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The
Omaha
Daily Bee
THE WEATHER
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VOL. XLVI NO. 81;
OMAHA, WEDNESDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 13, 1916 TEN PAGES. .fcrTBStfJSJft . ' SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS.
BRITISH WARSHIP
SEARCHES CRAFT
ill FILIPINO SEAS
English Torpedo Boat Holds Up
Philippine Steamer Oebu ,
.-" ; Within the Territorial
; ! Waters -of Islands. ;r
Nebraska Looks Safe for Republicans;
National, State Candidates Popular
2H-
- VIOLATION Of NEUTRALITY
Incident Occurs Mile, and Half
t" ' Off Carabao Isle on
, .;' Monday. :.
REPORTED TO WAS BUREAU
Washington, Sept. J2. Violation of
American neutrality by a British tor
pedo boat which held up and exam
ined the Philippine steamer Ceba
within the territorial waters of the
' Philippines was reported to the War
department today by Governor Gen
. eral Harrison.:. The dispatch immed
. ' iately was transmitted to the State de
' partment arid will be made the sub
ject of a Vigorous protest to Great
Britain. . -. - -
. The incident occurred yesterday one
. mile and a half off Carabao island.
f -According to the report of the steam.
i i.er's master. Lieutenant Bailes, com
V I manding H. M. S. destroyer No. 2,
boarded the Cebu, made ; inquiries
about its passengers and took both
: the: ship's manifest and its passenger
nsr. Apparently tne omcer was
searching for a man named Bady, who
-was not found.
On releasing the Cebu the lieuten
ant made this note on its log:
Tjoaraea at j:au a. m.. y-11-10, ex-
'. " amined and pasted.'! ,
J Tk... I... . eh.. .,.. .
a itt.iv umi? ubvii uiviv uiaii waii. win
plaint about the activity of the British
vessels around the Philippines, and
while: Governor General Harrison's re
port furnishes the basis-for a specific'
:.r tain will he- ra1ti.il imitn tn. rMlrirt th
m ..... . . . w .
operations of its patrolling squadron
generally in ana near tne territorial
. waters of the islands. In order that
there, might be no mistake about
where the Cebu was at the time it was
held qp, its position was given by the
V master as follows:
Longitude 14 degrees 16 minutes;
longitude 120 degrees 35 minutes, or
one and a half miles from Carabao
island, j -
Teamster Beaten to "
v Death by Bear in
' " " ifBilowstmirPark
Livingston, Montr, Sept. 12.Frank
Welch, -a government teamster, died
'.. last mgnt in the - military hospital
at Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellow
atone National park, from mauling
' received last Friday night from a
bear, according to advices received
here tonight.. A few hours later the
. bear was blown to pieces with dyna
mite by Welch's companions.
, Welch was asleep under a wagon
, loaded with supplies for the troops
. in the park when he was attacked by
the bear. Two drivers who were with
Welch drove the animal off, but,
knowing the animal would return,
ihey placed dynamite, connected with
a small electric battery, under a pile
ot army bacon a short distance lrom
camp. When the bear returned the
trap was exploded as. he nosed, the
bacon..,. ;''. i.."-v
Body of Professor
. Charles Prosser .
v Is Found in River
Columbus, O.,' Sept. 12. A fisher
man early today found the tody of
Charles S. Prosser, aged 50, head
of the geology department at Ohio
State ' university and a well-known
scientific writer, floating in the Oleri
tangy river near the university cam
pus. Prof. Prosser was considered
one of the leading autnorities on geol
ogy in this country. Friends believe
that Prof. Prosser's mind became de
ranged and that he committed ui
cide. .;' ; ;. .. - .
The Weather
Big Sixth District Well Lined brave to ask who this Alexander
misnt be. ana i was scorntuilv in
formed that he was the peer of all
Up for Hughes, Kennedy,
Sutton and Kinkaid
at the Polls. j
BY HARRY O. PALMER.
1 If that man who seeks to be elected
to , the 'office ; of president of the
United States thinks he is therefore
necessarily first in the hearts of his
countrymen, he should slip into the
city of St. Paul, ud in Howard county.
just at this time of year, when poli
tics is beginning to warm up. 1 ve
tried it and I know whereof I speak.
