The morning star- Wilmington, n. a Tuesday, September. 12, 1916.
Two.
11 LIVES LOST AS
D
Second Attempt, to Span St. Law
rence -Eiyer at Quebec Re
sults in Failure.
WHEN NEAR COMPLETION
Mnety Men Caught on Gierantie Span
When it Collapsed. Bat All Are
Rescued Exeept 11, Who are
Believed fo be Dead.
Quebec, Sept. Ill With the loss oi 11
lives today," the second attempt ; to
bridge the St. Lawrence river here re
sulted in a failure when the massive
center span, weighing 5,100 tons, sud
denly collapsed and fell (into the river.
Of the ninety men caught on the span
when it began to sway, all were res
cued except the 11 and of these only
four bodies have been fbund.
The span was being raised from pon
toons and was about 15 feet above
the water when rrom some unknown
cause it collapsed and sank finto the
river, which is 200. feet deep at this
place.
The St. Lawrence river-, was filled
with many boats at the time of the
accident and on the hills along the
shore were hundreds or persons wno
came by rail and automobile to see
the culmination of the mighty engin
eering project. The big steel frame
was taken in tow to the gap- which it
was expected to fill. ...
While Crowds Shouted.
Shortly after 8 o'clock the pontoons
reached the allotted place and were
withdrawn by tugs leaving the massive
girder resting on hydraulic jacks. These
had began to raise the big span while
the crowds shouted, thinking that they
had seen the most impressive ceremony
of the bridge raising. The spectators
began to leave when suddenly there
was a roar of breaking steel and the
span dived into the water. .
. The ninety or more men" who were
on the span were thrown into the wa
ter and about 65 were rescued by pleas
ure craft. . T
At a late hour tonight, 11 were list
ed asdead and missing. First reports
were much exaggerated and gave the
list of dead as 80 or 90.
Can't Account For It.
P. P. Johnson, president of the St.
Lawrence and Dominion bridge compa
nies, accompanied by a number of en
gineers inspected the anchor arms of
the bridge yesterday. Tonight . he said
, of the accident: ' ,
"W irt at s rnta.1 Inns to account
for it. The lifting apparatus is still In
place ind is practically uninjured. It
. is hard to say whether the bridge elip
. ped. off its end bearings pr whether the
, trusses of th espan failed."
TV. B. Updegraff, representative of
Watson-Stillman Company, Aldene, N.
J., installing the hydraulic jacks, who
is ingineer in charge of the installation
.of the bridsre. said:
"The jacks are still in their position
tend are practically intact. There was
no weight on them when the span mov
ed ore. .They were just getting ready
to take hold again to lift the span to
the fourth notch. It is difficult to say
just what caused the accident. I may
say, however, that nothing the wayof
expense has been spared by the com
pany to guard against possible mishap,
yet the regrettable affair occurred."
Navigation on the St. Lawrence, sus
pended for 24 hours while the span
raisitog operations were in progress,
was ordered held up indefinitely to-
. night.
Coroner Jolicor, of Quebec .began an
inquest this afternoon.
PROGRESSIVES IN
MAINE CARRY THE
STATE FOR G. O. P.
(Continued From Page One). .
sndorsement of your candidacy for prea
' Ident."
As Curtis Sees It.
Governor Curtis gave out this state
ment: .. "
"From the figures that have been
given me, it looks like Millikin. If the
Republican ticket doesn't get 15,000,
Wilson is upheld. If Millikin holds that
. ratio, prohibition wins, of course."
Exceedingly Hot Fight.
The election was the culmination of
t one of the hottest fights ever waged in
the state and marked the re-union of
the Republican and Progressive par
ties, whose difference in 1912 gave the
. electoral vote of Maine to President Wil
son and two years later resulted in the
. election of Governor Oakley C. Curtis,
a Democrat, by a plurality of 3,189.
! Tonight's figures indicate that the lar
ger percentage of the Progressive vote,
which two years ago was 18,226, was
cast today for the Republican ticket.
Throughout the campaign, in which
a great number of men from all parts
of the country, and drawn from Re-
; publicans. Democrats and Progressives,
participated .national issues were kept
to the front. The interest aroused, to
gether, with perfect election weather,
brought out one of the biggest votes
ever cast in the state and possibly
greater than has been known before.
