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TyEATHER FORECAST for Kansas:
Unsettled, much colder tonight,
with probable rain turning to snow.
Fresh northerly winds.
QNE more good day, Mr. Weather
Man just foi the teachers then
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TOPEKA, KANSAS, FRIDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 10, 1916 TWELVE PAGES
TWO CENTS
TEACHERS FROM
EVERY SECTION
OF STATE IN CITY
Brisk, Bright Fall Weather Aids
In Capital City's Welcome.
Second Day of Annual Session
of Kansas Association.
LAWRENCE MAN IS PRESIDENT
W. II. Johnson a Surprise In
Camp of Teacher Politics.
English Opera by Topeka Com
mercial Club Tonight.
TEST REAL JMERICAH FAITH
Mary Antin, World Known Au
thor, in Tremendous Plea.
She Would Do Away With the
Parochial Schools.
GENERAL PROGRAMS.
At city auditorium for
Friday. November 10,
8 p. m.
"Martha, ibe Boston English Opera
Company. ,
HiKh Srhool Auditorium : Address. "The
Public Schools, n Test of American Faith."
Murv Antin of Boston.
(These entertainments are supplied by
the citizens of Topeka thru their Commer
cial club.
Saturday. November 11,
9 a. m.
Taper. "Commercial Methods in Hiph
School Shops," Prof. H. C. Givens, Pitts
burg. Paper, "The Vse of Jigs in the School
Simps," J. F. Parks, Wichita.
Address. "A Loup Look Ahead." President
V. A. Brandenburg, State Normal Train
ing1 school.
NEW OFFICERS.
W. H. Johnson, Lawrence, presi
dent. -
H. J. French, Eldorado, county su
perintendent of schools, Butler county,
vice president.
O V. Trout, Pittsburg, head of the
department of history, State Manual
Training school, chairman of college
section.
W. A. Bailey, Kansas City, principal
of Kansas City hiph school, chairman
of hih school section.
Emil Kratchovil, Clay Center, super
intendent Clay Center schools, chair
man of the graded schools section.
Miss Elizabeth Warning, Holton, su
perintendent of Jackson county
schools, chairman of the primary
schools section.
O. R. Fan-is, superintendent of
schools at Eureka; C. A. Shlvely, su
perintendent of schools at Hays, and
E. E. Stonecipher, superintendent of
schools at Cherokee, auditing commit
tee. Mary Antin, a Russian-Jewess, au
thor, lecturer and settlement worker,
in an excellent and applause inspiring
address at the city auditorium this
morning pleaded for the abolishment
of parochial schools and private
schools, excepting in rare instances.
The subject of her address was, "The
Public Schools, a Test of American
Faith.'
No address delivered so far this year
nag created as much applause as did
that of the little woman with a mas
of curly hair, who speaks with a dis
tinctly foreign accent. Mary Antin
was in Topeka two weeks ago and de
livered a political add
other members of that famous wom
en's special which traveled from coast
to coast, carrying the banner of
amines tvans Hugnes.
Doctor Kstey Speaks.
The auditorium was filled to over-
"""'"B at me morning session. In
addition to the address of Marv Antin
who will speak again at t'h hi,h
school auditorium tonight, an address
On "The Meaning of Youth" was de
livered oy k. B. Bryan of Colgate
university. New York., Dr. Stephen S.
Estey of the First Presbyterian
church delivered a glowing eulogy on
the late John MacDonald. Resolutions
were adopted and the teachers voted
unanimously to elect the officers nomi
nated by the hoard of directors Thurs
day night. The next meeting p"ace
?h h B d?cided "P" at a meeting of
the board of directors next month
Faith of America.
"The schools." Marv Antin said
."'"J? faith of America in man.'
irusieo man with an ed-
iication which prior to the adoption .
the public school policy of your Xe
of
sew
i.smuu lunriamers was
prerogative of aristocracy in Europe.
"f1 the com"ion schools on
the fact that no one can know what
there is in the boy of the common
man The common man is alwavs
reaching for something he doesn't un
derstand When he reached out for a
public school, he did this very thine
Later philosophers told him it was the
nucleus for a universal education
He created it as a protest against the
tyranny of European masters, who
confined education to aristocracy."
