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VOLUME 33—NUMBER 37.
UNITED STATES SENATOR THOMAS E.
DIED TUESDAY 1 HIS WASHINGTON,
Death of Senator Came At 2:40 A. M. Tuesday From
Acute Asthma—Mr. Watson In Greatly Weakened Con
l dition During the Last Few Months From Severe Attacks
Of Bronchitis—Was In Seat Last Friday.
Washington, Sept. 26. —United
States Senator Thomas E. Watson.,
of Georgia, died suddenly at his
home here early today. Death was
due to an acute attack of asthma
from which Senator Watson had suf
fered recurrently for some years.
Although failing health had in
terrupted Senator Watson’s attend
ance at senate sessions frequently in
the last several months, he was in
his seat Friday when the senate ad
journed and his friends believed
that he was then showing improve
ment. He was stricken suddenly
after dinner last night and passed i
away shortly after three o’clock this
morning. He was sixty-six years
of age.
A number of the senator’s friends
here had been summoned to the
residence before the end came but
no relatives were able to reach the
bedside. Mrs. Watson, who re
turned to the Watson home in
Thomson. Ga., last spring after a
severe illness, was notifieed of her
husband’s death.
His Course in the Senate.
During the first year and a half
of his term in the senate, to which
he was elected in 1920, after receiv
ing the nomination over Senator
Hoke Smith and Governor Hugh M.
Dorsey, Senator Watson gave no
indication of any impairment of
the vigor and activity which had
marked his long career in politics j
and as a publisher. In his last speech
in the senate delivered only a week
ago last Wednesday, the Georgia
senator severely criticized the ad
ministration with its course in con
nection with the railroad strike sit
uation. His previous attacks on the!
administration and most notably his
charges* of illegal hangings in the j
American Expeditionary Forces, the
subject of exhaustive investigation
by a senate committee had made'
him a conspicuous figure in the
senate body during his brief service
there.
Nominated for President.
Horn in Thomson, Ga., in 1856.
} Senator Watson grew up and prac
ticed law for sonic years before cn
-1 tcring state politics. After serv
ing in the Georgia house of repre
sentatives and later in 1888 as dem-
Vpcratic elector at large for the stale,
ho was elected to congress in 189!
on the populist ticket. After he-'
ing defeated on that ticket in the i
next two elections, Senator Watson
was nominated as the choice fori
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vice-president of the St- Louis pop-,
ulist convention, which endorsed
William .1. Bryan for president in
1896. Nominated for president by
the people's party in 1904, Senator
Watson conducted an active cam
paign to revive the party.
About that time he began the pub
lication of Tom Watson's Magazine
in New York and a year later under
took the publication of Watson’s
Jeffersonian Magazine which was
continued under tl\e name of the
Weekly Jeffersonian. The publica
tion begun in that period was shs
pended during the Wilson adminis
tration when denied transmission
through the mails after repeated at
tacks on the draft law, espionage!
law and other war measures. Mr.
Watson then began publication of
the Columbia Sentinel at Thomson
of which he was proprietor up to his
death.
In the senator’s own language as
given in his biographical sketch in
the Congressional Directory, he con
ducted his campaign for the senate
as an “anti-Wilson, anti-league and
anti-war measures democrat.” After
defeating Senator Smith and Gover
nor Dorsey for the nomination he
was elected over Harry S. Edwards,
independent candidate who favored
American participation in the Lea
gue of Nations by an overwhelming
majority.
11l For Some Time.
Senator Watson was in a greatly
weakened condition during the last
[ few months from a severe attack of
bronchitis last spring which threat
ened to develop into bronchial pneu
monia and cause a long absence
from the senate. The former sena
tor celebrated bis last birthday Sep
tember 4 tli.
Although having served only a
short time in the senate, Senator
Watson’s oratory and fiery attacks
upon legislation he opposed added
to his national prominence gained
in his home state. He was an his
i lorical expert, his senate speeches
being rich with incidents of his
tory, particularly French, of which
he was a great student. He was a
strong advocate of a bonus for form
er service men and another of his
strong policies was advocacy of re
lease of men convicted during the
war under the espionage act. He
wrote President Harding and made
many speeches favoring general am
i ncsty lor political prisoners.
(lontinucd on Page Three.
THOS. E. WATSON.
Senater WatsenDied With “Home”
The Last Word From His Lips
Dr. Barnhart, Br. Conrad and Other Physicians, and Miss
Orr and Mrs. Lytle With Him When the End Came—“An
Asthmatic Climax” Say the Doctors In Telling Of the
Cause Of His Death.
