• The Om a \ j irning ' ;ee waxmer; Thursday, mostl* fair, colder. 1 *U\e*, and is not to he picked in riTv^mos. _ &** .%** _ _=__==__J^M===^=—========«=====sI strangers’ gardens.—Douglas Jerrold. CITY EDITION J VOL. 54—NO. 123. ~== “ "*'.,iaHA,~WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1924. * TWO CENTS1" °M -—-' NEBRASKA IN G. O. P. COLUMN ' President Has Safe Lead Here ' First Precincts to Report Show Surprising Lack of Strength hy Fa Follette Forces. G. 0. P. Has Advantage D -—* --- Leads in Race for Governor l_/ Klan Wins ' Issues in Three States One Exception Is Texas, Where “Ma” Ferguson Is Leading Republican Op ponent. Judge Butte. Gov. Walton Defeated The Winners In the four states where the Ku KIux Klan was an issue locally in the election yesterday, candidates with the endorsement of that organi zation won not at the polls in three of them. The exception was In Texas, where Ma" Ferguson, democratic nominee, is far in the lead of her republican opponent. Judge Butte, who, in turn, ran ahead of Coolldge. In Oklahoma former Governor Walton, bitter foe of the klan, has been de. isivelv beaten by Pine, republican, for the United States senate. Indiana apparently has elected Ed Jackson, republican md avowed klan candidate, to the ! gubernatorial chair. White J/oscs Out. TJeutenant Governor Paulen. repute I liean. has beaten William Allen ; White, independent, an^ Governor Davis, democrat, in Kansa*. White brought the klan issue to the fore when Paulen. who won the republi can nomination for governor in a three-cornered fight, refused to re pudiate the support of the secret order. Governor A1 Smith, democrat, ap pears to have defeated Theodore Roosevelt for the governorship of New York. Roosevelt's big 1-ad up state was wiped out by the tremen dous vote given "A1" in New York city. The Brooklyn Eagle, a leading republican patter, concedes Smith's election by 100 (100. Democratic man agers riairn It will approximate 2.'0, 000. l-cn Small I^ads. Despite the fight waged on his ad ministration hy the Chicago Tribune, republican newspaper. Governor Pen Small at midnight was leading Nor man Jones, democrat, hy a comfort able margin in his campaign for re election in Illinois. The democratic opponent of Sena tor William E. Borah of Idaho, early conceded his defeat. Senator Cmtzens. republican of Michigan anti Senator Edge, republi can of New Jersey, are re elected. Senator Walsh, on the other hand, was running far behind Speaker Gillette in Massachusetts for the senate. He was, however, leading John W. Davis in the hay state. Demon Win South. Democrats won all gubernatorial, senatorial and congressional selec tions in the solid south, often without opposition. Cole Blease, former dem ocratic governor of South Carolina, who was supposed to have been dropped by his party years ago, will l>e the new United States senator from that state. T. E. KIMBALL, 84, DIES IN BEATRICE Hpfflal DUpstrh to The Omaha Bee. Beatrice, Neb., Nov. 4 —T. E. Kim ball, 84, who established the first steam laundry In Beatrice mure than 40 years ago, later operating laun dries at Omaha and points in Iowa, died here early this morning as the result of a paralytic stroke. Ills son, Frank, with whom he was associated in business, was killed some years ago in an auto accident south of this ( Itv. Mrs. Kimball died here about two years ago. When a young man, i Mr. Kimball was employed in the east as railway engineer. He was a mem ber (I Beatrice lodge of Elks. _____ _ _ 1 Eighty precincts: Coolidge, 8,663; Davis, c.,379; La Fol lette, 4,259. Early returns from the state Indi cated that Calvin Coolidge would carry the state comfortably for president; George Norris be returned to the I'nited States senate, but that, the race for governor between Mc Mullen ami Norton would he close with the odds favoring McMullen. Similar returns on congressional If races were too fragmentary to be in dicative of the result In any ease. Thirty nine precincts out of 1,041 gave Coolidge, 4,526; Davis, 3,534, and Da Follette, 1,868. Thirty precincts gave Senator Nor ris 4,165 as against 2,951 for Thomas, democrat. Forty-four precincts brought Mc Mullen 4,664; Norton, 4,202, and But ler, 481. Returns from Omaha anil Douglas county were yet to lie reported. But the precincts which were tabulated . were well scattered, representing every congressional district in the state. Coolidge and McMullen are ex pected to come out of Douglas county with comfortable leads, \vhile the fight, between Norris and Thomas in the largest county remain a tnssup. Congressional returns were: First district: Two precincts, Thorpe, republican, 107; Morehead, democrat, 255. Second district: One precinct. Sears, republican, 142; Jamieson, democrat, 61; Harrop, progressive, 13. Third district: Three precincts, Houston, republican, 200; Howard, democrat, 300. Fourth district: Seven preelncts, McLaughlin, republican, 701; Placek, it democrat. 