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MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS.
m vote is
BEING POLLED
IN CITY TODAY
Women Showing Much Inter
st—May Take All Night
To Count Ballots.
An unusually heavy vote is
being polled here in the gen
eral election today.
Women voters are showing
much interest.
More than 500 votes had
been polled shortly after noon,
and the voting was still pro
ceeding briskly.
Most of the voters are using
the Democratic ballot, but the
Republicans and the Progres
sives are getting a few votes.
r Local Candidates.
Local candidates being voted for
include A. K. Maddox, senator
from Twenty-sixth district; Roy S.
Wood, representative; D. R. Cura
niing, ordinary; F. P. Lindsay,
clerk of courts; S. D. Stapleton,
sheriff; H. T. Johnson, tax re
ceiver; T. R. Nutt, tax collector;
W. J. Morrow, coroner; J. P. Man
ley, superintendent county schools;
C. H. Westmoreland, county com
missioner; J. A. Darsey, judge of
city ‘court, and W. H. Connor,
solicitor of city court.
Miss Lucy Thompson is oppos
ing Judge D. R. Gumming as an
independent candidate for the of
fice of ordinary.
May Take All Night.
The tickets are unusually long
and it is estimated by the clerks
and managers that it will take all
night to count the ballots after
the closing of the polls here at 6
o’clock this evening.
The polls in the county precincts
■closed at 3 o’clock.
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Marion, O., Nov. °4.—(By the
Associated Press.)—New compli
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cations yet undefined are causing
considerable apprehension today
to physicians attending Mrs. Flor
ence King Harding, who was taken
ill yesterday at Sawyer Sanitar
ium, where she makes her home.
It was announced that the
disease was a recurrence of the
kidney trouble which nearly caused
her death when she was mistress
of the WT.ite House.
L/.riOR CABINET RESIGNS
London, Nov. 4.—(By the Asso
ciated Press.)—The cabinet of
Ramsey MacDonald, Great Brit-
Griffin Athletes Must Be Tired;
Meeting Last Night Was a “Dud M
Perhaps the athletes ofj^Griffin
are not as interested in the new
athletic club as they were a few
days ago, for the crowd that gath
ered last night at the Athletic
Court was conspicuous by its ab
sence.
Tried and True There.
/ Only the tried and true were
there and they were gathe-ed up
and taken over in cars. |
Something has i
gone wrong.
The athletes tir-1 '
evidently have
ed of strong arm play and exer
cisers.
Mr. McGee started the business
men along the road to long life
and happiness by conducting
classes that called for the I
diture of "jack” and the men re- j
Cotton Report
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(From Pursley-Slaton Co.)
NO MARKETS TODAY ON
ACCOUNT OF THE ELECTION.
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Despite prevalence of martial law, further trouble is feared in Niles, O., where blood has flowed freely in a clash between Ku Mm
Kiansmen and members of an anti?klan organization, the Knights of the Flaming Circle. Above: Klansmen shot by members of tlu
opposing faction are seen being placed in an ambulance. Below; Kiansmen, in-a meeting in a field near the city, discuss the situation
and plan retaliation. Insert: Dr. A. B. Hart of Warren, O.. exalted cvclops of the K. K. K. in the Niles district.
TIME EXTENDED
OF ROAD TAX
Time of payment of the county
road tax was extended until Sat
urday by the board of county com
missioners, composed of C. L. El
der, chairman; W, Jester and J,
A. Burnett, with T. J. Purdy,
clerk, at its regular meeting today
when affairs of the county were 1
discussed and routine business
transacted. |
■ The tax books will close Mon- !
day, it was decided, after which'
date all delinquents will be com
pelled to pay up, together with all
costs.
D. P. Pelt, S. C. Brooks and A.
J. Gardner V ■ ''i
were excused from
paying road taxes on account of
disabilities.
Mrs. Sallie Parker, a disabled
white woman, was admitted to the
pauper’s home.
Two flags were ordered pur
chased for the court house
grounds for decoration purposes.
ain’s first labor government, re
signed today. King George ac
cepted their resignation^
3ponded.
Now a class could be organized
and the cost would be almost
nothing compared to fun and
real value derived from the meet
ings scheduled for three nights
per week.
Patiently Waits.
The only man to really take an
interest in the club’s organization
was Paul Slaton, (H S & M) for
he was there at the appointed
hour and waited patiently for the
arrival of 30 or 40 men who prom
ised to join him there.
Challenge Issued.
Among the ,ar * e Sphering
eight men, five were willing to
challenge any other five men in
Griffin “ to a basketball game for
Wednesday night at 7:30.
B There surely must be five men
in the city of Griffin who feel ca
pable of playing one little game
of ball tomorrow night, just to
get the men of Griffin interested
in a club.
How about jt?
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GRIFFIN. GA., >AY. NOVEMBER 4. 1924.
