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VOL. XXII. NO. 119.
HOLDER OFFERS TO WITHDRAW, IF DORSEY WILL
QUOffll OF TENN.
LEGISLATURE LIKELY
TO MEET TUESDAY
Early Hearing on Court In
juncton is Hoped For —An-
tis Are Entertained at De
catur, Ala.
♦ .
KNOXVILLE, Tenn., Aug. 23.
A quorum of Tennessee’s legislature
ia expected Tuesday morning. Rep
resentative Joe Wade, of Knox coun
ty, states he was so informed by
Speaker Seth Walker. Mr. Wade will
return to Nashville tonight. He says
filibusters probably will return from
Alabama, having accomplished their
purpose of preventing reconsideration
of the action on suffrage.
EARLY HEARING ON
INJUNCTION HOPED FOR
NASHVILLE, Tenn., Aug. 23.—An
attempt will be made to have a
hearing on the injunction to prevent
, state officials from certifying the
ratification of the suffrage amend
ment as soon as possible.
If the injunction is vacated, and
suffragists believe it will be, Gov
ernor A. H. Roberts is expected to
certify the ratification to the de
partment of state at Washington at
once. The injunction applies to the
speaker of both houses and to the
. secretary of state as well as to Gov
ernor Roberts.
Suffragists were cheered by Gov
ernor Robert’s statement that suf
frage is ratified.
“I will countenance no act in
tended to nullify this ratification and
the will of the majority by the mi
nority, either by 'flight and aban
donment of official duty by the mem
bers or otherwise,” said the gover
nor. “I will exercise and bring to
bear all the legal and legitimate
powers of the office of governor
to consummate in an orderly and
legal manner the certification of the
action of the legislature to the prop
er federal officials.”
The resolution of ratification was
to be returned to the senate |o
day, where it originated and where
It must be engrossed and signed by
Speaker A. L. Todd. What would
be done by Mr. Todd and the gov
ernor should the injunction against
them be made permanent has not
’ V een determined. Belief is general,
that the question now is out of the
hands of the legislature, and that
future action will be judicial and
executive. The suffrage forces have
a majority in the house and will be
on hand from now until the end of
the session.
The anti-ratificationists who fled
to Alabama assert they will remain
until they have obtained a majority,
or until Tennessee has had what they
consider a proper opportunity J.o ex
press sentiment on suffrage. As
1 g as they keep the house from
meeting with a quorum, they con
tend ratification is incomplete be
cause the motion to reconsider suf
frage has not been erased from the
journal of the house.
Under an amended bill filed yester
day, raising the point that the Ten
> nessee house Saturday defeated the
Walker motion to reconsider ratifica
tion by that body of the woman suf
frage amendment without the pres
ence of a quorum, Chief Clerks W. M.
and John Green, of the sen
ate and house, respectively, today
were made parties to the temporary
injunction restraining the governor,
secrtary of state and speakers of
the senate and house from taking any
steps toward certifying ratification
to Washington. The writ of injunc
tion was served on Carter and Green
this morning. _____
KANSAS CITY, MO.,
SHOWS INCREASE
OF 30 PER CENT
WASHINGTON, Aug. 23. —The cen
sus bureau announced the following
1920 population results today:
Kansas City, Mo., 324,410, Increase
since 1910, 76,029 or 306 per cent,
Santa Barbara, Cal., 19,441; Elyria,
Ohio, 20,474; Petersburg, Va„ 31,002;
. Willoughby. Ohio. 2,656; Fort Gibson,
Okla., 1,352.
Increases since 1910: Santa Bar
bara, 7,782 or 66.7 per cent; Eyria,
Ohio, 5,649 or 38.1 per cent; Wil
loughby, Ohio, 584 or 28.2 Peters
burg, 6,875 or 28.5 per cent; Fort
Gibson, 8 or 0.6 per cent.
Population of southern places an
nounced include:
Tennessee places:
Ovion, 1,376; South Fulton, 1,650,
Union City, 4,412; Bolivar, 1,031;
Somerville, 1,106; Crossville, 948.
Virginia places:
Martinsville, 3,746; Island Pond,
1,837.
i Georgia places:
Kirkwood, 2,934; Lithonia, 1,269;
Stone Mountain, 1,266.
North Carolina places.
