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N * x ' I . ' __ \ The Omaha N'< irning Bee “™°;7 change in temperature. A A. * A.* A A. A A A. A. A. “ A 'AA. ▼ A A. ▼ ^ >s(H at s(.arH tha, nevrr felt . k * “' wound.—ShakeH|KHie. N city edition -™ ■ ■ ■ - — r -VOL. 54—NO. 124. OMAHA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1924. * TWO CENTS Snv«h^7ent» Elsewhet*. V ^ G.O.P. Vote in Nebraska Rolling Up ^ Republican Landslide Grows as Late Returns Coinc in; Coolidge Lead Now Goes to 73,000. Congressmen Re-Elected Like a great snowball, the repub lican vote in Nebraska continues to grow in size as precinct after pre cinct Is heard from. Late last night ^ the Coolidge plurality, already over / whelming, had grown to 72,000 with I but 130 precincts yet to be recorded. In this republican landslide into of fice only one state candidate. L. B. Johnson, republican contestant for secretary of state, faltered and failed before the strength of Charles W. Bool, democratic candidate for re election. H. G. Taylor, standing for re-elec tion as railway commissioner, and M. C. McLaughlin, candidate to succeed himself for congress in the Fourth district, pulled ahead of their op ponents In the two close races of the election as late returns came in and were assured of re-election by com fortable majorities. Legislature Republican. Victory perched on the democratic banners in their fight to return Con gressmen Howard. Morehead and Hhallenberger. Elsewhere they were v swept down by supporters of the re t publican partjj. Today the demo ’ orats must face a reorganization «>imilar to that of J920 and, as In 3920, they are without that strong outpost, the governorship which they possessed in 1922. The state legislature will meet in January with an overwhelming re publican majority. Eighteen repub licans and but seven democrats ara assured of election to the state senate with eight contests still to be decided. In the house the returns now in givo the republican party 44 members and tile democratic party 28. Twenty ar < seven district* have yet to report the ' outcome of their elections, but the outcome Is not expected to unsettle the republican majority. . Spillinun Leads Fellows. For tho first time in the history of Nebraska's ligeslature two women are members, Mrs. Mabel Gillespie of Sarpy county and Miss Sarah T. Muir of Lancaster county are the two suc cessful candidates who will take their places in the house when the legis lature convenes. In the fight for state offices, O. S. Spillman, candidate for re-election as attorney general, led his parly to vic tory. Spillman's lead over Harry B. Fleharty, Omaha attorney, who nomi ,4. nated Charles W. Bryan for the presi •ff dentlal nomination at the democratic national convention, has steadily grown until it now totals 97,000, with 300 precincts to lie reported. Adam McMullen, in his rush for 1he governorship, swept ahead of Coolidge by 10,000 votes and now holds a majority of the votes cast Tiith 213,428 and 130 precincts to be reported. Ills victory was so decisive iliat supporters of J. N. Norton, democratic candidate, have been left without ony claim that the belated candidacy of Dan B. Butler of Oma ha cost their nominee victory. Anicinliiicnt Rejected. in the race for the supreme court W. If. Thompson of Grand Island, now filling an unexpired term on the supreme bench, seems assured of victory by a narrow margin. In the rape in the First district, contested ♦_<Turn to Piur® Two. Column Oito.l DAVIS TO TOUR SOUTH AMERIC A Washington, Nov. 6.—Secretary Davis of the Labor department will leave Saturday for an extensive trip through South American countries. He will return to the United States early in January. The secretary will visit Argentina. Brazil. Uruguay, Chile and Peru and will make extensive studies of the , methods tiHed by those countries In handling their Immigration problems. He will also study naturalization problems that arise in the United States with respect to the nationals ©f South American countries. Mr. Davis will be accompanied by his wife, his secretary, Arthur E. Cook, and Ethelbert Stewart, com missioner of labor statistics of the Labor department. Withr] A. H. Hawley, Labor Leader, Cleveland, O. A. H. Hawley Is general secretary end treasurer of the Brotherhood of I Locomotive Firemen and Engtneinen, with headquarters «T Cleveland. He looks lifter thu financial af fslrs of the big railroad labor organ ization, Including compensation anil insurance. He has been identified with the brotherhood for several V year*. For 16 years be lived In Now I. York, and for a long time was In the government service. He Is re puted to have more friends among the railroad men of the country than any other man. S Coolidge Proclaims Thanksgiving Day Washington, Nov. 5.