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V PERRY V HOUSTON COUNTY, GA., THURSDAY JANUARY 4. 1923.
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SAYS HE IS STRONGLY IN FAVOR
OF cancellation OF por
tion OF ALLIED DEBTS
Renter of storms appeared
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ONE OF THE LARGEST PROGRAMS
EVER CARRIED OUT BY ANY
ONE STATE'ANNOUNCED
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Says Refunding Commission Should
Consider Economic And Financial
Situation Of Countries
\ New York.—Otto H. Kalin, banker,
Jn a letter to Senator Reetl Smoot, of
Utah, member of the debt ’refunding
commisssion, made public by the com
mittees of American business men, lias
outlined a plan whereby he believes
America can consistently aid toward
relieving the European situation and
nt the same time meet the - sentiment
of the country which seems opposed
ScaiVed and Crippled, Big Freighters
Plow Slowly Into Now York, After
Terrible Ocean Storms
Brief News items Gathered Here Anc
There From All Sections Of
The State
Now York.—Battered and scarred by
heavy weather, fourteen shlsfl plowed
slowly into quarantine, the skippers oi
them all r porting a vision :, never-end
ing battle, with a scries of lashing hur
ricanes which seemed to shake the At
lantic to the bottom.
One ship—the gigantic new liner Oa-
Ionia—put in at Halifax because she
was steadily losing her fight with the
storms. Another liner reported to hei
owners that she would ho two days
late. A third flashed in with a report
that she couldn’t reach New York until
laler, although she lias apparently gone
safely through most of the storm.
The center of the storms which have
been ruling the wave3 for the last
three weeks, appeared to be about one
thousand miles off the European coast,
Skippers of the libers said they crashed
into them at this point and fought
steadily through terrific galea until
within five hundred jniles of the United
States.
All of the ships which came into
quarantine were freighters. Some oi
them had parts of the bridges gone.
Small boats on their decks were crush
ed and torn. In one or two instances
hatches were pounded in, and all of
them reported their crews had been
in oilskins almost steadily for from
five to fourteen days.
Even wHh fourteen ships reporting
In quarantine did not have as ipany
as were expected. Five ships, includ
ing La Savoi8, were overdue. Savoie
reported she would be In later? but
the owners have heard nothing from
the Lord Byron, the Eastern City and
the York Castle, all of which were ex
pected at their docks. The President
Monroe will arrive later.
Cable and wireless messages told ot
the ravages oh the European side. Fal
mouth, England, reported three ships
had put in there with broken machinery
and another went to St. Vincent, Caps
Verde Island, her engines also damaged.
The Belgian steamship Londonier, go
ing to Norfolk, Va., had to stop in
Queenstown for repairs. Halifax re
ported that the Norwegian freighter Lo
ren t a W. Hansen, December 14, with a
load , of coal had been forced to put
back to Llverpolo, leaking and with
her bridge swept away.
to the cancellation of the allied in-, highway commisssion.
debtednqsa to the United States. A total of ?S,3G0,70G was spent in
Mr. Kahn expressed himself as bo-! construction work including bridges
tng strongly in favor of the policy of' antl nearly $2,000,000 was spent on
cancelling at least a portion of. the 1 maintenance and betterment making a
Indebtedness of the allied nations. grand total of about $10,000,000.
‘“I am convinced that it would bo During the year the department con-
to our ultimate advantage to do so,” structed 23 bridges, ,26 miles of con-
he wrote. "I feel sure that suoh ac- crete highway, 19 miles of asphalt
tion would turn out a good invest- highway, 99 miles of gravel roads, 689
ment. ” - - •
"But if public opinion and
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CALVIN E. McLENDON, Prop’r.
PERRY - GA.
. congress
Will not at present consent to the’re
linquishment on our part of a portion
of the allied debt," the letter con
tinued, “which relinquishment, be it
understood, is sugggested only In re
turn for, and simultaneously with,
measures on the part of the European
nations to bring about that change of
mental and moral attitude and actual
conditions which is indispensable if
the world again is tp be on an even
keel—then my suggestion would be
the following: 4
“Of the two and three-quarter bil
lion dollars, or thereabouts, which our
government loaned to the allied na
tions after the armlsticS, that portion
at least, ias was not applied to the
settlement of war contracts here, or
Is - offset by valid counter claims, is
intrinsically .distinguishable from the
balance of the allied debt to us. It
should bo promptly put in the way of
repayment with a reasonable rate of
interest. For instance, America might
Stipulate Interest at the rate of 3 per
cent or 3 1/2 per cent, and an annual
sinking fund of 1 per cent, beginning
after, say, 6 years. The refunding
commisssion ought to be empowered,
according to its judgment, to postpone
the beginning of interest payment like-
yvise for five years. . \
“‘As to the’remaining 7 1/4 billion
dollars, or thereabouts, there should
be no attempt to apply , the same for
mula to every country. The refunding
cbmmisssion should go thoroughly in
to the economic and financial and gen-
eral situation of all countries concern
ed and make a fair and final settle
ment, subject to the approval of con-
Columbus Chief Of Police Dismissed
Columbus.—A shakeup of the Co
lumbus police department which has
been rumored for several days ma
terialised when Chief J. Tom Moore
was dropped from the force and it was
announced that this is to' be followed
by a general reorganization of the de
partment. This action was taken by
the city commission which Is in charge
of , all branches of the city govern
ment. Chief Moore has been connect
ed with the department for 22 years.
