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VOL. LIX NO. 18,695
Entered at Portland (Oregon) j
Potof fice as SPCorvd-Cia5 Matter.
PORTLAND, OREGON, MONDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1920
PRICE EIVE CENTS.
BOY SLAIN BY BROTHER
IN HUNTING ACCIDENT
HOPE
DONOR TO COX FUND
OPENLY SELLS LIQUOR
SOME QUEER REASON BRINGS
IMJirXITT FROM LAW.
pair in Airm hfi n iip- t
WILSON IS GUILTY
US. BALLOON SEEMS I
HflRDNG
DEMANDS
BR IA N PINS
HUCSWINEY DIES'
OF HUNGER STRIKE
Lord Mayor of Cork Suc
cumbs on 74th Day.
GIRL'S ESCORT MISSING
... ,
LOUISE BAKER, 15, TELLS OF
FICERS OF STRAXGE ATTACK.
TO BE LEADING RACE
PARLEY
OF INDISCRETION
SHOTGUN" CHARGE STRIKES
ALL APPEAR DRIFTING; IX
WILLIAM MOORE, AGED 14.
XORTHWARD DIRECTIOX.
MINER
REPLY ON ISSUES
Policies Are Befogged by
Democrats, Is Charge.
CONSTRUCTIYENESS IS URGED
Jo End Mismanagement of
L Government Is Aim.
rival: regime rapped
Over-Centralization of Power and
Unnecessary Taxation Among
Accusations In Statement.
MARION, O., Oct. 24. Senator
Harding, accusing the democratic
party of failure to place its policies
clearly before the people, asked In a
statement tonight that his opponents
answer numerous charges he has
brought against them.
At the same time, he re-stated his
own position on Various issues and
declared that in his public utterances
he had proposed a constructive policy
"to brink our people out of the jun
gle of mismanagement."
"Extravagance, unpreparedness for
both war and peace, over-centralization
of power; unnecessary taxation:
unsound industrial policies and "gro
tesque inefficiency" were among the
accusations which Mr. Harding said
had not been answered by the dem
ocrats. Democrat!' Lcnfme Opposed.
As to the league, he said he was
wholly against tje democratic pro
gramme, but believed there was "full
expectation of becoming a member of
a wise association of nations."
The senator's statement, addressed
"To the America! People," follows:
"I believe that the men and women
of this country are entitled to receive
from any political party seeking their
support a clear answer upon the pre
dominant issues which affect the fu
tura course of America.
"Seldom in the history of our conn
try has there been such an avoidance
of this duty upon the part of any
candidates as has been evident among
our opponents.
Mismanagement i OhnrKed.
"The American people are satisfied
that the conduct of ur domestic af
fairs has been grossly mismanaged.
They hunger for a constructive Amer
ican policy. It has been my sense of
obligation to treat with clarity and
definltiveness .the republican plan for
putting our house in order
'I call upon the democratic party
to answer the charges that its man
agement of domestic affairs had
.brought us to the brink of an indus
trial crisis in 1914 from which only
the world war saved us and is even
now leading us toward another preci
pice. Cost Pnt at Billions.
"There has been no answer to the
well-known fact that they, have cost
America untold billions of dollars and
the precious lives of our sons by un
preparedness for war, persisted in for
political expediency.
"They have made no answer to the
charge that they were equally un
prepared for peace and reconstruc
tion. "They Ifive made no answer to the
charge that their experiment with
the American railways, their indus
trial policy and their-maintainlng in
the federal government hundreds of
thousands of "unnecessary employes
has cost the taxpayers a fearful
burden,, which our men and women,
and even their children, will have to
pay.
"They have mace no answer to the
charge that their rule has been one
ol" grotesque inefficiency.
CnnMtlnilon Held Violated.
'They have made no answer to the
rharpc that during the control, which
they now sock to perpetuate, they
h;ive perverted the form of govern
ment of our republic and overridden
the purpose of our constitution by
maintaining extreme and undemo
cratic centralization of executive
power which would have bVen an of
fense to Thomas Jefferson and to
;rovcr Cleveland as much as it would
have been to Washington, Lincoln
and Roosevelt.
