ETERNAL TRIANGLE '
CAUSES TWO DEATHS
IN TENNESSEE CITY
ri 1 whose Affection for Mar
ried m id t0 TriP,e shoot"
in?!s Badly Wounded
urn FATHER UNABLE
TO PREVENT TRAGEDY
Stepmother Is Slain by Pho
" tographer's Bullet Lover
Then Ends His Life
CHATTANOOGA. Tenn., Oct. 3D.
j;rs. Lula Mitchell and W. M. Howard,
i photcrraphr- arft ead, MlBS Anna
jlit -hell, step-daughter of the dead wo
u 'in a hcspiial probably fatally
I'SndM. and Mrs. B. Elliott Is held at
hadou'urters charged with ac
to murder as the result of a
trangular domestic mix-up here today.
Hev-ard who was married, but In
fused with the Mitchell girl, en
countered at. the Elliott home by the
Mitchells, shot the two women and
Jhen sent a bullet through his own
hpflrt
Two bullets penetrated th. body -of
Anna Mitchell and physicians hold out
hone for her recovery. Mrs.
Mitchell was instantly killed. W. O.
".Iitchell, husband of the dead woman,
was an eyewitness to the killings, but,
teirg unarmed, was unable to interfere.'
Father Objected To Man
Mitchell told the police the direct
cause of the tragedy was his objection
to Howard associating with his daugh
ter after he had learned he had a wife
and two children living. at Rockwood,
Tenn. He also said his daughter had
left home to take up her residence with
Mrs Elliott in order to be near Howard.
The flrai shots were fired at . Miss
Mitchell, who had left the room oc
cupied by her parents, and then Howard '
opened fire on the elder wtcnen ana
his wife, the woman being killed and
Mitchell rushing to a neighbor '. to
secure a gun. It was while Mitchell was
seeking the gun that Howard turned
the revolver on himself, according to
Mitchell . .- ;' '
Howard had been arrested on cortf
plaint of the father of Anna Mitchell
and was put on bpnd, charged.tirtth.
seduction. "-" - ..
BISHOPS TO CONFB1B
uricrnvfiTriM ". fin A it alM .
tion of Irish bishops, to be "selected, by
Cardinal Logue, has been asked to
appear here next month to testify as
to conditions on Ireland before " the
nn vnn.lscl ax ... T1 V. M ". U a
commission announced tonight ; after
a preliminary conference. It was de
cided to begin the public hearings
November 17, the announcement, said,
and in addition to cabling ; Cardinal
Logue asking appointment of ? the
bishops, the commission expects ...to
hear mayors of several Irish cities and
other Irish witnesses as well as Ameri
cans who have recently visited Ire
land. REFER IMPEACHMENT RESOLUTION
BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Oct. 30. Fol
lowing the adoption of resolutions de
manding the impeachment of Governor
Kilby and leaving the question of a
general symapthetlc strike 'in support
of the mine workers up to the execu
tive committee, the special ' convention
"f the State Federation of Labor ad
journed this afternoon. Provision is
made for a referendum vote on a.
neral strike vote in case the ex
ecutive committee decides "'such ' a
course is necessary. Another resolu
tion adopted calls for the prosecution
"the coal operators under the Lever
act should counsel for the federation
am such a move feasible.
VSHILA GUSHERS IN SPAIN
MADRID( Oct. 30.-Reports are cur-
in financial circles here that oil
Zl , reat Prmlse have been dis-
o o nMn th.e sPanlsh zone of W
oco in th6 vlcinity of Melllla- Amer.
enrL fr6Sts a,ready have; several
STfei? investigating
DEFEATS
VTRTtTNTA -M fff'ft
--.viAjLiaxx tlx XV V
pJendid Play of Southerners
Failed to Stand Crimson's
Hard Crush ! t ;
'MArSIDGE' Mass- Oct. SO.-Harv-
v.iiC Luucnaownai n n a
... . ca-l
,ir?inia
thnv .y, winnlna24 tn 0. Al-
in the overhlr8 8how,d Proficiency
nlsheame. their offense
entirely Plaled the ame almost
dlftw subBtlttes. who found
mZ l":tyf early in the game In
fans' oft. frwarl passes and end
Ha" lf!e "Visitors. - - i
Wt h a tCare ,n the flrst flve mln
PashJT" cR fr0m midfleld. - Vlr
'8er an. offenBe a few minutes
as was rlL:1?6' 'wher forward
:rl!son m T': came anotheH
ana EuVn" , vlrKInla' 10-yard
l8 f thS!" " fleW oal the open-
T!ronrt t na Period. . v;
lH PM0 ,eJrema,nder o -ths sec
Jf. r!d and ii ii..
