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men and women prisoners forced to live in same cell, SAYS REPORTS STATE HEWS OF INTEREST Brief News Items Gathered Hera And There From All Sections Of The State ’ , Atlanta.—Startling conditions In many of the county jails In Georgia are disclosed in an analysis of ninety-; five Georgia county jails, jugt rqceiy- ed for. public information in a biiiletin issued by the Georgia depaftWeUrttf public welfare. Boyce M. Edens, director of jail inspection for the department, has directed this work and the fjacts ahd figures used in the report are j derived from investigations of these jails urn dertaken by volunteer workers, act ing under his direction, . Question naires covering every point in - Jail location, construction,- condition and management were sent throughout the state. These ninety-five counties cov ering in the report under consldera- tion are the ones which responded and it is believed they, represent, a fair average of Georgia jails through-. Secretary Mellon's answer to one Mr. out the state, » •• Pinchot sent the secretary recently. The report urges the need for die- 1 In his first letter the governor qharg- TERMS REPLY BY SECRETARY MELLON AS DEFENSE OF PRESENT EVILS REFUSAL 6F PERMITS ASKED Pennsylvania Governor Charges Secre tary With Justifying Present Sys tem Of Enforcement Harrisburg, Pa.—Governor Pinchot, ip-a ^recent letter to Secretary of the Treasury Mellon, characterized as “a defense of things as they Are” the sec- retary’s- reply to the governors’ letter -criticising the federal- prohibition en forcement system. What is needed, he said) “ is .not a defense of present evils, but the determination to abate them, followed by effective action. Mr. Mellon’s letter was received by the governor promptly. “It is a matter of sincere regret to me,” the governor said, "that your answer to my letter is merely an effort to justify . the present federal system of enforcement, which all America' knows to be defective, ineffi cient and a breeder of corruption.” Governor Pinchot’s letter followed by only a few. hours the receipt of [WILLIAMS BARES ANOTHER AL LEGED PLOT TO GET PRIVATE | PAPERS OF MORTIMER | We are On the Job from January to g January, twelve months each year. [Witness Claims Forbes Talked Ol j Plan To Have Secret Service | Agents Flog Mortimer ! Washington.—Charges that Charles |R. Forbes white director of the voter- [‘ana’ bureau still was seeking as late [as September, 1922, to surreptitiously [remove large Btoclcs of narcotics and liquors from the government hospital trict jails on the theory that to build ed what he termed "the breakdown!’ the number of new county jails acfual-j' of the federal permit system and de ly heeded would be prohibitive as tq dared the state government was han diest, and that proper places for the ' dicapped by failure of the federal detention of accused persons could government to use all its powers. Mr. better be erected on the basip of the Mellon, replying, said the governor’s’ thirty-one judicial circuits Or some statements are not "founded on facts.” other statewide basts; i Replying to assertions of the gov- j There are county jails in Georgia, I eriiof that permits'-had been Issued ■|jt was disclosed In the report, where] to certain breweries after they had |men and women prisoners, of all ages; been detected in violations of the law, (and of both races, are compelled to; j Mr. Mellon cited settlements made and ilive night and day in‘the same-com-, explained permits had been issued jpartment^ Committees^ reporting for, 1 only after a year or more had passed, (the department found actual, instances! in certain other more recent cases, {of women prisoners living in the Barnet {cells with then prisoners and, in; [eleven jails there are absolutely, no: facilities for the segregation of prls-l ’oners, either by age, sex. or race. j j Declaring that the conditions raj vealed do not reflect any credit upon {Georgia, gratitude is expressed for the • fact that, with . few exceptions, Geor gia jails are not used for punishment purposes, but only for those persons held awaiting trial, However, this [consideration is qualified by the fact Ithat nearly five times as Inany per- jsons are held in the jails awaiting, {trial, as are held in all chalngangs; and^the state prison for punlehment.j In connection with the frightful concll- lions found in some of the jails it is, pointed out that the prisoners in these] [places are,-under,the law, presumed- to be innocent until they are proven! [guilty, and that many of them are eventually cleared in the courts of the{ 'crimes with which they are charged. . More than 60,000 people were con- 1 , fined in Georgia jails in 1921. This' is on the ratio of sixteeq out of each, 1,000 of the population. Of this 60,000,5 61 per cent were negro men, 31 per cent were white - men, six per cent negro women-and 2 per cent white >n. Mr. Mellon said, citations had been issqed and revocation proceedings are pending. In his last letter the governor askr ed the secretary to refuse to issue permits tor the operation of plants where the laws had been broken, and declared there was no provision of law compelling the treasury depart ment to reissue permits after a year to applicants “who are admittedly law breakers.” "I have no change to make in any statement contained in my previous letter,’v the governor concluded. "The facts are as I there set them forth. The law-abiding citizens of Pennsyl^ vania are profoundly alarmed and anxious for relief. The state admin istration is doing its level best., If the present situation represents the best the treasury department can do,; then my previous suggestion that the' enforcement service should be placed, directly under the president has great er force than I suspected when made it,” ;at Perryville, Md., were made at the [continuation of the senat'e investiga tion of the veterans’ bureau. James W. Williams, a Philadelphia jdairymnn, was the witness, his testi mony being designed to support in