0 The Omaha Sunday Bee f th At VOL. 51 NO. 4. Irish iruce Terms Are Announced Officials Reach Agreement to Stop Fighting, Pending Final Outcome of Peace Conference. V All Attacks To Cease i v . ( By Tba Aaaorlattd rrna. Dublin, July 9. Truce terms were agreed to at J o'clock this afternoon at Brtiish military headquarters. General Sir Nevill MacReady, mil itary commander in Ireland; Colonel I3rind and A. W. Cope, under-secre-tary in the office of the chief secre tary for Ireland, acted for the Brit ish army and Commandants Robert C. Barton and E. J. Duggan, repre sented the Irish republican army. According to the Irish Bulletin, organ of the Dail Eireann, it was agreed on behalf of the British army: 1. That there be no incoming troons of the Roval Irish constabu lary and auxiliaries and noshipmcnts of munitions into Ireland and no movements for military purposes ex cept in the maintenance of drafts. . 2. That there be no provocative tlisplay of forces, armed or unarmed. Apply to Martial Law. 3. That all provisions of the truce apply to the martial law era. 4. That there be no pursuit of Irish officers and men or search for war material and military stores. . That there be no secret agents noting descriptions or movements of and no interference, with the move ments of Irish military men and civilians and no attempt to discover the haunts and habits of Irish of ficers and men. 6. That there be no search for, or observance of, lines of communica tion. . 7. That there be no search for mes sengers. To Settle Details. Other details connected with courts martial, motor permits and similar matters says the Irish Bulletin, are to he agreed to later. On behalf of the Irish republican auny it was agreed: 1. That attacks , on crown forces an-' civilians cease.- 2. That there be no provocative displays of forces, armed or un- f armed. 3. That there be no interference with covernment or private property. 4. The discountenance and preven tion of any action likely to cause .disturbance of the peace and which might necessitate military interfer ence. ' i ', " Hastings Man Will Not Accept Position With State C. of C. Hastings, Neb., July 9. (Special Telegram.) The Board of Directors of the Hasting: Chamber of Com merce by unanimous vote last night opposed the acceptance by Secretary Beels of the general secretaryship of the Nebraska Chamber of Commerce. .The position was made vacant by the resignation of Harry Moss. The proposal that came to Mr. Beels was to serve as secretary oi the state chamber until the meeting the board of directors in Septem ber, when arrangements for employ ing a permanent secretary win te made. Mr. Moss was elected to this position at a salary of $11,000 per year. The proposal to Mr. Beels nas to look after the work until September in connection with his duties here, at a salary of $50 per month. It wis the . sense of the Hastings directors that the secre tary's duties here would not permit t)ie time necessary to look after the affairs of the state chamber. Harvest in Full Sway in Western Nebraska Counties North Platte, Neb., July 9. (Spe cial.) The wheat harvest in Lincoln and adjoining counties has been in full swing for a week. Over 100 harvest hands' have been sent out from thisity to the fields by the ounty agent and chamber ot com et. Winter wheat in Lincoln county, as well as Keith, Hayes and Perkins, indicates an average yield of about 20 bushels taking the four counties as a whole. Some fields will yield 35 bushels, others as low as 10 or 12. the . variance being due to the local rains. The oats crop is very light. Corn is in splendid condition. Ninety Per Cent of Nebraska Women Now Wear Silk Hose Lincoln, Neb., July 9. Ninety per tent of the women in Nebraska now buy silk stockings exclusively and 10 per cent cotton ones, while TO fears ago the trade was in the in rerse ratio, according to C W. Wat ion, secretary of the Federation of Kebraska Retailers. The trade in Ctlothes also shows that women are buying correspondingly better attire n all lines, he"says. Bronx Kids Go On Strike Against Price of Sodas New York, July 9. Proclaiming a T Itrike against the high price of ice fa-earn sodas, more than 1,000 Bronx Kys and girls paraded today, with fee hope of bringing their, favorite Irink down to the old-time nickel Jrice. Thev marched to the office of operates a large soda water plant, but trere told he was out Will Build Church Geneva, Neb.. July 9. (Special.) The trustees of the Conereeation- v v I church submitted a report m favor I starting a building fund for a new louse, ot worship, which was adopted ft a meeting ot the membership of t church Thursday, j tutor Sama-Clu Mtttor r