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The Omaha . Daily Bee VOL 51 NO. 253. ' TWO CENTS , I cum mum. m Ml C, VMM B4 at Ma L 4 OMAHA. SATURDAY, ArRIL-iS. 19i M IMMI. Hi taw, UN MM IM a r -5 Insurgents Seize Court at Dublin Stormy Eastertide Predicted in Belfast ni Result of Con. certrtl Attack on Spe cial Corn-tables. Free Staters Take. Jail Belfast, April 14. Two hundred end fifty nut of the insurgent tec tum of the Irikh republican army, under the direction of the nely termed republican army, executive, or army council., seurd at niidinght the Four Court building in Dublin, which, until the pasting of the Irish act was the seat of the national count of justice, it ii announced in Dublin ditpatc'jt . The men who sefced the building intend to utilize it ai a permanent headquarters, it it Mated. I hey have barricaded the windows with sandbag, l-iw book and bundle of I'ocumcuts and also have comman deered the adjoining l our Courts hotel. Poitoffice Seixed. A laree body of Sinn Feincrs cn tercd the rtostoffice at Sligo today and took possession of all depart- meats of the othce m the name ot the Irish republican army. They gave instruction that business was to proceed as usual, and left a party to see that these orders were car rird out. Early today a strong party of Tree Maters arrived at Sligo m an ar mored car and took uosscssiuu of the county jail. Later armed repub lican troops took over the Victoria hotel, which was previously used as a military barracks; the town hall and the Guild hall, in addition to the postoflicc. These buildings, together with the barracks recently evacuated by the constabulary, now are occu- pied by armed garrisons. See Stormy Eastertide. Belfast. April 14. (By A. P.)-A stormy Eastertide in Belfast is pre dated by those who have watched the sequence of disorders here, as the result of a concerted attack on a 'patrol of special constables in Joy street last night. . The patrol was making'its rounds after curfew hour, when heavy riling irotn windows and roofs wounded four, of the officers. The attack oc curred in the Sinn Fein section. Furth shootings, although not be lieved to have been in the nature of reprisals, occurred today at the ter mination of the curfew period. AU 7 took place on the Crumlin Road, two miles from the scene. of last right's affairs." "; -r. The first victim was a Protestant baker named Carmicbael, who was assassinated while returning from work; second, a corporation cleaner, Cathohc, who was shot and is re ported dying in the hospital, and the third a baker, Sloan. Protestant, who didd in the street after 1eing shot. Shot aa Betrayer. New York, April 14. Vengeance for his alleged betrayal of the Irish . cause was ascribed by police as a , possible motive for the shooting! of Patrick Connors in a gun battle with six other men in Central park last night. Connors was wounded five times and is not expected to live. Connors, a former member of the Irish volunteer army, was sent to jail by the British government for his activities. While in prison, he is alleged to have revealed information which reacted to the detriment of the movement. On his release, about a year ago, he emigrated to this country. Threaten Reprisals. Mullingar. County Westmeath, Ireland. April 14. (By A. P.) A proclamation ' threatening reprisals for outrages in Belfast was issued by army officers here" today. The proclamation, which was iigncd "an-ti-pogromists," says:" "We have decided that for every further casulaty in Belfast which is the direct outcome of a pogrom, every supporter of the pogrom in the Mullingar area will be tined i-SU, which will be personally collected by ns. This order is operative from Monday, next." . -. , Low Rental Apartments v to Be Built in New York Albany, N. Y., April '14. A bill permitting life insurance companies to invest up to 10, per cent of their assets in the construction of model apartments m New York city to rent for not more than $9 per room monthly, was signed by Governor Miller today. , ' "This measure at least offers some immediate relief in the field where the need is greatest," the governor said. Under this, law, the Metropolitan Life Insurance company is prepared to invest $100,000,000 in construc tion of low priced apartments. Another measure receiving execu tive approval extends the New York emergency rent laws until February IS, 1924. 