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VOL. XL—NO. 288.
VOTE 15 W
MD COUNTING
WILL DE SLOW
Many Precincts Are With-
out Sufficient Help
for Work.
DELAYS IN OPENING
Some Boxes Are Misplaced
and Officials Late in
Arriving.
Bexar county voters are displaying
intense interest in the national con-
gressional and state lection and voting
up to noon Tuesday bore out the predic-
tion that a heavy vote would be polled.
Reports from rural districts and from
boxes in various parts of the city at 1
o’clock indicate that the vote will sur-
pass by several thousand that polled in
the I>emn/ratic primaries.
The election up to 1 o'clock has been
devoid of excitement and there has been
no recourse to the courts by any party
or faction. The expected test of the
new voters act failed to materialize and
the courts have n«t been called upon
to settle any question of the election.
In several boxes it is reported person*
without poll tax offered to vote but
were denied that privilege by election
judges. They did not’ press the proposi-
tion it appears as no effort to obtain
a mandamus was made. It had been ex
pec ted that recourse would be taken to
the courts to determine whether the new
law was valid.
Federal officials and city peace of
ficers reported at 1 o'clock that there
had been no disturbances at any of the
city polling places and no infractions
of the law. Departments of justice
agents are making periodical trips to all
polls in conformity with the custom of
that branch of the f'nited States service
It uat< h nil f< d US for tli
dences of fraud.
Some Delay in Opening.
Delay in opening some of th* boxes
was reported to the county election
board. Precinct 12 did not open for thr
election until 9:30 o'clock. In Precint
21 there were only three men in the
polls to conduct the election at 9 o’clock.
In Precinct 15 the ballot box was deliv-
ered to a store building instead of the
school building where the election was
to be held. Three deputy sheriffs
hunted an hour before they located the
box and turned it over to election •
judges. The misplacing of the box led I
to a report that the ballots and supplies I
had been stolen and rumors were afinat!
of plana to “stuff the ballot" box.
Delay was occasioned in Precinct 9 •
by lack of ballots which also had been
delivered to a wrong address. This was
rretifM when a eriff railed
at the clerk's office obtained more Iml-
lots. and then located the missing Pre
cinct 9 ballots.
Several other precincts reported de
Jays due to failure of election judges
and clerks to report for duty. It was
necessary to draft men and women to
serve in many boxes. It is claimed that
the low pay of $2 per tjay for election
service is not sufficient to attract
workers.
Over 3<»O in Precinct 22.
Reports at noon show* that Precinct
22 is leading in the number of votes
cast with Precinct 21 a close second.
The vote at that hour in the following
precinct M attered over the city was a*
follows: Precinct 24 286; Precinct
22. over 800; Precinct 25 150; Pre-
cinct 41. 141; Precinct 20. 145; Pre
cinct 37 123: Precinct 9 nineteen;
Precinct 47. 180; Precinct 13 64;
Precinct 11. 93
A total of 109 votes had been cast in
Precinct 24 within one hour and twenty
minutes after thr jw»lls opened.
Election judges in Precinct 26 pre
dieted a vote of about 400. while judges
of other districts questioned also antici-
pated a heavy vote. Counting was de-
layed in many of the boxes due to the
fact that there were not sufficient
judges and clerks. Indications are that
the results will not be known in Bexar '
county before midnight if at that hour
unless thr rlertion machinery is forti-
fied by additional workers. In some
boxes counting had not begun at noon.
It will require steady counting through-
out the afternoon and until late tonight
to complete the check it was said.
Ijibor Vote to McGregor.
The Republican vote is out in mass.
Labor's vote it is claimed is going for
Bee and for McGregor. the American
party candidate for governor. The
labor voters it is said forsook Neff be-
cause of his “on the fence’* attitude.
Tbe^ supported Neff in the primary
against Bailry.
While it is impossible to accuraUdy
judge the trend of vote in thr congres-
sional race it is known that Bcr sup-
porters are polling heavy votes in the
northern part of the city. In the negro
precincts Wurxbach is getting a big
vote as the negroes are voting the
straight Republican ticket. Thr Mex-
ican vote seems to be divided on thr na*
tiona! ticket but is supporting Bae. It
is claimed that Bee will receive a big
majority iu Bexar county. No rejmrta
are available from over the district.
Women are voting in large numbers.
In the rural districts it is raid the Ger-
man vote is heavy both of men and
women. In *hr city women's clubs mem-
bers are voting in mass and individual
women’s votes are being cast in all
boxes.
The vote during the afternoon should
be heavy. The polls will close at 7
o'clock.
NEW YORK SOLDIERS VOTE.
About 400 In Eighth Corps Area Cost
Their Ballots.