"I have spent this campaign in set
ting forth a constructive republican
policy. I have demanded the restora
tion of the constitutional government
of a representative democracy which
shall represent the will of the people
rather than the will of one-man gov
ernment descending toward the
people.
"I have stood for more business in
government and less government in
business. 1 have demanded a re
organization of administrative gov
ernment so that it shall become a
source of pride to the American spirit
of efficiency and will remove the
drain from the taxpayers.
Conservation la I'rs-ed.
"I have sei forth a plan for the con
servation of our human resources. I
have suggested means for the pro
tection of motherhood and childhood
and for the alleviation of human suf
fering at home. 1 have discussed In
detail 's policy of reclamation, lrriga
- tlon and development of natural re
sources and I have stated clearly a
plan for the wholesale expansion of
our foreign trade and for the pro
tection of our industries and for the
tConuluded on face ii. Column 2.)
Tragedy Takes Place "While Lads
Are Walking Along Road
Southeast of Damascus.
William Moore, 14-year-old eon of
John Moore of Damascus, was in
stantly killed about 3 o'clock Sunday
afternoon by the accidental discharge
of a 12-gauge shotgun in the hands
of his brother, Henry "Moore, 12. The
full charge of shot entered the boy's
heart from a short distance.
At the time of the accident the
boys, in conxpany with an older
brother, Edward Moore, 16, and Clay
ton Hall, 15, were walking along the
public highway a short distance
southeast of Damascus on a hunting
trip. Only two guns were in the
party, a single-barrel, 12-gauge car
ried by Henry Moore and a .22-call-ber
rifle carried by Edward Moore.
No explanation is offered for the dis
charge of the piece nnless the small
boy was carelessly toying with the
mechanism as he walked along.
BLIND AFFINITY JAILED
Sightless Trio Involved In Battle
Royal Over Woman.
ATLANTA, Ga Oct 24 (Special.)
That love is blind, has Just been
proved in the police court here when
a blind man, his blind wife and her
alleged affinity, also blind, were 'ar
raigned for trial following a battle
royal between the two men after the
husband had come home unexpectedly.
Martin Strong, the husband, told the
recorder that while peddling religious
pamphlets in the streets some friend
had warned him that a rival was pay
ing court to his wife and that he had
better go home.
On his arrival there, he said, he
found Sam Stewart enjoying a chat
with the wife. Then the fight started.
Most of the furniture in the room was
wrecked. But the combatants suf
fered less injyry due to their inability
to get at each other properly. One
day in a dark cell at police station
for Stewart, said the judge. .
TRADE RELATIONS PEND
Britain Awaits Return of Prison
ers by- Soviet Government.
(Copyright by the New York World. Pub
lished by Arramement.
LONDON, Oct. 24. (Special Cable.)
Within 30 days at the latest, pro
viding Soviet Russia keeps her
promise to return all British prison
ers,, .trade relations xbe.t,npee.n Great
Britain and the Soviet government
should be established, so the World
correspondent was informed authori
tatively. It is believed Finland will ac
quiesce in the plan to exchange pris
oners over the Finnish border. There
are varying estimates of the size of
contracts which Russia is- anxious to
make in England, one figure men
tioned being $100,000,000, largely for
agricultural machinery, locomotives
and rolling stock.
The Russians will have to put up
gilt-edged securities or cash to close
the deals.
FALL FROM WINDOW FATAL
J. B. Middleton Declared Under
Influence of Liquor by Police.
J. B. Middleton, 35 and slnele, died
yesterday morning at St. Vincent's
hospital from injuries sustained when
he fell from a window on the second
I floor of the Edenhoim apartments,
325 Market street. He died from in-
ternal iniuries three hour after he
had been taken to the hospital.
That Middleton fell from the win
dow while under the influence of
liquor was the report of Police In
spectors McCulloch and Powerf, who
conducted an investigation. So far
as, the police have been able to learn
there was no other person in the
apartment at the time of the fatal
accident.
The body was taken to the morgue,
but it is not believed an inquest will
be held.
STORY PICTURE PLANNED
Baruch Gives $35,000 to Film
"Uncle Sam of Freedom Ridge."
