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' V ?■ R ? I JOHN H. HODGES, Prop*r. DEVOTED TO HOME INTERESTS, PROGRESS AND CULTURE PERRY, HOUSTON COUNTY, GA„ THURSDAY FEBRUARY 15, 1923. , % / t * i ' warr=dg[Bs No. 7 CONGRESS FORMS SPECIAL COM . MITTEE TO MEET RETURN OF I SOLDIERS FROM RHINE CONFERENCE BREAKS UP,. AS i TURKS REFUSE TO ACCEPT, I TREATY—PEACE FAILS INCREASE CUSTOMS FORCE ALLIES PUT BLAME ON TURKS - Bill Passed To Appoint Committee Was t Lord Cuzon Bolts Conference—Italians j . ’ Presented By Senator Harris j And French Make Desperate But 14 . . Of Georgia Futile Efforts For- Agreement ! Washington.—Forming a special j Lausanne.—Tlie European statesmen committee to greet the return of Amer- have failed to rertore peace in the icpn- soldiers from the Rhine, a large !Near East, and the conference called delegation of congressmen ana* sena* ;for this purpose definitely collapsed FEDERAL AGENTS SAID TO HAVE BEEN SHOT WHILE TRYING TO ENFORCE LAW'S STATE TIP itST Brief Nowd Items Gathered Here And Thcro From All Sections Of The State ..tors-.left Washington for Savannah, after desperate efforts to saVe it—ef- yrhere the first consignment of troops forts W hich were continued up to the ' m t0 E S H Veml “T Very moment Lord Curzon's train left, hers of the Georgia delegation were in- J , ,. , „ , . eluded in the party. . | Never in the history of political con- Occupying a special train, the con- ferences were such amazing scenes gressional party te scheduled to ar- witnessed as marked the recent tragic I rive at the Georgia city, and will re- ending of the negotiations, which ex- main throughout the celebration, which, tended over almost three months, according to local reports, will be par- Practically the whole diplomatic world ,ticipated in by officials of the state ran after Ismet Pasha, head of the • and the city of Savannah. Turkish delegation, trying to" induce • Under a bill presented by Senator him to sign the treaty, but Muotapha Harris of Georgia, and passed by both Kemal’s favorite geuerqj, with gentle . houses, an official congressional com- smile, was immovable. He said ,f no” mittee composed of five members of to, all—Americans, British, French and the house and five of the senate, is pro- Italian, Tided to represent congress. The American representatives, Am- i The Georgia senator also conferred hassador Child, Joseph Grew and Rear with the war department and the cus- Admiral Bristol, called upon him after |toms division .of the treasury about ex- the break, in an endeavor to save the Ipediting the examination of baggage conference and Lord Curzon delayed (of the troops, who are being trans- his departure for half an hour in the ported on the S. S. St. Mihiel. Four hope that Ismet Pasha would change Inspectors from Norfolk have been or- his mind, but all in vain, dered by the customs officials to ajsipt 1 The con f erQnC e failed because the Collector. George Denny, in charge^ of Turks refused to accept the clauses tjie port at Savannah. | concerning the future economic re- I Speaker Gillett appointed the follow- gi me in Turkey, and, to some extent, because they would not accept the allied formula dealing with judicial 0 ing five world war veterans as mem bers of the house delegation: Representatives Johnson, South Da kota; Reese, Tennessee, and LIneber- ger, California, Republicans, and Con- 1 nolly, Texas, and Bulwlnkle, North Carolina, Democrats. / guarantees for foreigners, which were to replace the existing extra-territorial, privileges. Briefly the Turks wanted to strike froin the treaty all clauses binding 1 1 them to recognize contracts and con- Russ Refusal To Sign Upset. L * u »* nn ®cessions granted by the old Ottoman Lausanne, Switzerland. —-Although empire. They maintained that they such action had been expected, Bol- should be left free to study these sheviki Russia's refusal to Bign the questions, and, If necessary, re-open ppace. treaty setting forth conditions negotiations concerning them with the for the opening of the straits of the interested countries and peoples. Dardanelles and the Bosphorus and the j They could not, they said, accept