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The Electoral Vote.
WILSON
Alabama . . . .
Arizona . .
Arkansas .. ..
Colorado . .
Florida . . .'. ..
Georgia , ..
Idaho . . ,.. .
Kansas . . .. ..
Kentucky ....
Louisiana . .
Maryland '... . ."
Mississippi . . .
Missouri
Nevada . . . V . .
North Carolina
North Dakota ..
Ohio ...... ..
Oklahoma . . . .
Oregon ... . .
South Carolina
Tennessee . .
Texas .... ..
Utah
Virginia .. . .
..12
... 3
.. 9
..6
. .. 6
. .14
. . 4
...10
..13
,...10
..8
...10
...18
. . 3
...12
. .. 5
. ..24
, ..10
.. . 6
..a
...12
...20
. .. 4
..12
Up to the ' hour 6f going to press
with this issue of The Review (8 p.
m. Thursday) the Presidential Elec
tion is still in doubt.
The latest Associated Press bulletins
show that Wilson has 250 electoral
votes and Hughes 251. Four states
California. 13 electoral . votes; Ne
braska, 8; New Mexico 3, and We.it
Virginia 8 are still in doubt.
California, with only 356 precincts
to hear from, shows Wilson leading
with 3800 majority. Hughes is claim
ed to be in a slight lead in Nebras
ka. Returns from New Mexico, which
are very incomplete, shows a neck
and neck race, while West Virginia
is claimed by both sides. , :
During the afternoon according to
the press dispatches, North Dakota,
was put in the Wilson column and
Minnesota was put in the Hughes'
column.
There seems to be a discrepancy in
the total Hughes and Wilson electoral
vote with four doubtful states added,
of two votes, or 533 instead of 531.
Whether these votes should be taken
from Hughes or Wilson remains to
be seep.
The most' that can be said at this
writing is that it is seemingly one of
the closest presidential elections ever
held and the result may not be known
fqr several days. One man's guess
or figures is as good aa another's until
the final official figures are given.
The result of the presidential elec
tion has been the absorbing topic ot
everybody since the pols closed Tries
day at sun down. First returns were
from'such states as New York, New
Jersey and Illinois and they showed
such heavy Republican majorities
that before 9 o'clock everybody was
sure that Hughes, was elected. The
big New York papers positively an
nounced Hughes' election before that
time. Along towards midnight as re
turns began to drift in from the far
western states it was shown that
those states would doubtless be close.
The later editions ot the Wednesday
morning papers announced that iater
returns left the contest in doubt. The
result finally narrowed down" to two
states, Minnesota with 12- electoral
votes and California with 13 electoral
votes. Either of these states would
elect Wilson, but the electoral rotes
of both States were necessary to elect
Hughes.
Thursday moraing it was announ-
lecftnoe
Pre
HUGHES
Connecticut .. .. ..
Delaware ...... . .
Illinois . . . . .. . . . . .
Indiana . . . . ......
Iowa .. .. .. .. .'.
Massachusetts .. .. ..
Michigan . . .. .. .. . .
Maine . . ... . . . . . . .
Minnesota .. .. .. ..
Montana . . . . . . ...
New Hampshire . . .
New Jersey .. ... .
New York . , ... . . .
Pennsylvania .. .. ... .
Rhode Island . . . . . . .
South Dakota . . . . . . .
Vermont .. .. .. .. ..
Washington ...... .
Wisconsin . . . . . . . . .
Wyoming ,'.
DOUBTFUL
California . . .'.'. . .
Nerbaska ... ...
New Mexico . . .. .. .
West Virginia .. .. ..
.. 7
. 3
..29
..15
..13
..18
,..15
. . 6
,..12
... 4
.. 4
..14
..45
..38
,.' 5
..5
...4
.. 7
..13
. . 3
...13
ced that Miinn'exta" had been put in
the Hughes column. This left Call
f&rnia as the pivitol State. The re
turns from the precincts so far count
ed fn that State showed that Wilson
was leading with only 600 votes.
