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President
To Speed Up
Soldier Aid
Harding Pledges Efforts to
Obtain Early Passage of
Veterans Bureau Bill
By Senate.
Sweet Describes Needs
By ARTHUR SEARS1 HENNING.
Chicot Tribune-Omaha Bm Lraard Wire,
Washington, June 29. President
Harding pledged himself today to do
everything in his power to procure
immediate passage by the senate of
the veterans bureau bill as an emer
gency measure.
Representative Sweet of Iowa,
author of the bill passed by the
liouse'to end the abuses of soldier
relief due to haphazard legislation
and unco-ordinated agencies, called
at the White House and informedjhe
president ot the pressing need 01
limcdiate action on the legislation
Mr. Sweet described" the plight of
thousands of ex-service men who arc
being inadequately cared for because
cf the lack of government hospital
facilities or are awaiting relict dc
laved 'by the red tape of the ill-or
gan:ted system. The president told
Mr, Sw'eet there is no legislation of
'more immediate concern to him than
that to reorganize the soldieir relief
agencies and end the abuses from
which the ex-service men are suffer
ing. H has recommended such leg
islation in his message to congress
and. had been gratified by th s action
of the house in passing the bill for
the veterans bureau.
Harding Pledges Aid. ;
Mr. Hardiiitr expressed the hope
that the senate would not delay ac
tion on the measure and assured Mr,
Sweet he would do everything pos
sible to expedite the legislation.
Senator Smoot of Utah, cha'rman
bf the sub-committee in which the
Sweet bill is pending, is the key to
the situation in the senate. Upon
him rests the present responsibility
for, the length of time that will be
consumed in putting the bill through
the senate.
Senator smoot has not called a
meeting of the subcommittee to
consider the bill up to date.
"I don't know whether I can get
the members of the sub-committee
together this week," said Senator
Smoot. "And there would be no ob
ject in calling a meeting until we
are-ready to hold hearings of the
American JLegion representatives
and others whose advice we desire.
The hearings cannot be . held before
next week. ' -.
AH of .the. members of the sub-
nimittce were in vvashington to-
iaVrxcepr SvnatprCalder, who has
gone to New York to remain until
next Tuesday. Senator Walsh of
Massachusetts was busy examining
witnesses before the committee in
vestigating soldier relief conditions.
Walsh Urges Action.
"Legislation reorganizing the
whole system of care and relief for
ex-service men is exceedingly ur
gent," said Senator Walsh. 'T un'
derstand I have been named a mem
ber of the subcommittee to con
sider the Sweet bill. I am not ready
to say now whether the Sweet bill
represents the best that can be done
for the, discharged soldiers at this
(Turn ta Fair "Mvo. Column Twa.)
Everyone Should Keep
Ouiet About Wanderer
Trial, Judge Declares
Chirac Tribune labl. Copyright, 1921.
Chicago. June 29. "It is the duty
ot everybody to keep ' his mouth
" rr,XA Tnrter David. lm i hear
ing the "insanity" trial of Carl
Wanderer, triple murderer, ,- com
menting upon an interview with
Chief of Police Fitzmorris, published
in a city paper. J
"This. trial is costing the taxpay
ers a lot of nionev. It will probably
run ' n n tn if) 000. but that is no
concern of mine. H I thought the
jury had been influenced by Fitz
morris interview, I would .dismiss
it at once." . .
- Attorneys for .Wanderer made a
ard effort to have the' trial halted
riA th iurv dismissed. They said
thee criticism, by Chief Fitzmorris
would prevent the defense getting
any alienists to testify.
"Doctors frightened by criticism
should have their licenses revoked,"
Shop Crafts Will Decide
Stand on Wage Reduction
Chicago, June 29. The executive
council of the Federated Shop Crafts
frnliv AertAfA tn rail all international
presidents of the six crafts here for
a conference on Friday, when it is
expected the statement of the atti
tude of the . council towards the
8 per cent wage reduction- for shop
employes will be framed. ,'
' The results of the referendum vote
on acceptance of the wage cut prob
ably will be announced tomorrow.
Besides the conference of the Fed
erated Shop Crafts there will also be
meetings of the five-tram service
brotherhoods and the, telegraphers
and clerks.
