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I ECTED P I
DAVIS
Camming Decisively Defeats
Miss Thompson in Or
dinary’s Race.
Spalding county went demo
cratic in Tuesday’s general elec
tion as was expected.
Davis received a majority of
1094 over Coolidge and La Fol
lette, the latter running second.
Cumming Is Winner.
Miss Lucy Thompson, independ
ent candidate for ordinary, was
defeated by Judge D. R. Cumming,
incumbent, by a majority of 1082.
The eight constitutional amend
ments were carried here.
Women Busy.
A large vote than usual was
cast due to interest taken by the
women in the election.
Following is the official tabu
lation made at noon Wednesday:
Griffin: Davis 862; Coolidge 52;
La Follette 69; Cumming 843;
Thompson 123.
Africa: Davis 154; Coolidge 6;
La Follette 12; Cumming 159;
Thompson 13.
Aiken: Davis 32; Coolidge 4;
La Follette 1; Cumming 37;
Thompson 0.
Cabin: Davis 67; Coolidge 6; La
Follette 0; Cumming 67; Thomp
son 0.
Line Creek: Davis 7; Coolidge 6;
La Follette 0; Cumming 7;
Thompson 0.
Mt. Zion: Davis 32; Coolidge 0;
La Follette 0; Cumming 18;
Thompson 18,
Orrs: Davis 73; Coolidge 11; La
Follette 3; Cumming 81; Thomp
son 6.
Union: Davis 30; Coolidge 2;
La Follette 3; Cumming 35;
Thompson 0.
Governor Walker received a ma
jority of 1290 over his opponent,
Baylor. %
Mrs. Charles Gunnels is con
valescing after a recent illness at
her home in the Marian Apart
ment.
SMITH 114.000
VOTES AHEAD
New "V ork, Nov. 5.—(By the As
sociated Press.)—An enormous
vote in New York City sends Gov
ernor Al Smith 114,000 to the fore
of Theodore Roosevelt in the race
governor, despite, the. lead by
Roosevelt in the northern part of
state, incomplete returns ear
today showed.
TEXAS ELECTS FIRST WOMAN
GOVERNOR IN HISTORY OF U. S.
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Dallas, Nov. 5.—(By the Associated Press.)—For the first time
in the history of the country, Texas elected a woman, Mrs. Miriam
A (Ma) Ferguson, governor yesterday.
She went through three bitter campaigns, not from a desire to
hold office, but in an effort to vindicate the Ferguson family name.
He husband, James was impeached when governor and was un
able to get his own name on the ballots as a candidate.
She had to aurvtoe two primaries and the final election to win.
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Washington, Nov. 5.—(By Associated Press)—John W. Davis today congratulated President Coolidge on his election to the presiden
cy. «* Permit me to congratulate you,” Mr. Davis telegraphed, “on your sweeping victory and to express the hope that your admin
istration may by its success insure thg welfare of the country.”
President Coolidge sent this reply: “Please aceept my thanks for your message and my appreciation of the patriotic sentiments
you express.”
STEADY GROWTH
i OF CITY SHOWN
Many Improvements to Be
Seen in All Parts of
Griffin.
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An indication of Griffin’s steady
growth is shown in the building
line here.
While at present there is not
any great building boom, new
homes and improvements £re to
be seen in all parts of the city
and county.
Two Story Home.
Mrs. Joseph D. Boyd is erecting |
a handsome two story home on
South Hill street.
A nice cottage is being erected
by Mrs. Emma Guttenberg on
East College street, which is fast
becoming one of the choice resi
dential sections of the city.
Mrs. David J. Bailey is erecting
a two story residence on West
Solomon street, on the lot west of
her residence.
Four New Residences.
F. M. Kincaid, Jr., is building
four new residences in the new
Kincaid addition on the Macon
road, after already having com
pleted several houses there.
Wilson Matthews is remodeling
the residence on West Chapel
street, just back of his home.
Emmett Gossett recently com
pleted a home on East College
street and Mrs. Wilbur Barnes
also has recently completed the
erection of an attractive two story
home on the same street for
Evander Shapard, Jr.
Improvements.
David T. Bussey has made ex
tensive improvements in the al
ready attractive colonial home of
Mrs. John B. Mills on North Hill
street, which he leased several
months ago.
