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JOHN H. HODGES, Prop’r,
DlEVOTED TO HOME INTERESTS, PROGRESS AND CULTURE
PERRY, HOUSTON COUNTY, GA„ THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1923,
COLONS EXPRESS SATISFACTION
WITH PROGRESS TOWARDS
REFORM TAXATION
Radicals Lead Charge Against The
Government—Attack First
Items
Brief News Items Gathered Hero
And There From All Sections
Of The- State
SCOURIER ARRIVES AT DOORN
I WITH TWELVE GERMAN
i PASSPORTS
hohenzollerns may reign
France Indicates Belief That Force
j Will Be The Only Action
Germany Will Heed
; Brussels.—The former German om-
peror is preparing the return to the
Fatherland. He already has In his
hands passportB for himself and his
suite, and the Brussels Gazette goes
so far as to say that it i; expected the
'Hohenzollern monarchy will be re-
Stored on December 4, William, or
his son, the former crown prince)
Frederick William, ascending the
throne.
Private advices from Doom, receiv
ed by the Agency Telegraphlque
Beige, says that a courier, von
Hoechst, arrived at Doom with twelve
iGerman passports, for the ex-kaiser
'and his immediate entourage. A tele
gram in cipher was received there in
:the morning and early in the after
noon there was a long conference be*
[tween William and those close to
him. Later a high Dutch offioial, Dr.
(Kan, of the ministry of the interior,
called and was closeted with the
[former emperor for thirty-five min-
jUtes. j
A wireless system has been install
,ed at Doom house, which had been
!tb
FRENCH PREMIER’S ACTION CRY
STALLIZES FORCES OF
OPPOSITION
i«,ue residence of the head of the Ho
henzollerns during the late years of
his internment in Holland and mes
sages are received from Nauen at
noon dally.
Late dispatches from Doom, where
Former Emperor William has resided
since his internment in Holland, an
nounced he was maintaining dose re
lations with the leaders of the Ger
man monarchist movement and waB
said to be hopeful events in Germany
,would turn in his favor.
V'
Out-Landlses Landis In Size! Of Fines
; New York.—Some years ago Judge
K. M. Landis became famous by
fining the Standard Oil company $29,-
000,000. Magistrate Oberwager, of the
Essex market court, saw his paltry
$29,000,000 and raised him several bil
lions thereby achieving a new record
for this event. Sam Miller was be
fore the court charged with pe’ddllng
without a license. "What were you
peddling?" the judge demanded. "Ger
man marks; 100,000 for a cent,” said
Miller. “I fine you 16 billions," said
the court. Miller gave the clerk a $2
bill.
39,650 Check Given Wake Fores£
.' Wake Forest, N. C.—Wake Forest
college has received a check for $39,-
650 from the general education board
of New York City, according to an
announcement made by Dr. W. L, Po-
teat, president of the institution. The
gift of the education board is made
under an agreement by which $300,*
000 was to be added to the endowment
of the college, Wake Forest raising
$200,000 and the general education
board contributing the remaining $100,-
600.
Paris.—Premier Poincare, riding
roughshod over all opposition, Bcored
a signal victory at the reopening of
the French chamber. He succeeded
in placing the discussion of the sup
plementary credits of the 1924 budget
at the top of the order of tho day and
absolutely refused to discuss interpel
lations, except on one day each week,
which means in effect indefinite post
ponement, as interpellations probably
would average one for each sitting
and therefore only four or five could
be disposed of before the December
recess.
M. • Poincare’s uncompromising atti
tude, however, caused crystallization
of all the opposition groups, the radi
cals, Clemenceau adherents, socialists
and communists voting solidly against
the government for the largest minor
ity on a question of confidence since
the Ruhr occupation.
The - premier made his request that
Friday of each week be set aside for
discuBsiou of the interpellations, num
bering 40, a question of confidence
involving responsibility of the govern
ment, and he was supported by the
chamber by a vote of 379 to 166.
