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INDISTINCT Pr; HOME JOURNAL JOHN H, HODGES, Proper. DEVOTED TO HOME INTERESTS, PROGRESS AND CULTURE VOL. LlII. PERRY, HOUSTON COUNTY, GA., THURSDAY, APRIL 5, 1923. fm SARAH BERNHARDT 3 PROBE SUGAR TARIFF AND PRICES THE LAST OF WORLD-RENOWNED EMOTIONAL ACTRESSES . I CROSSES OVER TNVESTIGATION ORDERED IN TEL EGRAM SENT FROM FLORIDA TO CHAIRMAN MARVIN SENDS MESSA8E TO AMERICA 1,Whispers Lines Of Great Roles As Death Nears — Died Reciting 1 Lines From “Camille” + + + + + + Paris.—“I am deeply touched with the sympathetic interest my beloved American friends.” This was Sarah Bernhardt’s message to her friends overseas, given the Associated Press by her secretary, Madame Nor- mand. REDUCTION MAYBE ORDERED President Says Relation Between Du ties On Sugar And Current Prices Must Be Ascertained At Once !+ ■ 1 1*8* ■+ "if 1+ ;+ !+ I* + •f + 4. + :+ + + + + + * + + + . Paris.—“Tho golden voice,” which, ;for more than sixty years has charmed ithe audiences of the civilized world, Is ;at last stilled. For Bernhardt, the In comparable, greatest and bravest '“young woman” of her century, has at length passed on, radiant and beau tiful and unafraid In spite of her 78 years. In stageland and among stage- lovers the world over, the most fam ous actress of two generations Is mourned. And with her goes the last link binding the present to the mighty playwrights of Prance’s past, to Victor (Hugo, to Coppee, to the whimsical Ros ie Divine Sarah was unconscious the revered dead, the famous . .. . iters whom she had interpreted for the jvorld and whose busts and portraits adoVned, her home, beckoned the trage- di|nn‘6 , to join them after tenderly ; lAW.aiting to claim be*. She passed at * p. m;; Mbh'day-. The aortesjs. died within the church, erne Unction, the last saci'ament, was administered shortly before her death by Rev. Risser of St, Francis de Sales church. “Toward this etid of ithe service, the ppfetft said, “she only half recognized mb, iardly un- 'derstood and was uflkhla to talk,” A cry for air five hours before Bern hardt died and a sinking spoil bi St. Augustine, Fla.—investigation by the United States tariff commission into the relation of the tariff rates on sugar to the present increased su gar prices lia3 been ordered by Pres ident Harding. The inquiry has been requested by the president In the following telegram addressed to Thomas O. Marvin, chair man of the tariff commission: y. S. PR! HALTS MW RAT£ CUT BaooeB«ionoffl{aaoKJoonoooooo0eHBOBacMaa(Boan«sacBiaisaaofflcof2*a^ PEACH TREE FERTILIZERS. PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION RE. STRAINED FROM ENFORC ING ORDER. STATE NEWS Or (KIEEST Erlef News Items Gathered Hero And There From All Sections Of The State “Have tariff commission make an immediate inquiry into the re lation of the sugar tariff to tho current prices of that commodity. It is difficult to believe that the duty on sugar can have any pan in making the abnormal prices which prevail, but if the commis sion finds there is any ground fur believing the duty to be even par tially responsible I shall be ready to proclaim a reduction in sugar as provided by law.” brought <0 her physicians an# friends the real- ala fization that she coni Xh$ night. hot Tire through ;! Her last hours were fitful tt she fought, with her ftddmftutte whit, the (inevitable. iffper .faintly the Words of other 0 fthaglned per- she ■ as wished I te to arise, g downstairs we she lOrlcan Bernhardt’would lines of “Camille* ate other famouB rofek. fcape that she wa« —bn the stage, f Again she wotdd Site would insist inish the mi started to Icbippahy- V The great aetrews WgH A grandmother (when she last l America, and !had suffered ajtftf<tfj*ttijni el her right leg. Upon bar fr. Net* York, (October, 1914, ft grfnip of friend* ifttf (gathered to weft «4 with extreme | 'While qlayftg At ilia Mmd she contracted a sever# t/M wMsh prarapt- jed' her to takw a; Start* frw her health. A few wSefto lector she under went an operation