3 Comedy Films Starring Arbuckle to Be Released New York. April 14. Three com- plete comedies, starring "Fatty" Ar buckle, are to be released immediate ly as a result of Arbuckle'i ac quittal for the death of Virginia Rappe, it was announced. Adolph ' Zukor, president of Famous Players Paramount, in a statement, said: "Arbuckle has finished 'Gasoline Gus,' 'Freight Prepaid.' and 'Leap Year," which will be released imme diately, as we are confident the American public eminently fair and realizes by this time that Ar buckle has been the victim of unfair circumstances. I know of no better comment to make than that given by the jurj" Baldy ot Nome, Famed (or Heroism in War and Peace, la Dead Berkeley, CL. April M -Bsldy o( Nome, famed for the rtcei he won In Alaska, his heroic deed that have been put In prose and vers and for the 21 toni and grandsons h gave to France (or the world war, was buried here to day. He died in a hospital of old age and hia final resting place if under the rose buahe in the gar den of "Scotiy" Allan, whose life he one saved. Baldy was IS yean bid. lie wa 2 year old when Allan "mushed' him through Die first of his seven races for the All-Alaska Sweep stakes of 411 mile. With Baldy a the leader Allan was brought in winner sis time. In one race Al lan wa seriously injured and Bal. dy (topped the dog team of which he wa the leader and refused to leave hi master in the cold and new. Baldy wa owned by Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Darling, who live in Berkeley. Darling and Allan raised him from maUmute puppy. Three-Quarters of Beardstown People Homeless Flood Water Breaks AU Rer ords in Illinois Town Houses Dragged Down in Quicksand. T Tha A mot laird IT.-. Beardstown,' III., April 14. Exodus of the homeless from the flooded city of Beardstown started today. Habitable houses are cramped i nree-tourtns ot the people are homeless. Water has risen above all previously conceivable heights- and today developed a menacing current through the streets, which caused the first outside signs of anxiety on the part of the people. The Chicago, Burlington & Quin cy railroad, the only one remaining in operation, tonight had a gang of workmen building their tracks higher in the hope that they may survive the tlood s crest When that is reached and the flood commences to recede, all the after effects of a flood are anticipated. Mayor Ferry announced that super vision of work then would be turn ed over to the State department of health. Salvation Army Active. Uniforms of the Salvation Army were today seen in the lowest habit able parts of the city and workers carried doughnuts by boat to second story dwellers, and to the 500 or 1 mor -divjng -in tentsy j- - -;- -Y "Politicians and quicksand were the principal cause of today's first murmuring. Next Tuesday is elec tion day and candidates for alder men in the five city wards view with perplexity the fact that polling places in five wards are under water. Quicksand beneath the city, which has been quiescent until stirred to activity by river water, had dragged down two large houses and engulfed brick pavements in different parts of the city, so that travel by foot is 'no longer safe. Boots and boats were the two means of travel in the city yesterday. Tonight there is only one safe way by boat. Reports of the suffering of farm ers in the flooded districts about the city today told of the countless live stock drowned. Some farmers have saved their chickens by taking them to the haylofts 6f their barns, but were unable to save their hogs. . Levee Threatened. ) ' New Orleans, April 14. With the crest of the Mississippi river within a few inches of the top of the levees and a forecast by the weather bureau indicating an additional rise of 1.3 feet probable before the end of the month, every flood protective agerjey in the city was reported on the alert to cope with any emergency. , Government engineers in charge of the levees, officials of the dock board and rivermen declared there was no danger threatening in the lower reaches of the river. Especially was this true, they said, with regard to New Orleans. Fair Weather for Easter Forecast by Washington Washington, April 14. The much criticized flapper found a friend to day s in the weather bureau," which indicated that she might go forth on Easter 'wearing her bright-colored tweed suit and periwinkle hat with out fear of rain. Generally fair weather for Sunday was seen by the bureau for that por tion of the country east of the Mis sissippi river and probably for the southwestern states. UnsettUd con ditions, however, may prevail from the Great Lakes west to the Pacific coast, it was said. Moderate tem peratures will be experienced, throughout tfie south, while in the' north weather generally will be cool, but not cold. You have i until 