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Claims of
Cox Gains
Moonshine
Latest Forecasts Assure Elec-
, tion of Harding and
' Coolidge Ly Large
Majority.
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Rain May Hamper Voting
By ARTHUR SEARS HENNING.
Chlrairit Trlbune-Omuha Bee Ignited Wire.
, .. Chicago, Nov. 1. Although gen
eral rains today and more rain due
tomorrow undoubtedly will result in
a. ?somewhat smaller vote in rural
' districts, there is no reason to madi
fy the forecast of a tremendous tri
umph for Harding and Coolidge in
the presidential election.
Indications are not wanting of a
landslide that will bury Cox and
Roosevelt as deeply as the Parker
J ticket in 1904.
The total vote is likely to be 25,
000,000 or mbre, if the party organ
izations get the greater percentage
of the registration to the .pools. Four
vears ago the total vote was about
18.000,000.
This year from 5,000,000 to 10,
000,000 will vote for president for
. the first time.
Cox Gains "Moonshine."
Vice Chairman John T. Adams of
the republican national committee,
asserted tonight that democratic
claims of recent gains by Cox "are
more moonshine." He predicted that
Harding would have a total of 392
Votes in the electoral college, a
" . majority of 253. The Cox managers
continued, to claim victory by a small
margin. - ,
There Is no doubt that a land
slide would carry Harding close to
the 392 votes predicted by Mr.
Adams. Tabulation of reports from
unprejudiced observers in all states
gives the republican ticket a mini
mum of 323 votes and several politi
cal forecasters who were, assording
to Cox, the benefit of every doubt.
place the probable Harding total at ;
JoO, or a majority of 171 for the re
publican ticket.
Harding States.
Republican leaders are confident
that Harding will carry the following
states approximately by the indi
cated pluralities: " V
allfornl- . . . J0(l,00!llllnnts Son. 0(10
ColoriUo - ..
Connecticut
Delaware .
Idaho .....
Mains . . . ,.
Maryland
25.0OO;Indlan -. S5.000
H.OOOItowa ...'.....150,000
(.000 Kantian ..... .125.000
JO.000 Kentucky .... 10.000
GM0N'orth Dakota. 26.000
10.000 )hlo 150.000
Maaaach'aatts lon.OOOIOregon
40,000
' Michigan
800,000 Pennsylvania .500,000
150,000Rhode Island. 150,000
'60,001'ISouth Dakota. 50,000
Minnesota
Mlwonrt
Montana
zo.vuniuun 10,000
Nebraska ... 75.000
Navada 1,0110
t . Hamp.. , 15.000
Sw Jersey., 50,000
New Mexico. . 7,000
Vermont 20,000
Washington .. 75.000
West Virginia. SO, 000
Wisconsin ...150,000
Wyoming ...,,10,000
w 'York....J00,00')
, Few States Doubtful.
Stages in which the republicans
may fail to realize these expectations
are Colorado, Kentucky, Maryland,
Missouri, Montana, Nevada, Utah
and West Virginia. Latest reports
trom .Tribune correspondents are
that the republicans have a share the
better chance in Colorado, Missouri,
Maryland and West Virginia, while
Cox has the apparent advantage in
Kentucky, Montana and Nevada,
with Utah an unknowon quantity.
An old-fashioned landslide, of
course, would be likely to carry
nearly all these states 'into the re
publican column.
Republican hopes of carrying
Kentucky are based on their ability
to get out the full vote, including the
newly enfranchised women in the
mountain country, which is the re
publican stronghold of the .state. If
rain should make the roads and
streams impassable, the mountain
eers would be unable to reach the
poll. in sufficient number to jar the
normal democratic margin in this
border commonwealth.
Democrats Dissatisfied.
Widespread democratic dissatis
faction with the Wilson regime in
m the south apparently is going to re-
r i. !J- it 1 rr .
sun hi tuusiaeraoie jenersonianrae
fection and a corresponding increase
in the proportion of the republican
vote below Mason and Dixon's line.
It is this development which ha.-,
caused some republican leaders to
. entertain strong hopes of carrying
North Carolina and Tennessee, as
all the border states for Harding
and Cooliflge.
v On the eve of the balloting, how
ever, it is significant that the repub
lican managers are no longer count-
(Contlnued on Pace Two, Column Six.)
