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VOL. XU. NO. 288.
GASTONIA, N. C, FRIDAY AFTERNOON, NOVEMBER 5, 1920
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JAPAN WILL LODGE PROTEST
AGAINST CALIFORNIA LAND LAV
(By The Associated Press.)
TOKIO, Nov. 4. When confirmation
lias been revived that the people of
California have voted in favor of the pro
posed land law in that state, Japan will
lodge a protest in Washington, according
to theYoruzu Chooh, an Independent or
Jgun, which quoted a foreign office official
to this effect.
"'; Formal negotiations, the newspaper
cays, Will follow and an agreement per
manently removing the cause of the
trouble.
. ' The Hochi Shimbun reports that M.
Bhidehara, Japanese ambassador in
'Washington, and Secretary of State
Colby have reached an agreement by
which Japan will stop immigration to
United States, in return, for which
VGncrtca will accord Japanese now in
A marina ttia aamu (motmAnt i m v4har af.
eigners.
Marquis Okuma, former premier, inter
viewed by the Yoruzu Choho, declares
that "only thoughtless people have
talked of war between Japan and Amer
ica over California."
"If Japan fights with arguments of
dignity and impartiality," he is quoted
as saying, "Americans will act justly."
, The defeat of Governor 9 is attrib
uted by Marquis Okuma to the league of
nation, which he declares "even demo
crats dislike." He does not anticipate
the republican administration will raise
the tariff, owing to economic difficulties.
wnni.n nit nsiiAt cohbsk.
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of the anti-alien land law by California
would be a usual course in diplomatic
procedure, according to international
lawyers here.' Such action, it was ex
plained, would be comparable to the fil
ing of an objection by an attorney in
the hearing of a law suit and the effect
would be to safeguard Japan's position
in the diplomatic exchanges.
Discussion of the California law,
which was' begun many weeks ago by
state department officials and the Jap
anese ambassador, will be resumed enrly
-next week, and at that time it is expect
Ad an agreement will be reached which
can be submitted for the consideration of
the Japanese government. The conferees
are said to have reached enough common
ground to canse them to hold the hope
that an acceptable course of procedure
will bo mapped Out.
While it is denied that a final agree
ment has been reached, it is understood
thnt 'Secretary Colby and Ambassador
Shid chars have agreed that, the Califor
nia law will not be retroactive In effect,
applying only to Japanese who may here
after conie to the United States. Whether
this agreement includes a stoppage of
Jnnnnese immigration as reported at
Tokio could not be learned.
REPLY OFMuPERsTORS
IS EXPECTED TODAY
(By The Associated Tress
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. a. The reply
of the coal operators to tho demands of
the anthracite mine workers for changes
in the award of the presidential commis
sion was expected to be made here today
at a meeting with representatives of the
miners. At a conference with the opera
tori here on October 26, at which a re
opening of the award was requested, the
mine workers' representatives presented
oighfdemands which they claimed would
eliminate alleged inequalities in the pres
ent wage agreement. They included a
wage increase equal to the 27 per cent
MMntW err n tjA thu tkttiimfnimi minAra.
with a minimum day rade of $6 and an
right hour day.
, Under the anthracite commission s
award, the hard coal men were given an
average increase of 17 per cent with a
t t , -M A j vn
. minimum aay rate ox
Thomas Kennedy, of Hasleton, presi
dent of district No. 7, United Mine
Wnrkflr whn is rhnirman of the miners'
committee, aaid that no ultimatum or
threat of strike had been presented to
the operators in connection with the
men ' demands.
RIOTING IN NENAGH.
- (By The Associated Press.)
NENAGH,. County Tipperary, Ire
land, Nov.1 5. Lieut Hamilton was shot
dead while motoring near here last eve
ning. Two men who were arrested on
suspicion of having killed him attempted
w "no fuiufc tieau.
Reprisals .followed the officer's deati
licensed premises and a printing office
were destroyed by fire and
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chinery smashed.
f The inhabitants of Nenngh'fled into
the surrounding country. The noise of
: firing and explosions were jard through
out the night.
v A ropelees, poleless and pegless tent
Tar unmii la eraczea nr ranjmin mi
'side to as automobile and the ether to
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GERMANY'S TREASURY
FACES HUGE DEFICIT
BERLIN, Nov. 4 Germany's treas
ury faces a deficit of approximately 70,
000,000,000 marks. Dr. Karl Helfferich,
former vice chancellor, declared in the
reichstag today. He said that in the
face of expenditures amounting to 100,
000,000,000 'marks, the receits would
total .10,000,000,000. He declared k was
impossible to vote the credits demanded
for the Inter-Allied High Commission in
the Rhine territory, and reproached the
minister of finance, Dr. Wirth, for not
having done anything to remedy tho situ
ation .
