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Closing N.Y. Markets, Pages13,14 & 15 No. 31,600. T6 BODIES FOUND AFTER EXPLOSION IN GREATEST MINE DISASTER OF OHIO Governor Aids 300 Children Left Fatherless by Blast That Also Took Lives of In- specting Officials. EIGHTEEN MEN RESCUED IN SERIOUS CONDITION Tons of Dislodged Slate and Coal Dismember Workers—Truck Is Hurled 35 Feet, as Miners Are Trapped by Flames and Smoke Far From Shaft. By the Assoclated Press. MILLFIELD, Ohio, November 6.— No. 6 mine of the Sunday Creek oal Co. gave up the last of its dead shortly after 7:30 this momning when the seventy-sixth and last body of the men who met death when an explosion and fire wrecked the underground workings late yesterday was brought to the sur- face. Eighteen in Serious Condition. Fear that this toll might be in- kreased, however, was expressed by res- cue workers and officials of the Sunday Creek Co. because of the serious con- dition of 18 men who escaped from the Entered as second class matte; post office, Washington, D. C. WASHINGTON, WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION ening D. C, THURSDAY, | Republicans Gain in Close Balloting of Nearby Counties A closely contested election in Montgomery County resulted in Victory for Democratic candidates in‘all but two instances. Walter W. Dawson, 29-year-old Repub- ‘lican Roekville lawyer, was elect- ed to the Maryland House of Del- egates and Frank A. Karn, a Re- publican, was elected county com- missioner from the fourth dis- trict. A feature of the fight was the vote for State Senator, with Robert G. Hilton, Democrat, winning over Thomas M. Ander- son, Republican, by only 73 votes, according to unofficial re- turns. Despite a general Democratic victory in Prince Georges County, the Republicans elected their candidate for sheriff and won two seats in the House of Dele- gates and two on the Board of County Commissioners, accord- ing to unofficial returns. The new sheriff of the county is W. Curtis Hopkins. Republicans who gained positions in the House of Dele- gates were Oliver Metzerott and R. C. Zantzinger. Those elect- ed to the Board of Commission- ers were Frank Small, jr, and . Bowen. 6. B. TS ACCLSED OF BIG RENT DEBT Jefferson Receivers Move for| Accounting of Former Smith Co. Official. Failure to pay rent on a 21-room Sixteenth street apartment for six years was among the allegations made against - G. Bryan Pitts, former chair- inferno alive after being found huddled with the dead 165 feet below ground. They were brought to the surf: Jast night and early today after hav- m‘ipent several hours in the gas-filled As fast as the bodies were brought ut. they were taken to the temporary makeshift morgue/in a storeroom near the mine entrance, where a corps of 25 'embalmers from a number of cities was on hand to lay them out on slabs to @await identification. Many blued and twisted and the bodies gave evidences of their wild rushes seeking freedom from the gas. . A temporary hospital was established, While Salvation Army and Red Cross organizations distributed blankets, food S epeemcatatives of e State Depa presentatives of e rt- mfiutmhlw-_ itions were on hand, ? instructions from Gov. Myers Y. Cooper to write compensation checks Tor ertmflcken families. It is es- timated 300 children were left Jatherless. Tons of Slate Dislodged. ‘The first explosion was tremend em] A there a second the mine filled with gas, hich masks and kept back Fescuers until last night. "beckdes thoss yeceults and Pennsylvania, those recruit- ed from the surrounding mining terri- tory, went down and the Jull extent of Ohio’s worst mining tragedy. There was a heap of bodies| sums ranging st the bottom of the first shaft, while others were sprawled throughout the tunnels, some of them dying with their hands grasping at their throats or kneeling in prayer. a) saved the life of His wite's Jacksonville, one of the h in Rasp sald he was blown almost 100 feet from the place where he had been standing by the force of the explosion. He heard a roaring nolse and then the shouts of his fellow underground prisoners. Wife’s Apron Saves Life, “In my hand, for some reason, was my wife’s apron, which I had brought from home this morning to te around my face: use the air has been so bad lately,” Rasp related. “I dipped the apron in gome coffee 1 found in & lunch bucket' and tied it across my