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SUNDAY. MArtCH 22 The Congressional Candidate Who Grabs the Six l otes of Richmond County in the Congressional Convention Will Have a Bulge On the Others i'lide; the County Unit Plan Richmond Has Three Times As Many Votes As Other Counties. Yet Individuality of Country Counties is Preserved THERE ARE THIRTY VOTES IN THE CONGRESSIONAL CONVENTION The Winning Candidate Must Capture 16 of These—Some Interesting Times Ahead in the Tenth District. Maybe Five Candidates—and Possibly More. (By the Political Reporter.) The candidate lor congress who is able to Influence a greater num ber of Richmond County voters than any of his opponents will have u big bulge on the others in the tenth congressional campaign, which is now beginning to warm up. Ricnmond cannot exactly be called a key stone In the arch of the historic tenth, but she wields considerable In fluence just the same. The reader will not have to ponder long lor a reason why each candidate win expend Ills moHt laborious effort* on Richmond, for when he comes to consider the situation he will at once realize that Richmond, under the county unit plan, with her six votes in tiie congressional contention, is equal to the combined votes of tnreg small counties. , . .. , For each representative a county has in the state legislature it has two votes in the congressional convention. This county has three rep resentatives and therefore has six votes in the convention, which will nominate a candidate lor congress from the democratic party. There are now twelve counties in the tenth district, one more than she had a few vears ago by reason of Baldwin having been admitted. Each countv with the exception of Richmond and Washington, has two votes in tiie convention, while Washington lias four, by reason of nor two representatives, and Richmond has six, ns stated, by reason of her three representatives. . . „ . . Here is a list oi the counties and the number of votes each has in the congressional convention: , .. . County. No - of^Votes. Baldwin * Columbia Glascock - Hancock - -ietterson •• Lincoln McDuffie ...... •* .. •• .... .... .... •••• .... - Richmond ;J Taliaferro i •; Warren Washington ’ Wilkinson TOTAL. tv It will be necessary for the winning candidate to gbt 16 votes In the convention. Curious to relate, the exact num ber o' votes is required to get a ma jority in the convention with Baldwin a m< tnber of the tenth district as was leuuired before that county was ad mitted. When there were eleven counties in the district and 28 in the convention it required lb votes, because 14 is clearly not a ma ioritv of 28 and since the votes are in multiples of two and a county s vot° cannot be divided, it was impos sib'e for vne candidate to get 15 votes and the other 13. Therefore, the win ning candidate, prior to the admit tance of Baldwin, had to poll 16 votes in the convention, the identica number which he will hove to poll now. There is no question about the time honori d county unit plan being adopt ed'Bgain when the congressional exe cutive committee meets, this plan preserves the individuality 91 the country counties of the district and does not allow the big popular vote in such counties as Richmond and Washington to have so much to uo with deciding the issue. For instance. Richmond may poll 0.000 votes and (iiascock only 400, vet Glascock has one-third as much to say regarding who shall be congressman as Rich mond although Richmonds popular vote ma> be more than 12 times as great a sthat of Glascock. If there should he a deadlock in the congressional convention then i is probable that a candidate who re ceive the highest number of votes from all over the disdr f le f h p^'primary rlnred the nominee of the primary. However this it not considered as exactly fair by some peop e who ,v» n k that in the event of a deadlock the* same custom should .be flowed as obtains in South Carolina when one joritv ' &*&&&£. a » d that U to have a second P rimr>. The candidates for congress ace getting extremely numerous. In sac they are announcing so last that it Is Krom Richmond there has been one S'* lO T s“rmlds iTthiown *nto the political ring, has an nounc'd that thi Rubicon la crossed. R 1 * Eve Sin ‘ ° has two can . SLe e r? n of Bt War K ren al Count?, r - often ng also. The candidate who is so successful ?ellt 0 ge C nt nV i"gh e minde J d 0n a t nd 0f