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VOL. XXXII. FAYETTEVILLE, GEORGIA, APRIL 28, 1922. NUMBER 41. DEFICIT FOR 1923 INCREASED From $167,000,000 to $484,000,000. While Republicans are claiming that the administration is |making savings, Secretary of the Treasury Mellon in an official statement shows that the estimates of deficits are steadily in- ' creasing. One of the wildest state ments concerning Republican econopiy was recently 'published in the press and attributed to Senator Dodge, lead er of the Republican party in the sen ate. Senator Pat Harison, Democrat, of Mississippi, called the attention of the senate to this error published all over the country and also exposed the false „ claims of the junior senator from Ohio, h Mr. Willis, in a recent New York speech. “In the course of his (Senator Lodge’s) speech,” said Senator Har rison, “which (was carried in all the press of the countiy, he made the statement that aprporiations of 337,000,000 asked by the departments have been cut to $1,428,000,000, Whether he made that statement or not, I do not know. Of course, he was speaking as a candidate and laboring under the enthusiasm of speaking to his constituents, and it was but natural that he should get his figures a little confused. (Whether he made the state ment or not, the papers carried it that way.” Senator Lodge said therew as an (error of one word in the statement which he corercted on the floor and in the permanent Record, but admit ted that the papers carried his state ment wrong. Senator Harrison said many grossly exaggerated claims have been made, He called attention to the speech of Senator Willis of Ohio, making claim to big chances and big cuts and then refered to the letter ( from Secretary of the Treasury Mellon to Senator McCumber saying that the esimates * or $167,000,000 deficit for 1^23 have in creased “under the alleged splendid management of the new administra tion” to $484,000,000, which the sena- s tor hought might be more when the true.facts are known. Saying that Secretary Mellon attrib uted the increased deficit to the falling off of the income tax, Senator Harri son added: “I think that is true. There Is de pression everywhere. Nobody is mak ing any money scarcely under the promised prosperity under this admin istration. &o it is perfectly natural that incomes should lie greatly dimin ished. You who have been laying and may in the future lay large claims of savings, should study the deficits and remember this report of the secretary of the treasury. MILLIONAIRE WAYS AND MEAN Members Who Framec. Tariff Bill. CLEAN UP DAY At the Fayetteville Cemetery. ^ To the People of Fayetteville and Vicinity: Next Wednesday, May 3, has been set aside as work day at the Fayette ville Creamery. Everybody is urgent ly requested to come and help in this good work. (Bring lunch, spend the day, also bring hoes, rakes, wheelbar rows and brooms and anything that . can be used. Especially, two willing hands. Men, women and children, 4 come; there will be work for all. If you have friends or loved ones who have gone to their last long sleep, resting beneath the sod of Fayette ville cemetery, does it not concern you whether those graves are sunken, foi; all. If you have friends or loved ones who have gone to their last long sleep, resting beneath the sod of Fayetteville cemetery, does it not concern you whether those graves are sunken, for saken, overgrown with briars and weeds, or whether they are places of beauty, befitting those whose memory you revere. - Which shall it be? Memorial Exercises At The Baptist Church * — Song: America. Invocation: Mr. Foote. • Drill and Song: Eighteen Children. Welcome Remarks: C. D. Redwine. Male Quartette. Introduction of 'Speaker: D. B. Bla lock. Address: Judge Roscoe Luke. Song: “Dixie;” by School Children. flShort Talks* By Veterans. Song: “Blest Be the Tie.” Benediction: Mr. Gary. Recessional. 