Dr. Wirth, in answering, stated the
cabinet had decided to introduce a bill
providing for a "(sacrifice tax," adding
that the government would ask a credit
of one billion murks to buy cereals
abroad. He declared the financial dif
ficulties of the German people could be
solved "only if they can live."
HALLOWE'EN PARTY AT
REX COMMUNITY HALL
Correspondence of The Daily Oazette.
RANLO, Nov. 5. Bex community ball
bubbled over with merriment last Satur
day night when it was visited by ghosts,
spooks and witches clad in all the funny
make-ups their imaginations could de
signn. 4,
The community hall was most appro
priately decorated for their reception in
black and yellow, inlayed with beautiful
autumn foliage. The stage was encircled
with a cluster of bushy cedar branches
under the shadow of which three booths
were laden with cake, candy and ice
cream.
The little jack-o'-lanterns hanging by
their slender cords here and there
throughout the building poured their
quiet light into every nook and corner.
So true 1o nature was the illumination
thnt old luna would havo to expand her
efforts to resurrect an evening more ap
pealing to the stately and silent ghosts
:nid the euto and mysterious little fairies.
The fortune teller the old witch 4
alighted from her broom about the hour
of eiht and half concealed herself in a
remote corner of the building, hedged
a bout with leaves and branches of trees,
rier piercing dark eyes and weird fea
tures were made more mysterious by an
abundance of long, flowing black hair
which had been fanned and twisted into
man.'.' positions by her ride through the
noxious breeze. The children fairly
danced with delight at her funny appear
ance and the flattery of her palm read '
inj: made the older members of the party j
smile with the anticipation of a glorioiw
future.
Misses Husie Whitworth, Veruie
I'ritchard, Callio Hopper and Lottie
Bridges, in their pretty costumes of
golden yellow, served ice cream, cake and
candy in a most beautiful and charming
manner.
Assido from tne awe-Inspiring pres
ence of the spooks and ghosts there were
many fun-provoking features arranged
for the occasion, and not least among
them were the old plantation black faces
which brought scream after scream from
the tiny throats of the over joyous chil
dren. Then the boy was there in female
attire and it was real amusing to see the
embarrassment of those who fell prey
to his cunning glances.
Another very amusing feature of th
program was the apple bobbing contest,
directed by Mrs. J. A. McFalls. Time
and again the little fellows nabbed at
the apples which floated about i a tub
of water only to see the object of attack
float from their, reach tr-go beneath the
water's surface from the contact. This
contest brought a roar of laughter from
aU the onlookers and as H proceeded the
determination of .the children became so
great that they would completely cover
their faces in the water in order to ob
tain the desired apple.
None other than Mrs. S. A. Lanier,
the highhr Accomplished
worker of Bex Spinning Co., could have
planned an entertainment so complete
and happily blended and the smoothness
with which the program was executed
speaks well for her efforts and the co
operation of her people.
HARVARD VS. PRINCETON.
(By the Associated PresO
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Nov. 5. Har
vard's football eleven today put the fin
ishing touches to-its preparations for the
annual game with Princeton tomorrow.
The day's schedule called for a light
drill, after whieh eame the nsnal parade
before the undergraduate body. f ' The
New Jersey squad was doe to arrive late
today and to take a light workout at the
stadium. .".'.
Beginning with 1877 Princeton and
Harvard have met 22 times on the grid.J
iron, the Tigers capturing 12 contests,"
the Crimson eight, and two being ties.
Last year th score was 10 to 10.' .
AWARDS IN CATTLE
CONTEST ARE ANNOUNCED
1
Secretary Allen Publishes List
. of Prize - Winners in Cattle
at Recent County Fair.
Cattle shoW awards at the Big Gas
ton County Fair were announced from
fair headquarters Friday. This year's
cattle show was of unusual excellence,
both in point of number of entries and
in the quality of the live stock show.
There were a total of 101 entries in this
department of the fair, surpassing all
past records.
The awards announced, as taken from
the judges' books arc as follows:
Jerseys .
