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Evening star., 1920-11-06
GOV. FRAZIER REELECTED
BY NON.PARTISAN VOTE
Organization's Candidates. How
ever, Meet General Defeat in
Dakotas and Idaho.

| CHICAGO. November Gov. Lynn
j. Frazier (rep) has been re-elected d
in North Dakota. with bipartisan
League Endorsement, according to ad-
vices received here. Frazier had been
;reported running behind his demo-
lcratic opponent since election day. but
the swing was toward him yesterday,
by upward of a thousand votes over
;OConnor. whose defeat was conceded
| by the Fargo Forum. his chief news
paper supporter.
| John Baer. non-partis member of
Congress. was deeated by c. 3. Burt
i ness. republican, according to the lat
! est figures.
F! Candidates indorsed by the Nom
partisan League in Minnesota were
| showing falling off from the June
primaries.
| Reports from South Dakota indicat-
! ed that the league also had lost by
comparison with previous elections in
the state. The figures indicated the
greatest loss had been in the cities.
while rural districts also seemed to
have gone over to the republicans,
who swept the state on Tuesday.
In Colorado. where a strong fight
was made by the Non partisan League,
the party elected four members of the
legislature. while for the senate only
one candidate was successful. For
the house of representatives three
league candidates were elected and
thirty beaten.
! Idaho returns indicated a severe de-
; feat for the Non-partisan League.
its candidate for governor, S. D. Fair
child. carrying only two counties. All
other party candidates went down to
| defeat with him. One candidate for
the legislature who had league back
! ing was thought last night to have
; won. republican candidates winning
sl the state and national Offices by
large pluralities ~
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M0NOTONY HELD
ROOT OF. TROUBLES
Gompers Urges Engineers to
Help Workers. Situation by
Studying Humanity.

Deadly monotony of repetitive
work" is at the root Of most OF our
troubles" declared Samuel Gompers.
president of the American Federation of
Labor. before the American Society of
Mechanical Engineers i'm New York
city last night. during an address in
which he invited their cooperation in
the labor movement.
"lt is the deadly monotony of repeti-
I'VE work that is at the root Of most OF
our troubles. and | therefore in the
name OF the workers urge upon you en-
gineers to direct your energies to the
solution Of this problem" he said BE
ware that the machines yau create do
not become a Frankenstein and We en-
slave the human race.
Tremendous Service Possible.
''If YOU study the laws of humanity
, with the same degree of intensity that
you study the laws OF material science
you Will render tremendous service
and. as president of the American
Federation of La bor. il is my firm con-
viction that the labor movement not only
! welcomes but invites your co-opera-
ton
MIR. Gompers was i'm New York YES
| terday aiding in the amalgamation of
/ the central labor bodies of that city
Secretary Frank Morrison attended
conferences on that subject as his as
OhllI tHIS time tne centraI
unions of that city had been scattered
throughout the boroughs. The move
ment now on foot is to form one
) gigantic clearing house for all the
business of organized labor in the
metropolis.
] Presfdent-EIect Sends Message.
! NEW YORK. November 6-Greet-
| ings from President-elect Harding. re :
ceived at a meeting here last night
OF the American Society of Mechanical
Engineers. were sent by radio-tele-
phone to similar gatherings in thirty
one other cities of the United States
! where engineers were celebrating tn
organization's fortieth anniversary.
The President-elects message, as
well as one from Gov. Coolidge, Vice
President-elect, which was received
also by adio-telephone. was read
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HE'S BABY OF CONGRESS.
Mcleod of Detroit Is Is. Two
Years Younger Than Swope.

Clarence j. Mcleod of Detroit. Mich.
will probably be the baby" in the
next Congress. He is twenty five
years old. the minimum age for eligi-
bility to Congress. He was elected by
the republicans of the thirteenth dis
trict of Michigan to fill the vacancy
caused by the death of Representa-
tive Nichols.
The baby of the present Congress
is Representative King Swope of
Kentucky, who has been defeated.
Representative Swope is twenty-seven
years old, while elect
Mcleod is only twenty-five.
Mr.. Mcleod is not stranger in
Wa ashington He was stationed here
with the military intelligence for
more than year. He has many
friends here who are planning dem
onstration in his honor when he takes
his seat in the House.
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OREGON WOMEN
CAPTURES EVERY
PLACE ON TICKET

