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Y BEE VOL. 51 NO. 19. THREE CENTS talma u SwtK-CUu Mttter Mty 38. IMS. ll OaaHa P. 0. UKir Aat el Muck t. t7. OMAHA, SATURDAY, JULY 9, 1921. - By "lit (I yur). Dally oy. S7.50t Daily Mly. Ml Suidty, .Hi te oiU I Uiltetf Statti. Caaaea u MuIm. The' Omaha Bail risli Truce Arranged For Monday De Valera Accepts Invitation Of Premier Lloyd George To Participate in Con ference at London. Events Move Swiftly By The Aoclted rreii. London, July 8. Notice was issued tonight at 10 Downing street, the premier's official resideuce, that ar rangements are being made for hos tilities in Ireland to cease from noon Monday. T F.amonn De Valera. the Irish re publican leader, has written to Prime Minister Lloyd George, accepting the latter's invitation to participate in a conference in London. The letter of De Valera reads: "Sir: The desire you express on the part of the British government to end the centuries of conflict bs tween the people of these two islands and to establish relations of neigh borly harmony is the genuine desire of the people of Ireland. "I have consulted with my col leagues and received the views of the representatives of the minority of lnur nation in regard to the invitation ' you have sent me. In reply I de sire to say I am ready to meet and discuss with you, on what basis. r.och a conference as that proposed can reasonably hope to achieve the t object desired. X- "I am. sip. faithfully yours. ' "EAMONN DE VALERA." Events Move Swiftly. Lcndon. July 8. Events moved rwiftly today, both in London and Dublin. Not only has Mr. ut vai era. contrary to the general expecta tions, consented to come to London to discuss with Mr. Lloyd George the basis on which settlement of the Irish Question might be reached by .the prime minister's proposed Lon don contcrence, but a truce nas Deen r.rranged to being at noon Monday. This has givea reasonable assur ance that the original conference to which the prime minister invited the Irish republican leader and Sir James Craig, the Ulster premier, will be held. The day started hopefully with the king summoning the Ulster premier (to a conference at liuckingnam pai r.cc. This, following upon the king's conference yesterday wii Gen. Jan Christian Smuts, the South African premier, is an indication of the in tense interest the king is taking , in us Irish problem. .v.: Smuts Real Influence. ',' Gonertl Smuts 'Vgoipfj ? ChecM ' ers court to spend the week-end. to gether with the other premiers of the "vciocaa uwm iuh'iio, 1,1111 " . '; '.ie influence in the negotiations, per ?'aos something more than mere in- J'.uence for, .lacking his active aid,' it is hardly conceivable that events ,-ould have progressed as rapidly as ' tnw AA tnHav and the fart that the prime minister has not stood uporn the dignity of his othce put seem ingly is willing to discuss with Mr. De Valera the basis for a general ' conference, is considered full , of hopefulness. The principal events of this im portant day, however, occurred not in London, but in Dublin, and the most striking was the sensational appearance of Gen. Sir Nevil Mac Ready, "the "military commander in Ireland at the conference of Eamonn de Valera and leading southern unionists, after his aide-de-camp had been sent in advance, presumably to ascertain whether his participation would be agreeable, . General MacReady's appearance and long stay at the conference clearly had to do with Mr. Lloyd George's letter to Earl Midleton, one of the conferees, in which the prime minister declared that it would be impossible to 'conduct negotia tions with any hope of achieving .i?-fsirN"ir rci1 1 1 0 tf J-kl Af r in T r A- land con,;"pd and also that the British gw. vhment would give in structions to troops and police to suspend active operations the mo ment Mr. De Valera declared his in tention to enter into conference with the British government and to order he cessation of all acts of violence Meeting Is Secret No report of the proceedings of Mr. De Valera's' conference with the southern unionists has yet been issued, but it is believed that the principal topic discussed was a truce and that Eamonn Dagan, a Sinn Fein member of parliament who was released from Mount Joy prison only a few days ago, acted as intermedi ary betwten, the conference and the Sinn Fein leaders. Opinion still inclines to the idea that General Smuts, owing to the important part he has taken in the preliminary negotiations, will be the first chairman of the London con ference, even if Mr. Lloyd George presides during the later stages, as