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VOL. XXXII. FAYETTEVILLE, GEORGIA, APRIL 7, 1922, NUMBER 38 A. O. BLALOCK MAKES PUBLIC HIS PLATFORM As Commissioner He Will Work for Agricul tural Co-operation and ^ Better Marketing Sys tem. Announcing his candidacy for Com missioner of Agriculture for the State of Georgia, A. 0. Blalock, of Fayette ville, issued a statement, regarding his platform and qualifications Saturday. Mr. Blalock’s platform includes co- operatioh between the State Agricul tural College and the Department of ' Agriculture, better marketing for farm products, business administration in the department and no increase in tax ation for the farmer. Mr. Blalock, who was collector of Internal revenues for the United States government up to the begin ning of the Republican administra tion, stated^ that he had always been closely associated with the farmers and their conditions. Blalock’s Statement. The statement follows: ‘‘To the People of Georgia: “In presenting this my formal an nouncement as a candidate for Com missioner of Agriculture, I feel it to be due the people that I make a plain statement of my purposes in seeking the office, and also give a foreword regarding the policy which will be observed in 4he administration of the Department of Agriculture, if I should be chosen to direct its af fairs. ^“Since early manhood I have been identified in a practical way with the farming interests of my section and am familiar with farm life in all its phases. Through personal contact, as welj as from hard experience, I am fcMRlllRT w’th the fa rmers’ prob lems. As Commissioner of Agricul ture I would employ every resource at my command in dealing with these problems, to the end that agriculture ap an industry may be assured of its rightful place and dignity as one of the great factors in the world’s com merce. “One of the first steps in this di rection, as it relates to the situation in Georgia, would be to bring about closer relations between the Depart ment of Agriculture and the State College of Agriculture. The college is a State' institution, and there is every reason why the agencies and activities of the department and those of the college should be co-ordinated, not only for the benefit of the farming interests, but as a needful public ser vice. That they have not been more closely affiliated in recent years is to be deplored. Stands for Harmon/. “If the fault for this lack of har mony rests with the Department of Agriculture it would be one of my ficst duties, if elected, to ascertain the cause and correct it. In times of de pression and distress such as the farmers of our section have experienc ed the past two years, it is more important than ever that every agency and every movement organized for the purpose of relieving this situation be given all the aid that can be legally provided. “The Agricultural Department, the College of Agriculture, the State ex periment stations and the twelve dis- | trict agricultural colleges were estab- j lighed to promote and safeguard the ricultural interests of the^State, and I if they will co-operate in the work for which they were created they fell | short of their duty. “This co-operation should embrace I in its activities, in one unified sys tem, the various institutions named, all working together for the develop ment of the State’s agricultural re : „ sources, her live stock industry and I other affiliated enterprises upon which | our prosperity depends. “Profitable marketing of the larm iers’ products is one of the big prob lems of the day, and no better solu tion seems feasible than is provided I through co-operative organization, (when all agricultural agencies are in (harmony an intelligent, effective, mar keting system can be inaugurated |that will furnish an outlet for crops jf every character, at stable and satis factory? prices. Business Methods. “I entertain old-fashioned notions ibout business and business methods land there is no reason why a de partment of our State jgovernment 3hould not be conducted in accord ance with the rules and principles that govern the management dt any other business. As Commissioner of Jture I would employ the same lethods and apply the same princi- Dies in administering the affairs of lie department as I would observe in conduct of my own business, and •o doing would strive to make it of the greatest usefulness possible to the farmers of Georgia. “With his fields scourged by the cotton pest and staggering under debts which through no fault of his he is, for the time, unable to pay, it is hurtful and unfair to add to the farmer’s tax burden at a time when he needs all the relief he can get. The most careful economy shouldi be exercised, certainly to the extent of cutting off useless employees and re ducing expenses wherever possible without hurt to the service. “With