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VOL. XXVII. CHAOS IN STATE LAID TO HOWELL Blames Editor for Effort to Hand-Pick Candidates for the Highest v Offices Offered. V * In a vigorous 'statement Monday, John N. Holder, candidate for gover nor, left no doubt that he would re utiin in tbe race until the primary. The statement was in answer to the editorial request from the Constitution that he retire from the race. Here is the hot shot handed the Atlanta editor: Hon. Clark Howell, Editor Atlanta Constitution, Atlanta, Ga. “Dear Mr. Howell: In reply to your editorial in The Atlanta Con sfßution of August 20, 1920, demand ing that I withdraw from the rave for governor in the interests of the loyal democracy of the state, I desire to state that this is the first opportunity that I have had to reply, as I returned on Saturday night from a very strenuous and successful campaign in south Geor gia. “When Mr. Hardwick entered the race for governor I held a conference with my loyal friends from every con . gressional district of Georgia, and said to them that I had stood ready, at all times, to render any service to democ racy, even to the surrender of the cher ished ambition of a life-time, and that if they thought 1 should retire from the race I would gladly do so. In this conference I earnestly urged my friends not to give consideration to my politi cal fortunes, but only the good of the party and the welfare of the state. They were unanimous that I alone could win the race. “I have endeavored all my life to be true and just to all men; to be true and loyal to my party, my state and my nation. I have always been your friend, true uud loyal. I was the first candidate to defend you against the attack of Mr. Hardwick, and I expected nothing less than fair treatment ut your hands, but instead you have given me a Brutus-stab in an effort to accom plish my political assassination and to elect your candidates. “You say that ‘unfortunately the loyal democrats vote of the state is divided between Walker and Holder, while Hardwick is able to concentrate around his candidacy all the discon tent, devilment and disloyalty that are working both from within and without state. Situation Is Acute. “The situation presented in the race lor the United Stated senate is even more acute. There is political chaos in Georgia. You are responsible for it. Your effort to hand-pick the candi dates for the highest offices in the gift of the people in Gorgia and your de termination to dominate the politics of the state has caused >he feelings of intense resentment against you and your methods. Since you ordered me to get out of he race for governor, hundreds have expressed their indigna tion at your audacity. Here Mr. Holder recited many ex tracts from letters and telegrams he had received condemning Howell and urging Mr. Holder to remain in the race. Then he goes on: “I could quote you from many more communications. You have consulted a few ‘prominent court officials,’ while I have consulted and heard from men of all walks of life, who say I am the strongest man in the race. “I was the first man to enter the race for governor, the first to pay my entrance fee, and I am the strongest candidate in the field today. I have con ducted my campaign upon a high plane, based upon my record, my training and fitness for the office, free from person alities and partisanship. “Denies Responsibility.” “I am in no wise responsible for the political situation to which you refer, or to the like situation in the race for the senate. You and Mr. Anderson, of The Macon Telegraph, forced this un fortunate situation in the race for the United States senate by compelling a third candidate to enter the race against his wish and over the protest of many of his strongest friends, when the issue was already drawn between Watson and anti-Watson. “Xow. Mr. Howell. I am ready, will ing and anxious to do anything in my party, and I stand ready to relieve the embarrassing situation in Georgia, but my withdrawal from the race for gov ernor would accomplish nothing unless the situation in the senatorial race was ®I)C TOitikt Mem Untrammeled by Prejudice and Unawed by Fear We Speak the Truth and Contend for the Right LARGE AUDIENCE GREETS TOM BELL Popular Candidate Makes Telling Speech at Barrow Comity Court House—. Answers His Traducer. Although the date of his speaking had received scant advertising, Hon. Thomas M. Bell Saturday afternoon spoke to a crowded court room full of interested voters. • Bell was iii fine fettle and he made a good speech, giving an account of his actions as the representative of the people of the Ninth district. He produced the records to refute every charge that his opponent had heaped upon him. He defined his posi tion on all war measures, and said while the house of had nothing to do with making treaties, he would gladly tell the voters where he stood on the League of Nations. He said he stood behind Cox and the Dem ocratic administration —for the League with strong reservations that would not impair the Constitution of this nation and make certain that no American boy shall engage in battle without our congress first passing upon the rnattey at issue. He stated that he had many oppon ents, but not until now had he had one who stooped to the depth of a character assassin. He said that John 1. Kelly was hopping about over 'the Ninth trying to rob him of his character he had been twenty years ill building, but thut John was leading a forlorn hope. He said that according to John Eye's platform that gentleman wanted to re turn to the days of Jefferson, with its free trade, free liquor and wooden plows. But, said Mr. Bell, as for me, I have no desire to return to those good old days. He said he preferred two mules to the ox and tractors to the wooden plows. He believed in progress and wanted to go forward, not backwards. Washington and Jefferson were great in their day and generation, but this is the day of prograss along all lines. The big crowd cheered the speaker lustily and after the speech you could hear it on nil sides that Tom could count on a safe majority in Barrow on September the Bth. FIVE FACE DEATH FOR LACK OF SERUM Tulsa, Okla.—Five men, all Tulsa farmers, have been stricken with an thrax, and according to statements of doctors all will die unless serum for the deadly disease is secured at once. The spread of the disease to humans comes as the aftermath to the anthrax epidemic among cattle in this vicinity, which caused deaths by the wholesale among herds. WINDERSCHOOLS OPEN WEDNESDAY Vacation time for young Winder is drawing to a close. , Next Wednesday the doors of our public schools will open and the scho lastic year of 1920-1921 will be on. The prospects for a record-breaking attendance is good, according to J. P. Cash, superintendent. The teachers will begin arriving Monday and go into conference with the superintendent Tuesday. Winder's High School should prove popular, for the graduates under Prof. Cash's management are taking high rank in the colleges of the state, show ing the efficiency of the training re ceived here. Every parent and well-wisher of the school is urged to come to the chapel Wednesday morning for the opening ex ercises. Bring your children and be with them for a few hours. also relieved at the same tme. “Since you my political enemv, have seen fit to advise me what to do, now you advised your friend and candidate to withdraw from the race for the senate, leaving only two in the race, and I stand ready to meet your demand and withdraw instantly from the gov ernor's race. “Unless, however, this is done, and done promptly, I am unable to see why I should be sacrificed for no purpose except to help your candidate for gov ernor. and not the democracy of Geor gia. and I shall be in the race to the finish, absolutely confident that I shall be elected. “JOHN N. HOLDER.” WINDER, BARROW COUNTY, GA., THURSDAY AUGUST 26, 1920. ■ •jfigjwj }• ■ - ft, ' jisk 9jji&§ij££|srßl v mP^ F jH -'' /*lB '• • TO THE WHITE VOTERS OF THE 27TH SENATORIAL DIS TRICT OF GEORGIA, COMPOSED OF TILE COUNTIES OF WALTON, OCONEE AND HARROW: Although I have lK*en a candidate for the senate for a considerable time, my duties us u member of the legislature from Barrow county kept me constant ly in service for the term which closed on August 12th, thereby leaving me for work in the district only about three weeks and, of eoure, it is impos sible for me or any one else to canvass three counties and see even a good portion of seven thousand registered voters in that time or in many other weeks. Therefore, 1 am compelled to seek your support through the medium of the press and other quick media. I wish I could see each voter in person and go over maters affecting the situa tion, but it is impossible under the con ditions. Should you desire to know anything of me personally, I was reared in So cial Circle, Walton county; was edu cated in the schools there and at Mer cer University; have studied and prac tised law for over twenty years during which time I was five years judge of City Court of Jefferson ; am now repre sentative of Barrow county and am now engaged in the practice of the law at Winder and throughout the Western Circuit. In politics, it is usual 'to reward a public servant by an endorsement of his public record if that record is a rea sonably satisfactory one, and I do not think the rule should l>e varied at this time. Instead of asking to be returned to the House I am asking that endorse ment by promotion to the Senate where there is a broader field for service. I am a good American and as such I hold th& Constitution of the United States as the SUPREME LAW OF THE LAND, over and above all other governmental obligations and over und übove ull treaties made under it or en tered into by our government and I, like all other good Americans, believe in the Constitutional guaranties of po litical, religious and civil liberties, and that these rights should be preserved at ull times and under ull conditions and that in so preserving them our Constitution will itself be preserved and kept supreme. - I am a good Southerner and as such still believe in the doctrine of STATES’ RIGHTS, and aA a believer In that doc trine I fought in committee, on the floor of the House und voted against the Infamous Susan B. Anthony Amendment to the Federal Constitution as an in vasion of the right of the several states to fix their several laws governing the right of suffrage according to the pecu liar conditions of the states. I am a good Georgian to the manor born, and in my public service to the state have tried to render faithful and intelligent service on all the matters that came before the legislature of 15)1!)