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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-01-04

" YORK. December 2.

NEW YORK, December 2l,-EX-
cuses fill no pay envelopes.
The salesman who brings in excus-
es instead Of orders keeps no wheels
turning.
The manager who makes no prof
its. but only excuses, is soon cast
aside.
The reporter who habitually brings
in excellent excuses but no STORY,
does not help to fill the paper
The advertising man who can pro-
duce nothing but ideal excuses does
not last long
The detective who can always fur
nish an excuse for not catching
wrong-doers is not in line for promo
tion.
The engine driver who has excuses
TO offer for ringing in his train late
day after day and week after week
is not the man the railroad wants.
The renting agent who can attract
no tenants, but can furnish fine cN-
cuses for his failure, is not the per-
son the landlord cares to keep in his
employment.
The editor who always has an eX-
cuse ready for inability to increase or
maintain circulation soon loses the
confidence of the publisher.
The professor whose pupils year
after year fail to make a creditahle
showing at examinations does not
make hit with college authorities.
The designer whose creations will
not sell cannot hope to efface his
failure by even the best excuses.
The captain who loses his ship. no
matter how convincing his excuses is
doomed.
The general who loses more battles
than he wins soon loses his command,
irrespective Of the excellence Of his
excuses
The inventor who :nyents only eX-
cuses for failure is apt to stave.
The cook who spoils the food can
not make matters right with the most
convincing of excuses.
The surgeon who loses most Of his
cases will by and by be avoided, re-
gardless of plausible excuses.
The ball player who can trip an
excuse off his tongue for repeated
misplays is not the man for whom
managers will compete,
The gunner who is constantly miss
ing cannot retrieve himself by the
choicest Of excuses.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-01-04
HEAD STUFFED FROM
CATARRH OR A COLD
Says Cream Applied in NOstrils
Opens Air Passages Right Up.

Instant relief-no waiting Your
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air passages Of your head clear and
YOU can breathe freely. No more
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aches. dryness. No struggling toc
breath at night; your cold or catarrh
disappears
Get small bottle of Ely's Cream
Balm from your druggist now. APP
ply little OF this fragrant. antisep-
tic. healing cream in your nostrils K
penetrates through every air PASSAGE
of the head, soothes the inflamcd
or swollen mucous membrane and re-
lief comes instantly
It's just fine Don't stay stuffed
up with a cold or nasty oatarrh,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-01-04

Questions Of Ser?-Are fully and
properly answered in The People Com
mon Sense Medical Adviser, by R. V.
Pierce, NJ. D. 1t contains the knowl-
edge a young man or woman, wife or
daughter, should have. 1908 pages
with color plates, bound in cloth. BY
mail, prepaid-on receipt of 3 dimes
or stamps.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-01-04

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa, Jan. -
Grenville M. Dodge, aged S5, the last
civil war corps commanding general,
died here. He was prominent as a
railroad man. and at one time as a
banker.
st the out set of the war he joined
as a colonel with the Iowa troops and
rose to the rank of major general
After the war he was congress
man and held other honors.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-01-04

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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-01-04
DuaI Monarchy splitting.

LONDON. Jan. 4.-The Budapest
correspondent Of the Post in a letter
published says that the old enmity
between Austria and Hungary has
burst into a fresh flame and that
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-01-04

The world wants results. not eN'
cuses. No man can hit the bullseye
every time
No man can make a sale to ever,
prospective customer.
No man can achieve the superhu-
man
Indeed. it has been sagely said that
the man who never made a mistake
never made anything else.
But the best workers in any field
are those who offer the fewest eN-
cuses
You will notice that the fellow who
is not making good nearly always
blames someone else,
often he is too conceited and self
satisfied to look for the cause IN
himself, in his own shortcomings, in
his own lack of energy and ability
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-01-04
Arrest German civilians.

ATHENS Jan. 4-The allies at Sa.
lonih have arrested $50 Teutonic cl-
villains despite a protest by Greece
Turkey protested through American
Ambassador Morgenthau and threat
ened reprisals II they were not releas-
ed
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-01-04
A WOman's Trouble.

