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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 Shortly after 8 o'clock the pontoons reached the allotted place and were withdrawn by tugs leaving the massive girder resting on hydraulic jacks.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. 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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. 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