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SATURDAY, AUGUST 15
Threat To
Shoot if
Wireless
Kept Up
Thirty-Five German Stokers
Also Prisoners of War at
Kingston. Steamer’s Captain
Was Tardy
New York.— Thirty-five German
stokers of the crew of the United Frutt
steamer Zacapa, which reached here
today from Colombia, Colon and
Kingston, are prisoners of war at
Kingston instead of being on their
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their way to Ge many as reservists,
because of Capt .in Towell’s refusal to
obey the command of the German con
sul at Colon and send the stokers
ashore.
When Captain Towell refused to
land the stokers three of them jump
ed overboard and swam ashore. The
police got them and sent them hack to
the ship. They and their companions
were taken to Kingston. There a
British launch drew alongside offi
cers went into the hold and took the
stokers ashore as prisoners of war.
Kven though the Zacapa Is a British
ship, as she entered Kingston har
bor a shore fort signalled the captain
to dismantle his wireless —a new har
bor regulation enforced after the dec
laration of war. Captain Towell says
he decided that It would be all right to
wait till he reached dock. After a few
minutes of delay the fort signalled
again: “We have our guns trained
upon you and demand that you take
down your wireless/’
It came down Immediately: The Za
capa steamed with her lights out to
avoid German warships. One day out
from Kingston she was hailed by a
warship, thought to have been an
Italian. It withdrew after learning
the liner's Identity.
FOR THE LEGISLATURE,
WHY NOT WATKINS?
WEEK IN TRADE
New York.—Bradstreefs today says:
“War’s unsettlement runs throughout
neaVly all lines of American trade and
Industry, and commodity prices fluctuat
ed though generally tending
higher. Still, many features are evi
dent which seem bound to bring about
an ultimate restoration of now greatly
disorganized forces.
‘ The federal reserve board has begun
work, the possible strike of western rail
way men has been submitted to media
tion, the railway freight situation has
been to a certain extent settled, banking
and currency are settling down to an
approximation of normal, considering ex
isting conditions; popular uneasiness as
to financial matters has been largely
conspicuous by its absence, and the ar
rival of much needed rains Ims helped
the cotton, late corn and other lato
planted crops. Kfforts to restore the
foreign exchange market to something
like normal are found In the attempts
toward an approach to a system of pay
ment for goods exported to other coun
tries.”
Bradst reefs reports bank clearings for
the week ended August 13th at $2,216,-
989.000, a decrease of 19.4 per cent from
1913; failures at 278 against 272 in 1913;
wheat exports at 3,726,319 bushels
against 7,517,654.
DON'T GO WRONG;
VOTE FOR WATKINS.
fHE AUGUSTA HERALD, AUGUSTA, GA.
WSrgl W
“May Be Las! Time You Can Vole
For An Old Conlederate Soldier
For Governor,” Said Judge Harris
Distinguished Citizen of Bibb County Made An Able Address
at the Court House—He Showed the Voters That He Was
Not Too Old, and Richmond County Will Undoubtedly Do
Her Share Toward Electing Him
Judge Nat E. Harris, of Macon, spoks
to an audience composed of se*veral hun
dred Richmond county voters at the
court house last night and lie made a
splendid impression. Judge Harris hud a
good chance to carry Richmond county
before he ever came here, so it is
lieved, and he improved his chances
gVeatly by the earnest and able address
which he delivered. The audience was
very enthusiastic and Judge Harris was
frequently Interrupted with hearty ap
plause.
Captain George F. Lamback, head of
Camp 435, U. C, V., presided at the
meeting. Captain launback introduced
MaJ. J. C. C. Black who, in turn, in
troduced Judge 1 lands. MaJ. Black’j re
marks wore brief but vefry eloquent and
he paid a high tribute to the distinguish
ed civilian and soldier who wus to ad
dress the voters of this city and county.
Maj. Black spoke of the great responsi
bility resting upon the governor of the
state and said that If ho was chosen to
the high office Judge Harris would ac
quit himself in a most able manner.
TJie distinguished citizen of Bibb
county and of Macon, the Central City of
Georgia, began his address by defending
himself against the charge that lie was
too old to fill the position with credit to
the state. He said that until recently
his opponents had been able to prefer no
other charge against him than that he
wus too old a man to fill the position.
The speakta* s:dd that he was 6b years
of age,—6B years young, he put it and
that he believed during tills long term of
years that he had gained some experi
ence which would stand him In good
stead in the gubernatorial chair.
Old Soldiers Are With Him.
He spoke affectiouately of the splendid
suport he is receiving from the Con
federate veterans, sons of veterans and
Daughters of the Confederacy throughout
Georgia and in a sentimental strain
Judge Harris dwelt for some time upon
the passing of the old soldiers who
fought, bled and died for the Confederate
cause.
“You will probably never have the
opportunity to vote for an old Confed
erate soldier again for the office of gov
ernor,” he said, “while you will have
plenty of opportunity to vote for the
two gentlemen who are opposing me.”
Judge Harris said that he thought it
a good idea to revive the memories of
the great conflict of the Sixties by ele
vating to high office, when they are
capable, men who fought under the Stars
and Bars. He said that it kept the
memories of their fathers’ brave deeds
in defense of the South alive In the
minds of the younger generations. Judge
Harris had not a an unkind word to suy
about either Dr. Hardman or Mr. An
derson. He referred to them both as
gentlemen who cherished worthy ambi
tions to become governor of the greatest
state in the Union. He Laid that he
did not predict any calamity to Georgia
if he himself was not elected that with
either of the other gentlemen at the
helm the ship of state would move right
on, but he pleaded with tiie voters to
send him to the governor's chair as he
believes that he is well qualified for the
position through his Jong years of expe
rience on the bench and in the legisla
ture. The Judge said that he was no
older than was General Gordon whe he
was elected governor of Georgia.
