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V THER. Fair and continued cool tonight and tomorrow, heavy frost tonight; mod- erate northerly winds. % Temperature for 24 hours ending at 2 pm. today: Highest, 52, at 2:30 p.m. yesterday; lowest, 36, at 7 am. today. Full report on page 4. Closing N. Y. Stocks and Bonds, Page 26 Entered as seco post No. 29,394, office Washington, nd class matter D. G, 5000 WU TROOPS BLASTED T0 DEATH * BY MINES IN FIELD Prisoners Report Heavy Cas- ualty List; Officials Ad- mit 1,000 Killed. GENERAL AMONG DEAD; MANY TAKEN PRISONER Uapan Increases Garrison; Warns Both Sides Interests Must Be Protected. BY WILLIAM R. GILES. k0 Daily News. October 22—The official bbserver at Shanhaikw an reports that bn the afternoon of October 19 Gen. Wu Pei-Fu, with an army of 15,000 Een. made a surprise attack on the ukdenites at Sanhochia. The fighting lasted one whole night, uring which the Mukdenites made a anking movement, enveloping the hihlis’ left flank, and at the same ime pressing the right flank back. he fighting ‘was, desperate. Soldiers ere battling hand-to-hand with band grenades and in ‘bayonet charges. By noon of the 20th the Chihlis’ ght flank had been forced over a arefully prepared mine field, which was exploded when the Chihlis fuassed on it. The detonations of khese huge land mines were heard easily as far back as Chingwangtao. Chihlis Forced Back. ‘The Chihlis simultaneously tried to break through the Mukdenites' cen- ter inside the great wall with three fresh brigades of picked troops. After being driven back three times, they were forced to retreat on ac- count of their heavy losses. Prison- ers state that the action caused the death of at least 00 men. On the Jehol front, after being de- feated once by Yu Ling Shan, the! Chihlis re-formed, reinforced their 4th Brigade and made a counter attack. After eight hours of the fierc- est fighting the Chihlis suffered heavy defeat. Gen. Sung Wih Fu,| commanding the 40th Division, 12| ranking officers and 1,000 men werei killed, 3,000 wouuded and 1,600 were | taken prisoner while among the booty captured was 3,000 bags of flour. The oling, t section v apan Increases Foree. Japan continues to increase her forces in the raflway zone and has iterated theswarning to both sides A she cannot allow any action which 1s likely to endanger the lives or vested interests of the Japanese people. The Japanese and British ommanders have refused to allow 31 Wu Pei-Fu transports to land troops at Chingwantgao, claiming it o a neutral port, in accordance ‘with the protocol « Wu P’ei Fu is not alowing the cor- resopndents to send out news unless 1t is colored according to his lights. (Copyright, 1924, by Chicago Daily News Co.) SUN RETURNS TO CITY. Mukdenites then occupied Lam- highest mountain in the 1 the exception of Lenkuo, | be e Associated Press. October 22.—Dr. Sun Yat. ident of the provisional nment of South China, is re- ported to have returned from Shiuchow, northwest of Canton, and to have taken refuge in the arsenal there. The report says he is accom- panied by a guard of 2,000 soldiers for his personal protection. Dr. Sun left Canton on September 13 for Shiuchow, where it was sald he would concentrate his armies to go to the aid of Lu Yung-Hslang, who at that time was defending Shanghai against the attacks of the | Kiangsu army. Lu was recently ! reported to have sought refuge in Japan, SPAIN TO SHIFT BIG FORCE IN MOROCCO Outlying Garrisons to Be With- drawn and Pacified Zone Inland Established. By the Associated Press PARIS, October 22—The Spanish| premier, Gen. Primo Rivera, intends to withdraw the outlying garrisons in | Morocco and establish a pacified zone extending a reasonable distance in- land, he is quoted as declaring to the @etuan correspondent of Le Journal. Formerly, he said, through an error in method,’ 2,000 men were scattered among 400 blockhouses - between which communication was extremely difficult. The garrisons of these posts were necessarily small and were often ‘orced to capitulate from lack of water. The remaining ones now will Pe withdrawn. “As soon as I have gathered in my people,” the premier continued, ghall set up in the vicinity of the ceast and for a reasonable distance | 3nland a series of extremely strong bases. The natives established in this completely pacified zone will have the mdvantages of railroads, highways, ports and markets. If those living outside wish to come to buy or sell commodities they will only be allowed to enter on one condition—give up gheir rifles. “This modification of our occupation will be most expensive, but we shall carry it out. It is impossible for us to effect an agreement with Abd-el- Xrim_(rebel chieftain) or recognize ® Riffian state. We are resolved to emerge victorious in this struggle &nd we shall do so.” | cumbed to their Injuries during the | around to come up on the target, and | for the first shot T gave orders to hoist | to return to rescue the fourth dropped East Chosen as Wresting New Yor BY N. 0. MESSFE GER. Staff Correspondent of The Sta NEW YORK, October 22.