South Bend News-Times, Volume 38, Number 252, South Bend, St. Joseph County, 9 September 1921 — Page 1

UT END NEW riME

Tin: wi.atiim: Indiana Tai: thur. VrVrTc Frilly: uriiy ci'iiv r. I ro r. Lower Mlcliim SV-wcrs iii :hir. 1r storms Fri hy, S iturd v. r) i'.y an 1 ra-r.

7 i Morning Edition J A VOL. XXXVIII. NO. 252 SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1921 PRICE THREE CENTS

IÄFÄWFSF

CHINA

I V V!

1 J

V A

BRITISH EXPECT

DE VALERA WILL ACCEPT OFFER Lloyrl George is Hopnf.il That ''Dominion' Conference Will Be Held. ULSTER CAUSES DOUBT Conditions to Enlaufl" Propo-al to He Clcaml Up at Parley. IWIjmN', S pt. Krciiiirr 3 Ao r - Jcorr-'s btter tr K-imcnn I ' Va!ra, t!i' Irish h'i- a ri vhirii wa- f'.rv;i rd-d te I"il ! i .-! . r ; ,,M af er the ni'-.-Ung of th Prdi-di oabi- , 1 1 . - ? .'it Inii.rv.i We . Nif i l.ii - e T 1 1 -4 . I I I - r In irwiirt- t).-ir Sinn 1 ' in ld Ii- I ipote ntiarie.- will mt th-'" I f I in j i ' 1 1 e. v. f cabinet ruin'..-! rial I r- at J Ii V I lirs-i on S'pt. -rt for the pu! - p I I -' the of ciearin.' u; .iny ambiguity j Sinn lYim-is mav nt-rt.r.n j t"'out the :--. ron d i t ions th Hrlt-gr.-rn:n' tit yiipulate.l as rrMTNations in granting Ireland a doPiinion Mtatii.". Th- n mK-r's letter, like nil ronimuri) ations sirue the Irish hu lie-:otj:ition-i Jifin. is f h 'i ra t rized by punch llion r i vi i e-t ; . n f''r th Finn Fein. While It sir-'sM a date, for the proposed conference it i in no sense an ultimatum and mIm no time limit to th nrsc-tJations In fact it tend-i to prove what has boon Eiaintained throughout 'hy tho. cdo. to the premier, that he earnestly desire.i a ye-ttlement. MiLvt Aercpt Dominion. "o have invitf-d von to di.-cu?3! our propos.il.-t on their merits," ay3 tho prnnier, and he a-'.dg that it will V open to the Irih lider t rais the subject of puaranteea tn any particular point. The belief i almost univer.il that rr. Ic Valera will aecept that "what tho premier offers H what Mr. Iv Valera desire?, namely an tintrammelti conference, with t.h sinpie o-ndltln that Ireland remain in the British empire. The guarantees which Mr. De Valera Is supposed to have In mind are jn?mher.hip In tho lr n','ue. of Nations and. the onrin'on's eonferenee. nnd. thf3 It Is believed, the prvernmcnt will be willing to -rant. Ulster I- Vet Doubtful. Assuming tb.at the .nferen -e will met as suc"-refitel, tiere is still th duetjon of Uls'er, which is not (Continued on pajje two) BANQUET FEATURES SESSION TONIGHT More Than 100 Dele-ate Attend Annual Conclave of State Organization. The annul', me. :.t; cf the Indiuna Counril of th I n;t-M ir;;i rhot'd of Carpenters and Joiners convening in South P.tnd Thu-sIay. )Y'.dty nr.d Saturday of this week, oiened jestrlav with (.r l0" members pr.s r.t for tb" o'::''hp. An nddrrs.- f f welceme w.ts even by John ltHarn ho re prentt 1 M i' or V. II. " a tni- op. Mtr.n Fission. Ch.ief of r.'.;.-e nn.i K. It. M. :.. f i-t r f :! In. li iiiia .Tourr. 1. a't d riry chiij '.v. f r tin Ioutine busin s- ci'up: at the aft rr.o. ti sas te:r.p"i ) e r ' tr the time ar.d an trip co::;.1 IV. iiinonii'i..' - -i - s ' t'lited th.e program f ClrorUe l..ike. l'.rst 'Of the I'r.it. -1 I.r.ith.i t i pri-si.if d of Ca per. t c and .To::. v. ;11 at the m ct r.-.z ' !i l : : " T n i:a 1 ba r. 'i' i " w' r.ich: at Ka'-l. r z. tr : '. '. b a i i : w :- ii . 1 1 -.1 by ' !".! : M A. .Si n:. M--p-r of ihu-h and Mr ' All l'U.'IK.--Tiehi at t!i- ' liali, ".IC. S. M t'ion hea.biuarte on hott'.. . ' Mi T.tral art1 I Ihor I n: n .1. st . Ce .it the J i v e r. -f!Y rare EMINENT CIIURCnMAN ADDRESS METHODISTS LOXPON. Sep Judge Charles Methodist ohurc S. Ad Iress by TV A -res of ath, who pref:ded; II. Mcrr son cf the Methodist church, s- uth; W. T. Davon of the Wceynrt church; I5:ho; Richard J. Ck . of Mcr.tam; William Ons: cf the Ur.-.tcd ch'ir.h; the Rev. I'.A'i Hn'.t. pr-viilcr.: f th Suth-rn M-t h un'.ern.ty. Dalian Tex ; L wn Humphrit s f the Primitive- cr.urcn. ar..l tr.e Rev. George K..;ott r' -troit. w ere