YONCALLA, Ore. November g.
Women won in this city in Tues
days election. an entire municipal
ticket of women being chosen. Man
opponets were defeated for all the
Offices. Mrs. Mary Burt is the
name of the new mayor.
Under general indictment of in
efficiency. the women organized a
campaign against the man office
holders and carried it on so quiet
ly that their opponents did not
realize what was taking place un-
til the votes were counted.
At prediction meetings, attend
ed solely by women. charges were
made that city officials were per-
mitting broken sidewalks to go
unrepaired. that speeding automo-
biles were uncontrolled. that
streets were insufficiently lighted
and that general slackness in mu-
n1cipal affairs prevailed.
BURNS, Ore. November 6.-Al-
though her name was not on the
ballot, Mrs. Grace b. hampshire
was elected mayor of Burns at last
Tuesdays election, her name being
written in by the voters. She had
not announced her candidacy for
the office and her first knowledge
that she was being considered for
ii came when she was notified of
her election.
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INDIANA HARDING VOTE.

INDIANAPOLIS November 6.-com-
plete but unofficial returns from the
1924 precincts in Indiana give Presi-
dent-elect Warren G. Harding a plu-
rality of 1904 over James NJ Cox.
his democratic opponent. The vote for
Harding was 692.415 and for Cox,
510,401.
With only thirteen precincts in
Marion county missing on United
States senator. James e. Watson. re-
publican, was 164,071 votes ahead of
Thomas Taggart, democrat. in his
race for reelection. The unofficial
tabulation for the state was: Watson,
673,199; Taggart, 509,123.
With the same precincts missing on
governor. Warren T. McCray, repub-
lican, had a lead of 165.S7S over Dr.
Carleton B. McCulfoch, the democratic
nominee. TIE unofficial tabulation
was: McCray, 674.352; McCulloch.
5OS.47S.
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| HOME FOLKS FELlCITATE
COOLIDGE ON HIS VICTORY
Citizens of Northampton. Mass,
Thousands in Number, Cheer as
He Drives Through Streets.

NORTHAMPTON. Mass. November
,6-The home folks turned out in full
/ force last night to welcome their nei gh-
Dor, Gov. Calvin Coolidge. and to show
| him their satisfaction in his election
to the vice presidency. He spoke
briefly to audiences which filed two
nails and was cheered by thousands
as he was driven through the city
streets. The Vice President elect and
| Mrs. Coolidge were entertained at
dinner by the home town committee
| OF 100. and afterward were driven in
an automobile to Smith College. They
were escorted by a guard of honor
from the American Legion and the
Veterans of Foreign Wars, and were
followed by a band and by cars con-
tanning guests.
From the college the governor was
driven back to city hall. where he
was introduced bys Mayor Michael J.
Fitzgerald. and in a brief speech
thanked his friends for their welcome.
returning to the college, he was
greeted by cheers as he entered John
NJ. Greene Hall. Before his arrival
President Emeritus l.. Clark Seelye of
Smith College, who presided. had in
ltroduced Gov Sproulof Pennsylvania.
and the governor had eulogized Gov.
Coolidge in brief address.
President Seelye welcomed Gov.
Coolidge to "a joyful family reunion
and cheers broke out again as the
governor rose to speak. He expressed
his appreciation of this wonderful
reception" and recalling his political
beginnings in Northampton. said that
his home ward has given him a larger
majority for the common council than
for Vice President. but he was con-
soled by the fact that on Tuesday last
he carried two democratic wards
Gov. Coolidge said that the repub-
! lican victory showed the great desire
| of the American people for a cessation
of governmental extravaganza. and
that the President-elect, who has
vision but keeps his feet on the
ground" could be depended upon ito
promote peace abroad and prosperity
at home.''
After his address two young women
presented Mrs. Coolidge with a huge
basket of roses and Chrysanthemums.
the gift of the women of Northampton.
Job Hedges of New York spoke briefly.
and the meeting ended with the sing
ing of The Star Spangled Banner"
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MANY IRISH OFFICIALS
ASKEDTO HEARING HERE
Mayors of Belfast and Londonderry
May Tell Story of Happenings
in Their Country.

