Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, August 15, 1921, Page 2, Image 2
Russia Agrees To U. S. Control Of Food Relief Obstacles to American Work In Harmony With Soviet Government to Aid Starv ing Smoothed Away. . By Th Atoelu Pr. Riga, Aug. 14. Control by the American relief administration of iood distribution in the famine dis n( Rnia was asreed to in l I 1 V. L J v. ' " i rinciplc this afternoon by Maxim Litvinoff, representative of the so ict famine relief committee. The agreement was reached in negotia tions with Walter Lyman Brown. European director of the American relief administration, which began here Wednesday. Metods of applying American control, local administration and other details were not taken up. but or in be considered at a conference ,to be held next week. ' Following the conclusion 01 to day's meetitng there appeared to h nn insurmountable obstacle to th American relief administra tion from working in harmony with, the soviet government and a Russian nonpartisan committee on foreign relief. M. Litclnoflf also accepted the pro posal that the American relief admin istration be given sanitary control in the famine district in order to guard figainst cholera, in case such author ity is asked. He also guaranteed personal safety and freedom of com munication to American relief work ers, together with equal priority with Russian famine relief organizations, with regard to transportation. The soviet authorities are to pay trans port charges from ports to inter ior destinations. The main point of. cpntest now .ap pears to be the apprehension of the bolshevikl that the Americans might place' active political opponents of the soviet into posts where they would control the Russian commit tees upon which the work of actual distribution of American food would fall. Socialist Party v In Need of Funds Creditor Pushing Organiza tion Hard $20,000 Needed To Meet Obligations. Chicago Tribune-Omaha Be leased Wire. Chicago, Aug.. 14. The socialist party is in financial straits. Not only ts the national organization in debt $21,000, but it must get $20,000 quick ly to satisfy some of !ts pressing creditors. The national convention recently sent out an appeal to mem bers to the effect that the party's ""credit was t'absolfjtcjyi exhausted."; An appeal was sent out for $20,000, which was wanted in 30 days. Only S5.000 has come in. but this has served to appease creators ana a fchort extension has been granted for 4h rnmainrW of the sum. The leaders of the party attribute its difficulties to the fact that too many of its members are out of work and current expenses are too great. Hence the large headquarters in a residence at 220 South Ashland ave nue, which cost $30,000, but not paid for, no longer contains a staff of 25, but only eight, headed by Otto F. Branstetter, business manager. An analysis of elect'on returns shows that the party is not progress ing as it did in 1904when it made a huge jump from almost nothing. Irish Peace Parley Still Remains Open - , (Continued From Face One.) two islands, is provided in the fifth stipulation. ; To Assume Share in Debt The sixth declares that Ireland is - to assume responsibility for a share of the United Kingdom's present (Tel), and petitions. In default of any .agreement the share would be determined by an arbitrator appoint ed from within the dominion. The document proposes that the ' conditions of settlement be embod ied in the form of a treaty to which effect shall be given by the British and Irish parliaments. Message From Scientist Found in Bottle at Sea Portland, Ore., Aug. 14. A sealed beer bottle, containing a card with nautical markings and instructions asking the finder to mail it to the address thereon was picked up on the Oregon coast after a six years journey from Japan and turned over tUt. T-,narip ronsu' here. It was one of many cast adrift by the Jap anese imperial fisheries station at Hak-kaido. island of Yeso, to test the coastal currents of that vicinity, according to the consul. t The hieroglyphics on the card in dicated the bottle had floated probab ly north until caught in the cold