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VOL. LXII—NO. Scranton, Pa., July 7.—Strong opposi- tion to the submission of exhibits, seven in number, dealing with the alleged mo- nopolistic control and profiteering in the anthracite Industry during the last five argument Which the advisability of the presentation evidence would be thoroughly discussed, was put forth by coal operators at sessions of the anthra- years, and 1o public of the figures and cite mine commission here today. The persistent effort of the mine own- ers to withhold all figures from the public + show the revenue and income resulted in the first star champer session of the commis- which might of the various companles oon. 176 COAL OPERATORS PERSIST THOLDING FIGURES ‘Mine Owners Would Hide From Public T Show the Revenue and Income of the V. —Strong Opposition to Submission of the Anthracite Industry During Past bers of Anthracite Mine of Operators and Workers W, Yesterday Behind Closed Doors. - during Representatives For 45 Minutes * The execuiive session was held to de- termine whether- gaother executive meet- ing would be conducted tomorrow morn- ing, at which time the argument on_the submission by the United Mine Workers of the exhibits would take place. Going behind closed doors, members of the com- missionn and representatives of operators and workers wrangled for 45 minutes. Dr. W. O. Thompson, chairman of the commission, then announced that no de- cision had been reached and that when the commission reconvened at 10 o'clock tomorrow afternoon the public cross-ex- amination of W. Jett Lauck, economist and_statistician of the mine workers, by C. D. Warriner, representing the opera- tors, would be continued. CRITICAL SITUATION BETWER SWEDEN AN FI) beween S from h represents to that self-determination erendum. notes between landed or hamn ¢ high treason. the A Aland on 2l battalion of Finnish Aland and encamp- h government has arrested, and deputation on | LAND situa- ~den ani Fi den's attitude toward o Istands the Swedish govern- e population of the islands et the basis After a sharp ex- the two gov- troops REMOVE RESTRICTIONS ON TEADE WITH SOVIET ‘Washington, July 7.—(By The A. P.) Restrictions on trade with Soviet Russia were removed today by the state depart- ment except insofar as they pertain to the shipments of materials susceptible of immediate use for war purposes. An individual export license must be obtained for the shipment of such ma- terials and it was announced that such licenses would be granted only in excep- tional cases. Individual export licenses also will be required for the export to Russia of lo- comotives, railroad material and rolling stock, and motor cars a a % and component Sweden has despatched a nots to Fin-|partg’ Jaed weging the Finnish government 10!° The state department's astion, while consent to a piebiscite by which the POP-|taken independently of other nations, Slation of the islands would decidelfollowed extensive exchanges be- ther they shall belong to Sweden OF |tween the United States and Great Brit- Finland b understood the FIN|ain and France. It is believed to- have s unshaken in its de- nish government atio Official opinion here based upon from Finland whereas. Sweden tation began with Alanders who théir right of self-determination on his- torical grounds and upon principles rec- oEnized b: The Finnish government to oppose any such measure. is that Finland's the assumption iative for seperation of the taken declared, the agi- based v the League of Nations. has announced been hastened by the recent negotiations between Gregory Krassin, representing the bolshevik government, and Premier Lloyd George looking to the resumption of trade between Great Britain and Rus- sia. In announcing its action, the state de- partment took particular pains to state that political recognition, present or fu- ture, of any Russian authority exercis- ing or claiming to exercise governmental functions, was neither granted or intend- in that it - « rejects all such claimsfeq It also emphasized that individuals g ble with her SovereifN-ior corporations trading with Russia ~ over the Allands, which Sweden Tec-|wguid do so on their own responsibility >gnized with vptim” o and at their own risk as this government FT7"¥B | could. offer no Drotection to Americans The Aland archipewco in the Gulf ofigoing to Russia or trading with Russia. Bot consists of 50 inhabited "is- | " The statement was also made by the lands, with whom 12.000 principal mamn. = The to Sweden but the political is so great hat anited wi Finiand a population of reside on Aland Island, town of which islands formerly belonged were taken by Russia in 1509, The Finnish government holds that importance of the that mo Finnish government|,nnouncement, the war trade board see- ~ould cede them to a foreizn power and n Sweden they would con- stitute a constant source of danger, to As ALBEET ENOWX THE INDUSTRIAL PRINCE London, J has become Duke larney. of “The Industrfal Prin keen interest i converses. The prince is described as “a_typical, Englishman, who has no brilliancy but knows the job of being prince is no sinesure.” His pas- on is for lawn tennis and squash rack- and his chief indoor amusement is was created a wing-commander in the Royal Air Force, in which he won his wings as a pilot. makes no pretense to but always says something to the point—and his Speeches are not writ- amiable, likeable, ets, dancing. Recently he Prince Albert oratory ten for him." TO DISTRIBUTE RED CROSS SUPPLIES IN CHINA Shanghai, July 7. plies, said are to be distributed hai by practical cer 1,000 of is Marie- Prince Albert, who York, Baron Kil- and Earl of Inverness, as soceond son of the king. who possessed the titles s King Edward's second son, is known because of in economic questions, belief that he is mo member of “the le rich but a genuine worker,” and the popuiarity he has won Wwith wage with whom he frequently and comforta- More than a thous- and of American Red Cross medical sup- to be worth over $500,000, that were sent originally to Siberia and recently were trans-shipped to Shanghai in the coming monchs to mission hospitals of all denom- inations throughout China. The work of distribtion is being supervised at Shang- Major E. H. Charette of the American Red Crcss who accompanied oe of the shipments from Vladivostok. A large quantity of other supplies used by the American Red Cross organ- ization in its work in Siberia will be dis- posed of in Shanghai, by sale. tomobile trucka. SHIPPING CONGESTION AT HAVANA IS SERIOUS ‘Washington, July longshoremen’s st meet here Friday. 