The Omaha Daily Bee
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Invitation
of Harding
Agree to Discuss Pacific and
Far Eastern Problems in
Connection With Disarm
ament Conference.
Qther Powers to Attend
Hr The Ansorlutrd rrraa.
Washington, July 27. Secretary
Hughes announced today acceptance
by Japan of proposals for a far
eastern cqnference in connection
with the disarmament discussions
suggested by Mr. Harding.
The Japanese acceptance was
based on the understanding that the
United States was not opposed to
an agreement as to the agenda of
the far eastern conference before it
convenes.
It was explained that the Japanese
government had taken into consid
eration in reaching its decision the
communications and the published
statements of the American govern
ment of the conversations of the
retary of state and Baron Shide-
iara inciicamiK inai uic AmmL.ui
government proposed to discuss the
Pacific and the far eastern problems
because of the close bearing they
have on the question of the limita
tion of armaments. It was on the
understanding, therefore, that discus
sion of the far eastern problems was
rtade a preliminary to disarmament
negotiations that the Japanese gov
ernment has consented to considera
tion. May Invite Other Powers.
The State department made public
Japan's reply and the memorandum
sent by the United States to the
Japanese government through the
American embassy in Tokio, July 23.
It was disclosed that other powers
besides China having interests in the
far east right Te invited to take
part in the conference on far eastern
questions.
The Japanese reply follows:
"The Jap nese government has
taken note o I the contents of the
American memorandum of July 23,
received through the American charge
d'affaires in reply to the Japanese
memorandum of July 13, on a con
ference on the limitation ot arma
iUont to be held in Washington
"It has been brought to the knowl
edge ot tne Japanese government mai
the government of the United States
is willing to proceed with exchanges
'ov bpinion regarding the agenda prior
to the conference and that it consid
ers it advisable to adjust in that
nu the nature and scope of the
acific and far eastern questions to
be discussed at the proposed confer
ence The Japanese government, on
that understanding, is happy to be
able t inform the American govern
ment that it is their intention gladly
to accept an invitation for a confer
ence which shall embrace discussion
of the Pacific and far eastern ques
tiens. Desire Enduring Peace.
"The Japanese government has
been made aware through the com-
muncations and published statements
of the American government and the
conversations between the secretary
of state and Baron Shidehara, that
the proposition of the American gov
ernment to discuss the Pacific and
far eastern problems is based on the
close bearing they have on the limita
tion of armaments which is the prin
cipal aim of the conference, and that
therefore the main object of discuss
ing the problems is to reach a -common
understanding in regard to
general principals and policies irt the
Pacific and the far east. Desiring, as
they do, to contribute to the estab
lishment of an enduring peace and
to the advancement of human wel
fare, the Jananese government ear
nestly hope that the proposed confer
ence may attain the expected results
nd their ideals may thereby be
rought nearer to realization.
, "To insure the success of tie con-
ference. the Japanese government
uccms u auvisaoic iiuii ine agenuu
cordance with the main object of the
mccinn aa ihnvo rlpfmpH nnH tfint
introduction therein of problems
such as are of sole concern to cer
tain particular powers or such mat
ters that may be regarded accom
plished facts should be scrupulously
avoided."
Text of U. S. Note.
The American memorandum de
livered July 23 follows:
"The government of the United
States deeply appreciates the readi
ness of the imperial Japanese gov
ernment to accept the invitation to
attend the conference on the limi
tation of armament.
"The secretary of state, in inform
al conversations with his excellency,
the imperial ambassador at Wash
ington, has expressed the hope that
the imperial government would not
press its inquiry as to the nature
and scope of the Pacific and fat
eastern problems to be discussed at
ythe proposed conference, in view of
Mhe fact that it is desirable that the
tull acceptance of the invitation of
the American government leave this
matter open for adjustment in the
precise agenda to be arrived at later.
