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•% NEWNAN HERALD & ADVERTISER VOL. X LIX. NEWNAN, GA., FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1914. NO. 40 In Our New Quarters We are now established in our new quarters on the corner ot Jefferson and Madison streets, and extend a cordial invitation to our friends to drop in and see us. We are beginning now to replenish our stocks in' preparation for the fall trade, and shall be “ready with the goods” to supply ev erything in our line that may be needed. We advise our friends to keep cool and not get demoralized on account of the war in Eu rope. Ours is a great Government, and will provide means to take care of the South’s cotton crop. Be of good cheer. Everything will turn out right in the end. Reduction of Fords Buyers to Share in Profits Lower pritcs on Ford cars effective from Aug. I, 1914, to Aug. I, 1915, and guaranteed against any reduction during that time: Touring Car $490 Runabout 440 Town Car 690 F. O. B. Detroit, all cars fully equipped. (In the United States of America only.) Further, we will be able to obtain the maximum efficiency in our factory production, and the minimum cost in our pur chasing and sales departments if we can reach an output of 300,000 cars between the above dates. And should we reach this production, we agree to pay as the buyer’s share from $40 to $60 per car (on or about Aug. 1, 1915,) to every retail buyer who purchases a new Ford car between Aug. 1, 1914, and Aug. 1. 1915. For further particulars regarding these low prices and profit- sharing plan, see the NLWNAN GARAQD T. PARROTT Insurance—All Branches Representing Fire Association, of Philadelphia Fidelity and Casualty Co., of New York American Surety Co., of New York Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Co., of Newark. N. J. 14 1-2 Greenuille st., Ouer U. C. Glover Co. W HO STARTED THIS WAR Who stal led the war? "Not I.” says the Kaiser. ’Tve been an adviser Of peace from the start: I wouldn't depart From my peaceful position On any condition; A tiarht I deplore; l am dead against war.” Who started the nr rap'. 1 “Not I,” says Franz Joseph,. “This war I'd oppose if They’d listen to me; But they will not, you see. These waMovinir Serbs Are the class that disturb I My peace-loving; nap. I detest a vile scrap!” Who started this mass'.' "Not I,” says the Czar. “It gives me a jar To think of the shooting And burning and looting. And Backing, pillage Of city and village; I'in the kind of a Russ .That despises a muss!” Who started the fight? "Not I,” replies France; “Not by any mischnnce Would I force the occasion For German invasion. What though Alsace-Lorraine May become mine again It doesn’t seem right; And it grieve* inr to tight!" Who started this row? 'Not I.” says John Bull; ‘ Lud, they juat had to pull Me into the rumpus. Sit still while they thump us'.’ Well, that isn't our game. But we’re grieved just the same. We abominate war; It's a thing we abhor.” Who started this war'.’ Though none will admit it. On thinking a bit it Seems certain to us That some onery cuss. Some kaiser or king, Must have started this thing. Let us know, we implore. Who started this war. Gov. Slaton Issues Statement. Atlanta, Ga., Sept. 5.-Gov. Slaton has issued a statement to the people of Georgia in which he gives his interpre tation of why he was defeated for Uni ted States Senator by the Macon con vention. His statement follows: “To the People of Georgia: “The convention met in Macon and saw fit to give Mr. Hardwick the Sena- torship, without regard to the choice you expressed at the ballot box on the 19th day August. “Its action leaves with me no bitter ness or sensation of defeat. My per sonal loss can soon be forgotten, hut disregard by party leaders and conven tion delegates of instructions given fhem by the people beget a lack of con fidence in party counsels calculated to do lasting harm. The Democratic par ty owes its existence to a wholesome reverence for popular government and an unhesitating and cheerful obedience to the peoples’ will when expressed in their sovereign capacity. “A Democrat who believes in no spe cious or hair-splitting devices to escape the peoples’ will is fundamentally more ioval to his party than the one who en deavors to excuse his violation of their instructions under the guise of further ing some peculiar brand of Democracy, which, fairly interpreted, means his own particular interest and domination. "The State of Georgia is obligated to the Democratic party for its emancipa tion from Federal domination and for progressive laws adapted to changing conditions, but always consistent with the everlasting principles of right. No man was ever made superior to party, and the people of Georgia have never recognized their officers and represen tatives as other than their servants. “In the convention that has just ad journed were many delegates from counties I carried who voted against me in the general election. Many of them deserted me after the first ballot. Where they voted for me unde- insttuc- tions I did not receive their cordial sup port and influence. Jn