It, ISM. it Outl P. 0. Uaaw Act at hUrah a, K. Heat Record Broken With Temperature of 97 at 3 P.M. Saturday Unofficially, Omaha's hot weather record for the year was broken at 3 o'clock p. m. yesterday when the weather bureau thermometer regis tered 97. An hour later thermometers on Farnam street registered 99. M. V. Robins, local meteorologist; predicted yesterday that the year's record might be broken, or at least equalled when the mercury started out at 7 o'clock at 80, one degree higher than it did on June 28, the hottest day of the year so far. The record that day was 98. A refreshing breeze kept Omahans from undue suffering from the heat. Endeavorers of U. S. Stasre Huge Demonstration Twenty Thousand Delegates To Annual Convention Pa rade in New .York Bryan in Procession New York, July 9. Colorado's Delegation to the world convention of the Christian Endeavor societies today led a parade of 20,000 En deavorers through Manhattan. The position of honor was won by the westerners ' through their having furnished the largest state delega tion irr proportion to enrolled mem bers. Endeavorers from all parts of the world were in line singing martiat hymns in a great Christian citizen ship parade. . The marchers, young men and women, many wearing brilliant cos tumes, flying banners and flags, and singing all the way, presented one of the most unique spectacles ever witnessed in this city. Many Floats in Parade. More than a score of floats were in the' procession, 11 of which de picted scenes of episodes from Bun yan's "Pilgrim's Progress." Nearly a dozen bands playing "Onward Christian Soldier" and other martial hymns headed the various delega tions, while Homer Rodeheaver, for mer Billy Sunday choir leader, pranced up and down the line with his famous slip horu and kept the marchers singing. Percy Poster, musical director for the Washington inaugural committee also led in the musical features. ' The thousands that thronged the streets along the line of march to Central park were given an added thrill in the costumes of the big state delegations. Besides their brilliant colored uniforms the paraders all carried American flags, the only emblem allowed in line. Bryan Is in Line. . The columns were headed by Dr. Francis E. Clark, president of the World's Christian Endeavor society; William J. Bryan and other officials. There followed the states in order of their winning of the national banners for attendance. Colorado was followed by Wyoming, Arizona, Utah, Tennessee, Texas and Okla home, in the order named. The parade ended with a citizen ship demonstration in Central park, where Mr. Bryan delivered a me morial address on the Christian En deavorers who served in the war and the hundreds who gave their lives in the country's service. Immigra tion Commissioner Frederick A. Wallis, also spoke. , After the park ceremonies, the paraders were disbanded ' and dele gates were given the freedom of the City for sightseeing. Young men and women delegate? will be in the pulpits of 100 churches in Greater New York Sunday. The committee in charge of the evangelical campaign, which will continue until next Monday night, estimates that the unchurched popu lation of New York City is more than 2,000,000. The next convention will be held at Des Moines, la., in 1923. Glrs Slightly Hurt When Autos Collide Rose and Dorothy Foreman, 10 and 14, respectively, school girls liv ing at 2203 Burdette street, were slightly injured when the automobile in which they were riding with their father, A. Foreman, collided with a machine wriven bv F. S. Goodlett, 1413 North Twenty-fifth street, at Twenty-fourth and Hamilton streets, shortly after 6 Saturday night. The two girls were slightly bruised and cut. .They were taken to their home. Mr. Foreman was thrown against the steering wheeel and badly shaken up. He and Goodlett were arrested on charges of reckless driving. WHERE TO FIND The Big Features of The Sunday Bee "Miss Mary Smith," Blue Ribbon Short Story Part 2, Page I. "The Bogie of Fear," Second In stallment of Thrilling Arthur Som ers Roche Serial Part 2, Page, 3. "The Blood-Stained Poker." An other of the Series. "The World's Greatest Detective Cases." Part 2, Page 8. "Harvest Time in Nebraska Wheat Fields" Rotogravure Section,'; Page 1. Editorial Comment Part - 2, Page 4. Sport News and Features Part 1, Pages 6 and 7. Society and News for Women Part 2, Pages 9, 10, 11 and 12. For the Children Part 2. Page 2. "Young Lochinvar " by Montague Part 2, Page 5. . Creighton Commencement Photos Rotogravure Section, Page 3. One-Third World Gold Held In U.S. Hoard Proves Expensive LuX' ury; Influx Starting in War Cheapens Dollar and Increases