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ThI HOMS JOURNAL Price, $1.50 A Yew, Tn Advance Published livery Thursday Morning. Officri.il Orgqn of Houston County, JOHN H. & JOHN L. HODGES, Perry, Thursday, March 22. CITIZENS START LAW ENFORCEMENT CAMPAIGN worst enemy the black man has is Whiskey and its effects- G. Wo recoin mend that these | resolutions be published in lho! two county papers, The Macon! Daily Telegraph,and Atlanta Con-1 stitulion, and that the thanks cf 'XXWOOOOOOQOOOOOOCOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOQOOOflOOOOOOOO At a mass meeting of Houston .— County Citizens at the Court ^ bc l ,ro ^ erc ^ 10 the^e Homo Friday morniug a campaign of law enforcement, particularly of the prohibition law was inau gurated. The purpose of the meet- .,— - - — iug was to perfect an organization Ethendgc, Secretary of citizens to co operate with the papers. tSignod, Respectfully submitted. O M Houser, Clrmn. W H Lord F L Stokes. J L Eubanks, W, B. SIMS J P THIS f*APEf* REPRESENTED FOR FOREIGN ADVERTISING BY THE tSfcMERM. CFFICE3 NEW YORK AND CHICAGO BRANCHES IN ALL THE PRINCIPAL CITIES The federal income tax will be reduced by ^ the next Congress, 8ays a Washington press corres pondent. Gov-EiiHlQT Walk' r is inclined to favor an income tax for Georgia with modi deal ions. Tur Hureau of Hoads has been been asked to make to the Federal Department a report from the Georgia Highway Department. The Republican campaign to renominate President Harding will doubtless be organized and man aged “according to Hoyle.” France declares that Germany has been penalized only beenuso the plot of that nation to resist the terms of the Vorsailes treaty. Tarter rates of the bill recently enacted into law by Congress wiil undergo investigation by the Fed eral Tariff Commission at Wash ington. Tin? labor organization of Groat Britain have hurled political do- Ibiuec against political defiance against capitalism, and a national olection may bo oullod. O The strength of the Georgia Cotton Growers Corporation is in creasing rapidly, 2,000 men hav ing joiend within tho last eight weeks. The field forties are de voting their efforts to Southwest Georgia this wook. 'officials in enforcement of the.laws which recetat events have shown have caused the death of citizens and is a daily menace to public safety. Tho meeting was opened with prayer by Rev. W H Lord. I Mr. J H Davis was elected Chair-; nmu. On motion of Rev. F L a committee was appointed to draw up resoluLions to bring bo- fore tho meeting. Mr- O M Hous er made a good talk stressing ecr operation of citizens with officers in the enforcement of the prohibi tion law. Ool. S A Nunn also tnude a talk suggesting that Coun TOO MUCH BUILDING. Secretary Iloovef has suggested q, . ^ ' to, the President that it would be , _j° 3 well for a slow-dowTi in govern ment building to be endorsed. The suggestion is based upon the fact that private and corpora tion construction has increased above the normal point. The in crease of both classes lias taxed the building material people to enforcement. On motions the Chairman was directed to appoint vigilance committee of citizens in all sec tions of tho county to co-operate with officers of the law. The fol lowing is the committee- A W Tabor, W 0 Wright. D C Strother, Ralph Newton, John Culler, S W r Hickson Jr., J P M ft H| V C "r 18 & N f"i o« i i"' i"octly by ill L t n w,L* 1 ’,"*' fT r W “ r ' | dividual. and business men. JWB! Tlu$ might cause serious com- n ' n w tc' p;„ 1 t 11 *’ .a i Iilieations by n Itum-nlaldo Increase tiff*. i? t ul “ Heard, Wg Talton, J R Ammons I" Sec'reUiry Hoover sheets, How Walter Watson, It L Marshall, J ME*?« Tucker, Jtmmctt Vinson! Jink “ f oi "? emplii f d f ach8s «^ dernser |S^ I *J D " ,lba rJ rp ° , H | However] the leaders of llic ScJ- 5?S°4r T f; ministration will doubtless eon- ’’ J y ' iaboj, A J,sider the suggestion carefully, and The Gorman government is al most ready to make terms with Franco but no government 1ms yet agreed to present “the” note tending to meditation. The Unit cd States has refrained from mak iug any reply. do what llioy think would be best for them- What is best for the government ought to be best the people. for A press enerospondent at Wash ington announced last Sunday that a rift in tho Republican party had hastened the official acknowl edgement from President Harding that he would be a candidate for renomiuation. This is said to have been done to force the hand of the Progressives. Senator Wa'lter F. George of Georgia, delivered speeches in Sa vannah and Macon last week, ihrough invitations the addresses wore delivered to the Chamber of Commerce of the two cities named respectively. .Though Senator George does not claim to be an orator of high grade, tho speechos veported wore splendid in composi t-ion and quality. Houser. The following are tho very strong resolution drawn by the committee and accepted by the Mass Meeting. Your committee appointed to draft suitable resolutions express ing tho will of the citizens of Hous ton County in Mass Melting as sembled beg leave lo submit the! following: Whereas ..the Jaw against tlio! Atlanta, March 17—Tho SoutI 2 illicit traffic in Whiskey is being ern Railway system announces to-' violated to an alarming dogreo, day that nearly all of the new cars and whereas such traffic is amen- and 'locomotives, costing more (baa ace to the moral and social avo!