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SALEM, OREGON,. THtJRSDAY MORNING j OCTOBER 30, 1924
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LEADER OF THE
OODBOilSIS
, DEAD IN WRECK
Head of Colony in British
Columbia Killed With Five
Others When Explosion
j Occurs !
HINT IS GIVEN
J OF FOUL PLAY
Dynamite Had Been Carried
. in Cars, Is Announcement
Given Out
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VANCOUVER, B. C, Oct. 29.
High explosives carried In a day
coach of the Canadian Pacific rail
fray caused an explosion on the
train between I Nelson and Grand
Forks, B. C, today, which killed
Peter Veregin head of the Douk
nobor colony of British Columbia
and five other persons, and In
jured 12 passengers, five seriously,
rail officials announced tonight.,
f A tank of illuminating gas un
der the wrecked car. thought at
; first to have ; been the cause of
the blast, was; found intact by of
ficials visiting the scene of the
disaster. It was announced that
the Canadian Pacific railway had
difficulty with Doukhobors seve
' ral years ago who were found car
l vying - dynamite in passenger
Coaches in gunnysacks. Officials
believe that this might have been
the cause of the blast, although
police declared that the former
Doukhobor leader, Veregin, had
many enemies because of his use
of modern appliances in the homes
and on the farms. : -
VANCOUVER, B. C, Oct. 29.
Peter Veregin, head of the Douk
hobor colony of British Columbia,
who was killed with five other
persons in an explosion on a train
or the Canadian Pacific railway
between-Nelson and Grand Forks,
B. C, today, tame to Canada from
exile in Siberia in 1903, to lead a
Doukhobor colony in Saskatche
wan province.;
The five other dead were Jr I
Machie, member of the "British
Columbia legislature for Grand
Forks; Harry Bishop of Nelson,
an amateur hockey player, and
'three unidentified persons, one a
woman. Bishop died several hours
later In a hospital Jn Nelson.
Ten persons were Injured, In
cluding F. H. Gaskiil, Spokane;
Nick Reiben, George Kazakof f and
George ZebroTf, Doukhobors of
Grand Forks, and a Hindu, who
were confined; In a hospital in Nel
son. H. K. Fossett, Pat O'Shaugh
nessy. F. Russo and Mrs. Russo,
and N. Wing rere taken to Grand
Forks. .: J ' !
The explosion happened shortly
after 1 o'clock this morning while
the train was on its way here.
(Contlnnod on 2)
Ho Abatement Yet Seen for
Oregon in weather Re
1 ports Given Out
PORTLAND, Ore., Oct. 29.
Rain driven by strong southerly
winds prevailed today and tonight
over western Oregon while several
eastern Oregon points reported
slight snow falls. Along the coast
the precipitation was heavy and a
new gale wasi reported to be ap
proaching. Shipping af the Co
lumbia river entrance was tied up
as a result of the heavy weather
In the .Willamette valley the
rainfall continued and the Willa
mette river and tributary streams
were rising, though with the
streams at a low stage, there was
little fear of flood conditions. No
damage of consequence was report
ed as a result of the storm.
THE WEATHER
OREGON: Rain; slight tem
perature changes; moderate
southwesterly gales along the
coast. : i". l
LOCAL WEATHER
.,:( Wednesday) ; '
Maximum temperature, 52.
Minimum temperature, 44. '
River, 2.5; rising.' i
RalnfaU, 1.35. ' .
Atmosphere, icloudy. 1
Wind, south,west.
SSiCHES
CAPITAL'S COPS
GET PARTICULAR
ON HALLOWE'EN
Residents of Washington For
bidden to Indulge in Some
of Old Standbys
WASHINGTON, Oct. 29. Reg
ulations for a "safe and sane" Hal
lowe'en were announced today by
Washington police. ;
Chorus girls pictures may not
be posted on church doors, nor
undertakers signs! on doctdr's res
idences. Throwing bricks at doors
is prohibited, use of flour as sub
stitute for confetti is barred and
masks may not be worn on the
streets. Horn tooting, confetti
tossing, if gently done, and inno
cent pranking are sactioned.
