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NEWS raxkI o? THB BEST err EM TO LITO nr." 'In' fair tonig UsM rarUhto wind?. .XV 4? te of California o Wait Long Tirtic FROM PRESENT INDICA CHANCES ARE THAT THE VOTE ffl CALIFORNIA Will RSFAiT 5- . . , ^ i (Special Enilletin S p. m.) # ? S?n Frtmciaco?California, under peculiar election law?, may cast a divided electoral rote. The law provide* that the highest thirteen -electoral candidate?, regardless of party, aha 11 ait in the electoral ?college. There is the-highest possibility that the voto will be split,j .inasmuch s? Hughes southern majority is expected to IwujTprwhelm ing At the last election, Roosevelt obtained 11 eleotfraf -mtes an?< Wilson 8. WILSON, HIST BEFORE NOON, JliPED WO TO LEAD IN CAUFOMi, Willi ,4,396 San J3ej?ndinp CqmUjj Cat?Complete returns from 1T0 prociueta out of 177 in San Bernandino oounty give Wilson T,171 and Hushes 11,518. This cuts down Wilson's majority in the state as given out in the last bulletin. San Francisco?With 800 precincts to hear from, Wilson is stiD ^loading California with 3533. -j ? (Latest bulletin) Ssn Franeisoo?With 220 precincts missing, Wilson is leading with 2,302. * j ? ALL OVER BUT M SHOUTING (Special bulletin 2 p. m.) New York?At eleven o'clock Democratic chairman McCormick made the following statement: "It's all over. We have won the election and ijttll eleah up with 288 votes. Wilson carries New Hampshire wifh ninety-three votes.* 8t. Paul?Hughes'lead in Minnesota is now 510, with 474 precincts still missing. Albuquerque, N. M.?With slightly more than half the returns re ceived, Hughes is maintaining a scant lead of 258 votes in tbii state. Tfie missing precincts are all in outlying districts and will probably h& 1ate. DOLL CONTEST. Ttils coupon 1? good for twemiy-6re (90) rotaa when aocoaipaafad by a cuh pvrchaM ot ten tenU (10c) ' ? ? ,'> '> ? ; . ? . jSSfc Votes Fop ? . MIST KB CAW BV SATURDAY, NOT. 11th. E. K. WILLIS WATCH DAILY N1W8 FOR BOOTS VOTtH. Receives word OF ACCIDENTAL ' SHOOTING OF SON Mr?. J. H. Jarvls yesterday re ceived the following telegram from Colonel W. C. Rodman, Camp Stew art. El Paso. Texas: Mrs. J. U. Jarvls. S18 Res pasa Street, Washington, N. C. Son accidentally ah?{ in arm last night. CondltHH^ serious but not critical. V.'U??p you RODMAN. ODD FELLOWS MEET HERE The semi-annual meeting of the second district of North Carolina Odd Fellows Is being held In the city today. About fifty delegates arc here from the twelve lodges of the district. ? meeting will be held this clock. MORE FUNDS NEEDED FOR J. Q. Jtragaw, Jr., treasurer for the Armenian and Assyrian relief funded iftdfey Issued the following re port on contributions recelred to date: Previously reported $11.00 Cash 1.00 Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Woolard 2.00 Wm. F. Morgan". 1.00 Mrs. 8. C. Carty 5.00 J. W. Hollowell, Ransomville 1.00 Women's Missionary Society . of the M.-B. Church 5.00 MIm Sarah Tripp 60 Complete total $26.50; The fund la still open for contrib utions and It Is hoped that the cltl-' zens of Washington will respond to the appeal of the sufferers In Europe land make op nt least $100. Recent reports received by the na tional relief committee atate that conditions In theso two stricken countMev are steadily growing worse. "The world has nerer known, since God first made It. the suffering that Is now going on In Rumania," WTltea a representatives of the committee In that country. "In some cltl.*, only a few yards from the town limita, I have seen regular piles of en aclated bodies. Starvation Is tatf*? hun dreds of lives dally. We ^od help nnd we are praying that the people %>f America will respond."*-.* - BEAUFORT CO. WENT TO BED LAST NIGHT, Sm UNCERTAIN Premature "Bulletin" Yesterday After noon Caused Big Celebration For Short Time T h ore wuRlnnch work done by voiced on all Bides. No Republicans anyone lnj Washington yesterday? were tombs'seen. excepting the telephone and telo-1 a few doubtful ones.1 graph operators. / . howevet.-^^They hung around the In front of both telegraph offices Daily News bulletin board and waited and Worthy 4k Btksrldge's drug store for "Aggers.* While ready to Join In a largp crowd remained all day long the celebration, they weren't In any ?and all night, too?almost. Each hurry to do It. Directly, a report buleltin, given Otft by the Dally News came in over the United Press aay waa received wltK Interest. .Ing that tbe race was still in doubt At Ave o'clock, word was received ' and that Minnesota. California and at one of the rkllroad stations that, half a dofn other states were still "Wilson had been elected by 288'to be heard from. Immediate in electoral votes and Hughes had wired qulrles were made as to where the hia congratulations." The newa was other report had come from and It brought down tqiwn as quickly as . was soon found out that it had orlg pose'.ble. It was given out to the J inated In Tarboro. (Loud groans of crowda. There ?was a burst of dispalr.) Republicans again appear ??hocrlng. Tho.'Bews spread llke.ed upon the strecta. wild-Are. Pandemonium reigned pn j The Dally News received bulletins the streets for %~irhile. (Pandemon- ; up to one o'clock laat night. At-that lum usually relgai In such eases.) A time the result was as much in doubt isoupls.ot^nuslsibpa werq Aurood In .as ever and thq elUapna of Beaufort [and the two auto trucks raced