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SUBSCRIBED FOR BY MANY -BORROW ED BY A FEW -READ BY ALL IN MACON COUNTY LA PLATA HOME PRESS ANY PAPER IN THE COUNTY EQUIPPED JOB OFFICE LARGEST CIRCULATION OF VOL. 49., NO. 10 THE LA PLATA HOME PRESS, LA PLATA, MISSOURI, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1924 $1.50 PER YEAR DEMOCRATS WIN IN MACON COUNTY BY GOOD MAJORITIES IN EVERY OFFICE EXCEPT THE TREASURER'S Morton S. Meisner Leads County Ticket With 2151 Majority; Reymie E. Burch is Re-elected Treasurer by About 450 Votes Over Roy G.

Johnston Macon county swung safely into the (Damocratic column Tuesday and by so doing set a good example which the rest of the world failed to follow. John W. Davis was given a good majority in the county and every democratic candidate with the exception of Roy Johnston was given a good vote. Johnston lost the county treasurer's race to Raymie E. Burch, present int cumbent, by about 450 votes.

For President Davis 5454 Coolidge 4838 For Governor Nelson 5937 Baker 4583 For Attorney. -General Jones 5659 Otto 4814 For Congressman I Romjue 6339 Millspaugh 4220 For State Senator Hewitt 5375 Hildreth 5166 For Representative Crawford 6103 Miles 4370 Judge Northern District Bailey 2908 Dennison 2277 Judge Southern District Phillips 3121 Lucas 2186 Prosecuting Attorney Evans 5986 Webber 4642 Sheriff Meisner 6417 Miller 4278 For Assessor Cox 6068 Dasch 4521 For Treasurer Johnston 5086 Burch 5536 For Surveyor MeDuffce 5812 McGee 4636 For Public Administrator Smith 5586 For Coroner Stokes 5502 Edwards 5078 PROMINENT MAN BURIED IN SHELBINA Three hundred persons attended the funeral of John R. Lyell, president of the Commercial Bank of Shelbina, held there Monday afternoon. Members of the Masonic and Knights of Pythias lodges throughout this cinity attended in a body, and Knights Templar of Macon, honored the memory of Mr. Lyell.

John Lyell died in California, October 29. His body arrived in Shelbina Sunday night, accompanied by his widow, Mrs. Ingress Lyell, his brother and sister-in-law, Dr. and Mrs. as Lyell and sister, Mrs.

Ida Puckett. The Rev. Carroll Lanius and the Rev. P. P.

Taylor conducted the funeral in the Shelbina Methodist church. Burial was in the I. 0. 0. F.

cemetery. Although more than two hundred Masons and Knights of Pythias' attended there was no public ceremonial. Mr. Lyell was one of the most widely known and best loved men in Missouri. He was a member of the city council, director of the school board, prominent Mason and K.

and had been head of the Commercial bank for forty years. He and his wife went to California, June 1 of this year. WILLMATHSVILLE STORE ROBBED Lee and Aubrey Meeker, Two Young Men Held The general store of Leslie Shaw, a merchant at Willmathsville, was broken into last Monday night and reported that a- considerable amount of goods were taken. The blood hounds from Moberly were called for and set to work upon the trail. Lee Meker of Macon and Aubrey Meeker, living near LaPlata are held on this charge.

Macon county officers made the arrest and they stated they found some shirts, silk and socks at their home, also $115.00 in cash. The Adair county officers later went to Macon and took the prisoners to Kirksville. An effort is being made to see if the articles found at the Meeker home were taken from the Willmathsville store. GOVERNOR RACE STILL IN DOUBT With 817 Precincts Missing, Baker Leads by Only 8,761 ST. LOUIS, Nov.

5-Party leaders have retired tonight, believing Missouri missing precincts would change the state election results. The Republicans believe their jorities cannot be overcome, and ocratic leaders admit their would not be large enough to victory to them, as the missing cincts are almost evenly divided tween the two parties. There are precincts in sixteen ties which have not registered returns. Some only have one precinct mising and others have from one twelve, while one county has twentyfive. The counties with incomplete turns are Scott, Dent, Reynolds, well, Oregon, Callaway, Platte, Clinton Miller, Taney, Jackson, Mississippi, Lincoln, Shannon, Gentry and Louis.

