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ft The Omaha Daily Bee THREB CENTS VOL. 51 NO. 102. I. tan M ImmJCIu HNM A IM. m Owi P. 0. U4 Art " i W. OMAHA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1921. II.Mt I tw M Vita2 UIM, U.4t M DM GiMT CHAMPlOMShlP mm WORLD'S I . I X jcr T Sweeping Reductions Necessary Members of Unemployment Conference Declare Read justment of Prices ami Wages Vital. Production Big Problem By ARTHUR SEARS HENNING, Chirac Tribune-Omaha Ht I-d Wlr. Washington, Oct. 13. That neither commodity prices nor wage es can le maintained above the natural economic level is assorted in a statement issued by thu employer members of President Harding's con ference on unemployment, tipon the final adjournment of the couicrcnce. They declare that prices arid wages rose substantially hand in hand dur ing the war, but that since that time prices have declined more rapidly than wages. ' "The drastic economic adjustment through which we must pass in establishing new prices and values for oods and services knows no favdt.tes," says the statement. "Em ployers and employes, manufactur ers, merchants, distributors, trans porters, all must meet them." The employers maintain that their principal difficulty is a high and un balanced cost of production which is keeping down the buying power of consumers. The condition cannot be bettered, it is declared, "until each of us recognizes it as a fact and does his part, individually and collectively, to restore a free exchange of com modities and services upon such terms that we may absorb each ether's products." . , Tax Revision Urged. The government can do its' part, it is stated, by settling the cost of busi ness operation represented in taxa fiu, quickly, simply and intelli gently. A flat declaration against any gen eral policy of wage reduction is con tained in minority views of the labor members of the subcommittee on manufactures, signed by Samuel Gompers, Mrs. Sara A. Conboy and Roy Dickinson. "On the contrary, there must be a policy calling for the highest pos sible rate of wages in every in dustrv." savs the minoritv reoort. in' opposing any general wagrretiu?2T tion. Ma terms of industrial well being, this means the adoption of a policy placing in the hands of all the people the highest average of buy ing power in order that there may be the greatest possible consumption of commodities and the greatest pos sible consequent : demand , for the production of commodities. Reduc tion of buying power stops , pur chases, which inevitably stops man ufacturing and creates unemploy ment Opposes Adamson Act The majority report of the com mittee on manufactures, which was (Turn to Pas Two, Colnma Three.) Pershing to Decorate ; Tomb of British Hero At London Monday London, Oct. 13. (By The Asso ciated Press.) With the announce ment that General -Pershing had ac cepted the British government's in vitation to place the American con 'gressional medal on the tomb of the unknown soldier in Westminster Abbey, the" misunderstanding resid ing from " the deferred invitation ended, -v It has been planned that the ceremony will take place next Mon day. . It is expected detachments of troops from the Rhineland will pa rade while representatives ' of the army, navy . and air, force will be present when the medal is laid on the . grave.' "' ' A reciprocal medal by Ureal Britain to the American unknown soldier is under consideration. The honor will .be the Victoria' cross or a special medal voted by parliament. Brick Company Warehouse At Hastings Damaged by Fire Hastings, Neb., Oct 13. (Special Telegram.) A . warehouse of the Western Brick and Supply company was practically destroyed by fire and stocks of the Stacy Scott company, fruit jobbers, and the L. A. Kinney Cigar.company, were water damaged. The brick company's loss above in surance is stated by C B. Hutton to be $1,000. Wind flaming the flames of a burnine trash .pile near by . caused the blaze. Baptist Convention at Norfolk Ends Sessions Norfolk, Neb., Oct 13. (Special Telegram.) The 54th annual session of the Nebraska Baptist, convention closed here Thursday. . - ,Dr. John