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WEATHER FORECAST M^TT|7 { k\/| A TJ A ^\/ IVTTT^/^ T-^ T? T4 THOUGHT FOR THE DAY Nebraska—Generally fair; not murl: B M B B ^ \ f | Bt 1 / \. ^ JL . - X. J 1 V 1- X.jL B e ■ 4 reKaril ideas only in my , liange In temperature, ~ cles; to tbe persons of m> opponents __ _______ . ^, |, I am Indifferent.—Krnst Haerkel. CITY EDITION vm, M NO 109. OMAHA, MONDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1924, *_TWO CENTS *D °fTC "c'nti Klaew her*. * ButlerOffers Fund Probe Co-operation G. 0. P. Chairman Expresses Hope Inquiry Vt ill Be Car ried to Expenditures of Opponents. Tells of Wisconsin Quota Chicago, Oct, 19.—Willing co-oper ation on the part of the republican national committee in enabling the special senate investigating commit tee to obtain information concerning campaign receipts and expenditures, is pledged In a statement by William Id. Butler, chairman of the commit tee, made public here tonight. The pledge of co-operation is coupled with a "hope" that the com mittee will also press its Inquiry into the source of funds raised by the democratic and progressive parties. Text of Statement. Mr. Butler's statement follows: "Since the senatorial investigating committee has decided to continue hearings into campaign funs. 1 w)aut to say once more that the republican national committee willingly co-oper ates in producing such information as is desired. We hope that the com mittee will go into the matter of the funds raised by our opponents as well. Oil September 19 In Milwaukee, Wis., 100 La Follelte leaders held a meeting and deckled to raise $500,000 In that state. Among those present were Herman Ekerti, attorney gen eral, who presided: Governor John J. Blaine, and State Treasurer Sol Levitan. This $500,000 was to be ap portioned to various congressional districts, each one or eight districts raising $43,000 and three districts, the third, fourth and fifth, each rais ing *55,000. Those were the quotas fixed. Subject of Inquiry. "Proportionately, that fund in Wisconsin was much larger than that , proposed by certain republicans in Pennsylvania I can only hope that the third party managers have been more successful in filling their quotas than we have. The republican party has no objection to the raising of funds for the third party candidates by such gigantic organizations as the American Federation of Labor or the railroad brotherhoods, but such funds must of necessity become the subject of inquiry by the senatorial commit tee if it is to continue hearings at this time. "We have gone into the committee and given the amount of our budget, the receipts to date and a survey of our expenditures. It must now he apparent to the republican men and women of America that we are con ducting a presidential campaign on most economical lines. Moreover, it Is clear that we need more funds. I appeal to those who believe In t,he principles for which we are fighting to contribute In order that we may wind up the campaign on November 4 without a deficit. “Slliolu* SciTfllS.'’ "The election is .iust two weeks im-iv. Already w> have had smoke screens to divert attention front the main issues. During these next 14 days there will be many more such smoko s, , eens put up by our opponents, but we go Into this last phase of the cam paign confident that we shall win. We ask the citizens of the country to keep their minds fixed upon tlie fundamental Issues Instead of the charges and countercharges which some of our opponents, selecting the * senatorial committee as the stage, will make. "Our reports Indicate, and polls taken by newspapers and organlza Hons throughout the land affirm, that Galvin Coolidge and Charles G. Dawes will be overwhelmingly elected presi dent and vice president on Novem ber 4." \NNE STILLMAN BECOMES BRIDE Pleasantville, N. Y„ Oct. 19.—Miss Anne Stillman, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. .Tamo* A. Stillman, wan mar r|ed yeaterday to Henry P. Davison at Mondanne, the home of the bride's mother. James A. Stillman, the bride's father and former president of the National City Bank of New York, win among the guests. We Have With Us Today IV. H. Blakeman. Hood Roads Booster. Norfolk, Neb. Mr. Blakeman is one of the fore most advocates of better highway* In the west. He is president of I lie Nebraska Hood Roads association and thus de votes a large part of his time In spreading l he gosi»el of improved thoroughfares. That Is his hobby, and he takes n view that Is a* prac ticable ns It l» enthusiastic. P Blakeman Is In Omaha, conferring with local business men about a mass neetltig In 'he Intereata of good roads, which will he held here later In the tnonth. ‘HARD-BOILED GOB’ IS BULLET-PROOF Washington, Oct. 19.