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Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-08-09
.HARDWICK'S ANTI FARMER
RECORD HOWARD'S THEME.
Crowd of 400 Hears Congress-
man Arraign Junior Sena-
tor at AL pharetta

ALPHARETTA, Ca, Aug. New in
formation concerning the acts and con-
duct of Senator Thomas w. Hardwick
was furnished to the voters of Milton
county by Congressman William Schley
Howard in a speech delivered yesterday
afternoon in a natural arbor of shade
trees back of the courthouse in Alpha
retta.
On the same platform the junior SEN
ator entered his defense of his official
record few days ago, but evidently he
did not go very much into the matters
discussed by Congressman Howard, for
II large number of citizens stated to
the congressman after his speech that
they were surprised by the information
he had furnished them
That the senatorial race in Milton
county is Squarely a contest between
Mr.. Hardwick' and Mr.. Howard was the
information given to Congressman How
ard on his arrival at Alpharetta to de-
liver his speech. The rank and
file were either for him or for Hard
wick. And the Hardwick men were quite
ready to hear what he had to tell them
concerning the record Of the junior SEN
ator. The least that can be said con-
corning his speech is that he supplied
them with sufficient food for thought
to last them until election day.
A good sized sprinkling of the erst-
while Hardw1ck men decided then ana
there that it wasn't necessary to pom
der the matter at all. They frankly
stated to Congressman Howard that
they could not see Mr.. Hardwick any
longer. They had been for him but
they were not now, etc.
Tom Wells, an old boyhood friend of
Congressman Howard, who calls him
BILL" ard whom Mr.. Howard addresses
by the simple title of "Tom," expressed
his mind with wholesome freedom con-
corning Senator Hardwick.
"Ill be fair with you, Bill" said he,
you told me things about Tom Hard
wick that l never knew before, and I'll
just be dad-blamed if I'm going to vote
for him. although l had intended to-"
The attack he made here on the Hard
wick record was the same he has been
making in other agricultural commun-
tiles where Senator Hardwick's appeal
is especially directed to the farmers.
Hardwick occupied by far the major
portion of his address.
Big reports have been going the
rounds concerning the number that
heard Mr. Hardwick in Alpharetta. The
attendance yesterday to hear Mr. How
ard was right around 400, and in reply
to Inquiries a number of men stated
that this attendance was about the
same that heard the junior senator. So
far as expressions on the part of the
audience are concerned, Mr.. Howard got
altogether the better of the argument.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-08-09
LiGHTSHIP OFF HAT ERAS
IS SUNK BY SUBMARINE
U-BOat Comes Within Half
Mile of North Carolina
Shore

WASHINGTON. Aug THE Dia-
mond Shoals lightship, off Cape Hat
teras, n. c., was shelled and sunk by
an enemy submarine late yesterday, the
navy department today was informed.
The crew. who took to their boats, have
reached shore safely.
The submarine came within a half
mile of shore, according to the brief
report which reached the navy depart
menI.
The Diamond Shoals light station is
one of the most famous guides TO navi-
cation in the world, and has been the
subject of many story In verse and
prose. Such vessels usually are manned
by graybeards, and are Of such type
as to be utterly helpless in the face OF
an enemy attack.
The attacking submarine probably was
the one that sank the American tanker
o. b. Jennings, 100 miles off the Vir-
ginia coast several days ago. Her eX-
plot in showing herself above the water
within half a mile of the Carolina coast,
in an important shipping lane, where
innumerable patrol boats are supposed
to be plying, is one of the most daring
recorded since the German raiders first
made their appearance on this side OF
the Atlantic.
The navy department had received
only meager information when the state
ment was issued. The Diamond Shoals
lightship guarded the out-thrust reefs
of storm-Swept Cape Hatteras, known as
the graveyard of the Atlantic coast. Ii
is imperative that the light be restored
at once and steps to that end already
have been taken by the commander OF
the naval district. If necessary anti
submarine craft may be established to
prevent a recurrence of the incident.
The attack upon the lightship may
represent a new phase of enemy sub
marine operations off the American
coast, designed to hamper shipping by
destruction of important navigation sig
nails. On the other hand, it may mere
ly represent an isolated case of fright
fulness. If the raider has definitely
set out to destroy lightships, exposed
lighthouses and the like, it is believed
that he cannot do very extensive harm
before his ammunition supply is ex-
hauSted.
Some officers doubt that any general
campaign against navigation signals is
planned To do So it was said would
make navigation of the coast line by
the submarines too perilous as they are
wholly dependent on such aids to navi-
cation to determine their own positions.
The vessel destroyed was lightship
No. Il. Her crew consisted of twelve
men, all of whom landed safely.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-08-09
!. L. Gibson Indicted
On Charge Of Murder
For Stewards Death

