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a. The Omaha Daily Bee VOL. 51 NO. 48. Catent M Swui-CUw Mattar May M. I9W. at Oulu , 0. U4w Aft Mtrak . IS7. OMAHA, FRIDAY, AUGUST 12, 1921. B mli (I jraar). Dally Sunday, 17.50: Dally aaly. Ml 8aaday, li.50; ta aolaU la Unlt.d Stataa. Caaada aid Maxlaaw THREE CENTS Ma v Lose Everything In Cfashes Nebraskans Hard Hit by Stock . Selling Swindle Savings of Years Disappear in Failures. Losses Taken Quietly Game losers! That's a designation merited by thousands of Nebraskans. "stung" to the tune of close to $200,000,000 in stock-selling promotion schemes in the past five years, it is esti mated, Next to the expose of huge losses and alleged crooked manipulation, the outstanding feature of the recent bursting of the "Missouri bubble," is the quiet manner in which the heavy !,.. m fh rrash nf their iuia uavv iv - - get-rich-quick hopes. Shame, a sense of futility and with some, the hope for "a silver lining" to the "dark cloud" a false sense that they may still recover, are ad vanced in explanation thereof. Shame Biggest Factor Shame is the biggest factor in the Jwall of silence" according to of-rT-:..i- .inct iiirh with the sit- nation. , , "Some of our biggest, requred to .be cleverest business men don t Muxm it known how completely they J 'were hoodwinked," said one. ihey prefer to set it down as 'business losses.' " . . , .!. The most pitiful class of all is the large army of conservative investors. the frugal, hard-worKing men anu women who risked their allhe ac cumulation of years of saving and skimping in one bottomless pit. They haven't any more good money to send after the bad in long legal battles. Poor House Threatens. Some of them are hard put to it to save themselves from going to the poor house. - One such is a woman of 67 who sank every cent she possessed, ( $15,000, into the Missouri Valley A Cattle and Loan company, the com- pany of which W. A. McWhorter, now out on $25,000 bonds, was the head. "I never would have done such a thing. I knew Detter tnan to pui all my eggs in one basket, but my banker, in whom I had implicit con fidence, assured me it was as safe as government bonds," wrote the woman. "Now I have no one to whom to turn and at my age and time of life . must sk, help from : others." . Authorities Have Letter. l ne woman s icucr is m m u"" f federal authorities. They hope to ascertain whether her banker .was one of the "bird dogs" of stock promotion schemes whether he betrayed his trust bv splitting commissions with stock salesmen in return for throwing his influence their way, or whether he, too, was deluded into believing he had a "good thing." A heavy loser in another defunct company was an aged Bohemian liv ing in Omaha who sank $40,000, his 1 accumulation for years. I "This man and his wife have been 7 in business here for years, wonting hard, living simply, in order to pro vide for their old age and maybe a visit back to the homeland before ' they die," said a friend of the fam ily. "Now they must begin all over again." Endorsed Notes. In one of the companies, expose of whose affairs promises sensational testimony, a group of Nebraska City men of wealth, directors of the com pany, were induced to endorse com pany notes. . tv,;. marl thrm individually liable for the payment of huge sums of money owed by the company. In another company country stock purchasers paid ior tneir siot wmi farm products. Now they have neither farm prod ucts nor stock. A well known Omaha insurance gent lost heavily in at least three of the failures, principally the Lion ' "I liked to dabble, with stocks; 1 certainly got my fingers burnt," he admitted ruefully. Some prospective purchasers were told that the land involved in com pany leases was government land. "These bonds are therefore the same as government bonds," the most gullible were in(ormed by smooth-talking stock salesmen. That hundreds of stockholders are still of the belief that with honest management, something 'of their losses may be salvaged from the (Turn to Fag Two, Column One.) Man Leaves Money for Gas Before Taking Own Lift Chicago, Aug. 11. William ' Lar son had gone through his 55 years OI uie owing no man. 30 louay ue fore he ended his life in the bath room of his home he wrote a note telling of his act and deposited 45 cents beside it to pay for the he used in committing suicide. The note read: "I always like to pay my dcbs. This is to pay for the gas I ue. Going to pay the last big debt of ail" Rain Delays Trains Salt Lake City, Aug. ll.Heavy rain WorlnecHa v in the virinitv of . , r . . r . .1 Caliente. Nev.. washed out the Salt 11KC at 1U3 .