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Atlanta Wmwl VOL. XXVI. N0.'151 EXPOSE PROMISED UNLESS COOLIDGE STOPS BUTLER ROW Law League Says President Alone Can Save Disgrace to Philadelphia PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 25.—Pub lic interest in the controversy be tween Mayor W. Freeland Kendrick and his director of public safety. General Smedley D. Butler, has been intensified by the action of the Tj<iw Enforcement league in asking President Coolidge to intervene. The mayor, it is generally report ed, will ask for the resignation of General Butler as soon as he is well enough to receive the request. The general is convalescing from a se cold. The Law Enforcement in its telegram to the presi threatens o make public “evi charging political corrptiun the line in the state of by federal office-hold ers.” “You alone can save Philadelphia from further disgrace’ and humilia tion,” the telegram stated. The fact th. t Mayor Kendrick and Joseph M. -Steel, president of the league, are on the reception commit tee which will greet the president on his visit to this c’ty tonight, add ed interest to the situation. A broad intimation was given, it was said, that if the mayor broachas.the sub ject to the president in the midst of the exercises celebrating the 150th anniversary of the meeting of the first contihental congress, represen tatives of the league will not be slow to tell the president their side of the case. It was regarded certain by those in close touch with the situation, however, that the occasion will no*, be taken advantage of to bring up the matter. COOLIDGE WON’T REPLY NOW TO INTERVENTION REQUEST WASHINGTON, Sept. 25.—1 t was indicated at the White House today that President Coolidge would not reply immediately to the request of the law-enforcement league of Phil adelphia to intervene in the contro versy between Mayor Hendrick and Brigadier-General Smedley D. But ler. Shot in Back Kills Young Alabamian; Posse Seeks Slayer TALLADEGA, Ala., Sept. 25. Lawrence Curd, young man of Rag land, Ala., died Wednesday in a Birmingham hospital of bullet wounds, and Deputy Sheriff Perry < Campbell, of this county, was in jured a few hours later while he was attempting to arrest “Bud” Thompson, alleged slayer of Curd. Curd was shot in the back, accord ing to officials, while he was work ing on his automobile near Lincoln, in this county. The motive for the shooting has not been learned. Campbell and Sheriff George Burk, of Talladega county, were fired upon when they went to Thompson’s home to arrest him. After bringing the wounded deputy back to Talla dega, the sheriff with a posse re turned to search for Thompson. Of ficers believe that one of Thomp son's sons was injured in the gun battle that took place at the time 4 the deputy was injured. Home of Kentuckian Is Riddled by Bullets Fired by Mob of 150 LAWRENCEBURG, Ky., Sept. 25. A watch, a sweater and a trail of blood were the clews upon which Anderson county officers were work ing today in an effort to determine identity of a band of mon who fired hundred bullets into the hK’ine Sea, prosperous to baqto grower and independent buyer, Tuesday al midnight. Members of Mr. Sea's family escaped injury, although windows were shattered and pictures on the wall punctured by bullets. The trail of blood found in the yard indicated, •. officers believe, that when Mr. Sea returned the fire with a shotgun and revolver he wounded members of £he attacking party. He followed the trail in the yard to a point on a nearby road where automobiles in which the men came were parked. Mr. Sea estimated there were 35 automobiles and about 150 men. 1 00-Year-Old Woman Dies; Was Last Mother Os Civil War Veteran BLOOMINGTON. Ind.. Sept. 25. Mrs. Ellen Buskirk, who celebrated her 100th birthday last January 22, with “open house.” died here today after a week's illness. So far as known she was the last remaining mother of a Civil war veteran. The Weather Forecast for Saturday: Forecast for Saturday Virginia: Fair and warmer. North and South Carolina. Geor gia; Probably showers, slightly warmer. Alabama: Probably showers; slightly warmer. Mississippi; Showers. Tennessee: Showers. , Kentucky: Showers. Louisiana: Unsettled, showers in north portion. Arkansas; Showers; colder. Oklahoma: Partly cloudy; prob ably showers, colder. East Texas: Partly cloudy, prob ably showers in north portion, colder in the interior. West Texas: Partly cloudy prob ably showers m nor’h portion. Colder. Published Every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday WORLD NEWS TOLD IN BRIEF GENEVA. —Santo Domingo ap- 1 I plies for membership in League of I Nations. i CALGARY, Alta. Prince of Wales arrives at end of his railroad journey to his ranch. MOSCOW. —Nearly whole of Len. ingrad is inundated by worst flood in years; 19 deaths are reported. BOSTON. —Lotta Crabtree, once famous actress, who retired from the stage 30 years ago, dies aged seven ty-s&ven years. NASHVILLE. Tern—Mrs. Matilda K. Baskette, 89. said to have been | only person in United States to cul tivate Egyptian brown cotton, dies. WASHINGTON.