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s o m e th in g d o w n u p o n p a p e r a n d
c o n s id e r in g i t a cc o m p lis h e d .
-M a k e a la w a b o u t i t ! " " P u t i t in
t h e c o n s t i tu t io n ! " P re s to ! H u m a n
n a tu r e is c h a n g e d .
W h e n th e f i r s t a m e n d -
T H A T m e n t w a s a c c e p te d , w h e n
" E T E R N A L th e B ill o f R ig h ts w a s
V IG IL A N C E " a d o p te d , A m e r ic a s e t �
t le d d o w n to th e c o n �
c lu s io n t h a t sh e h a d s e t t le d a ll m a t �
t e r s o f p e r s o n a l l ib e r ty fo r a ll tim e .
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" S u re ," s a y s th e A m e r ic a n . "I t 's
In th e c o n s t i tu t io n . S ee! "C o n g ress
s h a l l m a k e n o la w a b r id g in g th o f r e e �
d o m c f speech.* C a n 't m a k e i t p la in �
e r th a n th a t . "
Y et, in a c r is is , c o n g re s s h a s n o g r e a t
d ifficu lty e n a c t in g a la w w h ic h a c t u a l �
ly r e s t r a in s f re e d o m o f sp e e c h a n d
w h ic h is s u s ta in e d in t h e c o u r ts .
T h e re fo re , be n o t to o c o n c e rn e d
a b o u t th e e x a c t w o rd in g o f th e le a g u e
p a c t . B ook to i t s s p i r i t r a t h e r t h a n
to I ts l e t t e r . N e g le c t n o t a n y s a f e �
g u a rd s , b u t c h ie f ly se� th a t th e r e is
ro o m to m o v e a b o u t In IL a n d to g ro w .
T h e c h ie f v a lu e o f th e le a g u e Is t h a t
i t g iv e s th e n a t io n s a c h a n c e to g e t
to g e th e r .
"E te rn a l v tg ila jn ce" is th e p r ic e n o t
o n ly o f l ib e r ty , b u t o f e v e ry th in g w o r th
h a v in g .
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c o c h a t i r in g , t r y in g o n e , a n d e te r n i ty
i s so lo n g , so lo n g !
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g u n , c lu b , o r p o iso n , h e is g u i l ty o f
m u rd e r , a n d m a y b e p u n ish e d .
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M U R D E R In te n t io n a lly in t ro d u c -
T H A T IS in g d is e a s e g e rm s tn -
U N P U N IS H E D to B 's food , o r d r in k ,
I t i s p ro b a b le t h a t a
m u r d e r a c c u s a t io n m ig h t fo llow .
B u t lf A k il ls B b y sn e e z in g , o r
c o u g h in g , o r s p i t t in g , th e r e b y I n t r o �
d u c in g d is e a s e g e r m s In to B 's b o d y ,
h e c a n n o t le g a lly b e c h a rg e d w ith m u r �
d e r .
In p la in e r la n g u a g e y o u m a y m u r �
d e r a n d n o t bo p u n ish e d by u s in g th e s e
w e a p o n s ;
S n e e z in g ,
C o u g h in g ,
S p i t t in g .
N o p h y s ic ia n b u t w ill te ll y o u m o re
p e r s o n s a r e k ille d b y th e s p r e a d in g of
d is e a se g e rm s in sn e e z in g , c o u g h in g
a n d s p i t t in g , th a n a r e s la in b y g u n s ,
a u to m o b ile * . fires , w re c k s , a c c id e n ts ,
a n d d ro w n in g . E v e ry h e a l th o ffic ial
is s u e s w a r n in g s a g a in s t s p r e a d in g d i s �
e a s e b y sneezeT , c o u g h e rs , a n d s p i t �
te r s . Y eL th d a u g h te r o f N ic h o la s Bl�ee�n,
g a v e h e r te s t im o n y a b o u t th o In tim a c y
bo tvreen B e ie r a rid b e r m o th e r . A f te r
th e p r e l im in a ry lu s tr in g , B�ier w a s r e �
le a se d o n t*ail.
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In th o m e a n tim e , S h e a r e r w a* in -
c�H*.igatlng, H e d is c o v e re d th e s to r ie s
to ld by M rs. B ie s se n a n d B e ie r d id n o t
h a n g tog*-"her. B e ie r s a id he h a d be* n
n th e l�ako t.u i, b u t it w a s k n o w n th a t
h is d o th e s w e re in th e ii le s se n boutre
a il th�* tim e . I e q u ity M a rs h a l S h e a re r
d u g u p m o re f a c t s a n d c o n f ro n te d M rs.
