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,AJien Reels Must
Go, Savs Harding
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In Omaha Speech
High "Time, Warns Candidate, I
For Americans,, to Dislin
. guish Between" Liberty
And License. r
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wav hrmi.. nrnni unrt tt toil iti
Harding partyy
At the hoteH lam J reds strained
t'leir necks to catch a glimpse of
Senator and Mrs. Harding- The
senator stood in the car wiflj head
li&red for fully 10 minutes. Mrs.
Harding also stood up in her car.
Mrs. Harding talked with a news
paperwoman who crowded up to
speak to htr. "
"I'm always glad to speak to
rewspaper people," she said. 'I
He! I ani among friends with them."
The pplice shoved a way through
the crWd for the senator and h''s
. prrty
N Meet Old Acquaintance.
At the elevator Mrs. F. B. Hollcn
hach, 1836 South Twentieth street,
pet them and shook hands with the
senator and his wife. Mrs. Hollen
l)i.ch explained that she lived in
Marion, Ohio, for years and knew
il e Harding family for a long time.
"Warren is five years older than
I ai," she said.
The Hardings rested and ate lunch
:'n a parlor, bedroom and bath suite
o:t the second (loor. Rooms were
leserved on the second floor for
35 newspapermen and others in the
party, A cafeteria luncheon was
served for the newspapermen, many
of whom began writing in a roora
. prepared with typewriters the minute
they arrived at the hotel.
After a luncheon and a" short rest,
nnator and Mrs. Harding and party
proceeded to the hotel. v
Must Consider Public Sentiment.
' Senator Harding's speech fol
lows: - "I believt that no man can be a
candidate for the highest executive
, office in the service of the American
pconfotwithout giving consideration
to the public sentiment of his
countrymen as to the enforcement
of law and order. I propose tipon
this occasion to state, as frpnkly
tnd as definitely as I. can, that
which J "believe to be the true Ameri
can principles which we must all
safeguard in maintaining the secur
ity of onr nation.
It is easy, when in haste, or at
times 6f heated emotions or weak
sentimentalities, to fall into grave i
errors in respect to. our American
standards of law and order. There
fore, I have deemed t my duty to
give thought and analysis to these
questions and, through you, to pre
sent my conclusions to all the
people.
Unfortunately, it is often those
- who are most insistent upon the
maintenance of law and order who,
in their real, give cause -for further
breaches of the peaceful adminis-
tralion of our communities. Some
times there are those so zealous for
law and order that their words and
;.cts in behalf of our institutions
constitute, in themselves, a serious
breach of our layvs, and an offense
to our social sense of what is fair,
and right, and just Then the self
termed devotees of law and order
themselves become menacing to our
peace.
, No General Amnesty.
Xo true American will argue that
our laws should not be enforced. I
refer to laws, no matter of what
.nature, whether they be those
vhich deal with acts of treason to
the United Sta,tes, threatening to the
constitution and t,he fabric of our
social organization. I wish no one
to misunderstand rue, and, therefore,
I will say as plainly as I can that
fcr my part I ca see no essential
differences between ordinary crimes
and ordinary criminals on the one
hand, and political crimes and po
litical prisoners on the other hand.
If there is a distinction, surely it is
not a distinction which favors po
litical crimes, or political prisoners.
The thief, or ay ordinary criminal,
if! surely less a menace to those
things which we all hold dear, than
timti nr wnman'whn COllSOireS
to dstroy our American institutions.
I have been asKea many lime
during this campaign whether I
would grant general amnesty, as it
is called, to political prisoners, My
answer, I trust, is clear. I would
lift. A general grant, of amnesty
lib political prisoners is no more
justified than a general gram of
. amnesty to yes-men. If there is
and distinction between the danger
of yeggnien and political conspira
tors, I believe that most Ameiicans
V- ill uphold me when I say it is the
political conspirator who is the
greater menace to the United States,
If there are political prisoners who
are being punished unjustly, and
who have been punished contrary to
our spirit of fair play, I shall want
to know it, and I shall want to take
immediate action to restore justice
to such men and women, precisely
as I will wish to give freedom to any
man or woman who has been un
justly acevsed of ordinary crime. In
particular cases there may be spe
cial reasons for leniency.
Flabby Sentimentality.
