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WILKES-BARRE, PA.. SUNDAY, AUGUST 21. 1921
Tha   only   Bandar   Nawspapar Publlahed   la   Luserne   Countr
THE   WEATHER
¦Washington, Aug. 20.—Eastern Pennsylvania: Fair and cooler Sun¬ day; Monday fair, moderate tempera¬ ture; moderate northeast winds.
PRICE   EIGHT   CENTS
REDUCTION OF TAXES 'NEAR END
Democrats Make a Losing Fight To Force Morp Money From All Rich Incomes
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POOR MAN IS HELPED
Extension To Salary Exemp¬ tions and More is Allowed On Account of Children
HARDING IS CRITICISED
Washington.    August     20.—Reduc¬ tion of    the    high    war    taxes    was hniught a step nearer tonight    when I the House passed and    sent    to    the i .<=fenato tho Republican    tax    revision bill.
Tho final \-ote on the measure was 274 to  125. k   As piLssod tl.l' bill In  1923 will cut 'JSIS.OOO.OOO  from  fhe  present    levies row  yielding  $3.B0O noo.OOO    a    year. Th«  reduction   in   1922  will    be    ap¬ proximately   $400,000,000  and  for  the present yoar the cut is estimated    at (» $.".0,000,000.
Xme Reptihlicans bolted the party leadership and voted against the bill.    They were:
Ropre.senfafives Beck, Wisconsin; Keller, Minnesota; Micha/>lson, Illi¬ nois; .1. M. Nelson. Wi.sconsin; Sin¬ clair. .N'orth P.akota; Voigt, Wiscon¬ sin; Woodruff. Michignn; Cl,xgue, Minnesota, and Lampert, Wiscon¬ sin.
Three Democrats sTipported fhe me.xsure. Ther wera ilefire.sentafive r.imr'bell, Pcnnsylvar^, and Larjure aix^'Jiupro, liouisiana.
Ifnnocrat.s made their final flght ag.ninst the bill in a motion that would have prcvi^nfod reduction of the high faxes. Imposed on per.sons m.iking more than JSS.OpO a year. At prrsent th'-'se bvios mn up to a maximum of 6.'. per cent, as the in¬ come Increases while the bill ruts the rate on all incomes above $66.- <tnft to S2 p«T cent.
The IVmocrafic motion was defeat¬ ed 2.10 to \M. although SO Republicans \ofi.d with fhem.
Four days of hectic debate on the bill were hrou'.?ht to a sensational < Umax    by      Represent.itlve    Bourke
Revision Of Taxes Passed By House
Washington, Aug. 20.—The main features of the tax revision bill pasaed by the House today are:
Repeal of the excess proflts tax, effective January 1,  19f2.
Reduction of the sur-taxes on high Incomes from a maximum of 65 per cent to 32 per cent effective January 1, 1922.
Reduced taxes on Incomes lesa th.in Jfi.OOO, by increasing the ex¬ emption for married persons from $2,000 to $2,500 and that of each child or dependent from $200 to $400. effective January ], 1921.
Complete repeal of all transpor¬ tation taxes, with the ejtc«|itlon of those on parcel post, effective Jan¬ uary 1, 1922.
Repeal of all the "nuisance" and luxury taxes. These include the ice cream, soda water, '"extra pen¬ nies" taxes on the drug store stamp levies.
Increase of the corporation in¬ come tax fron» 10 to 12V4 per cent.
Repeal of the taxes on sporting goods, with the exception of those usually bought by the rich.
Repeal of tho tax on new life in¬ surance policies with a provision making insurance companies in- comcK subject to the corporation taxes.
New manufacturers taxes of 6 per cent on most high priced ar¬ ticles on which the consimier now pays a luxury tax.
Reduction of the excise taxes on candy, furs and electrical articles.
Exemption to foreign traders or foreign trade corporations on in¬ come from business abroad.
To secure this exemption, 80 per cent of the total business must t>e done abroad.
$15,000 WHISKEV HAUL IS MADE AT ASHLEV
Whiskey valued at $15,000 was ' seized yesterday aftemoon by a con- I stable when fifteen barrels of the I liQuor were being transported ; through Ashley on two motor trucks, i The   wet   cargo   was   intercepted   on
its journey from Scranton to Phila- ; delphia.     Following   the   confiscation
tho liquor was stored in the Ashley : Town Hall.
