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Wickersham to Head Counsel.

y recount proceedings are instituted it
was believed George W. Wickersham. At
forney General OF the United States un-
der President Taft. would marshal the
legal forces of the republicans. lie con-
ferred late yesterday with Mr.. Hughes
and Chairman William f. Wilcox OF the
national committee at the nominees ho-
tel here. No formal statement was forth
coming as TO what was contemplated, but
Mr.. Wilcox asserted recount would be
demanded wherever the margin of demo-
cratic victory was so small that a COM
paratively few votes would turn the
scales. He and his advisers took the
position, they said. that there should be
no cloud" upon Mr. Wilson's title TO the
presidency
Until President Wilson's victory was
assured the democrats also We're pre-
pairing to demand a recount in the So
called doubtful" states. Alton Il
Parker. who resigned as chief judge of
the New York state court of appeals to
become the democratic candidate for
President in 1904. conferred with Ma
tional Chairman Vance C. Mccormick,
as did several other prominent demo-
cratic lawyers.
Both parties already, have called for
4 recount an New Hampshire. where
Evening star., 1916-11-10
STEAMER SINKS; 22 DROWN
Boat Said to Be the Castalia Goes
Down Off Manitou Island.

CALUMET, Mich, November iO.-A
steamer, which at first was reported to
pe the Castalia. was sunk off Manitou
Island last midnight with a loss Of
TWENTY-FIVE lives.
Evening star., 1916-11-10
Recounts in Two Districts.

Although announcement was made
that Representative Britt. republican,
had been re elected from North Carolina,
necessary He claims plurality of FIVE.
while the democrats claim plurality OF
two. A close condition exists in the third
Louisiana district. where w. p Martin,
progressive protecuonist,' is supposed
to have been elected over his democratic
opponent.
Assuming that the North Carolina and
Louisiana results stand. in the five
missing districts two are normally
democratic and three republican. Their
adherence to usual political form will
mean that the. House would have 217
democrats and Pa republicans. demo-
cratic plurality Of three. However. the
| four scattering votes in the other
minorities have generally been cast
with the democrats.
Effect of the Close Vote.
The close vote In tie House means
that both parties will be more watch
full of each other than they, have been
for two se4sions past. It will probably
mean a closer attention to business
and less absenteeism than heretofore.
If the New York democrats show the
| independence they have shown for two
years past, it will mean republican vic
tories in close votes from time to time.
The defeat of Representative Cullop
and Representative Gray. d mocrats, in
Indiana, removes two militant members
of the majority from the House. Rep
resentative Cullop. however, has habit
of going down to defeat on election
day, only to arise triumphant again
| after an official recount. It may tran
spire that he has been elected after all.
Representatives Rauch and Cline, In
diana democrats, also have been de-
feated
They are veteran legislators. Rep
resentative Rauch is member of the
appropriations committee. Representa-
tive Barnhart of Indiana. chairman of
the committee on printing, was re-
elected. His committee has in hand q
big revision of the printing laws, which
win materially benefit workers at the
government printing office.
In Kentucky and Kansas.
There was no change in the Ken
lucky lineup and only one in the
Kansas delegation. Representative Tag
CART. one of the democrats from the
Sunfiower state, gives up his seat to
a republican.
The only change in the Michigan line
I'D was the defeat Of Representative
Beakes, democrat
LLOYD, the entire Missouri delegation
remains as at present. Mr. Lloyd was
not n candidate, but his seat Will be
| taken by democrat, II. a. Ronjue.
Jeanette Rankin OF Montana Is
leading her opponent Harry B. Mitchell,
democrat. Miss Rankin has telegraphcd
! friends In New York that she has been
/ elected
Evening star., 1916-11-10
Republican Manager Says Re-
turns Will Be Scanned
Closely.
HOLDS A CONFERENCE
WITH G. O. r. LEADERS
Issues Formal Statement After Meet.
ing Showing Confidence of Find.
ing Mistake in California.

