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ran la- Hospital in a
Ina the roMilt of being
Iknown intruder In her
o'clock tills morning.
icrosn the tcinnie wnn
skull fractured when
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rlrtprtlvpsi when she
sness In the" hospital,
(1 about 2 o'clock by
ng obottt in her room,
bed and demanded to
of the person. Ane
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got out ot dm to ju-
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of the room adjoining
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krehed the building lor
tuders. ignorant of the
linn had been hurt.
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ly knocked and called
the door, wnen uicy
they forced their way
found her unconscious
Id on the bed.
Ito the hospital In the
leltth and Fine streets
ins there say her re-
I. Detective Belshaw,
murder squad, talked
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FOR WOMEN
nay Go to Polls
In
Says Forecast
:tlon covering election
especially to the new
rs the women. They
ntly asserted, go to the
nprcsa and to empha
styles. reason to believe that
wltli moderate tcra-
Ig the entire day, says
York and the north -
nusylvania, ' however.
rca developing in mat
not expected to spread
uthern or southeastern
sylvania.
FTER CHASE
Falls to Run aa Fast
torekeeper
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store, James Rosclli,
eet. declared that he
ral squares early this
no re than ten snots at
up the. neighborhood,
arrested by Patrolman
outh Camden station,
bv the revolver shots.
tearing beforo Recorder
lipid without ball for
vith forcible entry.
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d off two robberies at
points last night. -The
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mud a gold watch and
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and Moyamcnslng avenue, started a run on the bank early today.
ormed the bank building until the police arrived and formed them
wltlidraw their money
Election Firaud Hevc?
Ready? Camera! Shoot!!
The debut of women as voters
here tomorrow will not be the only
precedent - smashing occurrence.
"Movie" photogrnphcrs in motor
ears arc to circulate about the First
Councllmanic district and film any
disorders that occur. The idea is
Senator Vare's. The senator snid
the pictures will be used as evidence
if police activity is shown.
"Tipstaves darken the court
room! Lower your head, judge, so
that the jurors can sec the screen!"
AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENTS
KILL 30 DURING OCTOBER
Coroner Declares Increase In Fatali
ties Is "Ghastly"
There were thirty deaths due to au
tomobile accldonts in this city during
October, an increase of four deaths over
October, 1910.
Twelve of the victims -wero children.
Coroner Knight declared the increase
in auto fatalities "ghastly." He said
immediate action must be taken to
lesren the death rate; ,
lie urges theenforcement of oil. ex
isting rezulaticna for motorists and
'th'eo-operaUdrf-bffie-pubncTWflrtoV
ins that.tbe regulations are enforced.
NOT DRUNK, SAVS WRIGLEY
Magistrate Denies Intoxication When
Car Killed Girl
Magistrate Byron B. Wriglcy today
denied the assertion that he was under
the Influence of liquor Thursday night,
uhen he struck with his automobile and
fatally injured Miss Mary Brady, of
722 Snruce street. i
"I positively was not drunk." saidJ
the magistrate, today, when told that
William J. waiKer, or 1113 Jiast wen
slcy street, who saw tho5 accident and
took the girl to the Northeast Hospital,
had asserted the magistrate smclled
strongly of whisky and acted as though
he were under its influence.
"I was not drunk," he repeated,
"and had taken only one drink. I took
this drink before I had my supper the
night of the accident."
The girl was struck at Allegheny ave
nue 'and i1 street, where she and her
escort were waiting 'or a car. Wrlgley
was arrested and put under 51 COO ball
for the coroner, He wag held only last
.Tune 80 for -killing Edward Taylor,
1048 Mentor .street, with his car at
Ninth street and Wyoming avenue. At
that time a coroner's jury freed him
of the charge.
TWO HOMES ROBBED .
Robbers Get.8llverware and Jewelry
In West .Philadelphia
Thieves entered two homes in West
Philadelphia "yesterday and obtained
silvcrware-and jowelry valued at $3500.
Tbchome ot Joseph Matz, at 5828
Spruce street, was robbed of $1G00
worth of sllvcrwaro early yesterday
ptnorning. The imrglarsentered through
a window nt tlio rear oi theiirst tioor.
Mr. and Mrs. Matz wcro asleep on the
second floor.
The home of Isaac 0, Sutton, an at
torney, at law, of 5400 Overbrook ave
nue, was entered between 3 o'clock yes
terday afternoon and 7 o'clock last
night. K ' .
