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THOMSON, GA., FRIDAY,'MARCH 23, 1923
HOOVER SUGGESTS
TEMPORARY HALT
LEADERS ASKED
TO SELECT BOARD
;SAYS U. S. SHOULD SLOW DOWN
IN CONSTRUCTION
WORK
ST ATE-WIDE MEETING PLANNED
FOR MACON—LETTERS ARE
BEING SENT OUT
SAYS 1922 WAS VERY ACTIVE STATE NEVIS OF INTEREST
‘Secretary’s Letter Asks That It Be
! Held In Abeyance For Future
Unemployment
Brief News Items Gathered Here And
There From All Sections Of
The State
Washington.—Governmental build
ing and construction work now under
;way should be slowed down and the
‘initiation of new projects delayed,
Secretary Hoover recommended to
‘President Harding in a letter made
‘public in order that they may be push
ed forward at some later period when
'there is less private construction ac
tivity and need for alleviating or pre
venting unemployment.
, The commerce secretary, in a report
made at the president’s request, sug
gested that state and municipal gov-
Atlanta.—A call to civic leaders in
communities all over Georgia to pro
ceed this week with the selection of
representatives on the advisory board
of Georgians, Inc., the association for
the industrial betterment of Georgia,
formerly at a dinner given by P. S.
Arkright, president of the Georgia
Railway and Power company, was
issued by Hal M. Stanley, temporary
president of the association.
Mr. Stanley this week will address
a personal letter to all who attended
the dinner, asking them to notify
them as speedily as possible of the
ernments consider the adoption of a BeIectlon of advi80ry board represen
similar policy.
Mr. Hoover said that
C«DM NOTES
By E. P. DREXEL,
County Agent.
Poultry Sale
Handicapped
survey of
'the construction trades had brought
out several fundamental conclusions
which he listed as follows:
1. The year 1922 was a year of
very large employment and activity in
the construction trades and at the end
of the year stocks of construction ma
terials were very much reduced. Since
the beginning of the present year
there has been even more activity than
in the same period last year and the
contract let in the past few months
are of larger volume than any hither
to entered into a similar period. Ad
vance orders for construction mater
ials are on a very large scale.
2. Labor in the construction trades
and in the manufacture of material is
not only at full employment, but
there is actually a shortage in many
directions.
3. Transportation facilities avail
able for the building materials are
tatives in order that they may be con
sulted as to plans and advised as to
I he progress being made by the asso
ciation.
It is planned to hold a meeting of
Ihe executive board in Atlanta as soon
as possible and discuss plans for se
curing a charter and perfecting perma
nent organization, and to have a great
all-Georgia meeting in Macon at an
early date to perfect the permanent
organization.
The association was formed at a
gathering of approximately 200 well
known city officials, newspaper edit
ors and other civic leaders, men of
every political faith pledging them
selves to join in a co-operative move
ment to bring new industries to Geor
gia and otherwise work for the promo
tion of the best interests of the state.
The poultry sale at Thomson Monday,
March 19th, was badly handicapped by
bad weather. However. 2,150 pounds
were loaded here which disbursed over
?450 among people of McDuffie.
Harlem in addition to this loated
about 1000pounds, Greensboro 1300 and
Madison 4000, making a total of close
to 9000 for the car. At least 20,000
were anticipated.
Prices were good hens 21 broilers
35; roosters 9c per pound. At these
prices poultry is deserving of much
more importance on the farm than it
now receives.
Scheduling of another sale in the
near future is being talked strongly.
Do you want one about May 1? If so
lets hear frem you.
Hog Sale.
A clean-up of hogs is being made next
week, one car to be shipped from Thom
son and another from Bastonville.
Farmers desiring to sell hogs must
keep listed with the County Agent, E.
P. Drexel.
WILL ROUND UP TAX EVADERS
U. S. Needs 10,000 New Workers To
Right Chaotic Conditions In
Accounting Offices
Harris On Six
Sub-Committees
Two Petitions
Are Circulated
Church Members Seek Protection
Valdosta.—Following the failure of
fully loaded and almost constant car *he Echols county grand jury^ to take
shortages are complained of with con- act ' 011 *
sequent Interruption in production.
