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Final Returns Give Republicans a
Huge Majority, in United States
Ohio, the Home State of both the Principal Candidates for
the Presidency, Returned an Almost Solid
Republican Delegation to the House
A despatch from Nevi York says:—
A record -smashing electoral vote for
Senator Harding, topping the 400
Mark., and Republican majorities of
more than a score in the Senate and
150 in the House were assured from
virtually- complete returns from the
elections.
With the Democ:•atic strongholds of
Oklahoma, Missouri and Tennessee de-
• finitely swept into.the Republican
party's ranks by thcrushing victory,
the Harding -Coolidge ticket had 396
votes, exclusive of the five from Mon-
tana, where the Republican State tick-
- et was victorious and the Presidential
ticket ahead.
The Republican landslide head given
the Republicans 58 Senate seats as
against 37 for the Democrats,• with
late returns undermining the seat of.
Senator Beckham, Democrat, - Ken-
tucky. His Republican opponent,
Richard J. Ernst, forged ahead in a
nip and tack fight for the only Senate
fight left Unsettled. -
- Of the 34 Senate contests, the
Republicans captured nine from the
Democrats and erected all 15 of their
candidates. Among the Democratic
Senators wl.io went down to defeat
were Senators Chamberlain or Oregon,
former Chairman of the Military C.om-
inittee; Senator Smith of Arizona, who
lost to former Representative Ralph
Cameron, and Senator Hendierspu of
Nevada, who was defeated by former
Governor Oddie.
In "the Douse contests, the Repub-
lican sweep gave Ohio an almost solus
Republican delegation, only one dis-
trict being in doubt. In this, the home
State of Senator Harding and Gover-
nor Co; the Republicans gained and
the Democrats lost eight seats. In
Missouri the Republicans gained an-
other block af. eight.
A despatch from Washington
says:—A crowd of probably 2,000
League of Nations supporters march-
ed to the White House at 8 o'clock
on Thursday to pay tribute to Presi-
dent Wilson. The crowd was admitted
to the White house grounds through
one of the front entrances and allowed
to gather near the east terrace.
President Wilson was wheeled out
on the terrace, and sat for ten min-
utes while the crowd sang "America,"
"Carry me back to Old Virginny," and
"The Star-Spangled Lannert"
Looking old and worn and showing
plainly the ravages of his illness, the
President made a pathetic figure.
He lifted his hat and his lips parted,
as if to smile, but his face seemed
tense -with emotion.
NEW LUXURY TAXES
DECREASE NAT. DEBT
Reduction in Oct. Amounts
to $2,634,356
A despatteh from Ottawa says:—Ex-
pending revenues bast month brought
a reduction in the net Canadian na-
tional debt of $2,634,356. At the end
of 'September the net debt (no credit
being taken for non-active assets),
stood at $2,270,516,163. During Oc
teber it was reduced to $2,273,881,806,'
at which figure it now stands.
The bounding revenue, •coupled with
a heavy fall in capital expenditure due
teethe practical closing up of war ac-'
'counts, is regarded with keen satis-'
faction.
During the seven month's of the, fis-
eel year ending Oct. 31'ordinery rev -
mule was
ev-entre"was as follows; 1920, $256,576,-
967; 1919, $186,408,795, in increase in
revenue of .$70,168,172.
Total revenues collected in October
Warren G,' Harding
President -Elect of the United States.
elone-were $36,671,056, compared with
827,323,384, or an increase of over l.Jlster Men Choose
inne million dollars.
The new taxes imposed on sales and
luxuries last sesson are apparently
the money -getters. They are included
in Finance Department returns under
the head of inland revenue, and inland
revenue last month was nine times
what is was in October, 1919, the fig-
ures being: October, 1919, $1,045,708;
October, 1920, $9,534,178. Income tax
colleetions during the month were
3712,093, in comparison with $272,691
in October, -1919, also a heavy increase.
Business profits tax shows a decline
of $208,000. Both customs and excise
also show slight reductions.
Ordinary expenditure during the
last two seven months' periods of 1920
and 1919 wa.s: 1920, $180,390,918; 1919;
$159,049,406; increase, $21,341,507.
Capital expenditure duning the
seven months wits 321,804,572 in 1920,
as compared with $230,164,048 in 1919.
NO CARD ROOM FOR
BRITISH COMMONS
'A despatch from London says:—Tho
demand by members of Parliament
for a billiard and card room at the
House of Commons has been rejected,
the first Commissioner of Works
stating that there is no accommoda-
tion available. Also, he said that such
gams were contrary to the traditions
of the 'House.
