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APPLICATION FOR CHARTER
TURN ME OVER
State of Georgia County of Houston.
To tho Superior Court of H° us to n
County:
The petition of J. P. Cooper, It. L.
Cater, G. C. Nunn, J. P. Ktbridgo, L. F.
Cater, W. E. Swanson, H. T. Gilbort,
C. B. Andrew, H. P* Dobbins, S. L. ,
Norwood, Jr., J. H. Short, H. M. Heard,
and S. P, Crowell all of tho County of
Houston, State aforesaid, respectfully,
sliows | ^ j
That they desire for themselves, their
Associates and successors, to be incorpo- j
rated and made a body corporate under
the laws of tho Stato of Georgia.
2
That the corporate name and style of
said corporation shall bo “Home Builders
Incorporated.”
3
The principal place of business of said
corporation shall be at Perry, in Houston
County, Goorgin.
4 i
Tho capital stock of said corporation
shall be ton thousand dollars ($1.0.000-
00), divided into shares ol tho par valno
of one hundred dollars ($100.00), but
potitionors pray that they be granted the
Tight to increase said capital stock from
time to timo upon a vote of a maj -rit/ of
the stock outstanding at the time of such
vote to an amount not to exceed twenty
five thousand dollars, ($25,000.00).
5 1
Tho object of said corporation is
pecuniary gain t > its stock holders. i
0 '
Tho business to be carried on by said
corporation is the buying, holding, im-
{ iroving and Bolling of real ostato; lond-
ng money on real estate; tho buying and
insinuaton^lfiat I'm-,
fr*ona monkey?
Judge Describes End Of Rail Strike
Harrison, Ark.—The seriousness of
the situation which would have existed
had the Missouri and North Arkansas
railroad been forced to suspend opera
tions as a result of alleged depredations
along tho road was emphasized by nine’
witnesses heard here by the Arkansas
legislature’s committee Investigating
BoiJn? of "notes and other evidences on tho disorders along the railroad which
indebtnofc’s secured by real ostato; the ended last January with the burning of
construction of dwellings and business
houses for sale or for rent; tho buying,
soiling and manufacturing of lumber and
building materials of all kinds.
7
Petitioners desiro tho right to havo
and uso a corporate horI, to suo and bo
sued, to purchase, own and sell real
ostato, to oxoonto promissory notes and
other evidences of indebtedness and to
plcdgo any ml all of tho coroporato
property ns security for the paymoht
thereof; to lend Its own money and to
jako as sactirily tlnreof mortgages and
Beourity deodsjipou real estate; to sell
such loans anu transfer and assign any
and all securities pledged therefor; to
f mrohnso note s and other evidences of
ndebtodnoss sojured by mortgage, bond
for title, dood or security deed and to
resell same.
8
Potitionors doBire tho right to discon
tinue business at any time upon a voto
of three fourths of the outstanding stock,
and to liquidate the business of the cor
poration, sell oui its assets and divido
the proceeds among tho stockholders,
prorate, aftor all the debts of tho corpo
ration shall have been paid.
Whorefore: Petitioners pray that they
be incorporated rb aforesaid, and that
they bo granted all the rights, privileges
and immunities whioh aro or may bo
heroaftor granted to like aoror&tinns un
der tho laws of this stato.
This tho 10th of March 1023,
DUNCAN & NUNN
Attorneys for Petitioners,
Goorgla, Houston County.
I, H. Ij. Waadon, Clerk of tho Superior
Court, do hereby certify that the above
and foregoing is. a true copy of the original
petition for charter field in office of
Hark of Superior Court of Houston
County.
Witness my official signaturo and seal
of enid Court this March 10, 1923.
n. L. Wasden, Clerk Superior court
Houston county, Ga.
eight bridges in three days led'td the
formation of a citizens’ organization for
tho purposo of ending trouble along the
railroad.
HALT SUGGESTED BY HOOVER
Secretary's Letter Asks That It
Held In Abeyance For Future
Unemployment
Be
Will Gately Admits Swindling Pastors
New York.—Will Gately pleaded
guilty to swindling numerous clergy
men by posing as an army lieutenant
who had killed a man in camp and
noodod railroad fare to return and sur
render himself. Federal Judge Van
Fleer sentenced him to three years In
the Atlanta penitentiary. Assistant
United .States Attorney Johnson told
the court that Gately never had been
In the military service and had served
a three year term in tho penitentiary
at Atlanta, Georgia, for swindling oper
ations at Columhue, Ohio,
Washington*—Governmental build
ing and construction work now under
way should be slowed down and the
initiation of new projects ..delayed,.
