The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, November 03, 1920, Wednesday Edition, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextWEDNESDAY EDITION Official Urven Bew Hill County and (}it_v of Fitzgeratd COUNCIL SETTLES SUFFRAGE BUT FACES TELEPHONE FIGHT REPUBLICAN PARTY WINS BY SWEEPING MAJORITY HISTORIC MAJORITY Solid South Broken In Greatest G. O. P. Victory BEN HILL VOTE CLOSE Woman Vote Is Polled For First' Time Here In History 1 , Senator Warren Gamaliel Harding of Ohio and Governor Calvin Cool idge of Massachussetts were yester? day elected to hold the reins of gov ernment in the United States for tiie: next four years by the most sweeping phuralities in recent political history. Ohio, the home of both the president elect and his democratic ‘opponent, Governor James M. Cox, and New York, the home of Franklin D. Roos evelt, the Democratic vice-presiden tial nominee, went republican. Except for the single defection of Tennessee, formerly a Democratic state, the solid South remained un-i broken and threw its strength to the Pemocratic ticket. B In Ben Hill County the vote was the closest in years. A light vote wasi polled and included the full strength) of the Republican party here. Thom as E. Watson led the ticket in Ben Hill as throughout Georgia: Women were allowed to vote in the election here for the first time in history. More than one “undred wo men cast their ballots. Mts. Dickey, a Democrat, polled the first feminine ballot in the county. The women voted in groups, very few coming singly to cast their votes. A “touching feature of the electon here was. the vote cast by the few remaining wbmen of the pioneer days of the colony. White haired ladies, some so feeble that friends bad to support their steps, the wives and widows of the men who foltowed the stars and stripes and came a quarter century ago to ‘make their homtes in the South, added their bal lots to the total. Many of those whose birthplace was in the Nor¢h veted for the Democratic nominees. Just a few of the old veterans of the Union armies, the “Old Guard” of the celony of vigorous men who carved Fitzgerald from a forest of virgin pine n 1895, made their way to the Court House to vote their convictions of more than “three score and ten years” and do their bit to help the “Grand Old Time.” MEW PHYSICIAN MAKEAS - HOME IN T {ZGERALD Dr. R. N. Hicks and family of Bain bridge have come to Fitagerald to make their home. They will resideat 486 South Lee steet. Dr. Hicks has epened offices at the City Drug Cempany fqr general practice of medi ‘cine and can be reached at telephones 3 and 441-L. LIBRARY NOTICE ' a change of hours for the winter ses ien for the conservation of feul. These will be from 2 P, M. to 6 P. M. continuous, Sec. Library Board. Mrs. C. H. Gill has returned home jrom a delightful visit to Moultrie where she was one of the'judges of the fancy work at the Fair in that city ( THE < X o “ o THE ; = MPIRE Men and Boys of Fitzgerald and Surrounding T = MPIRE en and boys of litzgerald and oSurrounding lerritory MPIRE Hart, Schaffner & Marx and “tyleplus Clothing REDUCED ! This is an important announcement for you. Empire Mercantile Company’s Entire Stock of CLOTIING, including Mens and Boys, at Greatly reduced Prices. Come and see for yourself the Saving ; you can make. There has been no decline in the prices of Hart, Schaffner & Marx and Styleplus Clothing by the manufacturers up to now. However, the EMPIRE STORE is making this REDUCTION ] to enable you to purchase the BEST CLOTHING the market affords at the same and in many instan s LESS than you pay for inferior Clothing. ik ..|H ’ . \ : enry Sonneborn’s St l l S t R d d Hart, Schatfner & Marx Suits Reduced y.serers Styleplus Suits Reduce: : THEY CAN BE BOUGHT NOW FROM— " /, a6l THEY CAN BE BOUGHT NOW FROM— o ‘ ~ $37.50t0 $67.50 “« $25.00 to $45.00 | THE EMPIRE STORE’S Reputation for High-Grade Dependable Merchandise, as well as truthfulness in advertisir;? is back of the above statement.' Our Entire Stock of Clothing has been Greatly Re- : ?r:li;?sa;mz ::'llmg ét unegualed prices for the same class of merchandise. You can only appreciate these wonderful clothing values by coming in and see for yourself what we are really offering you gepice | THE EMPIRE MERCANTILE COMPANY, | Meiloum 3 ; , i W) ! 