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The Omaha Daily Bee VOL. 50 NO. 97. tw4 m iMHt'ttw Mttttr May 21. I MM. 0at f. 0. Uf Art Nvtk 3. itrt. OMAHA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1920. By Hill (I yiir). Ilildl 4tH Zim. Billv t4 $, M: Oilly Oily. W: . S4 Outildi 4th Inn (I ir. Billy mi '; Dll Only, til; luaday Oil,. U THREE CENTS REDS MUST 'GO, SA YS HARDING Population Of Country 105,63,108 Inited States Shows Increase Of 14.9 Per Cent During Past Decade; Outlying Posses biotis Not Included. Trend Towards Cities i Washington. Oet. 7. The total population of continental United States is 105,683.108, an increase of 1.5,710,84..', or 14.9 per cent. This iigurf does not include approximate ly U.250,000 people living in the country's outlying possessions. Th population of Alaska and the total classed under the military and naval service abroad are yet to be an nounced. Director Rogers oi the census bu reau, in making the announcement of the country's population, said that, while the figures were pre liminary and subject to correction, the final official population, as trans mitted ,to congress fn December, for apportionment purposes, was not likely to be greatly different, al though it might easily be slightly larger through the addition of popu lation for small sections of territory Claimed not to have been properly canvassed by the census enumera tors hi January and which are now bein investigated. "The population of the United States,' as announced todav," said Mr. Rogers, "is 105,693,108, as com pared' with a total in 1910 of 91,972, 266 and in 1900 of 75,994,575. This is an increase since 1910 of 13,710, 842. or 14.9 per cent, as compared with an increase from 1900 to 1910 of 15,977.691, or 21 per cent. ' "The large falling off in the rate of growth for the country as a whole, as shown by these figures, is due mainly to an almost complete cessation of immigration for more thai; five years preceding the taking of the census in January last, and in some degree, also to n epidemic of influenza and to the casutlay list resulting from the world war. Births Exceeded Deaths. "The results of the census of population in 1920 at first glance may seem somewhat disappointing and open to question possibly, but' the substantial accuracy of the enum eration in January is tully born out by comparison with estimates based upon the probable excess of births over deaths throughout the decade and the excess of immigration over emigrations. From all available data it may be roughly estimated that the annual excess of births over deaths throughout the United States is, ap proximately 1 per cent." "This rate compounded would in dicate an increase of approximately 10.5 per cent during the ecade. Thus the nearly 92,000,000 persons present in the United States in 1910 might be expected! to increase to about 101,700,001a inr 1920. "In addition, the excess of immi gration over emigration during the decade was approximately 3,733,000. Since the bulk of these foreign-born persons came to tb country during the first four years of the decade, it may be estimated that the increase due to excess births aver deaths was about 10 per cent. Thus the popu lation of the country may assumed to have augmented by about 4,100,000 during the decade, through excess of immigration over emigration. The two estimates taken toegther would indicate therefore a probable popu lation of 105,800,000 or only a small fraction of 10 per cent more than the total of the lth census. Trend Toward Cities. . "The figures cf the present cen sus also show that the trend .of pop ulation from the country to the city has become greatly accentuated since 1910 and that for the first time in the country's history more than half the entire population is living in urban territory as defined by the census bureau. That is to say, of the 105.683,108 persons enumerated :'n the 14th census, preliminary tab ulations show-"hat 54,816,209 or 51.9 per cent are ..ring in incorporaieu i places of z,500 inhabitants cr more, and 51.866.899 or 48.1 per cent in .' rural territory. In the census of 1910, the corresponding percentages were 46.3 and 53.7, respectively, showing a loss of 5.66 per cent in the proportion of the population liv ing in rural territory. "The percentages of increases (Continued On Fag Tkrm. Column One.) General Strike Is In Effect In Portugal Madrid, Oct. 7. Reports fhat a general strike has been called throughout Portugal are confirmed by travelers from that country, who have arrived at Badajoz. Postal, telegraph and telephone, workers, naval reservists, bakers and dock . laborers have all ceased work, and the majority of the railway men have walked out, although in a few localities trains are being run. . There seems to be an agreement ia reports that the Portuguese gov ernment is convinced the strike is p-rely revolutionary. Unofficial and indirect reports to the Portuguese legation here tend to confirm advices received in this city. Homer Smith to Box in Show at Des Moines Oct. 12 , Homer Smith, hard-hitting Kala ' mazoo boxer, will meet either Farm