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) DEVOTED TO HOME INTERESJS, PROGRESS AND CULTURE $1.50 a Yc&r In Advance JOHN H. HODGES, / Prop , r. - ■ VOL. LIII. PERRY, HOUSTON COUNTY, GA., THURSDAY FEBRUARY 8. 1923. RESERVE BOARD REPORTS FIG URES PROM 080 SAVING { INSTITUTIONS IN U. S. REMARKS ABOUT CONGRESS TO BE DECLARED “UNCALLED FOR AND UNTRUE" INCREASE IN EACH DISTRICT During December Savings Deposits Increased 3 Per Cent Over Same Month The Previous Year Washington.—Heavy Increases In the total savings deposits for the year 1922 in the 880 savings institutions re porting to the federal reserve board were shown in a report made public SLURS CHARGED TO BALDWIN Senator From Tennessee Calls On Ad ministration To Demand Dis avowal Of Statement Washington.—Rumblings of resent ment in various quarters at- the capi- tol on the statement given out in Lon don by Stanley Baldwin, the British chancellor, broke out in the senate by the board. The average increase [ whei * Senator McKellar (Dem.) of Ten f of the reporting institutions, said to represent about 77 per cent of the total savings for the country, was given as more than half a billion dol lars in the twelve-month period. Sayings deposits in the 880 banks aggregated $6,837,363,000 on January 1, 1922, and $6,282,172,000 on January 1, 1923, a gross increase of more than $445,000,000. /The increases shown were almost equally distributed over the country, the board’s figures showing' every fed eral reserve district had greater sav ings deposits than on the preceding January 1. During December, according to the board’s analysis of the figures from the 880 institutions, the savings de posits increased 3 per cent over No vember, while the month’s deposits showed an increase over the previous January 1 of moxi than 7 1/2 per cent. This increase, however, it was ,said, may be described as “.seasonal” inasmuch as it was .believed to have been due largely to the transfer of Christmas savings' funds to regular savings accounts and thus, for the first time, became subject to. report by the banks in which the funds were placed. nessee called on the administration to “make immmediate demand upon the British government to disavow the statements." Then Tennessee senator said the statements cast "aspersions upon the American senate and the American house ‘of representatives and upon tho American people, and,, lastly, upon the American debt-funding commission.’’* After reading the statement, Senator McKellar said that if Mr. Baldwin had exhibited the same elements of sor did parsimony and uttered the same crude attacks upon the American peo ple and the American congress while ho was present, the American debt-fund ing commission should not .have treated with him at all." "The British people," said Senator McKellar, "have always been a debt paying people, and it is inconceivable to me that these self - respecting, these contract - observing people, will permit one of their number to utter these uncalled for, untrue and discourteous words toward the American people and American representatives." Are In Tilt On Banking Amendment Washington.—An amendment to the Federal Reserve act, repeertlng the pro vision setting up progressive interest rates was introduced in the senate by Senator Heflin, Democrat, of Alabama. A sharp colloquy developed between Heflin and Senator McLean, Republi can, of Oonnectlcnt, when the Alabama senator asked that his amendment be referred to the agriculture committee, “where the farmers’ interests are well taken care of,” instead of the banking and currency committee, “where most of the members approve of the mur derous deflation policy of the reserve system.’' McLean is chairman of the banking and currency (committee. > Bank Guaranty Law Is Atttacked Lincoln, Neb.—What becomes of the “invisible assdts . of • Nebraska’s sus pended banks? Governor Charles W. Bryan wants to know. So do the heads of 965 state banks who have paid to the tune of $2,300 each in the ^hst few months to make good obligations of institution that were forved to close Incidentallly, Governor Bryan and the jankers also went to know what’s the matter with Nebraska’s state guaranty ■law. The/farmers of this statute, en acted in 1909, promised a big decrease in bank failures after the law became operative. Despite an almost 100 per cent gain in per capita^ deposits and depositors, suspensions have Increased instead of decreased. CROP D!VL'F1CATION IN WiN WILL CE CONTINUED THE COwlii\O SEASON Brief News Items Gathared Here And There From All Sections Of The State Milledgeville.— 1 The year 1923 prom ises to be a better year for the farm ers and business men of. this section than the past two have been. Less cotton was planted in Baldwin county last year than the year before, but a better yield was gotton on the little ^acreage that was Planted. Many farmers are planning to plant more cottoh this y • > ar than they have planted in several j*6ata and an effort is boing made to got the crop planted early and plenty of fertilizer will bo used in order to get a quick growth and to some extent "get ahead” of the boll weevil. The banks are in good condition and there are encouraging signs ,on all eidea to indicate a fine “stock-up" with farm ing enterprises this year. Although the farmers are going to lant quite a large acreage in cotton e idea of diversification will not be abandoned by any moans, 'Shey have learned the value and. necessity of di versified farming and food and stock will be raised to a large extent. * The dairy business also has bee* an addition to many of the farms during the past year. From the present indi cations the people of this section ought to be in much better condition finan cially within the next year or two. can be used with good results, undef varying con ditions. We can furnish you any Special Formula you may need. We sell Raw bone Meal, D-ied 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. Cincinnati Drug Men Were Indicted Cincinnati, Ohio.