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CALHOUN IM IS
SLATED TO HEAD
i GEORGIA LEGION
Henson, Probable New Com
mander, to Be in Charge
t
of Campaign Aganst Wat
son and Hardwick
BY ESTES DOREMUS
(Staff Correspondent of The Journal)
AUGUSTA, Ga., Aug. 20.—With a
Unanimous favorable report ready
from the resolutions committee on
the resolution placing the state or
ganization squarely behind Atlanta
Post No. 1 in its campaign against
Thomas E. Watson and Thomas W.
Hardwick, the Georgia division of
the American Legion this morning
began its second and last day’s ses
sion of its second annual convention.
The convention also had for con
sideration the report of the nominat
ing • committee, which, although
reached in executive session, was
Understood to be as follows:
' A. L. Henson, Calhoun, former en
listed man, commander; E. C. B. Dan
forth, Augusta, Sergeant Alvin C.
York’s former captain, vice com
, xnander; James A. Bankston, Atlanta,
present treasurer, for re-election. It
also has been learned that the com
mittee decided to allow the com
mander to name the state secretary.
Other resolutions reported favor
ably by the resolutions committee
headed by Robert B. Troutman, ot
Atlanta, include one by the commit
tee seeking to enfranchise Georgians
serving in the army, navy and marine
corps, and a resolution seeking to
equalize compensation for wounded
former service men.
The committee on constitutional
amendments will report favorably on
■ proposed changes to the state con
stitution to make it conform to the
national constitution.
To Push Campaign
An otherwise quiet session Thurs
day afternoon ended in a demonstra
tion when Basil Stockbridge, state
commander, read a telegram received
several days ago from Franklin
D’Olier, national commander, in reply
to one from Mr. Stockbridge, in
which the national commander in
dorsed the fight being waged on
Messrs. Watson and Hardwick and
wished the Georgia division of the
Legion good luck in its campaign to
defeat both men for the United
‘States sedate and governorship, re
spectively.
The reading of the telegram, neai
the clotee-of tlft threw the
delegates into an uproar, indicating
- that a majority are in favor of push
ing the campaign Jegun by Atlanta
Post No. 1.
It is the intention of the resolu
tions committee to introduce a reso
lution today placing the campaign in
the hands of the new state com
mander, who will be empowered to
appoint his own committees and or
ganize the fight on a state-wide ba
sis. This is intended in no way as
a reflection on the special commit
tee from Atlanta Post No. 1, which
has been complimented for organiz
ing the campaign, but because it now
virtually has become a state cam
paign, and the resolutions committee
believes the best interests may be
served in this way. The present com
mittee probably 'will be retained to
carry on the work already begun in
Atlanta and other committees named
to aid them further.
Members of Louis L. Battey post
entertained visiting delegates and
their ladies with a barbecue yester
day afternoon and last night with a
swimrrfing party.
D’OUer’s Telegram
The text of the D’Olier telegram,
road by Basil Stockbridge, follows:
“Indianapolis, Ind., Aug. 17.
“Basil Stockbridge, Commander Geor
gia Department, Atlanta, Ga.
“Because of its service during the
great war, no civilian has any keener
sense as a citizen and a voter than
the ex-service man. No state fur
nished more patriotic and loyal sol
diers than Georgia, and members of
the American Legion of Georgia owe
it to themselves and to the memory
of the fallen comrades, who paid the
supreme sacrifice, to use the full
t power of tneir ballot to keep out of
’ public office any Individual, regard
less of party, whose record during
the war was disloyal and unpatriotic.
This can be done without conflicting
with either the letter or spirit of our
constitutional restriction against
, partisan political activities. To make
good On our profession of 100 per
cent Americanism, we must use the
full power of the ballot against those
of proven disloyalty seeking public
Office. The very best of luck to the
American Legion in Georgia and all
patriotic citizens of Georgia in your
fight to keep out of public office any
and all of disloyalty.
“FRANKLIN D OLIER,
“National Commander.
Governor Kilby Not
Decided on Session
NEW YORK. Aug. 20.—Governor
Kilby, of Alabama, stated today he
would give no consideration to the
' proposed calling of an extra session
of the Alabama legislature to provide
adequate suffrage laws until he re
turns to that state early next week.