9 o'clock tonight to get your "Want" Ad -in TheiBee 17th and Farnam AT Untie 1000 Maryland Senator , Is Under Fire New York Woman Files For mal Complaint Against Joseph F. France Under Criminal Correspond ence Act. Cites Cable Messages Omak Bn livH W in. Wellington, April 14. Formal complaint was tiled here today against Senator Joseph F. France ot .Varying, by Mis Mary G. Kilbreth of New York, vice president of the Woman's Patriot Publishing com pany, who atk the attorney gen eral to prosecute the senator iroin Maryland for alleged violation of the statute prohibiting criminal corre spondence with foreign governments, because of his communications to foreign delegates to the Genoa con ference, i Miss Kilbrvth cites the statute with the fact that in I9J0, 1'rcaidcnt WiUon held even the republican candidate for president to account ability under it She cites cable messages sent . by Senator France on April 11 to Lloyd George, Bar thou, Facta, Wirth and Tchitcherin, at the Genoa conference, as viola tions of the act Issues Statement. In making her complaint public Mi.-s Kilbrcth issued the following statement: "We ' have documentary evidence that a number of citizens, men and women, are engaged in criminal cor respondence with agents of foreign givernments, in violation of the law, or engaged in international conspir acies to defeat the measures and crip ple the army and navy of the United States. We have been submitting such vidence to the proper govern ment authorities for some time. "Moreover, sinister lobbies of an international character are operating "pressure systems on both the .legis lative and executive branches of our povernment. But when a United States senator openly appeals to Ger man socialists and Russian bolshevik! to bring 'pressure' on his own gov ernment in order to further one of his pet measures, the time has come to call a halt by criminal proceedings, if the formal complaint of a citizen to the attorney general can accom plish that result. . -Laws Inadequate. "Our laws arc pitifully inadequate to protect us against internationalist "conspiracies, but we seem to have a law to meet this particular offense. The law against criminal correspond ence with foreign governments, if enforced, would go a iong way to stop most, if not all, of the interna tionalist pacifist plots to make America defenseless. We intend tqj do our utmost to have the law in- forced. W are not interested at all in Sentaor France, except inso far as his conspicuous international ist activities are engaging the na tion and should be curtailed by en forcement of the law." (- Wages in Packing Lower During 1921 Washington, April 14. Wage rates, in the packing industry during 1921, according to Department of La bor statistics, dropped sharply from levels established during employment peaks of 1920, but remained well above standards of 1917. For the men the average wages during 1921 were estimated to be 5054 cents an hour and for women 36 2-10 cents. In 1917 they were respective ly 27 2-10 cents and 17 9-10- cents, and at the peak. - Most of the packing plants in 1917, the department reported, were on a 10-hour day basis, but in 1921 nearly all had an 8-hour standard and near ly all guaranteed their workers at least 40 hours of employment per week. !. Strangled by Folding Bed. San Francisco, Cal., April 14. Neighbors discovered last night, the body .of Mrs. Katherine Fowler, a widow, 70, who had been caught and strangled by a folding bed in he: apartment, here. : It was thought that she had been dead 12 hours. France Tour Contest Opens Sunday All Expenses to Be Paid for Women Selected to Visit Battlefields and Beauty Spots of Nation Recovering From Ravages of World War. , A number of Nebraska and Iowa women will get free trips to France this summer. All expenses, includ ing first-class railroad anJ, steamer ccommodations, hotel bills, automo bile tours and so on, will, be paid. The Bee has been selected bv the American Committee for Devastated France to conduct the election in these two states. Nominations will be received be ginning tomorrow, and continuing for 10 days. Then the election will start. No limit is placed on the num ber of nominations, and the number of winners will be determined solely by the total number of votes cast. No coupons. And it isn't neces sary that you be a subscriber to The Bee to be a candidate for the free tour or to work for some other can didate. ,-v Five Requirements. There are five requirements for a nominee, as follows: She must be over 18; live either in Nebraska or Iowa; be partly or wholly self-supporting; be of good character; and be of acceptable educational stan dard. " - Each 10 cents contributed to the work of the American Committee '.'