North Carolina Newspapers

THE ASHEVILLE CITIZEN THE WEATHER WATCH THE LABEL lyV WAtMINQTON, Nov. . forecast 7 - lor Nerth. Carollnai Fair and easier I V Thuradayi Friday fair. On yeur MM'. It will tall yu w your wibMrlpttaH eaelrea. ftnw flva eaye bfr txelration, and yen wan 'I miii an itau. "DEDICATED TO THE UP-BUILDING OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA" ESTABLISHED 1868. ASHEVILLE, N. C, THURSDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 9, 1922. 1WCE FIVE CENTS 1DEMOCRA TIC GAINS OVER NATION GROWING Present Democratic State Administration Approved By Voters ENDORSEMENT OF WALKER VICTORY 5 UNEXPECTED E GERMAN F P Further NANCE C UPHEAVAL LANS CHANGED SENAT E UNDER SU FROM E LIKELY EL EGTIDNS RECORD PARLY'S 5 GREATEST EVER NW ST CAROLINA Findings of Committee of : Both Parties Lose Power Experts Strongly In- j ful Veterans and Gain fluences Proposals. Strong Adhesions. KEYNES INFAVOR FARMER-LABOR MAN OF MORATORIUM GOES TO SENATE ! He and Associates Make j Important Committee Va-: N Recommendations Be- cancies Will Effect Republican Loss In Both Houses; Kitchin Says Democrats Can Organize Lower House Under The New Elections VOLSTEAD 0 S E 1 Kitchin Will Be Put Forward fore Germans Act. fl AtiatdAvarll TXTao iraila "nflta i rtwl t in f no w w u ' " jvj " . yoaalB delivered to M. Barthou. Counties Hopelessly Republican go Uemorcauc. SENTIMENT FAVORS PROGRESS1VENESS v- rjfcople of State Vote for f' Continuance of Con fff structive Program. ' CITISBK !IE1 scino TlBBOHnCUH HOTBL lit BltOCK HlikLF.il UALEIG. Nov. 8. Party lead in aeo in yesterday unprecedented jemocratic State majority the reatest endorsement of an ad ministration in the history ot orth Carolina. The 80,000 ma jority, apparent on the face of re turn, received through today, is m itself poaitlve evidence of a people's approval of a party's rec ord. The redemption of 14, possi bly more, v heretofore Kepubllcan ..ountlos is significant. BERLIN. Nov. 8. (By The As- sociated Press.) The German pro- Tenth Continues on the Increase. SWAIN'S-MAJORITY SETS NEW RECORD Solicitor Pritchard Con-j gratulates Democrat Solicitor-Elect i I president of the allied reparations j committee, although the text Is l withheld, are generally believed to i be Germany's request for repura ! Hons modifications strongly in- nuencert by the findings of I lie committee of experts. The Vlrth government proposes organization of an international banking syndicate to negotiate, control, stabilization and a loan with the co-operation of the reichsbank. The government also f." requests temporary exemption One of the significant victories from reparations gold payments of the Democrats in Western North and deliveries of goods In kind and Carolina is reflected In the clec- coal, will agree to proceed with tion of George C. Walker as State ! the work of building up tho de Senator from Cherokee, Clay, Ora- vastated areas which enterprise is to be financed with an lnternatton- Legislation.' TO CANDIDATE DRYER THAN HE Is Only Republican Com mittee Chairman to Lose Seat in House. WOMEN FAIL TO ' ham, Macon and Swain tby a ma jority of over 600. This district went Kepubllcan two years ago by a majority of over l.uoo, when Senator Dewar, who opposed Walker In .Tuesday's election, was sent to the State, Senate. I Since Walker carried his home precinct, Andrews, by 457 major ity, Cherokee may have given him . t , . I 4U1 -,,,., htm When the party rolled up a ma- ' total n,ajorlty in the district will jorily ofJ8,000 out of a vote of ;40,000 in 1930, party leaders marvelled, Tuesday's majority rcems to have run above the ,1920 lead and the total vote was barely above 400,000 Judging from avail able returns. In 1920 a few coun ties were lost to the Democrat. Thii year every Democratic coun ty has been kept In the Demo cratic column and 14 or more Re publican counties added. Whan counties like Swain or Henderson, considered as hope lessly,! Republican, , ns Wilkes or Sampson,, go Democratic, some thing; ihas happened, and every elected n Democratic to titneral Assemblv. overcom- irage Republican majorities run over 600. The vote as known gives Walker the following ma jorities: Macon. 