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WHAT THE PLURALITlRs MEAN

Illinois has twenty-nine electoral
votes and is entitled to cast two
votes for every one that a manhood
suffrage State casts. A majority of
100000 in Illinois is, therefore, in
the same proportion as one of 1892
In Maryland, with eight electors. It
is to be compared to a majority of
10,844 in Maine, which has six cleo
toral votes, or to one Of 5,172 in
Delaware.
Nebraska, with eight electors,
would not be credited with anything
Hike o landslide to the side for which
IL produced a majority Of $4,000; but
II would be going stronger than ILL
nots goes when it rolls up 100000.
New York has forty-fve electoral
votes, and they must be chosen by
It's men. When Illinois gives 100, 900
majority, New York, to keep in step,
would have to give only 1920. That
would not have appeared, last night,
to be colossal plurality. Probably
a good many people were misled, by
the early reports from Illinois, into
the impression that the Midwest had
undertaken to make it unanimous,
because the Illinois figures looked 80
big.
Take the indicated majority in a
suffrage State, and first divide it by
two. That places it on a basis for
comparison with other States. Then
divide this quotient by the number
Of electors in that State. This quo
tient, then, becomes a basis for de-
termining how the State is going.
Multiply this last quotient by the
number Of electors from any State
with which you are familiar, and OBJ
serve whether the product looks like
an astonishing majority.
Illinois showed, let it be assumed,
100000 plurality for Hughes. That
was equivalent to about $4,000 plu-
rality in Iowa; and $4,000 plurality
in Iowa would almost make the State
look close.
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MORE STATES IN "DRY"
COLUMN

On the basis Of figures that are
necessarily incomplete, far from
conclusive, and subject to revision,
it looks as if the Prohibitionists had
decidedly increased their column of
dry States. Advices this morning
indicate that Montana, Michigan,
Nebraska, and South Dakota have
all voted dry. Arkansas, which is
dry, appears to have defeated the re-
submitted proposition, which means
that it will remain dry; and, remain
ing dry after an experience in that
arid state, the Prohibitionists con-
slider that their victory is indicative
of pretty firmly fixed purpose.
In Idaho, which is already dry by
legislative enactment, the voters
were called upon to determine
whether prohibition should be writ
ten into the constitution SO as to
make 1t a more firmly fixed policy;
and that proposition seems to have
been adopted. Iowa was in the same
class; its legislature has voted the
State dry, and at the same time sub
mitted an amendment to write the
plan into the constitution, and this
amendment appears to have received
a large majority. d.,
Florida had the wet-and-dry issue
directly involved in its governorsh;p
fight; early reports of the result are
confusing and the Prohibition lead
ers are unwilling to commit them
selves as to their significance. Cali
fornia was voting, for the second
time, on Statewide prohibition, and
indications are that it has been de-
feated.
On the whole, the drys would seem
justified in claiming that they have
made a great advance In their cause.
Theirs Is one Of the most effectively
organized propagandas that the
country has ever known. 1t works
all the time, and works like bust
ness organization. The long haired
men and short-haired women that we
used to hear about as the futile
leadership of this cause, are not
leading it-or else, perhaps, they
are long-headed instead of long
haired.
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Book Reviews
OTHER PEoPEE's BUSINESS BY Harriet
Lummis smkh. Indianapolis: The Bobbs-
Merrill Company. Price, NS5.

