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THE WEATHER
Partly cloudy and colder tonight.
Wednesday fair.
VOL. XXXIII.
DEALERS FAIL
TO MEET COAL
DEMANDS HERE
Consumers Unable to Get
Fuel at Prices Fixed by
Commission.
23 MINES FILE REPORTS
The failure of the State coal control
act to supply coal was apparent today
when real winter weather brought about
a resumption of the avalanche of orders
which coal dealers could not fill.
In order to determine how well the coal
control act is operating through the
special coal and food commission which
kfcns ordered Indiana miners to supply
■Ldiann consumers, seventeen of the
Hiding Indianapolis dealers were asked
Bod corning their supply of Indiana coal
|und the prices they are charging.
Os the seventeen dealers seven had no
Indiana coal of any description.
Two of the dealers said the only In
diana coal in their yards was Brazil
block and that they had no other kind.
One had two cars of Indiana coal Sat
urday bnt had sold it all since then.
One sold the last of his Indiana coal
yesterday.
BRAZIL, BLOCK
QUOTED AT f11.25.
The prices quoted ranged from $11.25
for Brazil block to S6.Ss—one dealer
quoting this latter price for Indiana
slack and another for Indiana rn’ne run.
A comparison of prices charged by
retailers and prices ordered by the coal
commission is difficult because of the
wide range of prices fixed.
However, the maximum price for In
diana lump coal, ns authorized by the
commission, is $7.95 a ton, arrived at by
adding to the- maximum price at the
mine the freight cost, the retailer’s
margin of $2.50 and the Jobber’s margin
of 15 cents.
In the same way the maximum price
of Brazil block way be said to be $7.95.
These figures Indicate that not ail
dealers are obeying the orders of the
commission.
TWENTY-THREE MINE*
REPORT TO COMMISSION.
Despite recent orders of the commis
sion Requiring all coal producers to make
weekly reports of the coal sold in In
diana only twenty-three such reports for
the week ending Oct. 20 were announced
by the commission.
Os the twenty-three companies report
ing nineteen sold all or part of their out
put In Indiana and four did not despite
the orders of the commission.
Four companies which sold their en
tire output in Indiana were Blaekhawk
Mining Company, S. E. Parson A Cos.,
D. J. Ferry Company and Carbon and
Salt Creek Coal Company, Terre Haute.
Three reported a large tonnage dis
tributed in the State as follows: United
Fourth Vein Coal Company, Indianapo
lis; Zeller. McClelland Coal Company, and
Brazil A Coal Bluff Mining Company.
CITIES AND TOWNS
RECEIVING COAL.
Cities and towns receiving the Coal
Bluff Mining Company coal were Indian
apolis, Goshen, Fontanet, Pine Village,
Hamlet, Anderson, Hebron, Terre Haute,
Greeacastle, Ear! Park, Logansport, Wa
bash and Danville. Coal from thwTnlnes
of the United Fotrrttr V.-fir TToal Com
pany went to Indianapolis. Anderson,
Eikhart. Franklin, Laiayette, Warren,
Bedford, Mentone, Montiee’lo, ErigUt
wood and Terre Haute.
The entire output of the Knox County
Fourth Vein Coal Company, the Temple
ton Coal Company of Sullivan and two
others was sold outside Indiana.
The companies, their total production
for the week ending Oct. GO and the
amount shipped to Indiana points are as
follows:
Hymera Coal Mining Company, Hv
mera, 2,947 tons, 175 tons; Sand Creek
Coal Company. Terre Haute, 1.10 tons.
150 tons; Steele, Kattman Coal Company,
Hyiaera, 3,472 tons. 951 tons; Bkk.tts,
Shlrke Coal Company, Terre Haute,
S.OCS tons, £9B tons; Tigbe Coal Com
pany, Terre Haute. 2,054 tons, 160 tons;
Cypress Creek Coal Company, 4 975 tons,
40 tons; Cathleen Coal Company, Terre
Haute, 995 tons, 35 tons; Shelburn Coal
Mining Company, 738 tons, none;
Booher Coal Company, Linton, 677 tons,
48 tons; Black Diamond Coal Company,
Linton, not operating last week: Slope
M'ning Company, Linton, 150 tons, none:
Templeton Coal Company, Sullivan, 2,227
tons, none; Coal Bluff Mining Company,
10,166 tons, 2,378 tons; Eureka Block Cool
Company, Terre Haute, 2,755 tons. 7SI
tons; Crawford Coal Company, Brazil
1.371 tons, 129 tons; Brazil Blo"k Coal
and Clay Company, 444 tons, 300 tons;
Blaokhawk Mining Company, 3,532 tons,
3 532 tons; S. E. Parsons & Cos., Carbon,
150 tons, 130 tons; United Fourth Vein
Coal Company, Indianapolis, S.'Kio tons,
18.80 tons; D. J. Ferry Company, Car
bon, entire output lu Indiana, Rnd Knox
County Fourth Vein Company, 4,761
teas, wac.
