New Britain Herald Newspaper, November 9, 1916, Page 10

NEW RBRITAIN DAILY HERALD, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1916. . RETURNS ARE SLOW i (Continued From First Page). ports from 2,881 precinects out of the 3,143 in the state, many of them of- ficial, the totals showed Hughes 319,- 157 and Wilson 310,736, Hughes' lead was slightly that of Goodrich, rep., over dem., in the gubernatorial race and also under those of New and Watson, republicans, who unseated John W. Kern and Thomas Taggart in the United States senate. UTAH REPENTS Salt Lake, Nov. 9.—President Wil- son from estimates based on returns reported from 25 of the 28 counties in Utah has carried the state by a plurality of 22,000 Incomplete returns countries give Wilson for senator, Sutherland, governor, Morris, below from the 63,607, Hughe King, dem rep., 37,497 Bamberger, dem., rep., 43,055, WASH. FOR WILSON -Revised Seattle, Nov from 1,880 precincts of 2,3 in Wash- ington early today gave Hughes 139,- 225, Wilson 148,406, the presfdént’s vote compared with reports two hours earlier' was caused | by the correction of an error in the | previous tabulation. still has a lead of Hughes. President Wilson’s plurality Washington jumped above the ten thousand mark early today when re- turns were received from counties which previously had been meagerly reported and which went strongly for the president. With less than 500 precincts to be reported all widely scattered. Wilson was leading Hughes by a margin of 10,748 votes. Senator Miles Poindexter, republi- can, who was re-elected will have the largest plurality of any of the candi- dates on any ticket. OMAHA IS STRONG Omaha, Nov. 9.—Returns from more than fifty per cent. of the vote | in Nebraska give Wilson a lead of 26,- | 608. Democrats claim his majority | will reach 35,000. Returns from 306 | precincts, including incomplete re- | turns fro twenty-nine counties of the ninety-six in the state give: Wilson | 99,095, Hughes 72,487. These figures ! include Douglas county (Omaha) and partial returns from Lancaster coun- | ty (Lincoln). | | | The president more than 9,000 Gilbert M. Hitchcock, candidate for re-election to the United States sen- ate, leads John T. Kennedy, republi- | can, by 6,000 with half . the state | heard from. Republican ieaders do | not concede Kennedy’s defeat. The lead of Keith Neville, demo- cratic candidate for govermor, over A. L. Sutton, republican, whose cam- paign was conducted chiefly on the | prohibition issue, is less than is now amendment carried | | | 500. | estimated that the re- | by at ILLINCIS A SWEEP Chicago, Nov. 9.—Republican plu- ralities in Iliirois kept growing today as late returns came in. Hughes' margin over Wilson had climbed past the 185,000 mark, and seemed de tined to go close to 200,000. The plu- rality of Frank O. Lowden, republican | nominee for governor over Governor Dunn, democrat, appeared to be rang- Ing around the 150,000 mark. The republican victory in Cook county took from the democratic con- trol 1,500 regular monthly positions pnd annual payroll of $1,822,730. S0. DAKOTA G, O. P. Sioux Falls, S. D., Nov. 9.—Hughes carried South Dakota by approximate- ly 10,000 votes, the suffrage amend- ment is in doubt and the prohibition pmendment was adopted by 25,000, pecording to the latest returns from Tuesd election. Hector Norbeck, republican for governor leads his democratic opponent by 20,000 votes on nearly complete returns from the state. Adair, | returns | The reduction in | in | { democrat, 1 19,373; Null, democrat, WHICH ? I | | | | for presidena give: Hughes 115,550, Wilson 111,380. Returns from 1,389 precincts out of 1,713 in-West Virginia for president gives Hughes 118,763, Wilson 116,149. Returns from 1,381 precincts out of 1,713 for governor give Robinson, publican, 116,332, Cornwell, democ 118,208. Returns from 1,357 precincts out of 1,713 for senator give Sutherland, re- publican, 117,075, Chilton, democratic, 112,40 Returns for congress from 236 pre- cincts out of 266 in first district sive Fleming, republican, 19,698; Neeley, 19,455. Second district—205 precinets out of 323 give Bowers, republican, 15,- 752; Woods, democrat, 16,419. Third district—235 precincts out of 295 give Reed, republican, 18,95S; Anderson, democrat, 17,533 Fourth district—191 precincts out of 263 give Woodyvard, republican, 19.099. Fifth district—128 precincts out of 248 give Cooper, republican, 12,06 