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JOHN H. HODGES, Prop'p. DEVOTED TO HOME INTERESTS, PROGRESS AND CULTURE VOL. fc $1.50 a Year In Advance ■ • .. . ■■va PERRY, HOUSTON COUNTY, GA., THURSDAY AUGUST 17, 1922. No. 33 j TO STOP STRIKES REQUEST that lower house HOUSE STAY IN SESSION SIGNIFICANT ; Strikers Say Only National Settlement j Is Acceptable—Road Says Consld- ! eratlon for Strikers Is Over !• Washington.—President Harding has asked congressional, leaders, in viev» of the menacing industrial situation * 'arising from coal and rail strikes, to hold the house, now in recess, contin- uously: in session, along with the sen ate, after the house reconvenes. The prospect was that, failing early settlement of the labor controversies, the administration might call for leg islative action to enable the govern* ment to cope’with conditions. Meanwhile,, leaders of union trans portion organization, began to gather here for conferences to determine the response to be made to President Hard ing’s latest offer of a settlement ba sis for the shopmen’s strike, and to determine, according to statements, what joint or co-operative action labor forces shall take in case the offer is 9* rejected. B. M. Jewell, chairman of the offi- jprs of the striking unions, declared he had received hundreds of telegrams from shopmen’s locals, “telling us to reject the president’s offer and not a ji! single one asking its acceptance.’’ Separate conferences between the ^Southern railway officials and repre sentatives of its Striking shopmen broke up finally when the men declar ed only a national settlement could be accepted, even though the railroad con ceded seniority, rights. Fairfax Harri son, president of the road, Sfi a general notice to all of its employees, said that the company considered it had “more .than fulfilled its obligations to its strik- ing employees,’’ and that its duty was for unimpaired transportation ser-> vice- rSWp we will perform,’’ he de clared. ‘ '” ■ To Rule 6n Picture Films Exhibition Washington.—Whether the exhibi tion of old moving picture films under new titles familiar to those of noted books and plays is a fraud upon the public will be decided by the federal trade commission. As a result of a visit , of members of the commision to a local theater where films' of this character were displayed, the Commis sion has issued a formal complaint against the Fox Films corporation of New York, charging that it is sending out old films under hew titles. China Parliament Resumes Sittings I Peking, China.—China’s parliament, resuming the sittings begun' August 1, after a lapse of nearly five years due to internal disorders, faced strong rep resentations for the adoption of a con stitution as speedily as may be. Li Quan-Hung, president, and Wu Pai-Fu, the man whose military successes paved the way for Li’s 'resumption of the office, whence he was ousted in 1917, both have gone on record as fa voring an organic law patterned after that of the United States. Ships Made Ready For Brazil Trip Norfolk, Va.—Work on the battle ships Nevada and Maryland at the naval base here is being rushed in readiness for the Journey to Brazil to participate in the Brazilian centennial exposition. It has been announced def initely that Secretary Hughes will head the delegation to Brazil, leaving New York on the steamer Pan-Ameri nd will enter the South Ameri PUNS TO SETTLE MINERS’ STRIKE ITS ACCEPTANCE IS EXPECTED BY BOTH SIDES WHEN THE CONFERENCE RESUMES Scope Of Cleveland Conference Widen ing—Leaders Of Both Parties Pleased With Plan Cleveland. Ohio.—Settlement of the soft coal strike under a definite plau that ratty result In the making of wage agreements on substantially a national basis wil be presented to a conference hert JL coal operators, who are expect ed to come from all parts of the coun try, with officials of the union miners. In the main the plan provides re sumption of coal production by union miners under wage scales that exist ed when the strike began April 1, and for the appointment of an advisory commission of inquiry within the coal industry, the personnel to he approved by President Harding. Existence of the plan which has been approved by some operators, became known when union officials