The Monmouth herald. (Monmouth, Or.) 1908-1969, November 12, 1920, Image 2

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Champ
Clark, Bourbons' House
Leader, Defeated.
SENATE MAJORITY BIG
President-Elect Harding to Take Va
cation -Chrutensen and Cox
Send Congratulation!.
New York The cresl of the repub
lican election ware, both presidential
and congressional, continues to rise
as belated returns filter in.
Among the democratic casualties
were defeats of Champ Clark of Mis
souri, ex-speaker and present dem
ocratic leader in the house; election
of a republican representative from
Texas; re-election of a republican
senator from Missouri and a sudden
jump of Senator Harding into the
lead in Oklahoma. Another border
state, Tennessee, hung by a narrow
margin, but with democrats leading.
A republican senate majority of
about 10, as compared with but two
at present and a house majority of
around 100 as against 40 odd, were
other forecasts of the overwhelming
majorities.
With about eight states still in the
doubtful list in presidential-senatorial
contests, the huge majorities assured
Senator Harding of at least a46 majority over Cox and that the up
electoral votes, with Governor Cox state counties will give him an addl
certain of 127 and all from the "solid tlonal 60,000.
south," including Kentucky.
The republicans added Idaho, Mary-1 the vote, Stanfield has carried Mult
land and South Dakota to their string, ; nmah county by about 2500 ma-
on the face of the large majorities, i
and of the remaining Btates the re
publicans were reported leading in
Oklahoma, Arizona, Missouri, Montana,
Nevada and North Dakota.
Republican margin in Tennessee is
reported.
Among republican senators elected ;
in hard contests were Lenroot of Wis
consin, who was opposed vigorously
by Senator La Follette; Spencer. of
Missouri, who defeated Breckenridge
Long, ex-assistant secretary of state,
and Jones of Washington, senate com
merce committee chairman; Senator
Phelan, democratic, California, was de
feated by Samuel M. Shortridge; re
publican, and Senator Smith, demo
crat, Maryland, a veteran, lost to O. E.
Weller, republican. " .
Senator Nugent, - democrat, Idaho,
was defeated by ex-Governor Gooding.
Senator Harding at Marion ex
changed telegrams of congratulation
Election Pleases Drys.
Chicago. The election of Senator
Harding is more pleasing to the pro
hibitionists than the election. of Cox
would have been, .Virgil C. Hinshaw,
chairman of the prohibition national
committee, said here Wendesflay even
ing. "This is because, of his recent
public statement made to the national
temperance council that he would use
whatever power he possessed to pre
vent the re-establishment of intoxi
cating liquors."
and planned his southern vacation.
Among his messages was brief one
of congratulation from Governor Cox.
Another presidential candidate. Par
ley P. Chrlstensen of the farmer
labor party, issued a statement de
claring that the election spelled the
elimination of the democratic party.
He predicted a rout of the republicans
by his organliatlon In 19:4.
With majorities piling up in what
democratic leaders said was a "solemn
referendum" upon the league of na
tions, President Wilson withheld any
comment
STATE PLURALITY
MAY PASS 60,000
Portland, Or. That Senator Hard
ing's plurality in Oregon will bo up
wards of 60,000 and that Robert N.
Stantield, republican, has been elected
over George E. Chamberlain by ap
proximately 15,000 majority were Indi
cated on the face of returns from all
the counties of Oregon.
The count constitutes 315 precincts
complete out of 413 In Multnomah
county and about two-thirds of the
estimated vote In the up-state coun
ties. In these returns, Harding has
a total vote of 104,748 and Cox 58.631;
Harding's lead 46,117.
In the same returns, the vote for
Stanfield is 86,372, and for Chamber
lain 73,993. Stanfield's lead, 12,379.
It was apparent that in Multnomah
county Harding will have about 15,000
On the basis of more than one-half
jority over Chamberlain and the re
mainder of the state by about 15,000
over his opponent.
Harding has carried every county
in Oregon on the basis of incomplete
returns from 32 counties and com
plete returns from Hood River, Jo-
sephine, Sherman and Wasco.
It was indicated by figures that
Senator Chamberlain had carried
Baker, Crook, Deschutes, Harney and
Jefferson counties. The complete vote
in Hood River also gave him a plur
ality of 107.; The contest between the
two senatorial candidates was close in
Union and -Coos counties.
