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ROBS BARBER SHOP OF
BATH, SHAVE, SHINE
NetD RaffIes Scorns to Take
Other TonsorioI Loot.


FA1RMoNT, W. Va, July 2S.-Fas-
tidious and perfectly groomed, burglar
walked out OF John Yeager's East Side
barber shop at an early hour this morn
ing after having availed himself Of a
bath, a shoe shine and shave. Nothing
else was taken by the gentleman thief,
even though there was much loot at
hand. After taking the bath, everything
connected with 1t was carefully placed
In order. The shave finished, this mod
ern Rafies cleaned the utensils and re-
placed them just where he had founl
them. With scrupulous care he polished
his shoes and then removed all trfces
Of his work.
A note left pinned to one of the chairs
told the story and verification was had
in jimmied window in the rear of the
tonsorial parlor.
Needed q shave, a bath and shoe
shine to complete an immaculate APP
pearance. 1 regret exceedingly that 1t
was necessary to forcefully enter these
premises to secure these, but as 1 am
at the present moment out Of funds
there was no other way. I am burglar
by profession, but scorn to take from a
working man. My game is higher UP.
I shall have funds aplenty within a few
hours and what 1 have taken here is
just a necessary adjunct to my plan. /
thank you for your consideration. You
shall hear from me again."
Yeager. a bit astounded at the Ches-
terfieldian manners OF his unusual pa
tron. stated to-day that he bears no
malice toward the intruder.
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COAST CITIES READY y
TO WELCOME FLEET
Programme of Entertainment
at Many Points.

SAN FRANCISCO, July 2S.-Plans for
receiving the Pacific fleet at Pacific coast
cities were fastened to-day. San Diego,
the first stop of the fleet on the Pacific
coast announced plans of a reception in
GLIDING a barbecue for the enlisted men
on the afternoon OF the day the fleet
arrives and ball for officers and men
on the second night of the stay there.
The plans also call for parade by the
men of the feet and a programme of
sporting events will be arranged.
Los Angeles has arranged entertain
ment for every moment the officers and
men are ashore while the fleet is in the
Los Angeles harbor August 8 to 10. A
committee will meet the fleets officers
at San Diego. The feet will stop on
the night of August IA at Santa Cruz.
The reception plans Of San Francisco
and nearby cities will be completed to-
morrow. Addresses by President Wilson
and Secretary Daniels to men on the
fleet while they are on ship board
through wireless telephones are being
considered.
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that Great Britain and France made
peace overtures to Germany through the
Vatican in 1917. which Germany re-
jected. NJ. Ribot. who was French Pre-
mier and Foreign Minister at the time
in question, made this declaration in
statement to Marcel Hutin of the Echo
de Paris The former PremiAT explained
the occurrence as follows:
Pope Benedict in August, 1917, sug'
gested proposals to serve as basis for
overtures to Germany. France and
Great Britain both decided TO decline the
proposals. The politost acknowledgment
was made to the Pope. but nothing more.
The British Minister to the Vatican IN
his own name pointed out that the pro-
posals, did not contain sufficient guar
antees for Belgium.
cardinal Gasparri. the Papal Secre-
tary OF State" NJ. Ribot continued. seized
upon this to telegraph Germany for ex-
plantations on the subject to Belgium. It
was an attempt to start conversation,
M. Ribot declared, ''but the British Gov
eminent cut 1t Off short and the British
Minister went no further.
Il simply said to the British Govern
ment," added NJ. Ribot DO not let your
self be involved in an indirect conversa-
ton like that and that was the end OF
the matter"
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WILSON AND LEAGUE
ASSAILED BY READ
Thousands in st. Louis Hear
Senator Denounce Shan
tung Provision.
Special pespoteA 10 Tnn sus.