[ Approximately 499 officer and enlisted
■seo in the I >rpx Area whone
legal residence Is in New York have
gSI t. '-ir bnlh-fs in thr preskh ui ii I
election. Special arrangements were 1
made by thr secretary of state of New 1
York f«r these men to v«»tr at ’ .Hots
were forwarded time a^». They
I wen* then marked ai d M-nt direct to 1
I the state capitol fur the official count •<
THE 1 SAN ANTONIO LIGHT
POSITOS FARMER IS
KILLED IN DISPUTE
AT POLLING PLACE
. t-K FwJI
Louis S. Campbell Fatally
Shot; A. J. Saunders
Placed Under Arrest.
Louis S. Campbell i M rmrs old
. pioneer Hei sr county Zarv-r was shot
st 8:10 Tuesday morniig at the I’ositos
settlement situated jin the extreme
southern part of th«l county. A. J.
Saunders resident of Sic same district.
। is under arrest an affidavit filed tn
I Justice Campbell's co Jit charging him
with the killing. The (tragedy was said
Ito be the culmination tf a dispute over
■ the right to serve as presiding judge of
the election in Precinct #4.
According to information collected by
officers of the sheriff s department as
argument between th two men begun
when Saunders appealed at the polling
place situated in the pchool bouse car-
rying the election paraphernalia and the
1 ballot box. Campbell it ia reported
' insisted that be bad Sutbority to offi-
. ciate as the preeidiug officer of the
। precinct. This right if is said was dis-
puted by Saunders. I 'atter ia raid
1 to have entered the 'Use wheu
• according to info' > furnished
। deputy sheriffs. Can ^eil au entered
the voting place and sought to gam pos-
session of the ballot box and other
1 election’ property. In a struggle that
1 ensued a pistol was discharged offi-
' cers ray and Campbell fell mortally
‘ wounded.
Saunders was brought to San An-
-1 tonio by officers. wh|> left here upon
receipt of a long distance telephone mes-
' sage advising Sheriff ITohin's office of
• the shooting. The defendant ia a brother
of George Saunders I manager of the
I nion Stock Yards (Company.
The body of the <|>ad man will be
brought to San Antonin by the Kiebe
' I'ndertaking Company Tuesday after-
noon. Mr. Campbell ia survived by bis
widow and eight children.
GAS SUBSTITUTE FAKE
“Inventor* Is Charred With Grand Ijm 4 -
renry In New York.
New York Nov. 2.—“ Professor" P.
John Chisler nf Brooklyn wa* arrested
on a charge of grand larceny in connec-
tion with a "discovery” designed tn rev-
olutionize the motor fuel industry by
mixing corn stalks chop sugar and
yenat a* a substitute for gasoline.
its ia alleged by
him tn have been approved at Ramsey
N. J. by chemical expert* nt West Point '
Military Academy. Assistant District 1
Attorney Lazarus raid the real secret
of the text wax two barrels of alcobnl
hidden behind a wall and connected by
a pipe tn a tank containing the substi-
I tute.
f'haaler’s arrest followed an Lvesti 1
। gat ion by the district attorney’* office 1
।of a c representing
299 persons of the east aide who claimed 1
tn have invested in xt<»ck of the frrmo- ।
p* coranofty. said to han bam formed 1
by ('hosier for the manufacture of the
substitute motor fuel. •
THRONE GOES BEGGING J
—
No On. Neems to Want to Be King
of Greece.
- I
Paris Nov. 2.—The throne nt Greece
maj ba offered to Prince Charles Count
of Flanders the second son of King '
Albert of Belgium according to the
Petit Parisiene. The newspaper says
that the reply nf Prince Paul of Greece 1
tn the Greek government’* offer nf the ’
Mm will In declined if Pro- 1
mier Venizelos retain* power which is 1
considered certain.
According tn the Petit Parisiene. th* 1
kinr of Belgians declined a similar offer ’
from Hungary several months agn nn 1
l»ehalf nt thr Count of Flanders. At 1
the Greek legation here it wax said
Mnnday that thr anthoritir* wrrr nn- !
nblr tn confirm nr deny the reports.
NOME ITdESERTED
(
Alaskan Town Had 15.000 In 1000. s
Only Faw Remain.
Seattle Wash.. Nov. 2.—Nome Alas- 1
Jca. which during the gold rush of IfWMI 1
nod a population estimated at 15.009 f
was left with but 200 inhabitants when f
the steamer Victoria thr last bn«t of ’
the srawin for the states sailed fmm I
tnerr according to pa*«engcrs who ar- ”
rived today. c
The Victoria brought 523 pa«sen- '
grr* from Alaska. 350 of whom were
from Nome. Many of these declarnj
they would not return. a
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SAN ANTONIO TEXAS TUESDAY NOVEMBER 2. 1920. -EIGHTEEN PAGES.
MNDIMTES GD
TOPOLLSIND
EXPRESS CHOICE
Harding Spends Day at Golf
—Cox Goes to
Farm.