Best calf, either sex, under 1 year:
first, Luther Kiser, Bessemer City ; sec
ond, W. Z. McLean, Belmoat.
Best bull, I to 2 years: First, T. M.
Beatty, Paw Creek; second, W. C. Con
ner, Cherry ville; thin!, W. D. Anthony,
Gastonia.
Best bull, 2 yearn and over: Pirst,
Andrew K. Moore, Gastonia; second,
Fred Tthyne, Gastonia; third, R. L. Car
penter, Landers ('Impel.
Best row, 1 to - years: First, Fred
Rhyne, (i.-tstonia ; second, T. F. Jack
son. Clover; lliird, T. F Jackson,
Clover.
Bint nm, 'J years and over: Virst, Fred
Uh lie, tia-Minia ; second and third. Rj
Hoc Wilson. Union.
Best registered cow, 2 years and over:
First and second, B. Hope Wilson, Gas
tonia : (liird, Willis Wilson, Bowling
Green .
I'.esl heifer, over 1 year ami under 2:
Firsl, Hope MuCombs, Gastonia; second
and third T. F. Jackson, Clover.
Best registered bull, any age: First,
Luther Riser, Bessemer City; second, T.
M. Beatty, Paw Creek; third, W. C.
Conner, (iherryville.
Best registered cow, any age: First
and second. It. Hope Wilson, Union;
third. Willis Wilson, Bowling Green.'
Holstein .
Best heifer, over 1 year and under 2
yenrs: First, Will 8. Torrence Gastonia;
second, Sam Childcrs, Gastonia.
Aberdeen Angus
K. st l,uil, I to .'t years: First, Graham
Morrison. Stanley; second, C. B. Arm
strong, (iastonia.
Best calf, either sex, to 1 year: first,
C. U. Armstrong, Gastonia.
Best cow, M years and over: First,
(.rahain Morrison, Gastonia; second, C.
B. Armstrong, Gastonia; third, Craig &
Wilson, Gastonia.
Best cow, 1 to .1 years: First, Graham
i Morrison, Stanley; second, C. B. Arm
I strong, Gautonia; third. Craig & Wil-
! son. Gastonia .
Best registered bull, any age: First,
Graham Morrison, Stalney; second, ('. B.
Armstrong, Gastonia.
Best registered cow, auy age: First
and Second, Grnhnm Morrison, Stanley;
third, (' 1! Armstrong, Gastonia.
Shorthorns.
Best cow o
(). Fasoui.
years and over: Fir-t. .1 .
Gastonia .
Herefords.
Hest bull, .1 years and over: First, W.
M . Kee, Belmont .
Best registered bull, any age:
W M. Kee, Belmont.
Red Polled.
Best calf, either sex. to 1 year
ond, Fred Rhyne, Gastonia.
Guernsey .
Best calf, either sex, under 1
First,
Nee-
year :
First, W. N. Davis, Gastonia.
Best bull, 2 years and over: First, W.
N . Davis, Gastonia .
Best cow, 2 years and over: First, W.
N. Davis.
Best heifer, over 1 year and under 2:
First, W. N. Davis.
Best registered bull: Second. W. N.
Davis.
Beef and Dairy Cattle. General.
Beef calf, 6 months and under 12:
Second, Fred Rhyne, Gastonia,.
Dairy calf, 6 months old and under 12 :
First, Luther Riser, Bessemer City; sec
ond, W. N. Davis, Gastonia.
Family cow, premiums offered by First
National Bank of Gastonia: First, Fred
Rhyne. Gastonia; second and third. R.
Hope Wilson, Gastonia.
Sweepstake.
Best registered bull, dairy type: First,
Luther Riser, Bessemer City; second, T.
M. Beatty, Paw Creek; third. W. C.
Conner, Cherryville.
Best registered bull, beef type: First,
Graham Morrison, 8tanley; second, C.
B. Armstrong, Gastonia; third, W. M.
Kee, Belmont.
Calf club: First, Luther Riser. Bes
semer City.
Beet cow, dairy type: First, second
and fifth, R. Hope Wilson, Gastonia;
third, Willis Wilson, Bowling Green;
fourth W. N. Davis, Gastonia.
Beet registered cow, beef type: First
and second, Graham Morrison, Stanley;
third, C. B. Armstrong Gastonia: fourth
J. O. Fayssoux, Gastonia.
Preparatory Service.
