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UNDAY B VOL. ,LNO. 13. rlrd MenM-eUu Mattir May 21. at Imalii P. 0. Udr Act at Mare 3. 117. OMAHA, SUNDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 12, 1920. By Mall (I yaar. latlda 4th Zoaa. Daily ait Saudi. 9: Dally Oaly. : Sunday, U. OuUlda 4th Zoaa (I yaar). Dally aad Suaday, til: Dally Oalj. I2: Sunday Oaly. W. TEN CENTS OMAHA EE Revels of Gay Paris Draw Fire Death of Film Star After All Niglit Orgy In Clandestine , . Reorts Calls for Clean-v- up of City. Fell Victim to Lure v , lV is. Sept. 11. The death of Olive Tlij; the heautiful moxSng picture actrcsa uiid wife of Jack Pickford, who died Friday from the effect of swallowing poison after a gay night in the Montmarte restau rants and clandestine resorts, has roused a storm of criticism and de nunciation of the Babylonian revels of the world's capital of gaiety and fashion. - The Rev. Dr. Beckman, rector of the American church in Paris, who recently raised $1,000,000 in New Yoy'..- for a campaign against the xt here which "causes innumerable American girls to lose. their souls in Paris," saidi "The death of Olive Thomas is a tragedy traceable to the lure of Paris the modern Babylon. Thou sands of Americans come hee with the sole intent of having a good time. Thousands come for .busi ness, but lose their iheads once they are here. Thousands stay just long enough to lose their souls and re turn home broken in spirit and in health and totally unfitvto live a clean life. ' Fashions Are Criminal. "Our country would condemn as criminal the trends of fashion which mark the public dance halls of Paris for instance, the exhibition of nudes. . "The glitter i priceless jewels adorning bare throats and bare limbs of women under cleverly shaded lights, the lan guorous music, the rivers of iced champagne and the lascivious dances all combine to turn the heads of the .young Ameri can girls unaccustomed to the lying attractions of such places. Is it a subtle poison that slowly but surely disintegrates' the strongest mind and the most solid education.' "Far is it from me to, insinuate that the lovely young matron who ' died a terrible death Friday was herself in any way responsible for her accident, but it is unquestion able that when the fatal mistake was committed she could not have been in her tright state of mind. She was terriblv excited and overstrung from an all night party amid sur roundings such as L have, described. Thousands Destitute. "There, are now in Paris hundreds of Americans who are destitute, yet they enjoyed prosperity in their own country. They have been ruined (Cantlnuml iiTi Colomn Tiro.) Col. LeroyS. Upton, Hero of World (Wr, T Is Now at Fort Crook Col - Lerov S. Upton, who com manded the "9th Infantry, 2d division in the Verdun sector at Chateau Thierry and at the second battle of the Marne, has arrived at Fort Crook. He is chief of staff of the Seventh corps area, which is com manded by Maj. Gen. Omar Buudy, also one of th heroes of the Chateau Thierry struggle.,; ' Many citations for gallantry have named Colonel Upton, and among the honors awarded him. are the American distinguished service medal, officer of the French legion of honor, croix de guerre with thres palms, the British order of St. Michael and St. George, the Italian war cross and the Solaridad award by the Republic of Panama.; He was promoted brigadier gen eral in France and commanded- the 52d brigade of the! 29th division during its operations iirXie Meus$ Argonne offensive north of Verdun. Prior to coming to Fort Crook, he was in emmand of his' old regiment, the 9th Infantry at Camp Travis, Tex. ' . ' v;- ; y Man Killed an'd73; :' Injured in Car Smash New York,'- Sept. 11. Our man was killed and 73 pcrscfo in jured -when two Brooklyn Rapid Transit trolley cars c&llided jil front of Ebbetts Field during- the base ball rush this afternoon. ( This re port on the second serious wreck which'has marked the B. R, T. strike, was made to Ihe police on the 14th day of they walkout,' an hour after the accident occurred. Twenty seven of the more seriously injured were taken to hospitals. German Claims That He Has Communicated With Mars Paris, Sept. 11. The academy of science has announced that a Ger man savant whose name is not re vealed, has applied for the German prize of $20,000 offered. to the first person, irrespective of nationality, who establisljed communication with a star. - '' The German claimant asserts that mysterious wireless flicoining sig nals received at Geman stations have been identified as coming from Mars and asks the backing oj the academy to continue his experi ments. Weeping Water Girl Weds Marine Officer in Hawaii i Plattsmouth, Neb., Sept. 11.