New Britain Herald Newspaper, November 2, 1920, Page 1

News of the World By Associated Press ESTABLISHED 1870. EW BRITAIN HERALD [ == MEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1920. —TWELVE PAGES PRICE THREE @ 'NATION AWAITS VERDICT AS, 20,000,000 TO | 30,000,000 VOTERS GO TO POLLING PLACES T REGISTER CHOICE FOR HARDING OR CC Brandegee and Lonergan, Who Have Been Made | NEW BR" AIN P 0ll.$ flRflWflEfl Ml N Center of Election Struggle in This State AT 1P. M. RECORD WAS 69 PER CEN; (GREATEST VOTE EVER POLLED IN THIS STATE IS TODAY'S RECORD, ACCORDING T0 FIGURES FROM TOWNS AND CITIES | “But Little “Cutting” is Re- ported—More Than 20,000 Had Voted in Both Hart- ford and Bridgeport Up to Noon. New Haven, Nov. 2.—The greatest Yote ever polled in Connecticut will (De counted tonight in the 168 towns, marking the end of the most ener- wetieally waged politieal campalign that is within the recollection of electors.. Reports from every niche and corner of the state at noon tdld of A heavy vote already cast and long vtreams of men and women working their way Into the voting places. » Women were out as bright and early in the gray morning as the men and | in mome oities they got the “jump” on the men in being among the first to vote. Women also were taking Wp the dutles which heretofore were wxclusively looked after by the men, that of rounding up the late elector ¢©r the one who was disinclined to take the trouble to vote. The wom- en's flying corps with motor vehicles ‘was in ovidence, and at many a poll- Ing place woman was near the en- trunce to speak to the voter of her Republicans Win In First Town to Compile Its Vote A Nov. 2.—The town of New Ashford in Berkshire county was the first in Massa- chusetts to report its vote for president today. The tabula- tion was completed at a. m. and resulted as follows: ¥arding and Coolidge, repub- tican 28; Cox and Roosevelt, democratic 6. ¥our years ago the town gave Hughes, republican 16 votes and Wilson, democrat 7. The town of Norwell, in Ply- moth county voted as follows for president and governor: For president: Cox 48; Hard- ing 409. For governor: Cox (rep.) 405, Walsh (dem.) 30. Boston, | | CALIFORNIA VOTE MAY AGAIN BE UNCERTAIN Conflicting Views By John-| son and Hoover On Hard- || ing’s Stand Published. | | = | | | | | | San Francisco, Nov, 2.-—Zest was added to election issues in California with the publication here today of statements by Senator Hiram w. Johnson, “irreconcilable” opponent ot the league of nations, and Herbert Hoover, proponent of the league idea 'BATTLE OF BALLOTS ot asements Jrescnted ireety | ALL OVER COUNTRY and Mr. Hoover as to the attitude of | Senator Harding and Samuel M. Shortridge, republican candidate for senator from California toward the | league of nations. Publication of a statement issued Second Only to President candidacy for Senttor Harding, ana { LEAGUE REHAINS BlG ISSUE Mr. Shortridge led tothe charge pub- | lished yesterday that Mr. Shortridge | and Mr. Hoover had agreed to aban- | donment of the “irreconcilables” sn | Makc-up of Senate =t Present Gives Fight ‘Tor Control of -Con #ex who was about to join the wait- ng line. Voters Work Fast. In the 24 places which are using voting machines the electors were ®oing Into and out of booths at o | faster clip than one p minute In wome cities thelr wWere timed at 16 | seconds. Politieal workers at the | yolls sald it AL great dmy for “straight" vo& 3 An example of energy was given np In Windham county whese the Aus- trallan ballot is used. In 15 towns Wp Il noon more than 10,000 per- nons had voted which was almost | half as much again as voted In the | entire county for president four years %o, With six hours left. In Windham town 3,130 votes had been cast at mhoon which was on an average of vight a minute. ' Women in Hartford. Hartford, Nov. 2—Up to noon to- fay more than one-half the 42,000 rogistered voters of Hartford had cast their vote. Up to that hour women ap- parently outnumbered men. In some wards the voting went as high as F0 & minute. Bridecport Shows Heavily. Bridgeport, Nov. 2.—At noon. it was sstimated that from 12,000 to 20,000 of th 36,000 registered voters of the | pity had exercised their franchises Mixup in Bristol Bristol, Conn.. Nov. vote was cast during the forenoon | here and it was expected that this ! would keep up till the hooths were elosed. In the third district the vot- Ing machines went into action with- out the levers being labelled with the party names. This was discov- sred by the election officials at 8 a. m. and corrected. In thix same pre- eingt It was found that one machir fid' not rogister when the democratic Jover was lowered. The lever later worked all right but democratic work- prs At the hooth elaimed that from 60 lo 70 democratic votes were lost Brandegee Casts Vote London, Nov. 2.