Arizona republican. [volume], October 25, 1920, Image 1

About Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930

Image provided by: Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records; Phoenix, AZ

                
1
El
OH A REPUBLIC AIN"
AN INDEPENDENT PROGRESSIVE JOURNAL
THIRTY-FIRST YEAR
1G PAGES
PHOENIX, ARIZONA, MONDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 25. 1920
16 PAGES
VOL. XXXI., NO. 181
AMI
BIZ
HMMNG SAYS i
OCRATIC
SSTMT1M SIGNAL FAILURE
y
1;
2
COLLECTION
OF SLUSH FUND
FROM I ONA
DESCRIBED B GOV. CAMPBELL
READS TO WILCOX AUDIENCE COPY OF
TELEGRAM FROM PRESIDENT CATTLE
GROWERS TO LOCAL CATTLEMAN DE
MANDING CONTRIBUTION TO DEFEND
STATE LAND DEPARTMENT.
(Special to The Republican)
WJLLCOX, Aril, October 23. (De
layed la transmission.) Chars In the
Arliona Cattle Growers' association
with levying assessments against its
member for the- purpose, of raisin? a
huge slash fund to be used la an ef
fort to "put overt Mlt Slmms as gov
emor, Governor Thomas K. Campbell
before an audience that packed the
local hall to suffocation, read proof of
his charge when he produced the fol
lowing telegram given him by a cat
tleman here, and purporting to be one
ent to all members of the cattle grow
ers association:
"I request J1&0 subscription from
you to have printed and mailed to the
voters of the state the true history of
all land legislation and the adminis
tration of the same to overcome the
misrepresentation and falso. mislead
ing statements put out by candidates
for office in this election, detrimental
to your Interests. Mail check Imme
diately to secretary. Phoenix. This Is
Important to you.
(Signed) "CHARLES P. MULLEN.
'President, Cattle Growers' Associa
tion." "These telegrams. I am Informed'
said the governor, 'are being; sent to
all cattlemen, the amount requested
varying with the number of cattle the
cattlemen addressed, owns. On that
basis the amount to be raised will
total from $75,000 to $100,000, enough
to circularize the voters of the nation
almost. Why, one election I sent a
statement to every voter In Arizona
and It only cost me about $2,500.
"What Is back of this attempt to
buy the governorship? Why does my
opponent and the people he represents
deem It necessary to rain such a huge
sum to compass my defeat? Why do
they find it necessary to hire all the
high rrlce criminal lawyers of the
state to take the stump In defense of
the, land department and Its past and
present administration of the state
lands?"
The governor continued: "And let
me gay right now that Charles Mullen
will be called upon under the corrupt
practices act of this state to furnish a
list of the, stockmen against whom
these campaign assessments are being
levied, and to show how that Immense
sum of money is to be used In this
campaign."
The speaker then outlined the his
tery of the land department and read
abatements and affidavits to show that
thousands of acres of state lands had
been sold at an average of $5 an acre
which the purchasers had in turn sol i
for as high as $60 an acre; of how state
lands had been leased In great blocks
at three cents an acre and of how
holders of these louses had In turn
sold the leases alone for all the way
from $1 to $10 an acre.
The governor said that these state
lands were bringing In a revenue of
but $?0O,P0fl per annum and he added
that the atate land department's own
statement ahowed that the expenses of
the department were over $100,000 rer
annum.
The meeting was preceded by a torch
light procession. A feature of the
meeting wag the presence of a largo
number of rattlemen some of whom
m , . . . .
naa come iu mues to auena.
o
OF DEMON'S DEATH
LOS ANGELES. Oct. 24 Investiga
tion of the Jacob Charles Benton mur
der case will he resumed tomorrow bv
the Lou Angeles county grand Jury
with six witnesses to be heard before
Mrs. K. C. Peete la summoned, accord
ing to a statement tonisrht by Deputy
District Attorney Raymond I. Turnev.
It was stated that Mrs. Ma 1 Gregory.
