Evening star., 1915-04-07
column in yesterdays local option elec-

column in yesterdays local option elec-
tions.
About 100 saloons were voted out Of
business out Of the $50 involved In
forty-flve townships. The CHIEF dry VIC
tory was in Centra1ia, which has been
| wet for sixty years. Thfrty-eight sa-
looms were voted out there.
In Wisconsin cities, towns and VII
lages which voted on the liquor Ques-
! tfon yesterday showed a gain for the
dry forces in the number OF towns
gained. but tho larger cities voting on
and Beloit-remained in the wet col
umn. Nineteen cities and towns which
were formerly wet went dry, while
only four villages which were dry went
over to the saloon forces.
Republicans Win In Peoria
PEORIA. Ill. April 7.-Edward N.
Woodruff. republican. who 10 Just COM
pleting his fourth term as mayor Of
Peoria. was reelected ny an estimated
plurality of 1000 votes. Ralph c.
Loves, the law enforcement candidate.
received approximately $500 votes. and
James NJ. Shea, democrat. received ap-
proximately 5.100. The entire repuoh-
can ticket was elected.
Topeka. Kan. April 7.-Chief inter-
est centered about the contest in To-
peka. where ]. E. House, Topeka
newspaper man. was opposed for may
or by G. g. Blakely. Incomplete re-
turns gave House a lead of LOO.
In Leavenworth Mayor e. W. Chancer.
with 2,642 votes. was elec.ed over Mrs
Iva Marshall. socialist candidate, who
received 754 votes.
DALLAS. Tex. April Complete re-
turns show the election in Dai-
las of the Citizens Association ticket,
1n1 NV n %1r
or. He was opposed by James J. Col
Inns, on the peoples Independent party
ticket. The vote was 1882 for Lindsey
AMI 1901 for Collins.
In Waco, with no opposition to .he
democratic ticket. only $50 votes were
polled. Four city commissioners were
elected in addition to other officials
ST. PAUL. Mimi. April 7.-Elections
in several Minnesota cities of the
fourth class wrought but ono impor-
tant change in the wet and dry situa-
tion- st. Peter voted in saloons by a
decisive majority.
st. Louis Goes Republican.
ST. LOUIS. April THE entire re-
publican ticket Of twenty-eight alder
men. led by A. H. Frederick. for chair
man Of the board. was elected here by
plurality of $4,000.
EAST ST LOUIS. Ill. April Pred
W. Mollman Of the greater East st.
orally election by a plurality Of 81
over John NJ. Chamberlain, the present
mayor.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-. April 7-C. w.
Green was reelected mayor Of Kansas
City. Kan. by a majority Of 5000
votes.
OKLAHOMA CITY. Okla, April T.
Edward Overholzer. republican. was
chosen mayor In the city election The
consist of three democrats and two re-
publicans.
JAMESTOWN. N. Y, April THE en-
tire republican ticket was elected at
today's city election, including three
supervisors. six aldermen and minor
city officers.
Drys Gain 13 Wisconsin Towns.
MILWAUKEE. Wis. April RE-
turns from the election throughout the
state show a gain for the "drys'' of
thirteen towns. while tho "wets" gained
one town. Thirty towns now wet"
remained in that column, while twenty
three dry" towns remained dry. The
question were Ashland, Superior, Beloit
and Madison, which went wet. Madison
voted wet by 800.
Non-partisan candidates for judicial
offices in Milwaukee county were elect
ed to all the vacancies with the ex-
ception of one-Civil Judge Joseph e.
Cordes, social democrat, being re-
elected to preside over branch six.
Chief Justice John B. Winslow Of the
state supreme court was reelected
without opposition.
OF the nve school directors elected in
Milwaukee, only one social democrat,
Mrs. Meta Berger. wife Of former Rep
resentative-Tictor L. Berger. was sue
cessful. The other directors were elect
ed as non-partisan.