—Sudden changes in the plans of the Demo- cratic managers and the La Follette leaders have tranferred ‘the scene of battle for the remainder of the pres- idential campaign -to the East and from now on this section will witness a mighty struggle between the con- tending forces. New York and New Jersey especlally will be contested inch by inch by John W. Davis and Senator La Follette in thelr efforts to break into the Republican in- trenchments, With the Republicans it will be & case of fighting to hold what they already have. Reallzing at last that victory in November wil be utterly impossible without carrying New York and New Jersey, the Democratic managers are to put their presidential candidate before the voters of this region in one last personal appeal for the sup- port of Democrats. The term “their presidential candidate” s used ad- visedly, for Charles W. Bryan will not show. Many Democrats, interested in party success wish the voters could forget him. Senator La Follette is coming East to arouse voters to sympathy with 9 TRENTON DEATHS RAISE TOTALTO 13 Cause of Blast in Turret of Cruiser Still Is Un- explained. By the Associated Press. NORFOLK, Va., October The death of John Uzzolino, seaman, New ark, N. J., shortly after noon toda: brought the death list from the ex- plosion Monday aboard the United States ship Trenton to thirteen. Four others died during last night and early this mornin. Of the five surviving members of the turret crew on duty at the time of the disaster three still are thought to be in a critical condition. Franklin Bigelow Jeffery, seaman, whose home was at Lynn, Mass,, died this morning. George J. Gaftney of New York; Arthur J. McCormick of Charlestown, Mass., and George De- witt_Lucker of Bedford, N. J., suc- 3 night. Fear for Others. All of those now in the hospital are suffering from burns about the head and face and atfending physicians fear they inhaled smoke or flames, which may cause pneumonia or dther serl- ous complications. Several of them complained last night of being hoarse, and doctors considered this a particularly bad sympton. Several of the patients also had their eyelashes burned, and it is feared their sight might have been affected. Lieut. John Arthur Sedgwick, who rescued two of his shipmates from drowning after his own arm had been broken, was reported as greatly im- proved today, and physicians sald he will recover. Joseph Leo White, turret captain, first class, in charge of the enlisted men in the forward turret when'the explosion occurred, was the only sur- vivor able today to give an account of the accident. All Precautions Taken. ‘We had not fired a shot,” he said, “when the powder went off. We had loaded the right gun and were getting ready to load the left one when it hap- pened. We had been maneuvering when I saw that we would be in range the right gun's shell and powder. That side came up all right. Then I gave ord to the man at the ammunition hoist on the left gun to bring up pow- der for that side. I was looking at him when he turned the switch to start the ammunition holst motor, and a minute or so after he did there was a flash and the turret was in flames. Every precaution had been taken in the turret, and the powder had not reached the gun when it exploded. I do not know whether it was a short circuit in the electric wires or not. Nobody knows. It just happened in a flash. Three charges of powder, each weighing 80 pounds, were exploded, naval officials said. The Trenton was little damaged by the blast, they added. Survivors of the disaster were loud in their praise today of the heroism of Ensign Henry Clay Drexler and Lieut. Sedgwick. Drexler, who was junior turret officer, went into the burning turret and pulled out three men, they sald, and as he was about dead. POWDER IS BLAMED. Deteriorated Explosive Held Cause of Disaster. “Deteriorated powder” probably will be found the cause of the explo- sion Monday. on board the crulser Trenton, according to some naval ord- nance experts, Normally inert, the service charge is inclined to become unstable after being subjected - to high temperatu and under other unusual conditions. In sich stafe, it'was held, the powder | (Continued on Page 3 Column 2) The United States 2 Insanity Plea 4 | Made for Hight s } To Avert Trial i MOUNT VERNON, Iil, October 22.