When members of the family return
ed, they found the homo had been ran
sacked and Jewelry and silverware valu
ed at $2000 missing.. The thieves made
an unsuccessful attempt to force a safe
ontho first Moor.
rroved'regular.cut-up
Chona Lu Wat on Rampage and
Peacemaker Got Worst of It n,
, When Xong, Foh; a "Chinese cook,
tried to separate two of his friendswho
were, flshting. in the kitchen of airesr
taurant on Market'street nearjTwelftb
yeiterday.jChong Lu, one of tne fight
ers, is alleged' to have struck him with
n'meat cleaver.
Tlio blow cut Yong Fob's right arm
almost in 'two," and at tho Jefferson
Hospital fifteen stitches were required
'to 'close the (.wound. , '.. - ;
vChong ,Fu wjts" given va Tiearlngto
riay. beforo Magistrate .Qrclls at- the
Eleventh nnd Winter streets station.. Ho
was held In $800 bait for a further
hearing Thursday.
f Found, Dead Ftjom Qao; r r
f Andrew I.lgumo, twenty -four, was
found dend,Inra roont at 420East Rlt-
closed. Police 'of tbeGermantown sU
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Hundreds of depositors, mostly
Into orderly lines to enter and
Mayor Warns Vare Leaders
Police Will Suppross Any
"Strong-Arm" Work
GUNMEN RUMOR DENIED
A warning that political terrorism
vouId be suppressed by the police with
A Rtrong- bnnd was given varo lenders
today by Mayor Moore, who added an
extra wallop through reference to the
Fifth ward election scandal of 1017.
The Mnvor's warning was sent In n
letter nddrcsscd to Councilman Hall
and Councilman Cox, members from the
First district, where a stiff battle will
he fought tomorrow.
Incidentally, Senator Varo and other
organization men branded as false re
polls that gunmen would bo imported
into that area.
Contest In First Division
What is virtually the onlv contest in
the city is centered in the First Coun
eilmanic district, in which Charles J.
Pommer 1 the Varo candidate and
.Janies i J3allagbefthe admlnistrjitloD
candidate for'" the vacancy in'Crinnell
caused by the death by William B.
Flnley. . .-
-When questioned concerning acetate
ment mado by Director Cortelyou, who
said he heard that gunmen were to be
sent into the Twenty-sixth ward by
those opposed to the administration,
Senator vare said.
"We will not have anybody in the
downtown -wards except the political
workers who Hvo there. If any one will
take the trouble to investigate real con
ditions downtown they will find that all
this trouble and talk is being clrcu-J
iuicu uy inoHu ouuuue me uisinci I
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Expects" Use of Pollco
"I have confidence in the people In
he downtown dlRtrlet. Thev wnnt- n
clean election, free from outside inter-1
ference, and I am willing to abide by
tho verdict of the downtown voters on
tho result.
"This report of gunmen is being cir
culated as an excuse on the part of the
Sollcc department to bring more police
owntown, which is absolutely unneces
sary. Pommer will be elected bv more
than 10,000 majority. Gallagher won't
carry a single ward."
"I have received information that
the presence of a number of gunmen is
expected in tho Twenty-sixth ward,"
Director Cortelyou said. "And I have
taken steps to cope with any trouble
which may arise. I cannot say now
where my information camo from, but
I am taking no cnances ot it nclug in
correct. 1 want no repetition of the
Eppley case.
"I want to say now that no out
Bide interference in a free and fair elec
tion will be allowed. 'I will do all in my
power to protect citizens- in voting.
"I have issued orders for all law
breakers to be arrested on sight, no
matter what their political affiliations,
All persons taken Into custody for caus
ing disorders will be dealt with sum
marily, and the co-operation of Dis
trict Attorney Rotan, which has been
assured us, along with speedy action by
Common Pleas court judges, will assure
swift and efficient punishment."
Pommer, Too, Has Ciuirges
Mr. Pommer, following tho example
of Senator Vare, declared the reports
of gunmen were utterly false. Ho said
ho is assured of enough votes without
resorting to illegal or strenuous
mcthqds.
Tho Vare candidate had an accusa
tion jof his own to make. He asserted
about thirty employes of the hlighway
bgreau have been "dismissed" and or
dered to report to Moore committeemen
in the fivo wards of tho dlstriqt.
Director Caven, who. has jurisdiction
over' the highway bureau, denied Pom
mer's statement.