Arthur W. Nelson, Democrat, making a terrific onslaught on lead of Sam A. Baker, Republican, the belated gubernatorial returns night and early this morning. With the missing precinct.3 down 317, Baker was leading by 8,761. total vote was 592,498.

That of son was 588,737. In the last 98 precincts reporting, Nelson had shown a gain of approximately thirty-five hundred, an average of more than thirty-five to the precinct. Republican leaders in St. Louis Jefferson City, however, expressed confidence that Baker's lead would hold up. Joshua W.

Democratic State chairman, declared at his St. Louis headquarters that he expected Nelson to wipe out the Baker lead long before the last precincts were The result of mtnor state offices: For lieutenant-governor, 3,294 precincts give: Bennett (R) Buford (D) 506,464. For secretary of state, 3,311 precincts give: Becker (R) Morrow (D) 494,176. For state auditor, 3,280 precincts give: Thompson (R) Middlekamp (D) 501,198. For state treasurer, 3,244 precincts give: Stephens (R) Stone (D) 491,265.

For attorney-General, 3,285 precincts give: Otto (R) Jones (D) 507,330. For judge of supreme court, division No. 1, 3,340 precincts give: Atwood (R) 676.252; Blair (D) 586,008. For Judge of the Kansas City court appeals, 1,337 precincts give: John(R) Trimble (D) 231.649. MISS ELGIN RETURNS HOM Miss Maurine Elgin returned day night from a trip in the Western' states where she has been canvassing for the Allied Mills Hosiery Company of Pennsylvania.

TEACHERS MEET GREAT SUCCESS Northeast Missouri Association Ends Work Saturday The annual meeting of the Northeast Missouri Teachers' Association in Kirksville closed Saturday night The following officers were chosen for the coming year: Miss Blanche Summers of Milan, president; 0. L. Cross of Macon, vice-president; A. L. McCarty, Hannibal, second vice-president; H.

G. Swanson, re-elected secretary and treasurer. Executive committee, Miss Jennie Green, Kirksville, W. A. Burton, Atlanta; Mrs.

Mary Moore, Holliday; W. R. Henry, Green City. The meeting ended with several additional speakers on the program: Dr. B.

L. Ullman, University of Iowa; Dr. Charles E. Germane, professor of education, Des Moines University, (formerly Highland Park College); Dr. Nelson S.

Bradley, Saginaw, Michigan; Dr. J. J. Oppenheimer, Columbia; Dr. J.

W. Mountain, Jefferson City. The meeting was one of the largest attended meetings ever held by the association, with more than the usual amount of enthusiasm shown. CALLED TO ILLINOIS Otis Loveridge was called to Alexis, Illinois Tuesday by the death of his grandmother, Mrs. Harriet Loveridge who paased away Sunday at the age of 91 years.

SEVEN PROPOSALS WIN IN ELECTION No. 6, Workmen's Compensation Act, the Only One Defeated ST. LOUIS, Nov. of the eight proposed amendments to the state constitution voted on in Tuesday's election appear on the face of returns from 2,315 of the state's 4,069 precincts tabulated tonight to have been given majorities substantial enough to insure their adoption. Proposition No.

6, proposing a men's compensation law, which has been bitterly fought by manufacturing interests throughout the "state, is he only amendment that was apparently defeated. The majority against it, on the basis of figures approximates 32,000. The remaining seven propositions seemingly are sure of adoption, their respective margins ranging upwards of approximately 20,000 votes. Proposition 5, the good roads amendment, comanded a plurality of more than 375,000. was While the trend of reports from the scattering rural precincts early today in were adverse to five of the amendlast ments, the favorable returns from St.

Louis and Kansas City not only wiped to out any majorities against them, but His gave mounting pluralities for each Nel- amendment, except, possibly, No. 6. Amendment No. 8, which seemingly was beaten in Jackson county, was given more than a substantial majority in St. Louis.

