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PRESIDENT THINKS THE BILL 1 ALL ROADS CONTROLLED BY THE
WOULD BE A PERVERSION J SOUTHERN ARE PARTIES Tp
OF PUBLIC FUNDS SETTLEMENT
rdtng In Accrird With Avowed Put*
pose, But Does Not Subscribe
To Its Provisions
Agreement According To Plan Accept
ed By Shopcr'aft Unions In
Chicago, Illinois
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VOL. LII.
PEKRY, HOUSTON COUNTY, GA., THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 28, 1922.
I Washingtori.~»President Harding ve
toed the soldiers’ bonus bill, inform.
! ing congress in a written message that
Mg be was in accord with “the
[avowed purpose” of the measure be did
inot subscribe to its provisions.
The executive action was regarded
generally in Washington as making im
probable a bonus for the world war
iveterans, at least for some time to
come, as it appears to be almost cer
tain that the veto will be sustained
jby the senate. A vote in the house
■has been planned already, with the
Senate to follow later on the same day
! tbe house votes.
Mr. Harding set forth a number of
reasons for returning the bill to the
Choirne without bis approval—these in
cluded: .
1. Failtire of congress to provide a
means of financing. /
<3 That inevitably the bonus would
mean increased taxation. -
8. That the legislation would^wipe
jout everything thus far accomplished
to reduce . government expenditures
.wherever possible.
4. That a peace bestowal on the ex-
jservice men was “a perversion of pub
lic funds” and suggested “that future
defense i3 to he inspired by compensa
tion rather than consciousness of duty
!to flag and country.”
,'| 5. That to add one-sixth of. the total
sum of the public debt for distribu
tion among less than five million of
110,000,000 people would undermine
confidence on which the nation’s cred
it is builded, and "establish the pre
cedent of disrupting public funds when
ever the proposal and the numbers af
fected make It seem politically appeal
ing to do so.”
6. Tftat the $10,000,000,000 of matur
ing public debt in the next six years
would be difficult to meet without add
ing the cpraplicatio". of added borrow
ings on account of a bonus. -
I 7. That the^ad justed certifwate plan
of payment with its bank and govern
ment lqans was little less than a cer
tified inability of the government to
pay and a "practice of sacrificial bar
ter” by the veterans.
5. That the bonus would not dimim
isli the later obligation in'the way of
pensions to the world war veterans.
Asserting, .flint this obligation would
"cost more billions than I venture to
suggest,” the president declared that
"a national financing policy is neces
sary to make the nation ready for the
expenditure which is certain to be re
quired in the coming years.” -
Woman Is Charged With Death Plot
Huntington, W. Van—A hearing to de
termine the sanity of Mrs. Laura Price
Bowman, charged with conspiracy to
kill her second husband, will be held
shortly, it has been announced. Mrs.
Bowman is under observation at the
State insane hospital and a preliminary
report from hospital experts is expect-
eid within three days, Counsel for'
Mrs. Bowman indicate^ that if she is
placed on trial the defense will be Jhat
;she was temporarily Insane, the conse
quence of domestic troubles.
Millionaire Heli^fess Marries Chauffeur
Bennlng, Vermont.—Mrs. McCullough
Turner, daughter of the late Gov. Mc
Cullough, who was at one time presi
dent of the Erie railroad, was married
Irecently to Elmer Johnson, who had
|been employed as a , chauffeur, it is
announced here. Mrs. Johnson was
! the widow of Thornton Turner. She is
•one of the two children who will in-
‘herit a fortune estimated at $10,000,-
000 left by her father. I
, /Washington.—Officials of the South
ern railway and representatives of the
union shoft craft3 of that system
signed the) Warfield-Willard-Jewell
agreement.
The strike among the workers of
the Mobile and Ohio railroad, which
is controlled by th9 Southern, also
was settled on the same basis. The
workers of the two roads, and those
employed on all other lines controlled
by the Southern who went op strike,
are to yfeturn immediately to work
with seniority rights unimpaired.
Orders were telegraphed by the shop
leaders to divisional chairmen of the
various labor unions throughout the
South to return to work at once. Simi
lar orders were sent out by the South
ern’s officials to their superintendents
to put all the former workmen back
at their old jobs as soon as they ap
plied.
The conference had been in session
three hours when William H. John
ston, president of the International As
sociation of Machinists, as spokesman
for the union chiefs, announced that
a settlement had been reached. Henry
W. Miller, vice president of the South
ern lines, in charge of operations, ex
hibited a copy of the agreement bear
ing signatures of the union representa
tives and of the Southern, remarking
that he expected most of the striking
workers to be back at work within ten
days.
The refusal of the shop leaders to
sign -on September 16th led to doubt in
MOST OF OFFICERS OF THE CEN
TRAL GO OUT, BjJT EMPLOYE
FORCE TO BE UNCHANGED
Brief News items Gathered Here And
There From All Sections Of
The State
Atlanta.—The Central Bank & Trust
Corporation, owned principally by
Asa G. Candler and members of his
family, has been merged with the Cit
izens & Southern Bank, it was official
ly announced recently, this marking
the most important 'transaction in
Southern banking circles in years,
The merger makes the Citizens 1 &
Southern Bank, with its offices in sev
eral cities, the largest financial house
between Philadelphia and New .dr-
leans.
Negotiations leading toward the
merger of the two big Atlanta institu
tions have been under way for sever
al days between W. W. Banks, execu
tive manager of the Citizens &. South-
ern, and Asa G. Candler, Jr., repre
senting the Central Bank & Trust Cor
poration. The transaction was formal
ly concluded at a meeting of the Cen
tral’s., board of directors.