f X de'Jverexl at the morr.ir. ! h. World Confer. no.

t. r, n c r of Method hurs-lay. GOV. McCRAY PROPOSES NEW FAIR BUILDINGS INDIANAPOLIS. Sept. Thursi.y wa Oovernor'p day at th Ir.dir.nx ettite fair, designated In honr of Cwov. McGray, who ;nr.: the ,1 ty at the exhibition. At a lur.cheori under the auspices cf the stAte boar-i "f arri'-ultur', held in the administration builiing. Gov. MiCray .-rokr In favor of making cxtc-i ivo impr-'e-mnt at the f:;r gr- ir.d-- ir.--:u ling r.rw bnlMlrg.

Jofferei"

1 o Highest Didders ötartles ötaid Boston Into Effort to Help Needy

Leader Revives Memories Plantation Davs lv Sale of Service. of liOSTn.V, Sept. 8. JoMw men wer placed on th auction "block in FJoston Common Thursday. Stripped to the, waist, after the custom ef th' old Klave ncutiontf, they declared their willingness to work by .standing before a crowd of thous.miM, offering their service to thö highest bidder. "Shorn lambs of unemployment," their auctioneer, Urbain Ledoux. I! I tliem. Ledoux, a philan thropic worker who recently opened th. "elhureh of the rnemploye-d" in we.n owl, led ;i group of 50 to corn iiMin, to bring home, he .said, the peope- of Boston their stories human misery, just a3 William h th it.. f I ' " (liirrison - pleaded for the ' n 1,10 ti;,ni(' P0t (-j years a so. It was to prove that has charges prove .ur'rp pot parasitic floater?, but in stead. Kood citizens out of a job, thai he put Home, of them on the ! blo'-k. he explained. leibnix's efforts to Ret work for )ns men were not rewarded. Of tho three nx'n who stood up for bid none went away to a job, although from the crowd came, pledtfts to help tid them over a week or two while, they sought employment. Their leader said, however, that he considered ho had nucceeded In brininsr their plight and the honesty of their purpose to public attention, and he announced that the auction was to be a dally event, to SUE STANDARD OIL OF VIOLATING U. S. ANTI-TRUST RULES Lower Prices in Indiana Cities Causes Independent Companies to Act. J.APOUTK. Ind.. Sept. 8. Declaring that the Standard Oil Co., of Indiana, is violating a section of the Sherman anti-trust law by discriminating In prices, the law declaring that such discrimination is illegal, attorneys have been retained by the independent companies of this city with a view of court prosecution. Tho Standard Oil Co. recently reduced the price of oil in Michigan City, Laporte, W'alkerton and Plymouth one cent per gallon, which attorneys for the local corporation declare is a light to force the independent company into bankruptcy. The Independent company does not retail, but docs solely a wholesale business, and since the Standaid Oil Co. controls the tank gasoline prices of the country, it Is impossible for the local concern to buy oil, sell it to tho retailers and make any profit. BUSINESS REVIVAL IS PREDICTED BY HOOVER WASHINGTON". I. C. Sept. S. Secretary of Comxnerce Hoover Thursday predicted that a revival of general business conditions would begin within the next lew weeks. Kennomic conditions are vastly improve I, he said, in the South and Middle. West, with factories operat:ng for nearly full time by reduction of unemployment, increased demand for commodities and a more free movement of credit. i RETURN TROOPS FROM VIRGINIA MINE ZONE j CHARLESTON, W. Va.. Sept. 8. j Part of tho federal forces sent into I Vrt Virginia last week were withdrawn Thursday. The L'tJth infantry " returned to Camn IMx. N. J .: the j s ;-n aro -quadron, with the excep tion of two aeroplanes and crew?, left for Langlcy held. Va., and the chem;.al warfare service section for Edgewood arsenal, X. J. ! LYNCFI NEGROES EOR ATTACKS ON WOMAN AITKEN. S. C. Sept. S. Two negroes. Mansfield Butler and Charlie Thompson, were lynched In a corn tip Id near here Thursday night. They had bren chirged with an attack on a v!;ite woman. ! T!;o men were found tied to ai ta'.ie about 200 yards from the seen ; of the alleged attack with their bod-j ics riddled with bullets. ! STRIKES RESULT AS L:DUIl LAAUW; ! CHICAGO. Sept. 8. Unauthorized, j sporadic w alkouts of the various ; building crafts resulted Thureiay from Judge. K. M. Landls decision cut.mg wages and reforming working rules. respite the efforts of union officials, hundred.- of workers threw down tlp'ir tools in protest against tho decision of the arbiter. Both contractors and union oMicials, however, leclar. d that the situation will adjus: its If within a few weeks as the men Kerne m-ue familiar with the operation of the new agreements.