—President Coolidge issued a proclamation to day formally proclainung Thurs day, November 27, as Thanksgiving day. The proclamation urged that thanks be given because the year had been marked by a continuation of peace, whereby “our country has entered into a relationship of better understanding with all the other na tions of the earth" and because at home “we have continually had an industrial production large and har industria production large and har vests bountiful. Coolidge Takes Victory Calmly •» W “Business as Usual” at White House; Davis Transmits Congratulations. By H. K. REYNOLDS, International News Service Staff Correspondent. Washington. Nov. 5.—The Stars and Stripes atop the White House snapped out a little ntoie defiantly in the morning bi*eeze today. And that was the only outward in dication that the American people had accorded to Calvin Coolidge a lease on the premises at No. 1600 Pennsylvania ayenue for a full term of four years, and placed in his hands their national destiny. Tlie prograin at the White House today was “business as usual.” When returns early today Indicated a Co'olidge-Dawes victory with a sub stantial majority in the electoral col lege, the little foursome which had sat together in the president’s study during the evening broke up. In tlie party were the president and Mrs. Coolidge and Mr. and Mrs. Frank W. Stearns of Boston. It was Stearns who discovered Calvin Coolidge and who has been steadily directing him towards today’s goal—election to the presidency. Coolidge Calm. Among those who waited at the White House for the returns, none was more calm than the president. The president went to bed at 1 this morning and was up again seven hours later. Breakfast at the White House shortly after 8, and then Mr. Coolidge took his usual early morn ing walk through the grounds of the executive mansion, returning to his study to go over the later returns from the western states. Among the first callers to offer their congratulations upon the presi dent’s victory were Attorney General Stone. Secretary of the Navy Wilbur and Acting Secretary of Agriculture Gore. Thousands of congratulatory tele grams poured In to the White House, two special telegraph wires being re quired to transmit them. Telegram From Davis. A telegram from John W. Davis, the democratic nominee, congratu lating the president on his election, reached the White House shortly after 11 o'clock. Mr. Coolidge im mediately dispatched a reply. Davis said: "Permit me to congratulate you on your sweeping victory and to ex press the hope that your administra tion may by its success enure to the welfare of the country.” In reply President Coolidge said: “Please accept my thanks for your message and my appreciation of the patriotic sentiments you express.” YOUTH IS RUN DOWN BY AUTO William Fenl, 6-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. P. E. Kent. 12 South First street. Council Bluffs, suffered a frac ture of the leg when he was struck by an automobile driven by L. M. Ward, 352 Lincoln avenue, near the Kent home Wednesday afternoon. According to Wa.’i, the boy ran suddenly into the street from behind an automobile parked at the curb. Ward picked up tne child and tool; him to Jennie Edmundson hospital. Kverett Buckingham Heads Fund Drive Kverett Buckingham of the Union Stockyards company, for inflny yearn an active civic worker, has hern se lected as rhalrman of the solicitation bureau for the Soulh Omaha section for the second annual drive of the Omaha Community Chest hy llarloy Conant, campaign chairman. During the last campaign nearly SHOO,000 In subscriptions was secured from that section of the city and be ta use of the active Interest being taken in the chest agencies located in that neighborhood much more Is to lie expected this year. The Associ ated Charities. Visiting Nurse assocl ation, ltoy Hcouts, Camp Fire • litis, Omaha Modal Settlement ami Christ Child Center have either their main offices or branches located in that neighborhood. Father and Sou