Show this week twenty years ago issue of november 3 1920 in the national state and county election held yesterday the republicans republic public ans won an overwhelming victory electing the entire ticket from president to precinct officers warren G harding was elected 0 the presidents position and all state offices went republican by a big majority iron county gave the re republican ticket a better than 2 to I 1 lead what the electoral vote ans boon been learned A total of 1822 votes were cast in the county mrs annie connell durham wife ol of thomas T durham had passer passed away on the friday morning before after a weeks illness from pneumonia funeral service were held for or her sunday afternoon in the ward chapel according to alex matheson local weather observer 1 2 inches of moisture had fell in parowan carowan valley during the month of october some of it rain and some snow it lad had delayed the harvesting of crops a great deal evan bayles had left the week before for a mission for the L D S church in australia the stork visited the home of mr an and d M mrs rs geogre bettridge last week leaving a new baby boy in their care sary to war and what she does lack she has a good chance of get tingas ting as for example tin from the east indies to be obtained for her by her ally japan england so long as she controls the seas may have to go on short rations but she is s able to bring the necessities to her ports even if we accept germanys germanas Germ anys claims of sin kings of british owned or controlled shipping it is obvious that hardly a dent has been made in the empires merchant marine the au question estion of plague and famine remain but germany and italy can no doubt last a long time by gutting the food supplies of the conquered peoples all reports indicate that the reich is doing that just now plague is a more difficult factor to discuss rumors of it came to england due to conditions in air raid shelters food rationing and the deleterious physical effect of continued bombings etc but so far plague has not appeared and it may be that modern medicine may be able to prevent it on a great scale summing up it looks like a very long wara war a war of attrition it may be that the final decisive factor will be a let down in morale on one side or the othera other a widespread feeling of the use of going on at any rate the best experts think that this country might as well get used to half a world continuously at war whether we become belligerents sor or not even if we do keep out of war we will become an increasingly crea singly important factor in its progress in our role of to britain no one can yet see the end of the par far eastern situation japan has backed down a bit but her army and navy clique are still restive and they rattle their swords on every possible occasion forces such as the world has rarely known are unleashed now and to forecast the future has become the most hazardous of undertakings |