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telephone notice.
Beginning with May, all telephone bills will be
mailed and must be paid on or before the 10th of
the month. No waiting after the 10th as the Long
Distance Companies now require us to} pay them
several days earlier than heretofore.
Please be prompt or service will be discontinued
and a charge of $1.00 will be made for
' " connecting up your liiie.
iV 1 JAS. D.-ilARTIN, Jr.,' Mgr.
Houston Telephone Company.
Perry, - Georgia.
Ml. ■1111 |
Two More Deaths Feared In Crash Heroism Of Wife May Not Save Man
Newnan.—Charles Christian, aged 6, Macon.—After his wife has submit-
and his mother, Mrs. John W. Chris- ted to 98 operations to yield skin to
tian, may die from injuries they receiv- his wounds, W. L. Fisher, the aviator
ed in the automobile-train crash, when who was seriously. Injured In a fall
Ross Christian, aged 7, was instantly at Central City pary five mouths ago
killed and his father and sister, Ge- that iost the lives of his two com-
neva, and another occupant seriously panions, himself is at the point of
injured. Reports from the Newnan hos- death, hospital officials report. The
pital state that Mrs. Christian isjfM- valiant fight for recovery waged by
fering from internal injuries which Fisher has caused hosts of people in
may result *f a tally, .and Charles Chris- this section to hope with his wife for
turn s- condition Is considered critical victory, but after weary months the
Tae daughter will recover. burned and battered airman has given
_ , . „ , “ * hp his fight, and is holding on‘ to
Carried Back To Scene Of Crime life until his father can arrive frOin
I Habeas Corpus W.’lt Is Denied
Atlanta.—Petition for (habeas corpus
to obtain the release of i Robert P,
Ratchford, inmate of the Atlanta fed*
oral penitentiary, was overruled by|
Judge Sibley, following a'lengthy hear
ing in the United States district court.
Ratchford, who has juBt completed 18-,-
months of hi-3 five-year sentence fol*
lowing conviction in Ohio of violat*
irig a federal statute, through his-at*
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CORRECTLY PRICED.
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Augusta.—Frank Summers, who sov- Colorado.
oral days ago confessed to the Augus- —
,ta police that .he killed a man by the Stowaway Wife To Return To Russia
ntfme of Manning Ford in Marietta, N Savannah—Final hopes of allowing
C., seven months ago, has been car ^ rs - Kunningaslit, Russian stowa-
ried back to the scone of the supposed ' va T who arrived severnl weeks ago at
crime by Deputy Sheriff Carper of Port to join her husband, to re-
Robinson county, North Carolina. Tlie raaln in thia country, were dispelled
body of Ford, according to the author when advices were received ' from
Uties, has not been found. Summon Senator William J. Harris stating that
still maintains that he killed him nnc the -state department , had vnled that
left the body on the side of the road the woman must return to Germany,
ceveral hundred yards from his house Her case has oltcted much sympathy
tornoy, W. Paul! Carpenter,'' instituted
habeas corpus proceedings cm the
ground that the bill of indictment was
illegally drawn and did npt specifically,
'charge him with violation of any law.
Assistant District Attorney John W.. \
Henley directed the case tfor the gov
ernment. Ratchford was remanded in
the custody of the marshal back to
the penitentiary at the conclusion of
the hearing. ~\
M. & B. Case In Courts
Maeon.-j-Unnble to reach an agree-
Mont as to plans to. save the Macon
and Birmingham railroad from being
junked, shippers and lawyers are pre
pared to lay thoir claims before Judge
and various women’s clubs have ac
tively espoused li-Cv case to allow her
to remain in the United States.
Libel Suit Settled On U. S. Steamshl)
Savannah.—By consent order signed
by Federal Judge Barrett, the libel
FI. A Mathews in superior court Judge and recQ ivershlp proceedings instltut
Mathews recently graced an order to
Receiver R. B. Pegram to discontinue
pa-s~enger service on the road,'which
ed by the United States shipping boarc
to recover possession of the steam
ships Cape Romain add West Haver
extends from Macon to LaGrange, Ga., ■ h been settled( and the <9$ VQS
a fllcstanna nf npnvlv nno Vintirivorl mlloQ ... _ ’
a distance of nearly one hundred miles,
on the allegation of the receiver sug
gested by testimony of engineers that
the bridges and roadbed are unsafe.
sols will be delivered to the board.
Validity Of Receipts Is O. K’d.
Savanuahj—The validity of cotton rd*
colpts.glven by recognized warehouses'
has been upheld by United States Judge
Willium H. Barrett in the case of the
Heyward Williams company, cotton fac*
tors, vs. the Equitable Trust company,
of New York City, and the Shawmut
National bank, of Boston. This ie be
lieved to have been the-first decision
handed down in the federal courts in
volving the right of persons holding
warehouse receipts.for cotton. The de
cision is expected to be far-reaching
as it moanB that persona holding ware
house receipts as security for loans are
protected, inasmuch us they are given
priority over creditors who dqi not hold
such securities,
3 Men Charged With At asking Van
Montgomery, Ala*.—J. L. Cook, W. A. |be g illT ii ng at their meeting at an earl!