"It is unfounded," the director said.
"Such a report as that is simply one
of the' last card tricks of Vare sup
porters." With the other wards fighting to a
virtual draw, both the Varcsand the
Continued on Fsse Two. Column Seven
Election Fraud Rewards
,r0ffercd by JO Committee
' The 'Committee of Seventy offers
rewards aggregating . $100,000 . and
ranging from $250 to $1000 for the
detection of election frauds tomor-'
row. j '
The offer is made in' a warning'
sent to all election officers of tho
,jclty by H. JTVD, Roach, secretary
lot the comtaUtee. Attention la
called to the secUon of tle city,
lnaiJlvpiw"1! "n
IRON HAND TO CURB
POLLS TERRORISM
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HARDING LOOKS FOR
VICTORY OVER COX;
ENDS CAMPAIGNING
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0. 0. "t. Nominee Leaves Do-
tailed Forecast to Party Man
agers Enjoys Rest
ASSERTS DEMOCRATS TRY
TO DECEIVE ON LEAGUE
Bv the Associated Trcsi
Marlon, O:, Nov. 1. His campaign
ing over and hit final analysis of cam
paign issues laid beforo the people- on
a pre-election statement, Senator Hard
ing took a rest today from the long and
arduous labors ot the presidential con
test. A smilo nnswered those who asked
'or his prediction of the outcomo of to
norrow's balloting and in place of any
'pecial pre-election clahn, ho called at
cntlon to his public utterances of tho
ast few weeks, in which he hns do-
clarcd many times that ho fully ex
pected .to bo inaugurated next March
aV the nation's chief exccMirc.
Detailed forecast ou tire result the
nominee left to his party managers,
saying that he'hnd made bis fight to
the best of his ability and was ready
to abide by the result.
In a final campaign statement issued
last night, Senator Harding declared the
election tomorrow would turn on two
clearly drawn issues : The Paris League
of Nations and a constructive domestic
policy. The lengue issue, as presented by
the Democrats, said the Kcpulican nom
inee, Could be summed up simply in this
question : ,
"Shall we enter the Paris Lcngtio of
Nations, assuming, nmonc other obliga
tions tho obligations of Articlo X?"
To this question, he sattl, the Demo
crats answered "yes" and tho Repub
licans nnswered "no."
Tho Republican candidate asserted
kalso that the country had answered
"no," and that, in consequence, the
Democrats had sought to "deceive" the
people as to the real nature of the
Lengue issue by making it nppcnr that
the Republicans were opposed to- -any
international association at all,
Jn domestic affairs, ho declared, there
was a clean-cut issue between the 'fol
lies" of the Wilson policies and a defi
nite constructive policy" proposed in
detail by the Republicans.
Nominee's Messago to tho People
The text ot his statement to the peo
ple follows:
"Two Issues are made by fho voters
in this campaign. One of them is the
foreign policy of th9UnItcd States. The
other is the domestic policy ot the
Unjtcd States.
"Between our Democratic opponent
and tho American people who are sup
porting tho Republican party theso Is
sues are clearly drawn.
"There has.bccn.n steady attempt to
deceive the pee pin as to the issue of our
forelsn poller! There has been tin at-
tcmtrt?-b? "therfDaTnocnrthrleaderg' to-
raatco tne American peopio ueneve tuut
tho Jtepublican policy is against Amer
ica entoring into a fraternity ot na
tions to prevent war and to co-operate
for peace, This is a deceit, and, of
course, is an attempt to blind the peo
ple to tho League of Nations issue as
it was framed by tho Democratic lead
ers and by the Democratic plattorm.
"The issue as presentod by tho Dem
ocratic administration and its repre
sentatives in this campaign is simply
tho question : 'Shnll wo enter tho Paris
Leaguo of Nations nssumlng among
other obligations the obligation of Ar
f. ;: w
ucip ai
"Tho answer of tho Democratic group
is 'yes.' Tlio nnswer of tho Repub
lican party and its candidate is 'po.'-
.Why Republicans Answer "No"
"Tho reason for answering 'no' to
the question drawn by our opponents Is
that America is 'not ready to mortgage
her conscience to tho old world or cn
gago to send her boys to war to carry
on nn old European ' controversy, or
place her resources at the beck and
call of a group of shrewd diplomats
acting for an armed alliance masked
under the benevolent title of the League
of Nations.
"America has already given her an
swer to the proposal to give up our
nationality and our flag. That nnswer
is 'no.' and 'no' is tho answer of the
Tteniihllean narty.
