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Demo \ oters Deserting to (r. 0. P. Party V J 35 Douglas County Transfers of Allegiance Cited; Desert ers Seek to Keep Elec tion From House. Douglas county democrats are flocking in large numbers to the standards of Coolidge anti Dawes. Many of them are expressing their views openly and are joining Cool* idge-Dawes clubs. "A large number of my friends, former democrats, have joined the tanks of the republicans,” said .Tames Walsh, 5731 Military avenue. "Among them are men and women who have had an active interest in the activities of the democratic party in this county. They realize that Davis and Bryan have no chance and that if the elec tion is thrown into congress condi tions in this country will be a mess.” "I know more than men, nearly every one of them once prominent in democratic circles here, who have for saken the party for Coolidge' and Dawes,” said John Rush, 512 North Fortieth street. "This election is a question which Is more important than political parties. Our constitu tion must be upheld. Bryan Plot Charged. "One of the men who has turned against the democrats said that he won't be a party to a plot to elect Charles Bryan president. He and many other democrats figure that if the election is thrown into congress Charlie Bryan probably would be the next president.” Mr. Rush and Mr. Walsh compiled a list of names of former democrats who have signified their intention of voting for Coolidge and Dawes, being members of Coolidge-Dawes clubs: Edward P. Lynch. 3015 South Twenty first street; Bert Murphy, 1402 Jackson • rreet; Thomas B. (Ilmen, 2329 South Thirty-third street; Leroy P. McArdle, 3064 South Thirty-fourth street; Irving McArdle, Elk City. Neb.; F. C. Anthony, 2613 North Forty-second street; VV. E. Sullivan. 3319 Ilnrney street: W. J Ma lone, 350 North Forty-first street; F. W. O’Reily, 4622 South Twenty-third street; W. T. Mullen. 3183 Meredith avenue; Frank W. Rasters. 4002 North Thirty eighth street; Patrick Quinn, 616 North Thirty-fourth street: C. B. Green. 2407 Jones street; James Oarrlgan. 1481 Loth rop street; Peter J. Rooney. 3036 Fowler avenue: Louis D. Ravanaugh. 703 Omaha National Bank building; Patrick J. Sheehy. 2968 Poppleton avenue; O. Mc Guire. 2704 North Sixtieth street; Henry F. Ryan. 5058 North Thirty-sixth avenue. T F. Quinlan. 4808 Dodge street; J. P Carr. 714 North Nineteenth street; J. S. / Caffey, 2111 T.arlmore avenue; James B Dovle. 4420 Capitol avenue; Jack Cualck, 1137 North Eighteenth street; Theodore Fanning. 3936 T atreet; Frank Carmody. ;;?0M Marcv atreet; Dr. C. W. Hickey. Ben ninjjton. Neb : P F. Dennison, 1521 Lake street; William Green. 2555 Reese street; \V. E. Madden. 1519 Lake atreet; J. E. Phelan. 4123 North Twenty-fifth street: Thomas J. Sheehan. Forty-second street »nd Lafayette avenue: T. S. Sheehan, er.. Forty-second street and Lafayette ave nue; John Cunningham, 5702 South Thir ty -eighth street; Fred Sullivan, 6410 May berry street. MIGHT TRIAL SET FOR WEDNESDAY Mount Vernon, 111., Oct. IS.—Mo lions to squash the two Joint murder ^ indictments against Eawrence M. Might, former Ina (Til.) clergyman, and Mrs. Elsie Sweetln, confessed unison plotters, were overruled to day by Circuit Judge G. C. Kern. Mrs. Sweetln plended not guilty. The formal arraignment of Hlght. was postponed until next Wednesday. Mrs. Sweetln began her defense by filing an affidavit In which she charg ed that Hlght, with whom she was jointly Indicted for the murder by poison of her husband, Wtlford Siveetin, and his wife. Anna Hlght, was a "willing tool" of the prosecu tion. She demanded a separate trial. LEGION PAINTS CORBETT HOUSE Ten member* of the American Le gion painted the Joseph Corbett cot tage at Twenty-third and K street*. Kast Omaha. Saturday afternoon. The cottage was built by the le gionnaires a week ago. Next Saturday the top finish or flooring will be laid. The painting Job was under the supervision of Eugene Stelnlielmer. Corbett, sn ex-service man, has a wife and a I year-old child and an Infant 2 weeks old. The father Is not physically fit, so the legion men pitched in and gave a demonstration of practical helpfulness toward a man now In need and who In his day of strength was fighting beneath the colors of his country. HORSE SHATTERS I > CAR WINDSHIELD Audubon, la., Oct. 17.