Evening Star Newspaper, August 27, 1922, Page 4

WAR STAND ISSUE ~ FORLA FOLLETTE Senators to Keep Up Twice Daily Speeches Until Pri- mary September 5. MAY HEED BONUS CALL Startling Statements Reported Made in So-Called German Counties. Special Dispateh to The Star. MILWAUKEE, Wis. August 26.— Wisconsin's campalgn comes to a close on September 5 with a greatly Increased interest of the voters as the chief apparent change. The energy the candidates have put Into the fight has not been parallele:d in recent years. Both the La Follette and anti-La Follette republicans started early and in no county hi the struggle been relaxed for an instant. At the outset, Senator La Follette was regarded as the most probable winner in the senatorial contest. but it was not so certain that Gov. John J. Blaine would be renominated over Attorney General W. J. Morgan, who was brought into the field by the re- publican state conference, the or- ganization representing regular re- . publicanism. This is the situation now. Speaking Twice Daily. The desire to salvage Blaine and the remainder of the state ticket is aid to have furnished one strong Teason why Senator La Follette threw up his work in Washingtog and hur- ried back to Wisconsin for a strenu- ous campaign. Incidentally, of course, he would like to beat his own enemies as decisively as he can. He has been speaking twice daily for three weeks and he will keep it up until the primary. If the Senate agrees to take up the soldler's bonus he will return to Washington. but this is said to be the only measure for which he will relinquish the campaign. Why he voted against the war is the theme to which he addresses himself with the greatest vigor. In the so-called German counties in the eastern part of the state the La Fol- lette explanation is undoubtedly overwhelmingly approved. To the voters in these districts the Senator has made startling statements—for example, that Great Britain spent $£350.000,000 to control American newspapers for the war period; that sons of German parents were thrust into the front lines in the fighting just because they were Germans. Justifies War Stand. He does not repeat these state- ments in localities whose population is other than German, but he is no less emphatic in justifying his war stand. Of als his votes, he is proud- ast of the vote against the war dec- laration, he says. It was the loans of J. P. Morgan to the allies that involved the United States. he says, rot question of principle. He affirms that the United States was not neutral, and the only offense he charges up to Germany was the sinking of four vessels carrying mu- nitions to the allies. ‘These declarations place Mr. La Follette in harmony with the social- ists in interpreting the causes of the war, and it was because he was known to entertain these views that the soclalist state convention In- dorsed him as Its candidate and did not nominate a candidate to oppose m. Mapped Out Battle. Evidently Senator La Follette has mapped out his plan of battle and so far he has declined to be enticed from it. Dr. W. A. Ganfleld, his opponent, has repeatedly asked him to express himself regarding the pro- priety of a republican candidate re- ceiving a soclalist indorsement. Mr. La Follette has ignored every thrust from this direction. Preaned by Ganfleld. Dr. Ganfleld presses him to tell whether he will abide by the repub- lican primary—whether if he is de- feated he will accept defeat or run as an independent or bring out a candidate to oppose the regular re- publican nominee as he did two years ago in attempt to defeat Sena- tor Lenroot. Mr. La Follette h: made no reply. He is equally silent on his future stand with regard to prohibition. Though Dr. Ganfield has repeatedly attacked the idea he recently ex. pressed at Cincinnati when he d clared that Congress should be em- powered to overrule decisions of the Supreme Court, Mr. La Follette does not desire that the court issue figure in this campaign. and he has not by a word referred to his Cincinnati speech. It Is to his war record and his economic views. already well nown to the voters, that he en- trusts his fate in this campaign. Crowds Are Filattering. His crowds are flattering. All can- didates have generally been well heard,, but La Follette never at- tracted better audiences. Some re- gard this_as significant. others do La Follette, advertised