There ns considerable repair
work going on in various parts
of the town and other homes and
improvements are contemplated
for the near future by Griffin
property owners.
Griffin is a city of beautiful
homes and attractive yards. The
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FOUR CONVICTS
•Atlanta, Nov. 5.—Election day
was welcomed by others than the
voters when Governor Clifford
Walker approved the paroling of
four convicts on recommendation
from* the prison commission.
Bellman Lamont, convicted of
murder in Chatham county in
1906.
Frank Wade, convicted for mur
der in l90 L alleged to have been
in Mitchell county.
John McKinely, charged with
murder in Meriwether county, sen
tenced in 1909 for life imprison
ment.
Robert Gregory, charged with
manslaughter by a Burke county
jury.
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Market Reports
(Over Pursley, Slaton & Co.’s
Private Wire)
New Orleans Cotton
I I | Prev.
_ Open Close I Close
Jan. |23.18|23.18i22.49|23.08 23.01
Moh. j23.45f2S.45f22.77j23.32 23.27
May 23.27j23.55j23.08 23.50 23.34
July (23.07123.07,22.76 23.07 23.32
Dec. 123.18 23.18122.48 23.06 22.98
New York Cotton
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L en g S e | Cl,,so
Mch. j23.23 23.50 23.32J22.63 23.58 22.93123.55 23.27 23.18 23.40
May 123.75 23.85,23.19 23.80 23.58
— (23.22 23.04|22.98 ■ 23.55 23.37
Dec. 123.08123.15(22.55 23.11 22.97
Griffin Spot Cotton
middling____ .....22.50
middling —— 22.25
_________ ..... 22.00
WYOMING WOMAN AHEAD
Cheyenne, Wyo., Nov. 5.—Mrs.
Ross, candidate for gover
was leading her opponent by
votes at noon today.
have shown renewed inter
in keeping their premises
a fact that is fre
commented upon most fa
by visitors here.
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CANNING FACTORY
Brunswick Man May Establish
Okra Plant in Spalding
County.
Another big canning factory for
Spalding county!.
Yep, it seems probable.
Attracted by Exhibit.
R. V. Grimes, of Brunswick,
visiting in the city,’ was attracted
by the canning exhibit at the
Chamber of Commerce and today
began a tour of the county for the
purpose of ascertaining the pos
sibilities of growing okra here.
Pleased With Griffin.
I am greatly pleased with Grif
fin, said Mr. Grimes in an in
terview with a News reporter, >»
■ and am satisfied there ‘is some
thing around here. » M
The finest farming section you
ever saw,” chirped in W. T. Ben
nett, Spalding’s efficient county
agent.
428 Subscribers to The News
Are Obtained by John F. Hill
During the Past Four Months
Visit Experiment.
In company with Mr. Bennett,
Mr. Grimes visited the. Experiment
station to discuss with Director
Stuckey the question of okra
growing and advisability of cstab
lishin# a canning factory
here.
Mr. Grimes is at present con
ductin<? a p , ant in Brunswick, but
on account of the scarcity of okra
is seeking a new location.
Every effort will be made by
Secretary Thomas, of the Chamber
of Commerce, and the county
agent to induce the new industry
to locate here.
VERMONT VOTERS
USE SAP BUCKETS
AND FIGHT SNOW
Burlington, Vt., Nov. 6.—The
voters in northern Vermont walked
through a snowstorm to get to the
ballot boxes yesterday.
Plymouth, Mass., Nov. 5^—Ver
mont sap buckets, such as Pres
requisitioned ident Coolidge. made famous, jte re
as ballot baxes here
yesterday.
John F. Hill Tuesday asked
the publishers of The News if
they knew how many subscribers
he had secured for The News,
since July 1, when he began act
ing as subscription agent.
“No, 1 > was the reply, “but we
know you have turned in a great
many. We have never made an
actual count of those you turned
in.”
Goea Through Records.
“Well, just as s matter of cu
riosity,” Mr. Hill said, “I went
through my records last night and
I have turned in 428 mail sub
scriptions, the great majority of
them being new ones.
“And I haven’t worked hard. I
just s^t around the monument
square and talked with the people
when I felt like it.
Like Semi-Weekly.