Prices. Nation World Creditor By ARTHUR SEARS HENNING. Chlragv Tribune -Omaha Be laaed Wire. Washington, July 9. Never in the history of the world has so much gold been gathered within the con fines of a single country as in the United States today. The hoard now amounts to about one-third of the $10,000,000,000 gold coin and bullion in the world and it is still growing. Nearly all the world owes us money and whenever the debtors are able to pay something on account our gold increases. It will continue to grow so long as we sell more than we buy abroad. This record-smashing in t the ac cumulation ot gold is an expensive luxury for us Americans, according to the economists, who tell us that the inflow of thegold to the United States beginning early in the world war was an important factor in cheapening the dollar and increasing prices. , , Whether prices and the purchasing power of the dollar ever will return to the prewar level is a universal question which the economists an swer ' with the assertion that until our gold hoard diminishes materially prices will not decline materially. Looks for Price Raise. Professor Irving Fisher of Yale looks for a rise in wholesale prices and reviving business next fall. Re tail prices, he thinks, may continue to fall for a while longer "and then will begin to rise again for a year or two, after which he looks for a gradual decline extending over a long period to the prewar level eventually or even below, as was the case between 1879 and 1896. The Stable Money league i: study ing the phenomena of price move ments with a view to recommending legislation to counteract such fluctu ations in the purchasing power of the dollar as have upset industry, com merce and household ecpnomy irt the last few years. Professor Fisher proposes to sta bilize the dollar by increasing its gold content, where there is a tend ency of Bold to depreciate, and de creasing its gold content when the tendency of gold is to appreciate. , Procedure Would Work. "We know that such a procedure would actually work on the same principle that the price levels of Mexico and the United States are in versely proportionate to the weights of the gold dollars in the two coun tries." he contended at the recent meeting of the league here. The American Bankers' associa tion rejected the Fisher plan on the ground that when prices tend to rise rapidly the government might find it impossible to maintain re demption and that when prices tend to fall our gold reserve would Be (Turn to Pane Tiro. Column Two.) Jtolen Rugs Valued At $15,000 Recovered By Two Detectives Rugs valued at $15,000. part of loot from the Corte-Aldous-Hunt furni ture store, Twenty-fourth and Far nam streeets, were recovered by De tectives Palmtag and Danbaum Sat urday afternoon. The cache was unearthed in a shack on the West Dodge read. Arrests of the thieves are expect ed within 48 hours, according to the detectives. The recovered rugs are a part of a $20,000 haul made from the store Lst month. Thieves gained entrance to the building by battering down a rear door. Stenographer Prevents Escape of Wife Murderer Chicago, July 9. A condemned wife murder, made a sensational but unsuccessful attempt to escape from his guards in the county building here today because a woman crossed his path. As Frank Ligregni, under death sentence, was being led back to his' cell after a hearing at which legal matters were being cleared up, he brought forth from concealment a piece of lead pipe, struck down his ' guard, ran through several rooms. striking three stenographers to the floor and attempted to jump from a second story window. Miss Gail McDermur, another stenographer,. barred his way and fought w:th him until assistance arrived and he was subdued. Western Union Denies It Can Land Barbados Cable New York, July 9. Officials of the Western Union Telegraph company today denied that federal permission had been granted for the company to land its Barbadocs cable at Miami, Fla.. as reported in dispatches from Miami. They said the company would lay -a cable from Miami to Miami Beach, across the harbor, a purely domestic proposition, and that the matter of the Barbados car tie was still in abeyance. Heir of Store in Chicago On Visit to George Brandeis Townsend Netchcr, heir of the Boston store .in Chicago, and one of the richest men in America, is a guest at the George Brandeis home. ! Mrs. Nctcher accompanied Mr. Netcher here. The Netchers and Mr. and Mrs. George Brandeis will leave tomorrow for Colorado Springs for a short stay. OMAHA, SUNDAY MORNING, JULY 10, 1921.v Hardings Leave Home For Week-End Cruise On Presidential Yacht Wnsliincrlnn Tntv 9. Th Presi