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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 ta pay them
several days earlier than heretofore.
Please ^prompt or service will be discontinued
and a charge of $1.00 will be made for
connecting up your lifle.
JAS. D. MARTIN,'Jr., Mgr.
Houston Telephone Company.
Perry, - Georgia.^
Existing Soft Coal Mines Can Produce
Double The Amount Required -
Per Year
FARMERS
Please remember we are Local Agents for Per
ry and trade territory for
Empire Buggy Co
Cary Roofing Co
Lynchburg Plow Co
. Chattanooga Plow Co
Goodrich Rubber Co
Cole Manufacturing Co
We splicit your patronage when in the market
for any goods made by these well known com
panies. ’ You wijl make no mistake by using
goods made by these companies.
B.. II. ANDREW <fc SON,
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E. F. Barfield & Company
..Washington,—Studies of the United
States voal commission- already have
developed the conclusion among its
members that the bituminous coal min
ing industry in the United States is
overdeveloped, and that good business
and good citizenship require investors
to escape from embarking upon new
coal mining operations, according to a
statement made public recently. Ex
cept in a few localities, where .trans
portation conditions mny modify the
general rule, the commission asserted
increased mining activity will do harm,
The present excessive coal mining ca
ns
pacity, the commission further said,
le prjee of
conditions
“cannot for long lower the price of coal
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ANNOUNCE
That they are ready to serve their friends and cus
tomers at their new market, formerly W. M. Smith
place opposite Masonic Building.
Best Quality of Meats and Prompt Service is our
Motto. Call to see us.
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E. F. BARFIELD & CO. ^
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Perry,-Ga.
simply because that
things is wasteful.
“Too many soft coal mines and too
many minors describes the situation
in plain English," the commission’s
statement said. “In tliese^ coal mlnea
more capital is Invested and more
miners are employed than are needed
it) prod uco the coal the covin try re
quires. Thi.s condition, of course, in-
volves waste on a country-wide scale.
"How to deflate the coal industry is
cue of tlio many problems before the/
commissBion. It seems plain enough,
however, that tile industry should not
be further inflated by opening nm-
rmics.” •
Existing bituminous mines, the state,
ment continued, can pi'oduce, theoret
ically, ^ billion tons of coal per year
while the country consumes only a
half-billion tons. The result in some
places is to bring about, the commis
sion said, a “mit;e-working time which
is too short to pay adequately either
owners or miners."
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widow, who disappeared from her home
in Chicago, December 2.
Authorities redoubled their efforts af*-
ter a vanity case, identified as the prop*
: erty of Mrs. Trostell, was found on the
canal bank. In the meantime oxidate
of ..the police department planned to ap*
•pear in court and ask for tho return
to their custody of Arthur Foster, who
j was recently arrested in connection
with the case.
j Foster hgd been removed to the
4 county jail to prevent further question* 1
ing by police after ho is alleged, to have
I told thorn Mrs. Trostell committed sui
cide by jumping into tho river.
; The Absent-Minded Man has Ju.
recmlled what lie Sat Up until Mid
night trying to Remember, viz., Thai
tlic String on his Finger was a He
minder that he was to Go (b Bed early.
The Absent-Minded Man dishes out
many ij llcarty Luff to his Ft'lends.
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To Resume Probe Of Gasoline C
Washington.—Investigation 1 of
and gasoline prices will be resumed
by the senate manufacturers^ sub-com
mittee, it Avas announced by Chair
man La Follette. The inquiry was be
gun last summer but was discontinued
when congress adjourned in Septem
ber. Chairman La Foilette said il
was expected to call the officials oi
some of the larger companies to testify
soon and later to summon the Officers
of the smaller companies and the rep
resentatives of othqr lines of business
and organizations as well as individ
uals having a direct interest in the
subject of investigation.
Flood Legislation To Be Presented
Washington.—Legislation affecting
flood control on the Mississippi riVei
is being discussed here by the direc
tors of the Mississippi River Flood
Control Association preparatory to the
appearance of spokesmen for the or
ganization before a house committee,
It has been decided to make the pend
ing' Humphries-WilSori bill the basis
for discussion before the committee,
Aside from the flood control question,
the house committee will take up the
question of navigation on the Missis-,
sippi and Ohio.
Airmen Searching-Fdr Missing Filers
Nogales, Ariz.—Fo»v United States
airplanes, under command of Capt. Rf
G. Ervin, penetrated Mexico to a depth
of eighty miles in an extension of the
sea^cji for Col. Francis C. Marshall
and .Lieut, C. *L. Webber. The four
planes cross- the border not,far from
Nogales, Captain Ervin stated on his
return, flew due south to Magdalena^
then turned west for a - distance of six
ty miles and returning re-entered the
United States near Ruby, west of No
gales, late in the afternoon.
Fort Pierce.—A training course for
Boy Scoutmasters, assif^ant Scoutmas
ters and leaders is to bd conducted in
Fort Pierce 1 one night each_week for a
period of eight weeks, under the sup
ervision of Thomks B. M ar sh, Jry Boy
Scout executive for-.'the , Ea^t Coast
council.'with headquarters at West
Palm Beach and including the coun
ties of Palm Beach, Broward, St. Lucie
qnd Okeechobee. The course is also
to be conducted during the same period
at West jPalm Beach and Fort Lauder
dale.