the foregoing brief outline of my policy and purposes and promising, if elected, an economical, businesslike administration of the Department of Agriculture, I respectfully submit my candidacy to the people of Georgia, subject to the State primary. “A. 0. BLALOCK. “Fayetteville, Ga., April 1, 1922.” FAYETTE COUNTY Board of Education Plans for County Wide School Equipment. The Board of Education of Fayette county, having the best interests of the people and the children of Fayette county at heart, have decided that the only way 'to provide for the interests of the children is to bond the county for the purpose of building school- houses and to provide that the funds derived from such issue shall be in the hands of a bond commission, con sisting of some of the best citizens of the county; that a burvey be made of the needs of the county by state and national experts in rural education and the proceeds of the bond issue be spent in accordance with the result of this investigation. The day of good roads and good schools is at hand. Our neighbors have secured some of these benefits and are striving for more. The people of Fayette county have not taken these steps in the past fc 1 the simple reason that ttt{sy%.-i^>-.ieV<&' i«#en ask ed to do big things for themselves The children of Fayette county de serve the best that a. wise expenditure of reasonable amounts can get for them. Our schools are on the up-grade. We must put our shoulder to the wheel and push to the top. It will require the co-operation of every man that loves his county, and his state, and who wants to see that his children have a part in the inheritance which is theirs, if the great work is to be done. Our bonds are as good as any body else’s. Our children are. as good as anybody else’s. Failure to ask in the past has been the cause of our failure to receive. Details of the plan will be announc ed later. Suffice it to say that the issue proposed will be no larger than necessary tol build or to acquire build ings sufficient to care properly for all the children of Fayette county that the expenditure of the bonds derived from such an issue would be in the hands of a bond commission composed of some of our best citizens who would have the county surveyed by experts in rural education, as good as the state and nation can provide and would spend the funds only after a study of the results of this survey. The date and time and other details of the proposition will be announced later, though it is certain that no date in the immediate future is con templated, in order that the full im portance and bearing of the issue may be carried to all the people. State of Georgia, Executive Department, Atlanta, March 28, 1922. Whereas, it is a matter of common knowledge that [approximately $100,- 000,000 pen year is expended by Geor gia consumers for food products from other states, the greater part of which it is possible to produce or manufac ture more economically in Georgia; and, Whereas, this loss to Georgia from year to year should be turned back to stimulate production on Georgia farms, increase the output and enlarge the payroll of Georgia industries, induce new people and inew! capital to seek locations and investments among us, to aid in the development of our limit-' less resources; and, Whereas, as the women of Georgia, through the agency of the Georgia Fed eration of Women’s Clubs, comprising an army of 50,000 of Georgia’s most representative women, have set out to bring about a closer relation between producer, manufacturer and consumer in an honest, co-operative study, there fore, I Thomas W. Hardwick, governor ,of the State of Georgia, do hereby des ignate and proclaim the week begin ning May 22, 1922 “MADE IN GEORGIA WEEK," and earnestly solicit, in behalf of the Georgia Federation of Women’s Clubs, the official aid of the mayors and of ficials of Georgia municipalities and counties, the co-operation of the Georgia Association, the Geor gia Manufacturers* Association, and other statewide civic and commercial organizations in the development of a greater Georgia. Done at the capitol in the city of At lanta, this 28th day of March, in the .year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and twenty-two, in the one hundred and forty-sixth year of the Independence of the United States. (Signed) THOMAS W. HARDWICK, Governor. By the Governor: S. G. McLendon, Secretary of State. SENATOR DAVID Favors Bonds for High way System. Senator A. B. David of Gordon coun ty is highly in favor of a state bond issue for the construction of a system of state highways as designated by the present state highway map. Senator David says he will support a bond issue that can be retired by the automobile license fees and gas oline tax, but‘that there must not be even a shadow of any increase in the present tax rate. Pooling the