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MURDER OF Cl AND HIS FAMILY FULLYDESCWBED Correspondents Give Details ■ From* Witnesses Which Leave No Doubt of the Former Emperor’s Fate LONDON, Aug. 29.—A1l possible Ooubts that former Emperor Nichol as of Russia and his family were assassinated in the baseipent of their prison house at Ekaterinburg on the night of July 16, 1918, seem to be dispelled by the accounts of two independent investigators which are published here. One is printed by the London Times and was writ ten by its former Petrograd cor respondent, Robert Wilton. The other apepars in the magazine. Nineteenth Century and After, and is from the pen of Captain Francis McCullagh, of the British army, who before the war was a widely known newspaper correspondent. Both have spent weeks at Ekaterinburg and talked with natives and soldiers who witnessed the affair through the windows of the ill-fated house. Both writers agree on the Important details of the story. The victims of the massacre, they •ay, numbered ten, being the for mer emperor, his wife, and four daughters. Dr. Botkin and three ser vants. The assassination was ar ranged by Purovski, the jailer in charge of the deposed royal family, and was carried out by twelve sol diers. The Times’ accounts says these men were Letts, but Captain McCullagh declares they were Mag yars, who had been placed on duty Instead of a Russian guard because Bolsheviki feared a Russian could not be trusted for the work. Captain McCullagh’s story says all the doomed party, except Nichol as, were on their knees, crossing themselves, as Yurovski shouted the order for the execution of ’’Nicholas Romanoff, the bloody, and all bis family.” The former czar then stepped quickly in front of his wife and children, saying something which could not be heard and was shot by Yurovski. Then the remainder of the party was shot down with re volvers and later the soldiers bay •netted the bodies, he said. i These, accounts confirm previous reports, but it is known the former emperor’s mother, who is in Copen hagen, and Queen Alexandra of Great Britain, have refused to give tip hope of the royal family’s escape until auite recently when private re ports furnished them by Captain Mc- Cullagh and Mr. Wilton at the re quest of relatives, convinced them the massacre of the former Rus sian royal family was carried out. Yurovski. who had been president Os the extraordinary commission at Ekaterinburg, is aeciared to have boasted to Captain McCullagh last March that he had condemned sixty persons suspected of anti-Bolshevik ■entiments. and is quoted as say ing: "What are sixty men?” After the assassination of Nichol as and his family, Yurovski, it is asserted, hastened to Mokcow to re port the details to Nikolai Lenin, the Bolshevik premier. According to Captain McCullagh, he was promot ed to be commissioner of life in surance in the province of Ekater inburg. and the most hand some house in the town, which was confiscated from a merchant. Even the Bolsheviki of the city, however, •re declared to shun him. On the- square overlooked by Em peror Nicholas’ last prison, the Bol shevik local government has placed a large sign, bearing the words; "Square of National Vengeance,” it is said. ■ Meal in Sebastopol / Costs 60,000 Rubles; Country Dead Broke SEBASTOPOL, Crimea—(By the Associated Press). —One' million Don rubles were purchased for s2tk. here today by the correspondent, but aft erwards he paid 60,000 rubles for a meal, 10,000 more for a short cab ride and at the close of the day was a bankrupt millionaire. Crimea is An an unhappy situation. It has 24,- 900,000,000 of rubles, but no real money, and there is little to buy here. ' The harbor is filled with idle and disabled warships and merchantmen, street cars have been stopped be cause of the lack of coal, and streets •re deserted except for an occasional carriage, some wpunded soldiers and armed patrolmen. Most women here have no hats, but wear veils or kerchiefs about their heads. Many are without stock ings, but aire charming, nevertheless, in bright, inexpensive gowns, which they dignify with erect and Inde pendent carriage suggestive of Amer ican women. Six years of war have not broken the spirit of south Russian women. They "carry on” with the slightest meams at their disposal without com plaint, and give whatever encourage ment they can to men battling with bolsheviki along the Dneiper river •nd in the Don Kuban territory. Villa, His Forces Demobilized, Is Off For Country Life MEXICO CITY. Aug. 28.