Archaeologists Dig In Missouri Hills
Noie, Mo.—Excavations which have
revealed many evidences of the exist
ence in the region of a pre-historic race
are neardly completed and the party
of archaeologists which has been car
rying on the work probably will soon
go to other fields, M. R. Harrington, di
rector, announces. The party repre
sents the Museum of the American In
dian. Exploration of all overhanging
cliffs and dry deposits at their bases
have been carried on for weeks. The
partially mummified body of an In
dian was unearthed recently.
members of the Pentecost
church near Statenville made an ap
peal to Judge W. E. Thomas, of su
perior court, for protection, who or
dered the alleged offenders arrested on
peace warrants and placed under
heavy bonds. It was alleged that re
cently when the congregation was
holding worship a number of white
men threw burning brands into the
building and in other ways disturbed
the services. Vehicles left by the wor
shippers outside of the building were
run off into the woods and swamps,
it was charged. Moreover, it is alleg
ed, that when members of the congre
gation wore finally compelled to leave
the building because, of the disturb
ance tliey were cursed and abused.
The matter was presented to the grand
Admits Shooting; Pleads Self-Defense but QQ action was taken .
Chattanooga, Tenn.—.1. J. Sutton was
shot and instantly killed here the oth
er day. Sutton was shot while on his
way down town and immediately af
terwards W. A. Dover of Rossville, Ga.,
went to jail and surrendered, claiming
that he shot Sutton in self-defense,
when the latter attacked him with a
knife. Mrs. Elizabeth Windham was
with Dover in an automobile at the time
Om'ssion Of Word May Cause Release
Rome.—In Floyd city court the omis
sion of a word has created a prob
lem for Judge Nunnally. It was in
the case of Robert Carter, a negro
employed by the Rome Gas Co. He
was charged with carrying a conceal
ed pistol without license. The ver
dict of the jury was “We, the jury
of the shooting and several negroes, find th0 defendant on tUe fim count.”
who saw the tragedy, state that she
fired the fatal shot, but this she de^
niee. She was arrested.
Whether the jury intended to find the
defendant guilty or not guilty was not
I stated. The attorney who read the
verdict, inadvertently read it as though
Woman Convicted Of Killing Husband word “guilty” was written and it
Cassopolis, Mich.—Mrs. Maude was on iy when the clerk went on rec-
Cusliing Storlc was convicted of kill- ord the verdict, that it was found that
ing her first husband, Claude Cush- the jury had not made its verdict prop
ing, by a jury in circuit court here erly. Unless the jury can be gathered
and immediately sentenced to life im- together again and the verdict reform-
prisonment by Judge L. Burget Des e d, the discharge of the defendant is
Voignes. The jury had deliberated for probable.
several hours. The state charged the
woman with causing Cushing’s death i Lawrence Is Given One Year
by poison. j Atlanta.—George Lawrence, former
' service man who shot his wife and
Petitions were being circulated this
week, one in favor of releasing Mr.
Sam Story from serving his term for
the killing of Mr. Sol Jones, and .the
other against the movement.
One petition is addressed to the pris
on commission and Governor Hardwick,
asking that Mr. Story’s sentence be
suspended with present service, and re
cites that his business is in bad shape,
and that he is needed ut home with his
family, and other reasons. The petition
has a large number of names on it.
Likewise the other petition against
releasing Mr. Story is addressed to the
Governor and prison commission and
recites reasons why he should not be
released.
Baraca Class In
Spirited Contest
New York.—The government has be
gun jackingi up citizens alleged to
have failed to report their entire re
ceipts in other years.
While last minute returns for 1922
were pouring Into internal revenue of
fices, a federal grand jury in Manhat
tan indicted John T. Iiettrick, fa
mous “code of practice” lawyer expos
ed by the Lockwood legislative com
mittee, which Investigated the build
ing trust, on a charge of perjury.
It was . alleged that the lawyer had
reported an income of only $24,500
fur PJio, with taxes of $221, whereas
his income was $50,661, on which he
should have paid $5,370.
At the same time a federal grand
jury in Brooklyn Indicted Frank Czie-
lisik, a real estate operator and stock
promoter, for alleged failure to re
port his entire income in 1920.
Czioli.dk paid a tax which investiga
tors considered too small. The case
was passed along to Washington and
orders were received to make a more
extensive investigation, as a result of
which It was alleged that the promo
ter owed tlio government $1,952,000 in
taxes and penalties on an income of
about $3,000,000.
Collector Rafferty, in Brooklyn, cast
ing his eye on contributions to
churches and charitable institutions,
which are exempt from tax, said that
if these institutions had received all
the Rifts credited to them by taxpay
ers they would neod no more funds
this year at least.