At the First Presbyterian church to
night St 7:15 o'clock another short
prayer service will be held preparatory
to the Gypsy Smith meeting. Members
of all denominations are eordiallyjvited
to attend this service, which will be eon.
d acted by the pastor. Rev. Dr. J. H. Hea
der lite.
ARMISTICE DAY TO BE
LEGAL HOLIDAY IN N. C.
Governor Bickett Issues Procla
mation Setting Aside Nov. 1 1
as Day to Be Remembered.
RALEIGH, Nov. 4 Governor Bick
ett today issued a proclamation netting
aside November 11, armistice day, as a
legal holiday in North Carolina and call
ing upon '''onr ieople to desist from
their usual employment and join in cele
brating the day of the world 's redemption
from the grip of Are and sword . ' '
The proclamation follows:
"On the eleventh day of Nuvember,
nineteen hundred artd eighteen, the most
gigantic war the world has known was
brought to a righteous conclusion by the
timely intervention of American arms and
American statemanshlp . The deep-laid
schemes of u sinister autocracy were com
pletely baffled, and the worshippers of
'blood and iron' were beaten to the dust.
"In remembrunee of this mighty de
liverance, the general assembly of North
Carolina has decreed that armistice day
shall be a legal holiday throughout all
onr generations.
"Therefore, I, Thomas Walter Bickett,
governor of North Carolina, in obedience
to the mandate of the general assembly,
do hereby proclaim and set apart Thurs
day, November 11, 1920, as a legal holi
day .
"On that day let our people desist
from their usual employment, and join
in celebrating the day of the world's re
demption from the grip of fire and
sword, and especially let us all pray that
the God of peace and justice may so
overrule the deliberations and the de
cisions of the government of the I'nited
States that our high objective shall not
be defeated, and our dead shall not have
died in vain . ' '
FRAUD IN KENTUCKY?
WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 Attorney
General Palmer said today that charges
of fraud in ejections in southeastern Ken
tucky had been referred to District At
torney Slattery at Covington for investi
gation. Mr. Palmer refused to discuss
the charges beyond asserting that no fur
ther action by the department of justice
was contemplated pending conclusion of
the investigation.
District Attorney Edward Swann today
issued the following statement :
"The district attorney is investigating
charges of specific acts of alleged crimes
against the election law, such as usually
happen at every election. This will not
affect in any way the final result of the
election.
"The fact that the district attorney
was a candidate is forgotten by him, and
be accepts without ipiestion the eoimt of
the vote as announced as final and con
clusive ho far as he is personally con
cerned . ' '
GEORGIA FARMER MEETS
MYSTERIOUS DEATH
GREENSBORO, Ga., Nov. ;' Coun
ty authorities have given up as ineolv
able the mystery surrounding the death
of Oscar Edmunds, Green county farm
er, who was found dead at his Lome here
I yesterday morning under circumstances
which seem to indicate that he had been
dragged four miles when his right leg be
came entagled in the wheel of his buggy.
Edmunds' body was found at his barn
early yesterday morning. His right leg
was entangled in one of the back wheels
of the buggy and the ankle was badly
twisted and shattered . Four miles away,
on the road to Bairdstown, Edmunds'
coat and hat were found where the owner
had apparently laid them aside.
The coroner's jufy which heard the
case was of the opinion that Edmunds
left the buggy for some purpose, the horse
started to move off, and in attempting to
stop him Edmunds became entangled in
the wheel and was dragged to his death.
SOUTHERN FOOTBAXL GAMES
TO BE PLAYED SATURDAY
The following football games are
scheduled for 8aturday, Nov. 6:
At Montgomery, Ala., Alabama Poly
technic Institute vs. Birmingham-Southern
College,
At Charleston. S. C, The Citadel vs.
Newberry College.
At Atlanta, Ga., Georgia Tech. va
Clemaon CoUeje.
At Lynchburg, Va., Emory A Henry
College vs. Lynchburg College.
At Greenville, 8. C, Furman vs Ogle
thorpe University.
At Annapolis, Md., Navy vs George
town University.
At Raleigh, N. 0., North Carolina Htate
College vs. William & Mary College.
At Birmingham, Ala., University of
Alabama vs. Vanderbilt Universitv.
At Chapel Hill. N. C, University of
North Carolina vs Virginia Military in
stitute. At Knoxville. Tenn.. University of
Tennessee vs. Transylvania College.
At Charlottesville, Va., University of
Virginia vs. University of Georgia.