—NationaI Wom an’s party announces question of married woman’s right to sign maid en name to government checks will be reopened. HE LS ING FORS? Fin la nd.—G reat damage is reported caused by gales and floods and the water level of the Gulf of Finland reaches its high est stage in a century. BALTIMORE. Brakeman on President Coolidge’s special, bearing president and party from Philadel phia. to Washington, is knocked from train and killed. PHILADELPHIA. President Coolidge is formally made a member of the Carpenter's company, the first outsider to be taken in at Car penter’s hall celebration. NEWARK, N. _ J?-Ad Stone, of Paterson, N. J., in sensational 12- round light heavyweight fight, wins newspaper decision over Young Strib ling, Macon, Ga., school boy. NEW YORK. Censorship of Breadway plays by members of New York police department will be un dertaken immediately, Police Com missioner Enright announces. LONDON. —Negotiations for pro posed Franco-German treatv of com- U. S. WORLD FLIERS , AT SUN FRMCISCO; TRIP DHEVENTFUL 1 . SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., Sept. 25. The U. S. army world fliers landed at Crissy field here this afternoon at 2:20 o’clock (Pacific time), after a hop from Santa Monica. The day’s flight was uneventful. THRONG AT SANTA MONICA TO SEE FLIERS DEPART CLOVER FIELD, Santa Monica, Cal., Sept. 25.—The world fliers, led by Lieutenant Lowell H. Smith in the flagship Chicago, hopped off from here this morning for Crissy field, San at 10 a. m. Lieutenant Leslie Arnold, mecha nician for Flight Commander Lowell H. Smith, remarked that the fliers had traveled 28,000 miles on their way to Santa Monica and had been in the air 350 hours. He explained that these are “round figures.” From Clover field the planes flew due west about two miles, and then turned north over the coast line, and in five minutes had disappeared be yond the mountains to the north. A crowd of about a thousand saw the planes take off. The fliers were refreshed by a day of leisure spent near the strating point of their around-the-world flight. With favorable weather condi tions, the fliers w’ere to follow the coast route, flying over Santa Bar bara, Santa Maria, San Luis Obispo, Paso Robles, Salinas and San Jose, arriving at Crissy field about 3 o’clock. In case of heavy fog or clouds along the coast route, however, it was planned to use the valley route, flying over the Tehachapi pass and up the west side of the San Joaquin valley. Tomorrow the three planes are scheduled to proceed from San Fran cisco to Eugene, Ore., spend the night there and continued on to Seattle Saturday. TRANSPACIFIC FLIGHT NEXT IS BEING PLANNED HONOLULU, Sept. 25.—(8y the Assbciated Press.) —Plans for a trans pacific flight by airplane from San ■ Francisco to the Philippines and I Australasia, with several Pacific i countries and the army and navy co- i operating, are announced here by j the Pan-Pacific Union. The purpose of the flight will be ; j to study the possible establishment I j of five or more permanent air lines I linking up countries bordering on I the Pacific ocean. ZANNI TO HOP TO SHANGHAI DESPITE LU’S OBJECTION SHANGHAI. Sept. 25.—(8y the Associated Press.) —Major Pedro I Zanni, the Argentine aviator en gaged in an air cruise around the world, will fly from Hong Kong to Shanghai tomorrow, according to announcement made here today by A. Del Carrill, the Argentine con sular representative here. The announcement of Major Zanni’s intention to fly to Shanghai came after a report that General Lu Yung-Hsiang military governor of Chekiang province, had urged the Argentine consular representative there to insist on postponement of Major. Zanni’s flight to Shanghai be cause of the war in that area. Senor Del Carrill replied that he I had obtained permission for the I flight of Major Zanni from the cen | tral government at Pekin and added I that the Argentine aviator intends to land at a point in the Whangpoo > riser remote from the fighting area. Pershing Is Entitled To $21,500 Per Year, Comptroller Decides WASHINGTON. Sept. 24.