None of us can deny that in emer
gencies, of which war was one, there
is an unusual pressure for the con-
Viction and punishment of men and
women who appear to be thwarting
'ovjr joint efforts in such an emer
gency, or who nienate our institu
ions.. But these are cases which
must.be examined, each upon its
merits. Only flabby sentimentality
or a deliberate des.re to,make lax our
punishment of . those who conspire
against us, can be heard to say that
anv group of convicted men and
' women can be dealt with in an out
hjrjt of wholesale forgiveness. Am
nesty fpr prisoners, whether thev be
political prisoners or common pris
oners, is a matter for humane con
si.'eration, applied only for thepur
pose of correcting wrongs which
have been done during a time of
stress. -
JnstKas I am clearly understood
when I say that I make no distinc
tion between political .and other
crimes, I trust that I will be equally
' 'well understood when I say that we
.owe it to all those whom we have
punished to cali upon onr wisdom,
oiv tolerance and our humanity, to
deal with their special cases..
Many persons have failed into er
rors in regard to the practice of de
portation of undesirable aliens. On
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I P.vnwrk Voll "Wnwrlv Mv "Harrlincr" !
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that deportations constitute an of
fense against the spirit of Amer-ican
freedom, and on the other are those
who would haVten to deport as many
aliens as possible against whom they
happen to have a fierce prejudice.
In my attempt toarrive at a true
position, I have been unable to find
myself in agreement with either of
these two points of view. I w,ould
like to make those persons who are
opposed to any deportation's of aliens
se that if we may fairly and justly
stop the undesirable alien as he at
tempts to enter ottr country, so also
we Jiave the right to lead him forth
andsend him away when he has be
come a menace to our country after
his entry into it. , -,
We must all surely share a re
sentment, sometimes intense,
against the alien who seeks hospi
tality and the opportunities of
America, only to turn about and
sting the bosom which has warmed
him. Granted the facts of that
treachery, my position is clear, and
let no one misunderstand it. The
t:eacherous alien within our bor
ders must be led to our gateways
j.nd told to go. v
These are the principles, in re
gard to political" amnesty and- de
portation upon which we must act.
Unless we act upon them, our
foundations become as ' swaying
quicksands -beneath the structure of
our national lif? v
" Unfortunately, however, ' . our
consideration must go forward
from those of law to those of fact.
Perhaps more tragicvihan offense
against our laws are the offenr.es of
injustice and of oppression which
occur occasionalv by the acts of
those who arc insincere or hasty in
the enforcement of our iaws. We
would be blind if we did not
recognize that great numbers of
Americans believe that they have
seen within the last few years
grave injustice done, and harsh,'
violent and unlawful oppression
undertaken under the mask of en
forcing law and order. They have
seen too much terrorism. , I trust
that I will be understood 'when I
say that I stand against terrorism
and abuse and brutality, and that
I, ike all other triie Americans,
will not assent to it .'approve .of it,
or, so far as I am capable, tolerate
its continuance.
When I say that I am against
terrorism, I am on the side once
more of law, and order. Not only
i police-frightfulness, and night
stick brutality,- and third-degree
oppression, unlawful in themselves,
but I know of nothing which can
so destroy the love which America
must in the end awaken in the
hearts of those who may learn to
understand her.
No Suppression of Thought.
Conspiracy against our institu
tions, when we true Americans have
anything tosay about it, shall not
Lc made to seem trivial, because of
any weak sentimentality,- but the
menace to American institutions
that comes from terrorism shall not
be tolerated. We shall not give
countenance to those who would
force upon America the iron hand of
czarism.
I is time ,1 believe, for all, Ameri
cans to give thought tohei policy
which we must aopt to define the
difference between liberty and li
cense, free speech and intolerable
speech, free assembly and the power
of the mob. We must not make the
mistake of believing that it'is possi
ble for authority to control the
thoughts of men. If we are to con
vince that pathetic .minority which
d.Mibts the fairness and the future of
American institutions, we can not'do
so by attempting to. beat out the mis
taken beliefs' within their heads. It
must be our brave task, undertaken
with good cheer,' to do whatever we
can together toward the displace
ment of misunderstanding of Ameri
ca by stich education and patience as
it is proper and safe for us to bestow
unon the unfortunate.
There is no such thing as sup
pression of thought, and the at
tempt to create such a suppression
usually ends only in spreading the
infection of error to new heads.