Week Services at Temple Israel Father an«l non week will ho ob served with nor vices in Templo Israel Friday, Saturday and Sunday, it wan unnounced Wednesday. Judge 1„ H. Day will npoak nt the FcrvlcoH Friday. Kabbi Cohn will hd droHs the congregation at the Hatur ilay morning hoi* vice and CouIm Hiller will midrehH the religious school as wembiy Sunday. Better Days Ahead, Say Omahans Look Forward to Future With Confidence in Era of Pros perity, With Election Settled. Merchants Preparing All aboard for bigger and better business, with the hope of a new prosperity just around the comer. That is a slightly paraphrased form of expression by Omaha busi ness leaders after the national quad rennial election is out of the way and the uncertainties which the situation brought forth, have been disposed of. "Back to business with renewed confidence,” is the slogan of the hour. Omaha joined hands with the na jtion in registering a substantial en [ dorsement of the sound business policies of Coolidge and Dawes. Oma hans have confidence that under the leadership of Coolidge and Dawes this city will share in the business recovery which the election has set in motion. Xew Development Kra. It Is the consensus of im^Jun among business men that Omaha is entering upon a new era of its de velopment, and that forward-looking men and women will stand firm in promoting the best interests of the city. Among the comments expressed on Wednesday there were words of com mendation for the part which The Omaha Bee took In supporting the program of advancement and con struction! John I,. 'Webster said he felt there was a spirit of public confidence in the air. a renewed confidence, and a feeling that business is going ahead with increased Interest and hope. "The uncertainty of political con ditions.. was evident and affected gen eral conditions; We understand quite well that President Coolidge is in favor of a straightforward, honest, substantial business government," said. "This Immense vote for Presi dent Coolidge is a manifestation that the people have confidence in him and that the general welfare of the country will be well protected during his administration.” High Hopes For Future. Charles Harding of the Harding Cream company expressed that thought that Omaha is going ahead into a new era of prosperity. The reticence due to uncertain conditions, he said, has been dispelled. "We are going ahead with renewed con fidence," he said. Oene Eppley of Hotel Fontenelle asserted that there is more fact than fiction in the statement that Omaha is now presenting a solid front and is looking into the future ith high hopes. “We are all participating in a general feeling of confidence and optimism ns to the future," Mr. Ep pley said. “Everyone I have met has been humming the same tune and using the same words to the tune and this refers to Omaha's new era of prosperity.” “You can notice a better spirit now in Omaha.” said Frank Myers of Myers Brokerage company. “We are all looking forward to a bright fu ture. There is a sort of settled feel ing which we did not have before the election. Omaha is going right for ward. The new spirit is in the air.” Omaha Bee Praised. Oeorge Wood offered this comment while he was getting ready to make a train: "You may say for mo that The Omaha Bee is entitled to a won derful amount of credit. We are all going to. go? together and make Oma ha better and bigger than ever. We already have one of the best cities of its size in the world. We will not be satisfied Itli anything short of the bpst in business nnd In our cultural welfare. Tt Is now a forward move ment with all working together for the welfare of Omaha.” ■ "I think 1 feel like nearly every one else at this time,” said Charles Harding. “There is no question that business is going to go ahead, be cause the people have confidence in tlie stability of the gftvernment and they have confidence In Omaha. Our Turn t« Pare Ten. Column Three.) “MA” FERGUSON’S ELECTION QUERIED By Aftdociated Pffn». Dallas. Tex., Nov. 5.—The election of Mrs. Miriam Ferguson aw governor of Texas, aw announced by the Texan election bureau and indicated by re turns tabulated by the Western Tin ion Telegraph company, was disputed today by pr. George C. Butte, the republican candidate, and his man ager. Col. W. K, Talbot. The re publicans declared many Butte bal lotw were not counted. Texas news papers accepted the election bureau figures, however. Firebug Believe<1#to Be Operating at Beatrice Beatrice, Neb., Nov. B.