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School Bond Issue Will Win If Voters Rally To The Polls The Augusta Herald Want Ads tell how, to junk your old automobile profitably. VOLUME XXXI, No. 306 CANDIDATES END DRIVE TODAY Blood Flows in Ohio Town as Klan Gets Ready For Parade Troops Ordered to Scene After Four Men Shot NILES, Ohio.—Warfare between the Ku Klux Klan and Knights of the Flaming Circle, resisting plans for a klan parade through the city streets, blazed into a series cf street disorders Saturday, in which four men were shot and three injured by mob violence. COIJLIMBUS, Ohio. One regiment of Ohio nation al guard was ordered mobilized for duty at Niles shortly after 1 o’clock Saturday afternoon by Governor Donahey, following receipt of official information that three men had been shot and wounded. NILES, O—Three men were shot Saturday afternoon in the third outbreak of the day in the com munity strife racing about a pa rade of the Ku Klux Klan schedul ed for 3 o'clock. Joe Mahone, Dominick Terone and Arthur Davis, all members of the Kniohts of the Flaming Circle to the Klan, were shot from auto mobile about a half mile from an outlying ball park at which several hundred klansmen had assembled for the parade. •’lajor Christie, of ths Youngs* Stown unit of the Ohio National •ruard, immediately wired Governor tDonahey, urging that troops be sent into Niles immediately. ROBED KLANSMEN ARE ATTACKED. NILES, O.—Two robed klajis men were attacked by an excited crowd of pedestrians in the busi ness section of the city Saturday in the second street clash in the strife between the klan and opposing forces. The pair were seized near the headquarters of the Knights of the Flaming Circle, which has arrayed itoelf against a parade of klansmen arranged for this afternoon. The crowd of more than a score of men dragged their victims from an open car, beat them and ordered them out of the neighborhood. Feeling ran high in the city after the clash. Sheriff John E. Thomas and Chief of Police L. J. Round conferred immediately on steps to preserve order. At the same time it was learned that more than 200 klansmen had assembled at an out lying ball park ready for their pa rade. NILES, Ohio. —Niles.which here tofore has had no distinction ex cept as the birthplace of President McKinley. Saturday faced the pos sibility of open strife as members gathered for meetings of the Ku Klux Klan and the Knights of the Flaming Circle an anti-klan or ganization. Hundreds of citizens planned to spend Saturday in Cleveland and other nearby cities in anticipation of a threatened clash. Some merchants kept their stores closed all day; others plan ned to lock the doors at noon, a few hours before the time set for a klan parade and to remain in their homes. The first shooting occ rred early Saturday after polonel F. A W-‘- kins, reputed Head of the klan in Mahoning Valley, was threaveneu and while Sheriff John Thomas, chief of police, L. J. Rounds, three inspectors sent here by Governor Donaghey and several citizens were preparing to confer. It followed re fusal of Mayor H. C. Kistler to re voke a permit for tho parade ana of Governor Donaghey to send troops as reauested by the mayor, Sheriff Thomas and Chief Rounds. YOUNG MAN IS SHOT THREE TIMES Frank McDermott, 1!>. son of John McDermott, chairman of the committee which presented to May or Kistler the resolution adopted by the citizens' committee demanding that he revoke the permit, was shot three times when a man in an auto mobile fired into a crowd standing on Main street several hours after the meeting of the Flaming Circle ended. The automobile sped away McDermott’s condition was said to be not serious. Threat* to shoot Colonel Watkins were made when be was overtaken n ,-oute to his home in Youngs " after attempting to arrange IriTi for four alleged klansmen sr jos ted for carrying concealed weap- Ho was rushed back to the onHoe station here and later escort poiioe sia -herlffs automobile. kThreaS o "rouMe were seen in clr \ Threats h meeting of {sgs^a«si3sr: sirs , i*i«n parade, was interpreted as the V ' , * n of warfare,” JiVind county officials Intimated. THE AUGUSTA HERALD DAILY, sc; SUNDAY, sc. LEASED WIRE SERVICE. SAYSJ. P, MORGAN FIRM BFRIND REPUBLICAN CAMPAIGN WASHINGTON. —In an analysis of evidence placed before the sen ate campaign fund investigations Frank P. Walsh, counsel for Sena tor LaFollette, declared Saturday it had been shown at least 75 per cent of the republican contributions re ported to date have come "directly from the representatives of great corporate interests.” Upon the basis of the data now made public, he said, ‘‘lt can bo stated as a fact that the banking firm of .T. P. Morgan and Company has underwritten the republican campaign fund.” The LaFollette attorney declared further that even more shocking Is the circumstances that contribu tions are listed from numerous in dividuals directly interested as de fendants in antitrust suits, prose cutions for fraud upon the govern ment and persons directly interest ed in tax refund cases, oil leases, flexible tariff adjustments ami other proceedings now pending either in the courts or in the exact*- tive departments at Washington.” BULLDOGS BATTLE TENNESSEE VOLS AT ATHENS TODAY ATHENS, Ga.