When the pathetic minority begins
to seek to express itself in speech,
and in writing and printing, it re
quires all of our national good
sense to determine when that ex
pression is a menace to true
Americanism on the one hand, and
when ill-advised limitations upon
the rights of free speech become a
menace in themselves, on the other
hand. '
Patience Is Repaid.
I believe that the wisest govern
ments which the world has ever
know, including our own, have
found- that much error evaporates
upon exposure to the air. I believe
that a fair and full measure of
patience is repaid. I believe that
one of the best ways to rreste in
dtsconterted men end . urn-en. and
their followers, the conviction that
tiiey are wrong,- is tor nuiivTf''.v to
be a little more ' generous' than
simply just and r'fht. I believe
t '
that this spirit not only should be
expressed in the laws themselves,
hut also through the administra
tion and methods of enforcement
of the laws. $
Let no one misunderstand my po
sition. Let no one believe that, be
cause I have stated my condemna
tion of terrorism and of a short
sighted policy of impatience and
bluster that I, or the Americans who
stand with me, will fail to draw a
lit.e beyond which no, man or worn-!
an in America may go without pay
ing swiftly, surely and justly, the
penalty for their treachery, their
conspiracy, and their menacing pres
ence. When we have fixed; by laws,
whichc are aooroved bv the whole
American people, a standard and
limitation of conduct tor the alien
or the discontented citizen within
our borders, let us see that that
standard and limitation are enforced
with full justice, hut also with full
sureness, with full guarantees that
the innocent shall not suffer, but
with unchangiitg determination that
the guilty shall suffer. v
To the American Spirit.
I think the voice of America will
say clearly and without hesitation
that we must adjust our laws as to
treason, -sedition and agitation
against our institutions, so uiat thesft
laws will conform to the American
spirit of a united America which, all
Mien and women may learn to love.
We must insist that in the enforce
ment of these laws their shall be no
illegal brutality and no terrorism.
Official terrorism is contrary to
every " American ideal. We have
had enough of it. But, when the
'aws we have approved as expressLUt
the American policy and the Amer
ican spirit have been broken, we
must act with sure precision and un
swerving, authority to bring wrong
doers to an accounting.
Here in America, taking counsel
together, we shall declare ourselves
against czarism, against short
sighted intolerance, and against the
folly of attempting to suppress"the
free thoughts of men and women.
And, with equaf certainty, we de
clare ourselves against weak indul
gence of the tiny minority which
desires to thrust its will upon the
majority. We are against autoc
racy of fotte and violence, whether
it be that of a monarch, or that of
a minority. We will declare, with
unflinching determination, that we
will bring to task those who betray
America because they love her too
little, for we love America too
much to let them go unchallenged
and unpunished. y
President Killed His
Own Pact, Says Harding
(Continued from Pace One.)
"'There is no appeal to group or class
in the republican platform, nor will
theccbc any such appeal from the
republican - nominee," aroused ap
plause. "I believe in a self-reliant Ameri
can, . Politically I am for. America
first," brought renewed expressions
of approval. He said his relation
with the senate, when elected presi
dent, will be a change. He will b
just as zealous of the rights of the
executive as the rights of the senate.
Not One-Man Job.
"We need a new baptism of con
stitutionalism," brought such ap
plause that his Words were inter
rupted. "-They have asked me if I
intend to scrap the league when I am
president. Why! the league has
been scrapped by its chief architect."
The crowd broke into applause when
the senator said, emphatically, "I op
pose the proposed league because I
understand precisely what we are be
ing led into. The proposed league
strikes a blow at our constitution.
The position of the democratic can
didate favors going in and I favor
staging out.
. t "Is that plain enough?
, "We have suffered enough from
the autocratic assumption of a per
son who will not seek wisdom or
take counsel." Thunderous applause
went up when he asserted that there
is "no man big enough to run the
United Stat'esMo say nothing of try
ing to run the world." None seemed
to doubt the identity of the person
hehad in mind.
' The senator declared that before
his democratic opponents can ques
tion him in good faith they should
begin to think of the welfare of
America. -rather than of countries
across the seas.
"Now you are talking," a man
shouted. The senator accepted
questions in good part.
. An auditor remarked that there
was no Article X when J;his country
entered war. '
"We did not have, Article X. but
you know he kept us out of war," he
replied.
