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6 Club Is Organized To Supply Belgian Soldiers Tobacco NEW YORK. Jan. 24. —The Belgian army is suffering front a lack of tobacco and the Belgian government is too : oor to provide its with smoking ma terial. accoruing to Belgian refugees and triends of the Belgians here. They say that while the British and French are amply supplied with pipes, tobacco and cigarettes by voluntary organizations formed tor that purpose in France and England, the home friends of the Bel gian soldier are either impoverished, in exile or under German domination and unable to supply the solace of nico tine. Adopting the methods of the Overseas club formed in England to furnish tb bacco to British troops in France, friends of Belgium in England and America have formed the Belgian Sel ters' Tobacco fund with headquarters .n this city and with Joseph H. Choate as president. Representatives of the Overseas club are aiding in the work of organ’xation. the BOLL BIG enough make for you ? IOC Farmers Declare that theg made ae -urate field testa the pa*t add that the King beat *ll other* by an average of 50%. Let me aend you the report*. n [IHBKjIHI' One TEST BAG mu 11 by : I ■ * ‘ii-‘ 1 *ai 14 3 r parcel f -4 Post gjfl for 50c> I wish to show you and your neighbor bow much Extra Cot ton the Genuine King will give you. Will you hesitate trw ea. use my seed after 100 men tell you ■ZfljU I flTWtr the results of their actual trials I 111 It’s to your interest to real By-j Le. this testimony.-IT’S FREE. g 5 Acre Bag for $2.00 and a little work. Send for full K particulars. Test bag plants IgfeMlraßrtki from 1-4 acres. Address J iomms. T. J. KING, Richmond. Va. CeamaaaiMSWM =gg I ~ W'Wl I w3l i SomethingJ>ifferrnt.b<gger.more liberal b’*' 1 *®/offer srerm*.-.e Lower pH c* better clothes b<Ka*r cash prefit* Esprees paid on erer> uj.ng. Double Pay OS *». FRFE ei °th-s and eash besides wTdon’t > Hour jour cash profit* fur your VgcSW own cxxbcs Ours .s a new and better p.sn An Estra Present * th eve-yortcr. Not ~ 4• pr »rhr-me. Cta-vee w. at you wart. M/l f it buries your Cash K/ ■! r “*t’- Cemelete Outfit FREE. So Wf K real caith •>»!,«, SO Fas Hon Puces, ■f FR lasfde eno.sale prcea Get the Mg Ci Your name on a pus* card taring* everything FREE. SPENCER MEAD CO,Gtpt 2ft.CUM«* AUTOMOBILE given! 4 TWO wan: to know bow >eu maj set this j IKu'vra, AUTO i-ee of cost, just send your * " j name and adores* lor Os leSeesstins elan. THE AUTO MAM. 301 Mew Uea* BW*.. FUaddyhia, Pa. e i Georgia Seed Store J. A. FLOUBHOT Proprietor, Macon. Oa. Buyers and sellers of High- Grade Improved Farm and Garden Seed. Geraty'g Frost-Proof pE*E7 ET CABBAGE PLANTS I IX tC. We wtll man gee. *eet*** peM. s pseka*e es piaata for Mating, la say ptrsm who will wrue for w*» and agree* to report rasalts afVr t >.u,T amtaroi. They will stead a tomparatar* at tan desrees above are witbeet Ia) ary. and mater* bead* 3ted wee-sesrUsr tbaa bat-heder frame (rows plaata U planted in tbaepea Arid « wsek* ar a month sooner than year boms grown plant*. Our prtoee by parcel pest, pastor* pstd.sr* Soj -a-, 1 r**e: M» *w Ke; M**w|l.S; I<t** eraser* tag -*l«r MSA By 'ipress.chirwsce.jeci.fi hup. - lOUU. W. C. GERATY CO., Bex I, Yonges Island, S. C. PEACH & APPLE TREES 2o& Up Peer. He*. Cheery. s—u Fruit*. Strawberry 'ls* No’S esc. CEJ*HME HALE Rl ODED hum ■ewmkaJ ; O.BAlA TUES. CENL'INE Debe.ee* APPLES. CATALOG FREE. TENN. NURSERY CO, Rm g> CNvstoM. Tdsm, Manley ’s Heavy Fruiter Cotton Early. Prohtie. Resists drouths and wind*. Broirl: Three hale* per acre; 42*- per cent lint: 40 troll* to |roun*l: staple 1%-lneh. No troll worn. E. S. MAULEY. Carnesville. On. It’seTs*t* x^TTwre*" I vel*r’iut ? 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If O'4 y R» MeF’kr r w write f -r <wr mw ratek<c«. gsHmr t Itmritg U, iCtMSHi St , Cluc*n Locket. Chain & 2 Rings Free dlCCtEre'lev Wnei - AJ $1 and wa will seed these “ X/Ttbesutifal ruHhudprtmi- 2 9 v turns, or ebo ee from Uocxrooov ’lulv Write foe NF. To Day WE TRUST YOU. _IT Aettbed Fertcm. Co Bet FOO Rwdtßor*. N< LOCKET* CHAIN & RING < z | Sot; It paca* hmisa a Hair COCC t /erg? Ct -XA 5 Tuou A Dandruff Ker--., r IT Ci Gi j jfA . sat ISc each, rosara us diTl sad we wid se-'i there 3 articla*, rr am.. 1 • • JBS I S SMITH DRUG CO. s'j! M 4 fl&ric.ultura'i fraS XuLducation EX; AHDsutttssruitAfiniHG tev Andrew/!Joule > Ibis department will cheerfully endeavor lu furnish