—They are raising them "hard" in the navy these days. An infuriated negro shot point blank at Raymond Smith, 23, "able seaman,” during a street brawl in lower Pennsylvania avenue today. The pistol was only a few feet from Smith's head. Smith’s friends shuddered as the gun roared and the bullet crashed into his face. Rut they shuddered in vain. “Smitty” took a couple of steps backward at the impact, cleared his throat, spat out a couple of teeth and the warm bullet, and went in again. At the emergency hospital, where Smith's friends insisted on taking him, it was found he suffered no in jury save the loss of two teeth and a burn on the roof of his mouth from the hot bullet. Dykes Confesses He Slew Prettv Sehool Teacher ‘"I Wanted Her and Nobody Else Was Going to Get Her."’ Says Man W ho Wielded Axe. By l'nlvrr*Hl Service, Orand Haven, Mich., Oct. 19.—Eg bert Dyke*, who killed Motile Flem ing, pretty country school teacher, with an axe Friday, made a full con fession today. Dykes surrendered to the authorities late yesterday after posses had scoured the country for 24 hours. "I wanted that girl and nobody else was going to get her," he said. "When she said she was going to marry the other fellow and that she was through with me. something flashed red in my eyes and I struck her.” Dykes, a big six foot farm hard, wearing a shaggy black beard, crawled out of a ditch where he had been hiding and surrendered when the search was about to be abandoned. He had slashed his throat and wrists in an attempt to end his life. liOst His Nerve. "Take me to the officers," he told the posse men as he crawled out of the ditch. "J thought I'd die in the ditch but it's no use—I didn't have the nerve.” At the county jail where he was taken Dykes was given medical at tention. Physicians said his condi tion is serious. He was extremely weak from loss of blood and had not eaten for two days. Dykes told how he had gone to the school where Miss Fleming was teaching and tried to persuade her to marry him. She told him she had made up her mind to marry another. They had some words, then Dykes grabbed an axe at the door of the little woodshed and struck her down. He fled in an automobile, hut aban doned it after Covering n few miles and took to the woods on foot. He found seclusion in a great ditch where he remained while more than a hun dred armed men were scouring the country for him. Did Not I.ove Oilier .Man. Dykes claimed that the ghl did not love the man she was going to marry. He talked of tills man, say ing: I wish I had gotten him, too. I have never been happy since that fool came between us. "She came to me crying one day and I knew what was the matter. I ought to have shot him then but she begged me to keep still. I told her I would marry her and then no body would find It out. But she wouldn t promise and the next thing I knew she told me she had gotten him to promise to marry her. I tried to talk her out of It and when she wouldn't listen I lost all reason.” Dykes will be tried for murder in the first degree, according to Prose cutor Fred T. Miles tonight. The prosecutor said he would demand the death penalty. Y. W. C. A. DRIVES ENDS; $1,300 SHORT Kearney, Neb., Oct. i.—The cam paign conducted during the week to raise a budget of $4,722 for the V. VV. C. A. was closed on Friday, nearly $1,300 short of the amount necessary to maintain the Institution during the ensuing year. The drive was ex tended n day longer than was orig inally Intended, with the hopes of In ducing more liberal donations than were at first forthcoming. A policy of retrenchment may he necessary for the coming year, In which case, the attractive quarter* of the organization which are now held will he reduced to a single room, the kitchen and gymnasium being dis pensed with. It was found In Hie recent cam paign that the Business and Profes sional Women's club contributes nearly one-third of Ihc budget to the r. w. r. a. Will Set Aside. Fremont, Neb., Oct. 1 it The will of the laic Frederick William Fean, in which he left a fortune of $3(1.000 to a son and the tdithernn orphan age of this place, has been set aside by the eniinty court at Nellgh, Ati talope county, according to advices received here today. The will was contested by four daughters, lo whom hs left practically nothing New Faces I Bird Party Force Guerilla Warfare Intensified When Dan Butler Files $25,000 Suit Against C. A. Sorenson. t Mutz Hearing Continued Lincoln, Oct. 18.