Editor and Publisher
VOLUME XLIX
KoUNIY IDE
I HERE DURING DM
L ass of Vote Shows Ref-
Irendums and Amend-
I' nt . All Carried in Ca
|sr,;l. in Election Tuesday
I BIG CH ANGE
I FROM FIRST VOTE
Lt Democratic Majority
[ a s 92$ the Official Vote
for Ports
[id Ship Was 512.
■ ~ni,-i:il returns from Tues
■*V |i , a n,i major changes in
1"..V raiT:«"l ii> Wednesday's Trib
■ 4,. iitfici.il count shows that every
B ( ..,i :( |idaic received a majority
- Elliott having
majority.
K 'udic' and registrars met this
BL.id o'clock in tlie office of
BV |ir chairman of the county
Hi if clei ii<»i.-• T!ie canvass of tlie
there ami the results are
B. ifr _ t |„i table published elsewhere
pi*r*
impo-siMe to tdl Tuesday night
H»trrilu< what majorities some of
Hemi'lid'' iu Cabarrus.
By vote "it the county ticket was
Tuesday night but the vote on
Kaididarr' tt«s lac king. The same
■r i( regard to the amendments.
K* „ n tiie>e was not known until
HiSi'iit! canvass was made today.
BTjj. fa- i otmty offices, with the
citron weigher as an average,
fallowing gains and losses by
over two years ago:
■ ] Tnwii'liip—Gain 4 votes.
box 1— Loss 3 votes.
box 2—Gain 68 votes,
tollii>. Isix 3 —Loss 22 votes.
Loss 2 votes.
Town-hl|>. box 1-—Gain ."1 votes.
T a', til;. i>. box 2 —Gain 130
■lT.vvm!i;p. box ::—Gain 100 votes.
{BjTmu.'iiip —la»ss 20 votes.
-i.« ■ » vc' 'S.
H’l .-iid-ib -t '0 r.ues.
I ' - - *tes.
HBkivvncliip—l>*»ss 14 Cotes.
Lwn'hip-Gain 40 votes.
■ lllWhip. Ix>x I—Loss1 —Loss 7 votes.
■ll T-.vttisl.ip. bnx 2—Gain 100
Lee I—Gain1 —Gain 85 votes.
HjOu-. box 2 —Gain 0 votes.
■itae-Loss 14 votes.
—Gain 30 votes.
Four—Gain 00 votes.
s—Lc»s5 —Lc»s K> votes.
B: I*l. Total gain 705. Net
c,,i;;':;y the I»emocrats made
g ; -In- at the Hartsell Mill.
:a.l Kannapolis. In the city
gain was in Ward Four.
. I.c vote at Kannapolis is
Four years ago a Republi
\\a- polled there and this
81, .Ml- had a majority there
Eli..u's majority there. as
"1 hid, was more than 500.
r- *iiat v a s ctcd favorably on
~f .‘,12. The vote was:
against 1545.
other amendments, all of
■ !. was as follows:
!.• 2200; Against 374.
H pay for Legislator*:
t;7:;
---'i debt 1575; against
'* • ' lax exemption 2100:
'inking fund 1370:
jv !‘*4.
RH ""-idi'-te returns showed one im
'lraate that aft'eeting the total
by Maim- W. A. Foil. The
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returns also showed the
B M-inlge 3442. latFollette
IBnytity Hss
BV b*.;::i. Wiiitcucr 3443; inajor
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THE CONCORD TIMES
WOMAN BECOMES
TEXAS EXECUTIVE
“Mji” Ferguson’s Election Appears Cer
tain cn Basis of Ln.to Returns.
Temple, Tex.. N ov . 4.—Mrs. Miriam
A. Ferguson, of Temple, who on the
face of early returns in yesterday’s gen
ral election has been named Governor
of Texas, issued a statement lo the As
sociated Press last night in which she
| said. "Texas is still loyal to the ideals
lof true Democracy, despite the mouth,
I ing*> of political preachers and some
i school teachers seeking to lure Demo-i
jerats into betrayal of their honor.”'
She assailed the Ku Klux Klan for
| its alleged activity against her in thf>
I campaign and added that "the people
I have seen the slimy‘trail of the serpent
along which these rivers bottom censors
I of morale and violators of ballot pledges
;have led their comp’acent and pliable
j tool, and they have spoken in a voice
j not to be misunderstood.
STOCK CHANGE FOR
AMERICAN TOBACCO CO.