. r senrin- ... teams was too strona-
La 'or , ' aitl,11 FittJ, who came
lck5" ra,mlnute, in th Harvard
lrJ"nd the end one',Jah of B5 yards
'?he r; BrOTrn ' broke
P th ba 'hn cklng a "Punt., picked
Lr-hdo '1 Aa"a ' ran 20 yards for a
'lon cau-ht . m,nut later Ham
V!rfinial B!rward Pas" hashed
S 7:n7Td lin and-after
Ps, "fS. picke5 another for-
HARYARD
ne tbird touchdown. V.
HARDING REPEATS
HE IS "jlNBOSSED"
Renews Challenge That His Po
sition on Issues Is
x Unassailable v
COLUMBUS, OcL, 30. Senator Hard
ing declared a. presidential candidate
owed it to, the people t6 "conduct him
self with dignity and with exact truth'
and sincerity." He reiterated that S
was an Uncontrolled candidate, who
had made no promises except 'to the
people themselves, and v renewed- his
challenge to show wherein ' he had
changed his position on the league
Issue slnce he accepted the nomination.
"Great responsibility," he said, "win
fall upon the President of the-United
States, but I have thought from the
beginning of this campaign that great
responsibilities rest on the .candidate
for that high office. I think
a . man i
owes it to the American people to. j ina -wheel chair. He greeted the dele
conduct themselves with, dignity; 1 Jgation eordially, end apoligised for not
think it- should be. his endeavor . to
put his whole mind upon tne : fcarerui
presenyuon of a wise program for
our future-. I- think- he 'Should- mt
his whole heart into an attempt to-
unite Americans rather than to divide
them; I think he should put his whole
soul in the pot, -whether he is to bo
elected as I expect, to be. .
"One thing rather personal I cannot
resist. Ohio knows as ' the country
knows how I was- nominated. Ohio
knows how free I am. Ohio knows ail
xne country Knows, .that no . group,
no Interest, no sections'.brought about
my nomination. . I haven't a personal
conviction pledge to anybody 1
America. I didn't make 'a promise to
anybody Inside or outside the conven-j
tlon during its sitting and I haven't ;
made a promise, since the convention
except to me American people.
'And there is another report I want
to make, I accepted my commission
as a party, standard bearer, last June,
and assumed the responsibility. I am
uncovering the campaign tonight ana i
and refer to every utterance since and
guarantee harmony. '
"I want: a responsible . America with,
a' responsible " government. Wo '" ar
calling the- .party a in power - to ; ao-
countabllity and "charged , for at homo.
In;.peace and failure abroad after th
V MWUW,
war: -We nvant -an America pusWnlB'"r . ViVuK'
forward In peace as the son.f Ai?MWn8 p"f?l;"cT5
4
ica :.turvvX6Kutn 4n -warfcf
"I want an America cling
Iswant an'Ameriea elir.o-lnB'tft fhi
constitution-. on. which tve ' uilded to
the wonders of the world and I . -want
- . ' . --- . i
preserved, popular government in tact,
and I want that government, to 'be the
best- in'lthe world. 5, II want an nd to
extravagance and waste. I want aa
end to" inefficiency; a halt In Incapacity".
I want to stay the dangerous drift :n
the world and stabilise .America. . 1
want . confidence restored, the forward
march resnmed." ' . ,; - . ".
STEAMSHIP RESCUED
; WASHINGTON. Oct. 30. The Araerli
can steamer Rambler, reported helpless
today and adrift off the Cuban coast,
has reached Santiago, the navy de
partment waa advise tonight. . The
mine sweeper Tangar, which had been
sent . to ' look "for the Rambler, - was
diverted to aid the steamer' Lake
Daraga, also reported in trouble near
Guantanamo. Raldo messages received
here did not , give details of the acci
dents to either ship further than that
the Rambler was short of water for
her boilers. ' .
RUMANIAN TRAINS
'ARE OVERCROWDED
Passengers Ride Roofs, Running
, Boards arid Bumpers to
Get Somewhere
BUCHAREST, Rumania, Oct. 80- If
Americans ,feel thaty their aub ways,
railroads and trolley cars are crowded,
conditions in Rumania and, other parts
of the Balkans are worso. (Railroad
traffic' today in . Rumania is so great
that passengers ride on the roofs of
every train by the hundreds. When the
tops of the trains are so crowded that
they can hold no more, the passengers
cling, to the running : boards, ride on
the bumpers and even on the under
framework of the car. r The fare Is the
same whether the passenger rides la a
compartment or on the roof of the car.
