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JOHN H. HODGES, Proper.
DEVOTED TO HOME INTERESTS, PROGRESS AND CULTURE
$1.50 a Year In Advance
OL. LII.
PERRY, HOUSTON COUNTY, GA. t THURSDAY JUNE 1, 1922.
No. 22.
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WILL INTERN MEN IN ORDER TO
BRING TO END REIGN
OF TERROR
Thomasville.—Watermelon grower!
I here state that they expect the crop to
;begin moving about June 10 or a day
,or two later. Melons from eight to ten
.pounds in weight are being brought
illn to show how the crop is maturing,
and they look as if it would not be
_ng before they are ready for ship
ment, as the growers report whole
fields of them of that size. Report
-here has it that the Florida melon
• crop has been materially injured by
; dry weather. Should this be true, it
would mean a big demand for the south
Georgia melons and fine prices. The
growers are very optimistic over the
i outlook and are expecting a record
season.
J. J. Parrish of the Southwest Geor-
igia Watermelon Growers’ association
-and Mr. Wright of the North Amer
ican Fruit Growers’ association will
ibold a meeting at the court house here
isoon. This meeting is for the pur-
| pose of presenting to the melon grow
lers of the county plans in regard to
:the dpdrations of the water melon
j growers’ association this year in con-
mection with, the handling of the melon
fcrop thi3 season.
The splendid rains which have fallen
of late have done wonders for the crops
;of south Georgia, and et would be hard
to find better ones anywhere. Tb
corn crop throughout Thomas cdunty
is in beautiful condition, and much ol
, it very far advanced. What there is oi
the cotton crop is looking well, too, and
the fields are clean and the crop well
chopped out. Sweet potatoes, sugar
eane and, in fact, everything is doing
as well as could possibly bo hoped.
Tour Of Forests Is Forward Stop
Atlanta.—Characterizing the federal
expedition into the northern sections
of Georgia promoted by the Atlanta
Constitution as one of the greatest for
ward steps in years, Dr. T. H. McHat-
ton, horticulturist of the University oi
Georgia, issued a statement heartily
commending the plan. The statement
follows: “The expedition that the Con
stitution is fostering into the mountain
sections of northern Georgia is one oi
the greatest forward steps that has
been taken in recent years for the. bet
terment and development of the state.
Not only is thd possibility of turning
this great forest area into a playground
for the southern sections of the Unit
ed States a movement in the right di
rection, hut the latent possibilities
'along agricultural lines must also he
considered.
Premie*' Craig lays That Forcible Ac
tion Is Necessary—Now Regu
lations Are Issued
Belfast, Ireland.—Throe hundreds oi
more prisoners were taken by special
constables in the various counties oi
Ulster in the general round-up. The
prisoners comprised for the most part
officers and men of the Irish republi
can army as well as members of the
Sinn Fein and other organizations op
posed to the constituted authorities
here.
Although the northern government
had contemplated drastic action against
the Sinn Fein, it was the assassination
of W. J. Twaddell, a member of the
northern parliament, that really decided
the government to act promptly. But,
at the same time, it reduced the num
ber of captives in the roundup, as
many of the leading republicans left
Belfast, dreading reprisals, and thus
escaped the police .net.
The prisoners will be interned, but
the place of their internment has not
yet been determined. Bally Kinlar
camp is not available, as military oc
cupy at the present time.
Premier Craig in parliament declar
ed that the recent serious disorders
made it clear that forcible action was
necessary; consequently, he had issued
new regulation making membership
the Irish republican army an of-
nse in itself. The government had
further decided to arrest a number of
persons long under observation be
cause it was impossible to allow such
individuals in Ulstei to carry on a
conspiracy against., authority.
REBELS RETURN FORTRESS TC
GOVERNMENT FORCEb THRU
UNITED STATES MARINES
BRITAIN IS ONLY ONE
TO PAY UNITED STATES
Total Accumulated Interest On Out
standing Loans Is Now
$1,159,500,000
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Cotton Bleachery Charter Is Asked
Griffin.—The Lowell Bleachery com
pany, with headquarters in Lowell,
Mass., has joined hands with the Kin
caid Manufacturing company of Grif-
fine, and has organized the Lowell
•Bleachery, South. This company will
have its principal office at Experiment,
Ga. The new company has made ap
plication to the superior court of Spald'
ing county for a charter. The petition
ers are Sidney Coolidge, Charles P,
Curtis, P. W. Kiernan, Allen Little and
•W- F. Ingram. The latter two are of
ficials Qf the Kincaid company, while
the first three are officials of the Low
ell company.
Insane, Slays Wife And Escapes
Danielsville.—Ordinary Bulloch was
recently requested to issue an order
for the arrest of W. M. Fleeman, near
Colbert, Ga., for lunacy, and before
the sheriff could reach the place he
had killed hi3 wife. Details concern
ing the weapon used are meager, but
it seems he attacked her with a ham
mer, beating, her brains out, and then
ran away. He has not been apprehend
ed yet.
Judge Validates Butts Bonds
Jackson.—Judge W. E. H. Searcy,
■ Jr., of the superior courts of the Flint
circuit has passed an order .validating
the one hundred and fifty thousand dol
lar issue of road and highway improve-
; ment bonds voted on March. 28. An
intervention was filed, attacking the
registration as being improper. After
hearing from the objectors, Judge
Searcy passed an order validating the
bonds. .