By the Associated Press.
NEW York, November 10
Chairman Wilcox, refusing to
concede the election of President
Wilson, said today in a formal
statement issued after a confer
ence with other republican cam
paign managers that the result
still depends upon the vote of
few close states, and that the re-
turns thus far announced are il,
most states unofficial and may be
changed by the official count.
Recount May Be Necessary.
The result still depends upon the
votes of a few close states" Mr.. Will
cox's statement read. "It must be
borne in mind that the returns thus far
announced are In most states unofficial
and may be changed by the official
count required by the laws Of those
states. Twice during the unofficial
computation yesterday in California
mistakes in additions were announced
from that state. substantially changing
figures previously given 1t Is common
experience that the result of the Of
ficiaf courrt almost always varies from
the-Feturns first announced.
| Where the vote is as close as thai
reported In several states 1t may well
be that material changes W II result
from the official count We owe il to
the country to take ali necessary steps
to see that an exact and honest count
Of the votes is made. When the cur
rent seemed to be running against Nj
Wilson on Wednesday the democratic
demand recount in every close state
All we desire is to make sure that the
vote be counted as cast.
To Abide by Official Count.
Mr.. WILCOX added verbally that it
was "superhumanly impossible for the
preliminary count to conform exactly
with the official count"
Among those who assisted Mr.. Will
cox IN preparing the statement, or TO,
whom it was submitted before being
given out were National Committeeman
Charles y. Warren of Michigan and
Herbert Parsons OF New YORK, Everett
Colby of New Jersey and George w
Perkins of New York, members of the
campaign committee; Cornelius N
Bliss. jr., treasurer of the republican
national committee, and George w
Wickersham, former United States At
torney General
Mr. Wilcox further stated that un-
less special circumstances arose the
national committee would abide by the
decision of the official count In case
ballot box irregularities were brought
to the committees attention appropri-
ate action would, of course. be taken.
he said Mr. Willcoxs statement, 1t
was learned was also submitted to
Charles e. Hughes before it was given
out,
Evening star., 1916-11-10
CALIFORNIA GIVES
WILSON 3,170LEAD
Only 81 Precincts, All Remote
and Small, Remain to Be
Heard From.
ANY CHANGE UNLIKELY

By the Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, November 10
With California's determining presidential
vote conceded to Wilson, interest IN the
size of the Presidents plurality claimed
attention today for its bearing in the case
of split electoral delegation which has
been predicted.
Only thirty-four precincts remained to
be heard from today. when Wilson's lead
was $3.50. As the missing precincts are
in sparsely settled counties it was be-
leved that the present plurality would
not be changed materially.
Both Secretary of State Jordan and
Chester H. Rowell. chairman of the re-
publican state central committee, who
early last night. conceded the state to
Wilson, look for a split delegation. as
happened four years ago. An official
count under the supervision of Jordan
probably will be begun next Tuesday.
Evening star., 1916-11-10
MAKES NOCOMMENT
| ON ELECTION RESULT
Mr.. Hughes Leaves Question
of Recount in Close States
With Managers.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. November I0.-Law-
renee Green. secretary to Charles E.
Hughes, said today in response to ques-
tions by newspaper men that Mr..
Hughes would not today send congrat-
ulations to President Wilson. Not
yet" said Mr.. Green.
Mr.. Hughes himself declined to make
any comment upon the election results.
He arose about o'clock, and, after
reading the newspapers, went for an
automobile ride. He was apparently
in cnecrfuI spirits.
1t was expected at his hotel that he
would receive a visit during the day
from Republican National Chairman
Wilcox and one or two other party
leaders, probably after the conference
at republican headquarters, set for the
noon hour, on the question of a recount
of the vote in close states.
This matter, it was understood. Mr..
Hughes was leaving entirely in the
hands of his campaign managers. al
though before taking definite action it
was expected they would consult him
to learn his views.
Evening star., 1916-11-10
Guardsmen May Control State.

