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VOL. XXXIII. No. *64.
THOMASVILLE, GEORGIA THURSDAY AFTERNOON. SEPTEMBER 14. 1922.
WALKER SWEEPS STATE
HARDWICK BEATEN BY OVERWHELMING
MAJORITY IN DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION
Incomplete Returns This Afternoon Indicated 300 Votes in
Convention for Walker With 114 Counties, Hardwick 42
Counties With 112 Votes.—J. J. Brown Wins Handily
Over Blalock.—R. C. Bell Made Sensational Race for
Judgeship.—J. A. Perry Wins While Race is Close Be
tween MacDonald and Palmour.—Judge Dick Russell
Defeated Judge Fish for Chief Justice.
CBj J
Atlanta, Ga., Sept. 14.—Addi-
tional returns from yesterday's
primary, tabulated by the Atlanta
Journal gave Walker 113 cj:nt'.ss
wlt!» 2?? convention votes, and
Hardwick 42 counties with 112
Brown Is' leading for Commis
sioner of Agriculture, Russell for
Chief Justice, Bell for the Court
of Appeals, Perry for the Rail
road Commission, with the race
for state school superintendent
close, Duggan having a slight
lead.
Atlanta. Ga., Sept. 14.—Gov. Thom
as W. Jlardwlck was defeated for re-
nomination In the primary yesterday,
by Clifford M. Walker, former attor
ney general, on the face of Inconv
plete returns from practically all of
the counties compiled by the Atlanta
Constitution.
The figures gave Walker 113
ties, with 294 convention votes, and turns from 127 of the 160 counties In
Hardwick 41 counties with 108 unit Georgia In the primary Wednesday,
votes. [gave Clifford M. Walker 232 county
The turnover on the Governor's unit votes to 106 unit vote:
race did not appear to be followed In ernor Thomas W. Hardwick.
sioner of Agriculture, and Judge Dick
Russell was elected Chief Justice ovei
Judge W. H. Fish.
Judge R. £. Bell won by a big mi
Jorlty. carrying nearly every county in
the state.
The race for Rnllroad Commission
er between McDonald, Johnson and
Palmour Is In doubt and will proba
bly go to the convention. McDonal-l Is
leading and Palmour Is second.
James A. Perry won over l'roi
Bankston and O. B. Bush for Railroad
Commissioner.
Conventions Meets In Macon Oct. 4.
The convention will meet In Macon
on October 4th %
IEPEA
IN THE FIFTH DISTRICT
Savannah, Ga.. 8ept. 14.—Reports
the Press from the first Congression
al district, indicate the defeat
Congressman Overstreet by R. Lea
FIRST RETURNS SHOWED
WALKER A 8URE WINNER
Sept. 14.—incomplete
BILL HART NOW
SUED FOR DIVORCE
Atlanta,
the i
:th and
■ renomi-
According to figures received here
at 10 o’clock last night, Walker carried
ninety counties and Hardwick carried
thirty-three, with returns from forty-
thTee counties missing.
The total convention vote Is 416 and
with 232 votes apparently for Walker
he had already won a majority out
the returns received.
The lead of Walker increased steadl-
as the returns were received. As
e reports began to come In early af
ter the polls closed Walker took the
lead from the start and Increased this
lead steadily as the figures continued
to arrive. The first precinct complete
In from the Poole district In
Fulton county, giving Walker 28 votes,
Hardwick 9, and Baylor 9.
After this the returns poured in
i indicated early In the evening
STATE CONVENTION MEETS (that Walker was running strong hr
IN MACON OCTOBER FOURTH (South Georgia as well as In Middle
Atlanta, Ga.. Sept. 1and North Georgia, which was one aur-
Walker won a sweeping victory In prise of the election, as the forecasters
yesterday’s election, carrying 114 had declared that Hardwick would win
counties, with 300 county unit vo;ai, Jn g 0UtIl Georgia,
while Hardwick carried only 42 coun-. Wa)k#r «, big i e *d obtained early In
ties with 112 unit votes.
J. J. Brown was elected Commln-1 (Continued on Page Bight)
the Congressional contests, :
cumbents In the fifth, a
eighth districts, appear safe
nated.
In the first, Overstreet and IV. Lee
Moore, opparcntly are tied.
In the ninth, where Bell had
sit ion. the returns are slow coming in)
At least one woman will be In the
next legislature, early returns Indicat
ing that Mrs. Viola Napier, Macon at
torney, bad been nominated.
Congressman Overstreet Apparently
Defeated.
Additional returns today to the At
lanta Journal indicated that Bell had
carried the ninth district and Con ,
gressman Overstreet wus defeated by
W. Lee Moore. In the first district. In-,
dications also were that Miss BesMej
IaOs Angeles. Cal., Sept. 14.—/
r divorce on grounds of “extreme
cruelty" will be Instituted at <
against William S. Hart, film a
by Mrs. Winifred Westover Hart,
cording to an announcement today by
Mrs. Hart’s attorney, who declined
give details of allegations he had
promised to make. Yesterday, Hart
and his son, oue week old, me
Irst time at the home of his wife
in Santa Monica.
