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CEDARTOWN STANDARD
Devoted to the Best Interests of Cedartown and Polk County.
Volume 36.
Cedartown, Georgia, Thursday, October 12th, 1922.
Number 38.
STATE PRIMARY TO BE HELD TUESDAY
FOR UNITED STATES SENATOR AND
PENSION COMMISSIONER
SPLENDID EXHIBIT AT THE FAIR
But Much-Needed Rain Interfered with the At
tendance.
The State Convention in Macon last
week ordered a primary to be held
next Tuesday, the 17th inst., for the
purpose of filling the unexpired term
of the late United States Senator
Thos. E. Watson and to select a suc
cessor for Pension Commissioner J.W.
Lindsey, deceased. Both vancancies
have to be filled at the November c-
lcction, so it is necessary to hold the
primary at once, and next Tuesday
was selected as the latest possible day
on which to hold it, as the law re
quires a run-over primary in event no
candidate receives a majority. The
second primary will be Tuesday, the
24th inst., in event it becomes neces
sary, as is most likely with so many
candidates in the race.
The convention last week was one
of the largest and most enthusiastic
ever held in Georgia. The few Hard
wick counties did not send delegates,
and were unrepresented,but the Wal
ker delegates were there in large
numbers and held a most harmonious
convention.
In accepting the nomination for
Governor, Hon. Cliff Walker made a
statesmanlike speech in which he
pledged himself to “cut expenses to
the bone and lessen the tax burdens
of the people of the state.”
Mr. Walker pleaded for state-wide
co-operation with the State Bureau
of Markets in order that the farmers
may find ample marketing facilities
for their products. This, he declared,
is the surest and safest way back to
normalcy and prosperity.
The Governor-elect assured the
convention that free text-books for
the elementary schools will be forth
coming, saying that his administra
tion has been sacredly committed to
such a program.
Denouncing the tax equalization
law, Mr. Walker asserted that "the
voice of the people has committed us
to its repeal.” He called on all mem
bers of the incoming Legislature to
study tax problems of the state care
fully, and make suggestions for an
ample system to supplant the present
tax machinery.
Taking a sharp rap at professional
lobbying in the State Capitol, the-
next Governor promised to throw the
light of publicity “on all grafters who
tamper or try to tamper with state
matters." He was particularly se
vere in his denunciation of “a well
known and pernicious lobby which for
years has kept headquarters in the
Kimball house.” "I am gratified,” he
said, “that the last legislature took
steps toward the final disintegration
of that outrageous and powerful lob
by. I believe the next Legislature
will finish the job,and that no success-
sor to that lobby will ever try to make
its appearance.”
The Governor-elect touched on the
“mystery” surrounding the highway
amendment, revolutionizing that de
partment, and declared he had been
assured the next General Assembly
would investigate thoroughly, fix the
responsibility, and then “re-organize
its clerical staff so as to prevent re
currences.”
Mr. Walker expressed his gratitude
to all the people of the state who
supported him. He made special ref
erence to his support from the Wat
son men, and paid high tribute to
their lamented leader.
The Governor-elect hailed the
women of Georgia, and welcomed
them into the political life of the
state, expressing the opinion that they
are surely destined to take the lead
in all poliical matters and keep it,and
as a result the state will benefit.
Hon. G. E. Maddox, the new chair
man of the State Executive Commit^
tee, won the appreciation of all as a
fine presiding officer.
Hon. L. S. Ledbetter, of Cedar-
town, was honored by selection a3 a
member of the State Erecutive Com
mittee from the Seventh District, the
other members being John M. Vandi
ver, Rome; E. P. Dobbs, Marietta; E.
E. Hall, Jr., Lafayette; H. F. Chas-
teen, Marietta; Mrs. Charles M. Har
ris, Eton; Mrs. Julian McCamy, Dal
ton.
Mrs. Thos. E. Watson was made a
member of the committee from the
Tenth dstrict.
Hon. W. W. Mundy, of Cedartown,
was complimented by appointment as
a member of the committee on plat
form and resolutions.