ZAXXI STILL COMING
TOKIO, Oct. 30. (By the As
sociated Press). -f Major Pedro
Zanni, the Argentine round the
world flier, denies that he has
abandoned, bis flight. He still
hopes to secure ships to patrol the
trans-Pacific ocean.' ,; , i
Miss Eleanor Barker to Rep
resent Republican Na
tional Committee
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: Miss Eleanor Barker of Indian
apolis, Ind., an enrolled member
of the speakers' bureau of the re
publican national committee in
the fall campaign, will deliver an
address at the ) armory Friday
night; at 8 o'clock. Miss Baker Is
a speaker of national reputation,
a practicing attorney in Indian
apolis, a graduate of Western col
lege, Oxford, Ohio, and the In
diana Law school. ;
Miss Barker has never been an
aspirant or candidate for political
office but, she has always been an
active worker In the -interests of
legislation - beneficial to women
and children and for upholding -of
the principles of the republican
party. Her record 1 in Indiana is
envious. She was a member of
the state board of franchise league
of Indiana, and during the war
was a field representative of the
Indiana food administration. Miss
Barker was also state chairman of
the committee on women and chil
dren in industry; for the state
council of defense, which with the
cooperation of the department of
labor, Washington, made the first
survey of women and children in
industry ever made in the state of
Indiana. J
During Herbert ; Hoover's food
administration Miss Barker was
sent into the wheat growing states
in the northwestj to urge farmers
to plant more wheat acreage in
order, to avert famine among war
countries of Europe.
Dr. H. 0. Hickman Called By
Pneumonia; I Funeral Will
! Be Held Today
IDr. H. O. Hickman, 41. for 12
years a practicing pnysician ai
Gervais, died in a Portland hospit
al Tuesday morning after being ill
for but a short time with pneu
monia. Funeral services will be
held at 1 o'clock this afternoon,
with interment at Oregon City. Dr
Hickman was well-known in this
part rt the state.'
lie was prominent in fraternal
activities, having been a member
of the Elks, Masons, Knights Tern
pilar and Scottish Rites.
j Besides his mother, Mrs. Am
anda L. Hickman, of Oregon City,
he is survived by , a sister, Mrs. A
Ci Warner, of Oregon City and a
bfother, C. E. Hickman, district
superintendent of the Pacific tel
ephone company, of Portland.
More Than Three Inches
Of Rain Recorded Here
More than three inches of rain
fell during the 48-hour period
ending at 7 o'clock last night, ac
cording to Clarence Oliver, weath
er observer. Of this amount 1.35
inches fell Wednesday and 1.77
Tuesday, making a total of 3.12
inches of rainfall.
j The high wind that accompan
ied the - rain Tuesday continued
Cor a time yesterday but gradual
ly died out. ! . ..
j Nearly 100 telephone poles were
put out of commission by the
storm while toll lines leading to
the coast and mountains were re
pofted as being; down r.
AT THE ARMORY
GERIS HI
DIES IN Ml
QUANDRY OVER
IRK OF BAKER
Alleged i Myers' Campaign
Manager. Missing and
Many Unpaid Bills Left
Behind Others Donate I
DR. SMITH DENIES
CREDENTIAL LETTER
State Committee Repudiates
Debts and Knowledge of
. Introduction
Democratic aspirants for politi
cal offices and a number of Sa
lem business: men are deeply in
terested in the present where
abouts of one Frank Baker, a gen
tle little stranger who drifted into
the city a few weeks ago and who
Jaded away a week or 10 days ago
leaving several unpaid bills, dis
appointed candidates and support
ers holding the proverbial sack.
Baker's alleged peculations are
said to amount to $367 in unpaid
bills, approximately $150 known
to have been contributed for ad
vertising purposes by candidates
and an unknown amount donated
by party ! backers, these checks
varying from $10 to $30 each.
Baker landed in the city with
a splash and the understanding
that he had j been connected with
the Hearst newspaper system for
years. He posed as campaign
manager for Jefferson Myers, can
didate for state treasurer, and was
introduced as such, by Mr. Myers
Supplies Obtained
Bearing a letter of Introduction
and authorization from Dr. C. J.
Smith, chairman of the state dem
ocratic committee, Baker had lit
tle difficulty in obtaining what
he needed, i Credit was extended
at a hotel, signs were painted, a
diamond ring acquired, a type
writer purchased (and taken away
when Baker : left the city), money
received from candidates whose
cause he was to herald to the
world, and contributions received
from. local loyal Bourbons..
In a telephone conversation with
a prominent; Salem man Wednes
day, Dr. Smith repudiated all debts
contracted by Baker and disclaim
ed all responsibility as far as the
state democratic committee was
concerned. He referred to the let
ter as a forgery. later he admit
ted having written some sort of
letter, but claimed that it had been
altered, presumably by Baker.
