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THE WAY TO SELL YOUR Jersey Cow. Listen and I will tell you how. Call 296 and put in an ad, and the prospect* will come ’til it makes you right glad. VOLUME XXXI, No. 311 G. 0. P. NOW HAS 238 SEATS Electoral Bag of Davis-Bryan Remains at 136 NEW YORK.—The republican triumph in Tuesday’* election assumes an even greater magnitude as the count ing of the ballots nears completion. Overnight returns not only boosted the total of elec toral votes credited to Coo|idge and Dawes but increased the likelihood that the new administration will have a dependable majority of its own party in congress. They likewise lifted to new heights the vast repub lican majority in several states already counted in the Coclidge electoral column and gave indications of depos iting there all of the electoral strength now classified as dcubtful. OVER 100 MORE VOTIS THAN NEEDED. The latest triumphal processiou are Montana and Nevada, having between them seves/votes in the electoral col lege. That would increase the party total to 374, or 108 more than needed to elect. For a time LaFollette had threatened to capture one or the other but the figures available Wednesday appeared to make both safely repub lican. The electoral bag of Davis and Bryan remained meantime at 136, and apparently the only chance of an in crease was in New Mexico where the democratic ticket was holding the lead by only a scant plurality. Cool idge was gaining at a ratio which, if maintained, would add the state’s three votes also to the republican total. LaFollette’s last opportunity to in crease the electoral vote of 13 given b in by ‘Wisconsin seemingly hinged on the returns from the only other state remaining on the doubtful list — North Dakota —with five votes. Cool idge, remained in the lead on the face of returns from two-thirds of the state, but his pulrality was dimin ishing as a mounting BaFollette vote came in from the country districts. BriOOKHART AND JOHNSON DEFEATED. The congressional returns not only indicated the defeat of two of the pillars of the BaFollette senate bloc, .Senators Brookhart, of lowa, and . .mson, of Minnesota, but they lift j the republican majority in the »:ue to a point where it seemed . .>..able that the administration :A be able to out vote there any ..omation of dfrrwerats and LaFol i gents. lius it appeared t nie Wisconsin senator had hot . .... been held to a minimum of elec ,l strength in his fight for the , ...dency, but also was in jeopardy . losing the commanding position he i. .- held for the past two years as icsdcr of a group holding the balance oi power in senate and house. Despite this situation, the leaders of the LaFollette independent group were planning Thurseday to keep a party organization together for future campaigns at the same time that the democrats, buried under a second re publican landslide in four years, are trying to dig their way out far enough to take stock of the probable conse quences to their party. John W. Davis, the defeated demo cratic presidential nominee, will take over part yre-organization plans with National Chairman Shaver and other democratic chieftains at a luncheon here Friday but it was probable that sometime will elapse before there is a definite movement to put the party , machinery into Running order once j more. BUTTE REFUSES TO CONCEDE ELECTION OF MRS. FERGUSON DALLAS, Texas. —Dr. George C." Butte, republican, Thursday de clined to concede his defeat by Mrs. Miriam A. Ferguson, democrat, in Tuesday's election for governor of Texas. Republican headquarters and one of the tabulating agencies Thursday had anonunced that ef forts would be made to obtain com plete returns. Mrs. Ferguson was leading him » hy more than 40,000 votes when the tabulation was discontinued early Wednesday by the Texas election bureau and the Western Union Telegraph Company. W. E. Talbot, campaign mana ger for Dr. Butte, said, however, j that reports from 15 counties or more had been received "bearing evidence that Butte ballots had been thrown out uncounted" and that “these reports are sufficient to warrant an investigation,” which he indicated would be made. Mrs. Ferguson in a statement said: “In view of the fact that Dr. Butte is now making groundless contentions I will appreciate it if my friends in Texas promptly will ascertain what the vote for gover nor was in their respective coun ties and see'that the full report of the election is forwarded to the secretary of state.” Women Will Have *Pie Counter' Seats, States ‘Ma* Ferguson TEMPLE, Texas. Women