St. Louis Post-Dispatch
November 2, 1920

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(Coprricht. 198m eine Out ™HESE WEEKS succeeded GETTING BACK ‘we JOBS: water! _—— > + (Copyright. 1920) — OOK ALIKE _ —— SOE ss ee —— . TURDAY G ISE -C 0 A SUDODEN WAY TO AGK FoR RY AN! TH’ ~? CAME ye LAM “piu (Copyright. 1920) * f Bie: - ¥ a. g ai re ES Representatives in Con- afth. * are to Be chosen. There also Lincoln (Negro), ~2233 Eu- the voters a proposition to genia. . $45,000,000 for soldiers’ bo- Longfellow, 3134 Ivanhoe. nor Mark Twain. cog” semgimeg ; hy “fullanphy. 4221 Ww. i vAGO, Nov. 2.—Deputies from Shaw. 6821 Colum ‘fe. ‘She office of Charies F. Clyne*United Waring (Negro). 2641 La- wt! a é . 100% Sunday B The CITY CIRCULATION of the Post-Dispatch is GREATER ‘than that of ANY OTHER S&t. Louis Newspaper by approximately 50% Daily Se —— = Only Evening Paper in St Louis —_—— = = ——_ — LOUIS POST-DISPATCH With the Associated Press News Service VOL. 73. NO. 65. ——_ - ST. LOUIS, TUESDAY EVENIN I LECTION 0 rFICIA G, NOVE 4. [FINAL EDITION w iCampliete Market Revort«.) PRICE THREE CENTS. _—— — —— --— BiG VOTE ALL OVER COUNTRY H WOMEN A a Harding and Cox Stand in Line, Vote Early in Day Senator Jokes With Neigh- Are Taken 55 Years Governor’s Wife Marks Her Ballot in Quicker Time Than He Does—Vote in bors as Pictures te JEWELRY JOBBE “HELD UP ON ROAD INCOUNTY: SLUGGED In Several States Dayton Suburb. By the Associated Press. OUT IN FORCE SE ———— i the Democratic presidential candi-| Women? #*te. was an early voter, today, but| lon arriving at the polls found more | than 200 of Kig neighbors had cast, their ballots ahead of him. Accompanied. by Mrs. Cox, the Governor reached the polling place, a combination barber shop, confec- tlonery, tobacco store and print shop. at 10 o’clock, but the line of waiting’! voters delayed the deposit of their. ballots until 10:17 a. m. The polls were in Carrmonte, a suburb of Day-| ton, and about a mile from the Cox! home, Trall's End. | The vote cast by Mrs. Cox was not! her first, she having lived tn Illinois land voted at a State election a few years ago. In the voting booth here she showed her knowledge of the. the old Australian ballot, marking up four different forms, composing it in two minutes and beating her hus- band by 30 seconds. Talks With Elderly Woman. Neighborly greetings and good wishes from his friends greeted the candidate as he arrived at the polls,| Outnumber Men at Polls, Columbus, O., Reporting Them “Voting Like Veter- ans”; Heavy Rain in Ohio; Snow in Northwest. PRESIDENT AND NEW HOUSE TO BE CHOSEN I ‘Between 20,000,000 and 30,- ~ 000,000 Ballots Expected; President and New House to Be Chosen; Interest in Old Today. cinct voting place, a red brick ga- rage, shortly after 10 o’clock. They were waiting ahead of them offered to give up their places. place thirteenth in the line, with Mrs. Harding just ahead of him. A half dozen spotlights were con- centrated on them and a battery of cameras clicked away as the nomi- Mr. Harding took orders from the photographers good naturedly, and got the crowd alughing by mimick- ing the movie men. “That's right, let’s keep this scen- | ario going good,” he said, ‘you know you only vote for yourself for Pres- ident once.” “Twice,” crowd, and corrected a woman in the the candidate nodded (‘and joined in the laugh. Mrs. Harding's voting number was 803 and her husband's 304 in a ward whose registered vote is about 600. As | | ' | > | | ' ' ' ; ; -ON VOTE CHARGES ‘Complete Figures From Some Places in Bay State—Early Reports From | } | klahoma. ‘AH. S. Aller, Hit on Head With Without Consulting Circuit By the Associated Press. HIS HOME IN COUPE ’ ; ’ Thieves Followed Him in Au- Reference | to From Grand Avenue nee and his wife waited their turn. | | to Point on Florissant Road. H. 8. Aller, a | ‘the Equitable Building, says he was robbed of jewelry valued at $3500 ito $4000 by three men who held him | up at 6:45 o‘clock last night on the Florissant road as he was on his way in a coupe to his home at Fer- jewelry jobber in| Fight for Senate. By the Associated Press. WASHINGTON, Nov. 2.