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,:~c ' "r • S . * ' --"t!'. •' • .,"V' \ •_rit-; '• 'VTHB MeHlSKRY Hems Brevities of Illinois ttiifiiiiftiiimttie svities | nois 1 IIII1IIIIIHIIIIIIIIIIl llllllllllllllllllljff Kankakee.--Frank O. Chapman of Kankakee was accused of stopping Along the road near the Arseneau farm to gather a nest of eggs. At the trial a charge of stealing turkey eggs was made against hlin. This Chapman de- Bled, saying that the eggs were chicken eggs and the court dismissed the Charges on the grounds that there was Insufficient'evidence to prove whether the eggs were chicken or turkey eggs. Kockforti.--The wave of rum run- - nlng, auto thefts, holdups and highway robberies that has afflicted^ Win- .lebago county, especially during the Bummer months, has brought stern ac- IJon by Sheriff .Ross Atkinson, who has Ifupplled his deputies with sawed-off .fihotguns and .44-caliber rifles for ^<toerKcncy duty. \-J" Galva.--For the third time this year - -jLake Calhoun at Galva is running ' Bierrily on its way to join the briui- •?BiiXig ocean. Hie dam built to imjpound the lake washed out again after /^recent heavy rains, permitting the wa- V ^jter of the lake, to flow away. Work v'iif building a permanent dam is conhjtfnulng. - / . 'y} Urbana.--Business methods and business foresight are as important oil f>whe farm as In the office, according to _ Dr. Charles L. Stewart, a former Illinois farm boy, who is coming from the Federal Department of Agriculture this fall to take charge of the courses in agricultural economics offered by the University of Illinois. PeOrin.--A saving of $7,800 has been made for Peoria taxpayers through the expenditure of $1,800 for the up- „ keep of summer grade school. Principal J. H. Brewer says that much would be required to pay for an extra year of school for the 160 pupils who completed the summer course. Bloomington.--A careful check of -•21 wounded or disabled veterans In Illinois is being carried on through the Bloomington units of the American Legion to locate all former soldiers entitled to relief under the Reed- Johnson act. Peoria.--Robert E. Sloan, assistant marshal in AveryviHe, a suburb, was held by a coroner's Jury for manslaughter after Investigation into the death of Walter Smith of Sparland, who was shot by Sloan of Peoria for driving a car with bright lights. Springfield.--Failure of business men to contribute more than half of the $1,000,000 asked to finance a college here, to be known as the Abraham Lincoln, has resulted In the abandonment of the project. , Havana.--A houseboat is not a means of transportation. Federal Judge Louis Fitz Henry decided at Havana, following a raid of the boat of L>ewey Kelly. The transporting charge against liim was dismissed. Springfield.--Some 10.000 cases of malaria occur annually in Illinois, says the health commissioner, at Springfield. For the most part these are confined to the southern part of the state. St Charles.--Excavation for a small lake, an addTtlon to a pleasure park at the St. Charles School for Boys, is under way. The boys are doing the work. The lake will be used for swimming and skating. Aurora.--Merchants, builders and . union men of Aurora will take part ih a parade Labor day under the aus- -Iplces of the Aurora Building Trades council and the Aurora Trades and Labor assembly. Bloomington.--Money for new band uniforms and a trip to the Legion convention in Champaign on September 1 has been donated to the Illinois Soldiers' Orphans' home at Bloomlngtou by the State American Legion. Anna wan.--Owners of apiaries In the vicinity of Annawan say thousands of bees have been killed by poison sprayed on fruit trees to kill Insects. Freeport.--John Wagner, wealthy Orangeville bee farmer, dropped dead here In the office of Dr. J. N. Baley as the physician listened to Wagner's heart action. ' Lexington.--Failure of judges to Initial ballots cast at the Lexington school election May. 31, has resulted In the ousting of William Killon, elected director by one vote. Hardin.--The yield of apples "Will be at least 75 per cent of a normal crop despite unfavorable weatber in the early part of the season. Ottawa.