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The evening world., 1916-11-03
PROSECUTOR SUES
TO END 95-CENT GAS
RATE BROOKLYN
Three Actions in Nature of
Criminal Proceedings Against
Union Company.

District Attorney Lewis OF Kings
County brought three actions In the
nature OF criminal proceedings to-day
against the Brooklyn Union Gas
Company on the ground that IL Is
illegally charging 95 cents per thou-
sane feet for gas In the Thirtieth and
Thirty-firs Wards Of South Brook
lyn. The action are based on three
separate bills paid at the % cent
rate.
When the Public Service Commits
sion, on evidence @}mittcd by The
Evening World. issued an order re-
curing the Brooklyn Union Gas Com
pany 10 reduce It's rate to so cents
the MIRA secured an injunction re-
straiLIng tho Public Service Com
mission, the City OF New York n
its officers and the Attorney General
from enforcing the order.
Subsequently . the gas company
through counsel, stipulated that the
Injunction should not apply TO the
District Attorney OF Kings County.
C.. NJ. simpson OF No. 1915 Forty
sixth street. and X. Green OF No.
1916 Forty sixth Street have turned
over three r~cceipted bills to the Dis
trict Attorney showing they have
been paying for gas at the rate OF
s5 cents.
II Il IL shown that these charges
are Illegal tho company may be hned
$1,000 for each overcharge. tho nm
to 20 into the public funds.
The Appellate Division OF the SUI
preme Court to-day affirmed nm order
of the lower court which denied "A
motion of Harry f.. Lewis. az District
Attorney of Kings County, TO trans
fer the venue OF an action brought by
the Brooklyn Borough Ca Company
against the Public Service Commits
sion for the First District. the City
of New York and the District At
torney OF Kings County, from the
County OF New York TO the County
OF Kings.
District Attorney Lewis was the
appellant. :.
The action was brought by tho
plaintiff against the defendants TO
enjoin them from taking any proceed
ings by mandamus or by suit for pen-
atty or otherwise enforcing what 10
called 1.-THE Eighty-Cent Gas Law"
All parties are content to have the
action tried In the County OF New
York. except the attorney OF Kings
County. rho Appellate Division In
the decision says; The right TO
change the place OF trial has not been
shown"
The evening world., 1916-11-03
FEAR FOR SAFETY OF
AMERICANS At PARRAl
More Reports Of Capture of Mexi-
can Mining Town by VilliStas
Reach FL Paso.

Ell PASO. Tex. Nov. 3.nMuch
anxiety Is felt here to-day for the
safety OF nine American at Parral.
Further reports OF the capture OF that
important Mexican town by Villsta
bandits on oct. 81 were brought here
from chihuahua city to-day. when
the first train 10 arrive since Willis
tas cut the railway line north Of :he
chihuahua capital reached JudreZ.
Several Mexican refugees said the
report was current In the capital that
Villa had taken Parral. Confrm1-
ton, however. has not been oht lined
from any source. and in official quar-
tiers doubt IL expressed. as there was
q heavy Carranza garrison there.
Constant skirmishing was In prog
ress last night between Villistas and
government troops near Laguna. as
the train passed there. All who came
on the train were panic stricken.
Several Americans in Parral are
employees of the Alvarado Mining
and Milling Company. with Offices
here.
The evening world., 1916-11-03
Mems Domet Flannel PaJamas
Saturday at $1.35

Cut with that care md prccis on characteristic OF
lcttcr-gratc sleeping suits. Trjmn ed with silk frogs.
All sizes.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-11-07
GROSS GUT SAW
Used ON CORPSE
Body Was Out to Pieces and
damned Into Trunk and
Thrown Upon Dump
Pile.
CONFESSION TO MURDER
Mike Masco and WIFE Admit Killing
Of RosoIino ClprottI, Who
Was Caught as
Intruder.
CONFESSION TO MURDER

[United Press Leased Wire service.]
LITTLD FALLS. N. Y, Nov. T.
Mike Masco and his wife today con-
fessed, the police and County Prose.
cutor Ward say, to the murder OF
Rosolino Ciprotti, whose body was
found cut to pieces and jam1ned Into
a trunk which had been thrown into
dump.
Mrs. Masco, the authorities declare
confessed Masco had found C1prottl
with her in the Masco home and I'M
mediately shot the intruder. She says
Masco then threatened her with death
unless she helped him cut up the body
A cross-cut saw was used to saw the
body into sections which would 60 into
the trunk. she told the officers. Mas
CO, It is said, confessed when con
fronted with his wife's statement, said
he wheeled the body to the dump IN
a wheel barrow.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-11-07
NATIONAL GUARDSMEN VOTE
WHILE ON DUTY ON BORDER
Some lose Their Votes.

