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r JOHN H. HODGES, Prop'r. DEVOTED TO HOME INTERESTS, PROGRESS AND CULTURE $1.50 a Year In Advance ===^3g=~r."-’-- 'jjs *Sk.’ VOL. LII. PERRY, HOUSTON COUNTY, CA„ THURSDAY AUGUST 31, 1922. \ No. £5. [THREE BIG STEEL CORPORA- r TIONS ANNOUNCE 20% RAISE | IN WAGE'S OF EMPLOYEES PUBLIC TO PAY STRIKE COSTS MM^QaaaooarsnaaacnnacaooffoooDaoaoaoaaaaoacaaaaaaaaDO “ 0 CONSUMER AGAIN “GETS IT ,IN THE NECK,” STATISTICS EXHIBIT No Explanation vrr vne increase Haw Been Given by Steel Corporations, i But Is Due To Labor Scarcity ’ New York.—Three big steel corpo rations, employing normally nearly three hundred thousand workers, an- Bounce a 20 per cent wage increase for all day laborers In their manufac turing plants. The United States Steel c orporation -took the lead, but was Quickly followed by the Midvale Steel & Ordnance company and the Youngs town Sheet and Tube .company. In the absence of Charles Schwab and 'Eugene Grace of the Bethlehem Steel corportion, no other official of that company Would commit ijjimself. Secretary Brown said, howevoBj; he did not know of any action that bad been taken on the wage question. /President Matthews of the Crucible Steel corpo- • ration said his company had taken no action "as yet.” It was generally be lieved in financial circles that all im portant steel firms would announce In creases within a few days. News of the Increase came/as a sur prise to the financial district, probably because wage adjustments In other in dustries have been generally down ward. It was followed by slight re- ■ cessions in the price? of steel shares. No explanation of the increase was given by the steel corporations. How ever, it Is known that, the immigra tion law has cut off the supply of un skilled laborers which formerly drift ed to the iron arid steel centers. When the /labor shortage became acute last sprnig and. the. steel Industry bogan to show signs of rehabilitation, temporary relief was offered by the em ployment of men thrown out of Work by the coal strike. Resumption of coal mining and ,'ttae ^increasing derpand-for laborers in oth er industries, combined with the ex pected business revival this falirifl re ported to have caused apprehension among mill managers, who feared that the higher wages elsewhere would cause • sufficient desertions to hamper their operations at a time when there was every prospect for heavily increas ed orders, i Chicago,—The rising tide of prosper* ity has not only .wiped out the unem ployment problem of a few months ago, but has created an actual shortage of men with an accompanying increase in wages, according to employment agents, railway officials and-manulacturere. One evidence of this, they said', was to be found in the raise in pay an nounced for employees of the United States Steel corporation. Employment agents of Madison street, the thorough fare of the unemployed, complained that there was a scarcity ot both rail road labor and farm hands and said that as a result higher" wages were being offered. One railroad official at tempted to show that the steel com panies were being forced to pay higher wages because of the wages paid for the same class of labor by the rail roads acting under/ authority V 1 /- Situation Growing Out Of Mine And . Rail Strike Prove .This To Be True ATLANTA MAINTAINS ITS RANK AS ONE OF THE LEADING SOUTHERN CITIES Commander And Crew In Plane Wreck Fashingtom—The giant J seaplane "Sampnio Correia,” en rfmte to the Brazilian, centennial, collapsed in the sea between Halt and Cuba, the navy department has been advised. The de partment announced a radio message that it had received from the nayql station at Guantanamo. The message stated that the United States cruiser Denver from the station had-picked up Lieutenant Hinton, the commander of the seaplane, and" the crew. Hinton and the crew were picked up by the Denver at latitude 20 north and lon gitude 74.38, which point lies in the passage between Haiti and Cuba. Washington.