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TOM WATSON' DEAD ~ } . . ? Famous Georgia Senator Answers tbe Final Sammons. * (J.TCE A CANDIDATE FOR PRESIDENT * Body Interred Today In Cemetery at f Thomson, Ga., His Hems Town? Was Most Beloved Georgia Statesman. By Ed H. Bradley, Staff Correspondent of Atlanta Journal. Thomson, Ga., Sept. 26.?The little city of Thpmson is in mourning. News of the death of her most noted son fell upon the people like a bolt from the clear sky, and cast a pall of gloom over in? emu? wiumtwv^Business is practically suspended, and w&ile the stores and other business houses remain open, they serve for the most part merely as gathering places for men and women to assemble and talk In subdued, respectful tones of characteristic incidents in the life of Senator Watson. Already hundreds of people from the surrounding- country are pouring in to be on hand when the body of Senator Watson will arrive from the national capital. Telegrams of condolence are being received from prominent men all over the United States who are sending their messages of sympathy to the wife of the dead senator. Mrs. Watson, with her two small granddaughters at the Watson home, is surrounded by sympathetic friends doing all In their power to lessen the weight of the blow that has raiien j upon them. Messages from all pafts of Georgia j and many adjoining states indicate that when Senator Watson's remains arrive Thursday there will be at the railroad station a mighty, concourse of his-friends and followers. While it was generally known that Senator Watson had been in failing health for some months past, it was not thought by even his,closest friends thut his condition was dangerous. In fact, he had intended to leave Washington this morning on hie way home, congress having adjourned. . Mrs. Watson Prostrated. Mrs. Watson had preceded him by two or three weeks, and had come on ahead to open up the house. She is prostrated by the news of the senator's sudden passing. Even Senator Watson's most bitter political enemies, and in the course of his vigorous life he did not escape the fate of making many enemies have; .'orgouen xneir ponucai aunuuaii,; cmv have joined with his close personal i Mends and political followers in doing honor to his memory, and In sorrowing at the end of his remarkable career. On the streets of Thomson today one hears only the highest tributes to his genius as a political lead, r, his brilliant intellect and his lovable qualities as a m m. Men who fought him most bitterly as a po'itlcal antagonist are quick to aoco.'d him their tribute of praise. "Who will take his place?" is the question on every lip, and the answer is.not forthcoming. Men who have followed closely the career of Senator Watson are at a loss' when thtfy attempt to predict the result of his death on political affairs . In Georgia. t>.,* nniitiAa Vm a ki?n fnntrnlten in uul j;vjjuv>o ?iuo ww o Thomson today. The people are paying homage to Thomas E. Watson, the num. They are leaving Until another day the discussion of what shull become of his political following. Recollections of Youth. There are many citizens of Thomson who remember young Tntffnas E. Wat- { son when he first returned here after 1 being admitted to tho bar. He had | studied law in Augusta under Judge I McLaws, having completed one year at Mercer and then leaving that institution to become a schoolmaster, and at the same time to perfect himself in law by individual study. THERE IN THI I TRI i w*;-t?~ &~-x - -k .?-felM Here Is a troop of the victor Sdusuipba Konml Pasha, says he Returning to Thomson, his old homo, i Mr. Watson plunged Immediately into ! the actual practice of law, ar.d for fifteen years sustained a reputation as one of the most brilliant members of the Georgia bar. His literary work, which won for him undying fame as ond of the world's foremost authors in certain lines, was begun after he had practically abandoned the practice of law. He had, however, during all these years, been a close student of literature and haa laid the groundwork of his literary ? ' ? rl success by reacting uierany inuusanua of reference works. His "History of France," conceded to be one of the finest examples of historical literature extant and which is now used as a textbook in the schools of France, is generally regarded as his supreme effort. Mr. Watson once remarked to a friend that he read more than 1,500 referenoo works before he wrote the "History of Fiance" and the "Life of Napoleon." Among the other outstanding works from Mr. Watson's pen are the "Life and Times of Thomas Jefferson;" an historical novel, "Bethany"; a book of poems, and another work of prose and miscellany. Enters Politics. The year 1882 marked his entrance into the political field, when he was ?ierted to and served one term in the C ~ BELIEVE WAR SURE* mmt I The Duke of Connaught makes a farewell address to the Second Grenadier Guards, who are being hurried to scene of trouble on the Dardanelles, llSALWi E GASO T IS "STA THE MO' STANDAR I OOP OF TURKISH LANCEE wi " ':$ mWww,^ Mz^ti '4<-: I ious Turkish