fact, they be came floor leaders of my opponent, while the delegates of my opponents were chosen from men who had contin uously advocated them and of course refused to desert them. “I fought for the temporary chair manship because the selection of a cre dentials committee, which had the pow er of unseating delegates, rested with him. It was understood that N. A. Morris was slated for membership on that committee, and when Judge Pottle was sacrificed on a protest, the expect ed happened. “The delegates who had expressed themselves for me as second choice were promptly unseated, and those sug gested by partial mass meetings and not executive committees were substi tuted. The question openly asked by the committee of gentlemen duly certi fied who asked retention of their seats was whether they voted for or aguinst Mr. Jenkins, ft was not whether they were properly chosen, but which candi date they favored. Even one of the members of the credentials committee rose to offer a protest. “I venture that no county which Mr. Hardwick or Mr. Felder carried sent a delegate who did not earnestly support and advocate them. With me, the con trary was largely true. "The executive committees in a large number of counties who voted for me were in favor of my opponents, and where they did not injure me, the cre dentials committee did the necessary work. “I had believed that factionalism in Georgia should he destroyed, and that officers and representatives should he chosen with reference to the interests of Georgia rather than those of ary one man. 1 believed that Senator Smith should not have opposition to the Senate, and expressed this view. It was not because I indorsed his course, but because I thought it was the best for the State that existing dissensions and strife should cease, and that men should rely for preferment upon their own merits rather than upon the fac tions to which they might have be longed. “Had I been elected, 1 should have worked harmoniously with Senutor Smith for the benefit of Georgia, just as 1 would have served with him as counsel in a law suit for a common client. I should have been independent in thought and action, but harmonious in accordance with duty and obligation. “I lost thousands of votes because 1 refused to run against Senator Smith, as I was suspected as having an under-, standing with him, “There was no word of truth in this. My action was based on my independent judgment. "I have been elected Governor by 1118 counties out of 148, and I knew that this would have been impossible ex cepting with the vote of both factions, and I appointed to the highest offices men who had been adherents of each. “Senator Smith declared in newspa pers that he would have nothing to do with the Senatorial fight for the short term, and when he received the votes of 137 counties out of 148, he knew this could not occur except by votes of thou sands of those who had been his bitter antagonists. “The United States Marshal from the Northern District of Georgia was there with all his patronage, and one of his deputies was a delegate from a county which went for me, and at the first opportunity he promptly voted against me. “The Commissioner of Internal Rev enue was there as a delegate to light me, and was on the stage a large part of the time. "The Census Commissioner was there with all the power of his patronage. “It took them all, and it took a cre dentials committee, a temporary chair man, a permanent chairman, and an ousting of delegates and a desertion of delegates from counties that went for me, to uefeat me. • The people were forgotten, and pol iticians wiih patronage were in full control. “The duty of the convention was to register the will of the people, but that was their last consideration. The can didate who would have been elected un der the State law drawn by Senators Bacon and Smith, who received over 7,000 votes plurality and a plurality of county units and of counties, and was the first or second choice of three- fourths of the counties of the State, was sacrificed and deserted after the first ballot. “The delegates of my opponents were loyal and did not disobey the counties’ instructions because they were chosen from faithful adherents. “The details of the convention and its proceedings are known through the press to all Georgians. If its proceed ings are characteristic of progressive Democracy, that adjective will evc-r be hateful to Georgians who believe in pop ular government instead of ring rule and manipulation. “I am thankful to the convention for one thing. It indorsed the tax equali zation law, for which I fought and against which my successful adversary directed his keenest invective. Indi viduals may pass, but this act is the best work of constructive statesman ship which has been placed on the stat ute hooks for half a century. It will live when Mr. Hardwick and I have passed away. It will equalize the bur dens of the people, rehabilitate the finances of the State, and guarantee the tax payer against waHte and ex travagance. My monument will be written in that law. “The convention which approved my work defeated me and