Guardsmen May Control State.
The result In Minnesota may be de-
.er,nined by the ballots OF the 2'lSs
ra.ioual suardsmen now on the Mexi-
can border, which will not be counted
untu the state canvassing board meets
next Tuesday. Returns received early
today in the state gave HuGaes 2. Asea
Of slightly over 1900 votes.
With nfnety-nine districts missing
ort of S3s in New Mexico. Wilson was
i.3fo ahead. The remote precihcts ,.o'
'st heard from are sparseIy settiea,
md 1t was not believed ths
lead could be wiped out
The outcome in New Hampshire was
In greater doubt than In any otns,
state. Certified returns from an
but twenty-five precincts gave aagnes aaynes
ION, the districts lacking were said
20 show a Wilson plurality of III.
California, complete. except ior
thirty-six of the $3.50 precincts In tne
sIate. gave Wilson 4S5.see and Eugnes
&C. ssss plurality of 3.1S1 for the
resident. ,...
The tension of the most dramatic
ijuation in the political history OF .,ie
-rited States was broken "hen the
e.nnubIIcan state Chairman Rowell OF
California had conceded the state 20
{Tuson. Frantic appeals TO expeofte
7eturns had been sent to state iea0efss > ,
:1our after hoCr from IN 80
'eadquarters or ooth peIeiss ~ ~,
city. kilograms were IeihIo,. ~
telephone calls across the .,sn-Sa, - :,
II had been apparent since Wedheeod!
.hat California was tne pisot uPoiA
which the election would SWING.
Stage Coaches Bring Returns
til
1t was not until stage coaenee "oN
come through from communities tuck
- .n. S;errss or settle
Fu a"as ie0 .,u
InentS on the arr, eastern siopeH Vi INC
-,,ouotai1,s that the result was known.
I.s.-t,, .bs far votes cast in the
oo,.idarod -. III.
remote oistFictS al"
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No Statement for Publication.

Mr.. Hughes spent another long day
studying the final western election re-
turns yesterday. The nominee and his
wife remained indoors, except for a
two-hour motor ride in the afternoon,
but decided to relax the vigilance of
their watch last night and went to d
theater He retired soon after scanning
the midnight figures. Though in pri-
vate conversation with friends he was
Minnesota and West Virginia he de-
clined to make any statement for publ
cation.
Word that California had been car
ried by Wilson on the face of nearly
complete unofficial returns was carried
to Mr. Hughes shortly before he re-
tired last night. He declined to com
ment on the situation.
Evening star., 1916-11-10
Johnson Has Big Plurality.

Gov. Hiram w. Johnson Republican
United States Senate by large plural
ity, his lead being more than two to
one over George S. Patton (democra).
A review of the results in the far west
ern states shows that, besides California,
Utah, Wyoming, Arizona and Colorado
voted for Wilson and Oregon for Hughes.
The coast states were watching with
interest the fight of Miss Jeanette Rankin
of Montana for Congress. She had u
lead of 400 votes over her male democrat
opponent, according to the latest returns
early today.
Rechecked totals from several coun-
ties gave, with no cnange IN Lne total
number Of precincts, $3.50 of $50 in
the state: Hughes. 462, $50; Wilson,
465,752. Wilson's plurality, 3,170, a
gain of 20 over previous totals from
the same number of precincts.
Efforts to Get Mining Returns.
One more precinct in California had
been reported by $50 a. m. reducing
ths missing ones to 81. The total with
the new precinct stood: Hughes 4e2.-
s51; Wilson, 4s5,711. Wilson's plurality
3, fSee EAfss@assdn Increase of 90 votes
for President Wilson over last night.
Seven precincts were lacking from
Humboldt county, in the north est ~
ner of the state, and seven from Kern
in the oil fields. Humboldt went Tor
Hughes and Kern for Wilson. Others
were scattered.
Election officials here said it would
be impossible to check these missing
precincts against the vote of previous
elections, because of lack of knowledge
as to exactly which precincts in each
f,Ia
up the state vote were put forth by
news associations and by the organiza-
tions of the two big parties. Usual
means of communica ton were supple
mented by the forest service telephones
in the Sierras, and automobiles and
horsemen were sent out on roads and
trails where there was no telephone
communication.
Evening star., 1916-11-10

DOUBTFUL.
New Hampshire. re........... 4
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Within the Hour

sworn Net Circulation. Month Of October,
1915, Daily Average. 7s,e9Is Sunday. 5s.071.
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WEATHER

Fair tonight, tomorrow overcast;
colder tomorrow afternoon; moderate
southwest winds
Temperature for twenty-four hours
ending 3 D. M: Highest, 76, at p. m.
yesterday: lowest. 50. at am. today.
Full report on page 20.
Evening star., 1916-11-10

CLOSING NEW YORK STOCKS PAGE n
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1916-07-20
SHE SPOILED HER
DAUGHTER IN THE RAISING

