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RECORD CROWD MARKS OPENING DAV OF SUMTER’S FAIR
WEATHER FORECAST
For Georgia—Generally fair to-
Wednesday; moderate
temperature.
'TorTY-FOVRTH YEAR—NO. 225.
THOMAS E. WATSON DEAD
ASTHMA ATTACK
KILLS SENATOR
Died Suddenly in His
Maryland Home At 3
o’clock This Morning
WASHINGTON, Sept. 26. United States
Senator Thomas E. Watson, of Georgia, died sud
denly at his home here shortly after 3 o’clock this
mcuiin > His death was said to be due to an acute
attack of a&thma, from which he suffered recur
rently a number of years. Although tailing health
interrupted his attendance at Senate sessions fre
quently in the last several months, friends believed
he was showing improvement, until he was stricken
suddenly last night. He was 67 years old.
•,
Senator Watson’s death came as a distinct shock and complete
surprise to his thousands of friends and admirers throughout the J
country, for although he had been known to be suffering severaiy
from asthmatic trouble, it was not known that the sickness might
terminate fatally.
i lis health has kepi him from the senate for the past session
■ that his appearances on the floor of that body have been few, al-
■ though he has been actively engaged in fighting for many of the pro
jects which lay close to his heart and only a few days prior to the
iuu.l vote on the bonus bill he sent forth word that lie was in favor of
compensation for thg veterans although lie opposed the present form I
of the bill. It was noticed, however, that when the bill came to a '
vote Senator Watson was unable to appear to be recorded either lor
or against its enactment.
Ibi a week Senator Watson had been suffering from his most
acute attack of asthma. A slight improvement occurring, he went to
the Senate on Friday and on Sunday dictated editorials. His condi
tion remained good until about 8 o’clock last night, when he
suddenly became very sick.
Dr. Grant S. Barnhart, his personal Washington physician for
many years, arrived at 8 o’clock and administered a hypodermic.
About 10:30 the attending nurse noticed a change in the Ser.a
tm condition. She summoned Mrs. Alice Lytle, managing editor
d the Columbia Sentinel, who has made her home with, the Watsons
for many years, and telephoned to Dr. Thomas K. Conrad, of Chevy
H ase, who upon his arrival, administered another hypodermic. An
immediate amelioration was noted in thfe Senator’s condition, and he
breathed more, easily.
Death Came At 2:40 O’clock
i Jr. Barnhart, who had also been notified, arrived shortly
Yi-rc-a!i> r, and both physicians expressed optimism as to the
outcome.
but at 2A. M. another change came and at 2’:40 Senator
Batson died. -
Both physicians made attempts to restore respiration by artific
means, but without success. The end was peaceful. At the bed
' f when the end came were the two physicians and Justin Reese, of
‘ homson.
1 he last thought of Senator Watson as he repalsed into un
"fi t tousness following the administration of a hypodermic injection
1,1 soothe his agony was for his newspaper, the Columbia Sentinel.
1 le had been dictating editorials on Sunday and the last words
h spoke were to his nurse when he asked "was the dictation ail
light?" *
- enator Watsons body will leave Washington at 3:15 o clock
now afternoon on the Atlantic Coast Line for Thomson. Ga.
will be accompanied by Cranston Williams, secretary to
‘‘ l ‘ Harris of Georgia; Miss Sarah Orr, who was Senator Watson s
ta ‘V; and Mrs. Alice E. Lytle, who was associated-with him in
Publication of the Columbia Sentinel.
lv , 1 * l! * ' v e was in Thomson, as were his brother, W. A;
, f ' a B * s^er ’ Mrs. Julie Cliatt. His wife was taken ill last
. ann returned to her Georgia home in an effort to recover her
‘faith. -■
idents in the life of Senator Watson relative to his rise from
freckled-faced country boy’ to the U. S. senatorship will
“-leiesting. Being one'of several in a family’ of children whose
i ’ lagan at the bottom of the ladder, to climb to prosperity,
b"-hood days were full, of hardships barely known to the youth
'-L>, hardships best known to those who lived through the dark
of ; I ' ui s ’ xt ’ CS- *’ ‘ s °nly a few miles from the humble abode
“ ’’hood to the beautiful home that now stands on the spacious
of Hickory Hill at Thomson.