—Heavy Yoting marked the election in this eity this morning and among the yoters were many women., Senator Brandeges and Congressman Freeman both voted before noon A heavy New bal- Looks Like Harding Ansonia, Nov, 2.—There wns every fndiention today that Harding woull surry the city by 400 or 500 majority 'Most @f the women were voting the ket stralght and this gave hope to he republicans that Brandegee and ther candidates on the state ticket ltor whom concern had been felt would jso have a majority. City ecandidates are also being balloted for and the chances favor the re-electon of John C. Mead, who has served two terms as mayor. Women Out Early Waterbury, Nov, 2.—~Women voters ere %0 anxious to cast their ballots oday that scores of them were line when the polls opened at 5:30 4. m, In such numbers did they votn during the early hours that at 10 o'olock eolection officlals were able to announce that practically half the en- tire vote of the city had been cast. « Torrington, Nov. Yote today the heaviest . At 1:40 this afternoon ont of & 2. —Torrington’s In ts bis- 3,000 had 3 | Catherine Strong, + Esther Davis, | elub the league of nations issue. In a statement lssued last night Senator Johnson declared Senator Harding “says he turned his back upon the league” and favors “neither reservations nor interpretations, but rejection of it “Mr, Hoover,” continued the state. ment, “says Mr, Harding is going o the league. I believe Mr| Harding.” Continuing, the Johnson statement declured the charges that there was an understanding between Mr. Hoover and Mr. Shortridge®is the attitude of the latter on the league, has been denied by Mr. Shortridge, “I belleve Mr. Shortridge” the statement added. ——t ‘ H. 3. CLASSES NAME l]FFllIERSl Clifford Is Honored by Choice as | Leader of Seniors Republicans Bare Majority of One Vote and Party Secks to Strengthen This Deficiency. New York, Nov,. 2.—(By the Asso- ctated Press)—Men and women vot- i ers of the 48 soverelgh states of the nation went to-the polis today to sc- lect a new president for the four Years beginning March 4 next. Before the dawn of another day has broken the country in all likeli- hood will know whether Warren G. Harding, republican, or James M. Cox, democrat has been elected to succeed Woodrow Wilson for it 1s generally agreed that barring o mirgcle none of the other five candidates has, a chance. This choice it is estimated will be registered by a record vote of between 20,000,000 and 30,000,000 persons many of whom are women who have been enfranchised since the last presidential election and are vot- ing today for the first time. For Control of Congres Second only in intcpest to the con- test for the presidency is the fight be- tween the two major parties for the control ‘of the next congress. Thirty four United States senators, 32 to fill seats now held by 17 democrats and 15 republicans and two to fill the un- expired terms causefl by the deaths of Senators Bankhead, Alabama and Martin, Virginia, both democrats, are being chosen as well as an entire new house of representatives composed of 435 members. The present senate is composed of 7 dem rats, 48 republicans and one republican-progressive. The present house consists of 190 democrats, 232 republicans, two independent repub- licans, one independent and one prohibitionist. There are also nine va- cancles. The formal election for class officers was held at the high school this morn- ing. Curtia Clifford has been electeq president; Mary Kaminski, vice-presi- dent; Willlam Rotherford, treasurer, searetary of the senior class. In the junior class the following were elected: President, James Rey- nolds; vice president, Hulda Brink; mecretar Esther Davis. treasurer, Clifford Backgren. Sophomore officers President George Murtha; vice- president. Helen Capf; secretary, Eliz- abeth races treasurer, Edward Lahar. Freshman class officers are: Charles Covert, president;’ Louis Hol- combe, vice-president: Doris Bloom, wecretary; Howard Butler, treasurer. Subfreshmen elected are: President, Gustaf Hjerpe: vice-president, Dagma Carison; secretary, Margaret Clar; | treasurer, Charles Quigley. The student executive 2ouncil of the Academic building has named the fol- lowing officers: President, Thomas Meyers; vice-president, Curtis Clifford; secretary, Florenca Mouat. Other students who make up the council are Vincent Hayes, Raola Neri and Frank Jester. The first meeting of the French was held yesterday afternoon under the direction of Miss Souther. At this meeting the following officers we elected: Chatrman, Robert Bacon; vice chairmaa, Esther Tyler; wsecretary, Helen