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HUGHES SAYS HE
BELIEVES HE WILL
WIN PRESIDENCY
-f ' : 4.
Republican Nominee Asserts
He Has Received Wonder
ful Welcome by People V
r of Indiana.
LEAVES FOR NEW YORK
Assails Democrats for Enact
ment of Underwood and
Adamson Laws.
SEES TORCHLIGHT PARADE
.Terre, Haute, Ini, Nov. 1. (tharles
E. Hughes wound up his campaign in
, the middle west with a speech here
Montght and left shortly afterward for
points m New Y,ork, the las,t state
in which he will appear before elec
tion. .- . -
Mr. Hughes made five speeches to
day in whic hhe outlined policies he
intends to follow if -elected, assailed
hp aHminUtration'fnr the enactment
of the Underwood tariff and Adam
son law, and expressed the belief that
he would, win. He spoke tonight be
fore an audience after reviewing a
torchlight parade. Just before his de
parture the nominee issued the fol
lowing statement:
"I am leaving Indiana .after what
is perhaps the most wonderful recep
tion .ever given a candidate for the
presidency. This splendid tribute was
not 'to me personally, but- as the
representative of the great united re
publican party moving forward to
victory and service for the nation.
The men of Indiana have organized
a people's victory .and I want to
thank the leaders of the reunited re
publican party for their effective
work." ,
Discusses the Tariff.'
Mr. Hughes on his arrival in the
middle west devoted much of his
speeches to the tariff. : He addressed
turn uilrt!n.a at T intnn an A Rrail
composed largely of employes of die
coal mining companies.
"We had soup houses and bread
lines twenty months ago," he told
his audience at Linton, "and we will
have them again if we do not pro
tect American industry and if we -attempt
to carry on the business of this
country on the policy indicated in the
Underwood bill."
"When the war orders end,1"; le
said at Brazil, "under our present
policy as embodied in the Underwood
bill passed by our 'bppanets, you can
see yourself going back to work for
onc.or two or three days a 'week,
That is what it means o you." '
In his speech-here -tonight-IHrY
Hughes duscussed the Adamson bill
at length. :
Uncertainty of Adamson La.
"I am informed that the general
chairman has addressed the local
chaifman of the Brotherhood of Lo
comotive' Firemen and Engineers of
the Pennsylvania lines east that the
Adamson bill in, establishing a new
Basis for reckoning wages, -will
eliminate the payment of all arbi
itraies whichgre based upon time
made within the first eight-hour
period of service. ' ;
"The uncertainty of the law is rec
ognized in various particulars. What
it will be decided to mean no one
can tell, as it is possible to construe
it in several different ways.. The
chairman also adds 'this law does
not -change the application of the
hours of service law. The company
still has the right to work you six
teen hours within any twenty-four
consecutive hours if they scr desire."
"I note that the chief of one of the
locals of the brotherhood ascertained
the effect t of the law on those who
complete their runs in less than eight
hours. He says that if a man makes a
100-mile run in five hours, instead of
getting his full day's pay, he will get
only five-eighths of a day's pay, when
paid on the eight-hour basis.
Enacts -Time Basis.
"He also says that formerly the
railroad men were entitled to pay for
twenty-five miles whenever called out,
(Continued on Pr Two, ColAnn ThruoT)
American Aviatofs
: , Killed in France
r ' . J
Paris, Nov. 1. Two American avia
tors have been killed near Nancy, ac
cording toa dispatch received here
from that city. The dispatch gives
no further details. ' ; ' ,
The Weather.
For Nebraska Fair.
Tempgrnturcg at Omaha Yeitordu.
6 a. m.... 46
a-.m 44
t a. m 41
8 a. m.M , 4i
9 a. m 4
16 a. m 49
11 a. m 64
12 m... ,, ; $o
l p. m es
p. m 68
v , p. m 7
,,4'p. m...,, 66
? S P- m.M.. 96
S 6 p. m 62
-i 7 p. m 68
8 D. m in
CompmimtlT Local Record.
V 1919. 115. 1914. 1913.