7—Possible meas- ures for alleviating the congestion of shipping in the harbor at Havana, Cuba reported as serious the resuit of recent kes, will be consid- sred at a conference of representatives of American trade and shipping in this city called today by Secretary Alexander to Approximately ships are reported to be awaiting dis- charge or receipt of cargo at Havana. the transport North Pacific from of the American army of ncrmnn- with which the Freucn | form a new Dominon ministry to succeed keeping the graves of American dead | that of Sir cemeteries pear-the~scene islanas | -earners Major Charette said a considerable guantity of cquipment and supplies of the Red Cross had been sold in Siberia soon after the withdrawal of American forces from the cincluding all of the antomobiles and au- department that indications were that Russia had only a small quantity of raw materials for export; that its purchasing power was very limited and that conse- lquentiy there would not be any consid- jerable trade with that country. Coincident with the state department’s tion of the department issued a series of rulings amending its previous trade reg- ulations to make them conform with the department's policy as to Soviet Russia. Under these rulings individual export licenses still will be necessary for the shipment to Hungary, Austria, Bulgaria or Turkey of any materials susceptible of immediate use for war purposes. Such materials include locomotives, railroad rolling stock and motor cars. It also is provided that materfals im- ported into this country may be exported o Russia or any other country without |individual license when they are con- veyed in transit through the territory of or via any port of the United States. The same exceptions are made as to the ship- ment of war materials to Russia and the other four countries as is made with re- spect to such materials orlginating in the United States. The board also amended its general sons in the United States to trade and communicate with all persons with whom trade and communication is prohibited by the “trading with the ememy act” subject, however, to the limitations to the trading in war materials and any prop- erty which has been seized by the alien property custodian or which has been reported to him as enemy property. MAREED IMPORVEMENT IN MIDDLE WEST CROPS Chicago, July 7.—Marked improvement in the principal food crops of the middle west has been reported in the last few weeks, in contrast to unfavorable pros- pects earlier in the season which gave rise to some alarm. “There Is no danger that the country will starve this year,” is the comment that J. R. Howard, pres- ident of the American Farm Federation, made on reviewing the situation. President Howard reported that the corn prospect was now very fair and that wheat was really better. Corn production promised to be a little under normal, but it was well cultivated and clean and would turn out well with good Wweather in July and August While the wheat crop would not be normal, the crop condition was very fair. As against a lighter acreage there was a heavy carry’ over. Mr. Howerd estimated that 30 per cent. of last year's wheat remained on Kansas farms today. In Kansas and Oklahoma a better wheat crop than last year is expected. Oats were very short and showed no improvement, Mr. Howard added. Crops are reported late. North Dakota sends word of better crmop conditions than for several years. ARMOUR CO. ANNOUNCES RECAPITALIZATION PLAN 125| Chicago, July 7—Armour and Com- pany ,packers, today announced a re-cap- italization plan, under which a syndicate will be formed for the distribution of $60,000,000 seven per cent ten year con- vertible gold notes, dated July 15 awd redeemable at 105 and accrued interest. The entire proceeds will be devoted to the reduction of current liabilities, it was announced. The notes will be offered at 9484 and will be convertible on Jan- wary 1, 1921, par for par, into class “A” stock of the company. CANADA TO FORM NEW DOMINION MINISTRY Ottawa, Ont., July 7—Arthur Meighen, minjster of- Interior, this. afternoon was summoned by the governor general to Robert Borden, retiring, pre- ot -.:r it was learned unofficially here to- trade license 30 as to authorize all per-{ Paris, July .7.—An exchange ofratfi- cations .of the peace treaty with Austria has been fixed for July 16 . MEXICAN SITUATION = . _ BEFORE STATE DEPARTMENT ‘Washington, July 7.