Washington.—With the passing ol
May 15, says a correspondent, another
date for paying interest on foreign ob
ligations, the United States is still
“holding the sack,” with no activity
by any 'of her major debtors, save
Great Britain, toward reducing theii
obligations.
Accumulated interest on this gov
ernment’s four outstanding war loans
now stands, in round numbers, as fol
lows:
Great Britain $ 530,000,000
France 374,500,000
Italy 210,500,000
Belgium 44,500,000
Total $1,159,500,000
Despite the. fact that the American
foreign debt-funding commission was
named and empowered by congress
weeks ago, formal notification of read
iness to proceed with the work has
been indicated by only two powers—
Great Britain and France. France has
notified this government of the person
nel of her funding commission, with
out indicating when she would be ready
to proceed, while informal conversa
tions already have begun between Sec
retary Hughes and Ambassador Geddes
toward laying the foundation for the
funding of the huge British obligation
Firm Stand Taken By Minister Ramel
Peacefully Settles Serious Sit
uation At Managua
General Wood Caught In . Typhooor
Manila, P. I.—Wireless queries tc
the yacht Apo, on which Gov. Gen
Leonard Wood and his wife and daugh
ter sailed for Mindoro recently hav?
not been answered and the typlioor
which raged incessantly for several
hours is believed to bo responsible foi
the delay in their return. The Apo is
believed to have sought refuge in some
port of Mindcro. General Wood hac
planned a brief visit of inspection or
the island. So far no serious dam
age from thetyp boon has been re
ported.
Managua, Nic. — A revolutionarj
movement broke out here recentlj
against President Diego Manuel Cham
ano, a band of rebols seizing Fortress
Lonia, commanding this city. Upor
representations from the America!
minister, John E. Ramer, however, the
revolutionists later agreed to turn ovei
the fort to the commander of the
American marines to he given back tc
the government.
The capture of Fortress Loma was
affected at noon recently under com
mand of General Arcenio Cruz, whe
took the position by strategy in the
absence of tlio commander. Othei
leaders of the revolutionary movement
are Adam Canton and Salvador Cas
trillo. All are prominent conserva
tives, but are of the action opposed
to the present government.
As soon as news of the capture ol
the fortress was received, the Ameri
can minister sent a letter to the Com
mander of the rebellion troops. The
reply stated that the rebels were
friendly to the Americans and tha<
their purpose was to cause the reslg
nation of the president .and a change
of the present cabinet.
The American minister answered
that if the fort fired Upon Campo de
Marts, where -the American marines
are stationed, or upon the city, the
fire would be returned by the ma
rines. He also proposed that Genera)
Cruz send three representatives to the
-American legation to meet three-rep
resentatives of the government for s
joint conference.
Mr. Ramer then communicated by
wireless with Rear Admiral Cole, ol
the United States navy, woh replied
that he was within 00 miles of Nica
ragua, and would arrive at Corintc
with 400 marines.
The government was busy recruiting
troops and expected that 1,000 men
would arrive within a few hours from
Granada.
There was rifle and machine gun
firing between the government troops
and those holding the fortress, several
soldier being wounded.
Later, at the' conference, it was
agreed that General Cruz would sur;
render the fortress to the officer of the
American marines, to be turned back
to the government. It was also agreed
that the civilians implicated in the
revolution would be pardoned and
that the military participants should
be imprisoned for thirty days.
There was high tension and fear
among the people, hut everything
seems to be quiet at present.
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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 hot
have to pay and more than for the ordinary kind.
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remember we have service batteries. We
recharge and rebuild all sizes and makes
of Batteries.
New Willard Batteries in stock.
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CALVIN E. McLENDON, Prop'r.
PERRY - GA.
DAUGHTER DEMANDS
DEATH OF HER FATHER
IN THE ELECTRIC CHAIR
Michigan City, Ind.—The plea of Wil
liam E, Donovan’s seventeen-year-old
daughter will- probably block all ef
forts of Donovan’s friends to save him
from the electric chair. Donovan is
sentenced to die June 1 for the murder
of his wife last summer, He shot and
killed his wife as she faced him with
their two-year-old baby in her arms.
Governor McCray, after receiving the
daughter’s letter urging that the death
sentence be carried out, has intimated
that he will take no further action in
the case, and Donovan himself, in the
death cell at the prison, has given up
all hone.
DON’T BE DECEIVED
Buy your Goods for Cash and I will sell you, Grocer
ies, Hardware, Enamel ware, Crockery, Stoves, Range#,
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 selF*
Lets Forgetjthe Blues, Go},To Work and Make
The Best of It.
J. W. BLOODWORTH,
i“THE FARMERS .FRIEND.".
PERRY, - GEORGIA.
-Senate Opposition To Anti-Lynch Bil
Washington.—An opinion that th<
•anti-lynching bill passed recently b;.
the house* is unconstitutional, anc
should not be enacted by congress! wa;
submitted to the senate judiciary com
mittee by a sub-committee, headed I13
Senatbr Borah, Republican, of Idaho.
I Rewards Offered In Whipping Case
[ Birmingham, Ala.—Announcement by
I local civic clubs and' individuals of
i subscriptions to a reward fund for
I the apprehension of the guilty persons
, and statement of the local office of
j the department of justice that the
- criminal machinery of the federal gov
ernment was working upon the case
were the principal developments from!
the announcement that Dr. J. D. Dowl-j
ing, city and county health officer, I
had been lured from his home and
severely whipped by a party of men.
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