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THURSDAY AFTERNOON, SEPTEMBER 11. 1924
PRE ELECTION POLL
LAUNCHED BY OIBEST
Fifteen Million Secret Ballots
Placed in Mails to Indicate
Presidential Choice
A nation-wide pre-election poll
is now under way, in whi.'h 15,000,-
000 persons in the United States
will be given the opportunity of
paying for whom they will vote
for President of the United States.
This poll is being taken by the
Literary Digest. W. S. Woods, edi
tor of the Digest, in a letter to
The Times-Recorder Says:
“The greatest pre-election poll
ever taken in the world is now being
conducted by the Literary Digest,
to determine the probable presiden
tial victor of the eight candidates
nominated. The first of the 15,000-
000 ballots, secret ballots, are in
the mails. The balance will soon
be dispatched at the rate of about
a million a day. This means that
within the next three weeks (dating
from Sept. 5) the balance will be
in the hands of over one-half of
the number of voters at the last
quardennial election. The first re
sults will be published Sept. 20.
“The results of this leferendum
will be an index of the official out
come. The vote will be tabulated
by states.”
Each ballot is mailed in an indi
vidual envelope, addressed in per
son to the voter. All classes of
voter, men and women, have been
included in the poll, states Mr.
Woods, and requests that each per
son receiving one of these ballots
remail them immediately. Watch
ing such a poll will be interesting
to all. -
KEEP UP FIGHT ON
WEEVIL IS ADVICE
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Tn this experiment last fall four
thousand weevils were placed in
cages in which was placed enough
straw to give what was considered
average winter protection. With a
normal winter there would have
emerged this spring from one hun
dred to two hundred weevils. How
ever, only one weevil came out of
winter quarters. The cause of this;
low emergence was undoubtedly the
unusual cold weather which occur
red on January 12th and after. It
is also certain that the small num
ber of weevils appearing in the
fields this spring was due to the
same cause and not from any “pass
ing” of the boll weevil.
“Several theories have been ad
vanced,” says Marshall, “for this
‘passing’ of the boll weevil. None
of the mare based on fact or will
hold water when carefully examin
ed. One of the most common
theories advanced is that an un
known parasite is the cause of the
decrease. But the experiment cited
above proves that the decrease took
place last winter, and parasites are
not active during cold weather.
“Another theory advanced is that
Pur weather does not agree with the
boll weevil. Weather was undoubt
edly the cause of the decrease in
boll weevils this year, but unfor
tunately, it was unusual weather
tind not usual weather which caus
ed the decrease and therefore the
results are not permanent.
“For the past four or five years
we have had plenty of evidence that
the boll weevil is adapted to our
climate. We also have over thirty
years experience in other states to
show that the boll weeil does not
pass through a country to which it
is adapted but becomes a penna'-
nent fixture.
“Judging from past experience
there are at present in most locali
ties in Sumter county enough boll
weevils in the fields to start a
dangerous infestation next spring,
provided Georgia experiences ono
of her usual mild winters. If the
unusual should happen again and
we should have another severe win
ter like the last, w’e may again ex
pect a low boll weevil emergence.
As it is never a wise plan to de
pend on the unusual, farmers should
not forget the lessons they have
learned in the past few years in
regard to diversifying crops and
methods of boll weevil control.”
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5:34 am Albany 7:21 pm
10:20 am Columbus 3:16 pm
1:55 pn. Albany-Montg’y 2:15 pm
2:15 pm Macon Atlanta 1:55 pm
3 :10 pm Albany 10:22 am
6:47 pm Macon-Atlanta 6:51 am
10:35 pm Albany-Montg’y 5:29 am
SEABOARD AIR L'NB
(Ceatral Tima) LJ
Arrive Departs
10:05 am Cordele-Hel’na 5 :15 pn>
12:26 pm Cola-M’t’g’y 3:10 pu>
8:10 pm Cordele-Savh 12:26 pn
iili P» Stehhßd-Coto 10:05 ax»
COMMUNITY CHEST
SURVEY IS STARTED
SAVANNAH, Sept 11.—A sur
vey got under way here recently to
determine the possibility of the es
tablishment of a community chest
for Savannah, it is announced by E.
B. Walker, of the local Board of
Trade.
The survey is financed by the
civic clubs and the board of trade.
enptTElsrly
FOR YOUHG SLAYERS
Leopold and Loeb to Be Assign
ed to Manual Labor On Ar
rival at Joilet Prison
JOLIET, 111., Sept. 11.—Tw
empty ceils in the penitentiary heri
await the arrival from Chicago of
Nathan Leopold, Jr., and Richard
Loeb, expected during the day to
begin serving life sentences for the
slaying of Robert Franks. Prison
guards awaited their coming all
night last night, and the time of
their arrival was still doubtful this
afternoon.
Cell mates will not be awarded
the youthful slayers immediately,
and they will be assigned to manual
labor, despite their university train
ing. Upon arrival the two prisoners
will be required to go through the
prison routine of a bath, haircut
and identifications. They must
reat prison fare, officials state, but
they may buy chewing gum, candy
gnd tobacco.
ROTARY EXECUTIVES
MEET IN SAVANNAH
SAVANNAH, Sept. 11.—One
hundred executives of Rotary Clubs
in the thiry-ninth district, compris
ing clubs in Georgia and a portion
of Florida, arrived in Savannah
this morning for a two-day confer
ence at Tybee Island. District
Governor William C. Lanier, of
west Point, Ga., will preside.
