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Protested
Chief Designer of.CurtU Com
pany Declares "Texas Wild
cat' Is Too Speedy
For Safety.
Ship Declared Unsafe
An eleventh-hour protest ha been
made against the needy "Texas
Wildcat' entry of S. E. J. Cox, in
the Pulitzer trophy race at the In
ternational Aero congress to be held
in Omaha next Thursday, Friday
nd Saturday.
The protest was made late Satur
' ihy night by Chief Designer Booth
of the Curtis Airplane company.
"The ihip ii unsafe," he stated to
the technical committee of the con
gress. "One flyer wat injured in It
M the Cordon-Dennett race in Paris
l;.st year and has been mentally un
balanced ever since."
Owned by Millionaire.
The "Texas Wildcat" is a triplc
plnned ship owned by S. E. J. Cox,
millionaire oil operator of Houston,
lex. II r. Cox also has entered his
"Cactus Kitten," a small biplane, in
the Pulitzer race. ,
The protest airainst the "Texas
Wildcat" will be passed on by the
technical committee tonight at a spe
cial meeting in the Hotel Fontcnelle.
The committee U composed of the
following: Glenn Martin of Cleve
land, Chance Vought of New York
City, A. H. Fetters and G. M. Bel
lanca of Omaha.
C. B. D. Collyer, air mail pilot,
is scheduled to fly the "Texas Wild
cat" in the Pulitzer race. When told
of the protest Saturday night, he
informed Mr. Cox over the long
, distance telephone. .
Pilot Is Disappointed.
With tears in his eyes, Pilot Coll
yer told Cox of the matter.
"Leave it to the technical commit
tee," Cox advised the pilot.
Booth's protest is based on a hu
manitarian reason, he said.
"That ship can't land without an
accident," he said. "It is too speedy
for safe hop-offs and landing. In
a trial flight for the Gordon-Bennett
race in Paris, Roland Ralphs, the
pilot, broke his collar bone and has
been mentally unbalanced since.".
Cox Willing to Withdraw.
.Mr. Cox told Pilot Collyer that lie
is willing to withdraw the plane, if
.in the judgment of aeronautical en
gineers,' the machine is unsafe. The
gincrs, the machine is unsafe. The
"Trxas Wildeatte' ptcttriar ship:
It is not much, larger than a sedan.
With the arrival in Omaha of
pilots, mechanics, planes, aerial en
thusiasts and publicity men from all
over the United States, the closing
days of preparation for the Interna
tional Aero congress give this city
the appearance of , having already
achieved its ambition to become the
air center of the nation.
Representatives of the ' National
: Aircraft association, headed by S. S.
Bradley of New York City, president,
are actively engaged in lining up
their various entries. Planes said to
be capable of 200 miles an hour are
being tuned up at the new field: .
. ; Will Try Out Planes.
Two Thomas-Morse aerial speed
sters ' probably will be given ; their
preliminary trial in the Nebraska air
today. ; They will be flown in the
races by Capt. H. E. Hartney of the
Aero club of America and Capt. J.
i. A. McReady, noted air racer. Clar
ence Combs will fly the "Cactus Kitten."-.,
.
Every business man in the city has
joined in the work of boosting the
aero congress and the headquarters
in the Hotel Fontenelle have taken
on a cosmopolitan aspect where
financiers; debonaire pilots and skilled
aerial technicians meet on common
ground.- . ".' .;;
A . special committee of the con
gress is in Kansas City to invite dis
tinguished - visitors attending the
legion convention, to the aerial meet
here. Flyers from various sections
of the country will begin arriving in
Omaha today.
Mail Plane to Bring
Mail From Legion Meet
Air Mail Pilot Lange and Me
chanician Jerry Malec 1 hopped off
Ak-Sar-Ben field at noon yesterday
in a mail plane bound fdfcV Kansas
City. They will bring the mail by
plane to Omaha during the Arrerican
Legion convention.
Pilot Lange will return to Omaha
with mail pouches tomorrow.
A squadron of five mail planes,
headed by Walter G. Smith, who car
ried the first mail by plane from
Chicago to Omaha, will ; arrive in
Omaha over the same course today.
