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MSfcMM LLINOIS STATE NEWS . Kprlngrtieid.--• The story of every Illi- ;.vi" •:.u?nois couuty and luuuict aiul iu share „K *5*4^|n World war should be written Ifv.'.^SiSt once, according to Mrs. Jessie Palj&>/* amer Weber, librarian of the State ' " '^Historical library. Already the ree- '""'.'-'lords »re disappearing rapidly, and In it few years most of the facts will be f •, /lubsrured lu the hose of the past, she "j; L ;iiaUL Three volumes on tlie part played n, .*'>by Illinois now are in preparation, but j .even with the passing of a few years, V people have been destroying documentary evidence precious to the hls- * torian. • / Galesburg.--President J. M. Tllden of Lombard college has returned from an eastern trip during which he spent six weeks in the interests of the ;$500,000 endowment campaign which - : was launched for the college a few yi-v mouths ago. During his visit to the larger eastern cities President Tllden succeeded in securing a number of gratifying subscriptions. The drive is • • 'being conducted simultaneously In various parts of the country through ' many committees. Indications point v to their securing the quotas assigned to them. Springfield.--Rural letter carriers of Illinois protested against the movement of the postofflce department to put them in uniform, at the annual meeting of the Illinois brauch of the National Rural Letter Carriers' association In Peoria. "Carrying mall in the country Is no white collar Job," said Ray S. Phllpott of Newman, president of the Illinois branch. "Overalls are the most suitable wearing apparel for men In our business when we have to take care of automobiles and horses." Springfield.--Send your boy or girl away from home to attend college If you can afford It. This Is the advice of Clara Ingram Judson in a report to the members of the Illinois Federation of Women's Clubs at Springfield. "While there are definite losses entailed by prolonged absence from the home circle, the advantage of attending an Institution away from home are very great," the writer says. Springfield.--The August 1 crop survey of the federal crop reporting service for Illinois, made public, reveals that unusual progress has been made In the growth of corn, with prospects of a large yield of corn and oats, and , that there Is a winter wheat yield of about 18 bushels An acre, but that threshing In this and the rye crops is late. Danville.--Elaborate plans are being made to entertain visitors at the Illinois and Indiana fair, August 26 to September 1, with a large assortment of free attractions. Among the events scheduled are a trapshooting tournament, a live stock parade, automobile „ races, vaudeville entertainments and motion pictures. Carbondale.--Mrs. R. D. Blake, Marion, 111., is partner in a $25,000 coal mine near here The mine will be electrically operated and have a dally capacity of 500 tons. The mine Is known as ths Hall-Blake mine and Is owned jointly by Mrs. Blake and Mr. £y-" ; Hall. Beardstown.--Maintaining that unequal assessments are working a hardship on the tenant farmer, the Cass ' , county farm bureau has asked an ln- K " vestigation by the board of supervisors Into tax rates here. Aurora.--Property values In Aurora have increased $1,448,012 over the assessment for 1922, according to the offl clals who have just made a revaluation In this township. The total assessable value is $35,901,696. . Rock Island.--To enable 000 employ ees to take a two weeks vacation, the Rock Island arsenal virtually closed Its doors and suspended operations for l fortnight. The annual vacation shutdown was suspended during the war. •' Springfield.--Two organized cam- - palgns against the malarial mosquito are In progress in southern Illinois i this summer, superintended by H. F. Ferguson, state sanitary engineer, and bis assistants. Bloomington.---More than 1.000 section hands armed with scythes have started the annual weed cutting campaign along the right of way of the Chicago & Alton between Chicago and r Kansas City. Galesburg.--Shade trees that interfere with the proper Illumination of the city streets must either be trimmed »r removed, according to an ordinance * lust passed by the city council, g Elgin.