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FATE OF COPELAND
IS NOW WITH JURY
Trial of Man Charged With
Killing Anti Catholic
Lecturer Closes

Galveston. Tex, October 2s--The jury
tonight had in it's possession the case
of John Copeland, bank cashier, charged
with the murder Of William Black. anti
Catholic lecturer. in hotel at Marshall.
Tex, February 8, 1915
Arguments were concluded at SIS
o'clock this evening and Judge Briggs
at once charged the jury, which shortly
afterward retired.
The judge, after discussing the consid-
erations of motive, intent and malice en-
tering into a murder. case, and the con-
ditions entering into the theory or self
defense. said that the jury, if it be-
lieved from the evidence beyond reason.
able doubt. that Copeland. not In defense
of himself or others. with express or
implied malice. shot and killed Black,
as charged in the indictment. should find
him guilty. He added that if the jury
found that the defendant and others
went to Black, and did any wrongful act
provoking a difficulty with Black, with
the intention of taking his life, or if it
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In the Shl1tS from party 10 party Civ
in the division of the Roosevelt vote of
1912, Mr. Hughes has suffered losses which
appear possibly more formidable in the
aggregate than they do when considered
individually. In the straw votes cast dur
ing the current week. Mr.. Hughes re-
ceived 74.4 per cent of the Roosevelt vote
and Mr.. Wilson received PAS per cent. In
the first straw vote tabulation Mr..
Hughes received nearly 81 per cent and
the President only II per cent of the
Roosevelt vote.
COUNT OF SHIFT VOTE
In the shifts from Taft d9l2) to Wilson.
and from Wilson q9l2) to Mr.. Hughes,
the republicans have been losing also
For instance, in this weeks totals up to
date, Mr.. Hughes gains in this way
slightly more than two to one over the
President, while on September "a he
gained about three and half to one.
Should the percentage of shifts that
now runs through all the straw votes
continue right up to the casting of the
ballots, the result will hang by thread
in several important states and the cleo.
ton is likely to be won or lost by mar
gin of a very few electoral votes.
FINAL PENDULUM SWING
BY both the regular party managers
and by those who have no interest either
way it is recognized that everything de-
ponds ON which way the pendulum swings
in the final 10 days Of the campaign. The
republicans make no secret of the fact
that week ago they were in a most
pessimstic frame of mind. They fully
realized then that the "eight-hour" cam
,paign cry, coupled with. the slogan, "He
kept the nation at peace" had made
There is no doubt that during the last
five or six days there has come a change
whether psychological or rea1-will be
shown by the straw votes now being gath
cred.
The republicans sincerely believe they
have broken the labor swing. They say
the great army of workers throughout
the country are now turning toward the
republicans on the issue of permanent
prosperity. The democrats are not quite
SO confident as they were. but declare
that the capitalization of the labor vote
in the middle west has been so complete
that there is no chance of defeating their
national ticket.
REPUBLICANS MUST RALLY
If the straw votes are as unerring as
they have been in some former cam.
paigns, it would seem reasonably safe
assertion that the republicans must rally
all their Old time strength and gather in
some Of the labor vote to insure victory
to their ticket.
The situation is filled with uncer-
tainties. AS was the case in the cam
paign OF 1912 for Theodore Roose-
Welt, when his apparent strength be-
fore election was. greatly. in excess Of
his real strength on election day, so
1t is said by the republicans that the
strength OF the democrats is exag-
gerated because those who are for Mr..
Wilson are enthusiastically for him.
while those who are set down as the
~ tCeatinued - rage Tea)
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REPLIES
TOPROTEST NOTE
AS TO BLACKLIST
Holds That Governments
Can Limit Trade Activi-
ties of Their Own
Nationals

Washington, October 2s.-Great Brit
aims note in reply to American represent
tations against the commercial blacklist
was received today at the state depart
ment.
Arrangements regarding it's publication
will be made later. 1t is understood 10
reiterate the contention for the right to
blacklist. but offers methods OF relief
to Americans in certain circumstances
The British note Is in reply to the
American note of July Is. which de-
nounced the blacklist as IAN arbitrary
interference with neutral trade and s.in-
consistent with that true justice. sincera
amity and impartial fairness which
should characterize the dealings Of friend
" governments with one another
The names of some American firms ii.
Continued ON Page Tenl
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MEXICAN DIPLOMAT
SAYS AMERICANS
ARE AIDING BANDITS
President of Joint Border
Commission Is Credited
With Astonishing State
ment in Washington