—(By The A. P.) The Mexican situation isreceiving more |- careful study by .the American govern- ment than has any’subject since the Par- is peace conference, it was stated today at the state department. This is with & view to according recognition to’De'La Huerta’s _provisional . government pro- vided satisfactory . assurances are’ given that it can and ‘will' maintain: order ‘and will live up to its obligations respecting the protection of the lives and property of foreigners. Sl g Iglesias Calderon, ~the' special envoy sent by De La Huerta to urge recogni- tion, will ask for . another conference with Acting Secretary Davis as soon as he has discussed the situation with the members of his staff. who have just ar- rived here from Mexico City. American officials, it is stated authori- tatively are impressed with the evident sincerity of the - expressions of Provis- ional President De La Huerta and. of the efforts {8 bring about orderin Mexi- co, but they have taken note that the active workers "in * the various depart- ments of the Mexican government have not been changed and that the newly appointed cabinet officers leave ‘the work of their offices chiefly .to . the- same .men who conducted the affairs under Carran- za. Reports reaching ~ Washington from Mexico City state that foreigmers - who went to the Mexican capital to compose the differences between their companies —agricultural, nining and manufactur- ing—are forced to deal with - the very men who hampered their work, and,. in some cases, directed the confiscation of their properties under Carransa, and that they are meeting with the same difficulties as before. . General Obregon's desires to reduce the size of the army, as has been report- ed in official and unofficial advices from Mexico City, are believed by officials fo be sincere, but it is noted the army has been increased by 30,000 men as a result of the revolution. - One of the most serious of the mili- tary abuses that the government has not vet been able to correct is the withhold- ing of raiiway cars and locomotives in spite of specific_orders for. their return to the owners. More than 3,000 cars are still in the possession of the military and the railway operators say it is im- possible to maintain freight or passen- ger schedules unless the cars are restored to them. < The school teachers in Mexico City have not been paid since June 10 and re- cently a petition was sent to the senate asking for the restoration of the depart- ment of public instruction which was de- stroved by CarranzZ®® Difficulties of reorganization and ad- ministration apparently are not the least serious of those facing the new government. Reports received at the state cepartment teday from its repre- sentatives in that country told of several new revolutionary disturbances in vari- ous parts of the country. These seem to be distinct from the movement led by Francisco Villa and while nat considered serious in _themselyes, department offi- cials in their efforts to analyse the 'nx» Mexican _situation are giving them: cary- ful study. B L e S Reports from the Horder today that Villa had signed an armistice had ‘mét been confirmed in advicés reeivey by the department. —_—— CENTRAL WESTERN STATES . FAVOR MARINE HIGHWAY Y Z % it, Mich. July 7—Fourteen cen- tral weatern states favoring the Jrojected Jakes. to-the-sea marine highway will be given a full chance. o present. their zrs- uments at the Great Lakes:St. lawrence Tidewater congress here July 2_:-!). Spokesmen for commercial, induatrial and agricultural interests of the central ‘west will attend the congress. More Tian 1,600 delegatesw from the United States and Canada are expected. The speakers include’ 1 Jarg: number of professional men. Two more’ or lees popular misconceptions -regardinz- fhe Project were pointed out here inday by members of the Tide-Wagr assoiatlof.. One of these is an. impression :hat to complete the enterprise, engineering work on a large scale at vavious points from the head of Lake Superior to the rea coast, must be undertaken: .The otter is a belief that with .the openims.of . the waterway, lake vessels will begin to ply between lake ports and Eurnpe. “Both of these impressions a ous” said ‘W. H. Adams, chairman the local committee on ‘nlani waterways. “The engineering work invotved.at pres- ent has to do only With ths rectification of 46 miles of the St Tawrence Tiver between Lake Ontatrio and Muntreal It'is probable’ the engineers Wil recommend that this be done through construetion of four dams to drown ont the rapids, con- verting the river into a series of Iyk It has been estimated that the enter- prise will cost $156,000,000 and that i can be completed in five vears.” Opening of the waterway, Mr. Adams said will not mean that lake carriers will go through to Eurovs; they’are not built for ocaan travel he . explained “What it will mean,”’he continued, “is that every lake port will' become an ocean port and the convinent. will ac- quire the service of the world's mer- chant fleets.” ¥ ; Tn discussing the estima‘ed cost of the undertaking. Mr. Adams said that the four dams would develop more than s, 000,000 horsepower, which Whex commer- cialized would within two vears more than equal the cost of the opening a¢, the route Utilization of the hydro-power he ‘ndded, would mean coal conseryition i exce: of 50,000,000 tons annwally. . ° - Opposition. to the - pronosed unacrrak- ing thus far has come. chiefly *rom New York. Mr. Adams expressel the belief that most of: this opposition wpuld dia- appear with a more thorodfh tmderstand- ing of how much of tne hydro-pawer ‘would accrue to New York. POLISH FRONT HWAS % COMPLETELY 'COLLAPSED Berlin, July 7.—The Polish front from the Pripet to the” Carpathians has’ com- pletely collapsed and the situation is most serious, the semi-official Aligemeine Zei-, tung says it learns authoritatively. The Rusgian push southward from Kiev and Rovio has met with only slight opposi- tion. A Warsaw despatch to the Frankfort Zeitune savs the bolsheviki have begun an offensive on the- mort hfront te the north of the Molodechna-Polotsk railway. but their first attempt to ‘break through has fafled. P SENATOR REED WILL: SUPPORT DEMOCRATIC' TICKET Chicago, July 7.