B lo w e n w i.h th e c o n f l ic t in g s to r ie s .
Th� w idow o f th e d e a d m a n b ro k e
d o w n a n d conf�#****#!. S h e to ld til*
s to ry o f h�r in t im a c y w ith B� i� r a n d
re lax ed ti; e v e n t* t h a t led u p to B io s-
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c o n fe s s e d to a n y isx rt in th� s la y in g .
T h e a*at� h a s n o d i r e c t e v id e n c e
t h a t D oser k illed T! ese*-n. T h e re Is
o n ly M rs. B k s s e n 's s t a te m e n t th a t
B r ie r to ld h e r h e h a d idiot h e r h u s b a n d .
B e ie r w ill b e b r o u g h t b e fo re J u d g e
G rin d ley in c o u n ty c o u r t to m o rro w .
l f h o p le a d s n o t g u i l ty , w h ic h h e is
e x p e c te d to do. th e t r ia l p ro fw b ly w ill
b� -u t f o r th e N o v e m b e r te rm o f c i r �
c u i t c o u r t .
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T h o f irs t s n o w s to rm of th e se a so n
h it M a d iso n a b o u t n o o n to d a y . S c a t �
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the fall opening o f w in t r y w e a th e r , I
an I by 12 IO p. rn. th e sn o w w a f a l l �
ing s te a d ily . T h e w e a th e r b u re a u
p ro m is e s m o re sn o w f lu r r ie s to n ig h t
m d W e d n e s d a y . T h e m e r c u ry is a lso
* -fred ti led to L ik e a noticeable d ro p ,
to n ig h t, w ith a s t r o n g w in d c o in in g j
from tk 4 n o r th .
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bo ots to d a y .
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and a h a lf y e a r s en ten ce on
C h a r le s W . S o m m e rs , a ho te l
p ro p r ie to r w h o sol J w h is k y . A n �
o th e r m a n w a s g iv e n 90 days.
F in e s assessed a g a in s t th e tw o
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ed w h e n sen ten c ed . A s a re s u lt
o f th e sen ten ces , th e booze lid
w a s on t ig h t to d a y .
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w o u n d s . T h e y w e re m a r r ie d la s t
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B E C A U S E O F C E R T A I N T Y O F
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b e tw e e n th e U n ite d ti t a te a a n d J a p a n
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r in g o r ie n ta l s f ro m o w n in g la n d in
l i ia t s l a t e h a v e p ro g re s se d to th e stag*!
w h e re J a p a n is r e a d y to . bow to m e
in e v ita b le .
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m e n t o ff ic ia ls a m i t h e J a p a n e s e a in -
ba-toadur t h a t th� m e a s u re w ill lo�
u v e r w h e lm in g :? p i s s e d b y C a li fo rn ia
v o te r s in to m o r ro w 's r e fe re n d u m t h a t
w o rk o f d r a f t in g a n ew t r e a ty luui
b e g u n .
T h is in fo rm a t io n w a s o b ta in e d a t
th e s t a t e d e p a r tm e n t on th e e v e o f
tile e le c t io n in w h ic h t h i s im p o r ta n t
q u i-s tio n is to be p i s s e d u p o n by (h e
v o 'e ra f o r t h e f i r s t t im e in th i s oo u ri�
m y.
I t Ll h o p ed b y th e s t a t e d e p a r tm e n t
t h a t th e n ew t r e a ty w ill be re a d y fo r
s u b m is s io n to th e s e n a te b e fo re I 'W ie�
ld �ut W ilso n re t ire e .
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In IL i t is u n d e rs to o d . J a p a n w ill
a g r e e v o lu n ta r i ly to r e s t r i c t a il J a p a n -
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e m in e n t o tlic iak* w ill be p e r m u te d to i
v is i t a t w ill, o u t th e * n t r a n c e o f coit�- I
nu* r s a n d s e t t le r* w in be P ro h ib i te d , j
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s io n . J a p a n f o r H ie f irs t t im e r e c o g �
n iz e s til� r ig h t o f C a li fo rn ia o r an y
o th e r s t a t e to e n a c t m e a s u re * b a r r in g
a l ie n s f ro m o w n in g la n d .