Highest yesterday.'...' '69' ' Tt ' 7fr 69
Lowat yesterday..., 41 48 62 30
Moan temperature.... 64 60 64 43
Precipitation .00 .00 .00 ,00
Temperature and precipitation departures
fron the normal:
Normal temperature 45
Kxptoh for the day 9
" Total excesa since March 1 87
Normal precipitation 06 Inch
Deficiency for the day. . , . .06 Inch
Total rainfall since March 1 16.34 Inches
Deficiency since March 1 .12.00 Inches
Deficiency for cor. nertod. 1916.. 2.11 Inch
Deficiency for cor. period, 1914.. 2.93 Inches
ivrjMjnB 1 mm ciumonn m t f. m.
Station and State . Temp. High- Rain
of Weather. ' '7 p.m. est. - fall.
Cheyenne, clear. . 4S 68 . .00
Davenport, clear 66 66 .00
Denver, part cloudy. ... . 66 69 .06
Dn Motnef, clear 56 69 ,00
Dodge City, clear.. 60 74 .00
Lander, clear , 46 60 ,00
North Platte, cloudy.... 64 96 - .00
Omaha, clear 58 68 .00
Salt I.ke City, clear... 64 62 .00
Santa Pe. clear... 64 66 .00
Sheridan, clear ...MS 68 .00
Sioux City, clear 52 94 .90
'alontlne, clear 64 64 .00
- U JL WELSH, MeteorologlsL
wr
Omaha Again the Victim of Democratic Politics?
t In the four years that Omaha has been at the mercy of a
democratic national administration, with 6nly discredited and
powerless democrats like Senator Hitchcock and Congressman
Lobeck to look after our interests at Washington, this city has
had to take a succession of bumps in the loss of nearly all our
movable federal agencies. '
Thus Omaha has had to sit helplessly by and watch our
democratic nfasters remove the army quartermaster's depart
ment to Chicago, send the Indian supply depot to San
Francisco, locate the federal reserve bank at Kansas City and
close down the signal service school at Port Omaha'
When we recently decided to go after one of the new land
banks, we had the humiliating spectacle of Senator Hitchcock
refusing to champion Omaha's claim in a word, refusing to
stand up for his home towp. x .
And now we have another pretty piece of double-snuffle
politics, which, if put over, will
A few weeks ago an order was
Signal Corps to establish at Omaha an army aviation statio
with balloon unit headouarters
. i . 1 1 . - . -
uraana, ana amy announced in me papers.
According to information from Washington, this order now
is being held up by Secretary of War Baker. According to re
port also current in Washington, this balloon station has been
put up as a prize to be awarded only after election. As an Ohio
man, Secretary Baker is eager to have his own state go for Wil
son, and as inducement thereto has tipped it off that he will take
this station away from Omaha and give it to Akron, Ohio, for
which the big rubber companies there are pulling, on condition
that Ohio votes democratic
If this report is not true, why is Secretary Baker withhold
ing approval of GeneralScriven's order?
If this report is true, if this is the kind of treatment Omaha
gets from a Wilson administration, if this illustrates the useless
ness of a democratic senator and congressman, is it not time to
sit up and take notice? '
' - Why should Orrtaha be a supine victim of democratic poli
tics and help keep democrats atWashington who constantly
give us the worst of it? ' ' y- '
WILSON OBJECTS TO
ATTACKS ON POLICY
Says He Cannot Regard Men
Who Criticise Foreign Pro
gram as Patriots.
HE SPEAKS AT BUFFALO
I Buffalof N. Y,, Nov. 1. President
vyilnULdeclared " his nighf speech
that: tnc United States is not afraid
to fight and is not disinclined to
fight for the objects forshich it was
founded. He bseVftgSbnatism,
and said the -destinies of peace and
wai should not be used "for partisan1
advantage. s
- Buffalo, ; N. . Y., Nor. President
Wilson here today registered a "sol
emn protest" against the .use of the
international relationships of the na
tion for partisan purposes. "Men
who do this," he Said, "I cannot and
will not regard as patriots." He de
clared questions involving human
lives should not be dragged into
politics.
