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VOLUME XXXI, No. 308
NATION READY TO NAME CHIEF
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Davis Awaits Verdict After 12,000-Mile Drive
Nominee Has
Delivered 230
Addressesln
His Campaign
NEW YORK—The long
trail blazed by John W.
Davis since he began his
campaign for the presiden
cy reached its end Monday.
Only a motor trip from his
home in Locust Valley to a
New York studio where his
last political address will
be broadcast by radio Mon
day night remained to bring
his campaign mileage to its
grand total.
All engagements were
cancelled to permit him to
work unmolested at his
heme on his address.
Th plans arranged for the broad
casting Monday night call for his
arrival at WEAF studio at 9o’clock,
the beginning of his address at 9:15
eastern standard time and its con
clusion at 9:45. His campaign
started with the speech of accep
tance at Clarksburg, W. Va., Au
gust 9, and continued almost with
out a halt. Travel by railroad cov
ered 17 states and aggregated more
than 12,000 miles. In all, he de
livered 230 speeches, not including
the rear platform talks.
The territory canvassed stretch
ed from the Atlantic to the Rocky
Mountains on the west and from
Rhode Island to Tennessee and
Kentucky in the south.
WOUNDED TWICE
DURING FIGHT.
Altitudes ranged from sea level
to 8,500 feet.
He was “wounded” twice during
the fight. On his visit to Wheel
ing, W. Va., a giant from the moun
tains grasped his hand in such a
manner as to wrench a tendon,
‘j/f-.tvr rt Bunceton, Mo., the ten
don was wrenched again and his
arm had to be bandaged, causing
him fur sometime to use his left
hand while the right convalesced.
In St. I.ouip gases from burning
powder by photographers resulted
in a plight impairment of his vocal
chords.
Mr. Davis, however, will eiherge
from the campaign in better phys
ical condition than he enjoyed be
fore it began. Dr. J. J. Richardson,
of Washington, D. C., who attended
him throughout his travels, said he
found Mr. p.avis an improved man
physically when he examined him
the other day. His muscles have
hardened, his endurance powers
have been greatly increased. Dr.
Richardson said, admitting, howev
er, that the candidate now weigh
ed several pounds less than he did
in August.
From the standpoint of training
received in ways of political cam
paigning, Mr. Davis also is said by
those who have been with him to
have improved.
His mannr of speaking has be
come more forceful. The hesitancy
and delicacy which marked him as
a speaker at the beginning of the
campaign have given way to qual
ities approaching that of the vet
eran political orator's style. He has
acquired “punch” and forcfefulness
when speaking which apparently is
well liked by his audience and
which he lacked almost entirely at
the outset. His style, however, is
still that of the lawyer and his ar
gument is the kind which appeals
rather to reason on the part of the
listener than to emotion.
BERLIN LIFTS BAN
Of French and Belgian
Dramas
BERLlN.—French and Belgian
dramas which were barred from the
German stage during the Ruhr oc
cupation are no longer under the
ban, according to a decision Joint
ly approved by the German Actors'
Association and the Federation of
German playwrights.
Emile Zola’s "Therese Raquin”
will be produced at the Renaissance
theatre. Berlin, as the first French
drama to bo offered since the close
of 1922.
Richmond County Second
. In Number oi Divorces
•WASHINGTON, D. C.—The pepart
ncnt of Commerce announces that,
according to return* received, there
were In Georgia, for the calendar year
1923, 37,959 marriage* performed and
1 S2B divorce* granted. For the cal
endar year 1922 35,823 marriage* and
3,833 divorce* were reported.
The increase in marriages reported
for 1923 over the number reported sos
192* I* 2,136, or 6 per cent. The dt
vorces reported for 1323 show a de
crease of f. or three-tenths of one
per cent less than the number report
*dTher*tatsitlc* of marriage* for 1923
w »ro furnished by the onUnary, and
tl oae of divorces for the lame year.
1 v the clerk of the superior court, of
each county. The figure* are pre
liminary and subject to correction
There were 1.04* marriages in Rich
mond county In 1923, and 1,152 mar
-1 in.' Richmond county In
THE AUGUSTA HERALD
DAILY, sc; SUNDAY, sc.
LEASED WIRE SERVICE.