- $17,000,000, recently ordered by ib fare of our country, and Avherens will be built at points on the NEW SOUTHERN EQUIPMENT Southern's lines, Fifty freight and 16 passonger locomotives 5 dining cars. 3.0 TO box cars 200 stock cars is a are included. The locomotives aro to bo built at richmoud. Va , by tbo Amer:- !nan Locomotive Co., 1,500 box The Macon Camp of the Boy Scouts was some time ago givob a liberal tract of laud on Avhich to establish the official home. Tho land was given to the Scouts by the A1 Si hah Temple of Shiuah of Macon. Now the land has been placed in legal possession of the Scouts to be developed under the supervision of a committee of the SJmners. A million dollar incorporation to establish peach canning plants *n Georgia has been asked for and will probably be granted this week Mr C R Ward, of California, is the organizer, and Georgia peach growers will be given an opportu nity to secure stock in the corpora tion. The management will be such illegal traffio endangers the lives of the citizens on the public highways and realizing the fact that no violator of the law proper person ,to aid iu the en forcement ©f this laiv, therefore be it resolved; 1. That Ave urgently request cars and 1,3(55 coal cars at Mem- every good qilizen of Houston phis and St, Louis by the Ameri- County to so respect all Jaws, that can Car and Foundry Co., 2.000 they may be a valuable asset, to ' coa l cars at Lenior City, Tenu , the.officers m enforcing the fWby the Leuior Car Works; 570 believing.as we. do. that it. is as-im-. boX . cars g£ Ml., Vernon Car portant. to respect one law as ^ Manufacturing-Company, and 200 an ?-flfif’i • . , stock eais at Anniston,' Ala., by 2. That we in Mass M-olmg as the Kil by Car and Foundry Com- sembled appoint a committee in pany.—Macon Nows. each militia district in the. county: to take up the matter of arousing j 0 _ public sentiment against Li.i., in-1 “ ’ famous traffic,,as wei I as oilier law 1 * ^ _ violations. . : ATTORNEY-Geueral Dougherty 3. That avc urge the April term ' is( l uoted as saying that “Presi- Grand Jury to recommend to the ck .“ nt 'HardingAvill be reuominated County Commissioners that at ^'khout any serious opposition. w least two'county Policemen be ora- ! The spp,jspr > we av ° convinced by Seed Irish Potatoes EARLY ROSE BLISS TRIUMPH and GOBBLERS All kinds of Small Garden Seed. The famous Thurmond Gray Water Melon Seed all fresh and ready to plant. luasu two cuuuty jvoucemen on cm- , . “r . ’ , ployed. Whose duty it will be to hls cflicial record, is not entitled enforoe all laws, but especially the to aa y serious consideration in Prohibition Law. connection. The Leading jrjuuiuiuiua uiiw. ] ~ : 4. That we earnestly request our : ?. moei?ats arG not displeased that judges to forego the- gympaHarding has consented to ac- oraetice of nuLtW fines of mnn«v et, P fc ' a re-noimnation. That is practice of putting fines of money, et,pfc , . on the violators of tho prohibition Bur ? to bnn * ou more taIk - 11 16 law, but instead put sentences that ! we11 to ^member that nomination more often leads to defeat than to law, but instead pub sentences that will send them to Chain Gang or n ? 0,e eften leads to defeat than to j Q jl' , i election, considering all that get .controlled tttlons. by Atlanta ineer- Jail. 5. It is the sense of this meet ing that the colored citizens of. our county could facilitate our! efforts in enforcing the laws, and | we suggest that they hold similar meetings, when and as recommend ed by the committees mentioned get prominent campaign. positions in the LOST, one Cameo Breach on Streets of Perry last Tuesday in resolution No. 2 herewith. It is afternoon- Finder pleese return to our solemn eonvietiefla that the Mrs M. A. Murray. W. B. SIM S, - - r-r, r, t h e i f cji pac i I j'. Thfsiufuni has Ly Commissioners appoint county i tlCre ased the oriels of all kinds of police to co-operate with Sheriff V • 1 - V , 1,1 ! . / ouuriu uonstruction Hialenal beyond Lud in on forcing laws. 1 - , . . , J Talk, were also madt by Rev ., po ,' nt 0 s f, , Bloekor, Prof. M C Mowlfy and , ''•><!"«,» that w»y would .nroly Mr. ft II Howard ,md «tl,. ra T\ f ° m'"' f" 6 the line tlirougliout the country, stressing tho urgent need of law m l ,, , , That Avould not please the govern- GROCERIES, FURNITURE, UNDERTAKING. Night Rhone No. 22. Day Phone No. 8, Perry Ga. OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO-DOCOOOCOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOCXXDOOOOOOOO1 ment, and this would eertnihly give the republican government, a “lilnck eve” at the Avrong time for i ho G. O. P.. loaders- Therefor, Soerotary Hoover sug gesls that the administration come forward with practical* help. Possibly the Secretary is right unless it should be that a stop page of government building A BUILDING not only looks complete when it is covered with a Carey Roofing, but it is complete — perfectly protected, finished in appearance — a structure built economically and sure to prove economical to maintain; There is a superior Carey Roofing’ for every type of building. Let us tell you about the one for your building. Roof for Every Building* FOR SALE BY V B. H. ANDREW ft PERRY, GA. IS THE TIME PAY