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JH JOHN H. HODGES, Proper. DEVOTED TO HOME INTERESTS, PROGRESS AND CULTURE $1.50 a Vc®r In Advance VOL. LIII. ?ERRY, HOUSTON COUNTY, GA., THURSDAY, MAY 17, 1923. BALDWIN AVOIDS GIVING DIRECT , ANSWER ON ENGLAND’S 1 POSITION HEAD OF KRUPP WORKS GETS 15 YEARS IN PRISON AND FINED 100,000,000 MARKS FULL INFORMATION AWAITED “Break Off Relations And Go To War,” Advises Laricbury, Member I Of Parliament London.—Stanley Baldwin, chancel lor of the exchequer, who is acting as premier during the absance of Bonar Law, avoided a d"cct answer in the house of commons recently when ask ed whether England planned to recog nize the decision of the United States supreme court which prohibits all ves sels bringing liquor within the Amer ican three-mile limit. ‘‘We must wait,” said Baldwin, “for ft fe wdays until we have full informa tion on what is intended. So far we have been entirely dependent on cable reports.” The interrogator then asked Lord •Curzon, the British foreign minister, “is it not a fact that the United States government''has threatened to confiscate British ships if. they carry liquor within the three-mile limit? If so, what are you going to do about it?” , George Lansbury, labor M. P., in terjected: “Do what you did with the Boviet government—break off rela tions and go to war.” Baldwin, continuing his explaflation of the situation, stated, "whatever po sition we take we shall certainly act in accord with international law.” He added that carrying of spirits for med icinal use, as provided for in British regulations, would continue in the fu ture. '• Lord Wolmer, under-seoretary of the board of trade, said he did not believe the decision of the United States su preme court would effect the carrying of liquor stores for medicinal use. Colonel Howard Bury declared that Inasmuch as the United States gov ernment prohibited liquor . on foreign vessels in American ports, the Ameri can ships in British ports should be made to subscribe to the British regu- Jgjjons concerning carrying of liquor for medicinal purposes. • Melon Growers To Hold Meeting Adel.—The officials of the Southwest Georgia Watermelon Growers associa tion made, that announcement recently ttyftt theyWill hold their /Annual traffic meeting Jtyay 15 IB. their /offices at this place. Tbife traffic and ope^tion>pffi^ dais of the various railroads partici pating in the transportation of melons shipped from south Georgia have been invited to attend and represent their respective lines in the conference. B3UHN IS GIVEN TEN YEARS Directors Hartwig And Oesterlln Are Sentenced To Serve 15 Years, And Bauer And Schaeffer 20 Years *Werden.—Dr. Krupp von Bohlen, head of the Krupp works, was senten ced to 16 years in jail and to pay a fine of 100,000,000 marks as a result of the trial by courtmartial here grow. AMBITION Or ORGANIZATION IS TO SEE GEORGIA CROP INCREASfc TO 100,000,000 BUSHELS STATE NEWS Or INTEREST Brief News Items Gathered Here And There From All Sections Of The State Atlanta.—Formation of a $500,000 corporation to develop the sweet potato industry in Georgia to the extent of making it one of the state’s biggest *• 'siiooungTt srap H spi plant on March 31. Women Join In Fight Against Sugar El Paso, Texas.—Five thousand w~men in El Paso, members of vari ous clubs, through the federation of women’s clubs, voted at a meeting to 1 use sugar substitutes until the price' pf sugar declines. Directors Hartwig and Oesterlin also were sentenced to 16 years’ im- prisoment each. Director Bruhu to 10 years and Bauer and Schaeffer to twenty years each. All were also sen tenced to pay fines of $100,000,000 marks each.' In his final plea the French prose- cuton, Captain Duvert, referred to the devastation of northern France by the Germans during the war. Just as the Krupp directors, he said, stood inac tively at their office windows on March 31 and watched the workmen being shot down so had Germany’s war lords stood by and watched the burnings of villages in northern burning of villages in northern France without raising a hand. The prosecutor based his case against Baron Krupp von Bohlen and the directors on two main points; first, that prior to the shootings they had arranged that demonstrations should be held in case the works were occu pied and had propaganda material ready for circulation among the dem- onstrants; second, that during the demonstrations they made no attempt to bring about order or to shut off the factory sirens which called the men together. There was a large crowd in., the court room when Colonel Peyronnel read the sentences, but no demonstra tion occurred, the spectators apparent ly being unaware of what was going on, only a few of them understanding French. The Clerk of the court Journeyed to the Jail to notify Krupp von Bohlen and his colleagues of their fate, as they were not taken hack to the court room for the verdict. The court mar tial deliberated two hours before reaching its decision. , - The court was lenient with Gross and" Muller, both of them workmen while mqtprcyycle thieves / also , drew short penalties, without fines. • The prisoners will be kept in the Werden jail until their appeal is heard in Paris; then if it is rejected they will be taken to Strasbourg or Metz to servo their terms. China Agrees To. Pay Million Ransom Washington.