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PORTLAND, OREGON, MONDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 25, 1920. SIXTEEN PAGES
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DAY OF FAST
Hunger Striker Is Fed During
Delirium,' Raves When He Re
covers and Discovers Action;
Dies in Pain; Relatives Barred.
By Lloyd, Allen
London, Oct. 26. (U. P.) Ter
ence MacSwlney died In Brixton at
5:40 a. m. today. . The lord mayor
of Cork died without regaining con
sciousness at the .dawn of the seventy-fourth
day of his hunger strike.
With MacSwlney when he died, were
Father Horn I nick, his religious adviser,
and his brother John. John remained in
the Brixton prison throughout the night
and was not permitted to leave until
6 :15. In that time he was not permitted
to communicate with other relatives.
MacSwlney began sinking at midnight
last night Officials refused to permit
the priest to notify relatives, according
to Sinn Fein announcement.
The lady mayoress and MacSwiney's
sisters, Annie and Mary, visited the
prison at 9 p. m. They stayed 15
minute. -
WIFE VISITS PRISOIC
The prisoner's wife visited the bedside
Saturday afternoon but the two sisters
had not been allowed to see their brother
since Friday. They were denied admis
sion Saturday and remained in the
prison waiting room all day without
food. They finally were ejected late at
night.
MacSwiney's death was believed near
Thursday when he became delirious. His
body was racked with tremors which
continued even after he regained con
sciousness. Physicians gave him his first
food as he lost control of himself. They
gave him beef extract and brandy.
The prisoner raged when he recovered
and knew from the odors that he had
taken food. Thereafter he was fed when
ever he lost consciousness. Although the
food was retained, physicians had little
hope that he would recover. His men
tal attitude was against It and he wore
himself out raging against being fed.
Physicians protested the process of
feeding MacSwlney made it advisable to
bar relatlvea
The last outsider to see him was Art
O'Brien of the Self-determination league.
O'Brien issued a statement saying the
feeding of MacSwineyrwes unnecessary'
violence.
After fylng In comparatlv comfort for
almost 70. days of his strike, Mac
Swiney's last days were painful and har
rowing. The lady mayoress apparently knew
death was coming when she saw her
husband Saturday.
"It's too terrible. I can't talk about
It any more," she said when she left the
prison late In the afternoon. She was
111 Sunday as a result of the long and
trying experience.
WIFE IS PROSTRATED
Friends took 'charge of Mr. Mac
Swlney who was prostrated when told
Of her husband's death. She was re
moved to a private home where they
could care for her,
A small crowd hung about the gates to
Brixton prison during the forenoon. It
surrounded a cab in ""which one of the
late lord mayor's sisters, Annie, drove
up at 11 o'clock. The woman was
weeping.
Extra guards were summoned to Brix
ton. Fears that a demonstration might
be started seemed dissipated when no
unusual crowds materialised. . Those
that assembled appeared more curious
than excited.
An inquest probably will be held to
day, prison officials said. The Investi
gation was expected to be purely formal
with two prison physicians testifying to
the cause of death..
MacSwlney, said to have been suffer
ing from lung, f rouble when arrested on
August 12, went on a hunger strike im
mediately. He was convicted August
16 by a military court on charges j)f
preparing and having in his possession
seditious literature.
The British public reacted strangely
to MacSwiney's case. His vitality block
ed his purpose. First there was pity
and widespread demand for the prison
er's release. Later arose a suspicion
lie was being fed , secretly and interest
in England lagged so perceptibly that
newspapers neglected to print the dally
bulletins on his condition.
TENT CITY PLANNED
TO FOIL LANDLORDS
Los Angeles, Oct 25. (I. N. S.) The
building of a tent city to accommodate
victims of, grasping landlords is the
latest threat of the Los Angeles Chamber
of Commerce in its war against rent
profiteers. The Pasadena housing com
mission has a similar project under con
trol to relieve congestion there.
Court Refuses to
Review Eugene Case
Washington. Oct 25.(WASHINGTON
BUREAU OF THE. JOURNAL.) The
supreme court today refused to review
the ease of F. M. Hathaway and Fan
nie 8. -Wlnchell of Eugene, Or., against
the Ford Motor company, involving
dispute over funds after cancellation
of a local Ford agency contract.