... Knator Watson was born at the old plantation home near
, 1 m, -'ept. sth, 1856, was in 'his 67th year. He attend
h' hign schools of Thomson,.several years, andjrom there went
THE TIMES ': RECORDER
IN HEART OF
TURKEY ACCEPTS PEACE PLAN
U. S. SENATOR THOMAS E. WATSON
lie
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HARDWICK MAY
APPOINT VEREEN
ATLANTA, Sept. 26. ——who will succeed Thomas E. Watson
as United States Senator from Georgia. That is the question now
agitating Georgia politicians.
Speculation as to the probable successor of Thomas E. Watson in
the U. S. Senate became active as soon as his death became
known in political circles.
The appointment of a successor devolves upon Governor
Hardwick, defeated a few weeks ago, according to politicians,
largely by the influence of the late Senator, whose successor he will
now appoint.
impressions in official circles here,
air that Governor Hardwick will ap
point W. C. Vereen, of Moultrie,
prominent, farmer, banker ami manu
facturer, to the senate vacancy, and
that the Democratic state convention
which meets iii Macon October 4
will nominate a candidate to run in
the November general election for
the unexpired term. Mr. Vereen is
the father of W. J. Vereen, chairman
of the state Democratic committee.
Another Political Battle.
The death of Senator Watson,
to Mercer University at Macon, in
1872. At an early age he developed
a fondness for books, especially for
historical works. At the age of 15
he practiced original composition,
both in prose and poetry. He was
compelled on account of financial
conditions to leave Mercer in 1874.
His family was living in Augusta at
that time and he sought work in the
city, but finding no work to do he
went to Lawton in Burke county,
and after despairing of securing
employment there, he went to Screv
i en county, where he succeeded in
; making up a small school at Little
■ Horse Creek Church. While teach
| ing school he read law at night, the
| blaze of lightwood knots lighting the
I pages of the Blackstone which a
good old farmer friend gave him.
While he was teaching school in
Screven county he made his first pub
[ lie speech, the subject being
: "Temperance.”
Mr. Watson returned to his old
home at Thomson in 1876, and enter
ed the practice of law. His first
year’, practice yielded him $212
gross, and the second and third years
of hard work and assidious atten?
I t-ion to business doubled his income
•each year, his practice increasing un
til his annual income reached $12,-
000. In a few years he was able
to command larger fees, and in this
way- was able to gain comfort and
independence, investing the surplus
; in farm lands which he now owns.
In 1882, Mr. Watson was elected
j to the Georgia Legislature where
: he served one term. .During this term
in the Legislature he aided in the
passage of an act to tax railroad
corporations in each county where
I they owned property, arpl was chos
en by the committee on Temperance
AMERICUS. GEORGIA, TUESDAY AFTERNOON, SEPTEMBER 26, 1922
therefore, throw.-, the -tale into the
midst of another gruelling statewide
political battle.
There will have to be a junior sen
ator chosen at the polls in November.
With the Walker party, claiming
kinship to the Watson hosts, it. is
probable that they will put forth a
successor for the late senator’s toga.
On the other hand there is indica
tion that Governor Hardwick and his
friends will enter actively into the
field in ar. effort to replace the sen
ator with one of their own group.
I to close the debate on the Local Op
s tion Bill, which became a law. In
'\ 1888 he was elector for the state
' I at large on the'' Democratic ticket
’ 1 and stumped the state for Cleveland
and tariff reform. The next year
Mr. Watson led the fight in Geor
gia against thb jute-bagging trust.
. j The success of this movement so
. gratified the farmers that it created
, 1 a demand that he should run for con
. - gross, which he did, and was over
. whelmingly elected.
During one term in congress, he
, worked and voted for the eight-hour
. law. He led the debate on the bill
, which, required railroads to put aut<>-
, matic couplers bn their freight curs.
On February 17, 1893, he introduced
into the house and seeured-the pass
, age of the first resolution which was
ever passed in this country for the
, free delivery of mail to the country
' people, outside the limits of cities,
towns and villages. This resolution,
I carrying, an appropriation Jor experi
. mental free delivery, was the foun
dation of the present system, which
> has been declared to be one of the
; greatest civilizing agencies of this
1 century.
> Mr. Watson’s loyalty to the prin
. ciples of the Farmer’s Alliance plat
. form, which he felt had put him in
. congress, rather than adhering to
; the name of Democrat, caused his
I position io be severely denounced by
i organized Democratic leaders and a
must hitter and-determined warfare
| against him was declared. It was
during the campaign of 1892 for re-
i j election to congress in opposition to
. : the Hon. J. C. C. Black that one of
[ j the bitterest campaigns in the poli
i tical history of Georgia was fought,
• ! Mr. Watson was defeated.
