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CEDARTOWN STANDARD
Devoted to the Beit Interest! of Cedar town an d Polk County.
Volume 36.
Cedartown, Georgia, Thursday, September 21st, 1922.
Number 35.
Cedartown, Ga.
ONE DAY ONLY, SATURDAY, SEPT. 23
A $50.00 RINGSIDE SEAT FOR 25 CENTS
DEMPSEY-CARPENT1ER
Championship Boxing Contest.
SEE
Evory blow struck!—Just tho samo as If you wore In a $50 seat at Jersey
City,
The whirlwind second round when the championship nearly loft America I
The life of both contestants and the secrets of their training camps 1
Their private traiing stunts and tho differences in their methods I
CARPENTIER "the Wonder Man," and DEMPSEY, “the Man Killer,” as tho
public never saw them.
Tho biggest crowd over gathored together—00,000 people! $1,600,0001
How this tremendous crowd was perfectly handled without an accident!
The many notables present from all over tho world!
The result of “Tex” Rickard’s 20 cameras—and tho slow motion camera!
—AND—
Se« the Much-Discussed Fatal “Knockout" Punch—and Decide for Yourself
Where It Landed. Five Reels of Tremendous Interest and Terrific Action.
Continuous Performance 12.30 to 11 P. M. Admission/ Children, 15c, Adults 25c Including War T*x.
WALKER - BROWN- IRWIN LANDSLIDE!
Griffith Wins for Solicitor General and Dr.Peek j
for Representative.
The Standard felt very safe last
week in predicting that the official
figures would show a regular land
slide for Hon. Clifford Walker for
Governor, Hon. J. J. Brown for Com-
missiner of Agriculture, and Hon. F.
A. Irwin for Judge.
And it turned out even better than
we had hoped, for all three received
splendid majorities of both the com,
ty unit and the popular vote.
Polk gave a majority of 1,829 for
Walker, Hardwbk getting only 853
votes.
Brown received the largest vote of
any candidate having any opposition
whatever, getting 1,976 to Blalock’s
306.
And tho Har Iwiek-Blalock combin
ation fared badly as a general thing
throughout the state.
Walker and Brown well deserved
the victory they have won, and they
will use it in tho interest of the peo
ple.
The Race for Judge.
There is general rejoicing through
out the Tallpoosa Circuit over the
sweeping victory of Hon. F. A. Irwin
for re-election as Judge of tho Su
perior Courts.
Just as was confidently expected,
Polk gave him a practically solid vote
only 128 votes throughout the county
being cast against him and his ma
jority being 1836. As will be seen
from the following official figures,
Judge Irwin’s majority in the Circuit
was 2,120:—
For Irwin: Polk, 1961; Haralson,
1431; Douglas, 679; Paulding, 596;
total, 4,670.
For Bartlett: Polk, 128; Haralson,
609; Douglas, 473; Pnuldmg, 1340;
total, 2,550.
Judge Irwin’s defeat wou'd hnve
been an unthinkable calamity,and hiH
high character, superb qualifications
and splendid record on the bench
make his big majority most g.atifying
For Solicitor General.
One of the significant incidents of
the campaign for Solicitor General
was the big crowd of his fellow citi
zens who came over from Haralson
county with Hon.E. S. Griffith when
he spoke hero in the interest of his
candidacy, and it was a pleasing evi
dence of his high standing at home.
All three of tho candidates for this
office were strong men, however,and
all had their home people squarely
behind them, as will be seen by the
following figures:—
Griffith: Polk, 1,166; ’Ilaralsn, 1,-
454; Douglas, 74; Paulding, 373;
total, 3,067.
McLarty: Polk, 171; Haralson,
432; Douglas, 1,006; Paulding, 016;
total, 2,225.
Ragsdale: Polk, 771; Haralson,
210; Douglas, 87; Paulding, 983;
total, 2,051.
Griffith’s pjurality, 842.
Col. Griffith has been practicing
law in Polk for many years, and has a
host of friends throughout the county
who rejoice at his winning this
hardfought and interesting race,well
knowing that he will make one of the
best Solicitors in Georgia.
State Senator.
It was truly gratifying that Hon.
W. W. Mundy, who has represented
this county so ably in the House, had
HON. CLIFFORD WALKER
Who defeated Governor Hardwick in a Remarkable Landslide.
widely known and Very popular phy
sician of Antioch distriot, level-head
ed and constructive, and will make an
excellent legislator.
Our City Court.
