North Carolina Newspapers

.1 T T" 771 ! TITI! Gaston PIOTr county has 51,2 U ; --- I. L.lll county Js f.32,575,749. Rsnks 7th is tie state. A great county in farmer and investor - A ' lag an Increase of 33. 3 rr cent, Iin unequalled ty any other county in Stata. ii HEMBSS OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ' ' CASTONIA, N. C, THURSDAY AFTERNOON, SEPTEMBER 9, 1920 7CL.XU. NO; 217. S1NCLE COPY S CZI.T. a ; IT MA ii 71 U i 1 1 ii i:::STLEASED.VyiTHi:'. :. i.:::::;esota receptioii -.. '' W ssMMSSaMBpaiaB - ' ON BOARD 8ENAT0B HARDING '8 SPECIAL TRAIN, 8ept 9.On his way atom from his first campaign trip,- Sena tor Harding, the republican nominee for ' president, declared himself highly pleased today with his reception by the people of V iaaeaota. who cheered bia speech ai the tale fair yesterday on agriculture issues rt4 greeted him in tumultuous fashion rhea hm rode through the streets of Min neapolis and fit Paul.' : l f.y -i , . What the' result might be on future .. plaaa of the nominee was not revealed, Imt soeeulation as to, the probability, of sstor extensive departures from the front ' porch was enlivened by expressions of sat-' fataetioa from two of the principal fig ares in maaagement of his campaign, Sen atfor Harry 8. New, of Indiana, head of the party's speaker's bureau, and Harry JL Daagnerty, a. member of the esm paiga committee, both of whom are in the ; senator's party. .- v '.'''."."' V'K.--'- Minnesota,, and its splendid . twin cities, and the state fair organization," Ctesator Harding said in a formal state- , aneat today, 'seem to have vied with each .other in providing a strenuous, enjoyable and completely satisfactory day for us. ; I shall not make the mistake of assuming that the great outpouring of people and - the magnificent reception given ua was ,; snerelya personal tribute. It was more than that and vastly more significant. It ', ras the testimony that the people of this Croat stat are completely in sympathy yiiik ths people of the conntry in a deter, tninatioa to put America once nibre on the anaia highway of national progress and to go ahead safely and along right lines. ,. "Perhaps the thing that most gratifies ane was tha dose attention with which the wonderful audience at the fair grounds listened to,s speech that was Intended to present a constructive program." 8eaator New . characterised the day 'a ,xperiences In the-twin eities as "a eon- - sipicnous success," ' adding: "I have ampaigned with every republican presi dential nominee since Blaine, and I never liave seen, better day.' : Mr. Daugherty declared that in the "thirty yean "that X have had an opor tuaity U observe political demonstra- - -lions, in' no campaign, either state or na tional, or at any stage of any campaign, tuuro I observed such a remarkable dem 4mstratka on the part of so many people mm the one given to Senator Harding by the people of the twin cities of Minns- ota. . 8enator Harding's train, which left St. raul shortly after 11 o'clock last night, due to reach Marion late today. , COX APPLIES LEAGUE V : TO CONDITIONS IN WEST - v HELENA. Mont, Sept. o.Argumente Ma behalf of the League of Nations adapt .; 4 te affaire of the west were presented x her teday by Governor Jamea M. Cox, : "dcmoeratie presidential . candidate. He oatliaed what he declared were practical material benelte to flow from the league. I-.'- U has recently been figured," said ; the governor, ""that the cost of one bat : ' tleahip would reclaim two million acres ' f lend. : - : "Multiply this ay 48, the number of wtatea, adopting the plan of one battle- - sship for each state, and you have a stag ' sgermg total, and, if properlr applied, the aujswer to the problem of housing in our cities, the answer to the question of in 'created oroduetion for sustenance of hu- "' mu Ufa. The expenditure required ' ini total wooJd reclaim 130.OU0 square mues f waate," . - . : Mr. R- K. Davenpori, chairman of the board of eounty commissioners, was at bosineBS visitor in town from Mt . Hoi - y Wednesday. ; !1 ..";, lOlKAIMIRCTILlE The Enquirer. . ,. ' Dr. d B. Bratton, formerly of Tork ' county, out for many years past a lead , " iag citixea of Palestine, Texas, was the . victim of an automobile accident on Mon ' i -Jay of last week aa .the result of which Ito suffered a broken leg. The aecident . ccrred aa the doctor waa walking across .