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ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, SATUDAY EVENING NOVEMBER 11, 1916
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j'HOUGH SHAKEN VYEDNESDAY
WHEN AWOKE TO FlfD TIDE
TURNED TO WILSON
By PERRY ARNOLD
(United Pi-cbb . Staff Correspondent).
New York, Nov. 11 Charles
Evans Hughes will let his telegram
of congratulations to President Wil
son await the official
count In California, New Mexico,
North Dakota and New Hampshire
If the official count confirms the ap
parent Wilson victory, the Republi
can nominee will not wish to insti
tute court proceedings, and his Is
the final say In this matter.
The reason the Republicans give
for not conceding their defeat is
that in live states where the returns
are not complete a turn of 8,000
votes might shift the tide of vic
tory. Errors involving several thous
and votes are sometimes discovered
in recounts, ana the Republicans
contend that such errors might eas
ily have occurred in the excitement
of tabulating one o (the closest elec
' Hons in American history.
Round numbers show Wilson's
lead In California to be 3300; North
Dakota, 15; Minnesota, with the
militia vote still uncounted, gives
Hughes ft plurality of 600; while
jfrtm Hampshire tor Wilson by ft
,) Jsgin of less thai) 100 votes. ' ..w
. Hughes must win Minnesota, New
J3ampshire, JNorth Dakota, wurthrer
t. trntaa mnta tmm ' iAMk.tiAM - .4
' olm over. ' - y
They . are' finding their chief con
solation in their faith "that they
. " Tiave' gweptviway -the Democratic
majdrlty In the House of Represen
tatives. '
HUGHES KEEPS POISE
Outwardly, at least, Charles Evans
Hughes Isn't showing any sign of
disappointment that he has Just lost
out In the effort to land the biggest
job in America.
The man who said, two days be
fore his defeat, 'If I am elected,"' as
I expect to be." and said it with
conviction ringing in his voice,
was today Just as imperturbably un
concerned as when six months ago
he was sitting on the Supreme court
bench in judicial calm.
) He was greatly moved on Wed
nesday when after going to bed be
IteHIng himself elected he awoke to
, find defeat staring him in the face .
Rut today all signs of discomposure
had vanished.
The greatest factor in roamtain
Ing a smooth balance in the Hughes
household has been Mrs. Hnghes,
who has been her husband's advisor
and comforter throughout the cam
paign. w
GIRLS SUPERSEDE BELL BOYS
'By United Press)
Cleveland, O., Nov. 11 "Front"
says the, clerk at the hotel desk and
instead of the customary be-button-ed
boy there comes a "knockme
dead" blonde of a dashing brunette
to take your luggage and pilot you
to your room.
S'll Girls" are more attentive
bellboys says the originator of
r Idea. That is the reason they
"have been Installed in the Hotel
'statler here.
r Women guests find the "bell girls
almost as sueful as a maid, the man
agement states. The "hook-me-up"
problem B n0w easily solved.
t 'None of the drummers has com
plained. ,
WAED Young man willing to
. work on commission to so solicit
subscriptions to The Advance. Dally
and Semi-weekly, m the country. Ap
( ply by letter. 'No time to waste on
' :irnntB who apply without ftp-
HOI
EL
(fflJEOUT
RECEIVES ' LETTER . WHILE
HERE FROM , PRESIDENT
THANKING HIM FOR .SERVICES.
When Mr. F. F. Cohoon of this
city called upon Colonel Cody in
his tent Friday morning, he found
the Colonel reading a letter from
President Wilson, in which the Pres
ident thanked Colone) Cody in
warmest terms for his Interest and
services in the recent .campaign.
Colonel Cody lq a Democrat, and
says that more and more western
legislation and southern legislation
are becoming identical, there being
much more Iq common with these
two sections than with either of
them and the north. t
Colonel Cody was very much
pleased with the cartoon appearing
In the Virginian Pilot Friday and
said; "Tht shows that the East
gives the West proper credit for
this Democratic victory.
8peaking of Elisabeth City, Col-,
oneii cody said "For the population
of the town, I have visited no place
on my 180 day trip which looks so
throughly progressive and prosper
ous." He expressed pleasure in the
neat appearance of, the town
throughout and . remarked more
than once upon jthe large number of
buildings fn, the process of construc
tion. 4- ( ;
"T'fTH Begfod -when 'ray campaign
Is over", laughed Colonel Cody. "I
have enjoyed the trip but I need a
rest badly, jmd I 'shall he glad to
getthome' oncemore". ; - '
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Horse Show ;
s Tonight
fBy United Press)
New York, November 11. More
than $30,000 in prizes will be award
ed to winners in the thirty-first an
nual show of National Horse Show
association, which wtjl open to
night in Madison Square Garden,
contiulng until next Friday night.