Sterilized Tubes.
Private schools she classes as a
sterilized single tube. Thev should be
utilized by parents only in rare in
stances when it is found impossible to
maintain a home, according to Mary
Antin's opinion. Then she congratu
lated America on the separation of the
church from school.
"Sooner or later." said Mary Antin
"the children from private schools
must tread the same path as those of
the public school. They fail to get
the greatest lesson of life the under-
I :
Mary Antin, Russian Jewess, lecturer
and author, who urged the abolish
ment of private and parochial
schools.
standing of all people. I see the black
robed sisters in the room and no one
reveres them . more than I. But the
parochial does not typify America's
faith in equality of all and education
of all along the same lines which is
the only manner of building com
munity life so essential to America'3
future.
Against All Segregation.
"I am even against tne segregation
of the colored ind white children.
You sav here in Kansas that the par
ents of the colored children favor such
a segregation, as well as those of
white people. mats oecause tne
white people were raised in the same
atmosphere of non-equality which
segregation is creatin g in their chil-
(Continued on Page Two.)
WANT TO BE SURE
Result Depends on Few States,
Says Willcox.
Duty to Country to See That
Count Is Exact.
New York, Nov. 10. Chairman
Willcox, of the Republican national
committee today issued the following
statement:
"The result still depends upon the
vote of a few close states.'
'""It must bo bome in mind that the
returns thus far announced are in
most states unofficial and may be
changed by the official count required
by the laws of those states.
"Twice during the unofficial com
putation yesterday in California mis
takes in addition were announced
from that state, substantially chang
ing figures previourly given.
"It is common experience that the
result of the official count almost al
ways varies from the returns first an
nounced. "Where the vote is as close as that
reported In several states it may well
be that material changes will result
from the official count. We owe it
to the country to take all necessary
steps to see that an exact and honest
count of the votes is made.
"When the current seemed to be
running against Mr. Wilson on Wed
nesday, the Democratic managers an
nounced their intention to demand a
recount in every close state.
"All we desire Is to make sure that
the vote be counted as cast."
TAKES BACK SEAT
Minnesota's Importance as
Pivotal State Subsides.
Hughes Leads, but Soldier Vote
Will Decide.
St. Paul, Minn., Nov. 10. With the
importance of Minnesota as a pivotal
state in the election of a president of
the United States greatly aiminished
by developments in California, politi
cians Settled down todav In wait until
perhaps Tuesday to learn just what
Minnesota aia in election of a presi
dent. Gopher khaki clad bo-'s at the bor
der are responsible for the delai'. Re
turns from 2.939 nrecinctss nut of it -
j 050 show Hughes leading by 1,034.
unnocrais, nowever. refuse to concede
the state. They state Hughes's lead
will be cut down to about 400 in Min
nesota, and that upon returns from
Minnesota civilian voters Hughes may
be expected to carry Minnesota by 350
to 400.
But. Democrats claim, however, that
the soldier vote will be for Wilson two
to one and will enable him to carry
the state by 200.
Wilson Ahead In New Mexico.
Albuquerque, X. M., Nov. 10.
With 533 precincts in New Mexico re
ported, the vote today stands: Wilson
32,155: Hughes 30,405, and it is prac
tically certain that the remaining pre
cincts to be heard from will not re
duce the president's plurality below
1,500 and that th electoral college of
the state will not be split
13 HOODOO WORKS
BOTH WAYS FOR
PRES. CANDIDATES
Superstitiously inclined saw another
instance of Wilson's belief in his pood
luck in the "hoodoo number thirteen"
today. 7
Apparently, Wilson won the presi
dency with California's thirteen votes.
Hughes, his opponent, voted ballot
number thirteen, Tuesday.
PRAISE TOPEKA
AND HER PART IN
BIG CONVENTION
Prominent Members of Associ
ation Pay Their Respects. .
This Is Most Successful of All
State Meetings.
COULD HANDLE 2.000 MORE
Capital City Well Prepared for
Large Crowds.
Talent for Contention Was
Best To Be Obtained.