Mason Wells gave the principal ad dress in the evening, dwelling upon the theme of leadership, showing the qualities, the causes and the de velopment of the character that is worth while and capable o! com manding followers. Army Truck Turtles; 2 Die. Durham, N. C Oct 13. Two en. listed men were killed and three se riously injured when a United States army truck, en route from Camp Jackson to Camp Eastis, Va, turned over an embankment n'ne miles west of Rox bo rough, Charles Thomas was given as the name of wt of the dead soldier Prison Fugitive Escaoes From Jail Lincoln, Neb., Oct 13. (Special Telegram.) Charles W. Dunbar escaped from the county jail this aft ernoon whiie Colorado officers were waiting lp the outer jail offices to take him back to the Colorado peni tentiary irom which he escaped last week and returned to Lincoln to. see his baby, born since lie wad incar cerated. Dunbar was arrested by 'Lincoln officers two hours after he reached his home. He escaped from the county jail here through the same hole through which nine prisoners escaped several months ago. The hole had been patched up but had not been made secure. The Colorado officers are assisting Lincoln officers in searching for Dun bar. Damage Suit Is Taken From Jury By Judge at Blair Two Jurors Alleged to Have Ridden to Herman With Brother of Plaintiff in $70,000 Suit. Blair, Neb., Oct. 13. (Special Telegram) Severely scoring two of the jurors, District Judge A C Wakeley today took away from tht jury the personal injuries damage suit for $70,000 of Mrs. Josephine C. Kegler against the Northwestern railroad. The jurymen whose ac tions Judge Wakeley risapproved were August Andert and George Rabe, farmers, living near Herman. According to information received by the judge, the two men were tak en by Howard Cameron, relative of Mrs. Kegler, to his home at Her man for dinner Tuesday night and later taken to their homes. No in tent of wrong was shown. Objec tions were raised by the railroad at torneys to the two men continuing on the jury.' The court recessed over Wednesday and the matter was called to the judge's attention when court opened today. ' Mr. Cameron is one of the leading citizens of Herman, stated that hi taking the two men to dinner and home was only a neighborly act be tween friends. Mrs. Kegler is a foster daughter of John Cameron, prominent Blair citizen. She is now living in Broken Bow. She was brought into the court room in a wheel chair. The accident in which she was in jured occurred in October, 1920. She was riding in an auto driven by Howard Cameron. The machine was struck by a Northwestern train about a mile south of Herman. The injured woman was taken to Her man and later was removed to an Omaha hospital.-; After her release from the hospital the railroad com pany claims to heve paid her $3,500 for her expenses. Fire Wipes Out Oil Town Of Eliasville in Texas Fort Worth, Tex., Oct 13. Fire which almost wiped out the oil town of Eliasville, in Young county, this morning , was practically extin guished at 11 a. m., according to a telephone message from South Bend. Only four or five buildings remain in the business section of the town, the report said. Bloodhounds on Trail . , Of Glenvil Burglars Hastings, Neb., Oct 13. (Special Telegram.) Burglars entered the store of Matt Grbenwald at Glenvi! and looted the place ef clothing and bolts of cloth. They also entered the Davis meat : market and stole meat AnTtttempt to run down the burglars - with - bloodhounds .from Arapahoe is being made. -'" 100 German Marks Cost 72 1-2 Cents. Lowest Record New York,- Oct 13. German ex change today dropped to the lowest quotation in its history 70J4 cents for 100 marks. The previous low rec ord, made last week, was 78 cents, after which the price rallied to more than .82 cents. - , Army Officers Promoted New Ycfk, Oct 13. Appointment of CoL Edgar Russell, chief signal officer of the second corps area, and CoL Charles H. Martin, chief of the trm7 recreiting staff, to the rank of High tower Convicted Of Murder Man Tried for Slaying Cali fornia Priest Early in August Found Guilty By Jury. Life Term Recommended Br AMorlated PreM. Redwood, Cal., Oct."