—Alleging that Lawrence M. | Hight, former clergyman and con- fessed poisoner of his wife and ‘Wilford Sweeten, Is insane, his attorney, Nelson Layman of Dugoin, 1., today filed a motion asking for the appointment of a medical com- mission to pass on his sanity before he I8 required to plead to the mur- | der charge. . Expects Every American to Do -His Duty— . VOTE @he Foening ¢ WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION Star. “From Press to Home Within the Hour” The Star’s carrier system covers every city block and the regular edi- tion is delivered to Washington homes as fast as the papers are printed. Yesterday’s Circulation, 96,943 WASHINGTON, D. C., WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1924—_THIRTY-EIGHT PAGES. Battleground For Remainder of Campaign Davis and La Follette to Concentrate on k and New Jersey From G. O. P. his idea that the small tradesmen. | “white collar” workers, artisans and | the laboring class have everything in common with the farmers of the West in their opposition to Wall street and should join with the agricultural class to fight “privilege and monoply So that next week Is to witness the biggest effort of the campaign thus far in the contest for supremacy in these two great States. licans are making elaborate plans to resist the invaders and are hy no means dismayed. The Republican leaders feel that the campalgn is already “made” in “this section and that it will be beyond the power of the opposition to materlally change the situation. They think that if Follette stresses his radical progran as he did in the West, he will prob ably make Republican votes. His experience in Missouri is reported a sad one, where he Is said to have alienated entire groups of German voters by his ultra radicalism. The Republican managers only that he will change his tenor and soft pedal his radicalism that Government owne was not finminent in his program, but waa the uitimate solution. They would | prefer that he would throw the throttie wide open and go the limit, to give the _(Continued on Page 3, Column 2) | Col. John G. Emery Shot by Husband | Of Stenographer GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, October 22.—Col. John G. Emery, former national commander of the Ameri- can Legion, was shot and slightly wounded this morning as he sat in his offic Chédell Simpson, 44, husband of Col. Emery stenographer, is held for the shooting. A divorce action is pending against him. - Col. Emery was shot in the left shoulder. GUARD ————— SPINSTER'S GOLDPACKED HONE Authorities Protect Fortune Crammed in Nooks and Crannies Before Death. By the Associated Press. WINCHESTER, Va., October 22.—A | bonded caretaker guards the resi- dence property here of Miss Martha| Shumate, wealthy spinster, who dled last week, following the discovery of a hoarded fortune stuffed and crammed in nearly every nook and cranny of the house. The guard was established when crowds of persons lured by the re- ports of hidden treasure threatened to overrun the premises. Bank officials today admitted that the rich woman had drawn several thousand dollars trom her account recently to dis- tribute in modest bequests among her friends. It also became known that hardly a receptacle in the house has failed to give up money. Clocks, pic- ture frames, covered plates and cracks and crevices poured out old g0ld and bank notes. Much of the gold coin is said to be of ancient vintage; many pleces from the Cali- fornia mint, coined while the gold rush was at its height, will command premiums. Last of Old Family. Miss Shumate was the last of her line, a‘ prominent Frederick County family that had conserved riches through a whole century. It appears that she did not complete the work of writing her will, for a document has been found in which only one bequest is made, and that for only a small portion of her holdings. No mention was made of the dispo- sition