Secretary. Hoover recommended to
President Harding in a, letter made
public in order-that they may- be push
ed forward at some' later period when
there is less- private construction ac
tivity and need for alleviating, or pre
venting unemployment.
The commerce secretary, in'a-report
made at the-president’s request, sug
gested that state and municipal gov
ernments Consider the adoption of a
•similar policy,. .
Mr. Hoover said that a survey of
the construction •trades had brought
out • several fundapienEaL conclusions
which he. listed afit;;Y<iilo,yrS: ■
1/ The 'year : 1922;'ijvas a year of
very large emblpymfetit'ajld activity in
the construction'trades and at the end
of, the year stocks.'of*.construction ma
terials were very much reduced. Since
the beginning of the present year
there ha^ sheen eveti’more activity than
in the same period last year and the
contract let- in the past few months
are of larger - volume than any hither
to entered' .into .a- similar peridd. Ad
vance orders for construction mater
ials are onf a‘ very large scale...
2. Labor, (n.the construction trades
and in the manufacture of material is
not only at full employment, but
there is actually a shortage in many
directions.
3. Transportation facilities avail
able for the building materials are
fully loaded and almost constant car
stsa-rjre-’HN k* 811922
Total Resources Of-Reserve Bank In.
creased From $213,487,000 Tp
$224,676,000 During Year
the last of March will see most, if not
all, of the cotton crop for 1923 plant
ed in this section of the state. The
old way was to plant cotton some time
in April, which was perhaps the beBt
way for the cotton at that time, but I .. iq99 „ c
nowadays when everything is done to *ival “arked the year 1922, accord-
St. Louis.—A notable busipess re*
get ahead of the boll weevil the crop
is put in as early as possible to get
ahead of the inroads of that great
pest and get the plant so far advan
ced as not to be materially Injured by
its attacks. That the acreage in cot
ton is to be greater in this section
this year than it has been in some
years there is no doubt now and with
the price of the staple still going up
those who were a little doubtful in the
matter have now decided to plant, or
plant more.
Home Robbed Of Jewelry
Atlanta.—Jewelry, valued at $600,
and $24 in cash were stolen from the
home of Lee Hagan, the robbery be
ing discovered by members of the fam
ily just after daybreak. Among the
pieces of jewelry taken were a plat
inum diamond cluster ring, contain
ing a large diamond surrounded with
eight smaller stones; a platinum ring
set with a ruby, surrounded by eight
small diamonds; and another ring. En
trance was gained through a side win
dow. The intruders crept up stairs,
entering the bedroom of Miss Dorothy
Hagan, who was on the sleeping
porch. The drawers of her dressing
table were ransacked. Detectives are
unable to find any clues.
Asks Cost Of Building Road
Clarkesville.—Itemized statements
of the total cost of the public highway
from Cornelia to Clarkesville, which
has been under construction for a
shortages are complained of with con- number of years, are asked by the
sequent interruption in production. I grand jury sworn for the March term
'of Habersham superior court. The re-
ing to the annual report of the Eighth
Federal Reserve district made public.
"In spite of certaiq powerful handi
caps, including the major strikes and
disturbed conditions abroad, distinct
progress was made in the ’direction of
industrial and commercial recupera*
tion,” the report asserts.
"Among the chief manifestations of
this constructive movement were in-
creased production and consumption
of commodities, restored confidence in
values, price adjustments, heavy em
ployment of labor, liquidation of ex
tended credits and a general strength
ening in the financial and banking
position.”
The report states "a broad discrep
ancy” existed between prices of prod
ucts of the soil and manufactured
goods, and "this served to reduce the
purchasing power in the rural dis
tricts.” Au excellent advance in lead
ing crops, particularly cotton, how
ever, occurred in the fall pnd winter,
the report adds.
