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PERRY, HOUSTON COUNTY, GA., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 13 1923.
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PRESIDENT HUNTER PROPOSES
i PLAN AT MEETING OF GEOR-
i GIA PEACH GROWERS
RED CROSS GIVEN CHARGE OF RE.
LIEF DRIVE IN UNITED
STATES
FIRE AND TIDAL WAVE FOLLOW STATE NEWS OF INTEREST COOLIDGE PLEDSES U. S. AID
Thousands Die As Skyscrapers Topple
Into Seething Masses Of Terror-
• Mad Humanity
: Sbanghi, China. Two hundred
•thousand persons have perished in
Tokio and ’Yokohama alone, according
|to bulletins received here from Japan.
In Tokio the arsenal exploded, de
stiny fog the arsenal and the adjoin
ing printing bureau. There were Bev-
tr&l thousand casualties here.
Most serious damage was done to
the tract covering the Yama-No-Te
district.
In the Nihonbashl and Kanda wards,
in which scarcely a single structure
is left standing, thousands lack water
The Kaijo building in the Marun-
ouchi district collapsed, with a tjiou-
'sand casualties.
The lofty buildings lining the streets
opposite the Tokio Central railway
station were burned . The main build
ing of the Central railroad station re
mains intact.
At Yokohama the fire Btarted in
the Bund and spread through Bent-in
and Iszaki streets, wiping out the
business district.
Tens of thousands of visitors
many of them foreigners, are in the
mountain resorts of the Hakone dis
trict. They were panic stricken by
the repeated quakes. Mount Hakone
and the town of Atama were demol
ished, with the loss of six or s.-iven
’ tlfouoimd dead.
At Ito, on the Idseu peninsula, more
than 500 houses were washed - away
by tidal waves.
Six hundred persons perished with
the railway tunnel at SaBako, the
largest in Japan, collapsed.
HISTORY OF DISASTERS
A list of the most destructive
earthquake disasters in the Far
East recorded in history follows:
Place No. Killed Date
Tosa, Japan ....Inestimable 684
Thousands
Mutsu, Japan “ 869
Koyti, Japan " 1361
Tokaido, Japan .... 20,000 1498*
Tokio, Japan 200,000 1703
Pekin, China 100,000 1731
Hizen, Japan 15,000 1792
Canton, China 6,000 • 1830
Sliinano, Japan .... 12,000 1844
Tokio, Japan 1,200 1866
Yunnan,. China ...... 4,000 1888
North Central
Hondo, ■'Japan .... 10,000 1891
Suriku, Japan ...... 27,000 1896
Kan-Su, China 2,000 1920
Brief News Items Gathered Here And
! There From All Sections Of
The State
! Macon.—Reorganization of the Geor
gia Fruit Exchange so as to care for
contingencies which have arisen since
' the inception of the organization 15
years ago has been proposed by Pres
ident W. B. Hunter of Cornelia. He
was a prominent figure at a mass meet
ing of the Georgia Peach Growers held
here recently.
At the session a unanimous opinion
prevailed that the Georgia Exchange,
should be reorganized and a large com-
mVAee* headed by President Hunter,
was namgd to draft resolutions per
taining to the reorganization. \
■ Suggestion of the organization of
a Tri - State Co • operative Markteing'
Association to dispose of the peach
crops of Georgia, North and South
Carolina was also made, but until tho
Georgia association is perfected, no
steps will be taken to consolidate the
three associations, it was stated.
Standardization of the peach pack,
the creation of a centralized market
ing agency that has authority to re
quire growers to prepare peach ship!
nients according to the standardized
pack, were among the recommenda
tions made.
The need of creating a fund to aid
needy growers who will not affiliate
with the state exchange was also sug
gested by President Hunter in his talk
to the growers.
, There ure more' than two hundred
representative growers attending.
