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THE BEE: OMAHA THURSDAY, JULY 8, 1920.
WOOD CAMPAIGN
UNDERWRITTEN
BY NEWYORK MEN
William Loe Wells of $1,000,.,
000 Fund to Boost Gen
eral for Republican
Nomination.
Chicago, July 7. One million dol
lars with which to further the cam
paign of Maj. Gent. Leonard. Wood
for the-republican nomination for
president' was underwritten by a
x group of New York men a year ago,
William Loeb, eastern treasurer for
Wood, told the senate investigation
committee. '
Mr. Loeb, formerly private sec
retary .to Theodore Roosevelt, said
he was called into conference with
George!. A. .Whalen,. Jiufus Patter-,
son, CoK Ambrose " Monell, Keih
Freeman and others, vfo give his
opinion as to what-Wood's campaign-would
cost. 1
"I estimated the expense at $1,
000.000," he told the committee. .
"C6l. Monell underwrote $250,000;
Mr. Whalcn., $250,000; Mr William
Cooper Procter1, $250,0,00, and J
agreed to get the rest."
Loeb presented check book?
showing the amounts he received.
Senator Reed questioned him con
cerning an item of 'five cashiers'
chocks, $25,000."
Orders of Hitchcock.
Loeb said he mailed such checks
under orders from former Postmas
ter General Hitchcock. On check
went to Florida, one to Georgia,
one to a Col. Smith, one to a re
publican national committeeman in
the District of 'Columbia, and dne
to Maryland. - They -were for $5,000
each, he said. ' m ,
These checks were put in enve
lopes without letters and- mailed,
the witness said.'
When Senator Reed asked if this
was not an unusual way to , send
money, Loeb Replied:
"Not in politics." -
"A million dollarjs," Mr. Loe
said at one point, "is a small amount
for a national campaign. I want
it plainly understood he added,
"that not a promise was made by
the general or Jiis friends to a sin
gle contributor.". ' :: ;
After Mr. Loeb was excused Ja
cob L. Babler was recalled and
questioned by Senator Rfed con
cerning conferences during the
Lowden campaign. '
Asked about a $100 item fcr the
Tabernacle Baptist cliurth in St.
Louis, Babler jid there had been
some feeling against Lowden be
cause of the East St.- Louis (111.)
r:ce riots. r
i - Force To. Argument
"This money was B allav that-)
feeling, then? asked Senator Keed.
"I had talked -with the colored
members of this church," Babler
"said, when Senator Reed interrupt
' ed to .ask:
"And you thougTit this $1QQ would
add force, te your argument? j It
was the persuasive forie of green
backs?1; - ' - ' ,
"I wouldn't say that," the witness
reioired. ' "
Bab!ervsaid he was asked tc con
. tribute to the church am', a'so at the
sr.me time discussed the campaign
with the church members.
"Then the campaign cOptribution
and the camoaign help you wanted
were intimately connected?'' Senator
Red asked.
"No, but one followed the ether.
The item was marked "returned to
L L. Emerson" (the Lowden cam
paign manaeerland Senator Reed
commented he "supposed that when
colored brethren found out it was
political money they returned it and.
washed the hands of the whole
transaction." - -. '
"I-suooose so," said Babler.
Roy Davi of Columbia. "Mb.."was"
listed for $500. a'so "returned to
L. L. Fmerson." Davis is a profe
. sor in Stephens-collegeBa.bler-said,-Hejaid'aH
money vwas pnt "con
scientiously and legitimately."
"Even that civen the- colored
church boys and the college profes
scr?" Senator .Reed asked.
"Yes."
D. W. Hqqkreide of Warrenton,
Mo., followed fabler cnlthe stand.
'Coiift UpholdsDivorc&
r .Given to Frank Gould
Paris, July 7.-The court, of ap
peals today upheld the decision-of
thejower courts granting Frank Jay
Goatd a divorce from Edith Kelly
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Mr. Gould was granted a djvorre
from Edith Kelly Gould in Paris in
1919. Later Mrs. Gould attempted
' to have the decree annulled on thej
ground that the FrencA'courts werej
' without jurisdiction owing to tne
. "' fact that she "was a resident of the
United States. The court in this
case overruled her plea aYid sus
tained the decree to Mr. Gould. -
,West Point, Doctor, "
Dies of Heart Disease
West Pdiut, Neb., July 7. (Spe
cial.) Dr. K. E. Thomp.-.on, a lead
ing physician 'of this city,- died at
the home of his brother. Charles.
