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PRAISES OF HARVESTER COMPANY
ARE SUNG IN TRUST SUIT

st. Paul. Minn.. Nov. +.--Judge
William ID. McHugh Of Omaha. fight
ing the federal suit for dissolution OF
the International Harverster COM
pany. today iu the United States dis
trict court, pictured the harvester
concern as one OF tho greatest educa-
tionai and beneficial forces ever ere
ated In this country. Counsel for
the defense then assigned to George
W. Perkins Of New York. credit for
this achievement anA asserted that
without Mr.. Perkins mind To direc,
the organization and expansion II
the business. the tntcrnn tionni Har-
voster company of today would have
bccu an impossibIltty.
When Mr.. Mccormick went to
New York In ls0: TO enlist the SER
vices Of the house of J =. Morgan
and company. to aid him In getting
capital TO extend the foreign trade
OF tho Mccormick company he met
Mr.. Perkins. a mtI1h- who was inynlu-
able for exactly tn. xor, 6f thin. Mr.
Mccormick desired" he said.
Mr.. Perkins training and cxp-r-
icncc as a western man with his
h' adquarters n, Denver for manv
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STEAMER, WRECKED
BY BERG, REACHES
PORT AFTER STRUGGLE

ST Johns Head. Newfoundland. {.
Nov. I.-Thc Furnish line frcishtcr
Manchester Commerce dragged her
way into the harbor here today. her
how a mass of crumplcd wrrsaxr
and her pumps racing madly to de-
feat hic fioosi of water which poured
in through the shattered hull.
The steamer. which carries no
wireless apparatus. crashed hcadon
into giant iceberg at 2 o'clock
sunday Snorning whii. about loo
miles east OF Belle Isle.
The night was dark and the berg
loomcd out OF the blarkn.ss 70 sud
denly that there was no time tO
change the courrc Of the steamer.
which drove a, full speed into IL.
The force OF the impact was terrific.
The steel prov Of the liner &as
crumplcd like a piece OF tin as far
AFT ss the collision buikhcad. The
decks were covered with great frag-
mcnts ot ice and wrcckagc.
Captain Couch hastily headed his
ship for ST Johns. He succeeded In
notifying his agents At Montreal by
means OF flag signals.
The sea was swept ny heavy
storm and the steamer had "a hard
struggle making port. Tho shin
reached here I'm ~ sinking condition.
Repairs will require about two
months. The steamer carried 5000
tons Of general cargo. Her lower
hold. above which the water did not
r0ne, was filled with timber. while
grain. flour and fondstufis were on
the deck above. The Manchester
Commerce carries n crew Of forty
officers and men. She is built OF iron
and registers 5.363 tons.
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SANITARY PRECAUTIONS
SUPERCEDES ALL military
ACTIVITIES IN D|SI'"''"
Disarmiag Of Strikers Postponed While Soldier.
are InocuIated. Compulsary Order
lssued by Gen. Chase
EPIDEMIC IN LUDLOW TENT COLONY

Movements and operations Of the
state miiitin In the strike zone liz
u natter OF secondary importance to-
day. and the attention OF Adjutant
General Chsx~ IL conferred upon an
Immediate effort to stamp out un in
cintcEt epidemic Of typhoid fever
which II said TO have dcvc-
lopcd 10 tho strikers. colony n,
Ludlow anu at Suftield. far-
,aG the most serious situation that
nak developer since the commence
mrnt Of the strike. In rcsponsc to
an order b. General Chase tn. mcdi-
"a, corps this morains began the In
oculaiion OF the troops stationed at
Ludlow. Every militiaman must he
inoculated. Al tho samc time Gen
crai Chase will take every step with
in his power 10 prevent III" spread
of tho diseaxr.
AS yet uonr of the soldiers have
been attacked by the disease. II Is
,triker.' camr- will he bronrh, To
tho atieaiion ofihc health depart
ment o! IN. state and that search
INK invcaiiaa.ion will be made.
General Chase hap clearly .s-
prossr.i himself To the effect that
only ~ last resort docA he aan;
to resort 10 ihs search anu seizure
n'nshoa. Hc l. not given to Issuing
o-.ies~ ana. prociasaas'ous. His dr-
s,r- h N hrius shout dtasrmarcnt
ecceahly caly. W - ssssssstr- ass-
srmsmsat.. however. will the sisus-
,ion toae iowa 70 . point where
afts of ,awleesasss Will n.N n~rnr.
The general b convinced that John
u. i.nwsna. In rharE~ NJ the tent
colony Ut ,.uuin~. haA made every
effort 10 ccllcc, firearms. The only
resistance h. aud the military nu-
thcritics have encountered ~ from
u haui Of wuriikc Grcs'ka who have
been carrying on guerilla warfare
In the hills for ~ccks and who havc
repeatedly declined to obey tho or
drra oithr strikc leaders.
Louis kine. = ncaro striker. is
nr;ns hold in !ail chnrscd with u.s.
sar,t to k.ll King Is alleged to
have fired the SLOTS that wohrdc'
I!cicn and Hlchens Wootton. chill
dron ~ Frank Wootion. . mAchin-
is, at rshascu. last Tucsday during
mn attack ny strikers on that camp.
He ix also charged with having
rolled down bomb TO destroy COM
pany property nj raaasso. The
children arc the grandchildren Of
Colonel Dick WoDtton. tho pioneer
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TYPHOID EPIDEMIC
At LUDLOW NOT IN
TEnTSSAY BESn0An