—Two unoc copied houses, ono owned bjr John .Vb Mk'huel In West Beatrice, und the othor th» property of Oarr Heilorle, have Iiooii destroyed by firo tho past two nights, which loads Fire Chief Whltealde to believe that a firebug in operating In tho city.* The malltr will probably be reported lo the state lire warden. * t, /---- N Bryan Felicitates Dawes; Going on Squirrel Hunt By Associated Tress. Lincoln, Nov. 5.—Governor Charles W. Bryan of Nebraska, defeated candidate for vice presi dent, today sent the following tele gram to General Dawes, vice president elect: "Please accept from Mrs. Bryan and myself congratulations on your decisive victory.” Governor Bryan was up bright and early this morning, despite the fact that he retired at 3 a. m. after perusing election returns for eight solid hours. The governor will leave Lincoln tomorrow afternoon with Charles A. Lord of this city to take part Friday in the annual squirrel hunt at Tecumseh, Neb. v__' Davis Prepares for Long Rest Leaves New York for Own Home After Congratulat ing Coolidge. - Bj International News Service. New York, Nov. B.—John \V. Davis, democratic candidate for the presi dency, conceded the election of Presi dent Coolidge today in a telegram which he sent to the president. After sending the telegram to Presi dent Coolidge conceding his defeat, Davis made the following statement: "The results of the election speak for themselves and the decisive char acter renders comment or explana tion unnecessary. I accept the out come without any vain regret or bit terness and it is my earnest hope that the administration of President Coolidge may prove successful and beneficial to the country. Faith I nshaken. "So far as I am personally con cerned, I am unshaken in my faJth In the principles and ideals professed hy the democratic party. They will nev er lack for defenders. To those who supported me so loyally throughout the campaign, I am more grateful than I can say and I am glad to march on with them as a comrade in the ranks, toward the inevitable tri umph of the principles in which we believe. Greater than any transient success is the welfare of our common cuuntry and to this it is the doty and privilege of every citizen to con tribute, whether in office or not.’’ Mrs. Davis, wife of the defeated candidate, Joined her husband in ac claiming the Coolidgs victory. She telegraphed her congratulations to Mrs. Coolidge. The telegram read: "Mrs. Calvin Coolidge, The White House, Washington. "Please let me congratulate you on your husband’s victory. "Ellen B. Davie.” Leaves for Home. Davis sent his message of con gratulations to the president this morning from the home of Frank L. Polk, where he spent the night. The democratic nominee ate a hearty breakfast and showed no vis ible disappointment over the result. He left the Polk house for his own home at Locust Valley, L. I., at 11 o’clock to prepare for a vacation. He told his friends he intended to "rest for a whole month” at some southern resort where "the golfing is good." Davis also sent a message to Gov ernor A1 Smith, congratulating him on his victory. He also sent a message to Governor Bryan, con gratulating him on his great fight. CURTIS SAYS “READ OUT INSURGENTS B.v \Morlnlrd PrrM. New York, Nov. B.—In an editorial Nummary of tho election the New York Evening I’oat, owned by Cyrus H. K. Curtis, today calls upon re publican leaders to read out of the party all insurgent senators who have refused to follow the party pro gram. The editorial says In part; “The renegade or the statesman who believes his own wisdom Is greater than the collective wisdom of his party will do well to take the lea son to himself. The time has passed for any further coddling of that lit tle group of wilful men which In cludes Senators Norris of Nebraska, Couzens of Michigan, tind Hiram Johnson or California. If they will not see and do not repent, the place for them Is outside the pale with the Brookharts, the Ladds, the Fraziers and tho La Follettes, Let them he read out of the party with hell, book and candle, once and for all." Legion Post Elects Officers for Coming Year Norfolk, Neb., Nnv. 5.—F. M. Vernon, was elected commander of the local post of the American Legion for JOSS at a meeting here Inst night. tMiter officers elected were l,.ny retire Hoffman, Hen T. Parr and Cnrl Peterson, vice commander.