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FAYETTEVILLE, GEORGIA, JULY 8, 1921.
NUMBER 51.
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VOL. XXXII
FOURTH OF JULY
CELEBRATION AT UNION
CITY A GREAT SUCCESS
WATSON AND HARDWICK AMONG THEIR
FRIENDS.
PROTRACTED
MEETING
At Methodist Church Is
Announced to Begin
Sunday, July 17th.
I Everybody in Union City, of course,
took a hand in making the program
a success. Mayor Walter Cowart
drilled his town marshals and special
marshals very thoroughly in direct
ing the traffic and assisted in pre
paring the barbecue. J. C. Upchurch,
one of the famous barbecue cooks of
Georgia was in charge of the pits. A
greater 'quantity of well cooked meat
was probably never served at a sin
gle barbecue in Georgia. Everybody
‘ had plenty and did not have to wait
to get it.
Vast Throng Assembled
A vast throng assembled from ad
joining counties, from distant parts
of Georgia, and from adjoining states,
to Barticipate in the general festivi
ties and to hear Senator Watson and
Governor Hardwick. All roads lead
ing to Union City were jammed with
traffic as early as daylight. Many
of the parties from a distance came
the day before and camped in the
grove beside the lake. Members of
the legislature, state house officers,
former ‘ legislators and former gover
nors, prominent politicians from all
parts of Georgia, were among the
guests.
Senator Watson’s speech was the
first he has delivered in Georgia since
going to the senate. Men who have
been hearing him for twenty years
declared he never made a better
speech-. He was. filled with the nat-
A, ural enthusiasm of the occasion, wa3
lifted to the pinnacle of eloquence by
the admiration ,• of a host of
friends, and discussed national ques
tions in a manner which showed that
he is taking the keenest interest in
his work in the senate. He was ra-
, diant with, good humor, as happy as a
school boy at a picnic, often pausing
in the midst of his speech to laugh
aloud. Although scheduled to begin
speaking at 11 o’clock, he commenced
* at 10 to catch the northbound New
York-New Orleans limited, which
stopped at Union City to take him
back to Washington.
Senator Watson wore a new pongee
silk suit, cream colored, a white vest,
a black felt hat, black slippers with
capless toes, and detachable cuffs.
He had not taken time jto remove the
size tags from the suit before put
ting it on. After he had spoken ten
minutes his detachable cuffs got in
his way and he snatched them off
and stood them on end on the table
in front of him. The blazing July
sun bent a beam around the canvass
roof of the rostrum and burned liim
like an X-ray, so that he was drench
ing wet when he finished his speech.
Senator Watson prefaced his speech
with an elopuent and powerful ap
peal for the passage of legislation by
the Georgia legislature at this session
to provide free text books in the com
mon schools. He said he would lose
heart and never again put faith in any
^’governor if the legislature adjourned
and went home without doing it. Men
in the crowd replied with shouted ex
pressions of confidence in Governor
Hardwick in which the senator con
curred whole-heartedly.
This was followed by excoriation
of the federal reserve board, in Sen
ator Watson’s most dramatic style
He accused the board of “conducting
,a war upon American business more
* ruthless and frightful -and destruc
tive than the war of the Germans on
land and sea.’’ Using figures pre
pared by John Skelton Williams, for
mer comptroller of the currency, he
accused the reserve board of “de
stroying values in the United States
amounting to $31,000,000,000, a sum
of money equal to the .German war
indemnity.’’ His arraignment of the
board for depreciating the valaue of
United States war bonds was one of
.the most consummate pieces of ora
tory in the senator’s career. He
played upon the emotions of his audi
ence like a violinist plays upon the
strings. His remedy for conditions,
he showed in closing this part of his
speech is to make Liberty bonds le
gal tender for the payment of all
debts, thereby establishing them at
par value by law.
qn the closing periods Senator Wat
son paid a tribute of remarkable elo
quence to the spirit of American de
mocracy, expressed his deep inter
est in pending highway legislation in
congress and appealed to Georgians
of all factions to forget past differ
ences and support his efforts in the
senate whenever they believe he is on
the right line.
substance a repetition of his anaugu
ral address delivered on Saturday
June 26, on the rostrum erected on
the capitol grounds, when he took the
oath of office.