At- 2 o'clock Thursday morning re
turns such as were complete ; 3 to be
regarded as indicative, gave. 'President
i Wilson 232 votes in the electoral col
lege; Hughes' 239, and left 60 votes
doubtful in eight States. It requires
266 votes to elect a President.
At that hour California still showed
a lead for the President and his cam
paign managers were claiming it by
at least 15,000. The President's ma
jority there was a little more than
4,000 with about one-fifth of the dis
tricts missing.
In Minnesota the Wilson lead
which was as high as 10,000 early in
the day, steadily decreased as the
vote of the rural districts came In,1
During the evening Hughes took the
lead with a small margin and then
the President shot ahead again but
with less than 1,000 votes. The Re
publican managers claimed the State
on the final returns.
Idaho was estimated for the Wilson
column with a majority of 10,000.
Kansaswhile Incomplete with a lit
tle more than two-thirds of the dis
tricts reported, showed President Wil
son leading with more than 27,000.
Washington, a little more than half
reported, was giving the President a
lead of 7,000. .
West Virfinla, two-thirds report
ed, .was showing Hughes a majority
of nearly 2,000.
North Dakota was very close, two
thirds complete, showing a Hughes
majority of less than 1,000.
Wilson was leading in New Mexico
with only a small proportion of the
preclnts reported. Delaware and
New Hampshire, counted among the
Hughes States but incomplete during
the day, definitely turned into the
Republican colamn.
A Montana woman will have a
seat in the next Congress, accord
ing to late returns from that State.
She ran aa an independent.
Practically official returns of ma
jorities in 71 counties in this State
show a total Democratic majority for
these counties of 43,500. It is estima
ted that the remaining 29 counties
will give 7,000 majority additional
making the grand total of Democratic
majorities for . the State more tha
RELDSVILLE, N. C
0 T a.
Donate
Republican Papers
Say it s Wilson
LATEST BULLETIN, 7:30
p. m. Philadelphia Ledger
and North American, Republi
can papers, concede Wilson's
election. : t
Chairman of the Virginia
State Democratic Committee
says Wilson has 267 electoral
votes sure and probably 288.
California is said to be safe
for Wilson.
50,000. The counties of Halifax, Pitt,
Northampton and a number of strong
Democratic counties are lncluled In
these still unreported. There are J3
counties having Republican majorities
Included in the calculation of the
majorities. .
The net result of the State, oa ac
count of the anxiety in the Nation,
has been entirely lost in the shuffle.
There is no perceptible diminution In
the General Assembly. The noble ef
fort of Chairman Linney ta make in
roads failed, it now appears. There
is little to date on the fate of the
amendments, though the whole has
been rather favorable to them. The
difficult of interesting tre people in
them Tuesday was apparent from the
beginning. There is an inclination to
claim passage for them without know
ing anything.
Throughout the State all Democrats
and a surprising number of Republi
cans were Joyous over the decisive
defeat of former District Attorney A.
E. Holton in Forsyth county. His r p
ponent, "Jas. A. Gray, ran about jree
hundrel votes ahead of his county
ticket defeating Holton by a majority
of 900.
Republicans swept Orange for the
full county ticket but the Democrats
were chosen to State offices by small
majorities. Stedman was given a
plurality. The vote was the largest
tn the history of the county.
No surprises were recorded by the
late returns in Guilford. The county
ticket was elected by 1,000 majority.
Caswell, Granville and Durham
counties rolled up the usual Demo
cratic majorities.
Republicans carried the city of High
Point, but Greensboro went Democrat
ic overwhelmingly.
Sampson reduced its Republican
majority of two years ago of 1,700 to
1,230. This will show one of the big
gest Democratic gains in the State.
Union and Wake counties also made
tremendous Democratic gains.
The vote for Bickett was especially
strong and is showing up much more
In line with that for President Wilson
than was expected Bickett having
proved especially popular with the
people.
Stokes elects a Democratic sheriff.