Resolutions were adopted express
ing regret at the death of Senator
Watson, and extending sympathy to
his widow. The motion for their ad
option was ably seconded by Hon. L.
S. Ledbetter and Mr. Gartrellc Mc
Rae, of Polk.
No endorsements were made for
cither United States Senator or Pen
sioner Commissioner, and there are
five candidates in the race for each
office.
The entries for the Senatorial race
are as follows.
Judge W. F. George, of Vienna.
Gov. T. W. Hardwick, of Atlanta.
Hon. J. T. Bouifeuilet, of Macon.
Attorney J. R. Cooper, of Macon.
Hon. Seaborn Wright, of Rome.
Ex-Senator Hoke Smith was urged
to enter the race for the Senate, but
declined to do so.
Messrs. H. H. Dean, Herbert Clay
and Carl Hutcheson and Judge Hor
ace Holden,who contemplated getting
into the race, decided at the last mo
ment not to enter.
Messrs.Bouifeullct and Wright have
belonged to the Hardwick faction and
are now running agnirst their erst
while leader. We arc not advised as
to Mr. Cooper’s affiliations.
Mr. Wright entered the race at the
last moment, his entry coming as a
surprise to all.
Judge W. H. Howard, of Columbus,
entered the race for Senator, but
withdrew Monday. He was the pop
ular campaign manager of Mr. Wal
ker, and would have received a heavy
vote. Judge Howard believes that
South Georgia should have the Sen-
atorship at this time, and will support
Judge George and manage his cam
paign, which will add largely to his
strength.
Mr. Walker was a warm supporter
of Judge Howard, but since his with
drawal ask his friends to vote for
Judge George.
The following are the candidates
for Prison Commissioner:—
John W. Clark, of Augusta.
Maj. C. E. McGregor, of Warren-
ton.
J. L. Dent, of Macon.
John C. Butt, of Buena Vista.
John S. Stone, of Atlanta.
Mr. Clark was appointed by Gov
Harwick to fill the vacancy caused by
the death of Hon. J. W. Lindsey. His
first official act was to discharge Mr.
Lindsey’s chief assistnt, Mr. Askew,
one of the best officials in the state.
Major McGregor has been the right
hand man of Hon. Thos. E. Watson
for many years, and was an active
supporter of Mr. Walker in the re
cent gubernatorial.race. There is no
doubt that he will now have the active
support of Mr. Walker’s friends in his
own race. In event of his election, he
will have Mr. Askew as his assistant.
The time is too short for much
campaigning, and the people will vote
next Tuesday from personal prefer
ence rather than political issues.
It is to be hoped that ' volunteers
will be found in each district to con
duct the election, so that the people
will have an opportunity to vote. The
candidates were not assessed to cover
this expense, and there are no funds
available. There should be enough pa
triotic citizens, however, who will see
to it that the polls are opened. We
may add, too, that women are now
eligible to serve as managers and
clerks.
The Standard is frank to confess its
preference for the candidacies of
Judge George and Maj. McGregor,
and the reasons therefor will be
found on our editorial page.
Good Officials.
The Polk county branch of the
Georgia Co-operative Cotton Market
ing Association has elected good of
ficers in Mr. Whit K. Russell as
Chairman, and Mr. John W. Sutton as
Vice Chairman. Mr. J. L. Leslie has
been serving as Secretary since the
inception of the organization in Polk.
Cedartown Supply Co.
pays the highest prices
for cotton seed.
KIWANIS CLUB
Kiwanis is non-political and non-
sectarian, but its motto is, “We
Build,” so it was very appropriate
that the following resolutions in ref
erence to one of the leading members
of the local organization should be
unanimously and enthusiastically ad
opted at the meeting Friday:—
“Whereas, our fellow townsman
and brother Kiwanian, Hon. Wm. W.
