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►ECIAI NUMBER MEN IN THE PUBLIC MIND=IN CITY, STATE and NATIONAL AFFAIRS Metics at the Panama Pacific * International Exposition elties at the Panama-Pacific In ;ional Exposition will be the great vetr held in the history of the The program which is being IC. A. STEED J# **■ ... ' 4|»pSi? I J* jjr $ y , t r. Steed is now finishing his third i in the office, during which time has discharged his duties with a lfulnesss and accuracy that is a credit to himself and the citizens tiehmond county. Previous to his jintment to the office to fill the spired term of his father, deceased, had been his father’s assistant e 1891 in the tax receiver's office. was born in Columbia county, rgia, in 1862, moving to Augusta years later with his parents. After lad acquired but the rudiments of education in the public schools and hmond Academy, not completing courses in either institution, he ;red the commission business in city with his father, remaining in t position until his father was ted tax receiver. In early' man d he married Miss Ethel Pickett, Union Springs, Ala., to whom four dren have been born. HON. THOS. W: HARDWICK CANDIDATE FOR UNITED STATES SENATE Thomas W. Hardwick was born at Thomasville, Georgia, December 9th, 1572. He received his pre liminary education in the common schools of his na tive state and graduated from Mercer University in 1892 and from the Lumpkin Law School in the fol lowing year. Most of his young life was spent in Sandersville, Georgia, and the esteem in which he was held by the people of Washington County is shown by his b eing chosen as Prosecuting Attorney of that count!* when he was but twenty-six years of age- Later that country elected him for two suc cessive terms as its representative in the lower branch of t'he state legislature. Here the brilliant young Georgian readily took a prominent place. His forceful character, marked intelligence and courag eous advocacy of measures for the public weal, quickly made him a man of note in the political ac tivities of the stae. So thoroughly had he impressed himself upon the people and so highly did they re gard his ability and the wisdom of his judgment as a legislator, that at the age of only 30 years he was nominated and elected to represent the Tenth Dis trict in Congress. Before passing from Mr. Hard wick’s career as a member of the Georgia Legisla ture it may not be amiss to advert to his strenuous effort to eliminate the negro from the politics of hm native state. To him, more than to any other man, Georgia owes the amendment to her constitution, ratified October 7th, 1908, by which the purchasable negro votes of the state were eliminated from the electorate, and by which the government of Georgia was forever committed to its white citizenry. Thus was undone much of the grave evil inflicted on the people of the South by the amendment to the Federal Constitution g/ ving the right of suflrage to out slaves and their descendants. The time may not be far distant when this amendment may be repealed, an end toward which Mr. Hardwick has persistently and enthusiastically labored throughout all of his public life in Georgia and in the Congress of the United States. Our people owe a lasting debt of gratitude for the present blessing of white supremacy in Georgia to this distinguished and patriotic states man. For twelve years he has with marked ability represented this, the Tenth Congressional District in the National House of Representatives. The District, while represented by great men in the past, has never had a more efficient, painstaking and tiie less representative. A profound student of the great public questions that have !rom time to time pressed arranged by the exposition officials is the most gigantic ever attempted by an exposition, country, association or SiJVJP* .S h x e total . »»mber of entires winch will be received and the number of athletes who will compete will ex ceed by fay tlie number of entries which have been received for any international meeting, not even excpting til famous Olympiads. The exposition officials pre dict that tlie number of entires received will be between eight and ten thousand. At the convention of tlie Amateur Athletic Union of the United States, held in New York City during Novem ber, 1913, .it was unanimously voted to award all of its national championships to the Panama-Pacific International Ex position. These championships are tlie blue ribbon events of the athletic world. International Olympic Committee. Tlie International Olympic committee, which controls all modern Olympiads, recognizes just what the Panama-Pa cific International Exposition will do for sport throughout the world and has conferred upon the expositon the right to hold tlie modern Pentathlon, which is tlie first time that it lias been awarded outside of the Olympic games. For the first time America is to have the Decathlon, one of the classic events that were the features of the Grecian and Swedish Olympic games. The famous Marathon race, which originated in Greece centuries ago, will be re-run, with tlie greatest long dis tance men in tlie world us competitors. Tlie exposition will bring together, for the second time in the history of tlie United States, the strong men of the world, who will compete in the dumb bell and weight-lifting contests. Every city of the United States that maintains play-ground activities, will be extended an invitation to send a team to demonstrate the type of work being done for the boys of America. Representation is iMso expected from every public school Athletic Deague in the United States. Irish Sports. It is planned to devote a week to Irish sports and pastimes consisting of foot ball, dancing, burling and athletics. Swedish gymnastics and athletics will probably be given a week, and it is ex pected that Germany will send to the Exposition a team to give an exhibition of the German type of gymnastic wo; k. Arrangements are now being made to have tlie German