Nobleman Has Written
New Hymn of German Hate
Berlin, Nov. 1. A German noble
man has written a new hypm of
hate, it is for Junker brains to treas
ure up. It consists of one all
embracing verse which is translated
as follows:
"There comes a day v
A "Prussian may
You cajole take
A people like the Prussian folk
and break
Them in two.
It's at the gate.
The happy golden time of Prus
sia's hate
And vengeance, too."
It contains the whole junker gos
pel as announced at the recent jun
ker congress in Hanover hate and
vengeance.
Tallest Man Dies.
Texarkana, Ark., Nov. 1. T. W.
Patterson. 73, native of Miller
county, Arkansas, reputed locally to
be the tallest man in the United
States, died Sunday at his home in
Bloomburg. He was 7 feet, 5 inches
in height
Presidential Candidates and
Campaigns In Home State
Putting Stress and Yorry
Of Election Behind Him
Senator Harding Awaits
Verdict of People.
Marion, O., Nov. 1. Putting the
stress andworries of his campaign
behind him, Senator Harding await
ed calmly tonight the decision of his
fellow country men on his candi
dacy for the nation's hkhest office.
He made no predictioiTof the out
come but his quiet demeanor and
smiling face carried every outward
sign of satisfaction and nridence.
"I can only say," he replied tn a
request for his' opinion, "that we
have made the best fight we know
how to make and await the result
with complacency." j
Spends Evening at Home.
Surrounded by his family and
personal friends he spent election
eve at home. It was an evening
very different from most of those
he has experienced since his nom
ination. In many ways it was very
like the evenings of bygone years,
before he became the leader of a
great political party.
Throughout the day he let down
from the strain of the campaign, de
clined to concern himself with the
routine of his headquarters and
spent most of (his time chatting of
everything but politics with frieiuls
and neighbors. In the afternoon
he ta:ked in jovial vein for an hour
with the newspaper correspondent
and he dint J quietly at home.
Tomorrow he expects to vote
early in the forenoon and then mo
tor to a golf course 40 miles away
to tramp over the links while the
story of the ballots is telling itself
throughout the nation. Me w.ll he
back at home in time to hear the
earliest returns.
Virtually the only attention jiven
to politics by the nominee during to
day was in telephone conference
with Will 11. Hays, republican nn
tional chairman, and Harry M.
Daugherty, who was his pre-conven-tion
manager. Mr. Hays in New
York and Mr. Daugherty in Colum
bus gave hiin detailed reports of
the outlook which he described as
decidedly encouraging.
Big States Favorable.
. From Indiana, NewJersey, Illi
,ioii and New York, battlegrounds
of - more than - ordinary interest
throughout the campaign, the can-
umaic Bdm ma iiuui uidiiun was es
pecially gratifying. HeTadded 4hat
he also had received some hearten
ing reports of senatorial races, a
feature of the election in which he
has taken particular concern.
Although he has spent most of the
last month on the stump, Mr. Hard
ing finishes the campaign in robust
condition physically. He has neither
lost nor gained weight appreciably
and he presents a picture of health
and vigor. His voice, though
slightly crippled by speech-making
and exposure, has almost regained
its normal ring and tone.
In. all, since his nomination in
June, the senator has made 181
speeehes, long and short. By far
the greatest number -of them were
delivered from the rear platform of
his train during his travels over 16
states. Thirty-three were delivered
from the front porch, 16 at other
places in Ohio. I
. He has made 20 speeches in In
diana, 20 in .Iowa, 16 in West Vir
ginia, 11 in Missouri, 8 in Kentucky,
7 in Illinois, 6 in Oklahoma, 5 in
Nw York, 5 in Tennesesee, 4 in
Minnesota," 3 in Kansas, 3 in Penn-yj
sylvania, 2 in Nebraska, 1 in Wis
consin and 1 in Maryland.
Mrs. Harding 111.
Mrs. Harding, who has been at his
side during every speech and has
busied herself unceasingly about, his
headquarters in Marion, has not
been so fortunate as her husband in
escaping the ill effects of travel and
campaign excitement. During th;
last' trip, which ended Saturday
night in Columbus, she took a heavy
cold and today she remained in bed
until nearly noon.