—Demobili zation of Francisco Villa’s forces has been completed at Tlahualllo. it was officially announced today. The former bandit will leave at once for his ranch at Canutillo. SELLS ALL WOOL SUIT FOR $25.00 A handsomely illustrated fall and winter style book showing all the latest New York and Chicago styles in men’s suits and containing 66 beautiful cloth samples of the very finest, high-grade fabrics, is being distributed free by the Bell Tailors, Dept. 855, Chicago, 111., the largest concern in the world selling made-to measure tailored suits direct to Wearer. The values offered for the coming season are simply amazing. For instance, they offer a very fine all-wool high-grade suit made to In dividual measure, at only $25. The measurement system used is so sim ple any member of your family can take your measure and the Bell Tai lors guarantee to fit you perfectly or there is no charge. Send for their style book and price list today and save big money on your clothes. New Constitution for Alabama Considered MONTGOMERY. Ala.. Aug. 29. Governor Kilby will ask the jegisla-. ture during the special session, be ginning September 14, to provide for a convention for the rewriting, of the state constitution. This subject was included in the official procla mation convening the legislature which was issued by the executive department Saturday afternoon. This will bring up as an issue for immediate consideration a subject which has been urged by attorneys and prominent citizens for several years. Governor Kilby placed in nls call a suggestion for the amending of the act creating the Alabama pub lie service commission and for the increasing of the appropriation for the state law enforcement depart ment. , ’ , Other matters included i:i the call follows: Election laws requiring capitol officials to live in Mont gomery. giving counties the. right to issue interest bearing warrants, reg elating the feeding of prisoners, in spections of gasoline, amending the blue sky law, and amending the dog law. THE ATLANTA TRJL-WIiJ&ULY JOUR.AL * Are You Dying?—Hop Right In! ' V ?/•., 1 <<•> c ft ■ Pt ft H ■ I nII ■K * I W If IHmH feM ■ Rte. fa® fell • IfiKrl IkH gugi BSm | i ill iSS y HrW Wiiil .. '-I B mi g I IH WASHINGTON.—Anthony A. Barry has invented a machine which he claims will revive persons who are right next door to death —if not dead! It’s a rotating machine that Is supposed to whirl the gentle patient several different directions at one time and start the fluids of the body in motion. In extreme cases, the inventor says, it will even start circulation anew and force a silent heart to pump. Edgar Watkins, in Speech AtCarrollton, Shows Why Smith Should Be Elected Atlanta Lawyer Delivers Dis passionate Address on Senatorial Candidates and Their Records CARROLLTON, Ga., Aug. 28. One of the ablest and most effective political speeches ever heard in Car roll county was delivered here this morning by Edgar Watkins, the well-known Atlanta lawyer," in sup port of Senator Hoke Smith; 1 Mr. Watkins discussed the issues of the senatorial campaign from the standpoint of the interests of the state, showing tnat Senator Smith’s demonstrated ability to serve ..his state and section is an asset of tre mendous value, and showing that his experience and influence with his colleagues could not be replaced by any successor, because of the sen iority rujp which gives the prefer ence of committee appointments to the senators having the longest serv- Mr. Watkins recited the principal achievements of Senator Smith in the way of constructive legislation. He mentioned his amendment re quiring the railroads to justify in creased freight rates before putting them into effect, which saved the shippers millions of dollars in the war period, and which was later re pealed by Republicans. He men tioned the legislation put through by Senator Smith to regulate transac tions on the cotton exchanges; the great educational legislation which the senator has been instrumental in' passing; the legislation for the aid of disabled soldiers. With regard to the League of Na tions. Mr. Watkins showed that Senator Smith’s position is in accord with Governor Cox’s position; that he has reduced to writing his res ervations, while Governor Dorsey has merely stated his in general terms: that Mr. Watson opposes any concert of action among the nations. Mr. Watkins showed that the Re publicans, if they regain control of congress, will attempt to reduce the sbuth’s representation and renew their attempts to pass a force bill. He showed that Senator Smith has prevented action on Senator Moses’ resolution aimed at the south and will be in a position to defeat the resolution when it edmes up again. .In this connection Mr. Watkins showed that Thomas E. Watson, when he was fn congress twenty-five years ago, at the time the force bill was pending, accomplish ed nothing to defeat it, except that, he objected to the publication of ex tra copies of the bill