I Four men. Including the owner of i the two trucks, were placed undej j arrest and held in bail for a hearing ¦ at 2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon. They ' gave their names as Jamffi Weir, i 315 Phelps street, Scranton; T. F. I Miner, 540 Rebecca street, Scranton; ! Theodore Epstein, 1366 Penn avenue, I Scranton, and M. D. Epstein, 1109 ' Penn avenue, Scranton, the latter be- ! ing the owner of the trucks.
The   whiskey   was   being   shipped
i to   An;   nio   .\Ianierl at  1235  Pasker
' streot,      I'hiladelphia,    according    to
papers    found    in    possession   of  the
four  men.    A  permit  for   the    tran-
: sporation  of the stuff  indicated  that
fifty  barrels  in  all  were   being sent
from Scranton to Philadelphia.    It is
overhauled   them   before   either   had gone one hundred yards.
One truck was being driven by Weir and the other by Miner. Theo¬ dore Epstein was acting aa the guide. Constable Mclntyre insisted on their return to the Ashley Town Hall where it was found that one machine contained ten l>arrels of liquor and tbe other flve barrels.
Permit Is Oisplayad.
Chief of Police Joseph Gorham was notified. He informed the prohibi¬ tion enfort»ment officer's head¬ quarters and also sent word to the sheriff's office. At the sapie time a summons waa sent to M. D. Ei>8tein, of Scranton, whose name waa given as the owner of the machines.
After the seizure had been made, the police were shown a permit is¬ sued to Epstein caUing for the trans¬ portation of ttfty barrels of liquor. The discovery drew the attention of the police to the conduct of a "mys¬ terious" motor car that was operated near the two trucks when the inter¬ ruption came from Mclntyre. As the    belief    of    the    Ashley    police   goon   as   the   two   trucks   had   been
authorities that the f:wo trucks seized were only part of a liquor caravan, and that warning was flashed back to other drivers who were following along the road with the remainder of the wot cargo.
Constable John Mclntyre made the seizure at 4 o'clock. He noticed two closed motor trucks tum from the main thoroughfare In Ashley and take the mountain road leading to¬ ward Mountain Top. Becoming sus¬ picious of the contents, he called to the drivers ta halt. Instead of obey¬ ing, the drivers are alleged to have attempted to escape. Mclntyre Jumped into another machine and  t —	
Speeding Motorist Injures One;
Drags  Victim Two Hundred Feet
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Rtm down on the road at Trucksville by a speeding auto¬ mobile, ¦whose driver succeeded in getting away, Edward Hum¬ phreys, 25 years old, of Jaekaon street, Edweirdsville, was seri¬ ously injured last night at 1 1 o'clock. He was admitted to Nes¬ bitt West Side Hospital early today after his injuries had been treated by Dr. J. C. Fleming of Dallas.
Humphreys with another young man named Jones, re¬ siding in EdwardsviUe, were engaged at the side of the Trucks¬ ville road replacing a tire on a Dodge roadster. An unknown motorist came speeding along the road and struck Humphreys. The victim was carried for a distance of 200 feet. After that the unknown driver escaped, leaving the injured man on the voad.
Several witnesses claim that Humphreys' tinconscious form was not shaken free of the speeding machine tintil after the un¬ known driver had rammed into a stone wall. Others said he had struck a second machine.    Police authorities were notified.
The injuries to Humphreys consist of a severe scalp lacera¬ tion and injuries to his back. He may be internally hurt, al¬ though the extent of his injuries will not be determined until today. He is employed by the Lackawanna Automobile Com¬ pany of this city.
BEER BILL DISRUPTS ORDER OF CONGRESS AS FACTIONS CLASH
Party Lines Are Shattered and Dry Ranks Split When Opposition to Search and Seizure Results In Threat to Continue Session and Abandon  Vacation Plan,
CHARGE LOOPHOLE FOR BOOTLEGGERS
lialled, the touring car turned back i toward this city. It is now believed | by the authorities that the driver I may have dashed back along the road i to warn other drivers in the rear.
A preliminary hearing was held in the town hall at Ashley before Bur¬ gess McKeown. He demanded $500 bail from each of the defendants and they were released for a more com¬ plete hearing on Tuesday. Prohibi¬ tion Enforcement Agent Patrick Con¬ way and Deputy Sheriff Fred Rhodda investigated the case but said that the prosecution will be left in the hands of Constable Mclntyre and Chief of Police Gorham.
