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Show TICE PROVO POST, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1929 Rexall Straw Votes of Nation Given by States r Most Comprehensive Voice of Public Sentiment Yet Expressed Gives Republicans Lead. 103 YEARS YOUKG) HES "If I should live to b another 100 years eld I certainly would never vote for a member of the Democratic party! for President or any other national Bo Northern. Western and Middle Western States. Popular Vote The Rexall straw vote haa now entered uponIts second week and already the figures are reaching out tt ward the million mark. The bulletins, which are Issued dally, are feeing read by millions of persons when posted on the windows of the eight thousand Rexall drug storey throughout the country, for none, seemingly, is too busy at this time not to pause' and gain the last and most authoritative word on per pi the public with .regard to the forthcoming presidentialelection,... The machinery for handling this nationwide straw vote is the most thoroughly equipped and best organised that ever havbeen employed in any previous attempt to forecast a national election. In the nelghbrr-hoo- d thousand mesof twenty-fiv- e sages, mail, telegraphic and - tele- phonic, are dally employed to get the returns into the Boston office of the UnitedDrug company which, in turn, compiles the figures and prints the bulletins which go to the eight thousand Rexall drug stores each night. Aside from this source of circulation, these bulletins go to about fifteen hundred individuals, for the most part men and women prominently Identified with the campaign f the two dominant political parties. Hundreds of newspapers also receive these returns and publish them dally. As the United is receiving its returns from all the Rexall drug stores, as well as from all the Liggett stores in the country, this means that the ballets are being cast in every big city and in nearly every town in every state in the .. L, Unit$l gtates. store two ballot boxes have 'jn each one for men, the Been installed other for women- .- A clerk In each store watches over the ballot boxes and exerts every effort to see t Cher ballots are fairly cast; that th arre no repeaters, and that the boxes are free from the taint cf being The straw vote Is designed stuffed. as an bonest effort to get and disseminate the honest opinion of the voters of the country as to, their preference for the presidency. No bla, or prejudice is permitted to creep into this test vote, for absolute fairness and impartiality is its keyncte. That You Gant Afford a New -- ." 103 declares Grandpa Pa. wb There are lots of people who simply rely on rumor for their information with regard to the and rumor, as you know. is too often cost pessimistic, we know-tha- t surprise in store for those who will call, and get our prices on cast his first vote in a presidential election for Polk, voted for Abraham Lincoln and has voted the Republican ticket ever since. Next month be will vote for Harding end Coolldge. "Tell the country I am for Herding sad Coolldge and America first," says Mr. VogeL "I.want no Wilson League now-a-da- ys of-thin- gs; of Netlona President Wilsons autoe-rac- y and the wastefulness of those he gathered about blm as bis offleta family wa to be axpectvd. It has heen a Democratic trait for years." Grandpa" Vogel takes a dally con stltutlonal over streets near bis home In Jeannette. Occasionally he preaches a sermon from one of the Western Pennsylvania churches with old time Vigor. lie started Ufa as an assistant lamplighter In the Capitol grounds at Washington when be was fifteen years old. He often ran errands for mem bers of Congress and can vividly rw call the eloquence of Henry Clay and ntj other famous Webster Sacle of that period. Ue saw Andrew Jackson Inaugurated In 1832. Later he became a Methodist minister. ery-pleasant i:wearenow$d I roe Market conditions are so unsettled that it would not be expedient for us to keep any large stock of clothing over, so we are going to give you the benefit of these great reductions right at the beginning of the season when you will most appreciate the comfort of a new suit or an overcoat. Needless to say the of-o- ur PROVO STUDENTS ME -v- (0)V(Mfl; ALBERT VOGEL, ' Suit Albert Vogel, years yoqng, of Jeannette, --we.-have-a Drug-eomp- any SPECIAL quality of our goods is unexcelled. - Our stock is pew and represents the best quality that the best manufacturers in the world produce. WORK IN U. OF U. ' Tell You Dont- - Let Street FOR HARDIHG to a central point In that state to lh state captain, who compiles the tots vote for his state. After telegraph Eight Provo students are tng this total to the director of the Totals 285,239 137,593 straw vote In the offices of 3 the of Utah up to Hou thorn States. United Drug company in Boston, the Vcte date. Popular They are Stanley5 Bonnett, state captain sends back the' total Harding Cox Bernice Ciuff, figures for his state to all druggists Alabama Sylvia Draper, Walter 523 1,472 (M) In that state. This is the routine Women not Clarissa Hedquist, Alene voting. Hyde, followed in each of the forty-eigArkansas 2,931 5,321 (M)' Phillips, Joseph Robison, and Howstates. 874 871 ard (W) Starr. Mr. Bonnett, Miss Hyde A large force of experts is em- Florida 1,338 (M) 2,537 ployed in the Boston office to handle - 855 and; Mr. Starr. are commerce .and W(L-54- 8the vote and publish the bulletins. Georgia 409 2,048 finance students. Miss Ciuff and (M) care is taken to check the fig- 71 354 Mr. Robison are (W) " Every registered - in the -ures and expert accountants perform 4,785 6,958 Kentucky (Mr school of arts and sciences; Miss this task. As sosn as the vote for (W) 1,058 1,89. the natlcn is compiled this copy is Louisiana Miss Phillips are educa- 63 1,117 (M) rushed to the United Drug companys Wnmen not voting Hon students, and Mr. Hedquist ls ewn printing plant where one press Maryland studying medicine. Although regisIs held at the disposal of the straw is not yet completed, 1,647 tration bulvote director and from which the Mississippi have enrolled. the thou-letins outby ' A ; sands. Missouri reception .was bulletins finished go to the The last week by the faculty and a given w an here mail room equally large North Carolina hike to the big U on the hill was force pitches in end enclose acne bul--tarranged by the students. Football hundred Oklahoma in each of the ninety-fiv- e addressed envelopes. When sealed practice is held every afternoon both and stamped this huge bundle of South Can letters is rushed, directly to the I Other social activities have been Boston postoffice and the dally bul- - Tennessee planned for the promoting of social to on the Its starts totln Journey intercourse among students. Class waiting stockholder. This dally prore organizing and electing officers cedure will be followed throughout the month cf October. and all college organizations are beThe vote by states, showing the ginning. active work. number of men (MX and women (W) Totals 49,411 voting, follows: 76,784 - Grand tetat, FOR SALE- 50,027. pigs Summary. Ing machine and dining room table, Men- Women wagen, good as new; heating Hardlng .249,144 85,506 stove. Also Harding wanted single buggy and Co 48,944 harness. H T. Ciuff. Phone B33-J- .' . . .. . .414.577 Totals Totals .134,450 3 Hush, Wickwire Co.1 JEN COMPANY FASHION - PARK CLOTHIERS ht 1. Street -WestCenter- I raL'ii IT- are-turn- STARS ed i r ygaii-- " THE GROWING BOY ATTRACT needs lots of exercise in the fresh air. Buy him a bicycle. The initial cost is small and thp upkeep a trifle. What your boy will gain in health and strength can't be compared with any other sport and It also saves time and car' fare. 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