dent and Mrs. Harding left Wasjr ington late today tor a week-el i.uwci, ... ' "7fnlr.raal fferrico Waff orrKDondBt Chesapeake bay. request, the presidential salute and all other military honors were omit ted at the navy yard as the yacht eft. It is not planned to go ashore during the trip, w hich will end 'here Monday morning. The guests of Mr. and Mrs. Har ding on the Mayflower include sec retaries Weeks and Davis, Postmas ter General Hays, Senator Watson of Indiana and Mrs. Watson, Sena tor Kellogg of Minnesota and Mrs. Kelloc-g. Senator Newberrv of Mich igan, Senator Hale of Maine, and Chairman Lasker, of the shipping board During the cruise the president probably will work on the special message he will send to congress next week regarding the bonus leg islation. Stokes Virtually Ends Family Feud . By Latest Action Aged Millionaire, Plaintiff in Divorce Against Young Wife, Relinquishes Rights in Custody of Children New York, July 9. W. E. D. Stokes virtually brought to an end one of the most bitter family feuds which has been known here for years today when he voluntarily offered to relinquish his rights in the fight for the custody of his two beautiful chil dren. In his brief filed with Supreme Court Justice Finch, upon which the result of the divorce litigation will be determined, Mr. Stokes, througn his attorneys. Says that whatever the outcome of the suit, he is willing that the youngsters remain with his; wife's mother. This practically con cedes the custody to Mrs. Stokes. A plea that Mr. Stokes may be allowed the privilege of visiting the children to such an extent as will enable him to keep in touch with them and care for their physical and mental welfare" is contained in the documjnt. bricnds and intimates ot tne ciut- man, hotel proprietor and millionaire declare that he will never again at tempt to settle a difference. with any woman in court. ' Counsel for Mrs. Stokes declared that the whole action appeared to him to be an attempt to deprive her of her rightful share of the Stokes millions. The brief filed for Mrs. Stokes bitterly assailed her husband for at tacking her character. Shipbuilding Firm Awarded $ 1 ,0io,4I?Q Against Australia Seattle. July 9. The Patterson McDonald Shipbuilding company of Seattle has been awarded $1,028,458 in ship construction claims against the Australian government, by the board of arbitrators appointed by the Australian government and the com-; pany, which was filed todav with the master in bankruptcy here. Claims of the company rose out of the construction of nine 4,200-ton vocden ships for Australia. ' . . x As a result of its differences with the Australian government the com pany went into bankruptcy last year. A. M. McDonald, president of the company, declared that the corpora tion's total liabilities are not expected to exceed $50,000 and that the com pany will be able to pay its creditors in full. Trustee in Bankruptcy Sues to Collect Insurance ' Columbus, Neb., July 9. Special.) As trustee of the estate of J. R. Koztowski. bankrupt, Lowell L. Walker filed suit in district court against the Springfield Fire & Ma rine Insurance company in an effort to collect $75, OOinsurance .which Kozlowski carried on the stock of gcods' in his Duncan store. ' Kazlowski's store was wiped out by fire last October. The origin was of such uncertain nature that the 'state fire marshal conducted an investigation but was unable to sub stantiate the rumor sof incendiarism. After the loss of his store Kozlowski went into bankruptcy. Holstcin Man Overcome . Jn Empty Gasoline Tank Hastings, Neb., July 9. (Special Telegram.) Daniel Essmger, 5a,nvas asphyxiated -this morning in an empty gasoline tank, which he en tered to clean at his garage in Hol stcin. He was overcome by fumes remaining in the tank and though gasping for breath when discovered he died before he could be removed. Th tank had a capacity of one car load and Essinger entered it on a ladder. His weight, 225 pounds', in terfered with rescue. Superior G. A; R. to Assist Staging Historical Pageant Superior, Neb., July 9. (Special.) At a meeting of the Superior G. A. R. Post it was decided that the men of '61 would assist in the his torical pagc.ttit that is to be given here August 10 and 17. It was also decided to have a county reunion during these two days. Held on Statutory Charge Columbus, Neb., July-9. (Special Telegram.) -Faye Greening was brought here from Beatrice by Sher iff Kavanaugh. and will face a stat utory charge preferred by Kathryn yCauenburg. Deep Mystery Hy ROBERT J. PREW. Special Cable DUpatch. London, July 9. The methods adopted by Premier Llody George and the British foreign office for