ICKORY
WEATHER
nli.it ii t..i; t the Cham-lu-r
of Commerce?
Fair tonight and Thurs
d.ivl cooler, ftosf in in-
terior tonight. Some-
what warmer-Thursday
ESTABLISHED SEPTEMBER 11, 1915
HICKORY, N. CM WEDNESDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 3, 1920
PRICE. FIVE CENTS
REPUBLICAN LA
HAS CHIEO
HARDING BIG VOTE
OKLAHOMA STATE
f auction hqid;w
AHA
GIVES
NDSLIDE GROWS COX
ACCEPTS DEFEAT
WITH SMILE i
COX' m
RGEii PROPORTION
TD HIGHEST .
TOLA
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UIULPL.II '
f I
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v,r
t!- A:-- .ociat'Ml' Press.
, C( In.. Nov. Sale of the
;.:,! Kin 111 .'U'.do railroad to
ls;v:h.-.:i bidder I.v order of the
; i ;-'!.iti' circuit court of anneals
1 , i he fioM' of a Utnni'.tuou-
iii tho hii'iorv of the mail
, j ., , !i su ral William J.
of dolhYs a yen- ..
j'.c.iMi: !'y in the . pr n
, j , f the i 1'.- history a . ;
i ,.i!iivii:' wore uvd in numerou
, ii ; I F it'll- iuuiiiti.li
; .in , .iii'.M'l f tho tailroail. From
Vin,? tii'.' .lay Hon Ul intercut.-'
Mi x' ivti foment of General
,,r fi ,m tho road in 1SS3. it
-he t I'ifct of finanoi;i campaigns
,-,-ai intf n.':'.t:! until the reeeiver-
, uv-.-. ' v default, cf lh. roa I
j, . , rt Wt fn I'a.'ifio rail-
f im!.' in IS. In i! I payment
i;. ! , en .nwnri'.evd by l!i Den-
,1 Ki i (!i ;;nile.
,. ho rul i-fu:. i for 550.000,-
: r ; v.. an lac i-.nuuaino mini
.n; -f .N'W V"rk broutrht suit
. !:a:ned judgment in P.IX. thin
,10 rcdured 1. 1 a little nit ro th-ui
; (i.oo th.o -n.ui'.t ff the ir.d;V
!n .l.'iiuiarv -.!, of Unit year
,., I,, P.rov.n, i ivxidtnt of the
A' Na.vler P.. IJ.'.I iwm.
lent .f l!io Western Pad
named loci'ivois hy Judge
! lio. p. (i i tho United
.wit i'",ui of Appeals. A
'.T r.rcwn named soh
i".!v.iv with regulation of
,1 Sbr.e- raiii'' ad ad mini
j.'nir tho w,.r. He was dlc
.ent of t IK' :.'!aini:sti'iit;on.
nz were hld bef. u a United
a ' r io ch.'.ot i i.v and on
... r i". 1920, an order wns
iv ,)n!;:'e Sanhorn for the
ilie ro:1 I, oer tho protest of
lidei's' eommitto whn akod
nt for a mr.ntn. I no roan
! fm s.-le fwr "'.) day..
By the
Now C
Harding w
tal of 17,09c
loans with eit
missinjr.
"oiatcd Press,
s, Nov. 3. Senator
the unprecedented to
; he city of New Or
' f the 57 precincts
HON
a;
n o.
'! Ill"
f '! I
',,.e!aler '20 set as the date of
i, . i, .id v.u Intllt originally as
of Palmer'. ilicani ol a line
in.- ft cm Denver to I'd Paso. I)y-
vt!i,Mia::it of tile minins ftderprisoa
h the v.estern part tho state re-
tr c
cf
u.r.
. , 1 i ! - . f
.. r a cn:tnire .n tn: uirccuoiwn
.rl's .levo!'.:nn nt and extortion
hn.i,ch ilr.e.11.
westward into the
raini'v,' oommuonie pcramu a ni!t
ft' th" font".it between the road arid
)-. I'nir.n P.'io'fio for control of thn
K.h'kv Mountain territory, the liu-.
tt r nmd already havinj? an advantage
in the northern Kock Mountain re
vifii. AiiTn-j- tho prominent railroad men
,!. n- -1 ; t with th.- road in vauou?