Total resources of the Eighth Fed*
erad Reserve bank increased from
$213,487,000 to $224,676,000 in the
year, the report states, and gross earn
ings were $2,456,477 of which' $1,623,-
222 were absorbed in current ex
penses, leaving net earnings of $833,,
225, a decrease of $2,371,840 - under
those of the preceding year. .
i r," , v)t naDersnam sup6rior' couria jl lie rv
New Board Is, Ready-F6r'’TaNff Probe quest, which, is addressed to J* A,
Washington.—Formal £hnouncement Robertson, ordinary of Habersham
was made by the tariff .commission county. John N. Holder, chairman of
that it soon’ would start Its first in- the state highway commission, and
vestigation. under flejUbTfe provisions [w. R. Neel, chief engineer of the state
of the new tariff act, to determine highway department, asks that the in-
whether the rates on seventeen com- formation be furnished to the grand
modities are equitable. Chairman Mar- jury of the county at the August, 1923,
vin stated it was the commission’s term of court.
Intent to begin work immediately in
Arson Suspect Gains Freedom
Decatur.—The DoKalb county grand
jury, which completed its deliberations
here, failed to find sufficient evidence
on which to indict Dimple Nix, held
by county officers for the past sev
eral weeks in connection with the
burning of the home of Mr. and Mrs.
John M. McDowell and the death of
their two daughters in the fire. The
jurors spent most of two days con
sidering the cast from all angles. At
the end of that time they stated they
believed the fire to have been Incen
diary, but were unable definitely to
fix the blame.
Blizzard 8trlkes The Rooky Mountains
Denver, Colo.—Tho most severe bliz
zard of the winter hit the Rooky Moun
tain region with Colorado as its storm
center. The Denver and Salt Lake
(Moffatt) railroad, blocked several
days, is In tho grip of what officials
eay is the worst storm in recent years.
Snow drifts from 16 to 20 feet deep
block the tracks. A 100-mile an hour
wind was raging at Corona, "the top
of the world,” on the continental di-
County Road Work Progreeelnti
Fitzgerald.—Construction of the Jef
ferson Davis highway in Telfair coun
ty is progressing satisfactorily, accord
ing to a letter received from Commis
sioner J. C. Thrasher of Telfair coun
ty by Secretary Gelders of the associ
ation. Telfair county has seventeen
miles of road to build to connect with
the highway project at the Ocmulgee
river, seven of which have been com
pleted, according to Commissioner
Thrasher, and the entire road gang of
the county is engaged to complete
the road.
Tntfld tl0 M tJ 111 bS railway, a line running from Lanier to
rates againat which com- 01ennvm8 , a dlBlan0 “ 0( abollt 40
a preliminary way looking to a sweep
ing study of production costs and oth
er facts!
limited to rates against wmen com
plaints have been filed and the decis
ion to proceed with the inquiries does
not, according to Mr. Marvin, consti
tute a declaration of the commission’s
policy or program of action under the
flexible provisions.
S. And S. Railway Purchased
Pembroke.—Savannah and Southern
Archaeologists Dig In Missouri Hills
Nole, Mo.—Excavations which have
revealed many evidences of the exist
ence in the region of a pre-historiq race
are neardly completed and the party
of archaeologists which has been car
rying on the work probably will soon
go to other fields, M. R. Harrington, di
rector, announces. The party repre
sents the Museum of the American In
dian. Exploration of all overhanging
cliffs and dry deposits at their bases
have been carried on for weeks. The
miles, was sold at receiver’s sale to
G. T. Tuten for a consideration of
$60,001. The sale was immediately con
firmed by Judge W. W. Sheppard, of
the Atlantic judicial circuit, before
whom the order was drawn. The road
traverses a splendid section of coun
try, and as Mr. Tuten is an experien
ced railroad man, having been vice-
president and auditor for the road for
a number of years, its success is
practically assured, according to local
bankers.
Wants Southern Products Included
Washington.—Under the provisions,
of his bill, now approved by the presi
dent as a'law, Senator William J. Har
ris requested the secretary of agri-g
culture to include such' products a*
peanuts, syrup, pecans, cotton seed, cot
ton seed meal and hulls as those which
could be stored in a bonded warehouse
and on which an approved government
receipt could be issued. The depart
ment of agriculture now has under con
sideration additional regulations to car
ry out the provisions of the Harris
amendments, one of which removed'the
limitations of cotton, wool, grains, to
bacco, and flaxseed, which may be
stored, and makes it possible for any;
product which the secretary of agricul
ture may deem a proper commodity.
