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DODGERS
IN TR
Real Base Ball
Weather Is
Provided.
FANS IN EARLY
RUSH ON PARK
Over20,000 Turn Out.
Dodgers on Field
At Noon.
ERBETS FIELD. BROOKLYN, N. Y.,
October 7.?Another reel of the autumnal
world series thriller, entitled
'Taking the Third Game," was thrown
this afternoon on the base ball screen
with the gonfalon winners of National
and American leagues?Brooklyn
and Cleveland?in tne leading
roles. Some 20,000 or more fans saw
the Dodgers and Indians come to
1 rtHd came on the Brook
lyn'8 ball lot before taking the trail
westward tonight to engage in a fourply
affair on the Indians' reservation
in Cleveland.
Each club having notched a victory
in their bat handles, the rival managers.
Robinson of Brooklyn and
Speaker of Cleveland, realized the tactical
advantage of capturing the third
contest. With a four-game series on
foreign soil confronting him, battling
before unfriendly thousands. Manager
Robinson wanted to go west tonight
with a one-game lead.
Brooklyn Fans Enthused.
The Brooklyn victory yesterday put
the spurs to local enthusiasm, and a
large crowd came early to the ball
park. The first in line came before
sun-up. The weather was much
warmer, too.
Noon found the Dodgers busy with
a long batting practice.
Marquard furnished the pitching for
Brooklyn in batting practice. Afterward
Miljus, a right-hander, went to
the hurling hill for Brooklyn.
Cleveland took a long batting practice,
trying out the ranges of the field
against Clark, a right-hander.
HIRlfiK
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In an effort to check illegal liquor
sales. Prohibition Commissioner Kramer
has ordered withdrawal of whisky
from bond temnor^jplly suspended in
New York city and parts of tennsyl%
vania and New Jersey.
Mr. Kramer disclosed today that the
ban had been on for a month, and
that he hM received a request from
A. L. Dalrymple, district prohibition
agent at Chicago, for an order of similar
nature to be placed in effect in
the Chicago district. He said he had
not ye? determined on a policy for
that section.
Kffert Already Seen.
The effect of the order on illicit
sales of whisky has been undeniably
great, the commissioner said. He
added, however, that it had failed
with respect to alcohol, withdrawal of
which could not be suspended, because
of its use for industrial purposes.
The commissioner indicated that
the order probably would -be withdrawn
soon, but he declined to indicate
the date or to give details of
ttiireaii'A olAns which brought
about the suspension of withdrawals.
OntstondlBK Stocks Cat.
Mr. Kramer said the order had reduced
outstanding stocks of liquors?
that is. whisky in the hands of druggrists
and others?to "the very minimum."
Other officials In the prohibition
office estimated that illicit sale
of whisky had been reduced about
75 per cent in New York. They were
without definite reports as to its effect
in sections of Pennsylvania and
New Jersey.
PEARTOjAIN
OFCADET COMPANY
Robert E. Peary, son of the late Admiral
Robert E. Peary, discoverer of
the north pole, today was appointed
a captain to command a cadet company
at Western High School for the
year 192U-1921. Capt. Peary is seventeen
years old and a senior at the
school. He lives at 1331 Wyoming
avenue.
Appointments of seventeen addi,
tional captains of high tschool cadet
companies also were made today by
Stephen iv Kramer, assistant superintendent
of schools, who has charge
of the school military organization.
They are as follows:
Itoyx (iivon Special Honor*.
Central High School?Harrison Gill
Kildare, Clarence H. Porter. Joseph
William L.tidwig. Paul John Kiel. David
Merrill Tyrce. Edwin Langhorne
Yatec*. George Hilton Wilson and
Charles Mitt hell llliss.
Eastern High School?J. L> L.arcombe
and W K. Miller.
western mgii renvoi -nuuen xuPeary
and Archibald P. Atkinson.
M' Kinley Manual Training S- hool?
W I> Siddall. T J Reilly. K. Matthews
K. Simmons.
L^uuiess High School?Richard HHart
Thd Gerald R Trimble
About seventy more staff officers of
the High School Cadet Corps are yet
to be appointed. Among them are
additional captains, majors, lieutenants
and a lieutenant colonel for the
first regiment. They will be appointed
next week.
High teen Companies to Date.
I There were twenty-three white cadet
companies last year. Captains have
been appointed for only eighteen,
which have been organized thus far.