"My Democratic opponents hearing
that decisive 'no,' would like to change
the issue they havo presented and make
an issue on- the question of what our
party will do anout n league oi is a
tlons.
"I havo told them what I would
do. I have told them that I would do
my best to unlto America behind a
plan for an association of nations
which wo may join with snfety, honor
and good conscience, but without selling
our birthright for a mess of military
pottage. I have said from first to Inst
in this campaign that I would consult
tho Senate and consult the neonle. be
cause I am deeply Impressed with the
utter failure and waste of an executive
policy of fabricating a League of Na
tions first and consulting America
afterward.
Would Consult America First
"I want to consult America first.
and tnke a course which will unite
America and make it possible to join a
world fraternity of nations, rather
than a course which will divide America
and make it impossible for us to do
anything. A Democratic victory means
a continued deadlock with tho Senate.
which has been so fruitless and will be
fruitless lorcver.
"Our opponents have asked tr
American pcoplo to approve their dralt
of a league. The American peole have
said, 'no.' This means that the man
who is elected President must set his
face toward a constructivo plan. I have
pointed tne way.
"Tho other Issue in this campaign
arises from the noc.d of n definito con
structive poucy tor putting our own
house in order and attcndinir to thn
repairs and reconstruction whfch eight
years of Democratic mismanagement
have made necessary, A little more of
this mismanagement nnd 'of its wastes,
follies, spendthrift policy and vacillat
ing conduct would put our industry,
business and agriculture on ho rocks,
1 "The next administration will have
all It can do to make these repairs.
.Certainly, every onas attitude- toward
America's fut'jro and America's' ex
ample to s"8 worm requires, though Vof
a constructive program St would be
madness for us to go oti as we have been
going. For that reason I havo stated
tho program of tho Republican party?"
"I Jiavo 'said we must restore con-
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.HARDING AND COfc FAVOR GUARDING OF BIRDS
NEW YORK, Nor. 1. Senator Harding and Governor Cox
have expressed themselves in favor of guarding the national
'parks, and bird reservations In telegrams mado public toady by
Pearson F. Gilbert, president Of the National Association of
Audubon Societies.
TURKISH IMMIGRANTS TO U. S. FUMIGATED
NEW YORK, Nov. 1. Steerage pnssongers on tho Turkish
steamship Qui DJcmal, which arrived hero lato yesterday from
Constantinople, wcro today removed from tho ship to Hoffman
Island for "fumigation." Discovery by iicnltll officers of vermin
necessitated this move. Recent reports from American officials
in Turkey indicated that many of tho passengers lacked passports
U. S. COUSUL" AT MONTREAL RESIGNS
WASHINGTON, iNov. 1. J". L. Rogers, United States con
sul at Montreal, has resigned on account of ill health, it was
said today at tho state department. Vice Consul Cockran is in
charge, at Moutrcal ponding appointment of a permanent suc
cessor to Jatv Bogcv6.
NEW FARE CAUSES
GREAT JAM ON "L"
Seven-Cent Rate and Four Tick-
ot3 for a Quarter Present
Perplexing Problem
DELAYS ON ALL LINES
P. R. T. Short of Tickets;
Asks Patience of Public
The public is urged to be patient
with street enr conductors today.
The new tariff, providing seven-cent
cash fares or four tickets for twenty
five cents, went into effect this morn
ing. The heavy demand for the tick
ets exhausted the first supply on
mnny lines. Many conductors had
'difficulty also in getting enough pen
nies for change.
Thousands of car riders stood jammed
four abreast on the steps leading to West
Philadelphia "L" stations this morn
ing whle nu extra force of ticket sellers,
buried tinder nn avalanche ot small
change, coped with the new nnd per
plexing problems of the seven-cent tare,
with four strip tickets for a quarter.
The same delay, accompanied with
loud protests from scares of passengers
wuo were caused to Be from ten to lit
teen minutes late fof work, took place
on the surface line) nil oyer the citv.
-'At the. Philadelphia Rapid Transit
Co. offices it wus s4id the Inauguration
of tho new fare hnd slowed un'i service
.ejerywherc-nuil iiamxgnlhlimk'Airfre
received'-' - - - V Gfti-
The new faro went Into. effect about
4 o'clock this mornlnb wheu the MyU'.
crews matted mcir i-utw. xattic truuoic
occurred until 7 o'clock, when the rush
to worit in tne downtown section be
gan. Despite the well-thought-out prepara
tions of the P. R. T. management, the1
rush from 7 until after 0 o'clock over
whelmed ticket sellers and conductors.