pushing the campaign for an alliance of the .United States, Great Britain and Japan in the Pacific is causing as much mystification in London as in Washington. Official or unofficial, some sort of negotiations are afoot. The foreign office declared the premier's remark in the house of commons, in which he said he hoped to be able to make an important statement regarding the Pacific on Monday were "unofficial." The foreign office at" the same time announces it hopes for a reply from Washington. Yesterday's "hansard" which is the officiail verbatim record of speeches made in the house of commons, fails to mention the premier as saying that he is waiting a reply from Amer ica before he makes his announce ment. On the other hand, all the newspapers record the statement of the premier. For instance, the Times quotes the premier as saying: "I am hopeful to be able to make a statement on the important subject of the Anglo-Japanese treaty on Monday. It depends on replies re ceived from the United States, Japan and China. "Edited Out. "A premature declaration would interfere with the success of the ne gotiations which are now proceed ing." . Without a doubt, the disclosure regarding the negotiations was made by the premier, but was edited out of the "hansard" for diplomatic rea sons. Universal Service is assured that 'Dry' Workers .Tighten Lines Around Congress Proposed Amendment to Al low Beer and Light Wines Brings Sharp Protest From Antis. Washington, July 9. The "dry" leaders, who have never demobilized their forces since the enactment of prohibition, are tightening up their lines again around congress, fear ful lest a beer and light wine amend ment might slip through as a result of"drganiz"ed revolt against rigid en forcement of the Volstead act. An amendment proposing . 5 per cent beer and 15 per cent wine, submitted by Senator Broussard of Louisiana, is already tickling the palates of the wets and urging them on to. an other fight for their "inalienable rights" of appetite. This has prompt ed the anti-saloon league, through Wayne B. Wheeler, its general counsel, to send up a barrage hre of protest. "The proposal, said Wheeler to day, "to amend the definition of in toxicating liquors to permit the manufacture and sale of 5 per cent beer and 15 per cent wine is both legally impossible and indefensible, in view of the 18th amendment to the constitution of the United States. If congress should enact such a law the courts would declare unconstitution. Such a standard of alcoholic content contemplates a strength above that which these bev erage ordinarily contained in pre prohibition days. "The questions of the proper stan dard of alcoholic content which should be fixed to effectuate the pur pose of the 18th amendment was thoroughly considered by congress at ' the time of the passage of the national prohibition act. The stan dard which was adopted has since been approved by the supreme court of the United States. "A beer and. wine amendment means the continuance and reopen ing of the old beer saloon. It was a menace to clean politics and com mon decency. The people will never invite back what they have already abolished as a public nuisance." Des Moines . Posse Combs City for Bank Robber Des Moines, la., July 9. (Special Telegram.) An armed posse of po lice and deputy sheriffs launched a rity-wide search here . for Hank Hankins. escaped bank robber, fol lowing information given by a taxi cab driver' that Hankins was seen shortly before noon on the east side Orders were given to each of the possemen to "shoot -on recognition." Hankins is considered one of., the most dangerous of Iowa bandits and since his escape, police have gone to every effort to recapture him. . Falls Down Elevator Shaft;-.'.." Says He Is Not Hurt Muhch Lincoln, July 9. John Spahn, em ployed by a transfer company.'said he was not hurt after he iiad fallen backwards down a freight elevator shaft here this afternoon and a heavy desk fell on top of him. Spahn struck the cement floor on his head and shoulders. The elevator gate had been left open and the elevator was on the floor above. Spahn and a companion were carrying the desk j and Snahn was walking backwards. He feil about 12 feet. Record Yields of Wheat Reported in Fillmore County Geneva, Neb., July 9. (Special.) An average of 28 bushels an acre is the record for . three pieces of Kansas red wheat raised in Fillmore county. Twenty bushels is the usual yield in this county. The best re port so far is from the Fillmore County Agricultural society, whose il-acre tract made oo bushels an acre. By nail (I rwl, Dally Smaay, I2.M: la (: la Surrounds Negotations at Britain for Alliance Between