T
Pavlng Injunction Issued In Balnbrldge
Balnhrldge.—An Injunction was la-
susd against the mayor and aldermen
and chief of police of Balnbrldge, re
cently, restraining the city and Its of-
partially mummified body of an In- from advertising or selling prop-
dtan was unearthed recently. , «riy of citizens to pay for sidewalk as-
i sessments, M. E. O’Neal and Gordon G.
Admits Shooting; Pleads Self-Delbne® Bower being attorneys for the petition-
Chattanooga, Tenn.-J. J. Sutton was Th9 M ** March 24
House Of David Expels The Hansells
Grand Rapids, Mich.—John W. Han-
Bell, and his family were expelled from
inrflnnptB nrirtan 1 on. ^0 Israelite House of David, scantily
vid0| according to rap rtB, and an 180* «i Ar i oni i with nniv tinn
hafle an hour gale held sway at Tolland,
toother mountain town.
Judge Protests Increase In Taxes
Montpelier, Vt—Exercising his right
under the state constitution, Judge
Howe of the United States district court
at Burlington, has sent a communica
tion to the house of representatives
demonstrating against further Increase
by the legislature of taxes "on any
thing for any purpose, whether against
the rich or poor.” He also petitioned
the "reduction of taxes on anythingthat
Is being taxed." The communication
says: "The whole people have & right
to apply to the legislature for a redress
by petition or remonstrance.”
Cloared Of Death Of Young Woman
Macon.—Tom C. Johnson, a young
white man who ran over and killed
Miss Frances Berna Fogarty, with his
motorcycle on Second street at night,
has been released from the county jail.
The coroner’s jury returned a verdict
that the killing was absolutely una
voidable. Johnson, the testimony ex
hibited, mounted his motorcycle and,
when he cranked It, the machine shot
across the street, bounded on the side
walk and struck Miss Fogarty. John
son was deeply saddened over the ac
cident.
clad and with only $100 and tickets to
their former home, Nashville, Tenn.,
following a midnight conference at
which he was charged with assault
and his son was threatened with ar
rest, according to testimony given by
Hansell In federal court here In his
suit against the colony for $80,000.
The amount, the plaintiff contends, Is
the value of property turned over to
the Benton Harbor cult.
Lumbermen Gathering For Convention
New Orleans.—Lumbermen from all
sections of the country, declared to be
the greatest number eyer to assemble
at one time, are here for the opening
of th annual convention of the South
ern Pine association which will be
followed by the annual convention of
the National Lumber Manufacturers’
association. The latter embraces 13
regional organizations. Directors of
the Southern Pine association held a
meeting in executive session and the
transportation and grade-making com
mittees also held sessions.
shot and Instantly killed here tho oth
er day. Sutton was shot while on his
way down town and Immediately af
terwards W. A. Dover of Roseville, Ga.,
went to jail and surrendered, claiming
If the Injunction sticks It will mean that
all those who have not paid for side
walk paving will be relieved from pay
ing and those who have paid only the
first installment will not have to pay
that he shot Sutton in Belf-defense, remaining nine Installments,
when the latter attacked him with a
knife. Mrs. Elizabeth Windham was
with Dover in an automobile at the time
New Track 8h»d Plan Is Proposed
Atlanta.—That the old shed abutting
of the shooting and several negroes, on the Terminal Station building will
who saw the tragedy, state that she be torn down in the near future and
fired the fatal shot, but this she de- individual “butterfly” track sheds
nies. She was arrested. erected in its place, according to mror-
; mation received. At present, proceed-
Woman Convicted Of Killing Husband to hare owners of the station re-
Cassopolis, Mich.—Mrs. Maude roof the shed are pending before the
Cushing Storic was convicted of kill- atate Public service commission, and
ing her first husband, Claude Cush- ls learned that when the hearing is
ing, by a Jury in circuit court here called on March 27, owners of the sta-
and immediately sentenced'to life im- tion "will appear and express willing-
prlsonment by Judge L. Burget Des n ®as to tear down the present shed
Volgnes. The Jury had deliberated for an<1 replace it with the "butterfly” sys-
several hours. The state charged the tem °* individual track sheds.
woman with causing Cushing’s death ,
by poison. I Former Detective Takes Life
Macon.—Despondent over continued
Evangelist Says End Of World Near
Nicola Sacco Abandons Hunger Strike 111 health, Lee S. McLendon, aged 44,
Boston.—Nicola Sacco, who was for- widely known Atlanta business man
cibly fed by order of tha court after and former chief of the Macon detec-
three alienists had pronounced- him tive department took his own life by
mentally diseased, voluntarily aban- firing a bullet through his brain. A
doned his hunger strike the other verdict of suicide was returned by a
night after having fasted 31 daays. coroner’s jury. Mr. McLendon was
- rr-gfel&L - president of L. S. McLendon & Co..