Waycross To Have Museum
WaycroBS.—Waycross is to have i
museum, and to start It off the Lions
clUb will give the first contributions
Ooolc and I. H. Brown are being held da t£ Each member has been asket
held here in jail under charges of as
sault with intent to murder. Their
to donate something in the way o
a museum piece, and it is expectei
arrest followed the investigation of the , U 0 have a gdod "send off" in this way
dynamiting of the home of W. B. Stan- hy[j gs En za b e th Blackshear, city Hbrn
ley, a non-union shopman, m West - r i aIli bag consented to act as custodial
End, one night recently. Stanley ac- | {or (be \y a ycross museum, and un
cepted employment wih the Mobile and ■ jifi || ohtgrows the present quarter-
Ohio wheftt tho shopmen went on,strike. , . .. .. library that Dlace will b»
The three men now held maintain they <?* !!® i y UDrary ’ tnal pIttc0 U
know nothing of the dynamiting, and > 18 no • i
state they have alibis that they will, Atlanta.—A creamery is being plan-
Introduce. ,! ned Sor Decatur, according to an
nouncement by D. E. Austin and J. N.
Money to l^oan-
du Farm Lands inliouston Cotinty a - Low Rate of ^nteres
li you wmr money quick write Qrca'l
Hatcher-Tucpm Co.
235 Mulberry St. N Macon, Georgia.
Railroad Shops At 85% Of Capacity Sparling, who are forming a company i
Washington.—The Association of to back the enterprise. Mr. Austin j
Railway Executives announces, that re- says that $0,000 of capital stock in tho|
ports from the railroads of tho country company already has been subscribed,
show that working forces in the car- arid, that work will begin in a few
riersl shops have reached 85% of nor-; we6ks. - The creamery is to be located !
mal strength. Railroads in the east-1 at the corner ot East College avenue
era district, comprising the territory j and Oak street,- where a spur track is
north of the Ohio and Potomac rivers already provided. The creamery will
and east of Pittsburg, the association’s be managed by Mr. Sparling. A potato
"Camp Kllkare” la Burned Down
Atlanta.—Flames destroyed property
valued at several thousand dollars at
Camp Killcaro, near Conway station,
on the Marietta car line, acccording
to reports reaching the city. The main
property at the camp consists of a
community club house valued at $3,500,
and the residence of F. N. Everett,
tho architect, valued at approximately
$10,000. The club, house is said to
have been destroyed. Camp ICilkare
Is a community of cottages belonging
to well known Atlantans, and the
clubhouse is maintained by the colo
nists. Reports of the fire were meager.
It was believed that the flames origi
nated in defects in the wiring system
or_heatlng plant.
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' Fancy and Family Groceries
Best Self Rising Flour
$1.10 per Sack
‘ , Best Plain Flour
$1.25 per Sack
Mason Fruit Jars *
$1.10 per doz
ANYTHING IN THE GROGERY LINE
COME TO SEE US.
E. F. Barfield & Company
ANNOUNCE,
'hat they are ready to serve their friends and cus-
>msrs at their new market, formerly W. M. Smith
place opposite Masonic Building,
ist Quality of Meats and Prompt Service is our
-Motto. Call to see us.
E. F. BARFIELD & CO.
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Perry, - Ga.
announcement adds, had 98% of nor
mal shop forces and all of the rail
roads reporting had 212,698 more men
at work than they had on July 10, ten
days after the‘ strike began.
British To .Commence Flight Of World
Victoria, B. C.—Arrangements for a
flight around the world from London,
England, are being made by Col. L. E.
Broome, an aviator of that city, who
has arrived here from Jaqan. Colonel
Broome said that the flight probably
would take the route of Maj. T. W.
Blake, who was forced by illness to
abandon in India last- surner an air
plane trip around .the world, 'Colonel
Broome expects.that the British air
ministry and one or two plane manu
facturing companies will be represent
ed in the flight. » y
.W. P. Anderson New Superintendent
Atlanta.—Anouncements was made
recently of the election of W. P. An
derson, of Atlanta, as general man
ager of the Georgia Baptist Orphans'
home; at Hapeville. Mr. Anderson hae
acoepted the position and will assume
his work September . 1. He. succeeds
Thomas S. Scoggins, who has been
superintendent oi tho hoihe for the
past eight years. Mr. Anderson has
lived all v his file in Atlanta and la
prominent in the wholesale produce
field, -where he has been associated
with his father for many years.
Underwo.oa Reported Much Improvec
Birmingham, Ala.—Although Senatoi
Oscar W. Underwood is still confined
to his room hers suffering from a bron
chial attack, which caused him t(
abandon a speaking tour of the Seventy
‘congressional disttrict in the interes'
of the Democratic nominee, his gene
ral health is good, according to a state
iment issued by his physician. Th»
^senator's throat, however, is very mucl
(inflamed and quite painful, and for tha-.
reason he has been ordered not t<
carry- on -even an ordinary converea
tion unless necessary.