■ j In 189 G the- People’s Party num-
I
EXHIBITS DRAW
HUNDREDSINTO
SHOW GROUNDS
Ten Communties Send Exhibits
—Agriculture And Live
Stock Shows
The 1922 Sumter county fair open
ed today at the show grounds on
South Jackson street and the first
day’s attendance broke all previous
records for the local institution.
The biggest collection of free
shows ever staged in this section was
on the bill for today and every aft
ernoon and evening- during- the week.
The agricultural exhibits were al!
in place, when the first of the patrons
went to the grounds this morning
and it shows every kind of plant,
fruit and vegetable grown in Sum
. ter county.
The live stock exhibits were
brought in today and will be com
pletely installed by this . evening,
showing some of the finest live stock
j prize winners in the state, including
i some prize hogs of national reputa
j tion.
Teh midway is complete with ev
erything that is generally conceded
is necessary to make a midway at
tractive, from the circus to the bean
ball tent, and the many shows oc
| copy several acres of ground just
■ off the midway.
This was Veteran’s Day at the
I fair and a number of the world war
vets took advantage of the fact to
j make their presence felt and pat-
I ronized the shows liberally.
The domestic, agricultural and
live stock exhibits are said to be
j the largest and most complete in the
fair’s history.
The following communities have
. exhibits at the fair: Andersonville,
■ New Era, Pleasant Grove, Leslie,
i Huntington, Shiloh, Plains, Concord,
j Cut Off and Thalean.
The women’s department is also
I attracting attention. The free shows
will be put on both afternoon and
evening.
Cakes on display at the county
lair will be judged Wednesday and
immediately after will be on sale at
the fair grounds. ‘
bered about two million voters and
had fifteen hundred newspapers. A
plan was made to unite the Demo
cratic and People’s Party by the
nomination of Mr. Bryan for presi
j dent and Mr. Watson for vice-presi
dent, but the plans miscarried, re
sulting in the disbanding of the Peo
ple’s Party movement, and for eight
years the Populists of the South
made no concerted effort to do any
thing. /
During this time Mr. Watson
turned his attention to literature,
which resulted in the publication of
historical works, such as “The Story
of Fnance,” -The Life of Napoleon,’’
“Th.? Life and Times of Thomas Jef
ferson ami "Bethany.” It may be
stated that Mr. Watson’s works on
Prance are considered standard and
| are widely used in the study of that
: country.
In October 1906, the “Weekly Jef
fersonian” was established and in
December the first number of the
‘‘Jeffersonian Magazine” was pub-
■ lished.
] Tn the recent-state nomination for
United States, senate, Mr. Watson
polled a flattering vote, but perhaps
the crowning accomplishment of his
hfe was the successful campaign
of 1920, in which, hb won the nomi
nation for United States senator.
Nearly all the great daily newspapers
<h the state, together with the week
ly press, were against him. He made
his own way mostly through his
weekly newspaper, “The Columbia
Sentinel,” published at Harlem, Ga.
WATSON~FUNERAI.
WILL TAKE PLACE
THURSDAY AT 1:30
THOMSON, Ga., Sept. 26.—Major
I Charles McGregor, close personal
friend of genattfr Watson, said he
, had been advised that the body of
the senator would arrive here Wed
nesday afternoon at 3;30 o’clock.
The .funeral ..will be held at 1:30
j o’clock Thursday afternoon.
CONGRESSMAN C. R
CRISP REGRETS
DEATH OF WATSON
Congressman Charles K. Crisp,
when informed by the Times-Record
er this morning, of the death of
Senator Thomas E. Watson, issued
the following statement:
“I am inexpressibly shocked at the
news of the death of Senator Wat
son. He was a great historian ami
a man of extraordinary intellect.
“He bail the most devoted follow
ers of any man I ever knew. Dur
ing his short stay in Washington he
had impressed himself on the law
makers. My’ relationship was ex
tremely pleasant with him and on
a number of occasions he went out
of his way to do me honor. 1, in
common with his thousands of
friends mourn his death.
GIANTSWININ
NATIONAL RACE
McGraw Leads New York Team
Through Season To Its Tenth
Pennant
NEW YORK, Sept. 26.—The New
York Giants are champions of the
National League for the tenth time
in their career, eight of which have
occurred under the leadership of
John McGraw and since 1904.