, In none of the counties that Chamber
lain carried was his majority over
Standfield .large. Stanfield, it ap
peared, had! safely carried 28 counties
with a chance of pulling ahead in those
herein named as close.
In the first congressional district
I the sole opponent of W. C. Hawley
Reed Blames League.
, Kansas City, Mo Support ot the
league of nations plan was the cause
of the democratic party's defeat, de
clared United. States Senator Reed,
democrat ajid irreconcilable opponent
of the league, here. "The .American
people refused to haul down the Amer
ican flag," Jie continued. "It was the
tragio , mistake of supporting that
issue . that split the party and
resulted in. the big republican landslide."
was a socialist and polled but a com
paratively slight vote. The flurei to
far as compiled Hand:
llawlry, 16,577.
Talbert, 5.744.
Iluwley'i lead, 53.S33.
lu the second district, N. J. Slnnott
was opposed by a democrat, James
Harvey Graham of lluker county, In
complete returns showed that Rep
resentative Slnnott had carried his
district by a vote better than two to
one. The Incomplete totals were:
Slnnott, 19.959.
Graham, 8.232.
Slmiott's lead, 11,7:7.
Sam A. Koier, secretary of state,
has easily been elected over J. P.
Sears, socialist, and Vpton A. Vpton,
Industrial lubor candidate.
Tor the vacancy on the supreme
bench, George M. Brown, now hold
ing the place by appointment from
the governor, has been elected.
The vacancy caused by the resig
nation of Mr. Drown to become su
preme court Justice has been filled by
the election of I. II. Van Winkle, chief
deputy in the attorney general's of
fice. Mr. Van Winkle's nearest com
petitor was J. O. Bailey, another
deputy of that office.
WASHINGTON'S VOTE
FOR HARDING HIGH
Seattle, Wash. That republican can
didates had won "hands down" In King
county and the state of Washington
partially complete returns Thursday
proved conclusively.
The soldiers' bonus bill was passed
by an unmistakable majority, The
Carlyon $30,000,000 road bond measure
was beaten.
Latest figures Indicated that Sena
tor Harding's plurality will be nearly
125.000 over Chrlstensen, who is run
nlng second. Harding will have more
votes than Chrlstensen and Cox com
blned.
Governor Hart 8 plurality over
Bridget and Black likely will be 10,
000. He will lead Bridges, who Is
running second, by more than 50,000,
according to present indications.
Senator Jones was reported to have
swept the state with a big plurality,
running ahead of the ticket In some
counties.
All five republican congressmen ap
parently had been returned to office
by the heavy republican vote through
out the state.
Following were winners lu the state
election:
Governor, Louis F. Hart; lieuten
ant governor, William J. Coyle; secre
tary of state, J. Grant Illnklc; stuto
treasurer, Clifford L. Babcock; state
"auditor. C. W. Claussen; attorney-gen-jerul,
L. L. Thompson; commissioner of
public lands, Clark V. Savidge; super
intendent of public instruction, Jose
phine C. Preston; state Insurance com
missioner H. O. rishback.
IDAHO IS REPUBLICAN
Boise, Idaho. Complete and Incom
plete returns received from all parts
of the state of Idaho Thursday sup
port the early announcements Tues
day that the republican party won a
sweeping victory in this state. Its suc
cess was complete, from presidential
candidate down, Including senator,
congressmen, governor, the balance of
the state ticket and the legislature.
In the Electoral College.
Doubt
Harding' Cox . ful
12
States
Alabama
Arizona 3
Arkansas ......
California 13
, H0!!'r".d,?. -5
I Jelaware 3
Florida
Itorgia
lila tio 1
Illinois 2!)
Indiana 15
Iowa 13
Kansas lu
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine 6
Maryland 8
Massachusetts i 11
Michigan 18
Minnesota 12
Mississippi
Missouri - 18
Montana 4
Nebraska ., , , 8
Nevada ...m 3
New Hampshire . 4
New Jersey .. , ... 14
New Mexico '. .....t... 3
New York .... . 46
North Carolina ,
North Dakota 5
Ohio 24
13
lu
Oklahoma
Ureeon
6
38
6
6
12
""i
4
Pennsylvania
Hhode Island ....................
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Utah ZZZZZZZZZZ,
Vermont
Virginia ..