!3.-Vil!im Hightower was found guilty of first degree murder with recommenda tion of life imprisonment by the jury in the case in which he was charged with the murder of Father Patrick E. Ileslin of Colmn, Cal. A motion for an appeal will be filed Saturday, at which time it is expected sentence will be pro nounced. Hightower took his con viction calmly, saying to lawyers and newspaper men: "Well, boys, I guess you won't see me for some time. Jury Out Short Time. The jury was out less than two hours. . Father Heslin accompanied s muffled stranger the night of Au gust 2 from the parish house at Colma, taking with him the sacra ment to administer to a supposedly dying man. The next day a letter demanding $6,500 ransom was received at St. Marys cathedral in San Francisco, and on the night of August 10 Hightower appeared at Archbishop Edward J. Hanna's residence in San Francisco, . asking for theJS.fJJO re ward offered . forjSrovdCJs' of Father Heslin, ali ve-'or1 deady toying he had a clue to the missing priest s whereabouts. f -," Leads Party to Grave. He led a party of ' police and newspaper men to a sandy cliff at, Salada Beach, six miles from' Colma, where the priests body, with the head crushed in, and two bullet holes in the body, was found in a shallow grave. Hightower said his clue came from the story of an outcast woman, Dolly Mason, that- a drunken for eigner had told her of "something' valuable" buried near ' sign of a man frying flapjacks. ' The priest's housekeeper identified Hisrhtower as the-man who called for Father Heslin and an expert tes tified that Hightower's was the handwriting on the ransom letter., Howat Pefies Union Leader Kansas Man Says Plang Are Unchanged and Men Will s Continue Fight. Pittsburg, Kan.;' Oct. 13. From his cell in the Cherokee county jail in Columbus, where he received a telegram from. John L. Lewis, in ternational president of the United Mine Workers of Americaannounc ing , the suspension of district 14, Alexander Howat made this state ment: -. ' . C "To hell with - John Lewis, and Governor 'Allen. Our plans are un changed. We will continue , the fight." The message from President Lew is, who is in Washington, follows in part: "As president of the United Mine Workers of America, I am compelled to take official cognizance of the present extraordinary situation ' ex isting in District 14. "The laws of the United Mine Workers of America are being fla grantly disregarded. The joint agree ment between miners and operators in Kansas has been trampled on by individuals, who seemingly have no respect for the honor of their or ganization or. the principles of fair dealing among men. , "Therefore, I voice these facts and with a desire to protect the future of our organization and promote the welfare of its membership, ' I am hereby officially advising you that the autonomy of District . 14 stands suspended, effective this date." Physician Lost in Canadian Bush Sept 29 Found Alive Fort William, Ont, Oct. 13. Dr. Graham Chambers, Toronto phy sician, who was lost in the bush near Atikokan, a divisional point of the Canadian National Railways, west of here, since September 29, was found alive but in a weakened con dition near Deer Lake, about 22 miles northwest of Atikokan. (He was found by two Indians, members of a large searching party. According to his Indian rescuers. Dr. Chambers had been without food or fire virtually from the moment he lost himself when he and his nephew left Clearwater Lake for Eve Lake, on a fishing trip 13 days ago. Farmer Sentenced to Life . Goes to Prison Alone Little Rock. Ark- Oct 13. Floyd Avey, 24, convicted murderer, came to the Arkansas .penitentiary unac companied to begin his term. On last Sunday, Arey, who prior to his conviction was a prosperous farmer with a family of three children, spoke before a crowd at a Sunday school rally at Bigspr.ngs, using law en forcement is the county as his sub ject. Two other prisoners also ar rived unaccompanied by officers, .