Ell PASO, Texas, Nov. Tin tha
military camps stretched along the
Mexican border, thousands of nation
al glIardsmen today are casting their
ballots for president while other
thousands are losing their suffrage
because their states failed to pass a
law covering this contingency.
In this district ten thousand
guardsmen from Pennsylvania, South
Carolina and Massachus lined up
before the tents Of their commanding
officers to vote. Special commission
ers from their home states, delegated
by state governors, are In charge OF
the election. Early this afternoon
the polls viii close and the count
wired to the respective state cap
itals,
All the border is interested in the
results in order to ascertain the eff
feet of the administrations Mexican
policy and militia mobilization upon
voters. Guardsmen from Michigan.
Ohio, Kentucky, Georgia North Caro-
Lima and New Mexico in this district
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-11-07
Some Mailed Ballots Under
Seal, While Others Cast
Votes in Booths.

fUnited Press Leased Wire Serv1oe.1
BROWNSVILLE, Texas, Nov. L.
National guardsmen stationed in the
lower Rio Grands valley, were voting
today.
The Fourth South Dakota infantry,
stationed at San Benito. mailed It's
ballots.
Troop A, Kansas cavalry, stationed
at hano Grande, maiied Its ballots
under seal
Several hundred Virginia militia
men, voting by mail were expected to
cast their ballots solidly for Wilson.
other troops te be heard from are
the New York. Iowa and Minnesota
eontingents. The mail ballots for
the Minnssetans arrived at Llsno
GSxnde only yesterday
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-11-07
President Wilson Motored to
Princeton This Morning to
Cast One Vote for
Himself.
BACK HOME BY NOON
Candidate and Official Family All Su-
premeIy Confident That the
Result Will be
Satisfactory.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.l
SHADOW LAWN, N. J., Nov. L.
President Wilson was up at tive
o'clock this morning, had his break
fast and by seven fifteen was enroute
to Princeton, where he Will vote. He
made the journey to his home town
by automobile with Mrs. Wilson and
expected to be back at the summer
white house by noon.
The president and his entire off,
cial family were supreme ely confident
today.
On his return to Shadow Lawn the
executive plans to while away the
afternoon with a round Of golf and
tonight will receive returns at
Shadow Lawn, remaining up until the
trend shows what the Am erica e1ec-
torate have decided Around Asbury
Park betting is even on the result.
bryan Scratched Ticket.
LINCOLN. Neb., Nov. 7.-WA1iam
Jennings Bryan arose early today
and motored out to his precinct at
Normal to cast his ballot, but on
the strength OF his speeches it can
be said it Was not straight party
vote he cast For besides wanting
to see President Wilson reelected,
Mr.. Bryan is desirous of seeing pro-
hibition in Nebraska which buried
him in the last primary. He has de-
eIared he would vote for no vets
(and United States Senator Hitch
cock and Keith Neville. democratic
candidate for governor, are among
the leaders of the wets)-and that he
intended to vote for the dryest Of
the drys, regardless Of party afiilia-
ton.
Mr.. Bryan last night concluded
seven weeks of hard campaigning,
averaging five speeches each day,
concluding with five addresses yes
terday, the last one OF the largest
and most enthusiastic audiences that
ever greeted him here. He will rest
on his farm here for several days
after the eleotion.
Voted Number 50.
rBy Robert j. Bender, United Press
Staff, Correspondent
PRINCETON, n. J., Nov. Tt Fe-
auired sixteen men, three automs-
biles, four hours and fifty-four gal
Ions Of gasoline to deliver President
wilson's vote for himself here today.
The president with his body guard Of
secret service men and retinue Of
newspaper correspondents, made the
trim from Shadow Lawn early in the
morning and although it was only 8
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-11-07
National Chairmen Say Fgs
ures From Little Town.
Show Victory Sure for
Their Side.
BOTH CLAIM A GAIN
Wilcox and Mccormick Ready NoNA
to 90 Back TO Work, After
Five Months Political
Battle.