The Fulton county grand jury returned
an indictment early Tuesday afternoon
against J. l. Gibson, who shot and
killed Elgin Stewart Sunday afternoon
on Pryor street. The indictment charges
murder and means that Gibson will get
no preliminary hearing, but will be held
for trial in the criminal court.
Gibson is a prisoner at the Tower. He
will make no statement as to the cause
of the shooting other than it was "a
personal matter" His attorneys, Judge
A. c.. Stone and Orrin Roberts, of Mon
roe, deny that Gibson shot Stewart be-
cause of the latters attentions to Mrs.
Gibson. although witnesses to the
killing quote Gibson as saying, He
wrecked my home"
Stewart died Sunday afternoon, sew
eral hours after the shooting, at Grady
hospital His body was removed to the
chapel Of A. o. & Roy Donehoo and was
sent Monday to Conyers, Ga, for funeral
and interment.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-08-09
WhUt Is NurUted IRON ?
EpainsSays Public Ought To Know What They
Taking Practical Advice What To Do To Build Up
Your Strength, Power and Endurance and
Increase the Red Blood CorpuscIes.

strength, energy and endurance of the patients
to whom it administered that / became
firmly convinced of its remarkable value
tonic and blood builder. l have since taken it
myself with excellent results. There are thou
sands of delicate, nervous, rundown folks who
need just such preparation this, but do not
know what to take Therefore ] have urgently
suggested the widespread publication of the
sworn statement of the composition of its
formula that the public may know what they
taking. This complete formula is now to
be found in newspapers throughout the country
1t is composed principally of organic iron in the
form Of iron peptOnate of special specific
standard and glycerophOsphates which is one of
the most costly tonic ingredients known. 10
the credit Of the manufacturers it may be said
that they the most expensive form of iron
peptOnate, whereas by employing other axes
they could have put the quantity of actual
iron in the tablets at less than ne-fOurth the
cost, and by using metallic iron they could have
reduced the TO less than one twelfth but
by thus cheapening the product they would IN
doubtedly have impaired its therapeutic efficacy.
In. my opinion a careful examination of this
formula by any physician pharmacist should
convince him that NuXated Iron is TO be placed
among the very highest class and most strictly
ethical preparations known 20 medical Science.
1t eXccls anything ! hav' ever used Cor Auildiag
up the system and .-rrs .iaG tre r"i blood
COrpuScles, thereby err III. .H7 .o.tif wing the
blood against the raw. Sc B. .....-.. ..-i Advt.t
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-08-09
TO MAKE WAR PROFITS.
YIELD HEAVY REVENUE
House Ways and Means Com
mittee ReverSeS Stand-May
Levy 80 Per Cent
w SHINGTON

WASHINGTON, Aug. THE house
ways and means committee today stood
ready to write an 80 per cent war profits
tax in the new revenue bill after once
practically rejecting the proposition.
The committees turn about" on the
war profits tax means that Secretary of
the Treasury McAdoo has won out in
his first skirmish with congress as to
what will. go into the bill.
McAdoo several weeks ago first sug-
acsted the war profits tax and asked
that both war and excess profits taxes be
written into the bill and that the treas
ury be given the option of levying the
one that would bring the most money.
The plan was urged in the ways and
means committee, but met stiff opposi-
ton principally from southern congress
men.
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury
Lefingwell late yesterday informed the
committee that the department was
still strongly in favor of the plan. Re-
ports also reached the committee that
the president was ready to take a hand.
All this was followed by an announce
ment by Chairman Kitchin that a ma
jority of the committee seemed to
favor" the war profits tax. Other MEM
bers indicated 1t would be put in as
soon as details could be worked out
Inc treasury position IS ellneT IndI
the 80 to so per cent excess profits tax
or the war profits tax alone in the bill
allows the escape of some who should
pay. Both plans in the bill, operating
on an alternative basis, will catch ev-
erybody, the treasury holds.
The committee has insisted that the
war profits tax is superfiuous because it
will not add any more revnue and only
compIcate administration of the tax
collecting machinery.
Southern congressman who have
fought the proposition have vigorously
denied that they are against the plan
because it would hit the cotton men.
The committee in a few days will
in all probability raise the present 80
to 80 per cent excess profit levy. There
will then be a renewal of the fight
against war profits by a few members
on the grounds that the higher levy
fully covers the field.
The committee has also decided to
raise the rates on incomes above $780,
600 so that these taxes will range from
so to IS per cent.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-08-09