Ice Men Honor Thomasville Man
Thomasville.—The selection of M. H,
Goodwin, manager ,of the Thomasville
Ice and Manufacturing company, as the
president of the Georgia Ice and Man
ufacturing association at the meeting
of the association in Atlanta recently,
is much appreciated by his many friends
hero, and they feel that he will make
a splendid officer.' Mr* GoodAvin is yet
a young man and by his earnest ef
forts and uihiring energy has made a
name'for himself in the business world
of Thomasville, his native city,
Missing Airship Is Reported Found
Salt Lake City, Utah.—Reports to aitf
mail service headquarters here the- oth
er afternoon said 'the airplane of Pilot
Hapeville Orphans To Feast 1
Thomasvillo.—Tho car for the Baptist
orphans’ home at ° Hapeville passed
through typre on, its annual Christmas
trip and went on its way loaded down
with all sorts and kinds of tea tables
from smith Georgia. The car was first
at Quitman, then at Boston and then
at Thomasville, and at each place it j
received a bountiful supply for the
home. There W8re about ninety bar
rels of south Georgia cane syrup, twen
ty barrels and twenty-five boxes of can
ned goods of every sort and kind, pota
toes, sugar, rice and many other-things
Methodist Bishop Dies Of Injuries
Knoxville, Tenn.—Bishop R. G. Wa
terhouse, who was injured by an auto
mobile here recently, died without ever
regaining consciousness. In the auto
mobile accident the bishop’s skull*was
fractured and one arm and leg broken.
Friends ajrfd relatives were at tho bedf
side when the ( erid came. j
Ordered Demotion Of Army Officers)
Washington.—Demotion of army of*
fleers and separation from tile service
of 1,800 commissioned personnel, or
dered by congress in eflooting "a re*
duction in the'offlqer complements, has
been completed by the war department.
The eliminations deluded 23 colonels,
30 lieutonant-colonols, 110 majors, *34&
captains and 201 first lieutenants from
promotion list branches of the arhiy and
101 officers from the medical corps,/ "
as well as 41 ftem the chaplains'
corps.
teenry G. Boonstra, who has been miss*
ing some time, has been -located twen*
ty miles southeast of Coalville, Utah.
Pilot Paul Scott; one Of the air mail’
fliers searching fbr Pilot H. B. Booii*
stra,' returned and (Confirmed a report
made earlier that an airplane half bur*
ted in the Bnow could be seen near
Coalfield. All agree in the belief that
Boonstra has undoutbedly found his way
to safety.
Ha, Bluffed 8ulcldo To Frighten Wlfa
Chicago.—“You nag mb so much t
want to die,” Walter Jaroslci told his
wife; *Tm going to kill myself.” Bran
dishing a revolver, he brushed her
aside and rushed to the bedroom lock
ing himself in. “Bang! ” went tho gun,,
and Mrs. Jaroskl fainted. Forcing open
the bedrooiff door, the police found Ja*
roski unhurt and a bulelt hole in the
ceiling. “I just wanted to teach her
a lesson," JaroBlci told them. He was
arrested, charged with disorderly con*
m
'm
<*hct. The wife was frightened out
pf her wits. #
Chinese Drive Off Armed Russians
Vladivostok.—Armed -Russians have
recently crossed the Manchurian fron*
tier at Allauor and attempted to cap*
ture the Chinese coal mines, according
to a report received here. They attacks
eel tTgarison of Chang Sao Tin troops]
j who, with reinforcements, repulsed th<
[Russians..
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Greatest Mother Sammons Her Children
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Day Is Not Guilty Of Murder Charge
Durango, Colo.—Rod S. Day, editor
of the Durango Democrat, was found
not guilty of the charge of myrder for
which he was tried in connection with
the death of William F. Wood, city
(iditer of the Durango Herald, last
April. The verdict was returned after
thirteen ballots 1 had been taken.
Holdup Attempt Fatal Escapade
Nashville, Tenp.—Stewart S. Lynch,
19-year-old high school student, who,
with two companions, attempted to
hold up J. J. - Evans*,. 63, a grocery
store manager,'died as the result of a
bullet fired Into'his brain by Evans.
J. D. Willoughby, M, ealeemaa. who
admits being one of the r$bben, and
who fled after he had been shot in the
jaw by Evans, serrsadered himself to
the police. Police are situ looking for
the third member ef the bead, whs fled
sifter his companions bad beaa ahod by »
JBfSPS.
An allegorical concept of the Red Cross as. a peace-time ideal is em
ployed by the American Red Cross in ja new and, striking poster for its
Annual Red Cross Roll CalL Spread out before the heroic size figure is the
outline of the United States with a Red Cross superimposed upon it while
around its borders are sketched scenes depicting the chief activities of tha
Red Cross today—service to disabled veterans of. the World War, disaster
relief and promotion of the public health. The poster Is the work ofi i
Lawrence Wilbur, a New York artist and will be displayed, throughout th*
ceentry during the enrollment of the Rad Ctoea ntembowblp lorlMIt
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