The formation will then proceed to
Kansas City to .take part in air ma
neuvers during the legion celebra
tion. Wymore Race Horse Man is
Arrested on Liquor Charge
Beatrice, Neb., Oct. 30. (Special)
Tom Hurst, resident of Wymore,
s who was arrested on the charge of
the illegal sale of liquor was ar
raigned in Judge Ellis court He
pleaded not guilty and his case was
set for hearing November 25. In
default of $500 bond he was - re
manded to the city jaiL Hurst has
been in the race horse business at
Wymore for years.
Mother Saves Little Child
; From Attack by Rooster
- Macomb, 111., Oct. 30. Tobert
Painter, 2, was probably saved from
: death by his mother yesterday when
he was attacked by a rooster while
playing in the chicken yard.
The fowl's spurs and bill had
pierced the child's cheeks and throat
when he was rescued, .
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When informed that a protest had
been filed against the speedy Cox
entry that he was to pilot, C. B. D.
Collyer was heartbroken. He stayed
up the greater part of the night in
order to telephone to the owner in
order to keep the plane in the race.
King Alexander
Leaves Paris to
Accept Throne
Efforts Made to Keep De
parture for "Belgrade Secret;
Due at Destination
Monday Night.
Paris, Oct. 30. (By the Associ
ated Press.) King Alexander, whose
acceptance of the crown of Jugo
slavia has been in doubt two months,
left for Belgrade last night. Efforts
were made to keep his departure a
secret, the French foreign office be
ing notified only a few minutes be
fore the train left. ..
Alexander expressed annoyance at
the display of police at the Gar De
Lyon, where he boarded the train,
but the police measures appeared to
be justified, as two-suspicious looking
Slavs were caught hovering, about
the station. . They were detained un
til afer,jthe train departed. -
The king's car was attached on to
the Simplon express, immediately be
hind the locomotive. Alexander en
tered the station through a side en
trance and remained in the station
master's quarters until shortly before
the train left. He was pale and drawn
and appeared to be nervous. As he
stepped aboard he remarked: .
"L ana very happy to go back to
my people." 1 V "
Members of the king's party were
annoyed when news of the depar
ture became known outside Alexan
der's entourage, as it was ' hoped to
reach Belgrade secretly. The train
is due at Belgrade late Monday
night. Two French police inspectors
who will accompany the party to the
Swiss border, besides Premier Pa
chitch of Jugo-Slavia and Minister of
Communications Jankovitch, were
the only occupants of the car.
French official circles are relieved
that Alexander was about to take the
throne. The king's party has been
anxious to make it known that the
delay in his return has been due only
to his illness. ' . ' -''O.Alexander
proclaimed, acceptance
of the crown from Paris on August
17, and the doctor announced he had
recovered from his illness on Aug
ust 30. - '
David City Will Celebrate
Armistice Day With Parade
David City, Neb., Oct. 30. (Spe
cial.) Program for the celebration
of the third anniversary of Armistice
day in David City will include a pa
rade and drill by ex-service men, din
ner at noon, indoor carnival, foot
ball game between David City and
Seward high school teams, supper.
Red Cross pageant, participated in
by 200 people, and dance in the eve
ning. In the afternoon certificates
of service given by the state will be
issued in the American Legion hall
to all ex-service men who enlisted
from Butler, county,, excepting the
boys who are members of American
Legion posts in other towns of the
county. They receive their certifi
cates from the posts of which they
are members. ..
Rain Saves Wheat
Geneva, Neb Oct. 30. (Special.)
The fall wheat is saved by a driz
zling rain which began falling here
yesterday at 2, and continued
through the night The wheat could
not have stood the drouth much
longer. No rain had visited this
locality for about two months. The
season had less moisture than any
ince 1894. "' "
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Eight Nurses Are
Made Queens of
Legion Special
Omaha Red Cross Workers
Overseas, Hold Honor Places
On Train on Way to
Convention.
Eight Omaha nurses who served,
in the army during the world war
were made queens of the American
Legion special train that left Omaha
for Kansas City at 2:15 yesterday.
At least 200 persons were on the
train. They will attend the national
convention of the American Legion
that opens today in that city.