iCu;ted P7ess Leased Wire Se~vce1
NEW YORK, Nov. THE national
democratic headquarters received its
ilrst election returns today from the
United Press In the form of the dis.
patch giving tho vote At New Ash.
ford, Mass, the first town to close
the polls.
Morgenthau. TITS q mighty small
town, but it Is tremendously interest
ing. You see Wilson gained three
votes, having received only four in
1912. That Is gain of rs percent.
1.-THE republicans gained only three
over q total vote of thirteen for Taft
and Roosevelt last time. It looks
good"
He smiled broadly as he took the
United Press bulletin and read It to
other officials.
Also Pieased.
NEW YORK, Nov. 7.--Repub1ican
National Chairman Wilcox got his
flrst returns from the national cleo.
ton when he read the United Press
bulletin from New Ashford, Mass.
Wilcox read it twice; then he smiled.
and as the smile grew broader, he
turned to CLERKS and visitors in the
office and read the dispatch aloud.
"That's fine; that's fne." he said.
This little towns vote Is tndica-
tive Of today's result over the entire
country. l am gratified with the
start we have made"
Glad Battle Is Ended.
TBy George Martin, United PreSa
Staff Correspond
NEW YORK. Nov. 7.-Between
democratic and republican national
headquarters today there was nothing
but politics and Forty-second street.
Within a stones throw of each oth|
er. Chairman Wilcox and Chairman
Mccormick await the verdict of the
voters. They are both weary; both
entirely confident Of victory after
five months of political battle across
the noman's land that Hes In the zoo
Yards between the second floor OF the
Fortysecond street building and the
fourteenth floor of the Postal Life
sky-scraper.
Mccormick, attired In a brand new
grin and a fresh college out suit.
and Wilcox, entirely enveloped in
cigar smoke and his characteristic
chuckle, were discovered in the midst
of their office furniture as usual to-
day. The cerise young man who was
allowed to sit outside the Wilcox
sanct,,1n. is gone and in his place.
they have erected a mammoth black
board on which will be chalked the
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-11-07
Republican Candidate for
President Voted at 7:13
O'Clock This Morning
at New York,
WALKED THREE BLOCKS
Arose Early and was Followed 70 the
Polls by Newspaper Men and
Movie CameEA
oPeratorA

UNITED Press Leased Wire service.]
NEW YORK, Nov. 7.-Repubh can
Candidate Charles Dvsns Hughes
voted ballot No. 18 at 1913 this
morning in the Victoria laundry vot-
ing booth on Eighth avenue, between
44th and 18th streets. He arose at
5:45, took an hour to dress and left
the Astor hotel with Carl D. Shep-
pard. his publicity agent. and two de-
teotives, about $50. The governor
walked the thFee blocks to the voting
booth and return. Only a few strag-
g1ers and flock Of newspaper men
and movie operators were on hand
as he went into the dingy little
Eighth avenue building.
It was 80 early that the governor
was on time to see the green grooers
and fruit merchants placing their
stock on display in their outside
show cases.
Just as he reached The street
tllrouGh the ladies' entrance to the
Astor Clarence schmaIvel, former
a.semblymHn from the republican
twenty-sevenSh district, Joined
Hughes.
"This Icoars like q republican day
called the governor, as he smiled
broadly and shook hands.
The little party went at a brisk
walk on 18th street and around the
corner to the dingy little laundry
room which was hidden behind gar,
ish canvas signs that tell the world
in two foot letters that "any gown
can be dry cleaned for $1.50," the
price being printed in giaring Grim
son.
The governor nodded 70 several
policemen and attendants es he On
tered and went past counters piled
high with soiIed shirts and 9th er
linen, with here and there hard
boiled variety ready again to dazzle
the eye and first the wearer.
There were five bnoths pnrtitioned
off with sheets that obviously had
been borrowed from the Victoria
cIiental. The republican candidate
stepped into the first one, and there
behind the sheets of Mrs. OHallehan
or Larry Murphy, or some one, he
voted the straight ticket.
The sun hadn't come cat strong as
Hughes stepped from the booth and
the room looked mighty dingy. II
was hardly big enough Tor man
to change has mind in, but that didn't
stop a dozen camera and movie men
from jarnniing themselves in. The
governor saw he was outnumbered
so he stood. s1nilng-and choking
as click after click OF cameras was
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-11-07
HoIdInQ Up Cars.