Washington ..
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Total -.
Vote Pleases Harding.
New Orleans. In a telegram to the
Dally States here the managing editor
of the Marion Star, Senator Harding's
paper Baid: "Senator Harding asks
our office to utter the most grateful
appreciation of the fine vote given
him in Louisiana, particularly as it
manifests a growing belief in tho re
publican position. He asks me to say
to you he has one ambition which is
to wipe out the last vestige of sec
tionalism In America."'
STATE NEWS
IN BRIEF.
I'ortlund. Three persons were killed
and 150 injured in automobile acci
dents in the streets ot Portland durliiK
October, according to tho monthly
report ot Truffle Cnptuln Lewis to
Chief of Police Jenklua. The acci
dents totaled 1161.
Portland. Work of puvltig the last
link In the lower Columbia river high
way was completed at 4 o'clock Satur
day by the Warren Construction com
pany, and the highway now presents
a complete stretch ot paving from
Portland to Astoria,
Wlllaiulna. Ilallnmd building fur
the Grand Uound corporation bellov
ed to be at an end ni the result of
the ltutes-KuKiTs Construction cam
puny giving up thn contract, accord
ing to reports, and moving Its machin
ery back to headquarters,
Astoria. An Issue of 1500,000 in 10
year 6 per cent bonds was authorised
by the port ot Astoria commission at
a meeting recently to raise funds for
the completion of pier No. 3, the ex
tension of the Holt Line railroad and
continuing tho dredging operations.
Salem. The 1920 tax roll, for Marlon
county, as compiled by Bon K. West
county assessor, shows a fulling off
of :'60,190 when compared with the
figures for last year.
Salem. A petition was received at
the oftlre of the Oregon Public Service
commission lust week from the Burns
Commercial club asking that train
service be provided for that city. To
bring this about it was suggested lu
the petition that the railroad which
now terminates at Bend be extended
Monmouth. Professor Gllmore, In
structor lu biology and agriculture at
the Oregon Normal school hero, ad
dressed the students In the normal
auditorium Wednesday, ills subject
was "Dairy Products" aild he Illustrat
ed his talk by using an exhibit of milk
Ingredients he obtained from tho Ore
gon dairy council.
Hood lilvcr. Willi a material drop
in lumber reported by local dealers
and a keen demand hero for new
homes, those conversant with the local
situation say they expect a consider
able building boom this winter. The
Bridal Veil Lumber compuny an
nounces that its prices on lumber ot
ull grades have been cut.
Albany.-Both of Linn county's two
women officers who ran for reelection
were successful. Miss Lenore Powell,
county treasurer, won tho nomina
tion! of both parlies in tho primaries
and was chosen for a second term
without opposition. Mrs, Ida Maxwell
C'uinmlngs, county school superintend
ent, wiib opposed In the election, but
won out by a majority of 163.
Salem Appraisement of approxi
mately 10,000 acres of land owned by
the Pacific Livestock company and
located In Harney county, was present
ed to the stute land board hero. The
appraisement followed ft compromise
agreement providing for the sale of this
urea In settlement of a suit started
ugalnst tho livestock corporation In
which it was charged that tho land
was obtained through fraud in con
nectlon with dummy entrymen.
St. Helens. Ham Kautzmnn, form
erly publisher of the Columbia Herald
and now publisher ot the Tualatin
Valley News, has filed a dumago suit
against Glen It. Metsker, district at
torney of Columbia county and E. C,
Stanwood, formerly sheriff of tho coun
ty. Kautzmnn asked for $20,000 and
in his complaint charged that he waB
wrongfully prosecuted in an attcmpl
to force him to leave St. Helens and
cease the publication of the Herald.
Salem. Plans for the sulo ot ap
proximately $850,000 of Marlon coun
ty road bonds voted last May wero
outlined at a meeting of the county
market roads committee held here last
week: These bonds draw 5'A per cent
interest and cannot be sold below par.
Because of the unfavorable condition
of the bond market and the provision
making it impossible to sell the bonds
at a financial sacrifice, It was agreed
that those sections of the county con
templating improvements under the
act should dispose ot the bonds in an
amount sufficient to cover their re
spective expenditures.