696: Swain, 100 and Clay 29. Dewar received a 125 majority in Geaham. Mr. Walker is a well known citi zen of the extreme Western sec tion of the State and is highly re spected. He is a aucceesfui busi ness man and is well qualified to represent the counties in his dis trict. , Weaver's Majority Is. Now Over 8,500. Representative Zebulon Weaver will return to Congress with the largest majority on record in Buncombe .County, sweeping the Tenth District with a majority of i.eroitnd 8,000. Henderson s tun over B,,o'jp. , fit'cmtlo ticket to the Wrst time,,,. Early returns placed the ma- county has , departed, from , Jority of Representative Weaver th. 'Ajt'ittbUcanism in 30 years. The Ftaib has never witnessed any thing like It. It was an over whelming expression . of public sentiment on. progressivenees in government that the most opti mistic of Jarty leaders had not expected nor hoped for. North Carolina biennially has approved the work of Its Demo cratic administrations for more than 20 years. This election was the first time the Morrison ad ministration has gone before the people to ask their endorsement and it went before them with, the boldest program and strongest record in the State's history. The election is the first specific endorsement by tho people of the S60.000.000 bond iasuo and the eond roads programi tho $6,700, "00 bond issue for educational and harltablo- institutions 'and tho program for their enlargement md extension, the stales now i stem, a feature of which is inn come tax, uovernor muoisuu. general program, ot Uw eniorce iKMit and hif stand in tho recent ail strike difficulties, tho pro :rum for tho development of the ishine nosalbllitlea . in Eastern waters and tho miscellaneous re- ponsibillties of government. 1,' mnr. difficult tO HlOV8 fOr- ward than it' "is to go backward. 'hat may have been responamm or some concern early in the car. as to whether the Democatic 1 PARENT -TEACHER BY OF 5 1 Alt LGOMED HERE First Session Held Wed nesday Night; Leaders Are Introduced. with r,,0iifnllv all parts of-l-he frtate represented, the annual con tention of the pareni--i relation. ..North Carolina J"cn; 1 ... nnni.H n an enjoyable ann repressive manner last night at h ni..n rai-u Hotel, where the tessions will be. continued through out Thursday and Friaay. ao kordlng to the registration la. ,l(?ht, an attendance ox arouno. y ablegates and members had al eauy reached Ashevllle for the onvention Following a business meeting of 'io State Board of Managers at he convention headquarters yes erday afternoon, the initial session cgan in the evening at 8 o'clock. . . A J llnn.l n r - Iresses were) given, and vocal se ctlor (tarn aunt by Mrs. K. P. f 'orce8t?r and James HowelU both 'users being well received. Rev. J. s. Williams, .Chaplain ot e Good Samaritan Mission, ftd the, invocation, aftei- wmcn fi ft- Curtis Bynum. local chalr tfn, presided and upon the con cision of the musical selections, itroducsd as it "friend of educ .tin in Ashevllle." Mayor Gallatl-i viberts, who delivered the addren f welcome,' "I am glad tag time has como pa vote, can be members of the rem . Teacher Association. an.I n "It on the school boards of rr land." rinrlitred h alavnr. f sing tribute tor Mrs. Bynom. who over his opponent, Ralph Fisher, of Brevard, at around ,000, but returns yeserday placed his major ity at over 8,600 with Swain County returns indefinite and indications that it will mount when the Anal returns .Me canvassed. Majorities were given Weaver oj follows: Buncombe 4020, Clay 60, Jackson 200, Rutherford 1300, Hay wood 1(500, Macon 625, McDowell 600, and Henderson 369, wt'n b i s her receiving irlajorlties in Clerokee 800, Graham 200, Polk :'bt and Transylvania 200. Swain County will probably be officially reported tcday. However, It is be lieved that the majority for either candidate will be sms11. Throughout tho day yesterday, KepresentHtive Weaver receive