Newspaper Page Text
JOHN H. HODGES, Proper.
DEVOTED TO HOME INTERESTS, PROGRESS AND CULTURE
$1.50 a Year In Advance
VOL. LTI.
PERRY, HOUSTON COUNTY, GA., THURSDAY MAY 4, 1922.
No. 18.
DEATHS CAUSED BY FLOODS
RESULT OF DYNAMITING,
SAYS McCAIN
BOARD TO HOLD MEETING IN AT
LANTA, MAY 0, WHEN PLANS
FOR 1922 WiLL BE DRAWN UP
thousands Homeless—Refugees Climb
Trees And Housetops—New
, Floods Expected
! Port Worth, Texas.—John J. McCain,
chairman of the levee hoard of Port
jWorth, has issued a'statement in which
ihe declares that the levees around the
irivers, 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
not break of it3 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 Ills 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 ForJ
{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.
Estimates of the dead ranged from
25 to 50, with 1 6known to have per
ished.
i 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.
J Rescue workers are making a mad
race against a new flood—expected as
a remit of another severe rainstorm
at Bridgeport and other nearby towns
on the Trinity river. Search for bod
ies Is progressing with exaperating
slowness beqause of the insurmounta
ble handicap provided by high water
on every hand.
Anything that will float is being seized
upon by refugees. Thousands are
homoless 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.
Brief News Items Gathered Here And
There From All Sections Of
The State
INDICATED THAT SOVIET GOVERN.
MENT IS PLANNING NET
WORK OF TREATIES
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 mall, 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 bo
counted.
The State, in accordance with the
contract, has been divided by the or
ganization committee into 20 districts,
•each representing ah equal proportion
of the cotton signed to the association
contract, and every member of the
association has ono 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 iq» that district, with instruct
itions 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.
Women Would Pjjnish 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
bama and Georgia railroad, a short
line extending from Chattanooga to
Gadsden, Ala., and which suspended
operation the other day, in order to
make necessary repairs 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-
4ng well. ........ . ....
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
Chicltamouga, Dallas, Homerville and
Pavo, Ga., where vacancies exist.
These are offictes 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,
hut 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.
London.—The Russian and Hunga
rian delegations at Genoa are nego
tiating a separate treaty which has
been referred to Budapest for final ap
proval, according to the Geno corre
spondent of the Central News. The
two powers, it is said, agree to stand
fib gather against ltoumania and the
iittlu entente.
Premier Bethlen took a draft of the
treaty to Budapest the other day, the
correspondent learned unofficially. It
is regarded as creating a new bloc iso-
lating Poland and the litle entente
from her immediate neighbors. So far
as can be learned, the Russians are
pursuing the same policy of not in-
fdrm’us the conference of the negotia
tion;-! us was pursued in drafting the
trediy with Germany. Other delega
tions here have not been advised of
the Hungarian agreement.
Tli a draft taken to Budapest pro
vides for Russian recognition of Hun
garian aspirations for a rectification
of her fronties, Hungary reciprocally
recognizing Russia’s interests in Bes
sarabia which the allies ,‘gaye to Rou-
mania. Russia and Hungary agree to
sup- rt each other in pressing their
claims on Roumania.
The document also recognizes the
Russo-German treaty, a clause which
indicates the Soviets are trying to build
up a network of treaties whiph will'
support each other. An air service be
tween Germany, Russia and Hungary
is provided for. '
i
PRINTER'S DEVIL GETS
BEQUEST q.F $2,000,000
Told His Boss He Wouldn't Be Back
When He Received Wire Of Be
quest From His Mother
Tulsa, Okla.—Tharry McCoy, fifteen,
printer’s devil, with a telegram in his
pocket saying he'was joint heir‘to
$2,000,000, refused tel work thereafter.
Tin ny promptly told his boss he
"wouldn't* be back” when he received
the v b e, which camefronrhis mother
in G.r-onwood, S. C.