--Rev. M. C. Tunison of Loft( ansport, Ind., is to become pastor of | - the First Baptist church of this city, succeeding Rev. A. D. McGyashan, r, who resigned several weeks ago. 0' Peoria.--A record enrollment In K training schools for nurses here was reached this summer with 700 young women taking courses, according to hospital authorities. IP Metropolis.--Several business houses p • were destroyed by fire, which caused J i loss estimated at $75,000. ® O t t a w a . -- T h e c i t y o f O t t a w a h a s ll'.^ paid to Mrs. Cecelia Nelson, widow of jj||f •' John Nelson, $6,000 in settlement of claim for his death while acting as special polleeman. He had not been H/f sworn In, nor had he deposlled a bond ffT bnl was regarded by the courts as an employee of the city. It was ruled |p that the city was liable. He was killed while on duty. Macomb.--The average age of bridegrooms In McDonough county Is thirty four, and the average age of the brides Is thirty, according to the tnartlage license records for the year. Peoria.--Randall ParrlBh, nflred ajiothor, died at his home In Kewanee, the age of slxty-flvo. He had been for several months. Mr. Parrlsh was born June 10, 1858, In Henry county, Illinois, was educated for the bar, practiced law for several years, but eventually turned to journalism and fiction, in which he became Nationally noted. Galesburg.--Illinois will be enriched tab the extent of $21,030 by the Inherl- ; ) JBince tax placed upon the estate of tfcs late David P. Nile* of this dty. - There la but one heir, the widow. Springfield.---Two new Illinois school laws passed by the last general assembly are under discussion, and test coses are expected to coine before the state Supreme court at Springfield at an early date in an effort to determine their validity. Cusses attacking ..the validity of the community school law are to be brought in Herrln, Chestnut, Seaton and Thurlow. iftvo cases questioning the constitutionality of clauses in the community high school law are before the courts and are being watched with interest wherever the coinmuulty high school question Is before tlie taxpayers. 8pringfleid.--In the rotunda of the state capitol herjt, just a stone's throw from the offices of the governor, are eight niches Intended to receive the statues of eight Illustrious cltUens. Yet for half a century five of those niches have been vacant Likenesses, of Stephen A. Douglas, Abraham Lin- «4n and Oot. John Wood of Qulncy opeapr three of them. Authority to fill I he other five rests with the legislature. state officials say, and yet, fcince the "SOs, not a figure has been added. Springfield.--An appeal to the people of Illinois to think of the work of disabled soldiers when they are purchasing giftsi for their friends Is made by the Women's Auxiliary of the American Iipgion. Disabled former service men and women In the various state .hospitals and government hospitals are turning out beautiful articles, according to Miss Ruby D. Flora of Paxton, chairman of the reconstruction committee, who says their efforts should be rewarded with the patronage of the public. Springfield.--The state of Illinois la about to ask for bids for the construction of a new lock In the Illinois water system--the second of a total of five to be built between Lockport and Utlca. Authorization to this effect has just been transmitted by Governor Small to C. R. Miller, director of the department of public works and buildings. Springfield.--Illinois poultry Is more than holding its own in the state egglaying contest conducted by the department of agriculture. Although the top-notch layers for the past month were the white Leghorns entered by H. B. Hammer of Weaver, Iowa, many of the hens near the top of the list come from Illinois farms. Springfield.--Members of the board of the Illinois Federation of Women's clubs will meet here September 17 and 18, according to the announcement of the president, Mrs. George T. Palmer. Matters of Interest to clubs opening their programs in the fall will be discussed. - Springfield. When the Illinois state fair opens September 15, a landmark of other days will be gone. The old hitching rack where visitors at tlie fair tethered their horses Is being removed upon the orders of Walter W. Lindley, general manager of the f Ir. Rock Island.