above funds to retire a bond issue is posi tively the, only way the citizens of av erage age can ever have> good roads in their lifetime. Also, it is our only hope of getting the millions of fed eral aid appropriation to Georgia for road purposes. By the bond plan, the people who own automobiles and trucks and the consumers of gasoline would be the ones who yrould pay the entire bond issue, and they would pay no more than they are now paying. The 5,500 miles of state highway that would be constructed would save the owners of automobiles and trucks in Georgia $12,000,000 annually in less upkeep and depreciation of cars. / MADE IN GEORGIA WEEK TO BE OBSERVED CITIZEN'S INTER VIEW ON CLEAN- U P WEEK “I am heartily in favor of a Clean Up and Paint (Up campaign, here, like those that have become an annual civic institution in thousands of other Amer ican cities in recent years, and I be lieve something should be done at once to start it going,” says Mr. See Right. “The best evidence of proper com munity pride is the interest shown in matters of this kind. It is our duty to promote conservation and produc tion in every way possible—to conserve health and property as well as the more sentimental civic ideals, and to promote business and industry, as well as community pride, that all may be enabled as well as urged to advance our natipnal and our personal prosper ity. “Cleanliness, thrift and civic pride are the essentials not only for homes and towns beautiful, but for those that ar,e kept safe from the ravages of dis ease, fire and weather. “Cellars and attics should be clear ed of the accumulations of trash ( and fire risk, and liberal coats of paint should be applied wherever the rav ages of the elements have begun to get in their work on the outside, while walls and floors are made sanitary by paint and varnish. “The work of paint and painteijs in bringing cheerfulness and color and hygiene to the home is discounted, however, if the rear yard is left to afford a hiding place for disease breed ing trash and refuse. “All the insurance and fire preven tion people ought to help arouse in terest in this campaign, for the na tional fire loss through preventable fires is about $250,000,000 a year, though even the annual fire los sis ex ceeded by the annual loss through the lack of painting, says Prof. H. H. King, who has conducted paint tests for sev eral years for the people of Kansas, at the Kansas Agricultural College. Indeed, it would seem that property owners generally should be deeply in terested in such a campaign, for ap parently the time will never come when present buildings can ever be re placed for anything like their original cost. "I repeat that I am heartily in fa vor of a real, continuous campaign to Clean Up and Paint Up and Keep it Up—not any mere six-day effort. It should be started as soon as possible.” CLEAN-UP CAMPAIGN Whereas, Mayor Searight has pro claimed a “Clean-Up Campaign” for the city of Fayetteville, April 10th, to April 24th, inclusive, the Civic Com mittee of the Fayetteville Woman’s Club pledges all possible assistance in the work. We love our town best when we can find pride in it. When we cannot find proper pride in our own little city, is it not our fault? Fayetteville is a pret ty little town. (The arrangement of the streets and public square is supe rior to many towns of its size. There are a great many lovely trees in Fay etteville. They should be well pre served and their number increased. It is remarkable when one thinks of it how greatly a few shrubs and flow ers, grass, etc., contribute to the ap pearance of a home or street. Are your premises an asset to the beauty of your town? Not only do we wish a pretty town, but a CLEAN town, a town of healthy people, — health spells efficiency not only today, but to mororw. Are you sinning against your own family, lag^inst your, community? There is no reason why Fayetteville should not be one of the most beautiful of the cleanest towns of the state. It depends on every citizen of the town to do his or her part. Let us, be loyel to Fayetteville. Let us dress her up in the garments of beauty and cleanliness. We may not have much money, but we can give our children a clean, wholesome town if we will. These things come not from full pock ets, but from full hearts. The Civic Committee has appointed the following ladies to act as chair men of streets. Main Street—Miss Beauty Griggs. Cemetery Street and Fairburn Street Mrs. J. A. Lester. North Railroad Street—Miss Ethel Eastin. South Railroad Street and Church Street—Mrs. Allen. North Fayetteville—Mrs- Jl/ij Ad ams. Senoia Street—Mi;s. McLucas. School House Street—Miss Lora Perry and Mrs. Edd Dixon. The Boy Scouts will be asked to aid in the work. The Mayor and Council will see that all garbage is removed. If yours is overlooked phone Miss Lora