Southport, 1,664; Sanford, 2,977:
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He is so confident of results that
he guarantees absolute satisfaction
in every case or there is no charge
for the treatment. If you suffer
from stomach trouble or any kind
yof worms, send him your name and
' address today, as this notice may
hot appear again.—(Advt.)
SENATOR SMITH IS
GIVEN APPROVAL OF
■LTMDIENGE
Declares Dorsey Has at
Last Accepted His Position
on the League of Nations
Issue
Hoke Smith’s Speaking
Dates Are Announced
Senator Hoke Smith’s speaking
dates follow:
Monday night, August 23, Co
lumbus, at 5:45 o’clock.
Tuesday morning, August 24,
Arlington, at 10 o’clock.
Tuesday afternoon, August 24,
Bainbridge, at 4:30 o’clock.
Wednesday morning, August 25,'
Thomasville, at 11 o’clock.
Wednesday afternoon, August
25, Quitman, at 2:30 o’clock.
Wednesday afternoon, August
25, Pavo, at 6:30 o’clock.
Thursday morning, August 26,
Moultrie, at 11 o’clock.
Thursday afternoon, August 26,
Tifton, at 4 o’clock.
Friday morning, August 27,
Cochran, at 11 o’clock.
Friday night, August 27, Ma
con, at 8 o’clock.
Saturday forenoon, August 28
Milledgeville, at 10:30 o’clock.
Saturday afternoon, A u S ust 28,
Gray, at 2 o’clock.
Saturday afternoon, August 28,
Monticello, at 5:30 o’clock.
HAMILTON, Ga., Aug. 23.—1 n his
speech here this morning Senator
Hoke Smith developed clearly* that
his position on the League of Na
tions is in perfect harmony with that
of Governor James M. Cox, the
Democratic presidential nominee. He
quoted from Governor Cox’s speech
of acceptance to show that the pres
idential candidate favors reservations
to the league that will protect and
guarantee the supremacy of the
United States constitution —a po
sition which twenty-three Democratic
senators took during the considera
tion of the covenant.
"And, my friends,” he added. “I
invite your attention to Governor
Dorsey’s position, as outlined in the
speeches he made last week. Al
though the governor and his political
organ, the Atlanta Constitution, have
made a great fuss and misrepresent
ed me outrageously about the League
of Nations, it develops from the
governor’s speeches that he has fi
nally come to the position of Gov
ernor Cox and my Democratic col
leagues in the senate who voted for
reservations.”
Senator Smith did not go into a
detailed discussion of the League
of Nations, but he developed his po
sition with sufficient clearness to
arouse in his audience unmistakable
evidences of their, endorsement of the
stand he has taken. His speech was
devoted for the most part to dis
cussing the record of the Democratic
party in Washington, and reviewing
his own official conduct as governor
of Georgia and in the senate. He
diverted on occasions to remark upon
the record and official conduct of
Governor Dorsey and the candidacy
of Thomas E. Watson. He discussed
also the recent stare convention in
Atlanta and convinced his hearers
that the failure of the convention
to endorse the Democratic adminis
tration was due to connivance be
tween Mr. Watson and a Palmer
delegate—H. H. Dean, of aGinesville,
who is wow supporting Governor
Dorsey.
A Fin* Audience
The audience was one of the most
representative Senator Smith has ad
dressed. Farmers predominated, and
every section of Harris county was
represented. Among the crowd were
many of the senator’s friends of
years gone by—leaders who made
the fight for him in 1906 and who
have supported him loyally in every
campaign he has made since that
time. There was no mistaking their
zeal and earnestness, nor was there
any doubting their determination and
confidence.
“Governor Dorsey has been on the
stump for a week now, my friends,
but aside from his indorsement of
my stand on the League of Nations
which he voices in his demand for
reservations he hasn’t advanced any
constructive suggestions that are
calculated to help you,” said the sen
ator. “He has devoted most of his
speech to abusing me and defending
himself. Evidently he is disturbed
over the disclosures concerning the
illegal tobacco taxes he has collected
and the exposure of the exorbitant
commissions he paid to his collectors.
Senator Smith remarked upon the
deplorable condition of the state’s
finances under the governor’s admin
istration, and declared that his serv
ices had not reflected upon his ca
pacity as an executive. He said the
governor should have studied the
finances of the state with greater
care and should have familiarized
himself with the tax laws of Geor
gia.