The Judge said that It was untrue that
he voted for the late Senator A. O. Ba
con when he was in the race for the
senate against. General Gordon.
Father of Georgia Tech.
He spoke of his opponents endeavoring
to take away the credit that Is due him
for building the Georgia School of Tech
nology when that Institution is the child
of his own brain. Judge Harris said
that, the late Gov. W. Y. Atkinson mod
eled his act to form the Georgia Normal
and Industrial School from the act creat
ing the Georgia School of Technology.
"And shortly nfterwards Atkinson was
made governor," said Judge Harris, “and
I always thought that If I had created a
girls' school instead of a boys' my road
to the governor's chair would have been
much shorter.” Throughout the address
there was much humor Interspersed with
the serious side which made the entire
address very Interesting.
Judge Harris recited brelfly Ilia career,
of how he rad come to Georgia after
fighting through the Civil War with his
father and of being educated through the
aid of the great Georgia statesman, Al
exander H. Stephens. As a plowboy
from North Georgia young Tfflfrrls begun
plannlg for a career of usefulness and he
went to Crawfordvllle, a rugged young
ster with cheek of tan, and secured the
aid of the great Tribune who had been
vice-president of the Confederate Htates.
Judge Harris said that he had always
been loyal to his benefactor and he cited
his work as a farmer boy in North
Georgia to disprove the assertion that
he was an aristocrat.
His Work for Georgia.
Judge Harris explained the charge that
he had endeavored to raise the Interest
rate to 12 per cent while he was in the
legislature in the early eighties. He
stated that he attempted to do nothing
of the kind and that what he did do,
was to Introduce a bill, at the request of
Bibb county hankers and farmers, to
prevent loans made at 12 per cent from
being declared void when money on land
was extremely hard to borrow.
He said that the legislature did not
pass the bill and that the worst could
he said about It was that if he made a
mistake if wus an honest mistake. He
declared it was absurd to charge him
with trying to have a law passed re
quiring all borrowers of money In Geor
gia to pay 12 per cent.
He spoke of having wotfred with Gov.
McDaniel, while chairman of the flnsce
committee In the legislature, for funding
93,100,000 of the state's bonds after 111,-
000,000 of bonds of the reconstruction pe
riod had been repudiated, thus saving the
state's credit.
“I put through the legislature an act
to make superior to the Hen of the mort
gage, the bond-holder’s cleims for sup
plies and cross-ties furnished to rail
roods; and Injuries to stock.” he said.
“I also put through an act, which pro
vldes sot the compelling of affidavits
from witnesses In cases tried only on af
fidavits.
"I passed n hill requiring entries of
executions to be placed on the dockets of
the court.
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than green tea
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ißidgwavs lea
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*1 put 100 acts In the Code, to con
form It to the Constitution of 1877.
”1 passed an act, known as the Re
dueed Felony’s Act, giving the court the
discretion to reduce the punishment of
persons, convicted before him, to a mis
demeanor Instead of a felony.
“I wrote and published two digests for
the beuefit of the profession, and made
several supplements to the code so ua to
bring It up to date.
Not a Decision Reversed.
“I sat on the bench of tlie superior
court, Macon circuit, during a perlad of
six months In 1912, during which time I
tried or disposed of about 300 cases.
Some of this number were carried to the
supreme court and the court of appeals,
and not in a single instance was my de
cision reversed.
“I aided in building five railroads, now
doing the work of the stutc, and was nt
the head of one of them for five or six
years, during which time 1 gained valua
ble experience that should lie of service
to me in deciding the question of re
leasing the state road, should this mat
ter come up during my administration
in case I am elected.”
Judge Harris stated that he has a
platform, which Is not so lengthy that, In
reading it, you forget what you have
read In the forepart of the platform e
fore you have finished.
“My platform bus only two planks,
namely:
“First. T blleve In nn economical ad
ministration of the affairs of the govern
ment, so that every man who pays taxes
to tiie same shall get value received for
his money in protection and good gov
ernment.
“Second. I stand for a reduction of
the taxes of the stute. They are too
high and discourage tiie molding of Veal
estate everywhere. .Something should
lie done in tills way, as the taxes are
now twice what they were when 1 first
entered the legislature and tiie property
is four times as much In valuation.
“I do not mean by this to embarrass
public schools, lessen the pensions, or
prevent the steady advance of the state
educational Institutions, so that Georgia
shall In any way fall behind the progress
of the times.”
PLACED WREATHS ON THE
GRAVE OF GENERAL
WHEELER; WILSON
Atlanta, Ga.—Now that Mrs. Wood
row Wilson has bean laid to rest a
pretty little story of her regard for
the South and Its heroes has come to
light., In a letter from William J. Har
ris, of Georgia, director of the federal
census. In writing a friend and com
menting upon Mrs. Wilson’s death, Mr.
Harris said:
“I do not think ft has ever been pub
lished that on Memorial I>ay, this year
and last, Mrs. Wilson and the presi
dent made special visits to lay a
wreath upon the grave of General
Joseph Wheeler, the famous confed
erate leader.”
Mr. Harris, by the way, married a
daughter of General Wheeler, so the
story undoubtedly Is authentic.
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