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PERRY, HOUSTON COUNTY, GA., THURSDAY MAY 25, 1922*
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NO. 21.
TAX PROPOSALS
STATE INCOME TAX WILL
DISCUSSED BY THE
CONVENTION
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STATE NEWS OF INTEREST
Brief News .Items Gathered Here And
There From All Sections Of
The State
FOUR NEW BISHOPS PRODUCTS INVALID
HAY, BEAUCHAMP, DICKEY AND
DOBBS ARE NAMED
PRELATES
Dr. Dickey W33 Formerly President
Of Emory University At
Atlanta
* Atlanta.—The proposed plan of tax
ing the output of manufacturing con
cerns, together with the plan of a
state income tax, Will be discussed
by the convention of the Georgia Man
ufacturers’ association, following Gov,
Thomas W. Hardwick’s speech on thal
subject before the delegates. This an
nouncement was made by John W.
Yopp, secretary of the association,;
who said considerable time would be
devote'd by the convention to these pro-
. posals.
Representatives of manufacturers
in practically every city of the state
will meet together at the convention
to take up such subjects as federal
and state taxation, unemployment,
business conditions, legislative ques
tions and insurance matters, and to
find solutions for the present prob
lems confronting the manufacturing
world, Mr. Yopp declared in announc
ing the program for the convention.
The association, long known as the
"voice of Georgia industry,” is a co
operative organization, according to
Mr. Yopp, and its purposes is to bring
the industries of Georgia closer to
gether for tlie interchange of thought
and experience, so that they may act
colleotively and harmoniously in rela-
. tlon to all matters affecting general
interests and the welfare of the com
munity as a whole.
According to Mr. Yopp, the con
vention this year is being held when
"signs of clearing sire plainly visible
in the manufacturing sky and rays
of sunlight are discernible through
the clouds.’' He predicted that this
convention will give a decided impetus
toward the advance and betterment
of industry in Georgia during the
coming year.
Taxation and unemployment will be
. two of the chief problems to be dis
cussed by the convention and plans
for' the increase of manufacturing be
yond the half billion dollar output of
last year will also be made. Among
other things to be taken up will be
the recent changes in the industrial
world and the convention hopes to
help the industries of Georgia meet
successfully these changes by giving
the knowledge, experience and thought
of all its manufacturers to the new
problems.
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SO RULES THE SUPREME COURT,
HOLDING CHILD EMPLOYMENT
INVADES STATES’ RIGHTS
Anti-Child Labor Advocates See Onl/
Hope In Constitutional
Amendment
Hot Springs, Ark.—After, taking five
ballots which resulted in the election
of four of the five bishops to be nam
ed at this time, the nineteenth quad*
riennal conference of the Methodist
Episcopal Church, South, here, recess*
ed foi a few hours, after which the
next ballot of the Episcopal elections
will take place.
These men were elected bishops at
the recent session: Dr. J. E. Dickey,
Griffin, Ga.; Dr. W. H. Beauchamp,
Nashville, Tenn.; Dr. Sam R. Hay,
Houston, Texas, and Dr. H. M. Dobbs,
Anniston, Ala.
Doctors Dickey and Beauchamp
went over on the, second ballot, re
ceiving 194 and 209 votes, respective
ly. Dr. Hay was Elected on the third
ballot with 191 voted, while Dr. Dobbs
won on the fourth with 256 votes.
The first and fifth ballots were de
clared "no elections” as none of the
candidates received the required ma
jority of 189 votes.
The fifth ballot was not completed
until recently. Dr. H. A. Boaz, presi
dent of Southern Methodist univer
sity, Dallas, Texas, was high with 143
votes and O. E. Goddard, of Nashville,
was second with 140. Dr. Goodard
is home mission secretary. The elec
tion - of Dr. Dobbs was a surprise to
the large number of workers who had
jbeen active in the support of others.
\His friends said they bad made po
active campaign, in his behalf and
Washington.—Any federal ban on
child labor appears to be impossible
for years to come, aB a result of the
Supreme court’s action in holding in
valid the federal tax on child labor
products that enter inuirstato com
merce.
This tax ^constituted the second at
tempt of congress to outlaw child labor.
Previously the court held unconstitu
tional a law which directly prohibited
the bishop-elect declared'that his elec
tion was entirely a surprise to him.
He is pastor of the First Methodist
church of Anniston.
Dr. Dickey has been in church edu
cational work many years and for
merly was president of the Emory uni
versity at Atlanta. Dr. Beauchamp
acted as director of the missionary
centenary and has long been a figure
in the church. Dr. Hay also has been
prominent .in the work of the chprch
many years and is pastor of the first
church of Houston.
COTTON 18 AGAIN AT
A NEW HIGH RECORD
Suicide Indicated In Farmer’s Death
Danville.—The body of Y. A,. Hays,
prominent farmer, was found recently
in a shed back of the house with his
head almost severed. The condition
of the body showed he had been dead
more than an hour. A butcher knife
in the had of the dead man led au
thorities to believe he had cut his
throat, although no message was left
to explain the action. It was thought
Mr. Hays was temporarily deranged..
Large Registration For Bond Election
Athens.—A total of 4,211 voters in
the county and 2,078 in the city has
qualified to participate in the bond
election here May 17, it was announced
at the registrar’s office here. Bonds
to the amount of $405,000 are to be
voted on. Of this amount large sums
are to go for school improvements, a
dormitary on the University of Geor
gia campus, and other improvements
in general.
