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LATEST NEWS i ABRIDGED FORM Events That Concert the Two Hemispheres Recoried So as to Be Read at a Slance. FOREIGN AFFAIRS EPITOMIZED Paragraph* Which Picture Executive and Legli'etive Acllvttlee at the National and State Capitate. WASHiNCiON

ury Mellon dcrwred tMtoverrih^rT win lure to jmj $00".c*x>.000 to the Am. rtcan raitrooilF to addltton to U* tnoni }* ulreody paid aa a rw>iitt.of gv,»trninent rontrol. Co plain L V. Bnell and two army eergconls fell Into Son FrtmrtaCv bay In a blp army balloon a blob !<ad rlwn from Fort Baker to obrerre tarsi-t practice. They were reecned by a tap from Angel Island Immigration Station. Delaware. Inckawccna and Western railroad e:...ot-oce<l n per cent redaction In work! np .-ee at Ita Scranton. Pn, repair -uop» Pottnu.ster Hoys 'i..noanced an InvestigoUjn of the parcel post system with a view of effecting economies bos been begun. The hou«« passed the alack-filied package bbl. designed to prevent tbe use In the sale of foodstuffs, -f bottle and contain err. that deceptive In apper ranee and thori in welght. James C Thomaa, Jr, a negro, wnt sworn Into "dbee In N.w York as Assistant United States District AM or-

MELLON ATTACKS BONDS ASMEN ACE Secretary Warns That Bill Would Disrupt Treasury, Raising Taxes and Living Costs. !J. S. NOW STAGGERING

Writes 8ar.. Frellnohuystn That Paymentt Would Prove Boom* rang. Appeata to Congrea* tc Get Coun . try Back on Sound Gaais.

MRS. MAUDE M. MONEL'l.

ti ght men were killed and 86 InJnred as the result of an explosion In the Standard Oil Ca*s rtfinlng plant

PrcNldw-L Hard s locked boraa with tbe senate In person at tbe Unpitot be assumed tie offensive He mad* fen

tor artorami cl MUter.' JJ]- ^ ^ tn. Me. «» “ ul , ! uUldnily l'.cr. .1 tzmiMi

^ Ti. m I : rt.e. .t rti~i MdlMd » te « .

tbe conditio- oX he treasury nay 1“’ t!le gf „ year ago. aedeflultely known. 1 cording to delegate* attending the Wloe«.ng as a me* ^ ^ | nol* Sh<^ Kctalletr- AModetloo con

■work of tbe extraordinary veab.on. ! , n -,_ 0

Will > vitmltc Oiat iMre U nr... j n . 4..JK W~»«* I rerJri t. IV.dlett.. trot. . rutt t.

bonus bill. He)Ion jsUmated that tin : lcB - - ■ t

would coat the country be-

SPGRTING

Washington.—Passage Of a soldier bonos bill at this Ume would be most • infort unate for tbe Treasury and for ; the country; would disrupt Treasury j refundroent propoMls, increase taxes and the cast of living, and in geceral give a financial and economic setback Tbl* Is tbe WdnltB of Becrerary of the J

Treasury Mellon.

In a letter to Senator Krellnghuyaen the Secretary *xjiresaed bla views ci. tbe l>onua, saying the Bltiatl‘»» created under any "f the optloux’. plans proposed would be a serious one and wouid talrl- wreck tbe Administration plans and efforts for Oovern ment -conomy. In this ccnneetl n the Secretary expressed t-ars that Govern., eot disbursements to gbt In any event run ahead of receipt*, and tii« mstter was one of grave concern

tc the Treasury.

Notwithstanding the frank onslysi* and declaration ot Bccretaiy McIIom

RARDIN6 DRDES { I BONDS DELAY President In Person Locks Horns With Senators, Backing Up j Secretary Mellon’s View. TAX AND TARIFF BiLl.S FIRST j

Lunch** With Old Associates and s Lay* Down Law Bluntly on Rev- , emit Revision- -It for a

C -nate Recess.