by southern congressmen to inform their people of the character of the bill. Mr s Watkins further showed that the Peoples party in which Mr. Wat son was prominent in the eary nine ties "frankly conceded the political rights of the negro," and that it named negro members of its com mittees, conventions and delegations, according to Mr. Watson’s own tes timony before a congressional Inves tigating committee. MERCHANTS OF ROCKDALE THANK JOURNAL FOR AID CONYERS, Ga., Aug. 26. —Editor Atlanta Journal: We, the under signed merchants of Rockdale coun ty, Georgia, wish to thank you for the publicity that you have been giving the enforced collection of an illegal cigarette tobacco tax in this state by special tax investi gators from the office of Governor Hugh M. Dorsey. * Under threat of impending punish ment in event of refusal Rockdale county merchants were forced to pay the illegal tax in sums aggre gating $2,190, merchants who ques tioned the authority of the investi gator being shown a letter from the governor and Attorney General Clif ford Walker. One merchant kindly requested the investigator to delay collection until the return of his father, senior member of the firm, and was threat ened with proceedings that would result in the issuing of papers un less immediate compliance was made. He contributed $75, which the in vestigator later claimed left a bal ance due of $25. One rural merchant who carried a stock of merchandise valued at about S2OO refused to pay the $175 demanded and escaped the usual process employed in dealing with delinquent tax payers, which indi cates a known weakness in the law. The merchants whose names are appended hereto, having executed the required affidavit nd having heard that refunds have been made in Newton, Bartow and probably other counties, propose to demand recognition of our legal rights. Very truly yours, T. A. ELLIOTT SON, WOOD BROTHERS, G. D. MALCOM, M. H. PLUNKET. PATRICK & ALMAND, CONYERS DRUG CO., C. W. NORTON, N. T. STREET, L. A. CAMP. By C. R. Cannon, Three Men Hold Up Paymaster, Get $ 15,000 HAMMOND, Ind., Aug. 28.—Three men in an automobile held up the paymaster of the General American company at East Chicago today and escaped with $15,000. The bandits fled across the state line toward Chicago in an automo bile. GOVERNOR OF TENNESSEE IS ASKED TO QUIT MURFREESBORO, Tenn., Aug. 28. Citizens of Rutherford county in mass meeting here today in protest against ratification of the woman suffrage amendment, adopted resolutions which, after expressing the belief that the suffrage issue had perma nently divided the Democratic party in Tennessee under the present party leaders, called uppn Governor Rob erts to resign. Sister counties of the state were urged to take similar steps and to select delegates to a state convention to be held in Nash ville September 15 to name a Demo cratic candidate for governor. Gov ernor Roberts was nominated for re election in the state primaries Au gust 5. • . The resolutions condemned the gov ernor, and by implication Senator K. D. McKellar, Representative Ewin L. Davis of the Fifth congressional district, and Andrew L. Todd, of Murfreesboro, speaker of the state senate, because of their activities In behalf of ratification, and concludes: "As to our United States senator and congressman, we will take such action as deemed advisable at the proper time and in the proper way.” Speakers who addressed the more than 2,000 persons present included Seth M. Walker, speaker of the lower house of legislature and leader of the anti-ratification forces; Miss Charlotte Rowe, of New York; Judge True, of Robertson county, and Percy Sharpe, of Nashville, one of the members of the lower house who bolted and went to Decatur, Ala last week in order to break a quorum. Senator Todd and others attempt ed to speak after adoption of the resolutions, but the crowd would not permit them to do so. They later addressed a meeting of several hun dred citizens in the circuit court room of the courthouse, Mr. Todd de voting his remarks to an explanation vot ed for suffrage. CALL FOR SUFFRAGE CELEBRATION IGNORED CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., Aug 28 The call of Mrs. George Fort Mil ton, Tennessee chairman of the Na tional Woman Voters’ league, for a demonstration throughout the state, at .noon today in celebration of pas sage of the suffrage amendment passed unnoticed here, there being nothing of this nature attempted Acting Mayor Ed Bass, who asked to proclaim the celebration, had is sued a proclamation saying, that the citizens should give a moment from their usual vocations In memory of “absent constitution,” and declaring that the passage of the amendment by the Tennessee legislature was il legal. MASS MEETING DEMANDS THAT M’KELLAR RESIGN TRACY CITY, Tenn., Aug. 28.