Newspaper Page Text
♦♦*+*+**+*♦♦
♦ Tb« leading new* ♦
♦ end advertising medi- *
+ um of the great Mid- *
♦ die Georgia Peach and *
♦ Melon Belt. *
Volume XXXII. Number 47.
NEAR-RIOT MARS HARDWICK-WATSON SPEAKING
mss met m
PICTURES VIVIDLY WAR’S DE¬
VASTATION. HISTORIC PLACES
AND GAY LIFE OF PARIS. GOES
TO ITALY NEXT.
In a letter to her brother, Mr.
James D. Fagan, Jr., written from
the Grand Hotel, 12 Boulevard des
Capucines, Paris, under date of July
18, and postmarked, l 'according to
the French custom, 19-Y1II.-1920.
M iss Audrey Fagan describes most
interestingly the trip she is now en¬
joying through the war-torn lands
of Europe. Through the courtesy of
Mr. Fagan we are permitted to pub¬
lish that portion of the letter des¬
cribing the places visited by Miss
Fagan’s party.
a I wrote you what a wonderful
time I had the two weeks that I was
in London. The trips and places that
we visited were so very interesting—
But London always welcomed us with
the fog and rain daily. My trip across
the North Sea was just fine and 1
met many Southern people. We land¬
ed at Ostend, the city in Belgium
the Germans longed to occupy but
failed*—thank goodness! Because if
they had, they would have had
an ideal harboring place. And then
from Ostend to Brussels, we came
by trains, which are very small but
so very comfortable—six always in a
private compartment—Brussels was
a place where interesting stories
were told by Belgiums who struggled
through the war duration, and these
stories fell from the lips of those
who survived regardless of those un¬
merciful Germans. I can’t write you
the things that happened hut for in
stance, the execution of Edith
veil, an English nurse, took place in
Brussels, 1 visited the very spot upon
which she sat, as the German bullets
pierced her at sunrise. I saw her very
grave, where they threw her in a box
and buried her—without any funeral
arrangements or ceremony. I had
never dreamed oi the real war. I had
no t the slightest conception of the
horor, until I passed thru the beauti
ful cities, one after another and
noted the absolute devastation. You
remember St. Quentin, Reims and
other places. Of course, the Germans
occupied Brussels, but they told the
people if they would treat them roy
ally they would not destroy the city.
You see they were sure of winning
the war, then Brussels would be
theirs, and it is a beautiful place.
Slowly the refugees are creeping
• back to the torn town and rebuild¬
ing, but it is a sorry sight to see no
people left in these towns, nothing
but a cemetery with one cross after
another. I wouldn’t give anything in
this world for having taken this trip
at this particular time. I can realize
now what war means, in a vivid and
concise manner. Conditions are as
normal here as any place that I
know about and people resent the
fact of continual talk of the war—
they are very thrifty—in Belgium
and intensely busy, in restoring their
homes and cultivating their lands
that there will be no shortage of food,
But little Belgium certainly did save
this world from being whipped by the
Germans. While in Brussels I visited
the shops where the real Brussels lace
is made and how interesting it is
all made by hand.
Since being in Paris, I have al¬
ready seen much. And I see now
and understand exactly why our
American boys said that they
would give ten years of their life in
America for three weeKs in Paris.
Paris is absolutely unsurpassed and
I am thoroughly convinced that the
three ingredients (1. Wine-2: Women
and 3. Song) which go to make up a
a gay life” are found here. This is
positively the place where the “wild
cat—originally became wild”
have to explain that to you when I
see you. There is no person in the
world that can ever say—that “I
haven’t been out much”—because
we are and will for sometime, take
in all of Paris. Miss Pearce is won¬
derful and exactly like one of us.
How we do enjoy everything, and
I’m telling you now, she’s good. We
have just enough in our party to
SEMI-WEEKLY
The Leader-Tribune
TUESDAYS AND PEACHLAND JOURNAL FRIDAYS
FORT VALLEY, HOUSTON COUNTY, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, AUGUST 6, 1920. EIGHT PAGES.
WOULD RAISE ALL
INTRASTATE RATES
WILL MAKE MOVE ON STATES
TO GET ADVANCE IN THE
LOCAL TARIFFS
I. C. C. AID MAY BE SOUGHT
Want Intrastate Rates To Correspond
With Advance Granted In
Interstate Rates
Washington,—Advances of intra¬
state rates—freight, passenger and
Pullman—to correspond with the in
terstate increases authorized by the
Interstate commerce commission, will
be asked of the various state railway
commissioners by the carriers, it is
3tated here by Alfred P. Thom, gen¬
eral counsel for the Association of
. ..
