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raMMM la hnak Ike Ptofle «l (ilaacack • Weekly Near"* im and as a Medina far tie al Ike fnklic Goad. 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. * i\ * £ riAil Cg/w? Cbo//atye ii \jf CAdW O-DdABM 7^wi\ – ' 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. j On the face af au-iv ratnrpf CO 1 AIM mm Mhb 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.” ’ ~ — 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 r ml jfi: ‘ i \A. _ 'll ‘ I 1 'm i ; r ' g – ■$ • r 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 ' r * ■ ; r-.T - ’rrjv r -;—- ..- ::.----r-i—rrrr rx sr - r-rr s 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. ---------- - . —_ 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 * . _ $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.