• Canadian Method
London, Nov. 7.—With the passage
of the Irish home Rule Bit by both
I-Iouses of Parliament, it is practically
certain that prominent Ulster politi-
c:iaris who are arriving in London will
confer on the establishment of an Ul-
ster Parliament. It is understood that
they have studied the machinery of
Provineial Legislatures in various
Britieb Dominions and decided that
the Canadian system is the best fitted
to their needs. They point out that t
the Canadian sub -Federal Parliaments
work smoothly, though different sects
in different co•mmunitics, as in Quebec,
Ontario and Manitoba, so they believe
the Canadian model is more suitable
Lo their needs than the South African
or Australian systems.
Two Soviet Divisions Wiped
Out by Wrangel
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TRANSPORTATION TRIUMPHS
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CABLE ROUTE
UN i G EMPIRF SOON A RFAHTY
Great Britain to Purchase Direct Cable Line to Australia --
Provide Imperial Service. Under Imperial Control
London, Nov. 7.—England's dream British messages on all -British lines
of an, "All -Red" cable route uniting by way of the Atlantic, Canada and Tremble was the proprietor.
London with Melbourne, Australia is 'the Paeifie, American business taking Spracklin fired a single shot into
Crime in irdand
on The Decrease
A despatch from Dublin
says: —The outrages in Ire-
land during the last week
show a steady decline in poli-
tical crime, according to a
statement issued by the Dublin
Castle authorities, but the
campaign of guerrilla warfare
against the armed forces of the
Crown is being waged with in-
creasing intensity.
Police resignations are de-
creasing and the recruiting of
policemen from Ireland itsel
is increasing.
This is pointed to as a sign
of renewed confidence that the
Government wil overcome the
opposition forces.
THREE POWERS
DIVIDE TURKEY
Great Britain, France and
Italy Define "Spheres of
Influence"
A. despatch from Paris says:--
Great Britain, France and Italy have
signed a tripartite agreement in which
they undertake to support each other
in maintaining their "spheres of in-
fluence" in Turkey. The limits of the.
areas cin which the respective special'
interests of France and Italy are rec-
ognized are defined by the same doeu-.
ment,
This agreement, it developed to -day,,
was signed at Sevres on August 10,
the day the public ceremonial of the
signing of the peace treaty with Tur-
key took place. AIthough the agree-
ment, it is explained, is net a secret,
f it nevertheless has neer been made -
public unti.I now, after a lapse of near-
ly three months since the signing.
Under its own terms the document
was to come into force and be publish-
ed at the time of the Turkish peace
treaty should go into effect. This date
is still an uncertainty.
In connection with the examination
of the text of the agreement, now
available, attention is becing called
here to the fact that while the treaty
defines the spheres of influence of
France and Italy—recognizing the
special interests of France in Cilicia
and the western part of Kurdistan,
bordering on Syria; and of Italy in
Southern Anatolia—the British
spheres of influence are not only uncle -
fined but are not referred to. This has
raised th•e question if the agreement is
susceptible of the interpretation that
the British interests may be held to
extend to any or all of the remaining
parts of the Turkish Empire.
It is also noted that, while the
agreement does not take the form of
an alliance, it, nevertheless., pledgee
the contracting powers to "render dip-
lomatic support to each other in main-
taining their respective positions in
the areas in which their special inter-
ests are recognized:"
One section of the document pro-
vides for the exploitation of the Bag-
dad Railway by a company in which
British, French and Italian capital is
equally interested. It gives the ex-
ploitation of the Heraclea coal mines,
between Konih and Adana, to Italy.
Article 10 of the agreement pro-
vides that nothing contained in it
shall prejudice the rights of the na-
tionals of non -signatory States to fres
aceese to the various areas for com-
mercial and economic purposes.
CANAI.AN MONEY AT
SELF-DEFENSE, SAYS
- LICENSE INSPECTOR
Rev. J. Spracklin Shot Hotel -
Keeper at Sandwich
Windsor, Nov. 7.—The diiniax to a
long series of near -tragedies and other
sensational incidents in onnectien
with the liquor traffic on this border
carne early Saturday morning, when
Rev. J. 0. L. Spracklin, paster of the
Sandwich Methodist Church, and al o
a special License Iinspoetor, shot and
killed Clarence Beverly Tremble at the
Chappell House, Sandwich, of which
about to become a reality.
