Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, November 8, 1916, Page 1

VOL. LVII—NO. 269 POPULATION 28,219 NORWICH, CONN., WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1916 12 PAGES—84 COLUMNS i PRICE_TWO CENTS The Bulletin’s Circulation in Norwich is Double That of Any Other Paper, and Its Total Circulation is the Largest in Connecticut in- Proportion to the City’s Population. - CHARLES EVANS HUGHES IS ELECTED PRESIDENT OF U. 5. Republican National Committee Claim States That Make a Total of 301 Electoral Votes for Hughes McCORMICK CLAIMS AT LEAST 268 FOR WILSON Democrats Assert That Returns From Western States Will Show That Wilson is Elected—Hughes Carried New York State by Almost 100,000—Whitman Decisively De-| presipENT WILSON 1S IN feated Seabury for Governor and Calden Ran Away Ahead of McCombs for United States Senator—Vote for Presidential Electors in Massachusetts Was Close, Re- publicans Leading by Some 12,000 Votes. New York, Nov. 8.—At an early hour this morning Democratic Chairman McCormick was claiming at least 268 votes for President Wilson in the elec- toral college and Republican Chalr- man Wilcox claimed 301. Fach was claiming’ the doubtful states, Kentucky, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska and Washington on the face of early returns were seaning to- ward President Wilson. Maryland seemed almost certainly democratic. Missourf, Indiana, West Virginia, Arizona and Delaware were leaning toward Hughes. Chairman McCormick, however, claimed the president could have a majority of two votes in the electoral college without carrying California, In- diana, orth and South Dakota, West Virgiria or Wisconsin, rrom which re- turns were far from complete but showing & republican trend. The early morning returns came in slow. Managers of both . parties were anxiously watching Ohio and both were claiming victory. As the hours dragged on it became more and more evident that it would be a close elec- tlon and there appeared possibilities that in some places it might be neces- sary to resort to official counts to de- termine the result. Although the metropolitan newspa- ers which have supported President eVllson conceded his defeat, the demo- cratic managers insisted that com- plete returns from the west-wouid-re- verse the trend which steadily seem- ed to be piling up in the Hughes col- umn. “Remember 1892" was the prediction of the dcmocratic publicity bureau which pointed out that in that memo- rable contest the next day’'s revised returns placed Grover Cleveland in the White House. 8Soon after midnight the republican national committee in an official statement claimed CaliNrnia, Connec- ticut, Delaware, Idaho, Illinois, In- diana, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massa- chusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Dako- ta, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Isl- and, South Dakota, Vermont, Wash- Ington, West Virginia and Wisconsin. That made a total of 281 electoral votes, 18 more than the necessary 266 for an election. This was the first official indication from the republicans that the result ‘would be so close. The republican managers realized that a sudden switch in the states in- complete or unheard from might in- crease the Wilson figures, but were sure the later figures would add to the states they were claiming. ‘When shown the list of states claim- ed by the republican natjonal commit- tee, Robert W. Woolley, director of publicity of the democratic national committee, said that the claim of the republicans was without foundation. Mr. Woolley said that of the states named Connecticut, Idaho, Delaware, Iowa, Maryland, Massachusetts, M chigan, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Washingtos West Virginia and Wisconsin were, as near as demo- cratic reports showed, probably for President Wilson. Of these states, Mr. Woolley declared Delaware, West Vir- ginia, Maryland and Wisconsi nwere certainly for Wilson and in all uther states reports showed that Wilson was leading. Speaking for the democratic na- tional committee, Mr. Woolley claimed the following states, having a total of 313 electoral votes: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Dela- ware, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kan- sas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Mon- tana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia and Wis- consin. PRESIDENTIAL ELEC‘TION CLOSE IN MASSACHUSETTS. Hughes Electors Had Lead of 12,078 at 1 o'Clock Ti Morning. Boston, Nov. 8.