—Gener al Pershing is entitled to the full pay and allowances he received as an active officer, amounting to $21,- 500 a year, Comptroller General Mc- Carl ruled today. Previous opinions have held that Pershing would retain his full sal ary <>f $13,700 on the retired list but i would have ta lose his SB,OOO allow i ance of office. mcrce falls through, because of ina bility, Berlin advices say, of negoti ators to find common basis for ac tion. PH ILADELPHIA. Pres i d e n t Coolidge, speaking at celebration of 150th aniversary of first continental congress at Philadelphia, pleads sot determined resistance to encroach ments on constitution. WASHINGTON. Colonel Theo dore Roosevelt, nominated at Roch ester by Republican state convention as candidate for governor of New York, anounces his intention to re sign immediately as assistant secre tary of navy. OTTUMWA, lowa.—United States Senator Albert B. Cummins, of lowa, in an address declares it would be “absolutely certain” that the senate would elect Charles W. Bryan for vice president and “the deadlock in the house” continuing “Mr. Bryan would become president.” NEW YORK.—Rev. O. R. Miller, superintendent of New York Civic league, before platform at state Re publican convention at Rochester, N. Y., opposes naming of Ku Klux Klan in platform on ground that four-fifths of members of organiza tion in state are Republicans. PHI LA DELPHlAe—Alleging wide spread corruption in Pennsylvania by federal officeholders’ law enforce ment league of city calls on Presi dent Coolidge to intervene in contro versy between Mayor Kendrick, o» Philadelphia, and his director of pub lic safety. Brigadier General Smedley D. Butler. NEW YORK.—Neptune associa tion. American deck officers’ organi zation, in attempt to test constitu tionality of recent British-American liquor treaty, seeks injunction re straining Cunard Steamship com pany, Ltd., from bringing liquor within jurisdiction of United States. 1776 SCENES WILL BE BE-EWEO IN BIG CELEBRUTION PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 25.—The celebration of the 150th anniversary of the meeting of the first conti nental congress and the 200th anni versary of the founding of the Car penter’s company, in whose historic hall the patriots met to discuss the relations of the colonies with the mother country, begaYi today. A two-days’ program, which began at Carpenter’s hall today and ends tomorrow at historic Valley Forge, had been arranged. Tonight Presi dent Coolidge will deliver an ad dress. Carpenter's hall, well preserved through the interest of the Carpen ter’s company, which still exists, stands almost hidden between tall building. It was here that the con gress assembled in September, 1774, after the patriots had met at the city tavern and found that place too small. They marched from the tavern to Carpenter’s hall. Promi nent in the procession were Colonel Washington, John and Samuel Adams, Patrick Henry and Peyton Randolph, who was made president of the congress. The congress con tinued in session until October 26, and during its life issued a declara tion of the rights and grievances of the colonies. The governors of the thirteen orig inal states were invited to attend the double celebration today as were also the military commands from the states whose history reaches back to the American revolution These military organizations, in their picturesque uniforms, will be reviewed at historic Independence hall as they parade to Carpenter’s hall. Later, the first session of the first continental congress will be re-en acted in the hall where it met. The actors will be members of the An cient Accepted Scottish Rite of Free I Masons, and it was planned to have I the costumes and speaking parts ac i cord with the historic ones of the I meeting. Ot the conclusion a certificate of honorary membership in the Car penter company will be given to President Coolidge, and will be re ceived in his behalf by Senator George Wharton Pepper, as the president will not arrtve in Philadel phia until tonight. Flood Waters Threaten City of Lyons, France; Gales Sweep Coast LYONS. France, Sept. 26. —The flood in the Rhone river valley in this district is becoming threaten ing. Parts of the wharves here al ready are submerged, and the bad weather continues. Railroad authorities say it will re quire at least a week to restore communication with Marseilles. GALE R VGING ACROSS FRENCH ATLANTIC COAST I.A ROCHELLE, France. Sept. 26. ‘ A gale is raging along the Atlantic i coast of France, devastating gar- I dens, damaging houses and keeping fishing boats in their harbors. Many i vessels have failed to make port. MOI NTAINOUS SEAS Rl N OX COAST OF BRITTANY VANES. France, Sept. 26.—A storm of unparalleled violence is re : ported all along the Brittany coast. f rain falling in ceaseless torrents, i Mountainous seas are. running, keep ing the fishermen in port. iTom Taggart Rushed To Boston Hospital With Appendicitis BOSTON .Sept. 24.