Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, November 4, 1920, Page 1

VOL. LXII—NO. 279 POPULATION 29,685 79 STATES ARE ASSURED FOR HARDING AND COOLIDGE | B NORWIZH, CONN, TH URSDAY, NOVEMBER : About Eight States Remain in Doubtful List in Presidential and Senatorial Contests—Democrats Have Lost at Least Nine States Which President Wilson Carried Four Years Ago—Reverses For the Democrats Includ€ Defeat of Representative Champ Clark of Missouri and the Elec- tion of a Republican Congressman From Texas—Hard- ing is Leading in Oklahoma, and Tennessee is Hanging by a Narrow Margin—Representative Randall, Only Pro- hibition Member of Congress, Was Defeated—Harding and Coolidge Are Assured of 346 Electoral Votes, Cox Certain Only of 127, New York, Nov. 3—The crest of the republican election wave, both presiden- tial and congressional, continued ri:#3 tonight as belated returns filtered in. Among new democratic casualties were defeats of Representative Champ Clark of Missouri, former Speaker and present democratic leader in the house; election of a republican congressman from Tex- as; re-eléction of a republican senator from Missouri and a sudden jump of Senator Harding into the lead in Okla- homa. Another border state, Tennessee, hung by w margin, but with the democrats leading. A republican senate majority of about ten, as compared with but two at pres- ent, and a house majority of around 100, as against forty odd, were other fore- casts of the overwhelmingly majorities. With about eight states still in the doubtful list in the presidential and sen- atorial contests, the huge majorities as- sured Senator Harding and Governor Coolidge of at least 346 electoral votes, with Governor Cox certain only of 127 and all from the “solid south” includ- ing Kentucky, the republicans today add- ed Idaho. Maryland and South Dakota to their string, in the face of large ma- jorities, and of the remaining states the republicans were reported leading In Oklahoma, Arizona, Missouri, Montana, Nevada and North Dakota. Democratic New Mexico and Tennessee were reported. Among repuhlican senators elected in deontests were ienroot of Wiscon- sin, who was opposed vigorously by Sen- ator Lefollette : Spencer of Missouri, who defeated Breckinridge Long, former as- sistant secretary of state, and Jones of Washingion, scnate commerce commit- tee chairman; Senator Phelan, demecrat, California, was defeated by Samuel M. Shortridge, republican, and Senator Smith democrat yland, a veteran, lost to 0. E _repubiican. Senator Nu- gent, Tdaho, was defeated by Former Governor Gooding. Senator Harding, at Marion, exchang- ed telegrams of congratulations and plan- ned his southern vacation. Among his messages was a brief ‘one of congratu- lation from Governor Cox, _Another presidential eandidate; Parley P. Chris- tensen of the Farmer-Labor Party, is- sued a statement declaring that the election spelled elimination of the demo- cratic party. He predicted a rout of the republicans by his organizotion in 1924, With majorities piling up in what democratic leaders said was a “solemn referendum” upon the league of nations, President Wiison withheld and com- Bainbridge Colby, secretary of state. ex- pressed disappointment. Senator John- son of California, leading “irreconcilable,” stated the clection meant the end of the league and anof demorrat, Missouri, declared Rhat tr) fizht upon the league wa sa “tragic mis- take” and had eplit the democratic party. Deteat of Former Speaker Clark was one of the election surprises. He has gerved in the *house continuously since 1897 as one of the democratic stalwarts and secured a majority of votes for the presidential nomination at Baltimgre when President Wikon was chosen. He probably will be succeeded as minority Jeader by Rrepresentative Kitchin, demo- crat. North Carolina. Representative Clark's victor was T. W. Huckreide, who has been active in the MisSouri republi- can organization. The republicans hroke into the solld demoeratic congressional delegation from Texas through the defeat of Representa- tive Bee of San Antonio. a relative of Postmaster General Turleson. ~Another democratic veteran, pregentative John W. Rainey of Tlinois, also went down to defeat. “The prohibition party will be without formal representation in the next con- gress. Representative Randall of Cali- fornia. lone prohibition member, having been defeated. The socialist party. how- ever, again Wil have a member, Meyer London, from New York city. He won over Representative Goldfogle, democrat, who defeated him two vears ago. Former