—One of the closest fights for presidential electors in the history of the state was undecided at o’clock this morning. At that hour the Hughes electors had a lead over the democratic ticket of 12,078 votes, with 171 precincs out of a total of 1,166 missing. Governor Samuel W. McCall was running ahead of the national ticket. His total at 1 o'clock was 21,788, against 189,934 for Frederick W. Mans- field, the democratic candidate for governor. Senator Henry Cabot Lodge had reccived at the same hour 215,242 votes against 192,963 for former Mayor John F. Fitzgerald, the candidate of the democrats for the United States sen- ate. At the same hour there was no known change in the congressionadl represen:ation, which at present stands twelve ,republicans and four demo- crats. Roraback Declines to Make Statement. Hartford, Conn., Nov. 8.—Chairman J, Henry Rorapack of the republican state central committee, when asked tor a formal statement late tonight, sald he preferred to wait until later. He did say, however, “we are very glad that Connecticut has gone repub- lican.” HUGHES CARRIED NEW YORK STATE BY 100,000. Whitman Ran Ahead of Ticket—Calder Defeats McComb. New York, Nov. 8—Charles E. Hughes, republican candidate for pres- ident, carried New York state by ap- proximately 100,000, the returns show- ed at 2 o'clock this morning, with only 326 districts missing out of a total of 5,807. His total at that hour was 832,- 095, as compared with 728,995 for Pres- ident Wilson. Governor Whitman ran ahead of the republican national ticket and his lead over Samuel Seabury with 851 districts lacking was 124,711 ‘Willlam M. Calder had defeated Wil- liam F. McCombs, democratic candi- date for United States senator in New York city, as well as upstate. Calder’s lead, with 1,833 districts missing, was 151,657, Returns were not complete from the Twelfth congressional district, but in 13 of the 15 election districts Leon Sanders, democrat, led Meyer London, socialist, by 49 votes. Morris Hillquit, socialist candidate for congress in the Twentieth district, apparently was decisively defeated. The result of the contest between Isaac Stegel, republicam; ame-Beérn: blatt, Gemocrat. was uncertain, but the indications were that Rosenblatt miight be successful. WILSON LEADS IN MINNESOTA BIG TOWNS Belief is That Rural Districts Swing the Vote to Hughes. will St. Paul, Minn.,, Nov. 8.—When 183 precincts out of 3,024 in Minnesota had hbeen heard from shortlw after midnight, Wilson was leading Hughes 22,325 to 18,253. Virtually all these re- turns were from the large cities of the state—Minneapolis, St. Paul and Duluth, and republican state head- quarters here asserted later figures from the rural districts would swing the vote to Hughes by a decisive plu- rality. HUGHES WENT TO BED AT 1.15 A. M. Left Word Not to Be Called No Matter What News Came, New York, Nov. 8. — Charles E. Hughes sa’ up with his family, to re- ceive election returhs, till 115 a. m. He went to bed then, closed up his personal headquarters, silenced the telegraph instruments over which he had been receiring ieturns and left instructions that he was not to be dis- turbed no matter what news belated despatches conta‘ned. Mr. TTughes exrected to get up at 7 a m. today to receive further reports He declined to makr any comment on the reports received up to bed time. STATEMENT BY DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE. Says With Loss of Doubtful Western States Wilson is a Winner. New York, Nov. 8.—A statement is sued by the democratic national com- mittee at 1.30 o’clock this morning claimed that with the loss of the fol- lowing states, which it was not be- lieved Hughes had carried, President Wilson was etill re-elected by a ma- jority of two votes in the electoral college: California, Indiana, North Dakota, South Dakota, West Virginia and Wis- consin. The committee claimed that even if these states are lost, it will give President Wilson a vote of 268 in the electoral college. M’CCRMICK CLAIMS ELECTION FOR WILSON Says He Will 270 Electoral Have Votes. New York, Nov. 7.—Vance McCor- mick. chairman of the democratic na- tional committec, at’ midnight, claimed the eleciion of President Wilson with 270 votes in the electoral college. “Our report received up_to mid- night,” said Chairman McCormick, ‘slhowed that the president had re- ceived gertainly 270 electoral votes, not including Massachusetts and Connecti- c or California and other Far Western states yet to be heard from.” CONGRATULATES CEUNTRV O.N ELECTION OF HUGHES Statement By Alvin T. Hart, Manager Western Headquarters. Chicago, Nov. 17.