Surry was carried by the Republi
cans by a reduced majority, as was
also Stokes. Rfckingham was one of
the few countties in the State that
gave an increased Republican vote.
The Fifth District has given Con
gressman Stedman good majority,
the vote being approximately as fol
lows: Rockingham 202; Forsyth 400;
FRIDAY, NOV. 10TH, 1916
Durham 800; Person 150; Granville
D50; Caswell 550; Orange 50; Guilford
946; Alamance 60. Majorities were
given for Grissom In only two coun
ties: Surry 900; Stokes 75.
Congressman John H. Small's ma
jority in the First district la more
than seven thousand. ;
Congressman Kitchln Is re-elected
by the largest vote ever given him. He
has carried every county in his dis
trict. The only close district in the State
is the Tenth, which apparently Weav.
er, Democrat, has carried over Brltt,
Republican incumbent, by about 300.
The defeat of Congressman Britt in
the Tenth gives North Carolina a sol
id delegation and that has tended to
complete the State Democracy's cup
of-Joy.
Democrats Sure of Senate Control,
Probably House. y
Although the Democrats are assur
ed control ot the Senate by a working
majority, control of the House is still
In doubt. The Democrats, however,
have made slight gains in the late re
turns in Montana and Kansas.
The Senate will remain under
Democratic control by a reduced ma
jority of 10 or 12, deepndent on the
outcome in New Mexico, where A. A.
Jones is maintaining a slight lead
over Frank A. Hubbell, nominated
by the Republicans to succeed Sena
tor Catron. - '
Senators Kern and Taggart of In
diana, Martina of New Jersey, and
Chilton of West Virginia, Democrats,
it appears have been defeated. Three
Republican Senators, Lippit of Rhode
Island, Clark of Wyoming and Suth
erland of Utah, have lost their seats
on the basis of returns.
; The defeat of Senator Kern takes
from the Democratic orgatiitation' Its
floor leader.
The Official
onties in
This County
The Rockingham County Board of
Election met at Wentworth yesterday
to canvas the vote of the county. Fol
lowing are the total vote received by
each candidates with the majorities
of the respective winnors. The Re
view will give the tabulated vote by
precincts in a later Issue.
President: Wilson 2321, Hughes
1957.
if Wiison'B majority 364.
Congressman: Stedman 2233, Gris
som 2032. Stedmas's majority 201.
Governor: Bickett 2288, Linney 1978
Bickett's majority 310.
State Senate: Joyce 2224, McMich
ae! 1927. Joyce's majority 297.
Legislature: Roberts 2202, Mcgin
ney 2040. Roberts majority 162
Priae 2189, Williams 2038. Price's
majority 151.
Register of Deeds:
J. P. McMIchael .. ....2162
Numa R. Reid .. .. ..,.2057
McMichael's majority 106
Sheriff:
T. L. Gardner .2221
Wm. Young .. .. .. .. ..1967
Gardner's majority 254
Coroner: '
Dr. S. G. Jett 2174
Dr. J. K. Stockard . . . . . .2037
Jett's majority . . .. . .137
Road Superintendent:
Geo. W. Estes . . . . . . . .2203
B. H. Dyer .. .. .. .. ..1991
Estes' majority .. .. .. ....212
County Commissioners (first five are
Democrats-:
L. W. Matthews 2168
W. A. Webster . . . . . . .2156
W. A. Johnson .. .. ..2141
J. S. Wells .. .. .. ....2126
R. E. Wall .. .. .. .. ..215
D. A. Walker .. ... ....2039
C. L. Waiters 2062
D. M. Lashley .. ..1983
W. B. Wray .. ...... ..2073
W. R. French .. .... ..2035
Average Democratic ma
joitles for County Com-
mlssioners .. .. 108
For Surveyor:
S. B. Dameron .. .. .. ..2199
(No opposition. J
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ISSUED
TRUSTED MEN STOLE
More thau $40,000,000 was stolen by
trusted employees in the United States
in 1913, a comparatively dull business
year. Of tbis amount the employers
in New York city lost about f5.000.00O.