> “At that time I will give the mat
ter some thought, but I ca.nnot say
at this time what my intentions are,
he said.
Korean 4 ’Plot” to Hold
Congressmen Ridiculed
WASHINGTON. Aug. 20.—Cabled
retorts from Tokio that a plot to
'“-Id” the party of American con
. ressmen now visiting the far east
- hen it arrived in Korea had been
unearthed, were 1 characterized today
bv Kiusic Kimm. chairman of the
Kerkau commission, as "another
-groundless Japanese fabrication.
“X’o sane or even insane Korean
wou’d dream of holding the Amer
ican congressional party, Mr. Kimm
fleelaied.
T. R. Watson Arrested at
Buford for Disorder;
Spends Night in Jail
TENNESSEE 3GTH
STATE TO RATIFY
19THAMENDMENT
Vote in Tennessee
50 to 46 for Ratification,
Mr, Walker Lays Plans
to Ask Reconsideration
NASHVILLE, Tenn., Aug. 18.—Ten
nessee, the thirty-sixth state, rati
fied the federal woman suffrage
amendment today, the house by a
vote of 50 to 46 concurring in the
action of the senate, which voted
favorably last week.
The constitutional change thus
will become effective in time for the
17,000,000 women of the country to
vote in the presidential election in
November unless the lower house of
the assembly rescinds its action.
Speaker Walker, leader of the anti
suffragists, put opponents in a posi
tion to demand reconsideration by
changing his vote from nay to aye
and moving to reconsider. The house
adjourhed until 10 o”clock tomorrow,
when the speaker’s motion will have
the right of way. Suffrage and anti
suffrage forces tightened their lines
this afternoon for the final fight and
both sides were claiming victory.
For a few moments just before
a vote was ordered on the resolu
tion to concur in the senate action
many leaders of both sides, includ
ing Speaker Walker, were certain the
ameidment had been rejected. This
came on a motion to table the resolu
tion which Mr. Walker offered unex
pectedly.
At the conclusion of the roll cal)
leaders who were checking* ballots
as the members voted had a total
of 49 in favor of tabling and 47 in
the negative. The clerk of the house
ballot showed a tie of
-. The hoUse was in an up
roar and it was several minutes be
fore the speaker pro tern was able
to order another ballot. The second
ballot was a tie, 48 to 48, and the
motion was lost.
win, V thl e ? n , the motion to concur
diatelf- rh! te ordere d imme
diately, the opposition expecting- a
wouM Ot haJ n , whic V event th® motion
won d been lost and ratification
a Y e en fleeted. There was
a break in the ranks of the antis
t h h ° we Y®J’ ° ( ne o£ them voting w/th
4 T a to 47 wTa the motion car ‘
riea, 4J to 47. With announcement
ot the result, Speaker Walker
to a hatl R S eYV e a° “ aye ” ln ord e r
giving him entered on the journal,
giving him the privilege of movinc
tor recopsideration, and the count
stood 50 to 46. count
„ minute after the vote was
called it looked as if it was a t e
t?ve Har ) a L e been ’ but Represe/ta
tive Harrj* Burns, of McMinn coun
ty, immediately announced he
changed his vote from “no” to “aye ”
Tr victory for the resolution
of ratification. Mr. Burns is the
youngest representative in the house
p t .il - Walker may make
to have the action reconsidered must
be made within the next two days
Legality Questioned
Legality of ratification is question
ed by many legal authorities and
leaders of the anti-suffraglsts have
announced repeatedly tjiat should
Tennessee ratify, an appeal to the
courts would be made immediately
on the ground that the legislature,
elected prior to submission of the
amendment ot the states by cong'ress,
had no right to act because of a state
constitutional inhibition. The con
stitution provides that no legislature
snail pass upon an amendment un
less it should have been elected after
submission.
Others contend that a decision of
the supreme court of the United
States holding void a clause of the
Ohio constitution relating to referen
dums on amendments also nullifies
the provision of the Tennessee legis
lation in question. The fight of .the
anti-suffrage element throughout the
contest was based largely on the con
tention that action by this legisla
ture would be in violation of the
state constitution.
Speaker Walker’s action in chang
ing his vote to “aye,” giving suf
frage the constitutional majority ot
fifty, removes lhe possibility of an
attack on leginity of ratification on
this issue had the suffragists polled
a majority of less than fifty votes..
