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r Weather To-day FAIR TONIGHT AND THURS-7 v DAYj COLDER. VOL. 15. NO. 83. SALISBURY, N. C, WEDNESDAY, NOV. 3, 1920 PRICE 2 CENTS s VJ Members of The MaoclM Ffmm V NEARLY 2,000 AVERAGE DEM. ' MAJORITY IN CO. Largest Majority in Years Vote More Than Dou bles, Several Precincts Switch. While the official canvass of the Rowan county vote will not be com pleted until tomorrow, it is certain that the Democrats have piled up an average majority of between 1700 and 2000. With all hut several small precincts which cannot change the count over 25 either way, the most conservative count of the precincts heard from gives the Democrats an averaire maior- V ity of 16C0- f This count it based on returns f ; !i . - . 1 1 i. , .1 nimuar to returns puDusneu in me Evening Post in 1916 before the official count. In 1916 with the same informaton estimated the Democratic majority at 633 while the official count later gave the average majority as 600. The following tables show sev eral precincts have switched from their normal mooring, Granite Quarry is in the Democratic column by a majority of 22 while China Grove and Landia switched to the Republican column. . It is claimed that there was a food deal of scratching and that the presidential ticket will prob ably run slightly ahead of some of the county officers. However, all me democratic candidates are ws elected oy the largest average ma- f Jority that Rowan has given for a V number of years. The vote was unusuallv heaw. more than doubled that of 1916, However tne same precincts are not missing this year as were missing in 1916 iflgures with which the Evening Post makes its compari son. . Many ladies were present at the various precincts in town and seemed to enjoy their new right and worked as hard or harder than the seasoned politician and their work seemed to be effective. - The following table shows the vote of 1920 and the vote of 1916 the day, following the voting. ' 1920 1916 DM. K M. D.M. KM. ' North WSrcJ . Ml 220 Both Wrd JSS Weal-Ward . . K4U Eaet Ward . . .18 Speneer a ..430 15. Spencer ... 140 110 100 15 8S 25 12 45 Granite Quarry . Gold Hill . . China Grove . Ijndla ..... HeiHc'i Mill . . Unity Steele .... 22 72 15 45 105 SS . 10 I (6 27 .115 I 4S . 5 . S 54 .Grant. Crock Cleveland . ' Matter- Shop 46 2 Knoenvtlle . . Rockwell . . . Brad. haw ... Boatlan X. . . Morgan, 1 . . Moron. 2 . . . Franklin . . . fleet Mill . . . Mt Ulla . . . Bernhardt'. Mill Bowan Academy 210 70 154 47 0 10 54 48 85 50 23 48 SB 18 2 55 4 20 TOTAL 2660 988 961 428 DUTCH NOW FACES KNOTTY PROBLEM The Hague, Oct. T15- Holland, which refused to surrender the for mer German Emperor to the allies for trial, has another knotty prob lem In a demand from the Belgian government for the extradition of of Pro. de Vreeze, formerly 'libra rian of Ghent university! a politi cal refugee and now librarian at Rotetrdam. Prof, de Vreeze is one of the Flemish Belgians who during the German occupation of their coun try sought, with German aid, to separate Flanders, the . Dutch speaking part of Belgium, from the French-speaking part. Many of them, when the armistice showed Germany beaten, fled to Holland In their absence, they were con victed of treason and some of them w are under sentence of death. Prof. Ho Vreeze is accused as a leading "activist jn the Flemish separa tion movement. Considering this a political offense and therefore not extrditable, the Dutch government would not give him up. Now, at a time when relations between Holland and Belgium are strained because of commercial ,. treaty complications and the re-- newed efforts of Belgian-Flemish , activists toward the separatist movement, Belgium has demanded the extradition of de Vreeze, this time on grounds, which, if proved, Holland might consider, while it would not consider a political of fense. The charge howeverr, is only that Prof, de Vreeze used for fuel : at his home in Ghent some govern ment property, such as old boxes, old books and - some coal which were on the premises of the library . at Ghent. , It is hinted in Holland that-this is only a subterfuge to get the pro- ?, feasor across the frontier. " , The , Dutch - government has named a commission to decide the case. - v. . - . " Florida Negro Lynched " (By The Aeeorl.ted Free) Orlando. Fla., Nov. 8. Terry, the negro who early this morning shot and killed two white men at Oconee, a small town 10 miles west of here, hangs from the limb of a tree only a ehbrt distance outside the town limits, his body riddled with bullets. SWEPT STATE FOR SENATE LEE S. OVERMAN MAJORITYJN N. C: Apparently All Democra tic Congressional Can didates Are Elected By Big Majority. Senator Lee S. Overman, of Salisbury will probably be re elected