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*•*»»*• • ASSOCIATED • t PRESS • DISPATCHES ••*« $ & $ VOLUME XXIII Insurgents Victorious As House Is Organized They Vote for Frederick H. ' Gillet for Speaker When Told Their Views Will Be Accepted. NINE ROLL CALLS TO GET ELECTION jWhen Leaders of Regular Forces Granted Conten tions the Insurgents Voted For Rep. Gillett. (By the Am«oi«(ed Press.) Washington. Dec. s.—Frederick H. Gillett. of Massachusetts., was re-elected speaker of the House today when the re publican insurgents voted for him for me tlrst time since a deadlock developed' on Monday. The re-election of Mr. Gillett eomplet <‘d organisation of the 68th Congress and paved the way for President Coolidge to deliver tomorrow his first message to a joint session of tite House and Senate. The insurgents decided to abandon their fight after they had been assured by Representative I.ongworth. of Ohio, the republican leader, that opportunity would be afforded later to freely offer amendments to the House rules. From the start the insurgent group has main tained that its real fight was for a rules revision. The break came on the first ballot to day, the ninth taken, for speaker since Monday at noon. From the outset the insurgents had been casting seventeen votes for Cooper, of Wisconsin, one of their leaders, and five for Madden, of Illinois. The agreement for revision of the rules was reached by leaders last night, but there was an eleveuth hour Hurry today when Representative Nelson, of Wisconsin, chairman of the insurgent group, announced that he and his asso ciates would not be bound by any agree ment to support Gillett until the terms of the rules understanding bad been re affirmed specifically on the House floor. As soon as the session began "Mr. Xel son presented a statement embodying his view of the status of the understanding, and Representative Ixmgworth rose and told the House that the statement was correct. The clerk then called the roll for the ninth time and the insurgents swung into line with their republican colleagues behind Spenker’Tfineft. v On the final ballot Gillett received.>l IT. totes. Representative GArrCft; fit Tert‘ nessec, the democratic candidate, had 107, and two voted for Representative Madden. This gave Gillett a majority of seven votes. The democrats voted solidly for Gar rett. The two who voted for Madden were .lameß, of Michigan, and Reid, of Illinois, both republicans. Representative Kvale. independent of Minnesota, and Wefald, farmer-laborite of Minnesota, who had supported Coop er, voted present, as did Garrett and Ber ger, socialist of Wisconsin. Gillett did not vote, Madden voted for Gillett. Be fore the vote was announced, Represen tative Cooper made a brief statement saying he resented the campaign of "vi tuperation and slander” against the members who had snp|»orted him. W hen an attempt was made to cut off his speech by i»cint of order. Representative Madden appealed for fair play, and urg ed that every opportunity be given for harmony amobg the republicans, so that the House fnight be organized. This was greeted with laughter from the democratic side. Two Members’ Seats Contested. Washington, Dec. s.—Protests against the seating of Edward E. Miller, Repub lican, as a member of the House from the twenty-second Illinois district, and James R. Buckley, Democrat, from the sixth Illinois district, were made when, they started to take the oath of office’ today. Representative Rainey, Demo crat, protested the seating of Miller, and Britten, Republican, objected to seating Buckley. Both Seated. Washington, Dec. s.—Representatives Miller, Republican, and Buckley, Demo crat, were sworn in as members of the House from Illinois today after formal protests had been filed to their being seated. The Charges Against Miller. | Chicago, Dec. 5 (By the Associated Press).