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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1920
Page
9
London dispatches report Petrograd and Moscow under pressure from rising Bolshevik unrest. Communi cations with Petrograd suspended as Polish sources note revolts within armed forces and factories. Bolshevik authorities deny reports amid harsh winter concerns.
J H Duckworth reports London observers warn the Lenine regime in Russia faces collapse as hunger riots and revolt widen. famine, winter, and typhus threaten millions. unrest grows from food shortages and propaganda. Putilov workers revolt. troops quell the uprising with executions and forced labor. Forest fires sweep Central Russia as Communists target dissidents.
Washington officials report a proposal to partcipate in an international blockade of the Black Sea against Soviet Russia. France is said to favor the plan, with no reply expected unless the proposal is formally submitted in diplomatic practice.
Miss Helene Jeamer 19, daughter of Mrs H B Jeamer of 6407 Brooklyn Ave Seattle, died in New York after a car crash at 1 am. The vehicle, carrying three young men, hit a tree and she was taken to a hospital. Drivers Philip Plam and passengers Charles Morehead and N L Hussey were injured. Miss Jeamer had left Seattle two years ago to join the Ziegfeld Follies and had recent work with Greenwich Village Follies.
A dispute at Grand Central Palace in New York involved an attempt to lock out the Democratic National Committee over rent. The committee says rent through November 1, 1920, was paid and $3,006 tendered, but doors were locked for about 15 minutes, blocking committee activity.
Commander BE Rh Gayler and Lieut George W W Plaisted of the U S Army civil engineers praised Sand Point as an ideal aviation site. They supervise aviation construction in the district and will likely join a congressional committee visiting next week. New York City has 2,750 factories producing cloaks suits dresses and waists.
San Francisco voters faced a hot issue as anti Japanese measures faced a statewide ballot. Officials argued the federal stance must guide state action while proponents claimed the program would curb land control by aliens ineligible for citizenship and push to exclude Japanese from land use. National and local figures urged opposing lines as observers predicted a strong anti Japanese turnout.
In Spokane on November 2, Harding backers gathered at Republican headquarters while leaders declined wild predictions. The bitter race for Fifth District Congress between Democrat Mayor Charles A. Fleming and Republican J. Stanley Webster dominated the day, eclipsing all other contests.
Governor James M. Cox returned from Toledo to cast his vote in Dayton Ohio amid a heavy turnout as women voted for president for the first time in the state. He declared the campaign has rested on a great moral issue and expressed confidence that America will uphold humanity and civilization.
Snow on Mount near Leadville leaves a single large drift spelling Cox. Reported in Denver the drift stands out clearly. Republicans claim the sign signifies Cox will be snowed under.
Franklin D. Roosevelt democratic candidate for vice president and his wife and mother voted at Hyde Park polling place at 8:30 this morning. The Roosevelt home hosted guests and Roosevelt staff during the election. Returns will be received at the house via a special wire.
In St Paul and the Northwest the Nonpartisan league runs amid dire stakes. North Dakota sees Republicans Democrats and Independents unite to defeat league candidates led by Governor Lynn J. Frazier with J F T O Connor challenging. Minnesota hosts a three cornered race around Henry Shipstead, while South Dakota pits GOP and Democratic foes against the league sponsored candidate.
Funeral services for Dr A W Hawiey, a prominent Seattle counselor, were held at St James Cathedral on Monday. Interment followed at Calvary Cemetery.
George K R Brown was fined 200 in federal court Monday for power ta tion of liquor. The piece forecasts Harding Coolidge winning 231 to 178 electoral votes with potential up to 953 for Harding and 200 for Cox Roosevelt, and notes states Montana Nevada Utah West Virginia and Delaware as doubtful.
A reader predicts a landslide for Cox and Hoovert or Roosevelt? Independent and newly enfranchised women voters will deliver decisive support for Cox and Roosevelt in Washington and beyond, signaling a wave toward progressive candidates in multiple states.
Butte voters faced a high stakes choice between the Amal ted Non Labor league backed Democratic ticket and conservative Republican nominees amid a heated copper war era mood. Early returns suggested the heaviest Montana election turnout on record. Funeral arrangements are set by Georgetown Undertaking Co for Mrs Hertha R Richardson who died at Providence hospital.
In Marion on November 3 Senator Warren G. Harding and Mrs. Harding voted at a local polling place. Their secretary George H. Christian and chauffeur Frank B. Lackston accompanied them. Mrs. Harding cast ballot No 203 and Senator Harding No 364. If weather allows, Harding plans a golf game in Columbus then will greet crowds at home and monitor returns.
MARION Ohio Nov 2 This was Senator Harding s birthday A lighthearted poll of the candles on his cake would show a total of 65 years for the candidate He had just won his nomination at the Chicago convention on his father s birthday.
In Atlanta on November 2 Republicans launched a strong challenge to Democrats in the Solid South as voters went to the polls Tennessee headed by Alf Taylor led the GOP effort against Governor A H Roberta. Republicans predicted Taylor’s election by 15 000 with Democrats claiming up to 40 000. North Carolina eyed three congressional seats while Alabama and Georgia saw GOP gains in two states with Alabama contests for three seats.
Enthusiasm and confidence followed a noon meeting of the King County Women's Republican Club Monday. Speakers included United States Senator Weerley L. Jones Congressmen John F. Miller former Congressman W. B. Humphrey and all Republican candidates for county offices.
In Cleveland voters braved cold rain to choose their favorite son for the White House. The first woman in line in Athens was 90 year old Mrs Frank Foster, mother of Rep Foster. Early odds favored Harding. Clark and Durbin projected Ohio margins for Harding and Cox respectively.
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