- ' ' Long Skirt Candidate Win Ea$y Victory In School Election Viiifant Ilxi 4f,ril tJ A .,.. ing victory for long skirt was scored here yesterday he voter re-flteted . Terry Stevens to the rural Im'iitt irnooi uosru, giving nun lin V " .r 20 fcr Sctb Ftnton, h$rt skirt tjfrlttt Steven achire4 notoriety , I , the school hoard, of which hc"was head, decreed that the skirts of uiil fupils mutt eUcml three inches br ow their knees. Maude Buchanan and Alice llaiurn were expelled be cause of alleged brevity of skirts, and on appeal to the district court ti Douglas comity were readmitted to school without skirt revision. The Vurt later dissolved it temporary order and the ease was appealed to the Kansas supreme court V'inland has been all a-tvtittcr on the subject of Urt and school boards since, friends of Steven averring that he was doing the right thing for the homes and youth of the community, and others feeling that the palladiums of national liberty were in danger. Woman Attempts Suicide to Become Husband's Guide See Herself as Help to Her Mate From Spirit World Kills Baby Before Taking Poison. Omaha Br Iwrd Wire. New York. April 14 Nothing that Sir Arthur Conaii Doyle recorded in his "Adventures of Sherlock Holmes" is more weird. and pathetic than the true story of Mrs. Maud Frsncher and her desire to guide her husband, Harmon, from heaven. To accomplish this she killed her baby and is dying from a dose of poison. She left letters, one of them 20 pages long. One was written be fore she had killed her child, another after she had taken the baby's life, but before she took poison, a third after she had taken the poison and knew she was dying. Since the birth of her child, her husband said today, she had not been well. She had feared that she was a handicap to her husband, whom she loved. She wanted to remove mat handicap and she could not bear to have another woman rear her little son. To her mind, strangely logical in following the wiy out the medium had suggested to her by their pat ter, she saw hersclt as a guide ana help to her husband, when she should become a spirit. They had been married three years and haL attend ed a seance in Detroit. Her tatner bad killed iiiraseli in 1917. At-the seance she and her husband be came convinced that they talked to their dead parents. The couple lived in Detroit for a time but were living in Newark, when she reached her decision. She expected to be thought crazy. In one letter she wrote: "Darling, beloved husband, I am writing you a line on this queer suicide; and I know that every one will say 'Oh, she has lost her mind, but I have not by a long ways. I know just what I am doing. I want you to get married again hVyou wish. You know about spiritualism and I want you to go where you can talk to me." ' - "Just wait and see if I don't guide you right," another letter said. Davis for Senator Boom Is Under Way4 Lincoln, April 14. (Special.) An Attorney General Davis boom foT United States senator is quietly un der (way among certain republicans. They point to Davis as a man free of the brand of conservatism,' wet and anti-suffrage stands put on Con gressman Jefferis by political ene-' mies and also as a man free from the radical charges launched against R. B. Howell.- Davis has admitted that he has his candidacy for that position under consideration, but a decision at this time is impossible as his public du ties in prosecuting men. indicted by grand juries directed by him at Lin coln and Omaha are too pressing. In a month, perhaps, a , definite statement by Davis'as to his decision will be forthcoming. for Devasted France will tally one vote. . Already great interest has been kindled in both states ' and many women and girls who have thought of a trip to Europe only as a dream, see in this election the opportunity for which they had hoped. While they are earning their trip they are also helping the thousands of persons who still suffer grievously from the scars of the great war. Announcement of Result. They are a part of the great or ganization which has it headquarters in New York city and which is head ed by Miss Anne Morgan. Progress of the election here will be recorded by The Bee and the final result will he heralded by the lead ing papers of Paris. Then will come the tour overseas to the1 lovely and Itistoric spots of beautiful France. The election is being sponsored by a group of Omaha women of which Mrs. J. J. McMullen is chairman and which includes