"Iiaeilews;aniii(i:(l'") HATCH L.XLLL -M Itit Ppr. i tmi tmwal r tofr ir,u.a an a.4 Fir Tuesday aad Wedaea. an m ckani U the torn, peraiare, . ' , VOL CXII. NO. 76. SIXTEEN PAGES TODAY. RALEIGH, N. G, TUESDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 14; 1920 SIXTEEN PAGES TODAY. ' PRICE: FIVE CENTS ,,'.,,;; V r ;,,;;;.;' ' ,, . ;.. . ... w. umiiiiiihiii niiiiii - III itbllilG AID Starts , Movement That He Feels Sure Will Result In . Relief To The Farmers SECRETARY DANIELS ' , 1 RETURNS FROM MAINE Confident Cox Will Cany Both f. Indiana and Ohio and Be gardt Maine Result As Hav, ing Little Indication On November Election : Criti. : cisxn of Federal, Reserve -., " Th New and Observer Bureau, 603 District National Bank Building. (By Special Leased Wire.) Washington. Sept 13. Senator Sim- - in una today issued a statement to the effoct that be bad begun a movement that ha felt sure wool J result ia the re lief of tha critical financial eituation of the farmer and butineas men in North Carolina. Tha Benator'a statement was issued from his office lata today by kia secretary, Frank A. Hampton. Tba Sea. tori today baa held eonfereneea with number of high official of too gov ernment. The critical situation aa re gards . the tobacco market ia eastern North Carolina waa considered. For the last two. weeka tha eSnator baa been seeking a way by which bo hopes the strain on tha banks will bo removed though bo aaya the matter ia sot yet ia a oatiafaetory condition. V:i Secretary Daniels waa eagerly sought by Washington newspaper men for his opinion on tha course of the campaign oa bia return from a weekY speech-making 1b Indiana and Maine and a visit to Ohio and other pivotal State. Tha Bee rotary ia one of tha strongest hustings apeak er la tba cabinet and ono of tha most accurate gangers of political senti ment wherever ha speaks. Ho baa had practical experience , ia every Demo cratic presidential campaign for the but quarter of a century and be baa only to get Into tha atmosphere of a State, county or community to learn what, the people think. V If the election were held today, be feels confident that Governor Cox would tarry both Ohio and Indiana. He .eaw many unfailing slgnt ia both State that the Democrats are now leading. He addressed great multitude of peojl whose response waa sever more enthusi astic He talked to -all aorta of aaea and women too a the train ia the hop, ia the ttreete and homes, many .of them Bepublieanay who were, heart end aaal for the League of Nation. The women will roll ap a tremendous vote for the- Democrats on this issue. With Demoerata they say they know they will get a League. With the Be publleani they do not know what they uillget. ' " ' ' Maine Not Barometer. Ia aplto of the fact that Maine ia at reliably a Bcpubliean State as Texas is reliably Democratic, ia long quarter tha fiction persist that the result of the Maine election ia November for county and 8tae officer baa some important bearing upon the - November national election. Undoubtedly if upon" na tional issuer Maine -should itofi eratle in September, it would be sig nificant. But the sice of the majority for State officer in September does not foreshadow anything aa to the Novem ber result. A aa example four yeara ago the Republican majority in Maine ai twice aa large la September as ia November. Some years local issues greatly reduce the Bepnbliraa majority. Some yeara national issue reduee it This year there were no outstanding local Issues to aid. the Democratic State ticket and the Demoerata la Maine felt that the old time Republican majority en State issues would be polled ia view of the intensive and school house dis trict campaign ( which the,. Bepublieane waged with the biggest campaign ex penditures la many years. , The vote in the Monday election doe itot indicate tha strength of the senti ment in favor of the League of Nations ; ia Maine. Secretary Daniels found many men and women, strong Republi cans, who aaid that while they would vote the Republican ticket ia Septem ber on State issues, in November they would vote for Cox and Roosevelt 8om of the ablest men 1 the State told him that, la a straight League of Nation referendum in November, Cox and Booeevelt could tarry the State on the question, unaffected by State issues, if that issue waa presented directly to all the voters of the Bute. He found that nearly everywhere tha Republicans are quietly telling the people who pay an income tax from 2,000 to $2,000,000, "vote as into the government end we will repeal this in come tax with the ether war taxea and raise the tariff to support the gove'rn ment" ! Of course, the Republicans have no notion of doing anything of the aort. It is wholly fale promise, but it ia producing some effect and must be met by the Democrats. The Republican . will not dare come out openly and make such a, proposal. They know they can sot resurrect th tariff corpse and there must be an Income tax to help defray expense of the government It is sins uly another Republican gum-ehoe trick to win vote, but the Democrats can ex plode it by giving it publicity.