“If he had been familiar with the
tax laws he might not have collected
illegal taxes from the merchants,”
said the senator, “and if he had
studied the finances carefully the
state institutions might not be suf
fering for funds today.
Governor and Taxes
Senator Smith called attention to
the fact that although the governor
“stands for a reduction of the fed
eral taxes, he has so mismanaged the
state’s finances that he urged the*
adoption of an income tax in Georgia.
“I believe my experience better fits
and qualifies me to serve you at
Washington than either of my op
ponents,” said the senator. “I have
had nine years in the senate. I hold
splendid committee assignments. 1
am near the top of the committee on
agriculture and the committee on
judiciary. I am a member of the
finance committee, that handles leg
islation relating to taxes. I hold
these places by virtue of my long
service. No new man, no matter how
able, could hope to get such desirable
committee places for many years.”
7fiJDO BOLSHEVIK!
REPORTED GWBED
IN PDLISHJAnLES
Red Armies Now Said to Be
Completely Bottled Up.
Soviet Is Formed at Dan
zig
LONDON, >ug. 23. —The Bol
sheviki, in an official communique
received from Moscow today, admit
ted defeat on the Polish front.
In reiterating their charges of ob
structionist methods by the Polish
peace delegates at Minsk, the Rus
sians declared they “do not trust
the Polish bourgeoisie,” as “its dele
gation is delaying peace while we
are suffering defeat?”
The Russians further admitted
their loss of the important city of
Brest-Litovsk, capture of which was
claimed by the Poles last week.
Polish advices claimed tae Red
armies had been split into three bod
is, two of which had been practically
isolated. North of Warsaw, the
Poles have advanced to within less
than twenty miles of the east Prus
sian frontier at two points, further
endangering the Bolsheviki in the
Vlocavek and Graudenz regions to
the westward. President Pilsuds
ki’s advance northeast of Warsaw
has virtually cut off the reds in the
Lomza sector.
Despite their peril, the bolsheviki
before Graudenz apparently have
shoved closer to that city. On the
south front, also, the reds continue
to gain and have begun an encircling
movement south of the important
city of Lemberg.
French advices indicated the num
ber of bolshevik prisoners now total
ro.poo.
General Wrangel’s offensive in
Crimea and the Don region were re
ported to be progressing favorably.
May Unite Against War
Organization of all workers in the
world to fight against future wars
is urged in an appeal to the “pro
letariat of the universe,” issued by
the International League of Trade
Unions at Rotterdam and signed by
a number of European labor lead
ers.
“One of the best methods of pre
venting future wars,” says the
statement, which is published in the
Times, “is to refuse to transport
troops or war material. Organized
labor should cease to be the ac
complice of imperialism and mili
tarism, and only the decided action
of the people will save mankind.”
ALLIED PREMIERS URGE
PEACE FOR POLAND
PARIS, Aug. 23. —Premier Lloyd
George, of Great Britain, and Pre-'
mier Giolitti, of Italy, have urged
both Russia and Poland to conclude
peace immediately on the basis of
mutual concessions, dispatches from
Lucerne reported this afternoon.
The two entente leaders were said
to have informed Moscow and War
saw that the Bolshevik proposals to
date are “not acceptable.” ‘
When M. Kamenoff, Bolshevik
trade commission in Loridon, gave
to Lloyd George the Reds’ original
terms, the premier was reported to
have urged Poland to accept them.
Since then, additional proposals
have been made by the Bolsheviki,
some being more and some less ac
ceptable to the Poles.
Soviet Formed at Danzig
German workers at Danzig have
established sqviets and have seized
the piers, preventing the landing of
any supplies for Pcfland, according
to a report from that citjt The
German commander of the port is
said to have refused to assign moor
ings for the French dispatch boat,
Accra, and the cruiser Gueydon. Sir
Reginald T. Tower, high commis
sioner for the League of Nations
at Danzig, has refused to take any
responsibility, declaring he must
await instructions from London.
TO SECURE UNRESTRICTED
USE OF DANZIG SECTION
LUCERNE Switzerland, Aug. 23.
(By the Associated Press.) —Premier
Lloyd George, of Great Britain, and
Premier Giolitti, of Italy, have
adopted proposals to be submitted to
France for allied oction to secure
Poland free and unrestricted use of
Danzig and fvs communications in
accordance with the Versailles treaty,
it was announced officially here to
rt a v.