J l umerous telephone calls, tele giamn and personal visits, con gratulating him on his sweeping victory of the Tenth District, and 'r, the fact that he will again rep resent the people of this dfetric: with the same degree' of efticiencj that havu marked his previous service in the House of Represen tatives. , With increased Democratic lead ership In Congress, Representative Weaver will be in nositinn r -der still a greater service. Pritchard Congratulates Swain On Election Solicitor George Pritchard, who was defeated In his race forv re election in the iNineteenth Judicial j-olwi;i lueaaaj oy j, j,;a tfwaln. Democratic candidate, by a ma jority of over -2, 100, last night stated to a representative of The Citizen that he has congratulated Mr. Swain upon his election and has extended the newly elected So licitor his very best wishes in the future administration of the duties of the office. -v. According to the Aest available returns from Madison County Mr. Pritchard received a majority of 1,450 there. In Buncombe, th other county in the district, Mr. Swain received a, majority of 2, 609. which according to these the best figures obtainable, gives the Democratic candidate a. majority of 2,15. The. exact figures will not be ascertained until the canvassing boards meet, Mr. Swain yesterday received a large number of messages congrat ulating him upon the bhrsest Dem ocratic victory ever recorded In the Nineteenth Judicial District. Buncombe yielded an "increased Democatic majority While Madi son Republican majority was considerably reduced. The majorities as shown for the Democrats In Buncombe, as ' re ported in yesterday morning's is sue of Tho Citisen, were not changed by a recnecx or tne eariy returns from over the county. The final returns will not be available until the canvassing board ' meeut today. ' - , . ' al loan While th members of the Rep arations committee decline to dis cuss the feasibility of the recom mendations submitted by the ex pnrts, German official circles pro fess to believe that the entente's representatives are wholly In sym pathy with the independent In quiry carried on at the instigation, of the German government, it was definitely stated today that the committee would not arrive at any decision in Berlin but would reply WASHINGTON, Nov. 8. i 11 y The Associated Press.) The elec-' Ion lefuits are due towork a con sidfrable upheaval in the Senate, probably in leadership and cer tainly in important committer posts, despite continued Republi can control. t Primarily Urn present Republi can majority of 24 is reduced to j , probably 1? as compared with the existing line up of 60 Kepubllcan -hnd-36 Democrats. Republican , leaders have said they would wel come a somewhat reduced and , more cohesive majority. They ret . 1 the reduction but enhanced cohe-; WASHINGTON. Nov. 8. (By hivenes, was declared to be quea- The Associated Press.) The coun Honablo. In view of the election ( try today watched with intense what have been termed radical. I inieiesi me nip ana iuck race lor ,,rnirr.slv. nr liberal members ! control of the House ot Reprcseu- Itnth nartiea lose powerful vet- ! lativos, the closest since the pre erans and secure strong adhesions. Sy , ' Defeat Minnesota. For Speaker, If House Is Won; Simmons May Lead Minority RAI.K1GII. Nov. 8. "That I House. Kitchin undoubtedly will he means we will organise the I tut forward for speaker. His House." said Claude Kitchin, Dem- friends here say he will have re ocratlc lender In Congress last I covered sufficiently to undertake night when on wnn Informed by j the duties that go with that po- long dlslance telephone at his I sition. This would leave Garrett, .home in Scotland Neck that re-I of Tennessoe, as the Democratic ! turns at that hour indicated the leader, a election of 200 Democrats and two In the a VIDE AMONG LL REPUBLIC LOSE IN RAC 0 ES Kellog and Townsend Are Also on tho Missing Role. CAPTURE A SEAT hundred and nine Republicans to Congress with i!S dlstrlciM, mostly Close Race for Control of ; vV?UnPJ"-nrm that with anything like an even break In the vote with the straight Republican the Democrats with the support uX the Independents, the farmer-la lior representatives iind the Socialists, will be able to orgnnlr-e and control the lower house. House Watched With in tense Interest. 