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Newspaper Page TextMADE ENEMIES BY MIS PEN VOLUME XXXIII. FAYETTEVILLE, GEORGIA, OCTOBER 20, 1922. NUMBER 14. GEORGE AND M’GREGOR SWEEP THE STATE LIGHT VOTE POLLED IN TUESDAY’S PRIMARY. On the face of complete unofficial returns from Tuesday’s statewide primary, Judge Walter P. George, !of Vienna, was nominated by a land slide to succeeed the late Senator Thomas B. Watson in the ' United States senate, carrying 125 out of 160 counties, with 304 votes v in the Demo cratic state convention. Running second, Governor Thomas W. Hardwick obtained a plurality in thirty counties, receiving a total of 80 unit votes. Seaborn Wright ran ahead in seven counties, with 20 units, and John R. Cooper, the fourth can didate, failed to carry a county. For state pension commissioner, Major C. E. McGregor, of Warrenton, was overwhelmingly nominated over his four opponents, John W. Clark, John P. Stone, John C. Butt and J. E. Dent. " Unofficial returns showed that Major McGregor carried more than 100 counties. Popular Vote Very Light, The popular vote was considerably lighter than in any statewide primary in a number of years. Inclement weather and a lack of general interest were assigned as the main reasons. In the senate race Judge George made almost a clean sweep of south Georgia. Unofficial returns; show that he carried} every congressional district in the state except the Tenth, which is Governor Hardwick’s home district and was carried by him. ' Judge, George carried five of the six-vote counties, Fulton, DeKalb, Bibb and Muscogee. Governor Hard wick ran ahead in Chatham Richmond and Laurens, and Mr. Wright carried his home, county of Floyd. THE COMING CIRCUS Sparks World Famous Shows are billed to exhibit at Newnan Friday, October 27th, and from the newspaper reports preceding them their exhi bition will be worth going many miles to witness. Of the many features carried by the shows this season, some of the Animal Acts are without dbubt the most won derful and thrilling ever presented to an American audience. The big group of fighting forest-bred lions, all full grown males, give an exhibition that is full of thrills, and the audience is left with a positive feeling of awe at Iman’s wonderful mastejry Jover the brute creation. Another extraordinary feature with the show is Capt. Tiebor’s troupe of educated Seals and Sea Lions. These interesting sea animals perform the most seemingly impossible feats; bal ancing chairs, umbrellas and whirling frands of fire while climbing ladders, walking tight ropes and riding the back of galloping horses. This»feature baffles description and must be seen to be appreciated. Many other wonderful things are to be seen with this mammoth show, and the main performance beneath the big tents will present a number of the most marvelous foreign acts of the century. The menagerie of wild animals car ried with the show is complete in every, detail, and contains rare and . curious 1 specimens of, the earth’s most interesting and curious animals. A mile long street parade of dazz ling splendor, beautiful women, and handsome horses,, (interspersed with three brass bands and a steam calliope will traverse the street shortly before noon, and this feature alone will be worth going many miles to see. Don’t forget the date and the place of exhibition—Newnan, Friday, Octo ber 27th. TEN TIMES BIGGEST CIRCUS HERE SOON JUDGE WALTER F. GEORGE. OFFICERS Of the County Sunday School Association to Meet. All county officers of the Fayette County Sunday S’chool Association, are requested to meet at the Fayetteville Methodist Church, Saturday, October 28, at 1:30 o’clock, for an officers con ference. Officers are as follows: W. W. Alford, R. P. Minter, N. D. Huckabee, W. L. Stinchcomty L. G. Perry, W. B, Elder and Miss Lois Okley. Z. P. ELLINGTON, President. MULLINShWELDON WEDDING. $50 Cut in Price For All Model Fords Is Ordered A wedding of cordial interest to their many friends was that of Miss Letitia Mullins and Mr. Carl Weldon, which took place at the home of the bride, Friday evening, October 14th. The impressive ceremony was per formed by Rev. Brown of Inman, and was witnessed only by the immediate families of the bride and groom. The bride was lovely in her going away gown of dark blue Poiret twill with accessories to match. The