Representative Victor Berger, Milwaukee, socialist, was defeated by Representative Stafford. republicsan. Representative Mondell of Wyoming, house republican leader, was re-elected according to late returns tonight, and probably will continue his position. With republican candidates leading in deveral states, the republicans were cer- tain of a gain of four senators, from California, Idaho, Maryland and South Dakota. In the house the republicaps had scored a met gain of more than 30. Among their gains wer the following: California 7; Tlinois 2: Maryland 23 Massachusetts 2; New Jersey New Yaork 8: Ohio 6: Pennsylvania 5 and 2 §n Utah. The democrats gained three eeats from New York from the’ republi- cans. Another democratic casualty was the eléotion fo Nathan L. Miller, republican, to succeed Governor “Aa” Smith of New ¥ork, who ran far ahead of the Cox- Ronsevelt vote in Yhe Fmpire States. In the presidential fieht the returns showed that the Cox-Roosevelt ticket had Jost at least nine states which President Wilson carried four years ago—Californ- §a. Colorado. Tdaho. Kan: Maryland, Xew Hampshire, Ohio, Utah and Wash- incton. Twenty nine states rezarded. from the swealth of republican majorities, as a sured for the republican presidential ticket were: California, Colorndo. Connecticut, Dela- ware. Tdaho, Tllinols. Indiana, Towa, Kan- sas. Maine, Maryland. Michigan, Minnesota, 3 Flampshire, New Jersey, > Oregon, Pennsrivania. Rhodie South Dakota. Utah, Vermont, Washing- ton. West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wy- oming. In the Cox eolumn were: Alabama, Arkansas, Florlda, Georgia, Kentucky. Tovislana. Mississippi. North Carolina, Eouth Carolina: Texas and Virginia. States from which returns tonight were Incomplete were: Arizona, Miesourl, Mon- tana, Nevads, New Mexico, North Da- kota, Oklahoma and Tennessce. ther, Senator Reed. | HOW THE STATES VOTED. Total Electoral Votes 2531 Necessary to Elect . .266 The following table shows the electoral vote of each state as indicated by returns now available: Cox Harding D'ful 12 Alabama Arizona. Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Florida Georgin Idaho Tllinois Indiana, lowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada .... /... New Hampshire . New Jersey .. New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio ... Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah. . Vermont Virginia e i = WARREN G. The Next President of the United States Harding Watching Make Up of Congress Had Been Confident of Vic- tory, But Was Surprised at Tremendous Majorities. Marion, O., Nov. 3—Waren G. Hard- ing spent his first day as president-elect resting from the tension of election night and reviewing late returns with particu- i lar attention to the makeup of the sixty- seventh congress. & He expressed keen pleasure as growing figures confirmed a republican gain in' both senate and house, for he had told his friends that hi sgreatest apprehension over the outcome had not been a fear of defeat for himself so much as a realization that as chief exec- ‘Washington West Virginia Wisconsin . ‘Wyoming Totals o [ BRYAN, BLAMES WILSON AND COX FOR DEMOCRTIC DISASTER Lincoln, Neb., Nov. 3.—W. J. Bryan placed what he termed the blame for democratic defeat about equally between President Wilson and Governor Cox, in a statement made here this evering. The president, he said, ‘laid the foundations for the disaster and the governor com- pleted the structure ” “The American people want the gov- ernment to play its part in the abolition of war but they are indifferent as to whether we are part of a league or part of an association of nations,” the state- ment sald. “The real issue presented by the democratic party was not whether we should cooperate with otner nations in- terested in peace, but whether we should assume a moral obligation which had no weight except as it suspended the right of congress to act independently. The nation will do its part in aiding to pre- vent war but it will not surrender the keeping of any foreign group the, right to determine when we shall declare war. “Governor Cox, instead 6f repairing the injury done by the president, aggravated the situation by the manner in which he avoided domestic issues and misrepresent- ed the position of the republican party on the league issue, which he declared to be paramount.” SOCIALISTS SHOW AN INCREASE IN MASSACHUSETTS Boston, Nov. 3.