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CITY EDITION , VQL 54 N0 106j_OMAHA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1924. *''_TWO CENTS10 °Md. <K«efJ.u"*- v- - -'
Boosters
Off to Fete
at Yankton
New Missouri Bridge, Tap
ping New Trade Territory,
to Be Thrown Open
Thursday.
Many Join Auto Caravan
Accompanied by Governor Bryan.
Mayor Dahlman, and other men who
arc to help dedicate the new Mis
souri river bridge at Yankton, S. D.,
mote than 100 Omaha business men
left at 7 Wednesday night aboard a
special train for South Dakota.
The governor reached Omaha a few
moments before the special started,
and was photographed at the union
station with the mayor, both wearing
the white hats emblematic of the trip.
The Nebraskans will participate In
the festivities Thursday which will
mark the opening of a bridge which
will inaugurate a new and important
trade route between South Dakota
and the Omaha market.
The special is traveling on the fol
lowing schedule;
The itinerary of the special train is
as follows;
Arrive. Depart.
Omaha. Union Sta. 7:00 p.in.
Yankton . 3:00 a.m. 3:30 a.m.
riaUo . 0:30 am. 8:00 a.m.
(Jeddea . 8:30 a.m. 8:45a.m.
J-ako Andes . 0:15 a.m. 9:35a.m.
Ravinia . 9:50 a.m. 10:00 a.m.
Wagner .10:30 a. m 30:40 a.m.
Yanktnn .32:30 noon 33:30 p.m.
Omaha . 6:30 a.m.
The train, operated by the Milwau
kee. was equipped with club and ob
servation cars, two diners and com
partment Pullmans. Nor does it car
ry the entire Omaha delegation which
will attend the festivities Thursday.
Other delegates will journey to Yank
ton In a caravan of more than 100
autos.
More lo Go In Autoe.
The auto train will leave here early
Thursday morning and will arrive at
the Nebraska approach of the bridge
before noon. "Doc'' Frye. Union
stockyards barbecue expert. will
await them there. He left Omaha
early Wednesday and will have a
bai-becue all prepared to feed the
Omahans before the ceremonies open
In the afternoon.
After dinner. Governor McMaster
of South Dakota and Governor Bryan
of Nebraska will meet at the center
of the bridge, dedicating the structure
to the interests of the two states.
Miss Emma Hoagland, queen of Ak
Sar-Ben, has been selected as "Miss
Nebraska,” and will meet "Miss Da
kota” on the bridge In a unique cere
mony.
Addresses by Governors McMasters
and Bryan, Mayor Dahlman, T. C.
Byrne, Ford Hovey and Everett
Buckingham of Omaha will occupy
the afternoon. Free shows and fire
works arc scheduled for the evening.
Roads to Yankton are reported in
excellent condition.
Roads Are Good.
Messages from all the towns from
Fremont north to Yankton said there
was no rain, and the road to Fre
mont is paved.
Included in those who will make the
trip by auto tomorrow are: Everett
Buckingham, Alien Dudley, W. H.
Kchelibarg, Bruce McCulloch, General
George B. Duncan and party, consist
ing of .1. K. Davidson, F. W. Judson
and Ballard Dunn; W. A. Fraser and
party. Eugene C. Eppley and party.
W. B. Cheek and George Brewer,
Herman Oswald, E. S. Waterhury,
Ford Hovey with W. B. Tagg and
Clark Powell: .1. Frank Coad, E. M.
Martin, Chaiies Cox, Mr. and Mrs.
Tom Bindley and Oscar Bieben with
Gus Renze, William Wood and Henry
W. Dunn.
Omahans Intending lo ^riotor to
Yankton are advised to take the road
from Omaha to Fremont, via the Lin
coln highway, ns there Is a derrick
working on the military highway be
tween Omaha and Fremont.
Dry Agent Promoted.
Washington, Oct. 15.—Mack Over
peck, prohibition director for Louisi
ana, Mississippi and Alabama has
been transferred to the post of field
supervisor working out of Washing
ton and will be succeeded at New
Orleans hy A, R. Harris, former divi
sional director at Los Angeles.
We Have
With Us
Today
Fred W. Anderson.