760; Schmidt, progres ™ slve, 74. Fifth district- Five precincts, An drews, republican, 556; Hhallenberger, democrat, 520. Additional Figures. Sixteen more precincts from Da kota. Howard and Cheyenne counties brought In 1,063 for Coolidge, 1,057 for Davis and 782 for lai Follette. Two more precincts from Dakota and Cheyenne counties added 854 to the McMullen column for governor, 543 for Norton and 10 for Butler. Two more preclnots from Boyd county added 264 votes for Coolidge, 137 for Davis and 311 for Da Follette. HARDING’S FATHER - CHEERS COOLIDGE Marlon, O., Nov. 4.—Two elderly gentlemen, Dr. George T. Harding, father of the late president Harding and Colonel George B. Christian, father of George B. Christian, lr., who was secretary to the late presi dent, met here on the street today. Well knowing the suspense the late president endured election afternoon four years ago, they derided to send an expression of cheer and confi dence to President Coolidge. The message they sent to the White House read: “Be thou of good cheer: thine ene mies will r,ot prevail against three." ■ Shortly afterwards President Cool ' your wise counsel," “Thank you for your telegram. T shall remember your injunction and your Ise counsel." Calvin Coolidge. f [Prompt Control of Plague Upon Coast Expected i Medical Director Says No Reason for Public Alarm in Epidemic; No New Deaths Reported. Dos Angeles, Not, 4.—Prompt con trol of the epidemic of pneumonic plague, which has claimed 25 lives in the Mexican colony hero since Oc tober lit, was predicted tonight by Dr. W. M. Dickie, secretary of the board of health and director of the anti plague committee. No deaths were re ported today and hut one new case was admitted to the general hospital. "There is no reason for public alarm,” Dr. Dickie said. Dr. Dickie s statement said: "The state boat’d of health is in charge of the anti plague campaign and is being assisted by the I idled States public health service and by the health departments of the city and county of Dos Angeles." Tomorrow, those In charge sn nouneed, 20 nurses, with a comple ment of physicians, will he sent into infpctwl districts to make a housa to house Inspection twice dally. At the same time a vigorous rat catching campaign will he put under way with a crew of 25 operators, un der ths supervision of the physicians' committee. Dr. Dickie announced. CHAIRMAN BUTLER WILL PLAY SAFE By 1 nivfr»Hl Service. Chicago, Nov. 4 -—William M. But ler. chairman of the republican na tional committee, didn’t take any chances tonight. At 8:45 when the wires were bring ing tidings of republican victory throughout the country, the national chairman sat back, refusing to make a statement. Butler recalled that eight years ago early returns had indicated the elec tion of Hughes, then the republican nominee. The republicans claimed the election that nigh tbut the next day final returns showed that Wood row' Wilson had been elected. So tonight Butler played safe. Chicago and Detroit Have Poll Battles One killeil ami Two Shot in Illinois City; Two Police men Stahhed in De troit Raid. Chicago. Nov. 4.—One man was killed, two others shot, several kid naped and scores Intimidated with threats of death today In election violence In various parts of the city. John Mackay was shot to death while sitting in an automobile In front of :t polling place on the west side. Ills assailants fired at him from another ear. Claud Maddox who was with Mackay. was seriously wounded. Both were salil to have po lice records. .Shortly after the polls opened a party of men opened fire open a poll ing place near the stockyards, wound ing Anton Kudzlnskl, who Is not ex pected to survive. Nathan Finestone, a I.a Follette lieutenant In the Forty sixth ward, was slugged, suffering a fractured skull. His assailant escaped. Other sections of the city where trouble had been expected were un usually quiet. Throughout the city voters lined up early before the poll ing place, 500,000 votes being cast be fore noon and more than 800,000, a record breaking number when the polls closed. t^lvlc leaders declared that wh»n the vote Is counted It will he found that a million citizens had voted, nearly 100 per cent of the total registration. Detroit, Nov. 4.