RETREAT OF BOLSHEVIKI
HAS BEEN CUT OFF
WARSAW, Aug. 23. — (By the As
sociated Press).—Polish forces have
taken the town of Grudsk, about
twelve miles north of Ciechanow,
and have cut off the retreat of Bol
shevik forces northwest and north of
this city by the way of Mlawa and
Przasnysz.
The eighteenth Polish division,
which has been attacking Ciechanow,
has been me! by desperate resis
tance on tire part of the enemy de
tachments covering the retreat of
the fourth soviet army, which last
week advanced along the Prussian
frontier until it threatened the
Polish lines along the Vistula river.
After capturing Ciechanow, the
Poles advanced rapidly northward
and succeeded in cutting the only di
rect line railroad running eastward
from the soviet positions.
Volunteer, Polish divisions are
now attacking Prazasnysz.
It is assumed here that represen
tatives of the Russian soviet gov
ernment presented their peace terms
at the Minsk conference before the
Polish delegates received word from
Warsaw of the decided change in the
military situation, which now fa-,
vors Poland. It is believed in di
plomatic circles that the delegation
sent from this city to Minsk is fully
informed of military and other de
velopments but dispatches from the
delegates have given no hint that
the news has reached them.
One radio dispatch from Warsaw
has been acknowledged by George
stated it had been
delivered to the Polish representa
tives at Minsk. Three Polish officers
have been sent to Minsk with docu
ments, having been given safe con
duct through the lines by the Bol
shevik!.
Georgia Privates Rest
In Arlington Cemetery
WASHINGTON, Aug. 21.—Privates
David Pooler, John L. Rehnberg and
Ran Thomas, of Georgia, who died
while serving with the army over
seas. will be buried Monday In Ar
lington National cemetery.
ATLANTA, GA., TUESDAY, AUGUST 24, 1920
W MASONS OF
STATE RESENTFUL
OF DDJISEY’S VETO
I Governor’s Action Depriving
Crippled Children’s Hos
pital of Money Given by
Legislature Is Criticized
Some of the leading Masons of At
lanta who were supporting Governor
Dorsey for the senate have quit him
cold as the result of his veto of the
bill exempting from inheritance tax
ation the SIOO,OOO bequest to the
Scottish Rite Home for Crippled
Children in DeKalb county.
One of these, a lawyer who stands
at the top of his profession In Geor
gia, has given Forrest Adair a writ
ten opinion to the effect that Gover
nor Dorsey went off half-cocked when
he undertook to defend the veto on
the ground that the bill was uncon
stitutional. Atlanta Masons are
aflame with indignation over the
veto. Throughout the city the veto
is the subject of conversation, and
letters are being received from Ma
sons in various parts of the state.
No institution In Georgia is closer
to the hearts of the Masonic fra
ternity than the crippled children’s
home. It was founded six years ago
by the Scottish Rite Masons of the
state. Its financial support has come
from members of the Scottish Rite
and from Masons who are not mem
bers of the Scottish Rite. Scores ot
blue lodges all over Georgia make
regular contributions to the main
tenance of the home.
When Yaarab Temple of the Mystic
Shrine, composed of Shriners in
north and middle Georgia, went to
the annual cqnvention of the im
perial council held in Portland, Ore.,
a few months ago, they took with
them several hundred copies of a
booklet illustrating the marvelous
work of human reconstruction which
is done by the surgeons and nurses
of the crippled children’s home.
Probably never before in the his
tory of' the Shrine has any subject
made such a powerful appeal to the
imperial council. It passed an ap
propriation of SBOO,OOO to establish
a chain of crippled children’s homes
throughout the country, and passed
a resolution appropriating a like
amount, or so much thereof as
might be necessary, as an annual
contribution to the support and
maintenance of these homes when
they should be finished. Scores of
contributions from individual Shrin
ers were turned over to the imperial
potentate before the convention ad
journed. Scores of others were tele
graphed to Portland from Shriners
at home who read the news in the
press dispatches.