—Thomas Tag gart, Democratic leader of Indiana, j was removed to a hospital here from his Cape Cod summer home today threatened wiht appendicitis. Examination at the hospital, how ever. indicated the patient probably could ba treated successfully with ‘ out an operation. His general physi- I cal condition was said to be good. Dress Remnants 66c a Yard Remarkable offer on 5-yard rem i nants of serges, tricotines and suit i ings being made by Textile Mills , Co.. Dept. 534, Kansas City, Mo. I Write them today for free informa- I tion. — (Advertisement.) I ROOSEVELT CHOSEN US 0.0. P. NOMINEE FDR N. X. GOVERNOR First Ballot Gives Him Ma jority Over Three Opponents Al Smith Will Defeat Roosevelt by 250,000, Norman Mack Says SYRACUSE, N. Y.» Sept. 25. Norman E. Mack, of Buffalo, Democratic national committee man, when . told of Theodore Roosevelt’s nomination as the Republican candidate for gov ernor, said Al Smith will beat him by 250,000 votes. ROCHESTER, N. Y., Sept. 25. Theodore Roosevelt, assistant secre tary of the navy, was nominated for governor by the New York Republi can state convention here today. The choice was made upon the first bal lot. Colonel Roosevelt had a majority over the. combined votes for his three competitors, Colonel William Hay ward,.ef New York; District At torney Guy B. Moore, of Buffalo, and Supreme Court Justice Arthur S. Tompkins, of Nyack. The vote was: Roosevelt, 563; Hayward, 187; Moore, 101; Tompkins, 134. The nomination later was made unanimous by acclamation upon mo tion of former Governor Odell. The platform adopted declares that tne Republican party recognizes neither color, creed; nor race as a test of good citizenship or as a dis qualification for holding office. “It could not do this,” the docu ment adds, “and remain Republi can or American. We condemn and oppose a. y organization, whether it be called Ku Klux Klan or by any other name, that seeks directly or in directly to weaken this fundamental American doctrine either in letter or in spirit. The Ku Klux Klan was mentioned in a plank headed “Fundamental Principles.” The plank concluded by stating that “we condemn any can didate or party that endeavors to make political capital of such an Is sue, and, while posing as its cham pion, betrays the cause of liberty by a direct appeal to racial and religious groups.” Roosevelt will leave Rochester to night for Washington, where he will tender his resignation as as sistant secretary of the navy to President Coolidge tomorrow. This announcement was made this afternoon by Roosevelt's special con vention secretary, Earl Hartnett. HARMONY IS KEYNOTE AS DEMOCRATS CONVENE SYRACUSE, N. Y., Sept. 25.—Har mony was the dominant note at the formal opening of the Democratic state convention today with Francis E. Cullen, of Oswego, the keynote orator. Bitter battles of previous conventipns were conspicuous by their absence and all was in readiness to renominate Governor Smith and other state officers without a hitch. After Mr. Cullen’s address and the appointment of committees they planned to recess until tomorrow, when nominations will be made and other business cleaned up. The resolutions committee was to meet late today to frame the party’s platform. Senator James J. Walker, close friend of Governor Smith, was understood to be the choice for chair man of the platform committee. bebliWtestb ON IMPORT TAXES LEVIED OX PARIS PARIS. Sept. 2G. —(By the Asso ciated Press.) —The German charge d’affaires here today presented to the French government Germany’s official protest against the French decree imposing a 23 per cent im port duty on all goods from Ger many, dating from October 1. Germany's intention to try to in duce France to cancel the levy was made known in, Berlin on Tuesday. Germans Regret That Beautiful Zeppelin Must Go to America BY EDGAR ANSEL MOWRER (By Radio tv The Atlanta Journal and the Chicago Daily N’ew».) BERLIN. Sept. 26. —‘‘What a pity such a beautiful production of Ger man genius must be given to the Americans!” This is the only comment of mil lions of Germans who have wel comed the ZR-3, in its thirty-four hour cruise. with cheers and triumph. As this is written, on Fri day. the great airship has just swept over the Berlin office of The At lanta Journal, the motors roaring smoothly. Wireless reports, available every quarter of an hour, announce that the American representative aboard is more than pleased with the mo tors but the impressions can only be confirmed when the trip is ended. The popular enthusiasm is simple incredible, crowds flocking to all open places around the Branden burger gate at the reiehstag. Noth ing else recently has awakened such deep-felt emotion. “Why are you so enthusiastic?” the writer asked a German. “Zeppelins are a triurrvJi of Ger man skill,’’ he replied. "No other nation has done anyCiing compar able. 