Accidents , are frequent. Often when a
train has entered a tunnel, a number' of
passengers have been swept off the
roof to their- death. - ir -
. The congested, traffic is due , to the
small , number ' of . locomotives and
coaches available and to insufficient
trackage. Most of the country's rolling
stock was carried off by tho Germans
or destroyed.; Some of the locomotives
and ears have been replaoed, but the
number Is far from adequate. A large
American locomotive concern has. con
tracted to send' a number , of eegines
here, taking in payment a quantity of
oil. ,; ;: -.;- ., ."- --K -
There are at ' present less than ; 8,000
locomotives in Rumania, Including; the
newly acquired provinces of Transyl
vania and Bessarabia. About half this
nUraber are In order. Most, of them are
of r German .or- Hungarian construction.
There Is such' a shortage of passenger
coaches that;, box cars often are used
for the conveyance- of ' the public ; .
The total trackage In Greater Ru
mania Is about 10,600 miles-'i This has
to -serve an , area, of - nearly 300,000
square miles' and a population of .18,
000,000. - Many of the . steel rails aro
almost entirely worn but and the road
beds are in need of major repairs.; Ru
manian railway officials say that Amer
ican railroad men, and engineers would
do well ' to v jnveStlgate business prosT
piets in Rumania. Railroads, must bo
constructed and others double-tracked.
Tha country will require an enormous
Quantity of . railroad supplies to re
equip arid reconstruct . the 'lines that
suffered during the war. Bridges also
must be built ; canals cut and harbors
extended ' - ... ."' v :t' ;
Wilson's Appealing Message To
WASHINGTON D. C, Oct. 80. While
1 a wheel chair.?-He greeted the dele
gation of pro-league Republicans at the
white house Wednesday want thunder
ing in its appealing notes to every part
of, the country there developed - upon
that occasion a pathetic, phase which
must, impress the American people.
The: delegation composed of dis
tinguished ,men . and women, .who put
"patriotism above party In the present
critical hour." .upon leaving the white
house issued a joint statement setting
forth their impressions and experi
ences In - the conference. :: This state
ment Indicated 1 that President Wilson
is . still strong, alert and aggressive
mentally atill as intellectual giant
but broken, and bent in physical health,
and that it is nothing less than tragic
'"that the great President of the United
States should haye been brought to
such a stricken physical condition as a
result of his Indefatigable labor for the
country and for humanity."
As he addressed the delegation of
men and womeft, who think more of the
Leasrue of Nations than thv An nf th
Success Of the Retmhlfcan nartv. h ma.
being i able; to rise, which he said hi
visitors understood. He did pot attempt
to hide , hi . physical , impairment, as
tnoae around hlm hve attempted to
&' but aeemed to assume that; his
jconaiuon k&s Known to the public gen
erally. - In fact a previous communica
tion from him to National Committee
man Costello, of the District of Colum
bia, declining an Invitation to address.
mass meeting here, . was candid in
.'expression, as to why he could not ac
cept, saying that "It Is not wise or pos-
sible for me to do so.
'AH the world knew the President
was a sick man. : They knew he had
broken down under the: terrlfio strain.
but through It aH they realized that he
was still vigorous, alert and aggressive
mentally and what he might say would
be of great Jnoment at that particular
time, not only to the American weoDlo.
but to all the civilised rermle of th
earth. His address was a characteristic
one, olear, convincing and logical. Ho
spoke ' not alone to the small delega
on, h,ut to the Entire people ot i the
country and what he said has gone on
Its i mission J to . every section , of . the
United Statssr ' - v-
Only- twice previously had- the rigid
rules laldVdown by the., - President's
medical advisers been Vrelaxftdy '..Last
.iL, 1 a a -v .11. ' f
V35JZ?i::i:3?y
asiSaTljdelega - tlott'raaetInr - - ha
veterans o oreijn wir. i,W m
4 - ti jr,,-j.ti.- Mb'k. .k. .-i .'1
effort vo required W by -. .the r '.' audieaco
Wednesday On ' th.o- -othef! ; occasions
the President did not : deliver' an ad-;
dress, aa he did upon tha last occasion.