- Lloyd George Coming To Arms Meet, Belief London, Oct. 13. Great Britain's representation at the impending Washington conference was given conkiderable prominence by this morning's newspapers here, some of them manifesting belief that Prime Minister Lloyd George, after all, might go to the meeting. One news paper went so far as to say it was probable he would sail on November 5 and would be absent from Eng land for six weeks. The Daily Mail reasserted Mr Lloyd George would cross the At lantic u me negotiations wun ireiana were sufficiently advanced. Paris, Oct. 13. (By The Associa ted Press.) The cabinet today of ficially completed the French dele gation to the Wash ngton conference on limitation of armaments and Far Eastern questions. Former Premier Vivian! will be second to Premier Briand; Senator Albert Sarraut and M. Jusserand, French ambassador to the United States, completing the delegation. Proprietor of 'Hole-in-WalFIs . Held for Murder Coroner's Jury Recommends That Frank Cirian, Be Tried for Death of Joe Moran. A charge of first degree murder will be filed against Frank Cirian, Assistant County Attorney Paul Stcinwender announced late yester day, after a coroner's jury at Gentle man's morgue found that Joe Moran had come to his death from a gun shot fired by Cirian, and recom mended that the latter be held to the district court. An argument led to-the fatal shoot ing at trie "Hole-in-the-Wall," in the basement of the Cirian home, 1039 South Twenty-second street, the night of October 7, according to three, witnesses. ' They were Frank M. Kennison, 1016 Pacific street; I. A. Storey, 1S0S Williams street, and Lawrence A. (Dick) Hatfield, 1906 Spring street; who were in the Cirian place on Tuesday night preceding the shooting. Criticised "Pome Brew.. Hatfield,'' Storey and Moran were venting their opinions about home brew, which Frank Cirian interpreted as a criticism of hii brand, accord ing to witnesses. j "If you , don't.- like my beer, you don't" have to drink it," he an nounced, and this started the argu ment, they testified. , A dramatic moment in the inquest occurred . when Deputy County At torney Yager asked Kennison if the man who did the shooting was in the room. ; ' Kennison turned and pointed his finger: at Cirian, sitting in the first row, in custody of Police Captain Russell. " . Victim's Father Angry. As he did so, Moran's aged father, W. J. Moran, who was sitting two rows directly behind Cirian, half rose in his seat and lunged forward toward the" prisoner, his face dis-' torted with passion. You you I d like to settle witn you," he muttered. - ' " - W.-A. Gurnett. sittinir next to the grief-stricken father, called to officers to remove him to .another, part ot the room,' "whereupon his son, Art Moran, came forward and escorted (Ton to Pare Two. Colnmn Two.) Woman Convicted of Forging Roosevelt's Name to $69,900 Note New York, Oct. 13. Mrs. Emma R. Burkett of Hillsdale InH found guilty by a jury in general sessions court of -forging the name of . Former President Theodore Roosevelt to a note for $69,900. The jury recommended Her to the ex treme clemency of the court. Tudsre Tallev annminrrri lis mni.t,! impose sentence October 21. Army Dirigible Carrying Ihree Men Falls Into Sea Newnort Nrac Va Cli-t 11 A bi? dirieible from I.ancW fieM wac wrecked in Hampton Roads about iu:ju today and probably will be a total loss. Three men were aboard the airship when she left the nymg station. Kv SDectators renorted that twn mm jumped as the craft descended almost to the earth before leaving land. An other was seen ahoarrt an th win.! caught the bag and dashed it along me surtace ot the water. Marine men at Old Point Inter re ported that the lone man on the craft was taken nff hv Panfi.'n Wat. son and the crew of a harhnr titer. lhe bag, still partly filled with gas, was whipped ou toward sea by 'a strong wind.. - - o - Many Die in Train Disaster in Spain Rarfainz Snain Ort nMin persons have been killed or injured in tne wrecK ot man train near Mcrida. The train was derailed by a washnut ranspil hv hravv rainc and a mail car and a passenger coch were reiescopea. Dr. Joseph W. Richards Dies. Bethlehem, Pa Oct 13. Dr Joseph W. Richards, professor of metallurgy at Lehigh university and an engineer of national prominence, died at his home here. It Has y "I''-'.r-They'll Have to Crank It Up Grand Jury Will ProbefUd; Deals at Lincoln Letter From Attorney General To Lancaster Court Recom mending Investigation Is Made Public. Lincoln, Oct. 13.