current coming down from Bering straits, had then perhaps been car ried nearly to the equator, where it "was picked up by the northward flowing current that warms the Pa cific slope and had been blown by a gale to the Oregon coast. Disabled Veterans Form Chanter in Hall County Grand Island, Neb., Aug. 14. (Special Telegram.) A Hall county chapter of the disabled American vet erans of the world war was organ ized in Grand Island today with Dr. Bert Bahr as temporary commander and W. M. Purvis as adjutant, The meeting was called by State Com ' mander Robert Crevier of Kearney, who was present More than 60 are entitled to membership in this county. A permanent locad name will be de cided upon at a subsequent meeting, possibly on Tuesday evening, dur ing the government' "cleanup" cam paign in this district a further meet ing has been called for that time. Use Bee want d speedy results. Daughter of Opera Star Receives Half His Estate Grit? in a Cainxgc. 'v.pjv ' Naples, Aug. 14 Enrico Caruso's little daughter, Gloria, is' given one half of the estate of .the tenor, un der the terms of an agreement signed byXaruso's heirs. The agreement provided for division of the remain ing half among Mrs. Caruso, Giovan ni, brother of the singer, .and son. - The heirs soon will go to Florence to take inventory of the estate and Bluest of "Blue" Towns Puts Tax On Short Skirts But You Can Wear Anything : You Like in Rustchuki Bulgaria, So Long As ' You Have Price. By NEWTON C. PARKE. ' London, Aug. 14. If ' you want to be a belle or a swell in the city of Rustchuk you have to pay for it. " You may remember Rustchuk from the war news. It is a flourish ing town on the Bulgarian side of the blue Danube. The Roumanians Crossed the river and took it one day. Two or three days later the Bulgari ans cut off the fresh Roumanians and killed or captured all except a few who escaped by swimming back to the Roumanian side. .' Now many of the best society folks in Rustchuk wish the Rou manians had kept the town forever. They fee no fun in lue laws that force them to pay heavy taxes for wearing anything but overalls and ginghams and threaten to convert : Rustchuk s most styiisniy-aressea WOmen into milk-maids, so far as clothes are concerned. Prescribe Dress. ' The farmer government of the province of Rustchuk has just enact ed new legislation, telling the city folks in Rustchuk how to dress and how to act. The farmer majority says that it is only trying to dis courage extravagance and make the town dandies, male and female, bear the cost of government. The Rust chuk city folks say the new dress edict is only one ep!sode in the fight between the peasant farmers of Bulgaria and the middle class of the cities, a peculiar form of warfare that followed the signing of peace and resulted in the establishment of a peasant cabinet unaer rremier Stamhouliski, a burly farmer. A Rustchuk girl may wear her skirts as short as she pleases if she hta h mamma. But everv girl whose skirt stops 13 inches from the ground must pay SUU leva into tne rrnmnrial trpasurv. After she has paid 500 leva the sky is the limit, so tar as tne lengin or ncr skki. ku. If she carries a. parasol, sne must pay SU leva, jnanaoags. are even more immoral ana render tne pos sessor liable to a tax of 200 leva. Tvurrinca and necklaces, publicly worn, cost a tax of 300 leva. There is no tax on an ordinary wedding, Kf Via craw rminle that start mar ried life with music at the altar must pay 500 leva. Even a baby carnage is a luxury in the eyes ot tne rsust rhuV farmer legislators, arid , the owners must pay 200 leva. Why Wear Gloves? The horny-handed Rustchuk soil tiiUr. c nn rpn'snri ' wfiv ' anvone should wear gloves, except to keep th hands warm. It is, therefore, provided that any . person ' sporting gloves between tne dates or,vyiu 15 must olvtain a i xJ OKU .jvliuiv. -w - special license costing 200 leva, io swank about witn a cane you musi inn lova anrt there are still high er taxes for' carrying watch charms vi niaiu.g i.i. ov o-- sessor of a pet dog is taxed 500 r j nwnm of nrivate car- ...An..;nn f. n cror-ri n crc i ne nob riages or