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Mr. Sweeten, despite his advanced age, went to see her because, “after all, Elsie is the boys’ mother,” and wanted to talk to her about the boys’ future. “My son is gone and nothing we can do will bring him back,” said Sweeten. “But there are three little boys to look v.fter. They are fine boys and for their sake, I hope El sie does not hang.” When the aged man confronted Mrs. Sweeten, he extended his hand without a word. The daughter-in law took it in both of her hands and bowed her head. “He made me do it,” she began. “I didn’t want to.” “I came to talk to you about what to do with the boys,” broke in Mr. Sweeten. “Let me tell you about it,” said Mrs. Sweeten. “I didn’t want to do it. When he first named it. I said I would not. But he kept after me. I argued for a month but he kept telling me to do it. I was irv his power. Anything he said I felt like I must do. “It was terrible for me •to give Wilford the first poison. When he didn’t die. Hight came to the house. He handed me a peach and slipped a note in my hand at the same time which said to give him some more. All the time mj’ husband was sick he was coming to my house and giving me notes telling me to give more poison.” The mother begged that the chil dren might he allowed to come to Salem arid visit her in the jail. She insisted that tb‘ > boys not be sepa rated and that they be sent to the Masonic orphanage. When her father-in-law started to leave, Mrs. Sweeten requested him to stay longer, declaring she was “afraid and awfully lonesome” in the Salem jail. - s. Cweeten's apathy to food has aroused concern. The only nourish ment she has taken since she was brought here Tuesday was a glass of milk late yesterday. Dr. S. A. Atlanta, Ga., Saturday, September 27, 1924 . "We Will Remain Sweet l hearts Until Death Parts Us,” Rev, Lawrence Hight Declares NASHVILLE, TH., Sept. 25.—(8y I the Associated Press.) —The Rev. I Lawrence M. Hight, held in jail here in connection with the poison plot that cost Lhe lives of his wife, Anna, and the husband of his confessed accomplice, Mrs. Elsie Sweeten, to day showed no outward strain of his plight, while Mrs. Sweetin, in jail at Salem, 111., worried more Over I the future of her three children . than her imprisonment. “Mrs. Sweeten and I are still ; sweethearts and will remain sweet hearts until death parts us,” the ; minister said. Jail attendants said Hight was jo- ■ vial and talked freely. He mention- ■ed his children and said for their . sake he repented more than ever of having committed the crime through which they lost their mother. Thompson said last night she was on the verge of a nervous break , down. Does Your Mail Route Need Building Up? If you are in danger of losing your daily delivery because the amount of mail matter handled is below or near the mini mum amount required, drop us a note and we will outline a helpful plan. Circulation Dept. 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Felder, on charges that they received money which they misrepresented was to be used in the bribery of former At torney General Daugherty and other government officials. The indictment was upheld when the court overruled a demurrer re cently filed by Felder in which he contended that the three defendants were not charged with the violation of any statute of the United States and that the charges were vague and indefinite. Means, Jarnecke and Felder were indicted by a federal grand jury last March on charges that they had received $65,800 from officials of the Creager system and the Glass Cas ket Company of Altoona, Pa., for purposes of alleged bribery. They are accused of having represented to these officials, who had just been convicted of using the mails to de fraud in the sale of stock of the Glass Casket company, that the money was to be paid to the then Attorney General Daugherty, United States District Attorney Haywood and other government officials. In return for this money they are al leged to have told the convicted men the government officials would cause them to be dealt with len iently. SARDIS CHAMBER OPENED AUGUSTA, Ga., Sept. 25. —A party of Augusta business men, including Mayor Julian M. Smith and Jonn Sylvester, president of the board of commerce, visited Sardis yesterday and participated in the forma! open ing of the Sardis Chamber of Com merce. How to Stop Fit Attacks If you have attacks of Fits, Ep ilepsy or Falling Sickness I will tell you how to secure FREE a home treatment which has permanently stopped the attacks in hundreds of cases. It gives immediate relief Write today to Arpen Lab., Desk 11, Station C, Milwaukee, Wis. (Advertisement.) 