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SIXTY-THIRD YEAR. NO. 16.
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1913. TWELVE PAGES.
PRICE TWO CENTS.
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WILSON POLICIES GAIN DEMOCRATIC VICTORIES; TAMMY IS ROOTED
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STATES BACK
PARTY STAND
AT THEPOLLS
Democratic Victories in
Massachusetts, Mary
land, New Jersey.
TARIFF AND CURRENCY
Both Issues Enter Campaigns '
Walsh, for Governor, Given
Record Vote.
Washington, D. C. Nov. Z. Presi
dent Wilson made no official comment
today on the demociatic victories
jn
New Jersey, Massachusetts and Mary- uu" i"'-"""
! affairs as a special assistant corpora
land, but -o.o friends he was much en-, Uon c0un8eI Mr Mitchell was instru
couraged because in all three states , menta, tne Temova, of Ahearn and
tlie tariff and currency were the is-; . , . . fj, .,
MIPS.
The president dispatched
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(C congratulation to Walsh, elected
..... , ... . .
Heeled senator of Maryland. He al-!
ready had sent a telegram "t, flicila
tion to Fielder of New Jefaij-..".
The president took great interest in
fho tiiunifin:il f.lpct inn; anrl t;fnt cttn.
gratulations to hi:-, personal rriend
Mayor Baker, reelected in Cleveland.
Secretary Bryan iu a staten-ent de-
,r th r..i. ,,t v.-trrt:.v- -w.
tions could not be taken othepwise
than an endorsement of the policks of
President Wilson.
Bchtoii. Mass , Nov. 5. Lieytenairt
Goveruo.- David A. Walsh, democrat,
was" elevated to the u.o ernoritii in
a four-cornered contest by
the
largest plurality ever accordei- dem-1
ocranc canaiaate lor me onice. duo,
progressive, received 12G.C77 votes;
Gardner, republican, 11C.314, and Foas.
independent, 20.M7. Walsh carried
with him into office every democratic
candidate on the state ticket, with the
possible exception of the attorney gen
eral. This is another result in unique
Massachusetts political history.
The republican grip on the legisla
ture was weakened and that party,
after control of years, lacks a major
ity in each branch. The progressives,
who scored heavy gains, hold the bal
ance of power. The senate stands:
Republicans, 2t; democrats, 18; pro
gressives, 2. The house: Republicans,
117; democrats. UK',; progressives, 17;
independents, 2: socialists. 1.
rit:i.!)KK l. 1KW JKHSiEl.
Trenton, N. .1.. Nov. -5. Latest fig
ures indicate James Fielder, demo
cratic candidate for governor, has a
plurality of about 22.0(10 over Slokes.
republican. The democrats control
both houses of the legislature
i.i:k has 3muo m.k;i.
Baltimore, Md., Nov. 5. Owing to
the long and cumbersome ballot the
returns from Maryland are still Incom
plete. Indications are. however, that
Blair Lee, democrat, is elected to the
I'nited States senate by a plurality of
about thirty thousand. The democratic
state ticket will do nearly as well.
Iemocrats claim a three-fifths major
ity ii. each house. This will be suf
ficient to override vetoes of the repub
lican governor, Goldboro. The p:
gressive vote fell off heavily.
1IK.I.1. IMUA AI'OI.I IIAIOK.
Indianapolis. Ind.. Nov. 5. Complete
unofficial returns show Bell, democrat,
is elected mayor by a plurality of 5.535.
The entire city democratic ticket Is
elected. Bookwalter. republican .can
didate for mayor, ran 109 ahead of
Johnson, progressive. This is gain for
the republicans who ran third in 1912,
witt progressives 6econd. The social
istic vote was heavr in several cities
and towns in the state.
Out of 74 cities and towns in the
Mate from which returns was received
this morning, the democrats elected
42 mayors, republican 17, progressives
4, non-partisans 4. Citizens candidates
were elected in several places. Repub
licans claim gains in almost all sec
r . tions of the state over 1912.