SOUTH READY TO
OUST ITS BALLOT
111 810 ELECTION
To Vote on Many Consti
tutional Amendments
EXPECT DAVIS-BRYAN
TO SWEEP THE SECTION
Georgia Must Muster Ma
jority to Direct Its Vote
ATLANTA. Ga.—With the
shouting and tumult fast dying
on Southern campaign fields
as actual balloting is about to
follow the captains and the
kings are departing from the
stump to precincts here and
there to vote. Few Southern
states have been without excite
ment and pro-and-con on the
question of constitutional
amendments have overshadow
ed interest in the national tic
ket in all states except Ten
nessee, regarded as such con
tested ground that representa
tives of prominence from both
parties, including John W. Da
vis, the democratic nominee,
have spoken there.
Tennessee is electing a gov
ernor and United States Sena
tor has contests in several con
gressional districts and will
vote on a constitutional amend
ment, providing for a constitu
tional convention.
GEORGIA MUST
GIVE MAJORITY
Georgia faces the problem of
mustering a majority in order to
direct its electoral votes for one of
three candidates for president, a
plurality not being sufficient. This
will be done. Chairman G. E. Mad
dox of the state democratic com
mittee says in a statement in which
he tells of his confidence that the
Davis-Bryan ticket will receive far
more votes than the combined total
of the Coolidge-Dawes and LaFol
lette-Wheeler combinations. The
Empire state will also decide wheth
er the general assembly shall con
tinue to meet annually, a constitu
tional amendment providing that
visits of legislators to the state
capital shall be restricted to once
in two years.
South Carolina is also interested
in the question of biennial sessions
of the general assembly with a
change in terms of state offices but
has no state or congressional con
tests.
Louisiana is without other con
tests than a constitutional amend
ment proposing to increase pen
sions of confederate veterans.
North Carolina is keenly oc
cupied with races for governor.
United States senate and congress
as well as the projmsal to issue
state bonds for building port ter
minals and start a state-owned
steamship line.
G. O. P. CANDIDATES
IN FLORIDA
Florida has a republican candi
date waging a vigorous campaign
for governor and several congres
sional races. The peninsula state is
also voting on a plan to make in
heritance and Income taxes impos
sible from a state standpoint in the
future.
A three cornered race for the sen
ate and congressional contests must
suffice for Virginia and Arkansas
has candidacies before the voters
for both house and senate.
Alabama is voting on a constitu
tional amendment to exempt former
service men from the payment of
poll taxes in addition to races for
the senate and house.
Mississippi has two congressional
contests and will decide if a state
income tax is to be made possible
by amending the constitution.
CROWS CHASE EAGLE
NEVERB, France.—The strange
sight of a huge eagle being pursued
by a flock of crows estimated at
some 3,000 caused the townsfolk to
crane their necks here. The eagle
eventually sought refuge at the
Chateau de Cussy, where keepers
shot it, whereupon the flock of
crows disbanded and disappeared.
The eagle was found to measure
more than eight feet across the
wings.
1323 were 246 and In 1922 there were
I£4.
Marriages In Bibb county In 1923
were 1,347, and In 1922 were 1,046.
Divorces in Bibb county In 1923
were 77 and In 1922 there were 99.
In Muscogee county there were 1.-
200 marriages in 1923 and 1,201 In
1922.
Divorces In Muscogee county in 1923
were 75 as against 77 for 1922.
In Chatham county there were 1.-
472 marriages In 1923 as compared
with 1,403 In 1922.
In 1923 there were 126 divorces in
Chatham county as compured with 79
in 1922. •
Fulton county shows a record of
4.343 marriages In 1923 and 4,157 In
1922.
Divorces Issued In Fulton county for
1923 were 519 as compared with 53C
In 1322.
Walker county led all rural coun
ties In marriages, bavins 1,073 In 1323
and 1,200 In 1922. ’
THE ONE PAPER IN MOST HOMES—THE ONLY PAPER IN MANY HOMES.
To Be Tried
MW
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Because he sympathized publicly
with the views of the Rev. Fosdick,
New York liberal clergyman, Rev.
George E. Hunt tabove), pastor of
Christ Presbyterian Church, Madison,
Wis., must stand trial for heresy.
Charges have been brought against
him by three Presbyterian pastors.