"How abenit Ireland?" another
man shouted. .
The senator replied and was
quizzed again. ; '
"Don't pursue me in 'detail, my
T
Jefferis9 Speech
Cut Short When
- Harding Arrives
Congressman, in Address - to
Overflow Meeting at Audii-
torium, Stops to Introduce
Candidate and'' Wife.
For 20 minutes last night Con
gressman A. B. Jefferis of Nebraskr.,
entertained an overflow crowd o'i
2.000 on the west side of the Audi
toriunj, x denied admittance to the big
Harding meeting because of failure
to arrive in time. The time-worn
scandal of democratic extravagance
during the war kept the crowd in
terested. Jefferis with his hand- raised and
his face illuminated by dozens of
torches held by boys was shouting:
"It is high time for us to "
Then some one shouted:
."Hurrah for Harding!"
The crowd turned and cheer after
cheer arose as Senator and Mrs.
Harding drove through the crowd in
an automobile. Jefferis never fin
ished his sentence.
s Introduces Mrs. Harding,
He leaped from the automobile
from which he had been speaking
and hurried to the Harding machine.
Climbing into the Harding car, Jef
fefls held his hand aloft for silence.
"First," he shouted, "I want to in
troduce you to the next first lady of
the land."
Mrs. -Harding arose and waved
her hand at the cheering crowd.
"Next," shouted Jefferis, "I want
to introduce you to our next presi
dent." ,.
Senator Harding arose and si
lenced cheers.
The senator apologized for the
forced brevity of the forthcoming
address, telling the crowd that it
was the 21st delivered by him that
day. He held his left hand over his
chest and a big diamond gleamed in
the scmidarkness of Fifteenth street.
" To Stabilize Fortunes. '
"There are two things I wish to
say to you before I go into the
big meeting in the Auditorium " the
senator said
, "Firs, I want to stablizc the pres
ent day good fortunes of Americans
by protecting American production
and American labor.
"Second, I am confident in Amer
ican government and American good
sense which in one and one-third
centuries have placed America first
in the countries of the world and I
am for one America to determine its
own course in the affairs of the
world, untrammeled by foreign 'dic
tation." The party then proceeded ta the
Auditorium meeting.
Cairo Vengeance Gang
Guilty of Conspiracy
1
' Cairo, Oc. 7. Twenty-five mem
bers of the "vengeance gang," which
is declared to be an anti-British so
ciety organized to conduct assassi
nations of political persons, have
been convicted of conspiracy after a
trial of several weeks. The sentences
will, be promulgated later. Four of
the accused persons were acquitted.
Among those convicted was Abdul
Rhamen Bey Fahny, former provi
sional governor.
'Numerous assassinations and at
tempted murders arc attributed to
this society, which worked with
great secrecy. It was charged that
the organization also preached sedi
tion ait,d distributed arms.
Withdrawal of Whisky
In New York Is Suspended
Washington. Oct. 7. In an ef
fort to check illegal liquor sales Pro
hibition Commissioner Kramer has
ordered withdrawal of whisky from
bond temporarily suspended in New
York City and parts of Pennsyl
vania and New Jersey.
friend. I wonld not dare say what
Britain should do no more than I
would stand for Britain telling us
what to do," he said.
Silences Heckler.
"Tut him out," was a proposed
disposition of the heckler. The
senator stepped to edge of platform
to be nearer to his questioner whom
he silenced by the jorce of logic.
Members of Harding's party agree
that the meeting was notable on ac
count, of the interest manifested.
Tte train was scheduled to leave
at 12:30 p. m.
Congressman A. W. JcfTcri-, and
Gorld Dietz joined tram here and
havl met Senator HarHuig-
'Yote for Cox and
Then Pray to God
To Atone for Folly'
Harding Turns Back on
League and Says If People
Want It to Vote for
Democfats.
Des Moines, Oct. 7. A direct is
sue of ratifying or rejecting the
league of nations was accepted by
Senator Harding in a speech here
today, brushing aside the problem of
clarifying reservations and declaring
he would "favor staying out" of the
covenant written at Versailles.
The candidate said he wantjri no
acceptance of thi league with reser
vations to clarify American obliga
tions, but ' that the proper course
would be to reject those commit
ments altogether. ... .'