—Patrolman Frank Prlmovlch and Kmll Rltz were stabbed here this evening In two fights at the same polling place. The patrolman was stabbed when he at tempted to stop a fight between groups supporting rival candidates for mayor. Police reserves quieted the belligerents but after the reserves left, trouble -broke out again anil Kltz was stabbed In the leg. Both men were removed to a hospital where It was said the wounds were not dan gerous. The disorder was the first of any magnitude In the city today. Charles Gates Dawes. ITALY OBSERVES ARMISTICE DAY Home. Nov. 4. Italy today celt* noted the sixth anniversary of the irmistice which concluded its share n the world war. The tomli of the 'nknown Soldier was the center of a lemonstration of reverence and of re issertion of the ideals for which talians gave their lives Mass in the Church of Sainta Maria tnceli was attended by the royal amily, members of the government ind of the diplomatic corps. During the noon hour special cere nonies were held in military barracks hroughout Italy and in the after toon tlie various civilian patriotic or ^nnizutlons made pilgrimages to the tatlon's shrine. These organizations rith military units gathered In the Mn/zu Del Pnpolo from where they nan bed to the Victor Kmmnmn l monument. 'oolnljrc I hanks Caravan Lratlor Dellinghatn. Wash., Nov. 4 —John \ Cowan of Pittsburgh, Pa., mate gcr of tlie Coolidge Dawes Lincoln itravan of ,*ix automobiles, bearing M.vmouth (Vt.) friends ami neighbor* f President Coolidge, received a trie tram today from the president in rhich he expressed his Appreciation f the manner in which tlie tout* was onducted The carman ended its rip of fi.&OO miles through 17 state* kith a demonstration here last night. PARAGUAY SIGNS NEW PROTOCOL Hr A*ftO< liitrtl 1'rfM. (leiu'va, Nov. 4 -The protocol for the Pacific settlement of internation al disputes, drafted by the assembly of the league of nations at its last session, has been signet! by Paraguay, it was announced at league headquar ters today. Mote than a dozen states Imp now sjsncd the protocol, hut thus far ll has been officially ratified only by t>.echo Slovakia. 2 FLIERS HAVE NARROW ESCAPE Norfolk, Va . Nov. 4 Ideut. S. K. Ciinter. pilot, and Chief Tetty t.)f fleer A. <>. Donnell, bomber, had a 1 narrow escape today when the gaao llne tank of the giant bombing plane 1 which thev were using in target prac tice hurst Into flames while they wore high in the air oxer Little Pay. They inane a for« »d landing and ex , tingulshed the flames. ' \ oter S|ilil> Italiul. ( Phlnigf Nov 4 One voter todax j divided his vote betxvoen Coolldge a ml lhivls electors. When an amazed Judge of election telephoned election rommissloner Lipsk.v and told him the voter proposed to dixlde his Note bet xv cr n republican and democratic electors, the commissioner replied “That s his privilege. ' ) 'noted engineers ARE GUESTS HERE The Omaha. Engineers* club is cn tertalnlng Secretaries Penrose and Hartford of the American Associa tion of Mechanical Engineers here. The two secretaries, both of New York, nra touring the country in the interest of promoting the "get to gether movement'* among engineer* l . S. S. Vi a*liingtnn \\ ill Be l see I a* Naval Target IIy I'nlversnl Service. Washington, Nov. I—The 1 S S Washington, ordered scrapped tmdci ' the Washington treaty, will ho used as a target for the !’. S S Texas dtn Ing Its s« . ret target practice off the Chesapeake c department onnoum ed today. John Flynn ., Nov. a.- darkle Nichols, Kt. Paul featherweight, won the decision over ternlr f.oozeninn. Milwaukee, after a fast 12 round bout hers tonight. Early Returns Show Voters Have Returned President to Office Fast Solid for Coolidge, Inclu ding New York, Ohio, Indiana and Illinois—First Precincts Give President Lead in Iowa—Kansas Is Overwhelmingly Re publican; Dakotas Also Disappoint La Follette. New York World Concedes Coolidge Election Calvin Coolidge was re-elected president of the United States Tuesday by an impressive majority. Except for the southern block of states, which went democratic as usual, and sporadic bursts of speed on the part of John W. Davis and Robert M. La Follette in the west, the president was sweeping the country from the Atlantic to the Pacific at midnight. States which even the republican managers expected to be doubtful gave the president surprising pluralities. With the possible exception of West Virginia, where he was neck and neck with Davis, with less than half of the precincts in, the republican nominee carried every state east of Illinois. The following are the stated whlch^---—.- ■■ - ■ nr- saieiy in me i ooimge column ana which insure his election in the elec toral college: Klertoral State. Colorado . Connecticut . Delaware . Illinois . Indiana . Iowa . Kansas . Maine . Massachusetts . .Michigan . Nebraska . New Hampshire . New Jersey . New York . Ohio . Pennsylvania . Rhode Island . I tali . Vermont . Total .56* Xcco*sar> for election, 266. Iowa Repudiates I.a Follelte. The greatest shock to the La Fol lette candidary was in Iowa, which the Independent candidate confident ly expected to carry with Senator Brookhart'a aid With one-fourth of| the state reported. Coolidge was lead ! ir,g La Follette by more than two to one, and Davis by four to one. The two Dakotas, La Follette strongholds, are apparently In the Coolidgc-Dawes column, although the early returns were insufficient for the third party managers there to admit defeat. Scattering returns from Montana give La Follette a alight edge on the president, while Wyoming seemed to favor, Rt an early hour, the republican national ticket. In California. The first bulletin from California was significant. Incomplete returns from HO precincts In Sun Francisco show Coolidge, 1.7S6: Davis, 221, and Iji Follette. 