by a majority exceeding 75,000 according to election figures irom ail over the state. The en tire ten Democratic congressional candidates seem assured of elec tion, although the seventh, ninth and tenth are very close. Congressman Doughton will have a substantial majority over nis opponent because ox the big majorities in Rowan and Iredell. Stanly county will go Republican by from 200 to 850 this year and Cabarrus by about the same ac cording to information from those counties to the Evening Post. Wa tauga it is reported will go Re publican about 150. Alleghany, Doughton's . homo county went Democratic last year by about): 300 arvi,ougnt tms year witn tne wo men voting to almost double. Caldwell county gave a majori ty for Doughton last year of 100. However the Republican major ities in Cabarrus, Stanly and Wa tauga cannot overcome the . Row an majority of about 2,000 added to the Iredell which will be be tween 1500 and 2,000 according to estimates from Statesville. With fifteen precincts 'heard from in Statesville Doughton had a major ity of 1,500. Ali otther counties will be close which ever way they go. The Asheville Citizen claimed the election of Zebulon Weaver over his Republican opponent, J. J. Jenkins in the tenth, the most doubtful congressional district in the State by a majority of 1500 last night. In the seventh another close race is claimed for the Dem ocratic candidate "W. C. Hammer. Hammer's Election By a Safe Ma jority Claimed. Asheboro; Nov. 2. At 10 o'clock tonight headquarters of W. C Hammer, Democratic candidate for Congress in the seventh dis trict, claimed Mr. Hammer's elec tion by a safe majority. Those counties heard from gave Ham mer the following majorities: Lee, 1,100, Moore, 400 Scotland, 1,100, Richmond, 2,250, Anson, 3, 019. Union 2.700. Davidson coun ty went Republican by about 1,000 and Randolph by 300. The upper end of the district, including Wilkes, Yadkin and Davie had not been heard from, but Hammer headquarters maintained that the majorities in the lower end could not be overcome. Indications Point to the Re-Elec- tion of Weaver. Asheville, Nov. 2. At 9 o'clock tonight indications pointed to the re-election of Bebulon Weaver, Democrat, in the 10th district by a majority estimated to be around 1,500. . . :;' ': There seems to be no loubt but that Miss Exume Clement, Dem ocratic nominee for the legislature iff Buncombe and only women can didate for this office in the state, has been elected. Jackson county gives Jenkins' a majority of 60 with 13 of the 15 precincts heard irom. me jacx Kon countv . Democratic ticket was defeated by a very small majority. Estimates give Buncombe coun ty to Weaver by 2,000 majority. . Stanly Republican. . Albemarle. Nov. 3. Stanly coun ty is Republican by a majority of from 20Q to 350. The entire ticket is elected by these majorities. Con gressman Doughton runs along with the rest of the ticket and loses the county by about the average majority. PRESIDENT OF B. & O. DROrS DEAD TODAY (Br The Aaeaelated Front) Richmond. Va- Nov. 3. George W. Stephens, president of tho Bal timore and Ohio railroad dropped dead today at the Greenbriar White sulphur springs according to in formation received here . OVERMAN ILL HAVE TREMENDOUS THE STATE-TICKET ELECTED BY OVER 75,000 MAJORITY Republicans Defeated in Ten Congressional Dis tricts by. Majorities of 5,00 to 10,000. (By The Aaaoclated Pre.) 1 Raleigh, Nov. 3. Reports receiv ed at Democratic state headquar ters here this morning indicated the Democratic nominee had been elected in all ten North Carolina congressional districts according to T. D. Warren, state chairman. Mr. Warren said the Democrats defeat ed their Republican opponents in the 7th, 8th and 10th districts where contests had been the hard est by "safe majorities," and in the other districts the Republicans were defeated by majorities rang ing from 6,000 to 10,000. The Democratic state , ticket headed by Cameron Morrison for governor was elected by a majority estimated at over 75,000, accord ing to figures compiled by the Ral eigh News and Observer early to day. The legislature will be over whelmingly Democratic. The ma jority given the Democratic ticket in North Carolina yesterday was the biggest in the history of the state. The two constitutional amend ments were carried by 100,000 votes, according to the News and Obsrever's count. Iredell. Statesville, Nov. 3. The dem ocratic ticket carried in Iredell county by a majority of about 2, 000 with complete returns. It is estimated that Congressman Doughton's majority in the district will be 2,000 at headquarters here. Alexander. Statesville, Nov. 3. Campbell, Republican opponent of Congress man Doughton has carried Alex ander county by about 600 . Caldwell. Statesville, Nov. 3. Caldwell county went about 150 Republican. Cabarrus. t Concord, N. C Nov. 3. (The Re publicans have swept Cabarrus county by -a majority of from 400 to 750. Stanly. : Albemarle... Hov.