—Charges that Representative Edward E. Miller, republican, former] state treasurer of Illinois, had filed an election expense account showing that he spent SBSO, but that he had actually ex pended $63,185, were contained in the proteat against the seating of Miller fil ed today at Washington by Representa tive Dainey, democrat, of Chicago. The protest was based on charges of a petition presented to Representative Rainey by citizens of the 22nd Illinois Congressional district, who alleged that Mr. Miller bad dispersed $63,185 of state funds in three counties, all in the 22nd district, although there are 102 counties in the State. , y New Presbytery, Not Named. (By the Associated Preati) Winston-Salem, Dec. 5. —At this; morning’s session of the new Presbytery j formed here last night, several names | were suggested, but no decision was reached, it being decided to defer a se- j lection until this afternoon. There were; 33 Presbyteries and 8 counties represent-■ ed in the new organization. Get About SIO,OOO In Cub. (By the Associated Freds.) Dayton, 0., Dec. 5. —Two unmasked men today held up two clerks in the Xenia Avenue branch of the City Savings it Trust Company and stifle money from tthe cosh drawer said to approximate SIO,OOO. The Concord Daily Tribune ************** * * * PRESIDENT’S HOME * * TOWN DEMOCRATIC * * * (By the Associated Press). sK * Northampton. Mass., Dec. 5. IK The home city of President Coolidge )K )K yesterday elected as mayor Edward -K J. Woodhonse, democrat, professor 5K of government at Smith College. 4$ )K He defeated Win. Cordes, republi- IK jfc can. by 70 votes. HS *************** COOLIDGE. M’ADOO AND LAFOLLETTE FAVORITES Os Voles of South Dakota as Shown at State Proposal Meetings. Pierre. S. D.. Dec. 5 (By the Asso ciated Press). —President Coolidge. Wil liam Gibbs McAdoo and Robert M. La follette were endorsed ns President stand ard bearers for the Republican, Demo crat and Farmer-labor parties respec tively at. state proposal meetings here last night, the elections in turn being made over Hiram Johnson and Henry Ford, who was named by both Demo crats and Farmer-Laborites. Arthur Capper, T'nited States senate.g for Kansas, was chosen for the second place on the Republican ticket, anil the Democrats chose James W. Gerard, of Xcw York. WAKE FOREST SEEKS \ TO ENTER CONFERENCE North Carolina State Sponsoring Bap tist Application at S. I. A. C. Meet ing at Maryland. Wake Forest, Dee. 4.—Wake Forest College is this week making application for membership in the Southern Inter collegiate Athletic Conference at the an nual meeting being held at the University of Maryland just outside of Washing ton. Under the regulations of the confer ence an institution which wishes to' be come a member of the body must secure 8 sponsor from among the institutions already members. Xcrth Carolina State College is sponsoring Wake Forest’s ap plication. Prof Thomas Xelson, of State, who is representing his college at the gathering, will bear the application from the Baptists. A favorable vote on the Wake Forest application will mean the adoption of the one-year rule for Coach Garrity’s men next year. At present only Carolina and State are the JJiprtb Carolina member* of the buily, Nleotine Kitts 801 l Weevil. Clemson College. S. C„ Dec. 4. Promising results in controlling the boll weevil by the use of nicotine as a substitute for the calcium arsenate com monly used in poisoning the pest have been obtained by the South Carolina ex periment stntion. according to a state ment made public here today by Pro fessor A. F. Conrad, entomologist in charge. The nicotine is applied to a dust, similarly to calcium arsenate. It is obtained from waste tobacco and can be prepared more economically than the arsenate preparation, it was stated. Asked for Bids on Lease. (By the Associated Press.) Washington, Dee. 5.—A number of of prominent oil companies were request ed to bid on a lease on the Tea Pot Dome Naval Oil Reserve, at the same time a proposal was sought from the Sinclair interests. Dr. 11. Foster''Bain, director of the Bureau of Mines, testi fied today before the Senate public com mittee. He declined, however, to give the names of the companies which were inivted to bid. Few Freight Cars in Need of Repair. (By the Associated Press.> Washington, Dee. 5. —The number of freight in need of repair November 15th wa« the lowest in many years, the car service, devision of the American Railway Association announced today. On that date they totalled 149,182,. rep resenting a decrease of 1,432 from No- I vember Ist. • Proposal Merger Abandoned. (By the Assoelated Press.) New York. Dec. s.—Confirmation of reports that the propqped merger of the Studebaker and Maxwell Motor Compa nies hml been abandoned was furnished today by James C. Brady a Maxwell di rector, who declared that, the overtures for such a union came from the Sttide baker Corporation. Funeral Services For Flood Victims. (By the Associated Press.) Bergamo, Italy. Dee. s.