-., G. O Hansen, sergeant "f arms: Jack llarsch, finance officer; Itcv. II. M. Peck, chaplain; A. W. MnUlenhauer. George Gordon, George Horner and F. VV. Pchmledoberg, executive com mlttee. New MupshcIihhcIIs Liquor I ,iiw Passes Boston, Nov. Ti < III the f sec of lale returns, a Honor referendum will'll would give tin' slate "f M i-cu chusetts (tic right to prosecute rases of manufacturing or transporting lift nor, appeared to have been carried by a narrow majority. The proposed law has been described us "the baby Volstead act. Coolidge’s Maj ority Increasing President's Total in Electoral College Reaches 343 Votes and May Mount; Davis Receives 136 So Far. La Follette Has Only 13 Now York, Nov. 5.—The tail ends o£ the election returns, both presidential and congressional, as they trickled in slowly throughout the day, gave no evidence of reducing President Cool idgo’s large majority in the electoral college, but gave possibilities of in creasing it further. The republican party lines In the congressional contests seemed to be holding tight as the day closed and the question seemed to be only the margin of the working majority for the party In the house and senate. The republicans, on the face of the available returns, were holding the gains they made in the count during the first 24 hours. Two senate contests were outstand ing. In Iowa, Senator Brookhart, who has supported the La Follette policies and who repudiated the re publican national ticket, was trailing his democratic opponent, who has bene credited with republican support; but the returns from the rural dis tricts in Iowa were coming ii) slowly and Brookhart was confident they would restore him to first place— just ns they did in his primary and his election campaigns. Practically the same situation pre vailed in regard to Magnus Johnson, the farmer-labor senator from Minne sota. Practically 24 hours after the clos ing of the polls in many districts, ap proximately 100 congressional returns were missing. Late today president Cooiidge's to tal in the electoral college was 343 votes, with probabilities that It would go higher; the total for John W. Davis, the democrat candidate, was 136, with 'possibility of some smfill addition, and Senator La Foilette's hag still was the 13 votes from his home state of Wisconsin. By A Modeled Frees. St. Paul, Minn., Nov. 6—The re turns from 2,405 precincts out of 3,607 in Minnesota, give for presl dent: Coolidge, 323,635: Davis, 48,878; La Follette, 252,201. Richmond, Va., Nov, 5.—latest re turns tonight for president in Vir ginia show: 1,024 precincts out of 1.650. Davis, 98,253; Coolidge, 51.821: La Follette, 8,802. - I St. Louis. Nov. 5.—With a tabula tion of 3,587 of the state's 4,069 pre cincts, President Coolidge was lead ing John W. Davis by 69.975. The vote: Coolidge. 568,255: Davis. 498.280: LaFollette, 62.481. Boise, Idaho, Nov. 5— In this state 573 preelncte out of S38 give: Coolidge. 52,963: Davis. 17,858; La Follette, 37,896. Progressive leaders have conceded the state to the republicans in all except some county offices. San Francisco, Nov. 5.—Calvin Coolidge'a plurality In California had risen tonight to 203.721 votes over Senator LaFollette when 6,152 pre cincts of the state's total of 7,465 had been tabulated by the Associated Press. The vote stood: , Coolidge, 606,065; LaFollette, 353,• 344; Davis, 88,622. Sioux Falls, S. D.. Nov. 5.—Returns from 1.65 out of 1.888 precincts In South Dkaota for president give: Coolidge, 87,847; Davis, 22,679; Ln Follette, 62.3S8. Returns from 1,512 out of 1.888 precincts ln South Dakota for United States senator give: M, Muster, 76,865 Cherry, 54,579; Ayres, 16,600; Bates, 4,382; Dillon. 2,370.- Kgan, 9.050, Livingston. 556. Atlanta. Nov 5.- Georgia gave John W. Davis, democratic presidential nominee, a landslide over his opo nents and latlfled eight proposed amendments to tlm state constitulon in yesterday's general election. Returns from 1,627 precincts of approximately 1.735 In the state, gave Davis 111,430; Coolidge. 27,251; lo Follette. 10,362; Nations 92 and Faris 127. Denver. Colo.. No\ 5.—When 1,245 of Colorado's l 493 precincts hud re ported at 6:30 tonight President Co,,1 blue had a lead of ncarl. 