1,1*1. < oolidge landslide. The landslide for Coolidge in New England was complete. Davis ran i poor second in every state, and La Follette s strength was virtually nil. Not a single precinct in New Eng land, according to despatches re • ived in Omaha, went to the demo atie nominee. Even New Hamp shire. which has a democratic gov ernor. did not give Davis an outside chance. 1.000,000 Majority. Coolidge s majority in New Tork state will exceed 1,000.000. according to the confident predictions of the republican eastern* headquarters i’-'th the New* York Worid and the N“\v York Times, leading democratic organs, conceded the president s elec ti >n by 10 p. m. Hearst papers all over the country flashed the news of his election, which was also con coded by Chicago's only democratic paper, the Journal. Tlie huge vote given for A1 Smith In New York City Indicated the trend t opinion there. Democrats voted for Smith for governor, and then ast their ballots for either Coolidge nr La Follette for president. This feature of the election, which had ‘ • en • \pi ted, is an aftermath of he bitterness of the democratic na iional convention. New Jersey. Pennsylvania and Delaware fell In line with large nvi '‘'rltirs. In Pennsylvania Coolidge had. on the fact of early returns, more than four times the vote of his two opponents combined, l psrt in Maryland. An upset occurred in the normal!' iemorratic state of Maryand. claimed by Davis, and regarded by republ icans as quite doubtful. Coolidge s 1-arly lead gradually increased At midnight he was leading by almost wo to one. West Virginia remained in doubt, rhe contest there is very close be W'-en Coolidge and Davis, while La Collette can not be considered as a - ntender Crossing over to Ohio, 'oolidge carried county after county, n m n\ places his vote cxeeedin : 1 at of Harding in 1920. Michigan tercirded the president similar plu nifties. both in luetroit and the coun ry districts. OLDEST NATIVE OF CHICAGO DIES Chicago. Nov. 4.—Ferdinand V-1 Peck, pioneer Chicagoan, died at llenrotin hospital here today. He was born in Chicago. July 15, IMS. and was graduated from Chicago High school, the University of Chi cago and Chicago Union College of Ijirv. He practiced law for several years, and subsequently devoted him self to his Investments and to ad-1 ministering his estate. Peek was for years known as the j oldest native of Chicago. He is! credited with having started in 1*77! the building of the structure thatj houses the Auditorium theater and hotel, the former the home of the; Chicago Civic Opera company. He; was chairman of the finance commit ) tee of the world's Columbian exposi tion in 1S93, and was appointed by j President McKinley to Ire United States commissioner general to the Paris exposition of 1900. He was one of the founders of the Illinois Humane society. DAVIS IS MAYOR OF MOOSEHEART Mooseheart, 111., Nov. 4.—Secretary of Labor James J. Paris was today elected mayor of Mooseheart, more than 1.200 children of ail ages par ticipating in the voting Paris, the founder of the Moose children's city, is the first to he honored with eicc ; lion to this office. The vote was practically unant jl moils, the few* votes the secretary did U not receive going to Mrs. Paris As each child voted. Supt V. P Adams required that he or she tak« a pledge to never miss voting at any "fectlon. ALAN LEADERS IN CLASH AT POLLS Herrin, It!., Nm. 4—8. Oienn i ■ lire leader of ihe Williamson ounty Kit Klux Kian. clashed this icon with Special Deputy fnlted ;t.itcs Joe Jeffrey at one of the polls iere. Young, according to reports, on fried Jeffrey away from the polling dace. V tense situation has been created s a result, according to reports, 'ounty authorities were sold to have sked for more troops. ri-h Free State Su|ijire»»cs lotteries Puhltli, Nov, 4 Kuhiren neat hs CO it seemed likely that Dublin ouid outrival Monte t'arlo and oth 1 Kuropean resorts m Its nurse ons to the earn tiler nnd to the sweepatake fun. hut the Free Stale overnmant has ordered a rigid en nvement of the t.otterles act. This means that there will he no ' ’t'e sw eepatakee twrllots or prtro wh. her purpose* WOMAN OF 104 CASTS BALLOT Jamestown. N. V . Nov 4 \nmnit j he first voters at the pt^ls In James own today was Amy K IVIce. 104 ears old. She took her plane In the » Ine of voters, waited her turn, asked io help In the manipulation of the otlny mm hlne. ] The Weather Pi •'» ipltstli*!' nth** and hun m ,\ j * Ism «# r in j * ; noon ........ ..£0 4 p. iu......,. || ‘ o