—Alvin T. Hart, manager of the western headquarters of the republican national committee, onight congratulated the country on e election of €harles Evans Iiughes president in the following state- ‘ment: “The returns that show Charles Evans Hughes has been elected presi- ard Rosen- | dent of the United States chat Charles Warren Fairbanks s been elected vice president. The voters of the country have expressed their ap- proval of the campaign of principles made by Mr. Hughes and have regis- tered their decision to place the des- tines of the country in his hands for ke ensuing foul years. 5, i Gtarally, T am gratified and in this hour of victory I want to take advan- tage of the oprortunily to express my gratitude to the men and women fThroughout the country who have S0 loyally co-operated with the western headquarters and western campaign management in bringing, about this result.” THE LEAD IN OHIO. Was Almost 10,000 Votes Ahead of Mr. Hughes at 1 a- m. Cincinnati, 0., Nov. 8.—President ‘Wilson had a lead of almost 10,000 votes over Mr. Hughes at 1 o'clock this morning. At that time 2,289 pre- cincts of the 5,570 in Ohio had been counted, and Wilson had 200,861 votes to 190,922 for Mr. Hughes. The re- turns came in slowly, but the demo- cratic candidate held a slight advan- tage during the entire count, except for a period when the returns from Cin- cinnati predominated, and the total for Hughes went into the lead. This was overcome by the first returns from Dayton, Columbus and Cleveland. Based on the returns at 1 o'clock, Senator Pomerene, democratic candi- date for the United States senate, and former Governcr James M. Cox were ahead, but the lead was so slight that no prediction on the final! result could be safe. Returns Dom 2,412 precincts gave Senator Pogicrene 204,086 votes as compared with 200,601 for Myron T. Herrick, the republican candidate for the senate. Returns from 2,141 pre- cinets gave Governor Willis, republi- can candidate for re-election, 184,381 votes and Cox 182, PLURALITY OF 100,000 FOR HUGHES IN ILLINOIS Early Returns Show He Ran Ahead of His ket. . Chicago, Nov. Returns received up to 9.15 o'clock ionight indicated a republican victory in Illinois by a plurality estimated by the republicans at more than 100,000 for Hughes and slightly smaller piuralities for the re- publican state ticket, headed by Frank O. Lowdé@n for governor. Estimates based on returns_up. to. that hour indicated a plurality for Hughes in the state outside of Chicago of more than 100,000, while Hughes was leading slightly on incomplete Chicago return The race in Chi- cago, however, was close. _owden was opposed by ‘Governor Edward F. Dupne, Gemocrat, who was up for re-election. Women who voted for the first time in Tllinois on the presidential issue maintained about the same ratio of preference for Hughes or Wilson as the men. s ROOSEVELT THANKFUL FOR THE ELECTION OF HUGHES. Promises Not to Make Recommenda- tions as to Appointments or Legis- lative Policy. Oyster Bay, N. Y., Nov. 7.—~When informed of the lead of Charles E. Hughes over President Wilson, accord- ing to the returns up to 9.45 o’clock tonight, Colonel Roosevelt issued the following statement: “I am doubly thankful as an Amer- ican for the clection of Mr. Hughes. It is a vindication of our national honor. *“Because of some charges that have been made, I wish to state now that I will not under any circumstances make any recommendations to Mr. Hughes with reference to appointments or to his legislative policy.” REPUBLICANS VICTORIOUS IN RHODE ISLAND. Only Exception is Gerry, Dem., Defeat- Cabled Paragraphs Wu Ting-Fang in Cal Peking, Nov. 7.—Wu Fang has been appointed minister of foreign affairs. His appointment was approved today by the virtually ynanimous vote of parliament. uun"‘y” ECEIVED RETURNS WITH HIS FAMILY aed When a New York Newspaper Announced He Had Carried State. New York, Nov. 7. — Charles E. Hughes and his family received the election returns here tonight at the uptown hotel which has been the re- publican nominee’s headquarters since his_nomination. When the early returnh began to come in Mr Hughes was asleep. He slert until 6.30 o'clock. Meantine the felegraph instruments in an adjoining room had been clicking for two hours and a sheaf of telegrams, showing the trend in New York, were awaiting Mr. Hughes' perusal. ~The first paper handed to him told of an announce- ment by a New York newspaper that he had carrisd New York state by 150,000 plurality. Mr. Hughes