The state attorney general had
ruled that a majority of the members
present, and not the constitutional
majority, was sufficient for ratifica
tiori or rejection.
The anti-suffragists immediately
will begin work to get a reconsidera
tion and will attempt to make the
changes needed to turn defeat into
victory.
Women now will be able to vote in
the November elections on equality
with men, unless the amendment Is
blocked in the courts or a reconsid
eration changes the result.
The session was one of the storm
iest )n the history of the legisla
ture, 7 Time and time again the ser
geant-at-arms was employed to • re
store order. Speaker Walker and
Representative Riddick, when the mo
tion to table was up, engaged in an
altercation that looked like it might
develop into a fight and the sergeant
at arms and several members rushed
to them. , ,
Spectators hooted, cheered and
hissed when the faction to which
they adhered scored a point. This
made the transaction of business
difficult. The speaker threatened at
nne time to adjourn the house un
less the members took their seats.
Several had to be persuaded by the
sergeant-at-arms.
A legal attack will be made on
suffrage, according to the officers
of the Tennessee Constitutional
league, which is composed of law
yers. The argument will be that tne
state constitution forbids action at
this session of the legislature.
Aside from this and the possibility
of a change in the result through
a reconsideration, the only step re
maining •to make the nineteenth
amendment operative is the promul
gation of a decree from the secretary
of state.
27,000,000 Women Voters
Suffragists estimated there are
27.000.000 women voters in the coun
try. Seven millions of these already
had presidential suffrage through
state action and 17,000,000 had local
suffrage.
“Tennessee has ended our fight
for political freedom and our grati
tude to her is bofindless,” said Miss
Sue S. White, Tennessee chairman
of the national woman’s party. “We
have had a close fight, but Tennessee
men and Tennessee women have met
the great responsibility that was
theirs and added an additional honor
(Ccntinued on Page 6, Columny4)
Cancels Speaking Dates and
Returns Home After Apol
ogizing to the Hotel Pro
prietress
BUFORD, Ga., Aug. 19. —Thomas
E. Watson, candidate for the United
States senate, and his traveling
companion, Ellison H. Miller, spent
the night in the city calaboose here,
following their arrest on charges al
leging that Mr. Watson had created
a disturbance and used violently ob
scene language at the Merchants’
hotel in the presence bf the pro
prietress, Miss Sallie Wiley.
The specific charge against Mr.
Watson was “public indecency.” The
charge against Mr Miller was
point,” a revolver.” According to a
dozen or more Buford citizens, ho
tel guests, arresting officers and
Miss Wiley, Mr. Watson was seized
by an unprovoked and seemingly un
controllable fit of frenzy, defying
all efforts to* smooth the Affair over
and refusing to allow personal
friends and disinterested Buford
citizens to furnish bond.
After Mr. Watson and Mr. Miller
were released Thursday morning on
bonds of SSOO to SI,OOO, respectively,
furnished by Arthur Brogdon, a Bu
ford supporter of Mr. Watson, Mr.
Watson and his friends prepared a
written statement. It was admitted
in this statement that Mr. "Watson
had taken two drinks of corn whisky
because he was broken down from
the tremendous strain of his cam
paign. The statement offered
apologies to Miss Sally Wiley, for
sixteen years proprietress of the
Merchants’ hotel, and both Mr. Wat
son and former Senator Thomas W.
Hardwick supplemented this with
personal apologies.
The address Mr. 'Watson was to
have delivered here thia morning
jointly with Mr. Hardwick was call
ed off and his speeches for the rest
of the week were canceled. Accom
panied by John I. Kelly, of Law
renceville, his attorney, and William
F, Braiidt, of Atlanta, a member of
the Hardwick campaign organiza
tion, he took the first train for his
home at Thomson.
Hotel Proprietress' Account
The following account of the dis
turbance last night was furnished
The Journal’s correspondent by Miss
Sally Wiley, proprietress of the Mer
chants’ hotel:
"Mr. Watson and Mr. Miller ar
rived at the hotel shortly after sup
per time, about 7 o’clock. When he
was given a room, he asked that
supper be sent up, and I sent up a
tray. Later, he returned the tray
with a message complimenting me
on the supper and thanking me for
my ‘trouble.’ He also sent word that
he was not to be disturbed, and re
quested that his name he removed
from the register so that people
would not look him up. He was ver>-
tired, he said. I did as he requested,
and when he got a long distance call.
