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THE HOME JOURNAL
$*rice, Sl.BO A Year, In Advance
Published Every Thnrsday Morning.
Official Organ of Houston Couuty,
JOHN H, & JOHN L. HODGES,
Perry, Thursday, Dec. 7.
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TfSANCHES IN ALL THE PRINCIPAL CITIES
The Georgia Bdmist Convention
assembled in annual session in At
lanta Wednesday morning.
Under an
military law,
-tousiderably
amendment to the
the anny 1ms been
increased.
Ah unusual exodus of labor
fmu Georgia is roportod and offi
cials are warned to use efforts to
cbeck it.
Gov. Hardwick lias declared in
daily newspapers that Peach coun
ty is a dead loiter, so far as he is
concerned.
With the opoi-ing of the Bhort
cumiou of congress December 5th,
a degree of official appointments
Tweire ap'pioved by the Senate. A
largo proportion of the appoint
ments are postmasters.
This more the late now county
•election is discussed, from any
standpoint, the stronger is made
the proof that thor« should not be
a new county created in Georgia
toow or hereafter.
Secretary Dcnby asks for the
United States a navy of the first
grade. This is among other indi
cations that the government official
believes that- the way to preserve
peace is to be prepared for war.
ITnder the leadership of Sena
lor Underwood the democrats pre
vented the republicans from pass
ing \lie ship subsidy bill and oth
er obnoxious measures- By <x
pert use of the filibuster tho re
publicans were prevented from
reaching a vote on several of their
p»t measures.
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if lifts developed fcnfflffiiii tho
epCKehos in this country by the,
iomnor Premier of Franco that the
l»mrto purpose is to gain for France
the .military affiliation of the Unit
ed States. Membership in the
League ofwNations is earnestly clo'
sired. Certainly something is
needed to prevent a lenguo between
tbAdia.w re,.i-irAir Russia and
ABUSING POPULAR WILL.
The senate committee on agri
culture has reported out favorably
a proposed amendment to tlie fed
eral constitution providing that a
new congress shall take office im
mediately after it had been elect
ed, instead of meeting more than
a year later, unless called in ex
tra session.
The purpose of this wo doubt is
to prevent members of both houses
from functioning as law-makers
after they had been defeated for
re-election - the defeat of repre
sentatives in congress being occa
sioned almost wholly by the oppo
sition of their constituents to poli
cies—party or otherwise—cham
pioned by them.
By all means either this amend
ment should pass and bo ratified,
or tho constiiutional provision for
the times of tho sessions of. con
gress should be so revised that a
retiring congross shall not convene
after the general election.
As it, is now each congressional
teriri of two years has a short and
long session, the short session
concluding the two years’ servico
by meeting the first Tuesday in De
cember following the regular No
vember election in alternate years
and adjourning sine die on the 4th
of tho following March, at which
time the new congress, elected in
November, shall tawe office—but
it does not nssemblo until the fol
lowing December unless cilled in
extra session. ' - >
By that provision n complete po
litical revolution may take place,
audto illustrate this year when a
•republican house majority of 167
was swept by the votes of the peo-
plo down to a bare handful of less
than 20; and yet, under the inade
quate and wholly illogical provis
ion of the constitution, the 167
majority continues to function as
law-makers, in violation of the
voico and the will of tho people,
though sanctioned by the consti
tution.
Certainly there is no justico in
such a condition, and on the con
trary the country is thus permit
ted, to be permitted to be dominat
ed by legislative policy and power
repudiated by the people.
It is a strike nt the fairness and
the efficiency of popular govern
ment.
A WARNING TO LABOR AGENTS
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8 Night Phone No. 22. Day Phone No. 8.
5 Perry Ga-
To the Newspapers of Georgia:
Therois now arid has been for
sometime' a considerable exodus
from this Stale of labor which
wilt be badly needed next spring
and smmiier upon tlie farms of
Georgia. A person lias a right to
leave the State and locale where
soever he pleases, but it is a vio
lation of the law for labor agents
to influence such an one to emi
grate. I hese labor agents are very
active and have carried a great
many laborers out of the State.