For the first time two United States
senators were elected by popular vote,
and the Republicans made a determin
ed effort to win the one seat in the
Senate and the single seat in the House
of Representatives, held by Maine
Democrats. The Democrats had claim
ed the state by 3,000 and the Republi
cans by 15,000.
State Legislature.
The indications early tonight were
that the state legislature had been won
by the Republicans, who now 'control
the senate. The lower house is Demo
cratic. Early figures showed a Repub
licans gain of five seats in the house
and two in the senate.
Later figures showed that the Re
publicans had won all four seats in the
National House of Representatives.
"With the vote of a half dozen' small
towns that could not change the re
sult missing, W.' H. White, Jr., had a
. plurality over Congressman T. J. Mc
Gillicuddy, Democrat, of 473 votes.
' , All But 90 Precinct. ,
With all But 90 ofHhe 635 precincts
In the state reported, returns for gov
ernor give; - ' . '
. Millikin, ; Republican, 71,301 Curtis,
Democrat, 61,003.
The same precincts in 1914 gave:
Haines, Republican, 51,'847 J Curtis, Dem
ocrat, 56,345; Gardner, Progressive, 16,
282. For United States senator these pre-
BRIDGE GOES
OWN
cincts gave:" Fernald; Republican, ?0,
79Zi Haley Republican, .TSOyJobnson;
Democrat, 62,402; 'Sills, Democrat; 61,
302. Cona-resaional Districts.
Congressinal returns:
First district, 46 precincts out of 89
give: L. B. Goodall, Republican, 7,463;
LjA. Stevens, Democrat, 5,710.
Second district, 71 dre?inctsf mt ; of
147 give:' W. H. White. Republican, 7,
271; D. J. McGillicuddy, Democrat, 7,
2.47. V . . '
Third district, 81 precincts ' out" of
224 give: John A. Peters, Republican,
8,038; John E. Bunker, Democrat, 6,
380. . . - rvsvj'
Fourth district, 63 precincts out of
173 give: Ira G. Herssy, Republican, 6,
987; L. A. Pierce, Democrat, 4,537. -
"FIRST APPEAL FOft RETURN
TO A PROTECTIVE , TARIFF"
Chicago, September il. : "Maine
gives the first appeal for .return to a
protective tariff land" the first answer
to the AdamsottfllI Alvin-'.'T.;- Hert,
Western Republican campaign manag
er, said tonight. . ' - .....
"The victory today assures us of vic
tory in November... -The, victory means
that Maine has had enough 'of the Wil
son administration. It also means that
the Republicans are to, jgjgirC control of
the United States.. Senate, and that
Charles E. Hughes, " vMien ha enters the
White House next March; will be ac
corded the support' of;' Republican
House and a - Republicah Z-Se"hate. As
goes Maine, so goes the Union."
Senator Walsh, of . Montana, Demo
cratic Western : campaign manager,
would not comment on the returns ear
ly in the evening. He said they were
too incomplete.
GEORGIA DEMOCRATS
CLOSE HOT CAMPAIGN
CContinued Trpvct Pa One.
ler, and in the selection of: a congress
man in the third district,"" where Rep
resentative Wyatt Aiken is opposed, by
F. H. Dominick, who led the field in he
first primary. Ny "
Many minor state officers also will be
chosen.
TWO CONGRESSMEN TO BE
NOMINATED IN LOUISIANA.
New Orleans, Sept. 11. Campaigns
of aspirants for the Democratic nomi
nation to Congress from the sixth and
seventh Louisiana districts and for
judge of the state court of appeals,
closed with rallies in the respective dis
tricts tonight and the voters will reg
ister their choice in the state-wide pri
mary tomorrow.
The Democratic members of Congress
In all but two districts were without
opposition for re-nomination and al
ready have been declared nominated
by the district executive committees.
Neither,, Republicans nor Progressives
have candidates ..for Congress or for
any of the state offices excepting in the
third district where Whit P. Martin,
encumbent, has been officially declared
the Progressive candidate. He will be
opposed in November by Wade O. Mar
tin, Democrat.
In the sixth district former Governor
J. Y. Sanders and Amos L. Ponder have
waged a spirited contest for nomina
tion to succeed Representative Lewis L.
Morgan, who was not an aspirant. In
the seventh district Representative I
Lazaro is opposed for re-nomination by
T. A. Edwards and A. M. Barbe. In ail
the other districts except the third, the
encumbents will be returned - to Con
gress as they will have no opposition
In the election.