I sent a message to him, was told
that it was not important and told
whoever was calling that Mr. Wat
son could not come to the telephone.
“A short while later I was sitting
in the dining room talking t<s Mr.
Winfield Rowe, one of our citizens.
A group of about six traveling men
were in the lobby, playing cards.
They were not gambling: they -were
playing set-back. The dining room
looks out on the lobby. Mr. Watson’s
room was right at the head of the
stairs, where they turn, making a
little ‘well.’ His room almost over
looks the lobby.
“The first thing we knew a six
pound book hit the wall near where
the men were playing cards. All of
them looked up. Mr. "Watson had
come out of his room and was stand
ing in the hall, looking down on the
lobby. He had on his .underclothes.
He began shouting at the traveling
men, declaring they were disturbing
his rest. He called them names and
cursed them and used some very vile
language. I do not know if Mr Wat
son saw me or not. I had pome out
of the dining room and was stand
ing near the door.
“Trying to stop the disturbance,
I ran upstairs and began asking Mr.
Watson to keep quiet. Mr. Rowe
went up with me, and so did my
brother. Mr. Watson’s companion,
Mr. Miller, had also come into the
hall. He, too, was in his undercloth
ing.
Marshal Is Called
“Mr. Rowe told Mr. Watson he
was not for him in politics, but he
would like to protest* him and keep
him from getting into trouble. I do
not think Mr. Watson was quite ra
tional, for he cursed back at my
brother, and threatened him with a
water pitcher he had in his hand. I
Stepped between them, and then Mr.
Watson turned on me and cursed me.
While my brother and Mr. Rowe
were arguing with Mr. Watson I ran
to the telephone and called the mar
shal.
“The marshal and his deputies
came. Mr. Miller drew a pistol
threateningly, and one of the mar
shals pointed his pistol at Mr. Mil
ler and made him give up his gun.
“The officers had some trouble in
getting Mr. Watson to put on his
clothes. They finally got him dress
ed in the hall, and Mr. Miller also
put on his clothes. They were try
ing to keep Mr. Watson quiet, bub
it was very, hard to do this. FinalhJf’
they took them both away. Jf’’
“I have been running the hotel h
for sixteen years, and my reason -
calling the officers was that I dia
not think Mr. Watson had shown
either me or my house the proper
courtesy and it seemed impossible
to control him. He was cursing with
every breath, and when I tried to
keep him from throwing the water
pitcher, he cursed me directly. No
body wanted to arrest him. They
all tried to get him to go back to
his room quietly. Failing in that,
they tried to make him go -with Mr.
Rowe to his home, or to Mr. Brog
don’s home. He refused to go and
insisted on going to jail.”
Miss Wiley further stated that the
deputies wanted to search Mr. Wat
son’s room, but that she would not
let them without a search warrant.
They returned with a search war
rant later and ransacked the room,
finding, according to Sheriff Shad
burn, a pint bottle containing a
little corn whisky.
Winfield Rowe related to the cor
respondent the same account that
Miss Wiley did. .
“Mr. Watson was taken by the of
ficers from the hotel to my store,”
said Mr. Rowe. “We asked him to
go to Mr. Brogdon’s home until bond
could be arranged, but he refused
to do so. At my store, we tried to
get him to accept bond, but he in
sisted on getting either liberty or
jail. He refused to be turned loose
unless he was allowed to go uncon
ditionally. The officers had no choice
except to take him to jail, and Mr.
Miller went with him.”
Traveling Man’s Statement
A. M. Jackson, of Athens, a trav
eling salesman for the Rowland
(Continued on Eage 6, Column 5)
ATLANTA, GA., SATURDAY, AUGUST 21, 1920.
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IS LAID TO G. 0. P.
BY GOVERNOR COX
SOUTH BEND, Ind., Aug. 20.
Charges that at least $15,000,000 are
being contributed to the Republican
campaign fund by selfish interests
were made Thursday by Governor
Cox, Democratic presidential candi
date, during the course of two ad
dresses opening the Indiana Demo
cratic campaign.