Official of the Juvenile court of Den
ver, who with her daughter. Maude.
vii a guest of Mrs. Peete at the Den
ton home hero last summer, had for
warded to the district attorney a full
statement of any knowledge she might
have. '
o
LEAGUE COUNCIL
NOT DECIDED ON
OFFICIAL TONGUE
Republican A. P. Leased Wire
BRTTSSEI.S. Oct. 24 A point con
sidered bv the counrll of the league
of nations vesterdav was whether
French or English shou'd be the offi
cial language of th permanent Inter
national court, but no decision was
reached.
The council decided to accept a man-
1 data for the country. The council de-
elded, however, to accent the guardian
, shlo of the minorities In th terri
tories transferred under the Austrian
and Bulgarian treaties.
The sppolntment of a commission
to settle the dispute between Sweden
and Finland because of the Alnnd Isl
ands was approved. One member of
the commission probably will be an
American.
Irnace Jan p.iderwekl. former
rnlUh nremier. repre renting Poland
and A. Watdemar for Lithuania, ar
rived today and will be t'.irl bv 'b'M
league of nation ..:! regard inn- j
the Vllh-I."huat'.!"M diff'-ropeert. Tl-i j
tfiie of rations military mission that
went to Viltil after its i . u r a ' Ion bv
Cenerat ZellennsVI's troops, also has
rchrd Brussels and was being heard
by the council today.
WILL HI PROBE
CATTLEMEN
ALLAN RYAN MAKES
$25,000 DONATION TO
"DEMOS'" CAMPAIGN
NEW YORK. Oct. 24 The Demo
cratic national committee today an
nounced receipt of a $25,000 con
tribution to the Cex campaign fund
from Allen A. Ryan of New York.
Mr. Ryan accompanied his con
tribution with a letter to George
White, chairman of the committee,
in which he characterized the meth
ods used aeainsttthe Democratic
ticket as "infamous from the begin
ning." BANKERS TO CONFER
ON FOREIGN TRADE
FINANCE CAMPAIGN
Republican A. P. Leased Wire
NEW YORK, Oct 24 John S. Drum
of San Francisco, recently elected
president of the American Bankers'
association, arrived here today to con
fer with New York bankers on a plan
approved by the association at Its
Washington convention last wek for
formation of a nation-wide foreign
trade financing corporation.
Bankers of the country, Mr. Drum
declared are- fully alive to the need of
maintains and developing foreign mar
kets for American products not re
quired for domestic use and will do
their part as a national service.
The executive council of the asso
ciation, he anouneed, has designated
the members of the commerce and
marine committee, which formulated
the financing plan, as the association's
new commerce and marine commission.
O !
TO -END ' STRIKE
Republican A. P. Leased Wire i
LONDON. Oct. 24 Premier Lloyd
ueorge, cabinet members and repre
sentatives of striking coal miners, con
ferred for three hours in the premier's
official residence In Downing street
today. After the miners' delegates had
departed the cabinet members contin
ued In session with Mr. Lloyd George.
Frank Hodges, a miners' representa
tlve, said the discussions would be
continued.
Later the miners executive body
went Into conference, which lasted
until 4:30 p. m., and then adjourned
until tomorrow. The conversations
with Mr. Lloyd George will be resumed
tomorrow. It was asserted. -
The hope seemed . to prevail that
there would be a settlement of the coal
strike as a result of direct negotiations
between the miners and the govern
rnent. Meanwhile neither side has dls
closed the nature of these negotiations,
but, according to unofficial reports, Mr,
Lloyd George suggested a new formula
which would satisfy tho government.
that ir a two shillings advance la
wages was conceded Jt would be ae
companled by Increased output. There
seems to be strong belief the full exec
utive committee of tho miners' federa
tion will meet the government within a
few days on a basis which can be sub
mitted to the miners for acceptance or
At the conference today. In addition
to Mr. Lloyd George, government rep
rescmaiives included Bonar Law. arov
ernment leader In the house of com
mons; Sir Robert S. Home, president
of tho board of trade; the minister
of mines, the coal ontroller and other
experts. Robert Smlllie. president of
the miners' federation. Frank Hodges
and Herbert Smith, represented th
miners.