smiled. Mrs. Hughes and their three daught. ers. the Misses Katherine, Elizabeth and Helen, scanned the returns over Mrs. Hughes’ shoulder. Presently Charles E. Hughes, Jr. and his wife and Dr. Colin S. Carter, Mrs. Hughes' brother, joined the group. Dinner was ordered, ‘the first in months at which the entire family had been present. _Returns s00n came in faster and the dinner was neglected for a time to read them. A huge electric sign several blocks away which flashed the returns from New York, divided the family’s attention with the telegraphic veports. They lingered at dinner un- tii late und the group in the corridor opposite the telegraph room heard fre. quent outbursts of laughter. et. band. At 5 o’clock Mrs. Hughes congratu- lated her husband on his election. She t0id him'then that he had been elect- ed. Mr. Hughes' daughters also con- gratulated him. Mr. Hughes gave out no statement. Although President Wilson’s secre- tary, at the summer White House, and Chairman Vance McCormick of the democratic national comntittee made claims that the complete returns would show the re-election of Presi- dent Wilson, the trend on the face of the returns was toward Hughes and early iu the evening some of the New York newspapers which have sup- ported Fresident Wilson conceded his defeat although they made no esti- mates in figures. . Democrats Concede Loss of New Eng- land. Early in the evening a great majori- ty for Hughes in New Yofk was evi- dent and the state was conceded by she democrats. Soon afterward dem. ocratic supporters conceded the loss of all New England. 3 An early estimate of electoral the “8le Ve Midre than.neces: a majority in the electoral college. The Hughes' majorities reported from In- diana and Illinois were regarded by the republican leaders as an indica- tion of what might be expected from the states further west when the fig- ures hegan coming in. The difference in time and the fact that the polls in some of the western states closed lat< er than in the east made figures ecarly in the evening impossible. Democrats Lose in House. Nothing definite as to the com- plexion of the next congress was avai able early in the nignt. The dem cratic majority in the house had been decreased by onme. It was conceded that the majority in the senate had Leen decreased by two—one by the republican victory in Main last Sep- tember and the other by the election of William Calder from New York, who defcated Willlam McCombs. PRESIDENT WILSON REMAINS CHEERFUL Discouraging News Was Disappointing at Executive Offices. Long Branch, N J., Nov. 7.—Presi- dent Wilson, surrounded by the mem- bers of his family, received the returns in his studio at Shadow Lawn. He learned only the more important bul- letins by telephone from Secretary Tu- multy, who, with White House at- taches, reccived the detailed reports by tcleeraph at the executive offices in Asbury Park. As coutinued discouraging news me to the executive offices disap- ing Lippitt, Rep., for Senator. pointment was generally expressed e but the president himself remained Providence, R. I, Nov. 7.—The re-|cheerful. He filled in the time be- publicans carried the entire state|tween receiving returns by talking ticket by a plurality cof about 11,000, re-elected Walter R. Stiness, . about 3,000, and Ambrose Kenned, by about 1,000, but lost the with Mrs. Wilson, Miss Margaret Wil_ son an dother relatives. Apparently the president was the i most cheerful person here. Those who States sematorship, Peter G. talked with him said he showed no democrat, winning over Senator impatience. ry F. Lippitt, republican, by about 5,000 PENNSYLVANIA BACK Hughes carried Rhode Island by about 4,500, and Governor Beeckman had a plurality of about 12,000 over Addison P. Munroe, democrat. £ VOTE FOR CONGRESSMAN. Second District. Freeman, r. 731 County. New_ London Windham Tolland .. Middlesex Total Plurali Senatorial County. Hartford Ne wHave; New London Fairfield Litchfield Windham Middlesex ... Tolland 17,042 Votes by Counties. McLean, r. Cummings, G. . 22,974 95,199 9,580 New Haven county, two towns miss- ing. Fairfield county, three towns mies- ing, Windham county, one town missing. HUGHES VOTE IS INCREASING IN WISCONSIN Late Returns Also Showed the State Will Go Dry. Detroit, Mich, Nov. 8.—When one- third of the voting grecincts of Mi- chigan had filed their midnight re- port, Hughes was sharply increasing his lead over Wilson. Retyrns from 705 precinets in 63 counties gave Wil- IN REPUBLICAN COLUMN. Indications Are There Will Be Plural- ity of About 200,000, Philadeiphia, Nov. 7.