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JOHN H. HODGES, Prop'r. DEVOTED TO HOME INTERESTS, PROGRESS AND CULTURE VOL. PROFITS ON COAL 8TATE AND MUNICIPAL BODIES DECLARED BEST FITTED FOR THE WORK REPORT TO BE GIVEN LATER Expense Of Concluding National Sur- * vey Is Estimated To Be pi $2,000,000 Washington. — Costs of retailing coal and profits made by retail deal ers can best be explored by municipal and state agencies in the interests of the communities concerned, accord ing to conclusions reached by the fed eral coal commission. In a statement the commission said it had found coal retailing inextricably associated with trucking and storage, and with retail ing of a variety of other commodities. The expense of concluding a national survey, was estimated to he $2,000,000. “There seems to fie a lack of infor mation as to how far Sthe United States coal commission has goAo In the anthracite and intends to go in the bituminous industry with refer ence ti the retailing of coal,” the state ment said. “To set the matter right, the com mission announces that it soon dis covered that with more than 40,000 retail coal dealers in America, many; of whom had their coal business com plicated with other articles of mer chandise, the appropriation woiild not permit a presentation relative to the investment, cost, margin and profits of each of these dealers. The commis sion has done all that it could in the way of sampling , ip- maijj^of the mu nicipalities of ttye country the retail coal'trade, and will present the result of its investigation .to the country, but it has not gone and cannot go into ap investigation of all the retail coal dealers of America.” 'Authorized To Sign President’s Name Washington. — President Coolldge has signed a paper authorizing Mrs. Vila ivPugh, a clerk In the general laind office, to sign his name to land grants.' She is the only person in the service of the country with authority to sign the president's name fc^offi fW documents. Bandits Overpower Express Messenger Peoria, 111.—Four men bound, gagged and knocked unconscious the express messenge ro nthe Big Four passenger train which left. Peoria lor Indianap olis and robbed the safe of five seal ed paekagos and railroad remittances which were destined to. Indianapolis. Governor Davis’ Temperature Lower Topeka, Kaus.—The only aparent change in the condition of Governor J. M. Davis, who is critically ill at his mansion, was a slight drop in tem perature according to Dr. L. N. Pow ell, his physician. The only cause for aldrm were symptoms of. a possible attack of pneumonia. Oil Operators CharjJed With Fraud ! Los Angeles, Calif.—Bight oil oper ators, six of Texas, and two of Los Angeles and one Los Angeles corpor ation, were indicted by the federal gi*and jury here on charges of using the mails to defraud, ^ Resistance In Ruhr WeaKei^s Claim Paris.—-The German coaf^operatord in the Ruhr have com^ to an under- standing with the Franco-Belgian au thorities operating the Ruhr railroads tinder which the Germans will cease their opposition tp the shipment of coal on reparations account to Italy over the lines operated’by the allies. This arrangement, which 'was an- /nounced at the foreign office, is re- f garded in French official circles as a sign of the weakening of passive re sistance to allied ^action in the Ruhr. Scrapping Of Battleship flulls Ordered New York.—Scrapping q| the hulls of the battleships Indiana and South Dakota, left incomplete on the ways at the Brooklyn navy yard when the naval • limitation treaty, was . signed, was ordered-by the navy department. The Indiana and South Dakota togeth er were to have cost $70,000,000 and would have been the -largest- battle ships in the world. ! PERRY, HOUSTON COUNTY, GA., THURSDAY, AUGUST 16, 1923. ATLANTA SAFETY VIOLATORS WILL BE GIVEN TWO WARNINGS—PROSECUTIONS FOLLOW THIRD OFFENSE STATE NEWS OF INTEREST Brief News Items Gathered Here And There From All Sections Of i The State Atlanta.—As a step toward solving Atlanta's alarming traffic problem, or ganization of a vigilance committee was announced by the Atlanta Safety council. More than 100 “vigilantes” already have enlisted, according to the coun cil, and it is expected in the near future to greatly increase this num ber. Officials explain that the “vig ilantes” will not usurp the powers of the police, but will act in full coopera tion with them in reporting instances of reckless driving, speeding and' vio lations of the traffic ordinances. In announcing the formation of the vigilance committee as a means of minimizing an almost intolerable reign ’of reckless and lawless driving, the safety council issued the following warning: “Speeders, corner-cutters, car-pass ers—all violators of the traffic ordi nances—look out! “You may be able to dodge police men, for there are not many of them, but you can’t dodge the ‘vigilantes,’ and they’ll get you sooner or later.” The plan to be followed by the “vigilantes” is to observe violations of the traffic laws, secure the license numbers of all violators' and supply these to headquarters of the safety council. The first report will be fol lowed by a courteous letter to the violator pointing out the correct man ner of driving under the circum stances of the case and urging the motoriBt to be more careful. In case of a second offense, it is stated, the warning will be made curt, and if third offenses are reported “vigilantes” will personally appear in police court as prosecuting witnesses and the extreme penalty of the law will be demanded. . It also 1b inti mated that the safety council will proceed to prosecute on the second report where flagrant violations are involved.i The option of the safety council follows close on the heels of numer ous editorials, news articles and il lustrations appearing recently in The Constitution pointing out the constant menace of reckless and lawless driv ing in Atlanta, and urging that dras tic steps be taken to make the city’s streets safe for the general public. It was shown that an almost uni versal disregard for traffic ordinances exists, that numerous streets and highways, and that Spring street, the city’B newest artery, is now the worst of all these “danger spo.ts” created by speeding and recklessness. Motorists who drive along Spring street and have experienced the many instances in whigh drivers endanger the lives of the publfc have declared that one motorcycle officer in a single day could bring sufficient revenue to the city in the form of fines to pay his salary and maintain his machine for a month. oaMaaaoaammanaoaaaaeDaoaaaoaaaosHwmsaeaaaaaaaeaaao VALUE DECREASE OF GERMAN MARKS CAUSE OF CLOSING OF SHOPS GENERAL STRIKE ORDERED Foog Situation Continues To Show A % Chronic Shortage Throughout Germany Berlin.