as he been, could get a_crowd any- where, it is claimed. Some of his largest crowds have apparently been far from unantmous in approval of w has been respectful. = The campaign has been further en- livened by the activities of women. some of whom are taking leading roles. Mrs. Ben C. Hooper—she will appear on the ballot as “Jessie Jack Hooper”"—democratic candidate for United States senator. is already pressing her claims for attention. “Whoop ‘er up for Hooper,” her cam- paign slogan, has traveled to every corner of the state. She is the ex- ponent of peace. Her record {s non- partisan, for she advocated the league of nations and later the four- power treaties, spending her money to travel over the state and speak for both impartially. Wife Stumping State. Mrs. R. M. La Follette, wife of the senator, and Mrs. John J. Biaine, wife of the governor, are stumping the state together to win the women to the candidacies of their husbands. Several other women of lesser note have taken the stump, among them g{ldu-t M-Inhnhmle’)'vi alomoernuc can- ate in the third con, didste gressional If Senator La Follette is the re- publican nominee to contest with Mrs. Hooper the voters can go to the polls In November to settls scores on several -clearly drawn . ‘They represent opposite viewpoint: on war and peace. Mrs. Hooper is a ry, and, while Mr. La Follette does not mention that subfect, the Antl. Saloon Le pointing to his voting me of his utterances, ed him as 2 wet. Every one of these issues Is much allve in ‘Wisconsin. SLAYING IS MYSTERY. Wite's Story of Manufacturer’s Death Accepted by Jury. LOS ANGELES, Calif., August-26.— Fred Oesterreich, garment manufac- turer of Los Angeles and Milwauk. ‘Wis., who was shot and killed Tui day night, “came to his death- by t wounds of the brain and inflicted by person or persons unknown,” acoording to a verdict re- turned by a coroners j Mra, Oesterreich t he said, though every audlence] LINCOLN-DOUGLAS DEBATE GIVEN BY MODERN SPEAKERS FREEPORT, Ills,, August 26.—Sena- tor Pat Harrison of Mississippl and Karl C. Schuyler, a Denver republican, re-enacted the oratorical duel between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A. Doug- las on the sixty-fourth anniversary of the event today. Although Douglas, called the “Little Giant” because of his oratorical ability, won the senatorial seat at stake in that campaign, “Freeport heresy” was sald to have cost him the favor of the south and his party In the presi- dential campaign which followed. It was Douglas’ declaration on that occasion that the people of a territory jcould exclude slavery if they chose, prior to the formation of a state con- stitution. A pageant vividly depicting the politi- cal feeling of the pre-civil war days concluded the program STATE ISSUES RLE NONTANA PRIARY Principal Fight Over Legislature, | Though Senate and Congress Races Are Lively. Special Dispateh to The Star. HELENA, Mont., August 26.—The primary of August 29 will be fought out almost entirely on state issues Beyond Representative Carl Rid- dick, who seeks nomination as sena- tor, no candidate has ejected na- tional issues Into the battle. The principal fight will be over the legislature, of which Gov. Joseph M. Dixon seeks to gain control, to put over a_progressive prograg of taxation. For senator, Riddick will be opposed by Wellington D. Rankin. now attorney general; by Charles Pray of Havre, former represen tive, and several others in the re- publican primary. Mr. Rankin is a trother of Miss Jeanette Rankin, the first_congresswoman. He is regarded 2s the Dixon candidate in the democratic p Wheeler of Butte, democr: didate for governor two Years ago and regarded as a radical, will face Hugh R. Wells, a Custer county cat- tleman, former state chairman; Judge J. F. O'Connor of Livingston, and former Representative Tom Stout of Lewistown. Wells is running on an out-and-out wet platform and O'Connor_is_standing for modifica- tion of the Volstead act. Nine Seeking One Seat. Riddick’s seat in the lower cham- ber is sought by nine republicans, ircluding Jerome Locke. now ch: man of the state compensation board and former survevor general, the Dixon candidate; and Senator J. M. Burlingame, a leader of the old guard. In the western district, Rep- resentative W. J. McCormick seeks renomination. He has two oppo- nents, neither of whom is considered