—Pennsylvania, which cast its electoral vote for Theo- dore Roosevelt four years ago, today swung back into the republican presi- dential column by giving Charles B. Hughes a plurality, as indlcated by returns up to midnight, of about 200, 000. Virtually all counties that were normally in the republican column prior to 1912 returned republican plu- relities. Philadelphia early returns indicated a plurality in the city of at least 75,000 for Hughes, and Pitts- burgh showed a substantial plurality. for the republican natioral ticket. Returns from 31 of the 36 congres- sional districts in the state show a democratic gain of one, but incom- plete returns from the other districts may wipe out this gain. The republican candidates for state treasurer and auditor general wers also elected and Judge Emory A. Wall- ing, running on a non-partisan ticket, was elected to the state supreme court. East Hartford—East Hartford is_to have an old-fashioned circus Tuesday and Wednesday evening, November 14 and 1. The affair is to be staged in the chapel of the first Congregational church. son 85,008 and Hughes 99,974. These returns did not include Detroit, where at midnight election officials had mnot been able to start counting the pres- idential ballots. The late returns also served to em- phasize the greater majority by which Michigan wil go dry. {40 UNACCOUNTED FOR he: yote without Ohia, P}%}gf,fifga Accident on Boston Elevated Railway FROM THIRTY TO FIFTY PER- SONS UNACCOUNTED FOR. Car Plunged Through Draw Into Fort Point Channel, Just Qutside the South Side Terminal — Motorman Declares There Were: No Lights on the Gates—Twelve Were Rescued by Fire Boats and Tugs. Persons Boston, Nov. 7.—The lives of from thirty to fifty persons were lost to- night when a crowdcd passenger car of the Boston Elevated Street Railway plunged through an cpen drawbridge into Fort Point Channel, just outside the South Station terminal. Bodies Pinned in the Car. Twelve other persons were rescued from the water by fire boats and tugs. One man, Thomas J. Gannon, died af- ter being brought to shore. Two bod- ies were found with grappling irons but the recovery of other hodles was delayed, as it was believed they were pinned in the car which rested on the bottom of the channel, 35 feet deep. Motorman Jumped. Gerald Walsh, motorman of the car, who jumped before it went over the edge of the draw, asserted that the ac- was no light on the gates protecting the opening. He and George McKeon, the conductor, who also leaped and so saved his life, were arrested on technical charges of manslanghter. The conductor was unconscious and the police were unable to learn exact- ly the number of his passengers. Forty Persons Unaccounted For. Some of the rescued people esti- mated the number of passengers at J. Harvey White, publicity agent of the Boston Elevated Railroad, in a statement issued soon after the aceident, said his informa- tion agreed with that of the police that about forty persons were unac- counted for. Shortly befere midnight 30 bodies had been removed from the car and the divers reported that there were others that had not been brought to the sur- face. REPRESENTATIVES ELECTED. New London County. Bozrah—J. J. Swain, d. Colchester—Gillett, r; Elgart, r. Frankli te, Bast Lyme—DeWolt, d. Griswold—Hennon, d. Greton—Hempstead, d: Williams, Lebanon—Hosie, r; Curry, r. Ledyard—Allyn, r. Lishon—Graham, r. me—Harding ; Ravmond. r. New London—Iiolt, d; Fox, d. da. lev, T; rson, T. r: Hollowell, Salem—Rogers. r. .- ilcox, r; atfield,.r. Morgan, Henderson, r. s PBabcock, r. r Montville- Windham County Ashforda—Kn AT Kelly, r. iams, d; Sheldon, r. Paine, r. Sterling—Mowry, d. Widh: —Fenton, d; Laramee. d. ‘Woodstock—Paine, r; Hitchcock, r Middlesex County. Chester—Smith, . Clinton—Cliff, r, Jonathan r. Durham—Pacge, 'd, Stone, d. Cromwell—Coe, T. Bast Haddam—Ackley, r; Sutton . East Hampton—Dunham, d; Mark- ham, d. cex—Flose, T. Haddam—Haven, r; Nelson, Killingworth—Kelsel rr; Middlefield—Birdsley, r. Middletown—Russell, r; r. Parmelee, r Boardman, r. 0la Saxhrook-—Gates, r. Portland—Goodrich, T. Saybrook—Adays, r; Laithford, r. Westbrook—Bushnell, r. Republicans 17; democrats 5. 1912, republicans 19, democrats 3. In SENATORS ELECTED District District District District District District District District District District District District District District District District District District District District District District District District District 1, Brodeur, democrat. 2, Hemenway, democrat. 3, Koppleman, democrat. 