Mr. JJoyd Georgj outlined a number
of Ideas he suggested might ultimately
ieaa 10 a peaceful solution of tho alt
nation. While the conference was In
progress. Raron Stamfordham. a prl
vate secretary- of King George arrived
and remained for a brief period.
When the conference ended, miners'
delegates met the entire miners' execu
tl c committee.
Mr. Hodges tonight declined to stat
i no nniuro "i me government s sug
gestions but appeared to be hopeful
they would lead to some acceptable
arrangement. He asserted nothing
further would be done pending renewal
or the conference tomorrow One In
dicution of a hopeful turn was af
forded tonight by a report from a well
Informed source that the eovernmen
contemplated postponing the Introduc
tion of its emergency bill, which would
virtually place the country on a war
basis. It has been Intended to attempt
to p.ifs this measure through ail stages
la parliament tomorrow. The matter
will he finally decided by the cabinet
tomorrow.
It was considered postponement of
the proje' t would assist in negotiations
N tween the government and miners.
i! it said the new formula the gov
ernment has proposed to the miners,
while Kivtng the miners the two shil
lings advance, will insure a substantial
increu.be ia the output of coal.
BRITISH PREMIER
SUGGESTS PLAN
United States Of
Russia To Follow
Soviets' Collapse
Republican A. P. Leased Wire
WASHINGTON. Oct. 24. A
United Statea of Russia is now
looked for by officials here as the
most likely possibility among
forms of povemment to follow dis
solution of the soviet regime.
Officisl advisee today said the
bolshevik! breakdown was rapidly
continuing in Russia. The move
ment of decentralization, which
began in the breaking away of the
N Baltic, Caucasian and Siberian
states, has bequn afresh within
territory ruled by the Soviets, it
was said.
In Russian Turkestan, provinces
latest to declare their independ
ence, are Khiva and Bokhara, the
report said.
A new central government,
roughly after the form of the
United States of America, it is be
lieved here, might include king
doms such as have been recently
established in Turkestan,' together
with Socialist forms represented
by republics carved out of Siberia.
o
MEXICAN PRESS
SMS SHIPPING
BOARD SEEKING
OIL CONCESSION
Republican A. P. Leased Wire
MEXICO CITY. Oct. 24. Charges
that the United States shipping board
is Indirectly Interested In an applica
tlon row before the department of pe
troleum for an oil aqueduct conces
slon across the Isthmus of Tehaunte
pec and that Its president Is to secure
ready oil supply for tho American
Pacific fleet, are published today by
the newspaper Excelsior. In an arti
cle described as "a voice of alam call
ing on the Mexican government to be
ware. ' the newspaper asserts tie com
pany making the application, while
ostensibly Mexican In Its makeup, has
representatives of the United States
shipping board as members. The con
cession first was asked, it was assert
ed. Dy a genuine .Mexican company,
which made application last year. Two
other companies besides the alletred
hipping hoard organization are stated
to have filed applications.
United States naval strategy, de
clares the. article, demands that the
Pacific fleet secure quick transnorta-
ion or oil from the Gulf of Mexico
fields, and the proposed Isthmus aque
duct offers a route many miles short
er than the Panama canal route. Brit
ish oil monopolies. It is asserted, have
limited the United States' activities
outside Its owu borders chiefly to
Mexico.
Attention of the petroleum depart
ment is called to a Mexicatvjaw which
prohibits concession to any gave Mex
icans. The proposed aqueduct would run
from Salina Crust to Puerto. Mexico.
and would cost several million pesos.
Roberto V. Pesoueria, Mexican con
fidential agent nt Washington. Is men
tioned as being Interested in the con
cession. o
NEW YORK TRUCKMEN
DENIED WAGE RAISE
' Republican A. P. Leased Wire
NEW YORK. Oct, 24. New York
trucking company owner today
adopted resolutions refusing recent
demands of their 60,000 employes for
shorter hours and Increased pay and
notifying them they must work ten
hours for the present r.ine-hour yage.