Merchant.
Cozad, Neb.
Cozad is a town in Dawson county
with a population of 1,300. Anderson
1* the leading merchant In the o wn,
his annual business exceeding
$300,000.
This remarkable achievement, which
Is the result of IS years of building
on his part, has made Andersen one
of the foremost figures In the busl
ness world. He has been called on to
address associations and clubs from
New York to Portland, Ore., and b*yk
again, giving the recipe for his sue
cess.
W'lint. Is his recipe? Service, that's
his answer, lie amplifies that simple
» word by saying that service means
serving the needs of the community,
advertising, lending Hid to worthy
causes, selling honest goods at hones!
prices and keeping a few steps ahead
cf the man next door
t
Three Women on Jury
Get Hysterical;
Dismissed
Evansville, Ind., Oct. 15.—A Jury
of six men and six women which
had been locked up for the greater
part of the night while attempting
to read) a verdict in a liquor law
violation case was discharged today
whenthree of the women became
hysterical when they were told
they would be locked up for further
deliberations. Judge Philip C. Gould
dismissed the jury because of the
condition of the women.
Plot to Throw
Election Into
House Is Bared
Democrats and La Follette
Conspired Months Ago to
Block Voters’ Choice,
Sears Charges.
That the candidacy of Robert
Marion l.a Follette was not the re
sult of a sudden impulse, but h*d
been determined upon many
months before it was sprung.
That the possibility of throwing
the election of president Into con
gress was considered in councils at
Washington for a long time before
any convention was held.
That a complete and perfect un
derstanding between the democrats
and the La Follette group existed
in congress and out of congress.
That all the president's endeav
ors to get through laws that
would help the country and Im
prove the condition of agriculture
were thwarted because of the con
spiracy that had been entered Into
In advance of the coming together
of congress in December last.
That John M. Nelson of Wiscon
sin, labeled a republican, was the
known leader of this conspiracy In
the house, and was then, as now.
the active field director of the La
Follette forces.
That Nelson aided in defeating
the effort to unseat Sol Bloom, a
New York representative, a demo
crat, because to give the seat to
the contestant, a republican, would
change New York from the demo
cratic to the republican column In
the case of an election in the
house.
These charges are made by Con
gressman Willis G. Sears and sus
tained by records of the case of
Chandler against Bloom, tried before
elections committee No. 3 of the
house of representatives, of which
Richard N. Elliott of Indiana is chair
man and Congressman Sears a mem
ber.
It is of interest to note, in passing,
that John M. Nelson of Wisconsin is
chairman of elections committee No.
2. and that a contest tried before
his committee was not reported on
at the last session. This involved
the suit of I.a Gunrdla, a socialist
and a member of the La Follette bloc.
Fraud Was Flagrant.
Judge Sears, who sat through the
entire hearing of the Chandler-Bloom
case, says the fraud perpetrated in
behalf of Bloom's election was gross
and flagrant, and was clearly proven
by the evidenre; so much so that the
committee reported in favor of un
seating Bloom. Nelson came to the
committee after its report was made
up and got the evidence for his own
examination. When the case came
on before the house, Nelson appeared
on behalf of Bloom, and, with three
quarters of an hour allotted him from
the democrats’ time, pleaded on the
floor for the retention of Bloom in
his present seat.
And the La Follette group voted
with the democrats to hold this seat,
even though it had been secured by
the most outrageous abuse of the
election laws. New York newspapers
at the time expressed the utmost as
tonishment at the action of the
house.
But It was necessary in order that
the great conspiracy bargain between
the democrats anil the La Folletteltes
might be carried out.
Sears Reveals Story.
Here Is Judge Sears’ own story of
the proceedings In the contest, as re
lated by him to The Omaha Bee:
“La Follette’s candidacy was un
doubtedly under meditation and engi
neering control for a long time, and
was not a new thing sprung during
the summer months. I can demon
strate that it bad been concluded by
or before the tlmo of the hearing of
the Chandler-Bloom election contest
111 the house, which, as I recall was
April 10, last.