SIa - Auction

j b continued at lea.s for the re mainder of the month. Katen Only Twice a Week. L.edoux and his men, box lunches In hand, came to the common from the west end headquarters where he haa fed hundreds in tho last week. While they munched their sandwiches ho called for volunteers to stand at auction prepared to work for a week for the highes; bidders. Kight men stepped up, two of them World war veterans, mctst of them in clothing that was frayed and shoes well down at the heels. Kach was aked how Ions? he had been out of work and without food and phelter. One man had not worked for a year. Another had eaten only twice a week in six months of unemployment. James I'erris, 2." years old, an upstanding man who said ho had served four year.? in the army, was called to tho block on the steps of the Parkman Memorial 7and utand. lie stripped to the waist and while Ivdoux directed, went through the army callsthentics to show the extent of hla muscular development. Bids were called for. Those who had mado thm had slipped away. I'erris was then deciarcd to be without '. bidder. Sells Do for $.". A dog was brought to the block. He was knocked down for JT with the condition accepted by the successful bidder, that ho b returned to the "Church of the Unemployed," as Its mascot. Joseph Mitchell, a nejrro, was (Continued on page two) TRACTION BACK UP KILLING ITS DRIVER BliOOKVII.LE, Ind., Sept. 8. A traction engine which Oscar Berp, of this city, was driving, caused his death Thursday when it backed up .suddenly, pinning him against a tree, and crushing him to death. Berg had stepped over to the tree for a minute when the machine gave a frudden lurch backward against his tody. MANDATE NOTE OF U. S. IS ATTACKED Briton Assails Stand of American Government in League Session. GENEVA. pt. 8. Tho council of the league of Xatlons, the United States, mandatory powers, and countries that are continuing to arm, came In for penchant critlicism In the first day's debate in the assembly of the League of Nations on tho work done by the council of the League. HJaimar Branting of Sweden, accused the council and the secretariat of the league of partiality and extravagance. Iiord Robert Cecil, representing South Africa, defended both tho council and the secretariat. Lord Kobert was very revere, however, about the countries, which he said according to statistics, are spending 20 percent of their energies on armaments and at the same time complaining of economic Instability and a bad trade situation. He blamed the United States for the delay in th-e adaption of thi "A" and mandate, and introduced a resolution that these terms be immediately defined. Jxird Itobert'3 address seemingly made a great impression on the members of the assembly. Amendment is Ilojcctexi. j Tho committees continued their j work Ihursday afternoon. The council's commission on amendments finished its labors by deciding not to rt comment the adoption of an amendment by Charles J. Poherty, delegate from Canada, eliminating Article X from, the covenant of th league of Nations. At the same tlmo it passed an interpretative resolution intend ed to meet Amer''i ;in ob. jections to the clause That a president of the United States cannot under the constitution bind his government on a question of mandates Is brought out briefly in one of the paragraphs of the last American notes on mandate?, copies (Continued on page two) ASSESSOR KILLED IN TRAIN-AUTO ACCIDENT LAFAYETTE. Sent. $. Louil j Lvans, ... years old, county assessor I of Benton county. was instantly ! killed, and his grandson, Chester , ;Iu:s Evans, three years old, was pcrha fatally injured when an autcruoli'.e in which they were ridir.g was struck by an castbound Lak Krie and Western fKisaenger train at Oxford, about 2Z miles west of this place, at 10 o'clock Thursday morning. Tho train struck the machine squarely in the center ftr.d threw both occupanLs about 13 feet. Young Evans was rushed to St. Elizabeth's hospital here, where little chance is held out for his life. Mr. Evans was for many vcars a prominent Benton county farmer, and wa elected county a?or at the last general election

