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HARDWICK WINS
SENATOR’S RACE
Felder Breaks Convention Deadlock After
24 Hours By Withdrawing In
Hardwick’s Favor
NAT E. HARRIS NOMINATED
On First Ballot —Anderson Withdraws
in Judge Harris’ Favor—Hoke
Smith Was There
Macon. —After a three days’ meeting
during which the second day’s session
continued until the gray streaks of
dawn of the third day broke upon the
assembly still holding forth In the con
vention hall, the Georgia Democratic
conventiqp nominated Congressman
Thomas W. Hardwick United States
junior senator to succeed the late Sen
ator A. O. Bacon, and nominated Judge
Nat E. Harris governor. Senior Sena
tor Hoke Smith was nominated to suc
ceed himself.
Felder Breaks Deadlock.
On the second day the convention
■was thrown into a deadlock, and it
was not until Hon. T. S. Felder with
drew in favor of Congressman Hard
wick, after the convention had re
convened on the third day, was Gov
ernor John M. Slaton eliminated as a
contender in the race, and the nomi
nation of Congressman Hardwick as
sured. There were fourteen ballots
taken in the short term senator's race
and all during the balloting Congress
man Hardwick succeeded in retaining
his original number of votes, and at
the same time continued to gather in
new ones, rolling up his total ballot.
On the other hand, the Slaton votes
gradually diminished on each ballot.
On the fourteenth and final ballot
Hardwick received 235, Slaton 133 and
Hutchens 4.
Nat E. Harris Nominated Governor.
The voting on the governor’s race
was a simple matter, and gave the
convention delegates very little trou
ble. When the name of Judge Nat E.
Harris was placed before the conven
tion. Senator J. Randolph Anderson
withdrew in favor of Judge Harris
This left the contest between Judge
Harris and Dr. D. L. Hardman, who
also withdrew in favor of Judge
Harris.
Convention Officers Named.
Hon. W. F. Jenkins, of Eatonton,
served the convention as temporary
chairman. He was the choice of
Messrs. Hardwick, Felder, Harris and
Hardman, and was opposed by Judge
Robert Pottle, of Albany, the selection
of the Slaton forces. The convention
unanimously named St. Elmo Massen
gale, of Atlanta, as secretary, and D.
F. McClatchey, of Cobb county, as as
sistant secretary. Joseph S. Davis,
United States marshal for the south
ern district of Georgia, was appointed
sergeant-at-arms.
Sessions Anything But Tranquil.
From the beginning of the session
on the second day until the delegates
had completed the work they had set
out to do, the sessions were stormy
ones and there were times when chaos
reigned supreme. At the conclusion
of the convention on the second day it
was seen that a night session would
be necessary. After a short recess in
which to give the delegates time to
get their supper and take a breathing
spell, the convention reconvened in
the evening and the all-night session
was on.
All-Night Uproar Stalls Ballot.
It did not take the Slaton forces
long to see that about the only way
to forestall the gradual increase of
the votes in Hardwick's favor was to
hold off the balloting as long as pos
sible. By an efficient and thoroughly
organized method, the followers of
Governor Slaton succeeded in keeping
up such a commotion that balloting
was out of the question. However,
when daylight began to creep in
through the windows of the convention
hall the Slaton forces were exhausted
and something like order was restored.
It was then that the thirteenth ballot
was taken. The balloting then stood,
Hardwick 164, Slaton 110, Felder 90
and Hutchens 8.
Througli all the fight Governor Sla
ton was constantly on the convention
floor urging his followers and direct
ing the work of his leaders among
the delegates. On several occasions
he raised the point of personal privi
lege and asked permission to address
the assembly. At each time this op
portunity was refused him, it being
the contention of the chair that this
privilege could not be accorded him
unless Congressman Hardwick should
also be given the privilege of speak
ing. This the Slaton forces would not
agree to.
Hoke Smith Departs From Macon.