ST. LOUIS, July 2s.--Thousands Of
persons went from all parts Of the city
and from Illinois TO the Coliseum to-
night to hear United States Senators
James A, Reed Of Missouri (Dem.) and
Medill Mccormick OF Illinois (Rep.)
| assail the League Of Nations as an in
strument of future wars and bloodshed
instead Of peace. They also heard both
| Senators attack the proposed peace
treaty from many angles, and denounce
the Shantung provision as one OF the
most infamous things in history.
DR.. John II. Simon called the meeting
to order and delivered his keynote
speech, which was an attack upon the
League OF Nations.
Not all Of the vice-presidents whose
| names were published in the newspapers
were present The names of some were
used without their sanction and they
raised q rumpus. In fact, some of the
names used were of men who are avow-
eddy for the league.
Senator Reed, who is fresh from a
campaign against the league in the
South, employed both invective and sar-
casm as he tore into the results of Pres
ident Wilson's handiwork. Several keen
shafts of sarcasm. much more bitter
than those which caused Frank Farris
and twenty-five other Democratic legis-
before the general Assembly in Jefferson
City last winter, were levelled at Presi-
dent Wilson.
The Senator referred to the President
as the thigh priest of the millennium and
| the apostle Of the brotherhood of man."
and declared he had suggested, indi-
! rectly, that Senators opposed to the cove
nant ought to be hanged on scaffolds as
high as heaven, but pointed In the op-
poste direction.
Reverting to the Shantung provision
Senator Reed declared that ct is now
admitted that the rape of China is the
| vilest example Of hypocrisy, betrayal
| and robbery that has disgraced the mod
| ern world.
Now the President says Japan made
him swallow Shantung and $4,000, 900
Cinnamon a tone gulp" said Senator
Reed.
Frequent applause greeted the sallies
\ of both speakers.
Senator Mccormick assailed the peace
treaty generally and the league
particularly as an imperial peace per-
petrating injustices and doing violence
to the principles Of democracy
He asserted further that the proposed
| covenant is not a safeguard against war.
but a guaranty OF American participa-
ton in the next war, probably against
| her will and conscience. He said II the
treaty stands unpurged of section 10,
which guarantees the territorial integrity
OF nations in the league, that boys of
Missouri and other States may in ten,
| twenty or thirty years be called upon to
| defend tropical conquests Of other ma
lions.
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HOUSE ACTS TO-DAY
ON WAR FOOD SALE
Bin Would Dispose of Surplus
to Consumers.

wAsHrNoroN, July 2S.-The resolu-
ton of the special war investigating
committee asking the War Department
Immediately to sell to consumers in this
country its surplus stocks of foodstuffs
will be a special order of business in
the House tomorrow, n rule for this
purpose being adopted to-day without
opposition.
A statement issued at the War De-
partment to-day said the value of the
surplus food now on hand, based on its
cost to the Government. was $125.Ss0,-
900. Sales to date have approximated
t2,500,000 worth of canned vegetables.
AS a means OF lowering living costs
Representative Emerson (Ohio). Repub-
lican. introduced resolution to-day
proposing repeal of all taxes and import
duties on sugars and foodstuffs and the
removal of the war tax on freight
charges paid for the transportation of
food
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through crowds, ana leaders in many of
the clashes were arrested. When ne
groes were brought to the stations there
were cries of Lynch theml" Nc at
tempt was made, however, to take the
negroes from the police.
Numerous conferences were held by
the authorities. After one OF these
States Attorney Maclay Hoyne issued a
statement charging that the politicians
teaching to tho colored element disre-
spect for the law was the basic reason
for the riots.
The Police Department has been de-
moralized to such an extent by the poll
ticians, black and white, on the South
Side that they are afraid to arrest and
prosecute men with political backing or
who claim to have political influences, u
the statement said.
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. July 2S. - Acting
Gov. John G. Oglesby tonight upon re-
ceipt OF Mayor Thompson's appeal for
State troops placed Adjt-Gen. Frank s.
Dickson. now In Chicago. in complete
charge OF the riot situation and ordered
four regiments mobilized ready for duty
and the Third Illinois Reserve Militia
to active duty Immediately. Adtt-Gen.
Dickson will order other regiments to
active service IL they are needed.
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BRITAIN TO RECALL
ARMY FROM RUSSIA
10000 Now in Archangel Sec
ton to Be Out Before
Winter Begins.
Special Cable Despatch 70 TIE Sun.