any Informa tion. Letters should be addressed to Dr. An«’ ew M. Soule, president State Agricultural College, Athens, tta. A Review of the Fertilizer Outlook The farmers of the southeastern states are naturally interested in the existing fertilizer situation. For years it has only been necessary to call up a dealer and place an order for what was needed and secure prompt delivery of almost any class or character of fertilizer which the farmer considered necessary for the I proper stiumlation and development of his crop. The European war. however, has cnanged conditions very materially. The embargo on the shipment of potash from Germany has practically cut off the available supply of this material, and hence farmers must look to other I sources for this element. The manu | facture of explosives has increased the ' demand for sulphuric acid to such an I extent that this substance which former ly brought $5.00 or $6.00 a ton is now I selling at $25.00 a ton. There is so i much call for sulphuric acid that it is I difficult to obtain enough of it to make the usual quantity of acid phosphate which has been applied in previous years, ' and naturally the cost of it has been greatly increased by the higher price which sulphuric acid now commands. The interference with transportation by reason of the war has largely cut off the supply of sulphate of ammonia which formerly came from Great Britain, and nitrate of soda previously obtained in large quantities from Chili, and hence nitrates have also advanced consider i ably in price. The farmer is therefore confronted | with one of the most difficult situations which he has faced in many years, and it will tax his resources and ingenuity i to meet it successfully, but by taking forethought and exercising good judg ment he can meet the conditions which the war has thrust upon him with a fair degree of success, and should still ; be able to raise bumper crops unless seasonal conditions are extremely un favorable. Os course, he will probably have to invest a larger amount in ferti lizers than he has for last year or two but he will have to face the situation in this respect as best he can for practi cally every industry is suffering more or less from what may be termed "war prices.” Os course, the farmer should not plunge into debt and buy carelessly or excessively of fertiliers. but should • exercise caution and good judgment and select those elements which are most likely to meet the requirements of his crop and soil to the best advantage aml at the least cost. He will hardly find it profitable to run off after “false gods," las has been suggested by many, who 1 have something to sell, and are now seizing upon this opportunity when the farmer's mind Is distraught to make him buy something of uncertain value so far as crop production is concerned. Among the sources of potash which can be used to some advantage are cot ton seed ■ meal, tobacco stems and wood ashes. Al] the trash, and stumps and limbs in the wood lot should be gathered up and burned and the ashes saved and applied to the soil at the rate of 300 to 1,000 pounds per acre. This material may be broadcasted over the land or placed under the drill row and well mix ed with the soil. Other sources of pot ash will not be available to any appre ciable extent and will be too costly.tor utilization. Felderspar and Searles Lake deposit in California promise to provide a considerable amount of potash in the future when land titles and other troubles have been overcome, but very little material from this source will be available at the present time. Feldspar may be made to produce as much as 10 per cent of potash, but unless the other constituents in feldspar can be sold and utilized to advantage, thereby making the potash a by-product, the plant food material derived from this source will bo so costly apparently as to make its use ■ in agriculture practically prohibitive. Altfnite, a deposit found in Utah, fur nishes about 11 per cent of potash. It is decomposed at a temperature of about 700 per cent i a electric furnace. The manufacture of this material has only begun, however, and none of it will be available for agricultural purposes this year. The giant kelp beds of the Pacific i will furnish considerable amounts of pctash. and this material If dried and ; ground is in tine mechanical condition I cud combines well with commercial plant food. Only preliminary work in its harvesting