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Evening star., 1912-11-05
PRESIDENT At THE POLLS
Requires the Allotted Five
Minutes for Preparation
of His Ballots.

CINCINNATI, November 5.-President
Taft took the full allotted five minutes
when he voted shortly after noon today.
He voted eac hot. the six separate ballots,
five of which are devoted to local affairs
Before visiting the polling booth the
President visited. with a number of Gin
cinnati friends, including Representative
Nicholas Longworth. son-in-law of Col.
Roosevelt. President Taft was cheered
by number as he drove through the
streets on his way to vote.
President Taft arrived in Cincinnati, his
home town. at 7:3O o'clock last evening.
His com ng was heralded by a brass
band, and nearly ten thousand enthusias-
tic admirers. who met him on all sides
with reclamation. @ Il
In the throng which greeted the Presi4
dent was large delegation of.the most
prominent business men OF the city, mem
bers Of the Republican Prosperity League
and thousands of workers. Red and green
fire spluttered along the sdewalks for
more than three squares as the Presi-
dents automobile sped on its way to the
home Of his brother Charles p. Taft.
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Church TO ISSUE CALL
TO NEW YORK MINISTER
Washington Heights Presby-
terians Want Services OF
Rev. John c. Palmer.

Rev John Carpenter Palmer, pastor of
Emmanuel Presbyterian Chapel of New
York city, VIII be called to the pastorate
Church, 1T is stated, at a meeting of the
congregation scheduled for Sunday morn
ing.
The chapel of which Rev. Mr.. Palmer
is the pastor is located on the east side
of the metropolis and is regarded as an
especially successful settlement work,
having membership of LOO. with a Sun
day school with an enrolment approu-
mating 1000.
church several Sundays ago. and later a
large number of the congregation ex-
pressed themselves as in favor of a call
being extended to him.
DR.. Smith Not a Candidate.
Rev. DIR. ]. kensey Smith. formerly
pastor of the wealthy Shady Side Pres
byterian Church of Pittsburgh, who
preached in Washin ton Heights church
recently, is understood to have told the
officers of the congregation that he did
not desire call to the pulpit, and asked
that his name be not paced before the
members of the congregation for their
consideration.
. DIR. Smith, il is said, does not believe
he is specially fitted for the work before
the new pastor Of the church. who will
succeed Rev w. ID. Moss, who is now
pastor of the First Presbyterian Church
of Chapel Hill. y. C.
Evening star., 1912-11-05
The Great Mississippi.

rom ccrlDHer s.
The river lying wholly within the tenn
perate zone is in this respect more fortu.
nately situated than the more fertile val.
leyed Amazon, since the climate here,
varied and sometimes inhospitable as it is,
offers conditions Of human development
there denied.
The main stream is $500 miles in
length: that is. about ten times that OF
the Seine. AS Mark Twain has said. II
is "the crookedest river in the world,
travelling 1900 miles to cover the same
ground that a crow would fly over in $40.
For velal hundred miles it Is mile In
width. Back in 1882 it was seventy miles
wide when the flood was highest.
The volume of water discharged by 1t
into the sea is second only to the Amazon
and is greater than that of all European
rivers combined (omitting the Voiga). The
amount is estimated at 139 cubic miles an
nually: that is, it would fill annually a
tank 139 miles long, 139 miles wide, and
1870 miles high. With its tributaries 1t
provides somewhat more than $4,000 miles
of nayigable water, more than any other
system on the globe except the Amazon-
and more than enough to reach from
Lake Superior to Paris by way of Kam-
chatka and Alaska-about three-four. his
of the way around the globe. The sedl-
ment deposited is 400, 100000 tons. enough
to require daily for its removal 500 trains
Of fifty cars, each carrying fifty TONS and
to make each year two square miles of
new earth over hundred feet deep.
The area which it drains is roughly a
million and a quarter square miles, or
two-tifths of the United States. That is,
Germany, Austria Hungary, France and
Italy could be set down within this area
and there would still be some room to
spare
1t has the strength, for the most part
put to no use whatever, of 6OOOO,O00
horses. The difference between high
water and low water Is In some places
fifty feet. which gives some impression OF
the range of its moodiness.
Evening star., 1912-11-05
MONTGOMERY COUNTY
CONCEDED TO WILSON
Heavy Vote Being PolIed-Ab-
sence of Use Of Money and
Liquor Noticeable.

