foreign trade be
ing promoted by Secretary of Com
merce Hoover, who was present and
is reported to have taken decided
issue with the views advanced by the
Chicago banker.
Plea for Own Resources.
A plea of resources for our own
needs primarily was voiced by Mr.
Reynolds in the course of an cn
slaught upon the proposals for ex
tending additional credits to the
debt-ridflen countries of Europe,
which, he said, would not revive trade
but only increase a foreign debt to
the United States that can be dis
charged eventually only in goods,
Here again the banker took issue
with the views on American financial
assistance to Europe held by Mr,
Hoover.
"Improvement in Europe is not
worth buying at the price of Amer
ica's impoverishment," asserted Mr,
Reyilolds, when the discussion was
at its height.
Nor did the Chicago banker hesi
tate to express in the presence of the
president and Secretary of the Treas
ury Mellon, his disapproval of the
administration plan to, sell to the
American public the bonds of the
funded $10,000,000,000 allied debt to
the United States. He opined that
the bonds would find no extended
market unless the Ignited State were
to guarantee theni, which would be
only adding to further coinplicat'ons
to the existing situation. ;
Cancellation Is Logical.
"There is sound logic, ."Mr. Rey
nolds told the president ' and his
guests, "in the proposal o cancel
Europe's debt to the United States
government. It may be diplomatical
ly unwise, but it would be econ
omically sound and certainly not
altruistic." '
The views of Mr. Reynolds
clashing not only with the notions of
cabinet members, but the proposals
of the eastern bankers, were echoed
by many of the financiers from the
middlewest. In fact, there is good
ground for stating that Mr. Rey
nolds tonight uttered a declaration of
independence of Chicago banks from
the domination of the New York
banking interests, which are heavily
(Torn to Page Two. Column Two.)
State Enters Fight
Against New Norval
Language Statute
Lincoln, June 23. (Special.) Thr
state today entered into the fight
being made against the Norval lan
guage law in Platte county by thf
Nebraska District Evangelical Luth
eran synod of Missouri.
In an answer to a petition for an
order enjoining Governor McKelvie,
Attorney General Davis and Otto F.
Walter, county attorney ci Platte
county, from enforcing the new law.
Attorney General Davis declared that
it was not in the province of a court
of equity to undertake to restrain
officers from enforcement of a
criminal statute.
"In other words to test out the
law someone should first break it,
be arrested and then bring its al
leged unconsitutirrftlity before the
court," Attorney General - Mason
Wheeler said today.
Further, in his answer, the attorney
general held that neither the gov
ernor nor attorney general can be
party to a suit out of their own
counties for their official acts.
Prominent Los Angeles 1
Lawyer and Editor Die?
Los Angeles, June 23. Thomas E
Gibbon, attorney, editor and railroac
organizer, died at his home here to
day after a brief illness. He was i
native of Arkansas and was 61 yean
old. For three years he was editoi
of the Los Angeles Morning Herald
In 1901 he originated the Los An
geles Terminal company, out of
which grew the Los Angeles & Salt
Lake Railroad company. He wa!
for a time third vice president and
general sonnsel of the latter.
League Council Asked to
Mediate in Egypt Dispute
Geneva, June 23. (By The Asso
ciated Press.) The council of the
league of nations has been asked to
mediate between Egypt and Great
Britain. Mahomed Fahmy, a leader
oi the young Egyptians, has sent a
letter to the league asking it to take
up the question and assure inde
pendence to the valley of the Nile.
Frisco Gets Convention
Minneapolis, Minn., June 23.
Delegates .to the Civil Service com
mission annual assembly today an
nounced San Francisco has been de-
cided on as the
" it
for
1922,
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