—The socialists appear on scattering returns to have trebled their vote of four years ago in Massa- chusetts and the socialist-labor party to have doubled theirs. In 1916 the parties respectively cast a vote for president of 11,058 and 1,096, Returns from 337 precincts out of a total of 1206 in yesterday's election give Debs 9.731. The vote for Cox and Gill- haus, the socialiV labor candidates for president ahd vice president, so far as tabulated, shows an average of approx- imately two votes to a precinct. The lead of Harding and Coblidge over Cox and_Roosevelt tonight remained at 401,811, Precinct 5 in Ward 1 and Pro- cinct 5 in Ward 20 of Boston being still lacking to complete the state. Owing to confusiion the returns of these precincts were not made ayailable to the press last night and M. Burlen, chairman of the board of election commissioners, said tonight that he was not yet prepared to announce the figures. With a little less than a third of the vote tabulated the totals on the refer- endum on the bill to permit the sale of light wines and beers were yes, 120,605 ; no 110,2329. COOLIDGE GRATIFIED WITH ELECTION RESULTS Boston, Nov. 3.—Governor Collidge, sice president-leect, tonight said that one of the gratifying results of the election “has been the nationwide support of the ticket.” “Whilo of course, most of the southern states itave been carried by the demo- cratic party,” he added, ‘“republican strength in that section has so increased as to indicate the breaking away from he former prejudices that ruled there for many years. “There is no where that the American wpirit is so strong as in the border southern states. If we can elmiinate the sectional feeling that has so long pre- 1ailed, those states will vote the repub- Vican ticket. They are against every form of radicalism and their attachment to con- stitutional government is overpdwering.” Governor Coolidge spent the day at he state house attending to his duties as governor, and announced that he would continue actively to direct state affairs until his term expires on January 1. He added that he had made no defi- nite plans for the period between that ‘ate and March 4. A luncheon was tendered the governor at the City Club this nodn, and when hsl Joft the state house after attending eeting of the exsfitiwe council, he | His_interest 1 utive his hands might be tied by a lack of a working party majority in the leg- islative branch. qrough the last weeks (Continued on Page Three, Col. Four) was accorded an ovation by thousands. Viscorter by a brass band and accomp- anied by Senator Lodge, Governor-elect Channing H. Cox and Lieutenant-Gov- ernor-elect Alvin T. Fuller. he went to ! the club, where he responded to congrat- | vlatory addresses. # Messages of congratulation poured in | from all sections of the country today, among them being one from Franklin D. Roosevelt, democratic candidate for vice vresident, which the governor acknowl- edged in a brief telegram. Tomorrow evening Governor and Mrs. Coolidge will be given a reception at the University ‘club in - this city. Both will wttend a reception by the citizens of Northampton, their home city, on Friday tvening. The governor will go to Gloucester next Monday for a reception to the crew of 1h eschooner Esperanto, which this week won _the - international championship of the North 9tlantic fishing fleet in a race “ft Halifax. CALIFORNIA REPUBLICAN BY APPROXIMATELY 300,000 San Francisco, Calif., Nov. 3.—Repub- licans have gailed three members of con- gress in Califurnia, the democrats lost *wo and the prohibitionists one—Charles H. Randall, of the Ninth district, the only party member in congress—accord- Ing to incomplete returns tonight. Randal) lost to C. F. Van De Water, republican, of *ong Beach. Senator Harding's growing lear over Governor Cox caused republican leaders ‘o express the belief that he might pass the record 296,815 plurality given Sena- tor Hiram W. Johnson four years ago. Harding's majority on returns from 4,- 229 of the 6,154 precincts was 270,443, ‘The was Cox 170,195; Harding 440,638 ; Debs 26,658; Watkins 5,340. HARDING LEADS COX IN OHIO BY MORE THAN 370,000 Columbus, O., Nov. 3.—Returns com- piled at midnight here tonight from 6,789 out of 7,145 precincts in Ohio showed Senator Harding leading Governor Cox by 370,293, the vote standing: Harding 1,085,216; Cox 714,923, In the governorship contest Harry L. Davis, republican, contigued to lead State Auditor Donahey, demoerat, by the sub- stantial vote of 120,773 on returns from 6,298 precincts, the vote being: Davis, 928,237 ; Donahey ,807,464. The plurality of Former Governor Wil lis, republican, over W. A. Julian, for TUnited States senator, was 307,204 on returns at midnight from 6,298 princicts. The vote was Willis 965,587 ; Julian 655,- 383, JOHNSON SAYS ELECTION MADE POLITICAL HISTORY New York, Nov.' 3.