COAL DEALERS
REFILE 40 SUITS
Forty of the units of the retail coal
dealers which were withdrawn some days
ago after the special fuel and food com
mission made changes regarding the
rates to be charged for coal in various
localities have been refiled. County
Clerk Richard Sine announced today.
Approximately seventy-eight appeals
from the ruling of the fuel commission
were originally filed and a number were
withdrawn In circuit court.
The appellants ask the order of the
fuel commission relative to the price of
Indiana coal be declared TOid and be set
aside.
The latest action of counacl indicates
that the retailers have decided to con
tinue their fight against the Goodrich
fuel commission.
Japs to Arm Heavily
if U. S. Refuses Pact
LONDON, Nov. 2.—The leading Jap
anese newspaper, Niehl Nichi, announces
that “In view of America’s rejection of
the League of Nations,” the Japanese
Government has decided that the “naval
construction program of eight battle
ships and eight cruisers is insufficient,”
said a Tokio dispatch to Pall Mall
Gazette today.
NECK BROKEN IN RUNAWAY.
SHELBYVILLE, Ind., Nov. 2.—Alonxo
Saudefur, 40, a well-known farmer north
west of this city, was killed instantly
Monday when his neck was broken,
when he was thrown from a wagon dur
ing a runaway.
WEATHER
Forecast for Indianapolis and vicinity
for the twenty-four hours ending 7 p. ,n
Nov. 3, ID2O:’ Partly cloudy and colder
tonight: Wednesday, fair.
HOURLY TEMPERATURE.
a. m .1^
7 a. ni 37
S a. 3f>
9 a. ni 35
10 a. m 34
11 a. m 30
12 (noon) 35
1 p. m 35
2 p. in 35
Published at Indianapolis. Entered as deoond Class Matter. July 25, ISI4. at
Ind.. Dally Except Sunday. Poatofflce Indianapolis. Ind., under act March 3.187 P.
Forged Letters Found
to Be Republican Trick
to Trade Watson Vote
Reginald Sullivan, Democratic county chairman, announced today that
a letter bearing a forgery of his signature was sent special delivery to hun
dreds of Democratic workers in Marion County urging them to devote
their entire efforts today to the election of Thomas Taggart to the United
States Senate.
Mr. Sullivan expressed the opinion that this letter emanated from Re
publican sources and took it as an indication that the Republicans have
given up their attempt to elect Senator Watson and are devoting their
efforts to saving the naional and state ticket In Marion County.
Mr. Sullivan stated emphatically that he desired the Democrats to
work for the entire ticket without exception.
The stationery on which the letter was written was headed “Democratic
Campaign Organizers, Room 14, Denison Hotel.”
There is no such organization and the Democrats do not occupy
Room 14.
The letter follows:
My Dear Sir—On the eve of the election, after a very careful
tabulation of the registration and poll books it is apparent that the
Republicans of Marion County have the advantage, with the possi
ble exception of Thomas Taggart for Senator.
To that end I advise the trading in every possible way with
the Lemcke-Jewett crowd for the election of Taggart.
As I have had a personal talk with Lerncke, I know that this
can easily be managed.
Get busy, save Taggart.
Yours, R. H. SULLIVAN.
“The letter is a forgery and the whole thing Is a lie. I can’t make
that too strong,” Mr. Sullivan said.
Human Pulmotor
Works in Attempt
to Keep Man Alive
Special to The Tims*.
MICHIGAN CITY. Ind., Nev 2.—A
human pulmotor composed of three men
today sought to keep Edwin Wolff, 21.
Purdne University student, allv*
Wolff was near death at his home hers
today ns n result of an injury to his
spine received in an intercluss football
game at Purdue ten days ago.
Paralysis resulted nod *-nead rec
Wolff's body and his brea'hlng became
difficult.
Pulmotors wero brought from Chicago.
They had little success and finally an
appeal to the ' safety first" department
of the Haskell Ilurker Car Company
brought three men to Wolff's bedside.
Working in two-hour shifts, the three
men have for three days been com
pressing Wolffs lungs and then letting
them fill with air as is done in reviving
a drowning person.
TERMS SLAPPED
ON RUM AGENTS
Chicago Defendants Given
Severe Shock by Fines
and Sentences.
CHICAGO. Nov. 2.—Hundreds of boot
leggers awaiting trial here trembled in
their boots today.
Their serene smugness over the belief
that the prohibition law wss a Joke was
shattered when Federal Judge Kenesaw
Mountain Landis plastered a two and
one-half years’ sentence on a hotel pro
prietor who sold whisky.
Another man was given ninety days.
Fines assessed against the two totaled
$20,000.
Both defendants nearly fainted when
sentenced.
Asa result of the sentences the booze
lid was on tight here today.