- The secretary of State is willing
to proceed with exchanges of opinion
regarding the agenda prior to the
meeting of the conference. He con
siders inadvisable, however, at the
present moment to hamper th pro
geram and in particular delay the ar
rangements for the conference pend
ing an agreement regarding this mat-
Phree Killed in Explosion
Of Threshing Machine
Vandalia. Mo.. July 27. Three
men were killed and three injured
'at Middleton, Mo., today when a
threshing machine they were op-
rtin tJPlode
One Killed, Two Hurt
In Hotel Gun Battle
Everett, Wash., July 27. John
Higgins of Denver was killed, James
O'Brien of Spokane, was shot
through the neck and Al Sollentine
of Mount Vernon, a deputy sheriff,
was shot through the jaw in a pistol
fight in a hotel at Mt. Vernon to
day. Sheriff G. T. Rea and Sollentine
were advised that Higgins and his
party which, also included E. T.
Wolfe and wife of Everett, were pos
sible drug smugglers and went to
their rooms in a hotel to investigate.
Rea stepped out of the room and
when he returned Sollentine had
been disarmed and both Higgins and
O'Brien were pointing their pistols
at him.
Kea began firing and Higgins re
turned the fire and was shot. Sol
lentine leaped for O'Brien, who fired
and shattered the deputy's jaw. Rea
stopped O'Brien with a bullet
through the neck. Wolfe and his
wife and an automobile, reported to
have been stolen, arc being held by
the county authorises.
Ak-Sar-Ben Crew
Takes Trail to
West's Shindig
Noise - Makers Conserve
Strength to Let Cheyenne
Know Samson's Subjects
Are in Town.
Grand Island, Neb., July 27.
(Special Telegram.) A roar from
the Gate City is scheduled to de
scend upon Cheyeenne at 9:30 to
morrow morning. Take it from three
governors of Ak-Sar-Ben, Everett
Buckingham, John W. Gamble and
J. E. Davidson, that when the Union
Pacific special rolls into the tram
sheds at Cheyenne the entire state
of Wyoming will sit up and take
notice. All was calm and serene as
the special pulled out of Omaha
promptly at 6 p. m.
They are conserving their
strength," declared Charlie Gard
ner, the shv and retiring secretary,
at the same time struggling to make
a four-pound cowboy hat look rak
ish, which is no slight task for a
guy whose head was made to tit
an iron Dowier.
"They are conserving their
strength," he reiterated. "They got
their orders. No noise tonight, but
Oh, boy, wait until tomorrow. All
the boiler factories between Chicago
and Salt Lake City will be drowned
out by the noise."
It s a high-class rattler the umana
boosters are traveling. It consists
of four Pullmans, three private cars,
a diner and a baggage car, all of
which H. M. Adams, vice president
of the Union Pacific, announced
with proper pride, are all steel of
latest design and construction. The
purpose of the baggage car remains
to be solved, but the diner was the
most popular car on the train pulling
out of Omaha.
The biggest engine on the Union
Pacific is pulling the Omaha excur
sionists. - It's a post-prohibition en
gine, according to William Jeffers,
general manager of the Union Pa
cific. It can go 125 miles without
a drink. Therefore the first stop
out of Omaha was Central City,
Fremont and Columbus being treat
ed to no more than the breeze and
a sad salute "jr the Nye-Schneider-
(Tum to Tate Two. Colnmn Thre)
Sugar Men Oppose
Admission of Chinese
To Hawaiian Islands
Washington, July 26. Admission
ot" Chinese coolie labor to tne Hawai
ian islands to relieve the agricultural
shortage, was opposed before the
house immigration commission by H.
T. Oxford, vice president! of the
American Beet Sugar company,
with factories in California, Colo
rado and Nebraska. Beet sugar man
ufacturers were selling their prod
uct at 5 cents when the cost of pro
duction was around 8 cents a pound,
he insisted, and Hawaijan planters
should not be permitted to increase
the sugar supply with the aid of
Chinese unless the same labor was
freely admitted to the United
States.
"All we want is a square deal, " he
said.
Oxnard said there was no danger
of the Japanese acquiring businss
control of Hawaii.
"Why we could blow them up in
five minutes," he said, adding that
he meant the navy could go to the
islands and bottle up the Japanese.
Harding Approves Plan of
Co-Ordinating Purchases
Washington, July 27. An execu
tive order to co-ordinate purchasing
for the army, navy and shipping
board and to permit transfer of sur
plus supplies from one government
agency to another was signed today
by President Harding. Director
Dawes of the budget bureau, origi
nated the order which divides the
country into zones corresponding to
army corps areas for supply pur
chasing with a general purchasing
agent for each area, all working un
der a purchasing supervisor in
Washington.