-' Sv It la .said in this campaign that the Demoerata have neither money nor organization. This atatement teem, to have depreesed tome Democrat, but it should not The Demoerata have as mini, anil nriranizatioa a they aver had. they have never hadauy of TO WE TOBACCO either worth apeaking of. ine epuo tana are over-orgnniaed. A great deal of the money raised by them will be spent paying the employe of their huge organisation. Two-thirdt of the Re publican money will be wasted by the organisation. ' On the other hand the few dollars thst the Demoerata are abl to scrape together will be uiaely ex pended. Blsmas Federal Reserve.,.. " C. A. Cochrane and D. n. McCulloeh, (Continued oa Page Two.) Gov. Cox Says Prohibition ; Issue "As Dead As Slavery" . . y - , .i I. '-., f' , '. . Democratic Nominee Makes Statement At Close of Speech in ; Portland, Oregon. Aa Reply To Question Shouted Fron) Gallery of Big Auditorium; Adda That Present Question - Is One of Law Enforcement; Delivers Several Speeches, -t-' Portland, Ore, Sept lsAA atatement that the liquor question 'is a dead aa slavery" and that the present question is one of law .enforcement, was made Ijer by. Governor Cox, 'Democratic presidential candidate, to a large au dience at, the auditorium today.vBia atatement was a reply to a question shouted front the gallery. 'To an audience of women this after noon Governor Cox made another state ment ia regard te the liquor question pledging himself to f enforce all law regardless of what interest may be af fected." , The governor' atatement cam near the close of his address fcday. ; "How about th liquor question V a man yelled.' '"V'i .":;'''' , 1 understand," the governor replied, ''that some newspapers out hers have lost their former interest in the league of nations. " ; "Apparently eke of tLelr readers i NO BLUFFING IN British Government and Irish Nationalists Firm In ., Their Attitudes London, Sept 13. (By the Aasoclated Pre.) Asaurance that there is no element of bluffing ia the reipeetlv attitudes of the British government and the Irish Nationalists relative to the MaeSwiney ease were obtained front responsible sources pf each faction by The I Associated Press this afternoon, "If the Sinn Feiners think we arc biding our time ! and will . capitulate when MaeSwiaey'a condition ' requires eleventh hour action in order to save his life, they are mistaken," Thia characterises the British official view a , expressed to the correspon dent. - "There ean be .no question about our desire ox intention of having Lord Mayor MaeSwiney ; recede from, th tragic stand he has : taken," declared an official at the London headquarter of the Irish NationaJiat organisation. If he ia not released voluntarily by the government he will moat certainly go down in history as the first Irish hunger striker to perish ia aa Eng lish prison." .:''; ' la dealing T.ith the MaeSwiney case, the home office, which controls the prison commission, has all along strict ly adhered to its policy of divulging I nothing about the prisoner. But it became known today y that some of its reports front the bedside of the hunger striker have been snrpjptfiing. Tea days ago th official believed, that a new Irish crisis war imminent when the prison physician reported that th Lord Mayor could not live more than 3d hours. Since then th doctors have declined to predict, but have confined them selves to what they believed to be th actual condition of the . prisoner. They contend that the ease baffles medical sciencethat ia such a case on man might have been deadjlay ago, while another might live many weeks, no- one being able to judge . the resistance of any individual under rueh eirenm stance. - . ' The doctor disagree with tha re ports of the Irish Self-Determlnition League, which evidently are obtained from relatives of the prisoner who are allowed at his bedside, that the Mayor is ia great pain. The home office re port th.i morning said that he was noticeably weaker than yesterday, but aot In pain. MEETING OF PREMIERS HIGHLY SATISFACTORY Giolitti and Millerand Discuss