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Evening star., 1926-10-26
PRESIDENT WANTS
u. S. FORCE TO VOTE
BaIIoting by Mail Favored if
Workers Cannot Go to
States in Person.

President Coolidge feels that all
Government employees living in Wash
ington who are legally entitled to vote
in some one of the States should eX-
ercisc this privilege.
In expressing himself in this direct
manner through his spokesman to-
day, the President called attention to
his attitude III the matter by saying
that he was setting an example by
going to his home in Northampton.
Mass. to cast his ballot in the COM
ing election.
The President said that he realizes
that 1t is impossible, and probably IN
convenient for some of the State VOt-
erS employed by the Government to
return to their homes on election day,
but he indicated that he sees no rea-
son why those from States that per-
NIT voting by mail should not comply
with, what he considers, their duty.
Answer to Question.
The Presidents remarks We're in ait
swer to q question for some comment
upon the speech made by Senator Len.
root of Wisconsin at Republican
rally here last week, in which he sug-
geSted some means of punishment
for Federal employees who can vote,
but who fail to do so.
While giving his opinion about the
obligations of those who are entitled
to the franchise, he made no direct
reference to that part of Senator Len
roots speech in which he threatened
Furnishing the vOte-s!ackers of the
Government.
Quick Trip to Vote.
Details for the journey President
and Mrs. Coolidge will make next
week, when they return to their home
town for the purpose of casting their
ballots. have not been completed. The
President intimated today, however,
that they will not remain long in
Northampton after accomplishing the
purpose of their visit. and very likely
will be back in Washington election
night.
1t is understood that they will leave
Washington next Monday night, and
will arrive in Northampton early in
the morning.
Evening star., 1926-10-26
HEAVY QUAKES RECORDED
BY INSTRUMENT HERE
Japan Also Reports Severe Shocks,
Probably in Vicinity of
Marshall Islands.

Three Every heavy earthquakes,
the first described as Extremely Sc
we're" and lasting four hours, and fol-
lowed by two others of lesser inten-
sity, were recorded last night on the
seismograph Of Georgetown Univer-
sity.
The first quake was shown to have
begun at 11:o4 pm, the maximum
displacement of the needle being Is
centimeters, which Director Tondorf
described as very severe" The dis
tance was approximately $500 miles
from Washington.
TOXIC, October rs R).-The Kuma-
gaya Observatory in Saitama prefec-
ture reported that severe earth
quake occurred at l o'clock this after.
noon somewhere in the South Seas.
probably in the vicinity of the Mar
shall Islands. The seismOgraph indi-
Gated the quake continued for an
hour. No reports of damage have
been received
Evening star., 1926-10-26
QUIZ SHIFTS TO ST. LOUIS.
Reed May Question Woman Official in
Hospital.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, October 26.-With
another engrossing chapter of ku
KluX klan activity in Indiana politics
written in it's records, the Senate cam
paign funds committee came here to-
day from Kansas City either to carry
the inquiry one step forward or close
it, at least until after the elections
next Tuesday.
Whether further testimony about
the muddled situation in the Hoosier
State was to be taken depended upon
the condition of Mrs. Vivian Tracy
Wheatcraft, vice chairman of the In
diana State Republican committee.
who is in a hospital here for observa-
ton after a threatened attack of ap-
pendiCitiS.
Senator Reed. Democrat, Missouri,
the committee chairman. had an en-
gagement with Mrs. Wheatcraft's
physician, at which it was to be de-
termined whether she could give her
statement in her room at the hospital,
as did Senator James +. Watson, Re
publican, Indiana. at indianapolis last
Friday.
The Missouri Senator desired to
question Mrs. WheatCraft about the
testimony at Kansas City yesterday of
two newspaper correspondents, Frank
J. Prince OF the Indianapolis Times
and w. y. s. Douglas of the Balti-
more Sun, who said that she had told
them she had organized a poison
squad" of women in Indiana to con
duct a whispering campaign" for
Senator Watson during the Repub-
iiCan primary fight early this year.
After the articles written by these
correspondents appeared in print Mrs.
WheatCraft issued Il denial from Port
land, Me, where she was campaigning
for the Republican ticket.
In winding up its inquiry at Kansas
City in a single day the committee
heard from former Indiana klansmen
a more detailed story of how the klan
was ordered to 'go down the line" for
Senator Watson in the primary cam
paign. The witnesses were Ralph b.
Bradford of Crown Point and Wallace
c. J. Granger of Logansport.
Evening star., 1926-10-26
HUNTING TAKES 9 LIVES.
Four Others Face Blindness as Re
suit of Mishaps.