Perry, chairman; Mrs. Ingram or ( your street chairman. At the close of the campaign the Sanitary Department will conduct a thorough inspection of the town. A certificate will be given all persons with sanitary premises and list will ne published in order that all may know the true condition of our town. CIVIC COMMITTEE, WOMAN’S CLUB, Miss Lora Perry, Miss Ethel Eastin, Mi;s. J. A. Lester, Mrs. McLucas. Mrs. Fife, Mrs. Turnipseed, Miss Beauty Griggs. MRS. L. A. INGRAM, President. Basketball Badinage. Kansas paper: “Bilisburg’s basket ball Belles bear Burlington’s basket ball Beauties. Blondes, brunettes, beautifully bedizened by basques, bloomers, belts, buttons. Bugle iilows —bout begins— backbones bend, bod ies. bump, buttons burst, ‘belts break. Boosters bellow lioisteroiftly. Beauties bulfet bail briskly, but bouncing Belles bear battle’s brunt by busy bursts be yond blocking. Both bunches battle bravely, but Belles, being better bumpers, beat Beauties badly. Bravo. Blllsburg Belles, bravo!”—Bostou Transcript. Discovery of Borax. The wonderful preservative powers of borax were first discovered In Yel lowstone park, Wyoming. A wander ing prospector in that desolate though picturesque region came across the body of a horse, which, although it must have died long before, was per fectly whole and sweet Looking around for an explanation of the phe nomenon, be found that the animal was covered with a layer of fine dust, which proved to be borax. He saw the commercial value of his discovery, and sold the secret to a large packing firm In Chicago. The Japanese Schoolboy. In Japanese schools ihe physVnl development of a child is given as much attention as bis mental devel opment. On warm days be strips to the waist and his teacher watches him closely ns lie works. If he** breathes improperly, lie is corrected: if lie is round-shouldered or tin I-chested, he is given special exercises; 'if be is too thin a special diet is recommended. As in the United States, every child must go to school when lie is six years old. He receives a six years’ course in morals, reading, arithmetic, gym nastics. and poetry. CONGRESS MOVES TO END STRIKE \TTORNEY GENERAL REITERATES GOVERNMENT’S “HANDS OFF” POLICY. BORAH ATTACKS OPERATORS Borah, Charging Breaking Of Contract, Says “Drastic Action” May Be Demanded Washington.—A congressional effort it settlement of the coal strike, partic ularly as It involves the bituminous fields, has been begun. Chairman Nolan of the house labor committee has been authorized to telegraph Invi tations to a number of representative operators and officers of the opera tors’ association in the central com petitive field to attend a meeting with the miners’ union leaders in Wash ington April 10, and attempt to reach an agreement. At the same time Senator Borah, Re publican, of Idaho, took occasion to say in the senate that “drastic public action" might be demanded, and to charge the operators with contract breaking in precipitating the strike. A possible dibergence between the views of members of congress and those of the administration, however, was seen when Attorney - General Daugherty issued a statement that “the government is not undertaking to do anything in the present situa tion of the coal matter,” declaring that “men have a right to quit work and men have a right to employ other men,” that the public was not menaced with coal shortage, and that it was the duty of local authorities to main tain order. The house committee action came after its members had spent two days listening to discussion of the strike from the miners’ viewpoint by John L. Lewis, president of the United Mine Workers. Mr. Lewis assured the com mittee he would advise his associates to negotiate with any “representar tive group" of operators from the cen tral field, which includes Ililnois, In diana, Ohio and western Pennsylva nia, even though not all of the Oper ators could he induced to deal again with the union. The union, he insisted, would not and could not settle with disputes in other states until this basis had been established for a national wage level. CHARGES ANTI-SALOON MEN CONTROL HOUSE finkham Says League Controls House And Congressional Inquiry Would Be Futile Washington.—Demand for investiga tion by the department of justice of charges that the Anti-Saloon League of America *had failed to report cam paign expenditures as required under the corrupt practices act was made in the house recently by Representa tive Tinkham, Republican, of Massa chusetts. Making the charges himself, Mr. Tinkham declared it would be "abso lutely futile” to expect an investiga tion by congress because of “the com plete control of the house by the Anti- Saloon League and its abject obedi ence to the dictates of the league.” Mr. Tinkham charged specifically that the league had violated the cor rupt practices act by not making re turns from 1910, the year of the law’s enactment, until 1920; by not giving the names and addresses of all persons receiving $10 or more in the returns filed by Wayne B. Wheeler, its gen eral counsel, “under protest” in 1920 and by the non-reporting under the act of branches of the league in West Virginia, Maryland, Wisconsin, Colo rado, Oregon and Iowa. Ask For Action In Bergdoll Probe Washington.