—Mrs. Maud Wood Park, chairman of the National League of Women Voters, in a statement issued here today, said: “Women were a vital factor in the elec- tion returns which made ‘political history for the United States. AWithout clogging the election ma- chinery, they added the largest inteliigent electorate {his nation has ever: assimi- lated at one time. “The women of America voted early, quickly, thoughtfully and with a definite sense of responsibility. “The casting of their ballots on Tues- day was not an end in itself. It was just the beginning of their usefulness as citizens.” . Election Affected Bourse Paris, Nov. 3—The election ' in ' the United States left Fourse circles anxious and uncertni ntoday. The dollar advane- ed more than twenty points. Speculators as well as investors were cautious. Busi- ness was dull. ‘Giles Beys, a printer of Paris, intro- duced the letter ‘J” into the alphabet| - in 1550. the | 4, 1920 | HARDING FranceSses Dzfaatof League in Election Press of Paris Regard It as a Referendum—Pleased With; Harding’s Success. Paris, Nov. 3—Paris papers, comment- dng this afternoon on the American elec- ! tion, agree that Senator Harding’s suc- cess is a distinct defeat for the league ©of nations as established by the Wilson covenant. The Temps says: “The election may be considered as a referendum on the entrance of the United States into the league of nations, the result of which is a personal defeat for President Wilson. Mr. Harding is opposed to the Wilsonian conception of the league, but is favor- able to constituting an association of na- tions.” La Liberte says: “American common- sense “has condemmed Utopia in all its forms. From an international point of view the American election day was a bad day for socialism and the soclety of nations, the consequences of which will be felt throughout the world." The Intransigeant says: “From the [French point of view it is a snccess. Senator Harding has often vrofessed {friendship for France, declaring that iFrance would find in him an ally. He lrwill not relinquish the traditions which | {bind the New World with France.” M. Longuet’s Populaire, as well as the other socialist papers, relegate the Amer- jcan election into second place, featur- ing Instead the Bolshevik victory over General Wrangel. SHORTAGE OF FUEL FOR NEW YORK APARTMENT HOUSES New York, Nov. 3.—Shortage of fuel for apartment houses and office buildings here has become so acute that the real estate board of New York announced to- night that it will ask the Interstate Com. merce Commission to establish prioritig for the shipment of anthracite coal to New York for two weeks. Edward P, Doyle, representing 1700 members of the board, left hers tonight for Washington where tomorrow he will appear before the commission. Before| leaving he stated that the coal situa- tion here is “very grave” and that the board members consider that only a Dpri- ority order gan improve coal shipments which have decreased heavily during the last few days. , “If the commiission will give us a priority,” said Mr. Doyle. e to get 2,200,000 tons of anthracite here in two weeks and that amount would _ be sufficient for immediate needs. New York needs on an average of 360,000 tons weekly the year round. During the sum- mer there were virtually no shipments and during the last week the total of anthracite received was less than 230,- 000 tons. “We have found by inquiry that New York. which formerly consumed a goodly proportion of anthracite produced in Pennsylvania, #as suffered because of pri- orities for the: northwest, New England and other sections of the country.” TOWNS OF SCOTLAND VOTE AGAINST PROHIBITION Glasgow. Nov. 3.—Offi¢ial results in Glasgow of the liquor option poll today shows a victory for the “wets.” Four wards voted “dry,” nine for lim- ited licenses and 24 for no change, ‘which means that 94 licenses will be can- celled throughout the city out of a total of 1,600. by four votes. Virtually all the working class are—as remain as “wets” and also the central city districts. Aberdeen voted “wet” by two to one. Other towns voting “no change” fvere Harwick, Dalkeith, Auchtermuchty, Fal land, Arbroth, Montrose, Taypor¢, Kerrie- muir, St. Andrews, Alloa, Girvan and Stonehaven. ” NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS, K. OF C. TO REMAIN IN NEW HAVEN New York, Nov. 3.