house was attractively decorat ed in ferns and cut flowers. After the ceremony a delicious salad course was served. As Miss Mullins the bride was one of Fayetteville’s most accomplished young ladies entering into every phase of public life. Mr. Weldon is a prominent business man of Inman, Later in the evening the bride and groom left for Washington, D. C., and other points of interest in the East. RESOLUTIONS OF SYMPATHY Resolutions of Sympathy from Fay etteville Chapter No. 194, O. E. S., to the family of Dr. E. B. Weldon: Whereas the death angel has visited the family of our faithful brothers and sisters and taken the father from their midst. We do offer our sincere sym pathy to the bereaved family and to express to them our love. May they ever feel and know that we the Fayetteville Chapter No. 194, O. E. S., do share in their sorrows. May they ever look to the God of our fathers to guide and direct them and to uphold them in every trial of life. T. R. CLAY, E. C. SEAWRIGHT, MATTIE MAE LEWIS, Committee. World’s Greatest Amuse ment Institution, Ring- ling Bros, and Barnum & Bailey, Headed This Way. FAYETTE COUN TY LOSES PROMI NENT CITIZEN Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Day draws near and with it will come a vast circus of “ten thousand wonders” to exhibit in Atlanta, Mon day, October 23rd. This mammoth amusement enter prise of 1922 has been officially re corded as “America’s ten times great est circus.” It is a third bigger than in 1921. For, in addition to the many innovations offered then, the present season’s program numbers ten more trained wild-animal displays—making twenty in all—and the most superb trained horse acts that Europe has yet produced. The wild-animal and equine displays of 1921 were introduced mere ly ,that the Ringling Brothers might judge of their popularity. So enthu siastically were these numbers receiv ed that the famous showmen immedi ately arranged for the purchase of the world’s finest acts 6f this kind. An entire equine circue was bought out right and brought to this country last winter. And while the Ringling Broth ers and Barnum & Bailey agents were securing this and the trained; tiger, polar bear, lion, leopard and jaugar groups, they had orders to engage the foremost men and women performers of the European capitals. And these stars from city and jungle are all to be seen with this wonder circus of 1922. Everything, including the great double menagerie of more than a thou sand animals and exhibiting such rari ties as a mite of a ,baby hippopotamus and its three-ton mother, is to be seen for the price of one admission ticket. And by “everything” is meant not only the wild animal and equine displays, but the entire circus. More than 700 men and women, embracing the world’s foremost arenic stars, take part. There are 100 clowns.. Aside from the ferocious beasts, the program includes forty trained elephants. There are five companies of trained seals, many dogs, bears, monkeys, pigs and pigeons. It is the biggest circus pro gram the world has even seen, given under the largest tent. HIGH SCHOOL NOTES A number of pupils attended the fair, last Tuesday. Tuesday was “School Day.” S. B. Lewis and George Gary are spending the week at the fair as stud ent representatives. of Fayette county. Each county in the state is allowed two representatives each year. Such representatives are chosen |py examin ation. These boys stood the best ex amination on the question sent out by th& fair association and they were en titled to the trip. Detroit, Mich., October 16.—A $59 reduction in the price of all models .of Ford automobiles will be put into 'effect in Ford agencies throughout the country Tuesday morning, it was learned Monday night. Orders author izing this cut were telegraphed to all Ford dealers. “This reduction is in line with Mr. Ford’s poliqy of cutting, the price as rapidly as he can, and still reserve enough capital to carry out his busi ness plans,” an official of the Ford company said. So far as could be learned there will be no immediate price cut on Ford tractors. Ownership and Management of The Fayetteville News The Fayetteville News is owned and operated by A. O. Blalock. D. B. Bla lock is Managing Editor, and Chaun- cey L. Foote is Editor. The paper is published weekly at Fayettevile, Ga., and is the official organ of both the