—Men and women voters of the 48 States coming from the train, brought him home from where he closed his campaign last|cheering as they handed over their was’ centered on him at the polls, and, night. A battery of cameras which | booths tht spotlights flared oa them Toledo,! again and there was another burst of | ballots to the election judge. After he had voted Senator Hard- 'presumably with a sandbag. Aller says that he passed three ‘men in an automobile on Grand ave- /nue, who followed him to Pine Lawn, iwhere they passed him, but slowed ff & estimated, will be registered The Governor's special train ar- the first time. rived here before dawn, and the . Second only in interest to the con- Governor remained asleep for | test for the presidency is the fightitime Then. after breakfast. he went to the polls today to select a new President. Before the dawn of another day, the country in all likelihood will know whether Warren G. Harding, Republican, or James M. Cox, Dem- “There's a lot of exciternept in) Carrmonte today.” | “Yep, this town needs to be waked up.” was her rejoinder. neighbors as they crowded around to express a hope that he would be victorious in the day's balloting. Many of them also extended birth- After getting his ballot—-No. 236— | day greetings, for Mr. Harding was the Governor found filmself without | born 55 Years ago today. 1 to succe a pencil, but many were offered eaek ag om gy e. prea rng him, and the one he borrowed was - oye a i to the owner, who returned re- marked, “I'll keep this as a keep- sake from the next President.”” The candidate responded with a smile. Mrs. Cox's ballot was numbered 235. ‘by a record vote of between 20,- "900.000 and 30,000,000 persons, many of whom are newly enfran- chised women who are votince for between the two major parties for the contro] of Congress. Thirty- four Senators, 82 to fill seats now | held br 17 Democrats and 15 Re- publicans, and two to All the unex- pired terms caused by the deaths of Senators Bankhead, Alabama, -and Martin, Virginia) both Democrats, are being chosen, as well as an en- tire new House, composed of 435 mem bers. The present Senate is composed started for his home, stopping on the way at the polls. While in the rallroad yards the Governor was seen by two sunbon- neted women, who had been busy in | another part of the yards, cleaning up coaches. “Hey, Governor, come out here. I just voted for you,” called one of) ithe women. Thanks Woman for Vote. | -- —_——— ST — -_>— a FREEZING TEMPERATURE TONIGHT; CLOUDY TOMORROW I ik Ja siinamdesan SA ll a. erptcees ote’ aid 43 se Pl eee ge 440 Official fore- cast for St. Louis | and vicinity: Cloudy tonight and tomorrow; freezing temper- | ature tonight. | Missovuri— | Fair west and | south; somewhat unsettled in joining the line of voters, the Gov-|ing remained near the voting place |UP and permitted him to pass them. ernor remarked to an elderly woman:! for a half hour chatting with his|At Normandy, he says, efter turning | from the Natura! Bridge road to the Florissant road, they again passed (him and at St. Ann's lane stopped in }such a way as to block the road. When he stopped back of their machine, he said men came to ach |doer of the coupe, pointed revolvers, | land, |kill him if he made an outery, they telling himthat they would demanded thé key to the deck doer at the rear of Me coupé. He gave it to them, he says, and was again warned not to make an outcry and not to look back. Then one of them suggested that it would probably be better to hit him over the head. He was struck on ‘the head and lost consciougness. When he recovered the men had gone, tak- ing his jewelry case. He went to the home of T. Walter Hardy at the Old and New Florissant roads. A doctor was called. There was a bump on his head, but no ab ion. | He was taken home and is in bed. Aller says he carried the jewelrv with him Because he intended to make stops at reta{f] jewelry stores on his way downtown this morning. conference was in progress, handle this matter,” ‘ring to himself and Judge Garesche. . | ppitien on the electoral vote, but re- | the election the next Congress. on of 47 Democrats. 