MOST OF MEXICAN
RAILROAD MILEAGE
NOW IN. OPERATION
Continued. From- Page One.)
until the American commissioners have
had an opportunity to consult with Ma
jor General Taoker IL, Bliss, assistant
chief of staff of the : army, - who has
been summoned here.
.The Mexican commissioner will, pay
their respects to President Wilson to
morrow aboard the Mayflower, which
is again anchored off the hotel where
the conferences are being held.
Secretary Lane and the other Ameri
can commissioners will accompany
their conferees on the visit..
NO GREAT GAIN BY
ANY ARMY IN FIELD
REPORTED MONDAY
(Continued From Page One.)
favorable sector; on the Danube" front
for the further development "of their
campaign. The newspapers "' add that
the taking of the fdr tress means a se
vere setback in the plans of .the En
tente Allies for advances Inthe direc
tion of Sofia and Constantinople, f
New Xork, Sept. 11. A new pier oS
the Lehigh Valley raroad at Its ter
minals at Perth Amboy, N. J., was-destroyed
by fire today, together with 20
laden cars and two schooners. The loss
is estimated at more than 1200,000. The
cause of the blaze has not been deter
mined. ,
Kansas City, Mo., Sept. 11. Johnny
Dundee was awarded a decision -over
Ever Hammer . tonight at the end of
the 15-round match. The men are
light weights.
An Easy Way To Reduce
Flesh
Drink Hot Water and Take Tassco.
Haven't you often wished for a medi
cine tp reduce your flesh?: Something
that does not require dieting or calis
thenics? Well, right here you have it
in 5-grain tassCo tablets which you may.
secure at any drug store. They are
pleasant to take, perfectly harmless,
and cause no restrictions of habit or
eating, and reduce the flesh, little by
little, until you are down to the number
of pounds you wish to weigh. Too much
flesh is undesirable, as most quite stout
people will readily admit, and it de
tracts from one s -good appearance;
makes one - clumsy and short of breath,
.There isn't any reason why anyone
should be too stout, when there's this
much tried, perfectly, satisfactory remedy-
at any drug 'store; ? Tassco tablets
(don't forget , the name) are . recom
mended by physicians and ;are' guaran
teed to be . perfectly harmjess. Refuse
substitutes, if you; can not ome.tft our
store, we .win iailrtass6o to you. i
FREE TApCd cqtrpoN ?
the: tassCo Cx.
; v Boston, AI(cs.
Send me by return maW a 56c box
of your wonderful obesity trfcat
rn.ent. Cl .enclose J.0c in. silver, or
stamps, to help' you postage ": and
packing. ' ' v , - . -
UNIVERSITY CAMPUS TAKES.
- .V-.. " -. 6lt NEWi Alft "OF ACTIVITY
Registration Begins TodaySession
Formally Opens Tomorrow;
(Special Star Correspondence:
" Chapel HiU; N. C- sept. 11. With the
formal opening of the.-Unjversity of
North -Caroling: only two days off,- the
town of Chapel jHill and the University
campus in particular have takenr on an
air of, bustle and . excitement in stfiV l
mg contrast to mexaim oi me pu.sl
weeks.; Registration begins ( at ? A.
tomorrow and will contfnk-lirough
Wednesday. Already 300 or more, stu
dents have arrived and the number is
rapidly being .'augmented by .arrivals
on every incoming train .and automo
bile.; Many -students arrived ; several
days ago ' to ' remove entrance c'ndi.
tions ..and take', special examinations
before ireglstration. . ;.Vt
The University looks' forward 'confi
dently, a . year of . achievement ait
progirjssv7 .Kot : satisfied ,ith-:meryr.
growth -n size, it has ; niade . provision
for expansion in many directions in- or
der to enlarge its sphere -'of useftiilneasJ
to me Btaie. , l.ne pnysicsj cunaj,tii
of grounds and buildings have., been in?-'
proved in many cases, and , now, stand
ready forthe reception jof Jshe etUdeptS.
The .University ,' te'nnis; curks?"4iave
been entirely made- over, proper drain
age has been placed, . and" when com
pleted -they will , pompare favorably
with any in the . country.' The number
of shower baths in the gymnasium has
been, doubled . while the athletic teams
will be: unusually ;well.'cared for in the
new dressing rooms constructed under
the Emerson Stadium. Emerson field
is n&W in -tip-top condition, with a fine
grass turf, -and should prove all -that
is to be desired for fall football prac-i
tlce, as well as for the six games to be
played at home this year. The. central
campus has been carefully kept in the
best of ".condition; during the summer
and its natural beauty never appeared
to better advantage.