patriotic equipped to in the & a H n°d ÜBe inf s inst e u P m will certainly have ’something on the ot The "man' who gets this county's r e £ r v ‘fereuf 6 f. Washington’s four and the twin votes " I Columbia. McDuffie and Lin coln which make up the needed Se if P however, aome candidate shomd bo feeling particularly strong and ~ that he doesn’t care for Rich mond and Washington Counties then ah he has to do is to go out for eight ornail counties and the prize Is nls S th. «ame Let him take a run -1 nlidart "nil grab, say. Wilkinson, Taliaferro Glascock,' Hancock War ren. Jefferson, Columbia and McDuf fie. . , Start Moral Reform in Public Resorts of Paris Paris— Paris Saturday began the in troductio. cf a scheme of moral re fcrm in th? public resorts of the city. Ceiestln Hennlon. prefect of police, summoned the proprietors of all the nnisic and dance halls and concert balls U> the prefecture, where he ln- Jcrmed them that exhibitions of un draped performers wou 14 no longer be It i. understood that this regulation will not apply to theatres. nt. mm RELATES STORY Garbed in Black, Tells of Her Married Life and Wliat Led to Tragedy. ■ i »■ ii. f Pari*. —Madame Caillaux, gowned in black, gave her version of the killing of Gaston Calmette before Henri Bou card, the investigating magistrate to day. Mme. Caillaux began with a brief history of her married life. Then she remarked: “I always took groat interest in the public life of my husband, sharing the pleasures and the cares of politics." The prisoner's recital was suspended temporarily when she began sobbing. On resuming her testimony she said: "For two years an abominable cam paign was directed against my hus band, who was attacked on every oc casion, notably on the charge that he had secretly ceded a portion of the French Congo to Germany and in con nection with the Agadir incident in Morocco. I was deeply grieved by these calumnies which became partic ularly venemotis at the time of the for mation of the Doumergue cabinet. The feeling of histility I noticed especially at receptions. My indignation was aroused because I had implicit faith in my husband's probity.” If you want the best Suit for spring for $25.00 get a Hart Schaffner te Marx. F. G. Mertin*. 854 Broad. Sheron has Boston Chips and Walnut, too; Either will be enjoyed by you. • ,r •‘• •’• *"• * 1 V wm->y..,. r . v -v■.?:-T.'"• T- —AT r-.-er - ■•'Tvr :; Frank Tinney, in “Ziegfeld Follies,” at the Grand, Matinee and Evening, March 30. CfilLLfiUX DID ' ROT ASK DELAY Inquiry Into Allegations That Rochette Affair Was Being Hushed-Up. Psris.—The committee of the cham ber of deputies Inputting into tiie al legations that ministerial influence had been brought to bear to secure the postponement of the trial of lleni'l. Rochette on charges of extensive swindling Saturday heard n •number of witnesses. Among them were sev eral Magistrates, who confirmed the statement of Vietor Fabre, chief pub lic prosecutor, that pressure hud boon exerted on him by Ernest Monis and —oseph Caillaux while they were min isters In order to have the case post poned. Maurice Bernard, lawyer for Roch c-tte. said: "I affirm on my honor that M. Cail laux never directly nor Indirectly ask ed iv.e to demand the postponement of the cas'. 1 was visited by a man who was neither a jHilltcian nor a journalist, who suggested that I ask the prosecuting attorney to delay the case. Ho said that everything had I een arranged In advnnce." Bernard refused to give the man's name. A member of the commission, Maurice Barries, then said, "Are \\» infer (lint the man was Rochette'.’’ Bernard declined to reply. Oh H CONGRESS Waahington.— Day in congress. Senate. Referred to the foreign relations relations committee the Jones resolu tion calling on the president for full information of protests against the Panama tolls exemption. Efforts to bring federal grain in spection hill up for debate defeated by absence of quorum. Senator O’Gorman anounced that committee consideration of Panama canal tolls exemption be delayed until several absent members return. Adjourned at 5:55 p. m., to noon Monday. House. Debate was resumed on the river and harbor bill. Resolution to impeach Justice Dan iel T. Wright, of supreme court of Dis trict of Columbia introduced, by Rep resentative Park of Georgia, and re ferred to judiciary committee. Secretary Daniels appeared before labor committee in opposition to Ma