( atiiieitii were tieorpe Could. Ben
Iainin F. Bush end II. U. Mudire.
By the Associated Press.
.'Marion, Nov. 3. No longer a party
nominee, hut president-elect of the
United States, Warren G. Harding
tmnvd his Ihoughto toward rest and
recreation today before formulation
of his administration machinery and
policies.
lie plans to take a week on the
i rxar coas t and spend a week of
: couling in the Panama canal zone.
A few fag ends of the campaign
remained to he cleared away from
his desk first, h'.iwVor, before round
ing cut his affair, here. Ho preh-
.Mdy will not return to Marion be-
fova December.
Later Returns Show Harding's y ictory Greatest
in History of Republican Parly Congress
Also Safely Republican New York Gives
Million Majority
C. & O. PRESIDENT DEAD
the Associated Press.
Va., Nov. 3. Geo. W.
president of tha Chesapeake
r.d Ohi; Railway dropped dead today
at tu Whito Sulphur Springs, W. Va,
By the Associated Press.
Oklahoma, Nev. 3. Unofficial and
incomplete returns from 1115 pre
cincts out of 2.G85 in Oklahoma ffive
for president: . .
, Ccx, 99,355; Harding. 95,936.
By the Associated Press. ,
New York. Nov. 5. The Repub-
lican landslide continued to roll al-1
ong in greater proportions today as
additional election returns came in
from the west.
Besides electing Harding, it was
evident the Republicans would in
crease their vicarious control m tne
"ciudo from cne to a working majority.
Cunre::.-;ional returns from many
jstr.tes wi-re slow, as were indeed the
returns for president. But on the
basis of partial returns, it would
irom that Harding would have not
less than 330 voten in the electoral
college, while all that could he count
ed on the Cox column were the 127
in the solid south.
In many aspects the election vjas
very unusual. It may develop what
may turn out to he the greatest Re
publican victory in party history.
Both the Democratic candidate and
"...!?.. A. - , . J 1 l ,1
u.io oi mi, tasks touay was xo read ,;r, p.u.fy chief conceded tha election
and acknowledge hundreds of tele
grams ct congratulations that had
been pouring in since the balloting
began yesterday.
cn, L... y iTgiMcicu
mi pjipfouspir fyiiarjin8'whod
w m 10 ml rr'r
tor going m " with
By tho Associated Press.
Washington, Nov. 3. President
Wilson v.'us v.p tur.y this mornnig
md after breakfast spent some time
in the fiouth side of the white house
bas-king in the sun.
B 1801!. STATE
unrr !P urmi
Haw
THIS COUNTY GOES
ion ens
By the Associated Press.
Columbiana, Ala., Nov. 3. Re
ruhliean eann'vjates carried all of-
:',.:es in Snelbv county except one
I member of the board of revenue
Tho majorities ranged from 500 to
800 votes.
O"
v.
early.
With the election went what Presi
dent Wilson characterized as a "sol
nm referendum" on the league of
nations issue and if it may be said
hat the -electorate regarded their
oter, as an expression on that quest
cn, tl.iy registered for a preference
eclared for "stay-
Cox who declared
going m v.'irn a ranusnue which
exceeded the expectations of the
most enthusiastic Republicans.
Everywhere the shift towards thf
Republicans was heavy. Many
states which went to the Democrats
when Wilson defeated Hughes in 191G
returned to the Republican column
Boston going Republican for the sec
ond time in its histoiy; New York
giving Harding an unheard of plu
rality and ratios of two to one in
many states give indications of the
proportions of the Republican slide
which apparently left the Democratic
candidate nothing but the apparently
.-.olid south.
Hy tho
New
Associated Press.
York, Nov. 3. -Revised fig-
ire- for dist ils out ol a total
(f 7,.",i)M in the state tavf for presi-
"fV.;, 7:::'..r.37 Harding. 1,722.15-1.