—Every church in Bergamo Valley, left standing by last Saturday’s flood, was the scene yester day by a funeral service for the victims. Two hundred fifty bodies have been re covered so far throughout the valley. Robbers in Salisbury. (By the Associated Press.) Salisbury, Dec. s.—Robbers last night smashed a window of the Staines and Parker Jewelry Store and store u num ber of articles, mostly mounted gold coins. The loss is estimated at #IOO. WHAT BATS BEAR BATS. Rain and colder tonight, Thursday generally fair, colder in east portion. CONCORD, N.C., WEDNESDAY, DCEMBER 5, 1923 I. BELIEVE IN CONCORD. I BELIEVE IN CONCORD. I believe in her people, in her boys and girls, I will make myself a committee of one to make this a good place in which to live. I BELTEX E IN CONCORD. I believe in her institu tions, in her schools, her Chamber of Corrfmdrce, in her Churches and her stores. I believe in the broom and the paint pot. I believe in ne’er an empty can on a vacant lot, but many a full one in the larder. Never again will I throw waste paper or rubbish in the street or tdley. I BELIEVE IN CONCORD. Tn her treesjood’s first temples, grass instead of ash heaps, flowers of weeds. I will spend my money here, and b| doing so, leave a part of the purchase price to circulate in the chan nels where its equivalent in wealth was originally created, to do good among the folks who are a part of the commun ity of which I am a part, in the place that I call home. I BELIEVE IN MY TOWN. ? SUPPORT YOUR CHAMBER OF COMMERCE SEND RADIO MESSAGES IN ANY SET DIRECTION Marrcni Announces System of One-Way Wave Projection. London, Dec. s.—Signor Marconi, pio neer in the field of wireless communica tion, today declared his belief that a revolution in the methods employed for communication with distant countries would be possible as the outcome of im portant tests carried out by himself and C. S. Franklin, the British expert. Signor Marconi said that, according to the new system, the electric waves car rying the messages were projected and propogated in a beam which was turned in any direction desired, as opposed to the present system, whereby the waves are sent out iu all directions. Communication had been successfully carried on by the new system between England and St. Vincent, one of the Cape Verde Islands, a distance of 2250 nauti cal miles, he reported. Only a fraction of the electrical energy hitherto found necessary was employed. SOUTH DAKOTA ACTION WILL BE RECOGNIZED President Will Acknowledge Action of South Dakota Republican Convention. (Bj tk4 auwaattS Press.* Washington. Deefl s.—President Cool idge will acknowledge the action of South Dakota Republican proposal convention in granting him the preference for the .Presidential, primary- and will send a, codmunication to Republican leaders of that State which may go a long waV toward indicating his attitude toward 1924. The intention of Mr. Coolidge to recognize publicly the South Dakota convention's endorsement was made known today at the White House, where officials made no attempt to disguise satisfaction in the majority given the President over Hiram Johnson. PRESIDENT TO DELIVER IHS ADDRESS TOMORROW Joint Session of Both Houses of Con gress to Hear the Address. (By the Associated Press.! Washington, Dec. s.—President Cool idge's message to Congress will be de livered at a joint session of the Senate and House shortly after noon tomorrow. Definite decision as to the time of his appearance was reached today after tile White House bad been in communica tion with leaders at the eapitol. Bogus Bootleggers Reap Rieli Harvest. Birmingham, Ala., Dec. 4.-—Bogus bootleggers who have been reported working at Savannah, Ga.. and Mont gomery, Ala., have also been fleecing persons here on the pretense of supply ing them with holiday liquor, according to information given local newspapers. The pseudo Wallingford crooks, it is said, mix with the wealthy and in social circles displaying samples of ex- d which they offer to furnish in any quantity on payment of 33 per cent deposit. Having gathered up a few thousand dollars the exclusive bootleggers disappear, leaving their customers without the promised spirits. New Department in Veterans' Bureau (By the Associated Press.) Washington, Dec. s.