LONDON, July 2S.-Owing to the Sc
riousness of the internal situation IN
England the British troops in the
Archangel section probably will be
withdrawn speedily, so chat all troops
will be out of Russia before cold weather
sets in.
Great Britain's military relationship
with Russia probably will be the subject
Of debate during the consideration OF
army measures in Parliament to-mor-
row. The recent memorandum of Win
ston Spencer Churchill. Secretary of
State for War. shows that 1900 British
troops are now In Russia, and these must
be moved within the next few months. In
Russia Great Britain has $1,000 men in
the army of the Black Sea to enforce
peace with Bulgaria and Turkey. This
army will be reduced to 10000.
Many members OF Parliament are pre-
pairing to attack Great 3ritain's policy
both in Russia and in the Near East,
many questions having been prepared for
Secretary Churchill. who Is accused OF
bungling In several instances. He. prob
ably will point out in his defence that
the expeditionary force was already In
Russia when he took charge. The mem
bers of Parliament, however, Will ask
him to explain why there is no definite
press campaign against further agrees
sion in Russia, the main argument be-
ing that self-determination should apply
to the Russians.
At least a half dozen OF the British
political movements centre around this
question. The laboring element is
fercely opposed TO anything like warfare
against the Bolshevists, and they have
shown such strength that the Govern
ment is following their dictates.
Mr.. Churchill. acting for the coalition
Government, Is bound to announce in the
near future the Governments policy to-
! ward Russia. He will attempt to vindi'
cate the withdrawal of troops. to APP
pease the labor element, and at the same
time will try to pacify those who contend
that Withdrawing the troops will amount
to a base betrayal OF the non Bolshevih
element in Russia.
Every trend Of Government policy
however. shows how plainly the Govern
ment is controlled by the labor element
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AUSTRIA SAYS PACT
MEANS BANKRUPTCY
Financial Terms of Peace
Treaty Are Protested.

VIENNA, July 2s.-The financial
clauses OF the peace terms offered to
Austria by the Allies are being strongly
protested by the newspapers and fnan-
cial circles. Both these quarters go so
far as to predict the bankruptcy of Aus
tria within few weeks unless the fnan-
cial terms are modified.
Tho currency has deprecated SO that
the crown is now quoted at IA cents
the lowest quotation in history. (The
normal value OF a crown Is 20 cents.)
1t is pointed out that the Government
now is under obligations to pay s,000,-
100000 crowns annually in interest on
the war debt. which is regarded in finan-
cial quarters as impossible. and the hy-
pothesis OF bankruptcy is being Freely
discussed as a means of getting rid OF
the foreign as we'll as the internal debt
and starting anew.
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STRAUSS PLANS TOUR OF U. s.
German and Austrian Composers
Would show Culture stilI Exists.
By the Associated Press.

VIENNA, July 81 (delayed) Oscar
Strauss, the German music composer
who has been in Vienna for some time.
Is organising tour of the United
States for himself and several Austrian
composers, among them Franz Lehar
and Emmerich Kaiman and singers. 1t
is the purpose OF Strauss to begin the
tour next spring If passports are OBJ
taiRable.
I'VE want to conduct our own operas
and show the people Of the United
States that we have culture here worth
observing despite the wars ravages,"
said Strauss.
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ASKS RATIFICATION CHANGE.
Resolution Calls for Both Houses
to share Procedure.

proposing & constitutional amendment
providing that treaties should be ratified
by a majority of both houses Of Con-
gress instead of by a two-third vote
Of Senate alone was introduced to-day
by Representative Griffin IN. ",
Democrat.
He pointed out that in England,
France and Italy the lower legislative
houses participate in treaty ratiflcations,
adding. I'VE are the only nation among
the great Powers which retains the an
Client monarchical methods of secret d.
plomacy and reposes the treaty making
power in the upper house"
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BANK MOTOR BANDITS FAIL.
'FIee After Exchanging Shots with
Bolivar, Pa, Cashier.

YOUNGSTOWN, Pa. July 2S-Four men
in a touring car attempted a holdup
with guns in the Bolivar National Bank.
west of here, at 80 o'clock this after.
noon. but were driven of after an ex-
change of ten or twelve shots with the
cashier. Edgar Sutton.
President W. B. Hammond and Vice.
President Frank Hammond were also in
the bank at the time. Frank Hammond
and Ruth McHale, a clerk, were forced
into vault by bullets. No one was in
jured. The bandits got. away in their
touring car.
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Germany in Europe?" I asked.

Germany in Europe?" I asked.
THE peace Of Versailles has Bal.
kanized central Europe and placed
Germany and Austria in a condition
Of industrial slavery. The conse'
quences ought to be clear. but Ger.
many will rise again." he declared in
tone Of conviction,
"How do you regard the American
alliance with France and Englandr
I asked.
IF the League of Nations has any
value the alliance is superfuous; II
America considers the alliance neces
sary the League of Nations is q mere
deluslon," he answered.
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BULGARIANS SHOW PAPERS.
Deiegation's Credentials Presented
to Peace Conference secretariat.