Mundy, has been unanimously elected
by the people of this Senatorial Dis
trict to represent them in the Senate
at the next session of the General As
sembly; and
“Whereas, his experience as a leg
islator,having served in both the Sen
ate and the House; in the Senate fill
ing the unexpired term of his deceas
ed brother, Hpn. Felton Mundy; ser
ving on all of the most important
committees, viz., Constitutional A-
mendment Committee, Judiciary
Committee, Ways and Means and Ap
propriations Committee; and,
“Whereas, he has just finished two
terms as a member of the House, to
which he was elected without opposi
tion, serving on the Judiciary Com
mittee, Constitutional Amendment
Committee, and as Vice Chairman of
the Rules Committee, eminently qual
ifying him for the Presidency of tre
Senate tp which he aspires; therefore,
“Resolved, that we heartily eny
dorse his candidacy and commend
him to his colleagues as a man in ev4
ery way worthy of their confidence
and one who will fill the position with
credit to the Senate and honor to him*
self.”
Mr. Mundy made a graceful talk in
appreciation of the compliment ten
dered him, and showed that he stands
for something helpful to the state in
his candidacy for President of the
Senate, which his brother Kiwanians
hope will prove successful.
The Club had the pleasure of lis
tening to an interesting talk on fcpplo
growing by Mr. J. C. Porter, of the
Porter Brothers Farm Corporation,
which has an orchard of seven hun
dred acres at Treat, in the southwest
corner of Polk county. As an evi
dence of the success attending their
work, he showed a big Missouri pip
pin weighing one and an eighth
pounds.
Mr. Porter said that statistics show
there is more land in the United
States capable of producing gold
than apples, and said that the s6il
survey of Polk shows an exception
ally large area of apple lands, admir
ably adapted for giving fruit fine col
or and flavor. If anyone is willing to
wait the necessary time and do the
requisite work, they can net $75 to
$100 a year per acre from an apple
orchard, but it takes eight or nine
years to get the trees to bearing, and
in the meantime they require con
stant attention—pruning, worming
and spraying, and cultivation to pre
vent land from washing.
It is better to undertake only a
few varieties, said Mr. Porter, as
there is always sale for apples in
large quantities and hardly any in
small lots. He spoke especially of
the Heslep and Yates as native Geor
gia apples, the first originating here
in Polk county and now listed by or-
chardists under the name of the Ter
ry Winter.
The Porter Brothers orchard com
menced bearing last year, and now
has a good crop. It is one of the im
portant industries of the county.
Polk City Court.
Judge J. L. Tison is holding crim
inal week of Polk's City Court, with
the following jurors:—
W. H. Tuck, J. B. Hunt, W. E.
Montgomery, R. S. Green, W. K
Prior, R. L. Moore, Ivey Carter, J. J.
Atkins, C. R. Godfrey, G. L. Brock,
W. D. Lee, R. T Curtis, G C. Mason,
H. B. Baker, J. S. Gorman, Ed Peter
son, L. S. Brewer, G. W. Baxter, W.
W Carmichael.
The following are serving as Bail
iffs: Messrs. A. L. Garner, J. B. Bil
lingsley and Will Sloman.
The series of base ball games for
the world's championship came to an J
end Sunday, the two big New York
teams being the contestants. The
Giants didn’t give the Yankees a loox-
in. One game was called in the tenth
inning because of darkness, but the
Giants took the other four.
HARRIS IS HOME
Hon. Wm. J. Harris, Georgia’s dis
tinguished senior Senator, arrived
Friday in New York from a trip to
Europe as a delegate to the Inter
parliamentary Union. In an inter
view with representatives of the press
Senator Harris said:
“Just as I was sailing for home
from England I was greatly shocked
to hear of the death of Senator Wat
son. I had been uneasy about his
condition, and had urged him not to
remain so closely confined in his of
fice and the Senate. Just before leav
ing I told Senator Watson that I
would not go unless he felt better,but
he assured me that he was improving
and could look after any matters a-
rising in my absence.
“Senator Watson and I co-operated
fully in nil matters affecting our
state, and our relations were cordial
in every way. I feel sure that his
hard work and close confinement
were responsible to a great extent in
bringing out his untimely end.
“When the Senate convenes I shall
ask that it adjourn out of respect to
his memory, and that a day be set a-
side later for memorial addresses on
his life and work.