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a g r e e to p r o te c t Ui�*�1 C a li f o r n ia m e a s u re w ould
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s t a t e 's d e c is io n ."
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' H o w th e fira s t a r t e d is u m y s te r y ."
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b a rn J u s t a n h o u r b e fo re a n d e v e r y �
th in g w a* a i l r ig h t . A t a b o u t "
o c lo c k I n o tic e d th e flam�* c o m in g
f ro m th e to p o f th e h a y m o w ."
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c a lle d a n d b e fo re th e i r a r r iv a l u t th e
b a rn w h ic h is th r e e m ile* f ro m M a d �
iso n o n th e M id d le to n ro a d . A n d e rso n
a t t e m p te d to r e s c u e th e a n im a ls . O n e
o f h is h a n d s wa� se v e re ly b u rn e d .
E le v e n co w s w e re ta k e n f ro m th e
b a rn , b u t s e v e n i 'e rc h e ro n h o r s e s a n d
o n e cow sm o th e re d . A b o u t luO to n s
o f h a y , 250 b u sh e ls o f o a ts , 160 b u s h �
e ls o f sh e lle d c o rn , a q u a n t i ty o f b ra n ,
a n a u to m o b ile a n d a g a s o l in e e n g in e
w e re d e s tro y e d , a c c o rd in g to a n in �
v e n to ry m a d e by M a n a g e r A n d e rso n
to d a y .
T h e b u rn in g h ay s e n t th e f lam es
s k y w a rd a n d th e f ire w a* g a i n l y v i s �
ib le f ro m th o c ity . T h o u s a n d s o f p e o �
p le w e re a t t r a c t e d to th e s c e n e a n d
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below e x p e c ta t io n s
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a f te rn o o n , a b o u t tw ic e an tn a ip b a l �
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C o * w i l l w in " a re m e r * m o o n �
s h in e ," a c c o rd in g to J. T . A d a m s ,
v ice c h a irm a n of th e G . O . P- n a �
t io n a l c o m m itte e .
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fdustn o f diM irict p o lit ic a l bos�*vt In
t 'h tc u g o . B a llo t bo x M inding, " r e p e a t �
in g a n d o th e r v o te g e t t in g d o d g e*
w ore b u r re d to d a y . U n ite d S ta te * A t �
to rn e y d y n e a n n o u n c e d ho w o u ld ���nd
a n y e le c t io n law v io la to r* to p ro to n .
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d e m o c ra tic lo uder in th e s en a te ,
w e n t t i le l im it in his c a m p a ig n to
w in th e I I I in o .� g u b e rn a to r ia l rac e .
H e d id n 't q u it ta lk in g u n t i l m id �
n ig h t la s t n ig h t.
N e ig h b o rs (V�x a n d H a rd in g . K o k o �
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a n d w ill rW noin o p e n u n t i l I p in .
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p e rm it te d to v o te . In c o u n ty p re c in c t*
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in ip o r ta n t o n e in th e e n t i r e h i s �
to ry o f th� I 'l ilte d S u i te s .
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p led g e* in a p la tfo rm . E a c h
c a n d sla t� leu* In te rp r e te d th a t
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W O M E N 'S VOTES
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issu e d by O rd in a ry T h o m a s N. J e t -
f r i e s of F u lto n c o u n ty , to p r e v e n t
w o m en fro m v o tin g en to d a y 's g e n �
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w o m en , a p p ro x im a te ! y 50 yf w h o m
w e re n e g ro e s , h ad v o ted .
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w a rd w e re a llo w in g w o m en to vo te ,
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a n n o u n c e d t h a t th e v o te in th a t
w a rd w o u ld be th ro w n o u t.
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m o n th * b e fo re e le c tio n , he s ta te d .
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s ix th w a rd in p e rm itt in g w o m an to
v o te f o r e c a s t s a leg a l figh t of f a r
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e x p e r ts d e c la re d .
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fied K a n s a s C ity in ta rv ie w a rs w h o
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q u o ta m e aa v o tin g th e d e m o c ra t �
ic t ic k e t ."
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th e f irs t tw o b o u r* In Ht. I "a u l to d a y .
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fu ll b e fo re 4 a . in. in b ig p re c in c t* .
1.Inca, fo rm e d a t d o o rs b e fo re a l ie n �
ing . � o n tln u cd to g ro w r a t h e r th o u
d u n in lirh .