WASHINGTON, Oct. 24. B. M. Ba
ruch of New York filed a sworn state
ment yesterday with the clerk of the
house recording an agreement be
tween himself and the Harry Levy
service corporation to produce a
moving picture version of the story,
"Uncle Sam of Freedom Ridge." He
said he had advanced $35,000 toward
expenses of the production and had
signified his willingness to advance
$14,000 additional.
Mr. Baruch said that while the
story was written long before the
campaign, it was calculated "to in
fluence votes for representatives to
congress who believe in adoption of
the league of nations."
WAR CLEMENCY ASKED
Year Sought for Trio Sentenced to
Three Under Espionage Act.
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 24. Recom
mendation that the three-year sen
tences imposed upon E. A.. Stephens,
Edward Hamm and E. J. Sonnenberg,
all of San Bernardino. CaL, for viola
tion of the espionage act by distribu
tion and ale of certain literature,
be commuted to one year each has
been sent to the department of jus
tice by J. Robert O'Connor, United
States district attorney.
They were taken to the federal
penitentiary at McNeil's Island last
May. .. .
Cabinet and Strikers in
Conference 3 Hours.
PREMIER MAKES PBOMISE
Increase Hinges on Boost in
Output in New0ffer.
VOTE IS EXPECTED SOON
Belief Is Strong Both Sides Will
Submit Difference on Equal
Basis In Few Days.
LONDON, Oct. 24. (By the Associ
ated Pressfl Premier Lloard George,
cabinet tr embers and members of the
striking coal miners conferred for
three hours today. After the miners'
delegates had departed the cabinet
members continued in session with
Lloyd George, ' Frank Hodges, a min
ers' representative, said the discus
sions would be continued.
Later the miners' executive body
went into conference .and then ad
journed "until tomorrow.
The conversations with Mr. Lloyd.
George will be resumed tomorrow, it
was Announced.
Hope In Settlement.
Hope seemed to prevail that there
would be a' settlement . of the coal
strike as a result of he renewal of
the direct negotiations between the
miners and the government. Neither
side has disclosed the nature of these
negotiations, but, according to offi
cial reports. Premier Lloyd George
suggested some new formula which
would satisfy the government that if
a two-shilling advance in wages was
conceded it would be. accompanied by
an increased output.
There seems to be a strong belief
that the full executive committee of
the miners' federation will meet the
government within a few days on a
basis wjiich can be submitted to the
miners for acceptance or rejection.
tiw at Conference.
At the conference today, in addi
tion to Mr. Lloyd George, the govern
ment representatives included An
drew Bonar Law. the government
leader in the house of commons; Sir
Robert S. Horne, president of the
board of trade; the -minister of mines,
the coal controller and other experts.
Robert Smillie.' president of the min
ers federation, Frank Hodges and
Herbert Smith represented the miners.
Mr. Lloyd George outlined a num
ber of ideas he suggested might ulti
mately lead to a peaceful solution.
(Concluded on Page 2. Column 2.
POOR
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Concoction, Labeled 2 0 and 40
Per Cent Alcohol, Piled High .
in East's Store Windows.
THE OREGONIAN NEWS BJJREATJ,
Washington. Oct. 24. Examination of,
the list of contributions to the Cox
campaign funds shows a donation of
J5000 by Michael Bosak of Scranton,
Pa., who manufactures Horke Vino.
This .cqticoctlon, made - in two
grades, one of 20 per cent and the
other 40 per cent alcoholic content,
and widely drunlt a a beverage, has
for some strange reason enjoyed .'im
munity from the barf' of the' depart
ment of justice and prohibition-,, en
forcement officers.
It appears to be a good quality of
sour wine with a kick that exceeds
the most of the bootlegger" variety
of ofd-fashioned booze. In - cities
through the east it 'is stacked up in
countless windows in great quantities
and is sold openly, much to the sur
prise of both prohibitionists and the
indifferently Inclined. .
Bosak is the owner of a bank in
Scranton who embarked extensively
in the manufacture of "Vino" after
the country went dry under the Vol
stead enforcement act. Miners in the
Pennsylvania coal districts are said
to have found it a most satisfactory
substitute for real liquor.
As a testimonial to its purity, the
fact is published in newspapers that,
notwithstanding a wide sale for a
period of months, only two persons so
far have expired after drinking
"Vino." '
Besak does not undertake to con
ceal the exhilarating qualities of his
product because every bottle carries
a label which sets forth in plain let
ters that the alcoholic content is 20
or 40 per cent as the case may be.