face. Then I crawled on my hands and feet—it seemed like a mile I crawled—until I came to an air shaft where I was able to get up on & wooden stalrway.” A story of how he and his “buddy” ¥scaped ‘the death-dealing gases was fold by Walter Porter, 40. Porter, the father of seven children, Was one of those injured by the ex- plosion. He suffered broken ribs and €uts on the forehead. “It was nearly 12 o'clock when I and gy buddy, Emmett Olbers, were called fix some latches in the No. 10 west entry.” Porter sald. “We had just Stars=d 1 work when there was a ter- Fific noise and a wall of Hame, Truck Blown 35 Feet. “The explosion blew our truck, con- faining our tools, approximately 5 teet and catapulted it up against the tim- ber. I thought the trolley wire lell off when I saw the burst of flame, “After regaining my senses 1 tried to zise but something continued to fall about and imprison me. The explosion blew coal high and brattice board in %’ ¢,|ncu0nd. f,‘ Same so f;n I could recall what ppened.” Porter told how he and Olbers, dazed and not knowing whether they were hurt, “lay for quite a time in the dark. The mine turned hot and the warm air through, Other men near us were trapped but managed to get out. “ I got up and tried to get out to three different grounds, for Ol- the air shaft of the old workings but the after-damp blocked our path. “We came back where we started and . | Senes, “so-called bodyguard,” into { Schneider, man of the board of directors of the F. H. Smith Co, in a petition filed today in District Supreme Court, equity divisfon. The petition was filed by Herbert L. Davis and Charles W. Arth, receivers for the Jefferson Apartments, at Six- teenth and M streets. They asked the court to instruct whether they should institute proceedings to compel an ac- counting by Pitts and others involved. Investigation disclosed, the petition set forth, that Pitts occupied the sev- enth floor of the fashionable - ment house, consisting of 21 rooms, from April 1, 1924, until April 1, 1930. The rental value of the space was esti- mated at $850 a month or an aggre- gate of $61,200. $25,000 Expenditure Alleged. The petition charged the Jefferson forbor corporstion had spent 335,000 or corporation” spen X in and decorating the Pitts g&&uflt It also was contended that for “spastments inthe. same pilaime or same oceu] by his employes, An! g and Helen Pointing out that books which should contain records of rent bills had been “removed or destrt ,” the petitioners said the only tangible of any payments available showed Pitts had tendered three checks for a total of $6,735. ° _' Photostatic Copies Attached. ‘The receivers attached to their peti- tion photostatic copies of checks for 5 from tz,w to $12,500 ! rentals col ment. The though the order of the Jefferson Apartments, they were cashed by Pitts and others, in- cluding C. Elbert Anadale, former sec- retary of the Smith concern. Instructions were requested by the petitioners concerrfing tax matters. The mmm said taxes and penalties on property aggregating about $40,000 remained to be paid The court was told these levies were made prior to the appointment of the receivers. It was disclosed that the receivers had spent “much time and money” con- ve! formerly occupled by Pitts into apartments of suitable size for profitable rental. DO-X DELAYED BY GALE IN FLIGHT TO BRITAIN By the Assoclated Press. AMSTERDAM, Holland, November 6 —A gale which kicked up & choppy sea outside the Zuider Zee held the Do-X, glant German flying boat, at Amster- dam today, and prevented continuation of its flight to Southampton. From Southampton the b go to Havre and Lisbon before taking off- on a transatlantic flight to New York. The Do-X, with 16 persons aboard, came here yesterday from Altenrhein, Switzerland, where its home hangar is located, making the trip in 5 hours and 20 minutes. ‘The plane is anchored in Schelling- woude Basin. “ship will | WARFAGES WORL, LITVNOFF STAES N CENEVA SPEECH Russian Delegate Assails Seekers of Security as Enemies of Peace. RULED QUT OF ORDER, HE GIVES PRESS COPIES Gibson Tells Preparatory Arms Cut Parley U. S. Won't Offer Any New Proposals. By the Associated Press. GENEVA, November 6—Attacking the League of Nations Disarmament Commission today, Maxim Litvinoff, Russian delegate, declared that the world was now faced with grave men- aces of war. The Soviet spokesman