Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, November 8, 1916, Page 1

VOLUME XIV, NO. 269, 3 —_— a WILSON HAS 256 i ELECTORIALVOTES; - NEEDS AT LEAST TEN MORE T0 WIN il TDemocratic aCndidate Forges Ahead of Repubiican Nominee in the West. - o MINNESOTA CLAIMED AS BEING DOUBTFUL Wilson Leaps Into Lead in Califor- nia State; Returns are Incomplete. Fargo, %'{ES.RE’.{'M[I\ sDakota is undoubtedly in the Wilson column, the Fargo Forum, a strong Hughes supporter, says this afternoon. Half of the state ballots have been counted and show that Wilson has 22,791, Hughes 21,732, Milwaukee, Nov. 4.—Complete re- LS turns show that Berger and Gayler, <@ Socialist congressional candidates, b have been defeated. ” o President Wilson, * Sioux Falls, S. D, Nov. 8.—Wo- man’s sulfrage and state-wide prohi- bition seem to have swept South Da- kota. Hughes carried the state by 12,000. m. conceded Willis® defeat. be elected by 10,000. Cox will New York, Nov. 8.—Republican Idaho. headquarters this afternoon formally claimed Minnesota and California for Hughes. New York, Nov. 8.—Frank B. Kel- logg of Minnesota has wired the Re- publican national committee that Hughes will carry Minnesota by 6,- 000 and predicted his own election to the United States senate by 50,000. senator to victory over Sutzerland, Republican, incumbent. Boise, Idaho, Nov. 8.—The Capital News Ahufiwlg@defl‘ Wllu_)n has car- ried Idaho by 4,000. (By United Press) New York, Nev. 8.—If Wilson car- ries Minnesota or California he is re-elected president. It is apparent- ly established that Wilson has 256 electoral votes and ali he needs is California’s 13 or Minnesota’s 12 to do the trick. | Indications this afternoon are that | the following states will line up as ¥ follows: California. San Francisco, Nov. 8.—Hughes led Wilson by 4,078 votes in returns from 1,049 out of 5,870 precincts in California at ome o'clock. Hughes' total was 40,175 and Wilson 36,373. Hughes appears to be running espec- ially strong in Southern California. Hughes carried Alameda county where late returns give him a plur- ality of 1,042. ’ Wilson. Alabama, arizona, Arkansas, Col- orado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Kan- sas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Neb- raska, Nevada, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Caro- lina, Tennessee, Texad, Utah, Vir- ginia, Wyoming and Washington, a total of 256. Hnfihes. l Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, In- diana, lowa, Maine, Massachusetts,| San Francisco, Nov. 8.—Chester Michigan, New Jersey, New York,|Rowell, chairman of the Republican Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South dtate committee, issued a statement at 10:30 p. m. claiming a minimum of 40,000 majority for Hughes in California. Dakota, Vermont, West Virginia and Wisconsin, a total of 238. The doubtful states are California, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Mexico and Oregon, a total of 37. Cheyenne, Wyo., Nov. 8.—The Re- publican state committee conceded San Francisco, Nov. 8.—Wilson Wyoming to Wilson. and Hughes were running a neck and neck race in California with both state organizations claiming victory today. Returns from 1,170 pre- cincts from varicus section of the state give Hughes 53,123 and Will son 54,376. Wilson was registering slight gains a® the count progressed. Chairman Rowell of the Republican state committee and Chairman Cush- ing of the Democratic committee each issued a statement early today claiming the state for their candi- ‘ dates by from 10,000 to 20,000 votes. Indications were that Wilson s Portland, Ore., Nov. 8.—Republi- L) cans claim the state of Oregon by 10,000. Bismarck, N. D, Nov. 8.