That ther. Is NO grounds for the
report that there has h~"n an out
break Of typhoid fever In tho ten,
colony ut l.udlow n tho statement
OF Dr. Hen B-shoar. who ssys that
the story of five casea having dcvci-
op-d at Ludlow and tWo ai Sufflrid
is absolutely without fact. lie says
that there have is~cn four casrs Of
typhoid ~ Ludlow but none within
tho striker colony aA1 that iiiuess
= confined to psrsoas y the town IT,
sr'f. 'Therc wsro -swU1pAao;-ee-is>
phold contracted Ia 'Auffield ~aHsp
p, ior to the strike. says Ds. Beshoss.
lie further points to the fact that
only TWO deaths have occurred with
In the strikrrx' colonies. out Of sever
al thousand people. since the strike
started. 4 baby died nj tho Indlo~
colony from whooptns cough and an
other NJ s;csuntio.
Tho inoeuist'nn o. tho militia
men ordered by General Chase was
simply a. \ precautionary measure.
according tn statements made there
is no prcvaicnoy Of typhoid fever in
the s,rikcrs' colonies anywhere sud
no caus" for alarm.
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Dawson. y. NJ. Nov. Coal dust
was y prciomiAant force In the 'S-
plosion that WRECKED mine No. OF
tho slug Canon Fuel company here
October 90, and resulted In tn"
death Of ?61 mon. according I"
statement issucd today by Rccs u.
RsaAow. state miIo inspector. II
has not bccn determined what tgnu-
cd tho dust. The statement declared
that gas PLAYED very little. IL any.
part in the explosion: that week
before the explosion he had taken
samples Of air which were analyxed
by tho United States bureau of mines
At Pittsburxh. and showed only nine
teen-ouo hnndrc.iths ~ l per cent
Of menthnnc. This. tho Inspector
points out. is very low FOR a mine
OF that character. He says that III
the last ten days experts have hcch
searching for gas. hut have not to''hd
enough any where In tho mine to
show safety lamp test.
Inspector Betdow's statement fol'
lows.
Gas played very little part III
the exbjoeion of the Dawson NINE
Tho mine was the hes. ventilated In
the state. There was from 1'o.oV
to 10000 cubic feet Of mir travel
tnE through the mine per minute
This air was divided into many dii'
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years had made him thoroughly In.
miliar with th- great sEricultural
situation In this country. Then. lat
cr. Mr.. Perkins experiences In Eu-
rope had given him = comparative
knowledge Of agricultural conditions
there.
In discussing with Mr.. McCor.
mick the European situation. he de-
clared no one of the existing com.
pahics was strong enough In capt.
tai. credits and men to properly and
adequately realize tho possibilities OF
the vast foreign field. Then he start
ed out to get interests to form this
concern. strong enough and big
enough to 20 Into this field. When
eh started he had IN mind 10 partic-
ular companies aside. perhaps. from
tho Mccormick company. Now he
went 10 many diffcrsat companies In
seeking the material he desired. his
mind was perfectly open on that
point"
Judge McHush then attacked the
governments charge that III. sub.
jcct Of foreign trade was Al after
thought by tho officials Of the Hsr-
ves'.r company. which began to
loom large about the time the fed
cral suit was filcd.
He declared that the naming of
the company was done particularly
with view tn the matter Of foreign
trade. lie said and fcrcrrci 10 cvI.
d"nrr to show that Perkins named
the company "Intcrnational'' over
the wishes Of the late Mr. Morgan.
who. he asserted. wanted 10 call the
the United States Hnrvcs-
ter Company
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colL DUST PREDOMINANT FORCE IN
EXPLOSION At INSPECTOR