Officers, past officers, and promi
nent members of the Kansas State
Teachers association stated today in
no uncertain terms that the fifty
fourth annual meeting of the Kansas
State Teachers( association is the
most successful event in the history
of the organization. That Topeka
added much to this success because of
the entertainment afforded was the
opinion of these educators.
Following are some of the expres
sions of approval:
From Ed. Hackney.
Ed. T. Hackney, president of the state
board of administration: "The faculties of
our state schools are represented as never
before. They are here and enjoying every
minute of the big meeting. I am greatly
pleased with the program and especially
with the practical nature of the lectures
and discussions. Such a big attendance in
sures greater good than ever before to the
state at large. This convention is the
greatest one influence in Kansas to social
ize and popularize the best there is in
state and national education. The board
of admintstTation is glad to encourage the
state iaculties to attend."
Topeka' Big Job.
Superintendent W. S. Heusner of Salina:
"I am greatly pleased with the meetinir
Snappy programs, good speakers, fine
music, and keen-edged professional enthus
iasm have marked the meeting from first
to last. Kansas teachers have had the op-
gortunity to get into toueb with, the very
est in national education. Topeka has
had a big job on its hands and it has
doDe its job well."
Topeka's Best.
Superintendent L. A. Lowther of Em
poria : "We have had a wonderful meet
ing. Topeka has done its best and the
teachers all appreciate what Topeka teach
ers and citizens have done. President May
berry has given us a great program."
From Dr. Hwiry Wttwr,
rDc Henry . J. Watena.jwesident of the
Kansas State Agricultural colleger "Meet
ings of this character are ertain to in
crease the teaching efficiency of Kansas.
The addresses were practical, and the tal
ent the beat available. Topeka did her
part in making the meeting a success."
From Others.
It. B. Kellogg of Emporia, president of
the association in 1877: "I attended the
first state teachers convention in Atchison
in 1865 when only fifty or sixty were pres
ent. I think the marvelous growth of the
state teachers association is one of the
best indications we have of the growth of
education in Kansas.'
President T. W. Butcher of the Emporia
Normal : "Topeka has given the associa
tion the most royal and generous recep
tion the convention has ever had. The
program was also the best that has been
given."
W. H. Carothers, of the Emporia Nor
mal : "While the convention has been the
most successful in the history of the or
ganization it 1ms certainly made us renlize
the problem of taking care of the members.
I think the people of Topeka deserve much
praise for the manner ia which, the crowd
was handled."
M. E. Mooie of leaven worth, a-member
of the board of directors: "The conven
tion this year undoubtedly was the big
gest the association has had. The man
agement of the crowd was a great improve
ment on old methods. However, the teach
ers are demanding a bigger hall of Topeka
to take care of the crowd as the increasing
Interest in the annual meeting is growing
each year and the problem of a meeting
place is becoming perplexing."
Gigantic Tank.
W. A Brandenburg, president State
Manual Training Normal: "I have never
seen a town give more thoughtful prepara
tion to taking care of an association. It
is a gigantic task to accommodate between
six and eight thousand teachers. I have
been impressed with the high class educa
tional character of the meeting and the
fact it has appealed to the rank and file
of the teachers. In other words the speak
ers have not talked over the heads of the
teachers."
Ir E. Stanley, president of Friends Uni
versity Wichita. Kan. : "It was a strong
program and should hare satisfied all the
teachers. I have missed only three or four
meetings since 7C It is getting to be a
great institution."
E. F. Stanley of Topeka, chairman en
tertainment committee : "The good people
of Topeka responded beyond the demands.
If any teachers did not find suitable quar
ters it was because they did not come
direct to the central registration places.
We easily could have taken care of 2,000
additional teachers."
Prof. A. S. Olin, of University of Kansas,
a former president of the association : "It
has been an excellent program, strong
and well balanced."
Dr. Frank Strong, chancellor of Univer
sity of Kansas: "It was an excellent pro
gram. It grows richer every year."
SLASHES TWO GIRLS
Special Guards Needed to Protect
Negro Suspects.
