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“FITZGERALD’S OWN” CARNIVAL OPENS AT BASE BALL PARK
VEAL BROS. MAKE
All Shows in New Spring Attire
After Winter Here |
TO RETURN NEXT YEAR‘
Big Carnival Plans tc Make Fitz
gerald Winter Home
Under the Auspices of the Fitz
gerald Fair Association, the Veal
Brothers shows, one of the biggest
high class carnival © companies in
America. opened the 1921 season in
Fitzgerald Saturday. The twelve
bti'g ‘feature attractions and the four
of' the five riding devices that arrived
on time, filling the big field to its ut
mmost capacity and all day Saturdayl
the big crowds that thronged the mid
‘way of the city of tents made the place
look like Fitzgerald did in the boom
~ time of the early colony days.
~ The Veal Brothers Shows are now
really “Fitzgerald’s own Carnival”
and Fitzgerald boosters who have
looked them over expressed pride in
‘the fact that such an amusement ag
gregation will go over the United
-States as an advertisement for Fitz
gerald. The shows are unusually
clean in tone and the youthful propri
-etors are alert to maintain a high rep-
Mtion that will continue to bring re
«quests for return engage‘ments in every
town they play. One of the finest
;pullman cars on the road has been
christened “Fitzgerald,” by the way.
. Arrangements have been made to!
make Fitzgerald permanent winter
_-quarters for the shows and they will
return next year. The value of this
“new industry” can be better appre
ciated when it is known that the rec
ords of the business office show that
an average of $2OO a day has been
spent here by the show during the
*ninety odd days it hastbeen in winter
quarters. The company will build
1900 feet of side-track next year on
which to “park” its private cars.
- “All roads led to the Ball Park”
Saturday and from early in the af
ternoon until along towards midnight
the throngs kept going—a tribute to
the magic drawing power of the Veal
Brojiters Shows that opened there for
a geven' day engagement.
,js&'ley came from all directions, on
{sot*and in autos and the thousands
who passed through the entrance gate
gave themselves over to an evening
+ of rare enjoyment.
The circus spirit filled the air and
those on pleasure bent found abund
ant opportunity to divert themselves
“in more ways than there were varie-l
ties of pickles turned out by that
man Heinz.
It was a jolly good natured crowd
that was_disposed to make the most
of-the festal occasion.
"'"The midway lined with shows and
concessions was a favorite promenadel
for the multitude. Refreshment‘
booths with tempting viands, red|
pi?k, and yellow lemomnade, pop corn,
cracker-jack and other confections
ranged side by side with the stands
where by the mere toss of a hoop or
_ ball you have a chance to walk off
with most any old novelty from a
jack knife to a kewpie doll or teddy
bear. One paramount feature¢ was
the absence of any gambling device,
o spindle games, horse races, or
. other "devices to fleece the unwary
and put a crimp in the toiler’s bank
“roll. Oriental dances, burlesque queens
and hideous freaks have no place
with the Veal Brothers Shows and
the rank and file of Humanity unani
mously endorses this policy that is
daily winning for the young and
genial Manager John Veal an endur
¥ng reputation.
As one first goes down: the right
hand side of the midway he comes
to “the boy who stares death in the
face” by riding the straight walls of
a silodrome on a motorcycle at a
speed of eighty miles an hour, defy
ing all laws of gravitation. Like a
veritable human fly he soars around
the straight walls of a silodrome
‘courting death, but miraculously
‘evading it at every round. An inter
national star who compels the hearts
of onloockers to stand still by his ap
parent disregard for life and limb,
doubly discounting wtl deeds of dar
ing that have hitherto thrilled * the
mintd of man.
Dion’s Freak Show has an interest
ing five legged cow with milk bag in
its natural position and an “auxiliary
bag” on its back. The cow has had
two calves and gives three quarts of
milk from the natural bag and two
quarts from the “auxiliary.” It sup
plied all the milk for two families of
. people during the winter but has gone
~ dry now. “Dynamite” an eight-foot
ed horse is another interesting per
former of Dion’s show.