Of the 7-30H "llstricts in the state
'!,.",!. 1 crave for eovornor:
Smith, I l.)1.0!!.r.: Miller 1,178.229.
I'ttu.-nx from 4.P.I. districts out-of
7,: 'tis ;vave for fienr.tor: w
Walker, r.!'.,07:: '.V'adswovth. 8ol.
(::
PETEBSBURG
ALSO FGH HARDING
OBcflTS Ai COX
i
KF IN THKBEE
I U m u ll Mil m m ! m -wr -w -dh i
iccorduig to a report received here.
1 1 PirlBSidetiSr J' ri7:AJUk
. at. 1
WARREN G. HARDING
COTTON
'iv the Associated PrS5.
Nw York, Nov. , H. -Tho r-rttpn
market was lower daring today's
emlv trading. The market opened
e;i n ;d a decline of 15 to 41 points
un, r.cfii sold 50 to 05 points not
lew
r.
Ili'fciuher
January
March ...
May ... .
J a i v .
Open
. -.21.20
. ..20.80
20U55
20.40
20.80
Close
21.12
Z0.75
20.(53
JO ".
6 V,"'
19.81
Hv the Assocdate.il Press.
St. Petersburg, v la., Mov. J.
iTardiriL' carried all seven precincts
of St. Petersburg by a majority of
oui ni,:,. v,. five'- timo in Viiskorv
,ni. liU.1 la 4 j v ... 7fiAft v
that St. Petersburg gave a KepuDii-Mau oi
can maioruy aim fiui,.' . ens
town in Honda.
By the Associated Press.
Memphis, Tenn, Nov. 3. Incom
plete returns from 79 of the 89 coun
ties in Tennessee compiled by the
Commercial Appeal today give
Harding a lead of 9.S7G over Gov-
i All i inn 1 - T-
ernor "Jox ana Aiirea j.u.yioi avc-
publican .candidate for governor, a
Governor Kod-
Dli CARRIES
MARYLAND STATE CL
STRIKE IS ORDERED
E
OS IN
UD
executive
federation
.NKXT CO.NGHKSSMAN
ms
J
By tho Associated Press.
London. Nov. 3. The
miners
Debs, have decided to decl?re the coal strike
ended and advise the ment to resume
al
tVm Assn.-bit ed Press
IJaltimore, wov. ."" A'"" r:,.v.c r tVio
71-7 nriH'inr'T.S OUt OI OU" KV V"..-.
iar,.fi75; Harding. 177,804;
n fit
" v . i 4A7o1l i wna-t trrrM O T f
Senate. Smith. Uemocrat, i ,ooi ; Work. This action was
Wleller, Republican. I-w.jkm. conference oi - JL'n,
if nal districts in doubt. a majority of more than 8,000 against
- . i i ii in n l . i l .
accepting tne oir.
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a i i i i riTrt m
MLR) lb liLAHVI nFMfinRATR
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TWO M1LUUW NltM KFNTIir.KY EASILY
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Chicago, Nov.
-oSr-.TiniJai- ht-adouariers here
morning claimed move than two mil
lion votes in the country, more than
three times its vote m 19lo- xnc
socialists aisw ciuun--"
NORTH CAROLINA
SCORES HUGE
VICTORY
CALVIN COOL1DQH $J
Our Next Governor
By the Associated Press.
Raleigh, N. C. Nov. 3. Reports
received at the Democratic state
headquarters here this inornine: that
the Democratic nominees had been
elected in all ten congressional dis
tricts, according to .State Chairman
Thos. D. WUrren., Mr. Warren said
the Democrats had defeated Republi
can candidates in the seventh, .eighth,
ninth and tenth districts, conceded .to
oe close, and that in the other dis
tricts the Republicans were defeated
iby majorities ranging from 5.000 to
.000.
The Democratic state ticket head
ed by Cameron MoTrison of Char
lotte for Governor was elected by
majorities of over 70.000, according
to tabulations compiled by the Ral
eigh News and Observer early today.
The legislature will be overwhelm
In rly Democratic.
The minority given the Democratic
ticet in North Carolina in yesterday's
election.