“I tell you, the people like
that Semi-Weekly News. A num
ber have told me they had been
taking an Atlanta tri-weekly, but
as
HARRY WOODRUFF
DIES IN ATHENS;
WAS FOOTBALL STAR
Athens, Nov. 5—(By the Asso
ciated Press.)—Harry Woodruff,
prominent Columbus business man
and remembered os one of the
University of Georgia’s greatest
football players, the original “Kid »
Woodruff, died here this morning
following an automobile.*'accident
last Friday night.
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GEORGIA GIVES
LORN W. DAVIS
Vote Will Probably Equal
That Given Cox Four
Yean Ago.
Georgia gave John W. Davis,
democratic candidate for president,
a large majority in Tuesday’s gen
eral election, it was indicated to
day by returns from every section
of the state.
Equal Cox Vote.
It was indicated that Davis’
vote would equal that given Cox
four years ago. In that election,
the democratic presidential can
didate received 107,162 votes to
43,720 for Warren G. Harding, re
publican.
In the governor’s race, Clifford
M. Walker, democratic candidate
for re-election, in returns from
578 precincts, had received 43,130
votes to 1,447 for his opponent,
H. Bedinger Baylor, independent
Other statehouse officers had no
opposition. --•*
All of the proposed constitu
tional amendments, eight in num*
ber, have received the necessary
two-thirds majorities in the votes
reported.
State House Officials.
The following state house offi
cials were elected: S. G. McLen
don, secretary of state; William
A. Wright, comptroller general;
George M. Napier, attorney gener
al; W. J. Speer, treasurer; Fort
E. Land, superintendent of
schools; John W. Clark, pension
commissioner; T. E. Patterson,
prison commissioner; J. J. Brown,
commissioner of Agriculture; H.
M. Stanley, commissioner of com
merce and labor; 0. R. Bennett
and J. D. Price, public service
commissioners; Samuel C. Atkin
son and S. Price Gilbert, asso
justices of the supreme
Nash R. Broyles and W.
Jenkins, judges of the court
appeals.
like the Griffin Semi-Weekly News
better because it gives the gener
al news as well as the local news;
while the Atlanta papers only
give general news.
Like Stopping Plan.
H Another thing—nine out of ten
tell me they like the plan of stop
ping the paper when the time is
out unless they previously renew.
“Just keep on publishing the
kind of paper you are now doing
and the policy you are pursuing
and you will eventually have your
paper in nearly every home in
Spalding county and adjoining
counties. ■
( WEATHER FORECAST 3
For Georgia — Fair tonigl|t,
warmer in the extreme north por
tion. Thursday partly cloudy.
Temperature for 24 hours end
ing at Wednesday:
Maximum 7»
Minimum S3
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ELECTORAL
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Rock-Ribbed Southi ■ \ VM
Are Solid for the
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Out of • total of 1
electoral votes, Coolidge
ceived 379; Davis, 139;
FoHette, 13. It is tho«
that the 10 not heard
will go to Davis. M
Two hundred and six!
six electoral votes were nee
est&ry to elect.
New York, Nov. 5.—-(By m
the Associated Preaa.)—As re
turns from states continued 9
to *
roll in today they served only
to swell the tide upon which
Calvin Coolidge is riding to an
apparent and overwhelming *
victory over his two opponents
in the 1924 presidential con
test.
In eight states, all in the
west, the result waa still in
doubt at midday, but the presi
dent had a lead in seven of
them, including Minnesota,
North Dakota and South Da
kota.
Returns in the congressional
contests were alow and at noon
they were still insufficient to
show whether Mr. Coolidge
will have a real working ma
jority m his party in either the
house or senate.
The Republicans have made
a net gain of twelve in thV‘
house and apparently three or
four in the senate.
Representative Nicholas
Longworth, of Ohio, Republi
can leader in the house, was
re-elected, as was alto Repre
sentative Finis J. Garrett, df
Tennessee, the Democratic
house leader. *
The tabulation of votes shows
West Virginia, home state of John
W. Davis, was swept into the
Coolidge-Dawes column by a ma
jority of more than 10,000 votes.
It includes Kentucky, where the
G. O. P. nominees won out, and
New Jersey, which followed in the
footsteps of its neighbor, New
York, in piling up a Coolidge ma
jority.
Solid South Not Enough.
On the face of returns John W.
Davis had made certain of 130
electoral votSes, mostly from the
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