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•: ' /Sri 'mmms CEMENT PUNT TO BE BUILT Plans are under way for the erection of a large cement manu facturing plant at Coreen, Ga., about thirty miles below Macon, which plant will have a daily ca pacity of 2,000 barrels when oper ation is begun. The plant is tne property of the Clichfield Portland Cement< Cor poration. The deal for the prop erty was made by the Virginia Lime & Chemical Company for the Clichfield corporation. The property purchased is said to be rich in deposits used in the mau- facture of cement. The company will begiu immediately the erec tion of theif new plant in Georgia. Headquarters for the Clinchfield Corporation is at Kingsport,.Tenn, and is capitalized at $2,500,000. According to reports the branen plant at Coreen will cost approxi mately $1,500,000. Just when the work will begin on the now plant is not definately known. In locating not far from Macon the new concern will mean a great deal to Maobn and this sectibn of Georgia. A large force of em ployes will be on the payrolls and a portion of this money will oome here. —Macon Telegfah. This announcement is of peoial interest in perry and this section of Houston County and the de velopment of this industry on a largo scale with the, expenditure of large sums of money is epee tod to mean much to the business interest of this section. The big plant will be located on the Georgia Southern and Florida Railroad, seven miles east of Perry on the Lime Ridge which extends accross the county, and which has been known for some t ime to con tain valuable deponts for making cement as well as other valuable minerals- The beginning of the opening up of the natural mineral resources of this section is gratifying and will be watched with interest here. i Rivers Swelling To Menacing Point I In Many Sections As Heavy Rainfall Continues ! Arkansas City, . Kans.—Two thou sand people are marooned in the third [ward district here following high waters that broke over dykes flooding [the Enterprise and Sleeth addition. j : A hastily formed rescue committee has taken charge ot the situation and many are believed to be drowned, but only one body has been recovered. ! : Five hundred people were rescued from the third ward school building alone, the highest point in the flooded area, where they had climbed to the second story for safety. , One body was recovered from the Walnut river recently and another was 1 seen lloating down the Arkansas river, 1 but pould not be reached., I ' Forty carpenters have been busy I making boats all day to rescue the . hundreds of people who are marooned' on the high promontories in the flood-1 ed district. I Mayor McIntosh issued an appeal to; the outside world for aid, saying that 3,000 people are homeless. The Arkansas river is two miles wide at this city, and’ to be at a higher flood stage than in 1904. Damage will exceed two and a half million dollars, according to estimates made by. Charles Spencer, president of ,the chamber of commerce, i Incalculable damage has been done to crops all over the Arkansas river i bottoms and also the Walnut, Nines- cah and smaller rivers, over wide ter ritory. The water supply here was cut off when a wall of water six feet higher hit the station. A string of houses two blocks in length were washed away almost simultaneously, most of them crashed to splinters from trees and other impediments as the swift current carried them on. Great dam age is expected to result in Arkansas [river cities between here and Tulsa, Okla. A STATE PORT - WHAT IT MEANS WHOM IT WILL SERVE—HOW GEORGIA PRODUCERS CAN SECURE SUCH FACILITIES. m -mm -- ~••'■‘•.'■'jjgplj ’.TWO DRY AGENTS FREED; j FOUR OTHERS GET BAIL! .Judge Sibley Holds Dry Agents Undef i $500 Bonds In Double j Killing SWEEPING PROJ3E IS ORDERED INTO BROKERAGE DEALINGS °j f mei 1 -.mLi HOUSTON BOYS AT TECH Seven Houston County boys hftve compleitfd tlieir year*^' work at the Georgia School of Tech nology this year. They are: Bertie L Avera, son of J G Avera; of Byron; Paul M Edwards; son of W M Edwards; Jack W Rundell, sqnof J W Rundell; Russell. E Waters, son of O O Waters, S imuel R Peddicord. sbn of Mrs. M. J. Pjeddicord of Fort Valley, Hal T Gilbert, soil of H T Gilbert; of Perry Ga., Wyatt D Kersey, son of 0 A Kersey of Katheen. | Bertie Avera received his de gree in the Bachelor of -Science in Electrical Engineering. He is a graduate of the Fort Valley Higli School, a