—Senator. James . M. Reed of Missouri, who was refused a company, Indepen- ity. - The cents was: ved ] the cogmoration only 10°1-2 cents a pound, Armout company. i I charged, s e Y, it is charged, sold New Zealand lamb which cost 9 and a fraction oents for.25 1-2.cents'a pound. - The Hol- lis. company, according to. the indictment, charged 18 cents for beef.which cost only 10 1-2 cents a pound. Sorhe indictment against the Independent cost it 16 cents a’pound. WOOD CAMPAIGN BACKED : . BY MILLION DOLLARS Chicago, July '7.—The senate commit- tee investigating pre-convention cam- Paign expenditures of various candidates today resumed its hearings- by delving into the .organization and expenditures of backers of Major * General Leonard Wood. The committee also began an ex- haustive inquiy into the organization in Missouri of Gu.érnor Frank O. Lowden, Which did not end -until early ‘in the evening after various details of the Roosevelt-Taft fight in 1912 had been brought up by witnesses. Chief amiong the witnesses were Wil- liam Loeb, formerly private secretary to Theodore Roosevelt and. who described himself as “a sort of clearing house through which Wood funds in the east passed” J. L. Babler, republican na- tonal committeeman from Missouri, and E L. Morse, of Excelsior Springs, Xo., described by witnesses as the distributor of Governor Lowden’s rampaign funds in Miesouri and “boss of the Third Missouri congressional district.” . Ben F. Kesterson, of Princeton, Mo., brought in the Taft- Roosevelt issue, declaring both had spent more ‘money in Missouri in 1812 than Lowden in 1920, and described a system of payment by blank checks for which e 25 each, but which were casned Tor sums up to 3250, he said, Kes- terson was a Taft supporter. After Mr. Loeb had described how & 8roup of New York men underwrote $1,- 000,000 for thé Wood campaign, Serator James Reed took up €ross ques- tioning of a dozen witnesses con- cerning political conditions in Missouri and partieglarly in the Third Congres- slonal district which he sald wa salways “noted as a hotbed of political fignts.” Mr. . Loeb ~.presented - severnl - chegk lgoh‘::‘teh rers tranecribed iat othe re- cords and .which-he -mid woull show What Tunds he-disbursed. “ABbut $40¢,000 Dassed through his hands, he testified. = He also ‘told of sending cashier's. checks for 45,000 ‘without* accompanying letter, a prattice which he asserted was not um- usual in politics. = He sent thes> checks wherever he was 'told to-by Frank Hitch- cock, former postmaster sneral and a ‘Wood manager.. Nat Gold stein and Roh- ert Moore, the two St. Louis delegate to the' republican national convention -who previously admitred receiving $2,500 each to Help Lowden's interest, presented can- clled checks as proof they had returned the: money. ¥y J. “L. - Babler deseribied " the - disburse- ment of ‘severd] thousand dollars and said that sums. given ‘to E. E. E. McJimsey and Roscoe Patterson of Springfield, Mo., candidates for governor. and congreseman. respectively, were intended to further the Lowden ihterest: but the recipients might have thought the money was for their own: campdigns. “'I'discussed the Lowden campaign with them, though,” said Labler. Mr. Kesterson was closely questioned by 'Senator Reed concerning the Taft- Roosevelt fight in. 1912, He claimed that Morse emploved him for $35 a day and expenses to boost Taft and paid. him in cash, making him, he. said, -indorse blank checks at the same time. “I_received about $25 on each check,” said Kesterson, “while they were. cashed for up to $250. During the Lowden cam- Paign Morse gave me $700 but I thought It Was to make up the difference between What 1. received and what he got on the checks in 1917 He also gave me $100 to advertise: a'Mncefifiy, -where Senator iram Johnson spoke-iff ‘behalf of J. E. Frost, candidare for,congress.” gxalxdlm Qeclared that *Kesterson' “was y” and that he knew Eady” and o W nothing of any “Every cent he gave out was understanding that it was to be n:;hosl‘; 9 Dielp-Lowden,” he tsstified. _ He presented a Buatch of checks six inches high which totalled . more: than $30,000 and which - represented money spent in behalf ‘of Governor Lowden, he caid. % Other witnesses told of trom Mor Tinosees told of money received 3 m saying the understood it was to be spent to ejoct mo inetructed delegates favorable to Lowden. John = Albus of St Joseph, Mo., ex- plained that “‘a popular man was made a candidate for’delegate and that while the man: chosen wais favorable to Lowden, he openly was looked upon as uninstructed. M. E. Rhodes ®filed a sworn statement in -which- he -denied receiving any’ money from Babler for aay- puroses, while Babler testified he gave Rhodes $200, of which $170 was returned. b WILL DELVE THOROUGHLY INTO PALMER CAMPAIGN Chicago, July 7.—The senate commit- tee investigating pre-convention expendi- tures plaks to “delve thoroughly into the - campaign _of _Attorney . General _ A. Mitchell Palmer” before adjourning its Thearings, Chairman Kenyon said tonight, In. this. connection Edward F. Goltra, of St. Louis, ‘democratic national commit- teeman, and Joseph T. Davis. a St. Louis lawyer, have been subpoenaed. Tn .addition to questioning Davis ana Goltra, the committee .will invesigate charges filed today by William Arm- strong, Chicago attorney. He charged that the department of justice had been instrumental in gracting .pardons {s al- leged criminals who, he said, might help politically and, he added; had blocked prosecution by the government of per- Bons trying to gain several hunlrea thousand dollars by illegal means. - - Mr. Armstrong’s documents consistad of “a printed book,of fifty-two pages. He seat. at’ the‘democratic matibnal” coriven-' tion, announced today that'he will “usp- port the democratic ticket and always:bs a democrat, though. aiways. maintaining my present position on"the League of Na- tions.” : e BEELE) Senator Reed is.a member of the.sen- (PY B charged the department of justice with attempting to -“prevent . indictments be- ing returned against the New York Cen- "‘ahn'i‘d ;:.y!;ent;(rgl' grand jury,” and said “a’ dg ratic. member of. cone | gress” wagreed with a ‘“Certain person to obtain . $327,178.13 the :goyernment war claims if. LA, + AY, JULY 8, 1920 Louisana May - Ratify Suffrage Governor Cox Urges Legisla- ture of the Southern State ‘to Make Universal Suffrage a Fact. Dayton, O., July 7.