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China Formally Replies to Bid to Disariiiaiiient Meet Acceptance Makes Known Ap preciation of Absence of Limitation of Subjects "Which May Be Discussed. Peking:. Aug. 18. (By The Asso ciated Press.) China has formally replied with a cordial acceptance to the invitation to attend the Wash ington disarmament and Far Eastern conference, it was announced today. President Harding's sincerity in calling the conference, manifested in the absence of limitation of the sub jects which may he discussed, says the reply is appreciated and the hope is voiced that the mutual exchange of views will enable a clearer inter national understanding to be had re garding problems of the Pacific which has been the focus of world attention since the conclusion of the world war. Will Have Many Experts. Discussing China's preparations for. the conference Dr. Yen, the for eign minister, said today that not knowing what trend the discussions might take the government had or ganized a special department, com prising representatives of several of the ministries which has been charged with the task of preparing data upon any possible questions in which Chinese interests might be involved. The question of the personnel of the delegation has not been deter mined, said Dr. Yen, and its actuil makeup might be announced only after its arrival in Washington. Know No Division. In answering the contention of Dr. Sun Yat Sen, head of the Can ton, or south China, government, that the Peking government was not representative of the whole of China, the foreign minister said that as for him he knew no north and no south only China and its best ' good. There has been a revival in the press of discussion of possible ac ceptance by China of Japan's pro posal to negotiate for the restitu tion of Shantung before the confer ence is held. As to this, Dr. Yen reiterated his former declarations to the effect that China believes there is no occasion for such negotiations. Anti-Beer Measure Attacked in Senate (Continued From Faro On.) rience on the Baltimore-Washington pike, which has been the scene of many a "dry" hold up. Senator As hurst insisted he had had no such experience. "But if I had been stopped," he added, "and a prohibition officer had poked his face into my machine, I would have asked him to display his warrant. If he had not been able to produce a warrant I would have used something more than words and -that" what' every good American ought to do. If a prohibition agent tomes to your door and tries to get into your home without a warrant, you aren't a very good American if you don't knock him down." Wheeler Scored. Senator Reed read newspaper dis patches stating that Wayne B. Wheeler had been present during the sessio'ns of the conference commit tee. He called upon Senator Sterling to state whether this was true. Sena tor Sterling at first declined to an swer, charging that the inquiry was "impertinent" and "not material." Later, he admitted that Mr. Wheeler had come into the conference room towards the close of the session. Senator Reed declared that he in terpreted Senator Sterling's admis sion as a confession of the truth of the newspaper statement, "The admission of a paid lobbyist to interfere in the deliTipratinne nf o conference committee is an innova- uon, a solecism and a piece of un warranted and unmitigated inso lence," said Senator Reed. "It is de structive and unfair. If Wayne Wheeler, representative of the Anti Saloon league, may be admitted, why not admit the representative of the Saloon league. The activities of lobbyists has become a stench in the public nostrils and now we have an instance where one of them has the cool impudence to carry his propa ganda into the secret, if not sacred, sessions of the conferences." Takes Shot at Volstead. Mr. Wheeler sat in the gallery and listened to Senator Reed's speech. When the senator had reached this point, the dry spokesman dashed away to prepare a statement in reply to Reed's charges. Meanwhile, the Missouri senator devoted a few min utes to paying his respects to Repre sentative Volstead. "I nevera had the pleasure of see ing, until the other day, the dis tinguished author of the