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asj- JOHN H. HODGES. Prop’p. DEVOTED TO HOME INTERESTS. PROGRESS AND CULTURE $1.50 a Year In Advance VOL. LI. PERRY. HOUSTON COUNTY, GA„ THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 8,1921. No. 36 HANGER SEEN IN IRISH SPLI1 Says Great Britain Cannot Counte. nance Tearing Up Of The United Kingdom Barnsley, England.—Great Britain cannot countenance the tearing up of the United Kingdom, said Premier Lloyd George, in referring to the Irish question in a speech here recently. It jwould mean civil war in Ireland itself, he declared. He hoped, however, he isaid, that common sense would pre vail. ! "i am proud that Great Britain hag •risen above all prejudices and pro posed terms such as have never been [proposed before,” the prime minister Uaid. "They are terms which com- jmend themselves not only to Great Britain, but to the whole civilized world. I trust common senge will STATE NEWS OF INTEREST Brief News Items Gathered Here And There From All Section Of The State prevail. - • , "Whatever our views are we cannot countenance separation. We can no more countenance the tearing up. of ,the United kingdom than America could countenance the tearing up of tae Unitd States. Severance would lead, in Ireland itself, to civil war. !■■■ if southern Ireland Is not satisfied with freedom, I fear all hope of ac commodation must he abandoned. We only want to do what Is fair, right and jjust. It Ireland has a right to sep^ aration so has Scotland and so has jwales, but no Welsh or Scotch pa triot would ever dream of demanding I' I believe that when the Irish people realize the sense of the freedom which is theirs, that real freedom is offered jthem, and that all they arc asked to ido Is to come into the produest com munity of nations in the world as freemen, I believe you will find that that gifted people will realize that their destiny is greater-r-a free people in side a free federation of peoples.” In the course of his speech, Lloyd- tGeorge made several striking utter ances. '• V. \ "We have all got prejudices,” he de- .dared. “I have seen- anti-IrlBh prej udices lashed into unwisdom and I :have seen anti-English prejudices on the other side lashed into unwisdom. !For God’s sake, let us clear aside prej- ludices. A nation that lives on prej udices'is doomed, just lik a man who lives on hatred. ’ "Whether it is in public or private trust, no fiian can endure who has a Yendetta in business or politics, and ,a j . nation’s vendetta is just the same, •It is a dour pasturage of hatred. There . is no nourishment, nothing but disap pointment in it. Let us sweep it on 'one. side, -whatever it costs, even when . .there is reason in it I am proud to ;think v that Great Britain has. arisen iabove its prejudices and has given its ’.prime minister a fair chance to speak •in' the name of . the people of -Great Brit- Jain. “If you had severance.it would lead, [in Ireland itself, to'themost cruel and most terrible civil war Ireland has •ever seen, and help would be rushed jfrom all .sides and every part of the world to assist the parties- who were .fighting out the battles. We could not witness civil war of that kind at our Sown doors which would involve our own people throughout the empire and other peoples as well.” • Atlanta.—Despite unfavorable finan cial conditions and in the face of low prices received for farm products, principally cotton,' deposits in state banks of Georgia increased $4,319,600 for the year ending June 30, 1921, over the year ending June 30, 1919 according to an announcement made recently by T. R. Bennett, superin tendent of the state banking depart ment These figures are compared as the year 1919 was the last year of the department’s operation in connec tion with the state treasury while the figures received up to June 80, 1921, are for the last year the banking department operated as an independ ent department The figures were compiled from the statements of the state banks sent in under the call issued by the de partment for June 30, 1921. They were compiled by J. C. Cagle, state bank examiner, and show that Geor gia banks are in much sounder condi tion than many people supposed and also show that the depression is not nearly as bad as it looks on the face of things, according to the official of the department One significant thing shown by the figures is that the total resources of the state banks are greater by ap proximately $34,000,000 than they were June 30, 1919, when Mr. Ben nett assumed charge of the depart ment. The resources in 1919 were $262,360,000 as compared to resources of $286,694,000 for June 30, 1921. ' Another indication of sound busi ness methods being used in the banks is the report of overdrafts. On Decem ber' 2, 1919; when Mr. Bennett took charge the overdrafts of. the banks aggregated $7,488,000. TWO REGIMENTS1N READINESS Washington Officials Answer Frantic Appeals Of Governor, But Criticise His Failure To Act oaRHaoaoBoaoaoaaaBHaaaoaoaacHBoaoaoaoaoaaaooaaaoefiiaoaoa Farmer Is Found Dead In Woods Thomasville.