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J I CITY EPmow V0L 54 N0 116 _ OMAHA, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1924. *TWO CENTSlp ^hVnn,d. <fe«e?J.uft'- l " —'
Coolidge
Looks Like
Sure Victor
Possibility of La Follette's
Deadlocking Election Fad
ing Now; Must Carry
* West to Do So.
' Davis Out of Running
rB.v R. H. PETERS.
p About every so often, as election
(lay approaches, some one of the na
tional candidates, their managers, or
their lieutenants break out in a bad
Attack of state claiming. And the
higher his post In the party the
greater the expanse upon which he
Farves the party Initials.
La Follette, in Omaha recently, told
tiis audience that his election was as
sured. A trip of some 16,000 miles
>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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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