—A mass meeting held at the courthouse here tonight denounced Governor A. H. Roberts for his action in embrac ing the federal suffrage amendment in his call-for a special session of the legislature and pledging those in at tendance to oppose his re-election. The resolutions also condemned Sen ator Kenneth D. McKellar for his ac tivities m behalf of suffrage amend ment and demanded that he resign from the United* States senate. ALL SUFFRAGE SUPPORTERS CONDEMNED AT MEETING CLEVELAND, Tenn., Aug. 28.—At a nonpartisan mass meeting held here today, resolutions were passed deploring what was termed the vio lation of the state constitution in the passage of the federal suffrage amendment and condemning all na tional and state officials and candi dates for public preferment who had a hand in the ratification by the Ten nessee legislature. Three Florida Places In One County Have Doubled Populations WASHINGTON, Aug. 28.—Three Florida places, air in Manatee county, more than doubled their population in the last ten years, according to statistics announced by the census bureau today. Bradentown, with a population of 3,868, increased 105.1 per cent; Palmetto, with 2,146, in creased 164.8 per cent, and Sarasota, with 2,149, increased 155.8 pet cent. Population of other southern places included in today’s announcements were: Louisiana places: Winnsboro, I, Rustin, 3,389; Rayville, 1,499. Mississippi places: Gloster, 1,079; Bay Springs, 861; Brookhaven. 4,706; Norfield. 1.080; Magnolia, 2,012; Sum mitt, 1,187. Senator Smith Leads In Poll orr Train Editor The Journal: A straw ballot was taken on the Georgia train leaving Atlanta, Thursday at 3 p. m., for Augusta with the following re sults: For Senator - Hoke Smith, 16; Tom Watson, 14; Hugh Dorsey, 13; J. R. Cooper, none. For governor: Tom Hardwick, 19; Cliff Walker, 16; John Holder, 8; Wal ter Brown, none. Four refused to vote. Respectfully, yours, IKE SMITH, Shady Dale, Ga., Merchant. Russian Professor Starves LONDON, Aug. 281—Dr. A. A. Sachmatov, professor of Russian lan guage at the University of Petro grad, is dead, according to a dis patch from Stockholm quoting ad vices received there. It is said he died of starvation. COTTON GROWER IS POORLY PAID, STATES JORDAN ■ X In a statement issued Saturday, Harvie Jordan, secretary of the Americar Cotton association, asserts that the time has come when an "in genuous propaganda,” flooding the country with the idea that cotton growers were waxing fat on 30 and 40-cent cotton, should be answered flatly and emphatically with the statement and the proof that even ‘at 40 cents a pound, the southern cotton grower is the "poorest paid farmer” and the cheapest laborer in any industry in the United States. Mr, Jordan’s statement follows: "An old saying that ’where igno rance is bliss t’were folly to be wise’ does not apply to the raw cotton in dustry. Ignorance regarding the cot ton industry in this country is ram pant in all parts of the nation, which is hurtful. This statement is fully exemplified by the storm of ad verse criticism at present directed towards the American CottoA asso ciation and President J. S. Wana maker, because of their efforts to relieve the depressing prices for cotton by prompt and drastic means on the part of the growers. “For the past two years a nation wide propaganda has flooded the country with ingenuously prepared literature in an effort to create the Impression that the growers were reaping a golden harvest from 30 to 40 cents’ cotton. This smoke bar-, rage has been concocted and pro mulgated in order to screen the real profiteers in the cottorf industry, who piled up their millions of un righteous gains after the staple had left the hands of the producers. It must be further borne in mind that even 40 cents per pound only re ferred to the highest grades of the staple. Millions of bales of low grade cotton, which cost the farmer just as much, or more, to harvest and put on the market, has been sac rificed at 15 to 20 cents per pound. Even at an average price of 40 cents per pound for cotton, the cotton growers of the south would still be the poorest paid farmers and the cheapest laborers in any industry in the United States. "Thousands of northern and west ern business men, especially travel ing men, coming into the south are severely criticising this association in its efforts to stem the tide of depressing prices for cotton. These people seem to have an idea that 25 cents a pound is a big price, and if the farmers demand more they are engaging in an unholy alliance to hold up the cotton mills and prof iteer as the expense of the general consuming public. "This is an unfortunate condition of affairs, because it tends to create a public