The prize list will contain 163
classes for horses and ponies of al
most every type reared in the Unit
ed States.
Besides the usual classifications
several new ones have been offered,
among them a cosWy challenge cup
donated by I. J. R. Murling, treasur
er of the UnitejJ States Racing as
sociation, for registered through
bred hunters. It Is to be ridden for
by women over a course or four
foot fence jumps. Another new tro
phy, vallued at $2.50, will be given
by theSmithtown Hunt clubb, Long
Island, for hunters, to be ridden
for by recognized recognized hunt
dubs over post and rail fences,
brush jumps and other obstacles.
A number of other awards have
been offered by prominent horse
men. More than 100 amateur horsemen
have accepted the invitation to
Join New York promoters for the
the show, and many of them will
come from distant sections of the
country. Clubrooms ' have been set
set aside at the garden for the en
tertainment of the vlsltorp, ana
horsemen also will be given a sec
tion of the building for teas and receptions.
LOST STRAYED OR STOLEN
. Brown Irish settflr, answers t0 the
name pf Jake. Disappeared ttbout a
week ago. Reward for Info-motion
leidlns to recovery. O. F. Gilbert,
IS'.
PLAY COlOOOli
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WELL MATCHED TEAMS, ROYAL
ENTER 'ftlNMENT AND JOLLY
TRIP TO AND FRO
THE STBIIVJ m
PROVES
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STANDARD PHARMACY AND
OTHER REXALL STORES. NAME
' WILSON BEFORE ELECTION
Hertford, N. C, November 10.
The Hertford High School basket
ball team opened their season by
making a two day trip across the
sound, playing in Creswel'. and
Co'umbla. Although Hertford took
the shcrt end of both counts, the
supporters are more than satisfied
with the showing of the team,
which Is composed practlally of
new men.
, The team was Introduced to a
new phase of lnterscholastic athle
jtics In Cress well, the Cres'swefl
coach, Professor Frehn Of ttfe High
School -faculty, Insisted on getting
In the line up when it was discover
ed that the Cresswell team waa no
match for Hertford. The refree Mr.
Alexander, did not appear to know
the rudiments of the game and per
mitted tackling and .running with
the ball. As he appealed to 'the
Cresswell coach for the interpret
tatlon of all rules, the result was
14 fouls called against Hertford and
none against Cresswrfl. .Tjhfi waa
ufflcent to give Cresswell' the vic
tory although It is-interesting, to
note that every one of their points
was made by their eoac,,.,,v .
The team Jitney-bussed acVose to
Columbia and . met the atror - Col-
omnia tilgn , on Wednesday ;- arter-4
noon. This was one. of the 4 pretti
est games ever "seen In this aectrcn,
aa It waa not marred V ' single
dispute. The teams appeared to be
evenly matched at the , start ' and
fought to a stand stfli through the
first half, the score beiing t to
In ; ihe second half, superior team
work put Columbia out. In front An
they gradually wore down the Hert
ford derense, the game ending 20
to 4.
The Hertford team was royally
entertained by the Columbia High
School before and after the .game.
They caught a Ford Line steamer
back to Majckeys connecting wtp.
the Sunrise Limited on the N. and
k reaching Hereford Thursday
morning, after one of the best trips,
barring the defeats, ln the -history
of the school. "
RACING MEET OPfNS
(By United Pressi
San Dieeo, Cal., Nov., 11 What
promises to be the most successful
racing meeting ever held In this sec
tion opened this afternoon a tne
TIa Juana race track, just across
the Mexican border In. lower Cali
fornia. Virtually all the horses
which were raced in the recent
meeting at Reno have been shrlpp
ed here. .
. '"President Wilson's victory at the
polls Is a striking verification of
the ' prediction made by this, news
paper long before election day.
Three weeks ago, the 8,000 mem
bers of the Rexall Drugglsas' As
sociation, of which the Standard
Pharmacy is a member began to
take a Straw Vote of their custo
mers. The members of the Associa
tion being scattered all over. the IN
nlted 8tates, - were able to reach
951,396 voters drawn from all walks
of aife. It was the bl?gest straw
vote ever taken ad ras made' pos
sible only by tbjf national charac
ter of the organisation.
Realizing this fact The Advance
made special arrangements with
the Standard Pharmacy, ft member
Of the Rexall Druggists' .Association
ln Elizabeth City to publish the re
turns from the straw vote.