of enormous bank stock hold- ings, bank accounts, farms and city property, all of which her bank here, named as administrator, lists among her possessions. Near and distant cousins will bene- fit in the Shumate riches after their appraisal by court orders, it was de- clared. FORMER A L. HEAD SUGHTLY WOUNDED Col. Emery Shot by Husband of His Stenographer; Reason Is Unknown. By the Associated Press. GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., October 22. —Col. John G. Emery, former national commander of the American Legion, was shot and slightly wounded this morning as he sat in his office. Chedell Simpson, 44, husband of Col. Emery’s stenographer, is held for the shooting. A divorce action is pend- ing against him. Col. Emery was shot in the left shoulder. Kipling’s Daughter Wedded. LONDON, October. 22.—Miss Elsie Kipling, daughter of Rudyard Kipling, was married today at St, Ma s Church, Westminster, to Capt. Geotge ‘Rambridge, honorary attache of ti British legation at Brussels. A recep- tion was held at Stanley Baldwin's home, in Eaton Square, which was loaned for the occasion, Radio Programs—Page 22. The Repub- | fear | He found it ex- | pedient this week in the West to explain | hip of railroads | | OLD COOLIDGE EXTOLS LUTHERAN LOYALTY | tion Recalls Part Played inU.S. By the Associated Press CHICAGO, October 22.—President Coolidge, in a greeting read here to- day, lauded the contribution of Luther- | ans to the development of the original | colonies of this country and to the strug- | gle for American independence. He con- | gratulated the United Lutheran Church in America, which is in biennial conven- tion, and its related bodies, because they | are nurturing among newcomers from Europe the American ideals of the early Lutheran colonists, * His letter follows: “T extend my greet- | ings to the fourth biennial convention of the United Lutheran Churcis in America: | “Made up in such large degree of the | descendants of that eturdy Lutheran | stock which played such an important part in the development of the colonies, in the success of the Revolutionary war, the United Lutheran Church has a proud heritage. Foundation of Greatness. “As 1 study the three great move- ments of humanity into the American colonfes, the Puritans into New Eng- land, the Lutherans and Quakers into Pennsylvaniarand the cavaliers into Vir- ginia, and examine the history of their amalgamation in blood and unity in spirit, I realize that this amalgamation and union form one of the foundations of America’s greatness. “Muhlenberg and his men from Penn- sylvania and the Lutheran, soldiers from western Maryland, the Shenandoah Val- ley of Virginia, western North Carolina and South Carolina, made glorious his- tory for the patriot cause during the Revolutionary war. Their descendants, MOTHER | Greeting to Church Conven- spreading out over the Mississippi Val- ley, had a leading role in the develop- ment of that great granary of the world. “During the Civil War such or- ganizations as the Iron Brigade were on every battlefleld upholding the unity of the States. Many Served in War. “It is little wonder that' with such traditions to inspire their sons and grandsons, 6 per cent of the Luther- ans in America were in the service of their country during the World ‘War, as compared with 4 per cent for the general population. “The sons of Scandinavia who have come to America in more recent times have shown the same sturdy spirit and represent a contribution of vast value to the human assets of our country’s future. “I am happy to realize that the United Lutheran Church and its™re- lated bodies, all partaking of the Americanism implanted in their an- cestry and traditions, are nurturing the same in the hearts of those of thelr faith who now leave Europe and cast their fortunes with our people.” The convention was opened last night with & sermon by Rev. Dr. F. H. Knuble of New York, president of the church, who said: “Too much does the church covet and possess the reputation of being a soclety of good people. It would have a truer social message if it were better known and wished to be better known as an association of acknowl- edged sinners who have been forgiven and forgive.” -e CONVICT IS RE-ELECTED. CHICAGO, October 22—Timothy (“Big Tim”) Murphy, Chicago labor leader and politician, now serving a term in the Leavenworth Federal Penitentiary for participation in the Dearborn Street Station mall robbery three years ago, yesterday was re- elected president of the Gas Workers' Union, whose activities he has di- rected for more than a year from his prison cell ks The United States Expects Every American to Have The Right to Vote,— Therefore, VOTE for National Representation for the District of Columbia. Woman Cuts Arm To Get Blood to Succor Child, 5 SAN B RDINO, Calif,, Qeto- ber 22.