Reports that Hart had reached
$200,000 cash settlement with his wife
were verified by Mrs. Hart’s attorney.
He added, however, that complete
settlement had not been effected.
eastern situation [THOMAS GOES FOR WALKER BY 201 VOTES;
CAUSING DEEP CONCERN *
OVER RUSSIA’S DEMAND! BANISTER, DAVIS AND CHASTAIN WINNERS
FOR THE DARDANELLES 1 -
J. J. Brown Was Winner in County.—Judge Fish Won Eas
ily as Did Judge Bell and O. B. Bush. — McDonald,
Blind Candidate for Railroad Commission Won in the
County Also.—Banister Led Representatives' Ticket
With Davis and Beverly Close for Second Place.—Re
turns Received Last Night Gave Early Indication of
Walker's Election.
Soviet Government Appeals
To England for Disposition
Of the Straits as Nations
Bordering it May Decide. —!
General Conference Talked.
Moscow/sept. 14.—A note of pro
test against allied action In Constan
tinople, has been sent Great Britain
by the Soviet government which take*
the stand that the allies acted entire
ly according to their own wishes
and against the interests of Russia
Turkey. Ukraine and Georgia and tha
the fate of the Straits must be deter
mined by the slates bordering on thi
Black Sea, says the note and Russh
(Continued i
Page 6.)
GEORGIAS NEXT GOVERNOR
Clifford M. Walker
STRIKER ON SEABOARD
ADMITS ATTEMPTING TO
BLOW UP A. C.L BRIDGE
(By Associated Tress)
Jacksonville, Fla., Sept. 14.—
signed statement at the county Jail
this morning. Otis Norton, a Seaboard
Air Line striker, confessed that he
and four other men plotted and at-i
tempted the dynamiting of a t
over Six Mile creek on the Atlantic
Coast Line road near here Tuesday
night, according to an announcement
today by Deputy Sheriff Shackleford.
THOUSANDS BEG AND
DIE NEAR MUDANIA
(By Associated Press)
Constantinople, Sept. 14.—The Am
erican subchaser number 96. has ar-
here with reports of an appall
ing situation at Mndanla, where the
harbor is full of the bodies of refu-
who stampeded when the last:
I departed before the Turkish
occupation. Fifty thousand refugees
without food end water lined the
front, pleading to be taken off.
AMUNDSEN DID NOT
TRV FOR THE POLE
| Nome, Alaska. Sept. 14.-
'tion from a reliable source
here today was to the effect that
Capt. Roald Amundsen woul-
tempt this yeaf the proposed flight
across the North Pole, as reported r
cently from'Copenhagen. It said th<
Amundsen plans to spend the wint<
at Wuinwright, which is one hundred
miles southwest of Point Barrow,
Alaska.
Clifford M. Walker carried Thomas. The upset of the dope by trained
county by a plurality of 201 over Thom- observers and pollllcl«n. 1, e.ldunt
from the return at variance with tha
reputed claims for various candidates.
The vote was light, as predicted by
the Times-Knterprise yesterday after
noon. 2,118 votes were received by
W. J. speer, who led the ticket among
the uncontested elections.
The returns were consolidated thla
morning at the Court House by tha
executive committee and the reault
declared in accordance with tha tabu
lations which will be found on page
four, which were formally signed and
attested in legal manner.
as W. Hardwick. Baylor onty recel
ed 27 votes. Thomas county went
also for J. J. Brown, for Commission I
er of Agriculture. N. H. Ballard, for.
School Supt., R. B. Davison, for Prlt-j
on Commissioner, Walter McDonald
for Railroad Commission in Murphy
Candler's place and for J. A. Perry to
succeed himself. |
R. C. Bell had a veritable landslide
in this county for the court of appaala
and Judge Fish triumphed over Judge I
Russell by a good safe majority. In!
the race for Representative, H. IIJ
Banister led the ticket by a clear plu j
Votaa for District Commlttaaman.
The votes for district committae-
an on the Executive Committee ?n
e various districts created very lit-
j interest, most of the committee
PEACE PLANS ON SEPARATE BASIS
WITHVARIOUSROADS BY SHOPMEN
rality or a hundred and twenty over
Thomas Davis of Meigs, who «-ame (
icond with a plurality of 27 over
sverly who was third man. Joiner!
as far behind In practically every,
district. This is the first time In! lected at the Mass Meeting June 22nd
years that Thomasvtile has no' being selected. The results were ••
sentative in the legislature. ! follows:
J. A. Chastain Re-eledad. j Thomasvllie district: II. H. Marry.
V. Chastain, present county com- ( Wm. Alexander. W. H. Platt,
aner for Thomasville, defeated,
ank Pittman, by a majority
94 votes Mild T. K. Hutchinson wl
the Fifth district by a safe plurality
over W. E. Chastain who came
ond in the race.