DEBS WILL NOT VOTE
Watkii;; Roosevelt Cool-
idge and Christensen
Get Early Start.
! Marion Ohio. Nov. 2.—While th- na-
tiou was recording its decision today
‘ on his candidacy tor president. Senator
Harding put politics out of his atten-
' tions and gave over the greater part of
’ hid time to a game of golf. He selected
1 the Scioto club near Columbur fur his
I golf game and was to make the 40-mile
I trip back by motor late tuia afternoon.
Senator and Mrs. Harding reached
the precinct voting place a red brick
; garage shortly after 10 o’clock. They
were cheered when they entered the
building and several of those who were
. waiting ahead of them offered to give
up their places. The senator refused
however and took his place thirteenth
m the line with Mn. Harding just
abend of him.
A half dozen spotlights were concen-
trated on them and a battery of vam-
eras clicked away as the nominee au<i
bis wife waited their turn. Mr. Hard-
ing took orders from the photographers
good naturedly and got the crowd laugh-
ing by inimicing their movie man.
“That’s right let * keep this scenario
going good" be said. “You know you
only vote for yourself for president
once.”
•Twice* corrected a woman in the
crowd and the candidate nodded and
j" i • 4 in tbe laugh.
Nominee Is Cl leered.
Mrs. Haiding’s voting number was
303 and her huMband* 304 in a ward
whose registered vote fa about .500. As
they emerged from the voting booth
the spotlights flared on them again and
there waa another burst of cheering as
they handed over their ballots.
The Harding* rode to the polls ac-
companied by the senator’s secretary
George B. Christian Jr. who took his
place in the line just behind his chief.
He was foil wed in turn by Mr. Hard-
ings chauffeur Frank Blackston.
After he had voted Senator Harding
remained near the voting place for half
an hour chatting with bis neighbors as
they crowded around to express a hope
that be would be victorious in the day’s
balloting. Many of them also extended
birthday greetings for Mr. Harding
wa* born 55 years ago today.
Congratulatory birthday in os sages and
advane? felicitations on the election re-
sult also began to come into Harding
headquarter* by wire early in the day. A
great bundle of them had collected long
befote noon.
Tonight with Mrs. Harding and a cir-
cle of relatives and friends he will learn
the result of the balloting at his home
where local Republican leader* have
planned a red fire celebration in his
honor.
Candidate In Confident.
If there was in the Faudidatc’s mind |
any apprehension over the outcome it
did not manifest itself in hi* outwanl
demeanor. He wore th** nma air ot
smiling confidence that has character-
ized his manner throughout hi* cam-
paign and there was apparent an ad-
ditional touch of satisfaction that the
stre*H of political debate and maneu-
vering wa* over.
Mrs. Harding his constant companion
during his campaigning appeared equal-
ly confident and *he insisted on doing
her full part to thr end of the fight
by accompanying him to the polls and
casting her first vote for him. A slight
cold kept her indoors yesterday but she
raid ahe felt much hotter twlay.
Vacation plans arc in formulation for
Mr. and Mr*. Harding but details have
not txi n announced. A trip that • ould
take thrni away for two weeks or more
nt rext ha* been recommended by their
friend* and they expect to make a <|rci-
sion within a day o rtwo. A secluded
place probably will be selected so that
should Mr. Harding be victorious he
could escape much of the annoyance
which comes to a president-elect.
(tiven Presidential Honor*.
Many of his admirers confident of
a Republican victory already have given
him the attentions of a jmtential pre*-
ident and the inevitable procession of
office-seckert has begun. Request* for
apiiointmcnt to positions ranging from
cabinet member down have reached
Harding headquarters in quantity and
there has been a rush for poatinaster-
y many wk BWm that
i eccnt legislation has put these posi*'
tions under the civil service.
One of those who offered to serve as i
secretary of state wrote the senator that
although he was young and inexper-
ienced. he had honesty purpose* and
high aims and was willing to take ad-
Hi* name never had been
before bj the candidate or bis advisers
here.
Precinct C of the fourth ward of Mar-
ion was th« ■MMtef’a voting plMt ftp
day. It returned a Democratic major-
ity at the last cl«*cti<»n. but the l<*nl
Krpublican managers predict cd that it
wnuhl go for Harding by a big margin
today.
COX VOTES AT DAYTON.
(wovernor and Wife Cast Ballot in Bar-
ber Shop.
Dayton. Ohio Nov. 2.—Governor Cox.
thr I>ruHM*ratic presidential candidate
wax an early voter today but on arriv-
ing nt thr |m>l|s found more than 290
of his neighbors had caxt their ballots
ahesd of him.
Accompanied by Mrx. Cox. the gover-
nor reached the (Milling plaer. a combi-
nation barbrt obop. «*mfectinurry. to-
ftNirro store a»d print *L<ip. at 10 o’clock
|mt the line of waiting voters delayed
Ihr dejmrit of their ballot* until 10:17
Qi- The irdfa v err in Carrmonte. a
| (Continued on Neat i'aga.)