Two constitutional amendments
were carried by 100,i00 votes lac-
cording to the News and Observer
compilation.
.ei
ER IS BEATE
C
By the Associated Press.
Milwaukee, W'is.. Nov. 3. Victor
L. Eerger, unseated socialist con-.r.t.-u.
-- 'from, the fifth detract, of
Wisconsin, at noon today conceded
-;is defeat by William H. Stafford,
.lepubiiean.
---SL ' W
mmn iq miM
FLORIDA T
m
Dy the A-rsociarpd Press.
Dayton, Nov. 3. Governor Cox, the
defeated Democratic presidential can
didate, today wired his respects to
Senator Harding pledging support to
the executive, in "whatever emergency
might arise."
From early last night the governor
had no illusions about the final re
sult, hut he refused to make any state
ment, ins newspaper announcement,
"Republican Landslide; Harding
Wins," being purely impersonal.
The governor proved a good loser
and the last hour at his uflice Was
spent in comforting disconsolate call
ers. He never lost his smile, nor
did Mrs. Cox, who spent th? evening
with him.
To all friends who brought condol
ence, he said with a smile: "I am
proud of your interest."
Apparently he made good his cam
paign assertion that for himl the re
sult was impersonal.
CHAM
P CLARK IS
LIKELY DEFEATED
By the Associated Press. ,
St. Louis Nov. 3. T. W. Huek
riete of Oregon, Mo., Republican, to
day, passed Champ Clark, Democrat,
former speaker of the house of repre
sentatives in the race for congress
from the ninth district.
Returns from 105 out of 2G8 gave
Huekriete 12,912 against 11,407.
Returns from many districts show
former Speaker Clark runninK nc-ir-
j ueuinu nis republican
ponent.
op-
THE BOY SCOUTS
By the Associated Piess.
Orlando, Fla.. Nov. 3, Perry, the
negro who early this morning shot
and killed two white men at Oconee,
ten miles west of this city, hangs
at a tree this morning just outside
the corporate limits of the city.
EADS EN MISSOURI
P NT rW Th" VMM
UUIIIIIIUL IU
IIIA IS SAFE
FOR 1. 1RDK
-Indiana
MAJ. A. L. CULWINKLE
L IIIU rtsauunnu - . - -p.
o. oui-i"!"- v " V "v xt 5 Tfpntnrkv crave
ii.!. i .nil isviiie. j
tniS , ..-ui-v,4-;ol w. a 'nrif v
f'nvernnr uox a suui.wuw r-r'
" . .. , Ot. I WutioTAV
reelected umtea owies
Beckham, Democrat, ana on tne iiee
of returns shows seven Democrats
and three Republican , congressmen.
t iko. seventh Swope, Republican,
apparently was losing to his Demo
crat opponent, Judge Gilbert.
Last unofficial figures from more
than three-fourths of the precincts
in the state gave Cor a lead of. 37,-000.Z
swiiuiinnj n' - f-;:-
v,v-.f,. noYtrpr to congress from vis
consin and the election of eight as
semblymen and one state senator m
New York city.
Hope was held to the election
congress of Meyer London in
York.
to
New
By the Associated 'Press.
Indianapolis, Ind., Nov. 3
will give Senator Warren G. Harding
a plurality cf 50,000. it is estimated
from retturns received from half the
state today. The reelection of United
States Senator Watson. and the
pWtinn of Warren MeCray, Republi
can candidate for governor.
clio-Mlv smaller majorities seems as
sured. Nine cf the 13 Republican can
didates for congress are elected wit a
four in doubt;
IDI10 MAJ
IN OHIO 25
ORTY
mum
By
the Associated Press. ,
St. Louis, Nov. 3. Before noon re
turns increased Republican leads in
Missouri. Senator Harding's majority
reached 75.000; Senator Spencer
showed a large lead and former
Speaker Champ Clark fell behind his
Republican opponent.
. tt t mm
COST GOVERNMENT'
PRETTY BIG SUM
The piosentation of a faim on
Northwest branch in the Burnt mills
neighborhood to the Boy Scouts of the
district .marks- a step in the develop
ment of I ..-. ...out movement a
movement which has made a remark
able advan-e within a few years.