Rigid Censorship For Irish City au to mo bile dealers. He had lived in
Censorship ' For ' Irish City
. London.—The reason., for the rigid Atlanta for about three years.
censorship imposed in Dublin prevent-
ing the use of telegraph lines and tele- Fined For Giving Girls Liquor
phones except for brief messages ap-} Rome ._jo e Dearing and J. H. Tay:
U. S. Ship Board 8ued For Damage*
New York.—Philip Manson, an ofti-
cial of the Pacific and Eastern Steam
ship company, incorporated, has filed
suit in the supreme court for one mil
lion dollars damages against the United 1
States shipping board, United State*
emergency fleet corporation and oth
ers, alleging that they had injured his
name, and that some of them had con
spired to prevent his lines from get
ting steamships allocated to him. He
also alleged that he had been falsely,
and scurrulously attacked, orally and
in writing. .J
Wine And Bear Movement Is Rapp*i
Washington.—Senator Fess, Republi
can, of Ohio, informed Governor Smith,;
of New York, in a letter made pnbllai.
here the other day, that he could not}
comply with the petition of the New|
York legislature for support of the pro-}
posal to legalize light wine and beer;
There should he no "compromise'' on
the liquor question, the Ohio senatoij
says, and the proper recourse for those
opposing prohibition would be to advo-’
cate repeal of the eighteenth amend
ment rather than modifying legislation.
120,000 - Barrel Oil Well In Venezuela
New Orleans.—An oil well produc
ing 120,000 barrels per day, conceded!
to b| the most productive in the world,-
was brought in recently at La Roa,,
in Maracaibo, Venezuela, accofrdlftgf'to''
a cable received here by Alfredo Ola-
baria, Venezuelan consul in New Or
leans. In January Consul Olavaria an
nounced news of the bringing in of at
99,000-barrel daily well at Camblniia8 f j
Maracaibo.
Starok Will Make Southern Touif
Washington.—Fred Starek, acting
managing director of the War Finance}
corporation, left Washington for anf
inspection of the corporation’s offiices|
throughout the southern states, Hat
will traverse territory in which thej
corporation has loaned millions of dol
lars to aid the cotton, rice and cattle]
industries, and will explain to locdjj
officials the provisions of the new ag-.
ricultural credits law, u
Atlanta!—“We are living in the time - prove ^ y * he authorities, is not known lpr werfe fined $150 and costs each on
p JIrV o l™ kere. The London morning newspapers
of the fend,” Evangelist A. S. Booth
declared before a large audience here. DubHn^ThfDaily SkeTch “Sde freS Wh0Q they pleaded guilty at th e §&
Evangelist Booth said contemporary ' + ' /!!' S Sh ' * S d& ing session of city court recently. O;her
history was fulfilling the prophecies ^.+™™^°!! r . esp0 ?_ de ° t charges against them were withdrawn.
charges of giving liquor to miro'rs
of the Bible and that the time for
the breaking up of nations and the
inception of the kingdom of God on
.earth was near & hand.
describing the extraordinary condi- They were arrested at the instance
t.ons, under which the Siki-McTigue 0 f fathers of the two young girls
Copper Workers Get An Increase}
Copperhill, Tenn.—The Tennessee'
Copper company, largest employers of;
men in the great.coper basin, gave their!
employees a raise of 24 cents a day (
recently. This gave the day laborer
the largest wage paid by the local com
pany in its history. This was based 1
on 17-cent copper, though the principal
product is sulphuric acid. The plant isj.
producing 1,150 tons of 60° sulphuric]-
acid a day, and, at a new plant; 70 tonsf
bout took place prints a short telegram who“were"s;id'toTave" b^Trought
under a Dublin date line which asserts 1 u.. , ^°PPer
that the city is on "tenderhooks.”
home dr\mk by the young men.
sulphate
manufactured.
(bluestoue) also is.