—Secre- tary McAdoo received a telegram from California stating that the returns \\, are slow but are almost certain for Wilson. San Francisco, Nov. 8.—Wilson leaped into the lead in California with 3,179 out of 5,870 precincts giv- ing Hughes 232,376 and Wilson 239,- 919. 8an Francisco, Nov. 8.—186 pre- cincts give Hughes 14,867, Wilson 18,304. Sacramento county incom- had plete is estimated 4,000 for Wilson, | carried San Francisco by a small Available indications are that the|plurality. contest between Wilson and Hughes AE——— is 80 close that an official count may be necessary to determine the re- i sults. 2 precincts from all parts Ohio. \ur the state out of 5,917 give- Wilson 141,936, Hughes 140,672 Cleveland, 0., Nov. 7.—WIith scat- tering returns from 40 countfes In Ohio the Cleveland Press at 11:30 o'clock tonight estimated that Wil- gon carried the state by from 765,000 to 100,000, Ashbury Park, Nov, 8.—8ecretary Tumulty today told President Wilson that he could feel assured with 264 electoral votes. This Is less than enough to élect the president. New York, Nov. 8.—Hughes' first Columbus, 0., Nov. 7.—Democratic appearance this morning was when + o he called to see the latest returns. He State Chalrman Pinley says that he sald it looked dangerously close. stands by his earller claim that Wil- son will carry Ohio by 160,000. The Republican state chairman, Hatfletd, had no statement to make. Seattle, Wash., Nov. 8.—The Morn- ing Post Intelligencer, strong Hughes Aisupporter, conceded Washington state to Hughes by 15,000, Columbus, O.. Nov. 7.—Returns from 17 counties, embracing 360 pro- cincets inclucing 161 or more than a third of Hamilton county, gives Wil- son 42,660, Hughes 80,744, If this San Francisco, Nov. §.—Hughes {s leading in California by a bare thou- sand votes. Ohio, Columbus, 0., Nov. 7..—The Repub- lican state headquarters at 4:20 -.|the state will be 125,000, THE BEMIDJ1I DAILY P10, WILSON'S ELECTION SEEMS CER Salt Lake City, Nov. 8.—Straight votes cast in the state of Utah indi- cate Wilson’s plurality will be 25,- 000, carrying King, Democrat, for |COTTON Jumps -~ = ratlo continues Wilson’s plurality in |ties complete show that Wilson wiil |7 mfifiisé'l 2 HISTORICM BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, WEDNESDA Y EVENING, NOVEMBER 8, 1916. Historloal Boclety x FORTY CENTS PER M fl CANADA DECLARES - FOR LOWER DUTY (By United Press) ORDINANCE FOR PARK DISTRICT PASSES BY 501 VOTES IN CITY Voters Cast 713 Votes for Ordinance | Demooratic Candidate Leads by Small and 212 Aguinst the Margin; Republican Leaders WILSON LEADS IN BELTRAMI COUNTY; HARRIS | wim, st s —som ANDCLARK CLOSE zeitsa siaen vorder trom canaas, into the states are demanded by the Canadian Council of Agriculture, which opened a three days' session Republican Governor Defeats Demo- here today. BURNQUIST IS RE-ELECTED; GOPHER STATE SN Possibility of forming a tarmers’ cratic Candidate Three to Measure. Optimistic. political party will be discussed dur- One. e ing the convention, R. McKenzle, FARK BOARD TO BE CLARK AND HARRIS secretary of the assoclation, said to- WILSON LEAD CUT day, ELECTED IN SPRING IN A CLOSE RACE Such a party would be modeled DOWN TO 7,000 Establishing of Park Distriot Neces- Pendergast Appears to Have De- after the Non-Partisan League . of North Dakota which recently swept|Kellogg in Lead for U. S. Senator; the state in a Dakota primary. The sary to Carry Out the feater Chas. 8. Carter for State Dakota league seeks government con| Schmahl Runs Away From His System. Representative. trol: of elevators and abolition of Opponent. speculation in wheat. An economic unrest in Canada’s ru- ral districts is spreading to the towns and must'be met, McKenzle said. JARVIS CASE IN MUNICIPAL COURT Judge A. M. Crowell heard final arguments in the case against Emory Jarvis charged with selling liquor without a license at Nymore, in the municipal court at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon. The case was begun Monday and adjourned Monday night to this afternoon. 