British and Jap the whole matter is one of termin ology. It is admitted that there are no official negotiations with Washington, although there is an unmistakable suggestion to Wash ington emanating from Britain, that President Harding should take the initiative in calling a Pacific con ference for the purpose of discuss ing the Anglo-Japanese alliance and the matter of naval armaments. . How far that suggestion has got ten beneath the skin of the Amer ican State department is a subject of speculation in Downing street and it is conjectured that the State de partment prefers to ignore it; Negotiations Under Way. That some form of negotiations is going on is clear, not only from Premier Lloyd-George's censored statement in the house of commons, but also in the fact of the London newpapers' acceptance of the facf. As an instance of the latter, the Daily Chronicle says: "Great hopes are entertained for a frank discussion among the Pa cific powers, proposals for which are "now under consideration at Washing ton. The view taken at the British empire conference was that the set tled friendship of Japan with the British empire should be harmonized with free development of China and close co-operation with all. The British representatives desire that this should be observed with the United States." The Daily Mail, in a forecast of Premier Lloyd-George's statement next Monday, says: "After referring to a new inter pretation of the treaty (Anglo-Japanese alliance) clauses which will pro long it until notice is given by either side, he will welcome the opportuni- i Six Bandits Get $50,000 in Robbery Of Chicago Bank Police Capture Pair After Chase in Which Robbers Toss Money in Street $30,000 Recovered. Chiracs Tribune-Omaha Be Leaned Wire. Chicago, July 9. Six bandits in a powerful touring car at, the noon hour today swooped down on the Clearing State bank at Sixty-tliird and Central avenue, held fp three employes and escaped with approxi mately $50,000 in cash and securities. Within two hours the bandit car was sighted in Lemont, 111. Fifteen minutes later Martin (Big Six) Sicks, declared to have been leader of the gang, and Mike Geary, notor ious police character, were under ar rest. More than $30,000 in currency was found in Sicks' machine. As the bandit car reached the out skirts of Lemont, the occupants dis covered the police in close pursuit In an attempt to rid themselves of the loot, they tossed bunches of bills to right and left Much of this fell into the hands of children playing by the roadside, who promptly took it to their parents. The bandits swerved into the Le mont business district) leaped from the machine and ran in several direc tions. Sicks and Geary sought a hiding place under a sidewalk, but were dragged forth and hustled back to Chicago. The missing loot, except that part picked up by children, is believed to be in possession of the four bandits who escaped. J. Landrock, Former Saloonkeeper, Dies Jacob Landrock, retired saloon keeper of Omaha, died at his home, 2012 Poppleton avenue, at 10 Sat urday morning after a long illness. Mr. Landrock was born in Germany and came . to the United States in 1882, locating at Anita, la., where he made his home for three years. He came to Omaha from Anita. - He is survived by his wife; two sons, C. A. Landrock, who has been in the U. S. navy for 21 years, and Louis, of Omaha, who now is en route to Borneo; and six daugh ters, Mrs. A. L. Williams, Mrs. W. W. Berger and Mrs. R. C Jaenike, all of Omaha; Mrs Fred Cosgren of. Chicago, Mrs. F. E. English of Bennington, Neb., and Mrs. J. R. Hausuer of Grand Island. Women Protest Against Posting Ages on Pool Books North Brpokfield, Mass., July 9. It was only 90 in the shade yester day afternoon when the assessors pested the list of 900 female voters in the town, but it was estimated to be "120 in the assessor's office today when it became known that each name was followed by the age of the voter. Not satisfied with storming the assessor's office, many of the women attacked the list with erasers. The list was accepted as authority for settling many long-standing ar-j guments as to age. Train Stopped to Rescue Minnesota Man From Bog Minneapolis, July 9. Adolph Pef r.iar, 50, was pulled from a bog near Holdridge last night by trainmen and passengers of a Great Northern train, which stopped to rescue him. He is. in a critical condition, Pefmar. it is believed, was over come by the heat As the train made its morning trip, the conductor no ticed the man sitting . in the mud. Returning last evening he saw the head of a man sticking out of the spot and stopped the train, result ing in Pefmar's rescue. Sanity. MM: Dally