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jtptn book, but io«t of the page* 4 s ^i ^ft^\'\-' t • I CIRCULATION * * * * * fS. VM *^-. 3*%e Hral^uPaily for Ontario, ^eneca and Yates Countiet YESTERDAY * s * * r&r Vol. 26, No, 1| * I * Weather Forecast * * Tonight—-Fair^j»nd cool . jg \Tomorrow—Fai*\ and Cool GENEVA, N. Y., FRIDAY, JUNE I8 r 1920 |fe Was tjte Reading Backer of the Prg= «•-• \Movement %ed at a Connecticut Sanitarium Following a Breakdown the Result 6* Illness Contracted While Doing Y. M C. A. Work in France ^ __ Stamford, Conn., June 18*-43eorge 5 ty Perkins, former partner of. J. :*. t jlirgan and Company, and jpnesofcth*] bunders of the Progressive ^Party, 'f'jled today in Stamford Ball SanltOj?~ He suifered a nervoijsbjre^adwn 'loma time ago and was brought he*e If.(or treatment from his home i n New Mr Perkins\ falling? health, dated R tack'to an attack of influenza, and Iwumonla he suffered wlSle in Vftance doing T. M. C, A., •work, . His •m George W. Perkins, Jr., said.his ; (,ther had never fully recovered from • the double attack. :_T.ho first of- May Mr, Perkins was f«movea'W'a'-quiet-iirtrea* ; *?-the-^taVj ' wii mountains, but the nervous all- '-nmt failed to respond to treatment •and on June 6th be- was brought to I Stamford. , ; About this time reports became cur- : jcnt that the financier was suffering ; Mutely and was\ In a. violent cohdl- I tion at times. This was denied by the ' ton, \My father is naturally-of nervous | temperament and had been, working toward a nervous breakdown for many years,\ said the son. \He was greatly weakened by his illness • in France and Mtwas upon the advice of his phy- ( ilclans. Dr. Henry Moffat, of Yonkers, N. Y., and Dr. Charles Sumner Fisch- • er, of Now York City, that he was placed in a secluded sanitorium and . Ms whereabouts fcept mor4 or less so? cret. We wanted to protect, him and keep him from disturbance. You have i to Idea the number of people that wanted tn consult with my father ; i&out politu-al matters, especially just ; Jefore and during the Republican con- tention in Chicago. After my father jus placed in the sanitorium he was lot allowed to see any one or transact . «y business of any kind. The doctors (tiered; absolute rest and quiet. They laid him he must cease thinldng about ''Witters which had occupied his.active ( $taH before he became^jjjj^-^'''•*•>* !'JIr, PeU'ns was refuted Iqtte a multi-millionaire. He was heavily in- terested in International Harvester Company and had many other busl- ' ssss connections. He began, his bust- icss life as an insurance salesman.. Mr. Perkins, in addition to his res- Hence in New York maintained a I tome at Riverdale onthe Hudson riv- George Walbridge Perkins was born In Chicago on January 3.1, 1862. He- ft received only a common school edu- l otlon. and hmg before he reached his majority had started out to light his Udnal Mercantile Marine Company | wed a miner position tn the Chicago ofthe Xew York Life' Insurance /Company anil .H=ose to \Be—first vice Bptesident of the company and chair- man ofthe finance ^committee. He had jicbleved such success in, financial at- lialrs that he attracted the attention {«!J. P. Mnrcan and-in^l903 was made jiniember of the Morgan banking firm. /His interests were diversified and he rhcame identified with the Interna,- rthaial Mcr.antiiH Marin Company, United States Steel CorporajifflB Inter- jWlonal Han ester Company, German iMIance Insurance Company, New [Jo* Trust Company, Erie ' Bailrbad =tompany, Florida East Coast Railway wparaAnd others. *\\\\ ! Perkins »«s a great admirer ofthe m Theodore Roosevelt and in 1912 »acn th^ n< publican party split the ; nancipr became one ofthe chief back- jwof Colond Roosevelt on the Pro- iltessive ticket. :.>. Perkins was justly proud of his • •» n ln Ufe f: \ m humble circumstanc- t«i On one occasion he gave .tne fol- IWng advice to American hoys: 1' nere J s alwjya room'for boys who J;\J ambitious and not afraid of hard Ku* RarcIy are hi S h Positions filled J$_ other than men of ability wlffi rise i compantiveiy obscure positions. | i«.. • ger ,ho corporation the more |«rtam is the office boy to |*teraost place.