300 BIG GAME At the special election in Bemidji held Tuesday the ordinance provid- ing for the establishing of a park dis- trict and park board in Bemidji was passed by a large vote. Seven hun- dred and thirteen votes were cast for the ordinance and 121 against. The purpose of the ordinance is to provide for a park system.for Be- midji and to enable the city to ac-|950 votes. quire property for park purposes. Kellogg ran far in the lead of Law- The park board members will be|ler, securing 911 votes to Lawler's elected at the election in the spring.|564. The vote Tuesday was as follow: Governor Burnquist secured 1,103 For Against’| votes against Dwyer's 404. First ward........... 179 37| Harold Knutson received 1,013 Second ward . 188 43| votes, Donohue 602 votes and John Third ward. .. . 141 49| Knutsen 169 votes in these precincts. ‘Wilson leads in the vote in Bel- trami county, Burnquist leads for governor, Kellogg for United States Senator, Harold Knutson for con- gress, L. G. Pendergast for re-elec- tion for representative in 24 out of 82 precincts in the county. In the 24 precincts Hughes 're- celved 685 votes and Wilson received (By United Press) St. Paul, Minn., Nov. 8.—Late re- turns indicate that Wilson’s lead in Minnesota has been cut down to 7,- 000. The Democrats and the Repub- licans both claim the state. Returns being received from the county districts give Hughes a good vote. Wilson had a lead of 15,000 with Ramsey, Hennepin and St. Louis counties in this morning. The lead was cut down gradually by returns from southern and central Minnesota. It is admitted by all that the Gopher state Is still in doubt. Governor J. A. A. Burnquist was re-eJected governor by a large vote. There seems to be no doubt but that the Minneapolis boiler-maker, Thos. Dwyer, Democrat, went down to de- Fourth ward. ..127 32 Representative L. G. Pendergast is teat by a vote of 3 to 1. Nymore ward. ... 98 61| leading for re-election over Charles Frank 'Kellogg, Republican, is —— ——|S. Carter of Hines. Pendergast in LICENSES ISSUED'ls:dins his oppon:nt. Daniel Lawler, Total ............ ..718 212 ¢the 24 precincts received 1,034 votes mocrat, for United States senator. Minnedota’s delegation in the low- er house of congress will consist of eight Republicans, one Democrat and one Progressive. Frankson is in the lead by a good margin for lieutenant governor. Julius A. Schmahl, for re-election as secretary of state, ran away from his opponent. Three hundred big game licenses had been issued at the county audit- or’s office up to noon today . The big game season opens Frida CANVASSING BOARD T0 MEET MONDAY The county canvassing board will meet at the court house next Monday to canvass the election returns. It is believed that reports from all pre- cincts will be received at that time. St. Paul, Minn., Nov. 8.—One hun- dred and forty-two precinets give Van Dyke 24,609 for congress and Reese 112,063. 137 precincts give Wilson 20,546, Hughes 12,333. 137 pre- cincts sive Dwyer 11,912, Burnquist 39,682. 137 precincts give Thorson 11,418, Franksdn 17,692, Johnson for fi?'