REIGN OF TERROR
THREATENS IRISH
Nation Faced With Desolation
From Conflict.
DUBLIN, Nov. 2.—The burial of Ter
ence MacSwiney has been followed by a
wave of violence In Irehnd !n which
about twelve persons. Including half a
dozen policemen and soldiers were killed
and many villages were shot up or par
tially burned by the auxiliary police In
reprisal attacks.
Reprisals were made by the "black and
tan” police, despite the disciplinary
measures already taken by Sir Harnar
Greenwood, chief secretary for Ireland,
to stamp out this form of vengeful vio
lence.
Among the comtmsnitftes that have
suffered in this latest outburst are Tra
lee, West Traiee, Abbey Dorney. Llxaw,
Listowell, Ballyduff, Thursles, Tullamore
and Dungannon.
DUBLIN, Nov. 2.—One civilian was
killed and a soldier and a woman were
wounded in a fresh outbreak of reprisal
violence at Tralee today.
The National University was searched
and the president. Dr. Coffey, was placed
under temporary arrest.
2 Trainmen Killed
in Boiler Explosion
AKRON, Ohio, Nov. 2.—Engineer
Bcish Willard and an unknown flagman
of Youngstown wrre killed instantly at
7 o’clock this morning when a B. A O.
engine boiler exploded a mile west of
Sterling Station.
W. H. Harris, fireman, of Youngstown
was scalded seriously.
AUBURN, N. Y., Nov. 2.—Three men
were killed here tod iy In a collision In
the Lehigh Valley Railroad yards. The
dead are: William M. Tuell, an engineer;
James Fitch, an engineer, and William
Schultz, a trainman. A double engine
coal train crashed Into a yard engine.
Wilson, in High Spirit,
Keeps Eye on Voting
WASHINGTON, Nov. 2.—President
Wilson was in excellent condition and
spirit today, it was announced at the
White House.
Although keeping in close touch with
the trend of the balloting throughout
the country he does not expeet to break
the usual routine of the White House
day.
So far as is known he will have no
guests tonight—not even members of his
official family.
He expects to take his usual auto
mobile ride late this afternoon.
MAN HANGS SELF IN WOODS.
GREENSBUKG, Ind., Nov. 2.—With his
feet touching the ground, the body of
Walter Clark, 45, a farmer, was found
hanging front a limb of n tree in n
woods near this
t b.' a- .. _. if V fcVVvst>iyiiVgka* a
SAFETY BOARD
SILENT ABOUT
RAID TIPPING
Refuses to c\nswer Questions
Regarding Stegemeier
Arrests.
HALOWEEN IS BLAMED
The attitude In which members of the
board of public safety regard the neces
sity for investigation of the advance
notice which Stegemeier Brothers, pro
prietors of a saloon, restaurant and
gambling Joint at 17-19 North Illinois
street, had that a raid was to be made
on their place last Saturday morning,
was clearly shown in an interview to
day.
The raid was made or. a search war
rant sworn to by the editor of the Times.
Several minutes before the police ar
rived the betting board, which until that
time had been In a conspicuous place for
several weeks, and other matter which
might have constituted evidence, were
hastily, removed.
A. 1,. Taggart, president, and Felix
T. McWhlrter, member of the board,
evaded a question regarding the Incident
put to them by the Times and aftompfed
to belittle the effort to clean up Immoral
conditions.
TAGGART REUSES
TO ANSWER QUESTION.
Mr. Taggart was in the board's pri
vate office at the city hall when be was
asked "whether the board of safety re
quires further proof that there is tipping
being done either by someone in the
police department or someone close
enough to someone in the department to
get. Information ns to when raids are be
ing made, after the Stegetuelor incident "
Mr Taggart sat silent until Mr. Mc-
Whlrter, Henry Dithmor, Democratic
member of the board, and attaches en
tered the room, when he began talking
of other matters.
The board arose to go Into the outer
office anl Mr. THggart was asked:
"Then, there Is nothing doing on that.
Mr. Taggart?”
The board president hesitnt' v d and then
inquired:
“Now, what was your question?”
The question was repented for the
benefit of the whole board.
EVASION OF QUESTION
18 ATTEMPTED.
“I don’t quite catch your point; doesn’t
that question preclude on answer," Mr.
1 aggart said.
The question was elaborated and both
Mr. Taggart and Mr. McWhirter evaded
It again, Mr. Taggart asserting that If
he would attempt to enter Into any ar
gument on the point he did not be
lieve it would get In the paper the wav
he said It.
He was assured his words would he
taken down exactly and would appear
that way.
To which Mr. Taggart replied he be
lieved the words would be taken down
and delivered to the Dally Times but
said ho did not believe his argument
would appear as he made it.