—T. C. Kelty, missing since Sunday, was found dead at the foot of a precipice off the State high- way in the San Bernardina Moun- tains tod His wife was alive, but injured, and Meredith Water- bury, 5 years oid, also was alive, kept from death by thirst and starvation by blood from Mrs. Kelty's arm, which she had gash- ed to save the child. ALLOW OFFIGERS 70 JUDGE TRAFFLC Confusion Caused by New Ruling Brings Decision to Permit Man Discretion. Traffic officers henceforth will follow the rule of blowing their whistles and then waiting long enough for moving vehicles and pedestrians to clear the In- tersection before changing the flow of traffic. Inspector Albert J. Headley, chief of the Traffic Bureau, stated today that while the experiment yesterday indicated that it is inadvisable to wait 30 seconds after blowing the whistle before turning the sign, he believes the principle is a good one. “The length of time that should elapse between the blowing of the warning whistle and ' the actual changing of the sign will be left to the judgment of the individual officer at cach corner,” the inspector ex- plained. “As soon as the vehicles that have started across are clear of the intersection the officer will turn the semaphore.” Fail to @bserve Rule. Police officials claim that this has been the instruction to traffic officers for a long time, but it has been the sbservation of motorists that in most cases the officers had adopted a cus- tom of blowing thelr whistles and turning the signs simultaneously. The experiment yesterday proved beneficial in that it resulted in Inspec- tor Headley instructing his men today to observe the rule of allowing a brief period of time to elapse between the blast of.the whistle stopping traffic in one direction and the turning of the sign starting it in the other direction. In explaining why he belleves it better to allow each officer to judge how many seconds should elapse be- tween the whistle and the changing of the sign, the inspector pointed out that some intersections are wider than others and require more time for vehicles to cross. Pedestrians Can Help. The chief of the traffic bureau de- clared conditions at -intersections would be greatly improved it pedes- trians as well as vehicles would guide their movements by the traftic semaphore. The stmplest rule for pedestrians, he said; is for them to move when the traffic going in their direction moves. When the whistle blows for traf going north and south to stop, pedes- trians crossing in those directions also should wait at the curb until the east and west traffic has passed, he urged. SHENANDOAH LEAVES PACIFIC COAST TODAY Lansdowne Anxious to Get to Lakehurst Saturday—Stops at Fort Worth. By the Assoclated Press. SAN DIEGO, October 22.—Resump- tion of the Shenandoah’s flight to the Atlantic Coast will be made today, according to an announcement by Lieut. Comdr. Zachary Lansdowne, commander of the dirigible. The start is to be made as soon as weather conditions permit, it w sald, an early morning take-off hav- ing been prevented by fog. Decision to resume the flight today was made because of the desire to be in Lake- hurst, N. J., Saturday, Comdr. Lans- downe said. The same routeé taken by the Shenandoah _on the flight to the Pacific Coast is to be followed on the return- Hast, with a stop scheduled ¥ort Worth. HUBBARD UP-TO-DATE. .. MONEY LEADS N ADING EUROPE Deals of Colossal Proportions Are Forecast by Re- cent Loans. BY FREDERIC WILLIAM WILE. American capital is preparing to| | take the lead in the rehabilitation of | Europe. The German loan of $110,- 000,000, which is shortly to be fol- lowed by a Morgan-directed loan of $150,000,000 to France, is the opening phase of a movement destined to as- sume colossal dimensions. Not the least interesting feature in the situa- tion is the rivalry that will ensue be- tween New York and London for premier place as the world's banker. New York conquered that position during the war, in consequence of the vast United States Treasury opera- tions with allied