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If" The Omaha Daily Bee H 7- VOL. : 51- NO. 51. fl Briand To Attend U. S. Conference France First Nation to An nounce Representative to Disarmament Conclave to Open Armistice Day. Appropriation Is Asked By The AnoclatM Trm. Washington, Aug; 15. The hope of American officials that . the dis armament conference will be a diplo matic conclave of the firSt order was strengthened today when France in formed the state department that she would send, her ' premier,. Aristidc Briand, at the" head of her delega tion of diplomatists." The decision is expected to be followed by similar moves on the part of the other 'flowers, investing the gathering with extraordinary significance and. giving it much of the plenary authority that was pos sessed by the council of "heads of slates" at Versailles. The French information came in the form of a : message from M. Briand, transmitted through the "-.American embassy at Paris, saying merely that the premier would take pleasure in personally, representing his country at the conference. It was the first .formal acceptance to be received from any of the invited nations. ' 'r Appropriation Asked. ; Meantime, the administration's preparation of its own part in the conference was advanced by "a re quest sent to congress for an ap propriation of $200,000 as an initial budget to pay expenses of the Amer ican representatives and of a secretariat-general. . The estimate, worked out by the state department and the budget bureau, was taken under committee consideration immediately in the senate and probably, will re ceive favorable action in: the "near future. ' The sum fixed in the request and the data accompanying it apparently . disposed of any expectation that this government would pay expenses of any of :the visiting delegations, for congress was informed specifically tnat the money was to be used for the American delegation and for the secretariat-general alone. May Ask More Later. It was indicated that a later ap propriation would be asked should the printing. bill, exeeed present 1 expectations of ' should the confer ence last more than two months.'- ' , In making the request, President tiiarding merely transmitted with his approval, a letter written by Under secretary : Fletcher of the State de partment, who has been placed in charge of physical arrangements for the conference and who prepared his estimates after a conference .with Director General Dawes of the bud get bureau. There was n attempt lo divide the sum into . separate items. " . 1 In the senate, it is likely that the requested appropriation will be at tached to the shipping board appro priation bill. ' . News that -the French premier would attend the conference was re ceived with manifest satisfaction here, for there has been a great ex pectation that should one ot the powers decide to send its premier, the others would do likewise in the interest of fair representation. It is considered doubtful, however, whether all of the invited nations will follow the French example of announcing any part of the per sonnel of their delegations at the time of formally accepting a place in the conference. Man Held for Murder Denies He Is Missing Dentist of Oregon AtKrta Ancr 15 Dr.'R." M. Brumfield, wanted in Roseburg, Ore., for the alleged slaying of Den nis Russell, a laborer, confronted by Sheriff Starmer of Douglas county, Oregon, today denied that .he was Brumfield. asserting his name was "Dennis Russell." - Officers said they believed Brum field was attempting to lay the foun dation for an insanity plea. Brumfield recognized Sheriff Star mer. He addressed him as 'Bill, but when the sheriff called him "Doctor" the prisoner aepearcd sur prised and told the officer he was Russell. He said Dr. Brumfield was killed in an automobile accident Julv 13. When arrested at the farm near here last week, working tinder the name of "Norman M. Whitner," be admitted that he was Dr. Brumfield and expressed his intention of re turning . to Roseburg to face trial without 'the formality of extradition proceedings. . State Troops to Protect Negro Held for Murder Anniston, Ala.; Aug. 15. Compa nies A7and B and two machine gun sections of the Fourth Alabama in fantry eft today for Birmingham to accompany Clyde Thomas, negro, to Ccntreville, Ala., where he will.be arraigned on a charge of murder in connection with the death of a farm er's daughter, who was slain near Randolph; La., Tuesday . . The girl, 14 years old, was said to have been attacked and choked to death. ' Oklahoma Bank Closed Miami, Okl.. Aug. 15. The Miami State bank, with a capital 'stock oi $50,000, did not open today. Notice stated the bank was in the hands of the state bank examiner. Cittrtf u Smid-Cfin On.ht . 