motor cars pay from 500 to 1,000 leva. . -A have the legislation repealed, 'ey .... : ; Aniv jWicrnpri in nlace -the Say Jl 3 vrinjr --"o- -, u of taxation on tne QjinnlHers of the town folks. They say that if the Rustchuk provincial 1 :.l.t..ra io tinrerp it wilt lav a hnim tax on swearing, drinking ana wife-beating virtues, according to the city dwellers, particularly tuai- acteristic of the Kustcnux iarmcrs Con Fires Into Muzzle Of Nesro and Saves Life Monticello, Ga, Aug. 14. Firing a bullet into the cylinder of a revolver which a negro was firing recently, Policeman E. C. Price rendered the weapon useless and saved his own life. A second shot killed the ne gro. Frank Wilson, who fell at tempting to fire his disabled pistol. The middle finger of the officer was shot away while he was trying to ar rest the negro on a charge of gam bling. The officer was exonerated. Use Bee want ads speedy results. plan to leave for America during Oc tober to continue the inventory of Caruso's possessions there. Caruso's will was read in court Au gust 9. The instrument was written in 1919 and made no mention of the singer's wife and daughter. Italian law provides, however, that they must receive the greater part of the estate. "Dry" Advocates Regain Ground Lost in Congress House Judiciary Committee Strikes Stanley Amendment From Campbell-Willis Anti-Beer Bill. Chicago Tribune-Omaha Bee I-eaed Wire. Washington, Aug. 14. -r. "Dry" fsfsAo in rnncrrpcfl rallied tftflaV and regained some of the ground they ....... ..I lost in the senate when the' "wets," ... I earlier in the week, compelled adop tion of the Stanley amendment pro viding heavy fines and imprisonment for prohibition officers who fail to conform to the constitution in en forcing the law. The house judiciary committee, taking up the Campbell-Willis anti beer bill, struck out the Stanley amendment and adopted a mild sub stitute. Under the provisions of the btanley amendment pronioiuon oiu rprs would have, been subject to heavy fine and imprisonment for searching or attempting ta-search t tin nrpnprttf w ithmit warrant. The amendment was broad , enough to prevent the searching oi.: automo biles, suitcases or trunks ana - tne Hed that it would ren der enforcement of the Volstead act impossible. tu ctiKctitittp would limit the an- plication of the Stanley amendment to private dwellings. It prpviaes tnai "shall search any private dwelling withdut a war rant directing sucn searcn anu no warrant shall be issued unless there is reason to believe such, dwelling is used as a place in which -liquor is manufactured tor saie or soia. . T?11,;nrr tVio artinn . ftf the ludl- ciary committee, Leader Mondell an nounced that a comeruncc rcyun on the anti-beer bill would i be ex pected in the house Tuesday. It is generally believed that the measure will come out or co.mer.ence . "u"' the form agreed upon by the judi ciary committee. . -v : Canucks to Build School At a Cost of $500,000 HnnenApt R I.. Autr. 14. t?-n-h TanaHiaiis of this city have for the purpose of raising $500,000 for the erection of a textile and manual iraimns school here. People of their race all over the east have been urged to subscribe. A Woonsocket man has already contributed $100,000. Sutphen Books Good List of Shows for Brandeis Season Tov Sutohen. back from New York, announces a list of attractions for the coming season at the Brandeis that will interest Omaha folks who get pleasure at the theater. The Bran deis will now have bookings of both the Erlanger and Shubert atractions. The Marcus show will open the season Ak-Sar-Ben week,' starting September 18. Taylor Holmes, who acquired fame through his perfor mance of "His Majesty Bunker Bean," follows for a week commenc ing September 25 in "Smooth as Silk," and Fiske O'Hara will as usual fill the first week in October. , The Brandeis will have two or three feature ' pictures, the Georgia minstrels and Joseph Kessler, the ViMrlich artnr during the first 10 days in September and prior to the regular opening. . , May Robson and "The Bird of Paradise" are, as usual, fall bookings, a week, in each case, instead of for three