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v ^ JOHN H. HODGES, Prop'r. •Lin. DEVOTED TO HOME INTERESTS, PROGRESS AND CULTURE $1.50 a Tear In Advance PERRY, HOUSTON COUNTY, GA., THURSDAY,MARCH 8, 1923. No. m CONVICT FLOGGING PASSES LEAGUE EXPENSES IS PUT TO AN END HQ MAJORITY IN SENATE VOTE AUTHORIZING RETURN 0> PROPERTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY PECORA SAYS HE WAS OBLIGED TO TAKE STEP GOVERNOR HARDWICK ISSUES ORDER ENDING USE OF LASH IN PRI80N FFORT OF RAYBURN FAILS GRAND LARCENY CHARGED STATE NEWS OF INTEREST (The Vote Was 300 to '11, And Came After House Had Rejected Amend ments Restoring All Property Indictment Of William H. Anderson, New York State Superintendent Of League, May Be Ir&lcted Washington. — The administration ill directing the return of as much as $10,000 of each estate of former enexriy aliens held by the alien prop erty custodian, was passed by the house. It now goes to the senate. • The vote was 300 to 11 and came -fter the house had rejected amend- ents proposing restoration of all of the property; return of all of the prop- rty of Austrian nationals and the dec- .aration of policy by congress that all of the property would be restored ltimately. Renewing before the final vote his ffort to provide'for the restoration of 1 of the property held by the cus- odlan, Representative Rayburn, Dem- crat, Texas, moved to recommit the ill with instructions to the interstate ommerce committee was voted down, 81 to 124. Opposing the amendment by Repre sentative Hoch, Republican, Kansas, hich would have written a deolara- ion of policy into the measure, Repre- entative Fees, Ohio, and Graham, Illi- ois, Republican, declared there was o intention to confiscate the proper ty of former enemy aliens and that it is unnecessary for the United States to make any declaration on the sub- ect.' Representative Fess said the Hoch ar rl St J New York.—Acting DistriW Attorney Pecora recently went before the grand •Jury with the request that William H. Anderson, state superintendent of the Anti-Saloon League of New York, be indicted on a charge of grand lar ceny, and presented as his first wit nesses, the Rev. Dr. George Caleb Moor, secretary, and Bertram H. Fan- cher, treasurer of the league. After Dr. Moor's testimony had been heard, Mr. Pecora presented as evidence the books of the league. With the com pletion of Mr. Faneher’s testimony, the grand jury adjourned until Miss Maude M. O’Dell, confidential secretary to Mr. Anderson, and Miss Mary Hill, assist ant treasurer of the league, can be beard. Mr. Pecora, before entering the Jury room, declared it was imperative that the Rev. pr. David James Burrell, president of the league, appear before the grand jury tp explain certain as pects of the league’s financial rela tions with Anderson. He said Edgar T. Brackett, counsel to Anderson, had notified him that the aged clergyman was too ill to appear. Mr. Brackett promised, he said, to con fer with Doctor Burrell’s physician, and to ascertain whether it would not be possible for Doctor Burrell to coma mendment would mean that the Unit- ! before the grand Jury for a short pe- A _ « ij-ai I dUJ d States would *be giving a "oertifi- te” of its policy which would bis un* recendented. Representatives Rayburn, Hawes, temocrats, Missouri, and Garrett, ennessee, the Democratic leader, led he fight for return at this time of all t the property. It was argued that "e passage of the hlH la the form pro sed would be notice to the would, at the American government had rsaken its tradition* of international Orality and was prepared to "confla te” the property for the payment of laimts of its eitisens against Germany ~ the German government failed to y {hem. Aside from to* rstsra «f #H bust* $10,0*0 or less and a Bke amevet trusts whose vatoe exetorifo thta mount, the Wfl wtmfK pwvide that «d ‘ncome accmlwg from the treat* fter the mensur* became efle*ttve,J hould be repaid to toe original awn-' of the property. rlod. Mr. Pecora said his request tor an indictment charging the state super intendent with grand larceny would be based on disposition ef $2-1,700, which, the dry leader said, had been used tor publicity purpose*. Mr. Pecora said he had net desired to bring the ease before the grand Jnry, but had been toreed to de se, because ef Mr. Anderson’s refusal to make any explanation of his expenditure. Mr. Anderson, having refused to waive immunity, wtfl not appear be fore the grand iary, Mr. Pecora said. Brief News Items Gathered Here And There From All Section* Of • The State Atlanta.