At Richmond, Va., Virginia Polytechnic
Institute vs. Richmond College.
At Wake Forest, N. C. Wake Forest
Coo liege vs. Elon College,
At Davidson, N. C, University of
Sooth Carolina vs. Davidson College.
Misses Ida and Lollie Rankin, of Mt.
Holly, are guests of their sister, Mrs.
Charles McLean.
HARDING'S ELECTORAL VOTE
VIRTUALLY SETTLED AT 404
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crats Majority in House of Representatives ,
Will be 149, Greatest Ever Held by Any Po!
litical Party.
HARDING MAKES READY
FOR VACATION TRIP
MARION, O., Nov. 5 In final pre
paration for his first real vacation in
mouths, president-elect Harding today
disposed of the last remaining business
of his campaign here and virtually aban
doned the headquarters building which
has housed his office and campaign assis
tants since July. With Mrs. Harding
and a party of friends ho leaves tomor
row morning for a month's vacation trip
that will take him to southern Texas and
probably to Panama.
As Mr. Harding began his last day's
work in Harding campaign headquarters,
workmen were cleaning from the Hard
ing lawn next door, demolished stan
dards and burned out red fire torches of
last night's celebration, in which sever
al thousands of his neighbors in Marion
and nearby cities paid him a tumultuous
tribute as the successful presidential can
didate. In his speech to tho cheering crowd
that gathered for his post-election front
porch speech the new president-elect pro
nounced the league of nations "deceas
ed," although by a historic coincidence
a crowd was gathered at the same hour
on the white house lawn in Washington
acclaiming the league in the presence of
President Wilson.
Soon after his vacation, which is to
end early in Decemlwr, Mr. Harding
is expected to take preliminary steps to
ward a consultation of statesmen, whieh
he has promised throughout the cam
paign, for formulation of America's pro
gram toward a world peace association.
Whether he actually will assemble such
a counsel before his inauguration, how
ever, is regarded as doubtful.
REPUBLICANS GET FIVE
OF TENNESSEE'S SEATS
MEMPHIS. Tenn., Nov. f With
Tennessee definitely in the republican
elecloral column, returns gathered by
newspapers indicated early today that the
republicans had captured five of the
state's ten seats in the lower house of
eongresj. Two members of Tennessee's
present congressional delegation are re
publicans .
In the fourth district, on the face of
returns, ftill incomplete. W. F. (.'louse,
republican, was leading Representative
Cordell Hull, democratic national com
mitteeman from Tennessee, by less than
300" votes.
With returns in from practically the
entire state, Henator Harding continued
today to lead Governor Cox by approxi
mately 10,000 votes while the majority
of Alf Taylor, republican candidate for
governor, over Governor Roberts, demo
crat, was nearly 40,000.
Figures compiled by the Commercial
Appeal from all but 40 scattering pre
cincts in the state gave Harding a ma
jority of 9.400 and Taylor a lead of
39.541.'. The vote was:
Harding 202,579; Cox 193,179.
Taylor 211,143; Roberts 171.601.
FRAUD ALLEGED IN TUESDAY'S
ELECTION IN NEW YORK
(By Tho Associated Press.)
NEW YORK, Nov. 5 District At
torney Edward Swann today began form
al investigation of alleged frauds in Tues
day election'. As a result of the find
ing of 26 marked! ballots yesterday in
Sewers of the thirteenth election district
of the fourth assembly district, Mr.
8wann summoned the election officials of
that district to his office to be questioned.
Meanwhile, the street cleaners of that
and other districts were directed to search
sewers and other places of possible con
cealment for missing ballots.
Investigation of alleged fraud in Har
lem also was begun. It was reported
that in some of the districts more ballots
were returned than there were registered
voters. Other alleged irregulaoities also
were reported .
EVERY WHEEL ON C. & N. R. R.