Ex-President Admitted -To
Bar in New York Court
New ' York, June 29. Former
President .Wilson today was " ad
mitted as a practicing attorney and
counsellor at law in the courts of
thte state of New York. Mr. Wilson
was not present in person, but was
admitted on motion . of Former
United. States Senator . James A.
O'Gorman. All justices of the court
were present out of respect to the
former president although ordinari
ly only five members sit at a time.
Mr. Wilson was admitted in the
District' of Columbia, courts last
Saturday,
Chess Prodigy Meets
Waterloo in 15-Year'
Old Calif ornia Boy
Los Angeles, Tune 29. Sammy
Rzeschewski, 12 -year old chess
prodigy, won 10 games here yester
day with southern California adult
experts and then ran into a snag
when he tackled Donald Mugndgc,
a 15-year-old youngster still wear
ing knee trousers. Mugndge won
He was also one of the five players
who battled with Sammy to a draw
Alonaay night.
Sammy's Los Angeles score total
is 23 winning games in two days,
seven draw games, one lost game
and one game adjourned to be played
loaay.
N-S-F Company
Affairs Still
'Await Decision
Chicago Bankers . Express
Hope Nebraska Grain Firm
May Weather Storm
Meet in Omaha Today.
The conference of 'Chicago and
Omaha bankers, called in Chicago
yesterday to consider the financial
embarrassments of Nye-Schneider-Fowlcr
Co., $7,000,000 grain and line
elevator firm of Fremont, Neb., ad
journed without final decision as to
the policy to be pursued.
Fred H. Davis of the F irst Na
tional bank of Omaha, who repre
sented Omaha creditors,, is to return
to Omaha this morning, and local
bankers are expected to confer with
officials of the company here today.
Advices from Chicago last evening
indicated that the Chicago confer
ence was somewhat more optimistic
than the preliminary meeting in
Omaha Tuesday. Chicago bankers
expressed a hope that a receivership
might be avoided. The meeting was
held at the Continental and Com
mercial National ; bank of Chicago
and was attended by representatives
of all large creditors.
Capital Stock Impaired.
Disclosure of the company's dif
ficulties stirred wider interest
throughout Nebraska yesterday than
any item of commercial news in re
cent months. The, company or . its
subsidiaries operate 190 elevators in
Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas and , South
Dakota and have financial relations
with scores of banks.
- Information divulged yesterday
indicated that the - affiliated com
panies claim assets of $7,000,000. A
preliminary statement of liabilities
amounted to $5,5UU,UUU. -n this
showing the company is solvent, al
though the figures would indicate
that the capital stock of $3,000,000
has been impaired to the extent of
half its value. A large part of the as
sets, however, are in . a . form not
available for immediate use and this
mediate further loans m order to
have the , working capital necessary
to continue its . business.
Subsidiaries Involved. J .
Assets of the various susidary
companies were carried on the books
cf the patent ' company, the Nye-
Schneider-Fowler company, as an in
vestment worth over $3,000,000 at the
time of the. last statement, January
1. , Debts of the subsidiaries are re
ported virtually to havee wiped out
this amount. These debts were en
dorsed by the parent company, which
had losses of its own in addition.
Four Omaha banks are listed as
creditors, as follows: First National,
$165,000; United States National,
$163,000 Omaha National, $163,000;
Merchants National, $U0,WU.
Subsidiary companies arc as fol
lows. Nye-Schneider-Fowler Grain
company of Omaha, Nye-Jenks com
pany of Chicago, Independent Grain
and Lumber company of Mason
Citv. Ia.: Central Granaries com
pany of Lincoln, Nebraska Elevator
company of Lincoln, Rialto Elevator
company of Milwaukee and' Trans
atlantic Exporting company of New
York.
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Alleged Draft Deserter
On Way to Governor's Island
San Antonio, Tex.. June 29. Lynn
A. E.- Gale, alleged draft deserter,
left here under guard yesterday for
Governor's Island, N. Y., following
receipts of orders recently, declining
that his case be transferred to sec
ond corps area for trial.'
An announcement of the transfer
was not made until late today. Gale
was ordered deported from Mexico
by President Obregon in April as an
undesirable, in connection with the
publication of an alleged radical
magazine of which he was the editor.