Hans Hackel Dead;
Suicide Indicated
ST. LOUIS, Mo.—Hans Hackel,
one of the most prominent German
language editors of the country and
president of the corporation pub
lishing the Westliche Post, was
found dead in the kitchen of his
home Sunday night by his wife, as
she returned from a theater. Ac
cording to the police report, his head
was resting on an open Jet of the
gas range. A note stating "I cannot
stand the strain any longer” was
found on the kitchen table, police
reported. With this remark his
friends believed he referred to the
criticism he was said to have in
curred for his opposition to the
Steubmen Society, a national organ
ization of German-Americans, dur
ing the present political camupaign.
Mr. Hackel was an ardent supporter
of President Coolidge and only re
cently has he called on the presi
dent to report the political situa
tion in Missouri.
ALABAMA ELECTORS
Prepare For Largest Vote In
State’s History
BIRMINGHAM, Ala.—Elctors of
Alabama were Monday prepared to
record the largest vote ever polled
in a -general election in this state.
Due to an intensive “be a good cit
izen’’ campaign, carried on by the
league of women voters, it was pre
dicted that hundreds of persons
who heretofore have been indiffer
ent except when local affairs
brought them out, would go to the
polls and express a choice for presi
dent. The league's campaign has
been on-partisan, the women urg
ing all persons of voting age to
"turn out and vote for one of the
parties.” |
BRUNSWICK VOTERS i
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To Pass on Bond Issue Nov.
12th
BRUNSWICK, Ga.—November 12
has been set as the election date for
the second attempt to secure voters’
permission for the issuance of $50,-
000 in bonds to complete payment of
the St. Simons highway.
The last attempt to float the bonds
failed because of lack of Interest. It
was stated at that time that the reg
istration list was Inaccurate and had
much to do with the failure o secure
the necessary majority. The bond Is- i
sue at that time failed by a margin
of 45 votes.
Since the last election the registra
tion list has been purged. Over 100
names have been stricken from the
registration books.
MAIL CAR BURNS
Letters From Western Ter
ritory Destroyed
LANCASTER, Pa.—Mail from
western points consigned to Phlla-,
delphla for transfer to New Jersey
destinations were destroyed early
Monday by fire of undetermined
origin which broke out In tho first
car of Pennsylvania train No. IS,
on route from Pittsburg. Author
ities believe the damage will run
Into thousands of dollars. No reg
istered mall was aboard.
A telegraph operator at Dlflers
vtlle saw the smoko Issuing from
the mail ear as It passed there and
notified the city, where It was met
by fire fighting equipment. Tho
car was shunted to a siding and
bags of blazing mail removed to the
station platform where it is being
guarded pending investigation by
heavily armed police and postal
employes.
BRITISH PRESS
Carry Forecasts on Ameri
can Election
LONDON.— Long dispatches from
New York and Washington are fur
nishing British newspaper readers
with the latest probabilities In the
American presidential election.
All dwell upon the uncertainties of
the outlook but moat emphasize the
Indications in favor of Mr. Coolldge.
The Westminster Gazette does not
expect that any change in America's
International relations will follow un
less the Improbable happens and La-
Follette Is elected. ,
The paper adds:
“If Mr. Davis is elected he would
take a plebiscite on the league of na
tions but the result would almost In
evitably be repudiation of the league.”
The Dally Express predicts the
election of Mr. Coolldge.
AUGUSTA GEORGIA, MONDAY AFTERNOON, NOVEMBER 3, 1924
INTRODUCTION OE
NAVY FILES WILL
BE UP TO COURTS
Papers Wanted In Oil Lease
Hearing
WILL BE PRESENTED
WITH FORMAL PROTEST
Navy Officer to Represent
Wilbur In Case
WASHINGTON, D. C.—lt will
be left to the courts to decide
whether secret files of the navy
department are to be produced In
the suit to determine the legality
of the Pan-American Petroleum
Company’s title to land in the
government oil reserves.
The papers subpoenaed by the
Los Angeles federal court before
which the action is in progress
are cn route Monday in charge of
Rear Admiral Latimer, the na
val judge advocate general. He
will present them to the court
with a formal objection of both his
office anjJ that of the state de
partment which hold that their
publication will be inimical to the
public interest.
.Under a stipulation of counsel.
Secretary Wilbur was authorized
to delegate a navy officer to rep
resent him. The secretary said
Monday that the records would
be produced publicly only If the
court so ordered.