-a atrert of Palestine! He was struck from behind by a Fori car and knocked , . -down. . When removed to the hospital it waa 4keovered that one leg wajs broken . aa4 he waa suffering considerably from hoek. - The broken kg was successfully -fceVand later information is that he is :a?cUing along as nicely aa could be ex lyeeted. - t ' At an electioa held August SI a strip of territory lying near Kings Mountain 'Sxttttegronnd and embracing about two ' ssqaare mOea of territory waa ceded from Tork te Cherokee eounty. Only six votes were cast in the electioa and. all of them wm in favor of annexation to Cherokee. JLbont sixty people live in the territory, v generator to produce gas from peat ; laving a high water content for aae in " lion gas engines aeemes to hare been j fir f.ted in Germany.' ; ;. Local showers tonight and Tri- - iay. " ..-. T7ASHINGT0N, Sep. 9-r0re-V f t fcya, North Carolina: Partly 't' v-.'her. with profcally ATRGFHY OF SKKI SUFFERED - . ' '. : (By the associated Preia.S LONDON," Bept. Lord Mayor Mac Swiney, of Cork, who.' is incarcerated in Brxtoa prison and has been on a hunger strike since August, 12, passed a very bad night, and complained again this morning of dizziness, according to a bulletin issued early today by theIrish Self-Determina-. tion League. He also' experienced numb ness in his legs and arms, and a physi cian who attended- hint" considered him much weaker than he waa yesterday;, - The lord mayor was visited last night by Father Patrick MacSwiney a cousin, who " eaid he " was '. surprised ' t? ; find , the prisoner so welL.'He expressed the belief that the erisis weuld not' come for three or four daya.' '. ' - " " . -y , The noon bulletin issued by the league stated that signs of atrophy of the skin had appeared, and that as a consequence the 'mayor 'a arms were being massaged and bandaged. ' . - p BOLSHEVIST RIFLE STRENGTH REDUCED ONE - W. (By The Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, Sept, 0 Rifle strength of the bolshevist army on the Polish front was reduced by more than one-half as a result of the Polish counter offensive, according to reports received here today in' official circles. . The soviet armies, the advices stated, jir.ve suffered heavily from desertions, the total number of unapprehended deserters 'ji. Russia being estimated at approxi mately 1,000,000 with fifty, thousand at large in Petrograd alone. " The reports also gave estimates as to .'be strength of the soviet forces on other fionts, the number jt men opposing the rnti-bolshevik leader. General W ran gel, in bouth Russia being given as 109,000, in cluding non-combatants. - General Wran gti's force is estimated at 140,000 men. On the quiet southeastern front oppo site the Rumanian lines from Tarnapol to Odessa, the soviet government is re ported to have been holding 46,000 rifle troops under the command of Gen. Obere vitch, while further eastward on the Cau casus front, the number is plajCed at 40. ftCO men. General Kuropatkin, Bolshevik commander in the remote trans-Caspian region on the Persian-Chinese border, is estimated to have a force of 29,500 men. COUNTY AGENT GOWAN HAD A BUSY MONTH Following is County Agent' C. Lee Gowan 's report for the month of August which will be of interest to Gaston farm ers and others: . Office consultations 229 Letters written 190 Circulars mailed 891 Articles written ....... 5 Bulletins distributed 343 Visits made 45 Meetings held .' 