PARIS, July 2s.-The Bulgarian peace
delegation presented its credentials this
afternoon to the peace conference sec
retariat at the Chateau Madrid in
Neuilly. where the delegation is quar-
tered.
As had been the case in the reception
Of the other peace delegations, the Gre
dentials of the allied delegates were
handed to the Bulgarian representatives
in exchange for the credentials of the
latter.
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HOUSE RECESS Is VOTED.
Help for Discharged Service Men
Is Urged.

WASHINGTON, July zS.-Without a
record vote the House to-day adopted
a resolution providing for recess from
August 2 TO September 8. The Senate APP
proved the resolution without discussion.
The vote in the House was preceded
by sharp debate and demands by some
members that Congress stay In session
until something was done for men dis
charged from war service and to reduce
the high cost OF living.
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10 DAYS COAL IN ITALY.
Vigorous Efforts Being Made to
Get supply From United States.

ROME. July 28.-Italy's coal supply,
which, 1t was estimated to-day. will last
only twelve days. is causing increasing
alarm. Negotiations for American coal
which have been in progress here have
been taken up directly with the Ameri-
can International Relief Association in
Paris, of which Herbert c. Hoover is
the head. Efforts to obtain coal through
that organization are being made by
Italian peace conference delegates
Members OF the Italian Cabinet have
expressed the opinion that American
coal alone can save Italian industries.
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FLEET, OUT OF CANAL.
SAILS FOR SAN DIEGO
Pacific Ships Pay Honor to
Panama President.
By Wireless. TO tie Associated Press.

July 81 (delayed) The Pacific Fleet.
which passed successfully through the
Panama Canal yesterday on its voyage
from Hampton Roads to the west coast
of the United States. sailed tonight from
Panama for San Diego. Cal.
President Belisario Porras of the Re-
public OF Panama, with members of his
family and his staff, made an official
call on Admiral Hugh Rodman, COM
handing the fleet, to-day. Full Presi-
Dental honors were given to President
Porras, including a salute of twenty-one
guns.
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PARIS UNIONS SELL FOOD.
First Force II From Proiteers a,
Greatly Reduced Prices.

HAvRE, July 2s.-Oficials OF the Fed
Grated Trade Unions went to the whole
sale market to-day and obliged the pro-
ducers TO sell them a quantity of food
stuffs at prices varying from 5 to rs per
cent. under the average market price.
They then took the foodstsffs to one OF
the public market places where they were
sold at cost price.
In the excitement arising from the op-
Grafton a crowd partially pillaged a farm
cart laden with produce and a bakers
store.
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BECKER CLEARS HUMBERT.
New Workers. Letter Read in Pro.
ceedinRs in France.

PARIS, July Ex-senator Charles Hum
bert, who was acquitted In May by
court-martial of charge of having had
dealings with the enemy, came up for
final examination to-day on the allega-
ton charging him with corrupting Of
ficials in the matter OF contracts in the
United States.
During the examination a letter was
read from former Attorney-General
Becker Of the State Of New York, who
Investigated the charges IN New York
city for the French Government. MI
Beckers letter said no trace had been
found in banks or factories OF any nego-
tiations or COLLISION with which Senator
Numbers could be reproached.
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BERLIN TO PUBLISH
LONDON PEACE WIRE
VIII Seek to Substantiate
Erzberger Claims.

PARIS, July 2S.-The German Govern
ment will publish Immediately. accord
ing TO the Frankfort 0asctte, the British
telegram mentioned In the note of Nom
aignor Pachelli, Papal Nuncio at Mum
ich. which Vice-Premier Erxberger~ on
Friday told the German National AS
sembly contained peace proposal.
"A distortion OF the truth" was the
characterization applied to-day by
Alexandra Ribot to the recent
statement by Matthias Erzberger. the
German Finapce Minister. declaring
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public thing In the, United States ex-
cept, perhaps. tho executive sessions Of
the Senate"
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Will You Pay and ~ 100 Cents
to Get Every Letter You
Mail Read?