and maufacture has been undertaken, and it is safe to say that very little if any of it will be avail able for ugrlctultural purposes this ; year. With regard to phosphate, there Is an abundance of raw material in this coun try out of which to manufacture acid phosphate. It is only a question of ob taining an adequate supply of sulphuric I acid for this purpose. It is possible, i of course, that through the stimulation i which has been given the production of this material that large amounts of I acid phosphate will be made available, | though, as already pointed out, the price may he somewhat higher than has been true in the past few years. Neverthe- I less, this will probably be one of the best sources from which to obtain phos- I phoric acid, and particularly is this true jin the southeastern states where the supply of organic matter in the soil is relatively low, and rock phosphates are i not likely to give very quick returns. Naturally, the phosphoric acid in bone ■ should all be conserved and used as In the past. Basic slag can also be ap plied to advantage, though probably not I over one-half to two-thirds of the total ’ phosphoric acid it contains will beconv ; available the first year. This materir :is now on the market in larger quant ’ ties than heretofore, and will help t solve the phosphate situation to a cor s’cerable extent. Where lands are ver? rich in organic matter through rotatioi ’ ot crops, the plowing under of greet manures or the use of large quantitie; of yard manure, rock phosphate can pos sibly be utilized to some advantage Areas of this character, however, art comparatively scarce in the southeast ern states, and hence this material will only have a limited use. All sources of nitrogen should be utilized .as completely as possible. Blood and tankage will be available in usual quantities. There is no reason why the amount of fish scrap should not be in cr«sed. There will probably be the ui-Yial supply of cotton seed meal as a source of nitrogen, phosphoric acid and potash. Nitrate of soda may be scarce, and probably this will also be true of sulphate of ammonia. Considerable quantities of calcium cyanamid, and seme calcium nitrate will no doubt be on the market. If the farmer will save, store and utilize to thf best advantage nil the supplies of yard manure hfc can possibly secure, and if he will use litter amir leaf mold for absorbents and ’for I the production of compost, and then THE ATLANTA SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL, ATLANTA, GA„ TUESDAY, JANUARY 25, 1916 buy and handle nitrates from one of the several sources enumerated In the most economical manner possible, he should be able to supply his soils with a fair amount of nitrogen, as much probably as he has ever been able to secure or utilize in the past. By taking forethought, therefore, it should be possible to meet the existing fertilizer situation with sufficient skill and success to enable the farmer to pro duce crops at a reasonable cost and in sufficient quantity to supply local and expert needs in a satisfactory manner. • • • PLANT FOOD FOR THE MELON CROP. 8. B. C., Fort Valley, Ga., writes: Is it possible to make good melons with just cotton seed meal and acid, and if so, in what proportion should they be used? Pot ash beinz so high and unobtainable, can you suggest the best possible fertiliser, for melons with potash left out? « We are inclined to think that probably the best combination of materials you can use for the production of melons would be a mixture containing 800 pounds of cotton seed meal and 1,200 pounds of acid phosphate. This will give you a formula analyzing 2.5 per cent of nitrogen, 10.5 per cent of phos phoric acid and about .75 per cent of potash. Os course, this formula is nota bly low in potash, but as there is no available supply which can be utilized with advantage or profit under existing circumstances, truckers will' of necessi ty be forced to leave this material out of their plant food rations. You can possibly secure some wood ashes by burning up windfalls. In that event you could use a double handful under each hill. We advise that the ashes we bell mixed with the soil and not used In direct conjunction with the fer tilizer. The formula suggested above would be low in nitrogen for melons. This condition can be corrected by top dress ing the melons with nitrate of soda of some other quickly available carriei of nitrogen. You may