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VOL. XXX. NO. 51
CALVIN COOLIDGE
WINS BIG VICTORY
PRACTICALLY CONCLUSIVE RETURNS OF
ELECTORAL VOTES ASSURE ELECTION
OF THE REPUBLICAN NOMINEES.
G. 9, P. CARRIES NEW VORK NEARLY 2 T01
Republicans Annex New Seats In Senate—Klan
Candidate Becomes Governor Of Kansas—Al
Smith Elected Governor Of New York.
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New York.—Calvin Coolldge will be
the next president of the United
State*.
Charles G. Dawes will be the next
; vice president.
These facts became certain when a
tabulation of states, in which Coolldge
Dawes victory either had been con
ceded or was reasonably certain on.
face of the return*, gave the Re
publican nominee* a total fa the elec
feral collage of 302 votes—-38 more
than the necessary 26*.
The table Include* such state* as
West Virginl* home state of John
W. Davis, which was swept into the
Cooiidge-Dswes column hv a majority
of more than ten thousand vote.*. It
facludes Kentucky, where the G. O. P
nominees were well in the lead, and
New Jersey, which was fast following
In the footsteps of Its neighbor. Hew
York in piling up a Coolldge roa
Jority,
The result of electoral vo*e* Wed
nesday morning are as follows;
DAVIS 136
Alabama ............. . . 12
Arkaneas .................. 9
Florida ........................... ..... 6
Georgia ........................ 14
Louisiana ........... 10
Mississippi .................. ....... 10
North Carolina ............... .... 12
South Carolina .....________ 9
Texas ............... _________ 29
Virginia ........... ..... 12
Tennessee ...... . 12
Oklahoma ...... ........ 1ft
COOLIDGE 357
California ...... 13
Colorado ................ 6
Connecticut ........ ........ 7
Delaware ................ .......... 3
Idaho ....................... 4
Illinois ...... 29
Indiana ........ ........ 15
Iowa .............. ......... 13
Kansas ................. 10
Maine ................ ......... 6
Maryland ........... ......... 8
Massachusetts ...... 18
Michigan . ........... ............ 15
Missouri 1*
Nebraska ........... 8
Nevada ................... ________ 3
New Hampshire ... 4
New Jersey ........... 14
! New York ............ ..... 45
North Dakota ... 5
Ohio ..................... .... 24
Oregon .............. 5
Pennsylvania ....... 3*
Rhode Island _______ 5
South Dakota ...... 5
Utah ...................... 4
West Virginia .... 8
Kentucky ...........
Vermont ................ 4
Washington 7
Wyoming .. 3
LA FOLLETTE 13 «
I Wisconsin 13
UNCERTAIN 22
Arizona ..................... 3
Minnesota ................. 12
Montana ............. 4
New Mexico __________ _____ 3.
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OIBSON. OA., WEDNESDAY, NOV 12. 1924.
W. Davi* had mad* certain of 139
electoral voles, mostly from th» rock
robbed Democratic state* of (he solid
Booth. Davi* was in lend in Mis
sour! and seemed to have that sta’e
safely stowed In hi* war bag—but
Missouri wa* not counted fa his total.
In Oklahoma Davis held and apparent
ly safe majority, while Jack Walton,
Democratic nominee for United States
senator, was burled horflath a land
slide of votes cast for his Republican
opponent. Pine.
La Follette, whose candidacy was ^
menacing specter to leaders of both
old parties throughout the campaign,
won out fa only one state, Wisconsin.
His chances seemed slim elsewhere,
with the possible except ton of Minne
sota and Washington. Fven his pop
ular vote fell far below he figures
his managers had confidently expect
ed even fa their most pessimistic mo
ments.
In the senatorial raro* the Repub
licans apparently have annexed two
new seats—-one fa Massachusetts, now
held by David 1 Walsh, and another
fa Kentucky, held by Senator Stan
ley. Walsh was defeated by Frederick
H. Gillette, speaker of the house, and
favorite of President Coolldge.
In New York Al Smith overcame an
early upstate lead given bis Republican
opponent and has been conceded elec
ted by the Republican chairman
In Texas “Ma” Ferguson seems to
lack only the formality cf being
‘ sworn In” to become tbs first woman
governor of any state in the union
Her Republican opponent declines to
concede her election hut. Ehe had roll
ed up an apparently *afe majority.