There the secut3 will have an outdoor
home in a picturesque bit of country
and although they will hike and wan
der and practice their manly character-forming
craft in all parts of the
district and environs, they will have
as headquarters a part of the country,
embracing field, forest, rocky glen,
and boys who are scouts are particu
larly fortunate.
Those men who were boys half a
century ago were under the necessity
of finding their own swimming holes,
fishing places, hunting ground.- and
camip sites, and nobody outside their
own parents was especially interest
ed. Memory records it that those
boys who managed in ope way or an
other to have a pretty good time, but
if they learned any- woodcraft or
nature history or natural philosophy
it was in a haphazard way. Develop
ments proved that many of them were
good observers and apt students.
These Boy Scouts are being given
great opportunities to develop into
better men than their fathers. They
promise well and the hope of every
body is that thy will keep their prom
ise. "PHANTOM SEWING MACHINE"
AGITATES THE PORTUGESE
619
1IF0RIA LEAD
0 1
SJy the Associated Press. -
Columbus, Ohio, Nov. 3. The noon
tabulation cn the Ohio presidential
vote shewed Senator Harding leading
Governor Cox by 258,946 on returns
from 5,248 precincts in the 7.145 in
the state. The vote was Harding
b:v810,74G; Ccx. 551.800.
Returns from, 3,676 precincts gave
former Governor Willis a lead, of
158,368 votes over W. A. Julian, his
Democratic opponent for United
States senatortouccced Harding.
HEAVY SNOW IN WEST
I3y the Associated Press,
Washington, Nov. 3. Private
operation of the railroads , for the
first six months after the end of
federal control will cost the federal
government a total of $656,000,000,
according to figures made public to
day by the interstate commerce commission.
MARYLAND AGAIN
GOES REPUBLIC!
GROWS
III
By the Associated Press.
San Francisco, Nov. 3. Senator
Harding's lead in -California continu
ed to increase as returns came in.
Chicago, Nov. 3. Reports reached
here from several states of ; snow
storms. The heaviest fall was in
Fremont county, Wy., where;: 25
inches of snow covered the ground.
In Nebraska and South Dakota,.' a
heavy snow was reported in a num
be'r of counties, while Minnesota
reported snow in some districts "and
rain in others. .
By the Associated Press.
Baltimore. Nov. . 3. With returns
from about 90 per cent of Maryland,
showing Harding's lead over Ccx for
president to be more than 40,000. in
terest in the election turned today to
the senatorial and congressional
situation in the state. .
Ovington E. Weller, Republican
onnonent of John Walter Smith,
Democrat incumbent senator, had a
m.nioritv of about 13,000 with but
100 pracincts missing. The Baltimore
Sun. Democratic, conceded Smith's
defeat by 15,000 or more.
Lisbon, Portugal, Oct. 11. Portu
gal, always a hotbed of superstition,
now is asritated by what is described
as "a phantom sewing machine."
Columns of the daily newspapers are
filled with letters reporting cases in
which a mysterious sound resembling
that produced by a sewing machine
has been heard. Oother communica
tions are from . scientists, philoso
phers and spiritualists attempting to
exnlain its origin.
The Lisbon newspapers say the
strange sound was first heard about
three months ago in a house in Opor
to at midnight and the newspapers
add that hundreds cf people have
heard the same sound since but at
different rrfaces.
It' is reported that one family
abandoned their house at a fashion
able bathing resort because they had
heard the sound for six successive
nights. ... At, Sinfaes a young trirl is
seriously ill from fright and her par
ents declare they heard the sound
for several hours each night appar
ently coming from the bed railings.
The popular explanation is that the
soul of a seamstress has been doom
ed to haunt the world to expiate a
sin and, all through the provinces,
the peasants are praying for her re
pose. -
HARDING SWEEPS MAIN
Pprtland- Harding caried Maine
in today's election by the largest plu
rality ever given a presidential can
didate in this state. Of this first
sixteen cities to complete; their re
turns Cox - carried- only one, Bid-deford.