The town of Chapel Hill has taken
on new life and growth during the Sum
mer. Many new business houses and
residences have. been built, anticipating
a corresponding growth of the Univer
sity which will demand more and bet
ter facilities for living. It is expect
ed that the freshman class will be
large this year, and in adequate prep
aration it will surpass -previous doss
es. The number of old students re
turning will probably be above the av
erage. . The formal opening will be
held at noon on Thursday in Memorial
Hall. . Classes, also begin on Thursday
and will continue without Interruption.
The faculty has been increased in
numbers 'to take care of the expected
increase in size and to give as adequate
instruction as is possible. New mem
bers of the faculty are: Dr. J. Henry
Johnston, A. B., University of North
Carolina, Fellow in Education, Univer
sity of Illinois, and Ph.D., University of
Illinois; John L. Campion, Instructor
in German, M. A., Columbia, 1912, in
structor In Princeton, 1913, and Univer
sity of Washington, 1915-16; F. P. Hap-
pel, Ph.D.", of Harvard, and instructor
at Harvard for the past two years in
Romance Languages; J. M. Steadman,
Ph.D., Chicago, and A. M. Carolina in
1914, instructor in English; J. W. Las
ley, on leave at Johns Hopkins last
year. Instructor in mathematics; Dr.
C. "W. Keyes, Ph.D., Princeton, 1913, in
structor in classics. Two or three oth
ers are yet to.be appointed. Prof. A.
H. Patterson' returns after "a year's
leave of absence to,. take charge of the
physics department and become dean
of the school of applied science. Dr.
George Howe, head of the department
of classics, will be. delayed on. account
of illness of his mothert-;who-: is a sis
ter of President WilsonI Most'of the
old members of, the faculty have al
ready arrived and many others will
come today.
FAIRBANKS IN MISSOURI
Declare Country Will Need Republican
Policy After the War.
Springfield, Mo., Sept. 11. Charles
Warren Fairbanks, Republican candi
date, for vice-president, tonight, in an
address here, appealed for the Republi
can party to be returned to power "be
cause the country would need its poli
cy when peace comes in Europe." The
address was the culmination of a rally.
which' marked the-, opening of. the Re
publican campaign In Missouri." Mr.
Fairbanks said In part:
"Prosperity growing out of the Euro
pean war as far as Democracy is con
cerned was purely-accidental! 'It will
.vanish with the declaration of peace,
whereas Republican prosperity grows
out of the normal and peaceful Indus
tries of the people, and abides."
The Underwood .bill was assailed by
the speaker , as rapidly reducing the
country to a condition which confront
ed . it jn am.,- .
SOCIALIST SCORES WILSON
Attacked By Benson for Action in Rail
road Controversy.
Dubuque," Iowa, Sept. 11. Allan L
Benzon, Socialist candidate for presi
dent, roundly scored President Wilson
for his action in the railroad contro
versy in an address to a large audience
here tonight.
Mr; Benzon said Wilson's action In
the controversy was a plain political
move. '
On the other hand, he asserted, Chas
E. Hughes is hanging a weight around
his neck that will accomplish his de
feat by attacking the eight-hour law.
G. 0. P. MAJORITY IS
FAR BELOW NORMAL
(Continued from Page One.)
the Republican vote for governor.
stiows an absolutely reunited party.
Carl E. Millikin has received all the
votes cast for - the Progressive candi
date two years ago, together with the
stay-at-home' vote of two years ago.
"Best, of all, the state has repudiat
ed Senator. Charles F. Johnson, a mem
ber of. the Finance committee of the
Senate, Which framed the present Dem
ocratic tariff bill." ..
Denver, Col., September, 11. Colo-
rad6 t electors ' will ' select party nomi
nees for Congress and state officers at
a primary eelction tomorrow, .The re
sult is expected to turn on state issues,
the voting for state officers being con
fined to condidates for Republican and
Democratic nominations. The assem-i
blies of both parties declared for strict
enforcement of the statewide prohibit
tion law.
y ."Washington, September 11.1-r-' Recent
speed tmis na nnng wsia oy me new
dreadnoughts'. Nevada . and . Pennsylva
nia were described, as highly successful
in preU8jjary' reports today to the
Navy Department. The. official figures
will be' made public spon.