1 March to the Cemetery. Floral Dec-14:00 oration of the Graves of the Dead. J 4:15 The result) ,in the Republican prj maries in the Eleventh Illinois dis trict, where Frank R. Reid, a Pro gressive, defeated Ira C. Copley of the powerful ways and means com mittee of the house, a consistent high tariff man, ought to carry a warning to the Republican supporters of the uresent Fordney-McCumber tariff bill, because it was upon the make-up of the present ways and means commit tee of the house, composed largely of multi-millionaires, that Mr. Reid based his campaign. The following is taken from his campaign literature: “Who are the men Who frame, the revenue and impost laws of the na tion which vitally affects the interests of every business man who has some thing to sell or manufacture, every farmer who produces a bushel of grain or a pound of beef or hogs, and every wage earner in the 11th district? “The committee is composed of 17 Republicans and eight Democrats. The .Republicans, of course, control the committee under the present Admin istration; in fact, a bare half dozen of he leading members dominate the proceedings of the committee and de termine its action in Respect to legisla tion on taxation, tariff and other vital subjects.” He gave this list of the eleven rich men: “Chairman Joseph W. Fordney, Michigan, millio,nare lumbennan. “Nicholas Longworth, Ohio, a. mil lionaire by inheritance?; interested in banking and industrial enterprises, in cluding an interest in dpe and chem ical companies. “Ira C. Copley, Illinois, multi-mil lionaire, controlling gas companies and three newspapers of the 11th District, interested also* in mining and other properties. “.Luther W. Mott, New York, weal thy‘banker, former president of the New York State Bankers’ Association, “Isaac Bacharach, New Jersey, mil lionaire real estate (broker, first vice president and director of the Second national Bank and also director of Atlantic Safe Deposit and Trust Com pany at Atlantic City. “Allen T. .Treadway, Massachusetts millionaire hotel owner and magnate “Charles B. Timberlake, Colorado wealthy banker and stock-raiser. “George M. Bowers, West Virginia, millionaire banker and oijchardist president of People’s Trust company Martinsburg, W. Va. “Henry W. Watson, Pennsylvania, wealthy retired business man, who made fils fortune in various commer cial and manufacturing enterprises. “Alansoji B. Houghton, New York (a) membef during the special session but recently resigned to become Ambas sador to Germany), a multi-millionaire glass manufacturer. “Thomas' A. Chandler, Oklahoma, millionaire oil magnate. PROGRAM Annual Sunday School Convention of the Fair- burn Baptist Associa tion, The Rock Church, May 7, 1922. MORNING SESSION. 10:00 Devotional and Song Service —W. T. Stephens. 10:15 Enrollment of (representatives from each church and reports. 10:25 Our Own Association—W. M, Rogers. 10:45 Orphans’ Home Band, Hape- ville. 11:00 Sunday |School Work—James W. Merritt. 11:30 Address Dr. John F. Purs er, enlistment secretary Atlanta Baptist Association. 12:15 Appointment of Committees: (1) Nominations. (2) Time and place of meeting. (3) Resolutions. 12:30 Adjourn for dinner. next 1:30 :45 : 00 : 30 ] :50 :10 :30 AFTERNOON SESSION Devotional—Rev. M. D. Col lins. Orphans’ Home Band. Local Sunday School program. Sunday School Standard of Excellence—Paul Latimer. Making the Sunday School At tractive—R. D. Tatum. Building Up a Sunday 'School —James W Merritt. Address—Col. Harry A. Eth ridge, Atlanta, Report of Committees. Adjournment. / STATE READY TO PAY HALF OF PENSIONS One half of the Confederate pensions for 1922 will be paid by the end of the present week, it was announced Monday by Governor Hardwick, who was very much gratified that the con dition of the treasury made the pay ment possible. The pensions this year total $1,250,- 000, and the one-half payment to be made this week (will, therefore, total $625,000. The treasurer’s checks for the county ordinaries, who act as dis bursing agents, will be in the mails not later than Friday, the governor said. The method of dividing the pensions into two equal payments will be the same this year as heretofore. That is, the full year’s payment will, be made (at this time to pensioners in approxi mately one-half of the counties, and the balance will receive their full year’s payment some months later, when the condition of the treasury permits. , This year’s pension is $100 for each pensioner except disabled pensioners, some of them will receive less than $100 and some more, depending on the nature of their injuries. The counties whose pensioners will be embraced in the payment this week are as follows: Appling, Atkinson, Baker, Banks, Ben Hill, Berrien, Bryan, Butts, Car- roll, Chattahoochee, Chattooga, Clarke, Clay, Clayton, Clinch, Cobb, Coffee, Columbia, Cook, Crawford, De catur, DeKalb, Dodge, Early, Effing ham, Fayette, Floyd, Forsyth, Frank lin, Fulton, Gilmer, Glascock, Glynn, Gordon, Grady, Green, Harris, Hart, Heard, Houston, Jackson, Jenkins, Johnson, Liberty, Lincoln, Long, Lumpkin, Marion, McIntosh, Mor gan, Newton, Paulding, Pierce, Polk^ Quitman, Randolph, Richmond, Semi nole, Talbot, Taliaferro, Tattnall, Tel fair. Towns, Turner, Walker, Walton, Washington, Whitfield, Wilkes, Wil