In Kansas tbe spectacular editor of
The Emporia Gazette ran third In a
three-cornered race for the governor
ship. Ben S. Paulen was elected over
the present Democratic governor, Jon
athan M. Davis. Paulen was reputed
to be the candidate of the Ku Klux
Klan.
In Idaho Senator Borah won over
hi* opponent in easy fashion, his vic
tory being conceded shortly after the
returns began to come fa.
Iowa, branded as a most uncertain
state before election, showed little
uncertainty in rolling up a big Cool
idge majority. La Follette headquar
ters conceded the state to Coolidge
before one third of the returns were
fn.
The only comment Clem L. Shaver
Democratic national chairman, would
would offer on the apparent Coolidge
Dawe* victors* was this :
“Remember 1916.”
Chairman Butler, of the Republican
cational committee, contented himself
with sayfag;
“I told you so”
Neither President Coolidge. Mr
Davis nor Senator La Follette would
make any comment on the outcome of
the election.
Republican* Gab’ Power In Congress
Republicans will continue to hold a
majority in the next congress, accord
t o tsiuius which had been twgiT-
eel frt 'nr- *H but the state* ollhe fai )
went
ll l» »M11 tiASilMe that the La Fol
lftto W»>e will have the balance ot
power, bill anv prospect of the Demo
crate gaming ascendancy !n either the
senate or the house seem* to have
vanished, unless late returns from the
nopi provide an upset.
The figures available al, this hour
threaten to diminish La Follette'*
strength in congress.
The Republican senatorial alrengtb
was enlergcd'when returns Indicate
olectlot of Jesw- Metcalfe
Rhode Island and Cbiemao Dupont In
Delaware.
The Republicans seem assured of
al least one new seat In the senate
by Speaker- Gillette 1 * victory over
Walsh it* Massachusetts.
They also apparently haw* main
tained ten seat? they already hold In
Delaware. Rhode island, Idaho, mi
nute, Iowa, Kansas Maine, Michigan,
M®w JeTeey and New Hampshire. The
Democrats are assured of eight seat*
they already hold In the Sou<h, but
they have registered no gains. In
cluded fa the Democratic southern
sea** Is Senator Morris Sheppard,
who apparently has been re-elected i*
Texas.
Senator Couzens is believed to be
assured of re election in Michigan- ac
cording to present returns.
A! Smith Elected to New York
New York gave Its electoral Vote to
Coolldge and Dawes, but re-elected it*
Democratic go-.ereor, Alfred B. Smith,
it is agreed in the camps of the two
loading political parties.
The Republican national ticket Bwspf
the state with a vole that was almost
double that for Davis and Bryan, whet
*1? hat 784 districts had beep
The vote was -heavy and fa many dls
drift* the counting correspondingly
k]ow,
rin.-orpnr Bmith colied uy a vote tn
New York City tlygl ottsnt the early
margin that Theodore Roosevelt had
upstate and. gave him a lead of ap
proximal el.v 314.099 when 035 districts
wore missing of these 191 were in
cpy
The total tabulated votes for Cool
idgo and Dawes was 1,648,2(12 and that
for Da via and Bryan 872,771. tn the
same districts, LaFollette rcceivedl
418.838 votes.
These returns showed Coolldge and
Dawes carrying Now York City, but
his home town gave Governor Smith
something like 400,000 plurality. Hi*
state counties went strongly Republl
van, Roosevelt capturing serai cities
that were carried by Smith two y»ara
ago.
Tbe Republicans claimed tbe bah
aftce of the state ticket, but because of
the heavy vote, this had not been
counted in many districts.
Republicans also claimed both
branches of the New York legisla
fure.
Woman May Win Wyoming Rac*
Gbeyenne. Wyo.- Mrs. Nellie Taylor
Ross swept into the lead in the Wyo
ming gubernatorial race with a ma
jority of 1,000 over her Republican
opponent, Eugene J. Sullivan.
Incomplete returns from 171 of the
700 state precincts gave Mrs. Ross
4 071, Sullivan 3.022.
Mrs Ross is running on a platform
advocated by her husband, the late
Governor W. B. Ross.
"I am confident of victory,” she
‘old newspapermen.
