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THE DAILY CAPITAL JOURNAL, SALEM, OREGON.- THURSDAY, NOV. 9. 1916. FIVE HERE TODAY ONLY A R M S T R O N G - BABY DOLLS Girls Galore The Show You Know Matinee and Evening BLIGH Theatre E RECOUNT Vote So Close and Claims So Contradictory This May Be Necessary Bjr Perry Arnold. (United Press staff correspondent.) New York, Nov. 9. the presidential fight is still undecided. At 8 o'clock today neither President Wilson nor Charles E. Hughes had shown a sufficient number of electroal votes in the count "of ballots so far made to insure election. The United States canvass at that hour showed the democratic nominee slightly in the lead, with 251 against Hughes 243. Thirty-seven electoral votes ERED AT E Was Found In Suit Case In Tune to Prevent Explosion - Oakland, Cal., Nov. 9. But 10 min utes stood between the discovery of a bemb in front of the office of the Hay ward Journal this morning nnd the time set for the explosion of the instrument of destruction, and for several minutes the lives of officials were in jeopardy. The bomb, similar in all respects to the one that caused the death and destruc tion during the San Francisco prepared ness parade, is now in the office of were still in doubt representing the i Sheriff Frank Barnet and a county wide states of California, Minnesota, New search is beine made for the tlvnnnnt- ffiammounh CTl CLAIM K0I (Continued from page one.) , f5 LAST TIMES TODAY Louise Huff ' ' " , and Lottie Pickford "in" "THE REWARD OF PATIENCE" Friday and Saturday . : PAULINE FREDERICK in "ASHES of EMBERS" PATHE WEEKLY Wedding Invitations, Announcement) end Calling 'Cards Printed St the Jour oh.1 ob Department. portunity to counterbalance the heavy vote cast in St. Louis." . George M. McDowell, legislative man ager of the United California Indus tries, claimed that prohibition amend ment No. 2, on the face of partial re turns from 500 precincts in northern , brought janrornin, nau Deen lost by a majority of approximately 100,000 votes. Mexico, JNortn Dakota and JNow Hamp shire. Wilson needs 15 votes for a ma jority and Hughes needed 23. California or Minnesota, plus any one of the other doubtful states, would give the presidency to Wilson; while Hughes if he did not carry both California and Minnesota (which, together, would give him more than, his 23 votes) needed one of these with' all the others to obtain the necessary 206. The situation today, therefore, was one which pulled taut the already over strained nerves of political managers. It was responsible for more,acrimoniou,s exchanges between the two sides than heretofore marked the campaign. It warnings from Democratic Chairman McConnick to his cohorts to guard ballot boxes" lest there be tam ers. Officials in surrounding counties have also been notified and are lend ing their efforts to apprehend the bomb ists. William Eose, nrrested near the office of the Hay ward Journal, is in the county jail but the officials are not.siire that he had anything to do -with the placing of the bomb. He maintains his innocence. Discovery of the suit ease bomb was made by Nrghtwatehmnn Fred Schilling. ocnmiug was patrolling his beat ,when at the corner he stumbled on to the suit case. His attention was immediately riveted to his find by the ticking of a clock in the case and he fled for safety. Alarming a number of others, Schill ing returned with them to the Journal office. A hose was attached to a fire hydrant and a stream of water played . .. ............. r,viw..iuu !--."&. .ivcuL,iiiau I.IIUUIUUU upon-mo suit case until the water had by a vote of three to one against the -Wilcox bitterly to reply that anyone 1 popped the clock. The case was then proposal to repeal the state-wide pro-, intimating theft of votes by republi- opeuea am the contents revealed. liibition law, it was indicted by lncom- cans "was a contemptible scoundrel." I - piete returns, liiese, nowever, came from ther larger cities, where prohibi tion workers said the local option forces expected to poll their greatest strength. The sweeping victory of the prohibi tion forces in Michigan was emphasized by today's returns. The majority lor the state-wide prohibition amendment DELEWARE IS FOR HUGHES and issued a warning himself against Btealing of the presidency by the demo- "2ls" . . Wilmington, Del.. Nov. 0. The com in at least one state New Hampshire jpleted count of Dolewnre gives Hughes a recount and court action may be . a plurality of 806. Vor United States necessary to reconcile flatly contradic- senator Josiah Ov Wolcott, dem.., de tory claims from both sides, based on feated Senator Du Pont, rep., by 2053. complete returns. Reports from West I Representative Miller was defeated Grand Op era oouse NOV. 13-14TH Elliott & Sherman Present ; v D. W. GRIFFITH'S Mighty Spectacle MONDAY TUESDAY EVENING MATINEE .18,000 People Cost $500,000. V 3,000 Horses 'Eight .Months To Make . SPECIAL PRICES-v-MAIL ORDERS NOW Nights 25c, 50c, 75c, $1.00. Matinees 25c-50c (not reserved) Seat Sale Opens Friday 10 A. M. at THE OPERA HOUSE DRUG STORE n was more than 60,000, and a similar ma-, Virginia, credited to Hughes on the face : for re-election by Albert F. Polk, dem., jority recorded amendment, against tho home-rule AMERICANS SAFE El Paso, Texas, Nov. fl. A foreigner from Parral reaching Juarez last night brought news of the safety of the ten Ameri cans at Parral. He staled that the Americans remained in the town, ready for flight but the Villista bandits entered only the outskirts of the town after it was evacuated by Mexican de iacto forces. " ourB." of incomplete returns but claimed asiby 50 votes, Democratic Dy tue Wilson, supporters, in dicated tenseness of the partisan quar rel there might result in some of the "shotgun" activity which marked the famous Hays-Tilden presidential con troversy of 187(1 the political mixup mo9t nearly paralleling the present situation. McConnick Claims A'L . New York, Nov. 9. "On information received up to 4 a. m. today, we are ab solutely sure of California, North Da kota and New Mexico," National Demo cratic Chairman McCormick declared today. "We are mnking a fight for Mimieso- Hugheu Has 811 St. Paul, Minn., Nov. !). With 288 precincts missing Hughes leads by 811. The democrats are preparing to meet a contest while the republicans seem to be getting in shape in case the count is against them.. Federal investigators are already here and are watching ev ery move. Majority Is Cut St. Paul, Minn., Nov. H. With 474 precincts missing, Hughes is 510 in the state. 