—With both Cap tain Fletcher of Georgia and Cap tain Lowe of Tennessee out of the game Saturday afternoon the Bull dogs hoped to celebrate their “home coming day” by winning their third straight game from the University of Tennessee Volunteers. The line up was given: Tennessee Position Georgia Brown Curran Left End. Batey Taylor Left Tackle. Deaver Joselove Left, Guard. Robertson .* R. Day Center. King Rogers Right Guard., Burdette t Luckey Right Tackle. .Tones Thompson Right End. Darkness Moore Quarterback. Flowers Weihrs Left Halfback. Neff Nelson Right Halfback. Campbell Thomason Fullback. EAMONN de VALERA Sentenced to One Month's Imprisonment B ELK A.ST—Eamonn deValeria the republican leader, was sent enced to one month’s improsonment In the court of the second division Saturday. M* declined to recognize the court, which he called "the creature of a foreign power.” Ad ding "It Is all a farce." DeValeria was arrested at Londonderry Sun day night when he appeared to ad dress a, meeting In defiance of a warning not to re-enter Ulster ter , ritwry. THE ONE PAPER IN MOST HOMES—THE ONLY PAPER IN MANY HOMES. DAVIS DECLARES CONGRESS WILL BE PLEDGED 10 RICH PURPOSES Says Body Will Not Be Fav orable to Coolidge STATES LA FOLLETTE CAN’T EXPECT VICTORY Nominee Makes Fifth State ment of Series _JL_ NEW YORK.—In the fifth statement of the series being issued by John W. Davis, dem ocratic candidate for president for the purpose of summariz ing campaign issues, it was claimed Saturday that “the country will elect a congress pledged to progress and reme dial liberal legislation." The statement further de j dares that Senator LaFollette i has no chance for election and ' adds that “it is evident that President Coolidge has not been and will not be in accord with the purposes of such a congress at it is said will be elected.” The statement said: WOULD STRENGTHEN LABOR’S POSITION "During the campaign I havo at tempted to discuss the issues be fore us with the greatest frank- I ness and sincerity, I have done my utmost to make my position on I all the questions of the day clear j cut. I have pledged myself, if I elected, to do everything within | my power to open up the markets | of the world for our products, as the business men of the country cannot hope for real and durable prosperity on any other basis. As manufacturers and merchants can not prosper unless the farmers prosper, I have promised to exert my every effort to raise agricul ture to a plane of equality with our other great industries. Ltusi ness cannot prosper while idle ness, poverty and discontent exist among our wage earners and sal aried men and women, who con stitute the great bulk of the buy ing public. So X have pledged my self to continue the democratic policy of strengthening the posi tion at labor. “None of these things can be ac complished without honesty and courage, in government and com plete accord and co-operation be tween the president and congress. “LA FOLLETTE HAS NO CHANCE" "There Is no doubt that the coun try will elect a congress pledged to progress and remedial liberal leg islation. It Is admitted now that Senator LaFollette has no chance of election. It is evident that Pres ident Coolidge has not been and will not be in accord with its higli purposes. "Do the people want legislation or do they want vetoes and ob struction and four years of dead lock between the president and congress 7 “From the many expresstoris are coming , in from all classes from every state and from the endorsements received from the various organizations and from members of ull parties, I urn con vinced that the people do want remedial legislation, that they do desire harmonious relations be tween congress and the president and that they realize that they can assure these things only by voting at this election for the state and national candidates of the demo cratic party." Mr. Davis made the charge Fri day night In a speech that the re publican party was trying to buy the election. lie read the letters of Joseph R. Grundy who raised $600,000 in Pennsylvania and contrasted what he railed the spirit of materialism which collected money from pro tected manufacturers with th< spirit of Idealism shown in a letter of a "gold star mother" who sent her dead son's Insurance check to the democratic campaign fund. PRAYER FOR RAIN RIDGEWAY, Pa.