Troutdale, Ore
gon. 81 was
troubled with
weakness from
which women suf-
fer and after tax
ing two bottles of
Doctor Pierce's
Favorite Prescrip-
ton l was entirely
relieved. F." - Mrs.
NJ. f. JOHNSON,
Troutdale, Oregon.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-11-09
Wilson Sure
Of Election
Plays Golf
Then Retires to Study to Check
Up Returns-Eye on Western
y States

Long Branch, y. j., Nov. S.-Conti
dent that he had been reelected
President Wilson watched returns
from Minnesota, Colorado, New Mex
leo and New Hampshire closely to-
night, because Of assurances from his
managers that the fna outcome de-
pended on those states.
Following an automobile ride and
golf game before luncheon, the presi'
dent remained in his study at Shadow
Lawn this afternoon and tonight, get
ting the returns by telephone from
Secretary Tumulty, who has been on
guard at the executive offices since
s o'clock last night.
The president kept his own tabu'
lation of votes and checked it up
carefully. He received a number OF
messages from Democratic leaders
assuring him he had been reelected.
After brief absence for dinner,
Secretary Tumulty, with members OF
the executive Office staff and local
Democrats, took up their vigil at the
Offices again at s o'clock tonight.
Most Of them had not been to bed
since early yesterday morning.
Regardless of the outcome OF the
election. President Wilson plans to
leave here late tomorrow for Viii.
Jamestown, Mass, where he will at
tend the christening Friday Of the
younger child of Mrs. Frances B.
Sayre, his daughter. From Williams
town. he will 60 to Washington, ar
irving there Sunday night. His plans
for the interval between then and the
opening Of congress in December
have not been made known.
Despairing of receiving final returns
tonight, President Wilson retired at
11:10 o'clock. He left word, however,
that he was to be awakened. if any
thing really definite was received.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-11-09
Hughes Mag
Gain One
In WASH.
Death of Elector Causes Peculiar
Situation in Western
State

Tacoma, Wash, Nov. S.-There ap-
pears to be possibility that, al
though President Wilson carried
Washington, Hughes may get one Of
the seven electoral votes of Washing
ton. The death of A. Stream, DEM
ocratic elector, shortly before elec-
Connor as elector came so late that
in many counties the name of Stream
rather than Connor appeared on the
ballot. 1t is said that thousands of
voters voted for Stream and these
votes will be invalid and the differ
ence may be sufficient. according to
local Republicans. to give Hughes an
electOr
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-11-09
ONE COUNTY SEAT
MOVES, TWO STAY
Manning and Medora Retain Hon.
ors-Amidon Loses Many
Sided Fight

In the Slopes county seat fights
Tuesday, one capital was moved and
two were confirmed in their present
location Amidon. in Slope county,
was the loser. There were four con.
testants for the honor of serving Slope
as the seat of gOvernment-Bessie
Slope Center, Marmarth and AmidOn.
Marmarth, the largest town of the
four, voted for itself and won.
The spirited fight between Fryburg
and Medora resulted in Medora's re-
tanning the county seat Of Billings.
In Dunn county, with both Killdeer
and Dunn Center in the contest for the
removal of the county seat from Man.
ming, the present capital won easily.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-11-09
FRAUD SUSPECTED,
NONE YET PROVEN
Both State Chairmen Warned to
be on Lookout for Crooked
Work !

Although both state chairmen at the
Fargo headquarters have been warned
to be on the lookout for fraud, and
Chairman Lemke of the Depublican
state central committee has received
authority from the national headquar'
tiers to engage counsel, if necessary,
no circumstance has yet arisen which
would justify any suspicion of crook
ed work in connection with North Da.
kota's election. Both Lemke and Nc.
Lean. when interviewed by the Tri-
bune last evening, stated that no ir-
regularities had been reported, and
that none was anticipated.
The east seems to be much exercis'
ed over the possibility that someone
may attempt to put something across.
The New York World, an original Will
son paper, last evening wired:
Watch carefully for any evidence
Of fraud and holding back of returns
to change results. Ask Democratic
headquarters if they know anything
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-11-09
HUGHES HAS
CHANCE A ! 70 WIN \! !. !.
IN MINNESOTA
Late Returns Cut Down Wilson s
( Lea, to Less Than
1000
REPUBLICAN LEADERS
CLAIM THE STATE
REPUBLICAN, LEADERS
HUGHES IN LEAD.