and oper ators—controlling about one-third of the output of the central competittive field—met, both jointly and separately, with a view of taking action toward breaking the coal strike. The joint con ference adjourned until a time when it is announced it is expected “other sub stantial interests’’ would join in the meeting. The plan—qtaderstood to have the aproval of John L. Lewis, president of the miners, and Alfred M. Ogle, presi dent of the National Coal association— niay be presented to Indiana and Illi nois operators at Indianapolis and Chi cago. Confidence is expressed by op- eratorp and miners that the Indiana and Ilinois j^erqtors would , join .the conference,'aniflt is adaed that' bpera- tors are expected 1 from several districts outside the central field. WAR M STILLS INCREASE SHOWN IN PROHIBI BITION ACTIVITIES •> OVER JUNE ; Brief News Items Gathered hjere Anc i There From All Sections Of ! The State Atlanta.—Prohibition activities ir S. C. Woman, 107, Enrolled To Vote Union, S.'C.—Union county may easi ly claim the distinction of having on its enrolling books the oldest woman voter in South Carolina in the per son of Mrs. Susan Kirby, who has enrolled at the age of 107. Mrs. Kirby gets around in her home unassisted, and her eyesight is good, she being able to recognize her children, grandchil dren and groat-grandchildren as they call to see her. Her bearing is also good when her one hundred and seven years of age ( is taken into considera tion. Loses Two Fingers; Leg Is Badly Cut Chester, S. C.—W. M. Cornwell, 15 or 16 years of age, son of W. C. Con- well, of the River Bend section, was badly Injured in an accident while he was working with a moving machine. He was taken to the Fennell Infirmary in Rock Hill and'given medical atten tion. The young man was working with a mowing machine to which a team was attached, when the team, started off and set the machine in mo tion. Young Cornwell lost two fingers from his right hand and'his right leg was paifull cut above the ankle! can country on the battleship Mary land. Undertow Fatal To Man And Woman Cape Charles, Va.—Miss Mand Seay of Richmond, and J. D. King, Jr., 23, were drowned here when they were caught in a strong undertow off Cobb’s Island. B. D. King, Sr., father of the youth, nearly lost his life in a vain at tempt to save the couple. The elder King is supervising agent of the Penn sylvania railroad here. Miss Seay was a school teacher. . - End Of Cuban Troubles Are In Sight Washington.—It was recently made known at the white house that Presi dent Harding believes that good prog ress is being made in' straightening out the tangles, financial and economic, to .Cuba. 3 Hurt, 1 Killed, When Train Hits Auto Heavener,' Okla,—Wylie Fortner and his wife, both 51 years old, and R. P. Christian, 70, were kiled, and Mrs. Kirk Christiam was probably fatally injured when the automobile in which they were riding stalled on a railroad track, ( near Wister, Okla., and was struck by. a Rock Island passenger train. Kirk Christian, who was driv ing the car, was not seriously hurt. Ten Thousand Die In Chinese, Typhoon Hong Kong, China.—Casualties in the typhoon and tidal wave which re cently'swept the port of Swatow, 250 miles north of here, now are'estimated at ten thousand. Another British steamer, in addition to the %o previ ously reported ashore, was bound from Hong Kong to Shanghai, when she met the fury of the typhoon and wap to tally, wrecked, but her passeng'ers were saved. | Georgia in July show an increase over June and over July of last year, ao | cording to tho monthly report of Fred ‘ Dismuke, federal prohibition direc tor. ( There is an increase in the aniounl of stills and other property destroyed and the maunot of liquor confiscated but less arrests have been made, and there have been fewer prosecutions than for the same month of last year Mr. Dismuke stated that makers oi illicit liquor were becoming less bold in their operations, and wore using more' schemes to evade the officers so thqt, although many stills are taken, fewer men are being caught while en gaged in the manufacture of liquor. During July 216 stills were destroy ed, as Compared with 113 destroyed during July, 1921. Gallons of whisky seized total 1,760, while ut 