—Governor Hardwick re cently issued his order abolishing the use of the lash in the convict campB and prisons of Georgia, and giving his reasons therefor. Squarely on the ground that the constitution of Georgia prohibits whip ping, the governor bases his order. "If the constitution forbids the courts to impose flogging as a pun ishment for crime,” he declares, “sure ly it likewise forbids the officers or agents of any executive department of the government from inflicting flogging or whipping as a part, al though incidental and direct, of the punishment. For years opposition has existed to the use of the lash. Repeated though unsuccessful efforts have been made to get it abolished. Some months ago a committee representing the Council of Christian Churches of, Atlanta pre sented the governor a legal brief un dertaking to show that the constitution has a provision which forbids whip ping as a punishment for crime, is applicable likewise to whipping as a means of discipline in carrying out a punishment for crime. Governor Hardwick was Impressed by the arguments and citation in the brief. He submitted it to Attorney General Napier, who held that whipping is a violation at least of the spirit of the constitution. The governor then laid the matter before the prison commis sion. They urged him to let a test oaee be brought in toe courte to settle the constitutional question. aaaaaaoaaoooacMMaoaaaflaaBOaaaBaaamaaaaoDOOoaacNQaaao PEACH TREE FERTILIZERS. I 6-3-3. 7-4-7, 8-3-10, 8-4-4, § Are grades that can be used with | good results, under varying con- * ditions. We can furnish you i any Special Formula you | may need. | We sell Raw bone Meal, D-iied 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 j MACON, GEORGIA. j Manufacturers of Plant Food for All Lands. iaaaaacHBaaBaaaaaaDaoaaaaaaaaaoaaaBaaooaoa-aaao0!ataB "Hammer Murderess" Makes W* HR Los Angeles, Cal.—Clan Phillips, the much pursued "hammer murder ess,” is making a hit with habitues of Chihuahua night life rworts, according to reports to SherffY TrASge* frtfrn One 'informant, a young Mexican, declared that be had smoked a pipe of opium with her. "Clara bee bcedaaa quite friendly with Influential young Ckihua- huans,” he said, "and they have deohns ed that they will prevent btir being smuggled out of the oountoy toe way (little Phil’ Algufn wap. Shi was. re- neLtly In CJhlhuahene.*’ Charge* Against Berger Are BtwwtbePd Chicago,—Charges ef eoasptmey to abstract the recruiting at military i ferece against Vfetoir BergOr, Mflw**- i kee Socialist, and three defendants eenvleted with him, three years age, were dismissed by Judge James H. Wllkcrson when the ease earns before him. Berger, with Adolph flermer, sec retary Socialists patty; WfgJaaa V. Kras#, national secretary Of the Young People’s Socialist party; Louie Engdahl, and Irwin St John Took#?, Episcopal rector, were sentenced to twenty years tmprisenaont | Planter And Wife Are Injured ‘ Stillmore. — Burntor Weatherford, prominent planter, of near Grarmont, and his wife, were painfully injured When their, automobile was struck by a freight train at Wade, GA, eight miles north of here, on the Georgia and Florida. The car was completely demolished by the crash. , Girl And Escort Injured By Car Macon.—Miss Mary Hall, 17, 0 f 9 Lake City street, East Mason, suffer ed a broken leg when she was nin oyer by an automobile driven by w. H. Perry, an employee of the Jeffiies- McElreath Lumber company. Roger L. Wood, her companion, who lives at 3.0 Lake City street, was bruised and scratched and his clothing torn „in- the same accident. Perry is being ’.held in Bibb county jail charged with driv ing an automobile while drunk, being dntok on toe highway, and violating tog state motor vehicle law . % Probe Of Wealth Of U. H Washington.