Turners exploit their type of mass work an exhibition drills. tipecial endeavors are now being made through the secretary of war to have assigned to San Francisco for competi tion during army week detachments from each and every fort in the United States. It is planned to have "try outs" in the different military sections of tlie country to select the most expert. The program for army week will be made up of drills, exhibitions and com petitions. During navy week it is planned to ar range international contests between the crews of foreign navies and our own. Just what the final program will THE AUGUSTA HERALD, AUGUSTA. GA. consist of will depend upon the time of arrival and mobilization of tlie different battleships in the harbor. Y. M. C. A. The Young Men’s Christian Associa tion is to be given a week to exploit its type of work and a week will probably be devoted to the Boy Scouts' move ments. A series of baseball games between all-staV teams, to be selected by popu lar vote from the ranks of players in the National and ‘ American Deagues, will be played in San Francisco during 1915. If the National Baseball Com mission approves of same. The expo sition will back the proposition and for mally announce the plans when details are completed. The Department of Athletics has re ceived many propositions in relation to holding professional competitions dur ing tlie period of the Panama-Pacific International Exposition and in all probability many important national and International professional events will be held in boxing, wrestling, baseball, tug of-war and marathon running. An idea of the magnitude of this un dertaking may be gained when one considers the fact that it is proposed to have activities almost every day during the period of the exposition, which opens February 20th and closes Decem ber 4th, international Events, All-around athletics—August sth. Archery—Dates later. Baseball—-Dates later Basketball —Commencing February 22. Bowling—Dates later. Boxing—May sth, 6th, 7‘th and Bth. Canoeing—Pates later. Crjcket—Dates later. • Cycling—August 2nd, 3rd and 4th. Decathlon, (10 events), —August 17th and ISth. Dumb-bell and weight-lifting con tests—August sth and 6th. Fencing—April 26th, 27th, 28th, 29th and 30th. Football—Dates later. Golf—Dates later. Gymnastics—March 26th and 27th. I land-hail —Dates later. Hockey (field) —Dates later. Dacrosse —October 4th, sth, 6 th, 7 th, Bth and 9th. Marathon race—September 25th. Pentathlon (5 events)—September 6th. Pentathlon (modern) —August 24th, 25th, 26th, 27th and 28th. Relay racing—August 9th. Roque—Dates later. Rowing—Dates later. Swimming—July 19th, 20th, 21st, 22(1, 23rd, and 24t ,h Shooting—Dates later. Skating—Dates later. Tennis —During September. Track and field thletics —August 6th and 7th. t Tug-of-War (Olympic rules) —August 12th. Walking—August 12th. Wrestling—April 16th an dl7th. National Events. All around Athletics—August sth. Basketball —Commencing February 22. Fencing—April 26th, 27th, 28 th, 29th and 30th. Gymnastics- March 26th and 27th. Relay racii T —August 9th. Swimming July 19tli, 20th, 21st, 22nd, 23rd and 24th. Ten-miie run—August 12th. Seven-mile walk. for solution, he has never been too engrossed in their study or too much engaged in the broad activi ties of his high office, to neglect the appeal of the smallest community or of the humblest citizen of Georgia, having an interest to be protected or a cause to be pleaded in Congress or in any of the great departments of our government. There are thousands in this District and throughout Georgia who have thus been the beneficiaries of the zeal, the industry, the intelligence and the influence of our present Congressman. The record of Mr. Hardwick in Congress has been one. not only of efficiency and influence, but one of constant growth. He is the Chairman of the Committee on Coinage, and is one of the five Demo crats, constituting the majority of the Committee on Rules, the most important committee of the house- As a result of a popular demand for an investigation into the operations of the sugar trust, Mr. Hardwick was appointed chairman of a committee charged with said investigation. Its work was thorough and extensive and its voluminous report, prepared by its distinguished chairman, is a complete expose of the subtle and nefarious practices of this great monop oly. When the sugar schedule of the new tariff bill was reached in the discussion of that bill in the house, Mr. Hardwick took charge of the discussion in behalf of the Democrats and as a result of his thorough investigation into the question, the demand for a marked reduction in the tariff on sugar was so forcibly put as to overcome the objections of the Republican stand-patters, the beet sugar interests and the opposition of the Louisiana Democratic del egation. Your sugar is cheap now, and you owe no small debt of gratitude to the Congressman from the Tenth District lor this economic blessing. He stands today in the forefront of the leaders of his party in the National House of Representa tives and is an active and important factor in the discussion of every important measure. While he does not yield unquestioning deference to the views and policies of President Wilson, he is yet in substantial accord with the president and is regarded as one of the leaders of the administration forces in Congress. In the late discussion of the repeal of the panama Tolls’ Exemption law. lie and Judge Adamson of Georgia, led to victory the sup porters of President Wilson against the combined in fluence of Speaker Clark and many of the big Demo cratic leaders of the house. This discussion brought him prominently before the people of the nation and elicited for him the unstinted praise and commenda tion of President Wilson. Hon. Sam F. Garlington, One of Richmond County’s Efficient Legislators ’ ' „ <*:.• ■-x mriiHiMfr. ' • * * Sni tu.v. jjjjr JIF IlillF I IjL •< - '?