I WEATHER FORECAST t I ^ T T p | i IB yj A TT A A / ("AT3 I^’TIVT/^ T-^ E* T7 THOUGHT FOR THE DA* IB Sebra.ka—-t.anecail, lain not I» >< I> B B B -A ’_f 1W B 1 V .B B JL JL Jl. ▼ . b 1V1 ▼ 11 ▼ JL " B A AmJ Snobbery is the prMa of those who W rh""*« in temperature. •• ■ * ’ *re not *Hre „f their position. -Bcr I / - - ■ i .. — - ton Braley. J I CITY EPmow V0L 54 N0 116 _ OMAHA, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1924. *TWO CENTSlp ^hVnn,d. iss so convinced John W. Davis that the voters crave him and him only, |that he dictated a formal statement to the press In which he staked out a Claim to the entire United States. Now it is an axiomatic law of physics that two bodies cannot occupy the same fcpaee at one and the same time. One or both of these candidates must he in error and, since both ig nore the’ two most likely possibilities, namely, the re-election of Calvin Cooi ldge or the necessity tof congress choosing a president, the percentage is strongly against both of them. | Coolidge, on reports from the vari ous states, looks today like an odds Cn winner. Unless the La Follette strength develops at the last mo ment with surprising rapidity Cool Jdge will be returned to office next Tuesday. Should La Follette como with a rush the election will go to Congress, but the possibility is in no pleasure as great as the possibility of Coolldge's re-election. Davis, on pa per, is strong only In the south and cannot gather the necessary 265 electoral votes. Lo Follette is dan gerous only as a possible deadiocker, and not as a candidate with a chance pf election. Demo Observer Sees Coolidge Win. In this prediction of a Coolidge vic ff tory political correspondents of the Chicago Dally Tribune, the Chicago Herald and Examiner and the Kan sas City Star concur. The Herald and Examiner gives Coolidge 287 sure electoral votes of the 631. The Chi cago Dally Tribune foresees a Cool ldge re-election and possible repub lican landslide. The Herald and Ex aminer places Nebraska in the La Follette column; the Kansas City Star and the Tribune In the doubtful column. And It is equally significant that a veteran political observer of the democratic New York World who came west a few short weeks ago convinced that the election would go to congress turned back east almost equally certain of a Coolidge victory. A digest of reports from the various states which lead to the prediction Of a Coolidge victory as the most likely possibility, with the chance of a dead locked election possible but not as probable as a continuation of the / Coolidge administration follows: The manager of a party with any chance at all of election falls heir to a nucleus of states upon which he can write "mine” without provoking any great argument. Clem Shaver in herited the "solid south.” Butler the New England states and Pennsyl vania, and La Follette Wisconsin and possibly Minnesota and North Da kota. Those'are states which, barring an unforeseen and horrific disaster arc "sure.” Davis Starts With 114. Around them is built the campaign and the battle ebbs and flows in dls Pliant lands where hope of victory ^ springs eternal. When the starter's flag dropped last July John W. Davis and Charles {Turn to Page Nine, Column One. 1 FIRE DESTROYS GRAIN ELEVATOR Special Dispatch to The Omaha Bee. Beatrice, Neb., Oct. 27.—The ele vator of tlie Wright Lee Company was destroyed by fire Sunday eve ning at Harbine. Neb., west, of here on the Rock Island. The town is without fire protection and the plant Is a total loss. About 1.600 bushels of wheat, 2,000 bushels of oats and some c#rn were destroyed. The loss is placed at 110, 000. covered by insurance. The fire is thought to have been started by sparks from a passing locomotive. We Have With Us Today Dr. Cecil S. Dickinson, Eos Angeles, Cal., Medical Man, Dr. Dickinson, still a youth, hn> liad experiences that make mucli fiction seem tame. He was born and educated In England. aKJ fought with the Royal Flying corps during tin war. Later he came to the Uni tec States and studied medicine at tin University of California. He Is re turning to Is,s Angeles front a thre< months’ visit In England, and stopped Mfe tifl here to visit a few days with Mon F* tagu Tancock, who also was a rneni tier of the famous British flying or up n ir*'ton i' Ziegfeld Still Does Own Picking, He Warns By tnlrmsl Service. Chicago, Oct. 26.