would "be almost inevitable if consti r tutional questions were under dis t cussion. , . Another, matter that has . been widely discussed to day arising out of the visit of Secretary of War Sir Laming Worthington Evans to the king yesterday, was the possi bility that the military evacuation of Ireland is under consideration. This, it is recalled, has been advo cated by many prominent states men, including Viscount Grey, for mer Secretary of foreign affairs.. In view of General MacReady's at tendance at the Dublin conference, it is believed not impossible that such development is actually under advisement. West Point Chautauqua L West Point, Neb., July 8. (Spe . cial.) The West Point chautauqna will open August 1 and continue seven days. Forty citizens have bought the seven-day program for His Name Is Arbuckle But Not "Fatty" of Moving Picture Fame Chicago Tribune-Omaha Bh Leaned Wins Chicago, July 8. For several day; it has been rumored that Roscoe (Fatty) Arbuckle would descend upon our city to take pictures in the stock yards and along the lake front Today a Mr. Arbuckle registered at the LaSalle hotel. A reporter called him. ieni this is Arbuckle, a worn and weary voice said dejectedly. "No, it isn't Fatty Arbuckle. It's P for Peter II for Henry Arbuckle for short. I'm not a movie actor, and I don't think I ever will be. I'm not from California, I'm from Houston Tex., and I don't weigh a pound over 160. You're the 216th person to call me. The receiver banged. Premier Meighen Asks Abrogation Of Anglo-Jap Pact This Action Will Be Taken Despite Chancellor's An nouncement That Treaty In Force for Year London, July 8. (By Canadian Press.) Notwithstanding the deci sion of Lord Birkenhead, lord chan cellor, that the Anglo-Japanese treaty will remain in force until M months after such, time as the foreign office may serve notice of its desire to de nounce it, Premier Meighen of Can ada and other opponents of the Anglo-Japanese alliance in, the con ference of premiers are unwilling to let the question rest. It is under stood they have determined to bring the matter up again next week and are confident that as a result of the representations they propose making steps will be taken toward giving the l months notice of the ter mination of the treaty. The ground on which it is believed they will base their case is that' the chancellors explanation ignores the crucial point in the matter article 20 of the league of nations covenant. To Ask Abrogation. Under this article league members agree the, covenant "is accepted as abrogating all obligations and un derstandings which are inconsistent with the terms thereof" and under take to adopt "immediate steps" to procure their release from any obli gations inconsistent witn the cove nant which they may have under taken before becoming members. The foreign office in a note signed by Lord Curzon admitted last July that the Anglo-Japanese treaty was not wholly in accord with the league Townant and that consequently both the united Kingdom and Japan were under obligation to revise it. While Premiers Meighen and Smuts and other opponents of the alliance ad mit that technically it is possible to maintain Lord Curzon's note did not formally denounce the treaty and that therefore it remains in operation until the necessary year's tiotice of its termination is given. Will Halt Disarmament They nevertheless - maintain it is clear,. that both Great Britain and Japan are under, obligation to revise the treaty to bring it into harmony with the covenant and that notice of termination of treaty should accord ingly be given immediately. AVhen Lord Birkenhead first gave his opinion that Lord Curzon's note did not constitute denunciation and that the treaty would therefore con tinue in force there seemed to be a disposition to let the questibn stand pending efforts to have disarmament conference on the .Pacific Opponents of the alliance, however, appear to have reached the conclusion, that with the treaty in force it will be much more difficult to' bring about the conference than would be the case it ureat Britain and Japan showed good faith by taking a step toward the treaty's termination. Hence the determination to urge the notice of abrogation without further delay. ' ' Peggy Joyce Is Given -$1,350 Monthly Alimony Chicago, July 8. Peggy Hopkins Joyce was awarded $1,350 a month alimony, $27,500 solicitors' fees, and $12,500 for the suit expenses today, by Judge Sabbath in the superior court. James Stanley ' Joyce had originally sued for an annulment of the marriage and Peggy Htpkins Joyce filed