W |' V t " ms '
;
Thom said, will not add to the total in
come provided fot by the federal com
mission’s decision because in submit
ting their estimates the carriers cal
dilated on a basis of increases of both
interstate and intrastate rates.
Applications to the state commissions
are now being prepared by tile rail
roads, and it is expected by the rail
way executives that the increases will
be granted. Should any state com¬
mission refuse to authorize them, how¬
ever, the carriers, Mr. Thom said, will
proceed under the transportation act
and ask hearing before the interstate 1
a
eommerce commission to determine
whether the existing intrastate rates
are discriminatory or prejudicial to in
trestate commerce.
i was pointed out by Mr. Thom
i that tbree representatives of the state
commissi one sat with * e f eder f 1 conl ‘
mission during ] the , public hearings , on
I the application of the carriers. They
will make reports to the state com
niissions and Mr. Thom said it was
thought that their opinions would have
weight with the state bodies.
Since the increases in passenger,
Pullman, excess baggage and milk
rates were made general for the en
" re coun tD r by the federal commis
sitm ’ tbe railroads wlU asli ,or c ° r ‘
responi mg im li ases n < a< i 8 ‘ l e '
>ute freight rateg which the roa ds will
request, however, will correspond to
tlie percentage authorized in the ter
ritory in which the state is located,
Thus increases requested in eastern
states would be 40 per cent; in south
ern states 25 per cent; in western
states 25 per cent, i.nd in mountain
Pacif,c states 25 per cent.
____
make it interesting, and ask nobody
anything. You see we don’t have any
definite time to go, or definite plans
to be at place.% But when we have
finished with a city, we move on. The
historic places here have attracted
us very much, Napolecn you know
having been the most glorious war¬
rior ever. France is proud of him
and I have learned much authentic
history. If you intend taking in this
information, you surely must be in
an alert and receptive mood—and
the guides make it thoroughly in
teresting. These wonderful tours
through St. Cloud and these preten
tious buildings certainly are condu¬
cive to deep thought. One of the most
interesting visits I have had since
being here, was the day spent
Versailles. I never thought that
WO uld stand upon the very spot that
pres. Wilson sat, ana see the very
ble tha was placed at the castle, when
£be Armistice was drawn up and
signed June 26, 1918. What a won¬
derful place it is and the interest
that it holds.
Yesterday I went to one of the
American buildings, where informa¬
tion is issued concerning the graves
of our boys. I inquired as to how I
might reach Rube Tate's grave. The
lady to whom I went was a Georgia
woman and just lovely. She gave me
^be information almost as quickly as
s be might have looked up a word in
the dictionary. She showed me ex
where and how to find it, but
he is buried at the Argonne forest,
near Verdun, and it takes two days
an d a night for the trip, but if it had
been around Paris I would have look
e d it up, I almost cried as I sat
there were other Americans
looking up their son’s, father’s and
brother’s grave, and it was then that
I thought how thankful we ought to
be—that we were forcunate enough
OH. BED. H. SIM!
HOST TO SPEAKERS
GIVES ELEGANT BARBECUE
SUPPER TUESDAY EVENING
AS COMPLIMENT TO MESSRS
WATSON AND HARDWICK.
Dr. Geo. H. Slappey was host Tues¬
day evening at an elegant barbecue
supper at his home on Anderson
Ave., at which Messrs. Thomas E.
Watson and Thomas W. Hardwick
were the guests of honor.
Despite the inclement weather 16
other guests, invited without regard
to political views, were present to
enjoy Dr. Slappey’s unsurpassed
hospitality and to meet his honor
guests.
An elaborate and excellently pre
pared supper, including barbecued
meats, was served by Mrs. J. C. Slap
pey ’ Mrs ' W ' H ’ Harr ‘ s ’ M 'f Ru ^
Hams > and , Mlss Vlr r . S' nia
Smith > and ^ charming personal!
ties and gracious hospitality of these
ladies added greatly to the amenity
of the occasion.
Besides the guests of honor, others
1
present were Mr. Grover C. Edmond
son Moultrie, Mr. Felder Frede
; rick of Marshallville, Prqf. Ralph
Newton, Capt. J. W. Mathews, Mayor
H. C. Neil, Rev. Geo. B. Culpepper,
j Col. Emmett Houser, Messrs. H. M.
f Branham, F. O. Miller, W. M.
ster, B. F.Smi^son, O. M. Houser, T.