CHARLTON ACQUITTED
FOR ALLEGED MURDER
OF DALLAS CITIZEN
Attorney Is Freed lor Killing
Prominent Business
Man.
Dallas. Tex.. Nov. 2.—Allen Charl-
{ ton prominent Dallas attorney was
acquitted of the charge of murder in
<*onnecti<xn with the shooting to death
last June 23 of Charles Eubank. l«K*al
bwiBOM man. by a jury hi re tcxlav.
The jury w*hirb had deliberated about
twelve hour* brought in its verdict of
J not guilty shortly after 10 o'clock to-
I 1 day. Thr case went on trial Monday of
last week.
Eubank was shot and killed in his
otfico la a bowatowa building early in
the morning of June 23.
Charlton testifying in his own behalf
during the trial raid hi* life had been
threatened by Eubank the day before
the shooting because Charlton had filed
a suit against Eabaak tn collect attor-
ney’s fees dur the defendant.
On June 23. Cbarltnn said hr entered
I Eubank's office to obtain paper* fmm a
'! safe used by oceapaata 01 the building
Eubank protested against his entering
‘ thr office. Charlton testified and in thr
ensuing quarrel Eubank opened * draw-
er of a desk. The defendant said hr be-
gan shooting because hr believed Eu-
bank opeaH tba drawer to get a gun
Thr rase atfrartrd wide attention due
tn the prominence nf thr parties an-
vol red.
ALABAMA RIOT ENDS
No Disorder* Reported Following • urn-
ing of Buildings.
Montgomery. Ala. Nov. 2.—Nn dis-
order occurred last night in section* of
Montgomery county where plantation
property valued at approximately $lOO.
000 was burned Saturday and Sunday
night and officials today expressed the
opinion that with the killing yeaterday
nf Warren Taylor negro the ring
leader of thr alleged band which they
claim wa* responsible for the destruc-
tion of the plantation buildings had
been removed.
Taylor ua* shot and killed instantly
after he had fired nn officers who had
arrested him and shot a button from a
policeman's coat.
A report that an attempt would be
made to burn the village « f Ramer last j
night resulted in the dispatch of a i
sheriff's posse to that place. No dis
order occurred.
RAILROAD BUYS CARS
Illinois Central Orders >27.109"8M
Worth of Equipment.
Chicago Nov. 2.—Announcement that
the Illinois Central has placed equip-
ment orders aggregating $27.10970S Lt
delivery beginning immediately and ex-
tending over a period of twelve mouths
waa made Monday by President C. H.
Markham.
Over four thousand freight cars and
passenger cogche* are included in the
purchase* together with 150 locomo-
tives and 50 caboose cars. Coal cars tn
the number of 2150 1000 refrigerator
cars 500 stock cars 300 box cars and
200 flats constitute the principal items
on the purcha-r Hat. One hundred lo-
comotives having 40 per cent gl
traction powers than any now in use '
on thr system have been ordered for
freight service.
CANADA CROP LARGE
Has More Grain for Export Than Ever
Before.
Ottawa Nov. 2.—An estimate nf the
Canadian grain crops for 1920 issued
Monday by thr dominion bureau of
statistics allowed that Cannda should
have a 100000.000 bushel* of wheat
for rxjMirt in excess nf last year.
All other grain* showed big increases
over the crop of the preceding year.
The bureau’s estimate of the wheat
crop i* 293.361000 bushels against
193.260000 bushels last year. This
estimate shows some 4.000000 bushels
more than the one issued two months
ago exceptionally favorable weather in
the Canadian northwest resulting in a
much heavier yield than anticipated.
100 Per Cent Dividend I’rged.
Boston Nov. 2.—A stock dividend of
100 per cent waa recommended by thr
bonrd of director* of the Vnitrd Fruit
Company nt a *pe<ial meeting Monday. (
It was voted also that a dividend of $4
per shore be pnld January 15. Thia
would be equivalent to $S a share on
the present stock.
L
Party of Jefferson
Is Locked Out for
Failure to Pay Rent
New York Nov. 2.—Early today
Democratic national headquarter*
here sent out a distress signal. The
landlord had locked thr administra-
tors of the party of Jefferson out ‘
of Louse and honir at a moment
when the administrator* particularly
wanted to be inside.
Iu a long statement issued after
a compromise had been effected and f
the double bur* of thr office doors
let dowu. George White chairman ‘
of the Democratic national commit- ‘
toe accused the owners of the
Grand Central Palace of atempting
to “stop the entire machinery of ’
the Democratic committee this '
morning."