elected a man who opposed it. “It is a tribute for which I am thank ful, and leaves me in a spirit of good humor and unabated cheerfulness. "The people who elected rne are due the information as to the means by which I was defeated in the convention, and judgment on the proceedings of this convention is a matter for their masters and mine—the sovereign peo ple. “I stated to the convention, when permitted to speak, that I believed the junior Senatorship should be referred back to the people for their direction. The office was too high and too sacred and meant too much for Georgia and the Union to be controlled by manipu lation and trade. This suggestion was refused. “I have always had an abiding confi dence in the fairness and justness of my fellow-citizens. I believe they are the best people on earth, and their civ ilization is the noblest. My confidence in them and my love for them abated. “I trust that they will take their af fairs into their own hands and see to it that their sovereignty shall he vindica ted. John M. Slaton.” War Stops Drug Market. Now York Boat. Stoppage of virtually all the interna tional traffic in drugs is one of the im mediate and important results of the European war and the stagnation of shipping. The American Druggist and Pharmaceutical Record, in its issue pub lished recently, says that shipments of nearly all the principal botanical drugs from Europe, Asia and Africa have ceased, and that stocks now here arc commanding extraordinarily high prices. That journal says: “The general European war haB found instant re(iet4jon >n the drug markets of the world by halting gathering an,'! shipping operations abroad at a time when 7C> per cent, of the European bo tanical drug crops Were being harvested and when Asiatic atul African drug crops were generally awaiting ship ment through the Suez canal and Medi terranean Sea. Even such European ports as have not already been shut off are not shipping their principal drug commodities, because of the prohibitive war risk marine insurance rates, the danger of seizure by war vessels, and the refusal of the banks in these centers to discount bills of lading as hitherto. “Glycerine, potash, saltpeter and car bolic acid cannot be shipped under any circumstances, ’ as they are deemed ‘contraband of war. ’ The prices of these ami many other chemicals have been so much affected by the war that no quo tations are made on them at all. Most of the German synthetic preparations have advanced in price, and all quota tions are mode subject to change with out notice, no contracts of any sort for future delivery being accepted, whether on chemicals, proprietaries or botanical drugs." The United States, as the largest drug-consuming (though the smallest drug-producing) country of the world, is naturally suffering more than any other country from the cessation of shipments from Europe, Asia and Afri ca, and its consequent inability to re plenish supplies on this side of the At lantic, which are now depleted at the close of the old-crop season. America produces few drugs and allied commod ities of any consequence outside of cas- cara, sagrada bark, fir balsam, saw pal metto berries, golden seal root, senega root, ginseng root, peppermint, spear mint and tansy oils. In addition to hav ing its supply of foreign-grown drugs cut off, the United States is now una ble to ship these few drug products of its own to consuming countries in Eu rope and Asia. Already inconvenienced greatly by the difficulties attending the shipment of Mexican vanilla beans, chicle, jalap root, Tampico sarsaparilla root, and the so-called “American” saf fron flowers from Mexico, because of the continuance of revolutionary activ ities in that country, the drug market of the United States has now sustained a “knock-out” blow by being deprived of both import and export facilities. About the only drugs which can now reach the United States are those which arc shipped from Japan, China, India and other Oriental countries across the Suez canal. Although the canal will probably remain open for a long time to come, shippers of drug products in northern Africa, Arabia, Syria and I’er- sia are afraid to risk their cargoes in the Mediterranean sea; and, in faet, the fear of seizure and confiscation of all curgoes, even on the high seas, is grow ing to such proportions as to curtail shipments from all parts of the globe. Unless, therefore, somo arrangement is speedily made, through Congressional enactment, for the American registry of foreign-owned ships, traffic in drugs as well as other marine commerce, is likely to come to a standstill. ^ntil cabling and shipping facilities, which ure now withdrawn, have been at least partially restored, the United States will therefore be deprived of new supplies of many leading drugH. Al though this shutting off of the supplies has occurred too quickly to permit of extensive speculation by domestic drug handlers in foreign stocks, it is ex pected that considerable speculation in existing supplies here will take place before all American-held stocks are ex hausted. Meanwhile, extraordinary and well-nigh prohibitive prices will proba bly prevail. At the moment, it is im possible to name a price for any of the foreign-produced drugH which will hold for an hour, as market quotations for ill such articles are being advanced ev ery minute. London and Hamburg are the two great drug markets of the world. Thomas W. Hardwick. Atlanta, Ga., Sept. 5.