1 KILLED, 4 SHOT IN ERIN
,
Police Arrest and Jail Financier-
in Belfast.
DUBLIN, Oct. 24. James McCor
mack, a shop attendant, was shot by
two men, said to ' have been in uni
form, when the men entered the shop
Saturday night. The . victim died
later. " ,
Four"persons are reported woanded
fn police raids last night.
BELFAST, Oct. 24. The police and
military Saturday night arrested Ber
nard O'Rourke, an Irish finane'er,
and conveyed him to the barracks at
Dundalk.
CAR HITS AUTO; 5 ,DEAD
Electric Tramway Crashes Into
Anto With Fatal Results.
AIXENTOWN, Pa, Oct. 24. Five
persons two families were killed
when a Lehigh Valley Transit com
pany car crashed into' an automobile
near Quakertown tonight.
The dead are Mr. and Mrs. Hardie
Fennel and daughter, aged two, and
Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Miller, all of
Philadelphia.
AMMUNITION AND TOO "DAMP."
Robert Christensen Sought After
Report of Battle With Men
Traveling In . Automobile!
What may prove a fateful ending to
a pleasant .Sunday evening's drive, is
the problem which is confronting au
thorities as 'a result of the forcible
abduction of Robert Christensen while
motoring with Miss Louise Baker,
aged 5. of 1030 Arnold street.
Accord ine- to the t nrv trtlri hv fi
Baker, three or four men passed them
in a oar, proceeded some - distance
ahead, then blocked the road with
their machine. Forced to stop, Chris
tensen fought against odds, she said,
but the outcome of the fight was not
known last night, as Miss Baker made
her escape and ran for help after she
had seen her escort struck on the
JM "rl made her way to the home
of C. W. Kretzer, Craig boulevard,
where her storv wan toioni,nTaj
police headquarters. She then was
i-nenm cnarge by the woman's wel
fare department, while county officers
were sent on the trail of the assail
ants. At "the scene of the hold-up,
near Buckley and Glisan streets, both
cars had disappeared, leaving no clew.
Miss Baker could give no motive
for the attack.
THREE DIE" UNDER AUTO
Women Are Drowned When Pinned
In Irrigation Ditch.
ASHLAND. Neh . rw
Zella Miller, Mrs. Lena Service and
Miss Fern Hoffman were drowned
tonignr. wnen the automobile in which
they were driving overturned, throw
ing them into a drainage dilch and
pinning them down in the water.
Jesse Milrer, husband of Mrs. Miller,
who was driving, was seriously in
jured and may not recover,
ii . i i . , , ... ...
xaomu me neaaugnt from another
car Winded him and he swerved from
the roadway.
COLLUSION IS CHARGED
LSeattle School .Head Suys Con
tractors "Get Together."
SEATTLE. Wash., Oct. 24. Charges
by Judge Richard Winsor, president
of the Seattle school' board, that con
tractors of the city- are in collusion
In submitting bids on public work for
the board have resulted in the insti
tution of an investigation, it was an
nounced yesterday.
Judge Winsor made the statement
that the contractors "get together" on
bids.
MARBURG DECLINES POST
Appointment to Shipping Board
.Refused by Republican.
BALTIMORE, Md., Oct. 24. Theo
dore Marburg tonight confirmed that
he. had declined, his appointment by
President Wilson.
Mr. Marburg had been appointed
as a republican member of the United
States shipping board.
Charge Against Harding
Proves Boomerang.
TOREIGN DEALINGS ILLEGAL
President Seemingly Forgets
Italian Episode. -
1 M
DISCUSSION AGAINST, LAWLy
Further Developments Expected in
I Controversy Over "Anonymous"
French - "Spokesman."
BT MARK SULLIVAN.
(Copyright. 1920. by the New York Evening-
Post. Published by Arrangement.)
WASHINGTON D. C. Oct. 24. The
Wilson-Harding exchange ovei that
anonymous Fr e n c h . "spokesman"
seems to have died down so far as
headlines are concerned, but-in Wash
ington there is marked speculation
about future developments, especially
ngnt after the election. I cannot re
1 call whether Harding has -ever said
so in his speeches, but it has been
understood by persons who have been
to Marion' that it was Harding's in
tention, ir elected, to send, .within a
week after the election, several lead
ers of American thought of both par
ties to Europe to consult with Euro
pean statesmen about modifications
of. the league.