Only 2 per cent of the defaulters were
prosecuted, the other OS per cent going
scot free.
Ferley Morse, the iMibllc accountant
employed by the last legislative inves
tigating oounnlltee and who looks aft
er the books of the biggest corpora
tions, was asked what he thought of
tle figures presented. He n-plled that
they were not exaggerated. "Who stole
the money, and Why?" he was asked.
He answered by telling of men iu four
different classes who were caught
through an examination of the books
they kept. lie said that the majority
of the men who defaulted were book
keepers and cashiers, not because this
class of employee was any more dis
honest than any other class, but mere
ly because their opportunities to do
financial wrong were greater.
Mr. Morse then told these four little
stories, leaving out the names of the
wrongdoers and their victims for rea
sons which he described as "obvious."
Stole to Aid 8ick Wife.
A bookkeeper earning $13 a week
stole at different times sums totallne
$300. When his books were examined
and be was questioned he said that bis
wife ha-1 fallen ill and needed an oper
ation to save her. The bookkeeper said
that it appeared to him that his wife
would die if he did not steal, and so ho
stole. In the meantime he had fallen
Into the clutches of a loun shark, and
after a bit he stole and turned his
stealings over to the shark, so that he
u id not derive any additional comforts
from his lawless acts. This man was
forgiven by his employers, and his sal
ary was raised to $23 a week. This was
two years apo, and the man has walked
la "Straight street" ever since.
There was no humor in that story,
but the next stqryjiad A touch of H." A
big L'lbthlng'ffrmmaliufactuBng'NVo
men's cloaks and suits had as their
bookkeeper a relative of the hetid of
the concern. After seven years the
firm concluded to have the books gone
iver, und Mr. Morse did the job for
them. A defl 'lt of $30,7Sit was found,
but not located until detectives pot
after the bookkeeper. Their. report led
to a hot interview with him, during
which be confessed tint for '.-seven
years lie had been stealing J'rom the
firm. ' Tliis money be' used co start :-a-rlval
coir i'i'i), which rtcw until bo saw
the time when he would be able to re
turn some cf.'the stolen m.nioy,
B'lt the lirai would not vnit, tun! so
the bookkeeper made over the luwi .e. s
he hud started and -.fcU;ne;l ' be
sides covering the totnl -nmoimt'of hi
stealings. He has Just paid the- Inst
note, and the business was returned tc
him. He said that the net receipts of
the business the stolen money had
launched amounted to $100,000 a yea:
and that shortly it would be a betfiv
business than his oil employers hsul.
The third case was that of a confi
dential employee of a big professional
concern. This man bad fallen in love
with Broadway after nightfall and
nearly every night ho and. bis wlft
used to make the rounds of the most
expensive restaurants, dashing about
in taxis, and very frequently they
Would treat their friends to big spreads
and theater parties. An examination
of his books showed defalcations
amounting to $50,000 within three
years, When he was accused he broke
down and made a full confession. His
relatives came to his aid and paid the
amount of his thefts.
Mr. Morse said that this man was a
born thief. He had been stealing Tor
seventeen years, and the man himself
believed that he would never be able
to break himself of the habit.
Employer Openly Robbed.
The last case was that of a book
keeper and cashier for a J'anstreet
firm. lie was accused of having utolen
$75,000, but he indignantly denied it
and said the amount was only SoO.OOO.
His father was tient for and told that
unless somebody paid the loss bis son
would be sent to prison.
The father had Just paid a mortsuge
on bin borne and bad laid by a little
money to make, easy the closing days
Of his life. But 'he; turned over his
home and all of bis savings. His son
went out with him with bis head bow
ed upon his breast, while the father,
with his hand upon the shoulder of
his wayward son, wept silently
"I have one peculiar case at pres
ent," said Mr. Morse. "Several of the
most important employees of a well
to do man discovered something to his
discredit, and they "took advantage of
It to pilfer from him as they pleased
The employer was afraid to proceed
against them because of their open
threats. So he keeps his mouth shut,
and the stealing goes on. The business
la a very profitable one, and every
body except the boss appears to b
happy."