Before a labor agent can lawfully
operate, he must:
Frst- pay the tax collector in
each county where no operates a
tax of $1,000.00.
Second- Register with the Ordi
nary.
Third- Secure, a license from the
Departmentof Commerce & Labor.
At tho present time there is not
a labor agent iri’the Stale autho
rized to do business. Even if a
person wishes to secure labor for
bis oSjtn use outside of the Stale
he must first obtain a permit from
this Department. In the absence i
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cuted as for a misdemeanor.
1 have brought this matter to
tho attention of the Tax Collec
tors, tho Sheriffs, Chiefs of Po
lice. County Demonstration agents
canning agents, Chamber of Com
merce, Boards of Trade, and I
have also written a letter to each
judge in tho State, asking that lie
specificially charge the grand
jury in each of the counties of the
counties of his circuit with refer 1 -
ence to this law. Officials of this
Department have visited and are
visiting tho various counties in the
State in the effort to put a stop 1 to
lhisexodu8, Bailiffs, constables,
policemen, sheriffs and deputy
sheriffs can put a stop to the
operation of these labor agents if
they go at it vigorously. Georgia
is a big state and unless help is
secured from each locality the
work of this Department will be in
vain.
I would be glad if you will aid
in creating a sentiment that will
arouse all of,the citizens to watch
diligently, rind vigorously and
land these labor or emigrant agents
on l lie chain gang. We have found
that it is a favorite method of
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Bring the problems of your home, your business or your community to
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SOUTHERN AGRICULTURIST
Nashville, Tenn.
The Giant of the South.
It is evon worse than here stated \ p r0 ccdure for these; agen ts to send
THE LOWLY PEANUT IS COMING INTO
ITSJWM
Peanuts sold as high as $107 per
tpn the past week in Cochran. W.e
raiders tan! the tariff on peanuts iS'
$60 per ton. This no doubt has
tended to keep up t he price. Largo
qtiahtitios have beeu coming in
Jvvnn Spain,,Cuba and China. It is
ridiculous to think that, w;o “Goo
ber Grabblers” of Georgia should
pnrehase peanuts raised in China
vrhen the authorities say that the
Georgia peanut is much superior
to the China product. Mr W W
"Webb, prosid e u t o f the G eo rg la
)*eanut Grower’s association, told
Ulie writer some time ago that
‘lion© of the oil mills were crushing
■peanuts this year; that the eutiro
•<«op was being uso.l to make pea
nut eandy, peauut butter and
other, products With tho tarfff on
'peanuts at$G0 per ton, unles the
'trusts get hold of the supply aud
’keep the price down' until, the
•peanuts get out of the hands of
the grower it seems there should
jbo no reason for the price to de-
«s2ine.
If Georgia was organized like
ChtXiforuia with upwards of twenty
five state-wide marketing assccia-
taons for their products they could
,'pnfta crimp in the robber trusts
mba attempt to keep down prices
■util the commodity gets
•<4leir hands,—Cochran Journal
for under the provision for the
regular sessions of congress when
the old congress adjourns on tho
4th day ot‘ March the new congress
electogl four months, bo fore, takes
office in name only, for the regu
lar session of a new congress does
not couveno for legislative duties
until the following December.
That is to say, iinless President
Ylarding calls the sixt.y-eighth
congress, eleoted on tho 7th of (No
vember, 1922, into extraordinary'
session in the spring or summer
of 1923, tho same will not meet in
legislative assemblage until the
first Tuesday in December f923, or
thirteen months after elocted. •
Hence the legislative . policies
for which the voters subscribed in
choosing their representatives can
not be actively taken up within a
year, whereas a discredited and a
repudiated congress may go ahead
and legislate for four months 4n
flagrant opposition to such a voice
from the poopD.