STOPPED FOR A MINUTE
(By The Associated Press)
RICHMOND. Va., Nov. 5 With
railroad heads 'from various sections of
the eountry and a number of leading
Richmond citizens acting as pallbearers.
funeral services for George W. Stevens,
president of the Chespeake & Ohio
Railway system, were conducted in Holy
Trinity Episcopal church here this morn
ing, the Rev. Dr. J. J. Oravatt, of
ficiating. Every wheel on the Chesa
peake ft Ohio system stopped one minute-
at the time for the funeral as a mark, of
respect for its president. The burial
H was in 'Bollywood cemetery here.
t -",
NEW YORK, Nov. 5 With ta
size of President-elect Harding's cist '
torial vote virtually settled at 404 ewtv
of a Kssible 531 and the complexion f
the new senate set down as 59 republi
cans and 27 democrats, republican lead
era today awaited belated returns ?a
eight contests in six states to fix tW
exact size of the republican house Ma
jority. Exclusive of the eight andetenniae
seats in the lower house the republicans
had 286 members to 137 demoerata and
four of other designations, a plurality
of 149 the greatest ever held by aay
party in the house. The nearest ap
proach to it was in the fifty second eosr
gress, when the democrats had n lend of
148.
Republicans appeared to be assured af
better than an even break on the eight
outstanding seats which would give
a record party margin in the house.
seats still in doubt were the fourth Mary
land district; eipli Miiies'a; -Jlftii
Missouri; 15th, 21st and 23rd New York;
first North Dakota and fifth West Vir
ginia. A further possible democratie upset ay '
peared possible in the fourth Tenneasee
district where W. F. Clouse, repatktieam,
was reported to have forged atigfctry '
ahead of Cordell Hull, earlier reportesV
elected.
The senate majority was settled lass "
last night when belated returns from tks "'
mountain regions of Kentucky gave the
republican candidate, Richard P. Krssit,
victory over Senator Beckham, democrat
Montana, with a large part of her voir '
unreported, still was technically la the
undetermined column as to the diepoai- -tion
of her four electoral votes. But as
both 6f her representative contests "went !
to the republicans and the presidential
vote so far counted favored Harding; it
seemed likely she would fall into the km
ILirding list. Without Montana, Hard
ing would have 400 electoral votes.
Yesterday's count in Oklahoma assur
ed the nation's new women voters onei'
representative in the lower house Mits
Alice Robertson, of Muskogee, a farm
er and restaurant owner. Miss Robert
son was an anti suffragist prior to the
adoption of the nineteenth amendment
and math' the congressional race "ts
see if the men meant it" when they',
"thrust the vote on ts."
JOE WAYCASTER SHOT ANP
KILLED BY WALT BTJCKNEJt
ASHEVILLE, N. C. Nov. JL-Joe
ay. aster, democratic registrar in Yasv
cey county township, was shot and killed
by Walt Buckner, son of former Sheriff
Buckner, of Madison county, in Yanepy
ffltinty, last night, according to inform
tion her this mornintr. J
Buckner is alleged to have inferred a
that Waycaster had destroyed the list af
voters who had paid their poll taxes,
the day of election. The "Me" was ,
passed by Waycaster, it is alleged, Buck
ner then firing, killing the registrar 'al
most instantly. The alleged slayer mad
his escape.
G. 0.
P. CANDIDATE LEADING
BY tOO VOTES ,
FARGO, N. D., Nov. 5. After trail-
ing behind in the vote since election
night. Governor Fraxier. republican eaa-
didate, endorsed by the Non-Partis'
League, swung into the lead carry today )
in the gubernatorial race, being more
than eight hundred votes over his) demo--
cratic opponent, J. F. T. O 'Conner. Re--turns
from 1,852 precincts gave Jraxier
104,498 and O'Connor 103,612. Tra- .
tier's re-election has been conceded by
the Fargo Forum, whieh supported
O'Connor. r
"BATH HOUSE JOHN" AND
HINKY DINK" MAY SPLIT
CHICAGO, Nov. 5. The deeisiom f .
Chicago's voters at Tuesday's election t.
have one alderman each from fifty wards
instead of two aldermen from 35 wards
today brought to light the interesting
case of "Bath House John" OoughHs
and "Hinky Dink" Kenna, who hav
coltrolled the first ward and represented ,
it in the city council for more years thaa
many voters can remember. Speculation
was rife in political circles as to which
of the celebrities would drop out at the
time of the next election. They are fast
friends. " .. ;
SOLDIERS WITHDRAWN FROM -WEST
VIRGINIA COAL FIELDS
WILLIAMSON, W. Va, Nou. iL Th ?
battalion of federal soldiers who nave
been on duty in the Mingo county coal
fields since the strike of miners was
called almost three months ago, -has bees
withdrawn. Twenty-five troopers sf the
West Virginia constabulary arrived here
this morning to take the pises f ft
soldiers. u An additional detaehment is
expected within, a few day. ; t '