The turnstiles are expected' to move
faster and click more merrily and less
crowding is expected during the home
ward movement this afternoon. This
is because the average car rider laid in
a generous supply of the coupon tickets
on his initial rldo this morning and will
not have to wait for change on the re
turn trip.
Tho demand for tho ncV tickets ex
ceeded all anticipations. Five million
of tho tickets were printed Jast week.
When the rush to work assumed its
greatest proportions this morning the
supplies ot tickets becamccxbaustcd and
runners were dispatched from the P. R.
T. Co.'s offices at Eighth and Dauphin
streets with extra strips.
Conductors Are Confused,
The shortage of tickets confused many
conductors, who hesitated as to what
they should do, nnd finally refused to
take on any more passengers.
Thomas E. Mitten, president of the
P. R. T., whose straight fivo-ccnt fare
plan wns scrapped by the Public Serv
ice Commission in making way fo(f the
present higher fare, prepared special
orders to guide employes in collecting
'the now rate. t
"Conductors will be most careful,"
tho order ran, "to cancel strip tickets
uftcr presentation by tlio car rider.
"Conductors arc forbidden to sell sin
gle tickets for seven cents from a strip.
"Every ..conductor will be supplied
with a uniform number of strip tickets.
"Emergency supplies of strip tickets
can be purchased by a conductor from
other condustors.
"Since the seven-cent fare involves
the use of nioro pennies, conductors
should carry several hundred more
pennies than usual.
"All conductors arc urged to be
courteous and help car-riddrs as much
as pOHslblo to an intelligent understand
ing of the new fare.
"Persons protesting against tho new
rate are to be referred to the company's
offices at Eighth nnd Dauphin streets,
Hell telephone number Diamond 7000
and Kcj stone, Park 1300.
"No conductor is nt present required
to sell more than $2 worth of strip
tickets to one passenger,"
Extra Cashiers on Hand
Extra cashiers were on hand at all
"L" stations in West Philadelphia, to
speed up the sale of the strip tickets this
morning. In nearly every instance the
rider took advantage of the four coupon
tickets for twenty-five cents feature of
the new fare.
Despite tho additional cashiers, the
process of making change caused long
lines to form In tho direction of the
turnstiles.
An innovation at surface Intersections
nnd junctions was tho -appearance of
cnshicrB'who marketed strip tickets on
tho street. .
WHERE TOMORROW?
Magistrate Carson .Has Right, An
swer to Faker's Question
Posing as a' blind roan, amLsollcIting
nlms from pedestrians "through tho
added medium of! pathetically worded
cards, Inscribed "Hero today where
tomorrow!" cost josepn aicuratn turee
jnonths In the Hon no of Conection.v -..
When arraigned before Magistrate '
Carson that official gave one glance n a,
taau-aaeMBT n, awmraw. u j-v
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TEST 'BLOODSTAIN'
- ON BRINES' AUTO
Question Raised by ' Defense
Delays Inquest Into Mur
der of Student
CHEMISTS EXAMINE SPOTS
TJie dark stain found on a door panel
of William P. Brines' abandoned mo
torcnr is being tested by chemists nnd
biologists to dctcrmino if It is really
human blood.
Brines is in prison charged with the
murder of Elmer C. Drewcs, Dartmouth
College student, found dead with a bul
let wound In the head at Mascher street
and City Line.
t Tho blcod tests, under th.o supervi
sion of Dr. William S. Robinson, city
chemist, were ordered by tho district at
torney's office when It wns learned the
defense would challenge the alleged fact
that bloodstains, were found on Brines'
automobile. ,
The exnminntion hns delayed an in
quest into the student's murder. Coro
ner Knight announced today he is ready
to hold an inquest nt once, but hns
postponed action nt tho request of tho
county prosecutor.
In mnklng the tests, elaborate pre
cautions had to betaken. The stain on
the automobile" door panel wns scraped
carefully off. A dark red stain on n
stone slab in a wall near where Drewes
was found nl-,o was scraped)
--The1craplngH. it is said, are to be
injected into one -or more rabbits. Tho
.life t fluid of the rabbits then 111 bo
;pijMnrdhojnr2pnfc,c-f hnmanrblood
in.j.ircriitinwr tucjAwranimats, it
is snui, c.