For president the vote stood: Cool
ldge 3,805, Dav-ls 1,339, La FollsttS
1,?49
For U. S. senator, Warren (repub.
licae), 3,586; Rosy (democrat), 2,448.
Senator La Follette Remain* Silent
Madlsrfa, Wirs.--Senator Ln Follette
will make no comment on the election
at present, he told newspapermen.
At the stst* capital, where he re
ceived the election return* by special
■wire. Senator La Foilette Indicated to
appraise the results on the basis of
fragmentary return*.
He waited each bulletin eagerly,
smiling as th« figures were read and
remarking from time to time, to a
small circle of friend*, on the sig
nificance he attached to the reports.
He would have nothing for publica
tion, howevpr, he said, until the re
turns might be studied.
„ Kentucky ± For „ Re-election Of Coolldge
Washington.—Senator Ernst, Repub
Bean., Kentucky, recently telegraphed
p. dent. Baecom Coolldge, Slemp, secretary afipedred to Presi
that Kentucky
safe for Mr. Coolldge and that “every
thing pointed” to the election of the
Republican candidate for senator.
At- the same time, Representative
Royal Johnson, Republican, South Da
kota, telegraphed that Coolidge would
carry South Dakota by a “safe ma
jority.”
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Fire Wagons Urge Voters To Go Votel
Sayre, Pa.--Red fire wagons went
screeching through the streets
with men on hoard megaphoning ap
peals to all voters tp do their duty,
Factory whistles aided this din «£ y M
jg^n fctwvHA __
EiWIS • GETS URGE
VOTE IN GEORGIA
#( . VOTE IS GIVEN GOVERNOR
CLIFFORD WALKER OVER
HIS OPPONENT
Ml SESSIONS WINNER
©oolldge Strength In Fulton County I*
Great Surprise—Peach County
Wins By Two To One *
m f Atlanta.- Georgia went
It tbe election by an overwhelming
n; erity, giving its electoral votes to
J-m tv. Davis for president *nd
et< lien to Clifford M, Walker, as gov
, At the same time the voters ap
t* red eight amendments to the state
cofstitetion bv big majorities.
Yuriy returns from 799 out of a
iclH of 1,735 precincts in the state
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GOV. CLIFFORD L. WALKER,
Ufa for president: John W. Davis
Cnlvis Coolldge 1 «•«*!.; 'Rob
ert M. La Follette, 6 380; Gilbert O.
Nations 62; Herbert p. Farls 52,
Four years ago ihe voln of the stats
for president was:
James M. Cox, Democrat, 107,162;
Wftiren G. Harding, Republican, 43,-
720
probably the greatest interest in the
constitutional amendments centered In
that providing for biennial sessions of
Ibe legislature. This was approved by
over three to one, when the votes from
64j precincts were tabulated. This
g»Ve for the amendment 37,139 snrt
against 9,699.
Peach county, 641 precincts report
ing, won by a vote of over two to
the figures on this tabulation being
37,841 to 15,492 against.
The manufacturers’ ixemptlon
amendment received 32,525 favorable
votes to 10,522 unfavorable in returns
from 607 precincts.
Polling a total of 13,003 votes, an
unusually heavy ballot for a
election, Fulton county gave John W.
Davis a substantial majority over the
combined vote of opponents in the
presidential race, and also rolled up
big majorities for al! of the eight eon
stttutional amendments submitted to
the state for approval.
The total unofficial vote as com
piled by newspapers !n the presidential
race in Fulton was.
Davi*, 8,801.
Coolidge, 3,307.
La, Follette, 1,545.
Nations, 50.
Farls, 20.
The chief feature of the election
from the standpoint of this county
waj the surprising strength shown by
Ckfvin’ Coolidge; Republican
tial nominee, who polled over
votes. In view Of the fact that this Is
a Democratic stronghold, Coni idee'*
strength cams as a distinct surprise,
It is understood that the Coolldge
vojte Is the largest ever received by
a Republican presidential candidate
fa this county, with the lone excep
tlon of the Harding total four years
ago. -
Robert M. La Follette, Independent
who was given the’ endorsement of the
local federation of trades, failed to
show the polling power that his local
supporters had predicted for him
Pickens, one of the north Georgia
muntles, swung; Into the Coolidge col
umn with 83* votes to 398 for Davis
on the has!* of jncnmploto returns.