3 Policemen Killed
By Irish Insurgents
London, Oct 25. (I. N. S.) Three
British nolicemen were killed and thru
wounded when a patrol was ambushed
.near Grange, County sugo. Ireland, to
day.
LORD MAYOR M'SWINEY, HIS WIFE AND
ABOVE Mrs. Terence MacSwiney, wife'of the Lord Mayor of Cork, leavirtf Brixton prison
after a visit with her-husband, who died there today while on a hunger strike. Below is
the late Lord Mayor, who died after refusing to partake of food for 74 days, the longest
known fast. .
Washington, Oct. 25. (U. P.)
The supreme court of the United
States today ended an attempt to
bring an end to the technical state
of war which Germany when It re
fused to review a suit brought by
Harry S. McCartney against Secre
tary cf State Colby.
Husband Is Shot as
Burglar, Wife Says
She Would Die, Too
Kansas City. Oct. 25. (I. N. S.
There, is one heartbroken woman In
Kansas City today. She is Mrs. Eu
nice Dean, whose bubble of happiness
burst when her husband, Claude Dean,
was trapped and shot to death while
burglarising the home of D. I. Parsons,
wealthy banker. Parsons fatally wound
ed Dean In the exchange of shots and
the burglar died later in the general
hospital.
The wife's first Intimation of her hus
band's "night activities" came when she
was. led to the stricken man's side in
general hospital.
"Oh. I want to die and go with
Claude!" she told officials. "He gave
me the only happiness I have ever
known, and I want to be with him."
Added pathos is given the case by
"the fact that Mrs. Dean is approach
ing motherhood.
Leaps Four Stories,
Plunges Into River
Spokane, Wash., Oct 25. After falling
four stories from a hotel window, land
ing on top of a one story building, James
Dunn, aged 28, jumped to the sidewalk,
ran two blocks and plunged from the
Washington street bridge into the river,
yet escaped injury except the fracture
of a small bone in his ankle. Dunn was
making his escape from officers- who
were raiding his apartment for nar
cotics. Meteor May Have
Fallen Near Locks
Dee. Or., Oct 25. Resident here re
port having seen an unusually bril
lient falling star about 6 o'clock Sun
day morning. Those who observed it
say that the meteor seemed to be tend
ing In the vicinity of Cascade Locks.
Many early risers witnessed the phe
nomenon. U, S. Exports Jump;
28 Million Increase
Washington.' Oct 25. (I. N. &) : Ex
ports Increased 128.000,000 in the mouth
of September, as compared with Au
gust, while Imports decreased $150,000,
000 i in - September, as compared with
August imports.
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COURT DECLINES TO
END TECHNICAL WAR
CHAMBERLAIN RAPS
Albany, Or., Oct. 25. Emissaries
from the north and south, men who
have only the ruin of Oregon at
heart, ve campaigning Oregon to
effect his defeat. Senator George K.
Chamberlain told an audience of
nearly 1000 people at the Albany
armory Saturday evening. Cham
berlain accused Senator Sam Piles of
Washington and Montavllle Flowers
of California, of being' hired mer
cenaries Of big interests' in Seattle
Piles employer are interested in Cham
berlain's defeat because Seattle is seek
lTJg. control of trade that is now being
deflected to Oregon ports. Chamberlain
charged, hoping thus to offset the work
that has been done by the Oregon sen
ator In securing recognition of the Co
lumbia river In congress.
KLAMATH LAKE ISSUE
Flowers Is fighting Chamberlain be
cause of his opposition to the plan of
California interests to dam Klamath lake
in order to irrigate California lands, to
Oregon's detriment.
Senator Chamberlain made no dispar
aging remarks regarding his political
opponents themselves, and he was
greeted enthusiastically by his audience,
which included many Republicans.
Among them were many of his personal
friends, whom he had known during his
residence in Albany.
"I served under President Tax t and
supported Taft as loyally as I would
have supported any Democrat," Senator
Chamberlain said. "Only once did I
oppose the president, and then I failed.
Later developments, however, proved
that my stand was right" He alluded
to the treaty with Japan giving Japanese
the right to own land on an equality
with American cltisens, which he fought
strenuously.