Volstead act," Senator Reed continued. "I do not know whether he was born in the United States or not, but I am informed he speaks a very broken English. I. do not know what his ancestry may be, but I know I have seen the picture of some of the conspirators of the past, the countenances of those who have led in fanatical revolts, the burners of witches, the executioners who ap plied, the torch and I saw them all again when I looked at the author of this bilL" No Agreement Reached. Senator Sterling protested vigor ously against Senator Reed s lan guage, declaring it violated constitu tional etiquette. "Oh, I have not well begun," re torted Senator Reed. "I am speak ing of fanaticism and I have a right to." Mr. Wheeler reappeared at the capitol and distributed some type written statements denying Reeds charges. Senator Reed thereupon made another speech in which he de- . nounced Wheeler as a "paid lobby ist." "I charge that when he wrote that statement he wrote a deliberate wilful and premeditated falsehood, and he knew it," Senator Reed de clared. This ended the bout for the day The conferees held another meeting, but broke up again without reaching in agreement New Paving on D. L. niiiitT i J.tii it mi iiiiiii i ii if m,lmmmm M .-m-m imm'i r j f PHOTONS Scenes near Millard on the D. L. D. road, which is being paved by J. J. Parks of Omaha. Above is an example of the work which often must be done in laying the concrete base on a county road to prevent rain water from washing away the concrete soon after it is laid. Below is a new "death curve" near Millard. . Carrier Pigeon Carries Plea of Man Lost and Starving in Yellowstone Over 2,000 Miles to New York Friend New York, Aug. 18. A cry for help from' a man lest and starving in the wilds of Yellowstone park, over 2,000 miles away, was brought to Broadway today by a carrier pigeon. The pigeon, bound for the Hotel Belleclaire, dropped to the wet pavement of Columbus circle short ly after 10, exhausted when its long journey was almost completed. Picked up by a policeman, the following message was found un der the bird's wing: "Notify Ben Singer, Belleclaire hotel, New York. Am lost on Hoodoo mountain, Yellowstone. Send help, provisions and pack horses. Heller." The police telephoned the mes sage to the Belleclaire and left word for Singer when he came nome to visit a police station. Quide Is Notified. Tn half an hour Sineer arrived. Tim mcssjcf was civen him and before he said anything he sent the following message to Ned Jfrost, a noted guide, at the Wapegi ranch, Cody, Wyo.: "Edmund Heller lost southeast vilnu;ton( nark, in Bis Hoo doo mountain. Start at once. Spare no expense. Take food and pro visions and find Heller." Singer explained to the police that T-Tit iniH naturalist, author and friend of the late Colonel Roose lt loft tViA Rpller.laire hotel 10 days ago' to photograph wild game in the Yellowstone. Mnger saia neucr took a number of carrier pigeons, which he had trained on the roof of the Belleclaire with him. Ridiculous, Declares Accused Major Cresson (Continued From Pao One.) down to Philadelphia and Baltimore, and I was one of the persons main ly instrumental in securing indict ment and conviction of Mrs. Berg doll and her son. I went to Kansas City twice in connection with habeas corpus proceedings for the other Bergdoll. "I testified in court "against Berg doll in Philadelphia at the trial there. I appeared before the grand jury previous to the trial, and my letters and correspondence with the authorities there were largely in strumental in precipitating that prosecution. Produces Telegram. "When Ansell gave out a state ment to the newspapers that he was defending Bergdoll because he thought he hadn't had a 'square deal' in the court-martial, I stated, and was quoted as stating, that he had had a fair trial, and that any statement to the contrary was a malicious lie." Major Cresson produced a tele gram which he received from Repre sentative John A. Peters, chairman of the committee, at Washington, in response to a telegram which he sent to Representative Johnson, another member of the committee, request ing to be permitted to testify. , The telegram is dated at Wash ington, May 14: "Your telegram to