It is expected that the shareholders
of the Direct United States Cable
Company -Will ratify the directors' ac-
eeptanee of the British Government's
offer to purchase the company's lines:
In this event efforts will be invade to pert, says: "Such complaints are
secure the incorporation of a nevi strange, having regard to the fact that
i
Atlantic service with that of the Pa- in 1912 all the British trans-Atlantic
ciflc Cable Company. At the same cables of that time carne under the
time steps will be taken to extend the c
second place, the hotelman's body at a range of less
• American eamplaints that, by virtue than six inches, the bullet entering the
Of control over American telegraphs, left groin and emerging at the back.
_England is still able to tap American Trumble crumpled into the arms of a
telegrams, are resented here. • Sir companion, Edward Smith, and died
Charles Bright, cable pioneer and ex- within 15 minutes. He !bled to death.
At the inquest Saturday night
Spracklin said he.fired in self-defence.
"It was his life or urine," he declared.
Feeling ran high throughout the
restern Union Tele- border cities last night, and the police
graph -Company of America, and have said • they had heard open• threats to
.since remained under their control. "shoot Spracklin on sight." The min -
present incomplete state-owned trans,
continental telegraphs of Canada from
coast to •coast. The complaint with, us is, on the con -
This would not only provide an Ins- nary, that much communication with
peiaal service . between the United. Canada including newspaper mes-
Kingdom and Canada, ;Australia geld siiVi,:.leg's ind 4he'`directness, or se -
New Zealand, but under Imperial con- elusiveness, that -'we might sometimes
trol, preference would be given to all- wish for."
FORTY MILLION
CHINESE FACE WANT
Failure of Rains Causes Fam-
ine in Five Provinces
A despatch, from Toronto sass.—
China;stretchesout her arms in sup-
plication, to all the world.
Four Chnaddas are destitute and dy-
ing of hunger in North China. The
crops in the five Provinces of Chihli,
Shangtung, Honan, Shan-si and San-si
have failed utterly, with the result
that 40,000 square miles of the great
Chinese Republic are being swept with
he worst famine in 40 years.
Periodic rains, the hope of 40,000,-
000 hungry Chinese, did not come,
their first failure to appear within liv- Wholesale Grain. 15 -section case; 5% -21= -lb, tine, 27 to
ing memory, and with the suddenness Toronto, Nov. 9.—Manitoba wheat— 28e per lb.
and blinding force of a lightning flash No. 1 Northern, $2.27; No. 2 Northern, Provisions—Wholesale.
A despatch from Constantinople
says:—General Wrangel has person-
ally taken charge of a violent rear-
guard cavalry acti�or, and cut to pieces
two division's of Red cavalry north-
east of Salkova, according to advices
received here. His position is report-
ed to be improving, with the chance
of effecting a successful retreat for
the main body of his troops,
F�', A TAKES STEPS TO HALT
SOVIET AD VANE IN THE CRIMEA
Money, Munitions and Food Will be Supplied to General
Wrangel to Aid Fight Against the Reds
Paris, Nov. 7,—Frons all i elications,
France intends to spend unlimited mil-
lions of francs in the shape of money,
Munitions and food in an effort to stem
the advance of the Russian Soviet
,lzr'oops In the Crimea.
This beams evident to -day when
the opening guns were fired in the
I�ropaganda warfare designed to in-
fluence public opinion in favor of a
financial and military intervention
against the Reds by Franke in favor
of Baron Wrangel. Influenced largely
by rte success against the Russians in
Poland, it is believed that the French
Government intends to employ identi-
sal methods in the Crimea, where Bar-
on Wrangel, leading anti-Soviet
troops, finds lihnself in a tight corner.
Meanwhile the loading of aniniuni-
tion designed for Baron Wrangel is
proceeding with great haste at Mar-
seilles and other French ports. It is
probable that French troops now in
Turkey will be sent to Sebastopol:, in
this way bringing French military
genius to the aid of the Russian army
in the Crimea in the sante way that
General Weigand directed the Polish
offensive against the Reds. in so effec-
tive a manner last; summer.
Japanese Start Relief -
Fund for Starving Chinese
Tokio, Nov. 7.—A group of leading
Japanese business men opened up a
country -void campaign. to -day to se-
cure a Chi se Famine Relief Fund.