laDcers on their way to C will capture by torce unless the Allies general assembly as a member of the house of representatives. In 1889 he was I elected to congress, defeating the late ^ Mr. George T. Harens, or Augusta. no served one term in the national legislative body, but was defeated for reelection by J. C. C. Black, of Augusta. While Mr. Watson was ever afterwards , a poAcr In Georgia politics, he neither sought nor held any office until his race for the United States senate in 1920, j; when he was elected by an overwhelming majority for a term of six ytars. |; Two accomplishments of Senator Watson stand out pre-eminently in his career. One is his record as the original advocate of rural free mall deliv- i ery, and the other is the. fact that he was the first champion of legislation < to compel the installation of safety appliances, such as air-brakes and au- ; tomatlc couplers, on railway equip- i rucni. i When Mr. Watson first advanced the < proposal to establish rural free mail delivery in the United States he was ridiculed beyond measure. He introduced and finally secured the enact- i ment of a bill providing for an experi- i mental project for which $20,000 was appropriated. The experiment was tried in Virginia und the result was to , establish rural free mail delivery throughout the country. Wins Against Opposition. His initial effort to compel the installation of safety equipment on railway trains was met with strenuous opposition from the railroad interests of that day, but with his characteristic, relentless championship of his idea, he pursued his qu.st to a successful conclusion. Among the incidents recalled by those who know him best is that oc asion m mo uainiiiisuituuii ui mo icit J'vsldcnt Theodore Roosevelt, during .'he panic of l'JO7 and 1D08, w.icn Mr. Watson was called to Washington by ( reside :t Roosevelt for a personal eon 'di encc. .\lr. Watson, whom President Roosevelt knew as an eminent authority on . conoxnic questions, reminded the president that under a:, almost forgotten act of congr ss passed in 1863. the president was empowered to issue 11 almost uniimited quantity of gold ar.ei silver certificates. I resident Reiosevelt in an imm? diatv ' conference with certain large fin ncial interests of the country Informed them . i n.u intoriinn anil ilpmn nried that the n'.g bunking- interests take stt ps t<> relieve the situation. Incidents Recalled. Banking relief was forthcoming almost immediately and the gold and silver certificates were not issued. The situation had been saved by Mr. Watson's suggestion. Scores of incidents transpiring in the everyday life ot the dead senator are being recounted today as his home people here in Thomson await the arrival of his remains. His friends re- j mark upon his devotion to hia family, 1 his passionate love for children and , his utter desolation following the death of his son and daughter only about a year apart about three years ago. AYS A LE LINE P/ REG. U. S. PAT. OF BALANC rOR FUI D OIL CO [NEW JERSEY) IS." Jonstantlnople, which their leader, surrender the city peacefully. ALMIGHTY "BOWED OUT." Noted Presbyterian Minister Raps the Colleges. "What the times demand is not fewer college men, but fewer colleges that take the religious convictions out of the youthi who enter them," assert-' ed Dr. S. Edward, Young at the Bedford Presbyterian church, Brooklyn, says the Now York World of Monday. "Practically all of our leading institutions of learning, such as Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Wellesley, Mount tlOiyunr, v aesar unu ouut.ii, iregnii aa religious educational enterprises, but many of them have politely bowed the Almighty out. The quarter of a million of young men our universities and colleges and the rather less number of young women in like or nearly like educational establishments will return home de-faithed if the present tendency continues. "Tho trouble is not that scientific theories supposed by many to be subversive of Scripture truth are taught fit these places, but that the whole subject of ivliglon is left out or softpedalled. "To take about one-third of the time devoted to sports in the college or university and about one-third of the hours given over to social l.ife and use these under consecrated religious leadership would be to make our seats of higher learning infinitely more worth while." Ia rm -y business hous.s there hang picture s Oi the dead senator, some of them shotting him with children and si.me in characteristic poses. LABOR OPPOSES WAR. Annul neiiuerauu, seuieuuy UL British Laborites, says British labor Is opposed to war in the Near East. and believes the only effective way of avoiding it is by referring the problem to the League of Nations. He strongly opposes Britain actiny Individually. aderT vrade ED iL MPANY JUSTICE IN 2I0N Horsa Bcator is Given Lash for Lash. Ton lashes with a whip was the compensation Zion City law exacted from Clarence O. Eels, Wadsworth, III., farmer recently, when he was convicted of striking his horse that many times. 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