er Lodge - of St Paul or Hvghie Walker of Kansas City in a 12-round bout in the tuain event of an athletic .how to be staged 'in Pes Moines October 12, by . Promoter Tommy Simplicity Marks Menu of Harding's Dinner in Omaha The Harding conservatism was marked in the menu for the din ner served Isat night to Sena tor and Mrs. Warren G. Harding in their parlor, bedroom and bath suite at the Hotel Fontenclle. A telegram received from the Hard ing party yesterday morning re quested the preparation of the fol lowing dinner: Soup. Roast Duck. Potatoes. Olives and Celery. Cheese. Crackers. Coffee. The Hardifcg family will dine alone. Leflang Wanted Her Out of Way, Says His Wife Tells of Husband Visiting "Martha's"' Apartment' in Chicago Letter From Woman Read in Court. A frail, but Mill beautiful littic woman, Mrs. Caroline Leflang, on the witness stand all yesterday aft ernoon in District Judge Sears' court, detailed in a voice that some times trembled and broke the events which led to the wreck of her ma -ried life of 20 years with Arthur C. Leflang. Mr. Leflang is suing for a divorce. The scenes shifted from the Holly wood hotel, Los Angeles, to the handsome Leflang home in Lexing ton, Neb., on to the La Salle hotel. Chicago, the Bilimore in NewYork. the Fontenelle in Omaha, and ais to a New Orleans hotel. She admitted she had had detec tives shadowing tier husband in va reus cities and that she had inter cepted and opened his letters. The climax came in the Biltmore hotel. New York, while they were on a tiip east, a year ago. "Arthur was acting very peculiar ly," whispered Mrs. Leflang. "He wouldn't speak to me. When he pushed me out of his way. I finallv asked: 'Arthur, what is the matter with you?' And he said, 'Oh, I don t hnow. I guess I don't want to live with you. any more.'. Couldn't Believe Him. "I couldn't believe what I had heard. 'Arthur, vou can't mean it.' I said, 'we can't five the rest of our lives separate.' Bue he said he did mean it. , "Well, we continued our trip to Washington and to New Orleans, this awful thing constantly hangints over us. When we were ready to go back home I suggested that we go by way of Chicago instead of St. Louis. When we got to Chicaju J wasn't feeling well and decided tr stay in the hotel and Arthur said he vas going to the theater that eve ning. "When he lefr, I had a detective follow him. This man brought mc a report about 9:30 that Arthur had gone to the apartments of a ccrta'n Martha' and Hazel,' sisters, con cerning letters of whom we had had our trouble. I called a taxicab and. with policemen and detectives, went to this apartment and surprised him. There was a scene and then he call 'd a taxicab and took me back to the hotel." Leflang testified that he had gone (Contfnnrd On Pare Three. Column Two.) Eagle Boats Easily Capsized When Not Properly Ballasted Chicago Tribune-Omaha Re Leaned Wire. Washington, Oct. 7. That the eagle boats built for the United States during the war by Henry Ford are likely to be capsized when not loaded with the usual al lowance of ammunition, fuel, oil. wa ter anil stores, is stated in findings made public by Secretary of the Navy Daniels. The findings were of the court of inquiry, which inquired into the overturning of Eagle No. 25, on January 11, in Delaware river, near New Castle, Del. . ' The court hold3 that no peVson or persons were responsible for the capsizing of the vessel with conse quent loss of life and property, and recommends that there be no further proceedings. It is said that previous investi gations of the stability of the Eagles show that when :n a light condition the vessels should be handled with special precautions. .Instructions to this effect, however, it is stated, which ftfcluded the taking of water ballast aboard when at sea in light condition, were not carried out. Defeated Candidate Files Contest n Superior Court Phoenix Ariz., Oct. 7. Charles De SalesWheeler, who sought the democratic' nomination for secretary of state in the primary election, has filed a contest in superior court here against Harry S. Ross, who had been officially certified by the secretary of state ai the party's nom inee. Wheeler's complaint alleges errors in the counting of votes. The Weather Forecast. 'riday fair ar.d warmer. M ntirlv TVmnratMrc a m. . .54 84 I t p. m M n .5S .GS t n S p. m. . . . . 