\ COLLEGE TRAGEDY DUE TO WHISKEY Authorities Believe Dartmouth Stu- dent Carried on Regular- Illicit Trade in Rum 8mu9g1ing. | Hanover, U% H., June 18—Federal officials today are combing the di3- tricj: between here and the Canadian border for suspected \rum runners\ who\are alleged to have supplied Dart- mouth Coilejere students with, liquor. The authorities believe that the slay- ing of Henry E. Maroney, a senior, by Robert T. Meads of La Grange, Hi., was an outgrowth of an organized il licit traffic in liquor. Meads, it- is be-, lnat tne po nci«>s oi th«L federation Albert H. Meads, Chicago attorney, father of Robert T. Meads, arrived to- day. He visited his\ son at the Woods- ville jail. \I will stand by my boy to the end\ be said. The authorities say they have found a cache at the college grounds, where Meads had stored neayly 100 quarts of whiskey which he brought into the college for sale. Working from the scene of the tragedy, the Federal offi- cials claim to have located the trail of the \rum runners' from the Canadian border.. Crile Wise, of Warren, Ohio,. the froshman who aided in the temporary escape is still in -the care of Sheriff Murray, awaiting the arrival of the $1,000 bail in which, he.ia held as a material .witness. Ingenious methods were used by. the \rum runners'' to get their whiskey into the cojllege it 1s\ alleged. Custom guards were eluded, it is believed by running across the border at night while on other occasions the smugglers were deliberately passing with whis- key bottles beneath their automobiles. reach a They Assume Dominant •Role at Convention -^rr ^ \ \\* Gompers Loses His Control in the Federation—Feels His Defeat Keenly Montreal, June 18—The railroad un- ions have assumed the dominant rota In the American Federation of labor as a result ot their successful flgb* to have the convention indorse gov-, ernment ownership &t raUways. Offic- ials of the railroad unions claim that they have now assumed leadership of |.the American labor movement. VThe railroad men are ui the saddle today,\ declared S. H. Heberltog, pres- ident of the Switchmen's Union of North America, \The' convention's ac- tion in indorsing government owner- ship with democratic control mean* [that the policie,s...oJ__thjB„ federation of lalHM'-'wHlbe prggresstvefrom'HOW da. We officials do not care who they, elect as officials ofthe federation so long as we can dictate the policies For the first time the federation ha* adapted a big, constructive forward looking program. You might call it a revolution in the trade union move- ment, but may be evolution .describes it better.\. There was \a division of opinion to- day as to whether Samuel Gompers would retire as president of the fed- eration because his leadership ..was repudiated by the convention.\ Many labor men close to Gompers express- ed the belief that the veteran leader would not quit, but would continue to combat the extremists in the organi- zation.- It is evident _that Gompers feels his defeat keenly. For years ho had led in person the fight against any proposal for government ownership and he openly denounced the Plumb plan of government ownership of rail- roads. Denver has entered the contest Vitli Los Angeles and Birmingham, Ala* for the next convention.' • Dr. Burris Jenkins, editor and pub- lisher of the Kansas City Post, who has been asked to place the name ot William G. McAdoo before the Demo- cratic convention, which opens in San Francisco, j.une 28. Dr. Jenkins is a delegate-at-large from Missouri. Ho is a staunch supporter of,, the League of Nations and the Wilsonaa- ministratlon. BIG QUESTIONS. TWETTLED Allied Statesmen Will Dis- cuss German Indemnity a,t Boulogne Next Week DOUBT TRUTH OF Plans To Remain Away From Convention ; ».. <s Has Made Plain Time and Again That He Is Not a Candidate San Francisco, June 18—Friends of William G. McAdoo today seriously doubted the authenticity of a report circulated here that the former head of the United States Treasury had sent a verbal .request to wes$e*n del- egates not to vote for him. \While Mr. McAdoo has made plain time and again that he is not a candi- date for the presidency, I doubt very much the authenticity of this report,\ declared Mrs,. Antoinette Funk, of Chicago, one of the most active work- ers here in behalf of ^the McAdoo (boom. • Other friends of McAdoo here also doubted • the truth of the report. It convention--gossip- afloat -and~deregates-| eagerly discussed ats possible effect on the balloting if true. One delegate favorable to McAdqo declared that the former secretary of the treasury might be expected to issue some pre-conven- tlon statement as to his tatentio&vas regarding the nomination. x McAdoo has announced his inten- tion of remaining away from the con- tention. Governor Cox -of Ohio will alBO remain at borne, his manager, B. H. Meore, announced here today. Acordtng to Moore, Governor Cox would consider his presence, here liindlgnlfled.