After further contention over the form
of the question, Mr. Taggart finally said
the board had no other evidence than the
Times statement, and all he might ?iy If
a question had been asked him such as
to permit of such an answer would be
that he “might ponslhly believe there had
been some tipping done by someone who
might have had some advance Informa
tion from the evidence as presented In
the Times,” but added again the board
had bad no other evidence presented.
TIMES MAN PLACED
AT HOARD’S DISPOSAL.
He was told the Times had a man
watching the Stegemelor place before
and during the raid, that this man knew
all that took place and that he would be
available for questioning by the board
should the board care to call upon him.
"How many men did you have there V”
Mr. Taggart asked.
“One. so far as I know there might
have been more, but I know we had
one,” was the reply.
‘‘Yes, one!” said the safety board
(Continued on I’uge Eight.)
WOMEN PUT TEA PARTY PUNCH IN VOTING
“See you at the polls" has been the
feminine substitute of late for the fa
miliar “See you later.”
And they were seen all right, for the
women gathered at tho polls in goodly
numbers, the business women, as a rule,
voting early, aud others going Inter in
the day.
And with the election of today the
“voting party” has come in vogue.
The young lady across the way tele
phoned her fair neighbor to inquire if
she were going “with a party” and if
she were not, extended an invitation to
join “our crown.”
A tragedy occurred when one fair dam
sel, haboring party convictions that did
not harmonise with her circle of friends,
was ostracised and forced to find eom
xianlc/nilhip*wlth less intimate friends or
style.
INDIANAPOLIS, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1920.
FIRST RETURNS
IN VOTE COME
FROM 3 POINTS
Topeka, Kan., and Massa
chusetts Town Count Bal
lots Early in Day.
VOTERS THRONG POLLS
NEW YORK, Nov. 2.—The heaviest
vote ever cast ir. a national election was
being polled today, according to all re
ports.
First returns were front New Ashford,
Mass., and Topeka, Kan.
Out of the first 13(1 votes counted In
Topeka, 81 went to Cox, 54 to Harding
and 1 to Debs.
The early count in Topeka was made
possible by the duul # election ooard
system.
New Ashford, first to report, gave
111-riling twenty-eight votes and Cox six
Four years ago New Ashford cast six
teen votes for Hughes and seven for
Wilson.
Every registered vote in New Ashford
havl been cast within two hours after the
polls opened and the count was begun.
Complete returns from Mash pee, Mass.,
the third In Massachusetts to report to
day, gave for I’resldent: Harding, 43;
Cox, 4.
In 1916 the vote for President was:
Hughes, 12; Wilson, 21.
The vote for Governor resulted: Chan
ning Cox (Rep.), 44; Walsh (Dem.i, 2.
For the first time in American history
every woman citizen had a chance to
vote for President and reports from the
polls were that nearly as many women
as men were in the early line-up.
Weather conditions throughout the
United States were unsettled.
In the East I here was a threat of rain,
in the Middle West there was rain and
some snow, on the Pacific coast it was
clear and the South reported the weather
as generally fair with rain in aocio
places.
NEW YORK
VOTES EARLY.
At 6 a. m.. when the New York polling
places opened, knots of voters were wait
ing at the doors of many of them and
by 6:30 long lines of people were march
ing past the clerks
Many women were among the first
In line.
George White, chairman of the Dem
ocratic national committee, and WtU H.
Hays, chairman of the Republican na
tional committee, from their office# here
got In touch with the situation all over
the Fast at an early hour to get a line
on bow the voters wero turning out In
districts counted safely Democratic or
Republican.
Telegraajs poured In from all part* of
the country from lieutenants and fletd
commanders.
But Democratic and Republican head
quarters were preparing for a long night,
so there was not much activity around
their suites till toward re d-mo ruing.
Tammany Hall was a scene if great
activity, much of It being devoted to
getting out the vote for Smith. Demo
cratic candidate for Governor, who Is
running for re election against Nathan
L. Miller. Republican candidate
No matter what the went her, New York
i preparing for an old fashioned elec
tion night celebration, despite the fact
(Continued on Page Two.)
Gov. and Mrs. Cox
Stand in Line for
20 Minutes to Vote
DAYTON, Ohio, Nov. 2 -Governor and
Mrs James M. (’ox stood In line twenty
minutes In a little polling place here In
order to east their votes today.
With women voting for President in
Ohio for the first time, the doorway of
the store in which the Democratic can
didate voted was Jammed with two lines
of men and women when he arrived.
The polling place was a small “depart
ment" store of t'srruionfe, a Dayton su
burb, being a one man barber and print
Ing shop, ns well as offering for sale soft
drinks, candles and cigars.
Indianapolis Taxpayers
Let in For New Gouge of
$21,000 on Sewage Plant
Announcement whs made yesterday by
the Indianapolis Roard of Sanitary Com
missioners of the gift to the I'nlted
StHtes Fidelity nn ,| Guaranty Company of
Baltimore of at ’east J 21.000 of the money
of the taxpayers who are fortunate
enough to hold property In the Indian
apolis sanitary district.