up and ' county were forced to go to bed an down the streets, carrying loudly (other night, uncertain as to who cheering passengera. The sidewalks would guard over their interests for were crowded. Congratulations were another presidential term. PERKINS SAVS DISTRUST OF THE TWO PARTIES IS MUTUAL TOWARD EACH OTHER New York?"We do not trust the Democrats any further than they are reported to be trotting us," < retorted George W. Perkins this afternoon when asked to make some comment on the hints of fraud t>y the Democratic Finance Chairman, Henry Morgenthau. Perkins claim* 2C7 electoral votes for Hughes, not including California. ASSISTANT RECTOR MEETS WfTH ACCIDENT Mr. Danghtroy Fell From Chair While Hanging Ptctnre. Has Gone to Nowport 'Newii. Rev. M. C. Daughtrey, the now as sistant rector of St. Peter's church, met with an accident Monday after noon while hanging a picture at the hopie of H. B. Charles. He fell from a chair but It was not thought at the time that his injuries were of a ser ious nature. Ills shoulder continued to pain him. however, and an X-ray examination revealed the fact that the shoulder had been fractured. Mr. Daughtrey has gone to Nowport News. He may be away from Wash ington for a month or sli weeks. Vh Master of Hteamer. Captain W. R. Petrlck has accept ed a position with D. U. Martin of South Creek as master of the steam er Glide. A N NOUNCEMEXT. Mrs. Elltabeth Grlat Simmons requests the honor of your presence at the marriage of her daughter Elltabeth Grist to Mr. Hugh Alvln Phelps on the evening of Wednesday, Novembor the twenty-second one thousand nine hundred and sixteen at nine o'clock Saint Peter's Episcopal Church Washington, North Carolina PRIVATE JARVI8 SHOOTS SELF, MAY TjORK ARM El Paso. Tozas, Nor. 8.?Private E. M. Jarvis, Company U, Second Regiment, whose home Is at Wash ington. shot himself accidentally last night. He was on guard with his company at Tobln and had been sent back to camp for ammunition. Re turning he fell and his gun was dis charged. t*he bullet shattered his left arm. He Is In the base hospltnl at Fort Bliss and the surgeons ar* of the opinion that amputation will be necessary. BEING RUSHED TO MINNESOTA HAY IIFPM of NATION (Special bulletin 3 p. m.) St. Paul, Minn.?With 2100 votes of the militiamen on the border to arrive here next Sunday, the world may not know the result* of the election until next week, if Hughe* cornea through in California. Of course, if Wilson takes California, the country will be assured of a Democratic victory, from present indications. But if the result is to hang on Minnesota, nothing definite can be given out until the border boys' votes are counted. Six election commissioners are now on the wav here from the bordor with the ball t-. RACE IN MINNESOTA IS ftEPORTEDJECK AND NECK (Special bulletin 10:02 u. in. i Wilson1? vote in the electoral college is 251 ; 1J lights 243. liuglit ? is leading in New Mexico by 208. North Dakota-?Wilson i? leading with 111 > votes with 179 pre cincts unaccounted for. ^ West Virginia?Hughes is leading with ."1,411 votes with 409 pre cincts still missing. Minnesota?llughea is ahead with 803 votes with 519 precincts missing. New Hampshire?--Hughes is leading with 101. A contest over tho election is certain. California?Armed guards are watching the ballot boxes at Lob Angeles, which section is strongly Republican. (Special bulletin 11:05 a. m. I New York?Late returns apparently assure North Dakota for Wil son. He is 647 votes ahead, with only 42 sparsely populated pm cincta missing. This state would make Wilson's electoral vote 250. Hughes is leading in Minnesota with 603 votes and 519 precincts still missing. Hughes is loading in New Mexico with 258 votes, in West Virginia with 3,270, and in New Hampshire wit^-lCl. A con test is certain in the latter state. Hughes is also leading 15 Oregon. Sun Francisco?On returns from 518 precinct*?mostly in Los Angeles where Hughes is strong?depends the result in California and possibly the nation. Wilson's lead is only 041. Out of such an enormous total, political leaders are convinced that an oflicirU count will bo necessary. INDICATIONS ARE THAT THERE WILL BE DEMOCRATIC SENATE, REPUBLICAN HOUSE (Special bulletin 2:30 p. nu) New YorV?United Press report? indicate* that there will be a divided congres., with tlio Senate democratic: and the House repub lican. ANNOUNCEMENT. Mr. and Mrs. T. Harvey Myers bqqoudco the marriage of their daughter Lou I bo Nutt to Mr. Elbort O. Weston on Wednesday the eight, of November one thousand nine hundred and sixteen In Saint Peter*? Church Washington, North Carolina HsrNir Note*. The following boats are In harbor today: Mary S. from Ocracoke. Loved Cobb, from Aurora. Mina Dare, from Lowlands. Virginia M. from Oaylords. l?evln J. Marvel, from Baltimore. TODAYS PROGRAM AT? New Theatre P. W. ft ri filth presents "THE 1JIRTU OF A NATION" An historicni ?1 rntnrt in 2 aets K ven ing -how at 8:l&-6harp f'rireit*? ^ ' F,ven.,$l..1<), $1.00, 75c, ROa Wear a National Student Student" Suit.- Every garment handsomely tailored and absolutely guaranteed. Prices $16.50 to $25. - CALAIS CLOTHING CO.. -up Week in Washington, Nov. 20th to 25th Join in the movement. If you can't pay all, pay some. Help the local merchants to payv their bills by paying yours. Let's all square up and wipe out old accounts. ? ?
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