“I’m going to got a motor car and
i education," he asserted.
Tiie estate Tharry and his moth-
inherited is that of his mother’s
....end husband.
The court decided in their favor
when other relatives tried to break
the will.
Only 47 of 160 Counties Settle Tax ;-.
. Atlanta.—A final check of court!
making settlement of State taxer
or before April 20, the final day a!\ .
ed by law, showed that 47 out of ‘ .
counties made their settlemen t • •
time, according to W. B. Harriet :
-clerk in the office of Comptrolle; >.
eral William A. Wright. On the
date last year 60 counties had
their settlements. Comptroller
eral Wright is expected to recomv.
to the Legislature that the per •
of one-half their commissions pro
ed when tax collectors are deli go
in making their settlements, be m
this year, on account of financial,
pression over the State. This was di.
last year.
To Try Union Leaders For Treason
Charles Town, W. Va.—Charges of
. treason growing out of the Logan
rmum.h last fall were selected by coun
sel for the state as the first upon
•••! nine union leaders and mem-
•we to be tried in the circuit court
The defense anounced its in
to enter a demurrer to the
. charges and to file a motibn
,<r i that indictment. Judge J.
i excused the jurors, witness-
<,.i the defendants except the
nr who were to go on trial
eason case, for twenty-four
i'he indictment covered fifty-
ms, but some of these had
■rested and. others had asked
ge of venue.
w MM Maaa»aGaaaacaQKnaaaQaoaaaaoaeaaaanaaaBaatinaMoaog
FARM WAGONS
AT PRE-WAR PRICES
| “Hackney” “Onesboro” and “White !
| Hickory.”
| You can take your choice they are all high-
g grade. We handle Vulcan Plows and Parts.
You will probably not use much Fertilizers but
wiH want what you do use to be strictly High
Grade.
We make- ours and know what’s in it and you do not
have to pay and more than for the ordinary kind.
IT WILL PAY)YOU TO FIGURE WITH US.
HEARD BROTHERS
MACON, GEORGIA.
aaaQnaQa»nnacoaaaaaaaoaaaoaaanoaaaaaaoaaa~,aaaBC>aapoau
i
BATTERY SERVICE
When starter fails to crank your car on cold mornings
remember we have service batteries. We
recharge and rebuild all sizes and makes
of Batteries.
New Willard Batteries in stock.
Call us. for Service.
McLendon Auto Co.
CALVIN E. McLENDON, Prop’r.
PERRY - GA.
Dies After Consuming Mercury Tablet
Atlanta.—Left alone for a few min
utes in a bedroom early one mornhv
recently, Sherwood Lindsey Hurt, Jr.,
2-year-oYd son of Mr. and Mgs; Sh’er
wood L. Hurt, obtained a box of bi
chloride ms- nury feulets and sv,-allow
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 c 1
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.
\
Heatless” Light 13 Discovered
4 yiMceton, N. J.—The dawning of an
era of perpetual illumiation was seen
by scientists in announcement by
Prof; ■ Newton Harvey "of Princeton
university that he had developed a con-
t : : : cold light, called “Luciferin.”
This ia a step which science regards as
etiiial in importance to invention of
the wireless; the telephone, telegraph,
prio '-o.rraph, airplane, automobile and
' odern devices. Continuous cold
i t eventually will do away with all
Zo.-fHti of artificial illumination, accord
ing to belief of scientists. It will be
possible for a man to carry a bottle of
light in his pocket. Permanent globes
of li it will be suspended in the
streets, in public buildings and in res
ide
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 fiom 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 meet honest compe
tition on any line I sell.
Lets Forgetjthe Blues, Go To Work and Make
The Best of It.
J. W. BLOODWORTH
i“THE FARMERS FRIEND.”..
PERRY, - GEORGIA.
We are in the market at all times for Seed Cotton,
Cotton Seed, Peas, Velvet beans and all
other,farm products.
Biing us your products*
Perry Warehouse^Co.