--While playing In a shellaJ corn bin while corn was being drawn from a spout at the bottom, August Walkling, ten. was suffocated to death. Clinton.--The Clinton Dally Public, which has been owned by a Vocal corporation has been sold to Bruce It. Wood and Earl Sigler. Rockford.--Because of a lack of interest, the agricultural course may be dropped from the curriculum of Rock ford schools. Genoa. -- Edward Kelster, three, caught In the blades of a mowing machine his father was operating near Genoa, suffered the loss of his left leg. Jacksonville.--Averages of gasoline consumption for the first six monlns of the year show 800,000 eailons to have been used by the people of Jacksonville. More than $160,000 was spent on auto fuel, the reports show or an average of more than $10 for every man, woman and child In this city. Kankakee.--Engaged by a farmer of this vicinity to rid his premises of raccoons and opossums, Edward Nelson was fined $15 for seeking game during the closed season. The farmer complained that the animals had been killing chickens. Charleston.--Cole county sheep raisers will contribute about 10,000 pounds of wool to the annual farmers' pool to ue shipped to Chicago and stored until market prices warrant a sale. The pool results In a price of 5 cents per pound higher than could be obtained In the normal market. It is said. Canton.--The body of John Nicodemus, bandit slain In a gun battle with officers, went to its grave without mourners. None of the gunman's former pals or his family came to witness the simple service yith which Fsttos county authorities burled him Ottawa.--Although • coroner's Jury has returned a verdict falling to statf whether the drowning of nine-year-o)d Bernlce Chnlus was accidental or mur- ; der, It was learned that the authorities at Ottawa, including the sherifl and coroner are continuing their investigation and expect to make an arrest soon. Suspicion is said to be directed at an Ottawa man. The child was the daughter of a wealthy farmer. Springfield.--"Ignorance and carelessness are the two chief causes of diphtheria," declared Dr. Isaac D. Rawlings, state health commissioner, in an interview at Springfield, when he predicted that from 6,000 to 8,000 children will come down with this treacherous disease in Illinois during the remaining months of the year. Murphysboro.--Operations of a ring of automobile thieves in southern Illinois Included changing blocks and motors on cars, according to A, G. Davis of this city, inspector for the state automobile department, who recently recovered eight cars whose motors had been changed. Four arrests were made. Springfield--Illinois will cut a large crop of broom corn tills year, estimates of A. J. Surratt, federal agricultural statistician at Springfield, show. A total production of 10,800 tons of brush is Indicated, compared with a production of 8,800 tons last year" and the, average crop of 6,000 tons. McLeansboro.--Glen Emory, twelve, was arrested after he, had Confessed to throwing the Itobnnna switch on the Louisville & Nashville railroad, ten miles east of McLeansboro. Tragedy was averted when the engineer of the fast midnight passenger train stopped to investigate why the switch light was out. Springfield. -- The Illinois potato crop, although well above the average, is slightly smaller than last year's crop, according to government estimates given out at Springfield. Illinois will have 9,275,000 bushels of home-grown "spuds"' this year, compared with 9,508,000 last year. Chicago.--Working part time while attending Moody Bible institute at Chicago, students are earning more than $300,000 a year, according to figures complied by F. N. Burkey, head of the institute employment bureau. a Galesburg.--Attacked by one of the big bears in the city park at Galesburg while he was feeding the animals dandelions, Dickie Decord, eight, was severely lacerated before his mother and other women who were picnicking at the park. Chicago.--Colletta Ringwald, twelve, and her six-year-old brother, Thomas, children of Frank A.. Ringwald. head of the wholesale lumber company which bears his name, were drowned In front of the family's summer home at Channel lake near Antioch. Danville. -- John Robert Scott, wealthy Edgar county farmer for whom the town of Scottland was named. Is dead at the home of a sister in this city. Scott was born In West Virginia in 1857 and came here when a boy. Aurora.