—Florenz Zieg feld—he of the Follies fame— broadcast a warning today. It was this: "I am boss of the Follies and I pick 'em. Beauty shows are all right but they don’t pick my beau ties. Sometimes the prize is a trip around the world—that's worth something. "But in other cases the prize is an introduction to me. That isn't worth anything. If a girl has quali ties for making good in one of my shows she doesn’t need an introduc tion.’’ Ziegfeld admitted there are a lot of new beauties in his show this season, and lie claimed all the credit for picking them. "1’ih the boss when it comes to that,’’ he concluded. McMullen Wages War on Governor Despite Bad Cold Candidate Speaks in 11 Towns in Second and Third Dis tricts; Raps Bryan Road Program. By P. C. POWELL. Staff Correspondent of The Omaha Bee. Bancroft, Neb., Oct. 27.—Despite a ratv throat and a hoarse voice Adam McMullen, republican candidate for governor, continued today to' wage the same aggressive active campaign that has characterized his tour of the last seven weeks. During the day he spoke In 11 towns In the Second and Third congressional districts. The Itinerary Included Blair, Herman, Tekamah, Craig, Oakland. Itosalie. Walt hill, Pender, Lyons and Ban croft. At Herman, Mr. McMullen met E. C. Houston of Tekamah, candidate for congress, and a caravan of boosters from Tekamah and vicinity which accompanied the party throughout the day. The caravan, included R. K. Hancock, J. B. Buller, D. O. Sutherland. H. E. Valder, H. L. Webster, C. O. Norsien, J. K Cornish, E. I. Ellis. A. Crowell. Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Corwell, Mrs. Burr Latta, Mrs. E. C. Houston. Mrs. Mary Goodwill, Mrs. Charles Fuller, J. G. Nesbit, Cook Mitfen, C. A. Jack, State Senator Wilkins, B. J. Latta and C. L. Holland. The Houston campaign is reaching the proportions of a cyclone. The energy of Houston, his record as a hard-headed, self-made western busi ness man coupled with the record of Edgar Howard, his opponent. In the last congress promise* to place the Third district In the republican column. In the last three weeks Edgar Howard has been working as he never did before in his life and practically all of his speeches are confined to an explanation of cer tain votes In the last congress. Houston ha* produced a record showing that there were 27 farm measures up for a vote in the last congress. Howard, according to Houston, failed to vote on all ex cepting two of the 27 bills. "The farmers are entitled to more consideration from a congressman than was given to them by Edgar Howard,’’ Houston said in hla speech** today. Mr. McMullen emphasized the poor huslnes* policy pursued by Governor Bryan In delaying the award of rond contracts until Just before election, for the purpose of making a false showing of economy. The road con tractors, he asserted, unable for 16 mo'nth* to obtain any contracts for work In the state, are now flooded with more contracts than they can complete by winter and in many In stances half completed roads must be used, until spring. "This will he a cosily loss for tax payers and autoists and for no other reason than to further the political future of one man, Charles W. Bryan.’’ Mr. McMullen said. “The money for till* work waa In the treas ury all Ipst summer and all this summer. It was kept there to pro duce a false comparison of expendi tures In a certain period of months under the Bryan administration against a like period in the former administration.” A large delegation of Blair citizens accompanied the party to the Wash ington county lines. They were: 10. B. Carrlgan, I. O. Hopewell, Elza King, S. <1. Gearhart, Grace Ballard, Mr. and Mrs. George F. Bross, Jack Carrlgan, Bernard Lundt, O. M. Ire land, Mrs. E. E. Caatetter and Scott C'nstetter. Sam Reynolds Speaks on Library Bond Issue . Sam W. Reynolds, past commander of the Dougina ,county. poHt of the American Legion, will address a meet ing of that body In the council , chamber of the city hull tonight In I favor of the voting of $50,001) bonds , for the erection of a North Bide . branch library. . On the same evening J. H. Million, I chairmen of the lihrni-y hoard's spe cial committee In support of the . tyinde, will apeak before the Fonts nolle Improvement club at Forty fifth and Corby streets at 6, Glass Says G.O.RHeads Not Honest \ irginia Senator Challenges Leaders to Oppose Borah and Norris Because of Court Issue. Attacks Hughes’ Talks Wilmington, Del., Oct. 27.