—Creation of a finance service in the Veterans' Bureau with separatte divisions of disbursing anil accounting was announced today by Director Hines. Harold W. Breining was named chief. SEVENTY-FIRST SERIES Concord Perpetual Building and Loan Association Starts Saturday, December Ist Books Now Open For Subscriptions at Concord and Kannapolis, N. C. Do you want a good investment for Your Savings? Do you want to secure a home? Then Call and Subscribe for some stock. C. W. SWINK, Pres. H. I. WOODHOUSE. Sec-. Treas., P. B. FETZER, Assistant Treasurer. CABARRUS SAVINGS BANK THE COTTON MARKET First Prices 25 Points Lower to 13 Feints Higher.—Nervous an;l Irregu lar. (By the Associated Press.) New York. Dee. s:—The cottou mar ket was nervoqs and unsettled at the opening today owing to erratic fluctua tions in Liverpool with first prices 25 points lower to 13 points higher. There were rallies in the English market just before the opening l(ere, however, and prices soon stiffened up on covering or re buying, and a moderated demand from the trade. December advanced from 35.85 and March from 35.68 to 36.05 during the early trading, making qet ad vances of about 18 to 30 points on the active positions. Cotton futures opened steady: Decem ber 35.85; January 85.20 to 35.40; March 35.70 to 35.82; May 35.90; July 35.00. MILITARY FORCES TO BE KEPT'FROM RUHR CITIES Where Possible Troops Will Be Concenr trated in Camps Outside of the Ruhr Cities. Paris, Dec. s.—(By the Associated Press).—The troops occupying the Ruhr are gradually to be concentrated in camps outside the cities, it was explained by the French government officials today. The design is to make the occupation less irritating to thejfetfjanans as a re ward* for their wppnflfet dispostWilin To abandon their hostility toward the oc cupation. and to co-operate with the al lied regime. There is no idea of evacuating the Ruhr at present ,it is stated, and the French troops will he maintained at ex isting strength for the time being, pend ing developments, but will be taken off the streets and out of the cities so that the population will not be constantly re minded of their presence, thus reducing the opportunity for possible friction. German Babies Now Cause More Than Usual Worries. (By the Associated Press.) Berlin, Dec. s.—The high cost of liv ing hounds Germans from the cradle to the grave. Layettes for the baby are so expen sive few familes can afford them. A child’s shirt cost 12 to 20 billion marks in November. Even a second-hand perambulator costs 30 gold marks, and the mid-wives and doctors have all placed their fees on a go'd-mark basis. It costs trillions of marks to outfit a new arrival in a German family in these days of declining paper marks, and the trillions are lacking in all families excepting those of profiteers. A gir baby is more of a tragedy than a baby in the average German family today, because of the dowry which must go with every German girl who finds a husband. No girl without a dowry can avoid being an old maid in Germany, and there is little prospect of the aver age German family accumulating enough surplus to endow daughters with sufficient linen and money to make them attractive to German men who have such a large assorment of women to choose because of the great excess of the female population. If an opportunity offers to help any one, do not be afraid to embrace it. It often comes in the way of an obser vant person to be helpful to others in a quiet unobtrusive manner. Held EflNB : ' ' IB ■9 mm 8 Anthony Pantano ;h Held jointly With the Diamond brothers in the Brooklyn killing. THE STREAM OF IMMIGRANTS Majority Have Colonized Around Great Manufacturing Plants. (By the Associated Press.) Cleveland, 0.. Dec. s.—The American frontiers are not alone the shifting fron tiers of the west, but exist also in the foreign sections of the great American cities, according to Red Fred Eastman, of New York, director of education for the Presbyterian Board of National Mis sions, in an address before the National Presbyterian Conference yesterday. "It has been less than 100 years,” said Mr. Eastman, “since a school board in Ohio passed this resolution addressed to some youdg men : ‘You are welcome to use the sehoolhouse to debate all proper questions in. But such things as rail roads and telegraphs are impossible anil rank infidelity. There is nothing in the word of God about them. If Gad had designed that his intelligent creatures should travel at the frightful speed of 15 miles an hour by steam, He would have foretold it by the mouth of His Holy prophets. It is a device of Satan to carry the souls of the faithful down to hell.' 