ROCKVILLE, Md. November 5.-Per-
feet weather. unusual interest aroused by
the three-cornered fight for the presi-
dency and much activity from the party
workers are having the effect Of bringing
out heavy vote in Montgomery coun-
ty. In Rockville district at noon one-half
of the registered vote was in, and the
reports were that the voters were com ng
out In equally large numbers in the other
districts of the county.
1t is believed that when the polls close
at 6 o'clock this evening a record-breakins
vote will have been cast.
The indications are that Col. RoOse-
Welt Is receiving much larger vote than
the prediction estimates gave him.
Both republicans and democrats are re-
ported to be supporting him in consider
able numbers, the proportion being about
three republicans to one democrat.
Revises Figures for Roosevelt.
Robert b. Peter, chairman of the demo-
cratic state central committee for the
county, who several days ago estimated
that the total Roosevelt vote in the coun-
ty would not exceed 500, revised his fig
ures at noon today. giving 1t as his opin-
ion that the colonel might get 1000 votes
In the county. He predicts a plurality OF
about 1000 for Mr.. Wilson.
The republican leaders concede the
county to Mr. Wilson from 500 to 700
plurality. So far as it is known the cleo
ton is passing off quietly. no trouble of
any kind having been reported
That the use of money and liquor to In
f1uence the voters is a thing of the past
in Montgomery county is being amply
demonstrated today The counting of the
votes begins promptly at 6; o'clock this
evening. but the result in the county
probably will not be known before mid
night.
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THE BALMoRAL BALLROOM.
Has Lost tho. Horrible Tartan" Of
's''' : Victorian Times.

rom Ge0ete woman. .--z.s" @ft-a - 80 q
The ballroom at Balmorai. where the
usual tenants dance took place last
Thursday evening, is a very different
place from what 1t was in the reign OF
the late Queen Victoria. when, not TO
put too fine point on It, 1t presented
q most dingy appearance
The walls In those days were hung
with horrible tartan designed by the
late Princes Consort Queen Victoria
would never allow It to be removed.
though often urged to do 80 by the late
King Edward. So soon as the late king
came to the throne he had the whole
or these hangings removed and the
place thoroughly redeeerated.
It was his desire to give an annual
ball here to the dwellers in the sur
rounding residences. but. for one reason
or another, this was never carried into
effect and the tenants ball is the only
one that now takes place when the
court is in residence at Balmoral
though those living at the house are
allowed TO have dance here either at
Christmas or the New Year.
The Prince of Wales, Prince Albert
and Princess Mary are each skilled al
dancing either reel or strathspey, and
were delighted to have an opportunity
of showing their prowess in this di
rection to the king and queen last
week.
The hall and the smok ing, room at
Balmoral are deeply Interesting, IL only
for the number of heads of stays that
adorn the walls. each shot by a dis
tinguished sportsman. There are TO BE-
seen here. for example, fine "royal'
brought down by the late Gar of Rus
sia. and another by the present czar.
while two or three heads are here that
fell before the rifle of the kaiser
The head of the first stag shot by the
present king is in close proximity To
that shot by the late Duke Of Clarence
and Avondale. Those at the castle are
now looking forward to a very inter
esting addition to these trophies in the
shape of the first stag shot by Prince
Henry, the third son Of their majesties.
This will In due course be placed
those which represent the
maiden efforts Of the Prince OF Wales
and Prince Albert
Curiously enough in the whole OF this
collection, which extends to some hun
dreds of heads. there Is not one thai
has fallen before the gun of a lady
shot. Indeed. Queen Victoria had very
strong views about ladies figuring in
the shooting field. and these are main
tanned by the present queen.
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Loses Nose in Fight.

TOLEDO. Ohio. November ). = Joseph
Jennings. thirty-one years old. had his
nose sliced off Monday night when he got
into a quarrel with stranger in a saloon
here. The man grabbed butcher knife
and struck at him. The severed nose
fell to the floor. and after the scuff1e
could not be found. Jennings was taken
10 a hospital, where enough flesh and
skin was cut from his forehead to make
a new nose. The man who did the cut
ting escaped.
Evening star., 1912-11-05
Faith and the Thunderbolt.
From the New York Mail