4, Hunt, republican. 5, . 6, Klett, republican. 7, Spencer, republican. 8, Whitney, democrat. 9, Leonard, republican. 10, Grady, democrat. 11, Doughan, democrat. 12, Rolf, republican. 13, Neebe, democrat. 14, Tuttle, republican. 15, Larkin, republican. 16, Hurley, democrat. 17, 3 18, May, democrat. 19, Barnes, republican. 20, - 21, Bartlett, republican. 22, O’Connell, republican. 23, Caldwell, republican.. 24, Bissell, republican. 25, Salmon, republican. District 26, Williamson, republican. District, 27, . District 28, S District 29, Adamson, republican. District 30, Brooks, republican. District 21, . District 32, Boyd, republican. Distriet .38, . District 34, Quigg, republican. District 35, Hall, republican. Ridgefield—In a decision handed down last week, Judge Tuttle of the Superior court dismisses the petition of D. Crosby Baxter, of Ridgefield, ask- ing the court to set aside the result of the vote upon the question of li- cense and no-license in the town of Ridgefield at the election held Oct. 2. This means that the no-license vote in Ridgefield will stand and that the town will be “dry” during the coming year. ~ Condensed Telegrams Fishing steamer and schooner collided in Boston harbor during fog- W. Mitton elected president fl%.m company, Bo':ton, e 8. R. Barton. candidate for congress from Nebraska, died Tuesday of pne: monia. Contest over the will of Julia C. Greenwood of Brookline on trial at Dedham. Boston elevated has authority to op- erate freight trailer cars, subject to regulations. Increased demand for electric steel, plans of Union company for large plant at Carnesie. Louisville and Nashville railroad has placed orders for $10,000,000 worth of rolling stock. Colcnel Joseph E. Willard, American ambassador at Madrid, has reached Richmond, coming from Havana. William Graves Sharp, the Ameri- can ambasador to France, has return- ed to Paris®after a trip to the United states. = The United States Naval and Ma- rize Scouts hzve been incorporated by ‘order of Justice Cohalan, in the supreme court. Government clerke will henceforth be granted the summer half holiday on Saturday throughout the year, the throughout the year. Miss Irene Ackerman, author and actress, is dead at her residence, N 32 North avenuc, Mount Vernon, Y., at forty-five years. Montclair, N. Y., i thousand dollar to have a ten out-door theatre, Mrs. Hughes Congratulated Her Hus- j¢ldent was due fo the fact that there |which will be built adjacent to the new $500,00C high school. A railway strike second only in im- portance to that recently averted by the Adamson law is threatened on the Louisville & Nashville railroad. An_unidentified negro committed suicide by leaping from a New York- Washington express as the train was passing through New Brunswick, N. J. With Wall street and the curb mar- ket closed, the last minute beiting on the election was confined to the up- town hotels and was light in charac- ter. Philadelphia hosiery and knit manufacturers are planning to needles and dyes from Germany and to ship products by submarine merchant- men. goods get Cotton sales were irregular, being swayed by the fluctuations in con- tracts; the turnover for the past week in the south shows a decline in busi- ness. ed-—that the Ifofland-America ime steamship Nieuw Amsterdam is bringing from Germany a shipment of dyes said to be worth $1,000,000 The New York Food Show, under he auspices of the New York Retail Giocers’ association, has opezed in the T cond Regiment armory, 1csth street and dway. B The frm of H. Kempner, Galveston, Texas, has been removed from the Pritish blacklist. It is understood the British government is satisfied the firm was not dealing with the enemy. Mrs. E. 'D. Miller of Quincy, Ilils., aged 94, cast her first vote yesterday. She was accompanied to the polls by ber great grandson, Charles Lee Weems, who also cast his iirst ballot. William H. Soule, former head of the Grand Commandery, Knights Tem- plar of Massachusetts and Rhode Isl- and, died at his home at Brookline, Mass., Tuesday. He was 76 years old. | Losses aggregating $212,000,000 through diseases of animais is sus- tained in the United States yearly. Much of that loss is preventable, de- partment of agricuiture experts de- clare. Thomas Kelly, millionaire contrac- tor, convicted of conspiracy to defraud the province of Manitoba in the erec- tion of parliament buildings at Winni- peg, was denied a new trial by the supreme court. Invitations have been sent out by Mrs. William B, McEiroy of Provi- dence, for the marriage of her daught- er, Miss Alice