Somewhere in the suburbs of New
York live man and wife. happily mar
ried, with one child. The husband has
job that brings in a fairly good in
come and the wife keeps the house and
| takes care of the baby Both are well
bred He was a southern gentleman;
she is the daughter of well-to-,lo par
ents, went to boarding school, is hand
some and accomplished. She learned
everything girl should Know but the
one essential thing, how to make II
home. Her mother had her maid. Thu
daughter clothes We're always ready
and her mending done. Her youthful
years were spent in having a good time
and learning the art of being lady
She married. Now she must run !.
home. She doesn t know how. Her
husband gives her 1925 month for
the house. Because she never learned TO
cook and can t afford a cook, they
must take their dinners out. Therefore
Mr.. Husband comes home, takes care OF
The baby while Mrs. Wife PUSHES halt
a mile to boarding house, eats hci
dinner in a hurry and rushes back: then
he hurries half a mile to the boarding
house and gets his fag-end dinner. Her
generous allowance is gone when the
month is up and it has brought no sat,s-
faction. They have no honey meals
together; they blame the baby-they
ought to blame the mother.
Had this wife been brought up to he
a woman instead of just lady, sh,
would take that thirty dollars they
spend every month for boarding house
meals and get two meals day for two
that would make the boarding house
dinners look like a ten-cent lunch. But
she doesn't know how. She doesn I
study her job. She can t save her en-
ergy. The time and effort spent to get
to the boarding house and back, the
dressing, the annoyance and the worry
would more than get the meal, and u
better one, and clear it away. She does
II t want to be merely lady, she would
rather be a woman. Now it 5 too late
she s spoiled.
But it not altogether her fault. She
wasn't trained right. She is a parlor
ornament and not thrifty wife Sh,
can t manage. She can't plan. She can t
| save. She can just DE sweet; but sweet
ness never runs home. 1t good for
dessert, but home is made of beef.
steak and potatoes and pies and pud.
dings that "touch the spot and tho
old saying is as true now as ever, that
''the way to a man s heart is through
his stomach and lucky the woman
who has found it out.
Don t spoil your daughter in tho
raising. Teach her to look upon house
Keeping as an art-a science worthy Of
a place in the school curriculum, and
absolutely essential to the comfort and
well being of home. If the wife is
a woman. she will be lady, but she
can be a lady and only a big doll.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1916-07-20

Yes. sor.'
"Was it the defendant. Mary Page
ut was. sor. Though she looked ter.
ribe sick and different. and there was
an awful lookin' bruise on her shoulder
like somebody had hurt her bad"
Gould you see where they went?"
Eyes. sor. Sure and slipped out the
gate and followed them bit to see
where they would go. But they stop
ped just beyond me on the alley and
the man gives whistle. Just three
notes. like i might have been the echo
OF the band at the hotel. but somebody
was listenin' for it. and heard win
der go up in one of the houses across
the Way.
AT that the man sings out in a
whisper. 1 got Sadie down here let 1t
down quick Then l saw something
comm down like bit Of white on the
end of a rope. and could hear It slap,
slappin' the side Of the house as it hit. -
"COnld you see what it was:"
mot then. sor. except that it was
something on the end Of rope"
Ibid the man say anything that you
could hear. to the girl-Miss Page?"
"Yes. He said. Larry is up there.
He's all right. but don't blab too much.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1916-07-20

WITNESS room. like an ocean
~ liner. begets strange friend
ships in it's enforced init
q macy, and also has this in
common with the great ships. that
those who come on deck only toward
the close of a stormy passage. find
themselves unreasOnably OstraciZed by
their fellow passengers who have been
daily sharing the excitement of the
voyage. Thus the three newcomers
among the witnesses in the trial of
Mary Page were left sitting primly on
n bench close to the door while the in
congruous but friendly group Of those
who had already testified stood near
the window.
The trio themselves were oddly con-
glomerate-a burly man in what were
obviously his best clothes, with a col
lar a size too small and buxOm wOm-
an whose flushed face looked out from
under a marvellous purple bonnet. Her
hands were encased in very large
white cotton gloves and she held back
her skirts aggressively from contact
with the short and elaborate gown o.
the Over-dressed. tired looking woman
whose face was pasty with powder
and hard with rouge.
All Of the witnesses, for that matter.
from the little bell-hop to Mrs. Page
herself. surveyed this last conner with
disapproval: and Amy declared sue
cinctly that If Mr.. Langdon put
THAT on the witness Stand-it would
be GOOD NIGHTr'
IAngdOn, however. greeted her with
q warmth that more than Overbal-
anced their chilliness. and his welcome
to the other man and woman was
equally enthusiastic. TO him. the pres
ence Of these three was triumph. 1t
meant that lie had succeeded where
the police had failed. and that he had
still another surprise to spring upon
the jury III this most astounding trial.
Some hint of all this crept into his
tone lending 1t a new. almost boyish
note. when. at the beginning Of the
days proceedings. lie rose and said:
"YOur Honor. ana Gentlemen Of the
Jury: Ever since the beginning OF this
trial one point has remained mys-
terry. The state has admitted its in
ability to offer evidence Oh this moot
ed subject. and therefore l crave the
Indulgence OF the court to digress from
direct proceedings this morning. to
show you where and how Mary Page
spent those hours between the death
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1916-07-20
SYNOPSIS.