—Utter confusion prevailed In the retail situation in all lines In Greater Berlin due to the continued plunging of the mark and the conse quent fantastic rise of the dollar. While the food situation continues to show a chronic shortage in ordinary staples, hourly rises of prices caused by the fluctuations of the mark are projecting a new and serious qjlement Into the situation, as the retailers are withdrawing their wares from sale whenever the customers refuse to pay prices based on the gold mark or the dollar units. As the latter procedure results in .Price ranges which are prohibited un- G^er the usury ordinances, 'the shop keepers’ union has proclaimed a gem sral strike at an early date atid all re tail establishments except food shops will close for a day as a protest against condition under Which they are expected to operate. Their chief objection is being direct ed against the prohibition of price luotations based on the gold unit. Many shops throughout the city al ready have shut down, barricading their doors and emptying the shop windows of all display. In the meanwhile the government Is making hectic efforts to prevent '.he situation from lapsing into a state if. unredeemable chaos and is hasten ing its program of tax and financial measures, the underlying principle of whieh is the adoption of a national system of financing whereby all fed eral revenues and expenditure will be somputed on a gold basis whereby pa- jer marks will be eliminated. Once the government .succeeds in putting its reform measures into prac tical operation, private trade and com merce are expected to adapt them selves to the new order, thus complet ing the job of permanently Jettisoning the paper mark. The government virtually has aban- ioned all further attempts to “peg" :he mark, or save it from the abysmal plunge. The government proposes to make the recently floated internal Sold loan the crux of the new no- lional currenoy. • Methodist School Plans Homecoming Waleska.—This little mountain vil lage is all agog with excitement and interest in the approaching event when the friends and former students of Reinhardt College, a Methodist- school, will assemble for old-fashioned fellowship ^.nd dinner on the grounds on August 8. President Ramsey C. Sharp, who, after an absence on ac count of illness, from the office of president, which he filled with success for 15 years, is again at home and has. the reins of management once more well in hand. There is hardly a section of the South in which some of his former students are not living, and their hearts are • turning to him at this time of annual reunion. Many of them will journey from distant •states to be' ; present and to greet him and again to enjoy the scenes of their youth. Stars Air Flight To Harding Funeral New Orleans, La.—Upon receipt of i belated cable from the president of Spanish Honduras, Eusevio Toledo y Lopez, Honduran consul here, obtain- 9d an airplane and hopped off for Washington where he will officially represent his republic at the Harding .’uneral ceremonies/ Mrs. McCormick Helps Charities Chicago.—Schools and churches re solved more than $1,000,000 of the $8,- 596,000 estate of Mrs. Nettie Fowler McCormick, widow of Cyrus H Mc Cormick, inventor of the reaper, the Jxecutors announced in making public i synopsis of Mrs. McCormick’s will. Boston's Chinatown Mourns President Boston.—Boston’s Chinatown with .he rest of the nation mourns the passing of President Harding Chi nese flags are flying at half mast ilong with the Stars and Stripes. The Chinese theater, the Curia temple, the Merchants Exchange -building, laun dries and other places of business con- lucted by Chinese are to be closed. 5 Persons Killed As Train Hits Auto Huntington, Ind.—Five persons were tilled and four were injured, two of vhom may die, when a freight train >n the Elgin, Joliet and Eastern rail road crashed into an automobile at Griffith, Indiana. The automobile- .riod to .cross ahead of the train. The lead are O. L. Kendall, Kingsville Chio; Robert, 9, his son; Dorothy 3* iis daughter; Charles Spalding, Kings! nlle, Ohio; Leole Spalding, 15, his laughter. The injured were rushed to i hospital, it is probable that two of ihem will die. We are On the .lob from January to | January, twelve months each year. | You can buy One Sack or A Hundred | | Tons, or More, any day in the year f and get prompt delivery. j Our Customers get this kind of Service without § any Extra Cost. § “IT’S WHAT’S IN THE SACK 5 THAT COUNTS.” | HEARD BROTHERS. I Manufacturers of High Grade Fertilizers. | MACON, - GEORGIA. | oooS pajBnaBBnoacanoanaa angnaaoanoaaonaa0 q aiaHBinB ^ aong;piqB) For Riding Comfort You Can’t Beat A ON YOUR FORD 12 Inches Longer Than Regular Front Spring and so Constructed that It Ab sorbs the Shocks as no Other Device can Do. It’s Guaranteed Not to Break. Price $9.00 Put on Your Ford. Pern Auto Co PERRY, - GA. HEADQUARTERS / FOR Steaks and Fresh Meats of All Kinds. Staple and Fancy Grocries. Prompt Service. Phone 12. ' E. F. BARFIELD & CO. PERRY, GA. We have put our Gins in good shape and have new brushes and we are ready to gin your cotton and buy your seed and cotton. We are always in the market for Cotton, Cotton Seed, Hay, Peas, Corn, Velvet Beans, Peanuts and all farm products. j Perry Warehouse Co, ' ' /j! ■ mtm