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rfha'A kfalnHnwrwilv plrMlmntfin
tial. 4pr automatic pistol found InTthe
abandoned carvjjasbecn identified as the
weapon bought iiiomo months ago by
Urines, who is n university ot Penn
sylvania Student. S&v,
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THIEF TAKES $24 IN CAFE
Highwaymen Escape In Motorcar
After Beating Victim
Five men attacked William Kennedy,
of 2300 Myrtlcwood street at Twenty
third nnd Wharton streets last night
nnd robbed. him of ,$20. They escaped
in an, automobile.
A thief ordered a meal in a restau
rant at 3002 Chestnut street last night,
and while John Brooks, the proprietor,
was In tho kitchen, tho ."customer"
pried open the cash drawer and escaped
with $24.
A. Simon sheltered a boy who hnd
been attacked by a juvenile gang in his
grocery store at Eighth nnd McKcan
streets last night, and finally was forced
to send in a riot call before the boys
could be dispersed. They broke a bulk
window In the store. George Trlnl,
fourteen yenrs old, and Tony Tuglcsa,
eighteen, both of Moore street near
Ninth, were nrrestcd by patrolmen of
the Fourth street nnd Siydcr avenue
station as meinoers oi me gang.
ACCUSE REAL ESTATE MAN
Witnesses Say He Obtained Depos
its on "Fake" Sales
James I. Betr, 802 South Fifty
sixth street, was held in $1000 bail
today by Magistrate Carson at Cen
tral Station, charged with extorting
money through "fake" sales of houses.
Betr is a real estate dealer, and his
most lucrativo method of making money
quickly, It is alleged, is tlirbugh.'scll
ing houses that do not belong to him.
At tho hearing this morning Mrs. II.
K. Kubn, 2715 Folsom.strcet, testified
she paid Beta a $000 deposit as pros
pective owner or a nouso locaieu ni
1428 'North Wilton street. When she
camo to.' take possession of her new
home she discovered tenants occupying
it and learned 'thaUBetz had not the
right to make tho sale, she charged.
Mrs. Fannie Krout, of 1424 Etting
street, claimed to havo paid a $1000
deposit under similar circumstances.
Mrs. Viola Purdy, 2024 Turner street,
testified that she paid $1G0 on a house
at G122 Marlon avenue when the place
was not for sale.
STEAL $2000 IN JEWELS
Thieves cutercd the home of I. 0. Sut
ton, 5400 Overbrook nvenue, early this
morning and stole $2000 worth of Jew
elry. The home of Joseph J. Mitz, nt
5828 Spruce street, was also entered
lato Saturday night, and Jewelry vajucd
at $1000 taken.
ELECTION RETURNS
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a hattory of telephones to give
spoclal aervlco tomorrow night,
election night.
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'and Lombard 68Q0 only for elec
tion information tomorrow night.
' THE
WJC'LEDGE
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An May a n
PARTY LEADERS
BOTH CONFIDENT
THEY WILL WIN
Will H. Hays Clalmar368, Pos
sibly 400, Electoral Votes
for Harding
DEMOCRATS HOPE FOR
ELEVENTH
R SWEEP
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White Declares feltction of Cox
Would 'MaMyurtem
FoiWOT?
Rival Chairmen "Cfaim"
Big Electoral Majorities
Following aro tho maximum claims
of electoral votes for Harding and
Cox, made respectively by Chairmen
Hays nnd White. In the list of
ench leader are Included states
which they admit are "doubtful,"
but refuse to concede to the opposing
candidate. The total vote necessary
to elect is 200. Both chairmen, it
will bo seen, .largely exceed that
number in their "claims" on the
eve of election day.
CHAinSIAN HATS CLAIMS FOIl
HAHDINa ,
Arizona, 3 N'cw Jta'pshtrs 4
California ... 13 New Jt'tiy .. 14
Colorado II New Mtxlcc- .. S
Connecticut . 7 Naw York .... 4.1
'):.. re .... a North Carolina 12
Idaho 4 North Dakota. II
Illlii"ls m Ohio 24
Indiana l.- Oklahoma in
Iowa ..- 13 Orecon R
Kansa 10 Tenneylvarrla .. 3
Kentucky 13 nhodo Iiland . n
Maine , 11 Knuth Dakota. ft
Maryland .... S Trnneaieo .... 12
Mans i-hiief in. IS Utah 4
MlenUin 15 Vermont ...... 4
Mlnn.iiJ'a .... 12 Wanlilnston .. 7
Mliso'irl is Weat Virclnla. 12
Montana 4 WUconaln .... IT
Nehras'M fl Womlns 8
Nevada ....... 3 .
