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, THOMASVILLE, GEORGIA WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, OCTOIER IS, 1122.
: *5X0 PER ANNUM
Walter F. George Elected By Big
12S COUNTIES WITH S14
CUM DUS IN THE MIUW
Hardwick Runs Very Poor Second With Seab Wright Car
rying Only Small Numbe r of Units.—-McGregor Said
To Have Large Lead Over All Candidates in Race For
Pension Commissioner.—Watson Vote Said to Have
Gone Practically Solid for George.
I Pr.M)
Atlanta, Oa., Oct. 18.—Walter F. 1
George, former Justice of the State ;
Supreme Court, with a total o! 304
county unit vote*, was overwhelming
ly nominated for the United States
to Seaborn Wright. Cooper
a negligible factor in the race.
The race was also marked by a state
ment from Senator Harris, In which he
said that Watson hud told him short-
_ , . 1 y before bis death that Hardwick was
s.n«e to .ucceed the tat. Thomu t0 , a h „ pUce
yesterday's prtB.ry. Sm „ e bofo „
ueordlo, to eootplete unofflel.l . re- h Senate wlth , ul . b , m ,„ bb
turns ' ■ would resign.
The victory of Judge George mark- Major C. E. McGregor of Warrenton,
ed the second defeat of Governor a Watson follower, has apparently
Hardwick In the last few weeks. been elected pension commissioner.
According to political observers. It succeeding the late Judge John Lind-
showed that the Watson block of vot- gey.
era, estimated at fifty thousand at Judge George will succeed Mrs. W.
foil strength, remained Intact, and H. Felton, who was given an ad In-
voted almost solidly for George. terim appointment to the United
Of the 180 counties In the state. States Senate following the death
George carried 125. giving him 99 cmrtly of Senator Watson. Although
more convention votes than the 208 appointed to the senatorial vacancy, it
required for nomination, according to ■ h *» hewi con8ldered Practically cer-
newspaper compilations. uln tbat Mrs - Fe,ton w * 11 not have the
The State Democratic convention honor of appearing on the Senate floor,
meets In Macon, on October 28tb. to Prealdent Harding having been report-
confirm the result, of yesterday's pH- * d - 8 ex P reM,n * an °P lnlon tbat be
mary. The convention nomination. thou * ht U ‘"advisable to call
are considered equivalent to election ’’e 88 ' 0 " of (: ° D8re8 “ Prior to the open-
in the general election which takes
place on November 7.
THOusiDs era
AT RODOSTO FEARFUL
OF TURD HOOPS
Scene of Unparalleled Misery
A n d Congestion Results
From the Migration of the
Greeks and Armenians From
Thrace.
iMiem
IKE CRIl
WILL 111 PBES0YTE0I
TROH SllfS DOCTOR
HARDWICK RELEGATED TQ.
Judge Get
; has long been prominent in the affairs
-of Georgia. He wa<i born Jan. 29, 1878,
in Webster county, the son of Robert
POLITICAL CRAVE IN GEORGIA T. and Sarah Stapleton George. He
a graduate of' Mercer University,
Atlanta. Ga., Oct. 18—The ghoat of w j, ?r# he received his degree in law in
the late 8enator Thomas E. Watson, 1#(>1
In iJWG M was elected Holtcflor
'ieral of ’flie Cordele Judicial-circuit and
i served six years. He was then
* I pointed Superior Court Judge of tht
bobbed up froajiis grave long-enough
in GeorgRr yesterday to send Gov., and
Former Senator Thomas W. Hardwick
down in defeat for tho second time
within tbree months.
As a result, Judgo Walter K Georgs
of Vienna, former Superior Court jus
tice, has been overwhelmingly nomin
ated for the United States Senate.
He defeated a field of three oppo
nents, Hardwick, Seaborn Wright,
prominent lawyer of Rome, and R.
Cooper, lawyer of Macon.
The campaign was marked by the
Introduction of letters snd of state- 1
I circuit, which position he held until
Jan. 1. 1917, resigning following elt
Ion to the State Court of Appeals.
