The Omaha Daily Bee
) VOL 51 NO. 21.
Peace Plan
Formulated
By Harding
Emphatic Denial Issued That
Disarmament Conference Is
Called to Relieve Eng
land's Situation.
Adniinistraubn Optimistic
Chicago Tribune-Omaha Be Leaned Wire.
Washington, July 11. President
Harding, it was positively asserted
in an authoritative quarter today.
took the initiative in extending the
invocation to the four great powers
mid China to participate in a con
ference in Washington on limitation
of armaments and the problems of
the Pacific and the rar bast, a world
conference which already seems to
pe assured.
Inferences that Great BriUn had
urged the United States to initiate
the conference because of her cm
barrassment over renewal of the
Anglo-Japanese alliance were declar
ed to be without foundation.
It was admitted that the presi
dent was well aware of the attitude
'Jof Great Britain and its decire for
, ciiIi i.Anlarni ic h, line
nr it anA th-if rnnv,restinnG hav
peen neia informally on tne accept
nhilitv of such an invitation by Great
Br.tam' and" the other powers, but
any suggestion that the United
States did not oriirinate the pro
posals, both as to the discussion of
l fcrmamcnt limitation and removal or
7 obstacles to it, was emphatically re
pudiated. Optimistic Over Outcome.
The administration. , it . was dis
closed, is very optimistic concerning
the reception of the invitation, which
is fraught with such momentous pos
sibilities, and believes favorable re
' plies will soon be received from Eng
land, France, Italy, Japan and China,
China having been asked to partici
pate particularly in the discussions
involving the problems 'of the Pa
cific and the Far East.
Officials , were gratified to learn
officially, from reports of Lloyd
George's speech to parliament, that
Great Britain will join heartily in the
conference and wen; confident that
there would be no hesitancy on the
part of the other powers concerned,
jiot even Japan, to accept the invita-
tion. England, entering willingly
V mto the discussion in advance ot a
decision on renewal of the Anglo
Japanese alliance, would force Japan
to respond favorably to the Harding
invitation, officials declared, even if
it might do so reluctantly. But it
is the general view here that Japan
will not respond reluctantly and that
it is just as anxious as . the others I
to have Pacific ankfar east prob-!
lems discussed with a view to a jusi
settlement mat win remove ine croei
remaining hazards to world peace.
May . Delay Peace.
It is the view her that the pro
posed conference of the five allied
and associated powers and China
may have an effect ot delaying con
clusion of American peace negotia
tions with the cential powers, al
though there is no intention to delay
these: negotiations if delay can be
avoided. ; But even should this be
deferred, the confident belief is that
out of the forthcoming negotiations
will come what the world has been
hoping for and what the treaty oi
V ersailles failed to provide, a genu
ine practical, workable guaranty of
world peace. - .
It is not going too far to say that
the administration is hopeful that the
proposed conference will be con
summated by a convention of the
powers with respect to the limita
tion of armaments and the settlement
of threatening situations in the
Pacific and far east, which might
make Mr. Harding's suggested asso
ciation of nations, as a substitute for
the league of nations, unnecessary.
It is possible, administration leaders
concede, that out of the conference
- eventually might come the proposed
association of nations, but it is
argued that should the heavily-armed
nations aeree to so limit their arma
ments that war- from them would be
remote and if the principal possibili
ties of war between these powers
are removed, the danger of world
Ulllllll ia ...
, effective way.
By a peculiar coincidence, con
gress took final action today on the
naval bill, containing the Borah dis
armament amendment, and sent the
message to the president. Mr. Hard
ing is expected to sign the bill
promptly, but so far as the Borah
amendment is concerned it stands
simply as an expression of the de
sires of congress.
Senator Borah of Idaho, author of
the amendment, continued to main
tain complete silence on the admin
istration's action. He declined to
express either approval or disapprov
al. His views on. the subpect, how
ever, are well-known. Only a few
weeks ago he issued a statement to
the effect that bringing in the ques
tion of general disarmament on land
would lead to endless complications
and ultimate failure of the negotia
tions.' -
While the "informal but definite
inquires,"- made by direction of
President Harding appear to -limit
the scope of the conference to dis
cussion of the limitation of arma
ments and questions affecting the
Pacific and the Far East was preva-
lent in congress, the feeling that
the whole subject of the preservation
of world peace might be discussed
and that out of conference would
grow ' an organization of nations
which the United States would join.