Mrs. Howard Baldrige, Mrs. Warren Rogers and Mrs. Charles Wilhelm. All communications are to be ad dressed "Good Will Editor. The Omaha BeeV I j it Setting! m& I fill i L I I aTi UVI II ,1 I II I il II I II I 1 II J I -'til I I W M II I I I I I Ii 4.1 -1 MLi ME lllll I II I I I 'CT tn la.f i II I I ii. ii ui ri i i, ill I I I I II lllll III lllM I lllll fin II 1 T Pope Points Only Way to Peace for World, Says Wirtl German Chancellor Expresses Gratitude for the Interest, Shown by , Pius , in ; . Genoa Meet. ' -- . V---" Paris, April 14. If the question of disarmament is brought up again at the Genoa economic conference, says the Temps in an editorial today, the Freuch government will recom-. mend that it be brought before the league of nations. The Temps adds that the French cabinet at its meet ing yesterday was unanimous in mak ing this decision. . ' Genoa, April- 14. Dr. Wirth, the German chancellor,, who . heads the Berlin delegation to the economic con ference, today -visited Monsignor Signori, archbishop of Genoa, to ex press appreciation of and gratitude for the interest displayed by Pope Pius in the work of the conference. This already had beneficially affected the gathering, said Dr.-Wirth. Germany, added- the chancellor, was looking' with satisfaction upon the efforts of the pontiff towards uni versal peace. Only by following the advice' of Pope Benedict, con firmed by Pius XI. can the world again find the place it has lost," the chancellor concluded. Dr. Wirth said he was glad to make such declarations in the name df the German people, and expressed hope that he might be able in the near future to go to Rome personally and assure his holiness of the grati tude of the whole of Germany, which feeling he said was, shared by masses of the popple throughout Eu rope. The chancellor feared he would be unable to remain in Genoa much longer, saying his work required his presence at home. But he a.dded; "I trust the august words of the pope will strengthen the sense of equili brium and moderation in all the members of the conference, thus en suring its desired end." Archbishop Signon - thanked the German chancellor for his visit and said he was glad to greet in his guest not only the German chancel lor but also the leader of the Ger man man centre party "the granite party which , has resisted all anti Catholic attacks." Archbishop Signori plans to return Dr. Wirth' .-visit next Tuesday. Girl Stenographer Aids in - $75,000 N. Y. Robbery New York, April 1,4. A story of a gang of safeblowers, working with the aid of a girl stenographer used as a scout, today 'was obtained by detectives investigating last night's raid on the Royal Insurance com pany building at 84 William street, in which nearly . $75,000 worth of cash and securities were taken from a number of offices. The police claimed to- have, ob tained the story from George Breck enridge, a watchman, who was found bound and gagged. According to detectives, Breckenridge confessed to being a party to the robberies and unfolded a plot for systematic rob bing of large office buildings, in which the' girl, a' sweetheart of one of the band, played an important role. Few Horses for Europe. Grand Island, Neb., April 14. (Special.) Investigation of a rumor that Spanish interests were in the horse market and buying for another country, leads to the information that only a few carloads have been bought in recent weeks for Europe, these going through Canada firms and the J ultimate destination being unknown. Audit Fails to Show Shortage in Engraving Bureau Only Minor Discrepancies Re vealed in Check of Stock; Duplication in Bonds r Explained . ' - By ARTHUR SEARS HENNING. . Omaha Bf Laaaed Wire. - 1 Washington, April 14. No thefts, bod"duplications'or other serious ir regularities 'have been disclosed up to date by the audit of the bureau of engraving and printing which prac tically was completely t'onight, ac cording to ; the Treasury depart ment, v ' - Minor discrepancies in accounting for the number of sheets of bank note paper transferred from one di vision to another have been discov ered, but no shortage in the amount of paper and completed currency and securities which should be on hand, a high treasury official stated.. The bureau, which has been shut down since its reorganization by President Harding's order summari ly discharging Director Wilmeth and 29 other employes, will resume ooeration tomorrow, exceot in one division where 15,000,000 pieces of paper remain to be counted. That bonds with duplicate num bers are in circulation has been es tablished, but they are not fraudu lent