1916. It aaw most of of Senators Kellogg of ,hu , ",e,.,"i,1,ca,1l "''f-'r "d Frellnphuvson of New - --- :'V7'u Jersey and DuPont of Delaware, all intimate personal associates and champions of President Harding, was coupled with the downfall ot the three other prominent Ke nubllrans. Senators Townsend of men brought in by the Republl can wave twit years ago go out with tho Democratic undertow. Volstead, author of the Prohibi tion Knfurcement Law, was the only Republican committee chair man to go down, but he fell before to the German government from . senators Pornerene, of Ohio, and fans arier reviewing me results Hitchcock, of Ncraska. tne lauer vice-chairman of the jjamocrat"' organization. ranking minority member, former chairman of the foreign relations conrmittee and former administration floor loader. For tho first time, the Farmer Iabor partv will make an appear ance on the Senate floor by the election ot Dr. Hendrik Shlpstead of Minnesota, victor over Senator Kellogff. Many Important committee va cancies having a deep effect or legislation must follow the will et the electorate. ThefinancIijow mitteo in charge of tariff and ta legislation, loses Senator Calder, Frelinghuysen and possibly Suth erland, while the Intei-etate Com merce Committee, expected to deal with the Transportation Act and i. ,4m.nn lirht-hour law. to- Kuu..v - tiiiun iu gu uun ii. uul lie ion HL'iurc Michlaan. Calder of New, Y orK. . irf,.nrient ftiini.i..,. n ,ii,lt and France of Maryland and the 8eif.pr0clalmed dryer than !ilm urospective defeat tf Senator self. This fact often wa.i c vtr- crland of West Virginia. rl"' I looked by those who profesaci to Democrats, on the other hand, loan j S,.P tie defeat nf Volstend a punishment for tho dry law. WAaHINSTOM scti.n trs ARssviixa oitxsn ( H. . C. MHYAST t WASHINGTON, Nov. 8. The announcement of Senator Under wood's decision on account of ill health not to remain Senate lead er, holds Interest fe the friends In North Carolina of Senator Sim mons. He Is said to be bast fitted for the Job of leader on account of hia long experience and acquit tance with pu:!io matters that como before the Senate. If the Democrats carry the of its Berlin Investigations The Bourse continues to view the present reparation situation with contempt, and, In utter dis regard of "the experts' report and the improvod appearance of ne gotiations sent tho dollar rate be yond 90.100. TWO-YEAR MORATORIV.M FOR OKRMANS ADVOCATED BERLIN, Nov. 8. (Bv The As sociated Press.) The report of the experts who have been investigat Ins economic conditions in uer many, Professors Keynes; Brand, Jenks and .Cassell, advocates a two-year moratorium from repara tions payments of cash or lit kind and stabilization of the mark on the basis of 3,000 to 3,500 marks to the dollar by utilizing the relchsbank's gold reserve. The re port contends that the financial problem cannot be solved unless the - mark is stabilised and-'that stabilization would be Impossible witnout a moratorium. The experts suggest that half the relchsbank"s gold would suf fice and should be devoted to re purchase paper marks, the repur chases to be restricted to German bank notes, especially those in for eign possession, but excluding ex chequer bill. The moratorium might need to bo extended and payments should not be resumed until Gormany Is able to discharges them from a real budget surplus, which the ex perts think may be attainable in two years. Thus stabillzion would depend for success not on a for eign loan but on development of the conditions of 'production and final settlement of the reparations! problem. They consider their plans would be facilitated if in the meantime negotiations were started with a consorlum of bankers to support stabilization by modest credits and also that