part the sensational story told to the committee by Elias H. Mortimer, also of Philadelphia, about his alleged re lations with Forbes at a time when he was seeking contracts for hospitals from the director. Williams testified that aside from proposing removal of the narcotics and liquors, Forbes with a man named Bieber had fought to obtain from Mrs, Mortimer certain papers belonging to Mortimer and also to "embitter” Mrs. Mortimer against her husband. This was at a time after Mortimer, accord ing to his testimony, had "broken” with Forbes and when, Williams un derstood, Mrs. Mortimer was contem plating a divorce from her husband. The witness also told of remarks .by Forbes that $80,000 was “coming to Mortimer, but that he would see .that Mrs. Mortimer got It.” Williams [explained that from what he could gather from the conversation Mortl- [mer-was ^"arranging contracts” with jthe bureau. The witness also said Forbes had stated that Mortimer was .to'be arrested and that the reason the former director sought his papers was 'that he did' not want them in Mrs. Mortiiher’s possession at the time of the arrest. Forbes, accompanied by his attor ney, James S. Easby-Smith, was pres ent throughout the sessions. During Williams’ testimony he made a num ber of notes and conferred frequently [with his counsel, who apparently had •some difficulty in restraining him {from Interrupting the examination as ihe had on several occasions at the [opening of the investigation. .worn -;Vr- Embargo On Green Beans Removed j : Jackson—Florida has amended her You can buy One Sack or A Hundred Tons, or More, any day in the year. and get prompt delivery. I Our Customers get this kind of Service without any Extra Cost. “IT’S WHAT’S IN THE SACK TH AT COUNTS.” | HEARD BROTHERS. I Manufacturers of High Grade Fertilizers. } | MACON, - GEORGIA. ttaaa£aaaaaraaaaMnaaaDaaaamaQteaaaanoaaa M aaaas«»oa > — If Its Bargains You are looking for Call at J. W. BLOOD WORTH’S and find them. We are prepared to fill all orders or Hay Ties, Syrup Barrels, Crockery and Enamel^ ed Ware, Gun Shells, Stoves ana Ranges. Our Hardware line it complete and we carry the tock of Groceries in Perry and can there fore fill your needs in these lines to your best advantage. J. W. BLOODWORTI# "THE FARMERS FRIEND.” PERRY, - GEORGIA. } m laws Judge Prescribes “Medicine?’ Needed Chicago.—Judge Sabbath negotiate ed a contract calling for six months of happy married life when he induced. Fred C. Hanson , and his wife, Mar garet, to sign on the dotted line, Af-< terward Mrs. Hanson withdrew her, separate- maintenance suit to give the', and regulations relative to the' written agreement a trial. Hanson; promised to turn over his pay check, to his-wife regularly, to quit drinking moonshine and to stay at home every ! night. Mrs. Hanson also agreed to spend ,the : evenings, at home and to be economical, furnishing her husband with a family financial statement ev-, ery month. . Bull* Of Mexico' Fight Different Chicago.—Romano Muylindora, ma- jtjiflor, who defeated all the bulls in Tia Juana, found Chicago's brand of {"bulls” too much. Romano came here with $24,000 to spend, all accumulated !ln his matadoring. He is as well [known in Mexico for his prowess Against the bull, he says, as Jack Dempsey is in America for his figjjt- ! ing. But recently, when several them- .sand shoppers and lunchers were mill- jing around at the busiest corner in the world,” State and Madison streets, 'Romano, decided that here was an an dience worthy of the name and sought [again to hear the plaudits of the mul titude. shipment of beans and peas from other:, southern states, and will now permit! ;green beans. - and green peas -'to be' shipped in, according^ information received here by Representative J. L, Lyons, who was the author of a bill- placing an embargo on shipments of': •Florida vegetables into Georgia.’ Flor-[ Ida, it was said,; has {^strict law 1 against the shipment UF vegetables from adjoining states, fearing the In troduction of serious disease and germs. jj plan Institute For Civic Tralnlrtg- !' Macon.—Mrs. A. % P. Brantley ,of president of the /Gbdrgia- ; ’Pjans.To Oust Berlin.As Power Center Berlin.—Armed facist forces under Blackshear, Federation of Women’s Clubs, is re-;. Adolf Hittler and Bavarian troops massed on the Thuringian border re? y;[:.-bently. Simultaneously, the federal * ^cabinet in Berlin was confronted with a socialist, demand that Chancellor .gtresemahjjfi 4/>Iiplogize for ejecting Saxon minister from office, Socialists ;Agaln To Decide On Reparations . London.—Europe is to make another effort to unravel the everlasting rep arations tangle. The British govern ment has decided to accept the French [premier’s reservations and the Brit ish charge d’affaires a.t Washington {has been instructed by cable to, in form Secretary Hughes of the deci sion of the powers, to enter a confer ence of experts such as Mr. Hughes | suggested in his reply to Foreign Sec retary Cmapn’s plea ■ for American participation; • - f; ■Z\ 't-mwa Stekas and Fresh Meats of All Kindi. Staple and Fancy Grocries. Service. 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. are m Woman Found ....... ' <#^*1^6-5' *" Home Body Of Athens.—Mrs. Margaret Gunter, 73, |was found dead in front of the'fire coun- She do {not know whether she, was burned to the market for Cotton, Cotton Seed, Hay, Peas^ . Corn, Velvet Beans, Peanuts and all farm^products. Wm. if ■ - • university institute for the training with the persistent report that Ba- death or fell info a* fire dead from of-women, it is annoimced here. The yaria is planning to proclaim a new th e chalr M which she was seated, institute;fewhich was first held last .''federal government” disavowing Ber- Gunter is survived by two broth- june 18 to j 3 > i8 - un4 « r ^spices lin and taking over the leadership of j. c . whitehead and R. P. White-, •of the Georgia Federation of Wooien’^ Vie ,p j|M|a|jfar sse® wmi mm Bad. of. Eastville. d and R. PI White-.; mSmMm liMB| Wlmm" i fm -mr ^ K. -l itteslffi s’ - /MB