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We are in the market at alljtimes for Seed Cotton^Seed, Peas; Velvet beans and alb other farm products Bring us your products, Perry Warehouse Co HODGES, Prop’r. DEVOTED TO HOME INTERESTS, PROGRESS AND CULTURE $1.50 a Ycrxr In Advance VOL. LTI. JOHN H. PERRY,, HOUSTON COUNTY, GA., THURSDAY DECEMBER 28. 1922. $200,090 STOLEN aaaaooaaoaaeaoaBB Bnaaaooffooaaoaa aoacenaon oonnocooonoo WM DEFENDANT ASSERTS HIS MIND HEAVILY ARMED MASKED BAN. ’ WAS BLANK WHEN HE DITS STAGE BIG SENSA- ■/II I urn tiliee KILLED HI3 WIFE mm And Atlanta.—Disregarding his plea that he is. mentally unbalanced at intervals as thei result of Injuries received over seas, a jury in Fulton superior 'court convicted George L. Lawrence of as sault with intent to murder his pretty young vfife,. Mrs. Gladys Lawrence, j Lawrence was given a sentence of from five to Beven years. His attor ney, B. P. Gambrell, at once asked for a new trial. The request will be heard on January 21. v In,his statement Lawrence told the Jury he*' had received injuries from Shrapnel while in Europe. “My niihd was blank when the shoot ing occurred,” he said. “I remember nothing except that I met v my wife, .requested that she return the photo graphs of mine she had, and went with her from the bar line to where she jroomesd. .It is evident that I shot her and then myself, but I remember noth ing about it.” After shooting his wife^p the neck, during the late summer, the world war veteran turned his revolver to his own temple, lodging a bullet in his Jbead which has never been removed. It has destroyed the vision Jn his right eye. The couple remained in a very serious condition for several days after the shooting. Mrs. Lawrence, in her story to the Jury, said that she had met her hus band as he alighted from a trolley at Gordon and Peeples streets, shortly af ter dark. Reaching their -cottage, she said, Lawrence fired at her as she reached for the doorknob to enter the house, and then shot himself. She could attribute no cause for the shooting, she claimed. They were separated; she stated, 'and Lawrence was calling ait her home for some pho tographs of his parents. Following the shooting, Lawrence was adjudged insane and committed to the asylum, at MiUedgeville. Later he was declared sane and returned here for trial. T10NAL ROBBERY ONE FEOERALjTuARD KILLED One Federaj Guard Is Killed—Bandits Make Good Their Escape—Rob bery Over Quickly CENATOR LADD INTRODUCES RES. ' CLUTION SEEKING TO INVEST,I- GATE AFFAIRS OF NATION ' i Appeal To Court In Eleetlon Row Savannah.—Formal beginning of rule nisi and mandamus proceedings in the superior court by attorneys for the J. M. Rogers party, which was defeated by a declared rhajorlty of nine in favor of Murray M. Stewart, mayor of Sa vannah. against the old city executive commi/toe which has adjourned sine Denver, Colo.—Masked bandits, heav ily, jarmed and withput regard for bu rn tin life, Btaged the largest and most sensational daylight robbery in police annals on the doorsteps of the United jStates mint here. Charles Linton, a guard for the fed eral reserve bank, was killed by a rain of bullets from the guns of the bandits, who escaped with two hun/dred thou sand dollars in curency. * .• Armed guards in the Second story of the mint building poured a fusil lade of bullets at the bandits as they fled in a touring car. One of the robbers—even more daring than his confederates—who stood on the run ning board of the speeding automobile and fired a final volley - at the mint guards, was wounded. He was drag ged into the speeding bandit car and waB carried away. The whole robbery occupied not more than one minute, according to mi|t of ficials. , Police officials estimated at the time at less than five minutes. Police expect'to be aided in their search for the escaped bandits by the fact that one waB shot. An automobile carrying seven men, two wearing masks and one drooping over the edge of the machine, bleeding profusely, was reported to police as having been seen speeding northward out of the city shortly after the robbery. Police riot cars have been dispatched in pursuit of this