Washington, I). €., Sept. 26.—Sen
ator Thomas E. Watson, of Georgia,
passed to the great beyond this
morning at 2:40 o'clock with the
word “home" on his lips, the word
being uttered a few minutes before
the climax to his illness.
The Georgia senator had been ill
lor some time, although his end
was not anticipated. Somethink like
Iwo months ago he suffered a severe
attack of asthma, but he was able
to be in the senate last week until
the adjournment Friday.
He had made arrangements to go
to his home at Thomson today on
the very train which is to carry his
remains and the funeral party there.
Marly in the evening of last night
he asked if arrangements had been
made and, ascertaining that they had
been perfected, he turned over, as
if to sleep.
In a short time he was seized
with a severe attack of asthma. I)r.
Barnhart, his Washington physi
cian, was called in, but he soon
found that his patient was in a dan
gerous condition. Other physicians
including Dr. Conrad, were then
hastily summoned and in a few min
uates they saw that the Georgia sen
ator was near his end, unless son la
thing could be done to relieve him.
Heroic measures were resorted to,
but to no avail, and, at the hour
named, in the presence of the phy
sicians. a trained nurse, and Miss
Orr, and Mrs. Lythe, the two latter
connected with his office force here,
he passed away, with what the phy
sicians said was *‘an asthmatic cli
max/’
Mrs. Watson was at her home in
Georgia and was expecting the sena
tor to leave Washington for Thom
on today and reach home tomorrow.
The death of Senator Watson was
announced here today through early
morning newspapers and the flag at
the half mast on the eapitol dome
informed the people that another of
the national lawmakers had gone to
the Great Beyond.
The funeral arrangements first
rovided that the special train, with
the delegation of senators and house
members, would leave Washington
I his afternoon at it: 15 o'clock by the
Atlantic Coast Line, but this was
changed because of the fact that so
many members were out of the city
. nd the time was changed for to
morrow. The train will carry its
special delegation of official
bearers and the funeral will take
place Thursday afternoon from the
home of the late Senator at Thom
son.
Tonight at the Chevy Chase Home,
where the Senator and Mrs. Watson
had recently been residing, their
rooms were banked with floral tri
butes and these will be augmented
by others before the train leaves
for Georgia tomorrow afternoon.
Hundreds of telegrams have poured
.’i office of the late senator today
from warm personal friends in many
pints of the country, not a few of
Ins friends and supporters bclieviug
LOUISVILLE, GA., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 28. 1922.
WATSON
D. C. HOME
that Mrs. Watson was with him here
at the end. These flowers will be
taken to Georgia and will, when the
simple funeral ceremony is over,
bank the new made grave of the
late senator in his everlasting
“home.”
MRS. FANNIE RACHELS
DIES AT HER HOME
Wadley, Ga., Sept- 19. Mrs. Fan
nie Kacheis, wife of A. T. Barbels,
died at her home here on Monday
night after a short illness of pneu
monia. The funeral and interment
took place at Coleman's Tuesday
afternoon, Rev. J. H. Allen officiat
ing.
Besides her husband and three
children, she is survived by her
father, .1. E. Watkins and the fol
lowing brothers and sisters: Mrs. J.
A. Paul, Mrs. C. C. Bcdingfcld, of
Ocean View. Va., Mrs. Elisha Dukes,
Mrs. G. A. fhindon, G. A. and A. W.
Watkins, of Milledgeville. F. S. Wat
kins and J. W. Watkins.
BAPTIST CHURCHES TO OBSERVE
STATE MISSION WEEK
The first week of October is state
mission week with the Baptists of
Georgia. During this week, Ist to
7th, prayer each day in every Baptist
church in Georgia is the aim of the
state hoard. Services in Louisville
church will be under the auspices
ot the Woman's Missionary society
and will he observed as follows:
Sunday, October 1, by individual
members at home; Monday and
Tuesday, at 1 o'clock, in church;
Wednesday, at usual evening prayer
meeting hour, in church; Thursday,
Friday and Saturday ,at 4 o’clock, in
church.
During this week the annual of
fering for state missions will be
taken; also plans will be perfected
for winding up, by last of Novem
ber, (lu* third year of the 875,000,000
campaign.