The fact that Nuxated Iron is today being
used by over three million people annually and
that so many physicians are prescribing it as
tonic, strength and blood builder in weak, ner-
vous rundown conditions has led to an inves-
tigation of its merits by designated physicians
and others whose reports should be Of great
Importance to the public generally. Among
these is the statement made by DR.. James
Francis Sullivan formerly physician of Bellevue
Hospital Outdoor Dept.), New York, and
Westminster County Hospital, who says: When
one patient after another began asking my
opinion Of Nuxated Iron, l resolved to go thor
oughly into the subject and find out for myself
whether or not it possessed the real value
claimed by its manufacturers and attested to by
so many prominent people. This is exactly what
believe every honest, conscientious physician
should do before prescribing or lending his en-
dOrSement 10 any product whatsoeYeT. If an
article is worthless practitioners ought to be
the first to know Of it, and if il is efficaciouS
in duty bound 10 recommend IL for the
welfare Of our patients. A study Of the compo-
sition Of the NuSHtnl Iron formula so impressed
me with ttc i'-trputic efti.acy Of the product
that I luI.Er t..y rested IL In a NUMBER Of
obstinate Cast,. 20 q itN = C!d it increase the
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-08-09

ThiTd-If each one OF the small farm
erS who wishes to snip to the concen-
tration point is compelled TO pay fifty
per cent increased rate where he falls
TO furnish a carload lot, you cut him
off from the market at the concentra-
ton point and force him into the hands
of the local buyer, who may simply
offer him the price at the concentration
point unless the increased rate caused
by the fifty per cent additional charge,
which your new rule would place upon
cotton shipments in less than carload
quantities. Your changed rule would
add nothing to the revenue of the rail-
roads, but take from the pocket of the
average small farmer the fifty per cent
increase and put it into the pocket of
the local cotton buyer.
Fourth-It may well be that encour-
agement to the small cotton farmer has
been recognized throughout the entire
cotton section as a thing greatly to be
desired and helpful towards the gen.
eral development of the section.
As the existing system does benefit
the small farmers, and as your new in
creased rate would not benefit the rail-
road, but helps the local cotton buyer,
may not these have been at least some
of the reasons which have caused the
existing system, as L understand LOT
many years, which treated cotton, so far
as carload and less than carload de-
liveries were concerned, in a manner
different from ordinary smaller COM
modities?
Fifth-No, other commodity occurs to
me where the reasons l have suggested
with reference to cotton would apply.
have run over the field of shipments
in my mind, and 1 cannot think of
commodity in the same class. l might
take up a number of them and discuss
them to show why, but this would read
lily occur to you.
In conclusion. let me urge that no un-
necessary innovations be made in trans
portation. We all desire, and it is
most important that support be given
everywhere by the people to the ad-
I know the people of the
cotton growing states are determined to
support the government.
Do not place upon them any unneces-
sary burden.
Very sincerely yours,
HOKE SMITH
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-08-09
Satans, Not Sammies,
Germans Call Our Men

AMSTERDAM, Aug. 6.-"Satans" is
the pet name for American soldiers
among the men in the German army,
according to a letter written by Lieu
tenant Ranke. who, as "officer war cor
respondent" writes for German papers
stories of individual deeds Of bravery
by Germans whose names, addresses and
occupations are given as tending to
encourage local patriotism.
In letter to the Dusseldorf Mach
richten he tells of a skirmish between
patrol of men from that city with
an American patrol, who, by their "im-
pudent audacity," had been giving the
Germans much trouble. Both parties
were hidden in shell craters, he says
and stalked each other for nineteen
hours, with the result, according to the
story, that three wounded American ga
tans' were brought in. For their work
their captors received iron crosses.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-08-09
Georgia Agricultural
Society VIII Meet at
Griffin August l4-l5