I dropped into'that town the other
day in company with John L. Ken
nedy of Omaha, republican candidate
for United States senator, and, think
ing to get some light on the political
situation, asked an old gentleman,
rather off-hand like (you know- how
the ydo it in politics), who he thought
was going to win.x He looked me over
almost pitifully, as if sorrowful about
my youth and innocence, and replied
Why; there is never nf question
about' that in this town. The con
quering hero was born here. Alex
ander will win, he always wins. That s
why they, call him Alexander the
Great , ;. . ? s .
Now, thinks I, this is some village
wit, or perhaps Alexander, is candi
date for Sunday school superintend
ent in local church politics. .; I made
RUSS HAKE GAINS
IN CARPATHIANS
Petrograd Announces Capture
j of Several Heights Near -Border
of Bukowina.
TAKE 1,000 PRISONERS
Lon
' Rus-
X
(
' For Nsbraalt Fair tonight, somewhat
warmer. . - '
' Tempemtima at Omaha Yesterday, '
Hour. ' v ; . Dee.
a. m.....
S a. m M
f a. m.. a. ...... S3
. S, a. m..... S6
a. m. (6
IS a. m. .......... 60
11 a. m. .......... 2
11 m. ............. SI
1 p. m. .......... 64
3 p. m. ........' 66
S p. m,. 66
4 p. m 67
. Bp. Ri.. 6H
4 p. m..... ...... 67
7 p. m... ....... 45
I p. m. . . 63
. Comparative Loeat Beeatd.
1(16. 11. Illl. Ill)
lllftmt yMterdar.... 61 81 166 73
, Lowest yesterday.... 61 62 -: 66 61
Mean temperature.... 60 73 ' 60 62
Precipitation 33 .63 At .00
- Temperature and precipitation departures
from the normal at Omaha alnce March 1,
nnd compared with the last two years:
Normal temperature 67
Deficiency for the day 7
Total excess since March 1. ............ .313
Normal precipitation..... , .13 Inch
Koreas for the day. .-, .10 Inch
Total rainfall stneo March .;..J3.S9 Inches
Deficiency since March 1 . S.2t Inches
Deficiency tor cor. period, 1616..- .64 inch
Deficiency for cor, period, 1014.. 4.60 Inches
Report From Station at I F. K. ....
Station and State Temp. Hlrh-
of Weather. 7 p. m.
Cheyenne, clear 63 -
Davenport, clear...,,. 64 V
Denver, clear 72
Dea Moines, part cloudy 62
Rain
fall. .00
Dodte City, clear
lender, clear
North Platte, olear.,.. ..
Omaha, clear...........
Pueblo,- clear ,
Raotd city, eiear
Ikffilt Lake City, clear..
i Santa r virmi
' fiherldan. clear.;
Sioux City, clear
Valentine, clear.
61
74 ;
66
66 .
70 V
74
70
64
70
64
73
76
76
74
46
74
SI
L A. WELSH, MeteoroloslsL
Petrograd, .Sept. 12. (Via
don.) New successes for the
sians in, the Carpathians are . an
nounced by the war office today. Sev
eral heights in the BialyCheremosh
region near the - Bukowina border
were taken and held and Kapul to the
south also was captured " together
with nearly 1,000 prisoners. . .
The official statement says: -
"In the region of the River Bialy
Cheremosh our troops carried sev
eral heights. Enemy attempts to re
gain them were unsuccessful. ''
in the wooded larpatmant in the
region of Kapul mountain our troops
occunirrl ..ridg..orth?-t--,-Kapul
mountain and, pursuing the enemy,
also took possession of this moun
tain, 'making prisoners in this opera
tion tnirtecn omccrs ana yuu men
and capturing seven machine guns,
three trench' mortars and one search
light. , y ,"
'Caucasus front: Our detachments
iaptured the Pvramidical mountain,
outh of the village ofPirdjani, and
occupied the heights on the left bank
of the River Masladaraksi. Snow
fell in the mountains and there was
frost." .