LARGE SNAKE KILLED
J. W. Harden, while tracing some
land lines on Duhart's creek, near
Stapleton cross roads, stepped on
a rattlesnake. The monster of fif
teen rattles was in his coils hut for
tunately did not bite Mr. Harden,
who was accompanied by .1. T. .1.
Harvey, G. T. Hadden and M. L.
Me Tier.
NEW HAVEN EVENS.
New* Haven, Conn., Sept. 26.—New
Haven evened the series with the
Baltimore Orioles for the minor
league championship of the East by
wining today's game 11 to 7. Errors
played a big part in the victory
of the astern league champions, al
though the winners forced the issue
at all times.
Home runs by McAvoy and Styles
of Baltimore were a feature. The
deciding game will be played tom or-
LOUISVILLE’S BALD HEAD ROW
September in the city streets and all the ladies fair come out
in their new Fall dress with a dainty touch of lace, a hit of 'civet
and a dash of bronze and gold.
September in the woods and the trees like Indian prin.-es*,cs
and every fence corner glows with the Midas touch where the
golden rod blooms.
September on Louisville s Broad street and the clover lias died.
September there and the grass is brown and sere and the littl
park that nature covered in the spring with a merciful green now
displays a sun baked, hare, bald and unbeautifu! appearance, on
ly here does September come without finding beaut'. Nature \m:s
the first great artist but we can not expect, even under Southern
skies. that she beautfy our land the year around. Sure!' "c can
cover lip ugliness for three months in the .'ear.
Some weeks since Louisville entertained distinguished guests
who expressed a desire to see the old Market House. What a
shame that on that occasion we hail not one spot of beaut.' t<>
display. The most that we could do was to shaw an old building
that our fathers nr great grand fathers had put lip long ago to
satisfy the needs of that day. Kipling has written a little poem
called “The Dykes” that wo might read with benefit.
‘There are the dykes our fathers made:
We have never known a breach.
I’ime and again lia ■> the gale blown b>
And we were not afraid:
Now we only come t* look at the dykes
At the dykes our fathers made.”
Louisville has a grand and glorious past but we can not rest at
ease. We need to beautify our town and treat in an esthetic wa\.
our brag spots.
We understand that the work as planned for the public plot
on Broad street last year was n done on account of the heavy
expense of putting a coping ar mud the plot. We know nothing
of land scape gardening surely, but this we know. There are man.'
beautiful gardens that bloom and give joy that boast not a fence,
coping or boundary of any kin 1. Some flowers bloom as well,
grass grows as green and shrubs thrive as well in an im-enclosed
space as in a hot house. The will to plant is what we lack. The
crepe myrtle is being used widely now. Its foilage is very pret
ty and its bloom is beautiful and the cost is nothing. If perchance
anyone doubts that it will grow with out much cultivation wo
refer them to the acres of myrtle growing on the Wadley road.
Why not use this local scrub and for a hedge the blooming
t borne?
The task of beautifying Broad Street is not a hard one. What
town has better possibilities in the way of Wide streets, pretty
shade trees and perfectly planned streets. All that is needed is
a little desire for beauty, a hil of muscle, a few dollars, some
knowledge of the habits of plants and a large order of co-opera
tion. Time was when Broad S.rcet was a bristle of telephone
poles and horse racks. The poles we have with us still, but yet
they need -not hinder us altogether. Because a house has an
ugly roof there is no reason why we should stop sweeping the
front porch.
The ladies of the town will undertake this work of civic beau
tification we believe, provided of cousc they are assured of the men
lending a little brawn and moral support. The work should be
begun at once and we hope and trust that the proper authorities
will weigh carefully the matter and outline a plan of action.
CEMETERY TO
BE CLEANED
U. D. C.’s to Have Charge of
Work—All Parties Owning
Lots Are Asked to Co-Ope
rate.
The United Daughters of the Con
federacy, according to their sucstom.
will take over the supervision of the
work of cleaning the cemetery. This
work is usually done twice a year
and the time approaches for the rog- i
ular fall cleaning. The ladies plan I
to commence the work the latter]
part of this week and carry it on to 1
completion in next week. It has
been found that if the squares and ;
walks are thoroughly cleaned at this!
time of the year the cemetery will !
seem well kept during the coining
winter months.
Hands will bo provided to clean!
the walks and certain of the open j
spaces. This work being done under
the supervision of the local chapter]
of the U. D. C. These ladies request
the co-operation of every one here
who owns a cemetery lot. All own
ers are requested to put in order
their square during the “clean up"
days and thus facilitate the burning
of trash and clearing of the walks
as much as possible.