Vashlrgvon. — President Bardins j went to tbe Capitol and told the aenj at* iccdera that the soldier bonus: | j bOI ahvaid be sloetrnektd to make way

lor tux legUlttloo.

| Re 1alon of th.- tax laws the Pr«d- ; j dent declared, should come before con- i . i slderaUon of the tariff bill In the »

ha

MISS BEATRICE BECK

SoliCf*®; General's b-ug-d Prom’ncnt In Waehir.gti

bona*

twee- $litR!.0UO.Ij00 and $W!5d,0000.<KlU, that It would “swell tbe co*t of gtovernment and virtually defeat the

adnilnlstnulon* program of ret rend Before e crowd of 4.VOO persona „ meut -nd economy’' and that it woi".J mott of W Loui an* bathing costumes, : th# tirt *cniatloa of the SetTHary'. block “all re: unding operation* on the Lu(J y j ^u^-er of llonomlu and Ml*r letter 't. the Senate brought a revernetionai debt tnd depress furtber tlic . Helen Uldbtrey, both bolder* j t ; on at tbe sentiment ia that body Brice of Uber... bonda" ’.vorid'r record* and title*, swam i pirongly in laror of the beuu. llati) Senn;e rejected. 'fS to 24. a concur- victory in the pool at Madison Square 1 ^ indicated a nllllngnea* to m..; resolution offered by Senator Harden, New York. i ,acrlflce con* derations for some Lodge proposing o four week*' ad- Midget Smith met vritt n snrprlra | form of bone* ie*l*lr.tl*n. Swiatcr Joummeut of ibe Benjle from July » ; part y at G e Brlgtnoo Beach S. C., . M(-Cumber, aponi>< - of Uk- br.t. epok.to August 8. Brooklyn, when he was outpointed ttj j r . favor of tbe budget, and «>ugh» to Postmaster General ’MU B. Hays Ed^it Anderson in a twelve-round j discount Mr. Mellon's to'ccful out signed on order directing reinstate- j Anderson proved to !>e too dev- j line with the declaration that It

went > f 11 postal union leaders dtf-1 er tor smith, jibbing and hooking the

J from Uie Chicago post office year ago by Postmaster General Burieeot, m caose of their union octivlUea.

Na\TION'S business

Midge: and getting away without a re-

turn.

Francois Desdampt said that It was evident from th- pictures that Dempsey weighed nearer 103 to 195 ikound* than the 188 pound* given as his weight before the tight. Tbe steamship Olympic, which gulled from London for New York, la carrying * boatload of famous athlete*. William T. r'lden 1* returning Aboard with tennl* laurel* and Devereux MU-

The proiierty and aatet* of the East Coast Fisheries Cottpary u-J the East Coast Fbdwriea Product* Onnp.uy will be sold on August 10 under order Maned bj Federal Judge Hale. ,

Senate favorably -.eported t'** jweod- j burn and !xju!» odard are returning

•d 'u’di-giuln guinbiing bin," provld-: with the polo cup.

log tor euvetumeiit regulation of the I Carpentler h-s lost no popularity Ip country'* bour-j* of trade by the *eo-e- I defeat. Judging :rom Uie reception oetary of ugrlculture, Bt.Tvtnry of com- i coided him on New York strnett. In «Berr« and attorney general. alighting from an automobile to keep An investigation to determine wbeth- hi* engagement* with Rickard, the •r rate* uiamiuined by the American boxer was immediately recognized and Railway Kxprasa Company within ti«; j crowd* of persons, curioa* and eager staU’ of North Dakota are prejudicial • to shake hi* hand, followed whenever to imerstuu- commerce we* ordered ! po*slh<e, giving lusty cheers at fro-

by the Interstate Commerce tkjuiuu- j quent intervals.

sjuii. George* Carpenller and hi* manager. The United Stales Steel Corpora-1 Francois Descatni*. who plan to *011 Men eunout* d another cut. Uie second , f or France ot: July 14, conferred with einiv April 12, In mIBo^prices for the xex Richard In New York concerning finished product* "to corrc*!ond wlih ,| ie Kivnchmau'* cnmi*uign In deffc-tie •xistii.g price* of competitor*.- i „( j,!* light heavy-weight 'Jilt, Ariiiur U. Laskei-, clialrman of Uit | Hilly Ml»ke received *2,000 for boxShipping B.ard, arrived In New lurk lnk . j act Humuit U t Jersey City July and Held « conference with steam- ' o Mlske wn* slow and made such a ship •men at the OiutBaui Hotel to do- ; impression that be 1* not likely to charge of the bureau of operation* , ever again be considered a chutuploo-

of course up to tbe Setretery to look after the Treasur, tntereou &al con-

serve find*.