That thought was stressed today by
several congressmen.
. Look for. New. League. .''
"I believe the outcome of the con
ference will be the ultimate forma
tion of an association of nations."
said Representative Kelley of Mich
. igan, the senior representative of the
house on the joint . congressional
conference committee, which adjust
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France and Great Britain
Suffer With Extreme Heat
Ducks Lay Small Eggs, Due to Lack of Water Croci
diles Spoil Swim of Half Hundred Dusty
And Overheated Poilus
In Paris.
. By JOHN FREEMAN.
Chicago Tribune Cable, Copyright, ltl.
London, July 11. England is pass
ing not only through the hottest
weather experienced in years, but also
through a drouth, which had lasted
almost two months.
Crops are being damaged and the
water supply is down to its lowest
ebb. In some cases water is sold
for a penny a bucket and at Curra
boy a large lake has been reduced
to a size of a small pond and the
ducks are laying small eggs because
they have not had water to swim in
for many weeks.
From Ireland comes word that the
River Shannon, which is the largest
river in the British isles, is dried up
until it is possible to walk across
it.
Farm fires are frequent because of
the sun's heat.
The leaves in Hyde park are as
dead as if it were autumn.
Farmers in one agricultural district
yesterday tried to induce rain by
sending a great explosive rocket
skyward, but without success.
The reserve water supply can only
Quiet Restored
In Belfast After
Serious Rioting
About. 60 Persons Still Are
Confined to Hospitals
Firing at Republican
Patrols Is Cause
Belfast, July .11. Quiet prevailed
in all districts of the city this morn
ing , following yesterday's disorders
and bloodshed. Inquiries at hospitals
showed that persons wounded during
yesterday's riot were, as a whole.
progressing satisfactorily, although a
tew were believed to be m a critical
condition. About 60 persons are still
in the hospitals.
The quiet was disturbed before the
morning had progressed far. A great
deal of revolver firing developed in
Stanhope street and the adjoining
Carrick Hill districts. At one hos
pital six cases of bullet wounded
were treated. A bakery-wagon was
burned in Lancaster street-and the
driver was beaten.
Some firinir occurred in several of
yesterday's disturbed areas, but po
lice patrols promptly checked any at
tempt at an organized outbreak,
t" . . , . c i ,
JUOling uroKC out oaiuruay iiigui
and continuing throughout the day,
became so serious bunday afternoon
that the military had to be called.
According to pike accounts, the
firing at patrols by republicans pre
cipitated the outbreak. After that the
shooting was almost continuous in
the Falls district.
As a group of Orangemen marched
four deep along Royal avenue from a
service in Ulster hall this afternoon
there were scenes of excitement, the
Orangemen shouting defiance as they
passed streets down which bullets
whizzed.
Police with rifles came into action
and brought don aw man with a gun.
Late in the afternoon armored cars
thundered along the avenue, cheered
by the unionists. At North street the
occupants tumbled out and lying flat
on the pavement opened fire. Orange
men lined up with the police and be
gan shooting on the republican forces
in Millfield, who found themselves
between two fires. .
In one street in this area five
houses were found in flames.
Chief Justice Oath
Administered to Taft
Washington, July 11. William
H. Taft was sworn in today as
chief justice of the United States.
The simple ceremony of elevating
the former president to the supreme
court was performed in the office of
Attorney General Daugberty by
Justice Hoehling of the district su
preme court in the absence from the
city of the justices of the supreme
court.
What sort of bait would
the "Red Fisher" dangle
for you to nibble, perhaps
gobble?
Even with that usually
reliable conscience of yours
steadily on guard, would
you be proof against ALL
. temptations? . ,
Nina thought there was no
bait in. the world for which
she would 'risk the hook.
But that was before
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Paris Suff err With Heat
Paris, July 10. This has bi
hottest day Paris has. had, foAjP
years. At 4 in the atternooi:
92. It was 80 to 85 all morning.'
But even the cussedness of such
a day brings its laugh to your
Parisenne. And here is the day's
best story: A lieutenant command
ing a company of soldiers at Ver
sailles Casarne, gave them Dermis
sion to take a hath in the Bassin
des Pages at the lower end of the
gardens of the Grand lrianon pal
ace. Fifteen minutes later a ser
geant, half clothed, rushed in to the
lieutenants quarters: .