OTHER PEoPHES BUSINESS. BY Harriet
Lummis snth. Indianapolis: The Bobbs-
Merrill Company. Price, N.S5.
Here is a pleasant book to read and
good of its kind.
Persis Dale. the heroine OF the story.
Is all compounded OF humor, kindness
sympathy, and shrewd sense. She is a
spinster who is the village dressmaker.
and she undertakes. in her quiet man
ner, to set in order the affairs of her
neighbors.
known to New England women who
write fiction. but In this case the author
gives her a distinct individuality.
THE ruII.BAcK. BY Lawrence Perry. New
York. Charles scribner's Sons. ST. Is net.
Lawrence Perry In the frst OF his
Fair Play Series" under the title
1.-THE Fullback." has written an absorb
ing and vivid story OF the beginning
OF boy athletes career. The hero,
Tom Kerry, is a boy OF the best type,
gritty straight and a born football
is clean and true to life and his de-
scriptions of the games hold the
reader with az much interest as
though he We're watching. the plays
themselves; Mr.; Perry Is a well
name of Fair Play"
TRAINING FOR THE STAGE. Bv Arthur
Hornblow editor of the Theater Maga
znel, with foreword by David Beiasco.
J. b. Lppincott Co.. PHILADELPHIA and
London. Price, .26 net.
That success in the profession of act
ing comes to those who make the sacri-
fices and are willing to do the work
that means success in any other profess
sion or calling Of life is the principal
message Mr.. Hornblow's volume carries
to those fortunate enough to be attract
ed by its title. To the young man or
woman who has thought there were on
portunities for ease and idleness on the
stage the author relates some very
startling truths OF most disappointing
character.
Almost any person who is interested
In the theater. and that means three
out OF every five grown persons In the
country, according to the latest esti-
the intimate sidelights 1t gives on the
| profession of the hummer, even IL such
person has no idea OF trying to make
| living on the stage.
The book tells how one should go
about training for the stage and gives
detailed information as to the rewards
| that might be expected. Mr. Belasco' q
! foreword contains what Is really a text
| that Is elaborated in the bulk OF the
volume. In addition to Belasco Mr..
| Hornblow quotes literally from Joseph
Jefferson. Ellen Terry, Henry Irving,
] Richard Mansfield, and many others
who have given advice to aspiring actors
and actresses
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Masons and Elks Hear
Returns From Election

Masons received the returns in Ma
sonic Temple last night. During the
evening about 1900 people enjoyed the
accompanying festivities. Returns were
received over n private wire. Joseph
O'Connor sang several songs, and there
were other vocal numbers.
The Elks kept open house at the Elks'
Home with an oyster roast. OyDters
ceivable style. Ladies' Night" was OBJ
served for the benefit of the organ
fund. There was dancing In the ball
room. while a cabaret was In full swing
In the rathskeller.
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Would Develop Prohibition Like
Patriotism, by Moral Suasion and
Not Statuta mr. RaIIot
Not Statute or Ballot

To the Editor OF THE TIMES;
Your editorial on Patriotism by
Statute" Is hne, l agree with you that
coercion in moral or sentimental ques-
tons is dead wrong.
Now. many OF your patrons will be
glad to have from your able pen a
similar editorial on Prohibition by
Statute"
Both are sentimental propositions,
and I contend that both patriotism and
sion and education rather than for
force. as represented either by the bal
lot or civic regulation.
EDWARD " STANTON.
Washington. Nov. z 1Sl6.
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Who They Are.

Sir: am that STEADY person who is
always on time. / have wasted hours
waiting for dilatory friends. Once
tried to reverse the procedure. Having
date with one who had never been
on time. I went fifteen minutes late.
That once she arrived on the minute
and not finding me went away. have
not dared to try It since. Is there any
balm in Gilead7 o. 8. GOOD.
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A CLOSE RESULT