Meanwhile, announcement was
made that the government was six
years behind In auditing returns and
that export accountants were urgent
ly needed. Government agents said
they only now were completing their
audit for 1917, and that $300,000,000
additional in taxes due the government
already had been uncovered. It was
pointed out by these agents that if
this amount could he culled each year
from old tax returns the government
could hope to collect more than one
billion dollars in taxes, which In cur
sory examination of returns It had
overlooked.
In setting forth the country’s need
for acountants, the agents said that
approximately 10,000 positions paying
$1,800 to $3,000 a year annually were
I open. The government, with 25.000,000
1 returns still to audit, was said to be
rapidly sliding behind in its work.
Field agents of the government
working in this district predicted that
returns for 1922 would show a consid
erable increase over 1921. Fewer fi
nancial losses, they said, were being
reported, with more substantial
profits.
It is noted from the records that Sen
ator Win. J. Harris is quite an import
ant personage in the law-making body
of the land. The Senator is on six of
the important sub-committees, which
includes half the sub-committees of the
United States Senate.
The sub-committees upon which his
name is found includes Department of
Agriculture, Departments of Commerce
and Labor, Interior Department, Legis
lative Establishment, Post Office De
partment, and War Department.
It is found that Senator Harris is on
practically every sub-committee that
appropriates for our section of the
country. It is understood that Georgia
gets more appropriations from the Fed
eral treasury than uny state in the
southeast, hence the importance of our
state having a member of the Senate
who has the ability to go after and get
what we want.
ASSISTANCE IN
LIQUIDATING FLEET
ALL INTERESTS INVITED TO AID
IN FORMATION OF
POLICY
REPLIES IN WRITING ASKED
Steamship And Kindred Organizations
Requested To Name Committee
To Meet At Washington
Minstrels Come
Next Monday
The Georgia Amusement Company
will bring their Happy Boy Minstrels
to Thomson next Monday for an all
week show at the hall park.
The minstrels will be under tent and
will show every night during the week
up to Saturday night. On Friday night
il is announced a dancing contest will
take place, the winner to be given a
prize.
A change of program is promised for
each night with band concert nightly.
Read the advertisement in another
column of this issue.
Morris Carried
To State Farm
The BHraca Class of the Baptist
church started a contest last Sunday
for increasing the membership ot the
class.
The class was divided into two teams,
the Blue and Gold. Mr. H. A. Price is
captain of the Blue, and Mr. J. A.
Boatwright captain of the Gold. The
contest will terminate the first Sunday
in June, the winning side to be enter,
tained at a banquet by the losers. t
The contest started off with a rush,
the attendance last Sunday being al
most double the average. Next week
we will print the list of each team.
Methodist Revival
To Be Held In May
Deputy Sheriff Killed By Transfer Car tben ^tempted to take his own' life in
New Orleans. Deputy Sheriff Wil- the spring of 1922, was sentenced to
Jiam Root, 76, was run down and kill- s 0rve 0 ne year in prison by Judge
ed by a race horse transfer truck near j 0 j in Humphries, in Fulton superior
the Jefferson track the other day, court, Lawrence previously had been
where he was assigned for duty in con- convicted of assault with intent to
nectlon with the Derby Day crowd. i murder, and had been given a sen-
! tence of from five to seven years. He
Nicola Sacco Abandons Hunger Strike sought a new trial, and when the case
Boston.—Nicola Sacco, who was for- was called, his counsel, Attorney B. P.
cibly fed by order of the court after Gambrell, secured a consent verdict of
three alienists had pronounced him guilty, and by agreement with the
mentally diseased, voluntarily aban- prosecution, the one-year sentence was
doned his hunger strike the other imposed.
night after having fasted 31 daays. j
| Arson Suspect Gains Freedom
Rigid Censorship For Irish City Decatur.—The DeKalb county grand
London.—The reason for the rigid , jury, which completed its deliberations
censorship imposed in Dublin prevent- here, failed to find sufficient evidence
ing the use of telegraph lines and tele- on which to indict Dimple Nix, held
phones except for brief messages ap-' by county officers for the past sev-
proved by the authorities, is not known , eral weeks in connection with the
■here. The London morning newspapers burning of the home of Mr. and Mrs.
have scarcely any direct news from John M. McDowell and the death of
Dublin. The Daily Sketch, aside from ! their two daughters in the fire. The
a story from its Dublin correspondent j jurors spent most of two days con-
describing the extraordinary condi- j sidering the cast from all angles. At
tions, under which the Siki-McTigue ! the er.d of that time they staged they
bout took place, prints a short telegram j believed the fire to have been incen-
;under a Dublin date line which asserte diary, but were unable definitely to
(that the city is on “tenderhooks.”
Trimming It Down.