Presidential
' NEW YORK, Oct. 3d. The presiden
tial campaign of 1820, waged : princi
pally around . the League of Nations,
formally closed tonight. Ci' '
Tonight .the leading figures on, Re
pubUcan; and ..Democratipf tickets.- ad
dressed audiences n the east and mid
dle west"; Tomorrow, they will rest.
Monday, will? bring .the last toot of
campaign horn and the last blast flare
of . redlight. Tuesday will come the
voting. - 'V
But, although, on Monday there will
be staged the final skirmish for votes,
the real 'battle ended tonignt. it . was
marked, as every political campaign is
marked, with expressions of confidence
in victory from rival headquarters.
- ''The evidence.! the overwhelming
Republican- victory1 hoarly Increases."
was the statement of Will H. Hays,
chairman of the Republican national
committee. 'It Is now certain that the
Republicans will have a minimum total
of 86? electoral votes. We will have a
greatly increased majority in the house
and a substantial majority in the sen
ate. - . ' "
. This from Gforge White, chairman of
the : Democratic national committee:
"Cox and Roosevelt will win. They will
have a party majority in the senate
and house."- - ' ' v.
Socialist r headquarters, while nak
lng ' no claim of eloctoral votes pre
dicted that, the party would poll the
largest vote In Its history 3,000.000,
some leaders Claimed. While asserting
that many of the ballots would repre
sent party converts, Socialist advo
cates also prophesied that many would
represent a protest vote against im
prisonment of "political prisoners In
cluding Eugene V. Debs, their own
presidential candidate, now in. Atlanta
penitentiary" fox violation of the es-
AllpartlV tbok into consideration
swelling ' of the vote - by. appearance
of women casting their first ballots for
president. ? . . -
In his prediction of victory for Sen
ator Harding and Governor Coolidge,
Mr Hays laid claims to the following
states: - CaUfornia, Colorado, ConnectI-.
cut, Delaware, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana,
Iowa V Kansas . Maine, Massachusetts,
Michigan; Minnesota, Missouri, Mon
tana, Nebraska. Nevada, New Hamp
shire, New Jersey, -New -York, .North
Dakota, Ohio,- Oregon, Pennsylvania,
Rhode Island. South Dakota, UtahVer
mont, Washington, West Virginia,
Wisconsin and Wyoming.. .- . -
-In addltlonV said . Mr. . Hays, "the
-DMifATi . have very much better
than an ven chance to carry Arizona,
Kentucky, ;Maryiana anoiiw
with 27 additional electoral votes. This
makes 396 Republican ' elefctoral votes
almost certain out of the total of B81
"The only ' states i certainly Demo
cratic are : Alabama Arkansas,- Flor
ida Louisiana, Mississippi,1 South . Car
olina, Georgia; Texas and Virginia.
"The electorate of America, which Is
for 'America firsts Is simply t waiting
for the opportunity to voice a protest
against Inefficiency, , extravagance and
autocracy . In government and to exv
vitm- ftomolete confidence in the
constructive : ability of. the Republican I
party in a manner, tnat.wuj.Dneara
around tho .worid..-.; v ..?Vvirf.;..v J.y
Mr. White, who -.declared tbnlght he
had , spend the last three days checking
I vn detailed reports from rail -v' stata
when he was .engaged the better part
of an hour. '-J The Preaidenf s speech
upon this occasion, which was the only
one he had made m -person since ho was
stricken ltf" Septembers : 1019, ocoupied
more than 30 minute.'1 . t -. -
Members of the delegation, conform
ing to the accepted proprieties' ad
hered to their joint, formal statement
andTefused;;to- make individual com
ment as to their Impressions pertaining
to the President except as were set
forth by them in their Joint statement
of what took plac,
It is evident, however, that some of
the visitors expected to find the" Presi
dent further advanced toward , com
plete recovery. They were all deeply
impressed with - the ' President's mental
vigor aa evinced by., the . remarkably
clear succinct argument for the -League
of Nations which no read with --deoD
feeling, but - they were , disappointed
that he was not . physfcaUy stronger.
This expressed feeling among the visi
tors gave rise to the conviction amonsr
many that the president, was not get--
ting along as well as had been hoped
and that probably, he -was not equal to
strain incident to tho conference he
had Just held, but his physician. Dr.
Grayson, at' once gave : assurance that
the President condition is everything
that could be desired; that his progress
has been steady and consistent and that
the patient is already. sufficlentiy
strong to permit him to accomplish 'con
siderable wortc dally, adding to the pro
gram gradually,: and v,that . his recent
meeting with pro-league Republicans
and his address to them had - not in
any way distressed him but had heart
ened and encouraged him. ! : :
Those who know his, condition best
believe the President ' will fulfill the
ordinary expectancy of life, and "that
he will be able to complete; his great
life work in - giving to .the ' American
people and the world , an accurate his
tory of his performances abroad and
at home. ; A "-.