- 8- The Re publican have majority m Stanly county estimated, from 260 to 400. .'Uauwba. Hickory , Nov. 3 Catawba county will give a Republican ma jority of about 150, according to the Hickory Daily Record. Burke. Hlclcnrv. Nnv. B Riirk fAiintv will go Republican by a majority of between 200 end 300, accord ing to the Hickory Record. End British Coal Strike. (Br The Aamiated Preae) London, Nov. 3. The executive officers of .the miners federation have decided to declare the coal strike ended and advise the men to resume work. This action was Te solved although the miners showed a majority oi more than 8,000 against accepting the govern ment's proposals. , Private Operation Costly. Washington, Nov. 3. Private oneration of the railroads the Hrst six months after the end of feder al control will cost the federal gov ernment a total of (656,000,000, ac coiVi to figures made public to day by the inter-state commerce commission. ELECTRIC POWER AVAILABLE IN GEORGIA Atlanta, Ga Nov. 3 Electric power' of five states is available to be switched to any point along the lines of tho Georgia .Railway and rower company In an emer gency, it was announced here to day. The moat important development to the state was the recent build ing of a transmission line from Gadsen. Ala., to Lindale. Ga.. near Rome, fifty-two miles long. Joining of power lines was urged under government regula tion for war purposes, but it was impracticable at that (time to build the necessary lines ' to join the companies. The Georgia Railway and Power Company has connections already established with the Tennessee Power Company between Cleve land, Tenn., and Lindale, Ga.; with the Columbus Power Comapny at Newman, Ga.; with the . Central Georgia Ppwer Company at Atlan ta, GaW and with the Southern Power Comapny t Tallulah Falls. The Alabama connection gives the Georgia company the benefit of electric power in five states. At lanta is now recognized in many parts of the county, according to local engineers, as the electric hub -of the South. Arthur Nash, now, a business man in Cincinati, O., where he has an extensive clothing factory, was once a hodcarrier, later a preacher, and after that a salesman. , In all these capacities he got a good in sight into human nature, which he is using to good advantage in run ning his clothing , factory. " Nash believes in the : other fellow's rights and invites his employes to consult with him at, all times con corning wages and other matters pertaining to their welfare- The result of this policy is that Nash has never yet had a strike in his plant G. O P. LANDSLIDE CONTINUES TODAY; WILL CONTROL CONGRESS INDICATED jj J HARDING ATTENTION IS TURNED TO REST (B The Aeeociated Prera) Marion, Ohio, Nov. 3. No lon ger a party nominee but president elect of the United States Warren G. Harding tonay turned his thoughts toward rest and recrea tion before approaching the formu lation of his admistrative machin ery and policies. He plans to ta?;e a teal vacation trip which will give Li i i l . mm iwo weens seclusion un uif Texas coast and a week scouting in the Panama canal zone before going seriously to work choosing his caut net and maoDinz the work he is .o do 'before March 4th. A few "ag ends of the campaign remain to tx- cleared away from his desk first and he will devote the next two or three days to rounding out affairs here. He will probably leave Sat urday morning not to return again until about mid-December. One of his tasks today was to read and acknowledge hundreds of telegrams of congratulations that have been pouring in since the bal loting began yeoterday. SWEEPS STATE FOR GOVERNOR CAMERON MORRISON . Jj nnrninriiT iiin uinr nnrninriiT n rnT I KKrMllrNI lll.r PKr.MllrNI r r I IIL.UIUI.I1 1 flllLJ IIUU I I1LUIIUI1I LLLUI CONGRAULA1TIONS : FROM GOV. COX (By The Aitoclated Treat) Dayton, Nov. 3 Governor Cox the defeated candidate for presi dent wired his congratulations to senator Harding the president elect pledging his support "as a citi zen to the executive authority in whatever emergency might arise." From early last night Governor I Cox had no illusions about the final r i . i i j . . result but he refused to make a statement. The News' answer an nouncing a "Republican ladslidc; Harding wins" was said by him to be a "purely impersonal expres sion" tut once that it was made he manifested little interest in ac cumulatinig returns. The governor proved a good loser and the last hour spent in his office was devoted to comforting his consolent callers. He never lost his smile nor did Mrs. Cox who spent the evening with him. To all friends who sent condolence he add ed these words to his smile: "I'm proud of your interest." Apparent ly he made good his campaign as sertion for him the result was im personal. THREE MEN ACCUSED OF CRIMINAL ANARCHY Caught Tacking On Trees Circular Advising Establishment of So iet In United States. New York, Nov. 3.