especially as- sailed France and those who demand security before disarmament as danger- ous enemies of peace. “It is no wonder,” Litvinoff asserted, “that among the countries which were loudest in their demands for ‘security’ guarantees were some in which the chiefs of the military staffs were, as is now common knowledge, at the same time devising and carrying out plans for' the provocation of war with their neighbors.” The Russian delegate declared himself hopeless of success for the Soviet's for- mer proposals for absolute disarmament and later for proportionate disarma- ment. He demanded, however, that the commission substitute the word dis- armament for the terms “limitation and reduction of armaments.” Sees No Reason for Optimism. armament, said Litvinoff. s rated the commission for wi pass over the 18-month interval the last session. “When ‘ldvg\:-.tln' B:;Itet. tions for rmams :;?i 1929 sessions,” said the Russian, «T referred to the ever-growing danger of a fresh war, but the commission re- garded this as a 100 view. If the commission were to adhere to this appraisal it would find itself variance with recent declarations by the statesmen and press of 60 capital- ist countries, pronouncing ‘& most loomy of the present inter- gnloml situation, pointing to anxiety -nnunmt:n,%mm' e meme imminent developmen and even analogies between the ‘War and the present moment. He then quoted the Washington cor- respondent of a Ber! newspaper as reporting that Americans - returning from Summer tours believed Europe was moving toward & new war. “Indeed, does not Inmklflclflnn of anf even to be ot by determination with _ which which they are ther increases in their armaments speak to us of the danger of war? Have not the war budgets of biggest states increased by half & bl”l,-, lion dollars, or 27 per cent, since 1926? Coples Are Distributed. man Loudon, who forbade the transla- | tion of Litvinoff’s speech, the Russian delegate has prepared copies of his pro- nouncement, which were distributed to the press after he had read it to the commission in English. A disturbance arose in the hall when the chairman forbade the translation. Most of the occupants of the press sec- tion stampeded for the exit, where copies of Litvinofl's remarks were being distributed, and the chairman sternly called for order. The American delegates remained silent, throughout today’s opening meet- ing of the Preparatory Commission. Lord Cecil of Great Britain, Count | von Bernstorfl of Germany, Naotake | Sato of Japan, Litvinoff and Chairman Loudon occupied the session with a dis- cussion of the method of procedure. Count von Bernsorfl and Chbairman | Loudon wished to continue where the | commission left off at its sitting 18 | months ago without reopening questions | already settled. | Litvinoff Derides Idea. Litvinoff, however, derided the idea and declared that the passage of 18 months could not be ignored. Lord Cecil wished to proceed with final and third reading of the draft convention.” The commission has been trying for five_years to_complete (Continued o | It appears there is a mnew racket under the sun, devised for the special benefit of motor car thieves. As - attempted unsuccessfully last night, it works this way: The racketeer able lure, notes the tag numbers and to the No. 7 west entry. old t ‘squeezed . Final rged B oo, Y e e “The black damp was so bad that we gaturated our handkerchiefs with water our palls and covered our faces with ge. as & preczution against the gas.” general description and telephones a garage for towing service, explaining That the keys to the door and Be tentt ion_s are lost. “Please tow the car to s'our age and fit new keys to it, and I will call for it later,” the garage is advised. Bellboy Disrupts Scheme. spots a parked automobile with suit- | CURIOSITY OF éELLBOY CHECKS RACKET OF MOTOR CAR THIEVES showed the car gone, sure enough. And in lth]e car was a l':‘rg’en:ulntuy of :fl-:t:- able luggage containing exj ve_mer- chandise of a firm for which Mr, Stam- bler is the manufacturer's representa- tive here, A telephone call to the garage, oper- ated by Call Carl, Inc., brought the in- formation that the car had been towed way at the request of a mysterious ‘Mr. Mitchell,” who d:scribed the car and license number. George Keneipp, general manager of the repair firm, soon satisfied himself that Mr. Stambler was the real