6 Total attendance at meetings . . . . , .3,280 Miles traveled 439 Lime ordered 70 tons Pests: During the past month the crops have been infested by the fall army worm which made its appearance in the south eastern pari of the county the latter part of July and the first of August and dur ing that outbreak only farmers south of the Southern railroad were bothered Another outbreak occurred, the .latter part of August which spread to practical ly all parts of the eounty going as far north aa L. A. Barbee's and in the north of Cherryville to the west. In the second attack there were only about half aa many worms and many 'of these did not livo to, reach the adult stage. We have been called upon to advise methods of controlling this insect, both day and night and sometimes on Sunday which has made quite a busy month along, the insect line. Several bins of wheat have been treated for weevils. ' , : Projects: Premium lists have been fur nished and distributed fir the Cherryville Com Show and the Sunnyside Community Fair. ' A "big sign has been errected on the plat at Cherryville calling the atten tion of travelers to the test plat beside the road which contains thirteen differ ent samples of seed. -: s 3 '" . ;r ' Organization : On August 4th, a eoun ty wide picnic was held at Dallas which was attended by more than 3,000 peo ple, at which a County Farm Bureau waa organized. Thia organization now has a membership of seventy members. - Farm buildings i Plans have been fur lushed for three . dairy barns and one ailo. "; ' ' " , : ; :; " - ' Miscellaneous : We were out of the eounty from August 23rd; through the 29th attending the Farm and Farm Wo men 'a Conference and State Conference of Extension Workers and Agents, held at Rahngh. s-: -, - - : ' NO FLTJ INDCICATIONS. - WASHINGTON, Sept. There have been no indications of a return of last year's influenza epidemic this winter, the public health service anuouaced todar. Each year, itwas said, between November and May 4 number, of casea are reported, bat experts of tha service do ngt expect the disease. be' as wiilespread or as vio this year a in 1919. . ",. "N ' MJL'iY 0.1STCI GC'JilTY YOlTiG .; ' FOLKS G9 CFF TO.SCHOOL - j, . 1 ; .. i - - " : Unusually Large Number Boya i : and Girlt Leave For'-Varioua - Colleges of North - Carolina and Other State. ,;.V - The past few days have marked the da. parture of large numbef of Gaston eounty boys and girls to the various col leges of North Carolina and other states. Others are leaving every day; A. partial list follows: - ?'. 'y;:',- ; -I-;: ; ; ' Gastonia. ,-- "; . ' Pue West College for Women: . Misses Margaret .Bpencer and Max Bradley. Daveaport Colelge; Miss Marguerite Troutman. , ! . ,- - . - Fishburn Military Academy, Waynes boro, Va.: Messrs. William Robinson, Henry Poole, Page Morris, Ralph Morris. Walter , Anderson, v ' ; jErskine College: ' Messrs, R. N. Baird, M ,H. Long, J, L. Miller, T. E. White sides, P. B. Costner, R. E. and C. L. Hood, Gus Anthony, W, B. Hood, H. K. and William Whitesides. - ,. Kings Business College, Charlotte ; Misses Edith Kendrtck and Mary Lee Land.. :,.-"iv-' . Goucher College, Baltimore, Md.: Mlas Lillian McLean. - . S Lenoir College, Hickory: Miss Ethel Rhyne, WynneBoliek. CaUwba College, . Newton : Starr Hanna.. ' Davidson College: Messrs. Robertson La Far, Ralph Robinson, McD. Beid,1 Hu bert Huffstetler. ' ' . State Colelge, Raleigh':' Messrs. Miles Carpenter. Herbert Glenn. Oscar Mason, Bonnie Norris, Ewart Knight and Zeb Harry. v Mary Baldwin Seminary, Staunton, Va.: Miss Mary Love Babington. University of North Carolina: Messrs. Leon Schneider. Charles Boyd, Robert Boyd, Buf us Johnston, W. C. Mitchem, Gordon Kincaid. Fred Morris and Roy Morris. ' ( ' Trinity College: Messrs. James Sloan, Charlie Jordan, Trinity Park School : Messrs. Sam Johnson, Jim Thomas. Greensboro College: Misses Louise Beal and Majy Neil Davis. North Carolina College for Women: Misses Mar Grier, Beulah McKenzie, Nellie Batchf ord, Virginia Brawley, Clara Brawley, Elizabeth Boyd, Lula Rankin, Bertie Lee Whitesides, Sarah Warren, Myrtle Warren, Martha Bradley,v Ruth Lineberger, Blanche Grigg and Annie Rankin. Meredith College: Misses Annie Clif ford and Eunice Hoyle. Weaverville College: Jack White. Christ 8chool, Arden: Messrs. Thomas Quickel, Sam New, George Posten and Troy Shirley. Westminster School; Messrs. Earl Poole and William Kincaid. To Queens College, Charlotte; Miss Katherine Shuford. ' LowelL Davidson College: Messrs. J. W. Low ry and John Moore