dangerous. Among democrats aspiring to Con- gress, P. B. Moss, a progressive, is unopposed in the eastern district. In the western, John M. Evans, the veteran congressman, defeated two years since after serving four terms. is facing a fleld of four, which in- cludes one woman, Mrs. Maggle Smith Hathaway of Ravalll county, democratic floor leader in the state assembly and a dry leader. Byron E. Cooney of Butte, running in this district as a democrat, is an avowed wet. ! Polis Open Nine Ho The polls will open at 10 a. m. August 29, and close at 7 p. m.. and it may be September 1 before the re- |sult is known. as a heavy vote is expected and hundreds of the pre- cincts are outlying. Harding swept the state two yvears ago, but national questions will figure little in the re- sult this time. As it now looks, Wheeler and Rankin will be nomi- nated for the Senate and both are advanced progressives of a most radical type. There is very little consolation for standpatters in the political outlook in Montana just now. Moss will surely be named, Evans is a sure winner and both are radicals, among democrats, while probable republican victors for Con- gress in the primary are also anti- old guard. —_— MAYFIEI.D LEADING IN TEXAS RUN-OFF (Continued from First Page.) guson wants to abolish the Interstate Commerce Commission. The federal reserve system was attacked vigor- ously by Mr. Ferguson and Mr. May- {field said it probably needed some changing. Mr. Ferguson's race is one of in- terest. regardless of whether he is nominated, because of the conditions surrounding his candidacy. He has had a long and stormy political career in Texas and was impeached when governor in 1917, having been charged with receiving personal profits from state funds and with in- terference with the board of regents of the state university. Part of the judgment in the impeachment case was that he should never again hold loffice in the state of Texas. In his campaign just closed he ap- i pealed for vindication. Early in the senatorial campaign, this year, Mr. and Mrs. Ferguson both announced they were candidates for the nomination for the Senate. How- ever, Mrs. Ferguson's name was with- drawn at the first primary. Mayfield and Ferguson received the highest votes of six candidates in the first primary, polling about 300,000 be- tween them. The other four polled about 300,000. The question to be de- cided by the count of today’s vote is which man got the most of the 300,000 votes cast for the others July 22. Fre- quently the run-off primary, however, has not drawn as great a vote as the first primary. State offices for which democrats s lected their candidates today wer For lleutenant govermr—Col. Billie Mayfield, jr., klan candidate, and T. ‘W. Davidson. For state treasurer—C. V. Terrell and George S. Garrett. For superintendent of public in- struction—Ed Bentley, said to be the klan candidate, and 8. M. N. Marris. Simpson Nomimated. FORT STOCKTON, Tex.. August 26.—Dr. J. A. Simpson of Marfa was today nominated by republicans for the sixteenth representative from Texas district. He will oppose Rep- resentative Claude B. Hudspeth, democrat, for re-election. Ignore Beer Isdwe. SAN ANTONIO, Tex., August 26.— epublicans of the fourteenth Con- gressional rict this afternoon re- nominated Representative Harry M. ‘Wurzbach, on & platform that ignored the Ku Klux Klan and omitted any mention of light wines and beer, the two subjects most mentioned by the two democratic candidates for the nomination of their party. Four of the eleven countfes of the district had no delegates fn theé gatherin, that numbeéred less than fifty an ‘which was featureless except for its harmony. Loses Heme Ward. -oryur. lost his home ward in the rufhoft primary today by 124 ry otes. _The vote in that colved IPRIMARY SYSTEN] |t Dok Mo NOT DIRECT ISSUE Neither Party in West Vir- ginia Committed For or Against Abolition. LIKELY TO BOB UP LATER Nominations in Congressional Dis- triots Finally Announced—Close Votes Shown in Many Cases. Special Dispatch to The Star. CHARLESTON, W. Va., August 26. —Following the republican and dem- ocratic state conventions—held re- spectively at Huntington and Charles- ton on August 15—discussion of the direct primary law has more earnest- ly engaged the attention of the news. papers than the merits of the judicial candidates chosen on those