bonds, according to the , treas ury, and the number in circulation does not exceed the authorized num ber. Bonds presented at the treas ury for redemption have been found to bear duplicate numbers in some instances, but they have been re deemed without question. The duplication of numbers was found due to defective operation of the automatic numbering machines It also transpired that the shakeup in the bureau was , not initiated , by the Treasury department. The pres ident acted after" hearing a multitude of charges to the effect that a state of inefficiency existed inNthe bureau and that under - the lax methods' in vogue the duplication or fraudulent manufacture of securities was pos sible. ; ; Mr. Harding -decided upon a .re organization of the bureau and Se lected Louis A. Hill, assistant chief of the engraving division, who had been in the bureau 20 years, as suc cessor to Director Wilmeth. Then Hill proposed numerous changes' in personnel and the president agreed to give him -a free hand in choosing his subordinates. -Hill named 29 men for discharge and the president issued the order removing them, s ; Andy Is Happy But Pity the Poor Widow Zander The bills are coming in today, but the widow has three days of grace before the collectors get busy. Watch for the riot ' in ! t h i s u n p aralleled comic story, daily in The Bee. Turn to page 15. i Widow of Slain N. Y. Physician Jumps to Death Second Tragedy Follows Slay ing of Dr.v W. Hiram Glick ; . ?tein Doctor's Mother ' Dies" at Funeral.. - New York, Aprir 14. Another tragedy growing out 'of the sensa tional murder of Dr. . W. Hiram Glickstein by- Mrs. Lilliam Raizen in Brooklyn last December, was record ed today when his widow, Mrs. Anna Glickstein, ended her life by leaping from the third story -window of her mother's home In Brooklyn. The doctor's mother dropped dead at his tuneral. ' ..- ,- Mrs. Glickstein had been laboring under a heavy mental strain since her husband had been shot, members of the family indicated, and it was said she had . been brooding over the recent acquittal of Olivia M. P. Hone. for the murder of Ellis Guy Kinkcad, former Cincinnati lawyer. Mrs. Raizen, who has confessed the murder of Dr. Glickstein, is now a prisoner in the same jail where Miss Stone was incarcerated awaiting trial. Mrs. Lena ' Tubansky, mother of Mrs. Glickstein, , said that at the time of Miss Stone's trial her daugh ter exclaimed: "11 the . Stone woman goes free, the woman who murdered jny hus band will go free. Anyway, as long as the doctor is dead, I might as well be dead myself." Frances Glickstein, 15-year-old daughter of the dead woman, who came from Lakewood, N. J., , to spend the holiday season, slept with her last night, the mother retiring about midnight. Frances said her mother seemed to be a little more cheerful than usual. - When Fran ces awoke early this morning her mother was -missing. Soon after wards, a policeman, who had found the body on the sidewalk, awakened the family. Mrs. Glickstein' head had .struck an iron post at the en trance to the house. . - . Hoover Doubts Reports of '-. .Americans Slain in Russia Washington, April 14. Reports from Paris that American drivers of relief administration wagons had been killed in Russia by the famine stricken populace who wanted the horses- for food, were . treated with reserve today, by Secretary Hoover. No Americans are driving relief wagons in Russia, he said, and the American relief administration' has received no reports of anv Americans being killed in Russia. Beatrice Youths Plead " Guilty to Entering Homes Beatrice, Neb., April 14. (Soe- cial i Telegram.) Marshall ' Bremser and Clarence Keeley." two Youths who have confessed to ' numerous burglaries in Beatrice, pleaded guilty to the charge of breaking and enter ing. -They were bound over to the district court. Chief of Police Dil- low has recovered loot valued at $2,500 which was in possession of the two youths. The Weather Forecast. Saturday fair and warmer. Hourly Temperatures. 5 I 9. . AS ..SK ..st 8 ft. m. 7 . m. n m. m. t a. m. IA a, m. 11 a. m. 1' noon . .4t ..n ..43 ..47 ..SO . .SS 1 a. m. S p. m. 4 p. m. 5 p. m. S p. at. 7 p. m. S p. m. M I President Strikes at Little Navy Harding T1U ConprrM lit Consider 86,000 Minimum wf l!nl iU'il Strength Un der .k.3 Term Plan. Opposes " Party Leaders Oataha Itoa ImwI wlra. Washington, April 14. 