kinson, Worth. HON. A. O. BLALOCK Campaigning In South Georgia. COLUMBUS CREAMERY ESTABLISHES MAR KET FOR CREAM. T- R- Gay Is Agent At Fayetteville. On another page of our paper, we bring to the attention of the [readerp an advertisement by the Columbus Creamery announcing the opening of a cream station in our town. We wel come the dairy industry and predict a rapid development in our section, which is admirably adapted to milk production. Let us say a good word for the faith ful milM cow. Of all the farmer’s sources of income^ .she is the most reliable; of all the farm’s producers, she is the most persistent. She yields a crop every day and every day she pays a dividend. As a capable helper and dependable friend, she is almost in a class by herself. It looks to us as if we would be safe in saying, “Mr. Boll Weevil, take the cotton and goodbye to you, for we have not got something that you can’t touch—CREAM.” Hon. A. O. Blalock, candidate for the office of commissioner of ’agriculture, after visiting the cities of Macon and Columbus, during the past week, is now touring through the different counties of South Georgia in the in terests of his (campaign. Mr. Blalock is receiving multitudes of letters from friends from all parts of the state, congratulating him upon his decision in entering into the race for commissioner. Fayette county, which has previous ly sent Mr. Blalock to the house of representatives and three times to the state senate, and who know his value as an agriculturist, together with his efficiency as a business man and bank er, is extremely optimistic over the service the farmery of Georgia would receive in the event of his being at the head of the department of agri culture. Much interest is already being mani fested in Fayette over the results of the coming state primary, as several have talked of entering the race for the legislature and state senate, and politics bid fair to hold a warm ses sion this summer. CITIZENS’ MONEY IS PAID IN! Give Us Good Roads or Get Out of Office. In many sections of the country there is a vociferous howl because of the condition of the country roads following the excessive spring rains. To best understand their condition one should take an automobile) trip through these sections. No more evi dence would be required. Any sane man would be converted tv the policy of hard road construction, almost with out regard to expense. Mud everywhere! Mud ankle deep, knee deep, almost without bottom. And we call such mudholes roads! What becomes of all of the money that is raised for roa^ improvement? What becomes of the millions in tax that the motorists pay, and which is supposed to be spent on the roads? If the money isn’t spent, why not? If it is spent, where are the roads? Or who gets it? The small amount of hard surface mileage in this (country is out of pro portion to the amount of money that is provided for that purpose. It is time we knew the whys and the wherefores and all of the rest of the facts. CHIEFS NAMED BY COTTON GROWERS BOARD TO HOLD MEETING IN AT LANTA, MAY 5, WHEN PLANS FOR 1922 WILL BE DRAWN UP GRAND JURORS MAKE * REPORT DESPITE JUDGE STATE NEWSJJF INTERES Brief New* Items Gathered Here And There From All Sections Of The State Atlanta.—Members of the new Geor gia Cotton Growers’ Co-operative Asso ciation, recently successfully organ ized with more than 13,000 member growers, representing 270,000 bales of the 1920 crop, will be engaged the coming week In the solution of the most important problem facing the organization In the election of the first board of directors, who are to manage affairs during the coming year. The election, which Is being held by mail, .according to announcement made recently at the headquarters of the association in Atlanta, will begin as soon as the official ballots are re ceived by the members, and will come to a close at noon Saturday, April 29, when all ballots must be back at headquarters in order to be counted. The State, in accordance with the contract, has been divided by the or ganization committee into 20 districts, each representing an equal proportion of the cotton signed to the association contract, and every member of the association has one vote for a director to be elected from his district. Based on an informal primary, held by the members themselves, the organ ization committee, meeting In Atlanta has suggested two directors from each district. The names of these two men appear on an official ballot being sent members in that district, with instruc tlons to strike one of the two, or, if the member