HUGHES IN LEAD.
St. Paul, Minn., Nov. g.
Charles e. Hughes took the lead
in the presidential contest in
Minnesota, when returns from
2,4s1 precincts out Of 3,024 in the
state, compiled at midnight, gave
Wilson 16o,141 and Hughes 1eo,.
365.
St. Paul, Mimi, Nov. S.-Minnesota
tonight was still among the few
doubtful states on which rested the
decision between Wilson and Hughes.
The big margin by which the presi.
dent led the most populous counties,
Ramsey, Hennepin and St. Louis, ear
ly this morning had dwindled down
by nightfall. Leaders of both parties
claimed the state this evening, the
Wilson hackers believing the 1856
plurality in the counties named would
Withstand the hard onslaught of the
country ballots, while the remarkable
gains made by Hughes as returns
from the outlying precincts came in
caused the Republicans to predict his
ultimate victory.
Drops to 955.
Wilson's lead in Minnesota dropped
to 955 shortly after 800 p. m., when
2,297 precincts out of the 1924 in the
state gave Wilson 151, ,569 and Hughes
15O,614.
Returns came in with tardiness
that eXasperated the leaders. Every
effort apparently was made here to
procure early and accurate count and
quick reports By the county officials,
but the truly rural districts were
slow. Nearly every county in the
state had been heard from by
O'Clock tonight, but many reports
were far from complete.
Republicans affected to take heart
from what they term the Hughes
trend in the more thickly settled Of
the counties outside the big three.
They said the counties Wilson ad-
herents would rely on were sparsely
settled, with voting strength prac-
tically negligible.
See Victory.
Hughes gain was one of the most
remarkable in history, according to
veterans of the political arena, and
if in maintains tonight the rate at
which it was made today, it is assur-
ed that he will win the state His
gains for the last 80 precincts aver
aged 1S-the very latest ran it up
practically to 20. At I O'clock he was
in round numbers 1000 votes behind
Wilson. with about 1000 precincts to
hear from. An average of four votes
to the precinct would win him a tie
with Wilson. and his average gain Of
18, Republicans say. will be maintain.
Continued on page ~
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-11-09
Lock Up
And Guard
All Ballots
Total Electoral Vote, 531:.
Necessary to Elect, 266.

Los Angeles, Cal; Nov. S.-Thomas
McAlear. county registrar of voters.
locked the ballots of Los Angeles city
and county in vault, around which
deputy United States marshals were
stationed, as a guard. and announced
tonight that tabulation of the re-
turns would be resumed tomorrow
morning. One hundred and eighteen
precincts in Los Angeles city and
county remained to be totaled on the
returns for president.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-11-09

The following states are placed in
the Wilson column: Alabama, .Ari.
zona, Arkansas, Colorado, Florida.
Georgia. Kansas, Kentucky, Louisi.
ana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri.
Montana, Nevada, North Carolina,
North Dakota, Ohio. Oklahoma, South
Carolina, Tennessee; Texas, Utah.
Virginia, Wyoming. Total, 237.
Hughes States.
Hughes is given the following by
the Associated Press. Connecticut
Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa.
Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New
Hampshire, New Jersey, New York.
Oregon. Pennsylvania, Rhode Island,
South Dakota, Vermont. Wisconsin.
Total, 239. - "a ia
Hinges on Minnesota.California. ,.'
The contest now hinges on Mime.
sofa and California. At midnight
Wednesday the Associated Press fig
ures showed Hughes leading Wilson
in Minnesota by only 22l votes. It
will be another "a hours before it IL
known how the state will 60.
California and Minnesota stumped
the political leaders, who went to bed
in disgust at an early hour this morn.
ing, when all hope OF getting COM
plete returns was abandoned.
Split Even.
Hughes is leading in Minnesota.
while Wilson has the edge in Califor-
MIA. Early Wednesday, Wilson's lead
in Minnesota was as high as 10000.
1t began to dwindIe as the rural vote
came in. Hughes took the lead early
in the evening, but toward this morn
ing Wilson shot ahead again.
California Slow.
California's vote is being tabulated
slowly. Wilson's lead has dwindled
down to l.4OO, with about one-fifth Of
the districts missing and Hughes gain.
ing. This state is as doubtful as Min.
nesOta ~
On the face Of certain returns.
states should be credited to Wilson
and Hughes which the Associated
Press class as doubtful. Here 10 =
purely speculative table on Wilson's
probable vote giving him in Idaho:
7 in Washington: 8 in Nebraska, all
of which the Associated Press classes
as doubtful These represent total
of 10 electoral votes.
Adding these to the 237 which are
conceded to Wilson. the total would bo
2S6
Wilson Sure Of 2ss.
III tot $Aot 4AnhA
Washington and Nebraska will 60 for
Wilson, so that Wilson is reasonably
sure Of the 256 votes.
Hughes is conceded 239 votes.
Hughes Four Short.
Upon the face of returns, he IS
ahead in Minnesota, which has ~ elec.
toral votes; in West Virginia, which
has eight electoral votes; in New Mex.
leo, which has three electoral votes.
These represent total Of % electorat
votes. Adding this to Hughes sure
vote of 239, he has on the face Of re.
turns total of 1852, or four short OF
the coveted 266
If Minnesota is retained In the
doubtful column, Hughes vote IS 250
to Wilson'S 256.
The result then hinges ON Mime.
sofa and California. II Wilson wins
California, he doubtless will have ap.
proximately 269 votes, or three votes
to the good.
If Hughes wins Minnesota and loses
California he will have 262 votes, OF
four less than the requisite 2S6.
Must Carry Both.
In other words Hughes must carry
both Minnesota and California and ro-
Continued on page II
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-11-09
FIVE STATES
JOIN IN DRY
BLESSEDNESs