“That is its low mark,” he said,
“and the sky apparently is the lim
it. In Ohio $500,000 was raised in
the twinkling of an eye. They have
subdivided America into seven dis
tricts and Influential men represent
ing. selfish and greedy interests are
passing the hat. They are trying
to buy a governmental ‘underholt.’
It is a mere bagatelle compared with
what the contributors expected to
get back.’
He spoke to a crowd of several
thousand on the courthouse square,
attended a banquet of the Indiana
Democratic Editors’ association and
addressed another large crowd at the
Coliseum.
With Republican campaign fund a
special object of the governor’s at
tack, he declared Wall street inter
ests were planning to “emasculate”
the federal reserve act, in event of
a victory, by providing
that bankers only shall be eligible
to a federal reserve board member
ship to secure power over credits
and interest rates.
Governor Cox also urged federal
regulation of packers and other cold
storage concerns with time limits
for storage of foodstuffs.
To his audience of editors, com
prising about 500. Governor Cox
gave his views on the print paper
situation, urging re-forestration, in
veighing against a print paper com
bination and declaring manipulation
and panic has contributed to the pa
per shortage. He suggested federal
supervision. He also took sharp ex
ception to Senator Harding’s depre
ciation of the disappearance of po
litical organs. Urging an “inde
pendent press,” Governor Cox said
Senator Harding’s was “a dangerous
proposal,” suggesting control of pa
pers by the “senate oligarchy.”
Tennessee’s ratification of ’ the
woman suffrage amendment brought
from the candidate, in his advocacy
of the league, the statement that
“war is more impossible today than
yesterday.”
Three Receivers Have
Been Named in the
Charles Ponzi Case
BOSTON, Aug. 20.—John Forbes
Perkins, a Boston business man;
VJ'illiam R. Sears, a lawyer, and Ed
\ watt A. Thurston, Fall River, former
\ (.-haiman of the Republican state
A cO rmittee, today were named re
rbivers for Charles Ponzi.
Moderation Is Urged
On Archbishop Mannix
On British Politics
LONDON, Aug. 20.—The consistory
at Rome has directed to Archbishop
Daniel J. Mannix, of Melbourne, Aus
tralia, a strong exhortation urging
moderation in hrs treatment of Brit
ish political questions, according to
a British official message from Rome
today.
Woman’s Keen Eye
Saves Four Boys
NEW YORK, Aug. 20. —The keen
eye of a woman scanning the ocean
through a Coney Island telescope—
“just for fun”—yesterday ' caught
sight of four boys clinging fo.r life
to the gunwhale of an overturned
rowboat, drifting to sea a mile off
shore.
The woman—Mrs. Earl Monger, of
Manhattan —dropped the glass and
rushed to a parkway beach life sav
ing station where she directed res
cuers to the boys’ aid. Thousands
of beach habitues watched the life
savers struggle to launch their boat
through the pounding surf.
Half an hour later the boys from
12 to 15 years old, were picked out
of the boy, exhausted. They were
unconscious when carried to shore.
THERE AND HERE!
President Wilson
Regains Normal Weight
And Does Some Work
"WASHINGTON, Aug. . 20.—Presi
dent Wilson has regained his normal
weight of 179 pounds, according to
an article appearing today in the
Washington Times quoting Rear Ad
miral Cary T. Grayson, the presi
dent’s personal physician, as having
made that statement today. The ar
ticle also depicts, “according to Dr.
Grayson,” the things the president
does in a “normal day” at the White
House, including the following:
“Exercises his left arm by ex
tending and withdrawing it.
“Shaves himself, sometimes W
a safety razor. A
“Climbs stairs with a cane to
ercise his leg muscles. •—.
"Dictates rapidly and frequei
writes shorthand notes of what
wants done.
“Uses an indelible pencil to si
most letters to departmental ofli
cials.”
At the White House it was said
that Dr. Grayson was out of the
city and was not expected to return
until tomorrow. Secretary Tumulty
also was out of town and no other
official would comment on the ar
ticle.
Woman Awakes After
Two Years of Sleep
WAUKESHA, Wis., Aug. 20.—Mrs.
Clara Jorgenson, Racine, who has
been asleep at the county aslyum
for more than two years, has re
gained consciousness.