Proposition No. 1 which would increase the number of supreme court and judges from seven to nine, was adopted by a margin of more than thirty thousand, the vote being: Yes, 537; no, 186,411. Amendment No. 2 which proposes to change the present methods of amendDr. ing the constitution, also was given a plurality of more than thirty thousand in.

the vote being: Yes, 211,506, no, 609. No. 3, which would change the system of electing members of the St. Louis board of aldermen, is leading by more than 69,000. No.

4, which would increase the salaries of members of the legislature and prohibit nepotism in hiring clerks was ahead by more than 75,000. The vote was: Yes, no, 160,481. The vote for No. 5 which would vide funds to complete and maintain a state highway system by a 50 percent increase in state automobile license fees and a 2-cents-a-gallon tax on gasoline was: Yes, no, 173,396. The vote on No.

6, the workmen's compensation act, was: Yes, no, 289,436. The vote on No. 7. authorizing voters of St. Louis and St.

Louis county consolidate territory by a majority was: Yes, 280.657; no. 125,395. 9. which would have exempted certan religious property from taxation, was leading by more than 20. 100.

The vote was: Yes, no, 170,117. VARIETY STORE CATCHES FIRE Mrs. Reynolds Millinery in Rear Building Badly Damaged Early in the evening Tuesday a fire was discovered by Robert Powell in the Variety Store on the north side of the square which is occupied by W. D. Shunk and Mrs.

Rose Reynolds. Mr. Powell immediately broke into the building and gave the alarm and with help the flames were soon extinguished. The fire seemed to have started in the southwest corner of Mrs. Reynold's Millinery Department and practically all of her goods were destroyed.

She had just received a nice line of stamped goods, velvets and trimmed hats and all were damaged, and as her goods were only partly covered by itsurance the loss is considered great. Mr. Shunk's loss was not so great. The building is owned by Mrs Frank Long and was considerably smoked up. bucket brigade was used in extinguishing the flames as LaPlata is wi'hoat waterworks and had it not been SO early in the evening probably the whole north side would have been wiped out.

RETURNS FROM NEW FORK Mrs. G. A. Smoot returned Sunday from New York where she was called three weeks ago by the serious 111- ness of her sister, Mrs. Patton.

On her return here she reports her sisIter as being much improved. 370 ELECTORAL VOTES FOR COOLIDGE, 136 FOR DAVIS, 13 FOR LA FOLLETTE FROM RESULTS OF TUESDAY ELECTION It Was Estimated That Coolidge Polled 18,000,000 Popular More Than Was Given to Harding in 1920 LaPlata Camp No. 2134 had a rousing meeting last night at their hall with eighty-two present, taking 5 new candidates into the mysteries of the M. W. A.

order, one being from Gifford, one from LaPlata and two from Locust Hill. After the initiating exercises all present were endowed with the M. W. A. Spirit and it was decided during the meeting to build a new M.

W. A. hall, all agreed and enough money was raised in two minutes for this purpose and it was decided that electricity was a wonderful thing. E. C.

JOHNSTON INJURED M. W. A. MEETING E. C.

Johnston, a prominent Macon County farmer, happened to a painful acident Tuesday while on his way to I the polls to vote. He was in a tourping car and in some way losing control of the wheel the car turned over, throwing him out and breaking his shoulder. He was brought to LaPlata to the office of Dr. H. O.

Newton and today he is reported to be getting along as well as expected. CIRCUIT COURT OPENS NOV. 17 Several Divorce Cases Are Set For Trial At This Term The LaPlata Circuit Court will convene here Monday, Noevmber 17 with a number of cases set for trial. Following are the cases: First Day, Mon. Nov.

17, 1924 Isen B. Funk vs. Still-Hildreth Sanitorium, damage. Petuma Rombauer vs. State Exchange Bank of Macon and Chris Maffry, accounting.

Bank of Ethel vs. J. H. Colman, note. F.

F. Atteberry vs. J. D. Mitchell, commission.

The Bank of Ethel vs. Maurice Walsh, note S. H. Miller vs. J.