-(Special.) A grand jury will be called at Lincoln to investigate alleged irregularities in the administration of corporations in this city and sales of stock by which, it is estimated, the people have lost from $15,000,000 to $20,000,000. Attorney General Davis made pub lic today a letter he had written to Presiding Judge E. J. Clements of the Lancaster county district court, recommending the calling of the jurj Judge Clements stated yesterday that such a recommendation by the attor ney general would be acted on at once by the district judges and that he favored calling of the jury. Date Undetermined. Attorney General Davis also' made public a letter by himself to County Attorney Matson, informing the county official that the state will not bear half the. expense of the grand jury, as Matson had suggested, but will furnish legal counsel to go be fore the jury. No specific time for calling the jury is mentioned in Mr. Davis' let ter to Judge Clements. Defunct Corporations. Among , the local corporations which have failed are' Nebraska Building and Investment company," Nebraska Hotel company, Hebb Mo tor works, Bankers' Fire Insurance company, Guaranty Securities com pany and American State bank. The state depositors guaranty fund was drawn on for. $550,00ft to pay the American State bank depositors.; ' County Attorney Matson . denied today that he was counsel for (any stockholders or officers, of the failed corporations. He added: r'- I was employed by George Chris tian and Charles Hammond, former directors of the American State bank, but my work for them was indepen dent of bank affairs." ;' , " , ; Matson Ready to Assist. . Matson in a public statement' is sued tonight declared he was ready and willing to assist in every way possible in the pending probe. In iact, he was reported to have called on the atorney .general-in 'person this afternoon following the receipt of the attorney general's letter to assure that official he was "chafing at the bit'! to get action on alleged fraudelent stock sale ' promoters en joying a life of ease and luxury in the capital city. Probe Held in Killing of 2 Army Prisoners by Guard Fort Snell, Okl., Oct 13. An of ficers board of investigation was convened here yesterday to inquire into the story of Private John Brown, who Tuesday morn:hg drove into camp with the bodies of two prisoners, Roy Huse and R. Mc Crutchan, stating that he had shot and killed both in prevent ng their escape. He was in charge of the prisoners, who were being held on a charge of desertion. McCrutchan. lived in Ridgcly, Tenn. Sinn Fein Truce Meet Adjourned Michael Collins Says "We Won't Be Back" After Short Parley. ' London, Oct. 13. (By The Asso ciated Press.) The members ot the British cabinet and the Sinn Fein leaders conferring here today ad journed at 1 :30 o'clock this after noon after having been in. session only an hour and a half. Arthur Griffith, Sinn Fein foreign minister and head of the Irish dele gation was asked, "when are you coming back?" ' Michael Collins. Sinn Fein finance minister and commander-in-chief of the Irish republican armyi inter jected: , , "We are not coming back." Mr. Griffith then answered: "We are coming back at 11 o'clock tomorrow." - The conferees convened in the cabinet room of Premier . Lloydi George's official residence in Down ing street, at noon, . an . hour later than the time originally set. ... An early official statement given out by a secretary of Mr. Lloyd George said the opening had been delayed an hour to enable members of the cabinet, to have a preliminary conversation. It was understood however, that the proposed march of unemployed into Downing street to interview Mr. Lloyd George had something to do with the delay, as the commissioner of police was with the cabinet members at the time originally arranged j.for the confer ence.."'" . .