or four days as heretofore. Amnncr nttipr attractions DfOniiscd before the first of the year are Mrs. Fiske, Robert B. Mantell, in classical repertoire; Fay Bainter, in "East Is West;" "Miss Lula Bctt," Eddie Cantor in a new musical gamble; the thrilling mystery play, "The Bat," which is still running in New York and Chicago; Florence Reed in "The Mirage;" De Wolfe Hopper and Francis Wilson in a revival of "Er minie," and "Kissing Time," and Neil O'Brien's minstrels. The banner week of the season will undoubtedly be that of January THE BEE: OMAHA, MONDAY, AUGUST 15, 1921. Another Witness Discovered In Kennedy Murder Illinois Man Tells of Seeing Arthur Burch on Train With Shotgun in Case. Chloago Tribune-Omaha Bee laed Wire. Chicago, Aug. 14. Coincident with the discovery of a double-barreled shotgun on a beach at Ocean Park, Cal., which may have been the weap on with which J. Belton Kennedy, Los Angeles broker, was slain, a new and important witness in the case was found last night. This witness gives damaging testi mony against Arthur C. Burch, held with Madelynn Obenchain as the guilty parties in the slaying. The witness is Former Justice of the Peace C. H. Bartlett of Evanston, a suburb. On July 21, according to Mr. Bart lett, he was riding on an elevated train down town. At the' Noyes sta tion Burch got on the tram. He car tied a black handbag, a new suit case, a fishing rod and a gun case made of canvas. The gun case was of the variety commonly used to carry shotguns. There was a gun in the case, Mr. Rnrtlntt flpr1ar Mrs William A. Burch, mother of the accused lad. J declares an ot uurcn s Runs are at his home in Evanston and that he did not take a gun with him on his trip to California. Going on Fishing Trip. Mr. Bartlett further declares that Burch met an acquaintance on the train, and that that acquaintance said: "Going out of town?" Burch answered, Mr. Bartlett says: "I'm going out to Colorado on a fishing trip." According to dispatches from Los Angeles, Burch while en route there met Mrs. J. M. Warren, wife of a Santa Barbara (Cal.) banker, on July. 22. "Mr. Burch told me he was on his way to Los Angeles to help a friend in trouble," she told District Attorney Thomas Lee Woolwine. "He didn't make any threats, but said that the friend, who was a woman, had 'befriended him' and that he would do anything to help her." The finding of a double-barreled shotgun in the sand at Ocean Park rntnA tliie aftpmnnn TtlA crnn wa found by Roy and Bert Mooney. The two were running through the turf, they said, when they stumbled over iu. tu. .i.: I something. The "something" proved ir K. tnn mm to be the gun 'Authorities Purzled. It would have been physically nriccihlp T.o Anffplp nuthnritira av. I' w wl ' " r - - .-w - .-. , . for the slayer of Kennedy to have J o-nn anrl thin rpflirnpr! trt T.n An. geles and still keep within the 44 miles of travel registered on the speedometer, of the automobile used the night' -before the killing by Burch, , Still the .authorities at Los An- o.Atpc'.fir rnf pntirplv atr;fif1 that the gun , found today was used by the slayer. They are trying to trace the ownership of the weapon by the . ., , , TP., numDers on tne Darrei. ii tne saie can be traced to Burch, another link in the chain of evidence will have been forged. . Ralnli OhpnrViain hiish.ind of Madelynn and the Rev. William A.J Kiirrn tarnpr nr ftnnur. win arrive in Los Angeles tomorrow afternoon. With their coming officials there be lieve startling developments wm en sue. It is predicted that Mr. Oben chain, who is, an attorney, will m- ctmrt tiU wifp tn tpll alt she knows and that Burch's father will likewise prevail upon him to break his silence. New Ballroom Dances By Teachers in Britain London, Aug. 14. A number .of new ballroom dances, which are to be introduced during the coming winter season, are the outcome of the conference held by the United Kingdom Alliance of Professional Teachers of Dancing. ' The first prize in the waltz compe tition was warded to Miss Churchill of Wigan, for a dance named "Rosa lind Hesitation," while Prof. J.; B. McEwen of Glasgow, won the first