Senator Hoke Smith left Macon in
an automobile for Atlanta, in order to
catch a train and was well on his way
to Washington before the convention
adjourned. The Hardwick headquar
ters was the rendezvous of hundreds
of delegates and friend*
J DOINGS AROUND
STATE CAPITAL j)
Merchants Display Cotton Goods
Atlanta. Atlanta’s department
stores are preparing for a window dis
play of cotton goods, in accordance
with the campaign being waged by the
Georgia Federation of Women’s organi
zations, for a more general patronage
of cotton goods.
The display in the windows will
show in epitomized form, the many and
varied materials made of cotton which
are in use every day in practical wear
ing apparel and household furnishings.
Cotton as made up by foreign man
ufacturers into materials as expensive
as $lO a yard will be shown beside the
most inexpensive homespun out of
which the simplest garments are made.
Cotton stockings mercerized with a
finish that would challenge the ex
pert's eye will be seen beside those
of all silk and the elaborate and sim
ple materials of foreign and domestic
manufacture will be shown in the
fullness of their merit.
What the cotton industry of the
South has accomplished in fifty years
will be shown just as it measures up
to the textile art of the older coun
tries, and what has been accomplished
and what still must be accomplished
by Southern manufacturers may be
learned from the lesson the shop win
dows will teach.
How to Destroy LeaT Worm
Atlanta.--Announcement was made
from the office of State Ento
j mologlst Worsham that the leaf worm
I or caterpillar had appeared in a num
j ber of the north Georgia counties, its
presence greatly endangering young
cotton.
j According to the department, this
I same pest made its debut in some of
i the southern counties aborut two or
। three weeks ago, but owing to the ad
i vanced growth of tile crop there was
i too late to do any material damage.
Such, however, is not the case in the
new infected area where the cotton is
less matured, and Mr. Worsham sounds
a note of warning to the farmers in
that section. He Is anxious that all
planters adjacent to the infected dis
I trict watch for the invasion of the
j its spread.
In the districts where the worm has
appeared, Mr. Worsham offers the fol
lowing -formula for its extinction:
One pound of arsenate, of lead, mixed
witli from eight to ten pounds of flour
or slaked lime. It may also be used
with from fifteen to twenty parts of
paris green. The mixture should be
placed in eight-ounce duck sacks and
dusted over the plant.
Want to Trade With South
Atlanta. Since the war in Europe
began Secretary W. H. Leahy of the
industrial and statistical bureau of the
Atlanta chamber of commerce, has
been in almost daily receipt of letters
from concerns in the east and Canada,
requesting that they be put in com
munication with southern cotton mills.
The latest request of this nature came
from Montreal. Aside from these in
quiries, Mr. Leahy is in receipt of a
letter from a firm in San Francisco
asking to be placed in touch with some
; concern manufacturing a cheap grade
of socks, suitable for export trade in
i China and the far east.
Injured in Battle With Burglar.
j Atlanta.—ln a desperate hand-to
hand battle with a burglar, D. R
| Northcutt, a railroad switchman, 161
West Alexander street, suffered a torn
and lacerated throat, but defeated the
robber, driving him headlong out of the
window of his room. Ihe burglar,
a negro, entered Northcutt's room
about midnight and stole his coat
while he was sleeping. Northcutt
hoards with Mrs. M. E. Black. The
house is one story in height, set on an
embankment high above the street.
The negro, not finding money in the
coat, went back for Northcutt's trou
sers. Then Northcutt woke up.
Governors’ Conference Postponed
Atlanta.-—Gov. Locke Craig of Ral
eigh, N. C„ telegraphed Governor Sla
ton that the cotton conference which
had been scheduled to be held in At
lanta would be postponed. Governor
Craig recently issued a call for all
the governors of the cotton states to
meet in Atlanta for the purpose of dis
cussing plans for the relief of the cot
ton situation in the South caused by
the European crisis.