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HARDING A Senator From Ohio Elected to Succeed Woodrow Wilson as the Chief . 1 ' < - Executive of the United' ' States Of America. . - Fitzgerald Observe ’ . ® ° 2 Third Armistice Day ‘Service at Grand Opera House ‘Plan . ed November 14. Community The third anniversary of the sign ing of the armistice that ended hostili ties in the World War be commemora ted in Fitzgerald by a mass meeting on Armistice Sunday. November 14th 2t the Grand Opera House, it was de lcided at the meeting of the American Legion last night. The oration will be delivered by an out of town speaker. Community sing ing will be led by Mr. Ed Shumway, of _the community Service, whom Mr. A. L. Lincoln wilt bring here” fromi Cor dele. Mr. Shumway will be stationed here the last two weeks in November The Fitzgerald Band wil{ play and probably a chuir formed from local ‘church choirs will sing. Arrange ments for the service are in hands ot a committee composed of C. B. Nor-. man, shairman, Emory Wilcox and _'Carlyle McDonald, appointed by Com mandér C. Roy Adams. ‘ QUIET OBSERVANCE OF DAY IN ATLANTA Atlanta, Ga.,, November 3—Simplic ity will mark Atlanta’s celebration of Armistice Day, November 11, in com ‘memoraton of the end of the war two years ago and to honor those who gave their lives. A short address, com munity singing and ilag raising 'n the pesence of various civic and mvlitary organizations at Five Points will com prise the prograia that wil] start at noon and be concucted within a haif hour. Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Astor Dormin sey have as their attractive guest at ‘their home on South Main Street Miss Carolyn Whittington, of Douglas Ga. ; Mr. and Mrs. Ludlow L. Griner and two sons Ludlow L. Griner Jr., and Thomas Conn Griner and Cyrus Broadhurst motored over to Valdostal Sunday and spent the day very pleas antly with friends. FITZGERALD. BBEN HILL COUNTY, GEORGIA, NOVEMBER 3. 1920 “OH, BY JINGO GETS GLAD HAND AT GRAND - Popular Music And Pretty Girls Keep Applause Going. “Oh, By Jingo.” fulfilled the prom ise of optimistic advance press notes at the Grand last nght. A crowd that comfortably filled the theatre was generouse in its applause of fair sing ing of good songs and a steady flow The stars of the performanye ere of wit from good comediams the much advertised. Babe La Tour whose personality was the nost amus ing thing about her part, and Lew Rose, whose laughable caricature of the Ghetto type of Jew gave the audience a chronic case of giggles. The costuming was exceptional, most of the girls were pretty, several characters sang nicely , and the songs were all recent hits. The general ef fect of the production was pleasing. B SHARP CLUB ‘ The B. Shary Club was called{ to order Saturday morning Oct, 30, 1920. The roll was called and our re gular meeting began. We received chapters and were asked questions in musical history and different kinds of} time, sharps and flats. All the pupils went to the board and wrote three Ineasures of syncopated time in four four time. We shall write notes in difierent time signatures and beat t.me to each to become more familiar with rythm and time. Mo lesson we shail have tests oa what we have been theoagh since be ginning of school. Ora Belle Burrows, Seccetary. Mr. and Mrs. E. Barnard Stinch omb of Senoria anncunce the birth of a daughter Oct. 30th who has been named Anne Dorothy Stinchomb. Mrs. Stinchomb will be remembered by many friends here as Miss Anne Couch Harris visited her sister Mrs. Meyer Goldberg here on several oc casions. { Miss Maude Elder has returned to. ner home in Sumner Ga after a de lightful visit to her aunt Mrs. Julia Dickerson on West Oconee street. J TENNESSEE DESERTS SOLID SOUTH; G. 0. P. GETS MAJORITIES IN HOUSE AND SENATE : Ben Hill County: ‘ Cox and Roosevelt -___._____4 543 Harding and Coolidge __..-..._'?;‘,5. 252\ Debs (Sacialist) -_olid- g nilß D 2; Watseon': 20000 l oot DR 668 Bdwards ‘Lol clliboirimee s 87 (of ) sty MpER Rl oty /1 Laclstt - dach S s phe e Lons g 4 _ Fitzgerald District . Cox and Roosevelt .. _..._.. 