her bill to fix arbitrary rates of pay to government machinists in navy yards. Debate on Sims bill to repeal Pana ma canal tolls exemption delayed by rivers and harbors appropiation bill. Adjourned 5:30 p. m. to noon Mon day. Searching Butts County For Lone Train Bandit Macon, Ga. —The pheriff of Butts county, local police and tliree special agents of the Southern Railway are on the trail of the -bandit who attempted to rob the passengers on the Ohio-Florida Special at Flpvllla last night. Every train is being watched. Working on the theory that the bandit belongs in itutts county several detectives are working there. No arrests have been made. The bandit had drawn ids revolver and was demanding passengers to give up their property when Conductor Gra den. of Atlanta, entered. Quick as a flash Graden pulled the fell cord and as the train slowed down the bandit hack ed away and jumped from the train. Wo have a few heavy and medium weight Suits; also a few Over Coats. If you want them at a bargain see F. G. Mertins. THE AUGUSTA HER/!! D, AUGUSTA, GA. At The Grand •ZItUKfcLD FOLLIES, >’ SPECIAL MATINEE Despite the fact that '"/.leuteld Fol lies" Is the only musical comedy insti tution In tin- wield and Ims been pin vug tiie principal cities of the East alums: cotillions y for ills past seven year A the massive organisation Ins never ap peared in the South, hut I>> sped a I ar- | i.ipgement with Messrs. Maw .Hi Ei 'anger and F. /.U-gfelil, Jr., a special four weeks tour has been arranged mid the Idg entertainment Is to he ,-xhihll e.l at the llVand Monday, March 30th, matinee and evening. Notwithstanding that all of Mr. Zlrgfeld's previous of ferings have been among the most elab orate ever presented tin- forthcoming Follies is sa d to excall any of hi* for mer | reductions. The book of the prfa ent "X.legretd Follies" Is by George V. 11..1 ait with mus e from the pen of May mond llubbe 1. with special numbers by Buck and Ftumper The work Is In iwo acts and tnhtean m salve scenes. There are more than one hundred and fifty musical «v inedy entertainers em ployed In the presentation of the piece. Tiie cast comprises the names of such poplur players as Jose Collins. Frank Tlnney. Leon Errol. Nat Wills. Tllaubeth I trice, Htella Chatelaine. Ethel Amorlta Kelly, Anna Panntngton. Wl lam l.e Urun, Murray Queen, J Bernard Dyllyn, Harry Grlhhon. Peter Swltf, Max Scherk. Charles Purdy, Florence Gard ner, l.ottte Vernon, Bessie Gn ss, ftoen Werta, May Hennessey. Dorothy God frey, Vnl Payne, Dorothy Newell, Amy GViint. Addison Young, ltctu Spear, Lil lian Taachimm, Charles Mitchell Fawn Conway. Charles Sorlbner, Flo Hart, Art thnr Hose, and Eleanor Dell. in ad dition in tne principal* mentioned als-ve there will be a particularly large beauty chorus comprised of medium-sized young women. Mr. Elegfeld, who was the first producer to Introduce in mu sical comedy the trig show girl, ha* to Ids latest offering eliminated that type of beauty, and premises to exhibit an unusually clever singing end dancing ag gregation. New York at Night from the MrAlpln Hotel Hoof. Bryant Park after midnight, llryant Square. A Telephone Exchange, A Subway Station. Public Li brary. New York An Italian Garden, The Opening of the Panama Canal are heralded as the most unique and inter esting stage pictures of t lie product lon. Seat sale opens Thursday, 10 u. m. "BREWESTER'S MILLIONS." "Brewester's Millions," one of the cleverest of comedy drama* produced la recent years, and which was lust pre sented by Cohan and Harris, will come to the Grand fuv u matinee and evening engagement Saturday, April the 4th. The play has been seen here before, how ever. many will no doubt avail them selves of the opportnnty of again seeing "Monty” spend a "ould million," which after hII was not such an easy Job. -is one would Imagine. How many have said ••If I had a million dollars 1 world well, go and see how "Monty" did the Job and learn a few pointer*. SENORR ANDONEGUI WILL GIVE ANOTHER CONCERT. Music lovers will learn with much pleasure that Senor Andonegui has de cided to offer another Sunday concert many were t/he requests upon Senor Andonegui to give another concert that the lie bus decided to do so. The pro gram which is being arranged, it is said, will by far, surpass the other magnific ent concerts. The Senor lias ordered several selections especially for tins concert. it is hoped that he will