BRITISH DISPOSITION FOR OISARMIENT IS
BYRE
Lloyd George Ready To Per-' Famine is Still Intense and sonally Appear If Irish Situ-     Food Stores Are in Need of
ation is Quiete.d
Fresh Stock
WANTS GREATEST NAVY ipoSTAL CHARGESDROPPED
London, Aug. 20.—By agreement It has boen decided that each European country shall be represented by her highest statesmen, capable of deter- <"r Iira-if. New York Democrat, who, j mining policies on the spot without j'ist when the fin.nl vote on fhe bill | having to refer back to their home was about to be taken, rose to a j governments, thus avoiding any situ- 'Npiestion of the highest privilege." , atlnn comparable with that of the Ile demanded consideration of a i United States in connection with the resolution censuring President Hard- I treaty of Versailles, when i;ig for addressing only the Senate on {armament conference l.i .Ally   12.   when      the   executive   ¦'•skod I •^^,j^j„^P,^_
EUROPE NOT READY FOR FULL MEASURE OF
CONQUEST OF PLAGUE CREDITED TO RUSSIA BY EXPERTS INQUIRY
Soviet Government Praised For Measures Taken And Results Achieved
DOCTORS TESTIFY
fEditor's Note: John Graudens, attached to the Berlin bureau of the United Press was sent into Russia to learn the exact conditions there. By special arrangement with the soviet authorities he waa i)ermltted to en¬ ter the country and to talk freely with Its Inhabitants. Herewith is his i flrst dispatch from Moscoiv.)
Italy Alone Would Drop War
Attitude    to    Escape    Huge       Moscow,     Russia,      August
Burden of Taxes
MUST PAY LOSSES OF
Three Hundred Million Dollars In Deficit Put Up To Con¬ gress For Solution
LASKER'S ULTIMATUM
FRENCH SUPPORTENGLISH
Moscow, Aug. 20.—The famine Is London, Augnst 20.—The British becoming more acute despite the govemment today forwarded a eor- efforts made to combat It. The sltua- i dially worded acceptance to Presl- tlon Is especially grave in the Tartar
that   the .soUinr bonus liill be delayed.
Speaker •'Jilleft overruled Hepnh- Iir.-ni attempts lo Mo<-K fhe resolu¬ tion, stating it was one of highest privilege and was In order at any time. The UepuMicans. however, promptly tabled the resolution by a vote of 2SS to let>
Criticize*  Harding.
Cochrane asserted that for the exeiMifive to .-iddress only one house on legisl.ition was .1 violation of the constitution.
The resolution  reads:
•Kesolved.   That   such   excluclon   of
region and along the Kama river.
Food stores there nre exhausted, and rich and poor alike are in the greatest need of relief.
Everywhere the government's ef- the dis- j forts to better conditions were har- held in I Ing their effect and were winning ap- j proval. ll haa been practically decided! The steamer Volodarslcy, loaded therefore fhat each country shall be I with food, was sent down the Volga represented by Its premier and for- j not long ago. It couldn't carry eign minister a-s well a.s other lead- j Pn""Ph  to help  much,  hut witnesses
said that the voyage did a great deal of good by bolstering the peoples' confidence In the government's In¬ tentions.
Reports here said that peasants of fhe  'Tartar region adopted a resolu-
Ing memhers of cabinet    or    parlia¬ ment, hesides    the    ambassadors   at! Washington, whose 8er\ices,    it was ] felt, would be moat valuable because ! of  their  contact    with    Washington |
officialdom.
The personnel of the British dele¬ gation, however, must be indetermi¬ nate   pending Irish   situation
tion of thanks to the government In- chiding in the document a promise to make the greatest  efforts to harvest negotiations   in     the ' a hnmper crop next year. I>loyd  George  him- |     The famous Russian health resort
this  house  from   the  right  conferred   "^^ ^'"1   certainly   Ijead   the  delega- I Staria    has    taken   In  5.000   refugee
upon it by fhe •¦onstitution to share in all eommuniialion.-* which the Presi¬ dent may .-idilr.-Rs fo Congress re- Kpecfing legislation is an unconsti¬ tutional violition ef it.s rights and an ilbgal inva>:lon of its privllegt-s and an unwarrantiible Injury to ils dig¬ nity."
S<»veml nmetidments were adopt<Ml ft. the bill bul .ill wen- profH»sed by tite Ways and .Mi>aiis ("onimift*^.