. nf this rifv aftrr sin -1ll-es4 of
z few months' duration. Dr. Thomp
son, was the second -son of Dr.
Thomas D. Thompson, ,oieer phy
s'cian of Cuming couu;v, and was
in active practice in th city for
some years past. He was unmar
ried nd 36 years old. The cause of
death was an affection of the heart.
Seventh Arrest Is Made In!
War Risk Bureau Scandal
Washington, July 7. The-seventh
arrest in connection with the alleged
conspiracy of some employes of the
war risk bureau to defraud diabled
'soldiers, was coupled with a report
today that. a few arrests would be
made in other cities. The latest ar-
lest was that of George W. Seitz of
..i Washington.
r McAdbo Felicitates Eoosevelt
i New York. July 7. Witliam G.
I MSAdoo today sent- the following
telegram to Franklin D. Roosevelt,
i atcictant rrtarv ftf the navv. who
hasbMitAamed as thedemacratie.
p?ny'& Vice presidential candidate:
"Pleaser accept my warmest con
gratulations and hKt whe for
success.' r.j'
Prominent Lawyer, 63, Weds
Chum pf His Daughter, 19
:S: S W i .f "Vl
John A Weeks, prominent lawyer and clubman of, New York, was
married recently to Miss Elsa Adele Schreiter, in New York. Mf. Weeks
is 63 n4 the bride 19. They met when Mr. Weeks' visited his daughters
while they weie attending St. Agnes' schipol at Albany. .
CIK JAPS ARE
UG OPPOSED TO
U, S, 1AK BILL
Sponsor of Recently Passed
fttt Declares Japanese Are
Fomenting Program Which
Is Detrimental."
Charging
Washington.
July 7,
that Japanese ' snipping interests
were -: fornerttfng - i propaganda
agains the recently enacted mer
chant marine act, Senator Jones,
who framed the measure, declared
today that Pacific coast ports would
not suffer in case embargoes were
placed against them by either
Japanese or British shipping com
panies. The, shipping, hoard has
given assurances, he said,' that
American ships will immediately be
allocated in sufficient numbers! to' re-
piavc luicigii wuiv.li aio win--
drawn and "to insure uninterrupted
movement'! of oriental exports and
imports. - , i s - -..
In a statement Senator James
held that it would be to the advan
tage of American ports to have
American ships 'handle their trade.
A "foreign ship, he added, spends
little in American ports except
agency fees and amounts for steve
doring and water. If foreign ships
again afce permitted to btfndle the
bulk cf America's export anj- im
port trade, he declared, ship yards
will be forced to close down, as
only American- ships as a rule are
repairedyin this tountry.
"The threats of foreign carriers
to withdraw thr ships, have been
noted," Senator Jones (stated, "but
they1 will not be permitted to divert
business from ports through which
it now moves. There is full author
ity in the transportation act. of 1920
to absolutely control all import and
export shipments in "transpacific
trades" so' that the interstate com
merce commission may require
them to move under permit, thus
making .effective an embargo which
w.ould -prevent -diversion "ofc. 'such
carso now moving Jhrough Puget
Sound to either Canadian, Atlantic
or gulf pQit?." '. i
Chinese Students Protest
Anglo-Japan Pact Renewal
Shanghai, July 7. (By The Asio-,
ciated Press.)V-Sir Beilby F. Alston,
British minister to China, has
reached this city on his way to Eng
land, having Seen given a leave' of
absence. He i$ taking with him a
petition to the British government
from score' of leading Chinese
commercial student bodies, opposing
a renewal of " the Anglo-Japanese
treaty. ' ' , ' "
The document says the conditions
which led to the negotiation cth
ttealy no longer exist, and declares
the danger from Russia andr?