"Mr. Bloom, a sitting member
from a downtown district in New
York city, is a democrat. Chandler,
the contestant, is republican. The
hearing was long extended, taking
some nine or 10 days. The under
standing was that wo would try and
! get the contested cases disposed of
. early. There were two oil before the
[ committee on elections, of which 1
was a member—Elliott’s—and at
( least one other—La Guurdlu'a before
Mr. Nelson's committee. La Gunrdin
was a member of tlie so called’ La
Follette bloc.
"There was no suggestion whatever
of any fraud being perpetrated on
| the part of Chandler or Ids forces.
Apparently there could have been no
more high minded campaign Ilian was
’ had In his bolmif. It was a special
' election and those were the only con
* teetsnts, so that whatever frauds
there were could be readily charged
I (Turn la Tusa Two. Column One.)
Coolidge or
Despair in
All Europe
—Charles Nagel
Election of La Follette Spells
Doom for Present System
of Government, Former
Cabinet Officer Says.
“Demo Attacks Belated”
St. l.ouis, Oct. 15.—In a statement
issued here today by Charles Nagel,
secretary of commerce and labor dur
ing the Taft administration, he de
dares his intention of supporting
Coolidge and Dawes for president and
vice president. He announces also
that he will support the republican
candidate for congress in his district
and the republican candidate for gov
ernor of Missouri.
Nagel, while ordinarily a repub
lican, has several times been "off the
reservation.” The most conspicuous
instance of his "crossing over" Was
his support of Senator James A. Ttced.
In his statement, Mr. Nagel said:
“1 have been asked what my posi
tion Is in this campaign. This ques
tion has almost come to be (he rule
rather than the exception; so broken
are old alignments, and so conflicting
are determining factors. I shall vote
for Coolidge for president; for New
ton for congress, and for Baker for
governor, and I may add that this
conclusion Is not governed by past
party affiliations. Having voted for
Tteed for senator, I should not hesi
tate, if conditions demanded, to cast
an equally independent vote now for
the national and state tickets.
"It has for some years been my
opinion that a realignment of the
great parties, in obedience to well
detined convictions, is desirable, and
that it would make little difference
how that result Is brought about. At
that time, however, there is danger
that we may reach no popular deci
sion at the polls, and according to nil
Indications the success of Coolidge
can alone save us from that imme
diate very threatening situation.
Approve* Foreign Policy.
As between the old parties. 1 bnve
less difficulty than usual. In foreign
policy they are separated as widely
as they were in 1920. That in Itself
would determine me. In many other
respects they occupy common ground
of complacent conservatism: although
President Coolidge has the advantage
of a very definite plan for domestic
economic rehabilitation. Beyond that
the distinction seems to be that re
publicans frankly avow what they
want, and democrat* would like to
achieve the same thing without say
ing so.
There i* considerable virtue in
the attack* made h.v Davis upon
corruption; hut such an attack
from democrats is rather belated.
Indeed, one of the chief complaints
against the Harding administration
is that it failed to expose the stag
gering corruption of the preceding
democratic administration.
Again, the democratic candidate s
advocacy of free speech and like con
stitutional guaranties would he more
persuasive, of the denial of these
sacred principles had not been had
chiefly under a democratic adminis
tration of which he was a distinguish
ed member; and if these appeals had
not been made after President Cool
idge had released political prisoners,
and after his Attorney General Stone
had restored the Department of
Justice to Its constitutional Integrity.
I admit that the republican admin
istration neglected great opportunities
fo restore the confidence and good
will of the public; and that, particu
larly with respect to problems grow
ing out of the war, it permitted war
atmosphere to cloud Its vision and to
paralyze its conduct. But I do not
find that the democratic party offers
one Inspiring challenge to invito In
dependent support.
However. I regard it as of pri
mary importance that the popular
vote result in a choice of president,
and that the elections he not thrown
Into the house and the senate. Inas
much ns Davis appears to have no
practical prospect for victory at the
polls, It will he more profitable to
give reasons for preferring Coolidge
,Turn to l‘n*e Sfirn. Column One.)
MAJOR LEAGUERS
ON HUNTING TRIP
Montreal, Oct. 15.—A party of
major league baseball player* arrived
bore today en roule to Plaster Rock.