Years of English schools
had given Bill Halliday
English manners and Eng
lish methods of expressing
himself. But Bill remained :
American at heart and when
a certain Fourth of ' July .
came along he couldn't re
frain from celebrating- in
good old American fashion,
even in the heart of Eng
land. READ
Stuck a Feather
v in His Hat
By William Almon Wolff.
. with a patriotic punch.
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nitbon)
Vets Raid
Socialist
Convention
Delegates to Meeting of Dis
abled War Heroes Lay
Down Law to Debs
Clan.
Willing To Do Batde
i
Detroit, June 29. Fifty delegates
to the convention of the Disabled
American Veterans of ' the World
War invaded the - socialist national
convention shortly after noon today
and warned the socialists that the
veterans are ready "to fight again to
defend the flag against sedition, dis
loyalty and treason
Raloh Horr of Seattle, who led
the invading veterans, told the so
cialists that advocates of force would
be met with force and invited the
radicals to step outside if they
wanted to fight for their beliefs,
Horr quoted from printed reports
of the remarks of J. Lcuis tngdahl
to the general effect that his section
of the party would fight "not as 100
per cent Americans but under the red
flag of international socialism.
I hope these reports do not repre
sent the sentiments of your conven
tion, Horr said, "but if they do we
have come to tell you that it is our
intention to deal with these people.
We have had occasion in Seattle to
use machine guns to stamp out dis
loyalty, sedition and treason, and
those guns can be used again.
Cameron King, socialist delegate
from California, replied in behalf of
the socialists. "We appreciate the
sacrifices the ' disabled veterans of
the world war have made," he said;
"we understand the impulses that
drove you to that sacrifice. At the
same time we have made sacrifices.
We did not believe when war was
declared that it was a just war and
because we so believed many of our
comrades have be?n imprisoned. As
American citizens we claim the right'
of free speech and free assembly and
we are going to stand on those
rights."
The visit of the veterans was made
without disorder. After the talks
were made the former soldiers with
drew. . ' ,
'Big Muddy' Destroys
Farm Land at Tekamah;
Farmers Organize
Tekamah, Neb., June 29. (Spe
cial.) The Missouri river is still ris
ing here and destroying much val
uable farm land about eight miles
east and south of here. At a bend.
by Peter Peterson's land the river
is cutting westward. In the winter
Mr. Peterson owned over 5UO hun
dred acres of land at this place and
the river has taken all but about
40 acres, cutting through the pub
lic road along the west line if Peter
son's and continuing westward, tak
ing with it alfalfa, corn and what-,
ever happens to be in its path.
1 here are two farm houses near
the channel now and one only about
30 yards from the bank. The fami
ly living there is preparing to move
immediately. At the home of Mr.
Wilder, the riveV is cutting into his
barn yard and buildings are being
moved and the gram removed, to
safety. The new drain ditched are
backed up witl water from the river
to just east of town, six or seven
miles from the river.
There has been ' a protection dis
trict organized, called the Peterson
Bend Protection district, and will be
gin riprapping soon to change the
channel of the river.
Reorganization of "Dry"
Forces Effective July 1
Washington, June 29. Reorgan
ization of the federal enforcement
forces along lines previously an
nounced, will become effective July
1, Commissioner Haynes said today.
On that date the. new state directors
will succeed the present district di
rectors and the flying column of
agents for interstate work directly
under the commissioner will take
the field. . -
The -reorganization plans, Mr.
Haynes said, had been given remark
able endorsements' from all parts oi
the country.
. "The country is expecting a vigor
ous, sane and efficient law enforce
ment policy," he said. Much valu
able experience has been gained in
the first year of the operation of
the prohibition organization. (
Seven Seamen on Trial
Charged With Contempt
Portland, Ore., June 29. Trial of
seven striking seamen for alleged
contempt of court in violating an in
junction restraining violence in con
nection with the marine strike, began
in federal court today. The charges
grew out of a water front ambuscade
June 20, when Nestor Vario, a sailor,
was killed by arresting officers.