The committee named to prepare
resolutions on the reorganization of
the Georgia Exchange si composed of
W. B. Hunter, Cornelia, chairman;
M. F. Hatcher, Macon; David Stroth
er, Fort Valley; J. D. Duke, Fort Val
ley; John Murph and John Walker,
Marshallville; Ed McKenzie, Monte
zuma; R. L. McMath, Americus; J. L,
Benton, Montlcello; C. W. Mathews,
Woodland; C. P. Prothro, Griffin; F.
M. Stewart, Gray; C. Cornwall, Alto;
John Feasley, Canton; C. W. Finney,
Haddock; J. F. Whatley, Reynolds;
R. L. Dickey, Lizella; A. D. Williams,
Yatesville; J. R, Cooper, Perry; A. C.
Glover, Newnan; W. M. Rowland, Au
gusta; S. P. McDaniel, Thomaston; A.
M. McGill, Woodbury; W. W. Lowe,
Byron; H. M. Fletcher, Jackson; E.
M. Davis, Wayside.
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All Shipping Board Vessels In Far
Eastern Waters Ordered To Re
port For Relief Duties
Germans Vote To Work For French
Dusseldorf.—It was announced# at
French headquarters here that 5,000
German miners employed in four
mines in the Essen district had voted
in favor of working under French
direction. One hundred and fifty
workers locked out by the Thyssan
Steel Works also called a meeting to
cuuiaer working tor the French, but
a thousand other Workers attended
the meetinb and it broke in confu
sion before a vote could be taken.
Mexican Embassy Ready To Operate
Washington.—Manuel C. Tellez,
charge d’affaires of. the Mexican em
bassy here, presented his credentials
to acting Secretary Phillips, thus fi
nally restoring full international rela
tions between the two governments.
At the same time George T. Summer
lin, ' charge of the American embassy
in Mexico City, presented his creden
tials to the Mexican foreign office.
Coolidge Will O. K. Policy For Alaska
Washington.—President tloolidge,
although haVirfg temporarily put
aside the matter of an Alaskan pol
icy to taka up more pressing prob
lems, was declared by white house
officials to be inclined toward adop
tion of the plans for development of
.that territory outlined by President
■Harding in^ his. Seattle address.
Ex-Mayor Woodward Passes Away
Atlanta.—James G. Woodward, four
times mayor of Atlanta, and for over
thirty years the stormy petrel of At
lanta politics, died at a local sanita
rium, at the age of 79 years, follow
ing an illness of several months. His
wife. Mrs. Violet Woodward, who has
kept a constant vigil at his bedside
since he was taken to the sanitarium,
and a few close friends were with him
when death came. He had been in a
stats of coma for forty-eight hours.
Mr. Woodward received a slight stroke
of paralysis on the Whitehall street;
viaduct about six weeks ago. Compli
cations developed and he was taken
front his residence, on East Hunter
street, to Piedmont sanitarium. Sev
eral (lays ago he was the victim of an-,
other paralytic stroke, the effects of
which hastened his death.
Napier Elected To National Office
Atlanta.—Attorney General George;
M. Napier, of Georgia, was elected sec-;
retary and treasurer of the National;
Association of Attorneys General in
Bession at Minneapolis, Minn., accord
ing to telegraphic advices received in
Atlanta. Mr. Napier left Atlanta for
the annual convention of the associa
tion in Minneapolis recently. That he
Bhould have been chosen as one of the
national officers of the association is
regarded bly his close friends here as
a signal honor since he is the .first
Georgian to have attained that honor.
Attorney General T. N. England, of.
West Virginia., was elected president;
Harvey N. Cluff, Utah, vice president;
C. L. Hilton, Minnesota; H. L. Ekeen,
Wisconsin, and Jesse ,W. Barr, Mis
souri, were elected as the executive;
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Washington.—As the federal gov
ernment continued its effort to pro
vide prompt and effective aid to
earthquake sufferers in Japan and to
obtain information as to the where
abouts and conditions of Americans
in the zone of disaster, American Red
Cross officials decided to conduct an
lmmodlale campaign for a five million
dollar relief fund. Contributions al
ready are being received at headquar
ters hero.