; In Taylor’s Wonder Show is one
of the most interesting men on the
lot, if quiet rumors among the show
"people’ are well founded. He is Sig
“ nor Victor Basile, the Vegetable King
*who carves beautiful flowers and gim
cracks from Irish potatods and other
common vegetables. It is said that
THE LEADER-ENTERPRISE
he was caterer to one of the Russian
Royal families before the Revolution,
usng his wonderful skill to create
the garnishments for royal banquets.
He carved flowers, statues of court
iers, tiny monuments, and things of
the sort from potatoes, carrots and
other common vegetables to please
the fancy of Russian nobles until the
royal houscholds and "all their at
taches were swept out by Revolution.
“Electrica” a handsome young wom
an who can take 2,500 volts of elec
tricity, “Mysteria,” the head without
a body. a leather-skinned man and
other unusual people.
Then one visited «“Springtflne”.
Never before has anything so fine as
this attraction been presented to the
public under canvas. It is the plan
of the management to give the show
going public the best regardless of
cost and in this one big attraction
they present an entertainment in gor
geous scenes of royal splendor feat
uring “Little Egypt” -the World’s
Most = Vivacious Musical Comedy
Star supported "by the most alluring
chorus ever seen, dispensing an end- |
less variety of delightfully distinctinve
comedies.
“Beautiful Hawaii” will no doubt
prove pleasing to the ladies and
children and it is a rare treat to visit
this attraction and listen to the love
songs of these mnative Hawaiians.
Beautiful and artistic posings are also
shown on revolving pedertals. The
beauty. grace and skill of fair women
predominate in this one big feature.
The music is exceptional.
Then the Animal Circus, a fascin
ating. performance indescribably
beautiful introducing a magnificent
troupe of performing horses that de
light, amuse and instruct. In fact,
the most remarkable display of brute
intelligence ever seen. A coterie of
astounding dumb graduates who per
form acts that make humanity wonder
and for intelligence sagacity and an
imal cuteness their equal does not
exist. ‘The children go into ecstasies
of delight over the pretty horses and
the clever donkey clowns performing
in Mr. Taylor’s show.
The “Busy City” a remarkable
work of artistic patience and skill is
an attraction that brings startled
gasps of pleasant surprise from the
little folks who see it. The “Busy
City” is populated by 163 people, all
busily ‘engaged in some tisk. A rail
road train rushes back and forth thru
the city, fisherman angle in a stream
on which a boatman rows back and
forth, policeman pace their beats, a
flour mill operates steadily, as does a
novelty works, and a dozen other bus
iness enterprises, with the tiny people
busily at work, seemstngly quite un
concerned before the eyes of hundreds
of interested onlookers.
“Crocko” the alligator boy, whose
skin has been scales since his birth
five years ago, has a show to himself.
The little fellow is bright and normal
in every respect except his skin. He
rides around on his tricycle and plays
with the other children’ but has no
fear of the most vigorous spanking
that could be applied with slipper or
shingle.
“Beautiful Anona” a handsome
young woman with unusual amphi
bean qualities also has a show of her
own. She stays entirely submerged in
a tank of warm water for four or five
hours at a time, doing tricks, eating.
and otherwise amusing herself, She
does not know herself how she is able
to do it, according to her manager,
but has had the remarkable ability
since childhood when she accident
ally fell into reservoir and found her
self quite as comfortable under water
as out of it.
Cleo, the snake charmer, is another
freak in a show of her own. She is
immune against snake poison and
treats the snakes as pets.
Joe Hollander’'s Congress of Ath
letes attracted the largest crowds of’
young men. Wrestlers and boxers
with the show have issued a challenge
to any athletes in the world to meet
them and several interesting bouts
have been held. One of the boxers
is a former middleweight champion
of New York. |
Along side of this attraction is an
other humdinger labeled “Fun in the
Air”, a mechanical contrivance that
produces a bushel of fun to the square
inch.