Franco-Italian- Relations In Conference 'Aix-Lea-Balna, Sept; ' 12. Premier Giolitti ia going back to Italy highly gratified with the results of hit confer ence with M. lllerand, th French premier. I The results "Of th conference greatly improved Franco-Italian relations," he aaid' to The Associated Press tonight The outstanding feature of the confer ence is the great satisfaction of both French and Italian that th occasion afforded n cheek to the tendency of the twe aJUeSi of separate action and of the two peoplea .toward . reciprocal aus picious. . .., - ' Though the premiers did not settle any question in detail, they are declared to have reached an understanding that will prevent further friction. Franc goes a long way to satiafy Italy's dis tress regarding th disposition of the Austrian merchant marine. Concession! agreed to oa other eeontmle questions, such : as raw materials, contributed largely to the good feeling of th Italian deleration. .;: ' Premier Giolitti said that Italy would continue negotiation with Jnge 6lavia regarding Finn and ' the Adriatic He added that it was Italy's intention to i go a far -a possible ia the, way of concession." , Sealery , Manafactarere t Meet. Chattanooga, Trnn- Cept 13. The southwestern division of the National Association cf Hosiery and Underwear Manufacturers will meet here Friday withboot 73 representative from the Southern State present. Th purpose or lb sewion ia to discus trad and MACS11EY CASE fries condition. , intereated 'la a aubjeet as dead as slavery." Stating that he had invited question regarding hi policies. Governor 'Cox continued: . f . . - Entitled to Information. ' , "Thia is a country of free speech. Ton are entitled to know' how 1 stand. This ia a question of law enforcement Let me tell you that while I was gov ernor of Ohio, before national prohibi tion, tat the first time in hiatory, the front door and the back door of overy saloon in Ohio was closed on Sunday. Beside business and the budget, Gov ernor Cox discussed the league, pro gretsivism, radicalism a id its pi even tion, end other subject ia hip noon ad dress here, at the . auditorium,, which erowda ovei flowed. The t peaker ' was introduced ,. by Senator . Chamberlain, who waa praised by Governor Cox. Cox Praises Chamberlain. No man in Congress did more ia helping to mobilise,- gaJrnmentally, th resources of our country in the war," aaid tht governor. "He will be (Continued en Page Two.) BICKETT TO OPEN New Bern In Joyous Anticipa tion For Opening of Big . Eastern Carolina fair . New Bern, Sept 13 The ev of the eighth annual New Bern Fair finds both th eity and fair grounds proper all ia readiness for the throwing open of the gates of the big exposition grounds bright and early Tuesday .morning for what it is believed, will prove to be the biggwt and best fair ever held in Fattern North Carolina. For days, and weeks thoiewho have been ia active charge of the events have striven to make it a big success ia every detail and their efforts have blossomed forth so successfully thst bow, just a few hour prior t th inauguration of th week of jojytnlrtn, and melody, everything tendsViowsfd making it all tint could be desired and then some. The city is gaily decorated for th occasion, scores of business house are attired in flags, banner and bunting, while vari-eolored electric lights glisten and cast their glow over the entire business section of th city, mskinn the scene one which is attract ing much favorable comment and one whiah Is indeed a thing of beauty. " Amidst all ot thia riot of light and eclof, gay' throng are hastening cbuut the itreeta, some bent on pleasure inly while others are- aiding in adding the last final touches preparatory to ths (rand Opening Tuesday morning. -: Out at the Fata ground srll daring th day there has been hustle and bustle. In the main exhibit ; building, the cwnera of booth in which exhibit are to be made have been placing their eihibitt, while the decorators have been tuty all day adding a Wtubf color here, a touch of paint there and nuking the whole a thing to delight the eye. The agrUultural, twine, livestock and the hundred - and one other exbiblta have -also been placed during the day and when th gate of th grounds are swung wide open ' ' tomorrow morning everything will . be found complete there. ' .