4
W list wa. opened by two subacrvp-
tion for $1 ,000 and one for $12,500
t
gold. The method for distribution of
the fund has not been decided upon,
but it is suggested that the Japanese
and American Red Cross organizations
might co-openate in the famine region, whereas cel produce a low rumble, as 8 per cent. discount, while a few
.................................-- .........ea __,_._ weeks ago 15 .per cent. was demanded,
The cause of the desire to regain a
lot of the trade that has been lost
through the discount problem is the
fact, it is said, that American border
merchants are themselves facing a big
failing off in trade.
Many Canadians, having learned
i when discount was high to buy on till:
side of the river, are now declining,
Ifor eonvenicnse's sake, to revert.
Indian Kept Forty -Year
Vigil
IA despatch from Bakersfield, Cal.,
says:—The forty -year vigil of Philip
Lefthand, Indian, said to have been
aged 138, over the valley where his
squaw was killed, has ended "with
Lefthand lying in a grave in the little
cemetery at Weldon, near Bakersfield.
Forty years ago a cloudburst in the
Kelso Valley drowned the aged In-
dian's squaw. Since Hien he had re-
fused to leave or to accept the hos-
pitality of a county farm or Federal
reservation. He lived alone. A few
days ago, however; Lefthand's blank-
ets caught fire while he was ,seeping.
He was fatally burned, dying shortly
after,
ister was being detained at police
headquarters for his own safety. Pro-
vincial officers took extraordinary
_preeautiors1 e prevent disorders at•the
inquest, which attracted a large crowd,
fi
Employ Submarines in
Norwegian Fishing
A despatch from Christiania, Nor-
way, says: ---Microphones used by sub-
marines to detect the approach of sur -
PAR IN PARTS OF U.S.
A despatch from Bridgehurg says: ---
Not that Canadian money is increas-
ing ,in value particularly, but because
shipsNor- frac
e are beim used seed by ,
\ni-
gborder trade conditions are becoming
wegian fishermen to signal the arrival dull, is the real object of the action of
of shoals of fish. a number of merchants across the
The micro -phone connects with a river recently, who aunonnce that
telephone placed in the fishing sloop, Canadian money will now be accepted
and the character of the sound dis- at face value.
closes the kind of fish approaching. In many stores in Buffalo Canadian
Hernings cause a sort of shrill whistle, money now is being aecepted at as low
Weekly Market Report
the desperateness of their condition wheat,$6,N2, 3 Northern, 32,22; No. 4 Smoked neat;—Hams, mel„ •1` to
has been realized. $ .15, in store Fort Walliani. 50e; heavy, 40 to 42e; cooked, 6:.4 to
Thousands must die, are dying, be- ManitobNo 3 CW,' 62c; —No. 2 No. 1 feed, 62c; No. to c 3c ll breakfa, b 34 to reakfast bacon, cottage rtoi , 41
cause no human agensy can get 2 feels 59%c in store Fort William, • backs, 'plain, 52 to .54e; boucles s, 60
enough food to all of them soon M,an. barl:eg—No, 3 CW, $1.2011; to (14c,
enough.. Many more millions will fall No, 4 CW, $1.071%; rejected, 88%e; Cured meats --Tong clear bacon, 27
down on the roads and in their rude feed, 88%c, in store Fort William. to 28e; clear bellies, 26 to 27e.
houses, victims of a consuming and American corn—No. 3 yellow, $121.; Lard—Pure tierces, 30% to 31e'
unappeasable hunger. Crows and nominal, tracks, Toronto, prompt ship- tubs, 31 to 31%e; pails, 3131 to 31%c;
jackdaws, who never leave a place if meat, prints, 32 to 3<3r e. Compound tierces,
there is the least palatable refuse to Ont, oats—No, 2 white, 62 to�itir. 2�8sik to 21e; tubs, 2431, to 24?;c•; pails,
be had, are themselves fleeing from 7Ont, wheat—No. 2 Winter, $2,05 to 34% to 24 :c; prints, 27 to 28e.
$..,10; No, 2 Spring, $2 to $' 05; ship -
the spectre of famine and •death in g Montreal Alarkets.
North China, ping points, according to freights. Montreal, Nov. 9.—Oats. Can. West,,
Peas—No. 2 nominal
Bailey—$1.10 to $1.15, according^ to No, 2, 89e. Fleur, new standard grade,
BRITISH MINERS' freights outside, $13. Rolled oats, bags 90 lbs $4.20.
STRIKE CALLED OFF
Result of Ballot on Accept.
ance of Government Offer.