--In appreciation ftf faithful service, Mrs. Rose Bell, Miss Leland Lamson, Miss Jeannette Hughes and Miss Grace Richards, employees of S. S. Sencenbaugh, merchant, were left $5,000 each in his will. * Danville.--John McFerrln, custodial of Warren county courthouse and Jal. at Wllllamsport, was found dead on the floor of his home by Mrs. McFerrln on her return home from a shopping tour. Blue Island.--Edward M. Stein, six-, ty-five, pioneer resident of Blue Island and three times its mayor, died suddenly at Hermosa Beach, Cal., whither he had removed several years ago in search of better health. Rochelle.--Alexander Collier, seven ty-slx, former sheriff of Winnebago county, representative In the Illinois legislature from the Tenth d'strlct and pioneer settler, died at the home of his son, at Rochelle. Chicago.--Five families and one estate In and around Chicago's Gold Coast will pay taxes on more than $4,300,000 worth of personal property, according to assessments levied by the county assessors this year. Decatur.--Game wardens are protecting under-sized black bass in Lake Decatur, recently stocked, by making arrests. C. Powell, John Itraper, Richard Koons and M. J. Westonhaven were fined $25. Elinhurst.--H. Nlebuhr. professor at the Eden Theological seminary, St. Louis, and former theological profes-. aor at Yale, has accepted the presidency of Elinhurst college. It was learned froin an authoritative source. Danville.--William Guindlctas, ten. of Hegeler, was found dead on the tracks of the Big Four railway, 600 feet north of the freight house Westvllle. tCnoxvllle.--Mrs. Samuel Souths land, who died recently at the age of eighty-five, was the first of a family | of eleven children to^pass away Mollne.--J. R. Nylan has resigned the general secretaryship of Mollne Young Men's Christian association, effective September 1. Springfield.--An "epidemic of runaways," more pronounced than ever before, has seized upon the youth of Illinois, according to reports from police officials over the state. Peoria.--The will of Dr. Allen Barnes of Glasford, filed for probate, leaves the bulk of his estate, valued at $21,000, to Mrs. Jennie Barnes, a divorced wife. Mollne.--The city of Mollne, through efforts of the chamber of commerce, Is planning to have one of the largest exhibits in the Illinois products expos! tlon at Chicago In October. Plttstteld.--The Wabash railroad, which operates the slx-mlle branch line between Plttsfleld and Maysvllle, con necting with main line trains, has notified the city it will be forced to cancel Its lease unless It Is agreed that train service be limited to eight hours; that, no rental costs be charged and that the road be relieved of taxes Chicago.--Unemployment In Illinois was'so great during July that the operations of factories In the state now are on a par with the slump of 1921 which was considered one of the bmmI acute in the history -the state. DAWES PACT IS SIGNED AT LAST All Delegates Sign the Protosol at London; Mmos ^ Real P« PLAIWDEALBB, McHBWBT. m. MRS. W. HARNSBERGER London.--The pact of London Is a reality. All the delegates signed the protocol, Prime Minister MacDonald signing .first, with Premier Herriot, Premier Theunis, Chancellor Marx, and the smaller powers following. The United States representatives did not sign, as they were not full delegates. Four annexes were only Initialed, but It was agreed in the protocol that all powers will assemble In London on August 30 to sign the annexes as now drawn without change. This Is merely a formality to comply with the wishes of Premier Herriot and Chancellor Marx, sq they can get the formal consent of their parliaments. The signing followed a meeting of the allied delegates, which merged Into a plenary session on the arrival of the Germans. A few minor details were disposed Of and the documents were carefully checked word by word by all the delegates, after which an hour was spent speechmaking. Mr. MacDonald paid high tribute to the Industry and earnestness of the delegates and congratulated them on the successful