-. v. The midway people havo been busy today in erecting their tent and pre paring to lure the crowd which will throng th grounds tomorrow. Thia feature of th fair i the largest and rrott complete ever teen here. Every foot of spae oa the grounds have been fskea and the amusement feature are varied and galore. The race track hat bad the final little touches a4ded, which horsemen say make it the best track' they have seen in many day, it ia pre dicted that the speed teat which will be seen there during the week will ur tats even the finest expectation of those in charge of that department The first race will be the 2-59 trot, the sec tnd a 2.14 pace. Tuesday afternoon, the racing program beginning promptly at t o'clock. W' f-: The initial event on the program for th opening day will be the spectacular pageant which will, take place Taesday morning. Mora than sixty float have been entered for this event and the patade will be more than a . mile ia length. Incidentally the floats which have been entered are about the prettiest ever seen here. Following, the' parade, "Govi T. W. Bickett will offi cially open the fair, eomiag up from Morehead City earlier in-the day on board the flagship of tha State Fisheries Commission and being met here by a representative delegatioa of New Bern citizens. This address will be ths first of a series which th - Governor will make in a swing around the Stat and ia it he will sound the battle cry of democracy and the eall to the "pure la heart" to buckle on their armor and go out for the fray pending the November elections. Following th address by the Governor who will be introduced by Congressman Samuel. M. Brinton, the fair will be oa in full swing and the crowd will be made to enjoy their viatt Jo the fullest extent. l' , One of Jh big feature of the week will be in the address on Wedneda at noon by William Gibhe McAdoo, for-, mer Secretary lot ..the Treasury. , Mr. McAdoo will leave New' York Tuesday afternoon, coming down to Washington, tvhere he will bo joined by Senator F. M. Simmons, end will come on down to Kef j Bern Wednesday morning. Elabo rate arrangement have been made for hi reception here and it is believed that no less than ten thousand people rill hear hi talk at noon. Rcmvtet ifiuimon will introduce Mr. McAdoo. CAMPAIGff TODAY SCHOOLMAN LIS ONE BUT BROTHER ATTACKS IN DARK Charlie , Clark Mauls Louis ' burg's Veteran Superintend ept Over The Head PROFESSOR MILLS HAD V . - GUN BUT DROPPED IT Citiiens Hold Mass Meeting . and Express Appreciation of Services of Teacher, Who Got Worst of Scrap Satur day Kight; Both of Clark Brothers Held For Court Louisburg,' Sept 13. After licking Nathan Clark, who became enraged Because his child waa tent home, Pro! W. B. Mill was attacked on the mala street here Saturday night by Charlie Clark, brother ot Nathan, and badly beatea about the vhead. Both , th Clark' men were held - for trial . ia Superior court for assault at a pre liminary hearing today and the school man was held to aniwer to a charge of carrying a concealed weapon. The attack oa Professor Mills, who has been the head of the achoola her for fifteen years, aroused much indig nation among . tba eitisena and at a big mass . meeting in the courthouse this afternoon following . strong ad dressee by Dr. Franklin Swindell Love, president of Louisburg ' College, and several"" prominent women, atrong re solution ware adopted pledging up port '.of th school superintendent in th administration of diaeiplin in th graded school here. . Third School Scrap. The fracas Saturday night -was the third ecrap of the week, school mea being victorious ia the - first twe. Thursday' night Professor Kiier, of the school faculty wai' attacked by E. S. Ford because of the punishment of the latter child. Th teacher bold hi own and ' is credited with having' outpointed Ford in the first round. Today Ford was held under bond for Superior Court on a charge of simpl assault, v . When Nathan Clark's soa is alleged to have misbehaved Friday, he was sent ho e and the indignant , father came to the school house that after noon to settle up matters with the school principal. Clark is Alleged to have ' Wed a- monkey wrench in hit attack on rh teacher but the latter took it away from him and Nathan carried away teveral mark from, th battle in which the school superintend ent completely held hi own. ' Settle Their Difference. In th precedes of Chief of Police High, Saturday morning,) the arhoql superintendent and Nathan XJlark hook . hands and called 1 it even, ao far , as friendship was eoacernedn though there stiu remained the charge of assault which-waa threshed out be fore Mayor Joyner today.