0. UMtr Premier of France To Come to America .f.S. Officer Shoots At Prisoner and Hits Pedestrian Nebraska City Merchant Struck in Abdomen by Bul let Fired After Escaping Thief May Die. Nebraska' City, Neb., Aug. 15. (Special Telegram.) Isador Tucker, a merchant here, is lying in the hos pital with a bullet in his abdomen, fired by Policeman White. Handlcy at an escaping prisoner, v.; Handley discovered a stranger late last night attempting to break in the rear of a junk shop and while he at tempted to take him to jail he broke loose and started to run north on Sixth street. When he reached Sec ond avenue Tucker was coming out of the gate and, as the officer fired, stepped between the fleeing fugitive and the officer. In the confusion over the shooting of Tucker the stranger escaped. Tucker's condition is considered se rious. The bullet -was a .45 caliber and struck him on the right side of his abdomen.- A posse -was formed immediately and the northern , part of , the city scoured until early today,; but no trace' of the, thief was found. Hand1 lejythc officer, declaresthe man who escaped is a stranger here. : . , State to Join in Park Ceremonies Colorado to Co-Operate in Opening of South Entrance To Yellowstone. Lander, Wyo., Aug. 15. (Special Telegram.') Colorado will co-operate with Wyoming in the official opening of the Lander entrance of Yellowstone National park, August 21,' according to a telegram received here from .Gov. Oliver P. Shoup. The governor and Mayor Bailey of Denver will address the auto cara van traveling to the dedicato&y cere monies on the capitol steps at Den ver Wednesday, prior to the party's departure. Governor- Shoup V telegram, ad dressed to P. C. Soencer. president of the Rocky Mountain Highway as sociation, reads as follows: "Colorado rejojijees with Wyom ing in the celebration of this occa sion. A number of our citizens will be present to represent our state. Please extend to Senator Kendrick, Governor Cary and the people of Wyoming Colorado's heartiest con- t..t..: Charles S. Hill, state immigration commissioner, has extended an invi tation on behalf of the highway as sociation to all commercial clubs in the state to send representatives to the opening and many acceptances have been received. Thirty representatives of national periodicals and newspapers will ac company the caravan. , . Ofiicial ceremonies will be held at Two Gwo Tee pass the morning of August 21. Rev. John Roberts, pio neer missionary and resident of Fre mont county for . 40 years, will de liver the invocation. Present ar rangements are for a dedication speech by Stephen T." Mather, direc tor of national parks. Remarks will be mads by Senator Kendricks. Gov ernor Carey. Indian Chief Dick Washakie and others. U. S. Relief Negotiations in Russia Now in Deadlock Riga, Letvia. Aug. 15. (By The Associated Press.) A deadlock was rrUA tnAav in the negotiations relative to American relief for Rus sia's famine sufferers between the American Relief administration and M. Litviuoff, on behalf of the sov iet famine' relief committee. Action by Washington and Moscow, will be necessary to decide the issue, it is declared. . . . New U. S. Marshal Here For Newspaper Meeting Dennis H. Cronin of O'Neill, ap pointee for United States tnarshal here, is in Omaha for the Nebraska newspapermen's convention. He called at the federal building Satur day but found J. B.'Nickerson,' act ing deputy, in Denver, where he had gone to take prisoners. The date for Cronin to be sworn into office hr.s not been announced. i'f 1 Mittlt Mm IS. IM. ! Act el Muck 8. ICS. Packer Men Plan New Agreement Resolution on Wage6 and Working Conditions Formu lated by Butcher-Workmen in Conference. Pay Cut Not Considered A resolution affecting wages and working conditions of packing house employes is bping formulated by in ternational officers, district presidents and delegates attending the interna tional conference of Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Work men of North America at the Butcher Workmen's hall on the South Side " Delegates would not divulge the character of changes from the present 9irrmnt rallpit fnr in the reSolll- tion. They stated the resolution was m an embryonic stage ana tnat mucn work and time would be required be fore it was completed. It was admitted, however, that there would be some