—National head- quarters of the-Knights of Columbus will remain in New Haven, Conn., it was an- nounced today by W. J. McGinley, su- preme sceretary, who added that ground would be broken at New Haven soon for the new $500,000 headquarters building. | The cost of this building will be met from the organization’s private funds, while the $5,000,000 Knights of Columbus American Legion memorial building will be paid for from the balance of the K. of C. war fund. HENRY WHITE MARRIED TO MRS. EMILY VANDERBILT SLOANE i giving Harding the largest plurality on | braska. In Dennistoun prohibition was defeated | BRIEF TELEGRAMS | John Servis, 43, was found dead in the rear room of a saloon in Stamford. There was a silght lhe condition of Misha Oppelbaum. Porto Rico held the first general elec- Jion since the granting of American cit- “zenship. August Marxbausen, publisher of the Detroit Abend Post, died in Detroit aft- er a long illness. Austrian finance deporament admi's s Government deficit for the current year of 13,000,000,000 crowns. Interstate Commerce Commission an- mnounced that 6,978 persons - were Kkilled And 149,053 injured in 1919. Three hundred cities and districts in Seotland are voting on prohibition. Both ¥l edasre claiming a victory. Vermont, as always, went republican, | record in the state, 44,301, The liner La France, of the Fremch Line, arrived at New York five hours ahead of the time set for her arrival. Fewer persons were killed on railroads during 1919 than in any year since 1898 and fewer were injured than in any year since 1910, Demands for prompt disarmament of ‘militia detachments were handed to the Bavarian Government by the interallfed «<ontrol commission in Munich. Dutch newspapers reported the Rus- sian Bolshviki propaganda bureau, for- merly centralized in Amsterdam, has been divided into four sections. The population Nome, Alaska, was ronsiderably reduced when the steamer JVictoria left that town with 350 inhabi- tants, leaving only 200 in the town. Francis Bonano of Somerville, was shot and fatally wounded in a quar- rel. His brother-in-law, Joseph Bonano, was arrested as he was running through the streets carrying a revolver. Mass., Fifty thousand refugees fleeing before the advance of Russian Bolsheviki in northern Crimea are atempting to find ships to bring them to Constantinople. Luigi Floriani, 36, who came to Bristol four months ago from Providence, R. L to *™rk for the Bristol Water compan was killed while in a trench at Harw ton. In o total vote of 13,000 less than that cast In the state election in September, Maine gave Harding a plurality of 76,333 over Cox, 11,000 more than the plurality given Tarkhurst for governor. Chesapeake and Ohio railway, dead at the Greenbrier, White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, said a message received in Richmond, Va. dropped Rhode Island, like the other New Eng- land states, established a record in pres- idential pluralities Tuesday when it gave Harding a margin over Cox, with only three precincts missing, of 52,129. George White, chairman of the demo- cratic national committee;, in his only comment last night on election, said: “We, are disappointed, but not disheart- ened.” 7 Light snowstorms were reported In St. Paul and throughout Minnesota. Cold, clear weather following snowstorms were reported in northern and western Ne- Tolice reserves had to be called out to keep back the crowds at a fire in the Episcopal Church of the Epiphany, Lex- ington avenue and Thirty-fifth street, New York. According %o a Russian who arrived in Berl from Moscow, Lenine and Trotzky strongly favored the election of Benator Harding as President of the United States. Publie Ttillty Board of New Jersey nnounced an increase in rates had been franted the Middlesex Water Co.. which qupplies Metuchen, Rahway and sur- rounding’ towns. Fewer trespassers on raflronds were Kkilled in 1919 than during any year of the commisison’s records which go back to 1890, Last year 2.553 trespassers were killed and 8 injured. Fntries for the national three cushion pilliard championship tournament closed at Chicago with twelve players listed. The tournament will open here Novem- ber 12, continuing for three weeks. John G. Beler, a farmhand. is under arrest at LaCrosse, Wis. charged with murder In connectlon with the death of Nicholas Biesen, a farmer, who was shot to death at his home near Brinkman Ridge August 26. Tra Anderson. who shot and killed Van- able Williams before a noonday crowd| in South orwalk. on October 22. is held criminally responsible for Will- jams’ death in the finding of Coroned John J. Phelan. Treasury operations for October resnlt- ed in a further reduction in the publ debt. according to figures made public | Ltoday showing the gross debt to e | $24,062.309 872. This represents a reduc- tion of $24,946,455 during the month. Faryr T. Burn. republican member of the state assembly from Athens, Tenn., and who cast the deciding vote for the ratification of the suffrage amendment by Tennessee, has been re-elected after a bitter, contest, his majority being about 100. 