- , , . That Professor Mills did aot eon tider everything had been settled al together satisfactorily wa indicated 8aturday night when he whipped out a pistol after being attacked in front of th Farmers and Merchants bank while the usual Saturday night erowdt urged to and fro. When Charlie Clark hit him, the teacher it said to hav drawn his pistol but dropped it oa the aidewalk. With hi head down in aa effort to get the pistol Professor Mill testified today in court, h was beatea over the head by tome hard substance ia the hand of Clark. Th fight lasted but a minute -before some of the crowd separated the two men. Buffering from numerous bruises, the teacher was bleeding profusely and it was feared that h ws seriously hurt However, Professor Mills teemed lit tle the. worse for his experience when he appeared lu court today. Clark didn't go on the stand to testify ia hit own behalf. ; After the fracas Saturday night Charlie Clark wa carried before Mayor Joyner and ffceed under a thousand dollar peace : bond. This bond waa continued today until Wed nesday and Clark wa alio fined twenty dollars for disorderly conduct but ap pealed to Superior 1 Court. He wa placed under , a , five hundred dollar bond to answer to a charge of as sault. Profeaaor OMilla was placed un der a hundred dollar bond, to antwer to the tharge of carrying concealed weapon. People Highly Indignant At the matt meeting thia afternoon, trong testimonials in 'behalf of Pro fessor Mill were presented and these will be. brought to the attention of Superior court Great indignation wa expressed that auch attacks should hive beea made on the teacher of the school and they were assured of th support of th people of the commu nity in their effort to maintain dis cipline in the graded ccheolt here. ' Following th attack Baturday night, business was closed up and everywhere people voiced their indignation over th affair though no thought of fur ther violence wa entertained. " . Both the Cltrks are machinist and hav lived here for several year. They are men of good ' character but have th reputation of ahowing ugly tern-, pert when they are angered. ., CENSUS OF COLUMBUS r . COUNTY ANNOUNCED Wahington, D. C, Sept. 13A-The census bureau today announced the population of Columbua county, North Carolina, a 20,007, an increase during tbo past decade of 1,837 or 8.7 per cent Population f Incorporated places la the county were jrjven ar'ollow! - Acme, . 183 1 Boardman, 828. Bolton, 699; Cerro Gordo, 263; Chadboirn, 904; Clarendon, 135; Deleo, 210r Evergreen; 131). Fair Bluff, 397. Honey Hill, 170; Uk Wneeamaw, D7; Tabor, 782, and Wlilteville, l.CHtt. '., MAINE GOES REPUBLICAN BY ORWHELMNG PLURALITY WITH BIG VOTE BY WOMEN SEEKING NOMINATION FOR CONGRESS f-wss in ii l! SSSasanBsaaaa yrtfV1 .v f V, vtra I. ?" V ' ; J l , t ' 4 ft .IM ;w. . , .'. .. . . . r ' V - , - - i l. 'v-S 'f" :,', - '-.- ' , ; -' . f t t i ; jy ' , ' f ' J v I ' K i ' ' . '', .' ' ' i , y ' ' V'v.i..,. ?.:-, ' -v.. i hyr"" - ; "i i . , .- Dorothy Frookt, of Kingston, N. T, who in seeking the Bcpubliean nomina tion for Congress. She is well-known as a successful barrister throughout the State, and ha beta referred to aa the "Poor- Man's lawyer.' Eh hat a brilliant war record, and during Sam. For this the receive n gold medal. . . , . . . ii ESINICIN Alabama Federal Court Judge Forbids Interference With ; .;Mine Operations ; Birmingham, Alav Sept 13 Judge W. L Grubb, of the Federal district court, thia afternoon issued a tweeplng Injunction : agtinit 3. B. Kennamer, president, and ether officials of the Alabama division of the United Mine Workers of America, forbidding them to interfere i'sith l opuaUoas at th Gamble mine of the Pratt Consolidated Coal Company. The hearing la set for Saturday.' September 18th. The court, in issuing the Injunction, forbids the defendants from disturbing, hindering or interfering with the com plainant The order is 'not only un dressed to those named ia th injunc tion, but to , all member of the miner' .union. ' . Beasona for the granting of the In junction without notice to the defend ant are- baaed on the following allega tions la the bill, of complaint: That "Imn-etlate and irreparable Injury-will result to the 'complainant; said injury consisting if red actio a and probably cessation of ita mining oper ation at Gamble mine, and that aaid injury it irreparable because of the lost of profit in" its operation, the ex pense j of it organisation and it in ability, to comply with Its contract for th- sale and delivery of coat' Besides President Kennamer, tha de fendant include 3. U Clemo, secretary W. L. Harrison, national, organizer; George Hargrave, organizer, and more than a score of other official and mem bers of th miner orgtnytatioa. MINERS' COMMITTEE IN