M. it,, for a two weeks’ bunting trip.
The party Included Kddte Collins,
captain and second baseman of the
Chicago While Sox Joe Rush and
Rob Shawkey, veteran pitchers, and
Kred Hofmann, catcher, of the New
York Yankees.
kidnaped Man Released.
Redondo Reach, Cal., Ocl I ■ A
message was received Ibis afternoon
by Dr. <'. W. Wade, father In law id'
Paul Yewell. who was kidnaped by
Mexican bandits near Parral, that
the mining man had been released
The message was from K*. A. Stout,
superintendent of the San I'lniuls* "
Mines, Inc.
Steel Bridge Collapses.
\V heeling. W. N it., Ot t. 1 •> A
bridge carpenter killed when a
large aoctlon nf the ntot»l bridge ovei
l ho Ohio river between NVrheeling and
Wheeling Island collapsed
f
Fearing Sea Burial,
Woman Carries
Own Coffin
New York, Oct. 15.—Mrs. C.
Creed, a London woman, who said
that she has always had a fear of
burial at sea, arrived today on the
Lancastria bringing her own cof
fin. Ten years ago her husband died
while crossing the Atlantic and the
sea became his grave.
The casket, encased In a box
marked ‘‘personal properly, non
dutiable,” will again cross the
ocean when Mrs. Creed returns to
London after a visit to Washing
ton, she said. _
McMullen Tells
Voters of Value
of Power Sites
Republican Candidate for
Governor Talks to Resi
dents of Niobrara Valley
About Water Rights.
By P. C. POWELL.
stuff CorreHpemlent The Omulis Hee.
Springview, Neb., Oct. 15.—Out
here on the plains, 30 miles from a
railroad, farmers and townspeople
from three counties gathered today
to hear Adam McMullen, republican
candidate for governor, speak on
state issuls. Counties represented
were Keya Paha, Holt and Cherry.
In honor of the candidate the
citizens of Springview staged a huge
barbecue. Two beeves were killed,
dressed and quartered Monday. The
next day Frank Boyd, noted through
out the short grass country ns the
"Barbecue King." arrived at Spring
view.
A tent was pitched, proper hole
dug and a grate prepared. At 9
o’clock Tuesday night the meat be
gan to cook. At 10:30 this morning,
half an hour after the McMullen
party arrived, Boyd told the 50 boys,
who had been dismissed from achool
and were watching tlie cook, that the
meat was ready'.
The news soon spread over tha
town and housewives, with vegetables
and fruits for the remainder the
dinner, began hurrying . to tit*
hall where the dinner was to be
served. Seven hundred were present
at the dinner and remained for the
speaklg.
"Oh hell, that ain't nothing," Boyd,
the cook, said when congratulated on
the excellency of his meat and the
extent of hfs job. “I've barbecued
3.000 pounds of meat at one time In
the early dava around here and it
was all gone in two hours. As fast
as we ate the meat we threw the
bones to the Indians."
Springview claims the distinction of
heing the liest inland town in the
state. It sports a new courthouse,
gravelled streets, water plant, and
three lawyers. These represent the
entire lawyer population of Keya
Paha county.
In addition lo closing the town
school in honor of the occasion, coun
ty schools for miles around were
emptied and teachers and pupils were
given a holiday. The Bassett hand
was on liand to furnish music, aug
mented by vocal and Instrumental se
lections by the townspeople.
Mr. McMullen spoke particularly
of the wonderful waterpower possi
bilities of the Niobrara river. He ex
plained that at present every effort
was being made by private corpora
tions to gain control of waterpower
sites, and particular care should be
taken by voters in pledging legisla
tive candidates to protect public
watherpower sites against legislative
encroach men ts.
From Springview Mr. McMullen
whs to drive to Valentine for a nlg|>t
meeting with Senator Norris. The
senator s|s>ke at Gordon this after
noon. Ho will travel with Mr. Mc
Mullen tomorrow.
v ere Ross Anishokcr. Fred Amshnker.
Those in charge of the barbecue
\V. S. Hal lot k, C. A. Ripley, J. C.
Stephen and W. H. Horton. A dele
gation from Ainsworth consisted of
Ft. F. Shrlmptun. George Chappell.