He joined the force when 21 years
old and at the age of 29, when a call
officer, was promoted to chief, which
office he has since filled continuously.
The city commission which succeeded
the old mayor and council government
has been in office a year. It is urn
d’erstood that from the beginning the
ccmmisssioUera have not been pleased
with the work of the police depart
ment in law enforcement,' particularly
with reference te the prohibition law.
J.W. BLOODWORTH
Fratio© Sees Victory In Default Ruling
Paris, F^mce.—France gained an Im
portant victory in the allied repara
tions commission when the commis
sion, by a vote of three to one, de
clared Germany in voluntary default
in her wood deliveries for 1922. Italy,
France and Belgium voted in favor o!
the declaration while Great Britain cast
Its ballot against/It. The decision ol
the commission was immediately com
municated to the allied governments for
their action. It may have a vital ef
fect on the reparations problem il
France can retain the support of Italy
and Belgium when the reparations ques
tion is discussed -at the January 2
meeting of the premier^.
We carry at all times a line of farm anc
hardware fancy and family groceries.
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Keeps Night Vigil Over Friend's Body
: Louisville, Ky.—-Mrs. o. L. Jones, 32
years old, shot and killed her friend,
O. L. Black, 44, sales manager for a
Louisville automobile concern, in her,
apartment here recently and kept a
one night’s vigil over his body,
she told police, until she could sum
mon enough courage to surrender.
She declared she shot Black because
lie threatened her. she walked Into
the station house after daylight, told
of the tragedy and was placed In Jail,
charged with murder.
Celumbus* Prosecutor Resigns
Columbus. — Solicitor-General C.
Frank McLaughlin, of the Chattahoo
chee judicial circuit, mailed his resig
nation to Governor Hardwick. It will
bseeuM effective upon the appoint
ment and qualification of his succes
sor. January 1 Mr. McLaughlin will
have been solicitor-general six years,
having participated in many noted
cases in this circuit chief among them
being the Coart case in Talbot county.
W. BLOODWORTH
(“THE FARMERS FRIEND.”*
PERRY, - GEORGIA.
Assault And Rob Express Messenger
Knoxville, Tenn.—Two masked men,
who boarded the blind baggage at
Charleston, Tenn., knocked the express
messenger on the head Just before ar
riving at Cleveland, Tenn., and left
the train with $160 in cash. A pack
age containing $1,100, lying beside <the
$160 package, was left untouched. The
sheriff of Bradley county, who was
i at the train, arrested two suspects.
I Tho messenger, unconscious, was tak-
I en to a Chattanooga hospital.
'Smyrna Refugees Flock Back To Cit)
' Brindisi, Jtaly.—Fourteen Italian refu
gees who left Smyrna after the fin
have sailed from this port for Smyrna
£galn to take up their residence there
Wars County Roads In Bad Condition
Waycross.—The roads of Ware
county are in bad condition at the
present time due to the heavy rain-
fallB of the^ early part of the week.
Highway officials state that not only
have the roads been badly washed in
certain places, hut that the rains have
put a temporary stop to road mainte
nance throughout the county.
We are in the market at all times for Seed Cotton
Negroes Riddle Car With Bullets
Atlanta.—The Btory of a hail of bul
lets that swept a McDaniel street car
recently and of a record breaking
marathpn by the lone negro passenger
was told detectives by the conductor
and the motorman, and as a result
officers are seeking the celebrants. Ac
cording to theiT- story everything was
lovely and peaceful when a speeding
automobile,. willed with drunken ne ;
groes swepi: by. As the auto 7 passed
a fullisade of shot was poured Into t*
strest car by the negroes. The
4ow? were smashed, but no one
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Census Of Wealth To Be Taken In 1923
Washington.—The decennial deter
mination by the census bureau of the
wealth of the people of the United
States, what taxes they jiay and the
'amount of their public debts—state,
county and city and other subdivisions
permitted to issue securities—will be
started January 1. Officials said their
plans were virtually complete for the
work which, it is expected, will be ac-
■ conjplished in about six. months^ j
Marketing Association For Bulloch I
Statesboro.—A. H. Wale, director off
the Independent Co-operative fiWI&t- j
ing association, is Jn Statesboro, per
fecting plans for the organization here
in January of a county auxiliary to
,his .independent Co-operative Market
ing association, which has already
been organized in thirty-four counties
in Georgia, Florida and Alabama. f
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