—If the legislature #f Louisiana acts in dccord with the opin- fon of Governor Cox, women will be en- tranchised to vote at the November elec- tion and the democratic party may get the credit for making universal suffrage a fact. In a telegram to Frank J. Looney, chairman of the Louisiana state central committee, Governor Cox expressed it as his opinion that the Louisiana legislature owes it as a duty to the democratic party to ratify at once. Mr. Looney had wired the governor asking him to express his views to the legislature on ratification of the amendment. In his official capacit$ as governor of Ohio, the democratic candidate has re- peatedly placed himseif on record as being in favor of giving the vote to women. He has signed a number of bills intended to enfranchise women in this state and in a .| special message to the legislature trans- mitting the federal amendment for rati- fication he urged favorable action. It was stated tbday by those in close touch with the democratic presidential candidate that he contemplated conduct- ing his campaign chiefly from Columbus, where he will necessarily have to be much of the time in connection with his duties as governor. His Dayton friends, however, anticipate that his home city will pe one of the principal nerve centers in the campaign and that no small part of his campaign work will be conducted from his newspaper office. It has: been the practice of the governor to come home each Friday from Columbus and spend the week end with his family at Trail's End and at his newspaper office. No political conferences of importance are expected until the party leaders re- turn from San Francisco. The visit of Franklin D. Roosevelt, the vice pres dential momince, which is expected Sat- urday, is not anticipated to develop into anything more than an exchange of felici- tations. Mr. Roosevelt will stop here on his way home from the convention. The governor spent most of today at his newspaper of- fice, receiving callers and reading mes- sages of congratulation which have ar- rived in a constant stream since early Tuesday morning. Among them were felicitations from all the candidates who were contenders for the honor that came to the Ohio governor, Vice President and Mrs. Marshall, cabinet members, gover- nors, political leaders of both parties, representatives of labor, business men and personal friends. One message from Franklin K. Lane, former secretary of the interior, said: “1 sincerely congratulate you and the country. Do give us a campaign that is constructive, that will change the interest and support of the new voters. The peo- ple want to hear a definife word as to home affairs as well as foreign Tonight the governor said “If 1 have one public hobby that is more outstanding than any other, it has been ‘the preachment of ‘more homes. You can preach patriotism to a man and appeal to his sense of duty, but you can't make the sort of aprea Ito him that he #ains from his own reflections after he owns a home. He buys a lot and quite often borrows money to build a home; his hopes are centered in the entervrise, and he works for it and it becomes his own particular interest in his general allotment on God's footstool. “When he finally achieves his objective and owns his home, he realizes it is his and that he is protected in his ownership by his government; that under the laws he is given the right to transfer what he ha searned to the next generation, and realizes that this generation, too, will be protected. “He gets a real object lesson of the relation that exists between the govern- ment and the individual” LEGISLATURE MAY : ACT IMMEDIATELY Baton Rouge, La., July 7.—"This as- sembly will have a chance to vote‘on a real suffrage measure before tomorrow,” said Senator Williamson after receiving the message from Governor Cox urging ratification by the Louisiana legislature 'of the federal suffrage amendment. Sen- ator Williamson was speaking against passagze of the state’s rights hill which was up for final passage in'the senate today and was defeated, lacking but one vote. Senator Williamson, who had charge of the ratification fight in the senate, de- clined to announce his plans, but it was indicated the ratification issue would be brought before the legislature on short notice; states rights measures having failed of passage. STREET CAR FUNERALS NOT .UNCOMMON IN MEXICO Mexico City, July 7.—Street car funer- als are not uncommon in Mexie: A string of eight or ten cars, heavily drap- ed in black, may be seen occasionally passing through the principay streets. The first car carries the body, the mext two or three containing huge floral of- ferings and the last cars are filled with mourners. TEXAS WANTS TO WIN FAVOR FOR SWEET POTATOES Tyler, July 7.—The East Texas cham- ber of commerce is arranging to send a car of sweet potatoes through the north to win favor for the eweet potato in sections where ‘spuds’ now rule, the chamber announces. Potato prices in the north are not periously affected by sweet potato competition because of lack of demand, according to commission men. ROOSEVELT WON'T RESIGN FOR SEVERAL WEEKS Stockton, Calif., July 7.