owner, and the car was turned over to the latter. Police Now on Lookout. Mr. Kenelpp, recognizing the possi- bility of further attempts to work the scheme, today filed a complaint with the Police Department. A sharp look- out is being maintained to curb the racket before it really gets started. “I'm sure we would have caught the g:m-lor of the hoax when he called of ownership in such uul“‘mh-meh s demanded, however, I can see wmc!llncmnimlmv-.m NOVEMBER 6, 1930—FIFTY-TWO PAGES. PRESIDENT T0 GIVE | MEDAL T0 WAR ACE Greatest Reunion of Combat | Pilots Honor Capt. E. V. There are mo grounds -for OPUMISM | woryq war combat pilots, many of from the results obtained in the nego- | them aces by virtue of five or more tiations and agreements of naval dis-| geria) victories, was in progress today He then be- | as a _preliminary to the awarding of hing to | the Congressional Medal of Honor to 1 since | the greatest of their number, Capt. Ed- War - | Hoover at Bolling Field at 2:30 o'clock Jratt con | this aternoon. at | Suit, from Selfridge Field, Mich., under comm: situation | % the extraordinary | gherry, Syracuse, political and ecO- | DeWitt of New York, create a crisis not | MacKenzie of Rochester, Mua mul;!;‘flm: gobendz. Cates, jr. of Spartanburg, 8. tions?” he asked. “Does ., ang i i (S o Lo e Yo S e Tesisting at- T & number of other mem- gx’nfis :?dlnrmx:ent and the energy |bers of the 94th and other combat with carrying out fur- | squadrons. five of the | This afternoon’s ceremony, expec! Although ruled out of order by Chair- | be greeted with a salute of 21 guns and Latest Crook Phones Garage, Reports “‘Stolen” Keys and|. Has Car Towed In for Keys to Be Made. Rickenbacker. ‘The Capital's greatest Teunion of d V. Rickenbacker, by President ‘Two squadrons of Army planes were on hand at Bolling Field this morning M'El’flclplu in the ceremonies and a8 'd was due early this afternoon. One of the squadrons is the 94th Pur- and of Capt. Victor H. Strahm, war-time combat pilot. The 94th is the descendant of the war-time 94th Aero Squadron, which was commanded by Rickenbacker and which piled up the dfrelmt number of combat victories ited hand Hunter, with credit; 5. York, seven victories; Capt. . Snow of this city; Lieut. Alden B. N. ¥.; Lieut. John Lieut. Duncan R. . N. Y. Lieut. Lieut. Allan Winslow. Seth Salute for President. ted to be one of the most colorful of its kind held here in honor of a World War veteran, was to begin with the ar- rival of President Hoover, who was to flourishes by the Army Band. F. Trubee Davison, Assistant Secre- tary of War for Aeronautics, who was serjously injured in a erash while train- ing for fiying duty in the war, will pre- side at the ceremony. Maj. Gen. James E. Fechet, chief of the Army Air Corps, will read the citation accompanying the Congressional Medal of Honor, which has been awarded to only 100 other men in the history of the Na- tion. The medal will be presented by President Hoover. After accepting the medal Capt Rickenbacker will present to the Pres- ident the former members of the 94th Aero Squadron. An impressive aerial demonstration was to begin at 2:45 o'clock, when the 94th Pursuit Squadron, the 20th Bom- bardment Squadron and the 1st Ob- servation Squadron will take off for a review in mass and line by the Presi- dent and an exhibition of combat and formation flying. Modern Tactics Planned. The 94th Squadron, which is equipped with 19 of the latest type pursuit planes adopted by the Air Corps, will demon- strate the modern version of the Luf- bery circle, & wartime combat maneu- ver. The pursuiters then will join with the bombers for a joint demonstration. Following the ceremonigs Capt. Rick- enbacker will meet the present officers of the 94th Squadron. \All_speeches, the music of the Army " (Continued on Page 2, Column 8.) Now Is the Time Considering that prices’ are lower than they have been for years, that quali- ties are not cheapened, but can be obtained for less money than last season, it is obvious that now is the time to buy what you are used to buying—at less than you have paid before. Advertisements in to- day’s Star feature much attractive merchandise. Yesterday’s Advertising (Local Display) ines. The Evening Star. . 33,882 2d Newspaper. .....15,111 3d Newspaper......11,838 4th Newspaper. .... 4,804 5th Newspaper . 4,217 Total F2s. ... 