D. Mitchell, damage. Kohn Furniture Co. vs. S.

A. Moody, note. Thos. Biggs vs. Emmett Green, damage.

Ellen Lyons by next friend, John Wise vs. George Jenkins, damage. Second day, Tues. Nov. 18, 1924 Vienna K.

Smith, etal, vs. By Guardian Margaret Smith, etal, set aside deed. Robert J. Smith by guardian Margaret Smith vs. W.

Arthur Smith, adin. of the estate of Melvin Smith, dec'd, damage Vienna K. Smith, etal vs. W. Arthud Smith, etal, set aside will.

Margaret Smith, etal vs. W. Arthur Smith, set aside deed. Rev. John O'Shea vs.

W. G. Grainger note. E. D.

Rodeoy vs. Kansas City Midland Coal Company, damage. Ruth C. Henderson by next friend, G. V.

Elliot vs. Lewis H. Henderson, divorce. H. G.

Montgomery vS. W. E. Third Day, Wed. Nov.

19, 1924 Chas. Rash vs. Mary Rash, divorce. R. U.

Webber vs. Lizzie Webber, d'ivorce. Pauline Holland by next friend Sallie Belshe vs. Paul K. Holland, divorce.

Helin H. Gentry vs. Thos. E. Gentry, divorce.

Eugene Munier vs. Fay D. Munier, divorce. Mae Arnett vs. Henry Arnett, Baring State Bank vs.

W. G. Grainger, note. Baring State Bank vs. W.

G. Grainger, note. Baring State Bank vs. W. G.

Grainger, note. MA FERGUSON IS ELECTED GOVERNOR OF TEXAS Vindicates Hashand Who Was Impeached When He Was DALLAS, Texas, Nov. the first time in the hostory of the country Texas elected a woman, Mrs. Miriam A. Ferguson Tuesday.

Distinction of having a woman chief executive officer may be shared with Wyoming, however, where Mrs. Nellie Ross, was a candidate for governor. Both are Democrats and the busbands of both had been governors of their respective states. TO SPEND WINTER IN FLORIDA Mr. and Mrs.

W. E. Williams expect to leave Friday in their car for Florida. They expect to make their first stop at Birmingham, and visit with Rev. and Mrs.

Hudson and son, Gip. Everyone here will remember that Rev. Hudson was former pastor of the Presbyterian church here and from there they will go to Jacksonville and on to Miama, Florida, where they will remain during the winter months. Their son, Gex, who has been visiting them will accompany them as far as St. Louis.

"Laddie," their big Scotch Collie will also accompany them on their trip. Hon. John T. Barker, of Kansas City, was here Saturday and made: a short visit with his many old friends. Mr.

Barker was formerly AttorneyGeneral of the State and is well posted on politics. He attended the Democratic meeting here, introducing the speaker. Mr. Barker was on his way to Cox where he made an address. A BIGGER DAY NOVEMBER 11TH.

BARKER HERE SATURDAY President Coolidge Suggests Dedication to Permanent Peace of Armistice day, November 11, to the establishment of permanent peace and the outlawry of war is suggested by President Coolidge in a letter ed to James A. Drain, national commander of the American Legion. "Growth of sentiment for the outlawry of war from the earth," Mr. Coolidge said, "has been an impressive fact of recent times. Men and women everywhere have been giving their best thought to bring this end into full realization.

"The inclusion of Armistice day in the list of dates commemorating the great events in our national history marked a significant change in our world relationships. Prior to that first Armistice day, which America greeted with such enthusiasm, our historic anniversaries all had been of exclusively national character. They recalled events of supreme importance in our nation's life, but of small value as links between that life and the activities of the outside world. "When, by common consent, Armistice day was added to our calendar of memorial dates, it took its place at the one in whose celebration we always will be drawn closer to other peoples who stand for liberal institutions. Celebrated in many lands and by many peoples, it will remind them of their united efforts and common sacrifices in the bitterest crisis of civilization's history.