Johnson was read before the committee," it reads. m. f, jJ J I 'ffPrK According to Singer, Heller was well equipped with' provisions, pack horses and everything necessary for the trip. He believes that his friend, his horses and provisions may have slipped on some of the shale rock and fallen into a canyon. A policeman's attention was sud denly attracted today to an object that fell in front of an automobile at Columbus circle. He did not know .what the object was but ran oves-and picked it up. He found the pigeon exhausted lying in a small puddle of water near the gutter. The note had to be dried out before it could be deciphered. Man is Naturalist. Singer is an actor, also a natural ist and real estate Operator, Heller is famous as a naturalist and author of numerous papers on fishes, reptiles and birds. He has written exten sively describing results .of original investigations in unfrequented parts of the world. He was joint author with the late Colonel Roosevelt of "Life Histories of African Game Animals." Heller, who is 46, and makes his home at No. 1473 Harvard street, Washington, D. C, is a native of Illinois and a bacheloF. He is a graduate of Stanford university. His first scientific trip of moment was in 1898 as a member of the Stanford zoological expedition to the Galapagos islands. He served as as sistant naturalist on the United States biological survey in Alaska in 1900. He was naturalist for the Field museum, Chicago, expedition of 1901 to 1907 to California, Mex ico, Guatemala and East Africa. "Record of court-martial and testi mony has been made part of our rec ord. No injustice will be done you and your position will be made clear. Unnecessary for you to come on. (Signed) "JOHN A. PETERS." Gage County Ex-Serviee Men Will Hold Picnie August 31 Beatrice, Neb., Aug. 18. (Special. The program for the picnic for all ex-service men to be held at Chau tauqua park in this city, August 31, has been completed. Sheriff W. E. Robb of Des Moines, chaplain of the 142d, Rainbow division, will give an address. This will be the only address on the program. At noon there will be "big feed," free to everybody, and in the afternoon athletic sports will be held, closing with a pave ment dance in the evening. The Beatrice and Blue Hill ball teams will play. Beatrice Files Suit to Take Over Incinerator Beatrice, Neb., Aug. 18. (Special.) As the result of the construction of the old incinerator plant north of the city in 1916 by G. K. Marring' ton, City Attorney Dutton filed suit for equitable relief in the district court to annul and " set a.side the contract entered into at that time by Mr. Harrington and the city oi Beatrice. The petition chartres that Mr. Harrington abandoned the plant and refused to fulfill, his part of the contract. The city also asks that Mr. Harrington turn over the prop erty to the city in lieu ot re:u. THE BEE: OMAHA, FRIDAY, AUGUST 11). 1921. D. Road Bergdoll Prosecution j Rebuked by Probers (Continued From Paso One.) Justice of Earl B. Wood, in charge of correspondence in the Bergdoll case, for failure to transmit to the War department warning: from a special agent that the prisoner was planning to escape was recommended by the majority. Adjutant General Scored. MaL Gen. Peter C. Harris, adju tant general of the army, who au thorized the hunt to send Bergdoll, under guard, to the Maryland moun tains to search for the gold was charged by the minority with "pri mary responsibility for the situa tion which made possible the es cape." Asserting that General Har ris did not attempt to evade re sponsibility, the minority held there was "no question of improper motive on his part," adding it was "appar ent his mind was readily overcome by the strong statement of Ansell that he would stand responsible for the safe return of the prisoner." iakmg up alleged connection with the Bergdoll case of former Judge John Wescott, one time attorney general of New Jersey, the majority held it unimportant whether he ac tually had legally represented Berg doll. The report declared it was clear" .that Ansell undertook to use Judge Wescott's name for the pur pose of bringing to bear a political influence "upon anybody in the then administration who might be