35,970 Robots Will Make Debut as Air-Liner | Pilots This Winter Mechanical Men to Fly Planes on Route Serving Capital. “Robot pilots,” of the type which flew a giant Army bombardment plane across the United Statcs last Spring, will be used for the first time on air transport planes this Winter on the Eastern Air Transport line passing through the National Capital. The robots will be used on multi- motored passenger planes which will connect the Capital, through three transcontinental lines and two foreign systems, with every part of the United States, Canada, Mexico, the West (Continued on Page 2, Column 2.) WOODCOCK CALLED BACK T0 CAPITAL o Ordered -to Return Here to Report as He Prepares to Sail for Hawaiian Tour. By the Associated Press. Prohibition Director Amos W. W. Woodcock was ordered to return to Washington from the Pacific Coast to furnish Attorney General Mitchell with information bearing on prohibition ap- propriations and to furnish data re- quested by President Hoover, The Department of Justice issued a statement today saying that Attorney General Mitchell wanted to confer with ‘Woodcock to inform himself “about some matters bearing on appropriations” and also wanted the prohibition direc- tor “to make some reports to the Attorney General on operations to fur- nish data requested some timé ago by the President.” ‘The department dechinea to say what data had been requested by President Hoover. Woodeock was ordered to return to Washington by Assistant Attorney Gen- eral Youngquist, in charge of the pro- hibition unit, at the direction of Mr. Mitchell, just as the director prepared to sail from San Francisco ta Honolulu to wind up an inspection trip of prohi- bition enforcement conditions along the West Coast. The department’s statement said: “Director Woodcock was asked by the Assistant Attorney General in charge of the prohibillorr unit, to return to Washington at the request of the Attor- | ney General. Mr. Mitchell has planned (Continued on Page 2, Column 6.) PLUMBERS’ ASSOCIATION IN DETROIT IS RAIDED State and City Police Seize Books and Subpoena Two Men and ‘Woman to Appear Before Jury. By the Associated Press. DETROIT, November 6.—A squad of State and city policemen today raid- ed the office of the United Steamfitters and Plumbers’ Association, seized books and records and subpoenaed two men and a woman to appear before the spe- cial 22-man crime grand jury. The raid was made at the direction of the grand jury and was led by 1. A. Capizzi, assistant prosecuting attorney. It followed the testimony of Louls J. Flint, executive vice president of the Citizens’ Committee of Detroit, and Pierce E. Wright, secretary of the As- sociated Building Employers. Before going into the grand jury room Wright and Flint made a public statement charging that racketeers have extorted as much as $100,000 a year from the plumbing and heating indus- try in Detroit and have dictated the in which business was con- ducted. * SHIP LOSES RUDDER Drifting Alaskan Steamer Said to Have 30-50 Persons Aboard. SEATTLE, November 6 (#).—Carry- between 30 and 50 passengers, the Alaska Steamship Co. liner Northwest- ern was helplessly 2 miles HAWKS' SPEED HOP T0 HAVANA STARTS {Flyer Returns to New York Hour After Taking Off Then Leaves Again. By the Assocated Pres | VALLEY STREAM, N. Y., November }6.—An hour after he had started in a speed flight to Havana, Cuba., Capt. Frank M. Hawks returned to Curtiss Airport this morning to have an adjust- | ment made on his motor. He remained only a moment and took off again for Havana at 8:50 am. Hawks set out first for Havana at 7:45 a.m. Mechanics at Curtiss Airport were startled 55 minutes later to see his :'l“lfi plane winging back to the landing eld. ‘The captain called for some hasty at- tention to his motor, beckoned a gaso- line truck to the plane to refill it with fuel, and 10 minutes later he took off Rllln. hoping to reach Columbia, 8. C., is first scheduled stop, shortly after 12:15 p.m. | __He expects to cover the New York- | Havana route of 1,600 miles in seven hours for a new record. i ‘The present record for the New York- Havana flight is 14 hours, set by the Jate. Wilmer Stultz in the monoplane Columbia in March, 1928, with Mabel | Boll and Charles A. Levine as gers. That was a non-stop flight. AR QL T THREE WOMEN ESCAPE STATE REFORMATORY Convicted Slayer, Robber and “Blonde Bandit” Make Break From Hospital of Prison, By the Associated Press. FRANKFORT, Ky, November 6.