' Roumanian Sortie Repulsed. -
Berlin, Sept 12. (By Wireless to,
oayviuc. tne .repuise ,oi- a sortie
made by Koumanians and Russians
near Uobric, in southern Dobrudja.
on Friday last, ii reported in the
Turkish official statement of Septem
ber 10; which says: - i ;
- "Near Dobric the enemy on Sep
tember 8 made a new sortie, but was
again defeated by the Turks and their
allies." ' t
Dobric was occupied by the Bulga
rians in. their advance into southern
Dobrudja, but according to an official
Roumanian report of September 9
they were substantially driven out by
the Roumanians and Russians. ' .
twirlers in the big leagues. I knew
then that my candidate would have
trouble attracting much real attention
at the birthplace of Grover Cleveland
Alexander until after the close of the
bigleague base ball season.
Although St Paul is in the midst
of a democratic hotbed I foundthat
a very large number of prominent
democrats will vote for Mr. Kennedy
for United States senator and for
Judge Sutton for trovernor. Con
gressman "Kinkaid was to have joined
us at at. Paul, but owing to delay in
getting away from Washington, he
did not overtake- us until we had
reached Scotia Friday night, Septem
ber 8. It was with real difficulty.
however, that I finally discovered a
man who knew the name of Con
gressman Kinkaid's opponent. Next
to my friend Alexander, the twirler,
I venture the guess that Moses P.
Kinkaid is the most popular and
most loved man in Howard county.
and tne entire sixtn congressional
district Mr. Kinkaid enjoys the grat
ifying position of being loved by the
many he has served.
' Nebraska is for Hughes if the at
titude of ovters up in the Sixth dis
trict is any criterion upon which to
base a judgment. I am -writing after
(Continued am Fate Two, Column Three.)
TEUTON ASSAULT
ALONG SOME FAILS
Paris Sayi Assault on Trench
Was Easily Repulsed with
Hand Grenades.
Damage by Fall of
Bridge is Million,
I - Eleven Men Killed
Quebec, Sept 12. The St. Law
rence Bridge company and the Que
bec Bridge commission are conduct
ing a joint .Investigation today into
the collapse of the central span of the
guebec cantilever bridge over the St.
awrence river while it was being
hoisted into position. The death list
remains at eleven.
Accounts of survivors of the disas
ter and spectators are at hopeless va
riance, some holding- that the soar) it-
6VUelf buckled first, and others that the
ri L:: j;j . I .
jitlamia: appal aius uiu not wora, uni
formly thereby throwing too much
strain on part of the supports.
Engineers in charge of the con
struction work said today that as soon
as tne cause ot tne accident is ascer
tained the work qf either reconstruct
ing a new'-span or raising the col
lapsed one will be immediately under
taken. It was estimated the work will
cost $1,000,000. . y
Western Coal Lands
; "Restored to Entry
Washington, Sept. 12. Restora
tion to entrv of nearly 457.000 acres
heretofore included in coal land with
drawals in Nex Mexico, North Da
kota, Utah and Wyoming - was an
nounced today by Secretary Lane.
Of the total 324,000 acres are in Wyo
ming and llJ.uuo acres in New Mex
ico. ,-. j .- . i - 1
Chicago Bakers ' '
Will Be Prosecuted
Chicago. Sept. .12 Prosecution of
thirty bakers found sdline bread un
der the required weight probably'will
be instituted, oiticials said today.
Shortages-from one to two ounces in
the weight of the loaves were discov
ered. . . , . . . .
ARTILLERY . STARTS FIRE
Paris, ' Sept. 12. (Via London.)
"South of the Somme-an enemy .at
tack against one of our trenches east
of Belloy-En-Santerre waa .repulsed
easily by means of grenades," says
the official announcement from the
war office today, "A minor operation
enabled us to occupy a German trench
south of Bicoy cemetery. Everywhere
else there was the usual cannonading
during the night. . , . i . , ,
"Last night one of our aerial squad
rons bombarded . military establish
mehts at Lemoncourt,. tne railroad
station at' Meti-Sablona and military
factories at Dillingen. One of our
pilots brought down an enemy aero
plane, which tell east ot tsauaurt, on
tne bomme front. . '
British Artillery Starts Fires.'
London. . Sept. . 12. The following
official, statement was given out here
today:; -re. I t ; Y .' .:.., -.
"Yesterday -evening our heavy ar
tillery caused two large conflagra
tions in the enemy's ammunition de-
Sot at Grand Court There was some
nsttlp artillerv activity durinff the
night against ouf lines between Del
ville wood and Mouquet farm. Oth
erwise there were no, developments."