Wiles, democrat, 11,372, Returns from 1,324 precincts out of 1,713 in West Virginia for presi- dent gives Hughes 114,935, Wilson 110,856. Returns from 1,315 pfecincts out of 1,713 for governor give Robinson, re- first. All of the bodies so far recov- ered have been those of men, d proving so far the early reports that women and’ children were among the Most of the passengers were of the Western Blectric plant returning home from When the firemen arrived about a dozen persons were struggling in the water. These had either jumped or had been able to smash their way through windows and the doors. Two that escaped in this manner were so badly cut that they may dle. Timothy J. Shea, who was the as- sistant bridge tender in charge at the time of the accident, id he w cer- tain the red light had been set against the car, but that he was not sure the arc light on the bridge had been light- ed. FHe said the draw had been opened at 5:25 o'clock to permit a towboat to pass up the river. I was in the controlling house,” he said, “and took all the usual precau- tions. There were red lights on the the gate. Suddenly my attention was attracted by a crash and screams. As I looked around the car went through the gate of the draw and plunged in- to the channel. Only the rear trucks remained on the rail. “I yelled to the men on the boat to let the line of the lighter go from the towboat so that she would drift back and allow her crew to pick up passengers in the water.” The other bridge tenders jumped in boats and picked up three men, who were swimming about in the water. GONN. SURPRISES NATIONAL CAPITAL Small Plurality for Republicans Gause of Gomment in Washington (Special to the Herald) Washington, Nov., 9.The results of the election in Connecticut were re- ceived with some surpise in Washing- ton. The democrats had been claim- ing the state for Wilson, but the re- publicans thought there was nothing to it, There was surprise expressed in non-partisan circles here at the small size of the republican majority in Connecticut; also at the election of former Representative Lonergan, and the defeat of former Representative “Tom” Reilly. The election of the latter was expected, but the political prophets here did not look for the election of Tilson. They had figured that the latter would be beaten by Reilly, However, those in charge of the na- tional republican congressional com- mittee headquartters here this morn- ing conceded the defeat of Represent- ative Oakey. It is sald that Loner- gan’s success was attributed to some ent to the attitude of labor in the first congressional district. Mr. Lon- ergan is well known to government of- ficials and others here by reason of his service in the last congress, The question has been raised with the federal reserve board whether or r.ot a resident of that part of Connec- ticut, which is now located in the New York federal reserve district, namely western Connecticut, may properly be elected as a director of Class A of the federal reserve bank of Boston. Dis- cussing and deciding the question, the board id in a recent bulletin: Section 4 of the Federal Reserve Act provides that: publican, 112,630, Cornwell, demo- crat, 112,451 Returns from 1,305 precincts out of 1,713 for senator give Sutherland republican, 114,122, Chilton, demo- crat, 107,744. MANY BODIES TAKEN FROM WATERY GRAVE ' Grew of Boston L Train I Placed | Under Arrest Boston, Nov. 9.—The investigation OREGON FOR HUGHES Portland, Ore., o 9.—Returns reprcsenting approximately 93 per cent. of the vote of the state of Ore- tabulated up to an early hour showed a lead for Hughes for president of 6,272 votes. The returns included figures from every county except one. It was estimated that the missing precincts would not ma- terially affect the result. The figures were: Hughes 105,898, Wilson 99,- 480, All republican nominees for state offices were elected and all three republican representatives in congress were re-elected. MONT. BY 20,000. Helena, Nov. President 'Wilson carried Montana by approximately 20,000 plurality according to returns zompiled today from nearly three- fourths of the vote. United States Senator Henry L. My- was re-elected by a majority of 10,000 Is leading Miss H. Jeannettee Rankin, republican, for congress, but by small majority. The democrats have slected all but three state officials and Montana has adopted prohibition by R substantial vote, Samuel V, Steward, democrat, e-elected governor over Frank dwards by more than 5,000. W. VA. DECISIVE. W. was J. Charleston, Va., Nov. 9.