3 French cabinet nominated Leon Bour- eols, president of the Council of the Yeazue of Nations, former Premier Rene Viviani and former Minister of Foreign Affairs Gabriel Hanotau as France's delegates to the League of Nations As- cembly in Geneva, beginning Nov. 15. HARDING LEADS COX IN TENNESSEE BY 10,177 VOTES Nashville, Tenn., Nov. 3.—Unofficial reutrns gathered by the Nashville Ten- nesseean from all but three out of the - TEN PAGES—70 COLUMNS improvement 1n | PRICE TWD CENTS. RE-ELECTION GOVERNOR SMITH FAL ITH FAILS OF IN NEW YORK Nathan L. Miller, Republican, Has a Lead in Excess of 70,000 Over His Democratic Opponent in the Gubernatorial Contest—207 Districts That Are Missing Are in Normal- ly Republican Communities Upstate — United States Senator James W. Wadsworth, Jr., Republican, Was Elected by a Handsome Plurality. New York, Nov. 3.—(By The A. P.)— Election of Nathan L. Miller of Syra- cuse as governor an estimated plurality sligitly in excess of 70,000 as shown in revised figures tabulated tonight, assured the republicans of a clean sweep in yes- terday’s election. With only 187 districts missing at 10.30 o'clock tonight, Miller was leading Smith by 58,047 votes. The actual give: Miller 1,306,503; Smith 1,248,456, Belated returns continued to roil up the overwhelming plurality in New York for Senator Harding. With 207 districts missing, all of them upstate where he led Cox by an average plurality of 329 in each district, he had a total eurality of 1.051,156. The vote tabulated gives: Harding, 1,829,862; Cox 778,706, 1 l'_larding's present ratio of gain is con- tinued, he will carry New York state by the unprecedneted plurality of 1,200,000. United States Senator James W. Wads- worth, Jr., also was elected by a hand- some plurality over his democratic op- ponent, Lieutenant Governor Harry C. Walker. The vote, with 2,198 districts missing was: Wadsworth 996,929 ; Walk- er 603,230, a plurality of 393,699, Wads- worth’s pluradity in the entire state is estimated by republican leaders at more than 560,000. Senator Harding carried every county in the state, except Hamilton, where re-| turns from four of the eleve districts give Cox a majority of 32. He even car- returns | ried the normally r ed democratic county of Schohari wilh bwt seven of the 44 districts missing, by 1 7 votes, while In St Lawrence, Nassau, Wyoming and Orleans c: @ les his ammost 4 to 1 proportions. New York city went republican in ghe presidential contest for the second time in its history, McKinley having turned the trick on Bryan in 1896. Governor Smith, on the other hand carried New York citl by 319.611, leading Miller in all five boroughs. Smith ran ahead of Cox by 264,211 in the metropolitan are: Harding carricd every assembly distric in_the city. Late returns tonight indicate the elec- tion of three more republican representa- tives in congress from districts in which let‘twu thought democrats had been elect- In the Fifteenth dietrict. with nine elee- tion districts missing, Ryan, re ir Jeading Dooling, democrat 13,519, In the Twenty-First district, with nine election districts missing. g - vote stands, 4Ansorge, republican, 45.5. Donovan, “democrat, 26,481. Rosedale, republican is leading Me- ¥inry, democrat, in the district by 37,896 to 35,776. Revised Twenty-Third complete returns from the Sixth assembly district of the Bronx shew | that Marion H. en, socialist, has been defeated by Lym: e fusion candidate, 11, 034 to 9,193, FATALITIES IN ELECTION RIOT AT OCOEE, FLA. Orlando, Fla., Nuv. 3.