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SEVENTIETH YEAR
SALEM, OREGON. TUESDAY MORNING. NOVEMBER 2. 1920
PRICE: FIVE CENTS
DECISION OF
COUNTRYMEN
IS AWAIT ED
Harding Makes No Predic
tion but His Quiet De
meanor Evidences Satis
faction and Confidence
CUBAN ELECTION IS
STILL HELD IN DOUBT
ARCHAIC 81 STEM BRINGS
MUIIM1 RETURN'S
General Gomez Stated .That Xo
Prediction Could lie Made
Before Tonight
SENATOR AND WIFfrTO
GO TO POLLS EARLY
Mrs. Harding Will Cast Init
ial Vote for Husband
For President
LEAGUE IS
CAMPAIGN'S
BIG ISSUE
SAILING TROPHY IS JAPANESE QUESTION
TAKEN BY ESPERANTO IS TREATED AMIABLY
Jeen Judgment and Matchles
Sailing Ability of Captain
Welch Responsible
Cox Declares World Cove
nant is Premier Consid
eration to be Determined
by American People
HAVANA, Nov. 1 . Returns
from . approximately 100 of the
3002 precincts in Cuia. tabulated
up to midnight, nine hours after
the polls closed in the national
elections, showed that Gen. Jose
Miguel ' Gomez, liberal, and ' Dr.
Alfredo Zayas, coalition candi
date, were running a close race
for the presidency.
.ven uuDan politicians were
unable to explain why the count
was so slow. The scattering re
ports gave no indication of- the
outcome, and while his followers
were conducting a noisy celebra
lion here. General Gomez declared pafth IS Held in G6od Judg
he was unable lo make a oredie- " " vww w uub
tion. .
GOVERNOR LAUNCHES
LAST HARDING ATTACK
MARION. Ohio, Not. i. Putt
ing the stress anQ! worries of hi3
campaign behind him, : Senator
Harding awaited calmly tonight
the decision of his fellow country
mon on his candidacy for the na
tion's highest office.
Harding I Calm. ; r
Hr made no prediction of the
outcome, but his quiet demeanor
and smiling face carried every
outward sign of satisfaction and
confluence. , '
?Ican only say," he replied to
a request for his opinion,, "that
we nave made the best fight wo
kaew bow to make, and await the
result with complacency.' J
Surrounded by bis family and
personal friends, he spent election
eve at home. It was an evening
very different from most of those
he has experienced since his nom
ination. In many ways it .was
very like the evenings of bygone
years before he became the leader
of a great political, party.
Throughout the day he let
down from the strain df the cam-
, paign, declined to concern him
self with the routine of his head
quarters and spent most of his
time chatting of everything but
politics with friends and neigh
bors. In the afternoon he talked
In Jovial rein, for an hour with
. the newspaper correspondents and
he dined quietly at home.
t Senator Will Tlay Golf.
' : Tomorrow he expects to vote
;. early in the forenoon and then
motorto a golf course 40 miles
aay to tramp over the links
while the' story of the ballots is
.telling itself . throughout the na
tion. He will be back at hornet in
time to hear the earliest returns.
Virtually 'the only attention
then to politics was in telephone
conference with Will H. Hays, Re
publican national chairman, and
Harry M. Dougherty, his pre-icon-veation
manager. Mr. Hays, in
New York and Mr. Dougherty in
Columbus gave him detailed re
ports of the outlook which he de-
: scribed as decidedly encouraging.
Frdm Indiana, New Jersey and
Illinois, ' battlegrounds of more
- tna ordinary interest, the candi
date said his information ' was es
pecially gratifying. He added
tbtt he also had received some
heartening reports of senatorial
races.
Members of the electoral board
said, however, that the liberals
probably had carried Havana pro
vince, one of the largest, and that
the Zayas forces seemed to have
won Orierite. There are six pro
vinces, and a successful candidate
needs two large ones and a small
one. , . ,
As returns were telegraphed
here they were delivered to the
electoral board and message af
ter message was read in droning
tones by a' clerk .with nobody
near by toi take it down. The
message was then sent to a sup
ervisor of I the province from
which it came to be copied, a
tedious job.! Reporters struggled
hopelessly to catch the figures.