.\ last minute change was tho re¬ peal of the pro|Mis<>»l .'¦ per cent, levy on fhe poor man's sporting goods, such a.>< ba.seball, ba.-^Kef and football .nuipment, unow shoes, toboggans i^nd sklis. The tax remains on ten¬ uis racquets. y.i'M dubs, cricket and polo ofiuijiment and the like.
Orention of a special tax oommis- I i Pion of nine momhers. three each to '   represent the Senate, House ajid the Mi'iiblic, was approved.    This commis- ' Mon will make a special study of the fax situation for tho beneflt of Con- press.
Democrats Fail
Democrats, in the closing hours of debate, made strong drives to br«ak up the Republican ranks on the bill.
"Big guns of the minority" were •tn«ttid out" to "warn" the Hepub¬ licans that reduction of tiixes on millionaire.s and other wealthy per¬ sons would mean their political de¬ feat.
The DemocraUc forces, with one «x-
. eptton.   —  Representative   Campbell,
l'iiins> Ivania.—were    united    against
;lio sur-tax reduction.    One Socialist,
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f lon   if  the   Trlsh   problem   is  out  of j children from the Volga region, he  will '    '
The
fhe way; he will not attend if the situation In November is as precari¬ ous as at present.
I/ord Xorthcliffe's objections to Marquis Curzon have so far failed to move I.,loy(l George, any more than fhe publisher's objections to the premier personally. The remainder of the British delegation will be de¬ termined upon when more light haa been thrown upon the probable out¬ come of fbe Irish difficulties.
Ix>rd Birkenhead, Ix>rd Robert Cecil, Mr. Balfour and Viscount Br>-ce are among tho.<»e who are prominently mentioned, besides Sir Auckland  Geddes.
Uritaln has so far not pre^jared any definite program to present to the Washington conference. The bejit general outline of her policies was contained in the premier's speech In the House of Common's Thursday, when he declared emphatically that Kngland. or rathor the British em¬ pire, musb have a naval force as large aa that of any country In the world.
The British premier indicated that a triple alliance, of Jaimn. Fhigland and the I'nited SUte.s. would be .an Ideal safeguard to fhe peace of the world. He stre.<«sed the belief that an understanding of Pacific problems was the key to dlsatTnament.
France is not so keenly Interested In Pacific problems and will prob¬ ably be the last countrj- to concede questions Involving reduction of armies. Premier Briand expects to personally head the French delega¬ tion.
children there are housed In com¬ fort fhey never suspected to exist. They are also fed well considering fhat fhe stocks are none too plentiful an>'where.
Other towns on the vA-g* of famine are maldng similar efforts to protert  the children.
Mueh good was .said to have re- stilted from a government freeing food p.-trcels from all postal charges.
Interest is expressed In the gov¬ ernment's announcement of .a change
20.— Famine ridden Russia has conquered the cholera plagiie which for a time was taking a toll of 1,500 to 2,000 lives weekly. Dr. Saul Semet announced here today.
Semet, who has Just retumed from Samara where the death rate was highest, said the death rate has been lowered to from 40 to 50 per week.
Dr.  Semet, who    is an    anti-com-
dent  Harding's   Invitation  to  a  dis
armamenti conference In Washington   munist, agre^'d with others I met on
next   November.   European   countries   my arrival  here to  learn    the    real
which will be repre.sented were busily exchanging views on the prebable program nnd the scope of the coh- ference.
There appeared to be a general agreement today that basic questions, especially the Pacific problem, should first be settled before the question of restriction of armaments,—a term which Kurope prefers to disarma¬ ment.—was taken up.
Upon the successful solution of the problem of the Pacific, it was felt here, depended the success of the en¬ tire conference.
Already some difference of opinion had developed regarding the scope of the conference. England, for in¬ stance, was ready to go the limit In restriction of land armaments, while France, opposing this, was not con¬ sidered likely to object to the lessen¬ ing of navies below a point which England considers safe.
France "Was today seriously oppos¬ ed to lessening its army, in \new of what Is known there as the "Ger¬ man menace." On the other hand, England intended fo insist upon a na'»-y adequate to what it considered its requirements for self protection.
Italy, owing to ifs tremendous na¬ tional burden^, is "strong" for dis¬ armament.    It has also gone further
Treaty Negotiations At Berlin ^ Are Believed Near Completion
a     Washington,  August  20.—An early j President   confidential   reports   frtwn
have  formed   a
with firms which are seeking conces*
slons.