After serving ten months on the ap
peals bench, Judge George wa
pointed as judge of the Supreme Court,
and resigned Jan. 1 of this year to
sume private law practic at his hi
in Vienna.
Figures received by the Constitution
ments made by tbe late senator in 1
10:30 o'clock last night showed
which he attacked Oovernor Hardwick that George had carried 104 counth
and told why there had come a breach'Herdwick 24 and Wright 7. Cooper
between the two. |bad not a ,ln * le coUn, >' *° hla credlt -
In one of hi. laat letters Senator'Oat hundred and thirty-five out ol
Watson recorded bitterly tbe fact that' 160 counties had reported.
Hardwick had called him “the hound The county unit vote shows: George
of McDuffie" and on another had 258. Hardwick 66 and Wright 22.
threatened, h« said, to come to the j McOregor was an easy winner over
very home of Watson to denounce him the field for pension commissioner,
In the hearing of his wife. ( with Clarke next.
Consequently Watson followers, who j Interesting side lights
In his life had turned Hardwick down‘suits included the history f Judge
for the governorship, massed their!George in Bartow county, the home'
support on his opponents, their bal- of Mrs. Felton, who wss appointed
lots being given to Judge George and.senstor by the governor; and the
New Shipment Just Arrived
We Have AH Sizes
Pints, Quarts and Gallon Bottles
Our Prices Are Right
MASHMILT0N DRUG CO.
"A Good Place to Trade.”
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IfeVsrSflwffvaefc'..
Rodosto, Thrace, Oct.' 18.—This
town has become the jumping off
place In the Greek evacuation of East-
Thrace. Twent-eight thousand
lc stricken refugees are here, and
are dominated by the same fea:
of th’e Turk that swayed the refugee
crowds in Smyrna three weeks ago.
Everybody believes the Turks are
almost at their door and nothing cat
reassure them. The general (belief Ir
that the Kemalists will arrive slmtil-
taneously with the British troops, am
every refugee hopes to leave Rodosto
before that event
The whole town, and all of it
i population have abandoned
pretense at performing npVmal
and have gathered along the
gravel beaches awaiting nervously
for ships. All ships sre closed snd
their owners with the crowds
around the narrow planked quay
THRACIAN REFUGEE8
FLOCK TO BULGARIA
Pbillipsoolis, Bulgaria. Oct.
Within the last six days this city has
become a great refugee center, with
a flood of exiles from Eastern Thrace
principally Armenians. Many t
refugees were robbed enroute and
few bave more than sufficient supplies
for two or three days.
(J. S. SHIP SUBSIDY
NECESSARY AT ONCE
Says Shipping Official to Pro
tect Country Against For
eign Ship Owners' Efforts
• IJy
•k. Oct. 18.-Delay in en
actment or the administration's sbi|
subsidy bill would mean “playing in
to the hands" of the foreign shipping
interests, whose opposition lo this
legislation should make it clear f
the American people that it is vital to
tbe uture of their merchant vessels.
Commissioner Plummer, or the Unit
ed States Shipping Board, declared !n
an address today to the convention of
industrial engineers.
100 ROBBERIES IN TWO
YEARS RECORD TWO SISTERS
Oakland, Cal.. Oct. 18.—Mra. Min
nie Harrington and Mra. Oertru^e
Styles, sisters, are under arrest In
connection with the robbery of a resi
dence. and have admitted, according
to the police, tbat they were Impli
rated In over a hundred robberies In
tbe Inst two years.
ry of Hardwick In McDuffie, tbe
>me of the late Senator Watson.
In Fulton, county tbe feature race
*8 that for Judge of the Superior
Court, the vacancy being made by'
Judge John Pendleton's death. Judge
EL D. Thomas of the Municipal Court.
the winner, with a majority over
both opponents, Walter McElreath
coming in in seeond place. George
and McGregor carried the county. The
was light with no disorders re
ported.
Intimation ifcr* Authorities!