Observing the ' amenities and pro
pvletleu of tho occasion neither' the
President nor his . auditors- mentioned
either Cox or Harding, but centered
their thoughts on - the - commanding
issue the one that Js nearest the heart
of the President4 and in behalf ol which
these pro-league Republicans sought
tho conference.,.;: . . . . "J . ;.:; . ..
,4Partles are. significant now In this
contest ' only because the voters' must
make . up their- minds." , declared .. the
President- "which of the two parties Is
rnaoot" likely io ?ecure the - indlspohslble
f reault." - ThJU this was ,.:pjl4gv
meeting
th parti
"We hiv
Wilson, Srhether -Ve : will make J fbdd
at ralt" ' as between- Irnperialfsnrf and
free natlonsi'and a. Harding, wants to
quit, and jCoi Vftnts t6make good, the
right ' choice is obvious, f . ; - - '. ; v ,
Claim A l;
chairmen, asserted he saw "no reason
to alter : my fortfeast In which I Pre
dicted a certain victory for the Demo
cratic ticket.' .', -; .'-, ,
Mr. White referred to a prediction
he made yesterday. ' . -
. "But, In' perfect fairness, I . want to
say that this will not bo alone a Dem
ocratic, victory. It will be tho victory
qf America, a victory over disloyalty
and partisanship, a victory over dis
union and dishonor, a victory over the
counsels of selfishness. ' ;
maintain world peace In concert with
lflg Kiuun; wnica were uur miiea in i price committees, ocoh. -cih.huou
the struggle against imperialism and j for the department in forcing down
militarism. It wants to extend the I prices of many commodities.
Monroe Doctrine to the world. It wants ! . The campaign against exorbitant
to secure peace in the Eastern hemls- prices has . been of "substantial bene
phera a in the Western and to spare ; fit" to the average citlsen, Mr. ; Scott
future generations of Americans from
military, domination.
"We have won the argument, for
peace.' 'Wis have won it despite,; the
fact that an absolutely clean and fair
campaign on our part has been con
ducted tit the face of a campaign that
bora every other semblance but fair
ness and cleanliness." c
FOLLOWERS OF CALVIN
BEAT PALMETTO CADETS
Citadel
Loses to Davidson At
Charlotte
y. CHARLOTTE, Oct. SO. In a game
with plenty of open pTay and hard hlt
ting . llno'.'f plunging Davidson college
defeated - Citadel 27 to 18 here today."
Davidson . started with four second-.
String ' men In the line up because ot
the S. LiA. A. ruling but was able to
register foirr touchdowns. '
f 1 TABIJBrrIS DEDICATED - .'
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30. A brOnze
tablet commemorating the founding of
the : American- nay yU4"S year ago, was
unveiled : here. late , today with repre
sentatives of. the navy and the Sons of
the American Revolution participating.
Assistant Secretary of the Navy Gor
don Woodbury, - was the principal
speaker, r The tablet was placed at the
fet , 6t John. Paul Jones statue in
.Potomac park.--,; r-' ' . ;'... i '
Election Bulletin Service
, . Harding or Cox? Harding or. Cox ? v t , ; - '
. -You tell 'emi Populi; you've got the Vox. .
r 'fi - knowing that there will be .the keenest interest in what
PopuU mayV'te
, .usual td glve a compiete bulle,tih service, covering all of the ;
important contests. The Morrijiig Star screen on' the edge '
of Post OfRce Green will teU thp .stoiy a
over The Associated Pressures .Tuesday" night. Thepublic
;is; invited "to cpm'e and seffsomefcwiiy get an awful walloping. :
WEALTHY PEOPLE
TELL WEIRD STORY:
OF KIDN1PIRG
Ranchman and Wife Relate At
J tempt to Collect $25,000
o Ransom .
"POTATO KING" INVOLVED
I' V IN UNUSUAL AFFAHl
Remarkable Story of Capture
' and Escape Recounted by '
Arkansas Couple '
. ST. LOUIS, Oct. 34.j6seph Alexan.
der, reputed wealthy ranchman and
farm .owner of Fort Smith, Ark., and
Mrs. Martha -Taber. of this city, wife
Of Alexander's ranch unAHntAnAant
today related to the police how they
had been kidnaped in an attempt to
collect $26,000 from the ranchman.