\ x The announcement that Attorney General Palmer wilt come to San. Francisco, however, Insures the pres- ence of most of the presidential can- didates. Governor 'Edwards of New Jersey will arrive early next week, Senator Owens is already here. Sec- retary of Agriculture Meredith is ox- pected ,next week and Senator Hitch- cok and Simmons are expected to ar- rive before the convention opens. The announcement yesterday that the western states have been askedijpublican to. form an organization to provide fori concerted action in, the convention took, on new etgN'jlcance. with the ox- London, June 18—German indemnity and commercial trading with Russia will be the two big questions discuss-. „ . _ , ^ .— — — ---.- ed .by 1 the conference of Allied states- rival here of Senator James D. Phejan | cans, of every jbade of thought identi Pric& Three Cents; ' -' . - ' i Will Confer With Many Leaders Plans for Campaign Being Carefully Laid—Chair* . man Will Hays to Meet Candidate Next Moiv day—Senator Johnson to Heartily Support Ticket, Also Governor Lowden—Wisconsin a Problem. i%i Washington, June IS—Senator W. G. Harding, the Republican presidential \nominee intends to hold intact for work in the general campaign the Harding pre-convention organization. He feels that this is due to the friends who, • without money and tn the face of -many discouragements, brought -to him the convention dele- gates and held thorn loyally through the strain of 10 ballots until success came to him, The Republican national committee will be an important part of the cam- paign machinery. It will not, how- ever, be all the machinery. The Hard- ing organization will be the intimate working, driving, power of the candi- date. Harry M. Daugherty, of Columbus, O., who arrived this morning and con' was, however, the choicest^ mprg.eL.of j. feired..\jKU^. Senator Harding, is thej •headr-of--thfs~persanai\nnrcitrae ~ot- the Republican nominee, Daugherty is a veteran Ohio politician, with loyal friends and bitter enemies. The lat- ter defeated him for election as a Harding dolegate to the Chicago con- vention while electing most of his friends. •» At their conference this morning the senator and Daugherty considered plans f&r the campaign that have been worked out hy- the latter. Daughprty Is insisting that no time be lost in getting down to a systematic cam- paign, full of ginger. He has prepared the Harding organization throughout the country for such a campaign. Conference Wfth Will *iays. _ With these plans carefully digested Senator Harding will be ready for his, conference, sot for next Monday, with Chairman Will H. Hays, of the na- tional committee, who -wnl present his plan of campaign. It will be necess- ary for Senator Harding to cf)-ordln- ate the two in one ironninl T'U.n free (mm conflicts and complications. Before he has rcameu a decision on this all-Important matter benator Harding will confer with as many Re- leaders as he can meet. He has invited them to a conference with him, the invitation bens confined to no lactlQn but extended to Republi- Governor Cox of \t)hio Finds Favor With Them—So Also Does Edward T. Meredith, Secretary of Agriculture —Delegates Going to Convention With Expectation of Outdoing Republican Rivals (BY DAVID LAWRENCEE.) Copyright 1920 by Geneva Daily Time* [men.at. Boulogpe next week, Mjwas,|and tlfe*antfO^eejnealM***- Srned .toaa^'*tt:^.Be1ie'y^ fri the agreement already has been reached ---*•- •* -* -* '— Between Premier IJoyd eGorge and jl| Premier Millerand of France, which \' will- serve as? a basis fpr discussions'. The Exchange Telegraph correspon- dent at Paris reports that the follow- ing statesmen will be. present: Premier .Lloyd George of Great Britain; Premier Millerand of France; Count Sforza, foreign minister of It- aly< Paul Hymans of Belgium and Dr. Matsui of Japan. The conference is scheduledldo open on Monday and probably _.wlll last two days. Minneapolis,. Minn., '. June 17.—Re- publicans here are asking many per'- tfhent questions about the\ ChIc».go convention. Was Harding the best the convention could pick? How much did Penrose have to do with It? Why wasn't Lenroot named vice president, and is Harding a conservative who|d0Tsemerrt of -Bfe^Bryan and the Iowa |JWing Not Concerned. Over League Referendum I t. ten c\S'\'\• olule ia---r»enntoir war-- $W*Vw^toTm&&&$ ^^erttag^he-JJieniooratlc ticket, there is « »,... a refei 6 nd«m -W ; * w **„,»,„ ^ ^^ det . o{ ais( j aIn among these Re- Mngton, June 18—SehWdtfIVar- *! I Wcate? £° vc nant, BoTfjMuehtly ad-: I C „l ub!ishe * «M>orning, F* 8«L£. ve ,1 \Btf W Resident Wil- | 'U* nat0 r Hardtngf said: ' Vw£* e KeMpican party will *«on „?,T e ?; %i*ndUm\on the **nmJuE?