The men pleaded not guilty when
arraigned. W. C. Shaffer, one of
the four arresting officers, testified
that the police had been ordered to
hold up their hands when they
reached a bridge to the docks. He
said he saw three armed men and
that at least 35 shots were fired.. He
testified that he fired five shots him
self. - ' ' . : ' ' ; '
Women Suffragists Lose
Fight in Cuban Senate
Havana, Cuba, June 29. Women
suffrage advocates lost their fight in
the senate, which defeated a provision
of the constitution reform bill giving
congress the right to determine un
der what conditions women would
be allowed to vote. . -
Another motion giving women un
restricted suffrage by striking out the
word t'male' (torn constitutional
provision defining who shall vote
was also defeated, ,
Disabled Veteran Is
found Who Sings in
Three Voices at Once
Washington, June 29.-The federal
board for vocational education has
discovered a man whose vocation, ap
parently,' is to be a chorus all by
himself. He is Joseph Kaufman, dis
abled veteran, and is able, the board
announcement asserts, "to sing in
three voices at one time," sounding
like "three men, side by side singing
in unison." Only one similar case
has ever been known in the United
States.
Kaufman is described as "an ac
complished and versatile saxaphonc
player" ' and has been placed in a
Minneapolis school of music to pre
pare for a career in vaudeville.
Danger to City
From River Rise
Believed at End
Waters Reach Sixteenth Street
After Break in Dike, But
Are Expected to Re-
cede Today.
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Inhabitants ' of the low lands of
northeast Omaha watched the rising
flood waters of the Missouri river
apprehensively yesterday and pre
pared to move. Last night, however,
it was apparent the danger period
had passed.
Water rose slowly yesterday and
it was reported waters from the
river had backed into Carter lake.
This proved an error, however, and
residents of the bottom lands now
believe the water . will creep no
farther inland.
No further damage to homes is
expected. - Neither is it believed that
the waters will create the havoc they
did last year. Last year's flood came
overnight while the high waters now
have crept in slowly.
The only great damage done by
the water has been to crops of truck
farmers. '
A second dike, at Ninth street and
Ellison avenue, on which gangs of
workmen had been laboring franti
cally to shut out the waters, broke
at 7:30 yesterday morning. The wa
ters reached Sixteenth street ut
Redick, Kansas and Nebraska ave
nues, but stopped there.
M. V. Robins, head of the weather
bureau, predicts that the flood .will
begin to recede today. According
to official measurements by the
weather bureau, the Missouri river
here rose only naif a foot in the
24 hours ending at 7 yesterday
morning.
Tickles in Ribs Cost
Baptist Delegate $15
Des" Moines, la., June 29.-(Spe-
ciaL) Three tickles in the ribs cost
P. fcoesamder, delegate to the
Baptist convention from Council
Bluffs, $15. ,
L Foesahider. who says he is a for
nier- vice crusader and moral leader
of Council Bluffs, was walking near
Mulberry and Eleventh streets at
11 at night when accosted by a
negro girl. ,
When he left her, a few blocks
from their meeting place, his purse
was goue, he complained to the po
lice. "She poked me in the ribs and
tickled me, and must have stolen
mv purse and $15 while she was
doing that," the Baptist delegate told
the detective chief.
Senator France Arrives
At Riga on Way to Moscow
, Riga. June 29. (By The Associ
ated Press.) Senator Joseph I.
France of Maryland, who is on the
way to soviet Russia to investigate
the possibility of trade relations
between Russia and- the United
States, arrived here today.
Unless complications arise which
he does not expect. Senator France
hopes to leave Rigai for Moscow
tomorrow. His permit to stay in
Russia, recently granted him, is un
derstood to extend to July 23. For
the benefit of soviet diplomats and j
couriers luxurious salon and sleep- j
in? cars are ODerated direct from
Riga to Moscow and privileges for
their use generally are' extended to
important guests.
Radium Valued at $3,000
Recovered From Sewer
Sacramento. Cal., June 29.A
$3,000 tube of radium, one-of two
tubes lostSn .a sink here last week,
has been recovered through the use
of a fluorescent screen, it became,
known today. When loss of the
radium was discovered, drainage to
the sewer was shut off and plumb
ing in the building was torn out and
inspected. The deepest laid pipe in
the ground eventually was dug up
and the tube was recovered. Search
continued for the second tube.
Long Distance Love
Affair Goes on Rocks
When Principals Meet
Chicago, June 29. Frank Egger
of Centerville, S., D., should have
taken something else than a corre
spondence course in kissing. There
is something decidedly punk in his
osculatory efforts and today it cost
him a prospective wife who had
traveled 4,000 miles, from Duisberg,
Germany, to, become his bride.