Divisional quotas were fixed as fol
lows:
Washington Division—(New York,
Connecticut, Pennsylvania, New Jer
sey, Maryland, Delaware, District of
Columbia, West Virginia, Virginia,
Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky and chapters
in insular possessions of the United
States and in foreign countries), $2,-
900,000.
New England Division—(All New
Engladn states except Connecticut),
$360,000,
Southern Division—(North and
South Carolina, Tennessee, Florida,
Louisiana, Misissippi, Alabama and
Georgia, $250,000.
Central Division — Montana, Wy
oming, North and South Dakota, Ne
braska, Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin,
Illinois and Michigan,), $800,000.
Southwestern Division— (Colorado,
New Mexico, Kansas, Oklahoma, Tex
as, Missouri and Arkansas), $660,000.
Pacific, Division — (California, Ne
vada, Utah, Arizona, Oregon, Wash
ington, Idaho and Alaska), $400,000.
The divisional quotas total $5,250,-
000, having been fixed to make an
aggregate a little above the $6,000,-
000 goal, it was explained, to permit
adjustments. Hope was (expressed
by Red Cross oficials here that the
total would eb quickly subscribed.
Quotas for the 3,600 Red Cross chap
ters located in practically every coun
ty in the country, will be fixed by di
visional managers.
The decisions reached by President
Coolidge and the Red Cross officials
at their conference were set forth
in the following official statement:
“The tremendous.dimensions of the
disaster in Japan render it necessary
for the American Red Cross to ob
tain available resources to an amount
of $6,000,000 at once, in order to pro
vide necessary hospital, food and
other emergency supplies.'’
Charged With Death Of 89-Year-Older
Mobile, Ala.—A warrant charging J.
G. Clevelanw, member of the county
board of revenue and road commission
ers. of Mobile county, with murder has
been sworn out in the inferior crimi
nal court tcharging him with killing,
of Stephen S. Lossing, wealthy 89-’
year-old resident of Delchamps, Ala.,
by shooting him with a shotgun or,
striking him with a spade. Lewis S.
Lossing of Jacksonville, Fla., young
est son of the dead man, is the com
plainant signed to warrant. The war-!
rant was placed in the hands of deputy,
sheriffs and Commissioner Cleveland
Attorney. The influence of these men!
of the state, and Col. Waybright, City.
Is expected to come in and Burrnder.'
Claim Manufacture Of Anthracite
Washington.—Completion of appara
tus which makes it possible to manu
facture anthracite coal from compara
tively worthless lignite has been an
nounced by the bureau of mines. Ef-;
forts will be mae dat once by officials
of the interior depart, it is said, to,
interests orae commercial concern in;
the invention. The importance of the:
discovery may be realized, the bureau!
says, when it is known that the United
States possesses 1,051,290,000,000 tons'
of easily mined lignite.
We arc On the .Iot> from January to
January, twelve months each year.
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 wifchced
any Extra Cost.
“IT’S WHAT’S IN THE SACK
THAT COUNTS.”
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HEARD BROTHERS.
Manufacturers of High Grade Fertilizers..
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“Canning Season.”
We have a full line of Fruit Jars, Cans, Rubhers,
Jelly Glasses, Alluminum and Enamel Preserving
Kettles at lowest prices.
Our stock of Hardware, Crockery, EnamelMare,
ware, Tubs, Buckets, etc., is complete..
We also carry a full line Groceries and Feed Stuff* OSaar
prices aie the lowest.
We have the biggest trade in town—there is a reason.
J.W. BLOODWORTH
“THE FARMERS FRIEND.”
PERRY, - GEORGIA.
HEADQUARTERS
FOR .
Steaks and Fresh Meats of
All Kinds.
Staple and Fancy GrocriesL
Prompt Service. Phone 12
♦ E. F. BARFIELD & CO.
We have
new
and buy your
the market for Cotton.
Bascom Slemp Takes White House Job
Washington. — Former Representa
tive C. Bascom Slemp of Virginia has;
been sworn in as secretary to the
president. It was his 53rd birthday
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