changes in working conditions and that possi bly a different scale of wages would be favored by the resolution, which is being prepared in view of the ex piration of existing agreements on September 15. ' No Decrease Considered. Asked if the resolution might be expected to entail a wage decrease, delgates said no decrease was being considered, thus affirming the state ment of C. J. Hayes, general presi dent of the organization, on his ar rival here yesterday ' morning, that a wage cut would be resisted by or ganized packing house workers on the theory that economic conditions would not warrant it. ' By the close of yesterday after noon's sessions 118 delgates and of cers in the organization had arrived. Most of the day was devoted to lis tening to reports of delgates from various sections of the country rela tive to the condition of unions. These reports were favorable, union leaders said, and although the meeting was closed, applause could be heard from time to time. , Opposed to "Company Plans." As utlined by President Hayes, main purpose, of the meeting is to "devise some plan or method of con tinuing the present form of arbitra tion of wage and working; condition ciuestions." , , , c- T...:.ian u.rM and other otti- cers and delegates declared them selves opposed to plant organization cr what they term "company' plans ...i.:&in nt vaire ana worki ing matters., A concerted effort will oe maae to secure n .typum!."..... t. t.. :U.rilln fir Secretary of Labor Davis of a disinterested ar bitrator to decide disputes between packers and employes, it was inti mated by President Hayes. Optimistic Feeling. Hayes made this verbal statement at the conclusion of the meeting: "A most optimistic feeling exsits in jnost of the packing cities that there" wHl be no trouble with th packers -when the present agreement expires next month; Delegates from some cities, however,' reported that trouble is to be expected in their dis tricts. The international officers are pleased with the erports received, which show a substantial gain of members in every plant int the country." ' - Delegates are attending the con ference from packing houses in Bos ton, New York, Philadelphia, Buf falo, Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Cincin nati, Detroit, Indianapolis, Louis ville, Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul, Sioux City, Omaha, Des Moines, St ojseph Kansas City, Oklahoma City, Fort Worth, Denver, Spokane, Seat tle, San Francisco and Los Angeles. The conference wilt be resumed at 9:30 this morning. .' Bank Heads Discuss Proposed Bond Issue To Assist Farmers Chicago, Aug. 13. A proposed $20,000,000 bond issue; which will pay SVi per cent and from which the farmer will be loaned money at 6 per cent for periods of from' 10 to 33 years, was discussed today by bankers from 22 states, representing 23 land banks.- . The meeting was under the auspieces of the American Association of Joint Stock , Land banks. ' The association, operating under the federal farm loan act of 1916, had failed to function for the last two years beause of restrictions which eliminated the possibility of any success -under low interest rates and lone-term loans. W. W. Powell, secretary, said that these restrictions had been over come and that the association would be enabled to carry out its original policy. . -.. NOT ONLY do the B!u Ribbon stories in The Sun day Bee afford you many hours of pleasant reading but they give you a knowl edge of the best writers of modern fiction and provide an education on the customs of many lands and the pe culiarities,, dreams, and ad ventures of every sort of character. The Cyclone By Rosa L. Ellcrbe ! the tery for Next Sunday OMAHA, TUESDAY, Death Knell Instead Of Wedding Bell Almost Greeted Pair Death knell instead of wedding bells came veiy near greeting a pre nuptial pair from Fullerton, Neb., while flivvtring rapidly toward Omaha, where the knot was tied yesterday. As the sedan neared Columbus, with the bride-to-be, Lydia Shull, at the wheel, the car skidded and turned completely over. William H. Hamilton, groom-to-be, sustained severe bruises on the head. Miss Shull was uninjured. The car lost most of its symmetry, especially about the top and where the win dows should have been. Undaunted, the happy pair righted their conveyance and sped on to Omaha, where they kept their ap pointment at the marriage altar of Rev. Charles .W. Savidge. Date for Probe Of Stock Schemes Still Uncertain Grand Jury Either to Be Call ed Within Few Days or Not Until After Octoher 3, Davis Announces. For' two hours yesterday after noon, six district judges, County At torney Shotwell and Attorney Gen eral Davis were closeted in Presid ing Judge Troup's office struggling with the problem of calling a grand jury to probe "wildcat" promotion schemes. At the end thev announced that they had not determined on a date to call the jury. "It will be either within a few days or not until after October 3," the attorney general said. The reason tor tnis is tnat a grana jury cannot continue over from one court term to another. 