TELEGRAPH
BULLETINS
POLLING PLACE IS
SCENE OF KILLING
Chicago, Nov. 4.—(By the -As
'
sociated Press.)—One man wan
kiiied and another fatally wound
ed in a revolver fight near a poll- ;
:ng place today. Early police re
ports indicated that the shooting
was connected with factional trou
ble of the teamsters’ union.
E ENG’S CAVALRY
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ENTERS TIENTSIN
Tientsin, Nov. 4.—(By the As
soc ' ate< * P res s-) I he cavalry of
^ enera I Feng Yu Hsiang, the
Christian general,” now in control
of Peking, entered this city at
noon today after quelling a slight
resistance. Feng’s troops first oc
cupied the central station and' ■n
proceeded to the east station with
in the foreign settlement to dis
arm trains containing soldiers of
the army of Wu Pei Fu, deposed
commander of the Peking govern
ment troops.
REVOLT BREAKS OUT
IN BRAZILIAN NAVY. }
Buenos Aires, .Nov. 4.—(By the
Associated Press.) Reports
reaching here from Brazil today
asserted that revolutionary trou
ble had broken out in the Brazii
ian navy.
The battleship Sao Palo is said
to have rebelled and with another
ship from Rio de Janiero harbor,
left for an unknown destination.
GIRLS^ SERVICE CLUB
TO ELECT OFFICERS
AT MEETING TONIGHT
The Girls’ Service Club will hold
an important meeting at the First
Presbyterian church tonight at
7 o’clock.
Officers for the ensuing year
will be elected and a number of
important matters will be diseuss
ed.
A full attendance is urged.
WEATHER FORECAST
V. : _ /
For Georgia—Fair Tuesday and
Wednesday with moderate east
winds.
Temperature for 24 hours end
ing at noon Tuesday :
Maximum 78
Minimum .........57
Mean 67
LOCAL FIREMEN
ANSWER 11 CALLS
The -Griffin fire department re
aponded to eleven fires during the
month of October, according to
e f Powell’s report. October
was a dry month, only one rain I
falling. b
The report shows that the thtal
loss for the fires was only $303.05.
The report in full follows:
E. P. Bridges,
City Manager.
Dear Sir—Beg to hand you re
port of city fire department for
the month of October, 1924.
Number of alarms responded to
were eleven. Of this number three
were in business district, one out
side city and seven in resident dis
trict.
Cause of Fires.
The cause of these fires were
found upon investigation to be as
follows:
Sparks, 4; unknown, 2; defec
tive wiring, 2; defective motor, 1;
burning soot, 1; carelessness, 1.
Total, 11.
These alarms were for fires
classed as follows:
Two-story brick building, 1; two
Story frame dwelling, 3; one-story
frame dwelling, 2; one-story frame
barn, 1; automobile, 2; cotton, 1;
railroad cross ties, 1. Total, 11.
In fighting these fires the de
partment used the following equip
ment:
Hose, 1,050 feet; ladders,
feet; chemicals, 3; pyrenes, 4; beat
out, 1; out on arrival, 2; several
buckets of water.
The investigation of these losses
gives the following information as
to valu*s:
Value of buildings, $55,550;
value of contents, $23,500. Total
value, $59,050.
Insurance on buildings, $26,350;
insurance on contents, $11,300. To
tal insurance, $37,650.
Loss to buildings, $283.05; loss
to contents, $ 20 . Total loss,
$303 05.
Inspections.
Beg to report 47 fire inspections
of buildings and basements were
made during the month. Also
posted 250 fire prevention posters.
Fire drills were held in all the
city schools October 8 and 9.
I One hundred and fifty-five city
HIGH LIGHTS OF
ELECTION TODAY
Electoral rotes in country,
531; necessary to elect.
Pair weather throughout
country indicates large vote
will be polled.
Managers for ah three
major candidates naturally
claiming victory.
Roosevelt-Smith gub nator
ial race la New York second
in interest to presidential race.
Democrats expect to elect
women governors in Texas
and Wyoming.
William Allen White’s race
for governor of Kansas close- J
ly watched.
Much larger vote expected
in Georgia than polled in 1920.
Women voters turning out
in large numbers throughout
country.
Expect Zebulon Road to Be
Opened to Public
Next Week.
Spalding county will soon have
another paved highway extending
two miles on the Zebulon road
from the end of the pavement on
Souty Hill street.
Work was held up today on ac
count ,of the non-delivery of a
small quantity of stone and as
phalt, but it is expected that it
will be resumed i» a day or so
and within the week this new
road will be opened to the trav-,
eling public,
Starjed IfMt »lay.
Work on this project started
Ta t May and has been done under
the supervision of P. H. Randall,
county road superintendent, in
connection with the state highway
department, the county and the
state sharing in the expense.
On account of the steep hill
just»off South Hill street and the
erection of a large concrete cul
vert the work has been slower
than is usually required for such
jobs, but it has been thoroughly
executed, officials say.
During this time Mr. Randall
has put down three blocks of
foundation paving on East Poplar
street for the city, extending from
the cemetery to Hill street.
