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JOHN H. HODGES, Prop'r. DEVOTED TO HOME INTERESTS, PROGRESS AND CULTURE $1.50 a Ycsir In Advance VOL. LII. PERRY, HOUSTON COUNTY, GA., THURSDAY NOVEMBER 2. 192^. No, 44, HRS. VINSON GETS RELATIVES OF DR. ViNSCJN VERY MUCH DISSATISFIED WITH COURT PROCEDURE STATE KfflSJF MEREST BHef News Items Gathered Here And There From All Sections Of ■ The State BRITISH CABINET IS made mm MINISTERS IN NEW REGIME GIV- EN OUT DY PREMIER > BONAR LAW All Older Parties Fear Stregmh Of La- . borites In Coming General Election Georgia Crop Diversification Greatly , ^Atlanta.—Expressing their determi nation to fight to have Mrs. Cora Lou Vinson, slayer of their father, die on ' the gallows, Dr. W. B. Vinson and Dr. T. D. Vinson, sons of Dr. W. D. Vinson, and stepsons of Mrs. Vinson, issued a statement charging that they were "handed a dirty rotten deal” when the, state and attorneys for the defend ant agreed for her to receive a new trial, enter a, plea of guilty_ to a charge of murder and take a sentence of life imprisonment in lieu of the death pen alty imposed several months ago. "We have been fighting this case from the beginning to tho end,” the sons declared, “and will continue, to fight it. We shall still insist on a death penalty. We are* not prepared to state what our course of procedure shall be, but some steps will be taken.” When Informed of their statement, E. A. Stephens, assistant solicitor gen- • eral, assorted that there is no move they can make to change the present status of the case. "When a plea of guilty is entered and sentence is passed, the case is terminated as far as the courts are,concerned," he said. According to Mr. Stephens, the .of fice of Solicitor General Boykin agreed to a new trial for Mrs. Vinson pro vided she would immediately enter a plea of guilty to the .murder indict ment. It was understood, he said, that in such event the sentence of the court would be life imprisonment in stead of death. Mrs. Vinson is ready to begin her torm and will be placed in the state prison farm within the next few days, it wak stated at the Fulton tower. 1922 SOUTHEASTERN FAIR PROVES A GREAT SUCCESS ✓ - Georgia Crop‘ Diversification Greatly . , Boosted—Georgia Editors’ Day •V . "Big Occasion Atlanta.—The greatest fair in the Southeast came to an end October 21 when the Southeastern Fair Associa tion closed its gates upon an exposi tion which W- declared to have set a new standard for briliancy and magni tude of exhibits. Attendance figures were not available at the time of the . closing, as officials were engaged in checking up rec6itpk until a late-hour. Thousands of tickets to the fair had been disposed of in downtown booths, and as far as could be determined, attendance figures will stand as good as those of any previous years, or may eclipse them. It was apparent that of ficials were exceeding well pleased with the success of this year’s fair.) Discussing the fair on the 'closing Bight, President Oscar Mills stated that he was well pietoed with the showing the fair had made, and expressed his belief that it was the best south of Ohio during the present season. Friday, October 20, the day set aside for the entertaining of the Georgia ^Weekly Press Association, was a most enjoyable one, and one which proved an occasion long to be remembered. ORDER UPHOLDING ! OCEAN DRY HULE JUDGE HAND EXTENDS STAY | TEMPORARILY TO ALLOW AP- PEAL TO U. S. COURT Finds Vessels Serving Liquor To Pas sengers, However, Guil*;y Of Transportation London.