The recipient of the kiss that
spilled ' the beans is Frauline Mar
guerita Grabowski, 24. They had
corresponded through a German
matrimonial agency and exchang J
photographs. Then came the agree
ment to marry and I-rauline Mar-
guerita hastened hither. -
The ardent Frank met her at the
station and went into a hcadlock
embrace. When he released her the
game was over. Marguerita took
one look at Egger and turned to an
agent of the Travelers' Aid society,
"Oh, he s so different His pic
ture was so nice. No, thank you.
7m goingj back to German
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Anglo-Japanese
Alliance Not to
Be Re-Signed Now
If Pact Is Renewed at All It
Will Be Little More Than
Shadow of Present
One.
London, June 29. (Canadian
Press.) The Anglo-Japanese allir
ance is not to be renewed in its
present form; it has already been
made abundantly clear, although 'the
discussion of the treaty by the con
ference of British premiers has just
begun.
While Arthur J. Balfour and
Lord Curzon, the only members of
the conference thus far who have
dealt with the subject, used due
diplomatic caution in their speeches,
according to information which may
be regarded as authoritative, they
left a clear impression that while the
British government would like to
have some form of understanding
with Japan, it is net inclined to con
tinue the present purely military
agreement.
Inasmuch, therefore, " as Premier
Meighen of Canada and Premier
Smuts of South Africa will strongly
urge against an alliance of any kind,
but will advocate a British-Amer
ican-Japanese understanding instead,
the clear prospect is that if the alli
ance is renewed at all it will be little
more than a shadow of its former
self. '
Premier Meighen prepared for to
day's conference a stated case
against the alliance, which, it is un
derstood, will be circulated in the
conference as' a confidential docu
ment. General Smuts of 'the union of
South Africa, who is to follow, will
support Premier Meighen and will
in all likelihood attack the whole
foreign policy of special alliances
and will urge, instead, a. mutual un
derstanding with nations through
moral and intellectual sympathy.
Two Men Are Arrested
" For Death of Chinaman
San Francisco, June 29. Two men
were " arrested on manslaughter
charges today, in connection with
the death of Lim Lip Chung, China
man, from a beating received after
he had accidentally jostled against a
party of men and women in a down
town street.
The attack on Lim Lip Chung oc
curred after he had apologized and
turned away from the party, the po
lice said. He died at a hospital.
The men held are W'illiam Mader,
24, and John Holbrook. 26. .
Unknown Woman Prostrated
By Heat at Union Station
Falling unconscious at Union sta
tion about noon yesterday, an .un
identified woman about 27, with
brown hair and eyes and weighing
about 135 pounds w-as taken to at
Joseph ' hospital. Her face and
mouth are said to have shown signs
of being burnedj but physicians said
she was suffering from heat prostra
tion. Omaha Youth Loses Legs
In Accident at Columbus
Columbus, Neb., June 29. (Spe
cial Telegrarrt.) Frank Penlcy, 13,
of Omaha, had both of his legs cut
off in the Union Pacific railroad yard
here. He was evidently stealing a
ride and fell. The boy was taken
to a hospital here.
Fire Destroys Truck
Fairbury, Neb., June 28. (Spe
cial.) A truck owned by F. W.
Guthrie of Fairbury and its load of
merchandise were destroyed by fire
on the road between Fairbury and
Hubbell. Defective wiring is thought
yto have caused the fire,
The Real Question
Kenyon to Press
Maternitv Bill
Iowa Senator Challenges State
ment That Measure Would
Promote "Free Love." .
Washington, June 29. The Shep-pard-Towner
maternity and infancy
aid bill was discussed at some length
in the senate and will be .taken up
again tomorrow with Senator Ken
yon, republican, Iowa, in charge,
determined to press it to a vote at
the earliest possible moment . ; :' :
Senator Kenyon challenged state
ments of opponents that the bill
would, promote, "birth control and
free love."
"We have appropriated $25,000,
000 for a gang of bandits down in
Columbia: whv shouldn't we appro
priate $1,000,000 to save the lives of
this nations babies r he asked.
Senator Sheppaid, democrat, Tex
as, one of the authors'of the bill, de
clared that if this nation declined to
"take necessary steps to end the apr
palling waste of the lives of mothers
and children in America a destruc
tion exceeding every year our total
casualties in the most stupendous
and terrible war of history, it will
invite severest censure."