County of Fayette and the town of Fayetteville. As per request of the Government, we do certify that the above is true. Sworn to and subscribed to, before me this the 1st day of October, 1922. CHAUNCEY L. FOOTE, Editor. E. V. JONES, Notary Public, Fayette county, Georgia. The annual election of officers of the high school student body will take place next Tuesday. The election is in charge of the Senior Class, which ia divided into two groups called the Lib erals and Conservatives. Each of these groups has nominated 'its candidates and is busy canvassing the student body for votes. A poll tax will be charged every voter and a property tax on the number of high schools each pupil has. The parties have announc ed their platforms and the candidates will speak on election day. Dr. E. B. Weldon Dies Suddenly at Inman. Dr. E. B. Weldon dies suddenly Sat nrday at his home at Inmaff. Dr. Wel don was born May 18, 1844, in Henry county and joined the Methodist Epis copal Church, South, in early boyhood and was faithful to his religious con victions to his death. Served in the Confederate Army in the 13th Georgia regiment, was wound ed at Petersburg and was with Lee at the surrender. Attended Medical School at Tulane University, New Or leans, La., one year and graduated from Medical College of Georgia at Augusta in 1871. Began, practicing medicine at Woolsey, Ga., and was ac tive in the profession for forty years. Married to Miss Mary Frances Harp, daughter of Rev. Mozee Harp, Novem ber 20, 1873. To this happy union ten children were born, nine of whom are living, an older daughter having died some years ago. He passed away on October the fourteenth, 1922, after an illness of eleven months. Surviving 'him are his wife, five sons: W. P. Weldon, Acworth. 'Ga.; Dr. J. B. Weldon, Hampton, Ga.; A. C. Weldon, W. W. Weldon and R. F. Weldon, Inman, Ga.; and four daugh ters: Mrs. D. A. McLucas, Mrs. W. E. Wills, Mrs. W. E. Brown and Miss Sallie Weldon, all of Inman Ga.; one brother, two sisters and a number of grand children, neices and nephews. Dr. Weldon has been prominently identified in every movement of the Georgia Board of Health in their effort to stamp out the cause, of disease, and to better the condition’^ fm- health of the people of the county, and has al ways been a promoter of improved agricultural methods. Up to the tirrffe of his death he operated extensive farming interests. Dr. Weldon had been 1 feeble for some time and his death was not en tirely unlooked for. The funeral services were conducted at the Methodist Church at Inman, Ga., by his former pastors. The Blalock Undertaking Company, of Fayetteville, in charge. George W. FelkeiySr., Dies at Monroe Home TRIBUNE, Monroe, Ga. Basketball is getting under way. Practice began this week. All of last year’s team is back and there is a bright outlook for a successful season. The first game will be played with Hampton High School on October 27. High School to Give Hallowe’en Party. Don’t miss the Hallowe’en Party to be given by the high school on Friday evening, October 27, at the school building. Everybody is invited. There wil lbe games, contests and other amusements for young and old. The most popular girl will be chosen by a voting contest. A prize will be given for the most original costume. A small admission fee of ten and fifteen cents. The proceeds will be used to add equipment to the Domes tic Science department and for the High School Athletic Association. Mr. Geo. W. Felker, Sr., one of Mon roe’s best known and most highly re spected citizens, died suddenly at 2:30 this Thursday afternoon. News of Mr. Felker’s death came to the “Tfibune” as we were going to press. He was up town as usual Wed nesday, but Wednesday night was taken with ..something like a bilious spell. Thursday morning he appeared to be improved, but about two o’clock this afternoon ;he took a sudden turn for the worse and expired a few min utes after medical assistance reached him. Mr. Felker was born in Monroe, in January, 1853. He was one of Walton county’s wealthiest men and a large owner of central real estate in Atlanta, and a man of the highest honor and integrity, who enjoyed a warm spot in the hearts of thousands of friends. One of the most prominent and suc cessful figures in the business life of Walton county for many years. He retired from active