An hour or two later the head-
quarters was buzzing with the same f
activity as pervaded its rival on ’
Forty-fourth street where Repubii- c
ran leaders linked with all parts ’
of the country by telephone and tele- 1
graph wires awaited the return*. J
Mr. White said that the rent of
the national committee office had 1
been paid to November 1. and that •
au a<lditional $71909 was teuderrd the 11
la milord this morning to rover the
additional period including election r
day. This sum. he raid wax re- I
fused and it wa* not until a <4»r« k *
for $.*090 had been (mt up tba: the
offk’rw were opened.
MDS DEFY
ELEMENTS TO
CAST BALLOT
Rain or Snow in North. Fair
in East and
West.
t
t
■: MANY WOMEN IN LINE
I
> Hays and White Express
Confidence for Their
Candidates.
i
By the \*MM*latrd Pre«a.
• New York Nov. 2.—Weather run-
ning the eqtire prognosticator* gamut
t|from “fair and wasm" in tbc Old South
to “rain and snow* in the Great Lakes
-Iregion “deur t-kks* in the Waft ami
- the uratherman's hesitating “unsettled
- cunditious* on the Atlantic seaboard
greeted the nation's voters today as they
P lined up at polling places to choose their
-1 next uresideut.
Before noon scattering reports from
the four corners of the country indi-
cated that men and women alike Mere
defying the elements where these threat-
ened. and taking early advantage of
• nature's smiles in more fortunate sec-
tions to dfachsrgc their ancient pre-
rogatlve in the caec of the men voters
. and their new privilege in that of the
r newly enfranchised women.
The central figures in the contest
1 voted early with their wives. Sena-
tor Harding Republican nominee for
• president motored to tbe golf liuks after
casting bis ballet at Marbm. Governor
( ox of Ohio the Demo< ratic choice
voted at Dayton and then went to hi*
' farm. Governor Coolidge of Maraachus-
. ettx awaited return* in Boston after
। voting in Northampton and Frankl n D.
Rooaerelt withdrew to his country home
at Hyde Park overlooking the Jlu<Lm»d
after voting with a number of hia rela-
tives.
The Berkshire county town of Ncm
Ashford in Maasachuaeta was the first
j to report its final returns. By a vote
of nearly five to one it enum- ated to
the world its choice for the nation’s
chief executive. Thr vote was: Hara-
ing 28; Cox. 6.
Confusion at Precincts.
In New 5 ork long line* formed be-
fore thr polling places in some nf which
voter* had to work fast casting their
ballot at a rate exceeding one a minnte.
Some confusion resulted in preciocits
where adequat arrangements had not
been made to accommoflatr the increased
number of registrants.
'1 he final day of pre-election tension
brought no Ict-dou n of confidence «»u
the part of the major party leader*. Mr.
White began thr day by saying. “Cox
and Roosevelt will br elected.” Hr also
predicted substantial gains in house and
senate.
Will H. Hays directing th* Republi-
can campaign gave out no official state-
ment. “1 am mutr for the present” he
said.
First returns frum Kansas where the
contest is hot. gave Harding a slight
advantage over hi* Democratic oppou-
ent.
Second only in inU »w*i to the contest
for presidency is the fight between the
two major parties’for the control of
congress. Thirty-four senators 32 to
fill seats now held by seventeen Demo-
crats and fifteen Republican* and two
to fill the unexpirrd terms caused bv
thr drathi of Senators Bankhead. Ala- 1
batna and Martin Virginia both Dcmo-
< rats arr being chosen as wrl ax an
entire new house composed of 435 mem-
bers.
Senate Majority Small.
The present senate is composed of
47 Drimwrats and 4s Republicans arid
one Republican and Progressive. The
present house consists of 190 Demo
crats. |!32 Republican* two Independ-
ent Republicans on«* Inde|N*ndent and
one Prohibitionist. There are atlao nine
vacancies.
Will H. Hays and Geprge White Re-
publican and Democratic national
chairmen respectively each expressed
confidence of victory. Mr. Hays re-
iterated (us prediction that the R<
publican ticket ia certain to obtain 36S
electoral votes and that there was a
strong possibility that the total might
reach the 490 mark. A total of 266
fa necessary to elect. Mr. White gave
out no Inst minute prediction on the
vltwtoral rote but renewed hi* expres-
sion of confidence in the election of
Governor Cox. Each chairman also
predicts control of the next congress.
The campaign waged principally
arnund the League of Nations issue
। did not end until early thix morning
I Senator Harding xjient election eve
| quietly at his home in Marion. Ohio
while Governor Cox wound up his cam
paign at a big meeting in Toledo ln*t
night but state and local candidates
kept up thier quest for votes into the
dark hours of the night. . •
HEAVY VOTE IN SOI’TII.
Rain in Atlantic States Will Affect 1
Only Rural Districts.