icrcnt sr!its. going into all parts Of
III. mine. thus preventing any ar.
cumuiaiion of pus. For the past ton
dnys many Of the nest gas cNpcrts
aEd mining men of the country have
been examining the mine and hunt
ing for gas. hut ot enough has been
found any where to show up In n
safety lamp tcsf.
a week previous to the cxplo-
sion I took samples OF the main re-
turn mir and had II analyzcd by tho
Tinted States bureau Of mines ai
Pittsburgh. Pa.
'Thc analysis of the mir showed
only ninct.r on -onc liundr c,lths OF I
per cent. Ciit. o. "'firc damp" which
In very low for mine of this char
acter.
''Coul dust was the predominant
force that propagated the explosion
throughout all the mine. and Ia the
mos. serious nnd difficult problem
the coal operators have to contend
with In operating their mines. What
stirred up and ignited the coal dus'
bns not been determined up to the
! present time. This may he revcaiet
later on. when some Of the room
and pillars which are now tnacces
siblc have been cleaned out. and II
which further investigation will b'
mnde'
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WOODS FULL Of
FAKE STORIES

ParaphraSins familiar Old saaSs.
~ Is caetaisly true that great biz
stories from little ruuora grow
sinrc tho prssras coal strike hogan
tn" woods have hr~a full of imagin.
a,iS~ yarns--yssua that II true
would merit big srsrc heads 10 the
newspapers. But fortunately they
arr not true.
Fifteen guards killed at Ludlow. .''
Mine striker. killed at Brfwind. %
Eight bodies thrown into hole a,
night" Three dray wagons loaded
with bodic~ pulled out Of the Ludlow
tent colony "a dozen bodies %;
building at Ludlow wsrr soaked with
oil and burned
These arc -nmc Of the ridiculous.
iy absurd stories that have bccn cir
cuia'-d after every bioodicss battle
between strikers and guards slnru
til. strike started.
And there arc good people who yet
believe these stories.
Where aud how the rumofs start
no one knows. but they are banded
from lip TO lip and the slaughter In
crcascs every time the story Ia told.
bodies of dead strikers and guards
are being found every day. accord
Ing to rumor. but strangely enough
there are no funerals.
Las, week Walter Helix was report
c,l to hav. been killed n; walscnburg.
lie returned from wa'scnburg Sat-
urday m much aliv. rs he ever was
In his life.
Undershcrin Z.ao Martin was
killed three times last week bu, IN
stiil on duty.
Sheriff Grisbam has been kid
mapped by strikers and shot fuli OF
holes so many times. according to re-
port. that he ought to be n human
sieve by this time.
Last Saturday night a man rushed
into the Chronicle News office out of
breath and shouted to the city ed.-
tor. "sipc has go; six dead guards at
the norgue. Hundred people arc
crowdins around trying to get in and
sipcs got the door locked
The newspaper man at once
grabbed the telephone and rung np
the Trinidad Undertaking company
Roy Campbell answered. lie was
asked about II. Campbell was
amazed. lie said that there was nc
one in sight for half a block and that
he had no dead guards at the morgnc,
This morning Undertaken Hall was
advised over the telephone that there
were four dead strikers at Berwind
and that he had better hurry out and
take charge Of the bodies. Hall go,
busy and Investigated and nothing
developed.
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oi toll gate fame,