Will Split 500.000 Shares of Class A
Par Value Shares to 1.000,000 Shares
Worth SSO.
New York, Nov. 0. —Stockholders of
the American Tobacco Company today
approved a split up of the common stock j
changing 500.000 shares of Class A SIOO
par value, to 1.000,000 shares, SSO par
value, and 1000.000 shares of (’lass B.
SIOO par value, to 2.000,000 shares of
SSO par value. j
Sunday School Superintendents Get- ’
Together.
At a largely attended meeting of the
Sunday School superintendent of the
city Wednesday night at the Y many
matters of importance relating to the
religious life of the city were discussed.
At the suggestion of Mr. Blanks, sec
retary of the Y, in a discussion as to
the advisability of,observing in a signifi
cant way the week of prayer by the city,
it was unanimously agreed that the peo
ple of Concord nad been blessed in many
ways during the past year and that we
should meet each day during the week
of November 11th to 15th to give
thanks.
Every business man in Concord is in
vited to spend 15 minutes each nforning
next week, except Saturday, at Efird’s
old store 'room. Leaders will be an
nounced later.
The superintendents present agreed
that at one church each evening during
the week a 15-minute service would be
held. At the A. R. P. Church next
Thursday at 7 p. m. at Forest Hill Meth
odist Church Monday at 7 p. m. Calvary
Lutheran Church Friday evening at 7
o’clock, McKinnon Presbyterian Church
at 7 o’clock Tuesday evening, at Meth
odist Protestant Church Monday eve
ning at 7 o’clock* at Kerv,.Street Mm2fa
dint Church at 7 o'clock Tuesday eve
ning, St. Andrews Lutheran at 7 p. m.
Tuesday, at Epworth Methodist Friday
at 7 p. in., at Second Presbyterian, serv
ice to be announced later, at Bayless j
Memorial Church at 7 p. m Thursday,
and at McGfll Street Baptist Church
Friday evening at 7 o'clock.
Invitations have been itisued to several
hundred business men to join in these
services.
Davis Congratulates Coolidges on Vic
tory.
Washington. Nov. 5- —John W. Davis
today congratulated President Coolidge
on his election to the Presidency.
"Permit me to congratulate you,” Mr.
Davis telegraphed, “on your sweeping
victory and to express the hoj>e that
your administration may, by its suc
cess insure to the welfare of the conn--
try.”
President Coolidge sent this reply:
“Please accept my thanks for your
message and my, appreciation of the
patriotic sentiments you express.”
Mr. Davis sent the following tele
gram to his running-mate. Governor
Bryan, of Nebraska :
"In this hour of defeat let me thank
you again for your assistance and sup
port. We have made a c-lean and open
fight and can accept the result wir iout
bitterness.”
Montgomery- County.
Troy. Nov. s.—Complete returns from
Montgomery county give Democrat ma
jorities raning from oGi to 263. In
complete returns on port terminals indi
cate a close race, indications pointing
to small majority against complete re
turns tomorrow. v
1 ity 952. . ,
‘McLean 4538, Meekins 3602; majority
935.
Important Meeting of the Group
Managers to Be Held Tonight
A very important meeting of the group
managers of the citizens’ organization
of Concofd’s new hotel campaign will
he held tonight in campaign headquar
ters in Efird’s old store room in the
Pythian building. At this time the
twelve group managers will he present
and also the four division managers.
The purtiose of this meeting is to choose
prospects for the salesmen of tlie or
ganization to see during the first day of
the campaign.
There is quite a race on to see which
of the four divisions will be completed
first. L. M. Richmond’s division, divi
sion “C.” won out by a narrow margin
THE COTTON MARKET
Opened Steady at Decline of 7 to 28
Points—Market Soon Turned Upward.
New York, Nov. G. —The cotton mar
ked opened steady at a decline of 7to
20 points because of relatively easy Liv
erpool cables and a private report point
ing to a crop of 13.000,000 bales.
Considerable Liverpool and Southern j
selling was absorbed by covering and
trade buying, and the market soon turn-,
c'd upward. January advancing from
2301 to 23.3(5 Tn the* first hour. The,
outlook for a cold wave in the southwest j
probably contributed to tin- advance, but i
the chief factor appeared to be the op-j
timistio view of trade prospects and re
in.its that spinners were buying on the*
decline. ,
Cotton futures opened steady. Dec.
22 92: Jan. 23.05: March 23.44; May
23.60; July unquoted.
$20,000,000 WORTH OF
STATE BONDS FOR SALE
Money Will Retire Notes Due- in Decern- 1
her and February. It > s Explained.