“I was one of tho American dele
gates to the Interparliamentary Uni
on at Vienna, Austria, and had the
opportunity of visiting Germany,Aus
tria, Jugo - Slavia, Czecho-Slovakia
and Hungary. In these countries I
conferred with the presidents, prime
ministers and other high officials
where first-hand information was
given of actual conditions. I believe
conditions will gradually improve, al
though much uncertainty had been
caused by the re-arrangement of
hnundries of tho different countries.
“At the Interparliamentary Union
conference were delegates from all
over tHe world. They all urged pence
for the world by arbitration. The
other countries are settling their
troubles through the League of Na
tions.
“I visited all of the American cem
eteries in France, which are the best
arranged and best maintained of any
country. I have arranged to see the
quartermaster general of the army
here about certain improvements
which arc needed. In visiting the
Argonnc battlefield I attended the un
veiling of a monument to the memory
of my nephew, Cupt. Charles D. Har
ris, erected where he received his
mortal wound.
"Economic conditions are very un
settled, and I found that cotton was
needed more than ever before. Tho
sooner the difficulties are settled the
better it will be for the South in the
sale of her cotton.
“Europe is nothing like ns striken
as the South after the civil war, and
in a few years I believe she will show
signs of great improvement.
“People in Europe believe that
money abounds in the United States,
This section needed rain so badly
that everyone was well pleased to
swallow disappointment rather than
dust Friday at the County Fair.
Rain and Fairs don’t mix well,
however, as our people found out
several years ago when it rained four
years in succession right at Fair time
and forced tho Fair Association out
of business. Since that time Polk has
had good weather, but has had to da
us best as she could for Fair accom
modations.
This year tho arrangements were
exceptionally good, the woman’s and
girls’ deartments being in the chapel
of Mr. D. L. Roberts, the agricultural
exhibit in the warehouse of Mr. T. N.
Duke and the live stock and poultry
in the stables of Mr. A. E. Young.
The colored people had their exhibits,
as usual, in their hall.
The displays were all interesting
and helpful, and one fact was well
demonstrated: When the Georgia
Swine-Breeders Association meets
here next year, they will find Polk
well in the lead in that line as far as
quality is concerned, for the swine
exhibit here last week would do credit
to any Fair.
Tho agricultural exhibits were not
large, but were highly meritorious.
The long drouth this summer, while it
helped to check the boll weevil, was
hard on crops,and many farmers did
not feel like making displays as long
as they could not make us good a
showing ns usual.
In the woman's department Cedar
town district, while it had a most
creditable display, played the part of
the hospitable host and declined to
compete for the prizes.
The good women and bright girls
of Polk certainly made a fine showing
in their various departments. Two
items of special interest were beauti
ful counterpanes made by women who
planted and hoed the cotton and spun
the thread themselves, one taking a
year und the other three years to d*
the work.
The negro women and girls had a
splendid exhibit in their hall, and la
the list might well be noted a dress
made by a colored school teacher out
of old sackB which she had dyed and
made into a handsome and durable
garment—an example of resourceful
ness that might well make people of
both races “sit up and take notice.”
After all, that is the real object of
County Fairs. It is a pleasant thing
to attend them, and meet your frionda
aad have a good time together; but
the object for which progressive men
and women spend their time and
money in such enterprises is to get
foks out of the rut and set them to
thinking on new lines.
When a man sees what others ara
doing successfully, if there is any
gumption about him he goes to think
ing how he may accomplish something
too, and a County Fair is certainly
well worth while.
Comparatively few people could sen
our Fair last week because of the rain
both Friday and Saturday, but all
who saw it pronounced it one of tha
best ever held in Polk.
The officers of the Fair Association
this year arc: Prest.—C. H. Graves;
Vice Prest.—Mrs G S Borders; Sec’y-
Treas—Wm Janes. They are entitled
to much credit for the success of tha
Fair, and they had the best of help
from some of the progressive men and
women in all parts of the county.