6a.000 votes over the combined lotsl for John W Davis and Senator I.a Follette. At that hour the figures stood; Coolidge, (Tutii in fuss Two, fnliinin Five.) W hcathiml ami (iuoriiMiy l<> Have Kleetrie Power III Iilgepm-t. Nov. Wheatland .mkI Ouornuoy will noon ho ru|i|>1I(k1 v\Hh else trie power from the govern nioiii |iru* that Iimhorn hullt to the l.liii l«' tliMii to Nii|ipl\ power for hulliliug operation*. Thr government his slant'll n contract to supply tlm power (leulrwl, despite protest t»f farm cr« who doc lured taking power would reuulro ko much water that there woultl not he enough left to Rupply the furms with Irrigation wulsi. i Th@ Omaha B®@ andl the Campaign!! __\n Kdilorial__' It is with mingled feelings of satisfaction and gratitude, and a deep sense of responsibility that we comment upon the outcome of the election and our own part in it. The satisfaction is such as natur ally comes with the winning of a good fight—particularly when that fight was conducted upon our own part without rancor and free from bitterness. The gratitude comes In the know ledge that the affairs of the na tion will be in the hands of men eminently fitted to administer them. The sense of responsibility grows out of the fact that it is The Omaha Bee, that by argument and precept in large measure induced the people of Nebraska and Oma ha to vqte as they did. We thus become In a Bense trus tees for the citizens of this com munity for the conduct of those i whom we have aided in electing to office. We pledge ourselves to live up to this responsibility to the fullest of our capacities. "Let another's moutii praise thee," is advice uttered long ago. It still holds good. Yet we feel it is doing no violence to modesty to express to our readers the sense of our satisfaction felt in the course pursued by The Omaha Bee throughout the campaign. At no time has there been any doubt as to the attitude of this paper. Cler ly and decisively, its editor has followed a definite policy. Support was giyen Calvin Coolidge and Charles O. Dawes, because of their records as public servants. Also w« were moved by a fixed belief in their capacity, integrity and per sonal characters. For a similar reason we gave support to Adam McMullen and those other republi cans who were nominated for of fice in Nebraska. We found it easy to do this, be cause the men who had been se lected at the primary as candi dates were such that they needed no defense. Not often does this happen. The result of the election fully Justifies onr oourse The voters agreed with us in our esti mate of the men. A peculiarly gratifying reflection is that (luring the whole campaign no word wae printed that reflect ed on the personal character of any man seeking office. We did. properly and in reason, criticize the public acts and utterances of those we felt did not deserve election. But we hope we have demonstrat ed to the readers of our paper that a campaign may lie won without resort to the methods of other days. A certain glow of satisfaction permeates our whole establish ment. We feel that in no small way- this paper contributed to the outcome in Nebraska. Frankly partisan, it has been equally fair, and in a spirit of service to all it gave the news and expressed its views without rancor and It has no cause to regret anything Its columns contained. We extend our thanks to all our many friends in Omaha and in Ne braska. both those who have been for maiu^ years tied to us with bonds of affection, and those of our new friends who have recently joined our family circle. We pledge to them all a continuance of that policy of fairness, of dfgnity. The election is over. We know the direction our affairs are to take for the next four years. We now pledge our support to all those forward moving projects that mean so much to the prosperity and ad vancement of city and state. It is our firm conviction that both men and Institutions succeed in the same measure as they de serve success. We look always for the bright side of life. We work always for those things that will build and make better. There is so much building to be done that we will be happy always in doing our share. Among other thing* we will build or help to build in Omaha, is a big ger, I letter Omaha Bee. Tlie doing of this is a part of our pledge to our fellow citizens. And these are the reasons why the elec tion has brought us satisfaction and gratitude. These are the base-s of a new found responsibility. To meet this responsibility will bring us with pleasure Dineen Defeated: Sutton on