Senator Reed, democrat, Missouri,
opposed a motion to take the mea
sure up again tomorrow, as "a pro
posal to have the federal govern
ment take charge of the country's
family life."
Germans Put on Trial
On Charges of French
Lcipsic, June 29. Lieut Gen.
Karl Stenger. and Maj. Benno
Crusius, the former the commander
of the 53d German infantry brigade
in 1914, were placed on trial before
the German supreme tourt here to
day, on charges preferred by the
French government. More than 50
witnesses were summoned.
These were the first cases based
upon French allegations to be
brought before the court.
General Stenger is charged with
having ordered that no French pris
oners be taken alive, and Major
Crusius was accused of having trans
mitted this order to his command.
The French government was rep
resented by a commission.
Youth With$90,000 in Stock
Of Oil Firms Held at El Paso
El Paso, June 29. Steve Capsack,
17,' of Chicago,' was lodged in jail
here 1 - night on . the charge of
misuseV the , mails. Arrested in
Alpine Tex., the youth was found in
possession of oil stock of high grade
companies to the face value of $90,-flOO,-
according to postal inspectors,
who trailed him from Chicago.
Capsack is alleged to have opened
a brokerage office on Jacks&n boule
vard, nean the , Chicago postoffice
where he conducted an extensive ad
vertising campaign and managed to
exchange oil stock for other securi
ties. ,-',.
Two New York Men Identified
For Dodging Luxury Tax
New York, June 29. A federal
grand jury indicted Martin & Mar
tin, Inc., Fifth avenue saddlers and
dealers in leather goods, and H. P.
Martin, a member of the firm, on
charges of violating the revenue act
of 191$ and conspiring to defraud the
government by evading payment of
luxury taxes.
Fraternitv Delesates Gather
Chicago, June 29. More than 1001
delegates of the Theta Delta Chi
fraternity registered for the seventy
fourth annual convention, which
opens here tomorrow, including
Frank Buck of San Francisco, president,
Harding Calls on
Congress to Act
On Disarmament
President Writes House Lead
er That He Desires Expres
sion of Favorable Opinion
' ,0a Proposition.
Washington, June 29. "It is whol
ly desirable, to have the expression of
a, favorable opinion on the part of
congress relating to .world disarma
mentand it would seem to me ample
if it should be expressed in the broad
est and most general terms," Presi
dent Harding wrote today to Rep
resentative Mondell of Wyoming,' the
republican leader in the house.
"I am vastly more concerned with
the favorable attitude of the congress
on this question than I am as to the
form of expressing that attitude," he
president added. "You may be sure
that the executive will be ready to
give every consideration to such ex
pression as the members of the two
houses of congress find themselves
disposed to make." !
Air Mail Division
Head to Move Here
Cheyenne, June 29. On.Va may
be chosen as headquarters tot ', the
new central division of the trans
continental air mail -service, it was
reported here joday on the heels of
the announcement last night by A.
E. Dunphy, superintendent, that the
four divisions of the service will be
cut down to three, effective . next
Friday. .. -
Superintendent Dunphy intimated
he intends to move his headquarters
to Omaha because of its geographi
cal location "oir the central division
which will be known as the Chicago
Rock Springs (Wyoming) division.
The other two divisions will be
New York-Chicago and . Rock
Springs-San Francisco. Salt Lake
and Cleveland will be eliminated as
division points, according to Superin
tendent Dunphy. "
The central division will approxi
mate 1,100 miles, air line.
! Billion Dollars Interest
Due United States on May 15
' Washington. June 29. Approxi
mately $1,000,000,000 interest was
owed the United States by European
nations up to May 15, treasury offi
cials told the senate finance com
mittee, in explaining the administra
tion bill to give the secretary of the
treasury broad authority in funding
the allied debts. Assistant Secretary
Wadsworth placed the amount of in
terest due at $943,564,750.
Secretary, Mellon told the com
mittee, that no suggestion has been
made that the United States accept
German reparation bonds as substi
tutes for the allied obligations and
declared that the treasury had no
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Tariff Bill
Introduced
In House
Text of Permanent Measure
Made Public for First Time
No Explanatory State
ment Made.
Huge Revenue Expected
By The AaMM'latfd Tree.