'The railroads and telegraphs came in spite of the fears of the trembling saints of those days. Anil largely because the railroads and telegraphs have come Am erica of today is altogether a different country. "More than 30,000,000 of immigrants have poured into this country during the last century. The majority of them have colonized rfiroimd great manufacturing genters of ybe. east and middle west apd are Today moulding for better or worse the social and spiritual life of this part of America. "The task of Presbyterian national missionaries today is to go out upon Ihe social ami spiritual frontiers in the city, immigrant, and industrial sections of the East, and to draw these millions of new Americans together in Christian fellowship.” MASONIC TROWEL AGAIN WITH JUSTICE LODGE Trowel Visited Every Masonic Lodge in United States, Mexico and Canada, (By the Associated Press.) New York .Dec. s.—Completing an eighteen-year journey to every Masonic lodge in the United States, Canada ami Mexico, a silver trowel, the Masonic em blem of friendship, has found its way back to the home of Justice Lodge No. 753, in Manhattan. After resting brief ly on the grave of Theodore Roosevelt at Oyster Bay, the emblem will continue its journey visiting every Masonic lodge in the civilized world. With Our Advertisers. The Belk buyers attended the great $7,000,000 Sale of rugs of the Alexander Smith & Sons in New York and bought rugs at 50 per cent, under the market. See prices in new ad. today on page two. Denatured ajcohol at 85 cents a gal lon at Gibson Drug Store. Get a radio outfit and enjoy yourself. The Concord Telephone Co. has them from $97.50 to S7OO. The Concord Army and Navy Store is having a three days special sale of blankets, leggins, shoes, shirts, pants and socks. The Standard Buiek Co. has a num ber of used ears for sale. Sec list in their new ad. today. Milk-Maid Bread brings food joy and strength to all. Wild Ducks Dying From Oil on River. Monroe, La., Dee. 4.—Crude oil waste from the Arkansas oil fields, floating on tlie surface of the Ouehaitn river, is causing the death of thousands of wild ducks, according to hunters who have been along the stream north of Monroe. The oil gums the feathers of the birds, making it impossible for them either to fly or swim. Persons residing on the river are reported to be discarding guns for the easier method of killing them j With sticks and many have been caught 1 alive. Attemps to save the lives of the birds by washing the oil from them with gasoline has developed that the treatment is fatal. Little Light Is Thrown on Union County Murder Case. Monroe, Dee. 4.—Little light was thrown on the mystery surrounding the ! murder on Saturday night of Butler j Funderburk, aged bachelor, in bis little store four miles from here, at the cor oner's investigation. More than a dozen of hie neighbors appeared but could give I no information that would aid iu solving the mystery. Two negroes, arrested Saturday after noon when they failed to give satisfac tory explanations of their whereabouts at the time of the crime, are held in jail. They claim to know nothing of the ease, and say they can prove an alibi. Officials say robbery was t|p motive. POWER FROM MERCURY VAPOR Making Possible Bauble Power Plant Driven From Same Source. (By the Associated Press.) Schnectndy. Dec. s.—Power from mercury vapor, making possible a double vapor power plant in which turbines for generating eleetricty are <lric- ' LM by mercury vapor and water via the same fuel source, resulting i\ r of about 50 per cent, in power per pound of fuel, is the outstanding achievement of a new boiler perfected by the General Electric Company. The last great step in improving the efficiency of manufacturing power was the replacement of the reciprocating en gine by the steam turbine. The inven tion of the mercury vapor boiler is re garded as a greater step in the progress of science. The modern steam turbine is about 40 per cent, more efficient than the best reciprocating engines, but according to AY. L. R. Emmet, consulting engineer for the General Electric Company and in ventor of the new process, the mercury boiler is more than 50 per cent, more efficient than the best tseam turbine. The mercury boiler is still eonsidred and experiuent, but like all great steps in advance, time will be required to develop and perfect a system