BURNED TO DEATH
Two Children Die In Fire
Near Lakeland
LAKELAND. Fla.—Joyce, aged
four, and Eunice, aged 11. both
girls, lost their lives early Monday
morning at Haskell, six miles from
here and Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Trask,
and two other children, Adeio and
Frankie, were severely burned in a
fire which completely destroyed
their home. The injured were
brought to a Lakland hospital. The
bodies of the two children wore
found three hours after the blaze
In the front portion of the two story
home. The origin of th© fire is un
known. The four injured received
their burns in an attempt at res
cue.
LaFOLLETTE RESTS
On Eve of Election—Ex-
Presses Confidence
MApiSON, Wis.—Senator Robert
M. LaFollette, resting Monday at
his home on Maple Bluff farm,
after a month of strenuous cam
paigning, expressed gratification
over late reports from supporters
of his presidential candidacy
throughout the country. Combined
with an expression of confidence in
the outcome of the election was an
appeal to the electorate to “increase
the progressive group in congress.”
“The election of progressives to
the house and senate is of vital con
cern to the people,” he said in a
statement.
A crowd of several thousand
greeted him at the railroad station
Sunday. An impromptu parade cen
tered about his automobile and
thousands of enthusiastic towns
people shrieked their welcome from
the sidelines along the routs to the
LaFollette homestead, 3 miles from
the city.
PNEUMONIC PLAGUE
Has Claimed 21 Victims In
Los Angeles
DOS ANGELES, Cal.—State and
federal health authorities Monday
were moving to the aid of Los An
gelos In its fight to block the spread
of pneumonic plague which at last
reports had claimed 21 victims In
the city’s Mexican quarter. Ten
cases under treatment at the gen
eral hospital were said to be crit
ical.,
Df. W. B. Kellogg, state health
department expert, surveyed the
situation yesterday and announced
that though there was no doubt
about the nature of the malady or
its seriousness, the prospects for
bringing it under control were good.
Of the seven who died yesterday,
two were men who had died in per
formance of duty. One, Father M.
Krualla, a priest at the historic old
Plaza church, went Into the infect
ed quarter administering extreme
unction to the dying. The other,
Emmett McLuuthlin, was an ambu
lance driver.
Squads of policemen guard the
Mexican quarter day and night.
Food and other necessities sent
through the cordon under strict su
pervision.
The mortality rate of tho disease
which is allied to the bubonic
plague approaches 100 per cent.
Ground squirrels probably
brought the disease to Los Angeles
and communicated It to rats which
probably in turn transmitted It to
the first human victim through tho
Intermediary agency of the flea, T»r.
Kellogg said In discussing the Jtls
tory of the plague in the United
States.
Cornelius Cole Dies
at the Age of 102
LOS ANGELES —Cornelius Col*,
former United State* Senator, 102
year* and two month* of age, died
at hi* raildene* her* Monday,
84 and 14
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Seventy years difference In their
ages didn’t worry A. Cecil Campbell,
84, of Burlington, 0., and Mattie
Catherine Walling, 14, of Lung Hun,
I<y., once they decided to get mar
ried. But the wedding hasn’t taken
place yet—and probably never will.
They were arrested In a Justice's of
fice in Jefferson, Iml., whore they
had gone to have the ceremony per
formed.
MRS. HARDING ILL
Her Condition Described As
Critical
MARION, Ohio. —Mrs. Warren
Q. Harding, widow of the lat#
President Harding was reported
Monday to be in a critical condi
tion at the home here of Dr. Carl
W. Sawyer.. She ia suffering with
kidney trouble. L
Mrs. Harding has been ill for sev
eral weeks ami has failed consider
ably since the recent death of Briga
dier-General Charles E. Sawyer who
was personal physician to Mr. Hard
ing when he occupied the White
House.
It became known Monday that Sun
day Dr. James C. Wood, of Cleve
land, was called to Marion for con
sultation. Mrs. Harding is making
her home at White Oaks farm, the
home of the late General Sawyer.
Dr. Carl W. Sawyer Monday Issued
this bulletin:
“Mrs. Harding's condition remained
practicnlly the same as last week.
She has developed a number of symp
toms that were present in her serious
attack in 1!)22 in the White House.
Other complications have arisen
which were not present at that time,
and her condition now is rather seri
ous.
Friends of Mrs. Harding say she
has suffered with kidney trouble for
years, but they attribute her present
illness to the shock caused by General
Sawyer’s recent death following so
closely the death of her husband a
little more than a year ago.