ST. PAUL, Mimi, October &c GP.-
Nine persons. eight of them Mime
sotans and one a South Dakotan, are
dead as a result Of week end hunting
accidents in the Northwest. Four
were injured, all seriously. with loss
of eyesight threatening them.
Seven Of the nine fatalities were
directly due TO shooting mishaps.
while two resulted when hunters fell
out of a boat on State Line Lake,
near Emmons, Mimi. southeast of AL
bert Lea
Evening star., 1926-10-26
NEW YORK. SAVED
FROM HUGE BOMB
Powerful Explosive Found on
Window Ledge of
Courthouse.


NEW YORK, October pa bomb
which experts declared contained
enough dynamite to blow up a big
section of lower New York was found
today on a window ledge of the first
floor of the New York County Court
house.
The bomb was wrapped in a small
paper valiSe and was found by man
who was about to enter the court
house.
The valise was taken inside of the
building and two clerks tried to open
it. AS they did so they heard a click
ing sound which aroused their sus-
picion. The bureau of combustibles
of the Fire Department was COM
municated with and three experts
opened the valise.
They gasped when they saw the
contents-a mechanism similar to that
used in time bombs and a large
quantity of dynamite.
Evening star., 1926-10-26
Senate Candidate
Spent 80 Gents i'm
Illinois Campaign

Illinois. whose big-money sena-
tor4al campaign has received wide
publicity. has at least one sena-
torial candidate who believes i'll
holding down expenses.
Eugene A. Moran. treasurer of
the non-partisan group supporting
RAYMOND T. O'Keefe as Il beer and
wine candidate, reported to the
secretary of the Senate today that
O'Keefe's campaign expenditures
totaled 80 cents.
BY way of ite,nizing the account,
Moran said his candidate had
bought two 15-cent cigars for two
supporters who filed his nomina-
tion petition for him.
Evening star., 1926-10-26
OREGON CHARGES DENIED.
Reed Names McNary and King to
Conduct Probe.

SEATTLE, Wash, October % P).-
Investigation of Pacific Northwest
senatorial campaign expenditures,
which has centered on activities of
Washington State major party lead
ers, today extended into Oregon, where
charges of excessive contributions to
opponents of Senator Robert y. Stan
field brought denials from all con-
cerned.
Defeat of Senator Stanf1eld as the
Republican senatorial candidate by
Frederick Steiwer. attorney and wheat
grower. and Senator Stanfleld'S action
in seeking reelection as an indie
pendent candidate. started lively
campaign, causing rumors Of a party
split, and yesterday was climaXed by
charges that large interests" were
seeking to defeat Stantield.
A demand from George Putnam.
publisher of the Salem Capital-Jour.
(Cputinued on Page 2. Column 81
Evening star., 1926-10-26
JURY PROBES CHARGES
OF REGISTRATION FRAUD
Anne Arundel Body Takes Up Al
legations That "F1oaters"
Were Allowed to Vote.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
ANNAPOLIS, Md, October 26.--
The grand jury Of Anne Arundel
County at Annapolis took up this
morning allegations Of registration
fraud in the section of the county
near Baltimore City.
The matter was called to the atten.
ton of the grand jury by Judge
Robert Moss, the presiding justice,
who insisted that charges be sifted
thoroughly.
About 500 names were added to the
registration list during the last regis
tration. 1t is claimed that at least
half of those whose names were added
to the book were floaters from Balti-
more City or other persons having no
right to register in this county.
Witnesses before the jury included
Louis Schram and Thomas Saia, de-
tectives employed by the local Repub-
lican organization, and election Off
cials of the county and the precincts
involved in the charges.
Evening star., 1926-10-26
ATTORNEY OUSTED
FROM GRAND JURY
HaII-MiIIs Prosecutor and
Clerk Ordered From
Courtroom.