"My God," he cried, "the lake is
full of crocodiles.
"What do you mean, crocodiles?"
asked the lieutenant.
Investigation showed that a mo-.
tion picture company with permis
sion of the commandant, had trans
ported crocodiles to the lake yester
day to spoil the Sunday afternoon
swim of half a hundred overheated
poilus.
New Welland
Canal Viewed by
American Party
Members Deeply , Impressed
By Extent of Work on
' Great Lakes-St. Law
rence Waterway.
By VICTOR B. SMITH.
St. Catharines, Out., July 11.
(Special Telegram.) American busi
ness men, engineers and public offi
cials comprising the Great Lakes
St. Lawrence waterways expedition
saw today the steps Canada is al
ready taking to handle the Atlantic
export shipping from middle western
states. They traveled by trolley, train
and foot along and through the new
Welland canal, being built by the
Canadian government at an expense
of $100,000,000. .
The canal probably is the biggest
engineering job now being carried
out on the North American contir
nent When it is complete the Great
Lakes, from Duluth on Lake su
perior to Kingston at the eastern end
of Lake Ontario, will be open -to
ships 800 feet long, instead of being
limited to boats of 240 feet or. less
as now. The canals and. locks con
necting the lakes will then accom
modate all ocean vessels save the
very largest, but there will, still re
main the deepening and canalizing
of the St. Lawrence river to make it
possible for these ships to travel from
the ocean to Ontario.
Chicago Ocean Port. :
' When that is done, the Atlantic
ocean will have been moved 1,500
miles inland and Chicago, instead of
New York, will be the ocean port of
Nebraska.
"Today, when we ship the three
carloads of corn from Iowa to New
York City the railroads take two car
loads for freight and we have one
left," is the exact way which the situ
ation was expressed by ex-Governor
Harding of Iowa. "We want a big
ger part of that for final sale. The
way to get it is by water transporta
tion." Members of the American party
showed great interest in the extent
of the work involved in the new
canal. At one point a cut 85 feet
deep has been blasted through solid
rock. ' Nearby lie great piles of
crushed stone, manufactured from
the rock blasted out of the cut, for
the engineers are using the blasted
rock for all the concrete walls which
are to line the big ditch.
America's great engineering task,
the building of the- Panama canal,
involving lifting ships to a height
of 80 feet through three locks. The
new Welland canal is to lift them
320 feet through seven locks.
. Receive Many Courtesies.
Aside from the inspection of the
canal, the American party., was the
recipient of many courtesies today
from their Canadian hosts. A par
ticularly interesting incident was
that at Thorold, a little town on
the canal not far from Lake Erie.
Here is a monument erected by Ca
nadians, years ago to mark the rest
ing place of American soldiers who
died , in battle in the war of 1812
when, for the last time, America
and Canada were at war with each
other instead of standing side by
side. Representatives of the Canadi
an patriotic society, Daughters of
the Empire, placed a wreath upon
the monument today while Amer
icans and Canadians stood, around.
Official welcome to the Americans
were spoken by Sir Robert Borden,
former premier of Canada, at a
luncheon at 1 on bioard the steam
ship Cape - Eternity.
"No two nations in the world have
such resources as the United States
and Canada." he said, "but no two
nations in the world have been so
wasteful in developing their re
sources.' Here about us we have
atmost incomprehensible water pow
er possibility and water power never
burns out, never is exhausted. It is
one form of energy that will be with
us as far as we can see into the
future." 1
Senators Townsend of Michigan
and Randall of Louisiana, Governor
Allen of Kansas and Governor Lake
of Connecticut responded.
Nelson B. Updike of Omaha joined
the party today as Nebraska's offi
cial representative. Governor Allen
of Kansas and Governor McMasters
of South Dakota were other late
arrivals. i
OMAHA, TUESDAY,
Truce Now
In Effect
In Ireland
Co's'0?- appearance of
tVt J Military Lorries
Military
,
,V
iks Official Beginning
Of Armistice. ,
.- r
De Valera Will Attend
By The Associated Press.
Dublin, July 11. The truce in Ire
land, agreed upon by government
officials and republican leaders pend
ing peace . negotiations, . went into
effect at noon today.