-ngcics imuuaua track in several sections, causing six passenger trains east and west bound to be delayed, according to jt 1-: 1 t f the track a hole. 30 feet deeo and more than 50 yards long, vas re ported as due to the torrential downpoua. -.--. Burglar Leaves Rum He Finds in Bag at Methodists Meeting Bay View,. Mich., 'Aug. 11. A burglar who raided baggage at the Methodist camp meeting grounds here yesterday took silken finery of the women but left a quart of whisky. The liquor taken from one of the rifled suit cases was left on the floor. Every summer the Methodists hold a big camp meeting here and speakers admonish their audiences to "touch not. taste not, handle not." That far the bad man was reformed. "Thou shalt not steal," was thun dered with equal fervor by the speakers but the burglar apparently was unable to heed that command. Examiner Closes Nebraska State Bank at Sidney Exhausted Reserves and Credits Reasons Assigned; Depositors Will Not Lose, Opinion of J. E. Hart. Sidney, Neb.. Aug. 11. (Special Telegram.) "This bank is in the hands of the department of trade and commerce." This notice, signed by C. G. Stoll. examiner in charge, posted on the door of the Nebraska State bank here this morning, adds another in stitution to the long list of those in the state which have failed within the last few months. Poor collections are the reasons assigned for the closing. No Official Notification. Lincoln, Neb., Aug. 11. (Special Telegram.) J. E. Hart, secretary of the state department of trade and commerce, returning from Omaha tonight, said that he had received no official notification of the closing tf the Nebraska State bank at Sidney. , "However," he said, "I have no doubt but that the institution was closed today. I was in Sidney last Sunday and an attempt was made to effect a consolidation between the Nebraska State and the Liberty State banks, in hopes the latter in stitution would take over affairs, of the other bank. "I left instructions with C. G. Stoll, examiner, to close the bank if the consolidation move failed to materialize. "Late last night I received a tele gram from Sidney stating that the consolidation had failed, so I pre sumed the bank would be closed today. . Expects No Losses. "Exhausted reserves and credits are responsible for the closing. In other words, the bank could get no more credit. I do not believe there was any shortage. Just a case of a bank getting too much slow paper and failure to receive credit from other institutions to carry it through. ' , "I do not believe that after the bank is liquidated and collections made on slow paper there will be any losses. However, I do not wish to make a definite statement, as the examiner has not finished his inves tigation." . The bank is capitalized at from $200,000 to $250,000. according to Secretary Hart. F. M. Woo'dridge, who went to Sidney from Kimball, Neb., several years ago, is presi dent. Man Held in Denver In Connection With Nebraska Auto Thefts Denver, Aug. 11. A man who gave his name as F. M. Sykes, 25, and who told the police he was the son of a well-to-do Chicago real ..ctiif. nneratnr living at Willamette, a suburb of Chicago, was arrested here by Federal Agent R. L. Craft whose investigations have resulted in the recovery of a large number of stolen automobiles and a number of arrests in Colorado, Wyoming and Nebraska. A charge of investiga tion was placed against Sykes. Sykes denies that he conspired with a band of thieves to steal his automobile which disappeared here July 17 last, and maintains his ar rest is a "frame up." Clews fur nished Denver officers resulted in the recovery of Sykes' car at Chey enne, Wyo., and the arrest at Bridge port, Neb., of two men who gave their names as C G. Brown and J. W. Moore. The men now are be ing held in Omaha. Sykes formerly operated a drug store at Bridgeport. Prominent cheek bones, drooping mouth, broad nose and searing eyes that was Bianca. She was innocent of all beauty, this wistful, sullen, little Itatian girl. Marshall Gaunt, the English artist, called her ( A Daughter of Pan" In- her he saw what he expressed as "The Beauty of Ugliness" and he painted her portrait again and again. She roused his intense curi osity and exerted over him an influence that in time came to be sinister. There is much of the bi zarre and a plot of sustained interest in this Blue Ribbon story by Stephen McKenna. It is one of the features of Next Sunday's Bee California Priest Slain; Man Held Body of Curate Found in Shallow Graven One Who Led Police to Scene Arrested. Mystery Veils Motive By the