As the parade of legionaires
marched down Farnam street to the
Burlington station, the eight nurses
took the lead. They were: Hulde
Christiansen, Carolyn Christiansen,
Florence Chambers, Edith Daugher
ty, Grace Bradley, Marie , Budler,
Selma Martin and Hcdwig Wcller.
While waiting for the train to start,
rousing cheers were given the nurses
and legionaires pressed about thein
to offer their services.
Notables Are Aboard.
Among the prominent persons on
the train were: Col. J. P. Hopkins,
Chief of staff of the 89th division;
Col. H. C. Whitehead, co-ordinating
officer at the Army building; Col.
William Lystcr, chief medical officer
at Fort Crook; Walter Byrne, com
mander of the Legion in Douglas
county; Hird Stryker, Earl Kiplin
ger, Adjutant H. C. Hough and Sam
Reynolds.
Walter Byrne and Earl Kiplingcr
were entrusted with invitations from
the Chamber of Commerce and.Ak-San-Ben
arskingthe 89th division" to
hold its 1922 reunion in Omaha dur
ing Ak-Sar-Ben.
Walter Byrne, Sam Reynolds and
Hird Stryker were initiated into the
mystic order of Forty and Eight
en route to Kansas City. On the
way to Jhe station, they were mada
to wear, the insignia of a bartender
and carry bottles of non-alcoholic
beverages. On the train they were
given the ritualistic handshake, et
cetera that made them full-pledged
members of Forty and Eight.
100 Women on Train.
"Chief de Guerre" John Kilmartin
administered the initiatory degrees to
the candidates. . , .
Montagu Tancock, manager of the
bureau of publicity of the Chamber
of Commerce, and Harry Delamatre
are making th trip to Kansas City
to invite distinguished visitors and
aviators to attend the Aero congress
to be held in Omaha next Thursday,
Friday and Saturday. . ..'
Nearly 100 women were cn the
special.
As the train pulled out, siren
whistles sounded throughout the city
and station crowds cheered lustily.
The train will return to ; Omaha
Thursday morning". ,
Irish Negotiations
Depend Upon Ulster
London. Oct. 30. fBv The A
ciated Press.) Efforts have been
made to prevent a breakdown in the
Irish peace conference, but a con
tinuance of the negotiations seems
to depend largely on the willingness
of the Ulster authorities to assist in
coming into line with the Sinn Fein.
Sir James Craig, Ulster premier
who has professed a desire to work
amicably with southern Ireland in
an all-Ireland council,' will, it is
said, be extended powers for the
northern parliament accompanied
bv a stremztheninor of the
of the council connecting the two
insn parliaments, ana it is declared
to be the belief that he may accept.
But, it is asserted, he will oppose
anv curtailment of ihe area nf tho
northern parliament.
The prevailing belief here seems
to be that even should there be a
breakdown in the conference, the
truce in Ireland would continue,
Sutherland Yeoman Lodge N
- Sponsors Public Social
Sutherland, Neb., Oct. 30. (Spe
cial.) Green Village Homestead
lodge of Yeomen gave a public en
tertainment and social in the New
Yeoman hall, more than 100 being
present. State Manager Roy Mer
rill and Deputy William J. - Tiley
were present and assisted with the
work.
The following officers were in
stalled for the coming year: A. B.
Yates, foreman; Edward Jolliffe,
master of ceremonies; S. A. Thomas,
correspondent; George T. Shoup,
master of accounts; Blanche Myers,
chaplain; Verda Thomas, overseer;
Norris McKinley, watchman; Ches
ter. Mapes, sentry; Grace Crosby,
lady ro-wena; ,and Ella Welsh, lady
rcbecca. .
A large delegation from Hershey
and North Platte attended.
This lodge will initiate 25 candi
dates on November 3 and now has
a membership of more than 200. ,
Nonpartisan Leaden Concede
Defeat in Recall Against Gov
ernor, Attorney General and
Agricultural Commissioner.
Nestos Has 11,126 Lead
Fargo, N. D Oct. 30. (Special
Telegram.) Recall of Gov. Lynn I.
