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TO HOLD BAKE SALE.

The ladies' missionary society OF
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Aledo will hold its annual basl
and bake sale at the Terry MILL
merry store tomorrow.
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hall by the Royal Neighbour %
America. The admission is II.
Lady spectators will be admitted
free.
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Dec. 10, 1920.
New-York tribune., 1920-11-02
Electoral Vote 8, Placed
at 1868, With Increase
to 395 Probable: n. Y.
Republican by 400, 900
Cain of Eleven in
Senate Predicted
Ohio Majority Fixed at
100000; Victory in City
Believed To Be Certain

Thirty million voters will take
part to-day in the greatest of all
Presidential elections. News from
all sections indicated that the land
slide which had been predicted would
not fail in any particular.
The Republican managers closed
the campaign last night confident
that Harding and Coolidge would be
swept into power by an overwhelm-
ing popular vote, and that the count
would give the Republican standard
bearers at least 36S of the So
electoral votes.
Chairman Hays said last night
that his prediction of Sunday looked
surer Of fulfillment than ever.
He and his lieurenants sr, contiden.
that tonight the following states will
have cast their votes for Harding and
Coolidge:
New-York tribune., 1920-11-02
HardinggL LandslideToday
Indicated by ALI Reports;
Hays Claims 81 States
Harding's Aged Father Makes
Judge Abjure Ancestry Libel
Old Eyes Flash Fire as He Halls Politician on
Street; Farm Hand Slaps Face of
Alleged Defamer

Herman Trey husky ia, and who
works for Dick Crissinger, former
Democratic candidate for Congress and
close friend of Senator Harding. Trey
declared he had heard Judge Spencer
repeat the negro blood story.
you're liar." said the Judge.
With one hand calloused from con-
tact with plow handles Trey grasped
Spencer by the lapel of his coat, and
with the equally calloused palm of the
other he smacked the face of the Pro-
bate Judge of Marion County.
"Hit him again!" called woman
who was trying to elbow her way into
the foreground of this scene. She was
Mrs. V. Z. Dombaugh, wife of a Demo
crat and daughter of Superior Court
Judge R. Z. Davis. There was talk of
,ar and feathers, but DR.. Harding
brasheI all this aside, took the shaking
hand OF Spencer and crossed to the
courthouse, where Spencer made an If
hdavi. denying that he had circulated
the story. Trey went back to the farm
Then the old doctor went out
climbed into his rickety old phaeton
clucked to his bay mare and drove out
to the home Of "W. c." on Mount Yer
ron Avenue. He looked just trife
pleased with himself
New-York tribune., 1920-11-02
" omun Brenfis SecluSion
Alter Fi}ty-nine Years
Atcnds Funeral OF Brother:
Became RecIuse y hen Fiance
Lett for The CirH Var

Special Dispatch 70 The Tri5nne
BUFFALO, Nov. l. Seclusion which
had lasted hfty-nine years was broken
lust Saturday when Miss Fannie H.
Read, ty-eight years old of Ham
coch, n. y, left her home to attend thc
funerah OF her brother, E. Darwin
Read. ninety years old. During the
ffty-ninc years that had Elapsed she
was seen by less than one dozen human
'eings and never once in that time was
che outside Of her home.
When the Civil War started Miss
Read. then eighteen, was engaged TO q
FIRST lieutenant in the Northern army.
A few days bcfo' he was scheduled to
march away with his company her
father forbade her marriage to him and
she Sook an oath never 10 leave her
home until her father relented
The lieutenant was killed IN the first
year of the war and Miss Read steadily
refused to leave her home. A year
passed and sne still remained a recluse.
During the Intervening years her father
and the majority of the members OF her
family died, but she would not leave
the house to attend their funerals.
Daring all of the years that elapsed
she retained her healt.l anG looks less
thar sixty years old to-day.
Miss Reads brother, her only COM
panion for more than fifty years, died
last Tuesday The funeral was set for
turned to her nome without word.
She has again secluded herself
VOTE pOR Go,ERNoR SM1TH,
New-York tribune., 1920-11-02