apply the nitrate at the rate of 100 pounds per acre, using a handful around each melon hill. The nitrogen should be put on early in the growing season so as to force a rapid development of the crop. • • • CROPPING LOW LANDS. I. F.. Atlanta. Ga.. writes: We bare a. few acres of ri<'h swampy soil, and wonin like to know wliat would be the moet profitable thing to raise on it. We have thought of raising pigs, aud then growing peanuts and potatoes for them to eat. What do you think of this plan? Swampy land will not likely produce any sort of crop to very good advantage until it is grained. It is difficult, there fore. to offer you suggestions which are likely to be of value without a more definite idea of the conditions under which you expect to operate. If you mean by swampy land that it is wet at certain seasons of the year and dries out and can be worked to good advan tage later in the spring, that is quite a different proposition from a land which remains wet all through the year. Os course land which contains excessive moisture naturally interferes with the growth of plants for the reason that the water in the soil remains so near the sfirface of the ground the plants are not afforded an opportunity to develop a proper root system. If this land could be properly drained the chances are that it would grow aR salsa to advantage and this would make it valuable for the production of hay, ar several cuttings per year could be obtained. You could also graze it with pigs to some advantage. Much of the cheap pork produced in Kansas for in stance is made by grazing alfalfa. If it dries off sufficiently early to be planted to peanuts, cowpeas, soy beans, arti chokes and chuffas you could maintain a good number of hogs on the grazing crops produced on this land during th< late summer and fall. Os course, you would have to feed a little corn in order to firm the meat before slaughtering. Any of the crops above mentioned will grow well under normal conditions in Georgia and if early and late matur ing varieties are selected a succession of grazing crops may tie had for several months. Sweet potatoes, as you know, do best on well drained land which contains a fair proportion of sand. Irish potatoes do best *on a loamy soil containing a good deal of vegetable matter. The land would have to be well drained, however, to grow’ potatoes satisfactorily. • • • ROCK PHOSPHATE AS A FERTIL IZER. H. 8.. Macon, Ga., writes: 1 would like some Information In regard to the use of raw ground pboaphate rock as a fertilizer. A* acid phosphute is very high in price at present, wo have thought of using the ground phosphate rock if you think it will answer the same purpose. In our experinece raw ground phos phate rock has not proven as satisfacto ry as we could have wished. In other words, for immediate results we would prefer to apply acid phosphate. Where soils can be made very rich in vegetable matter or where large quantities of yard manure are available for application it is probable that raw rock phosphate can be applied to some advantage. Even then we do not think that marked bene fit will be observed beford the lapse of several In our experience the use of raw rock phosphate has not seemed to affect the PLANT BETTER SUMMEROUKS FRUITS EARLY COTTON SEED /umnnMrX BICCER YIELD / THIS YEAR LOWER COST (Izgizurad lb - SUMMEROUR’S HALF*HALF COTTON Produces 50* lint. 50'5 seed. The most wonderful cotton known. In addition to high lint yield it will produce more seed cotton to the acre than other varieties if you BUY THE LATEST IMPROVED SEED DIRECT FROM ME Plant Summerour's Half & Half Cotton Summerour'a Half Ar Half Cotton ia Seed during 1416. You will grow a larger hardy; resists worst weather, is storm crop on less acreage, with the same amount proof: matures early and makea more seed of fertilizer—which means more profit and cotton per acre in spite of 801 l Weevil, a less cost. Easiest to pick. Summerour's Half & Half Cotton has maintained its reputation throughout the cotton belt. It has established itself as standard with progressive planter* everyw here who have tested it and are now among my best yearly customers. They know that its yield of seed cotton in comparison with all other highly improved varieties is as superior as its wonderful high per cent of lint. Write to - day for free catalog of highest class testimonials which also gives reasons why it produces these wonderful results anti brings top