w* 1 • ; ! ' T ; .. -•• -VT -.™ ■" •• -. ■ "«■ ~ ,. IU*UML Republican Victories in All Parts of the Country Indicate Big Sweep in f 916 HARRISBTJRG ifilsߧ TELEGRAPH LXXXIV— No. 258 REPUBLICAN SWEEP IN DAUPHIN COUNTY; CONTROL COUNCIL Elect Whole County Ticket by Big Majorities Except Houser, Who Was Defeated by Danner, on Personal Is sues ; Council Is Made Up of Bowman, Lynch, Gross, Gorgas and Meals, Mayor; Suffrage Beaten by Small Vote; Bridge and Fire Loans Carry With three precincts in the city and six in the county to hear from, the whole Republican ticket has been elected with the exception of William N. Houser, for register of wills, who was defeated by R. C. Danner, who was returned to office on purely per sonal issues. William H. Lynch, Harry F. Bow man ard W. L. Gorgas have been re elected to city council. M. Harvey Taylor and Mayor Royal have been defeated and the new member of council will be ex-Mayor E. Z. Gross, a one-time Republican, now lined up with the Democrats. Of course Mayor Meals was elected, as was a certainty, his being the only name on the ticket as a result of his having received than 50 per cent, of the vote cast at the primaries. A. Carson Stamm, Dr. C. E. L. Keene and Robert A. Enders, the Re publican candidates for the school board, were elected by large majori ties, Mr. Stamm having no opposition because of his eminent fitness for the place. Woman suffrage was defeated in both city and county, but by a much closer vote than anticipated. The Walnut street bridge loan of $300,000, with three precincts to hear from, was carried by a close vote. The loan of $60,000 to motorize the lire department was carried by an overwhelming majority in all parts of the city. All of the constitutional amend ments aside from suffrage were car- M by fair majorities in city and •H»linty. Judges Head and Orlady received good sized majorities, Judge Orlady leading, with J. Henry Williams third for the Superior Court bench. One of the most interesting fights in the county and filled with signifi cance to the future of the Democrats in Dauphin was that between James E. Lentz, of Elizabethville, Republi can candidate for recorder of deeds and Dr. Albert Fritchey, of Harris burg, brother of the former mayor. Dentz carried both the city and the county and has a majority of consider ably over 1,000. He cut down the old time Democratic strength north of the mountains to almost nothing and polled a bigger vote in that district than either Penrose or Brumbaugh last November. The lively battle for the district at torneyship waged by the rivals of four years ago, District Attorney M. E. Stroup, Republican, and Paul A. Kun kel, fusion nominee, resulted in a splendid victory for Stroup, he having more than 12,000 votes to 8,800 for his opponent. For county controller Henry W. Gough simply overwhelmed Addison C. Goodfellow with a majority that will be between 3,000 and 4,000, while Mark Mummu, the Steelton young Re publican, ran away with the county treasurership over David Hatz, the fu sion bund candidate from Middletown. Frank B. Snavely, of Hershey. and •Fernando Loudermilch, of Halifax. Republican candidates for the poor board, defeated Harry C. Cassel and George F. Fetterholf, the fusionists, by majorities that will absolutely as sure Republican control of the poor board. Dr. Henry M. Stine, Harrisburg, and Charles C. Cumbler, Highspire, were swept into the county commissioner ships. Dr. Stine having over 11,000 votes and Cumbler over 10,000. Harry C. Wells, the sheriff, trounced County Commissioner John H. Eby for the minority place on the board. The fight between Eby and Wells was one of the features of the campaign. Eby being the choice of the McConnick wing of the Democratic party. Wells' victory is regarded in the light of per sonal popularity and there were ulso THE WEATHER llarrfahurg nn<l vicinity: Fair, continued cool to-night and Thurs day. Kaatem I'ennnylvnuln; Fair to night and Thursday. IJght north we*t to west wind*. RIVER The Susquehanna river ttnd nil It* trlhutarle* will continue to fall "lowly. A atage of ,«l»out 3 H feet I* indicated for Ifarrtaburg Thurs day morning. GENERAL CONDITIONS The dlMturhancc over the uorth caMern part of the country In mov ing; off the North Atlantic coa*t fol lowed by the hlich pre**ur«> area from the Went which now cover* moat of the territory ea*t off the Rocky Mountain* with It* center ovi'r the lower Ohio valley. \ general fall of 2 to 111 degree* In temperature haa occurred ea*t of the MUNIMNIPPI river In the laat I hour*, while went of the Mi*nl*- *lppi there ha* hecn a general rlae of 2 to 10 degree*. Temperaturei H a. m., 4(1. *un: HUc*. 