. Washington, September 11. A pro
posed Increase , in rates on walj board
frdm Chicago, Milwaukee and other ci
ties In that section tqjQfcio river cross
ings and, to Bristol, T'nn.-Va.. -was sus--pnded
;"Jy the -interstate Commerce
Commission today until January 10. r .
in
Pi
I I 114 North' Second Street
Newport News, Va.f -September 11.
The Norwegian steamer BJornstyerne
Bjordson, held up in Bermuda 19 days
because.-Jhe had been . "biacklisted" by
the British .government, arrived here
Sunday after having peen coaled "by
the tug W. S. Taylor.; sent out from
Norfolk for tjiftt purpose. The British
refused to Supply the fiteimer with coal.
NUFORM
AVERAGE FIGURES
W. B.Nuf orm Corsets
give Style, Comfort aad perfectly
fitting GowIr wearing; they
sonB tte otmort in a c6rset at;
most Economical Price. - $3.00
to $1.00. " ; ' " v
WEINGARTEN BROS., Inc.
J
You Always
H
D
To
In fair weather or foul, it ii a comfort can With windows
and ventilators open, it itt thecoolest, airiest car imaginable.
By closing the windows -as easily done as you close the
windows of your Hpineyou are protected from the heaviest
rains or coldest temperature. It is the ideal car for all
uses and for all seasons.
No road is too rough, no hill too
steep, no journey too long, ho re
qubements too particular for it.
When a fine closed car is required
for the theatre or shopping, it meets
every demand of comfort and attract
tiveness
No car will give you greater satis
faction in touring. It is just the car
to take to the mountains, sea shore,'
or on a transcontinental tour. r'
Then when winter comes, it viilT
meet every requirement as a luxu
rious, beautiful, family town or coun
try car It seats seven, with two
comfortable seats which foldout of
the way when not required.
The Hudson Super-Six Touing
Sedan fills a wider range of uses than
does any of the eight different types
we build. It is the type moat of the
Hudson Super-Six Touring Sedan, Seating 7 Passengers, 42000
Seven other sty lee of open and enclosed bodies
HUDSON MOTOR CAR COMPANY
LASSITER-McDUFFIE COMPANY
Absolutely Removes
Indigestion. Onepackage
proves it 25c at all dniggistSv
sREDUSO
s -r i urndunt)
W. B. Reduso Corsets
make hrgfi tips disappear ; bulky
vairt-linet more jracefd ; wvik
neater, and have tHe "oHcorsef
tomfori wi& the firtttfii
$5.00 and $3.00.
NewYork, Chicago, San Francisco
Travel
Fi rst
N
5 u per
O
Sea
men' who build the Hudson Super
Six use as their personal cars.
Equipped with the Super-Six Motor
The chassis is the standard Hud
son Super-Six construction with the
patented Super-Six motor;
, New records for endurance have
been made by the Super-Six. It
: has proved longer Wearing and
greater safety qualities than were
ever demonstrated by any other car.'
Official records have been made
for the greatest distance in 24 hours,
the fastest speed, the quickest accel
eration that have ever been shown by
stock cars.
These tests prove endurance, and
insure the life of the car. And no
other car has the qualities which
make these things possible, for the
Super-Six motor is a Hudson crea
tion, patented by Hudson. ,
Wilmington, N. C.
Test
The extra fine quality of VaKers Dainty Flour
not only makes whiter, lighter and finer look
ing baking, but it makes baking that tastes better.
Vslier s Dainty Flour is made of finest flavored wheat; milled by s special
slow process, which saves all of the fine flavor: then sifted through silk to
snake its texture extra fine. It is Quality floor and gives quality results m
bating. Have jrour grocer send you Valier a Dainty next time you need flour.
The Corbett Co., Wholesale Distributors. Wilmington
vr-
STACKS, TANKS, BOILERS, PUMPS.
r GAS AND STEAM ENGINE REPAIRS.
REPAIRS FOR MILLS, HOTELS AND PUBLIC WORKS.
OUR. FOUNDRY MAKES ALL KINDS of IRON, BRASS and
ALUMINUM CASTINGS.
Gape
Fear Machine Works
"PHONE: SiS.
Everybody Reads the
Class
IX
UCTEO WINTER WP
iff BEST QUALITY.
by taste only.
-1 I )
Star Business Locals