Appointments of regimental staff
officers for the colored high school
cadets were announced today by Hobcoe
C. Bruce, assistant superintendent
of colored schools. They are Theodore
Roosevelt Dulaney. lieutenant colonel;
Montague Cobb, regimental adjutant
and captain; Vernon Rich,
regimental captafn and supply officer;
Sylvester Black well, major, second
battalion; Lances McKnight, major,
first battalion; Alpheus Booker, first
lieutenant and battalion adjutant; Leo
p. Wilson, first lieutenant and battalion
adjutant; Oliver Wilson, first
lieutenant and battalion supply officer,
and Samuel Morse, first lieutenant
and battalion supply officer,
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> WIN BY
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THIRD CONTEST
DESCRIBED
CLEVELAND AB.
Evans, 1. f 4
Wambsganns, 2b 3
Speaker, c. f 4
Burns, lb 3
Gardner, 3b 3
Wood, rf 3
Sewell, ss .... 2
O'Neill, c 3
Caldwell, p 0
| Mails, p 2
I * Nunamaker. e 1
Jamieson 0
Uhle, p 0
Totals 28
* Batted for Mails in eighth ir
** Ran for O'Neill in eighth i
BROOKLYN AB.
Olson, s.s 2
J. Johnston, 3b 3
Griffith, r. f 1
Wheat, If 4
Myers, cf 4
Konetchy, lb 3
Kilduff, '2d 1
Miller, c 1
S. Smith, p 3
Neis, r. f 3
Totals 25
Batted for Griffith in third ir
SCORE BY
Cleveland 0 0 0 14
Brooklyn 2 0 0 0 I
Two-base hits?Speaker. Hit
inning; off Mails, -3 in six and tw
one inning. Sacrifice hits?J. Jol
plays?Mails to Burns, Olson to
ganss to Sewell to Burns, J. Johns
base on balls?Off Caldwell, 1;
Struck out?By Mails, 2; by S. S:
FIRST INNING
cicTtbnl.
Olson threw out Evans at fin*. Wantby
walked. Johnston threw out Speaker t
at first, Warn by going to second. It <
was-a. hit and ran Olson threw j
out Burns at first. 1
No runa; no hits; no errors. 1
Bi esklys.
Olson Walked. Johnston sacrificed,
ONetll to Burns Sewell tumbled
Griffith's grounder and the batter was 1
safe at first. Olson going to third. 1
Olson scored on Wheat's Single to <
left. Griffith going to second. Griffith
scored on Myera' single Into right
field. Wheat going to second. Bpeaker
came in to the diamond and sent
Caldwell from the box. Mails went
into the box for Cleveland. Konetchy
meu 10 w amosganss, ivnaun. uiea iu <
Wood. ,
Two runs, two taita, one error.
SECOND INNING
Cleveland. 1
Gardner aent a high fly out to Grif- 1
flth and then sat down. Griffith robbed 1
Wood of a long hit by a fine running '
catch. Sewell went out, Koney to J
Smith.
No runs; no hits; no errors.
Brooklyn.
The fans stood and applauded Griffith
as he came off the field.
Miller walker. Smith hit into a 1
double play. Mails took his pop fly >
and then "tossed to Burns. Olson singled
into center, pickling the first ball
pitched. Olson went out attempting
to steal, O'Neill to Wamby.
No runs; one hit; no errora.
THIRD INNING
Cleveland.
O'Neill went out at first on a peculiar
play, Koney to Kilduff to Smith.
O'Neill's grounder bounced off Koney's
glove toward Kilduff, who made a
quick recovery. Mails filed out to
Myers. Kildulf tossed out Evans.
Manager Robinson patted Kilduff on <
the back for his clever play.
No runs; no hits; no errors.
Brooklyn.
Johnston went out, Wamby to
Burnss. Neis batted in place of GrifI
fith. Sewell threw out Neis, the ball
. just beating the runner to first. Wheat
got a Texas leaguer over Sewell's i
bead, his second bit of the game.
Myers fiied out to Sewell.
No runs; one hit; no errors. i
FOURTH INNING
Clrvelasd
Neis went into right field for Brook!
lyn.
| ()lson took Wamby's grounder back
, on th" grass, made a quick recovery and
, threw him out. Speaker shot a long
' hit. which went through Wheat's legs 1
1 and Speaker scored. It was a two-base J
Kit for Speaker and an error for Wheat. 1
Burns went out. Johnston to Koney.
Johnston also threw out Gardner.
One run; one hit; one error.
Brooklyn.
The home folks gave Wheat a cheer
as he tame to the bench as a note of
encouragement.
Koney strolled to first. Kilduff
sacrificed. Mails to Burns. Miller filed
I out to Evans and Koney was nearly
doubled at second. Smith grounded
out to Burns.