—Declar ing he was seeking to "test the hon esty” of republican party leaders. Senator Carter Glass, democrat, of Virginia, challenged President Cool idge in a campaign speech here to night, to come out In opposition to the re-election of Senators Borah of Idaho, Norris of Nebraska and other republicans who favor changes in the status of the supreme court. Unless the republican managers do so, said the Virginia senator, their "persistent effo'rts to project an is sue of constitutional security” into the campaign must be regarded as "devoid of honest purpose.” .He attacked partlcualrly the re cent utterances of Secretary Hughes regarding the La Follette court Issue. Praising John W. Davis, Glass de clared that "with a single exception, it may temperately be said that no man was ever nominated by any l arty or elected president who was better fitted for the grave respon sibilities of government.” The senator declared he had "no” agreement with the policies advocated by Senator La Follette. "except hon est government” but added that "whatever has vagaries, some of the eminent republican critics might with profit Imitate his frankness." Republican attacks on the La Fol lette cohrt proposal.” he said, were only "red herring” drawn across the trail. Candidacy Futile. “In the first place," he continued, "there is no human probability of La Follete's election. In the next place, if elected president of the United States I.a Follette would have no vote on a proposed amendment to the federal conetttutlo'n altering the status of the supreme court or changing Its processes. Coolidge, if elected, would have no power of veto on the question of submission. La Follette's removal from the sen ate would lose that proposition one vote. "Hence, the attempt of Secretary Hughes, as spokesman of the ad ministration, to frighten the people of the United States into the belief that La Follette's utterly futile candi dacy for the presidency menaces the security of the supreme court fall3 a little sljort of rank wickedness. "While I want nothing to do with La Follette, candor compels me to say that the men who have sounded this false alarm simply presume upon the credulity of those they ad dress. If they do not actually com promise their oWn Intellectual Integri ty and raise a large question of their honesty.” Rill Author Rnrnh. Exhibiting a document to his audi ence, Senator Glass said it was a senate hill. Introduced by Senator Borah of Idaho, nnd supported by other republicans, proposing to sub mit the question of altering the pro cesses of the supreme court by re quiring the concurrence of seven members of the court l>efore nn art of congress might be pronounced un constitutional. "The author of this hill,' he said, "Is William E. Borah, senior senator from Idaho. Borah In the republican nominee for re-election. If re elected he will naturally press for the pas sage of his bill, because he earnestly believes a change should he made. "If President Coolidge and his secretary of state mean what they say about the 'menace to constitu tional government' Involved In the T.a Follette candidacy, why do they omit to denounce Borah and Norris and other republican candidates for re-election to the senate who favor quite as startling a change In the supreme court procedure as does La Follette? Replies to Hughes. "I should like to challenge Presl dent Coolidge to arraign as u 'revolu tionist' and 'an enenJy of constitu tional government’ the great repub lican senntor whom he Importuned to be his running mate on the na tional republican ticket as candidate for vice president. Neither the presi dent nor his chief spokesman in the tTurn to rose Two. Column Five.) Bethany Alumnj Plriljic* Half Way to (joal of $75,000 Llndsborg, Knn., Oct. 27.—Alumni pledges to the Bethany college endow ment fund have reached the $10,000 mark, well over halfway toward the $75,000 gonl set by the alumni divi sion In the endowment and Temple of Music appeal. WhM* the other groups —the church, stnte nnd home com munity—have been mobilising their force to begin the tight November 1(1, the alumni hope to have their pledges completed by November 1. Dr. E. J. Garver Dip*. Beatrice, Oct. 27.