STORM CHECKS ARMY'S MARCH ON TWO CITIES

Four Machine Guns Mounted on Trucks to Repulse the Invaders. MAYORS WARN OF PERIL Sheriff Denies Report That Women and Children Had Been Injured. i;LIZABETlITOWr, 111., Sept. 8. A terrific rainstorm broko Thursday afternoon and tension was lessened, as all roads to the hillsides where S00 armed miners are reported encamped were rendered Impassable and it was regarded as almost impossible for the miners to make any movement. Early Thursday night reports came into Klizabethtown that the miners were returning to their homes. A party of 21 was reported to have gono north Wednesday night through Karkers ridge. All was quiet here. Four machine guns were mounted on trucks and 5,000 rounds of ammunition was mado ready for use. Four more machine gnns were due to arrive here Thursday night. Are Tlirvatcnlns runners. Sheriff D. N. Cox telegraphed on Thursday to Gov. Small, declaring that false stories have been circulated in Williamson and Saline county to the effect that men have been killed and women and children beaten in Itosiclalr with the purpose of inflaming tho coal miners. Outlying farmers and travelers on the roads are being threatened and held prisoncre by tho miner?, the sheriff told the governor, and he asked that the sheriffs of Salina, Franklin and Williamson counties bo ordered to prevent further Invasion of Hardin county. The mayors of Rotdclaro and Klizabethtown sent similar telegrams to tho governor and advised him that unless the invaders are turned back heavy lighting with serious loss of life will follow. halt ci i unci i ni:Li:GATi:s. II ARRIS BUItG, 111.. Sept. 8. A party of Baptist delegates from this city, en route to the General baptist association in Hardin county, were halted Thursday at Horseshoe, lft miles west of Rosiclare, by union men and warned that they were n danger by continuing their journey. They returned to this city. Camped in and near Horseshoes aro about 75 union coal miners from various southern Illinois counties, according to tho party of Baptists. Six rulo act, which, by inference, may be interpreted to mean that the government regards the act in partial abeyance. Even should the proposed conference at Inverness surmount the Initial difficulties, there would tili remain Ulster, on which Mr. De Valera holds strong views. Tho question of the desire of Ijrmanagh and Tyrond -to be separated from tho northern parliament also is likely to bo raised in tho conference, and this would bring a bitter conflict with Ulster. It will thus 'be seen that there are yet many dittlculties ahead. BUMPER CORN CROP PREDICTED BY U.S. Harvest Will Approach Total of Last Year's, the Record Yield. WASHINGTON, Seit. 8. Recovery of the corn crop during August from the serious damage sustained from July weather conditions featured tho September grain report of the department of agriculture, issued Thursday. Favored with good growing ternerai urt s ana i'--iuy ui rain in prac- ! tically the entire corn belt, the proAuction forecast made a jun lump or 154.000,000 bushels, bringing the indicated production to 3.1S6.000.000 bushels, or only 4S.000.000 bushels less than last year's production, the largest ever grown. With continued favorable conditions this year's production may yet become a record crop. Indications are that moet of the crop is now out of danger from frost. The wheat crop showed a decline of 3.000.000 bushel?, with a total of 704.000,000 bushels indicated as this year's harvest. Oats will be a short crop this year, the Indicated production having declined 47.000,000 bushels during August, with a total crop of 1.090.000.000 bushels forecast. That is 436,000,000 bushels smaller than last year's crop and 343,000,000 bushels less than the average for the five years previous to last year. nrsiYiiss room sekx. WASHINGTON. Sept. $ Booming cotton prices were interpreted today by high covernment officials to mean the real start of a business revival upon a permanent basis. Financial experts In Wall t. on Thursday claimed that the rise in cotton prices during the last 10 days would bring 1500.000,000 additional wealth to the south,

To Honor U.