SUPERINTENDENT OF
LUMBER GO. KILLED
AT GILMANIA, S. C.
SAVANNA If, Ga.—F. C. Banner,
Hup<*rlntendent of tho Savannah Klver
Lumber Company mills at (Jllmanin,
S. C„ was *»hot and killed In hi* of
fice early Monday morning. W. R.
Thurston, a former station agant at
that place, Is being held In tms Jail
at Rldgland.
According to Information reaching
the Savannah head offices of the Sa
vannah River Lumber Company,
Thurston became angered when he
lost his position following complaints
made against him by this company.
Ho was station agent for the Atlantic
Coast Line Railway.
Benher leaves a widow and two
small children. He had been In tho
employ of the lumber company for
many years.
FINAL APPEAL
Is Issued By LaFollette
Headquarters
WASHINGTON.—A final appeal
to tho voters by William If. John
ston, chairman of the conference
for progressive political action, was
issued Monday by La Foils tte-
Wheeler campaign headquarters.
“A vote for the candidate of ei
ther old party,” he said, “means
the perpntutation of monopoly, the
pauperization of the American peo
ple and the final catastrophe of
war.
“A vote for the progressive can
didates means the end of monopoly,
a higher standard of living and Is
a guarantee of world peace.”
The campaign, ho asserted, has
been fought for tho first time In
many years “on real issues, vitally
concerning the well-being of every
American citizen.” The “funda
mental issue, ” he declared, "Is
whether people shall control their
own political and economic life or
whether these shall he controlled by
tho power of th combind monopoly
interest.”
(ASSOCIATED PRESS.)
Final Appeals of Davis
and Coolidge Will Be
Radiocast This Evening
Summary of the News
GENERAL.
Nation gets ready to elect president Tuesday.
Davis and Coolidge to radiocast final spesches tonight.
Southern states to vote on numerous amendments.
Courts to decide on introducing navy files.
Mrs. Warren G. Harding seriously ill.
Pneumonic plague claims 21 victims in Lot Angeles.
General Wu reported fleeing from China.
Former Senator Cornelius Cole dies at age of 102.
John Ashley and three other Florida outlaws killed.
Labor Government expected to resign Tuesday.
Peace and order restored at Niles, Ohio.
LaFollette headquartera makes final appeal.
GEORGIA AND SOUTH CAROLINA
Hart County posse seeks negro slsyer.
Fair weather promised for Georgia election.
Jenkins County fair opens Tuesday morning.
Aiken to elect mayor and six aldermen Tuesday.
J. F. Arthur, former Aiken commissioner, diet.
Superintendent of lumber mill killed at Gilmania, 8. C.
SPORTS
Augusta base ball club drafts two Okmulgee players.
Firpo to battle Weinert November 12.
Three Southern conference teams have clean record.
Richards and Casey win way to doubles finals.
Pennsylvania shows way on the eastern grid.
Illinois continues to plough through wsstsrn grid.
„ LOCAL.
Voters go to the polls again Tuesday.
Fall Festival will open next Monday.
One hurt in auto wreck near the city.
Augusta boy has unique school record.
Scotch band expected to draw big crowd.
Official count shows victory for bonds.
Augusta women are urged to vote.
Alleged store bandits plead not guilty.
PROBE AGCIBENT AT
CHICAGO IN WHICH
TEN PERSONS DIED
•
CHICAGO—Five investigations
Monday sought to establish respon
sibility for the killing of ten per
sons and Injuring of 30 others early
Sunday when a string of Chicago,
Milwaukee and St. Fnul freight
cars smashed into a street car.
Oscar Wolff, coroner, said his in
vestigation had disclosed that the
crossing gates were not down
when the street car approached and
he accused the towerman, John
Braho of having been drinking
moonshine whiskey. Brahe was or
dered held.
Brahe contended, ns did the street
ear conduetor, that he had not seen
the approaching freight ears, the
engine being at the other end of
tile string, a quarter of a mile away.
About sixty passenger were on the
street, ear, mostly young people re
turning from Halowe'en celebra
tions.
Among the dead was Dr. M. N.
Rchienkin, of Palestine, a world
leader in the Zion movement. The
Chief Rabbi of Palestine, Abraham
Cook, now In New York probably
will accompany the body home.
The others killed and injured
wero Chicagoans.