formalitos. This took some time and
as a result | entered the second instead
of the first camp
Il have been brought up as an Amer
lean citizen. attended St Paups
School and Harvard and feel that all
my associations are American. | am
director Of st. Paul's School and am
connected with the LackaN'anna Rail
road. There is only one thing THAI :
am certain Of at this time. and that IS
that if | do accept the title | shall
make a visit of three or four months
duration 10 America annually But be-
ing an American citizen now in no way
hinders my accepting the English es-
tate l simply go before British no
tary public or some other official
YOU see I'm quite out Of touch with
things Engiish-sigN certain papers
and | am British subject and the
Baron Of Fermoy.
so you see smiled Mr. Toche, "the
question is entirely UP to me; but
haven't the least idea how am going
to decide it. The estate of some 20,-
600 acres is a beautiful place. Also,
my family is q very Old one and natuf-
ally there is sense of duty attached TO
the matter--sometiing that might be
termed a call don't you see? 1t is
N6E! uU SudL Slluititl tHd =, NAV DtcI
placed in shall have to make up my
mind whether shall accept the estate
or remain loyal to my American asso-
Citations.
my twin brother Francis, who will
inherit the title and estate in case
decide to remain in America, is now
abroad. cabled him to-day TO in
vestigate the details Until I hear
from him, am not baron or an
honorable, or any such thing
New-York tribune., 1920-11-02
Say Chancellor
Had Mania for
Defamation
Ex-Members of Washington
School Board Discredit
Author of Attack OH SEN
ator Harding's Ancestry
Affidavit From Cox's Kin
Professor Discharged From
Capital Post for Attacks;
Insane, Said CaIlinger
Fron a Special Correspondent

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1.-Affidavits
showing that Professor William Z.
Chancellor, of Wooster College. Woos-
ter, Ohio, the only authority cited for
the libel that Senator Harding has some
negro blood in his veins. was dismissed
from the Washington schools because
he had a "mania for defaming people, )"
was 'untruthful,' and denied having
written a certain article until CON
fronted with it in his own handwriting,
were made here yesterday by persons
who were members of the school board
at the time he was connected with the
schools.
The late Senator Jacob II. Gallinger,
of New Hampshire, was quoted in one
OF the afidavits as saying that Chan
cellor must be insane"
One member of the school board
- -cmnletely agreed with his col
leagues in their affidavits. is W. v
Cox, relative Of Governor Cox and a
Democrat.
The aifdavits were printed by The
OF them follow:
Affidavit of Cox's Relative
Affidavit OF ". V. Cox, president OF
the Second National Bank and distantly
related to Governor Cox:
DIR. Chancellor came to Washing.
ton from Paterson, N. J. He was a
brilliant man, quite eccentric and 3
theorist. The Board of Education
finding him inefficient, dismissed him
as uperlntendent Of Public Schools
D. c.
captain Oysters statement is sub
stantially correct. w. V. cox"
Subscribed and sworn to before me
notary public. in and for the Dis
trict OF Columbia, this last day OF
October, 1920
CLARENCE J. GESSFORD,
\. p, D. c.
Mrs. Ellen Spencer Mussey, District
Of Columbia. being first duly sworn
Geposes and says:
Il am a resident of the City Of
Washington, honorary dean Of the
Washington College OF Law, and was a
Continued page sssrn)
New-York tribune., 1920-11-02
Diamond Robbery Bogus ::
Seaf-Made W ound Real
Injured Man First Tells of
-'iiold.Ipy" Then Admits He
and Friend Stole Gems

Mrs. Ida Papin heard groans yester-
day afternoon in hallway at 81 West
ll5th Street, and when she inves-i-
gated she found a man crumpled against
the wall multerlug and pressing his
hands 10 a bruise on his forehead
He told her that his name was Ralph
Krieger, Of 1874 Bryant Avenue. and
that he had been attacked by two
negroes moment before and robbed Of
diamonds valued at 1000 belonging to
Arthur Coleman, diamond dealer. 71-73
Nassau Street. The bruise on his head,
he assured her, was verv painful
Mrs. Pipin called hospital and the
hospital called the police. At the hos
ptal krieger told his story again, but
this time he gave different version.
His audience was composed of Detec-
tives Boyle and Donahue. Of the " est
l23d Street Station He told them
they say. that the bruise on .ie head
was self-intiicted, that the story os the
attack by negroes was a fake, and that
the diamonds were ct that moment re
posing in L mattress at the home of
Simon Strahl, Is years old, of sos Ala
hema Avenue, Brooklyn. Detectives
Boyle and Donahue went to this ad-
dress and found Simon and the dia-
monds. Krieger and Strahl We're locked
up at the West l23d Street Station
charged with grand larceny.
VOTE FOR COyEYNffR SMITH,
New-York tribune., 1920-11-02
w Wendell Gets
Clean Bill I'm
Travis Deals
Justice kernochan Declares
Nothing Has Been Adduced
TO lmplicate Deputy With
Comptroiler's sTransactions
I'm Office for 25 Years
Letters, Alleged toShcwBond
Sale on Which State LOST
SlOO, 900, in Evidence