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His wail in reply to the charge of somo imaginary person that some ono expects .Mr.' Hughes or his manager will try to secure the election throuKh fraud, is worthy of the best traditions of tho republican 'imrty. "The tlUblic has hud n phum-a n judire the conduct of the ennnmivnn of the two candidates and I am perfectly willing to let the people decide which side will resort to desperate methods." feud "SAVING THE with Mary MacLaren and Phillips Smalley FAHILV NAME" r3)BUGH fUmrn THEATRE Don't Trust Democrats New York', Nov. . " Wo don't trust the democrats any farther than they aro said to have remarked they would trust us," was George W. Perkins' re tort today when asked for comment on the statement of Henry Jlorgnnthait, democratic finance chairman, hinting at republican "counting out "' of dem ocratic, votes. "We are taking just as many pre cautious as tho democrats' Perkins said. 1'erkins said his tabulation showed 2(17 electoral votes for Huirhcs not in cluding California. 1'erkius stated that returns at ti o'clock this morninir indicated that iiughcg would carry New .Mexico by 600. He declared there no longer was any doubt regarding New Mexico. BIG ACTS- HIPPODROME VAUDEVILLE Sunday (!ranrJ Thealre Sunday ......... r T WT Claim Unfair Officials New Vork, Nov. fl. Charge that the republican election officials in New Hampshire wet unfair in the vote count there, by which they gave th state, to Hughes by 101 votes, wait made today by Henry Morganthau, chairman of tho democratic) finance committee. " Wo will demand and get a recount there," he said, "It will be very queer if we cannot gain 150 to 200 votes in this way. The republicans control the election machinery and it is only nat ural that a recount would give us a gain under such circumstances. These officials have given us no vote we were not entitled to and they have taken a large number of votes away from ui that we are entitled to." Morganthau 'b chargo was in answer to a statement by (leorge W. 1'erkins. Some Expectations But Not Fulfilled New York, Nov. 0. Republican head quarters expects positively and finally to 'announce the election of Oovernor Hughe to the presidency, possibly with in an hour, Chairman Willcox formally state just before 2 o'clock. "This announcement may come with in the hour," said Willcox. "However, it is entirely possible it mav be delaed until around midnight. The situation looks more and more favorable for Mr. Hughes. I feel certain both California and Minnesota will be added to the Hughes column." , MAIN SOLID FOB HUGHES I VIRGINIA IS . CONCEDED TO HUGHES Democratic Leader Gives It Up As Returns Show 4,000 Hughes . Wheeling, W. Va., Nov. f).West Virginia appeared nt 2 o'clock this afternoon to havo givn ita olectoral vote of eight to Charles Kvuns Hollies. It has swung backward and forward though Hughes always maintained a lead of at least 1,000 since curly yes terday. Democratic State Chnirniun CTinver conceded it to Hughes by 2,300 when returns showed tho republican nominee leading by moro than 4000 with only 200 precincts missing. The republi cans claimed the state for Hobinscm for governor by a slight majority and declared they have elected four con gressmen. . Fairmont, W. Va., Nov. .!. C. ('haver, chairman of tho West Vir ginia democratic committee denies he has conceded the state to Huglui and claims it for Wilson by 11500. WHEAT FROM ARGENTINE Galveston, Tex., Nov. 9. Large im portations of wheat from Argentine 'through tlnlveslou have been arranged according to reliable information here. The first full cargo from the Flute is scheduled .to arrive within a few davs with several other stcamera to follow immediately. Charles P. Ohling Is Secretary of Club Portland, Me., Nov. 0. Maineias Albnny, Or., Nov. 0. The Albany Commercial club has elected Charles V. Ohling secretary of that organization to fill the position left vacant by the resignation of W. A. Kastburn, who is retiring to enter the grocery business. Mr. Ohling has been in publicity and newspaper work for the past four years. He is at present city editor of the Albany Evening Herald and held a similar position with the Capital Journal at ealcm before coining lo Al bany. The club is now centering its efforts on a big manufacturer's banquet which will be held next Monday evening when the merits of the different factories of this section will be discussed. Government Will . Investigate Millers -Minneapolis, llinn., Nov. 0. Federal recorded the heaviest presidential vote . department of justice lnvmiiii. . ever cast in this state with tho ex- en route here to investigate the eomiec ception of that at the "Greenback" tion of the Minneapolis chumber of corn election in 1880, giving Hughes a plu- merce with tho high price of flour and rahty of 3118. generally investigate the hich cost of p H?'"ha'l rtS,.145 against 6.1,427 for living, according to source, dually lel President Wilson. informed, todny. . The OREGON If It's Good We Show It PROGRAM TODAY LI V : '"'.'rV I Henry B. Walthall In ' The Pillars of Society An adaptation from the work ef Henrik Ibsen. Also the Real Mack Swain VAMPIRE AMBROSE A tickling Keystone COMING FRIDAY and SATURDAY Bessie Barriscale In "Home" VAUDEVILLE The Fine Musicaf Soos Friday and Saturday