The cities of Memphis, Tenn., and
Kansas City, Mo., are now engaged
in the building of municipal homes
for crippled children, modeled after j
the one in DeKalb county which the
Masons of Georgia support by their .
contributions. . I
There are two qualifications for ad- ,
mission to the crippled children’s j
home. First, that the applicant be
a child who is crippled and who can
be cured or improved. Second, that j
the parents or guardians of the child
be financially unable to pay for treat- i
ment in a private hospital.
There is no requirement as to re
ligious affiliation or fraternal affilia
tion The parents, guardians or kins
men of a crippled child do not have
to be Masons to obtain admission for
the child. More than one thousand
children have been treated at the
home, and of that number only seven
were even akin to Masons. , .
The late Albert Steiner, a wealthy
and benevolent Atlantian, and a
thirty-second degree Mason. spent
some of the happiest hours of his
declining years in the company of
the children at the home for cripples.
His own children were lost to him,
he had no near relatives, the shadows
of his evening were upon him. He
used to drive out to the home in his
automobile and take loads of toy
and candy to the haPPy hoy
girls who were being lifted from tne
darkness of despair to the sunlight
nf hone And when he died he mane
a bequest of SIOO,OOO to the crippled
children’s home.
History of the Veto -
Mr Steiner’s death occurred a few
month’s prior to the 1910 session of
Fhl legislature At that session the
from inheritance taxation. The act
became effective when it was passed
Owing to the fact, that Mr. Stoner
death occurred prior to the passage
of the act. his bequests were not en
titled to the exemption.
This year the legislature, hating
heard, in the meantime so much of
the work of the crippled children s
home, unanimously passed a nil
providing that the exemptions for
charitable bequests as P rovl^
the act of 1919, should date back
to January 1, 1919, so as to allo '
the exemption for the Albert Steiner
bequest, and for any such others of
a similar character as might have
been made In the meantime.
Some question was raised concern
ing the constitutionality of the bill,
which was introduced by Representa
tive Moore, of Butts county. The
judiciary committees of the house
and senate, composed entirely or
lawyers, decided that the bill was
constitutional. One of these law*
yers, a member of the senate Jrm. 1-
ciary committee, with tears in his
eyes, related the story of a poor
crippled boy of his home county
whose terrible affliction had been
cured bv -the surgeons at the home.
He said he did not care whether the
bill was constitutional or not, he was
I going to vote for and speak tor it,
|if necessary. He was willing, at
least, to let the courts pass upon
its constitutionality.
Governor Dorsey vetoed the bill on
I the ground that it was unconstitu
’ tional. While the bill was pending,
! Forrest Adair, a Scottish Rite Mason
• and Shriner, and a leading patron
of the crippled children’s home, ob
tained from James L. Mayson, a city
attorney of Atlanta and a noted au
thority on constitutional law, a
written opinion that the bill was
constitutional. To make assurance
doubly sure, Mr. Adair asked four
■ other lawyers for their opinions, and
j they coincided with Attorney May-
I son. One of these lawyers, who
i stands at the top of the profession
I in Georgia, on Friday furnished to
i Mr. Adair a supplemental opinion
which he wrote after reading Gover
nor Dorsey’s statement undertaking
to defend the
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The follow card, addressed “To
the White ' 'ters of the State of
Georgia,” ha been sent to The Jour
nal by its : ithor, with the request
that it be published.
“To the White Voters of the State
of Georgia:
“I wish you to consider the fol
lowing statement. It is absolutely
true and can be proved by any num
ber of men. It will not be denied by
Governor Dorsey: ,
“I am an experienced gardner and
florist. It was appointed under Gov
ernor Smith to look after the flowers,
grass and trees at the capitol grounds
and at the governor’s mansion. I
was reappointed in this work by Gov
ernor Brown, by Governor Slaton and
by Governor Harris., For a short
time during this pe'riod I left of
mjt own accord to do some private
work and then was reappointed to
do this work for the state. I am a
white man, fifty years old.
“In July, 1919, I was notified that
my services were no longer needed,
as Governor Dorsey thought he could
have the work done by a man who
would not charge as much. I was
drawing at that time SIOO a month.
As soon as I left my position was
£iven to a negro from Fayette county,
who is said to be' a family servant
of the Dorsey family. His name is
Rufus Bennett. He is now filling the
position that I had, and is to be
seen by any one who watches work
being done on the capitol grounds.
“He is drawing $21.25 a week. While
this is a little less than I drew, there
is really no saving to the state, be
cause I had no assistant and there is
another negro employed to assist
Rufus in doing his work.