The announcement was rnndo exclu
sively In the Indianapolis News, which
publication Is said to be under the di
rection of I>t]avnn Smith, for whom /the
United States Fidelity and Guaranty Com
pany recently gave n bond In Federal
Court following the Indictment of Dela
van Smith on a charge of filing a false
statement of ownership, management and
circulation of the Indianapolis News.
The United States Fidelity and Guar
anty Company Is the bonding Institution
that solicited the business of county of
ficials lu Indiana, with a carefully pre
pared advertisement, announcing that
Will H. Hays, Republican national chair
man, was a vice president.
It Is the same company that gave
bond for a number of State highway
contractors, who obtained lucrative con
tracts from the Goodrich highway com
mission.
The board of sanitary commissioners
of Indianapolis Is the board that bought
from James i\ Goodrich and others for
$175,000 the garbage plant wlrleh J. T.
Moorman, one of the owners, declared,
under oath, was not worth the cost of
Junking It.
However, the women have taken their
new privilege with seriousness and have
lenrncd the method of using both the
ballot and the voting machine, so they
are quite as speedy and business like
in voting ns the men.
One woman in a north side precinct,
who is a busy housekeeper with a large
family, rose before the rest of the fam
ily was out of bed, slipped her top coat
on over uer bungalow apron, and stepped
lnlo the polling place only a few doors
away, voted, came home and had break
fast ready before the male members of
the household were up.
The old theory about voting keeping
the women from their household tasks
has gone glimmering, for the feminine
voters were making it “snappy.”
In fact, the only delay noted In one
Election Returns
The Time* has mode arrangements
to give complete elections returns by
telephone.
Over the manual (Bell) telephone
simply call for the Time* election
bureau.
Over the automatic telephone,
dial 29.
Do not call regular Times tele
phone numbers tor election returns.
Returns will be flushed on a screen
In front of the Times building after
6:15 p. m.
V /
OVER HALF OF
STATE VOTE IS
CAST AT NOON
Rural Districts Outdo Cities—
Early Reports Show Little
Scratching.
WOMAN’S VOTE LARGE
More than half the 1,446 000 registered
voters in Indiana had cast their bal
lot* at noon today.
Reports from representative cities
throughout the State Indicated not only
a record-breaking vote daring the fore
noon. but It showed the women who reg
istered were -as eager to pay tribute to
their political Idol# as were the men.
State political headquarters here have
been in touch with the four corners of
Indiana and report there has been little
‘'scratching."
It appeared a straight ticket vote was
the rule, except in the case of purely lo
cal contents.
The early turn-out was not confined to
the cities.
In the rural district* the farmers took
advantage of cold weather aud made
their trips to the polls, takiug their
women folk with them.
In proportion to the number of wom
en registered there were more than
460,000 —the women outdid the men In
the early rising.
The cold .weather, In some case* snow
flurries, did not keep them Indoors.
The men also came out in larger num
ber* in some cities than In btlier flec
tion years.
Vincennes reported some precincts of
Knox County hud voted more than half
those registered at 7:30 this morning.
Mora than half the registered vote had
been cast throughout southern Indiana,
according to reports from Evansville,
Terre Haute, Vincennes and Washington.
SOUTH liEND
TURNS OUT EARLY
Special to Th* Time*.
SOUTH BEND. Ind., Nov 2.—Overcast
skies and cold, damp atmosphere did not
keep many persons from lining up at
the polls before opening hour here thl*
morning.
Indication : were for a record Tote ’n
this district
GARY WORKERS
EARLY AT BOLLS
Special to The Times.
GARY, Ind., Nov, 2. Gary steel work
ers flocked around the voting booths
early, eager to cast their votes before
going Into the mills for the day’s grind.
Between 5 and 6 o’clock this evening
another rush of voters is expected when
the mill shift* again change.
I‘arty leader* here have nrged as many
as can to vote during the middle of the
day to prevent n lust minute Jam ot the
poll* Women were the first to vote in
several precincts here.
MUNCIE VOTING
MINUS BOOZE
Special to The Time*.
MUNCIE, Ind . Nov. 2 -Ntuncle walked
out to the polls today with a determined
step.
Little groups of men and women lined
up nt the polls twentv minutes before
(Continued on Cage Two.)
The announcement of the $21,000 gift
! of taxpayers’ money to the favorite bond
j ing company of the highway commission
cud others Is camouflaged carefully on
the thirteenth page of the Indianapolis
News under the heading "Plans to Com
plete Sewage Disposal Unit," and re
peals that under the nrrnngements by
which the gift is made an extension of
time In which to complete the first unit
of this work, provided for in an “emer
gency act” of the legislature nearly
two yenrs ago, has been extended until
Oct. 21. 1921.
