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Show C PROVO CITY, UTAH, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER H'"'. 10, 191G. VOL. VIL vy CALIFORNIA GIVES PRES. AiLURAUTY Closest Contest Since the Hay es- - Tilden Election. President Wilson Will Have About a Dozen Electoral Votes to the Good. With California tending Its thir- teen electoral vote to President Wilson the president has won the elec-wtain votes and has an Un a slight lead ever opor ' lustice that Hughes has a of 235 with all hut certain ... three of the 27 doubtful votes going In his direction. President Wilson will have a popular plurality of from 200,000 to 300,030. Never In the history of the nation has an election been in doubt 10 conEven The long. hours aftest was settled twenty-fou- r ter the polls closed as far as the b Hayes-Tilde- popularvote-cou- n settle it hut it -- ld hours after was not until forty-eigthe polls closed that California cast Its pivotal vote into the presidents ht camp. While the election of President Wilson Is secure and he has both the electoral college and the popular plurality a number of recounts' will be made In all doubtful states as both Democratic and Republican leaders will demand complete recounts - to definitely settle the status of certain stales that are very close In their final votes. Early yesterday afternoon Indica- tions pointed to Hughes President Woodrow Wilson, Thomas R. Marshall Vice-Preside- nt carrying Minnesota and his lead of a thousand can only be overcome by the Minnesota troops on the border which would have to go overwhelmingly for him in order to change the vote in PROMINENT DEMOCRATIC NIGH T, TONlGH T PROVO " MAH DIED HERE that state. This made California the .. LAST EVENING pivotal state. Counterclaims were Issued from hour to hoar by the Republican and Democratic headquart' Edwin J. Ward, for many yeara a ers. President Wilson, however, lead in the returns - and the Republican leading business man of Provo and, sole hope was based on the Los An- president of the E. J. Ward and Sons geles eount, where Hughes was runplaning mill and lumber yard, died ning strong. This count cut the Demat his home In the Sixth ward about ocratic lead more than a thousand votes but still lacked 3000 of enough to swing the state Into the Republican column. ' A statement issued from California last night said: Returns from 3805 of the 6870 precincts give Hughes 461,385, Wilson last evening. The funeral services will be held In the Sixth ward chapel Sunday at 1 oclock. Mr. Ward was 74 years of age and just recenty celebrated his 62nd wedding anniversary. He was born In 484,487. Nottingham, England, July 28, 1842. - The missing sixty-fiv- e precinct His father was James Ward and bis are from counties about evenly divid- mother Elizabeth Taylor Ward. ' On ed politically. The state complete April 17, 1862, he sailed from Livermay not be counted for twenty-fou- r pool for America on board the vessel, hours- - It seems very likely that offl-'Cl- John J. Boyd, with a company of sev11:30 al count wm be required to deter-'talnthe result. Prank C. Jordan, secretary of state, predicted late today that the electoral vote would be split, as was the case four years ago In this state. He said an off ir V unt under his supervision Probab' . . aid start next Thursday. Regit Harry Zemansky of San Francif unty expressed doubt that the electoral vote would be split He base! his position on the fact that "In Sad "Francisco there. Iwas little splitting. The California ballot permits voting for 'electors of one party by marking a single square. Mountain fastnesses and desert wastes hid most of tbe missing precincts In the state tonight To many of these there Is no telephonic com-- municstion. Humboldt county In the extreme northern part of the state, awaited anxiously returns from eight e -- - ... Tonight will be Democratic night in Provo and all Republicans not Inclined to smile and tell the Democrats that they are good fellows had best stay off tbe street this evening- - for the Democrats are surely goln to raise high jinx. The eelctlon of their entire ticket in nation, state and county has not been dupli-cated for twenty years and even twenty years ago they did not get 8 the governor. So this time they are going to celebrate and cele- brate right Still smarting under the defeat of our ticket from top to bottom, we are able to smile and congratulate our Democratic friends' on their great victory. Weve viewed the problems of the campaign from different angles and both parties waged red-hcampaigns, fortunately for them and unfortunately for . us. more people todk the Democratic point of view and supported President Wilson than we could muster back of our great standard bearer, Charles EL Hughes. - We Republicans were licked good and plenty and it Is up to ns to taks our medicne