■ It is wrong ami igsi* v m'Wl’
the amendment, now under n,
errition witli a favoya’^c
tee report.—All,frith CMii-tia
in
; d-
it-
It is predicted that Pr«s|jJ§nt'
Harding will be a candidate for a
second tenp, but it is also predict
ed that tho nomination of the re
publican party is notriow moving
in that direction.
threatening ■ letters to • certain
negroes and jn a day or two ap
proach such parties and offer them
a position in'another state,
These agents very laigvlv, work
in in the country and small towtis
and all the people must be alert in
detecting iind reporting to Hie
proper authorities these agents.
You can aid • in arousing public
sentiment sind I trust you will
have no hesitancy in .doing so.
Unless something is done a bad
condition next year is going to
prevail upon tho farms.
. Thanking you in advance for
any effort you may make to help
in this matter and with my very
best wishes, I am,
Cordially yours,
II M Stanley Commissioner.
re
The foundation of a strong or
ganization of republicans, and
democrats, has been ar-
rainged for; The plan may devel
op into a third party simuilar in
principal formally dominated by
Theodore Roosevelt.
It is not believed that Wood-
row Wilson will become a candi
date for any office, but it is prac
tically certain that he will be a fac
into tor of great influence in ihe next
i presidential campaign,
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•REMARKABLE REPTILES
While the clays that formed
what geologists call the Morrison
shale wore being laid down in
water iii southern Colorado, there
lifted in that region many remark
able reptiles of huge size and great
variety. According to tlie United
States Geological Survey, .Depart
ment of the Interior, many many
of these animals were mired in the
.-oft clay of which tho Morrison
formation largely consists, and
t heir bones, which are in places
abundant, are now collected aud
studied by geologists. Some of
these creatures, such as one known
as the Brontosaurus, were 60 feet
long.
Many of them had remarkable
small heads, notably the Stegosaur
us, whose diminutive brain sug
gests that it must have been very
stupid.
This animal was undoubtedly
clumsy also, but its huge size aud
its protective armor aided in its
preservation. X
A Newspaper’s. TWO
Sources of Revenue
of Revenue a Newspaper Has and Often the Sub
scriptions Do Not Pay for the Cost of White Paper
Advertising today, especially in newspapers, is the greatest
business getter there is. > This i3 acknowledged by men who
know. People read advertisements in newspapers. They have
been educated to do so. Every merchant in our town ought to
advertise. -You remember the story about John w anamakori
The first day he was in business his receipts were $24,64. Ho
kept the 64 cents and spent the $24 the next day m adver
tising. We all can't duplicate, this feat, but according to the
best statistics available'three per cent of the gross sales should
be put aside for advertising.
Possibly you will say, “I don’t need to advertise. I vo been
in this town thirty years and everybody knows
Probably they do, but did you ever stop to think of the
sales you lose because your fellow competitor advertises. He
may advertise the same goods you have in your stock, but the
people don’t know you- have them. The other fellow,get3 the
Sale because lie advertises. And, then, how much more business
’ you would do v if you did advertise?
We know of one merchant whp 'advertised a lot of goods
at 19 cents a yard.' They cost him 27 cents. He took a clean
loss, but while the sale was going on he could buy new goods
at 12 cents. He put them m with the other goods and the
result was that he cleaned his shelves of the old goods and he
broke even on the deal. Advertising and good buying liqu -
dated his stock withouUa loss.
We can’t all be John Wanamakers, but we all can adver
tise in proportion to our business;.' Results will be sure ifyou
advertise hoiiestly and give service. A newspaper can bring
people to your store, but it can t make people buy your goods.
Your clerks must do that, and it depends on the service you
give as to how successful your business will be. . ■
What is done in the big cities can be done right here m
this town if you will show the pep, give the service and adver
tise. Make business good. You can do it through this news-
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