business several years ago and has since been residing quietly at his home in Monroe. News of Mr. Felker’s sudden death came as a thunderclap to the people of Monroe. He is survived by his wife and six- children, Mrs. Lena Felker Lewis, Mrs. W. B. Hollingsworth, of Fayetteville; Mrs. C. R. Ware, of Lawrenceville; Mrs. R. C. Mizell, of Sparks; and Messrs. Geo. W. Felker, Jr., and Paul M. Felker of Monroe. He is also survived by one brother, Judge Joseph H. Felker, of this city, and two sisters, Mrs. H. D. McDaniel of Monroe, and Mrs. H. F. Scott of Atlanta, To these and numerous other loved ones The Tribune tenders assurances of heartfelt sympathy in their great bereavement. The Tribune will have more to say oil Mr. Felker’s untimely end in its next issue. The flapper’s mind is the cleanest in the history of womankind, declares one of New York’s literati. Which may or may not account for the fact that the heads of a lot of them look like window mops. As an eminent doctor has announced that mud baths are good for the skin, it is suggested that all a lady has to do to get one easily is take a ride in the side car of a motorcvcle. Voltaire, Great French Writer, Twice Sent to the Bastille for Attacks on Government. Jean Francois Marie Arouet, who is better known by his assumed name of Voltaire, owed much of his grace in society to the celebrated French cour tesan, Ninon de L’Enclos. He was also Indebted to her for a substantial leg acy which was his upon her death. Voltaire early came into conflict with the government and It was his pen which got him into the predica ment, it Is recorded. Louis XIV had died and the d,uke of Orleans was ap pointed regent during the minority of the young successor to the throne. Voltaire improved the opportunity to write a sarcastic piece about the re gent, and for his trouble he was ar rested and thrown into the Bastille. On his release his play "Oedipe” was produced and soon after governmental quarrels landed the man of letters in the Bastille again. On his second release from prison Voltaire journeyed to England. Upon his return he devoted himself to writ ing and to commercial pursuits, which enabled him to live in ease the re mainder of his life. As the years passed Voltaire became bitter in his attacks upon the church and he became thoroughly hated by the clergy. When he died In 1778 the cure of St. Sulpice refused him bur ial. HELD RED MEN AS SLAVES Puritans Had No Scruples in Thus Employing the Enemies They Captured in Battle. The Indian captives ,in early Mas sachusetts wars were divided in lots and assigned to housekeepers. Even the gentle Roger Williams once wrote for “one of the drove of Adam’s de generate seed” to serve as his slave. Rev. Peter Thatcher of Milton, Mass., bought an Indian in 1673 for £5 down and £5 more at the end of the year—a high-priced servant for the times. One of her duties was to take care, of the Thatcher infant. Shortly after the purchase, the reverend gen tleman made this entry In his diary: “Came home and found my Indian girl had liked to have knocked my Theodorah on the head by letting her fall. Whereupon I took a good wal nut stick and beat the Indian to pur pose till she promised to do so no more.” The Puritans sold Indian captives ns slaves to the West Indies. King Philip’s wife and child were thus sold and died there. Their story was told in scathing language by Edward Everett. Economic Ingenuity. An English Jew, successful in a business deal in New York, wrote the following message to his wife: “Busi ness successful: £3.000 profit; sail to morrow on the Majestic. Arrive Liv erpool 25th; home early same evening. Your loving husband, . JACOB.” Jacob, however, was appalled when he found the cost per word and set at work to reduce the length of the message. He reasoned as follows: Rachel would notice that the cable was from New York and, having no friends there, would know it must be from Jacob. She would know, too, that he would not cable unless he had been successful. She would remember that he had expected to make £3.000. She would guess that he would take the first boat and that she coqld identify that from the shipping office. Finally she would think there wns something wrong if he was not her “loving husband.” So in the end Ja cob’s telegram consisted of Rachel’s name and -address only.