Columbus, O., Nov. S.-The head.
quarters of the National Anti-Saloone
league. at Westerville, a suburb, re.
ports the e\dray forces have won state.
wide prohibition in Michigan, Mon
tana, South Dakota, Utah and Nebras-
ka, claiming Michigan by $4,000.
Drys Assured Victory.
Detroit, Mich, Nov. S.-The drys,
with the majority of precincts heard
from, have been assured the victory
in Michigan.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-11-09
REPUBLICAN CHAIRMAN
CLAIMS CALIFORNIA

San Francisco. Nov. S.-Chester H.
Rowell, chairman of the Republican
state central committee, predicted to-
night Hughes election in California by
a small majority. Mr.. Rowell's state
ment follows:
Figures gathered by the Los Angeles
office of the Republican state commit
tee, covering more than 1000 precincts
and close estimates of the remaining
precincts now indicate that Hughes
will carry Los Angeles county by 23,.
000..
"The Los Angeles office estimates
that this lead will be increased 10000
more by other Southern California
counties. If these figures are borne
out by the final count, Hughes will
carry California.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-11-09
FIVE VOTES IN
THIS STATE Co :
FOR PRESIDENT
Wilson's Majority in State Slight
ly More Than
800
CASEY WINS FOR
STATE TREASURER
Non Partisan League Judiciary
Getting Big Lead Over
Incumbents

North Dakota is in the Wilson col
lmn by more than 500.
With returns in from 1917 pre-.
cincts out of 1859, Wilson has 5O,S19
to Hughes 1892. The returns still
to be received comprise those from
Slope county, which has a small vote,
not enough to overcome the lead
Wilson's net lead at an early hour,
based on official returns from county
auditors, was SAT.
The contest by counties will be
found in tabular form upon another
page.
Outside of the presidency, the state
presents no close contests. The en-.
tire state Republican ticket with the
exception Of Steen has been elected
The N0n-partisan league remember.
ed Casey and in l,575 precincts out
OF 1859 Casey has 40,407 to Steen's $
39,735. Every precinct to be heard
from viii continue to rol. up the ma
jOrity. 80 ->nsr-e;
Mecumher's Lead.
Senator McCumber now has ma.
jority of more than 10000 over Burke
with 14S precincts to be heard from.
In I'LL precincts out of 1859, Nc.
Cumber has 50,2O9 to Burke's 37,115.
McCumber will carry every county in
| the state.
Unanimous For Frazier.
Frazier will get almost unan.
imous vote for governor In 1888
precincts out Of 1859 he has 59.6O3
| to l4,453 for McArthur
The League candidates for the su.
preme bench, as predicted in the
Tribune yesterday morning, have car
| ried everything before them. Justice
! Burke late yesterday afternoon ad'
mitted their election and wired his
congratulations.
Judiciary.
With returns almost complete, the
vote on the judiciary is as follows in
I o00 1r1oipotc hand frop,.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-11-09
DEMOCRATS MAY.
LOSE CONTROL
Of THE HI: HOUSE
On Face of Incomplete Returns
Have Only a Vote to
Spare
THREE INDEPENDENTS MAY
GO TO REPUBLICAN, SIDE
t.,....r.,
Senate Seems to be Safely With
Administration With Small
Margin
HOUSE IN DOUBT.