prefers still another man, to strike both and insert the name of his own choice on a blank line carried by the ballot. GOVERNMENT Should Find the Way to Abolish Strikes. INTERESTING TO MASONS We have been asked to announce that there is now on the press for distribution to Masons and members of Masons’ families a compilation of Inspiring Legends of Masonry — and Masonic connection * with the Cru sades of tfie Middle Ages. The Brochure is compiled by Mon terey Studio, Monterey, California, in commemoration of preparing to pro duce “The Crusaders.” The souvenir contains authentic traditions of Masonry \secured from many sources, and Is beautifully illus trated with seven colorful pictures by the celebrated artist, .Gustave Dore( including a symbolical pen portrayal of Hugh de Payne, known to history as the First Grpnd Commander of Knights Templar. The booklet embodies a tale of in tense historical and heart interest and carried a potent message to all loyal Masons. Sent on receipt of 20c to assure Its coming into “receptive hands” and to cover partial cost of mailing. Address, THE MONTEREY STUDIO Monterey, California. The incessant 'war between capital and labo^ is one of the £reaest ob structions to the prosperity of this country. It is ever present, and seems to have no. end. Every strike that (occurs costs thou sands of dollars. Often it runs into millions, and the whole country suf fers because of a disagreement be tween a small proportion of the popu lation. Labor must be protected, or it will be crushed by unscrupulous (capital ists. Capital must be protected or it will perish at the hands of unscrupulous labor leaders and the radical element of their following. One cannot exist without the other, and the country cannot survive with out both. Under existing conditions, neither side can be trusted to give the other a square deal all around. They have fought so long the Golden Rule ap pears to have passed from their mem ories. And since the Golden Rule will not suffice, government rule should take its place. There is a way to adjust these dif ferences'on a basis that would be fair and just to all, but we do not appear to have the man available who pos- seesses the brains necessary to dis cover that way and enforce It. Find the man who can find the way, and clothe him with power to act. Postal Exams To Be Held In May Washington, D. C.—Examinations will be held by the Civil Service Com mission on May 13 to secure eligibles for appointment as postmasters at Chickamouga, Dallas, Homerville and Pavo, Ga., where vacancies exist. These are offices of the third class with salaries at Chickamauga and Homerville $1600 annually; Dallas $1,- 900 and Pavo $2000. The examina tions will not be held at these points but at Atlanta, Moultrie, Rossvile and Waycross. Examinations will be held also May 16' to secure eigibles for postmaster at Eastman, Greensboro and Tallapoosa, Ga., offices of the second class, paying $2400 annually. The candidates will not be required to report at any place for the latter ex aminations, as the candidates will be rated on education and training, and business experience and fitness. Only 47 of 160 Counties Settle Taxes Atlanta.—A final check of counties making settlement of State taxes on or before April 20, the final day allow ed by law, showed that 47 out of 160 counties mbde their settlements on time, according to W. B. Harrison, tax clerk in the office of Comptroller Gen eral Wililam A. Wright. On the same’ date last year 60 counties had made their settlements. Comptroller Gen eral Wright is expected to recommend to the Legislature that the penalty of one-half their commissions provid ed when tax collectors are delinquent in making their settlements, be waived this year, on account of financial de pression over the State. This was done last year. Better When Cut Up. In California the farms originally were the old "Spanish land grants," usually of enormous extent. In a fashion these great holdings—validated by the American government when California came into the Union—have remained as ranches. Today the peo ple are learning that both for taxa tion and production, small farms are better. Dies After Consuming Mercury Tablet Atlanta.—Left alone for a few min utes in a bedroom early one morning recently, Sherwood Lindsey Hurt, Jr., 2-year-6?d son of Mr. and Mrs. Sher wood L. Hurt, obtained a box of bi chloride mercury tablets and swallow ed a small portion of one tablet, death occurring an hour later. The child had awakened before his parents had arisen. He was placed on the floor of the bedroom with some toys while his mother was dressing. Climbing to his feet, he ran out of the room, returning five minutes later with the box of poi son. LaGrange Telephone System Improved LaGrange.