SOMERVILLE, n. j.. October &c.
The Somerset County grand jury by
resolution ordered Special Prosecutor
Simpson out of the room today.
The action was taken after Simp-
son had been before the grand jury
for 10 minutes.
"Well, I've said all I want to say
to you, so ] don't mind leaving"
Simpson is reported to have told the
jurymen.
After Simpson had left the grand
jury room, the clerk was put out, by
a second resolution.
There was a young riot in there
said Simpson when he came out. ut
was q regular cat and dog fight,
calling each other liars"
The special prosecutor was very in
dignant.
"The attitude of the grand jury, l
am afraid. is going to affect the de-
PENDANTS and l don't see how it can
affect them favOrably," he said. "1t
is too bad The defendants are not
to blame, and / am sorry for them.
1.-The grand jury intended to meet
here today and find no indictments
and then leave me holding the bag,
but 1 think they are the ones holding
the empty sack"
Evening star., 1926-10-26
Bungling of Stevedores in
u. S. Port Was Worst
Problem of Trip.
H00FED BEASTS HELD
FOR DISEASE TESTS
Giraffes Are in Excellent Health
African Rides With Fierce
Leopard.
500 for Best Name
For Girl Giraffe
The children of Washington

The children of Washington
are perplexed.
They worked hard to name
one glraffe-"Hi-BOy."
But DIR. Mann has brought
back two animals for the Wash
ingtOn Zoo.
Now, one name will never do
for two giraffes. Besides, the
unnamed animal is a girl
giraffe. Certainly she deserves
girls name.
As most of the names sub
mitted i'm the giraffe contest just
closed were for a boy giraffe. it
will be necessary to find a per-
fectly ladIylilIe name for the
female pal of Hi-BOy.
The Star will receive Susees-
tiOns from the children of Wash
ington, nearby Virginia and
Maryland for IA period of one
week. The best name and the
best letter telling why the name
was suggested will win q $50
gOldpiece offered by The Star.
So, children. put your think
ing caps on again and let's pick
out a perfectly polite but char
acteristic name for "Hi-BOy's"
best girl.
Send your suggestions to the
giraffe Judges, i'll care OF The
Star.
Evening star., 1926-10-26
Gertrude Ederle Claims Poisoned Food
Defeated Her In First Channel Attempt

newspapers were all sympathetic, but
skeptical just the same. 1t made me
awfully determined to succeed.
THE first attempt l made / nearly
went to sleep in the water. Some one
had put drugs in the beef tea 1 drank
before starting. My trainer proved
this beyond a doubt.
While training for her second at
tempt her food was prepared by her
sister, she revealed. Miss Ederle Of
fered no conjecture as TO the identity
of those responsible for the presence
of the drug.
Evening star., 1926-10-26
MARY, QUEEN OF SCOTS,
LETTERS COME TO u. S.
American Also Said to Have Ac-
quired Epistles Written
by James I.

By the Associated Press
LONDON. October 26.--The Daily
Sketch says a collection OF letters OF
Mary, Queen of Scots. and a son o.
James i of England probably will go
shortly 10 enrich ''the largest private
library in the world. owned by an
American in California"
a Connoisseur, William Fl. Robin
son OF Newcastle, says the Sketch. ac-
quired them from a Scotch castle.
where they had been for centuries.
Letters written by James are not
rare. but few written by Mary are IN
existence
Evening star., 1926-10-26
POLICE SEEK YOUTH.
Son of Pan-American Union Official
Reported Missing.

Police have been asked to locate
Joseph Gil-Borges. 18-year-old son Of
DR.. Esteban Gil-Borges, assistant di.
rector of the Pan-American Union,
residing at 1899 Morrison street, who
has disappeared from his home here.
Police of Baltimore and other East
ern cities also have been asked TO
look out for the youth and to hold
him, If located. as q fugitive from
his parents. 1t IS believed the youth
may be attempting to enlist In the
Merchant Marine Service. He is re-
ported to have left Washington yes
terday in an automobile.
Evening star., 1926-10-26
FLYER, 81, COMPLETES
TRIP DESPITE INJURIES
Oldest Pilot, With Rib and Collar
bone Fractures. Continues
Cross-Country Flight.

By the Assocldted Prcss
mitchell FIELD. y. Y, October
26.-His broken ribs and collarbonc
held together mostly by cOurt-plaster
and bandages," James Montee. 81
wears old, of Los Angeles. landed here
in an Army plane yesterday, realiZing
an old ambition To fly from coast To-
coast
Montee. oldest commercial pilot in
America, set out from Los Angeles DC
tober l.. Two days later. at San An
tonic, Tex, he was struck by a mo
tor cycle and taken to q hospital with
his ribs and collarbOne broken. An
hour later he WAS flying again, deter
mined to complete his journey.
Arriving here, he was taken to
Mitchell Field Hospital. Lieut.. Don
aid Fritch accompanied him on the
flight.
Evening star., 1926-10-26
FRANCE MAY RESTRICT
EXPECTATION OF FOODS
Prices in Republic Said to Be
Raised by Wholesale Ship
ments to Neighbors