a foreign loan cannot be expected until the reparations problem has been finally settled. Regarding an unfavorable trade balance, the experts state that sta tistics at present available cannot form around for adequate judg ment and that Germany should gether with the railway -board, loses three memoers, equ ator Townsend ana jnu. publicans and Senator Po")eff"e' Democrat. The foreign relations committee loses Senator Kellogg, Pornerene and Hitchcock and the hanking and aurrency committee, toies Senators Frelinghuysen, Calder, Hitchcock and romere-.e.. A new chairman Uo must -chosen for the postofflce commit ?ee. now headed hy Senator Town send. S-ator Sterling, of South n.i,ni. if. next in line for the .h.irmaiuhlD. Senator Polndex-i ter, Republican, Washington, will be in lln-; for the chairmanship of the naval committee through the rHJrement of Senator Page, of Vermont, if ho wins his nip and tuck race. More than a dozen new faces will be seen In the next oenaie. Among them are henators-fcieu. George. Democrat, Georgia; Ral ston, Democrat. Indiana; Brook hart, Republican. Iowa; Ship stead, Farmer-Labor, Minnesota; Stephens, Democrat, Mississippi; Howell, Republican. Nebraska; Edward. Democrat. New Jersey; Copeland, Democrat, New York. Fess, Republican, Ohio; Mayfleld, Democrat, Texas; Green, Republi can, Vermont, and probably Neeiy, Democrat, West Virginia. Of those, Stephens. Fess, Greene and Nenlv Continued o Vtot Two While they had been cxpoeted to take a big hand in tha ?ieL-tfon, the women of the country wore unable to elect one of their num ber in the helterakelt'jr racn for seats. There will be no oinen In the next Congress, Allco Robertson, of Oklahoma, will go out then, along with Winifred Mason Huck, of Illinois, elected yestorduy to 1111 the term of her father, the lato Wm. U. .Mason, expiring next March. Mondell, for the last four yeara the Republican leader in the House aspiring for a seat in Ui, Senate from Wyoming, went down in a vain race for the nenate and a new leader will rise 11 his prace Speaker Glllett and Maun and Madden all the big committee chairmen, in fact, save Vols eua, held their seats. MoJt of them never were in dangar. Every Republican leader of tha Huse has often declarod during the last two years that the majority- around 170 at the Hart was too big, but none expected to see it cut so low, and none smed. to fear that it would bn cut below 40. But starting In tho Kuat, tha Democratic wave began picking up seats, guthered 21 11 Nw York and then raced down the Atlantic Coast, cutting across into Virginia, then turned to the Southwest, tnd doubling back into Pennsylvania, swept over into tho Middle West country and toward tho far West In the hope of finding enough up turns to keep ahead of the Republi can column coming along behind. Only Vast Majority of Two Years Ago Saves G. O. P. It was nearly noon today before the Republicans, racing for hours behind early Democratlo victories, got abreast of the enemy. Then for some hours, tho parties see sawed and the Republicans finally pulled to the front. Only thj- vast majority of two yea.-s ago aaved them. Tha drift away from the Administration wag greater than they would have believed possible 0 days ago. Hours went by without bringing ad vantage to the Republican or Dem ocrats. Among the last of the old timers to go was MeArthur. . of Ore gon, enmeshed In a local situation in LCOMiniK rVd neoi JTbK of Kit"chTnen fll"ne SOME RECOUNTS OF VOTE FORECAST Michigan Names First Democratic Senator in Fast 70 Tears. Friends of Flank A. Hampton Secretary to Senator Simmons, are pleased with his work as Secretary-Treasurer of tho Democratic Senatorial Committee. Ho has bean in charge of actlvlllea here during the absence of Senator , Walsh, of Massachusetts, who xpent a large pan if the time on the stump. Attention was directed several days ago to the remarkable work of the Senatorial Committee with out funds, except the few contri butions received from North Caro linians. The veterans have conducted the campaign throughout