Quincy, 111., Nov. 10. St. Louis ana
Quincy detectives have been called to
Hannibal. Mo., to run down a negro
who early Wednesday entered two
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residences in ntiiiiui.
girl's throat and attempted to attack
I anOtner. BIX JSUSp-3 O-i r m jau dim
I because of the high feeling an extra
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The condition of neither girl is
serious. '
READY WITH PROMISE
Germany Informs TJ. S. It Will Thoroly
Investigate Marina Disaster.
Washington, Nov. 10. Germany has
informed the American embassy in
Berlin that the sinking of the British
steamer Marina on October 28, with
the loss of the lives of six American
horse tenders, will be thoroly investi
gated as soon as submarines operating
on that date have reported, according
to confidential advices received here
today from Berlin.
BIG STATE WIDE
CELEBRATION IfJ
TOPEKA TUESDAY
Democrats Will Celebrate Vic
tory of Woodrow Wilson.
Red Fire, Brass Bands and Ora
tory for the Bourbons.
BRING CAMPAIGN STARS HERE
Ratification in Honor of Those
Who Made It So.
Fire Congressmen Re-Elected
Will Jfot Be Overlooked.
Democrat leaders representing
both state and local organizations will
meet at the Throop hotel, tonight td
lay plans for a state wide celebration
of President Wilson's re-election. It
is probable that a big state wide rat
ification will be held in Topeka Tues
day night A number of st-te leaders
will be invited to make speeches and
the Bourbons will celebrate with red
fire and oratory.
Hubert Lardner. chairman of the
state committee, and Frank Whftney,
chairman of the Shawnee county com
mittee, joined today in the call for 3
conference, at the Throop hotel reg
ular Democrat headquarters. - Plan
for the ratification will be worked out
at the meeting. It is probable that
Shawnee county Dtmocrats will celer
brate Tuesday night. If plans can be
made, the meeting will assume state
wicie proportions and many Bourbon
leaders who participated in the cam
paign, will have a part in the restivk
ties. One plan today was to bring all of
the state campaign stars to Topeka for
the ratification. Included in the
celebrities may be the five . Demo
cratic congressmen from the Fourth,
Fifth, Sixth, Seventh and Eighth dis
tricts, who have been re-elected.
"The prospect for a state wide rati
fication in Topeka depends entirely
on our ability to organize such a meet
ing before next Tuesday," said Chain
man "Whitney of the county commit
tee. "We are now working out plans
for a big meeting in Topeka Tuesday
night and it will be a real celebration.
Jr trie state organization can arrange
to loin us, the meeting will be state
wide." .
TURNS JHE TRICK
Wilson Wins Without 'Any of
Pivotal States.
Tammany Promises of Delivery
of Big Vote Fails.
New Tork, Nov. 10. Woodrow 'Wil
son apparently has been elected presi
dent without the votes of the hereto
fore supposedly indispensable states
of New York, Indiana and Illinois.
He has seemingly won without aid
from three Democratic leaders whose
domination in th03e states Is popu
larly accredited them in the title of
"boss." They are: Charles F. Mur
phy, of Tammany Hall; Tom Taggart,
of Indiana, and Roger Sullivan, of
Illinois.
Only one other president a Repub
lican has ever been elected without
the vote of New York. He was Ruth
erford B. Hayes, and his election over
Samuel J. Tilden in 1876 is the closest
parallel in American political history
to the close race of 1916.
No Administration Pie for Them.
Politicians all over the country will
await with interest the administra
tion's treatment of the New York
city, Illinois state and Indiana staty
Democratic organizations.
The consensus of opinion today was
that there were lean years ahead for
all three, so far as federal patronage
and recognition by the administration
is concerned. It is generally believed
that on Tammany Hall will fall the
hardest blow since from dawn of
election day the president's friends
had a hunch that the Murphyites
would knife Wilson. The tremendous
city majority which Tammany prom
ised Wilson failed dismally to ma
terialize. 22 LOST IN LAKE
Only One Survivor of Castilia's
Crew Reaches Shore.
Vessel Goes Down in Lake Su
perior Blizzard.
'Calumet, Mich., Nov. 10. In a
blinding snow storm thats wept Lake
Superior last night, the steamer Cas
tilia went down off Manitou island
with a loss of twenty-two members of
her crew of twenty-three. The lone
survivor, a sailor named Edward
Laundry', clung to a life belt and
reached shore. He brought the news
of the disaster to the Eagle Harbor
coast guard and search was immedi
ately started for possible survivors.