Aaaoclated FreM. San Francisco, Aug. 11. A fog that drenched and chilled shrouded a little party of six in the midnight bleakness of the beach 20 miles south of here last night, and sputtering lantern-light revealed a bullet-riddled body of a priest in a shallow sand grave, to which the police and newspaper men had been led by Wil liam A. Hightover, a baker. Hightover guided them there as one who, from deductions of clues furnished by a woman of the night life, had solved the eight-day mys tery of the disappearance oi tR-jv. Patrick E. Heslin, Catholic priest of Colma, near here. Taken from City. Within 12 hours of this tragic denouement, Hightover faced ac cusations from the officers that he led to this scene, th it he had slain the priest. Search of his hotel room here revealed a rifle of caliber similar to shells found near the sandy grave, as we'l as newspaper clippings referring to rewards aggregating $8,000 for information concerning the priest. A piece of bloody bur lap and a contrivancce of cartridges and shrapnel were also found in Hightover's room. Meanwhile, Hightover was taken from the hall of justice after sev eral hours of gruelling cross-examination, for a destination not dis closed and a statement which police issued that he had made po admis sions that in any way directly con nected him with the slaying. "I firmly believe that Hightover killed Father Heslin." declared Chief of Police Daniel O'Brien, "but I do not believe that he did it alone." Chief O'Brien was one of the party taken by Hightover to the grave of the priest. Motive Veiled in Mystery. Mystery still veils the motive for the slaying, according to police. On August 2 he was called from his parish house by a stranger and asked to attend a dying man. The red Morroco case containing the bread arid wine of the sacrament was found undisturbed in a pocket of the priest's clothes. Money was not the object, for a neat roll of currency was found,' in one of the pockets, pierced by one of the fatal bullets. . The woman, Dolly Mason, to whom a foreigner told of killing the priest, according to Hightower, and who told him, could not be found today. Upon this woman rests the story of Hightower. Other angles which prompted Chief, of Police O'Brien and Con stable Landini of Colma to directly accuse Hightower of the slaying in clude the .following: 1 Hightower admitted that he was in Colma about the. time the priest disappeared. He evinced a strange familiarity with the site of the sand grave. He was out of work and in need of money. Visits Spot Alone. Hightower's story was that he chanced upon Dolly Mason on the streets here Saturday. He had known her before, he said. She told him then, he said, that a for eigner, a bootlegger, had revealed a large amount of money to her, and a pistol with which he said he killed a man. He said the body of a slain man was in one of the caves of the sand cliffs near Salada beach, 20 miles south of here. It was guarded by a man kneeling and fry ing flapjacks, he told her, High tower said. This recalled, said Hightower, an advertising sign at this lonely beach spot, and on Sunday he drove down, according to his story, and found the body. He brought a piece of bloody burlap and some cartridge shells back to his room, he said. Three nights later, last night, he went to the residence of Archbishop A. C. Hana, head of the Catholic diocese here, to tell of his find. The archbishop was busy and he told of it to a waiting newspaper reporter, who . arranged with the chief of police for the party which fqund the body. ' Jugo-SIav Forces Burn 30 Albanian Villages Is Report London, Aug. 11. Fighting on the Driti in northern Albania be- rurn fnrrPC D f Tnco-Slavia and Al banians is reported in Avlona mes sages, says a Central Mews aispatcn (mm Wnme. The Tueo-SIavia are alleged to have burned 30 Albanian villages. A force of 2,000 Jugo-blavs de feated by the Albanians, adds the message, retired toward Kesseve. Five Reported Killed In Rail Crossing Wreck Vicksburgh, Miss., Aug. 11. Re ports have been received here that train No. 13 of the Yazoo & Mis sissippi Valley railroad struck a truck at a grade crossing at Anguilla, Miss., 50 miles north of here this afternoon, killing five and injuring 10 or 12. The injured are being brought here for treatment. Federal Judge of Kansas Dies in Wisconsin Home Wausau, Wis., Aug. 11. Judge William C. Hook of the United States district court at Leavenworth, Kan., died today at his summer resi dence at Sayner, near here. Judge Hook was one of the most noted fed eral jurists. Decisions rendered by him in many important test