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Show THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE, THURSDAY HORNING, OCTOBER DEMOPE HALT CALLED TO SPRY. --T Governor Bamberger Proves That Republican State Chairman Falsifies Facts Claim Made That Sentiment in the ' Hooeier State Now Runs Toward Cox. 7--. V TRUTH REVEALED AS CLOAK OF MISREPRESENTATION IS TORN FROM REPUBLICAN PROPAGANDA A keener zest, a deeper joy . to the evening's . pleasure if you know you are looking ,l your very best in a new By EARL S. SHAUB. LulwerBal Service. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.. Oct 27. Demo-cra- te have hopes of carrying Indiana for James Cox, presidential nominee, next Tuesday. The Republicans are confident they will give 'the state to Warren O. Harding by a big plifrality. 'There is a greatswell loward Cox." said Samuel Ralston, former governor, the We expect Cox to ride today. tide. . But that tide! It Is In sight all right There is no doubt about it But will the crest arrive in time to do Cox any good? Like an ocean wave, it is taking its own good time and cannot be forced. The Democrats are very hopeful, but one cannot sense an atmosphere of con fidence around their state headquarters. They are working hard and putting up a stiff fight Republicans,' on the other hand, feel absolutely sure they will carry the entire) ticket They are not quite so busy as the Democrats. They say they have finished the heavy part of their work and are ready to vote. ' ln-o- Evening Dress Dinner Dance Frock We have tuch very attractive, crisp, fresh ones in some of the ery newest model which have only just come from the designers, and they are o aatiefyingly Moderately Priced If there le an apparent slacking up of the state, they Republican activities in we know Indiana tell you, It is because is all set ready to vote, and has been for that it isnt worth The public mind is made up. At headquarters Republicans say HarPriding will sweep the slate by 100,000.00,000. vately they place the figure at Some make it as low as 40,000. Over at Btegemolr's cafe you find the same thing. That Is where much of the election betting is going on. The boards on are plastered with bets of two to one taken. Harding. And they are not Isbeing somewhat Indiana The situation in different than to Is In other state. Instate. Republdiana is a icans at state teadquarters admit that. Indiana Republicans want soma kind of a league. But there le something they desire still more. They are anxious and determined to have a change of adminThey have istration at Washington. heard so much about the alleged inefficiency and wastefulnessfor of the Wilson Harding. ' regime that they are enThey believe tne United States will and ter some kind of a league anyway adminof see a change in Harding they istration and a league also. two weeka while even trying to make the old one do. - ' Debutante parties, dinner dances, weddings galore, are scheduled for the . next three months. " Why not be on, of the best dressed women to appear at them? And It is very wise to choose AT ONCE, befor they art picked over. Lace in combination, either natural or colored, is new. Snlome velvets, brocaded velvets, ombre effects in chiffons and silk tets are featured and high colon in bright green, Jack rose, nasturtium. Black ia not to be forgotten. Many are extravagantly bended dance frock are very short. pro-leag- ue The swaying, tantalizing grace of an Ostrich Fan Old Wounds Healed. . Curled and uncurled ostrich are equally popular in wondrous, shades of jade, flame, turquoise, gold, amber, American beauty, orchid, mais, peach, gold nacre. Different styles suitable for college girl, debutante, bride, matron. Prices are aot excessive. the tjetween will It looks Uke a horse race IVateon two senatorial candidates. get. not poll ths votes that Harding will roan Harding Is really the most popular on tho ticket r In hope their Democrat ticket will help Cox. The present astate tax Republican administration passed law which is not popular.on The Demothis. They crats are pounding hard paper space tn every country ' how are showing-Jus- temm bought stair andwill b Increased on evmuch the taxes state. in the of property ery piece state-I- t Indiana Is normally a Republican went for Hughes In i1 bT over 7W0. In ISIS the majority was 60.000 and then congrese-ineRepublicans elected an thlrteen the first time In history. They for I laim they etiU have thlr majority plus , the votes of negro women. Indiana women, it le found, wiU vote for the most part like their fathers, tether than Ilk their husbands. They wiU the be a little timid about scratching their vote. They ticket for fear of losing how IL to do have not quite learned Democrats do not talk of pluralities at They, all. They make no estimates. sentiment to- speak only - of the ewtngof ' ward Cox:- They ssy thl swing Moln Harding made hti D Jprech. Th Republican have beeo allp-- 1 ping ever lnc then, they aert .... lf f" - 1 - hard-surface- Announcing d hard-surface- h.rd-iwrf.ee- d ,n" pi. 't Pr , were at .the crest, our average for d highways wss but approximately $30,000' a mile, while for similar roads Colorado is paying 0 a mile; Idaho, $43,000; Nebraska and Iowa, $46,000; Illinois, $44,000; 'Virginia, $40,000; New hard-surface- $38,-00- have bought 73, making a total of 81 now owned by the state. The records in the auditors about $50,000; office show your - administration bequeathed us yoming, about $65,000. 