—Chicago Daily News. Ancient Roadbuilders. Herodotus tells us that in Egypt a great king built a magnificent road across the sands for the transporta tion of materials for the Pyramids, employing for this purpose 100,000 men for a period of ten’ years. This road was built of massive stone blocks and was lined on both sides with mausoleums, statues and temples. Traces of what may have been a part of this ancient highway are today found near the great Pyramids and comprise what is probably the oldest remains of a road surfaced with stone. Early historians write of wonderful roads radiating from the city of Babylon about 2000 B. C. and run ning to Susa, Ecbatana. Sardis and Nineveh, as having been paved with brick. The ancient Persians, Assy rians, Carthaginians, Chinese and Peruvians were all renowned road- builders. Their works, however, have passed awny. LADY ELEPHANT WON BY MAHOUT Huge Beast in the London Zoo Is Persuaded to Abandon Her Strike. IS SOOTHED BY HINDUSTANI WHEN THE BIRDS FLY NORTH Native Indian Lectures Her Respect fully and Now She is Again Tractably Carrying Lit- tie Children. When their little voices drop from the mist or the darkness, bearing a message of their passing, it is a poor soul, indeed, which does not thrill in answer, and In answer to the sweet twitter of some flock of tiny warblers no less than the heroic clang of the Canada geese, flying In battle forma tion with a sound like the dragging of a chain over some vast corrugation of the air.—Walter Prichard Eaton in Harper’s Magazine. ORNATE COIFFURE OF GEISHA One of the Great Mysteries of Nature Is the Migration of the Winged Voyagers. Have you ever arisen before the birds awakened you, when the dawn sky was still flecked with clouds that drifted, It may be, across the face of a dying moon, and heard far, far above you, the speech of anseen voyagers going north? It Is a strange, a memorable sensa tion, to look into the blank sky while your ears tell you that the aerial mi gration Is winging past. Perhaps, with a glass, you can pick out the specks against a rosy cloud or the moon disk. Birds, It may be no larger than a hum ming bird, hundreds of them, thou sands of them, all the spring, thread ing their way for endless miles by the j gleam of a river far below, the dark London.—A big female Indian ele- j patch 0 f a mountain forest, the lmze phant that wefit on strike at the zoo i a nd glow of a town—straight, some- last spring and refused to do what times, to last year’s nest all big elephants at the zoo are re quired to do—earn money by carrying children around on her back—has been cured of the sulks and laziness by the seeming magic treatment of an Indian mahout She was presented to the zoo by ttie Maharajah of Cooch Behar two years ago. She had been well trained and acted at all times like a sensible, well-behaved elephant and obeyed or ders properly. She developed no" vices beyond that of picking pockets for edible dainties. But every ele phant that has any sense at all learns to do that in the zoo. Goes on Strike. Then she took It into her big head that she would not submit to being bossed any longer. She declined to stand between the new riding steps that had been fixed up for the con venience of juvenile elephant riders. When the old wooden steps were sub stituted for.the new ones she proved equally obdurate. In the end she de clined to leave the elephant yard at all. As the elephant Is a fine animal, and quite good tempered, It was de cided to obtain a mahout from India. He was - cabled for, and arrived In due course. He was taken to the elephant house. He at once entered the In- closure and formally saluted the ani mal, standing first at her head and then at her tail. Next he took off his shoes, and knotted a rope loosely round the elephant’s neck, which he afterward used as a kind of stirrup. Talks Hlnduatarti to Her.