PARENT-TEACHER ASSOCIATION
RE-ORGANIZES.
On t lie second Thursday in Oc-j
lober the first meeting of the Par
ent-Teacher Association will be held
in the senior room of the Louisville
district school. The hour of the
meeting will be 4:5(1 p. m.
Every woman in Louisville, as well
as the entire district, is urged to
he present and become a member at
this meeting.
There is much in connection with
our splendid school that the associa
tion can do and wants to do this 1
year. The campus needs grading
and planting; the library needs
more books and periodicals. There
is civic work pertaining to the en
tire town to be done. But this work
can be done only when every woman
who is interested in tlie school and
community joins the association and
lends a helping hand.
Remember the date, Oct. 12, and
let's meet each other at the school
building and begin a busy, helpful
year for our school and town.
IMPORTANT NOTICE.
The superintendent of Jefferson
County Schools announces the open
ingof all county schools on Monday,
October the 16th.
WATSON’S DEATH TO
AFFECT APPOINTMENTS
Savannah, Ga., Srpt. 2 Tlie death
ot Senator Watson may have radi
cal effect upon federal appointments
to fill places in Savannah, it was
said today in political circles here.
The reccnl naming of George Denny
lo he collector of customs at the
port of Savannah and of Jack Curran
to be postmaster at Savannah fail
ed because they were said by Mr.
Watson to be personally objection
able to him. That he is dead, some
declare, opens the way for the reap
pointment of both with the possible
acquiescnce of the Georgia senato
rial representation or at least with
out objection to their appointment
Senator Watson's friends here, how
ever do not believe the president
wilt rename the meu mentioned;
that if named the. senate would,
through respect to their dead col
league, confirm the appointments.
"GREEKS DESERVED
HE THE! GOT"
Viscount Charges Greek
Army With Systematic Rob
bery, Arson, and Murder.
London. Sept. 26.—Strong criticism
of the bchavor of Greek troops in
the Near East was made b\ Viscount
St. Davids, who presided today al
the semi-annual meeting of the
board of directors of the Ottoman
railway, which operates from Aider
to Smyrna, in Asia Minor. The vis
count said:
“The Greeks in their retreat burn
ed every village they saw. Thej
robbed individual Turks, and when
these resisted they killed them. They
did all this near the front and with
out military necessity. They did it
out of sheer maliciousness. Our re
ports are that it was done systemati
cally by regular troops under orders.
It was done by the malice of men
who knew they could not hold the
country and meant to make it worth
less for anyone else.”
The Greeks took from Smyrna a
number of leading Turks anil de
ported them to Athens, Viscount
St. Davids declared.
“The Greeks deserved all they got
and more”, he said. “King Constan
tine's servants are very bad fighters,
but they arc first-class at robbery,
arson and murder.”
The speaker said that the Greeks
were now quiet, but that the Armen
ians had retorted to bomb-throwing
and in many wavs prompted the
chances of massacre.
LESS THAN 10 PER CENT.
OF DRINKING NOW
Savannah, Ga., Sept. 26.—0n trips
from South Dakota to Georgia and
from Washington City to Middle
Texas, only five intoxicated men
were seen by one of the govern
ment’s men whose business it is to
find liquor, according to an inter
view here today from K. D. Strang
of Washington, special agent of the
prohibition forces. He is here for
conference with B. (J. Merrick, in
charge of operations in this terri
tory. Mr. Strang believes that there
is less than ten per cent, of the
drinking now than was formerly the
case, and he declared that if men
knew what they were absorbing
when they drink “moonshine” such
as he seizes and analyzes there
would be even less drinking of the
poison.
WHITE SOX WIN.
Battle Creek, Mich., Sept. 26. —
Robertson of no-hit fame gave the
Postuui Cereal baseball team some
thing to swing at today in an ex
hibition game between the Chicago
White Sox and the local club. The
Sox won. 10 to 0. Davenport hurled
four innings for the big leaguers.
Score: R .R. E.
i Chicago 025 002 021 —lO 14 1
Battle Creek .000 001} 000 0 7 5
Robertson. Davenport and Schalk;
Long. Winters, McMillan, Woodliffe
and Goode.
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evidenced by the large vol
umn of business entrusted to
them. Isn’t it to your interest
to try them? Do it now and
be convinced.