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FORTY MILL
IDOL
LARS
TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS
NATIONAL BANK DEPOSITS
REACH $11,362,000,000
Reports of national banks' con-
dition on Sept 12, the comptrol-
ler of the currency at Washing-
ton has just announced, show
total resources of $14,411,000,00,
or $.,1,0(X),0U0 greater than ever
before in the nation's history.
This was an increase of $485,-
000,000 over June 80 last and
$2,144,000,000 over Sept. 2, 1915.
The previous high water mark
was on May 1 last.
Total deposits amounted to
$11,302,000,000, or $227,000,000
greater than ever before. The
increase was $485,000,000 over
June 30 and $2,133,000,000 over
Sept 2, 1915.
Loans and discounts were $7,-
859,000,000, the largest amount
ever reported.
Crop Report.
Corn: State Estimate this year 56,
400,000 bushels; production last year
(final estimate), 64,050,000 bushels.
United States Estimate this year 2,
400,000,000 bushels; production last
year (final estimate), 3,054,000 bush
els.
Wheat : Stated-October estimate,
10,342,000 bushels; production last
yea (final estimate), 198,400,000
els. United States October estimate,
607,557,000 bushels; production last
year (final estimate), 1,011,505,000'
bushels.
Tobacco: State: Estimate this year,
169,000,000 pounds; production last
year (vnal estimate), 198,400,000
pounds. United States Estimate
this year, 1,150,000,000 pounds; pro
duction last year (final estimate), 1,
060,587,000 pounds.
Prices: State Wheat, $1.68 and
93.1c. per bushel; Corn, 99c and 83c;
Eggs, 27 and 23c. dozen. United States
Wheat $1.58 and 93.1; Corn, 85 and
61.9; Cotton, 18c and 11.6c. per bush
el. Eggs, 32c. and 26.3 cents dozen.'
Southern Uses' BfbrflifSlQnv
The "barber pole" signs have been
painted on all ,. Southern Railway
crossing gates in a further effort to
attract the attention of automobile
drivers ond so prevent accidents at
crossings. . '
Experience has Bhown that many
automobile drivers dash across rail
way tracks without regarding the
"Stop, Look, and Listen" signs and
some of them have, It is said, even
crashel through gates provided for
the protection of crossings.
The new device painted on crossing
gates is In accordance with the stand
ard recommeaded by the American
Railway Association and consists of
alternate black and white stripes
eight inches wide, running at an an
gle of forty-five degrees, which gives
the familiar "barber pol" effect.
It is hoped that by making this de
vice the standard for all crossing .
gates it-will oecome recognized as a
danger sign, so as to command the re
spect of even the most heedless driver
of a motor car. In the event that it is
not heeded, the thoughtless driver
may get a very close shave. In the
past, that is if history Informs us cor
rectly, several professions have ap
propriated important parts of the bar
ber profession, but none, until now,
have attempted to carry off the em
blem of the profession.
Telegrapher Pensioned.
Mr. S. R. Winters, in his Durham
correspondence to the News and Ob
server, has the following ot Interest
to many old University boys in this
section:
"A life-time pension from its fund
for the superannuated, the rare vote
of tribute for long and faithful ser
vice, paid R. R- Best, manager of the
telegraph company of Chapel Hill, by
the Western Union Telegraph Com
pany. He retires this month after 23
years of unbroken service as tele
graph operator at the University vil
lage. He is 68 years old and trans
mitted 12,000 messages yearly from
the Chapel Hill office. He Is a native
of Fremont, and to his unique record
as operator only laat summer added
the heroic part of saving a boy from
dronwing at Yelverton pond, Fre
mont.' .
Hearst Papers Under Ban In Canada.
The Hearst papers have been placed
under the ban in Canada. These pub
lications have been prohibited from
circulation from Saturday next. The
heavy penalties ot the war measures
act will apply to any one having them
In possession after that date, -
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