The Castilia was a small steel ore
carrier, owned by the Brown Steam
ship company of Fairport, O. She
left Duluth Tuesday, bound for Ash
tabula, O., with ore.
WHEAT REACHES $2.08
Highest Mark in History of Trade on
, Minneapolis Market.
Minneapolis. Minn., -Nov. 10. May
wheat went to the record mark of
$2.00 in the Minneapolis chamber of
commerce this morning at 11:45,
amid the wildest scenes ever witnessed
I in the history of wheat trading here.
I Durum went to $2.08, high mark of
history.
G, 0, P, LEADERS
'NOW PLOT FINISH
FIGHT IN COURTS
Conference ' With Attorneys
Lasts Nearly AH Night.
Judicial Proceedings Probable
in Four States.
LIST INCLUDES CALIFORNIA
Want No Cloud to Rest on Title
of U. S. President.
Ballot Box Tampering in
Doubtful States Reported.
New York, Nov. 10. A conference
of G. O. P. chief tlans who gathered
at headquarters shortly before noon
was still in session at 1:30, presum
ably mapping out the states in which
the party intends to institute pro
ceedings for a re-count, or possible
court proceedings. A formal state
ment, issued by them with the appro
val of Governor Hughes, declared the
result of the election could not be con
sidered final until the official count is
completed. They pointed out that
many of the returns so far tabulated
are unofficial and already many mis
takes having important bearing on the
result have been found. They said
they felt they "owed it to the Ameri
can people" to see that an absolutely
accurate and honest count is made.
The leaders expected the official count
to be completed by next Monday.
Those in the conference included
Chairman Willcox: George W. Per
kins; George W. Wickersham; Frank
H. Hitchcock, Travis H. Whitney, Her
bert Parsons, Corneilus H. Bliss, Jr.
New York, Nov. 10. That President
Wilson's election will not be conceded
without a recount in the close states
was the declaration of Republican
leaders arly today after conferences
lasting far into last night. Some def
inite course of action probably will be
decided upon soon. The states in
which it was said recourse to judicial
proceedings was likely were Califor
nia, New Hampshire, New Mexico and
North Dakota.
If recount proceedings are institut
ed, It was believed George W. Wicker
sham, attorney general of the United
States under President Taft would
marshal the legal forces of the Re
publicans. He conferred late yester
day with Mr Hughes and Chairman
Willcox of the national committee at
the nominee's hotel here and another
conference later lasted nearly all
night. No formal statement was forth
coming as to what was contemplated
but Mr. Willcox asserted a recount
would be demanded wherever the
margin -;f Democratic victory was so
small that a comparatively few votes
would turn the scales. He and his
advisers took the postion, they said,
that there should be no "cloud" upon
Mr. W'ilson's title to the presidency.
Until Mr. Wilson's victory was con
ceded the Democrats were preparing
to demand a recount in the so-called
"doubtful states." Alton B. Parker, who
resigned as chief judge of the New
York state court of appeals to be
come the Democratic candidate for
president in 1904, conferred with Na
tional Chairman Vance C. McCormick
(Continued on Page Two.)
HAIL TOJHIEF!
President Greeted as Next Pres
ident on Trip.
Goes to Attend Christening of
His Grandchild.
Rhinecliff, N. Y., Nov. 10. Presi
dent Wilson was greeted as "The next
president" when he came ashore from
the yacht Mayflower today, en route
to Williamstown, Mass., to attend the
christening of his grandchild.
A big crowd greeted the president
and Mrs. Wilson and cheered born.
The president was looking fine and
wore a happy smile as he responded
to the greeting. He had been kept
informed of California's vote count by
wireless during the night.
The Mayflower made the journey
up the Hudson by easy stages and ar
rived here early in the morning. The
president and Mrs. Wilson came
ashore shortly before 10 o'clock and
immediately boarded a special train
for Williamstown, Mass.
STORM 0NJTHE WAY
Colder Weather With Rain Turning to
Snow Is Forecast.