New York, Nov. 9.-AIthoueh
' the Democrats are assured contro:
Of the senate by working major
ity, control Of the. house was still:
in doubt at an early hour today.
The Democrats had made slight
gains in the late returns from
Montana and Kansas.
At I O'Clock, 205 Democrats, POI
Republicans, two Progressives,
one Socialist and one independent
had been elected, with rs congress
sionaI districts yet to be heard
from.
New York; Nov. with thirty con
gressional districts to be heard from
at 10:45 p. m, 2O2 Republicans, 10!
Democrats, two Progressives, one In
and one socialjs.. have been
elected to the house OF representatives
for the 65th congress. or the thirty
districts yet to be heard from, II ART
in the present congress by
and 13 by Republicans
Should these districts be unchanged
the next house would be composed O
ZIG Democrats, 215 Republicans and
four scattering. who might elect t
affiliate with either side. ,=%s
The senate will remain under Dem
ocratic control by a reduced majorit!
of ten OF. twelve, dependent on the out
come in New Mexico, where A. A
Jones, Democrat, is maintaining :
slight lead over Frank A. Hubbell
by the Republicans to sue
ceed Senator Catron. At this hour
the senate stands: Democrats, 50;
AZ; undecided, l..
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-11-09
SUFFRAGE LOST
IN SOUTH DAKOTA
Late Returns Indicate Amend
ment Will be Defeat

Sioux Falls, S. D., Nov. S.-The
womens suffrage amendment. which
indications were would carry in South
Dakota, is losing out as late returns
come in. Approximately one-half Of
the 1928 precincts Of the state give
the following results: For, s,472;
against. $500.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-11-09
Necessary to choice 266

New York; Nov 9Whcn North Dakota swung the Wilson
column early this morning the President and Charles Evans Hughes
almost tied in electoral conceded by agencies and
official 20:
But the presidential enigma than
yesterday The column of doubtful has been reduced to
with an electoral of 55.
The Associated Press early today cssed the following states
doubu California 13 votes Minnesota, II Idaho four
votes Nevada eight New Mexico three Washington
West Virginia eight votes, total Of fifty five
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-11-09
WASHINGTON DEMOCRATIC.

Seattle. Wash, Nov S.-Returns
from 1,471 precincts of 2.5S5 in Wash
ington give Hughes 1854; Wilson
115,00S.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-11-09

n. c. Mcdonald, Tor state superln.
tendent of schools, is getting all the
votes. In 466 precincts he has polIed
14.0S3, as against H0over's 1852.
Returns on constitutional amend.
ments are coming in very slowly.
The Normal school proposition seems
to be winning out. two to one. In
2S2 precincts heard from. the vote is
$3.50 in favor and 4.145 against.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-03-23

mental way overwhelmingly voted
down by house today in its consider
alton of Hay bill, scheduled to be
passed this afternoon. Rep. Gardner,
Mass, proposed the substitute
1890
INVESTIGATE MURDER CHARGE
AGAINST VILLA RAIDERS
Deming, N. M, March 23.-Grand
jury here today began investigation
Of murder charges against six Mex
leans taken prisoners in Villista raid
on Columbus, N. NJ, March 9. Judge
Rogers and Sheriff Simpson visited
Columbus yesterday, seeking evil
dence on which to indict men. Pos
sible necessity of recalling troopers
of 18th cavalry now in Mexico to ap-
pear against alleged raiders sug-
gested.
NIGHT PRACTICE WITH MACHINE
GUNS ON BORDER
FL Paso, Tex, March %. - Night
machine gun practice is part Of war
exercise at Fort Bliss. AS result of
cnOklng OF American macnlne guns
at Columbus during Villa raid, be-
cause soldiers were Unaccustomed to
operating them in the dark, COM
manders at fort are putting soldiers
through nightly drills on rife range.
WOULD PAY $4,000 FOR VILLA
Washington, March %. - Pres.
Wilson is authorized to pay $4,000
for delivery Of body of Pancho Villa
to, hands of military authorities of
u. S. in resolution introduced by Rep
Scott of Philadelphia.
PATH INFANTRY TO BORDER
Denver, Colo, March 23.-Within
fortnight Of their return from long
service in Philippines the Twenty
fourth U. S. infantry left Fort D. A
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-03-23
VOLUNTEER FORCE OF 261 900
VOTED DOWN IN HOUSE

Washington, March 23.-PrOpOsal
to create federal volunteer force of
261, 900 men in effect same as CONT
mental way OverwhetIHinginly voted
down by house today in its consider
alton of Hay bill, scheduled to be
passed this afternoon. Rep. Gardner,
Mass, proposed the substitute.