48 Republicans, and one Republican and Progressive. The present House consists of 190 Democrats, 232 Republicans, two In- dependent Republics ns, one Inde- pendent and one Prohibitionist. There are also nine vacancies, Chairmen Confident. Will H. Hays and George White, Republican and Democratic National Chairmen respectively, each con- tinue confident of victory. Hays early reiterated his prediction that the Republican ticket was certain to Obtain 368 electoral votes and that was a strong possibility that the total might reach the 400 mark. A total of 266 is necessary to elect. White gave out no last minute pre- ed his expression of confidence in of Gov. Cox. WBWach irman also predicts control] of Unsettled weather, with the possi- § bility of rain, faced early voters of | the eastern states, while those of the Upper Mississippi Valley and north- trp New England and New York pre- | pared for the weather man’s predic- of snow. The rest of the coun- es. SEW YORK. NEW YORK, Nov. 2.—Citizens of State went to the polls in large early. Officials predict ballot boxes at the close at Pp. ™. will contain at least. 000 There are at least 000 qualified men and women Secretary of State Hugo 20,000 ballots to soldiers, sailors ™arines in overseas sorvies.| votes will be counted In De-)} The voters will express nations! officers and a new fenerally is expected to vote un- | went to his farm near Jgcksonburg, the place of hie birth, planning to return here early in the evening to his newspaper office to receive the election returns. which I have stood during the en- tire campaign will be victorious to- day,” he said. The Governor hurried to the rear platform, and shook the woman’s hand, and said: “I'm verry much obliged to you.” This afternoon, the Governor ‘T am confident that the cause for and ature tonight. ly cloudy north ature tonight. north and east portions tonight tomorrow; | freezing temper- | Illinois—Most- to- | | night and tomor-. row, with light | 5. sn. assoct snow flurries in | LANDLORD LOCKS DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE OUT OF OFFICE Owners of Building Force Leaders | * to Pay $8000 Before They Open Doors. ated Preas. NEW YORK, Nov. 2.—Barly in! portion; |the day Democratic national head-. freezing temper- | quarters here sent out a distress sig- | inal. The landlord had locked the Post-Dispatch Election Bulletins to Be Furnished on 12th Street, ~ at Armories and Public Schools OST-DISPATCH election return P public, beginning at 7 lic places and school bulldings: First Regiment Armory, Grand and Market. Battery A Armory, 1721 Bouth Grand. ‘Thritt Stamp Cent«+r, Etzel and Clara. . High Schools. Central, 1030 North Grand. McKinley, 2156 Rusgeil. Cleveland, 4353 Virginia. Boldan, $18 Union. | Sumner (Negro), 4270 Cottage (No bulletins at Yeatman High School; previous announce- ment for that school i can- celed.) University City High School. Grade Schools. | Arlington. 1617 Burd. Blair, 2707 Rauschenbach. Blow, 616 Loughborough. bulletins will be furnished to the o'clock this evening, on Twelfth street in front of the Post-Dispatch Building, and at the following pub- in a brand-new first run release, entitled “The Politician;” Mutt and Jeff in “The High Cost of Living.” r Pathe Film Co.,will furnish: Pathe Review; Pathe News— world-wide current events: Top- ics of the Day, complied by the “Literary Digest;"’ Harold Lloyd Comedy. First. National Film Co. will furnis Charley Chaplin Com- edy; First National Scenic. Mr. H. Spoehrer, secretary and treasurer Union Electric Light and Power Co., will fur- nish: “Film Revelation;” a mo- tion picture made by X-ray proc- cess, showing movement of kneecap when knee is moved up and down, also the movement of wrist, jaw bone, elbow, etc. First administrators of the party of Jef- ferson out of house and home at a moment when the adm/f{nistrators particularly wanted to be inside. In a long statement issued after’ 'a compromise had been effected and |the double bars of the office doors jet down, George White, chairman of the Democratic National Commit- itee, accused the owners of the Grand Central Palace of “attempting to stop the entire machinery of the Democratic committee this morn- ,ing.”’ | An hour or two later, however. the headquarters was buzzing with the sarne activity as pervaded its rival on Forty-fourth gtreet. where Republican leaders, linked with all |parts of the country by telephone | and telegraph wires, awaited the re- | turna. | White said that the rent of the Na- ‘tional Committee office had been' _paid to Nov. 1, and that an addi- tional $3000 was tendered the land- (lord this morning to cover the addi- tional period, including election day. This eum, he said, was refused and it was not untill a check for $8000 had been put up that the offices were opened. ee ee — = Charged With Buying Negro’s Vote. of by Nathan L. .Miller. Syra- ‘Gam benster James W. Wadsworth ‘ ~~ ‘Ne District », 80 the ballot Gov. Alfred BE. Smith, seeks re-election. He is Cupples. 1641 North King's highways. Fanning. 3417 Grace. Garenville, 6651 Gravois. Garfield. 2612 W ; Irving, 3829 North Twenty- Republican, is opposed by Lieu- wovernor Harry C. Walker. Attorney, were adde.! box guards of epecia, and party workers in Chicago + following warnings given in numerous precincts by t© watch for law violations. yesterday's rain is not expect- The Post-Dispatch has ar- ranged to transmit the returns to all wireless telephone stations within 1000 miles of its office. Fox Film Co. will furnish the lowing fo filme: Mutt and Jeff time ever shown itn public. At the Post-Dispatch Bullding bulletins will be read through the Magnavox telemegaphone. which multiplies the carrying power of the human voice. and | will be shown on a sc with a stereopticon. Moving pictures and tmmusic wil) fill tn the Inter- vale between bulletine At the armories and the high schoo!) bulldings the sound-multiplying device will also be used. for reading bulletine and for repro. ducing band music from phono- graph records, the reproduction being In as great volume as the original sound. The bulletins will be telephoned from the Post-Dispatch Bullding to the schools and other places. . —_ ’ «, ~ Ry \ dent, tn a final campaign statement today, said: /pointed over the results of the elec- | ,tion, as the people | | they think they want, In so far — j they think at all.” | Ry the Associated Press. CHARLESTON, W. Va., Nov. 2. The first arrest in the State tn con- nection with the election was made here today Police Brinney Linn was taken into custody on a Federal warrant charg- ing him with buying the French Elmore, negro. arrested also, on a charge of selling his vote. when former Chief of | vote of Elmore was Debs “Won't Be Disappointed.” the Associated Press. ATLANTA, Ga., Nov. 2.—Pugene ". Debs, Socialist nominee for Presi- “I shall not be disap- will get what) ‘avenue complained States District Attorney's office this) afternoon cra base. and when he got no eatisfac- | MARION, 0.,. Nov. 2.—Senator} Sandbag, Says He Was) ' Attorney, He Issues Call - Sa . | DAYTON, O., Nov. 2.—Gov. Cox,| and Mrs. Harding reached their pre- | Robbed of $3500 in Gems | by Three Men. | were cheered when they entered the | building, and several of those who | 'WAS DRIVING TO The Sena- | tor refused, however, and took his. Fraud in Sixth Ward.”’ “WE WILL HANDLE | Garesche, Another Repub- county, voted as follows for Pres- | lican—Witness Is Repub- } | lican Committeeman. torney or any of his assistants, Cir- cuit Judge Hartmann this afternoon and announced that he Sixth Ward, so that bench warrants The grand jury adjourned yesterday, sub- ject to the call of Assistant Circuit Attorney could be issued immediately. beehan. When members of the grand jury | Municipal! began to appear at the Courts Buliding, a Post-Dispatch re- porter went to Judge Hartmann’s office, where he found Judge Hart- tInmann and Garesche in conference. “We have evidence of illegal vot ing in the Eighth, Thirteenth and Fourteenth Precincts of the Sixth Ward, and here is a witness,’ said | Judge Hartmann, pointing to Jus- jtice of the Peace Jeseph S-vhuler, iwho ‘justice there there repeating was sitting Schuler saw men this morning.” Jurors Called by Judge. At about the same time that this VWeehan asked if he left the building. When he had. recalled the grand jury, said he had not. “to Submit Evidence of ireturns in Parsons today gave its t "re Fa vote for President today “| Harding 32, Cox 22. For Governor: | tabulation of the vote was completed | 4 jen (Rep.) 30, Davis (Dem.) 23. jat 7:30 a m., and resulted as fol-| BOSTON, Nov. 2.