It was said her illness was not at
all alarming and that a good rest
and protection from the raw autumn
weather soon would restore her to
normal health. She said tonight
that she expected to go to the polls
tomorrow with Mr. Harding and
cast her first vote for him for the
presidency. '
After election day there will be
a vacation for the serfator and his
wife, but detailed plans for it have
rot yet been announced. - Many in
vitations have come to them from
popular southern resorts and from
points outside continental United
States, and it is taken for granted
that they will make a trip that will
tak them away ironi Marion and
give them at least two weeks of se
clusion and recreation.
The voting booth where the sena
tor and Mrs. Harding will cast their
ballots tomorrow is in a Ismail
garage about a block from their
home. The precinct has been nor
mally democratic. This years.the
potitical signs in that particular sec
tion are not convincing however,
tion are not convincing, however,
for the precinct's registration showed
greater number of women first
voters than there are men.'
Sugar Goes Lower.
New York, Nov. 1. ArbuckL'
Brothers announced a further reduc
tion of half a cent a pound in the
price of fine granulated sugar to
the basis of 10.50 cents, making a
new low record for the season. The
decline was brought about by a
further reduction in raw sugar.
The motor is mounted Just aove
and in front of the rear axle in a
new type of light amomoiilo-
Governor Cox Renews At
tack on Opponent in Talk
At Toledo and Predicts
Victory for Himself.
Toledo, O., Nov. 1. Governor
Cox, in his last speech of the cam
paign tonight summarized his ar
guments for the league of nations
which, he said, was the premier is
sue to be decided tomorrow at the
polls. He predicted victory for him
self, not as the representative of a
party, but as the leader of a cause.
The governor also renewed his
attack on Senator Harding on the
league issue, declaring that the rer
publican candidate was "wiggling and
wjbbling" and the senator's election
meant controversy and confusion,
The governor and his party ar
rived here by special train early
in the evening from Dayton, and
left on the return journey imme
diately after hit speech. - Tomorrow
he will rest at Dayton, going to the
polls with Mrs. Cox to vote during
the day and then at night will go to
hts newspaper office to watch the
returns.
Speaks in Rain.
On his way here from Dayton, the
governor and his party stopped at
Dethler, a railroad town of 2.000
inhabitaitts, where several hundred
had gathered, awaiting m a drizzling
rain the coming of the candidate. The
governor reponded with a rear-plat-
I form speech, a forerunner of his ar
gument tonight.
"I have always had faith in the
good judgment and patriotism of
the American people," the governor
said, "and an analysis of the past
tells us that in all of our history
whenever a moral issue has been
presented, it has been met with the
approval of the American electorate.
If there ever was a campaign based
entirely upon a great moral issue,
this is the campaign, because the i
thing to be decided is whether the
civilization of the world shall tie'
itself together in a concentrated pur- I
pose to prevent the tragedies of:
war.
"I hope we will have good news
tomorrow night. When I say good
tyws, I do not speak of a. demo
cratic victory. I speak for a' victory
for humanity, which will be a vic
tory for humanity world-wide, hav
ing a significance that touches every
man, woman and child in the' civk
Itzed powers of the eartk.
Victory is Predicted.
The governor had no special ad
dress prepared for the meeting here,
hut in it he reviewed and summar
ized the various arguments he had
made in his transcontinental tour of
his long campaign. His visit here
on election eve was in conformity
with a politcal superstition of party
followers here who say that the gov
ernor's only defeat in an election
was encountered when he failed to
end his speech making in this city.
Mrs. Cox and Mrs. Dan Masonery,
daughter of the candidate, accom
panied him on his trip here.
Many messages were received to
day by the candidate. None was
made public, but it was said they
predicted the governor's victory. Thet
weatner torecast tpr the country was
said by members of the governor's
phrty-to be cheerful news, predict
ing inclement weather in several
sections where it was regarded that
this would affect the republican vote
mnrexseriously than that of the. demo
crats, particularly in the mountain
section of some border states.
Scratching of Cat
wakens Family and
Saves 1 0 From Death
Baltimore, Md. Nov. " 1. The
desperate scratching and meowing
of a cat probably saved 10 lives
when fire broke out at 750 South
Durham street early today. The cat
was overlooked in the kitchen when
the family retired. Last night about
8:30 o'clock Mrs. Francis Bietrroszka
was awakened by the feline's per
sistent efforts to have the do6r lead
ing to the stairway and the yard
opened. They listened for a while
and concluding that kitty was in
earnest she went down stairs to in
vestigate. As she opened the kitchen
door she was driven back by a burst
of smoke and flames. Immediately
above with a woodeii ceiling be
tween, slept eight children, ranging
in age from 20 years to 5, while her
hsuband, Thomas Pietroszka, slept
in the front room.