oi toll gate fame.
In all. twcniy-siN guns wcrc
turned over to General Chase yes.
terday by John II. Lawson. ip per-
sonal charge of tho Ludlow tent col
ony. Eighteen were rifles and eight
revolvcrs. Lawson. when advised by
Chas. that ne must collect the strik-
crs' weapons and turn them In. told
the general that ne had been ad-
vis.d by counsel that II was not
necessary for the strikers to turn
in their firearms. Attorney Hornc.
y Hawkins Of Denver. general
counsel for III" United Mine Work
ers OF America. declared yesterday
that he mad not directly or Indirect
ly advised the strikers not to deliver
and that he wns placing no oi,staris,,
In III" way oi III" governor. This ir
n lar rs Hawkins would Eo and he
lcf; Trinidad las, niEh, Tor Denver.
Genera, chase said that the dis
nrnamcn, IN the WaisrnburE di.,rict
hnd been completed. that mine
guard~ and strikers had given up
their guns and as result oi The
riot ON Sunday nj, citizens owning
weapons had been Induced to turn
them In mud take n receipt.
The deadly Implements of war
which have been In southern Colo
RADIO during the strike are going.
Two merhiao gpns have bsen turned
over TO the military authorities. The
ars,araf snsspahEssksewr - shs
''aieel hatiIeahip." has been dis
mantled aud is nor an ordinary
motor car. The guards have been
di.arr,ci and discharged. Many
have left The district. others have
gone back 10 their regular pursuits
and many nave enlisted In the stat"
militia.
Adjuiant General Chasc has turn
cd over 10 Governor An,sons y SAM
ri. of bullet. used hy both th" mine
guards and tn" strikers In -"cn'
hait.c,. The bullets are soft Gcsc.i.
and spread when they strike. Ta"y
nro bullets which ny agreement ic-
tween nation. have brnn ;aboccd Ia
civilized wariar".
Major q. N Ice. cI.ict Of staff q!
General Chasr. left for Denver last
night bearing u mossagc I" Cover.
nor Ammons. The contents NJ the
message were not disclosed.
The operators yesterday .-sucd q
statement 80 tn. effect fnat great.
or number Of men were at work In
tho mines ycstcrdsy than Mt an,
Csassss-A 90 psep ~
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members. Mr.. Hayes ,s hourly hop
ing and praying that thousands OF
union workmcn Ia Colorado, Of dif-
fcrcni trades and crafts. who are not
Interested one way or another in the
present strike. save that they hold
union cards. will b. thrown into
idiencgs. which would be In many
cases attended by dcatitution. in or
der that the striking coal miners may
be temporarily aided. With Hayes
10 is rule or ruin.
The attitude OF an ovcr-increasinx
number OF strikers is bcs. emphasized
by the statement or humble coal
miner. a man OF more than tho aver
age education and whose name. for
his own protection. - omitted. He
said:
II have always been II union man.
- -
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MEXICAN SITUATION SINNERS
WHILE PRESIDENT VOTES.
OFFICIAL WASHINGTON SILENT