—New* tuts t>f*on! received here of the death of Ur. J. Iv Oarver. formerly of this city, at hi* home tit Uom An««*lce, of apoplexy. He was a brother of Mrs. Alice tftepp ♦»f this city. ■ -—■ ' -— V Talking Abut ■—■1 EDITORIAL \_y John W. Davis and democratic party leaders seem unable to realize that the Deague of Nations is not an issue in this campaign. Mr. Davis drags forth the bones of the league upon every provocation. The democratic platform pledges the party to take the league "out of politics" through a scheme for a referendum, but Mr. Davis is not content, he keeps on dragging out the bones. At the beginning of the campaign Mr. Davis spoke slurringly of the Washing ton conference for the limitation of armament, assembled by President Harding. In effect he said it didn't amount to much. He overlooked the fact that it cut billions of dollars out of the taxes of a half-dozen nations and reduced naval armament by nearly one-half. He overlooked the fact that the Washington conference put an end to the race of the nations to see who should‘have the largest navy. Throughout the campaign Mr. Davis and his supporters have sneered at the Dawes plan for the economic reconstruction of Europe. These two ac complishments, brought about by giving attention to main facts, have resulted in more good to the world than all the work of the Deague of Nations—and, best of all, the United States has worked out these im provements without in any way becoming entangled in the politics of Europe or of Asia. In a sense Mr. Davis has been in an almost Impossible position during the campaign. In order to stir up a real row there must be two in the fight. Mr. Davis has lashed out right and left with attacks upon President Coolldge, but the president has refused to notice him. Davis has tried out one "issue,” after another, all to no avail—the president has kept on the even tenor of his way, refusing to get excited over It. In contrast to Mr. Davis and Mr. Da Follette Mr. Coolldge has outlined the accomplishments of the last four years and said to his fellow citizens, "There is the record, if you agree with what has been done you will vote the republican ticket. The big thing in the republican record is the restoration of prosperity—it seems certain that the election will put its seal of approval upon prosperity and return Calvin Coolldge to the presidency. \ No, Mr. Davis, the Deague of Nations Is not an issue. There Is only one Is sue, prosperity. We now have prosperity, even in the deflated middle west. The people are not to tie diverted by shadow boxing. The issue is pros perity, we have prosperity, we will vote to hold on to it. Tong Theory in Slaying Given Up Detective Chief Believes Woman May Be at Bottom of Chinese Shooting. Chin Him, Chinese cook held In connection with the murder of Ung Den, a waiter, shot dead Monday morning in what police first believed to be a tong war killing, denied all knowledge of the crime in a state meat made to police through inter preters Monday afternoon. Despite his story. Chin will be charged Tuesday with Ung's murder, Chief of Detectives Ben Danbauni an nounced. In Ills statement Monday afternoon to Omaha Chinese business men. Chin declared that he Was in the basement of the restaurant at 1304 Douglas street when Ung was shot. He asserted that he was starting up the basement stairs when he heard the four shots In the kitchen. He leaped back Into the basement, he Bald, and heard the footsteps of someone running into booth adjoin ing the kitchen. A revolver was found in this booth. Chin asserted that he then beard the man rush from the restaurant. Chin then came upstairs and left the restaurant, he said. Police are not satisfied by this story, for they believe that Chin should have Immediately notified police of the shooting. Instead, he remained away for 13 minutes ami did not return to the restaurant until after police had arrived. Chief of Detectives lien Danbauni said Monday afternoon that he had almost completely abandoned the be lief that the shooting was In revenge for some offense afcninst a tong. Police are still Investigating a clue which indicates