Atlanta. Ga. e Nov. 2.—Heavy voting
throughout the South with thousand* I
<»f women casting the r first ballot* for i
president was predk *1 by election of-
ficial* today. Favor ible weather con- 1
dition* were expected to prevail in most '
localities although towers had been 1
forecast for states l «»ng the Atlantic .
seaboard. Rain. ek< ion officials said
would keep many vo *r* at home par-
ticularly in the run districts. *
Election day foun< Democratic lead-
ers confident they w« uld make a clean 1
•weep in all *outhrn states. Repubii- '
cans however claim* 'I they would be
able to elect their congressional candi-
dates in at least half a dozen scattered
districts. The eL-ctioj of Col. Alf Tay-
lor Republican gubd natona! nominee
in Tennessee wax fonreast by his xu|»-
porterx who raid his Majority would be
at least 15.990
Tennessee Democrats however claim I
re-election nt Governor Roberts and arr «
predicting Governor Cox will carry the I
state by 49.000. Republican State i
Chairman John J. Gore has conceded <
——— — «• —_ rai . )
(Continued on Ntxt Cage.) '
FROST IS PREDICTED
BY WEATHER BUREAU
FOR TUESDAY NIGHT
Jarboe Forecasts Clear
Skies for Wednesday With
Lower Temperature.
Light frost Tuesday night and a
• 'Unsluny day Wedn.-dny with the snap
of winter ia forecast by J. ||. Jari..'-
weather bureau meteorologist for the
San'Antonio station. •
The storm area which caused cloudy
( iniaty weather here Mnuday
'eastward during the aucceeding -Jt hours
and Tuesday morning was ceuteied over
| the lake region rainy uncertain
| weather truihug aftei it. all through
the southeast. Eastward movement of
the -low "made way for the -high-
over the west and Tuesday it had spread
almost to the Mississippi river bring-
ing a wave of cold air which sent the
[ mercury to 30 degrees in the I’anhan
idle and lowered the temperature here
[neatly twenty degrees.
Present indications iroint to dear
frosty weather for a day or two. Mr.
Jarboue sa d. Frost was reporter! Tue-L
•lay frum Abilene and heavv rain* iu
the eastern part of the state Houston
getting nearly three and one half
I inches. The rain extended as tar east
a.s Taylor where a slight fraction of an
inch was reported and Brownsville re-
IH-rted a light shower but Corpus
I hristi reporte<l clear WMtbsr.
The monthly meteorological summary
out Tuesday for the month of October
showed IXS inches of rain an excess ot
1 411 inches over the normal for the
month with Lift inches on October 14
as the greatest amount of precipitation
»n any one day. There were only
twelve clear days during the month toil
being partly cloudy and ine cloudy. Pre
cipitatiou vu recorded on nine davs
rhe precipitation for the year is still
more than seven inches lass than the
noimal.
Tho temperature for the month aver-
aged I.X degrees above the normal the
mean being 71 degrees. The normal
for tho month is Hfl.2 degree-.
There were .even thunderstorms dur-
mg th* month.
SAY NEGR(TcONFESSED
Claim H* Admitted Attacked on LWtk
<»irl at Arlington.
Arlington. Tex. Nov. 2.—City Rrcrr
tary Carter of Arlington announced !
thix afternoon that a negro miapert. ar-
rested in Ea*t Arlington early today
had confexxed to attacking a ten year-
old girl here laxt night. The negro the
secretary xuid. had been taken to Dallux
for safekeeping. The girl fa in a ser-
ion* condition.
While the negro alleged to have r<»n
fex*e«l bring the girl * axrailnut waa br-
ing tranxferrH tn the Dalia* county
jail another MiNpert waa arrrxted and
jailed here. A crowd nf about 3.50 men
quickly axMenibled in thr «-eriter of town
but up tn 1 :45 o’clock thi* afternoon
had mad* no move toward the jail.
Mayor Rose of Arlington. Rev. Alonzo
Monk Jr. and ntherx addrr**ed the
crowd cautioning pruden< r and advfa- ’
ing againxt interference with the. cour»e I
of the law.
Deny Report of Confession.
Dalia*. I>\ . Not I
county officer* here deny report* that I
a negm. alleged to be confessed assail |
ant of a young girl at Arlington ln*t
night had been hnlgcd in the |t M al jail
for xafe keeping. Three negro NUxpcct* :
are under detention having hern arrrxt- i
ed upon their arrival here late laat night !
on a Fort Worth interurban car.
Sheriff Dan Harxton of Dalh* miin- i
ty. whn returmd here from Arlington!
nt 2 o’clock raid he knew nothing of
the purported confession.
ARE LESS~ACCIDENTS
Fewer PenKNH Killed on RaUroads
Than Since tana.
Washington. D. C. Nov. 2.—Fewer
(»er«on* Mere killed on railroad* during*
1919 thun in any year xincr 189 S and
fewer were injured than in any year
since 1910. raid a statement ixaued to-
day by the interstate commerce com-
mission.