demilitarization of the straits zones, the economic burden imposed upon caused depreesston in near east- confer- the new Angora government by the ehce circles. M. Tchltcherlp, the lead- 0 i<j Turkish regime, which had hand ing Russian delegate, urged that the eg out concessions right and left in whole question with regard to the the form of capitulations; they insist- Straits be reopened. By doing this, the eg that vast concessions had been Bolshevik foreign minister declared the granted without fair return and they allies would repair their fault qf seek-* Wanted the right to revise all of them, ing to impose fipon Russia treaty which The Thrks agreed to a formula Russia had pot had suitable oppor- j whereby foreign legal advisers would tunity to discuss. His request was re- fog appointed to refrarae the iegal cpde fused by the allies. [and be empowered to receive -com- ^ Turn- T. Poultry'in Weevjl Fight * h “ H ‘ Locust Grove, Ga.—Many fanners in '"■lastly administered, but Insist- this section are planning to enter the poultry business as their part In the v . ,. . , ,ffght against the boll weevil. The bat by n ® ll * ral c . oun ' ed that the- advisers be selected not by the Hague permanent court of in- / latest to enter this work are 8. A. Castellans and W. W- Cleveland, two, prominent farmers near here, edefc of' whqm recently has ordered one thou sand white leghorn ehleksns. (Long Terms For Vendors Of Bsoze ( Chicago.—Vendors of poison hootch, •which is declared to have 'killed more (than 50 persona in Chicago during (January, will be sent to the peniten tiary" for long terms if a bill soon to ibe introduced in the Illinois legisla ture becomes law. The campaign was launched by the members of the Ty- Ipothetae, an organization representing •400 large printing concerns here. These business men acted when too many "blind-pigs" began to spring up around their plants, and declare present stat utes are inadequate. tries which had not participated Jn the -groat.war./... Statenville.—Dr. Horn, of Atlanta, federal dipping agent for the state of G*0orgia, arrived here and swore out affidavits upon which warrants were issued for tho arrest of Mann Carter, and his son, Will, on charges of mur der. Th warrants were placed in the hands of Sheriff W. W. Pennington, of Echols county, but he reported that ho had beeu unable to locate either of the men named in tho warrants. The Carters are alleged to have shot and killed Mack Loclcridge, federal cattle dipping inspector,, and also to have wounded ,R. S. Ritchley, hfs as sistant, both of Dawson, Ga. For* more than a year there have been clashes between federal officers and farmers of this section over the enforcement of the cattle dipping law for the eradication of ticks. Several persons have been shot. The govern ment established a camp near here, with two machine guns and other arms, In an attempt to stop the waw fare. Valdosta.—So far as can be learned here no arrests have been made in the Echols county murder near Staten ville, although warrants have been sworn out for Mann Carter and his son, Will Carter, it is reported. R. S. Ritchley, of the federal ‘force of dipping inspectors, who was shot in the back and seriously wounded, in re ported to be improving. ■ Jn^ftfotamept. at the hospital Ritch ley gave a full account of the tragedy. •Contrary to reports given out, he stated that the Carters were not plow ing in a. field when they were ap proached by agents, but were bird hunting. It is reported that several, federal officers left this city for the scene of the trouble. 'Bituminous Coal Crisis Is Now Passed , Washington.—Stocks of bituminous coal, in storage in the United States on ^January 1 amounted to thirty-six mil- Ilion tons, as- compared with thirty-two (million tons on November 1, accord- ling to F. R. Wadleigh, federal fuel (distributor, who declares that the con- Idition indicates that th9 bituminous (coal crisis created by last year’s strike ifcas- definitely passed. The estimate of !the amount of'coal in storage is based iqn a survey made by the distributor .! m ; co-operation with the geological ^survey and the ..census bureau. Doctor Grant Escapes Trial For Haras* /Now Tork.