—A new fight started today among the La Kollette leaders In Nebraska that threatens to still further split the warring fac tions lined up on one side behind Otto Mutz, dethroned state chairman, and on the other side behind Frank A. Harrison, the La Follette boss from California. It may he that appeal will be made to La Follette himself to settle the warfare when he gets to Omaha tomorrow. The new fight is between C. A. Sorensen, Harrison's chief supporter, and Dan Butler of Omaha, who sev eral weeks ago announced himself as the LaFollette candidate for gover nor. Sorenson started the fight against Butler In the same way as his chief, Harrison, started the fight against Miltz. Both Sorenson and Harriijjn are determined to rule or ruin, ac cording to Mutz and Butler, who it is now expected will be thrown into each other’s political arms. Not So, Says Butler. Sorenson and Harrison denied to Butler the right to run as the La Follette candidate for governor. Dur ing a stormy session In Sorenson \ office recently, attended also by John M. Paul, chairman of the progressive party state committee, Butler alleges Sorenson denounced him and his at torney, Ed Morearty, accusing But ler, according to the Omaha commis sioner, of having obtained $1,000 from the McMullen campaign fund— awl accusing Ed Morearty of "be ing attorney for the Omaha under world.” Butler today filed suit against Sor enson for $25,000 alleging slander. He declares the Sorenson charges are false and circulated for the purpose of Injuring him and his plans as the La Follette candidal* for governor, by indicating bad faith and corrupt practice. Butler also pointed out his attorney Is John F. Morlarty, assist ant city attorney of Omaha, not Ed Morearty. Sorenson tonight announced he would admit having made the charges against Butler and Morearty and that ! he would "try to prove them in I court.” The Butler-Sorenson fight is in many ways more serious than the Harrison-Mutz split. Harrison ac cused Mutz of having some pet can didates he was boosting. Here's the Plot. It has been known for weeks that Harrison and Sorenson have been giving much of their time to boosting the democratic candidate for gover nor. This part of their program has been of even more interest because of the feeling t hroughout the state that the Davis followers were In many instances throwing their votes to La Follette in return for La Follette votes for Norton. Dan Butler's announcement as can didate for governor, supporting La Follette brought consternation to Sorenson nttd Harrison because as the 1a Follette candidate Butler was di rectly cutting the ground from under these trades. Butler Is regarded ns the logical beneficiary of the !a Fol lette votes that otherwise would go to Norton. Thus the Nervousness. The Bryan democrats as well as Sorenson and Harrison see In But ler's candidacy the certain defeat of Norton and the election of Adam Mc Mullen, republican candidate for gov ernor. Those who have been watch ing the maneuvers of the Snrenson Harrlson-Charles W. Bryan scheme of trading Davis into third place In Ne braska, say that the charges against Butler were made because of anger at the upsetting of their plsns. Now that he has filed his suit But ler plans to open a vigorous cam paign, directing Ills shafts st the demo-La Follette combine. Should an appeal he made to T<a Folletle. when lie arrives In Omnlm, there may lie a race between Har rison, Sorenson, Mutz and Holler, to seP who gels to him first. The first man to r,a Kollette may win Ills sup port and witti It the Ln Follette lightning, that would aha tier Ida op ponents. JUDGE LAMBERT DIES AT AUBURN spfrlnl to Til# Omaha Wo*. Auburn. Neb . Oct. If*. Judge if. A Lambert, fit*, died early thla morn Ing after a prolonged lllnces. lie \uin one of the oldest and moat highly esteemed