Raleigh. Nov. 6. —Stare treasurer Ren j
Lacy today was authorized by the council)
of state which met with Governor Mor
rison in the executive offices, to advertise}
for bids on $20,000,000 worth of Vbonds
to be let at an interest rate not to exceed
4 3-4 per cent, it was announced at the
treasurer’s office. The bids will he open
ed November 25 next.
Funds from the sale of these bonds will
he used to take up the $5,000,000 school
notes that fall due on December 31 next.
Mr. Lacy said, and for the payment of
the $15,000,000 highway notes that fall
due cm February 1925.
The highway notes, it was explained,
were issued some months ago when the
bond market was low.
With Our Advertisers.
x*>“ j’fAH fi 1-4,1! Wvfib v;qi T/yjtiiW&j
in the basement, art Parks-Belk Oo s.
They have this year the greatest line of
Christmas goods they have ever carried.
The Starnes-Miller-Parker Co. is now
comfortably installed in its new home,
which is one of the prettiest jewelry
stores in the state.
Many new designs in furniture have
been received by the Bell & Harris Fur
niture Co.
You will find a lot of tools and many
other things at I’att Covington’s.
Rowan County looses Well Liked Citi
zen.
Salisbury, Nov. 5. —,T. Albert Miller,
aged 70, a very influential and well
iked citizen of Daire county, died sud
denly at his home near Cherry Hill
church, early today.
Mr. Miller was a native of Cabarrus
county, lie is survived by his wile, one
brother. Elijah Miller, of Roman; a sis
ter. Miss Christine Miller, and nine
children, two boys and seven girls.
Judge Lindsey Reelected.
Denver, Col., Nov. (5. —Ben Lindsey.
Lindsey, founder of Denver’s juvenile
court and occupant of its bench for 2o
years, was reelected by a majority of
207 votes over his opponent, Royal Gra
ham, according to complete unofficial re
turnstabulated today.
Condition of Senator Lodge “Unchanged”
Cambridge. Mass., Nov. 6.—The condi
tion of Senator Henry Cabot Lodge who
suffered a stroke yesterday at the Char
lestnou hospital here, was declared in
a bulletin issued at the hospital shortly
after noon to be “unchanged.’
Will Be Candidate for Speaker of House.
Washington. Nov. 6.—Representative
Martin B. Madden, republican of Illinois,
announced today that he would be a can
didate for speaker of the House to suc
ceed Frederick H. Gillett, who has been
| elected to the Senate in Massaehusett.
PUBLISHED MONDAYS AND THURSDAYS
CONCORD, N. C„ THURSDAY, NOVEMBER G, 1924
over division “B." by Dr. S. W. Rankin.
The remaining groups are coining along
in fine fashion and their personnel is ex
pected to be completed today.
The names of the salesmen who oom
j pose Mr. Hicks’ group and Dr. King's
- group have already been given and Cam
j eron -Mcßae’s group. No. 9. was the one
jin .Mr. Richmond's division completed
j yesterday. The following aja< the mem
j bers of this group:
1 Cameron Mcßae. inana*er\ Walter L.
Furr, secretary; Julius FisheV Jestse C.
Rowan. W. S. Bingham. J.) Leonard
[ Brown. J. C. Bost. R. P. Benson, M. B.
* Fuller, E. S. Leonard.
REPUBLICANS GKT BEST OF
UPSETS IN NEW CONGRESS
Make Net Gain «f Sixteen Seats in
House ami Thrpe in Senate.
New York. Nov. 5, —Rolami returns
gave the Republicans the bwt of it to
day in the upsets in both the House and
Senate. But it appeared that final re
ports from all districts would be neces
sary before there cc-uld he a determina
tion whether President Coolidge could
expect a real working majority in the
next Congress.
Returns from 390 of the 435 Congres
sional districts gave the Republicans
an actual majority —218—but in this
total are included nearly-n wore of Li-
Folotte insurgents.
The Democrats, meantime, had made
certain of 170 scats rtnd the Farmer-
Labor party of two.
On the basis of these returns, the Re
publicans had made a net gain of 1(5
over the Democrats,: recapturing 20
seats as against four now held by Re
publicans; which were moved over into
the Democratic columjl.
At adjournment la cfe June, the House
line-up was: Republicans, 22->; Demo
crats, 207; and three scattered.