0.30 a. m.; aet*. &01 p. m. >loon» !N"ew moon, November 7, n. m. River Stages 3.7 feet above low Mater mark. , YKSTBRDATTWKATHKR illgheat temperature, 62. I,»v>rnt tfmpfmturr, 40. Mean temiirrnturr. ,lA. Normal temprrM urr, 17. V COIVSTITUTTOXA (1) Woman's .Suffrage 12) Philadelphia ( Ity Debt Increase. .. (8) Workmen's Compensation ,<«) Insurance I.and Titles Indications in his vote that the old Meyers wing of the Democracy was commencing to reassert itself, as of yore. William W. Caldwell will be the next sheriff of Dauphin county, having put to utter rout the carefully laid plans of the fusionists to elect E. N. Lebo, a Bull Mooser a couple gf years ago. Caldwell will have a total of nearly 12,000 votes to about 8,800 for the fusion bunder. The sympathy campaign played by Deputy Register Charles W. Ruhen dall and others in behalf of Register Danner carried Danner back into the register's office by several thousand ■ majority. Danner's victory is re garded as purely personal, hundreds lof voters of all parties casting a bal lot for him to help hiin along because they saw he could not make a per sonal campaign. This was the only place on the ticket in which the Dem ocrats and Washingtonians and Key stoners showed the strength they were so loudly claiming on the housetops before election. Warren J. Daniels, an upper ender. was elected county surveyor, in a walk. Indications this afternoon were that DeWitt A. Fry, former city council man, had defeated Ashton D. Peace, also a former councilman, for city controller. Both are Republicans. Royal Swept to Sea j The two salient features of the city [Continued on Page 13] City and tionnty Results The vote cast yesterday In Harrls | burg and Daupliln county with all but i one district In the city and two in the ! county to he heard from is as follows: CITY Mayor |E. S. Meals "923 Council llarry l', Bowman 7515 O. M. Copelin 3587 IW. L. Gorgas <1477 !E. 7;. Gross *. .. . 5863 1 William H. Lynch 1071 I John K. Royal 1820 . Charles C. Stelner 3980 ! M. Harvey Taylor 4570 City Controller I DeWitt A. Fry . 4780 ! Asliton I). Peace -1183 School Director j Harvey I!. Hair, D 3235 | Harvey B. Hair. W Il!9 j A. Carson Stanun, D 2300 A. Carson Stamni, W 2129 I A. Carson Ktamni, R 3721 !M. L. Wolford, 1) 3194 1 M. L. Wolford. W 1120 ] Robert A. Enders, It 5533 Charles E. L. lieene, R 5199 1 Charles E. I/, lieene, S 341 IE. T. Calhoun, S 320 I Theodore Young, S 381 Increasing City Hoiulcd Debts For Against j Walnut Street Bridge j ($300,000) . 4571 1820 I Fire I.oun, ($00,000) ... 0011 2109 CITY AND COUNTY Superior Court City County Total J. li. Head 4728 3233 7901 IS. 11. Hliselton ... 3729 2220 5919 G B. Oriady 7403 3890 11293 ' Charles Palmer .... 3372 3423 6795 W ni. 1). Wallace .. . 2979 1919 4958 J. H. Williams .... 4808 3004 7872 County Commissioner iJ. H. Eby. D 2572 3070 I •!. H. Eby, W 1320 2000 J. H. Eby. K 56 03 9753 j 11. C. Wells. I> 3902 2781 | 11. C. Wells. W ... 1397 909 9019 lc. C. Cumhler, R .. 5310 0130 11116 ill. M. Stine, 11 6107 5838 I 1915 I Recorder of Deeds !C. A. Frltchey, 1) .. 3558 2881 IC. A. Frltchey. W . . 2133 1586 jC. A. Frltchey. K.. 87 77 10259 IJ. E. Lentz. R 5080 6085 11765 Register of Wills !R. C. Danner, I) . . . 3885 3078 |R. C. Danner, W .. 2791 2063 R. C. Danner. K .. 120 95 12038 ; Wm. F. Houser, It . 3959 5306 9365 Sheriff E. N. Lebo. D 2671 2952 E. N. I,oho, W 1031 2022 IE. N. I,ebo, K 59 59 9391 Will. W. Caldwell. It 0122 0216 12038 CITY AND COUNTY District Attorney Grand City County Total Paul A. Kunkel, I). 