—The body of George W. Stephens, a farmer living near Coolidge, was found recently in a 'strip of woods not far from his home. Mr. Stephens had gone out early In the morning to pick cotton, hoping to complete a bale in time to bring it to Thomasville to sell recently. When he did not return In the afternoon his 12-year-old son was sent to look for him and his body was found lying face downward, death having evident ly occurred some time before. It is supposed that he had caught his foot In something tnat tripped him and the fall had caused his death, as there was no evidence of foul play. Be is survived by his widow and six cbil dren. Yputh Freed Of Killing Hie Father Gibson.—Charged with killing his father, Alton McLane, a 14-year-old boy was recently acquitted by a jury* in Glascock superior court, in which he Was placed on trial here. The lad whs alleged to have killed his father with a shotgun, tied the body to a mule with which his father had been plowing and dragged it across the field to a gulley, where it was discover ed three days later. The boy claimed that the killing was an accident, as serting that the gun was accidentally discharged and he "was walking across the field where Ms father was plow ing. Bamesvllle Station Shipping Cream Barnesville.—A station for shipping sour cream has been established here by County Demonstrator W. C. Adams, and the first shipment has been made. The prospect 16 that a large quantity will be shipped every week and pro fitable prices realized. Since the boll weevil is destroying the prospect of making cotton farmers' nre. forced to the raising and Marketing of other products. The sour - cream - is being shipped to a company in Rome, Ga. Crisp County Farmer Beaten With Ax Cordele.—J. Butler Ray, a promt nent farmer, was seriously Injured re cently when he was attacked by Joq Nelson, a negro farm hand, with a club ax, the - difficulty occurring on Mr. Ray’s farm about three and one- half miles northeast of the city. Mr. Ray’s left leg was crushed below the iknee from the ax and he sustained a severe blow on his left shoulder. His right thumb was dislocated and painfully bruised in a grapple with the negro after his leg had been brok en, and as the negro wielded the ax fiercely in an effort to land a blow on Mr. Ray’s head. Ship Held For pefat is Short On Food Naples, Italy.—The situation arising from the retention of. the steamship Pocahontas in port at Naples, June 8, because of failure to pay for repairs, has become serious because she has aboard only five days’ rations for the twenty-eight passengers and the 253 members of the crew. Owing to spon taneous combustion, bunker fires are becoming frequent and serious, and many tons of the 1,400 tons of coal aboard have been burned. It will be necessary to remove the coal if. the ship remains longer in port. Washington.-—The federal govern ment Is now moving rapidly to pro tect the state of West Virginia against violence. President Harding has issued a proc lamation giving those engaged in un lawful proceedings in the state until noon, September 1, to return peace ably to their homes. Brigadier General Bandholt has been ordered to keep one of the four regi ments of Infantry at that camp in readiness for immediate entrainment in event they are ordered into the “war area” of West Virginia. Another regiment, at Camp Sheri dan, Ohio, also has been ordered placed In readiness for field service. Each ot these regiments will number about one thousand men. Col. F. B. Shaw has been dispatched from the war department to Charles ton, W. Va., as inspector and instruc tor for organizing state militia forces. If order is not restored by noon, September 1, federal troops will be sent into West Virginia to co-ordi nate with the state troops whereby the troop movements into the trouble zone may be accomplished within three or four hours. This is the first time during the ad ministration of President Harding that there has been a grave prospect ot fed eral forces being called into action in a labor disturbance, and it may be stated the contemplated action is ex tremely distasteful to the president