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The sun., 1919-05-12

rightly endure only to the benefit OF the
people OF ireland themselves.
I'm the name therefore OF the people
of Ireland, ask that the Irish nation
may be invited to give their adhesion to
the Covenant Of the League of Nations,
and that membership of the league-a
membership available under Article VII.
even to colonies who have freely and
legislatively subscribed to the suprem-
acy Of the English Imperial Parliament
shall not be denied to the government
OF a free. independent Irish Republic"
The sun., 1919-05-12
WILSON CONFERS
ON GREEK AFFAIRS
Ciemenceau, Balfour and
Venizelos Consult Him.
BY the Associated Press.

PARIS. May 1l.-President Wilson in.
tended to spend the day in the country.
but NJ Clemenceau, the French Premier (;
Arthur !, Balfour. the British Foreign
Secretary, and Premier Venizelos OF
Greece. called at noon and held a con-
ference with him. II is understood that
the discussion related to Greek affairs
which will soon be taken UP with the
Turkish and Bulgarian treaties.
uring the afternoon the President
had an extended automobile trip.
The sun., 1919-05-12
RIGAISDESPERATE
UNDER RULE OF REDS
Soldiers Kill Citizens Without
Trial and People Are
Starving.
Special Gable Despdtch TO THE Sun from the
London Times Service.

Specidt tdoie DespdfcH 10 lHt suN JToW "o
London Times Service
Copyright. 1919; all riohts reservsd.
CoPENHAGHN, May 11.-A courier from
Riga describes conditions in the town as
desperate. RED" soldiers kill citizens
without court-martial after nightfall
All classes are starving and epidemics
are rife, like the plague. smallpox and
spotted typhus. There are few doctors
and medicines are scarce.
The Swedish Consul is dead from a
nervous breakdown.
Though only a few regular soldiers are
necessary to GUST the Reds, the other
has given UP all hope that tho
Entente will despatch trcsps. The only
chance is that the Scandinavian king
doms will send food and warships to
carry their countrymen home.
The sun., 1919-05-12
Silesia Calls Treaty
Peace of Desperation

T ,ONDON, May 1.-THE Chief
President and Central Coun-
Gil of Silesia, according to a wire
less message, have issued a proc
lamation renouncing the peace
treaty and declaring that the
transference of the greater part
Of upper Silesia cannot produce
a lasting peace, but "only peace
Of desperation for Silesia."
The proclamation calls on the
Silesians "to let the world know
we will not submit to such a
peace"
The sun., 1919-05-12
HUNGARIAN BORDER
CLOSEDBY HUNGARY
Vienna Government Seeks to
Keep Out Bolshevist Agi-
tatOrs and Refugees.
Special Cable Despdtch TO THE suS from ns
London Times Service
Toa,rs1Af NIL .i1bt.

tODVtpNT, WV UH fTNNts Fterrttd
VIENNA, May 1.-THE Austrian Cow
eminent has completely closed the Huns
garian frontier with the double object
of keeping out Bolshevist agitators and
demoralized Red Guard refugees, and
secondly. preventing further attempts to
upset the Bolshevists being launched
from Austrian soil.
The condition Of western Hungary
undoubtedly is growing more serious
and the country has been subjected by
Bella Kun to martial law.
Definite pronouncement of an Entente
policy is necessary, since the present
shillyshallying Is simply playing into
the hands of the Bolshevists, who
mockingly compare the spipeless treat
ment OF them with the severity Of tbs
German peace terms.
The sun., 1919-05-12
Woman. Ill. Leap. From window

Mrs. Maria Selekossay. "a, III with
pneumonia In her rooms at $50 East
1o5th street. walked 10 the window on
the fourth floor In deiirium yesterday
and jumped out, Mrs. Frances Scott, a
tenant, saw her fall and called a pa
tro.man The woman was taken to Lin.
coin Hospital with fractures of the skull
and legs and internal injuries.
The sun., 1919-05-12
SOCIALISTS HASTILY CALLED.
international Committee
Peace to Discuss Treaty.

PARIS. May 1.-The executive COR.
mittee for peace appointed by the Inter.
national Socialist Conference has hecu
urgently summoned TO Paris to consid"r
the attitude which the Socialists wi
take toward the treaty
Camille Huysmans, Secretary Of to
Internationale, and j. Ramsay MaCnou.
aid arrived Saturday and conferred With
Albert Thomas, formerly Minister Of MI.
nitions. and NJ, ionguet leader OF the
Minority Socialists.
The sun., 1919-05-12
BOLsHEvIK TROOPS MUTINY.
Five Regiments Revolt on Ural
Front-Trotzky's Aid Drowned,

HELs1NGFoRs. Finland. May l1.-Ac-
cording to Russian newspapers received
here discomfort in the Bolshevik army is
Increasing.
Five regiments on the Ural front have
mutinied and drowned a number OF the
Bolshevik commissaries. including Leon
TrotZky's secretary, Lindon.
The sun., 1919-05-12

Ing prospectus for France. But there
would be a terrible falling Off In his
popularity in the event that either ma
tor refused to sanction the alliance.
The sun., 1919-05-12
PAM MAY STAY IN FRANCE.
Mexican Mtnister Expects to Pre-
sent CredentiaIs Tomorrow.

PARIS, May 11.-Alberto ]. PAM
Mexican Minister to France. said to-day
he had received notification that he
might present his credentials at the
French Foreign Office on May IS. This
notice came, the Minister said. at the
moment the Mexican press was an
nouncing his departure for Spain.
The Mexican Government issued a
statement on April 20, setting forth
that Senior PAM had held credentials as
Minister to France since December of
last year. but that although he had
been In Paris for a long period he had
been unable to present his credentials
to the French Government. In view OF
this, it was added, President CarranZa
had ordered that Senior PAM, with the
legation corps proceed from France to
Spain, there to await cabled instruc-
tions.
The sun., 1919-05-12
Woman Suffrage in Netherlands.

THE HAGUE. May . tdelayed) The
second Chamber of Parliament to- day
adopted the woman suffrage bill by a
large majority.
The sun., 1919-05-12

will be the first tactical move Of the
German Government in answer to the
peace terms.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-02-26
STRING PRAIRIE.
{. > I. . = . = . = . = .

Ray Downey@ received word Sun
day stating that his sister, Mrs. Kilt
G. Sapp, had died Sunday about II
o'clock at Chicago, Ill. Her husband
is still in France. Will and Web
ster Downey left Sunday evening for
the remains.
Vess Surena. Clarence Felt. Jake
Bergthold, Albert Ref, Mrs. Lewis
Felt and daughter Nellie, John and
Paul Doyle and Raymond Hayes were
recent Argyle callers.
Several Of the people from this
vicinity attended the dance at RUDE
Andrews Tuesday evening
Mrs. Fred Felt and niece, Eliza
beth, spent Sunday afternoon at the
Lewis Fett home.
The Misses Elizabeth Burke, Ellen
Doyle and Meta Krebill attended the
teachers meeting at Fit. Madison Sat
urday.
Mrs. Oliver Ritz and baby returned
home Sunday after a two weeks visit
at the Henry Felt and Henry Reitz
homes.
Elmer Meinhardt is little better
at this time.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-02-26
(. Omaha Live stock.

thousand marines down to the docks,
They carried 500 hundred sick men in
their arms four miles to Camp Pom
tanezzen through rain and mud be-
cause there were not enough stretch
ers
The general himself walked with the
marines carrying the packs of three
Eick men. Today he related how he met
two marines in the dark, heard sob,
turned on his flash light and. found
both weeping as they carried limp
tody. He asked what the trouble was
One replied: 'One man died on U.s."
A terrible storm blew down many
tents the might of January six, this
year. unhousing 1900 men. General
Butler ordered all kitchens fired up
and dinner served. Bonfires were
started and bands played. A disagree
able incident was thus turned into a
lively midnight picnic while accommo-
dations were being restored.
The spirit displayed in these various
situations described is responsible
for the present efficient organization
which led Charles NJ Schwab few
days ago to write a personal note of
commend on the conditions in
the camp. Likewise it has led dozens
Of men to volunteer to remain for per-
manent garrison duty though they
were scheduled to sail for home.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-02-26
Late Market Quotations

1925; top. $17.45.
Sheep Receipts, 5000 head !,
ket 10 to Soc higher. Year,,a
$9.00G15.90; wethers, s12ooNts h
lambs. s1s.75@1s.o5; ewes, ssM1
11.65. WV
New York Produce.
NEW York, Feb. 2s.-F1aur RI.
firm. ~
Pork, quiet. Mess, $4s. oo@4 sM
Lard. strong. Middle west !,
$4,000 $3.50.
Sugar raw, steady. Centrifugal i.
1928.
Refined, steady. Cut loaf, slou
crushed, Stops; powdered, Sal,
gran1llated. $500.
Coffee Rio No. z on spot. 15Hc
Tallow. steady. City. SIC; specl
'9Ac.
Hay. quiet. No. /, $1.5o@155. n
3. $1.15@1.25; clover. $100@1.45. 1
Dressed poultry, frmer. Turk,
35@45c; chickens. 2S@3Sc; fowls
@35kc; ducks, a5@45c.
Live poultry, easy. Geese, 21an
ducks, Acc; fowls, 34@36c; turRe'|
35 @4oc; ROSTERS, 24c; chickens, N
a2c.
Cheese, firm. State milk common
special. 27@36c; Skins common
specials, 4@21c.
Butter. firm; receipts, 1852. Cresd
cry extras. 541a 055c; dairy tubs,
@53c; imitation creamery firsts, 4
@52c.
Eggs, firm; receipts, AHA. Mead
white fancy. 530l5c; nearby min
fancy. 421S@4S31c; fresh, 4oa|
431ac.
Chicago Produce.
CHICAGO, Feb. Butter-C Cred
cry extras, 541s@55c; creame@
standards, 51@5lAc; dairy it'd
4S@53c; dairy seconds, 42047c.
Eggs Ordinary firsts, 3s@3sH)
fiysts, 1914 @39kc.
Cheese Twins, 25@25Hc; You
Americas, 25A @264c.
Potatoes-Receipts, 20 cars. W
consin and Minnesota, per cv
81. 50@1.70.
Live poultry-Fowls, Bic; duel
Sic; geese. 22c: spring tchickel
31Hc; turkeys. 30c.
Chicago Rye, Barley and Seed.
CHICAGO. ILL.,. Feb. 25.-Ryes
2, $1,43@1.44.
Barley 89098c.
Timothy-s7.00@1O.0
Clover-Nominal.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-02-26
IRELAND WILL
ALSO BENEFl
Any Scheme For Reeonstruction
vanced In Great Britain Is
Applicable to Emer-
aid Isle.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Servic
DUBLIN, Feb. 26.-Ireland will b
eft equally with Great Britain in \
reconstruction work planned by
government, Sir James MacPherst
chief secretary of Ireland, declar
in outlining the governments Ir
policy before the conference Of y
resentatives of Irish municipal asl
Citations here late yesterday.
"A grant of G250,000 ($1,250,O0
has already been made to meet y
immediate needs Of demobilized m
and others needing assistance So
MACPHERSON.
ANY scheme for reconstruction
vanced in Great Britain is applicaa
to Ireland. The housing situation
Ireland is appalling. The COVER
ment will continue it's housing p
gram; including subsidies for pa
ment of the difference between e0
nomic rent and the rent which y
ants are able to pay. We are cons91
ering the formation Of house,
department"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-02-26
RADIO COMPASS
WARNS SHIP
No More Running on Rocks When Yes
sci is Slipping Along Through
Thickness Of
Foo

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.-Piling up
of big ships on shoals or rock bound
coasts bid fair soon to be thing OF
the past.
This is the result of development Of
the radio compass" the product OF
navy genius-which accurately regis
tiers the direction and approach Of a
vessel by its wireless signals By us.
ing two or three stations, the ships
exact position can be given if the navi-
gator is lost in the fog and nearing
dangerous shoals.
The radio compass supersedes a RAJ
do phone device installed at Point Ju-
dith light, which contained powerful
phonograph records warning the light
in fog and repeating you are draw
ing nearer"
The sound carried eight miles.
The device will be installed at Bos-
ten, Newport. Delaware capes, Charles
ton; S. c. Four are in operation near
New York.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-02-26
NEARLY $4,000
BRIDE MONEY
Price Paid In Third Naval District
Stacker Enlistment Scandal,
According TO Estimates
Made

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. I
WASHINGTON, Feb. 26.-Nearly
$4,000 in bride money, besides valu-
able presents and entertainment, con-
sututed the price paid in the third
naval district Stacker enlistment
scandal, according to estimates of
the navy department on record to-
day.
The report on the Investigation
shows five persons under arrest with
la prospect of further detentions in
and out of the service.
prominent civilians are believed
involved, but the department, while
promising not TO shield them. de-
ciared that the case is not vet suf1.
clently developed to warrant publish.
ing their names.
Inc evidence so far. gather
showed two phases of the scandal
one aspect was passage of mon
into the naval service who wera
physically unfit, but who probablv
under army rules would have No.
assigned to duty-perhaps overseas
me other phase was detailing 49,
to soft shore jobs permitting So
sometimes to continue their businas.
in New York as well as early raIaeos
of certain men after the arrn,st, to-
Those under arrest are I5ent n.
ljamin 5. Davis medical corps; Lieut..
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-02-26
CASUALTY LIST
CONTAINS So NAMES
(Continued from page ID

Cistor Chavez, Puerto Deluna, New
Mexico.
Arthur G.. Cress, Atkins, Va.
Harry Davey, Algona, Iowa.
Charles E. Ely, st. Clair, Mo.
Edward ]. Garin Kansas City, Mo.
Charles II. Koehler, Elna, Pa
Heneiy Marcus, New York City.
Guy Ora Nelly, Kansas City, Mo.
Phillip Richman Odessa, Russia.
Howard II. Turnbu'l, Balfour, Iowa.
Died Of Disease.
Sergeant Clyde A Emerson, st.
Petersburg, Fla.
Sergeant Fred A Hall, Norwood,
Ohio.
Corporal Milton H. Freede, Hales
Corners, Wis.
Corporal Ernest Harrison, Urbana,
N. Oak
Cook Melchoir Inks, Amherst. o.
Cook Isaiah Pullen, Granville, Ga.
Wagner Jesse T. Frazier, Liberty,
Miss.
Ernest A. Corbin, Washington, d.
Albert Henry Dorm, Helenville,
Wis.
Michael ]. Duff, Jr., Mt Rath, Ire.
land.
Fred D. Eaken, Lima, Ohio.
Harold English, Tenino, Wash.
John Farquhar, Portland, Ore
Ora G.. Heinsohn, Grand. Okla.
Paul J. Hershey, Greenville, Ohio.
John f. Holding, st. Paul, Kan.
Alex S. Holloman, Hockerton, n
Car.
James w. Hopkins, East Auburn
Calf.
Fred Howell, Seattle, Wash.
Jack f. Miser, Livingston, Mont.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-02-26
DEMOCRATS
PICK CUMMINGS
Connecticut Man ls New Chairman
OF National Committee to
Take Place Of Vance
Mccormick.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
WASHINGTON, Feb. IS. - The
democratic national committee today
elected Homer H. Cummings. of
Connecticut, as chairman to succeed
Vance Mccormick McCormick's res
ignation, rendered when he went to
Europe as adviser to the Ameri can
delegation at the peace conference,
was accepted today.
It was revealed that Cummings
will at once get the 1920 campaign
under way by touring the country
for conferences with state leaders.
The determination of the democrats
to make a most vigorous campaign
In the middle west and west was
evidenced by the election of J. Bruce
Kremer. of Butte, Mont, and Samuel
b. Amidon, of Wichita, Kas., as vice
chairmen.
MORE
The election of Cummings. 1t be-
came known today, was at the per-
sonal request of President Wilson.
Shortly after Mccormick resigned,
the president cabled from Paris that
Cummings selection would be per-
sonally very pleasing to him.
For the first time in the commit
tees history. woman voted Mrs.
George Bass, Of Chicago, chairman OF
the woman's bureau of the demo
cratic national committee, held the
proxy Of the Illinois members.
E. G. Hoffman, Fort Wayne, Ind,
was elected secretary; w. G. Hollis
ter, Jefferson City, Mo-, executive
secretary, and W. D. Jameson, Sben-
andoah, Iowa, director of finance.
w. w. Marsh, Waterloo, Iowa, and
Colonel John l. Martin remain as
treasurer and sergeant-at-arms. re-
spectively.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-02-26
is SPREADING
TOWARD WEST
Dangerous European Unrest Passes
From Russia Into Germany and
Now Threatens Great
Britain.
[By. ]. W. T. Mason, Written For The
limited Preas


[By. j. w. T. Mason, Written For The
United Pressl
NEW YORK. Feb. 26.-The move
ment Of dangerous European unrest
which passed from Russia into Ger.
Il any, is now advancing further west
ward and is developing menacing
symptoms in Great britain. Lloyd.
Georges warning Of civil strife is not
a rhetorical phrase for there has been
accommodating long h-t of working
mems demands in the British isles
which have failed to be satisfactorily
adjusted. The one result ct the peace
congress which to the present has
most nearly affected the people cf
Great Britain and the other allied ma
tons In Europe is the confessed in
ability of the delegates to make the
Germans pay for the war.
Only small part Of the taxation in
the victorious countries can be net BY
Indemnity.
The enormous weight Of taxes now
hangfng UPON France is chiefly re-
sronsitle for the discomfort which has
seized upon the labor classes of Great
Britain Unless some means can be
found OF tightening the blrden. the
situation may become an impossible
one
After the NaDoleonic wars there was
for years terrible misery because of
heavy taxes, but this was soon relieved
through the invention of labor saving
machinery which greatly increased
manufacturers capacitg fer product
ion. Greater productity appears to be
az then the only fundamental way of
solving the problem.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-02-26
remains for four days with matinees
daily after the opening.
Hippodrome, Tonight.

The Indestructible Wife," Alice
Brady's latest picture, will be seen
tonight at the Hippodrome theater.
The story deals with Charlotte. the
strenuous bride Of Jimmy Ordway.
She is athletically inclined. while her
husband is not, and he finds great
deal Of trouble in keeping UP with
her. He meets Brandy, profess
sional athlete, who he decides is the
correct man to tire her out. Brandy
falls in love with Charlotte. Jimmy
decides to tame Charlotte as Petru-
chic did the Shrew. He kidnaps her
and takes her to boathouse. Brandy
tries to rescue her, but Charlotte
loves Jimmy and refuses to be res
cued. Tanned Charlotte and her
tanner prepare to lead less strenu-
Gus life. Also latest Pathe news.
Tomorrow-Have you ever tired to
bulldog steer? Have you ever seen
it done on the plains? Have you
ever seen this daring stunt shown on
the screen? No, you haven't, but
you will when you view the latest
Tom Mix picture, Treat En-
Rough" at the Hippodrome theater
tomorrow. Also Mutt and Jeff in
THE Side Show
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-02-26
BEING
BOUGHT IN LEE
Prices are Good and the Movement
is Rather Active This
Spring in This
County.

]. v. Hedden has sold to John
Hedden twenty acres of land in
Charleston township for which $500
was paid, according to the stamps on
the deed.
William T. Scott has sold to August
Zinnert 1873 acres of land in Montrose
township. The purchase price was
about $4,000, as shown by the reve-
nue. stamps attached.
c. L. Laws has sold to A. Converse
for $500, the front eighty feet of lot
seven in block 80, the property being
In Reds addition.
c. c. Conger has sold to r. T.. and
r.. c. Conlee 200 acres of land in
MoEtrose township for which $24,500
was paid.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-02-26
RACE TO
RETURN MEN
Bringing Boys Home From Europe az
Fast as Possible, But No
Records are At
tempted.
iBy lowell Mellett, United Press Staff
Correspondent
Copyrighted 1919, BY The United

iBy lowell Mellett, United Press Staff
Correspondent
copyrighted 1919, BY The United
Press.
BREST, Feb 26.-While every ef.
fort Is being strained here to get the
boys home as fast as possible. 1t is not
a. race The reason Is that Brest, hav-
ing outdistanced all other ports in the
great race for Berlin" has no serious
competitors In the race for home"
The race for Berlin" was between
Brest, Bordeaux, St Nazaire, Havre,
Marseilles. Boulogne and Calais. 1t be-
gan in November, 1917, and was de-
signed to show which port organiza-
ion was the most efficient Brest ac-
ccmpIished eight weeks theoretical
work. in forwarding troops and mater
ial in six weeks and two days.
When the armistice was signed 976,
LAG troops had PASSED through this
port. The first boat arriving in Novem-
her, 1917, required seventeen days to
discharge it's cargo. On May "a, 1918.
sixteen boats arrived with 42,152
troops, and all were discharged within
twentyrfour hours. On July 18th, $4,000
troops were discharged in twelve
Tours. The Leviathan ON its first trip
to Liverpool--the worlds greatest har.
!5or-spent forty-two days there be
fore its return to America. On its SEQ
ond trip to Liverpool it spent thirty
days. She arrived in Brest on May 2,
with S,S42 troops, discharged them, re-
ooaled and departed in eighty-one
hours. The next day British official
arrived in Brest to see If 1t were posi-
lie for the Americans to better Liver
POOLS record He found the ship gone.
Admiral Sims receiving a message re-
lating to the performance, thought
there was q mistake and asked for YER
ifjcation. The confirmatory message
was received while he was in the Of
free of a British admiral. He kicked
his hat to the ceiling and shouted. On
its next trip the Leviathan discharged
0,3SS troops in twenty-nine hours and
recoaled, In forty-nine and one hal.
hours.
This is the pleasant side OF Brest's
activities during the trying month";
when there was Just one motive actua
ting the American army and the Amer
Jean pecple-to get the men to the
front. These records were achieved
with totally Inadequate facilities, in
lighters, tugs, trucks, cars
and lumber. and with roads in deplor-
In August the city of Brest suffered
an influenza epidemic. There were
many deaths among the French inl1abi-
tantstants but the arIny,s precautions
prevented the disease from spreading
to the troops working on the docks and
at Camp Pantanezzen. The same was
true when transports began arriving
from America bringing victims of in
fluenza and pneumonia. The first OF
these sl;ips were the Van Steuben and
the Louisville. which reached here
September q 1918, with a hundred
dead and hundreds of sick aboard. One
nj ght was that of October
IL. when the Leviathan, arrived with
hundreds of i'll and many dead ,Briga-
der General Butler. former colonel O.
the thirteenth marines had just been
given command That night he sent a
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-02-26
Grain Review.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
CHICAGO, Feb. 26-There was a
lower tendency in grain futures on
the Chicago board of trade today.
Uncertainty regarding the March hog
price minimum was the largest in
fuence among the traders Men in
the pit believe announcement by the
shipping board of twelve extra ships
to be used for grain exports fore
casts a continued hog price Of $3.50
or lower Provisions were lower.
February corn down u at the
opening. 1922, was Y lower March
corn unchanged at the opening, 1921
later lost TX. May corn up V at
1868, the opening, was down IA /.
July corn unchanged at the opening,
1919, subsequently lost r..
February oats unchanged at the
opening. 58A. later sold at ssh.
March oats opening late at 60, up /,
was IL down May oats up Is at
the opening, 601s. subsequently was
y down. July oats up Il at So, the
opening. sold at 5s1s later in the ses-
sion.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-02-26
Acceptances by Wire.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Servic
WASHINGTON, Feb. 26.-Goye
ors and city officials Throughout
country today were wiring Presto,
Wilson, accepting his invitation !,
a conference here March 3 and
and promising every assistance
the great task of improving con-
lions of business and employment
The president is deeply interess
in securing some definite progis
out of suggestions from the officla
The conference will probably be ny \
in the historic east room OF
white house.