&?:“ of state, 6,434 and Schmahl (By United Press) St. Paul, Minn.,, Nov. probable Minnesota congressmen are as follows: First—Sydney Anderson, boro, Republican. Second—Franklin T. Ellsworth, Mankato, Republican; no opponent. Third—Charles R. Davis, St. Peter, Republican; re-elected. Fouth—Carl C. Van Dyke, St. Paul, Democrat, re-elected. Fifth—Ernest Lundeen, Minneap- olis, Republican, Sixth—Harold Knutson, 8t. Cloud, Republican. Seventh — Andrew J. Volstead, Granite Falls, Republican; re- elected. Eighth—Clarence B. Miller, Du- luth, Republican; re-elected. Ninth—Halvor Steenerson, Crook- ston, Republican; re-elected. Tenth—Thomas D. Schall, Minne- apolis, Progressive; re-elected. Lanes- LINER ARABIA REPORTED SUNK BY SUBMARINE (By United Press) London, Nov. 8.—The Arabla of the Peninsular and Oriental lines has Clark and Harrig are running close for judge of probate and the result until all the returns are in, it is be- lieved. In the 24 precincts Clark New York, Nov. 8.—Cotton jumped The result in these precincts is as two dollars a bale after thq opening | follows: e 685, Wilson Judge Marshall A. Spooner went |senator—Kellogg 911, Lawler 564, to Walker this morning where he will | Calderwood 336; governor—Burn- at a hearing at the investigation of | Anderson 85, Johnson 33; lieut. gov- Cass county affairs. ernor—Frankson 965, Thorson 480, of state—Schmahl 1,227, Johnson 386; attorney general—Smith 1,271; en 458, Lind 334; congress—Harold N BORDER BEGGING 1 KNUTSON’S ELECT“)N Knutson 1,013, Donohue 602, John . News claims Minnesota for Wilson by Knutsen 169; judge of tHe fifteenth International Falls, Minn., Nov. 8. 12,500. The Pioneer Press this islature—Pendergast 1,024, Carter throughout the county are going beg- | carry Minnesota by 25,000 votes. The 804; probate judge—Clark 897, Har-|8ing because of the scarcity of men | Daily News claims a 15,000 lead in derson 382, Quinn 486. those who are available. Pulpwood |says that the country districts will Wilson carried the city of Bemidji prices along the M. & I. and Cana-|be unable to overcome this. ‘The total vote in thewcity of Be-|Per double cord mark as against $8 a ) midji is as follows: President— |Year ago. Cedar poles and excelsior bolts are also in good demand, and :l;;lezn:,;lsy'aog; c:fi:::t‘r:‘;;(eliggf ing, all of which makes the jobbers 223, Bentall 168, Anderson 38, John- | timber cutting. son 19; lieut. governor—Frankson| The International Lumber company onson 32; secretary of state—|in the woods at this early date. They THROUGH PloNEER Schmahl 623, Johnson 171; attorney|lave five camps near Gemmell, em- — Ml , Hed 1, Lind|dred men. The I. W. W.s are re- . g, :’:;l;erm:;re:si‘}?,ml% ‘l’?nuztsmn 55n6d, ported on the job there and are said |, ‘4T8¢ crowds watched the elec- tined in front of the Pioneer office - |the men, making it hard to Kkeep the :z‘: m';:)';“h ljeug‘};(l::::lr‘gs—tg:;fi;:’;t camps filled, and at the Markham hotel last night. Grand and Rex theaters. g:;:‘;n::séo};:{"_"’éfllg‘fiugg 3"‘ ‘tlll‘s LILLIAN GISH AT A large crowd watched the returns fice this morning. Lillian Gish will be seen tonight 3 HEAVY BRITISH AND in the Triangle play, “Sold for Mar- The Pioneer issued three extras, FRENCH LOSSES | for Marriage” is the story of a o'clock and the third extra at 6:30 y poor| , Russian girl whose beauty leads her|°¢lock this morning. Extras were in neighboring towns and villages. French losses occurred in the last 24 | the United States to be sold into mar- £ hours offensive. ‘The Australian |Fi®8e to a rich old man she never| 1he Ploneer received the election sociation over a special leased press embarked for America on the same | 2C o L ship; and when he arrives he learns astociation wire, VOTE RECORDS BROKEN IN CHICAGO and Carter 804. ' sz PER B ALE of the election will not be known received 897 votes and Harrls 866. of the cotton exchange this morning. President—Hughes 950, Benson 243, Hanley 21; U. 8. appear for the county commissioners|quist 1,123, Dwyer_404, Bentall 321, Hanson 361, Simonson 92; secretary REPORTS INDICATE ‘R. R. commissioner—Mills 985, Hed-| LOGGING CONTRACTS 0. St. Paul, Minn., Nov. 8.