Bench . — I Eight District Judges Re-; Elected; Carroll Stauffer Is Retired. Return* from all except a few vot log precincts Indicate conclusively that the only change in the personnel of the district court will he the re tirement of Judge C. O. Stauffer and the entrance of Judge A. L. Sutton, who served 11 years on the district bench, beginning 1907. Judge L. B. Pay led the field with a vote of 43,287. eight precincts to hear from. Sutton's vote, with five pre cinct* missing, is 32,727. and from the same precincts Stauffer received 30.928. Dineon trailed Stauffer with 28.928, five precincts missing Stauffer was appointed to the dis trict bench and Dineen is now serv ing as municipal judge. In Burt county, where Judge Stauffer lives, he reoetved 3,473 votes, a lead of nearly 1,000 over Hastings, who was second in this county. Dineen did not make a strong showing in Wash ington or Burt counties. “BOY EMPEROR” OF CHINA MOVES My A«Ao<'iate«| Pre»«. Pekin. Nov. 5.—In consequence of the decision of Feng Yu-Hsiang. head of the new Chinese military regime, to take mer the imperial olty in accordance with the Manchu abdl cation agreement, the "boy emperor," Muan Tung, oml his entire family this afternoon left the imperial |wl ace and took up their residence at the palace of Prince Chun, the for mer regent Temperature Reaches HO Degrees at Beatrice Beatrice. Nch., Now ft.—'The tern peratur* at oml nt so today and fann ers in nil sections of the county gath erod corn in their shirt sleeves, some thing unusual at this season of the year. The weather has been mud mer like for days, hut It is growing cooler tonight. Rain Is lordly needed, as the pasture*, winter wheat and vegetation of all kinds are dying foi lack of moisture. Governor Mahey of Utah Concedes His Defeat. Salt tgiKe City, Nov. f»Governor Charles K. Mahey tonight conceded the election «»f George 11. 1'ern, hi* democratic opponent, with the returns of Suit taakr and three othci counties silll untahnlated. - GiMulerson I.catling in South Dakota Sioux Falls, S 1>., Nov. .> Returns from 1.344 out of I.NgK in South I'm Kota for governor give. Gunderson. 711,392; Uulow, 33,114 Putnam, l$.7f»t Richards, 11.29*. 9 \ outh on Trial for Manslaughter of James Decker Opens in Criminal Court No. 1. .James Decker. 19. sat in court room Vo 1 Wednesday, coatless and a trifle ►Mile as a jury was chosen to decide whether or not he is guilty of man da tighter Young Decker is charged by the state with causing death while ex ceeding the speed limit The acei lent occurred on July 22, at Seven eenth ami Chicago streets Thomas llealv, 1. 3925 North Thirty seventh street, was killed when the ear Iriven by his mother and a car driven t>y young Decker collided. ‘JUST INCIDENT,” SAYS LA FOLLETTE B) A'ftoriateri PlfM. Madison. Wis . Xov. 5—Senator Hubert M. l~t Follette, defeated In iependent candidate for the presi dency. in his first public statement today, commenting upon the election, sa id; "The loss of this one battle in the i&e long struggle is but an incident.” 'So far as I am personally con cerned.” he said. "I am enlisted for life in the struggle.” MARKET REFLECTS COOLIDGE VICTORY \( w lock. Nov. 5.—Wall street's (list reaction to the presidential elec tion returns was a sharp upturn In slock prices on an unusually heavy volume Of trading. Total sales In the first 15 minutes rxceeded 100,POO shares with approximately one score issue* selling a point or more above Monday's rlostng quotations dionnati ami Mrl'nimHI ^ ill Not <.haitj:t' Store Site Sherman A McDonnell's store at Nineteenth and Fa mam. which re t*ei ved a so:iking of water during the roeent l.yrla building fire, will be re decorated and restocked with new immediately a* wording to A H. Mol Vnnoll. I he store which hi* been holding * sale of the atom stork for the last three days, more than 20.000 people in the three-day sab' A com plete cleanout of good* with wrap pers Mailed bv water was made. The Weather i »\»r :*4 h.nuv rn.litm : e ni \>v ; l't t«>||»|tnUon. im tltf o ; ml hutttli r«t|h» Tt.tnl 0 t ft t m | Nit!- *> .11511 UN I V 1 ;:-Of i« tictency. HiMirb Trmpot tfttre* *• * «» .... * • mi ..... J " "» % « l\\ Mi ., v »v 1« . m «l « t» Hi ..a i I UP ■-* .c HI II noon ..II ( p iu ..... It Steck Hits Precedent of 65 Years Last Democratic Senator From Iowa Served From 1848. to 1859; Republi cans Gain in Congresg. Magnus Johnson Losing (Bulletin.) Des Moines, Nov. 5.