needed to make sure of the gold hunt re lease which at last spelled Bcrgdoll's escape. The majority report commended the seizure of the Bergdoll property by. Alien Property Custodian Miller and urged that he make every effort to produce $105,000 in gold obtained by Mrs. Emma C. Bergdoll from the Treasury department and alleged to have been buried on her farm, near Philadelphia. This was put in at the insistence of Representative Luhring, who declared the withdrawal of the gold was the foundation stone of the whole conspiracy. The minority held that while un questionably a conspiracy existed .to effect the escape of Bergdoll, "it did not find that any officer re ceived any bribe or was approached with a view to bribery," but that the conspiracy was participated in by Grover Bergdoll, the late Clarence Gibbony, a Philadelphia lawyer; James E. Romig, formerly a Phila delphia magistrate and friend of the Peridoll family; Ike Stecher, the Bergdoll chauffeur, "and possibly Mrs. Bergdoll." Hot After Hunt. "From the moment Bergdoll left Governor's Island and the condi tions surrounding him," said the minority, "it became apparent he saw he could depart when ready and without violence. That such a condition existed is, of course, a scandal. Less than ordinary pre cautions to prevent escape were used. Colonel Hunt, "within the next two months after he participated so criminally, in the escape," said the majority, was promoted and re tired. "An outraged nation," it added, has the right to demand that Colo nel Hunt's annuity be discontinued." Violates Liquor Law Broken Bow, Neb., Aug. 18. (Spe cial.) Ed Penn was found guilty by County Judge Holcomb of a second violation of the liquor law. He was sentenced to 60 days in the county jail. er Freed on Technicalitv To Fislit Removal " j Harry Thompson Opposes ; Return to Iowa Prison for : Violation of His Parole. j Lincoln, Aug. 18. (Special.) Re leased from the Nebraska state pen itentiary on one technicality, Harry Thompson, through his attorneys, is endeavoring to escape serving in the Iowa state penitentiary on another technicality. Thomnson. who was released Wed ncsday after serving one year of a 10-year sentence for manslaughter at Stanton. Neb., was arrested a few hours later by N. B. Harmon, parole officer, on receipt of a tele gram from T. P. Hotlowell, warden of the Iowa state reformatory, saying Thompson was wanted there for breaking his parole. A few hours after his release two attorneys. John A. Ehrhardt and George A. Eberly of Stanton, ap peared in Lincoln and filed a peti tion for a writ of habeas corpus in the Lancaster county district court. They alleged that Thompson is not a fugitive from justice in Iowa and was taken to Nebraska to stand trial for the murder of Dayton Chambers at Stanton in September, 1919. Thompson was released when the county attorney at Stanton failed to file a motion for a new trial within 40 days after the supreme court re versed his conviction on July 7, without remanding the case for re trial. The technical reason why the case was reversed by the supreme court was because the trial court submit ted to the jury the question of Thompson's guilt in several degrees, while the complaint specificially charged him with first degree mur der. Under the law when a case is re versed without remanding it for re trial the person accused is automat ically released at the end ot 40 days. Thompson s prison record began with a term in the state reforma tory at Anamosa, la. He was paroled from that institution and came to Nebraska. He is alleged to have committed the murder at Stanton, but escaped and went to Iowa. There he was arrested on a charge ot lar ceny and was convicted and sen tenced to state prison at Fort Mad ison, la. While serving his sentence there, Nebraska authorities asked to take Thompson back to Stanton county to face the murder charge and the request was granted. Hightower Not Named By Coroner's Jury In Inquest Over Priest San Francisco, Aug. 18. The yerdict of the coroner's jury which investigated the death of Rev. Pat rick E. Heslin, Colma priest, made no mention of William A. High tower, held on a charge of mnrder. The verdict read: We find that Father Patrick E. Heslin came