with lit tle money compared to what tha Republicans spent. The election brings familiar faces back to tha House, ij mong them is Cordell Hull .of Tennessee, chairman of the Democratic National Conjrrfft tee. He returned to Washington last night after a wind-up1 cam paign In his home district to de feat Representative ('louse, the Republican who turned him out two years ago. RUN H U L CfJA MUCH GRATI OVER ELEC WILSON DECLARES ED REED IS A NEW YORK. Nov. I. (By Tha Associated Press) At 1 a. m., to day returns In the Congressional elections, the Republicans had 11 seats In the House ot Representa tives, tha Democrats 204, Social 1st 1, and Independent, 1. The Re- publlcana needed on! two of tha ' IS districts unreported to retain control. Dl striata In which tha contests had not been decided were: Third Kansas, Ninth Minnesota. First and Second Montana, Second and Third North Dakota, First and Second Utah, Fifth Washington, Third, Fourth and Fifth Waat Vir ginia, and the ona in Yyomlng. ' All represented In tha 'present House by Republicans. MAN ON WITHOUT A PARTY Congratulates Democrats, .and Loytl Independents ff.; Message? WASHINGTON, Nov. 8. Satis faction was expreeaed by Cordell Hull, chairman of the Democratic national committee, in a statement) tonight on the reaulta of yester day's elections: "In the name of the Democratic National Committee," he said, "I congratulate the loyal Democrats and the Independent men and wo men of both parties, men of legiti mate business, farmers, working men, ex-service men and every day citizens: victimised by tho Kunub- J Declares Democrats Re- , pudiated HiprteJwJJrrtV Over 0."'0.;'Pai!haiW 'l.V1! ST. LOUIS. Nov. 8. (By Tha Associated Presa.) United. States Senator James A. Reed, who was re-elected for his third term in the Senate In a Democratic victory In Missouri yesterday after having I been repudiated by his party two years ago, Is a man without party," according to a letter from former President Woodrow Wil son, which was made public here today. The letter, dated October 27, 10 i;ATTS IS PREPARING HIS DEFENSE IX LAW SCI T ' PKXRACOLA. Flau. Nov. t. - Sidney J. Catta, former Florida Governor, was in Pensacoia today In connection with the defense he will put UP when Hia case is caiiea fnr trial Thursday of next-week, Not. 1, In tha United Statoa Pia trlct Court here. Tin former ex ecutive 'J charged In tw count of an indictment with peonage In connection with the working of; nrioned necro convlcta an his farm In Walton County, whiia ON A DEMOCRATIC CLOTHES LINE BY BILLY BORNE , m ( ;n xll wm r s -i i a a a ill nr. w -v t . -. r r s s m im tie. -v.c wmt , mm iim 'jssszx I - aTJ Hi all I 1 nv"C.Cvlql -m 1 LJ f MT feaV VLZ"UaU TritU7HC7''J I II N H7C iW' I hi 'i' ..aa", ' '"I m . 1 ' ' I .inli 0m ii 1 ') I I STL . V NMSM I ics I TVUy.'V-.l aaa, . I It aa- i, ujFi' .rvjw " w- . -aT -'T- , m lican administration through false promises and non-performance who made possible the splendid Democratic victory of Tuesday last. A large share of the credit Is due to the press of the country, Democratic "and independent anil the leading Republican i papers which abandoned partnership for the material and moral Interests of their readera, a .public service and a political service which t gratefully acknowledge and of which I am highly appreciative. "Tha extent of the victory In the election of Democratic governora In Republican states and the Senator. lal candidates Is known. The returns on the House of -Representatives have been alow in ooming in and are inde cisive, so much so, that at this time It cannot be aald with certainty which party has carried tha House. Th indications are thai tha House will be close. Whether It Is Demo cratlo or Republican It Is a Democra tic victory and a Reoub lean loaa. because In the event the Kepubllcan success, tne martin will be so close that the progressive and radical ele ment will hold the balance of Dower ana tne nepuDlicans therefore will not control the House. The aame Is already true of tha newly elected Senate. "Th great awing