Leaders Concede Defeat
of Norris Farm Aid Bill
Washington, July 27. Failure in
the senate of the Norris bill to create
a government agricultural export fi
nancing corporation virtually was
conceded today by republican lead
ers, and the agriculture committee
of which Senator Norris is chair
man, decided to attempt drafting of
a compromise substitute to be
brought up tomorrow. The action
followed President Harding's rec
commendation that the war finance
corporation be given power
to fi-
J nance agricultural exports,
jafc-J6 1 ) M Si a mum..
New Laws
Operative
In Nebraska
Changes in Marriage Law Ex
pected to Cut Down Licenses
Here Teeth Given to
Dry Enforcement.
Court Holds Up Two Acts
Omaha no longer will be the
Gretna Green for lovelorn couples
who hie to the city to be married
without asking ma or pa. A new
law, which goes into effect today,
teqiures that females between the
ages of 16 and 21 must have written
consent of parent or guardian before
they may be legally married. The
former requirement as 16 to 18. No
change is made in the old law which
requires males between ages of 18
to 21 to have consent of parent or
guardian. Nor has any change been
made in the law which prohibits
marriages of males under 18 or fe
males under 16.
Cupid Stubbendorf, marriage
license clerk at the court house, ex
plained that the new law does not
apply to females who have reached
the age of 18 prior to this date. He
believes the new law will affect his
office materially by reducing the
number of marriages here more than
500 a year. He explained that in
Iowa females may be married at the
age of 18 without parents' consent,
which situation will boost the mar
riage market in Council Bluffs at
the expense of this city.
Laws Operative Today.
This is one of the many laws which
become operative today in Nebraska,
the time fixed being 90 days from ad
journment of the legislature.
Another law, know officially as
S. F. No. 185, has to do with the
prohibition enforcement. This law
makes more "definite and certain"
some of the features of the prohibi
tory act and also includes various
features of the national 18th amend
ment. It covers possession of stills,
mash or utensils for making intoxi
cating liquors which were not pro
vided for in the old law. It also pro
hibits the advertising of formula, re
ceipes or utensils. Another provi
sion prohibits the sale of any com
pound, remedy, perfume, extract or
syrup in bowling alleys, pool halls,
places of amusement or soft drink
parlors. Requires druggists to keep
a record of names and addresses of
all sales of medicines containing al
cohol. Sanction Christian Scientists.
Christian "Scientists henceforth
will be permitted to practice their
religious tenets in this state, pro
viding they do not prescribe drugs
or medicine or perform surgical op
erations and providing that they shall
not be exempt from state quaran
tine laws. ' ' ,
L. B. McCoun, Omaha Christian
Scientists practitioner; explained that
since 1894 Christian Scientists havee
(Torn to Pane Two, Culnmn Two.)
Man Says He Shot
Companion in Car
De.clares He Killed Him Dur
ing Dream About Hold
up
Los Angeles, Cal., July 27.
Theodore West, 36, late last night
confessed to deputy sheriffs here
that he shot to death his companion,
Lem Smith, whose body was found
between Oatman and Ludlow, Ariz.,
early Sunday morning. Beth were
oil workers of Brownwood, Tex.
The confession was made to Deputy
Sheriffs Fox and Nolan.
Sheriff Mahoney of Kingman,
Ariz., who traced West from King
man to Los Angeles ana was re
sponsible for his arrest here yester
day by Los Angeles officials, de
clared the circumstances of the
crime point to murder. West said
he and Smith were riding in an au
tomobile and that he fell asleep.
Awakening and believing they were
being held up, he fired, he 'told the
police, and the automobile turned to
the side of the road, tossing Smith
out and pinning him down.
When learning his companion was
dead, he said, he made his way to
Los Angeles by picking up an auto
mobile ride with three youths and
by hopping on a freight train.
He was arrested here vhen he at
tempted to claim baggage belonging
to him and Smith, which he is said
to have expressed from Ludlow.
West, who, with Smith, was mak
ing a cross-country trip in the lat
ter's automobile, asserted he is the
son of Brice West, former sheriff
of Ellis county, Texas.