In the Senatorial contests, the most
surprising result was in lowa, wnere
Smith W. Brookhart, Republican, who
publicly repudiated his own National
ticket, had conceded his defeat at the
hands of Daniel F. Steck. a Democratic
lawyer, of Ottumwa. Mr. Steck general
ly was credited with receiving support
from many regular Republicans.
Tlie Republicans, however, apparent
ly had gained three Senatorial seats on
the basis of returns received early to
night. These were in Massachusetts,
Kentucky, and Oklahoma.
The Democrats had. elected eleven
Senators, while 17 Republicans had
been chosen or had sPch leads as to
make their election virtually certain. In
ike six fgptaiqingß 9 in West
ern Sfatee, where 'returns still were
coming in slowly, the re«tilts were un
certain.
Johnson Behind.
In-Minnesota. Representative T. I>.
Seliall, Republican, had what his sup
porters l-egarded as a commanding lead
over Senator Magnus Johnson, Farmer
labor. Johnson still insisted, however,
that missing rural precincts would re
turn him a winner.
Senator Thomas J. Walsh, Demo
cratic prosecutor in the Teapot Dome 1
investigation, was leading the field in
Montana with a margin sufficient to
make him appear reasonably certain of
re-election.
World Fliers Hop Off Again
El Paso, Texas,' Nov. 6. —Headed by
Lieutenant Lowell Smith, the trio of
world fliers left Fort Bliss and winger
toward the southeast today at. 7:2-» a.
m. The airmen had a strong wind at
their backs and expected to make San
Antonio within seven hours.
Senator Brookhart LeaOtng Now.
I)es Moines. lowa. Nov. 6. —Senator
Smith W. Brookhart was 645 votes ahead
of Daniel F. Steck. his Democratic op
ponent in the senatorial contest at noon
today, when a score of lowa county elec
tion boards had re-checked the returns.
Rowan County.
Rowan County—Eighteen precincts out
of 28 reporting this morning give 1,336
for port terminals bill and 2,3.57 against.
Seventeen of the 28 precincts give for
Congress: Dough ton, 3.224; Dorset t,
2.202.
Two Hundred Autos Destroyed by Fire.
Bradford, I’a.. Nov. 6.—The Star
garage and about 200 automobiles were
destroyed by fire today with a loss of
$250,000. The fire started on the see
ond floor of the three-story garage build
ing. after an explosion, and within a few
minutes was beyond control.
FATE OF PORT If
SHIP BILL IS HOI
: KNOWN AT PRESENT
Unofficial Vote on Measure
From 683 Precincts Show
ed 68,773 Votes For and
74,081 Votes Against It.
OFFICIALRETURNS (
WILL SHOW RESULT
Some Changes In Counties
In the State In Local Of
fices—Catawba County Is
Republican Once More.
Raleigh, Nov. 6. —Official canvass in
the various counties throughout North
Carolina was eagel.v awaited today by
pesons interested in the fate of the port
terminal development bill. Failure of
election officials in many precincts to
count the vote for this measure on Tues
day night, due to long county and state
ballots.. and the multiplicity of questions I
to be voted upon was responsible for ]
slow returns on this, as well as the j
veteran loand fund measure, and four!
constitutional amendments.
The unofficial vote on the ports mea- j
sure had hc*en received here up to this 1
morning from only 683 out of the state’s I
1.730 precincts. This gave for the bill
68,773; and against 74,081, or a major
ity of 5,308 against the measure.
General Albert ,Cox, who directed the
campaign in behalf of the measure, and
others at campaign headquarters, still;
declined to admit defeat, declaring that J
they believe that when the vote was fin- 1
ally tabulated they would win out by j
around 10,000 votes. Opponents of the }
measure were claiming its defeated by |
approximately the same margin.
In any event, the vote undoubtedly
was very close, and the margin for or
against it will be far closer than that
in any of the other questions laid before
(he voters ' for decision.
With the Democratic State and pres
idential tickets apparently elected by a
wide margin, interest in these races cen
tered today in the size of the popular !
vote and the inargin by which the suc
cessful candidates were elected. Scarce- j
ly any returns have been received from j
the mountain eo*jutiee .of the-western |
section the state, • aini ai -mymher ot ;
the.counties along the sea Coast have not I
yet reported on any races.
Scattering returns from legislative dis- j
tricts throughout the state indicate that |
ihe political complexion of a number of
districts haS been changed, the Repub-}
iicans probably having increased their
representation in the House of Repre
sentatives. For the first time since
its formation in 1892, the thirty-third
State senatorial district went Democrat
ic, Harry Baker. Democrat, having been |
elected to succed the late Rufus Hay
more.