- ', . ... ' Irish sympathizers gave the Sinn Fein; delegates a noisy welcome as they entered Downing street prompt ly on the' stroke of'. noon and pro ceeded rto ' recite'' the' rosary, kneel ing in , the street; - ', ., ' The first subject -for discussion was'' breaches of the .truce, in' Ire land,' Including instances of kidnap- ing by the Sinn Fcm. " ,- , Twelve Witnesses" Heard In Probe of Texas Klan Riot Waco, Tex.,' Oct. 12.-1" welve wir ncsses .were, examined' by the grand jury investigating the fight,, at - Lor ena, near here, October . 1, . when Sheriff Bob Buchanan attempted, to halt a Kn Klux Klan parade, in which 10 men were wounded, one -of whom died four days later; . Special ' stress" on the oath of 'se crecy was laid by District Judge Munroe, in his charge to the grand jury, 'which was' instructed that the affair be investigated "thoroughly, without fear or. favor.,' . and to "fix the blame, where it properly belongs." He believed more than 100 witnesses will be questioned. ' ' "Not Guilty," Arbuckle's Plea ; Trial Set for Nov. 7 San Francisco, Oct 13.-"-Roscoe C- (Fatty) Arbuckle, motion picture star, entered a plea here today of not guilty to the charge of man slaughter filed against him in con nection with the death of Miss Vir ginia Rappe. .Arbuckle's trial was set for November 7. Red Cross Honored Constantinople, Oct 13. The sul tan of Turkey has conferred the or der of Somanli on the American Red Cross "in aopreciation of its efforts to relieve the destitute." . Two Omahans' ; Bodies Arrive From War Zone Memorial Service to Be Held At Union Station Today For 25 Nebraskans Who ' ' Died Overseas. The bodies of two Omaha boys, James ; Welch and Frank Mislivec, are included in the shipment of 25 Nebraska soldiers who died overseas. that will arrive at 9 this morning over; the Unon Pacific, Miss Hazel Welch of Portland. Ore., formerly of Omaha, and Mrs Johnv Conrov. aunt of the dead man. are here 'to receive the body of Welch. The funeral will be held from ; St. Philomena's church. His father,? Joseph Welch, resides in Maiden, Mo. He is survived also by three sistets, Mrs. G ' P.Arbogast, Caspen; Wyo.; and Mane and Hazel Welch of Portland, Ore. AU will be here for the funeral. ' South Side Boy "Home." .The body of Frank Mislivec, son of Mr. and Mrs! John Mislivec, S032 South Twentieth street, who served in, the. war ' with Company E, 355th infantry, 89th division, also will ar rive. ''' ... , Mislivec was killed in action Oc tober 21, 1918, in the.' Argonne for- est ' '' i Services will be held at the station by j the , "Chamber , of Commerce, .American Legion, Women's Relief corps,-, the Women's Overseas Serv ice league and other organizations. I ' , i City Honors Heroes. Flags in . the city will be at half mast in honor of the soldier dead. ! Funeral services for Frank Mis livec will.be, held Sunday afternoon at the home, k5032 South Twentieth street,: at 2 .p. m. Interment will be in. the. Bohemian National cemetery. The American Legion will have charge of the service at the grave artd will furnish the firing squad. Canada Bank Robbers ; Captured in Haystack ' 'VK.'- r; '. ' Winnipeg:, Man., Oct. 13. The five robbers who,-- yesterday afternoon, dragged, the manager and two clerks, both women,sf the Bank of Hoch claga at Elie, Man., and escaped with between $40,000 and $60,000 cash and securities, were captured about 5 o'clock after being surrounded in a haystack - near Elie by a citizens' posse! v -. The Weather -.'t . Forecast 'Fair and warmer Friday. Hourly Temperatures. S m. m.. .48 1 p. m t p. at M S p. m. 71 4 p. a It 5 p. tn. la p. m 7 7 P at M S p. m. a. m... 7 a, a... S a. ... ...4 ...44 ...4S ...St ...ss ...3 ...? IS a. m-. It a. m. IS Highest Thursday. nMr,nn. .701 Pueblo Davenpwt .. Denver ....4 ! MolnM . Dodm City . lender North PUtU ,....! Rapid City 7 Salt Loke . ....481 Hnnta F ,, 74 SherMan ... ....78'Slmix City . ,...7S Valentin . Nationals Take Final Game 1 to 0 Annual Struggle Ends hi Series of Moot Spectacular Plays Ever WitncBaed In History of Sport. Ruth ToBalt In Pinch By C A. LOVETT. Cnlraso