Gaston. . Wake Forest: Mr. Robert Groves. Trinity: Mr. Clark Gaston. State College: Mr. Bernard Wilson.. Yale University: Mr. Leslie Reid. Greensboro College : Misses Ma Groves and Helen Reid. Mount Holly. The annual exodus of prospective col lege students will take place within the next week or ten days. Among those en tering N. C State College for Women are Misses Margaref Dunn, Helen Line berger and Ruth Kohn; Davenport Col lege, Miss Vara Underwood ; Meredith Col lege, Miss Goldie Kale Lenoir College, Miss Patsy Lowe. Among the boys plan ning to leave are Latta Johnston, to Ala bama Polytechnic ; Institute; Adrian Beatty, to the University of North Caro lina; Graham Rankin, to "Trinity College; Albert and George Black to Richmond Denial College; Elliott Haney, to David son College; Carl Connell and Edgar Moore, to the Baltimore Dental College; Paul Dunn and Cecil Rankin, to Trinity Park School. w ' Dallas. : September marks the general exit of our young boys and girls to the various colleges. Those who left this week were Miss Katheryne Rudisill, Messrs. Hugh Rhyne and Lewis Carpenter to' Lenoir; Mr, Earl Pasour to the A. and E. Those who will leave within the next few days are: Miss Alena Rhyne to Greensboro; Miss Mary Hamiter toMitcheH; Mr. Leo Summey to the University; ; Mr. Cecil CornweU to Trinity; Mr. Robert McFad den to Wake Forest; Mr. Robert Gribble to the Blue Ridge-School for Boys at Hendersoaville. Those going from High Shoals: Mr. Roscoe Medley to the Baldwin Institute: Mr. Jay Baggsto Lenoir; IMr. Lewis Thornburg to the Lutheran Seminary in Routh Carolina. - V ; ; '': - - Belmont. ' . ' College boys and girls from Belmont and the institutions they go -to are as follows: : . . " ' ; , ; ' - University : George .Wilson.-' Arch and Henry Lineberger, Jonathan Gulliek, Gus Leeper . . - . ' : ; ; " Woodberry Forest. Va Harold Line berger. ' ' : ' : yj--'' ' A." and E.: - Royal Hand, Craighead Alexander, Tom Leeper. " - '" Flora McDonald: Lottie Hand, Elsie "Johnston and Ruth Cox., 1 . . : Queens College; Mary Howe, Eliza both DeaJy. - f.!03E THAU 400 FERSOiiS : ! ? KILLED BY EARTHQUAKE '. - - '' Northern Italy SufiFcrs From 'p Shocks K Congregations f Killed While Worshipping. FLORENCE, Sept. 9. The number of dead from Tuesday ' earthquake is steadi ly growing as additional reports come inT The latest adviees from Fivizzano bring the total of dead there alone up to 432, while in Vignatta, 124 are - dead and about 1,000 injured. - ' " , " i la nearly three score towns snd vil lages serious damage was doae and a total population of more than 10,000 rendered homeless. y : " ' ' ' Signor Micheli, the minister of agricul ture, is visiting the outlying mountainous district and giving all the assistance pos sible. , - ROME, Sep. V - More than 300 per sons perished in the earthquake disaster hich " shattered citiea and villages' north of Florence on Tuesday morning. Gov ernmental and private relief agencies are engaged in the work of aiding the sur vivors and searching the ruins for any victims who may still be alive, but the work irseriously handicapped by the dif ficulty experienced in reaching many of the ruined towns, which are situated in the mountains and are almost Inacces sible. Electric light wires have been broken and work in the ruins must stop at nightfall. , .' New shocks, but none of them of the intensity of the one which caused the widespread destruction early Tuesday, have been felt in Florence and in the neighborhood of that city These have shaken down .tottering structures, how ever, and still further delayed the work ofjrescuers. Massa -Carrara, in the cen ter o the earthquake zone, waa eut off from communication with the outside wworld. last night, but it is not believed a new catastrophe has occurred there. The upheval was especially terrific in the famous quarry district of Carrara from, which comes the finest specimens of marble. Great rocks, dislodged by the shock, rolled down steep roads lead ing up into the hills, crushing everything in their path . A tragic and memorable scene was en acted at Marina, near Carrara, when the