--A peculiar accident occurred recently on the road west of Exlra. Peter Glide was driv ing west In his car and Will John son was coming east, driving ahead of him a horse that had run away. The lights of Johnson's rar blinded Glide, so he stopped his car and the horse Jumped over the front of the machine, breaking the windshield and bending Ibe frame. The horse's front bgs and his head rested on the front seat. Glide sustained a bruised shoulder. The horse managed to extricate himself, suffering only a few scratches. POLICE BATTLE TO CATCH “RUNNERS” It' International Yews Service. yew York. Oct. 11—After a hand to hand battle. In which a police mn , ’- gun awoke th» early morn ng r< hoes of the lower bay, three rum running vessels,s Including the no te dous Sn-hem. were captured today, their crews placed under arrest and their cargoes confiscated. In one in ■ ance. a policeman leaped scross rjulit feet of open water to effect the capture while the crew of five stood rowed In the hold. One of the crew leaped overboard. The ship's cargoes are valued at $100,000. RAIL BATTERY TO DEFEND COAST Los Angeles, Oct. 18.—War depart m*nt plans are afoot for the station Ing at Los Angeles of a train of rail way artillery of sufficient range and effectiveness to guarantee the entire coast of southern California against any possible Invasion by sea. accord Ing to MaJ. Gen. Georg* Ruhlen, Jr., tommandlng the coast defense* at Fort MfcAlthur. Wolf Cubs, Junior Scouts, Are Experts in Tying Knots ■ How many different kinds of knots ran yon tie? and after they are tied, how many of their names do you know? Knot tying Is a part of the training of the Wolf Cubs, who are junior Boy Srouts. They have a membership of nearly 300 in Omaha, and their work is financed by the Omaha Community chest. The boys in this picture, left to right! are: Richard Quinn, Robert Race, Morris Olson, .lean .lansen and Robert I,ovine, the Instructor. Paris Bows in Tribute as Anatole France Is Buried Ry FRANK F. MASON, Intirimtii n I v-we SrrHre Staff C'orrf»poinl«*iit. Paris, Oct. 18.—Fiance bowed her head reverently today as the body of her master of letters, who had taken the name of his country for his own—Anato'le France—was laid to rest in Neullly cemetery.^ It. was a demonstration of sorrow' eclipsing that attending the funeral of the beloved Sarah Bernhardt. Hun dreds of thousands—notables, intel lectuals and thousands of plain Par isians whose names would mean nothing, but who had learned to love the venerable author whoso pen dipped acid or oil—lined the streets in the clear autumn sunshine of a beautiful Saturday afternoon. Paris has seen no such crowd sines Marshal Foch passed through the arch of triumph In the home-com ing of July, 1919. These thousands were stilled in a • | hush of grief as they stood heads bowed, while the cortege moved from the black draped Institute of Fine Arts to the cemetery. The mourn ers of .the city, typifying a nation with bowed bead and a fedling of loss in every part of the world where hooks are read, thronged the hanks of the Seine and the Champs Elysseg as the cortege passed. Squadrons of cavalry rode first, then troopers of the municipal guard, ! followed by a band. The slow mea sures of a <1irg" sounded clearly In the hush. Members of the Academy Frnn caise in picturesque green embroid ered uniforms followed and the not ables of government—President Dou mergue, Premier Herriot and his en tire cabinet, presidents of the senate and chamber of deputies, with grey beard"d senators—friends of the writer. WEST VIRGINIAN TALKS IN OMAHA James D. I’arrlott of Malndsville, W. Va., was the principal speaker at the republican rally held at Jewell hall, Twenty-fourth and Grant streets He told the audience, which crowd ed every Inch of s^are in the hall, that the record of John AY. Davis, democratic presidential candidate, was "narrow-gauged" when a member of tha.West Virginia legislature. Other speakers at the meeting were Congressman Charles (5. Sears, Thom as Falconer, candidate for county commissioner, and John Adams. John W. J.ong and C. W. Britt presided. Ohio Man Honored. Buffalo, N. Y„ Oct. IT.