member* of the Nemaha county bar and one of the foremost lawyer* in imutheastrrn Nebraska, lie served several term* as county attorney and county Judge. Kreifeln SIi^litly Improved. Hurry Krelfels, 22, l.tncoln, who was shot In the hunk a work ngn hy l’atrolmn n Jam** Kennedy nt Four teentli and Mason streets, m, rr ported slightly Improved nt Nt. ■loneph hospital Saturday nljjht. The shot, paused him to he paralyzed he [ low the walet. n» . .vovvtli of American Divorce Rate in Paris May Result in Heavy Tax French Government Proposes to Collect SI,000 for Each Foreign Divorce—300 Women From This Country Awaiting Decrees. By BASIL I). WOON. I'idvrrsal Service staff Correspondent. Paris, Oct. 19.—The scandal of the American divorce mill in Paris has attained such proportions that it 1b learned the French government pro poses to use the situation for its own profit by instituting a tax of $1,000 on foreign divorces. Sixty wealthy American couples have been divorced here since June, while since 1921 only one divorce has ireen contested of refused. Ho profitable lias the traffic become that some of the most reputable lawyers here, as well as several from New York, now handle prac tically no other cases. Dudley Field Malone, who main talnso ffices in New Tork, Paris and Nice, probably does the largest divorce business, with an average of two prominent cases every month. It is even reported that Attorney Malone guarantees not only to secure the divorce, but to provide a temporary home in Paris while papers are being prepared. The luxurious mansion at 23 Rue de Varenne, which Is fitted up with apartments, especially adapted for women seeking their freedom, is cited as an example of these tem porary homes. Malone also main tains a flat there when In'Paris. Altogether, there are 19 lawyers here who specialize In divorce, all of whom have magnificent offices, usually furnished in fine mahogany furniture, with '"urkish carpets and with "old masters" hanging on the walls. These lawyers do everything hut to advertise to divorce you while you wait. All any American couple yearn ing for freedom from each other needs to do is to put themselves into the hands of one of these law yers and write a large check. The complainant must appear one time before a Judge In a private hearing and a few months later the divorce is automatically granted. At the present moment It is con servatively estimated that 300 American women are living in Paris awaiting decrees. The profits In the traffic are enormous. The av erage divorce costs $10,000. Auto Knocks Down Aged Man in Road c* V ictim Taken to Hospital Un conscious—Authorities Are Seeking Identification. Special Dispatch to Tha Omaha Be*. Nebraska City, Neb., Oct. 19.—An aged stranger, while walking along the King of Trails a few miles north of Nebraska City late last night, was struck by an automobile driven by Alvin Burke, Broderick, Cal., and perhaps fatally injured. He was thrown to the road with considerable force and received a deep gash across his forehead and his face was lacerated In many places. He was unconscious and was taken to tha Community hospital, whara i is said he has but slight chance of recovery. Frnin papers found on his person it is believed he is William Herman of Shelbyville, Mo. He is about 70 years of age. Burke said the man stepped In front of his machine from a clump of weeds. At a late hour today lie was still unconscious. Efforts are being made to Identify the man and get Into com munication with relatives. DISASTROUS FIRE BARELY AVERTED Blue Spring*. Neb., Oct. 19.—A dis astrous and costly fire was narrowly averted he»*e Friday, when flames sur round ins: the big frame Ire storage houses belonging to Taylor A Helmlg of Wymore, located on the Union Pa cific railway tracks and the Blue river, one mile east of Blue Springs, were extinguished Just as they had reached the buildings. An alarm was turned In and the Are department from Wymore made the run. Farmers and citizens of Blue Springs and Union Pacific track labor er*, who happened to he near, put nut tlie Are It is believed that a passing train on the Union Pacific Ignited dead grass around the Ire house and the flames spread rapidly, fanned by the wind. The house contains several thousand tons of Ice and is worth many thousand dollars. Little damage resulted. MRS. FERGUSON WIRES MRS. ROSS Temple. Tex.. Oct. 18.