—Franklin D. Roosevelt said here today he Would not resign as assistant secretary of the mavy for several weeks. It had, heen reported that he planned to resign at once. Mr. Goltra is in San Francisco, it vas said, and may not be able to reach here for several days. If he can ccme fRis week, he will appear before the com- mittee immediately, but if delaved ' he probably’ will be called at another hear- ing, Senator Kenyon said. WOOD’S MANAGER KNOWS NOTHING ABOUT MILLION Cincinnati,’ Ohio, July 7.—Colonel W. Cooper_Procter of Cincinnati, Who ma; aged the eampaign of General Wood, said today that he knew absolutely. nothisz about. the, underwriting 0§ the Wood campaign fund for a million dollars as'kaldo Fisheries company from the steam- | Northwestern University he Was not present at the meeting. | universities and col BRIEF TELEGRAMS Professor Thomas Dwight Goodell, of the faculty of Yale University, aied at his home. Shamrock IV, challenger for the Amer- ica’s cup, put into dry dock at Erie Basin, Brooklyn, where she will be joined by the cup defender Resolute. Mrs. Gorgas, widow of the late Major- General Willlam C. Gorgas, former sur- geon-general of the United States army, received condolences from King George. Agnes Selbach, 23, her sister Elizabeth, 20 ahd Edward Grace, 22, and Harold Long, 39, all of Waitesboro, were drown- drown¢d while batning in Oneida lake. Governor Cox expressed his approval of Fi=nklin D. Roosevelt as his running mate in the coming election. He sent a tele- gram of congratulation to Mr. Roosevelt. Big Four Railroad Co. sustained & los: of $100,000 to $200,000 when fourteen cars on & northbound freight train piled up on a curve just south of Warsaw, Ind. Representative Dick T. Morgan, of Oklahoma, who had served in the House since 1909 is dead at Danville, 1il, from pnéumonia, it is announced in Washing- ton. John Devlin, , a patient at the Hud- son River State hospiti, died-at the in- stitution as the result of being hit on the lead with a shovel by Richard Delaney, ancther patient. Justice Donnelly of the Supreme court granted a certificate of reasonable coubt In the case of former Police Inspector Henry, now in Tombs Prison, on convic- tion of perjury. Frderick A. Farley, of Short Wills, N. | J. a distant,relative of Governor Calyin Coolidge of ~Massachusetts, republican rominee for vice-president, dropp:1 dead during 2 parade. The committee of sixteen, representing the cight leading grain exchagnes of the country, met to finish formulating plans for resumption of trading after three years' suspension. The referendum at Eupen and in Mal- medy, formerly German but now Belgian, thus far shows 200 registered proiests azainst Belgian occupation out of a istal population of 68,000. The army transport Great Northern, carrying three United States senators and 31 congressmen and their families to Far Eastern points, ran on a mud bank near the Golden Gute. The wine exporters in Spain have de- cided ‘to close their warehouses because of the attitude of the syndicalists. As consequence, more than 6,000 pe! will be thrown out of work British forees between the Beresina and Pripet rivers have been defeated along the entire front by the Russian bol- sheviki, according to an official state- ment issued at Moscow. A four-day conference of American and British professors of English op2nel at the University of London. Professors of fourteen American and fourteen British leges were present. President Melender of the Republie of Salvador decided to instruct Dr. Arthuro Ramon Avih, Salvadorean charge in London, to deposit Salvador’s ratificagion | of membership in the League of Nations. Mrs. Alex Duflon and Mrs. Edward Maloney of Brooklyn were drowned = in Lake George when the paddle wheel of the steamer ‘Sagamore struck a rowhoat in which they were crusing around Katts- kill Bay. Board of Aldermen of New York voted an_appropriat’\n of £400,000 for the re- pairs of public schools. The Board of Sducation requested $824.000, of which only $150,000 was granted by the Boadr of Estimate. William M. Abbott of San Francisco was elected grand exalted ruler of the Elks at the first executive session of the Grandq Lodge and Los Angeles was se- lected as the meting plac of the con- vention next year. Secretary Daniels of the nary, Seere- tary Payne, of the interior department and Governor Riggs of Alaska will leave Seattle next Saturday or Sunday on a de stroyer to investigate navy coal and pos- sibly oil lands in Alaska. The new democratic national commit- tee met and after a discussion of plans for organization, adjourned subject to the cal lof Chairman Cummings. who expec: to bring the committee together for pe: manent organization in about two weeks Armed with a tin imitation automat and a . bom istei, a cheap flashlign macde mask, Raymond 'Weir, of Patersin N J. a-rcsted by the poliue, Allezed to tava ztempted to burearize a Au Crew Cnr: cgie mansion 13 kif1 aceous. Secretary Daniels telegraphed Acting Secretary. Coontz ttat he would taks no action in regard to Rear-Admirs ton C. Decker's recent attack on himself an? Assistant Secretary Roosevelt until Le returned to WashinZton from San Fran- cisco. President Leguia said that Pern had suffered a heavy loss throuzn tha deatl of Major General William C. Gorgzas. a former surgeon general of the Unied States army. who recently signed a five vear contract to direct sanitary measures in Peru Thieves cracked two safes at Atlantic City and escaped with $6.000. They first entered the National Drug Corand took $5,000 in cash an dpostage stamps. Next door to the drug store they blew open a safe in a Japanese ping pong parlor and took $1,000. The transport Tours, Horx Tsland’s 115th ship, was launched. Mrs. W. D. Connor, wife of Lieutenant