cases have subtracted nation-wide attention Health of U.S. Public Being Broken Down By Too Many Baths San Francisco, Aug. 11. Too many baths, too much personal cleanliness is breaking down the health of the American public, said Dr. J. Cameron Pickett, San Fran cisco physician, in an address before the annual convention of the National Association of Chiropodists here. Dr. Pickett's subject was skin lesions and he declared that the rapid increase in the prevalence of these convinced him that America had carried the subject of bathing too far. American TeHs Of Hardships In Russian Prison Famine Largely Due to Con fiscation of Grain by Soviets, Captain Kil" patrick Says. By DONALD DAY. Chicago Tribune Cable, Copyright, 1931. Reval, Aug. 11. Having bathed, donned fresh clothes provided by the American Red Cross and filled them selves with real food, the six Amer ican just released from Russian pris ons are beginning to feel more like themselves. At first the men talked but little, asking time to adjust them selves. Later Capt. Emmett Kilpat rick was prevailed upon to tell of some of the suffering he had experi enced. "When we were released," said the captain, "officials told us that the soviet had granted us an amnesty. We did not discover the real reason for our freedom until we reached Petrograd. There we saw news papers, which Kamlatiano translated, containing Hoover's note. -''I talked with men from Kuban, Crimea, Omsk, Tomsk, Siberia and other provinces. These men reported that the famine was not entirely due to the drouth, but was largely brought about because the commu nists confiscated last year's grain crop, including the seed. Fight for Food. "Today banditry is prevalent in Russia. Every night we could hear fusillades in Moscow and many wounded bandits were brought to the hospitals. Some with whom I talked tcld me they were fighting for food. Now the Moscow hospitals refuse patients unless they are able to' provide their own food. "In the prison in which I was confined, I was reported to. be crazy because I had several fist fights with Polish prisoners who refused to open their windows. The air in our basement cells was terrible. .The most horrible experience which I was forced to go through was when I was confined in a basement cell next to the execution room. I was under death sentence once and was taken into that room. There water runs over the floor constantly to wash away the blood. I could not sleep nights because of the constant shooting between 2 and 4 in the morning. There is more terror in Russia than ever before. Questioned By Woman. "Practically the entire staff of the soviet foreign office arrived at the prison one day because of informa tion which had leaked out, Mrs. Louise Bryant was brought to my cell. She questioned me regarding Capt. Merion Copper, saying he had done wrong in aiding the Poles and would be punished later. Later I read her brutal signed article in the Moscow Isevestia, praising the prison treatment accorded Americans. She told of the good food we were re ceiving when as a matter of fact we were starving. She told how all we had to do was to sleep when we were too weak to stand. "If America starts relieving the Russians I hope it will watch the food go down the throats of the hungry, otherwise the communists will be the only ones to be provided for. Already the soviet is sending out propaganda urging that only the fit should get food. AH others must die. "A horrible tragedy is being en acted in Russia today. Prisoners captured on the battlefields of the late war are rotting in prisons, all records of them being destroyed and their existence forgotten. They arc now -actually starving because the quarter of a pound of bread giving them daily is not enough to keep life in their bodies." Daylight Holdups Get $6,500 in Pes Moines Des Moines, la., Aug. 11. Wil liam Koopeker, messenger for the Capital City State bank, was held up within half a block of the city hall by four men and robbed of 6,500 at 10 a. m. today. The robbery occurred at East Sec ond and Locust streets. The rob bers drove up beside the messenger as he was walking alone and un armed on his way to the clearing house, grabbed his grip and es caped in an automobile. The grip is said to have contained $6,500 and a number of checks. "Stool Pigeon's" Evidence Not Good, Ruling of Judge Federal Judge Woodrough refused yesterday to grant a permanent injunction closing the establishment of Chris Rasmussen in Benson, on the grounds that the testimony of a government "stool pigeon" was not sufficient to convict a man of selling liquor. The suit for injunction was the first of a series of like suits which the new United States district attor ney, J. H. Kinsler, planned to bring. Mr. Kinsler stated that the Volstead act provided that places where it is proven liquor has been -sold can be ciosea permanently A Law Valera's Reply Means Crisis in England, Rumor ; : Premier Lloyd George to Re turn From Supreme Con ference Text of Irish Answer Secret. Br The Associated Free. .ParisTAug. 