- Three men found posting circulars advising overthrow of the "capitalist gov ernment and establishment of the soviet" in the United Status" were arrested here today. Police charg ed the men with criminal anarchy and were investigating the state. ments of two of them that they worked in a building in Wall street a short time before the bomb ex plosion. The -men gave their names as Otto Matson. 28: Peter Twain. 36, i and Eric Wald en, 26 years. They were found in Mount Morrjs Park ! tacking radical circulars on trees. They said they had been hired by a man they could no identify who agreed to pay them $20 a day. The circulars were headed: "Workers! Don't vote! Strike!" . " Snails Races in England. ... London, Nov. 1 England's wormen become such habitual bettors that field laborers now ar range snail races and bet on tho result, according to the report of a commisison investigating indus trial conditions. ELECTION NIGHT IN SALISBURY Hundreds Watch and Hear Reports From Country at Large Screen Bulletins Favorite Point Election night in Salisbury was marked 6y the usual interest in the returns and hundreds of people were on the streets and a round the vari ous places receiving returns. It was expected that many women would be out to hear the reports but the rain of the early part of the night kept these at home. How ever, it did not deter the men from gathering. There was a large crowd at the court house where the county demo cratic chairman had made srange ments to get returns and also at tne Community Building where the Re publicans were receiving returns. The Evening Post was bulletin? its reports and these were scanned by people around the bulletin board. In the Elks club and the Old Hick ory club the members of the organ izations received reports. But the center of interest was at the inCer section of Main and Innes street where bulletins were being thrown on a screen from the Peoples drug store. Here a big crowd congre gated and remained until late. Early returns indicated a repub lican victory in the nation and afte many of these the crowds at al places began to dwindle until the bulletins were received announcing that George White, democratic na tional chairman, had concecded the election of Harding and one stat ing that Foveror Cox end sent his congratulations to the Republican candidate, and then practically everybody went home and went to bed. The returns from the. county, by majorities at each precinct, for cne part or the other, were received over the telephone in the sheriff's office at the court house. The result caused no real big surprise except in so far as the enormous vote received by Hard ing and Coolidge went. Belgrade Connected With Adriatic : Belgrade, Oct. 10. It is announc ed that the construction of a rail way connecting Belgrade with the Adriatic port of Cattaro is to be gin immediately. The route was suggested by Colonels Coe and At wood of an American technical mission. Harbor : improvement work at Cattaro is to begin at the same time.1 There is in Mexico an Increasing number of women dentists. THOUSANDS IN ! NiY. CELEBRATE But Heavy Downpour of Rain Dis perses Crowd. New York, Nov. 2. With toot ing horns and the cackle of rattlers, New York city poured out into the streets late today for its time hon ored election night celebration for New York always celebrates, whoever the winner and' whoever the loser. But ardly had the streets been filled than they were v emptied again or almost emptied for the skies opened and the rain descend ed by far more than the proverbial bucket full. Crowds which hrfd gathered in front of bulletin boards broke and ran, swept along by a furious whid that whipped the rain drops under umbrellas with merciless force. The few score, however, that stood their ground on Park Row. at 8:45 o'clock saw the tower of The New York World building suddenly il luminated with red lightsthe sig nal that that newspaper, a staunch supporter of Cox, had conceded trio election of his rival. . About the same time, The New York Sun. which has championed the republican banner and which claimed a landslide for Senator Harding, admitted that , Governor Smith of New York, democrat, probably had been re-eiected. The New York Times, ' however, which has supported the demo cratic presidential nominee at 9:18 o'clock had not accepted, early re turns as indicating his defeat. tThe New York Tribune, repub lican, claimed election of Senator Harding at 8 o'clock. WILSON