tar Afeetton of the kidney, and, although more than 70 years of age, she enftrtti complete re- icavery and remained A America for several months* . the 1 w&fuitf ilia waffle- The presidential order, it was ex plained, will result in enlisting another official agency in the government’s en deavors to ascertain responsibility for tho gradual increase in sugar prices early in February when sugar was sell ing at five and six cents a pound retail ns compared with present quotations running as high as 12 cents. The department of commerce has, for several weeks, been studying the sugar situation, and, several days ago, Acting Attorney General Seymour an nounced in Washington that - the .de partment of justice was making an in quiry which would continue until re sponsibility was fixed. Mr. Harding was said to be firmly determined that the government shall do oil in its power not only to pre vent further increases, but to bring down the present quoted prices, should they be found unjustified. He gave some attention to the sugar situation Before leaving Washington, and is un derstood to have had several communi cations from various officials hi the capital on the subject since Ms ar rival ft» Florida. The president was represented as mteonrinced tbat the present Fordney- MeCttmber tariff rates of 1.7G cents a pound on Cuban raw and 2.20 eents t on other sugars was to blame for the increased prices, which Senator Ladd, Republican, North Dakota, in a state ment issued a few days ago, said were costing the American people at the rate of $90,000,00!) astfiroally for every cent advanced. As Ms telegram to Chairman Marvin asserted, however, Be iB willing, should the tariff com- sttssfetfs inquiry determine that the tariff rates are even partially th# eanse, to utilize the flexible prevfdlen «f tie present tariff eet. Alabama Congressman Reported Dead Rochester, Minn.—Death of John R. Tyson, representative in congress from the second Alabama district, has been announced at the hospital here, where he has been for a week. S. L. Tyson, liis son, and Kemreith Murphy, son-in- law, were at his bedside when h© died. Arrangements for the) removal of the body to his home have not been com pleted. Two Die For Killing Deputy Sheriffs Franklinton, La.—John Murphy and Gideon Rester, moonshiners, who kill ed Deputy Sheriff’s Wiley Pierce and (Wesley Crain near here, March 3, were 'convicted of murder In district court (here and sentenced to hang. Outlaws Escape Gerdsn Of Tulsa, Ohio.—After eU4feg tor M knn a posts beat am. takiog Hsus, dead or alive, two meatier* «t tie «■**- tet ef leak robbers Bunt looted Nka Btato Bank of Maanford, Creek eeaxty apparently have escaped. Thep are reported headed toward Tulsa. Ose at the two remaning mambars of tie leak was killed and the o*har captured. Tho dead man was identiEad as Bud Mas- field, long an outlaw, and the oaptive, Leo Sturtz, Tulsa automobile mechanic, is in jail at Sapulpa. A1 Spencer, no torious bandit, is still at Urge Atlanta.—A decision restraining the public service commission of Georgia from enforcing its order of December 19, 1922, by which the rate of fertilizer materials from Savannah to Black- shear was reduced to 90 cents per ton in carload lots, was handed down by Judge Alex. C. King of the United States circuit court of appeals; Judge Samuel H. Sibley of the United States court for the northorn district of Georgia, and Judge William H. Bar rett of the United States court for the southern district. All three judges con curred In the opinion. This decision was made in an ac tion iu equity brought by the Atlantio Coast Line railroad several weeks ago against the public service commission. The railroad was represented by the law firm of Alston, Alston, Foster & Moise, and the commission by Attor neys B. J. Reagan and J. Prince Web ster. The action sought to enjoin the order of tho commission ol December 19, 1922, whereby the rate cn all fertilizer mar terials between Savannah and Black- shear was ordered re-established at 90, cents