No runs; no hits; no errors. ;
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s?Off Caldwell, 2 in one-third
ro-thirds innings; off Uhle, 1 in
inston, Kilduff, Miller. Double
Kilduff to Konetchy, Wambroton
to Kilduff to Knetchy. First
off Mails, 4; off S. Smith, 2.
mith, 2.
. 1
FIFTH INNING
Clmlul.
Wood struck out, falling a victim
0 Smith's wide curves. SeveU walked
?n four balls. O'Neill singled over
lessond* SeweU holding the middle beg.
sails hit into a'.d*u8lh*hiay; Olson to
Sildutt to Koney.
Mo funs, one nit, no errors.
Bioofclja.
Olson filed to Speaker. Johnston
itruok out. Hails' curve had a wicked
break to it. and kept O'Neill jumping
to and fro. Nets popped to Burns.
No rune; no hite; no errors.
SIXTH INNING
Cleveland.
Evans flied out to Wheat. Smith
tossed out Warn by. Speaker fouled
out to Koney.
No runs; no hits; no errors.
Brooklyn.
Wheat fouled out to Burns, who
reached over in a spectator's box and
saught the ball with one hand. Myers
singled Into left field. Koney hit into
1 donble nlftv Wamhw a??*.
w w Hvncu vvi
Burns.
No runs; one hit; no errors.
SEVENTH INNING
Cleveland.
Burns whiffed. Gardner went out.
Kilduff to Koney. Kilduff also threw
out Wood.
No errors; no hits; no runs.
Brooklyn.
Kilduff got a base on balls. Miller
sacrificed, Mails to Burns. Smith hit
the ball over the fight field wall, but
it was foul by a few feet. Smith
whiffed, taking a vicious swing at
the third strike. Olson got a pass.
Sewell threw out Johnston.
No runs; no hits; no errors.
EIGHTH INNING
Cleveland.
Sewell grounded out to Koney.
O'Neill got a Texas leaguer in left
center. Nunamaker batted for Malls
and Jamieson ran for O'Neill. Nunamaker
hit into a double play, Johnston
to Kilduff to Koney.
No runs; one hit; no errors.
Brooklyn.
l*hle went into the box for Cleveland
and Nunamaker took O'Neill's place
behind the bat. Neis sent a long fly
to Evans. Wheat's grounder bounced
up into SeweLl's face and it went for
a hit. Uhle tossed out Myers at first,
Wheat skipping to second. Koney
died out to Speaker.
No runs; one hit; no errors.
NINTH INNING
CleVeland.
Smith threw out Evans. Olson tossid
out Wamby, making; a pretty play
in the drive. Olson threw out
Speaker.
No runs; no hits; no errors.
Today's News
in Paragraphs
Democrats make emotional plea to
churches to save league. Page 1
Harding and Cox running nip and tuck
in Mary land. Page 1
Peary, son of late explorer, among high
school boys given appointments In
cadet companies. Page ]
Water power act opens new field, league
is told. Page 2
Mount Hamilton tract gets new support
as Botanic Garden site. Page 2
Harding pleased with progress in Ohio
and Indiana. Page 3
National commander of American Legion
to meet K. of C. officers Saturday to
confer on memorial gift offer for
D. C. Page 1
Overflow meeting proposed at democratic
rally tonight. Page
3inn Fein leaders hint they agree with
"broad" dominion rule. Page XC
Carl J. Austin acquitted by Jury of killing
R. J. B. Davis of Manassas. Va.
Page 12
Roosevelt invites questions of audience.
Page -11
Commissioer Hendrick tells University
Club about plans in his new position.
Page IS
Adams and Mitchell get life terms in
Sandy Spring case. Page 2C
Millerand real ruler of France. Page 2i
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DECLARES MONROE
SCHOOL REQUIRES
4 ROOM ADDITION
R. L. Haycock in Effort to Sei
cure Better Conditions for
600 Children.
Deplorable conditions exist today
: in many of Washington's public
schools, of which officials are well
aware. But they point out in their
former campaigns for improvements
Congress failed to make the necessary
appropriations to meet them all.
There is one school?the Monroe, on
Columbia road between Georgia and
Sherman avenues?which all officials
1 agree should he improved immediate
ly if the health of nearly 600 chil,
dren is not to be irnr?-*irad. This
i School not only is overdfo ivaed. but
is vitally in need of adequate heating
hnd.lighting systems.
The school at present has no lighting
system to speak of. There are
no lights in the classrooms, the only
I ones being six gas lights leading
through a corridor from the old permanent,
building to a four-room addition
which was erected about eight
years ago. Consequently, on dark
days, it is said, children in the classI
rooms can hardly discern objectsI
about them, causing a strain on their
i eyesight.
; Ipstallation of electric lights has
i h?#n rpnuested.