that the shooting re sulted from rivalry for the affections of a woman. Patrolman Bell, walking his heat near Thirteenth and Dougins streets, heard the shots which killed Ung. Kell ran up the alley between Doug las Rnd Dodge streets, and found the rear door of the restaurant standing ajar. Pushing In, he found Ung’s body, a bullet In the hack, lying on the kitchen floor. He had died al most Instantly. A revolver containing four empty shells was found In a booth adjoining the kitchen. Ben Krase, proprietor of the Chatham hotel, 110 South Thir teenth street, gave Bell Information which led to Chin's arrest. The Chinese vlgllnncf committee, formed two weeks ago by prominnt Omaha Chinese to keep out of the city nil suspicious Chinese. Is much aroused by the killing of Ung l-.cn and is redoubling Its precautions. Draft Complrtril I poll Opinion About Taxes Washington, Oct. 27.—Kxperts of the Department of Justice have com pelted a draft of an opinion on the question of whether newspapers may publish facts relating to income tax payments without violating the law. Attorney (leneral Stone gave their views some study late today but was unable to complete the examination or tlie draft and will give It further attention tomorrow. Bonfire Draroys Burn. Wvmore, Out. 27.- Mon working on th«k highway on the* Hook mad. *oiith went of Wyntore. Saturday net fire N* dead gram* and weed* »»t the rnndxidc nnd. fanned hy a 1 »i« « «. the flame* npi end iicron* a narrow xt retch <»f meadow and burned the frame hern on the Oeorge t’amphell farm, eau* in# a loan of about $500. The farm waa unienanted. being rented hy the farrnei adjoining \ Platte Bridge Order Denied Judge Goss Refuses to Halt ^ork at Center Street Site. District Judge Goss, In a decision Monday, denied an injunction to stop building a bridge over the Platte river at Center street. The work will now go forward im mediately, County Commissioner i'nitt said. Bids will be opened at Wahoo, October 31 by the commis sioners of Douglas and Saunders counties and the state engineer. The bridge is to be 1,200 feet long and cost in the neighborhood of $150, 000. Half the cost will be paid jointly by the two counties and state: the other half by the federal government. If the bridge had been built at Q street, the federal government would have paid nothing. The Injunction suit was brought by Harry Cowles and John H. Copen haver, property owners, on the eve of opening the original bids in Wa hoo a few weeks ago. A temporary restraining order was Issued. The next Platte river bridge north of the Center street site Is at Valley, six miles. The next one south of Center street is near Ashland, 11 miles. TRAIN DERAILED BY STEAM SHOVEL Special Plspntrh to The Omalw Bee. Fremont, Neb., Got. 27.—Cause of the derailment of J4 rare, causing damage estimated Ht {6,000, near Ivennard, on the Chicago A North western. Saturday, still remained n tnjstery today. It was believed, how ever. that a steam shovel, carried on a flat car, tore loose from Its hold ings and upset the train’s balance. This car seemed to 1>« the first to leave the trnek and was followed by 13 empty oil cars. The train was In charge of Con ductor XV. W. Wolfe of Missouri Val ley, with Engineer H W. Evans at the throttle... No one was Injured. The track was torn up for some dis tance and it took a crew of 90 wink ers all day Saturday before the right of way was cleared for all traffic. Farmer Sells His Stock and W ill Filter Ministry Beatrice, Get. 27.—At the Sw-lgart Miller farm, near Holtnesvllle, south cast of here, 14 purebred Shorthorn cattle brought fair prices. The young nnlnmls sold at {50 to {00 a head, and a 4 year old hull went for {101. The better cows brought nround $86 and grades went from {40 to {50 a head. Mr Miller Intends to enter the Brethren ministry and will leave soon for Kansas to attend Bethel college. I’ resit Infcction Is Discovered in Texas Houston, Tex., Get. 27. An out break of the foot and miiuth disease was discovered today In a herd of 1500 cattle belonging to .1. M. cat quart! on his ranch about three miles forth of Alvin, in Brazoria county. I his ia 2.» miles from the place here the Infection wns first discovered end Is the first outbreak In Texas outside of Harris county. I1 ire Hoadstcr in Crash. A fire department roadster driven bv Fire Chief .lames Cotter of Council Bluffs collided with another car neat Dumfries, la., Hunday evening. Vl\e tiont axle of Cotter’s car was badly bent.. Cotter was on his way to the farm of Henry Minuter, near Dumfries, where a barn was burning. Fifty tons of hay ami the taint were burned Family of Wallace on Way Home Funeral Party Leaves Capital With Body of Secretary of Agriculture After White House Serviee. Burial in Des Moines Washington. Oct. 27.