Ocean Grain Rates Are Cut
Two and Half Cents by Agents
Galveston, Tex., July 27. A re
duction of two and one-half cents in
ocean rates on grain now loading
for Antwerp, Rotterdam and Havre,
were put into effect today by steam
ship agents here and at other gulf
ports. The arrival of increased
ocean tonnage at gulf ports is re
ported to have been the cause of
the reduction. Rates were previously
quoted at 29 1-2 cents.
Turk Nationalists Head
Seeks Allied Intervention
London, July 27. Mustapha
Kemmal Pasha, head of the Turkish
nationalist government, has sent a
telegram to Constantincple asking
that the central government inter
vene with the allies in an effort to
obtain a cessation of Greco-Turkish
hostilities, according to dispatches
from Constantinople to the Ex-
Change Telegraph company, vjvojnen .opposed it,
Beer Regulations Soon
To Be Issued by Blair
Washington, July 27. Announce
ment by Internal Revenue Commis
sioner Blair of his policy on the
question of medicinal beer regula
tions, will be made in the next few
days.
The commissioner is also work
ing out the final form the beer regu
lations might take, which it is under
stood, would provide in general for
prescriptions of one case at one
time, but without limit as to the
number of prescriptions. According
to Prohibition Commissioner Haines,
however, the probability of t
. t , ,?
eventual issuance or Deer reguiauo
is slight. There was apparent!
little desire on the part of brewers
he said to obtain the regulations in
view of the pending hostile Willis
Campbell bill.
Garage Owner Is
Slain by Holdup
In Display Room
Sioux City Merchant Mur
dered in Office by Robber
While He Talks With His
Partner.
Sioux City, July 27. Walter A.
Lapham, senior partner of an auto
mobile sales concern, was shot and
instantly killed in the display room
of the garage, 1300 Pierce street,
late last night by an unidentified
robber.
O. J. Harman, Mr. Lapham's
partner, who was present at the time
of the holdup and shooting, was
unharmed. After firing the shot the
murderer fled, without robbing his
victims.
When Mr. Lapham saw the
masked man pointing a gun toward
him and his partner he scoffed at
the representation of the intruder
that he was a footpad.
"What's the joke? Quit your kid
ding," said Mr. Lapham, as he arose
to his feet and turned to face the
robber.
"I mean business. Lay your
rings on the counter, warned tne
robber. Mr. Lapham made several
steps toward the robber, his hands
still raised above his head.
Stop." shouted the burglar, or
I'll shoot, and shoot to kill."
Mr. Lapham took one more step.
A shot rang out and Air. Lapham
reeled and fell in a heap. The rob
ber dashed out the rear door of the
garage through which he had en
tered. Diamond Was Object.
Had R. L. Newton, factory rep
resentative of the Cadillac Motor
Car company, postponed bis trip
Tuesday from Sioux City to Omaha
he might have been enveloped in the
shooting that resulted in Mr. Lap
ham's death.
Mr. Newton had left Mr. Lapham
in his office but a short while before
the fatal shooting.
"Mr. Lapham showed me his dia
mond," said Mr. Newton today. "I
remarked about its beauty and enor
mous size, but little did he appear
to fear a holdup."
Mr. Lapham was widely known
throughout the middle west as an
automobile man. He was in Oma
ha last Sunday exchanging several
cars at the J. H. Hansen Cadillac
company.
Mr. Lapham s body will be taken
to Chanute, Kan., his former home,
for burial.
Credit of $403,827,771
Shown in Report of
War Finance Body
Washington, July 27. In a state
ment of its financial condition the
war finance corporation showed a
cash credit on hand with the treas
urer of the United States, of $403,
827,771; outstanding loans amounted
to $99,903,839, of which $65,856,479
represented loansmade under the war
powers. Outstanding loans under
export finance authority totalled $34,-
047,359. Total loans heretojore made
aggregated $359,586,049, while re
payments aggregated $259,682,210.
While the credit with the treas
urer would be available for pay
ments to the railroads in the event
of the passage of legislation sug
gested to congress by President
Harding, corporation officials ' de
clared, it would probably not be
considered advisable to withdraw the
whole sum from the treasury, as it
would necessitate the, treasury's
borrowing the money, which could
be done by the corporation itself.