Washington, June 29.-The ad
ministration's permanent tariff bill
was introduced today in the house
and for the first time nvas made
public. -i
No explanatory statements accom
panied the introduction of the meas
ure, as heretofore , has. been custom
ary, and no official estimate was
made of the revenue it is expected to " .
return.
Unofficial estimates by members
of the ways and means committee,
however, placed the expected return
as. high as $700,000,000 a year. The
Payne-Aldrich law, in the normal
prewar years, produced a little more
than $300,000,000 a year.
Examination of the bill shows that
in some cases the rates proposed are
higher than corresponding rates of .
the Payne-Aldrich law, while others
are correspondingly lower. , .
An estimate of how the whole bill
compares with the , Payn?-Aldrich
law would be possible only ;. through
a detailed study by tariff experts. .'
because the schedules of the new bill
are, in many cases, not framed in
parallel with the schedules of the
Payne law.
, Large Free List. '
In comparison with the Under- ,
wood tariff law of the Wilson admin- .
istration, the new bill removes many
articles from the free list, although :
it leaves a large list free of duty, in
cluding print paper, wood pulp; leath- '
er, harness and agricultural imple
ments. It raises the duties on the ;
great bulk of imports already being
taxed and has made no notable .
additions to the free list.
Comparison of the wool schedule ,
with schedule K of the Payne-Aldrich
bill, over which a bitter fight
was waged in congress, showed ma
terial reduction in a number of in?
stances. In the Sterns of, hose and
gloves, the duty fixed by the com;
mittee was 30 cents a pound and 25
per cent ad valorem duty in asso
ciation, while in the Payne bill the
late was 44 cents pound -and 60
per cent ad valorem. Clothing, as
fixed in the bill, carries 20 cents a
pound and 25 per cent, as against
44 cents a pound audi 60 per, cent in
the Payne measure. - . : - - -;
- ' Knit Fabrics Shaded."'
The same degree of shading wasJ
made, by the committee in knit fab- ,
rics, at 25 cents a pound and 20 per
cent ad valorem against the former
republican rate of 33 to 40 cents a
pound and 50 to 55 per cent ad
valorem. ' .
Republican members of the com
mittee declared that the- rates on
wool were much, below the Payne
Aldrich schedule. Democratic mem
bers of the "committee did not have -access
to the bill until late today and
they were at work tonight in an ef
fort to find out just how it com- .
pared.
In the rush to get the bill to the ,
house, the committee had "no time.
to submit a report, but it. is subject
to change, it -was said by a repub
lican caucus. ; '
The most important, change made
at today's mectirg was a turn-abouf
on the question of oil. After voting j
rlqwn, last week, a proposal to tax
crua petroleum, the committee at
. (Turn to Pa Two. Column
Paper Mill Employes
Agree to Arbitratior .
New York, June" 29. Anarbitra
tion agreement was signed today b; '
union workers at all thepaper tyi: '
in this country and Canada, wftf n.t'
exception of the International Papct
company. The workers had been on "
strike since May l. ,' ' '
John P. Burke, president of th
International Brotherhood of Pulp x
Sulphite and Paper Mill Workers:
expressed the opinion that all the
mills signing the agreement woull
have resumed operations in full bv
July 5. .; . - " '
The workers will return at the;
wage scale in effect when they'
walkedout and will abide by the
decision of an arbitration board of
seven as to whether the companies
are entitled to introduce a wage cut.
Decision in Packer Wage
Case Expected Next Week
Chicago, June 29. A decision in
the packers wage, hearing before
Judge Samuel Alschuler is expected
early next week, it was announced
at the conclusion of closing argu
ments by both sides.
James J. Condon, attorney for the
packers, declared the packers were
in a precarious financial condition
and that it Avas the judge's duty to
help them as he had helped the "
workers when living prices ' were
soaring. . J
Haywood Sends Word He Will
Sale for America on July 1
Chicago, June 29. United States
District Attorney Clyne today an-
nounced that he had received a radio
message from William (Big Bill) .
Haywood, which stated that he was
leaving Moscow on - July 12, and '
would surrrender to the federal au
thorities as soon as he landed in this
country.
Export Records Broken
Galveston. Tex.. Tune 29. Exrjortt
of wheat through Galveston .the .fis
cal year ending- tomorrow : will
break all csistiug port records, "
reaching v approximately 74,525,00?
bushel. . . :
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