—Thl house has been urged by three former service mem bers to call up the report of the com mittee which investigated the escape of Grover Cleveland Bergdoll, draft dodger, and adopt either the majority or minority views. As a step in the fight to bring about action. Represen tative Lineberger, Republican, of Cali fornia, obtained permission to reprint the report in the Congressional Rec ord. Reduction On Hardwood Rates Given Memphis, Tenn. — A reduction amounting to three and a half cents per one hundred pounds in hardwood lum ber rates from southwestern produc ing territory to Central Freight asso ciation and Eastern Trunk Line ter ritory. has been granted by the inter state commerce commission, according to information received at the office here of the Southern Hardwood Traf fic association. A similar reduction on soft woods to a more limited territory has been allowed, it was also an nounced m ubjiu mwiWMS U.S. BANK OF FARM CREDITS Ulster Citizens Express Fear That Sinn Fein Army Along Border Can not Be Controlled. Belfast, Ireland.—Despite the Irish peace agreement signed one night re cently in London, violence continues in UlBter province. Four men, two of them policemen, were shot down in the streets. Tremendous damage was done by a series of incendiary fires in the business district. One bomb was thrown. A member of the Ulster constabu lary was killed and another wounded when a detachment of Sinn Feiners, armed with rifles and a machine gun, ambushed and attacked a police patrol at Newry. The attackers escaped. Rebel troops of the Irish Republican army held up a train near Newton- Cunningham and burned a quantity of . ,Vi»us, says a dispatch from London derry. Other rebels ejected loyal members of the Irish Republican army from • .• harracks in Cardenagh and Mo- ville. The Swilley hotel at Moville was commandeered by the raiders. News of the peace agreement was received in Belfast with mixed senti ments, the Unionists expressing doubt as to whether troops of the Irish Re publican army can be controlled along the Ulster border. SIAMESE TWINS DIE, BAFFLING FAMOUS DOCTORS One Sister Follows Other To Death In Few Seconds—Operation Was Refused. Chicago.—Josefa and Rosa Blazek, the “Siamese twins,” died at a hospi tal here. Josefa’s death occured first and was followed in a few seconds by the death of her sister. Physicians declared that in the event of the death of one of the sisters the other would die quickly, as their brother, Frank Blazek, had refused to permit an op eration which would sever their bod ies. The twins had ’ een in the hospital ten days. Josefa was 111 with yellow jaundice, and that was followed by pneumonia. Shortly before her death Rosa was afflicted with bronchitis. Preparations had been made for the severing operation, and the physicians were ready to make every effort to safe the life of at least one of the women. Hope of saving the life of Josefa was finajly abandoned according to Dr. B. H. Breakstone, chief of the surgi cal staff at the hospital. “I tried to get the consent of the brother to operate to save the life of Rosa, but he refused to give his per mission,” the physician added. Doctor Breakstone explained that a delicate operation would have been necessary. Before their death he had expressed the opinion that the physio logical affinity of the twins was so vital that if one should die the other might also succumb before the band of flesh and bone that joins them could be severed. CREATION OF FEDERAL INSTITU. TION SIMILAR TO RESERVE BANK SYSTEM TO GIVE LONG-TERM CREDITS Senate Bill Would Give Farming Inter ests Same Credit Facilities As Those Of Commerclaiists British Miners Support U. S. Miners London.—The British Miners’ Union is going to give its support to the American miners in their national strike, which begins April 1. The Brit ish coal miners, however, will not take any action to stop the shipment of coal to the United States unless the United Mine Workers of America request it. This information comes from Vernon Hartshorn, M. P„ head of the South Wales Miners’ Federation and a mem ber of the executive committee of the Miners’ Federation of Great Britain. Washington.