a cross bill asking for separate maintenance. .. Mrs. Joyce asked temporary ali mony of $10,000 a month and attor neys fees of $100,000. She said Joyce was worth at least $10,000,000, but her husband in court maintained that his fortune was of not more than $3,000,000. The award granted is temporary pending final adjudication in Sep tember. Attorneys for Joyce opposed the grant on the ground that she had married their client in a conspiracy with other persons to rob him of his wealth. The decision will be ap pealed. Pretty Woman Drives Auto While Husband Robs House Winifred Martin, 23, exceedingly pretty and modistly dressed, was ar raigned in Council Bluffs police court' yesterday with T. J. Martin, 27, her husband, upon the charge of robbing the Glenn M. Wilcox home, 1100 East Pierce street Wednesday night. Both waived to the grand jury and were held under bonds of $800 and $2,000, respectively. Police say that Winifred, who has beautiful dark hair and eyes, a fault less complexion and a Mack Sennett shape, piloted the high-powered car which kept running at the curb while her husband robbed the house. The robber made an escape from the Wil cox home as the owner; came in the Irpnt door, Democrats Scored On Tariff Bill Chairman Fordney Presents Republican Argument at Opening of Debate on - Measure in House. Defends" His Committee By The Associated Ire. Washington, July 8. The house got under way today in its considera tion of the Fordney tariff bill Fol lowing reading of the bill, Chairman Fordney of the ways and means committee, in a speech of nearly two hours, developed the first phase of the republican argument. Criticising the position of the dem ocrats, Mr. rordney said they had accused the republicans of drafting a measure which would cut off rather than encourage trade when the car dinal policy of his committee had been to build a set of schedules which would restore commerce and indus try to health. The committee's work always was actuated, he declared, by the knowledge that business now was in a slump and should be given pro tection which would save it from the inroads of foreign competition. Compromises necessarily have been put in the bill, the speaker said, add ing that all such contested points would be put before the house for its approval or rejection. At any rate, he informed the house, the com mittee did the best job of which it was capable and he was willing to stand behind it to the finish. The last election influenced the re publicans in the house to launch into tariff legislation, according to Mr. Fordney. He said he believed the people knew when they Had what thev wanted, or did not want, and that the overwhelming majority last fall was witness that the people were strongly for protection. France Indignant At Trial Verdicts Acquittals of Germans for War Crimea Cause Protest. Paris, July 8. (By The Associ ated Press.) The French govern ment has informed its allies that it has withdrawn the French mission annnin ted to follow the trials in Leipsic of Germans accused of vi olating the rules of civilized War fare. ' : ' ' " An exchange of views has been going on between the allied govern ments as to the, attitude to oe taKen in view of . the verdicts rendered in the cases thus far decided. 1 he Frenche ar e particularly indignant because of the . acquittal Wednes day of Lieutenant General Stenger, who was charged with, ordering his troops to kill French wounded and prisoners and the hostile attitude of the Leipsic crowds towards the al lied missions. The newspapers comment bitterly on the result of the trials, some of them suggesting that since there is no justice to be obtained in Leipsic the trench troops win remain' on the Rhine, . ' Nonpartisan League Takes Up Money Charge Fargo, N. D., July 8. The state executive committee of the .Non partisan league will meet here again this morning to resume considera tion of the situation arising from charges of mishandling of funds for the recall ejection campaign. The committee met yesterday aft 'crnoon and continued in session un til shortly after 1 a. m. today, with-J out reaching a decision, according to A. A. Liedebach, chairman. Hearings of C. K. Gummerson, former editor, and George A. Tot- ten, jr., former business manager of the Courier JNews, on charges of criminal libel, are scheduled to be held late today. Body of Missing Woman Found Under Sanitarium Compton, Cal., July 8. The body of Mrs. P. Maxwell, who had been missing three weeks, was found un der a sanitarium here today.