“Tell the people,” said President
Graves, “that the Fair really belong
ed to County Agent W. H. Garner and
the Home Demonstration Agent, Mias
Zelia Phillips. They worked early and
late to make it a success."
And, by the way, the best money
Polk has ever spent has boen in the
employment of these Agents. Their
work is not merely for the present,
but the results will keep on expanding
for the future well-being of our
people.
and they do not understand the sac
rifices made in the purchase of liberty
bonds to provide the loans of eleven
billion dollars. I offered a resolution
in the Senate declaring opposition to
the cancellation of the war debt, and
that view was incorporated in the
debt-funding bill passed by Congress.
The people of Europe believed our
loans came directly out of the public
treasury. The main question is when
they will pay, for tho debt cannot be
cancelled.
“I spent two days at Geneva upen
invitation from the League of Na
tions, and had the privilege of hearing
the discussion on world disarmament,
both on land and sea. I was imprssed
with the earnestness of the represen
tatives, and every Republican who
saw the League in session said, that it
was nothing like a super-government,
as it had been painted by many of the
Republicans and other opponents.
The international court is a part of
the League and is now functioning
with an able American, John Bassett
Moore, as one of its members. It will
go a long ways toward preventing war
by using the means of arbitration.
“As soon as I can attend to official
matters pending here I shall leave for
Georgia to be there until Congresa
reconvenes.”
Judge W. F. George A Favorite
In Race For The U. S. Senate
Judge Walter F. George, of Vienna,
Qa., a distinguished and able lawyer
and jurist, is a leading candidate for
the unexpired term of the late and
highly esteemed United States Senator
Thomas E. Watson, in the Democratic
primary of Tuesday, October 17. His
candidacy is endorsed by many of Mr.
Watson's leading friends and support
era.
His public services to Georgia include
Solicitor General of the Cordelo circuit,
judge of the superior court of that cir
cuit, judge of the State Court of Ap
peals and associate justice of the Su
preme Court.
Judge George, always a sterling Dem
ocrat, entered the senate race in re
sponse to the urgent demand of many
friends, particularly throughout South
Georgia. He goes before the people
strongly endorsed.
Judge George stands for the present
prohibition laws; for the restriction of
foreign immigration; for spoedy eco
nomic rehabilitation of America; for
preservation of the Monroe Doctrine
and against entangling alliances with
European governments. He insists upon
tho payment of debts due tho United
States by foreign governments ;
stands for tho extension and upbuild
ing of our foreign trade; stands for
direct, unconditional and fair distribu
tion of government aid for building
good reads, for the highest possible
liberty of the individual citizen and for
100 per cent pure- Americanism.
| Strong, able, fearless, in thought,
| speech and acilon, Judge George’s
JUDGE WALTER F. GEORGE,
Leading Candidate for U. S, Senate.
iTiends declare there is no man better
qualified to represent Georgia in the
Senate of the United States. They
will appreciate your vote for him.
SHIPS TO BE DRY
All vessels, American and foreign-
owned, are prohibited from having
liquor aboard in American territorial
waters, under an interpretation of
the prohibition amendment and the
enforcement act handed down by
the Department of Justice. Ameri
can territorial waters were construed
to include those not only within the
three-mile limit of the continental
United States but also those in the
same limit of the Philippines, Haw
aiian Islands, Porto Rico, Virgin Isl
ands, Porto Rico, and Alaska. The
law would not apply to the Panama
Canal zone.
So far ak American ships are con
cerned, the sale or transportation of
liquor will cease at once or when the
vessels reach their home ports. In the
case of foreign ships, the decision
will become effective as soon as the
necessary regulations can be promul
gated by the Treasury Department.
Do You Want to Sell?
Through Hon. Chas. Adamson, we
learn that a dairy farmer wishes to
buy a farm near Cedartown, paying
cash for same. He wants to do gen
eral farming, besides maintaining
twelve cows.
The Standard feels very much in
terested in the development of Polk
along this line, and will take pleasure
in putting anyone in touch with the
prospective buyer who will send us a
WRITTEN DESCRIPTION of the
property they wish to sell.
Buy it in Cedartown.