|
dent Wilson let the Mexican situa-
fioE simmer "a few hours today Will.
hs went to Princeton. n. j.. to vote.
The tension over this governments Is
u!timatum to Hucrta WAS not re-
ltevcd by the Presidents absence.
however. and Just before Mr. Wilson
left the White House h. conferred
with Secretary Bryan.
All officials here were sii.n, over
tho notice to Huertn 10 vncst. III.
provisional presidency OF Mexico and
seat no partisan.
TIL" understanding was that the
attitude hero Is to max. no an
nonhceincnis lust now aud await III.
next step.
The greatest interest centcrcd
about iiu-rta's conference with tn.
Mexico city diplomatic corps. As
soon as Charge O'shaughneSsy hnd
delivered tho latest note. Hu.rta
called In the diplomats but no nn-
nounccmcnt wins made OF their con
ference.
President Wilson planned to he In
touch with III" situation practically
every hour he In away today and to
return to Washington tonight. Th.
President left here at 10 o'clock this
afternoon. east his ballot. I.s,.
Princeton at ago o'clock and nrri,.
back In the capital at .::5 o'clock
tonight.
Administration officials directly
connected with tn. Mexican ncro-
tis,ions have adopted u policy Of alb
so,ut- silence. considering II Incspcd-
lent nj this tim. 10 define III. course
AZ action being pursued and dcoiin-
INK To comment one way or the other
on the reports from Mexico City re-
kardiuk the presentation ot . sum-
nary note to HurrtA rcqulrinx his
hhe4tste rssissxtioa. THAT stls
eNmiastion Of Huerta Ia sine qua
non. Ia admittedly the fundamental
principle Of the adminisiration pol
Icy. but bcyoud this the successive.
steps taken or contemplated arr no,
disclosed.
An mir Of confidence la official cir
ci~s II taken TO indicate that the
United States 10 satisfied that prac-
ticaiiy all tho great powers have
agreed tn support tho adminis,ta-
lions policy At least To tho extent Of
observing q strictly neutral attitude
and allowing tho rss,cd States to
tcsi its own plan for restoring peace
In Mexico.
In the abscus. q! any official
statement. but on tn" basis "f -s.
prc~sions of opinions by competent
observers. IL u believed that Hmcr'u
has been informed that practically
all the powers automatically repre-
s.ni.d in the Mexican capital arr dis
posc.i tn defer TO tho United States
In the task OF restoring constitution
ri government.
Secretary Bryan flstiy refused to
discuss tho situation when Inquiries
wcr" made concerning the demand
for t.c Immediate retirement Of
Hucrta.
senator bacon. chairman Of III.
foreign relations committee. after "a
conference with Secretary Bryan.
said:
- consider tho situation to be
near u conclusion. We ar. very
hopeful that things Will turn out
we'll
Secretary Daniels reiterated today
that tho three battlcships Of the sec
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Iso.t0h. Mass.. Nov. Rain was
following throughout Massachusetts,
when the voting began today. Th.
voting started early In Boston and
several other cuic- but as II will
continue into the evening in many
pIaccs. the returns in the contest
for governor between Gardner. Re.
publican: Walsh. Democrat: Bird
Progressive. and Foss. Independent,
are expected to he very late.
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Well anyway. tn
waters fIllin' up
tn reservoirs an
It's good wenth-
er for ducks.

Weather Bureau Report.
Tonight generally fair: Wednes.
dny fair. warmer In east portion.
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oau uiNtsiOu Ot tue Ntllnttc fleet
| Will remain In Mexican Gulf wntcrx
until further orders rotwI,hstand-
ing that four batticshIps OF tn. third
division are due nj Vera Cruz and
Tnmpico tomorrow.
Rear Admiral Fletcher. oommsn,-
Ing the second division, Will TAX.
| mand OF tho entire squadron. The
New Hampshire and Nebraska viii
keep station NJ Tampico. while tho
Louisiana. Michigan. Rhode Island.
virginia and New Jersey viii await
Developments of Vera Cruz In al
diiIon to these Ecycn drcadnaurhts,
the sunboat Wheeling and til. cruia-
or Tacoma are off Vera Cruz. while
The g,inboats petrol and Nashville. ara
In Dominican waters not far away.
On the west coast tn. armor.i
cruisers California and Maryland are
nt Guaymas and Mnzatian. rcspc.-
lively. The gunboat Annapolis also
IN at Guaymas and tn" armorcd cruis-
.r Pittsburgh is rnrou," to that port.
u statement. II" declined to discuss
the use OF the word 'uiiimatum".
note. or advice. saying he had
no more 10 say than the statement
itself conv.ys 1t was ss follows:
y have made II u rule not to dis
cuss newspaper reports concerning
international matters: hut III" nat
ur" Of III" despatch from Mexico this
morning suggested n departure from
the r,iic at this time. No ul,imatum
has been sent Ia Mexico and II IL IN
foriunat" that the press should giya
-r-drncc to such - report. The harm
done by speculation ~ even inaccur-
acicx In regard To domestic questions
u limited because the people are ar-
Qtiatnted With the subject aud can
mako allowances: but A. Rssstat~-
,a~ntA IN ressrd In laseraAtiossl ms'.
t~rA may lead To ~cr!ouS sonsequcnr.
~ Z feel Justified In making tho
above denial
Discussion Of the possibility that
the Mexican situation to congress IN
u personal address was revived In nd.
mInistra,ion circle, aEain today.
S,sty French coioni.ts near SAINT,
Rnsaiia on III. west coast Of Mexico.
reported In danger. tow are gathered
safely at the seaport where they may
he protected by the American war
ships pa,roiiins the coast.
Princeton, y. J.. Nov. I.-Prcsi-
dent Wilson arrived her" from Wash
innton at ga" this afternoon an!
Immediately started for his HON,
polling place. On his way h" was
cordially greeted by 'o~nsp-opi. and
Princeton students. iin was finally
compelled Ia stop and noun, tho
steps Of University Hall and address
a crowd OF several hundred students
When the pr"sid-n, arrived the
students w.r. 'nass.d about the sta
tion singing and cheering. Mr.. Will
srn started for the polling place and
tn. student fell Ia behind and
formed a parade. Although tn"
prcsidcn, walked. IN. drummer Of
tn. studcnts rode in an automobile
by hims"if As III. procession moved
along .hc students sang. Going Back
to Nassau Hall
In mis- little speech from tho steps
OF University hall tn. president
sail. The gentleman who seems to
h" in authority Indicating cheer
C"Hsisaea os eaR- ~
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STATES
ARE HOLDING
ELECTIONS