Heating System Inadequate.
The heating system is inadequate
> In winter some rooms are too cold
and others too warm. Last winter
i on several occasions various classes
, were excused for several hours be,
cause sufficient heat could not be obtained
in their respective rooms. A
new furnace has been requested, but
it is regarded as problematical so far
as obtaining it Is concerned.
The Monroe School is a twelve-room
structure, with sixteen classes. The
enrollment today totals 540. but is
: expected to reach 600 in the near
future. Acommodations, however,
could not be provided for the present
registration, and a portable building
was pressed into use, which now is
quartering a third-grade class.
Playground space at the school,
which is regarded as adequate and
well equipped, however, is badly in
need of resurfacing. A draining system
for the playground also is vitally
needed.
On rainy days a pool of water remains
in the center of the playground.
If the rainstorms last for any time
the water from the playground floods
the basement of the school building.
It is reported that during the summer
water at times stood sixteen
inches high in some parts ot the basement.
For years officials have asked
for a proper draining system for the
school playground.
To relieve the overcrowded conditions
at the Monroe School, Robert
L. Haycock, supervising principal of
the third division, in which this
school is located, has asked school
authorities to include in their estimates
for the next fiscal year, an
appropriation sufficient to erect a
four-room addition to this institution.
Mr. Haycock pointed out that when
the four-room addition to the West
School was erected it was planned
by the architect with a view to making
it eventually an eight-room unit.
An assembly hall also has been requested.
Congested conditions are so bad at
this school that between forty-five
and forty-eight children are occupying
seats in some of the rooms. In r
fourth grade there are forty-eight
children enrolled, while in second
grade forty-five pupils are ^tending.
Because of the lack of <Oom. a
seventh grade class was transferred
bodily last February to the t'ark view
i School.
1 The third division is one of
the sections of the city in which
eight new schools are vitally needed.
Supervising Principal Haycock al1
ready has outlined the sedtions in
which the new buildings are necesi
sary.
i D. S. BLISS GETS POST.
Appointment of Capt. D. Spencer
; Bliss of 923 Bast Capitol street as
1 assistant prohibition commissioner
i was announced by Commissioner Wili
liams of the bureau of internal rev,
enue today.
, Capt. Bliss takes up his duties im.
mediately, succeeding H. M. Gaylord,
I who resigned. The new assistant
prohibition commissioner is a native
r of Washington and has been employed
in the internal revenue bu!
reau since 1899. He resigned in June.
1917, to accept a commission in the
Quartermaster's Corps of the Army,
where he served until last October.
I Following his reinstatement in the
bureau as acting chief of the sales
i tax division, he was transferred to
, the head of the executive division
of the prohibition unit.
, During the Spanish-American war
he served with the 1st Regiment, Dis'
trict of Columbia Volunteers. lie
1 also was with the Mexican mobilizaI
Uop forces.
1
REVOLUTIONARY Ij
GENERAL STRIKE '
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MADRID, October 7.?Reports
that a general strike has been
called throughout Portugal are*
confirmed by travelers from that
country who have arrived at
Badajoz.
Postal, telegraph and telephone
workers, naval reservists, bakers
and dock laborers have all ceased _
work, and the majority of the f
railway men have walked out, although
in a few localities trains
are being run.
There seems to be an agreement
in reports that the Portuguese
government is convinced the strike
is purely revolutionary. Unofficial
and indirect reports to the Portuguese
legation here tend to confirm
advices received in this city. ^
MADRID, October 6.?Reports to
Portuguese railroad officials here
say that the entire force of rail- b
road men in Portugal declared a t,
genenral strike Tuesday morning
in consequence of the arrest of the
men's committee. All mails and P
other methods of communication <j
have been suspended. t
STEAMER BLOWS UP I
TEN PERSONS DEAD i
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NEW YORK. October 7.?An oil ?
tank aboard the British steamer ,
G. R. Crowe, tied up for repairs ,
in SheWan's drydock In Brooklyn, h
exploded early this afternoon while ?