memb ar of the Phi Kappa Phi Fraternity. Kersey will be a Sophomore next fall id the lectrical Engineer ing department. He is. a graduate of the Perry High School, Perry, Georgia. Peddicord and Waters will be Juniors next fall in the school of Commerce. Rundell will be a Junior in the Archietural school., Edwards will be a Sopho more in the Divil Engineering de partment. Gilbert is a Freshman. Airdepartments at Tech have been over crowded during the past y3ar due to the limit on teaching staff, resulting from the small appropriations made by the State. Unless tbe appropriations are in creased for the next year it will be necessary to limit enrollment with the result that probably from three to four hundred applicants for the freshman class will b e turned away. It is hoped to provide classroom accomodation for all ad vanced students. The percapita appropriation for Tech students from the State during the present year was only $61.77, less than one-third the total cost of opera tion with the utmost-economy. X. - - ‘ o— ■ Poultry demonstrations i n •connection with orange groves jhaVe been put on with excellent results by the home demonstration agent at Mobile, Ala. It has been found, according to report received iby the United States Department -of Agriculture, that a certain num- her of hens to the acre will im prove the soil fertility and increase the yield of oranges. The poultry demonstrations have helped a great many people to succeed with ■oranges and other citrus fruits. Anent Failure Of Largest 1 Active Firm ! New York.—State Attorney General^ Sherman announced he and five depu ties had begun a sweeping investiga tion into the affairs of several stock brokerage houses holding membership in the New York curb market. The announcement waB made in connection with the bankruptcy of S. L. Winkel- ipan and company, largest active house connected with the curb market. . Mr. Sherman said he had conferred .with officers of jthe curb market. "Investigation of other members of the curb will go on,” he said. "We began our active campaign a, week ago. Several members of the consoli dated stock exchango also will be in vestigated. "We are not empowered by law to make any general investigation Into the. affairs of the curb market itself but we will take ujl one firm after another and we will close everyone whose books warrant such action.” Mr.'. Sherman revealed that the of fice had, on receipt of various com plaints begun an Inquiry into the af fairs of the Winkelman firm when the books of the firm were subpoenaed. Hot Custard Pie Used As A Weapon Chicago. — Taking her cue from ;movie comedies Mrs. Mary Wamei! used a hot custard pie to rout a six- 1 foot bandit, with a revolver In each' hand, who entered her bakery herej and demanded money. Mrs. Warner’s . answer to the demand for "what was J in the till" was to hurl one of the j pies she was arranging on a shelf into the bandit’s face. The man dropped one revolver and slawed at the cus tard sticking to his face as he plunged headlong out the door and down the street Mrs. Warner was preparing another bake when police arrived. Southern Pacific Allowed Lease Right St. Paul, Minn.—Decision has been reached by the federal court of ap peals to approve the order of the inter state commerce commission, giving the Southern Pacific Railroad company control of the Central Pacific company, it was learned. This information was given to the Associated Press by Judge Walter H. Sanborn, who said counsel had been notified to appear Monday, June 18, to argue on the form ot the decision. Mount Vesuvius Is Again Erupting Naples.—Vesuvius, which recently has given signs of renewed activity, is again in eruption, with incadescent lava, stones, cinders and smoke beiqg thrown ; up in columns which frequently reach a height of several hundred feet. Many ’foreigners, notably Americana, are here j admiring the spectacle, which is most j effective at night, when the smoke.’ clouds and streams of lava glow redlv j jin the darkness. No one is allowed ito approach the crater, particulaily as the eruption Is causing violent local [earthquakes. __ ^— -— ' (By GORDON SAUSSY) I Transportation i3 sufficiently com prehensive to include what we mean by "Highways,” also "Gateways.” The writer contends, that a State owned and State operated Assembling, Grading, Storing and Marketing Ter minal at deep water on the Coast of Georgia, Is necessary to complete her transportation and marketing system and to Insure future economic inde pendence for her producers. With modern economical Port facil ities at Savannah, Georgia, the pres ent transportation facilities — that highly organized tremendous system, rail and water, already in existence and now hinged upon the Port of Sa vannah—and present' day conditions, would favor heavy movement from the following areas: j Georgia, the entire State, j South Carolina, one-half of the State. [ Tennessee, one-half of the State. Kentucky, one-halt of the State. Ohio, one-quarter of the State, Ihdlana, one-halt of the State. Illinois, one-halt of the State. Iowa, one-quarter ot the State, j Arkansas, one-quarter of the State, j Mississippi, one-quarter ot the State. ! Alabama, one-qur.rter of the State. j ENORMOU9 COMMODITIES AVAILABLEi ..According to an estl' mate based on the census of 1920, the value of farm crops In this area la Three Billion Two Hundred and Eighty - tour Million Dollars. The above territory and production there in are what we mean by the term Southeast when ucsd in connection with natural markets open tor sur plus production In the above territo ries. | The chief problems of the produc ers and shippers of thd South and. Middle West are: I -First: Transportation between in terior production polntB and the Port. Second: Port facilities and costs. Third: Markets. Fourth: Ocean Freights. Our markets beyond home consump tion He on this Continent North of [Virginia, and Bast ot the Appalachian Mountains, the Antilles, Central and South America, and the [West Coast .of Europe. | In 1914, It cost eight times moVo to .transport by rail than by water. Dur ing the World War, and Immediately thereafter, water borne commerce j paid approximately the same rate as I all'rail. There has been for the last [three years steadily, a decline' in the irates tor water-borne commerce, and [water-borne commerce today,Tt oost- ilng easily one-third lose than all rail, ’and there will be a further cheapen- | ing of the cost of transportation by iwater. ! CREATED BY NATURE FOR A ! STATE PORT: When Nature bit off !a mouthful of the Southeastern part i of the United States, and thus made [ It possible for the Port of Savannah |to be established at a polift on the South Atlantic Coast, naturally lessee ing the rail haul and Increasing the distance by water, fprward-looking Transportation men were quick to see and take advantage of this physical condition, hence the hinging - upon tbe Port of Savannah of its present highly organized transportation sys tem. These transportation organiza tions are nqjy prepared, and will con tinue, to fight for every pound of commerce froni the above territory capable of moving into world mar kets through the Fort of Savannah. A modern publicly c-wned and oper ated Terminal at deep water must as sure producers and shippers of sasy, cheap and sure handling and storage of perishables as well, as non-perish ablea. The Terminals proposed to be established, owned and operated by the State of Georgia, as presently out- i lined contemplate a ; balanced propor tion of each of the comprehensive lunlts sufficient for the present, but [so designated that additions may be [added to any or all of the units as required, without interruption as to [what may then be traffic conditions. j’ This facility for producers must be ’publicly operated and managed, to be | in accord with the public policy of the I National Congress, as expressed in [the Rivers and HarborB Act of/1919, Jand in accord with the recommeuda- ’tlons of the Engineering Corps of the [War Department for '"uples* .owned | pnd operated by the public, and pro- [gressively developed In pursuance of , an Intelligent policy based on the l promotion of the general growth and [prosperity, It Is probable that tha pub- (lie Interaat will not be properly serv- [ed, and that private methods or ad vantages of one kind or another will The farmers of Georgia will not now consent that this Institution bo creat ed, owned and operated by any aggre gation of private capital, any partic ular City or County. The project includes ln-bound and out-bound railway yards. The out bound receiving yard will hold seven sixty car trains. The classification yard for the same service, will pro- cide ten forty-car tracks, all directly connected with dock facilities. A storage yard with a capacity of seven hundred cars. ,A supporting warehouse five hun dred (500) feot long by Two Hundred (200) feet wide, and Bix (6) Btories high. A grain elevator system, two mil lion (2,000,000) bushel capacity. FACILITIES FOR perishables: A cold storage warehouse, two hun dred (200) feet long by one hundred twenty-five (126) feet wide, Beven (7) stories high; five (5) stories being for sold storage, approximately one million (1,000,000) cubic feet of refslg- erator capacity. On each cold stor age floor will be well ventilated corri dors In which sampling, exhibitions and sales may be taking place. The ground floor constructed for offlqes, to be rented to jobbers for cold stor age, and for the main offices of the Co-operative Belling Organisations of the state of Georgia. lag Its highest usefulness.” FARMERS MUST HAVE A VOICE: Tbs farmers of Georgia well know and fully realise the Importance of Mate ownership, State operation and management of this facility, for the dimple reason, that no other owner ship, operation or management .will ftf thorn | roloe in its sMMn, aq4 a . miitiii s«d nsasRu’ to. Ample storage and handling of Naval Stores, and other bulk non- perishable products. A modern plant for the unloading and shipping of Fertiliser products, Amplo facilities for the storage and handling of Cotton. The site of Georgia’s State Port will surely become an all-the-year market for cotton, and will very likely be come the chief market for cotton In America. booking facilities will provide ac commodations for from eight (8) to twenty (20) ships, taking general cargo at one berthing. It was estimated that a compre hensive Terminal based upon con struction costs for the Spring of 1922, would cost approximately, allowing One Million ($1,000,000.00) Dollars for unforeseen itemB, and One Million Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand ($1,250,000.00) Dollars Interest during construction,.—Fifteen Million ($15,- 000,000.00) Dollars. The site required of Savannah by the Harbor, Port and Terminal Com mission Is' valued at, Two and One- half. Million Dollars. This site ,1s to be a gift to the St'-te. The proposed Constitutional amendment provides that the entire plant and the, site are to secure the bonds. WITHOUT CQ8T TO THE TAX PAYERS: ( Georgia can build and maintain a State Port without cost to the taxyers of the State. Practical demonstrations elsewhere have . prov ed’ conclusively that this use of pub lic credit does not necessitate In. any way the levying of any'taxes upon the people; Louisiana, fbr Instance, has permitted • the use of Its State credit up to thirty-five million dollars for such a plant at New Orleans. Of this credit less than twenty million dol lar have been use' 1 during the past fifteen yearB and the people of Louis iana have not been '.ailed upon to eon- tribute one cent. The great State Port at New Orleans has met all ex penses, Including Interest and bonds,, and made a handsome net profit in addition. Is there any reason to be lieve the great wealth-producing State of Georgia could not duplicate this ex perience while its producers at the same time were enjoying the vast benefits accruing from diversification and increased production and up to date, marketing methods? Tbe fifteen million dollars includes the cost of construction, and interest on the bonds until the entire plant Is con structed and In operation. Thereafter, the plant, as a goinp concern, will pay Ite operation, interest and create a sinking fund to rotlre the bonds. The proposed State owned and op erated Terminal is to be built by the State of Georgia, under the direction of the State, to be ( paid for by the State of Georgia,—no City or County of Georgia being interested In the slightest particular in the cost of con struction, or in any way concerned, or participating in the expenditure of the cost of construction. The pro ceeds from the bonds as sold, will be placed In Banks In different parts of the State, and draw Interest until ex pended. The state will run no risk of either loslpg its money, or of having to pay Interest on the bonds from other sources of income. IF THE PRODUCERS OF GEOR GIA WANT THESE SUPERB MAR- XETING AND SHIPPING FACILI TIES, CREATED FOR THEM, MAN AGED AND OPERATED BY THEM, THEY CAN HAVE THEM. AU, THAT IS NEEDED IS FOR THEM TO BRING THEIR INFLUENCE TO BEAR DIRECTLY UPON THEIR LEGISLATORS TO SUBMIT THE I . - - m I Atlanta.