The president's protest was
greeted by prolonged applause. He
said he would not consent that the
democratic party be usedjor any
such purpose.
The president criticised men who
"in the midst of the most critical re
lationships, the details of which they
do not know, make play with the loss
of lives of American citizens in order-
that they may create a domestic politi
cal advantage." ' - - -
J. he president was warmly ap
plauded when he entered the Eilicott
club for luncheon. With the excep
tion of a woman s committee enter
taining Mrs. Wilson, only men were
present.
More Light Needed.
When the president was introduced,
the euests stood and cheered. He
declared that "what we need is light
more than heat in this campaign." He
added:
"Within a week we can begin to
talk sense again." '
"It is exceedingly important tnat
this nation discuss its affairs in a
nonpartisan manner," he continued.
"There was never a time when our
domestic affairs touched more closely
international affairs.
'America has mven promise to the
world that it will not look on affairs
with passions There is passon enough
in the worm.
"The United States in all its indus
trial relations has swung out into the
broad stream of the world. hether
we would have chosen it or not, the
whole face of tfur affairs will be trans
formed in the next generation.
"No man can make predictions
now.
"When we know the facts we must
in all sober seriousness adjust our
selves to them." ;
- Delay In Tariff Board.
Discussing the tariff, the president
declared . he had not nominated the
members of the tariff commission be
cause he did not want to wait too
long to see whether the senate would
confirm them. He continued: '
"I wanjj you to notice that the field
of political thought is widening
about us. You perceive that the field
"has indefinitely widened. There are
questions of social justice that now
enter into legislation. Law, too sel
dom, has any heart in it. Courts of
law are sometimes not coirts of jus
tice. "The only way to prevent social
revolution is to be beforehand by pro
viding for social justice." 1
Saying that he did not mean to
speak of politics, the president men
tioned the program of, the progres
sive party. He called attention to
the interest of the nation in social
justice. Men of wealth, he declared,
must realise that poorer people are
"of the same flesh nd blood. ,
"We. have got to organize the re
lationships between private initiative
(Contlnas M frng ThlrtMa, CoL Three.)
make Omaha again the goat. I
approved by the Chief of
for 250 officers and men, at Fort I
. 1
ROWANMORE TRIED,
" TO MAKE ESCAPE
Subsea Continued to Shell It
While It Was Launching
Its Lifeboats.
TWO AMERICANS ABOARD
London, Oct 31. (Delayed.)' The
British steamer Rowan more from
Baltimore for 1 Liverpool, sunk last
week by a submarine, attempted to
escape from the, attacking undersea
boat, but the Utter continued to shell
th aMpMtfter ,it stopped, according
to affidavits from v members of the
crew, procured by th American con
sul .it Liverpool. ; , The., principal de
tail of the sinkings extracted from a
number of affidavits are as follows:
- On October 26, at 8:45 a. m., the
steamer was 130 miles Vrom Fastnet,
when shells began to burst about it.
A moment later .the lookout saw the
submarine's ..helm put hard aport,
bringing the attacking craft directly
astern. Early in the chase two shells
struck the bridge.
The pursuit continued until 9:30
o'clock, five or six shells in the mean
time striking the steamer. The cap
tain of the Rowanmore stopped his
engines and hoisted signals that he
intended to abandon the ship, but the
submarine continued to shell it as the
boats were being lowered, and when
they were in the water the occupants
were drenched by spray from falling
shells. 1
The submarine then headed for the
life boats, while one of its officers
shouted "get out of our Way or we'll
run you down," but swerved when
near the boats, passed them and then
turned back,the commander calling
out:
"I am sorry for you, but you are
very foolish. xYou will probably alt
drown." '
The captain of the Rowanmore was
ordered on board the submarine, but
declined to obey, although the com
mand was thrice given, until a re
volver was pointed at his head. After
the captain had been taken on board,
the submarine fired a torpedo at the
Rowanmore, which sank. The sub
marine then submerged and was not
seen again: About three hours later
the crew was picked up.