Hourly temperature readings fur
nished by the weather bureau:
7 o'clock 44
8 o'clock 46
11 o'clock 54
12 o'clock 55
9 o'clock 48
10 o'clock B0
1 o'clock. .... 56
2 o'clock 5f
Temperatures today averaged six
degrees above normal. The wind is
blowing at the rate of ten miles an
hour from the northeast.
Winter will strike Topeka tonight
with probably- rain and snow, and the
mercury will descend rapidly, this
evening, to a point not yet reached
this season. The wind has shifted to
the northwest, and it is expected that
the temperature will begin to slide
early this evening. The gky here to
(Continued on Tape Two.)
M0. DEMOCRAT LEADS
Gardner Ahead, of Republican Op
ponent 3,529.
St. Louis, Nov. 10. Returns from
3.239 out of 3,459 precincts in Mis
souri give Gardner, Democrat, for gov
ernor, 363,110, Lamm, Republican,
359,581 a plurality for Gardner of
3,529. No returns from four counties
are included, in these figures.
FACTIONAL ROW
IN CALIF. COST
CO. P. DEFEAT
See Outcome Result of Row
With Progressives.
"Regulars" Kidnaped Hughes
on California Tour.
BULL MOOSE FELT SNUBBED
State Chairman Aired It and
Attacked Hughes.
Johnson Carried State by 300,-
000; Hughes Knifed.
BY PERRY ARNOLD.
New York, Nov. 10. Of scarcely
less interest among politicians today
than discussion of Hughes' apparent
defeat even tho carrying New York,
Indiana and Illinois, was what hap
pened in California. It was agreed
that Hughes must have suffered a
tremendous cutting there, since Gov
ernor Hiram Johnson, senatorial
nominee on the same ticket, and idol
of the Progressives, ran nearly 300,000 i
ahead of him. Apparently the - Pro-I
gressives threw most of their strength
to Wilson.
All of which recalled to Republicans
today the direful predictions which
were made at the time of Governor
Hughes' campaign tour of California,
due to "kidnaping" of the nominee by
a Republican faction which sought to
"freeze out" the Progressives.
Now .hat the election is over, a
summarizing of the principal features
of Governor Hughes tour of Califor
nia by the writer, who accompanied
him on the trip, may serve to throw
light on California's vote.
Johnson Back to G. O. F.
In the first place, they play politics
very seriously in California., Up un
til summer there was bitter warfare
between the "regular" Republicans of
the old school and the Progressives,
mostly recruited from the Republican
fold, but who revolted against the
type of rule which they claimed the G.
O. P. of the states ought to enforce.
Then came the peace of Chicago and
Governor Hiram Johnson, Progres
sive of Progressives, four years ago
Roosevelt's running mate, returned to
Republicanism with most of his fol
lowers. Johnson announced for the
senatorship and started active cam
paigning for Hughes and himself..
Tht first Californian whom Hughes
met on his tour of the Pacific coast
was Chester H. Rowell, a member of
the Republican campaign committee,
former ardent Progressive and former
bitter enemy of the "regulars." Row
ell made a special trip to Oregon to
meet Hughes and inform him that the
"regulars," headed by National Com
mitteeman William H. Crocker and
Former State Chairman Francis V.
Veesling, planned to adopt the' candi
date and guard him from all contact
with their former enemies, the Pro
gressives. Hughes Was Warned of Plot.
Rowell told Hughes Crocker was the
same man who last December, at the
meeting of the Republican committee,
pleaded against compromise with the
Progressives and begged Tor "one
more chance to get Johnson." But
Hughes adhered to his policy of keep
ing hands off state rows. The com
mittee which met his train was com
posed exclusively of "regulars," with
a few picked Progressives Progres
sives whom the real Progressives re
fused to recognize as their kin.
In San Francisco it developed that
no arrangements had been made by
the Crocker-Keesling committee for
Hughes to meet Johnson. Progres
sives said they had been told they were
"not wanted" at the mass meeting
which Hughes addressed.