8utome8 8n that the state now owns a The arrangement for power in road construe- of 62, 2o of which were given the state total tion in southern Utah appears to worry you. federal government. Of course, this ad The State Road Commission, requiring power roiu istrat:ion is $15,000,000 busi- for .its in that section,, operations lnclu-a- s built or had built, under Contract, a power line n.eM m against $18,000,000 from 1913-1denied, representatives being tha a part of its equipment and further contracted! ?lT an(j f for the sale of the line to the Dixie Power Com-- ; uiury of railroad passes, they must either pay pany at its initial cost when the road work is fhre or the state must supply automobiles f: ; transaction of buamesa. completed, pow$r charges at legal rates being BIM0N BAMBERGXp, C;r:r: :. deducted from sale price. PPVama, Yu hard-surfacin- $62,000; Nevada, g 6, anti-leag- r . MISQUOTES CONSTITUTION-Constitution the of State of the entire the by misquotation advertisement, Although typical one of your experience is surprising and to be regretted. The bonding limitations is not one per See Section 1, arcent of the assessed valuation, as you say, but one and' per cent. ' . ticle XIV. WHAT BECAME OF PUBLIC MONIES? , Before discussing further your inaccurate statements, tell the public the answer to these: Your State Land Board, or someone representing ,it, placed $25,000 in the Provo Commercial and Savings Bank in" the spring of 1912 and there it remained until spring of .1917, just before the In 1913, $50,000 of the funds in the care of the Laud oard of your administration was displaced. Board were placed with the Farmers and Stockgrowers Bank, of which, I believe, you were in or .director. The last of this fund was turned over in March, 1917, to the new board. ,lt would be interesting to know "the arrangements attending the transfers, in so far as they affected ' . interest rates and collections. , BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION. Any critie, to obtain a respectful hearing before intelligent people, must have a known record One of your favorite points of attack is the State Land Board, which also of accomplishment. seems to be with you a sore spoL EelHua see what yburboard did, among other things: They bought $50,000 worth of Green River Irrigation district bonds, which represent a loss of $47,500 to ' ' " ; the funds of the .Land Board, except as made BONDED INDEBTEDNESS. good from the general fund, and the taxpayers Hatch-tow- n on the Gracious Borne of you to admit that a million dollars $150,000 pay; they expended bonds authorized in have not been issued and of with the posexception project, which, administration ' a deficit this that you bequeathed the cost sibly $15,000 in land, is a' total loss and of $400,000. Why( not state the fact that all the state about $120,000 .more to adjust damage bonds issued by this administration were for good ' claims, etc., with settlers; they bought $20,000 roads $6,000,000 ' in all and that the interest worth of bonds of the New Hope Irrigation dis-- and sinking funds covering these bonds are cared trict, on which the interest charges have not been for from the automobile license fund and do not ac 4 centio the general taxes! met for several years, and in so far as present STATE DEFICIT, conditions are concerned they can be charged up You make'' much of a partisan private audi-$2.to loss; their average price for land sold was an acre and in the last four years they tor's estimate of several months ago that April ext ild find a deficit of $800 000 i.r were on the job they loaned a total of $816,581 accounts. the s Wrong, as usual. By that to 388 farmers and had more than a million dol- noj. oniy Bh0uld the $400,000 handicap you lars on hand and idle when relieved, besides the left be overcome, but the handicaps placed on suspense account, which apparently yielded the this administration by war and reconstruction and the new biennium started clear of 88 state no return. ' When mentioning this item in floating debt. Now lets compare the record of the Land the future, wont you also explain the floating Board of this administration: It has loaned $3,- - debt of over $700,000 you were wrestling with about this time four years ago! 881,680 to 1175 farmers, and every loan ia backed d INCREASED APPROPRIATIONS. security; 'its land sales have, yielded by , acre an and turned has it of $6.55 an average You 'assert appropriations for 1919 and 1920 into the State Treasury approximately $25,000 in to be some 40 per cent more than for 1915 and interest on the suspense account. Of eourse, the 1916, the last two years of your administration. administration was only doing its duty in recov- Add $400,000 to your appropriations and you ering coal lands to the Btate that had been sold at have what you spent. Then, in considering the a dollar and a kalf by the former administration 1919-2appropriations, make due allowance for and reselling them at $100 an acre, but the fact the items left us by you Hatchtown settlements, remains that former boards and administrations $70,000; University of Utah loss in Green River had not done it. Irrigation bonds, $20,000; purchase of lands for , grqjinds, which could have been bought , T Board ha. loaned capitol harge th,at. tJie during y0ur regime at lower figures, $100,000; $160,000 to Lynndyl Townsite and $110,000 to more than $375,000 for permanent improvements Orem Town are in keeping with your guess on at 0Qr Btate which had outgrown institutions, The State' Land BoaiLhaa the Constitution. their faeilitiee before -- you werr-out- -of "Office." made no loan whatever to the Lynndyl Town- - Then, besides, we expect to save on the side site, but it has loaned $160,000 for' the improvethe $400,000 that you spent, but didnt approment of some 70 farms with water in the vicinity cent inpriate. Add to all this about 100 of Lynndyl, representing an average of a little crease in the .cost of doing business per because of more than $2000 to the farm. Tly Land Board war conditions and our appropriations for 1919-2- 0 has agreed to buy $60,000 of the .bonds of the will be equivalent to 40 cent or more town of Orem, but has been called upon to take under your boasted achievement.per but $20,000. The State Auditor, whom you quote NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES. as authority on the security back of these loans, Your guess on the interpretation of the Confails to corroborate your assertion that the sestitution was only 50 per cent off. You guess curity is inadequate. 