--(Special.)--Announcement has been received bjr friends here of the mar riage of Miss Mary Hungate, former Weeping Water girl, to Floyd W. Bennett, first lieutenant U. S. ,Marine rnrps, which took place at Honolulu, Hawaii, ,where the groom is sta tioned. , . j t Stunt Flyer Changes v Planes in Three Ways 5 1 1 McLaughlin,' the Well-known daredevil, pcrfprming a remarkable feat at the state fair at Lincoln. . His newest stunt' is to change planes in three different ways, the best being by hanging by his toes from a rope-ladder under the ship, and, as the lower plane comes directly under him, he grasps the natural fittings on a regulation army plane and drops to the lower ship on its upper wings. This photo shows that there is, nothing extra put on the- top of the platie and shows hira just as he is grasping the fittings. It is said that this stunt has never been attempted by any other person. - - ..;. . . Twb Stills and x Liquor Seized In Police Raid Detectives Believe Benson Home Is Headquarters for Bootleggers and Thieves, Arresf Ex-Mail Clerk. ... .- i Two stills in operation, 500 gal lons of mash and 10 gallons of whisky- were seized by Detectives Summit, Cooper- and Tolar.d late Saturday afternoon in a raid on the home of Harry "Zahn, for,mer mail clerk,' living in the Keystone . park addition in Benson. Twos hundred five-gallon , jugs, two Ford automo biles, and 300 pairs of stockings also were found by the officers. Zahn was arrested on a charge of manufacturing liquor and is being held' for investigation. s Detectives say they slipped up on the man while he . was .busily en gaged in the distilling process in a little shack near the house. Police express., the i opinion . that Zahn's home ' is the. headquarters for a gang o retail bootleggers. and a fence for thieves. The automobiles are believed to have been stolen for bootlegging purpdses and the stock ings are thjought to be the loot from a recent tobbery. In a raid by Shediff Mikfe Clark Saturday afternoon, Frank .Citta, Sixty-fifth and, Grover streets; was arrested on a charge of illegal possession of liquor and 26 gallons of white mule whisky andj (Seven quart bottles of beer were seized. The liquor was ' found concealed in post holes, a bottle or two being placed at the bottom of each hole covered over with dirt. Citta was taken to thev county jail and later released on $135 bond. ' . 2,000 Barrels Fuel Oil Seized for U. S. Navy Martinez, CaL, Sept. 11, Two thousand barrels of fuel oil was seized here by Gapt. E. M Beach commandant . at Mare Island- navy yard, for the navy. The oil was the property of the Shell Oil comoanv. to-whose plant the captain , came- wiin a aetaenment ot marines to make the seizure. The Navy depart ment and the company had failed to agree on the price to be paid for the oil. According to G. M. Vanbenden, superintendent at the plant, the ma rines broke" locks, which the com pany had placed on its pipe line out lets, and loaded.the oil onto a barge. 'The navy commandant and the ma rines, said to number bout 50, came to the plant in a naval yacht. The company offered no ' resist ance to the seizure. Turkish' Crown Prince Is Placed Under Arrest Constantinople, Sept. 'll.--The Turkish . crown prince has made, an unsuccessful atcmpt to flee from this city to Anatolia.' He has been arrested "TTnd placed -tinder rigorous control and his motor cars and boats have been seized. -.. The action of the crown prince, who has not concealed the fact that "Viis sympathies are with'the national ists, is said to have provoked .great dissatisfaction among, the adherents of the existing regime. ; Man Arrested for Alleged ,V Murder of Messenger Boy Chicago, Sept. 11. The police re ceived word that Lord H.'Wilson of Chicago had - been arrested in. Bill ings, Mont, in connection with the alleged murder, August 12,- 4919 in