No efforts are being made to conceal the belief of officials that Governor Morgan of West Virginia has not taken advantage of his own jpowers and ade quately exercised his own responsibili ties in heading off the trouble in its in ception or checking It after it had started. Telegrams, long distance telephone calls and even delegations of promi nent West Virginians have followed one another, in rapid succession, and Governor Morgan has brought all his influence to bear upon the government to come , to Ms aid. Causti? comment is heard bn the fact that despite his authorization sev eral iponths ago to organize a Na tional Guard force, the governor, un til within the very recent past, had mo bilized only an adjutant general and later one company of Infantry. Now, of course, he is rapidly Increasing this force and to aid him Colonel Shaw is en route to Charleston. VULCAN ORCHARD PLOWS. Strenuous Fighting In Morocco War Madrid, Spain.—Serious fighting is taking- place at Sidi Ameran, south of Mellila,, according to an official re port recently issued here. It is said there had been sharp fighting along the Spanish’positions there, and that reinforcements and provisions had dispatched to the front. The Spanish forces at Tizza, nearby, have also been reinforced. The Moorish tribesmen have attacked Spanish positions at Cabo de Agua, near the frontier of French Algeria, the statement declar- finanish forces were being fired on* Heavy Damage Is Done By Tornack Denton, Texas. — Several persons were injured and property damage estimated at $100,000 was caused by f .tornado which swept through the Navo community, northeast of Den ton recently. One church and othe) structures were wrecked. Italian Premier At Disarm Meetln; ; Rome.—Premier Bonami, the Merl diano announced recently, will repTo sent Italy at the conference on disarm ament and Far Eastern questions ii •Washington in November. Vulcan Steel Beam Chilled Plows in One-horse and Two-horse sizes. Vulcan Hillside Plows Vulcan Middle Busters * Vulcan Road Plows Vulcan Power Lift Tractor Gangs We Carry a Complete Supply of Vulcan , Plow Fixtures, HEARD BROTHERS, MACON, GEORGIA. Our Perry Agency can Supply you. BMHBwaaaaoaoCioaflHaaaaooaaaacHMHBaa«Maa«aaaaaoaaoaaaaHM These are Just a Few of The Many Ar ticles that You Will Find at Any Time You Come to See Us Full Width Sheeting 50c yd. Yard Wide Sheeting 12 l-2c yd. Fancy Voiles 20c yd. Childrens Fancy Sox 25c pr. And Don’t Forget We Also Handle Plain and Fancy Groceries. PERRY MERCANTILE CO. DON’T BE DECEIVED Buy your Goods for Cash and I will sell you, Grocer ies,! Hardware, Enamelware, Crockery, Stoves, Ranges, Glassware, Churns, Etc., CHEAPER than any man in Perry. I am in business to stay; I know that all Mer chandise is cheaper than it was six months ago; I have taken my loss and if you buy from me I will not sell you one article for less than [cost and make it up on something else. All I ask-is an opportunity .to L meet honest compe tition on any line I sell. Lets Forget the Blues, Go To Work and Make The Best of It. J. W. BLOODWORTH “THE FARMERS FRIEND." PERRY, - GEORGIA. Boll Weevils Found In South Carolina Spartanburg, S. C.—Boll weevils' are reported in large numbers at Landrum, Spartanburg county, which' is the ex* treme northern edge of the cotton belt for this section, and where cotton here tofore has grown abundantly. Farm experts say the appearance of the boll weevil at this point proves that the bojl weevil will thrive in any latitude or, altitude where cotton can be grown, a point about which there has been much dispute. It is thought the dam age this year will be inconsiderable because of the latestart of weevils. One Man Killed In Club Hold-Up Stamford, Gonn.—One was was kill- led recently when nine men held Uf the “Dewey Club" in State street, this city, and obtained $2,000 in cash and some Jewelry from a score of men, £The man killed was Bernard Kilkelly. SO, a trolley conductor of this city Copy Of New Treaty Leaves Berth; | Berlin.—The official copy of the peace treaty between Germany and United States, executed by Dr. Freld rich Rosen, the German foreign min ister, and Ellis Loring Dresel, th< American commissioner in Berlin, waf forward to Washington recently. We are Now Ready to Gin Your Cotton. The Gins are all newly sharpened and everything in good shape. We will give highest prices for Cotton Seed, Velvet Beans, Peas, Com Hay, Seed Cotton and Peanuts. We have in stock a large quantity of Good Home Made Cotton Baskets. Try our Blacksmith Shop, Charlie Williams will do you a good job on any repair work. l: