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JOHN H. HODGES, Prop’r. DEVOTED TO Hflp INTIRESTS, PROGRESS ' - . o f CULTURE $1.50 a Year In Advance voL. Liil PERRY, HOUSTON COUNTY, GA., THURSDAY, JUNE 28,- 1923. No. 26 PLANES and mors AIRPLANES” ANSWER to ULTIMATUM IS -AIR. JAMES D. PRICE SPONSOR OF BILL DI A Mr*n - _ . . TO BE INTRODUCED IN ASSEMBLY STATE NEWsIf INTEREST Brief News Items Gathered Here And There From All Sections Of The State ;PossIblllty Of GlgantJo Revolutionary Upheaval Held Aa Cause For Agitation Of England Moscow, Russia,—Aa atatek on Eng* laod hints of a RUsso-Frcnch rappro- chement and a plea for "more metal :in out national character," marked an [address by Leon Trotzky, Soviet war t minister, beforo tho all-Russian con gress of metal workers, “If an ultimatum Is presented to ns," he exclaimed; referring to the re cent British notes, “lot us create a detachment of airplanes. If a coup d’etat occurs in Bulgaria, let us build ; another detachment of airplanes, and ' If there is a coup d’etat In Persia, u,build more 'airplanes. [ “The Iron in our will must be trans ferred to the Iron wings of airplanes; then we can say, looking high above at our squadrons, 'this is the coup f d’etat in Persia’—and so on. , If we :transform the criminalities on the bourgeoisie into airplanes, then per haps we Bhall be able Borne time to bring an end to their criminalities." I M. Trotzky said England and Italy had, according to Information at hand, assisted In the coup d’etate in Bul garia and the British had aided in the national overthrow in Persia. De claring that Russia’s losses in the world war were overwhelmingly great er than Britain’s Trotzky added: “It was for this purpose, perhaps, to deliver us his ten - day ultimatum,— that Lord Curzon felt strong enough it was necessary that the blood of the Russian workers and peasants be \ shed. This account some day we ghall present to the English hour- jgeoise, “England remains true to her tra ditional ^policy’. In the international war her role was also dictated by her international policy. In reality hers was a provocative role. When the English proletariat opens the safes of the English diplomacy, the record? ;WlR, it they are not already destroyed, show the real role of Eng- and in the world war. “It la tho same In regard to the Ruhr—If England had not wished [France to do, them would have been no Ruhr occupation. To bring two peoples Into struggle while the rest aside themselves, in order to be able to appropriate the results, Is the tra ditional policy of the English hour- Atlanta.—James D. Price, member of the Georgia Public Service Com mission, is sponsor for a bill which will be introduced in the legislature this year to abolish all grade cross ings at railroads in Georgia. The object of the bill is to do away with the danger to autoiBts at these cross ings, a danger which Is tragically evi denced almost every day by a steadily increasing toll of fatalities at these points. Commissioner Price, after gather ing statistics on the increasing num ber of grade crossing accidents for a long period of time, brought the prob lem to the attention of the commis sion in ..executive session, offering a resolution to the effect that some state action should 1/3 taken without further unnecessary delay, looking to reducing as far as possible the appall ing number of these accidents. The bill which he proposes has not yet been worked out in detail but it is intended to incorporate In it the most equitable possible provision for the allotment of the expense which will be involved In the aboli tion of alii grade crossings. In this connection, It is probable that another bill will be introduced requiring all automobiles to come to a full st'op before crossing any rail road track. This bill 1b sponsored by William D. Upshaw, congressman from the fifth district, and was sug gested by him as a preliminary to his introduction of a similar measure in the national congress. A special com mittee of railroad- engineers, conduc tors and others are backing Mr. Up shaw in- his campaign on this plan, having conceived the idea first and asked him to present it to congress. [Two More Cities Are Destroyed Rome.—King Victor Emmanuel has left for Naples, proceeding by war ship to Gantanla to lead the battle to save Sicilian cities from the ava lanche of lava streams. Two more [cities have been wiped out In the In ferno of flame and destruction burst ing from ML Etna. Six mouths are pow vomiting out tncaldescent lava ppon the doomed valleys. Pope Plus Cl has directed Cardinal Franclsanava Catania to keep him constantly In armed of the situation, and to place jtll. churches and religious buildings [trough.,Sicily at disposal of the ref- Sees. More than 50,000 refugees ire now huddled In Catania alone. )auQhter's Plea Saves Her Father Chicago.—On the plea of his 16-year- l>ld daughter that he be spared the illows, Ignatz Fuchs, who shot and tilled his wife, Anna, during a drunk- fen quarrel, wa3 sentenced to life im prisonment by Judge George Kersten criminal court. The daughter, Ce celia," who witnessed the shooting of '■her mother,, pleaded with the court not impose the death penalty. foUn'ds Husband And Kills Children Owensboro, Ky— After having at- Lcked and seriously wounding her usb.and, Mrs. Cleveland Daugherty Hied her two daughters, 3 and 5 jars old, with a razor and drank aison at her' home near Glendeane C Breckinridge county, according to. sports received here. She will re aver. . . ..... . .. : Ignores Marriage Of Twenty Years Macon.—When asking for alimony from her husband in a hearing be fore Judge H. A. Mathews, in Bibb superior court, Mrs. Eunice Ard failed to take into consideration the fact thgt she had been previously married When ii years of dife, and bad failed to secure a divorce. Mrs, Ard brought action against her husband, William F. Ard, a carpenter, for alimony, pending a suit for divorce. After hearing the confession of the woman that she was married at the age of 1J. years to a man named Williams In South Carolina, Judge Mathews continued the case for a few days to allow the attorneys to investigate. While on the stand Mrs. Ard said she did not know the whereabouts of her husband of 20 years ago. She is now SI years oi age and claims to have informed Ard at the Lime of tiioir marriage 14 years ago that she was married to. Willi&jus. Chink Bandits Attack British Mission Pekin.