UP EARLY. (Br The Amnrlated Freae) Washington, Nov. 3t President Wilson was up early this morning and after breakfast spent some time on the south portico of the White House. Civic Welcome for Ray. Oxhey, England, Nov. Ted Ray, who won the. United States Open Golf Championship, will be given an official welcome by the local authorities when he returns here. He is the professional of the Oxhey Club. , $609 a Second in Race. New York, Nov. 1. A statisti cian figures that Man oWar made $609.75 second, or $36,585 ft min uate, for his owner by defeating Sir Barton in their - race for a $75,000 purse. The time was 2.03. DEM. CAHD DATE LEADS III N. V. Harding Will Probably Carry Over 355 Elector al Votes Largest G. O. P. Victory Evei-Cities Co for Harding Which Are Usually Democra tic. New York, Nov. 3. The Repub lican landslide continued rolling along in everv greater proportion today as the electoral returns came in from the west. , Beside electing Harding it seems assured that the Republicans would increase their, margin in both houses of congress and in the senate change their pre carious control' of one vote to a substantial working majority. Congressional returns - from many states were as slow indeed 1U . . iL 1 . . ue return on tne voie zor pres ident. But on a basis of actual re turns at hand the indications are ' that Harding will have not' less than 830 vote In tha eWtnral col. lege with the probability of more : than 350, while all that could be , considered'ln the Cox columns were 127 votes from the solid south, v. - Unless some .- sudden ' change takes place it appears that the re turns were making good the Re publican prediction that Cox would not carry a . Western or Northern state. In many, aspects the elec tion is very unusual, it may develop what may turn out to be the great est: Republican,- victory of party history. ' Both the ' Democratic candidate and his campaign man ager " conceded defeat s before enough returns were actually re ceived to show it in figures, v -With the election went 'what President Wilson characterized, as a f solemn referendum",, on . . the league of Jiatipis and If it iy to then votes as an expression on the question they registered a prefer- .... u..j:. a ... "staying out" of the league as against Governor Cox who declared for "going in" with a landslide which exceeded the expectations of the . most enthusiastic Republicans. Everywhere the shift toward the Republican column , was heavy, many states which went to the Democrats when President Wilson defeated Hughes in the sensational election of 1916 returned to the Re publican; columns in yesterday's balloting. - f ' - . vi - Boston going Republican for the second time in history New-York-giving Harding an unheard plurali ty ana ratios oi two to one in many dvv give Jiiuivauiui v wiv itvyvr-i tlons oi the Republican giida wfcien apparently has left the democratic candidate nothing but the tradition ally Solid South. -,-,, New York Revised New York, Nov. 3. 'Revised fig ures from 6542 districts out of a total 7,808 in the state gave Cox 733; Harding 1,722,155. Of 7,303 districts in the state 6,384 gave for Governor Smith, Democrat 1,194, 095; ' Miller, Republican, 1,178,223. Returns from 4,195 districts out of 7.308 gave Senator Walker 526, 079; Wadsworth, Republican, 851 628. Lead in California Increases ' ' San Francisco, Nov. 3. Hard ing's lead in California increased as delayed returns came in. .- ,. Tennessee in the Balance. ' . Nashville, Nov. 3. At 10 a. m. reports from 60 counties of tne States total of 95 and an estimate on the remainder give Harding a dead of 268 over Cox in the thate. Lat figures increase the lead of Alf Taylor, .republican candidate for governor, over Governor Rob erts, democrat, to over 15,000. Shelby county is reported to have gone for Taylor -by 600 majority. Thennessee baa never gone re pub lean in a ' presidential race since recostruction days. The dem ocrtic state headquarters do not concede the state on the presiden tial or gubernatorial ' race, and : claim the latter by a small major ity. . ... r" Kentucky Democratic. Louisville, Ky., Nov., 3. Ken tucky gave governor Cox a sun- stantial majority and re-elected V. S. Senator iJeekham, democrat on the face of returns which show seven democrats and three repub lican are elected for congress. In the - eighth ; district Kir t Swope, republican .was apparently losing to, his democratic opponerS Judge Gilbert. ' The last unofficial figures fro -more than three fourths of V. j precincts in the state gave gover nor Cox a ieaa ox so.uw. Champ Clark Beat Believed. St. Louis, Ma, .Nov. 3. T. . Hukriede. of Warentcm, Mo., v reported today to have r - (Continued on Pa3 ) GOVERNOR
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