To add to the mix-up. Hughes was
invited to a luncheon of the Chamber
of Commerce but before the time set
all the waiters joined a strike then on
thruout the city. Union labor was
greatly angered when Hughes attend
ed this luncheon and was served by
"scab" help. The arrangements com
mittee kept him in ignorance of the
strike and how union labor in the citv
( Continued on Pa ge Two")"
AUTO BLOWS UP
Flywheel Bursts, Badly Injur
ing J. and D. Haley.
Car Belonging to H. A. Hodgins
Is a Total Wreck.
James Haley, 1403 North Jefferson
street, and Dewey Haley, 2501 Union
avenue, were severely injured at 9
o'clock this morning when the fifty
pound flywheel of en auto on which
they were working flew to pieces. The
men, both employees of the Topeka
Cold Storage company were "working
on the machine, owned by H. A. Hod
gins, in front of the garage of the
company, on the alley on First street
between Jackson street and Kansas
avenue. They had Just started the
engine of the machine when the fly
wheel broke throwing pieces thru the
floor of the car and the fenders, and
splintering the garage door. Imme
diately following, a slight gasoline ex
plosion finished wrecking the floor
and interior of the car.
Both men were struck by flying
fragments of rhe flywheel, sustaining
painful cuts and bruises on head and
body. James Haley was struck in the
stomach by a half-pound Section of
the wheel and may be injured inter
nally. They were both removed im
mediately to St. Francis hospital
where it was announced that the in
juries were not serious.
The interior of the car, a Stafford,
was completely wrecked. The force
of the explosion threw bits of iron
fifty feet away, several particles near
ly piercing the walls of a freight car
on an adjoining siding.
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HE VOTED NO. 13
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Mr. Hughes casting ballot No. 13.
Charles E. Hughes was given bal
lot No. 13 when he went to vote in
New York city. "That's my lucky
number," he said. "1 was born on
Friday."
WILSON'S SCORE
Standing of states with elec
toral vote. Needed to elect, 266.
FOR WILSON.
California, 13.
Alabama, 12.
Arizona, 3.
Arkansas, 9.
Colorado, 6.
Florida, 6.
Georgia, 14.
Idaho, 4.
Kentucky, 13.
Louisiana, 10.
Maryland, 8.
Mississippi, 10.
Missouri, 18.
Montana, 4.
Nebraska, 8. ... . ..
Nevada, 3.
North Carolina, 12. "
North Dakota, 5.
Ohio, 24.
Oklahoma, 10.
South Carolina, 9.
Tennessee, 12.
Kansas, 10.
Texas, 20.
Utah, 4.
Virginia, 12.
Washington, 7.
Wyoming, 3.
TOTAL, 269.
FOR HUGHES.
Connecticut, 7.
Delaware, 3.
, Illinois, 29.
Iowa, 13.
Maine, 6.
Massachusetts, 18.
Michigan, 15.
New Jersey, 14.
New York, 45.
Oregon, 5.
Pennsylvania, 38.
Rhode Island, 5.
South Dakota, 5.
Vermont, 4.
West Virginia, 8.
Wisconsin, 13.
Indiana, 15.
TOTAL. 243. ,
DOUBTFUL.
New Mexico, 3.
New Hampshire, 4.
Minnesota, 12.
TOTAL, 19.
FORTY DEAD IN WRECK
Eighty Carranza Soldiers Hurt Train
Was Telescoped.
Laredo, Nov. 10. Forty Carranza
soldiers were killed and twice that
number injured Sunday at Chirimoya
near Celaya. when their train was tel
escoped by a pilot train, according to
advices reaching here today. The In
jured were taken to San Luis Potosi
for treatment.
Trevlno Leaving Chihuahua.
El Paso. Nov. 10. A special train
is just arriving in Juaraz with approx
imately 600 Carranza troops on board.
American army officers believe this to
be the beginning of the evacuation of
Chihuahua City by -Trevino.
Gen. Francisco Gonzales in Juarez
declared the troops were being sent
north for duty in western Chihuahua.
He denied Chihuahua City fc-as to be
evacuated.
GUARD VOTE TO WILSON
Troops on Border May Swing Minne
sota to Democratic Column.
Llano Grande, Tex., Nov. 10. The
Minnesota guardsmen on the border!
voted two to one in favor of President!