—It is an old saying that the public pays the bill in any great strike, and there perhaps has never been more tangible evidence of this v than in the situation growing out of the mine and rail strikes. It is estimated by statisticians that during- the mine strike mine workers have lost approximately $300,000,000 in wages, figuring thqt they worked normally during thenr present walk out. But Such are the demands for fuel confronting the country today that, resuming work, the miners will be virtually assured steady, full-time employment for many weeks. Thus they will get back their losses — ex cept' in the anthracite fields, where maximum production is maintained at all times. Statisticians further estimate that mine operators have lost approximate ly $300,000 in profits, damage to plants and possibly loss of markets. But, such are the demands for fuel that those operators who have produced despite the strike have bOQSted prices far above the normal level; and, when the production is once resumed fully, the boosting process will go 1 merrily on among them all. . Already it is estimated that the peo ple in the country have been called upon for approximately $100,000,000 by way of increased fuel prices, anti-that this bill will run up to a half billion dollars at least before the winter is over. • It was to check this that President Harding proposed his coal purchasing agencye’to congress. And failure of congress to enact such a measure—as no wappedra certain—will mean that the public will be called upop to pay absolutely every cent "the traffic will bear.” This; according to some of the highest officials in the govern ment, may reach $18 to $25 a toh for coal. But coal prices _ape not all that will hit the public. Already, according to statistics compiled by the labor depart ment, wholesale prices of many com modities from food to building mate rials are beginning to go up. Yack of transportation facilities, due to the shopmen's strike, are making the fill ing of orders for many of life’s neces sities as dlficult as in. the case of coal. Heavy demand, coupled with inade quate supply due to Inability to trans port goods, means, under economic laws, rising prices. ■ Millions being lost to growers in the West; through lack of cars, will bp mil lions borne by the public eventually through buying on a limited market in fresh and canned fruits and vege tables. Greater profits from a small er outlay instead of small profits on quantity outlay wiil.be the toll exact ed by wholesalers apd retailers. Eventually this toll will mount into millions, officials say. Unequipped with laws to balk profiteering, the de partment of justice, of course, is study ing the situation throughout the coun try and may recomihend some legislar tion. later to cope with It. Atlanta.—Atfanta maintained its rank as one of the .leading Southern cities in the ambunt of buildings put : under way during July, figures given in the American Contractor’s resume of statistics shows. Following are the figures of Southern cities showing a [comparison of building this July and July a year ago.’ July, 1922. July, 1921. $2,208,220 $1,948,322 652,563 1,059,950 -1,180,830 • 177,336 . 367,350 • 2,310,095 - 331,522 Atlanta - • > Augusta - - Louisville .. New Orleans Chattanooga Knoxville - ■ Memphis - « Nashville - ■ 161,756 703,000 761,350 64,947 205,249 1,101,<918 531,382 Man Is Killed By Auto Atlanta.—Thomas Edward Hull, 45, this city, was injured fatally recently, ■^hen the automobile he was driving west along Ed-gewood avenue was struck by a high powered car going south out Jackson street. He was rushed to a hospital where he died a few hours afterwards. The car that collided with the one operated by Mr, Hull was driven by Henry Atkins, nogro chauffeur for John M. Nichols, also o£ this city, Mr. Nichols was riding in the machine at the time oI the afccident, it is said. According Jo several witnesses the negro was traveling at a high rate of speed and did not slow up as he .approached Edgewood avenue. FARM WAGONS AT PRE-W AR PRICES “Hackney” “Onesboro” and “White Hickory.” You can take your choke 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. HEARD BROTHERS MACON, GEORGIA. oaaaaoaeaaoaaaaaaaaaaaaocii laaaano ..saaacaeaaaHB iBU Forty-Five Vessels Of Board Are Idle New Orleans.