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AMERICUS SPOT COTTON Tuesday’s Receipts 82 Bales Season’s Receipts 15,821 Bales Strict Middling 22 l-2c WEATHER— Fair tonight in ex treme North Georgia; Thursday, partly cloudy. FORTY-SIXTH YEAR.—NO. 257 8 COOLIDGE WINS > DAVIS WIRES HIS I CONGRftTULHIONS I TO PRESIDENT-ELECT Concedes Coolidge Victory At Noon in Message of Good Will To President WASHINGTON, November 5. (By Associated Press.— John W. Davis today wired his congratulations to Pter/dent Coolidge on his election to the presidency. ‘‘Permit me to congratulate you,’ Mr. Davis said in his tele gram, “on your sweeping victory and to express the hope that your administration may, by its success, enure to the welfare of our country.’’ President Coolidge sent this reply to the defeated Demo cratic chief: "Please accept my thanks for your message and my appreciation of the patriotic sentiments you express.” BURGLARSINTER AMERICUS STORE $2500 In Merchandise Said To Have Been Removed By Expert Burglars sometime last nigh* en tered the Golden Store on For syth street and made away with merchandise and furs valued at $2500. Entrance was gained to the store through a small window in the rear. The glass was smashed and wooden bars fastened on the inside were knocked oft. Footprints on the ground outside the window indicate that more than one porsou burglarized the store. It is be lieved that the thieves came to the rear of the store in an automobile and while one entered the store die other remained on the outside and received the goods as they were passed through the window. Mrs. D. Golden when interviewed by a Times Recorder reporter this morning is of the op’.'ior. that the persons who entered her store were familiar with the premises ;.nd the goods in stock. Mrs. Go*den says; “Whoever entered the store was no novice in picking out the better class of merchandise. * A shipment of furs that I had just received and valued at over SIOOO was etolen, not one piece of fur did they leave. After getting al! the furs from the rear of the store the burglars went to the dress racks and selected the best dresses that I had, they then went t.» .he coat racks and stole my highest priced coats. I had a number of boxes of hose stacked on a counter and they took every box except a few. These they left .probably because they were not silk. The burglars took no hats at all.” No trace of the thieves have been found and the notice are of the opinion that the stolen mar chandise has been carried away tc be sold in other cities. HHWWWOMRUff DIFS FRDN INJURY Former University of Gebrgia Football Star Died Wednes- I day Morning ATHENS, Nov. s.—(By Asso ciated Press.)—Harry Woodruff, prominent Columbus business man and remembered as one of the ’University of Georgia’s greatest football players, died here this morning as the result of injuries re ceived in an automobile accident near Athens last Friday night. Mr. Woodruff is recalled as the original “Kid” Woodruff. EX-SENATOR COLE TO BE BURIED THURSDAY LOS ANGELES, Cal., Nov. 5. - Funeral services for Cornelius Cole, United States senator during the war between the states and pioneer Californian, who died at his home here, will be held Thursday, attend ed only by members of the family. Later, a pubb’c service will be held at the Hollywood cemeterv chapel. 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It was early evident Governor Smith had rolled up a vote in New York city that would more than offset the margin that Theodore Roosevelt attained and which gave Roosevelt a lead of more than 100;- 000 vote over Smith in that part of the state. AMERICUS. GA.. WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, NOVEMBER 5, 1924 Bond Polls Close At 6 P. M. Today, At 2 o’clock today only 322 peo ple had voted in the Americus $60,- 000 street ir.ond election. This is a marked increase over the votes cast before 1 o’clock. Many wo men have voted in the last hour and tehy are continuing to come to the polls in a steady stream. Mayor Poole and those interested in the passing of the issue are exerting much effort to get the people to the polls this afternoon. Automo biles have been brought into play and they are going to the resi dences of voters who have not yet cast a ballot. The’ constitution of the State of Georgia says that for a municipal ity to pass a bond issue there must be an assent of two-thirds of the qualified voters thereof voting at an election. Provided said two thirds voting shall be a majority of registered voters. This means that 551 votes in favor will carry the election, providing there are 734 votes cast. REPUBLICAN ELECTED TO GEORGIA SENATE BLUERIDGE, Ga., Nov. 5.