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Official Organ of Houston County,
JOHN H, & JOHN L. HODGES.
POLITICS, UNIONISM,
GOVERNMENT.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
For Judges of the Superior Court.
Perry, Tkumday, July 6.
S1I1ID 'iVcJIONIHci 3HJL 11V. Nl SHHJJNVaS
ODVOIHO ONV >taOA M3N
SBOIJiO -IVM3N3U
T am a candidate for the office
of Judge of the Superior Courts qf
It is not the purpose of this ar- the Macon Circuit to succeed
tide to reach high enough to touch Malcolm I). Jones, who was
the greatest power in the world, appointed by Governor Dorsey,
the divine purpose and influence anc ^ a ®k the support of the people
as it affects the heart and mine of t ’ 10 Circuit in the primary
mankind. election to be held on September
Economic experts are not agreed 13, 1322.
as to the relative position of influ- JOHN P. DOSS.
|ences that promote the welfare of —
the country. | I hereby announce my caudi-
Although often spoken of as clacy for the office of Additional,
something that should bo avoided Judge 6f tire Superior Courts of
3IIJ. AC? OMSIIKHAOV
UOIHHOJ iiOd a31N3t;3nd3li U3dVd SltU
High price of a product don’t do
much good if there is an exceeding
short crop of that product for sale.
Tub A. B. & A. Railway is said
to be the o lly road not affected by
strike of the railway shopmen that
became effective July 1st.
It was threatened last Monday
that the railway shopmen strike
■would bo extended to 400,000
maintenance of way men.
Gov. Hardwick has offered a re
ward of $500 for members of the
mol> who took two prisoners from
the sheriff of Wayne county and
lynched them.
in making and enforcing law, poli- V ] 10 Circuit, subject to the Demo-
tics is essential in all matters of cratie Primary. By the end of the
government. 'year I will have served a little
Politics is inevitably good until more than half a term. I would
contaminated by the influence of like to serve at least one full term
unworthy politicians. j in addition. I will appreciate the
Whenever a politician is a pa- support of the voters of this
triot rather that a partisan, liis
efforts of mind and heart are used
to promote the material and moral
wellfare of the people and the
nation.
Jn affairs of government politi
cal parties are necessary in order
that the opinions of the people
may be obtained. Hero the poli
ticians find the greatest scope of
the influence and the influence of
public opinion causes the rise and
fall of politicians and parties.
Just now political affairs in the
United States seem to bo rather
jumbled and already there indica
tions that publio opinion has un
dergone a considerable change
since the last presidential election.
Closely attached to politics and
circuit.
MALCOLM D JONES
Ip unionism can successfully de , u
t he U. S. Government then tl|| 1 pffliticianl is labor unionism. Like
ROVOrnment Should promptly cause rinlitins. labor unions arc f*ood
the enforcement of existing laws
covering public utilities.
politics, labor unions are good
when used to promote right and
justice. Like the politician, or the
party, labor union becomes bad
Just now there is a deformed w j ien jt ignores the rights of others
effort boing mado in tho Georgia
legislature to repoal the present
lax equalization law. Gov. Hard
wick favors retaining the law.
The propotod publio highway
bond issuers having a hard road
to travel in tho Georgia Legisla
ture, The question is not a bond
issue, but this amount of the is
sue causes most concern.
Tiik tariff is now the leading is
sue in Congress, but much party
concern is felt about tho delay of
the vote on soldier bonus measure.
It m «l*nin«,»t that tho pmmlont “Kg
Ims hoen unable to Control the (Its-, Tl ,„ LdMJgjrf ti,,1„,
position of either measure. Verily,
Mr. Harding has a hard political
road.
and seeks to promote the selfish
purposes of unionism regardless of
tho inherant right of all men to
earn an honest living unrestricted
by any individual or organization
of persons. The union has a right
to exist, but not control absolutely
the avenues of labor they have
chosen as their own.
The schemes and influence of
polities and unionism exert very
groat influence over government
Of course the. dominent govern
ment is practically sure to favor
that element believed to have ex
orcising the deciding influence in
I Hereby announce my candid
acy for (he office of Judge of the
Superior Courts of the Macon Cir
cuit, to succeed myself at the ex
piration of my present term of
December 31 1922, sub-
the regular Democratic
h. a. Mathews.
office on
jeot to
Primary
TEN PEACHES FOR EVERY PERSON
The.cotton crop will be excep
tionally slurb, said I he federal crop
ostinmlo on duly 1st. Promptly
the price of cotton went up $7.50
per bale. . Just now the farmers
would prefer to know that they
will bo ablo to raise tho cotton,
rather than hnvo other influences
raiso tho price.
By conference tho operators and
minors' attempted to sottlo the
strike last Sunday and Monday
but failed to agree. They agreed
to make another effort next Mon
day, Tliero lias been no conces
sions, bqt .it is hoped the proposed
opening df the miues in tho Penn
sylvania dist rict will be successful.
So far there is not any acute short
age of coal for business uses.
Tho character of the government
docicfos the character of the laws
enucted.