GRIFFIN, Ga, Aug. THE annual
convention of the Georgia State Agri-
cultural society will be held in the
Griffin High school auditorium Wednes-
day and Thursday, August IA and 10.
The convention program has been
printed and distributed throughout the
state. As speakers it includes j. Woods
Hammond. mayor of Griffin, who will
welcome the visitors; w. L. Williamson,
general vice president of the society,
who will respond; Bishop w. A. Gambler.
of Atlanta; J. A. Davis, of Albany; A.
c. Lewis, state entomologist; r. H.
Black of Cornelia; Henry f. Branham,
state inspector of dairies; Mrs. Herbert
Mitchell Franklin, president of the
Georgia division of the Daughters of the
Confederacy; Charles Ellis, of Savan-
nah; w. L. Williamson, of Commerce,
and ]. Henry Walker, of Monroe.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-08-09
Folk Nominated Over
Wifrey For Senate By
Democrats of Missouri

ST. LOUIS, Aug. Former Governor
Joseph w. Folk yesterday defeated Sem
atorf Xenophen F. Whitley for the Demo-
cratic nomination for senator by a ma
jority of $4,000 votes, according to in
complete returns from yesterdays pri-
mary.
Selden p. Spencer, of st. Louis, de-
feated Jay l.. Terry, of Fruitville, by
more than 10000 votes on the Republi-
can side, returns indicate.
All congressman were renominated
with the exception of Representative
Dorsey w. Shackleford, in the Eighth
district, who was defeated by William
L. Nelson, of Columbia, and Represen-
tative w. P. Borland of the Fifth dis
trict, who was defeated by william T.
Bland
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-08-09

administration seeks to get around the
rapid cryStalliZing opposition in con-
gress to the calling of men who have
not yet reached their majority. There
is much sentimental opposition in both
houses to calling the nations boys for
warfare, but the war department wants
"a law which will mobilize the man
power of the nation and convince the
world and Germany that the United
States is in this war to the finish and
has pledged all her resources in money,
property and human beings.
So long as the fates of the battle
will permit it, the war department does
not intend to go into the deferred class
es-except to comb them over and see
from time to time if any man has been
improperly given deferred classii-
cation. Not until the situation is more
desperate than it is today is there pros
pect of any great disturbance of the
deferred classes representing largely
men with family ties and burdens of
dependency.
If it is possible, the administration
wants to fight this war with class one
men.
Coincident with plans for still further
increasing Americas military strength
by the extention of the military limits
high military officials in control of the
raw materials of the nation today let
il be known that curtailment of less
essential Industries may be expected
on a much larger scale than hereto
fore.
AS the rmed forces are increased
the need for supplies grows proper
tionately and officials said that no step
is to be spared that will enable these
demands to be met to the fullest eX-
tent
America must expect deprivations as
force to the utmost is applied" one
official said. Civilian needs and in
dustries which are not contributing to
the war must expect to suffer"
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-08-09
100000 Damage, But
Only Two Lives Are Lost
In Louisiana Hurricane

LAKE CHARLES, La, Aug. with
scarcely any warning the West Indian
hurricane which swept in from the gulf
yesterday struck Lake Charles virtually
with it's full force and left rupin in It's
wake The storm began shortly after
noon and continued it's violence for near
ly three hours. The wind blew at a
terrific rate accompanied by torrents
of rain.
A conservative estimate Of material
damage is placed at 100000. 1t IS
believed this amount may be somewhat
exceeded when all points in the path
of the storm are heard from.
A remarkable feature of the storm
was the fact that only two persons
lost their lives here.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-08-09
Presidents Niece to
Wed at White House

WASHINGTON, Aug. THE first
wartime wedding at the White House
takes place tonight when the presidents
niece, Miss Alice Wilson, becomes the
bride of the Rev. 1. S. McElroy, Column
bus, Ga.
Wartime simplicity will surround the
ceremony in the blue room, famed for
it's many elaborate functions. This will
be the fifteenth White House wedding
and the third since President Wilson was
elected. Miss Wilson is the daughter of
Joseph r. Wilson. Baltimore.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-08-09
Internal Revenue Taxes
Far Above Estimates

lected in internal revenue taxes, includ-
ing income and excess profit taxes, for
the fiascal year, it was announced
Tuesday by United States Attorney
Hooper Alexander, acting on the author
ity of the treasury department
This sum exceeds by more than $780,
600, 900 the estimates made few months
ago and by more than $200,000,00 the
estimates made a year ago when the
revenue measures were passed by con-
gress.
THE success in collecting this large
revenue is attributed by the treasury de-
Uartment to the patriotism and cooper
alton of the American public in promptly
and cheerful meeting the war burdens
imposed upon them" said Mr.. Alexan-
der
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-08-09
Pennsylvania Railroad
And Packers Indicted