165 employees have been added to the states ROADBUILDINO. forces. The auditors records show the increase Road buildyig is another topic in which you to be 77. Of course, we were to Lets compare listen to the mandate of the people thoughtless appear specially interested. on such mat- achievements. 'During your eight years in the tersas PRo7lIBlTiONafte yourspkndkl'prec saddle the records indicate there were built a ' and enacted progressive laws and built roads dent, total of about 31 miles of highway such as the people wanted. and 374 miles of earth roads at a 'total cost of OVERHEAD EXPENSE. , approximately $2,400,000, or at the rate of about d and $2900 for The assertion that the overhead expense in $20,000 a mile for earth roads. state road work in March, ,1920, was 242.87 per cent is incorrect. In the expenditure of $9,000,-- . Sincei this administration assumed charge in 000 in road work during this admiuistratiou- 1917 there have been built or are under contract in ? 147 miles of kiBhw. .nd 840 le 4 P' rent, mile, of earth rosd. St s total eoat of about 43,. 75?, 80v ! Li" 700,700, or an areraja of 428,550 a mile for hard- 10 Per ct" ,or wri,e4 ' surfaced end 43684 for earth hiBhwa,e. Even during the year 1920, when construction costs - Irish Vote Reclaimed: te 14 Days Piles Cured In Druggists refund money If PAZO OINTMENT falls to cure Itching, Blind, Bleeding or Protruding Piles. Instantly relieves Itching Piles, and you oan get restful sleep after first application. 40c. . Advertisement.) 4 0 Horse Race for Senate. u , . gilt-edge- rs-so- the They also say Harding has driven fold. Irish vote back Into the pemocratlq the Both parties are planning to apply seek before election and party lash allJustvoters ten with opposing to make dencies line up and vote are conducting a great The Democrat oratorical campaign throughout the state. Five member of president Wlleon cab Inet and all the other national Demhave been In the state. In addition. in every ocrat orators have epoken this school house In the state and during Demothree last week of the campaign made dmy every are being crat speeches in every county. not get the Republicans say thle will Democrats very far? They say ths averrespectful speaker age Hooeier gives Co h applauM, but vot tit four in stats ths has been e speeches. made thirty-fivWhll Republican ar not counting on tabor vote, they expect to get a heavy some tn districts where factories have L. Lewis, president John been closed. to for of the Mine Worker has said he InterWilliam U Hutcheson. Harding. national president of the United Brotherhood of Carpenter end Joiners, to also Samuel Compere, on out for Harding. ths other hand, has spoken In the tote and he to backing Cox. to th tntn-elt- y On thing that add of the campaign is that this to the home state of Will Haye, chairman of committee, and the Republican national of Ed. O. Hoffman, seers tarr of the national committee. Both ar fighting hard state. for the honor of carrying the Democrats are making of the league of nations a moral issue. Republican guns prinare turning their cipally against article X. Certain distortions of facts in relation to the state administration appearing in several country papers over your aignature have been brought to my attention, and that our people may judge as to the dependability of your literature I am presuming to point out a few of the inaccuracies. 45 needs fear no rival in its power to charm, and no evening costume is complete without one this year. rs, 1 AN OPEN LETTER TO WILLIAM SPRY Qne-ha- or Republicans Ready to Vote. Harding Is quite popular in Indiana. The bitterness thht rankled for a while in the breasts of Wood and Johnson because of the manner In which was nomiftated, has been elimHarding Several have inated. large delegations Ohio, Marion, journeyed from Indiana to candidate speak the where they heard from hie front porch, and on getting Isac-a quainted with him, they made pretty good sort of fellow. Harding no excursions Into Indiana until tale re-In be did he go the campaign and when ceived a tremendoue reception. ts The hard fight in Indiana at presentwho between James Watson, Republican,Staten is seeking reelect ion to the United Demohis senate, and Thomas Taggart, ban a rocky cratic opponent. Watson road ahead of him. Ho will tn support of the business ismen, but taborhim supporting Business against him. because he le a member of thewillsenate have finance committee, and as such, taxes. something to do with revising of the He also will havs ths support taw dryo. He voted for tho prohibition ownand the Volstead act. Taggart, the er of the French Lick Springs, and rt, came out recently for prohibition, but Watson beat him to 1L , : By- - V 4 ' Republicans Confident . of Harding Victory feyBig Margin, Newswriter Says. 1 28, 1920. Watch for details Do not miss it , , r . . t (Paid Advertisement.)' |