—An inquiry to deter mine the amount and ownership of the "chief kinds Of wealth’) in the tfaited States would be made by toe federal trade commission, under a resolution Introduced in the senate by Senator i Norris, Republican, Nebraska, but, on objection of Senator Smoot, Repbuli- can, Utah, consideration of the resolu tion was postponed; Asserting that the output of tax-free securities had a total seriously handicapping vital industries in need of credit, the resolution declar ed for an intelligent tax policy. Judge Harley Dies At Sparta- ■ Sparta-.—Judge R. B. Harley, *3, one ;of toe oldest attorneys at toe local bar and a man of wide information, died suddenly at his country home near here. He died before medical at tention could be given him. •herlfFa Delay Savea Negro's Life Atlanta.—Fifteen minutes after he was supposed to be dead* Boscoe Al len, an Ig-year-oM negro, was saved from Ike hangman’s noose in the Ful ton county Jail when Governor Hard wick oommutod his sentence to life fan prison meat Allen was scheduled to knag at U o'clock, but Sheriff J. I. Lowry, knowing that a laat minute Appeal wan being mads to the gover ns*, delayed the execution a few mo ment*. Fifteen minutes later came a telephone message from the govsr- Dot's sftlsc that Alton’s death len ten## has boon commuted to life im prisonment. But tor the. voluntary delay by Sheriff Lowry, the young negro’s sommatation would, have been •15 miautes late. Pfenning Development Offices Savannah.—-Extensive office room has been engaged in Savannah as headquarters for toe development of flees ef the Seaboard Air Line rail way, it wse announced by dement C. Ucker, director of development for the Seaboard. Mr. Ucker has made arrangements for the establishment of two sections of the Seaboard develop ment department, and Savannah will be headquarters. Jesse M. Jones, of. Norfolk, will come to Savannah to he head of the agricultural section, The other section will be the indus trial, for which a head is now being sought. REPAIR WORK By Expert Mechanics On All Cars. BATTERY SERVICE We Recharge and Rebuild A (1 Sizes and Makes. New Willard Batteries in Stock. WELDING Acetylene Welding of All Kind. TIRES and TUBES Goodyear and Seibling Tiree. McLendon Auto Co. calvin i. McLendon, PERRY - GA. GOOD TIMES COMING We Are Prepared To Meet Them Get right and save money by buying at tha 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 South Carolinian Hits The Speculators Washington.—Speculators are reap ing a harvest of millions of dollars each year at toe expense of toe South ern cotton planters, Representative Fulmer, Democrat, South Carolina, said, recently, at hearings before the house agricultural committee on his bill which would make government cot ton grades binding on all of the prod: uct shipped in,interstate .commerce, j Farmer Shoot# Wife And Kills Himself Knoxville, Tenn.—Officers recently attributed to insanity the dual tragedy in Pigeon creek community when Dud ley Russell, prosperous farmer, shot his wife through toe back as she was pre paring supper and then killed himself. German Rewards A British Officer Vancouver, B. C. — Major J. C Thorne, of this city, has received word that he has been left a manor in Ger many by Herr Gartner, whose grand son Major Thorne, while a prisoner of war, saved from death under a train in Leipsig. A codicil to Herr Gartner’s will recites that the legatee, “although an enemy of my country, did in the sta tion, while under armed guard, jump in front of an approaching train and saved little Karl." Major Thorne, at the time of the rescue, was being transfer red to Cuestin for solitary confinement. J. W. BLOODWORTH 4 ♦THE FARMERS FRIEND.”* . PERRY, - GEORGIA. We are in the market at all times for Seed CottonA Cotton Seed, Peas, Velvet beans and all other farm products ’ Bring us your products. Perry Warehouse