There cannot bo a satisfactory
government without. good laAvs,
but good laws are useless unless
they are enacted.
Therefore, as politics, unionism
and government are iutended to be
good, they can bo made bad.
Also, all laAvs are proposed to
be good, but some may be bad,
The livw that is not enforced is
worse thon useless.
BOOTLEGS NEWSPAPERS AT MINE
MASSACRE.
FEDERAL APPOINTMENTS
are
Herrin, 111.—The Williamson
county mine war lias produced a
new type of bootlegger and news
paper speakeasy.
Local ucavs stands were inform
ed that if they sold any out-of-
town papers containing accounts
of the fighting they would bo
“treated roughly.” The new!
stands promptly closed up. Lo
cal papers published comparative
ly small accounts, aud, in fact, no
Avhere in the country is less news
of the massacro published than
Ten peaches for every man,
Avoman and child in tho United
States were handlod by the Central
of Georgia Railway Company last
year, according to a statement of
l’wsident W. A. Winburn, who
tells in interesting fashion of the
methods of handling perishable
freight. In addition to tho peach
crop the Central transports much
of the Georgia watermelon crop,
also Cuban pineapples Perishable
freight must be handled in a
rapid and dependable manner, Mr.
Winburn says, otherwise consum
ing centers Avould have to depend
upon limited areas nearby and
trade Avould bo constricted.
The railway executive goes on
to discuss other features of freight
service, some of Avhicliare little
understood even by shippers,
though the details are very in
teresting. Ho outlines the methods
by which fast rail and steamer
service is maintained and says
nineteen vessels can be loaded and
unloaded at one time on the
Savannah Avalerfront on the
company.
In order to be ready for reviv
ing business the Central of Geor
gia has added, since Federal con
trol. 19 locomotives, 600 ventilated
box cars and 100 Hat cars- It owns
815 looomotives and 8,716 freight
cars.
The President says that all
agents, employes and officers of
the road are ready at all times to
assist patrons and give full infor
mation and ho urges the public to
avail themselves of this service.
FAVORS LAW AGAINIST MASKS
Atlanta Ga., June 30—Governor
HardAvickhas declared that he
favored a law forbidding the wear
ing of masks in public, that the
state does not need masked men
and that tliero will be no “in
visible” goverujnentin its bounda
ries as long as he is chief executive.
The statement Avas made during
a brief address before the confer
ence of the newly organized Geor
gia league for enforcement of law
right here,
scene of it.
five miles from fch e • though constituted authority, and
'Governor Hand wick devoted much
the
Occasionally a person can slip in h' s D me f° a discussion of the
eback way of a news stand, just Ku Bad been invit-
Rcports from Washington
to the effect that President Hard-
iug is displeased Avith a majority
of the politicians of the Republi
can Party in the South. Hois
satisfied that their primary reason
for being Republicans is the
personal gain they get out of it. 1 , - ,• , . . —
His appointment of Judge Barrett fe, wldspering^ofUy^to 1 tllevendor «id, and had read its literature
Democrat, to bo Federal Judge in i?le pfcLgo whice is 1 but had declined the invitation.
SSB 1 ? 1 illy "lipped into one’s" pocket! ? Officersof the k!an the governor
attitude. Mi Harding must feel in Unfold(?d . t ia thal much . SOUJihfc j said, had told bun that mob out-
possession, an out-of-town paper 'rages lain at the door of the Klan
Avith a complete story of the trou- 1 had not been perpetrated by it.
ble here. i “It is unfortunate, hoAvovcr,
the matter very much like Demo
cratic .Presidents have felt in re
gard to Democratic organizations
in some of the Nortlien States,
Tho President of the United
States possesses a power of largo « , , , ,
consequence in boing able to set supply demand
up officials over the people in all Bootleggers figures aie
sections of the nation. Regardless* . i , o'
of politics, he should always seleol
men who are representative of the A big water melon crop in Geor-
people and Avho can bring to the gia is expected, but there is ap-
office the highest ability. prehension that prices Avill not be
Maoon Telegraph satisfac.ory to growers.
Needless to say the prices have
risen in accordance with the law
and real
asked. X
that groups of liisBi such affairs
use the same regalia as tho klan”
the govenor added, and told the
members of the league that he
would send any necessary to aid
sheriffs and judges of Georgia
counties who asked help in break
ing up various mob outrages by
bands of masked men, declaring
martial law if necessary, X
8 We are showing some nice Suit Cases |
8 and Trunks and can give you prices
I that Will be satisfactory.
1 Just received some new Art Squares
§ and Rugs, also nice line of Mattresses
§ and Beds.. Will be glad to have you
§ call and look over our stock.
8 We sell the Mascot Range.
— It’s a
DOUBLE treat
—Peppermint
Jacket over Pep-
. permint gum
for 5c
Sugar jacket just
“melts in your mouth,” /gp
then you get the delec-
table gum center.
And with Wrigley’s three old
standbys also affording friendly
aid to teeth, throat, breath, ap
petite and digestion.
Soothing, thirst-quenching. >5
Making the next cigar V&&4
taste better.
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