Will Be Asked to Allow this
To Be Administered in Cer
tain Cases 'to Demonstrate
This Theory.
r Associated Press)
Hot Springs ,Ark., Oct. 18.—Crlml
ils can be forced to tell the truth re
garding offenses jrhile under the in
fluence of “twilight sleep," according
Dr. E. E. Houle, of' Ferris. Texas,
o has asked endorsement of the,
Southwest Medicil Association for
proposed experiment on one tboui
PASTOR IS fiHflCKED
STONE LEADS El PENSION COIfllSSD
and prisoners at • the Leavenworth,
Kansas penitentiary to demonstrate
his theory.
Dr. House has been experimenting
ith anesthesia for five years, and
b told members pi the association,
at In that period. during which he
had tried the “twilight sleep" method
:uring evidence on a number of
alleged criminals that he “had never
failed In any attempt to rob tbe mind
of its stored truth,”
TWINS MISSING
DECLARES FATHER
Mother Says Nothing But
Dolls Used to Satisfy Ambi
tion of Aged Husband to
Be Father.
(By AmooU.- J rr.es)
Hammond, Ind.,-Oct. 18.—Accused
iy her middle aged huBband of kill
ing her twin (babies which he said
born lust December, Mrs. Hazel
McNally, aged 24. -faced trial here
day, claiming that the missing tw
vere nothing more than cleverly <
true ted dummy dolls, which *
mothered by her until last April
satisfy her husband's ambition to
POLITICAL FEVER HAS
REACHED HEIGHT IN THE
ENGLISH DISCUSSIONS
(By A
luted Press)
London, Oct. 18.—The British po
litical fever has reached its height
lere is every indication tbat the
maximum temperature will the main
talned for some days. Everybody Is
ssing when the crisis will pass,
and the future remains obscure pond
ing tomorrow's Unionist meeting
which Is expected to give tbe key
the problem.
One anti-coalition newspaper, t
Daily Mail, attributes to Lloyd George
definite ststement that he will re
sign if the Unionist meeting declare!
against Austen Chamberlain, who.u
outspoken adhesion to the Premlet
has aroused strong opposition In th<
party’s ranks.
CONSTANTINISM MUST BE
SUPPRESSED SAV GREEKS
Athens, Greece. Oct. 18.—Not only
the removal of King Constantine, biu
total suppression of Constantinisro.
the basic object of the Greek revo
lution, it was declared today in V
proclamation Issued by the revolu
tionary committee.
The proclamation calls for prompt
id severe punishment of those
iponstble for the disaster to
Statement Made That Doc
trine Contrary to Confession
Of Faith, Is Being Preached
In The First Presbyterian
Church in New York City.
(By Associated Trees)
Philadelphia. Pa. Oct. 18.—Protest
ing that a doctrine contrary to tbe
Presbyterian confession of faith
being preached from the pulpit of the
Presbyterian church, of New
York City, the Presbytery of Philadel
phia has petitioned the general assem
bly of tbe church to take cognizance
of the alleged fact. Rev. Harry Emer
son Foadlck. a Baptist clergyman, oc
cupies the pulpit.
The unusual arrangement of having
a Baptist minister occupy the Presby
terian pulpit was brought about by
the extraordinary efforts of the New
York congregation which considered
Fosdick sn unusually brilliant preach-
Vote for Senator Was George 922, Hardwick 509, Wright
55, Cooper 9, Howard 2.—Judge Stone of Moultrie Re
ceived 622 Against 466 for McGregor and 320 for Clarke
For the Office of Pension Commissioner •— Returns
Consoldiated This Mom ing.
Walter F. George for senator and.prison commission race Judge Stone
John F. Stone for prison commission
er -were winners by safe margins tn
Thomas county at the special election
held yesterdsy to fill the seats made
vacant by tbe death of Sins tor Thom
as E. Watson snd Prison Commission
er John Lindsey.
Judge George won the county by a
big majority, receiving a total of 922
votes, against 509 for Hardwick, his
nearest opponent Wright received
received 622 as against 466 for Mc
Oregor and 320 for Clarke. Thera
were approximately fifteen hundred
votes polled <n the entire county.
The executive committee, which met
at 11 o’clock this morning, consolidat
ed the returns, entered formal thanks
to tbe men, who held the elections
snd ordered tbe results sent to tbe
Democratic state authorities.