Connecticut, of a New York mes senger boy and the theft of $173, 000 in Liberty bonds.' The boy had startedsto deliver the bonds to a brokerage firm. - ' ! , Wilson will . be . brought . to . Chi cago. . Former Omahan Resists Arrest v With Revolver Printer, Alleged Check Forger, Captured in Oakland, CaL, After, Being Trailed ; for Months. A check forger, who, under the name of Maurice J. Greenwald, for mer Omahan, passed "a number of checks' stolen from the typograph ical union in Omaha throughout the cbuntry, wast" arrested yesterday in Oakland, Cal., after he had drawn a gun in an attempt to escape from D.' L." Beatty, secretary of the Oak land Typographical union, according to local operatives oi the Pinkerton Detective agency. Detectives have been trailing the alleged forger for several months, by means of bad checks left in his wake in Chicago, Columbus and Cincinnati,' O.; Louisville, Ky.; Phoenix, Ariz... and Los Angeles. The man would take the stolen checks to the secretary of the typo graphical, union in a city and have them endorsed, and then cash them. When the prisoner was detained by the secretary j of the Oakland Typographical union, upon applying to have a cfieck endorsed, he drew a tun. the reoort from Oakland Utates. His attempt to escape was hustrated, and he wis placed under arrest, charged with carrying con cealed weapons and attempted as sault: ! W. L. Hunter, secretary of the Omaha Typographical union, was askedto assist detectives in deter mining whether the prisoner is the person, who, under the ' name, of Maurice J. Greenwald, worked in Omaha for five months. ' v The prispner was . detected by Beatty upon a description of him sent broadcast throughout the coun tiVU The amount of money obtained by the alleged forger totaled hundreds ofv dollars, a .Pinkerton operative iiaTd. .. , - : . . Prohibition to Be Put in - Force in Mexico Soon . A Monterar, Mexico, Sept. 11. Na tional prohibition is to be put into force in Mexico and women are to be given-the-right of suffrage. This declaration has-been made by Gen. Alvarado Obregou, president-elect, Whq believes, according to information coming from Merida, Yucatan, where he made' public his views and gave an . interview in which he issued the two announce ments, that his country will regain its lost prestigS much quicker under prohibition. . According to the plan of the president-elect, a dry zone ' along the United States border.with a width of from 80 to; 100 miles will be estab lished about January 1, 1921. while natiqnal prohibition will be delayed a year or two longer. . . Women of Mexico will- be granted tlc right to vote inside of one year, according to the plans of the new rulers of the country-- - . - Board of Control Loses ' , Suit on Milford Contract Lincoln, ' Sept. 11. (Special.) The Uoard of control, in awarding a public contract, is not permitted to play favorites, but' must- accept the offer of the lowest responsible bid der, according to the decision of District Judge W. E.' Stewart, who allowed writ of mandamus asked for by the Nebraska, Building and Investment company. lThecourt or dered the board to rescind its action in giving the' contract for the new hospital i building at the ? Milford Soldiers' Home to Ernest Rokahr at $77,969. and.to make a contract with the Nebraska company at its figure OI Gox Denies Wet or Dry Is an Issue Democratic Nominee Forced to Make Statement on Pro hibition by Voters of - Northwest. Cuts Down His Speeches 1 BY ROBERT B. SMITH. Chicago Tribune-Omaha lite Leaaed Wire. Seattle, Sept, 11. Under a heavy bombardment of demands for a statement of hisyposition on prohi bition, Governor James M. Cox told the voters of the dry Pacific north west today that the liquor question is not an issue in the present cam paign. When he reached the arid territory of the northwest he collided head-on with unmistakable evidence of an organized attempt to smoke him out on the "wet" and "dry" issue. The people out here vote dry and they Hvere insistent on knowing where the Ohio i governor stood. He re ceived telegrams asking him whether lie would seek to nullify the vol stead act. The newspapers published open letters inquiring whether his campaign . was being supported by the brewers. Women wanted to know whether he was for "light