car. The disregard of the bandits for hu man life marks- the robbery,. according, to police, as one- of the most determin ed In police annals. With sawed-off -shotguns two of the bandits bombard ed the front door of the mint as they leaped from their automobile. Fifty government employees, summoned by an alarm, seised shotguns and\raehed to the doors or windows of the mint, shooting at the hold-up men, who re turned the fire and, at the same time, calmly proceeded to load the fifty pack ages of currency into their own car. jftisilades of shots riped through the buildings across the streets and spat against granite walls as the guards and bandits .exchanged shots. According to witnesses, two or three men carrying guns leaped frt>m- the car and with a shout, '‘Hands up!" opened fire, j C. T/ Linton, according to informa tion obtained by the police, attempted to throw the money into the grilled hack die, against the newly elected executive^ compartment of the reserve track at committee, which was named In the pri” .-j ***** V I inary being contested and Which has not met nor organized, and against the 34 managers of the primary election fea- tured the legal action In the contest which is the fl*st ever in Savannah municipal politics. * / Kansas City Youth Goe« To Prison Kansas City, Mo.—Carl Caraway, 19 year old, was sentenced to one year ih Jail and fined one thousand dollars for striking^his mother. Caraway was arrested on a charge of vagrancy, the second time within two weeks. He was also charged with striking his mother. “Did you strike your mother?” Judge George West demanded. “Yes, but I • had a good reason,"-the prisoner came back. “There is no circumstance that Would justify such action. “One year anc} jail and $1,000 fine,” was the re tort oi the court. ‘ z l Germany Must Not Expect Any Loan New York.—J. P, foforgan & Co.' has issued a statement declaring that com pany has notified the German 'ambas sador to-this country “that it was im possible for us to discuss or consider a-l<5an to Germany unless and until the reparation question has been settled.” This statement-is issued, it is learned by newspaper men', to set at rest what were described as “highly fantastical stories” which have been published re garding the possibility of the flotation of an interna tichal ’loan to Germany, estimated as high as $1,500,000,000. the hold-up’s command, and he was shot by the leader pi the bandits. Linton fell to the pavement, dying instantly. P203E PROPOSED BY SENATE Attacks American, Buslnsss Interests And General U. 8. Policy Toward Central American Republic f — Washington.—A senatorial investiga tion to ascertain “the true state of af fairs”; in Nicaragua was proposed in a resolution introduced by Senator Latld (Republican) of Nor,tli Dakota. Under the resolution, fjie senate for eign relations committee would inves tigate tiie facts concerning American occupation of Nicaragua in 1910; why American forces are still quartered there, and “the connection between cer tain New-York commercial houses and the Chamorro clan” of the republic. ’{ The resolution set forth various crit icisms of the American policy with re spect to Nicaragua, declaring that "no state of war exists between the United States and Nicaragua which would jus tify the permanent quartering of our military forces” there; that the execu tive department has no "constitutional bowers to maintain such invasion” and that such permanent occupation “is in- imical to the continuance of friendly and harmonious relations with Central American republics.” . Reference also was made in thei measure to resolutions adopted at a mass meeting in Managua which, it was said, accused Dr. Maximo H. Ze peda, a Nicaraguan delegate to the Central American 1 ' conference now in session in Washington, of being “a traitor to his country,” and “Rwarrior of Wall street bankers against the legit imate interests of this country.” Another charge was that “while the United States marines still remained in control of the Nicaraguan capital” af ter 'thV Occupation of 1910; and while “United States naval officers virtually dictated the^policies of its nominal president, the United States government consummated an important treaty with Nicaragua.” An attempt to enforce the terms of this treaty, the resolution add ed, “has created disputes between the United States government and certain other Central American nations involv ing territorial grants for a naval base and commercial concessions.” > Spalding Moonshine Still Dasttoyad - Griffin.