—Re turns from 2,412 precincts out of 2,418 in Iowa for Unit ed .States .senator .give: Brookhart (R) 440,241 Steck (D), 443,210. Bt Associated Press. Des Moines, Nov. S.—Daniel F. Steck, democratic candidate for Unit ed States senator, whose election was conceded by Louis H. Cook, Senator Brookhart's campaign manager, when less than 200 precincts in the state remained to be heard from, will have broken a precedent of 65 years over uninterrupted republican repre sentation from Iowa in the senate if final figures do not upset the ratio established by the precincts that have reported. Iowa's last previous democratic senator was George W. Jones of Du buque, who served front 1848 to 1859. Steck's advance to the highest hon ors his party has ever won In this state has been spectacular. H:s on’* previous public office was that of county attorney for Wahpo count'. his native community. He was e1t<-i ed to that post twice. Steck's immediate recognition after the world war came from the Amer ican legion which elevated him to the place of commander of the low i department and then under Hanford MacNider’s regime as national com mander to that of chairman of the legion's national legislative commit tee, in which capacity he played the important role in the successful bt tie of the veterans for enactment of the adjusted compensation measure Steck enlisted as a private in the National Guard when the United States entered the war, but was com missioned by the governor of the state to recruit a signal company. Later he led that company to Frame as Company C. 109th signal battalion. Thirty fourth division. New York. Nov. 5.—Belated re turns gave the republicans the best of it today in the upsets in both the house and senate. But it appeared that final reports from all districts would be necessary before there could be a determination whether President Coolidge could expect a real work ing majority In the next congress Returns from 796 of the 4*5 con gressional districts gave the repub licans an actual majority—218—but in this total are included nearly a score of the La Follette insurgents. The democrats, meantime, had made certain of 170 seats and the farmer-labor party of two. On the basis of these returns the republican* bad made a net gain of ifi over the democrats, recapturing 20 sec if as against four now held 1 > r« publicans, which were moved over into the democratic column. At adjournment last June Use bouse lineup was republicans, 2t: I democrats. 207. and three scattered In the senatorial contests, tbs most surprising result was in Iowa Where Smith W. Brookhart. republican, who publicly repudiated his own national ticket, had conceded his defeat at the hands of Daniel F. Steck. a dene cratic lawyer of Ottumwa. ftteck generally was credited with receiving support from many regular repui' licans The republicans, however* appac ently. had gained three senatorial seats on the basis of return* received early tonight. These were in Massa chusetts. Kentucky and Oklahoma, The democrats had elected it *er. aters. while 17 republicans bad been chosen or had such leads as to make their election practically certain, in the six- remaining contests, «]| tn western states w here returns still "ere coming in slowly, the resubs were uncertain. J<>lin«oti rosins;. In Minnesota, Representative rhoina* P Schall, republican, ha t "hat his supporters iwgarated as a commanding lend cur Senator Mag nus Johnson, farmer labor. Johnson Mill insisted, however, that missing rural preclnts would return him ■» w inner. Senator Thomas J. Walsh, demo* '■ratio prosecutor in the Tenp.it Por e Investigation, was leading (lie field in Montana with a sufficient margin ■'a to make htni np|>ear mu.<naW>‘ '•ertaln of re election The result in both New M.-\!oe and W yoming Were surrounded wlthniu. h of the slowness in gathering of re* turns. In Colorado, where (wo sen* ale seats were at stake. Alva P. Adams, democrat. was leading Sean* tnr I’htpps. tepublican, and Rice W . Means, republican, so ahead «<f Morrison Khafroth, democrat lit gaining a seat In Massachusetts the republicans elected Krede irk It. '■Ulett. speaker of the lt.au.- over Pull 1 Walsh the denw cratt. (ti cumtient In Kentucky, Cicd M Saekett. republican, won over Ser • tor v Owsley StanUo. item.vrat. while In Oklahoma H appeared that W >: lint tvpuMi.an, had defeated t» i'aag IN. ielua.s Om.1