Brennan; treasurer, Raymond Smith. The following com- mittee was appointed by the | man to act with him and the ¢ as & program committee; James Put- terman, Everelt Fiever, Emily Mott, Amalie Traut and Doris Latimer. treasurer,(agl,D... aU?. Both Sides Confident Will B, Hays and George White, republican and democrat national chairmen respectively, each continued confident of victory when the polls opened. Mr, Hays reiterated his pre- diction that the republican ticket was “certain to obtain 368 electorial votes™ and that there was a strong possibili- ty that the total might reach the 400 mark. A total of 266 is necessary to elect. Mr. White gave out no last min- ute prediction on the eclectoral vote but renewed his expression of canfi- dence in the eclection of Governor Cox. h chairman also predicts con- trol of the next congress by his party. League is Big Issuc campaign itself waged princi- pally around the league of natons issue, did not come an early hour this morning. Senator Harding spent election eve quietly at his home in Marion, O., while Gover- nor Cox wound up his campaign at a big meeting in Toledo last night, but state and local candidates throughout the country kept up their quest for votes into the dark hours of the night. Unsettled weather with the possi- bility of rain faced the early voters of the eastern states while those of the upper Mississippi valley anad northern New England and New York prepared for the weather man's pre- diction of snow., The rest of the country is expected to under clear skies. Harding Waits at Senator Harding will verdiet of the electorate at his home in Marion where he will receive news bulletins compiled from figures col- lected by The Associated Press, (Gov- ernor Cox plans to receive the retur in the office of his veap, The 50,000 REFUGEES FLEFE Constantinople, Nov 2. —Fifty thousand refugees fleeing before the advance of the Russian Bolsheviki in northern Crimesa’ are attempting to find ships to bring them to this ci Allled represetatives here, however, have advised Sebastapol that there is no room in Constantinople for them. vote Home await the 11 SHOT IN MUTINY New Orlcans, Nov, 2 ese mambers of British steamship to an end until FRANK B. BRANDEGEE | i | H | ’ In Connecticut the two major | parties have waged their campaign | fight around Senator Frank B. Bran- degree, republican and seeking reelec- tion, and Congressman Augustine Lonergan, democrat. In this state these two men represent their respec- tive parties as being against the league of nations and in favor of it. Charges made against Brandegee's yecord as non-progressive, coupled 'NEW BRITAIN RANKS 117TH CITY IN U S.‘ Growing Faster Than Holyoke and Passes Other Rivals, Is Washington, Nov. 2.—Comparative #ures completed by the United States census bureau show that New Britain, Conn., by its gain of 35 per cent in population, in the last ten years, not only climbed from 125th to 117th place among American cities, at the census date last January, but if it has kept up the same rate of in- crease since then, has already over- taken Holyoke, Mass., and wrested from it 117th pluce. New Britain, climbing in ten years ! from 43,916 to 59,316, gained an average of 1,640 a year. Holyoke, which only led New Britain 887 at the census date, has been gaining at the rate of only 247.3 a year giving New Britain a net gain of 1,292.7 over Holyoke, which was enough to catch it in less than eight months from the census date. But in climbing from 117th place, New Britain has done more than pass eight rifals. In the meantime four cities, some of which in 1910 were not even to be consid- ered in New Britain’s class, have taken the lead over her and those be- low her. The largest of these is Knoxville, Tenn., which ten years ago was 151st in the list, with a population of only Third Pake) 125th to (Continued on Three Railroadmen i)ie In Auburn Freight Wreck Auvburn, N. Y., Nov. 2.—Engineers James W. Toole, and Willlam M. Tuell and Trainman William W. Schultz, all of Auburn, were killed in a frefxht wreck in the Lehigh Valley vards, Auburn, this morning when a double- | header coal train ran into the rear end of a train of hox cars just pulling | out of the yard. Thc double header ev- | idently over-ran the zrade and the two | locomtives were unable to check the momentum. All three men were buried under the wreckage and were taken out by yardmen and Auburn firemen. The wreckage took fire and the Au- burn department extinguished the flames. | FRENCH DELEGATES Paris, Nov. 2.