1 he present term ends October 3. Asked to Produce Evidence. The attorney general will try to ittirmin whether all the evidence can be placed before a grand jury between now and October 3. If so, the jury will be summoned at once. If not. it will not be summoned tnl the next term begins. Federal authorities issued a can yesterday for anyone who' has evi dence agaihst principals in the "wild cat" stock sales companies now un der investigation to produce it. Letters soliciting the purchase of stock in any of the defunct compan ies is desirable evidence, according to J. C. Kinsler, United States dis trict attorney. Will Go to Hearing. "Tti 1eMer should be delivered to me or W. M. Coble, postal inspector, in person, it possible. Otherwise they should be sent ty man, no re quested, -v ' ' ' 8 t Someone from Kinsler or Cobles office will go to Los Angeles for the hearing of Charles Wahlberg and Jacob Massey, September 1. The two : are wanted here on charges ot using the mails to defraud in the Missouri Valley Cattle Loan com pany case. :. Pastor Resigns in Battle for Control Of Chicago Church Chicago, Aug. IS. Resignation cf the Rev. Leon Pigcas, pastor of the Greek Church of St Trinity at 1101 South Peoria street, and the conse quent temporary closing of that church were the features today of the battle for control of the Greek church in Chicago by Gcrmanos Troianos, recently appointed bishop of America by King Constantine. "Rev. Mr. Pigea3 resigned simply to avoid trouble even possible bloodshed at his church through the attendance . of Troianos," 'said G. A. Kryakopulas, attorney for the church and the association of the Greek community in Chicago. King Constantine's bishop came to Chicago a few days ago to es tablish a new regime. The Greek churches at once applied for injunc tions temporarily restraining him. The court fight will be fought early in September. Examinations Announced; Postmasters Appointed Washington, Aug. IS. (Special Telegram.) Postoffice department has rtquested civil service commis sion to hold examination for presi dential postmasters at the fallowing places: - Nebraska Prague, Wilcox. Iowa Miles, Nichols,. South Dakota Jefferson, Peevcr. Postmasters Appointed in. Nebras ka Dustin, Holt, county, " W. T. Miner, vice Herbert T. . Anderson, de clined; Huntsman, Cheyenne cour.tv. Lewis M. Sheldon, vice J. F. Beil, resigned; Inez, Holt county, Frank Solfermoser, vice -C. E. ' McNally, removed; Milburn, Custer county. William F. Fleming, vice W. C. Strohl, resigned; Phoenix, Holt coun ty, Richard Davis, vice R. Nilson, re moved. Mexican Secretary of State On Way to United Siates Juarez, Aug. IS. The Chamber of Commerce today received a tele gram from the State department saying that Alberto Pani, secretary of state, wouhi arrive here tomorrow on his way to Washington. The message also said that the secretary was going as a personal representa tive of President Obrcgon on busi ness for the government, which was being kept secret. Harding Unable to Attend Press Meeting in Hawaii Washington,. Aug. 15. President Harding today declined an invitation to the international press congress this fall in Hawaii. He told a com mittee of publishers that public busi ness would not permit him to go. AUGUST 16, 1921. 0 Chemical Firms Get Three Days To 'Show Cards' Must Inform Federal Authori ties What They Manufac tured With" Alcohol And To Whom Sold. Three days of grace are given to local chemical companies, under fire for alleged misuse of alcohol, m which to furnish in writing to fed eral authorities information as to what they manufactured and to whom they, sold products in which alcohol was used,;; :i. ".v y.s.iTK.