ly. tS: Uiltea klalaa. CaaaCa Mult. Governments ty this delay gives for further con sultations. He will foreshadow an early conference to which both Japan and the United States will be summoned. He will thus herald the possibility of a triple alliance on the Pacific, based on the good will of all concerned and also the imminent need to join in a reduction of anna-1 ments and competitive naval build- J ng." j Express Continues Campaign. With a streamer head, "The World Is Overrun by Japanese Agents," the Daily Express con tinues its campaign to induce Great Britain to curb her ally's mailed fist policy in the Pacific "Japanese armaments," say the Express, "are notoriously out of all proportion to the needs of its de fense and that fact alone warrants the great and growing mistrust everywhere felt over Japan's foreign policy. "Side by side with the military and naval preparations, the old Ger man policy of 'peaceful penetration' has been thoroughly pursued, China has been overrun and its people largely placed under Japanese tutlage. The ways have thus been prepared for the using of the enormous man power and the vast natural resources of China as in struments for the advancement of Japan. "At the same time Japanese are penetrating every corner of the world. Their agents, tourists, stu dents and business men have back of their minds, the idea of an omnipotent Japan, "Behind their tireless activity and acts lies a sinister motive, the crea tion of an instrument of aggression." J. H. Green Drops Dead at Chicago White Sox Park Excitement Caused by Ninth Inning Rally Too Much For Omaha Clothing Merchant. Chicago, July 9. The roar of 25, 000 fans which greeted "Bib" Falk of the White Sox, when he trotted across the plate in the frenzied ninth inning of today's 16-inning contest between Chicago and New York at Comiskey park was the funeral dirge for J. H. Green of Omaha, owner of the J. H. Green clothing store. With thousands of. others, Green had risen .to his feet from the begin ning of the Sox rally in the seventh inning, cheering on the Chicagoans when, with the score of 8 to 0 against them, they put over three runs at the beginning of the spurt that gave them the final victory. But Green did not live to see his team win. The heat and the excite ment proved too great, and as Earl Sheeley's tying run swept over the plate in the ninth inning with two men out, he collapsed and fell to the floor of the grandstand. It was not until the end of the inning that those about him noticed the huddled figure beneath the seat he had occupied. Mrs. Green, wife of the clothing merchant, who is at her home in the Dwight apartments, Thirty-second street and Poppleton avenue, was prostrated following receipt of a telegram from the Chicago chief of police informing her of the death. Identification was made by papers and cards found in Mr. Green's clothing. Death was due to heat disease, according to Chicago po lice. Mr. Green attended the Carpen-tier-Dempsey fight July 2 at Jersey City and was returning to Omaha. He had been a resident of Omaha for five years, coming here from Kansas City, Mo., where he had conducted a string oi chain stores. He was well known in Kansas City and throughout Missouri, as well as in Omaha. Besides his wife, Mr. Green is survived -by two sons, Lawrence, who has just completed a seven-year law course at Harvard, where he graduated with high honors, ' receiv ing the "magna cum lauad',' and Howard, senior at Missouri univer sity. Lawrence, who was . in the east, is on his way to Chicago, fol lowing news of his fathers death. State Report Shows Big Decrease in York Taxes York. Neb., July 9. (Specials State Tax Commissioner Osborne gave out the following figures for York county: Personal taxes, 1920, $14,327,900 and $12,675,815 for 1921. Real estate ofr 1920, $39,341,967, and $33,656,759. The assessed valuation in 1920 was made upon a one-fifth basis, while the 1921 assessment will be made on a cash basis. Omahans Sell Store Tecumseh, Neb., July 9. (Spe cial.) Somberg & Zimmerman have sold their stock of general mer chandise in Elk Greek to Sam Rise- man of Omaha. Ben Somberg and Sam Zimmerman, former Omaha men who constituted the retiring firm, will return to Omaha. - The Weather - Forecast Fair and continued warm Sunday. Hourly Temperatures. S a. m. a. m. 1 a. m. S a. m. a. m. 1 a. m . ...Mil ...55 S I S p. m S j 4 p. m M ! S p. m 4 ,. . I a p. m. . ! I 7 p. m. ..It I I p. at. 11 It 8? TEN CENTS Straw Hat Figures In Tariff Row Texas Democrat Challenges Republicans to Name Duty On Headgear Under New Schedules. Green of Iowa Replies Il.r The AsMM-iuted Freaa. L Washington, July 9. An old straw bat