Alexander, aocording to advices, is
known as the v "potato king" lri Tort
Smithy He appeared at the St. Louis
county, courthouse ( earlv today bare
footed and sparsely clad and described
to officers , how. he had been bound,
gagged,; beaten ; and guarded by his
captors. Mrs. Taber told a similar
story. ; '
Alexander came to St. Louis last
Monday,., he : explained, in response to
a? telegram, bearing Mrs. Tabor's name
'-And reading: - -.,
:,;"C6rae at onco; serious trouble."
Mrs. ; Taber denied sending the mes
sage. Met at the depot by men, Alex
ander I said he ' accepted an . invitation
to-ride to; Mrs. Tabor's home in their
iiitomoblle and .was taken to . a farm
house, about eight miles , west of here.
MrsJ Taber," who had been kidnaped
Sunday, was" brought to his room, ho
related, and he was ordered to sign
the check - payable to her. Refusing,
he r was beaten and the bonds . on his
arjns and ankles tightened, he as
serted. He protested he did not have
$25,000 In the bank, btft the kidnapers
sontlhued torturing him,r and on Tues
day he wrote, the .check, scribbling the
signature, he said, to make it appear
a forgery.. - . i. - . . ;-?--.
' ' Aftef Alexander . had written the
check on a - bank at Fort aniW ne
v.ati v ioda-v Alexander
lice vhis guard vf ell r asleep i and . he
iiiui: His eocaxo - awM .r.Uarntd
shortly afterwards, Mrs. Taber " said,
and- she was hurried 'to her hom
. Officials visited tho farm house and
found it unoccupied-! Overturned fur
niture, theysald, .Indicated the men
had made a hurried departure.
PROFITEERS STILL
UNDER U. S. BAN
Justice pn Hii
Overchargers
. WASHINGTON, Oct. 30. The depart
ment of Justice will continue" Its drive
on profiteers ."wherever and whenever
found." regardless of the dissolution
Monday of the fair price1 organisations,
according to a statement issued tonight
by Robert T. Scott, assistant to the at
tnmAV crftTieral. who. forssally an-
i nouhced the disbanding of the fair
said. He added that more man s.ouu
eases had been instituted by the de
partment, and that scores of them had
j resulted in fines and prison sentences
under the profiteering provisions of the
Lever law.
"The objective of the department,"
Mr. Scott said, "has been first to elim
inate the profiteer and, second, to make
his "field less attractive by educating
the buying public to tho wisdom of
Mine h-iiu scubiwio .uujiug. i .
; Mr. Scott .said the governmoht actlvi- J ,
ties against price gougers had "accelerated--
and aided rather than retarded"
renewal of the effectiveness of the law
of supply and demand.
-PLAN FOB. SOVIET TRADES
. WASHINGTON, Oct. 30. Plans for
the opening up of trade between So
viet RUSsia- and the United States with
tha -International-, clearing house In
Copenhagen, with the means of . Insur
ing payment to s American exporters,
are under consideration by the depart-
ment' of commerce. Df-finlto recom
mendations ' by the department are as
yet incompleto but an official report of
the machinery set up in Denmark for
world trade . with : Russia has been
made. - - ' ' -; '
'VARSITY LOSES TO MARYLAND
CHAPEL HILL, Oct. 30: A series of
sweeping end runs behind - smooth
working interference ' broke down a
crippled Carolina 'defense - today ; and
Maryland won the first game, ever
played lri Chapel Hill by a score of 13
to.-0. . ' .vH-' . '-' '-."'' ' ::' . ' : . '
HARDING IS
DOCTRINE
SAYS IN FINAL ANSWER
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Governor In Vehement Attack Upon Rival lWv,
clares He Is the Saddest Picture In His- ; j
tory Chicago Crowds Hear Speeches '
CHICAQO, Oct..30. Govenor Cox virtually finished his presW;
dential campaign here tonight with a series of speeches to many
thousands of persons to whom he pounded home his League of Na- '
tions and other doctrines. Except for a final speech next. Monday
night at Toledo, 0:, today was the last and a rushing day of cam" f
paigning for the Democratic candidate. : ' f
In addresses here, at Gary, Ind., and Evanston. 111.. Governor -
Cox predicted victory for 'the
election and urged his audiences
ena tne war. nis largest audience was tonight m the Coliseum,
where his Republican" adversary, Senator Harding, was nominated
last June. ' ,: 1 ' ;
' This, governor's political - repertoire,
as wea as physical - stamina, were
well as physical ' stamina.
taxed by today's number and size of
his audiences In a program which kept
him the center of swirling crowds un
til midnight, when his train pulled out
for Dayton.' . '
That American entrance Into tha
League ' of Nations' was ' a "plodge" to
ther men who f ought In the Wold war
and their mothers -a bond - to end wars
forever, , If : possible and also a.- meas
ure for national' and'-world' progess.
economic and vmoraU was stressed by
Governor Cox In all ' dt today's ad
dresses. He reiterated vehement at
tacks upon the league position of Sen
ator . Harding and other opponents.