accomplishment of the work they had come to London to do, and which now all must unite in workr Ing to make fruitful for good. "Maybe we have not been able to ?llminate as thoroughly as we wished the fears and suspicions which flourished like weeds in Europe and the world, but those that remain are only the end of^the crop, wiiich will soon wither and die," he said. *^1 believe we have given Europe something better than a formal agreement drafted by lawyers and printed on paper. We are now offering the first really negotiated agreement since the war. Every party here represented Is morally bound to carry out the agreement because it Is not the result of an ultimatum." $6,000,000 Labor Bank Grown in IS Months New York.--When the 500 delegates to the State Federation of Labor convention meet at Schene-tady they will have read to them the report of the Federation bank. Starling 15 months ago under labor auspices, the institution is now a $6,000,000 concern. The report cautions labor unions to be prudent in organizing labor banks in view of the large capital required. Chicago Lawyer to Be Envoy to Japan Washington.--The vacancy left by Cyrus E. Woods, formar ambassador to Japan, will be filled by Edgar Addison Bancroft, prominent Chicago lawyer. Mr. Bancroft is at this time a member of the law firm of Scott, Bancroft, Martin & MacLeish. He is a native of Illinois and a garduate of Knox college and the Columbia law school. " , Turkish Governor Made British Prisoner, Report Constantinople.--The Turkish governor general of Hakkarl, Rlfat Bey, colonel on the genenil staff and organizer of the Turkish lir.es along the Iraq frontier, was made prisoner In fight on the border. IMfat Bey was conducted by English soldiers to Bagdad. acording to an unconfirmed report. Treasury Moves to Make "Iron" Dollar Popular Coin Washington. -- The treasury embarked on a campaign to restore the silver dollar, so widely used 20 years ago. to general circulation. The initial step was taken when one of the coins was placed in the pay envelope of each of 5,000 treasury employees. Similar action will be suggested to other government bureaus. Over 700,000 in Germany Draw Out-of-Work Doles Hamburg.--More than 700,000 Jobless men and women are now drawing unemployment doles in unoccupied Germany. Figures from the Ruhr and other unoccupied sector* are not available, but It is believed *hey will contribute materially to tht total number of unemployment In the country. Armored Cars to Guard U. S. Mail From Robbers New York.--In an effort to prevent railroad Mall robberies, the United States Post Office department has contracted for the building of 3.000 specially designed cars, armored so heavily and equipped with such protective devices as to defeat .attacks by armed desperadoes. ™ Actress Found Dead New York.--Mary Warnock, twentysix, of Independence, Mo., known on the stage as Mary Julian, a chorus girl in the Ziegfeld Follies, was found dead In the bath tub of her apartment In the Pomander Walk. New portrait of Mre. William Ernest Harnsberger, formerly Miss Mary Louise Bryan, daughter of Governor Bryan of Nebraska, Democratic nominee for the vice presidency. She is a pretty girl wkb blonde bobbed hair and was only recently married v . COMMON SENSE IS COOLIDGE SLOGAN President Contemptuous of Davis* Charges. Washington.--Common sense In government, lower taxes, removnl of unemployment, rehabilitation of Europe, improved economic conditions with higher wages and better prices for farm products, these are a few of the reasons, that President Coolldge advanced In accepting the endorsement of the Republican nomination for President and why he expects the endorsement of the American people at the polls in November. The President referred somewhat scornfully to those who would remove all thought of these accomplishments, and the aim for even greater Improvement which the administration cherishes, and make the issue of this campaign "honest government." Dishonest governments, the President tersely pointed out, do not Introduce budget systems, cut down taxes, purge payrolls, nor reduce the public debts / "That is not the way of dishonesty," he said. "The government Is sound, but individuals charged with wrongdoing are being prosecuted. The people of the country hate corruption. They know my position. Tlwt9 know the law will be enforced."