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THE HOME JOURNAL Price $1.50 A Year. In Advance Published Every Thursday Morning Official Organ of Houston County JOHN Hi & JOHN L. HODGES Thursday, Oct. 4. ■*«!.<? PAHtR REPRESENTED FOR FOREIGN ADVERTISING BY THE GENERAL OFFICES NEW YORK AND CHICAGO BRANCHES IN ALL THE PRINCIPAL CITIES SPEKS HERE U. S. Senator W J Harris was welcomed in Perry Wednesday, and spent some time before his address meeting his numerous friends Here, Senator Harris spoke at the Court House at eleven o’clock, Superior Court having re cessed for an hour for the purpose Several hundred peoplo from all sections of the county including a number of ladies heard his address. Senator Harris told of his work to ameliorate the condition of the farmer as the prosperity of the country depends upon the success of the farmer, saying, “if you help the farmer, you help the merchant the banker, the manufacturer and reaoli the very basis of industrial and commercial stability.” He explained how he had assisted in forming the “farm block” in the Senate, composed of group of Sen ators who determined to see that the farmers of America receive a “bquare deal’’ in legislation con sidered by Congress. He was able to point out many beneficial'things that the “farm bloc” had accom plished, His efforts in securing the trans fer of corps area army headuar- ters from Charleston to Atlanta and an appropriation for the south eastern office of the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce in Atlanta were discussed by the Senator. Tho commerce office Is proving of great- assistance in se curing markets for Georgia pro ducts. senator Hants explained that ' 'MIH recount all' of tho things in a short speech which he had tried to accomplish during the first four years of his service in the Senate, but he recounted some of the most beneficial in the nature of a report to his constituents. He discussed his bills to strengthen the Federal Warehouse Act and to allow small state banks to enter the Federal Reserve System as ouly one-third of the Georgia banks were oligible for member ship until Senator Harris’ amend ment became a law. The Senator dismissed his ef forts to secure membership for a farmer on the Federal Reserve Board; the change in the law to permit Federal Rotervo Bauks to handle farmers’ notes for nine months; the curtailment of the power of the Foderal Reserve Board to spend vast amounts for *1 ’banking houses such as had boon "Erected in New York City at a • cost of more than 820,000,01)0. ■Senator Harris said interest rates should bo reduced on tho paper of ''farmers and business men instead ' of wasting millions on buildings. He told ot his fight and other members of the bloc, on the recent chairman of the board, W P G Harding, who was not reappoint- • '.ed because of the opposition to confirmation in the Senate. Senator Harris told of his effort Yi®'1919 in preventing President 'Wilson from fixing a price of fif teen Cents a pound on cotton, showing how this saved many 'millions to the South as cotton . sold that year as high as 45 cents F0R SALEu Own. Hay. Connw a P«t>na. Among other afforla l»H| r an. Lard. Side, and Shoal behalf of the farmers he reooupt-1 ( ed Hie establishment of a leased ting potash and other fertilizer materials on the free list, and placing a tariff on peanuts, vege table and cotton seed oils to save the southern farmer from the com petition of cheap Chinese labor in raising oriental peanuts. Peach experiment stations; pe can test farms; tobacco experi ment stations and co operation in boll weevil experiment stations in Georgia were discussed by Senator Harris because of bis work as a member of the Senate appropria tions sub-committee which pro vided the money for the stations. He recounted his successful effort through an investigation by sev eral government agencies to re move tho discrimination against peanut fed hogs raised in Georgia as compared wtih the northern and western corn fed hogs. Sena* ator Harris told of a recent visit to Swift & Company’s plant at Moultrie where fie found that the packers were now paying as much for peanut fed hogs as for corn fed hogs. Discussing the European debt question, Senator Harris said he was the first Senator to introduce a resolution saying that these debts should not be cancelled, and that he had amended the law so that Democrats must be appoint ed to the Debt Commission. He told of his visit to Franco at his own expense to assist in hurrying baek the Georgia boys after the armistice had been signed, the only one of the 96 Senators who did this. Referring to his membership on the powerful Sonate Appropria tions Committee Senator Karris said this committee authorized the expenditure of moneys that ran up into billions, and that bis membership had given him a po sition of influence enabling him to accomplish some of the things he had enumerated. Senator Harris said be was not a man who promised always what he was going to do, but that be was able to tell his constituents what he had done and let them judge for themselves whether or not he had served them faithfully and efficiently. Senator Harris' speech was a simple, straight-forward statement of accomplishments which greatly interested his hearers. On his visit over Georgia ho will have been in every county when he concludes his tour, it being the first time in the history of the state that a public man has done this in a year when there was no campaign. After his speech in more than 110 counties- t.he au* dfences unanimous vote have en dorsed his record in the Senate. No other Senator ever received such an endorsement. POLLYANNA COLYUM GEORGIA GAS TAX It wae