SHOPS NOW HAVE
85 PCT OE FORCES
Most Os Strikers Have Returned
To Work Throughout
Country
WASHINGTON, Sept. 26. The
association of railway executives an
nounced today reports from various
railroads of the country showed the
working forces in carriers shops Sat
urady had reached 85 per cent of
normal strength.
ARGONAUT MINE
OFFICIALS SCORED
Did Net Properly Protect Men
From Fire Hazard, Is
Claim
JACKSON, Calif., Sept. 26; —•
District Attorney Netrich, question
ing witnesses at the inquest into
the Argonaut gold mine lire, which
resulted in the death of 47 Work
men, issued a signed statement criti
cizing the board of directors of the
mine for failure to place adequate
lire fighting apparatus in the mine
for the dry inflamtnable condition
of the main shaft.
NEW GRAND JURY
FOR WAR PROBE
Will Begin Activities Ir. Wash
ington When October Term
Begins
WASHINGTON. Sept. 26.—A new
special grand jury will be empanel
ed early in October to continue the
investigation of alleged illegal ac
tivities in connection with the gov
ernment's war operations.
The present, grand jury which has
been in recess since it handed down
indictments in the Old Hickory Pow
der plant case will go out of exist-
I ence when October court begins.
- ,
I WILL EXHUME, BODY
OF CHOIR LEADER
NEW BRUNSWICK, N. J,, Sept.
26.—-The body of Mrs. James‘Mills,
found slain beside her pastor, Rev.
Edward Hall, will probably be. ex
humed for further examination, .au
thorities *said, to settle the contro
versy over the number of shots that
struck her, R*,
HOMEI
EDITION |
' ?
URICE FIVE CENTS. 1
KEMAL PASHA
CONCLUDES HIS i
REPLY TO ALLIES
Is Quoted As Agreeing To Peace
Terms of Paris Conference
In Principle
CONSTANTINOPLE. Sept ,
26. (By Associated Press.-)—— j
The reply of the Turkish Nation- ;
alist government to the Allied j,
peace note lias been completed, -1
and comprises an acceptance of .
conditions laid down at the Paris |
conference, according to Essad ]
Bey, aide de camp to Mustapha j
Kemal Pasha, who has arrived
here from Smyrna.
ARMISTICE MEETING'TO
BE HELD N NOVEMBER.
CONSTANTINOPLE, Sept. 26.-- |
(By the Associated Press.) An
armistice conference to arrange ces- j
sation of hostilities betvieen the
Greeks and Turkish Nationalists will i
be held at Mudania about November 1
2, provided the Angora government
accepts the provisional peace terms |
outlined in the note from the allies.
i
GREEK CABINET TO
BEi STRENGTHENED.
j ATHENS, Sept. 26. -(By the As- i
i sociated Press.) —Premier Trianta- |
fillakos is planning to strengthen his j
I cabinet, still further, according to
newspapers, proposing the creation t
| ol a national ministry representing
i all parties to serve as •special envoy I
| in the entente capitals.
W. D. BAILEY IS
MARRIED SUNDAY
Well Known Americus Business
Man, and Miss Floyd WJliford
Are Married ", 1
Mr. ami Mrs. John Luther Willi- i
ford announce the marriage of their i
sister, Miss Floyd Wjlliford, to W.
D. Bailey, of Americus, which was
quietly solemnized Sunday after
noon, Sept. 24, Rev. Dr. Charles W.
Daniel officiating. The ceremony
was witnessed by the families and
only a few close friends.
Mrs. Bailey is well known in ’
Americus where she has visited her
sisters, Mis. Eugene Hill and
William F. Bailey. |
Mr. Bailey is prominent in hnsi- '
ness and, social circles here.
After a wedding trip North Mr.
and Mrs. Bailey will be at home,
512 South Lee street.
AMERICUS SPOT COTTON.
Strict middling 20 1-4, cents. Down
19 points.
LIVERPOOL COTTON ’
LIVERPOOL, Sep. 26. Market
op* red quie. 1-1-15 down. Quotations '
12.93. Sales. 5000 b.atles. Receipt's
3738 bale.', of Which 461 ate
American.
Futures Oct. Jan. March
Prev. Close 1*2.32 12.14 12.04 ‘
Open 12.33 11.96
Ciose .12.20 12.04 11.91 t
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NEW YORK FUTURES
Oct. Jan. March
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11:00 :20.86 20.96 21.04
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11:30 20.82 20.95 21.04
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