—Premier Bonar Law has is sued a list of the principal members of his ministry. His own name is not mentioned in tb« official list, which leaves it to be inferred that he takes no other office than that of prime min ister and; first lord of the treasury, the latter being a post without speci fied duties beyond those attaching to the premiership. Marquis Cuvzon retains his post as secretary for foreign affairs and will be leader of the house of lords. Vis count Peel retains the Indian secretary ship. Stanley Baldwin, as expected, goes to the exchequer, but it has not yet been announced whether he will be loader In the house of commons. The earl of Derby at the war office rosumes a post which he has held before. . The priihe minister had the greatest difficulty with the law of fices. The attorney general, Douglas Mac- garel Hogg, is new to his office. He was formerly closely associated with Lord Curzon. His wife is the daughter of Judge Trimble Brown of Nashville, Tennessee, and widow of the Hon. A. J. Majorihanks. The new cabinet was officially an nounced as follows: Lord president of the council, Mar quis of Salisbury. ■ Lord high chancellor, Viscount Cave. Chancellor of the exchequer, Stanley Baldwin. Secretary for home affairs, William Bridgeman. Secretary for foreign affairs, Lord Curzon. Minister of agriculture, Sir Robert A. Sanders. . Secretary for Scotland, Viscount No- var. V Attorney general, Douglas McG. H'-gg. Lord advocate, Hon. W. A. Watson. Secretary for the colonies, the Duke of Devonshire., Secretary for India, Viscount Peel. Secretary for war, the Earl of Derby. First lord of the admiralty, Lieut. Col. L. C. M. S. Amery. President of the board of trade, Sir Philip LIoyd-Graeme. Minister of health, Sir Arthur Grif- flth-Roscawed. President of the board of education, Edward F. L. Wood, M. P., for the Ripon division of Yorkshire. There are still a number of appoint ments to be made, and it is noticeable that the five officers held under Pre mier Lloyd George by Austen Chamber lain, H. A. L. Fisher, T. J. MacNamara, Sir Homar Greenwood and the earl of Crawford and Balcarass, who all poined Lloyd George, in tOT* wilderness, are not filled. It is expected that the office of chief secretary for Ireland will be abolished and the ministry of labor will be merged into some other department, New York.-*-Federal Judge Leai’ned Hand handed down a decision dismiss ing the motion of foreign and Ameri can ship companies for a permanent injunction restraining ^federal prohibi tion agents from putting into effect the bone dry ruling of Attorney General Daugherty. He extended the &i.uy tem porarily, however; providing that the steamship companies file an Immediate appeal to the United States Supreme court. Judge Hand decided in favor of the government on ,all points. The deci sion was rendered on the specific mat ter of (ha application of foreign lines for an injunction protecting from seiz ure ships' carrying' liquor under seal on the eastbound voyage from the United States. , The decision applies to both foreign nnd American lines because of the state ment made by Judge Hand during the injunction proceedings last week that a defeat of the motion of foreign lines would naturally bring about defeat of the American lines’ motion for an in junction. The temporary extension of the stay granted by Judge Hand applies only to liquor to he used ^s supplies for members of the ships’ crews on the east-bound voyage to Europe. This ex tension was granted on) the furnishing of a bond of twenty-five thousand by the steamship- companies to guarantee that the liquor would not be used for any other purposes than the one stip- Judge Hands foufr&^tttat steamships, in carrying liquor and serving it to passengers and members of the crew, were guilty of transportation, but he said he would go no further than to issue an injunction against interfer iiig with the carriage of a stotjk neo tssary for the crews’ rations bn the east-bound voyage, "The plaintiffs must each £ive a bond of twenty-five thousand ‘dollars conditional against the use of such stocks for any other purpose than as crews’ rations,” he added, dismissing all other motions for injunctions. Loss Of Dlriglbte Will Not Interfere Washington.