4 p. m 3 p. m (I p. m t p. m p. m..... 5 1 11 ..,,.4. .74 ..IS ::8 .19 President Killed Own Covei . " Senate Des Metres Wilson Has Already "Scrapped"' Treaty. Crowds Cheer Nominee By EDWARD BLACK. Staff Correnyundent of The Dee. Des Moines, la., Oct. 7. (Special Telegram) Senator Harding carried the standard of republicanism into Iowa this morning. The capital city of the Hawkeye state was astir early to greet the nominee. The local committee led by Charles A. Rawson, chairman of the republican state committee, had planned that the senator should not be disturbed until 9, but the depot crowd was so great and insistent that the commit tee's good intentions were over riden. The train arrived at 8:20 and within five minutes Senator A. B. Cummings entered the senator's car, followed by Mrs. Frank Dodson, head of the woman's bureau of the state central committee. The sen ator soon appeared on the rear steps and shook hands with hundreds. He Remarked that it was evident he was in friendly territory. The senator rode in the auto of John Cavanaugh from the depot to the Fort Des Moines hotel where an informal reception was held and the senator held a short conference with republican leaders. Business is Suspended. Down town business was, practical ly suspended during the ride of the senator and party to the hotel. It was a generous welcome to the re publican leader who did not conceal his pleasure. The coliseum, where Senator Harding fpoke, was filled to capacity at 10 o'clock, half an hour before time for his address. Members of jhe Grand Army of i Republic occupied front rows and a crowd of young people gave a secries cf yells. Senator Harding appreciates the little human interest sidelights of his campaign trip. He was im pressed early this morning when a nigh school boy at Colfax, la., said: "I am not old enough to vote, but I am working for you." Holmes, Cowper, - community song leader, started the crowd singing, "Keep the Home Fires Burning," a few min utes before Senator Harding entered the Coliseum at 10:25 a. m. Tumult of cheers greeted the nominee as he stepped to the platform and smiled back a greeting to good loyal sup porters, i "What's the matter wit! Uncle Warren," yelled a gallery of occu pants. "He's all right," shouted back a man from main floor. Charles Rawson. state chairman, introduced N. E. Kendall, who pre sented Senator Albert B. Cummins, the senator presented Mrs. Harding as the next lady of the White House, remarking that she can cook as good a meal as ever satisfied a hun gry man. Applause Greets Him. "There are some men and some women who believe in the constitu tion of the United States and in perpetuating the institutions of our country and the republicans have nominated such a man for the presi dent of the United; States." said Senator Cummins in his introduc tion of Senator Harding. Another demonstration greeted the nominee as he began his address. (Continnedon Pae Two, Column Fonr.) Houston Announces Another Offering Of Treasury Notes Washington, Oct. 7. Further re duction of the gross national and floating debt was forecast by Sec retary Houston, in announcing a new offering of treasury certificates of indebtedness to be dated October 15, and mature in five months at 5i ptr cent interest. Simultaneously with the sale of the new certificates, which will not exceed $100,000,000, an issue of cer tificates totaling $125,000,000 will mature and the treasury also will be called upon to pay the semi-annual interest on Liberty bonds of the fourth loan. This interest payment w'U approximate $125,000,000, Mr. Houston said. "A further reduction in both gross debt and floating debt may, there fore be expected in connection with the October 15 effering of treasury certificates," the statement said. Man Killed in Attempt To Rescue Men in Mine San Bernardino, Cal., Oct. 7. Gus Martin, one of four miners caught in a cave-in at the Hansen mine near Lanfair yesterday while working to remove the body of Roy Shoemaker, killed in a previous slide, was taken out dead today. The other three were rescued alive. James Thomas of Lanfair, Cal., one of the imprisoned miners, was found buried up to his neck tn debris, his head protected by tim bers. Bert Misser of Searchlight, Nev., and Edward Bliss of Lanfair, were also taken out alive. Martin's home was in Searchlight. Shoemaker was killed by a slide in the mine while he was remov ing timber?. "The other miners were ?bout to hoist his body out when the second cave-in cam Warren J. ! Several Dead in Ship Explosion Many Others Injured When Oil Tank on British Ves sel Blows Up. New York. Oct. 7. An oil tank aboard the British steamer G. R. Crowe, tied up for repairs in She wan's drydock in Brooklyn, explod ed this afternoon, while approxi mately 100 men were working on the craft. An hour after the explosion four bodies had been recovered. A hasty check up of workers showed four more missing. The number of in jured was ' placed between 20 and 30. Earlier police reports had a dozen killed. Red Cross workers and ambu lances were rushed1 to the scene. The first bodies recovered were those of Thomas Fox, a plumber, and Joshua Starr, a foreman. According to T. Murphy, first of ficer of the- Crowe, about 100 men were on the forward part of the vessel when the explosion came and nearly 200 more working around the ship. Although fire did not follow the explosion, a column of flame leaped from the steel hull of the Crowe and aroused fear that five other steam ers tied up in the yards, might be endangered. For this reason fire apparatus was rushed to the yards. The G. R. Crowe, a British- steel steamer of 2,946 tons gross register, was built at Dundee, Scotland in 1907, and rebuilt in 1910 at Cotling wood, Ont. It is owned by the Montezuma Transportation vCo. of Toronto. Wyoming Man Found Guilty Of Slaying Wife Last April Laramie, Wyo., Oct. 