"I do not want to clarify those ob
ligations," he said. "I want lo turn
mf back on them. It is not inter-!
pretation, but rejection, that I am
seeking."
Governor Cox's definition of the is
sue was accepted in direct terms by
the republican nominee, who said
democratic stubbornness had pre
vented the senate from perfecting the
covenant and had made the question
placed before the voter a simpler
one. He called on all of those fa
voring a super-government to vote
the democratic ticket and pray God
to protect you against the conse
quences of your folly."
It's Already Scrapped. ,
The senator also restated his pro
gram of a world association based
on principles of harmony with the
constitution, and renewed his pledge
to initiate the formation of such a
concert immediately after his elec
tion. "Our opponents," he said, ''are per
sistently curious to know whether, if
or perhaps I might better say,
when 1, am elected, I intend to
'scrap', the league. Itfmight be suf
ficient in reply to suggest the fu
tility of 'scrapping' something which
is already scrapped. Whether Presi
dent Wilson is to be blamed or
thanked for the result, the fact re
mains that the Paris league has been
'scrapped' by the hand of its chief
architect. The stubborn insistence
that it must be ratified without dot
ting an 'i' o crossing a 't,' the re
fusal to advise that is to counsel
with the senate, in accordance with
the mandate. of the constitution, is
wholly responsible for that condi
tion. "The , issue, which our opponents
r.re endeavoring to befog, is singu
larly simple and direct. That issue,
as made by the dsmocratic president
aid the democratic platform and tUb
democratic candidate does not pre
sent to the American peopl the
question whether they shall favor
some form of association among the
rations for the purpose of preserv
ing international peace, but whether
they favor the pirticular league pro
posed by President Wilson.
An Uncertain Document. t
"The democratic platform and can
didate have not declared for 'an' as
sociation, but for 'that' association,
and it is that association and not
.-.ome other, which we are promised
will be ratified within 60 days if the
democratic candidate be elected.
"The platform, to be sure, ap
proaches its endorsement with wind
ing words and sly qualifications cal
culated to betray the innocent and
entrap the unwary, but it does, nev
ertheless, endorse the leagu as it
itands. It does not advocate or
favor .any reservations or amend
ments or changes or qualifications.
It goes no further than to suggest
that reservations will not be opposed
vinch make clearer or more spe
cific the obligations of the United
States to the league.
- "But there is no need of reserva
tions erf this character. The obliga
tions are clear enough and specific
enough. I oppose the proposed
league, not because I fail to under
stand what a former member cf the
democratic administration has said
'we are being let in for,' but because
I believe I understand precisely
what we are being let in for. I do
not want to clarify these obligations.
I want to turn tny back on them. It
is no interpretation nor objection
that I am seeking.
Positions Are Clear.
"My position is that the proposed
league strikes a deadly blow at our
constitutional integrity and sur- ;
renders to a dangerous extent our
independence of action. Tire demo
cratic platform rejects this position
to quote the exact words, 'as utterly
vain, if not vicious.' The democratic
candidate in his speech of acceptance
has said 'a definite plan has been
agreed upon. The league of nations
is in operation Senator
Harding as the republican candidate
for the presidency proposes in plain
words that we remain out of it. As
the democratic candidate, I favor
going in.' The issue, therefore, is
clear.
"I understand the position of the
democratic candidate and he .under
stands mine as his own words just
now quoted plainly show, not with
standing the. recent pretense that
my position has not beeu made
clear. In simple words, it is that
he favors going into the Paris
league and I favor staying out.
"I do not want any one to be
misled. 1 will have no man's vote
upon a misunderstanding and I am
equally determined, if I can prevent
il, that my opponent shall bave no
man's vote upon a misunderstand
ing. My position I think, has been
made perfectly plain, but whether it
has or not, his position is beyond
cavil, and it is that we shall go into
the Paris league without modifica
tion or substantial qualification. To
such a betrayal of my countrymen
I will never consent. .,
Getting at Facts.
"To those who desire to incur the
hazard of entrusting any oT the,
powers of the republic to the direc
tion of a super-government or,' if
you prefer, to a council of foreign
powers, whether the obligation to
follow the council's direction be one"
of legal or of moral compulsion, I
frankly say 'vote the democratic
ticket and pray God to protect you
against the consequences of your
folly.'
