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JOHN H. HODGES, Prop'r. DEVOTED TO HOME INTERESTS, PROGRESS AND CULTURE VOL. LII. $1.50 a In Advance Sg,J=g ^ P " ===Njg‘-".' '■ -I- .■= PERRY, HOUSTON COUNTY, GA. t THURSDAY JULY 27, 1922. No. 33. EFFORTS TO END WALKOUT OF j RAIL SHOP WORKERS CON- | TINUE IN CHICAGO President Grable^Says Path To Early i Adjustment Of Disputes Open For His Orj^SStlon : Chicago.—With E. F. Grable, presi dent of the Maintenance of Way Un ion, asserting that he did not expect his men to leave their work, confer ees looking toward a peaceful set tlement of the shopmen s strike con tinues. Announcement by the Pennsylvania railroad that a - satisfactory wage agreement had been reached with its shopmen was considered by some rail road and union leaders to have had a calrifying efefct on the situation, in asmuch as the Pennsylvania has in sisted on dealing direct with its own men. Mr. Grable issued a statement as serting that “the path to an early ad justment is open” so far as the four hundred thousand members of his or ganization are concerned. Mr. Grable also said he had receiv ed assurances that Chairman Cum mins of the senate interstate commerce committee expected to hold early hear ings on disputed points of the trans portation act, particularly with refer ence to the living wage principle. Mr. Grable said he advised the board of orders sect to his general chairmen to open negotiations with their respec tive roads immediately regarding dis puted rules, working conditions gnd wages, and to submit the case to the board i fan agreement was not reached. The first of these disputes came" before the board—the dispute being that of the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul railroad. The carrier set aside the thirty-day clause in existing agreements for the filing of a dispute and Mr. Grable secured the board’s promise for early hearings on this and .similar cases, many of which will be consolidated. .CROP CONDITIONS FOR SOUTHEASTERN STATES . (Atlanta, Ga.—Conditions, says the United State^j department of agricul ture, bureau of crop estimates, favored plant growth during the past fortnight. Much needed moisture became* availa ble for the corn crop, which wtNifcuffar ing in much of the region. The situa- - tion is somewhat spotted. More rain than; was' needed fell in many locali ties, while some are still in need of showers. , The corn crop is improving material ly, but is still below the average. Marked progress has been made in the growth of cotton. It is fruiting well, and its appearance is much bet- ’ ter than two weeks ago. 1 Also improvement is noted in hay crops, grasses and pastures, “Shade” tobacco is in, and the qual ity and yields are better than last year. Rice is making good growth with fa vorable weather. I Sweet potato crop is excellent, with 'Alabama and Florida leading. I On July 1 the crops in the South- least had undergone a very trying pe riod and had just begun to recover. ,,This improvement continued over, past two weeks, except in case of crops sub ject to special hazards. Cotton has im proved physically, but this is offset by increasing weevil damage. Mause Causes The Death Of 27 Cattle . Spraugue, Wash.-r—One mouse caused ■the death of twenty-seven cattle on the ranch of Robert Potts. The mouse be came stuck in the pipe leading from a tepring to the pasture watering trough. ,The animals died of thirst. Some of (them crawled through the fence into ather field in their desperate search for. water, Mr. Potts reported. |e Stolen From Bonded Warehouse Jan Francisco, Calif.—Oficial inves tigation has been ordered into the com plaint made by Theodore Gier, owner of the Gier bonded warehouses, in Oak land'; that federal employees have been stealing wine from the premises; and on qne occasion, held a party in the wipe cellar, at which women were pres- out. .... .... . _ OPERATORS TOLD TO OPEN MMS 10 GE ADMINISTRATION SAYS PUBLIC WELFARE MUST COME FIRST; “MINES MUST OPERATE” President Issues Statement After Bitu minous Operators Accept Plan “In Principle” Washington.—Bituminous coal mine operators were, invited by President Harding at the white house to “return to your mine properties and resume operations,” after they had replied to the president’s tender of arbitration for settling the national coal strike with a collective offer to put their properties nnd their service at the dis posal of the government “in this cri sis." Speaking as chairman of the group of operators after the white house conference, Alfred M. Ogle said the employers would make the attempt ,to resume operations. ! Meanwhile the miners’ union, through an adjournment sine die of its controll ing policy committee, made certain its refusal to accept the arbitration pro posal, and many of its officials imme diately left Washington. The bitumi nous operators were likewise not a unit in accepting the government arbitra tion proposals, but the president said that a “large majority” of them, by unqualified acceptance had given him occasion to “express my own and the public attitude.” There were intimations in official circles that all the implications of the decisions to ask that the mines be opened had been fully considered by the government, and that there was a possibility that the protection of troops nnd the American flag would be fur nished in districts where men were will ing to work, failing sufficient local safeguarding. Employers generally held the view that some coal production would result in union fields in Penn sylvania and Ohio if nowhere else, even though executives of the non - union mines -of the Ohio river reported that output was being cut off sharply due to lack of transportation, owing to the railroad strike. A day and a night of almost continu ous sessions did not Buffice to make the bitmulnous employers a unit for acceptance of the arbitration proposals of the government, even though anthra cite operators had given quick accept ance. On a final vote, a .general let ter, accepting the principle of arbitra tion and making the tender of mines and services, was agreed upon and pre sented to the president. ( Kills Son-In-Law With An Ice Pick Jacksonville, Fla.