Inc earliest election returns last
night suggested strongly landslide
to President Wilson. Reports from
towns in Eastern States, where it
was to be presumed he would make
his poorest showing, indicated great
gains, and the first fragments of in
formation from Ohio pointed the
conclusion that the expected was
happening in that State.
After that came an abrupt change
in the tide; New York city very soon
appeared with a slump that was
most disappointing to Democrats,
and left them hopeless of the EN-
pire State. More than that, it indi-
Gated that the State was going for
Hughes by p preponderance that, if
it was in any wise symptomatic Of
conditions throughout the nation,
would mean a landslide to the Re-
publicans quite as emphatic as the
first suggestion of Democratic VIC
tory had been.
1t was we'll after midnight when
reports, still very incomplete, had
brought impressions from all parts
Of the country in sufficient volume
to make perfectly plain that the cleo
ton was in fact very close. The
New York swing to Hughes and the
Ohio phenomenal Democratic gains
were seen to be exceptions to rule
Of close results. Early reports,
which commonly come from the
cities, were found to be less conclu-
sive than had been expected, be-
cause the slower country districts
did not bear out altogether their
forecasts. The normal ratio between
country and city strength, from
which in other elections the political
experts had been able pretty &C
curately to project a fragmentary
result over the whole electoral body
and Judge. the general outcome, was
not maintained by any means every
where. The Democrats, Sbeiieving
that Ohio was symptornatie of a
widespread condition in Middle West
and Far West, chung to their hopes
that the President would "come
back" when fuller returns made a
more accurate view possible. The
Republicans were still confident that
the advantage they had gained in
an overwhelming sweep of New
York and Illinois would be the real
test of national trend, and that they
would win with ease in the Electoral
College, though it became apparent
that many States were close.
1t is not the first time thai such
things have happened. People who
remember 1876, 1884, and 1892 will
not need to be reminded that it Is
never safe to be certain until the fig
ures have made certainty mathe-
NAUTICAL.
Mr.. Hughes may not be elected
but the Republican party is reunited
The election is no landslide; it is a
close test of national sentiment, in
which the "kept us out of war" ar
gument has given the Democrats an
advantage whose proportions may
now be visioned better than ever be-
fore. If the Republican party had
been in power when the war started
and If this country had kept out of
the war-as, Of course, 1t would have
done-and II prosperity had been
made by the war as 1t has been made
despite Democratic policies-if that
had been the situation, the Republi.
can majority, popular and electoral
would have been a reminder of 1872
The Democrats had every ADVENT.
tious condition in their favor.
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II grasped that doctor by the ears,
pushed.
1 couio play ms head as u u were an
accordion
and JAP a row OF little hoies around
, MS neck. 10. a., ,,,
Ivy 80 49,,
The shadow and breath Or n, ro,nR 7
fac,
The sens. Of n teases nv eyebar,s.
hut I never oulte see. what II il. I.
III think MS a ghost. 49,
Or maybe It's God
80
THERE'S n tran door sawed in nv skull:
II In cunningly hinged
I lift II I'D by a lock of my hair
And dron n noacbed evg In nj .ight
IT. az. .i.. :, On ,torr.
- voyaSs.
p.rchsd an . red blood corpu,c,..
rhrougt NV vein,
My teeh wouid come OUT On tne UP OF
my tongue
AS easy sra'h' Vi CUT" 'o'"
COD
l hau o'o"p'pe
ana suhs 'h"' uo'.o' y" '"e "ose'
Sing song OF strSchhihe'
Digitalis, dope
Four and twenty drug stores
viewing me WIN nope
The silver feet Of the wind
Glimmer. as over the harbor she
dances.
Up from the water and over the ter
race she hastens'
And while gull follows her into the
garden.
A CLEAN as OF shaken hair' and she's
gone.
Three red. rcd roses on the wall
Repeated In pattern;
Tho first I Cleopatra call,
The second ones named Sadie Hall.
The third ono Is a slattern.
Three flowers all cureycues ana swiris.
Each blare mouthed like trumpet;
One used 70 fish for swine with pearls.
The second was the best OF girls.
The, third one was strumpet.
Three red mouthed women on the
wall
As bright and hot as blood;
The first one saw an empire fall.
The second was just Sadie Hall.
The third died in the mud.
Nothing the matter with me but
nerves?
Is that so.
II I could get hold OF an AK there'd be
something more than nerves the
matter with you. 800
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Mrs. Sarah V. Stansbury.

Funeral services for Mrs. Sarah V.
Stansbury, who died yesterday, will be
held az her late residence, 1920 Sixth
street, tomorrow at $50 o'clock, thence
to the Church OF the Immaculate Con-
ception. where requiem mass will be
celebrated at O'Clock. Private inter-
ment will be made in Mt. Olivet Gene
terry.
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Tomorrow,

Address, Col. RobVt NJ Thompson at Com
mercial Club luncheon. In club ~ 80 .. NJ
Election, Chemical Society OF Washington
Cosmos Club, y. m.
Meeting water supply committee OF tic
Board OF Trade. in rooms OF the organiza.
ton, p. IN.
Entertainment. Somebody's widow -
Knights Of Columbus Dramatic Club for
benefit OF ST. Vincent DE Paul's Confer
ence, OF ST. Aloysius' parish, Gonzaga Hall,
p. m.
Spanish kindergarten. Builders Exchange,
7:30 p. IN.
Illustrated lecture. Our Unseen Neighbora -
Dr. Paul Bartsch. Home Club. S:15 D. m.
Recital, Young Women's Hebrew Association,
1880 Tenth street northwest. Miss NJ f.
Cohen, soloist, Sam Waddell violinist
Masonic-Temple- Noyes, No 81; New Jerusa
lem, No. 8; George c. Whiting, No. -.
Star.
Odd Fellows-Excelsior No. II; Salem. No.
-. Columbia. No. 10: Covenant. No. Is.
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Mrs. Harriet E. Reeves.

Funeral services for Mrs Harriet L.
Reeves, who died Monday at her resi-
dence. 304 New York avenue northwest,
will be held at the SerGeon Chapel,
i0l1 Seventh street, tomorrow at II
o'clock. Interment in Congressional
Cemetery
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Amusements.