“My services were satisfactory to
Governor Smith, Governor Brown,
Governor SlatoA and Governor Har
ris. I have a Tetter from Governor
“Dorsey’s keeper of buildings and
grounds saying that my services were
satisfactory to them. The notice dis
charging me gave as the reason that
the work could be done by a lower
price man. I have already said that
this did not save any money to the
state, because the negro who took my
place had to have an assistant em
ployed to do his work. But if it was
necessary to get a lower-price man
to save money for t,he state, I am
sure some deserving white man could
have been found to take the posi
tion.
“This is simply a statement of the
exact facts in connection with this
matter.
“FRANK GRANT.
“21 Mathews avenue, Kirkwood.”
Ten Killed, Five Hurt,
When Fast Train Hits
Loaded * Auto Bus
CAMDEN, N. J., Aug. 23. —Ten per
sons are dead and five others badly
Injured as the result of the grade
crossing accident in this city last
night. Two of the victims died early
today in hosptals.
A motor bus containing fifteen
passengers bound for Fairview, the
war-time city formerly known as
Yorkship Village, was struck by a
fast Pennsylvania electric train
from Millville.
The crossing has been the scene
,of three fatal accidents in the past
six weeks. Safety gates recently in
stalled were put into operation last
Thursday, but were not working last
night, the police say.
cuss clothin g pr i ces
Here’s away to save $lO to S2O
on your next suit. Simply drop a
card to L. E. Lawson, manager of
the Lincoln Woolen Mills Co., 200 S.
Green St., Chicago, 111., and ask him
for a copy of his ijew tailoring book
No. 396 with big samples and
latest information About styles and
prices. He will tell you how men
with a little spare time can make
big money in the tailoring business
and quote you prices so low that
you will wonder how he can do it
while others are asking such high
prices. All orders are sent on ap
proval with the privilege of return
ing it if not satisfactory.— (Advt.)
ENGINEER KILLED
IN WRECK NEAR
TALLULAH FALLS
TALLULAH FALLS, Ga., Aug. 25.«
John Harvey, engineer, was killed
and George Calloway, his fireman,
was probably fatally injured Mon
day morniAg, when a passenger train
on the Tallulah Falls railway was
wrecked at a point ten miles north
of Tallulah Falls and two miles
south of Tiger, Ga. Both men lived
at Cornelia, Ga.
The engine and one combination
passenger and baggage coach were
derailed on a fill and turned over,
crushing the engineer to death be
neath the tender and seriously scald
ing the fireman.
Softening of the road bed due to %
recent heavy rains was said to have
k;een responsible for the wreck.
Passengers claimed that rotten ties
also were responsible. The engine
and the first coach rolled down the
embanflkment to the ditch, the en
gineer being crushed bv the tender
of the engine and killed, and the
fireman being deluged with scald
ing water, suffering injuries which
may result fatally. A number of
passengers were thrown from the
windows of the derailed coach, but
no serious injuries were reported.
The train was in charge of Conduct
or Robert Addington. x
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Cox and Roosevelt are bidding for Democratic vic
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The Bolsheviki and the Poles and Ireland and other
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P. O State
Ponzi Is Willing to
w Aid Authorities in
Probe of His Assets
BOSTON, Aug. -3. —Charles Ponzi,
-the financial wizard, was today in
terviewed in his cell at the East
Cambridge jail by -Federal Auditor
Edwin Pride, and showed willingness
to- help out in the investigation of
his assets.
Ponzi’s books, such as he kept,
were carefully gone over and here
and there the former financier ex
plained points not clear to the audi
tor. These were the books on which
the latter based his tatemnt that
Ponzi had debts amounting to $7,-
000,000. At the close of the inter
view Auditor Pride refused to dis
cuss its results.
Daniel V. Mclsaac, attorney ror
Ponzi, has filed a petition with the
clerk of the U. S. district court, de
nying that Ponzi is a bankrupt and
insolvent, as alleged in the petition
previously filed.
He demands that the question be
sinquired into by a Jury, it was learn
ed today.
Oldfield’s Mother Dead
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 23.—Mrs.
Sara Yarnell Oldfield, mother of Bar
ney Oldfield, automobile racing
driver, died at her home here last
night, aged sixty-six. She is also
survived by her husband, H. C. Old
field.
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In Letter to Editor Howell
He Says He Is Now the
Strongest Candidate in the
Gubernatorial Race
In an open letter to Clark Howell,
editor of the Atlanta Constitution,
made public on Monday, Speake*
John N. Holder, candidate for the
governorship, offered to retire from
the gubernatorial race as suggested
by Mr. Howell, provided Mr. Howell
would withdraw his candidate, Gov
ernor Dorsey, as a candidate for the
United States senate.
Mr. Holder’s letter is In reply to
editorials appearing simultaneously
tn the Constitution and the Macon
Telegraph a fe wdays ago, urging
him to withdraw from the governor
ship race in favor of Clifford Walker,
to the end that the defeat of Thomas
W. Hardwick might be accomplished.
In his letter Mr. Holder points out
that if the anti-Hardwick vote is be
ing divided between Clifford Walke?
and himself the anti-Watson vo*e
in the senatorial race is being simi
larly split by the entrance of Gov
ernor Dorsey as a candidate.
In support of his contention that
he is the strongest opponent of Mr.
Hardwick, Mr. Holder quotes xtracts
from letters received from several
counties.
He charges Mr. Howell and Mr.
Anderson, of the Macon Telegraph,
with having “hand-picked” their can
didates for governor and x United
States senator' with delivering a
“Brutus stab” in an effort to accom
plish his (Holder’s) political assassi
nation.
Mr, Holder’s Letter
Mr. Holder’s letter follows:
Hon. Clark Howell,
Editor Atlanta Constitution,
“Atlanta, Georgia,
Dear Mr. Howell:
In reply to your editorial In
the Atlanta Constitution of Au
gust 20, 1920, demanding that I
withdraw from the race for gov
ernor in the interest of the loyal
democracy of the state, I desir*
to state that this is the first
Opportunity that I have had to
reply, as I returned 6n Satur
day night from a very strenuous
* and successful week’s campaign
in South Georgia.
When Mr. Hardwick entered
the race for governor I held a
conference with my loyal friends
from every congressional dis
trict of Georgia, and said to
them then that I stood ready,
at all times, to render any ser
vice to democracy, even to th*
surrender of the cherished am
bition of a life time, and that if
they thought I should retire from
the race I would gladly do so.
In this conference I earnestly
urged my friends not to giv*
consideration to my political
fortunes, but only of the good
of the party and the welfare of
the state. They were unanimous
that I alone could win this rac*
X have endeavored aU my Uf*
to be fair and just to all mens
to be true and loyal to my party,
my state and my nation. I hav* !
alwayfc been your friend, tru*
and loyal. I was the first can
dldate to defend you against th*
attack of Mr. Hardwick, and X
expected nothing less than fair
treatment at your hands, but in
stead you have given me a Bru
tus stab in an effort to accom
plish my political assassination
and io elect your canaiuate.
You say that unfortunately
the loyal Democratic vote of th*
state is divided between Walker
and Holder, while Hardwick is
able to concentrate around hi*
candidacy all the discontent, dev
ilment and disloyalty that ar*
working both from within and
without the state.
The situation presented in th*
race for the United States sen
ate is even more acute. Ther*
is political chaos in Georgia.
You are responsible for it. Your
effort to hand-pick the can
didates for the highest offices in
the gift of the people of Geor
gia and your determination to
dominate the politics of th*
state has caused feelings of in
tense resentment against you
and your methods. Since you
ordered me to get out of the rac*
for governor hundreds have ex
pressed their indignation at your
audacity. I wiSfi to quote a few
sentences from the many letters
that I have received since your
political mandate to me:
How People Stand
From a prominent Atlanta citi
zen: “Stay in the race. If th*
Constitution and its allies, th*
Macon Telegraph, and others,
are to run Georgia politics, say
who shall be the Democratio
nominees, etc., what’s the use
of a primary or convention?”
From a Gainesville merchant:
“I see there is an effort on the
part of the Constitution to get
yo out of the race for governor.
I hope you will pay no attention
to this bosh, and that you will
stay in the game to the finish.
I do not know much about other
sections of tht state, but I do
know that you are decidedly the
stronger in this section.”
From a prominent citizen of
Lumpkin county: “I read the
editorial in today’s Constitution
which does not perturb us in the
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