Portland. The stage is set for the
10th Annual Pacific International Live
Stock Exhibition to be held In Portland
November 13 to 20th inclusive, accord
tng to a statement Issued by O. M
Plummor, Secretary and General Man
ager, The cattle, sheep and swine de
partments will be larger than It eve
has been at any previous exhibition,
The night horse Bhow will be a special
foature of the exposition and Is unnua
ly made a great society event by the
management. They not only show th
finest horses In the United States but
every one will be given a chance .to
see the best looking women In th
Northwest,
IG BASEBALL TEAMS UNITE
Eight National Clubs and Three Am
erican Merge.
Chicago. The major baseball
league! Monday were broken up and
new I'.' club league composed of the
ight National league clubs uud the
three from the American league, which
have sided with them III the plans tor
reorgaultatlon ot the game, wni organ
Ixcd. A 12lll member will b chosen
Inter, It was announced.
Organisation of tho new league came
ufter the five American league clubs
had refused to reply to an ultimatum
Issued by the other 11 clubs giving
them nil ifour and a half lo Join In
I lie reorgaultatlon.
After organizing, the baseball mag
nates proceeded with the l.osker plan
for civilian control of profeiKloiial
baseball and appointed Judge K. M
Landls of Chicago chairman of the trl
buual which will govern the game.
Judge Landls, If he accepts tho po
sition, will be the supremo dictator
if all leagues Joining tho plan and
will reeelvo a Hilary of 50,0o0 a year.
"I'll do everything In my power to
help muke baseball worthy of the
name it has borne all these years, but
1 Just can't decide such a big thing
right away," said Judge Landls, when
ottered the chulrmnnshlp of tho new
baseball tribunal. "The proposed plan
should be a great thing for the game."
As chairman ot the tribunal Judge
Uindls would receive HI, 500 more a
year than he gets now.
Second und third members ot the
tribunal will be appointed luler and
one of them will bo chosen by the
minor leagues.
Tho minor league members would
serve for six years, while Judge I. an
lis would reeelvo a contract for seven
years, according to a statement made
utter the meeting by the club owners
LIQUOR PERMITTED
OUTSIDE OF HOMES
Washington, P. C Production of
soft coal during tho week ending Octo
ber 30 nut only continued above the
I'J.nnnnno tons mark considered neres
sary to meet requirements, but estab
lished a maximum for the year, the
total output, according to reports mude
public by thu geological survey, la
estimated nt 13,.13S,0UO Ions, mi In
crease of 07,000 tons over the preced
ng week.
The average production per work
ing day for the week was 2,o:,G,0(K)
tons, which brings the total proline
lion for the first 2."8 working days of
the year up lo 42j1'JO4,0ii(I tons, which
Is 51.0110,000 tons more than was pro
lured during tlio same period In 10 19.
hut about 4J,000,noo behind the bin
ner year 1018.
The big Increase in production Is
accounted for by u lull III the labor
llslurbutices which have been u fac
tor of Importance In recent months.
Settlement of strikes In Oklahoma
and Arkansas caused labor losses for
the two states to decline from 44 per
cent to 4 per cent. Over the country
as u whole, losses attributed to labor
amounted to 7 per cent of full time,
out of a total loss, due to nil causes,
of 40 per cent.
Soft Coal Output Good.
Washington, I). C Storage of law
fully acquired liquor In commercial
warehouses und transportation of such
Htocks to the home of tho owners Is
not prohibited by tho Volstead act
under a decision handed down Mon
day by the supreme court,
In passing upon the appeal of Wll-
Hum 0. Street of Now York from de
cisions of lower courts refusing to
enjoin Internal revenue officials from
seizing liquors he hail placed lu a
room rented from a safe deposit com
pany, the supreme court reversed the
lower court and held lliut tho Injunc
tions should bo grunted.
The efrect of this ruling hud not
been fully appraised by Internal rev-
enuo uud prohibition enforcement of
ficials, Tho belief was expressed,
however, thut the result might bo the
release of some 10,000,600 gallons of
Intoxicating beverages stored In ware
houses since Jumiury 16, 1020.
Eloping Guard Caught,
Mlllcdgevllle, Cla. J. W. Cans, form
er guard at the stute farm here, who
eloped with Jiianlta Weaver, an Inmuto
of the institution, November 1, hns
been arrested at Tampa, Kin., and will
ho returned hero with the woman.
