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V v 4 f. . . . - J ' THE POST RECEIVES IN IT8 OFFICE DAILY LEASED WIRE REPORTS OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. NEWS SOURCES ARE NOT EXCELLED BY ANY NEWS PAPER IN NORTH CAROLINA. LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST) I T f . ....... FAIR TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY; WEDNESDAY WARMER, . 2 git SPEAK OUT! , LET POST WANT ads act as your srosr:,- MAN WHEN YOU WANT ELLP, WANT TO SELL. OR WANT TO BUY. THEY GO HOME. 1 VOL. 12. NO. 261. . SALISBURY. NORTH CAROLINA, TUESDAY. NOV. 7. 1916. PRICE TWO CENT3 : gK MiMC::!MM1iN IS BAIJLQTING " I 5 H jT I I BOTH SIPESEXPEESS CONFIDENCE ROWAN CAMPAIGN CLOSES IN BLAZE Big Torchlight Procession Takes Place Through Principal Thor oughfare of City. SPEAKING AT COURT HOUSE AND OVERFLOW MEETING "' V. ..y.tiul3 WOODROW WILSON Address Made by Senator Over man, Walter Murphy, White head Kluttz and Others. THEPRESiDENTIS LUSTILLYCHEERED Princeton Students and Profes sors Greeted the President in Good Fashion Today. VOTED IN ENGINE "HOUSE WHILE STUDENTS CHEERED Mrs. Wilson Sat and Laughed at the Sight, President Rests and Golfs Away Afternoon. (By Associated Press.) Princeton, N. J.. Nov. 7. Presi dent WiiUon voted here today casting h's ballot shortly after 9 o'clock. ' He motored over from Shadow Lawn and voted (ballot No. 50 in his precinct. Mr. Wilson voted in the old engine house whert from the time he became connected with Princton he ha? .vot ed. Because of the length of theibal lot it took him several minutes to mark the ballot and vote. The Presi dent was accompanied by Mrs. Wilson ana was given a demonstrtion by the students and professors. The stu dents swamped over the campus with resounding yells ana the Princeton yell went up, .ending1 with Wilson? Wilson ! Wilson! While the President was in the en gine house the students congregated in the street outside and cheered al most continuously while a large num ber of mov"ng picture men and photo graphers turned their machines on him from . strategic positions. A small opening in the window enabled the students to look inside and they pushed each other in their effort to get a glimpse of the President. In the meanwhile Mrs,! Wilson sat in the machine and -laughed at the s;ght. The students cheered repeat edly and as the President emerged from the house there was a cry for a speech. The President only smiled and shook his head. He greeted a number of those ipresent iby name and entering the automobile returned at once to Long Branch, where he plans to spend the afternoon1 resting ani flaying golf. Tonight he will re ceive the returns over a telephone. The Democratic campaign in Row en county came to a close last uight witn a big spectacular torchl'sjht parajie Ln Salisbury in which hundreds participated. The crowd assembled in front of the Empire hotel and about 7:30 o'clock .cgan 10 move. It was headed 'by the Salisbury Municipal Band and Proctor's Band and in line were hundreds of people carrying the regulat on parade torch. The stree1 from the hotel to the court house, to blocks and a half was ablaze with red fire, red fuzees having been stuk in all posts along the street The procession was an enthusiastic one an. the shorts of the marchers was reinforced, iby the blowing of horns fcy many youngsters. Both sides of Main street along the route of the parade was lined with people. The parade moved down Main to Liberty and then doufaled back to Innes and vhen back to the court house where it disbanded. In the court house the last srceech- mak'ng of the campaign was pulled off, Senator Lee S. Overman and Wal ter Murphy, Es., eing the' speakers and both mat e splendid arguments for Democracy, urging every one to go tothe polls, today and vote the entire Democratic ticket. These men were heard oy the biggest audience of the campaign in Saliabary, While the speaking1 was going on t the court house there was an over flow rally on the main square and here many gathered to hear White head Kluttz and others speak. It was a solend'd and s"ccessful