"Labor should share with capital the
burden of restoring a normal adjust
ment of prices and substantial conces
sions should be obtained from labor
to make possible a lower cost for
trucking In New, York."
The union demanded a $7 a week In
crease and reduction In hours from
nine to elKht."
MEMBERS OF BOTH
PARTIES PETITION
LEAGUE ADOPTION
Republican A. P. Leased Wire
NEW YORK. Oct. 24 More than 50
supporters of Senator Harding and
Governor Cox tonight Joined in an open
letter to them asking their pledge to
work, if elected, for the United States'
entry Into the league of nations witn
whatever revision of the Lodge reser
vations two thirds of the next senate
may approve.
Asserting the "approaching national
election may be indecisive of the domi
nant issue of the campaign and leave
the vital question of our entry Into any
league or associating of nations still
deadlocked in the renate or between
the senate and the White house, with
decisions more hopeless than before,"
the letter said:
"Whatever may be our individual
preference as to the form of the set
tlement of the league of nations ques
tion, or whether It Is to be a league or
a new association of nationj Is not
vital concern in this proposal. An af
firmative answer to it would cell for
no fulfillment until after one side shall
have exhausted every reasonable effort
to enter the existing league of nations
with mild or merely Interpretative
reservations and the other side shall
have tried every fair expedient to sup,
plant the league with a new and dif-
fent world organization for the preser
vation of peace or to enter it after
thorough revision by the addition of
other reservations or amendments."
o
PANAMA RESERVES
SOVEREIGN RIGHTS
PANAMA. Oct. 23 Panama main
tains sovereign rights over the terri
tory upon which American wireless
stations have been P cted. Sr-retarv
of Justice Alfaro ruled today in or
dering the arrest of a wireless oper
ator at l'nerta Obaldla. on a charge of
wounding a citizen of Panama. The
operator will be tried under the Pana
ma laws. ,
COMPOS! ROOM
lr PIPES PED
JuI&'KTERS
Stereotyping Department Is
Also in New Home of The
Republican Work of
Moving Goes Without a
Hitch
With the big Sunday paper out
early, thanks to the untiring efforts of
every member of the mechanical de
partments Saturday night. The Repub
lican yesterday took the second step
in moving to its new homo In the
Heard building on North Central ave
nue from the old quarters at Second
and Adams streets. The departments
moved yesterday were the composing
and stcretotyplng rooms, and that It
was poesible to move both complete In
a single day was due entirely to the
men who worked at high speed yes
terday in tho moving Itself, and the
night before in getting the biggest
paper of the week cut of the way at
an early hour.
As the press and mail rooms were
moved some weeks ago, this morning's
issue of The Republican is prepared
entirely, mechanically, in the paper's
fine new home. Every mechanical op
eration from setting up the type to
taking the papers off the press here
after will be performed in the new
quarters. The final steps In the mov
ing of The Republican will take place
in a few weeks, the news and business
office departments still being la the
old building.
Saturday night every member of the
composiifk room and steretotyping
staffs worked at high speed to get out
the Sunday paper early that moving;
might begin at once, and by 1:30
o'clock every form had passed through
the composing and stereotyping rooms.
Only the actual press work remained,
and the way was clear to begin trans
ferring the tens of mechanical depart
ment equipment to the new building1.
Got Early Start
When work on the Sunday morning
paper ceased, the mechanical depart
ment took charge of the moving opera
tions, under the general supervision of
Charles Wallace, composing room fore
man. Fred Moyer. machinist, and his
assistant. Ben Estes. with others.
Work progressed rapidly, and the en
tire battery of six linotype machines
was moved, a seventh linotype, a new
one. having been erected in the new
quarters direct from the factory, and
an eighth machine, the monotype,
moved some time ago. Not only was
tlto linotype battery moved, but with
it all the other pieces of composing
room equipment, 'hundreds of type
cases, cuts ana oases, cabinets, saws.
forms, imposing stones, trucks, etc.