- A coronor's deputy, who investi gated, said she had evidently crawled under the floor of the building when it was being . repaired about two weeks ago, and had starved to death. She was at the sanitarium because of a mental condition. When she disappeared, search was made for her and it was believed she had wandered away and would be found in time. She was about 30 years of age. Belated Celebration Is Held by DuBois Citizens Table Rock, Neb., July 8. (Spe cial.) A belated Fourth of July cele bration was held at DuBois owing to the heavy rains of that vicinity. The celebration was planned for Cromwell lake picnic ground on the Kansas state line, which was two or three feet under water owing to a rainfall of seven inches in that vi cinity. Chicago Aviator Returns After Being Stuck in Mud . Fremont, Neb., July 8. (Special.) The six-passenger plane used to re lay fight pictures to the coast and forced down north of Fremont last Sunday, hopped off on its return trip to Chicago. The two-ton ship made a good landing, but following rains made it impassible for Pilot Ralph Cs Diggins tg iaju for. a start Women Must Not Shop in Bathing Suits, Is Policewoman's Edict Muskegon, Mich., July 8. Mrs. Sarah McVeigh, police matron, has asked Muskegon women to discon tinue wearing of bathing suits while shopping. Women recently have ap peared on the streets and also in some of the downtown stores here clad in bathing costumes. The po lice matron announced bathing robes must be worn over the bathing suits when women appear on the streets. The Omaha Bee . Represented on Waterways Tour Men From 16 States and Five Newspapers to Learn De tails of Great Lakes St. Lawrence Project. Nebraska is to be one of 16 states and The Omaha Bee one of five newspapers represented on a tout of inspection of the Great Lakes St. Lawrence waterways project, be ginning at Buffalo, N. Y., Monday and ending at Montreal, Can., Fri day of next week. Nelson B. Updike is to represent the state, by invitation of the water ways association. Victor B. Smith, managing editor of The Bee, will represent this newspaper. The tour is expected to furnish a fund of information to those inter ested. While the party will be shown courtesies by cities en route and by the Canadian , government, the prime purpose is to gam knowl edge of the practical details of the project. Much Interest Shown. Extent of the interest manifested is indicated by the fact that each state representative is paying his own expenses and each newspaper that ot its representative, although the project is of interest to the, entire western country. The waterways project, when completed, will permit products of middle western states, intended for export, to be shipped direct from Great Lakes ports to Europe with out breaking cargo. It will elimi nate all railroad hauls from Duluth, Chicago or other lake ports to New York. It is estimated that this means a saving of 10 to 11 cents a bushel in the transportation cost of export wheat, for example, adding just that amount to the price paid for the grain to farmers of Nebraska and other states. '.'.," Greatest Engineering Enterprise. The project is the greatest engi neering enterprise now under con sideration in the world. It involves the enlargement of canals, the deep ening of rivers and harbors. The governments of both Canada and the United States are interested, as are hundreds of trade and farm organ izations. New York state is fighting the movement because of the loss to the port of New York and railroads crossing the state. Only five newspapers were invited to make the tour, these having been active in the project. They are The Omaha Bee, The Chicago Tribune, The Milwaukee Journal, The' Cleve land Plain-Dealer, and The Detroit News. . Nebraska Is Urged to Join Kansas in Fight For Lower Rail Rates Lincoln, July 8. (Special.) Whether the Nebraska state railway commission will join the Kansas public utilities commission in appear ing before the Interstate Commerce commission in an endeavor to get that body to reduce rates on grain is an undecided question here today. The absence of Thome A. Browne, a member of the commission, at tending the funeral of a relative, probably will delay an official de cision on the action of the Nebraska body until Monday. A telegram was received by the commission from Washington, D. C, asking whathe attitude of the Ne braska railway commission would be in the fight of the Kansas commis sion for a lowering of rates on grain. It is known the Kansas commis sion wants other public utilities bodies to join in a concerted plea to the Interstate Commerce commission for lower rates and the presence