Her cries of "fire" as she ran
upstairs, awakened the family and
Joseph, a sou, hurried to Lancaster
and turned in an alarm. All were
hustled out of bed and stood ready
to leave the house if necessary. The
blaze was coining from the chimney
and a lounge, mantel piece and other
articles of furniture were on fire.
The firemen quickly extinguished
the blaze. The ceiling, over which
stood the beds of the children was
charred.
A special dinner will be proposed
fcr the feline which saved the lives
of the family.
Eleven Negroes in Jail
For Burning Cotton Gins
Montgomery, AlaT Nov. 1 Elev
en negroes are in jail here in con
nection with the burning of cotton
gins. Officials, however, expressed
the belief the destruction had been
directed by white men.
Operations wre started in this
couuty by the supposed night riders
Saturday night and up to noon Mon
day had resulted in the death of two
negroes and the burning of four
negro churches, two gin bouses,
one store, eight dwelling houses,
several tons of cotton seed and ten
bales of cotton
Harding to
WinState
By 40,000
Entire G. 0. P. State Ticket,
Except Governor, Slated for
Election by Pluralities
From 20,000 Upwards.
McKelvie Likely to in
Information gathered by The Bee
from correspondents over the state
and from political leaders 'of both
parties indicates the following prob-
ble results of today's election in
i iNeDrasxa
Senator Harding, the republican
.nominee, will win Nebraska's fa
vor fr the presidency by a plur
ality of 40:000 over Governor Cox,
with a, possibility that the figure
may run considerably above this
conservative estimate.
The entire republican state
iticket, with the exception of gov
ernor, will be elected by pluralities
running from 20,000 upward.
Governor McKelvie probably
will be re-elected by a plurality
that will run approximately 30,000
below that of Senator Harding.
On the ' non-partisan ballot,
John M. Matzen will be re-elected
state school superintendent, with
odds favoring George A. Day for
supreme judge and with the chief
justiceship much in doubt between
Andrew Morrissey and Grant
Martin.
The six republican;congressmen
apparently will be re-elected, al
though the personal strength of
Judge Dungan, democratic nomi
nee ifi the Fifth district, is giving
Congressman W. E. Andrews.'re
publican, some concern. ,
In Douglas county, the entire
republican ticket appears slated to
win, with the possible exception of
cne county commissionership and
one seat on the legislative delega
tion. -
A hot fight, ritarked by a break
ing of party lines, is on between
A. D. Compton, democrat, and
T. F. Stroud, republican, for the
county commissionership, based
on Compton's rpad record. Jerry
Howard, democrat, is likerV to de-
kicat some republican for a place as
cne Ot li state representatives.
400,000 Vote Expected.
Senator HardiiTg's majority of
40,000 or more is based on the ex
pectation that the total v-ote in the
state will run slightly over '400,000.
In previous elections, when women
did not vote, there have been from
275,000 to 400,000 ballots cast. A
survey of the state throws doubt on
the prospect that women will vote in
anywhere near the same numbers as
men. Assuming that a number of
voters will remain ,away from the
polls, due to dissatisfaction with
nominees of bo'th parties, and allow
ing fora woman's vote of 125,000 to ;
lSU.UUU, the total stafe vote is esti
mated at from 400,000 to 425,000.
Of this total Senator Harding ap
parently will poll at least 225.000. He
will do this much if he polls only
11 out of every 20 voters, and wiil
thereby gain a olurality over Cox
of 40,000. As a matter of fact, re
ports indicate that he will do better,
despite an admitted recession to
some extent during the last three
weeks.
The governorship is confessedly a
puzzle, although the odds favor Mc
Kelvie. Curiously enough, the final
days of the campaign found a
panicky condition in both McKelvie
(Continued on Pwce Two. Column Two.)
Placards Urging Workers
Not to Vote Being Posted
New York, Nov. 1 Large pla
cards urging workers not to vote,
but to strike and "boycott this elec
tion" resulted in the arrest of three
men found posting them in Harlem
today.
The posters were 'signed by the
United Communist party, but the
men arrested on charges of disor
derly conduct denied being commun
ists and said they were promised
$20 a day for distributing the pla
cards. "The whole election business is a
fake to fool you," read the circulars,
"overthrow the capitalist govern
ment, establish the soviet govern
ment," adding that the communists
have no candidate in, this election
"because of government persecu
tion." .'
ShipVCrew Battles Cops
Searching for Liquor
Boston, Nov. 1 Customs officers
who made a raid on the White Star
liner Cretic for contraband liquor
were set upon by members of the
crew and beaten back with crow
bars and other weapons. Police
boats and a detail of patrolmen re
sponded on a riot call, and a re
quest was made on the navy yards
for a squad of marines.
With the aid of a detail of sail
ors armed with bayonetted rifles,
the officials overpowered the' crew,
some of whom attempted toi resist
with knives, and found 400 bottles
of cognac tinder the floor of the
engine room, where 600 bottles
w'ere removed yesterday. A . quan
tity of drugs secreted in garlic also
was found. r
Bumper Walnut Crop.
Colunibus. Nov. 1. A bumper
crop of walnuts throughout Ohio isj
indicated by reports reaching Stale
Secretary of Agriculture Shaw.
There is a fair crop of hickory
nuts, the supply being heavy in some
parts of the state and relatively light
n others.
mMK FOR THE (, If
Wfrnmucm CONSTITUTION ' f - -
III J UNITED STATES. -m f t
FR mA y
-Loc4 LEAGUE. OF, If,
Congressional
Figlits Receive -Much
Attention
New House of Representatives
And Slightly Over One-Third
Of Senate to Be Chosen
Tuesday.
Washington, Nov. 1. A new
house of representatives and slight-
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will be chosen Tuesday. While the
presidential campaign has eclipsed
all others in interest, the congres
sional fights, particularly the sena
torial contests, have received much
attention from the leaders of both I
parties.
Both Senator Harding and Gov
ernor Cox have pleaded with the
voters to elect a congress in which
tb'eir respective parties would have
a majority. The heads of the con
gressional and senatorial campaign
committees have been especially
active stressing the importance of ,
the senatorial elections because the
senate which meets next March 4,
will be called upon to dispose of the
question of peace with Germany.
The present senate is comuosed
of 48 republicans; four progressive
u publican and 47 democrats, which
on a strict party vote, has jtiven the
republicans a majority of two.
'thirty-four senators wjll be elected
Tuesday, the firms of 32 expiring
next March i, and two being se
lected to fill unexpired terms caused
by the deaths of Senators Jiank
htad, of Alabama, and Martin of
Virginia. Thcso two places are cer
hin to be filled by democrats
Seven of the 32 senators whose
terms expire next March are demo
crats and 15 republicans.. The
democrats, to obt;i n a majority
must capture at least two senatorial
stats from the republicans. Leaders,
ot both parties are 'laimirg acces
sions to their present strength. Fou'
hundred and thirty-five members of
the house of representatives are to
bt elected Tuesday xThe number
necessary for a majority is 218 The
present membership of the house is
1.90 democrats; 232 republicans, two
independent republicans; one inde
pendent and one prohibition's with
nine vacanciese. To obtain a ma
jority the democrats must pn:n 51
seats, as eight of the ni:ie vacant
seats normally are held by republi
cans. Wealthy Manufacturer
Is Fined for Smuggling
New York, Nov. 1 Charged with
smuggling a diamond ring and a
pearl necklace valued at $10,500 into
the United States, Victor Viviaudou
pleaded guilty in the federal district
court and was fined $5,000. The
gems were confiscated by the gov
ernment. .
Woman Burns to Death.
Pierre, S. D., Nov., 1. (Special
Telegram.) Mrs. William Richards
was burned to death when her home
near Sansarc, 40 miles northwest ol
here was destroyed by fire last
night. Mr. Richards escaped from
the house but was so badly bnrned
that his recovery is considered
doubtfu ;
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It's Up to You
The Water's' Fine
A'telephone in The-Bee office
rang last evening.
1 "I've always been a democrat,"
related the man at the other end
of the line, "but I'm tired of all
this foolishness and 1 1 want to
vote a straight republican ticket.
How can I do it?"
For the benefit of other demo
crats similarly inclined, The Bee
suggests the fallowing simple"
recipe.
Put one cross on the ballot, in
the circle to the left of the word
"republican," which appears at
the head of the list of cand:dates.
Three Dead, and 30
Injured in Wred.
Pacific Overland Train Takes
Plunge From Bridge 178
Miles East of Los Angeles.
Los Angeles, Nov. 1. Three per
sons .were killed and 30 injured
when the Pacific Overland, east
bound, on the Salt Lake ' route,
plunged from a bridge one mile east
of Manix, Cal.. 178 miles from hos
Angeles, on the Salt Lake railroad
last night, according to a corrected
list given out at railroad offices
here today.
The dead: '
REV. FRANCIS M. MOODY.
Chicago.
JAMES F. KENEPP, train electri
cian. Los Angeles.
FRED REESE, Salt Lake City.
The more seriousiy injured,
brought to hospitals here, included:
R. G. Atk;nson, Salt Lake City,
news agent, uiternrl injuries.'
W. J. Davies, Moberly, Mo., lac
erations, internal injuries. .
W. P. Baker, South Provo. Utah,
back injured, hand crushed.
Mrs. Francis M. Moody, Chicago,
wife of the Rev. Mr. Moody, shock,
lacerations.
Jerry Conners, Salt Lake City,
concussion of brain, lacerations of
the face.
Fred Hollen, Detroit, back sprain
ed, contusions.
Mrs. Fred Hollen, Detroit, contu
sions and lacerations.
T. F. Travers, Wilmington, Dele.,
back sprained, contusions.''
The others injured were attended
at the scene of the wreck and con
tinued their journey eastward or re
turned to Los Angeles.
The bodies of the killed were tak
en to Yermo, 10 miles west of the
scene of the wreck where arrange
ments were made to send them to
Barstow, the nearest division point.
According to unofficial reports,
the wreck was caused by a spread
rail on the bridge. The engine, bag
gage car, smoker, chair ear, tourist
car and diner left the rails.
The baggage car plunged 15 feet
fiom the bridge to the bottom of a
water course ' Kenepp in this car,
was crushed to death beneath a pile
of baggage.
The Rev. Mr. Moody had just en
tered the smoker when the crash
came. He was found with a coathook
attached to the side of the car pierc
ing the back of.his head. Reese also
was killed in the smoker, which
turned half way over. Most of the
injured were in the. smoker and
chair car
Ax Murder Case
To Havq Airing in
Council Bluffs
W. B. McCaull Completes
Change of Venue From
Montgomery County on
Perjury Indictment.
L'pon numerous affidavits that he
cannot secure a fair trial in Mont
gomery county, W. B. McCaull yes
ttrday completed his change of
venue from Montgomery county to
the district court at Council Bluffs.
McCaull was one" of the witnesses
for State Senator Frank F. Jones of
Vilhsca in his $60,000 slander suit
against Detective J. N. Wilkerson,
former Burns detective operative,
who attempted to fasten responsi
bility for the murder of Joe Moore
and the other victims of the atffiend
who exterminated the family on the
night of June 9, 1912, at Villisca.
McCaull was indicted by the
Montgomery county grand jury on
December 29, 1919, for perjury in
connection with his testimony be
fore the grand jury when he swore
he left Villisca about 7 o'clock on
the morning' after the murder with
Albert' Jones, son of the Senator
Jones.
The case transcripted "here yes
terday contains a huge bundle of
papers, including the indictment.
The trial will bring up again many
of the horrible features of the Vil
lisca tragedy, which has never been
solved.
Dance While You Wait in
New York Polling Place
New York, Nov. 1. MSsic with
your votes, or even a little fox trot
ting if you have to wait, is the latest
attraction. TJhe Thirty-fourth elec
tion district of the Tenth assembly
district is to do its polling in a
music store. Miss Laura Skinner,
district captain for the republican
party, is making arrangements with
the proprietor of the store for the
soiree. "I Want a Lily," will be
played while the ballots are. being
marked, and "The Love Nest" as
they are being dropped into the box.
Aerial Mail Service to
Cuha Inaugurated Today
Key West, Fla., Nov. 1 Aeriai
mail between United States and Cu
ba was inaugurated today with the
departure from Key West of two
seaplanes for Havana.
Each plane has a capacity of
1,000 pounds of mail, 12 passengers
and 400 pounds of luggage. On the
initial trip the planes carried a full
list of passengers and a large
amount of mail.
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FreightAnd
Passenger
TrainsMeet
Burlington Limited Crashes
Into Boxcar Hurled OnU
Track by Collision at
Stanton, la.
Pullman Occupants Safe
By J. T. ARMSTRONG.
Staff Corrniponili-nt of The Hee. ,
Stanton, la.. Nov. 1. (Special
Telegram.) Four men were killed
when Burlington westbound pas
senger train No. 1 crashed into a
box car hurled onto the westbound
track from an extra freight train
by eastbound passenger No. ID at
4:30 a. m. today on a bridge 100
yards from the pasy:er station
here. 1
The dead are:
CHARLES CONKLIN, Creston,
la., engineer on Burlington pas
senger train No. 1. '
ELMER C. ANDERSON, Cres
ton, la., fireman on Burlington pas
senger train No. 1.
CHARLES A. KINDALL, Lin
coln, Neb., engineer on Burlington
extra train No. 10.
UNIDENTIFIED MAN, prob
ably from Galesburg'; 111., riding the
blinds on Burlington passenger train
No. 1. v
Narrowly Escape Death.
. Two hundred passengers of the
two trains were rudely aroused from
their slumbers by the two crashes.
Many of them escaped burning to
death when they rushed from the
smoking car and first day coach on
No. 1, just as both coaches burst
into flames. -
J. E. Tracy. Lincoln. Neb., fireman
on extra train No. 10, escaped death
by leaping from his cab.
Kindall's body was pinned beneath
the overturned engine of the west
bound locomotive.
Four- coaches on No. 1 were
burned. The locomotive was de
molished. The locomotive of extra
train No. 10 was able to proceed on
its way to Chicago within four hours
under its own steam.
H. C. Mehlig. brakeman on No.
1, explained lthe wreck. He attrib
ttted the cause of the double crash
to a broken journal on the extra
freight train. f
Engineer Saw Danger.
The" freight was pulling from the
main track to a sidetrack to make
way for No. 10 which had through
orders from Denver to' Chicago.
No. 10 was hitting it up at a lively
rate. Fireman Tracy declared his
engineer answered the block signal
at the entrance to the yards.
The freight had not cleared the
switch. Kindall saw the imminence
of a crash and criea to Tracv:
"Jump, TracyT for your lffe."
Tracv leaped through the left win
dow of the cab.
Kindall stuck to his post to apply
the brakes, and as they screeched
and his locomotive crashed into the
rear car of the freight, he leaped
through the right windbw of the
cab.
But No. 1, limited from Chicago
to Omaha, " was thundering dowl
the paralleled track at high speed.
Struck by Locomotive.
And Kindall leaped in front of the
oncoming locomotive. He was
killed instantly.
The freight car, which was filled
rfith grain, was hurled in front of
No. 1, also.
No. 1, locomotive, baggage, mail,
(Continued on Pag-a-Three, Colnmn Three)
Four Are Killed by
Escaping Gas in Home
New York, Nov. 1. John Harold,
who lost a leg in the war, his wife.
Anna, to whom he was married
since his return from France, and
B. F. Lambert and Edward Perkins,
members of the crew of the battle
ship Florida, were killed by gas this
morning in the Harold home at 305
East Fifty-third street.
The positions . of the victims'
bodies indicated all had awakened
and realized their peril and had tried
to save themselves. The rigid fin
gers of the sailors were pressed on
disarranged rugs, over which they
had apparently dragged themselves
iron: their bed. in efforts to reach
the windows in the rear of the par
lor floor.
Philadelphia Man Says
Bergdoll Under Arrest
New Yqrk, Nov. 1. A statement
that he had caused the arrest neaf
Coblenr, Germany, of Grover C
Bergdoll, wealthy Philadelphia
escaped draft evader, was made here
by a passenger on the steamship
Rotterdam, who said he was J. W.
Hartman of Philadelphia.
Ilartman told customs officials
that he had once been employed
near the Bergdoll home, and when,
several weeks ago while he was in
the Coblenz area his attention ,was
callctt to a young man who had just
bought a motor car. He recognized
him as Ijergdoll. j
Storm in South Dakota
Severs Wire. Service
Sioux Falls, S. D., Nov. 1. Tele
phone and telegraph communication
between many points in South Da
kota ha been comptetcty severed
by a storm yhich began Saturday k
night. The first snow of the sea
is falling, accompanied bv
nAfthu-iift u-tri I h.
reau here predir-
morroT
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