prize in the fox-trot contest. A Japanese dance named "WangaloQi," arranged by Professor McEwen es pecially for juvenile display, was also awarded a first prize. ' i These dances will shortly be intro duced to the ball room." 16, when Sothern and Marlowe will Krt tk. attrarttrtn fnr tVip firct tlirpp days; the Tuesday Musical club will offer Reinold Werrenroth, the fa- mnna Karitnnp rn TVnirsrlav pvpniniy and Sir Harry Lauder is contracted for Friday and Saturday. January and early February contain the us ual list of good things. A revival of "The Merry Widow," "Shavings," the nickname of the Cape Cod toy maker made famous in the story by J. C. Lincoln in his novel of the same name; "Mecca," the sensational successor to "Chu Chin Chow," and Mitzi Hajos, being scheduled during midwinter. Later, we will have "La dies Night;" the new "Greenwich Village Follies;" William A. Brady's production of "Opportunity;" one of his new plays, "The Teaser;" Walter WnmnAnn ttac hrrnmp famnns almost over night as a delineator of classical roles; "The Passing Show of 1921;" David Warfield; "Two Little Girls in Blue;" -the ultra smart com edy drama, "Nice People;" "The Mid night Rounders," and "The Belle of New York Eastern managers, according to Mr. Sutphen, are not making exten sive plans for the coming-season, all of them rather waiting to see how the wind blows, but almost all stated to Mr. Sutphen that Omaha was situated particularly fortunately, from a geographical standpoint, as owing to the high railroad fares com paratively few attractions are making the trip to the coast this season and Omaha, Kansas City and Minneapo lis will be the turning point for the majority of shows sent on tour, English Beauty Winners Mtr"WvxvtFi"ecii And jMv Gicvj lie? m. m. 1 ? I' V I, ilc As.i r:cr ! w j ij v -rl I J: fej fc Miss Winifred Randall, a fair-haired, blue-eyed beauty, and Miss Mar got Greville, a blackhaired, brown-eyed maiden, who have been selected by a party of judges as the most beautiful blonde and brunette in all of England. The selection was made from among 1,000 of the prettiest young women of the British Isles. . Defense of Man Held as Slayer of Priest Crumbles Tide of Circumstantial Evi dence Against Hightower Sweeping Away Alibis--Girl Denies Statements. San Francisco, Aug. 14. A formal charge of murder loomed out of the tangled skein of grewsome circum stances developed by the police aeainst William A. Hightower, an itinerate baker, in the 60 odd hours since he led a party of six at mid night Wednesday through the fog to the grave of the murdered priest of Colma, the Rev. Patrick E. Heslin. Hightower's calm, cynical self-possession of the past two days changes to restlessness, irritation and nervous agitation as the relentless flood of circumstantial evidence seemed to all but engulf him, sweeping away bits of his story upon which his defense mainly seemed to rest. His strongest point, the alibi of his movements on the night of August 2 when the priest was called forth upon an errand of. mercy, but to meet a violent death, crumbled when Miss Doris Shirley ' appeared at police headquarters voluntarily,'- and denied Hightower's statement that h -had apmpspiie& Km 'to Sjunrjose in .the ; nachliii ivhich' he jre'ntccT that : fate ful evening;. . ... ! To this rift in his defense-was .add ed the opinion of the police': depart-A ment handwriting expert that he had "no hesitancy in stating that the handwriting of the random letter (to Archbishop Hanna demanding $6,500 for. ransom of the priest) is thc.same as that; ofc-William A.- Hightower." String . proofs ! of "unquestioned similarity,'-;Mvere present, not only in chirogiaphy, but in misspelling, said the expert. - . -. Riot Near As Negro ; Is Evicated From Car ' . (Continued From Face One.) start a fight when the negro re sented his actions. He said that the unidentified man hit him. Gipson attempted to leave the car, but the conductor picked up the .lever on the door-opening apparatus and struck him over the head, he . as serted. ..