The new simplified spelling
"debt” Is “det.” At last wo
found a way to cut it down !!
ba
the blame.
French Invented Keyless Watch.
The first keyless watch Is said tc
have been made by a Frenchman tr
the year 1754.
Rev. J. T. Robins announced Sunday
that the Methodist protracted meeting
would begin the fourth Sunday in May.
And that the pastor would be assisted
by Rev. J. W. Quillian, presiding elder.
The congregation is to hear Mr. Quil-
liun at the morning service next Sun
day.
Rummage Sale For Club
House.
A rummage sale will be held Satur
day March 31st. Please communicate
with any of the officers of the Woman’s
Club if you have anything to contribute.
Intermediate Epworth
League.
Subject—What Does Following Christ
Mean.
Meeting opened with a song.
Scripture Reading—Matt. 16:24-26.
Roll Cali.
Reading of Minutes.
Song.
Lord’s Prayer in Concert.
Reading—Elizabeth Morris.
Trio—Berta Mae Morgan, Rebecca
Guye and Lula Lasseter.
Piano Solo -Mildred Turner.
Song.
League Benediction.
1860 Belle Paid $1 for Hat.
A fashionable woman of I860 would
not pay more than $1 for a fine straw
hat.
Fresh Riots Break Out In The Ruhr
Berlin.—The Ruhr volcano—Buer—
is in eruption again. Two Germans
were killed and several, including one
woman, were wounded when fresh
riots broke out in Buer, where the
civilian population and the French
troops are seething with hatred, ac
cording to word received here. The
latest casualties which make a total of
eleven—two Frenchmen anrl nine Ger
mans—who have been slain in recent
disturbances I here, resulted when the
French attempted lo disperse a mob
which apparently was seeking revenge
for the deaths of seven inhabitants
who were killed a few days ago.
Mr. Pearl Morris, convicted at the
March term of Superior Court of killing
an old negro by the name of Parks, and
given one to two years, was taken to
the State Farm at Miiledgeville last
Friday by Deputy Sheriff Lynn Norris
to begin serving his sentence.
Narrowly Escape Injury
In Storm.
Mrs. W. H. Stone received a letter
from her daughter, Mrs. Ridgeway
Boyd, of Boydville, this week relating
her hazardous experience in the cyclone
which swept this section of the state
March twelfth. Fortunately for Mrs.
| Boyd she was in the dining room of
her home, the one least injured by the
terrific wind. Every window was
blown out, all chimneys blown down,
every outhouse swept away and all
trees uprooted.
Mr. Boyd and fifteen other men fled
from the shelter of Mr. Boyd’s sawmill
to a steel car that was on the track
nearby and just as they were climbing
to safety they saw the shack they left
a few seconds before caught up in the
wind and carried off in the whirl.
Washington.—All interests identi
fied with the American merchant ma
rine were invited by the shipping
board to assist in the formulation of
a policy which will make possible
“the liquidation of the government
floet and the taking over by private
interests of such routes as show pros
pects of becoming self-sustaining.”
Commissioner Lissner, chairman of
the board’s committee on policy, ad
dressed identical letters to the Amer
ican Steamship Owners’ association,
the United Ship Operators association,
and the Council of American ship
builders, requesting each to name a
committee to meet with that of the
board In Washington next week “to
present and discuss the views” of
their organizations.
The invitation further requested
that each group reply in writing to
the following questions which, it was
understood, indicate the basis on
which the new policy will be con
structed:
“In your opinion could buyers be
found for shipping board vessels who
would give a guarantee to maintain
these vessels upon a prescribed serv
ice if the hoard in return for this
guarantee expressed willingness to
sell the ships at less than the world
market price for similar tonnage?
“Over what period of time do you
believe it is practicable to require a
guarantee of service?
“What, in your opinion, should bo
the board’s policy with regard to the'
sale of good tonnage which is not re
quired for operation upon desirable
trade routes, especially as to (A) sale
to citizens, (B) sale to aliens?
“To what extent and on what terms ;
can capital be raised upon shipping
in today’s financial market and what
can be recommended to facilitate the
financing of purchases from the
board?”
The steamship owners’ committee
was asked to come to Washington;
March 26, that of the operators March.
28, and the shipbuilders March 29.
Mr. Lissner said advisory commit
tees had been appointed within the
board to which had been referred
special phases of the general prob
lem.
Business Pioneer Of South Is Dead
Nashville, Tenn.—Gol. Alfred M.
