About Americus times-recorder. (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current | View Entire Issue (Sept. 11, 1924)
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 (Continued from Page One.) 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.” FOR QUICK SERVICE ANO HEAVY HAULING PHONE 121 WOOTTEN TRANSFER CO. Office in Americus Steam Laundry SOUTH JACKSON STREET RAILROAD SCHEDULES Arrival and Departure of Passenge: Trains, Americus, Ga. Central of Georgia Ry. Central Standard Time Arrive Depart 12:01 am Cols-Bghm-Chgo 8:45 am 12:37 am Chgo-St. L., Atl 2:53 am 1:54 am Albany-Jaxville 3:45 am 2:53 am 3:45 am Cin-Atl-Chgo 1:54 am 3:45 am Albny-Jaxville 12:01 am 5:29 am Macon-Atlanta 10:35 pm 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. 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BELL See Our Window Display 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 (Continued From Page One) 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 SPARKS MT CIRCUS I. Don’t be deceived into spending good money for inferior shows coming to your vicinity preceding our visit. I liJIITB sparks CIRCUS I Don't Forget I WW m R * PB will positively be with you W W O 6 H in October, with the same a a Ka ui. g “High Quality” Circus, but v■fi @ doubled in size this year lif MI i * H| and all new features since | S its last visit to your city., g | I 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 lOc 2Oc 3Oc PAGE FIVE