A sister-in-law of Mrs. Jorgenson
visited the institution, bringing with
her her 6-year-old son. It is thought
the child awakened the memories in
the woman’s mind that restored her
to a normal condition.
BIG NEWS!
Red-hot, three-cornered races are now raging
in Georgia for the United States senate and the
Governor’s chair. .
Cox and Roosevelt are bidding for Democratic vic
tory all over the country, while Harding is’ rallying the
Republicans from his front porch in Marion.
The Bolsheviki and the Poles and Ireland and other
peoples and nations are turning things topsy-turvy over
in Europe.
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TO AUDIT BOOKS
OF JOHN WELCH,
BIG COTTON MAN
ATHENES, Ga., Aug. 20.—Extent
of the financial embarrassment of
John White Welch, Athens cotton
factor, said to involve between a
quarter and a half million dollars,
cannot be determined until the re
ports of the auditors, who began on
the books Thursday, are completed,
but it is expected that the amount
Involved will not be as large as
at first thought and that Mr.
Welch’s affairs will be found in
such shape -s not to result In his
i insolvency.
' It bees’*” known early in the
week tha r. Welch had sustained
aeavy lo in cotton as a result
sos the ri . breaks in the market,
■ * iave been current plac-
~ int at a large figure.
- ok, a well known and
—- ~3~ -.xperlenced cotton man,
/-A “eed in charge of the bu
r)r,\’T ‘reditors and other in-
Lu parties, and is conducting
-.-x. investigation.
Auditors from the firm of Alonzo
Richardson and company, Atlanta,
accountants, came to Athens for the
purpose of making an audit of the
books of the concern, and until their
report is made the extent of Mr.
Welch’s embarrassment will be a
matter of conjecture, although Mr.
Crook stated that he confidently ex
pected the amount would not be as
large as had been rumored.
Mr. Welch conducted a large ware
house business for the storage of
cotton, and hundreds of farmers of
this section hold storage receipts for
cotton deposited with him. It is be
lieved they are fully protected and
their claims will be filed along with
other creditors. No sensational de
velopments are expected. Mr. Crook,
who has been placed in charge as a
temporary receiver, states that as
soon as an audit can be made, a full
statement will be given the press
and public.
SENATOR SMITH IS
GAINING RAPIDLY
IN EVERYSEGTION
Reports Say People in North
Georgia Think That Gov
ernor Dorsey Has Already
Been Eliminated
That the senatorial race is a con
test squarely between Senator Hoke
Smith and Thomas E. Watson is be
coming more and more apparent as
the campaign develops, and the po
litical alignments in the various sec
tions of the state assert themselves
according to the view’s of Senator
Smith’s advisors. The are familiar
with the situation in every section
of the state, and are informed in
minute detail respecting local condi
tions and the underlying sentiment
everywhere.
The candidacy of Governor Dorsey
has failed to arouse a response ex
cept in remote and sporatic instances
and in practically every congres
sional district of the state his friends
are beset with misgivings which
eminate from a realization that his
presence in the race is contributing
only to strengthen Mr. Watson.
In both northeast and northwest
Georgia, It is pointed out that the
people generally, and many of the
governor’s friends, believe that he
has actually retired from the con
test, so silent are the voters con
cerning' his candidacy.
The Smith headquarters Thursday
morning was informed that a well
known northwest Georgia politician,
who has been out in the interest of
the governor’s candidacy, has return
ed to Atlanta -in a crestfallen state,
and privately informed friends that
he encountered discouraging news In
his trip through northwest Georgia.
Instead of finding the rampant Dor
sey sentiment that ne had anticipat
ed, he met with inquiries on every
side as to whether-the governor was
really running for the senate.
The Smith headquarters through
written and verbal reports, has been
informed that in the northern tier of
counties Mr. Watson’s friends are
apologizing for his failure to meet
Senator Smith in joint debate, by the
statement that Mr. Watson is with
holding his thunder until the second
primary, in which he realizes he
must tackle the senior senator in a
run-over.
Following Senator Smith’s trip to
southwest Georgia earlier in the
week, the Smith headquarters has re
ceived countless letters from influen
tial citizens all over that section
containing the mart encouraging re
ports respecting the senator’s can
didacy for re-election.