{■ i Jfi . y Ml Hon. Sam. F. Garlington, senior mem ber of the law firm of Garlington & Co zart, is one of the able and efficient members of the Richmond county dele gation in the general assembly. In fact, it is almost a custom to return Mr. Gar Track and field athletics—August 6th and 7th. Tug-of-war (Olympic rules)—August 12th. Water polo (Soccer) —July 19th, 20th, 21st. 22nd, 23rd and 24th. Wrestling—April 16th and 17th. Panama-Pacific International Exposi tion Inter-collegiate Championships—■ August 13th and 14th. Mr. Hardwick while concerned with the welfare of all classes of our people, has ever been peculiarly the friend of organized labor. Mr. H. O. Teat, the Legislative Representative of the Brotherhood of Lo comotive Firemen and Enginemen, in a recent article cited the following instances of the service rendered by Mr. Hardwick to the laboring people of the coun try. He was a leading supporter of the Employers’ Liability Act of 1908, and of the bill to limit the hours of continuous service for railroad men and tel egraphers, one of the best laws ever enacted by Congress. To Mr, Hardwick, more than to any other man, tue railroad men of this country are indebted lor the defeat of the iniquitous so-called working men’s Compensation Bill. This bill would have undone all the good effects of the Employers’ Liability act, lor it fixed a scale of com pensat.on so ridiculously small and attended with so many re3trictiv e conditions, as to practically put the employes at the mercy of the railroad companies in every case of injury. Mr. Hardwick's service as an arbitrator in the firemans strike on the Georgia Railroad, where he acted as the representative of the firemen, is so recent as to need no comment. His dissenting opinion in that matter was a powerful argument for the correctness of tile contentions of the striking firemen. Tested by his record, no man more deserves the iriendship of the people who labor for a living than Thomas W r . Hardwick. While Mr. Hardwick has been devoted to the in terests of his entire district, he has been especially ser viceable to the City of Augusta. During his service in congress he has secured appropriations totaling near ly a million and a half dollars for the improvement near Augusta, of the navigation of Savannah river, for the levee protection at Augusta and for the con struction of New Post Office in this city. An ap propriation of two hundred and fifty thousand dol lars was lirst secured for the post otfice hut the people of Augusta insisting on a marble building, an additional appropriation of seventy-iive thousand was needed. The task was a difficult one, but throwing his influence and energy behind the de mand, Mr. Hardwick was successful in securing an appropriation for the additional amount. When this handsome $325,000,000 structure is completed, it will lie a monument to the serviceability, influence and ef.iciency of our present able Congressman. Mr. Hardwick is now seeking the support of our people in his candidacy for the U. S. Senate. Is he not entitled to it? We know him and he knows us and our needs. With splendid native ability his twelve years' training in Congress fit him splendid ly for the discharge of the duties of a senator. He knows the work, the men with whom he is to work, and the details of congressional procedure. He is a trained parliamentarian, a forceful speaker, a ready delmtor, a graduate from the Congressional School of the study of public questions. He knows < eorgia, her people and her wants. Is he not splendidly lif ted to be an efficient and forceful senator? Vote for him. ilngton to tlie legislature. In addition to his legislative duties, Mr. Garlington takes u keen interest in all city affairs and is always to be found with tlie pro gressive movements that mean a better and bigger Augustq. Public Schools Athletic League and Int er-schol'iStic Championships July 15th to 29th. United States "Soccer” football—Sept. t3th, 14th, 15th, 16th, 17th and 18th. American rugby—Dates later. Boxing—April 22nd. 23rd and 24th. SWmiming—July 2nd and 3rd. Track and field athletics—Sept. 9th. Wrestling—March 29th. DRAGONFLIES, BEES INBERLIB Swarm Around Business Sections of German Capital. Fire Department Called Out. Berlin. —During the last few weeks Berlin has been invaded repeatedly by swarms of bees and dragon-flies. The latter are harmless creatures but the bees have made their presence felt on the exposed parts of many an un offending citizen. Indeed so persistent were the little pests that the Brigade has been called out on several occas ions to clear them away. The first swarm took possession of the entrance hall of a large store, which had to be closed. The police fussed about but the bees cared noth ing for the minions of the law and order and a detachment of firemen with hose pipes was requisitioned. The w'ater jets finally won the fight but the , store was closed for about two hours. On another occasion a swarm of bees settled on a horse and dray in the busy Zittel Market. The horse and driver were badly stung and the horse bolted. Yet another army of winged buzzers took complete possession of a tram car. The passengers scattered right and left, and after the fire hose had cleared the car it nad to be sent back to the car barns. In two other cases the fire brigade known as the maid of all work” by the people—was requisitioned. In the center Berlin’s busiest part, Potsdam Platz, a huge swarm settled and held up the traffic for thirty minutes, and another small army took up its po sition around the portico of the Cen tral Station and did not budge until the hose had done its deadly work. THE VERY WORST. The ugliest sight That ever was seen 7s a sun-burned neck That won’t look clean. —Memphis Commercial-Appeal. The ugliest sight Of which I wot Is a fat man’s jowls When he is hot. —Columbia State. Tbe ugliest sight I’ve seen as yet, Is a six-plunk suit By a shower wet. —Exchange. 1 HhEsSRb Jf THOS. W. HARDWICK Candidate United States Senate “AUGUSTA IN 1914” Paul T. Chancs One of the Most Prominent Younger Members of the Augusta Bar