—Men of the British mission post at Tsao Shih were defending their compound at last reports against Honan bamdlts who threatened to car ry off the missionaries unless the gov ernment admits the bandits to the army. Women and children had been carried to safety. Bandit outrages are simultaneously* sweeping the coun try, the guerrilla bands being Inspired by the success of the Shantung ban dits who were re-enlisted by the Chi nese army after their capture pf for eign prisoners on May 6. oaeasnnnanccaarnaOBaaaooacaanonaaoaHanaencqaoaooaaao PRESIDENT EXPECTS GREATER ECONOMICS DURING NEXT FISCAL YEAR | We are On the Job from January to | January, twelve months each year. SURPLUS OF $200,000,0001 You can buy One Sack or A Hundred Tons, or More, any day in the year and get prompt delivery. Our Customers, get this kind of Service without any Extra Cost. “IT’S WHAT’S IN THE SACK THAT COUNTS.” Garvey Found Guilty Of Fraud New York:—Marcus Garvey, who gave himself the title of provisional p-c-sident of Africa, was found guilty o* 1 uefrauding investors in the Black tfcar Steamship company. Three oth er defendants were acquitted. The jury was out for some time and was recalled for further instructions. Gar vey, who has had a picturesque career in America after working as a dock laborer in Jamaica, was charged with having induced negroes throughofit the United States to invest their sav ings in the steamship company. Determination To Pursue Program Of Keeping Government Expenditures Down, Reflected In Speech Washington.—Confident that tho government will finish the twelve month period ending June 30 with a surplus of $200,000,000, President Har ding told government officials at a "business" meeting that ho expected greater economic^ to be effected dur ing the next fiscal year. The policy of “economy with efficiency," he as serted, must be pressed further for the benefit of the taxpayers. The executive, talcing official notioe of reported attempts by Borne offi cials to influence congress to grant larger appropriations than had been recommended by the budget bureau, warned against repetition of Buch ac tivities. Departing from his prepared address and shaking hlB finger em phatically at his audience, he announc ed he was ready to give consideration to recommendations for the discharge of officials who urged congressional committees to go beyond the budget figures in appropriations. “I do not hesitate to say,” Mr. Harding declared, "that a repetition of the acts of any government officer before congressional committees in urging appropriations in excess of tho budget’s recommendation will be re garded as sufficient reason to cause the giving of consideration to the sev erance of such officials from the gov ernment service. The president’s determination to en force the program of keeping gov ernment expenditures within Income was ref looted in a speech by Brigadier ■General Lord, director of the budget, who, speaking also at the meeting, said he had asked the president to discharge one official who had in structed his subordinates to spend all money available to their bureau be fore July 1, The official, General Lord declared, sent telegrams to his field service employees urging them to let no appropriation lapse at the end of the fiscal, year when unexpend ed! fund? revert to the treasury gen eral fund.; General Lord made a plea for stop ping wastage in government opera tions,;^ small a? well as the large, for both kinds, ho said, were equally Important in any program of retrench ment in expenditure?, The budget chief declared “small leaks," a drain on the treasury r efficient to offset some of the greater economics enforc ed during the last year, rapidly were being checked and where drastic ac tion is found necessary employes, are being "fired." The president characterized the ef forts of the government “business” organization towards retrenchment as epochal. He said benefits accruing were not all directly shown and point ed to the adoption by many states of federal standards and methods as proof that the pol'cy of economy in government was being carried further by the example of the federal govern ment. All of this, the executive as serted, means government at less ex pense to those who pay the bills. Second only to the “signal achieve ment" of keeping the government ex penditures below the income and of accumulating a surplus, the president •mid, is the actual cut in federal ex penses as compared with the twelve months ended last June 30. The ac tual reduction, the president repeated, was $256,000,000. Since the government began the current fiscal year with an apparent deficit of $823,000,000 and is expected to finish with $200,000,000 and at the same time has reduced the amount spent as compared to last year, the president declared he believed there was just cause for pride. With a continuation of the campaign for economy, Mr. Harding told the of ficials, there should be developed greater efficiency and greater team work in the government service. These, he added, manifestly would produce gaore slgniftQant result?. „■ I HEARD BROTHERS. | | Manufacturers of High Grade Fertilizers. § | MACON, - GEORGIA. | □aoaaaacaaaaaaaaancaaaaaaaaaoaaaaaoaaacaa-aaa^ntaaaa For Riding Comfort You Can't Beat A Temmy Long Spring • ’ i ON YOUR FORD 12 Inches Longer Than Regular Front Spring and so Constructed that It Ah sorbs the Shocks as no Other Device can: Do. . It’s Guaranteed Not to Break. [Price $9.00 Put on Your Ford. Perry Auto Co. PERRY, - GA. HEADQUARTERS FOR Steaks and Fresh Meats of All Kinds. . v . ■ Staple and Fancy Groceries. Prompt Service. Phone 12. E. F. BARFIELD & CO. PERRY, GA. We are carrying a complete stock of Arsenate of Lead and Atomic Sulphur as well as Bushel Bas kets and Picking Baskets. These goods are car ried in stock and we shall 1 be glad to have your or ders for delivery later or for immediate acceptance. Perry Warehouse Co. J INDISTINCT print