McElroy to “Jack” | Leary of Boston, Mass., football play- er and head coach at Harvard. The state of lllincis was granted permission to increase the dam- ages asked in a suit against the es- tate of the late Samuel Raymond of Boston, from $50,000 to $4,000,000. The case is now pending in the superior court. Strikers at the plant of the Nation- al India Rubber company, Bristol, R. 1., Tuesday raided the factory of the Narragansett Rubber company and forced the 700 employes to quit work. No serious damage was reported and no arrests were made. The Cuban senate opened in regular session Tuesday afternoon and listen- ed to the reading of the president’s message. A motion to meet tomorrow in extraordinary session to consider alleged election irregularities and the handling of public funds was ap- proved. TWO WOMEN AND A GIRL KILLED BY VILLA BANDITS Arthur Williams in an Automobile Was Chased by Outlaws in Another Car. Tucson, Ariz, Nov. T.—Arthur Wil- liams, agent for an automobile sup- ply house in Chihuahua, reached here yesterday in a battered automobile af- ter a chase by Villa bandits in another car in the course of which a woman whose name is unknown here and Wil- liams’ little daughter were killed. Wil- liams® wife was killed in Chihuahua before the chase began. Twenty-eighth District. Town. Macdonald, r. Fox.d. ASDFOrd eeee ses-s BB\ Eastford v. ses e 59 Killingly ... 712 Governor Holcnmb‘ ~is Re-elected WITH PLURALITY OF TRIFLE MORE THAN 10,000. SEN. M'LEAN REELECTED Representative P. Davis Oakey of the First District Was the Only Mem. ber of Congressional Delegation of Republicans to be Defeated—Tilsor Defeated Reilly for Congress by 50 Plurality. New Haven, Conn., Nov. 7.—Connec- ticut's seven electoral votes will be cast for Charles E. Hughes. At 1t o'clock tonight, with nearly three- fourths of the vote counted, the stand ing was: Hughes 70,943, Wilson 64,602 The missing towns normally have re- turned republican majorities. The re. publicans have re-elected Governor M H. Holcomb, United States Senato George P. McLean, and at least thre: of the five congressmen, Connecticut, which four years ag gave President Wilson a plurality, to day returned to the republican fold The largest vote the state ever polle( was recorded. As was generally an. ticipated, the resuit was close. With only nine towns missing at : lote hour, Charles E. Hughes’ plurality was a trifle more than 5,000. Governo: Marcus H. Holcomb and United State: Senator George P. McLean were re. elected by approximate pluralities of 10,000. The entire congressional delegatior of republicans, with the exception o Representative P. Davis Oalkey of the First district, was returned. Forme: Congressman Augustin Lonergan de- feated him by a safe margin. Som¢ of the congressional votes were very close and it was not until late that it was definitely established that Con- gressman John Q. Tilson had defeatec former Congressman, Thomas L. Reilly Colonel Tilson's plurality was about 500. In the state legislature, results were not fully known at 2.30 o'clock, but if was apparent that the republicans would control both the house and the | senate. VOTE BY COUNTIES. New Haven, Coan., Nov. 8. — The vote of the state by _counties witl nine towns missing at 12.30 this morn- ing follows: County. Hartford ... iNew Haven New London Fairfield Litchfield . | Windham . Middlesex jTolland . Totals .... The vote for governor towns missing follows: Counnty. Holeomb. EEationay. - S s New Haven New London . Fairfield .. Litchfield Windham . Middlesex . Tolland with nine Beardsley 93,407 Totals .. 19TH SENATORIAL DISTRICT. Towns. Barnes, r. Gebrath, d Ledyard ..o o805 1090 61 Norwich . . 2407 22535 Preston . 165 101 Total ... .ee 2662 241¢ Plurality, 244. 18TH SENATORIAL DISTRICT. Towns. Cronin, r. May, d. Greton. .... - 653 667 New London 1964 2631 Stev- enson d Andover 47 32 Bolton 54 45 Columbia 86 51 Coventry 196 158 Ellington 219 188 Hebron 109 50 Mansfield 272 v 117 Somers 151 - 98 Stafford 479 360 Tolland 98 97 Union .. 50 25 Vernon 985 687 ‘Willington . 179 ] Total .........2025 1914 Pluralty 1011, 29TH SENATORIAL DISTRICT. ‘Towns Adams r Gallup d Brooklyn ........ 151 155 Canterbury ..... 114 62 Chaplin 15 Hampton 35 Plainfield H#2 Pomfret 129 Scotland 31 Sterling . 147 ‘Windham 1119 Total . 2185 Pluralty 183. 20TH SENATORIAL DISTRICT. r Crandall 4 128 . voweaeo 83388 £ 14 Total Plurality 461. i —_— Movements of Steamships. 25—Arrived, steam- Barcel Oct. uumhiapu.n’«!ark. 2 E e el Brldgm—a'ho ‘American Chemi- cal 8, company of Brwnrnn 15,000 e o