In Dublin the complete disappear
ance from the streets of the military
police lorries and armored cars
marked the official beginning of the
truce. .
In Londonderry, according to the
terms of the truce, the police at noon
were summoned to their barracks to
hand in their revolvers, subsequently
resuming street duty unarmed.
Dublin Castle Inactive.
The yard of Dublin castle, which
is usually active with the movement
of the police lorries and armored
automobiles, was empty of cars this
morning, while the auxiliaries, on
duty were standing about in their
shirt sleeves.
The Dublin castle officials, who
hitherto have been unable to walk in
the streets openly, were going about
this forenoon under normal condi
tions. Another development was the
appearance of furniture vans, which
left the castle presumably with the
belongings of officers, who while the
truce lasts will be able to leave the
confinement of the castle area and
live in their own houses.
In consequence of the abolishment
of the curfew, the theaters, the mov
ing picture houses, the street car
companies and the railways made an
announcement that from tonight
they would resume their normal
hours.
Confidence Felt Everywhere.
Confidence was everywhere ex
pressed here today that the repub
lican forces would observe the truce
order.
The record for the week-end, how
ever, indicated that the order had not
reached the remote districts.
One item on the record came from
Rochestown, County Cork, where
Major G. O'Conor was kidnaped last
evening and shot dead. He was for
merly a noted unionist politician and
candidate tor Parliament in Dublin,
but more recently had been identified
with the southern unionist movement
for an Irish settlement. 1
At Castle Island, County Kerry,
a military : patrol was attacked last
night Three soldiers were killed and
three others wounded. Four mem
bers of the: attacking party are be
lieved to have been killed. . i
According to the ' official reports
there were 24 deaths, all told, from
violence in Ireland over the week
end. These figures included 14 killed
in Belfast where 86 persons were
wounded and 80 houses were burned.
Premier. Returns.
London, July, 11. Eamonn Dc
Valera will come to London on
Thursday of this, week for his con
ference with Premier Lloyd George
to discuss the basis of a settlement
of the Irish problem. ; Official an
nouncement to this effect was issued
this afternoon.
Mr. Lloyd George, who spent the
week-end at Chequers court with the
premiers of the British dominions,
returned to London this morning' to
arrange final details for the meeting
which may mark an epoch in the re
lations of Ireland and Great Britain.
It appeared today that conversa
tions between Mr. De Valera and the
prime minister would revolve around
the granting ot dominion status to
Ireland upon condition that the Sinn
Fein demand for the. establishment
of an Irish republic would . be
abandoned. ,
Missing Man Is Son .
Of Late Judge Travis
Plattsmouth, Neb., July '11. (Spe
cial.) Earl ' R. Travis, no trace of
whom has been found since his
strange disappearance in Kansas
City June 20, is the eldest son of
the late Judge H. D. Travis of the
Second judicial district of Nebraska.
He had served as court reporter for
the last 13 years.
Mr. Travis was on his way to
San Antonio because of ill-health
when his disappearance occurred at
Kansas City. Relatives fear that he
was the victim of foul play.
Governor Still Combats '
Howell Wireless Plan
Lincoln, July 1 1. (Special.) A
state house secret became public
property today when it became
known that Leo J. Stuhr, secretary
of the state department of agricul
ture, was in Washington, D. C, in
consultation with H. E. Wallace,
secretary of the Department of Ag
riculture there.
Stuhr's visit is made to further the
attempt of Governor McKelvie to get
the distribution of wireless news to
the farmers placed in the hands of
the state department of agriculture.
Oh Engineer, Please.
Don't Toot So Loud
Columbus, Neb., July llr (Spe
cial.) Whistjes on the Union
Pacific engines that pass here in the
night, pitched in everything from
bass to fJsetto and screaming with
fiendish rfctight to awaken a sleeping
city, have''orked on the nerves of
Columbus chizens to such an extent
that the city dads decided to reg
ister officially a protest against con
tinuance of ther nuisance. The city
clerk was instructed to writs the
company and ask that the whistles be
toned down to reasonable .degree,
JULY 12, 1921.
Stillman Wins
Big Victory in
V . Court Riding
"Dearest Honey" and "Rolled
Oats and Bacon" Letters
Are Admitted as
Evidence. .