KNOTTS AT tiARV.
Gaj-y, Ind.. Nov. 5. Roswell O. j
Johnson, citixens" candidate, was elect- j
ed over Mayor Tom Knotts after one i
of the wildest elections in the history j
of the state. Several were injured in ;
riots at the polls. The element stand- j
ing for a wide open town supported
Knotts, who has served seven years !
as mayor. j
BtKKR V1S AT M.n KI.ASD. 1
Cleveland. Ohio. Nov. 5. Complete
returns In Cleveland's first non-partisan
election with ballot thow Mayor
Baker is reelected by a majority of
3. 225. Two years ago Baker's plural
ity wa 10.000.
Toledo, Ohio. Nov. 5. Keller, repub
lican, was chosen mayor ly a plurality
of o.OOO. ,
Ht'NT IS UEt'KATEll.
Cincinnati, Ohio, Nor. 5. Judge
t'picgel,, republican, was elected may-
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THE WEATHER
Forecast Till 7 p. m. Tomorrow, for
Rock Island, Davenport, Moline
and Vicinity. .
Fair tonight and Thursday, warmer
tonight with the lowest temperature
above the freezing point. Moderate,
southerly winds.
Temperature at 7 a. m, 31; highest
yesterday, 50; lowest last night, 31.
Velocity of wind at 7-a m., 2 miles
per hour.
Precipitation none.
Relative humidity at 7 p. in., 72; at 7
a. m., 93.
Stage of water, 3.4, a fall cf .1 in last
24 hours.
J. M. SHERIER, Local Forecaster.
ASTRONOMICAL EVENTS.
Evening stars: Mercury. Jupiter.
Morning stnrs: Saturn. Mars. ;jus.
Formalhiiut. the white star nppearins
alone In the southern sky. In meridian
at 8 p. in.
New York's New Mayor
John Purroy Mitchel, the new may
or o' Greater New York is only 34
years old and has come to the front
1 in New York politics since 1307, when
I Mayor McClellan appointed him com-
i misslcner of accounts after he had
conducted an investigation of the
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Brooklyn.
Elected president, of tlie board of al
dermen in 1909. Mitchel became act
ing mayor while Mayor Gaynor was re
covering from his bullet wound in
1910. Jast May he was made collector
I of 'he port of York by Pres.dent
! U llscn- but ' rested this post afte.
: the nmniclpHl caaigu whuh ended
yesterday, get under way. Mitchel
fell heir to the feud with Tammany,
started by his uncle, Henry D. Purroy,
who had a falling out with Richard
Cioker in the early '80s. ;
The newly elected mayor is a grad
uae of Columbia university. He mar
ried Miss 01ivD. Child, daughter of
Franklin-D. Cfcjkl X New York, in
April, 1909. . !. . V .
or over the present mayor, Henry
Hunt, democrat, by 3,300. Every can
didate on the republican ticket won
with Spiegel. The democrats appear- 1
to have saved three superior and four
municipal judges.
Columbus, Ohio, Nov. 5. Mayor
Karl), democrat, was elected by 4,000.
Four cities in Ohio elected socialist
mayors. They je (Vshocton, Hamil
ton, Martins and Ferry. Ferry re
elected Shelby.
Karb failed to pull his ticket
through with him and the majority of
the republican candidates were elect-1
ed.
iMIII.ADKI.I-HIA TO HKI'l Ill.K AN. i
Philadelphia, Pa., Nov. 5. Victory I
' me iciiuuin.au organ liiauon
of Philadelphia . ver fusion forces led
by Mayor Brandenburg appeared more
complete today as further returns wera
received. The reform element, which
formed a combination with the demo
crats, lost ground in nearly every
ward. The republicars won county of
fices by more than thirty thousand ma
jority and increased their membership
in the council.
KKTt('Kr UKNIH'H.tTIC,
Louisville, Ky., Nov. 5. Revised re
turns of elections in Kentucky ccn
firmed the decisive democratic victory.
The only "upset" was Breathitt coun-t;-
w here the republican ticket won.
socialists lose crrv.