—1,334 Harry B. Mitchell, democrat, | a| ordered by Mayor James M. Curley | into the cause of the accident at 5:30 | Tuesday afternoon, when a crowded | car on the Boston elevated plunged through an open draw in the bridge between Boston and South Boston into the Fort Point Channel, carrying at least fifty persons to their death, be- gan early this morning. Sixty-two passengers were on the car at the time. The bodies of forty- four had been recovered yesterday and it was not thought that more than ten or twelve had caped death by jumping from the car when it dived into the channel, Crew Is Arrested- The crew of the car has been ar- rested. They escaped death by leap- ing from the platform. The motor- man, George Walsh, insisted to the police that the signals on the bridge were not properly set and that there was no red light against him. The dge tenders deny this flatly and that the car hurried past the danger signals up to the open draw and over without ackening speed. The rear trucl of the car re- | mained on the track when the body |ript away and carried its trapt | passengers to the bottom. Three div- | ers of the T. A. Scott Wrecking Co. | were sent down to examine the car and a little later the company sent an eighty-tone crane to raise it. The divers reported that the car was standing upright and that the vic. tims were pinned inside it about the doors and windows. Later police on fireboats started to drag the river, but said the task wasg ca “Class A shall consist of three mem- bers, who shall be chosen by and be representative of the stockholding banks."” There is no expressed pravision specifying that a person to be eligible as a class A director must be a resi- dent of the district, but the board may very properly rule that a director, to be representative of the stockholding banks, must be located in the same district as those banks. If such were not the case it would be possible far all 12 Federal Reserve Banks, for in- stance, to elect one and the same per- <on as a class A director, The term ‘“representative of the stockholding banks” must mean more than the fact that a person is elected by such banks, because the act pro- vides that such director shall be “chosen by and be representative of’’ such banks Tt is the opinion of the board, there- fore, that though the Federal Re- serve Act does not specifically re- quire that a class A director shall be a resident of the district, nevertheless congress clearly intended that all of the class A directors should not mere- ly be elected by the member banks but that they should also be truly representative of them and that to insure compliance with this latter re- quirement such directors should be residents of the district. EXILING BELGIAN MEN Baron Beyens Says Germans Are Send- ing All Able-Bodied Males Out of Territory Now Occupied. Havre, France, Nov. 9, 12:50 p. m.— Charges that the German government is rounding up and sending to un- known destinations virtually all the able-bodied men in occupied Belgium are made by Baron Beyens, Belgian foreign minister, in a statement is- sued by him today. Baran Beyens says 'The German government is round- ing up in large numbers in the towns and villages of occupied Belgium such as Alost, Ghent, Bruges, Cour- trai and Mons—to name only the first to be victims of the measure— all men fit to bear arms, rich and poor irrespective of clas whether employed or unemployed. Hundh- backs, cripples and one-armed men alone are excepted. These men are torn in thousands from their families (15,000 from Flanders alone are sent God knows where) while train loads precincts out of 1,713 in West Virginia | hopeless unless the car was raised l are seen going east and south. e Soldiers Who Returned From Border Voted For President In Armories i HUGHBES VOTING Soldiers who returned to New York city too late to register permission to vote, nevertheless. They had to appear in their in uniform and be identified by their of- ficers. were given armories The photograph above shows a member of the First New York field artillery casting his baliot. The fact EE that Mr. Hughes, voted small laundry at 716 Eighth avenue, York, cast ballot No. 13, remarked upon by many. President {at Princeton, N J., from the summer ballot No. 50 at a fire engine house. (Continued from First Page.) who in