beers and wines." Upon his arrival in Seattle he was greeted by a large iront page display in the .Fost-in telligencer of the letter written by George T. Carroll, president of the Acw Jersey federation of liquor in terests, asking for contributions to aid Cox s campaign. Cox Makes Statement. Realizing that the people of Wash ington did not expect him to remain silent on the liquor question, the governor linaiiy made tins state ment: "As a progressive in government, 1 know when an event has passed by and become a part of yesterday. The reactionary rarely does. The friends of world peace and the friends of progress will win . this election, and any attempt to -divide them on any question not an issue will be un availing." . ( Introduced by Dry Leader. To further satisfy the "dry" senti ment of Washington state, Gov ernor Cox had himself introduced here by one of the dryest of the dry in the northwest,' George F. Cotter ill, j democratic candidate for the United States senate from Washing ton. Mr. Cotterill, in introductory remarks, ' approved by Governor Cox, assured the Seattle audience that thei democratic, nominee, if elected, would enforce the law, and assailed Senator Harding's record on the prohibition question. He de clared that Senator Harding had voted 30 times on the wet side of the question and only twice on the dry side. "It is also well to r.ote. in this con nection," he said, "that for 30 years Senator Harding has been a brewer, owning stock in the local brewery at Marion, O." Mr. Cotterill pledged himself to help keep the country dry if elected to the senate, and added: "With the renewal of this pledge I find noth ing inconsistent, on careful analysis, of the record of Governor Cox, and my support of him for the presi dency is because I know he will en force the law in the United States as he has enforced it in Ohio." Crowds Brave Rain. The i governor spoke at Belling ham, Everett, Tacoma and Seattle. Despite a downpour of rain every where, the candidate drew big cowds. He began to show some signs of fatigue from his strenuous campaigning. His throat became rasped and his voice grew husky. He cut down oa the length Of his speeches, in an effort to rest his voice. i Out here where I..W. W.'ism is a considerable issue, Governor Cox also.spught to put the soft pedal on the charge that he is too radical for the presidency. "I hold that in-the United States there is no call for extreme radical ism," Up said. "If government is fair, then there will be no special privilege and certainly no unfair advantage to any one. There will be neither exploitation of worker nor injustice to employer. Just as surely as the pendulum swings to the ex treme right in favoritism of unfair privilege, there is certain to result a swing to the extreme left of rad icalism with a smash." The governor kept hammering away at the financing of the republi can campaign fund. He read to his' audiences a letter written by H. F. Alexander, chairman of the republi can state finance committee, stating that Seattle had already raised $60, 000 of its $65,000 quota, and calling upon the republicans of Tacoma for a "modest eontributicn." After his Seattle meeting, Gov ernor Cox left for Portland, where he will spend Sunday and Monday. Man Killed in Argument Over Drilling Oil Well Shreveport, La., Sept. 11. As the result of argument in connection with a well being drilled in Harrison county, Texas, W. L. Hudson, aged 26, of Shreveport was killed at Mar shall, Tex., by W. P. H. Lasater, aged' 50, of Amarillo, Tex., who broke Hudson's neck by striking him on the head with a small board. Lasater, claiming self-defense, sur rendered and was released under $2,000 bonds. Abandon Search for Two - American Army Aviators Honolulu, Sept. 11. Search for Lieut. R. R. Fox of New York and Corp. H. J. Cornet'of Spencer, Pa., of the array aviation corps at Luke field in these islands, who last were seen in their .plane diving into a cloud bank over the Island of Molo kai two weeks, ago,' has been abandoned. Glf!! 111 Hold Four Men in Tire Theft Case Arrests Follow "Tip to Police That Manhattan Oil Co. Had Been Robbed. Charged with 'receiving stolen automobile tires,' Sol Lewis, jewelry store proprietor, 2306 Grant street, and Joel Bloom, 1030 South Twenty eighth stneet, who