The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-06
POLITICAL STRAINS

AULC.TA, Me-, Sept. 5.-Compil- ing a s, te of Maine cook book" pro- cae,ia the sale of which will go into the arty chest, democratic wom- eli leaders in Maine claim to have lined up the largest womans vote in the his tory of the state for Mondays guber- natorial election. The klan issue re- mans paramount as election day ap- D. aches.
 'teput ican leaders who brought out slueh larger womens vote than did !be deh crots in elections four and two years a 0, expressed belief that they would F lintain their advantage in this respect his year. They admitted Mrs. P.tten 5alls claim to q large num- Jter If emOcratic women voters, how ever,
 EVA SETON, H., Sept. 5.-Charles j Da 'es, republican candidate for vice Al sident, devoted himself today to we on the address he will make next thursday night ill Milwaukee. Iae e ght draft of the speech in which &r. i} yves will discuss what he con siderS t attacks -on the Constitution by Sa ator La Toilette, independent preSjt; tial candidate, had been com T}ete, tnd the nominee spent the day sn r.f ng the finishing touches on it.
 W HINGToN, Sept. 5.-senator La l Iette, independent candidate for nrasi 1t, expects to hold a series of confe nces here within week with his tmpaign managers, including Iohu 1. Nelson, in charge of main headql arters in Chicago and Gilbert F. Eoc astern director with oficfes in Ann. (itv tiOO will ht paid during the discussions, it was s&id today at La Toilette head quarters, to the finance problem, as expenditures at present are exceeding receipts.
 Lincoln, Neb., Sept. 5.-With the closing of the state fair here today, Governor Bryan, democratic nominee for. the vice presidency. got back to the important business of the political cam paign demanding his attention.
 The vice presidential nominee will leave here tomorrow morning for Omaha, where tomorrow night he will make brief speech preceding an ad- dress on agriculture by John w. Davis the presidential candidate. Governor Bryan plans to spend the night in Omaha and return to Lincoln Sunday morning, while Mir. Davis expects to come here immediately after the cere- monies in the city auditorium, staying in his private car until morning.
 WASHINGTON, Sept. 5.-Ambas. sador Houghton of Germany, home on vacation, called to pay his respects to Mir. Coolidge late in the day and gave glowing account of the success of the Dawes reparation plan insofar as il already has been tried
 ''We must get more capital into Ger. many he said, "and the loan which is wonderfully secured will accomplish that"
 WASHINGTON, Sept. 5.-Denyine the assertion of Secretary Wallace ill statement yesterday that the plight Of the farmers during the past four year was due to deflation launched by the last democratic administration, Chair man Shaver. of the democratic national committee, declared in a statement to. night that it was due to the deliberate policy of, deflation pursued by the re. publicans themselves"
 "It is apparent" Mr. Shaver said that the exigencies of the partian politics have pressed Secretary Wallat C to reverse and stultify himself in the statement he issued on September 1 charging the last democratic admins tration with responsibility for the de flation of agricultural prices"
 WASHINGTON, Sept 5.-Senator Harreld, Oklahoma, republican, has returned here bringing optimistic re- ports of republican strength in Okla homa and in Minnesota where he spoke recently. Harreld said that Coolidge