—Mrs Miriam A. Ferguson, democratic-nominee for governor of Texas and first woman to achieve that distinction, tonight sent the following message of con gratulations to Mrs. Nellie Taylor Ross. Cheyenne, democratic guber natorial nominee of Wyoming. “Illness baa prevented me sending my sincere congratulations upon y«“yt nomination for governor. I sympa thize wMt you In the loss of your good husband and 1 rejoice with you In the resignation of your talents and ambition to take Ills place In the service of the people of W yoming. With every wish for your success, I am with nnuh esteem, Miriam A. Ferguson.” LOWDEN TO TALK AT HASTINGS Lincoln. Oct. 18 —Republican state headquarters announced today that former Governor Frank O. Lowden of Illinois will fill one speaking en gagement In Nebraska in the interest of the republican state and national llckets. He will make nil address at Hastings on the night, of October 31. Assurance of his ability to fill the date was received by Chairman Hairy ffackett. I. O. O. F. Remodels Homo. M|.**lnl Dl,|.atrl. to TIi* Omaha H*». Bant lira, Nab,, Ort. 19. Tha nai-oml floor of tha Clanimrr building on E.mt Ella atraat, which wits pur' bum it iintno tlma M*o by tha Odd Eallowa, lr ba'n* lamrwlalarl for a lodg* room It a.III ba randy for ocCli|»unry oil or tistout January 1. La Follette Arrives in Omaha Monday m Progressive Candidate Rests at Manilla. Iowa. Sun day Night. La Follette Special, En Rouse to Omaha, Neb., Sioux City, la., Oct. 19. —Senator Robert M. La Follette, in dependent presidential candidate, was on his way tonight to Omaha, where he will deliver his last campaign speech west of the Mississippi river, lie speaks thera tomorrow night, then will turn eastward to spend the re mainder of the campaign stumping In middle west and eastern states. The Wisconsin senator took advant age of a two-day stay in Sioux Falla, S. D., where he delivered an address Friday night, to rest it) anticipation of two more weeks of strenuous cam palgning. He left Sioux Falls this afternoon and planned to remain In his private ear overnight at Manilla, la., completing his journey In to Omaha tomorrow. In addition to engagements at Rook Island, III., Tuesday nlg'ht. and Peoria. 111., Wednesday night. It was an nounced tonight that Senator La Fol lette would again Invade Michigan for an address Thursday night at Orand Raphls. and would speak Fri day night In Syracuse. N. V. CHINESE TROOPS TO BE DISPERSED By Assorhlted Press. Shanghai. Oet. 19.—Although the situation here la unchanged at the moment. It is expected that as the outcome of conferences among le;ol *rs tonight 25,000 Chekiang and Ki aogsu troopa surrounding Shanghai will be transferred to concentration camps In the vicinity of Who Sung, north of the city. The plan la for the Chekiang sol diers to occupy Won Sun*, with their former enemies. the victorious Klangsu forces, quartered some dis tance away, near the village of Sy.et selin. The ultima'* purpose Is to disperse all these troops, many of whom undoubtedly will transfer themselves to the north to reinforce the Chihli (Peklnl army in ita war against the Manchurians HASTINGS AUTO SALESMAN SOUGHT Hastings, Neb., Oct. 1^. Police of Hasting!! and the sheriff* of counties! nearby are tonight searching for Carl! Moore, automobile salesman of this city who left the s;ilesr<»onis of hi* compnny rally Thursday morning and ha* not been seen since. Priends of Moore told police he was seen leaving the city with two ah Angers early Thursday. Moore’s wife and child here fear he has met with foul play. Moore i* HR. but looks much younger, friends said When bp left H.istings be was dressed in a blue suit. /” ■ ~ N ! Ditch Dipper Hears He's Scottish Lord, fait Says I . S. Suits Him Hotter Loveland, t*olo., <>ct. is. James Brown, n murker employed In the trenches for the city of Loveland, awoke today to find himself n king. And what I* more, for the next 1" days Brown will be to all Intent and purposes "king of Scotland." But be and hi* good wife will not return to the land of the heather to claim the throne. Orliny and besmeared by the mud of the ditches, Brown scrambled to the surface today to receive a letter from Scotland Informing him that I through the death of succeeding rela fives, he became first lord high com mlssloner of the church of Scotland and a* such I* special representative of the British crown. The Browns came to America Id vegis ago. * Two Killed, Many Hurt in Collision! Four Others May Die and 64 Are in Hospitals as Result of Electric Train Crash. Excursionists Buffalo, N. Y„ Oct. 19.