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ic c a n d id a te fo r v ic e p re s id e n t, es
c o rte d tvs w ife and m o th a r to th e
H y d e P a rk p o llin g p la c e a t P o u g h -
kespial�* N . Y ., a t 9 :3 0 a. rn. T h #
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in a d d it io n to th o c a n d ,d a te '* s ta ff
of w o rk e r * . T h * f a m i ly and guewta
w ill re c e iv e e le c tio n r e t u r n * o v e r
a s p e c ia l w ir e to th a house.
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k e e 's o ld e s t w o m an v o te r h a* r a n t h e r
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go to Ct�! po lls , t ie r v o te w a* c a s t y e s �
te rd a y by m a il.
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c ia ls fro m m a k in g h im use a v o t �
in g m a c h in a in an In d ia n a p o lis
p re c in c t.
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on a b a llo t an d I d o n 't w a n t to
m o n k a y w ith a n y n e w -fa n g la d
m a c h in a ," ha d e c la re d in a h ig h
p itc h a d vo ica . and he q a m e d t i t *
d is t in c t io n of be in g th a o n ly ona to
u s * rn b a llo t .
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poll* In N ew H a v e n , C o n n ., t h a t u t
** v c ro l p lo t o* th e l in e s w orn a th i rd
o f a m ile long F if ty p e rc e n t o f
tin*�** in lin e wi re w o m en .
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w a s t h * s lo g an in B o s to n . P a p s
k e p t th e in fa n t a m u se d w h e n M a
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2H, C o * 6. T h is w a s t h * f ir s t re �
s u lt to be a n n o u n c e d in t h * U n ite d
S ta te s . In 1916 N e w A s h fo rd g a v e
H u g h e s 16, W ils o n 7.
H A R D IN G , 409; C O X . 48
N O R W E L L , Marse. C o m p le te re �
tu r n s frere to d a y p a v e H a rd in g 409
a n d C o * 48. In 1916 H u g h e s r e �
c e iv e d 178 an d W ils o n 107 in N o r �
w e ll .
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C H A R L E S T O N , W . V a .- F o u r
p re c in c ta in O h io c o u n ty re p o rte d
to d a y 195 v o te s fo r H a r d in g and
86 fo r C o x .
H A R D IN G . 4 09 ; C O X , 153
H U T C H IN S O N , K a n .- In c o m �
p le te re tu rn s fro m IO o f 15 p re �
c in c ta h e re a t 1 p . m . g a v e H a r d �
ing 409 C o x 153.
C O X . 6 1 ; H A R D IN G , 54
H O U S T O N , T e x .- -A n u n f i l i a l
c o u n t of th� b a llo ts in th e c ity
h a ll p re c in c t h e re g a v e C ox 61,
H a r d in g , 54, F e rg u s o n 2, D ebs I .
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M IL W A U K E E - T h * to ta l u n �
o ffic ia l M ilw a u k e e v o te , co m p iled
by e le c tio n c o m m is s io n o ffic ia ls
h e r * s h o r t ly a fte rn o o n to d a y ,
show ed 63,285 votes c a s t, as c o m �
p a re d w rth 20,544 in t h * re c a n t
s ta te w id e p r im a r y a n d 29,303 a t
th a 1916 a le c tio n .
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a f te rn o o n is p ilin g u p a r e c o rd v o te .
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Nom� I n s ta n c e s iii a a la rg e num ber�
a� th e m en .
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th e hum� sta t� o f C ox a n d H a rd in g
w ou ld poll m o a t o f It* 2,000,000 vote* .
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th ro u g h o u t th� m id -w e s t , In �pit� o f
in c le m e n t w e a th e r , th e hcavt��t vo te
In h ta to ry w o u ld b e ro lle d up . T h e re
w eft U rn* a l in ir ly a ll (Hilling p t.u 'cg
a n d th� crow d� w e re in c reaR in g .
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p u b lic a n n a t io n a l commit*.��, a n d
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T e le g ra m * p o u red in f ro m all p a r t*
o f th e c o u n try f ro m l ie u te n a n t* a u d
fie ld ( o rn m ender� . B o 'h re p u b lic a n
a n d d e m o c r a t ic h e a d q u a r te r * w e re
p r e p a r in g fo r a lo n g n ig h t , *o th e r e
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