Veteran of Vera Cruz Stricken
Atlanta. —The horrors of the battle
field were vividly brought before an
audience in an Atlanta theater during
the progress of a thrilling v,ai movie
drama when a victim of a Mexican
bullet at Vera Cruz, suffenng from
hallucinations, was seized with an at
tack that required four husky ambu
lance attaches to subdue
County Wants to Use Library
Atlanta.—ls the board of county com
misstoners acts favorably on the re
quest of Miss Catherine Wootten, li
brarian, that the county make an an
nual appropriation of $5,000 for the
maintenance of the Carnegla library,
the citizens of Fulton county, residing
outside of the city, will have the free
use of the institution.
WHEELER COUNTY EAGLE, ALAMO, GEORGIA
CARDINALS HAVE
ELECTED A POPE
Cardinal Giacono Is The First Benedict
To Become Pope In 174
Years
CONCLAVE CAST 4 BALLOTS
New Pepe Will Assume the Name of
Benedicts XV—ls Archbishop of
Bologna, Italy
Rome, Italy.—Cardinal Giacono Della
Chiesa, Italian, has been elected pope
in succession to the late Pius X, who
died August 20.
The new pope will assume the name
of Benedicte XV.
Cardinal Giacono Della Chiesa was
created a cardinal May 25, 1914. He is
the archbishop of Bologna, Italy.
He was born at Pegli in the diocese
of Genes, November 21, 1854, and was
ordained a priest December 21, 1878.
He served as secretary of the Nuncia
ture in Spain from 1883 to 1887, in
which year lie was appointed secre
tary to the late Cardinal Rampolla
He was appointed substitute secre
tary of state in 1901 and in 1907 he
was elected to the post of adviser to
the holy office.
In 1907 he was appointed papal nun
cio 6f Madrid in succession to Mon
signor Illnaldini, but this appointment
was cancelled three days after. This
incident had occurred just before he
was made archbishop of Bologna.
When Monsignor Della Chiesa was
given this post it was declared In Rome
that it was mainly with the object of
combating modern religious ideas, Be
logna being the headquarters of the
National Democratic league, whoso
members advocated what is known as
“modernism" in religion,
SENATE PASSES CLAYTON BILL
Last of Administration’s Anti-Trust
Measures Passed by the Senate
Washington. - Amended In many par
ticulars the Clayton anti-trust bill,
which supplements the Sherman law
and completes the administration’s
trust legislation program for this ses
sion of congress, passed the senate,
46 to 14, and will be sent to confer
ence, where the federal trade commis
sion’s bill-first of the anti-trust meas
ures still is under consideration. Re
ports of both measures are sapped for
within two weeks.
Seven Republican senators voted for
the bill Brady. Clapp, Cumming, Ken
yon, Norris, Perkins and Jones. They
were joined by one Progressive, Poin
dexter.
Fines and Imprisonment
The bill provides fines and imprison
ment for officers of corporations con
victed of offense against, the. trust
laws; prohibits exclusive and tying
contracts which restrict independence
of purchasers, prohibits holding com
panics where their effect is to lessen
competition or create monopoly, and
makes illegal, two years after the pas
sage of the act, interlocking directo
rates in competing corporations, any
one of which has capital of more than
$1,000,000. It also forbids the inter
locking of railroad directors with cor
porations dealing in securities, railroad
supplies or contracts, and liberalizes
procedure in injunction and contempt
cases.
WAR RISK BUREAU OPEN
Ready to Insure U. S. Marine Against
Loss on Account of War
Washington.—Uncle Sam’s marine
war risk insurance bureau, designed
to inspire confidence in American ship
pers and aid American trade expan
sion, is open for business al the treas
ury department. President Wilson
signed the act creating the bureau and
Secretary McAdoo announced the ap
pointment of W. C. Del^noy of New
York, an underwriting insurance ex
pert, as director of the bureau.