occasions. While neither party in convention committed itself by platform pledge for or against the primary, that is- sue figured prominently at both meet- ings, and is certain to be just as con- spicuous at the blennial session of the ature next winter. The democrats expected the repub- licans to reaffirm the neglected plank against the primary, adopted at the Wheeling convention two years ago, and if that had eventuated. tho mi- nority party purposed to attach pri- mary advocacy to its Wilsonian plat- form. Fallure of the G. O. P. to meet this expectation leaves the opposition party minus a “burning" issue. Former Gov. H. D. Hatfleld. who presided and made the kéynote speech at the Huntington conveéntion, spoke vigorously for abolition of the pri- mary, and in all of the preliminaries this spirit of antagonism was mani- fest, to the extent at least of a radical modification of the existing law. On the other hand, Mrs. Willlam Gay Brown, defeated candidate for the democratic nomination for United Statcs senator. and keynote speaker at the Charleston meeting, stanchly defended the primary and demanded its retention. Two davs after the convention the Charleston Gazette, controlled_by former United States Senator W. Chilton and an authoritative mouthplece for the democracy of West Virginia, came out editorially in opposition to the sentiments expressed by Mrs. Brown in defense of the primary. If editorial opinions now appear- ing in the press truly reflect public sentiment, the “passing of the buck” by both conventions to the legisla- tare will result either in the repeal of the present law or. more probably. in_very material modification. 1f the primary law is modified. the plan probably will be to hold pri- maries at each precinct in the state, when the voters of that precinct could elect men and women from their own precinct to represent them at a county convention at which the county ticket would be nominated. This county convention would select delegates to the judicial, congres- sional, senatorial and state conven- tions—practically the method em- ployed formerly. Waiting on Returns. The secretary of state’s office has been waiting on Putnam county for complete primary returns on congress- men. The vote for Representative Woodyard, who was renominated in the fourth district, has been missing through some clerical error. The dean of the West Virginia delegation in the House is not dependent on Putnam's showing., however. The other counties of the district gave him 12180 votes to 6,602 for O. J. Deegan of Huntington, and 6.364 for Senator Edgar R. Staats of Parkers- burg. George W. Johnson of Park- ersburg, former counsel to the pub- lic service commission, the demo- cratic nominee in the fourth district, recefved 7,559 votes to 5,537 for for- mer .State Senator John D. Sweeney of Willlamstown and 1,643 for H. ‘Willlam Roberts of Huntington. Robert L. Ramsey of Brooke county changed his mind about having a re- count of democratic ballots in Ohio county for congressman in the first dis- trict. " The board of commissioners of that county set last Monday for the recount, but neither Ramsey nor hig at- torney appeared-and the contest was dismissed. . Raymond Kenny of Graf- ton, ex-army aviator, wins the nomina- tion by twenty-five votes over Ram: and much larger pluralities over E. M. Conaway and Tom B. Foulk. Repre- rentative Ben L. Rosenbloom was re- nominated by the republicans of the first district by a vote of 11,651 to 9,835 for James D. Pariott, the nearest con- tender. Dr. D. B. Ealy, the third can- didate, got 1,845 votes. ‘The first unofficial and also the first officlal returns of the primary elec- tion on August 1 fg.lve former Mayor C. M. Seibert of Martinsburg the democratic nomination for Congress In the second district over R. E. L. Allen, president of the Morgantown Chamber of Commerce. Corrected re- turns tabulated this week award the nomination to Allen. He recelvi 7,089 votes to 7,043 for Seibert. Other results for Congress stand as first an- nounced. It is noteworthy that in the sixth (Charleston) district the two parties were only 150 votes apart in their balloting. The democrats cast 21,702 votes and the republicans 21,852. Rep- resentative L. S. Echols was renom- inated by a vote of 13,244, or a ma. Jority of 4.636 over his two opponent M. F. Matheny and Miss Hattie Stein. J. Alfred Taylor