. .. Germans Lose Ginchy.
Berlin; Sept. 12. (Via London.)
The German official report today re
counting . military operations in
France admits the loss of the town
of Ginchy. It says: ''
"Western theater: Crown Prince
Rupprecht of Bavaria On both sides
of the Somme enemy attempts to
make attacks generally were frus
trated by bur curtain of fire. In the
Foureaux Leuze woods the English
fruitlessly attempted to gain ground
by a hand grenade fight. The vil
lage of Ginchy fell into the hands
of the enemy early Sunday morning.
An artillery battle continues with vio
lence." : ' ! -
' Concerning ; the operations in the
eastern theater, the official statement
says:', j - - .."r
v Russian Attack Fails. "
"Eastern theater: Prince Leopold
of Bavarian, north of Stara-Czer-wiscze,
a Russian attack with strong
forces broke down with heavy losses
before our entanglements.
"Archduke Charles: In the Car
pathians enemy attacks in the -region
of the Letdowa railway, on Cimbros
lawak and on Kapul, were repulsed.
In a counter attack on Cimbroslawak
170 prisoners were taken.
"Balkan theater: German and Bul
garian forces under the command of
Field Marshal Von Mackensen con
tinued their advance t in Dobrudja,
(Roumania).
"Macedonian front: Lively artil
lery battles took place In the Vardar
district There was also fighting on
the Struma, the result being success
ful for Bulgarian troops."
Smelter Earnings Show
: -: ' An Enormous Increase
New York, Sept. 12. The semi-annual
report of the American Smelting
and Refining company for the six
months ending June 30 last shows
an enormous gain in. earnings over
the first half of 1915.
Net income for the six. months ap
plicable to dividends amounted to
$11,145,694, an increase over 1915 of
$6,125,712. After payment of divi
dends on preferred tand common
shares there was carried to the credit
of the surplus $6,642,960.
Ihe abnormal increase is due to
greater production, higher prices and
new lines of business in which the
company has become interested.
JAPANESE DENY
ROOT-TAKAHIR'
PACT VIOLATED
Tokio Foreign Minister Says
Nothing- in Demands on
China That Conflict
'With Agreement.
The' Maine Issue
NO BLOW AT SOVEREIGNTY
Guthrie Told to Inform Nippon
American Government Is
Greatly Disturbed..
STATEMENT CABLED HERE
Storm Damages Camp ,
. At Presidio, Texas
Presidio,- Tex.,' Sept. 12. A heavy
wind and , hail storm wrecked the
army" camp here today, numbers of
tents being blown down and the
roofs of-the stables . being carried
away. Minor Damage also was re
ported from throughout this vicinity,
l'roop F of the Sixth United States
cavalry arrived from Indio, Tex., and
relieved Troops F and M of the First
Texas cavalry, which -left for Marfa.
Washington, Sept. 12. Ambassator
Guthrie, at Tokio, cabled the State
department today that the Japanese
foreign minister had informed him
there was nothing in Japan's demands
upon China in connection with the
Cheng Chiatun incident that infringed
the sovereignty of China or impaired
the Root-Takahira agreement'
1 In making public the report the de
partment revealed the fact that the
ambassador had been instructed to
advise the foreign office that the re
port of the demands published in this
country had greatly disturbed the
American government, which "trust
ed that it was not true."
The State department's announce
ment follows:
"The department on September 6 in
structed the American ambassador at
Tokio to call the attention of the Jap
anese foreisn office to the report pub
lished in American newspapers of cer
tain demands made upon China by
Japan in consequence of a disturbance
of the peace at Cheng-Chiatun, involv
ing Chinese and Japanese troops. The
ambassador was instructed to ask for
a statement of the facts and to inform
the foreign office that the report of
the demands made had greatly dis
turbed the American government,
which trusted that It was not true.