of at least one member of the Nebraska commission is wanted at Washington when the hearing of the application of the Kansas commission is held. For the Whole Family '-. " " ' - f: I ' The Bee for next Sunday will be chock full of a variety of entertaining features that assure interesting Sunday reading, for every member of the family. . v . Look these over: "Miss Mary Smith," a' Blue Ribbon short story 'of rapid fire romance, by Elizabeth Jordan. , . . . "The Bogie of Fear," second installment of the thrilling Arthur Somers Roche serial. . . . "The Bloodstained Poker," another of the series of gripping realistic reports of solutions of "The World's Greatest Detective : Cases." . , "The Married Life tf Helen and Warren," by Mabel Herbert Urner. - , , . . , "Young Lochinvar," as cast for a movie scenario by Montague. Remember, too, there's a remarkably complete woman's sec tion, prepared by women writeri and presenting news for women in the way women like to have it presented. A special page for the children and pages covering, "like a blanket," the whole field , of sport news and features. k" "Harvest Time in Nebraska Wheat Fields," Creighton com mencement photos and an especially good page of pictures of movie stars are offered in next Sunday's Rotogravure section. , The Best'" The Sunday Bee Another 5 Six Bank Bandits Escape Officers In Motor Launch ; . I .':.i Get $6,000, Overlook $15,000 More as Girl Clerk, Men aced by Gun Presses Burglar Alarm' Ashtabula, 0., ;July 8. Tugboats, fast cruisers and launches manned by Ashtabula and Cleveland police today are scouring Lake Tirie in search of a power boat on "which six bandits who at noon- yesterday held up six clerks and robbed the Marine National bank here of approximate ly $6,000 are believed . to have es caped. The small amount of money ob tained by the bandits was due prin cipally to' the herofsm of a girl cle'rk, who, with a revolver pointed at her face, pressed a burglar alarm with her foot, which frightened the rob bers away. Almost. $15,000 was left untouched in one of the cages. The bandits, after making good their escape from the city, aban doned an automobile, believed to have been 1 stolen in Cleveland, at Nineveh beach, five, miles west of here. They are thought to , have boarded the "Merry G," owned by Howard Staley, vice commodore of the Cleveland Yacht club, which was stolen Wednesday night from its moorings in Rocky river, near Cleve land. Late last evening the bandit boat was said to have been sighted near Geneva, according to reports to local police. The Merry G, according to Staley, had sufficient fuel aboard for a 300 mile cruise and subsistence for the four men for four days. In making their escape one of the bandits fired on Policeman Patrick Shannon and a "group. of citizens. The officer was slightly wounded by a charge of buckshot. , , , Sheriff R. C. Elder, with deputies and local police, pursued the bandits, first in an automobile and later aboard a tug. t Historic Occasion for July ' fOopyrfcht: 1021: By The Chlcaco TrltanaT Omahan Arrested At Houston, Tex. One of Four Men Indicted for Fraud Located After Search. William A. McWhorter, wanted in Omaha on a charge of using the mails to defraud, was arrested yester day at Houston, Tex., in a downtown office, by J. R. Price, deputy United States marshal. The arrest was made on a federal indictment returned in Omaha, charging use of the mails to defraud and conspiracy to violate a federal statute in connection with sale of stock. Charles S. Wohlberg and Jacob Masse, indicted with McWhorter, were arrested in Los Angeles in May and are now at liberty under $12,500 bonds. William G. Chipley, fourth man indicted, has not been arrested. The four men are accused of using the mails to sell stock in the William Berg Potash company at inflated val uation. The indictment charges that they drained the Berg company for subsidiary companies which they formed. The men were active in the Missouri Valley Finance company and federal officers say that hundreds of stockholders lost money through their activities. When the indictment was returned in May, McWhorter could not be located at Houston, where he was said to have been engaged in the oil business. Reports indicated that he had gone into Mexico, ostensibly to investigate his oil holdings there. Insurgent Delegates of W.O.W. Off for Home New York, July 8. Unsuccessful in their efforts to obtain seats in the national convention of the Wood men of the World, 30 so-called in surgent delegates, representing camps in Texas, Missouri and Ne braska, left for home