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TT'.TTrrr The aha Daily bee VOL. 50 NO. 109. ttaN4 u amae-Clm Matter tUy It, IM6. tl Oath f, o. Ueetr Act f Mink , U7. OMAHA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1920. By Mall (I yter). lMle 4tk Itae, 0ll ey, $9 : Dilltpuly. M; " ! OeUlde 4th Zeae (I IH'I. Daily u Mj. IK; Dally Oaly. Ill: Siiaiay Oaly. W THREE CENTS Om if I l) LompJ a mts Af Tilt: ui mayor Backfire afl A 1 1 . n jrinargei Against rronimtion vy-' Enforcement Here Draw .Vigorous Attack From Own Party. Fail to Help Morehead Mayor Smith threw his hat Into the state political ring yesterday in behalf of John H. Morehead, democratic candidate for governor. He did not take kindly to the opposition of prominent democratic and republican women of the state, who signed a statement in which they set forth the charge that Morehead was the chosen candi date of the wet wing, of the demo cratic party and that he and demo cratic associates opposed prohibition ind suffrage. In pleading the cause of Moe head, the mayor charges that the law enforcement department of the state government, under 'Governor McKelvie, has not been vigilanUin e prosecution , of annealed hauor cases in the district court in Omaha. 1 he mavor announced he. wmiM - refer to the matter in an address last night to women in the auditorium of the Young Women's Christian asso ciation. J. ' '',', ; Blood on the Moon. la statements given to the press yesterday the mayor contends x that the state law enforcement offi cers in Omaha have not tried one . appealed liquor case which was sent rom the police to district court this J year. He stated that this year 72 fuch cases were sent to the district ' court on appeals, and that 44 cases are still pending, the others having been dismissed, or disposed of when defendants entered pleas of guilty. He referred specifically to T. J. McGuire, George Pratt and Alfred Munger of this city as the state law enforcement officers he has in mind i and he endeavors to connect their work with the. McKelvie administra tion. The mayor has drawn the fire of Mr. McGnire and Mr. Pratt, whose words yesterday indicate that there it blood on the - political moon and the situation offers the prospect of a lively local scrimmage during the closing days of the campaign. . Attacks City Administration. . Elmer E, Thomas, democrat, ex ecutive secretary of the committee of 5,000and actively identified with local and state "drv" oreahizations. yesterday endorsed the activities of the state law enforcementofficers'in OmaharV- t:v? , " vo-' , ; y. . "In the rst pTacenef If fee "known that we are assistants to the attor- 1 fey general ana tnat our woric is. not j2mtn fined to the prosecution of liquor cases, saia Mr. Mcuuire. "The burden, of prosecuting liquor . cases here rests primarily with the city legal department, and this fact was recognized during the Dahlman (Continued an Pf Two. Column Three.) Benson Reappointed , Chairman of United States Shipping Board Vv r Washington, D. C, Oct. 21. Ad- vniral Benson was reappointed chair ' man of the shipping board. At the J same time, , President Wilson ap lT pointed four other members. Other members appointed were Frederic 1. Thompson Jof Mobile. Ala., Gavin MacNab of San Fran cisco; 'Theodore Marburg of Balti more, and Martin Gillen-of Wiscon sin, formerly connected with the board.5 ' " " . ' . Two other members of the board . -must be appointed under the terms If of the merchant marine act, which vVVllvrov'dcs or seven ' c Ao from the Atlantic 'iie Pacific coast, one comimssiu iic i , coast.two from from the Gulf coast, one from the lake region and one from the interior. The appointments made today are recess ones. Trie nominations will be sent to the senate after that body convenes in -. December, as it has authority under the law to approve or refuse to approve tne nomina TVns. ,The salary of the shipping ..nn!innri it $12,000 a vear. but congress at its last session, failed to appropriate for the salaries and con sequently no money will be avail able for them until after congress meets again. " ' Pilots Who Made Alaskan 1 ; Flight Visit Washington ..... . ... 4-K . f T?.- ! Mineoia, in. x.. uci. ti. rour.em ; ua with ni1rt. ' and observers who yesterday completed the round trip to Nome, Alaska, left Mitchel field shortly betore noon today for Wactiincrtnn -where the. aviators will be given an official ' reception at coning neia. Six machines of the First aero squadron, three of the Fifth squad ron and a pnoiograpnic pianc ac companied the Alaska flyers as an brought back from the northwest were taken along. . Domestic, Mistaken for Burglar, ahot by Employer St Louis, Oct 21. Frieda Peter son, 16, a domestic'employed in the u,m William A. Tacks, manager UUlUb V " - for an- insurance company here, wfcs a . 