—A prayer for rain was offered Friday night by residents of Marlenvtl'e, Elk coun ty, »«s a result of forest fires that have been burning In that section. One fire was reported Saturday to have burned twenty acre* of tim and trains on private railways of the Wheeler and Ditzenbury and the Central Pennsylvania Dumber Company have been forced to cease operations. AUGUSTA GEORGIA, SATURDAY AFTERNOON. NOVEMBER 1, 1924 Get Millions JHB' ' They have inherited $12,000,000, but Crawford Kailey (below) and his wife (above), instructors at the Unl varaity of California, are going to keep right on tenehlng and studying, -he money was left them by Falley’s grandfather. Crawford Falley, Terre Haute, Jnd. McCray Becomes Editor of Paper at Atlanta Pen ATLANTA—At the masthead of "Good Words”, published month ly at the United States penitentiary at Atlanta, "with the approval of the department of Juslce” nnd “de dicaed to the welfare of the men In prison" appears the name of a new editor. Tlie editor’s name is shown in ten-point eups and says simply “W. T. McCray”. He was not al ways an editor, however. Heforj qualifying for his editorial duties on "Good Words" lie was a big plant er, breeder of fancy cattle and one lime governor of Indiana. Tho current issue, dated Novem ber Ist. is the second to pass under hia editorial eye. The editorial page is devoted entirely to editorials with no advertising or news matter. Three editorials arc used "Good Reputations," "Parole” and "Rase, ball." In addition there Is a full page editorial on the front page, "Thanksgiving,” also the work of the new odltor-In-chlef. Appointment of the former gover nor as editor of the prison maga zine is regarded as a promotion, his first assignment at the prison hav ing born announced as that of a library clerk. While governor of Indiana, Mc- Cray was Indicted and convicted on a charge of using the malls to de fraud and sentenced to the Atlanta prison. Ho resigned ns governor th« day nfter conviction and 24 hours later was serving his sentence. COMMODITY RATES On Cotton Products From Southeast Suspended WASHrtJfITON—The proposed new rate schedules handling com modity rates on cotton factory pro ducts from southeastern points to Mon roe, Shreveport and West Monroe, La., nnd between Vicks burg and Natchez, Miss., and be tween Monroe. Shreveport and West Monroe. La., were ordered suspend ed Friday by the interstate com merce commission from November 1 nnd later dates until March 1, 1925. G. D. P. TO WAGE! CONTESTS IN ALLj BUT TWO STATES IN SOLID SOUTH Republicans in Senate Race in Five States DEMOCRATIC TICKET UNOPPOSED IN S. C. » Independent in Race For Georgia Governor ATLANTA, Ga. —In all south ern states except South Carolina and Louisiana republican assault will b« directed at to© so-called democratic south, In on© form or another, in the election Tuesday. Contests for the United States senate are being waged in five states, in eight ther© ar© one or more contested districts for the house of representatives and re publican tickets have been filed for state offices in four states, several states elect few state of ficers at this time. In South Carolina the democraic ticket for United States senator, seven members of the house and the full state ticket will be elect ed without opposition. There Is no state election in Louisiana and th* congressional ticket of the democrats is unopposed. Although no republican candi dacies existent for state offices in Georgia, an independent, H. B Baylor, is announced as a candl date for governor. HECTIC BATTLE IN TENNESSEE. Only in Tennessee are claims made for other than the Davis-Bryan rler tofs, a campaign having been vigor ously conducted for both democratic and republican national tickets in the Volunteer state. Tennessee is also In the midst of an emphatic contest for governor, senate and house. 