finale to a whirlwind and strenuous campaign on the part of the Demo cratic executive committee in this county and was the most enthusiastic rally held by any party in the county ("urm? the campaign just ened. Af ter the speakings there were quite a number to gather about in groups and d'scuss the probable .outcome in nation, the size of the majority in Rowan and talk politics In general. Then the last remnant of the rallying hosts faded away and rose early this morning-to continue the wdrit until the last vote is cast this afternoon. Then to await the election returns from the country at large. ELECTION RETURNS TONIGHT. The Poat will ret election re turns over the wire of the As sociated Press, and the people of the community are, welcome to make what they can out of our returns. The returns will also be taken at the court house where many people can be ac comodated. Our returns will be posted for the benefit of. the public but we regret to say our facilities will not permit us to accommodate the public. The Post has arranged to serve seversl email towns nearby with the returns and thus dis tribute the news as best we can. Some one will be. in our office until something like mid night, and we will be very glad to answer any inquiries from our friends and patrons in the city. , It is not likely that there will be anything worth while until ten o'clock or later. Coun ty returns will be hard to get, and the Poit will hardly re in position to give any thing out tonight on the county re sult. We will gather our coun ty returns outside of this office and it is not likely that our office will know anything to night about the local results. Our time will be taken up with the general returns sent out by the members of the Post staff who will do his work outside of our office. v The indications are that the election will be close, that the final result will not be known until well along in the night, perhaps not at all. So that it will not be worth while to ex pect anything definite in the early hours Of the evening. Later if we can serve our friends and patrons w will be very glad to do so. Fl ram HEAVYVOTING Indications are That the Voting Today is Very Heavy and Re turns Will Come m Slow. L Total electoral vote 531.. Neebary to elect, 2C6. SPENCER Y. Nl. C. A. ONE SMALL TOWN REPORTS IT VOTE THIS MORNING T- The Whole Country is Balloting and Eagerly Awaiting the Out come of the Tray's Work. FIRST RETURNS. Pittsfield, Mass., Nov. 7 New Afihford, t tne smallest town in the state had the dis tinction of being the first to make its election return today. The polls closed . at New Ash ford at 10 a. m. and showed the voted as follows: Hughes 16. Wilson 7. In 1812 the vote in this lit tle town wta ii follows: Wilson 4. Taft 7. ,. Roosevelt 6. REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE DIES. S. R. Barton, in Race in Nebraska, Succumbs to Acute ' Pneumonia . While Being Voted For. '.: (By '.Associated Press.) Grand-Islana, Ntib. Nov. 7. S. R. Barton, .'Republican candidate for congress from Ncfiraska, died today of acute pneumonia. Mr.' Barton was running' against Congressman Ashton C. Shallenberg in the. 5th district. - VILLA CONTROLS CHIHUAH1UA STATE. El Paso, Tex., Nov. -6-The A sociated Press correspondent at Chi huahua City, ..who reached the bor der last night,'was informed before leav'ng Chihuahua City that Dr. En carnacion Brcmdo Whitt, the physi cian of Guerrero,' Chihuahua,-: who ha4 been mare prisoner by Villa and forced to treat the bandit's wounded leg, was in Guerrero Saturday in chirre of ViJ'Vs temporary field hos pital. Dr. Whitt is a Mexican citizen, not a British subject He was re sorted recently! fiy refugees from Chi huahua City as havwttj Teen killed by Villa bandits. It was reported today to the German consul at Juare that a Belgian sufbiect had been killed in Santa Rosalia by Villa forces, but this was not confirmed- 'ASfranisrdi last night who arrived from Chihuahua C'tt last .night claimed to have con firmation of the report tnat pr. . Consider 'Enlargement of the Scout . Patrol Squadron. Newport, R. I., Nov. 6. The en largement and improvement of the ; volunteer scout patrol squadron is i jf Fisher, agod and wealthy Ameri under consideration by a board of cn nhvsacian at Santa Rosalia, had I ..... been sirtfed to death Dy Villa cano- its. State Department airents receiv ed information from Chihuahua City naval officers which' today began ses sgj$ here'. The board is headed by Rear Admiral Austin M. Knight. 