IJJnited Press Leased Wire Service.
LOUISVILLE, KY. Nov. 7.-Figu-es
submit by the Louisville and Nash.
vile railway, to @. @. Chord, in
terstate commerce committee com
missioner conducting the probe into
car shortage, show New England
roads are holding cars Of other roads.
Tho total cars on the central New
England roads on October ! eQuallsd
897 percent of the total number OF
cars owned by that road. In the
case of the Long island railway. the
percentage was 311: for the Boston
and Maine, 1883; for the New York
New Haven and Hartford, 1861, and
Boston and Albany, 1877.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-11-07
Practically AL Sections Re-
port Indian Summer Day
for Great Event.

united Press Leased Wire Service. ]
NEW YORK, Nov. Clear aut-
amn weather ushered in election day
10 practically every seotien Of the
country. according to early reports
early today In New York 1t was
typical November day with enough
cold in the air to give sest Chicago
reported almost warm weather with
clear skies. San Francisco reported
Clear as a bell; clear, snappy tenn
perature about IS.
other reports were.
Ing OF. ~
nTenton, y. ], oleax and oool
RhsiadsagA3a. asas end eesl
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-11-07
WEATHER FURNISHED
FOR THIS ELECTION DA 7

st, Louis, clear. temp perature %.
Cleveland, clear and cold.
Buffalo, N. Y, clear.
Boston, Mass, clear.
Raleigh, N. c., clear and warm.
Atlanta, Pa, clear.
Birmingham, clear.
New Orleans. clear.
Columbus, Ohio, clear and cool.
Indianapolis, Ind, clear ard COOL
The Weather in Iowa.
DIES MONIES, Nov. Cedar Rap
;ds reported slight driEzle TINS
morning. but heavy voting was going
on despite the unfavorable weather
Sunshine was reported from Cen
terviIIe to have followed the early
iowa City, Cedar Falls, Waterloo
ana Oskaloosa reported threatening
weather.. but heavy early vote.
Iaat njshts rain is expected 90
result in an unusually large I'll, nTa, se
vote. because the farmers Will pe
unable to do much werk in tneaf
6So6s.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-11-07
SEVERE FIGHTING
ALL ALONG LINE
Past Twenty-four Hours Has
Been Marked by Continued
Activity on Battle
Fronts.
ALLIES CLAIM GAINS
German Counter Attacks Checked
Advance, But No Further
Progress Had Boon
Made.
IALLIES CLAIM GAINS

runtted Press LEASED w1re Service ]
LONDON, Nov. 7.-Contdnued acttv-
ity on practically all fronts With 80
we're fighting at some points has
marked tho past twenty.four hours.
At all but one or two points the
entente allied armies developed
strong offensive with what appears 30
have been gratifying succoss tn some
instances.
Since the partially oucoeasfu Ger
man counter attacks which for time
checked French and British stormtng
lines that had swept into German
trenches all along tho line, there
has been no claim from Berlin to re-
fute London and rards war once
statements that the terrain capture ed
has been consolidated.
Although infantry operations on the
west front died down late yesterday'
there was heavy artillerying. the
English might report mentioning es'
pecially heavy Smelling of the British
front. The Germans appear to have
consolidated their regained ground
in the region of Butte De Warlen'
court. where counter attacks drove
the British from hard won trenches.
In Pierre Vaast wood, French
troops during the night continued to
throw out Germans wtl!o were not
expelled or captured during the first
rushee. The Rumanians apparently
have failed to retrieve their defeat
An the Predeal region where the
Austro- Germans captured Lauoma
height. but they appear to have main
tanned the positions won In the
DobrIdia region where they drove
the enemy out OF three villages.
Heavy Allied Losses-
BERLIN, ivia wireless to Sayville,
T, r. Nov. Heavy losses have
heen sustained by French and Brit
ish forces In the past few days OF
their powerful offensive, the war
ONCE stated today. Australian troops
suffered especially on Sunday, as did
French attacking forces which
charged time after time across fields
covered with their own dead.
In the group Of Crown Prince
The statement said. al
thouxh the English visibly intended
to continue their heavy attacks yes
terdav. they only succeeded east OF
Court LAbbays In leaving their
trenches and wero forced Immediate
ly to return. NJ
'"The English Losses of dead NO
verber were especially consider
able in the Australian divisions. ana
the French delivered their last At
tacks across ground covered win
dead.
'orhe ATTACKS were resumed against
Les Bouefs and Rancourt toward
They were an broken down
in the face Of our heavy fire.'
Rheims shsiled Again.
RER1IN, Nov. I. (Via SayviHe.)-
German artillery has again peen
forced to shell Rbsims. the war OF
flee announced today.
.Fire of French batteries standing
north of Rheims having played upon
villages behind our 'front.' was an.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-11-07
ELECTION RETURNS