—The Southern Belle Tele phone company has completed the ex tension of the cable line leading out the Vernon road form LaGrange which was begun two months ago. Improve ments and extension work Is now be ing done in the business section of LaGrange along the streets which the city is having paved. J. J. Milam, manager of the local branch, has made arrangements Sor the reconstruction of the line leading out of LaGrange to Greenville and Woodbury as soon as the work In the business section of La- Gange is completed. Statement Issued At Columbus Ask* Prison For Bootleggers And Abo lition Of Fee System Columbus. — Having been discharg ed without being permitted to make their presentments to the Superior Court by Judge George P. Monro, mem bers of the Muscogee County grand jury issued a statement to the public concerning certain recommendations. A recommendation is made “to the courts that jail and chain-gang sen tences be given to blind tiger opera tors and bootleggers." The statement says that “as a mat ter of fact, large or small fines act as cheap license to encourage them to ply their trade.” It is understood that such recom mendation in the presentments was objectionable to Judge Munro and that he refused to accept the report of the grand jury because it was con tained therein. The statement is addressed “To the Citizens of Muscogee County,” and w signed by eighteen of the members of the discharged jury. Others were not present at the meeting that was held in the rooms of the Chamber of Commerce because of the short notice given of the meeting. DYNAMITING OF LEVEES CHARGED DEATHS CAUSED BY FLOODS RESULT OF DYNAMITING, SAYS McCAIN DAMAGE RIINSJO MILLIONS Thousands Homeless—Refugees Climb Trees And Housetops—New Floods Expected Men, Whisky, Cocaine Are Captured Atlanta.—Two men, a half pint o, whisky and four ounces of cocaine were taken in a raid here, by county and federal officials. The men arrest ed gave their names as Fred D. Archer and C. W. Corsey, who said he was a traveling salesman, but refused to give his address. The arrests were made by Deputy Sheriff J. E. White, who carried a search warrant, and Officers Allen and Bell of the federal narcotic squad. The two prisoners were held at the police station on a blanket charge of “suspicion,” pending further Investigation of the federal officers. Judge Hutcheson Disqualified In Case Decatur.—Judge John B. Hutcheson will not preside at the hearing of man damus proceedings of the Atlantic Ice and Coal corporation against ths city of Decatur, having been disqualified owing to the fact he is a member of the board of directors of the Georgia Normal and Industrial school, of Mil- ledgeville, which own $3,000 worth o/ the stock in the corporation. Two Men Indicted In Killing Thomasville.—Whether Frank Heis- ler and Dave Cone, the two young men indicted by the grand jury of Thomas superior court in session here this week, on a charge of the murder of Elmo Smith, negro taxi driver of this city, who was killed several weeks ago while driving two young men from Thomasville to a point near Ochlock- nee, will he tried at this term of court is not yet known. Sumter Plans To Resume Fall Fairs Americus.—The Sumter County Fair, which “skipped” last year, will be re sumed this fall. Definite action look ing to revival of the fair was taken by directors of the Chamber of Com merce. A general fair committee, composed of J. Lewis Ellis, chairman; Walter Rylander and W. M. Jones and President Sam R. Heys, ex-officio, was named to arrange details. Fire Destroys Lumpkin Court House Lumpkin, Ga,—The Stewart county court house was burned. Origin of the fire is unknown. The building was of brick, built in 1895. The loss Is fifty thousand dollars, with fifteen thousand dollars insurance. Court had been in session several days. Import ant papers were saved. The Lumpkin fire company fought the fire with all the facilities at hand after it was dis covered, but was unable to save anj portion of the building. Fort Worth, Texas.