ROADS ARE DISCUSSED
Senator Chamberlain .reviewed his
stand toward good roads legislation,
rural credits, the federal reserve act
and the postal savings system.
It was through his stand that the se
lective service policy was adopted. Sen
ator Chamberlain said, and that other
reforms were Instituted.
Referring to' the general situation.
Chamberlain told his Albany audience
that the apparent apathy of the people
during the present campaign is due to
the fact that now, as never before, they
are thinking.
Senator Chamberlain promised the
people of Albany that he will continue
to foster their interests, as his record
shows he has always done.
The address in Albany completed
Chamberlain's two-day canvass of Linn
county, during which he is said to
have even more thoroughly intrenched
himself with the people who have al
ways returned for him a majority.
Chamberlain Gives
Hot Comeback Talk,
Answering Flowers
Rival candidates for national and city
offices addressed the luncheon of the
Portland Women's Research club today,
the Benson hotel crystal room being
crowded with guests. Montavill Flow
ers, speaking on behalf of R, 1. Stan
field for United States. senator, said
Stanfield proposed to uplfold Republican
principles and represent the Republicans
of Oregon.
Senator Chamberlain replied that
while every one knew himself to be a
Democrat he proposed to continue rep
resenting all the people of the state, re
gardless of party.
Mrs. Alexander Thompson challenged
the senator's stand on the League of
Nations, which Chamberlain replied to
fully, declaring he has always been In
favor of a league to prevent future wars
and had so voted in the senate, though
he had favored certain of the reserva
tions. Other speakers were C. N. McArthwr
and Dr. Esther Pohl Lovejoy, rival con
gressional candidates, and Mayer' Ba
ker.'. Mrs. M. H. McClung protested that
other mayoralty candidates were not
Invited to speak, but she was ruled out
of order by Mrs. C Q. Tipton, chairman.
BRIXTON PRISON
MORE WATER. LESS
LAND, SAY PILOTS
AH the members of the Columbia
River Pilots' association, the men
who handle ocean-going vessels in
and out of the Columbia and Wil
lamette rivers, are opposed to the
Swan island or port consolidation
bill on the November ballot, accoid
Ing to a statement issued oday over
their signatures.
"More water and less land" is one
of the phrases which appears in the
Statement as the pilots argue fof .a
daepen cfcantt-15. IW seV'raAfceV-ihaii
real estate purchases.
"Confiscation of our property through
excessive taxation" is another expres
sion in the same statement which re
fers to the big bill of public expense
attached to the Swan island scheme.
The statement is signed by M. Moran,
Harry L. Chase, Charles J. Anderson,
Edward Sullivan, A. R. Pearson, J. L.
Smith. J. Allyn. W. W. Babbldge, J. J.
Anderson and R. Sandstrom. The state
ment reads :
"While our organisation has never
taken part in matters political, we feel
that at this time, after the action of
the Chamber of Commerce and other
organizations, prominent cltisens and
shipping men, who feel as we do, we
are justified in voicing our sentiment
against the Swan Island scheme which
will appear on the ballot at the No
vember election.
"The need at this time to make Port
land a real water port lies in a proper
channel to the sea. and not in the ex
penditure Of 840.000,000 to 850,000.000
for the purchase of land and the build
ing of more docks. One-twentieth of
this amount Judiciously expended in
channel improvement will accomplish
more toward putting the "port' in Port
land than would twice the total amount
contemplated in the measures on the
ballot for the Swan Island project. Our
advice is "more water and less land.'
Portland is now on its way to its own,
and Will come through strong and
healthy. If not overdoctored by imprac
tical theorists who, if their theories are
followed, will bring about confiscation-
of our property through excessive
taxation, with nothing else accom
plished. Less theory and more sound
ings, and the results followed up, will
accomplish some good."
Reorganization of
National Guard to Be
Made Immediately
Washington, Oct 25. tJ. P.) Imme
diate reorganization of the national
guard, in line with the army reorganisa
tion act has been decided upon, the
war department announced today.
The number of national guard troops,
according to the reorganization act, is
200 men for each senator and represent
ative in congress, with a proportionate
annua increase until 80,0 men per sena
tor and representative have been enrolled
by 1914. This program will bring the
total enlisted strength of the national
guard to 427.000.
The tentative national guard allot'
ments made by war department com
prise for each corps area one or more
technical divisions with appropriate per
centage of troops required for the or
ganisation of army corps, field and gen
eral headquarters reserves.
U. P. President and
Party .at Astoria;
Dock Is Discussed
Carl R. Gray, president ''of the Union
Pacific system, members of his offi
cial inspection party and officials of
the O-W. R. & N., are in Astoria to
day, inspecting the company's facilities
In that port The party left for the
mouth of the Columbia Sunday evening
and will t return to Portland tonight
.Construction of a new dock at As
toria for the O-W. steamers has been
discussed for several months, and the
trip is said to be mainly for the pur
pose of familiarizing the party with the
condition of the present dock. Gray is
planning to leave Portland for the East
Wednesday morning.
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Speedy Reopening, of Mines Ex
pected; Conference Continues
to Give Appearance of Drawn
Battle; Rail Problem Is Past
London, Oct. 25. (I. N. S.) It
was reported on high authority this
afternoon that the great British coal
strike had been settled.
According to this report the
miners have won a victory, but the
conferences between the representa
tives of the fedcratioi. of the miners
a"nd the cabinet were continued to
give the situation the appearance of
a drawn battle and compromise.
London, Oct. ,25. (U. P.) Oreaf Brit
ain shook off the strlkenightmare today.
Every Indication was the. British coal
miners and the government will reach
an agreement soon that will give min
ers an increase in wages and insure a
great output of coal in return.
At Premier Lloyd George's home in
Downing street representatives of the
miners and the government continued
today to discuss the situation.
William Brace, a member of parlia
ment and a representative of the miners,
emerged from Lloyd George's home in a
gleeful mood.
"We've done a little anyhow," he said.
I may say the situation Is no worse."
That was as far as any miner or gov
ernment representative would commit
himself.
Announcement that the railway strike,
ordered for Saturday night, but coun
termanded later, was called off at the
instance of the miners, led h London
press to congratulate both parties.
If appeared there would be no resump
tion of mining this week, but hope for
speedy settlement was seen everywhere.
Meantime, with railroads functioning
and other industries operating as well as
possible under shortage of coal, the
country had been relieved of great anx
iety. HOME OF. CLAIM
Seattle, Wach., Oct. 25. (U. P.)
An explosion caused by what police
declare was a bomb, at 3:30 this
morning, completely wrecked the
lower portion of the home of L. R.
Shong, general claim agent for the
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul rail
way. Although four persons were
sleeping in the house, none was in
jured. If it was a bomb. It was evidently
planted In or near the fireplace, as that
portion of the house suffered worst A
hole was blown through the floor st this
point
The explosion blew the living room lit
erally to fragments, then spread to other
portions of the lower floor practically
wrecking the entire lower part of the
building, but leaving the upper portion
untouched. No fuse or any part of a
bomb, however, has been found in the
building or any part of the surrounding
neighborhood.
Reckless Motorist
Fined $100, License
Taken for 90 Days
William E. Galloway, who came near
being thrown into the Willamette river
Sunday afternoon by an angry crowd
that gathered after he had knocked
down with his machine and seriously
Injured Mrs. Haxel Guild at the ap
roach to the St. Johns ferry, was fined
$100 and his license was revoked for
SO days by Municipal Judge Rossman
this morning.
E. D. Ritter and V. L. Guild, 662
Syracuse street the husband of the
injured woman, testified that Gallo
way rushed down the hill toward the
ferry slip, cutting out of his place in
the line of waiting machines. Mrs.
Guild was leaving the ferry with a
party of pedestrians. Only after Gal
loway agreed to go to the police sta
tion and report the accident at once
did Ritter Bucceed in quieting the
threatening crowd. Mrs. Guild was
taken home and is reported resting
quietly. .
Suicide Attempted
By Camas Woman
Camas, Wash., Oct 25. After pur
chasing a revolver Monday morning,
Mrs. Sam Dills, a resident of the hill
section of Camas, returned to her home
and shot herself, inflicting a serious
flesh wound In her side. The shot was
fired with a gun held in the left hand,
causing poor aim. Dills, who has" been
employed in a poolroom, was in Van
couver at the time. Mrs. Dills refused
to give a reason ; for the atempt. on
her life.
Two Men Fishing in
Rogue River Drown
Med ford, Oct 25. The bodies of Aaron
Payne, 40, and his nephew, John Payne,
IS, both of Sams valley, who were
drowned when their boat capsized while
fishing in the Rogue liver at the mouth
of Sams creek at o'clock Sunday eve
ning, were recovered from the river
Monday morning.
AGENT IS BOMBED
STRAINTELLS
ON HARDING;
COX IS FRESH
Republican Candidate Still Con
fident, but Eager for Rest;
Democratic Nominee Regrets
Big Battle Is to End Soon.
By Robert J. Bender
(fnittd N'w Staff Correspondent )
Marion, Ohio, Oct. 25. Nearlng
the close of the campaign. Senator
Harding and, Governor Cox are all
alike as to confidence in the result
but vastly different as to reactions,
both mental and physical, to the
long struggle.
Most things when properly cared for
arid cultivated will grow, bloom, Jolossom
and otherwise develop during the sum
mer months. Presidential candidates are
no exception. , So when I talked with
Governor Cox during his trip last week
from New England to Baltimore and
then visited Senator Harding here I was
struck with the changes that had come
over both after weks of campaigning.
COX READY AND EAGER
Generally speaking a presidential cam
paign cannot well be likened to a prize
fight. Nevertheless there was something
in the demeanor of both the presidential
candidates that conjured up mental pic
tures of fistic gladiators under certain
given conditions. When I talked w,ith
Cox as he breakfasted on his train enter
ing Wilmington, Del., his attitude was
that of the fighter who. bMeving he has
struck a blow that, were there time to
fight would enable him to win his bout
knows the final bell Is to sound In a min
ute, ending the ring battle. Eager,
strong, thoroughly enjoying the battle,
he seems to pray for more time.
Senator Harding acts for all the world
like a fighter who has made a strong
battle, believes he has won, and worn
and weary, is glad there aren't any more
rounds to go.
LIKES THEM HOSTILE
Not that there Is any Indication in
Harding's attitude that 'he thinks if the
contest were prolonged he would lose, but
rather the attitude that fighting is not
particularly to his liking anyhow, and
that he is physically dead tired.
Cox at the end of his 'campaign, is
bronzed, the picture of -health, showing
few lines of weariness despite his gruel-
lng speechmaklng tour and appears to. be
enjoying tne ngnt tnore now than, he an
ticipated when I last talked with him at
Dayton. Then he was writing his speech
of acceptance. Thersis something of the
Roosevelt energy about Cox, so perhaps
It was to be expected that when I asked
(Concluded on Pae Tn, Column Two)
. i C. PEETE
Los Angeles, Cal., Oct. 25. (U.
P.) Mrs. Richard C. Peete, central
figure in the Denton murder probe,
and expected to be a witness before
the grand Jury late today, has dis
appeared as far as authorities know,
it was stated at the district attor
ney's office shortly before noon to
day. It was learned Mrs. Peete left the
La Crescenta hotel early today.
District Attorney Woolwine declared
that he was confident Mrs. Peete would
appear at the proper time, although he
admitted he knew nothing of her pres
ent whereabouts,
i Mrs. Peete was expected to be the
final witness . before . the grand jury
late this afternoon.
Wolverton Upholds
Indictments Found
Against Sugar Men
Federal Judge Charles Wolverton this
morning upheld grand Jury indict
ments for profiteering in sugar re
turned against Richard Adams, Parrot
ft Co., L. M. Starr and the Starr Fruit
Products company. He overruled the
demurrers filed by the defendants,
which means that the cases will come
to trial.
Objection was made to the indict
ments on three grounds that the in
dictments did not allege sufficient
facts to constitute a crime, that the
law under which they were tdrawn is
unconstitutional, and that the three car
loads of sugar which were resold did
not constitute enough transactions to
Justify the term "engaged in busi
ness." Starr and Adams and their companies
are charged with purchasing three car
lots of sugar from a San Francisco re
finery and with reselling it at a profit
in Omaha and Chicago during the sugar
shortage. .i:
Pershing Will Take
Much Needed Rest
Seacliffe, L. L. Oct 25. (I. N. 8.)