2665 2669 Paul A. Kunkel, W. 2011 1959 Paul A. Kunkel, K. 75 101 9516 Michael E. St roup. R. 6060 64 41 12510 County Controller A. Goodfcllow. D... 2207 2198 A. Goodfellow. W.. . 1091 1328 A. Goodfellow. K... 181 56 6461 Henry W. tiougli. It. 6980 6602 13582 • County Treasurer David Hatz, I>.. ... 2888 2680 David Hatz, W 1370 1630 David Hatz, K 385 52 9000 Mark Miimina, R.. . 6111 6620 12731 Directors of the Poor Harry C. Cassel, D.. 3040 2070 Harry C. Cassel, W.. 1192 1578 Harry C. Cassel, K.. 01 54 8895 G. F. FetterliolT. )>.. 2875 2555 G. F. Fetterlioff, W. 837 2323 8590 F. Loiidermileii, R.. 5879 0997 12870 F. B. Snavely, It ."1872 5972 11844 S. F. Fickinger, K.. 201 299 560 r, AMENDMENTS City County Total For Against FA F \ 3714 4900 3012 3821 6726 8721 3899 3223 2270 JB3I 6109 5054 5838 2136 4013 1472 9851 3938 i 4099 2839 2308 1810 6408 4649 HARRLSBURG, PA., WEDNESDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 3, 1915. HARRISBURG'S NEW CITY COUNCIL ) WILLIAM H. LYNCH City Commissioner. SUFFRAGE GOES DOWN IN STATE BY OVER 35,000 VOTES Majority Cast Against the Amendment Will Be Much Less Than Expected ADVOCATES ARE JUBILANT Plan Meetings to Celebrate the; Vote—Statement From Headquarters The woman suffrage amendment to the constitution of Pennsylvania has apparently been defeated by from 35,000 to 45,000 in tho State accord ling to returns and estimates available at 2 P. M. to-day. The city of Harrisburg and county of Dauphin with a few districts to hear from show majorities against tho I amendment. Cumberland and Perry counties and a number of others in this section voted against it. The suffragists are confident that they will go to Philadelphia with a majority, but it is feared that the ;Quaker city will overcome it. The Suffrage View A statement from Mrs. Frank M. Koessing, President, Pennsylvania Wo man Suffrage Association at 12.45 to day said: "Tho latest reports from our county chairmen indicate that we have posi tively carried 25 counties, and that only 13 are absolutely lost. The others we have no definite figures on yet. The counties we have carried are Armstrong, Beaver, Blair, Bradford, Butler, Cambria, Chester, Crawford, Klk, Forrest, Greene. Clearfield, Jef ferson. Luzerne, Lycoming. McKean, Mercer. Susquehanna, Venango, War ren, Washington, Wayne, Westmore land. Wyoming and Clarion. 'The counties that have given ma jorities against the amendment are Berks, Bucks, Center, Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, Lancaster, Law rence, Lebanon, Montgomery, Union, York and Philadelphia. Lackawanna and Allegheny are running, close and are in doubt. The chances are that, we may carry the latter county by a Ismail majority, as 597 precincts out jof 778 in Allegheny give 39,131 for suffrage and 39,497 against. Our amendment is repotted to be showing a steady gain in the remaining pre cinct*. The worst blow dealt us have come [Continued on Page 14.1 Amendments Defeated I in Cumberland; Loyd Is District Attorney Carlisle, Pa., Nov. 3.—Ail constitu tional amendments lost in this county by about three to one. Returns from all but a few precincts show Head, Oriady and Williams lead big in Supe j rior Court race. Sylvester K. Saddler polled iarg't ! complimentary vote for judge and is I elected wit!: .small scattered opposition. • The county results give both parties, officers. George K. Lloyd. Meclianlcs -1 burg, was oiit for district attorney over ! his Republican opponent. J. H. Line. 