26 Miles of Paved Roads.
The completion of the paving
of the Zebulon road will give
Spalding county 26 miles of well
paved country roads—14 on the
Dixie Highway, five on the Jack
son road, two on the High Falls
road, two on the Williamson road,
one on the Zetella road and two
on the latest project.
It is the intention of the coun
ty officials to eventually‘pave all
BULLETINS OF
ELECTION RETURNS
AT NEWS OFFICE
The News has made ar
rangements with the Asso
ciated Press to send brief
bulletins about every three
quarters of an ■ hour giving
the trend of the election sit
uation at the time.
These ' bulletins will sLart
about 7:30 or 8 o’clock, or as
soon as anything is developed
that will give any real infor
mat ion, .. ; . v
The News office will be
open to accommodate any who
wish to drop in, and telephone
calls will be cheerfully an
swered.
APPEAR HERE IN
Solon Drukenmiller, noted Grif
fin tenor, and Mrs. James Whit
ten, of Atlanta, will give a reci
tal at the First Methodist church
tonight at 8 o’clock.
The recital will be under the
auspices of the Woman’s Club
and is one of a series of concerts
and lectures which the club will
sponsor during the fall and win-
ter months.
Mr. Drukenmiller and Mrs.
Whitten sang before a very ap
preciative audience in Griffin last
year and music lovers all over
the city have declared their con
the most beautiful ever given
here.
This year their program con
tains many varied numbers that
should delight every person pres
ent.
Tickets are on sale at Ward’s
Pharmacy.
YEGGS MAKE WATER
HAUL AT POSTOFFICE
Elberton, Ga., Nov. 4.—(By the
Associated Press.)—The Eiberton
postoffice was entered last night
and the money vault opened, but
nothing of great importance is be
lieved to have been taken.
fire hydrants were inspected, caps
removed and nipples oiled. . De
fects reported.
Respectfully submitted,
J. J. POWtELL,
Chief Fire Department.
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TO illfi
Electorate That I
Cast Vote Goes to
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the Polls.
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Washington, Nov. 4.—(By the
Press.)—The largest
that ever cast a vote in iiB
nation undertook today the .
of. upraveHng che most pux
tangle in modern American
history.
20,000.000 Qualified Voters ml
With three major candidates
field for president, with the
membership of the house to
chosen, with 34 senators and
same number of governors T*
'"ft
elected, and with thousands Si asm
offices to be Ailed,
qualified voters of
began their march to the
polls at dawn and throughout
length and breadth of the Is M
under generally fair weather eon- j.
ditions, they continued all day to
reoord their will.
Accusations and Warnings.
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Accusations, claims,
and warnings were stored in the
thoughts of the voters as ■
marked their decisions on their
ballots.
LARGER VOTE
IN GEORGIA. r
Atlanta, Nov. 4.—(By the Asso
ciated Press.)—Reports from sev
er sections today indicated that
Georgia citizens are taking more
interest in the general election
than four years ago and that as a
result a greater number of vote,
would be polled. r in
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Fgir weather prevailed
ly throughout the state and this,
coupled with urgent appeals of "ft
party leaders for every citizen to
cast his vote, served to bring -
many voters to the polls. ;. '{‘A
A large number of women are
voting.
Interest in Amendments. IM
The proposed constitutional
amendments to create the county
.
of Peach; to provide for biennial
sessions of the legislature and to
exempt certain industries from
taxation for a period of five years,
•re attracting roost attention of
the eight proposals to be voted
.
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News Late Today
On account of a break i
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■our cylinder pres* today, n<
ceuitating parts to be taken t
the shop for repairs, The News
is late today. Just how late,
we cannot tell. ft
the highways leading from the
city for a distance of two miles.
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Two Circuses Coming to Town;
Ask Any Child for the Dates -ft'
The circuses are coming.
Yep, two of ’em.
There are no doubts about it
either.
The most casual stroll about the
business section reveals the evi
dence in modest posters that
adorn the walls of numerous
build-ings.
Two In Eight Days.
Two circuses within eight days
is no ordinary thing, and the ad
vance men, in due consideration
of this fact, surely have plaster
ed the town.
On every road and in every
town within a radius of 25 miles
of Griffin there are bams and biil
n
boards covered with the Srt of
the billposters announcing the
Griffin performances.
Pleasure and Thrills.
On circus day, one thinks of the
pleasure and the thrills that the
circus brings to young and old
America.
There is an atmosphere about
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the tented splendor of the circus
tfiat is not found elsewhere in the
amusement field. m
It is the combination of the
daring feats of the trapeze ar
tists, the fooleries of the clowns,
the novelties from ail nations, and
the menagerie that makes the
whole a colorful and delightful '
pageant.
In its essence the fascination
of the circus lies in tl<* wide
range of emotions that are ere*
uted by these combinations.
Ask Some Child. ftl
If you cannot recall the exact •
date that the circuses are coming
just ask some child,
He may not know the date a
Columbus Day or Defense Day but
circus day is not to be forgotten.
To the mind of the child the
date when open season is declared
on lemonade, balloons and thrills
galore ia of vastly more fat
tance.