of Fayetteville won the democratic nomination nearly as decisively. He also had two com- petitors—Miljon Curtis of Beckley and Dr. C.. F. McClintjc of Willlams- burg. Socialists’ Platform Planks. The abolition of the United States Senate is pledged by a platform con- structed at a recent state and dis- trict meeting of socialists held at Elkins. The party also went on record for “a constitutional amend- ment prohibiting the Supreme Court from declaring as unconstitutional laws passed by the representatives cf the people’’; also for “the recognition of soviet Russia and the resumption of trade with that country,’ with other declarations on state J. Chase of Ridgley was nomi. nated for Congress in the second. dis- trict; Sam H. Goodwin 1kins, was selected to run for sta nator from the thirteenth district, and Loman Hartsaw of Beverly for house of dele- gates from Randolph county; Dr. M. 8’ Holt of Weston was nominated for governor d other selections 'for state and district offices were made %t a convention held some time ago in this city. The corrupt practices act of West Virginia requires candidates at pri-| mary or general elections to filo a second statement of receipts and ox- penditures with the secretary of state not later than thirty days after such election, but up to yesterday only one of the seven candidates for the United States Senate had complied with this provision. Matthew Neely, the democratic senatorial nominee, re a ported '‘no contributions and a dis. bursement of $9! 36. en renominated. 'oodyard expended $656.82; Goodykoonts, who had no op- osition in the fifth district, $301.30; ols, $193.80; Rosenbloom, $314.20. Raymond Kenny, democratic nominee in the first district, certified to an out- f $520.85, and a contribution . 8. Stone of $500. R. E. L. len, democrat, second district, spent only $17.60. It cost State Senator E. H. Morton, $1.396 to win the dem- ocratic nomination in the third dis. trict. In the fourth district, Geo: ‘W. Johnson, democrat, spent ll.um and received 3200 in contributions. In the fifth district, T. J. Lilly, demo- cratic nominee, spent $130.50,. and in the aixth district, J. Alfred Somoorat, swpended $iTE3% e rat 95 the ' tor Con. Al- | R sty % , HUMILIATED IN FRoNT OF HER INCHOT RENEWS CLEAN-UP PLEDGE Opens Campaign by Reaf- firming Fight on Harris- burg Rggime. Special Dispatch to The Star. HARRISBURG, Pa.. August Gifford Pinchot has opened his paign for the governorship of the Keystone state by reafirming all of the pledges made by him In the pri- mary campalgn wherein he tri- umphed over many of the leaders of the old republican organization, the state administration and the commit- tees of two big cities. The keynote of his opening speech was a reitera- tion of his intention to “clean up the mess at Harrisburg,” which has been a rather sensitive subject among cer- tain influential republican chieftains. After resting since the latter part of June, he made his first set speech to- day at a meeting near Allentown, the traditional opening of republican state campaigns. The republican state organization has swung In behind the forester as the republican candidate for governor of Pennsylvania, but it is quite evi- dent from his speech that he has not been taken into camp. Considering the fact that many of his statements were drives at methods which have prevailed of recent years on capitol hill, where the republican organi- sation has been entrenched, it looks ‘more as though he had taken a con- siderable part of it into camp him- 1f. Furthermore, Pinchot has been working with Auditor General Samuel S. Lewis, who has applied some meth- ods learned during years spent in Wash- ington to the state fiscal and accounting affairs, and whose name is anathema to men who have n big figures in the organization. But at the same time Lewis is a good, stout organization man himself. 