--Maj. Bev -*ly C. Dunn, head of the Rock Island district. United States engineers, will advertise soon for bids for two derrick boats at about $50,000 each, to be used in improvements on the Mississippi river in the Rock Island district. Springfield.--The old Idea that swimming In Inland lakes and ponds was dangerous In the August "dog days" is superstition, nothing more, H. F. Ferguson, state sanitary engineer, and Illinois, has declared. Elgin.--Postmaster Benjamin Walberg of Plngree Grove, 111., charged with having embezzled $800 of government funds, surrendered to the United States marshal's office. He deposited bond of $2,500 and was released. Peoria.--Police are searching for a gang of thieves operating in this dty, who are stripping tires from automobiles. An average of three or four such thefts are reported every evening. Joslln.--A quick leap on the part of Charles Dunbar, fanner, saved his life when his team and hayrack were struck by a Burlington passenger train. The hayrack was carried 600 feet and one horse had to be killed. Edwardsvllle.--A general reduction of 15 per cent on farm land valuations has been made In Madison county by the board of review. In some cases the reduction was 33 1-3 per cent. Rockford. -- Honorable service badges were presented to 235 veterans of the Eighth Infantry (colored) Illinois National Guard, now in training at Camp Grant. Springfield.--Bids have been received by the state division of highways for a bridge In Haines township, Marlon county, to cost approximately $4,790. Danville.--Plans to establish a school for the deaf are being made by Gilbert P. Randle, city superintendent, and others Interested In public education. Aurora.--A tenth child was born to two Aurora families during the month of July, according to records of the city health commissioner. Danville.--Elmer Crawford, twentyseven years old, World war veteran, was Instantly killed at his home near Rossvllle by lightning. Mount Carroll.--A monster snake, believed to have escaped from a street carnival, which has been seen by a number of residents of this vicinity, Is keeping children of the cities and country at home nights. David Esheln. an, a farmer, was the first to sight the monster. Springfield.--Gov. Len Small called a special primary and election In the Fourth congressional district to fill the vacancy caused by tne death of John W. Ralney of Chicago. The primary will be October 2 and the election November 6. Rock Island.--Fish wardens pre conducting a campaign against mossel seekers who have neglected to take out a state license. Two residents of Mollne, Peter Bogge and Caldon Hayden, were arrested upon this charge and each fined $25 and eosts by Magistrate Gustafson. The state requires an annual fee of $28. Springfield.--Twelve hundred bad checks--some of them returned marked no funds and others made out Incorrectly-- have been received here by Secretary of State Emerson for automobile licenses this year. Raiders of Michigan Road House / Shoot Six Patrons and' * Kill Officer. . SUMMIT REVELERS III PANIC Bandits 8lay Policeman In Flight-- Steal Gems With Teeth--Wealthy Petroit Automobile Man v, t Among the WountHl % t^HHt, Mich., Aug. 20.--A' man band of killers held up the Allendale inn. West Warren avenue, at 3:10 o'clock Sunday -morning, shot two women and four men, one the vice president of the C. R. Wilson Body company, robbed nearly all of the 150 of the road house guests und concluded their murderous debauch five hours later In Monroe, Mich., by killing a motorcycle policeman who tried to question them. The dead policeman Is Oscar Rfelnhardt, thirty-year-old World war veteran, who died In, the Monroe hospital withdut regaining consciousness. When tlie gunmen fled with loot valued at $25,000 after a farewell volley to slow up pursuit, they left a dance floor strewn with disheveled women and men, many of whom had fallen to the floor and pulled tables down on top of them as a rampart against the flying bullets. Three women fainted, <me losing consciousness, when one of the desperadoes grasped one of her fingers and tried to bite off a diamond ring. A dozen men were looking ruefully at torn shirt