The following is the tabulated vote
55, Cooper 9 and Howard 2. In the of the county:
TABULATED VOTE IN THOMAS COUNTY
CANDIDATES—
LEGION PARADES THRU
NEW ORLEANS STREETS
Greetings Read From Prince
Of Wales and General Haig
Landis Speaks and Bonus
Still the Big Topic.
IBr i
New Orleans. La., Oct. 18.—The
American Legion.' following a brisk
business session today, paraded thru
miles of tbe narrow, stone-paved
streets along the tortuous courses of
“Vleux Carre/’ and then down thi
Broad "concourse of Canal Street
Over thirty thousand Legionalrei
"fell In" for the parade, all apparent
Iy full of pep and In their regular
iplrlt of "Harin' to go."
Greetings from the British Legion,
ilgneri by (he Prince of Wales ant
General Haig, commander of the Brit
ish army, were brought by Major
Brunei) Cohen, member of the British
parliament, who lost both legs In the
The
robly
with
Judge Kenesaw M. Landis, su
baseball commissioner began
bis address and tbe enthusiasm con
tinued throughout his speech.
Demand for a roll call that "the
world may know where we stand on
the bonus question," was followed by
i viva voce vote, affirming the report
»f the resolutions committee, declar
ing that the Legion will "continue to
fight for legislation until enacted.”
80UTHERN MAN MAY HEAD
LEGIONNAIRES NEXT TERM
Orleans. La.. Oct. 18.—Out-
ng among the developments
among the delegates to the American
l*egion was the announcement that
Uvln M. Ousley, of Dallas, Tex., vice
commander of the organization, was
in active candidate for national com-
nander, to succeed Hanford MacNId-
>r, and It is generally believed the
South will name the next commander.
Greek i
sla Minor,
declares that C<
tine and the men who stood for
Constantlnism regime were not
serving the best Interests of Greece,
were acting outside these inter-
and that the time h»d come to
firmly establish a regime which would
the labor sincerely for Greece.
LOOKI LISTEN!!
FOR MEN ONLY!
Sale of Cheney’s All Silk Neck
wear, $1.50 to $2.50 Values, For
Friday and Saturday We Will Sell
These Ties at 95
SEE WINDOW DISPLAY.—ACT QUICKLY
Smith=Harley Shoe Co.
For United 8tates Senator
JOHN R. COOPER
WALTER F. GEORGE .
T. W. HARDWICK
SEAB WRIGT
HOWARD
For Pension Commlssioner-
JOHN C. BUTT
JOHN W. CLAK
J. L. DENT
C. E. McOREQOR
JOHN E. STONE .
SALESMAN CLAIMS TO '
HAVE BEEN ROBBED OF
JEWELS WORTH $300,000
Chic:
(By A
HI.. Oct. 18.—Max Moser,
i New York jewelry salesman, who
:old the police last night that he had
>een robbed of three hundred thous
and dollars' worth of unset diamonds,
questioned at tbe detective bureau
»y where hels being held while
the police investigated his story.
KEMALISTS CANNOT
GO TO THRACE VIA
CONSTANTINOPLE *
(By i
Constantinople, Oct. 18.—The Brit
ish authorities, la tbe interest of the
public’s safety have declined to per
mit the Turkish Nationalist gendarm-
ie to march through Constantinople
planned. This action is a keen
(appointment to the exuberant Tur-
<h population which had made pro-
THREE DIE IN WRECK
NEAR SAVANNAH^k^truct,^
Savannah, Ga., Oct. 18.—Three men (By Associated Press)
are dead, Engineer J. R. Graham, fire- 1 Cambridge, Mass., Oct. 18.—The
man Cecil Cook, and Ike Campbell, a.mort necessary change in American
negro brakemati, and tbe Savannah-! popular education la tbe Introduction
Atlanta freight train was still burning Into all public schools of religious
at noon, following a wreck at Spring- instruction and ethical Instruction,
field, Ga.. when tbe train was tele- Charles W. Elliott, President emerl-
scoped over a small trestle which had tus of Harvard, said in an address
been washed out by recent rains. here today.
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