Just before proceeding , from
here to yon Baker approached one
of his creditors and offered I to
procure a case of whiskey as part
payment on the bill. It was stated
yesterday by the man approached.
The offer was rejected.
In the meantime the huge ban
ner which j has been stretched
across State, in the business sec
tion, has been removed. It was
stated yesterday that this was done
because of the high wind. The
statement also included the reser
vation that) the banner would
probably remain where it is J at
present unless certain bills 'were
paid. ' . i
Two complaints regarding Ba
ker's alleged activities were re
ceived by John Carson, district
attorney. Just what action will
be taken will depend upon the at
titude of the creditors. It is un
derstood that at least one of these
will prosecute, having written to
his firm 'regarding the matter. If
prosecution is sought, a warrant
will be issued for Baker's arrest
and a strenuous effort made, to
return him to Salem.. - ,
Funeral; Ceremonies for
Late Secretary Wallace
Are Held at Des Moines
DES MOINES. Iowa, Oct. 29.
(By The j Associated Press.)
While all Des Moines paused rev
erently in memory of him. the late
Secretary o( Agriculture Henry C.
Wallace waB buried in Woodland
cemetery here today. "
Officials lof the government in
Washington; and of the state, to
gether with count!essf riends of
the secretary here, were present
at the simple services at the Wal
lace home On Lynde road and the
family plot in Woodland where
the final rites were spoken.
Throughout the morning Mr.
Wallace's body lay in state In the
rotunda of th capltol and thous
ands of people from all walks of
life filed silently by as a United
States soldier, a sailor and a ma
tL4? gB-Ofd over: this eminent
DESTRUCTION
OF CLOUDS IS
VERY LATEST
Electrified Sand Carried in
Air planes; Claim it Has
Been Done for 3 Years
WASHINGTON; Oct. 29. (By
the AP.) Extensive ! experiments
in the destruction of : fogs and
clouds by the use of : electrified
sand, are to be carried out under
government supervision at Boiling
field. . Army airplanes; equipped
with the device patented by Dr. L.
Francis Warren of Harvard uni
versity, have been ; detailed ex
clusively to that work! and dally
flights are to be made during the
next six weeks to determine both
the peace and war value in con
nection with aviation, s The two
aviators who conducted the attack!
today obtained a fair "bag" de
spite the extreme height of the
clouds over the field. A group of
officers and civilians ! from the
ground could follow without diffi
culty the cutting oft, of a cape or
peninsular of cloud; and its sub
sequent j disintegration. Larger
masses were criss-crossed with
lanes through which the sun's rays
shone to accelerate evaporation.
; Dr. Warren described the work
at Boiling field as a mere con
tinuation of the invariably success
ful experiments of the past three
years."' "
BANDITS ROB
Daylight Job Nets Quartette
i About $600 in Cash; Last
Seen in Monitor
AURORA, Or., pet. . 29. Be
tween $500 and $600 loot; was ob
tained by k'our bandits who held
up Miss Mildred Benbist, assist
ant cashier of the ! Aurora State
bank, at 1 o'clock this afternoon,
The ( quartet escaped in . a large
blue automobile, which was sub
stituted for another machine at
Monitor, where all1 trace of the
fugitives was lost. Officers from
the sheriff's office and others in
the northern part of the county
are investigating.
According to Miss Benoist, only
the cash in sight was; taken. She
was alone at the time the men
entered the bank. When the lead
er stepped to the teller's window
Miss Benoist touched the burglar
alarm. The leader Ordered her to
take her toot off ibo signal and
asked if the alarm had been given
He was informed that it had. In
their hurry several hundreds of
dollars .were overlooked.
Roads and main arteries are be
ing patroled by city'detectives and
county officers. The machine in
which they escaped was , a large
car, but bore the license plate of
a smaller automobile belonging to
W. H. Hayden of Milwaukie.
' DecripUons of three of the ban
dits are as follows; J
One wore a heavy overcoat.
light color, light cap, had gray
eyes and a sharp nose.: A dark suit
and soft cap was word by another
while the third had oh a tan col
ored raincoat. The fourth man
who was the driver of the machine
was not seen, as he did not enter
the bank.