! S. Harris, Jo Culpepper, Sterling
! Slappey, and J. M. Martin,
----- -
not to have our dear ones in the
terrible drive, that merely mowed
our boys down. “Rube” is buried in
h t American cem etery here
and when 1 asked for the name * he ,
-said it was quite a good name. Then
I asked if his name had been looked
up and she said “No.” The system
they have is wonderful and every de
tail that any one desires is given di
rectly. Now Frederick Withoft is
buried about 25 miles from where
“Rube” is, so I have come to the con
elusion that it will be impossible for
me to v.sit either—on account of the
distance. But nothing would give me
more pleasure, or make me happier
than to place some flowers on these
graves. (Rube Tate was a boy from
Elberton Ga. who was in college with
Howard Riley and Roscoe Peacock,
a nd packed peaches for Mr. Fagan
j severa ball ] the yea rs. U. He of Ga.’s also team played before foot
on
he entered the army.) I have never
seen so many people in mourning in
all of my life. Their veils touch the
bottoms of their skirts—but for some
of these people, the veil wouldn’t
be long, since they wear their dress¬
es to their knees, and you can see
their “knee caps. tf
But Paris was practically untouch-,
ed as far as the buildings were con
earned, by the war and the life of this
place lives on. The nearest that the
Germans got was within 12, miles,
and we are £°' n F Chateau Thierry
Wednesday—to see the American
cemetery. They say that it is beau
tiful and I can say that this is where
the red poppies grow. You remem¬
ber “In Flanders Fields 11 I The
P°PP ie s grow.
Upon our Crosses, row on row!
-
That mark our place” etc. that is
sucb a '-yp' ca ' P oem or oui ea an
s0 beautiful,
1 Mrs. Bassett’s friend called to see
I six
| me at the hotej Friday about
1 o’clock. She looks very much like
Mrs. Bassett 1 think and was so glad
I to see me. You know how expressive
i the French are. She has gone away on
her vacation,now, but I think that
1 she will be back before I leave Paris
! for Switzerland. Her mother hasn’t
I called yet, but 1 have written her a
I note I’m sure that she will though.
j tain Tomorrow Bleau, where we are Joan going of Arc to Foun- play
Jed such France a wonderful and where and Napoleon worthy part was
for
living at the time of his abdication
and banishment. I have spent one af
ternoon at “Le Louvre” which is the
J most famous art and gallery carvings in the world.
The portraits are so
wonderful and everything is made
very explicit and lucid for a visitor,
You should have been with me at
(Continued on last page.)
WILL USE MMtUL
LAW TO RULE IRISH
NO MORE TRIALS BY JURY FOR
ACCUSED IRISHMEN BUT
MILITARY ACTION
ENGLAND WILL RETAIN HOLD
Immediate Result Of British Action
Wilt Likely Increase
Disorders
London.—A new Irish btll which car¬
j ries, beneath a camouflage of “for the
good of Ireland” clauses, a distinct
j threat of martial law. with more power
to the military and civil farces of the
empire, is now before parliament, hav
j iug been accepted by the cnhinet.
1 After som ewhat of an extended dis
cussion In the eablne*. the new bill
1 emerged in the form in which it will
, time ™ “ 7’”' wltbout doubt ^ about , !
’
, of the momentous debates
one most in
history* of the Irish trouble, it
ha *> al, eady been aubini te in a
j dumm ^ fo ™V aB a t63t ’
souu< ou e . 10Use
° ’
i There was an exceedingly bitter de¬
I bate, within the cabinet itself when
the new bill was first discussed, and
it wa8 not fin aly acce pted until those
who forced it .hrough agreed to m ire
concilitary action as soia at, order
is restored throughout Ireluu 1.
The measure, as aproved, abolishes
the highly larcica ‘trial by jury,”
which means nothing in Ireland under
the present court system, and substi¬
tutes a liigh court under the presiden¬
I cy of a higli court judge, who will be
assisted by the m ililary and civil au
ihoritles both at I o n and in Dub
| lin.
The bitterest kind of opposition is
anticipated when the program comes
up in the commons. The Laborites and
Irish Nationalists will furnish a great
deal of the strenuous attacks on th*
measure.
