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FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 30. 1921.
NATIONS TO SUE
INSTEAD OF WAR
World League To Decide Issues,
League to Enforce Its
Judgments
> BY NORRIS QUINN.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 30.—How is
the new international court of the
League of Nations, which convenes
for the first time on June 15 of next
year, going to operate.
James Brown Scott, secretary and
director of the division of interna
tional law, Carnegie Endowment for
International Peace, answers that
question.
Scott went Io The Hague with
Elihu Root in 1920 when the coun
cil of the League of Nations called
together a body of advisory jurists
to draft plans for the permanent
international court that the League
has just put into effect.
Suits Instead of War.
The new court means, Scott says,
that nations now can settle their dis-1
ferences by formal law suits, just as
individuals in civilized countries have
done for years, instead of solving
their problems by war.
The court itself consists of 11
justices and four associate justices,
who hold office nine years and may
be re-elected. Justices are nomi
nated by members of the League of
Nations and elected by the League
assembly and council.
Nominating nations are directed to
nominate men occupying the highest
judicial positions in their countries
and recognized experts on interna
tional Jaw.
American on Bench.
The slate of justices just named
at the Geneva League session in
cludes one American—John Bassett
Moore. Other countries represented
are Great Britain, France, Italy.
Japan. Spain, Brazil, Cuba, Switzer
land Holland and Denmark.
Sessions of the court will be held
at The Hague. The court will con
vene June 15 of every year. Extra
sessions may be held whenever nec
essary. All deliberations will be in
French but the court may authorize
any other language on special occa
sions.
The cojirf has jurisdiction over
any international matter affecting
members of the League of Nations
or other nations which may desire
to place their problems before it.
These international matters include:..
Interpretation of treaties.
Questions of international law.
Fixing reparations or indemnities
Interpretation of sentences passed
by the court.
Determining whether actions of na
tions constitute breaches of their in
national obiigat ions.
W1 reaching decisions the court wil.
he’governed hv international con ven
lions, international customs, general
manciples of law recognized bv civil
tzed nations and judicial decisions of
the best jurists of the various na
tions.
Trial of Cases.
The court will hear cases in much
the same way as local courts in any
of the nations. Evidence will be;
submitted and questions will be ar
gued by lawyers representing the
powers involved.
Any lawyer who would he recog
nized by the highest court in his
own country will be considered quali
fied to practice before the interna
tional court.
Cases will be decided by a ma
jority vote of the judges present at
any hearing. Nine judges are a quo
rum. Appeals for a new hearing can
be made if new facts are brought I
out after a decision has been handed i
down. ‘
Just what power the court will >
invoke to enforce its decisions is not
quite clear. It is probable that the I
courts will be able to call in the mili-,
tary power of all members of the
League of Nations if a litigant na
tion refuses to abide by its decisions
Advisor to League.
The international court is more
than a trial court. It is the judicial!
organ of the League of Nations. The I
League will call on it whenever it’
wants legal advice on any interna-1
tional question.
This court. owes its existence to ■
Article 14 of the League of Nations’
covenant. Article 14 says:
“The council shall formulate and,
submit to members of the League for.
adoption plans for the establishment)
of a permanent court of international’
justice.
The court shall be competent to I
hear and determine any dispute of
an international character which the
parties thereto splcnit to it.
“The court may also give an ad-1
'isory opinion upon dispute or ques
tion referred to it by the council or
assembly.’’
Total expense of the court is
borne by the League. Salaries of the
justices have not been announced.
PORTO RICO SENDS
LABOR TO HONOLULU
HONOLULU. Sept. 30.—The ad
vance guard of a new labor supply
A; offset the present shortage in the
'‘SWaiian Islands, has arrived here
>n the form of 430 men and women j
from Porto Rico, accompanied by
many children.
Ihe /laborers were Recruited by
agents of the Hawaiian Sugar plant
ms association. Their voyage from ,
Porto Rico reported to have been
uneventful except for a slight eni-l
1 p mie of influenza which led to the |
Placing of the laborers in quarantine,
m Colon, Canal Zone, for several
days. They will be distributed among |
’he plantations whose need of labor (
is most pressing, it was announced.'
Efforts) will be made to induce
more of their countrymen to come
here, the Planters’ association said.
TURNS, LOSES SIOO.
.. SHANGHAI. Sept. 30—Captain G
1 ■ Williams of the steamer Woo
’■ungw, put bis handbag with S2OOO
on the counter of the Shanghai bank
here and turned to soeakJ-Q file tellr,
<r - When he picked up the bag. he
noticed SIOOO was gone. Jan* Nor
v«k was found with) the rftoney.
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YOU AND I
(Continued From I’age One.)
which “would free us of Japanese
camphor from Formosa.”
This is an important discovery. It
has been “made” at least 20 times
in as many years.
What becomes of all the wonder.,
that are never heard of after the
first announcement?
PRINCE
M. Songkla graduates from Har
vard and starts for home, Siam
where he is crown prince. That gets
10 lines in a Boston newspaper and
isn’t important enough to be put on
the wires.
Rut it will be important news one
of these days when the king of Siam
dies and the crown prince takes the
throne with his head full of Ameri
can ideas which will transform Siam
We talk about our foreign trade,
but overlook the greatest) export—
American thought, principally demo
cratic ideas. Declaration of* Inde
pendence was'the death warrant for
king’.sm, though it has taken a long
time to serve the warrant in many
countries.
SHORTAGE
You never miss the water till the
well runs dry. Forests will not be
appreciated until their destruction
brings us a lumber famine. Our oi
supply, gradually giving out, will not
be valued at its real worth until wc
have to import our gasoline.
Tn England, gasoline has to be im
ported and costs 60 cents a gallon.