—Four of the six federal and [county officers held in connection with [the killing of Jett and J. B. Smith, ol ’Athens, on June 1, wdre held undei [$500 bond for their appearance in the iGreene county courts by United States iJudge S. H. Sibley here. Two of the officers Chief of Police J. P. L. Darby, [of White Plains, Ga., andE. N. Brooks, [chief of police of Union Point, Ga.; [were released. 1 Judge Sibley rendered his decision [at the close of habeas corpus pro jceedlngs in which the state, repre [ l sen ted by Attorney General George M. ' 'Napier, opposed the release of the offi- cers on the ground that the attempted •arrest of the Smiths as alleged rum [runners was illegal in that they acted jWithout 1 any process for search oi seizure. : Judbe Sibley declared his reason foi [holding the men answerable to the [state court is in an effort to settle once and for all the question arising .over search and seizure of automo- ■biles believed to contain whisky. DOG’S AFFECTION FOR OWNER t 8HOWN AT DEATH’S DOOH Atlanta.—The loyalty and devotion oi a dog for his master was pathetically [illustrated in the death of J. R. Fos ter, who fell victim of a negro speed demon and rum runner. Foster’s little fox terror was trailing behind his mao ter while they walked in the path ol death upon the Bidewalks. Hearing |the noise of the whisky, car, the dog whirled about as it to defend hlB mas» ter. The center of the machine passed over thb dog, without injuring him, bu| [struck Foster and hurled him againsi ja pole, crushing his body under ths wheels. When officers reached the ’spot, they found the tiny pup licking the hands and face of his unconscious master, and then whining as if to sunu mon help. Foster was devoted to the dog, for the first question he asked when he regained consciousness, while the officers were placing him in a cal to take him to a hospital, was, "Where [is my dog?” The puppy was already [in the officer’s car, having jumped ovet [its doors while they were placing hie 'master within, and when Foster asked [the question, the dog again licked his [face. ' 1 When Foster.was brought froml the operating room of the hospital to be placed in the surgical ward, the dog was found cuddled'up in the elevator, \mder the roller carriage, trying to es cape detection. And, faithful tp the end, he’Remained at "the hospitaj until. His master breathed bis last and wad then taken home by Mrs. Foster. il® mfj NOW. Rl w Tito' BP, Rains Cause Much Damage To Crops Way-cross.—Continued rain through out this section have seriously injured crops, and unless this territory can get a dry spell extending over several weeks farmers are in danger of suffer ing a total loss. Reports reaching Way- cross Indicate that in many of the low 1 sections of the county, the crops have already been drowned or scalded, while In other sections farmers predict a 50 per cent loss on their crops. The wa termelon, cantaloupe and truck crops havo suffered most, the loss on theeq .crops varying In different sections of the county,. ti— — : 6 Convicts Saw Way To Freedom \ ‘Augusta.—Six' convicts, all white, es caped from the Richmond .county stockade at night recently. One of the po-isonfers was captured shortly after wards; the others are still at liberty, ; The. prisoners, according , to the offi-[ (<lals, used a file .and sawed through the bars of the cell, which was located on the second floor of the ' building, The authorities are of the opinion that * the men received , outside assistance, All of the ones who escaped are very bad characters. , A police dragnet-has been spread oVer this section of the county in an effort tcv apprehend tha convicts,' The b6‘es 'who are'still at, liberty are Harry Evans, Charlie Ev ans, “Footsie” Langley, H. H. Stal ker,., one man named Pohnson, William DeWeen^ being the sixth man who es caped. but captured later. ; Balnbrldge Makes Big Preparations Baihbridge.—Bainbridge, progressive county seat of Decatur county, is mak- ' ing big plans to celebrate Its 109th anniversary of incorporation next Oc tober. “It will be a gala event and one which will do credit to Balnbridgfl and its home-loving people not only jin the immediate section but through out our section of the state,” said H, (“Pat") Griffin, editor of the Bain- (bridge (pa.) Post-Searchlight, whosS weekly newspaper is lending its col umns In a large way. toward the up building of his town and county. "W« are starting early and will put ovef a big show and reunion which will eclipse anything of its kind that hail been held in our section in years,” hi .said. •V ' Pi m