-., The car was stopped and the'mov torman, armed with a wrench, joined in the attack, . according to the . ne gro," who says, he was thrown to an embankment at the side of. the tracks, both members of the, crew beating him. . ', : Says Negro Grabbed Leveiv ' Motorman Spencer declared at the police station that he was attracted to the rear end of the car by Gipr son's cursing. He said that the ne gro grabbed the car door lever, and attempted to beat the conductor and himself. Mrs. Feser, who witnessed the fight, which occurred in front of her home, said that she saw one -of the car men beat Gipson over the head with an iron bar after the negro had been thrown to the bank. Oth ers declared that they saw the mo torman and conductor strike Gipson. The three men were booked on charges of disturbing the peace. The unidentified man, who is said to have started the trouble, disap peared before police arrived. He was described as being tall, with a black moustache. He wore a dark suit and a straw hat. Bride, 21, Accused of Kidnaping Hushand, 14 Texarkana, Ark., Aujj. 14. De Fee Hightower, 14-ycar-old kidnaped bridegroom, refused to have his love requited. Likewise he refuses to re linquish his 21-ycar-oId bride of a day despite annulment pronounce ments of a court. Following an alleged attempt at suicide, because his parents objected to his choice, .the boy went to the home of Bertha Gaines. They were married. The new bride was taken into custody, charged with kidnaping and enticement of a minor. Date for her trial has not been set. "I have absolutely nothing to say," declared Miss Gaines. "My picturel Well; of all the nerve. I should say not. "It's a dirtv shame for the news- naners to print things about my mar riage," she declared, with violent in dignation. That the marriage was illegal is confirmed by County Attorney Henry v t V Ami V . t MA Seattle Boy Saves Drowning Buddy; Loses His Clothes Eleven-Year-Old Hero Treats Affair Wii Nonchalance; Mother of Rescued Youth Buys Him New Outfit. Seattle, Wash., :" Aug. 14. When Franklyn ' Barber, ' 7' of " the suburb ot ueorgetown, fell into the Du wanish river he gave a li 1 1 1 e scream of terror, struggled . feebly and then sank.i At the , same time' ' Sherwood Heinke, 11, of No. 3215 Twelfth ave nue south, was go ing up the bank with his clothes under his arm. He heard the 'scream, looked back, saw the child sink, then made the race of his life and leaped into the water. He brought the child to the surface as he was going down for the,ij,hjr(J time, 'carried him to shore and j?a"ve first .aid. Then'he took the -.'"YVnere are your ciotnesf asuea Mrs Barber when she saw Sherwood had flftly.a bath'trig suit on. Had - "em . under my arm ana droppecf them In the water. Guess they floated down stream," he an swered. When he refused to take a re ward Mrs. Barber bought him a complete outfit, from silk underwear to- ai brand new suit, arjrl agreed to do all the trading possible at his "dad's" store in the Pike place public market. ., Rare Sons Are .Wanted f t. For Missouri Centennial Sedalia', Mo., Aug. 14. Who are Missouri's oldest men twins? TUt Phamhpr rtf Primmprrp rpn- tennial committee is irf receipt of a message from George and David Upton, 72 years old, who are bach elor twins. . They were born in Mis souri, : but have been . residents of Hbod River, Ore., for the past 50 years''. ' The elderly "; gentlemen express much interest in the plans which are being made to celebrate the 100th birthday of the state of Missouri, which will be held-in Sedalia from August 8 to' 20. Some of the Uptons relatives, wno live in Missouri, sent in the name of George' Upton. An invitation was sent to him; also a centennial but ton " npnrcp immediately wrote to the centennial committee requesting a - button tor ins twin nrotner ana added that he "would like to hear whether or not Missouri can boast of any more men twins older than he and his brother. Rich University Youth Caught Stealing Ride Binghamton, Aug. . 