0Old Leaders Follow. It would seem that the Pennsyl- vania state organization was in for a going over. but in a peaceful sort of a way. The old leaders trounced Pin- chot's candidate for state chairman, but Pinchot got them to abandon the time-honored system of assessing officeholders and insisted on estah- lishment of a budget in the state committee accounts, while he got de- sired representation upon committees. What is happening is the infusion of new influences which are causing the old leaders to go along with Pinchot, first leg of the Pinchot tour . This was announced at the same time the forester sent a letter to all republican editors telling what he stood for and especially reffirm- ing his stand of the primary cam- paign. He looks for help from all party men, not only in the campalgn, but in the carrying out of the re- forms he considers essential for the improvement of the state government, including ertain amount of deceén- tralization and return to communi- ties features of rule relative to edu- cation, health and the like. ere, ain, he is turning directly against what has been state policy for the last four years, but he has the popular end of it and the old leaders are going along. John A. McSparran, the democrati¢ candidate for governor, is campaign- ing along similar lines. He started back in June, going it alone, because his colleagues aid not relish’ the idea of & midsummer campaign. and they Wil not get together until the com- ing week to determine how they will wo‘rt. In all probability they will Ao the same as the republican candi- dates_ are doing with Pinchot—joim with him in tours. Third party talk has been ram- pant the last week, but the move- ment has not yet taken form. One reason s No one seems desirous of finaneing it. The republicans and democrats have worked out their financial plans, the scale being much reduced, but the third party folk do not seem to be able to attain even that stage. —_— 'WILL PASTED INSIDE WATCH. PALO ALTO, Calif., August 26.— Executors of the- estate of E. W. (Dad) Moulton, noted athletic train- er of Stanford University, who dles July 19, opened his watch and from .it his last will and ent, ‘which was written on a cire ece of paper and pasted on the lniura of VATucd ai 94,600 o hia midew, tdete ‘his W |and one of the baseball took ['quent remar MONTAGUE, HAVE You NoO. HAMNDKERCHIEF? Uretents, IRRIGATION MONEY REPAID BY WEST Senator Walsh of Montana Resents Press Report of Contrary. Taking exception to recently pub- lished statements to the effect that the west has been delinquent in its repayment to the government of moneys advanced for irrigation proj- ects, Senator Walsh of Montana last night declared the records show that the contrary is the case. The Senate now has before it the McNary-Smith reclamation bill, offer- ed as ‘an amendment to the soldier bonus bill, which proposes still fur- ther reclamation projects for the west and the south, and Senator Walsh contends that any effort to make it appear that the wast has “laid down" on the government in regard to the projects constructed under the reclamation act of 1902 is unfair. “In_a recently published article in The Star,” said Senator Walsh, “it is r that the west promi: ed to pay in ten years the $132,820,300 which the government has expended so far on the projects, and that it had repald $12,820.3 or 10 per cent in the twenty years since 1902. Projects oNt Completed. “As a matter of fact, the reclama- tion act said that the money put into the projects was to be repaid in ten annual installments, but after the projects had been completed. How could any one know how much these installments gpre to be until the proj- ects had been constructed? I have had a list compiled, showing the extent to which the projects were completed June 30. 1915, or seven years ago, and, except for two proj- ects in New Mexico and one in Wash- ington, none of the rest had been completed at that date. The others ran from 9 per cent to 98 per cent completed on that d “Further, Congr amended the reclamation act 80 as to provide that the repayments should be made in twenty annual installments instead of ten, as originally provided. “A table published in the Reclam: tion Record, issued by the reclama- tion service, shows the repaymente arranged according to the per cent paid of construction charges now due This table shows.that on the twenty- four projects listed, on some of whict no charges are yet due, a total 0. 