before this progress J can be expected to reflect on the operat-1 in? costs of public utilities. .Mr. Emmet estimates that if the mer cury boiler comes up to all expectations, 1 it will produce with 35 pounds gauge 1 pressure. When compared with a steam 1 turbine generating plant which uses 200 1 pounds steam pressure, about 52 per 1 cent, more output in eleetricty per pound of fuel. "And if,” Mr. Emmet adds, "in such a plant the boiler room is re-equip ped with furnaces and mercury appara- , tu« arranged to burn 18 iter cent, more fuel, the stntion capacity with tse same 1 steam turbines, condensers, auxiliaries, 1 water circulation, etc., would be in creased about 80 per cent.” The mercury vapor process involves the vaporization of mercury in a boiler, driving of a turbine by the mercury vapor and the condensation of the ex haust in a condenser where its latent heat is delivered to water and thus used to generate steam at pressure suitable for use i nexisting steam plants. “Naturally,” Mr. Emmet explained,” the question whieli will arise in connec tion with this mercury process is the danger from mercurial poisoning, either to the community or to the attendants. In the first place, all joints are welded so that it is impossible for mercury to escape except through accident and ar rangements are such that leakage if it should occur will go into the stack where it can do no harm.” PRESBYTERIANS TALK ' ON MANY SUBJECTS Question of “Fundamentals” Injected Into Number of Moat Important Ad dresses. " Cleveland, 0., Dec. 4.—(By the Asso ciated Press). —Delegates to the national Presbyterian Conference who last night, heard Rev. Robert E. Speer, secretary of tlie Board of Foreign Missions, predict that the church would not be divided on the question of "fundamentals” .today saw the subject again injected in their discussions. Speaking on field work to be done by individual church, Rev. William H. Foulkcs, secretary of the Presbyterian New Era organization, said the church "does not propose to change its faith to suit tiie caprices of a fault-finding age, nor on tlie other hand is it going to be involved in ceaseless and profitless con troversy.” STATE HIGH RACE CLOSES SATURDAY Charlotte ami Sanford Teams Meet in Fi nal Championship Game on “HiU”. Chapel Hill, Dee. 4.—The State high school football championship game which will be played here on Saturday after noon of this week at 2:30 o’clock between the Sanford high school team, Eastern champions, mid the Charlotte high school football team. Western champions, will mark the culmination of the tenth an nual State high school football champion ship contest. Ku Klux Put on Ceremony at Fayette ville Chief’s Funeral. Fayettevil’e, Dec. 4-—Services of the Ku Klux Klan were held last night over the grave of Chief of Police Julius A. McLeod, of this city, who dropped dead here early Sunday morning and was buried in Cross Creek cemetery yester day afternoon. The funeral of tlie dead police officer, held from the First Pres byterian church at 3 o’clock, had been attended by all the city officials as honorary pallbearers, the other mem bers of the poliee force being active pall bearers. A large wreath from the Ku Klux Klan was among tlie floral de signs, anil it was reimrted about town immediately after the funeral that the klan would turn out after dark. Con sequently, the ceremonies at the ceme tery were witnessed by a number of per sons a respectful distance. Trinity After Good Coach for Eleven. Durham, Dec. s.—The rumor that Trinity is negotiating with Knute Roekne of Notre Dame and Laval of Furman, to secure the services of one or the other of these famous coaches for next year are groundless, according to a .statement made today by tlie Trinity athletic au thorities. Negotiations are underway to secure a first-class coach, but it will be neither of these two. An announcement will be made when negotiations are com pleted. New Chief Signal Officer of Army. (Hr (be Associated Press.l Washington, Dec. s.—Selection of Col. Charles McK. Saltzman to sueceedMajor General George O. Squier as chief signal officer of the army, was announced today by Secretary Weeks. General Squier will retire soon, after more than forty years active service. Col. Saltzman wil liqve the rank of Major General. Herbert Standing Dead. (By the Associated Press.) Los Angeles. Dee. s.