RICH 6AMBLERS"fREED AS BAIL IS SUPPLIED
in the control of industry.    The feel- j ^^^^   FVance   or   England   regarding
ing prevails that It will do much to j j^^ ^.j^^ ^^ ^^ ^^^ general scope of j met little succes.«. betfer living conditions. I>eonid K^^ oonference, believing that the Krassin, M. Bogdanoy. M. Kryshan- ] ^.j,^,^., economic, industrial and ovsky and other leadrng economists j jj„^j,^,aj questions should be discus- committee to deal ^^^ ^^ Washington, even though they were not part of the offlclal agenda. The conference, the Italian gov¬ ernment contended, offers an excep¬ tional opportunity for an interna¬ tional agreement as to the best methoda  to adopt to bring about an
  • economic revival.
Norrlstown.     Pa..    Aug.    20.—The j ^	
congestion of the Norristown Jail. ;_,_,,_ «p-,-.,.«, w u||qt caused by Imprisonment of eighty-| tlUn I otnlUUoLI nUnl one persons caught in a gambling raid on fhe Whoelpump Hotel, al¬ leged gambling dive at Chestnut Hill, fashionable Philadelphia suburb. Friday night was greatly relieved tonight by fhe release of seventy-four of the alleged gamblers on bail ag¬ gregating $45,000 arranged for by T. N. Bean, attorney for the entire num¬ ber.
Thc money was said to have been furnished by sevoral wealthy Phlla- delphians, friends of the alleged gamblers. The hotel was raided by State police, who said all forms of gambling were in full swing. Much gambling   paraphernalia   was   seized.
IN CRASH OF TROLLEYS
situation In Russia, that    conditions are improving.
Russia is enduring stoically the pressure of hardship, pestilence and hunger.
I entered this country on a ram¬ shackle train which itself indicated the straits of the Rusaian people.
Crowded and dirty, some of the cars reeking with vermin, it was a discouraging expedition from the time we left Riga and crossed the barbed wire barrier which separates Ijatvia from .So\'iet Russia.
Despite their difficulties, however, Russians do not think of leaving their country, I gathered from long conversations with Dr. Semet and others.
Praises Govemment.
One of the first men I encounter¬ ed was Dr. Semet. He had just re¬ turned from Samara with his wife Tatiana. also a physician. Together thej'bad fought day and night to de¬ feat the plague which was killing hundreds every day. Neither is a Bolshevik, but hoth praised the promptness with which the govern¬ ment met the danger, mobilized its medical forces and checkt'd the plague.
Seniefs   wife  and   he   labored   day and  night  with    other  doctors    and medical students. For two weeks they Men and   women j died     horrible     deaths     while     they watched.    They persevered, however. Sanitary   regulations   were   enforced, the \'ictlm8 disposed of to avoid in¬ fection of the Uving. In two weeks victory was In sight.
'^Ve first heard of the plague last July," Semet said. "The drought had become effective by that time and all sorts of disquieUng rumors were afloat. At flrst we thought little of it. Then we got word that we couldn't doubt. Cholera was raging and from 1,500 to 2,000 persons were dying of the disease every week."
Mrs. Semet nodded conflrmatien of
Cleveland,  Aug.  20.—Eight persons  her husband's words, were reported seriously hurt late to- :     "The government quickly met the day   when   two   trolley   cars   on   the ] emergency.    AU physcians were call
conclusion of the German treaty negotiations at Berlin was hoped for by officials here tonight, deepite un¬ official reporta by cable that the German government is objecting to some of thf terms insisted upon by   the United States,
Secretary of |jti»te Hughes held two lengthy conCereflces wltb President Harding today, the laat one centlDU- iog up to the time the President lefl tht White House to board the Mar- flewer for a week-end eruise,
Although Secretary Hughes de¬ clined to divulge tt» subjBct of tha oontar«nc«a thare ia a atrong belief
Ellis Lioring Dressel. American com missioner at   Berlin,  who  is  negoti¬ ating with the Wirih govemment.
Officials here continued the reti¬ cence today over the German treaty situation but there were indications that developments may be expected before   long.
AUTO PRIZE AWARDED TO KINGSTON RESIDENT
Miss Catherine Ducket, of 310 Grove street, -Kingston, won a Ford car offered as the principal prize during the street fete conducted dur¬ inp fhe week by firemen of Kingston Borough. The award was made last night w-hen the outdoor fair, which took place on College avenue, came to a close.    Mi.ss Ducket is employ-
Cleveland. Painesville and Eastern traction line collided.