Most of his speech was devoted to
state finances, which he declared to
be in the worst muddle since recon
struction. He showed that the treas
ury will have a defecit of $3,500,000
at the end of the year, and that this
must be extinguished. His detailed
plans for reorganizing the finances of
the state were not presented to the
audience, as they are being reserved
for the governor’s address to the
house and senate on Wednesday.
He did indicate, however in a gen
eral Way, that he - will propose and
insist upon legislation whereby the
intangible property of the state shall
contribute something more than it
contributes now to the maintenance
of the government. He showed that
intangible property now pays only
three per cent of the segregate reve
nue of the state, and declared that he
will propose legislation to uncover
this class of property and compel its
return for taxation.
He reiterated his pledge of the
strictest economy in all departments
and institutions of the state, and de
dared again, as in his inaugural mes
sage, that unless boards of unnec
essary commissions 'must be abolish
ed.
Replying to calls from the audience
he paid his respects briefly to Gover
nor Dorsey’s' pamphlet on race rela
tions.
What James B. Nevin of
The Georgian Says of
Tom Watson and
Hardwick.
" ’Governor Hardwick’s Speech
Governor Hardwick’s speech was in
That was a great gathering of plain
Georgia folks that greeted Thomas E
Watson at Union City on Monday, of
course, the crowd greeted others be
sides Mr. Watson—the governor was
there and was given a royal reception
rivaling in its enthusiasm that of the
senator—nevertheless it was distinct
ly a Watson day and a Watson occa
sion.
. This was the first publlfc appear
ance of Senator Thomas E. Watson
before the people of Georgia since he
took his seat in the United States
Senate.
Mr. Watson has .very greatly
pleased his friends in the record he
has made thu's far and very greatly
disappointed his enemies. He went
to Washington one of the best known
men in the United States—a national
figure for many years, but wholly
untried in that particular forum.
True, he served a term in the House
of Representatives a good many years
ago, where for a. one-term member
he made a remarkable record. But the
most of that is somewhat beyond the
memory of folks of the present day.
Nevertheless, Mr. Watson immediate
ly took his place in the Senate as one
of the leaders therein.
I understand from those who are
informed that Senator Watson is on
the friendliest of terms with prac
tically the entire senatorial member
ship. There is not a more scholorly
man in the United States Senate, nor
one better informed. Th6re are few
subjects upon which Senator Watson
is not able to talk fully and freely
and with authority. He is applying
himself to his arduous senatorial
duties very seriously and already has
made a number of notable and strik
ing speeches. His bill to make Lib
erty bonds legal tender has attracted
a great deal of attention throughout
the entire United States—and very
much more favorable and approving
comment, too, than many, suspected
it would.
At Union City yesterday Mr. Wat
son’s friends were on hand to give
him the glad hand—and they cer
tainly gave it to him. He must have
felt a thrill of honest pride in that
momentous and patriotic gathering.
The Rome Tribune-Herald makes
note of the Act that Governor Hard
wick is the first Georgian in the his
tory of the commonwealth to hold
successively the three positions of
congressman, senator and governor.
This is true, and in addition thereto
he has held a fourth public office—
that of membership in the State
House of Representatives.
For a man not quite 50 years of
Many Preparatory Pray
er Meetings Announc
ed for Next Week.
The Protracted Meeting at. the
Methodist Church is announced to
begin the Third Sunday, July 17, with
Rev. Marvin Williams, pastor of Grace
Church, Atlanta, preaching.
Preparatory to the meeting the fol
lowing -prayer meeting are annaunced
for next week:
Monday, July 11, 8 p. m.
At Mr. Walter Turnipseed’s, led by
Brother R. E. L. Fife.
At Mr. Osie Jackson’s, led by Broth
er E. P.. Mize.
At Mr. J. C. Gilbert’s, led by Broth
er E. E. Thornton.
Tuesday, July 12, 8 p. m.
At Mr. J, J. Davis, led by Brother
W. J. Stell. ‘
At Mr. W. W. Morris’s, led by Broth
er C. A. Dixon.