- 1920, and he press of the state concedes that more difficult questions came be fore that legislature than any other since the reconstruction era, and my record as a member of that body is open for the inspection of all concerned, and 1 stand squarely on that record in every detail. I was very fortunate, for anew member, in my committee assign ments, being a member of a number of the important committees, including Education, General Judiciary, Consti tutional Amendment. Appropriations, As is well known to all who have serv ed in the legislature, ull of the impor tant legislation is worked out and shaped in committee und not on the floor of the House and good committee assignments give an opportunity for service in forming and shaping leg islation before it is finally reported to the legislature for action. Asa candi date for the senate I respectfully sub mit to the voters that one with this large und long public experience is by reason of that experience better fitted to serve you in matters affecting the state and the citizens thereof; the home and fireside and the children. I have had that experience and 1 am sure I can and will serve you acceptably bn all public questions that may come before the senate. , 1 Asa member of the committee on education and as a member of a special sub-comjnitee, it was my pleasure to help revise the school code which is now in operation in Georgia and under which the school laws may be made as good as the city schools as Soon as the rural high school features of the law have been put into operation and the school terms lengthened, as they will be, with the increased appropria tions for school purposes. After 1921, the common schools will receive by LAW one-half of the revenue of the state, and as it increases the amount to the schools will automatically in crease. I helped to pass that law. My record on all educational matters for the benefit of the school children of Georgia is made and I stand on it. 1 favored and still favor giving to the common schools for the betterment of the children of the state every support possible in keeping with the ability of the state. 2. I supported and voted for every bill that came before the House tending to improve agricultural conditions and rural life; including a standard cotton grading bill; better common schools; rural higii schools; co-operative asso ciations ; good roads to promote agri culture and education; bill to make all jxist roads public ronds so that mails might be carried at all times to all parts of the state; bill to support the market bureau so that the producer might at all times ha%’e means of know ing the value of his products; the bond ed warehouse legislation; health laws to prevent the spread of dsease such as malara, tuberculosis, influenza. I smallpox and other like scourges, and j many other bills for the benefit of the masses. 3. I supported the new banking law that makes it almost impossible for officers to mismanage a bank or to de (Cotinued on last page) HOSPITAL TALK TO THE EDITOR Scouting for News Editor Runs l’p Against Willing Talker for Civic Improvement. What follows came about in just this way:’ The Editor--Do you know anything this morning? Answer —Yes, I always know some thing. The Editor—Do you know anything to write about. We urea little behind today, and I would like for you to help us out if you can. Answer —Yes, I always will have something to write about until Winder and Barrow county has a sanitarum or hospital to care for the sick, hut that Is editorial stuff. It seems that we can raise funds for any other purpose. We have a Board of Trade now; the people say a hospital would be a good thing that would fill a great ueed; the good physicians have expressed a willing ness to subscribe liberally to the fund, but Winder simply won’t think along those lines. The Editor —Oh, yes she will. All you need Is for someone to take the lead, and call on her people In the proper spirit. A hospital is a commu nity uffair, and when Winder and Bar row county go after such things they never fall down. Answer —Maybe so, but the fact re mains that suffering humanity is being shipped to Atlanta, Athens and Gaines ville, und many poor sufferers are deni ed relief, because they are not able to bear the great expense of the trip. And a great deal of money bus been spent by our citizenship this summer having a good time. I am not knock ing, for 1 love a baseball game as good as any man, but when I realize that one week’s gate receipt would build a hospital here, it makes me think. Several months ago the doctors of Barrow county discussed the urgent need of such an institution and patri otically pledges themselves to contri bute a sum of severul thousand dollars to the enterprise. Prominent bankers subscribed more thousands, and then the movement ran into an ieeburg. If the Winder Chamber of Commerce stands for anything, it should begin an energetic canvass of the county for the raising of the funds to supplement the physicians’ subscriptions. This work ought to receive the hear ty and generous support of every man, woman and child in Barrow county. Surely there could be no more worthy and lasting monument to the bene volence and liberality of the community than an institution for the alleviation of sickness and bodily suffering, but beyond altruistic motives, a county hos pital would pay for itself many times over, from an economical standpoint, by restoring to their normal activities, men and women who might be other wise lost to the community life and upbuilding, and children, too. There’s my copy, Bob. RUSSIAN REPLY MAY MEAN WAR London, August 25.