STORMY SESSION Fail Tq Beach Agreement To -.Resume Work In The 'An. ; thracite Coal Fields ' Hatleton, Pa., Sept 15- Falling to reach an agreement oa a plan to bring about n resumption of work in the hard coal fields, the "policy committee of the United Mine Worker of the, three district of tht anthracite region, after a itormy aestioa late today, took aa ad journment until 10 o'clock tomorrow. Supporter of the "vacationist" urged . that a ' eommitt ; be aent to Washington to confer with President Wilson or 'Secretary of Labor Wilson' la aa effort to get aa esaumne that th award would be reopened if the miners returned to work. - - Canvas of the anthracite districts to night j, indicated that the aituation throughout the region was unchanged and that all mine in district T and S were completely tied up by the unau thorized walkout In district number 1 more than "6,000 miners continued "oa vacation," and there wa no change re ported in the strike situation at the eollieries of the Pennsylvania Coal Company.-' -:-.'. ."V"' '"' Mine workers' officials estimated that more than 80,000 miners were idle in th hard coal field. Want T Iniprev Fir Departments. St. Loui. ; Mo, Sept. WABuform designed to lucres so the efficiency ot municipal fire department were under eonsidera'tion at the openicj of the third annual convention of tho Interna tional Association of Fire Fighters hire today. Delegate from throughout the United Statea and Canada are at tending th convention. , AGAINST STRIKERS the war enlisted 30,000 men for Uncle Reaffirms His Support of Cunv . mins-Esch Act; Attacks Government -Control . .1 V 1 ' '" " . ' Marlon, Ohio, Sept13 BeeAlrming kls support ef the Cumminig-Btch Act restoring tht railway to their Owners, Senator Harding charged in a tpeeeh to n delegatioa of railway workers here late today that by outlining control of .the , road all the Wilton admlnl ttration had sought was to promote a policy based on permanent govern ment operation. , Had the experiment, proved a tue- eesa, th Bcpubliean nominee declared, the administration would hav favored retention of the transportation line and other publl utilities under gov ernment control. The war, he said, had offered an opportunity to try out the scheme only because it permitted administration official "to take advan tage of the anxletiea of the people' In asking authority to take ever th properties. .- :.-J . ..;" Th senator alio assailed aa "social istic' aad ''revolutionary'', the plan supported by tome labot leaders to put th railwsys at the . disposal of the railway workers. The Cummin. Each bill, he said, was the beat meat are Congrest could work out in the time allotted and gave to both railway owner and employes a just guarantee of tights v'"' ':' - - i.' Several hundred union men compos ing th Harding and Ceolidg Railway Club of Marion were ia th delegatioa aad cheered the nomine as he hit at class rule and lauded th labor provia-J ion or the act . - ; They carried banner exprettlng their support with such intcriptioni as "Th Government , Must Chang Con ductor,- "Harding Will Not Sidetrack Us" and "Safety First Elect Harding." ; Conceding that the act "was - not perfect. Senator Harding characterised it aa the 'most considerate piece of regiaiatioa ever aaaeted in the protec tion of nny group of workmen in the United BtaU.. V". '. "I mast emphasise on of th groat misunderstandings-, relating to the Cummins-Etch law.. It did not pro vide - for af . permanent , government guarantee of -dividend on railway capital. , Oa the contrary. It placed a limit oa thee dividend, ft did, provide for a maintenance of rate for a period of . six j, month which would ' guarantee a tufllcient railway earning to make peatibl th financing 'i " , (Conllnaed on Pag Twe,) APPROVES LOAN OF SIX . MILLION TO SEABOARD To Be Used For .New Refrif .. erator Cars and Additions " and Betterments. , Washington, D C, Sept 13.