But if President Wilson insists on
his present attitude this could not be
done and there would be four months'
delay before a start can be made.
There undoubtedly is a statute that
makes It . crime for any American
citizens to have dealings with' the
representative of a foreign govern
ment about an issue pending between
mat loreign government and our
own. The statute was-passed, by the
way. In Washington's time at a period
when the United States -was in the
same kind of frenzied political ex
citement that we now have on the
same kind of issue an Issue of for
eign entanglements. Literally, the
statute condemns to imprisonment
every American citizen "who. with
out, the permission or authority of
the government, directly commences
or carries- on any verbal or written
correspondence or ' Intercourse with
any foreign government, or any offi
cer or agent thereof, with an in
i-nt iq iniiuence tne measures or
conduct of any foreign governments
or any officer or agent 'Mjerep.f, in re
lation to any disputes or controver
sies with the United States."
Whether those words would fit the
case of Senator Harding, assumming
mat oenaiur naming s conversation
had been with an agent of the French
government, is for lawyers to say. But
if. this statute does fit the case of
American citizens who have talked
with members or foreign governments
about the United States entering or
not entering the league of nations,
then a good , many of us would go, to
jail. I know I should be seriously in
convenienced if I should have to spend
three years in jail for every time a
member of a foreign gevernment has
talked with, nje about America enter
ing or not entering the league of na
tions. . - ;
I have heard it-as gossip and this
is a matter-of gossip only that dur
ing the war General Leonard Wood
and Senator McCormack ..of Illinois
had certain conversations .with mem
bers of the . French and British gov
ernments and with British and French
army officers, which conversations on
the part of the two Americans were
critical of President Wilson, or Secre
tary Baker, and of our conduct of, the
war generally. I have been told that
President Wilson secured transcripts
of these conversations from abroad,
and that he at one time contemplated
some kind of punishment of the two
men. It is within my knowledge that
Viscount .Grey, when he was here, had
many talks with republican senators
who are members of the foreign af
fairs committee, in the homes of some
of these senators, in regard to what
America should do about the league
ofxnations. The conversations would
seem to be a perfect analogy to Sen
ator Harding's recent case, even as
suming that the Frenchman in this
case was a formal representative of
the French, government.
Government Has Only Right.
It is undoubtedly not only an obli
gation of. statute, but also an obliga
tion of propriety, that no foreign gov
ernment shall deal directly with the
leaders of party or with anyone else
except the government. On the other
hand. President Wilson himself in his
relations with foreign governments
has most certainly not' merely in
fringed but flouted the precise .rules
which he now cites to punish Senator
Harding. During the peace confer-
ence President Wilson's ignoring of'
the Italian government and his ad
dress direct to the Italian people over
the heads of the Italian ministry and
the Italian delegates to the peace
conference was one of the most sen
sational episodes of the president's
sojourn in Europe. Mr. Wilson did
this once and tried to do it on an
other occasion. In the latter in
stance he was prevented by the
adroitness of the frightened Italian
government. Of this incident there
is a most readable account in a book
published during the past few weeks
by George Creel, "The War, the World
Continued on Pas 3, Column 1..
Pilot Bag- Birmingham Lands In
Cornfield Near Vandalia, HI.
Identifications Few.
CHICAGO, Oct. 24. Reports of sev
eral of the seven balloons which left
Birmingham, Ala., yesterday in the
international race for the Gordon
Bennett trophy were received from
Illinois and Indiana towns tonight.
While, in most Instances, the tags
could not be identified, the American
entry, the Goodyear II, piloted by
Ralph Upson, apparently was leading
and all semed to be drifting in a
generally northward direction toward
the great lakes and Canada
Four balloons were 6lghted at
Marion, HI., at 7:30 A. M. The Good-
ear II was the only bag identified.
Thirty minutes later Johnson City, 10
miles north of Marion, glimpsed' five
bags. Four were flying about 6000
feet up, but the Goodyear II was only
a few hundred feet from the ground
The big gas bags,1 apparently, were
spreading out somewhat in this ter
ritory, for Pana reported three be
tween noon and 1 P. M. Windsor re
ported Upson holding his lead at 1 P.