—Funeral services for Henry C. Wallace, sec retary of agriculture, were held lr. the east room of the White House today, and tonight the body, in care of members of the family and close personal friends, is being carried back to Des Moines, la., Wallace’s home, for burial there Wednesday. The funeral party left here at 3:30 p. m. and will arrive in Des Moines late tomorrow'. Wednesday the body will lie in state at the Iowa state capitoI for several hours prior to the funeral services to be held in that city. State business will be suspend ed while the body reposes in the capitol building. Children With Her. Accompanying Mrs. Wallace on the journey are her two daughters. Miss Ruth, who was with her in Wash ington at the time of her husband's death, and Mrs. Angus Mcl^ay of Birmingham, Mich.; her three sons. James A. and Harry A. of Des Moines, and John of St. Petersburg. Fla., and John P. Wallace, a brother of the secretary. Another daughter. Mrs. Charles Bruggemann, is abroad. Secretary Work, who was designat ed by President Coolidge to serve as his special representative at the burial services, was a member of the funeral party, which also included Acting Secretary of Agriculture Gore. James C. Davis, director genertl of railroads, and Mrs. Davis, close friends of the family, and Maj. James F. Coupal and Dr. Joel T- Boone, White House physicians. Departments Closed. Dr. Wallace Railcliffe, pastor emeri tus of the New York Avenue Pres byterian rhurch here, conducted the services at the White House, where President Coolidge. high officials of the government, foreign diplomats and friends of the family were gath ered for the rites. The services also marked the government's official tribute to the late secretary, and gov ernmental departments were closed until 1 p. m. Members of the cabinet served as honorary pallbearers. while pall bearers wore selected from officials of the agricultural department. The body was escorted from titer White House to I'nion station by members of the cabinet and other high officials of the government. It was placed in one of the. two private ears which were reserved for the funeral party.. Mrs. Wallace and other member* of the family were escorted by White House military and naval attaches to the private cars. SENATOR NELSON IS FOR COOLIDGE Atlantic, Ia.. Oct. 27.—-Senator Julius Nelson, of the Cass Shelby dis trict, das declared himself in favor of President Coolidge. hut is not in ac cord with his running mate. Gen. Charles G. Dawes. He made his “choice" known at rural political meeting held near here when pushed for an answer by a local attorney. He also said that he “thought Senator Robert M. La Follette was “a fine man." and did not see why the poli ticians “lambasted him so." Senator Nelson is not a candidate this year, his term being for two years yet. MAYOR OF EXIRA SEVERELY BURNED Atlantic. Ia.. Oct. 27.—Mayor E. It. Voss of Kxlra. Ia.. II09 at his homo in a critical condition, the re 9ult of burns austained w hlla^Tlcht itift a blaze nt his son's wood shop. Part of his clothing was burned off. It Is feared he Inhaled flames. Attempt Made to Fire Hanker s Home Fails Special Ditepnleh to The Omaha Bee. Reatrioe, Neb., Oct. 27.