1'ieiident Harding today dealt a crushing and probably fatal blow to the little navy faction in the hoiue. Intervening oprnly for ihr first time in the tight over the naval ap propriation bill, the preoidrnt told congress, in a letter to Representa tive Longworth, Ohio, that he con sidered 6,000 men the irreducible minimum of cnliMed strength for the American navy under the terms of the S 5-J naval agreement. In taking thi position. I'rcMdrnt Harding ua forced to assume an attitude of direct opposition to some of the most powerful of his own , party leader in the house, including Representative MouuVH. Wyoming, republican leader: Representative Madden. Illinois, chairman of the ap propriations committee, and Repre sentative Kelley. Michigan, chair man of the naval .subcommittee which drilled the navy bill. Advocate Small Force. " 1 hey have been advocating the bill providing only t7,0OU enlisted men for the I ivy and have vigor ously resisted claims of the Navy department that more men were nec essary to maintain the navy. Up to a day or two ago' it seemed prob able that they would win. Presi dent Harding's Icttvf, following closely upon a similar appeat by Secretary of State Hughes, is be lieved tOj have definitely turned the tide against the "little navy" move ment and assured victory for the McArthur amendment for 86,000 en listed men. The president's letter, sprung sud denly by Representative Longworth in the midst of debate, received an enthusiastic reception. ' Although there had been rumors that the presi dent would take a hand in the fight. ' the actual presentation of the Utter was something of a surprise. ' Mem bers of the faction which have beer opposing the bill, leaped to their fee' ad cheered for several minutes. , Text of Letter. Mr.- Harding's letter follows: ' "I have to acknowledge your let -ter of inquiry addressed to me on th 10th instant. If I were to addrcsf the congress formally I would sa only what I have already said in formally, because I am well persu aded that it is not wise to make .st drastic a cut in the naval appropri ations as has been proposed in the measure now pending in 'the house. "I do not doubt the good faith ol the committee -majority in believing a suitable navy can be maintained under the limitations fixed in the pending bill, and I am heartily in accord with every consistent effort to deepen the cut in governmental expenses. At the same time, I must believe in good faith of the navy de partment and our naval advisers, who say very emphatically that it is im possible to maintain, within the pro posed appropriations, the " standard set for our navy which was made the base of the international conference, and which standard we have pro claimed to the world. , Decision With Congress. "Of course, the decision must lie with congress, but I should not be frank in replying to your inquiry if I did not say that I shall be greatly disappointed and I believe the coun try will be greatly disappointed, if the appropriation to which the navy must and will adhere, is reduced to the point where the limitation of en listed men and apprentices is below 36,000. No presentation of the sit uation which has come to my notice has served to alter that opinion. "Ultimately, perhaps, the lower figures proposed may be reached. and I hope it will be possible. through later international concert, but ths trend toward peace ought to be more firmly established before going beyond the limitation to which we were gladly committed at the in- , ternational conference." . Harrison to Talk Here on Brazilian Exposition x Washington, April 14. (Special Telegram.) Assistant Director Gen eral Frank A. Harrison of the United , States commission to the Brazilian exposition, and S. Sampairo, commer cial attache of the Brazilian embassy, are scheduled to address the Omaha Chamber of Commerce Thursday, April 20, at noon, regarding the ex position, and will be the guests of the Lincoln Chamber of Commerce Thursday evening at dinner. Friday evening, April 21, Mr. Har rison ' and the Brazilian attache will be the guests of the Hastings Cham ber of Commerce at a public reception and Saturday evening, April 22, they will be entertained by the Grand Island Chamber of Commerce. On Tuesday evening, April 25, Mr. Harrison and Signer Sampairo will be the guests of the Mississippi Val ley association at Kansas City. State Troops Withdrawn From Textile Strike Zone Providence, R. I., April 14. All National guard troops except a detail of 25, left to look after the handling ' and shipment of quartermaster stores and supplies, were withdrawn from strike duty in Pawtucket today and demobilized by order of the gov ernor. Departure of troops marked the close of nearly eight weeks' of mili tary occupation oi the city which be gan February 21. The strike continue X ir