—Herbert Stand ing, aged 77, well known actor, died at his home here early this morning. ft TODAY’S « ft NEWS « ft TODAY « NO. 286. LITTLE HOPE FELT JWE RECOVER! r rfSHOP ATKINS Physicians Describe Condi tion of Bishop as “Un changed and Very Grave” During the Day. MANY MESSENGERS /SENT TO BISHOP Bishop Atkins is 73 Years Old and Was Presiding at Conference When He Be came 111. fßy the Associated Preu.) Little Rook, Ark.. Dec. s.—Physicians attending Bishop Janies Atkins, who v.as stricken with paralysis Monday night, described his condition today as "un changed and very grave," and expressed doubt that he would live through the day. The patient has been unconscious since late yesterday, ami hope for his recovery was abandoned last night. Hundreds of telegrams continued to flow into the home of Dr. James Thomas, where the church leader lies stricken. The messages, coming from all sections of the South, inquire as to the bishop's condition and express hope that he will recover. Many of the messages tell of prayer services being held for him. Bishop Atkins, who is 73 years old, came from bis home in Junaluska, N. C., to preside over the Little Rock confer ence, but was forced to retire last Wed nesday because of illness which was not believed to be serious. Apparently he re covered. and he again took the place as presiding officer of the conference on Sunday and attended the closing sesisous on Monday. He has been prominent as a leader in Southern Methodism for more than one-fourth of a century. COOLIDGE DEFEATS JOHNSON IN SOUTH DAKOTA CONVENTION Democrats ii Their iCtonveintion Give McAdoo 39.018 to 5.072 For Ford. Pierre. S. D-, Dec. 4.—President Calvin Coolidge tonight was given the dential primary by the South Dakota Republican proposal convention, win ning over Senator Hiram Johnson, of California,, by a vote of 50.378 to 27,340. Later the Republicans made their in •dorwemcne-u ruMrisa&iHj-by-’rtgtßia - vem, • - William fi. McAdoo, former secretary of the treasury, received the Democratic presidential indorsement with a total of 30,018 against 5.072 for Henry Ford. Ford and McAdoo were the only can didates placed in nomination. Coolidge and Johnson were the only names of Republicans before the convention. Senator Arthur Capper, of Kansas, was unanimously indorsed for vice-president. Ford Provides Money to Slush Funds and Public Betting. Washington, I). C„ Dec. s.—Friends of Henry Ford are responsible for the as sertion here today that the automobile manufacturer has set aside a huge sum for an educational campaign to eliminate slush funds and public betting on the next Presidential primary campaign and election. Prominent Democrats here for tlie op ening of Congress brought with them re ports' that Ford will begin next month advertising on a scale hitherto unap proached by the Ford interests. There is both interest and apprehension as to the form this advertising will take, the politicians believing it is not without bearing on Ford's Presidential ambitions. His friends, however, maintain that if the campaign of publicity opens, as they expect, it will be neither .personal nor commercial. He has placed $7,000,- 000 with a New York firm, they say, for expenditure next year. The method em ployed in placing the sum is described as "entirely different from that used iu the regular Ford automobile advertising, as B'ord is declared by his followers to be firmly opposed to any large outlay to satisfy personal aspirations. His intention, they maintain, is to make the next Presidential election clean, whether he figures in it or not. Most of the States have statutes against betting on elections, and Ford is credited with an ambition to see all these laws en forced. In addition, he is declared to be averse to the expenditure of large sums in primary campaigns and to be desirous of educating the country against this method of approaching the Presidency. The politicians arc unconvinced, but are awaiting definite information about the manufacturer's advertising plans with keen interest. Island Shaken by Earthquake. Tokio. Dec. 5 (By the Associated Press). —The island of Formosa in the China Sea was heavily shaken by an earthquake last uigkt. Some damage was done. Tokio also experienced slight earth shocks. UNTIL FURTHER NO TICE WE WILL GIVE 10 PER CENT. DIS COUNT On All Orders For Engraved Wedding Invita tions and Announcements Monogram Stationery and Christinas Cards TIMES-TRIBUNE OF FICE
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