* , F <»*ten relations of tttltude «) and Ulat «« Republican il!\ ba Zl^T?}**' 6at natibnality & -SS^^m^gly endorsed.^ f%y $10,000 iBSne for \ Proateering itt^Suga^ W or thb M? 6 stand aW *m£ feoni--, J&aae-to ft ^ben-He pleadeofttd *ttr/ ° a ch a««e of^rodteerlai to does his own thinking, or is he a con servative who takes advice from oth- ers? • The younger eleitaent In the Repub- lican party is plainly disappointed and as one Republican editor expressed it, \much explaining will have to be done\ but he felt they would under- stand as soon as they were given a comprehensive story of the true situ- ation at Chicago, how^ an agreement on a dark horse was the only way out of the deadlock. Some Minnesota men are frankly prejudiced against Harding. They ad- mit they have much to leaj-n above the personality of the man and are willing to be convinced. Tet one who was at the Chicago convention said he didn't like the Way Harding went around in the early hours of Saturday morning last and electioneered for himself among his senatorial friends Who had influence with different del- egations. Still that may be Senatorial license. This part ofthe country seems to be prepared for an old-fashioned campaign but some' Republicans of the. 1 .younger and more Progressive type hope it will not be too old-fashioned with too much of an appeal to the conservative forces in'our social sys- tem lest the northwest be given to .a more liberal candidate elsewhere. —But the most interesting .thing about the Harding candidacy is that how- ever, mUch it is disliked, the moment one mentions the possibility of sup I ne \woitite and Vanttki. publicans which shows that partisan feeling is rather acute hereabouts. • Many are already committed to Harding without even-knowing whom the JJeiaocrats Will select at San Fran- cisco and what the platform will be. There is anexpectatlon that the Democratic platform will be much 1 ) more liberal than that framed by the Republicans but the reaction against the Wilson administration has, un- fortunately for the Democrats, pre-j Eluded in many cases even the possi-' biltty ot weighing the respeotrVo can- didates and their platforms impartial- ly, < $here is mostly an Impatience to have a change, and. the thought of perpetuatln'g the Wilson administra- tion is sufficient to turn lukewarm P.e- Publis«fl*o Harding. Insldfffrra Democratic camp, partic- ularly-among: the'progressive elements, the Republican platform and candf- 1 gtlate are viewed an a reactionary cbm< .binatlon that cannot prevail. \Minnesota Dtthocrats will go to San Eranclsco, with militant step and enthusiastic expectations of outdoing theli' Republican rivals. Tet the dele- gation frond Minnesota will under the ijtait M« &• Toted tor a poiwervathre ii* Attortar Olittal P»bM» - Brother Bryan IP immensely popu- lar In these parts • .rticularly wi£h the farmer, a circumstance that has made more than one Democrat ask whether Edward T. Meredith, Secretary of Ag- riculture, business man and farmer's man, who happens to have the en .delegation, wouldn't be a good man to head the ticket Meredith is really worth watching. A ticket like Cox of Ohio atnd Mer- edith of Iowa would not be unaccep- table to many Democrats, though Mc- Adoo i s much better known and is supposed to have accumulated more elements of political strength, partic- ularly with labor, than any other can- didate. The fact that Mr. McAdoo is a son- in-law of President Wilson, is again and again cited ns an obstacle to his candidacy though the cry of a Wil- son dynasty is hot so much hased ori the family relationship of Mr. McAdoo and Mr. Wilson but upon the appre- hension that Wilson policies will be McAdoo policies and that to all Intent and purposes the vote will be for a third term of Wilson. There Is too much disaffection among Democrats to ignore thl3 sentiment Indeed, ft is the fundamental rea- son for the growth of the Cox boom. The Ohio governor has- not been a part of tho Wilson administration even though he must naturally say he approves of tho Wilson administration In'order to catch the support of the Wilson followers. • • Governor Cox \has not only carried Ohio during the period when Hard- ing was' active *in Ohio