Meanwhile the stereotyping depart
ment also had begun moving opera
tions as soon as the Sunday paper was
out of the way. and there too work
was fast, under the direction of Oscar
Johnson, the foreman, his assistants
and Mr. Karlson. Grand avenue ma
chinist. The molding machines, the
eteam table, the big saw trimmer, and
the other pieces of machinery were
quickly prepared for moving, and by
3:30 the stereotype department was
ready for loading. By 7:30 the three
or four big truck loads of equipment
had been taken up tlie elevator to the
second floor of the new building and
tne maenmes were oeing put In place,
The maSTnitudft Of thA tnslr Of
lng the composing and sterotyping de-
lunmpnis win do reaauy understood
when it is remembered that the heavy
machines had to be dismatled. got out
of the basement of the old building to
tne trucKs, nauiea to the new building, I been to present tne racts ana atmos- perverted the form of government ol
and taken on the elevator there to the I phere of political situations and to our republic and overridden the pur
second floor, where The Republican's I refrain from controversial positions, pose of our constitution bv maintain.
mechanical departments are housed in
tho finest quarters of the kind in thef"o"t has Been aamittea as counsellor
state. Scores of heavy pieces of ma- and friend into millions of American
chinery were moved without a hitch.
tne linotype machines, for instance.
weighing from 3,000 to 4,000 pounds
eacn.
Did Fast Work
By 6 o'clock yesterday morning the
linotype machines had been dismantled
and raised on skids ready for moving, j
ana at :30 clock- yesterday after
noon the last machine was out In nlaoe
in me new composing room, with the
others ready for operation. At the
same time the last load of equipment
wns being delivered.
Men of Tho Republican's mechanical
nepartments were enthusiastic in
praise of the splendid work of the
lightning Delivery company, which
did all the transfer work. Throughout
the moving operations not an accident
or mishap of any kind occurred.
While the moving was hein- don
i ne icepucncan had an electrical crew
irom tne Xw States Electric company,
unaer foreman Davis, at work in the
r" q,," PlUBi". "
Foreman Cummin gs lu",p1"y unaer
At the same time the mechanical
aepanments were being moved, the
Associated Press equipment of Tho
Republican was being transferred to
the new building. A crew from the
.Mountain Mates Telephone and Tele
graph company put In the leased A. P,
wires, as well as the equipment of the
local A. r. bureau, into the telegraph
room at the new quarters, where last
night's telegraph news report was
nandlea.
Incidentally. The Republican devel
oped
a remarKatue electrical wizard
early in the moving operations, in the
person or ta narngton. telegraph and
sport eauor. His electrical knowledge
proyea invaluable in disconnecting and
connecting me power driven jnachin-
ery and equipment.
GOMPERS SAYS LABOR
FOR LEAGUE COMPACT
Republican A. P. Leased Wire
WASHINGTON. Oct. 24. Replying
to a question from William Michaels,
a Tulsa. OkUx. labor leader, as to what
effect the league of nations as advo
cated by the American Federation of
Labor would have upon the laboring
people of this country. Samuel Gomo
ers. president of the federation, tonight
wired that the labor provisions of the
covenant constitute labor's "bill of
rights" and is "a doctrine for humanity."
White Says Cox
Is Assured 256
Electoral Votes
NEW YORK, Oct. 24 George
White, chairman of the Democratic
national committee, in a statement
today predicted Cot and Roosevelt
will have 256 electoral votes, "as
good at counted," the Republicans
164, and the Democrats will win a
majority of the remaining 111.
Governor Cox and Mr. Roosevelt
will have 222 electoral votes east
of the Missouri river and 34 west.
a total of 25o, "as good as counted"
the statement said, - "This is with-
. r a I l ... .
in Ten or mo numoor necessary 10
elect. The Republicans have 164
which I regard as good as counted
for them. This leaves 111 votes in
contest. In the decided swing now
In progress toward the Democratic
ticket we will carry the majority
of this 111, a very comfortable
victory indeed.. This is my pre
diction.. I am confident it will be
borne out election day.
o
SATURDAY POST
Republican A. P. Leased Wire
NEW YORK. Oct. 24. After a
4S l
hours' visit, which his campaign man
agers declared had "won New York.