governments: Now that British finance has more or less recovered its equilibrium, London is determined to recover the leadership she held for 50 many years until the World War transferred the scepter to Uncle Sam. Wall Street | expects early and important moves | on the part of London in the direc- tion of re-establishing the supremacy of the British money market. The advancement of the pound sterling to parity ($4.8663) is one of the British moves that are anticipated. Sterling is now ranging around $4.45 to $4.49. U. S. Capital Flows Abroad, Unbeknown to the general public, because not advertised widely like the. recent German loan, American capital has been flowing abroad on a heavy scale. During the first eight months of 1924 a total of roundly $450,000,000 was loaned to foreign governments and corporations, includ- ing Canada and the United States insular possessions. This s, ot course, private capital supplied by American banks and investors. The only connection of the Government with such transactions is the ap- proval of the State Department, which is usually sought before im- portant loans are made. Our dollars were sent abroad from January 1 to September 1 in more than twice the quantity they were sent in the same period of 1923. The aggregate of foreign security issues in 1923 was $398,217,000. This total was the smallest for any year since the end of the World War. In 1922 the sum was $897,208,000, of which $626,758,000 was loaned to for- elgn governments. The latter in- cluded Cuba, the Dutch t Indles, Norway, Switzerland, Finland, Sal- vador and Argentina. London out- stripped New York in the amount of forelgn and colonial capital lssues in 1923, the British total having reach- ed roundly $650,000,000. A compari- sonof the British with American figures shows that in 1922 combined foreign and colonial capital issues in Great Britain were 28 per cent less (Continued on Page 3, Column 5.) PRINCE AND. BRIDE REACH COPENHAGEN King and Queen Cordially Welcome American Wife of Viggo. By Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily News. COPENHAGEN, October 22.—Prince Viggo and his American bride arrived in Copenhagen today, where they were enthusiatically received at the station by the King and Queen and the entire royal family. Among those present at. the sta- tion: were also two admirals and a deputation of officers from Prince Viggo's regiment, who presented the princess with a bouquet of beautiful roses. 5 ‘When the newly married couple left the- train: they were first greeted by Prince Valdemar, who kissed the bride and introduced’ her to the King and Queen and to the other members of the royal family. The Queen greeted the princess heartily, giving her a smiling welcome and a kiss. The King hook hands with both the new ar- rivals. After the reception- the prince and drove to the “Bernstorff some miles out of Copen- hagen, where they will live together with Prince Valdemar. Tonight-a | In& the State. __TWO CENTS THRD PARTY VOTE 5 RDDLE N OHO (. 0.P LEADSFE Extent of La Follette Strength Big Question of Interest in Coming Election. PLURALITY OF 200.000 FOR PRESIDENT IS SEEN Donahey Has Best Chance for Gov- ernor; Democrats May Gain House Seats, G. 'i()lll? LINCOLN. Staft Correspondent of The Star. COLUMBUS, Ohio, October 22.—La Follette and what he may do is the riddle in Ohio. The answer will not be known until November 4. This does not mean that La Follette is be- lieved to have a real chance of carry- Tt is rather a specula- tion as to what his strength will be, particularly in the industrial centers of the Scate. Ohivans generally take it for grant- ed tlat President Coolidge will carry the State. They have ceased to spec- ulate about that. This very certainty has lent a color of apathy to the campaign. The Republicans are in- clined to say: “Oh, the State's safe for Coolidge, so what's the use of kicking up a row.” The Democrats, on the other hand, believing that Davis has little or no chance to get the electoral vote here are more or less perfunctory in their campaigning. But the La Follette campaign is on In earnest. Without the organization or the funds, which the older parties €an command, the Independent Progressives are m : Tatse aking a lot of They seem to have a v the enthusiasm of mpatgn, pueh Situation Different. The situation in Ohio today is vastly different from what it was four years ago, Then two favorite {sons were the Bresidential