At Mr. Thomas Harris’s, led by
Brother W. W. Allen.
Wednesday, July 13, 8 p. m.
At Mr. L. G. Perry’s, led by Brother
J. J. Davis.
At Mr. Hill Redwine’s, led by Broth
er R. El L. Fife.
At Mr. J. S. Thornton’s, led
Brother T. R. Gay.
Thursday, July 14, 8 p. m.
At Mr. J. H. Stephens’, led
Brother J. T. McCollum.
At Mr. B. G. Hightower’s, led by
Borther C. L. Foote.
At Mr. C. C. Travis’, led by Brother
W. B. Hollingsworth.
Friday, July 15, 8 p. m.
At Mr. A. J. Lucas’, led by Brother
W. N. Bearden.
At Mr. S. B. Lewis’, led by Brother
J. A. Lester.
At Mr. L. C. Dickson’s, led by- Broth
er S. A. Burks.
Saturday, July 16, 8 p. m.
At Mr. W. W. Reeves,’ led by Broth
er J. S. Thornton.
At Mr. T. M. Murphy’s, led by
Brother W. C. Vollenweider.
At Mr. W. J. Stell’s, led by Brother
L. G. Perry.
Sunday, July 17, Services at Church
A. M. 11:00 o’clock—Dr. T. H.
Ealces.
P. M. 8:00- o’clock—Dr. Marvin Wil
liams.
EVERY EMPLOYEE
STOCKHOLDER IN
BIG ENTERPRISE
Firestone Workers Are
All Part Owners
of Rubber
Factory.
HOT WEATHER
POINTERS TO SHIP
PERS OF HOGS
by
by-
age, this is, indeed, a most remark
able record.
Governor Hardwick started in his
very early manhood on his political
career as a member of the House of
Representatives, where he served
two terms. He then went to the na
tional House of Representatives for
six terms, after which he was named
senator for a little more. than four
years—the unexpired term of Senator
Bacon—and now he is serving as gov
ernor.
do not know of Jany Georgia in
history who has crowded as much
political service into so short a pe
riod of time as has Thomas William
Hardwick.
Practically all of Governor Hard
wick’s life has been devoted to the
ippublic service. I remember very
well, when he was first selected to
Congress, hearing him make a speech
in the old ballroom of the Kimball
House, and that was the first time
I had ever seen him. I wondered
‘what 'boy was butting 'in on the
festivities with so much enthusiasm
and vim.” I do not recall what the
gathering was about; it seems that
I was attending it as some sort of
delegate from Floyd County. I was
informed that the speaker attract
ing my particular attention was “a
young fellow named Hardwick,” who
had just been elected to Congress, de
feating William H. Fleming.
With all of the service Mr. Hard
wick has rendered the people of this
State, I really believe he is now enter
ing upon the -period of his greatest
usefulness. There is a feeling, grow
ing day by daya, that Mr. Hardwick
is to measure up fully to the require
ments of the governorship. He has
made a splendid start with the Legis
lature, and he has some very con
structive plans in view—and is plainly
determined to carry them out.
We have fallen too much into the
habit—especially in the South, where
we are supposed to retain some of our
old-fashioned nations about State
rights, whether de do or no—of rat
ing a senatorship above the governor
ship.
It is a great and wonderful thing
to be governor of Georgia. It fur
nishes the individual who holds that
office in trust a noble and far-reach
ing opportunity. It is, indeed, the
ireatest honor we can confer upon
a citizen—the governorship.
Considerable interest seems to have
been aroused over the recent an
nouncement made by the Firestone
Tire & Rubber Co., of Akron, Ohio,
that now all of its employes are stock
holders. Many of our readers have
asked for further details,' so in order
to get the information from author-
itive sources we called on Mr, D. -B.
Blalock, of the local Firestone agency.
We Vere informed that within
twelve hours after announcement by
President H. S. Firestone of a new
allotment of employes’ stock every
employee had become a stockholder,
each subscriber i taking at-least two
shares, while there was a considerable
over subscription.