Northumberland Bernhard, els and Sis o. m
Belasco-"The Merry Wives OF Windsor" a:lS
and Sis p. m.
Keith's-Vaudeville. 2:l5 and Sis D. m.
Poii's-"Broadway After Dark" s:15 p. m.
2:l5 and Sis p. m.
Observation-Disclosures. 2:l5 and SIS p. IN.
Cosmos-VaudeyIlie, LIS to IL p. nj.
Ioew's Columbia-thotopiays, IL a. m. to 1910
p m.
Moores Garden-Photopiays. 10 q. m. to II
y. m.
Moores strand-Photoplays. 10 a. m. to II
D. m.
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King Grows Fruit.

LONDON, Nov. S.-The Kings or
chard in Hereford has produced an APP
pie Weighing 341a ounces. No one knows
just who will get the royal dumping.
but probably the King himself. He likes
en-.
The Washington times., 1916-11-08
Mrs. Fannie NJ. Townsend.

Private funeral services for Mrs. Fan
ME Nj. Townsend who died yesterday at
Sibley Hospital in her" seventy-fourth
year, will be held today. \ Interment will
be in Rock Creek Cemetery.
The Washington times., 1916-11-08

A recent addition to the faculty Of
Catholic University is the appointment
OF G. w. O'Connor. director OF the
studio Hall School. as teacher OF voice
training and expression at st. Paui's
College.
The Washington times., 1916-11-08

The school paper OF the Polk-Henry
school group. published by the chill
dren In those schools is to be completed
this week.
The Washington times., 1916-11-08

r. play by the pupils OF the Tyler
School was given. under direction OF
Miss Evelyn Croggon recently.
The Washington times., 1916-11-08

The Agora. Techs debating society,
SEEING. to have obtained a live leader.
Considerable interest In the society is
being shown.
The Washington times., 1916-11-08

Miss Edith b. Lowe. library teacher
at business, entertained her class at her
cabin on Chain Bridge road Friday.
The Washington times., 1916-11-08
FUNERAL RITES FOR
CAPITAL RESIDENTS
Places and Time of Services Ar
ranged by Bereaved Families
Katherine Elizabeth Freeman .

Funeral services for Katherine Eliza
beth Freeman, daughter of Mary L. and
the late ]. r. Freeman, VINO died yes
terday at her residence. 23l9 Wisconsin
avenue, will be held Friday at Holy
Trinity Church at o'clock.
The Washington times., 1916-11-08

An effort to interest freshmen of
Tech In the cadet corps Ia being made.
To date. about a half OF them have
enlisted.
The Washington times., 1916-11-08

Members Of the College Club Of Bust
ness took a hike to the Bannockhurn
golf links for dinner Saturday under
leadership OF Miss NJ. p. Bradshaw.
The Washington times., 1916-11-08

A new school song has been publish
ed In the Tech paper. II probably will
be heard Mt the Tech-Central football
game.
The Washington times., 1916-11-08
Blossoms Of Neuresthenia.

The sea-fos sropes at the window.
Feels for the crevice with bloodless
hands.
And turns the dead white eyes OF the
blind towards me on the bed.
II those eyes should get sight for a
second.
The glare they would give me would
strike the soul cold in my body.
The Washington times., 1916-11-08

There are now three companies Of
cadets at Business. The incoming
February class is expected to add to
the strength of the corps at that school
The Washington times., 1916-11-08

Tech Life" appeared Friday. The
SUBSCRIPTION list Is said TO be growing
rapidly.
The Washington times., 1916-11-08

Glass elections at Eastern will be
held later in the month.
The Washington times., 1916-11-08

The wide field OF activity and the,
of a definite preparation fort
ife's work was the subject OF an ad-
lress by DR.. John Van Schaick. presi-
lent OF the Board of Education. at an
assembly of Central students Wednes-
Inv
The Washington times., 1916-11-08

Officers Of the rifle club were elected
at Eastern recently. They are: Presi-
dent. Wilbur Callahan. who Is colonel
Of the cadet corps: captain. Fillmore
Chlsholm; treasurer, willard Himmler,
and secretary. Franklin Steer.
The Washington times., 1916-11-08

The Webster School held masked
Halloween dance for pupils recently.
Miss Ethel Fraenzel as Dutch girl.
Miss Eunice Rubel as n Colonial dame,
Leon Katz dressed MS n farmer. and Ed
ward Lohse a Jester, wore the most
striking costumes.
The Washington times., 1916-11-08