—Rav. Dr. Percy Stickney Grant will ntft be tiled for heresy be cause of vacant sermons before his pastorate hi the Protestant Episcopal Church of the Ascension, he wee In formed in a letter from Bishop Wil liam T. Manning. The bishop, who had requested Rev. Dr. Grant , to “re cant or resign,” because of his pro fessed doubt of the deity of Jesus, said he would let t*e matter rest for the present, because the pastor, reply ing to the request, had not made clear whether he really doubted Christ's deity or not. According to the law of the church, however, anr two presbyters or five laymen can bring charges. , * Dreamed Whan Bicycle Dropa In Canal Augusta.—The body of William Claa Mills, 13-year-old white boy, who has been missing from his home for two weeks, waa found floating In the canal opposite the power house here. .The bey was reported missing by his uncle, George Mills, on January 18, and the town has been combed by the police in their search for him, but ef no avail. The body ‘jraa found by two whits men just above the Butt memorial bridge. The bicycle en which the lad was riding at the time he plunged into the canal was found also above where his body was found. The supposition is that the boy was riding down the canal hank and the handle ban of the bicycle became loose, causing him to lose control of his, wheel and he plunged into the water. WM 6-3-3. 7-4-7, 8-3-10, 8-4-4, Are grades that can be used with good results, pnder N 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. HEARD BROTHERS § V ’ MACON, GEORGIA. S ' Manufacturers of Plant Food for All Lands. | eiactaeiaaanBdDan[aaoDooaaaooDCJDO0nnonP3acaaaa..fc)t3no{incaano REPAIR WORK ' By Expert Mechanics On All Cars. ’ BATTERY SERVICE We Recharge and Rebuild Atl 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. GOOD TIMES COMING We Are Prepared To Meet Them Radio Measure Is Passed By House Washington.—The federal control bill was passed by the house. The bill vests broad "powers in the depart ment of commerce for regulation and supervision of all phases of wireless telegraph and telephone communica tion, and js intended to bring order out of the chaos in the air as the re sult of thousands of stations compet ing'on similar wave lengths. Licenses Would be required from all transmit ting operators, except government em ployes, and the secretary of commerce would assign wave lengths to various (stations and supervise, where neces- •,B3zy their sending periods. . ... 8k*rtff stow* Pimm Away Toecoft.—foiLwrtag the death at his father, W. A, Stowe, sheriff of Steph ens county recently, after a long ill- ness, VM4 A- Stowe will be appelated ; sheriff by Ordinary B. P. Brown. An election for the successor of W. A. ! Stowe will be called, and It is believed the appointee will have no opposition for the a^expirod torm. W. A. Stowe was the first sheriff elected after the creation ef Stephens county in 1908, and served continuously up to his death, jbxcept for one term. Fred A. j Stowe has • been active deputy in I charge of the office of the sheriff for ' .some months past. Get right and save money by buying at the right place. We have a full line of Groceries, Hardware Farm Supplies, Feed Stuff, Cotton Seed Meal and Hulls and everything that goes to make up a first class Hardware and Grocery Store. Give Us a Trial JV W. BLOODWORTH “THE FARMERS FRIEND. ”| PERRY, - GEORGiA. Greeks Establish Two Branch Lodges Atlanta.—After establishing lodges of the American Hellenic Educational Progressive association at Charleston, 8. C., and Savannah, Ga., George A. i iPoulos, supreme deputy of the or- | sanitation, returned to Atlanta. Na tional headquarters are maintained in ; Atlanta. The order is purported to (bring American Greeks in closer touch with American ideals. It was organ ized here six months ago with 100 (members. At present there are five with a- total membership o1 We are in the market at all times for Seed Cotton Cotton Seed, Peas, Velvet beans and all - ' '■// ‘ . / ' -. - ■ ’ : ... \ • other farm products Biing us your products. Perry Warehouse Co pearly 1,000 It is said. indistinct print