' .'.."v.w.;. wtNy-!'-y'sy-w g'Ty'pyy- 'j'."yly"..'-'U'" fyt TV; V'$ w vl. wvv- ; - j4

..V f:":" J s - - S X s ' - ' . .'.V.' " ' - 7 NN" 1

i- t i H, 4. - - s r J-

jr v

1. . . . K ...

Lidy IJmerick has been suggested as the bearer of England's wreath which British women will send to this country for the dedication of the Tomb of the Unknown American Warrior. She lost her son In the war and endeared herself to American soldiers through her canteen and other war work.

TRY THIS IDEA ON YOUR BANKER SOON I4AFAYETTE. Ind.. Sept. S. William HarlesH, giving his residence as south of Ijobanon, was arrested here lato Thursday evening on a charge of altering United States currency. Merchants of Lebanon, Crawfordsvillc and Frankfort have been victimized several times during the past few weeks by a stranger presenting one dollar bills that had been laired ROOT WILL ASSIST DISARM OFFICIALS Former Scc'y of Stale is Enlisted to Participate in Conference. WASHINGTON, Sept. $. At least informal participation by Elihu Root in tho armament limitation conference Thursday appeared a.iurel as a result of conferences between the former secretary of stato and Pres t Harding and Scc'y Hughes. Mr. Hoot, whose name has been suggested frequently in connection with the American conference delegation, spent almost an hour with 1'rcs't Harding and later talked with Sco'y Hushes, after which he had a lunch at the white houte. Ho said that no suggestion had been made of hi appointment as one of the American representatives. The former secretary of etatrt, however, said that he discussed with Sec'y Hughes means by which the Carnegie endowment for international peace might afvit and cooperate with the armament conference. Carnegie llody to Aid. Mr. Hoot is president or the Carnegie organization, whose offer of assistance, both of personnel and information in connection with the conference, was accepted by Sec'y Hughes several weeks aso. In his capacity as president of the Carnegie endowment it was expected that Mr. Root, even if he should not be offered a place on the American delegation, would be in a position to assist in the conference, ai least in an informal and advisoiy capacity. Reports have been current among prominent official that Mr. Root might be named among the American delegation but there was no confirmation coming from Thursday's conference. USE SEARCHLIGHTS IN BIG HUNT FOR BANDIT TACOMA. Wash., Sept. 8 A huge posse spread out in skirmish formation from the gates of McNeil's Island penitentiary Thursday in a spectacular effort to capture "Lucky" Hoy Gardner, escaped train bandit. Although Gardner e?;ipeJ thre" days ago, Warden Thomas Maloney believes he is yet on the inland. We'll look behind even" blade of grass." Maloney declared. All last night searchlights played on the i.i;tnd and men in launches cruised the water s-irroun ling it. OVER 200.000 VOTERS FAVOR ALIEN CHANGE INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.. Sept. S. Completo unofficial returns from tho T,."S4 precincts in Indiana show that 211.017 votes were c;it for amend

ment number one. the proposal that ; but one cf the engineers who were attracted the largest vct In tho .selected to make turveyi on which special constitutional election Tues-j estimates co-jld b r.ad on the cort lay. This number i slighdy less of future construction work the jovthan 1" percept of the total vote for crnmrnt woull be requlrtd to undergovernor at the election last falL take should it accept the Ford effer.