85.2 per cent of all the charges duc have been paid. This is a very differ. ent statement from that referred to above. For instance, In the case of the Orlando, roject, 100 per Other projects, ac- cording to this table, show that from 50 per cent to 99 per cént of the charges due have been repaid. Crop Data Held Unfair. “An effort was made in the article referred to to show that the Irriga- tion projects, in"the matter of crog yield, do not compare favorably wit! the crop yleld in some of the eastern states. In making this comparison, however, the crop value for last year was taken—a year when farm prod- ucts were at a low ebb in value when compared to the cost of .production and when farmers were compelled to sell their crops in many cases for less than it cost to produce them. It would have been much fairer to turns for the last ten- year period. Also, In the eastern states it {8 well known that much of the farm produce is from truc| rdening, which must give greater value per acre than hay or grain crops. “The records, I contend, show that the farmers on the irrigation projects of the west do make their payments to the government.” 5 | “SWEDE” RISBERG SUED. Wife Says ex-White Sox Player Believes in Fooling Public. SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., August 2¢. —Charles “Swede’ Risberg. former member of the Chicago White Sox ?lnye 0~ cused of having “thrown” gn.mu in 1!1:. was sued for divorce hers yes- terday bi Mrs. Agnes Risberg, who charged him with cruelty. “Why work, when you can fool th public’ was one of Risberg’s fr ks, according to her com- hich als that th 0 stal 121 until he went from to th R. S. Copeland, Returning, Says —By WEBSTER. N\ SR A <N WARNS WORLD OF PERIL FROM POLAND’S TYPHUS Infected Immigrants Might ! Kill a Million. NEW YORK. August 26.—The rapid | spread of typhus in Poland consti- tutes a menace to the whole world, said Health Commissioner Royal S. Copeland on his return today from Europe, where he has been studying health conditions. “I shudder to think of the possi- bilities if the disease, practically un- known here, should creep into th city through a few infected imm kill a million per- s time. v.” he added. “is an ab- scess in the body of the world. If it is not drained and cleansed the whole world will suffer.” He announced his intention of rais- ing funds to provide for a temporary hospital for typhus patients in Poland. SPANISH SHIP GOES ON BAR. NEW YORK, August 26—The Spanish barkentine Guiniguada, after twice golng on the bar off Sandy Hook during a heavy rain storm, was pulled off late today by the light- house tender Larkspur and five fish-i ing_ boats. anchorage uninjured. ! he resides near Cleveland. Ohio. She was towed to herj| RAIL TRACK USED - AS GUILLOTINE BY GEORGIA SUICIDE By the Associated Press. SAVANNAH. O August 26— George L. Jesse, 2 paperhanger, com- mitted suicide todsy in a most un- usual manner. A switch engine of the Central of Georgia rallway stopped at a water tank in the Savannah yards 0 get water. Shortly after the engine stopped, Jesse, according to the story of the engine crew, lay down, and placing his head on the track between the wheels of the engine tender, pérmitted the tender to run over him, cutting off his head. ONEMORE BAGGED IN“BUNKD” RADS Harry D. White, Said to Be Wanted by Post Office In- spector, Arrested. By the Associated Press. DENVER, August 26.—Harry D. ‘White, said to be wanted by Federal Postoffice Inspector H. E. Graham on a charge of swindling S. Tuch of Plain- fleld, N. J., of $60,000 at Miami, Fla., on March 17, 1921, was arrested late today by agents of the Denver district attorney’s office who have been conduct- ing raids on an alleged million-dollar “confidence ring."” ‘White, according to District Attorney Van Cise, has also been under the name of Sam Bernett, Harry Witting, H. Lafter and Harry Whitney. He wai arrested when he attempted to cash a $100 money order said to have been gent him by another alleged swindler whose activities local authorities been investigating. Twenty-nine of the thirty-three men have operate a confidence game' raigned before Judge W. 2gE in the criminal division of the district court here today. Authorities ex- plained that the other four men were not arraigned because their correct names are not known. None of the men arrested has heen able to furnish $25,000 bond. the amount fixed by the court, with the exception of Lou Blonger and A. W. Duff, who were released vesterday. Judge Hag- gott today refused a petition for reduction in the amount of the bond. Freach Indicted Last May. MTAMI, Fla. August 26.