Montana Court Enjoins Socialist
Helena, Mont.—A temporary in
junction restraining Charles S. Stew
art, secretary of state, from putting
the names of Socialist candidates for
congressional and state officers on
the ballot for the'general election in
Montana; has been issued by the
state supreme ^ourt.
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Woman Starts On Flight Over Countrj
San Francisco, Calif.—Mrs. Lilliar
Gatlin, aviatrix, and only woman mem
ber of the Aeronautic Association oi
America, departed from here for a
flight across the continent as a guesi
of the United States air mail service
Miss Gatlin will use special airplane
which will carry no mail.
Sylvania Votes Tax Levy For Sehooli
Sylvania.—An election was held Ji
(Sylvania yesterday for an increased
;t$x levy for school purposes in the Syl
vania school- district. The women o,
the town got behind 14 with" the re
suit that there were 101 votes ca»
and 101' for the tax levy.
are planned by the company;, to be
storage house and a cannery also are
planned by the company, to be con
structed later.
Train Derailed At Yemassee, S. G:
Savannah.-^-Several passengers on
train 83,. Atlantic Coast -Line, Nevy
York to Savannah’.recently, were sur
prised to ‘know they had , been in ,-p
"wreck.” ,At- - Y.qmassee,, 8, C„ three
passenger coaches , were, derailed but
so slight ,'vyaS'. the. shakeup, and ao
promptly' was ■-the traliii righted to; the
tracks that sOirie passengers declared
thed did not know there had been
trouble,
Anent Keeping U; ;S. Troops On- Rhliie
Paris—The American government;
through a channel tjuite apart from
the American embaSsy iri Paris, has
reopened its inquiry as to the propri.
ety of keeping Americaji'trpbP^.l^the
Rhine. The present attitude
French government is said' to be One
of indifference, whilq the German gov-
ernmenth as expressed a desire' that
the American garison continue, being
likely, the Germans believe, to exer
cise a calming influence on the Bel
gian, French and British forces of oc
cupation.
Californians Fight Japanese Park
Los Angeles, Calif.—Senator Hiram
W. Johnson announces here that ha
has telegraphed the state and war
departments at Washington asking that
they give immediate attention to-a
reported proposed lease by Japanese
of t.en acres at White Point,, near Port
McArthur, San Pedro, Calif. The Jap
anese were said to be about to lease
the property,for thirty-three years aa
an amusement parak. Thomaa Lee
Woolwine,, district attorney hare, de
clared
the lease would be prohibited by
^Injunction If poaalbla. ■
Tells Of Ether Discovery
Savannah.—Mm Frances Long Tay
lor of Athens, daughter of the late
Dr. Crawford Long, discoverer of
ether anaesthetic, is the guest o£ Dr,
and Mrs. J. W. Dane! here. She w,aa
the honor guest at a reception to the
Georgia Medical society physicians and
their wives. Before the Civltan club
she told the story of the discovery by
her distinguished father. By coinci-
'dence, just when the Long Memorial
movement is under way in Georgia,
the organization here heard strong pa
pers supporting the claims of , the Geor
gia physician to the Honor of being the
first-user of ether in a surgical oper
ation.
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Late To School Once In 11 "Years
Savannah.—There was consternation
in tho Savannah high school the other
morning. Sam. Overstreet was tardy,
For eleven years Sam had gone 'to
school without being , absent a day or.
tardy a minute. And here it was five
minutes after sdhool time, • and Sam
not in his Beat, Finally he arrived
and the teacher asked an explanation,
It was simple, „ Sam had been punctual
so long he wahted to see how it felt
fo be lute. T,lion everybody got down
to lessons, for the day.
Halt To 1 Negro Ekodua, Urged
. Athena.—Stop the negro exodus. This
is the plea made by David C. Barrow,
chancellor of the University' of Geor
gia, in a statement issued here. "In
my opinion it is ecqnbmically unwise
and morally wrong to dHve negro citi
zens from their homes,” the chancellor
declares. .Chancellor. Barrow’s state
ment followed, recent stories in Geor
gia newspapers the last, few : da'ys that
signs had 1 been-posted in Oconee,coun-
ty warning "You niggers to leaye'here
by January 1, 1923.” ' ” ' ’ ,
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Offers Reward For Missing Banker |
Griffin,-rrL. S. Trimble, secretary .-of
the chamber of commerce, received oi
communication the other day- request
ing aid,in the search for J. C. Todd,
Hogansville banker, who disappeared |.
froin his home November 7. The miss
ing man apparently had no, reason for
leaving. ^Ie was 60 years old and
6 feet 10 inches tall; had black hair
and mustache; wheri last seen wad
wearing...black coat and trousers. . A,
reward of one hundred dollars is of
fered for information leading to hid
whereabouts.
Irish;. Republicans.. Surprise ‘..Garrison
Belfast, Ireland.—Republicans made
a surprise attack at Omeath, county
Louth, and a sharp three - hour fight
ensued. It is reported that ten Re
publicans were killed and many were
wounded.