Mr. DeLanoy opened an pL'fice, and
is ready to insure American ships and
American cargoes in American ships.
Banking System Ready Oct. 1
Washington- Although confronted
by a vast amount of preliminary work,
the federal reserve board hopes to open
the new hanking system for business
October 1, according to an announce
ment by Secretary of the Treasury Mc-
Adoo, ex-officio a member of the
board.
Awaits Decision of U. S.
London.-The Chronicle in an edi
torial on the Belgian mission to the
United States, makes this comment:
“The sending of the Belgian commis
sion to the United States seems jus
tified for, obviously, the United States
has a definite, though difficult, respon
sibility toward the civilized world in
this matter. The observance of the
international rules of war can only
be enforced by the action of neutral
states. The United States has always
professed special interest in human in
ternationalism.”
LITTLE NEWS ITEMS
THROUGHOUT STATE
Thomasville. —As the result of inju
ries received by being thrown from
his horse, Fred Beverly, 19-year-old
son of T. C. Beverly of Ochlochnee,
died at his home.
Milledgeville.—Prof. John S. Allen,
for the past six years superintendent
of schools at Albany, Ga., has been
elected as professor in the Georgia
Normal and Industrial college to suc
ceed Prof. A. L. Suhrie.
Milledgeville.—The farmers of Bald
win county are holding t'heir cotton,
awaiting developments in the present
crisis. Aboht four hundred bales have
been brought to this city and stored
in the warehouses.
Macon. —Erle M. Donalson, the new
United States district attorney for tho
southern district of Georgia, who has
taken up his duties here, announces
that there will be no change in the.
present staff until the November term
of court is held.
Milledgeville.—The tax rate for Bald
win county was fixed by tile county
commissioners. The rate was reduced
from $12.50 to $8.50 per thousand. Titis
with the state reduction of 50 cents on
the thousand makes a total reduction
of $4.50 per thousand.
Savannah. Because they believe if
they return to England they will bo
made prisoners of war, five Germans,
members of the crew of the British
steamship, Egyptians, have left the
vessel and instituted proceedings in
the federal court to collect wages due
them.
Waycross. Showing the lowest fire
loss ever recorded for one month and
the least number of alarms, file Au
gust report for the fire department,
made public, shows that Waycross
suffered but $5 from fire and this cov
ered by insurance. Only two alarms
were turned in.
Americus.- -Orders were given for
enlargements of two of the largest cot
ton warehouses here and substantial
brick additions will be made immedi
ately. More storage room is required
for storing the cotton crop locally, as
farmers show determination not to sell
at current prices. Four thousand bales
have been received in Americus al
ready, and less than 300 bales sold.
Rome The “buy a bale of cotton
plan," suggested by Isaac H. Haas
of Atlanta, has been indorsed by the
Rome Woman’s Club. At. a meeting
held here the members of the club
put. themselves on record as being
heartily in sympathy with the plan,
and a resolution was passed ordering
tlie treasurer to purchase one bale
of cotton for the organization at the
price of production, 10 cents.
Savannah. Five of Savannah’s lead
ing cotton factorage houses organized
.the United Cotton Warehouse corpora
tion. A charter was applied for. Tlie
purpose of the company is to provide
facilities for housing all of the cotton
that may be shipped to Savannah
from the interior, if necessary ware
houses will be built.
LaGrange. The fourth congression
al convention met at Warm Springs
for the purpose of nominating a con
gressman and transacting such other
business as might come before them.
Hon. W. C. Adamson, who was elected
congressman in tlie democratic pri
mary, was declared the choice of the
convention by a rising vote of the
delegates, the convention dispensing
with tlie usual form of ballots.
Washington.—Three companies of
coast artillery one each from Charles
ton, Savannah and Fort Dupont —have
been ordered to Panama for duty at
the canal fortifications. General Wa
ver, chief of the coast artillery, said
that the war department planned to
increase the canal force as tlie fortifi
cations neared completion, and ulti
mately would station twelve companies
of artillery in the canal zone.