11. The British dele gation, through Lord Riddle, this evening informed the newspaper cor respondents that ' Premier Lloyd George, on receipt of the Irish an swer to the peace proposals of the British government and in view of the deadlock on the upper Silesian question, had decided to return to London with his mission tomorrow morning. Text Kept Secret. London, Aug. 11. (By The Asso ciated Press.) The reply of Eamonn de Valera, the Irish republican leader, to the British government's Irish peace proposals, was handed to Austen Chamberlain, government leader in the house of commons, at noon today. The tenor of the reply was with held. The official explanation was that it would be subject first to con ferences by the cabinet and that it was unlikely to be divulged for some days. Robert C. Barton, member of the Dail Eirreann, gave the reply to Mr. Chamberlain in the absence of Premier Lloyd George in France. Announced to Commons. Mr. Barton was accompanied by Art O'Brien, president of the Gaelic league in London. Both of these men had been De Valera's com panions during his recent talks in Downing street with Lloyd George. Mr. Chamberlain announced in the House of Commons this after noon the receipt of the reply which was immediately forwarded to Lloyd George in Paris. - A dispatch to Reuters from Paris tonight says Premier Lloyd George will return to London Friday owing to the developments in the Irish sit uation. It is rumored in French sources, adds the message, that Eamonn De Valera's reply means a grave crisis. General Wood Slated for Governor-General of P. I. Washington, Aug. 11. Major General Leonard Wood was author itatively slated today to have been selected by President Harding for governor general of the Philippines and to have expressed his willing ness to accept the post. A bill designed to , remove all doubt of eligibility of General Wood for the governorship was introduced by Chairman Wadsworth of the sen ate military committee and under stood to have been suggested by the administration. It provides that ac tive army officers shall be eligible for "civil offices of the government in administering its territorial pos sessions." ., King of Hedjaz Declares Holy War on Greek Army Angora, Anatolia, Aug. 8. (By The Associated Press.) A holy war has been proclaimed by the king of the Hedjax as a measure for assist ing the Turkish nationalists in their fight against the Greeks in Asia Minor, it was announced here toda. The monarch in his call appeals for the saving of Islam. Spanish Cabinet Resigns Madrid, Aug. 11. The cabinet of Premier Allendesalazar resigned to day. Former Premier Maura, it is . 1 j. - - . If Which Doesn't Work King George Hard Hit by H. C. of L Sum Provided for Royal Household Shows Big De ficit Since War. Br The Associated Press. London, Aug. 11. King George has been hard hit by the increased cost of living during and since the war. This statement was made in the house of commons by J Austen Chamberlain, lord privy seal; who said that the' king's civil list (the sum provided from public funds for the expenses of the royal house hold) had shown a progressive de ficit for several years. ' The deficit in 1919 was 24,500 pounds and in 1920, 45,000 pounds and it probably would be greater in 1921, despite a reduction in the state functions and the strictest econo mies which the king has initiated. King George, Mr. Chamberlain said, had been meeting the short ages from a fund he had accumu lated for. such an emergency and had refused to give his assent to a suggestion that the government temporarily increase the civil list, being unwilling to involve the pub lic with an additional charge in view of the serious state of the na tional finances. Mr. Chamberlain declared that King George had favored a material reduction in the ceremonial splendor traditionally associated with the British throne, but the government had advised him that parliament and the great mass- of the population of the empire would prefer to main tain the customary dignity of tho crown. Preacher Who Spoke 111 Of Yank Dead Mobbed Oskaloosa, la., Aug. 11. Aroused by alleged unpatriotic remarks con cerning American dead in