' approximately 100 men were work- T
Ing on the craft. Nearly an hour '
after the explosion the number ?
killed and injured was not knffWn 1
Hxflnitoiv hut a reDort made to
police headquarters had a dozen
killed apd many injured. Ambu- j.
lances and Red Cross workers SJ
were rushed to the scene from all 21
parts of the city. q
Reports received at police headquarters
in Manhattan stated that
ten persons were known to have tl
been killed in the explosion. j,
Calls for ambulances were sent J-i
to all hospitals in Brooklyn and tl
police reserves were called out. p
Fire appartus raced to the scene a
when it was reported that five i<
other steamers in the yard had a,
been endangered by the explosion. w
The vessels are the Halfield. von ir
Steuben, Franklin County, Henry
County and Osage. ? ti
Red Cross headquarters in Man- si
hattan, on learning of the explo- N
sion, immediately rushed prepara- tl
tions for sending doctors, nurses o
and other helpers to Brooklyn for h
first-aid service. tl
When ladders were brought
rescuers worked desperately. Fifemen
in gas masks descended into n
the smoke-filled hold. Bodies were ?
hauled up with ropes and the in- P
jured rushed to hospitals. 11
Because of intense confusion in f
the yard it was difficult to obtain ,
accurate information even an hour {?
after the blast. It was believed.
however, that a score of workmen jr
had been trapped in the hold.
SENATE FUND INQUIRY S
SHIFTS SCENE TO DAYTON
DAYTON, Ohio. October 7.?Investi- J.1,
gation by the Senate subcommittee, n
which is inquiring into campaign ex- s<
penditures. of an alleged $5,000 con- f(
tribution to the 1916 campaign fund jr
of Gov. James M. Cox, democratic | jj
presidential candidate, was scheduled
to begin here today. Senator Pom-lJ,
erene, democrat, Ohio, and Senator j0(
Edge, republican. New Jersey, are to!jt
conduct the hearing. a
The hearing scheduled for this city'8(
is the result of testimony adduced at jp
recent hearings in Washington at g
which it had been intimated by a witness
that a $5,000 note given by the w
Dayton Metal Products Company to ti
Gov. Cox was in fact a contribution ai
to the campaign fund in the interest
of his candidacy for governor in 1916. ai
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IN MARYLAND RACE I
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Republicans Have Invaded ?
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State and May Cut Demoi
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cratic Lead in Half. ?
BY DAVID LAWRENCE. ?
BALTIMORE, Md? October 7.?No- , ^
ody's Maryland, as yet Somebody with 1 (s
talent for cartooning might portray (
oth Harding and Cox singing the his- j
oric hymn of this state, but neither one j w
an confidently say "My Maryland." Re- as
ublicans, undoubtedly, had it up to ten al
lays ago, but things are looking bet- ?
er for Gov. Cox. It's nip and tuck, ti
iince Maryland is normally a demo- 84
ratic state and clings to the prejudices p!
ihich have kept the solid south from ,
oting the republican ticket, there's an 15
special significance In the fact that "
he race is even. It means that the "
epublican tide has invaded Maryland.
The democrats are desperately trying pl
o stem the tide and turn it in the Ml
ther direction. Confidence that they j f.
rill do so and win the state for Gov. 5,
'ox is at the moment based entirely
n the efficiency of the democratic or- B
anization in the city of Baltimore,
rhere the battleground is this year. j
t seems to be conceded that the coun- ?
ies outside of Baltimore will not go
leavily for either candidate and that
he real majority will be furnished in
his city. The state went for Bryan as 8,
gainst Taft and even Parker carried
t in 1904, against Roosevelt. / | c(
Stood Firm tor Wilson. ' st
When the entire ea?t wae o *... i ni
? -? *jy
[ughes, Maryland stood firm for WilDn
with the unprecedented majority of
).o0O. It would take a political earthuake
to shift the state to the republian
ticket. The republicans think the ^
jsentment against the Wilson adminis- .
-ation is sufficiently strong to produce '
jst such an upheaval, but while in- y*
aads unquestionably have been made, A
le democrats have been aroused by the w
rospect of losing the state. Again and Be
gain when things have seemed hope- r
;ss the democratic leaders have manged
to capture the state in the last few tr
eeks of the campaign. They are start- ?I
lg out to do the same thing now. n:
The desire for a change of adminis- th
ation and the consistent opposition of b'
jch large newspapers as the Baltimore of
lews to the league of nations have had fe
leir effect on the situation. On the
ther hand, the Baltimore Sun, which dc
as remained friendly to the league W
iroughout. has managed also to retain w
>r Wilson, speaking relatively, more ta
-iends in Maryland than supporting in
ewspapers have been able to keep in w
ther states. Also many prominent inde- rii
endents or republicans who espoused m
le league of nations before it became
political issue have come out openly
>r Gov. Cox as a area toe t-i * - -
_ Mwnu 01 me w
ague than Harding. Principal among de
lese are Dr. William H. Welch of Johns be
[opkins, who is revered as one of the jn
itellectuals of the state, and Theodore ca
[arburg, who was Taft's minister to ro
elgium and cannot be suspected of ex- jn
:ssive championship of things demo- th
atic. OB
Registration Sounds Alarm.