*" Five Soviet Judges in PrBton Moscow.--Five judges have been convicted of bribery and sentenced to long terms in prison. Five laymen who were arrested In connection with them were also sentenced. Served King 40 Years ' London. -- Viscount Knollys died after several days' Illness. He was forty years private secretary to the late King Edward and served in a similar capacity to King George from 1910 to 1913. Prince of Wales Begs to Be Left Alone on Visit London.--"The greatest service the American press can do for the prince of Wales Is to try to convince readers that he is only an ordinary, tired young man who looked upon his trip to America in the light of a longsought and much needed holiday." This statement was made at St. James palace by one of the heir's equerries, who had talked with the prince before he left for Paris for a five-day stay. One Slain as De Valera Takes Up Republic War Ennls, County Clare, Ireland.--One man was killed by military in a disturbance which followed Eainon de Valera's first public appearance before his "Irish republican" followers since his release from a Free State prison. Michael Harnett, a Tipperary man, was the victim. He was shot by the troops as he was returning froig the De Valera meeting, nut other details of the killing are thus fa^ unknown. Chicago Dry Raiders Get 5,000,000 Fake Stamps Chicago.--Two printing plants, raided simultaneously by federal ipen under the direction of Prohibition Agent A! Johnson netted utoie than 5.000.000 counterfeit government strip stamps and several hundred thousand whisky bottle labels imitating those used on 17 different brands of booze. The men also seized 48 set* of plates, the originals of which cost $1,200 each. Buyers of German Bonds Make 34,900 Pet. Profit New York.--Stories ofv fabulous profits from small investments were being circulated here when buyers who paild $5 for a million marks of German war bonds cashed In at prevailing quotations of $1,750, a rise of $150 In the last »reek. The rise was ascribed to recent favorable re|H>rts on the Dawes plan conferenes ft London. Six Die in Auto Crash Mtmr.t Kisco, N. Y.--Six persons were killed and one was Injured when an automobile was struck by a railroad train at Hubbell's Crossing, near here. - All were reaigapta of &W York city. Noted Architect Dead Philadelphia.--Harry Edward Kennedy. nationally known architect and designer of the first steel fireproof building In the United States, Is dead here after a brief illness. 15 Quakes Rock Tokyo Tokyo.--Fifteen heavy earthquake shocks rocked Tokyo. The temblors were heaviest In the district north of here, where general alarm, but damage was reported. Kills Family and Self Falrvlew, Okla.--After killing his wife and three small children Julius Burgraff, farmer, turned his gun on himself. Inflicting a fatal wound. The trugedy occurred at the family home near here. Legion Will Finance Vets Washington.--After Jan. 1. 1925, the American Legion will finance the rehabilitation and liaison workers of Its organization, tesfatsfoga ftuancsd by the Red Cross. - * • GERMANS AGREE TO PARIS TERMS Berlin's Final Appeal Unavailing, but France Makes *. Slight Concessions. London. -- Germany accepted the French terms for the evacuation of the Ruhr through her delegates here after obtaining slight textual changes, It Is understood. The French are to stay in the Ruhr another year. The day was one cf excitement. In the course of the afternoon the German representatives received from Berlin a 7,000-word report of a special cabinet meeting. The message was in a special code In the possession of Chancellor Marx and was decoded by him. A visit of the Germans to Downing street followed early In the evening, and Marx and Stresseman conferred for more than an hour #lth Prime Minister MacDonald and inbasador Kellogg. This last appeal proved something of a disapointment, as the Englishman And the Ajnerlcnn, It Is understood. Joined in representing to them the advantages of acceptance of the French proposal, trusting that later events would force a reconsideration of the