France, a mob, said to have included a number of ex-service men, last night esized the Rev. W. L. Wilfond, an itinerant evangelist preacher at a tent meet ing, forced the man into an auto mobile and carried him out in the country to apply tar and feathers. As the tar was being poured over his head the man is said to have prom ised to leave town and was released without further punishment. The police have issued an order discon tinuing the tent meetings. American Valuation for Tariff Accepted hy Senate Washington, Aug. 11 The Amer ican valuation principle for assess ing tariff in modified form was ac cepted today by the senate finance committee, Chairman Penrose an nounced. Experts are working out details which are to be presented to the committee for ratification later in the day. Before finally deciding on the question, republican members of the committee voted to request the democratic members to leave the committee session. Senator Sim mons, the ranking democrat, in formed the republicans, it was said, that he recognized the move as fol lowing precedent established by each party. Curious Crowds Flock to See Petrified Giant Knoxville, Tenn., Aug. 11. Curi ous crowds from all over eastern Tennessee continued 'to flock to Helen Wood, Scott ctJunty, where a gigantic "petrified man" was found several days ago. Cruise Sexton found the 500-pound image while prospecting for coal. It is a fairly perfect likeness of a man, adorned with horns and wings. It is the be lief that the find possibly is a ore- historia rehc of value, J" ' Man Attempts Life Because of Death Prophecy Prediction He Would Commit Suicide at 50 Leads Scribner Resident to Stab Self on Train; Condition Serious. Fremont, Neb Aug H. (Spe cial Telegram.) Depressed with the constant memory of a fortune tell er's prophesy 20 years ago that when he reached the age of 50 he would commit suicide, if not already mur dered, Fred Struvehaver, 50 of Scrib ner, stabbed himself 30 times with a pocket knife in the attempt to take his own life. Little hope is held out for his life as some of the thrusts are believed to have punctured his lungs. Struvehaver was a passenger on a Northwestern train. As the train pulled out of Scribner, occupants of the smoker saw the man plunge the knife time and again into his body. The train was halted and backed to the station where the injured man was rushed to a physician. Cuts and slashes in his throat were not con sidered dangerous, but the wounds of the chest are believed to be fatal. When the attempted suicide was questioned as to his motive for the act, he explained that his mind was controlled by a hypnotic influence for the last 20 years, since the' for tune teller made the prophecy that he would either be murdered or take his own life at the age of 50. If he survives, an investigation as to his mental condition will be made. Catholic Priest Shot By Methodist Pastor Birmingham, Aug. 11. Father .Tames E. Coyle, pastor of St. Pauls Catholic church, was shot three times and seriously wounded early tonight, while sitting - on the porch of his home. The assailant, who gave his name as Stephenson and claimed to be a Methodist minister, surrendered soon after the shooting. He refused to make a statement. Mail Robbery Suspect To Be Taken to Toledo United States Commissioner Bochler issued an order yesterday for the removal of Harry Palm er, a federal prisoner in county jail, to Toledo, O., where he is said to be involved in the Toledo mail rob bery of last winter. Palmer was arrested by secret service agents here several days ago, when he arrived from Chicago. The warrant charged him with concealing stolen postoffice property. When ar rainged before the commissioner he waived preliminary hearing. His bond was fixed at $5,000. - The Weather - Forecast Nebraska Increasing cloudiness Friday, followed by showers in west portion and on Saturday; not much mange in lempcraiurc. Iowa Fair Friday and probably Saturday; not much' change in tem- Hourly Temperatures S a. m. 1 D. . .SI) . .'! . .8S l a. m. . 7 . m . . ft a. m . . 9 a. m. . 10 a. m. . 11 a. m . . IS noon. . 