Catawba county, after being Democrat
ic* for two years, returned to the Re
publican column, and for the first time
in 32 years the Republicans gained con
trol of Johnston county.. Dan Lucas,
of Benson, and Walter Batten, of Micro,
were elected to represent JohnstonTn the*
House of Representatives.
Stanly Is Democratic.
Albemarle, Nov. 6.—Unofficial, hut
practically complete returns in Stanly
county show that R. N. Furr, running as
low man on the Democratic ticket, has
defeated J. J. Morton, present incum
bent. by 266 majority. It. L. Brown,
attorney, of Albemarle, was elected to
the House of Representatives over his
Republican opponent by 387 majority.
Majorities for other Democratic county
officers and for Congress range between
275 and 400 majority.
Tlie vote in Stanly county was prac
tically the same at is was two years ago.
Ports Win in Iredell.
Statesville, Nov. s.—With two town
ships to hear from Iredell county gives
the port bill around 800 majority. It
is estimated that the official majority for
the bill will possibly 700. certainly
as much as GOO.
Congressman R. L. Dough ton’s major
ity in Iredell is 3,011. The state and
national Democratic tickets won in this
county by 3,000.
TRIUMPH OF G. 0. P.
THEM ASSUMES
GREATER MAGNITUDE
The Late Returns Show That
Most of Doubtful States
Will Go Republican in the
End.
MONTANA LATEST
TO SHOW CHANGE
New Mexico Also May Go to
Coolidge, as the Late Re
turns Show Big Coolidge
Vote There.
New York, Nov. 6 (By the Associated
]> res , s ). —The Republican triupmh in
Tuesday's election assumes an even great
er magnitude as the* counting of the* bal
lots neaifc completion.
Overnight returns not oniy boosted the
total of electoral votes credited to Cocd
idge and Dawes, but inevreased the like
lihood (hat the hew administration will
have a dependable majority of its own
party in Congress.
They likewise lifted to new heights the
vast Republican majorities in several
states already counted in the Coolidge*
electoral column, and gave indications of
depositing there all of the electoral
strength now classified as doubtful.
The latest triumphal processions arc
Montana and Nevada, having between
them 7 votes in the electoral college*.
That would increase the party total to
374. or 108 more than is needed to elect.
The electoral bag of Davis and Bryan
remained meantime at 136. and apparent
ly the only chance of an increase was in
New Mexico, where the Democratic tick
et was holding the lead by only a scant
plurality. Coolidge was gaining at a
ratio which if inaintained would add the
state's three votes also-to the Republican
total.
LaFollette’s last opportunity to in
crease the electoral vote of 13 given by
Wisconsin seemingly hinged on the re
turns from the only other state* remain
ing on the doubtful list —North Dakota
with five votes. Coolidge remained in
the lead on the face of returns from
two-thirds of the state, but liis plurality
was diminishing as a LaFol
lette vote-came ip from the country dijj^
Big Selling Event at Newsom and Mc
brhle’s.
On next Saturday, November Bth. at
9 o’clock a. m„ rain or shine a big eell
-jng event will be inaugurated at Newsom
and Mcßride’s. The sale will include
shoes, sweaters, hats, underwear, over
coats’ hose and in fact anything for men
to wear. If you make a purchase of
sls or more you will be given a set of
Rogers’ silver-plated teaspoons free. If
you buy $25 or more you w\U be given
yotir railroad fare or gas bill for a dis
tance of 30 miles. All day Saturda>
every man buying a suit of clothes will
lie given free an Eagle brand dress shirt.
Between the hours of 9 and 10 a. m.
next Monday ladies’ silk hose will he sold
at 5 cents a pair to all those who pur
chase other goods to the amount of s•>•
On Tuesday and Wednesday tbi*re will
be special sales too. Ili*ad tin* big
double coluinn ad. today in both 3 lie
Tribune and The Times.
New York for \V. L. Swinehart.
New York. Nov. 6—W. L. Swinehart
has been released by the foreign mission
committee of the Southern Presbyterian
Church with headquarters at Nashville,
Tenn., to become general secretary of tlie
laymen's church li*ague. J. (ompbell
White, vice chairman of the executive
committee of this new organization, an
nounced today.
Still Leading Senator Johnson.
St. Paul. Minn., Nov. 6. —Congressman
Thos. D. Seliall. republican, lost a few
votes in additional returns today in the
United States Senatorial contest, but still
had a lead over Senator Mangus Johnson,
farer-labor.