Governor Cox of Ohio left today for
the last week of his speech-making
before the presidential election.
Before entraining for West Virginia.
Indiana, Kentucky and Ohio. Governor
cox expressed "entire coniiaence in
the outcome of the campaign.'
"Frankly. I expected to be elected."
he eald In one of his speeches yester
day and today ha reiterated his con
viction to those who called- to pay their
respects to him end Mrs. Cox.
Throughout the day. except for an I
hour during which he drove around
the city as a guest of George White,
chairman of the Democratic national
committee. Governor Cox kept to his
apartment, receiving reports on tne
election outlook from hia lieutenants,
Amons: those closeted with him for
long conferences were E. 11. Moore, his
pre-convention campaign manager; N.
E. Mack. Democratic national commit-
teeman for New York: George V. Pea-
bodv and Senator Harrison of Mis
sissippi. i
Mrs. Cox announced sne had given
up her plan to accompany her husband
Pon the final ur of the presidential
race.
Just before leaving the hotel for his
special train Governor Cox Issued the
following- statement:
Propaganda Is not effective when
labeled, but la the guise of facts it
strangles truth and moulds the minds
into which it is introduced as facts
The American people .discovered this
during the war and finally nut upon
di si oval propaganda the label which
destroyed ir.
I T maw Ir. r.or.aa rtn ftf a
specimen of propaganda of this very
I sort. It Is an advance copy or me
Saturday Evening Post, known to a
great public as a disinterested journal,
In all Its history Its stated purpose has
I In this spirit the Saturday Kvening
homcs.
"But the number of this 'maeazine
which Is to be distributed next Thurs
day, the last number of the election.
auddenlv throws off the cloak of non-
nartisanshlp. For the first time In its
history it resorts to the devices or
partisan editorials and insidious car
toons to create a sentiment for the
Republican ticket. In th cartoons 1
I Bm nnnMnini n nrwshov rfevelon-
I ing false and sensational happenings
for the purpose of selllnt mv wares.
My opponent Is depicted as kindly and
wise. The Impression Is sought to be
I created that I am Irresponsible: Sena- i
tor Hardlna grave and rellable.-
"Vhv has the Saturday r.venine:
Post done this? "Why has it betrayed
Its mission at the last minute of the
eleventh hour of this campaign? The
neonle know the answer. It has done
this thing because its owner is one of
ne Plutocratic srroup wnun a
I wnat u wania oi mo next auraimsira-
uo" na,nwow lo " rrom in By".ni'
It ha." donV This berate its owner is
heno- of tn movement which has
sougnt a suosiav rrom tne coverr.mor
for delivery of national magazines. Tf
Faturday Evening Tost has Imposed
on the confidence of the American
people, won bv a long record of nmi-
partisanship and has become a Re
publican Journal because profiteers
who escape government taxes by di
verting to it millions of their revenue
in advertising want my opponent
elected.
"Thee subscribers, who $n good
faith, have admitted this journal to
their homes all over the United States.
will turn its venal counsels out of
doors
Tomorrow the governor will make
speeches In West Virginia.
Most of the remaining four dayp. of
the campaign will be srent in Ohio.
Indiana will be visited for the fifth
time by the governor next Thursday,
with a night speech at Indiannnoiis.
Next Saturday nieht the candidate
will speak at Chicago and close his
campaign on the evening before elec
tion at Toledo.
o
CLAIMS REDS INVADING SPAIN
MADRID. Oct. 24. Incontrovertible
evidence. It was said, had reached
Spanish and Portuguese that th rail
road strike in Portugal was the l oein
nlng of an attempt by bolshvlk ele
ments to seize power. Asrents went
from Rarcelona to Portucal carrying
large sums of German money, which
was used to influence unemployed and
extremists among trade unions
COX CONCLUDES
NEW YORK TOUR
WITH ATTACK ON
REPUBLICAN NOMINEE ASKS COX TO AN
SWER CHARGES BROUGHT AGAINST
DEMOCRATS AND PLACE POLICIES
CLEARLY BEFORE PEOPLE.