Just a matter of arithmetic until we
pay the same.
Absence of natural resources in
a country makes strange conditions.
England has 125 bicycles to 100 au
toes. In America a bicycle is almost
a curiosity. Conserve natural re
sources.
RAISINS
Sad news for Cellar chemists. Rais
in crop is very short. Imports cannot
do much to relieve the thirsty, for
America grows 60 per cent of the
World’s raisins.
You may hear about the short crop
when you ask the price of raisins a
few months hence. High prices
would do more to curtail the making
of home-made alcohol than armies of
prohibition agents. Bad news is
always good news—to some one.
NEGRO POOL HALL MAN
IS FINED FOR CARVING
Will Langley, negro pool hall pro
prletor, which is a frequent defend
ant in police court, wtfs fined a to
tal of S3O by Recorder Fort this
morning, $25 of it being for carving
up Mattie Wilshire, alias “Wahoo-'
chee,” whom he caught dancing with
another man at a frolic last night in
John Minyard’s bottom, and $5 ad
ditional for driving an automobile
while intoxicated. The cases were
made by Police Lieut. Homer Lee.
Langley lost his license to drive ;
taxicab for 1921 early in the yeai
when it was shown he had driven ii
while drunk. ?
PASTOR TO BE BACK FROM
HIS VACATION SUNDAY
Rev. Guyton Fisher, pastor of the
First Methodist church, who has been
spending a vacation of three weeks
in Nacoochee Valley, has written that
he will leave today in his automobile
for Americus, stopping at Macon en
route to his home for a short visit
with his son. Guyton Fisher, Jr. He
will reach Americus.in time to fill
his pulpit and will preach at 11 a.
m and 7:30 p. m. Sunday.
He writes that he is greatly re
freshed by his trip to the higher alti
tude, and feels invigorated to do a
vast deal of hard work on his re
turn.
SATURDAY
SPECIALS
OF
EXTRA FINE
GEORGIA AND
WESTERN MEATS
SELECT STEAK
Per Lb:
Cash 25c
Charge 30c
STEW MEAT
Per Lb 12 l-2c
CHOICE ROAST
Per Lb Cash 20c
Per Lb Charge 25c
SWIFT’S
PREMIUM HAM
Per Lb Cash, 45c
■ Per Lb Charge 50c
SWIFT’S
PREMIUM BOILED
HAM
Per Lb 60c
ALL GOODS DELIVERED
Phone 574
ACME MARKET
W. W. Rigsby, Propr.
118 Cotton Avenue
FLOUR BY CARLOAD!
We Pass The Saving On To You
IWHIIHIP I'l n 111 111 1 CT S teMSB . II IIIIU I IIT BHBraBW
We will sell a carload of Flour every 30 days and h ave contracted with the mills to buy DIRECT in
CARLOAD lots, thus saving in many ways. From one of the oldest mills in the west we have found
just what we believe to be the highest grade flour on the American market. The First carload arrived
Friday and is now in our house. The price we quote on this PLAIN and also SELF-RISING FLOUR is
LESS than we can buy flour.
Mize will handle this flour under the label of “WIL LIAM TELL,” which is the plain flour, and “SURE
SHOT,” self-rising. It is ground from the highest grades of soft Winter Wheat, carefully selected and
scientifically milled. Every sack is guaranteed by ur. to make more and better bread, biscuits and
pastry, stay fresher longer than any flour on the ma rket, and is sold EXCLUSIVELY by MIZE.
These Prices for a Short Time Only
As An Introductory Price
“WILLIAM TELL” PLAIN FLOUR “SURE-SHOT” SELF-RISING FLOUR
Barrel lots, basis 48-Lb Sacks ....-- $8.50 Barrel lots, basis 48 pound Sacks $8.70
. , Q o 1 - Sacks, 48 Pounds
Sack, 48 Pounds - $2.15 Sacks 24 Poundg $1.15
Sack, 24 Pounds .. .-- sl.lO Sacks, 12 Pounds ..........................$ .60
Specials For Saturday
Look over these prices—compare them with others. See for yourself what MIZE PRICES and SER
VICE mean to you and youy pocketbook. Remember, we wil! take your orders over the phone and
deliver at once. * . y
I LT MEAT I
We buy by the ton and this is one of prettiest lots of I
Western Salt Meat you have ever seen. But the real I
story is the price, which is for Saturday only: I
Western Side Meat 17-P By the Whole Side 113 P I
Per Pound Per Pound r l ljp* j
Yellow Onions Cheese, fancy full Ag
Irish Potatoes Toilet Paper
10 Pounds for W W “AVELA,” like velvet, a pure white crepe
6 Rolls F0r......-- VW:
Any Size, Per Pound ......--------.... J Baking Powder, QO
j Calumet, Pound Cans . .
Bacon . ’
Fancy Sliced, Pound UUU Maple SyFUp OF"
Grape Juice , 9*W» OHARTS7n Ot>C
Tuna Fi§h English Peas aj
Royal Scarlet, 1-2-LE Cans IQ? Ca,* White Rose Telephone t
Per Can
Libby’s, 3 Cans For 27c Sliced Pineapple
Lye Hominy - 'll Silver Bar,No - 2 Cans
No3Cansoniy lie Grated Pineapple
Ivory Soap 99x»! No.2Cans
3 Bars For. I
Ceio Corn
Ivory Soap Flakes Burger Brand, No. 2 Extra *■ 1
3 Boxes for ...... . d&fe'W I Standard, Per Can .. ....; ,-XdU2
b Cans ror 7Uc
MIZE GROCERY
Phones 224 and 354—We Charge and Deliver
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THE AMERICUS TIMES RECORDER.
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