Two white Americans were on
board. They were George Murphy
of Brooklyn and Albert Sessler of
Boston. Fna Filipinos on board gave
Liverpool adaresses. '
The affidavits of Murphy and Sess
ler agree in stating that they saw no
shells fired at the life boats after
they were clear of the ship. The
attack occurred at a time when the
sea was rough. In the documentary
evidence the belief finds expression
that the shelling of the ship after it
had stopped was due to'resentment at
the failure to abandon it.
Endeavorersof.
Nebraska Here
For Convention
A large number of members of the
Christian Endeavor reached ' Omaha
last night and still more wilt arrive
this morning. Th occasion is the an
nual convention that assembles in the
Brandeis theater this afternoon, con
tinuing in session daily, up to and in
cluding Saturday.
The annual convention of the Chris
tian Endeavor is expected to hr'mg
fully 800 young Nebraskans'fo the
city. The attendance from the Omaha
union will add 300 to 400 more. Today
committees from the local union will
be at all the depots, directing the vis
itors to rlitir stopping places. A good
many of the visitors will be enter
tained in private homes. The enter
tainment plan contemplates an auto
mobile parade over the streets of the
city Saturday afternoon.
DEMOCRAT CHIEFS
SCORE HITCHCOCK
AS PARTY TRAITOR
Matt Miller1 and Charles Graff
Acctfse Senatorial Aspirant
of Double Dealing To
ward President. '
"STING" STILL RANKLING
Graff Sugg's About Time for
Oma ' fJsit in Line With
V-AvVat Sentiment. .
AGUE WITH BREWERS
,-'
(From a 8taff Correapondent.)
Lincoln, No. 1. (Special.) Matt
Miller of David City, long prominent
in democratic councils and one, of the
leading attorneys of the state, who
was a delegate to the Baltimore con
vention four years ago and supported
Wilson for the president, is out with
a letter denouncing the president for
his Mexican policy and also opposing
Hitchcock and Neville, who, accord
ing to Mr. Miller, "have united with
I forces which have no place in demo
cratic circles and are using the party
to subserve their interests and bring
, about their desires." '
Charles Graff, one of the best
known democrats of the state, a mem
bef of two sessions of the legislature,
president of the Red Polled Record
association, and of the Improved Live
Stock Breeders' association, also calls,
the senator for his disloyalty to the
president and asks him on his record
of the past if democrats can expect
anything better in the future.
' ' Calls Bryan Leader.
Addressing himself to the progres
sive democratic rank and file voters of
Nebraska, Mr. Miller says:
"The democratic party since 1896
has been ptogressive in all its doc
trines heretofore enunciated. The
democracy of Nebraska, through its
illustrious citizen, W. J. Bryan, has
been the leader of thought along such
lines in both, state and nation, and to
bim must be given the credit of hav
ing aroused the party from its slum
berjn which condition it existed from
the time of the civil war up to the
time when he became its standard
bearer in 1896, from which time it has
had a standing as the true representa
tive of all the people. His advocacy
of true democratic doctrines, support
ed by moral principles, reduced repub
lican majorities in Nebraska to at) ex
tent which brought about his election
of sonwof -the democratic congress-'
men from this state, including W. V.
Allen, United States senator, and in
time the election of most of the state
officials, something unprecedented in
this political period. He was also the
means ef giving to Gilbert M. Hitch
cock the position of United States
senator, which position he has held
for six years and to which he is at this
time seeking re-election at the hands
of the party that has dealt with him
so generously.
Outside Alliance.
"The last two years, however;, have
clearly demonstrated, in conventions
and many other ways, that Mr. Hitch
cock has united with forces which
have no place in democratic circles,
and who ostensibly! claim to take no
part in political matters, but who, sub
rosa, are using the democratic party
of this state to subserve their inter
ests and to bring about their desires.
And he is so strongly urgipg their de
mands, for fear of failure, that not
withstanding their great desire for
secrecy, it appears on the surface so
thoroughly that the most unsophisti
cated voter easily detects it.