The system was archaic, and
leaders went home in despair.
Newspapers announced that the
people probably would not know
before tomorrow night who had
been elected, unless there was an
unexpected spurt In expediting re
turns
General Gomez, in a statement
to the Associated Press at mid
night, said: '
. "I am unable to make any , pre
diction because of absence of ad
vices from the interior. The only
thing I can affirm is that, wher
ever there , has been no violence
a liberal victory has been regis
tered." ..,, .'; .
ment and Patriotism of
Americans
INTERNATIONAL S Kit IKS WOX i It.WIS RKVEAI-S DISCISSION
BY U. S. FISHERMEN j WITH AMB.SVlOR
HALIFAX. X. S.. Nov. 1. The
r-, i . . i
Gloucester scnooner tusueranio
came from behind in a hart grip
ping race today and won from the
Lunenburg schooner Lclwana by
sevn minutes and If teen. seconds.
official time, thereby clinching
cup .and $4000 in prize money.
The win gave two straight victor
ies to the United States in the In
ternational series between the
Nova Scotia fishermen and their
Massachusetts rivais and thereby
determined the event for the year
Keen Judgment and matchless
sailing ability of Captain "Marty
Welch of the Gloucester boat was
said on all i hands tonight to be
responsible for the winning of to-
Prliw-rpal Objort Safeguarding of
legitimate Jaunc I n-IrrrMs
WASHINGTON. Nov, 1. The
American govctni.VM made pub
lic today Its first statement re
garding, the discussions with th
Japanese ambassador concerning
the proposed anti-alien land law
to be voted upon tomorrow in
California. It said that it wai
believedf the Japanese a nit a.-.-a dor
realized- that no ou'rome of ihe
California movement would be ifc
reptable to ihe country at larg.;
that did not accord with "exist
ing and applicable provisions of
law," and with "the national In
fctincts pt Justice."
The statement was pn-varrd by
Acting I Secretary Davi- of th-
dav' vrtnrv when hrmitht ihe E-lslte department who declared
pei an to from behind after twenty ith"t it was "in reply to
Chief Justice McBride
Endorses Justice Brown
If (Continued on Page 2.)
V
Judge George M. Brown of the
supreme court has received from
Chief Justice T. A. McBride at SL
Helens the endorsement of the lat
ter of Brown's candidacy for the
supreme court bench in the elec
tion of today. It will be necessary
for the voters to writ in Judge
Brown's name on the ballot at the
designated place . for the reason
that the vacancy on the bench did
not occur until the ballot had been
aiade np by the secretary of state.
Chief Justice McBride went to his
home at SL Helens for the pur
pose of casting his ballot today.
FIGHT OVER. ELECTION.
HAVANA, Nov, i.-UEIght per
sons were killed in local clashes
in the provinces during the elec
tions today, according to reports
received here.
The followers of Gomez started
a demonstration in Havana after
the electoral board had tempor
arily closed Its offices, without
any official ' returns having been
received. : ..
WILLAMETTE CHAPTER, AMERICAN RED CROSS
Article Xo. 2.
UTLVT HAS KEEN PONE.
i Three thousand eight hundred
nd eight families in Marion and
Polk counties were given direct
"d substantial aid by the Wil-
chapter must apportion its funds
so that the required blankets,
bandages and similar materials
may be secured. j
More than 26.000 men are still
In hospitals as the result of the
war. The i Red Coss sees . a man
through. ; Qf the 3808 families
Utnette ehanhr h wt crossi-aided. some ware In distress be
tween the dates of October 1.