back to Democ racy removes any pretext for discuss ing a third party movement ao far as the Democratic party ia concern ed. Th emecratlo party can be re lied upon to apply sound principles and policies of government to every day conditions and In ao doing to enact all sound and progressive ideas as It old after It cam into power in 1113. It is the only party that offers to every class of persons and' of le gitimate buslneaa and to every aectlon of the country a complete national program of Bound and wholesome principle and policies." COTTON G INNINGS TO NOVEMBER 1 TOTALLED WASHINGTON. Nov. . Cotton ginned prior to November 1 amounted to 8.U9.830 running bales, counting; 143.0 round balea ! aa half bales, and Including 13,335 oaies or American Egyptian and 3,077. Dales of sea Island the cen sus bureau announced. To November 1 last yesr ginnlnsa wore ,iii,idi running bales, uuuiiuiib iiv,vi rouna Dales aa nair bales, and including 11,812 American-Egyptian and 1,816 sea Island. x Ginning by States follow: Alabama, 709.029: Arizona. 1 - I 640; Arkansas, 820,031; California, i 8,4; Florida, 22.446; Georgia, 681,854 Louisiana, 113.512: Mlasis- i sppl, 838,831; Missouri. 80.270; North Carolina, 677.003: Okla Ihoma. 640.TI01; South Carolina. 413,481; Tennessee, 280.746; Texas. I 2.866,606; Virginia. 13.603: all other Statea, 7.168. days before the election, was ad dressed to former Governor Lon V. Stephens and stated that if Reed should be elected he would be In the-Senate "repudiated by Democrats and elected above their own man by Republican votes." The letter was not made public during the campaign and served aa a reply to one to the former Presi dent by iMr. Stephens. It was pointed out by Kr. Stephena In his letter to the former president that "the result of the primary showed clearly that a lag majolty of Democrats of Missouri are with you, endorse your politics and favor the League of Nations. , It was written with the thought of Informing President Wilson of the outcome of the primary. Mr. Wilson's letter: "My Dear Governor, Stephens: "I am sincerely obliged to you for your letter of October 21. I know howe entirely competent you are and assess the true situation in Missouri and I valuo accordingly the carefully considered Informa tion conveyed in your letter. "I do not think that I ought to attempt any advice as to the elec tion. I am too far away from what I may call the interior conditions of the situation. I feel, .besides, that leaders like myeelf can be i confidently counted upon to guide the loyal Democrats of Missouri to the right course of action. "If Reed Is returned to the Sen ate ha will, of course, be there a. by Democrats and elected above man without a party; repudiated their own man by Republican votes. I should think that the usual organization of the Senate would be rendered quite Impossible. "With cordial greetings to all true Democrats, who, like yourself, uphold the real Interests and best ideals of the party and of man kind, and with sincere personal re gard, ' "Taithfullv yours, "WOODROW WII SON." UNDERWRITERS OPEN MEETING IN PIN EHCRST PINBHURaT. N. C Nov. 3 . , . , - I , ho cuiiiiiui meeting or tne i Southeastern Underwriter Associ ation was opened here today with large number of fire Insurance company o trie tale in attendance. I Today's meeting was executive. An open meeting will be held Friday. MTRDER IS VERDICT IN THE MATTICE IXQCEST TR AVERS CITY. Mich.. Nov. 8. Mrs. John Matties. it. missing since June, 1920, whose skeleton was found In woods here early this week, was murdered, a coroner's Jury declared today. Death re sulted from blows on the head or from a bullet, tha verdict stated. Mrs. John Newsted. a stepdaugh ter of the aged woman, with whom Mrs Matt ice made her home for several years, wsa the personal witness at today's iniuest. John Newsted, her husband, was care fully questioned at t;e time nf hia step mother-in-law's dljsappear ance, but no arrests were ever, made in the case. Newsted died a year ago. Mrs. Newsted a testimony today that ahe and her