fronts from where jewel studs had been jerked. "Just give me a second and I'll undo the clasp for you," offered one guest. "Haven't got a spare second," snapped the man over him, stooping over and with his teeth ripping the jewelry loose. Whether aA argument between women diners that preceded the entrance of the thugs by only five minutes was - part of the holdup plan is not known, but shortly before the gunmen appeared at the door a woman guest rushed on the floor and began a tongue lashing of a second woman, whom she accused of paying too much attention to her escort. Their noise focused attention and the Inn was In a hubbub when the thugs opened their attack. The Invaders gained Immediate attention by empty* log a dozen bullets in the celling. i... . Mrs. Cooiidae and George B. Christian, Jr., Acoompany^i Mrs. Harding. ^ GOES TO THE M1EJW The Countess Sommuti dl Mombeilo, wife of the new naval attache of the Italian embassy, Commander Count Sommati dl Mombeilo, is a charming and recent addition to the diplomatic set in Washington. ARMS TREATY 0. K.'D U. S. Roads Make New Hauling Record First Half of Year Washington, Aug. 20.--Railroads of the United States during the first six months of this year carried a greater amount of freight than during any corresponding period In their history, according to tabulations made by the bureau of railway economics based on reports filed by the carriers. The traffic amounted to 225,435,608,000 net ton miles, an Increase of 7 per cent over the corresponding period of 1020, which had marked the previous record. $-5-3 Pact Between the Great Powers Now in Effect \ Ten Drown When Launch Sinks in Mississippi at St. Paul St Paul, Minn., Aug. 20.--Ten persons, Including all of a family of five, were drowned when a 30-foot gasoline launch mysteriously Bank In the Mississippi river near South St. Paul! Not a passenger of the launch survived. The catastrophe occurred as a party of picnickers was returning to the Twin Cities from Fine Bend. Final Ratifications Are Exchanged in the Diplomatic Room of the State i;. Department at Washington-- France the Laggard. Washington, Aug. 17.--The chief treaties of the Washington arms conferences went into effect Friday, when final ratifications were exchanged In the diplomatic room of the State department. This means that France, long regarded as the laggard In the ratifications, at last approved and that the official documents'Were ready for exchange. For many months the ratifications of all the other powers have remained with the embassies in Washington. It was simply a question of receiving the ratifications of France. The action means that the Anglo- Japanese alliance, long regarded as a menace to the safety of the United States, is out of effect, and there is Installed therefor the four-power Pacific treaty, which dissolves the British plan ' for co-operation between Japan and Britain in case of war, and provides that when difficulties arise they shall be submitted to a conference of representatives of the powers forAsolutlon. The treaties as confirmed provide for the limitation of armaments. Under the terms of this agreement the leading naval powers will limit theii production of naval armament to the ratio of S-5-3, with the United States and Great Britain maintaining an equal pace and Japan following In the ratio of three. France and Italy will continue their naval armament at the ratio of 1.75 as compared with America, Great Britain, and Japan. At the time that the navai treaty becomes effective, tlie four-power Pacific treaty also will be put into effect. The ceremonies of the exchange of ratifications were simple. She Expects to Remain at "Friendship," on {he Edge of Washington, '• ^'Jlljbut Two' Weeks Before . i V Qolng to Marlon. r , Washington," Aug. 18.