earthquake shattered a church where mass was being celebrated . Father Friggotti, the pastor, had just raised the chalice in the most solemn moment of the service when the ceiling of the edifice fell up on the congregation, killing many of those who were worshipping. The priest was struck by falling frag ments of the ceiling and his hands and face were -cut, but he reverently finished the service before attending to the in juries of those about him. , ' Less fortunate was-Father Riccardo Bruscoletti, at Castanzalvo, who waa kill ed while celebrating, mass. At Castel Nuovo Carfagnana, the wife of Deputy Dogoni was among the injured. Pope Benedict sent aV telegram to Car dinal Peer Maffi, archbishop of Pisa, ask ing him to go into the earthquake zone and administer aid and moral support and distribute supplies. Word . had reached this city, however, that beore the pontiff 's telegram arrived in Pisa, the cardinal had left for the devastated dis trict. , BURIED IN DEBRIS. -LONDON, Sept. 9. Fifty dead victims of the Italian earthquake have been taken from the ruins of the town of Barga, says a dispatch from Lucca to the Exchange Telegraph Company, the mesasge adding that many- more are buried in the debris of their homes. The village of Grafag nana is a heap of ruins, and the survivors have left. Vignet has been destroyed, and thousands are homeless at Tassaldo, Cattelletto, Montecuto and Ceserano, the dispatch stated. - ,-' . KING VISITS WRECKAGE. . FIVAZZANO, Italy, Sept. 8. (By Courier to Florence.) King Victor Em manuel, of Italy, today viewed the ruin visited upon this eity'by the earthquake which Tuesday morning shook northern Italy to its center. He went into every quarter of the town and 'entered buildings whose crumbling, walls -threatened to fall if another tremor should eome, and talked with survivors, expressing his profound grief over the misfortune that had be fallen them and comforting . those who were injured. Vim f past several days visiting friends at Salis bury and China Grove. She returned home Tuesday. . Davidson: Robert 8to we, Jr. Clinton, 8. ' O, Presbyterian College : Lee Williamson. - , . .' , Mars Hill: Pearl Abernethy. ? Trinity: ; Priee Leeper. Wake Forest; 4 Lige Abernethy. . , State College for Women:' Mary Arm strong, Catherine Gaston. ' -Davenport College : -Irene Harris. The above list ia not complete. The names of the young people from Cherry ville and Bessemer City who are going off to school will appear soon. If there are any other names in the county that have been omitted. The Gazette will be glad to publish them and will appreciate- If the eorrespon lents and friends will see that no errors or omissions occur. senate co:.::.:ittee - m CALLS MORE WITNESSES Investigation Brings Out Jesti : mony Concerning Payroll of Inter-Church World More . ment. :i ij; " " v (By The Associated Press.) . '' , CHICAGO, Sept. $.The Senate com mittee . investigating presidential cam paign expenditures today called more wit nesses cited by E. H. Moore, personal rep resentative of Governor Cox as men who could give detailed information concern ing the (15,000,000 campaign fund which the democratic candidate has charged the republican national committee was trying to raise. . 'V . Yesterday's sessions, which ran into the night; were devoted largely to ques tioning Harry M. Blair, assistant to Fred W. Upham, treasurer of the republican national committee. Many of the queries were directed at form 101, one of the bits of evidence offered by Governor Cox to substantiate his claim that more than $1,000 was being solicited from individ uals. Mr. Blair, in his testimony, admit ted that he had drawn up form 101 and approves its use, but when the ways and means comimttee of the republican cam paign organization saw it, they forbade its use, because WU1.H, Hays, republican national chairman, had declared contri butions exceeding $1,000 would not be accepted from any individual; After the names of paid employes of Mr. Blair's organization, together- with their salaries, had been obtained, Senator Reed, of Mlsosuri, said : "I've established that the