—The town of! Ashford, in Berkshire County, was| the firet in Massachusetts to report’ ‘lows: THIS OURSELVES” | Without consulting the Circuit At-_ called a meeting of the grand jury, | would sub- | mit evidence of illegal voting in the _- j ----_"_ ‘DEMPSEY we “If Judge Hartmann had reason to recall it, I know nothing of it,” he said. “I had nothing to do with it, and I'm leaving for the day.” Judge Hartmann corroborated the | statement that the Circuit Attorney's office had not been consulted. “We'll! he said, refer- Judge Hartmann appeared before the grand jury yesterday afternoon and made a speech, declaring that there was enough evidence of ‘padded registration in certain wards on which to vote indictments. Just prior to adjournment, Adam Doerr, clerk in Courtroom No. 10, hurried into the building, declaring that he had come prepared to issue some | bench warrants. A short time later the jury adjourned without voing any indictments. Judges Hartmann and Garesche are Republicans. The Sixth Ward is a Democratic ward. Schuler is a former member of the Republican City Committee. Negroes Ignore Amendments. ‘lection Commissioners Dempsey and Lammert departed from the city hall shortly after 8&8 a. m. to straighten out tangles in several pre- cincts. At the Twentieth Ward, First Pre- cinct, Grand and Franklin avenues, where there is a large negro regis tration. slow work of the officials ‘caused complaint. Only 76 votes were received fn the first three hours, although there are six booths for voters. A long line waited out- side. Elmer L. Moone, Republican committeeman, was summoned, and he complained to the Election Board that a Democratic judge was spend- ing his time in-challenging negro voters indiscriminately. Secretary. Buder of the board went to the place and gave instructions which result. ed in speeding up the work. Told to “Not Waste Time.” Moone sald to a Post-Dispatch re- porter that most of the negroes were net voting on the constitutiona! amendments, and he said he had ad- vised them “not to waste time” on the amendments, but to vote as quickly as possible and make room for others. A voter telephoned that tn Ward Seventeen, Precinct 10, at 3127 Le- cust street, judges were given voters only one paliot. Charles Bruckner of 4478A Cook Tnited " . . to the Twenty-fifth 4348 that in the Ward. Fourteenth Precinct, Finney avenue, he saw a Republican judge handing without other ballots, to negroes, and saw him fold them with the numbers of three ne- gro women voters and place thern In the having been touched by the woren. | Revckner said he asked the Demo- Republican ballots. three ba/)liota, rark ballot box, without the ballots tic judge why he did not com- Justice | By Harding and Coolidge (Rep), 28. Cox and Roosevelt (Dem.), 6. | : Four years ago The town of Norwell, in Plymouth | ident and Governor: For President: Cox 48, Harding 409. For Governor: Cox (Republican) 405, Walsh (Dem- ocrat) 30. The vote of Norwell for President | liughes (Republican) 107. ir 1918 was: 178; Wilson The Cod, gave Hiarding 43 For Governor: Cox i4, Walsh (Democrat) Four years ago the vote of Mash- pee for President was: Wilsen (Dem- ocrat 21, Hughes (Republican) 1°. (Democrat) of Mashpee. for President: on Cape Cox 4, town (Republican) a} Returns From Kansas. KANSAS CITY, Mo., Nov. A] “ae —_ Sixty-nine widely scattered precincts | in Kansas at 3 o’clock this afternoon gave the fullowing: Harding, 3836; Cox, 1804. For Governor: Allen. (FR). 3286: Davis (D.), 2119. one precincts give for United States Senator: Curtis (R.), 3932; lodges noon today gave Cox, Dem., 222, and .(D.), 1445. Harding, Rep.. 87. TOPEKA. Kan., Nov. 2.-—Thirty MUSKOGEE, Ok., Nov. e .—J i - out of 86 precincts incomplete from, Topeka give: Harding, 2130; Cox, 11 out of 19 city precincts gave Cox /$99. For United States Senator: (Dem.) 1875 and Harding (Rep.) 367. Curtis (R.), 1833: Hodges (D.), 666, — ~~ - " —— ne TO MEET WILLARD AGAIN MARCH 17, HE SAYS — oe ‘Champion Announces in Mon- treal He Has Agreed to 15- Round Bout. the Assovlated Press MONTREAL, Nov world’s heavyweight that he had -Jack Demp- sey, champion, announced here today agreed to a 15-round bout with Jess Willard. former world's champion, to take place next March 17. The loca- tion of the fight, he said, had not been decided. ‘NUMBER KILLED ON RAILROADS IN 1919 SMALLEST SINCE 1898 By the Aassoctated Press. WASHINGTON, Nov. persons were killed on railroads dur- ing 1919 than in .any year since 1898, ” ~Fewer and fewer were injured than In any vear eince 1910, en id ot statement {s- sued tuday by the Interstate Com- sons were killed and merce Commission. During 1919 a total of 6973 per- 149.053 in- jured, compared with 6869 killed in Of the killed during the 19109. ” ~~ in year, 1898 and 119,507 injured were passengere, and of the tnjured Employes 7456 were passengers. killed during 18919 numbered 2138 and 131,016 were injured. trespassers on ralfiroads Fewer were killed in 1919 than during eny | year of the commission's records which go back to 1890. Last year °552 trespassers were killed and | ~ 638 injured. Ratiroad officials said . there were fewer persons out of em- | ployment and fewer formerly, because of the war Rv the Aseoctated Press stock @ividend-of 159 per cent has heen recommended to the stockhold- ers of the Co. by the board of directors. inerease of capital stock from $600.- 000 to $1,250,000, to be made by con- verting $760,000 of undivided prof-| its and other assets Into permnanens | roposed The company seme dg th t0,5 n goods and spe- from Washington rint cloth yarns. | dwelt at length It hes paid 40 per cent in quarterly powers of the President, which it - sald were far-reaching as compared —— - with Mines Close Early for Fiection. France and the King of England. ' produces piain cotto clalties made from p dividends this year. I Perry and St. Clair Counties Farm.- ~% Continued on Page 2. Colums 6. ive fight. Sy th HA Nearly every coal mine in Southern Illinois ceased work «a to permit miners to vote. tramps than | — tl _ al 150 Per Cent Stock Dividend. FALL RIVER. Mass, Nov. 2.--A Manufacturing An Barnard e Aaeoc a RRISB ted Press URG. Til., Nov. noon today . In Saline, Williamson, Franklin, ¥ 2 Ashford gave. |Hughes, Republican, 16 votes, and;Allen (R.) 61, Davis (D.) 33. Includes Judge | President Wilson, Democrat, 7. the 29 precincts in /Harding 168, Cox 90; Allen (Rep.) precincts out of 15 i (R.) Sixty-, T0 CARRY VOTE RETURNS De Tonty Street Resident to Re- shadowed all other toptcs in Paris | today. Vous’ for William Henry Harrison. ey 7 te the Poet -Diepetch tmfles. north of here, John F. L. Branham, 101 years ol4, | has again cast his vote for the Dem. | er-Labor ticke are Waging an act- ocratic party. He cast his first vote ifor William Henry Harrison. and for Governor, Allen (R.), 1818; | Davis (D.), 1065. | 2.—First | 7 PARSONS, Kan., Nov. SALINA, Kan., Nov. 2.—First re- turns from the Fifth Ward here show: Harding 63, Cox 30. #or United States Senator: Curtis (R.) 57, Hodges (D.) 27. For Governor: WICHITA, Kan., Nov. 2.—The first 258 ballots counted in six of Wichita give: for Governor 132, Davis (Dem. for Governor 108; Bird (Rep.) fon Con- gress 132, Ayers (Dem.) 120. HUTCHINSON, Kan., Nov 2.—The first 6562 ballots, incomplete, fn 10 in Hutchison gave: Harding 499, Cox 163. Curtis for Senator 364, Hodges (D.) 143. Allen (R.) for Governor 341, Davis 179. ‘Tincher (R.) for Con- grese 361, Beeching (D.) 179. ———— LEAVENWORTH, Kan., Nov. 2. |Incomplete returns from 13 pre- ,;cincts here at noon gave: Harding '450, Cox 250. For W. 8S. Senator, ‘Curtis (R.) 380, Hodges (D.) 329. For Governor: Allen (R.) 375, Davis '(D.) 825. Congressman: Anthony (R.) 400, Billard (D.) 300. Returns From Oklahoma. OKLAHOMA CITY, Ok., Nov. 2.— Incomplete returns from three of the 58 precinets In Oklahoma City at complete »eturns at noon today from —— — — a ONE ee me - —_—— - lay Post-Dispatch Bul- letins 1000 Miles. Election bulletin® to be sent by Post-Dispatch to schools about city tonight willl be sent also to residence of W. E. Woods at 4312 De Tonty street, from which they will be transmitted by wireless tele- phone to about 6000 wireless tele- phone receiving stations within a ra- dius of 1000 miles of St. Louis. Woods yesterday inatalled in his the the the ‘residence a wireless telephone send- ‘ing apparatus whose range is third among such stations now established in the United States, the only ones having greater range being those in the Bureau of Standards at Wash- ington and a private installation in Pittsburg. One of the stations to pick up the bulletins will be that of L. A.