--Quietly and almost unnoticed, Mrs. Florence Kiing Harding left the White House, never to return except possibly as a guest. None of the crowds, none of the cheers, none of the excitement and none of the pleasurable anticipation that marked her arrival at the executive mansion on.March 4, 1921, attended the departure In the gloom of a rainy night. Shortly before 6 o'clock an automobile drew up to the north portico. It' liqd waited for more than half an hour when another, bearing the coat of arms of the President of the United States, drove up and from It stepped Mrs. Coolldge. She passed within the mansion und It was half an hour later and almost dark before there wus another sign of activity. Two secret service men, the one who has been assigned to Mrs. Harding from the time her late husband was elected president, and the one detailed to Mrs. Coolldge, came out, and then Maj. Ora M. Baldinger, the military aid to the late President Dressed in mournlQg, but without a yell, Mrs. Harding stepped out followed by Mrs. Coolldge and George B. Christian, Jr., ^secretary to the late President. -Without glancing back and with only one glance to the side at three newspaper men, she walketf with firm step to the automobile, which all three entered. Then without a word the automobile moved out into Pennsylvania avenue. Mrs. Harding went to "Friendship," the home of Mr. and Mrs. Edward B. McLean on the edge of Washington. There she expects to stay probably ten days or two weeks before going to Marion. Eight Reds Killed in ..u..,, French Fight the Rioters Aix La Chapelle, Germany, Aug. 1§. -Eight Communists were killed and fifty wounded In an encounter with the police at Altdorf, seven miles north of this city. The disorders there continue, and 200 civilians have been sworn in by the authorities to reinforce the security police. Fifteen German civilians wounded in Monday's disorders have since died, bringing the total number of fatalities to twenty-five. 8 to 16 Killed; Summer Hotel in Canada Burns Toronto, Ont., Aug. 20.--The beautiful summer Hotel Wawa at Norway Point, on Lake of Bays in the Muskoka district, popular with American tourists, was burned early Sunday morning and reports received here point to a death list of from eight to sixteen. Eight is the number of missing, and these are suposed to be dead. Secretary Mellon td Stay In Cabinet as Treasury Head Washington, Aug. 20.--Secretary of the Treasury Mellon, who has just returned from Europe, has definitely decided to Remain In the cabinet at the request of President Coolldge, it was authoritatively learned here. Gompere Tells Union to " Defy U. S. Injunction Chicago, Aug. 17.--Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor, publicly defied United States Judge George A. Carpenter to enforce the injunction granted against members of the International Ladies' Garment Workers' union, and declared that he himself Intends at the earliest opportunity to violate the injunction personally. Communists Disarm Police, Seize Towns in Germany Berlin, Aug. 17.--Thd city hall at Dettelln, 19 miles southeast of Essen, was stormed by Communists, who disarmed the police and gained command of the town. In response to an appeal for aid, militia came hurriedly from a nearby town. However, the Communists disarmed the mllltla also. Many were wounded in the day's fighting. Rtots continue in various parts of Germany. Four Men and One Woman Die in Florida Plane Crash Pensacola, Fla., Aug. 20.--Four men and one woman were killed Instantly when a commercial seaplane piloted by Albert J. Whltted of St. Petersburg, Fla., crashed Into Santa Rosa sound, near Camp Walton, fort^ joUes from Pensacola. K i : Marie Walnwrtght Dead. New York, Aug; 20.--Marie Wainwright, who supported as leading woman Booth and Salvini In their notable starring tour of 1888, died In Scranton, Pa., according to word received here. Speaker Says 70 U. S. Banks Are Owned by Colored Race Hot Springs, Ark., Aug. 17.--Sev enty banks In the United States operated by negroes were cited here by R. W. Wright, a negro banker of Philadelphia In an address at a session of the National Negro Business league, as demonstrating the ability of the negro to manage financial enterprises and take his place in the commercial and financial world. Hero of Wyoming Mine Disaster Loses His Mind Evanston, Wyo., Aug. 20<f-John Pavllzon, Austrian coal miner, pronounced the outstanding hero of last Tuesday's explosion In Kemmerer Coal company mine No. 1 at Frontier, near Kemmerer, Wyo., was brought to the state mental hospital here. He Is as a result of his experiences. Canada Car Order Montreal. Aug. 20.