—Forty-five vessels of the United States shipping board, with an aggregate deadweight tonnage of 240,246 tons, are. laid up in the Mis- sissipi river below New Orleans, ac cording to an official of the shipping board. Twenty-four-of the vessels are at Twelve-Mile point and twenty-one at Nine-Mile point. * Arc Finding Cream Business Profitable Hawkinsvllle.—Since the establish ment of the Hawkinsvllle creamery several months ago, the dairy indus try has made rapid strides through out this section and promises to be a leading factor in the upbuilding of perm&nent prosperity. Five years ago but little attention was given to any- thing outside of cotton, especially cows except for the individual use oi the owners, and now Interest has reached the point where nearly the entire farming Interest has become in some way or other interested in the dairy industry, some of them in -a small way but one which has possi bilities. •' Will Probe Lynching Of 8layer Juliette.—The Monroe county si&er- ior court will convene for a week’s session soon, with Judge W. E. H. Searcey, Jr., presiding, and Solicitor- General Emmett Owen looking after the state’s interests. B&th civil and criminal dockets are light. A large number of grand and traverse .jurors have been drawn. The most import ant matter to come before the grand lury. will he an investigation of the recent Glover lynching near Holton in this, county. L. C. Bittick, deputy sheriff, has served subpoenas on about thirty Bibb county citizens who will appear as witnesses before the grand . try. v Free 8tate Commander Assassinated Dublin, Ireland.—Michael Collins, commander of the Irish Free State army and the most outstanding fig ure in the , entire Irish situation, has been assassinated. It has been offi cially announced tljat Collins had been shot and killed from ambush near ,Bandoii, County Cork. Collins’ life has long been in danger and his as sassination, as reported, follows what was regarded as an attempt on his life within the past forty - eight hours. On this occasion a-bomb was Fair Associatfbn Officers Elected Juliette.—The Monroe County Fair association has elected officers as follows: W. H. Dame, president; L. P. Goodwynq, Clarence Waldrep, W M.' Spier, and Zenas Hencely, vice presidents; H. L- Worsham, manager, and J. H. Clarke, secretary apd treas urer. Subscriptions are being secur ed for the prize list and the date of the' fair will be announced soon, ji is believed the fair will be the best ever held in Monroe as excellent agri cultural and other exhibits will be ar ranged and a program of attractions 1 will be carried out. V REPAIR WORK By Expert Mechanics On All Oars. BATTERY SERVICE We Recharge and Rebuild Ajl Sizes and Makes. New Willard Batteries in Stock. WELDING Acetylene Welding of All Kind. „ TIRES and TUBES U. S. Tires and Tubes and Accessories in Stock. McLendon Auto Co. CALVIN E. McLENDON, Prop’r. PERRY - GA. ■:^Ml 'lli -fewm DON’T BE DECEIVED Buy your Goods for Cash and I will sell you, Grocer ies, Hardware, Enamelware, 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 fr om me I will not sell you one article for less than cost and make it up on something else. AIM ask is an opportunity to *meet honest compe tition on any line I Jsell. Mm Lets Forgetjthe Blues, Go To Work and Make The Best of It. > J. .W BLOODWORTH, “THE FARMERS FRIEND.*% PERRY, - GEORGIA. was*' $9,000 Destroyed Ip Ginnery Blaze Lawrenceville^-The cotton ginnery thrown, and exploded under the aut<£) of F- Rice, eight miles east of Law- mobile in which Collins was in the - ^nceville, was totally destroytd by habit of riding. The IriBh leader was 1 fIre recently. Mr Rice had had the not in the car, however. greunds around the gin house Clean- ed off the day before the fire; In Indiana Governor Backs Soldier Bonus ' addItio “ to the destruction of the gin- _• nery, there were several bushels of Indianapolis, Ind. Gover or \Mc-, -^heat and a Ford car burned, which- Cray sent telegrams to Senators Wat- belonged to ' John Hall. It is said that! son and New uYgng the passage by the loss amount to abou t $9,000, with' congress of an adjusted compensation . ?5J500 logurance . . act for veterar-s of tha wcrjty war j | are in the market at all times for Seed Cotton Cotton Seed, Peas, Velvet beans and all other farm products Bring us your, products. Perry Warehouse Co.