Chlcswo Tribune-Omaha Be Leased Wire,
Poughkeepsie, N. Y., July 11.
Surrogate Daniel J. Gleason, referee
in the James A. . Stillman divorce
and legitimacy action, handed down
a decision this evening ruling " on
nine Doints of law raised by Col.
William Rand, of counsel for the
banker.
The findings of the referee, final
and subpect to reversal only upon
appeal to the higher courts, were
regarded as a distinct victory tor
the banker. Mr. Gleason, after a
study of all the evidence thus far
presented, sustained seven of the
nine points raised by' Colonel Rand
and. according to one authority, vir
tually concluded that the banker had
proven that he could not have been
the father ot the baby, ouy Still
man. This view, however, may be
upset when the defense later pre
sents evidence that the banker and
his wife had lived under one roof.
Given to Papers.
The judgment of the referee, given
to newspaper men here with the
consent of all the attorneys in the
case, restored to the record of the
case one damaging bit of evidence
against Mrs. Stillman the "dearest
honey" letter of May 20, 1919, from
Fred Beauvais to Mrs. Stillman,
known in the suit as exhibit B and
exhibit 12. The return of this com
munication to the record was a re
versal of a previous Gleason ruling.
The referree's ruling also made
a permanent' part of the case- the
"rolled oats and bacon" letter, dated
February 11, 1919, which, up to now,
was in the record only on "the basis
of present proof," '
Nine Points of Law.
The nine points of law were pre
sented in typewriter form to Referee
Gleason by Colonel Rand several
days after the last Poughkeepsie
hearing. As they came from the
referee tonight, the wording of the
nine was practically the . same ex
cept that alongside the sustained
points the word "admitted" appeared.
This notation did not appear beside,
points two and three, since there
was apparently no question of deci
sion to be made on : these both of
them being merely statements of
fact by Colonel Rand. .
The result, however, of failure to
sustain the statements of fact was
interpreted as definitely removing
Dr. Russell's testimony, and as dis
allowing attempts to introduce, by
letter or ' conversation, any . alleged
admissions by Mr. Stillman or Fred
K. Beauvais on the paternity issue.
Aged Couple Are Injured ,
When Auto Crashes Buggy
Beatrice, Neb., July 11. (Special.)
Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Carmichael,
aged residents of Beatrice, were ser
verely injured today when an auto
mobile belonging to R. L. Kirby and
driven by his daughter crashed into
their buggy from behind.
Both were thrown to the pavement
and badly cut and bruised. The
buggy was wrecked. Miss Kirby
said an automobile coming just
ahead of her prevented her from see
ing the Carmichael vehicle.
Man Breaks Neck by Dive
Into River; Still Alive
Norfolk, Neb., July 11. (Special
Telegram.) Marinus Lindhout,
whose neck Was broken when' he
struck the bottom of the river after
diving into two feet of water, was
alive Monday morning, although his
jifflbi .were paralyi
By mill (I rr, Dtlly is uss'sir. I7.U; Dilly ssly. It:
Sssdty, I2.M; U sslsts Is UsUiS SUIti, Cssssa Mexlos.
Beating Him to
Peggy to Settle
For Half Million
Rumor at Chicago
Lump Sum Alimony for For
mer "Follies" Star Being ,
Urged by Mutual
Friend of Couple. .
Chicago Tribune-Omaha Bee Leased Wire.
Chicago, July 11. Peggy Hopkins
Joyce, violet-eyed artist's model and
"Follies' star, will receive a settle
ment of $500,000 in a lump sum of
alimony from her millionaire hus
band, James Stanley Joyce, the lum
ber baron of Clinton, la., and Chi
cago, according to rumors current
today among friends of the couple,
before the final hearing of her bill
for separate maintenance and his
cross bill is brought to a close be
fore Judge Joseph Sabath in the
superior court, next fall.
Both counsel for pretty Peggy and
the attorneys representing Mr. Joyce
were reticent in regard to the rumor
of settlement, stating that they did
not know that such an arrangement
had been made.
At the office of Mayer. Meyer,
Austrian & Piatt, Joyce's counsel, it
was stated that Mr. Austrian was
even now preparing an appeal from
the ruling of Judge Sabath, who has
allowed Peggy $56,200 for temporary
ilimony, attorneys' fees and the cost
cf refuting the charges her husband
has made against her. This appeal,
it was said, would be filed within the
next week.