1,, p. Tyson, demo cratic nominee for the United Slates senate is opposed by H. B. Lindsay, republican. The race for governor is between Austin Peav. democratic incumbent, and T. V. Peck, renubll rri. The only other state office to be filled is that of railroad commis sion. in the fftcs for titer* arc contests in five of the ten dis tricts. Opposition ts found to repub lican incumbents in the first and sec ond while democratic representatives 1 are facing contests In the third, fifth I and tenth. # North Carolina -will have a race In I at the democratic nominee for gov ernor, Anjcus W. McUean. is opposed bv a republican opponent, Isaac A. Meekins. Senator F. IT. Simmons’ sent is contested by A. A. Whitener, republican and all congressional dis tricts have two candidates entered. Florida finrft full democratic and republican stale tickets, John W. Martin beinsr the democratic nomi nee against W. R. O’Neal, republican. Contests appear in the four congres sional districts. CAR.tR GLASS HAS TWO OPPONENTS. Senator Carter Glass has two op ponents, W. N. Doak. republican and Carroll Livingstone Rlker, Independ ent. Opposition is found to congres sional candidacies of tlio democrats in the second, fifth, sixth, seventh, ninth and tenth districts, the seventh having three candidates. AJabma has contests In the first, tl.ird. fifth, seventh and tenth con c) ealottai districts and Senator -i Thomas Teflin Is opposed for re-elec tion by Frank H. Lathrop, republi can. Alabama elects three judges, president of the public service com mission arid commissioner of conser vation and three offices are sought by both democrats and republicans. Arkansas held Its state election October 7 hut Senator Joseph T. Rob inson is opposed by Charles Cole, re publican. and all seven democratic candidates for congress have repub lican opposition. Senator William J. Harris has no opposition in Georgia but republican candidates are making the race In the first and ninth districts. Mississippi will choose between democratic and republican candidates in the fourth district but Senator Rat Harrison has no opposition and no state election is scheduled. TWELFTH VICTIM Of Plague is Dead at Los Angeles LOS ANGELES, Cal.—The tweltli victim of what physicians have ten tatively diagnosed ns pneumonic I plague, died here Haturady at the I general hospital. Death oeeurred ! In the Isolation ward. Several oth er patients are seriously 111. R. D. GILMER DIES WAYNEBVILLK, N. O.—Robert Donald Gilmer, 6a. attorney general of North Carolina tinder Governor Ayoock, died at his home here early j Saturday morning. Death resulted I from pneumonia following nn 111- I ness of about one week. (ASSOCIATED PRESS.) Davis Will Speak in N. Y.; La Follette in Cleveland; Coolidge to Remain Quiet Rockefeller Has A New Joke Nl'iW YORK. John D. Rockefel ler lias a new Joke which lie enjoys telling Ills friends. He relates it as follows: “I was tip In the central part of the state thils summer to visit gome of the spots where 1 spent my I childhood. My car had stopped und: 1 was looking around when an old farmer came up to the car and started to talk to mo. , “Ho didn't know who I was. We I chatted together for about five minutes and then asked me where 1 was going. “ Tin going to heaven,' I replied with a smile. “'Get out,' he said, ‘you ain’t got enough gas.' " AUGUSTA VOTING ON IMPORTANT EDUCATION PROJECT The bond issue will win if sufficient votes art cast to se cure the necesssry majority of the registered vote. This was apparent at noon Saturday, at which time comparatively few votes had- been cast against the bonds. Lawton B. Evans, superin tendent of schools, said the bonds would win by a small majority of the pace set up to noon was manifested throughout the day. "Unless the people vote, though, the bonds will lose,” Mr. Evans said. "Every friend I of the schools should go to the polls and vote. The victory is by no means certain." The polls opened at 7:30 and will not close until 6:30 Satur day evening. Although the vote was considerable up to npon, it was less then some had expected. No forecast could be made as so candidates for the Board of Education. Mrs. Peter B. Wright is opposing Capt. James L. Fleming in the First Ward. In the Seventh Ward the can didates are Dr. W. C. Kellbgg. Geo. C. Blanchard, Ferdinand Phinizy, Mre. E. L. Brenner, and E. L. Pendleton. In the 119th District James D. Smith is running against D. S. An derson, incumbent, while in the 121st District Clarence James is opposing S. J. Revilla, the incumbent. P. W. Gardner ia in the race aqainst J- 8. Skin ner in the 1269th District. AL SMITH TO JOIN DAVIS IN RALLY AT NEW YORK TONIGHT NJJW YORK.