464 Harding and Coolidge ._._...._ 239 BN o Siuil s o 2 . R e ee L) Edwarderoouto L ioii ci il L. 57 Crisp) = cin v DU A 8 5646 Lockett wiot L _to_cher R 0] Al] Constitutional amendments car ried by large majorities and all state house officers received practically a full vote. e 4 Woman’s Club Will i ] Discuss Curb Market Housewives of City Plant To Accept Farmer’s Cocperation The Fitzgerald Woman’s Club has the curb market question scheduled for a thorough discussion at a meet ing in January. Mrs. C. D. Carroll is to lead the discussion.. The pro position of establishing a market here will be presented to the club at its next meeting by Secretary C. T. Owens of the Farm Bureau. . Mrs. Lon Dickey, president of the club, and other members whose views were ascertained, were heartily in favor of .establishing a curb -market here. The only problem is to settle upon a practical plan for conducting the market. A conference betweer re presentatives of the farm bureau and woman's club will probably be airang ed to solve this problem. Mrs. Meyer Goldberg returned home Monday evening after a pleas ant vidit to her parents Mr. and Mrs. J. R, Couch in Senoia. Mr. and Mrs. W, R. Watkins attend ed “Oh, By Jingo” here Monday night. CUrE KT RS ﬁ—_—g_v-—___._________.- - i . 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Cotton gins and tobacco factories have been steadily going up in smoke after warnings have been sent to the owners in the form of the mote above. Some arrests bave been . made, but the destruction is still continning and is becominy, serions !At the right () a typical night-ride: e called. and ouc of the southern COtIOR guus i .. - : G. O. P. Takes All States Northl Of Mason-Dixon Line and Most Western. Five Georgia Counties Fall In Harding Column, But State Is Steadfast WASHINGTON, D. C. Nov. S'd—l Harding carried every state north of the Mason-Dixon line and cvery one of the western states except Arkan sas, Louisianna, Oklahoma, and Tex ~as, with Arizona and New Mexica doubtful. His popular plurality is .any place from four to seven million, ' Republicans have a majority in the ‘ next House of over thirty and ten in ‘ the senate. GEORGIA—The Republicans carried Polk, Pickens, Gordon, Douglas and Whitfield counties, but the Demo cratic State and National ticket was elected. Thomas E. Watson led the ticket. NORTH CAROLINA—Gives Dem crats pluralities of 60,000 to 75,000 votes. Overman, for the Senate ig leading. Ten Democratic Congress men were elected. LOUISTANNA— Republicans polled the largest vote since Hayes election but the state is believed to have gone to Cox. : ; Tenessee G. O. P. TENNESSEE— Indications are that Harding carried the state by 10,000 Taylor, Republican, was elected gov ernor and Browning, and Scott, Re publicans, were elected to Congress. Moon, congressman for twenty-four years, was defeated by Brown, Re publican, OKLAHOMA —The state is in doubt but Democrats have a small lead. ILLINOIS— Republicans swept the state on national and state tickets. INDIANA— Republicans carried the national and state tickets by large majorities. - NEW MEXICO - Cox is leading. The state probably has gone Demo cratic, : ' ARlZONA—Doubtful and close. ﬁISSOURI Republicans carried the state by 50,000 for Harding and the bilk of the state ticket. The governorship race is doubtful. B : I B R s ﬁf’w e :i.__'g,:;_‘,':.;e:z.;sg;:;3,: o RRPRR . R % Piote it Ol Cor o b s Rv e s e e e ij:-;?’%"f;::;‘;,.‘;v;:f‘__" o 1 R e *% 78 l S TERLS T i S e . B C g M *‘#“’ L%y N R ] : C R e R B e : TR e 2 e ! . p e i ‘ P «;’!"v“lA‘lé e e.. I g B TRR RSN ; . CALVIN N COOLIDC-~— : Governor of Massachussetts Elected to Succeed Thomas \Ma.rshall As Vice President. Chrysanthemum Show ‘ i o o, 0 Include Five Cities Woman’s Tlubs of Four Other Cities Invited to Participate In It Mrs. Lon Dickey, preswaent of the Fitzgerald Woman’s Club, announced yesterday tt‘ut‘.;the clubs in Odcilla, Douglas, Rochelle and Broxton had been invited to participate in the Fitzgerald Chrysanthemum = show, which is planned for this month,. Local merchants have offered prizes to be awarded to winners in the var ious groups outlined in Friday’s