like men and those Republicans who do not not feel Inclined to congratulate their Democratic brethren for - walloping .the- - stuffing out of ns should not go on the street to--- night. We do not know exactly what the Democrats have planned but we do know that they are going to "paint the town" a deep crimson hue and The Post desires to wish them a most pleasant evening. We Republicans have had our day lnany times and its coming again at no far distant date. So let ns all Join In congratulating our Democratic friends - on their great victory and serve notice on them that two yeara hence they will find the grand old party fighting true to form for the next contest - ot en hundred emigrants bound for Utah. When he landed at Florence he was employed by W. S. Godby, then a prominent merchant of Salt Lake and drove four yoke of oxen across the , plains. He reached Salt Lake City October 17, the same year. Later Mr. Ward moved to Pleasant Grove and in 1890 the family came to Provo, where they established the E. J. Ward Acting city physician Dr. David and Sons company and engaged in the planing mill and lumber business, J Westwood Commissioner Roy Dixon ' Mr. Ward served ss .member of and Chief of Police Jesse Manwaring the city council and for years he was are sending out warning notices-t- o prominent In politics and civil affairs. the people of Provo to beware of a The deceased Is survived by his threatened epidemic of smallpox, wife, Mary A. Ward; four sons, Chas. B. William of diphteria, and measles. They are H and Joseph O. Provo; of Park urging the people to take every preand Frank J. of Salt Lake caution to guard against exposure W. O. Mrs. are City. His daughters Ramshaw of Salt Lake," Mrs Claude and to report promptly every outbreak Flemming, Mrs. T. H. Heal, Mrs. Will- of sickness which may be either ' one iam Frisby and .Grace, Ward of this of the diseases mentioned. The smallpox first broke out In this city. He is also survived by twenty-eigafter Ray Gibbyhad contracted rity grandchildren. ROBBED - THREE PROVO MEN LAST NIGHT . , Chief Manwearing Makes a Successful Capture and Holdup is Now Safely Lodged in City Bastiie . Provo was visited by a real holdup cobson was robbed. but tbe holdup last night between 7:30 In the even- got nothing from him. ing and 8 oclock. During that time ) Tbe officers Immediately started in . Frank Jacobson,' Claude Flemming pursuit and when near the corner of and Leo Hansen each had the oppor- , Fourth West and Sixth South, Chief tunity ofloklng down the dangerous .Manwaring saw a man cross -- the end of a. and -- each "es- ( street toward the Utah Wholesale caped after being rifled of everything Grocery companys plant He followof value. A young man, apparently ed the man and located him In a box about 22 years of age, who gives the car and the whole-sal- e quietly examining rame of Harry Williams and his age house. The chief made 'hlm as 18 is now in the city Jail awaiting throw up Ills faandB, but on examining s charge of highway robbery. him was unable to find a gun. The first holdup occured by the The man was searched at the city Kmoot Lumber companys yard about and had in his possesion the amjail 7:30 last evening when a man with a ount of change his. victims claimed handkerchief tied over his face and hod been stolen from them. He was wearing a soft hat suddenly stepped also charged with jobbing the shoe 1 In front of Leo Hansen and ordered of A. Bergenson on North Acad-- , shop him to throw up hia hands. Hanson emy avenue Wednesday night when responded and the yegg man secured a .32 caliber revolver was stolen, but the disease In Montana and brought 35 cents in this case. This was not he claimed that be did not come t- Imported to the police untillifter the Provo until .jresterdayLftftemoom- - The mans arrest " The next man was officers are Inclined to believe that who, was topped on the. cor- the man turned aU four tricks' as he ner of First Wesf and Second South was seen in Provo yesterday for by a man answering the same de- ZtOOXL. J. scription as the first. While he was relieving Jacobson of a five dollar BAZAR CONGREGATIONAL bill and between two and three dollars In silver, Jacobson got - a good The Congregational church will look at him and was able to give an a basaar Wednesday aftern-noo- n conduct excellent description to the chief of under the auspices of the "LaInsist upon getting CROUPINE for police, file had no sooner described dies Aid society. Dnner will be served al throat and lung troubles. All the man than Claud Fleming notified 12 2 m. and supper from the officers that he had been held up from 8 to p. druggists, 25c. 40c. All invited. m. 5:30 to Price p. while a block south of where Mr, Ja 4-e- -- gun-bar- rel J 44 CITY OFFICIALS WARN PROVO CITIZENS AGAINST SMALLPOX ht (Continued on page 3.) BOLD HIGHWAYMAN -- n, - - - , |