M. Harriott, of the radicals, led the
charge against the government, in
sisting that disoussion of the amnesty
bill be taken up immediately, but M.
Poincare steadfastly refused, demand
ing that the order of the day as elab
orated by the government he left un
disturbed.
The order of the day, as present
ed by the government, in which a ma
jority of the chamber concurred, calls
for, first, discussion of the 1924 bud
get’s . supplementary credits; second,
a tax on revenues, and third, reform
of the electoral.
The new attack upon the govern
ment by the left groups will be on
the first item, calling for extraordi
nary credits to the amount of nearly
1.600.000. 000 francs over the 1923
budget, adopted as a standard for
1924. The amount is mado up of ex
penditures in Morocco, totaling 362,*
000,000, and in the Sarre Valley and
Near East 248,000,000, and an item de
scribed as "extraordinary expenses,"
847.000. 000. The latter includes tho
expenses of the Ruhr occupation since
June, amounting to nearly half a bil
lion francs.
We are On the Job from January to
January, twelve months each year. |
You can buy One Sack or A Hundred |
Praise Exhibits At Twiggs Fair
Jeffersonville.—The Twiggs county
fair, which closed here recently, was
a great success, according to all who
attended. The fair lasted two days,
and there were many agricultural and
school exhibits on display. B. S. Fitz
patrick, county Bchool superintendent;
D. S. McGhee, farm agent, and Mrs.
Kathleen Carswell, home demonstra
tion agent, had charge of the fair this
year.
Stokes’ Start -New Legal Battle
New York.—Mr. and Mrs. W. E. D.
Stokes, who recently concluded a five
weeks’ battle which ended with de
nial of the hotel man’s plea for a
divorce, again will take the lasts
against one another. The new legal
war concerns Mrs. Stokes’ suit for
separation. Supreme Court Justice
Wasservogel ordered the hearing to
proceed over the protect of Stokes’
attprneys; who sought a two weeks’
postponement. ’ ' .. . '•>
Light Plant To Cost $1,500,000
Savannah.—The mayor and council
of Savannah are considering the spe
cial report of Lawrence Manning, en
gineer, upon the cost of a municipal
lighting plant. His estimates are for
a plant to cost one and a half million
dollars, capable of caring for a third
or half the total volume of business
in Savannah, and designed to ^pro
vide for extensions. It is said that
bonding limit of the city now is.
g itly more than a million and a ;
.JoBarft---..—-- .
Gem Shop Robbed As Hundreds Pass
Nei9 York.—While hundreds were
passing the busy corner at Broadway
and Forty-seventh street, three well-
dressed men entered the jewelry store
of Jftlius - Howard, forced the proprie
tor and a clerk into a •■ear room and
rifled showcases of jewelry valued at
$76,000, and escaped.
Big Army; Dirigible Falls To Death
Mitchel Field, N. Y.—Private Aage
Rasmussen was killed at - the army j
Atlanta.—Repeal of the law, placing
a tax of ten per cent on the retail,
price of all cigarettes and cigars sold,
in the state, will be Bought In a bill
to be introduced in the house, it is
reported in Atlanta. Representative
knight of Berrien county, it is under
stood, will Introduce this measure. .
Representative Knight’s bill does
not provide for any substitute revenue
to take the place of the tobacco tax,'
simply confining itself; to a repeal of
the law passed at the regular session
this year, signed by the governor and
scheduled to go into effect on Janu
ary 1.
It will be recalled that the cigarette
and cigar tax measure was introduced
by Representative J. Harman Millner
of Dodge county., It provides that
a tax of ten per cent on -ill retail
sales of cigarettes and cigars shall be
paid to the state, the method of col
lection being through stamps, to be
purchased by all dealers from the of
fice of the comptroller' general.