many have been removed. America,
it asserts, is the only power with
strength . sufficient to endanger
peace, and "it is unthinkable ; that
country would silter its established
policy overnight.? v , t
Base Ball Controversy Is
.-' Settled by Churct) People
Fayette City, Pa., July 7, The
controversy between church people
and the management of an inde
pendent base bail team liere over the
question of Sunday base ' ball wa'
settled today when Andrew Brorn,
r . j ' ,1
v- eaiiny: jarmerr ana .weu jhiqwh
churchman, announced that-he had
leased theortiy available base ball
grounds trt this region,'
Mr. Brown pasted trespass notices
at the ball grounds- today and an
nounced that wWle -'Sunday"games
were banned! bewould 'help-, finance
the team for, weeVday gfmes.
Democrac
To' Form Organization Stfon
San Francisco,' July-7. The new
democratic., natianal .committee met
here today an after a discussion of
plans. for organization, adjourned
subject'to-the call of Cha'rinan Cum-
mings, who expects to ont g r,ne
committee t(5gether for ' permanent
crsamzation in . about two
in. about two weens,
Tko nrMfincr nrnKiMv wl'l he held in
Coiamtms. of Dayton, O. whvrer-tlwJ
committeemen " expect to niert"the
presidential candidate, . Governor
Cox. No other business .was trans
acled today.
E HEARINGS'
IGREASE IN
LWAY RATES
Decision by Interstate Com-.
merce Commission Expected
Early in Augusts-Greatest
puestion Ever Submitted.
Washington,..' July 7. Hearings
were closed befo're'-,the Interstate
Cummerce commission Tuesday on
the, railroads' application for in
creased freight rates which had been
described by shippers and carriers
al'ke as- the greatest single propo-i-ticn
in its effec on the American
people ever submitted to the corrV
mission. -
Decision by the commission on tb,e
application is expected early in
August in orler ihatvthe new rates
may be effective when the govern
ment guarantee expires, September
1. It 'is generally assumed ithat the
forthcoming wage award of the rail
jsad labor board will be taken into
consideration without further hear
ings in adjusting the. new schedules.
The railroads under the provisions
of the transportation act asked rate
advances which would yieW an added
yearly income of , $1,017,4)00,000 to,
provide the 6 per-cent return per
mitt&d by the law.. In-addition the
expense to be created by the ex
pected award of ie, railroad labor
board, estimated at hetween $500,
000,000 and $1,000,000,000 must be
met by ftirther increases, theftarriers
claim. . ' . . ' i
Opposition oil the part of' shippers
was Confined mainly to the rates of
increases by the carriers, 30per cent
iii the east, 3 per cent in the south
and 24 per cent in the west, -tyhich,
it was argued were too 'high; The
necessity for some advance was gen
erally conceded. Many shippers dis
approved of a general advancetm the
strict percentage basis as advocated
by the carriers 'and suggested -flat
increases oh) certain commodities.
Democratic Nomiiiee
Declares Louisiasa
Must Rati Suffrage
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'Dayton.T)., July 7.r-Gov. Jamel
M. Cox,, . democjatic-candidate for
president, today' ' expressed his
opinion that it is the eluty- of the
Louisiana legislature to ratify the
woman suffrage amendment im
mediately. : s
The democrath: candidate's ex
Dressed view on suffran?' ratification
was contained! r tldgram replying
tq rranK j. .uooney, enairmam oi tne
democratic state central committee
of Louisiana, in which he, was ksked
tc express hfs views to the ass.ettjbly.
on , ratification of tie' federal - suf
f rage amendment.";' ' , "' '"
The governor's reply was:
"I have your wire to the chairman
of the democratic state central com
mittee of Louisiana on the subject
Gratification of the. suffrage amend
ment by the general assembly. I
can only express my opinion. It is
that the legislature owes it as a duty
no the democratic party to ratify at
on.ee.
Democrats in Lincoln. Form
First Cox-Roosevelt Club
Lincoln, July (Special.-)
About 40 democrats met last night
st the Lindell hotel 3rd organized
the first Cox-Roosevelt hoc ster club
Lo be formed anywhere .in 4he coun
try.' Telegrams were sen to the two
nominees. NeitheiO WMhani nor
Charlie Bryan Attended, the meeting.