Minority leader Underwood (AltU opposed the bill. He raid; “Tbe vote » en» ;esteruay la fnvtw of taking up for cons deration Uie so-called bor bill Indicates on its fsce, at teuSL tthere Is a strong leatiment 1ft

of 1U pusausc.

“It Is not a pleasant tmk to apeai; tlonfc

again*! ;Uia blli but I dc not feel thn 1 would do my full duty If I did not expresa. so that it muy appear in the record some of the reason* l be Iteve tb s bill should not beCot >e a

low.

*T did not expect this letter from the Secretary of the Tresury. X consider It a* a very timely rne. strong, forceful and to tbe point. In my Judgment, If tbe party In power desires to art re Uie soldiers, serve the firmer and serve tbe people generally m tbl* country, she cctlon twit party abbtdd rake L to endeavor to bring the country back to a stable condit on of finance, stable conditions of business, w that toiler* «n the fair, s and In tbe workshops may have employment nn.l reasonui le remuneration for tbeir toll. “To attempt to palliate tbe present O.ndltl -n by paying men a bonus does r.ot relieve the situation, and tt not for tba tioneflt of the country. I aa» i , Pi-oscu til the b.u for many r» He attacked the bill, reading from the Met uml>er report which explalne.!

nrolild be preferublo. »t.|p poss.’jIUly. . 111C ^ Tiic number of idle or surplus Lari Thomson, the Drrtjnouth utb- ;tt jjmvuion*, nnd said It was unfrmgni ear* on June :-i totaled 3TT,- | ele Bnd Olympic liunller, won the all „-rthy of tj ie mnjiultTee ;o report It

830. or SJSbd less than Uie prevlou; . ErottI ,u a. A. U. title at I'asa'i' Ua. oct

week, uccunling to Uie American Kal 1 - o»i., from a small field. He amassed a juiferrms to the fact the! It w uray Association. tmal cf 7^34, while Bhea. the Pitt fuT l-lU iotPT amrlces-pay Beveral hundred esrployae* of the n ;hiete, running for the 1 astlme A. C.. ; B a day, "No man In the ft American feugur Refining Coinjiany of 0,270. Ralib was third, with : B , - he -trould take tbe clmnoM

u-1.11— iliidlim ,.l,l Wore ,

Brwklyx

went on a striae because of 3.1*2 pointa widle Gllfililn. old Notre u wages. j Dume athlete, was founl., wtlb 4.721.

Tbe I'rerident’s unexpected visit to , •be eenntc- came as a complete snr i prise to Capitol Hlih Loannoonc-l | and wltluut having node any pro- ; vloui, engegemect, Pretident Hardlrg suddenly ap.-nred In ths Preslditit * room. Just off the main senate chaw- j her. He was accompanied only by ! 1 his secretary. George B. Christian, Jr. |

Immediately the Republican sens- j . tors iHsappeared from Uie chamber to | mi .s R-ctrice Beck is tbe daughtte* • greet the chief executive. i of Joire* Montgomery Beck, who w»* ; The Prealdeent arrived at the j recently chosen to be solicitor KWMaHj^ Car tel sboruy after one o’clock, and „f the IVpnrtmem of Justice. aEffifewlthlu a few uiiiiutes wot bavin : ' Reck 1* a .roroSneut member of V.aabJjpg lunchei n with senutc leaders on U.c tngton -oei vi rtrole*

north balcony of the senut x He is m undemood to have expressed the hope that !h' senate would follow thi* .1

i.’sUve program:

L Rectanmltnicnt of the Soldier : Ronus bill a .id a recess on tht .art of the senate until August . i 2. Tbe senate to glv. precedence j j to taxation le.,1»lation after tbe re- ' Tbe President’* view*, as outdned indicated that tariff legislation will be deferred until after a tax program has been put through. President Harding indicated to a tors with whom be conferred u—4 while favorably committed to bonus legistatlon, he believes It should be p*^tpo: cd at this time. The i'reel dent. It t understood. 1* formally to ootllne his views tc Congress on the whole ma:;er. His j>ronouncement win come In the torn of

a letter. It 1* *ni<3-

Presidrtit Unrdlng emplmrired that Congress could expedite legislation

for which Uie special session was ■ s'.on House in Dublin, said the go--era-called. namely, taxation nnd tariff, by I m,;;.! reallaed the -..eccsstty f halting a recess at this time. The bouse now ; b | 00( ) h | M ,| (f peace ntgoUut.ona wera t* bard at work on the tariff bill 1 , 0 gU0(<e(1 He 3l}ded that ^ . 000 as with expectation of Its passage by , 1(e v c lera accepted the (nvitaUep to a July =1. What the President wants . JHia ^ ..^.r Ihe British ctoeo*