Crookston. Minn., Nov. 5. Crook
ston's socialist regime was ended yes
terday with the election of Thomas
Morris for mayor. He ran on the
union ticket, backed by all parties op
posed to socialists. The -wets" were
also victorious.
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Thief Shuts Three In Vault.
Mount Vernon, III., Nov. 5. Two
robbers forced. W. II. Phillips, cash
ier; V. E. Richardson, assistant cash
ier, and Paul Morgan, bookkeeper, into
a vault at 4 o'clock yesterday after
noon, turned the combination and
stole $1,413. The money was recov
ered a few moments later, when Dr.
Andy Hall. Conrad Schul and Fred
Patient caught the robber. The thief
fought and was beaten before cap
tured. His name was not learned.
BAVARIA DEPOSES
INSANE KING OTTO
Prince Regent Ludwig Pro
claims Himself Ruler and
Assumes Throne.
Munich, Bavaria, Nov. 5. Otto of
Bavaria, insane king, as deposed to
day from the throne of the kingdom
of Bavaria, which he has occupied 27
years, without being aware of his po
sition. Prince Regent Ludwig pro
claimed himself king- this morning, in
pursuance of the provision of a law
just enacted by the house of the Bavar
ian die. He was known as Ludwig
the third.
MITCH EL HAS
TIGER LOSTIM
121MREAD
Tammany " Given Severe
Rebuke in New York
City and State.
jSULZER FOR ASSEMBLY
Deposed Governor Returned to
Office and Many Who Voted
Against Him Defeated.
New York, Nov. 5. Each successive
recapitulation today affirms the crush
ing defeat of the Tammany forces in
yesterday's elections. The organiza
tion was not only engulfed by a plural
ity of over a hundred and ten thousand
votes w ith which the fusionists elected
John Purroy Mitchel mayor, but in
many of the upstate districts a severe
rebuke w;as administered to the Tam
many democracy that has been in con
trol in the state since the days of Gov
ernor Hughes.
William Sulzer, deposed by Tam
many's exposure of his unlisted cam
"''' jgn contributions, will return to Al-
V in January as a member of the
assembly. Many legislators who voted
to impeach him met defeat, with the
result that he will sit in an anti-Tammany
house. On the basis of incom
plete returns it is claimed the next as
sembly will be composed of 85 repub
licans, 17 progressives and 48 demo
crats. Many of the latter are said to
be of progressive or independent ten
dencies. BORDIGHS 1ST AEH HANDS.
With1 punch 1 rt dacecv- pluralities but
with a safe margin, fusionists elected
William A. Prendergast, comptroller
of the city, and George McAneny pres
ident of the board of aldermen. They
kept out of Tammany's hands the pres
idency of the three principal boroughs,
Manhattan, Brooklyn. and the Bronx,
and thus increased the anti-Tammany
majority on the board of estimate,
which controls the city's expenditures.
The fusion vote on the board will be
14 to Tammany's 2. A fusion major
ity on the board of aldermen was also
elected. Two democratic congressmen
were elected in the city.
Complete returns show Mitchel, fu
sion, led McCall, Tammany, by 121,-
o,j9
Russell, socialist, polled 31,109.
McCall
ran behind his ticket in all
of the five boroughs.
The election of Bartlett. democrat,
as chief judge of the state court of
appeals was conceded at republican
state headquarters.
i;UOI) GOVEH.MMEXT WINS.
John Purroy Mitchel made the
following statement:
"The sincere personal gratification
I feel is tempered by my sense of deep
responsibility to my fellow citizens.
It is not a personal triumph but r.
victory for the cause of good govern
ment. "I shall be mayor for all the people
of New York, and not for any faction,
division or party. I have only one
ambition and that is to make New
York City the best governed munici
pality in America.
"To Judge McCall I extend my sin
cere greetings. He has reaped the
whirlwind and suffered" the conse
quences of intolerable conditions of
a corrupt machine and leadership.