politics, but he. Is a . trifle moist on the prohibition question. This should win him the support of such wet delegations as New T6rk and New. Jersey, and he should absorb, the western strength of Governor Ed- Wards, as in Michigan and Nebraska. But Edward Meredith ls^ a dry and so Is Mr. McAdoo, The only chance for Governor* Cox to be on a ticket with} Meredith and earn the approval of - Bryan isto say the prohibition amend- ment is now the law of the land and that it is not the business of the fu- ture chief exdeutive but. the Congress to declare how much alcohol could-be used In light wines- and beer, f Here is an attitudo of Vice President Mar- shall who, by the way; has many- friends In this section of the country. Far from considering him In ,the light i vein that he was \discussed two and- 1 three years' ago the speeches made by the Vic* President inthe last yea* have won liim many admirers, partlcr ularly among the conservatives. If:. this be a year of conservatism, the apology of Hacdlng might be Thomas?* Marsliali of Indiana or John W. Davis } of West Virginia at present American j Ambassador tqjGreat Brltahj. But the Northwest isn't expecting ultt* con- servatism from the Democratic partr| this year. TURKS KILL IS BRITISH SOLDIERS London, June 18~ Fifteen,, British soldiers have been killed'and twenty- three wounded in battle with the Tur- kish Nationalists at Ismid, said a news agency dispatch from Constantinople today. The Turks attacked a ^detach- ment of British Indian troops While they -were withdrawing*—Under cover of a bombardment from six*4nch ar- tillery Gordon Highlanders sui In rescuing the remaining of the Indian unit. .—. a Italy and Spain Fofmally Recogniz* New Government • • »' Mexico City, June 18—Reports were current in semi-oflielal circles today that Italy and Spain have formally fec- ognlzed the new government headed by Provisional President de la Huerta and that similar action probably jvill be taken by Great Britain and Japan soon. China was the first power to recognize the liuerta regime. - •—* ' •— '- Allies Consider Drafting New Turkish Treaty • r London, June 18—The Allies are considering the advisability of coming to terms wll;h Mustapha. Kemal Pasha, leader of the> Turkish Nationalists, and then drafting a new Turkish -treaty, iRe Evening Standard stated today, • The Turkish treaty is the only one remaining_to be signed. ***************** * # * THfc WEATHER. * * • .....»• • - ^, * Washington, June 18—Forecast • * for .Western- New,, Y/ork—-Gener- * + ally fair and continued cool to • night and Saturday. + ' «. • Temperatures. • 7 a. m ......'.. + 12 noon jfi 3 p. m, SI 65 ei * * *' • Local Conditions. • After a break in the rain last . •-evening, which had* the . sera- • • blanrce of the end of the; storm; • • the precipitation -was resumed • • agafia shbrtljr^after midnight and • • continued during most of the • • time today.. Aftet the raia • • ceased last evening* the wina,-#J V+ worked around Into the northeast- • • indicating that another\ install- • • ment of the storm was approach* * • lug. With --Hie- wupSSbundance* • of moisture and a temperature • • behireen lixty ahd seventy de- • 4i*eft»vf the air it i* espeetiny a libera^ almost So- 1* ffeft»V the air was chilly and • niiatin nTatfdrra from: the D«mocr*ts** a *n l P ^\y. • 7 • • '•: cfallslic platform from .and there would be »urprl»c indeed, if « JMoAJo* fcwrt «h« nomine*. Demo- cratic platform of planks providing for the exclusion of Asiatics and to prevent foreigners from acquiring oil lands in the United States. The special trains began to roll In for. the convention today. The first one '\brought 80 newspapermen. An- other bearing the Pennsylvania deleg- ation will Come early next week. New York, Ohio aiw^Indlana special trains wJU folkw.' Michigan, Iowa and New Jersey contingents are also com- ing by special train. • According to Chairman Cummings, convention preparations here are just a week ahead of schedule.' The civic auditorium where the convention will be held will be turned over to the Democratic hosts early next week with all alterations completed. Nearly as many delegates are already on hand as has been' the case in other con- vention cities-three days before the opening days, FOR KIDNAPERS Friends Are Pooling Huge Sums for Arrest and Con- viction of Child Robbers Norristown, Pa., June 18—Friends df Mr. and Mrs. George H, .Cou'ghlln, par- ents of Blakeley Coughlin, who—was stolen from his crib 15 days ago, are today making arrangements for the pooling of large sums for i. gigantic reward to be offered for the return of the child and for the apprehension and conviction of the kidnappers. It Is be- lieved\ that the amount will exceed $26,00d---and may reach the $50,000 mark. Three prominent Norristown men already have expressed their will- ingness to contribute $4;000 apiece. . In referring to the swindle, which Mft Coughlin revealedT.to him .yester- day, Chief of. Police Eiler today de- olared_the_ man who swindled the fath- er of the kidnapped baby ouf of $12,000 on the pretense that the child would be returned following the payment of that sum \had nothing to do with the\ abduction.