Boy Harry, George Tlsue, Col. Frank
Sellers, and John Roach. The Valen
tine delegation, which drove tin miles
lo meet Mr. McMullen. Included Wood
ruff Bell, Srneat^Foatci, Q. E Kicgli
Charles Swanson, Mrs. c. II. Rock
well. Mrs. F. M. I Milo. Anna Miller
and Roy Syfert.
Bandits Roll Rank.
Canute, Okla., Oct. 15.—Two un
masked Imndltn held up the Find
Htato bnnk Canute and rv.r,ipe«l
with $4,500.
Get Out and Vote!
nmilil .miii find
nnn mail willintt
I ’ I" out ami make .1
house to house canvass ashing pro
pie |o register and \ote!" ev
elalllted a visitor at tie! Out the
Note eoiiiniittee headquarters in
the euurthmise.
Hut the women are going alomt
the job vigorously. They do this
work without pay and purely in
the spirit of rlvir ad\aurement.
There is still room for nian>
more workers and onl> nine more
days to work. Mrs. Charles I’
Neal, who is in charge of the ran
\lias, wants to see women voluii
tens in the eommittee headquar
ters, southeast corner of the court
house basement.
v✓ ,
ZR-3 Crew
WornOutby
Sea Flight
Big Zeppelin Is Cradled Safe
ly in Lakehurst Airdrome
After Record-Breaking
Trip Across Atlantic.
5,066 Miles in 81 Hours
By Associated Press.
Lakehurst, IS'. J., Oct. 15.—The
II It 13 slumbered tonight, safely
cradled in the Lakehurst airdome
after a memorable flight across an
ocean.
Its German crew slumbered, also,
and its four American passengers.
The dirigible, which had set a new
record for sustained flight, appeared
none the worse for the effort. It
swayed croonlngly to and fro to the
hune of soft creaking tackle. Its
luminous sides shimmered under thq
beams of a moon that penetrated its
glass-domed hangar.
But the humans whom It had car
ried bo far sheltered beneath its pro
tecting hulk—they were red-eyed and
weary. They had traveled 5.066 miles
undef- hazardous circumstances and
they had done it in a single con
tinuous flight of 81 hours and 17
minutes.
Official Record Kept.
This was the official record, as
computed by Dr. Hugo Eskener, com
mander of the dirigible and president
of the Zeppelin interests, and by Com
mander J. H. Klein, jr., of I-akehur.-t
field, who made the transoceanic
flight.
The ship's log recorded that it left
Eriedriehshafen, Germany, at 6J15 a.
m.. on Sunday, October 12, the time
being one hour east of Greenwich. It
touched earth here at 9:25 a. m., east
ern standard time, today. Dr. Ecken
er was authority for the statement
that the mileage was 5,066.
Thus the average speed of the ZR 3
for the whole distance approximately
62.33 miles per hour. The approxi
mate average of the British R-34 dur
ing its westward flight of 3,200 miles
across the Atlantic in 108 hours, made
in 1919, was 20.63 milts per Jiuur.
As a further indication of the
strides llghter-thanair aeronautics
have taken during those five years,
the fuel tanks of the ZR-3 were one
quarter full when it berthed. They
held 712 tons, enough, according to
Lieut. Commander S. M. Krauss. to
have carried it 1,800 knots farther or
a goodly part of the distance to the
Pacific coast.
All Tell Stories.
When the R 34 reached its destina
tion at Mineola, L. I., from East
fortune, Scotland, Its fuel tanks held
Imrely a half hour's supply. For It
to have proceeded further would
have been to court disaster.
Each of the 32 passengers on the
ZR 3 had his story to tell when he
disemliarked within the Lakehurst
hangar today. But the most com
plete of them all was the story told
by the diary log of Capt. George W.
Steele, prospective commander of/the
dirigible.
He related liow on October 10 the
date set for the flight, such crowds
surged at the gates of the Friedrieh
shafen airdrome that he was lost In
the crush; how the big bag failed to
rise because of atmospheric condi
tions: how the takeoff was i«>stpone<l
for two days, •
—
NEW ANAESTHETIC
IS DISCOVERED
Wurzburg, Germany. Oct. 15.—
"Nareylen,'' Is the name of a new
anaesthetic discovered by Professor
.1. Gauss of tills city and 11. Wle
land of Koenlgsberg. It is a mixture
of acetylene gas of the utmost purity
mixed with a sufficient quantity of
oxygen to enable the patient to
breathe.