was the article used by demo crats in opening their attack in the house on the Fordney protective tariff bill to illustrate their conten tion that its rates were higher than anything written into the Payne Aldrich bill a decade ago. Representative Garner of Texas, ranking democrat on the ways and means committee, in the course of a two-hour denunciation of the meas ure, seized the hat as the first object within sight and challenged republi can members of the committee to sr.y ofihand what duty had been im posed upon it. There was a moment's hesitation. Then in the midst of a shout from the minority side, Representative Green, republican, Iowa, arose and brought an answering shout from the republican side, by announcing that it was printed in the bill. Still waving the faded headgear, Mr. Garner declared that in the Payne-Aldrich bill the duty on that product was 50 per cent, but in the Fordney measure it was $10 a dozen plus an ad valorem duty of 20 per cent, which made the actual import tax, he added, 61 2-5 per cent. Comparison of the two bills, he said, would show the same scales running through the 346 pages of the Ford ney measure. The average rate of the Fordney measure, he added, was higher than any ever proposed be fore by congress. Attacks Valuation Plan. Attacking the American valuation provision, Mr. Garner charged that if it had been applied to the present Underwood law, rates now being paid would exceed the Payne sched ules in every instance. There were many sharp exchanges while Mr. Garner had the floor. Most of the verbal battles raged around the valuation provision and Mr. Garner declared that the most glaring evidence of how it would shoot rates skyward was to be found in the case of reed furniture, much of which is shipped here from Japan. ... In quoting from a letter received from a manufacturer of Grand Rapids, Mich., Mr. Garner charged that because of the peculiar condi tions entering into foreign produc tion, the reed furniture rate figured exactly 1,497 per cent higher than the Underwood tariff, which stipu lated a duty of 15 per cent against the Fordney's 50 per cent. Mellon Attacked. .. The name of Secretary Mellon was brought into the discussion by Rep resentative Oldfield of Arkansas, a democratic member cf the ways and means committee, who described the treasury secretary as one of the "beneficiaries" of the high tariff. He said that the "Mellons of Pittsburgh" control the aluminum industry of the United States and called attention to the increase in duty of 5 cents a pound on aluminum. Representative Green, republican, Iowa, sought to explain that the 5 cent duty "means nothing," to the consumer. He illustrated his state ment with the cost of the old kitchen stewpan, saying that less that half a pound of aluminum was used in its manufacture, but Mr. Oldfield asserted that whether the amount was great or small, the consumer was being taxed for the benefit of the manufacturer. Representative Mondell, republi can . floor leader, spoke briefly near the close of the day, paying tribute to the republican members of the ways and means committee for the ' work they had done in drafting the bill. He declared that notwithstnd ing the many handicaps under which the bill was framed, "this bill has met with a more favorable response from the country than any like measure in a generation," and added that "this approval will, in my opin ion, grow rather than diminish as the provisions are examined ai,d analyzed." Threat Made to Murder Prohibition Officers T.n An&rlpc Tntv O A ttirt it fmurder A. O. Kriete, district pro hibition agent, and John Exnicios. supervising agent, was received by Kriete in an anonymous letter. The letter said Kriete "must dis appear from this earth,", and made the same suggestion about Mr. Ex nicios, says, "He is coming here to be buried, the climate and atmos phere being splendid for such pur poses. Mr. Kriete said he thought the letter was the work of some crank and that he would turn it over to the federal postal authorities. York Rotary Club Will .Entertain Boys in Homes York, Neb., July 9. (Special.) York's Rotarv club has made ex tensive plans for a picnic dinner and supper for the students of the Ursu line convent and boys from the Odd fellows home to be held at Beaver Crossing Saturday. ; Forty-nine boys from the home and 27 of the Ursu line' convent .boys will participate. The trip will be mad1; by automobile. Votaw Goes East. 1 William I. Yotaw, superintendent' of the Omaha air mail service, left last night for a two , wetks trip through the east, stopping at his old home in New York City and visit ing friends at the national capital art Washington,