.. .... . I» for «>e senate to recesa d'lerring | forcM , n lnrlolMl Bould w . o^jared to whenever President Harding asks for | isolation, refer Uie tariff bill , 8U O|wraliollrf further delay In act lot. on the bonus | !o ^ Flnsnce Committee when It 1* Jjr Valera.- letter to the premier

bill it win be granted by a substantial ; , (aasw i gj House and go aneadij

majority. j with tbe tax program. By this mean*. ! , lwlre yon ra , irc . K , riU j ltf It l* said that of the 53 "er.atore now , t u believed. Congress might be able pan (i , lhp HrtdaJ , p, :ViTr ;. w . nt u . ^ ■esent in Washlngfoo at least 48, and t o adjourn by November 1. with the ; (|> . (VIlturi ,. a , , tw ^ n the

i*x and tariff legttJatloo completed. , I)w[lle of , w0 Bnii lo ^ The Presldriu’a Insistence upoji the ll( b| Ub n .i a ,i oni( <>{ neighborly barabove program Is Interpreted as It - , is ,1*. genuine desire of tbe jaw-

caung that he approves tadUy the p)f . of , ri . lan( i

view* of Secretary oC the ireararj 1 “i have consulted with my coHeagM»i Mellon U.at bonus legislation at this I Hiid vU . WR of r< . prBWlll time" would place too heavy a load nf :nlIK , ritv o{ , lar npon the treasury. It Is prooa e ,-,^[-.1 tl , tbe Invii. tion jou have sent that the ex**cuUve may come out d.-ti- lne I(i r(1 ,, v j , 0 s , y , am nltety 1,1 , BUI 'P'/'l.J.'!! 11 '!„ n ,-r ' r, ' a<1 - v aI " 1 'liwuwi with

Mr*. ‘Maude M. Mcnell. widow of CoL Ambrose Moneil of Tuxedo Park, former nickel magnate, who inherit* ill* entire estfcte. ertlmatcd at *20,000,■KlO. Colonel Moneil. wbc served with the American Expeditionary Forces,

died May 2.

TOWSi)^ HURRY UP ON TARIFF Maiorities in Both Houses Recognize Wisdom of President Harding’s Demand.

Washington—The soldier** beans bin . will be recommitted to the Ben-atg^Jnu-.ice Committee and held there untQtbe financial conditon of the goernment and tb< country warrant nc-upe-t It, .ccordlng to all ndica-

Tbe appeal of President Hardl..g to hi* f'lrnier colleague*, coupled with the solemn warning of Secretary of the Treasury Mellon that |«as*age now of a bonus bill would be dlsontron* to all concerned seem* to have had the* desired effec.. Hoara leaders ab.> ex j pressed a wtUtagnsas to co-oi>erate

with toe President.

l>Hjder« In t*.»e senate have

ed th« situation nnd now believe that

present

possibly more, have agreed to accede to the President's request on the bone* iii '. Actum will not he taken, however, until Jte receipt of the message The' senate sd>iurned In expectation that matter* will he forced to a head soon after It meets again. Republican lender* of tbe house ed they approved Mr. Harding's program fo: deferment of tbe bonus bill

•- TRUCE FC HOSTILITIES

IN IRELAND SIGNED When Eamonn de Valera Actft Hope for Settlement of Age-OW B roblem Growr Brighter. .'1

London—A truce In Ire!nno was de- ^ .l*red after Eamonn dc Valera, pnrL dent of “the Irish Republic.’' had *c~ 1 repted Premier Lloyd Gco.gi * invitfi- 'j tlon to on Irish pence conference hk Lo..don. ' -Fjgp, m Premier Lloyd George, lu n letter ^ Euri Mldleton. Southern Unionist, wjio was couferring v1th De Vnloru and other factional Itaiera at the Man

and speed ng the tariff and tevenue j forthcouilnp communlciulon

tneasun-s. They have determined to devote all energy to p. mpt enactment of the tak nnd tariff bills from i .w on and bt-iUva tbl* nlone will prevent acLon on the bonus bill at this session.