The story of this $21,000 gift, shorn
of a multitude of "explanations" Is
simply that the sanitary board and the
William Grace Company of Chicago,
' which had the contract for the com pie
j tlon of the work by Dec. 1, 1920, had a
falling out over the contract which was
, entered Into between thorn on July 10,
i 1919, and the board cancelled the con
tract, and called on the bondsmen to
complete the work.
The United States Fidelity and Guar
-1 nnty Company was the bondsman, as 1*
i usual In construction work of this kind
I where politics plays an important part.
I The bonding company, now fairly well
known In lu-diana ns "Will Hays’ Bond
ing Company,” has agreed to complete
the work for the completion of which It
gave what was presumed to be a good
and sufficient bond, provided the san
, itary board would allow It, $21,000 more
(Continued on Page Two.)
precinct was caused by a man who com
plained that he could not draw the lever
back to close the curtains, and on being
asked whether he had voted, said ho
wasn't quite sure.
The clerks, after some minutes of ques
tioning, found he had not pulled his
voting lever until the bell rang, and the
uneducated male was then and there
given his lesson in using the voting
machine, while two impatient women
waited.
One irascible husband Informed his
wife if it hadn't been for him she would
have lost her vote, for she hadn't pulled
the level completely back.
She smiled Indulgently and didn't show
any sign of overwhelming thankfulness
to her spouse.
Most of the women scorned the ballots,
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HEAVY VOTING
CONTINUES AS
DAY PROCEEDS
Long Lines Waiting to Cast
Ballots as Polls
Open.
WOMEN IN SPOTLIGHT
Leader# of all parties agreed this aft
ernoon that the vote all over Indiana Is
unusually heavy, even when it Is taken
Into consideration that the women are
voting for the first time.
In many precincts, it was reported,
more women than men had voted before
noon. Indicating that housewives have
heeded the Injunction of leaders to vote
early that men who are prevented by
their work from getting to the polls
earlier might not be crowded out at the
last minute.
Demociats maintained an attitude of
quiet confidence.
Republicans were claiming that “It is
a landslide in one direction or another.”
WEATHER DID NOT
Cl T DOWN VOTE HERE.
Apparently the Inclement weather did j
not cut the figure which some politicians
hail feared, It being generally Indicated
thßt the voters were so stirred up tliai
they were going to vote if they had to
stand In line half a day with a freezing
wind bowling about them.
Democratic leaders remarked upon the
speed of the voting, but retained the feel
ing that many Republicans are scratch
ing in favor of a few Democratic candi
dates, such action requiring very little
time, particularly where machines are
used.
Republican leaders insisted the vast
majority of voters all over tile State were
voting straight tickets, basing their state
ment upon the reported fact that ballots
are being marked and machines operated
*o rapidly voters could not have had
time to scratch.
AI.ERT IN RUNNING
DOWN FRAUD REPORTS.
The air of quiet confidence around
■ounocratlc headquarters was tftlxed with
a lot of hustle to run down every report
of Republican fraud.
Then? were a number of such reports,
most of which were investigated and
turned over to the county board of elec
tion commissioners for action. gj
It, was reported that the Republican
inspector at Lawrence was refusing to
permit any other number of the elec
tion board to instruct women how to
use the machine, and that when ho
got them InsUle he only demonstrated
how to Tote a straight Republican ;
ticket.
Another report brought to Democratic
county headquarter# was that In the
Ninth precinct of the First ward the
tnachtne. stationed at 1131 North Beville.
avenue, was out of order so that Repul’- |
Lean voters could not scratch.
Both Democrats and Republicans com
plained of attempt* to alow up the vot
ing in some precinct* on the part ct
members of the election boards.
QUESTION
OF WITNESS.
A controversy over whether a regis
tration application signed by a voter's
mirk requires the attestation of n wit
ness a* well as the siguatuic and seal
of a nolary public developed in the
First precinct of the Fifth ward, when
Edward Ranh. Democratic candidate for
State Senator, and Judge Charles Itcm
*tr challenged a number of voters w hose
registrations were so Involved.
Caleb Denny took up the fight for the
Republicans and the bnllle was carried
to the courthouse, where It was stnted
that the notary’s signature and seal were
sufficient.
News came from the Seventh pred.net
of the Second ward, the largest precinct
In M-ulon County, that out of the tqtal
of 1,800 registered votes, 1.000 had been
cast at noon.
Os this 1 000 fully two-thirds were
women, workers said.
This place had a line of 100 watting
at 5 a in , and at least seyenty five in
line through *he day.
one third of the total north Ride vote
was In by noon, It was said.
The Thirteenth ward, normally n heavy
Democratic district, was turning In a
Tote which brought good cheer to Cox
and Taggart followers.
Women apparently were haring no
difficulty In marking their ballots or In
manipulating voting machines, casting
their ballots as rapidly ns the men.