~ For free attraction they offer the
“Aerial Wengoes” who perform on
the lot twice daily in unequalled and
;unbelievable displays of dangerous
mid air exploits on the high wire and
trapeze, .making the most stirringly,
stupendous and comprehensively
complete exhibit of aerial skill, nerve,
grace, and intrepidity ever witnessed
in this or any othercountry.
Prof. Antinarelli’s Concert Band is
the principal musical contingent and
is about the finest we have ever had
the pleasure of hearing. Concerts
are given daily on the streets, playing
Iselcctions of both popular and class
ical music.
A colored Jazz band of 10 pieces
also help to enliven things and then
the Steam Calliope toots all the pop
ular numbers of the day.
The Wild West shows has aroused
FITZGRRALD, BEN HILL COUNTY, GEORGIA MONDAY, FEBRUARY 21 1921
Mass Meeting Will Vote On School
Consolidation In Ben Hill County
Announcements l
For City Offices
Wl Ll
FOR MAYOR
To the Citizens of Fitzgerald:
Recognizing the importance of the
changes made through the addition
of the Women voters for the election
of officers of the cify, and appreci
ating fully their laudable aim to help
to make Fitzgerald a bigger and better
city in conjunction with the former
voters of the'gcity, I have consented to
become a candidate for Mayor at the
solicitation.. of numerous friends
among the men and women of the city.
who have the wellfare of the commun
ity at heart.
Should the voters honor me with
this office, it shall be my purpose to
administer the affairs of the city in the
interest of all of the people, without
prejudice or favor, to the end that
the moral and material welfare of the
city may be properly advanced with
due regard to the tax burden from
which the tax-payers are entitled to
reasonable relief. It shall be my aim
to enforce rigidly all ordinances lead
ing to a higher morality and to the pro
tection of life and property.
Assuring you of my fullest appre
ciation of your careful consideration
of my candidacy, I am,,
Drew W. Paulk.
FOR ALDERMAN AT LARGE
At the solicitation of many friendsl
I hereby announce myself a candi
date for re-election as Alderman at|
Large, subject to the choice of the
voters at the coming primary.
GEO. L. KILCREASE.
FOR ALDERMAN AT LARGE
After careful consideration I here
by announce my candidacy for Alder
man at Large, subject to the prim
ary to be called by the executive com
mittee.
E. J. DORMINEY.
FOR ‘ALDERMAN AT LARGE
At the request of a large number of
citizefis;" B h€Feby announce for Alder
man at Large. If elected I shall
serve the city to the best of my abil
ity. \
> CLAYTON JAY.
FOR ALDERMAN AT LARGE®
After conferring with my friends I
have decided to be a candidate for
Alderman at Large in the coming
primary to be held for the election
of city officers and will appreciate the
support of all the voters.
A. H THURMOND.
FOR ALDERMAN AT LARGE
My friends having requested that
I be a candidate in the coming prim
ary for re-election as Alderman at
Large, I hereby announce myself a
candidate and will appreciate the
support of the voters.
W. R. PAULK.
FOR CITY TREASURER
To the Voters of Fitzgerald:
I respectfully announce my candi
dacy for re-election to the office of
Treasurer of the city of Fitzgerald,
‘subject to your approval in the com
ing primary.
G. P. MINGLEDOREF.
FOR WATER LIGHT AND BOND
COMMISSION |
At the urgent request of many of
my friends I hereby announce my
candidacy for the Water, Light and
Bond Commission of the city of
Fitzgerald, subject to the coming
) primary. If elected I pledge by best
attention to the city’s business in
this office.
HUBERT ROUSH.
the interest of all the gmall boys in
this section. Bucking broncos, steers,
and mules are ridden by cowboys
from Wyoming ‘and Montana in true
Rodeo style.
The Darktown Follies. managed by
W. C. Gibbons, outdo the average
“old plantation shows” in many ways.
The “Follies” carry eighteen people
and a special eight piece “Darktown”
brass band that plays the jazziest
music imaginable.