Seven state. hold elections today.
Thrcc--Massachusctts. New Jersey
and VirEin.n--ehcos" governors.
Maryland elects - United States SEN
ator and stat. comptroller: Pcunsyi-
vania. two superior court ujdr--:
Kentucky two cireui, Judges aud leg.
.slstorS: In New York nine supreme
court justices. chief Judge Of the
court of appeals. as~oeia'. Judge. a..
scmbiy and two state senators.
Nc~ Jersey ni.n elects new i.sI.-
iaturc.
consressnen are to BE- elected In
foar. dls,ricis--ihr third Masasrhu-
seGa&. .shiesssath aaa .~crttcth :sss
York aud third Msryisni.
Many e,tIcs chocsc ncw o!ficerr.
notably. New York. PHILADELPHIA and
Cincinnati.
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indianapolis. Ind. Nov. = Eicc.
,ion day In Indiana broke clcnr and
brisk. Every city and Incorporated
town In the state is voting for mum
nicipal Officers.
Ecariy voting in INDIANAPOLIS was
heavier than usual. Tho four main
candidates for mayor here are ior-
cph r. Bell. Democrat: Charles A.
isookwalter. Republican,: pr. W. ~.
johnson. Progressive. md pr. e. q.
Wood. Citischs.
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Albany. ". V. Nov. i.---E:sc'ions
are being hold throus shout N-~ York
today for selection n. members ~ NE
assembly. n chief Judge aud associate
judge Of the conr, Of appeals. and
nine supreme court Judges. Two sen
a,ors. one to succeed Stephen J. still
we'll Of the ,~cnty-firs;. who is now
In Sing sing prison. and another Z"
succeed Franklin u. Roosevelt Of the
twcnty.sixth. who r-siRncd to be-
como assistant secretary OF tho navy.
were to he chosen. Successors are
also to be elected to congressman
Timothy u. Sullivan. dcccascd and
Francis burton Harrison. resigned.
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New York. Nov. i.-Wiliian' Sui
ger. deposcd governor. accompanied
by body guard. today made an car
Is tour Of the Sixth assembly district
from which he seeks slestion to tho
state assembly on the Progressive
ticket. tic visited nearly all OF the
rolling places and at most Of them
a.as urcet~i with cheers 4 heavy
vote wps being cast.
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Gary. Ind. Nov. i.--There were
fears OF rioting incident to the elee-
,ion hero today. Extra policemen
ani deputies were on duty and state
troops Of ncighborin gtowns were
in readiness troespond instantly tC
n coll for help.
The fight acre is over the mayor.
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!.1l4E WEATHER
eiiil050PHIcAL' ! RHElIx SAYS

r--T
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IT wILL-BUr WHAT'S THE
ussf The scope Of Want "A 3D.
vsstising cant be told In this
little space. There IL no propo-
sition too large for . Want Ad.
to ha1diA
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-12-19
UphoIds Child Labor Law.

Washington, Dec. l9.-The Hi
nois Child Labor Law has been up
held as constitutional by the United
States Supreme Court in the case
of Arthur Beauchamp, a fifteen
year-old boy. who received a yer
dict of 81, 500 from the Sturges and
Burn Manufacturing Company for
having his hand lacerated in a
press. Justice Hughes announc
ing the decision. The company in
its defense stated that the boy told
the company that he was over six
teen years of age, and being over
fourteen years of age should be
held responsible for his statement.
The court said the company en-
ployed him at its peril.