The druggists throughout the coun
try mailed or telegraphed the re
suits of the votea cast by their cus
tomers to tne national headquarters
of their association in Boston
There the votes were tabulated,
and the rf suits " of the balloting
from all th statea were announced
by dally bulletins mailed from Bos
ton and, -which were posed In tiia
1,000 Rexall Stores,: and; published
simultaneous fn the leading newa
pspera of the country. ; -:
- The first Straw Vote . bulletin,
sent out October 26th, showed Wil
son In the lead. The second bulle-,
tin issued October 27th. "showed
Hughes in the lead by one elector
al vot. From that date each and
every bulletin recorded steady galiu
for Wilson, both in the popular and
the electoral vote vote.
The final Straw Vote, dated Nov.
6th, g)-ve Wilson 564,500 popular
votes against 396,896 for Hughes.
On electoral vote Wilson received
299 and Hughes 232 of the 266 nec
essary to elect.
The nation-wide Straw Vote de
rived its value from its strictly non
partisan character. The Rexall
druggist, without regard to person
al preferences f urftlshed the nation
al headquarters of their association
The United Drug Company, accu-
Lrate figures for each days ballot
ing in their Stores. At the head
quaters in Boston the ballots Ijwe're
tabulated without fear or favor, the
sole object being to call the turn
in politics before election.
. SECOND DANCE OF SEASON .
The Elizabeth City Cotillion club
will 'give the second ball of the sea
son next Thursday night, November
16th.
Dancing lessons are given In the
Masonic hall every Tuesday and
Friday night, and the Interest In
the dancing events this season is
marked.
RETURNED FROM
NORTHERN MARKETS
Mr. M. Lejgh Sheep, proprietor
of the Woman's Wear Store, is back
from New York after a hurried and
strenuous trip made this week for
the purpose of buying: more goods
for Mb customers. ,''; '',;,
Mr. Sheep says ; that he made
flome sp'endld purchases In a num
ber of lines for his- popular store
and will have further arid more de
trtllc iipw's In r'"",rl ti V-nso rr-
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Berlin Hears.
' Of Election
(By United Press)
Berlin, Nov. 11 Great surprise la
expressed in the German press at
President Wilson's re-election. 'The
President's election strengthened
our confidence that the United
States will remain neutral and that
our relations with America will con
Untie unchanged," Is the comment.
KVERYVO MAN'S MAGAZINE
the new North Carolina Woman's
tnagizlne, just out. Get your first
copy at Mel'ck's, 20 cents. Leave
your year's sobncrlptlon ($1) with
Mrs. Herbert Pe?le, "Advance office.
FOR GOOD BOARD See Mrs. Geo,
Bright, .405 First Streot, or phone
402. Ppeclnl rat"t fo ponlos.
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SUCCESS
8ALEM AND SOU'S D NECK COM-.M.UNITJES-
SHOWED - THEIR
; NEIGHBORS HOW IT IS DONE
The Salem-Sound Neck Commun
ity Fair,' held on Thursday of this
, ' ' it . -: ... s
ttraalr wam a mi.aiI miAnaa k...
put-Uta ente' range, of exhllbta.
xne women or , the two commun
ities had loaded their long exhibit
tables with a remarkable dlsolav of
breads, cakes, butter and eggs.
The, bread exhibit quite surpass
ed anything usual) y seen at. the
large fairs, according to the opinion
of visitors and Judges. Bread, rolls.
worked biscuits, buttermilk biscuits
plain corn bread and other virtues
were 'all there and of excellent qua!
ity. -
When It came to cakA the indv.
es were at a loss now to decide up
on the prize winners, where, there
was so much variety and s0 many
.practically perfect extmples of cake
maKing pound cakes,, layer cakes
(pf all sorts, marble cake, and of
tne other kinds. The pies were un
usually delicious both in crust and
lining, while the butter and eats
made splendid showing,' the eggs
eelng well graded and . attractively
displayed.- ; :'v:'' .v ,
CHILDREN EXHIBITORS
The children came ln for such a
large measure of attention that spe
cial prizes were arranged to he
given them. Little Miss Lowry, the
eight i year old daughter of ' Mre.
Ethel Lowry, of Salem won the .first
piWon chlldreh's cakes; and Miss
Annie Markham of Bound Neck the
sepond prise? Miss Markham ' ia 12
yeara old. ' ' V . ;i
H the fancy wort deoartment
Little Miss Margaret Davis twelve
yeara old, of Sound Neck won the
prize for her beautiful chochet
work.
