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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
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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
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Stunt Flyer Changes
v Planes in Three Ways
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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.
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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. .. , - :
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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.
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S a. m 61
7 a. m 67
a. m 71
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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
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