"Today, September 12, a message
has been received from the embassy
at Tokio saying that the Japanese
minister of foreign affairs had replied
to nis inquiries that some ot tne items
reported as included in Japan's de
mands were approximately true, but
that others were colore1 by a mixture
it untruth and exaggeration, tie
rated that there was nothing in the
demands infringing the.soveretgnty of
Ch'na and nothing impairing , the
Roo'-Takaliira agreement-"
."The clash at Cheng-Chiatun hair
ing been between military forces
was of a serious character, ajid there
fore in order to prevent recurrence
of such trouble Japan waa requesting,
in addition to- proper apologies and
monetary compensation, that Japan
ese officers should be reappointed as
instructors in the cadet school (prob
ably at Mukden) and suggesting tnat
the Chinese government should ask
the appointment of Japanese advisers
to be stationed with the ' Chinese
garrisons in South Manchuria and
eastern Mongolia and that as an
extension .of its extra territor
ial rights; the Japanese ' govern
ment should be permitted to station
Japanese policemen in towns where
there are large Japanese settlements.
"The American minister at Peking
reports more briefly very nearly to
the same effect; that is to say that the
Japanese government has demanded
the stationing of Japanese -police in
towns where Japanese reside and the
appointment of Japanese advisers to
the Chinese police and the appoint
ment of Japanese military instructors
in addition to the usual indemnities
and apologies."
Ambassador Guthrie's report of the
demands substantially is the same as
that which caused the State depart
ment's inquiry, although the Japanese
and Chinese interpretations of the de
mands are widely different. Further
than the formal statement, depart
ment officials declined to comment,
although it was indicated that more
information would be sought before
the attitude of the American govern
ment, was determined.
By" the Root-Takahira agreement,
Japan and the United States again
pledged the integrity of China and
agreed to advise each other officially
as to any steps which might change
the status quo. The Japanese position
is that the present demands do not
threaten the status quo and conse
quently it was not necessary that the
United States be advised in advance,
-rr ; "
DEMOCRATS CAN'T
EXPLAIN AWAY VOTE
Manager Hart Says Return of
Progressives Upstanding '
,: ... Thing.
MEANS HUGHES' ELECTION
HUGHES HEN SMILE
AT DEMOS' GLOOM
Qmaha Republicans Ghuokle at
Maine Results and Make
' forecasts.
Illinois Women
Voters Need Not ,
r , Give Exact Ages
Chicaeo. Sept. 12. Women will riot
be obliged to give their exact ages
when tney oallot in tne primary to
morrow. County Judee Thomas F.
Scully ruled today. AH they'll have to
do is merely state that they are of
voting age, he said.
Fifteen Thousand )
Guards Discharged
-:.;.-7 .'
Washington. Sept. 12. Nearly 15.-
000 National Guardsmen have been
discharged by the War department for
various causes since the state troops
were mustered into the federal serv
ice. A' statement, compiled today,
shows that on Augus'. 31 last, 9,446
members of the guard had been dis
charged for physical disability, 4,919
oecause ot dependent families, 146 to
return to government civil noitinn
and a number for other reasons.
Hill Estate Estimated ' 'f
: r, - At Forty Millions
St. Paul, Minn., Sept. 12. A pre
liminary inventorv of the estate of
the late James J. Hill, the railroad fi
nancier, obtained by the probatccourl
here, shows Minnesota holdings ap
proximating $40,000,000, it was said,
tndav invnlvino- an inhprttsnr nt
$(,250,000. . ,.-
Chicago, Sept. 12. Alvin T. Hert,
manager of western' republican cam
paign headquarters, issued a state
ment today discussing the,Maine elec
tion;, v-' ' '
-(-"It is useless for' democrat to try
to explain away the republican victory
in Maine., The upstanding thing is the
return of the progressives to repub
lican ranks. Take the vote of Freder.
ick W. Hale for the United States sen-
aforship. The democrats fully expect
ed the progressives would cut Mr.
Hale and that Johnson, their candi
date, would be" elected. The returns
show that about 85 per cent of the
progressives of Maine voted for, Hale
and that a' much larger percentage
voted for the rest of the republican
ticket." , . ."' .
D. Leigh Colin, executive secretary
of the prohibition national committee,
said: I
"Carl . Milliken's election as gov
ernor may be attributed largely to the
prohibition sentiment in Maine. He
made his campaign on the issue of
strict prohibition and law enforce
ment" . -
Meant Democratic Victory.
Senator Thomas J. Walsh, manager
of the western democratic headquar
ters, said: '
"The returns from Maine presage
the election of Woodrow Wilson in
November. An analysis of the fig
ures point indubitably to the result.