On the other band the new bill has
enlisted the support of such conserva¬
tives as Lord Robert Cecil and Her¬
bert H. Asquith, who will reinforce the
coalition strength, on this one issue.
It is understood that the labor un¬
ions have agreed to permit no strikes
as protests on the new action. In
Downing street circles it is admitted
that the immediate result will be a no¬
ticeable increase in disorders and out¬
rages, but it Is felt that, with their
new powers the military and civil
forces will soon be able to wipe out
the disturbing elements, eventually re¬
storing peace.
o
MRS. J. E. DAVIDSON GOES
TO ATLANTA HOSPITAL
Friends of Mr. and Mi’s. J. E.
Davidson will regret to Know of Mrs.
Davidson’s illness, which necessita¬
ted her going Monday to an Atlanta
hospital for treatment. Mr. Davidson,
w h 0 accom p an j e{ ] her to Atlanta, re¬
turned home Thursday and brings the
encoura gj, n g report that the doctors
£ j 0 no t consider her condition serious,
but t jj at j t w jij necessits 1 -'* several
wee h s 0 f hospital treatment
Owing to Mrs. Davidson’s illness,
£) av; j dson> w h 0 is candidate for
^ g^ a j. e g ena t e from this district,
states that he may not be able to see
all the voters of the district, in the
interest of his candidacy, which cir¬
cumstance he regrets very much.
Mr. Davidson states that he is making
a considerable sacrifice of Ms busi¬
for ness the interest senate in^consenting and that he is to in offer the
race solely for the best interests and
progress of every section of every
county in the district, and that if
elected he will be governed in
every official act by the wishes of
the majority of his constituents.
0
WATERMELON MOVEMENT IS
ACTIVE AND PRICES GOOD
-
Watermelon shipments from this
point are now averaging 35 to 40
cars a day. The crop is one of the
largest and the size and quality of
fruit the finest ever seen here. The
shortage of ventilator cars has about
been overcome and it is now seldom
necessary for the railroads to
to supply refrigerator or box cars for
water-melons.
Prices are in the main very satis
factory, averaging from $150.00 to
$225.00 a car for well-graded melons
of good size.
$2.50 Per Year In Advance
Watson’s Charges of Cruelty of
Officers are Given the Lie
Firebrand Of McDuffie And His Followers Offer Battle. Guns Said To
Have Been Drawn.
Speech Tame and Brief
Hardwick Leads Speaking To Over A Thousand Hearers From
Near And Far, Despite Rain.
Despite the rain which set in about
noon Tuesday more than 1000 peo¬
ple from this and surrounding coun¬
ties and even remote parts of the
state crowded to overflowing the au¬
ditorium of the high school here that
afternoon to hear Thos. W. Hard¬
wick and Thos. E. Watson speak, in
the interest of their candidacy for
governor and U. S. senator, respec¬
tively. It was not merely a case of
.. standing room only,” but of no
standing room at all and hundreds
who were unable to get within seeing
or hearing distance of the speakers
left the building and returned home,
many of these having come many
miles through rain and mud for the
occasion.
Both speakers arrived early in the
afternoon by automobile over tick¬
lish roads, Mr. Watson coming direct
from Thomson.. Dr. Geo. H. Slappey
escorted them to the auditorium in
his automobile.
Mr. Hardwick was first to speak
and was introduced briefly by Capt.
J. W. Mathews, a veteran of the Con¬
federate army and an uncompromi¬
sing advocate of states’ rights.
Mr. Hardwick spoke fluently and
ingratiatingly, ridiculing and excori¬
ating the League of Nations, Presi¬
dent Wilson and his policies, certain
Georgia members of the state and
national Democratic executive com
mitttees, and ran the gamut of “free¬
dom of speech,” from addressing the
Deity in behalf of his cause, to con¬
signing all his foes to hell.
The presence of ladies and children
in the audience did not deter him
from indulging in profanity, a vul¬
gar allusion, and sacrilege. He boast¬
ed of his resentment toward Mr.
Wilson for alleged ’’slaps in the
face.” of the steam-roller tactics by
which, he alleged, he had crushed his
foes twice within the past six years
and by which he would “flatten them
beyond the power of Gabriel’s trump
et to revive to political life” on Sep
tember 8th and in the Macon conven
tion to follow. He pledged himself
“WHEN” elected governor to get a
new broom and sweep all his enemies
from the state : —an example of the
• < manhood” with which he constantly
appealed to the “red-blooded men of
Georgia.” He ridiculed his opponents
for the gubernatorial nomination as
“hand-shaking pussy-footers and
gum-shoers. ft
While Mr. Hardwick denied any
selfish motives in seeking the govern¬
orship the trend of his speech was
such as to create the impression up¬
on unsympathetic hearers that his
paramount motive in desiring to be
governor was to have the power to
punish his enemies.