-. Ttiia wii ileriApA at a. conference of U. S. Rohrer, federal prohibition enforcement chief; Attorney oenerai Clarence Davis; Gus Hyers, state eWiff. T r Kinsler. United States district attorney, and Pure Food In spectors Vacek and Mnitn, . m ine federal building yesterday. "V hp.lieve renorts submitted to this office are false; we intend to learn the truth, said Rohrer. Permit tn withdraw alcohol from the local office will be rescinded and heavy penalties will be laid on guilty companies, he said. . Many Companies Formed. "More than 25 chemica companies sprang into existence in Omaha Since orohibition went into effect," said Kinsler. One of these companies upder hre claims to manufacture extracts. One of its reports gave three bar rels of. vanilla extract at 50 gallons per barrel; one barrel of orange ex tract, one of lemon and one ef cam phorated oil as its output for a cer tain period. The extract was put out in two-ounce bottles numbering 19,200. The company's report stated that these products were sold to a Coun cil Bluffs ' merchant. The Council Bluffs merchant denies he ever saw a bottle of the extract, let alone pur chasing it. - Firm Offers to Sell Gin. A rigid investigation of this com pany will be made; , " ' Discovery of a second, "manufac turing company's" business was made when the company offered to sell 25 gallons of . gin to one of Rohrer's agents Chief Rohrer evidenced consider able chagrin when news of his in tended investigation came out of the district attorney's office yesterday. "I don't believe in putting on an investigation with a brass band, -but the mischief's done this time," he exclaimed. Rohrer intended to withhold the ir-formation until after state food in spectors had examined some of thi "extract." Japan Receives Formal Invitation to Conference Tokio. Aug. 15. (By The Asso ciated Press.) Format invitation to Japan to send representatives to the conference on disarmament and far eastern questions to . be- held in Washington late this autumn has been received from the American; capital. ' ' , Lieutenant General Shoichi Suga no has been informally selected to head the Japanese army delegation at the conference, says the Jiji Shini po. General Sugano served at vari ous times as military attache at Jap anese legations in Europe. Motion Picture Censors Confer With Producers Los Angeles, Aug. IS. lotion picture censors from ,various parts of the United States and Canada and motion picture producers here got together today in the beginning of a week's conference on what motion pictures should and should not be. Inspection of motion pictures in the making, a tour of the beaches and a barbecue were part of the first day's program, rounded out tonight with a discussion of topics connected with the morality of motion pictures. fC"" JM k)f DEUVERf "OT nil ml (t rt". M turn);. I2-Mi to M"t la A Ticket to Normalcy (CbfBTKU: 1M1; Br n CMar Mhn. THE Vndm Sam i m a tUktt U Normal?. Tkm Rmtfmd"Cim't ym Wnw till Oil nod Service Company To Operate Erie Railroad Shops Corporation Formed hy Busi ness Men to Do Repair Work for Carrier Old Employes Retained. Marion, O., Aug. 15. The Rail road Service company, a corporation organized by local manufacturers, bankers ,and business ' men, today took over operation of the Erie rail road shops and roundhouse here. The service company - leased the buildings and equipment of the rail road company and-has contracted' to do all repair and other work here tofore done by employcs of the rail road. ... '. v '. ' Employment was offered to all employes of the Erie company in th4 service at 7 o'clock this afternoon, each maa to take his former posi tion and receive the same pay as that received from the railroad. Ac cording to announcement by W. A. Baldwin, manager of the Ohio re gion of the railroad, the employes of the new operating concern will "be assured of fair treatment in ac cordance with the practice of the extensive manufacturing concerns of Marion." Most of the larger manufacturing companies in Marion are represented in the membership of the Marion Employers association, an organiza tion of manufacturers, and all of these are operated on an "open ship" bases. Since the Railway Service com pany is not a "common tarrier," it was pointed out that it undoubtedly would not be subject to supervision by the railroad labor board and would not come under the provisions of the Esch-Cummins railroad act. No statement was issued as to the number of Erie employes who ' had accepted employment with the op erating company. Work was being done at the shops, however, with R. V. Blocker, master mechanic under the Erie system, acting as shop man ager. . Receiver Appointed For Sioux Falls Paper "Sioux Falls, Aug. IS. On the peti tion of the Sioux Falls National bank and other creditors of George W. Egan. publisher of the Sioux Falls Daily Press, Federal Judge Elliott appointed E. B. Northrup, Sioux