During 1919 a total of 6978 person*
were killed and 149.953 injured com-
pared with 6**59 killed in IS9B and 119.-
507 injured in 1910. Of the killed dur-
ing the year 273 were passenger* and
of thr injured 7456 were passenger*
Employes killed during 1919 numbered
2138 and 131.018 were injured.
Fewer trespasser* nn railroad* Mere
killed in 1919 than during any year of
tho commission’s record* which go hack
to IA9O. Last year 2553 trospaaxen*
wore killed and 2658 injured. Railroad
officials raid there were Jexs person*
out of employment and fewer tramps
than formerly because of the war.
TO BURY UNKNOWN MAN
Funeral nf I nknnun Warrior Am Sym-
lad of All Nenice Men
l»ndon. Nov. 2. —A two-minute xi-
hnce on Armistice Day. November 11
in memory of those who died in the
World War will be ««*>scivnl ns far a*
l»ox*iblc throughout the British empire.
Thix announcement wa* made by the
prime minister in thr Houae of Commons
Monday.
At the burial on Armistice Day in
Westminster Abbey of an unknown m»I-
-dier the ronin will Imar the inscription
An Unknown Warrior" thu* being rep-
resentative of all the fighting service mrn
in the World War.
ASK FOR RECEIVER
Cuban Firm Wants Su garland Indus-
trie* Declared Bankrupt.
Houston Tex.. Nov. 2.—Application
for ap|»ointment of a receiver for the ;
Su garland Industries of national repn-
tatiou ba- been filed in Federal Court i
at Galveston by Muunz and Comitany.
of Cubx as thr outgroMth of a o)ntru-
versy Involving X2BIMNN). ou a rarao of I
raw sugar shipped last February. T I
^MUSETIS G. 0. P.. 1
BY 8 TOIIS FORECAST;!
HARDING WINS KARSA^
_ —
Republican Landslide in East With Big
Majority in Middlewest Predicted
Following First Scattering Reports.
Cox Defeated By 2 to 1 Vote in Mid-
dlewestern State Early Returns
Would Indicate.
Scattered returns from precincts in Massachusetts at
3 o'clock this afternoon indicate Harding will carry that
state by a majority of eight to one over Cox.
Reports from Kansas indicate that state is going Re-
publican by a majority of two to one.
At 1:30 o’clock reports compiled from 56 scattered
precincts in Kansas give the Republican presidential nominee
1136 votes against 592 for the Democratic presidential nom-
inees. Governor Allen Republican from present indica-
tions is running far behind the national ticket. From 56
precincts. Allen who was fought by union labor as a result
of his stand on the Kansas industrial court was running 848
against a vote of 612 for his Democratic opponent Davis.
The village of New Ashford Mass. the first town in the
country to render a complete report on election returns gave
Harding a total of 28 votes against 6 for Governor Cox.
Indications of a large majority for Governor Cox in
Oklahoma were apparent this afternoon from scattered re-
turns. Returns from 58 precincts in Oklahoma City gave the
Democratic nominee 222 against 87 for the Republican
nominee.
incomplete returns from Muskogee from eleven out of
the nineten precincts gave Cox 1875 and Harding 367.
inr rirxi lewn Krport*.
Roxton. Nov. 2. Thr town of Nrw
' ' iin Berkoklrv cmuit i wsa tlm
firxt in MaxrarhuaHta to rrpnrt it* vote
L»r PrcHident today. The tabulation o|
thr vote wax r<»mplrt«d at 7:3<l a. m
ami ri oiiltrd a* follow*:
Harding and Coolidge (Repubii
can>. 28.
Cox ami Rooxrtrlt ( Dermwrat). 6.
Four >rarx ago New Ashford gave
lltishe* t Republican j 16 votes ami
President Wilxon (Democrat) 7.
Nnrwell Maxx. Vote* for Harding.
Boston Nov. 2.—The town of Nor
well in Plymouth county voted a* fol
low* for president and governor: Fni
president Cox 4s. Harding 4<»9; foi
governor: Cox (Kepublicau > 165:
Walsh (Democrat). .’<9. Thr vote o|
Norwell for prexidrnt in 1916 was:
Hughe* t Republican) 17s; Wilsou
H>rmoi-rat) 197.
Massachusetts Town Republican.
Boston. Nov. 2.—The town of Maxh-
per on Cai* Cod gave. For president:
Cox. 4; Harding. 43; for governor:
Cox ( Republican ( 44; Walsh (Itenio-
rrat)2. Four years ago the vote o(
Mash|H*e for president wn*: Wilsou
< Democrat) 21; Hughe* ( Republican •
12.
Il.' rd*nz Carning Kanra*.
Kanra* Cit) Mo. Nov. 2. — Im'nin-
plcte return* from 56 scattered precinct*
in Kansas at 1 :3t) thia afternoon xhow-
<<l thr following result: Harding 1136;
Cox 592. For governor : Allen (Rep. I
Ms; Davix (Dem.) Gl2. 'For United
State.* senator: Curtix (Rep.) 744;
Hodges (Dem.) 463.