Cartersville. -Cartersville claims the
credit of having the first citizen to
put the proposed “buy a-baie-of-cotton"
policy to the practical test. Robert
M. McCormick, who lives near Car
tersville, in passing a ginnery, stopped
p F. Lee, a farmer, to know whether
his bale of cotton was for sale. Mr.
McCormick offered 12 cents per pound,
which is much above the current price.
The sale was made.
Macon. —Mandamus proceedings are
to be instituted in the^superior court
against County Treasurer M. Lettice
to compel him to honor salary vouch
ers issued by the county commission
ers. On the advice of Joe Hill Hall
that to pay the vouchers would be un
constitutional, Treasurer Lettice has
declined to do so, though personally he
says he appreciates the value of the
work of the inspectors. The case will
be carried to the supreme court, no
matter which way it is decided.
Cordele.—That the effects of the Eu
ropean war have been a lesson to the
farmers of Crisp county against the
production of cotton as a chief money
crop and will bring about an influ
ence that will result largely in tlie di
versification of crops and a turning
back to the “live at home” plan, could
easily be observed at a meeting of the
business men and farmers at the court
house.
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NEVER REASON FOR ALARM
American Woman Under No Apprehen
sion When She Travels in
Her Own Country.
Mrs. Charles IL Anthony, who, with
15 trunk loads of gowns of her own
design, has gone to Europe to teach
the European dressmakers a lesson,
said in the restaurant of tlie steamer:
"The American woman is the best
dressed woman in tlie world. And the
American num is tho best dressed man
in the world —a fact so well recognized
In Europe that he doesn’t have to go
over there with 15 trunks to establish
his claim.
“Yes, in dress as lu morals, the
American man leads.
"And how splendid his morals are!
“A girl sculptor from the Philadel
phia Academy of Fine Arts was trav
eling in tho wilds of the West alone.
" 'But. aren’t you afraid to travel un
protected?' an English rancher asked
her.
“ 'No: oh, no,’ she answered. ‘Be
sides, I don’t travel unprotected. I
never venture beyond the call of the
American gentleman.’ ” —Washington
Star.
Professional.
A roistering blade once found a well
known musician In an all-night case.
“How could you sink to this?” said
the blade.
"What, sink?" replied the musician.
“Did you think I was a guest of this
joint? I'd have you know I'm here
simply as a pianist ”
No doubt you are acquainted with
a lot of men who are always on tho
ragged edge of doing something won
derful and that's as far as they ever
get. --
FOOD FACTS j#,
What An M. D. Learned.
A prominent Georgia physician went
through a food experience which he
makes public.
“It was my own experience that
first led me to advocate Grape-Nuts
food and I also know, from having
proscribed it to convalescents and
other weak patients, that tlie food is a
wonderful rebuilder and restorer of
nerve and brain tissue, as well as mus
cle. It improves the digestion and
sick patients gain very rapidly, Just
as I did in strength and weight.
“I was in such a low state that I
had to give up my work entirely, and
went to the mountains of this state,
but two months there did not Improve
me; in fact, I was not quite as well
as when I left home.
“My food did not sustain me and
it became plain that I must change.
Then I began to use Grape-Nuts food
and In two weeks I could walk a mile
without fatigue, and In five weeks re
turned to my home and practice, tak
ing up hard work again. Since that
time I have felt as well and strong
as I ever did in my life.
“As a physician who seeks to help
all sufferers, I consider it a duty to
make these facts public." Name given
by Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich.
Trial 10 days of Grape-Nuts, when
regular food does not seem to sustain
the body, works wonders. “There’s a
Reason.”
Look in pkgs, for the famous little
book, “The Road to Wellville.”
Ever read the above letter? A new
one op pears from time to time. They
are grennine, true, and full of human
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