Shook, 17, retired capitalist and pio
neer in the coal and iron Industry In
the South, died at his home here the
other day after an extended period of
111 health. Born in Tracy City, Tenn.,
Colonel Shook served in Ihe Confeder
ate army and entered the steel Indus
try at his home with the late Col. A.
S. Colyar. Since that time he had been
variously connected with the Tennes
see Coal company of Tracy City, the
Tennessee Coal and Iron company, the
Tennessee Coal and Railroad company
of Birmingham, Ala., and the Southern
Iron company of Chattanooga, Tenn.
C. N. MacNell, Mine Magnate, Dead
New York.—Charles N. MacNell, the
president of the Utah Copper company,
and for many years active In mining,
financial and railroad circles, died
recently from pneumonia, It is an
nounced here. He was at his office the
day before his death and had complain
ed of a severe cold.
Burbank Will Help In Fight On Weevil
New York.—Luther Burbank, the
California plant wizard, who is among
the world’s foremost horticulturists,
has acepted a place on the hoard of
directors of the National Campaign for
Boll Weevil control, according to an an
nouncement. by Dr. Miller Reese Hut
chison, president and managing direc
tor of the campaign. Mr. Burbank is
one of the numerous leaders in finan
cial, agricultural and scientific circles
to take an active part In the cru
sade against the insect pest which is
causing great damage.
Sunday School Conven
tion At Camak.
The Sunday School Convention to be
held in Camak next Friday will draw a
lurge delegation from the Baptist Sun
day School here. There appears on
the program the names of some of the
foremost Sunday School workers of the
stale, and Sunday School work will be
given impetus, wherever there are
those present to receive and take home
the inspiration.
Believe Storms Reduced The Weevils
Washington.—The February blizzard
which overspread most of the cotton
belt is believed to have killed off a
large proportion of boll weevils which,
had gone into winter retirement, and it
is the opinion of the government’s en
tomologists that during the initial pe
riod of production this year the cotton
planters will have a good chance of a
bottom crop. It was pointed out, how
ever, by the department of agriculture
in a statement the other day that should
weather conditions during the coming
season he unusualy favorable for wee
vil multiplication, abnormally heavy
damage might occur.
Sunbeam Party.
Miss Lucile Dollar, a very helpful
assistant of Mrs. Claud ' Bussey, with
the Sunbeams, complimented them
with a very enjoyable party Saturday
afternoon at the home of her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Dollar just out of
town. Twenty-five of the children and
Mrs. Bussey were present. It was a
beautiful afternoon. Quite a number
of out-door games were indulged in. and
delicious punch was served during the
games and after a delightful stroll
through the woods Contests were held
on the beautiful hillside and some sto
ries were told. Mrs. Bussey finally
persuaded them to return to the
house, where Miss Lucile assisted by
Laura Dunn and Helen Wells served
lovely ice cream with cake.
The children came back to town with
the promise of a picnic at the same
place in the near future.
Good Advice,
Never unburden your ginary
troubles on those .who have real ones.
—Boston Transcript,
Best Method of Tempering Stoel.
Steel tempered In phenol has more
elasticity and hardness than when it
bus been tempered in water.
Plan Emancipation Of Moslem Women
Angora.—One of the most laudibla
aims of the nationalist regime in Tur
key is to emancipate the Turkish wom
en, who enjoy none of the freedom or
privileges accorded other women ot
the world. The foremost exponents of
women’s rights In Turkey are Halll-
day Edibe Hanum, a graduate of the
American girls’ college, at Constanti
nople, and Mm9. Kemal Pasha, the
pretty 19-year-old bride of Mustapha
Kemal Pasha. Halliday Edibe Hanum;
Is already well known in the United'
States for her work as head of the
Angora ministry of education.
Back Pay Is Denied Air Service Men
Washington.—A decision affecting
more than 20,000 former service men,
and involving eight millions in money
the supreme court held that enlisted'
tqen of the aviation service training
foi* reserve offeers were not entitled
to pay of $100 a month during train
ing. The contention of the govern
ment was sustained.
House Of David Expels The Hansells
Grand Rapids, Mich.—John W. Han-
sell, and his family were expelled from
the Israelite House of David, scantily
clad and with only $100 and tickets to ;
their former home, Nashville, Tenn.,
following a midnight conference at
which he was charged with assault,
and his son was threatened with ar
rest, according to testimony given by,
Hansell in federal court here in his'
suit against the colony for $80,000.
The amount, the plaintiff contends, is
the value of property turned over to
the Benton Harbor cult.
Old Structures in Bavaria.
There are houses still standing in
Nuremhurg, Bavaria, that v ”t