DECLARES DEMOORATS
AVOIDING REAL ISSUES
REPUBLICAN CHIEF DECLARES FOR CONSTRUC
TIVE POLICY AND RESTORATION OF CONSTI
TUTIONAL GOVERNMENT REPRESENTING
WILL OF PEOPLE; CHARGES WILSON WASTED
AMERICAN BILLIONS
MARION, Ohio, Oct. 24 Accusing
the Democratic party of failure to
place ita policies clearly before the
people, Senator Harding asked in a
statement tonight that his opponents
answer numerous charges he has
brought against them.
At the came time he re-stated his
position on various issues, and declared
that in his public, utterances he haa
proposed a definite constructive policy
to bring our people out of the jungle
of mismanagement."
Extravagance, unpreparetness for
both war and peace, ovsr-centraliza-tion
of power, unnecessary taxation,
unsound industrial policies and "gro
tesque inefficiency" were among the
accusations Mr. Harding said had not
been answered by the Democrats.
As to th league, he said he was
wholly against the Democratio program
but believed there was "full expecta
tion of becoming a member of a wise
ion of nations.''
Senator's Statement
senator's statement, addressed
'to the American people" follows:
'I believe men and women of this
J country are entitled to receive from
onv rolitieal nnrttr steekln a tlr im
port, a clear answer upon the pre
dominant Issues which affect the fu
ture course of America,
"Seldom In the history o our coun
try has there been such an avoidance
of this duty upon the part of any can
didates as has been evident among our
opponents.
The .American people are satisfied
the conduct of our domestic affairs
have been grossly mismanaged. They
hunger for a constructive American
policy. It has been my sense of obll
gatlon to treat with clarity and deflnl
tlon the Republican plan for putting
our house In order.
1 call upon the Democratic party to
answer the charges its management of
domestic affairs had brought us to the
brink of Industrial crisis in 1914 from
which only the world war saved us
and is even now leading us toward sj-
other precipice. .- .
"There has been no answer to the
well known fact that they have cost
America untold billions of dolftffs and
the precious lives of soldiers because
of unpreparedness for war persisted In
for political expediency.
"They have made no answer to the
charge they were equally unprepared
for peace and reconstruction.
Government Mismanaged
"They have made no answer to the
charge their experiment with the
American railways, their Industrial
policy, and their malntalng In the fed
eral government hundreds of thou
sands of unnecessary employes has
cost the taxpayers a fearful financial
burden which our men and women, and
even their children, will have to pay.
-iney nave made no answer to the
charge that their rule has been one of
a'"'"1"" uiriiiuem:,
"They have made no answer to the
cnargo that during the control, which
they now seek to perpetuate, they have
hng extreme and undemocratic central-
ization of executive power which nould
have been an offense to Thomas Jef-
lerson ana to urover Cleveland as
much as it would have heen to Wash
mgton, Lincoln and Roosevelt.
"I have spent this campaign In set
ting forth a constructive Republican
policy. I have demanded restoration of
the constitutional government of a ren
resentatlve democracy, which shall rep
LATE TELEGRAPH BRIEFS
BULLETIN
LONDON, Oct 25. Terence MacSwlney, lord mayor of Cork, died at Brlx-
ton prison this morning iollowlng a hunger strike or eeventy-inrce aajs.
The losd mayor's death occurred
Dominick. his private chaplain and
I him at the time. MacSwlney never
ARMENIAN TROOPS ATTACK TURKS
LONDON, Oct. 24.-Armenian troops, according to a London Times dis-
patch, have begun a counter attack
$250,000 FIRE IN NEW YORK
NKW YORK. Oct. 24. Damage estimated at $250,000 w-as caused by fire
in the theatrical district today. Flames swept several buildings and the' "Winter
Garden was damaged. J. J. Shubert, manager, and two firemen were injured.
GRAIN CROPS SHOW BIG INCREASE
ROME. Oct. 23. A bulletin issued by the International Institute of Agri
culture today announces aggregate wheat and rye crops of the northern hemi
sphere total 62.400,000 tons as against 61,700,000 tons in 1919.