No counties were in the U Follette
column at this MbulatMu. He polled
4.142 votes In Fulton county, carrying
.three precincts. President Coolldge
nearly doubled Senator Lis Follette
in this county, getting 2,8*2 votes In
32 of the 33 precincts, while the seme
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Boxing . the Compose
To “box the compass” means to re
^te ta consecutive order the 32 points
ths mariner’s compass. The phrase
fa 11 ' » popular meaning. When
fttrsou adepts sucCessivelj all possible
°J>fahfa* on a question he is said to box
B>« atMoto Mwaatoft
tSSMSS.
county Indicated CoolMga was, leading
Davis. The actual vote will show
definitely If this county Is to s o Info
the president’s ranks. Normally it is
a Democratic county.
Fourteen precincts of a total of 15
In Richmond, of which Augusta is
the couuty seat, gave navis *,44(5
votes, Coolldge 1,246 and La Follette
306.
In the governors’ race, Clifford M.
Walker, Democratic candidate for re
election in returns from 641 precincts,
had received 63,060 votes to 1,02? for
his opponent. H. Bedinger Baylor, In
dependent. Other statehouse officers
had no opposition,
The biennial session^ amendment,
providing for the legislature to meet
every two years, beginning in 1925,
instead of annually, as at present, had
27,206 favorable votes to 6,523 neg
ative ballots in returns tabulated from
578 precincts. This was a majority of
pearly 4 to 1.
Davis Declines To Make Statement
New York.—John W Davis, Demo
cratic presidential nominee, who re
ceived the returns with a few inti
mate friends at the home of Frank
L. Polk in this city, declined to make
any statement on the election. Clem
L. Shaver, Democratic national chair
man, also refused to comment.
Coolldge Has Made No Statemer.i
Washington. — President Coolldge
will have no statement to make oa
the election, it 1 b said at the white
house.
Landslide 8ay* Manager John Nelson
Chicago - JoTm M Nelson, national
campaign manager for Senator La
Follette, Issued the following state
ment.:
“Early returns indicate a landslide
for Coolldge. We still ha',’6* hopes,
however, of carrying Borne of the
western states.”
‘V vrront Votr.-r Use Sap»BaosusiB
Plymouth. Mass.- -Vermont sap buck
ets, such as President Coolldge made
famous, were requisitioned as ballot
I boxes here.
Glass Safely Ahead In Old Dominion
Richmond, Vh —Democratic presi
dential electors for John W. Davis ap
pea red to have been chosen with the
nominal majorities when the polls had
closed throughout the state. In 1920
the state gave Cox 141,670 and Har
ding 87,456. Senator Carter Glass ap
peared to have a safe majority over
i,| H Republican opponent, W. N. Doak,
antl nfne Democratic congressmen
were elected automatically without op
p OS jtion. Only one Democrat in the
state delegation of ten representatives
waa opposed.
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Minre$ota Womail, Well
at 103, Does Housework
Hastings, Minn.—Mrs. Laney Truax
celebrated her one hundred and third
birthday here. She spent the day as
usual, walking downtown to visit
friends and assisting with housework.
Yesterday she took a 100-mlle motor
trip with her son Albert, who is eighty
one -
“I am in real good health, u Mr*.
Truax said. She admitted, however,
that her eyesight and hearing ere "not
what they used to be.”
Sirs. Truax was born in New York
state September 3. 1821. She came to
Hastings 70 years ago. r
No Wealth in Or' Shales
The United States bureau of mines
has conducted tests which disprove
the hysterical reports that geld silver,
platinum and potash have been ob
tained In paying quantities from oil
shales. That it Is not commercially
possible to recover any of these mate
rials has been demonstrated by the
assays,
Bitter Will
Following Is an extract from a will
recently probated in Manchester, Eng
land: “I desirp that m,v wife shall
not receive one penny from my estate,
for she and her son hnyy led me a
hell-upon-earth life, and when It,
plpases the Almighty to call me, It will
also please me to be taken from sudh
a woman.”
T iaKe , T , He r , 10re , r Going. .
Do you w . .11, to be that unfor
tunate person whose counghing
at church, concert, lectures or
theatre blots out the word we
rnos f want to hear. Chamber
i-, m v r„„„h n-medw -helnsThose
1 _ J s, Viirieklv quint y nuts | u o
/ encl t0 . coughing* UCRling
j throat 1 1 and nervous hacking
. Advertise@oat. k ..* fe * .