They show a plurality of Fernald
over Sills for senator of 12,000. John
son, who is personalty strong, is said
to be defeated by 900. The contest
between the two gentlemen first
named is a fair measure of the rela
tive strength of the two parties in
the state. It may accordingly be
concluded that Maine has' gone re
publican by about 12,000.
"Now, it was carried by that party
by a plurality of approximately 29,
000 in 1910. 37.000 in 1908. 'while the
combined republican and progressive!
vuic in iri cxtcrucu uic ucuiucraiic
vote by approximately 24,000."
" Meant Hughes' Election.
New York, Sept. 12. Statements
regarding the elections in Maine were
issued here today by William R. Will
cox and Vance C. McCormick, repub
lican and democratic chairmen, both
men speaking optimistically of the
probable result of the elections in No
vember. "I regard the result , In Maine as an
earnest indication of the election of
Hughes and Fairbanks," Mr. Willcox
said. "It proves that we are reunited
and it, of course, means success."
; Mr. McCormick said:
"It seems to me that when a candi
date for United States senatorial hon
ors in Maine can carry his state by
only 10,000 it indicates the election of
President Wilson. This year I do
particularly belie in the outcome be
cause ot the unquestioned personal
strength of President Wilson in
Maine. He is far stronger than the
local ticket. Also it is significant that
President Wilson won the state with
51,000 votes four years ago, but John
son yesterday received 68,000 votes.
Note in Bottle May
: Reveal Sea Tragedy
, San Francisco, Cal., Sept. 12. The
brief story of what may have been
a tea tragedy was revealed here to
day. A, bottle containing the mes
sage was picked up on the beach by
Edwin A. Turner, a local geologist
The note read, in part, as follows:
September 10, 1V14: At sea In in open
boat, without food or water. Have now
been adrift . elKht days In a boat. Two
dead. Not experttna- to live mui-h longer.
We last Raw the Karallone Islands Septem
ber 1. &1y strenirth Is fart leaving mo.
IIAKRT P. JANL8, Niagara. N. T.
INTERESTING STATEMENTS
The news of the smashing repub
lican victory in Maine has made smil
ing (aces on' local republicans today.
Everyone who talks voices the en
couragement for republican success all
long the ...joe, which it derived from
this outfjpme. Here are a few expres
sions: ievXj '" .1,.
i A. W. Jefferis, state executive com
mitteeman; "Maine's republican ma
jority proves that the people of that
state nave, repudiated tne unnerwooa
tariff, law,' a measure that discrimi
nates against the farmer and the pro
ducer. It is further proof that the
progressives still recognize Theodore
Roosevelt's advice as a staunch cap
tain and have cemented the ranks of
the republican party. The next con
gress will be republican, and it strikes
me that Mr. Wilson is going through
a graveyard to gain courage."
Frank S. Howell, chairman of the
republican county committ?e: "The
election in Maine wilt have a wonder
ful effect on the entire nation. It
means that the Wilson administration
is due for a jolt Before the election
the democrats claimed that a demo
cratic majority in Maine would fore
cast the result at the November elec
tion. Now that the republicani have
rolled up a' majority they are dis
counting the victory. The Maine re
sult will have an unusual effect on
many voters who are neither repub
licans nor democrats. The support of
these independents may be counted on
by forces working for the republican
ticket and Charles Evans Hughes."
Joseph H. Millard, former United
States senator: "I am feeling pretty
good over the Maine election. The re
sult is very srratifvinir. and when vou
consider what has been going on there
during tne last tew years, in a political
way, every genuine republican ought
to feel very happy over the outcome.
I am of the opinion that what hap
pened in Maine is an indication of
what is to occur all along the line in
November." ...
Benjamin S. Baker, candidate for
congress: "The battle in Maine was
waged on national issues. The demo
crats tent their cabinet officers and
other strong men, as did the republic
ans, and the national issues were thor
oughly discussed. The people voted
intelligently sand the result certainly
was a strong indication of the feeling
of the people throughout the country
and it indicative of the outcome in
November." ,
Twenty-Two Killed
In Wreck in Mexico
. El Paso, Tex., Sept. 12. Twenty
two persons - were killed when a
northbound passenger train on the
National Railway of Mexico struck a
spreading rail, near Ortiz. Crihuahua.
about seventy-five milet south of Chl-
nuanua uty, last Sunday, according
to reports received in Juarez oday.