—The cabinet today nominated Leon Bourgeois, president of the council of the league of nations, former Premie® Rene Viviani and former Minister of Foreign Affairs Gabriel Hanatoux as France's dele- gates to the league of nations as sembly in Geneva beginning Novem- ber 15. WEATHER. —— Hartford. Conn., Nov. | Yorecast for New Britain and AUGUSTINE LONERGAN with the threat of many women to cut him for his stand on the suffrage question have made the outcome of the election one of the doubtful issues of the campaign ana in-so-far as his election is concerned, has turned what under ordinary conditions would be a conceded republican victory, into a possible reversal with \the democratic candidates for senator on the long end. | HOLD TRUGK DRIVER FOR MANSLAUGHTE Vincenzio Charmonti’s Auto Runs Down and Kills Alfred Fresen. Vincenzo Charmonti is being held in bonds of $1,000 to appear in court Saturday morning to answer a charge of manslaughter as a result of a fa- tal accident which occurred last night shortly after 6 o'clock near the High schoo! when his delivery car struck and fatally injured Alfred Fresen. Mr. Fresen was riding on a bicycle near the intersection of Rockwell svenue at the time of the fatality. The police ambulance in charge of Driver Matthias Rival was despatched to the scene of the accident but the victim was dead before the patrol grrived, according to the finding of Examiner Waterman Lyon, At the time of the accident, wit- nesses say, the victim was riding a bicycle on Rockwell avenue and was HERGSTROM AT “Y” Formér Local Physical Director to Succeed Warren S. Slater—/To Com- | mence Duties November 15. Joseph Hergstrom of Greenwich, in chargé of the physical work Y. M. C. A. at that place, has been selected as the successor to Warren S. Slater, as physical director at the local association. He will assume his new duties here on November Mr. Hergstrom comes back to the associa- tion where he formerly was connected with physical director work ~ After leaving here, he went to Hartford, as physical director, and from that city to his present berth at Greenwich. A farewell reception is being planned for Mr. Slater, and the event will be held next Monday the association banquet hall. John tee of arrangements. Lawyer Morris | D. Saxe will preside as toastmaster. Mr. Slater leaves the local association 10 accept a place in the Pasadena Cal. Y. M. C. A as physical director. Coroner Investlgatinig Death of Man in Saloon Stamford, Conn., Nov. —John Servis, 43, was found dead in the rear room of a saloon yesterday and Med- ical Examiner George Sherrill has be- gun an inguiry. While the man had a bottle labelled poison in his pocket there were no marks of the poison about his mouth. Servis came here in June from Chicago and was employed in a local sanitarium until quite re- cently. Kansas City, Mo., Nov. 2.—Incom- HARDING SWAMPS COX. picte retirns from 56 scattered pre- | cincts in Xansas at 1:30 this after- noon showed tha following re: e 'j voting for edical | in the | night at | Luebeck is chairman of the commit- i TOTAL NUMBER OF VOTES IN | FAIR SEX DISPLAYS INTEREST IN VOTING Ninety-Five Per Cent. of]| All Who Are Eligible Will Vote, Is Belief. Vote Here 72 Larger Than' Fourth Ward Getting Out ber of Electors. | i | | | | An unprecedented rush by voters to the places shortly after the opened pawed the way fo jest vote by several tho has ever been registered press time this afternoon tinuous line of (electors streamed into the voting 5:30 this morning was ‘with little indication of publican headquarters 1 o'clock that a tatal of per cent of the total paries had been cast. those familiar with elect! As was anticipated, the women elec- tors displayed much interest in the national and state clections and were among the first voters at the polls this | morning. It was estimated that about i 70 per cent. of the women had cast their vote at 2 o'clock and indications ‘were that the total woman vote would be about: 95 per cent. of the list of eligibles. Agnes Johnson pulled the:republi- can leyer for the first vote in the | third ward shortly after 5:30 o'clock : this morning with Mrs. A. F. Norton, | the largest in the Tisto aged 79 vears, a close second. Mrs, | ity of New | % Mary O. McSweeney of | 430 Arch [ $37ly In the afternoon. 