\ — ', . - i - Chief Bile*r is convinced that \the crank\ the nom de plume which the swindler assumed, is a clever crook, who gleaned minute details concerning the .case .after Jthe abduction bad been actually perpetrated. . While every effort is being made to catch the .kidnapper search for the baby is not being neglected. In fact It Is going on with renewed vigor. Secret service operatives have been working on the case and are operating With a small army of sleuths already on the case. Major L- G.' Adams, com- mander of the Pennsylvania State Con- stabulary, is only waiting' for word to assign additional troopers to the in- yestigatipn.. _ ' , Vigorous Crusade Against fhe Bubonic Plague Vera Cruas, Jane llMThe vigorous crusade begun by* Dr. Carl Mitchell, American medical expert, against the bubonic plague Is already showing good results. Only one death was re- ported on Thursday and no hew cases. Dr. Mitchell has organised a new san- itary squad' and 250,000 pesos have been fcithe^RepubHcan; partyi e Senate Republican \organization flgu>& .prominently \Tir-th.e direction of tho Harding campaign. Senator Pen- roso, the stricken leader, will be con-|ed.\ suited freely, t is probablo that Seria-J tor Harding may so arrango his holi- day program as to make a call on Sen- ator Penrose at tho latere homo In Philadelphia. A messenger from Sen- ator Penrose at the latter's home in day and carried back to Penrose a message, the full tenor of which Is not made public. , • Johnson to Support Ticket. Senators Lodge, Brandegeo and Fall alroady have discussed with Senator Harding many details of the paign, especially with reference to New-England and tho Southwest. Sen- ator Harding had hoped to see Senator Hiram Johnson before tho latter left yesterday for his California homo but was disappointed in their respect. Friends of Senator Johnson say the latter will soon make known his plans fprithic hearty support of Harding and CStjblidge. They declare that while his disappointment. in .failing to receive tho nomination for president was keen he is coming around all right and will I soon begin active support of tho Re- publican ticket. They have no fear of his bolting under any circumstances. Senator Harding expects great re- sults from the help he -is to get from Governor Lpwdon of Illinois, and the latter's friends in the \middle western states. Governor Lowden was the first of the unsuccessful contenders to con- gratulate Senator Harding and to of- fer him support. Senator.Kenyon, of Iowa, a loyal Lowden state, has wired SSenator Harding that Iowa will give him 60,000 plurality next November. Senators Watson and New of Indiana, who are familiar with the middle west political conditions, are optimistic oyer the success ow the Republican ticket. Wisconsin a Problem. Wisconsin presents a problem which is given Republican lcfadera much thought Throughout the convention this state stuck steadfast to Senator LaPollette,- breaking only on the final ballot with one vote for Harding. Sen- ator Harding has not heard from Sen*— ator LaFoilette. This may be explain* ed by the fact that the latter is sick i»\ a hospital at Rochester, Minn. Tha Republicans want this state's electoral vote and will do all within their poweit. to prevent it from swinging to a third party. Much depends on the attitud*> to be taken by LaFoilette. HUGHES WOULD STAY EXECUTION OF FlN$ Special Assistant to the Attorney Gen« eral of the ,U. S. Prepared to Offer Vigorous Reeietancser\ New York, June 18—Arnim V^ Riley, special assistant to tho attor- ney general of the Unlted_States J .