--The $3,000,000 order for automobile cars placed in the United States by the Canadian National railroad will stand despite protests from Canadian cur builders, it was announced here. Saar Prospers, Says Chieagoan. Paris, Aug. 17.--Dr. W. F. Dickson of Chicago, who has just returned from a visit to the Saar basin, declares that that region is prosperous and that the German inhabitants have large sums in francs. Irish Troops In New RakL Belfast, Aug. 17.--Free State troops raided the home in Wicklow of Robert barton, one of the Irish republic's delegates, who signed the Free State Church Roof Falls; Twelve Dead. Madrid, Aug. 20--At the village of Navarre Donda, near Salamanca, 100 persons climbed to the roof of church In order to see a bull fight. The roof collapsed. Twelve dead have been recovered. Illinois K. K. K. Hold Initiation. Chicago, Aug. 20.--Five thousand persons attended the initiation of 150 men into the Ku Klux Klan order Sat urday night The ceremony was held in an open field three-quarters of a mile nojrth of Addison, 111. Japan to Continue Radio Protest. Tokyo, Aug. 18.--The recent Chinese wireless concession to the Federal Tel egraph Company of America, which will construct five wirelesf stations In China, wUl continue to be protested by Japan. Submarine Damaged in Crash. Washington. Aug. 18.--The subtaa* rine N-8 collided with the tanker Monroe of the Green Fleet company off New London, Conn., according to a tM treaty. Later, however, he opposed I egram to the Navy department, utt the treaty. Barton was not at home, j was badly damaged. Especially posed studio portrait of Miriam Ellas, famous Russian Jewish actress who has Just arrived in America. Miss Elias is the woman star and moving spirit of the Habiina, the only Hebrew language theater in tlie world, and has a working knowledge of German and French, up well as her native Russian and Yiddish. Now she refuses all offers to appear at Yiddish or German theaters until slip has had a chance to study English ahd look at the American stage. U. S. MARKET REPORT Weekly Marketgram by Bureau Agricultural Economics. Washington.--For the week ending Augrust 18--FRUTS AND VEGETABLES --Georgia. North and South Carolina Tom Watson watermelons, 22-30-lb. average, 1255.00@426.00 bulk per car; Missouri Irish Grays. S310.00@460.00 midweatern markets. Georgia, Maryland anC Virginia Elberta peaches $2.25 @3.50 per 6-basket carrier city markets; Arkansas Elbertas, $2.50® 3.75 midwestern cities. Virginia Irlsll cobbler potatoes, $4.00@5.50 per bbl.; New Jersey cobblers, $2.85@3.10 sacked per 1C0 lbs.; Kansas early Ohlos, .$1.16 @1.25 f. o. b. cash track. Maryland and Delaware cantaloupes, green meats,, standard 16's, 50c@$1.25 leading markets;- California Turlock section salmon tints, $2.50@3.50. i HAT--No. 1 timothy, $21.50 St. Irftuis, $22.00 Cincinnati, $28.60 Chicago. *18.60 Minneapolis; No. 1 prairie, $16.60 Minneapolis, $15.00 St. Louis. FEED--Spring bran, $28.00 Minneapolis; standard middlings, $26.00 Minneapolis; gluten feed. $40.76 Chicago; white hominy feed, $32.60 St. Louis. LIVE STOCK--Chicago prices: Hogs, top, $8.86; bulk of sales, $7.16@8.75; medium and good beef steers, $8.50® 12.75; butcher cows and heifers. $3.40® 10.66; veal calves, $8.26@12.00; fat lambs, $11.00@18.76; feeding lambs, $11.25® 18.60. fat ewes. $4.50@8.25. GRAIN--Chicago cash market: No: 1 red winter wheat, $1.03; No. 2 hard winter wheat, $1.03; No. 2 mixed corn, 89c; No. 2 yellow corn, 90c; No. 3 white oats. 38c. Average farm nrices: No. 2 'mixed corn in central Iowa. 76c; No. i hard winter wheat in central Kansas, 88c; No. 1 ilark northern wh»»t In central North Dakota, 97c. •DAIRY PRODUCTS--Butter, »2 score, 43c Chicago Cheese prices at Wisconsin primary markets: Flats, 24c; single daisies, 23Vic; double daisies. 28q; long' horns, 24e; square prints. 24Ho. France Has "Deadliest" , Plane; "Warship Useless" Paris, Aug. 18.--Tests were made at Villa Coublay field of a new war plane with a 000-horsepower engthe, releasing torpedoes weighing 700 kilograms. It Is described as the deadliest engine of war yet developed, either for army or navy aviation, and will be put Into quantity construction. The torpedo plane makes dreadnaughts henceforth useless. Flaming Oil Tank Perils United States Fortress San Pedro, Cal., Aug. 18.