operates a. tire shop, were arrested Saturday eve ning by Detectives Wavrin and Trapp. L The two men are alleged to have bought stolen tires from Harry G Toy, 631 South Nineteenth street.. W illiam Memke, 518 North Nine teenth street, held as state witness, told pojice that he had driven the automdbilf carrying the alleged stolen tires, delivering seven to Bloom and five to Lewis. The value of the tires is estimated at $600. Ihe alleged theft was said by po- live to have been made from theN Manhattan Oil company, Eleventh. and Seward streets. last Thursday night. Although no report was marfi! of the rohherv. nolice received a tip and made the" arrests. Aoy, who was formerly employed by th.e Manhattan Oil company, was arrested, and is being held- for in vestigation. McCormack Concert Broken Up by Audience i Adelaide, South Australia, Sept 11. The concert given here Thurs day evening by . John McCormack, the noted tenor, was broken up by a demonstration, a part of the audi ence rising and singing, the British national anthem and some of them shouting that McCormack was a Sinn Feiner. Mr. McCormack has cancelled the other concerts he was to have given in Adelaide. v The audience, it' appeared; resent ed the omission of the anthem from the program. . . Cass County Schools Lead State in Exhibit at Fair . Plattsmouth, Neb., Sept. 11. (Special.) Miss Alpha Peterson, county superintendent, is home from Lincoln, where she attended the state lair in charge of the Cass county school exhibit. This county secured the highest rank of any on collec tive work, and in addition won 12 of the first prizes and numerous seconds and thirds. The Plattsmouth Schools led the state in penmanship. Proposed Amendments Discussed at Plattsmouth Plattsmouth, - Neb.. Sept. 11. (Special.) E. M. Pollard, member cf the constitutional convention from Cass counly and defeated republican candidate Ibr governor in the pri maries, made an open air address on the court house lawn relatilve to the various amendments to be submitted to the voters at the election Sep tember 21. Elm Creek Man Killed by Union Pacific Train Elm Creek. Neb.. Sept 11. (Spe cial Telegram.) Herman Upton was instantly killed by a Union Pacific train here. A westbound train had just passed, and witnesses say he stepped in iront of an eastbounu train. A. large crowd attending a' barbecue here ' witnessed the acci dent. , Can't Sting Him Twice Woman Who Saves Inn From Robbery. Must Look for Another fob Chicago Tribune-Omaha Bee Leased Wire, Chicago, Sept. 11. After reaching a decision to remain honest at all costs, Mrs. Winnifred Sammons, who until yesterday was cashier for the Jsaltomore Inn, -lias lost her job. Mrs. Sammons' tip that two men had "framed" with her to rob her of the day's receipts of the cafe, led to the arrest of James Ander son, the girl's finance, and Irvin O'Connor. Th etwo men were lurking in an alley waiting for the cashier to take the Baltimore's receipts to the Dex ter lunch room in Adams street. The two men were to "rob" Mrs. Sam mons and after the robbery the girl and Anderson had planned to marry. Mrs. Sammons served as a nurse with the first hospital unit to cross to the war zone. She was gassed at the battle of the Marne and was wounded by a piece of shrapnel. The girl was released after being ques tioned by the police, but when she returned to the aBltimore Inn to resume her duties, she found another cashier in her place. Omaha Firm Is Sued By Murderer Ordered To the Eleiptric Chair Lincoln, Sept. 11. (Special.) Alson B. Cole, under sentence to die with Allen VvGrammer in the elec tric, chair at the Nebraska state prison for the murder of Mrs. Lulu Vogt, near Elba, Neb., in 1917, has filed suit in county court here ask ing judgment for $800 from the Lin inger Implement company of Oma ha and the Lininger Automobile compan'. , . Cole brings the suit to recover the value of an Overland automo bile, which he traded to the company for another car in March, 1917. He gave, in addition, a check for $300 to which he signed the name of Al len V. Grammer. The latter, he says, gave him authority to do so. Cole took the car to Grammer's home at Palmer, Neb. ,and later Grammar stopped payment on the check and threatened to prosecute Cole for forging his name. The iorgery