TrlbDiw-Omaha t Uw4 Wlf. New York, Oct. 11 With ss rousing, ,blood-lingling a struggle as ever graced a world champion Np contest the lp21 series for su premacy of the base bull universe pascd into history today when the Giants, National league pennant winners, scored their fifth triumph in eight hard-fought game with the Vankrcs, title takers of the Ameri can league. The final battle ended with a t to 0 score, in a climax more spec tacular than any in world series of the past. The game came " to a close in a sensational double play, which stirred the emotions of even the most blase of veteran observers of vorld championship play. No master of stage management could contrive a last act of greater dra matic appeal than that in the pic turesque setting of the Polo grounds this afternoon. The Giants were leading by the game's only run, an earned tally, rung up in the opening round. From that inning forward. Arthur Nehf and Waite Hoyt had engaged in one of the greatest pitching duels in world series annals. Nehf Equal to Task. The Giants had fought tenaciously to preserve their slight advantage, The Yankees strove desperately tc retrieve that one run and pull up even with their rivals, and time ane again developed opportunities to tit the score. . Twice they worked intc position where a base hit would have driven home two runs and put them in front, but on each occa sion Nehf had been equal to th( task and turned them back. Nip and tuck, both teams fighting bitterly, every inch of the way, thej came down to -the ninth and the Yankees' last chance to break in the run column and perhaps to pro long the series to nine games and give them a shot at the winner's share of wealth and glory. Nehl had shown a tendency to waver in the latter innings and great was the tension under which the players per formed at bat and in the fitld. The suspense, the expectancy in the stands, was something one could al most feel. Ruth to Bat ;, Miller Huggins, Yankee manager, sprang the unexpected. He sent Babe Ruth to bat for Wally Pipp. first up in the Yanks' last turn at bat. Partisanship was forgotten as (Tarn to Page Elevei., Column Twy.) Winter Maneuvers Of Combined Fleet Planned in February Washington, Oct. 13. Winter maneuvers of the combined Atlantic and Pacific fleets will take place in Panama. bay, February 6 to 13, under plans submitted to the Navy depart ment by Admiral Hilary P. Jones, commander of the Atlantic fleet. The combined maneuvers will be ' preceded in the case, pf the Atlantic fleet under the plan outlined by Ad miral Jones, by maneuvers at Gua- will proceed to Panama bay. there to ' be joined by the Pacific fleet and both to be combined under the com mand of Admiral Jones. Winter maneuvers of the combined fleets will include at least two inno vations, the new flagship Great Northern, housing the whole admin, istrative staff of Admiral Jones, and the newly organized fleet air forces. Greek Army Chief-of-Staff Dismissed From Service Athens, Oct 13. General Dous manis, who resumed the office of chief-of-staff of the Greek army Tuesday, following his return from the war zone in Asia-Minor, was per emptorily dismissed Wednesday and was placed on the retired list. The reason for his dismissal is said to have been displeasure by the govern ment with an' order of the day that he issued, it being considered sub versive of discipline. German Grand Opera Singer Attempts Suicide in Chicago Chicago, Oct. 13. Charlotte Czil lis, 37, said to be a grand open sing, er of some repute in Germany, drank poison and 'is in a serious condition at a hospital. According to officials of the hotel where she lived sine coming here from New York, she had tried repeatedly to obtain a po sition with the Chicago Opera com pany. Autopsy Shows Alcoholism Caused Al Steins Death Los Angeles, Oct -13. Death of Al Stein, motion picture assistant director in his rooms here last Sun day was due to "acute alcoholism." according to the report of an au topsy surgeon yesterday. Police said charges of suspicion of murder laid against Mildred Frances Bell win and Frances M ' Stewart found in the roorr. would be dropped.