Deputy Comptroller James A. Wen
dell. candidate on the Republican ticket
to succeed Eugene NJ. Travis as Comp
troller Of the State Of New York, was
completely exonerated yesterday by
Justice Fredcrck Kernochan of com
plicity in an. crime that may have
been committe in the purchase by the
state of securities for the sinking fund.
Justice kernochan, in announcing
yesterday that he had reached a deci-
sion in the John Doe investigation of
bond investments by the Comptroller's
office, gave Mr.. Wendell a clean bill of
health in these words:
II want 70 say tnat in my opinion the
evidence so far adduccd does not connect
Deputy Comptroller Wendell with any
crime that may have been committed
in relation to the bond sales under inves-
tigation. Neither do l believe that suf-
hcicnt evidence has been offered in this
inquiry to warrant an examination Of
Mr.. Wendeii's private financial trans
actions"
In Office for twenty-five Years
This assertion on the part of the
judge, who for three weeks has listened
to evidence in the investigation Of
highly involved bond transactions COW
ering Comptroller Travis's entire term
Of office, WAS taken to indicate that
the court was convinced of the truth
Of Mr. Wendell's declaration on the
stand that he had taken no authori-
tative part in the purchase of securi-
ties for state sinking fund purposes.
Mr. Wendell, who has an honorable
record of nearly twenty-five years Of
service in the State Comptroller's of
iice, was not in court to hear Justice
KeInochan pronounce his exoneration
The Deputy Comptroller was said to be
engaged in campaign tour of the
western part Of the state.
If Mr.. Wendell is again requested to
take the stand in the John Doe il =
quiry it viii be for the purpose Of
aiding Assistant District Attorney
Ferdinand Pecora, who is conducting
She investigation, 70 ascertain what be-
came of several letters which passed
between the Com ptroller's Office and
the brokerage firm Of William s. Fan
shave &. Co. in The fall of 1917
An examination of the Comptroller
correspondence files revealed the dis
appearance Of these letters, which,
according to Mr.. ranshawc. were
turned over by him 10 Mr.. Travis in
accordance with one of the conditions
Continued on paos eleyen)
New-York tribune., 1920-11-02
Harding II to l
L avOrite i'm w all
Street Betting g
Record Odds Offered ON
Republican at Close of
Day, With Estimates of
Wagers Totaling Million
Odds on Miller 3 TO !
Even Money Had That
Senator Will Carry New
York State by $4,000

Eleventh. hour betting in Wall Street
on the election ran into big figures yes
terday, although the odds were heavily
in favor Of Senator Harding and a
great part Of the money offered by the
Republican supporters went uncovered.
1t was estimated late in the day that
IN the ncighborhood of $1,000 900 had
been wagercd in the betting crowd on
the Curb and elsewhere in the financial
district. While this figure may have
been exaggerated, experts said that the
activity in the betting market was the
greatest in years.
Odds on the Republican national
standard bearer heightened yesterday,
and, starting early at Z to on Sena-
tor Harding, they had reached u TO !
when business ceased. Old time Wall
Street men could not recall any other
Presidential year when the odds have
run so heavily against Presidential
candidate.
100000 Pool to Back Harding
A syndicate Of Wall Street men were
reported late in the day to have raised
500, goo TO place on Harding at 10 to l
on an "all or none' basis. but could
lind no one to cover their proposition.
At the close of business w. L. Darnell
L Co. were Offering $50 600 that Sena-
tor Harding would win at 10 to ! odds.
but there were no takers. The same
firm was Offering even money that
Senator Harding will have 325 cleo
oral votes.
According to Richard c. Fabb, of
James w. Ball e. Co., who is con-
sidered an authority on all big betting
events in Wal Street. the highest odds
that have ever heretofore been offered
on Presidential candidate the night
before election were ) to J. This
price, said Mr.. Fabb yesterday, was
quoted on Taft to defeat Bryan in
1908 AMI again on Mckinley to beat
bryan in 1896. The closing odds in
the Presi ilcntial election four years
ago We're 10 to Q, with Hughes the
Iavorite.p
Even money was to be had yester-
,C0ntinued on re.t racs)
New-York tribune., 1920-11-02
fronl Q S!at cgrresaonde,.t