From the New York Mail
1t seems very hard and trifie queer
from the providentiai point of view tina {
the great monument to the pilgrim
fathers at Plymouth. Mass. which took
the form Of a memorial representing
Faith, should have been so shattered by a
bolt OF lightning that 1t can no longer
stand alone. Yet that is now found to be
the fact The 23d of August last the
rains descended at Plymouth. and the
clouds burst in thunder, and a shaft OF
lightning fell upon the monument of Faith
and rent it asunder. For a while the
Plymouth people, who include some thou
sands who are directly, descended from
the pilgrims. tried to persuade themselves
that the wound which their great memo
rial had received WAS only a scratch.
but 1t has now been found necessary to
bind the statue together with chains in
order TO prevent 1t, from falling down.
The builder Of the memorial has been
summoned and he has given orders to
put on the chains and to fill with cement
the great cracks opened In the hgure.
The largest opening In Faiths side
was found to be six and three-Quarter
inches vide, and the grievous rents go
clear through the body And there was
plenty of room for the ligh lining to fall
in Plymouth without striking and dis
ruptine the monument to one OF the nn-
est exhibitions of pure faith that the his
tory of mankind has ever witnessed.
Alas! Faith may move mountains. but
1t cannot turn back the lightning.
Evening star., 1912-11-05
STEWART F. RICHARDS MISSING
Wife, Mother of Seven Children,
Asks Police to Make Search.

Stewart r. Richards. a $1,000 clerk in
the War Department. is missing from his
home. according to a report made to the
police by his wife
Mrs. Richards called at police head
quarters today and asked Inspector
Boardmar, chief of detectives. to have a
search made for her husband. She said
he was last seen Friday morning about
IL clock near his place of employment.
Mrs. Richards stated she and her seven
children, the eldest sixteen years old and
the youngest five months were left with
out means of support.
Evening star., 1912-11-05
News Briefs.

It is reported at Hagerstown, Md, that
the Baltimore Roofing and Asbestos Man.
ufacturing Company will be Incorporated
shortly with capitalization of 1000.
and will build a large plant there.
A lack of miners and the car shortage
are causing considerable trouble to oper-
ators in the West Virginia region i'm get-
ting out their orders.
The body OF an unidentified white man.
In whose pockets were 81 and a cheap
watch, was found Monday In Cambridge
creek, near Cambridge, Nd.
Evening star., 1912-11-05
Aliens Appeal Is Filed.

RICHMOND. Va, November 5.-The
Virginia supreme court today received
the court record and appeal for a new
trial of lloyd and Claude Allen. VINO are
now in the penitentiary here awaiting
death November 22 for numbering the
circuit court officers at Hil'syilie. March
IA The record for each contains thirty
eight bills of exception, all technical. The
petition covers seventy-fiye typewriter
pages
Evening star., 1912-11-05
Success IN Merchandising

depends the ability hold trade and add to it, and this
only be accomplished by giving satisfaction. Every
oessu advertiser knows that the satisfied the
customer; therefore his interest satisfy
every customer who responds to his advertising.
|:
Every reader of THE STAR should realize this and look
:'pon TIE STARS advertisers being among the most
4 elabe merchants with whom to deal. THE STARS ad-
have built their businesses by dealing fairly
sullarev and satisfactorily with their customers
1t will pay read the advertisements in THE STAR
CLOSELY and constantly every day. In this way you
keep posted everything and know the time and
the place purchase all your needs most economically
- Fr': =: "
+. Taion3 Nsst
Evening star., 1912-11-05

The cruiser Baltimore, from Philadel-
phia to Santo Domingo, limped into
Hampton roads Monday and went to the
Norfolk navy yard for repairs, which will
take about three days.
Miss May Duke of Bentonville. va, and
Edgar j. Schad Of Martinsburg, w Va,
were married at Hagerstewn, Nd, by
Rev. f. kincaid Thomas at the First
Baptist parsonage
Evening star., 1912-11-05
Pleasures of Autumn

From the Cleveland Leader.
Apple cider and pumpkin pie are fleet
ing dainties of the season which mere
struggle for seat in the White House
should not lead US to overlook
Evening star., 1912-11-05
Vote Small at This Place.

Little interest in the test vote was
shown by the people residing in the VI
cinity of 18th and II streets northeast, less
than sixty ballots having been deposited
was q drug store on the corner Of 18th
( and H streets, and 80 per cent Of the vote
Evening star., 1912-11-05
Extends Blockade of Epirus.

The State Department Is Informed by
cabiegram from the minister at Athens
that the Greek government has extended
the blockade of the coasts of Epirus as
far as Santa Quaranta. and has raised
the blockde Of Castro on the island or
Lemons.
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pu u.licans are claiming the next largest
vote. but non-partisan opinion Is that
Roosevelt will run ahead of Taft.
MAINE.
J PORTLAND, Me-, November 5.-Wfth
favorable weather conditions prevailing
Maine was expected today to !. cast its
greatest vote in presidential year. Pres
idential electors only were to be voted
upon.
The early morning balloting was slow
in many sections, but during the fore
noon the voters began to go to the polls
In larger numbers.
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fight in the three-cornered primary race
for United States senator that little at
tention Is being paid to the national
ticket.
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Water Supply Cut OF.

LONDON. November 5.-The water sup
ply Of Constant nople was cut Off today
by q large Bulgarian force which occu-
pied Derkas, at the end OF the line of
Tchatal1a, from which point the aQue-
duct supplying the Turkish capital starts.
according to news agency dispatch
from Sofia.
The bulgarian troops have occupied the
rex1on between Tchorlu and Tchatalja.
completely surrounding the Turkish force
in that district.
Evening star., 1912-11-05
NORTH CAROLINA.

C4IARLOTTE. N. c., November GA
heavy vote is being polled throughout
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INDIANA.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, November 3
Long lines of voters greeted the opening
Of the polls here this morning. Early in
dications were for a heavy vote. The
skies were overcast.
After the cary rush. voting slowed
down considerably in this city.
A heavy vote throughout the state Is
reported here. The polling places are be-
ing guarded by local police and detectives
from a Chicago agency to prevent. fraud
or discover. basis for a protest
Voting machines are IN use In fourteen
Of the ninety-two counties of the state.
The polls c.Ose at o'clock.
The sun came out from behind the
clouds several times during the morning.
IOWA.
DES MONIES, Iowa, November g.
Every man in Des Moines who gets with
in the polling place before the hour Of
closing has a right to vote This was
the final instruction of County Auditor
Erase to the election judges here today.
Fear had been expressed that men would
be disfranchised In the larger precincts,
especially i'm the rush of the closing hour.
There was heavy early morning vote.
Men were waiting at most of the polling
places when they opened at o'clock.
Clear weather is expected to bring oIt a
large vote in the Iowa towns. The polls
rloc n
Evening star., 1912-11-05
IOWA.
KANSAS.

TOPEKA, Kan. November Sit is ex-
pected that Kansas will poll more than
375,O 600 votes today, the heaviest vote in
the history of the. state Weather cloudy,
but sunshine Is expected before noon.
At 1890 today the Kansas skies were
still overcast with clouds, but the vote
i'm town and country is very heavy. In
Topeka a record breaking vote is expect
ed. Reports on the eight congressional
districts indicate heavy voting. The
democrats claim to be holding their party
strength st.5 i:
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DO one-sided that It can hardly ind the
approval of all the powers, and particu-
larry of Austria-Hungary, the less so as
nothing Is said regarding the future of
Albania. This Is a question which is OF
the greatest importance, beth to Austria
Hungary and Italy."
Trouble Over Albania.
The anxiety of Austria Hungary that
6ervia shall not occupy Albania, and thus
secure that outlet on the Adriatic sea
which the Eervians want, probably will
provide bone Of contention.
Prince Ghirka, the president of the Al
banian national commission, 1t Is said, Is
to he proclaimed king of Albania,
Hasten Reinforcements.
SOFIA, Bulgaria. November 5.-Rein-
forcements continue to proceed to the
front from the Bulgarian capital In con-
adorable numbers. Some Servian troops
passed through here yesterday for
Adrianople, and today eight battalions Of
volunteers. Including Macedon!ans and
Russians, entrainel for the front. 1t IL
reported that fighting still continues In
tho neighborhood OF Serai and Tchorlu.
An important ministerial conference was
held this morning. the results OF which
havo not been made public.
The hospitals OF Sofia Philippopolis and
other oenters are crowded with wounded
men.
Evening star., 1912-11-05
Women Take Great Interest.