republican national committee ha the most extrava gant payroll that a committee ever had. ' ' Senator Edge, of New Jersey, inter jected to read testimony of W. D. Jamie son, democratic assistant treasurer, that the payroll . of his party organization amounted to $18,000 a month. It wajs learned from Mr. Blair that his payroll amounted to $20,000 a month. , "Some of my men have been offered from 100 to 150 per cent more .for ehurch work," Blair said. "The inter-church world movement offered two $250 a week each and .unlimited expense accounts. ' ' "Do church organizations pay more than political organizations t" aeked Sen a tor Kenyon. '" 11 Yes," replied Blair.. The questioning also developed that the western headquarters had no authority over seven eastern states in which funds were raised , under the direction of Col. William, Boyee Thompson, of New York, and James G. Blaine, 3rd, the eastern treasurer. An alleged attempt by Charles S. Boeschenstein,' democratic national com mitteeman for Illinois, to solicit cam paign funds from a postmaster as pre sented to the committee at second-hand by William O. Far low, of Augusta Il linois, a Hancock countyxfarmer. It developed that Mr. Farlow had vol unteered his testimony and that his evi dence consisted of five letters addressed to Jos. 8. Coffmau, postmaster at Au gusta, and a written statement from the latter certifying that he had given the letters to Mr. Farrow, The committee agreed that the evi dence was not entirely competent in that form but it was received and read. The first letter was dater January 22, there was another March "4 and three in April. All were signed with Mr. Boeschenstein 'a name and dated at his home town of Ed wardsville . ' The missive emphasized that contributions must be voluntary and one of the letters was rubber-stamped for delivery "at home address only." y Mr. Farlow said the postmaster was a progressive and added that he was himself "a republican and. proud of it. " Mr. Blair was next on the stand and presented a document labelled "eonfi-" dential information for regional direc tors" of , the republican financial drive. The witness said the information waz confidential because it was issued nearly a year ago and at that date it waa de sirable to keep contributing of republi can plans from the opposition. ' The testimony ' at once turned to the dispute between Senator Reed and Mr. Blair as to the amount of publicity that was desired by the republican managers The witness said there was two phases of the fund drive, first an attempt to get contributions of from $100 to $1,000 and second "a popular campaign for small contributions from the many" af ter the 'national convention had ' been held "and the rank and file aroused, to the issues of the campaign. - Senator Boed asked if there was a plan for a big drive near the 'dose of the campaign. MrL Blair said he had drawn a proposal a for '.'Inst week" campaign bnt it had 'been modified to ap ply to the general popular campaign opening' thia month and providing for contributions from 25 cents up. Mr. Blair said his more elaborate plan waa given up because certain conditions were laid down ' by CoUr William ? Boyee Thompson, chairman of the national ays and means committee. ; : Mr. Clarke Starnes,' of Bock Hill, arrived in the eity Saturday to- spend a week as the guest of his son, Mr. Frank Starnes, at his homo at 210 South Wil low street. - Messrs. Lloyd Uo?s aud L.: E. Rankin spent Wednesday on 1 - -in s in CLerryvni'. l."C0"PLETE HETlFuS GiYE (;.fmvAMi MziATi::; Result of Georgia Primaries In dicate That Tom Watson ; Beats Hoke Smith and Other Opponents. ; '"''- (By The Associated Press) ATLANTA, Ga., Sept; 9 - Incom plete returns from yesterday's state-wide democratic primary, compiled early to day by newspapers, indicated that Thom as E. Watson, publisher and one popu list candidate for president, had beem nominated, for United ' States aefator from Georgia. During the campaign Watson was outspoken ' , in his opposi tion to the League of Nations and in his criticism of the Wilson administratkm Watson's opponents were Senator