A nine year old boy had a chair
on exhibit which he made by him
self of native wood. The work was
very well done and tttracted much
attention. Herman Meads, another
coy, aa a oira house, a boat and
somA brooms which he had made
M .veT .ttraclve in .' design and
woramanshlp.
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TABLE OF NATIVE WOOD
A library table made bv Mr Kit
chell of native woods and out toeeth
er without nails or other fastenings
was exceptionally interesting Th
table was beautifully flnished and
weu aesignea.
CANNING CLUB GIRL8
The excelledt Canning Club Ex
hibit, should be omitted from
the list of the day's features. To
matoes, and soup mixture in cans,
and an attractive display of canned
products in glass jars made a most
credltabble showing for the girls.
MIsb Lillian Pritchard won the
first prize, Miss Vietta Davis, sec
ond prize, and Miss Lydla Meads.
hhird prize.
f FLOWERS AKD FANCY WORK
The abundance of roses and chrr-
anthemums shown made the whole
place attractive, and prizes for cut
flowers and potted plants were glv-
en. The display of potted plants cov
ered two large tables.
Fancy work was also on display
with no stint ln quality or lack of
excellence.
THE OLD AND THE QUAINT
A most Interesting exhibit of anti
ques was a feature of the Fair. An
old fiddle made In 1738, a lustre ware
pitcher of rare beauty, old china,
tome of It 80 years' old, a mahogany
shuttle, carved by hand for an old
loom In 1776 were some of the arti
cles on display.
A I:i!?y'of the lontr as;o gave a
1IS0JI IS CUB
FIGHT IS O'.'ti:
'jAKINQ FIRST RE8T SINCE OP
ENING OF CAMPAIGN GOES TO
CAPITAL MONDAY
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(By United Press)
Wllllamston, Mass., Nov. 11 Glad
that the election Is over President
Wilson is today taking his first day;
of complete rest since the opening '
of the campaign.
During the day a drive through
the hills is planned tooe the foot
ball game at Williams college thlft
afternoon. At fire o'clock he leaves
for , Rhlnes-cliff, New York, where
he boards the presidential yacht.
Mayflower, for a cruise down the
Hudson to New York. He expects to
attend church there Sunday and tcV
leftve on the afternoon, train for
Washington.
Hla friends are urging him tet
take a fertnffebi's vacation befort
resuming his official duties. :
DEATH, BECOMES JOKE
(Br United Press) ,
London, Oct. 28 (By Mall) la
the fighting On the 8omme where;
legions of men face death daily, nar
4row' escapes from sudden extermln
tion become trifling Incidents to be
joked about at the end of the day..
A sergeant In a Yorkshire regiment
deoares nothing a man may dj
seems to effect hie chances of to
coming ,lca8ualty., . " ' . . ,
j Tve seen "careful tnen get wing
ed before the daredevils," said the
sergeant, " and I've seen the care
lees men get hit when the cautious
one escapes. Recently,, on of the
men In my platoon waa hit In the
mouth. The bullet came from an
angle, broke one. ol his teeth and
glanced off, Just grazing his dip. Tea.
minutes later, a bullet dented hla
Identity disc and later still tft bomb
exploded In his pocket, bursting out wards
and hardly bruising hie side. :
Doctors tell of one man ln the .
fighting near Le Sars who went thru
the experience of having three
bombs explode in his pocket with
out hurting him. A corporal, wear
ing a steel helmet was hit b,y ft
bullet which went in at the front
of the headgear, passed round hie
head, and went out the back smash
ing the steel of the helmet. His head -showed
no marks.
Three soldiers were standing to
gether when a bomb burst at their
feet. A sergeant was blown Into the
air and badly wounded while the
others were unscratched.
UNDERWENT SUCCESSFUL a,"
OPERATION
Jmes Clifford, the adopted son of !
Mr. Geo. W. Brothers, underwent a
successful operltlon for Infantile V
Paralysis, at the University of Mary
land hospital, Baltimore, this week. -
ning wheel, which was most Inter
esting to both old and young.
MANY OTHER FEATURES ..
Besides these, there . were good
stock exhibits and farm exhibits of '
which the men of the two commun
tiles might well be proud, there
were domestic science demonstra
tions and a most enjoyable day al
together. (
Indeed, Salem and Sound Neck
communities entirely verified their '
assertion that they would show the
people What their sections of the
county can do. Everybody knew al
ready that the Fair would be ft'""
good one, but the pleasure of being
shown was one not to be missed If
It could possibly be helped.' And
those who failed to get there are al
ready spry that they allowed even
rlortlon distractions to keep thn