"The campaign and its incidents are
now history, and as mayor I shall in
vite the co-operaIon of Judge McCall
as chairman of the public service com
mission in carrying out the plans for
rapid transit in the city.
"The fight for good government has
just begun, and I ask the co-operation
of all the people."
SII.ZKH ALL SMII.KS.
There was jubilation unbounded in
the former governor's headquarters as
the court began to record Sulzer's victory-
Sulzer himself was all smiles.
He regarded his triumph as a personal
vindication, he said, and issued a
statement thanking his supporters and
scoring Charles F. Murphy, leader of
Tammany ha'.l. who. he declared was
condemned by the vote fiat gives the
district to William Sulzer as its rep
resentative at Albany.
"The people of the sixth assembly
district," Sulzer said in his statement,
"think better of me than Mr. Murphy.
They know why Mr. Murphy removeJ
me from the governorship; they know
when Mr. Murphy asked me to do
wrong I refusefl to do wrong. They
know when Mr. Murphy tried to bribe
me I refused to be bribed; they know
when Mr. Murphy threatened me I
defied his threats. The voters have
now condemned Mr. Murphy, reversed
the decision of his high court of in
famy and vindicated me by the ver
dict of the polIswhich in the last an
alysis is the opinion of mankind.
"From Mr. Murphy's high court of
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1 SHOO!! 7 I
COLONEL IS NOW
AT BUENOS AIRES
Roosevelt Applauded by Thous-
..ands as JJ3teps Ashore for
Argentine Visit.
Buenos Aires, Nov. 5. All newspa
pers contain articles welcoming
Roosevelt. His portrait is displayed
everywhere in the city. Three steam
ships left hefe this morning with del
egates on board to greet the visitor
on his arrival from Montevideo.
Roosevelt arrived at 10 o'clock on
board the Argentine gunboat Uruguay,
and was escorted into the harbor by
a fleet of steamers dressed with flags.
A military band played American and
Argentine anthems. An enormous
crowd applauded as the colonel
stepped ashore. He was cheered by
thousands in the streets as he went
w ith American Minister Barrett to the
latter's residence.
infamy I appealed to the higher court
of public opinion. Murphy said there
was no appeal from his ourt, but Mr.
Murphy was mistaken; and he knows
now that the judgment of the people
can reverse the judgment of any
court."
FUNK TESTIMONY
GIVEN TO JURORS
Believes Alienation Suit Inspir
ed by His Statements About
the Lorimer Deal.
Chicago, Nov. 5. Clarence Funk
took the witness stand today in the
Donahue-Steifel conspiracy case, and
declared his belief that the alienation
suit of John C. Henning against him
had been inspired by his testimony
against Edward Hines and Former
Senator Lorimer. Judge Pam ruled
that the Lorimer-Hines incident might I
be admitted as evidence, not because !
the testimony of bellboys concerning
Donahue s statements about Hinesand
Lorimer.
Peoria. 111., Nov. 5. Leslie D. Puter
baugh. former judge of the tenth cir
cuit and defeated candidate for the
supreme bench of Illinois in the re
cent election, yesterday was elected
first vice president of the Dime Sav
ings and Trust bank of this city.
$17,400 VERDICT
TO ROCKFORD GIRL
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Miss Ada Cox Wins Breach of t
Promise Suit Against a
Wealthy Lumberman.
St. Paul. Min., Nov. 5 Mita Ada
Cox of Rockford. Ill, today in the dis
trict court was given a verdict of $17.
460 against William Rufus Edwards, a
wealthy St. Paul lumberman, for
breach of promise.
SHOO!!
Election Results
NEW YORK.
.John Purroy Mitchel is elected may
or of New York City, his plurality
probably exceeding 121,000. The other
fusion candidates are all returned by
reduced pluralities.
William Sulzer wins his fight with
Tammany and is' elected to the as
sembly. The New York state assembly, now
democratic, probably will become re
publican, William Barnes, Jr., repub
lican state chairman, claiming the elec
tion of 85 assemblymen of the 150 dis
tricts. MASSACHUSETSS.