-tAp-provai of a loan Of l,073,tO0 to' the Seaboard Air Lin Kail road Company, aad $394,925 to th Terminal Railroad Association of St Loui, was announced today by the .Interstate Commerce Com mission. The loan to the Seaboard Air Line, the commission aaid, 1 to aid th road in acquiring refrigerator cart at a total cost of tlJKXfm, in making additions and bettermenta at a total cost of 730,000, and to meet It 1020 maturitiea aggregating $.1,248,000. The railroad it required to finance , 3,eoo. to meet the loan of tht government. The loan to the Terminal Bailroaa Association it to aid meeting maturing obligation! and in making additlont and betterments, the commission aaid. , Old Guard Carries All Four Congressional Districts - and State Legislature By Commanding Lead REPUBLICAN STRENGTH UNIFORM THROUGHOUT ALL ELECTION RETURNS Frederic H. Parkhurst, Repub lican Candidate Tor Gorer." nor, Has Plurality of Sixty Thousand Over Bertrand Q. Mclntire, Democrat; Latest Fitjnres Give Republican Gain of More Than 4.6,000 Over That of Four Years Ago While Democratic Vote Less Than 1,550 'Over That of 1016 HARDING IN STATEMENT ON VICTORY IN MAINE. Marlon, Ohio, Sept IS. Senator Harding iaased the following atato meat tonight after he had been la. formed that th Maine election re sults indicated a sweeping victory for the Republican ticket "The result la Maine is reaasnraae that the American people atean to return to tepceeenUllve gonerament under the constitution through th agency of the' Republican party aad that Maine take the lead ia declar ing America unmortgaged to th eld world, hut still ready to serve ha manlty a American conscience Impels, Portland, Maine, Sept 18 Th Bt- iiuuiinuia awepv ui suite ib ine eiee ton today and Mected Frederic tf. Parkhurst aa governor by the largest - . 1L. . A . . ... . , plurality ever given a gubernatorial candidate ia Main. With only iso lated towns and plantation to b heard from, which east a total vote of aliout 00 in the State' election of 1018, Ptrkhunt'i plurality over Bertrand 0. -T:. r. . . .i 04,000. The largest prevloua plurality wat about 48,000, given th Bcpubliean nominee ia 1886. Aided by ' the women's vote, which, went very largely to tht Republicau candidate, the- ptrty rolled up n total vote of more than 53,000 larger than that of 1010, while the Domocrntie total was increased over that year by only about f00. Th Republican ' elected cenaresamen from all four districts aad obtained a larger majority ia the legit--lature, bealdea electing their' candidate for State auditor. Return from 60S precinct out of 632 in tht State give for governor: Parkhurst, ' (B.), 133,817; Mclntire, (D.), 69,210. The tama precinct in 1916 gave ; for . governor: Milllken, (H.), 80,014 ; Curtis, (D.), 68,652. Th missing precinct are . until town and plantation. The State Senate it solidly Bcpubli ean and ths Republicans elected -erery county attorney, and every county iheriff. Twelve Democrat war elected to the State Home ot Representative. - Considerable significance ia th out come ia its bearing oa th voting for President in November was asaerttd by Republican leaden from the fact that the campaign wat fought out al most wholly on National Lines, with the League of Nation at tht chief it tut. ' - REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE MAKES HIS STATEMENT. Bangor, Maine, (Rapt 1.''. Colonel Frederic H. Parkhunt, Bepublleaa candidate for governor, in a statement tonight on 'the election taid-that "at th campaign hoc been vigorously eon tested' by the Democrat on national issue, the result mutt be accepted throughout the country aa giving meet coneluslv evidence that the voter ef Maine . resent . the autocratic and un American administration that the Democrats" have given ua during, the paat seven yesrs." '. , ' . "It it equally an endorsement of Harding' and Cooltdge," ht added, "who will be elected in November by a d eitive majority." , .x , A DEMOCRATIC LEADERS IN '- ., NEW YORK SAT NOTHING New York, Sept 13. Offlciale at DemocraUe National headquarter here tonight received return of the elec tion in . Maine with a great deal of interest but declined to, mtke aay comment .' A atatement would' be . lt tued tomorrow, they told. NO BEARING ON ELECTION ' IN NOVEMBER, DANIELS SAYS Washington, Sept 13. Secretary of the Navy Daniel, who made itpeech--et in. Maine for the Democrat is ticket, commented upon the election there to nightxin a' statement which aaid that tht "majority for State officer In September does not foreshadow any thing at to the November result." "The vote in the Monday election doe not fesliete tht ttrength of. the entiment in favor of the league of nation in Maine," he said. Bomt of the ablest men' in the ttute told me that ru a atraight league of nation MfftMitdnnt in Nftvmhr. On and Roosevelt could carry the itat on the question unaffected by state itauet, if that issue waa ' presented directly to til the voter of the state." LEAVES MONEY TO COLLEGES. Durham Sept., U Fund of 17,500 each for the ynivenity of North Caro lina and the State College for Women at, Greensboro -have been established throoRh ith will of the late Victor 8. Bryant prominent Durham attorney, who died reetssfly.

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