BY the Associated Press.
PARIS, October 26-Restrictions
on the expectation OF meat, potatoes,
butter. eggs, milk, wheat, barley, oats
and cattle on the hoof were decided
upon by a cabinet council today.
War Minister Painleve announced
that a ministerial council Friday
would take up the major points of
the army reorganization bill, which
will be referred to the Chambers mill
tary affairs committee when it recon
yenes.
The export restrictions resulted
from charges that the prices OF the
articles named had risen in France be-
cause of wholesale shipments to
neighboring countries with higher ex-
change rates. especially Switzerland,
Germany and England.
Evening star., 1926-10-26
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Evening star., 1926-10-26
Use Him to Beat Brennan.

They say it would be idle for them
to throw over Col. Smith In this situ
alton. They do not give him praise
because of his campaign expenditures
In the primary: they do not apologize
for him, but they intend to use him
If they can 10 Leaf the wet Candi-
date Brennan.
The Anti Saloon League has been
attacked because Il did not throw its
strength 10 Hugh s. MaSill, the indie
pendent Republican candidate for the
Senate. who recently came forward as
the champion of the people who desire
10 clean up Illinois politics and get
rid Of both Smith and Brennan But
the reply of the league officials is that
10 ci'e support 10 Magill would be
merely 10 play into the hands of the
wet Brennan without benetiting in
any way he reform movement.
Brennan. the leaguerS insist, is
tarred with the same brush as Smith
so far as Insult and the public util
tiles are concerned, for insult contrib
uted Sl5.0a0 to the Brennan primary
campaign ana would have given more
had brennan needed il.
Meanwhile. politicians. both among
who have been charged SO Frequently
with playinG q practical brand of pol
itirs. are laughing quietly At the roar
which has gone up against the Anti
Saloon Eeague because il has taken
a leaf out of the book of practical
po!it tiCianS.
Evening star., 1926-10-26

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. october 60
Poisoned food, which nearly put her
to sleep while in the water. defeated
Gertrude Ederle's first attempt to
swim the English Channel, she says
in an interview with the Harvard
Crimson.
Beef tea which she drank before
starting was drugged, her trainer
afterward discovered.
NO one thought 1 had a chance Of
getting across" she declared. The
Evening star., 1926-10-26
My Impressions of America
By Her Majesty the Queen of Rumania
Written Exclusively for The Star and Other Members OF the North
American Newspaper Alliance.

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Evening star., 1926-10-26
SLUSH GRAND Jury
SPURRED BY COURT
Indiana Judge Calls for Any
5ssaa rs sssssseEsss q shesss
Possible Indictments Be-
fore Election.

By the Associated Press.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. October &c.
The Marion County grand jury,
which is investigating charges of po-
litical intrigue in Indiana, was in
structed today by Judge James A.
Collins of the Criminal Court to re-
turn indictments prior to next Tues
days election against any candidate
for public office it believed guilty "of
corruption or criminal acts"
Evening star., 1926-10-26

In support Of the claim that Magill's
entrance into the Senate race is
merely helping Brennan by dividing
the dry vote-Magill is hone-dry-the
Anti Saloon LtaEuerS point IL the fact
that newspapers wet in their Sympa-
thieS and desiring the election of Bren-
nan over smith have now shifted TO
Magill. hoping thus TO use their In
fiuence to aid Brennan through this
indirect method.
No better commentary on the pollt-
ical mess in Illinois could he asked
than the pointed evasion of the I'LL
nois campaign by Republican speak
ers of national repute, especially
those who may have presidential
aspirations None of these gentlemen
has come here 10 help put across Col
Frank l. Smith. Republican nominee
fOr the Senate.
Senator William T.. Borah of Idaho.
for example. passed through Chicago
within the last few days on his way
70 and from Missouri where he spoke
on behalf of senator Williams, who
IS seeking election against Repre-
sentative Harry Hawes. During the
primary campaign in Illinois early
last Spring Senator Borah spoke at
CONTINUED on Page 8. Column 81
Evening star., 1926-10-26
Wave Referendum Aside.