"That he has allied himself with the
brewers, distillers and. liquor dealers
is clearly traceable from the position
taken by his paper on that question.
"I have been in favor of keeping the
liquor question out of the democratic
platform, and whenever any action
was taken or sought to be taken in
any convention which I attended, vot
ed to keep it out of party politics, as
I did not believe in attempting to
weigh a moral question in a political
scale; but observation has clearly
demonstrated that no matter how
thoroughly kept out of the platform of
the party, sub rosa, it has kept on each
year getting the democratic party in
(Continued on Pg Fifteen, Column FIto.)
Bryan "White Book"
Throws Light Upon 1
Postscript Dispute
, Lincoln, Neb., Nov. 1. A small
personal "white book" circulated by
W. J. Bryan shortly following his
resignation from President Wilson's
cabinet, contains passages which
throw some light on the issue raised
by Senator Lodge on the notes to
Germany, concerning the Lusitania
sinking. The Bryan circular deals
particularly with the second note to
Germany, and says a clause was in
serted in it following his resignation.
The Bryan circular quotes the for
mer secretary of state as saying:
"I saw the final draft of the note
just before my resignation took .ef
fect, but it contained an important
change. . I had no knowledge of the
change at the time my resignation
was tendered and accepted. This
change, while very much softening
the note, was not, however, sufficient
in my judgment, to justify me in
asking permission to withdraw my
resignation."
The circular then giyes the purport
ed text of the "softening clause," as
follows:
"If the imperial German govern
ment should deem itself to be in pos
session of convincing evidence that
the officials of the government of the
United States did not perform these
duties with thoroughness the govern
ment of the United States sincerely
hopes that it will submit th.it evidence
for consideration."
How Can They Forget Those Tax?
GERMAN SUBSEA
MAKES SECOND TRIP
Deutschland Arivers at New
London with Cargo of Dyes,
Drugs and Chemicals
TWENTY-ONE DAYS ON WAY
. New London, Conn., Nov. 1. The
German submarine Deutschland,
which arrived here this morning from
Bremen after what was, said to be
an uneventful, voyage of twenty-one
days, has cargo at 750 tons of dye
stuffs, medicines and Wienjicals,, 4's
" Neither (JaJJfa1nK6enig nor .CaQf
taitt, S Hirtsch of the , Eastern
Forwarding" company were communi
cative as to details of the trip across
the Atlantic, but they promised to
see newspaper men late in the after
noon. . ,
Crowds thronged the dock during
the forenoon in the hope of get
ting a glimpse of the craft, but they'
were disappointed. The submarine is
so well berthed in its. pocket that
not even its mast shows. Policemen
and detectives kept the crowds
moving. , " '
The German submarine entered the
lower harbor shortly after midnight,
coming in by the race at the entrance
to Lpng Island Sound. A heavy fog
lay over the harbor. For several
weeks the Eastern Forwarding com
pany, agents for its owners, had a
tug each night off Montauk Point
ready to meet the Bremen, but the
tug was withdrawn some time ago.
It was evident that the forwarding
company had some warning of the
Deutschland's arrival, however,' for a
tug was engaged and Captain F.
Hinsch of the company, accompanied
by.the health officers, steamed out to
meet the submersible. The North
German Lloyd steamer ' Willehad,
which had been at its dock here for
a number of weeks awaiting the ar
rival of a German submarine freight
er, let its searchlight play on the
water, marking the path by which the
Deutschland traveled to its wharf.
Delayed by Collision.
Captain Koenig said that he had
expected fo leave Bremen on October
1, but that his boat was injured in a
collision and forced to put back for
repairs, which delayed its sailing for
ten days.
The captain and the crew of twenty-five
men were in excellent health
and high spirits. The Deutschland
carried clearance papers for "Balti
more or any Atlantic port."
The boat was no sooner moored
than it was screened from sight by
a pontoon carrying a high fence. Its
crew went on board the Willehad.