--Rivers oif (laming oil from the 600,000-barrel tank of the General Petroleum company here swept down through the lowland, covering with fire an area a mile long and several hundred yards wide, menacing the barracks and officers' homes of Fort MacArthur, endangering the lives of enlisted men and their families and causing a property loss of $1,000,000. r Typhoon at Hongkong Sinks the British Submarine L-9 Hongkong, Aug. 18.--One of the most disastrous typhoons In the history of Hongkong strudc here, causing tremendous property loss. The British submarine Lrtt was sunk and many steamers wrecked. Eight Billion Gallons of "Gas." Chicago, Aug. 20.--An unprecedented galonine total of about 8,000,000,000 gallons will be required for operating American motorcars and to fill export orders during the fuU year ie23^ j|4s. estimated. Leading Citizens of Georgia City Are in the Drys' Net Savannah, Ga., Aug. 16.--Nearly forty Savannah citizens were arrested here In a general roundup of alleged liquor law violators. The charges run from common bootlegging to conspiracy to violate the national prohibition law and those arrested included some of the best-known business men of the city--a banker, a lawyer tmd mvmai merchants. Victims,Are Burie# in CoHa^ ^ . ' df Burning Building In f l : • Brooklyn. .- ^ -- -- -- k in MIDST Roof Caves in Crushing the Fighters Uidef Tons of Wreckage--Civijiam Are Caught • the New York, Aug? 21.--Twenty-live < Jf fire fighters and civilians were crushed beneath tons of bricks and masonry _ *~n x when the roof and one of the walls of a three-story,building housing the New Plaza Dance hall In Brooklyn collapsed during the course of a fire. The firemen had carried lines hose into the structure and were fighting thfe flre under the glare of a half dozen powerful searchlights. Without warning the entire roof and one of tlie walls crashed, burying all those In the building. . Seven firemen were oh tlie roof when the crash came. They weTg plunged into the flaming building. Between twenty-Ave and fifty firemen, fire officials estimate, were included In the group fighting the flame in the building at the time of the collapse. Eleven bodies were taken from the ruins at 8 a. m. The collapse of the roof canted three huge steel girders Into the tumbled ruins, and these pinned down many of the victims. Cries and groans of the Injured spurred the rescue workers on to greater efforts. The work of rescue was badly ham' pered by the heat and the danger offered by Che possibility of a collapse of the remaining walls. American Airmen Speed 800 Q Miles and'Defend Bangor ^ Bangor, Me., Aug. 21.--In the greatest demonstration of air power In this i country since the World war, the United States a|r service carried on a series of maneuvers under simulated war conditions In a flight along the eastern seaboard from Langley field, Hampton, Va„ to Bangor. In -eight and a half actual flying hours, a flying armada of sixteen huge Martin bombers, negotiated the 800-mile airway distance to Bangor, a city "In danger,** showing the feasibility* of operating planes a long distance from their base. American Legion Proposes Parley to Cut Air Arms Indianapolis, Ind., Aug. 21.--A world conference for the limitation of airplane construction for war purposes is proposed by the American Legion ia^ an announcement made at the national headquarters of the legion here. In furtherance of the proposal, the legion, It was stated, will conduct a national referendum to obtain the vlew» of prominent Americans In regard to the advisability of holding such a conference in Washington. pi* ' General Aden Says U. S. Has Plan to Unsnarl Ruhr Tangle Wllliamstown, Mass., Aug. 17.--Gen. Henry T. Allen, who commanded the American forces In Germany, told the Institute of Politics here that the State department had before it a plan which he had submitted for American intervention In the reparations controversy. Germany Makes New Plea for Help From Americans Copenhagen, Aug. 17.--Dr. Paul Loebe, president of the German relchstng, says that Europe Is so depressed morally and mentally that the United States can offer the only help and that America must help Europe for the sake of the world. Woman in Knickers Barrett ' Waupun, Wis., Aug. 20.