~ f1ANE EVEN1 LEI Elk YOO MAIL AN
ORIGINAL TYPEWRITER LETTER INSTEAD
OF PROCESS OR IMITATION?
THAT'S all the additional cost of pro-
l. ducing 2OO-word letters on your
own HOOVEN Automatic Typewriter
and that includes the total initial cost
of the HOOVEN.
The actual production cost of a 200
word letter typewriter on your
HOOVEN is $1.20 a thousand less than
the cost of having the same letter
"processed."
Compared to hand typing, the pro-
duction cost Of your HOOVEN letter is
only about 25% that of hand, typing and.
the letter is infinitely better.
With a battery Of two, three or four
HOOVENS, all operated by one typist,
the proportionate decrease in cost in
favor of the personal typewriter letter
is even greater. We have the figures
ready for you-on request.
fit cost you ten times as much to pro-
duce HOOVEN typewriter letters as
it does to buy limitations" the advan-
tage would still be with the HOOVEN
letter, for -
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RoNAR LAW AN IRON MERCHANT.

Mr., Bonar Law, despite his name, Is moi IN the
long list of men who were IN the regal PROFESSION
before taking up politics. lie was Olasgo" iron
merchant. keen business man, and he estab-
,iahod bis reputation at Westminster in single
speech. 80.
One of his most remarkable faculties Is his gift
for memorizlng. This applies particularly to hg-
ures and he has confounded many an opponent
by correcting him, from memory. on some vital
noint of statistics. He can store more figures up
In his brain than the average man could write In
a notebook
But perhaps his most valuable quality is that
of "sticking it." He has stuck to his job more
than once while suffering from personal sorrows
which would have bowled over less resolute men
Answers. London.
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part Of the interest in this proposed institution
centers on what 1t can do for enlisted men as well
for officers.
The engineer trade school which is to be estap-
lished will embrace all these branches: Black
smith, carpentry, drafting, surveying electrclty'
gas engines, automobiles TYPOGRAPHY. steam en-
gines masonry, photography, plumbing rigging
stenography, oxy-acetylene welding, machine shop
work. railroad operation and camoufage
A complete model has been made OF the pro-
posed school and outlying accessories. for the
College of Military Research there will be one ad
ministraton building; TO ur large central Duliuihgs'
respectively for records statistics and mechanlca
and electrical laboratories; four smaller buildings
one for chemistry, one for physics, and two TOT
lecture rooms; one library building. and village
of $50 separate houses for officers churches CLUB
garage. Fairgrounds and all necessary utilities.
In addition to these buildings and properly
grouped there are to be one academic building,
and two recitation buildings an auditorium
museum a library, laboratory and other struc-
lures. Buildings corresponding in size ana IN
eouipment and grouped so as to insure uniformity
couped with beauty will be necessary for the
school directly connected with the vocatlohai
training of the enlisted men and the otncers'
II has been evident for some time that the at
tent,on Of the military authorities is to be given
in the future to the vocational training OF young
men, to be carried on side by side with their mill
tary instruction. The school at Camp Humphreys
ms has been said is not the only school which 1t
is intended to establish, but 1t probably Will be IN
sense the parent school and the one when VIII
furnish the facilities for certain training which
carnot be secured at schools Of the other branches
of the service.
Men who already have attended the schooi al
Camp Humphreys have spread its fame as an
educational institution. In the words OF Col
Richard Park of the corps of engineers. who has
had this project ut heart, and who worked daily
and nightly to perfect 1t in every detail:
ut will be the function of the trade schools no
only to develop the skilled personnel needed FOL
military work, but also to insure every soldier {
thorough training in some trade which will be
benefit to him after leaving the service. This VII
attract much better school of recruits under I'M
volunteer system of training and will be an i'm
nnrtant factor in the maintenance or morale uhde
system of universal military training.
No one knows how large force 1t Will be neces
sorv for the United States to maintain for pur
noses of defense and preparedness, but whethe
the force be large small the evident intention
tho government authorities is to see to 1t that ME
who enter the service shall have an opportunity
educate themselves along lines other than thos
which are purely military.
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THE YOUTHFUL MALADY.

"pax is Latin word meaning peace" re-
marked the erudte visitor. as he gazed about to
see IL anybody was properly impressed with his
knowledge.
"If that's the case" the facetious Teller sug
gested trying to make his voice heard above the
sound of piano player. talking machine. four
drums two horns and squeaky floor board. u
arise to say that there Is likely to be small pax
N this family for some time"
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FRESH DISCOVERIES.

.But why" asked the horse-faced party, do
YOU persist Id believing the worst about the Ger
mansl"
N II don't responded j. Fuller Gloom "Ius
when think am believing the worst I learn
something still worse about item. Kansas City
Star, @ n