give a violin solo. The soloist and the com plete program will he announced during the week. As usual, there will be uo admission fee charged. “ADELE.” “Adele” the biggest musical success in years is by Paul lierve und Jean Bri quet, authors of “Alma.” It comes to the Grand April 22nd. “Adele” is a dainty young miss who is in lov< with the sou of htfc father's busi ness rival. On account of parental ob jections and the necessity of obtaining their consent to marriage, she schemes to secure the aid of her father in set tling upon n member of the French no bility h large sum of money to many her. She determines, if successful, Im mediately after the marriage ceremony to separate and secure a divorce, then marry the man she really loves, since by a provision in the French law once having been married tlie second time she is free to marry whom she will without obtaining the consent of her parents. At first the nobleman demurs, but fi nally consents to become the husband of Adele. He too, in in love with a voung girl, but cannot marry her be cause hr has no money. The ceremony <. performed and they proceed to Trou ville a fashionable French watering place, and the plana to separate tnla cnrrv and this create* n comedy full of amusing complication* and when an op portunity arrives that the original plans can be successfully carried out, Adds finds herself in love with her husband apd he with her. I'nllke most musical comedies or French orlg n “Adele’’ Is free of vul mritv and bases its appeal on a story thftt remains throughout the play and its twenty song numbers, which form part and parcel of the story. Unemployed Met By the Sheriff and Given Food Elko, Nev.—Sixty-one members of the unemployed army were met by a sheriff's posse here Saturday, provided with food and escorted to the hot springs outside the city limits, where they were compelled to bathe. The men expected to proceed east ward late Saturday with the hope of reaching Salt Lake Sunday afternoon. 120 More. Redding, Calif—Otven their first meal in forty-eight hours, 120 unem ployed men who seized a freight train here yesterday, started on foot today for the Oregon line Shasta county promised to feed them at stations twenty miles apart. It will take them two days to reach the Siskiyou county line. ___ FITZGERALD AND DUBLIN ARE REFUSED ADMISSION Brunswick, Ga. Admittance to the Georgia State League of Fitzgerald and Oublin during the present season has been refused The directors of the league voted on the admission of these two cities by letter All announeed that they v ould gladly consider the two places nt the next nnniisl meeting and it is likely that the circuit will |„- made an eight-club league next season. BOWLERS WERE OUBTED. Buffalo, N. Y. —W. Mlher and II Ral ston of tietrolt, Mich., who have been lending the two-man event of the Am erican Howling C ngress tournament for the past four days, were ousted to il.-, v when T. I> Nigley and J. II Van* ness, of Newark, N. J., totalled 1,24.1. seven pins better than the former lead er’s score. MILLEDGEVILLE BASEBALL. Milledgeville, Ga. —Milledgeville will have its second baseball game of the season Monday, when the Georgia Military Academy League meets the Boston Nationals, under the manage ment of George Stallings. REGHQ LYNCHED; USUAL GRIME Bloodhound* Failed to Track Charles Young, Alabama Black, But Mob Captured Him and Strung Him Up. Clanton, Al*.— rhnrlrn Young. n n*‘ gin. win* lytn In ti tonight two fr« m hon* by a mob of otimgotl olttifni Several bullet* wriv fIr«*»l In o tho fontngtt g hotly h* tho crow l l «V*pt*r*t»fl. Yonng wan aooimotl of attacking Mr*. And or non \\ l*on a «U>-> i m-«»Ut while woman thl* morning. Iv t» charged lie iftoYwnrd* lent the woman and robbed tho house. The negro enciiped, Th»* bloodhound* failed t • follow hi* track* a* he tiled turpentine to Kill the m-eni. The negro w«* raptured this afternoon rear Maplesvllbv Ala., l> m pon-* of of ficer* Tbs community w.t* mmedlate* ly aroused and threats of lynchliu, were openly made. A call w * sent to Oov ernor O’Neal for troops and a c tmpany wn* bntrled from Montgomery by *p«* dal train. lie fore tin- posse of oifl eers with the negro could reach rian ton. and before trop* arrived, the mob of cltlxen* took possession of the negro and lynched him. Mr*. Wilson I* In a eritleal condition. TO GET THUNDERERS’ CONVENTION HERE Effort to Be Made By M. and M. to Bring Launderers from Five States to Meet in This City. A vigorous effort *lll be made by the Merchant a Ar Manufacturer*' A**odatlon of this city to land the next c nvniion of the blunderer* of five states. Mr. I*'. W. !!ul*e of thl* clt> I* a member of the launderers’ a*KOelatlon and the M. A* M. will iiHHist him ad that It can In bringing the next convention to this city. An effort will also he made to get the convention of Kagle* to ugusta nexi year. Last year It wa« held In Jack sonville and thl* year It will be held In fhnrlotte In May. vAy-aWAWy,.. ••.