"Nareylen” Is said lo be free from
tho detrimental effects on the heart
and lungs caused by ether and chloro
form and its application is not re
stlictcd as to time, During a recent
operation, in which "Nareylen" was
used, a record of 3 1.2 hours an
aesthia was cstahlished.
MAYOR DECIDES
TO KEEP BUTLER
Philadelphia, Oct. 15. Mayor Ken
drirk today officially notified the city
• oiuu il of hi* Intention to retain Gen.
Smedly I». Butler a* director of pub
li< safety for the remainder of hi*
administration, wldeh ha* three year*
to run. In submitting hi* budget
for 1926 and reviewing the accom
plishment* of hi* administration, the
mayor referred to General Ihitler aa
"diligent, aggressive and untiring."
Genrual Butler'* leave from the
marine* expire* next January, hut the
J mayor reeently *aid he would ask
President 4'oolidge to extend it
ItiimiimHn Parliament Open.
Unchai n (. Oct 15. The opposition
panic refused In attend iMYllamcrit
\\ 11it111 Was u|M'iicd today by (lie king
(Mlierwlsc the session was imc\ont
fill.
quarantine Lifted.
Houston, Texas, Oct. 16.- Kighty
eight persona held in quarantine,
since a .vellow fever case was diecox
et^hcro a week ago, were released
“He Is the Man Who Has Wrecked
the La Follette Party in Nebraska”
—Otto Mutz.
Otto Mutz, dismissed by
Frank Harrison, La F'ollette
regional director, from his
post as chairman of the
independent party, has
opened constant warfare
on his enemy. In a state
ment he termed Harrison a
‘carpet bagger’ and de
clared the regional director
was seeking to wreck the
campaign in Nebraska for
ulterior motives.
Pertinent para graphs
from Mutz’s statement fol
low' :
“He has constantly en
gendered discord.
“He assumes a czar-like
attitude in all campaign
matters.
“He keps no record of
money received or ex
pended.
“He seeks to wreck the
La Follette party in Ne
braska as he has practically
wrecked it in other states.
“His charges against me
are premeditatedly false.
“He has opened my mail,
taken money entrusted to
M/
^zFt&nk. Harris ok f
me, and I will fight him in
the courts.
“He has made secret
arrangements in the state
with reference to the cam
paign.
“His sincerity is in doubt
and I begin to* believe he
plans to secretly deliver
this great cause of the com
mon people to some un
friendly foe.
“He is a ‘carpet bagger’
and must not be permitted
to surreptitiously and with
ulterior motives disrupt the
work so far accomplished.’’
Independents
Dangerous Foe,
Hughes Alleges
.Secretary Assert* Only G.O.P.
Victory Can Avert Serious
Disaste; ‘‘Democrats Cut
to Piece*.’’
New York, Oct. 15.—Secretary of
dilate Charles E. Hughes continued
his offensive against the independent
party, which he characterized as a
“dangerous enemy.” and appealed for
a republican state and national vic
tory, to ward off “serious disaster.”
it a meeting tonight in Carnegie hall.
Speaking under the auspices of the
republican county committee, with
Representative Ogden L. Mills presid
ing. Secretary Hughes declared that
the republican party must bear the
brunt of the independent attack, as
it “seems probable that the demo
cratic party in this election will be
virtually cut to pieces in the west
and will be honeycombed in the east.**
“He upheld the activities of the
Harding-Coolldge administration in
detail defending it against charges
made during the campaign by Davis
and I*a Follette.
The address, which was broadcast
by radio stations in New York and
Washington, also took cognizance of
criticisms "made by John W. Davis,
the democratic nominee of the eco
nomic and foreign policies of the
Coolldge administration. Secretary
Hughe* paid tribute to the president
as a “strong sagacious man. long
tried and trusted, of unimpeachable
integrity and with the highest stan
dards of honor, calm and deliberate
but inflexible in well chosen pur
poses.”