ANOTHER AUTHOR DIES
NEW YORK, Oct. 29. Frances
Hodgeson Burnett, author and
playwright known particularly tor
her novel and play ''Little Lord
Fauntleroy' died today at her
home, Plandome , Park at Plan
dome, L. 1. 1 She was ,75 years old
and had been in poor health for
several months. -I '
son. The flag of the nation stood
at his head, that of the state at
his feet, and heaped high above
the enclosure where the casket
stood, were floral tributes from
admirers high and low in the social-scale,
sent , from; all parts of
the country. ' M !
i The Rev. W. P McCormlck of
Storm Lake,. Iowa, former pastor
of the Elm wood Presbyterian
church of Des Moines, where the
Wallace family worships, conduct
ed the services at the home and
at the grave. ?!
i Prayer was offered by the Rev,
J. A. Jamieson of Monmouth, 111
and, the sermon' was 'given by,the
Rev. Fred Elliott, who spoke of
Mr. Wallace's "lasting contribu
tlons to ib state ; and nation.
UruMB
MILES SEEKS
A DECISION
Desire Is Held to Have Pro
posed Twine Mill in Salem
Operating By First- of
Next July
BRIEF LEGAL STEP i
TAKEN YESTERDAY
Opinion Asked of Attorney
General Given Affirma
tively to Pierce
Another step towards the build
ing in Salem of a twine factory
using flax fiber was taken yester
day, when Attorney General I. H
Van Winkle ruled favorably upon
the legal phase of the following
proposition." which had been sub
mitted to him for his opinion as to
his power to enteiy into such a con
tract by Governor Pierce:
"Salem Or.,
-'' October 24, 1924
"Honorable Walter M. Pierce,
Governor. :ly Dear Governor:
I think we agree that the growing
of flax and the manufacture of
the fiber Into useful I articles of
commerce is the greatest indus
trial problem before the people of
western Oregon. We have, the
climate and the soil necessary to
produce, and do produce the best
fiber in all the world, but we have
no factories where this fiber can
be manufactured, and the expense
of shipping it to foreign countries
to be made up and the expense of
shipping back the manufactured
product makes the growing of flax
here unprofitable, and it also de
prlves our people of the opportun
ity to labor in our own factories.
"We can produce the raw ma
terial, and the great question now
Us how best to begin ft he manufac
ture so as to place it on a sound
financial basis. The opportunity
is here, how best can we meet it?
"Myself and associates are
ready to put up a spinning mill in
the vicinity of Salem, to cost not
less than $150,000, it we can be
assured of enough flax fiber to
keep the mill in operation for at
least two years, during which time
we can demonstrate the feasibility
6f home manufacture of the fiber,
and can make definite arrange
ments with the growers to furnish
the flax necessary to keep the mill
continuously in operation.
'As governor of this state you
now have control of practically all
state, and in order to be assured
of the flax fiber grown i in the
of enough fiber to keep ourjpro
posed mill running, for the first
wo years, ; I have the following
proposal to make :
"That I be given an exclusive
option until January 1, 1925, to
purchase of the state of Oregon
through you, 45 tons of merchant
able flax fiber to be delivered to
me between July 1, 1925,: and
December 21, of the same year
and lor tne purcnase or tne iur
ther amount of 189 tons of mer
chantable flax fiber to be deliver
ed to me during the year 1926
said fiber to be paid for in cash
monthly, as received for use, the
price of such fiber to be the ruling
price in Belfast. Ireland, for fiber
of that quality, less the necessary
expense of shipping such fiber to
Belfast.
"I would appreciate your
nromnt action in; this matter.
Yours very truly, : j' '
"B. C. MILES."
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About Half the Output
The retted straw now on hand
at the state flax plant will yield
about 90 tons of long line fiber
suitable for spinning into yarn
for.' making seine and other high
class twine."; :
In other words, it will make
about twice the requirement of
Mr. Mites for next year; the last
six months of the year.
And it is likely that the Indus
try can be speeded, up so that
twice 18a tons may be had for the
year 1926; at least including the
spinning tow. So that what Mr.
Miles asks for will be about half
the output of the state plant
speeded to its full , capacity, and
some free .labor employed in . the
field work of spreading, and per
haps in threshing and retting.
Will Likely Make Contract
With ttois in view, i it is likely
that Governor Pierce will make
the contract wfth Mr. Miles. H
has so expressed himself.