nominecs, and the streets echoed to the sound of marching feet, bands and speeches. Possibly the quiet campaign is a kind of reaction. President Coolidge has many assets in the State. In the first place, the people distinguish between Coolidge and the Republican administration which was under fire In Washington. The Washington “scandals of 1924" seem not to have left a great im- pression here, except for the fact that the Republican organization is & new deal. Many of the most prom- inent figures in the Harding campaign and administralton are missing. Har- Yy erty, former Attorney Gen- eral, right-hand man of President Harding, Is commonly sald to have “gone fishing.” He's out of the pic- ture. His interchange of letters with John W. Davis, the Democratic nominee, over the Gaston B. Means testimony has not added to his stand- ing here. Some bf Daugherty's old triends were, and are, indignant be- cause President Coolidge eliminated Daugherty from the cabinet, but it is not believed that this indignation will figure very much in the election returns. 200,000 Plurality Seem. Various estimates are made as to the strength President Coolidge will show on election day. A minimum is that he will lead by 200,000 votes, 300,000 on a kind of 9-5-3 ratio, with Davis running second and La Follette third. Still others insist that he will equal, it he does not.efficeed, the lead obtained by President Harding in 1920, some 402,000 votes. The con- servative view is that La Follette is drawing about equally from the Re- publican and Democratic parties in Ohio, though the Republicans con- tinue to fnsist that he is doing more harm to the Democrats. The combined vote of Davis and La Follette may ex- ceed the vote of Coolidge. But with the opposition fairly evenly split, Coolidge should have a large lead. The La Follete supporters insist their candidate will run second, if not first They do not really hope for the lat- ter, however. State Firmly Republic: Ohio is a Republican State. It has voted Republican for President in every national election since the Civil War, except in 1912, when the Bull Moose party upset the regular routine, and in 1916, when the Wilson sible for the Democrats to win, alded by the German-American vote and many other people in the State who were opposed to the entry of this country into the World War. In this State the German-American vote, estimated at about 10 per cent of the total, or 200,000, in the past was pretty well divided between the Democratic and Republican parties, varying according to location. -La Follette will dip heavily into this vote, but it will not be taking votes merely from the Republicans, as, for example, in St. Louis. The negro vote is set down as ap- proximately 150,000. While Democratic claims are made in regard to this vote, the great majority will vote the Republican ticket. Another advantage the Republican ticket has lies in the fact that Ohio (Continued on Page 5, Column 4.) The All-American League Team Picked- by ballot First Time on Record By the League Players Today on Page 28 Tomorrow : The All-National League team ‘and the second of a series_of daily articles telling how and why the big league players picked their all stars. ‘When the big leaguer picks up his bat, who is_the pitcher he fears the most? family dinner is being given at the palace, at which the royal family will be present. ¢ Prince Viggo will rejoin the army. (Copyright, 1924, by Chieago Daily News Co.) Who does he wish wasn't put_there on this base or that or in the field? the campaign, such | some place his plurality as high as | “war and peace” issue made it pos- | LABOR DELECATION EXPENSES TOD.L. PAI BY OCONNDR Shipping Board Member Says Another Gave Him Funds to Meet Expenses. GROUP HEARD SPEECH BY COOLIDGE ON HOLIDAY Borah Committee Asks Witness About Alleged Charge Soviet Is Aiding La Follette. The ta: money to pay the hotel ab bills of the labor leaders who wshington on Labor day to dent Coolidge was ad- T. V. O’Connor, chairman of shipping board. he testified to- v before the Senate ¢ paign fund investigating committee The Shipping Board chairman added under questioning, however, that he in turn was paid the money by Joseph Ryan, a labor leader, I advanced the mo some $35 or 3360, to Joseph Ryan, vice presi- dent of the Longshoremen's Union, O'Connor said. “Who paid you?” asked Chairman Borah. “Joseph Ryan,” the Shipping Board chairman replied. Asked About