—The Na tional Association of Railway Ticket Agents today elected TV. F. Polen of Steubenville. O., president. The con vention will he held In St. Peters 1 burg, Fla., next year. Changes Urged in Immigration Law C Secretary of I.alior to Propose Admitting Families as Units. Waterloo, la., Cot. 1#—Amendment of the immigration laws to permit the reuniting of families separated by the limited Immigration provisions is to be advocated by Secretary of Labor James J. Davis before the next congress, he announced here today. For economic reasons Mr. DavlB said, the alien family should be ad mltted as a unit. He plans to urge this amendment as a humanitarian necessary, he said. Secretary Davis added that other wise thn law was accomplishing if* purpose—to check the influx of for eigners who might Jeopardise Amer ican labor standards. “MA” IS QUALIFIED, HIGH COURT RULES Austin, Tex.. Oct. IS.—An Injunc tion to prohibit the name of Mrs. Miriam A. Ferguson, democratic can didate for governor in Texas, from going on the ballots was denied by the Texas supreme court today. The court also held that Mrs. Ferguson was qualified in every way to hold office, if elected. PRESIDENT COOLITHiK SAYS: Industry cannot flourish If labor languish. Ford Bac ks Down on His v Shoals Offer Official Withdrawal Is \n nouneed at White House To day; Came in Letter to President. Washington, Oct, 18.—A I'tter from Henry Ford to President Coolidge withdrawing his offer for Muscle Shoals was made public today at the White House. In reply President Coolidge wrote Mr. Ford that he trusted ‘that should the congress conclude that it is best to restore this, property to private ownership you will at that time re new your interest in the projei t." Mr. Ford wrote that "inasmuch a so much time has already elapsed we are unable to wait and delay what pians we have any longer for action by congress, and I am consequent!' asking that you consider this a = withdrawal of said offer,” ' Approves Action. The presidents reply follows in full: "Tour letter withdrawing your of fer for the purchase of Muscle Shoals has been received. On account of the delay and probable shifting in conditions I can understand how- you may fee! Justified in not keeping your offer open for a longer period. "I trust, however, that should the congress conclude that it. is best tc restore this property to private own ership, you will at that time renew your interest in the project." The letter of Mr. Ford said: "On July 8, 1921. there was sub mitted to the War department upon their institution to the writer, an of fer for leasing the government prop erty at Muscle Shoals. "After many conferences, hearings etc., this proposal was amended on January 25, 1922, in which form it is still pending in congress. SMOOTH ARTICLE GOES? TO PRISON Charles R. Rowden. colored, con victed of automobile thefts, was sen fenced to five years in the peniten tlary Saturday morning by District Judge J. M. Fitzgerald. -"You are about the smoothest arti cle In your line ever brought before this court," the judge stated when the suggestion waa made that Bow den he committed to the state refor matory rather than sent to the peni tentiary. The county attorney stated that Rowden stole SO automobiles in one year. He was tried on two cases and dismissed each time and the third trial resulted In conviction. Bowden Is 22 years old and hasTi wife and two children. ! Restaurant Proprietor Dies at ClarinHa Asylum Glen wod. la.. Oct. 18.