to his death either by brows on the head! which fractured his skull, or by two gunshot wounds, either one of which was sufficient to cause death. Duncan Matheson. San Francisco captain of detectives, said the poftce had dismissed the idea tht Dolly Mason, who Hightower said fur nished the clue to the location of the priest's grave, is a living personality. They now advance the theory tint "Dolly Mason" was the creation of Hightower s mind and was given many of the attributes of 'Doris r-i , I r ; " aniriey, nis iormer companion. Dons Shirley has told all she knows of Hightower's activities, Matheson said, and no longer is un der detention. Woman Says Husband Plottedto Kill Her Chicago, Aug. 18. Charging con spiracy to murder, Mrs. Elizabeth Hafner swore out warrants today against her husband, J. M. Hafner, owner of a bakery, and Henry Davis, a negro. Mrs. Hafner claims she was warned of the plot against her life by Charles Johnson, a negro, who is being held as material wit ness. Johnson's story, according to Mrs. Hafner'g statement to the police, de tailed an offer of $500 alleged to have been made by Hafner, 'A he and Davis would compel Mrs. Hafner to write a suicidal note, bequeathing all her property to her husband. Then the men were to throw Mrs. Hafner into the lake for a second $500, leav ing the note and her clothes on the shore, it is charged. Stillman Establishes New ' "Love Nest" for Mrs. Leeds New York, Aug. 18. James A. Stillman is reported to have estab lished near Malba, L. I., a new "love nest" for Florence Lawler Leeds, the "other woman" in the famous di vorce suit triangle. On the strength of the report, representatives of Mrs. Stillman have instituted a new search for evidence, which is expected to be utilized when the hearings are re newed. Secretary of Commerce ( To Speak at Shenandoah Shenadoah, la., Aug. 18. (Spe cial.) Herbert Hoover, secretary of commerce, will be a guest of Shen andoah at its fiftieth anniversary, Oc tober 9 to 15. Mr. Hoover will make an address as one of the fea tures of the golden anniversary cele bration. Utah Man New Manager of Penny Store at Beatrice Beatrice. Neb.. Aug. 18. (Special.) C. E. Hostetler of Midvale. Utah., has assumed the managership of the J. C. Penny store here to succeed E. L. r raster, resigned. Air. Frasier has been in charge of the store for about eight years. Fined on Liquor Charge Beatrice, Seb., Aug. 18. (Special Telegram.) Dan Vancuran of Wy more, arrested by Sheriff Emory for manufacturing intoxicat:ng liquor, was fined $100 by County Judge Messuiore. Sla Detective Agency Head Named to Succeed Flynn ... V ':Si.vwV::V:.rf' i ... j."- 1 .V.. William J, Burns Becomes Head of Secret Service Appointment of Detective Agency Head to Succeed W. J. Flynn Announced By Attorney General. Washington, Aug. 18. Appoint ment of William J. Burns as director of the bureau of investigation of the department of justice was announced today by Attorney General Daugh erty. Mr. Burns succeeds W. J. Flynn. "I have known Mr. Burns person ally for 30 years and have wstched J him develop in his specialty, Mr. I Daugherty said. "He is familiar with I all of the departments of the govern- ment, is an intelligent and courag eous man and at this time is especial ly considered to be as high class a man as could be secured to assume the important duties assigned Inm. The bureau will be re-organized as expeditiously as possible and brought to the highest point of efficiency. "Mr. Burns has severed his con nection with the Burns Detective agency and will come to Washing ton and devote his entire time to the service. It is the policy of Ibis de partment, well understood by Mr. Burns and highly recommended ty him, that the department of justice establish the most cordial relations with police officials and law enforce ment officers throughout the entire countrv. and in fact throughout the entire world, to the end that there mav be co-occraion and that life, property and the rights of the people, may be preserved ana proiecu-a. "The president and 1 have known Mr. Burns for many years and know his dependability and effi ciency." Fremont Police Get 50 Gallons of Wine Fremont, Neb., Aug. 18. (Spe cial.) Police raided the home