—The gubernatorial battle Ir. New York will continue up to the btar minute In New York Oity because victory for flovernor Smith or big repupbllean opponent. Theodore Roosevelt, will depend largely on the size of the governor's plurality in the Metropolis. Gov ernor .Smith Saturday night will Join John W. Davis In one of the biggest rallies of the democratic presidential and gubernatorial cam paigns at Carnegie Hall. At 2 p. m. Colonel Roosevelt will begin a speaking tour of the city that will end at midnight. In sincerity was the principal charge made by flovernor Smith against Colonel Roosevelt In Brook lyn last night. "No man should claim sincerity for himself who tries to be all things to all people and conducts his campaign In such a. manner ns to lead the people who are listen ing to him In each place to believe thafh he Is Interested In them, es pecially. ns against the rest, of the state," the governor maintained. Accusing the colonel of making misstatements about the governor's attitude toward tiie public school .system, the governor sntd his op ponent In these charges, was ap pealing to the fraternity thalit trav els at night In night shirts. George K. Morris, chairman of the republican state committee, is sued a statement predicting the election of Theodore Roosevelt a* governor by at least 250,000 nia-J jority. At tallies on Staten Island last night Colonel Roosevelt called upon the voters to smash the "spoils sys tem,"’ which, be said, had beep fos tered by the democrats for years and which, he sold, bis party has been fighting for an equal length of time, . "They have tried to get their hands on our school system, to make It into a political machine," he added. 18 CENTS A WEEK, NEW YORK.—The great American political classic of 1924 is approaching its day of decision in a shower of sharp words and a fog of rival predictions. In its final stages it has brought into play all the old familiar sttrategema, modernized to fit an age of radio, movies and senatorial investigations and laid on a new scale to appeal to every remote sub-division of the ever growing American electorate. CHANGE CONVICTED OF MANSLAUGHTER; GETS SHORT TERM STATESBORO, GA. R. 11. Chance, a prominent citizen of Jenklnn county, was Friday after noon convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to from ono to two years In the penitentiary. Chance and others killed Watson Allen, Christmas dn.v, 1920. This was the fifth time Chance had been tried being four times convicted and having one mistrial. The trial of Chance has been n picturesque court content. Allen was killed following a neighbor hood dispute over a private road. Allen had bought the place through which a private road extended. At tho end of this road was the ru ral free delivery mall box of the Chance family. Allen. It was con tended stopped the Chance family from crossing his road to reach their mailbox, and tho feud was on. On Christmas morning, the day of the slaying, the Chances called on Allen. The meeting wan brought abruptly to an end with a fusillade of shots and Watson Al len fell, mortally wounded. There were four In the Chance party, namely: Chance, Gray Rowe and Sidney Rowe, nephews of Chance, and Willie I.owls related to Chance by marriage. Gray Rowe was sen tenced to eight years and Sidney Rowe nix years on a plea of guilty; Willie Lewis, who also entered a plea, received a sentence of two years. LA FOLLETTE BACK IN OHIO TO WIND UP HIS CAMPAIGN CLEVELAND. Senator Robert M. LaFollette was back in Ohio Saturday to wind up Ids campaign for the* presidency. His final ap peal to voters will lie delivered Saturday night in Cleveland’s pub lic hall, scene of the recent repub lican national convention nnd of the gathering of his supporters 1o whom lie announced on July 4th HJs decision to become an Indepen dent candidate. On his arrival here from Pitts burgh where In an address Friday night ho declared that Secretary Mellon is tha "real president" and that Calvin Coolidge Is “merely the man who occupies the White House". Mr. LaFollette Issued the following statement: "Wo are nearing the close of the greatest campaign in a generation On next Tuesday tho American people will decide between tho forces of reaction and the forces of progress. X cannot doubt that their verdict will be fs.vorable to the progressive ticket. "Ever since I announced my can didacy the beneficiaries of special privileges have been preparing for this day. Several weeks ago at Scranton, I charged thiU 6t>ey were collecting a huge slush fund to he used to buy the election for Cool idge nnd Dawes in doubtful states. "Subsequently the senate com mittee investigating campaign con tributions nnd expenditures has heard witnesses who have confirm ed my charges. It has proven that In flagrant violation of tho law the republicans have been collecting a huge slush fund from bootleggers, federal officeholders and favored Interests. "The facts have been placed be fore tho American people. It Is for them to decide. I believe that itt iinniislakahle fashion they will say by their ballots of next Tuesday: ■Wall street, shall not buy this election’." Immediately after his speech Sat-, ttrday night Senator lot. Follette will leave Cleveland for his home In Madison. Wls.. to vote. Senator LaFollette’s address will bo