—Two per sons are dead, four more probably will die, 64 injured are In hospitals and private homes and an undeter mined number of passengers are suf fering from slight bruises as a result of a rear-end collision today of two three-car International railw-ay elec tric trains on the Niagara Falls Buf falo high speed line at Ellicott Creek, In Tonawanda. Three cars were telescoped. The dead are Miss Florence Devery and George McCullough of Phila delphia. Excursionists from Pennsylvania and New Jersey cities, with the greater number from Philadelphia, were carried in five three-car trains from Niagara Falls to Buffalo, on the first leg of the return trip to Phila delphia, when the crash occurred. The trains involved In the collision were the first and second sections. The first train had just rounded a curve at Ellicott Creek stop when motor trouble caused it to stop. It drew up In front of the station. The second section, following immediately behind, crashed into the rear of the standing train. FARMER IS HURT IN AUTO CRASH Fremont, Neb.. Oct. 18.—Edward Brandt, farmer residing west of Fre mont. was Injured seriously when his car collided with an automobile driven by James Burns. Omaha, on the Lincoln highway west of the city. Brandt was pinned beneath his car when it upset. Burns’ car remained upright and the driver was unhurt. Brandt was carried to a nearby home, where medical Bid was summoned. He suf fered severe bruises about the head and body and Internal Injuries, the extent of which had not yet been de termined. BOOSTERS’ CLUB MEETS THURSDAY The West Side Booster*’ club will hold a special meeting Thursday eve ning at Morton park pavilion. Commissioner Joe Koutsky will ex plain points pertaining to the river side bond Issue, which will be voted upon at the coming election. The bond Issue, w hlch Involves the purchase of property to be used in the new drive. Is of Interest to South Omaha property owners as the great er portion of property to be acquired extend* along Thirteenth street from Mandan park to Riverview park. FILIPINO STRIKE HEADS CONVICTED By \«*n«'tntr<! I’rpws. Honolulu. Oct. 19.—i'cello Hasan, i secretary of the Filipino movement j for higher wages. and Gregorio de I*n ; I'ruz were found guilty yesterday of the charges of malicious burning of sugar cane fields last June. Hasan had previously been convicted on charges of subornation of perjury, sentenced to two to 10 years in prison and appealed from the verdict. The sentences as result of t»*1ay s \or dtets will be Imposed Monday. SALESMAN DIES AT TEA ROOM William A. Ashe. Chicago, salesman for tho J. B. J.lpplncott company, publishers, dropped dead of heart dis ease Sunday while at supper In the Tiffin tea room. Wellington hotel building. Ashe was well known to book deal ers of Omaha, lie had been visiting here on regular trips for several years. Mis. Ashe llxes In Payton. O. She was notified of her husband's death. Stolen Anto I* Found Abandoned on Road Special l»lt|»Ht«,l* fa The Omaha Her. Kearney. Neb., Oct. 19. — The George Fain hlld car. stolen front lit front of hi* residence on Thursday night, whs recovered today, aban doned about 15 miles south of this city. A. r Anderson of Hazard. left bis (■nr parked in front of a local theater last night, while lie was ;»t the ahow. lie sta\ed over all night, in hopes tlmt the machine might he returned. Auto Saved From Fire. Special HUimirh to The Omaha Her. Heat rice, Neb., i>ot. 19.—1/Oiiia Str vena, residing in Hanover township northeast of here, lost hia granary and 759 bushels »*f wheat by fire which stalled in the scratching shed of his poultry house, lie managed to s \e his no wt.tr which *\a* in an adjoin ,g shed, but Ids lister and other machinery wei a dost net ed '.'he wind raring in the efist anved hi* large coin a rib and barn. i SHENANDOAH IS ON WAY SOUTH By Universal Service. Seattle, AVash., Oct. ID.