—China has agreed to pay one million dollars ransom demand ed by the bandits who hold fourteen Americans and other foreigners as ho* tages in the hills of Shantung province, the state department has been advised. All demands made L>y the council, of' ministers for the release of the cap- lives, the punishment of the bandits, and the prevention of future outrages, have been agreed* to. An official ca ble from Minister Schurmhn at Pekin, advised the state department that vig orous representations had been made John A. Manget, Atlanta capitalist, and D. H. Beck, formpriy of Texas, the in ventor of a forced air curing system for the product. Application for charter for the half- million dollar concern has been made to the secretary of state in the name of the Georgia Yam Curing company. Mr. Manget will be president and tho Tex an will become manager. Mr. Manget declares that it is the ambition of the‘new organization l’or the sttae of Georgia to raise 100,000,- 000 bushels of potatoes annually. Such a crop would be worth about $100,000,- 000 at prevailing prices. Last year the state produced 13,600,000 bushels, he said, and out of that quantity only about three per cent reached distant markets. Establishment of potato curing depots throughout the state will enable farm ers to find an avenue of disposing of their crops, it was stated. The new corporation expects to locate the curing plants in the center of the principal potato growing sections of Georgia. The new forced air curing profcess to be employed in the curing plants will put potatoes in condition to be shipped to all parts of the world, it is claimed. ' Adoption of the new method means that farmers can market pota toes that have heretofore been wasted, it Is claimed by the Inventor. Five years’ experimental work was spent in perfecting the process, . It is said, Mr. Beck exhibited copied of let ters from Europe which he has received in acknowledgment of shipments of po tatoes from Texas which were more than ten weeks in transit and which, the letters stated, were in an excellent state of preservation. I 6-3-3. 7-4-7, 8-3-10, 8-4-4, 1 Are grades that can be used with | good results, under varying con- | ditions. We Formula you No. 2® may need. We sell Raw Bone Meal, Dried Grourtd 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 I MACON, GEORGIA. | Manufacturers of Plant Food for All Lands. naaeoaoeaoaaaaaanaaoaDaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaoaaa^aaaacaeoacB Heavy Fines To Deter Marathons Dallas, Texas.—Fines of, not less than $100 nor more than $1,(|00 and jail sentences of not Iobb than ten days nor more than sixty days, or both, would be imposed on Marathon donee contests in Texas nnder a bill draft ed by Shelby Cox, district attorney of Dallas county, and forwarded to Dal las representatives in the state legisla ture. •r,*f - -■ To Compel Ships To Carry Liquor London, England.—A bill to provide that any ship entering British waters or leaving a British port be obliged to carry a reasonable amount of alcoholic liquors for the supply of passengers on demand is to be introduced in the house of commons by Lieut. Col. G. L. Courthope, Conservative member for the Rye diviiion of Sussex. The meas ure which would impose penalties for failure to comply, its sponsors believe, would he an effective counterblast ^gainst the American prohibition laws. The bill has only a slight chance. * ■ General 8tore Razed By Fire Hazlehurst— Fire believed to have .been of incendiary/origin destroyed the Cohen department store and badly dam-, ag'd the building of the Bank of Ha zlehurst at three o'clock in the morn- 1 ing hours recently. The lose is esti mated at $40,000. Board Will Aak Zone Law For State l Atlanta.—Proposing a state law. pro viding for the zoning pf property Ip all Incorporated cities and tqwns, a res olution was adopted at the last session of/tie Atlanta board casing uijon the state legislature to adopt a new law' The resolution was prepared by John. A. White, new member of the planning board, who Is one of the most highly, experienced realty men In the city. “The new law that we hope to pass,” said Mr. White, “contemplates giving to all towns and cities and counties, of ten thousand or more population the! right to zone towns and cities, if they' see fit to do so. The statute,” contin ued Mr. White, “which would be in the shape of an enabling act, would carry, in addition to the above author-: ity, an ordinance that might be adopted; by various Incorporated cities and 1 town, providing for the restrictions: ■with reference to buildings, property,! etc.' The zoning , ordinance would, of course, be optional with the cities and ; towns.” Efforts To Kill Weeds On R. R. Atlanta.—Weeds and insects along the right of way of the Western and Atlantic railroad are to be bathed in live steam from perforated pipes or machines which are to be carried over the road in an effort to kill both tin- plants and insects. These are said to cause a large amount of damage to the road beds annually. Perforated pipes, spraying live steam, upon the road bed, extend three feet on either side of the road bed on the machines which are to be used in the work. This method has been used very successfully. Properly Washed Thats the way we wash your car. In our wash pit under cover where the sun light not injure the paint. Let Us Show You. SERVICE PARTS REPAIRS GOOD TIMES COMING We Are Prepared To Meet Them Get right and save money by buying at the] ri|l& 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 Carolina Governor At Daweon Dawson.—Governor-elect Thomas G. McLeod of South Carolina was an hon ored guest In Dawson the other day and addressed a representative body of Ter-, rell county farmers and business men at the court house. ~ Several negro farmers attended and the court room | was packed. R. R, Jones, local attor ney, introduced J. E. Conwell, presi dent of the Georgia Cotton Growers Co-operative Marketing association, who, in turn, introduced Governor Mc- : Leod. Th© subject of the address was “Co-operajtive Marketing,” a subject of vital importance to the farmers of the county, state and throughout the South, and was delivered by one who is a big fanner himself and says he is a satisfied member of the South Caro lina association and in position to know whereof be sceaks. J. W. BLOODWORTH “THE FARMERS FRIEND.’’ PERRY, - GEORGIA. 1 We are carrying a complete stock of Arsenate of Lead”and Atomic Sulphur as well as ' Bushel Bas kets ancilPicking Baskets. These goods are car- > .. Uy, - ried instock and we shall be glad to have your or- SES [ders for delivery later or for y: ■: & immediate acceptance.