--Prisoners, in the state penitentiary are spared the sight of women in knickers. If women tourists visiting the prison are garbed in knickers they are asked to don large gray dusters. Spaniards Protest U. ft. Ttolll, Madrid, Aug. 18.--Alleging that the American tariff on Spanish canned foods, especially fish, is exorbitant, the Santander Canners* association has asked the government to make reprisals against American imports. Kills Self Behind Pulpit. Denver, Colo., Aug. 18--Standing hind the pulpit of the Messiah Lutheran church, J. Carrick Trost, twenty-one, a member of the choir of ifee church, shot himself through the temple and died almost Instantly. Geddes May Not Return as Envoy to U. S.; Health Poor London, Aug. 17.--It is reported here that Sir Auckland Geddes Is not likely to return to America as ambassador. Since bis return he has been In an institution near London taking a special treatment for his eyes, and his gehfral health also is. said to be poor. ZR-1 Ready for Tests. Lakehurst, N. J., Aug. 18.--The Inflation of tm giant ZH-1, navy dirigible, has been completed. It will be ready for Indoor tests at the naval air station soon. The ship Is the largest ot *s kind. , . Coolidge's Son Crack SttS«. ^ Camp Devens, Mass., Aug. 18.--John Coolldge, sot. of President Coolldge, student at the citizens' military training camp here, is a crack shot. In target practice he scored 43 hits out of a possible 50. Ship Interned by Rues Returne. Nome, Alaska, Aug. 17.--The schooner Blue Sea arrived here from East cape, Siberia, where for a while it was interned by the Russian authorities because the vessel lacked ties because the vessel lacked Ferd, Edison, Firestone on Trip. Detroit, Mich., Aug. 17.--Thomas B. Edison, Henry Ford and Harvey Firestone left here on their annual camping trip. Last year they had President Harding as their Their wires are with thetb. 522^19 Aliens Enter in Year; 81,450 Depart Washington, Aug. 21.--During the last fiscal year 522,919 immigrants were admitted, according to the Department of Labor. In contrast 81,450 aliens left during the same period. Of the immigrants 307,522 were men and 215,367 were women, wjille of those departing 54,752 were men and 28,00^ women. ,L.„^ Moors' Revolt Against t , v * Spain Keeps Growtng Madrid, Aug. 21.--The Moors rose in revolt in the district of Cueta, which had been subjugated for the last five years. The spread of the revolt to Cueta is causing the gravest uneasl- • ness in Madrid, as it is feared that the defeat of Sunday was worse titan the / government is willing to annowace^^^ 346 Dead, 1,000 Missing in Tidal Wave in Korea Tokyo, Aug. 21.--Advices received here from Seoul said that 846 persons are dead and more than a thousand missing as a result of the recent tidal waves and storm in tlie four western < provinces of Korea. The damage to houses and other property a|s? wtm great. " •"- T'*'" . \ Greece Disbands All Labor Unions; Confiscates Funds Athens, Aug. 21.--An official decree issued orders the dissolution of all workmen's unions and the seizure of their papers. The funds of the unions will be placed In the national bank and used to found a workmen's dent fund. ' ' Japan Soon to Scrap Shlpt. ~ Tokyo, Aug. 21.--The Navy department announced" that orders have beat triven to scrap warships according to fhe Washington arms limitation treaty* which was ratified several days ago by the Japanese government. President Watches Shippiitf BostM;, - Washington, Aug. 21. -- President "res " Coolldge is keenly interested in the y ••*' * shipping policy of the nation, and the working out of detailed plans by the shipping board for the preservation * of the American merchant marine. Strsssmann'e Gusrds Firs at Pair. . Berlin, Aug. 21.--Two men who were hiding in the shrubbery near Chancellor Rtresemann's residence were fired on hy Berlin policemen who have been assigned to guard the chancellor. The suspects escaped. Safety to Be Taught In Schools. Atlantic City, N. J., Aug. 21.--Accident prevention will become a regular part of the shcool courses of 2,000,000 school children this fall, It was announced by Marcos Dow, president of the National Safety counciL Is • * ' - r> . #rf'vvl rM&k vf* „ , . J* * _