Ptggy's attorneys, the firm of Mc
Cormick, Kirkland, Patterson and
Flcmming, denied that the offer of
settlement had, so far, been made to
them, aUhout'h it was admitted some
mutual friend of the couple may be
attempting to arrange a settlement.
Nevada Attorney General
Continues Pickford Fight
Reno,' July 11. As the first step
in an appeal from the Mary Pick
ford' case decision of Judge Langan
last week, in which' he granted the
motion to quash the service of sum
mons to the actress to show why
her divorce should not be set aside,
the. state attorney general this after
noon filed his bill of exceptions at
Minden court house. He takes ex
ception to the ruling that the state
was represented by the court itself
at the hearing and also to the ruling
that the granting of the decree stop
ped the state from further, proced
ings. ' . .
Bryan Ordinance Passes
First Reading in Council
Lincoln, Neb., July 11. (Special.)
The ordinance introduced by
"Brother Charley"- Bryan, commis
s oner of streets, Saturday to create
a municipal ice, municipal coal yards
and a public market, passed en first
reading today in the city council. The
fight, if any, that will, be made on
the ordinance, is. expected when it
comes up for second readiifg.
Language Law Trial Will
' Be Held in Platte County
" Lincoln, July '11. (Special.) The
row over the validity of the lan
guage law will be staged July 21
in the Platte county district court.
according to announcement today in
the attorney general s omce. Mason
Wheeler and Charles Reed, assist
ant attorneys general, will represent
the state. . ,
Fire of Unknown Origin .
Destroys Doniphan Store
Hastings, Neb., July 1 1.-( Special
Telegram.) The general store of
Devercaux Jones, at Doniphan, near
here, was destroyed by fire of un
known origin. The stock was worth
about $25,000 and was insured for
$18,000. The brick building occu-i
pied by the store can be restored '
It
Shipping Board
Reorganization
Is Announced
Five Vice Presidents Will Con
duct Affairs of Emergency
Fleet Corporation .
Four Named.
Chicago Tribane-Omaha Bee Xeased Wire.
Washington. July ll.-The plan of
reorganization of the United States
Shipping Board" and Emergency
Fleet corporation adopted by the
board and ' approved in detail by
President Harding was announced
tonight by A.'D. Lasker, chairman of
the board. "
Under the plan there will be five
vice presidents of. the Emergency
Fleet corporation, three of whom
will be in charge of operations, one
the chief counsel, and one in charge
of sale of ships and salvage of ma
terials.
The three vice presidents in charge,
of operations wilt be J. Barston
Smull, ship broker of New York;
William J. Love, shipping repre
sentative of New York, and A. J.
frey, ship operator of Los Angeles,
No definite assignment of duties has
been made, but it was indicated Mr.
Smull probably would have charge
ot aHocations and . charters. Mr,
Love, traffic, and Mr. Frey physical
operations. .
The salaries of the three vice presi
dents in charge of operations will
aggregate $95,000 a year. Chairman
Lasker indicated the amount would
be divided practically equally among
tne three men. but would not state
the exact salary of each.
The prime object of the Emer
gency Fleet corporation under the
policy to be followed, Mr. Lasker
said, will be to so operate the fleet
as to make possible private operation
as soon as consistent with good busi
ness. Government ship lines will
not be operating in competition with
private lines where there is business
only for one line, he said.
Elmer Schlesinger, chief counsel of
the board, will serve as a vice presi
dent. The fifth vice president has
not been selected.
Chairman Lasker declared, while
the duties of the board with regard
to the large claims against it and the
disposal of property were important,
that the big thing involved was the
operation of the fleet and that upon
successful operation of the fleet de
pended whether or not the American
merchant marine would be perma
nently established.
Wheat Yields 45 Bushels
To Acre on Lexington Farm
Lexington, Neb., July 11. (Spe
ciai.) A 3-acre tield ot . winter
wheat, threshed bv Rov Sanies on a
farm one mite from here, owned by
vy. A. Mewart, mayor ot Lexington,
yielded . 1,125 bushels, averaging 45
bushels to the acre. . The wheat test
ed 60 to 61 pounds a bushel.