"I, and October 1, 1920.The
ra of every family aldedTIs on
Jtord In the office of the chap
. tog-ther with a statement
nowing the nature of the relief
tae need fir it. All money
1 JuwarBed to accomplish the above
u spent fter the officers
:tn chapter jhad investigated
cases and passed upon the
Mine. , ..j. . ;
1 t'nder existing laws the rrnin
eaanot give financial aid to
lr Pe70B navinc title to prop
""T. Although there are many
J" own property who apply
tl f!r yet the,r situation is such
J'1 'fey must be given assistance
'tely. The counties can
not act. The Red Cross is the
wr rganlzatlon that can , acL
- -J? thourh a person owns prop
erty, yet the R-t Coss will glod
f eo-operate inAhy way possible
Sive assistance where it is need-
e. The Reft Prniii Hro nnt iintrl
extendBd board meetings and have
uicrmig committees pass up
efore acting. It is or
ganized to act in emergencies!! It
r! d the mm?nt it is needed.
Th -quick action of the Red
ltt M especially shown by th
jviamatji County, chapter durine
- p.,,re1?nt disaster in Klamath
'.!,retn- By noon of, the
Tti v e conflagration every vie
v' J?a? Deen cared for and a 30-
r ea Cross hotel was in full kcL
ane fire began at 3: 30' in
ihl? i lng of Je same clay. Th
..fV r.was Prepared for the djs
Umette Chapter H organized
ucn disasters. U is ready to
.3nlpment for such occasions
purchased. - Willamette
cause of. the father or sons being
in military hospitals. The moment
their need ' was known the Red
Cross gave aid. The nature of
the relief varied. Food, clothing.
fuel. and medicine and a myriad of
other required articles have been
supplied. - Willamette chapter va
compelled tiTpurchase the materi
al.
Men who have been injured and
are unable to worK nave Deen
found throughout the two coun
ties. They are car?d for, their
families assisted and given advice
until the waga earner is capable
of returning to his employment.
Operations have been performed
at expense of the chapter. Hos
pital bills covering spaces of sev
eral" months have been met by
Willamette chapter.
During the Influenza' epidsmlc
last winter, over flOOO was ex
pended in sending . nurses to
strirgen homes and districts by
the local chapter. Outlying towns
near Salem were sent every nurse
obtainable. Medical supplies were
hurried to homes. This work was
carried (pn quietly and without os
tentation. But fewi residents in
the counties of Marion and Polk
were ever aware of the work
which Was done by the Rd Cross
for Influenza victims. Where en
tire families were prostrated th3
Red Cross acted as father, mother
physician and grocer for the
group." i , , r . .. ''
This local disaster and epidemic
work is one of the greatest and
44ast known branches of tne or
ganization. The Red Crow must
be prepared for famine, pestilence
flood and fire. It cost $6.139.6S
to meet the bills entialed in aiding
the 3808 families. - 1
TOLEDO, Ohio. Nov. 1. Gover
nor Cox, in his last speech of the
campaign - tonight, summarized
his arguments for the league of
nations, which, he said, was the
premier issue tp be decided to
morrow at the polls. He predict
ed, victory fox himself, not as the
representative of a party, but as
the leader of a cause.
Makes Final Attack.
The governor also renewed his
attack on Senator Harding on the
league issue, declaring that the
Republican candidate was "wig
gling and wobbling," and that the
senator's election meant "contro
versy and confusion."
The governor and his party ar
rived here by special train early
this evening from Dayton, and
left on the return Journey im
mediately ; after his speech. To
morrow he will rest at Dayton
going to the polls with Mrs. Cox
to vote.
On his way here from Dayton
the governor and party stopped
at Deshler, where several hundred
had gathered, awaiting in a driz
zling rain. The governor re
sponded with a rear platform
speech, a forerunner of his argu
ment tonight. -Ti
Faith Held in People.