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$1.00 PER YEAR
MANY WIVES REDUCE
WORK ABOUT HOUSE
Newcomer It Welcomed in
Homes of Indians.
Quito, Ecuador, S. A. —The Shuara
Indians, who inhabit the unknown re
gions throughout the tributaries of the
upper Amazon river, are beyond doubt
the largest and most power, ul race
left in South America today. Their
head-reducing feasts, their far-reacli
lng religious views, the fact that they
never were conquered by the Incas or
the Spai^lards, are but a few of their
characteristics that would take a book
to write of in complete detail, writes
Lester Siddle, fa the New York Trib
une.
These Indians have peculiar views
of matrimony. They marry Y r more
wives in order that they may have
more hoy babies. Anil also because
the more elves one husband has the
less work for each wife. Consequent
ly. when n husband brings home a new
wife there Is much rejoicing among
the other wives, because, they say, she
can help with the work. The men
never do any work in the gardens of
ynea and bananas or tobacco. Their
duty is to fight the wars, tarry on the
blood feuds and obtain game ior the
household. And during all of my
eight months araoug these Indians I
never once saw an unhappy house
hold. The several wives work in per
fect harmony.
Strange Superstition..
With a desire to obtain pictures,
samples of hair and measurements of
these Indians, one of their strangest
superstitions was presented to me In
a startling manner. The superstition
that a camera !■ some aperies of soul
stealer or Imposer of witchcraft came
near upsetting my plana I desired
profile pictures, close-ups and even a
hit of hair from each In order to use
for comparison. Not only this, hut T
wonted body measurements of both
llfll ttd 'ray I set about therefore speak,
to inveigle models, so to
Into a good frame of mind with gifts
of red beads, fish hooks, knives, clot'.,
and other odd* and ends.
The work of photographing and
measuring progressed satisfactorily,
but the wrong wrinkle In the whole
affair came just as I was attempting
to cut off a lock from one of the In
dian maidens, As the girl did net
seem to have any drastic objections, I
started, shear* In hand, measuring off
about a foot of the jet-black hair.
The hair vs* more on the order of
horse hair than that of a human be
ing. It was coarse and greasy and
stiff. It delayed my Intentions so long
that trouble really started.
Raised a Howl.
I cannot recall Just how It all hap
pened, but suddenly there arose a
howl among tbe warriors. There had
been revived in their minds an ancient
superstition, in connection with witch
craft and sorcery, which had been
practiced by their forefathers and
which was somehow connected with s
woman’s lock of hair. The superstition
was to the effect that, under the Influ
ence of a drug, the spirits had told S
witch doctor of their tribe that one
impose witchcraft on a woman,
t ^ tbejr •<p ra y to danth,"
tf (he sorcerer was a p| e t0 g t ea i H j,,j r
from his victim’s head.
But they are extremists. As soon
nR t j iev letimed that a camera would
not kill them nor steal their soul*, and
that I was not intending to “pray the
woman to death.” they broadcast the
good news to other tribes by means of
pounding rapidly on a big signal drum
made out of a hollow log, and called
a tundui or tunduli. They used a
series of loud and dim blow*, some
thing on the. order of our dot and desl;
t ode. They were able to relay a n os
sage from family to family or Loni
tribe to tribe through tills code. In
former times this signal drum weg
used at all religious ceremonies. To
day if is used during surprise attacks
from enemies of one "tribe who wish to
signal to their allies for aid.
Need $750,000 Annually
for Alaskan Highways
Juneau. Alaska.—More than $10,
010,000 will be required by the Alaska
road commission for roads and trails
In. the territory, with an annual main
tenance charge of $750,000 after they
are completed, according to Col.
Janies G. Steese, president of the com
mission.*
The commission has jurisdiction
over 9,62614 miles of thoroughfares.
The first division includes 80 miles of
wagon road and a half a mile of trail.
There are 201 miles of highway In the
second division, 3,04514 miles of traits,
27 miles of bobsled road and 87 miles
of tramway. The third division lias
488 miles of wagon road, l,48$ l 4
miles of trails and 177% miles of bob
sl n d road. The fourth division has 628
mile* ot wagon road, 2,502 miles of
trails, 824 miles for sledding and 13
1 nils* ot tramway.