S. "Unknown

' Lsvi - v .-I : 3 4'r - . V. , . ?. w v n ' i A ' , ' MELLON PROPOSES TAX CHANGES FOR OLD REVENUE BILL Four Billions Are Needed, He Reports, for Government's Revenue in 1922. WASHINGTON, Sept 8. Changes in the house tax bill recommended Thursday to the senate finance committee, by Sec retary Melon Includes: Repeal of the excess profits tax effective as cf la.t January 1, instead of next January 1. Retention of all of tho transportation taxes for the calerdar year 1922, but a half the present rates Instead of complete repeal as of next January 1. Repeal of the capital stock tax effective next year, an entirely newproposal. Reduction of the maximum income surtax from 63 per cent to 25 per cent, effective Jan. 1, 1922, instead of the ::2 per cent as provided in the house bill. An increase of five per cent., instead of two and one-half per cent in the normal corporation income tax, making the total 15 per cent, retractive to last Jan. 1. New Taxe Suggested. A manufacturers tax on cosmetics and proprietary medicines to replace tho present stamp taxes which were eliminated by the house. Retention next year of the taxes on insurance premiums, but at one half the prewnt rates. With the exceptions, the treasury secretary was understood to have approved tho house measure with its provisions for an increase of $500 in the exemption of heads of families having net Incomes of $5,000 a year or less and $200 additional for

dependents; for decreased rates onw I b homo he

sporunp gooes, yacnus ana iurs ana for manufacturers tax on fountain ; syrups and other ingredients of soft drinks in lieu of the present 'socalled nu!san?e taxes. AVoulJ Cut Revenue. Mr. Mellor was before the committee at two session.- and there was a general discussion of hi.1 recommendations as well as of the. probable revenue needs of the government for thi fiscal year. The secretary placed thee at $4.024,000,000 on the basis of the reduction in expenditures agreed upon at the White house tax conference last Aug. 0 and estimated thit $S0n.O0O.00O of this i total would be raised from non-tax sources, suc.a as customs, saivarp V ..na i lie iiKe. itiiviiiK yuu.vu'j J V. 1 : 1 . l i no. r. r. . r r n ' to come from internal taxes. This total Is.nn4.000.000 less than the estimated receints under the

house bill fcr this year, the differ- highwas without their i..-ir. ence being accounted for through notice. Can't you delay th" repeal of the exee.3 profits tax a.sl3n-r? r.j tht-'- sigr.s until tl Of la?t Jan. 1. irrj .-irne rsn .-. rn4'-'. .'

WEEKS WAITS FORD'S CONFERENCE REPLY WASHINGTON. Sept. g. r. knowiedgment cf Sec'y Weeks' invitation to Henry Ford for a conference on the latter's proposal to pur chase and Jcaso th nitrate plants i and water piwer projects at Mutfcle ShoaN. Ala., was awaited Thursday! at the war department. The eecre-' tary tald he had not heard from Mr. Ford and consequently had not been Informed when he would visit Washington. Supplementary reports have been received. Mr. Weeks said, from all