market prices. H. H. SUMMEROUR, Box 20 , Duluth, Ca. apS Hqu politics The very suggestion that Mayor Woodward, of Atlanta, might be induced tc get into the governor’s race is cer tain to create a lot of talk among the Georgia politicians as well as to furnish subject matter for a number of front page stories and editorial paragraphs to the newspapers of the state. Mayor Woodward is one of the best advertised men in Georgia—and in the south, for that matter. He has been more or less in the political limelight for the past twenty-five or thirty years and there is hardly a citizen of Georgia —young or old—who has not often heard of “Uncle Jim.” Mayor Woodward is at present serv ing his fourth term and eighth year as Atlanta's chief executive. He cannot succeed himself as mayor whert his term expires early in next January because the city charter only permits a mayor to serve two consecutive terms. Although he admits that a number of friends in Atlanta and from various counties in the state have urged him to get into the governor’s rhee, he de nies that he has as yet given the sug gestion ay serious consideration. “I cannot say what I will do,” said the mayor, “but I am franTc to admit that X have some very pro nounced ideas about the kind of platform which I think a candidate for governor should have. In late years it seems that there has been a general disposition to overlook the very important matter of giv ing the state of Georgia a thorough business administration of its af fairs. Candidates for governor ap pear to think they are meeting all the requirements and offering the best bait for votes when they loud ly and frequently proclaim that they are prohibitionists and favor ( various and sundry statutes on the prohibition question. They seem to forget there are any other laws to be enforced or anything else worthy of serious attention. “Prohibition has gotten to be the one political hobby horse in the state and the candidates are about to ride the beast to death. It is my settled conviction that a governor should give the state a good busi ness administration of its affairs; see to it that its various institutions are properly and adequately con ducted and that the money of the state is not wasted through indif ference, inefficiency or political ex pediency. “As to the drastic prohibition laws, or any other radical legislation of a similar character, I think these should be referred to the people for their approval or disapproval. If the people approve such statutes by their votes they will be interested enough to see that such laws are enforced. “It has gotten to where it requires a lot of money for a man to make the race for governor. 1 am with out sufficient funds to make cam paigns such as have been waged by some candidates in recent years, and besides I am not hankering for the office and the honor to such extent that I would be willing io impoverish myself and my family to get it.” Women suffragists of Georgia are planning to press their campaign for votes for women with renewed vigor when the general assembly meets next June. For the past two or three years the suffragists have maintained a large lobby of well-known women at the capi tol during the sessions of the legisla ture. and they have each year won more support for a bill to give the franchise to women. However, they have not yet secured sufficient support to get it to a third reading in both houses. In Atlanta the suffragists are plan ning to get through a city ordinance which will allow them to vote in city elections and to serve on several of the administrative boards of the city, such as the school board and the library board. GRIFFIN, Ga., Jan. 22. —Congressman J. Walter Wise, of the Sixth congres sional district, who has for the last sev eral days been in Griffin on professional business, when asked if he would offer for re-election said: “I hope that there will be no opposition in the field against me, as it is custom- growth of Georgia crops the first year. There has been some benefit evidenced the second and even more benefit observ ed the third year. Rock phosphate of course has given good results on some of the soils in the Mississippi valley but these lands are so essentially different from those we have here in Georgia, that we cannot afford to Interpret the results obtained there as applicable here where not only climatic but soil and crop condi tions are so different. We believe if correctly