Total 423
CHAIRMAN WHITE CLAIMS FOR COX
Alabama 12' Nevada 3
Arizona ..... 3 New Ha'tuhlre 4
Arkaneaa n New Jeraey .. 14
California .... 13 New Mexico ., 8
Colorado n Narth Carolina. 12
Connecticut ... 7 North Dakota. S
Florida (I Ohio ...-. 24
Georgia , 14 Oklahoma .... 10
Idaho 4 Houth Carolina I)
Indiana ...,,. 15. South Dakota. 3
Kemuckv 18 Tennesaee .... 12
Loulalnna .... Ill Texaa 20
Maryland 8 Utah ..., 4
Mlaalaalppl .... 10 Virginia 12
Mlaaourl ,.... 18 Washington ... 7
Montana 4 Weat Virginia. 12
Nebraska 8
Total 318
By the Associated Press
New York, Noy. 1. Both Republi
can and DemocratJc headquarters this
afternoon took up the stride which will
caffj'vthen-'in,tiiptflnavr' scene of thu'
presidcUjlfjHUMt' tomorrow aitfier to
ou major-parties reasserted conn
dclico In tho election of 'their candidates
as the last day of enmnnienintr nro-
pressed.
will H. Hays, chairman of the .Re
publican Nntional Committee, reiter
ated today that the Republican ticket
was "certain. to obtain 308 electoral
votes" in tomorrow's election, and that
there was a strong possibility of the
total reaching close to the 400 mark.
Tho number required to elect is 266.
Sees Big O. 0. P. Sweep
Mr. Hays did not make a formal
statement, resting on his declaration
of last night that "the evidence of
nn overwhelming Republican victory
honrly increases."
George White, Democratic national
chairman, declared "Cox and Roose
velt" will win.
Mr.' White, in a final formal state
ment, said that victory for the Demo
cratic presidential candidate will mean
that "militarism goes to jail forever,"
and that Republican success will mean
that "militarism is free to murder and
pillage again."
The Democratic chairman, in) his
statement, also said: "There is one
great decision beforo the American
voters tomorrow shall this nation join
the league with safeguarding reserva
tions and thus assuro world peace, or
shall this nation reject the league and
let militarism continue to run at
large?"
He asserted that tho "peace of the
world and progress of the United
States" depend upon tho votes tomor
row. , He Insisted that the only way
to obtain tho league nnd peaco is
through a vote for Governor Cox.
"Wo havo fought an absolutely clean
fight," Mr. White's statement con- i
eludes. "Wo have contended wltH
honor against tactics ranging from de
ceitful strategy and misrepresentation
to sncrilege Throughout we havo held
aloft, unstained, tho banner of the
League of Nations. The American peo
ple will carry it over the top tomorrow
to certain victory."
Many Close Contests
Interest in tho last day of the great
fight centers In the final desperate at
tempt to bring over tho "doubtful"
states with largo electoral votes to de
liver, or to savo United States sena
tors in other doubtful states where the
electoral voto is not large enough to
be indispensablo.
The salient cxamplo of states in the
first category is Ohio, homo state ot
tho chief presidential candidate, with
twenty-four votes, while the outstand
ing case of tho second class is Nevada,
with only th"r,ec.
Other states where the eleventh -boor
contest is intense, with both nnrties
sanguine of success, are Arizona, Ken
tucky, Mnryland, New Mexico, Ten
nessee, North Carolina and Oklahoma.
All these, n well as the Buckeyo state,
are claimed by both Republicans and
Democrats.
Second only in interest to the out
comtThf the voting Is the subject, "What
will tho women do?" Leaders of both
major parties disclaim possession ot ad
vance information on what is to be ex
pected of-the now class of voters, exer
cising their frnnchlBe In all the states
for tho first time.
Socialists Claim 3,000,000'
The Socialist party has made claims
for the largest proportionate women's
vote. With the new voters properly '
belonging to tne pnrty auuea to non-:
Hoclalisu who, tney say, will vote til
tlcltet in protest against tno imprison
ment of the party's presidential uqj
i.-.. r ri. n,. uij,W
predicts vote, ofat, least 8,000,(1
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