1 It is understood that plans tr next year's maneuvers and possible chang es In the type of boats, are on the program for discussion.' 5 ' ' TRAGEDY AT STAUNTON? .-.'-"'-.- Staunton, Va, Nov. 7.Miss Myrtle Dice, 20-year-oM pa- tient in the Western State nos , pital for the insane, deeapitat - ed 8-year-old niece with aa ax here today while the child slept. '.Miss Dice was spending a furlough with her sister, the' child's mother, who W a mem ber of a prominent ' Augusta county family. r ' today that merchants - In that c:ty were shipping supplies to the border at Juare for fear they would be cap tured by Vilk should; he enter the town. ',. ,'M .K-i. .',- : ':':'- : . Other refugees reaching-. the bor der atserf that Villa holds practically everything In the State of Chihuahua save the cspttaL' : ' "V Seven thousand la considered by these refugees to' H a "conservative estimate of the number of men Vila has. Cairahrt soldiers, 'refugee say, ar- Joining Villa 'imftf:' '' ' v - ' . Thtfarriral here of Mr.' Enrique, the mother of Fjrmer Governor nscio Enrigoex, " of Chihuahua,',; has tpsed Mexican's Twring relative in Chihuahua C ty to telegraph them to come to the fcorder. ' ' ELECTRIC LIGHT ELEC TION RESULT BY FLASHES. Beginning at ten o'clock to night and each hour thereafter vntil the final result is known the Publie Service Company will flash election returns to the homes of people having electric lights. In order to Veep np with th's cut this out for reference and keep at least one light r timing: If indications , point to Wil son's election the lights will be extinguished thrc; fines in rapid succession. If , inii-arkms w'nt to Hughes' election lights will he ettingvfahe4 five times in ranid succession. If W'lson's election is assur ed the fart will be heralded by Bi fashes. - " ' V Hughes' election Is asspred tep flashes will Jol'ow,. , t . These latter flashes- w'll be riven just soon as positive ' Information is received through k ' the returns. , . 1 i '' ' COTTON CONDITION REPORT. National Weather and Crop Bulletin Says Much Favorable Weather Has Prevailed. - (By Associated Press.) Washington, Nov. 7j A review of the cotton condition for the month endimr October 31st issued by the Na tional Weather and , Crop Bulletinl say: : - ' - v-v.' Much weather was favorsble ' f ar the picking of cotton and the, work progressed very satisfactory1. In North Carolina an? South Carolina the weather was favorable for devel opment of the late cotton which was opening freely at the close of the month., v.-:-";-.--:---;-- . ' v. :..V;": Four Killed When-Train Hit a Jitney Camden, N J.', Nov. 5. Three men and a woman were killed by a Penn sylvania train which struck a jitney bus in' which they c were riding at Freeman station near here today. -' ' ' - t. . : A NATIONAL FOREST ! ' . PRESERVE IN N. C ' " Washington, ' Nor. - 1. The Pisgah National Forest In Wes tern North Carolina is made a Federal game preserve under . proclamation Just issued by the President. , ' - This b the ' first Federal game preserve of its kind te be created east of the Missis-' aippl river. ; 1 '.' -I-' (By Associated Press.) New York,' Nov. 4S. .Fir weather is general throughout the country ex cept in the upper Mississippi valley and Western Colorado, accompan'ed by agreeable ttftnperature and brought out the voting hosts early. Reports at noon from (practically all parts of the country indicated that heavy vote was being cast, and some points reported the bulk of the vote in eiore 1U a. m. The big early vote was something of a surprise to politicians and much conjecture. New A'ahford, a small Massachu setts town, had the distinction of making the first returns. The town