There will remain some details
to be worked out;' bow the prices
shall be decided in case ot ois
putes, etc., etc. That is, who shall
judge as to the ' value of any
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ON CONTRACT
Big Record in
Booms for Coming
at Willamette University
Plans are rapidly maturing at
Willamette university tor the most
mbitipus forensic schedule in the
hstoryj of the school probably the
most Ambitious in the history of
any western school. High hopes
are being pinned on Ward South-
worth jto win the Pacific coast, ex
temporaneous speaking contest
which will be held .at Stanford
university on November 11, Leland
Chapin is looked to win another
state ratorical contest as he did
last year, and a complete debating
schedule is rapidly rounding into
shape Jwhich will include a number
of the strongest debating schools
In the west. A tour is planned
for the debate team .which,, al
though not covering such a long
distance as that taken by the Wil
lamette team two years ago., will
include more and stronger de
bates.! j
Even this early in the season
contracts have been completed and
signed with the Universities ot
Wyoming and Southern California.
Wyoming will be remembered as
Four Contestants Successful
in Second Tryouts Held
On Wednesday !
Final selection of the high
school debate team was made at a
second try-out last night, j which
resulted in Leroy Grote, Margaret
Pro, Thomas Childs and Harold
Tomlinson being awarded places
j field of eight contenders.
The last three : names have had
little! experience but promise well
for the future. ;
In the first try-out. Homer
Richards and Avery Thompson
were selected. Richards will head
the affirmative and Thompson the
negative team. It is expected that
Grote and Miss Pro will be mem
berslof the affirmative team and
Childs and Tomlinson of the nega
tive team. j. .. -
The debate schedule for the
year I has not yet been completed.
.1!
Republican I Caravan Enters
Salem Shortly ; After
Noon, Announcement
TH
e Coolidge-Dawes trans-con
tinental caravan will arrive in Sa
lem at 12:13 today according to
adylie' received by telephone from
Eugene last night. They also in
formed the chairman of the local
republican central committee that
theyjj would be glad to . speak , to
the people of Salem Immediately,
following the luncheon at the Gray
Bell w'here the members of the
caravan will be guests of local
republicans. The meeting at the
armory will start promptly at 1
o'clock and will last until about
l:30i, A number of noted speak
ers accompany tne caravan which
started on September .7 from Ply
mouth, Vermont, the old home of
President Coolidge. The members
are jail personal friends of the
president and they originated the
idea j; of the tour as a means of
assisting him in the present cam
paign, i Probably the most noted
of tie speakers today will be Ex
Congressman W. A. Jeffries, the
man!; who nominated j General
Dawies for vice president at the
Cleveland convention.
About one hundred Salem re
publicans have made reservations
for the luncheon at the Gray belle
this noon. .All reservations for
places must be made before 10
a. mjj by notifying republican head
quarters, phone 222. Headquar
ters also has a supply of pennants
for those wishing to furnish auto
mobiles in escorting the caravan
to the city. ;
Steamer Is Reported
. f Helpless in Pacific
PORTLAND, Or.- Oct. 29. The
steainer Triidad of the Hammond
Luniber company, en route from
Grays Harbor to San Pedro. Cal.,
is. adrift with a broken rudder at
latitude 43.55. longitude 12.52.
according to a message received
from the " steamer Oleum by the
merchants exchange here today.
The- Oleum reported she was
standing by..
TOWD
FOR
HIGH
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PRD6RAMT0DAY
Foreftsics
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the school that sent a debate team
on a tour last year. This team
defeated Willamette by! a two to
one decision, and won most of its
other debates,' losing only to
Southern California and a few
other teams of unusual strength.
Although no other;! contracts
have actually been signed, corres
pondence has been carried on with
a large number of other schools,
and there is every indication that
most of the following will, be in?
eluded in the Willamette1 schedule:
; The University of HRedlands,
Stanford university, the Univer
sity of Denver,. Gooding college.
College of Idaho. Washington
State college, Whitman college
and .possibly the University of
Washington. til.
The larger, proportion of these
schools have strong debate rec
ords. T .' .' - ' " ji :. -
The personnel of . the team is
somewhat uncertain at ;the present
time. It is not known whether
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EUGE
BYDoranE
Lloyd Lyons Crushed When
. j ' i T r l. - j: l : i
iviacnine creaKst Loose
and Falls on Him-
EUGENE, pre., Oct.- 3 9.r Lloyd
Lyons,! 35, married, donkey enrl
neer with a logging company at
Walton, west of here! was killed
today when v. his donkey engine,
which was being moved over; a
hill, slipped its lines and fell back,
crushing him.
Davis Makes Pointed Attack
in Reply to Speeches
1 By Republicans
NEW YORK, Oct. ; i 29. Presl
dent Coolidge and e c ret a r y
Hughes were singled; but tonight
for a direct attack by John W,
Davis, democratic nominee for
president when he t answered
speeches delivered .by them last
Thursday and pointedly replied, to
def inations they gave j of the ad
ministrations foreign rpoljcy.