Dr. P. L. Hall was made chair
man and honorary president,' J. 'Mc
Carthy and Mrs. T. J. Doyle were
elected jointly active presidents Mrs.
Dyle, Mrs. J.-S. McCarthy. MPs.
George R. Mann, Jacob Torth C. J.
Campbell and WH. Smith are mem
bers of the organization committee.
NoJIVord From Judges on'
Cole-Grammer Opinion Date
Lincoln,. Neb., July". -(Special.)
Governor McKelvie stated today
that he. has received nVj informa
tion from circuit judges in rtegard
to when they expect to hand down
a v decision on the CoW-Grammer
cases.
The execution; set -for Friday,
July . 9,. . jus.t two-? days bence, . but
the goverrt-r fftiot- sent for-ah
CTecutioner - to take- charge of the
electrocution... Ko reprieve has yet
been
GLOS
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granted . the -condemned men.
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BALL PLAYER'AND
flGHT PROMOTER
WIRE TO GOV. COX
Cox Specially Prizes Messages
Of Congratulations From
- Jake Daubert and
' ' Tex Rickard.
x Dayton, O., July 7. Governor
Cox, the democratic candidate for
president, was. busy tdday . at his
newspaper office trying to read a
portion of thathousands of con
gratulatory Jtlegramsi which have
heen pouring in since his nomina
tion. He arrived, at the Office at
9:30, fresh and energetic. With him
perusing the telegrams was Col.
George H. . Wood, his former, ad
jutant general.
.'Amoug the congratulatory tele
grams received was one from Wil
liam G. McAooo, his chief opponent
for the nomination. It said:
'. "Hearty congratulations and as
surance of my cordial support."
. Another, from tarter Glass, for
mer secretary of the treasury, said:
. "Please accept my congratulations
on your nomination." . ' r : . ;
Marshall Sends Wire. '
VicevPresident and Mrs. Marshal!
also sent congratulations.
V' Franklin D. Roosevelt, the vice
presidential nominee, sent the fol
lowing telegram in rssponse to the
governor's of last night: '
"Sincere congratulations and
warm regards of your teammatp are
all yours. I will stop off on my
way east to convey -them to you. in
person."
One of the most highly prized
felicitations came from Col. Henry
Watterson.. The governor said , he
wa particularly pleased nveV it hp.
cause eolonel Watterson represent
ed to him the ideal journalist. Col.
,ir, t 1 ,
v anci sun a ictciciiii saiu:
"Your nomination revitalized
democracy. . It will stir the, demo
cratic heart of the nation with a re
flection of a triumphant past and
the forecast of a radiant future. To
the bosom of one old Kentuckiau it
brings a flood of fighting memories
along with the assurance ot glorious
victory.".
Another highly prized message
came from Jake Daubert of the Cin
cinnati Reds. It said: "'It was fn
the stars that the Reds should win
tlie pennant,' it is in the stars that
you should be president." The firs:
part of the message was 1he gover
nor's own language in congratulat
ing the Reds on winning', the pen
nant. Tex Rickard, boxing pro
moter, also sem) Xongratulations.,
Butler Sends Word.
Governor Co"x said he had re
ceived 'congratulatory messages
from every candidate before the San
Francisco convention, many from
the ranks of labor and equally as
ma,ny from business men through
out the country.
The governor and Dr. Nicholas
Murray Butler, who was a candidate
for the republican nomination, had
played golf together at Augusta, Ga.
In his message ot congratulations,
Dr. Butler advised, hhn not to "let
politics lead him to quit golf."
Mr. Cox is a golf enthusiast. He
will address contenders in the Ohio
golf tournament tonight at a dinner
at the Dayton Country club.
The governor announced that he
probably will not return to the
executive office at Columbus this
wek. - He expects Mr. Roosevelt
his running mate, in Dayton about
Saturday. . N
becurities' Chief
Resigns to Accept ,
Original Position
T . ' I ft
Lincoln,' July 7, (Specia!.) J.
H Donnelly bf Plattsmor.th. who,
formerly was bank examiner, but
who resigned to accept the position
oi head of the department cf securi
ties, has resigned and ha again tak
en up the duties oft bartk examiner.