David I. Walsh, democrat, is elected
governor by bO.COO plurality, with
Gardner, republican, second, and Bird,
progressive, a close third Foss, inde
pendent, is a poor fourth.
NEW JERSEY.
James E. Fielder, democrat, wins
the race for governor, against Stokes,
republican, and Colby, progressive.
MARYLAND.
Blair Lee, democrat, is elected to the
United States senate by direct vote.
ILLINOIS.
Women voters in Illinois local op
tion elections voted "dry" in propor
tion of four to one. Anti-saloon forces
win in bulk of towns affected.
INDIANA.
Joseph E. Bell, democrat, is elected
mayor of Indianapolis by 8,000 plural
ity, Johnson, progressive, second, and
Bookwaiter, republican, third,
OHIO.
Spiegel, republican, leads Hunt, dem
ocrat, for mayor of Cincinnati, by Zr
000 votes
Baker, democrat, is reelected mayor
of : Cleveland by a reduced plurality
over Davis, republican.
KENTUCKY.
Buschmeyer, democrat, is elected
mayor of Louisville by 8,000 plurality
over Axton, progressive. Wood, re
publican, was a poor third.
16 BODIES TAKEN
FROM WRECKAGE
Victims Burned Almost Beyond
Recognition in Train Colli
sion in France.
Melum, . France, Nov. 5. Sixteen
bodies were taken last night from the
burned and sr-lmtered passenger
coaches on the Marseilles & Paris ex
press train, wrecked last evening in
a collision with a local train. It
is believed there are more bodies in
the wreckage. The' corpses burned
were almost unrecognizable. Nine of
the dead were postal clerks. Thirteen
passengers were serfcms hurt.
Thirty-two were killed and 40 in-
Jured in the wreck. There were no
American Dasseneers.
Harvester Argument Ends.
St- Paul. Minn, Nov. 5. Council for
the defense in the government suit
to dissolve the International Harves
ter company at noon concluded final
arguments in the federal court. At
torney General McReynolds will earn
up for the government beginning at
2 o'clock.
FAIL IN ATTEMPT
TO BEGIN SERVICE
Strikebreakers j Desert When
Hailed by RcW RjitJdiaji. -
apolis Another Death.
Indianapolis, Ind., Nov. 5. The first
street car moved since the traction
employes' strike was called last Fri
day was deserted in the streets today
after strikebreakers had run it le'ss
than a mile through a constant hail of
bricks. One strikebreaker was badly
hurt.
A conference of state, county and
city officials and representatives of,pr0Dabiy was in this last sense that
labor unions looking toward a restora-. tne ttrm was U8ed In report3 of action
tion oi car service was sun in session
wnen me rioting occurrea. uovernor
Ralston was at the conference.
Thomas Carlton, a union chauffeur
dav died todav This makes the
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luuilli ucaiii iu icauit nu iu uju du inc.
Charles Fisher, strikebreaker of Chi-
cago, was arrested charged with Carl
ton's murder.
. Four other strikebreakers and a
number of patrolmen were seriously
hurt by missiles thrown from roofs
and windows of buildings. The strik
breakers threw the controller and arms
from the car and surrendered. They
were taken in charge by strikers and
the police and were later taken to
jail. The car was wrecked.
POOR MAN SENDS
ROSES TO MORRIS
Modest Floral Tribute Given
Most Prominence at Pack
er's Funeral.
Chicago,, Nov.' 5. The funeral of
Edward Morris, packer, was held here
today. The display of floral tribute
was in keeping with the prominence
: of the deceased, but the most promi
nent position was given to 'two white
roses to which was attached a card
reading: "I thought more of Morris
than any man in the world." It was
signed "A Poor Man."
HENNESSY CALLS
UPON GOV. GLYNN
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New i.ork Executive Promises
to Give Consideration' to ,
All Graft Evidence. ,
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Albany, X. Y, Nov. 5.- Goveraor j
Glynn today granted a request of John .