husband fre quently quarreled with Mrs. Mat ties was substantia: d by state ments of several neighbors- Mrs. Newsted denied, however, having any knwled- of the clrcuma.ancea Control of tha next House eon- tlnuad In doubt, with tha Repub- iicana leaaing sua to isa on re turn received up to o'clock last night, a full day after tha polls cloaed yesterday. Tha IS remain ing districts, scattered throughout tha country held the key to th ' necessary 111 majority . with th prospect that - the final reault . might not be known until tomor row and with a half doaan yotea tha margin. Tha Republican held th Senate but by a rtduc tion of a half aloaan rotaa. . ' , Republican raauahlea , which first ,runaj ye--. nr Governor Mil- - ler and1 Senator Calder. of New " York, continued with aomewhat lessened force today- aa returns dribbled la. They told- of further Republican loaae In th Senate and House and Governora and State Leglalaturea although, tha be lated Congreaalonal reaulta war somewhat more favorable to tha Republicans. 1 - Among tha additional Republi can atal warts who want down to defeat definitely today en addi tional rVuras ware Senators Kel logg, of Minnesota, beaten by Dr. Hendrik Shlpstead, farmer-labor; and Senator Townaend, of Michi gan, the latter losing to former Governor 'Woodbrldge N. Ferrl. th first Democratlo senator to be c:ected from Michigan In 70 years. Also defeated by senator Ken- drlck. Democrat, was Representa tive Moniiell, of Wyoming, Ra- ' publican floor leader who aspired to tha Senate, Delay In the House results be cause of the keen contest, has not been paralleled since 1111. A num ber of missing districts are In far- western states. In others received today the early anouncementa were changed. The Democrats continued their gains totalling 67 seats at latest figures, principally from New York, Ohio, Missouri, New Jersey and Ok'ahoma. As against th. Democrat (, sweep. Republican failed to unseat a single alttlnw Democrat. Senator Lodge, of '. Massachusetts. It finally turned oi:t, had a plurality of 8,435 over his Democratlo opponent. Col. Gas ton. Inatoad of the meagre 1,945 reported early In the day. v Through a transposition of fig ures In The Associated Presa tabu lation. Senator Lodge's plurality was shown as being reduced to 1,' 946 and other news distributing agencies In some manner arrive at the same figures. iss or control of tha Sanata K the Republicans waa not threat ened, a lutough they suffered a net ios or ux. jsigttt Republican st-nators were defeated, but this was partly countered by defeating two Democratic senators. Hitch- ' cr.ck, of Nebraska, and Pornerene, of Ohio. The Republicans had carried 11 and Democrats 1 of the 35 senatorial contests. Of th f.ve still in the balance. Demo crats were leading Jn all. Montana. Ltah. Nw Mexico, West Virginia and Washington. In the latter the race between Senator Polndexter Republican, and former Represeu- titlve Dl'l, was so close it was thought an official count would bu needed to fix the outcome. An other racount forecast waa' n Texas where Republicans an nounced they would contest tha election of Earle B. Mayfleld. Democrat, who bad Ku Klux Klan endoraement, but this would be based on r. claim of a defective nomination rather than a questloi of the count of votes. " . HASKELL TOLD SHETLI) MIUDER BEING PROBED MOSCOW, Nov. 8. (By The Aa aociated Press.) Colonel William N. Haskell, head of the American relief workers in Russia, has con ferred with Georges Tchltcherin, soviet foreign minister, and hia as sistant, Maxim Litvinoff. egard lng the caae of Philip J. Shelld. tb missing American relief worker of Richmond, Va., said to hva bean murdered at Simbiiak. Toe soviet officiala asaured him that the gov ernment is doing all within It) power to aolva the case. A message today from Simbirsk aald the chief Investigator there had announced that he had de finitely coma to the decision that surrounding her aged atep moth- Shelld waa murdered and that th er'a disappearance motive waa robbery. CaHml fan raJ ha was Oovarnoa.