The vote vut slowed In a number of
city voting precincts by the failure of the
Inspectors to properly open the ma
chines.
The trouble was scrioiiß only In a few
precincts, ns most of the trouble was ad
justed by the election commissioners by
explaining the correct method of open
ing the machines In telephone conversa
lions with the eiee.'ons inspectors.
Id numerous cases export mechanics
were dispatched in automobiles to the
polls where the Inspector was unnhle to
place the machines iu operation prop
erly.
An hour after the time for the opening
of the polls, the members of the election
board were of the opinion that all the ,
machines were functioning properly, al
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Snowdrift Spells
‘Cox’—Victory Seen
DENVER, Colo., Nov. 2.—On u
mountain near Leadvllle all the snow
was melted today with the exception
of one huge drift.
The drift spelled C O X, according
to word received at Democratic head
quarters here. /
The Democratic leaders were jubi
lant over the report, declaring it was
a good omen and that It meant the
Democratic presidential candidate
would certainly be victorious.
When Republicans were Informed
of the drift, they agreed It was an
omen all right.
But their interpretation was that
Cox would be snowed under.
but one elderly gentleman asked for
(hem, saying: “I’ve been voting that
way all my life and I ain't gonna take
no chances now.”
Early motor car service for feminine
voters was almost “nil," but along toward
the middle hours of the morning, ma
chines buzzed, chauffeured by interested
enthusiastic women.
The women are voting and they are
taking it as a responsibility,, in spite of
the parties, “suffrage teas” and fashion
gossip while standing in line. J
“Today,” one woman said, “I feel aA
if I looked different, for I feel so
portant and so wonderfully nilve.
“Being a
cot feeling being
to one.”
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VOTERS, DEPRIVED OF
RIGHT TO USE BALLOT,
ASK COURTJFOR QUIZ
Citizens Find Names Have Not Been Placed
on Registration Lists in
Many Precincts.
CHARGE MACHINES FAIL ON ‘SCRATCH’
Demand that a sweeping investigation to determine the responsibility
for the disfranchisement of hundreds of Indianapolis men and women
voters, who went to the polls only to discover that their names had not
been placed on the official lists or had been sent to the wrong voting
precincts, was being made to the Marion County board of election com
missioners and the courts.
Protests against the condition of the registration lists began pouring
into the chambers of Circuit Judge Harry- Chamberlin and the election com
missioners.
Babies Bring Party
Heads New Trouble
Both great parties, with all the minute
rare exercised to make sure that every
registered voter got to the polls, over
looked one good bet.
They hired no trained nurses to take
care of the babies of young mothers
without relatives or neighbors to whom
they cared to entrust their offspring.
The situation arose in a north side
apartment house.
Mother desired ardently to rote.
"Why don’t you let Mrs. So and So
take care of baby while you vote and
then you take care of her baby while
she gics ?" friend husband, in blissful
Ignorance, inquired.
"What, let her take care of my baby?
“I wouldn't trust a woman in this
place with my child."
“Well, let me take care of her this
afternoon." thp husband continued.
“I might have to stand in line three
or four hours and then what would you
do?” the mother replied.
Friend husband gave up.
In a certain precinct in the Ninth ward
a voter appeared at the polls early in
order to be the first to register his
vote.
He went to the voting machine, closed
the curtains and pulled hi# party lever.
Then he tried to open the curtains,
but failed.
He tried repeatedly with the same re
ault.
Someone outside told him that If he
left the booth he would lose hia vote.
He had no lntentlou of doing this, so
he remained In the both for an hour,
while the other voter* marked their
choice on Australian ballots.
Then a representative of the election
commissioner* came and opened a lock
the precinct officials had overlooked.
A certain spinster in a north aide pre
cinct on being asked whether or not she
was going to vote st-itcd her stand
flatly.
“Not unless someone calls for
me in an automobile,” she answered.
“Why. you are only two blocks from
the polling place," her neighbor remon
strated.
“Ob. It's not the walk.” ahe returned,
“but ever since I can remember they
have com.? for my brother in a convey
ance' on election day, and I want the
same consideration or 1 won’t vote."
Cox 81, Harding 54 in
First Kansas Count
TOPEKA, Kan., Nov. B.—Of the
first 13d votes counted In Mopekn In
three scattering precincts. Cox re
ceived 81, Harding 54, and Debs 1.
SAN ANTONIO, Tex., Nov. 2.
First returns from the town of El
niemlorff. Boxar County, showed the
complete result In one precinct: Cox,
39; llurdlng, 2.
WICHITA, Kan., Nov. 2.—Four
scattered precincts here gave Cox
397. llardlng 83. up to noon.
The precincts were In strong onion
districts, where a heavy Democratic
vote was rolled agnlnst Governor Al
len and the whole Republican ticket.