5 KILLED IN RAIL CROSSING
ALLENTOWN, Ta., Oct. 24. Five, persons, two families, were killed when
a Lehigh Valles Transit company car crashed into an automobile near Quaker
town tonight. The dead are Mr. and Mrs. Hardie Fehnel, and daughter, aged
two years, and Mr. and Mrs. H, F. Miller, all of Philadelphia.
DUBLIN SHOP ATTENDANT KILLED
DUr.LIN. Oct. 24. James McCormack, a shop attendant, was shot by two
men. said to have been in uniform, when the men entered the shop Saturday
night. The victim died. Four persons are reported to have been wounded in
pelice raids last night.
IRISH FINANCIER ARRESTED
BELFAST. Oct. 24. Police and military Saturday night arrested Bernard
O'Rourkc, Irish financier and conveyed him to the barracks at Dundalk. No
announcement of the charge against him was made.
WILL BOMB BATTLESHIP INDIANA
WASHINGTON, Oct. 24. Explosive tests will be made this week with the
old battleship Indiana in lower Chesapeake bay by placing bombs in various
parts of the ship to demonstrate their destructive effect had they been dropped
from the air. After the bombing experiments the old war ship will be anchored
In Tangier Sound as a target ship of the Atlantic fleet.
resent the will of the- people, rather
than the will of one-man government
descending toward the people.
Stands for Business in Government
"I have stood for more bhsinesa In
government and less government in
business. I have demanded reorgani
zation of administrative government feo
that It shall become a source of pride
to the American spirit of efficiency
and will remove the drain' from the
taxpayers.
"I have set forth a plan for the con
servation of our human resources.
have suggested means for the protec
tion of motherhood and childhood and
for tho alleviation of human suffering
at homo. I have discussed in detail
a policy of reclamation, irrigation tnd
development of natural resources, and
I have stated clearly a plan for the
wholesome expansion of our foreign
trade and for . the protection of our -industries
and for the upbuilding and
safeguarding of our agriculture and for
a merchant marine.
"As to our foreign policy and Amer
ica's full expectation of becoming a
member of a wise association of na
tions, with the preservation of our own
independence and national spirit, I
have given a conscientious and prac
tical proposal.
Absolutely Against League
I have stated that I am. wholly
against the proposal to eppro-e our
membership in the league Of nations, as
our opponents insist that it shall be
written. Even in the hands of our
opponents that program is impossible.
Even in the hands of our opponents it
would result in a hopeless blockade.
"I have endeavored to serve in this
campaign, not merely to be elected,
but to set before the American people,
sincerely and clearly, a definite policy
for the administration of the United
States to brine our people out of mis
management and Into the light of a
stable good fortune. I have endeav
ored to served by doing what I could
do to harmonize public opinion and
unite America behind a foreign policy
which shall be wise, generous and hu
mane, though it refuses to mortgage
America to the old world.
"We do not know what our oppon
ents stand for; I stand for a united,
America, a humane America, an effi
cient America, America first."
, -o
MILITARY CONTROL
THREATENS ITALY
Republican A. P. Leased Wire v
LONDON, Oct. 24 The London
Times correspondent at Milan sends a
dispatch saying italy now gives the
ln.preselon of being on the brink of
a military coup d'etat,
"The Nationalist pre?s" he asserted,
"is calling for -a military dictatorship
as a remedy against rampant Bolshev
ism and hails D'Annunzio as u suitable
dictator. Avantl, the socialist organ,
however, alleges D'Annunzia recently
appealed to Moscow for military and
moral aid and was approved by Lenine
as an instrument of the soviet govern
ment." o
4 TIED IN BILLIARD TORNEY
CHICAGO. Oct. 24 The fir-t week's
play in the national pocekt billiard
tournament left Arthur Wood of
Minneapolis: V. D. Ricketts of Flint.,
Mich.; B. F. Rhines of Akron, Ohio,
and Walter Franklin of Kansas City
tied for the lead.
at 6:40 o'clock this morning. Father
his brother. John MacSwlney, were with
regained consciousness.
against the! Turks on tho entire front.
i j
Si