informed as to the price at which acid phosphate can still be obtained that it is the cheapest and most desirable form of plant food to use as a source of phos phoric acid now on the market under the condition's prevailing in Georgia. We are open minded on this as on all other prob lems. however, and are willing to be shown that our opinion should be chang ed with reference to this matter if that fact can be proven satisfactorily. As ; you know Georgia soils are notably de ! ficient in phosphoric acid, an element essential In the hastening of the maturi ty of the soil and In the formation of ' grain. Therefore, in view of our ina bility to secure potash, we think rather 'liberal application's of this material should be made and our experience leads I us to believe that it will give the best and most satisfactory returns when ap plied in the form indicated above. ary to give a man the second term. However, if there is opposition i am con fident that I will be re-elect,ed by the people of the Sixth district. 1 am do ing all that there is to be done for the people of this state, and I believe that they appreciate it and will again send me to Washington to represent them in the house of representatives.” Governor Harris has again taken oc casion to answer the report which has gained wide and persistent currency that in his last campaign he pledged himself to only seek one term in the governor's office. In his latest statement he says: That is all based on the fact that there wag a great deal said in the last campaign about this being “the only chance to elect an ol<l Confed erate veteran governor of Georgia. Nothing at all was said by me about not ( desiring an indorsement of my administration by a second term, but all along it was plain, and I did say that after five years had passed there would be no opportunity to vote for a Confederate veteran, that they would all have crossed that J>ar of time and would then have become unable, through advanced age, to at tend to the duties of the office of governor. I did say that, and I still say it. Representative Crisp, of the Third dis trict, has two new ■ “feathers in his cap." figuratively speaking. The Demo cratic membership of the sixty-fourth congress stuck the first “feather in the hat” of the influential Georgian when It elected him a member of the ways and means committee. A joint congressional committee, consisting of senators and representatives, bedecked ’ Crisp s hat with another “feather” when it reported unanimously in favor of the abolition of the "half and halt” plan in the fiscal affairs of the District of Columbia. It scarcely need be said that the ways and means committee occupies a com manding position in the organization of the national house of representatives. It is the ranking committee, and, by virtue of recent reforms, is also the commit tee on committees; that is to say, It Controls the destinies of all members of the house in so far as their com mittee assignments are concerned. Crisp is the first Georgian to serve on this committee since the death of the lamented James M. Griggs, of Daw son. And Crisp, as a member of this committee, saw to tt that the state of Georgia was well cared for in the com mittee organization of the house. He won the everlasting friendship of his Cracker colleagues. The abolition of the "half and half” is something else again. The “half and half” is not a drink, but a hoary old abuse, by the means of which the prop erty owners in the District of Columbia, which is to say the city of Washington, contrived to have the people of the United States match dollars witty them in the maintenance and beautifying of their fair municipality. LYERLY, Ga., Jan. 22.—Latest de velopments in Chattooga county's po litical circles is the announcement that Claude H. Porter.- of Rome, will seek the solictorship of the Rome judicial circuit and that Attorney Eugene S. Taylor, of Summerville, will make the race for assistant solicitor on the Por ter ticket. Walter B. Shaw, present as sistant solicitor of the Rome cir cuit, is a candidate for solicitor, with James Maddox, of Rome, making the race for assistant solicitor under Shaw It is understood that W. H. Ennis, of Rome, present solicitor, will not ask for re-election, bfit will be a candidate for the Rome city court solicitorship, which office is now held by C. H. Porter. These announcements give assurance that an unusually warm fight is to be waged in the Rome circuit for the so licitorship, since all the parties named are among the most popular attorneys in this section of the state. WAYCROSS, Ga., Jan. 22.