He predicted a republican victo.v
“because the people have learned to
know and trust Calvin Coolldge.”
He opened his address with a plea
for support of Col. Theodore Roose
velt for the governorship, not only
because of his reord in industry, bus!
ness, n the field of battle and in pub
lic office.
“lie knows the government of the
state and he knows the federal gov
eminent.” Secretary Hughes said.
“He will bring to the executive office
not only the highest ideals but an
important experience.”
In this connection, the speaker paid
a tribute to Colonel Roosevelt for bis
services In preparing naval data for
use of the Americai representatives
at the Washington conference on lim
itation of armaments.
I nderwoml Con*i«lor*
Konl Bi<l Still Open
Washington, Oct. 15.—Senator In
d< rwnod. democrat. Alabama, n lead
er In the fight iti the senate for the
adoption of Henrv Ford’s offer for
Muscle Shoals, declared he did not re
gard the manufacturer's statement In
('outer’s Weekly as definltelv with
drawing his offer. “It has not been
officially withdrawn and ns far as the
government is coiuerntd the offer
still stands and l am for the Ford
hid.” he declared.
Insurance Man Dies.
(liens Falls. N Y . ivt 1 Col.
John L. Cunningham, M. former
president of the (liens Falls Insurance
company, died here today. lie was
known throughout the countr> In
fire insurance circles am! had » pci
sonal acquaintance with Abraham
Lincoln .
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“Prove Statement
Offers Sorenson
Attack on Coofidgr anti Dawe«
Draws Fire From Dodge
County G. O. P.
< hairman.
Special IlKpateli to The Omaha Pee.
Fremont. Neb.. Oct. 15.—Assertions
that President (VoUdge opposed the
McNary Haugen bill and that Charles
<J. Dawes was connected in any way,
other than reputably, with the Lori
mer bank < use were branded as abso
lutely false ml without any founda
tion by Joseph C Cook, chairman of
the Dodge county republican commit
tee today.
Cook, in a litter to C A. Sorenson,
a worker for the progressive party
nnd attorney for Frank Harrison, de
fies Sorenson, or anyone else, to
prove that Coolidge attempted to
hinder the McNary Haugen bil lat all,
and iff erst $100 for such proof
"It was Voight of Wisconsin, aj
man controlled by Senator I -a Fol
litte. who fought the MoNarv Haugen
bill when it wag before our repre
aentatiti Cool; declared in his let l
ter.
"The progressive party is anxious
to throw some slur on the republican
candidates. You declared in your ad
dress hen last Saturday that Presi
dent Coolidge opposed the McNary
Haugen bill. 1 have deposited a
check for $10 Oon the Fnkji National
hank of this city and it will he paid
to the Ha Follette committee if you
can prove that assertion.
"You also said that Charles U.
Hawes was implicated in the lavriincr
kink case In a dlcgraceful manner. I
offer tlie court records of that case
to prove that his connection wag
honorable. Just to give you a greater
chance at the check 1 offer it for
proof of one or both of these asser
tions."
BORAH WILL SEEK
ELECTION AGAIN
t'hleago. Oil. 15.—Senator William
I\. Borah, republican, of Idaho, will
seek re election on the republican
ilckcl is Idaho, he stated here to
night.
The senator when Informed that
(he Idaho supreme court had ruled
that his name could appear on one
1 -aHot only, said that he had left a
statement of declaration of hia Inten
tions willi his secretary in Boise on
October 11. He declared that he be
lieved the declaration had already
liet n filed or would he filed within
a day or two.
Both the progressive and repub
lican parties In Ills state had nomi
nated Senator Borah for re-election.
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Writs Fly
in Battle
of Factions
--
Otto Mutz. Deposed Chair
man. ami Frank Harrison,
Successor, Both Seek
Court Aid in Scrap.
“Office” Moved Twice
By R. H. PETERS,
Staff l rrrrspnniirnt Tllr Ofnt'.l'U lip*.
Lincoln. Oct. 10.—Frank Harrison,
regional director of the La Folletti
campaign, and Otto Mutz, La Follette
stale chairman, whose "dismissal"
Tuesday by Harrison has split the
party wide open in Nebraska, tool;
their quarrel to the courts this after
noon.