"Wc haver been told that we must
ratify the proposed covenant in
order to become a member f the
league and that if we do not we
shal! be obliged to stand .with hat
in h:mH and sue for admission here-
Iowa Falls In Love With Mrs. Harding
1 1
Gracious : Manner Charms Des Moines; Greeted
With Kiss by 92-Year-Old Woman Voter; Sends
Message to Omaha Women.
By EDWARD BLACK!.
Staff Curt apomlrnt of The IW. "
Des Moines, la., Oct. 7.--(Spccial
Telegram.) Mrs. Warren G. Hard
ing is not a candidate for the pres
idency, bit she surely" divided hon
ors with ljer distinguished husband
here this morning. She may be de
scribed as a gracious woman, pos
sessed of a fund of humor, blessed
with an ingratiating smile and with
al, she has a simplicity of manner
that is part of herself.
' "Good morning, boys," was Iyer
greeting to the correspondents with
the train as she stepped from her
car a few minutes after the arrival
at Rock Island depot.
"Omaha women would like a lit
tle message from you," Mrs. Harm
ing," said The Bee representative.
"You must see Mr. Harding for
that," she replied with a smile which
suggested that she enjoyed every
minute of life.
Enjoys Trip.
Then, after a moment's thought,
she said: "You may tell the women
of Omaha for me that 1 am pleased
to see women come into their own,
and to play their part in the sphere
of governmental affairs. I am trav-
after. He who presents such a
humiliating picture is singularly
blind to the facts. We stand al-
! most alone among the great na
tions in our disinterested relation to
the problems of the world. Be
cause of this, the world is ready t
recognize our moral leadership. Be
cause we are not vitally concerned
in the conflicting interests of
Europe, because we are independent,
because we are able to approach the
solution of the question which con
tinually threaten the peace of Eu
rope as an imprejudiced umpire
rather than as an interested party,
the world will be glad to have us
formulate the plan and point the
way.
Counsel With Congress.
"Surely, we have suffered enough
from the autocratic assumption of a
personal wisdom, whifh will neither
take counsel nor learn from experi
ence. To formulate a plan of in
ternational co-operation is a ta'sk
of no small difficulty. There are
'many and conflicting opinions
among the people and among the
members of the senate upon the sub
ject. These opinions must be
reconciled and harmonized if we are
to have any international association
for peace at all. '
i "I shall not risk embarrassing the
final solution of a problem so mo
mei.tous by undertaking to lay down
in advance specific details or plans.
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ly help you plan one.
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, Second Floor,
These Savings
In the Basement
Wash petticoats that assure long
service, $1, $1.25 and $1.39.
Kimonos, an assortment of broken
sizes, Friday $1.98. .
Percale aprons, striped, checked
and figured pevcale, in either slip
over or buttoned styles, Friday
$1.89 each."
eljng in the reflected glory of the
senator.
She looked around and observed
the concourse of people. Jesse M
Smith, pre-convention secretary for
Senator Harding, and 1 tarry M
Daughtery, member of the campaign
executive committee, then stepped
up to clear a little space for Mrs.
Harding on the station platform.
"I am getting lots of pleasure out
of this trip, Mrsl Harding added
"The Lord is on our side and he
sent this beautiful sunshine which
has been with us ever since we left
Marion."
Kiss Mrs. Harding.
A woman who said her name was
Mrs. Mary Stewart and her age 92,
stepped up and greeted the woman
who expects to bit the next first lady
of the land, photographers snapped
Mrs. Harding and the elderly
woman, said she would cast her
first vote for Senator Harding, em
boldened by that incident, two other
wornen pressed forward and kissed
Mrs. Harding.
Omaha women will fall in love
with Mrs. Harding this afternoon.
She appeared this morning in a blue
suit and wore a corsage of flowers.
She looks after the senator with a
watchful eye. .
Mexicans Barricade
House Against Public
After Killing Two
Pittsburgh, Oct. 6. After killing
a patrolman and a civilian, a crowd
of Mexican laborers armed with
pistols, barricaded themselves in a
boarding house at Homestead, a
suburb, and gave battle to a posse
of police and firemen, in an exchange
of shots.
The trouble began, according to
j the police, when two patrolmen at-
disorderly conduct. One of the Mex
icans produced a pistol and killed
Patrolman William Smith and
wounded Patrolman Henry Davis,
j They then retreated to a Mexican
boarding house where they shot and
killed the proprietor and barricaded
themselves.