Mexico City, October 2S.-rhat the
Villista movement in Chihuahua has
been able to continue because of the
facilities given the enemies of the
constitutionalist government in the
United States was the declaration of
General Carranza in a statement he
gave to the press today.
General Carranza added that his
government would eventually sup
press the rebel movement in Chihua-
hua. He also denied reports that the
constitutiona1ist forces had been de-
feated by rebel bands in various sec
lions of southern Mexico.
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SHOWS
GAINS IN RAGE.
STATESHERALD
Nation Wide Straw Vote Indicates Swing to Pres
ident Continued During Past Week-Two
Candidates Seem to Be Going Under Wire
Neck and Neck, With Chances in
Favor of the Democrats

rights
New York. October 2S-(Specal 1.-THE New York Herald
political shows neck-and neck the goal is
neared in the presidential The Healds summary Of the
results Of its work follows:
Entered its final lap the for the presidency is still
La neck and neck contest.
The President has been making gains the Herald national
straw VOTE but the Republicans assert that the Wilson tide
Preached it's highest point seevra days and falling off
In the total vote published today President Wilson shows
gain of per cent and Hughes shows loss of Ito per cent
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Banker KOhn Makes Attrac-
tive Proposition to Secure
Bank Location There
LETTERS FROM NEGRO
LEADERS SUBMITTED
Tuskegee Head Writes That Selection
of Capital City Would Benefit Large
Number of His Race-Congress-
men and Gov. Henderson Speak

Montgomery, October 2S.-(specialJ
For nearly four hours tonight more than
a score of farmers, bankers, business and
professional me nof Central Alabama at
tempted to convince the federal farm
loan board that Alabama is the agri
cultural center of the southeastern sec
ton of the country, and that Montgomery
is the natural hub around which re-
wolves the agricultural interests of this
territory An overlooked auditorium
greeted the commissioners, who were en-
abled to remain here an hour longer than
anticipated, owing to a late train, en-
route to New Orleans.
Montgomery's best drawing card was
played in the presenta ton of letters from
r. r. Motion, principal, and A. T. At
well, treasurer of the Tuskegee Institute
for Negroes, urging on behalf of the ne
gro farmers the location of the bank in
Montgomery.
Motion stated that the bank at Mont
gomery would serve at least four states,
either a group composed of South Caro-
lima, Georgia, Florida and Alabama, con-
taining s4o,O0O0,egro farmers, or another
group comprising Georgia, Florida, Ala
bama, Mississippi, serving 10000 negro
r.
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NEW COMPLICATIONS

Washington, October 2S.-New COM
plications with the Mexican de facto
government threatened today as a re-
suit of statement issued here
through the Mexican information bu-
reau and attributed to Luis Cabrera.
1t assails in sharp language American
neutrality and the administration of
immigration laws as regard Mexico.
(Continued on Page Eight
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WILSON CHARGES
OPPOSITION NOT
FIGHTING FAIRLY.
Says It Is 1'Scrupling at
Nothing in Statement of
Fact and Policy
to Win

Long Branch. N. u, October 2s.-That
the opposition to his election is ..scrup-
ling at nothing" in statement OF fact and
policy. was the charge made by Presi-
dent Wilson in asspeech at Shadow Lawn
this afternoon to a throng that assem-
bled for a joint celebration Of New York
Day" and Woodrow Wilson Day.
What are we to say he asked. ''of
the patriotism Of men who take advan-
tage of a crisis Of the world. when the
fortunes Of men hang in uncertain ball
ance, when the peace Of this great nation
can be maintained only by the most
thoughtful and considerable means, to set
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NEGRO POTENTIAL BORROWER