1,470 gal lons were taken last year. Of beei mash, an increase of 214,776' over 77,- 636 gallons were recorded. Seven au tomobiles were confiscated during July of la3t year and 13, almost twice as many, ivere taken in July, 1922. The appraised value of property de stroyed by federal prohibition agents in Georgia during July was $53,216.65. For the same month of last year the value of property destroyed was ap praised at $13,558.60. The number of prosecutions has fall- .oh from.171..jgi 1C5,,g decrease ol six:'-" i^e^number' 6P^reafs''flSi5“§fi3w a decrease. Fourteen less arrests were made in July, 1922, than in 1921, the figuers being 114 and 100. Weather In Georgia Very Fine Thomasvllle.—A visitor to Thomas ville whose home is in the North is so agreeably surprised in the weathei found here she thinks the place could almost be. advertised as a summer re sort as well as a winter retreat. She had been advised before coming thai thew .eather would be such the heal would be unbearable. On the contrary she has found cool breezes fluring the day and delightful nights for sleeping. She says she will return home praising south Georgia after finding no eyi dece of malaria, etc., that her friends had awriled against. • Indian 8prlngs Camp Meeting Juliette.—Officers of the Indian Springs Holiness Camp Meeting Asso ciation have compelted plans for the thirty-third annual meeting, whiph be gins on August 10 and continues 1C days. The camp ground is located about a mile from Flovilla. The meet ing will be conducted by leading evan gelists, including Rev. John Paul ol Wilmore, Ky.; Rev, J. L, Miller ol Nashville, Tennessee, and Rev, Sam Haynes. Rev. G. W. Matthews of Ma con is president of the Camp Meeting Association and the oldest member; He is an active worker in the South Geor gia Methodis Conference. July Failures Drop Below High Peak i New York.—Business failures for July totaled 1,568,. a drep of 5:3 per cent from the June figures, or 42 per cent from the peak month of January, 1922. . ; • v ' v . Macon Will Vote On School Donds Macon.—A special election to deter mine whether Bibb county shall issue $500,000 in bond3 for school purposes has been called by the board, of edu cation for September ‘13, the date of the primaries in which congressional and local candidates are selected. The bond issue .was defeated last December through failure to secure the constitu tional majority. The sentiment was Shown through the vote to be over whelmingly for bonds. A new high are contemplated. V Lightning Kills Negro Woman ^homasville.—Thomasville has had very little rain.' of late, but they clouds have been heavy every afternoon and accompanied by much thunder and lightning. A negro woman on the es tate of Mrs. Kate Ireland was killed by lightning, another woman badly injured and several children shocked. Lightning struck the house where *the negroes were, damaging it, but not de stroying it. The woman who was killed had a young baby, only a week , old, which was not hurt —-.J FARM WAGONS I .AT PRE-W*\R PRICES | “Hackney” “Onesboro” and “White | Hickory.” ' | You can take your choice they are all high- grade, We handle Vulcan Plows and Parts. You will probably not use much Fertilizers but will want what you do use to be strictly High Grade. We make ours and know what's in it and yoddo not have to pay and more than for the ordinary kind. IT WILL PAY YOU TO FIGURE WITH US. ] HEARD BROTHERS 8 j MACON, GEORGIA. | laaonaaaoauaGaaanaaaonnoaoaoaooonanaonoao.naa^aconeki REPAIR WORK By Expert Mechanics On All Oars. BATTERY SERVICE * We Recharge arid Rebuild A\\ Sizes and Makes. New Willard Batteries in Stock. WELDING Acetylene Welding of _A11 Kind. TIRES and TUBES 4$ U. S. Tires and Tubes and Accessories in Stock. McLendon Auto Co. CALVIN E. McLENDON, Prop’r. PERRY - GA. DON’T BE DECEIVEb Buy your GoodB for Cash and I will sell you, Grocer ies, Hardware, Enamelware, Crockery, Stoves, Ranges, Glassware, Churns, Etc., CHEAPER than any mao 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 t meet honest compe tition on any line I Isell. ( Lets Forget|the 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 . I Cotton Seed, Peas, Velvet beans and all other farm products ? Bring us your products. Perry Warehouse Co. ./ > |Iff