LABOR GOVERNMENT
LONDON.—Tho expectation in well
informed quartern 1h that the labor
government will resign Tuesday and
that the king In accordance with cus
tom will call upon Stanley Baldwin ns
leader of the victorious conservative
party to form a new ministry.
Mr. Baldwin will probably announce
his chief appointments before the
end of the week and attended the lord
mayor’s banquet Saturday as Prem
ier, with his leading colleagues.
Political writers agree that Lord
Ourzon will not head the foreign of
fice again. The Dally Express say*
strong Influences are working to se
cure the Inclusion In the ministry of
either Bady Astor or the Duchess of
Atholl, following the precedent set by
the Isborltes In naming Miss Margaret
Bondfleld as parliamentary secretar
of labor.
Fair Weather Promised
For Georgia Election;
Big Vote Is Expected
ATLANTA. Oa.—lf the weather
msn’s prediction that fair weather
will prevail throughout the state
Tuseday prove* correct Georgia is
expected to record a larger vote than
It did In the 1920 general election
whon 151,347 ballot* were recorded ac
cording to political leader*.
Owing to the fact there are no
spirited <*mpalgnM for state office*
and that Georgia has been going dem
ocratic for so many year* in the pres
idential elections the voters have fail
ed to show as much interest In cast
ing their ballot* a* they have shown
in primaries.
I'arty lenders, however, have ex
pressed the opinion that If no rain
full* In the state Tuesday a larger
vote than usual will be cast because
of the eight proposed constitutional
amendment* to be decided upon and
the curiosity relating to the possible
strength LaFollette may show In the
normally republican and democratic
counties.
Major John ft. Cohen, democratic
national committeeman has issued an
appeal, to Georgians to roll up a large
majority for John W, Davis, He ha*
been seconded by B-natnr George,
Senator Harris, Governor Walker, tho
state chairman and other party lead
er*.
18 CENTS A WEEK,
WEATHER A^rTue*,dayT nl,yi Fa ’ r ton ' ah *
OVER 100 SPEECHES
BY DAWES, BUT NO
“HELL AND MARIA 1”
EVANSTON, ills.—c bar 1a a G
Dawes mails something over a hun
dred speeches in his campaign as re
publican nominee for vice-president
without a single “Hell an’ Marla”—
the phrase with which he broke Into
print and Into national prominence in
1919 when he returned from France
after the World War.
A backward look Monday over Mr.
Dawee’ campaign utterances showed
he bad left a collection of such terms
as "peewit politicians,” "political
demagogues” and “cowardly, trimming
time-serving politicians” from Wyom
ing to Maine. But the "Hell an’ Ma
rla” for which some of his audiences
obviously waited never came forth.
Mr. Dawes Monday, admitting be
was "Just a bit tired,” rested and
rend and smoked his pipe at bis home
here while waiting to see whether he
would go to Washington next March.
JENKINS COUNTY FAIR
To Throw Oates Open on
Tuesday
MILLEN, Ga.—Th« Jenkins county
fair Is scheduled to begin Tuesday
morning. An Interesting program has
been issued, and farm exhibits will
b« a part of the fair features. Tues
day, election returns will be given «t
the fair grounds. On Wednesday,
"Ford” day will be observed—when
the newest and the oldest flivver will
be on dress parade The fair will
continue through Saturday.
COTTON STANDARDS
Agreement Is Accepted By
Ghent Exchange
WARRlNGTON.—Acceptance of
the supplemental universal cotton
standards agreement negotiated at
London in Augusta by the Ghent
Cotton Exchange has been reported
to the department of agriculture by
Edward A. Foley, Its commission
er, at London. The agreement,
which provides for an annual con
ference at Washington for preara
tlon of key sets of the universal
standards as an added safeguard to
assure uniformity for arbitration
purposes, already had been accept
ed by the exchanges at Manchester,
Hremen, Havro, Milan, Rotterdam
and Barcelona.
Official* of the republican and the
LaFollette progre**lve parties also
have urged their follower* to go to
the polls.
The vote In 1920 wa» Cox, demo
crat. 107,162, and Harding, regubllcan
43.720. The socialist ticket received
465 vote*.
Regardless of the size of the vote,
election munager* In every county
are being urged to count the ballot*
Immediately upon the closing of the
polls, so that citizen* of the state
may know the results the following
morning Managers of the country
precincts are being requested to com
municate their result* to tho county
seat* on the afternoon and night of
the election.
Governor Clifford Walker, democrat
candidate for re-election, la the only
a*atc house official with opposition.
H. ilendlnger Haylor, Independent, is
his opponent. Neither of the two hH»
made any campaign speeches. The
republican* have entered candidate*
against the democratic congressional
nominees In the first and ninth dis
trict*. They al*o are opposing dem
ocratic candidates for the utata senate
In the 37th and 40th district*. Race*
for the state house are to he decided
in four counties—Chatham, Union,
Gilmer and Town*.
HOME
I EDITION
WASHINGTON. —, The
campaign of 1924 is passing
through its final hours in
a swirl of activity destined
to make political history.
For the first time two pres
idential candidates, Presi
dent Coolidge and John W.
Davis, are preparing to ad
dress an election-eve mes
sage to the same audience
a radio audience that will
extend the country over.
Two candidate for the vice-presl*
dency likewise are upsetting prece
dent by continuing through pre
election Monday their speaking
campaign*. Governor Bryan ia
completing a awing through hia
home state of Nebraska and Sen
ator Wheeler is winding up hia
coast to coast speechc making tour
in Baltimore. Senator La Folletta,
having laid his caaa finally befora
the people In a Saturday night ad
dress at Cleveland has returned to
hia home in Madison and Charles
G. Dawes ia awaiting in Evanston
th# verdict of tomorrow’s balloting.
ALL MANAGERS
CLAIM VICTORY.
Managers for all three of the pres
idential tickets, after making pre
election claim to victory, devoted
much of Monday to perfecting ma
chinery to get out the vote. A fair
weather forecast for most of th#
country fitted with these prepara
tions and appeared to presage a
record vote.
Besides making a decision among
the three presidential candidates
the Voters will choose tomorrow ths
complete membership of a new
house of representatives, 84 United
States senators, 84 governors of
statss and a host of local officials.
In several side* the local cam
paign has seen an almost complete
obliteration of party lines. The La
Follette movement seeking strength
from both of the old parties and
helping democrats in some locali
ties and republicans in others has
turned topsy-turvey the established
order In more than one political
community of the west.
In other localities the Ku Klux
Klan has operated with equal force
to tear down party alignments and
cloud the outcome with uncertainty.
The republican claim to national
victory is basd on an assumption
that Coolidge and Dawes will sweep
both the east and the west and cut
into tne borderland of the solid
south.
The democrats declare Davis and
Bryan will take the border states,
as well as the south, anil will nose
out a victory by a combination of
doubtful atates in the east and
west.
The major strength of T,a Fol
lette and Wheeler is conceded to be
in the northwest, with Wisconsin as
its cornerstone.
Coolidge Takes Up
Routine Business
As Drive Closes
WASHINGTON.—The final day
of the campaign found President
Coolidge with only routine business
on his program except for comple
tion of the election eve address he
will deliver over radio Monday,
night to the voters of the nation.
This speech, expected to be de
voted to an appeal to cltizena te
cast their ballots, will be broadcast
to particularly every section of the
country by an extensive radio sys
tem arranged by the republican na
tional committee.
NATIONAL INTEREST
Is Focused on Tennossee
Election.
NASHVILLE, Term. National
Interest* has been focused upon
Tennessee during the presidential
campaign, more possibly than any
other southern state and It has
been a fight for supremacy In the
election, due to the fact that the
"old volunteer” state went repub
lican in the general election of 1920
for the first time since tho war be
tween tho states.
The eastern half of the state, re
publican headquarters claim, will
roll up a 60,000 majority for Cool
idge and Dawes while the demo
crats declare at their state head
quarters that whatever majority la
attained In east Tennessee will be
offset by the thickly democratic sec
tions of tho western division.
Western headquarters claim that
Tennessee will give their ticket a
30,000 majority while democratic
headquarters are claiming a 40,000
to 50,000 majority for Davis.
Ernost N. Raston, chairman of
the stato democratic.committee, de
clared that the visit of Major
George L. Berry, president of the
International Printing Pressmen
and Assistants’ Union to Tennes
see had resulted in an apparent
ahlft of labor In this state to the
democratic party, while La Follette
headquarters maintained a stand
pat ftttltudo for the candidacy of
Senator La Follette on behalf of
the lnhor vote.
In tho state raoes both democrat
ic and republican headquarters
claimed 20,000 or more majority for
their respective candidates.