evacuation date at a later time The Germans tried to strike a bargain over the forthcoming loan, asking Ambassador Kellogg and Premier MacDonald to guarantee that It would be raised. The British and American statesmen replied, however, that they were powerles to do this, the matter being solely In the hands of the backers, who, after arrangements have been made here, must decide whether or not the loan is practicable and safe. In addition to the forts and towns which Premier Herriot said the Franco- Belgian forces were prepared to quit, he told Chancellor Marx that they would leave other places within a few months If the Germans fulfilled all their obligations. General Nollet. French minister of war, set at the conference between the French premier and Dr. Marx. The Germans asked that Dueseldorf. Duisburg and Ruhrort be evacuated Immediately, and that a promise be given that the decision covering these evacuations should be embodied In notes, which should be appended to the protocol. / • The French Insisted upon free Import into Germany from Alsace of cotton ,£oods, wines and Iron and steel products, and :he Germans showed^* willingness to agree to this. Coolidge Leaves for a 12-Day Vacation on Farm Washington.--The entire time of President Coolidge's vacation will be spent in Vermont on the farm of his fathef. Col. John Coolldge of Plymouth. Mr. Coolidge, his wife and their son. John, left the capital Friday for a twelve-day period of rest in the northern state. He will spend the greater part of his time helping his futher put in crops, believing the physical labor will fit him for the arduous campaign upon which h» will be engaged soon. Postal Clerk Cited and Rewarded for Heroism Washington. -- An introduction to President Coolldge and his cabinet and a citation from the Post Office department, accompanied by k check for $2,000. were the rewards bestowed upon Eugene L. Stuck, twenty-three. East Orange. N. J., postal clerk, for bis bravery In defending mail bags from an attempt to rlfl® them 6n July 31. 'Stucl^ killed one bandit and wounded another. Printers Call Off Long Strike for 44-Hour Week Toronto.--Decision by the International Typographical union to call off, as of August 81, the strike for a 44-hour week, which has been In progress since May, 1921, was reached at a session of the convention In Massey hall, which lasted until midnight. Tosses Lighted Fuse in Box of Dynamite; 2 Dead Inverness, Fla.--A workman building the Crystal River road, near fted Level, playfully tossed a* lighted dynamite fuse at a negro boy. It lit In a box of dynamite. Two workmen were killed and two others badly lojared by the explosion. Kidnaper of Two Girls Kills Self When Cornered Keokuk. Iowa.--H. Brown ended his life by shooting himself when surrounded by a posse searching for Evelyn and Maxlne tawson. eight and four, who had been kept In a cave near an abandoned coal mine sotttfe of here all night by Brown. Logging Most Hazardous Washington.--Fatalities among loggars average 20.1 |»er thousand, occordlng to Labor department statistlca Their occupation is considered the most hazardous m the United StatM Herrick Is Home New York.--Myron T. Herrick, American ambassador to France, arrived on the French liner Paris from Havre. Mr. Herrick is to go to his Ohio fann for a two months' rest Chicago Train Derailed ©anville. III.--The Nashville Limited, a crack train headed for Chicago, was derailed when it struck a truck at Perryville, Ind. The truck drivef was killed. Sea Test* for Shenandoah Washington.--On recommendation bf the bureau of aeronautics, the Navy department has ordered the sea tests of the Shenandoah to be continued Indefinitely. , This cancels the~.{4ftm sending the airship w«t LIEUT. GEN. K. WAD A PLEDGES pRMERS AID Vice Presidential Candidate Iso Stands for Worl Peace: Hits Mellon. Lone Bandit Holds Up Indiana Bankg Is Shot Farmersburg, Ind.--After holding up three employees of the Citizens State bank about noon and after robbing the counters of the bank of more than $2,000, a lone bandit was shot by Charles Sharpe, cashier of the bank, as he leaped Into an automobile waiting along the curb to make his escape. Seriously wounded the bandit sped out of town. A half hour later he lost control of his machine and drove Into a ditch, wrecking the automobile. Salvaging a little more than $700 of the $2,000, the gunman fled into adjoining corn fields, leaving $1,400 In a sack In the rear seat of tbe autov mobile. New Tactics Used by Illinois Bank Robbers Lockport, ill.