today. L. D. Green of Louisville, Ky., chairman of the credentials commit tee, said that the Texan s to whom seats were refused had been dele gated to this convention by a rump assembly in Houston, last March after a bolt from the regular state gathering. Those from Nebraska and Missouri, who were refused seats, had delegated themselves in support of the insurgent Texans, he added. ' , Howell Confers on Plan of - Radio Service to Farmers Lincoln, July 8. (Special.) R. B. chairman of the National - Radio, service, was in Lincoln today in con ference with H. D. Lute, secretary of the Nebraska Farm Bureau federa tion. Lute stated that the bureau planned to co-operate with Mr. Howell in getting the service under way in Nebraska. Howell stated that the enly cost to the farmer for radio service at his dinner table was a receiving instru ment, which at this time is selling at $65. ;Then there must be a distrib uting station with probably four men to operate it which will cost $25,000. Infirmary for I. O. O. F. Home at York Is Planned York, Neb., July 8. At a meeting of the board of control of the I. O. O. F. state home definite steps were taken to erect a 35-room annex to the home building to be used as an infirmary. Final sanction and the letting of the contract for the build ing is expected at the coming session of the grand lodge. i State Attempts To Show Murder Of Kaber Planned One Witness Says Wife Of- . ered Him $5,000 to Run Slain Man Down With Auto. Cleveland, July 8. - .through a number of witnesses today, the state introduced testimony tending to show that Mrs. Eva Catherine Kaber vilfully planned the murder of h:r lius-band, Daniel t. Kaber. for wnicn she is being tried on a first degree murder charge. Urbano di Carpo testified that Mrs. Kaber had offered him $3,000 if he would get an automobile and run Mr. Kaber down with it. she offered him four $50 bills as first payment on the car, he testified. When he refused to do this, he said, Mrs. Kaber then asserted she would give him $3,000 to $5,000 if he would get a gang and kill him anyway. Di Carpo said he introduced Mrs. Kaber to Ermina Colavito, whom the state alleges obtained the persons who accomplished the actual killing. Mrs. Colavito is awaiting trial on a first degree murder charge. Previous to Di Carpo's testimony the state had, through Dr. John G. Spenzer, chemist, shown that Mr. Kaber's liver contained about 240 grains of arsenic. A fatal dose of the poison, when the system is not in ured to its use, is generally rated at two grains, lie said, adding that a less amount is fatal sometimes. Earlier in the day Dr. S. T. Par sons, the first person to reach Mr. Kaber after he had been stabbed, testified that Mr. Kaber said to him: "Mrs. Kaber has this done." Mrs. Marie Schwartz told of going to Mrs. Kaber's home with Mrs. Colavito when the latter asked Mrs. Kaber for money. Mrs. Kaber, in response, was alleged to have given her a large diamond ring and a watch. This was alleged to have transpired after the murder of Mr. Kaber. Miners' Union Officials Arrested in West Virginia Williamson, W. Va., July 8. David S. Robb. international finance agent of the United Mine Workers of America and 11 other union lead ers were arresfed here today for Maj. Tom Davis, governor Morgan's per sonal representative in the coal strike region, on a charge of unlaw ful assemblage. ' They were closely questioned as to their , places of residence and their business and were then taken to the city jail, where the authorities said they -were being held pending further investigation. The arrests were made without the knowledge of the general public and caused no demonstration. - The Weather Forecast. ' Saturday, fair; not much change in temperature. Hourly Temperatures. 5 . ..119 ..?0 1 D. m.. ..88 . .80 .. . M ..1 .. ,.89 ..as . . .. . . ..Tl a. m. . ., 7 . m . . . , S a. m . . . , a. m . . . , t p. S p. p. S p. a p. 7 p. p. m . m. ..78 ..77 ..St .. . .8 ..88 10 a. m..., 11 a. m..., m. . in.. 13 noon..., llishenl Friday. Cheyenns , .80 Fueblo Davenport . Dcnvor . . . . Dm Molnra Dodga City ...til ... ...2 ...0 Repld City Salt Lake ,; Santa Fe ,, Sioux City . Lander Valentin 14 North PUtto U. S. Awaits Allied Move For Peace Harding in No Hurry to Con clude Program on Ques tion of American Rights And Interests. Many Issues Involved By ARTHUR SEARS HENNINO. Chiracs Trlbane-Omaha Dee Lratod Wire. Washington, July 8. Character of the flcxt moves by the United States to Carry out th llarHincr near nrn. gram depends upon the attitude of urear uritain ana the other allies on pending questions