per ton, i* The petition alleged that this rate was unjust, that it denied the railroad a fair return, and that it was discrimi natory In that it showed preference for Blackshear as against other interior points and preference in favor of Sa vannah against other ports of entry on the south Atlantio seaboard. Litigation concerning the rate on fertilizer materials between Black- shear and Savannah has been pending in various courts for some time. It began when the Blackshear Man ufacturing company was organized 20 years agd, a* which time the Atlantic Coast Lftw railroad agreed to a basic rate el 80 cents per ton on all fer tilizer materials. This lower rate was granted, R was claimed tn the hill, to Sftetfsrfcs# the growth a$ the Bflwly established industry' at tortttiitor man- utnetwr*. Armtztew Nfaw le Killed By Train A&niston, Ala.—Kilby's crossing, near the center of Anniston's business dis trict, claimed its third vlicttm fn reeent months When Edward Ware, DO, was struck by a Southern paasonger train on the crossing, died ait St. Lake's hospital here. Timothy Goad, 27, was killed at the same crossing. A third man was kffled several months ago. Ware, an electrical worker, according to reports, stepped in front of tbs ap- prsoekfag trails and was thrown vio lently a—dust sn iron swft*. Dos* *»s U. 8. Balloon Race For Indianapolis Washington.—Indianapolis has been awarded the national elimination bal loon race, it was announced at head quarters of the National Aeronautic as sociation. The contest will be held be tween June 9 and July 4. Entry of 14 American balloons, the association said, is assured. The first, second and third in the contest will be the Ameri can entries in the international balloon race at Brussels in September for the James Gordon Bennett trophy. Many countries will participate in the con test. - AUgld* Ccast Line Improving Line VVtotagtoiv ST. G/—TBs Atlantic isdkina cewrfMRyjWilmlng- the inaug- WiiHRUi 1Ifc- t0H a, pngKin for ex- fSSdUmsW of approsfasatoly $13,000,- DM, has doubled ita piaws and a total of apjcssfettotely $28,Oft),000 will be «s»and«4 fa providis* fanjnrovemente aad ts evscssn setrench- ****** mad* daring the period of the war.Md to core for the fmereasad busi- »ese induced by the growth of the ter ritory which it serves. Rail and grade reduction* are important features. Inaeme Tax Rate May Be Reduced New York.—A surprising increase in country may bring a reduction of next 1023 income tax receipts all over the I year’s rate to 3 per cent, was the fore- I cast ventured by Frank K. Bowers, in- | ternal revenue collector ha the Manhat- I tan district. In support of his belief, | Mr. Bowers cited that treasury offi cials had expected a 20 per cent re duction in receipts this year, because |of reduction in the surtax. . Instead of ja decrease, it is apparent that there (has been a gain of 12 per cent in col- Sections, Mr. Bowers stated. $1.50 a Ycsif In Advance No. 14k 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 any Special Formula you may need. We sell Raw bone Meal, Dried 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 MACON, GEORGIA. Manufacturers of Plant Food for AU Lands. aaaaaaanoaaaaoomieaaaDaotaaoaasHsaasiooa-aaensitcifi. Tinr mt Properly Washed Thats the way we wash your cal’. In our wash pit under cover where the sun light will not injure the paint. - ^ Let Us Show You. McLendon Auto. Co. SERVICE PARTS REPAIRS GOOD TIMES COMING We Are Prepared To Meet Them Get right and ®ar« rnonny by buying at the right place. We have a full line ef Groceries, Hardware Farm Sugplias, Feed Stuff, Cetton Seed Meal and Hulfo and everything that goes to make up a first class Hardware and Grocery Store. Give Ut a Trial J. W. BLOODWORTM, FAAMZJIS YUMD/’I PERRY, - GEORGIA. We are carrying a complete stock of Arsenate oE Lead and Atomic Sulphur as well as Bushel Bas kets and Picking Baskets. These goods are car ried in stock and we shall be glad to have yinr ders for delivery later or for immediate acceptance. Perry Warehouse Co.