Mary Page, actress. is accused Of the
murder of James Pollock and is defended
by her lover, Philip Langdon Pollock
was intoxicated. At Marys trial she adj
mits she had the revolver. Her maid
testifies that Mary threatened Pollock
with it previously. and Mary's leading
man duplicates Langdon. How Mary dis
appeared from the scene of the crime il a
mystery. Brandon tells of a. strange hand
print he saw on Marys shoulder Further
evidence shows that horror of drink pro-
duces temporary insanity In Mary. The
defense is depressed psychosis." Wit
nesses describe Mary's fight from her in
toxicated father and her fathers suicide.
Nurse Walton describes the kidnapping Of
Mary by Pollock and Amy Barton tells
of Mary's struggles to become an actress
and Pollock's pursuit of h:r. There is
evidence that Daniels. Marks manager.
threatened Pollock. Mary faints on the
stand and again goes insane when a po-
liceman offers her whisky Daniels testi-
fies that Pollock threatened to kill Mary
and Langdon and actually attempted to
kill the latter.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1916-07-20

and don't give him peep at the shin
crs. Keep close till git back. won't
be long, At that the girl seemed tc
wake up. as If she was comm out Of q
dream. and she clutched at his arm
and began to cry. James" she says
James Pollock And the man he
laughs. so that's what's eatin' you, is
It, he says. We'll, fergit it. My Gawd
you amt guilty just because you was
in the hotel. They cant connect it up
with you. give you my word oh
thank God. thank God" she whispers
and begins to cry harder than ever. and
the man shook her again. Cut out the
water works. he says angrily. and get
into this seat. unless you want the
bulls to pull you in"
what did he mean by this seat:
Could you see?"
Yes, sor. The rope that the man
had let down had a sort of a swing at
the end of it. and he made the girl sit
in that then he whistled again and the
other man pulled her up and she disap-
peared in winder.'
what did the man dO?'
"He waited till she was gone, then
he went OH down the street and round
the corner Then l saw Denny comm
up the other way and l went to meet
him. and found he'd been watchin'
too. That was why couldn't see him
when l come to the gate"
THAT is all. thank you. Miss O'Neill,'
said LangdOn: but the Judge leaned
forward with an arresting gesture.
And having seen all this" he said
harshly. didn't you read the papers
the next morning? Didn't you see that
girl was missing. or connect her in
any way with the occurrences you had
witnessed:"
We'll, amt sayin' but what had
my suspicious" she admitted readily.
'Then why didn't you tell sOmeOne?"
'Huh!' she retorted. "And let that
ould divil of Mrs. Watson know
was meetin' Denny and maybe givin'
him a bite. and lose me job? l guess
mott"
Then why" persisted his Honor.
have yOu told now?''
"Sure. and it's me that's bein' mar
ried this week. yer Honor and I'm
after LAWN Mrs. Watson last Satur-
day." she said amid stified gale Of
mirth from spectators and jury alike.
Even the prosecutor smiled, waving
his right to cross examine, for the mo-
ment at least: and LangdOn. with a
CHEEKY and encouraging nod towards
Mary. called the second Of his three
new witnesses:
Dennis Gallagher"
Denny. whose collar seemed to have
shrunk to even more tOrturing tight
ness during the interim Of waiting,
took his place on the stand with a
face the hue Of his fiancee's bonnet,
and cleared his throat nOisily between
each sentence as il the linen band