Seaman Burned in Saving
Submarine Tender Dies
Honolulu, T. H., July 27. Henry
A. Gaddis, seaman, of Sherman, III.,
died of burns received yesterday in
a heroic effort to extinguish a fire
aboard the United States submarine
tender, Rainbow. Gaddis, who dis
covered the fire, assisted several
others to escape and then turned his
attention to fighting it. The ship
was only slightly damaged.
Fair Sex Give Cold
Reception to Ban on
Smoking by Women
Washington, July 27. Out of a
roomful of women at a house com
mittee hearing today, only one in
dicated she favored a law to prohibit
ieminine smokers from puffing
cigarets in public. .
A bill by Representative Johnson,
democrat, Mississippi, would provide
a fine of $25 for women who smoke
in public places in the District of
Columbia, a $100 fine if they repeated
the offense and a similar schedule
for proprietors of hotels,' restaurants
and "public vehicles, who fail to
enforce the ban. One male spectator
saw need for the law. while 19
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U. S. Demands Reds
Release Citizens
Held Prisoners
Curt Communication Handed
To Soviet Representative
At Reval by Ameri
can Consul
Washington, July 27. Formal de
mand for release of American pris
oners in Russia has been made on the
soviet authorities by Secretary
Hughes. The State department was
advised today that the communica
tion had been handed to the soviet
representative at Reval yesterday
by Consul Albrecht.
The text of the curt communica
tion dispatched July 25, has not been
made public. It is understood, how
ever, to be a brief insistence that the
Americans be released before there
can be any thought of better rela
tions between the United States and
Russia. The action was taken in the
name of humanity and because all
efforts to secure the release of the
Americans, made through Dr. Nan
sen of the Red Cross, have failed..
Future Course Vague.
What course will be taken by the
United States if the soviet authori
ties ignore or refuse to accede to the
demands, was not indicated.
The dispatch of the communica
tion was timed so it would reach the
Russians approximately simultan
eously with the message sent by
Secretary Hoover in response to the
appeal made by Maxim Gorky. The
State department's message is re
garded officially as wholly inde
pendent of the Hoover-Gorky cor
respondence. There are now held as prisoners
in Russia eight or 10 Americans. A
larger number are believed to be de
tained within the borders of Rus
ia, some of whom are restricted to
limited areas.
Costa Rica Holds Boundary
Dispute Settled by White
Washington, July 27. Proposals
for submitting tut boundary dispute
between Costa Rie and Panama to
special arbitration at The Hague,
laid before the State department by
Narcisco Caray, Panaman secretary
of foreign relations, have been re
jected by Costa Rica. The attitude
of the United States has not been
publicly expressed, but is believed to
be adverse.
Octavo Beerhe, Costa Rican min
ister here, in a statement today, de
clared Costa Rica holds the con
troversy to have been legally deter
mined by the White award.
Two Millions Worth of Fake
Revenue Stamps Seized
New York, July 27. Government
agents assisted by city detectives of
the Italian squad today seized forged
revenue stamps having a face value
of approximately $2,000,000 of forged
whisky labels, bottle in bond certi
ficates and withdrawal permits.
Three men were arrested.
Folice said the men had been en
gaged in selling the articles to illicit
liquor dealers at the rate of $2.15
for a set of a dozen each.
Prince's Betrothal Announced
Vienna, July .27. The betrothal of
Prince Alexander of JuKo-Slavia to
Princess Sophia of Vendome, daugh
ter of the Bourbon pretender, is an
nounced in Belgrade disoatches re
newed hcr
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destroys vast areas ot beautiful timber.'
Harding Urges
Early Action On
New Tax Bill
Legislative Program"' Outlined
At Dinner for Number of
Republican Senators at
White House.
Washington, D. C, July 27. Leg
islative programs in the senate and
house were fairly well outlined to
day following conferences between
President Harding and a number
of republican senators at a White
House dinner last night.
Administration plans as discussed
by senators call for passage by the
house of the internal revenue re
vision bill and of several senate bills
by August 6, with a view to recess
or adjournment of congess soon
after until late in September or early
in October.