v New was FEDERAL OFFICER INVESTIGATES HIGH COST OF LIVING | BEHOLD A FETCHING JACKET OF FLUFF has gone for Wilson is unsubstantiated by any returns in our possession. “Fully forty per cent. of the town clerks throughout the state have rer dered no official return of the vote in their communities on Tuesday, but | such unofficial figures as we have, ! verified in every quarter of the state indicate that Mr, Hughes has carried New Hampshire by something less than 100. “We have well founded informa- tion of irregularities in the counting of votes in many quarters and we have today instituted proceedings for an | inspection of all the votes cast in the | state on Tuesday, as our law provides. “George A. Fairbanks of Newport, one of the Hughes presidential elect- ors is the petitioner in this action and we expect to have the New Hamp- shire ballots in the hands of the sec- retary of state before the close of another day. ANNIVERSARY. George A, Forsberg of 15 Chapman street observed their xth wedding anniversary last eve- ning. The event was celebrated by a large number of their friends there being about 80 in the party. Vocal se- lections were rendered by Mrs, Louie Anderson who also sang at their wed- ding. Miss Alma Carlson also ren- dered selections and there were reci- tations by Mrs. August Brodin. Mr. and Mrs Forsberg were remembered by purse of SITXH WEDDING Mr. and Mrs, presents of silver and-a money the presentation speech being made by Conrad Hultberg. Refresh- | ments were served during the eve- ning. The rising cost of living is being in- vestigated by the government to as- ! certain whether the increasing prices | are being pushed upward unlawfully. ' ‘Wherever that is found to be the case, persons responsible will be punished to the full extent of the law, accord- ing to Attorney General Gregory. Agents of the department of justice particularly are seeking evidence of unlawful price increases through | conspiracies or other mean. The attorney general authorized the following statement of his depart- ment’s activities in that connection: The department of justice is in- vestigating the recent abnormal and suspicious increases in the prices of various necessaries of life, especially coal. Wherever any such increase is found to have been due to conspiracy or other unlawful action the depart- ment will invoke against the offenders the severest penalties which the law prescribes.” e ———————————————————— TOO LATE FOR CLASSIFICATION, QUIGLEY FOR CONGRE:! Discussing the results of the elec- tion in Britain and vicinity to- day, M G. A. Quigley let it be known that he might be considered as an aspirant for congress two years hence. It is thought that the reason Mayor Quigldy withdrew from con- test for representative some weeks ago may have a bearing on this ques- tion of higher political honors. His strength in New Britain if continued unbroken for two years more would make him a formidable contestant for congressional honors. PARIS DID IT. This evening net jacket, worn over a petticoat of the material, makes delectable morning rig. Three flutings of plaited taffeta in the same tone give character to the airi- | ness, while flat bows of blue velvet ribbon set off the back. same a PASSENGERS LANDED. Malta Receives 198 and 84 Land Port Said. at TO ENTERTAIN WOMEN. The New Britain lodge of Elks will tender to the women who assisted at the carnival last June, a reception in the Elks home this evening. A spe- clally arranged program has been pro- vided for the occasion and dancing will also be enjoved. On November 23, Naugatuck night will De ob- served at the club when the minstrels of the Rubber City lodge will pro- vide an entertainment. Plans are be- ing formulated for a ladies night ana turkey supper on Thanksgivingreve, 437 passengers on the Peninsular and Oriental line steamship Arabla, which was sunk in the Mediterranean by a submarine on Monday, 198 have been landed at Malta and 84 at Port Said This was announced in an officlal statement given out here today, which adds that althcugh bad weather pre- vailed all the passengers and crew were transferred to boats in twenty minutes. TO RENT—Five rooms, Wallace St., first floor, up to date. $20 month, Inquire 317 Lincoln St, 11-9-3dx | London, Nov. 9, 1:15 p. m.—Of the | mountains, | von Mackensen's WILSON CALMLY AWAITS VERDICT | Contident Final ‘Returns VL Show Him to Be Re-Elected Nov. 9.