Falls business man, temporary receiver for the ' newspaper, . with power to sell it. Mr. Northrup an nounced that the Press would be disposed of, at private sale within the next few days. It was explained that the appoint ment of a receive for the Press wtfuld have no effect upon the invol untary bankruptcy proceedings brought against Mr. Egan by several of his creditors last week. . Hearing on the bankruptcy case was con tinued indefinitely. Body of Missing Aviator And Mechanic Are Found Santanter, Spain, Aug. 15. The body of the aviator, Florentino Villa, who had been missing since Tues day, was found yesterday at the bot tom of a deep .' gully ; aniong the Castro Sopena mountains. A ; me chanic, who . was, accompanying the aviator 'when he met his death,, also has befrt found. ; He-was dangerous ly injured when the machine fell. Villa began his last flight at Burgos ..Tuesday. Daughter of Air Mechanic . Dies of Injuries in Fall San Francisco, ' Cat., Aug. 15. Eveline Converse, small daughter of Milton ,B. Converse, air mail service mechanician, . died last -night of in juries received whn an airplane" piloted by her father fell 1,600 feet ancj was wrecked hcTe Sunday. Con verse was only slightly injured in the crash, Santfiy. 7.l(i eair. M: UIU Statu, Ctnia tOxIt. h t Disappearance Of Toronto Man Still Mysterv Missing Millionaire Not At Des Moines as Announced By Detective; Case o Mistaken Identity. Des Moines, la., Aug. 15. The disappearance of Ambrose J. Small from his Canadian home is as much a mystery as ever so far as any clue developed in Des Moines is con cerned. He is not here as aa nounced by private detectives nor is he, believed to have, been here sjnee his sudden disappearance in Decem ber, The tnarr, the detectives said they believed to be the Toronto theater owner, was located at the Polk coun tj poor farm late, today by newspa per men. He is John Daughertjv a helpless man without a home. Dlugherty suffered the loss of both legs when run over by a train in Des Moines on December 4, 1917. He has been a patient at the poor farm since early in 1919. : It .is assumed that the habeas corpus proceedings instituted by Chief of Police Saunders against John J. Brophy and Frank Harty, the private , detectives, will be dropped. Body of Missing Auto Tourist Who Died From Thirst Is Discovered Prescott, Ariz.,' Aug. 15. The body of August Kaufman, automo bile tourist from Pasadena, Cat., missing since last Wednesday, was found on the desert 50 miles west of Congress Junction, 40 miles south of here, by Mohave' county officers Sunday. The man had perished from thirst and exposure, the officers said. Kaufman, according to the officers upon their return, left his wife and three children in their automobiic Wednesday in search of water when he . discovered their supply had run low. Friday night when he had not returned, his family still waited in the automobile, and Lillian, a 3-year-old daughter, died of exposure. Kaufman wandered through the desert for about 72 hours and cov ered approximately 60 miles in won dering before he finally collapsed, according to officers. The body was found near Signal, near the Yuma county line. In his search, Kaufman had passed within 50 yards of an artificial res ervoir of water for sheep and cattle, the officers said. 43 Seamen Drown as Vessel Sinks During a Typhoon Kobe, Japan, Aug. 15. Forty-five seamen are believed to have been drowned following the wreck of the freight steamer Shoshu Maru, which was disabled by a typhoon and bat tered to pieces on the rocks off the Loochoo islands. Only one of the ship's personnel is known to have survived. - The Weather - Forecast. , Nebraska Unsettled Tuesday; showers in east portion; warmer in east and south portions; Wednesday, generally fair. Iowa Showers and somewhat warmer Tuesday; Wednesday, gen erally fair. Hourly Temperatures. 