Probably the most important fea
ture disclosed was the president's de
sire to have the tax bill enacted be
fore the Fo.rdney tariff measure.
Senate leaders urged this change, it
was said, and now plan to hold the
tariff bill in the finance committee
until after the tax measure passes.
The program was said to leave
the tariff bill subject to indefinite
delay, possibly until the winter ses
sion, although some senate leaders
reiterated that it would be enacted
at this session.
Other features of the reported pro
gram propose delay on the adminis
tration bills for refunding allied
loans and for funding railroad
debts.
Senate bills slated for passage be
fore a recess are the agricultural
credits measure, the Willis-Campbell
anti-beer bill, the Capper-Tin-cher
bill to regulate future trading
m grain and possibly the Borah bill
to restore free tolls to American
coastwise vessels using the Panama
canal.
In furtherance of the administra
tion plan, the president tomorrow
rfight will have a conference with a
dozen house republican leaders. The
senate republican steering commit
tee also will meet tomorrow.
President Harding told the sena
tors, it was said, that he was as
sured by house leaders of speedy
passage of the tax revision bill. It
is planned to incorporate tax changes
recommended recently by the Treas
ury department and rush the bill
through, leaving most other revisions
to the senate. The senate finance
committee is then to work on the
bill during the proposed adjourn
ment. The president, it was said, op
posed any recess or adjournment of
cither senate or house until the lat
ter passes the tax bill.
Shipping Board Head Asks
$125,000,000 for Five Months
Washington, July 27. Chairman
Lasker of the shipping board today
asked the house appropriations com
mittee for an immediate $125,000,
000 appropriation to meet expenses
during the next five months. No
action was taken.
Omaha Lawyer Married.
Liberty, Neb., July 27. (Special.)
George E. Lee, Omaha attorney,
was married to Miss Fairy Bowhay
at the home or her mother here.
Only near relatives were present.
Mr. and Mrs. Lee will make their
home in Omaha; "' w ,
fire which
Negotiations For
Peace in Ireland
May Last Weeks
Communicatioit From De Val-
era Believed to Be Request
For More Details of
British Offer.
By The Aaaoclated Trrfs.
London, July 27. A meeting of
all available members of the Irish
republican cabinet, today gave fur
ther prolonged discussion to the Brit
ish government's proposals relative
to an Irish settlement, but apparent
ly "reached no decision.
A communication from Eamonn
de Valera is reported to have reach
ed the British premier probably
seeeking further elucidation on some
doubtful points in the proposals.
Another significant incident was
the postponement by Gen. Jan C.
Smuts of his departure for South
Africa until August 5, which was
taken to imply the belief that his
services as mediator may again be
needed.
Even more interesting, however,
was the speech of Lord Birkenhead,
lord high chancellor, in the house
of lords, intimating that the gov
ernment anticipated that the negotia
tions may last for weeks and inviting
the parliament and the country to
have patience with the difficulties
De Valera and his colleagues nay
be experiencing in Dublin. He re
proved rebellious unionists in the
coalition, who denounced the gov
ernment's policy as shameful and
humiliating.
The lord chancellor probably had
these unionists in mind when he
added that in the event of an Irish
settlement being reached and parlia
ment refusing to accept it, the gov
ernment would consider going to the
country for its approval. Like Mr.
Chamberlain in the house of com
mous esterday. Lord Birkenhead
took an optimistic view of the ne
gotiations. Surgeon General to Probe
Hospitals for Ex-Soldiers
Washington, July 27. Surgeon
General Cummings of the public
health service was asked today by
a senate investigating committee to
investigate prompt reports on condi
tions at several hospitals where for
mer service men are being treated.
The places named arj the Methodist
hospital, Indianapolis;, one at Men
docino, near Talmadge, Cal.; the
Hendrick laws sanitarium, El Paso,
Tex.; and the Central Elm sani
tarium, Rutland, Mass
- The Weather
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day and probably Friday; not much
change in temperature.
Iowa-Generally fair Thursday and
probably Friday; continued warm.
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Grand Jury
May Probe
Failures
Action Conies as Result of In
vestigation by Assistant At
torney General T. J.