Frazier, Attorney General William
Lemke and J. N. Hagan, commit
ioncr of agriculture and labor, in
the election held Friday, all endors
ed by the Nonpartisan league, wa
conceded by the Fargo Courier
News, the official organ tor the
Nonpartisan league of North Da
kota. With hut few more than 200 pre-
cincts still to report when the
tabulation of votei was (topped for
the night, R. A. Nestos, candidate
of the Independent Voters' asso
ciation held a lead of 11,126 votes
over Governor Fraiier.
Returns received from 1.796 pre
cincts out of a total of 2.086 in the
state, gave Nestos 105,192 and
Franer 94,006.
Independents AH Lead.
Sveinbjoin Johnson, running for
the office of attorney general, and
Joseph A. Kitchen, candidate for
commissioner of agriculture, were
reported to have corresponding leads
over Lemke and Hagan.
Some delay was reported in tabu
l.itinar returns on the proposed con'
stiutional amendments and the in
itiated laws, but leaders in both Non
partisan and Independent camps pre.
dieted that although they probably
would not run as strong as the votes
on the governor and other state offi
cials, they would be in about the
same ratio. The Independents en
dorsed all the amendments and laws,
while the league opposed them.
While claims for majorities of
from 7,000 to 10,000 were made at
headquarters of the Independents
late tonight, the Nonpartisans re
fused to concede this large a major
ity, holding that a large portion of
the Missouri slope is yet to be ac
counted for before the outcome
could be definitely known. This ter
ritory is claimed as the stronghold
of the Townleyites.
Townley Remains Silent
A. C. Townley, president of the
National Nonpartisan league, was in
Fargo today, but refused to make
any definite statement.
Golden Valley county, in the west
ern part of the state, was the field
t which Townley- first organized
the Nonpartisan league in 1915, and
many ' prominent league . workers
were recruited from this county. But
in every election, since the league be
came an issue in North Dakota, this
county has returned large anti-league
majorities. This year these major
ities were on a i to 1 basis.
Rumors of Opposition
To White Are Denied
Washington, Oct. 30. George
White, chairman of. the democratic
national committee, and other , party
leaders -left here tonight for- St.
Louis to attend the committee's meet
ing opening'November 1. The party
leaders expressed themselves as un
certain whether, "a fight or a frolic"
would develop at St. Louis, r,
There were reports that a move
might be made at the meeting to
oust Mr. White as chairman, but
several prominent democrats said
every possible effort would be made
to continue party harmony.
Some reports here said that friends
of W. G. McAdoo were ' behind a
plan to have Chairman White su
perceded. Mr. Whites friends said
he was willing and anxious to retire
if all elements of the party could
agree on a successor.
Evelyn Neshit Reported
Recovering From Poison
New York, Oct. 30. Evelyn Nes
bit, who attempted suicide in her
apartment Friday was reported out
of danger this morning. In order to
prevent death she was kept walking
all night. '
She received $300 from some
source she would not disclose. This
was the amount of the arrears in
rent, for lack of which she was fac
ing eviction when she took poison.
She said the notoriety had nearly
ruined her business, but as soon as
she put it on its feet she was going
to Pittsburgh for a rest..
Miss Nesbits mother, Mrs. u J.
Holman, came on from Pittsburgh
and took charge of the business af
fairs of the restaurant. .'
Thieves Pass Up Cash
For Choice Liquors
In Drug Store Raid
Chicago Trtbane-Omkh, Be Imaed Wire,
New York, Oct. 30. - Thieves
broke into the store of the Falkner
Druir company early today and stole
$2,000 worth of alcohol and choice
whisky. That the thieves were after
nothing but liquor is shown by the
fact they made no attempt to take
any money, although there was
more than $500 in cash on the desk,
which they had to pass to reach the
liquor. Drugs and perfumes of
great value, cartons of cigarets and
boxes of cigars were also ignored
by the raiders.
Entrance was made through a
steel -door in the rear, which had
been heavily barricaded with cross
beams. More than 120 gallons of
liquor was taken,, including five
cases of whisky in pint bottles, one
five-gallon can of whisky, one bar
rel of 50 gallons, from - which the
contents were drawn into recepta
cles, more easily conveyable, and
10 five-gallon cans of alcohol.