—Creation of a federal institution similar to the federal re serve bank system to provide long term credits for farmers was pro posed in a bill Introduced by Senator Simmons, Democrat, of North Carolina, former chairman of the senate finance committee, which was later referred to that committee. The bill would set up an agricultural banking system with regional districts and other at tributes of the federal banking sys tem. Establishment of a “national agri cultural credits corporation,” to ab sorb the war finance corporation, with $500,000,000 capital for a revolving fund, all to be subscribed by the gov ernment, was proposed under the bill. Loans would run from one to three years. The governing body would be a board of five members, headed by the secretary of agriculture, appoint ed by the president and confirmed by the senate. Senator Simmons told the senate hie bill would give farming interests the same credit facilities that commer cial interests receive from the federal reserve system. Mr. Simmons said his plan was a “sound, workable and well-balanced system of financing the agricultural operations of the country." It would provide for farmers “bank ing and credit facilities comparable il not equal to the federal reserve sy» tem,” he said. MONTREAL CHURCH GUTTED BY BLAZE; LOSS $500,OOC Blaze Was Second Within A Fe>* Days—New York Church Also Burns Montreal.—The Church of the Sa cred Heart, one of the largest religious structures in the city, was recently destroyed by fire, with a loss of $500,- 000. Scores of spectators narrowly es caped death when the 175-foot spire crashed. The crowd had broken through police lines, when the steeple was seen to sway. Then came a mad dash for safety. The church, of Gothic design, was built twenty years ago. Its Interior was noted for its richly decorated altar and carved pews. The blaze was second within a few days to raze a Canadian church. New York.—While firemen were fighting flames in St. Ann’s Catholic church, men, women and children knelt in the streets nearby and prayed that the blaze would be kept from spreading. The fire was extinguished with slight damage. Overturned can dles started the fire, it was said. The Senate Approves Pacts On China W’ashingtou.—The senate completed its part of the arms conference pro gram by giving its approval to the last two articles of the group of seven admitted to It for ratification. On the final ratification roll calls the affirma tive expression of senate opinion was all but unanimous. Not a single vote was cast against the far eastern treaty, drawn to guarantee a new bill of rights to China, and there was only one dis senting voice when the constitutional “advice and consent” was given for revision of the Chinese tariff.. Deficit In Income Tax Receipts Shown Washington.—If the already immense deficit in income tax receipts con fronting the treasury keeps mounting. Republican leaders admit that con- gres may be called on to provide ad ditional new tax legislation before the end of the present session. $35,000 Salaries Refused By House Washington—The house puts its foot down firmly on a proposal to pay salaries of $35,000 to four shipping board officials, refusing by a unani mous vote to approve the conference report on the independent offices ap propriation bill, which would have authorized payment during the coming fiscal year of salaries of between $11,- 000 and $25,000 to six employees in addition to the four who would re ceive $35,000. Makes First Leg Of Ocean Flight Lisbon.—The Fairey hydro-aeroplane (a 400-horse power machine), which is flying from Lisbon to Brazil, reached the Canary islands, 1,000 miles from here after a flight of eight hours, and reported “all well.” Two Portuguese officers are making the flight, Pilot Coutinho and Captain Seadura. After examining their machine and repairing any defects which may have developed during the first leg of the flight, they are expected to take advantage of the first favorable weather to go on to the Cape Verde Islands. Artist And Author Stage Fist Duel San Francisco.—Harry Leon Wilson, nationally known author and play wright, and Theodore Criley, artist, fought a duel, according to a story printed in the San Francisco Exam iner. There were no clashing blades nor silver mounted pistols. It was fought in a sheltered glen near Car mel, an artist colony, 70 miles south of here, on the Pacific coast, and at day light, the traditional hour of duels. The weapons were fists, encased in rid ing gloves and backed, in Wilson’s case, with a weight of specially trained bone and muscle. » Marine Suspected In Woman’s Death Norfolk, Va.—A United States ma rine is being held under observation at the baracks here in connection with the death of Mrs. Ruth Mercer, whose body was found on the beach at Ocean View. No arrest has been made, but Norfolk detectives have vis ited the barracks and after securing a partial identification of him as the man with whom it Is claimed the young woman was last seen, it is said, asked that he be not allowed to leave the reservation. His name could not be learned from the police