At 2 this afternoon. Mutz, armed
with a writ of replevin Issued by
Justice of the Peace Stephens, moved
the La Follette literature and account
books from the headquarters estab
lished by Harrison. At 3. Harrison,
armed with a writ of replevin Issued
by Justice of the Peace W. A. Haw
to the La Follette treasurer, diaries
E. Lawrence, moved it all back again.
Mutz's hid for supremacy this afte.
noon, after two days of quiet, was
made with dramatic swiftness. Ear
lier in the day Harrison had declared
that he "didn't care if klutz was
chairman of 50 parties.” Harri-on
had washed his hands of Mutz. On
the walls of his office were posted
twii telegrams from John M. Nets' n.
national campaign manager, authoriz
ing him to "take complete charge of
the La Follette campaign In Ne
braska.”
Harrison Seeks Lawyer.
It was 1:59 and the goose hung
high. A minute later Harrison was
bolting down the corridor of the
Funke building in search of a lawyei
A constable had served him with t
writ, directing him to turn over all
literature, books and records of ■■
counts of money collected and paid
out, signs and all the La Follette
literature and property.”
Mutz sat in an adjoining room,
chuckling over the predicament of
his rival.
"I'm going to run this campaign
declared the old man. whose st»p is
as quick as a t^y's. He pushed his
black soft hat, the type of hat that
Governor Bryan ha* made famoi:
hack onto his head and thrust out -t
firm jaw,
"We ll see whether or not this fei- m
low can come in here from California
and run everything. Why, lately,
they've even been opening letters ad
dressed to me. I couldn't stand it
any longer."
New Room* Prepared.
Three blocks down the street was a
clean swept suite of rooms waiting to
receive the bundles of I .a Follette
literature that line the walls of Har
rison's office.
Complete supervision of the - t:n
palgn would he in his hands. Mutz
declared, but denied that he would in
terest himself in the struggle* of any
candidates other than I-a Follette ami
Wheeler. The interest of Mutz >n
certain candidates endorsed by the
progressive party, i* said t- h i* a
1 een ore of the reasons for the quar
rel with Harrison.
While Mutz was issuing hi- nisi i
teste of independence, draymen wire
hustling the packages of literature to
the elevator. Soon the corridors ■
the building were cluttered with hen*
cartons addressed. "Otto* Mutz, r'.a.
chairman."
At 2:15 Harrison announced a ten
tative plan of counterattack. He
would plead for a restraining ordot.
Harrison stood in his rapidiy empty
ing office; Mutz stood guard at the
elevator.
Short, chunky, with s reputat.oi
as a hard fighter. Harrison smile 1
through It all. but beneath the smite
was a fear of the reception this la:
est development in the Lt Follette
internecine warfare would receive out
in the state.
llarriso Wield* Broom.
As each pat kage moved out Hart:
son armed with a broom, would
sweep sway the dust. His vigorous
thrusts sent his old seersucker com'
with a rip beneath one sleeve je- king
Nick and forth across Ills shoulders
About him stood his assistants, like
frightened chicks about a wet he:
awaiting the nest development
Whatever work they might ha' •'
been doing was brought to a halt
through lack of material with which
to work.
At last Mut* cam# Into the office
to make certain that nothing was
overworked, Harrison s only sign of
recognition su to slowly halt the
path of his broom until It was tap
ping vigorously up and down.
To Mutz, Harrison was s non
ovistent being. As Mutz moved from
room to room, esch now clean sner:,
Harrison followed. Always his broom
l>eat a swishing tattoo on the floo
hut he said nothing. Mutz final!'
reached Harrlacyi's anteroom. Twenty
minutes l>efore It had been piled with
campaign material. Mutz took a
quick look around. Nothing there ov
cept. on the wall, the two telegram -
from national headquarters author!)
lug Harrison to take complete
t'harge. Mut.- snored then: Ha
son smiled It was a victory If onl*
a slight one.
Neighbor* ViilUsed
,llis tour of Inspection completed
Mutz moved hack to hi* post at the
elevator Non iwckii.es were dump
mat ring down the shaft, to regppea
for a moment on the street tofore
furs t« rage fas l slums Tarred