Badly In ' need of a rest General John
J. Pershing has decided to spend the
next two months in a cottage at Ros
lyn. owned by Mr. and Mrs. John De
Marest It was learned today. After
his vacation he will go to South- Amer
ica. Home.of Mayor of
Dublin Is Raided
-Dublin. Oct. 25. (U. P.V-The Man
sion house, residence of the lord mayor
of. Dublin, was raided by police today.
MRS
OAS
DISAPPEARED
Mother of Two
Martyred Sons
Asks League to
Ban Future War
New York. Oct. 25. The following
letter received today from a "Gold
Star" mother by George White.
Chairman of the Democratic national
committed, tells Its own impressive
story:
"Plesse accept the Inclosed small
contribution to the fund for the
dissemination of truth about the
League of Nations. It is literally
a widow's mite, but it comes from
a mother who sent four greatly
needed sons to the world war. Two
of these sons, with almost unlim
ited possibilities for usefulness,
were killed, a third was 111 in hos
pitals in France for five months.
and a fourth risked his precious
young lift- In the air.
"When an honest and concerted
effort Is being made by the nations
of the ejirth to save, if possible,
future mothers and sons from these
sacrifices, it Is hard to realize there
Rre those who oppone such an ef
fort. I feel sure that among those
who paid for the war there can. be
but one opinion, and that is to try
the League of Nations, even If it Is
not perfect It Is the best that has
been proposed, and, all objections
being weighed, is manifestly the
most feasible. Please God It will
not fall. Yours very truly,
"MRS. EDWARD CRAWFORD
DAVIDSON.
"Elizabeth, N. J."
COFFEE PLENTIFUL;
ES
By II) man H. Cohen
Your morning coffee will cost less
hereafter. In fact, the present price
that retailers are selling at is in
some instances from 5 to 8 cents
a pound lower than when the high
point wps reached.
With an extremely heavy drop of cof
fee In nroduclnr renters and financial
conditions in Europe's greatest coffee
consuming centers extremely poor, raw
rbffee prices are so low. that soma of
the big importing firms who speculated
heavily are said to be thoroughly de
neraUeL .'-".-;;-,,. (r ,',"' ,.
Local wholesalers have announced a
three cents a pound drop in their prices
on roasted coffees and even this is said
to be too small as compared with the
much lower levels reached for the raw
Stock.
Not only are coffees lower thsn a
short time ago but consumers are get
ting better grades for the lower prices.
Wholesalers are making every effort
to sell supplies at this time, indicating
they believe that still lower values will
be forced In the routed stock. Some of
them acknowledge that there was not
the slightest reason for 4he previous
high prices.
Highway Funds Low;
Curbs County Plans
Roadmaster William Eatchel reported
to the county commissioners today that
the county road fund Is "In the red" to
the extent of $11,38.57, with two months
plus of road work to be carried on be
fore the close of the year. It was ten
tatively decided that an appropriation
must be made from the general fund to
carry on absolutely essential work, but
that all other road work must be cur
tailed until the beginning of the new
year.
Georgia Democrats
Opposed to League
Macon, Oa., Oct. 25. (U. P.) Georgia
Democrats went on record in state con
vention today as unalterably opposed
to the League of Nations. A platform
declaring against the league and -instructing
the state's senators to vote
against the pact was adopted unani
mously. The convention Indorsed Cox
for president.
PRC
DROPPING
Political Port Rule Hit
it
O'Reilly Scores Measure
It is a mistake to give a com mis
sion created by a political legislature
power over Portland's ocean termi-
nals, says Drake
C. P'Reilly. for
many years a
member of the
port of Portland
commission an d
one of the best
qualified authori
ties on matters
pertaining to nav
igation and ship
ping in '.he North
west. , O'Reilly be-
lieves that the
district, which
peopie of the port
means Portland,
should be given opportunity to elect
the men who administer port prop
erties valuedat many millions of dol
lars. His statement reads:
BAPS ISLAM D PROJECT s
"In my opinion the Swan Island or port
consolidation bill should be rejected by
the voters for the following reasons, particularly:
COX CHEERED
MINING TOWN I
Candidate Is Given Noisiest Re-
ception of Campaign at Breck-. v
ley, W. Va.; Final Drive. Is "to
Hit States of Ohio and Indiana.