5 a. m.. ,0 m. m.. 7 . in . . S . m. . a. in. . . IS m. m . . It a. tn . . ...S4 I 1 ...SS I 3 ...M S .. IS I 4 ..SS A ... I ...SS I 1 ... I S tn. . ., in.... .IS .14 .1i .70 .7 .64 i 15 v Highest Monday. f hoyninp . . . Ihn rnport . . I)nm Ota Molara . I rW ortn riatt Parbta ..IS Rapid City ..M I ftalt Lak Utr. . . "V ) Mnta Fa ..14 I Mierldan . . ? I Valentine THREE CENTS Tax Plans Chatf ged By Committee Repeal of Excess Profit Levies to Become Effec- tive Next Year Instead Of Last January. Vote on Bill Saturday Br The Auociated Freu. Washington, Aug. 15. The ad ministration tax revision ' bill was laid before the house of representa tives today, after the republican membership of that body in confer ence, had changed it so as to make reocal of the excess profits tax and the income surtax rates in excess of 32 per cent effective next January 1, instead of last January 1. This change, on the basis of pre vious treasury estimates, would re sult in the corporations and indi viduals with large incomes paying to the government in the next calen dar year something like $200,000,00(t more than they would have paid had the administration plan of making the repeals retroactive prevailed. Total tax reductions for the fiscal year, under the bill as revised, were estimated by some majority mem-, bers of the ways and means commit tee at $350,000,000, as against ap proximately $550,000,000 planned by committee republicans, and the to- , tal tax yield at about $3,200,000,000, ' Taxes Cut Down. As a result of the changes made . by the republican conference, ma jority committee members further amended the bill before its presen tation in the house so a to make the corporation income tax 12J-S per cent after January 1 instead of 15 per cent as originally planned, and the manufacturers' tax on cereal t beverages 6 cents a gallon instead of 12 cents. Under plans adopted by the party conference the bill will be taken tip in the house at 11 a. m. Wednesday ' under a special rule calling for a final vote at 3 p. m. Saturday. Democratic members of the house plan to hold a caucus tomorrow aft ernoon to decide upon a course or action while the measure is under consideration. They also are expect ed to determine whether democrats on the ways and means committee 1 shall file a minority report " " ; , Meantime the full committee will , meet to pass finally upon the bill, but this is expected, to be a mere formal-. , ty. ' - .Westerners Lead Fight The republican conference lasted;, . several hours, with western roHf- - leading the fight to reject the plan . for retroactive repeal of thfe excess profits and higher income surtax rates, which was agreed upon at the ; White House tax conference last Tuesday. Representative Frear of ; Wisconsin, a member of the ways and means committee, was under stood to have insisted that the house pass on the effective date of the re-; peals, but the conference finally -adopted. 96 to 87, a motion by Rep resentative Mann of Illinois, that tht I repeal rate be next January 1. These charges carried with them delay until January 1, in the pro posed increase of 5 per cent in cor poration income taxes. No change' in this figure was made by the con ference, but the committee members decided to cut it in half, as it was contended that a 5 per cent increase would be unnecessary if the excess profits and the surtax were imposed " for this taxable year. The tax measure as presented in the house today, is a bill "to reduce and equalize taxation, to amend and simplify the revenue act of 1918, and for other purposes." Much of its' 16,000 odd words are devoted to , amendments of the administrative , and definitive sections of the pres ent law which were drafted by the experts with a view of clearfying specific portions of the 1918 act and meeting situations arising from de cisions of the supreme court. Aside 'from the revisions of the (Torn to Face Two. Colnma Fire.) Shortage of Food in South Accompanied by Increase of Pellagra Washington, Aug. 15. Food shortage in the southern states has assumed the proportions of a famine only in "a scientific, restricted sense," but undoubtedly has been accompan ied by an increase ,in pellagre, the public health sen-ice reported to President Harding, as a result of the special investigation undertaken at his request. The findings of the public health officials; the report said, were based largely on incomplete statistics sub mitted by southenr state health com missioners at a recent conferenct here. In a letter to the president, Sur geon General Cumming declared that despite the criticism of some southern officials regarding the ad ministration's course, the informa tion collected "iully confirmed, io my opinion, the position of the pub lic health service with respect to the increase of pellagra in various parts of the south." Iowa Aviator Narrowly Escapes Drowning in Lake Fairmont, Minn., Aug. 15. Ray Shiffelt, an aviator of Pomeroy, la., had a narrow escape here today when his airplane sank in ?5 feet of water in Silver Lake. He suf fered cuts and bruises, but tvas not seriously hurt. v ' He was performing stunts for a crowd of several thousand persons. As his plane skimmed the l.ke, it suddenly turned over and sank. i.i f V