1 shot ana kiuea oy ner employer ., 1.. 4 U : Mnminir 9. mhm wa wallcm? ly cms iuumi5 -- - - - " through the house. Jacks told the ponce nc mistooic mc gm iui v glar. He is held for the coroner. . TWatiir Youth Selected As West Poiit Candidate Wol,tiirtnn D. C. Oct. 21. (Special .Telegram.) Tlje War de partment announced that Clarence r rhnvre of . Decatur has been e rxniliriate for exami nation at the West Poinnt military academy next March, , Mrs. LWilliam B. Leeds, Beautiful y American. May Reign in Greece If Prince Christopher Succeeds Dying King, His Wife, Widow of Yank Multi-Millionaire "Tin Plate" King. Will Be Queen. By GEORGE KENT. fnlrenal gertlee Staff Correspondent, New York, Oct. 21. Will the an cient and storied crwn of Greece adorn the head of one of America's most beautiful women, the former Mrs. William B. Leeds, v and now Princess Anastasia wife of Pririce Christopher of Greece? King Alexander of Greece, nephew of Prince Christopher, lies dying. He was severely bitten by two of his pet monkeys. Eminent European physi cians summoned to aid him have de clared that only a miracle can save his life, and now they are waiting in the roval sick room for the king to die. Already lie has been rumored dead. The question which was threshed ouf so thoroughly early this year has i Prince Christopher a claim on the throne? therefore, arises again. i , Venizelos in the Way. The prince has announced that he himself would desire the kingship of Greece, or, at least, would desire it for his son, George. But Eleutherios Venizelos, political master of Greece, confesses that the hour for the estab lishment of a republic Is hot yet ripe, but bluntly informs the prince that neither he nor his son shall ever mount the throne. . 1 Great Britain has signified a de sire to have Prince Arthur of Con naught placed on the throne, and France seems to be in accord with Great Britain in this deire. " The factions which dislike Veni zelos and who have steadfastly sup ported the deposed king, Constantine of Greece, have now turned theis, en ergies to the support of Constantino's brother, the husband of the beautiful Princess Anastasia. They are seek ing the approval of Italy to his suc cession to the throne. That is how the situation in Greece stands today. j ., , i . Married January 31. ' F On January 31 of this year, Mrs. William B. Leeds, widow of the American multi-millionaire "tin-plate king," put an end to months of ru morings and gossip by marrying the royal prince. It is the first time in the history of American marriages to Insane Son Is Sought by Police; Murder Charged CountryWide Search Begun rBy - Detectives "for lF.; Wil-4 hem Morahn for Slay : " ing Father. Nation-wide search is being con ducted for F. Wilheltn Morahn, an escaped inmate of the Minnesota state asylum, suspected of the mur der of his father, August H. Morahn of Verdel. Neb. Morahn's home was destroyed by dynamite. , The vigilance committee at Ver del has offered a reward of $700 for the capture of "the party who caused the murder" of Mr. Morahn. Suspicion of the entire commun ity against Henry Meiner, son-in-law of the murdered man ' and at whose home the agetj man lived, has been, directed unanimously against the missing Morahn, according to Charles Pipkin, privatewetective. Visited His Father. "Further investigation lhto the case, disclosed that eight days before the murder, the son went to his father's home and threatened to shoot him because of a disagreement over 40 acres of land in Minnesota. - When the aged man's son-in-law and dauehter aoneared on the scene, the younger Morahn left. ; Familiar With Dynamite. The theorv that son" murdered father is strengthened by the fact that the missing Morahn was family iar with the uses of dynamite, hav ing worked in stone quarries. j i A boat belonging to the murdered man was found the day following the tragedy near a spot on the Nio brara river where dynamite had been used in excavation worlc. Cox Has Another Narrow , Escape From Train Wreck WonmnrU B. .T - Oct 21. GOV- ernor Cox was saved from possible serious injury or -death in a railroad, accident Wednesday by the presence of mind of the engineer of his spe cial train. . t Wki rti fin in the tnenne cab burst, flooding the compartment with scalding steam, the engineer was compelled to jump trom tne moving locomotive. With great presence of mind, however, the engineer threw on the emergency brake before tak ing the plunge. The train came to -nn within 9 tinnrlrcrl virds ahfad a awf .... j of a regular passenger train