—Three officials of the Independent Drug company, of Cin cinnati, were indicted by the federal grand'jury on the charge of conspiring to violate the United States dry laws. Those Indicted are Otto Katz, presi dent; George H. Lander, vice presi dent, and Sidney H. Miller, secretary. One thousand offensees involving one million dollars’ worth of whisky, ac cording to Thomas H. Morrow, United States district attorney, are alleged in the indictment, which charges the three men with having conspired to divert the whisky ^without proper ! permits, into channels for use as a beverage. Six Months For Stealing A Turkey Anniston, Ala./— Andy Jackson, De Armanville /negro, was sentenced to serve six months at hard labor follow- ing his plea of giillty In the county court recently to a charge of stealing a turkey hen from Frank W. Jobson, of near De Arfnanville. Mose Tray- wick, a white ifian, was charged by the negro with having sold the turkey to an Anniston mam after it had been de livered to him by the negro but the case was dismissed by Judge Coleman, whof heard the evidence and senteir- cod the negro to serve six months In the mines. 1 pla the HEARD BROTHERS i , Macon, Georgia. | Mauufacturers of Plant 'Food for All Lands. QOoaaaiaoiiifloaBaiMBfiaaBaaaanMMaaiKiaaiKiBa.GKHiiiaa&aflan r fMacon Strawberries Break All Records Montezuma.—So far as Is known jMohtezuma is having the earliest ripe 'strawberries in its history,» Mrs. W. T, Christopher has strawberries of the ndy Thompson variety which equal la flavor and size the choice berries from 'Florida. Mrs. Christopher states that jshe had her first ripe berries on Jan uary 17 and that she has never had them ripen^arlier than March 17 before itbfs year. jMIss Woodward And J. N. Renfroe Wed Atlanta.—Coming as a complete sur- jpriae to their many friends in, Atlanta and throughout the state and culminat ing a romance of several years’ stand ing, Miss Nannie. Woodward, daughter of former Mayor James G. Woodward, and James N. Renfroe, for eight years ^councilman from the first ward, were quietly married in Decatur, a suburb' Df Atlanta. • , Car Hits Rail Bridge Killing Five Hagerstown, Md.—Three women and two men were killed when the auto mobile in which they were riding plunged into Wills Creek near Cum berland, Md. The dead are: Mrs. Clara McCullough, Miss Eva Dundee, 19, Miss Louise Dundee, 21, sisters; William J. Farrell^of Cumberland, and Edward A. Flynn, of' Hagerstown. The bodies were badly crushed and mang led. The machine struck the guard rail of the bridge and plunged 35 feet into the water. Groves Of Dogwood Roe ThomasvHle Thomasville/—'With., more than a thousand dogwood trees already set out on the streets of Thomasville, the "set ting out” 1b still going on and the aim is to have 5,000 of these trees in bloom here at the same time in the course of a year or two, which will be a eight well worth seeing. It Is planned to have these trees on regular stretched on certain streets so as to make an un broken vista when the white blossoms are all out. This movement to beautify Thomasville with dogwood trees was started by William Miller, a well known citizen, who had already planted sev eral hundred around the property own ed by hinTand suggested that the town continue the work, which has been tak en up enthusiastically. Thomas Strawberr/ Plants Bearing Thomasville.—“I am eating straw berries from my garden every day now,” was the remark of a Thomas ville citizen to a newspaper man, and he is not the only one, as everybody with strawberry vines could have his own berries this early. Strawberries in January do not come here every year, but so mild has been the winter that there has not been cold enough to hurt the vines. Some citizens have also bteen enjoying grapefruit and or anges from their own trees and the grocers display all sorts of fresh vege tables grown right in the county, veg etables that some years ago were con sidered only to be grown for the spring markets. Cuban Embassy Tenies Booze Sale Washington.—Published reports that some of the “embassy liquor’’ seized in a recent police rrid here came from the Cuban legation resulted in u visit Liberal Policy Of ?ay Urged Savannah.—The executive hoard of the Georgia Mothers’ and Parent- Teacher associations continued its an nual meeting here, the features of the day’s program being the address by Jack Lance, School superintendent at Waynesboro, and the report upon Geoi\ gia manufactures by Mrs. Gresham vice-president from Burke county. Re ports from the several districts upon the' activities of Ibe associations in the city, town and country schools re vealed a’ marvelous increase of wel fare activity and steadier co-opera- REPAIR WORK -. -* By Expert Mechanics On All Caps. BATTERY SERVICE We Recharge and Rebuild Ail SizesJ and Makes. New Willard Batteries in Stock. WELDING Acetylene Welding of All Kind. TIRES and TUBES Goodyear and Seiblipg Tires. 1 McLendon Auto Co. CALVIN E. McLENDON, Prop’r. PERRY - GA. : , \-\vi! GOOD TIMES COMING We Are Prepared To Meet Them £et right and save money by buying at the right place. We have a f ull line of Groceries, Hardware Farm Supplies, Feed Stuff, Cotton Seed Meal jjmd Hulls and everything that goes to make, up a first class Hardware and Grocery Store. i Give Us a Trial J.'W. BLOODWORTH “THE FARMERS FRIEND.^ . . PERRY, - GEORGIA. ‘ ■ : by the Cuban charge to the state 'de- / tion by the mothers and fathers w o /^rx-F on d o rmViUn ofnf’o m onf \7 1 xi L 1 • r> j.t t 1 ~ partment and- a public statement by him in which he said he was in entire ignorance of any “alleged selling l of liquor’,’ at the legation. US Harding Is Invited To Visit Augusta Augusta, Ga.—At a meeting here of leading' citizens and city officials an invitation was extended to President Harding that he .include Augusta and the newt Tourist hotel here in the trip which he is to make through the South next month the teachers of the schools. Arica Parley presence ol Capital Validates Tacna Washington.—In. the Secretary Hughes arid officials of the Pan-American Union, the Chileari ana Peruvian ambassadors exchanged* ai the Pan American building the. ratifi- .eatipn's of their government, finally validating the Tacna-Africg arbitartion protocol signed here last July. We are in the market at all times for Seed Cotton, Cotton Seed, Peas, Velvet beans and all / j ^ gp other farm products Bring us your products. Perry Warehouse Co. ' i \ ^ ’ "-A