Stato farm offlcluls said ho would he
charged with aiding and ubcttlng a
prisoner to escupe. The Weaver wo
man, serving a year's sentence for
shoplifting, said that Cans forced her
to elope.
Flirting is Under Ban.
HoHlon. Klirting on Iloslon common
will become a dangerous practice after
February 1. Plans wero announced
by Mayor Peters for the appointment of
the city's first policewoman, .a law
providing for which goes into effect
on that date.
2 BILLIONS
3
Four Billions Annually Is Rec
ommendation Made.
CONGRESS MUST ACT
Retention of Present I-evel Is Held
I'navoldable I Fare of Aver
age Expenditure.
Washington, D. C.-Ttm nation -will
face a continuation of the annual tax
hill of (our billion dollars for a pe
riod of ut least three yours If con
gress adopts recommendation draft
ed by treasury officials und which,
It was understood, have been laid be
fore Secretary Houston for approval.
Mr. Houston, It was said, probably
will Include such recommendation In
the loriii of an analysis of the gov
ernment's financial condition in his
furthcoming annual report to congress.
The analysis will allow, and accompany
ing recommendation! will suggest, It
was said, that a three year program
for tux revision Is required In order to
meet maturing government obligations
and cover current federal expense!
and that approximately eight billion
dollnri Ill victory notes, war savings
securities and treasury certificates of
Indebtedness will bo duo for payment
within tho next throe years.
Retention of present aggregate level
of taxes, or molnteuauce of the an
tiiiul revenue of tho government t
ilxml four billion dollar then la held
lo be unavoidable, on tho face of av
erage ripeudlliires estimated for tlio
period.
KcfomtiirtidiitloiiB lo be made by
Mr. Houston, II wus understood, will
propose abolishment ot the excess
profit taxes lu their entirety and the
substitution therefor of a graduated
income tax of u siilistaiill.il deeper
cut than under present revenue laws.
It was believed the new income taxes
would apply only to Incomes above
(',000 annually and that provision
would bo made for a graduated In
crease even on thu additional tax as
the amount of Income, grows larger.
Tlio secretary Is expected to advlso
congress that tho strictest economy
lu feder.il appropriations Is necessary
If the program outlined on the basis
of a four billion dollar lax bill Is lo
be accomplished. Ho u.ild that there
was no way to estlmalu even with any
degree uf accuracy what even the pres
ent luw would yield in revenue Ijcc.iumi
of rapidly changing conditions In busi
ness as a result uf after tho-war transi
tion and readjustment.
.Mr. Houston's view of this wus said
lo bu that tat receipts would he ma
terially lower laler In thn present
fiscal year, which ends Juno 30. yyil.
and that therefore thu government In
come under the present revenue laws
could not he taken its a basis for cal
culating future receipts,
5 POLICEMEN SHOT
IN IRISH RIOTING
Hcltast. Wild Hcenes wero witness
ed in Londonerry Saturday as a sequel
lo a sensational nllitck on policemen
there.
five policemen weru shot, two so
seriously they uro not expectedto re
cover. Two shops were burned and
several olliers wrecked. All the prop
erty belonging to Sinn Peltiers.
The attack on the policemen wus-directed
ngitlnst tho officers who wero
guarding Ihe customs house and a
brisk exchaugo ot shots folluwod.
The fray occurred lit 8 P, M. In a
IniHy neighborhood and so terrified
the crowds that they fled homeward
In a panic. Afterward the pollco and
mllltury raided a largo section of the
city, auurcliing evoryone they found
outdoors and Invudlng and searching
numerous houses.
Later a hostile crowd assembled In
Waterloo square, a Sinn Koln thor
oughfare. They wero dlsporsed by the
military. Kvon after tho curfow hour,
there was almost unceasing revolver
und rifle fire for two hours or more,
with occasional Bounds like the cx
ploiloiiB of bombB.
Man Buys Whole Town
Searhoro, N. Y. Tho century old
village ut Spuria, near hero,' is now
the properly of one man. Prank A.
Vuuderllp, Now York banker, has pur
chased the eullro village In order to
relieve the housing situation, Ho plans
tor erection of 20 modern tenements,
Mr. Vuuderllp said the village was
filled with somo "undesirable citi
zens" hut that when it Is "reconstruct
ed it Is hoped to got ome nice people."
YEARS
ASKED