14. Robert Peel, 20, son of a wealthy Washing ton family and a student of Cornell university, was arrested here by rail road police on a charge of "bum ming" a. ride on a freight train. Peet had traveled from Ithaca to this city and was on his way to his parents, who are touring California, he told the police. Feet, who was dressed in stylish corduroy riding breeches, hightop leather moccasins, golf stockings and an army shirt, said: "I don't have to travel this way. My people have lots of money. But I like the adventure; I like the life of a vagrant." ' He had $18 when arrested, hut said that sum would meet all his needs until he reached California. He has just finished two years at Cornell. Silver Mine of Indians 7 Believed Found in Penn. "Kinzua, Pa., Aug. 14. Kinzua is on the verge of having a new boom. In the days when lumbering was at its height around here the lumber men made things lively. Volstead and Wayne Wheeler were unheard of then. Now this little town, some miles south of the New York state line from Salamanca, is awakening. Ev erybody is getting excited over sil ver. Even the conservative are tak ing notice. They expect soon to see mules and prospectors streaking through .nearby -forest fastness searching for traces of silver and the mother lode, Allies May Soon Lift Barrier on Germany (Contlnnrd From Pure One.) whatsoever of hurting Germany's na tional - sentiment or maintaining oc cupation of the Ruhr cities indefi nitely. But there also is the national sentiment of France to be taken into account. . . . "Occupation of Duisburg, Ri.hrort and Duesscldorf was decided jointly by France, England, Italy .and Bel gium because of repeated failures of the German government to fulfill its obligations under the Versailles treaty.' He said Jie was convinced that the Wirth government now was making all efforts to live up to. the under takings entered upon after the Lon don ultimatum, but ' added: "The Wirth government may fall; another with more reactionary ten dencies may be formed and another crisis reached between France and Germany." The matter, however, wa3 not so pressing, M. Briand concluded, that it might not be postponed until the next meeting of the council. -All the delegations agreed to this sug gestion. Harvey Active. Marshal Foch's military commit tee, after it had been decided to maintain military control in Ger many, was entrusted with the task of deciding how much control was to be exercised, whether by commis sions on the spot,' as now is the case, or otherwise." Ambassador Harvey- took a more active part in the three hours' meet ing of the council this morning than at any session since the deliberations were started, being asked for his opinion or taking part in the discus sion of practically , every question brought up, as America was di rectly . interested, especially in the Russian and Austrian situations. At this session the council de cided upon the makeup of the. in-; ternational famine relief .commission, which will deal with the famine sit uation, in Russia. This commission will not be merely .inter-allied, but Sweden, Denmark, Norway and other neutral countries will be asked to join. The nucleus will be formed by the entente .countries and the. United States, each , to appoint three .delegates. Concerning the diplomatic situation created by the undertaking to feed famine-stricken Russia, it was agreed the commission will have absolutely an official, character arid that such conversations as are engaged in with the ..Soviets must. be. limited strictly to humaritarian questions. . Financial aid for Austria was con sidered next. In this connection a i esolution ' was adopted urging the American congress to hasten pas sage of legislation which, it was stated, would enabla the Austrian financial relief plan to be put into operation. Silesian Problem Large. Geneva, Aug. 13. Settlement of the upper Silesian problem, which has been entrusted ', to: the league "of nations, is- regarded in .league circles as the most importaht question with which -that body has yet been faced. It is feared that a -solution will -he prolonged as a great mass of docu ments must be examined and the ex perts must'be heard.