—John J. McCain, chairman of the levee board of Fort Worth, has issued a statement in which he declares that the levees around the rivers, which broke here and flooded lowlands of this city, were “dynamited by unknown parties,” and that an in vestigation by a grand jury would be demanded immediately. “It is our opinion that the levee did i not break of its own accord, but was dynamited,” McCain declared. “This decision is based on a report made to me by John J. Lyden, field supervisor, in which he declared he had men patrolling the levee a whole day and night, and that it was his opin ion that the levee was dynamited.” The night of April 25 found the stricken flood area of north Texas with hundreds of refugees cluttering trees and housetops and the swollen Trinity river threatening to break the dam at Lake Worth and turn Fort Worth into a sea of floting humanity. Although several areoplane fleets are scouring the flooded district for victims and radio is being used in an effort to re-establish communication with smaller towns — from which nothing has been heard since the rec ord cloudburst—small headway had been made the next morning by re lief workers. 4 Estimates of the dead ranged from 25 to 50, with 1 6known to have per ished. It is impossible to figure the damage as yet, but already it has gone, far into the millions. The American Legion has taken charge of Fort Worth and armed guards are everywhere in the water- soaked city. Rescue workers are making a mad race against a new flood—expected as a result of another severe rainstoi?n at Bridgeport and other nearby towns on the Trinity river. Search for bod ies is progressing with exasperating slowness because of the insurmounta ble handicap provided by high water on every hand. Anything that will float is being seized upon by refugees. Thousands are homeless or marooned elsewhere. As levee after levee broke, oldtime residents refused to heed warnings and were caught in water traps. One vet eran homesteader declared that he had lived in his house for 30 years and refused to budge when a modern Paul Revere dashed past with the warning to flee the oncoming water. The aged man was drowned. Pecan Growers Plan Meeting Women Would Punish Nations For War Baltimore.—Nations declaring war would be put in the same class as in dividuals committing murder and would be punishable under a new in ternational code, if ideas offered in the form of resolutions and reports at the session of the National League of Women Voters here, should be put into effect. The entire day was given over to committee reports and resolu tions which should come up for action later. Creation of a department on in ternational co-operation to prevent war was recommended by the Women Voters’ League. T. A. G. R. R. To Resume Schedules Chattanooga, Tenn.—It was announc ed recently that the Tennessee, Ala- Thomasville. — Secretary Slater i bama and Geor S ia railroad, a short ■Wight, of the Georgia-Florida Pecan ! line extendin S fr °ni Chattanooga to Growers’ Association, has completed ' Gadsden - and which suspended the program of the meeting of the association, to be held in Thomasville May 24 and 25. This association is composed of men In the pecan business in this section of Georgia and Florida. Blackshear Residence Is Burned Blackshear.—The home of A. P. Brantley was burned here recently, when the roof caught by sparks fall ing from the chimney onto some dust and leaves, which has accumulated on the shingles from a near-by sycamore tree. The fire had gained such head way before It was discovered that it was some time before the firemen had the flames under control. To Gradute Big Class At Jackson Jackson.—*fhe graduating class in the Jackson High school this year is one of the largest on record, consist ing of 35 boys and girls. The Jackson public school* will close for the terra May 19. A brief but appropriate pro gram is being arranged. This has been one of the best years in the history of the Jackson schools and good work has been done in all departments operation the other day, in order to make necessary yepairs to the roadbed and rolling stock, would resume reg ular schedules at an early date. The Soviet Premier Is Operated On Riga, Latvia.—Premier Lenine of So viet Russia, was operated on recently, says a report from Moscow. A bullet which had troubled him for three years was extracted from his side. Last ac counts were that the patient was do ing well, v King Raps Tariff Rates For Drugs Washington.—Increased duties on drugs, dyes, inks and paints propos ed in the administration tariff bill came under fire from senate Demo crats in the general debate on the measure. Reviewing the rates in the first schedule of the bill, Senator King (Democrat of Utah) said the increases proposed ranged from 150 to 600 per cent, presented statistics to show that imports of the commodities under dis cussion were negligible and charged the increase would embellish the “al ready swollen fortunes of the rich."