radiocast through station WHK. QUAKE RECORDED On Georgetown University Seismograph I WASHINGTON. —An earthquake of moderate Intensity was renorded | ott the seismograph of Georgetown i University. Father Tondorff an- Inounced early Saturday, it begun lit 12:05 n. m. nnd lasted until 1 , o’clock with the maximum between j 12:14 nnd 12:17 and ocurred at an j estimated distance ot 1,900 miles [ frvm Washington. HOME EDITION Augusta and vicinity: Fair tonic"! and Sunday. WEATHER "SILENT CAL" TO IN STATU QUO The last day of active campaigning moat of the principals east of the Mississippi, seeking advantage in a sector long regarded as almost dominant. Meantime in every nook and corner of the republic lesser lights are shining their brightest to guide the feet of the wavering voter along tho pathway of party rectitude. Keeping to a policy adopted at the incept lon of the campaign. Presi dent Coolidge alone among the can didates for the highest office, will remain outside the rushing mael strom of oratory that heralds to the world another pre-election Sat urday night. While tlie New York democracy I* allying to hear John W. Davis conclude his platform campaign tn Carnegie hall Satur day night and Senator LaFollette is summing up his case against the old parties in convention hall at Cleveland. Mr. Coolidge oxppcts to remain quietly at home In the White House —a spectator with a front scat beside the quiet Totomac. COOLIDGE. DAVIS ON RADIO MONDAY NIGHT But on Monday night the presl d . .i will deliver a final election eve message to the American people bv tadlo, .peeking after Mr. Davis likewise has addreessed the great Irvis"'fry ot severeign voters through a nation-wide system of -e stations. Thus for the* first time will the nation listen to two p-esldential candidales as if from one platform. Charles G Dawes, who has borne the brunt of the forensic battle for the republi can ticket, will close his campaign Saturday night at South Bend. Tnd. after having fnllowod his famous dipper pipe across many state? Governor Charles W. Bryan will wind up In his home state of Neb raska after a speaking trip that has taken him over much of the western country wherp the name of Bryan for many years has been s political institution. Senator Wheeler, the only noml nee on any of the three tlcketa to carry his campaign all the way to the Pacific coaat, will eonclude It with a night meeting on the At lantic S aboard—ln New York City SAME OLD STORY EACH WILL WIN From all three camps Saturday there Issued the usual pre-election expressions of absolute satisfaction and unbounded confidence. Each group Insisted most temphatically that Its particular candidate had not been weakened by evidence pro duced before the senate campaign fund Investigators although each appeared quite convinced that the casualties among the opposition would be heavy. Meanwhile the committee members, having ad journed their hearings both in Washington and Chicago, assembled here to draft a statement for sub mission to the voters before elec tion day. The final figures on campaign contributions have not yet become a matter of rpoord but to date the republican total Blands far In the lead, approaching $4,000,000. With the three cornered president fight filling the eye of the nation, the congressional campaign has had to take a back scat from the start and seems likely not to come'Snto Its own In the way of national at tention until the returns begin to roll in on Tuesday night. Interest In it liss been further localized b> a variety of unuaual bi-partisan combinations In the respective states. What may be the result of the tangle no one seems able to predict. The republican and dem ocratic managers Saturday made their usual claims to overwhelming victory and the LaFollette leaders amlllngly suggested that which ever of the old parties secures a paper majority, the followers of the Wis consin Senator are certain to con tract their grip on the balance of power in the senate and house. Besides the entire membership of the house, 34 senators are to be chosen Tuesday—enough to upset the present slender republican ma jority should the tide of fortune turn to the democrats. Governors ae to be elected in 34 states. Includ ing New York where Alfred K Smith and Theodore Roosevelt have staged a battle royal, with never a dull moment up to the very finish. RACE FOR GOVERNOR In Texas Overshadows All Other Camaigns DALLAS. Tex.—Vigorous cam pnlgns for governor of Texas be tween Mrs. Miriam A. Ferguson, democrat, running on an antt-klau platform, and Dr. George C. Butte republican, overshadowed interest in the national contest in Texas. Roth practically will closa thelf t campaigns tonight.