* With little difficulty he persuaded her to kneel and mounted her neck. In less than two minutes, soothing, patting, and talking volubly to her In Hindustani, he had got on good terms with the animal. Then he took her round to the elephant ride, and apparently had her in complete con trol. Phrases of his admonitions, freely translated, were ns follows: . “I am told that you eat your food, and will not work; It Is wrong; Allah enjoins on ns all that we must work if we would eat. You are cheating your masters, and it Is unworthy of yon. I am only a black mah, and yqu must not mind me. Put fear out of your mind j take it up from your heart, and throw it out" The elephant certainly seemed to understand, apd now obeys every or der, The mahout was given quarters In another pftrt of the gardens, but he obtained leave to sleep In the ele phant house, its he says that he wishes to talk to the elephant during the night. He has not yet tried to saddle her, as he wttnts to take things slowly, but he Is Confident he will conquer all her fears and make her perma nently obedient. Headdress of Japanese Dancing Girl la Expensive and She la Care ful of It. Probably the Japanese geisha has erected her hair Into the most elabo rate coiffure that fashion has accepted for one of her modes In any country in the world. Except that It is more ornate tfiafi that of the average woman of Japan, the geisha headdress, in gen eral structure and line, in its use of silver and gold papers, of artificial flowers and jade or coral hairpins, ex presses the conventional Japanese idea of what woman’s crowning glory should be like, says Asia. She requires a professional “kamigama” to do it for her. Naturally she does not feel that she can afford to pay 10 or 20 cents every morning for this adornment of the outside of her head; so at night she props her neck on a tiny hard pil low—in the ancient days “mahota” were made of porcelain or Wood—and, takes care to keep her coiffure In as good ordet; as she can. The long black hair is oiled so that not a single strand shall be out of place, and the final effect Is that of a carved black lacquer frame around the delicate yellow of the face. Walking, If a man is walking, it Is the first principle of philorophy to say that he is not walking, N e flirt principle of science to say ^at he is placing one foot before ths other and bringing the hinder one In turn to the fore, the first principle of art t.> say that the man is more than walking, ho is yearning; then there ore times when scientist, philosopher an<j poet all discover of a sudden that by heavens! the man is walking and none other.—Kenneth Burke, in the Dial. Nevada Natural Wonder. “The Devil’s Postpile” is located in the Sierra Nevada mountains on the middle fork of the San Joaquin river. The “pile" is a mile long, half as wide, and 400 feet high. The odd formation whence its appellation is derived is not everywhere in evidence, cropping out only in certain places. Tlie most striking columns constitute more than 1,000 feet of its western face. They rise over 100 feet above the talus—a vast heap of broken “posts” accumulated through the proc ess of weathering. How far down ward they extend is a matter of con jecture. The columns in this amaz ing bluff are arranged in rows as regularly as the pipes of an organ. Almost perfect prisms, they are fitted together like cells in a honeycomb, and really look as if carved by hu man bands. These columns range from 14 inches to more than 3 feet In diameter. Most of them pentagonal, whereas elsewhere general shape is ’hexagonal. are the Man’s Hidden Fear. The look on a man’s face when a sympathetic woman says she “under stands" him probably is caused by a hidden fear that maybe she does.—St. Joseph News-Press. Squirrels Store Nuts. Not a few mammals are in the habit of hiding surplus' food, and it is easy to imagine how this might lead on to a more definite storing instinct ruch as squirrels show. In a mrnbe:- of dif ferent hoards the squirrel hides hazel nuts, beechnuts and acorns, and those may be a standby in the hard times of winter when the beautiful creature, which is not a true winter sleeper, ia unable to sieep away its hunger, or when the young ones, which remain for a long time in the company of the parents, plead for food, in some mild climates the squirrel’s storing instinct seem to remain undeveloped. Daily Thought. When all is done, human life is at the greatest and the best, but like a forward child, that must* be played with and humored a little to keep it quiet till it falls asleep and then the care is over.—Temnle. On Naming Babies. A law was passed recently in Nor way prohibiting the bestowal of ridicu lous names on babies. Also no French child may be given a name that does not occur in the official list drawn up for tile purpose, composing IS,000 Items.