"I have always had faith in the
good Judgment and patriotism of
the American people," the gover
nor said, "and an analysis of the
past tells 'us that in-all of our
history whenever a moral issue
has been presented it has been
met with the approval of the Am
erican electorate. If there ever
was a campaign based entirely
upon a great moral issue, this is
the campaign, because the thing
to be decided is whether the civil
ization of the world shall tie it
self together in a concerted pur
pose to prevent the tragedies of
war. ! ( - ' '-
"I hope we will have good news1
tomorrow night. When fl say
good news, I do not 1 speak of a
Democratic victory. I speak for
a victory for humanity, which will
be a victory1 for humanity world
wide, having a significance that
touches every man, woman and
child in the civilized powers of
the earth.'
Messages Predict Victory.
The governor had no special
address prepared for the meeting
rere, but in it he reviewed and
summarized the various argu
ments he had made in his trans
continental tour.' His visit here
en election eve was in conform
ity with a polecat superstition of
party followers here, who say that
the governor's only defeat in an
election was encountered when he
failed to end his speech-making
here. .
Many messages were "received
today by tne candidate. It was
said they predicted victory. The
weather forecast for the country
was1 said by members of the eov
ernor's party to be cheerful news,
-predicting inclement weather in
several sections where it was re-
carded that this would affect the
Republican vote, more seriously
than that of the Democrats, par
ticularly in the mountain sections
of some border states.
Before their convention, the
governor declared, the Repubh
can leaders made efforts "to get
the pro-German vote" by Intro
ducing -the Knoxrresolutlon in the
senate.
f" Hit at Party.
"They; flirted with the'personal
pro-German vote from the begin
ning to the end of the campaign,
said Governor Cox.
Turning his attention briefly to
Senator Harding, Governor Cox
declared "the Republican candl
date was picked to fit the party
platform," and the; crowd ap
plauded.
Then taking up the league of
nations. Governor Cox declared
that its adoption by thi3 country
was the "outstanding issue to b
decided at -the election. Thi3
country, he continued, is morally
bound to adopt the league because
of what he described as the coun
try's promise to American soldiers
who died in the world war.
"The spiritual "eyes of 81,000
American boys who fell in the
war," he declared, "will look upon
yon tomorrow at the polls to see
whether we are a nation of honor
or a nation of repudiators."
Conspiracy tliarce Keiteated
The governor repeated again
his "conspiracy charge." accusin
Senators Lodge and other Repub
lican senators as 'conspirators I
two miles of the forty-mile course
bad been sailed and on last Ig
which was a dead beat windward
continually inceased his lead. The
superior ability of the Esperanto
to work to windward was admit
ted to be a factor in the result.
Captain Welch, however, said to
night that it was the wind that
did.it.
The official time as the boats
crossed the finish line was:
Es'ieranto, 4:34:30; Delwana.
4:41:43.
BIG SALES
NEGOTIATED
BY GROWERS
Cooperative Association
Brings More Than Half
Million Dollars in July,
August and September
DISTRIBUTION TO
civrrru nmitrntrp
aiAiccii nmictvicj !
Credit Relief Sought
by Wilson for Farmers
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1. Exten
sion of immediate credit relief to
farmers by executive action pend
ing the reconvening of congress
was asked of President Wilson to
day by George P. Hampton of the
Faramers' National council. In
coompany with William H. John
ston, president of the internationel
association of machinists, Mr.
Hampton called upon Secretary
Tumulty, who is understood to
have promised to present the re
quest to the president at once. It
was contained in a letter . which
said the proposals presented were
endorsed by Mr. Johnston. B. M.
Jewell, American Federation of
Labor; Warren S. Stone, g rand
chief Brotherhood of Locomotive
Engineers and - Sidney Hlllman.
president , Amalgamated Clothing
Workers. . , :,, . . ,. -r-
inquiries"
and tie fact that it wa
issued on the eve of the Califor
nia election was without political
FigniUcance. It was understood
that the principal object was to
8ssure the Japanese people that
their legitimate interests would be
safeguarded.
Mr. Davis described the dis
cussions with the Japanese am
bassador as being "of the mot
friendly and candid nature." and
also paid that the relation of cer
tain treaty provisions to the pro
posed California measure would
"doubtless prove an element in
the state's decision."