1Tn street was the first woman in the first | 12ct “““ e “"’;"’d‘” 3 ward to vote. She registered her party | PA6S In the line of elad choice at 5:30 directty after the polis | t0 the voting places at were formally opened. was the opinion of le n Mrs. Elizabeth C. Dagnell of 101|Paries that o wvecord Sefton Drive, was one of the first|OUld be Yegistered W women to register her vote in the |1t 50 T PET 6URES Sixth Ward this morning, At 5:45 /S0 o’clock Mrs. Dagnell entered the poll- | G. 0. P Sees A | ing place. It was with considerable By t‘!!lrd =/ v g ! pride later that Mrs. Dagnell who is sont thi m":" PO | the wife of an ex-service man who saw of’ its 'Novs with .. | eight months service in France, an- ' o0 P B nounced that her vote was cast in tho | checked o o Usts, interests of the League of Nations. Word Jad the smallest | Mrs. Dagnell, has two sons, and in 3% t 61 per cent ha the League of Nations, O- P- leaders see in f she said she was dolng what she be | lieved was an act of thousands mothers today to prevent a repetition of sending her beloved ones to war again. i Heavy Crowbar is Driven Through Worker’s Head Bristol, Nov, 2+—Luigi Floriani, 36 who came here four months ago from Providence to work for the Bristol ‘Water company., was killed while in a trench at Harwinton last night. The shoring gave way, and a crowbar penetrated the man’s head by way of the left eve. He was dug out of the earth within two minutes but the | wound had killed him. Two other men | escaped being engulfed. Floriani ! leaves a widow and a child who visit- ed Italy during the summer and.prob- ably were returning. i Nome, Alaska, Drops From 15,000 to 200 Residents Seattle, Nov. 2.—Nome, Aleska, which, during the gold rush of 1900 had a population estimated at 15,000 | was left with but 200 inhabitants | when the steamer Victoria, the last| pave exerted every effort to boat of the season for “the , states” | members of that party .to i sailed from there, according to DPas- i polling places so that all mij sengers who were here today. The' gy opportunity of casting & j Victoria brought 523 passengers from tnhe party. A fleet of auton Alaska 350 of whom were from pean travelling about the Nome. Many of these declared theY call of both men and would not return. since early morning under . e e T e vision of Mrs. Andrew J. Sk Prison Guard Frees Girl Motor Transportation corps. -, Convict and Two Elope The democrats, on the of ) have declined to offer induce Milledgeville, Ga., Nov. 2.—Ofcials | the voters to bring them to at the state penitentiary here have| excepting in. cases where. it announced that J. W. Gans, a guard ! jjoveqd absolutely necessary. | at the women’s building and Juanita | 3 wos explained, has ron so b | Weaver, a prisoner. “quietly eloped” | ji oo felt a heavy vote late Saturday. Juanita was Serving | peciciered with little effort. sentence of one year, for shoplifting, | having been convicted in Atlanta last ers of the Jeffersonian, parfy been on the job since early n | May. &he is described as being about = | 21 years old and a blonde. . however, checking in voters spatching cars to those who Essex Man Killed When His Automobile Overturns able to reach the poils. Head have been maintained in block near the railroad cro Essex, Conn., Nov. —Frederick Wnittel, 50, carpenter, was almose in- stantly killed this morning at 7:30 ‘Each Party Both parties todgy" réitera expressions of con&deme may when his machine left the road and turned over, landing directly upon Mr. Knittel crushing his life out. The ac- terday. The republidans are au cident was the result of a disarranged ing the largest majority ever H in New Britain while the ds steering gear. Mr. Knittel leaves a widow and two sons. [ "r@ | i democrats as almost 2 tory for that party, while I cans lay claim to a vast the electors in the. third Fourth Ward Out The first ward with 2, had 1,834 checked from' 1 o'clock, that number ¥ cent of the total; 71 per @ second ward’s total of 2, were crossed from the third ward, out of 2,958 vot} bad voted; the fourth per cent of its voters or 1,5 2,100 checked; 66 per cent jout of 1,719 had voted in § in the sixth, 61 per cent or of 2,645 were chécked from: as having voted at 1 o’clo 9761 Out of 14,07 Out of a total of 14,073, voted at noon, that number Pper cent of the total vote fo: The vote for the present natia paign is 72 per cent. larger of the last presidential that of 1916, when there , 8,142 voters here. Throughout the day the | | ! onfid ] conceding the town to be for O. P., are of the opinion that. publican majority will be “nicked.” A majority for from this city is anticipated party. So confident are both jor parties that their respective idential candidates will be si office that they have each hire; for an extemporaneous celebra soon as fhe returns are received Messrs. Edward Hall and’ ham Gorbach, candidates on publican and demvcrat tickets, . for state senator bezan eleventh hour campaign yeM after conducting a passives oay for suffrage since their voms COX_ VOTES FARLY Dayton, Ohio, Nov. Governor Cox was an early voter today but | more than 200 of his neighbors had cast their bullots ahead of him. COX LEADS HERE. Oklahoma City, Nov. = 2.—Tncom- plete returns ‘rom three of the 58 pre- cinets in Oklahomia City at noon gave Cox 222 and Harding 87. s . COX LEADS IN TPOPEKA. { | 1