M. and Danville' sighted a bag at 1
P. M.
One of the entries passed over Lo
gansport, Ind., 250 miles east and 200
miles north of Danville, III., at. 4:30
P. M. It was reported "at a great
height," and headed" northeast toward
Lake Erie. Champaign, 1 11L. sighted
the Goodyear 11 at 5 P. M. and report
ed it still .held the lead.
The pilot balloon "Birmingham,"
which left the field half an hour be
fore the racers, landed at noon ' in a
cornfield near Vandalia,' 111. An al
titude of 12.000 feet was reached.
REV. E. H. PENCE IS ILL
i
Vestmlnstej Presbyterian Pastor
Stricken While. Down Town.
Rev. E. H. Pence, pastor of West
minster Presbyterian church, has been
seriously ill at? his home, 410 East
Nineteenth street North, since last
Tuesday. His relatives fear that he
will be unable to attend to his pas
toral duties for several weeks.
Rev. Mr. Pnce became sick while
downtown, and has been confined to
his bed ever since his return home.
Dr. Alvitt W. Baird. who took charge
of the case, recommended that the
patient be kept in absolute quiet. Dr.
Pence, who is about 50 years old.
came to Portland from Detroit, Mich.,
three years ago last January. He Was
educated in Hanover college in Han
over, Ind., and in .McCormick semi
nary, Chicago.'
CROWD MENACES AUTOIST
Man Who Ran Down Woman Has
3Tarrow Escape From River.
The dark waters of the Willamette
held menacing terror for William E.
Galloway yesterday afternoon when
a crowd, angered because he ran down
Mrs. Hazel Guild, 622 "Syracuse street,
while leaving the St. Johns ferry in
his car, threatened to throw him into
the stream. The driver escaped that
fate by accompanying E. D. Ritter,
citizen and witness of the accident,
to police headquarters, where he was
booked on a -charge of reckless driv
ing.
Mrs. Guild sustained injuries about
the head and hips, the seriousness of
which had not been ascertained last
night.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 67
degrees; minimum, s agree.
TODAY'S Fair; southeasterly winds.
Foreign.
Britain pins hope on miner parley. Page 1.
Terence MacSwlney, Lord Mayor of Cork,
dies, fage 1.
Death discussed as Alexander sinks,
Page 4.
Domestic.
Fate of Japanese farmers In California to
be decided November 2. Page 2.
Donor to Cox campaign fund opanly man
ufactures liquor. Page 1.
Y. V. -worker,
be married,
Page 4.
about to sail to France to
hears fiance has one wife.
U. S entry seems to be leading Interna,
tional balloon race. Page 1.
Politics.
Wilson first guilty of Indiscretion charged
to Harding. Page 1.
Harding declared misquoted en wheat
guarantee. Page 2.
Cox is confident he will be elected. Page 3.
(-i,rding demands democratic reply on Is
sues. Page 1.
Campaign now centers on race"for sen
ate. Page 5.
Washington campaign promises thrills.
Page 3. , .
Lumberjacks working for election of Sen
ator Harding. Page .
Senator New flays cabinet members for
leaving posts. Page 6.
Pacific Northwest.
Pig clubs prosper ia Marion county.
Page 17.
Sports. -
Interest of fans divided between each of
several bouts on Mllkaukle's card.
Page 11.
Life-savers give exhibition tonight, Page 10.
Dope on Pacific coast football not yet up
set. Page . 10.
Columbia to play James John tody.
Page 10.
, Commercial and Marine.
Gera due today to load wheat. Page 18.
Merchant - marine recruiting here to start
today. Page 16.
Portland and Vicinity.
Plans completed for.w. c. T. U farm home
for dependent children. Page 7.
Attorneys answer queries of bealth officer
regarding proposed anti-compulsory
vaccination bill. Page 7.
Bible tells world where It is going, says
minister. Page 9.
Trade excursionists return weary but en
thused by trip. Page 18.
Railway settlers due here tonight. Page la
Silage unaffected by recent rains. Page Is.
Investor's faith in rails restored. Page 17.