The French law protects dress dsign
ers against “pirates.” In one case fines
of S2OO and $3,000 damages were im
posed on two Paris dressmakers who
counterfeited the “models of a well
known fashion house.
$2.00 a Year, Strictly in Advance.
PmiOnrno— yriiin
ÜbrWl At ur
NOT SETTLED IN
DEFINITE WAY YET
However, It Appears Likely
That the Republicans Will
Have Working Majority in
the House.
MANY DISTRICTS
YET IN DOUBT
It Is Known Now That 230
Seats Will Be Held by
Persons Favorable to the
Coolidge Policies.
New York, Nov. <5 (By the Associated
Press). —The fight for a working control
of Congress continues to be a close one.
But it holds out the prospect tiiat
President Coolidge may have a manage
able majority, though small, over the La
Follette insurgent balance of power,
which during the present Congress has
hampered and thwarted many adminis
tration measures and policies.
Early today more than thirty districts
still were missing from the final tabu
lations, while the votes in close fights
were being counted.
But as the returns then stood, approx
imately 36 hours after the closing of
the polls, the Republicans had taken 230
seats, giving a margfy* of 12 over the
bare majority of 217. Ortt of 'the 30-
odd districts still to be heard from they
hoped to solidify their gains against the
raids of a Democrat coali
tion.
The Democrats at the same time had
taken 174 seats, and had a hope of cap
turing some of those stil loutstanding.
By heavy majorities, the Democrats
retained their Senate seats from the solid
South.
South Remains “Solid.”
Atlanta. Nov. 6. —On the basis of late
returns last night, ten states of the solid
South remained steadfast to their Den*
ocratic tenets by slightly less than 2 to
1 over both Coolidge and La Follette
combined.
The i>opular vote of those ten states
reported last night showed for Davis
656.88; Coolidge and La Follette com
bined 336,836.
South Car»Sna headed the Iwt of in
jfvfffuin.*6ta ten by 'foing' slight*! M4*
than 17 to t ' for Davis over his two
principal opponents.
Ports I>ad in Mecklenburg.
Charlotte. Nov. s.—With 42 precincts
out of 45 in Mecklenburg county report
ing tonight the port measure had a slight
advantage in the county. The vole for
the measure was 3,985 against, 3,852.
All other legislative measures and amend
ments carried. The entire county Dem
ocratic ticket was swept into office by
the greatest majority in the history of
the county. A. W. McLean, for gov
ernor. led the ticket with a total vote
of 9,020 to 1,916 for Meekins. The
national'ticket rail slightly behind Mc-
Lean.
Smith Is Winner in Hot New York
Race.
New York, Nov. 5. —Coolidge and
Dawes swept the Empire State in the
election yesterday, on the basis of in
complete returns, by a plurality of ap
proximately 820.090. but Governor Al
fred E. Smith, Democrat, demonstrated
his personal popularity by winning the
gubernatorial nomination over Theodore
Roosevelt, Republiean, by a plurality of
approximately 113,000.
Big Coat Sale at Eflnl’s.
On Saturday and Monday there will
be a big sale of ladies' misses’ and chil
dren's coats at Efird's. They have sev
eral hundred high-priced coats, in the
most wanted styles, they will
offer very special prices. Now is the
time to get ready for the cold weather
which is sure to come soon.
Weaver Appears Elected By a Majority
of 7.500.
Asheville. Nov. 5. —Zebulon Weaver,
democrat, is re-elected to Congress from
the tenth congressional district by a
majority estimated today as being ap
proximately 7,500
Klan Hall Destroyed by Fire.
Fort Worth, Texas, Nov. 6.—Fort
Worth Ku Klux Klan ball recently com
pleted at a cost of about si>o,ooo, was
destroyed by fire early this morning.
The structure was of brick. The origin
of the fire is unknown.
Three Men PeritJt in Lake.
Watertown,N. Y., Nov. 6.—Thre*e men
were drowned in Lake Ontario, near
Cape Vincent, early this morning, when
the steamer Grand Istckie went ashore
on Charity Shoals.
Mrs. Harding Continues to Improve.
Marion, 0., Nov. 6 Mrs. Warren G.
Harding’s condition continues to im
prove. her physician. Dr. Carl W. Saw
yer, announced today.
WHAT SMI TTY’B CAT SAYS
Fair tonight, warmer in central and
west portions; Friday unsettled, prob
ably rain in central and west portions.
NO. 36.