A despatch from London says:—Aa
a result of a ballot; on the Gov=ern-
ment's offer, the coal strike was called
off, and at a meeting of the miners'
delegates, immediate resumption of
work was ordered.
Figures of balloting by the uteri
showed a majority of 8,459 against
acceptance of the Government's offer,
but this was not effective, the federa-
tion rules requiring a reajetity of
two-thirds for a continuance of the.
strike.
Only four distriets were against the.
offer, namely, South Wales, with a
majority of 4,600; Lancashire, 65,000;
Nottinghamshire, 1,000, and the For-
est of Dean, 200. The total vote was
684,549,
One immediate result of file settle-
ment is the resumption of racing, and
the railway services will be restored,
it is expected, on Monday.
Bran, 340.25. Hay, No. `2, per toil, car
Buclttvlleat—No. 2, nominal.
Rye—No, 3 lots, $81 to $32. Cheese,finest east-
ing to freights outside31.65 nominal, accord-. erns, . 3 ;se, Butter, choicest creamery,
g 52 to 52%e e. Eggs, fresh, 65 to 06c.
Man, flour—$12.90 top patents; Potatoes, r
312.40 second patents. ,per bag, ., y
1.40 to $i ,5(l,
Ont. flour—$9 bulk, seaboard. Live Stock Markets.
Millfeed, car lots, delivered Mont- Toronto, Nov. 9.—Choice heavy
real freights, bags included: Bran, per steers, 312.50 to $13.50; geed heavy
ton, 338 to 340.25; shorts, per ton, 342
to 345.25; good feed flour, $3.25.
Country Produce—Wholesale,
steers,11.50 to $12; hutehers' cattle,
choice11 to 312; do, good, $9 to 310;
do need., $7 to $8; do, coni., $5 to 36;
bails, choiee, 39 to '10.50.. do. good,
Cheese—New, large, 28 to 29e; $8 to $0; do, corm. 85 to 31; htlteliers'
twins, 29 to 30c; triplets, 29% to cows, choice, $9.60r to $16; do, good„
30%e old, large, 33 to 34c; do, twins, 37.25 to 38; do, Call., 300 to 36; feeders,
331 to 841c. best, $10 to $11; do, 000 lbs„ 39.50 to
Butter -Fresh dairy, choice, 49 to 310; de, 800 1b5.. 38.75 to 39.25; do,
558c; creaenery, 2nds,. 55 to 58c; finest, cam, $6,255 to $7.25x; canners and- Mt*
o Elle. tors, 38,50 to 34.50; milkers, good to
Margarine --35 to 87c, choice, $100 to $165; do, coni, and
Eggs—No. 1, 63 to 65e; endow, 75 to mels$10; d,, 365o, tosp$its; , 1nm313bs,to t $ear14; ringscalv, e;39sring,
good to choice, 316 to 3.17; sheep, $;i
to $8; hoge, fed and watered, .$17.25
to 317.75; do, weighed off chi:, 317.50
to $18; do, f.o.b., $16.25 .to $16.75; do,
country points, 316 to $.10.50. •
Montreal, Nov, -n.-•--Good veal, 313
to 310; rued„ 311 to $12.50; grass, 35
to $6; Ewes, '$4 to 37: lambs, good.•
to 80c; selects, 68 to 70r..
Beans—Canadian, hand-picked, bus,,
34.25; primes, 33 to 33.25; Japans,
$4.75 to -5; Limas Madagascar, 11 to
12c; Californiaj
Limas 12 to 13e.
Maple products ---Syrup, per imp.
gal., $8.40 to $3.50; per 5 imp. gals„
38.25 to $3.40. Maple sugar, Ib., 27
to 30c.
Radium Thrown in Sewer
Recovered
A despatch from If tiea. N.Y.,
says:---`ll.e $18,000 worth of radium,
belonging. to a 'Utica phyeician whicfi
%vas lost in a hospital sewer last Sun-
day, was found this afternoon in the
sewer pipe not far from the hospital.
The radium was thrown into a toilet
bowl by a patient• who felt annoyedby
its heat. Twenty Hien have been up-
rooting and examining the sewer since
tc loss was discovered,
The radium itself was it n vial
especially made for it, and it is in
three particles, each about the size of
small bird shot.
Honey -60, 80 -lb. tins, 26 to 27e per 313; coni., 310 to $12; hog's, $18; Bows
Ib,; Ontario comb honey, at 37,50 per 34 less than selects. a