'Carlisle. Other elections are: W. Frank I Hart sell. Mount Holly, Kepubliran I clerk of the courts; Joseph J. Totten, Carlisle, Democrat, register of wills; j Robert W. Peffer, Boiling Springs, Deni ; oerat, treasurer; David G. Bishop. P'enn, iand A. 15. Sellier, Mechanicsburg. both • Republicans. county commissioners; Jacob ttuth. Democrat. Mechanicsburg; ■ I>. S. Shullontierger, Shlnpensburg, and A. 1.. Ulerbower,'North Middleton, Kc | publicans, directors of the poor. Finding of Skeleton Brings Up Stories of "Wild Man" Lc wist own, Pa., Nov. 3. -Discovery of u human skeleton in the woods a few miles west of McVeytown on Mon day evening by a hunter is thought to solve the mystery of a "wild man" who roamed the mountains In this sec tion about ten or twelve years ago. The find was made by John Youtzy, of near this place. The skeleton was found among some bushes and near by were found faded shreds of clothing hanging to under growth. The bones of the skeleton were bleached, but were all there, and were those of a gAod-stzed man. David Miller, a resident of Oliver township, living near where the find was made, says that the bones are likely those of a man who made his appearance in the neighborhood about a decade ago. He was called a "wild man." NO HOPEFUL ASSURANCE Rome, Nov. 3. via Paris.—Pope! Benedict expressed regret to-day to Cardinals who made inquiries that he was unable to give any hopeful assur ance as to a likelihood of early peace negotiations. Embassies of the allied powers here all officially deny that there is any foundation for tho reports that a peace movement is under way. W « ■ V : / ' ' I MM Hk DR. EZRA S. MEALS Mayor. ■ , : . ■ SpillW, WILLIAM L. GORGAS City Commissioner. REPUBLICANS WIN ALDERMANIC WAR; CLOSE IN COUNTY Backenstoss Snowed Under by Hoverter; Many Candidates Are Without Opposition | Unusual interest was manifested in aldermanlc contests in city and county. Republicans made a clean sweep in the Seventh, Ninth and Tenth wards in the city. In the county the close contests were in Steelton, Middletown and Upper Paxton township. In the Ninth ward ward Walter F. Shoemaker, a local contractor, candi date on the Republican ticket, won, over George W. McWilllams, Demo crat, by 10 votes. McWiliiams succeeded the late Al. P. Rogers as a Republican appointment. In this election he ran on the Demo cratic ticket and was defeated. Hovcrter Wins in -\intli \ieorge A. Hoverter, present alder man of the Ninth ward, was re-elected by a large majority, defeating Clarence O. Backenstoss, the Mayor's secretary. In the First ward John B. Nicholas was re-elected by a big margin. His opponent was George B. Fields. Alderman S. Brady Oaveny, of the Second ward, had no opposition for re-election. 11. was also plain sailing for'A. M.Landis. alderman of the Sixth I ward, and Charles P. Walter, of the | Eighth ward. These candidates ap ] peared on all tickets, receiving a large I total vote. Close in Seventh I In the Seventh ward the light was j between Frank Nickells, a former | member of Common Council, on the f Continued on Pajje 18.] Red Cross Committee Will Meet on Friday Dr. C. I{. Phillips, chairman of the Red Cross Christmas seal campaign committee, has called another meeting of the body for 8.30 o'clock Friday evening at the home of Mrs. William Henderson. 25 North Front street. Dr. Phillips is anxious to have a ful! attendance of the committee, as further plans for the advancing of the | 1915 crusade will be discussed. THREE MORE WARRANTS FOR ALLEGED ILLEGAL VOTING Three more warrants for alleged ■ violations of the election laws at the September primaries were issued yes terday by Alderman A.M.Landis. Sixth ward, upon information sworn out by John P. Guyer, secretary of the Dau phin Law and Order League. They are W. R. Scott, second precinct of the Twelfth ward: John Speelman, first precinct. Third ward, and R. L. Schmidt, first precinct. Third ward. Up until an early hour this afternoon the arrests had not been made, ac cording to Alderman Landis. The hearings in these cases will likely lie held Friday or early next week, prob ably Monday or Tuesday. FOREST FIRES SPREADING Carlisle. Pa.. Nov. 3.—Mountain fires believed to have been caused by a burning gun wad have devastated sev ernl hundrd acres of timber land in the South Mountain below Mount Holly Springs. Yesterday the fire was still spreading in spite of the efforts of sev eral score of men to stop Its advance. Land belonging to S. M. Kitzniiiler, of Shlppensburg: George Donnelly, Man uel Marks. W. 11. Church and other* has been burned over. EMBASSY MAKES DENIAL By Associated Press Madrid, Nov. 3, via Paris.