The revenue from this tax, which
has been variously estimated from $11,-
260,000 to six millions, Is to be de
voted to the payment of Confederate
pensions, with the’ exception of $260,-
000 annually for the first two years
of its operation. This half million
is to be used,for building a new tuber
cular sanitarium for. negroes,, , •,
After three days’ work by the spe
cial session of the general assembly
supporters for tax reform In Georglu,
express themselves as satisfied with
the legislative situation at this time.
Summarizing results of the half
week’s work, with the'ir bearing upon
probable developments, the outstand
ing facts might be listed, in order of
importance, as follows:
! Passage by the senate of the Pace
bill, creating a state auditor’s depart
ment. This measure will go to the
house. There is a peculiar parliamen
tary situation regarding the transmis
sion of the bill. Immediately atfer its
passage the senate voted a resolution
for immediate transmission to the
house. The lower body was not in
Session at the time, however. Under
the rules a bill can only be trans
mitted while both houses are in ses
sion.
Favorable action by the house com
mittee on amendments to the Consti
tution on the bill which gives author
ity for the state to levy an income
tax, with exemptions allowed on all
incomes, with the Tate uot to exceed
5 per cent. The committee voted on
this bill, with only one member, New,
of Laurens, voling against.
Decision by a group of supporters
of the move to repeal the tax equali
zation law at a meeting held recently,
to insist on repeal of this law before
hew tax laws are enacted. About fif
ty members attended this meeting and
whether or not they can uncover suf
ficient numerical strength In the
house to carry their point is in doubt.
At the regular session they had this
strength, hut it is believed that there
have b§en depletions in .their ranks
during the summer recess.
Decision of the house committee on
ways and means to amend the general
tax act from the form in which it was
passed at the regular session so as
to reduce the tax rate on insurance
premiums from three per cent to one
and one-half per cent. Under the gen-
g Tons, or More, any day in the year
| and get prompt delivery.
| Our Customers get this kind of Service without
any Extra Cost.
“IT’S WHAT’S IN THE SACK
THAT COUNTS.”
HEARD BROTHERS.
Manufacturers of High Grade Fertilizers.
MACON, - GEORGIA.
If Its Barga ins You are looking
for Gall at
J. W. BLOODWORTH’S
and find them. We are prepared to fill all orders
for Hay Ties, Syrup Barrels, Crockery and Enamel
ed Ware, Gun Shells, Stoyes 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 FRIEND.
PERRY, - GEORGIA,
HEADQUARTERS
FOR
Stekas and Fresh Meats of
All Kinds.
Staple and Fancy Grocries.
Prompt Service. Phone 12.
E. F. BARFIELD & CO.
PERRY, GA.
and navy air circus when be clung to eral tax a< * o£ 1921 0De
the drag lines of the dirigible TC-2« _ p ".® e ?Jk fc.t® house
after she was released by lier ground
crew and lost his grip after being lift
ed ’200. feet in the air..
Growers In Bibb Form Peach Body
Macon.—The Macon association of
the Georgia Peach Growers’ Exchange
was organized permanently here re-
oeptly. The association includes all
tl^e orchardists of Bibb county and
part of Monroe and Crawford coun
ties. The Macon local is one of 27
locals making up. the. state exchange,
last summer raised it to -three.
Take Charge Of Work At Two Schools
Atlanta.—A. Ten Eyck Brown, su
pervising architect for the Atlanta
.bond Jissue school building program,
will be' placed by the board of edu
cation directly in charge of the Jo
seph E. Brown and Booker T. Wash
ington buildings and authorized to re
sume at once the work which wag
istopped by the McDevitt Fleming con-
istruction company, contractors for th\
[schools. /
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We have put our Gins in good shape and have
new brushes and we are ready to gin fyour cotton
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and buy your seed and cotton. We are ah
the market (or Cotton, Cotton Seed, Hay, Peas,
Corn, Velvet Beans, Peanuts and
all farm*products.
Perry Warehouse Co.