Although Senator Smith has not
yet visited Calhoun county, there
is no question but that he will win
Calhoun in the senatorial primary,
running well ahead of both of his
opponents.
Calhoun County for Senator
C. S. Sealy, foreman of the grand
jury of Calhoun county,, which was
in session in Morgftn on the 17th
instant, polled the members of the
jury, and, quoting Mr. Sealy’s let
ters, “found the result to be as fol
lows: Hoke Smith, 15; Dorsey, 5, and
Watson, 0.” Mr. Sealy adds in his
letters that “your friends are more
than ever confident that this county
will pe found in your column on Sep
tember 8”
Further reference to the straw
vote in the Calhoun grand jury is
contained in a letter from B. H. As
kew, as follows: “A vote was taken
yesterday for Untied States senator
by the grand jury of Calhoun county.
You received sixteen of the nine
teen votes cast. It was my pleasure,
and that of Mr. B. H. Askew, Jr.,
to cast two of the number that you
received." _
From Lavonia, in Franklin county,
which is regarded by some as a Wat
son hotbed, J. E. Converse writes
that "you are gaining ground.”
J. M. Scott, ot Bainbridge, writes
that the editorial activity of the Al
bany Herald is proving a tremendous
influence for the senator in south
west Georgia, and that in Decatur
county the fight for the senate is be
tween Smith and Watson.
“Governor Dorsey is splitting the
vote/* writes Mr. Scott, “and |he sit
uation is complicated." 1
“I am advised that Ware and
Pierce counties are in good shape at
this time,” writes Julian W. Walker,
a prominent attorney of Jesup, who
adds that Senator Smith’s chances in
Chatham are improving, and that his
following in Wayne county is getting
stronger every day
J. M. Head, editor of the Pike
County Journal, sends in most en
couraging reports from that section.
The Pike County Journal recently
came eat for Senator Smith, and
its influence is felt throughout this
section of the state.
Leading citizens of Elbert county,
including Judge Joseph N. Worley,
of the superior court, write that
the friends of the senator in that
section are militantly at work in the
interest of his candidacy and that
his prospects are very much bright
er.
H. T. Chapman, a well known mer
chant at Tazewell, sends in the most
gratifying reports concerning condi
tions in his section of the state.
In Americus the Sumter county
friends of Senator Smith have or
ganized a Hoke Smith club, with
former State Senator J. E. Shep
pard as chairman, and are making
a most aggressive canvass through
out the county with the most grati
fying results.
South Georgia Active
Volney Williams, of Waycross, edi
tor df the Waycross Journal-Herald,
and one of the most active forces in
wiregrass Georgia, called at Sen
ator Smith’s headquarters Thursday
with a detailed report respecting con
ditions in that section.
Mr. Williams stated that, "There
isn’t a doubt as to the result of the
senatorial race in Ware, which has
always been loyal to Senator Smith.
His friends are more active than
ever and are enthused over the out
look. His forces have been increased
by many prominent men who did
not support him in the preference
primary.”
Mr. Williams continued. "that
Pierce, Bacon, Wayne. Coffee, Ir
win and Atkinson are certain to give
Senator Smith thqir county unit vote
in this campaign.
“The senator has a well perfected
organization in each of these coun
ties, and his friends are leaving
nothing undone that will contribute
to the certainty of his success. Not
since the 1906 campaign have they
been so exercised and interested in
a political contest, and I feel con
fident the returns from the Sep-
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AMERICA CAUTIONS
POLAND TO AVOID
FUTURE AGGRESSION
Reds Admit Being Driven
From Several Important
Points —Peace Parley Be
gan Thursday
WASHINGTON, Aug. 20. —Poland
has been warned by the United
States not to repeat her advance into
Russian territory if her army suc
ceeds in driving the Bolsheviki from
Polish territory, it was stated offi
cially here today.
Unless this warning 4? heeded,
Poland may prejudice her own case
in the eyes of this government, it
was learned.
The attitude of this" government is
indicated in the note to Italy out
lining the American attitude toward
the Polish-Russian situation. This
note, while declaring for the “polit
ical Independence and territorial in
tegrity of Poland” concludes with a
request that the allied and associated
powers declare that the true boun
daries of Russia be respected and
“no transgression by Poland, Fin
land or any other power” be per
mitted.