involving American rights and interests. whether we shall settle war ac counts with Germany by ratifying the Versailles, trratv with rwcrva. tions, undertaking thereby to partic ipate in the enforcement of those treaty terms we approve, we shall settle with ("!ermanv in a inarat treaty independently of the allies, 1 i t J. , "r . nas noi oeen ueierminea oy tresi dent Hairline and it m h anm time before he reaches a conclusion. Ihe president does not intend to reach a decision nenrlinir rlcvlnn. ments in certain international .nego tiations now in progress, notably the following: 1. Anglo-Japanese alliance: Whether Great Britain continues its alliance with Japan and if so. whether the character of the alliance is deterimental to the interest of the United Mates. Question of Mandates. ?. Mandate VhtVir alKaa recocniz Amprlrnti riirti Aer'wA from the fifth share of the United Mates in territories ceded by the central nower.s. rescind the action a I. locating the Island of Yap to Japan and accord America the commercial" open door in the former enemy pos sessions. 3. Cahlp.e; WhptTier th allie. ant disposed to divide the former Ger man cables on a basis restoring American communication directly with northern Europe and assuring the United States increased cable and radio facilities in the Pacific. The attituriV nf the artminiatratinn toward the question of ratifying the Versailles treaty or making a sep arate urtttrment with Hrrminv wkit these other issues are undetermined was thus stated by a high official: '.'Why should we lay all our cards on the table, when no one else is doing it now?" , May Ratify Treaty. The clear inference from Tarfeul ' authoritative ' administration utter ances today is that if the allies take a position prejudicial to the interests of the United States in the international negotiations now in progress, the president might deem unjustifiable a ratification of the Versailles treaty, even with radical reservations. If, however, the outcome of these nego tiations should be favorable to the in terests of the United States, he would continue to consider acceptance of a considerably revised Versailles treaty as one of the feasible methods of making the peace settlement. It was 6tated officially that there have been some informal conversa tions between Great Britain and the United States regarding the proposed renewal of the Anglo-Japanese al liance, but no British inquiry to which Prime Minister Lloyd George pos sibly could be expecting any formal reply from the United States. - The prime minister may mean that he is awaiting a reply from British Am bassador Geddes, who presumably has sounded Secretary of State Hughes. . . No Suggestions Made. That the administration has made no suggestion, even informally, con cerning the renewal of the alliance also was asserted, though England, it was opined, is aware of American -sentiment on the question. Admin istration officials carefully avoid ex pressing an opinion as to the charac ter of the nrevailinsr sentiment hut indications are not wanting that a ' continuation of the Anglo-Japanese alliance is viewed with nn 1e mr. iety by the American people than by me critisn overseas dominions. If the allies should refuse to rec- ' ognize the rights contended for by the United States in the mandate controversy, they would make it more difficult for the administration to re-" commend ratification of the Ver sailles treaty, which not only would not operate to restore the rights claimed in the Van Hi would bring the United States into association witn a group of nations that had already ttrnnreH anH persisting in ignoring America's just share in the victory over Germany. Dreadnaught Maryland lo He Delivered July 20 Newport New. Va.. Tiilw R Tti suoerdreadnaucht MarvlanH. the fint battleship in the world to be equipped with 16-inch rifles, will be delivered to the Navy department July 20. it was stated todav hv ," builders. Captain Preston, a Mary land man. will mmmsnd it anA if will be assigned to the Pacific fleet. Rainfall Checks Forest ; Fires Raging at Toronto Toronto. July 8. Forest fires in northern Ontario, which had men aced several small . settlements in ! their path, were checked last night by a heavy rainfall. Recent reports from the north indicating that mil lions of dollars worth of nulo wood have been consumed are exaggerated. Prohe. of West Virginia Mine Trouble Starts July 14 Washington, July 8. Chairman Kenyon of the senate education and labor committee announced today that investigation of West Virginia Kentucky disorderi would beein fce July 14