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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 This Offer Expires August 16th SPECIAL INTRODUCTORY OFFER —^^^ ————■———^ To R. F. D. Subscribers m ™■*■■■■■■■■■■<**■■■wttm SEND ONE DOLLAR AND HAVE THE AUGUSTA HERALD Wiiled You Daily anil Siwlai to Januirr I, HIS H you. want fee War News, fee nrrws of Hi© world, in fee Greatest Conflict of all time, SEND ONE DOLLAR and have The Herald, DoDv and Sunday, mailed you until January Ist, 1915. It is good only to R. F. D. routes and sifbßcribars. It is fee best and biggest and cheapest offer of a Dally and Stta day Paper ever made in this section to the R. F. D. subsiaabers. 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They give the double push that means prof its all around. 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. Goes further than green tea -and more | refreshing, ' too — ißidgwavs lea ■k »• ii\v.Vdf i 4a L*\ . . *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. TWO WOMEN ~~ AVOID OPERATIONS By Taking Lydia E. Pink ham’* Vegetable Compound. Chicago, 111. —“1 must thank you with all my heart for Lydia E. (‘ink ham’a table Compound and I have taken it and feel fine. A lady said one day, ‘Oh, 1 feel so tired all the time and have head ache.’ I Baid. ‘Take Lydia E. Pink ham’a Vegetable Compound,’ and she did and feels fine now.”—Mrs. M. R. Karhchnick, 1438 N. Paulina Street, Chicago, Illinois. The Other Case. Dayton, Ohio. —“ Lydia E. 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