---C. F. Owen, republican, of Ellijay, Gil mer county, yesterday wu selected to the state senate without opposi tion. He will represent the forty first district, compose dos Gilmer, Pickens and Fannin counties, US«POLLK iii suffl com Constitutional Amendments Car ried By Wide Margins— Davis Given 1,227 What is said to be a heavy vote for a general election was cast in Sumter county Tuesday, with Da vis running 10 to 1 and all consti tutional amendments ratified by Sumter voters. A tita! of 1454 votes were polled. In the presidential race the vot ing was as follows: Davis, 1,227; Coolidge, 122; La Follette, 115. The consolidated vote of the pre cincts in Sumter on the constitu tional amendments follows: Peach county, for 9-95, against '323. Biennial Sessions, for 1137, against, 96. Brunswick Bonds, for 1128, against, 114. Manufacturers’ Exemption, for 1059, against 191. Tax Receiver-Collector Consoli dation, for 1071, against 171. City-County 'Government, for 1045,. against 181. Coastal Paving, for 1029, against 186; ( | Savannah Bonds, for 1085, against 126. SEC’Y. DAVIS GOING TO BUENOS AIRES NEW YORK, Nov. ", —Secretary of Labor James J. Davis and Mrs. Davis have booked passage for Buenos Aires o nthe steamer South -1 ern Cross, sailing from New York November 8, it became known here today. NEGRO LAWYER ELECTED IN CHICAGO 1 _ (By Die Associated Press) CHICAGO, Nov. s.—Albert B. George, negro lawyer ar.d Repub -1 lican, apparently has won a seat as an associate justice of the munici pal court. The negro’s chief com petitor is trailing him at the rate 1 of 26.000 votes in the face of in complete returns. BARACA CLASS TO DINE AT FAIR GROUNDS The Baracca Calss of the Central Baptist church will take supper nt the fair grounds Thursday evening ' at 7:15 o’clock, at\the booth in charge of the ladies of the Central ’ Baptist church. President Mathis urges that all members be present with their wives. Supper will be served at ‘ 75 cents per plate. ; t NEWEST SHADES For evening, reds, violet and pur , pies are the newest colors, with deli cate pink yery popular, 100, Laie Returns Continue 1 o Swell Coolidge Vote Still Uncertain As To Whether or Not Republi cans Will Have Real Working Majority In Either House of Congress NEW YORK. November s.—(By Associated re turns from different states continued to roll in jtoday from Tuesday's election, 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 only eight states, all of which are located in the west, was the result still in doubt at midday, but President Coolidge had a lead in seven of these, including Minnesota, North Da kota and South Dakota. Returns in the Congressional contests were slow coming in and at noon today these were still insufficient to show whether Prsident Coolidge will have a real working majority of his party in either the House or Senaate of the next Con gress. At that hour, however, the Republicaans had made a net gain of 12 seats in the House of Representatives, and appar ntly three or four in the Senate. Representative Nicholas Longworth, of Ohio, Republican floor leader in the House, has been re-electd, as has also Repre sentative Finis J. Garrett, of Tennessee, who is Democratic floor leader in the present Congress. W FEPGUSDN IS ELFCTED GOVERNOR LONE ETFR STATE Texas Will Have Her First Wo man Governor When She Is Seated PALLAS, Nov. 5. (By Associat ed Press.)— For the first time in the history of the country, Texas has elected a woman as its gover nor. In the general election yes terday Mrs. Miriam “Ma” Fergu son was chosen by the electorate of her state. She went through three bitter campaigns, not from desire to hold office, but in an effort to vin dicate the Ferguson family. H'cr husband, James E. Ferguson, was impeached when governor and was unable to again get his name on the ballots as a candidate. Mrs. Ferguson was compelled to fight her way through two prima ries and the final election, but she won. SKETCH OF FIRST WOMAN GOVERNOR Mrs. Miriam Amanda Ferguson becam the Democratic candidate for governor of Texas because she said her husband, who was impeach ed while in the gubernatorial chair, (Continued on Page Five) CROWDS VISIT FAIR GROUND LAST HIGHT Midway in