McGuire
Judges Hold Conference
Grand jury investigations into the
failure of the Guaranty Securities
company and several other Omaha
concerns which recently have become
bankrupt, has been recommended by
T. J. McGuire, assistant state's at
torney general.
Attorney Gcncrat Davis, in Lin
coln, admitted at' noon yesterday
the calling of a grand jury had been
taken up with district judges here.
He will come to Omaha today to
take action in the matter.
The proposed investigation will
bring to light manipulations in high
finance which will make fiction look
tame, according to Mr. McGuire,
who lias been carrying on a quiet in
vestigation of recent failures.
To Call Conference.
Judge A. C. Troup, presiding judge
of the district court here, said he
would call a conference as quickly
as possible, if Attorney General
Davis requested him to do so.
"I can't say what attitude
the other judges will take in the
matter," said Judge Troup, "nor dc
1 care to commit myself on it at
present. There will be enough
judges in Omaha within a few days
to hold a conference and make a de
cision." The defunct Colonial Timber and
Coal company, whose destinies were
so closely entwined with that of the
Guaranty Securities company and its
bankrupt mother organization, the
Pioneer State bank, will also be a
subject of the proposed probe, Mr.
AleGuire said.
Hint Other Investigations.
It also was intimated that the af
fairs of the Skinner company, the
bankrupt Lion Bonding and Securi
ties company, the Omaha Refining
company and another Omaha organi
zation which has sold much stock,
would be looked into if the Brand
Jury is called.
Attorney General Davis has as
sured me that he will use every
means at the command of his office
to insist on bringing justice where
criminal statutes have been violated,"
said Mr. McGuire yesterday.
Meet Little Co-Operation.
"In the investigations which I ray
elf hAe conducted we have met
with I'ttle, if any, co-operation with
those.' concerned. I am ashamed of
the ,JW which permits bank wreck
ers ho go on riding around in auto
mobiles when boys who acciden
tally overdraw their bank accounts
are sent to the penitentiary. I have
urged, and will continue to urge, a
grand jury investigation."
On the heels of the Guaranty Se
curities company failure comes in
formation that stockholders m the
Lion Bonding company will receive
not a cent from the wreck of that
organization.
Discover. Manipulations.
Although the auditing of the bond
ing company's books has not been
completed discoveries are being made
of manipulations which will result
in the filing of charges by the state,
it was intimated yesterday.
Asked if he planned to take any
action in the Brewerage Potash com
pany, which has been investigated by
the government, Mr. McGuire ex
plained that its failure occurred be
fore he took office.
Great losses were suffered throuch-
out the state by stockholders in this
company, and four officers are now
under federal indictment for using
tne mans to detraud in the sale of its
stock.
Audit Not Complete.
Asked yesterday whether thi au
diting of the books of the Lion
Bonding ond Surety company had
been completed sufficiently to war
rant him to direct Attorney General
Davis to institute criminal proceed
ings against its otneers, W. B.
Young, state insurance commis
sioner, said:
It would be ridiculous to draw
any conclusion-as to whether officers
are guilty of any criminal act. The
audit is far from completed. Can
celled policies are coming into the
office in Omaha by the thousands
each day. From five to six entries
are necessary, and it may be weeks
before the audit, is completed.
Turks' Resistance of Drive
By Greeks Declared Broken
Athens, July 27. Information
from all sources indicate that the
resistance of the Turkish national-
sts m Asia Minor is comnletplv
broken, the Greek official news
agency declares in a statement is
sued here today.
The Turkish losses in killed,
wounded and prisoners to date are
estimated 60,000. The Greeks, the
statement says, are constantly press
ing the Kemalists along the road to
Angora.
Volcano of San Miguel
Threatening an Eruption
San Antonio, Tex., July 27. For
the first time in 75 years, the volcano
of San Miguel threatens an eruption,
according to a news dispatch from
Mexico City received here today,
vapor smoke and boiling water have
spouted from the crater recently.
The last eruption of San Miguel
occurred in 1846 when two small"
towns were destroyed.
Five Die in Crash
Cleveland. O., July 27. Five per
sons were killed, four of them al
most instantly, when a shuttle car
on the Abbey avenue viaduct and an
automobile crashed head-pa early today,