A score of negro stevedores went
aboard the Willehad in readiness to
begin breaking out the cargo- of the
submersible at daylight or as soon as
James McGovern of Bridgeport, col
lector of customs for the Connecticut
district, had given the necessary per
mission. .
Captain Koenig said except for un
usual rough weather, the trip across
had been uneventful. The Deutsch
land cargo' is said to consist mainly
of chemicals and medicines.
. Return Cargo Ready,
A return cargo from the Deutsch
land consisting mainly of crude rubber
and surgical supplies, valued at more
than $500,000, has been ready on the
pier of the Eastern Forwarding com
pany for several weeks.
The Deutchland is safely berthed
here. The North German Lloyd
steamship Willehad is made fast to
piling at a distance of about fifty
feet from the pier and in such a po
sition that with the ship on one side,
the pier on the other and the bank at
one end, an open water space fifty
by 385 feet is made enclosed on three
sides. . . i
To complete the enclosure, a float
ing gate, built on pontoons, is made
fast to a piling set at the bow of the
Willehad.
Guards from the crew of the Wille
had and private detectives employed
(Continued on Vw Two. Column Two.)
MO WARNING GIVEN
WHEN MARINA'SIM
Survivors Say Subsea Loosed
Torpedo Without Notice to
Doomed Steamer.
SIX AMERICANS ABE DEAT)
V
BULLETIN.
London. Nov.. 1. Further affi
davits from American survivors- of
the sunken British steamer Marina
sava that the vessel had a 4.7- inch
sun mounted astern, but that It was
.not used; as th( ahjp had no warning
ot t ie aunmarine attack ana it -was
too late afttr the Jorpedd had hit the
vessel. , t - - .-
London, Nov. l.-rA telegram re
ceived at. the American embassy from
Wesley Frost,' American 'consul at
Queenstown,' gives the names of the
following Americans as having been
lost on the Marina: - -
DANIRT, THOMAS, WIHnln(tn, DL
J. BROWN, Hoanoka, Va.
BROWN. chrlo(tMvlll, N.'C.
OKOROK HRDBURT, FyUvllle, N. O.
HOUBB. Nortolk, Vs.,
Mr. Frost has procured a joint affi
davit ' from the Americans who
reached Crook Haven, and a similar
"document from American surviyors at
Bear Haven, The affidavits agree that
the Marina was torpedoed without
warning; that the first torpedo struck
on the starboard side and the second
hit the vessel twelve minutes later,
and -was followed by boiler explo
sion, the steamer sinking six minutes
afterward. No Americans were killed
by the boiler explosion. Those who
lost their lives were drowned as the
lifeboats were launched.
According, to this information a
submarine which emerged after the
secSnd torpedo was fired was Seen by
Americans on the Marina, but did not
come to the steamship or offer assist
ance to the small boats which were in
deadly peril from the rough seas.
One lifeboat was in the water sev
enteen hours, a second twenty-one
hours and a third thirty-one hours,
In this time the danger increased as
the sea became rougher.
The submarine did not shell the
Marina. , -
The names of George Sedbury and
House have not been given before as
among the Americans who lost their
lives. Last night s report trom JLon
don said six Americans had been
drowned two men named Brown,
two named Thomas, one named Mid
dleton and one Robertson.
Wyoming Man Saved.
Cork (Via London). Nov. 1. Fif
teen Americans who reached Cork
Tuesday night with the other mem
bers of the crew of the Marina, after
that steamer had been sunk by a
submarine, are today under the care
of the American consul. A number
of survivors also reached Dublnf,
among whom is A. T, Wence of
Sheridan, Wyo.
"I saw two submarines." said Rob
ert Preston, one of the crew, "while
I was getting into the boat of Mr.
smith (the only surviving otticer)
The second explosion came after we
were clear of the ship. The first
torpedo had given the vessel a tre
mendous list. The second righted it
and shook it from stem to stem and
broke it up so that it sank imme
diately." "I saw thr.ee of the crew running up
the stern as the vessel gave its last
tumble. Captain Browne was- the
coolest man on board. During the
launching of the bpats he saw that
every man visible was in a boat, then
jumped for a boat himself, but missed
ii in inc rougn sea ana was arownea
betore our eyes. i
Questioned further in regard to the
presence ot two submarines, Preston
sain:
"There was two plainly visible
from the bridge. The first one at
tacked us on the starboard, while the
other lay off some distance to port
aomg ODservation duty. i
"Tjie ship as struck squarely in
(Contlittifld oa Pftg ThlrtMa, Column FWa.)