7 .HA .MA .7 .AH ,7S .7' P. S p. p. 5 p. p. 7 P. 8 p. m. . . . m A3 m AS m AS m At m 70 Highest Thursday. fhojrenne, AS Davenport (Ml rv 8t Dm Molneo SO Dodn City SO Lander WXM:.M Pueblo .....A4 Rapid ritjr 7S 8all Lako (M) Hanta F. .74 Woo Clty...,K,.AA Valentin aHlTi.W U. S. Invites Allies To Conference Formal Invitations to Four As sociated Powers to Attend Disarmament Meeting , Nov. 11, Sent Out. China Asked to Attend By GRAFTON S. WILCOX. Chicago Tribune-Omalia Bra leaned Wire. Washington, Aug. 11. President Harding's formal invitations to the allied and associated powers to at tend a conference in Washington, November 11, on the subject of lim itation of armaments and in con nection with which Pacific and far eastern questions will be discussed, was cabled today by Secretary of Mate Hughes to ureat uritain, Franc Italv and Tanan. An invi tation tn the irovernment cf China to participate at the conference in the discussion ot racinc ana iar eastern questions, was also for warded. Th invitation, siened bv the sec retary of state, declares at the out set that present vast public expen ditures by governments must be greatly reduced to iree proaucuvc labor of the world irom an eco- nmV hurrlon tnn lipaw to be borne." It points out the futility of Icoking ior -stability or me assur- nf nflal inctirp rii the SCCUT- L 1 1 V. l v. iubi J""'" f ity of peace while wasteful and un productive outlays deprive euon its just reward and defeat the rea sonable expectation of progress." Menace to World Peaoe. The greatest encumbrance upon ntrnri An H national orosperity. the president says, is the enormous expense of rival armaments. "Avoidable or extravagant ca- f tViie nature." the OOWerS are told, "is not only without eco nomic justification, but is a constant menace to. the peace of the world rather than an assurance of its pres ervation." The president emphasizes that 11,... caoma tn lie tin GTOUnd fof halting such expenditures unless the powers can agree upon a saiisrac tory basis" for their limitation and in his opinion, the time is now oppor tune for them to approach the sub ject "directly and in conference." In this connection the president makes it clear that not only the question of naval armaments should be con sidered, but that relief for expendi tures of all other armament should be discussed. In addition to this, the invitation says: "It may also be found advisable to formulate proposals by which, in n ' the interest of humanity, the use of new agencies of warfare may be suitably controlled."- Discuss Submarines. Although none of the new agen cies of warfare are mentioned in the invitation, it refers, of course, to the advisability of the nations of the world reaching an agreement to con-, trol the use of poison gases and other brutal agencies developed in the great war. Whether the use of the submarine in warfare will ccme under this category was not dis cussed in official quarters, but in (Tarn to Fag-e Two. Colrnnn Two.) Three Killed, Five . Wounded in Attempt To Rob Pay Roll Clerk Memphis, Tenn., Aug. 11. Polici and sheriffs' deputies of half a doz en Mississippi, Arkansas and Ten nessee counties were searching for members of a bandit band whose at tempt to secure a pay roll here yes terday resulted in the death of three policemen and the wounding of five other men. Those killed were Vin cent Lucarina, police lieutenant; Polk A. Carraway, patrolman, and Howard L. Gamble, special officer in the employ of the Ford company. Carraway and Gamble were killed when the masked bandits drove alongside the car in which they were guarding Edward McHenry, clerk in charge of the pay roll, and de manded the money and then opened fire. McHenry jumped from the car with the money, about $9,000, and escaped. Although he stumbled, he made the doorway of the Ford plant with the money. , Lieutenant Lucarina was killed a few minutes later when the car in which he was starting in chase of the bandits was mistaken for the car of the latter and riddled with bullets. Canadian Court Decision Expected to Aid Rum Runners Windsor, Ont, Aug. 11. Can adian prohibition officials ' expect liquor will pour across the border into the United States in greater streams than ever, because of the court ruling here yesterday that the Ontario temperance act does not prohibit exportation of intoxicants to a foreign country. Disagreeing with American cus tom officials, who stated that they did not look for increased rum running, the Canadians said ' that orders from the United States al ready were reaching breweries and distilleries in this district and that owners of these plants said they would fill the orders. Dirigible, to Have Wireless On Flight Across Atlantic London, Aug. 11. It has been an nounced that the Z-2, the giant air ship purchased by the United Slates from the British government, during its flight across the Atlantic, will have the assistance of the Clifden wireless station. The airship has been fitted with a wireless direction finding apparatus and it will take its bearings from this. Clifden station, during the flight wilt repeat a call at; lmiiute mjervah)