Colonel Con- nor, o fWashington, D. C. who had charge of the service and supplies divi- sion of the A. E. F. at Tours, France, was the sponsor. An Amerlean hanking syndicate which bas teer negotiating a $25.000.90) ican to Switzerland announced its complation and the details of its terms b, ch a new issue of Swiss government 20-year bonds are being offered in this country at par and interest. Four army airplanes will undertake a flight from New York July 15 to Noma, Alaska and retufi, a disfance of £690 miles, it was announced.at the war de- partments The purpose will be to dem- orst-ate the practicability of zommer- cial air Hnes to Alaska and thus expe- gia the development of “hc territor: Fire has swept the entire fishing dis- trict on the western shore on the western shore of the Sea: of Okhotsk, which was leased to_Japan under the ftrealy of Portsmouth. = The area burned ov in- cludes the city of Okhotsk, according to a wirelesséreport, recelved by the Hok- er Kamchatka. PLANIS | Spa, Belgium, July 7.—(By The A. P.) The German plan for progressive demo: bilization to 100,000 men in fitteen months was presented to the representa- tives of the allied governments here this afternoon and was declared unsatisfac- \on_r to the allies, The Associated Press is informed by a prominent member of the conference. It will be examined seriously however, and acted upon af- ter the experts report tomorrow. _The. impression in allied circles _to- night is far more favoorable than yester- day, the presentation of the German plan ovening the way for discussion and re- moving the danger of a rupture, Dr. Simons, the German foreign min- ister, gave it as his opinion that the crisis had not yet passed. The only mo- ment when there was any bitterness shown at this afternoon's session was When Premier Lioyd George said rather impatiently: “You only have.to make & law to reduce your army and execute it" To this Simons replied: “I wish to. re- mind thé honorable gentleman that. there are parts of the British empire in which there are laws concerning the keeping of arms by subjects, which the British empire i unable to enforce.” SENATOR HARDING BEGINS ACCEPTANCE SPEECH several in preliminary preparation, Marion Ohio, July 7.—After weeks spent | Senator Harding today began the actual j writir of his speech to he delivered on accepting the revublican presi- nomination. He { ects to com- plete it in about ten days, during Which time he plant to see few visitors. “oliowing a custom acquired while in active newspaper work, Senator Harding is writing his speech with a pencil on a cratch pad.from which it will later be copied on a_typewriter. 1 am writing it as I used to write for the newspaper,” said Senator Harding. “It's a habit of thirty years standing. 1 write as I think.” According to membems of his office force, the senator never dictates a speech and after it has once been written out in longhand, seldom makes any changes in his_“copy.” The announcement made by Senator Johnsen of California, that he would support the republican _ ticket greatly pleased Senator Harding' when informed of it today. The statement did not come as a surprise, however, as it had been understood around the = Harding head- | quarters for some weeks that that would ibe the California senator's attitude. 1 am glad Senator Johnson is going to give the ticket his support” the re- publican nominee said. “I am glad ‘to know of everybody’s support,” he added, ‘and I would much rather have support on the grounds that our plal{arm_ is ap- pealing than on the grounds of interest in the nominees.” A The O! senator added that through- out the campaign he intended to em- phasize “interest in party.” l}“(‘lh's going to be a fad in the cam- paign,” said Senator Harding. Attention was called to statements ac- credited to Governor Cox, the democratic party nominee, that he planed an inten- sive campaign with an extended speak- ing tour through the country. 1,000,000 WORKERS WERE AFFECTED BY STRIKES Washington, Ju 7.—Strikes ~and logkouts in the United States in 1919 totalled 3,374 and affected more than 4,000,000 workers, according to a review ed today by the department of labor. ¢ one-half of the stril’\ oc- states—New. York. Mass- vlvania, Ohio and Illin- “The department’s rcview attributed the absence of violence in labor controvegsies during 1919 to less frequent use of strike breakers. ERADICATE YELLOW % R IN SONSONATE cador, Republic of Salvador, nxf;na’igf’w‘:mr’\i»m: of the Rockefeller Institute, has informed the committee on public health that yellow fever has been eradicated in the of Sonsonate, in ihe - southwestern part of the republic. where some cases of the disease were iscove Tecently. e quatantime against the city has been lifted and train service to it has heen resumed. The government has is- sued a decree permitting steamers to call at Acajutla. TORRINGTON MAN DIES FOLLOWING AUTO CRASH Torrington, Conn., July 7.—Ermine Poz 40, Jied this afternoon a? a hos- pital here of injuries received this morn- ing when an automobile which he was driving was striek by a passenger train at a local grade crossing. Pozzi-tried to Zet across the track ahead of the train The automobile was dragged 900 feet. PREDICTS NEW PARTY REAL FACTOR IN ELECTION Chicago, July 7.