Wilson, according to Col. D. Luce, j
commanding the 4,130 Minnesota mili
tiamen here. )
Of the total Minnesota men. 1.821
voted, the ballot resulting, according
to Colonel Luce, in 1.200 for Wilson
and 621 for Hughes.
WILSON
VICTORY
California's 18 Electoral Totes
Give President 269.
This Is Three More Than Nec
essary to Elect Him.
CALIFORNIA VOTE MAY BE SPLIT
! Ttiif of Thof Va PhonAA Anna.
4.1IUI) J.1 V VliaUVC A))H1
ent for Hughes to .Win.
Minnesota, New Mexico, New
Hampshire Still Doubtful.
DEMAND RECOUNT OF VOTES
Republican Chairman Wants
Test In Four States.
Even With Doubtful States'
Vote, Hughes Falls Short. ;
BY PERRY ARNOLD.
New York, Nov. 10. America has
chosen Woodrow Wilson president
and Thomas R. Marshall vice pres
ident for four years more, on the face
of returns available early today.
There was only the barest possibility
that recounts and possible court con
tests predicted by unyielding Repub
licans would change the situation and
the Democratic victory is generally
conceded.
California's entire -vote had not
been counted up to late today,
but Wilson's lead was so commanding
that it appeared that no matter what
the result in the few remaining pre
cincts, he would have a clear plural
ity over Hughes. There remained...
however.' the possibility of a division
pf the state's electoral vote of thir
teen. Has Three More Than Majority.
Counting California's entire vote for
Wilson, his total in the electoral col
lege disregarding states in which
there still remained a doubt as to the
outcome appeared today to reach
269 three more than necessary.
Hughes appeared to have gained 243
votes. Three states were still
in doubt Minnesota, New Mexico and
New Hampshire but their total elec
toral vote of nineteen would not be
sufficient to elect Hughes unless the
Republican nominee gained more than
four of California's votes on a split
in that state. Moreover, the vote from
approximately one-half the state of
New Mexico gave Wilson a lead of
more than 6,000. .
Republican headquarters still held
.tay 'i,.?0ut, co"ceding Wilson's
election. National Chairman Willcox
announced determination to press for
S"1,,1." fur ot the doubtful
st.tes California, New Hampshire,
New Mexico and North Dtkota Min
nesota may be added later to this list.
Next Senate Democratic
It was Willcox's contention that
wre aiiici iiau pcopie were entitled to
know beyond question as to their
choice of the national executive an4
that they would not desire to have
a man in the White House on whose
title there was the slightest cloud.
The same incomplete returns which
apparently showed election of national
Democratic ticket, also indicated to
day that President Wilson will have a
safe maloritv in the senate hut an
jeeedingly close one in the house.
There seemed no question but that the
senate would be Democratic by a ma
jority of twelve, but in the house the
margin of Democratic control was so
very narrow thr.t possibly five or
six representatives of minor parties
might hold the balance of power.
Socialist and Irj- All but Fall.
The returns so far indicate election
of one representative of each of the
following parties: Progressive, Pro
hibition, Protection, Socialist and In
dependent. HITS ROCK AND SINKS
Steamer Almost at Destination, Meets
Second Accident.
New York, Nov. 10. The Clyde lln
freight steamship Chippewa struck a
rock off Wings Neck, Buzzard's Bay,
Massachusetts, early today and sank,
according to word received at tho
maritime exchange. The crew was
rescued. The vessel carried no pas
sengers. - -w
The Chippewa, of 2,696 gross ton
nage, left Jacksonville, Fla., Novem
ber 4 for Boston. She went aground
near Jacksonville but waa floated and
proceeded, touching Charleston, S. C,
November 6.
DRYS READY TO FIGHT
California Amendments Lost Prouibs
Say Election Was Illegal.
San Francisco, Cal., Nov. 10. Cali
fornia will remain wet. Majorities
against the prohibition measures in
dicated in today's tabulations show
that prohibition amendment number
one lost by 110,000, and number two
by 40,000.
The Prohibitionifts declare their
deleat is due to illegalities and thev
are preparing to make this the basis
for a demand for a federal investiga
tion. San Francisco went wet by from
75,000 to 85,000.