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We have put our Gins in good shape and have new brushes and Ve 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.' Perry Warehouse troops has been asked. DEVOTED TO HOME INTERESTS, FROGRESS AND CULTURE w JOHN H. HODGES, Proper. $1.50 a Yo»r In Advance '’EERY. HOUSTON COUNTY. GA.. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1923. No. 43 aaraaswaaauoocaDDanaaaaaai?aaa»aaanaa(iat)aeaaabaaaaaaaa ATLANTA MAYOR SCORES GO V- AMERICAN LEAGUE CHAMPIONS EHNuiuiMTAL EXTRAVAGANCE. WIN COVETED TITLE IN THE ECONOMY URGED EIGHTH INNING STA1E KtwS OF INTEREST FINAL SCORE WAS 6 TO 4 Brief News Items Gathered Here And There From All Sections Of The State Yankee Artillerymen Start Batting Spree Which Carries Them To Victory Atlanta.—Warning that a spirit ol revolt is growing among the people a» the result of continued effort to to crease taxes to keep pace with ever growing governmental extravagance, New York.—Beaten, crushed after one of the most spectacular world's series fights to history, the New York Giants surrendered to the Yankees 1 GREAT ARMY OF REFUGEES 1$ I WAITING IN MAKESHIFT QUAR TERS TILL WATERS RECEDE PROPERTY LOSS $2,500,000 Officials Believe That Many Hav< Been Drowned—Many Stories Of Heroism T*>!d" Mayor Waiter A. Sims recently issued the world’s championship banner they an appeal “to the people of Georgia” for an expense-cutting commission to replace the Georgia tax commission which is now seeking means of adjust ing the tax system of Georgia to meei equitably the growing demands made upon it. Mayor Sims’ attack on governmental extravagance is hinged on a denial of tax-dodging implied in Governor Walker’s statement to Atlanta credii men that “half of the property in At lanta is paying no taxes at all.” Ful- have flown for the past two years. And with this record-shattering mil- lion-dollar title battle at an end, the emblem of supremacy flutters atop the Yankee stadium, greatest and costliest monument of the diamond. The Yankee won the sixth and final game at the Polo Grounds, lair of the Giants, by coming from behind and scoring five runs in a dramatic pulse-gripping eighth toning rally ton counts pays one-fifth of all taxes J ust when it seemed that .the McGraw collected by the state of Georgia, men . fighting desperately with their Oklahoma City, Okla.—Slowly reced ing overflow waters of the North Can adian river laid bare a stark, desolate, 'water-choked waste in the lowlands of Oklahoma City’s south side, which was inundated with the worst flood in the history of the state. The total damage is placed at $2,- 500,000 in preliminary estimates of city officials. With scores suffering from expo sure, authorities are penetrating still farther into the stricken area to res cue many whd were marooned when the torrent lashed furiously down up on their homes. More than 2,000 of the 15,000 per sons who fled before the onrush of the waters are still homeleess. They are quartered in halls and churches throughout the city. The remainder We are On the lob from January to § January, twelve months each year, a You can buy One Sack or A Hundred 1 | Tons, or More, any day in the year § and get prompt delivery. 8 Our Customers get this kind of Service without S O any Extra Cost. g “IT’S WHAT’S IN THE SACK THAT COUNTS.” HEARD BROTHERS. Manufacturers of High Grade Fertilizers. MACON, - GEORGIA. oaoonaaannaaanaaanaaaoaaaaaaaaaaaaanaaaaa..uaacHX&caoDa Mayor Sims saffc and a closer check backs to the wall, would tie the series, Qf the host have returnG( j t0 t k e j r than is kept on taxable values here in any other county. “If the same amount of energy were used in reducing expenses tc meet revenue as is used in trying to increase revenue to meet expenses, we would find that Georgia has plenty of money for all necessary purposes," the mayor declared. “One out of every 12 adult males to the United States is holder of a public office of some kind and one- eighth of the total earnings of all the people in the United States is going now to maintain government,” he as serted. “In Georgia state government expenses has increased from $6,000,- 000 for 1916 to $16,000,000 for 1923.” In income tax is assailed by the mayor as dangerous to farm, indus trial and commercial progress and he iprotects against imposing any penalty Ion tho thrift and industry of the peo- Iple. and force a seventh contest to decide the struggle. The final score was 6-4. Thus the American league cham pions swept to their third successive homes by means of vehicles that pass ed, often hub deep, through streets still filled with backwater. The known dead list stands at two, triumph, completed the rout of the cR y officials and members of res- once-proud and mighty Giant ma-, cue crews declare it probably will bo chine and, by the decisive margin of | greater when the receding waters 1 Power For Valdosta November 1 j Valdosta.—Work of erecting the itransmission line for the Georgia-Ala- ibama Hydro Electric company to Val- -jdosta is progressing rapidly and it is i announced here that the line will jyery probably reach this city by No vember 1. The line has been com- ipleted through-Eldorado, between Tif- ton and Valdosta. When the power is [turned on over this line the present isteam plant of tho Valdosta Lighting [company will not be abandoned, but •will be fully maintained for use ia 'emergency. With this new source of [power the local company will be to ' position to supply every demand for •power in this city for many years to 'come. four games to two, gained their first world’s title in more than two de cades of embattled history. Thus, too, was yritten into the an nals of the national game a struggle for tho highest stakes it has ever known, a gigantic spectacle eclipsing all previous records, that was wit nessed by more than 300,000 fans who paid more than $1,063,000 to gate receipts. The story of that eighth inning, coming when it appeared that the .deadly southpaw arm of Arthur Nehi ;and the inspired play of Frank Frisch [had checked the headlong rush ol jthe Yankees, will go down as one^of [the most startling