—John Hoard, 57, died at the state hospital at Cla rinda Wednesday and will be burled in Glenwood cemetery. He was well known to the traveling public, run nlng a short order restaurant in Glen wood for many years. 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We Are Now Showing a Most Complete l.ine of New Nemo Corsets at $4.00 to $15.00 I Nemo Circlets and Reducing Brassieres at $1.00 to $5.75 The Brandeis Store | Pastor Candidate for State Senate Lauds Opponent, Puzzles Voters .■■■■ ■ 1 ■" 1,1 11 mil I ■ ~ O'-lffe / a i i llaail IM nNIfei Falls City, Neb., Oct. 15.— Ft, H Pawson, pastor of the Christian church of Humboldt, a ho 1* denio cratie candidate for state senator from the First, district, is proving tlo most interesting figure of the cam paign, as far as Richardson county is concerned. There are three reasons for the interest: He is a minister, hut this does i not weaken the punch of his cam paign. He was forced Into the rare when | his name was written in on the i ballot in flie primaries. He is trying to lure votes front j liis opponent. Senator John Wiltse ! of Falls City, republican, h.v prais ing his record instead of attacking it. It Is the last named peculiarity, a new wrinkle in politic* in these parts, which is causing consternation In the ranks of both parties and Is in strumental in bringing crowds to hear his “freak’’ declarations. He makes another radical departure from orthodox campaigning by his frank statements that he is after the senatorial seat because it, would he a personal honor to himself and not be* cause he expects to be the people's savior. His talks can never he# mistaken for sermons, becaifse he. delivers them straight from the shoulder. Physically he looks like one of Coach Dawson's linemen. Moreover, he was an athlete in his college day:: and won his baseball letter at the l'niversity of Kentucky by holding down the first sack on the varsity nine. TELEPHONE MAN DIES IN OMAHA Howard Church, 42, New York city, traffic engineer for the ,Amrri-an Telegraph and Telephone company, died Friday afternoon Pt Wise Me mori«al hospital after n few days' ill ness of pneumonia. Mr. Church be came ill on October 7 in his room at the Fontenelle hotel and was taken to thehosital. His wife, summoned from New York Citv.Varrived last Monday. Mr. Church was associated w ith the telephone company for 27 years. He is survived by hi« wife. Honorific; a son, Vail, and a brother. Sumner Church, who arrived Saturday morn ing from New York. The body wifi T>e sent from the Brailey & Dorrfince^t*hapel Saturday night to New York City for burial. WILBUR APPROVES NAVAL “PROBLEM” Washington. Oct. 13.—Secretaries! Weeks and Wilbur have given official approval to the "problem" which Is to form the basis of the joint army and navy manemers next spring off Hawaii. Following custom details of the test are kept secret, but it is known that an Important feature will bo the hypothetical possession of th* islands by the enemy force, necessitating a campaign of ejection. 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Addressing a crowd of American Region menibera at Horseheada, he paid a tribute to hla younger hrother, Quentin, who waa killed In the avia tion service In France. "My little baby was horn just after this war," he said, "and I named him after my hrother. Quentin, be cause r had a feeling that.you cannot do better for a boy or girl than give them something to live up to. My hrother, who was killed in the war, gives that little boy as fine an example of self-sacrifice and service as you can find anywhere." "How’s the oil, Teddy?" asked a hackler last night. "Clean ns a whistle," the nominee retorted. OSTEOPATHY Will Keep You |Physically Fit Are shipping car auto* to Los Angel33 every 30 days. Also will shin ears of household § goods to Lo* Angeles. Portland. Se- j attle, Chicago. New Yerls, St. Louis j and southern points. j We furnish expert packers^ I LPhene Ja. 15t)4 for rates. Terminal Warehouse Co. The Brandeis Store This 10SS Sea Wave Washer! 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