ONE MAI KILLED
IN NIGHT WRECK
OF WHISKY AUTO
W. L. Davenport is Dead and
L. Y. Totty is Jailed on
Whisky Transporting
Charge.
56 GALLONS RECOVERED
FROM THE WRECKAGE
Car Left the Road Near
wW Ga,, and Crashed
Into \ ’ip, Near the
\
Creek '
\V- 1., Davenport. of v // ' ,iMn. was
billed Thursday night between
Louisvil’c and Augusta when anew
Biiick touring ear in which he was
riding, plunged from the road on the
sharp curve at Big Greek. Lonnie
G. Totty. also of August a, who was
with Davenport in the wreck, was
later brought to Loui>villc but re
leased on <i thousand dollar bond
when frit mis came over to see him.
Ihe wrecked ear contained man.'
gallons of corn whiskey, the great
er part of which was smashed in
'he wreck. The remainder was con
fiscated. Ihe car was brought to
town and it was thought at one time
that it too would he confiscated hut
a car dealer, holding a re serve title,
appeared to claim it and drove it
hack to Augusta.
Davenport was driving the car
which was en route to Savannah, ac
jeording to Tottv’s stor> to the au
thorities, and was seated beside
him. There is a sharp curve in the
highway at the foot of a steep hill
cading to Big Creek bridge. Just
before reaching the bridge the car.
according to Totty, left the road
and crashed into the swamp bord
ering the creek. The accident oc
curred about 1 o’clock in the morn
ing.
Totty left the scene of the acci
dent on foot in the direction of Ze
bina to secure help. He was pick
ed up several hours later by <). L.
Chambliss, a carpenter, who was
driving to Zchina. Chambliss car
rier! Totty hack to the scene of the
wreck, where they found the body
of Davenport. Chambliss later
brought Totty to Wrens and turned
him over to the town marshal.
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O’Cedar Oil 30c, 60c and $1.25
S-W Polishol 35c
Liquid Veneer 30c and 60c
Reflecto 30c and 50c
Johnson’s Liquid Wax 75c
Johnson’s Prepared Wax (Paste) .. ,75c
Sherwin-Williams Floor Wipe,
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LGUISYILLE BOY \
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Will Brimberry Made PresS
dent of Radio Sales Ass<|
ciation. *
The first .*<iio n]>, turn held E
the Southeast w i be staged in '1
'* :il.i in Deermber. 'lbis first tfi
position m wireless \x ill bring wo a
dcrful attractions and will be slag
ed by man.' prominent drains
Mr. Will H. Brimben;. ot the Caj
ter Electric Compan.' lias been mal
president of the association- TT.fi
is indeed an honor, for although I
verx youn . nun. Mr. Brunbcrry wl
thought to be the best equipped ft
the distinction. I
The exposition will have - xhibiS
from the leading radio manufactufl
ers of the country and will ma M
Atlanta the center of radio intercl
in the southeast. Eighty-eigg
booths, displacing the latest rad I
equipment and devices, will he prß
vided and the local association 1
planning a number of big featurl
for the week. Badio outfits frol
all over the South uiil he hroug B
to Atlanta for display and it g
planned to make tin* exposition ti|
largest event in the radio worl
south of tlu Mason-Dixon line. |
The Atlanta Co-operative Sales AI
sociathm was organized for the ml
tual benefit of radio dealers, sale!
men and the public. Represent
lives of the various radio compani
are working hard to make the e
position a success.
An army aeroplane, with comple
radio equipment will be among tl
exhibits. Efforts will he made 1
the radio association to secure
naval exhibit from the l\ S*. Nav
department having a miniature la!
with electrically controlled vessel
Badio manufacturers from all ov
the country will exhibit their outfi
and equipment. Badio dealers w
have elaborate displays and ever
thing pertaining to radio will if
shown. A special exhibit will shol
the radio outfits of amateurs in til
South and numerous interesting and
velopinents in amateur radio equi
incut.
There will he a completely equii
ped radio broadcasting station ii
stalled in the auditorium, and eoi
cert programs will he broadcast du
ing the show, it is stated by office
I of the radio association.
DECISION IN PATERNITY CAS
NEXT SATURDAY.
South Bend, Ind., Sept. 26.—Th
hearing of the Ticrnan-Poulin pate
nity ease closed at 5:50 o'clock th
afternoon with the completion <
the arguments by the opposing a
torneys. Judge Chester L. Ducom
announced he would render his dt
cision at 9 o'clock next Saturda
morning.