Portland- knitting mills invade east,
page 17-
Damascus, Or., boy shot and killed by
brother In bunting accident. Page X.
Taxpayers' league oppose port consolida
tion bill. Page 6.
RELATIVES ARE KEPT AWAY
Wife Allowed Hour's Visit on
Day Before Death.
MOANS INDICATE PAIN
Eyes Opened Only Occasionally
During Periods of Unconscious
ness Just Before Last,
LONDON', Oct 25. Terenca Mae- .
Swiney, lord mayor of Cork, died at
Brixton prison this morning, -following
a hunger strike of 73 days.
The lord mayor's death occurred
at 5:40 o'clock this morning. Father
Dominic his private chaplain, and
his brother, John MacSwiney. were
with him at the time. MacSwiney
never regained consciousness.
"Lord Mayor MacSwiney still was
unconscious tonight." said a bulletin
issued by the Irish Self-Determina-tion
league at 7 o'clock last night, and
giving the details preceding his
death.
Eyes Opened Occasionally.
"He opened his eyes occasionally,"
added the bulletin, "6taring sometimes
at Father Dominic, but gave no sign
of recognition. He lie3 quiet, moan
ing as if in pain.
"The restrictions suddenly im
posed on the mayor s relatives, limit
ing or prohibiting their access to the
mayor, and removing tnelr facilities
for communicating with friends out
side, continue in force. Misses Mary
and Annie MacSwiney remained in
the waiting room of the prison all day
yesterday and refused to leave. Short
ly after 10 o'clock Jast night they
were put out by force.
Wife Visit MacSwiney.
'Irs. MacSwiney was allowed to be
with her husband a little more than
an hour yesterday. This extra strain
and the fatigue placed on her has
brought on an indisposition and she
was unable to visit the prison this
morning."
MacSwiney's hunger strike was be
gun on August 12 when, with ten of
his associates, he was arrested by sol
diers in Cork while attending a ses
sion of a Sinn Fein court. After trial
by a court-martial under the regula
tions of the defense of the realm act,
he was found guilty of sedition and
sentenced to two years' imprisonment,
which he was serving in Brixton
prison in London.
MacSwiney, then an alderman of
Cork, when sentenced was elected
lord mayor of the city at a special
session of the Cork corporation on
March 30 of this year. He was a
weil-known Sinn Fein leader and
prior to his election had been de
ported and- imprisoned several times,
one of the latest notable instances
of his confinement having been in
1916 in connection with the Irish
Easter -revolt.
When arrested on August 12 Mac
Swiney managed to escape to the
street from the back of the city hall,
which soldiers had surrounded, but
was captured outside. He was taken
to the military barracks and came
up for trial August 16. The court
martial found him guilty of having
control of the secret police cipher, of
having in his possession a document
likely to cause disaffection, namely,
a copy of a resolution of the Cork
corporation pledging allegiance to
the Daily Eireann, the Irish repub
lican parliament, and of having mado
a seditious speech on the occasion
of his election.
Already weak at the trial because
of his. refusal to take food, Mac
Swiney disputed the Jurisdiction of
tho court, saying: "1 am the lord
mayor of this city and its chief
magistrate. , I declare this court il
legal and those taking part in it
liable to arrest under the laws of the
Irish republic."
MaeS riney Is Deported.
The day following his trial Lord
Mayor MacSwiney was deported to
England aboard a destroyer under a
heavy military escort, and was lodged
in Brixton jail.. The government an
nounced on. August 19 that he was
sentenced to two years' imprison
ment. MacSwiney's hunger strike brought
numerous solicitations and protests
to the British . authorities, manyof
the appeals being from sympathizers
in the United States; even a threat
from the Sinn Fein in Ireland that,
in the event of his death, a general
strike and serious disturbances would
prevail throughout the island. An
appeal was taken directly to the
king, but this also proved unavail
ing. During his imprisonment the lord
mayor received numerous messages
of encouragement and also petitions
to abandon his strike. He replied to
the latter that if he gave up his fight
he would "give away Irish liberty."
and that he would "rather die than
do that."
Replying to reports that suste
nance was being given Mayor Mac
Swiney, the British home office de
clared "if he is being fed we do not"
know it," while members of. Mac-
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