The physics department of Western
has purchased a receiving set OF wire
less instruments to take the place OF
The apparatus lost In the recent fire at
the school. The new set includes an
ludion detector and a one-step ampli-
Her. together with batteries and con-
iensers
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1916-01-15

Back in the deserted furnished
house. Hernandez still looked about
him.
We can hide here till doomsday, -
he laughed, running water, too. Look
here. Everything but food-every-
thing. Look-yonder on the mantel-
even pen and ink. This place was
meant for u.s. He bowed low. "Ah,
my charming friend senorita ling
ton," he said to Annette who had re-
covered consciousness and was star
ing about her In establishment, you
have had long sleep-and pleasant
dreams / hope"
He drew down the shades and
switched on the light.
"See,' he added, you have slept
till evening-pretty sluggard. And
how is your good health. No bones
broken. That is we'll"
Annette did not answer. Suddenly
abe leaped to her feet.
"Joe." she cried, Joe Welcher-you
here?"
YES" returned Hernandez, again
bowling, Joe Is here-he has always
been herewith US. Joe Ia our good
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NHtTtCu W NuOuh I'tS ''So1'
space about him on the floor, driving
Inez and Hernandez before him into
one corner after another.
His chair whirling, touched a live
wire-from which the insulation had
been torn. The wire, recoiling from
the blow, struck piece OF disjointed
gas pipe still clinging to the ceiling.
Then-fizz-a spark-a multitude of
sparks. A pause-a seconds pause.
And then the whole room, with a
mighty roar, burst itself out into the
open air.
A horseman, speeding down the
straight road, heard the boom. He saw
the explosion. He spurred his horse.
He reached the wayside lane.
Joe Welcher, his head cut and
bleeding, was the first to revive. His
remorseful frenzy still lent him
strength and energy. He sprang to
his feet--looked for Annette. He no.
ticed nothing else-save that the room
was wrecked.
He found Annette, picked her up
and carried her without. She was
stunned, but practically unhurt. But
Joe didn't know all this. He had
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SYNOPSIS.

On the day Of the eruption Of Mount
Pelee Capt. John Hardin OF the steamer
Princess rescues fve-year-old Annette
llington from an open boat. but 70 forced
TO leave behind her father and his com
panions. flington Is assaulted by Her
nandez and Ponto In vain attempt TO
get papers which Ilington has managed
to send aboard the Princess with his
daughter, papers proving MS title 70 ana d
of Cinnabar. Ilington's injury causes his
mind to become a blank. Thirteen years
elapse. Hernandez now an opium SNUG
gler. with Ponto. Inez, female accom-
plice,. and the mindless brute that once
widow of Captain Hardin 10 living with
her son Neal and Annette Ilington. and
plot to steal the papers left to Annette
BY her father. Neal tries for admission
treachery Of Joey Welcher is defeated by
Joey and disgraced Neal enlists in the
navy. lnez sets trap for Joey and the
conspirators get him In their power. In
nandex. Annette and Neal each secure q
portion, Annette sails on the Coronado In
search Of her father In Martinique An
nette and Neal are captured, but are res
cued by q sponge diver. lnez FORCES iden-
tifcation papers for herself as Annette.
In an instruction Neal and Annette are
again captured, carried to the Sun City
and Annette Is offered as a sacrifice to
the sun god. They are rescued by ma
rines from the Albany. Landed In Tortu-
Ga, Annette and Neal are captured and
exposed to yellow fever infection by Her.
nandez but are rescued by sailors from
the Albany Inez tries to rob Annette
and escapes. On her way to Chantillo An
nette is captured. Neal is promoted and
leads a party OF transferred men toward
Chantillo, but is caught in train wreck
on the way. Hernandez and Inez present
the false Identification papers to Brother
is caught and killed in his own trap. set
for Annette.
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killed her--he must bring her to life
again.
With her in his arms He started up
the whittier he knew not.
Suddenly, in the distance, he saw
Neal-on horseback. Welcher broke
into a run toward his foster brother.
"She-she lives said Joe thickly,
at any rate-you can tell her--teli
mother-tell yourself-that | brought
her back--to life. That pays up--pays
up-for-"
He fell prone upon the ground.
Neal knelt by his side. Gone" he
said taking off his hat. gone, An
nette"
Wen forget everything she an
swered sobbing, except that he
saved me-that he died hero--a
real hero-at the lastl"