Montgomery is the most centrally To-
Gated city for the proposed second group
ing of the states,'' he said. "Tuskegee in
stitute, near Montgomery, is the center
of influence for the negro farmers of the
south. These negro farmers are all d.
rectly or indirectly potential borrowers
from the proposed farm loan bank" He
told of the work being done at Tuskegee
CONTINUED ON rage Eight
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WILSON LEAD GROWS

If but one-third of the top-heavy Cali
fornia vote Of 21,4l4 is used for the COM
putation-and It is hardly fair basis to
use the whole vote from that strongly
republican state-the President has ma
jority Of 67a3. Last week. figuring Cali
fornia on the reduced basis. the Presi-
dent had lead Of 49,
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During the week the President mace
gains, large and small, in IS states
Mr.. Hughes made gains in eight. There
were no important changes in the TO-
tails from nine states.
In New York city the President
gained. Up state Mr. Hughes made ad'
vances.
The drift during the week was unques-
tionably in the Presidents direction. In
the opinion of both republicans and dem
ocrats, the campaign hung on dead
center several days ago. The republicans
declare that since that time the swing
has been in their direction. The demo-
Gratis do not contend that there has been
a continuation of the marked drift OF
two weeks ago. but feel confident that
the strong current driving in their direc-
ton up to the time there came lull
was sufficient to overcome any back drift
which may be started by the republicans.
TURNING POINT REACHED
Whatever change in the situation may
have followed the turning point in the
campaign-and all the leaders agree that
the battle reached its climax a few days
ago-might not be apparent in the straw
vote tabulauon of this date. 1t will,
however, be caught in the canvass that
is being made at this time and which
will be continued until the spectacular
contest draws to close.
If the tide continues to run in the
Presidents direction at the same speed
that has marked it during the last three
weeks, Mr.. Wilson will be in fair way
to sweep away the big normal pluralities
upon which the republicans have relied.
BY the Sunday before election the Her
aid will have taken upward of a quarter
OF million straw votes, and it is ex-
pected that they will represent, as ac-
curately as test ballots can do So the
actual sentiment prevailing in the nation
at that time.
LIKE CAMPAIGN OF 'SS
The Herald's straw vote campaign first
drew the attention of the country to the
fact that the struggle for the presidency
was of the 1888 variety, or possibly more
uncertain, and the developments from
week to week have borne out what the
straw vote first disclosed that 1t is any
ones battle, with the democrats having
the advantage of strong popular sem
timent, which loudly voiced its prefer
ence, aid the republicans being fortified
by the ponderous strength of their party
and safeguarded by the so-called silent
vote, which is the deciding factor In
many political contests.
In the total of 2O4.5s9 test votes tab
ulated Mr.. Hughes leads by 722. Last
week he led by 3727.
WILSON LEAD GROWS
If but one-third of the top-heavy Cali
fornia vote OF 2l,4l4 is used for the COM
putation-and It is hardly fair basis to
use the whole vote from that strongly
republican state-the President has a ma
jority Of 67s3. Last week. figuring Cali
fornia on the reduced basis. the Presi-
dent had lead OF SIS.
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distinguished officer gave a supper
party at this popular and expensive club
There was a rival supper-party going on
in another part of the room, and as
mutual recognition took place good deal
Of hilarity ensued between the occupants
of the two tables; also as midnight ap-
proa ched everybody's spirits became
slightly more boisterous. ut is amazing
what can be accomplished in the way of
high spirits at a strictly ''teetotal" gath
erihg nowadays0
From throwing jests and gibes and va
r.ous specimens of repartee from table
to table, the occupants began to pelt
each other with bits of bread. chiefly
crusts, and young bombardment en-
sued. somewhat to the standardization of
others more decorous persons present. In
the middle of all this rowdydow enters
the provost marshal accompanied by his
usual staff Of red tabled officers. They
stood for few minutes regarding the
scene. and then Lord Athlumney (the
P. NJ sent one of his aides across the
room to the distinguished officer who
was host at one of the two tables. A
few minutes conversation ensued,
and gloom of empenetrable
thickness descended upon the two erst-
lille rotous gatherings. AS most of
the masculine members of the two
n cups were rather well known officers.
and as they were all more or less i'm
plfcated in the somewhat undignified
scene, the entire bunch were asked Off
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to Piccadilly circus, the realization that
half the road was up" gave me COM
Portable feeling of business as usual
in the road mending line. 1t any rate.
CLUBS ARE GAY
For fashionable folk, they are perhaps
less plentiful in the usual haunts OF
war time gaieties than they were last
month, but when l was dining at Giro s
night or two ago, there was COM
Portable smattering of fine folk in the
most frivolous looking frocks, accom-
panied by well-set-up young men in or
binary evening clothes. The fact that
several of them halted considerably in
their walk. that two or three of them
we're minus right or left arm. and that
a large majority sported bandaged limbs,
or heads, gave the only reminder that
there is something doing on the other
side of the channel. Although only old
gentlemen and sporting young ladies are
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as well as of perfect detail. 1t is said
that there has been a good deal of feel
ing lately among the Indian troops, be-
cause they have been withdrawn from
the western front, and the idea of this
bazaar is to give the enormous number
land an idea that they too are being
specially represented among the phil.
anthropic war workers that are food
ing the market. At any rate, although
as yet the idea has a somewhat nebu-
lous form, there is no doubt that be-
fore the autumn is over it will materi-
alize and bring about a very superb
fixture for a few weeks of the early
winter
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people got into the cellars, children
scrambled, and women tainted. Then
hurried messages over the telephone
came to various residences. and the
whole thing turned out to be a false
alarm; some enterprising commanding
officer at one of the barracks had
given an order for a night attack, and
the soldiers We're carrying out the or
ders of their company commanders
with scrupulous exacrness. But it gave
Dublin nasty shock all the same, for
nerves are not too strong in that trou-
bled city even now.
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Affair in q Fashionable
London Club Brings Trial
Of High Officer of Army