7. Roy E Bergstrom, charged with killing his wife, Gladys McArthur Bergstrom, last April, was adjudged guilty oi murder in the first degree by a jury here, though a recommendation against capital punishment, was in cluded in the vedict The defense pleaded temporary insan't Harding, Republican Standard Bearer Nebraska and Iowa Citizens Are In Love With Mrs. Warren Harding Rapid Fire of Repartee Entertains Crowd While Camera Man Gets Pictures of Home-Loving Wife Of Republican Nominee for President. By MYRTLE MASON. "Iowa is in love with Mrs. Hard ing," flashed across the wires from Des Moines, Thursday noon. The only thing necessary ,to bring that down to the minute is a matter of geography, frs. Harding is in Oma ha now and Nebraska, too, is in love with her. She is "easy to look at," as the boys would say, gracious without; be ing condescending, friepdly, yet -retaining dignity, cheery, comradely, spirited, unaffected and master of repartee. She is just naturally ap pealing. Her clothes are decidedly smart. On her arrival in Omaha Thursday evening she wore a small black straw hat flaring away from the face, with a roll of duil satin ribbon. A wcll-pinncd veil cave her a finished appearance. Tier gown was of dark blue tricolette, embroidered with tiny beads of green. Her only jewelry was a necklace bejewelcd witl; pairs of elephants in jade. An exquisite bouquet of orchids was her chosen corsage for the evening. Her wrap was a lonf ,cape of plaited tricotine. "Kids" -Camera Man. "Let me take your picture," shouted a camera man pleasantly When the car carrying Mrs. Hard ing stopped in front of t'le Fonte nclle. "Oh, I don't take a good picture," she retorted in a friendly voice. "You're too beautiful," burst forth an instant admirer from the crowd. "You don't need spectacles," Mrs. Harding called hack. Mrs. Harding h;is a reputation for wat'fles. She has promised to send the recipe to T!1c Bee. . Otherwise she excels as a cook and home mak er. All fumracr long, during the senator's porch campaign, Mrs. Har- ding has. been ''on the it" Jlotel accommodations in Marion are ' in adequate, and many, have been, the distinguished guests who have ac cepted the hospitality of the Harding home. , . Every woman knows what it means to' plan for the comfort and happiness of guests. Instead of be ing "all tired out," as many women are after a series of entertainments, she has sallied forth with her hus band on all his srteaking trips. They went first to Minnesota in Septem ber, on a threrday trip, then to Maryland, West ''Virginia, Kentucky aud Ohio. This is, her third journey. Two more are in prospect, one to Tennessee and one to the Atlantic coast. Husband Her Fad. "My husband is my fad." she said, "and I want him to win. Why? Be cause he is the republican nominee. Mr. Harding is boss at home. Just look at his jaw and you will know that." Members of the Harding party de clare she is the "best in the bunch." They are unanimous in her praise, and they are all men. except Mrs. C. E. Sawyer, wife of Dr. Sawyer, the family physician, who accompanies the senator. Mrs. Harding was born and reared in Marion, O. Her maiden name was Florence King. Delphinium is her favorite" garden flower, and those who are confident of Warren Harding's election may expect to see that handsome blossom in the "first lady's" garden on the White House lawn next spring. Law Unconstitutional. Seattle, Wash. Oct. 7 The Wash ington state law requiring a .natur alized citizen to present his naturali zation papers when applying for reg istration as a voter was held uncon stitutional h.v the.Kinir county supe rior court. ; Poles and Reds Complete Terms Signing . of Armistice Ex pected , to Take Place To day Hostilities Cease. Riga, Oct. 7. Polish and soviet Russian delegations here today were completing the work of framing the final armistice terms between the two governments, and Prince Sapieha, Polish foreign minister, was ex pected to arrive to take part tomor row in the ceremonies incident to signing the convention. The exact terms of the agreement !iave not as yet been made public, but it is learned from authoritative source that the two governments will covenant to mutually return all prisoners held by them, restore ar chives and other property and to pay ior property taken or destroyed by cither country without military necessity. Hostilities Cease. Riga, Oct. 7. (By The Associated Press.) Military, operations be tween the Poles and Lithuanians have ceased, it was announced at Polish headquarters here today. This statement was made in connection with an announcement that the al lied mission on the Polish-Lithuanian question had arrived at Suwalki Wednesday. Concerned Over Result. Paris, Oct. 7. Military circles here are concerned over the effect the conclusion of an armistice between Russia and Poland will have on the campaign of General Baron Wran gel in south Russia. They declare there is no doubt that the bolsheviki will at once send reinforcements to he Crimean front. Reports emanat ing from Moscow that a French fleet intends to attack Black sea ports, are