--Tactics new to the world of crime were used by eight bandits who held up the First National bank of Lockport and escaped with $20,172, mostly In bills of small denomination and gold. Instead of the usual "Stick 'em up I" the command of the bandits was, MGet down and crawl 1" The reason for this command was that no passerby might be attracted by the spectacle of the employees with bands upraised and thus obtain knowledge that a robbery was in progress. Pa. Man Heads G. A. R»g to Meet at Grand Raptds Boston. Mass.--Veterans of the Civil war, meeting here in the final business session of the fifty-eighth annual encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic, elected and installed their national officers, chose Grand Rapids, Mich., as their next convention city, adopted resolutions, one of which calls for Increase in pensions, and then officially concluded the convention. The commander In chief elected and Installed is Dr. Louis F. Arensberg of Unlontown. Pa. Secretary of State Hughes Praises the Dawes Parley New York.--Declaring himself to be "very hopeful and optimistic" regarding the outcome of the London conference on the Dawes reparations plan. Secretary of State Charles E. Hughes returned to the United States on the United States liner President Harding and entrained Immediately for Washington. Nine Die in Wreck Lisbon.--Nine persons were killed and many Injured in a railroad wreck when the engine attached to the Madrid express became uncoupled and crashed iato the Oporto express Ma* -here. K Germans and French in Pact Berlin.--The German potash syndlcftte and the French-Alsatian potash association have reached an agreement regarding the sale of potash la the United States. Spain Viator in Morocco Madrid.--Official reports relate the victory of Spanish troops In an engagement with the native rebels In the Spanish sone of Morocco. 8panish cavalry were also victorious In several engagements. Drop Troops for Planes Tokyo.--Japanese army officiate tn conference here have decided on the disbanding of five divisions of troops, the saving of their upkeep to go to tte furtherance of the aviation corps, . Lieut. Gen. K. Wada, chief uf tht Japanese war college, who, with his staff, is making a tour of the world and wag a guest of American army officers in Washington recently. MARKET QUOTATIONS BY V. S. GOVERNMENT Washington.--For the week ended August 18.--GRAIN--No. 1 dark northern spring wheat, $1.3591.65^ Minneapolis; No. 2 red winter wheat, fl.37$p 1.42 St. Louis; No. 2 hard winter wheat, fl 29% @1.33* Chicago, fl.Z8V4 @1-29 St. Louis; No. 2 yellow corn, f 1.20@ 1.21 Chicago; No. S yellow corn, fl. 18% @1.20 Chicago; No. 8 white corn, fl. 18% @1.19% Chicago, fl.17 St. Louis; No 3 white oats, 54 He St. Louis. HAY--No. 1 timothy, fl9.00 Cincinnati, f2X.OO Chicago, f24.60 St. Louis; No. 1 prairie, fl9.00 Chicago, $16.60 St. Louis. DAIRY PRODUCTS--Butter, 92 score, 36 %c Chicago,. Cheese at Wisconsin primary markets: Twins, 19c; Cheddars, 19c; single daisies, 19Vfcc; longhorns, 19c; square prints, 19V&c; young Americas, 19 He. LIVE STOCK--Chicago prices; Hogs, f 10.16 for the top anu f8.90@10.00 for the bulk. Medium and good beef steers, $6.90010.60; butcher cows and heifers, $3.25@10.00; feeder steers, f4.50 @8.25; light and medium weight veal calves, $9.25@12.50. FRUITS AND VEGETABLES--Kansas cobbler potatoes, $1.35@1.55 carlot sales in Chicago. Arkansas peaches, $2.00@2.60 in the Middle West. California salmon tint cantaloupes, $3.50 @ 4.60 per standard crate in leading cities; Indiana salmont tints, f2.50@ 3.00. world peace through disarms* ment by International agreement, Gov. Charles W. Bryan, Democratic nominee for the vice presidency, delivered his speech In formal acceptance of the honor. Referring to labor questions, Mr. Bryan sanctioned the stand of John W. Davis ih regard to injunctions and said: - "Our party always hai been boring