NEW YORK, Aug. 6.-Federal indict-
ments were returned here today charg-
ing the Pennsylvania railroad, Armour
& Co, Swift & Co. and the Jersey City
tSock Yards company with conspiring
to violate the federal statutes which
prohibit the giving or accepting of re-
bates The alleged offensive is said to
do with the routing of traffic.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-08-09
VI. J. HARRIS IN TOOMBS
COUNTY FOR TWO SPEECHES
Spoke at Alamo in Wheeler
County Tuesday to Crowd
of Two Hundred

VIDALLA, Ga, Aug. William J.
Harris, candidate for the United States
senate to succeed Thomas w. Hardwick.
Wednesday launched the third day of
his present south Georgia campaign
tour. going into Toombs county, where
he is scheduled to make two talks today
in the interests of his candidacy. He
speaks at Vidalia and in Lyons the lat
ter the county seat
Mr. Harris came to Vidalia late Tues
day fater a strenuous day of campaign
ing in Wheeler county. At Alamo, the
county seat, and at Glenwood, where he
made speeches, he was given cordial
reception and an attentive hearing He
was driven from McRae, in Telfair
county, to Alamo by w. S. Mann, for
mer state senator from this district, and
C. A. Ryals, mayor of McRae.
Mr.. Harris made his talks along the
usual lines-principally an attack of
Senator Hardwick's record and review
of Mr.. Harris own record in public life
in Georgia and in Washington.
At Alamo a crowd of about 200 per-
sons assembled in the superior court
room 70 hear Mr.. Harris talk. Applause
was generous, particularly when Mr..
ftarris made his patriotic references and
mentioned the name of President Will
son. Mr.. Harris was introduced by Ru-
fus l. stephens, a well-known young at
torney, who said:
Fellow Citizens: Wheeler county is
always willing and anxious to give ev-
cry candidate for ofice-particularlyf for
as high an office as the United States
senate-the opportunity to outline his
policies. When we have accorded him
that privilege it is then up to the voters
to decide for whom they wish to vote.
We have had other candidates here, and
we are only too glad to hear what Mr..
Harris has to say"
Why We Entered War
Mr. Harris reviewed the series of
events that led to the declaration of
war against Germany and told his au-
dience that there was only one thing to
do when our representatives in congress
put us into war. and that is to stand
behind our country.
He then waged his usual attack
against Hardwick's record in an effort
to show that Hardwick, after voting
in favor Of war, had voted against prac-
tically every measure that would help
our country to win the war.
He told of tn bills introduced by
Hardwick to prohibit United States SOL
diers from fighting on foreign soil and
providing for the discharge of American
soldiers the day they were thirty-one
years old, and said: IF the kaiser had
been sitting in the United States senate
he would have voted in favor of both
of those bills because he knows they
would have helped his country"
Mr.. Harris made a somewhat lengthy
review Of his own record in public life
and told Of a number of things he had
accomplished. AS director of the United
States census bureau. Mr.. Harris said
he brought about a change in the classi-
fication of cotton and cotton linters, or
dering that they be classified separately.
This resulted, he said, in the cotton
farmers OF the south getting more
money for their cotton.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-08-09
Savannah Woman Is
Named Food Director
For Southeastern States

SAVANNAH, Ga, Aug. Mrs. George
R. Benton, wife of the former manager
of the Hotel Savannah, has been APP
pointed regional food administrator for
the restaurant and hotel division of the
southeastern states. The appointment,
while temporary now, is expected to be
made permanent.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-08-09
LIFT OFF CORNS!
With fingers! CONS and cal
luses lift off. No pain!

Magicl Just drop a little Freezone
on that touchy corn, instantly it stops
aching, then you lift the corn of with
the fingers. Truly! No humbug!