— ‘Three woman prisoners serving terms ranging from 10 years to life escaped {":;m the State Reformatory here early oday. |, They are Otis Grammer, serving a {life term from Harlan County on a murder charge; Grace Browder, Daviess County, 20 years on & bank robbery charge, and Alma Willlams, “blonde bandit” of Covington, Ky..who was sentenced to 10 years for participa- tion in a series of holdups. ‘The women were patients in the prison hospital. They left the hos- pital without knowledge of attendants during the night, broke the lock to the weaving room in the women's depart- ment and obtained some warp with which they made & rope to slide from the second floor to the ground. They then obtained a large piece of plank with which they scaled the wall surrounding the reformatory. | Restaurant Men Strike. ‘ DRESDEN, Saxony, November 6 (#). ~—This city went hungry and thirsty today as employers and employes in the restaurant industry united in a one- day strike as a protest against a spe- cial tax on drinks which became ef- fective on November 1. Virtually every cafe, restaurant and coffee house was (ministry of the interior to revoke the tax. The Senate st 72d Cong. 4 1 2 Republicans Democrats Farmer-Lal Doubtful . Senate: . Rep. Dem, Alabama | | Arizona . Arkansas . | | California Colorado Connecticut . ru!llanBal leal som-oll Bal wemwans | orsrirorm | SBE ] n [ 85850 | nwws| [PIISTOIeY B [Urel ove) B ISTSTeTeTe) I VT e B [0 ) (FOY [FPTUVRING VPO o7~ 100 [ IO (VYY) I O IPOY WY L L] b 1 Within the Hour” The Star’s carrier system covers every city block and the regular edi« tion is delivered to Washington homes as fast as the papers are printed. Yesterday's Circulation, 119,997 TWO. CENTS. ' DEMOCRATS TO MISS CONTROL OF HOUSE BY AT LEAST 2 SEATS Republicans Have 217 Seats, Ri- vals 213, as Results Stand. Four Districts Still Out. POLITICAL SET-UP MAY DEPEND ON MINNESOTA FARMER-LABOR () Means Associated Press. In Senate G. O. P. Has Elected 47 to 46 for Minority—Robsion Defeat Seen. Schall Is Leading Hoidale. A belated correction from the twenty-fourth Illinois district today gives that seat to Claude V. Parsons, Democrat, instead of James V. Heidinger, Republican. Also a late Associated Press dispatch from Indiana, where Representative Vestal, Republican, was reported to have won by 9 votes, says that there was an error in tabulation and that Claude G. Ball, the Democratic candidate, has a lead of 29 votes. Still later reports from Illinois indicate that Representative Richard Yates, Republican, who was reported defeated in the at large campaign, is now forging ahead. BY G. GOULD LINCOLN, The Democrats have fallen short of winning a majority in the |closed and delegations besieged the | P! PARTY LINE-UP OF 72d CONGRESS i F \ House of Representatives in 'rues_dly's elections. The utmost strength of the Democrats in that body, after all doubtful districts have been heard from, will be 216, Necessary for & majority are 218. 3 But if the Democrats are unable to have a majority of the House, the Regubumns may also fail to attain that advantage. Indeed, the political organization of the House, as well as in the Senate, may depend upon the Farmer-Labor party of Minnesota. Here is the way the congressional elections stand, with a few of the returns still missing. The Republicans have won 217 seats in the House, including an independent Republican, Lovette, of Tennessee. The Democrats have won 213. One Farmer-Laborite, Paul J. Kvale of Minnesota, has been re-elected. Results in Four Districts Awaited. Of the remaining four congressional districts, three are located in Kentucky and one in Minnesota. The Democrats are expected to win two of the Kentucky districts, and may win the other, repre- sented by Mrs. Langley in the Frelent Congress. In the Minnesota district the race is between the Republican candidate and the mm&:-{mhoflbe, with the Republican candidate slightly leading his 0] nt. ppo.shonld the Republicans win in the Langley district in Kentucky and the Minnesota district still missing, they would have a total of 218 seats in the House, a bare majority of one. On the other hand, should they lose these three seats, they would have 216 seats. The one Republican independent, added to the regular ublicans, would make a total of 217. This would exceed the 216 of the Democrats, but