—Formal j denial Is made in a statement Issued I at the German Embassy that Prince Von Buelow Intends to discuss possible I peace terms here and in Washington. Bp EDWARD Z. GROSS City Commissioner. HARRY F. BOWMAN City Commissioner. HARRINGTON IS NEW GOVERNOR I I Maryland Elects Democrat to Succeed Goldsborough, Republican By Associated Press Baltimore, Nov. 3.—State Comptrol ler Emerson O. Harrington, die Demo cratic candidate for governor was elected yesterday to succeed Governor P. L. Goldsborough, Republican. At 8 o'clock this morning his plurality over Ij. E. Weller, Republican, was estimated at 3.100. Albert C. Ritchie, Democratic candidate for attorney general, ran ahead of Harrington con siderably, and Hugh A. Mcßlullen. candidate for comptroller, ran about evenly with the gubernatorial candi date. ' The Democrats will retain control of the Senate, through holdover mem bers and probably will have a. reduced majority in the House of Delegates. Opposition in thickly settled sections of Baltimore county, to a plank in the Democratic platform favoring an ex tension of Baltimore city's limits is regarded as one of the principal rea sons for the turnover in the county vote. Morris R. Soper, Republican, waa elected chief judge of the Supreme bench of Baltimore City and William F. Broening, Republican, was re elected States' attorney for Baltimore. TWELVE REPUBLICANS OUT OF 18 ELECTED IN SEW YORK By Associated Press New York. Nov. 3.—Returns from eighteen of the larger cities in the state show twelve Republican, five i Democratic and one Socialist mayors elected. George R. Dunn, former mayor of Schenectady, is the Socialist. Buffalo selected two Republican and two Democratic city commissioners, , making effective the commission form of government adopted a year ago. BUFFALO EI.tiCTS COMMISSION By Associated Press Buffalo, N. Y„ Nov. 3. Arthur W. Kreinheder, Charles M. Heakl, Charles B. Hill and John F. Malone were elected city commissioners yesterday under the commission form of govern ment, in effect January 1. Of the. four, two are Republicans and two are Democrats. I'REXCH LAND IN GREECE By Associated Press' Amsterdam. Nov. 3, via London.— French troops are landing at Kavala, Greece, according to a telegram from Sotla. received here. Kayala is the Greek port nearest to the Gallipoli peninsula. il telegraph i: TRAVELOGUE ii COUPON < > This coupon and 10c < > , ) will admit holder to j ;; The Roberson Travelogue «• "FRANCE" ;• Wednesday Eve., Nov. 3 ;; Chestnut St. Auditorium !:! | One-half the house only avail- \ > able for coupon admission < ! I §«"><♦♦♦ I I | | | 16 PAGES Bridge and Fire Loans Walnut Fire St. Bridge Loan 2 © 8 o First Ward— -Ist prec 19 6 4 74 2 , r . -nd prec 73 109 142 50 c ? r f. c 110 114 183 50 Second Ward— Jst P re c «6 18 82 7 2<j Prec 35 37 69 9 preo 93 62 134 17 prec 75 78 116 35 P«"ec 159 104 219 44 ™ 5 sr ec - •••• 113 107 186 44 Third Hard— -Ist prec 76 17 33 S8 3d prec 37 31 56 j 2 I* ourth Ward— -Ist prec 93 119 162 50 -Sr •••• 108 142 194 59 Fifth Ward— -Ist prec 54 64 89 34 2c ] P re " 75 112 147 45 3d Prec 110 112 174 56 „. 4 * h P re< : 105 80 134 66 Sixth Ward— -Ist prec 98 128 J7O 73 2d PI'CC 133 89 156 60 | 3d prec io 55 62 35 Seventh Ward— -Ist prec 56 37 65 27 2d preo. 55 110 133 34 3d prec. .... 60 38 80 26 4th prec 88 136 161 59 sth prec 51 141 120 51 6th prec 40 69 62 35 j Eighth Ward— -Ist prec 19 7 19 4 2d prec 26 5 25 4 3d prec. 282 30 241 45 I 4th prec 91 42 104 22 sth prec 146 72 160 50 ! Ninth Ward— | Ist prec 108 3 4 186 115 2d prec 119 103 163 19 3d prec 130 59 14S 31 4th prec 83 G2 117 28 sth prec. .... 132 108 175 56 6th prec 182 42 192 21 7th prec 148 70 173 38 Bth prec 102 48 107 40 9th prec 91 50 115 34 Tenth Ward— -Ist prec. .... 77 183 194 71 2d prec 73 20.1 184 93 3d prec 43 95 101 44 4th prec 64 147 154 65 Eleventh Ward — Ist prec 45 98 116 43 2d prec 49 121 136 47 3d prec 72 108 131 43 4th prec 54 lit 128 45 Twelfth Ward— -Ist prec 32 88 93 33 Thirteenth Ward— -Ist prec 77 59 122 23 2d prec 113 87 153 47 Totals 4571 4326 6611 2169 1 I STONE. MAYOR OF SYRACUSE Syracuse. N. Y. t Nov. 3. —W. R. Stone, Republican and Progressive, was elected mayor over Wills, Demo crat, by 9,544. 