—The Daily judicial district—Stanton 1,267; leg-[——Many small logging contracts| morning said that Hughes would 8.—The | ris 866; judge of supreme court—An- and the high wages demanded by |St. Paul, Minneapolis and Duluth and by 104 votes. dian Northern have gone up to $12 Hughes 354, Wilson 458, Benson 131, prices for saw logs are also improv- governor—Burnquist 540, Dwyer and homesteaders anxious to do some ELECTI()N RETURNS 487, Thorson 254, Hanson 169, Sim-|!s commencing to have its troubles general—Smith 675; R. R. commis- ploying between four and five hun- Donohue 314, Knutsen 88; judge of |t0 be stirring up discontent among tion returns of the Pioneer bulle- Results wi i 659; Carter 350; probate judge— ults were also flashed at the Quinn 441 GRAND TONIGHT bulletined in front of the Pioneer of- riage,” at the Grand theater. ‘“Sold|°M¢ 8t nine o’clock, another at one Berlin, Nov. 7.—Heavy British and | unscrupulous uncle to bring her to | ¢irculated in the resident district and ., returns through the United Press as- t] 1 troops lost especially heavy Sunday. had seen. Fortunately, her lover has to his surprise that the police here, |, ROLUrDS were received at the same time as in the Twin Cities and were unlike those of his native land, are - not oppressors of the poor, = but complete. Early returns indicated the election of Hughes, but the later been reported submarined. No cas- Chicago, Ill, Nov. 7.—All records f:‘l‘::ll::?' S:)nh:-!ef;;l;:tsn:‘hehllrdak:,e'::,vs:& returns reported leads for Wilson. Af- ualties have been reported. She car- | were broken here today when 650,000 Marja. How they meet his plea is ter midnight the result of the elec- tion was in doubt. New York, Nov. S.—Edward Thompson, Democratic state chajr- man in West Virginia with National Chairman McCormick early this morning says, “Everything in West Virginia went Democratic.” voted. WOMEN'S VOTES IN ILLINOIS DIVIDED (By United Press) Chicago, Ill,, Nov. 7.—~Women's ballots has little influence on the presidential result in Illinois. Their votes were divided between the can- didates in almost the same ratio as those of the men, In 1,026 precinots in the city and state the men cast 123,765, votes for Hughes and 113,- 143 for Wilson, . The women cast 005 tor Hughes”and 72,928sfor i ¥ vy rled 450 passengers and displaced 7,933 tons, MICHIGAN DRY; GOES FOR HUGHES (By United Press) Detroit, Mich., Nov. 8.—Michigan is safely in the Republican fold by 60,000 to 100,000 majority. Incoms plete returns from 32 countfes, not Including Wayne (Detroit) and Kent (Grand Rapids), showed at 2:30 that Michigan is going dry. a sequence of thrilling scenes, Dallas, Tex,, Nov. 8.—Incomplete returns from Texas give Wilson 66,- 460, Hughes 14,580, Benson 1,499 and Hanley 778. The entire state Democratic ticket was elected. Seattle, Wash,, Nov. 8.—Democra! claim that Washington will go for Wilson by 20,000 to 80,000. The Re- publicans declared at 3 a. m. that Hughes still had a chance to win. - California. Stockton, Cal,, Nov. 7.—The firs ve precinets counted tn Stookfon a ! reraged 4 to 1 for Wilson, for John- on and p : Milwaukee, Wis, Nov. $.—Returns from 1,620 precinocts of ,050 pre- cinsts in. Wisconsin give Hughes . 149,468, Wilson 137,687, Topeka, Kan,, Nov. s.——ivnaon'a :{lead in Kansas was increased to more ‘{than 1,300 during the late hours of, the'night. Latest figures in Kansas gave Wilson 86,996 and Hughes §5,- 8. Tennessee, Memphis, Tenn., Nov. 7.—20 coun- oarry Tennessee by 35,000 STILL IN DOUBT . P aTS - = e T S ot