Several more passengers were re¬ ported less seriously injured.
First reports which sent a squad of ambulances racing for the scene of the wreck said that flfteen persons had been killed.
ed in. Medical students were asked to volunteer for service in the plague region too.    Most of us w-ere glad to
go.
A Winning Frflht
"Special trains, fltted with medical (Continued On Page 2.)
, ed at  the Wales  Adder plant |
Officials said^today that no peace Several other valuable prizes were; commission would be necessary to given to holders of lucky numbers. A , formally   conclude   tha   negotiations   set  of  dishes  went  to  George  Pace,
which  have    been    going    on    since President  Harding  signed  the peace resolution.    As soon as the two gov- emments  agree  the  American  com- . missioner can affix the official sig-
of   Market     street,   Kingston.       Mrs. Clementine    Nesbitt,    of    145    John street Kingston, won a cedar chest. The street fete was a successful af¬ fair and netted the firemen a large
Wants Fifty Million Dollan
To Complete Russian Relief
Riga,  August  20.—Pridjof  Nansen, | pressed the hope that Russo-Ameri- representing the Lieague of Nations, declared today  that  J««,Ot)0,000    will be required to complete relief   work in Russia.
Nansen made the estimate after conferring with M. Lltvinoff, soviet delegate, other representatives of the league of nationa and the Red Crosa «
The flnal signing of the agreement w-lth the Soviets permits American workers practically a free hand in administering relief. Litvlnoff made a brief speech of thanka
iMilCbt f>'** to* Inrposbt te tb« p*taam an bahaU Pt tlta HAltad SUUm. l mun of monay.
can relief treaUes will follow the temporary agreement.
Almost immediately afterward he had a long confrence witb the fam¬ ous Norwegian explorer.
Nansen later said that he is going to Moscow himself to make a survey of conditions In order that he can report intelligently to the League of Nationa.
He wanta especially to see what is needed in the way of international credits, seeds and grains. He says he expects to submit plans for relief to the mtemational relief conference Latvlnoff declared the negotiations , formed at the auggestion of the   ai-
had baaa entirely amenabla and ax^ [ Uad Saprema Couacll two weaka aco. ,
Washington, Aug. 20.—Payment of the $300,000,000 losses of the V. S. Shipping Board cannot be escaped by the country', no matter how long Congress defers action. Chairman Lasker flatly told Congress in a let¬ ter tonight. On the heels of I.asker's letter President Harding sent Con¬ gress a letter for that body to "solve the situation."
This was construed as meaning that the President shares with Las- ker the view that the $300,000,000 debt is inescapable.
These letters came as the climax of an all-day debate in the Senate on the deficiency bill carrj'lng $48,500,000 for the  Shipping Board.
For two days the Shipping Board has been under a hot flre of criticism from both aides of the chamber.
Charges of "incompetency, crook¬ edness and graft" In the Shipping Board came from Republicans and Democrats alike. These passages were interspersed with bitter parti- • .san wrangles. j
Advocates of the bill had begun to I despair of the board getting the j necessary funds fo carry on opera- ' tions when the President'a letter to | Senator Jones of Washington, chair- l man of the Commerce Committee was | read. It heartened advocates of the i measure which went over until Mon- I day. Senator Warren stated he ex- ' pected to gel It through early Mon¬ day although opponents declare they have not given up the flght
The President agreed with Congress that an "Intolerable state of affairs" exists in the Shipping Board. A great part of his letter was devoted to a defense of Lasker's plans for em¬ ploying highly paid officials and at- tornej-s as 'Yelief agents."
Salaries Attacked. Lasker's iilans had beon under savage attack from Senator Pat Harrison of Mississippi. Harrison de¬ clared that the board was not-justi¬ fied in paying salaries of $10,000 to $3.'..000 to attorneys for adjusting the claims against tbe board. Salaries of $30,000 .and $2^1,000 for operators were also attackf-d.
Harding pointed out that 'in creat¬ ing its various departments" the board could not use ordinary methods of governments fippointment and compensatiotu
"Many men called to service have been oblidgea to saci-ifice their pri¬ vate Interests" said Harding. "Under these conditions and because of the fact that hundreds of millions are In¬ volved It is unavoidable that some compensations in responsible places are much beyond the ordinary run of government compensatiorL
"There are approximately $200,000,- 000 in claims agaist the Shipping Board. No businessmen would ven¬ ture upon settlement of these claims withmit highly capable, legal repre¬ sentation. The staggering losses in operations can only, be cured by a board of operators, whose members know something concerning the bus¬ iness. These men could not be se- qxred, without giving up private pur¬ suits which are vastly more proflt¬ able than the average administra¬ tion salary -under the government and Chairman La£ker has proceeded with my hearty approval in the acquire¬ ment of men equal to this task." Blames Democrata
Harding emphasized the fact that the "shipping board situation ig wholly an inheritance from the prev~ ious administration."