Speaking at the ' academy
music, Brooklin, Mr.. Davis
of
de
clared he would replace spora
dic, exceptional and causual" j in
ternational conferences .' with a
system of organic, regular and
periodic conferences, f whose com
ing together will not depend upon
the passing whim of i any nation,
but which will be a part of the
ordered life of the world." .
"This is a vital question," Mr
Davis said, "of far greater oense
quence . than any matter of ma
chinery or the language -.of any
particular covenant, j j
"It makes the whole difference
between the old world with- its
dreary record of appalling disas
ters and the new- world with its
promise of a better day. !
President" Asttailed
; "And to this coming change
which will separate lj the future
from the past," Mr, Davis added,
"the president Is Obviously blind
or deliberately hostile." !
The candidate read numerous
excerpts from the address ot Pres
ident Coolidge and Secretary
Hughes. The- president's state
ment "that we propose to continue
our efforts . to promote interna
tional justice under, international
law through international confer
ences, advancing always toward
the outlawlng of agglpssive war,"
was analyzed in this! way:
"To call such a statement 'well
defined is to make mockery of
the Cnglish language,
a statement, might )
made by any nation
Just such
have ' been
in all; the
globe at any time within the last
thousand years. As. a lamp of the
twentieth century, it 'throws little
light upon the pathway." "
' Secretary Hughes' defense" of
the Washington armasient conter
ence was replied to. Mr. Davis ex
plaining that' it never had been
his intention to "belittle", tho
conference but rather - to "celar
the public' in hid of the gFosa ex
aRgeralions with whlcjbi the politi
cal ardor has intentionally sur
rounded its . results.'t .
, Treaty Cited
"Surely Mr. Hughes must
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SEBMES
Working Majority Seems
Likely on Face of Early
Returns , From Polls in
English National Vote -
LIBERALS REPORTED
RUNNING POOR THIRD
Latest Figures Give Conserv
atives 1 60 Seats Against
103 All Others
LONDON, pet. 30. (By Tbe:
Associated Press.: The conserva-:
tive party i appeared headed, to
ward early return ,to. power with
a .worung .majority ,over all 9th
ers when at '3:0Q . o'clock tt!a.
morning almost half the constitu
encies of Great' Britain had .' re
ported their, votes .cast in yester
day's election for the' new parlia
ment. .
At that hour the conservatives
had 160 seats as against 103 com
bined' seats of all other parties.
Of these the laborites had won 72
and the liberals only 22. The var
ious other groups accounted for
the remaining nine.
; Former Premier Herbert H. As
qulth went down to defeat along
with many of hb followers. Jt
had been intimated in the cam
paign that if Mr. Asquith were de
feated in this election he would
retire from politics. This, how
ever, he has not confirmed.
Party Sweeps Clean :
. The conservatives made new
conquests In all sections of the
country. Early returns from the
industrial midlands showed that
the conservatives were snatching
back seat after seat which the lib
erals had won from them last
yearpn, jht , free, trade fisht
against protection. Later, citlei
in the south and west of England,
also .began to turn in tory trl
umphs. The. country constituen
cies which are largely made up ot
agriculturalists and villagers,
which generally vote conservative
will not be heard from for a con
siderable time. ' '
The London boroughs, which
had reported up to 1 o'clock this
morning, gave indications that the
capital like the lesser cities, was
coming back into the conserva
tive fold. . -
Leach Loqes .Out . . ..
The laborite sub-secretary" .of
the air ministry. William' Leach,
was defeated. - . , .. , : .
Arthur Ponsonby, sub-secretary
of foreign affairs-was re-elected.
The first announcement of a la
borite. elected was Arthur Hender
son, secretary for .home affairs.
The .first labor leader whose " de
feat was announced was Ben TI11
ett. '. " '
The University of Oxford which
in the last . election displayed
strong iiDerat tenuencies, wui
likely to revert to its former con
servative learnings. The famous
oarsman, Captain R.. C. Osborne,
conservative, who wrested. the.E cat
from the liberals in a bye-election
in June, has retained the seat
with a largely increased majority.
The pollings, as expected, prov
ed much heavier than in the last
election. ,The.tlrst woman eiecieu
Is a new accession to the house of
commons, Miss E. Wilkinson, 1 11a-
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