The drys claim that the election of
Yates and Rathbone-who, by the way,
are again candidates for congressman
At large against two wet Democrats,
Charles karSch and Frank j. Wise
was sufficient referendum for them.
SO this year the Anti-SaloOn League
IS waving aside the wet and dry refer
endum and has its coat off working
for the election of Col. Smith to the
Senate over George Il, Brennan. the
Democratic wet hope, and for Yates
and. Rathbone.
officials of the league express the
opinion that the same result will be
obtained this year as in 1924-that
the dry candidates for office Will be
elected while the vets viii win the
referendum because the drys in large
numbers refrain from voting. It is
scarcely a fair test. however, for the
State is overwhelmingly Republican
and many Republican vets will be
found voting the party ticket. In
deed, it is the hope of the Smith man
ayers that wet Republicans Will sat
fSfy their desire 10 register their OPP
position to the Eolstead law by voting
wet in the referendum and will then
lie content to vote for Col. Smith in
the senatorial race.
The Anti-Saloon League has been
criticized partially here for playing
practical politics in it's support of Col
Smith. notwithstanding the charge
brought against Smith of accepting
$125,000 for his primary campaign
fund from Samuel insult. public util
ities magnate, while Smith was chair
man of the Commerce Commission,
which passes upon rates and gener-
ally regulates the operations of the
public utilities. Its officials reply that
they are out to beat Brennan: that
If Brennan Is not beaten this year the
wet cause will he given Il great boost;
that Illinois will become another cen
ter of influence. like New York and
Pennsylvania. for the overthrow of
the prohibition laws.
Evening star., 1926-10-26
Leagues Advice for Drys to
Shun Referendum Due
to Increase Margin.
COL. SMITHS ELECTION
APPEARS PROBABLE
Anything to Beat Brennan. Anti
Saloon Leaders Explain Support
of G. O, P. Candidate.
BY g., GOULD LINCOLN,
staff Correspondent of The Star

CHICAGO, H., October 26.-Wh
Illinois probably will elect Col. Frank
J.. Smith, Republican and dry candl-
date, for the Senate, on November :, II
will beyond a doubt roll up big
wet majority In the referendum
which Is to be voted upon at the same
time. This wet and dry referendum
Is practically identical with that OF
New York. 1t would declare the de-
Sire of Illinois voters that the Volstead
act be so amended as 10 permit the
individual States to determine what
IS and what is not Intoxicating
liquor.
The Anti-Saloon League leaders
have urged the drSS not to take part
IN the referendum, holding that II has
no real significance. that il is uncon-
stitutional and that the real referen-
dun on the wet and dry question IS
10 he had in the election Of dry can
didateS for office.
This is the same attitude adopted
by the Anti-Sa loon League four years
ago when there was a referendum in
Illinois on leGaliZinE light wine and
beer. The vets carried that referen-
dunn with 1,065, PAP votes to 512,1ll.
But at the same time two congress
men at large. Representative Richard
Yates and Representative Henry K.
Rathbone, both Republicans and dryS,
defeated their Democratic opponents.
both vets. by nearly 200,0 votes in a
Sf1tH-NEi0p election
Evening star., 1926-10-26
WEATHER.

&C. s. Weather Bureau Forecast
Partly cloudy tonight; heavy frost;
tomorrow fair; not much change in
temperature.
Temperature: Highest, 81, at 1890
pm. yesterday; lowest, SO, at am.
today. Full report on page 9.
Evening star., 1926-10-26

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Evening star., 1926-10-24

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Evening star., 1926-12-04
MINE WAGE CUT
HELD VITAL IN OHIO
Chamber of Commerce Says
Reduction or Open Shop
Must Come.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, December A.
An open shop or a voluntary agree
ment to a wage scale reduction by
the miners are the only alternatives
open If the Ohio coal industry is to
return to it's former relative status
when the Jacksonville wage scale
agreement expires next April 1, are
conclusions reached by the unofficial
fact finding committee Of 20 appointed
by the Ohio Chamber of Commerce.
The findings, made public today.
while not making specific reference
to the likelihood of a strike. draws
the inference that there will be a
strike in the Ohio district April l If
the operators and miners continue to
pull apart against the interests of the
general public. The committee, for
the most part, was made up Of bank
ers, business men and chamber of
commerce officials
THE real trouble with the present
Ohio coal situation" the committee
reported, "is lack Of discipline, poor
efficiency and a non-competitive wage
scale"
"If the miners union will not ad-
just its wage rates so as to meet this
economic condition. then the open
shop is the only alternative to permit
the Ohio coal industry to function.
1.-THE unreas asonably high labor rates
In the Ohio mines are responsible for
the unnecessary burden on the public
1t will be in the public interest that
operators of Ohio mines stand to-
gether as a unit in bringing this wage
rate situation to a comparable basis
so as to protect the public from it's
unreasonable burden"