It seems that many Firestone em
ployes’ had been stockholders for
years, owning shares bought in pre
vious similar allotments, but under
the last offering every man and
woman became a stockholder, the ma
jority paying for their stock on a
monthly savings system.
According to Mr. Blalock, Firestone
is now the only' large industrial con
cern in the country, employing over
10,000 people, having every employe
a part owner in the enterprise.
Mr. Firestone is said to have made
a short announcement after learning
of the remarkable reception accorded
this issue ( of employes’ stock in the
course of which he pointed out that
thrift was the keystone of success and
well-being, and that there was no sub
stitute for hard work and saving.
Let Them Become Rest
ed and Cool Before
Loading.
Atlanta, Ga., July 7.—To prevent
losses to hogs in transit during hot
weather, the Live Stock Department
of the Southern Railway System has
issued the following suggestions to
shippers:
Haul or drive hogs to station in
ample time to allow them to become
rested and cool before loading.
When ordering a car for loading
hogs, insist upon a clean one bedded
with sand, clay or earth.
Wet thoroughly the bedding and in
terior or car before loading.
HOW TO GET RID
Of Worms and Blossom-
End Rot of Tomatoes.
Tht tomato worm has been rather
severe in Georgia this season. This
wofm is the same species as the corn
ear worm, and often does considerable
damage to corn also.
For a number of years the Georgia
Experiment Station has been conduct
ing spray experiments for the control
of certain tomato diseases and has
been adding different arsenical poi
sons in an effort to control the to
mato warm which bores into the fruit
and destroys such a large percentage
of it.
One of the difficulties of poisoning
this worm is that it bores directing
into the fruit and does practically all
Give only a small feed of grain he- jt s feeding on the inside of the fruit,
fore shipping. Heavy feed means
more body heat generated.
Load not more than one hour before
train is to depart.
Load slowly and carefully. Avoid
excitment and do not beat or bruise
the animals.
Load not to exceed 14,000 lbs. fat
hogs and 16,000 lbs. stock hogs in a
standard 36-ft. car during warm wea
ther.
Have water applied to the bedding
in the car at available points imme
diately after the train stops.
Use ice on floor of car whenever
possible, three blocks to a car.
Report inattention or neglect
promptly to Superintendent of Divis-
ion _on which shipment originates.
Never throyv water directly upon
hogs after they become heated. Run
it on floor of car under hogs instead.
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Thus it is advisable to us spray mix
tures with a high per centage of
poison and cover the fruit very
thoroughly with the spray so as to
increase the chances of the worm get
ting a fatal dose as it eats through
the skin of the fruit to enter. The
following spray (mixture is recem-
mended for this purpose:
Powdered arsenate of lead 11/2 lbs.
Unslacked lime 3 lbs.
Resin-fish oil soap 3 lbs.
Water 50 gallons.
The- firs oil soay in this mixture
has been found to make it spread and
adhere better to the surface of the
fruit.
In addition to spraying, it is very
important to pick off and destroy the
wormy tomaties, especially during the
early part of the season so as to
reduce the number pf worms in the
second brood.
The blossom-end rot has also been
severe in the State this year. This
disease which forms a circular dark
colored spot on the blossom-end of
the tomato when it is hardly half
grown, is not an infectious trouble
but is due to dry weather, and can be
prevented by keeping the soil well
watered.
H. P. STUCKiY, Director.
Trading
WE REDUCE PRICES
'J'HIS is a store where you are sure of receiving the full
value of your dollar on every purchase you make.
Just now we are making special prices on all summer
wear and supplies for women, young women and children.
It is an opportunity to outfit yourself for the summer at
reduced cost.
WE HAVE SOME VERY
LOW PRICES
PN
HIGH GRADE FURNITURE
WOMEN’S SUMMER
READY-TO-WEAR
DRESS PATTERNS
and OTHER FABRICS
UNDERCLOTHING
and LINGERIE
SUN HATS, GLOVES
AND NOTIONS
CORSETS THAT
GIVE SOLID
COMFORT
UMBRELLAS and
SUN SHADES.
AUTHORIZED AGENTS KELLY, SPRINGFIELD, FISK
TIRES
Blaock
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