LOWE-MEEKER GO
OVER WET OR DRY
DRAWSMANY OUT
Auditorium Crowded to Hear
the Champions Debate the
Question of Prohibition
for Nebraska.
SPEAKERS IN BEST POEM
Pummel Each Other with
Phrases to Intense Delight
of Assembled Partisans.
DETAILS OP THE MEETING"
Pertinent personalities, rhetorical
broadsides and fluent frivolities flew
thick and fast in a super-hot debate on
prohibition between Rev. Dr. Titus
Lowe and Congressman Jacob E.
Meeker of St, Louis before a mon
strous crowd at the Auditorium Mon
day evening. The huge ' crowd
packed the big building, hundreds
standing and sitting on the floor when
they could not get seats to hear an ,
argumental tilt into which the speak
ers, in their' debate on prohibition,
drew upon everything from business
correspondence to the Bible to "put -across"
their respective points. , .s
The question under debate was:
"Resolved, That Nebraska should .
maintain its present regulatory license
and local option law, rather .than ac- '
cept. the proposed prohibitory amend
ment." . 1 .' ' ' ' ' '
lohn- Lee Webster; presided as
chairman and at the request of the
debaters read to the audience the pro
posed - amendment. Mr. Webster
warned the crowd that "order would
be maintained when it became appar
ent that the differences. of opinion of
the members of the crowd might lead
to a rather "warm evening."
i Talka About Himself.
Dr- Lowe opened with a forty-five
minute talk for theaicgative. He ex
plained that he wished to devote a few
minutes to answer certain references
he said had been made about him -aslone
of the "silk stocking preach
ers."" .
He then told of his early life; of
how he left school and went Ho work
when he was 12 years old, eventually
becoming a handier of pig iron in the
steel mills at Pittsburgh. Dr. Lowe
related his determinationtto study for
the ministry,. saying that he worked -his
way through school by driving
laundry wagons, laboring and in other
ways. We said that he went hungry
at times when he was in the theolog
ical school because he had no mony
to buy- food. He closed his prefaced
remarks with the interrogation of
whether he waa I "silk ,' stocking
preacher" in the eyes oi those who
knew how he had; lived his life, w '
'Present Law Threadbare.
"The present Nebraska lw )n rt-
?:ard to the saloon is threadbare, shot
ull bf holes and should be relegated .
to the scraDheao and the proposed
amendment substituted, he declared.
The ' physical well being of the
drinkiftg man from the speaker's view
point was touched upon. "There is
not a man who drinks, liquor equal
physically to the man who doesn't.
Mentally it is the same. In the United
States 65 per cent of the inmates of
the insane asylums were brought to
their present state because of liquor.
Also a man who drinks never can see
God. - ; - ,
' "The saying that booze helps busi
ness is a gigantic hoax. Boote is the
biggest drawback legitimate business ,
has to deal with. No business but the
saloon business will suffer if the 'boss'
brewer is ousted 1"
Dr. Lowe scoffed at the statements
made by, the wets on placards posted
in windows about the city as to how
the adoption of the proposed amend
ment would hurt business.
- He introduced a letter from Claire
H. Stannard, manager of the Denver
Electric Light company, in which the
latter was quoted as saying that he
(Stannard) had voted wet, but that he
now saw now prohibition had helped
the city in every way. ,
According to the statistics in th
letter, tourists spent $20,000,000 more
in Denver this year than ever before;,
bank deposits jumped million dol
lars a month; savings accounts
showed a great increase; collections
were easier than when the city had
licensed saloons. ' .:$.;, ,
The 'late Colonel Blethen, who was
owner of the Seattle Times at-the
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