Hoke Bmith, who was seeking re-nomination. Gov. Dorsey snd John B. Cooper, Macon attorney, Senator Smith 's . opponents cited his vote for the Lodge reservations in their fight to prevent his re-nomiaa-tion. - governor Dorsey is said to favor ' the League covenant with possibly minor reservations . Cooper , based , his earn- paign largely on the "wet" plank, in hia platform. . : . ' - Out of a. total of 388 county unit rotes, unofficial reports to the Atlanta. Constitution from 143 of the 155 coun ties in the state, gave: ' v Watson, 222 votes, Dorsey, 102, Smith,' 32 and Cooper none. One hundred and ninety-five votes are necessary for aomi- . nation. The Constitution : supported Dorsey.-' ? -."-':;. "uV . - The Atlanta Journal, which supported 8mith, announced that its tabulation gave Watson 191 county unit votes, Dorsey 67 sad Smith 45. . . v ' : , Conceding the -nomination of Watson, whom it had opposed, the Macon . Tele graph said reports it had received gave ' Watson 208 votes, Dorsey 114 and Smith ' 80.' "V .i-i:;-.:;;:-;,;-.' Boturns tabulated by newspapers In dicated that a second primary might be necessary to settle the gubernatorial eon- test, none of the four candidates ap pearing to have a majority of the eoun- ' ty unit votes, .Figures compiled by the- . Constitution showed Clifford Walker, former state attorney-general, leading.' with 178 votes, former United States ' Senator Thomas . W." Hardwick second with 166, John B. Holder, third, with 12 while W. R. Brown appeared to have none. . The Journal 's tabulation also in dicated a probable run-off primary but showed Hardwick in the lead. . . The American ; Legion opposed both Watson and Hardwick during the cam paign, denouncing their war records. ' , On the face of estimates received from eight congressional districts where there were contests the Journal predicted that ' all representatives seeking ' re-nomina- i tion had been successful although several races were close . ' ' " :, Women did not participate in yeeter- ' day's primary under s ruling by a sub- committee of the state democratic execu tive committee. The democratic nomina- ' tion in Georgia for ny office is eonaid- ered equivalent to election. WATSON WINS WITH 187 COUNTY UNIT VOTE ATLANTA. Ga.. SeD. 9 The. first returns compiled by the Atlanta Journal today on the Senatorial race in yester day 's democratic primary on ' incom plete, unofficial returns indicated Thornaa E. Watson Won the senatorial nomina tion with 197 eounty unit votes, or moro than a majority. . ; These were returns from 117 of the 155 counties in the state, and were not com plete for all counties. They indicated Gov. Dorsey had 67 votes. Senator Smith 40 and John R. Cooper nothing,' Similar returns from. 120 counties fas the gubernatorial race indicated Senator . Hardwick had 172 votes, Clifford .Walk er 138, John N. Holder, '12, and' W, R. Brown nothing. LOSS IN COKE PRODUCTION . DUE TO ILLICIT LIQUOR CONNELLYSVILLS, Pil, Sept. The loss of 14,510 tons in coke produc tion ia the Connellys ville region for the current week, is attributed in partly the Connellysrille Courier, in its weekly eoko review made public today, to the opera-, tion of iflicit liquor sellers. ; -."While there has been more or leas iHquor procurable in ther egion since Jan uary 16, last," says the Courier, it ia only recently that it has become so plan tiful ia supply as to interfere -with tha operaiton of the plants as seriously as it did prior to the inauguration of prohibi tion. Now the activity of bootleggers sad illicit traffickers of all degrees and kinds, supplemented by increased proficiency in the art of 'home 'brewing, has fairly deluged the region with every conceivable kind of Intoxicant, ranging in potency from nearbeer slop to 'neardeath pick ax ' snd other first aids to coroners and undertakers. Absolutely no effort-la be ing made by the authorities to suppress the traffie and employers of labor are be coming more and more at the mercy ef the whim or thirst of their employes ia the matter of having work of any kiad don"" , '. - HASCNIC I Regular mo.-t'.i r f ?,") A. F. 4 A.