—Hon. Thos. un W. Hardwick, Georgia’s newly-nomina ted Senator, is one of the youngest Sen ators who has ever represented Georgia. Mr. Hardwick is only II years of age, and has teen in Congress for the last 10 or 13 years. Another interesting fact about Billy Hardwick, as he is known to his friends, is that lie has never been defeated for political office. He went into politic* shortly after he became of age, run ning first for the Legislature from his home county of Washington. He served two terms in the Legislature, where he was the author of the first negro dis franchisement bill that was ever con sidered in this State. The first time it came up before the House of Kcpreaen tatives it received only three votes And yet this was the measure upon which Senator Hoke Smith made his first race for Governor and won it. This measure also was at leaBt the pre •axt upon Whiotl Tjjos. E. WatBon sup ported Senator Smith in that campaign. Although it remained for others to car ry it out, it may be truly said that Hardwick was^the father of negro dis franchisement in this State. When Mr. Hardwick left the Legisla ture he went into the race for Congress in the Tenth district, where he has had several of the toughest Congressional fights Georgia has ever seen. He won out in all of them. There never was a politician in Geor gia who had more loyal and more stead fast friends-than Billy Hardwick. He had friends who stood by him through thick und thin, and who would have gone to the ditch with him in his fight 1 hey were at all times eager, earnest and enthusiastic. They had no second choice. It was always a question only of what Hardwick wanted to do to strengthen his campaign, and they did it. Sim T. Blalock, of Fayetteville, dropped into Hardwick headquarters casually one day when the Hardwick managers were talking over finances in connection with the Senatorial race. “What’s the trouble, boys?’’ lie ask ed. “We are just wondering how we are going to meet the pay-roll,” was the reply. Mr. Blalock said: “Toll me how much you need.” They figured that it .would take something like $2,500 to straighten things out. “Well, I suppose $3,000 will cover everything, won’t it?” Mr. Blalock asked. He was told that it would, and promptly handed out his check for the amount. It was an act of friendship pure and simple. Mr. Blalock’s only interest in Mr. Hardwick was that Mr Hardwick had been a staunch and stead fast friend of himself and family. In asmuch as Mr. Blalock’s name has been quoted in the Washington dispatches as having contributed $3,500 to Mr Hardwick’s campaign fund, there is, of course, no special secrecy about this in cident. While other friends of Mr. Hardwick's did not contribute anything like so ex tensively to his campaign, they were just as loyal in other directions and fought for him valiantly whenever the opportunity arose. It was throughout a game of politics, and they played it to the limit. It is anticipated that Mr. Hardwick will go in us United States Senator al most immediately after the forma State election, which will be held, un der the new law, on Tuesday, Nov. 3. If Congress remains in session right up to December, Mr. Hardwick will go ir as soon us his commission can be issued following the State election. ThiB wil be somewhere along about Nov. Stole. If the session is not continuous, but an adjournment is had in October, he wil take his scat in the Senate when Con gress convenes the tirst Monday in De cember. His entrance into the Senate will mean, of course, his immediate resigna tion from Congress, and Carl Vinson, of Milledgeville, will make the race at once for the unexpired term in Congress. Mr. Vinson was nominated for the reg ular term and following his election ir. November, would have gone to Con gress for the firHt time on March 4. next. His friends, however, anticipate that he»will have no difficulty in being elected for the unexpired term. They believe that this will give him a decid ed advantage in the matter of commit tee appointments. Piles C ured in 6 to 14 Days Ynnr _ druggist will refund money if PAZO OINTMENT fail* to cure any caae of Itching, Blind, Bleeding or Protruding Pile* in Sto H days. The first application give* Ease and Kelt. 60c. Acute Indigestion. ”1 was annoyed for over a year by attacks of acute indigestion, followed by con tipation,” writes Mrs. M. .1 Gallagher, Geneva, N. Y. ”1 tried everything that was recommended to me for this complaint, but nothing did me much good until about four months ago I saw Chamberlain's Tablets ad vertised and procured a bottle of them from our druggist. I soon realized that l had gotten the right thing, for they helped me at once. Since taking two bottles of them 1 can eat heartily with out any bad effects.” Sold by all dealers.