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SUFFRAGIST SAIDTO! HAVE CURSED FLAG Miss Hazel Hunkins, of Billings, 'i ' Mont., Accused; Affida ' vits Produced. DEBATE IN SENATE BITTER "Solt on Susan B. Anthony Amend t, . jnent Delayed Again; Women Said Sot to Control Xeces aary Blajority. ' 'WASHINGTON. Sept. 27. Fate of omin suffrage in the Senate - was more uncertain tonight than ever. - After a day of bitter debate in which Senators confidential negotiations were publicly disclosed, the Senate adjourned vntll tomorrow with suffrage advo- tienta openly threatening; a filibuster rents openly threatening ' fiHrbuster to prevent a rollcall until Monday be ' cause many Senators will be absent tomorrow making liberty Joan speeches. Political charges and counter charges, criticism from ali quarters of the con duct of the militant suffragists. Includ Intr charges that one. Miss Hazel Hun kins. of Billings. Mont., an employe of the war labor board, had cursed the American flag during a recent suffrage demonstration In front of-the White House and denunciation of The manage ment of the House resolution, featured the debate. Oae Tote LaekJas ( During the partisan discussion It was -revealed that private polls show that ' the suffrage forces still lack one vote of the two-thirds majority necessary to pass the resolution. ' Senator Reed of Missouri, Democrat. Opposing the resolution, eaid the Senate ty taking "commands from "petti coat lobbyists' had placed Itself in a ''contemptible position" and denounced the situation as a "shame and dls rrace.' In the course of his speech. Senator Reed made the charge against Miss Hunkins. He produced affidavits from policemen and a police matron, who were present when Miss Hunkins and other woman's party demonstrators were arrested, alleging that Miss Hun kins had said: that old American flag, it Is the cause of all this trouble, and .... the American flag, it ia always Setting someone in trouble." ( Wonai Deales Charge. A telegram from Miss Hunkins deny ing the charges and promising libel proceedings - on their publication was also read by the Missouri Senator. Senator Thomas of Colorado, Demo crat, eaid the charges were being In vestigated by the Department of Jus tice. ' Senator Walsh of Montana said he be lieved the' charges to be absolutely false. BELL TO BE ON BALLOT tAPA CANDIDATE "ASStMED TO HAVE QUALIFIED. Co verm or ( Nebraska, Says Tkat If He Is Not Re-Eelected He L Will Eater Army. SACRAMENTO, paL, Sept. 27. Frank C Jordan. Secretary of State, an nounced today he had assumed" that Theodore A. Bell, of Napa, Cat., had qualified for the independent nomlna tion for Governor of California and that he would place Bell's name on the ballot for the November election, GORDON, Neb.. Sept 27. Governor Keith Neville. Democratic candidate for re-election In November, has resolved to let the voters of Nebraska decide the question as to whether he is to continue to be Governor or join the great khaki clad fraternity that is battling abroad for democracy and civilization. He said In addressing a political (Fathering here: "I shall accept the judgment of the voters on this ques tion gladly." "'DIG, DIG, DKT IS SLOGAN Tnlins Ii. Meier Tells How Xevt York I'shcrs In Liberty Loan Campaign. How New Tork ushered in the offi cial opening of the fourth liberty loan campaign was told in a telegram re ceived yesterday from Julius L. Meier, lieutenant-general of one of the Port land field divisions, to Guy W. Talbot, general in command. Mr. Meier says: "President Wilson, at the Metropolitan Opera-House tonight, talks on the lib erty loan. Enthusiasm of the workers Is high. Huge sirens will be operated by an electric switch from police bead- quarters. When they complete their message to Isew workers to dig, dig dig,' the town criers will start out from every precinct police station, distribut ing hundreds of thousands of copies of a 'surprise paper that is to awaken the city to the Importance of the loan." 50 ENTER NAVAL SERVICE Popular Branch of War Trailing Slay Be Extended Later. UNIVERSITY OF OREGON. Eugene. Sept. 27. (Special.) Nearly 60 stu dents signed applications for entrance into the naval section of the S. A. T. C. yesterday and today. So great is the demand for this training that the Uni versity of Oregon's quota of 60 men tnay be Increased later. It is expected that some men who had applied for the regular S- A. T. C. work will ask to be Inducted into the naval section as apprentice seamen to train for officers in the Navy and that there soon will be more than 60 appli cations for this branch of the work. NO PRICE FIXING IN SIGHT War Board Committee Make State ment Regarding Cotton, i WASHINGTON. Sept. 27. 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