Full Swing With Free Acts—All Exhibits Open Large crowds visited the fair last night packing the exhibit tents and crowding the midway. Start ing at six o’clock the people began to arrive on the ground and by eight the grounds were filled almost to capacity. The ride sand the amusement places were well patronized and the laughter and happy voices that came from the different places of amusement intimated that all were enjoying themselves.' AH the shows are very clean and Littlejohn has seen to it that his best attractions are at the fair. The display tent of the negro community exhibit ic causing much favorable comment. The negroes have worked hard and their dis plays refletc much labor and time. Ed Smothers, colored, has on dis play several hens of very fine chick ens, they were placed in the negro display tent away fro mthe poultry exhibits so the peonie could see with what success the negro has met in raising chickens. The negro com munities displaying are: Shipp, Nunn, Shady Grove De Soto Seay, Spring Hill Union Grove, Gatewood, Plains and the Americus Institute is also exhibiting. Already many people have been to the fair grounds today and the officials are looking for an increase in efrowds as the fi'r progresses. This afternoon at four Littlejohn will put on his free acts and theyi are proving very popular with the people, t NEW YORK FUTURES Pc Open Ham Close Jan j23.18|23.23]22.92123.72 Mar. 123.40123.50|23.1!)|23.55 May |23.58| j23.38]23.80 July 123.37| 123.24123.55 Dec |22.97|23.08|22.78|23.11 PRICE FIVE CENTS Coolidge leads by 211 ELECTORAL VOTES NEW YORK, November 5. (By Associated Press.) —Latest returns from yesterday’s na tional election show that Presi dent Coolidge is leading Jno. W. Davis by 2I 1 electoral votes. However, these figures are still incomplete. Kentuckv seems to have gone into the Republican column, while both Tennessee and North Carolina remain Democratic. DEMOCRATS CARRY TENNESSEE > MEMPHIS, Tenn., Nov. s.—(By Associated Pres.)—Democratic ma jorities ranging from 17,000 to 36,- 000 are indicated by tabulations made before noon today from the vote cast in yesterday’s election, with the Democratic candidates holding the advantage. The figures are returns from 1,453 out of 2,- 139 precincts in the state. Tabulations give Tyson, Demo crat, 88,151 and Lindsey, 61,932 votes in the United States senato rial contest. * In the gubernatorial race Peay has 97,857 and his Republican op ponent, 69,364. The constitutional convention drew 24,020 against with 15,632 in favor so far. STATE GIVES DAVIS HEAVY MAJORITY ATLANTA, November s.—Re turns from 100 Georgia counties in every section of the state Tuesday night showed that John W. Davis carried Georgia by a large majority over his four opponents. With ap proximately 400 precincts reported the Democratic candidate was cred ited with a vote in excess of 30,- 0000, with 6,000 for Coolidge and 2,000 for LaFollette. The other two candidates, Faris and Nations, received only a scattering vote. Davis was leading in all of the counties heard from last night. In 203 precincts reporting early last night, Governor Walker, Demo craatic nominee for re-election, had 1 ' a total of 11,605 votes against 588 for K'. B. Baylor, his independent opponent. Bayldr was polling many more votes than he received in his last election. All other statehouse officers were unopposed. All proposed constitution amend ments, upon the face of early re turns, were adopted by the voters in Tuesday’s balloting. With 255 precincts reporting, Savannah bonds had a vote of 9,261 in favor with 1,541 opposed. Brunswick bonds received 10,- 830 votes with 2,127 opposed, 291 precincts reporting. The same number of pjecincts on the manu facturers’ exemption gave 9,268 favorable and 2,911 in opposition. The, question of biennial sessions of the general assembly attracted a favorable response in the early vot ing. . Figures available at 9 o’clock last night showed 11,053 in favor of the change with 2,899 opposed. Peach county had polled 11,159 favorable votes to 4.590 opposed in the early returns from over the state last night, with indications that the amendment has been over whelmingly adopted. The Coastal paving district amendment had a vote of 8,925 favorable and 1,702 opposed with 291 precincts reporting and these same precincts gave city-county government 8,816 favorable and 1,993 opposed. Early return? gave Davis tha (Continued on Page Fjve); Vi j