has 23 voters this year and when the polls closed at 10 a. m. it shewed that Hughes had 16 votes and Wilson 7. Ia 1912 New Asfufordi gave Wil son 4, Taft 7 and Roosevelt 6. Almost the New England States in arly reports of the voting dwelt on heavy early ballot. Providence, Rhaf' Island, reported throughout the State It was the heav iest .ever ..known. . New York State and other Middle Atlantic States reported Unusually large voting and similar results from the West and South indicated keen and even interest everywhere. The fair weather ani heavy early voting; apparently was pleasing news to those in charge at both Republican ,tnd Democratic national headquarters here, as both tides expressed grati fication. Chairman Wifcox, of the Repufol cati Mmmittee, was early at his desk, re ceiving telegraphic reports. Chairman MoCortnick, of the Demo cratic' committee, -was in Harriaburg, Pa., to vote, but is expectei: to return here later in the day. : Pol'tical observers are in doa'it as to just when the election returns will teeonje known. They are inclined to the opinion that it will be later than in recent years, because of the com plex situation, the greet number of women voting and other causes. . Wilcox Claims Victory. New York, Nov. 7.'The fight is won; we have Republican weather and it's all over but the shouting, said Chairman Wilcox of the Repub lican executive committee at noon. after hearing reports of progress of voting from all over the country. He declared the result of the returns from New" Ashford, - Mass., were in dicative of the whole country. ;: Choirman McCormick, of the Dem-' ocratic eommitteet had not at that hour returned f ronr-Harrisburg, but officials in charge declared reports received' indicate a t strong drift for Wilson. . '""..'' -,,Ll Commenting on the New Ashford vote Henry Morganthau, chairman of the finance committee, said: "We dont judge by tin brick. We expect an upheaval of the masses throughout the country." 7 V" " ',v Kansas First News. fTopeka, Kan Nor.', 7 The first available election 'returns in Kansas today. were reported from 25 pre cincts out of 32 in' this city, Topeka. The incomplete returns show the fol lowing result: . . -'. 'Hughes, 1489. ' , - . ; . '' Wilson, 974. , ; "r i ' . ' . The city , is normally Republican. ' , Wilson Leads in-Wichita. .T Wichita, Kan, Nov: 7. Incomplete : .'; . '- '"- . : : ' In 1912 Wilson 4.15. Taft 8. Roosevelt 88 SENATE. Total membership present Senate, 96.' Necessary for ma jority, 49. Present member ship: Democrats, 55; Republi cans 39; Progressive-Republicans. 1. Vacancy 1 (Dem. Ark.). 35 Senators will be selected this year, terms of 12 expiring on March 3, 1917,. and 3 be ing selected to fill unexpired terms of Senator Edwin C Burleigh, of Maine, Benjamin F. Shivery, of Indiana, and James P. Clarke, of Arkansas, deceased. Frederick Hale and Bert M. Fernald of Maine were elected at the September election. - HOUSE REPRESENTATIVES Total membership, 433. Nec essary for a majority, 218. Present membership : Demo cratic, 228; Republican, 197; Progressive, Republican, 2; Progressive, 3; Independent, 1; Socialist, 7; Prohibitionist, 1; Progressive-Protectionist, 1 ; Progressive-Democrat, 1. 1 I CAMPAIGN PLANS Elaborate Preparations Being Made for Continental Member ship Campaign Beginning 14. RAILROAD TOWN TO GET ELECTION RETURNS v- . CHARL RLES E.H HUGHES a1aWasaeWjaMn0Ma Next Number of Peoples Popular Entertainment Course in School z Auditorium Monday. WAR BULLETINS. Berlin, via Saville, 'Nov. 7. On the Transylvania frontier the Russians yesterday fought back the Auatrians and Ger mans. The Teutonic forces gained ground west of Buida pass. The capture of a Rus sian bridgehead on the Stok hod river if rrported by the war office. - - ' London, Nov. 7. Gains, by British troops on the Somme front, in Operations last night, are announced by the war of fica ' ':. London, Nov. 7. A claim that two dreadnaughta were hit by a British submarine yes terday is reported. The launch ing of a torpedo at and strik ing of a German dreadnaught in the North Sea is the news contained, in