—What is believed to have been an attempt to tire the home of C. N. Hinds, banker, nt Odeli. Neb., was discovered this morning when about two gallons of gasoline was found to have been poured over the wash room of the home. Rod pepper was also dis covered in the yard, placed there, It is presumed, to throw bloodhound* off the scent in case they were used. Sheriff Sailing is investigating the case. ^ Chaplain Hohh Support* La Follptto and Hrnokiiart Shenandoah, la.. Oct. 27 - The scrambled condition of Iowa politics was illustrated Friday night when j Chaplain W Robb of Dee Moines former democratic sheriff. spoke < at the city Iptll here in the interest 1 of l#n Follette. independent for piesi dent and llrooVhart, republican for congress. i Fiv«* Fined for l'liofl-. Denison, la . u» t M\ooung men caught stealing accessories from cars paired at American Legion Dance hall were fined $300 each. Fire at Unfinished Medical Arts Building Members of the Omaha fire depart ment answered a downtown tire alarm Monday which, momentarily, had all the earmarks of being some thing little short of a miracle. The cull was to the Medicai Arts building. When the department reached the scene of the blaze they found no flames licking up the steel girders and beams of the well-aired structure. The flames were confined to the con struction engineer’s office. They were quickly extinguished. Damage was slight. j ManWhoFractured Hip in Leap From Window Escapes Otto Kahn, Held Under Guard in Hospital, Taken to Waiting Auto in Wheel Chair. Maryville. Mo., Oct. 27—Otto Kahn, under guard here in a hospi tal while he awaited trial on a charge of burglary, escaped from the institution today. Two accomplices aided the prisoner in his escape. Kahn had been in the hospital for the last two weeks suffering from a fractured hip. Attending physicians had declared the man unfit to stand trial and had said that It would be several weeks before the hip would knit sufficiently to make moving him possible. The hip was broken when Kahn leaped from the second story window of the C. D. Bellows home. He had been surprised while ransacking the place and his only chance of escape was through the window of the room in which he had hidden. Kahn took a chance and dove from the window. He landed oh one foot and fractured his hip. There was no accomplice as far as police could de termine then. This morning Kahn paid his hos pital bill and asked permission to be moved about in a wheel chair. The chair was fixed so that he could be moved with the least pain. A short time biter two men came to the hospital. They drove up in a large touring car and asked to visit Kahn. After talking for a few minutes they pushed him. toward the front of tho building, then suddenly ran out the front door, loaded him into the automobile and drove away. Pursuit was started at once, every neighboring town was notified of the escape and every road leading from the city wag covered. But no trace of Kahn or his friends could be found. Authorities think now that the automobile got through their lines in some manner and that Kahn is .now in Kansas City. The grand jury which met last week indicted Kahn for the robbery of the Bellows home. .V warrant had been Issued for his arrest but. owing to his condition, it had not been served. TWELVE JAILED FOR TAR PARTY Ity International New. Service. Frederick, Md., Oot. 27.—Jail sen tences were meted ovt here today to one woman and 11 men for their part in the tarring and feathering of Dorothy Grandon. 20, along the Myersvllle road last July. Mrs Mary Shanks, who took a prominent part in the trring party because Dorothy "vamped" her husband, received two sentences of nine months each, one for rioting and f>ne for tarring and feathering. The terms will run concurrently, how ever, so Mrs. Shanks will serve only nine months in the county Jail. VETERAN RAILWAY CONDUCTOR DIES Atlantic, la, Oct. 27.—Thomas Donahue, veteran passenger conduc tor on the Iowa division of the flock Island railroad, and a brother of Martin Donahue of Adair, is dead at his home in Davenport, He was well known at all points between Daven port and Omaha. He had been on the retired list for two years. Stations on Rnrlin^ton lowa Line Are Looted Maryville, Mo.. Oet. 57.—Stations 'long the Chicago, Darlington * Quincy railroad from (Quitman to Hepburn, la., hava l>oen looted dur ng the last few days. The robberies were all reported to C. \\ . Moses, (gent at Darlington Junction. Saturday night thieves entered the ' •tatlons at (Quitman. Vest boro, Cleitr 1 nont and Maitland. Mo., and Braddy rllle, Vllllsca and Shnmhaugh, In. The Weather I *---—/ I'm « hours ending * p m, (Vt T? I I’fcch'ttsttm. Iiifhcs mill Humlre.ith* , fltll, HMl; lottl «UlC« Jiniimv ; i I ' » > MnttrH Trmpemltire* R a tn 45 1pm.,... «« « * m. ... . . 45 ? iv m. lift * * m.. 4** v». m.. ft 7 * a. in ... 4 v 4 m . ft ft * * m. ..... . 