-'Frorri the 'moral viewpoint, .the. fact that, the preplex ing problem' ias been referred to the1 league oi hatidns is deenied "as 'add ing considerably to the league's pres tige'..' ' " ' ; Liquor Gone, Mountaineer Can Go to Sunday School Hot Springs.' Ark.. Aug. : 14. Boss Goldeii, Gland'county moun i tairieer, can now attend Sunday school with his mind at rest. ' Fol- !i : T. 1 i rj. 1 lowing ins appreueiiMou uy lcuerai officers for-alleged "moonshining," Golden gave 'the illuminating infor mation that he was forced to absent himself from Sunday school in order ! to guard his bpoze-making parapher nalia. "I 'lowed it'd be better fer me to stay hum and kinder watch the house," the picturesque mountaineer declared reflectively. "I was afeared the 'revenooers' would grab my fam ily' licker. Since they poured it out I guess I c'n go to Sunday school next Sunday." Golden is free under bond, while awaiting action of the grand jury. ' Expedition to Rescue Two Missing Explorers Fails Christiania, Aug. 14. The Aften posten has received a dispatch from Hanimerfest, the' northernmost town of Europe, which reports that the expedition sent by ' the state council last August, to rescue Kn ri sen and Tessen,- who were reported as missing trom tne last Amuna sen North Polar expedition, has re turned without finding trace cf the two men at Cape Wild, where they were supposed to have been. . - The vital statistics, are published on the want ad page. &mMz io jjjjl miuionucs join ' In Effort to Stop Flood of liquor Federal Officers Seize 1,200 Quarts of Beer at Home Of Detroit Man Ship- inents Continue. Detroit, Aug. 14. -Federal, state and county" authorities joined liands ih'tc oflirnnnn in nil iMItloaVor to halt what is said to be an effort to flood the United States with intoxicants -from Canada, following' a Windsor' court ruling that the Ontario tem perance act docs not prqliibit export n of liquors. First results of the vigilance of the officers came when federal effi- ; cers raided a house in Ecorse, a sub-'1 urb, and seized 1,200 pints of beer and 12 quarts of whisky Ecorse, m the opinion of Charles P. Campau, chief inspector of the state depart ment of public safety, is the center oi the traffic in illicit liquor brought across the border. Campau last mid- ; nicht broueht 75 state troopers here . from Lansing to patrol the water . front of Detroit and suouros. Beer continued to be shipped from , Windsor, Sandwich, Ford City and .". other Canadian border towns. .No; whisky shipments were discernible. The beer shipped today was report ed to have been headed for Toledo and other lake and river cities. "My investigations snow tnat no oroater amount of beer and whisky ' is being brought into Detroit than formerly." A. C. Graham, teoerai prohibition director, said late today. Volstead Act Ineffectual. Washington, ' Aug. " 14. Exaifilna- 1 t'on. of the customs laws is to be made by the Department' of Justice, officials said today, in an effort toj find, means of stemming the tide otJ liquor pouring over the Canadian border, into tnis country. Prosecutions of rum runners un-t der the Volstead act,, officials assert- ed. annarentlv have not been ah ef fectual method of keeping out illegal liquorsand other legal weapons are , sought 'by the government aUthoriV ties charged with the duty of keeping Spirits irorn crossing iuc mis. Some doubt exists, it was ex- olained. as to how far the prohibition laws repealed sections of the customs . laws applicable to illegal imported liquors and a study of the statutes is ! to be made to ascertain the exact situation. . Dutiable liquor brought in from ; Canada without payment of the prop er fees, is regarded by some officials as a clear violation of the cutoms reg-" illations, irrespective of any breach of the prohibition laws. If the author . A. : . a . 1 IIV TS 1UUIIU IV CA131, IUC3C UlULJUia- declared, it would be possible for the r government. to put a sharper check -. and help relieve what was said to - L , - , . J l- , the northern border. Brief City News The main-dining room at the Pax--ton hotel -wju r.main open. . .The best of food at : reasonable prices.. ", CIGARETTE No cigarette has the sarno delicious flavor as Lucky Strike. Because. 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