. Rfera to WUwi
Belief that President Wilson 'would
be ready to retire' from -public Ufa :f
the- leagua "pledge' 'should 'be kept
was expressed by the governor to au
audience of women. -
Declaringv-that. the President pre
sented "the saddest picture In all' his
tory," 'and; deploring iwhat he- termed
the-''malignant policy of hate," against
the executive,: Governor. : Cox said io
an audience of women : ; i
. "He thinks - of one thing and. one
thing, only. , He talks of -it mora than
anything else, and it Js this: That no
-Sv1feuatBkoTtB
lPttla'ce'rta
knew deflniteljr that -th'e promise would
Tfto&Jcapti that. no', jwould- be perfectly
willing. to conclude his participation -n
all-.publio f affairs, 'either ; officially or
privately.",:' ... .. : I-
f Returning V hr.. the jrovornor mo-
Patten gymnasium at the Northwestern
university. . : His :cOlleum meeting to
night was preceded by an automobile
parade, I with - red torch lights, fire
works and other spectacular feature.
Afterwards addresses at Carter H.. Har
rison Technical, school and St. Stanis
laus auditorium were . the closing
events of the strenuous day's program.
. League Big Topic
- The league was! the big. topic In all
of the governor.'s addresses.' Economlo
as well as moral, arguments In Its he
half were emphasized and he reiterated
charges that Senator . Harding was
evasive upon issue and trying to "wig
gle and wobble Into tho-presidency."
In his coliseum speech; tonight the
governor attacked - especially Senator
Harding's statement at Des Molne.
that "we must consecrate ourselves to
tho welfare of 'America and not of the
rest of the world. ' , -
"Ajpplied : to 'Individuals It Is tha
doctrine of egotism," said j the governor
"applied to nations it is the doctrine
of isolation, and . in both cases it ih
the doctrine of selfishness. To tain
glibly about 'America only'; as If that
were what -patriotism means. Is as fool
ish as it Is false. That kind of pa
triotism is cheap and , spurious pa
triotism. . 1
"The true patriot wants, his country
to be first In service, not first in sel
fishness. More than that it Is the
negation 'of the new Testament ana
the old Testament as welL"
For Positive Mandate
Governor Cox declared repeatedly
that his own election would be "a
positive mandate" for . American en
trance into the' league and that suo
cess of Harding would be no "mandate
whatever." '
"We must . go In, ahd I believe we
will If the people will speak a positive
mandate," said the governor, reiterat
ing that ha would accept any "good" or
"helpful" reservations
To obtain; Its ratification," he . said.
"I am willing to accept such helpful
reservations as are necessary to secure
that end. . y
The governors league ; appeals wer
couched again in. strong religious vein.
He weighed upon indorsement of the
league which he said had - been giver
generally by- religious .denominations ,
and also charged that "the force of!
money had been brutily used in efforts!
to intimidate ministers .who
had ad-
vocated the leagua
A great ovation was given the gov
ernor when he arrived at the coliseum,
where seats had been provided for 11,
000 persona ; The demonstration lasted
fifteen -minutes.- The platform from
on the spot where Senator Lodge, of
Massachusetts, presided over the Re
publican convention and the convention
sounding board .over the spectators'
platform also was ' used tonight.
"I bring you the 'message from thirty-five
states. f Governor . Cox began.
"that the Hindenburg .line formed by
the senatorial oligarchy and the Inter -
ests - of ; special privilege, which 'six
months ago was thought to be impug
nable has been smashed." ; .
Referring to the Republican conven
tion Governor, Cox - said: "The .candi
date of the reactionary was not nomi
nated in 1 this hall.".
Declaring that Senator Harding was
chosen In a hotfeL Governor Cox added.
the delegates "were permitted to ratify
and they did without any reservations.
- The crowd laughed and ' cheered the
governor's Immediate attack on his! opponent-
and also an attack upon f the
Republican platform, which., a mmd.