The Gate City will have
it's regular wire open TO-
night over which the Unit
ed Press will flash the cleo
ton returns. The results
will be bulletined on the
screen in front of The Gate
City Office. The public is in
vited to be on hand early
and watch the returns. The
service will start at six
o'clock.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-11-07
Publicly Express the Hope Of
winning, But Privately Ad-
NIT That Outcome is
Unknown.
BETTING WAS LIVELY
Fine weather Brings Out Largo Vote,
with Women Tstdns Active
Part In Many
States.
iBy Perry Arnold, United Press Stat
CoorreSpndent1

iBy Perry Arnold, United Press Staff
Coorrespndent1
NEW YORK, Nov. 7.-The flood OF
ballots which will sweep either VIII
son or Hughes into the presidency
March 4 began rising early today.
While publicly sponsors for the re-
publican and democratic organiza-
tions declare entire confidence in the
vote, privately they are very much
at sea. In no previous election has
there been such complete lack Of In
dication Of which way the straws
blow The silent has been more
silent than ever before. Since the
campaign opened about August 10
there have been half q dozen differ
ent trends" to public sentiment,
overlapping at times. Today both
sides were claiming the benefit OF
such current.
The most unusual eleventh hour de-
velopment In connection with the
election was in the betting. Wall
street prides itself in having always
picked winner. Up to midnight the
odds have favored Hughes. But to-
day they opened with less advantage
to the republican nominee-almost at
even money. At the waldorf, Tex
Rckard, discarding his role OF fight
promoter to act as betting commits
sioner, couldn't place money except
At even odds. More republican cash
vas in evidence than democratic. 1t
was estimated that at least $7,000,O00
will change hands on the verdict OF
the voters today-prob badly the largest
sum that has ever been wagered on a
presidential election.
But il the odds here were slightly
IN favor Of Hughes, messages from
certain middle western cities indi-
Gated complete reversal. Cleveland,
for instance, said Wilson ruled the
avorite.
The American people may expect
complete returns from two or three
small hamlets in Massachusetts
which have had the proud distinction
Of being first to be mentioned in half
q dozen elections. In the pivotal
state of New York, first returns are
expected from Buffalo where voting
machines are expected to give the re-
suit Immediately after the polls close
at five o'clock.
Expect 80 Per Cent.
CHICAGO, Nov. Election board
experts estimated early today that 80
per cent of the registered vote, which
IS S0S,119, would be cast here.
Voting is slow because of the long
callot and of the extra little ballot
containing five bonding and tax prop
ositions.
Long lines of laborers were at the
polling places when they opened at
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-11-07
Lansing Votes No. 50.

Lansing Votes No. 80.
rJrnited press Leased Wire Service.
WATERTOWN, n. Y, Nov. 7.-hop.
ert lansing. secretary OF state, cast
haI,ot number 50 in a garage here at
20 today and left for Washington
two hours later.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-11-07
SUNDAY Lost His Vote.

Tunited Press Leased Wire Service
WARSAW, Ind, Nov. BILLY Sun
dav was so busy campaigning IN
Michigan against saloons that he lost
his own chance to vote. He returned
home today intending to vote, havlng
sent in his registration by mail. But
the letter was delayed.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-11-07
First Complete Returns
Were in at Ten O'clock
Little Town Cast 7wenty- 7hy< Votes This Morning,
Sixteen for Hughes as?*< seven for Wilso"

rUnte Press
Registered voters twenty
ttot epousa ndmadkn
In New for
White polls at six and closed them a. zen
rounded i automobiles
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-11-07
Will Garry Silver Back.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.
NEW LONDON, Conn, Nov. T.
When the Deutschland starts on its
return trip to Germany. part OF its
cargo will be six and a half tons OF
silver bullion from the mint at San
Francisco which arrived here today.