IMMODEST" WAIST IS SCORED BY S10 EINE

.ION. 111.. Sept. S. Mrs. Elizabeth Maden, who was recently arrested for violating th Zion drcordinance, was found guilty bv a Jury' Thursday and fned J10 and Mrs. Maden was charged with wearing a waist that was si, inches below the collar bone. Sh denied that tho drc53 wa immo lt. nt or extreme. "A few more fig leaves are reeled." 5aid Theodore IVrby. city nttorney. "The time ha mm-1 when wo must say to women, thus fir you ehall po and no further." Backs Car from Path of "Flyer" Saving 9 Lives Praise Motornian for Gallantry in Avertin: Wreck With ''Twentieth Century." AlrrtntFS of Orville Mender.hall, motorman of Sample str. t t c;ir N. Cv, averted an accident Tb'irsday afternoon which would have meant almost instant d.jnh eil.t passengers en board tho cr, according' to .stories related ly witnesses. The setting for the r.ear-fat;l crash was the middle of the ." w York Central tracks on tho Cluipin st. crossing directly in the path of the Twentieth Century JJmited. IMendenhall. it was said, stepped the car at the crossing t allow a switch engine, to pass. The gates were then raised and I ..ignum . Sheldon signalled him to pro. -et 1. i Ho immediately did so. but Towerman Sheets, who was operating the g.ates, dropped them directly in front of the moving car with tho result that tho gates were broken and the car brought to a s:op in tho center of the railroad riht-of-way. 1-ooking up Mendenhall ob-erve I j the "Uycr" not a half block distant! bearing down on him. In an instant, ue iinew ins levers into revcise ana backed off the tracks just in time to permit the train to speed by. Witncsses aiso coiucua inai .m laiennaa 1.. 1 1 ... a. 1 ... 1. .'1 1 uaiu "iau ii Keeling n.e. u-.i-aa, on his cars closed for the p.uisengera also taking cognizance of what wa.s taking place had leaped from their seats and were racing for an ex.it. They say, had the passengers been permitted to jump from the car they would not have had time to reach feafety. Persons living in this vicinity blanv? the flagman, sayincr that ho does not walk out on the track far enough to see whether th light of way is dear. MAN KILLS TWO IH RESISTING ARREST Expert Rifle Shot Slays Officials Who Attempt to Serve Warrant. HIBBIXG. Minn., Sept. S. TThirf of Police Daniel Hayn, Chi-f of Detectives Gen-- Cassidy and William Kohert, a tratllc oMieer, all of Hibbing, aro dead from riMe .---hot wounds, inflicted by John Webb, at Nelson, just south of Hibbing, late Thursday night. The ofücera were attempting to arrest Welb n a statutory charge. Webb mado his escape toward Wilpin, and is being pursued by a pos,-? of we vera I hunlr-d mn. An lS-year-old son of Wela came here Thursday afternoon ar.d f-wore out a warrant against his father, alleging an offense against YV !:,'.- young daughter. When Chief Hays went to the was sh'-t t.hrouii ;tn neart arcl killed bv v.". bb. ;.,.ssidy was shot in the .sho '.;!'!' r, -lying within a few minute, dirk al.-o wa hit In thf shr.uld-r. Webb had the reputation of ba crack fhot and the po-s..m--r; v warned about thi. z ; t RICHMOND CHAMBER PROTESTS TO STATE RICHMOND. Sept S. Th" Pirn mond cham: -er of com rr.frce day night telegraphed the f Thürs :iow request to th" stat highway corn mission er, re gardin g rt tn i a , f:gns along the highwavs r. a: v..h r' r a h ; c h - ; uu . : o w n i n-5v employes: I 'JMernber cf ot:r o : ir.:zat:on I jr.ity at" j t i; e s ' a t e j j anri others In th. is co . ..,. r.- - i ..iiuau.c 'e rn oarl al ' O'AHPiea.-.: - ion. er.-i of same can wire answer a. to y,i Owner of th" s. work 1--Iay..i lor.t; er. hem tim t ren.ove that they may s.alv.ag in them. rr. - wis I: tr.o i -r h t - c v " thr- sir. so the .'uri.i' cr CHARGES CRUELTY IN IMMIGRATION DECREE WASHINGTON, Sept. 5. Pxc :u-J tive intervention In the cr.forcemerit j of immigration lawj somewhat "American tradltir.3 regarJing Mimanlty." may be upheld, was sought Thursday by Hep. Siegel of New York. In a letter to Pr5 t Harding. Immigration official at Kills inland. Mr. Siesel aid. now are separating: pirenH from childrm. "tho parents being admitted and thfir children sent back, btaJt th. v happen to arrive after the quota hau been Ailed,"