a further report received from the commanding officer of, the submarine, and officially announced today. The two dreadnaughta seem to hsve been of the Kaiser class. Berlin, via Saville, Nov. 7 On the Somme front yesterday the British made an atUck near Eaucourt-L'Abbaye, but were immediately beaten back, the war office announces. Paris, via London, Nov, 7. Conniderable activity east of Lake Presba region toward the west end of the . Macedonian front is reported by the war office. A Bulgarian counter at tack in the region of the town of German waa repulsed. Else where in this sector there has been moderate artillery activ ity. - : ' j - .',t I v returns from 16 out of 26 precincts in this city as given out by election judges show: Wilson, 880. . Hughes, 416. Some Kansas City Returns. Kansas City, Mo., Nov. 7 -Incom plete return given out here at noon by election jurges for 9 of 108 pre cincts of Wyandotte v.coutity, Kansas, Kincluding Kansas C,tyi are: ;.' ; Hughes 378. Wilson, 329. FORMER PRESIDENT TAFT 18 HOOTED AND JEERED AT. New Haven, Conn, Nov. When former President Taft attempted to tnaka a political speech to a crowd of workmen at a local mun tlon factory today he was jeered and hooted to such an extent that he was obliged to abandon his peech, after ta&ing a few minutes.' -r -. . , ;; . Speaking of the aiTair.- afterwarl Prof. Taft said: "I have no complaint to make. . Such demonstrations, I am disposed to think, make votes fpr the Republican party. .' , T . ' . :' .Spencer, Nov: 7.The Y. M. C. A. is making elaborate (preparations for j the; Contintenal Membership Cam paign which is to jpen on the' 14th and close on the 24th., This event will be participated in fey all the railroad associations !n America and 'the ef fort is to add 30,000 names to the memi':ership roll The Spencer as sociation has been designed as head quarters for', the South. S- Once tha contest ia on telegraphic reports from all points will be sent to Spencer daily ans will be distributed from this, place to all sections of the coun try. To handle this great 'undertak ing ten teams composed of some of the best workers in the movement have been named In the Spencer terri tory. It is expected that men will be reached (between Greenville and Mon roe, between Aaheville and Selma, and all tributary lines during the ten daye covered byi the campaign It Is the biggest piece of work that has ever been undertakeri by the Y. M. C. A and is receiving the und'vifed sup port of the International Committee as v Mvtn 1 The next number W the PtoDles Po,pular Enteruinment Course will be 1 given at the Spencer, school auditor ium Monday night jr the Wn ster Concert Entertainers. Us Press reports reaching Spencer in advance of this company Indicate that it is one of the best that' has been here.' The troupe consists of .Miss Dorothy Cole, reader and pianist,: Mr. Larry Boll, Scotch songs and stories, and Miss Iras Wilson, soprano. Im':.;'-V" Citteens of Spencer who have clce trie lights are expecting to get the final result the national election shortly afvtr midnight ty a new and novel method Inaugurated by the N. C. P. S. Co. At least one light should be left burntoff all night.t When the result ia known the Public Service Company will giye the signal by three flashes if Wilson is elected and five if Hughes is the winner. A new enterprise in the way of automobile agencies is that of the Reo which has been taken over by the Spencer Motor Co., B. F, Vun Cannon, proprietor. The first car of this make was received here Satur day night and has ibeen greatly ad mired. '-. ',.. ? Ba":e Jones, a young son of Capt. W. C. Jones, well known in Spencer, was ent to the Whitehead-fStoHres Sanatorium Sunday badly injured by falling from a lumber wagon. The lad fell 'under the - wagon and a wheel pasedover a hand and it is thought a part- of the member will be lost. Arrangements have been made with the Western Union Telegraph Co., to furnish full elect'on returns from, 6 p. m. tonight until the result is known at the Spencer Y, M. C. A. The public is cordially invited to be on hanf. There will e no charge and all information , will furnished cheerfully. ,The building will be open all n'ght and it i expected the result anil be known by about 1 a. m. A special wire has been cut in the building and the bulletins will ibe received hot from Washington, i "Mr. and Mrs.VT.