The returns from several parts of the
state indicated Senator Harding run-
ning far ahead of the other candidates
on the Republican tieket. Senator Cur-
tix and Governor Allen were running
ahead of their Democratic op laments
at approximately the same range.
The vote* were from populous renter*
where the double counting system is in
o|*ration.
Harding I>'*d* in Topeka.
Topeka. Kan.. Nov. 2.—A tabulation
••f the vote counted in thix city up to J
o’clock in 30 out of 36 precincts fot
President and a leaner number for othei
offices show*:
Ilnrding. 2130: Cox. 899.
For United States senator: Curtii
(Republican) 1833; ILxlgxr ( Demo-
rrat). 656.
For governor : Allen ( Republican)
1818; Davis (Democrat). 1065.
For rnngrew: Anthony (Republican)
1601; Billard (Democrat) 742.
Cox Kun* Behind.
Params Kan. Nov. 2.—lncomplete
returns at 2:20 p. m. in three out o(
ten ]»i*< inct* give Harding. 434; Cox
289. For governor: Allen. ’195; Davis
501. F<»r United State* senator. Cur-
ti*. 308 ; Ho lges. 299.
Harding ( arry ing Hutcheson. Kan.
Huh hili' *:i. K.m Nat X —The firri
562 ballots incomplete iu ten precints
ELECTION RETURNS
The results of the national election probably will be '
known before midnight Tuesday
Leased wires of the Associated Press will bring re-
turns from all parts of the nation direct to the office of
The San Antonio Light.
Returns will be flashed on a screen at the office of
The Light beginning about 8 p. m.
An extra edition will be issued when the Result
definitely known 4
cannot come to the office of The Ligl^figraH
telephone. MMHIMMHI
CITY EDITION
CLOSING MARKgW®
H i L CENW -
••ut «»f fifteen in Hutrhinxnn gave:
Hardiog. 409; Cox. 153; Cttrris (Repub-
lican). f»»r senator. 364; Hndgvs (Dem-
<x*nit i for mngrrxx 361; Reechiag
(I*em«»rrat). 179.
Matrnuorth Kan. tioing Republican.
Leavenworth. Kan.. Nov. X—lncom-
plete return* from thirteen precincts
here nt n-^u give; Harding. 450; Cox
250; for I’. S. »cnator: Curtis < Rcpub-
II : |». ..
for governor: Allen (Republican) 375;
Davi* (Democrat). 325; < cngrexamiß:
Anthony < Republican) 400; Hillard
(Detmwrat i 300.
\\ ichita Kan. to Harding.
Wichita. Kan. Nov. 2.—The first
258 ballot* muntH iu fix of tbe 29 pre-
cincts in Wichita gave: Harding. 168;
<’ox 90; Alien (Republican) for gov-
erm»r. 132; Davis (Democrat) for gov-
ernor. 108: Bird. •Republican) for
congress. 132; Ayers (Ik-mocrst). 120.
G. (>. P. Carrying Salina Kaa.
Salina. Kan.. Nov. 2.—First retuma
from fifth ward here show: Harding. Ji
63; Cox 30; for U. 8. *enator: Curtis
(Republican). 57; Hodges (Democrat).
27: f.-r gov.-rnor; Alim ! Republican).^Bl
(d l»nvt< • I »«un<-rat t XT.
Oklahoma < ity for (’ox.
\ ov
a t
I < I' •- Opi-nrnt*
•‘ (its. Okla. Soi ‘
IH»UI t'vfav
cinct 15. ward 3. the home prerfoM'of
J. W. HarreM (Republican) candidate
for United State* senator gave Har-
rcld 11; Srott Ferris < Democrat) 54.
Cox Carries Muskogee.
Muskogee Okla. Nov. 2.—lncomplete
return* at noon today fmm eleven out
of nineteen city precincts gave Cox
1875 and Harding. 367.
Harding Is landing.
\rkanra* City. Kan.. Nov. 2.—At 2
o’clock this afternoon the rota counted i
showed that the Republican* had 5611 !
vote* and the Democrats 490. Total I
registration in city. 5002. X
PARIS IS INTERESTED
luruh ( ipii.ll Xlixiou. for
S(.ur« Elwtion Ke«ult.
Pui- \.>v 2 —fbr pr.’.M-ntial
. in. I 'nitcl State. orrt-hadowM
nil otlirr topics in Taris today. All
the 11C« .papers printed columns
Ei- ri-ior d. rotlnc
entire front page to portriajs nt
\ :an ro.:dent» from -hington^Wa
to Will'll. It dwelt at length no tbe ■!
exe- uth. power. ■ f the president which
it i« .aid were far reaching compared aW
with those of the president of Frauen pW
and the kin of England.
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