ASKS PARLEY TO AGREE ON FINAL TERMS

Chinese Government May Ap peal to U. S. to Be Special Mediator. JAP TROOPS TO RETURN Nipponese Interests Inist on Protection hy Pekin o eminent. WASHINGTON, s. pt. . Cableirrirns re.-. i hr-e Thursday from Tokio (lis ihn t)-.. Jar.in.po f riii: :T,t 1 1 . h in (.!' another effort t' open r" c"ti it : t.. with China Icmking to trie n ii:iu-.ii.d:.ment by J ipm .f Tin T.ci and otiur pirt ( f tli" Sh'ititur.i; pe::ir..:ibi. Tlv .-: ; w is taken hy Mr. Ohlta. the .l.,pM,,re rrMii.-vrr at. Peking. w Im ly dinrtion f h'.s rovr rnm.ent i!'"v;:ii (i th" Chin foreign mir.'i-t-r th:t he w.is pn pared to -eru-ply with th c'hir.. ill ?!r" t saf of tho r.-'a.-,, ti ns hav ing sii'-h t elin-iuishnif nt in view. lii?)i, according to th advice?. ; h is not s:in;t 1 !) r d :.-;. -s.t .on t o -Japan se .ffer and wa i d t 'n l- 1 i . it is .f ;;. , d sh T..av ;:if lie tho good ;T ic s of rnmer.t for th" Am.-rim govanti'tuneJng a dor isson ; ; ?tate d'partni' nt here. innliftoo.I, lias b'f!i r:vinr rl-.se T,'flt. i -i. , 'j.inrr.t of this issue, re.oly to a t at any moment as a n.ediater in procuring tho rciinqui.-hna nt of Shantung to China in a wiy l"t calculated to protect th-- Chin - intf rc.-:s whil' ensuring exact justice for Japan in the ttlena nt r.f elaln;?. Would Withdraw Tromw. Th pr.n.M-al rurp,,rt of Lhe propn t.rsabmitt d bv Mr. Ci bata ii lIlldiT.'' ood t b that Japan withdraw Jier militarv u'c.ea ntlrely , from f shantung, including th i ,,ort ,lf T.-"ing Ta u ; that Chlnf? troops or g nd.'Lrm s bo promptly sent into Shantnng to replace tho Japan-' troops and insure tne recurity of property, and that the railroad connecting Tsing Tau with the interior railway system of China b.) operated un..Ir th joint control cf China and Japan. The table adi'. do not disdo.what arratiem ri!.- an- propos-d for tlio detinition f Japan'.s "e-onom!c richt.s" in sy.-tntung and Tring Tan. but it is as.-um-.l in sme rircje? here that the Japan0'' propose that these ."hall 1 ft to a com m is-'i'-n for adjustm nt. .lap Claims Irrt--te!. I'nd'-r the V r.--a.'Ies tnaty it 15 under.-tood that t!:e Japan's. foreign effiee ha.- obtained from Germany a m-Ts.s of d'.currienti ry material r -oner rnir.g the titles ti real and otlier prrprty in Siiar.turg. formerly held und r Iase bv Ger many, whb h it i p.ropoy. negotiations loo; jpg jo lishmer.t of Japan" -Jal Previ's .ätterii;'s by 1 to y.tr 'n tho r ctabim. J':pin to 'ibj-et d!-i;l-.l, owing that JapTl op.n r. r'dlat ! rectly wi'h li: ris on tli a have i ; s e n c to tile latt r s first m at- that the e Whih fOl'1 Wo'lld be id itions upon willing to retir"' from Sliantung. nforma t;tdi wa 'sp r' ( c Ired l-v th' C"h;T. it ij und r.t 'od a s 1Pto j :- v iat an " el a im by thti n of of "pr.de, Ic in', r.1 lfan's e--or.emI r.'' in Sh.ar.-I'lirsh-t ir. er ns a c ind:'!' u rr.e nt 1 10 ENTER PLAY FOR AMATEUR GOLF TITLE ST. LOTIS, Mo.. er.tr. s s ill ('T.ir.k, rrolf. a Ire a ry a p. ; ST'. ?.--With more than 1 4 "r-d to .'..pe',. "ur "..hamr-tou-i r.'o r.t i" r.H at j for th" nati"r al am I --hip wh-n th" f' in lub h- re S'-pt. 17, art's i-i'dv.'i Tii':rc-M-:.ah-.n ' f f ti." Cni'ed S.tatr P. bby J' n' Atrdir.g to Ida Vo fr" rn , r,; yrt i rv - it as-' e..tt; da, i a vr.' : : )i ; : or:.l' tbt hat iated rdrant". ral ra . r ' t :o ti:" Up Wil ; Hur.t-r. F.r; - I alr'a. oyer t:. t:;r- "- t li-'.r' :h i rder t. rr.ted w-.tii ;uriV ry to . ' - ... t . T i.-i thA c ;p mil I r. l;. . . . . i hop" of play. o A:r. g to HARDING ENLISTS AID OF CARNEGIE PAX MEN WAF HINGT' Itct In Harding a . H Thn 1 ay p - : ration ' Pour, la tion : - ' the r s 1 ' t.. ' w w as :' Presid r.t H tr Details a, t h rev in : ca". wer ow c;.r.t.i I ly e placed be for" th cord' rf r. ,i3 eiil. SUN RAYS TO FMtNISH POWER, CHEMI-r SAYS NT rre i: YORK. S--pt. -bi-Tt n.er.t o -Th. e tr.e utii.zati n of 'l.o sur.' rajw heat aiii r-'wer. to prcv.:e T.v.s prec day by 11 r. t r. i n a r. r.t. .tion wr.i rrjad T h'jr itArthur 1'. IifJe of aldr'fK t th Tn.terTJvtior.il Cnver.tir. o

f Ch - r.t'rfU,