Speech. Connor, the first witness called was asked also about his recent speech in Buffalo in which he in- quired whether money for the sup- port of La Follette was coming from Russia by way of Mexico. He point- ed out that he had made no direct charge that funds had been obtained b that route, and added: ‘Here is what I said: Where all this money comes from | do not know? That was one statement | The other one said: ‘How much money has been sent here by Soviet Russia to win this fight to bring about the un- certainty in this country that exists in that count: Will anybody in author- It deny that “I was making an Inquiry. I think you have the wrong man on the stand.” Based on Rumor. Pressed sharply by Chairman Borah O'Connor said his inquiry was based on *‘common rumor.” “Where did these ‘common rumors’ come from?" asked Senator Borah. “Some of them came from the crews of boats running into Russia, ied the witness. “Do you have any information that money has been sent here by Soviet Russia for political purposes “I could not w@ay positively. “Do you believe such.is the case?, “I believe it in my own heart, yes. Senator Caraway, Democrat, Ar- | kansas, insistcd that O'Connor had been undertakirg to state a fact in asking his question, but O'Connor again denied it. Untermyer Cross Examines. Samuel Untermyer, the New York lawyer, who is associated with Frank P. Walsh, personal counsel for Senator La Follette, took over the | Questioning and subjected O'Connor to a gruelling cross-examination, again covering the same ground. In | the midst of it O'Connor protested {that If this was to be a “fishing expedition” he had some facts he wanted to present. Chairman Borah interrupted to say that there would be no “fishing ex- | pedition.” O'Connor continued that Thomas Healey of the Maine Engineer's As- sociation had told him at New York that he had been told by ship's crews that money was coming from Russia. That was about all the in- formation he had on the subject. Paid Bills From Cash. Untermyer. switched t he inquiry back to who paid the expenses of the labor delegation that called on Presi- dent Coolidge. “Had you heard that Mr. Frank F. Walsh's office had been making in- quiries at the Hamilton Hotel as to who had paid the hotel bills?” asked Untermyer. Yes. 1 heard about it at noon toda: I told them to tell them I had paid the bills, “I paid the bill of $380 myself prob- ably from cash, which I had in my pocket.” Subpoenas for Bankers. Subpoenas were 1ssued today by the committee for William B. Knox, president of the American Bankers' Assocfation; Charles D. Hilles, former Republican ' national” chairman, and | George W. Simmons, vice president of | the Mechanics and Metals Bank of New | York City. They are asked to appear | tomorrow. In a telegram to Chairman Borah today, Mr. Knox denied the statement made’ at the Chicago hearings by Frank Walsh, attorney «for Senator La Follette, that trust companies and national banks had been requested at a recent meeting of the American Bankers Assoclation to contribute a percentage of their capital “to fight La Follette In the West.” The tele- gram follows: Statement Is Disputed. “Referring to the recent meeting of the American Bankers' Assoclation in Chicago, Sunday's papers broad- cast the following statement as hav- ing been read into the record of your sommittee by Frank Walsh, attorney for La Follette: “‘A speech was made requesting that all trust companies be required to give one-twentieth of 1 per cent of their capital and national banks one-tefith of 1 per cent of their cap- ital as contributions to fight La Fol- lette in the West." nasmuch as no such statement appears in the records of our con- vention, of which stenotype tran- script was made, and.to the best of {my knowledge and belief no such statement was made, I would be glad to receive the name of the speaker to whom Walsh referred. “No request has ever been made by the American Bankers' Association for funds for political campaign pur- poses. I trust this correction may be accorded by you the same oppor- tunities for publicity as the state. mert read into your record by Walsh. Pennsylvania Under Serutiny. With Walsh and Samuel” Unter- meyer of New York in the role of speclal prosecutors, the Senate in- vestigating committee got back to- day to the charges of the Inde- pendent presidential candidate that a_ Republican “slush” fund of from (Continued on Page 3, Coumn 35 and hear