was the club used pver Cole's head, it was brought out in certain phases of the murder trial, the check, the automobile company When Grammer refused to pay demanded the return of the automo bile and it was turned over. Cole says he did not learn of the transfer until a year later and when he de manded the return of his Overland the company refused to surrender it. Officers' Reserve Corps To Hold Meeting Monday A meeting, of all members of the officers' reserve corps has been called at the Omaha Atehletic club for 8 o'clock Monday night to dis cuss plans for participation in the Pilgrim tercentenary celebration parade. - The Weather " Forecast. Sunday fair and cooler, f Hourly Temperatures. I a. m. ...,...,..70 S a. m 61 7 a. m 67 a. m 71 a. m ...73 1 p. m..... ! p. in p. m. .... 4 p. m 5 p. m It p. m. . 7 p. mt... S .....83 SO ..,.-..71 10 a. .m 7 11 a. m S 12 aoon . .13 i p. m.. Probe Committee Adjourns to Sep. 22 New York or Washington to Be Scene ofNext Session of Inquisitorial Body; Chicago, Sept. 11. The senate committee investigating campaign expenditures completed its inquiry here shortly after noon today, and recessed to meet either in New York or Washington September 22. Plans to meet in Pittsburgh have been abandoned, Chairman . Kenyon announced. Four witnesses who failed to ap pear today will be heard in the east. They are . William Wriglcy, jr.; Charles Piez, both of Chicago; W. A. Woodford, Cleveland, and George T. Carroll, Elizabeth, N. J. How girl employes of the internal revenue office at Aberdeen, 'S. D., were solicited to contribute to a democratic campaign fund was de scribed today to the senate commit tee investigating campaign expenses by Misi Eunice Coyne, a re porter on the Aberdeen Daily .News. She said the girls were asked for $40 each by E. M. Waterbury of Centervule, S. D., who came to Aber deen and described himself as n agent of Clarence Mee, father of J. Walter Mee, revenue collector at Aberdeen. Miss Coyne said the girls were also told that Clarence Mee was chairman of a statewide organization engaged in collecting democratic funds. Lord Mayor of Cork Near Death Is Report London, Sept. 11. (By The As sociated Press.) The condition of Terence MacSwiney, lord mayor of Cork, who has been on hunger strike in Brixton prison for a month past, this afternoon was reported the gravest stage yet recorded, accord ing to Jthe bulletin of the Irish self determination league reporting on his case. . He appeared to have com pletely collapsed, and for the first time his mind seemed to be getting dull, although his body has been "virtually dead for several days" one of the league officials remarked. Student Fireman Walks In Front of Engine, Killed Grand Island, Neb., Sept. 11. Harry Diamond, 25, student fireman on the Union Pacific, was struck and fatally injured by a passenger train at Cozad,' Neb., when ' he jumped off a freight engine on which he was riding and walked in to the path of the oncoming pas senger engine. He failed to hear shouts of warning on account of the noise of his own engine. He died a few minutes later. Diamond was making otte of his first trips in his new capacity. Bodies of 763 Soldiers ' Returned to United States New York. Sept. 11. Bodies of 763 American soldiers were brought home irom 1st. JSazaire and other points iu France on the transport Sherman. One of the bodies was that of Jane A. Delano, who was director of the department of nursing of the American Red Cross during the war. It will be taken to Washington Monday, accompanied by a Red Cross guard of honor, for inter ment in Arlington cemetery. United Mates Senator iienry L. Myers Of Montana also returned. Election of Harding Is Assured Republican Candidate .Virtu ally Sure of 236 Out of 266 Required Electoral , Votes at Election. Ten States Are Doubtful By,ARTHUR SEARS HENNING. Chicago Tribune-Omaha Re Lenaed Wlro. . Washington, Sept. 11. With less than two months of the presidential campaign remaining, political condi tions appear decidedly to favor the election of Senator Harding on No vember 2, next. Reports of the situation in every debatable state in the union indi cate that Harding already is virtu ally assured of 236 of the 266 vote that constitute a majority of the electoral college, while Cox can count on only 150, with 145 classed as doubtful. x Present indications are that Har ding is jassured of the electoral votes of the following states: Cali fornia, 13; Connecticut, 7; Dela ware. 3; Idaho. 