sentiment adverse ’to the in terests of the grower. Neither the American Cotton association nor the growers ever asked for more than the actual cost of production, plus a fair and reasonable profit. Less than this would mean the taking on again the shackles of agricultural slavery, and the trail of poverty which the south has patiently borne for fifty years. Either there must be cost plus a fair piofit to grow cotton, or else the pro duction of cotton in this country will cease. . "We have reached the parting of the ways. No farmer is under any obligation whatever to grow cotton at a price that will enslave him and his family. There are plenty of other staple crops which can be grown at a profit in the south to take the place of cotton. "The time has come when there must be a revision of thought in the minds of those who have been misin formed regarding the cost of grow ing cotton. People outside the belt must be made to realize that southern cotton growers are as human and as entitled to fair consideration and just dealing as the people of any other section of the nation. What we want, and insist upon is, that the truth shall be known in place of garbled misrepresentation. "The total gross value of the cot ton produced by the average cotton farmer would not bring much more than half the amount which the fed eral government contends is absolute ly necessary to support a family in decency. After rents, guano and sup plies are paid for there is practi cally nothing left but a hard year of labor to remember the crop by Talk of profiteering. It is absurd. “The northern people need to learn the truth. We welcome the most searching and painstaking investiga tions from any fair and impartial source to ascertain the facts. Stop abusing the farmers and the Amer ican Cotton association, either froip without or within. We need the co operation and support of every inter est to build up and systematize the production and handling of cotton upon a basis both economically and profitably.” Policeman Killed By Negro in Duel Following Liquor Raid WAYCROSS, Ga., Aug. 28—As the result of a pistol duel, Walter Blakes a member of the Waycross police force is dead and Tom Smith, a negro, is at the point of death in the Ware County Jail the shooting oc curred at a' negro hotel, commonly known as “Fords Place” on Reed St. about 1:30 Friday morning. Brakes with another policeman made a raid on the place and found a large gathering of carousing negroe dancing and drinking policeman Brakes entered the front door of the dance hall and was met by Smith who was intoxicated the negro reached for his pistol, but was warned by the policeman to keep still the negro did not heed the warn ing but whipped the pistol from its hoster, he and the policeman firing almost simultaneously the policeman was shot through the Heart, but em pted his revolver at the negro before he fell, two of the shots taking ef fort, one in the stomach and the other in the chest policeman Brakes died within a few minutes the negro was placed under arrest by officers who were immediately s ummoned. He was carried to the county jail where he was given medical atten tion. The Reed street Hotel has been under supicion for some time and several raids have been made in search of liquor the owner of the place, Elsie Ford, together with several of the dancers were also ar rested and will be held In connection with the case about three gallons of liquor were found and confiscated. Mr Brakes was well known throughout this section and has been connection with the police depart ment from time to time for five oh six years his funeral will be held to morrow afternoon. The negro has been taken to Sa vannah, where he will be placed in the Chatham county jail. Officers are. searching for several other ne groes who were mixed up in the af fair and an ugly feeling prevails. The Atlantic Coast Line train s'topped at a crossing near the jail and the negro was placed on board. Says France Will Import U. S. Wheat PARIS, Aug. 28.—Andre Liesse, editor of the financial journal, Econo miste, declares In an article today that France will be obliged to Import 20.- 000,000 quintals (4,409,240,000 pounds) of breadstuffs and that the United States has the largest dis posable quantity for that purpose He remarks that France will be able to profit by the fall in the Chicago wheat market early this week. The French government’s total defi cit in grain transactions, in order to keep down the price of bread from 1915 to the present, totals 4,650,000,- 000 francs, the editor states. Dead Rats Admit Boys To Marion, 0., Movies MARION, 0., Aug. 28.