1 1 BRIDGE LOAN PASSED BY 205 C I HARRISBURG.—BY THE NARROW MARGIN G! J C 205 VOTES. KARRISBURG YESTERDAY DECIDE { 1 TO FLOAT A LOAN OF $300,000 "fO PROVIDE A C I BRIDC I ' i" AT WALI PLETE WAS 4,675 FOR AND 4,480 AGAINST THE I ' i LOAN. THE LAST DISTRICT TO BE HEARD FROM j 1 i V/AS THE SECOND PRECINCT OP THE TWELFTH i WARD, THE COUNT FOR WHICH WAS I ' AT 3.45 O'CLOCK THIS AFTERNOON, AFTER TH I I ELECTION BOARD HAD WORKED NEARLY f TWENTY-FOUR HOURS. C I m- EIGHTEEN BELIEVED DEAD C Marshfield, Ore., Nov. 3.—Eighteen persons are believed % to have lost their lives late yesterday when the passenge C* | £ steamer San.-, ■ m aground. S FRY DEFEATS PEACE | iHarrisburg. With all districts in DeWitt Fry deieais I , Ash ton D. Peace for City Controller by 131 vite:;. "til i vote: Fry, 4,81 A ; Peace, 4,683. I REAR ADMIRAL PHELPS DEAD 1 j Oakland, Cal., Nov. 3.—Rear Admiral Thomas Stowell ' Phelps, U. S. N., retired, died at his home here c J He was 66 years old and is survived by the widow and one % daughter. a HALF OF SUFFRAGE VOTE TABULATED Philadelphia, Nov. 3.—At 2.30 p. m. 3,142 out of 6,904 ' election districts in Pennsylvania showed the suffrage vote f? to stand as follow*: tr or, 161,8338; against, 221,152. ' HARRINGTON WINS BY 2,500 ' Ealtimor? Md., Nov.. 3.—Based on the known result in J Baltimore City and estimated made incomplete co-.v returns from yesterday's election, received'up to 1.30 p, m. Jp to-day State Comptroller Emerson C. Harington, Democrat, had been elected governor over Ovington E. Weller, 1 > ■ Republican opponent by a plurality of approximately 2,50 , ' MARRIAGE SUt London and Alexandria Woanla, Clty. Ambrose Kline and Mary Camilla Runty, MeSherrystowm. ' POSTSCRIPT— FINAL BRIDGE AND FIRE LOANS PASSED BY SAFE MAJORITIES City Votes to Increase Its Bond ed Indebtedness $360,000 HILL SWUNG MEASURE Firemen Turned in For Appa ratus Movement—Planners Opposed Viaduct Harrlsburg yesterday voted to in crease its bonded indebtedness $360,- 000 to provide for the construction of a new bridge across the Pennsylvania railroad tracks at Walnut street anil for the equipment of the fire depart ment with modern motor-driven ap paratus. The bridge provides for an expendi ture of $300,000, and it was carried by the narrow margin of less than 250 votes. The first loan permits the city to spend $60,000 for motor-drawn ap paratus. It was carried by the safe margin of 4,500 or more. The final results were not obtainable until late this afternoon because of ; the unusual length of the time re ' quired by some of the election hoards Ito count the ballots. The last to he | finished was the second precinct of i the Twelfth ward. 'With this precinct j still uncounted the final vote on tlvs ) bridge loan showed that 4571 had 1 voted for its passage and 4326 had I voted against. it —a majority defeat of | 245. Indifference to the bridge problem, jin many quarters of the city was said ■ to-day in municipal circles to have ! bad much to do with the passage of I the loan. I Scores of people didn't vote at all, and failure to mark the ticket served | nimost as well as a vote for passage. | Then, too the residents of Allison j Hill turned in on a Brand scale to push the bridge measure through. I Firemen who worked valiantly throughout the city for the passage of the tire loan helped boost the former measure, it is «aid, in return for sup port off the movement in which they were so particularly Interested. The bridge as planned provides for the spanning of the viaduct from tho Hill terminus of Walnut street across j the tracks to Walnut street beyond Fifth. The City Planning Commis sion objected to the movement be cause of the proposed location of the bridge in view of the possible effect it might have on the plan for the capttol park extension.
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