,Two reasons were given by Mr.
Donnelly for going back to the bank
examining job. One cf tnese was
his inability to find"a house in Liu
, , , t i ,
coin in wmcn ne couta move nis
family and the other that-he did not
like the confinement tQ inside work
necessary to hold dawn the Chief of
fice in the securities department.
It is undefstood that G. T. Tou
velle of the - securities department
will be promoted to the chiefship. .
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Japs Claim Expedition to -
Siberia to Aid the Czecfis
Tokio, July '7. (By The AssocTat
ed Press.)-Replying to an vinter
pellation in the Diet today concern
ing the Siberian expedition, Vis
count Uchida, the foreign minister,
said the first object of the expedi
tion to Siberia was to aid-he
Czecho-Slovaks, and the second to
safeguard Japan's interests owing
to her territorial nearness.
The first object had been realized,
the foreign minister declared, but
nj6t the second-. Japanese residents
61 Siberia must be protected,N he
said, but iMvas not intended to d;s
patch largenumbers of troops for
that purpose. .
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Germans. Have Disarmament
Plans Ready to Give Allies
! Spa, BeTgitim, July 7. (By The
Associated Press.) Decision, wasi
reacheij -by members of the German
ministry and, military officers at
tached to the German delegation
here this morning to'recommend to
(Constantin Fehrenbach, head of the
German delegation, that a plan of
disarmament for Germany be pre
sented the allied representatives this
afternoon. The conference, there
fore,, wiitvicontinue.
Edwards Sends Greetings
- ;To Vice president Nominee
Trenton, N. ' J., July 7. Governor
Edwards -today sent the . following
ttlegrain of ; congratulation to
Franklin Di ; Robsevelt, democratic
candidate for vice president: '
"Earnest congratulations to your
self and our party on -the excellent
selection of a running mate to our
next president, James M. Cox."
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ARMISTICE WITH
VILLA IS SIGNED,
SAYS DISPATCH
Notorious Bandit Leader Agrees
To Cease Attacks on Trains,
Garrisons or Towns.
EI Taso, Tex., July 7. A dispatch
to thevEl Paso Times from its cor
respondent in Torreon, Mex. says
Francisco Villa has signed an ar
mistice and agreed to cease attacks
on trains, garrisons or towns.
The rebel chieftain has also agreed
to surrender under certain - condir
tiojis to be approved by provisional
President de la Huerta. The ar
mistice was negotiated By Elias L.'
Torres, who left El Paso two weeks
Ego for Villa's camp inthe moun
tains near Saucillo, Chihuahua. Tor
res, vwho is in, Torreon, en route to
Mexico City, authorized the an
nouncement that an agreement had.
been entered into whereby Villa sus
pends all operations until July 15,
and further agreement that Villa will
surrender when his terms and condi
tions are approved in writing by
Provisional President de la Huerta
and G(fierals ' Elia-. Calles, . Alvaro
Obregon and. Benjamin Hill.
Torres, who "represents the pro
visional government, carries a letter
irom vuia ana, says tne latter in
formed him jliat hehad no personal
political , ambitions and has ho In
tention 'of interfering with the civil
government "either- in 'Chihuahua or
Mexico City and further that he
recognizes de la Huerta as provision-
fel president of Mexico.
The conference, according to Tor
res, was attended by all the princi
pal Villa lieutenants, and the agree
ment to surrender was reached after
an open discussion of the terms. The
signing of the armistice, Torres
says, was the signal for cheers for
Obregon and de la Huerta. i
Gen. J. G. Escobar, commander
of the troops in Chihuahua, who is
in Juarez, admitted receiving reports
of. the Villa armistice but declared
ft. LS L
! 21 h
would continue in the absen
repels
nee of di
rect orders to the contrary from
Mexicu City.
REPpRTS SAVING
-OF $87,471 WITH
, - CIVIL GODE LAWJ
Nebraska Secretary o Finance
Submits Estimate of Economy
- During Eleven Months.
Lincoln, July 7. (Special!) Un
der the operation oi the civil1 admin
istration code, there has been an
actual, .saving in the fleven montms
of its operation of $87M71.34, accord
ing to a statement issved by Philip
Bross, secretary of the department
of finance, made to Governor Mc
Kelvithis morning.