Another" Change In Porters y
" At the Union Station
And now the colored boyt who
have been employed at p'ortera at the
Union station have been displaced by
white boys. .
The Union depot officials have been
having all kinds of trouble in getting
satisfactory help at the station. Orig
inally white boys were employed as
porters. Later they were changed and
colored bovs were riven the nlarea
They continued until a few weeks ago,
wnen nicy were aiscnargea and Jap
anese boys were put into the service.
They lasted a few days, were dis
charged and the colored boys put
back. Monday these were disc-hararif
and now the white boys are once
more on uuty
g. o: P. SWEEPS
PLATTER CLEAN
; IN MAINE STATE
Oarl E. Miiliken is Elected 'Oovi
ernor by Plurality of Nearly
Fourteen Thousand .
Votes.
ALL CONGRESS ALSO
Republicans Have Majority in
the House and Senate in
. State Legislature.
ENDORSEMENT OF HUGHES
Portland, Me., Sept. 12. The larg
est vote in the history of Maint wat
cast at the ktate election yesterday.
The total vote will approximate 150,
000. In the last presidential year J
and two yean ago, it fell befow 142, '
000. . ... ...... :r. Y
The receipti today of the vote from ,'
the border and a few isolated towns
increased the plurality of Carl E. Mil
liken over Governor Oakley C Cur
tis, democrat, from the indicated fig
ures of 13,000 last night to 13,800, In
dicated pluralities for the other repub
lican candidates were confirmed by .
revision of the vote,; The republi
cans have solid delegations in both '
branches of congress and will easily .
control both houses of the legisla- -ture.
Vote of Maine National Guards- V
men in Texas was proportionate.
By a vote of about 4 to 1 the voters '
approved the state law limiting the
employment of women and children
to fifty-foufJiours a week.
Earlier Figures.
The revised vote for governor,'
United States tenatora and congress
men follows:
Governpr: , Miiliken, republican,
79,902: Curtis, democrat, 66,547.
United States senators:
Hale, republican, 78,044; Fernald, re
publican, 79,368; Johnson, democrat,
68,273; Sills, democrat, 66,832. ,
Congressmen:
Goodall, republican, 19,732; Stevens,
democrat, 16,103; White, republican,
19,157; McGillicudy, democrat 18,770;
Peters, republican, 21,800; Bunker,
democrat, 18,277; Hersey, republican,
15,066; Pierce, democrat, 11,013. .
- Extendi to County Officers.
The republican drift -.extended to
county officers, the greater number
of countiet choosing republican coun
ty attorneyi and sheriffs. These
Sees are important -locally because
the holders are charged with enforc
ing the prohibition law. - ;- "
The vote wat heavy,, at had been
expected, for the campaign had Been
waged with a determination un
equaled in recent yeart. ,, The c6un
try wat searched out for speakers of ,
national prominence and the greater
number of these battled on national
issues. The fight was particularly
hot for the two United States sent--torships
and the four placet held by
Maine in the lower house at Wash
ington. National defense, the tariff
and the eight-hour law for railroad .
men loomed large in the speeches. .
Endorsement of Hughes.
United States Senator-elect Freder
ick Hale last night sent a telegratn to
Charles E. Hughes, who bad shared
in the campaign, claiming that- the
vote was an endorsement of Hughes'
candidacy for the presidency. Gov
ernor Curtis issued a statement, as
serting that anything less than a re- '
publican plurality of 15,000 would in
dicate that the people of Maine
wished to uphold the president.
The progressives, who three vr
ago cast 18,226 votes, returned largely
to the republican party, in the opinion
of republican leaders. The clotest
fight was for congressman from the
Second district, where Representative
Daniel J. McGillicuddy was defeated
(Continued wi Page Two, Clm Ox.)
President at New
London at Bedside
of His 111 Sister
New London, Conn., Sept. II.
President Wilson came here today id
Annie E. Howe. A bulletin issued to
night by physicians said Mrs. Howe't
condition was unchanged and that
she was resting comfortably. It wat
orenexallv nnAerafnnA that .UL...-I. '
she might live several days, she was.
ucyunu recovery.
The president made no inquiries,
ahnnf Inei Main. Iilnn anj m-M
bers of his party hesitated to offer
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