estimated by tax officials at tne captol on , Monday that the additional two cents per gallon tax on gasoline will result in a revenue to the sthte of approxi mately two and a half millions an nually. The tax, which went into effect on Sunday midnight, has added two cents to the retail price of gasoline to all cansumers, and the money it to be devoted to build ing of roads and amortization of the Western and Atlantic rental warrants. Under the law. one cent of the three goes to the state highway department, one cent goes to each county in proportion to its state road mileage and one cent to the treasury and the rental warrants are all taken up. After that time, this cent will also go to the state highway department. A Perry man has bought a horn for his wife to assist her while she drives the family car from the rear seat. Bill was tellin’ Sam yesterday that when two women get all bet up in couve:- sation it is a safe bet that, somewhere, a third woman’s ears are burning. PLAYING SAFE The dear old lady entered a local drug store and looked doubtfully at the youthful clerk behind the counter. *‘i suppose’’, she began, “that you are a properly qualified drug gist,” “Yes, madame,” •“You have passed all the ex aminations,” “Certainly ” “Never poisoned anybody by mistake.” “Not to my knowledge.” ’‘Very well then,” she replied, having a sigh of relief and laying a coin on the counter. “You may give me a nickels’ worth of cough drops. NO, SIMP, KOI I looked into Her eyes so blue. I loved her well And this she knew. I tied her shoe (a number two). I didn’t burry much would you? Hogs are produced on three fourths of all the farms of the United cities. States and in all the The girl who used to be alarmed lest she show her ankle, snaps Bill has grown into the woman who is trying to show her knee or more. The smaller the car, the more arrogantly the driver can toot his horn. It works in the case of small men, also. Correct this sentence: Yes, he is our only child, boasted tbe mother, and he is absolutely un spoiled. LOST Platinum Bar Pin set with one diamond; Reward if re turned to Mrs J I) Martin, Perry Ga. 'den. wire for market reports giving latest information on prices; the reduction in freight rates in water melons, cantaloupes and other Apply A. A Stnoak, Perry, Ga. LOST; check for $30.00 drawn on Bank of Ensley Ala, payable to T products; saving of more than ten's Chapman. If found please notify ■million dollars annually by put- T S Chapman, Perry Ga. UER RIGHT We heard a Minister say the other day that if you put a barbed wire fence on each side of it you couldn’t keep some men in the straight and narrow path» It’s often a GRAVE mistake to ignore “Safety First.” One thing that America should make homo and not import is her population, thinks Bill. Wo will now sing that old familiar ballad, entitled, “A Sock on tho Foot is Worth Two in the Eve.” Man has two brains, says Bill and both of them are nearly always on a vacation at the same time. New York society woman who eloped to Europe with her dentist flew into the teeth of criticism well fortified. Pennsylvania woman with twelve children has advertised for a husband who is willing to work. If she gets one, it will certainly be tbe supreme proof that adve’- tising pays. SURE If is arm went‘round her slen der waist She coyly raised her head. “Your form,” he said,” is quite divine.” “Of corsetis,” she said. —PIANO For Sale—We have near Perry, a fine piano, slightly used and partly paid for, which we will sell to party willing to complete remaining monthly pay ments. Send name and address for full information. Cable Pia no Co.. 82-84 N. Broad Street At lanta, Ga. i _ oooo , 'OOOboooooooooocx)oocx)6oooooooooooooooooooooooo § ADVERTISEMENT 1 0F | W. B. SIMS | New shipment or Art Squares and small Rugs. | Some very beautiful eesigns. 8 New line of grass rugs “Art Supreme” best g quality ever bandied. o Wood finished iron beds, very popular at this | time. Good line of Mattresses that will please § everyone. | You are invited to look over these goods. o o W. B. SIMS, | GROCERIES, FURNITURE, UNDERTAKING. | 3 Night Phone No. 22. Day Phone No. 8, g jjj Perry Ga- | OOOOCXOOOOOOOOOOOOOOGOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOCXXXJOOOOOOCO EXCURSION FARES For Fairs and Expositions, Fall 1923 via CENTRAL OF GEORGIA RAILWAY Fare and one-half sound trip, minimum 50 cents will apply on account of the following Fairs and Expositions. Tickets will be sold on suitable dates and ample final limit will be allowed on tickets, Ap ply to any Ticket Agent for total fares, dates of sale, limits, ete. Chatanooga, Tenn.,—Chattanooga Inter-State Fair, September 29 to October 6, 1923. Tickets on sale between Cedartown and Chattanooga. Rome, Ga.,—Floyd County Fair, October ?-6, 1923. Tickets on sale from stations between Lafayette, Ga.. and Buchanan inclusive. Atlanta, Ga.,—Southeastern Fair, October 6^13,1923. Tickets on sale from all points in Georgia and Alabama- Columbus, Ga.,—Chattahoochee Valley Fair Association, Octo ber 15-20, 1923, Tickets on sale from Newnan, Macon, Perry, Al bany, Cuthbert, Dawson, Ga., Eufaula, Andalusia. Montgomery, Al exander City, Roanoke, Ala., and all stations intermediato to Colum* bus, Ga. Macon Ga., Georgia State Exposition, October 22-27, 1923. Tickets on sale from all stations in Georgia. Savannah, Ga..—Savannah Tri-State Exposition, October 27 to November 3, 1923. Tickets on sale from all points in Georgia, except north of Cedartown. v Three Big Values in 30x3)1 regular size clincher tires Usco Fabric Royal Cord and the NE^ USCO CORD -now ready This U.S. quality group at lowest prices erer offered Buy U.S. Tires From— A. M. ANDERSON { '