MARION, Ohio, Nov. odd DR..
George 7. Harding. father Of the cam
didate, entered the campaign to-day
by buttonholing the chairman of the
Democratic County Committee, Probate
Judge W. S. Spencer. in front of Selby
& Markets cigar store, across from
the courthouse. The doctor began the
discussion by putting his little black
pill satchel on the sidewalk and de-
manding to know why the Judge had
circulated a story that his mother was
& negress.
The judge is tall and thin, about
fifty years II age, and one of his knees
is stiff. There was fire in the blue
eyes of Dr. Harding and his white
moustache fairly bristled. Judge Spen-
Ger Immediately disavowed all connec-
tion with the slander story. DR.. Har-
ding asked him if he would make an
affidavit that he had never repeated
the story. The judge agreed eagerly.
Then from behind the knot of idlers
that had surrounded the pair came
New-York tribune., 1920-11-02
Esperanto Is
Victor inCup
Race by Mile
American Schooner, Com
ing From Behind. Wins
Trophy and $4,000 Prize
Money From Canadians
Matchless Sailing Scores
Keen Judgment of Cap
tain Marty Welch Lands
Prize for L. S. Grew

HALIFAX, Nov. 1.-The Gloucester
schooner Esperanto came from behind
o-day and won the second interna-
llonal fshermen's race from the Lunen-
burg schooner Delawanna by Z minutes
and IS seconds, the Reby thereby clinch-
ing the cup and $4,000 in prize money
to the United States in the international
series between the Nova Scotia fisher
men and their Massachusetts rivals.
Keen judgment and matchless sailing
ability of Captain marty" Welch, of
the Gloucester boat was responsible
ior the victory He brought the Esper-
anto from behind after twenty-t two
miles of the forty course had been
sailed, and on tie final leg, which was
a deed beat to windward.
Captain Welsh said tonight it VS.
the wind that did it,
I'm the light wind" he said, "thc
Dclawsnna had US, but in the heavier
wind as we approached the harbor we
loped ahead. But she is a game YES
sci. A very fine vessel, and a splendid
crew.
Cheers for Vanquished
He made this statement as his crew
was giving three cheers for the crew
OF the Delawanna.
"That's just what you ought to do,
he said to his men. They are fine
ounch and deserve it,
Captain Tommy Zimmerman, of the
defeated schooner, when asked for the
reason that he had lost the race, said:
"Oh, | oVershot the mark when
Overstood about a mile further than
| ought to have in passing the third
buoy"
At the third turn the Gloucester
craft cut the Lunenburg boats lead
in half. Members of the crew of the
DclAwanna, however, declined to take
their captains explanation, saying that
he only took precautions not to run
The Esperanto too close to the shoals
of Devils Island in making the turn.
The forty course WAS the same
as Oh Saturdav-a lose-haulcd reach
from Point Pleasant brcakwater to The
inner automatic buoy, six and a half
mics, broader reach to the outer
automatic buoy, six miles: ten mile
run to the bell buoy, off Shut-in Island {:
an eleven mile beat back to the inner
automatic buoy, and the fifth leg, the
same as the first, back to the break
water
The breeze vas light when the two
schooners crossed the line with the
Esperanto leading. 1t freshencd, how
ever, as time wore on and was accom-
panied hy driz2ling rains and q mist
(Cen.lnusd on nagc eDhU
New-York tribune., 1920-11-02
Heir TO Title OF Baron Fernnoy
Will Vote as u. S. Ciitizer, TODAY