Man is Burned to
Death in Hay Stack
Near North Platte
Presence of Newly - Made
Trench, Nearby, Gives Rise
To Belief That Victim
- - Was Murdered.-..:' --- -
North Platte, Neb., Oct. 30. (Spe
cial Telegram.) The body of a man,
so badly burned that identification is
impossible, .was taken from a burn
ing hay stack in a field, three miles
southwest of here early today1. The
discovery was made by several farm
ers who were attracted to the field by
the blazing stack. - .
The body was taken in charge by
the sheriff and county, attorney who
ordered it brought to a morgue here.
County authorities spent the' entire
day in an attempt to secure some
means of identifying the body, but so
far have failed.
The stack was located about a mile
from the main traveled road, and the
presence near the stack of a newly
made trench gave the basis for the
belief that the. man was murdered
and that his slayer intended to bury
him in the grave but later, concluded
to place the body in the hay : stack
and set it afire. -
Others, however, incline to the be
lief that the body -is that of a. tramp
who lighted a cigaret, dropped to
sleep, and that his cigaret fired .the
stack, . . ... ... .. ,.
Union Chief-Predicts -
Garment Makers Strike
Chicago Tribune-Omaha Bee Leaaed Wire.
New York, Oct. 30. Declaring
that there ' is a nation-wide plot to
re-establish "sweat shop" conditions
in the women's cloak and suit indus
try, President Benjamin Schlesinger
of the International Ladies Garment
Workers' union predicted a general
strike affecting 100,000 garment
workers throughout the country.
1 hi strike will be one of the great
est the industry has ever witnessed,
he said, as it will also affect at least
400,000 more persons who are de
pendent upon the garment workers.
1 he working agreements with the
union expires in practically all mar
kets on November 1, due to tem
porary contracts that were nego
tiated last April by union officials
when the manufacturers, proposed
wage reductions and piece work.
Edith Kelly Gould Asks
Additional Counsel Fees
New York, Oct. 30 Motion pa
pers for $25,000 additional counsel
tees, pending trial, to cover the cost
of the appeal from Justice Mullan's
decision in the supreme court in fa
vor of Frank Jay Gould in the suit
for divorce brought against him by
Edith Kelly Gould, were filed in
supreme court by attorneys for Mrs.
Gould. The motion will be argued
before Supreme Court Justice Guy
on November 7.
Gould won his divorce decree in
Paris courts, and Mrs. Gould is seek
ing a divorce here and contesting the
Paris decree on the grounds that it
was a violation ot international
rights.
. Charles Stands Pat
Budapest, Oct 30. Formsr Em
peror Charles has again refused to
sign his abdication. Government
pdenipotentiaries who went to
Tihany, where Charles was interned,
have so reported to Regent Horthy
who has called a meeting of the cab
inet, -j
A$ thm thrm lntrtij pmrtii tak ft.
Anothn danger tpot atly patud.
Cornstalk Disease
Takes Toll of Cattle
Callaway, Neb., Oct. 30. (Spe
cial.) Cornstalk disease has made
its ' appearance in this part of the
state. Delbert Brasham, a farmer re
siding west of here, is the first to re
port a loss. He lost two. big steers
which he was fattening in a cornfield.
Friend, Neb. Oct. 30. (Special.)
Fred Johansen, a farmer living four
miles north of this, city lost six head,
of cattle from cornstalk disease.
Jap Delegation
In Best of Humor
Special Train Passes Through
Montana Amid Beautiful
Weather.
By The Associated Freiw.
On Board the Japanese Special.
Oct.. 30. The special train bearing
the Japanese delegation to the Wash
ington conference moved through
Montana today' with, "every body in
fine humor. Nature could not have
presented more beautiful weather as
a greeting to the distinguished men.
Admiral Baron Kato' and Prince
Tokugawa take brisk ' walks ' when
stops afford. At Alberton, the prince
and the admiral rode on the big elec
tric locomotive while a' moving pic
ture' operator filmed the' scenery.' "
Prince.Tokugawa ' stood . on the
platform of the observation " car last
night admiring the Snoqualmie tun
nel in the Cascade mountains. .
-. At a little mountain ; town where
the train stopped, an inhabitant asked
a passenger, "is this the Japanese
special?" When answered in the af
firmative, he quickly asked:
, "Is this Washington.; conference
going to amount to anything? We're
all interested out this .way." ,
The member of the party answered
that he did not know-but hoped for
much interest of the whole world.