man's friend." r Aid In co-op®atIve marketing, an eaport marketing corporation, development of Inland waterways and reclamation of western lands, were pledged the farmers. He promised to do all in his power to abolish child labor and to place women upon an equal footing with men. Prohibition law enforcement also was pledged,' / 'The fanner needs a Democratic jijj-' ministration and a congress that not permit the Mellon tax plan to relieve the multimillionaire from paying their just share of the cost of government," he announced. He gave special attention to tha platform pledge In regard to the development of Muscle Shoals and announced himself In complete accord with that plank. Twenty thousand persons were pres-. ent at the notification ceremonies. Lincoln was decorated gaily for the occasion. The notification took place at the University of Nebraska Memorial stadium. ^ The national commltfeewoman frAttl Missouri, Mrs. Emily Newton Blair, presided at the ceremony and introduced the speakers. The notification address was delivered by Senator Pat Harrison of Mississippi, who delivered the keynote address at the convention. "The refusal of the present Republican administration to permit the railway mail employees to receive a llvlnjc wage at American standards was unfair and unjust to labor and Illustrate* the economy program which is at the expense of labor," said Mr. Bryan. "Economy at the expense of humanity- Is further Illustrated In the veto of the pension bill and the soldiers' bonu)k*\ , " " ' J ' - 1 . . ' " M - Bankers Speed Up Loan to Berlin, Says Dispatch New York.--With the successful conclusion of the Inter-allied conference^ American bankers began speeding up the machinery for flotation of their share of the $200,000,000 International loan to Germany upon which operations of the Dawes plan will hinge. Preparations for underwriting this: huge financial transaction will bestarted at once, international bankers indicated, with prospects that ratification of the London protocol bjr France and Germany will be followed by an early sale of the loan. The offering, however, Is not expected before October. Around-World Flyers Damage Their Planes Reykjavik, Iceland.--Lieut. Lowell 8mlth and Lieut. Eric Nelson, the two American around-the-world flyers, attempted to take off on the loni? North Atlantic hop to Fredericksdal, near* Cape Farewell, east Greenland, and Id doing so both of their planes were Injured in perhaps the most serious mishap so far of their trip. Lieutenant Smith's plane broke Its spreader bar,, while the propeller of Lieutenant Nelson's plane was shattered. French Troops Evacuate German Towns in Bculen Strasbourg.--French troops have evacuated Offenbourg and Appenweier. An official announcement said the evacuation of the two Baden town» was due to the recent resumption of international train service between Paris and Warsaw and Paris and Prague; the suppression of which on the German section of the line cuiised the occupation as a penalty in February, 1923. Rebuilding of Europe Put in Yankee Hands Paris.--The solution of the reparations problem and the rebuilding of Europe hns been placed almost entirely in tlie hands of Americans through the signing of the Dawes pact in I^ondon. This statement was made here by one of the French delegates to the London conference during sfi interview with representatives of the press. Not a Boudoir New York.--New York's only woman magistrate, Jean Norris, ordered MrS. Marion B. Shaw, twenty-four, actress, taken from the courtroom to the tention pen because she was powder* ing her nose. • Michelson to Test Light Speed Sin Francisco.--Dr. A. A. Michdson, winner of the Nobel priae fop physics, plans to make experiments tn the speed of light on the peaks at • Mount Wilson and Mount San AntontSu Free Buffalo Almost Cone Washington.--Requests for surplus buffalo offered to the public by the Department of the Interior are potVv ing in so fast that officials believeJthaf there will be none of the surplus herd left In a day or so. * Four Slain in Mandalay Riots Calcutta.--Two policemen and two priests were killed In a riot that en* sued In Mandalay when the police a|* tempted to halt an anti-British deiSonstratbig.