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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 -—*
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Leads in Race for Governor
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Klan Wins
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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.
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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.
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[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. '
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'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<i|m*s within the next 10
days, the nav> department onnoum
ed today.
John Flynn <ionvalescing.
John Flynn, South Omaha clot bin-:
merchant, who has been seriously ill
w ith pneumonia at St Catherine ho*
pltal for the past three week#. It said
to be convalescing rapidly.
Promotion* Follow
Railroad Mrrprr
San Francisco, Cal., Nov. 4.—Eu
gene Fox, vice president in charge
of traffic for the El Paso & South
western railroad company, has been
appointed assistant traffic manager
for the Southern Pacific company
with headquarters at El Paso, it was
announced today from the Southern
Pacific headquarters here. W. C.
Barnes, traffic manager for the Kl
Past) & Southwestern, 1ms been
named general freight agent for the
Southern Pacific company at III Paso.
•
Hrafciliiiu Crew in
Mutiny, Seize* Ship
Buenos Aires, Nov. I The Bra
•/Ilian embassy here today confirmed
reports that the new of the Brazil
ian battleship Him Paulo had mull
tiled, seized the vessel and sailed out
side of Kin Janeiro harbor.
The statement Indicated that the
battleship subsequently anchored out
side and was being tired at this morn
lng by the harbor forts.
4
We Have
With Us
Today
,1. Wilkinson Kill'd t,
Nurseryman,
Pillshtirgli, Pa.
J. Wilkinson Klllott Is head of
the Klllott nurseries at Pittsburgh,
the largest In the United States He
Is a large stoekholder In the Pitts
burgh plate Glass oompuny.
lie retired from nctlve participa
tion j„ business last year. Mr. Klllott
now owns one of the show places at
Point Kama, Cal., which adjoins the
estate of l„.vman Gage. He was in
business for over 50 years. Ills father
and grandfather before him were in
the same business.
Mr. Klllott'* hobby is flowers. He
bus made his plare In California one
fof (he garden spots of that section
tie stopped off in Omaha to see old
friends on his way to California and
to see the Nebraska Missouri football
same 1**1 Saturday
Fails to Fold llallol.
Woman Starts Fuss
By Inhermil ftervlre.
New York, Nov. 4.—Mrs. Emily
Mosallrn. 28, of Brooklyn, went, to
the polls for the first time. She tried
three times to fold the ballot anil
failed Vexed to tears, she tore up
her ballot, jumped on it, and told the
work! what she thought of. the way
men run the elections.
"If I were u wealthy woman," ahe
shouted, "I'd get some attention
here."
Patrolman Charles Johnson attend
ed her to the police station and lodg
ed a disorderly conduct charge.
Nichols Winn Decision.
Youngstown. (>., 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<vh- : foi chamahia >.
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. ]
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