Many Irish officials have been asked
by the American Commission on Ireland
to appear before the commission at its
hearing in this ,.ty, beginning Novem-
Der II. to tell of happenings in their
country.
The list made public last night ia
cludes the mayors of Belfast and Lon
donderry. the chairman of the urban
council of Mallow; John Derham. town
gan. chairman of the urban council OF
Thurles; Mrs. Thomas MacCurtain.
widow of the former lord mayor of
Cork who was slain in March; Donald
O'Gallaghan. acting lord mayor of Cork.
and Miss Irene E. Swanzy. sister of
Police Inspector Swanzy of the K. l. G..
who was killed in Lisburn.
Members of the commission expressed
the opinion that with the aid of these
witnesses and the delegation of Irish
bishops. recently invited, and others
now available in this country. picture
be presented.
The commission received through
Miss Jane Adams. a message from the
Manchester. England. branch of the
Womens International League, which
recently conducted first-hand investi-
cation into conditions in certain parts of
Ireland. offering to send delegation
here Immediately to give testimony be-
fore the commission. I'VE feel that
the matter is very urgent wrote the
English women.
A cable was sent to Manchester in
viting the delegation. Steps We're also
taken by the commission to get in tou'h
with members of the British Society
of Friends, which has been conducting
an inquiry into Irish conditions.
A subcommittee was also selected by
the commission to make preparations
for the forthcoming hearings and COM
plete the list of witnesses. A letter was
sent to Sir Auckland Geddes asking him
to use his offices to facilitate the secur-
ing of passports for witnesses from Ire
land. A letter was also sent to Secre-
tary Colby announcing the formation of
the commission and its purposes
All five members of the commission
were present Jane Addams. former Gov.
Joseph W. Folk. DR.. Frederick c. Howe.
James H Maurer, and Senator David l..
Walsh,
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BIG OKLAHOMA LEAD.

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla, November
6.-Senator Harding carried Okla
Harreld. republican candidate for
United States senator. has been elect
ed over his democratic opponent, Scott
Ferris: by more than $4,000, on the
face of returns of approximately $500
or the 2,6S5 precincts in the state
here.
Oklahoma returned five republican n
representatives, one of them a woman
and three democratic representatives 8
the same tabulation shows. while in
sixty of the seventy-seven counties
or the state the republican candi
date for corporation commissioner
was leading bv more than 1000 ma
jority. Available returns also indi-
cate republican majority in the
house and a strong minority in the
state senate.
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PAGEANT DEMONSTRATES
DUTIES OF GIRL SCOUTS
Spectacular Exhibition on Treasury
Steps Today Designed to Attract
Public Interest in Organization.

Depicting the duties of the Girl
Scout, and portraying her as playing
her part in the daily routine of the
household as true scout. a pageant
by the members of the Girl Scouts of
the District of Columbia was held on
the south steps of the Treasury De-
partment at poon today
The spectacle, which was the open
ing of the seven-day drive to be con-
, uucted by the local organization, was
arranged under the direction of Mrs.
Chester Pyles and Mrs Marie Moore
Forrest. and was at first to be given
at the end of the drive. but. believing
, that the organization was misunder-
stood it was later decided to let the
pageant open the drive and explain
the purposes of scouting in the Dis
trict.
William B. Pain of Washington por-
trayed the character of Uncle Sam. to
whom the girls were introduced by
Youth" played by Miss Sarah Scud-
der. daughter of Mrs. William NJ.
Scudder of Edgemoor. Md.
Uncle Sam reviewed the scouts and
gave them the sanction of the govern
ment for their drive. wishing them
success in their effort to interest the
people of the country in their or
ganiZation.
District Commissioner Boardman
| witnessed the pageant and pronounced
it success.
Seven Days in Girl Scouts Life
were depicted by members of various
troops bringing forth hearty ap-
plause. Troop No. %. led by Miss
Margha rita Tillman. presented the
events of Monday" and Tuesday"
Troop No 25 Miss Gertrude Pendle-
ton. showed "wednesday: Troop No.
| 3. Mrs William B. Pain. leader
.Thursday"; Troop No. Al. Mrs. VIII
liam. NJ Scudder. leader, Friday
Troop No .. Miss Mable Nelson
"Saturday,f and Troop No. So. Mrs
w. B. Seeter Sunday" bringing the
week to close.
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CLARK BEATEN BY 1912.

