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JOHN H. HODGES, Proper, DEVOTED TO HOME INTERESTS, PROGRESS AND CULTURE $1.50 a Ycjxr In Advance V PERRY V HOUSTON COUNTY, GA., THURSDAY JANUARY 4. 1923. i» * aaBGI«B!eH6ittl!8l2SJ SAYS HE IS STRONGLY IN FAVOR OF cancellation OF por tion OF ALLIED DEBTS Renter of storms appeared 1,CD0 MILES OFF THE EU- ROPEAN COAST 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-tied Ground Fish Scray, Tankage, Cotton Seed Meal, Sulphate of Amonia, Sulphate of Potash, Murate of Pot ash and various other fertilizer niaterials. WRITE US FOR PRICES. ONE OF THE LARGEST PROGRAMS EVER CARRIED OUT BY ANY ONE STATE'ANNOUNCED mffii 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 y HEARD BROTHERS | | MACON, GEORGIA. a | Manufacturers of Plant Pood for AU Lands. \\ oaBaDnaaoBnaaaaoaaaoaasaoBnGBanaanraoaanaa-cffisastiaaa naaa REPAIR WORK By Expert Mechanics On All Oars. BATTERY SERVICE We Recharge and Rebuild A\\ Sizes and Makes, New Willard Batteries in Stock. WELDING Acetylene Welding of All Kind. TIRES and TUBES Goodyear and Seibling Tires. McLendon Auto Co. 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. - WELCOME - Make Our Store Your Headquarters 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 Cotton Seed, Peas, Velvet beans and all other farm products] 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 Bring us your products • :