Senator Fletcher had previously in i: speech defended the Wlljwn ad¬ min.ocration and mildly defended the "Shipping Board. He declared that the Democratic administration was not wholl}- to blame and that the Ship¬ ping Boad could not be blamed when there really was no Shipping Board.
He cited the fact that A'uson had nominated a Shipping Board and the Seante had refused to conflrm it He placed part of the blame upon Hard¬ ing for not appointing a Shipping Board before June, when, he declar¬ ed, "Harding knew that be must to 80 whan ha was elected last No¬ vember-
Washington, August 20.—Congress was tom asunder tonight in a bitter fight over the Stanley ainti-sezu-ch and seizure amendment to the beer bill.
, Pzutjr line? were shattered, dry ranks were split, the Senate and House at war and the Gsngressional recess due to start next Wednesday threatened by th«s determined attitude of the two fac¬ tions on the amendment
Meanwhile the Treasury Department will have to issue the regulations which will open the medicinal floodgates unless the measure which prohibits beer as a medicine is speedily passed.
Restraint was broken zuid the tense feeling over the Stanley amendment that had existed for a week brought to a climax when Senator Sterling, South Dakota, submitted the substitute agreed upon by four of the conferees to the Senate.
Senator Ashurst of Arizonat a staunch dry, who bolted the conference on Tuesday, refused to sign the report, stating that he had not been invited to the conferenoe. Representative Dyer, Missouri, took a similar stand.
Supporters of the Stanley zmiendment declared they would not accept the altered amendment.
Meanwhile, Wayne B. Wheeler, Anti-Saloon League counsel, and House drys, got busy. Word was sent to the Senate to receta unless the substitute was accepted.    A ringing defi went back.
Senator Lodge and Republican | garded as virtually sanctioning the Leader Mondel held a brief but spirit- j making of home brew if not for sale cd conference. Mondel left the con- | and had been dropped in the confer- f^rence with a vivid impression of the high and determined temper of the Senate,
Further attempts to reconcile the sharp division of views were given up for the day.
Stiff Penalties
The Stanley amendment which caused all the row la deacribed by its advocates as a reaffirmation of the fourth and flfth amendments to the constitution. They assert they are in a crusade to guarantee the sanc¬ tity of the bome and the personal liberty of man.
The substitute provides:
1—That dry agents searching homes without a search warrant or who shall without a search warrant maliciously and without reasonable cause search any other building or property, shall be guilty of misde¬ meanor and liable to a fine of $1,000 or one year Imprisonment
2—Bogus dry agents are liable to both the flne and Imprisonment
The Stanley amendment approved by the Senate provides a hea\-y flne for agenta wbo searches a home, personal or any other property unless armed with a search warrant.
The flght was given an unexpected tum by a statement issued by Rep¬ resentative Volstead, the House dry leader. He pointed out that.the flrst substitute for the Stanley amend¬ ment adopted by the House was- re-
ence agreement.
"This does not effect any real change," he continued. "For the rea¬ son that the requirement is part of the naticmal prohibition act and the bill makes no attempt lo modify or repeal 'hat provision."
Would Help dootleggers
Volst»ad ailher»s lo hi.-< contention that the StanU-y ainendment would interfere with dry enforcement, mak¬ ing It especially hard to catch boot¬ leggers in automobiles.
These conceseions, however, did not alter the position of the Stanley amendment advocates. Senators con¬ tinued to move about the rhamber and the clo*k reoms enlisting volun- •eers in the "cause of the constitu¬ tion."
Recess plans hinge entirely on the the ranks of one of the f;»cilon« be- the ranks o fone of the factions be¬ fore Wednesday, senators and con¬ gressmen are resigned to go straight through without a vacation.
The House will have practlcfll:- comploted its pre-re( ess program wh»'n it passes the .\Ic.\;iry farm ex¬ port financing bill and a<lo|its a few eonference  reports.