Mr. Watson Sneaks
Mr. Watson followed Mr. Hardwick
without, further introduction than a
wave of Mr. Hardwick’s hand toward
the former.
Mr. Watson began, feebly as to
voice and oratory^with a long-drawn
out introduction of colonial and
classical illustration, reaching a cli¬
max in an appeal to keep the “fire of
liberty burning.” He then took up an
editorial in Tuesday’s issue of the
Macon Telegraph, and after ridicul
ing the Telegraph and the editorial
writer, attempted to read, or made a
pretense of trying to read,
the portions thereof which referred
to him. Either his acting was bad and
too long-drawn out or he really could
not see to > , ead the editorial. His
slowness in finding the passages re¬
ferring to himself became really te
dious to many who waited upon his
words, and his entire reference to
the editorial was practically confined
to facetious remarks and gestures.
From this he passed hurriedly into
the burden of his speech which was
an attack upon the American Legion
and a severe arraignment of alleged
♦ The only newspaper ♦
♦ published in the heart 4
♦ of the largest Peach* ♦
t growing section of the •
♦ world. ♦
****♦♦♦♦♦♦♦*
injustice and cruelty to soldiers in
camp, and overseas. Charging in con¬
siderable detail that the officers had
allowed men to die in camp for want
of proper medical attention while ill
and of keeping the men standing in
rain and trenches until they con
tracted pneumonia and died, Mr.
Watson was at this point interrupted'
! by a loud clear shout from the rear
of the auditorium, .. That’s a lie!”
Instantly came the unimpassioned re¬
joinder from the speaker, u It’s not a
lie!” Then resentment flashed over
him and he hurled back the lie at' 1
his interrupter and challenged him -
to come forward. At the same time*
supporters of Mr. Watson arose in'
the front of the auditorium, threat¬
ening the interrupter and crying,
“Put him out!” It is said that pistols'
were seen in the hands of some of
these men, who were not known here.
Men arose in various parts of the
audience amid a hubbub of shouting,
and one or two ladies near the scene
of the interruption made a move to
get out. For a few moments the situ¬
ation was tense, but Mr. Watson con¬
tinued speaking and when quiet was
restored hurled an imprecation at his
interrupter, calling him a “flat-head¬
ed, lying officer.” He then launched
into an extended dissertation upon
the legal rights of enlisted men to re¬
sist their superior officers and the
modus operandi of the civil law ap¬
plying to such cases, as having pre¬
cedence over the military law.
Mr. Watson finished his address'
hurriedly, lamely, and without pero¬
ration, and it was not until he had
actually reached his chair that the
audience was sure he had finished. .
His entire attitude on the stage, both"
sitting and standing, was that of a
man broken in health and advanced
in age; he alluded in his speech
t° recent illness and confided to
friends that he was crushed by depths
* n his family. The universal comment
upon his address, even by former ad
mirers and suporters, was one of
frank disappointment.
If Mr. Watson is really making a
bona fide race for the senate he
doesn’t look like a strong enough
man, physically, either for the eam~
paign or the office, and it is conceded
by friend and foe that his appearance
here hurt his cause.
While both speakers were applaud*-’
ed frequently and vociferously It
was noticeable that applause came
from few persons whose faces were
familiar in Fort Valley and that a
good deal of it emanated from small >.
boys not more than 9 or 10 years old.
While Mr. Hardwick’s speech was
salve to the spirits of some ardent
devotees of states’ rights, his mag¬
nifying this issue and the right of
personal retaliation, ttiru the power
of public office, for alleged political
slights, above all other considerations
of country, humanity or world civili¬
zation, will hardly commend him to
others as a fit man to entrust with
the enormous power for good or ill
reposing in the office of chief execu¬
tive of the state.
■0
THE METHODIST CHURCH
C. R. Jenkins, Pastor.
Sunday School, 9:30 a. m.
Preaching, 11:00 a. m. and 8:00
p. m.
Praise Service, 2:30 p. m.
Junior Church, 3:00 p. m.
Epworth League, 7:00 p. m.
Prayer Service, Tuesday, 8:00 p.
m.
The public is cordially invited to
all these services,