^J[JJL_,__ !lie«^tib^ay^f^&'jC^iSe6} Oir -prepared-tor —*- offer vigorous resistance to an effort which will be made by Charles £V Hughes to obtain a court order halting all prosecutions under the. Lever actf The case is to be argued tomorrow. Tho order' sought Uy Mr. Hughes would stay tho execution of the fine ot ., $35,000 Imposed upon C. R»-Weed and Company of Buffeilo, convicted ofi profiteering. Riley declares that if ths — stay is granted It will automatically stop all proceedings under tho Lever act until it constitionally has been passed upon by the Supreme Court. , :—a Northern Italy Devastated ' by Strikes and Fighting *T— London, June 18-<-Strike disorders' and fighting between the \whites\ and \reds\ are devastaJJiig parts of norths em Italy, according' to • the following Exchango Telegraph dispatch., from Homo today: \*~\ \Tho situation in the agricultural _ district of the province of Cremona baffles description. Tho whites are driving out the reds. Deputy Mog- llctt and his supporters are scout-In* s tho country preaching arson and riot „' ^ Hundreds of -, hea4^f^-j^3»?octe*4>»W)feg^jgi died from ill usage. Wheat Is rotting In tho fields. All hope of settling tn« strike seems to have been abandonn Ebert Redoubles Efforts To End Cabinet Crisis' ^t'^>-2 Berlin, Juno 18—President Ebert to-i day redoubled hls~cfforts to end the cabinet crisis and to secure a coalition ministry for Germany before the Na« tional Assembly meets. The president Is again pressing Konstantln Fehren* cam- '(bach, president of the National Assem-* bly, to accept the chancellorship aln though be had previously refused It. Herr Fehrenbaeh finally consented to make another effort to form a coaln itlon ministry of Majority Socialists, Centrists and Democrats that would- hold together- at least until after the spa conference next month. These are tho samw political parties that were represented In the old Mueller cabinet Fires Started by Pyromaniac Is Belief » -New York, June 18—A pyromaniac Is believed to have started fivVignement bouse fires in tho Cherry Hill district which endangered tho lives of 700 per- sons early today and threw the dis* trlct into a panic. In each Instance the fire was started In the same place, in wood bins and under basement stairways. The fires gave several battalions of firemen a hard struggle before they were extinguished. « Correspondents Guests of Huerta Mexico City, June 18—The American newspaper • correspondents in Mexico City will bo guests of President de la Huerta at luncheon in the national palace on Sunday. The president said he would call tho correspondents to- gether from time to time to consult •them on questions of interest between Mexico and the United States.' =•-•*•? a Over 40,000 Spectators Expected To Witness Big Regatta at Ithaca Tomorrow . Ithaca N. Y„ June 18—Tills pictures- que little college town buzzed with ex- citement today as -preparations were completed for the staging of the classic intercollegiate rowing regatta on Lake Cayuga tomorrow afternoon. - Finding itself suddenly thrust into the center of the rowing -stage to \sub\ for Poughkeepsie,' Ithaca set about the task of entertaining the plggest crowd in its history in a businesslike manner - and, was ready today for the invasion of a horde of rowing devotees. <JMfceIl authorities believe that over 40,000 will witness tomorrow's races. Overcast ikies and threats of more rain greeted incoining visitors early- today and the coaches of the rival crews viewed the weather with dis- mays None of the crews got what might be called a thorough work ont Thursday owing to inclement weather. As the town begins to fill with vis- itors evidence of the presence of sporting blood Is beginning to crop out and a nurober._of bets were regis- tered today at sven monecr with. Syra- cuse and Cornell favored in the beU ting. . Because of .the inability of thoj rowing ^ officials to . arrange for an observation train here most of the spectators will be banked on Cayuga's \ shores near the finish line. The j. spectators Will be informed of the J start of each race by the firing of a : f there-inch gun. As the crews pass the mile point and cross the finish line colored smoke rockets will be set off to indicate the sequence of the shells in crossing the line. The regatta will not start until nearly sundown. The freshmen eights will pull to the starting line at t o'clock. They will be followed by the junior varsity crews at either- 6:30 or 7 o'clock and the varsity event i will be rowed a half hour later. T All four varsity crews—Columbia, Cornell, Syracuse and Pennsylvania— were reported in prime condition, to-. day and if the weather is right, ,on« of the greatest, races in tha history,; of the rowing aasoclatjoa \is* •xp*cU i O 4,