A. Hennesny for an audience liennes-
sy is expected this afternoon. The
governor expected Heanesey to lay ;
before him some results of his graft
inquiry and to suggest further invest!-1
gallon. "Any evidence Hennessy has i
will be given consideration," the gov- j
ernor declared. "I desire, however, to j
1 deal with fcusts mud not nrmclusiaiuk,' - j
CHESTER OFF
TO VERA CROZ
TO WIRE TIPS
1
Scout Cruiser Has Orders
to Sail at Once From
Philadelphia.
WHITE HOUSE IN TOUCH
Still Waiting on Reply of Huerta
to Latest Note Demanding
His Resignation.
Washington. D. C, Nov. 5. The
scout cruiser Chester, at Philadel
phia, today was ordered to sail im
mediately for Vera Crua. The Chester
is the highest power wireless ship in
the navy. With her apparatus Wash
ington and Vera Cruz will be in direct
touch constantly through the medium
of the great wireless towers at Arling
ton. Secretary Bryan flatly refused to
discuss the Mexican situation today.
Ho refused to confirm or deny a re
port that Kuerta had made reply to
the recent communication from Wash
ington. In well Informed quarters It was
admitted that negotiations have been
proceedings in pursuance of President
Wilson's determination to secure the
elimination of Huerta as a factor in
Mexico. That this involved delivery
! to Mexican authorities of another
'communication was also admitted.
Uhough it was said this communica
tion did not partake ot the nature of
an ultimatum.
1IELU AHl'SED TE01M. ,
f ""l'SlS much abused diplomatic term.
it was pointed out, marks a state in
negotiations where one party notifies
the other of a compliance with cer
tain demands must be made by a
certain fixed hour and date, leaving
it to be inferred that force would be
used if necessary to bring about a
compliance.
The term often popularly used to In
dicate an urgent diplomatic communi
cation that in effect is calculated to
bring the negotiations to definite issue
and some officials suggested that it
( takeI1 at Mexico City.
HPGHTA MIST GO.
The correspondence already pub
lished shows that President Wilson
' has from tho beSinnln insisted that
the United States government cannot
: recognise the legality of Huerta'
1 claim to the presidential office and
also that the so-called elections held
i Oct. 26, in Mexico fell short of meet
ing the Washington view of the re
quirements of the constitution.
Consequently, it was said today, it
is a logical deduction that this last
note or communication was in the
, line of development of a policy which
President Wilson has consistently ad
hered to.
i In communicating these views, how
' ever, it was said, that the officials here
I are anxious not to over-emphasize any
j condition which would imply that the
resources of diplomacy1 had been ex
hausted, j HII.KH l,n SU.K.T.
j Mexico City, Nov.; 5. The under
current of conversation at the national
palace today carried rumors regarding
President Huorta's attitude in the face
of Washington's demands that lie re
tire, but the - president himself pre-
I served an enigmatical silence.
! The memorandum from the. admin
istration at Wasiiington, states that
unless General Huerta retires imme
diately and thereafter has nothing to
do with the conduct of affairs or the
formation of a new government, the
president of the United States will
issue an ultimatum, which if rejected,
will cause him to call upon congress
to authorise him to use sterner meth
ods. Tlie language used caused Hnerta's '
friends to regard tlie American com-
munication in itself as conclusive,
; since General Huerta is given no
1 choice regarding further participation
in Mexico's official affairs.
, In the memorandum it is impressed
upon General Huerta that his retlre-
ment from the president's chair and
non interference on his part are the
0niy steps which win be acceptable
to the American government He ia
Pomtedly reminded that any attempt
on his part to leave as his successor
and of the men connected with tna
coup d' etat, by which he obtained
th Presidency, or to utilize in the
: proposed government, any of those
chouu in thn refent nlm-tinn vn
lbw named as congressmen, would
result to the definite breaking on of
all relations.
General Huerta Is reminded that
the United States ia anxious to avoid
trouble, as much for the welfare o
Mexico, as to preserve international,.
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