—The giant dirigible Shenandoah is sailing back to San Diego today after having left (.'amp Lewis, its western terminus, at 10 this morning and circled slowly over,this city at noon in order that the people of Seattle might have the opportunity of getting a good sight at the navy’s great dirigible. At 3:30 it had passed over Aber deen, 125 miles southeast of Seatle, rapidly winging Its way down the coast. Arriving at Camp Lewis early yes terday the Shenandoah was unable to get far enough down to tie up to the mooring mast at the camp and it was not until last night that the dirigible was successful In getting down to the mast. During the night refuelling and general reconditioning work took place preparatory for today's return flight to San Diego. McAdoo Bitter in Denunciation of G.O.P. Nominee Calls Coolidge “Instrument of Invisible Government” ond Attaeks “Corruption” in Letter From Hospital. Washington, Oct. 19.—From his room at the Johns-Hopkina hospital, Baltimore, Md., William G. McAdoo Issued a statement today denouncing President Coolldge as "not only the willing but the subservient Instru ment of Invisible government.” Mr. McAdoo said he would continue to send letter* and statements from his E.ek room, where he recently under went an operation. He did not mention his own con nection with the all scandals, nor the story of the huge fees he received from Doheny. but was bitter In his attack upon what he termed "corrup tion and graft at Washington.” While his denunciation of the nresi dent was bitter, he spoke kindly of I.a Follette, saying, "he deserves ad miration and respect," It was evi dent that McAdoo has been Influenced l»y the rese ts of ths straw votes be ng taken by the Literary Digest, the 'iearst publications and other news papers. the general purport of which is that la Follette is snpplng the Hength of the demociatic party anu leaving Davis the th.rtl candidate In ■lie polling. This was shown by his P’-aise of la Follette "for the fignt he Is now making to drive the cor rupt and Incompetent itpublican ad rr irilstratlon out of power.” Also McAdoo referred to Davis and Bryan and la Follette and Wheeler :i»- all being "progressives" in the face of the fact that I at Follette has denounced the democratic party', as well as the republican party, as a "k (ten hulk.” AH in all. the state ment showed the fear McAdoo has that the dennwratlc party Is being broken up. thus making It unlikely that he will he able to make another trial at securing the presidential nom ination. Ills chief argument for Davis was the fact that he (Daviy) "is assured at the outset of a large vote In the elei • oral college," from the solid south. MoAdoo did not use the term, "solid south" hut instead referred to these vest pocket states ns ' rock ribbed democratic states." COOLIDGE LEADING IN WOMEN’S POLL Speelsl Dispatch In Tb* Omaha Bee, Ord. Neb,, Oct. 19.—A poll was taken of the delegates to the Rural Women's club meeting at Ord Thurs day. The result of the poll among j these women living on the farms In Valley county. Neb, follows Coot Idge. 13; Davis, 3. la* Follette, l:\ For Governor McMullen, 19; Norton N; Butler, none. A peculiar coincidence in regard to the fact was that most of the No, ton vote came from ladies who also voted for lai Follette for president NO ROOM IN PEN FOR TOM FLINN Tom Kllnn, 22. sentenced Saturday to 15 yes is tn (lie penitentiary fur rubbery of the 1 niou tms station, lit South Seyemeenth street, will l>c kept In the county jail Indefinitely because there is no room In the peni tentiary. Thirty six men under pen! tentiary sentence are now held !n the county jail. Our Buffalo County Baity of IT Born l« (.irl Kearney. Neb, tvt. 1!» Tlie lepert of tlie Bureau of Vital statistics for the month of Soptemt'er shown that of 17 bahles horn tn Buffalo numiv i during that month hut on* was a ; c i I Mi and Mr* Herbert St hn tst Olhhoti. are the parents of the one Kiri, horn September 29. The Weather I V-/ For 24 hour* emllnc 7 p n» o* tobrr II l'r*\ Ipltntlon. inch#* so«t huntlip.lth* Total. M; total alnco .Unuiijr t 01 deficiency. v a* MoiirB Vent |W»t urea. ■ ttt. • ‘ l 4- ttt ... <' * a m . *«* 2 p m . ' 7 a. nt ....... M I t*. ttt .. * * m. 4 i* m Ml la ttt * 2 Ip ttt ...... v 0 I o • m.* it * p ttt . ..7 * II m m .Ip ttt , . Ti 12 noon .........7* I p m .. Posse Trails Slayers of Dead Chief Burglar Suspects Ksoape ill Auto Amid Bain of Bullets After Roadside Battle Near Minden. ‘They Got Me, Get Them’ Special lli.patch to Tile Omaha Ber. Minden, Neb., Oct. 19.