The sort of campaign the repub- m
cans have been making was cal- th
llated to win the state. They quietly ar
ursed along the anti-administration at
mtiment and did not stir up party th
seling. But the registration figures le:
l the first of the seven days showing w:
te extraordinary situation of a reublican
majority, even though slight, _
:ted as an alarm clock for the dem- 5
:rats. They promptly got busy, and
is their activity which makes many
n observer think that, after all. the Pi
:ate will go democratic by a reduced !
lajority over four years ago. The
rowth of republicanism cannot be .
iscounted, for Gov. Ritchie, democrat. !
V. ? J - *
o uiiiue nis campaign almost en- lo
rely on national Issues two vears
go, won by only a few hundred.
Gov. Cox himself will be here soon
id help along the eleventh-hour dv
rive being made by the democrats, hs
here have been factional disturb- '
ices inside the democratic party pr
call.v, which the presence of the ur
-esidcntial nominee will help smooth ]
ll- pa
Senator Harding got a good recep
an in Baltimore, but it seems to be ?
le concensus of opinion here that he
dn't get many more votes than he ;
ready had before he came. The W1
ix-up over the arrest of the man who nu
as invited by Senator Harding to f?
>me to the platform to debate, but laJ
ho was unfortunately arrested,
dn't help the republican candidate. ,
mator Underwood, on the other stl
ind, had a very big meeting the 10
her night and even democratic 8?
aders were surprised by the spon- Fl!
.neous demonstration which greeted ,
casual mention of the name of ,
'oodrow Wilson. ? j
Strong Wet Element. tic
Fundamentally there has always w(
een a strong wet element in the tis
smocratic party. Early in the cam- Co
nign this state was looked upon as th;
;rtain for Cox on Lliat account alone, let
ut his friendliness to prohibition W
ichibited in western speeches have
* ?
IEMOCRAIS MAKE I
PLEA TO CHURCHES
TO SAVE LEAGUE
lay Trump Card by Starting '
Emotional Wave Among
Christian Hosts.
BY X. O. MESSENGER B
NEW YORK, October 7.?Demo- ^
atic strategy is playing its trump ; (|
irds in the campaign. A great emo- i ^
onal and semi-religious wave is be- |t(
g started among the church people ;c,
behalf of the league of nations.;^
very one is familiar with the success c,
tne aiogan four years ago, "He j
jpt us out of war." It is to be i Cl
ied again, this time changed to suit t
le occasion. "It will keep us out of ^
ar," is to be the appeal to the Chris- | tl
on hosts of the land. i?
The democratic national manage- |
ent intends to wage from now on an g
tensive drive through the ministers jn
id the congregations, with an espe- Iti
al appeal to the woman voters,
orking on their emotions for the
ague of nations. The managers have
reat confidence in being able to w
ouse an emotional fervor of good r'
d camp meeting proportions and set
le people singing and praying for
le league. 15
This project will bring about a , '
irious paradox in politics, for the
'publicans contend with equal em- ?
lasis that adherence means inevi- y
ble embroilment of the United States f,
future wars of Europe.
Spectacle of Campaign Seen. ?
So there will be the spectacle, as elec- I
on draws nigh, of the republican ora- ?
irs on the stump, denouncing the league 1
' nations as loaded with war dyna- c
ite for this country, and the adherents
the league, prompted by the demo atic
managers, praying in church for s
ioption of the covenant, and urging ,
as a Christian duty \
Gov. Cox hmself has set the moveent
going. He has written a sermon c
1 the league in the Christian Herald. 0
hich is reprinted and sent broadcast r
t the democratic national committee, i,
ov. Cox takes for his text a quotation f
om the epistle of Timothy, "Fighting t
le good fight of faith." He goes on to j.
iv "Theco tcnrHc michit u'oll ho nilr !
... . ""O"' **? S
xt for the campaign before the Ameri- r
n people which, within the limits of our c
rength, has been carried to every fire- t
de in this broad land of ours. Ours ,
a fight of faith?faith with the world (
iat accepted our statement of unselfish jjrpose,
faith with fathers and mothers,
ives and loved ones, who gave their
ins, husbands and brothers to war g
jon war; faith with those who made
icrifices in homes, faith with those ,
ho toiled, faith with the living and
lith with the dead.
A Sacred fonmimios. '
"As leader of a great organization, ?
hich had its part in interpreting the J
spirations of the American people :
id shaping Americanism through the i
enerations, we have been vested with
sacred commission?a mandate sancfled
by the reckless bravery of our
>ns and ennobled by the heart im- ^
ulses of our daughters. Through
rcumstances not of our own choosig
we have become the custodians of
It libnor of the nation; we have been ,
tiled to fight the good fight of faith. J
"It is not a subject of marvel that
radically every denominational and
iterdenominational gathering of reli- ?
ious men that has been held since ,
te Versailles covenant was adopted J
is included an indorsement of that r
reat document.