The "police found it impossible to
break into the house in the fact of a
constant fusillade.
Shortly after 10 o'clock firemen
were laying several lines of hose
with the intention of directing
streams into the boarding house
windows. J
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Johnson Leaves Saturday
On Campaign Tour in East
New YoVlc, Oct. 7. Senator Hir
am Johnson of California will leave
San Francisco next Saturday morn
ing to begin his eastern campaign
in the interests of Senator. Harding
and Governor Coolidge, it was an
nounced here today at republican
national headquarters. 1
AeiiMop
V'Ou
Offers New Shirts for Fall
Manhattan shirts of silk, silk mix
tures, flannels, madras and oxford
cloth in plain shades, stripes and,
neat checks.
Eagle shirts are shown in good
looking fibres, heavy silks and
madras or percale. An interesting
selection of patterns.
In Fvor this Season Are
White oxford shirts
-with buttoned down,
attached collars and
other shirts in flan
nel and madras with
attached collars.
A selection so varied that you may feel sure
of finding a style that pleases you is offered
in our Men's Shop. We are very glad to show
our assortments of fine haberdas"hery.
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Cotton Blankets, $4 a pair
Tan or gray blankets of soft, kng
napped cotton are full sized and very
good values for this price.
Second Floor
Outing Flannel, 30c a yard
Twenty-seven-inch outing flannel in at
tractive pink and blue stripes may be
had for 30c a yard.
Second Floor
Lace Trimmed Scarfs
Beaut i fully em
broidered scarfs,
lace edged, are
quite reasonably
priced.
Farming Enipire
Is to Be Opened
125,000 Acres, of Irrigate
Farm Lands WflLJle Made
Tributary to Omaha Iy
U. P. Branch Line. 1
A rich agricultural empire of 125
W0 acres of irrigated farm land wit
be made tributary to Omaha by1 th(
proposed extension of the North
l'latte branch of the Union Pari lit
to Goshen Hole, Wyo.v A joint
hearing on this project was held
Tuesday by the railway commissions
of Nebraska and Wyoming a Ger
ing", and their decision will soon b
announced. The irrigated land de
partment of the federal government
is said to be anxious to have this
line constructed in order to make
possible settlement on the ' Pori
Laramie canal district, which is now
half done.
"This land is exceedingly good,
and is analagous to that around
Scottsbluff, Neb," said Carl K.
Gray, president of the Union
I'acifk system, yesterday. "It will
raise big crops of sugar beets, alfalfa
and wheat, for which Omaha will b
the natural market place.
"The new line is designed purely
to make possible the development of
the new irrigation tract of Goshen
Hole. The line is to btf 43 miles
long and not competitive in any
way. Its construction will be ac
cording to the usual policy of the
Union Pacific, especially as jve have
done in Idaho, going along with ir
rigated development.
"Farming in places such as this
can never pay if the haul to the
railroad sidings is too far, and with
out this line, settlement would not
be possible."
The construction oP the branch
will be of first-class quality. In the
distant future the expectation is that
it will be extended through to the
main line at Medicine Bow, cutting
off 23 miles from the main line and
eliminating 1,000 feet in elevation.
First Test of Sound
Guide for Vessels
Is Complete Success
New York. Oct. 7The United
States destroyer Semmes crept into
port through Ambrose channel yes
terday blindfolded. With the win
dows of the pilot house shrouded,
its navigator steered his course hv
car listertiqg to the high pitched
Hum ot a submerged, electrically
charged channel cable.
I he Semmes made the blind pas
sage sately, in a test by tne Navv
department of a new "sound guide''
for vessels, planned to aid ships it!
thick weather.
On both, sides of the destroyer ear
like receivers were attached
Through them to the navigator's re
ceiving apparatus were carried elec
tric "tones" of the submerged ca'u'e.
When the tones were cquallv strong
in both his ears, the navigator knw
he was directly over the cable.
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Colored shirts with
stiff collars to match.
One linen shirt in the
natural tan color is
particularly pleasing.
You Enter.
18x45-inch scarfs
are $2j85 and $3,
18xo4-inch. $2.75.
$3 and $3.25 each.
Linens Main Floor
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