Porter Killed and 2
Passengers Are Hurt
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 2.—A Pullman
porter named Welsenger was killed and
two passengers Injured slightly when the
first section of the northbound Southern
Pacific train No. 16, in backing out of
a siding nt Coram. Cal., thirteen miles
north of Redding, on the Shasta division,
today, collided with the Becond section
of the same train.
Remove Ship’s Hulk
From Buzzards Bay
BUZZARD’S BAY. Mass., Nov. 2.—The
creek of the United States cruiser Yan
kee is no longer a menace to navigation
In Buzzards Bay, where It sank several
rears ago.
It has been entirely removed by the
wreckers after months of hard labor.
Single Tax Leader
Concedes Defeat
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 2.—Robert
C. C. McCauley, candidate for Presi
dent on the Single Tax ticket, this
afternoou admitted defeat.
“My curiosity Is aroused only by
the Idea of bow decisively I will be
defeated,” McCauley declared on his
way to the polls.
McCauley claims one thing in com
mon with the two major candidates,
that he is a newspaper man.
Haags Ask Wilson to
Commute Sentences
Julius and Louis Hagg have filed with
the Department of Justice la Washing
ton, D. C., an application for executive
clemency asking the granting of com
mutation of sentence by President Wil
son. it was learned today.
The petition is said to be signed by
forty-five prominent business men of In
dianapolis.
The Hang brothers will be eligible for
parole
to help families.
Ohio, Nov. 2.—The Gen-
Medical Society has
the proposal of Warden
of the penitentiary, that the
a factory to afford employ
to married prisoners in the peni-
V r r- A
profits ot the workers wouiwi go
their families.
NO. 150.
Judge Chamberlin was prepared to
take the bench this afternoon to con
sider petitions of voters who claim that
through no fault of their own they have
been deprived of their vote because their
registration application has been as
signed to the wrong precinct.
MACHINES WON'T
SCRATCH FOB TAGGART.
Emphatic protest was made in person
by John Davy, 2326 Brookslde aTenue,
against the reported failure of the vot
ing machine to register votes scratched
against James E. Watson in favor of
Thomas Taggart for United States
Senator.
’ Mv sister went into the voting plac®
and I know she is familiar with the ma
chine.” said Mr. Davy In protesting to
members of the Board of Election Com-,
missloners, “and when she attempted to
scratch Matson in favor of Taggart, tho
Taggart key would not work.
“I am ready to go before the Federal
authorities on this, because I feel tb®
machine is not registering the scratched
votes.
"Many voters are saying they
scratched, and If the machine is not
registering, then the votes are los*,”
ho said.
VV oodburn Masson. Democratic mem
ber of the election board, sent Inspec
tor Williamson, who is in charge of ths
machines and a personal representative
to the voting place in the Ninth precinct
of the First ward.
KEVERAJ, MACHINES
REPORTED OUT OF ORDER.
The inspector there said no complaint*
had been made to him and Mr. William
son refused to open the machine, becans®
he claimed no complaint had been mad®
to the inspector or to the Lemocratie
poll-boob holder.
Conflicting reports were heard regard
ing the functioning ability of the ma
chine in that precinct.
The commissioners received complaint
that the Democratic party lever was not
working for a while in the Fifth pre
cinct of the Second ward and that in
the First precinct o.’ the Sixth ward th®
machine was completely out of commis
sion for a while.
The election commissioners are of the
opinion the inability of the inspector as
weil as of many voters to understand
the machine resulted in a number of ma
chines Pecomiug temporarily out of
order.
ESTIMATES 500
MISTAKES MADE.
The question of the responsibility foi
the failure to record properly the regis
tration applications early became the
chief interest of the members of the elec
tion board as well as Judge Chamberlin.
'Many voters have come to me and
stated they had been induced to givu
their registration applications to ‘party
workers’ and on going to the polls to
<*ay d.scovered they had not been reg
istered and there were many complaint*
that voters have oeen accredited to the
wrong precincts,” said Judge Chamber
lin.
Jackson Carter, Republican member ot
the election board, said the minimum fig
ure of such cases would be approximate
ly 509.
This condition shows the law is in
effective or some officials have failed to
do their duty,” Mr. Carter aald.
Investigation shows the Republicans
are being hit by the disfranchisement of
the voters Just as the Democrats are.
Judge Chamberlin said a prominent
Indianapolis commission man protested
that Ids wife had “registered" with a
so-called party worker and that her
name was not on the registration lists.
Mr. Carter said several complaints
have been made to him by prominent
citizens that their names do not appaAE
on the registration books.
BLAME LAID AT FEET
OF AUDITOR FEBLER.
Counsel, studying the situation and at
tempting to get eleventh hour relief, has
declared In court that some of the trou
ble relative to the placing of the appli
cations In the wrong precincts was
traceable to the office of County Auditor
Leo K. Fesler.
In some Instances citizens have regis
tered In the wrong precincts and the
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