The new heir to the English title of
Baron Formoy. Edmund Maurice
Burke Roche, while he ponders the
question Of whether or not to accept
the large estate and attendant honors
which he inherited on the death OF the
Hon. James Boothby RurNo Roche Sat
urday last. will continue for the pres
ent to fulfill his uuty as an American
citizen. He plans to visit the polls
and cast his vote to-day.
Young Mr. Roche was asked at his
home. 23 West Fifty third Street. last
night If he intended TO accept the title
and estate.
81 don't know how TO answer that
question. for don't know mvself, ,"
Was the slow reply. The death Of M
father was very Sudden. It comes as
shock and surprise When | saw
both him and my uncle, the former
baron, in England this summer they
were in the very best OF health. Ny
inheriting the title seemed a very re-
mote possibility, and while | was
aware Of such chance nothing has
been further from nay mind. Under
those clrcum stances | feel certain that
no one can expect me to have an an
swer to that question just yet'
You are u British subject, are you
not?' Mr.. Roche was then asked.
"Oh, no. was the quick reply. ~
am an American citizen and intend to
vote tomorrow. When my mother OBJ
tanned her divorce aud came to this
country her children. under American
divorce laws. became American citi-
zers. know this because | had to
look into just that matter when ap-
Piled for admittance into the first
plattsburg camp. | had never secured
any papers. but before I could be ad-
New-York tribune., 1920-11-02
iison 3eiieved Prepared
For Democratic Defeuf
Tumulfy Cefscin Result Of Eiec-
ton VIII Here No Bad Effect
on The Presidents Condition

From The Tri5ure's Washington Barecit
WASHINGTON, Nov. l.--Joseph p
Tumulty, secretary 10 President Wilson,
sad to-day that he was confident Of a
Eamocratic victory, hat that no matter
who was elected he was certain thai the
result would not nave amy bad effect
upon the Presidc..ts condition.
The Tumuty statement indicated
that the President has been prepared
in advance for an overwhelming defeat.
Prominent Administration officials have
feared that the election of Harding and
Coolidge might prove to be too much
of shock fer the President in his
enfeebled condition. and apparently
steps have been taken TO prevent any
such catastrophe.
The results Of the election will be
received over q private wire at the
White House, and Mr. Tumulty said
that as fast as the bulletins are re-
ceived they will be carried at once by
mes ssenger TO t.c l!e-.uear
New-York tribune., 1920-11-02
Wrangel's Forces Near Rout
As Reds Take Many Towns
Generals Center Broken and Wings of Army Appar
entity Crushed; Melitopol and Perekop Reported
Taken; Query US. ON South Russia Blockade

SEBASTOPOL, Crimea, Nov. / (By
The Associated Press) The Bolsheviki
have broken General Wrangels center
and the wings of his army apparently
have been crushed. The town of Nell
topol and other points have been aban-
doned and the Reds are nearing Pere-
kop.
The Red wave is flooding the Taurida
region. Wrangel is making a gallant
defense. He is prepared to withdraw
to the Crimea across the Sivash Sea.
The Reds already claim the capture
of Perekop.
New-York tribune., 1920-11-02
Vote Early and Avoid
Congestion, Says Nooriis
For,y-,wo Should Go to Polls
ia Each District Every
sso,sr

Voters are urged to so to the polls
early ,o-d ~ to avoid congo ..oN There
eve 1867 $50 reglste Cd voters in 2.137
election districts, ~ average OF about
900 voters TO each district In the
twelve hours the polls are open--from
a. N to & p. mt Will be necessary
to pass through an average Of forty
two voters an hour.
Board of Elections, said yesterday
"lf YOU don't set TO the polls early you
are likely to run into a long line of
voters and have to spend considerable
time at the polls"
New-York tribune., 1920-11-02
Al " hills Mother as
II aater's Child sssors,

L. BRANCH, N. j.. Nov IA
nNf' s-eaco 'r9 tio sen ,,rl,, -.
90, Non oAIg Nemor. Hospital A. TINS
p'a to-day TO tell Ms Frances Wv.
an AR, . that she I'D Income The Grand
X OF as fine 4 boy as had Visited
bar iution III a loag time and ,hat
ar, r ."tghter. Mr.. Rose Savoth, had
sor r.. W" the ordeal. 80"
H.. "s o'aes woman heard not, however
anJ mi heaa was bowed upon her breas :
o." c-t sne ca not respond 70 the nurses
M hes.'ns. ApoHleSy, said the doctor
kept ON Mrs Savoth. " D "@'