—The mo vies are putting the rats out of bus iness in this, the home town of Warren G. Harding, Republican presidential candidate. Verner Hicks, proprietor of one of the largest movie houses enlisted in the camapign to exterminate rats by offering to accept a rat as an ad mission fee. 1 All the youngsters in town and a few grown-ups have been paying their way in with rats. TENNESSEE HAS 2,337,459; GAIN OF 7 PER CENT WASHINGTON, Aug. 28.—Ten nessee, the population of which was announced today by the census bu reau as 2,337,459, had the smallest nunrefcal increase in the last ten years of any decade siijce 1870 while its rate of growth was the smallest In Its history. Its numerical in crease was 152,670 and its rate of growth 7.0 per cent in the ten years. Tennessee ranked as seventeenth most populous state ten years ago. Os the six xstates of which the 1920 population has been announced Ten nessee shows next to the smallest rate of growth. New Hampshire has shown the smallest, 2.9 per cent. Oregon has shown the highest rate, 16.4 per cent; Rhode Island next, with 11.4; Georgia third, with 10.9 and Indiana fourth, with 8.5. Other figures announced follow: Gypsum, Colo., 164; Highland Park, 111., 6,167; Newbern, N. C., (re vised figures), 12,198; West Bethle hem township, Pa., 2,507; Lake county. Ills., 73,991;; Shelby county, Tenn., 223,216. . Increases since 1910: Highland Park, 1,958 or 46. 5 per cent; New bern (revised), 2,237 or 22.5 per cent; West Bethlehem township, 114 or 4.8 per cent; Lake County, 111., 18,933 or 34.4 per cei\t; Shelby county, 31,777 or 16.6 per cent. Tennessee had 9. population of 2,- 184,789 in 1910, ranking it as 17th most populous state in the union. It showed an increase of 164,173, or 8.1 per cent for the ten year ending with 1910. Tennessee’s largest nu merical growth prior to the present census was 283,839, in the decade 1870-80. Its largest relative growth was in the decade 1790-1800 when the increase was 195.9 per cent. Ten nessee’s population in 1790 when the first federal census was taken was 35,691, ranking it as 17th among the states and territories. In area Tennessee ranked as 34th state in 1910 with a land area of 41,687 square miles, making its pop ulation average 52.4 per square mile, which ranked it 13th among the states in that respect. The most rapid growth of the population of Tennessee was made during the early decades. The pop ulation of the state in 1800 was nearly three times as large as it was in 1790, in 1810 it was nearly two and one-half times as large as in 1800, while in the next two decades, 1810-30, the population increased more than two and one-half times. From 1830 to 1910 the state grew less rapidly, the rates varying con siderably, from decade to decade. The highest rate of increase in that period, 22.6 per cent, was for the de cade 1870-80 and the lowest rate, 8.1 per cent for the decade 1900-10. Comparison of the rates of’ Inn crease for the state with those for the United States as a whole, shows that from 1790 to 1830 the increase during the decade was much more rapid for the state than for the country. During that 40-year period the population of the state increas ed a little more than 19 times, while that for the United States increased less than three and one-third times. From 1830 to 1910 the growth dur ing each decade was less rapid for the state than for the United States, the population of the state increas ing only three and one-fifth times while that of tlie country’increased a little more than seven times. The Tennessee region was organ ized in 1790 as the Territory South of the River Ohio and In 1796 Admit ted to the unol as the state of Ten nessee. The record of growth of Tennes see’s population follows: Census Popula- In- Per Year lation crease Cent 1920 ....2,237,459 152,670 7.0 1910 ....2,184,789 164,173 8.1 1900 ....2,020,616 253,159 14.3 1890 ....1,767,518 225,159 14.6 1880 ....1,542,359 283,839 22.6 1870 ....1,258,520 148,719 13.4 1860 ....1,109,801 107,084 10.7 1850 ....1,002,717 173,507 20.7 1840 .... 829,210 147,306 21.5 1830 .... 581,904 259,081 61.3 1820 .... 422,823 161,096 61.6 1810 .... 261,727 156,125 147.8 1800 .... 105,602 59,911 195.9 1790 , .... 35,691 Man Arrested at Rio Denies Hels Leßoy, > Wanted for Murder RIO JANEIRO, Aug. 27.—Morris Fox, arrested aboard the British steamer Dryden, denied in an inter view today that he is Eugene Leßoy, wanted in connection with the De troit-New York "trunk murder mys tery,” in which the multilated body of a woman believed to be Leßoy’s wife was found in a trunk. “People who had me arrested for this wife murderer are crazy,” Fox said. “I can easily prove who I am when I return to New York. Dr. D. A. Sherwood, 130 Columbia street, in that city, will Identify me. I tell you, I am not Eugene Leßoy.” Duroc Association Has Sent Check to Be Used For Fair Prizes Here The American Duroc association, through its secretary, Robert J. Evans, of Chicago, has sent its check to C. A. Cobb, superintendent of the International., uClub Stock Judging Contest, at the Southeastern fair. October 16-26, to be divided into prizes in the Duroc judging ring, thereby adding to the general inter est of this great feature of the Southeastern fair. “It is very difficult for the aver age person to understand the sig nificance of this contest,” said Mr. Cobb, “for the interest is so na tion-wide—l might say world wide— they are writing about it over in England and preparing a team from Canada, so that one must keep up with all the leading newspapers In the United. States to read about the newest feature of the Southeastern fair. “Out in Texas they have elected twenty-five of their brlghest farm boys, who will be given a chance to judge the live stock of that big fair and five of the best out of the Texas fair team will come to Atlanta to win the sheepskin that .will entitle them- to a visit to the greatest live stock show in the world, and experi ence the novelty of meeting a real live king and queefl, for King George, of Great Britain, is one of the keen est competitors at this show and will no doubt take pleasure in show ing attention to the winners of the International Club Stock Judging Contest.” Third District Cotton Association Meets AMERICUS, Ga., Aug. 28.—A meet ing of the American Cotton associa tion of the Third Congressional dis trict was held in the city hall here Thursday and the minimum cost for producing cotton was declared to be 40 cents, provided cotton seed sells this season at $65 a ton. More than 100 farmers and business men, rep resenting Sumter, Schley, Dooly and Ben Hill counties, attended he meet ing, which was presided over by A. F. Hodges, chairman of the Sumter county branch of the Georgia divis ion. Joseph Perkins, of the Americus and Sumter county chamber of com merce, acted as secretary of the meeting, and read a letter from an official of the Federal Reserve bank in Atlanta, stating that the reserve bank will continue to make loans on cotton warehouse receipts. On mo tion of John T. Methvin, one of the largest farmers In the county, Chairman Hodges was authorized to name a committee to call upon ware house proprietors in Americus and request that they affiliate with the federal bonded warehouse system. DEMAND HIGHER COTTON PRICES, AUGUSTAN URGES J. S. Wannamaker, president of the American Cotton association, has giv en out for publication the following letter which he has received from C. N. Bowden, of Augusta: "The south today sits on the fence between the promised land and dark disaster. "It is inconceivable that after fifty years of commercial slavery with all its attendant ills and sufferings that the south after having been born again and having seen the light of a glorious new day will return to the bondage of debt which she strug gled a half century to overcome. "The present effort of manufactur ers and speculators, backed by for eign capitalist and false philanthro pist. to get the south’s cotton and cotton seed at prices below the cost ■ of production, must be met by a united south. The cry of the English spinners for cheap cotton must be answered by the cry of the children of the south for better food, better clothes, better. education and more of the advantages of life. “The fight is on. The attack has begun. Cotton and its seed are now selling below the cost of production. They are being attacked from all di rections. The south must again take up arms. It can fight, will fight, and is in a position to fight, and it is up to you, Mr. Wannamaker, as the lead er and commander-in-chief of the vast army of producers who clothe . the world to issue the ‘call to arms.’ j The south looks to you for leadership to escape the catastrophe now star ing her in the face. "I want to see you write a ringing appeal, a call to arms to every farm er, every banker, every business man, every preacher, every teacher, every I citizen and friend of the south to unite in this great fight for the pro- 1 ducers of cotton. Get this call to arms i published in every daily and weekly 1 paper in the south ask the preachers I to preach it, the teachers io teach it and every bank to have a thousand 1 copies printed and distributed to I its customers. “The south is financially in a posi tion to win the fight. Let every I warehouse in the south be filled with cotton, let every farmer build sheds in which to store it, keep every bale possible right on the farm, and if necessary put it in the parlor. Put a minimum fair price on it and make an appeal to every man that can do so to hold all of his cotton for at least six months. “Right now is the time for you to make this appeal and to start the ! movement. The south is waiting to hear from you and united will follow you to victory which will save the south millions, yes hundreds of mil ions of dollars. "With kindest personal regards and best wishes. "Sincerely yours, "(Signed) C. N. BOWDEN. “Augusta. Ga.” Escapes When His Car Plunges Through Bridge VALDOSTA,* Ga., Aug. 28.—When a bridge on the Nashville road, four miles from the city, collapsed last night as John Fitzgerald’s automobile was going over it, the car turned turtle in the gully fifteen feet be low. Mr. Fitzgerald managed to get from behind the steering wheel and escaped being pinioned to the ground. He managed to open the door and squeeze .through it. He was going to relieve a car in dis tres swhen the accident happened. The bridge has been unsafe for some time and material was on the ground to repair it. “ASPIRIN” WARNING! Unlessryou see the name “Bayer” on tablets, you are not getting genuine Aspirin prescribed by physicians for 20 years and proved safe by millions. / A \ SAFETY FIRST! Accept only an “unbroken package” of genuine “Bayer Tablets of Aspirin,” which contains proper direc tions for Headache, Earache, Toothache, Neuralgia, Colds, Rheuma tism, Neuritis, Lumbago, and for pain generally. Strictly American! Handy tin bo?es of 12 tablets cost but a few cents —Larger packages. Avplrln is the trade mark of Bayer Manufacture of Monoacetlcacide«ter of Salicyllcftcid. (Advertisement) Walter R. .Brown 'I i W ■FMRMh oaM h II r B 3 iW K • J is! HajjK j W I MB o* Jr f I MagM ■ I it rI H I iI I k t*« { tII h g 11 Ira *■ p ’ | j yi i * 1 10 4 * I i | F y it IH I iy I S -j P* ? I i F Candidate for Governor, who favors the open shop, and is againgt anj| hfe affiliated negro unions* I'UESDAY AUviUSI? Si, 1920. J. J. BROWN URGES FARMERS TO INSIST ON BONDED HOUSE J. J. Brown, commissioner of agri culture, in a statement Issued Sat urday, urges the farmers of the state to insist upon the bonding of the warehouses in which they store their cotton. The policy of the Federal Reserve bank in handling cotton loans will not be changed, Commissioner Brown remarks with much gratification, and the bank will give a decided prefer ence to paper secured by the receipts of bonded warehouses. The statement is as follows: “We learn that there is no ques tion about the fact that bonded ware house receipts will in every instance be given the decided preference over receipts from warehouses which have ’not fortified themselves and protect ed their customers by entering into the bonded system. "I would most strongly suggest and urge that the farmers of Georgia in warehousing their cotton would de mand a bonded receipt. If they do this and if such a receipt is given, they certainly will have great ad vantages in financing their cotton as against those who ’place their cotton in non-bonded warehouses. “Recent cotton warehouse failures where receipts for thousands of bales of cotton have been issued and used as collateral when there was no cot ton held against them, have impaired the confidence of the banks of Geor gia and the south, even up to the Federal Reserve bank Itself, in the receipt from the warehouse which refuses to protect itself and its cus tomer against fraud. "In addition to the foregoing it may be possible in the future for> the cotton producers of this state to save in the matter of insurance and other charges if by their aemana they secure properly bonded ware houses in every section. “I have already called the atten tion of the farmers of Georgia to the bear raid on the cotton market and the fictitious reports as to the crop reports upon which it is based. There is mo excuse for it. It is sim ply the recurrence of an effort made with every new crop at the time when cotton producers need money to beat down the price and get it from him as cheaply as possible. "I believe the farmers of this state are better able now then they have been in times past to hold their cotton against such an attempted raid, and with all the earnestness possible I plead with them to hold until a minimum price Is secured, which will give them a fair and rea sonable -margin above the cost of production.” Douglas Tobacco Mart Reports Large Sales DOUGLAS, Ga., Aug. 28.—The Douglas tobacco market will reach high water mark in Its sales this week. Information is that the mar ket, including both big warehouses, have averaged this week daily sales of 150,000 pounds each day and the prices have been good. The tobacco industry in Coffee county makes a wonderful difference in activity and money matters dur ing the ’ dull summer season, as crowds gather into Douglas every day from several adjoining counties bringing their products to market. 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