London, August 19.-Consdering all
things, London this month is curiously
normal in it's general effect. The res
taurants and theatres are perhaps more
full than they usually are under ordi-
nary conditions. but yesterday when it
took motor bus in which ! was travel
ing something over half an hour to move
along the roadway from the Ritz hotel
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FAsHIONABLEs IN LONDON

] am told that Dublin is full of fash
ionable people just now, and that it is
enjoying an amount of attention from
the smart set" that it has not had foi
many long year. They had fine
scare there the other night. however
lust little before midnight the in
habitants of the western part of the
city were startled by hearing shots
At once everybody who had any ex-
perience of the late rebellion, jumped
to the conclusion that the Sim Feln
were out again. A volley of shots, and
then silence, and then another mus
kerry chorus, made things very un-
comfortable; windows were barricaded,
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Blanket Weather Here
And Supplies Are Ready

the best kinds
skmping width weight
They a wide, pounds
to $3.50 pair.
different qualities both
varying the proportion of wool filling to wool
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All Prices on Oriental Rugs Less 10 Per Cent
No. 154S it, 10 in. IL it.. Krman .$3a5.oo
No. 1923 in, Serapi ..... $4,000
No. 1873 it. ~ it. in, Meshed .$35.00
No 1875 it. in 10 it, Iran ............. $500
No 1903 it. 10 in ~ it. in. Mahal .$75.o0
No. 1872 it, in. II TT. IL in. Bijar $4,000
No. 145--7 it, in. 10 it. in Rokhara $4,000
Gran, size it in. it. 8 in. to it. Gin x #, priced
$500 to $4,000.
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r cl:oc3 Free booklet describing
LdOlCS wonderful article, indis-
pensable for private use of married
ladies. Relieves mind from doubt and
ogy Co., Dept B. w. 18th street, New
York city.
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RUMORS OF WONDERFUL BAZAR