—J, A. H. Hopkins of New Jersey, national chairman of the committee of 48 who arrived . tonight 1ed' a statement in which he declared at “reactionary infuences ruled the —_— Would Take Fifteen Months to Cut Down Their | 100,000 Men—Serious Examination Will ‘Be Made, However, Before Action is Takén—Allies Demand Im mediate Destruction of 12,000 Cannon and 50,000 Ma- chine Guns—Germany Desires to Destroy the Gunsat Rate of 1,000 a Month—Presentation of German Plan Removes Danger of Immediate Rupture, 2 The allied demand is for immediate de- struction of 12,000 cannon, which m: lied commissioners in Germany have um- der guard, tgether with 50,000 machine guns. - Germany desires to destroy the Buns at the rate of 1,000 a month.. The allies hold that this is not sufficiently rapid and express fear that the machine guns will fall into the hands of insurrees tionists. R The military experts of both Germany and the allies began an examination of the German plan immediately after ad- Jjournment of the conference at 7, o'dlock this evening.. Immediately after the con ference Premier Millerand declared o the correspondent it was most essential that there be complete accord the allies and that Germany had found that eccord existed. The first evidencs of this the Frgnch premier said was whep the allies declined to Jiscuss dis- - armament in the absence of the respo: sible German authorities. - Speaking of the coming financial con- ference in Brussels under the auspices of the league of nations, M. Millerand said it would take place on the date originally fixed, adding, “Americans will be, there, you know.” 3 SPECIAL DEPUTIES RUSHED TO GUARD COAL MINES = Williamson, W. Va., July 7.—Fifteen special deputies were sworn in here.late today by Judge James Damron, of. the circuit court, and rushed to Borderland, * on the West Virginia-Kentucky’ line, where miners of the Borderland . Company were fired upon by unident | persons this morning. ¥k Reports from Borderland tonight fndi- cated that the situation there was and that the deputy sheriffs, led by.Def uty J. P. Webb, were on guard dutye... ‘Authorities here announced tonight that their reports showed none of the Borderland miners was wounded QuFing the shooting. The miners were - upon as they were entering a mine ‘on. the Kentucky side of Tug river. shooting came. from a mountainsid the West Virginia side of the line. addition to directing their fire at the miners, the assailants sent shots at: the mpany tibple, Which is on the irginia_side. e The Borderland miners returned 'the fire, raking the hillslde Where the-at- tackers were ambushed. It is not knewn it any member of the attacking pARtY was killed or wounded. 0 Reports from all other sections of this field tonight indicated that. quiet pre- vailed. n € MOB HANGS NEGRO FOR ATTACKING GIRL Durham, N. C.. July 7.—Taken from the county jail, at _Roxboro, by a mobe of more than 200 masked men & few hours after he had been arrestea on a charge of attacking a 13 year old white girl, Ed Roach, 27, 4 negr, Was Iynched early today in a caurciyard three miles from the jail Roach wa hanged to a limb of a high tree, a chain being used instead of a rops, ‘As his body swung upward, it was riddlea ‘with bullets. Sheriff N. F. Thompson, who reached the jail soon after the mob had gather- ed, pleaded with the men to let the law _Y-Bke its course. The leader of the mob Is said to have given the sheriff thres minutes to leave the vicinity of tas. He left. Roach was rushed to the ssene of Iynching in an automobile. A long pro- cession of machines filled with masked men followed. | A coroner's jury has been summibtia to investigate the Iynching. Roxbort was quiet tonight and there was no indication of further trouble. LIPTON'S YACHTS ARE BEING MEASURED New York, July 7.-Sir Thomas-Lip- ton’s Shamrock IV, challenger for: Yha América’s cup, and Resolute, the defemi- ing craft of the New York Yacht ‘ol Wwere hauled out of the water at the Mofse Drydock and Repair company in Brooke ' Iyn today for measurement in anticipation of the international races oft Sandy Heok beginning Thursday, July 15. The yachts. are being measured by Prof. Harold W. ‘Webb of Columbia university, who has-& corps of assistants. STATE MORTALITY REPORT FOR THE PAST WEEK Hartford, Conn., July T.—Accord the mortality report of the stety. et ment of health for the week ending: 4 3, the number of new cases of communl~ cable discases were: Diphtheria =28, whooping cough 66, measles 85, typhold fever 3, men';zitis 1, scarlet fevemaSdy | tuberculosis 43, chickenpon 12, mumpa 10, CROP CONDITIONS IN oty KANSAS ARE IDEAE Topeka, Kans., July 7.—Almost ddeat: conditions the last few weeks have.pres vailed for crop planting and growth_in Kansas. The condition of practically. crops is declared “excellent” by bolhi cral and state crop authorities. In;tha; last two months official estimates om the wheat crop now being harvested, havedne' | greased from 92,000,000, bushels to Tle a democratic convention at San Franeisco just as they did the republican gathering at Chicago.” He predicted that the new party to be orzanized here Saturday would he “a real factor in the November election.” TWO SMALL BOYS KILLED BY TRAIN Taunton. = Mass. July {.—Frank Ferria, aged 10 and Joe Ferria. 7. of 9 Maxwell street, this city, were instantly killed by the early afternoon train from Boston at the Danforth street grade n~rossing of the New Haven road today Thy tried to cross ahead of the train Their bodies were badl ymutilatel. NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT RESIGNS Chicago, July Hough has 7.—Dr. Lynn Harold resigned as president of effective October 1 it was annonnced today. PRONOUNCED EARTHQUAKE RECORDED AT WASHIN( Washington, July T.—A p rthquake was recorded today at g Georgetown University seismograpirieal observatory. The disturbance be; 1.59 o'clock and continued until 2. clock, reaching its height at 2.05 o The,_center of the disturbance culated at 2,500 miles from Wi ‘o, probably in Central or South ica. 3 BOY LOSES EYE: AFTERMATH OF Stamford, Conn., July f— Foster, 11 years old, son of M Foster of New York and Sou had an eye removed And oth treated at the hospital to math of a Fourth' cele others filled an old. powder and_ set it of