—Whether most of Europe again will be involved in war is to be decided within forty-eight hours. Russia has until Friday evening to reply to the Anglo-Italian note demand ing modification of her peace terras to Poland. Premier Lloyd George has informed the Bolsheviki, through Ar thur Balfour, lord president of the coun cil, that unless a satisfactory reply is forthcoming within the time limit Great Britain will change its policy toward Russia. Committed to the same action as Great Britain are Italy, France and possibly Belgium. In the event of a resumption of hostilities on a major scale, the Germans may become par- tially involved, since the sentiment of the German populations bordering on Poland is frankly pro-Russian. Offi cials of East Prussia are reported to nave asked for volunteers to aid the Reds, and according to some advices, no steps have been taken to intern the thousands of Russians who fled into East Prussia to escape capture. “State is on fire with enthusiam over race.” reads a headline over a Dorsey write up. , The trouble with this kind of enthusiam is is generally burns out before election day. WASHINGTON TIES WITH ELBERTON Fine Ball Playing Featured Last Games on Local Diamond—Washington Takes Last Three Games. The baseball season at Winder drew to a close with a hard-fought battle between the Winder and Washington clubs. The league directors came to the res cue and straightened out the tangle in Monday's game by placing Winder’s runners back on bases and causing the teams to play out the game Wednesday, beginning at the seventh liming, Just as the teams stood when they left the field Monday. The score stood 2 to 1 in favor of Washington, J. Smith at the hut, Settles on second and Belk on first. Smith struck out. Winder made no more runs. Washington wins. Tuesday's game began with “ten thousuud wolves yelling come on Bun kum.” Morris gave up two runs in the first inning and was relieved by Pantoue. Winder tied the score and ’twas a nerve-racking pitcher’s battle between Pantone and Tborbum for thirteen stanzars, both pitchers weak ening, but the Winder boy went the full distance and Thorburn was yanked. Pantone lost control, Washington scores two. Washington wins, 4 to 2. The last game was a scrappy ball game with lefty Cothran going good with Washington’s heavy batters fan ning the air, but the other fellows were scrapping, too, and the breaks went against us. The score, 2 to 1 In favor of Washington. • Winder was in the fight to the finish. She congratulates the winners, and in bidding our gentlemanly young ball players adieu can in all sincerity say,* “We are glad that we have had you with us.’ Better aggregations of ball players may have been assembled in the “Mil lion-Dollar League,” but no cleaner sports have ever been corraled on one ball club than the boys > who played for Winder. Bob Higgins, Milt Reed, “Goat” Coch ran, Joe Guyou, Red Barron, Esau Settles, “Bevo” Webb, J. Smith, Jim mie White, George Belk, Pantone and “Lefty” Cothran. If Winder has gain ed the friendship of these young gen telmen, and we believe she has, then the baseball season will have been worth while. We all know "Bunkum” Morris, for he is one of us. We are pleased to learn that Mr. Higgins, his young w ife and their two bright little girls are planing to make Winder their future home. POLISH ARMIES CLOSE AROUND FLEEING RUSS London—The whole Russian army on the northern battle front in Poland, estimated at (55,000 men has been sur rounded by the* poles, according to announcement Tuesday by the British war office based on original telegrams from Warsaw. Warsaw —More than 80,000 Russian prisoners have been captured by the Poles, the Polish general staff announc ed Tuesday. If these figures are correct, and the dead and wounded are added, it means that three or four of the Russian armies attacking Warsaw have been destroy ed. L. G. WOOD INJURED IN MOTOR ACCIDENT Sunday afternoon, near Carl, Ga., Mr. L. G. Wood was seriously injured as a result of a collision of his car with a freight train on the Seaboard railroad. The accident happened at a crossing near Carl. Mr. Wood was returning heme from a visit to his brother. Mr. June H. Wood. Y He was carried to Atlanta and placed in a hospital and his injuries cared for. Latest reports were to the effect that he was doing nicely. The ear was said to have been badly wrecked. REV. FRANK JACKSON IS TO PREACH AT SECOND B APTIST Revival services begin next Monday night at the Second Baptist church ou Bush avenue. Rev. Frank Jackson, noted evange list, will do the preaching. A great meeting is looked for and a cordial invitation to every one is extended. Come and bring your friend with you. NO. 20