-Jpespite the destruc lions' by ViroMfi. the hydrogen-filled dirigible C-2^he army’s immediate plans for the development of lighter Lhan-alr craft will <gmtinue, Secretary of War Weeks has announced follow lng a conference with Major General Patrick, chief of the army air service. The Iosb of the C-2, however, has fin ally determined army officials to sup- plant hydrogen g^s with the non-in flammable helium as soon as possible It will take about a year, they estimate, to manufacture and store sufficient of the new gas to take care of air service needs. gMMMeoQanooaaocQcG&aoQoaffaoaoDaaaaaaaaaaaaaaciaBecsQir | DON’T 5 . s g Throw away good money trying to re ° pair an old worn out Wagon. The “HACKNEY” and the “OWENSBORO” wagons will do your work and save your money and every dollar you invest in them will save money for you. WE SELL VULCAN PLOWS AND PARTS. See us about Fertilizers for your Grain other Fall Crops. * A HEARD BROTHERS MACON, GEORGIA. !3aaaeoaaaouannoonDOoaao0nooaoanoaoonaoaoa .aisoisaftiia ■Isadora Duncan Is Still Unappeas^d New York.—Miss Isadora Duncan, classic dancer, and her new Russian • husband, the poet Serge Essenin, dem onstrated to. the satisfaction of the im migration authorities that they had not turned “rod” while mingling with the Bolshevists and have been admitted to tthe country. “I’m as good an Ameri can as any one, and better than some," She snapped. "To think that the grand daughter of General Duncan of Wash ington’s staff should be dented for a while admittance to the country. Ab surd!” Throat And Wrists Slashed With Razor Tampa, Fla.—W. B. Cox, said to be a resident of Quincy, Fla., is in a local hospital with his throat and wrists slashed with a razor. Reports say that CENTRAL AMERICAN REPUBLICS APPROVE PARLEY SUGGESTION Washington.'—Informal communica tions from the five Central American governments invited by the United States to meet the conference here in December for discussion of arms limi tation projects and other matters indi cate early acceptance of the Invitations and appointment of the five delega tions. \ There is no doubt that Secretary Hughes’ action, taken as it was virtu ally at the request of the five gov ernments, has been receiVed in Cen tral America with gratification. Formal acceptance in some cases may be delayed through the necessity of securing approval of either cabinet or congress. - , I — Talalla, Oklahoma, Bank Is Robbed Governor Cannot Pardon School Board Springfield, 111.—The Illinois supreme court, in an opinion handed down re cently, denied the right of Governor Small to pardon members of the Chi- coga school board who were recently ■ordered fined and imprisoned on charg- JeiT of contempt of the Cook county circuit court. The court directs tbal !the fines -be collected and that the board-members be sent to jail.' November 13 §et For Peace Conference !" Paris.—The Near East peace con Terence has been definitely fixed foi November 13, at Lausanne, Switzer land, by final exchange of messages '.by France, Great Britain and Italy. The {invitations will be sefet immediately, . The British cabinet crisis, it is stated here, will not interfere with this final '■ arrangement. f- : ' Russian' Cruisers Are Lost In Storm I Riga.—The Russian armored crui- j sfers Rossiya and Gromoboi and sew | eral other vessels have been lost in a l storm In the Baltic sea. REPAIR WORK By Expert Mechanics On All Oars. BATTERY SERVICE We Recharge and Rebuild A]1 Sizes and Makes. ' New Willard Batteries in Stock. WELDING “'Acetylene Welding of All Kind. TIRES and TUBES Goodyear and Seibling Tires. McLendon; Auto Co. <• .Calvin e. Mclendon, Prop’r. PERRY - GA. J. W. BLOODWORTH We are prepared to furnish you the following aft? lowest possible prices. Shells by Box or Case. Ranges, Stoves, Heaters, Pipe and Utensils. New Syrup Barrels and Caps. We carry ^at all times a line of f^rm and hardware fancy and family groceries* | WELCOME - Make Our Store Your Headquarters. J. W. BLOODWORTH “THE FARMERS FRIEND.-^ PERRY, - GEORGIA. shelf: Claremore, Okla.'—Three unmasked I bandits robbed the First State bank, at Talalla, 20 miles north of here, he will recover, although the injuries and escaped- with $1,200 and an un- *re severe. known quantity of liberty ‘bonds; iSnow Flurries Reported In Northwesi Chicago.—Snow flurries heralded the coming of winter in various parts oi Minnesota, the Dakotas, Wisconsin, Iowa and Kansas. We are in the market at all times for Seed Cotton,. Cotton Seed, Peas, Velvet beans and all • * t ‘ . - other farm products * , - • r * Bring us your products. Perry Warehouse Co. L'