-0. Fhrwers; of Greensboro spent Sunday, with Mrs. Flowers' sister,,. Mrs. W. A. Boone, of Spencer. Mrs. Flowers before her marriage waa Miss Clara CahilL HUGHES VOTES NO THIRTEO: -' '(-'. ,' J 'v' . Republican Candidate Cast Ballet No. 13 and Declared it a Lucky . Number. , ' VOTED BEFORE BREAKTACT CLOSE B7 THE IIOTZL The Candidate Was Greeted by a ' Small Crowd Among Which Were Photographers, . (By Associated Press.) New York, Nov. ; 7. -Charlea E. Hughes cast his vote at 7:05 thU morning in a imatl ' laundry at 71 0 8th avenue, almost directly back of the hotel where he made his head quarter during the campaign. Ilia ballot was No. 13, and when his at tention was called to this he said: ."Thirteen is my lucky number," and he added, I waa born on Friday." Mr. Hughes went to the polls be fore his breakfast and when he saw the weather clear and cold he said it looked like a good day for the Repub lican. . ; ' . ".- : . "' ' A small crowd, among them several newspaper - photographers, . greeted him when he went to the voting pre cinct,'r'jM"''4"'Ml, i' ' " After voting he paused in the door way a moment for the benefit of mov ing picture men. As the candidal ' left, the polling place onlookers were startled by the noise of a taxi cub backfiring. Half a dosen policemen jumped in that direction but stopped when Mr. Hughes' finger pointed to the heavy smoke behind the stalled automobile. , ; '. , . After Mr. Hughes ' had vyted he walked back to his hotel, accompanied by a crowd, and at once went to his room. He Is expected to pass the day quietly at his hotel. , Captain Said it Had Bee Question Whether Vessels Under Philippine Registry Could Fly American Flag. Home for Young Man Wanted. , 4 Captain Dillman of the i Salvation Army is anxious to secure a home in V good family. fr,.a jroung, man, or rather youth. . Ai.y op.e interested is requestxi to call 702-W, and .. any J f auggeetiona. information will be fum!3chd. V '" .' ' . ;.' NINTEEN CENT COTTON. . Nlateen cent cotton means money for the farmers. .Money for the fanners means pros perity for the county, business for the merchant. , This being true the local easiness man wants to talk to these farmers. ' How caa they Co this? The. Yadkin Valley Herald goes into two thousand komea, meat of them ia Rowan county. , There 1 no use of farther Cardiff, Wales, via London. Nov. 7. The captain ,' of the steamship Lanoa, sunk by a German submarine, said that he knew nothing of the report- fed transfer to a Norwegian ; ' firm. He acted- on the assump- tion that she waa still of. Phil- ippine registry and entitled to fly the American flag. Cardiff, Wales, Nov. 7.- The cap tain said It had been a question for a long Uma whether vessels under Philippine registry were entitled to fly the American flag adding: ; "Many owners of such vessels Jha've been fined byt the United States gov ernment for flying the' American flag, but a recent decision gives them the rhght to do Kt"'r : J ',' ' .The captain saved the ship's papers which were Vourrht to Cardiff. The show that tne ship waa registered at Manila and waa entitled to fly the American- colors Tha eaptaia said he did not protest to the submar ine commem ier against the sinking on rount of registry;; of the vessel. Neither did he lodge protest with the American consul here. The consul sent a fcrief messajpe to the State Department giving facts re garding the sinking of the ship and waa forwarding by mail a statement of the captain and chief mate. SENATOR SI.UMOlVS CLOSES W CAMPAIGN IN CRAVEN. ' V ' -" ' t 3fvm Bern, Nov. 6. The Democr-,' ? of Craven county wound up tha c-- paign with a great rally atten '. '. is estmated, fcy more f an 1, ; pie. Stnetor F. M. r -: v ' chief speaker cf the day s 1 r , thusiasm was shoTra.
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