ST. LOUIS, November 6.-Complete
unofficial figures for the ninth Mis-
souri, congressional district show that
Champ Clark. member of each Con-
gress except one since 1893, lost his
seat in the House of Representative
to T. w. Hukriede by 3,912 votes.
Each carried five counties, but the
ones favoring Hukriede were more
heavily populated than the others.
Republicans are confident that Rem
resentative Bland of the fifth district
has been defeated by Ellis (repub-
Iican, but SO few votes separate the
two that the result probably will not
be known until the official count is
made.
In the second district, which the un.
official count gave to Rueker (demo.
craD by small majority. the repub-
licans also are certain that change
will be shown in the official count
and that Beazen (republican) would
win.
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OSBORNE WOULD
BE MARYLAND,S
PRISON WORKER

BALTIMORE, November 6 (Spe-
ciaD.-Thomas Mott Osborne. for
mer millionaire warden of Sing
Sing prison. wants to enter the
Maryland penitentiary as pris-
oner. study the workings of the in
stitutfon from the viewpoint Of the
prisoner and organize among the
inmates a branch of the Prisoners
Mutual Welfare League.
This is one of the two alterna-
tive proposals Mr.. Osborne has
made to the Maryland state board
of prison control
His other proposition is that he
be appointed warden. and, as ex-
ecutive of the local prison. Install
the welfare league. Both PROPOSE
tions are now being considered by
the board.
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CRNITHOtOGiSTS TO MEET
Thirty-Eighth Session of American
Union November to IL.

The thirty eighth stated meeting of
the American Ornithologists' Union is
to be held here November 9 to IL. pub
lie meetings to be held each day from
10 am. to 4:30 pm, at the United
States National Museum.
Reading of papers will form q
prominent feature Of the meetings.
Library of Congress in connection
9Th the meeting. showing the develop
ment of geological illustration as ap-
piled to birds and original drawings
and photographs of birds by American
artists and photographers.
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as part of commemorative pro-
gram. Congratulatory cablegrams
were received from engineer organ.
izations and officials of France and
Great Britain. and many kilograms
were presented. including greetings
from Herbert Hoover and Charles NJ
Schwab.
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GUATEMALA IS PLEASED.

GUATEMALA CITY. Guatemala. No
vember 5.-Reports of the American
election were received with great in
terest by the American colony here
and many Americans have expressed
their satisfaction over the result Of
the campaign.
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GIVES HARDING LEAD.
Prince Georges County Announces
Official Figures.

UPPER MARLBORO. Md. November
s (SpeciaD The official igures for
Tuesdays election in Prince Georges;
county have been announced by the
board of election supervisors, as fol-
lows: For President-Harding. 6.62S;
Cox. 4,S57; for United States Senate
Weller. 5.7s7; Smith, 1902; for Con
gress-Mudd, 6,s0l; Klinger, $3.50:
Riggles. 345.t ~
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1t is estimated that more than s5
per cent of the total electric general
ing station capacity in Canada is de-
rived from water power the remainder
being nearly all steam power.
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Aunt Lou Moots is visitin'
kinfolks here. Her boys are now
grown an two of 'em are pros
perrin in tn west an one is on a
salary.
TIL trouble with tn way wom-
en- fix up nowadays is that some
buddy is allus tellin your wife
that they saw her on tn street
with her gran'father.
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OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONERS, d. C..
Nov 1. 1s2o--sealed proposals will be re
ceived at this once. Room 500, District Build
inr. until O'Clock P. NJ. on November 8. 1920
for the Construction Of approximately Lou
linear feet Of 15-inch diameter pipc sewer
sary information may be obtained from tn.
Chief CLERK, Engineer Department. Room 42I
District Building, Washington. d. G. ]. THII~
NAN HENDRICK. CHARLES &. KUTZ.
MABEL T. BoARDNAN. Commissioners. ID. L.
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To Cure q Cold in One Day
Take Groves LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE
tablets. The genuine bears the eigDatuss Of
%GcAe e0es1A11oade1
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PUPILS WILL VOTE
ON NATIONAL TREE
Forestry Association Co.
Operating in Contest.
Study Varieties.