At, Deer Lodge the delegation was
welcomed by Mayor Conley, Judge
Richard Galen, who was an officer
in the A. E. F. in Siberia and re
ceived a decoration from the em
peror f Japan and the Japanese
colony.
The train " is due in Washington
Wednesday.
Man Held for Assault With
Auto After Hitting Iowan
Chicago, Oct. 30. Jerome Eddy of
Pasadena, Cal., son of Mrs. Arthur
J Eddy, was arrested on a charge of
assault with an automobile after his
machine had struck Rasmus Mor
tenson of Sioux : City. Witnesses
said Eddy was exceeding the speed
limit. ' -. i
At St. Lukes hospital examination
disclosed that all ribs on Morten
son's right side were fractured and
that a lung probably is punctured.
His condition is serious. Eddy later
was released on $1,000 bond furn
ished by his sister, Miss Lucy Eddy.
His father was the late Arthur J.
Eddy of the law firm of Eddy, Wet
ten & Pegler. -:
Twenty Persons Drowned
When Steamship Sinks
Antwerp, Oct 30. Twenty per
sons were drowned by the capsiz
ing of the steamer August in the
Scheldt yesterday. Owing to the
shifting of the cargo when the wheel
jammed hard aport, the vessel took
on a heavy list, went over and sank
quickly.
The passengers and crew below
had no time to reach the deck. All
those above decks were saved. The
ship wat only 50 yards from shore,
Judge Ignores the
Recommendations
In Sentencing Man
William " Maddox Sentenced
To Life Imprisonment De-
spite Plea of Jury for
.. Leniency.
Pender. Neb.. Oct. 30. (Special)
District Judge Graves Saturday
overruled the motion for a new trial
in case of William Maddox, who was
found guilty of second degree mur
der last Wednesday. Sentence . of
imprisonment in the penitentiary
during life was immediately pro
nounced by Judge Graves. The jury
in fixing its verdict at second degree
murder recommended that leniency
be shown the defendant in passing
sentence, but notwithstanding this
recommendation the penalty was
fixed at the extreme limit. .
Counsel for the defendant urged
the court to bear" in mind the recom
mendation of the jury in passing
sentence. The court expressed dis
satisfaction with the finding ot the
jury and stated that in his judgment
the verdict should hav been first
degree- murder and the penalty iixed
at : death.- I .' r: -v.?.! '. ?& s.
Notice of appeal Svas ' given at
once and the case will he carried to
the supreme court. Extreme indig
nation was voiced by many of the
citizens of the: town at the.sentertce
of the court and his attitude in tg
nbring' the recommendation of len
iency. -. ' .
Russian Princess
Rides in Patrol Wagon
Chicago Trlfi tine-Omaha Bc IMcd Wire
New York,' Oct. 30 A Russian
princess, Catherine Radziwii, very
much against her will, rode from
Coney Island police court to Ray
mond street jail in Brooklyn, in a
prison van today, after she had b' n
held by Magistrate O'Neill in $500
bail on charge of obtaining $352
worth of accommodation at a hotel
and failing to settle her bill.
A short time ago the princess fur
nished $2,500 bail in West Side po
lice court, Manhattan, followintr her
arrest on complaint of the Hotel
Embassy. She is almost 60 years
old and was booked in the -police
court records as Catherine Dunvin
and described herself as a journalist.
Lodgepole Public Schools
Observe Fire Prevention Day
Lodgepole,' Neb., Oct. 30. (Spe
cial) Fire Prevention day will be
observed in the public schools here
by drills and programs..
Sunday School Convention
Plattsmouth. Neb., Oct. 30. (Spe
cial.) The Cass ' county Sunday
school convention in this city the
last two days has been largely at
tended by representative delegations
from the different schools over the
county.-
The Weather
Forecast.
Nebraska and Iowa: Fair Monday
and probably Tuesday; not much
change in temperature.
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Legion Members Equivalent
To Division Already in
Kansas City Diaz and
Jacques Arrive.
City in Riot of Color
n? Th Auarlatal I'm.
Kansas City. Mo.. Oct. 30 Equlv.
alent of a war strength division, made
up of men from New hnglam! to
ban rrancisco, their wives and rela
tives, had arrived tonight to attend
the national convention of the Amer
lean Legion, which begins tomorrow.