"It always will recall that humanity has far more reason for unity than for discord. It will emphasize the common ideals and aspirations which at last must draw all men into fraternity and set their feet in the way of peace. It will give an impetus to the ever-growing conviction that hatreds are needless and that rivalries ought to be only in good works aimed for the general advancement." HAVE BABY DAUGHTER Mr. and Mrs. Sidney B.

Lyons are the proud parents of a baby daughter, born to them November 4th. Mother and babe doing nicely. The little Miss will answer to the name of Mildred Lee. MARRIAGE LICENSE ISSUED A marriage license was issued this week to Herbert Moncrief and Miss Blanche Shouse, both of near La Plata. Mr.

Moncrief is a son of Mr. J. E. Moncrief and is a progressive young farmer. SPEND SUNDAY AT LABELLE Mr.

and Mrs. George Almond, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Baity and children of Kirksville, and Mrs. Nannie Stout of LaPlata spent Saturday afternoon and Sunday with relatives at LaBelle.

CALLED TO PARIS BY DEATH OF RELATIVE Mrs. John C. Spencer left yesterday afternoon for Paris, being called by the death of her aunt, Mrs. L. 0.

Gex. Practicaly twenty-four hours after the closing of the polls in many districts, approximately 100 congressional returns were missing. Late today President Coolidge's total in the Electoral College was 370 votes, with probabilities that it would go higher, the total for John W. Davis the Democratic candidate, was 136, with possibility of some small addition, and Senator La Follette'e was the thirteen votes from his home State of Wisconsin. The bugaboo of throwing the presidential election into Congress was chased away by the rapidity which large blocks of electoral votes either fell into the Coolidge column or gave seemingly unmistakable evidence of going there as the returns continued to come in.

John W. Davis succeeded in capture certainly only states generally reckoned- as irrevocably Democratic. Even at that he lost Kentucky, on the face of incomplete returns, although Cox had carried it against Harding in 1920. The same returns indicated that he had brought back into the Democratic folt two states taken away by Harding--Oklahoma and Tennesee. Senator La Follette, although polling a popular vote of about 4,000,000, which approximates Roosevelt's total when he led a third party movement in 1912, was assured the electoral vote of only one state, his own, Wisconsin.

Roosevelt captured eighty-eight electoral votes in 1912-enough to defeat his Republican opponent, Taft, and elect his Democratic adversary, Wilson. It was estimated that Coolidge polled 18,000,000 popular more than were given to aHrding. Davis, it was estimated, had 8,000,000 as against 9,000.000 for Cox. U.S. NAVAL OFFICERS KILLED Falls Through Hatch While Investigating Subordinate's Death VALLEJO, Nov.

Commander Butler Y. Rhodes, executive officer of the U. S. S. Rappanock was instantly killed here Monday when he fell forty feet to the bottom of a hatch aboard his ship as he was climbing down the side ladder of the hatchway.

Rhodes was going below to identify the body of George E. Clark, seaman first class, of the Rappanock, who had been missing since last Friday, and is now believed to have met his death the same way as Rhodes did, falling to the bottom of the same hatch. MARKET REPORT Hens 12 and 18 Springs ..13 and 18 Cox 7 Dux ...15 Turkeys .15 Geese ...10 Eggs .42 Cream 27 and 30 Bran $1.50 Shorts $1.80 Oil Meal $2.75 Tankage $3.50 Oats .60 The above market is furnished to us by the Swarthout Feed Produce Company of La Plata. MRS. LOVERIDGE DIES IN ILLINOIS Funeral and Burial Rites Were Made At Alexis Wednesday Mrs.

Harriet Loveridge died at her home in Alexis, Illinois last Sunday night at the age of 91 years. Mrs. Loveridge celebrated her 91st birthday on October 24. Last year it will be remembered a large crowd were present to help in celebrating her 90th birthday, all her children, grandchildren and many friends were there. She bad been in fairly good health up until a few months ago and her death came not unexpected.

She is survived by eight children and many other tives. She also had many friends here who will be grieved at her departure. The funeral services of this good woman were held at Alexis, Illinois yesterday afternoon. We will publish an obituary next week..