The purpose of the meeting is to
discuss plans for Rotary wo/k in
the district for the year. Past Gov
ernors Ken Guernsey, of Orlando,
and Porter C. Pierpont, of Savan
till tomorrow.
A dinner will be given in honor
of the visitors by the Rotary Club
of Savannah Thursday evening and
the town of Tybee will give a fish
fry Friday.
HEAVY ENROLLMENT
IN SCHOOLS OF 8188
MACON, Sept. ll.—City and
suburban schools of the Bibb
County public school system en
rolled 8,663 children on the open
ing of the 1924-25 term yesterday
morning at 9 o’clock and it is esti
mated that the rural schools of the
system enrolled about 7,000, though
reports from these institutions will
not be filed in the local office un
ti Itomorrow.
Os the number enrolled 6,566
were white and 2,097 colored. There
were 1,411 high school students en
rolled, 616 being boys, who entered
lat the new Boys High school in
Napier Heights while 795 girls en
tered at Lanier. Among the gram
mar schools, Winship led the list
with 682 children entering on the
first day.
The numbers are expected to be
increased today and tomorrow when
other children, who did not enter
today, place their names on the
rolls. The students were dismissed
(yesterday after they had been en
rolled and book lists given out.
We don’t know about business,
but all the cheap cigars will be
smoked up after the presidential
election.
CHEAP MONEY TO LEND
We always have money to lend on farm lands at lowest rate* and
be»t term*, and you will alway* »ave money by teeing us.
We give the borrower the privilege of making payment* on the
principal at any intere*t period, (topping interest on »uch
payment.
We al*o make loan* on choice city property.
Write or see R. C. Ellis, President, or G. C. Webb t Vice-Presi
dent, in charge of the Home Office, Americus, Georgia.—
Empire Loan and Trust Company
Americus, Georgia
I AM DOING ALL KINDS OF
ELECTRICAL WORK
NO JOB TOO SMALL OR TOO LARGE.
Ido your work by the hour and save you money. Ask my
customers. They KNOW my ability.
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TELEPHONE 533.
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CHILEAN PRESIDENT
GEWEKELEHE
Senor Alessandi’s Resignation
Refused By Senate, But He’ll
Be Allowed to Depart
SANTIAGO, Chile, Sept. 11.—
The senate has again rejected
President Alessandri’s resignutiin,
but permitted him six months leave
of absence from the country. This
proposal was also approved later
by the chamber of deputies and
Senor Alessandri is expected to
leave for Buenos Aires this week.
Both houses of congress were
convened at 11 o’clock last night to
reconsider the senate’s previous re
jection of the president’s resigna
tion, Senor Alessandri insisting upon
such reconsideration and the new
military government also favoring
it.
Small manifestations of sympathy
for Senor Alessandri are taking
place and the American embassy,
where he is staying, is being visited
by numerous friends.
The capital is quiet, but an air
of expectancy prevails. The govern
mental crisis which was partially
solved by a reorganization of the
cabinet was precipitated by army
Officers who demanded various re
forms, including constitution of a
government along non-political
lines.
Upshaw Winner
Over Wileniky
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Price has maintained his unit vote
lead of 175 to 100 for Albert J
Woodruff.
In the six congressional districts
where contests were held for rep
resentatives in congress .returns
tabulated here today give the’ fob
lowing vote: First district, C. <l.
Edwards leading Representative R.
L. Moore by 12 unit votes; Second
district, E. E. Cox leading Frank
Parks, incumbent by 2000 popular
votes; Fifth district, W. D. Upshaw
apparently has won over Max
Wilensky; Sixth district, Sam Ruth
erford is leading Ben Fowler 1?y
•more than 1000 popular votes;
Eighth district, Charles Brand is
leading Frank Holden by several
hundred popular votes •'.nd in the
Ninth district Thomas Bell is lead
ing S. G. Brown gy 1200 popular
votes.
RUTHERFORD WINNER
OVER BEN FOWLER
MACON, Sept. 11.—Returns from
the Sixth district congressional
election received here today show
that Ben Fowler, of Macon, car
ried only two counties, Clayton and
Fayette, in the entire district.
Samuel Rutherford, of Monroe
county, his opponent, has apparent-'
ly won the election two to one over
Fowler.
S't. Louis woman broke her hus
band’s nose with a billiard cue. so
maybe he will keep it out of her
business now. 4
WANTED TO BUY
FRIYERS and HENS
HAPPY FEED STORE
$5,000 TO LOAN
On Americus
Residence Property
Phone 830
LEWIS ELLIS
~ THE AMERICUS TIMES RECORDER
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for inferior shows coming to your
vicinity preceding our visit.
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W W O 6 H in October, with the same
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doubled in size this year lif MI i *
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SPARKS CIRCUS is a Georgia Institution (Winter Home at
Macon, Ga.) and every Georgian is proud of the success and
vast growth of this strictly “their own Georgia Circus”.
Sparks Circus has advertised and carried the fame of Georgia
into every state in the Union and every Province of Canada.
WAIT FOR THE SHOW YOU KNOW
H Beware of Shows You Never Heard of
RYLANDER
Friday and Saturday
Tom Mix
IN
NORTH OF HUDSON BAY
ALSO
Jack Dempsey
IN
“FIGHT TO WIN” Series
AESOPS FABLES and FOX NEWS
Music by PROF. TRACY, of San Diego,
California
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