—A possa composed of virtually every male resi dent of Minden and vicinity is scour ing Kearney county in an effort to fir.d the slayers of Chief of Poll, e Ace Ransom. Ransom, former street commis sioner, former sheriff, and up lha time of his death head of the police department, was shot and killed early Sunday morning when he at tempted to stop an automobile con taining two suspected burglars. John Peterson, Minden gsrageman, narrowly escaped with his life in il-,a fusillade of shots which killed Ran som. His coat was riddled by bullets which seared his body. Johnson Slack, police officer, was talking to the bandits at the time of the shooting and was not directly in line of fire. It is believed that ha wounded one of the men when he re turned the fire which killed the chief of police. Surprises Burglar. While making his rounds earlier in the night Slack surprised a burglai at work in the Ed Peterson hardware store. He captured the fellow and locked him in the town Jail. Because of the lateness of the hour and belief in the strength of the struc ture, Slack neglected to "booH" tha suspect and searched him only in a. hurried manner. A companion of the arrested man had been acting as lookout, unknown to Slack, and had made his etcupe. Slack left the Jail to continue his rounds, and called the chief. The two men went to the hardware store to investigate the amount of damage which had been done. While they were there, another man. who had been sleeping in the Jail, ran up to them shouting that the latest prisoner to he arrested had escaped. Shoots Irxk Off floor. The man told them that the com panion of the suspect had come to the jail, shot the lock off the door and liberated his pal. The two men had then taken a Kord coupe and had Jgft town traveling to the east. Stopping only to awake John Peterson to aid them in their search, the officers sped In pursuit. They sped down the east road from town several miles but discovered no trace of the fugitives. They turned back, determined lo search for track, leading from the road. After traveling a short dis tance toward town they were met by another automobile. Rarsom drew his machine acro«s the road, partly blocking it. *terpr<l from his car Into the path of the approaching machine signalling -t to stop. Ransom talked to the occupants . ? the car for several minutes. Petri son, believing that Ransom wa, ... reiving information which would act in finding the fugitives, got out • f the machine and started up the road. Oci ii pants Open Fire. When he was about 10 feet from I ho nthei car the occupants opened fire At the first shot Ransom stag gered hark and collapsed in the tax. firing his automatic pistol as he went down. Peters n was armed with a sawt off shotgun. He threw his weapon to lit. shoulder and pulled the trig ger but the cartridge failed to ex plode. By the time he had pumped another shell into the chamber the fugitive ,.u V is almost out of rang.-. He fired once, then leaped for the ehief S ear and seired a high-powered rifle which was in the rear seat. Roth he and Slack then sent « fuss! ade of shots after the fleeing auto mobile. many of which are hellexcd to have Struck the machine. The car swerved sharply several times, fligy -aid, which leads them to believe t1’*’' at least one of the occupants w .a w ounded. Peterson ceased filing after a fe , moments and went to the side of the fallen chief "tin t.et Them." "John, they got me, new go g t them." Ransom gasped as lYter-on .picked him up. Then he died Peterson . tiled a doctor, placed the body of the .lea I man at the side \ ’ the road and started after the death ear. Peterson and Slack continued the chase until after daylight, hut no trace of the fugitive machine could l«e found. A car answering the general de scription of the death car. bullet rid dled ami with two men occupant-, wats seen near Rev! Cloud about lt> Sunday morning. Peterson had returned to Minden by that time and. still without having slept, the slight wounds he received when the ehief was killed undressed, he gathered a posse and started out. The posse had not returned at a late hour Sunday. m vIlilM tOOIIIM.l s\\% Vi e tie not tired to import any foreign economic ideas of am foreign government Me had bolter stick t*v (lie Attirt h an hi and of wages Amer ica had better stay American.