Included in the hundred of arrivals
were General Armando Diar of
Italy and General Baron Jacques of
Belgium.
They arrived within half an hour
of each other and were given rousing
welcomes.
Another notable to come was Vice
President Coolidgc, who will be
President Harding's official represen
tative. This big midwestern city tonight
was a riot of color and crowds.
Olive drab and naval uniforms were
much in evidence.
Three outstanding propositions
are engaging the attention of legion
politicians the choice for next na
tional commander, the selection ot
the next convention city and a fight
to bring the permanent headquarters
from Indianapolis to this city.
After Next Convention.
There seemed to be a general ac
ceptance among delegates that a
man from the south or west would
be the next commander.
New Orleans and San Francisco
apparently have come out s the
strongest contenders for the next
convention,
A resolution voicing a demand for
immediate action by congress on the
bonus proposition will be one of the
principal issues taken up, it was said.
The resolution committee began
work today, sifting several hundred
resolutions.
Mexican Band Plays.
All preparations had been made to
night for seating the delegates at the
opening session tomorrow in the big
convention hall. The chief of staff's
band from Mexico Citiy sent by.
President , Obregon, entertained
visitors in the hall this afternoon.
The credentials committee today
certified the total convention voting
strength at 1,060.
Delegates from Alaska, Africa,
Chile, the British Isles, Canada, Pan.
suna, Canal Zona, China, A Cuba,"
Frericcr "Guatemala, Hawaii, f Japan,
(Mexico, Peru, Porto Rico, aid Tur
key will be seated." ' '
Greeted by cheering-. thousands,
General. Armando Diaz of Italy and
General-Baron Jacques of Belgium
arrived today to attend the national
convention of the American Legion.
After being escorted by a guard
of honor through lanes of men,
women and children, the visitors
were hurried to the homes of the
Kansas City men, whose guests they
will be while here. '
' Attends Aerial Derby.
The two men had breakfast and
then heard mass. The remainder of
the forenoon they spent resting.
This afternoort General Jacques at
tended the legion's aerial derby.
General Diaz had a more stren
uous day. The ' local colony of
13,000 Italians took him in charge
this afternoon. With his staff he
occupied a box at a theater and
heard Titta Ruffo, Italian baritone.
Tonight h was the guest of the
local , Italian colony at dinner and
was presented with a jeweled sword.
. Not the least part of the legion
gathering is the first national con
vention of the women's auxiliary of
the legion.
About 500 delegates will aUend
the auxiliary convention, beginning
Tuesday, at which this national aux
iliary organization will be perfected.
Another point which leaders plan to
bring up, is the question of eligibil
ity which is now limited to mothers,
wives, sisters and daughters of le
gion members or service men who
gave their lives during the war,
Geneva Priest is Back
From European Visit
Geneva, Neb. Oct: 30. (Special.)
The Rev. George Agius, pastor of
the Catholic church of Geneva, re
turned Friday to his parish after
several months spent with relatives
on the island of Malta and in travel
ing over Europe. Father Agius left
Naples on the "Baltic" October 12,
and the return voyage took 12 days
due to a hurricane which required
the "Baltic" to travel hundreds of
miles out of its course to escape the
storm center. ..
Many passengers on the boat were
frantic with fear at the time, Father
Agius says, and the gale was of such
force as to warrant the uneasiness
of those aboard.
Two days before sailing from Na
ples, Father Agius made his second
visit to Rome and at the Vatican
held private audience with the pope,
Bloomfield Publisher (
Consolidates Two Papers
Bloomfield, Neb., Oct 30. (Spe
cial) W. H. Needham, publisher
of the Bloomfield Monitor, yester
day closed a deal, with the Anderson
Publishing company of Wausa for
the plant and subscription list of the
Bloomfield Journal and has consol
idated it with the Monitor. W. B.
Estee. who has been publishing the
paper the last few months, left &
week ago for Aberdeen, S. D. This
now makes Bloomfield a noe-news-paper
town and gives one of the best
job and newspaper equipments in
this part of the state. Mr. Needham
has been in the newspaper buiiat
hers f JTt 30 years, x