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OK* ftur ; : ' V "V * ‘ -V ;.. SB ■ ■ . VI W‘ y • • % — -, > Jl m. ;• -ftW ‘$Ak Rifll -wV . 7' ■ ^ ?ym 4 1 % J •• ' 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. ■ Marion, O., Nov. °4.—(By the Associated Press.)—New compli . I 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 ' (From Pursley-Slaton Co.) NO MARKETS TODAY ON ACCOUNT OF THE ELECTION. B/ood Spurts ........ K. K /£. ........ and Anti-Klan Organization Clash (Mio as . in Niles , —— £•>. ■ Rv; V at/ac I V' ;: i ' ■A : j * wm. ; ■ ?j?8 :.v !£: V * m Pi tlS? \ •• ft:: m *'”*■ XT M. m * e a v. ^ * ft \ ft m ■: < 9 I f m . ; ft •’ft A « ft:.: 00m M y. 4* M. ■ :•••• :ft ft-: .• m® , m 'W KSkI ■■mm •••'ft:' ■ iy. ft f:<3 > \k ■m&m £ : *• I- > .. V ■ •'ft:' A ft:. ■.ft. ■ A mi, M M :ftft . ' * ft:' .ft„ ft#-:': mm , iftft 'ft:;' ftftft iky, >•:- ■ '•:■ mk, ftftftj&Xft V. ym 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? i 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 i 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. .1 TO illfi Electorate That I Cast Vote Goes to ■ the Polls. ss 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. ' 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 ■ ft : 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 . upon. ■ft Press Breaks; ""■'■■ft -ft News Late Today On account of a break i •• ■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. ■ 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 .ft'ftv;V /} ;, '§. VOL. prwp 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.