Other warnings have also bee i
given the Poles by this government.
CLAIM THAT GERMANS ARE
CO-OPERATING WITH REDH
WARSAW, Aug. 20.—German cit
izens are co-operating with the Bol
sheviki everywhere in /the invaded
areas, particularly in Pomerania, the
Polish official communique reported
today.
The Reds wer< said to be employ
ing “terrorist” methods to subdue
the antl-Bolshevik population in cap
tured territory.
Polish troops have pushed the ene
my back eighty to one hundred miles
from Warsaw.
American aviators operating with
the. Polish armies have been singled
out for praise by President Pilsud
ski.
SOVIET ABANDONS POINT
80 MILES FROM WARSAW
LONDON, Aug. 20. —The Russian
Soviet forces have abandoned Lukow,
sixty-eight miles southeast of War
saw, and Radin, eighty miles to the
southeast of the Polish capital, ac
cording to Thursday's communique
issued by the Moscow government.
The communique claims that the
Poles were driven back seven miles
from Ciechanow, forty-five mlleb
northwest of Warsaw.
The statement reads;
"The fighting at Plonsk (north
west of Warsaw), continues. South
west of Ciechanow we have driven
back the enemy. We are seven miles
from Ciechanow.
“We have abandoned Lukow and
Radin and fighting is proceeding for
Biela and Wlodawa (Biela is twenty
five miles northeast of Radin and
Wlodawa forty-two miles southeast
of Radin). In the Cholm and
Hrubieszow regions (southwest of
Lublin), our advance continues.”
Confer on Peace Thursday
The second sitting of the Russo-
Polish peace conference at Minsk
took place Thursday and a sum
mary of Russia’s terms was com
municated to the Poles. They were
substantially the same as those the
Russian delegation published in Lon
don, says a Moscow official state
ment dated Thursday and received in
London this morning.
Stated orders for the conference
were agreed upon.
Toward the end of the session the
Russian delegates protested against
the Poles’ efforts to drag the negotia
tions, the statement says.
FRENCH SEND BATTLESHIPS
TO AID IN CLEARING DANZIG
PARIS, Aug. 20.—The military suc
cesses of’ the Poles continued yes
terday, according to a report to the
foreign office today from the mili
tary mission in Warsaw, under plan;
elaborated by the French General
Weygand and his staff of more than
600 French officers.
All these officials are now either
actively in command of the forces
.that are freeing Warsaw from the
Russian Soviet menace or are aiding
the Polish commanders.
It is considered that French and
Polish co-operation in the commands
of the various forces now has reach
ed a satisfactory stage. J. J. Jus
serand and Lord d’Abernon, respec
tively, the heads of the French and
British missions to Poland, have re
turned to Warsaw from Posen for
a conference with General Weygand
and the Polish staff.
The situation at Danzig is still
causing worry, but it is expected to
be cleared up when two French bat
tleships, now on the way there, ar
rive and offer Sir Reginald T. Tower,
the allied high commissioner at Dan
zig, sufficient forces to control the
piers and permit the unloading of
Polish munitions.
“Hunger Strikers” in
Baltimore Penitentiary
Riot Throughout Night
BALTIMORE, Md.. Aug. 20.—Sev
enty “hunger strikers” started a riot
in a dormitory of the penitentiary
early this morning. The prisoners,
who had been segregated because of
their strike, had torn the electric
lights out of their sockets yesterday
and about 2.30 this morning, aided
by darkness, a few broke out of the*?
cells, released the rest, and with
them started a demonstration that
lasted till daylight.
There were thirteen guards in the
building when the rioting started,
and up to an early hour this morn
ing temporary Warden Brady was
unable to state whether any of them
had been killed or injured.
City police who responded to a
riot call fired some shots but were
unable to cow the rioters, who broke
windows, battered their cells, and
huried buckets and bricks out of the
windows at the policemen surround
ing the building. Temporary Warden
Brady summoned firemen, who sub
dued prisoners with streams of wa
ter. Intermittent outbreaks contin
ued.
At daybreak the warden’s force put
an end to the excitement and marched
the unruly gang to cells in the main
building.- With the exception of a
slight injury to a fireman, tfcere were
no casualties, “