Clifford Walker carried Thotnasvllle
by 143. Ochlocknee by 65, Ellabelle by
13. Coolidge by 101, Metcalfe by 13.
BarwicY by 5 and lost in the other
districts by small majority except In
Boston where hit minority over Hard-
lek was 99 votaa.
MRS. HARDING MUCH
IMPROVED TODAY
COTTON CONSUMPTION
FIGURES ARE GIVEN OUT
(By Associated Trass)
Washington, D. C.. Sept. 14.—Col
ton- consumed during the month of|
August amounted to 527.404 bales of
lint and 60.825 bales of (Inters, com-l
pared with. 467.059 bales and 62,106j
bales of Kilters for last August, tha Washington, D. C„ Sept. 14.
Census Bureau announced. ther improvement In the condition of
: 1 Mrs. Harding was reported today by
SCHOONER TAKEN FILLED * Brig. Gen. Sawyer, White House phy-
WITH LIQUOR AND GOLD * ,ci * n He 9a,d * be " pent an exceI
Boston: A. J. McKinnon.
Ochlocknee: J Fred Singletary.
Meigs: T. A. Jones.
Pavo: D. M. Adams.
Coolidge: 1. M. Smith. !
Merrillville: J. W. Wilson.
Metcalfe: G. F. Hicks.
Barwick: Dl S. Chapman.
Ways: J. P. Wilson.
Ellabelle: C. F. Rehberg.
There were contests In Ways, Met
calfe. Meigs and Boston, the others
being practically unanimous.
Associated 1
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Now Is The Time
We can furnish you anything
in the Paint Line you may need
WE SELL
“Sherwin-Williams Paints”
The Prices Are Right
MASH-MILT0N DRUG CO.
'A Good Place to Trade.”
Phones MS and 106
New York, Sept. 14.—The tw-
ed schoner H. 31. Gardnei
brought into port today by the dry
navy boat. Taylor. One hundred cas
es of liquor and $56,000 In gold was
taken to the customs office. The Gard-
seized last night off 8cotlan4
Light.
ILLINOIS CORN CROP SLUMPS
Indications Today Were That the Agreement Would Be^ ta
Worked Out, Whereby More Than Forty Per Cent of million bushels In the month of Au-
The Men Would be Taken Back on Their Jobs Within R«*t. due to prolonged drougth and
Short Time, Breaking Backbone of the Strike. — Atlan-'
tic Coast Line Not a Party to Agreement. I ncrMI
the outstanding changes in the Aur"
Cblcuo7 IlL, s«,t. It—Le*d«r. of ‘.ir'i.Tl.rourt nwnlte 1 01 A >■ *""*«• >«•»> *t*
lb. fed.rftert railway .hop cr.fi. who , gr , emp ,„, wlth , ndlvidun] roaiK cullural .lali.llclan for lb. atat«.
” % ,?'Z:ZZ .“7 "i DEBATE ON BONUS MLL
Instructions to various system fed- Washington.*?). C., 8ept. 14—An ef
ation officials to sign negotiations,' fort to send the bonus bill back to
rangements and agreements, were conference for Intention of the land
nt from union headquarters. reclamation option failed in the Hous
Among the larger systems said t)j today. General debate then opened
■ he Included In the rail peace agree- ——-
— — . . „„„ v . Washington, D. C.. Sept. 14.—Th<
Sent 14 Members of ment at the start are the New York .. ..
. »api. is .wemoers or House approved the conference repor
th. abop craft, policy committee »h. (Coallon.d on P.„ <) | on lb. bonus bill today.
itimated, and
of 12 per cent in the number
j of hops on farms for fattening, were
today began negotiation! for sepai
settlements in shopmen's strike an
nounced that several roads In addi
tion to about 50 which had previously
agreed to separate settlements, had
telegraphed union headquarters indl
eating a willingness to start negotia-
lent night.
PRAYER FOR MUSCLE SHOALS
Washington'"d^C*!* Sept. 14 —Act
ing chairman McKenzie, of the House
military committee put Into the Con
gressional Record today, the text of
a prayer signed by 220,000 citizens ot
the Southern states, urging Congress
to act speedily on Ford’a offer for the
Muscle Shoals properties.
FINE GOODS ARE BEING
RUSHED TO UNITED STATES
From Many European Points
To Get in Before the Tariff
Rates Go Into Effect.
London. Sept. 14.—British > manufac
turers and exporters are rushing huge
shipments of fine goods to the United
States in anticipation of an increased
rate under the new tariff bill, which
it has been expected here would go
into effect shortly.
DIRIGIBLE NOW EN ROUTE
TO THE PACIFIC COAST
Alliance, O., Sept. 14.—The army
dirigible C-2 passed over the city at
10:56 oclock this morning, traveling
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