follow ing closely bemna. ine passenger train was flagged in time by a train man. .' . , Man Found Dead in Suburh Of St. Louis Identified St. Louis, Oct. 21. The (-man found dead yesterday in Webster Grove, a suburb, from a bullet wound, was identified by Bertillon records at police headquarters as Robert Cole, 35, who had served nenitentiarv sentences on burglary charges in Missouri and the state of Washington. Jolice expressea tne belief that he had been murdered. . ; No Chance Is Noted in O y , Condition of Greek King -Athens. Oct. Zl. No Change ot mnmMt tnnlf n1ar 'rinrincr the rlav (Wednesday) in the condition of King Alexander of Greece, according to the bulletin on his condition is sued at 7 o'clock last evening. , His general state reaained stationary, it was saia. Europeans that an American woman married into a reigning family. She was baDtized into the Greek Orthodox church and, in accordance ( wun me r "Anastasia, ritual law, was cW, nembe sofon ,'v ' that all membe the name Venizelos an uu ,eia r.i friends and hi ri9i " .. the mar. riage. King Ccmstantine and hisM queen, Sophie, stood aloof. They had openly opposed the marriage, largely because the queen was a sis ter of the kaiser and owned to a ha tred for all things American. But the $40,000,000 which the rich Ameri can widow possessed" contrasted rather shockingly with the flat purse of the ruling Greek family and within a short time there was reconcilia-, tion. Merely Dollar Princess. Hardly had the couple sped away on their honeymoon when reports circulated to the effect that the American widow was not a princess, but merely what she always was, a poor little "dollar princess." The first to publish these reports was a London newspaper famed for its accuracy and knowledge of social matters. Then American correspond ents in Greece picked up copies of the Official Gazette and quoted it as saying that the prince, by marrying the American, had renounced all ctaims to the succession to the throne. ' It was pointed out that the ab sence of members of the royal fam ily at the wedding was sufficient to discredit the prince as an aspirant to the crown. There were many ex amples of princes of reigning fam ilies who were compelled to resign their; ambitions as rulers on the eve of marriages such as the prince's. Prince Christopher, however, pub lished an indignant denial of these aspersions, and said that he had never in any way relinquished his claim to the throne. Whatever the truth of the matter is it was pretty hard on the Amer ican woman. The finest' of Eu ropean nobility had pursued her, pleading for her hand. - She was the most coveted of American women in Europe. ' Harding Urges ' Voters to Put Own "House in Order" Says United States Can Best V Help-in Readjustment of -1 World by Setting fx N' ample of Democracy. . ' Buffalo, Oct 21. Charging that the democratic party had attempted to "blind" the voters to . domestic ideas py devoting, its campaign en ergies to an already rejected foreign program, Senator Harding told an audience tonight that the first real duty of the nation in discharging its obligations to the world was to "put its own house in order." In a world readjusting itself aft er the trials of war, he said, the United States could best lend its aid to distressed foreign nations by set ting an example of steadfast democ racy and equal opportunity. Tersely he reviewed the program for domes tic rehabilitation presented by him in his many campaign speeches, and declared Vthe progressive thought of the country should turn to such a program rather than concern itself longer with the Versailles ' league covenant. - . Tonight's meeting also was ad dressed by Judge Nathan L. Miller, the republican nominee for gover nor. Earlier in the day, at Rochester, Senator Harding had stated .again his position on the league and had challenged democratic ' critics to show wherein he had been incon sistent . - , Back Home Today. Tonight's speech was the last of the campaign on Senator Harding's speaking schedule outside his home state. Leaving late tonight, his spe cial train will reach Marion tomor row, i , , -1 In his references to the league, the nominee said there was no difference between him and Governor Cox, "in our .realization that the American people desire to ; enter into some kind, of an, association of nations which will prevent war and inter (Contlnned on Fate Two, Colmnn Four.) Employes Offer to Take 20 Per Cent Wage Decrease Fall River, Mass.; Oct. 21. The Massasoit Manufacturing Co, an nounced that its employes here have offered to accept a reduction in wages of approximately 20 per cent in face of a threatened shutdown, said to be due to high manufacturing costs and the hesitancy of the pub lic to buy at the present prices. The company manufactures cleaning waste, car box packing and coarse cotton mop yarn. ; ) Argentine Importers to Limit Business With U. S. Buenos Aires, Oct 21. Leading Argentine importers of North Amer ican goods met this afternoon and adopted resolutions to limit to ab solute' necessities future importa tions from the United States until there is an improvement in the rate of exchange. This rate rose today to 272, a new high record for the American dollar. 1 - - Woman Charge dWith Murder Released on $10,000 Bonds , Eastland. Tex.. Oct 21. Mrs. Vel dora Dunn was released on $10,000 bonds on a charge of killing her husband, Will Dunn, near here last Saturday. According to officers, Mrs. Dunn declared the act was com' mitted in self-defenia MacSwiiiey Forced to Take Food Lord Mayor on 69th Day of Hunger Strike Given Meat ic by Physicians While t Unconscious, ' - Says They Tricked Him Bjr The Associated Preu. London, Oct 21. Official con firmation came from two sources this morning of the reports that Lord Mayor MacSwiney of Cork had been fed during a period of unconscious ness. , The bulletin of the Irish Self-Determination league, on the 70th day of his hunger strike in Brixton prison, announced that prison doc tors had forced meat juice into Mac Swiney's mouth during a fit of de lirium which the prisoner suffered last night. Fed Last Night. , From the government side, it was stated at the home office that the lord mayor had been fed last night. It was explained that the prison doc tors were under instructions to use any possible means to keep him alive, but that during consciousness he resisted attempts to administer nourishment. ' The self-determination league's ac count of the feeding said that the lord mayor upon regaining conscious ness, detected the taste of the meat juice and said to a sister near him: "They ricked , me, and I didn't know it." , Before lapsing into unconscious ness again, continued the account, the lord mayor waved his arms violently and shouted: "Take it away." Lord Mayor MacSwiney was de lirious during virtually, all last night, the league bulletin declared, the de liriums for the greater part of the time taking a violent form. The bul letin concluded: Was First Nourishment "The meat juice " given the lord mayor dur ing his delirium on the sixty-ninth day of his fast was the first nourishment which had passed his lips since his arrest on Au gust 12." I he league s noon bulletin declared the Brixton prison officials continued today to put liquid nutriment in Lord Mayor MacSwiney's mouth during his periods of delirium. The bulletin stated the lord mayor remained in a delirious condition all morning, at times being violent His limbs, it was said,' worked spasmod ically all the time. - - : The lord mayor, it was added, did not recognize relatives who visked him today.. -, ine league s mia-aiiernoon oune tin said: The lord mayor continues in a delirious state, but is calmer. He still fails to recognize his relatives. Doctors who have just visited him (Continued on Page Two, Column Six.) Chinese Minister at Washington Leaves V For Ports in London Washington, Oct. h. Dr. Fi Kyium Wellington Koo, who for nearly five years, has been the Chinese minister at Washington, bade farewell today to the American people. He left tonight for New York, where on Saturday, he will board the steamer Lafayette for France. Dr. Koo has been appointed Chinese minister at London, suc-i ceeding Mr. Sze, who has ' been transferred to Washington, but who will be unable to assume his duties here for several months. On his ar rival in France, Dr. Koo will go to Geneva to join the Chinese delega tion at the meeting of the assembly of the league of nations on Novem ber 15. , ; Chinese Student Aviatrix And Man Killed in Smash Menlo Park, Cat, Oct. 21. Fran ces E. Lee, a Chinese student avia trix, was killed when ; she jumped from -a falling airplane, and John Courtney, pilot of the machine, suf fered fatal injuries when the machine dashed to the ground. A wing of the machine collapsed, according to eye witnesses, v . t . . Courtney, the ilot, died shortly afterward on the operating table.. Aviation field officials said Court ney had been refused permission to fly from the field because his plane, home made, appeared unsafe. He went to an adjoining vacant field to make his test flight. The plane rose about 200 feet in the air before the wing' collapsed, eye witnesses said. Pennsylvania Freshman Is Charged With Murder Philadelphia, Oct. 2K A war rant charging him with the murder of Elmer C Drewes, Dartmouth senior, was issued for William H. Brines, a University of Pennslyvania freshman, by the district attorney's office. Brines, according to the police, is the owner of the yellow motor car, stained with blood and containing an automatic pistol and two empty bottles, found abandoned about a mile from where Drewes' body was discovered last Sunday. Accident Causes Mondell To Cancel Engagements Sheridan, Wyo., Oct. 21.Con gressman Frank W. Mondell, repub lican floor leader, has cancelled all speaking engagements for the re mainder of the campaign because of a broken ankle he sustained two cays ago, according to a telegram received from Lander by republican state headquarters here. The tele gram said that Mr. Mondell was in intense pain and would be confined i- to the hospital tor a week or iu Jdayi. , 1V San Francisco Man Named Head Of ES. Bankers John S. Drum Elected Presi- i dent of American Associa tion at Annual Convention; Aid to Farmers Discussed. Washington, Oct. 21. John :S, Drum, president of the Mercantile Trust company, San Francisco, was elected president of the American flankers association today for aj term ot one year, tie was cnosen without opposition, following the :ustom o the association to pro mote the first vice president to be the organization's chief executive. .Final action by the association on the controversy over charges for collection of checks - was deferred again today and an expected, bitter fight avoided. ,The question of pat clearance was referred back to the special committee which has had it under consideration for more than a year. . y , Discuss Farmer Aid. Bankers can and should aid farm ers by assisting in the establishment of co-operative warehousing and selling organizatibns, Chairman Jo seph Hirsch of the agricultural com mission of the American Banker's association, declared today, in pre senting the commission's report. . "Many of us have been fearful of entering the field of marketing be cause in doing this, we have been afraid we would come in conflict with our own customers, the middle men who' are buying the farmers' product," the report said., "But it is high time for the bankers of the country to realize that a more eco nomical method of distributing our food products is absolutely essential to the success of American agri culture; that unless farmers can pro duce and sell their crops with some reasonable assurance of a fair profit, there will be an increasing tide of men drifting from the farms to the cities. ' - Must Co-Operate. ' "We believe in co-operation : for ourselves. The federal reserve sys tem is a co-operative enterprise. In like manner . co-operation among farmers in apportioning what they produce to meet the demands of the country is economically sound. The farmer needs your help in this work, because you can supply him with that essential which he chiefly lacks a knowledge of business organiza tion and business method." .The report suggested that state conferences of bankers and farmerj be held to enlist co-operation in agricultural development Pope Benedict Receives ,An American Pilgrimage Rome, Oct 21. Pope Benedict Wednesday received a small Ameri can pilgrimage headed by Mon signor John Grimes, bishop of Syra cuse, N. Y. It included Bishops ioseph P. Lynch, Dallas, Tex., and fatthias T. Lenihan, Great Falls, Mont. Several . ladies accompanied the party. -- The pontiff spoke most cordially to each member of the pilgrimage, and imparted to his -visitors, the apostolic benediction, i English Novelist Dies. London, Oct. 21. Mrs. B.' M. .Croker, novelist, died in London to day. She was the wife of Lieut Cot John Croker and was the author of many romances, one of which, "Terence " was dramatized in the United States. . Ventriloquism Armours Indicted 4 For Prof keeping Total of 127 Counts Returned Agains Chicago Packers by New York Federal Court. New York, Oct, 21. A federal indictment containing 127 ' counts was returned here against Armour fir Co., Chicago packers, and ;va rious officers of the concern, chargT ing profiteering in violation of the Lever act. - Individuals indicted were J. Og den Armour, president of the com pany; E. Edspn White, vice presi dent; Herbert H. Phillies, manager of the dressed beef department in Chicago; Arthur H. Van Pelt, New York district superintendent; Char les N. Meyer and William A. Metsche. ' The indictment, returned after, an extended inquiry conducted by a representative of the attorney gen eral's office, charged the defendants with selling different lots of New Zealand lamb, costing 18.46c per pound, for 24 to 26 cents. These alleged prices were held to be un reasonable. -Bitter Joke. ' Chicago, Oct. 21. Declaring that "with our lamb business as a whole, showing a loss, it seems a rather bit ter joke to indict us for making too much money," officials of Armour & Co., issued a statement commenting on the federal indictments returned in New York, charging profiteering. The statement said: "TJhi reasonableness of profits cannot be-judged by consideration of a few transactions. We made some money 1 through the sale of New Zealand lambs, but we did not make enough on them to offset losses we sustained in the sale of domestic lambs, and with our lamb business as a whole showing a loss, it seems a rather bitter joke to in dict us for making too much money." Fourth Section of lever " Food Control Act Held To Be Unconstitutional . 'Pittsburgh,' Oct' 21. The fourth section ot the i.ever act was aeciarea unconstitutional by Judge w. n. i Thnmninn in raHinc an ooinion from the bench in the United States district court here. Upon reading the opinion, he dismissed the gov- .rnm.nt'. nrtirinn far an order of removal of - three . railroad men .to Chicago, indicted tnere tor . con spiracy to violate the section ruled unconstitutionat AH three men, George W. Yount, Hanror. A Hnvf anrl William O. Taylor of Pittsburgh, were charged with interfering with the transporta- i f t i . A 1 .1 tion or looa, iuei, xeea ana oiner necessities during the recent railroad strike. They were released . from custody, following the opinion. . , Officers of Utah Sugar Company Are Indicted : Sioux Falls, S. D., Oct. 21. Three indictments have been returned in federal court against eight directors of the Utah-Idaho Sugar Co., of Salt Lake City, it was announced by E. W. Fiske, United States district at torney here. Each of the indictments charges that the company sold sugar at an excessive rate of profit. Centenarian Dies. Denisonr Tex., Oct 21. Col. J F. McDougall, 101, wealthy north Texas financier and pioneer pettier of Grayson county, died today. He was born in Canada and came to Texas in the early 7? Lincoln Named Meeting Place For Odd Fellows 7 Charles Naylor of Chadron Elected . Grand Master of I. 0. O. F. at Annual Convention at Hastings. " . Hastings, Neb., Oct 21. (Special Telegraph) Lincoln, was chosen as the place for next year's state gath ering of the Odd Fellows' bodies af Thursday's session of the Grand lodge. The convention will open the third Wednesday in OctoDer Hast ings, Omaha and Lincoln extended invitations, but Lincoln was selected on the first ballot. Charles Naylor of Chadron was elected grand master. Before his election ' Mr. Naylor was deputy grand master. M. G. Ratcliffe of Ben kelman, retiring grand master, was elected grand representive for one year. Lew F. Etter of Omaha, who was grand warden, was elected deputy grand master. I. P. Gage of Fremont, was re elected grand secretary. Mr. Gage has served .twenty-nine successive years as secretary cf the grand lodge. Mrs. Harriet T. Cain was elect ed president of the Rebekah as sembly; Alice McCoy, vice presi dent; Emma Talbot, grand secre tary and Mary Stuht, grand treas urer. .. The attendance1 of- delegates, visitors and past grand masters was between 2,500 and 3,000. j The election of officers of the grand lodge was completed at the closing session this afternoon, the following being chosen: Grand war den, R. M. Gillam, Auburn; grand representatives, Walter V. Hoag land, North Platte, and M. G. Rat cliff, Benkleman; grand instructor, George L. Loomis, Fremont; grand chaplain, H. Taylor, Newman Grove; grand marshal, H. P. Rankin, Lincoln; v grand conductor. Joseph Oberfelder, Sidney;, grant guardian, .J. G. McGinley, York; grand herald, . G. W. Middaugh, Utica. Last Survivor of Mormon Battalion Dies at Utah Salt Lake City, Oct. 21. Harley Mowrey, sr., ,98, declared the last ; living survivor of the famous Mormon battalion, composed en tirely of believers in the Mormon faith, which served under tht Ameri can flag during the Mexican war in 1846, died at his home in Vernal, Utah, yesterday, according to word received here. Aged Y6rk Farmer Injured When Thrown From Mower York, Neb., Oct. 21. (Special Telegram.) H. H. Cross, while mowing near his home, was thrown from the mower, when his team be came frightened and ran away. In the fall he sustained a fractured hip, and other injuries. Mr. Cross is past 80 years of age, and one of his limbs may have to be amputated. The Weather Forecast: Probably showers Friday; much change in temperature. - not Hourly Temperatures. I a. m..... 1 P. m..... 1 p. m...,, 3 p. ra...,, 4 p. m. . 6 a. m 66 T a. m ' 6 t a. m...... 66 ( a. m. 61 It a. m 76 11 a. m Tl 11 noon ..........Tl t p. m. p. m I p. m . T0 Cox Bound To Stand by President ELIHU ROOT Former Cabinet Member Says Wilson and Democratic Can didate Have Not Changed On League Issue.) Governor Dodges Issue Br The Associated Preu. New York, Oct. 21. Elihu Root tdnight made pilblic' the following telegram to Governor Cox, replying to his request , to "correct" an al leged "false" statement in Mr. Root'J New York address Tuesday, regard ing the governor's position upon tin league of nations: "I have today received your tele gram dated yesterday. I would noi willingly do you injustice, and I d not think I have. You began you campaign by an interview with tk president and an authoritative state ment that vou and he were in com rplete accord upon the league of na Hons. No 'Mistake Possible. "I cannot be mistaken about hit position. Throughout the lonf struggle in the senate, he stead fastly refused to give his assent t any reservation which substantial -changed the covenant as he brtugh it back. He certainly has not , changed. His very recent utterances' show that ; "If you have changed from that complete adcord with him, I have not heard of it. Such a change is not indicated by the vague and gen eral expressions of your telegram, saying that you will accept reserva tions that 'will clarify, that will be helpful, that will reassure the Amer ican people, that you would sit down with the members of the senate, that you would confer with Mr. Wilson, Mr. Taft and myself and all others who have a sincere purpose,' etc.. because you are the one who would determine what was helpful, what would reassure the American people, what advice you would follow, and you are solemnly, publicly pledged to an agreement with Mr. Wilson concerning the covenant he brought back from Europe. Stand on Article 10. "There is one statement of your telegram that does give a different idea of where you stand upon what Mr. Wilson declares to be the heart of the league the general alliance . of article 10 by which the United States would undertake to guaran tee as against external aggression the territory and independence of every member of the league and to make that giiarantee good by war jf necessary. You say in "our tele gram that you will accept reserva tions that 'will clearly state to out associates in the league that congress and congress alone has the right-o declare war,' and that 'our col , tution sets up limits in legislation ot (Continued on Pair Two, Column Two.) One Man Killed, Three Wounded in Attempt to Rob Cleveland Bank Cleveland, Oct 21.--One bandit was killed, two others seriously wounded and William Petre, bank clerk, was prebably fatally wounded late today when 10 automobile ban. Kdits held up the Cleveland Trust Co. branch bank at Bedford, 10 milei from here. Four of the bandits wer captured, the others escaping. Ths robbers obtained no money. The dead bandit was the driver of the automobile. The robbers entered the bank with drawn revolvers and ordering th employes to hold up their hands took all the money in sight, said-to amount to $50,000, and made a dash for the door. A bank clerk sounded an alarm and a fusillade of shots between the robbers, bank employes and citizens followed. The robbers' automobile stalled and they aban doned the car and the stolen money, escaping in a second car. Peggy O'Neill Receives Poisoned Candy; Dog Dies London, Oct. 21. Peggy O'Neill, the actress, who about-a month ago was taken suddenly ill during the ' performance of a play at the Savoy theater, i has just returned to her place in the cast, and declares her illness was due to an attempt ta poison her. She says a box of chocolates was sent to her dressing room anonymously. She ate somi of the candy and was soon taken seriously ill. One chocolate wat given to a pet dog, and the animal soon died. An analysis of the con fectionery showed it contained ar senic and strychnine. Trial of Woman Held for Kidnaping Is Postponed New York, Oct 21. The case of Betty Brainard, a newspaper woman of Tacoma, Wash., arrested here recently on a charge of being a fug itive from justice in connection with alleged kidnaping in that city of the child of a New York newspaper man, today was continued until .Monday, pending review by Gov ernor Smith of an application for extradition. ,Miss Brainard's attor ney said he expected the governor would announce his decision Frida or Saturday, Man Arrested for theft Of Caruso Gems Released New York, Oct.- 21. Harry C Toback, arested several days ago asv a suspect i eonnection with the $50. 000 Caruso gem' theft,, was .dis charged in court today. The state recommended that the defendant be exonerated after investigation had been made of his attempt to sell two jewels which he was alleged to have represented as part of the singer's collection. Si I ' 1 ' -I.. 1 i 1