Shipment of 600 Carloads
of Berries, Plums, Pears
and Apples Reported
Sales amounting to more than
half a million dollars were made
by the Oregon Growers' Co-operative
association during the
months of July. Augunst and Sep
tember, according to the October
T report of the association.
To be exact, the returns up -to
October 1. amounted to SC4.
076.21. and this does not Include
prunes, but few fall pears and
scarcely any apple shipments.
Distribution was made to It
different cannery buildings by
members of the Oregon growers in
the Willamette. Umpqua and
Rosue River valley.
Already the association baa
chipped more than 00 cars of
freh fruit, consisting of berries,
plums and early pears and apples.
As the apple season w as Just open
ine at the time of the October 7
report, it Is now estimated that
ship Victoria which docked here 600 additional cars of apples will
early today from her last voyage 'be sold through the association
into the north, marks the pas ting
of Nome, once famous beach m'n
ing town, according to former
residents of that place, returning
to the states.
The majority of those who re
turned on the Victoria will remain
here, according to passensers who
declared less than 200 persons re-
Nome is Fast Becoming
City cf The Dead
SEATTLE. Wash.. Nov. 1.
Landing of 523 passengers from
Alaska, more than 330 of whom
are from Nome, from the steam-
Superior Election
Service Arranged
By The Statesman
. uual. Th Statesman will
tonight, and aatU all ir of
tui) rleriioa are derMeU.
gir m-rlir srrvk-r In far
nlhlnt 11m- return to tlx rco
.r of Salem and Mtrroaadia
territory.
ToMiiJit. thr returw mm re
erlvrtl will be hntb flashed on
m M-tern on (AmimerrUl street
at tlv fmr.1 of The Statenuui
f f W-e aaU alo anowced by
mr-gaplxHM-. The return will
rvver the atioaL Mate sad
lornl mket. Reside It
wifUlnl I've wlrr The HUtfrw
tnAN tui arranced m thoroch
system of rrtarm from the
.Vart:n eoanty preeinel, aad
ftom r4lt roaatj.
Mxk! either the prridea
t l.i.l or I lie Mraatortal eoateM he
in d-art toasorrow The State.
man "HI roatlaae a halletia
rv ire at lrat aad pruhablj
a complete Associated Frew
wire m rv Ire.
The !1 opew at ft o'rlork
thi moraine and will rloae at
H o'rlrk tonight. A lt of
Ihe Kaleva polling- nUrea aad
r4re of thoe olWf ahoat
utik-h there ha beea Barer
talaty are priatcd oa another
Pe.
each party
holds: claim
TO VICTORY
Harding Will Await Returns
at His Home While Cox
Will listen to Wire Re
ports at His Office
WEATHER MAY PROVE
DECISIVE ELEMENT
Alaskan Forest Examiner
Here in Interest of Palp
PORTLAND. Nov. 1. B. F.
HelnUleman. forest examiner on
the Alaska National forest was in
Portland today to draft tentative
contracts fjr palp timber in the
Alaskan national o rests. He has
Jurt completed an eight months
inspection of the pulp timber re
sources In that territory and Is
now working with the local for
est service on plans by which to
nlace th? resources on the mar
ket for the relief of the paper
pulp shortage la the I'nlted
States.
fjoganberrie Profitable.
The loganberry nof coming
into Its own as one of the moat
profitable crops of the Willamette
valley. The total sales made by
the association this season
amounted to $127,230.09 . It Is a
well known fact among loganberry
growers that Just at the begln
ninr of the nick in k season ' the
main In Nome. In the summer otimarKet was showing signs of rad-
1898, following the gold strike
Nome had a population of 15.000.
(Continued on Page 2.)
PLEADS NOT GUILTY.
PORTLAND. Nor. 1. The
Starr Fruit Products company,
through Its attorney, today plead
ed not gallty to the charge of
selling sugar without a license.
The trial was set by Federal
Judge Wolverton for January 17
to immediately follow the trial
already set against this company
for conspiracy to engage ta sugar
profiteering la violation ot the
Lever act.