JIL

that these *. Idlers took for a dollar

a day."

Secretary Meikm’s letter wes In response to u i.vmmunlcatlan from Sen-; ntor Frcllnghuj sen. la pan us fol-

~ a j lilW> . ..j,, lliv study of the bill l have u«,,. rmi.M su J.iii.i I lr'«l 1“ wMI aa”™' <*»;

i got on u.' enactmem wonm place upv.n

hour. S the Treusury. Such obligation yoor

! what basis such a conference as .nat

FOREIGN

Deuiot-rats In csn>.-aa rally fore*» to

attack tariff hill. Craig, the Ulster p

Intermit revenue receipts lor Ufiil dlemv wnlil: lulled iiulf nu uuur. 1 — - ...^ we off over *H»J.0O0.tW0. While nothing wn» obtaliik'.le regard- i deport meut. 1 am * ure " .* ' The na.y Wimp C-3 exploded at lug Uie subject 1 their talk, it was , ascertain. * hare ro d«ire tu pia tbe naval air atatlou i t Hampton assumed that the Irish si'uaUou was | a,,T ui " lue burden upon y >ut

Houds, Yu., burning ui 0 Injuring four discussed. Sir lumra refused to make [

would i>e grateful tf you co-.-ed

persous wto were aWsird, the navy de- r statement after hi* audlruce. I •> our V03r dear to Indicate^what tae

.4 enactment of the blit would mysn tw

1 the Treasury of the United States." No such ..uii. . * proposed. S^cretnijr

e Limdoii [>eaee labie, U he at-*j

pBitmeet was not!tied.

A presidential proclamation armour)c- tends, De Valera will nslst upon a |

Uife that too war with Uermauy und measure of domltiiun rale for Ireland, 1 - - ,. . , Ausiria-Huugajy fonually came to un acccriling to Irish Nationalist Inform- ■‘G'*- <XI ‘ cud ou July 7 51*21, whin the Pro.! ant* .juote.1 hy the Canadian Press! pubU ^ treaimry.even though

dent aigued tne Join: reaelutleii. proba- ; nervlce of DmiUxi. 1K Valera will

bly will te tunnaary for legal rcusons, ■ abflndou the clalil

Atto

rtl Daughe) 1 permits !

auedlclnal twer u 1U l>« deferred. General T. Coleman du Pont wi pointed by Govaraor lienney of were to sen e the umaplred it Sena tor Woicott, vibo re»lf oil enju appointment as diauiv'.ior u

•ekre.

Cornuw Brick Terra Cotta am Coin|>uAiy's plant ut Cmning.

Bted. : Hr.

mun !

a period of years, without throwing a heavy buroen U|Von ail U*e people

I of the country.

Tbe kituallun at Tampa Is not sorl»u*. aciordlng to Prmddeut Otiregon. lt:e preMdrat declared he will combat : tfforta of oil compuni-a to compel Mex-

ico t j lower petroleum taxes.

A bill to »nve bdiiklng, taxation and sugar j>ruh,ef.» on Cuba will lie drafted by u Join: >simnils*lan of the Cuban

WOULD OUST TURK RULER

WORLD NEWS IN CONDENSED FORM

LONDOfL—Ki! b Goonje appears to have suddenly assumed the role M irli.cli.nl mediator In tbe present Irish

mg'•nations.

PARIS^—The government ha* ordered ;be nxiill of tbe French legal mi.wiot; ut lAtlpilg as a prorest against tbe hypocrisy of the German trial a PITTSBURGH—No better evidence of »be tremendous increase In crime

d- I—ni

than the fact tlmt the Eastern Penlten-

gress. At that time he 1* ; proposed ran reasonably h-pe point oat that while his admtu.stra- KChu . v ^ tlu , dedno.

tlon is publicly .-cmmltted to bonus . legislation, he believe* it should he j deferred until the country could bet-

ter stand the financial strain. Senators with whom President

Harding conferred personally at the ; Capitol were: FreUnshuysen. Har- j raid. Spencer, Kellogg, Hale, I-odge. Watson, of Ijidiana, Mi>*cs. Wad*- j worth, McCumber, Knox. Brandegee. Nicholson. Willis, OakJor. New. Curtis. Kenyon. Borah olid McNary. Rcpeob- | lie--!*, and Undrewood and Overmar,, ,

DeamcittHi.