[AT ***"“'*»*** “- • V/VW«W r-rm-Ls m. >■ rrj ■ l dr '/< , ... , ■ . 4 s , ||| Elizabeth Brice, in "Ziegfeld Follies,” at the Grand, Matinee and Evening, Monday, March 30th. ■'• st*- *~5-- , •■ ~ • - &£:-**%£ rs? sM '-S-.' . r ■■•■ ; - ——'■ i^l —' Jose Collins, in ‘‘Ziegfeld Follies,” at the Grand, Matinee and Evening, March 30. Attractive Augusta, Ga., Says the Southern Telephone News Predicts 75,000 Population in 1920 With 8,000 Phones. Augusta Today One of the Best Telephone Developed Cities in the Country. lu Its March issue The b’outlieiu Telephone NpWh nays: "Atractlvc Augusta, Ga. "Tho niliT. . tiny, m -orlpinm ot Augusta Ga., lu uiia Issue o( the Nows gives a very giant Idea ol this attractive city. During the vml t season Augusta I s the nice on ol noitiiein visitors who enjoy the balmy elltuats. People who eome ironi all seel lona ot tho | country lliul the loeal and long dlstanee service ns good ns the service lu their own ton ns "Augusta Is rapidly forging to the from in cominureiHi linport anee. Aside from the active hubii lug operation., now in progress the city is doing important lm i rovement work. Aunnlta—The Center of South-East Georgia. fßv IV .1 Nix.) 1 Situated at the head of navigation of tlie S.ivunnnh lllver, in the ver> center of some of the finest farm <litll <IH In the world Is the historic city of Augusta. Founded bv .lames Fat | ward Oglet. orpe lii 1736, and incorpo rated as a city In I7'JM. she can look back for more than a eentury and re call with pride the heroic deeds ot her noble sons In Hie purl they play ed In founding tills the greatest coun try In the world. Possessing every natural advantage that can lull to the lot of an inland i ity. with excellent railroad luellltles. 1 low freight ralea by reason of Us river t i Die sea. and ample power for running Hh nianiituctories. It has a rutu re that is unsurpassed anywhere. There are no richer lands anywhere, not even the liiinoua cotton lands ot Texas, than the alluvial lands in this I vicinity. This land is famous for tin ; production of the very finest short I staple cotton. Famous cotton coun- Itles, adjacent to Augusta are: Burke. 4i;,000 lilies; .Libthou. 30,000 hales; Washington. 37,000 hales; Wilkes. 24,000 bales; anil lu South Carolina, Abbeville ".',OOll bales; Aiken, 3t>,o<)o bales, and Barnwell, 40.000 bales, Au gusta Is the second largest Inland cot ton market in the world, the receipts i for the year i'll 1-12 being over one half million -bales. Corn, Oats and Hay. Other principal crops raised in abundance lu this Immediate terrt- Itory, and Tor which the lands nre pe- culiarly ulajitod, are corn, outa. has and not lenst among tliein the lowly eowpen, rills being the Inrgest cow pea market In the world. The limn units around Augusta iha\e been tumoiis for generations, the production being lon,unit hales per year. The Agricultural Department at Washington recently pronounced Hie hay raised around Aiißustu as having no su|a-rlor lu the United Hiatus. Augusta is an Important distribut ing point for cotton seed for domestic and export use, and ranks as the largest distributing |H»lnt in the south for forage seeds or all kinds. It is also the center of the largest aspara gus-growing Industry In the world. The peach-growing Industry In this section has assumed large proportions and, aside from it certain district in .South Georgia, Augusta Is considered the largest center in the south for thl- industry Very large orchards are located at Thomson and Mavfielil, Ga.. and ( lurks Hill and Trenton, fi. • In one year alone the Georgia IfallroHii handled 325 ears of the fa mous Elberts and other varieties. A Manufacturing Center. As a miiiiiifaeturlng center Augusta ranks high among the cities of the South It is llrst in the hrlck manu facturing Industry, the annual output being 75.000,000 hrlck The extensive