The Seiiuiv  Ji.ist pass:
The deficiency bill with thp vex¬ atious shipping board appropriation and the disarmament confer»-n<e ex¬ penses that will start a discussion of open sessions at the parley and the Longworth re.solution extendi'-g the dye embargo and the emergenr" tariff bill. Several important confer¬ ence reports remain for ils approval.
AHEMPTS SUICIDE
IN PITTSTON HOTEL
Discouraged by slack business, Joseph Flynn. 35 years old. a book agent whose home Is at 645 Adams avenue, Ssranton, attempted yester¬ day to end his life in the Wyoming Valley hotel on Water street, Pitts¬ ton. He inhaled illumipating gas. Discovery of hia intention was made
FIFTEEN AUTOMOBILES SALVAGED FROM GRAVE
Chicago. Aug ?0.—A watery auto¬ mobile graveyard at Summit. Ills., waa plumbed today by expert divers in an offort to loi-ate .'idditional md- chine.s, simk without a trace. Fifteen automobiles, mostly of vxp<'nsivc make, hnve been rei-overed from fhe abandoned quarry i>ool.    Some of the
,     ., . ¦_..,.. ^ .      .engines   were   in   reverse   indicating
, in   time   to  remove   him   to   Pittstori | .f,^^ ^^^ ^,^,.„ „^,.,^^,, j„^,, ^^^_        J
.State hosptal Where he IS In a critlail I ^hile    others    had    two    ropes    at¬ tached.      HeiHirfs   !h;it   a   diver   had
condition.
Flynn had been at the Pittsfon hotel for the last week. He la n. mairied man, it was said, but lived alone in a room there. An attache of fhe place detected gaa fumes yes¬ terday afternoon 'shortly before 5 o'clock.    The  fumes  were  traced  to
seen two bodies in one marhine were disproved wh>-n the automobile was hauled to the siirfa»'e. The diver admitted his error.
i'olice today cherk"' up on the ownera, through licen.oes and engine numbers.        Prosecutions     may     be
Flynn's    room    but    the    door    was; started on charges  of conspiracy  to
found locked. Several men pushed In the door and found the unconscious man on the bed. The gas waa eom¬ ing fram an open jet
TO ENFORCE PACKER LAW.
Washington, Aug. 20.—An Initial appropriation of $240,000 for the en¬ forcement of the packer control law was asked of Congress today by Sec¬ retary of Agriculture Wallace.
NO JAIL FOR HAYWOOD
Moscow, Aug. 20.—Bill Haywood is speaking: "Tell the Americans I haven't the slighteat intention of serving a single day in the peniten¬ tiary," Haywood said, "but I may return to the States some day." Ha>-wood looked well fed and flt as a flddle.
defraud. Anthnritiea believe owners paid dare devil young men to dump the automobiles into the grave at night in order fhat the owners may claim the automobiles were stolen and collect robbery insurance amounting to more than the worth of the machine.
READY  FOR  DELIVERY.
Howden, Eng., Aug. 20.—Search¬ lights flared tonight aa British aero¬ nauts prepared for their last flight with the R-38, which is to be trans¬ ferred to the United States as the ZR-2.
The flyers expected to cruise for several hours tonight In a final test the last drop of oil In preparation for
The great machine waa groomed to the transatlantic flight to America. It will beturned over to the American crew at Pulham.
No Recognition For Mexicans
Before American Rights Treaty
Washington, Aug. 20.—The Hard¬ ing administration has again made clear that it intends to withhold recognition of Mexico until a treaty protecting American rights is signed.
This notice was served on the Ob¬ regon government by Under Secre¬ tary of State Fletcher in an inter¬ view recently given to the newspaper El Universal at Mexico City, the text of which was made available here today.
Fletcher emphasised that the United Statea wished to respect the sensibilites   of   the   Mexican   people
clans," Fletcher said in the Inter¬ view.
Without going Into details Fletcher declared that both governments should make guarantees of friend¬ ship and that the famous Article 27 must not be made retroactive. This government, Fletcher explained, does not mean prompt payment of the debt Mexico owes the United States or of claims growing out of revolutionary disturbances.
Secretary Fletcher, according to the interview, promised the aid of the United  States  In  Mexico's effort
and is not attemptln|^ to bring any ] at restoration and Indicated he would pressure to bear to secure agreement ; not support the enemies of Obregon to the terms. Furthermore, Waah- i who disttirb the peace of Mexico any ington's action ia entirely free from more than the capitalists intereated the Influence of ell  men  or yoUtl- j in tlUs or that aenae.