of 1 Ollie Chrissman and found about 50 gallons of "hootch" in a barrel. parked in a bedroom. Neighbors stated that they saw Chrissman manufacture the concoction from crapes and that visitors were seen to approach the house and walk away with packages beneath their arms. Mrs. Chrissman was alone at the time of the invasion of the officials. She insisted that the liquid was ony vinegar. Sheriff Conlit failed to heed her warning that a drink would kill him and sipped a sample from a tin cup. As he smacked his lips in affirmation that the stuff was real wine he assured the rest ot the officers that the stuff sute con tained a "silent alarm." Chrissman returned while the ccps were still searching the prem ises. He was arrested and the barrel of wine was taken to the city vaults for safe -keeping. McCook Electric Company Improves Power Plant McCook, Neb., Aug. 18. (Spe cial.) The McCook Electric com pany began its operation for its new ly installed 200-horse power oil burning engine with generator di rectly connected to the engine shaft, which will add 40 per cent to the company's station capacity. Merrick County Red Cross Will Stage Relief Drive Central City, Neb., Aug. 18. (Spe cial.) The Merrick county chapter of Red Cross will conduct a drive for the collection of old garments for European relief in this citv, Au gust 26 and 27. Furnishing Store Sold Central City, Neb., Aug. 18. (Spe cial.) Schmitt Bros of Concordia, Kan., have purchased the men's fur nishing store of Herrod Bros, of this city. Road Conditions (Furnlslirtl hy Omnhn Auto t'luli.) I.tnruln Highway, Kast Koadg wood to Dpnison. Lincoln Ilitrhway, West Detour Elkhorn to Valley; rouils good ta Grand Island and tHt. O. L. V. Highway Hoods much at Ah land; detour Greenwood to Wavsrly; weat of Lincoln roada are fine." Highland Cutoff hoada rouxh. S. T. A. Road Good; detour one and one-half mile from Seward to Tcmora. George Washington Highway Take High road to Blair; good to Sioux City. Black Hills Trail Road work. Omaha to Kp-'inont ; Fremont to Norfolk road ood. ' King; of Trail". North Ronds fine. King of Trails, South Roads In excellent condition. Hlver to River Road Fair to pes Moines. Wnlte Pole Road Excellent to Des Moines. Hlue OrH Ronrt Rough. Glcnwood to elulvern; ruads east are good. mom,." , 8 . I WiJltajtt'V Dawson County Odd Fellows Hold Picnic at Gothenburg Gothenburg, Neb., Aug. 18. (Special.) Five hundred Odd Fel lows from Sumner, Overton, Lex ington, Cozad, Gothenburg and Far nam attended the Odd Fellows' pic nic at Lafayette park here. It was the largest affair of the kind that Dawson county has seen for sev eral years. Friday Sales in the Store for Blouses A number of attractive offerings will be featured for Friday. The lowest prices of the Season. Tub Blouses, $1.95, $3.50, $5. Hand Made Blouses all reduced one-third in price. Sport and Silk Blouses $10. Coat Sweaters for $6.95. In black, navy and brown. Slip-on Sweaters, $2.95. Silk Jersey Petticoats, $5. Specials for Friday Only New Fans Hand painted palm leaf are very attract ive for 50c. Japanese fans 25c, 50c, and 75c. Girls' Fall Underwear Complete selections of all styles, weights and qualities ready to meet meet with every re quirement of girls pre paring to go away to school. Second Floor IG Starts We Are Offering Every in Combined Stocks of Omaha Auto Sales Co. and Mid-City Motor & Supply Co. RECENTLY CONSOLIDATED WE NEED MORE ROOM PRICES HAVE BEEN CUT TO ROCK BOTTOM CASH OR TERMS Open Every Evening for One Week Only Sale Now Going on at 2060 FARNAM STREET Mid-City Motor & Supply Co. Two Wives Charge Cruelty In Beatrice Divorce Court Beatrice, Neb., Aug. 18. (Special.) Two divorce suits were filed in district court here, cruelty being al leged in both. Iona Rogers would be separated from Bruce Rogers, and Ruth Wel lensick from William Wcllcnsick. The Rogers family resides in Be atrice and the Wcllcnsick family in Johnson county. Fur Repairing and Remodeling Expert Work, Special Prices During August. Third Floor Infants' Hose of Cashmere ' Silk and Wool On Sale Friday A small lot of slightly soiled white cashmere hose for infants, 35c a pr. Silk and wool infants' hose, 65c a pair. Two Bargains ' ALE Today the the the r