—Ware county’s Democratic executive commit tee will meet here next Wednesday for the purpose of naming a date for the county primary. The commitee was elected a week ago but could not fix the primary date. Sentiment in the county is for an early primary and it is not at all improbable that the committee will select a day in March. It became known today that very stringent rules for the approaching primary will be adopted by the ipmmlttee and every possible effort made to put an en<J to vote-buying. The rules used in previous primaries have been carefully prepared but not all of the conditions imposed have been ob served, if reports that have reached members of the committee have any foundation in fact. Just as soon as the primary date is known it is expected that county politics will setle down for what is known as the “home stretch.” with probably several more announcements to be made. There has been an average of one po litical announcement a day since the first of the month, and the end is not yet in sight in Ware. Twenty-three candi- Tells why chicks die E. J. 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So se- Kg rious did it become that I was 3 I S forced to consider giving up my B jlb&T work when I chanced to think of ■ ■ Sloan’s Liniment. Let me say— less than one bottle fixed me up. M pain I M, CA<w. C. Campbell, Florence, Tex. B . ■ M B B dates have their hats in the ring so far, and there is every indication that the contests that have developed will create more interest than ever before. For judge of city court there are three candidates out to date, A. E. Cochran, Harrj’ M. Wilson and J. L. Crawley. The present incumbent is Judge John C. Mc- Donald. For solicitor of city court two candidates have announced. Benjamin G. Parks and Dave J. Lewis. The present solicitor is Allen B. Spence. For sher iff John A. Wildes, Henry J. Sweat and Dave W. Pittman are running. The last named is the incumbent. Candi dates for tax collector are J. T. Strick land, the incumbent; Crawley D. Jor dan, J. Riley Bennett, A. A. Walden and J. A. Jones.- Eor tax receiver J. W. Strickland and M. E. Henderson have an nounced. The incumbent, J, W. Mc- Quaig, will seek re-election. E. J. Ber ry, the present clerk, and J. D. Mitchell, former deputy clerk of superior court, are candidates for clerk of superior court. J. R. Bourn, the Incumbent, anti Charles W. Pittman are the candjdates for county school ssuperintendent. Joel S. Walker and R. D. Harris both want to serve as coroner. Banner H. Thomas, for ordinary, and John L. Youmans, for county commissioner, are unopposed. The majority plan will govern the ap proaching primary and owing to the number of candidates out for some of the offices it would not be at all sur prising if a second primary will be found necessary. WASHINGTON, Jan. 22. —Announce- ment that William J. 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He has been president, yes, but Mr. Bryan has three times been the presidential nominee of a great political party. Colonel Roose velt and Colonel Bryan are on the same plane, and there is no good reason why they shouldn’t take notice of one an other, disagreeing as radically as they do about national defense. And, it is the view in Washington, that there is as good qr better reason to believe that ' Roosevelt will lend a willing ear to the suggestion of debat ing with Bryan, or answering him on the stump, than there was to suppose that President Wilson’s former secretary of state would authorize the announce ment that he proposes to trail the pres ident on a speaking tour of the nation, and seek to shatter support for his pa triotic plan of preparedness. Fact is, political Washington, accus tomed as it is to unusual situations and queer expediences, is not yet fully convinced that Colonel Bryan will trail the president on his 'Swing around the circle.” It prefers to believe that Rep resentative Warren Worth Bailey, the young Pennsylvania congressman, who gave circulation to the report concern ing Bryan, has misunderstood his leader. But whatever may be Mr. Bryan’s pur pose, the fact remains that the president will “swing around the circle” and will tell the American people from the stump his reasons for urging upon congress the importance of national defense.