The statement put out by the
secretary gives in the first column
the total appropriation for "the 20
months' period from August 1, 1919,
to. May 4, 1920; the second1 column
the appropriation to cover the 11
moiiths' period the code law has been
in operation, and the third column
the amount actually Expended :
Finance. I20.4H1 111.227; 19,400.
Aftriculture. $302. 2S9; $109,242. $154,885.
Labor. $30,881; $1B,984; $14,906.
Trade and commerce, $186,976; $102,-
?.K- S93.24I-,
Public welfare, $C6,'360; $36,498; $35,497."
..Public works. $541,290; $S97,7U9;
$2f.9.091. .-
Total, $1,208,181; $664,499; $577,028.
The June operating cxpuists for
the" civil administration rode depart
ments total $46,853.04. The monthly
average of appropriations available
for operating expenses is $60,409.06.
This makes a saving for tne month
ot June in operating expenses of $13,
S7J.02, or 22, per cent of the avail
able funds.
Snipers in Mountains Open
Fire on Mine Employes5
Williamson, W. Va., July 7. Em
ployes at the mine of the Bother
land Coal company,' at Bordmand,
W. Va., five miles wet of William
son, were fired upon this morning
as. they were entering the mine,
Which is on the Keutuckyside of
Tug river,- according to reports
reaching here. Those firing at the
miners are said to have been on a
mountainside on the opposite bank
of the river, and also directed shots
at the tipple, which is cu the West
Virginia side. vNone of jtht shots
was effective. '
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Ferando Lera Named as New
Mexican Envoy to Sweden
Washington July 7. Ferando
lera hasy been appointed Mexicafl
minister " to Sweden, ' Norway and
Denmark, the StatS department was
advised today, and will proceed to
his post by way of the United
States.
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Speakine of the Duo Arl. RUDOLPH GANZ .aidi
3iusic may actually hear their favorite interpretations whenever
they wish. A while ago the Swiss ambassadir in Washington,
who is a friend of mine, purchased a Duo Art. In writing to him
I said, 'It is with pleasure that I look forward to being in your
. home indirectly, for with this new Instrument I can have the
. privilege of playing for you whenever you like, even though 1 am
not with you in person." - '
' Come listen to the Duo Art any time that suits you best.
Street MCStC CCT.
PINGHOT BITTER
IN DENOUNCING
WORK OF DEMOS
Wall Street Is Safeguarded by
Both Major Parses, De
clares Leader of Third v
Party Plan.
Chicago, Juy'7. Amos
of New York, s a member
Finchot
of the
committee of 48, which meets here
Saturday in a national convention,
issued the following statement to
day: "T-he democratic convention, like
the republican cohvention, was
highfy satisfactory to the men and
women of America who want a new
party. We could have hoped for
nothing more evasiv,e or less calcu
lated to meet the needs, of the pub
lic "either in the-matter of the plat
form or the candidate.
"The democratic platform is a de
cidedly eloquent document that is
fu1 of sound and means 'nothing at
all. So is the republican -platform.
It has no constructs policy or
program, It is the expression of a
few jxlrficians who, if they "had
idea's, Ylared not offerd Wall street
by expressing them. It goes 'on the
theory that the public's appetite for
buncomb was not fily satisfied by
the republican performance and o
it offers another full meal.
"As to Mr. Cox, likeMr. Hard
ing, he was chosen because he. is a
mediocre man whom the financial
world can' trust,, becaus? he has a
record of political conformity and
friendly relations with the same
gentleman. whoWt "the Blackstone
hotel in Chicagovse!ected Mr. Hard
ing to head the republican" forces.
"There has been created quite
skillfully a situation' in which this
group, which we speak of as- Wall
street,. will win whether we have a
democratic or republican victory.
This is triumph of political ma
neuvering which the public should
pause to admire. The new party
will hold its convention in a few
days. My advice to the public
would be to read its platform .cfarer
fullyr and if it is not clear, brief.
tpractical and constructive, to retire
i ... i . . , . . jt.
to tneir nomes next election aay
and steer clear of the polls."