| hear rumors of wonderful bazaar
that is to be given in aid. of great
war charity at one of the big buildings
in London hitherto connected with
great theatrical enterprises 1t is to
take the form of an Indian bazaar with
a reproduction as closely approaching
the real thing" as possible; in fact,
there is to be a reproduction of an
Indian street, with the houses and
shops and merchandise, and pavement
sellers and buyers, complete. There are
to be Indian dancers, fakirs, story
tellers. snake charmers and fortune
tellers. also an Indian restaurant. The
whole thing is to be most gorgeously
conceived and carried out, and the cost
will be almost nominal for all the great
potentates and princes of the empire
have promised to lend and give the
most marvellous supply of articles that
will render the show vision of beauty
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shooting grouse this season, there seems
TO lie no reasonable objection to eating
and enjoying this pleasant game now
that 1.-The glorious twelfth" has come and
gone. As l looked round the big room
WI ere tables encircle the dancing space.
I noticed that most of the diners were
consuming grouse at Is shillings brace
very comfortably. and that iced cham
payne was the general accompaniment to
the evening meal-all of which goes to
prove that wartime economy" has mot
as the diet of London's smart set is con-
cerned
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Extra fine heavy Wilton at $3.50. Value
$3250 Size 6x9 feet.
Beautiful seamless velvet at $3.50. Value
1880 .SiZe 6X9 feet
Fine Administer at sl4.5O Value $3.50. Size
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TOO MUCH HILARITY

BY the way. there has been a great
deal of talk lately in government and
military circles concerning hushed-up
courtmartial that has taken place; in
fact, the inquiry is still going on. and
the verdict has yet to come At any
rate the reason for the courtmartial
ard for very definite fluttering in the
war zone of Whitehall and the dove
cotes of Mayfair arose from certain hap
peElngs at Ciros some weeks ago, when
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cially to ex. plain their conduct in the
proper quarter: but the superior officer
who was responsible for most of the hub
bub and confusion. was much less le-
niently dealt with. and he is now under
gcing a courtmartial that is being con-
DIT cted with strict privacy and complete
anonymity. But. of course. people will
talk, and as there were good many
pretty ladies at both the tables, the af-
faii is not nearly as quiet as it was ex-
nor cd IN
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1916-04-01
Ladies' Social Club

A delightful afternoon was spent
at the home Of Mrs. J.'N. McClcna-
than March twenty-fourth, the oc-
casion being the monthly social
meeting of the'Ladies Club.
y short business session was held
at which arrangements for the Par
eel Post Sale" to be given by the
Club April seventh were made.
Parts for the entertainment which
the Club expect to give were assign
ed. Progressive games were then
the order OF She AFTERNOON and Mrs.
D. L Gladstone having scored the
most points carried off the prize.
Dainty refreshments were then ser-
we'd and the Club adjourned voting
Mrs. McClenathan, Mrs Rnlslor and
Miss O'Neill delightful hostesscs.
The subject for the next literary
meeting is very interesting one.
n"Tne Panama Canal" will he the
subj .ct. The meeting VIII be held
at the home of Miss Samsel and it
is hoped that all the members will
be present.
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Jacks Cabin Notes
.hool opens April the Third

School opens April the third.
Miss Alta Elmer came over from
Taylor River 20 spend some time
with Mrs. Lang Span.
Anthony Comstock sold two
hundred head Of cows last week
John Ogden and wife and James
Ogden came in Monday from Wal
senburg.
Lance Spann arrived from Missou-
ri last week. lie was accomnauio d
by his sister Mrs. Anna Lykens and
her SON ChaImer Holland who will
make theirhome with Payton Spana
Lance reports the mud ia Mo. is as
deepas our snow and heprefers snow.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1916-04-01
Base Bali

The Crested Butte Base Ball As
sociation is busy signing up players
for the coming season. Frank Mem
ory, catcher for last years Somer-
set team, will be here. Bert PSdilla
of Pueblu's crack team last fail, will
fill the position asshort stop. Forest
Duffy will do our pitching, together
with Joe Galgauo, former Western
League star. Duffy is in training in
Denver and has shown the best form
OF any OF their semi pros this spring.
Bishop, local Denver boy, will
play at first. Two crack players
from She Trinidad district are al
ready here, Burns and McGaha
Both are infel,ieT-. Our ucighoor-
ing towns will have to 60 some"
ii they are to be in our class. The
local team is backed by our business
people who have both t!.e means and
determination to give Crested Butte
a team that will he am attraction and
advertisement for the community.