5 CENTS A COPY, j SI A YEAR. U FOLLETTE MBH ELECTORS BARRED BX COURT RULING California Socialists’ Offer to Substitute Names Is Accepted SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 25. Thirteen presidential electors, named by petitions of California voters and committed to supnort the candidacy of Robert M. La Follette, stood barred today from the ballot at the general election in November as a result of a four to three decision of the state supreme court yesterday. The decision of the supreme court was based upon the finding that a presidential elector is merely the agent of a political party, operating solely through a political convention as a sort of messenger and there fore cannot be placed upon the bal lot by initiative petition but only through the agency of a party con vention. Aroused by the decision, La Fol lette supporters in San Francisco today were discussing measures which might overcome the legal handicap placed upon their candi date by the court. In Los Angeles the La Follette organization resolv ed to start a movement to recall the justices who wrote the majority opinion. As far as the general election was concerned two alternatives remained for the La Follette supporters to day. One was to write in the names of the barred thirteen electors or to accept an offer of the socialist par ty, made yesterday, to withdraw their electors and place the La Fol lette group on the ticket of that party apd thereby assure them a place on the ballot. SOCIALIST PARTY OFFER ACCEPTED BY LA FOLLETTE CHICAGO, Sept. 25.—Representa tive John M. Nelson, of Wisconsin, national manager of the La Follette- Wheeler campaign, announced today that the independent organization’s presidential electors in California would be*entcred under the socialist party label. A formal public statement accom i panying the announcement said that * Senator La Follette “desired to run, as an independent but the action of I the California supreme court will 1 force him to go on the socialist bal lot with the same election." “This effort of the predatory in terests to rob La Follette of Cali fornia will not succeed,” Mr. Nel son’s statement said: “La Follette will win California and the people will rebuke those who deny the free exercise of their elec tion franchise.” Day & Heaton Failure . i ' May Involve Others; ■ Sleuths Probe Case NEW YORK, Sept. 25.—New evi dence unearthed by expert account ants and police detectives caused au thorities Thursday to speed investi gation of the Day and Heaton stock brokerage bankruptcy. Authorities indicated that several persons would] be involved in the $700,000 failure, in addition to George R. Christian, missing treasurer of the firm. Attorneys for the five members of Day and Heaton whom Christian left behind conferred with acting District Attorney Brothers, with the bank ruptcy receivers and with police of ficials in charge of the case. Authorities claimed to have learn ed in the last 24 hours that Chris tian, believed to have been in Cana da vacationing at that time, had mailed from the New York general postoffice to James W. Waterbury, of the firm of Day & Heaton, an un signed letter of four pages describ ing thefts of customers’ securities and shortages in house accounts. This was u week before Day & Heaton went into voluntary bank ruptcy and resigned fro mthe New York stock exchange. According to the detectives, Waterbury did not tell his partners about the letter, as he "thought the matter could ba straightened out.” The stock exchange also was in vestigating the failure, and seeking to forearm itself against other resig nations of membership, under simi lar circumstances. Dawes’Attacks Are Helping La Follette, Party Leaders Warn CHICAGO, 111., Sept. 24.—Ad vised that his continued attacks on Senate La Follette in the northwest are doing more harm than good, Charles G. Dawes, Republican vice presidential nominee, may take a new tack on his next trip to Wis consin and Minnesota. Dawes leaves tonight for a three day tour into the northwest. He said he expects to talk extempo raneously from now on. From Republican sources in the northwest word has come to Dawes that it would be far better for the party if he softened his blows at La Follette. They prefer to have Dawes ignore La Follette. Dawes’ speeches up to this thne have dealt almost wholly with La Follette’s determination to curb the powers of the supreme court. On this trip, he may talk less about this subject and more about agri-J cultural conditions and his own achievements as federal director of the budget. Bandits Jail Marshal, ,’i Isolate Town, Then Loot Bank Leisurely TRUMAN, Minn., Sept. 25.— After relieving Charles Draf, night marshal here, of his gun, flashlight and keys, seven bandits who drove into town about 1 a. m. today, escorted the'of ficer to the jail, locked him in a cell a?.d then leisurely blew the vault of the Truman National bank. They escaped with S3OO in silver and an undetermined amount of loot taken from eight uafety deposit boxes in the vault. The bandits cut all wires leading into the town and held the citizens at bay for more than three 4 hours.