50-Year Sentence '
, Given iix-Soldier on
lestimony of a Girl
Oakland, July 7. For being a
believer of "free love" and practicing
hii belief Harry Helm, a former sol
dier, will spend a half century in
San Qucntin penijentiaT.
Helm was found gu'lty recently
on? a statutory charge, and sentenced
toJ "not more" than 50-' years by
Judge James G. Quinn. . .
The eirl-woman in the case is 16-
year-old Beatrice Wilson. It wis
learned in court tKa-t Helm had es
tablished domestic relations as man
and wife with the girl, two weeks
before she reached the ,ge of 16.
At the trial the Wilson girl was
placed on the witness stand and re
luctantly testified against him. She
declared her great affection for him
and both pleaded to be permitted to
marry. ' Their entreaties wjre op
posed by Probation Officer Leonard
Ccmpton on ihe ground that such
marriages were not enduring.
The couple's defense ras that they
loved onf another. The testimony
showed the girl was extremely un
happy at home and lefvjt ti go with
Helm while despondent. Thev had
lived together several weeks before
taken into custody. , '
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Husband of 13-Year-0ld --
Arrested as Abductor
' Merrick, i L. I.. July 7. Pretty
little ChriStinia Petrillo's romance,
which prompted her to run away
from home and schoql andr" al
though 13 years did. marry Will
iam Brasyck. was shattered when
Constable Will Sirohson and Presi
ton B. Chapman, Nassau county
representative of the S P. C. C,
placed her husband under arrest
charged with abduction. r
The- young couple wtre taken be
fore Justice E. T. Neu hi Lvnbrook.
After a hearing, at whioh it devel
oped that the girl had planned her
escapadeand had later lied about
her age in 'order to obtain the mar
riage license; due to theAurgmgs of
Brasyck, the justice committed
Brasvck to Mine6Ia jail in default
of $5,000 ba.il to, await -the action
oc the grand jury. The girl-wife
was committed to the Brooklyn S.
P. C. C
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Nomination of Cox Ends
Domination by Wilson
ContLcud From )' On.)
lie knows every angle of the politi
cal game. At the Baltimore con
vention of 1912 he managed the con
vention for Judson Harmon of
Ohio for the presidential nomination.
He lost that fight only to turn up
two years later as the successful
manager of Atlee Pomerene's cam
paign for the senate. In that cani
paign. curiously enough, he . was
opposed by Governor Cox, who'was
backing State Chairman Hanley,
rouierene's opponent.
When Moore arrived here he
found a strongly organized senti
ment for McAdoo. All the adminis
tration men of power and influence
were here engaged in trying to get
McAdoo the nomination. Federal
officeholders in swarms were on the
ground seeking to organize the dele
gates into a compact mass for Mc
Adoo. Cox didn't appear to have a
look InT
Beat Wilson Leader.
Postmaster General Burleson ar
rived on the scene and declared it
was going to be a "Wilson conven
tion," and that McAdoo "surely
would be nominated. Despite Mc-"
Adoo's repeated refusal to have his
name considered and his appeals to
friends to keep him out ofit, the ad
ministration and job holding manip
ulators redoubled their efforts to
put him into the fight. They decided
to "draft" him, as they called it,
agaipst his will, and put him over
with the stamp of the president's ap
proval. Into the thick of this fight the Co.
managers threw themselves with un
exampled eneT'fcy. '"hey set out first
lo create sentiment against domina
tion of the convention by Wilson
and the selection of a nominee spe
cially favored by the White House.
They made up their minds to tear
down Burleson's proud boast, and
make the convention free and open.
, In this Moore and his associates
succeeded with marvelous swiftness.
Thfcy found a large body of del?
gates who were ready to be welded
into a cohesive group to oppose the
Wilson administration and its domi
nation. Moore brought them to
gether into a formidable mass, which
all the administration influence could
not disintegrate. x"
.An Anti-Wilson Vote.
Thus the Cox vote became an
anti-Wilson vote. It grew in strength
as each succeeding ballrft passed by
as tne delegates began to experience
that pleasureable feeling of bucking
the president and getting away with
ir. All the efforts of the officeholdi
ing organization, to break down the
strength of this anti-Wilson grqup
w$re resisted and became futile. The
Cox tupporters were bound together
by .the common purpose of bringing
to an ej?d the control of the party
machinery by Wilson. Nothing
could shake them from that purpose.