—Federal and county agents destroyed two'stills, in this county and poured out ele>en hundred gallons 1 of beer, and destroyed two large six-foot worms recently. The operatives had left the still,-and consequently no ar rests were made. Local officers are making energetic efforts'to enforce the prohibition laws here and many viola tors have been caught., Those making the raid were Federal Officer Trumie Nelson, Deputy Sheriff Hugh Sams, County Policeman Joe Weaver and Bat liff Arnold Wallen of Lamar county. Jail Terms For Convicted Strikers Valdosta.—Found guilty on a charge of violating the federal court Injunc tion forbidding interference* with per sons working for the railroad in con nection with the recent shop strike at Waycross, fiye men were sentenced by United States Judge William H. Bar rett/ G, W. Haddock was given a fine of $500 and four months in the Ware -county jail, E. S. Carter $500 and four months in jail, S. A. Toomer $500 and two months in jail, he having already served four months awaiting trial; J. B. Moore $500 fine and four' months in jail, and T. C. Chauncey $1, the case against 'the last-named being regarded as largely technical. 1 6-3-3. 7-4-7, 8-3-10, 8-4-4, | Are grades that can be-used with good results, under varying con ditions. We can furnish you any Special Formula you may need. We'sell Raw bone Meal, D-tfed Ground Fish Scray, Tankage, Cotton Seed Meal, Sulphate of Amonia, Sulphate of Potash. Murate of Pot ash and various other fertilizer materials. WRITE US FOR PRICES. / ' ' - ' /j * ‘ * I „ HEARD BROTHERS MACON, GEORGIA. Manufacturers of Plant Food for All Lands. | ooanoaooauDoononooooaaoonoDonoDancaoaaoa^aaaoaobooao REPAIR WORK , By Expert Mechanics Oh All Oars. BATTERY SERVICE We Recharge and Rebuild A jl Sizes and Makes. New.Willard Batteries in Stock. % WELDING Acetylene Welding of All Kind. TIRES and TUBES Goodyear and Seibling Tires. mm v * - _ McLendon Auto G GALVIN E. McLENDON, Proper. Births In France Decrease In 1922 Paris.—Vital statistics for the first six months of this year show a de crease of 25,000 births and an increase of 39,000 deaths over the correspond ing period in 1921. The excess of births over deaths, which last year was 73, 000, is only 9,000 this, year. Births and deaths from January to July of this year numbered 396,000 and 387,000, re spectively. . * Panic Reigns In Pool Rooms Atlanta.—The tranquility of the poq] hall 'and lunch room at 114 Decatur street was blasted the other night when one of the patrons carelessly tossed a match in a bundle of fireworks. Loung ers along the wall puffed at cheroots, and j:ue enthusiasts intent upon their pocket billiards suddenly were confront ed with a mighty/ problem—how to get out of the place without having to pass through a barrage of booming Fourth of July salutes, spouting /roman candles and whizzing skyrockets. 160-Year-Old Printer Froze To Death j 'Chicago.—Harry T. Graham, a 60- ■ ^ear-old printer, was found frozen to death in a downtown alley in the 3? below zero cold the fether day. Gra ham was an unelp of J. L. Graham, cashier of a bank of Spencer, yenn., who was notified of the death by the j police. It'.is . thought he may have been ; driven out of his home by one of the seventy fires that drove many families from their homes. We are prepared to furnish you the following at lowest possible prices. * Box or Case. Cotton, Dog Gives Life After Saving Family Clev.elhnd, < Ohioi—“Puppy,” just a mongrel dog, is dead after his barks had saved his master, mistress and their eight-months-old daughter. “Pup py,” aroused by smoke early in the morn ing, barked iUbtil Mr. and Mrs, Anthony Gramm were awakened'. After the dog -saw them safe in "the hom^ of a neigh bor, he dashed back into the,"house and .was trapped in the flames. '£