denied by the Matin. National Swine Show. Des Moines, Oct. 6. Royal Path finder, owned by Hanks & Bishop of New London, la., was declared the winner in th? Duroc -Jersey aged boar class at the National Swine show here this afternoon. More than .QD0 people attended the (how. Terrorism Not To Be Tolerated High Time, Warns Candidate, For Americans to Distin- ' guish Between Liberty And License. Auditorium Is Packed Following a reception described' ' by everybody as the biggest ant best in Omaha in years, Scnatot Warren G. Harding, republican presidential candidate, last night at the Auditorium in no uncertain terms declared his attitude toward socalled bolshevism and radicalism besetting the government at this time. "The treacherous alien within our borders must be led to our gateways and told to go," declared the repub lican, nominee, amidst rounds of ap plause from a packed Auditorium. "Conspiracy against our institutions when we true Americans have any thing to say about it, shall n( t be made to seem trivial because of any weak sentimentality, but the menace to American .institutions lhat .owe from terrorism shall not be toler ated. We shall not give countenance to those who would force upon America the iron hand of czarism." Believes in Free Thinking. Senator Harding emphasized bin belief in freedom of thought. At the same time, he expressed pity at the many alleged injustices done ly the, government during the fever heat of patriotism and supicion dur ing and following the world's war, ;i "It is high time," said the senator; "for all Americans to give thought to the policy we must adopt to de fine the difference between liberty' and license, free speech and intoler able speech, free assembly and the power of the mob. - "We must not make the mistake of believing that it is possible for au thority to control the thoughts of men. If we are to convince that pa thetic minority which doubts the fairness and future of American in stitutions, we cannot do so by at- . tempting to beat out the mistaken beliefs within their heads. It must be our brave task, undertaken with good cheer, to do whatever w! can together toward the displacement of 'misunderstanding of America by such education and patience as it is proper and safe for ns to bestow upon the unfortunate." Warns Against "Czarism. Senator Harding warned time' and again against official terrorism, which he described as "czarism." "Official terrorism," he declared.' "is contrary to every American ideal. "But when the laws we have ap proved as expressing the American policy and the American spirit have been broken, we must act with sure precision and unswerving authority' to bring wrongdoers to an account ing." ' ' From the time the baed gray head of the presidential candidate and the modestly-gowned figure of his wife appeared on the rear of the platform of the "Ha,rding special" at the Union station at 5:30 yesterday aft ernoon until they had disappeared in an elevator at the Hotel Fontenelle half an hour later, they were recipi ents of true Nebraska hospitality and enthusiasm which elicited ex pressions of enthusiasm from all members of the party. Delighted With Reception. "Well, sir," exclaimed Harry M. Daughcrty, the Harding campaign manager, as he passtgl block after block of parked1 and decorated auto mobiles on his way to the hotel in the' presidential party, "this is as fine and by far the most unique reception we have been' accorded on the trip." Daugherty scanned the cheering crowds as the party progressed on its way to the hotel. "Yes, and by Jove, they all seem to be real American citizens, too." It wasn't the bejeweled hand of Mrs. S. R. McKelvie or Mrs. Draper Smith that Senator and Mrs. Hard ing clasped first when the train stopped at the LTnion station. It was the grimy hand of W. A. Grozer, a railroad brakeman, who left the party at Omaha after looking after their welfare this far. "Good-bye," said Mrs. Harding as v she placed her white-gloved hand in the hand of the brakeman, "we want to thank you for your kindness." Poses for Camera Men. Meantime, Senator Harding', with bared head, was posing for news paper photographers. He stood pos ing for two minutes. "Is that all you want, boys?" he inquired. Then the presidential nominee, grasped the brakeman's hand. The two stepped from the train Lird shook hands with Nelson B. I pdike. Commissioner W. G. L're, Governor McKelvie, Mrs. McKelvie, Mrs. Smith and other local aud po litical celebrities, and started imme diately through the Union station, preceded by a cordon of police and detectives. As the party appeared outside the Union station, horns and cheers preeted them, and Senator and Mrs. Harding again were obliped to un dergo the eye of the camera. Parade Well Arranged. The parade was well arranged. The automobiles started immediate ly. In 10 minutes the party was at the Hotel Fontenelle. alter a con stant round of applause and cheers s from automobiles parked all the way fro.n the Union station to the hotel and thousands of pedestrians wlm loitered yii Douglas .street on their (CWInowt on Tttt Tw, CIuma One.)