Lea der-Epterprise and the prize awards are expected to attfact entrants from‘ the entire section. If present plans materialize the chrysanthemum show will be one of the biggest affairs of its kind ever staged here. : Fitzgera'd High | \ . ~ Loses Tifton Game Justice, Fitz-Hi’s Best Ground Gainer, Knocked Out For Half When Fitzgerald High School’s of fensive organization was badly crip pled by an injury of Arthur Justice, star half back, the school was unable to do anything with the fast Tifton team and lost 27 to 0 on the Tifton gridiron Friday. ‘ \ Justice, Bigham and Jay were Fitz gerald’s stars while the Boney broth ers put a pretty exhibition of football. The: entire Tifton line-up played like tigers, ripping and smashing through the line like veterans. It was Tifton’s second victory this year over Fitz-Hi. The home team plays Dublin on the High School campus Friday. The Dublin game has been the hardest fought of the last two seasons. Mr. and Mrs. William R. Watkins and Miss Lillian Dorminey have re turned home after a delightful motor trip to Macon where they attended the Fair. | FITZGERALD COTTON Good Middling—2l 1-2¢ ek Mondays Reciepts—22 bales 3 VOL. XXV. NO. 130 HERE; . PHONE FIGHT Council Passes Resolutions. On . Request Of Committee. ’ PHONE FIGHT _L‘OOKS; Phone Company Asks New Fran .- chise; Council Will Confer At a hot session of the city coumenr Monday sight women were given tne “privilege of voting in the city election - December 25 and the opening gun was fired in what may develope into a fight betieen the Bowen Telephone Com ‘Pany and the city council, A A joint commitee of sevenr from the Woman’s Christéin Temper ance - Union and the Fitzgerald Woman’s Club presented a petition to ‘the council asking that the polls be opened to women in the city election December 25 and all elections there ‘after. Mr. S. M. Whitchard, ~presi dent of the W. C. T. U., was spokes man for the committee and presented the case of the newly enfranchised women in a brief but effective'speech' . Doubt Legality of Vote Members of council expressed them selves as favorable to cpening the polls to women but several doubted whether city council had authority to take such action. Voters qualifica tions for city elections are specified in the city charter as identical with those in state elections and the point was raised that women could not vate until they were either qualified by law to vote in state elections or the char-. ter was amended. An act of the legis lature is necessary for either. Judge D. E. Griffin, who was pres-~ ent at the meeting in the interests of the Bowen Telephone Company, de clared an opinion that the city coun cil could open the polls for women and gave his reasons. After Judge Grif fin’s talk, the resolution allowing ‘women to vote was passed by acclamas« tion. ¢ ; The fact was suggested that even. if women did vote illegally underthe [ city council resclution, no narm would result as illegally elected officials hold office “de facto” until legally remov-- ed and their acts are léegal. Thus if it developed after elec}ion that wo men are not entitled to vote and los ‘ing candidates protested the election no damage would be done until an-' other election was held. As a matter of fact, according to theway several attorneys figured the thing, it is hardly likely that a losing, candidate wil] protest the city elec~ tion even if women do vote illegally..i_ Such action would almost kill the loser politically in the city because the women would remember it and vote against him when they did leg-. ally vote. The actual result, then,. of the city council resolution is to simply steam ro]l legal technicality and place the power of the ballot in feminine hands out of courtesy as cffectively as though it had been giv en them lawfully, S : Phone Franchise Asked ; The question of a, new franchise for the Bowen Telephone Company. in Fitzgerald was thrown before the council in the form of a proposed or-" dinance granting the company a new franchise for an indefinite period at: $3OO per year. b City council fixed a licens¢ charge of $5OO a year on telephone campanies : when making up the list of occupation= (Continued from Page-2.) :