—The full casual- ty list at Ocoee, twelve miles from here, Where two whites were shot to death and one negro lynchel yesterday in an elec- tion riot, and several other negroes per- ished when the building in which they sought shelter were burmed had not reached here tonight. Armed whites were reported patrolling the region and clos- in gon the nesroes who fled to the woods, the pursuit being accompanied by inter- George W. Stevens, president of the | mittent fighting. More than (wenty buildings in the ne- gro settlement were burned. Reports from Ocoee tomiight said that explosion of considerable amounts of ammunition oc- curred as the flames swépt the buildings and- that numerous firearms were found in‘the ruins later. Some reports said five negroes died in the flames. One ne- Bro waman was among those, it was said. but no children. The ‘battle was precipitated by the at- tempt of July Perry, a negro, to vote aft- er he had been refused the privilege by election judges on the ground that he had not paid his poll tax. He returned later armed with a shot gun but it was taken from him and he was driven away. After dark last night, according to re- ports from the scene, Perry again ap- proached the polls accompanied by a number of other negroes. The whote ci izens at once formed a posse and dis- persed the negroes, who fled to the ne- gTo settlement. The posse followed and witnesses said the negroes opened fire from the buildings. A member of the posse was wounded, but . reinforcements arrived and it proceeded when the firing became general. The attackers centered on Perry's house intent on his arrest. Two of the Wwhites, Leo Borgard and ESlmer Mec- Daniels, both former soldiers, were killed in the back yard of the house, their bodies being found hours hours later. A negro woman said seven or eight armed negroes were in the Perry house which ultimately was set on fire to dislodge them, the flames spreading to other build- ings. Perry himself apparently was captured and later taken by a mob and lynched. 't was stated tonight he was taken from &n automobile in which he was being carried to the iail after having been treated at a hospital. Details of his capture were lacking. THREE MEN WOUNDED IN HOLDUP IN BRIDGEPORT Bridgeport, Conn., Nov. 3.—Three men were wounded tonight when a holdup with a “wild west” flavor was staged on the outskirts of this city. Eight men raided two boarding houses run by Mr. and Mrs. Lorenzo I’oppini, five men en- tering one house and three the other. Facing levelled revolvers, 32 men board- ers in the first hoose were lined against the wall and searcaed, while in the house adjoining several boarders and the Pop- pini family were subjected to the same treatment. 3 cording to the report fo the police holdup men: obtained only $156 for their efforts and showed their anger by shooting into the floor to make some of the boarders dance. Stray bullets struck Joseph Simon, John Alarcon and Andrew Martino and they were taken to the Bridgeport hospital suffering from pain- ful injuries. Late tonight the police had found no trace of the holdup men. FOUR MORE POLICEMEN MURDERED IN IRELAND Dublin, Nov. 3.—(By The A. P.) The anti-police vendetta continued. Four more policemen were murdered today at different places under daring circum- stances. One was kidnapped and sev- eral e wounded. As indicating the terror prevailing, the body of one murdered policeman iay twenty-four hours on the road and was passed by many persons before the au- therities were informed. The Athlone printing works, where the Westmeath Independent was published, were burned early this morning by men in a military lorry with incendiary bombs and petrol. The damage is esti- mated at 100.000 pounds.. By the de- struction of this establishment 300 em- ployes are made idle. 95 countles in Tennessee late tonight give Senator Harding a lead of 10,177 Votes over Governor Cox. The figures of the Tennesseean, based on returns from all ‘but fifty precincts of - 92 counties, were Harding 191,739; Cox 181,562 SENATOR HARDING'S LEAD IN OKLAHOMA INCREASING Oklahoma City Okla., Nov. 3.—Sena- tor Harding's lead in Oklahoma at 8.30 New York, Nov. 3. — Henry White, former ambassador to Italy and France and delegate to the Versailles peace con- ference was married here today to Mrs. Emily. Vanderbilt Sloane, widow of Will- ‘jam Douglas Sloane, of this city, Lenox, Mass. A » o'clock tonight was iIncreased to 7.824 over Governor Cox.- The vote was from 1,759 precincts out of 2,685 and gave: Harding 150,993; Cox 143,169. J. W. Harreld was leading Scott Fer- ris for senator by 12,102. The vote wns and!from 1842 precincts and gave Harreld 163,328 ; Ferris 151136, REPUBLIC NS PROBABLY SUCCESSFUL IN MONTANA Helena, Mont., Nov. 3.