the two Farmer-Labor members from Minnesota would hold the ball.lin.ge of power. » e m between the two major political parties is just as close in the Senate. ! : There the s in the balance are those of Robsion, Republican, of Kentucky, and Schall, Republican, in Mipnesota. to Robsion Likely to Lose. Late returns indicate that Robsion ratic. opponent. . Schall has _gained y as the outlying districts have been heard from. ;f'mfld Schall win and Robsion lose majorities in either body. - situa- tion in the end may work to the ade of the Republicans, for with the make-up of the Senate would be Republicans, 48, Democrats, 47, Farmer- Labor 1. Here again, neither of the old parties would have an outright ma- jority. Shipstead, the lone Farmer- Labor Senator, would hold the balance of power. N‘:)omnre narrow margin or mixed sit- uation could probably be evolved. Already threats of contests for closely fought districts have been made. The through its headquarters, today an- nounced that it would not accept ds final the unofficial returns from any close district. It would not concede the defeat of the Democratic candidates in the eighth Indiana district and in the tenth glmmh district, it said. Further- more, a study is to be made of other close districts, The Democratic organ- ization would not concede that it has not won a majority of the House. Reporis to Be Scanned. The Republican National Committee issued no statement. It was declared, however, that the committee also would scan the reports from closely contested States with care. ‘The Republicans insist that in all probability they will have strength enough to organize both the House and Senate. The Democratic headquarters makes a llmlhrdch!m.“’ll'h:h omm: ':mmu will be_needed to settle the matter. In view of the narrow margin in both Senate and House, it is clear that a coalition of Democrats and Republican rogressives will be able at any time to_overthrow Republican control. The Farmer-Labor members of Con- g 3 3 g ] 58, Bluisnlunl | nluwelcel |88 i 3 PUNVICISIVIN - 191 19 [0 PO (VY TPTPTORVY [ 1 (PPN VP ,a. TR T diana, 1. cky, 1; Muine- Democratic National Committee, | tod; that the er alienate pi m the old organization. Shipstead Withholds Attitude, Senator Shipstead, Farmer-Labor, who may be the controlling factor in the organization of the new ay refused to indicate his ever, garded the election as aa that the “people evidently did not like the way things are beginning to run.” The balance of power would rest with Shipstead if the Democralé have 48 Senators and the Republicans 47. In that event he could give the Democrats a majority by siding with them There would be a tie vote if he favored the Republicans and Vice Presi- dent Curtis would be able to throw the balance to his party. He is allowed to vot’fhonly in tl:’e case of a tie. " e wet and dry organizations have issued conflicting claims regarding the results of Tuesday's election. “ The drys Democrats, not to the wets, where dry :antawrlll and congressional candidates ost. MeBride Issues Statement. F. Scott McBride, general superin- tendent of the Anti-Saloon League, in & statement today said: “The dry cause has weathered the Democratic landslide and the ui o edented wet campaign in a remarl way. The outcome proves the wisdom of the non-partisan methods. Were the drys all in one party a landslide to the opposite party would be ruinous. “In this year’s election 35 Senators were chosen, and of these 20 are dry e pransbition iss " prol on issue was contested in the election in thzm ing States: Maine, ts, Pennsylvania, Ohio, chusetts. Other issues strongl vailed in both of these Sl’.lt-.y Senators were, however, ekctea in voted for the submission of prohibition, and the vote then was 65 to 20. “In the House the election returns show that about a dozen drys were de- feated by wets, and these, added to the 11 drys who lost in the primary, mean a of about two in the House. This leaves more 300 drys n the next House and than 135 wets—20 more drys than mitted the eighteenth amendment, ectimate is generous to the wets, It resents scarcely a return fo (Continued o Page 2, Column 1) QUAKES CAUSE PANIC SOFIA, Bulgaria, November 6 ()~ considerable garia- Jugosiavian 2 tremors e and at Berko~ tbut there were mo cauted & panic at Godec ‘Walls of several houses were wracked casualtics, declare that the victory was to the |