—An Ice pick wielded by his father-in-law brought an end to the domestic squalls of William Copeland, 32, according to the st9ry related by the father-in-law, Marion A. Rice, 68, farmer, of Montgomery county, Georgia, who was held in the county jail on a charge of murder. Barge Line Of Nineteen Taken Over St. Louis, Mo.—Edward F. Goltra has complied with the government’s re quirements for taking over a fleet of 19 barges and four tow boats fof op eration on the Mississippi, the United (States engineers’ office here announces. Farm Population Of U. S. Is 31,614,269 Washington - .—The farm population of the United States on January 1, 1920, was 31,614,269, or 29.9 per cent of the total population of the country, accord ing to returns of the last census an nounced by the census bureau. WMuuBoeaacraaaaQafiQacaaaaoBonpaaaQaanoaaGaiaQQQaaacacHBF GEORGIA ASSOCIATION TO START STREAM OF HOME-SEEKERS FROM OTHER STATES President Proclaims The Yap Treaty • Washington.—President Harding has proclaimed the effectiveness of the Yap treaty between Japan and the United Stales, it has been made known at the state department. The text of proclamation ha3 also been made pub lic. STATE NEWS OF INTEREST Brief News Items Gathered Here And There From All Sections Of The State Atlanta.—Final plans in a movemenl which, it is believed will bring about the immigration of thousands of farm ers from other states into Georgia, arc to be considered and adopted at s state-wjde conference at the Anslej ! hotel in Atlanta soon under the aus pices of the.Cteorgia association. The plans,■which have been pre pared after tBarough and painstaking study of land Settlement plans in everj part of the country and in the ltghi of one year’s actual Georgia aclvertia ing results, according to F. H. Abbott, secretary of the Georgia association arc to bo subjected to final criticism al this meeting and, upon approval, are to be made public and the machinerj immediately set in motion in a numbei of counties to make definite offerings of attractive farm opportunities to sev eral hundred prospective farm set tiers with whom the association is ir contact. “It is possible for Georgia to secure new and desirable farmers from othei states,” Mr. Abbott asserted. "This is not my personal opinion; it is a simple statement of facts. Nearly one hun dred families from nothern states have settled In Georgia during the past twelve months and a great many more are in immediate prospect. I am speak ing only of the families directly oi indirectly influenced to settle here through Georgia association activities of publicity in national farm publica tions. “While some of the settlement is by single families, by far the greatesl interest is shown in group or colonj settlements. In addition to two farts colonies that have already taken first root, I am at the present moment co operating with representatives of thres large groups in the ^election of lands for live stock and fruit farming in volving an area 6t more than 100,00C acres, contemplating a subdivision intc appi’oximately 2,500 farms. “Three principal things are retard ing a possible tide of farm immigra tion to Georgia unprecendented In the history of the south. “First, lack of standardized farms modernly improved and priced and sold and handled after sale according to methods having sole regard to the social, educational and economic needs of the farm settler; totally divorced from the idea of land-selling; and completely safeguarded from the re motest possibility of land speculation “Second, lack of alertness or inter est and of necessary response on the part of large land owners, bankers and business men to co-operate effec tively in furnishing the finances really required to organize, administer and advertise a result-getting, standardized land settlement plan. “Third, failure o? southeastern rail roads to arrange low home-seekers ex cursion rates to the southeastern states, as do the western railroads, tc attract farm settlers from nth ar sec tions of the territory.” • - 3 Die As Plane Catches Fire In Air j Los Angeles, Calif.—W. H. Robinson, / aviator, and two men passengers were burned to death here when the airplane in which they were riding caught fire and fell. Moye Convicted For Evans Murder Hamilton.—Olin Moye was convict ed of the murder of Jim Evans, in su perior court here. The jury returned a verdict near the midnight hour. The case was liven to the jury early' in the night after a. two-day trial. Many Cases In Federal Court Atlanta,—A total of 1,396 criminal cases and 467 civil cases were ter minated in federal court of the north ern district during the fiscal year ending June 30, Clint W. Hager, dis trict attorney, made public in his re port. Civil cases pending June 30 ol last year numbered 669 and 286 were commenced during the year. Of the 407 terminated during the year 214 resulted in judgments for the govern ment, 5 against it, 9 were dismissed or discontinued after payment of com promise and 179 were discontinued for other reasons. Cases pending last June 30 numbered 438. Aggregate judgments for the United States in. civil cases was $26,409.54, of which! $4,845.21 was realized. A total of $13,- j 506.78 was also realized from old judg-1 ments and settlements. [ AT PRE-WAR PRICES | “Hackney” “Onesboro” and “White | | Hickory.” | | You can take your choice they are all high- 3 | grade. We handle Vulcan Plows and Parts. | | You will probably not use much Fertilizers but g g will want what you do use to be strictly High | 1 Grade. | We make ours and know* what's in it and you do not j : have to pay and mqre than for the ordinary kind; IT WILL PAY) YOU TO FIGURE WITH US. , HEARD BROTHERS £ MACON, GEORGIA. § laanoaaaonaaaaoaaaaaaaanaaaaoaaaoananaan .aawsaoc aaaa 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. DON'T BE DECEIVED . 4 I . • Buy your Goods for Cash and I will sell you, Grocer ies, Hardware, Enamelware, Crockery, Stoves, Range*, Glassware, Churns, Ete., 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 meet honest compe tition on any line I [sell. Lets Forgetfjthe Blues, Go To Work and Make The Best of It. J. .W BLOODWORTH “THE FARMERS FRIEND, "j PERRY, - GEORGIA. We are in the market at all times for Seed Cotton Cotton Seed, Peas, Velvet beariji and all in m I j , * yj §||ji other farm products • : J H I . l Bring us your products. Perry Warehouse Co,