—Returns to- night frmo more than two-thirds of the precincts of Montana served only to ac- centuate the apparent general sucess of the_republian ticket, national and state, in Montana. On the face of returns from 1,011 pre- cincts out of 1,482, J. M. Plxon had .in- creased his iead in the gubernatorial race over B. K. Wheeler, democrat. to more than 27,000. These returns gave Dixon 84 654 and Wheeler 57,613, Harding continued to widen the gap between himself and Cox. Returns from 966 precincts showed Harding’s vote was 10,748 against 43,419 for’ Cox. CHAMP CLARK CONGRATULATES HIS SUCCESSFUL OPPONENY —T. W. Puckreide, ment of Champ Clark for Tepresentative from the Ninth Missouri congressional district, tonight réceived a telegram from Champ Clark congratulat- Ing him “on his well earned victory” in yesterday's election. Champ Clark of Bowling Green, Mis. souri, veteran and former speaker of the house of representatives to which he has been clected more times than the average voter can remember, today surrenderen h:s“y_m!l of honor, to T. W. Hukreide of Warrentown, Mo., a youn, candidate in the Ninth )li-s:n?:}:::?. Facing a handicap of five thousand votes with five sixths of the precinets n his districts in—inciuding democratie strongholds—Mr. Clark sent a telegram to Hukreide congratulating ‘the republi- can “on his victory.” Two hundred twen. ty of the 268 precincts had given Huk- feide a vote of 30,421 to Mr. Clark's 25,- 679 before-hackers of the incumbent ad- N‘I!“Qd he had fought a losing battle. Even then Mr. Clark refused to talk to réporters. He remained at home most of ghe day confident of victory while retdrns from republican counties plled up leads for his opponent. As county after county which ordinarily chose Mr. Clark as its representative sent in reports which showed he was polling a smaller vote than ever before, it became ap- parent his hope lay his home district— Pike county. Pike gave Mr. Clark one of his best votes in history—5,165 tp 2.- 881 for Hukreide—but it was not enough. Mr. Clark was first elected in 1893, In 185? he was not chosen but in 1897 he again was the choice of his district and has représented it ever since. In 1912 he was considered favorite for the democratic nomination for president, but lost to Woodrow Wilson affer a long fight, primarily through a break with W. J. Bryan. —_——— WEALTHY CLUBMAN OF LONDON FOUND DEAD IN NEW YORR New York, Nov. 3—A murder mys- tery, baffling in motive, tonight confront- €d the police investigating the death of Teads Vaughn Waters, wealthy clubman ©f London and New York, found dead to- ¢ay in a room in the Plymouth hetel here. Death resulted from a fractured” skull, caused, police believe, by blows from Waters' own cane, wielded by a man whe accompanied him to the hotel I t and who rushed from. the room, carrying the walking stick, a few seconds before the body was foun He lef clues upon which the police are working, finger prints on a mirror in the room. and the name “James Dunn, Milwavkee™ wps on the hotel register. Waters registered at the hotel as *J Talbott, Milwaukee.” At that *'me, polics say, he carricd a goldtorped cane, ang in his pockets had a gold watch, a gold cigarette case, a silver matchbox and some money. He also wore a diamond ring valued at £2,000. The cane and money are missing. Waters was a member of a family of piano manufacturers. He had been lv- ing with his mother in a Bronxville hote} since October 26. It was stated there tonight the has was absent last night for the first time since his arrival Waters was a member of the Columbia University chapter, Delta Kappa Bpistion. It was stated there last night that he wi a student in the Columbia University. class of -§96. He was alsp a member of the Devonshire club, London. England, and the New Club in Brighton, In 1915 he was a resid Greenwich, Rhode Island. address was Dasil Mans He was about 46 years o RADIUM VALUED AT 512,000 HAS BEEN RECOVERED of His London Sloans street. N. Y of radium an which was lost in a hosy er last Sand: was found thi ermoon in the sewer: pipe the hospital. The radium Ttica, worth physi No —The belonging £12.000 a Ttea to was thrown into a toilet bowl by a patient who felt annoped by its heat Twenty men have been uprooting and examining the sewer since its loss was discovered. The radium itself was in a vial especially made for and-it is in three particles each about the size of a small bird shot. YOUNG WOMAN STARBED BY A DEMENTED MAN New. York, Nov. 3. — While alizhting trom a taxicab in front of the Waldorf- Astoria. Miss Dorothy Stauffer, e Scottdale, Pa., was attacked this after- noon. by a.man armed Wwith a - cook's knife and stabbed (wice in the left breast. Har wounds were not serious. - The man Who was. captured by bystanders. gave his name as Liberl Marisiori, a cook. and is believed by the poiice to h edemented. He was unable to explain why he stabbed the girl. who had just arrived here with “licr’ mother on a shopping trip.