kaolin mines of Georgia and Carolina within a radius of tlfteen miles of Augusts are famous for tho quantity or kaolin produced. This Is also tne home of the turnons Augusta gravel used the country over wherever good roads are appreciated. Fourteen cotton milis In and around Augusta consume over 100,000 bales of cotton annually. This home con sumption plays an Imiiortant part in the price of spot cotton. The farmer kets a higher price and the mills can afTonl to pay more rather than go elsewhere and have to pay brokers' commislson and freight. Ollier Industries are Iron foundries, pals manufactories, lumber, fertilizer oil mil Is. cigar factories, broom and mattress factories and various other mauufaetiirlng industries of every de scription. We have the finest bonded cotton warehouse In tho south, having a ca pacity of 101,000 bales. The bn liking facilities are unex celled anywhere, eight hanks having a combined capital and surplus of five million dollars. The bank clearings are over *100,000,000 per year. Thus It can readily he seen there Is no lack of banking facilities which are so necessary to the development and progress of n community. Power Development. The greatest boon possible for the industrial development of a city Is ample power at cheap rntes. Au gusta now enjoys through Its power canal probably Hie cheapest power in the country. This canal furnishes 14.000 horsepower, which Is sold at $5 50 ier annum per horsepower. The big hydro-electric plant of the .1 G. White Gompany, at Stevens Creek, on the Savanna.li River ten miles above Augusta, Is nearing com pletion, when an additional .10.000 horsepower will he available, furnish ing cheap power for every possible in ed Not only will this power be Hold to manufacturing plants in Au gusta, but the entire surrounding country will he supplied Cheap power and plenty of It will mean In terurhan trolley lines extending out from Augusta to the various towns within a radius of fifty miles and fur ther Excellent Climate. And now wc come to that, which, after all is said, concern tin moat—• th<* climate, something that is God given and cannot he made. Whether seeklnK a place in which to sojourn for n little while, away from the ln hlapotable rigors of a colder clime, or a | ermanent home among an hos pltnble and kindly people, here It la. Three large winter hotels; miles of excellent graveled roads banked with the honeysuckle, the Jessamine anil the Cherokee rose, affording the moat, delightful automobile drives; the golf links of tiie famous Country Club and tile Hampton Terrace: all of these make tills ilie mecca of those seeking healtli and pleasure. Important undertakings now In pro cess of completion are; Seventeen-story office building) Empire Life Insurance Company. Ten-story office building, Augusta Chronicle. New Federal .Building, $300,U00. Stevens Creek hydro-electric plant, $2,500,000. Sewer system for protection from flood, $1,500,000. Barge line, SIOO,OOO. New medical collegian hospitals, $400,000. Telephone Development. As is well known, the telephone de vetoi merit of a city is an unfailing Index or its prosperity, progress anl impi.itan'c, and Augusta shows up well In this respect, as she does In. every of tier. With a population ot 5:(,OO0 she has 5,378 telephones, one to every ten people, which ranks her as one of the best telephone developeq cities in the South. In 1920 she will nave a population of 75,000, with 8,000 telephones HOUSE WIRING CAMPAIGN BY ELECTRIC COMPANY Will Pay For Wiling House* and Get Pay in Return in In stallments. it Is announced by Mr. M. H. Hen dee commercial agent of the Augusta- Aiken Hallway & Electric Corporation, that a "huuse wiring campaign'' will be put on immediately by fils company, Ttie plan will be for the electric com pany to pay fur the wiring of houses in which the owners wish electric lights, yet who do not feel able to psy a cou trnctor to do the work, and to collect for 1 lie work by adding a mall amount to the I gbt Mil each month. The same plan will be adopted with regard to electric signs. Gel a Hart S( Imffner & Marx Suit, the finest made $15.00, $20.00, $25.00 no greater value. F. G. Martina. Sheron’s Salted Peanuts are fine as nan be, Trv them, and with us you’ll readily aqree. OH. ETHELI Maud —What u finely chlsOled mouth .lack hag It ought to be on a (.'rl’s face. Ethel- It is. pretty often.—Phila delphia Ledger. FIVE