"Aloof from contentions of parti- ?
ins, freed from the bigotry engen.
red by factionalism, looking upon r
itional questions through the win- :
jws of light and truth, the banded '
illowerfe of the Man of Nazareth have ?
ten the question shorn of false ,
aims. In a word, Christians, speak- 11
ig organically, with a voice that
>uld not be misunderstood, have
? * ? J tUnt thou mirk th A 1oo?.,a ? *
aicu inai lilt; ry ion mc league _
it:oils brought into effective being." J
"Lost In Neglect." I
"The great heart of America has al- ^
ays been right up on this great is- r<
le. There has never been a time j1
hen associations of men and women. "
dependent of partisanship, have J*
irned from the league proposal.
merica gave freely in alms to every ?'
ar-torn nation in the world. She J;
int her devoted bands of workers to *
lieve distress. She sent her nurses
i heal the sick. She sent her con- ,
ibutions to feed the hungry. She
>ened her warehouses to clothe the Z.t
iked. She willingly gave her talent, F
rough private auspices, to help
ing life back to normal. Her men
' finance gave counsel. They of- v
red credit and we applauded. e.
"And the good that we sought to J
> was lost in our larger neglect. a
eak fears that in helping the
orld, fantastic forebodings that in ^
king our stand for peace everlast- (<
g, imaginary perils that in service w
e might be surrendering our birth- tl
ght of independence restrained our ?
ore noble impulses.
Debated Selfish Questions.
"While famine stalked and the
orld cried to heaven for our help we
ibated selfish questions. Our nation a
icame a silent but effective partner gi
undermining Christian civilization, ?
.using the despairing peoples of Eu- si
pe, friend and enemy alike, to turn, p,
every agony, to those who denied sj
e fundamental precepts upon which g
ir society rests." f.
The republican national manageent
is fully aware of the move of
e opposition in this emotional drive a
id will meet it with printed speeches <j<
id personal addresses pointing out p
e republican arguments against the vi
ague as a war menace and not a p<
ar preventive.
UGAR FALLS HALF CENT. I
____ si
b<
rice of Refined Product Now 11 m
_ , to
Cents. Q<
NEW YORK, October 7.?A new ?f'
w record for the year was made in p(
ie local sugar market when the lo
deral Sugar Refining Company reiced*
the price of refined sugar one- ti,
ilf a cent a pound to 11 cents. ,
rhis is within 2 cents of the price ft
availing when the industry was
ider control of the government.
Raw sugar sold at 8 cents, duty
.id. ra
?w
ar
minishod his strength somewhat ol
th that part of the electorate. Large su
imbers of women are registering? Pr
mething that is considered particurly
significant by republicans, who 8
int to Maine and who also remark nt
at Maryland was an anti-suffrage to
ite. The democrats think the worn- ca
vote is a league of nations affair; re
do the republicans?but Caoh party ?a
lims the bulk of the vote on that ln
iuc. be
rhe difference between Maryland Wl
d many other states is the existence of
an effective democratic organizain,
which is getting busy. It has ul"
in elections before. Nobody has a ar
[ht hold on Maryland today, neither k'
x nor Harding, but the chances arc ar
at the state will go democratic by
;s than half the majority President fr'
ilson obtained four years ago. P?
(Oopyrlgbt. 1020.)
>
WARDING ACCEPTS
COVENANT ISSUE
SET FORM COX
'I Favor Staying Out," He
Declares, at Speech at
ues Moines.
iy the Associated Tress.
DES MOINES, Iowa, October 7.?A
irect issue of ratifying or rejecting
he league of nations was accepted
y Senator Harding in a speech here
3day brushing aside the problem of
larifying reservations and declaring
e would "favor staying out" of the
ovenant written at Versailles.
The candidate said he wanted no aceptance
of the league with reservaions
to clarify American obligations,
ut that the proper course would be
o reject those commitments altoether.
"I do not want to clarify those obllations,"
he said. "1 want to turn my
ack on them. It is not interpretaion,
but rejection, that 1 am seeking."
Accepts Cos Definition.
Gov. Cox's definition of the issue
as accepted in direct terms by the
epublican nominee, who said demoratic
stubbornness had prevented the
enate from perfecting the covenant
nd had made the question placed beore
the voter a simple one. He
ailed on all of those favoring a suer-government
to "vote the demoratic
ticket and pray God to protect
ou against the consequences of your
oily."
xne senator also restated ma prorram
of a world association, based on
irinciples in harmony with the Contitution,
and renewed his pledge to
nitlate the formation of such a conert
immediately after his election.