That control is now ended and the
mantle of leadership will pass to the
governor, who is not related to Wil
son, by marriage or otherwise, and
has never held any job in either of
the Wjlsoiv administrations. Cox's
nomination brings a new deal to the
party, which would not have been
the case had McAdoo been nomi
nated. -.
Another unheard-of feature in the
winning of the nomination for Cox
is that it was won without the
promise of patronage or reward of
ar.y sort to those delegates who
Kstood behind him and fought for
him in the convention.
McAdoo's sunportcrs, on -the
other hand, seeking the perpetua
tion of their hold -on all the impor
tant , jobs in the administration
promised political patronage right
and left in the attempt to drive into
line enough delegates to give Mc
Adoo the nomination. -
The reason why McAdoo was
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$18 Jo to $19. 50
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Decidedly Reduced Thursday
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BITTER FIGHT -IS
INSTITUTED ,
AGAINST SUFFS
Enjoin Colby From Proclaim
ing Amendment In Effect
When 36th State
Ratifies:
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asKing tnat pauiDriage oioy, secre
tary of state, be enjoined frjm issu-"7
ing any proclamation declaring the" "
suffrage amendments ratified were
instituted in the District of Colum- " '
bia supreme court today by Charles ' ":
S. Fairchild of New York, president -'t
of the American Constitutional" "
league. . y;'
Mr. Fairchild also seeks to pre-' v
vent Attorney General Palmer, froni .
enforcing the amendment. Justice".'
Bailey issued a rule on Secretary ;
Colby and the attorney general to
show cause July 13 why the motipii, "
should not be granted. '
The basis of the proceedings is ."
the claim that the ratification of thc',.
amendment by the West Viginia "
legislature was illegal because ac- .
complished by fraud and that- the;
proposed ratification by. the Tennes
see legislature also would be illegal. ' j
on -the ground tha the legislature '
lacked authority trtider the state's,!. ;
constitution to act 'on tlr measure. ""r
Ony 35 states have ratified the'
amendment and as ratification . by J('
one other is necessary the attack on.-',
the amendments through the courts',".",'
at this time 'came as a surprise in ; :
suffrage circles here. An attaelt on '.'
the .legality of the 1 action of the '-1
Tennessee legislature had been ex- N
pected but not until the legislature1
actually had acted, , :.'
kept so long in the fight for the..',
nomination is somewhat hard tCf ex; ; -plain.
It was evident to everybody. .
after the boasted McAdoo strength "
had failed to materialize when a '
few ballots had been taken that he..'
had no chance to win the nomina
tion. The effort to "draft" him had
failed miserably, and yet he was
kept in the fight, with, the single re
sult of creating a deadlock from "J
which for a time it was thought the lrtl
enveretion might not emerge. .-'
McAdoo himself, it is believe.'
would not have sanctioned such ; '
conduct upon the part of the "draft-. ''3
trs if he had beeu fully advised of
wjiat the delegates were doing tohis -candi.dacy.
His managers bent onlyj'
upon protecting thejnselvVs, proby '
Jbly never told him.' Moore tried to. V
acquaint him with the facts vof the i
situation by telegraphing to Dari """
Kbper a protest against the false .''J
being. kept in the fight but it is not"
known whether Moore's Message;
ever reached McAdoo. .
Code Law Opponents Will A'
" Fight for Referendum1 ; ;
Lincoln, Neb., July 7. (Special" '
Telegram.) Another atfempt will iJ'
be made by opponents of the code'7
law to get the proposition before''
the people for a referendum in the
coming election. Dexter T. Barrett. '
obtained permission in the district ' '
court of Lancaster county today to '
uie an aucrnaiiv wrii or nianaamus
to force Secretary of State Ams
berry to go ahead with the referen
dum.
The secretary of state, on advice ,
of the office of the attorney gen
eral, will resistthe writ and tlje'
matter will be argued before the
supreme court as soon as a day.
has been agreed upon.
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