By Ber1xrt W. Walker
En Route With Governor Co,
Breckley, W. Vs.. Oct. 25. (U. P.)
Ten thousand people crowded into
this little mountain town today to
give Governor James M: Cox one of
the noisiest receptions of his trip.
A demonstration lasting nearly five
minutes greeted Cox appearance orT
the platform, cheer after cheer in
terruptlng his speech. Pronounced
hisses came from the crowd when
Cox mentioned the names of Sena
tors Harding, Lodge and Penrose aa '
signers of the "round robin" against
the peace treaty.
MINF.R8 CHEEK HIJM
With miners In his crowd, a big cheer
arose when the governor said the coal
workers will have none of the normalcy -which
Senator Harding advocates.
Governor Cox stopped here en route to .
wage his final fight for the presidency -In
Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and West
Virginia.
With only seven "working ds'ys" of
the campaign remaining, the Demo
cratic strategy apparently was to cen
ter the main stump efforts of the can-
dldate in Ohio and Indiana. It la gen-v
erally admitted In Democratic circles
that failure (o carry these two states
would mean defeat for Cox.
The hottest fight of the campaign ,
looked for this week In Ohio, as both
candidates will spend most of their
time speaking in their home state. . ,
Cox today was Invading West Vir
ginia for the second time, having
spoken In Wheeling shortly after ac
cepting the nomination. His malnv
speeches were to be at Charleston and
Huntington.
FOUtt OHIO SPEECHES
Tomorrow, after a short stop at Ash
land, Ky., he will go back to Ohlor and
during the week will speak" In Cincin
nati. Dayton. Akron and Toledo, V
Thursday night he Is scheduled to
speak In Indlanapoils, and Saturday In
omcago. s
Although the governor's campaign hat
been one of the most strenuous in the
history of American elections, there will
be no letup until election day. He will
speak the night before election In To
ledo, that city being selected for the ;
final speech because Cox was elected
governor of Ohio every time he wound
up his campaign there, and was de
feated the only time he did not follow
that rule.
LKAGl'E TIDE IS HIGH
Cox was optlmistlo over results,
of his last eastern campaign.
"The tide toward the League of Na
tions came with leaps snd bounds during
the last week-, according to reports to
the Democratic national committee," he
said.
The governor found Democratic contri
butions were coming in mors rapidly and
as a result the party organization was to
(ConcludVd on rigt Two, Column SamO
ROOSEVELT WOULD
PROSECUTE EDITOR
New York, Oct. 25. (I. N. 8.)
.Franklin D. Roosevelt, Democratic
candidate for vice p-esldent, today
demanded criminal prosecution of ' t'
John R. Rathom, edltorof tho Prov- ;
ldence Journal, for alleged libelous
charges made by Rathom concerning .,
Mr. Roosevelt's record as asilstant r
secretary of the navy. ' t?
"First, the people who obltgsts there
selves to mortgage their property to pro-- '. ;'
vide .money for port Improvements
should have the selection of the men whs
spend the money The commissioners 'VV'
should be elected by the people of tha "J
port . and paid a good and sufficient sal ' -ary
to devote their entire time to th "
port's business and should be, say. res
In number. The business of the port It r ;v
too great to expect business men to de ' '?
vote their entire time or even enough to ?r
Justify them in assuming the duties. "
Furthermore, it Is not reasonable to egJ :h
pect that votunteer services can be held - '
,a,fw.nalhU tn ..an 1 tm
B0NDI50 POWER UNWISE ,
''Second, it Is unnecessary and unwise "
to vote the bonding power as conterrv
pis ted by the proposed measure. Tit
commission can st anytlme go to tbV ;!
people for any specific funds required for4 Vv
development of the port In ample time to,
prosecute the same without serious d . . .
lay. ., .'HtV
"Third, the purchasing of a large area '
of land, such ss contemplated, is both ; '
unwise and unnecessary for development . '
of the channel or port If the abutting-..;,
property owners on each side of the river" .
will properly bulkhead their frontage to '
receive the material dredged from the,;: '
river the taxpayers can well afford,
give it to them." ; ,
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