45 ft P nr. «► 1 0 ft. m . . .. S4 ft p m . . , . i. a i 1 A w 7 p, m. ft a - noon. «ft I p. m ftc* t New Probe to Be Held at Chicago Expenditure of Enormous Sums on Behalf of Inde pendent Ticket Is Coun claim of G. 0. P. Walsh Seeks Priority Washington, Oct 27.—Charges th.it "enormous sums" are being spent on behalf of the La Follette-Whec-ler ticket were made ,r>day before the senate campaign fund Investigating committee by the republican national committee, through its counsel, Wey mouth Kirklhnd of Chicago. Frank P. Walsh, counsel for Sena tor I^a Follette, said he would be glad “to have that brought out” but that he would have to insist that the wii nesses summoned at his request be heard first. “The time should he divided,” in terrupted Kirkland. “It does seem to me that some of these things should be laid before the voters before elec tion day.” Walsh held the republican national committee had had opportunity to t>c represented and to present evidence of its charges. He added that with his own witnesses already summoned they should have "priority ’ on the witness stand. Issue I'nderlded. The committee did not decide the issue and the argument was halted by Senator Caraway, democrat. At kansas, who presented a letter pui • porting to have been written by Graf ton D. Cushing of the republican city committee of Boston, which the sen ator said, “showed there were tw< republican funds in Boston.” A portion of the letter read into the record said it appeared that the Massachusetts finance committee headed by Louis K. Liggett of Boston would find it impossible to devote its funds to Massachusetts and that additional moneys would have to be raised. The money heretofore raised in Massachusetts, the letter added, was to be sent to the west *or use in states there that are In doubt. Samuel Vntermyer of counsel for Senator Robert M. La Foilette asked the committee to subpoena W. L. Mellon of Pittsburgh, a relative of Secretary Mellon, in connection with republican campaign collections in Pennsylvania. Banker on Stand. The first witness heard today was Guy D. Emerson, vice president of the Bankers Trust company of New York, and chairman of the contrib utors’ committee engaged in collect ing campaign funds for the republi can campaign In New York. He teslt fied that his committee had received contributions from more than SO.WO contributors, which, he estimated, would exceed $900,000. Hr declared all of the money collected would be sent through the treasurer of the re publican national committee and would be reported to the senate com mittee. Emerson said the plan had Iwm.ii to reach all “groups” in New York ■ it> and that between 50 and 75 commit tees had t«een organized in the various trades, industries and professions. V group of advertising men. under tin leadership of "our advertising man. he said, had paid for a full page ad vertisement tn a New York new paper at a cost of $1,500. FUMES OF GAS ARE FATAL TO TWO MEN New York. Oct 77.—Two men ir» dead and three are confined to Rt struetion hospital today suffering from a strange toxic delirium result ing from the Irreathing of gases in the Bayway plant of the Standard Od company at Elizabeth. N J Father of 17 Children Is Dead at Beatrice Siwlal ldspatrli to The Omaha H.. Beatrice. Neb., Oct. 27.—William Mahlock, 70. wealthy stock raiser and farmer of Gage county for more than 50 years, died at his home eight miles northwest of Beatrice Monday aftei • noon. He owned 1.200 acres of fir.a land and for years was a heavy ship per of stock from this county. He was the father of 1* children, 14 of whom, with the wife and mothsi survlv e Mexican President M ill ^ isit Foolidge Washington. Oct. 27—Arrange ments have been made at the White House through the State department for a visit Friday afternoon b> Gei oral Plutatvo Elias Gallos, president elect of Mexico, with President CYav' idge. Cailes arrived tn this count)> yesterday from Europe en route t assume office In Mexico. , Breen* to \ isit Guhii. Glen wood. la., Oct. '7.- Mis ..id Mr. Waiter Rreeu of Gtenwoou wdl leave next Thursday for Havana, i uha, where they will spend ih« ninlet Vtlantio to ('.elchratc. Atlantic, la Oct. 27 Miami. ■»M. American legion, ts formula> ng plans f.,r spons.trlr.g art Ain * Ice day celebration