Chamberlain and His Partners
American People Must
Draw Curtain of National
Election Drama
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NEW YORK. Nor. I. To aer
ea presidential candidates of 120
tonight had tat inltted their case
to the Jury and await tomorrow
the verdict of the electorate.
The battle of months ended to
night at national headquarters
a hire campaign strategists rett
ed. thir summing as completed.
PeopUt ta Praar Carta! a.
The candldatea retired to seclu
sion to receive the decision ot tha
American people. With the peo
ple ruted the task of br In ring
dowa the curtain oa the national
Cra ma of electing a leader for the
orst four years.
With the voters rested also the
doty of deciding which party shall
control the senate aad which partr
the boors of representatives. With
the electorate of many slate rest
ed the doty of choosing governors
and leglslatorea.
Party leader, who week after
week had bea directing the des
tinies of their candidates and fo
cusing their attention oa the
Uague of natiom. the chief Issue
of the campaign, pulled dowa
their desk top, put oa their hat
and went home. Before they left
their headquarters they had scan
ned the last minute reports from
state chairmen, bat almost a
closely they had studied the re
ports of the government weath?r
bureau.
3eneats May Decide.
The state of the weather oa
lectio a day was considered most
Important tor this alone would de
termine the turnout of voter, par
ticularly la lalolated sections of
the country where heavy rains
would apaet the best laid plana
for transporting voter to the poll
There are district with streams
which when flooded eaanot he
crotsed and la certain states
where the contest Is close every
ballot plays It part.
la general, this Is what the
weather man had to say of a west-
era disturbance which appeared ta
day over Iowa and prospects to
morrow all over taa country.
The western disturbance will
advance east-northeastward and
be attended by unsettled weather
and rain Tuesday, election day.
la the Atlantic atates, tipper Ohio
valley and the region of the Great
Lakes, with some probability of
snow la northern Michigan. Wis
consin and Minnesota. faster
will be clearing and much cooler
during Tuesday la the gulf state.
Tennessee, on the lower Ohio and
Central Mississippi valleys. Fair
cool weather will prevail Tuesday
over the plains states, the Rocky
mountain states and all far west
ern states.
Wocnea Win FW Fart.
With addition of women to
those who choose the electoral coL
lege, party leaders, ot course, ex
pect a vote greatly swollen over
that of 19U. Should the skies
open, the downpour coald hardly
discourage enough voter to hold
the total below that of foar year
ago. And the ballot counter are
not evpectlng a smaller, hat a
morn larger task so large Indeed
that the count may possibly not he
known until much later than la
other presidential years.
Senator Harding of Ohio, stand
ard bearer of the republican par
ty, retired o his home la Marion
to await the decision of his conn
trytnen. To his party managers
he l-ft detailed forecast of tha
vote and from Chairman Hays, ot
the Republican Rational commit
ter th-re was forthcoming tonight
reiteration of confidence In repub
lican victory- Mr. Hays, howev
er, issued no orraal statement an;
nounclnt. that he ebosa to r-maln
"mute- until the ballots had beea.
runted.
Cot Will Stay at Of fire.
Governor Cot. alo Ohio's nat
ive son. el-ciei by the democratic
party as Its choice or the white
honv. tonlcbt d-llvered his final
eanraicn address In Toledo. Con-
victim that he will he elected was
etpreed In a final statement to
day by Chairman White ot the
democratic national committee.
Senator Harding and Governor
Cox. fllow newspaper proprietors,
have chosen different wavs to re
ceive campaign results. With Mr.
Harding the senator will receive
at their home bulletins compiled
by The Associated Press, keeping
them advised of the latest total.
Governor Cot., on the other
hand, will receive elect Ion return
at his office Iq tb- Dayton Pally
Vews. a mcmbrr of The Associated
Press, where special telegraph in
struments. Including a receiver
nsed in the Cleveland campalga of,
more than a quarter century ago.
have d en set up. Chairmen Hays
and White, together with other re
publican and democratic leaders.
(Continued on page 2)
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