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THREE CENTS
President
Will Fight
Bonus Bill
Harding to Address Senate To
day in Effort to Have
Measure Temporarily
Postponed.
Norris Wants Interest
aw MM.
Hf The AKMK'iatril Tress.
Washington, July 11. President
Harding plans to appear before the
senate tomorrow and auk for tem
porary postponement of the soldier
bonus bill. " ... .
Plans for 'the president's address
to the senate were discussed late to
day by the executive with Senator
Lodge of Massachusetts, republican
leader, and Senator Curtis of Kansas,
republican whip. It is understood
that the bonus bill will be the only
subject touched upon in the address
and that suggestions for a joint ad
dress to congress or the transmission
only of a message have bceu aban
doned. The president, it was said, had ex
pected to address the senate to
day but was prevented by pressure
of other business. He is now ex
pected to speak in the senate cham
ber tomorrow afternoon.
Second Address. 1
It will be the second time Presi
dent Harding has addressed the sen
ate, the first time being when he
presented his cabinet nominations at
an executive session.
Decision to address the senate on
the bonus bill at the earliest oppor
tunity was reached by the president
in conference with the republican
leaders at the White House while the
senate was debating the measure.
Snators Lodge and Curtis were said
to have given him assurance that a
motion to recommit the bonus bill
would be adopted.
When the senate resumed consider
ation of the soldier bonus bill today,
Senator Norris, republican, Nebraska
introduced an amendment "directing"
the secretary of the treasury to col
lect interest due on allied debts, th
fund to be set aside for the bill's ex
pense. "Why is it the governments cannot
pav their interest?" Senator Norris
asked, adding that in some cases it.
probably was impossible and in a few
instances that the entire loans would
be lost. ' 1 . ' ; .
."Yet :n the main the foreign gov
ernments are paying interest on their
own bonds just as we are," he said.
Only Two Pay.
Senator Norris said he was ad-'
vised - by the- treasury ' that accrued
interest on the foreign -ans on May
IS, was $922,000000. Greece, and
Cuba, alone, he said, had paid all the
interest '
Senator Reed, democrat, Missouri,
suggested that the European nations
apply towards their debts "money
they now arc spending in fights over
there."
"Since this great league of nations
came along," said Senator Norris,
"the European nations have spent
more in warfare and in attempting1
(Tun to Pare Two, Coloma Three.)
Chicago Favored as
Elks' Headquarters
In Committee Report
Los Angeles, July 11. Chicago
will be recommended as the location
of a permanent location of the Benev
olent and Protective Order of Elks at
the 57th grand!' lodge of the order, by .
a, committee named to report on the
subject, according to a statement is
sued by grand lodge headquarters
here today. The committee, it was
announced, was unanimous in its de
cison. Conferees Report on Naval
Bill Accepted by Senate
Washingaon, July 11 Abondoning
its fight for airplane carriers and
Pacific coast naval sites, the senate '
accepted today the conference report
on the naval appropriation bill, which i
will go to the president as soon as '
the house has taken final action on it. I
Senator Poindexter, republican, t
Washington, heading the senate con
ferees, said it was hoped that at least
one airplane carrier would be author-'
ized soon by a separate bill
Negro Order Will Hold
Convention at Iola, Kan.
Iota, Kan.. July 11. f Special.)
The 13th annual convention of the
International Orde' of Twelve,
Knight and Daughters of Tabor,
Princes and Princesses of the Royal
House of Media, with their maids
and pages -will descend upon Iola
this week for the international re
ligious festival and reunion.
The grand chief, Sarah M. Har
rold of Omaha, will ' be one of the
guests. ' -
Magistrate Fines Self
. For Traffic Violation
Jamestown, N. Y July 11. Rec
ords of the police magistrate court
here show that J. A. Murphy, the
magistrate, fined himself $1 on a
charge he lodged against himself for
driving hisautomobile on the wrong
side of the street to avoid an accident.
Murphy was arrested by a patrolman
who thought " the magistrate "was
trying him out" He paid the fine.
New Oreans Traffic to
Stop for Blind Pedesrians
New Orleans. July 11 When blind
pedestrians cross a street in New
Orleans herratter they will blow a
police whistle to let trafiif and the
traffic policemen know they are
coming. The suggestion, made to
superintendent of police Maloney a
week ago. was adopted today,
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