4; Illinois, 29; Iowa, 1 13; Kansas, 10; Maine,- 6; Massa chusetts, 18; Michigan, 15; Nebras ka, 8; New Hampshire, 4; New Jer sey, 14; Vermont, 4; Washington, 7; West Virginia, 8; Wisconsin, 13; Wyoming, 3. Including the solid south, Cox at this writing seems assured of these electoral votes: Alabama.- 12; Ari zona, 3; Arkansas, 9; Florida, 6; Georgia, 14; Louisiana, 10; Mary land, 8; Mississippi, 10; New Mex io, 3:, North Carolina, 12; Oklaho ma, 10; South Carolina, 9; Tennes see, 12; Texas, 20; Virginia, 12. Ten States Doubtful. States classed as doubtful 5n the present reckoning are: Colorado, 6; Indiana, 15; Kentucky, 13; Minne sota, 12; Missouri, 18; Montana, 4; Nevada, 3; New York, 45; North Dakota, 5; Ohio, 24. , Reports from the doubtful terri tory gives Harding the advantage in Colorado, Indiana, Minnesota, New Ycrk and North Dakota. If he should carry all of these, in addition to those states classed as assuredlv republican, Harding would have 319 electoral votes. Cox is given pres ent advantage in Kentucky, Mis souri, Montana and Nevada. In Ohio, the home state of both candi dates, it is difficult to say where the present advantage lies. On the basis of this "survey it is apparent that Harding can win without either New York 'cr Ohio, while Cox can't win without New York, even if he should carry OMtT and all the rest of the doubtful states. ; . - -. Demos at Disadvantage. The repjublicans have the demo- crats at a disadvantage in numerous respects, a disadvantage that it wilt take, hard fighting to overcome if ' Cox is to achieve anywhere an even break with Harding by the time election day rolls around. The re publicans are united for the first time in eight years, while the demo crats are exhibiting many signs of disorganization. Bryan has repudiated the 'demo cratic candidate, who likewise is re ceiving little assistance from the ad-, ministration leaders, who fought foe McAdoo at San Francisco. On looks almost in vain for a Cdx but ton among administration officials. They are the men who have insist ed all along that Cox would carry the party to defeat and that McAdoo . was the only leader who could a- . sure victor-. The republicans possess a strong organization, and have collected - more than $1,000,000 for campaign expenses from 30,000 subscribers, averaging less than $100 each. The, democratic war chest is empty and the Cox managers appear to be ex periencing the utmost difficulty in raising the necessary funds. v Four years ago the democrats had raised more than $1,000,000 at thisv stage of the campaign and eventii1- ally they had $2,300,000 contributed by more than 170,000 individuals. The republicans' fund amounted to $2,500,000 contributed by 34,000 in dividuals, i Women Pickets Renew Efforts' to Tie Up Line New York, Sept. 11. The "Ameri can women pickets" resumed their drive on White Star piers in an ef fort to tie up British liners until Archbishop Mannix is allowed to land in Ireland and Terence Mac Swiney is freed. Action of tiie White Star, linei this week in replacing Irish long shoremen with negroes was followed by stationing of a band of neero girls at the piers. Disorders in which a score of negroes and an equal number of whites were reported to have been ' involved, broke out on the water front late-in the afternoon. Wit, nesscs declared pistol shots were fired on both sides, one bystandef being struck. Louisville Woman Asks -v Passport to Visit Orient Plattsmouth, Neb!, Sept. 11. (Special.) Miss Racher Slander of Louisville has applied for a passport to visit the orient where she will at tend the world's Sunday schjol con-' vention to be held in Tokio, Japan, in October. Miss Stander will make the trip with a party of Nebraska young women with whom she is in timately acquainted. Rains and Frost for This Week Have Been Promised Washitlirtnn. Sn 11 ll'utk..'. predictions for the week beginning lowr Xfiftsniiri va11v T av and normal temperature first half: laner nan generally lair and con siderably Cooler with nmhlMtr frnat. over northern and western portion - oi inc district. . mh 'i, I 7 V'- x-JV iffc.-?i--