—President Wilson got up shortly before 8 o'clock this morning to that the outcome of Tuesday's election waswot He the morning before breakfast and an automobile ride Long Branch, hear again vet certain. read newspapers planned to take later. Mr, Wilson's first questions had to do with California, Minnesota, New Mexico and North Dakota, the states | on which the result largely hinged. When infarmed that definite word had been received from none of those states he realized that he would have | to wait longer for the final outcome. It was taken for granted among officials here that there would be re- counts in several of the very close states, and it was believed that weeks might pass before questions involved are settled. v The president remained in a cheer= ful mood today and believed that the result would eventually favor him. As the returns began coming in this morning at the executive offices, they were promptly telephoned to him at Shadow Lawn. The president will leave from Atlan- tic Highlands in the naval yacht May- flower late this afternoon or tanight on his way to Rhinecliff, N. Y., whera he is to take a train at 10 o’clock to- morrow morning for Williamstown, Mass. There he will act as godfather for the child of Mrs. Francis B. Sayre, bis daughter, tomorrow. Miss Margaret Wilson, who is stop- ring a tShadow Lown with her father, showed particular interest in the re- turns. Before the president wascup Miss Wilson called the executive offices to receive returns. The early reports showing Mr. Wilson leading in Califarnia, North Dakota and New Hampshire, three of the doubtful states were carried by her to the president. President Wilson was informed ' at 10:25 o'clock in a telegram from Senator Hollis of New Hampshirg of the change in the New Hampshire re- turns giving Wilson lead of 93 votes, Senator Holli: declared that Mr. Wilson had carried the state by that plurality “Congratulations,” he cocluded. At 11 o’clock President Wilson was given a complete summary of the rews to date, including word thaf Senator Hollis clalmed New Hamp- shire. Although the word transmitted to Mr. Wilson was almost entirely favorable, he reserved judgment. President Wilson expects to reach Williamstown at 1:30 o'clock tomor- row afternoon, remaining there until 5:25 Saturday afternoon, arriving in Washington at 9:15 Sunday night. He will make the trip from Rhine- cliffe, N, Y., to New York city "on the return trip down the Hudson river on the Mayflower. He will ba accompanied by Mrs. Wilson, Miss Margaret Wilson, Miss Helen Woode row Bones, his cousin, and Dr. Gray- son, the "White House ph 3 Arrangements will be made for Mr. Wilson to receive election returns during the trip. . Hughed Motors. New York, 9.—After studying the election returns for two hours this morning, Charles B. Hughes went motoring shortly 11 « o'clock. Mrs. Hughes accompanied him. The, nominee declined to comment orn the returns. - MACKENSEN RETREATING Human Hammer Continues to Retreat Nov. after Before Rumanians—Bucharest Re-| ports Town Re-occupied. Berlin, Nov. 9, by Wireless to Say- ville.—Russian troops which have in- vaded Hungary on the northern Cransylvanian . front, in the Georgeny] were repulsed yesterday, the war affice announces In Ru- mania, near Rothenthurn pass,” ehe; Austro-German forces captured Hill In Dobrudja advance of Field Marshal Mackensen's army retired. m.—Con= Dobrudja, back ad- Petrograd, g D tinuing their offensive in Russian troops have driven vanced detachments of Field Mar#ha! forces and pro- gressed southward, the war office an nounced today Bucharest, Nov. 5:20 p. m.—The w nounced that Rumanian re-occupied the town of Dobrudja, on the Danube, north of Tchernavoda. 9, Via. Londong r office today an< troops had Hirsova, In, 45 miles Paris, Nov. 9, Noon.—A German at- tack on Sailly-Saillisel, on the Somme ont, last night, was repulsed after a) brief hand to hand encounter, the war office announced today. There Was great activity of the artillery during] the night. Berlin, Nov. 9, by Wireless to Say= ville—German artillery yesterdasf des feated several efforts of the French £nd British to make advances on the Somme front, the war office an< nounced today. P. O, ESTABLISHES RECORD. The month of October established a new record for receipts in the local post office, when the total gain amounted to $3,743.64. The total're~ ceipts were $18,575.78 compared%with: $14,832.78 of the corresponding) month of 1915,