League Already -Scrapped."
"Our opponents." he said, "are peristently
curious to know whether,
f?or, perhaps I might better say.
vhen?I am elected, I intend to
scrap' the league. It might be euffiient
in reply to suggest the futility
>f 'scrapping' something which is aleady
'scrapped.' Whether President
Vilson is to be blamed or thanked
or the result, the fact remains that
he Paris league has been 'scrapped'
>y the hand of its chief architects The.
tubborn insistence that it mull be
atifled without dotting an *1' or ,
rossing a 't,' the refusal to advise?
hat is to counsel?with the Senate,
n accordance with the mandate of the
Constitution. is wholly responsible
or that condition.
"The issue, which our opponents are
ndeavoring to befog, is singularly
imple and direct. That issue, as made
>y the demooratic President and the
lemocratic platform and the demoratic
candidate does not present to
he American people the question
vnetner tney suan mvui avuiti *v>.M
if association among the nations for
he purpose of preserving Internaional
peace, but -whether thsy favor
he particular league proposed by
^resident Wilson.
Quotes Opposing Platform.
'The democratic platform and can- .
lidate have not declared for 'an' aslociation.
but for that' association,
ind it is that association and not
lome other which we are promised
till be ratified within sixty days if
he democratic candidate be elected.
'The platform, to be sure, approach's
its indorsement with winding
cords and sly qualifications calcuated
to betray the innocent and enrap
the unwary; but does, neverheless,
indorse the league as it
tands. It does not advocate or favor
ny reservations or amendments or
hanges or qualifications. It goes no
urther than to suggest that reservaions
will not be opposed which make
learer or more specific the obligaions
of the United States to the
eague.
Tells Why He Opposes.
"But there is no.need of reservation
f this character. The obligations
Pe clear enough and specific enough.
oppose the proposed league, not
ecause I fail to understand what a
? 1 Homnpratie ad.
)rmer memuci m ?.uw -v.?
linistration has said *we are being
st in for.' but because I believe I
nderstand precisely what we are 1
eing let in for. I do not want to
larify these obligations; I want to
irn my back on them. It is not insrpretation,
but rejection, that I am
seking.
"My position is that the proposed
sague strikes a deadly blow at our
institutional integrity and surenders
to a dangerous extent our
idependence of action. The demoratic
platform rejects this position,
i quote the exact words, 'as utterly
ain, if not vicious.' The democratic
andidate in his speech of acceptancie
as said, 'a definite plan has beea
greed upon. The league of nations
i in operation. Senator
larding as the republican candidate
ir the presidency, proposes in plain
ords that we remain out of it. As
le democratic candidate, I favor
oing in." The issue, therefore, is
lear.
Both Positions Clear.
"I understand the position or tne
emocratic candidate and he undertands
mine, as his own words Just
ow quoted plainly show, notwith:anding
the recent pretense that tny
osition has not been made clear. In
imple words it is that he favers
olng into the Paris league and I
ivor staying out. ,
"I do not want any one to be mis d.
I will have no man's vote upon
misunderstanding, and I am equally
etermined, if I can prevent it that
ty opponent shall have no man's
ote upon a misunderstanding. My
asition, I think, has been made persctly
plain, but whether it has or
ut, his position is beyond cavil,
nd it is that we shall go into the
aris league without modification or
ibstantial qualification. To such a
strayal of my countrymen I will
ever consent. To those who desire
> incur the hazard of intrusting any
' the powers of the republic to the
rection of a super-government, or.
you prefer, to a council of foreign
>wers, whether the obligation to folw
the council's direction be one of ?
gal or of moral compulsion, J
ankly say: Vote the democratic
cket, and pray God to protect you
rainst the consequences of your
>lly.
'Blind to the Facta."
"We have been told that we must
.tify the proposed covenant in order
become a member ot the league,
id that if we do not we shall be
iliged to stand with hat In hand and
e for admission hereafter. He who
esents such a humiliating: picture
singularly blind to the facts. Wc
and almost alone among the great
itions in our disinterested relations
the problems of the world. Beuse
of this the world Is ready to
cognize our moral leadership. Beuse
we are not vitally concerned
the conflicting interests of Europe,
cause we are independent, because
i are able to approach the solution
the questions which continually
reaten the peace of Europe as an
iprejudiced umpire rather than as
i interested party, the world will be
ad to have us formulate the plan
id point the way.
'Surely we have suffered enough
mi the autocratic assumption of a
rsonal wisdom which will neither
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