Leavlug the Capitol after hi* two

hour conference, th<

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on hi* way to the White Howe, when he passed Senntor Rurah, coming out

senate office building. The

President Harding was initiated !r.t» the Improved Order of Red Men national officert of the order administering all three degree* at a iperiai ceremony in the President's office at

the White House.

President was i Successful negotiations between (

inability to

tramnVrrtd SO men and 25 women to

the W••stern IVniientlary

LONDON.—ARhoogh the terms of her m:i-,dare forbid Japan from building fortifications or naval bases upon

Nationalist* D'mand Abdication of on:: r German South Sea islands, Sultan Mohammed VI. ; proof* nave been received at London Athena.—The Turkish N..:i.naU»t i that she is already exploiting the armgovern 10*nt In Aj.gora, accor.iinp U>’ tegic i-wsibllltie* of tliroe territories,

advices from Constantlcople, bits Ue- ‘

rars cat h.- ‘ td ’ White House motora stopped abruptly. h/Knatem Penlten-! “ Dl > the President waved to Senator

ly, then exchanged Uondshnke*. uhlle

tbe cars got under way.

PLANE BEHEADS BOY

I'reifii

Br

as urged by 1 p,.rtM incutary

inanded tha*

abdicate.

The latter replied he was abdicate In favor of sty m

Sultan Moh.mr.Hvd VL j employe.

lets in Wsy of Swiftly Revolving

Propeller of Machine.

Weehawken, N. J.—Seventew-^ar-, . .. >ld Felix Susxreynfki got In ibe wiiy President Hardi.vg plans to addi

KOBET'jApXN^ThVrtiM thousand ' of -ue propeller of a^ airplane th“.t j eongreM in a formal way ,oon. pro*.

rrnment official* and railroad executive* involving refunding arrar.g*. menu by which the carriers would receive approximately S800.00l.000 in additional treasury aovansve within the next six months are expev-ed. . V Mr. Hoover estimated that 2Od,0Ot»P ac tional men ccuid be employed by

ro--* d fun8» were.available.

The administration ha* not yet decided on it# course with regild to th* peace sttlement with Germany—ha* * not yet determined whethr - u proceed through the Versatile* Trsaty

or through a new treaty.

r dur- j “ f pr "

laid.

, be Kawasaki dockyard ! bad Ju*t landed on the Guttenberg : ably ty a spec,a 1 mesaane. on th* strike for an increase In rare track at North Bergen and way | subject of the Soldiers- Bonus legit-

ady to! wacc* striara also were begun in deoapltuU-<l. , \ b«G«v. and also on th* tartft and tx-.

, ' I, _ ....A*... mhp D .,, w reserve* , The pilot of the machine. James & , bills.

!>^1oo| wore coifed out to ptc«Tve order. 'Kelly, a former army flier, was ar- Pres,dent Hard,.^ urged that actor

I heir, CONSTANTINOPLE.—Greek force* party, 1 wKared heavy lo**«i In tbe Uuitd

* ^BERLIN.—Chancellor Wirth before “HELLO AL" AS GKEEViNG ‘ a crowded relchsta* a*M-mbty subu.ltted the governments tax p,<>er«n pro-1 May Be Accepteo Fo-m by Bay State ; poaing a t-ital taj atlon of tKMJWJMV American Legion Membt,*. : OOU paper merk* for the comlrBoetOTi. ' ilrilo. Al!" will 1+ the! LONDON—The prim* r accepted for.:: of gre*(R « for Maosa- LWyd George. Mated In U

flier, was

charge <it manslaughter

! and W* pawwngtr. Duvld J. King c-

« York, wn* held as a wltn*-**.

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HARniSBURG.PA—Unemp'oyment P-'e

on soldier bonus and tariff bilta tf postponed u..tit taxes have been «*-

vtaoo.

Denouncing the Fortiney bill in gen. erai, the Democrat* declare that “ft it doubtful if in the n.stary of polit.cal affeir* a measure sc irra. deemabiy and universally vitkivshr* ever been submitted te the law mak | i.-.g power of a civilised sooietj ' W. S. I ewer, for-ner director of th« division of planning and statist ot the Snrjpr.g Beard, war. cppoi.^V - ed by Secretary c' Commerce Ho*T ver as chief of the iron and steel mdustr.sl division of th* Department ot Commerce. President Harding was initiated into the Impro .ed Order of Red M*r..