women TOOK almost as great an inter-
est as men in the voting at 298 M street
northwest, carefully marking their bal
lots without any sign Of indeeision, and
showing that they knew what they
wanted" All who cast their ballots. ii
seemed, had carefully considered their
wishes as to whether the d strict should
have the privilege Of suffrage and whether
it's present form of government should be
changed.
1t was hardly 10 o'clock before a call
for additional ballots had to be made
from the polls at this place, nearly all the
ballots being used.
Voting Jagged considerably at 3l4O M
street and 1906 Wisconsin avenue in the
early part of the day. but hopes were
expressed that. 1T might iven up as
evening approached and interest in the
national voting became more tense.
Women as well as men voted.
In the southeast section Of the city
the vote was light until noon, and the
indications were that on the question
the voters favored it, However. it was
noticed that II voter were In doubt
the persons in charge of the booths
talked him into an affirmative ballot If
poss BILE,
In one of the polling places. Ola 18th
street southeast, sample ballots We're
marked favoring suffrage and everything
was filled in except the cross for Presi-
dent 1t was estimated that about 20 per
cent Of the ballots were cast by women
and very few by colored people. The poll
ing places in this section are at gl4 11th.
1O15 Sth and at the southwest and north
east corners Of 14th street and Pennsyl-
vania avenue. large majority OF the
voters, 1t is said. were employed at the
navy yard. With the change OF shifts
at the navy yard this afternoon at 3
o'clock heavy vote Is expected. Many
of the straw voters cast their ballots last
night.
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Candidates on the Ballots.

The ballots contained the names Of the
various presidential candidates. and the
propositions for and against suffrage In
the District, the election Of District Com
missioners, and the election OF q dele
gate to Congress.
An automobile. bearing a big sign,
"Vote for the right to VOTE" is being
used by the league today to keep head.
quarters In touch with the various poll
ing places.
More than 500 ballots had been cast up
to noon today at the poiIlng place al
North Capitol and H streets. opposite the
government printing Office.
At the voting place at North Capitol
and r streets q balky furnace was work
ing in opposition to the voters. driving
them out of the place and thus keeping
down an expression Of public opinion on
the subjects to be voted on. At noon about
thir'y y. voters had expressed themselves.
At the pharmacy at 14th and u streets
northwest about 100 votes had been cast
up to IL o'clock.
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II you want work. resA the want cal,
umns Of The star. '., s.@
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Hundreds Cast Ballots For and
Against Suffrage.
SENTIMENT FOR FRANCHISE
Many Women Among Those to Visit
Polling Places.
WILSON LEADS CANDIDATES
Democratic Presidential Nominee
Seems to Be Ahead on Straw
Vote in City.

Hundreds Of ashingtonians are cast
ing their ballotos today in a vote to de-
termine whether the majority Of the cit
izens favor suffrage for the District. with
an elected delegate In Congress. The
ballots will indicate also the preference
Of the people for President.
Indications are that the votes cast will
be overwhelmingly in favor of suffrage,
and that the choice for President will lie
between Wilson and Roosevelt.
The polls opened at o'clock this MORN
ing and will remain open until 6 o'clock
this evening. when the ballots will be
taken to the headquarters of the District
Suffrage League, 500 G street northwest,
and will be counted as quickly as pos
sible.
Thomas E. VIII, in charge of the head
afternoon that about 5000 ballots had
been distributed through the city. and
that he expected a heavy vote. Thou
sands Of ballots were distributed to gov
ernment employees as they entered their
department and bureau buildings this
morning. These will be filled out during
the day and deposited in the ballot boxes
at the various polling places when the
employees leave taeir offices. At head
quarters many ballots are being received
by mail
Woman Watchers at Polls.
Amy adult resident Of the District. ire
spective Of race, sex or color. may vote.
Washington women are showing their In
terest in politics by appearing at the
polls. Some of the watchers at the polls
are women who volunteered their serv-
ices At one of the polls where two
women were stationed they explained to
the prospective voters that the vote was
not for woman's suffrage.
But We are going to have the vote
some day." one of them added.
Yes. we'll wake up some morning and
find that q woman Is running the govern
ment," said a man standing near.
That's the morning l want to over
Sleep" put in another. as a general laugh
passed around the crowd Of voters.
Some of the residents OF the District.
unfamiliar with elections and ballots. had
their troubles marking their ballots. and
their ballots by voting both for suffrage
and for control of the District govern
ment by Congress and the President.
At one of the polling places. those In
charge had already marked ballots, In
dicating that the voter favored suffrage
for the District, and when the voters en-
tered, they we're handed these prepared
ballots which required only their sigma
ture.
In another place. when citizen stated
that he did not know what suffrage"
run your own business or have some
one else run it?' If he declared he
wished to run his own business he was
advised to vote for suffrage.