The decision of Asa G. Candler tc
retire from active association with
the banking business led to his con
sideration of merging the bank so long
controlled by him with another in
stitution.
There will bo no/ physical 'changes
in the conduct of the merged insti
tutions, it is announced, and though
most of the officers of ’ the Centra)
Bank will retire, there will be nc
changes in the employes. The bank
in the Candler building will be con
tinued under the name of the “Cen
btn lea to aouDwn r>tral . Qalce tf of the Citizens & .Srtyjg
some quarters as to the outcome of Hie ern> and wlu have lts 0WT1 dl ' Q ^&
.conference. It was understood that the
devision was influenced largely by
President Johnston, who is said to have
urged- an amicable agreement in the
interest of "industrial peace.”
E. E. Norris, of St. Louis, vice pres-,
ident and general manager of the Mo
bile and Ohio road, acted as spokes
man for that system In the negotia
tions.
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Detroit Begins Largest Masonic Temple
Detroit, Mich.—September 18th was
biggest day in the history of Detroit
Masonry—marking the laying of the
cornerstone of what wilVbe, when it is
finished, the largest Masonic temple in
the world. Masons of high rank par
ticipated id the ceremonies, Secretary
of the Navy Edwin penby, a Detroiter,
giving the chief address. Secretary
Denby read -a greeting from President
Harding, who had planned to attend,
but cancelled the engagement when
Mrs. Harding became seriously 111. It
was practically a holiday.
Canada May Send Air Force To East
Toronto, Canada.—Canada’s prepared
ness for the prompt mobilization and
equipment of a force of about five
thousand men for early dispatch tc
Constantinople has been the subject
of discussion here for several days
In some quarters ikbas been suggest
ed that Canada’s OT»lfthution might
take the form of a large and well-
equipped air force, which, it is said,
could be raised and dispatched in seven
days' notice. Canada is perfectly, will
ing‘to go to the rescue of the imper-
illed Christians of the Far East.
with Carl H. Lewis as vice president
in charge, Asa G. Candler, Jr., C. H
Candler and Henry Heinz, now promi
nently associated with the Central
Bank, will continue as directors, as
Will many more of the old directorate.
Woman Solon Plans Clean-Up
Macon.—Four, winsome little tots, 11,
9, 7 and 3 years of age, are the funda
mental reasons why Mrs. Viola Boss
Napier has the distinction of being one
of the two first women representatives,
in- the state legislature. She was elect
ed as one of the thre representatives
from Bibb in the primary. It was be
cause of these wee'kiddies that Mrs.
Napier began the study of law three
years ago arid through it became vi
tally interested in politics. "When
my husband died a little over three
years ago I realized that I had to
make a living for my family,” she re
lated in discussing her successful cam
paign. "I had always been interested
in law and had planned several times
to take up the study of it seriously,
hut something liad always prevented.
Goodyear and Seibling Tires.
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Storm Warning Sent Over Southead
Washington. — Advisory northeasl
storm warnings were displayed on the
18th from Cape Henry and Brunswick,
Ga. A disturbance of moderate in
tensity was apparently developing ofl
the northeast Florida coast.
Cars, Booze, Girls, Caught
Savannah.—Four big touring cars
were lined up the other day for ap
praisement by federal officers, having
been captured and confiscated after a
10-mile pursuit on the Ogeechee road.
Six men and four women were detained
end cases made against the men; two
girls were also taken and released.
The four big cars all contained quan
tities of booze, officers asserted. Other
officers, for the first time in their
lives, they declared, located stills in a
graveyard, discovering two 100-gallon
and a 66-gallon outfit, recently operat
ed, in g cemetery,.si£ miles from the
city. Arests were made and accused
persons put under $1,500 'atonds.
IMIncrs Union Will Offer No Evidence
Marion, 111.—The Illinois workers,
who are giving legal and financial as
sistance to the fifty-eight men indicted
in connection with the killing of nine
teen non-union men at the Lester strip
mino, June 22 will not proffer to the
I grand jury any 1 evidence concerning the
killing of three union men on June 21,
lit ha3 been announced following an
nouncement that Ihe grand jury would
also investigate these deaths.
Wants To Impeach Attorney General
Washington. — Anouncement thal i
Samuel Untermyer would represenl
him in Impeachment proceeding-
against Attorney General Daugherty j work of September
has been made by Representative Kel past week Dean J.
ler, Republican, of Minnesota.
Trying To Get Honey, Negro Is Kiilec
Chester, S. C.—William Sanders, ne
gro, was instantly killed when in ai;
effort to secure a bee gum he fellec
a tree and as the tree was fauing
a large rotten limb broken and strucli
him on tpp of the head. .
Wide Interest In Tech School
Atlanta.—Great interest is being ex
pressed by civic and business clubs
of the city in the opening of the new
term of the Tech School of Commerce
evening classes, which begin the fall
27. During the
M. Watters has
appeared before a number of these
clubs to present the work' which is be
ing done in this department of Tech,
which purports te give to those already 1
in business a higher technical training
in advertising, finance, accenting, {
commercial law, business and Indus- 1
trial management, and relative sub
jects.
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ies, Hardware, Enamelware, Crockery, Stoves, Ranges,
Glassware, Churns, Etc., CHEAPER than any man
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
one article for less than cost and mpke it up on something
else. All I ask is an opportunity to fc meet honest compe
tition on any line I [sell.
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