PREACHING
OEHATE
COX
cause of peace-in next Tuesday' U;
to vote as - our soldiers fought, to
"which" ratified the senatorial consplr
acy" by praising, the Republican sen.
atorg involved. Th name of Senator
Lodge was hissed, and "booed, loudly
when the governor reiterated his "oon
spiracy" charges against the senator.
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POUSH miflSTRY ADOPTS ' '
MEASURES ' AGAINST , TYPHUS
WARSAW; 'Oct.r 30 A health " dicta
tor has been . appointed by the Polish
government to fight typhus plague. Ho:
is ,Dr.T Eftill . Godelewski, known
throughout eastern Europe, as an ex
pert in hygiena His writings on ths
subject are a texl book 'In nurses'
schools and hospitals. ,
M'SWINEY FUNERAL . .
CORK, Oct 80 Up. to lat?" tonight
no chango, of plaits. In .the funeral of
MacSwiney had been' announced. The
original plans provided that the body
would be taken to the cathedral at 11
o'clock Sunday, morning. Bishop. Co
halan will officiate at the reqtiiem mass
at 13 o'clook, and the burial will be at
1 o'ejock In the afternoon.ln "the re
publican Plof beside the grave of Mac-''
Swiney's predecessor, Thomaa MacCur
tarn.-; ..
VRESS. CONGRESS POSTPONED
LONX30N, Oct. 8n.-The;.Press Coa
to'h-av
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t a&6 been further! postponed ' indefinite- "
; ly. The - postponement" was caused by
: the high cost of travel and other dlf
floulties: , ; ; , , , .
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AT 'I : T) T7HT0 WTi X WJ AIT
SHOWS VICTORY
FOR
Tremendous , Interest Is Manl
fested. Throughout North
Carolina in Election ' '
(Special to The Star) ' t
. RALEIGH. Oot. 30. With tha ap- '
proach of election day, and the practi
cal certainty of Democratic success
taking soma interest from this phaso '
of the balloting, the constitutional
amendments have becomo the Urest"
Issues before the'-people. Two weak
ago there ' was ah, apathy; and an In .
difference about the oonstitutloial
changes which was completely, dis
heartening to the 'advocates. , The op- V
ponents, likewise, felt . some appreaen
slon over the results. Both sides
feared that the general Indifference of
the average- voter would result In ihi
other side winning by a slight majority
with a very small poll of ths votes, ,' : .- '
1 Now It is generally cohoeded that
the people are Interested In the amend
ments and that a much larger vote will '
be 'cast on the changes than was an
ticipated.' This change of oondltlon and ,
this new Interest, both' sides declare,1 -is
the result of the Interest the news- ,
papers of the stats have taken in In- f
forming the pepple about the issues and
DEMOCRATS
m yrcBcnung uicas issues impartially. j
The papers have thrown open their I
columns In tho majority bf casea for
publlo discussion of the amendments! '
They have also carried reports ' of
the speeches for and against, though
the majority of the speaking has been
done for: the constitutional changea -With
Cameron Morrison declaring
that his, observation of the Interest in
the : amendments leads him to believe
they will be carried by a majority '
almost as geat If not greater than th1;
democratic ticket, . ana a. , j. MaxweNJ
returning .from 'a,, tour; of the'; western
part of ..the state, reporting that he is ;,
better, satisfied with the situation than
he has been at anytime since the cam- ;
palgn started, the advocates have taken "
on new- life. - J. W. Bailey and . J. s:
Griffin ' are predicting that the amend- f'
(ments would be 'lost by. at least
50.-
000 If the women - ware not. considered.:
They admit they do not know how; the'
women! are going to vote on 'the constl- ,
tutlonai-changes. . , -;;-;...
A. J. Maxwell today called attention!
to the fact that J. W. Bailey wrote the '
na rt f th a - T.rnoratift nia tf Arm . in
! j918 whJon praised the federal Income
tax. . After discussing finances and na-;
tlonal Issues Mr. Bailey said: .; .,,'".
"At the same tjme we have given the - -nation
a system of revenue entirely .
adequate to its necessities. We have
supplemented this tariff with an income
tax the off e6t of which Is to remove' ;'
from the rank and file the heavier bur- ,
den of taxation, and place that burden
upon- those more able - to j bear it, and '-i
who in common Justice, ought to bear ;
itJ;-;'.:- ..;-,,: ,fV.t-:; Wyj v, ; ':) y'it-
lit- Bailey now declares- the A Income
-v; win onoress the poor, man.
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