—Homer French was indicted here with two others by the grand jury in May for the alleged swindling of $120,000 last winter from Peter Nicholson, middle western banker and mine operator. and bond in the sum of $50,000 was fixed for each of the defendants in the event of their arrest. Although Nicholson came here per- sonally to present his complaint to the grand jury, the authorities main- tain they do not know his home ad- dress. It is understood. however, t_;.flt he alleged swindle took place at a club- house here which the authorities never were able to locate. A secret indictment was returned which was not made public_until inearly three weeks later, when State's Attorney Gramling told the court he had reason to believe the defendants knew the indictment had been handed down. The others indicted with French were Walter Madden. alias George Falo, alias George Falatico, and Ed Harléy, alias Walter Hayes. Atlanta Police Interested. ATLANTA, Ga. August 26.—Fol- lowing receipt here of information reporting the arrest at Denver, Col of thirty-three alleged “bunko -men” who are said to have fleeced tourists of $1.500,000, a representative of John A. Boykin, solicitor general of Ful- ton county, was on his way to Denver today with photographs and descrip- tions of thirty-five men wanted here for “bunko” operations in 1920. Atlanta authorities have expressed confidence that some of the men wanted here were among_those ar-| rested in Denver. Floyd Woodward. a leader in the Atlanta gang. and fearly a score of men under indict- ment by the county grand jury are at large. 3 DIEAS TRODPS - DEFEA STRAERS Fifty Wounded as Haven of Havre Rioters Is Captured. AMERICANS CAN'T SAIL Port Completely Tied Up—Faur- ther Disorders Expected as Work- ers Erect Barricade. BY the Associated Press. . HAVRE, August 26—The Franklin Club, in which a thousand rioting strikers had taken refuge, was cap- tured by the troops late tonight. The total casualties for the day number three killed and about fifty wounded. One regiment of infantry stationed in Havre refused to take part in the fighting against the strikers. A num- ber of the soldiers have been placed under arrest by the military author- ities. The strikers are busy erecting bar- ricades in the avenue Cours 4> la Re- publique, where they will make & stand tomorrow. Several hundred Americans are crowded in the hotels here awaiting the failing of the French liner Savoie. the departure of which, tentatively fixed for tomorrow, is uncertain. due to the complete tie-up of the port through the general strike, which has gripped practically all the industries here for many days. Hotel Rates Soar. Hotel prices are constantly rising. and, with the complete cessation of trolley cars, taxi drivers are charging the Americans exorbitant rates for transportation and making small for- tunes. . The strike has prevented the un- loading of the American freighters Effna and Hastings. The former is loaded with cotton from Galveston, and the latter with cotton and coffee from Mobile, Ala. The American freighters Olen and Dryden managed to depart for other poris Eighteen thousand men have struck in sympathy with the 10,000 metal workers who have refused to return 10 work for the past two months, un- willing to accept a 10 per cent reduc- tion in wages. There are only 600 troops used in the patrolling of the wharves and streets, but large rein- forcements are ready just outside the city in case of an emergency. All the loose paving and building stone' has deen removed and carried away by the troops to avajd the use of this material as missiles by the strikers. Stone-throwing is the method adopted by striking workers when attacking troops and police. Troops Are Stoned. Stone-throwing was resorted to by strikers _and their sympathizers against the troops and police guard- ing the Central railroad station this evening. Military reinforcements were sent for and a regiment is ex- pected to be on duty on the sireets tonight. Some of the vounger soldiers ob- jected to obeying orders when com- manded to charge the workmen, Sey- eral of them were reported to have been placed under arrest. The dis- orders, so far. have not necessitated the use of firearms, but in the clashes of last night one-third of the troops and police showed some injuries The crew of the Savole showed no disposition this evening to return to work on the liner. CUTS ARTERIES IN SLEEP. Dreams Elevator Falling on Him. Arm Goes Through Window Pane SAN FRANCISCO. 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