decisive champion- Ishlp turns of all time. That brief,- thrilling, yet tragic span witnessed with amazing suddenness make possible a thorough search of the flooded areas. The dead thus far known are Mrs. R. H. Loose and her daughter,' Clara, eight years old, who were drowned when a boat in which they attempted to gain land, after tarrying in an ef fort to save their personal effects, was caught in the mill race at Wheeler Park, a municipal resort, and cap sized. Loose and another daughter, Bessie, 10, were rescued from the top of a large tree into which they had climbed when the boat went over. They had been there twelve hours when a skiff driven by two intrepid oarsmen, fi nally nosed its way among the trees to the park and brought them to safety. Loose was taken to a hospital where his condition was pronounced serious Ithe ascendancy of the Yankees to the ■ as a result of exposure, jpinnacle of their career, and simub | Rescue squads are still working at taneously the utter collapse of the top speed. A negro family brought -Giants, the crushed hopes of McGraw' to land over more than a mile of rac- |for three successive world’s titles— j tog waters told their rescuers that a debacle so stunning .that it seems a t least seventy-five other negroes l One Tyhoid Death In Thomas | Thomasville.—Only one death from jtyphoid fever in Thomas county this [year is the report from Dr. Winches ter, health officer of the county. This case was that of a negro child who did not take the free vaccine at one 'of the colored schools. Dr. Winches ter has been remarkably successful to his work in the anti-malarial and typhoid fever campaigns, and he is re garded as one of the beBt health offi cers to the state. to have marked the passing for all the time from championship heights of the Giant machine as it emerged, broken, from the test. It witnessed, too, the failure of the game’s idol of idols to answer a call to fame that Would have raised him to heights greater than any he lias ever touched. For Babe Ruth, star of stars, the mightiest hitter ever, while he had started the Yankees off ;in the first inning with his third home run of the series, fell down wretched ly in 'the eighth inning pinch, strik ing out with the bases full and the Yankees yet one run behind. In his place a new hero was lifted were marooned on the brow of a hill, the only submerged spot on what had been a negro settlement. "Society Drinking” Is Chief Difficulty Washington.—Drinking in high so ciety is the chief difficulty in the way of making prohibition effective, to the opinion of Prohibition Commissioner &aynes. Praising the work of the cit izenship conference, Haynes said it would help to stir the local officials to assisting in enforcement, particu larly to watching petty bootleggers and blind tigers. “A close analysis of the proceedings reveals absolute If Its Bargains You are looking for Call at J. W. feLOOWDORTH’S and find them. We are prepared to fill all orders for Hay Ties, yrup Barrels, Crockery and- Enamel* ed Ware, Gun Shells, Stoves ana Ranges. Our hardware line is complete and we carry the largest stock of Groceries in Perry and can there* fore fill your needs in these lines to your best advantage. J. W. BLOODWORTH “THE FARMERS FRIENIK” PERRY, - GEORGIA unanimity of opinion that the most S?Bob: Meusel, who stepped into’the outstanding difficulty in the way of i Decrease Shown In Cotton Glnninga Thomasville.—According to the re port of Hi B. Stubbs, special agent, I there were ginned to Thomas county ;of the crop .of 1923, prior, to Septem- -ber 25, 1,594 bales of cotton, as com- [pared with 3,626 bales to the same date in 1922. This is not quite half breach that the Babe had left and de livered the blow that resulted in three runs and clinched the Yankee , triumph. For seven innings, Nehf, hero ol i the Giants’ 1 to 0 victory in the third game, waved a magic wand over the Yankee bats and it seemed that his portside slants would again restore Giant hopes and keep them to the fight. Backed by the spectacular de-; fensive work of his teammates, par ticularly'the dynamic Frisch, be al lowed but one other hit outside of enforcement is the non-observance of the law among a small minority, but nevertheless a very influential group of citizens at the very apex of the so cial scale,” Haynes said. of the amount made in the county last Ruth’s circuit clout, while the Giant3 year The acreage this year was very ;W ere hammering Herb Pennock, Plug- much, larger. 1 l igto’s southpaw ace, for nine hits and Grain Adulteration Charges Unfounded New York.—The Canadian royal: [grain inquiry commission, which has •been here for several days investigat ing charges that high-grade dominion, wheat was being adulterated with low- grade American grain, previous to de port, has been unable to find any evi dence to substantiate the charges, it was unofficially reported by a mem ber of the commission’s party. HEADQUARTERS FOR Stekas and Fresh Meats of All Kinds. Staple and Fancy Grocries. Prompt Service. Phone 12. E. F. BARFIELD & CO. PERRY, GA. We have and [Combining Schools Is Issue In Brooks Quitman. — The school election , which is to he held- on the east side iof the county soon will be hard fought .by both sides. The election comes as the. result of'a plan to consolidate a [four runs. ' i But out of the clear sky of apparent, Thirteen Giant triumph came the collapse of Slain At School House the collapse SB ManIla < p - L ~ Two schooJ teachers,; Nehf, and with him the last break in' one supervising teacher one lieuten, the shattered chain of McGraw’s ant * a ser seant an(1 ei sht privates of pitching staff. From the highest peak; the Philippine constabulary were kill- inumber ofrural schoolMPP * of effectiveness, from brilliant control, ed by Moros at a school house at . 6 eaSt Nehf suddenly went to pieces and' **** Baluan ' Province, Island isideand^thebone of contention is ;« Rosv » R Va n who of Hindanao, according to advices re- the site of the school center. ‘Rosy’’ Ryan, who succeeded [failed in a valiant attempt to Ithe tide. him, stem calved here. The aid of United States 1 ' t