Dies Rather Than Be Operated On
Lawrenceville, Ga. — Despondency
over the necessity of undergoing an
operation is believed to have caused
Brit Wood, 23. employed by the Law
renceville Drug company, to fire a bjil*
let into his brain the other morning.
According to relatives, Wood had been
in ill health for several months, and
it had been decided by attending phy
sicians to operate. When physicians
announced their decision, Wood, it is
understood, told relatives he "could
not stand the thought of it” Hence
his death.
New York.—Longs again stepped on
accelerator as tlie New York cotton
exchange opened and boosted values,
recently, to a new high level for 1922,
sending May above 21 cents, and new
crop months to a new crest for the
movement, the net gain over the pre
vious close being from 12 to 27
spys a correspondent. The opening
quotations were May 21.20; July 20.46;
October 20.48, and Decemebr 20.43.
As the record figures were reached
there was a general scramble to un
load and some V short selling. When
the reaction had spent itself, a new
buying movement set in with trade
houses, outsiders, the South and Eu
ropean contests clamoring for cotton,
and prices soon were moving back
towards the high.
The new "high” showed an advance
of more than $8 a bale over the pre
vious close a week ago, and from $21
to $25 a bale over the low levels of
last March.
employment of minors in the manufac
ture of any products entering inter
state commerce.
Advocates of anti-child labor legis
lation fear now that the only possible
way of establishing any federal bar
rier against the employment of chil
dren in industry would be through
amendment of the constitution. Such
an amendment, it is agreed, could pot
be passed and ratified by -three-fourths
of the states for several years.
Nevertheless, advocates of such leg
islation are studying the decisions of
the court in the hope of finding somp
loophole which will enable them to
attempt again to establish an effective
prohibitory law..
This last decision, as did the court’s
first decree several years ago, knocked
out the anti-child labor law on the
ground that it was an invasion of
states’ rights. Many of the states
have effective laws of their own in
this respect. The federal legislation
.was directed primarily at the cotton
mill districts of the South and some
mining regions. 1
These opinions were handed down
on the question by the court. The
first dodged the question of the valid
ity of the law by declaring that it
was a moot question whether or not
the act was constitutional, because the
children involved in this particular
case had become of age due to the
long pendency of the case in the Su
preme court.
In the second case, the court said
It had not been properly appealed.
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FARM WAGONS
AT PRE-WAR PRICES
“Hackney” “Onesboro” and “White
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You can take your choice they are all high-
grade. We handle Vulcan Plows and Parts.
You will probably not use much Fertilizers but
will 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.
Suzanne 'Lenglen Again Wins Easily
Brussels — Both Miss Elizabeth
Ryan of California, and Mile. Suzanne
Lenglen, the world’s woman tennis
champion, survived recent rounds of
the international hard court cham
pionship tournament here, the French
star sweeping through two love sets
against her opponent, Mrs. Dupont,
pont.
Mumps Attack "Child Crusaders”
Washington.—Child crusaders seek
ing the ear of President Harding with
a plea for their political prisoner fa
thers, are now confronted with an in
ternal foe. Mumps has broken out
in the crusaders’ camp. The health
department first learned that one of
the children had become afflicted with
the familiar ailment and Mrs. Kate R.
O’Hare, leader of the juvenile expedi
tion, called at the health department
to report eight more cases in her ranks.
It is stated that all the stricken chil
dren are to be cared for In a Washing
ton hospital.
Narcotics Bill Walts On President
Washington.—Passed unanimously
In tjie House and Senate, the narcotic
bill, putting additional "teeth" In the
Harrison act, recently awaited the sig
nature of President. Harding to become
effective. A federal commission, com
prising the Secretaries t .of State, Treas
ury and Commerce, and to be known
as the Federal Narcotic Control Board,
was created by the bill to carry into
effect prohibitory provisions of the
Rulings Favor Foreign Oil Interest
Mexico City, Mex.—The fourth and
fifth decisions against the retro-activ
ity of article 27, were rendered re
cently, establishing a precedent and
giving security to p^perty rights ac
quired previous to the Constitution in
1917. As. in two previous decisions
'this week, the vote was 9 to 1, Justice
Sabido alone dissenting.
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remember we have service batteries. We
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New Willard Batteries in stock.
Call us for Service..
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CALVIN E. McLENDON, Prop’r.
PERRY - GA.
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DON’T BE DECEIVED
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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. Air I ask is an opportunity to meet honest compe
tition on any line I sell.
Lets Forgetiithe Blues, Goi To Work and Make
The Best of It.
J.W. BLOODWORTH
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PERRY, - GEORGIA.
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We are in the market at all times for Seed Cotton,
Chinese Warfare Breaks Out Again
Honolulu, Hawaii.—Hostilities be
tween the Chinese armies of Gen. Wu
Pei Fu and General Chang Tso Lin
have begun all over again, according
to a dispatch received at Tokio and
forwarded to the Jiji, Japanese lan
guage newspaper here. The report
declares that it is anticipated that
(fighting will continue with increasing
vigor. . ....
Self-Defense Will Be Plea Of Student
"Stilwater, Okla.—Self . defense'- will
be the plea of Earl Gordon, Miami,
Okla., who shot and killed Beckham
Cobb, Birmingham, Ala., at the Okla
homa A, & M. college, where both,
were vocational students, according
to announcement by the former’s at
torneys. Gordon's preliminary hear
ing on a charge of murder will ha
held May 13.
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