will “have seats at the pie counter" in Texas when Mrs. Miriam Fergu son becomes governor, her head quarters announced here Thurs day. ... . “Proper consideration will he given women in executive patron age. particularly where they are peculiarly fit for public office and ♦ re perhaps in a better position to a,.minister the duties of the office than men." _ Headquarters of Mrs. Ferguson have been crowded with job seekers since the first democratic primary but no positions were promised pending the general election and no consideration has been given ap plicants since Tuesday's balloting. THE AUGUSTA HERALD •daily, sc; SUNDAY, sc. LEASED WIRE SERVICE. SEN. BROOKHART TIKES LEID IN IOWA DES MOINES, lowa.—A par tial check of the lowa sena torial election Thursday show ed Senator Smith W. Brook hart leading Daniel F. Steck, democrat, by more than 700 votes. An error of 300 in one county was the biggest factor in changing the standing of the candidates. Another error, this one in Polk county (Des Moines) gave Brookhart an aditional 200 votes, bringing his lead to 759. The new totals follows: Brookhart 447,248; Steck 446,489. ACADEMY-GORDON GAME GALLED OFF | * Some of Gordon Players 111. A. R. C. To Play Shamrocks Announcement was made Thursday afternoon that the A. R. C.-Gordon football game, scheduled for Saturday afternoon at Academy Park, has ben called off on ac count of illness among the* Gordon players. It was stated that a game' betwen the Richmond Acad emy Varsity squad and the Shamrock eleven, a local out fit, would be played instead. “Show Me” State Safe for Coolidge ST. LOUlS—Missouri, listed in pre-election days by politicians as a "doubtful” state, Thursday stood safely in the row of common wealths whose electoral voters next year will send President Coolidge to the White House again. While incomplete and unofficial returns left no doubt that Coolidge has carried the state by a comfor table margin, the result of the gov ernor's race still hung in the bal ance with Saip A. Baker, republi can, holding an advantage of 8,761 over his democratic opponent, Dr. Arthur W. Nelson, in 3,752 of the state’s 4,069 precincts. The vote: Baker 592,498; Nelson 583,737. President Coolidge on the face of returns from 3,760 precincts was maintaining his overwhelming ma jority over John W. Davis. The vote was Coolidge 588,746; Davis 519,780. Negro is Elected Judge in Chicago CHICAGO—For the first time, so far as known here, a negro, has been elected a Judge of an Ameri can court of record. He is Albert B. George, elected Tuesday to the municipal court of Chicago. The first negro ever to sit in the Illinois state senate also was elected. He is Adelbert H. Roberts, who long has ben a court clerk. "I am impressed with the thought that the welfare of our group may be seriously affected either for good or harm by my conduct," George said. “I am sensible of the fact that it will be my duty to be a good judge in every sense of the word." HOOSIER STATE Gives Coolidge Greatest • Plurality INDIANAPOLIS. Ind— President Coolidge was accorded the greatest plurality ever given nny candidate in Indiana at the polls Tuesday. With 272 precincts still missing Coolidge had a lead over John W. Davis of 195,464, which exceeded the record breaking plurality given President Harding In 1920 of 185,- 006. Another fruit of republican vic tory was the election of Ed Jack son, gubernatorial candidate, who was conceded to have klan support,, hut whose plurality was far lea u than that given Coolidge. With 207 precincts missing Jackson's plural ity was 77,269 over Dr. Carlton Mc- Culloch, democrat. THE ONE PAPER IN MOST HOMES—THE ONLY PAPER IN MANY HOMES. Senator Lodge Battling Death Glad You’re Going to Stay " ','... .. ; -"■""■■■■.-gr ■•-■*'■.') *■■■ —. J **"■* MSWI'.V - - ■■»>'■■’■■'" *»— '■■■■! -I ■ ■ ai# nimnniiii i rn I. SAY CHURCHILL TO BE CHANCELLOR OF BRITISH EXCHEQUER LONDON.—Winston Churchill, an out and out free trader, will be listed as chancellor of the excheq uer when Prime Minister Baldwin submits his conservative cabinet to the king Thursday, the afternoon papers predict Thursday. Mr. Churchill's election as a con stitutionalist to the house of com mons in last week’s general election marked his retlurn to the conserva tive ranks. His predicted appointment is con sidered the greatest sensation of the new political alignment. The most important cabinet posts will be distributed, according to the newspapers’ forecast, as follows: Foreign secretary, Austen Cham berlain. Secretary for India, Earl of Birk enhead. Admiralty, Sir William Joynson- Hicks. Health, Neville Chamberlain. Lord Chancellor, Viscount Cave. Colonies, Lieutenant Colonel L. C. M. S. Amery. Air Ministry, Sir Samuel J. G. Hoare. , Attorney General. Sir Douglas M. Hogg. DEMOCRAT LEADS For Governor-Elect of Mon tana HELENA, Mont—J. E. Erickson, democrat, of Knllspell, Wednesday night occupied the place of gover nor-elect of Montana In the face of revised unofficial tabulations from 1,145 of the state's 1,533 pre cincts. The returns Indicated he had unseated Governor Joseph M. Dixon, republican by a plurality of more than 14,000. With a plurality beyond the 15,- 000 mark and 140,(100 ballots tabu lated, Coolidge appeared assured of Montana's four electoral votes. In the congressional contests the returns indicated Senator Thomas J. Walsh, democrat, had been re turned to his post at Washington hy a margin of more than 13,000 over his republican opponent, Frank B. Llnderman. Kentucky Shows Big Coolidge Lead LOUISVILLE. Ky. With the latest compilation of unofficial re turn* showing a lead for Coolidge over Davis of 23,376 votes and a majority for Fred Saekctt, republic can, of 20,213 over A. O. Stanley, democratic incumbent in the sena torial race, Judge Samuel M. Wil son, democratic state chairman, continued Thursday In his refusal to admit defeat of his party In Kentucky In Tuesday's election. I With 93 precincts missing the vote stood Coolidge 383.399; Davis, 360,023: LaFollette 33,676. THREE MEN DROWNED, WATERTOWN, N. Y - Three men i were drowned In J,ak<' Ontario, near ] Cape Vincent early Thursday morn ing when the ntcamsr Grand Lockie went ashore on Charity Shoals. J AUGUSTA GEORGIA, THURSDAY AFTERNOON, NOVEMBER 6, 1924 Summary of the News GENERAL. Republican* now have 238 aeata in Congre**. Democrats' electoral votes stand at 136. Senator Henry Cabot Lodge is critically ill. Coolidge begins plans for next four years. Butte declines to concede election to Mrs. Ferguson. London press views election at desire for stability. Madden announces candidacy for speaker of the house. Terminal bill apparently defeated in North Carolina. GEORGIA AND SOUTH CAROLINA Four convicts paroled by Governor Walker. Burke county gives big majority to democrat*. Mrs. E. B. Rogers dies at Gibson, G*. Bond issue in South Carolina it defeated. Jurors drawn for Common Pleat court at Aiken. SPORTS A. R. C.-Gordon game called off; Academy to play Shamrock* Saturday. Princeton and Harvard prepare for annual clash. Gibbons to battle Norfolk on December 8. Carl Prause signed as coach at Citadel. Fuente is Dempsey's latest challenger. Notre Dame to play Southern California. LOCAL Excursions to be run for fall festival. Many criminal cases are disposed of here. Herald to start Crossword Puzzle. Funeral of E. C. Burwell here Friday. Police seek to avert firo hazards. Cooler weathei in forecast for Friday. Scotch band at Tubman Thursday night. Augusta Fireman has unusual record. “I Told You So,” Sunday Tells Coolidge NASHVILLE, Tenn—Hilly Sun day sent the following telegram to President Calvin Coolidge from here Wednesday: “President Calvin Coolidge, “Washington, D. C. "One year ago when I was preaching in Charleston, R. C., you honored me with an Invitation to eat beans and brown bread with you and Mrs. Coolidge on my way home. “I told you then to pick out the color* with which you would like to decorate the White House as the American people would keep you there four years longer. He said with a smile ‘do you believe they will’ and I told you I thought it was a hundred to one shot. "They surely made good that prediction on Tuesday. The fattest turkey from my Oregon ranch will be there for your Thanksgiving din ner. God bless you. (Signed) "WILLIAM A. SUNDAY.” MEXICAN CONSULATES In British Dominions Are Ordered Closed MEXICO CITY. All Mexlcnn conslutates In Canada and the other British dominions have been ordered closed beginning Novem ber 20. The order was Issued Wed nesday by the miniates of foreign affairs In -carrying out the pollov to se’-er commercial relations with Great Britain which suspended of ficial dealings with Mexico nfter the recent withdrawal at the re quest of Mexico of H. R. Cunnrd Cummins, the British charge des archives here. WORLD FLIERS Leave Fort Bliss For San Antonio EL PAHO, Tex.—Headed by Lieutenant Lowell H. Hmlth, the trio of world fliers left Fort Bliss and winged toward the southeast Thucpijay at 7:30 p. m. The air men had a strong wipd at their hack* and expected to make Han Antonio within seven hours. WORLD'S SUGAR CROP Is Estimated at 21,689,000 Tons NEW YORK—The world'* 1924 sugar crop In entlmated nt 21,689,- 000 tons, an Increase of about 90 per cent over the year before, which trade believes could easily bo absorbed with continued pros perous condition*. HAGEN—SARAZEN Will Meet Mitchell and Duncan Dec. 14 NEW YORK—Walter Hagen and Gene Harnzen, ranking profession al golfers of the United Htates. will meet Abe Mitchell and George Dun can, two of England's foremost player* In a 36 hole match at Rt. Augustine, Fla., on December 14 Thi British players are expected to' •irrlv# here November 29. LINDSEY RE-ELECTED DENVER, Colo.—Ren B. Lind sey, founder of Denver's Juvenile court and occupant of Its bench for 23 years, was re-elected hy a ma jority of 207 votes over his op ponent, Royal It. Graham, accord ing to complete unofficial returns tabulated Thursday. (ASSOCIATED PRESS.) SUFFERS STROKE AND IS STIFF UNCONSCIOUS IN HOSPITAL CAMBRIDGE, Mass. The condition of Senator Henry Cabot Lodge who suffered a stroke Wednesday at the Charleston Hospital here was declared, in a bulletin issued at the hospital shortly after noon, to be “unchanged” Senator Lodge was still unconscious at the time the bulletin was is sued, having remained in that condition since he was stricken 24 hours before. The brief statement was signed by Doe tars John H. Cunningham and Frederick H. Winslow who have been in constant atten dance on Senator Lodge since Wednesday. CAMBRIDGE, Mass. Sena tor Henry Cebot Lodge who suffered a stroke Wednesday at a hospital where he has been convalescing from an operation was still Unconscious early Thursday. Dr. John H. Cunningham, said that tha senator'a condi tion “must be considered cri tical.” Dr. Cunningham's statement re viewed the history of Renalor Lodge's case since July 27 when he submitted to an emergeney operation from which lie made good recovery. On October 20, a second operation was performed. "The senator's convalescence was surprisingly good,” Dr. Cunning ham snld. “Hp was out of lied on the third day and sat up dally thereafter, reading and dictating letters, nnd the Indications were that he would leave the hospital next week with every assurance of being better in health than ho had been for some time previous to the operation. There was every Indi cation that he would be present at the opasiU.K of , «v*«r«BM Dec vn- Wr 1, T ... s “Vesterday at noon he was sud denly seized with a stroke nnd be came unconscious. He has re mained unconscious since and his condition must be considered criti cal.” MADDEN ANNOUNCES AS CANDIDATE FOR SPEAKER DF HOUSE WASHlNGTON.—Representative Martin B. Madden, republican, of Illinois, announced Thursday ho would lie a candidate for speaker of the house to succeed Frederick H. Gillett, who has been elected to the senate In Massnchusatts. Mr. Madden is chairmnn of the house appropriation committee and has been a member of congress for twenty years. He was placed in nomination as a candidate for speaker Inst session hut declined to conduct an active campaign against Speaker Gillett. * Friends of Representative Niche olas I.ongworth, of Ohio, republican floor leader, have expressed the be lief that ho also would enter the race, hut thero has been on state ment fr#m him on the subject and no other member of the house has announced his candidacy. LONDON PRESS Views U. S. Election as De sire for Stability LONDON. The outstanding point of the majority of London newspapers comments on the Am erican election Is that it emphasizes the prevailing desire of the demo cracies of the world for a period of quiet, stable government and that the people of America are no more than those of Great Britain in a mood for the experiments of progression. The conservative Dally Tele graph regards the outcome “as a much more amazing triumph than that of the conservative party in Great Britain.” The general de sire for continuity and stability In national administration, It adds, has been more than comomniy strong. The independent Daily Mall sees In the result “yet another sign that socialism, far from being a rising tide, Is a spent, wave. x x x x The utter rout which has over taken LaFollette speaks «s well for the soundness of the people of the United Htates ns the complete de feat of the socialists here does for the political health of Great Bri tain.” The conservtalvc Post says: ’The American people dearly are in no mood for revolutionary eco nomic chsnges. The United Htates Is one of the great bulwarks which has withstood the bolshevik. The paper declares that America and Great Britain through the voices of their electorates “have f sent a message of good cheer to Europe and a warning to Moscow, which must sound to Its conspira tors a note like the trump of doom.” The Independent Express re marking on President Coolidgn’s cold and lot partial attitude towards the political problems of the out side world" adds: ‘lt remains to he seen whether he will not find himself forced by the pressure of circumstance to relax his austere Indifference towards European difficulties.” 18 CENTS A WEEK, Congress Ruling Hinges on Vote in Three States WASHINGTON.—AbiIity of the republican organ ization to control the new congress elected Tuesday ap peared Thursday to hinge on the outcome of senatorial contests in three states—Minnesota, New’Mexico and Wy oming. There was little doubt that it would have at least a bare working majority in the house over democrats and LaFollette insurgents. If the republican candidates for the senate in two of the three states still in doubt are victorious, and the va cancy in Connecticut is filled by a republican, a coalition of democrats and consistent supporters of Senator LaFol lette would fall two short of a majority. COOLIDGE TOONS ATTENTION TO LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM WASHINGTON, D. C—With the evidence of his popular endorsement steadily Increasing; as election returns continued to come In, resident Cool idge turned his thoughts Wednesday to plans for the next four years, in cluding the setting up of his own ad ministration and the framing of a legislative program to be presented to congress. In the latter connection Interest at the White House centered Thursday on the reslilts of the congressional contests. The present congress, though nominally In control of the republicans has been dominated by the balance of power held by the I-.a- Follette group In both branches. He of this, It is expected, few nieaare* except the usupi appropria tion bill* and possibly farm relief l*g- I L Isinttw* will ne presented by the Pres ident to the PmA «*««fon of the iJrty edghth Congress which mgln# In De cember. THE PROBLEM OF SELECTING CABINET. While Mr. Coolidge ha# declared for further tax reduction and “tax reform” it Is the opinion of those close to Secretary Melien of the treas ury department and to the President that such legislation will not be press ed by the administration at the short session. Nor will an extra session ho called after March 4 for this pur pose alone, It Is believed, unless clear working majorities In each branch of congress are assured and other emergency legislation Is deemed nec essary. Meanwhile Mr. Coolidge will be confronted with the problem of se lecting a cabinet. It is thought like ly that several of the present mem bers will retire for personal reasons to private life and It is understood also that the President has In mind some changes in the alignment though no wholesale transferring of depart ment heads Is expected. No outstand ing changes, however, are looked for prior to the Inauguration. As on Tuesday, it was business as (Continued on page 2) Dawes Will Assume Office He Originally Didn’t Seek CHICAGO.—Chrflos O. Dawes on next March 4 will assume an of fice which ho originally did not seek and which If offerred him six months ago, tie almost certainly would have declined. This statement was made Thurs day by some of those closest to the vice-president-elect and by those who know the Inside story of how the banker, soldier, business man, philanthropist and economist has come to the place where after next March 4 he will be second only to the president of the United Stutes. WANTED TO RETURN TO PRIVATE LIFE. Six months ago Mr, Dawes re turned from Kurope after serving as head of the experts committee of the reparation commission which had worked out a plan for the eco nomic rehabilitation of Kurope. It was his third period of public ser vice after having been comptroller of the currency under President McKinley and director of the bud get under President Harding. Mr. Dawes accordingly set about arranging his affairs so as to spend the rest of Ids life as a private cit izen, devoting his time to his busi ness and banking interest, the life of a wealthy man who likes music, art and books and whose name Is connected with a number of chari table or near charitable enter prises. Then the republican national con vention came ulong and got Itself Into a snarl over the selection of a running mate for President Cool ldge. Mr. Dawes was down at Ma rietta. 0., attending a reunion of bis college class and little Interest ed In the events at Cleveland. Con ferences among party leaders at the convention having produced no unanimity of opinion as to the vice presidential nominee, the conven tion took things In Its own hands and nominated Former Governor Lowden, of Illinois. Mr. Lowden promptly declined the honor and the name of Dawes, already men tioned, and before the convention with the support of New Jersey and Nebraska was brought forward. Some doubt ♦xlstsed as to whether Mr. Dawes would take the nomina tion and some opposition arose to hla selection, lie was told of the HOME leditioh WEATHER Augusta and vicinity: Partly cloudy tonight; Friday rain and cooler. REPUBLICANS 238; DEMOCRATS, 177 In Minnesota and Wyoming tha republican nominees are leading on the face of incomplete returns as received Thursday but in New Mexico Senator Bursum was trailing his democratic opponent, Sam G. Bratton. With the result in sixteen con gressional districts still in doubt the line of the new house, based on unofficial returns, was republi cans 238; democrats 177; scattered four. Of the missing districts, nine now are democratic and seven are republican, but even should all of these seats be captured by the de mocrats, the republican organiza tion still would have a majority of nineteen with which to offset de fections in the LaFollette bloc. DEMOCRATS LOSE PENNSYLVANIA SEATS This majority is a result of in roads the republicans made on the democratic eide. They recaptured twenty-three seats while the demo crats took only three placet from them. With the last doubtful dis trict in Pennsylvania finally twing ing into the republican cnlurnff. the democrats will be without re presentation In the delegation from that atate, having IgA the six tests they now hold. ’ Uncertainty as to the future uomplex’on of the senate was inten. sified Thursday by the see-sawing fight in lowa betwen Senator Brookhart, a LaFollette supporter and Daniel F. Steck, a democrat. This contest did not have effeot on the calculations as to a repub lican majority in the next senate as tha organization had nothing to gain, irrespective of the final out come. FIGHT FOR CONTROL IS CLOSE ONE NEW YORK—The fight for a working control of congresi con tinues to be close one. But it holds out the prospect that President Coolidge may have a manageable majority, though small, over the La Follette insurgent bal ance of power which during the present congress has hampered and thwarted many administration measures and policies. Early Thursday more than 30 districts atill were missing from the final Continued on Page 2 move that was taking form of the opposition and Indicated he would accept. The convention thereupon over the opposition of some of Its leaders turned to Dawes. OPPOSITION CAUSED HIM TO CONSENT. Those close'to him In Chicago de clare It was this opposition that caused him to consent to serious use of his name and add that the prospect of a fight made him want the nomination. It Is the opinion of these friends that promise of a fight always has been and always will be Mr. Dawes’ chief incentive. 110 liked the work as director of the budget, they say, because aside from the constructive nature of the undertaking it in volved a fight. He entered upon the campaign with zest, they add. because lie saw In it a fight be tween what he liked to term the progressive conservatism of Presi dent Coolidge and the extreme radi calism of Robert M. La Collette. The vice-presidency doesn’t offer much In the way of a fight and that is why that office, his friends aa j sert, did not and does not appeal directly to him as an official posi tion. if the four years succeeding next March produce some sort of fight Involving the vice-presidency. Mr. Dawes' friends declare he will like it. His future life—he was 59 years old last August—mapped out along the plan he worked out after returning from Kurope. Mr. Dawes does not disguise his reluctance to depart from the plan. Wednesday he went down to his bank to attend a meeting of the Institution's exec utive committee and as his nuto rnoblle turned Into La Salle street, Chicago’s financial center, he was heard to remark: "Here's where I started In 23 yonrs ago this summer with my bank. I rathej.regret to leave It." If Mr. Daweb has given any thought to what he will do after his four year term ns vice-presi dent, he hasn’t disclosed It to his Intimate associates. Several times during his campaign tour the presi dential nomination In 1928 was men tioned In his presence, but always he pretended not to have heard or said nothing und maintained an .unchanged expression.