No one even thought, of course, of
running against Judge J. L. Tison and
Solicitor J. A. Wright, of Polk’s City
Court, and they were unanimously
re-elected—Just ds they well deserved
They hnve made fine rocords in this
useful court, which has saved the tax
payera of Polk so much money.
Gordon Lee Again Chosen.
Hon. Gordon Lee had no opposition
j for re-nomination for Congress, and
' this was exnctly ns it should bo.
His long cx;)orience and high stand
ing in the House make him one of its
most valuublo and highly esteemed
members, and the Seventh District is
indeed fortunate in being able to re-
tnin the services of our popular
“working Congressman.”
State Officers.
Hon. S. G. McLendon for Secre
tary of State, Hon. W. A. Wright
for Comptroller General, Hon. W. J.
Speer for State Treasurer, Hon. II.
M. Stanley for Commissioner of Com
merce and Labor, had no opposition.
There was an interesting race for
State School Superintendent, in which
Prof. N. H. Ballard won over Prof.
M. L. Duggan. Polk gave tho latter
her vote, 1,063 to 630.
Hon. R. E. Davidson was.re-elected
Prison Commissioner over Dr. W. C;
Bryant. h
no opposition to his candidacy for the
State Senate, for which Polk will fur
nish the Senator from the 38th Dis
trict for the coming term. And, by
the way, he received the largest vote
of any candidate in the primary.
The host of friends of Mr. Mundy
in Polk and throughout the state
earnestly hope that his unanimous
election to the Senate presages his
choice as President of that body —a
place that he would fill worthily and
well.
Peek is Representative.
It ia now Hon. Chas. W. Peek, “the
gentleman from Polk” in the next
Legislature.
Dr. Peek defeated Mr. T. I. Partee,
one of Cedartown's best citizens, re
ceiving a majority of 1,063. He is
S. S. Institute at Rock-
mart Oct. 3d.
The Methodist Sunday School In
stitute for this district will be held at
Rockman on Tuesday, Oct. 3d, and
an interesting program will be pre
sented. Delegates will be in atten
dance from several counties, and a
pleasant gathering is anticipated.
New Bridge at Bene
dicts.
The old bridge at Benedicts has
been torn away, and a substantial
now one is being built there.
This will bo a part of the fine high
way now in progress of construction
from Cedartown to the Haralson line, .
where it will Join the highway to b«
built through that county from the
Polk to (Jarroll lines—all being a
part of th6 great system to run from
Chattanooga to Apalachicola, Fla.
B. W. M. Meeting.
The annual meeting of the Bap
tist Woman’s Missionary Union of
Polk county will be held at Friend
ship next Thursday, the 28th inst.
Col. John W. Clark, of Augusta,
has been npointed to succeed the late
Hon. John W. Lindsey ns Commis
sioner of Pensions. His first official
act was to discharge Mr. Lindsey’s
highly efficient assistant, Mr. Askew.
The following delegates to the
State Convention to be held in Ma
con on dct. 4th, have been appointed
by Governor-elect Walker:—Messrs.
W. W. Mundy, L. S. Ledbetter, O. Y.
Rose,T, I. Partee, C. W. Peek, T. E.
McBryde, L. Y. Allgood, W. M. Sas
ser, R. D. Cantrell, W. G. England,
W. K. Fielder, L. A; Dempsey, B. H.
Harris, Mrs. Homer Watkins, Mrs. G.
M. Norman, Miss Katherine Bunn.
Mrs. Fannie Turner, Mrs. E. B. Rus
sell, Mrs. Lucy Hawkins.
Ladies, we have just received
Boys’ Suits with 2 pairs pants,
SCARBROUGH & HAMRICK.
Busby Bros, buy cot
tonseed at their store,
and pay the best price.
The Greatest Athletic Contest of Manly Skill in
the History of the World of Sports! The Event
That Interested Every Nation of the World-That
Was Discussed in Every Tongue!
TEX RICKARD
WIZARD PROMOTER, WORLD’S GREATEST SHOWMAN—THE LONG,
LEAN, QUIET SOUTHERNER—WHOSE REMARKABLE MIND CON
CEIVED, PLANNED AND BROUGHT TO PASS THIS MARVELOUS
EVENT—BRINGS TO CEDARTOWN FOR THE FIRST TIME HIS OF
FICIAL MOTION PICTURES OF THE
The Jacobs Go.
Mendel’s Department Store
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The Union Stori
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 23d.
On Account of Holiday.