“ Benson of 4942 Wiesehan avenue, who has also in his home a wireless telegraph sending apparatus with a range of °0.00 miles. Benson willl repeat the Post-Dispatch bulletins by wireless telegraph. Hiram Maxim, inventor of the Maxim silencer, who is president of the American Radio Relay League, requested Woods to give out the wireless telephone bulletins. Woods was a redio expert at- tached to the naval wireless station at Bar Harbor, Me. He now is 6 member of the Orm of the Benwood Co. at Thirteenth and Olive streets, manufacturere and distributors of wireless outfits. Woods wife now is a patient in St. John’s Hospital. A wireless tele- phone receiving station has been set up in her room so that she will hear algo the election returns. ‘PARIS TALKS OF U. S, ELECTION! By the Associated Frees. PARIS. Nov. 2.--The presidential election im the United States over- said yt from per Ward, Sixteenth Precinct. where 8606 votes, out of a registration of 416, had been cast. along the sidewalks in establishments used ag ¥ BALLOTING HEAVIEST IN: CITY’S HISTORY Belief Few Will Be Crowd- ed Out in Final Hours— Rate of Voting Indicates 265,000 Were Cast by 4 O'clock. 3 600 POLLING PLACES OPEN UNTIL 7 P. M. 750 Had Voted at 2:30 in Largest Precinct, With 1353 Registered; 867 in Precinct With 1024 at 3:45 O’Clock. At 2:30 p. m. today, eight and one half hours after the opening of the polls in the national, State and local election, and four and one-half hours before the time for their cles- ing, about 68 per cent of the city’s registered vote had been cast, and an average voting rate of almost 46 ballots an hour to the precinct had been made. This was shown by a telephone canvass of 28 precincts, one in each ward,, which : out of a registration of 15.886, a vote of 10,701. At this rate, almost 229,- 200 votes had been cast througheut the city out of the registration of 216,018. , here, made the vote heavy beyond any local precedent. About 126,000 of the registered voters are women. The rate of voting was maintained after 2:30 in many precincts, but « slackening appeared in some parts of the city. Figuring 40 votes an ‘ovr to the prectnet, after 2:20. the vete tin the city at 4 p. m. was eatl- mated at approximately 266,000. This was more than 100,000 tn exceas of the entire vote cast for President in the 1916 election here; in which only men voted. Chairman Arnold of the Blection Bédard eaid at 3:30 that he belleved a full vote would be cast throughout the city, and that few, if any, would loso thelr votes through lack of vot ing facilities in the closing houra. 866 Voted in One Precinct. The biggest precinct vote reperted . was in the Twenty-fifth Ward, Ninth l’recinct, the polling place for which is In a candy shop at King’s high- way and Maryland avenue. This pre. cinct, with 1024 registered voters, is the secortd largest in the city. The vote cast up to 3:45 p. m. there was 866, or at the rate of 88 an heur. The election offictals there they believed they would be able to handle all the voters, The largest precinct, the Beventh the Twenty-elghth Ward, tn oa tailor shop at 6311 Perwhing avenue, did not get along so rapidly. 1 has 1763 registered, and up to 2:30 the vote was 750, while 163, a majority of them men, were in line. GC J. Crawford, a Republican Judge, said the officlals hoped to handle mage than 1000 votes during the day. but that they were not sure. they could accommodate. everybody. - The polle must close. at T p. m.,. neo matter how many mey then be wait- | ng. The largest percent any prectnet et 2:30 was cent from the Twenty-firet The temperature was 36 to 86 de grees through the morning. and roge All the newspapers printed col- umns of leading erticles, Excelsior | devoting the entire front pege to portraits of the American Presidents to Wtiison. It on the executive | those of the President of ~Atlanta, 12 reports ACON, Mo... Nov. 2? ‘tration of 173,760, —=+162,032, there than there hours of the polling places In voting. At the 1918 election. with « regis eg i i Today ta being Gheerved as a —— Continesd om Page 8, Coleme 1 7 - % Women, voting for the frst time : tk 5 : + - wy 2 es