In cooperation with the American n
Forestry Association the pupils of the
public schools of Washington are to
participate in a national vote to de-
termine what shall be the national
tree of the. country. The association
now is receiving thousands of votes
from all parts of the country at its
new offices. 1914 10Th street north
west
The nature study department of the
schools. directed by Susan H. Alburtus.
has taken up course of lessons
which include studies of the dogwood.
elm. sycamore. maple. hickory. tulip.
apple, walnut. hemlock. white pine.
beech and oaks. 1t is following this
course of lessons and visits by the
schools to the various trees that the
vote will be taken. 1t is expected
that $4,000 children will vote after
the study course.
Receiving Fine Reports.
I've are getting fine reports from
all over the country on this" said
Charles Lathrop Pack. president of
the American Forestry Association,
land we are very glad to have the
schools here take UP this campaign Of
school has cast 250 ballots for the oak
At Butte, Mont. the chamber of COM
merce has taken hold of the campa gn
for the expression OF opinion is not
confined to schools by any means
Any one can vote when the ballot be-
gins appearing in The Star.
'-The American Forestry Association
wants to compliment DR.. Ballou for
his furthering this plan of letting the
pupils vote in connection with the
course of study now under way in the
nature department.
Under the plan Mrs. Alburtus has the
Pupils visit trees for study. Leaves
are to be properly pressed and a big
exhibition of this work is hoped for
at the end of the voting.
Samples Of Questions.
Here are samples of the questions
taken up:
What is there about dogwood that is
the cause of it's destruction? Would it
be better protected if it became the ma
tional tree? Forty-seven kinds of b rds
eat its fruit. Can YOU use this in your
argument for 1t becoming the national
tree? Why should Washington and Bal
t'more people especially protect it? Its
bark is very easily recognized. Try to
go to the Zoo before it's berries fall
10 study the bark. Its name is odd.
Can you find a reason for it? Is the
Mrs. Albur ret
school for the lesson. then hears the
pupils speak as to tree values and ex-
am.nes the leaves that have been
pressed. The American Forestry Asso-
cation expects that thousands of schools
will participate in the voting. to say
nothing of women's clubs and private
individuals. At present the walnut ap-
pears to be in the lead.
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PROPOSALS.

; nEPARTMENT OF THL INTERIOR. UNITED
States Patent Office, Washington. ID. c.. octo-
her 80 19o0-Sealed proposals lin quadrupli-
catel will be received at this oftce until
a. clock pm., Saturday. November Ii. 1920,
and will be opened Immediately thereafter, ia
the presence of such bidders attend. for
producing. during the last half Of the fiscal
! graphic or other process. copies Of drawings
Of the weekly issues Of patents, to be as
sembled with the specification, stitched. banded
and numbered. etc: for the reproduction Of
exhausted copies Of drawings and specifca-
tions. etc to be assembled. stitched. banded
and numbered and for the reproduction of
foreign patents. Bids will be received for the
terms OF six months only. from January to
June 80. 1921. Contracts will be awarded
for six months only. oAA {Aieas 2:ned will
be considered in connection with the ability
I of the bidder and his plant to turn out first
class work at approximately 800 pages per
day and prior to the determ ination Of
award. such preliminary investigation as TO
the qualifications Of bidders and emctency of
pIa mt will be made the department shall
deem necessary. A low bid. unsupported by
S. tisfactory evidence to ability to perform
the work in agreement with the terms of the
proposals and contract to be awarded will he
rejected. All bids accepted and contracts
awarded subject to an apptopria tien by Con.
WORK HAS BEEN UNSATISFACTORY IN
THE PAST MAY BE ELIMINATED FROM
CONSIDERATION on THAT GROUND. Spec
ihcations and specimens. with forms OF pro-
p0sal will be furnished application to the
chief clerk Of the patent once. All bidders
are invited to be present at the opening. The
right to reject any and all bids. in whole or
in part. is hereby reservel
R. r. WHITEHEAD. Commissioner.
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cLAFLIN Fo1 EYEaIAssEs
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article I. There shall be equality