The Whip, Merry-Go-Rround, Fer
ris Wheel, and Venetian Swing are
the four riding devices that arrived in
time for the opening week. The air
plan carousel will join the company
later. Carnivals that have played
here before have carried these outfits
but none of them have been so well
arranged, pretty and well operated as
those with Veal Brothers,
The shows go from here to New<
nan, thence to Macon, Cedartown and
Chattanooga. After Chattanooga
they go North for the Summer.
Mr. J. L. McCarty leaves tonight
for New York to purchase his Spring
and Summer Stock. s
Citizens of Eastern Half of!
County Will Meet Friday |
Afternoon at Ashton
Plan to Consolidate Eureka, Ev
ergreen, Dorminey and
Horton with Ashton
The proposition of consolidating
four one-teacher schools in the Eas
tern half of Ben Hill County with the |
Ashton school will be consirered at al
mass meeting at Ashton at 3 o’clock
Friday afternoon. M. L. Duggan,l
State School Supervisor, Miss ‘George
Crews of the State College of Agricul
ture, will be among the speakers,
A total of 125 pupils attend the
four one-teacher schools and would be
sent to Ashton school if the consol
idatien is affected. Three large‘
trucks would be purchased by the
County to carry the children in the
outlying districts to and from the
school. . The Ashton school now has
an enrollment of 200 with four teach
ers. The staff would be increased to
eight with eleven full grades.
" Should the consolidation be effected
the Ashton school would get $1,500
more from the state than it is now
getting and would be eligible to get
a teacher of agriculture from the U.
S. Department of Agriculture with
five-eights of his salary paid by the
government. It would make the Ash
ton school just as good as any country
school in the North. |
At a mass meeting last Friday in‘
Lynwood, it was voted to hold an
election to vote a local five mill tax
to supplement the state and county
school taxes. :
EMPIRE STORE BUYERS
LEAVE FOR MARKETS
Mr. and Mrs. William R. Bowen
and Mr. George Morris left last night
for New York to buy Spripg stock for |
the Empire Mercantile Company.
They expect to return next Sunday.
TRUCK AND PASSF’I?Z(C:R
to exchange for stock o lerchafi\li§e.l
Phone or write what yau have. Lang‘
& Co., Omega. Tift Co:, Ga. ddM4i
Mr. and Mrs, F. Bruce Martin had
as their guests: Thursday at their‘
pretty home on North Main street theJ
atter’s parents Mr. and Mrs, J. H.
Peterson of Douglas and Miss Edith
Ostin of Douglas. ‘
FOR WATER, LIGHT & BOND
COMMISSION ‘
To the Voters of Fitzgerald: |
I hereby respectfully announce my
candidacy for re-election as member
of the Water, Light and Bond Com-‘
mission, subject to vhe coming city
primary, and pledge my continued‘
best efforts on behalf of ghe city if
returned to office.
. G. E. RIGKER, ‘
Mrs. John S. Johnston and young
son Edgar have returned home after
a delightful week-end visit to rela
tives and friends in Atlanta,
SEED POTATOES WANTED
Nancy Hall and Porto Rico Potgtßes,
several thousand bushels anted.
Phone 306, Casper Hid Skin Co.
200 Block North Sheridgsf St. City. tf
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BUGG’S STATEMENT
Other Side of A. B. & As Wage
Controversy Given
EMPLOYES_"_ AGENT’S VIEW
He Says Road’s Earnings Not
Revelant To Wages
W. M. Martin, general chairman of
the Brotherhood of Locomotive En
gineers and chairman of ' the joint
board representing the thirteen organ
izations of employes concerned in the
proposed wage reduction of the A. B.
& A, on his return to his home in
Fitzgerald from Chicago. where he
represented the employes before the
'Railway Labor Board, denied the
statements by President B. L. Bugg
of the road, to the effect that the em
ployes had argued that the Railway
Labor Board could raise wages, but
|not reduce them, and that the em
ployes had argued that rates should
be increased in order to maintain the
present scale of wages.
“Our contention is,” said Mr. Mar
tin, “that the’ Railway Labor Board is,
lunder the provisiohs of the Transpor
tation act, bound to consider in re
gard to wage questions only matters
relevant to wage questions. The
gross earnings of the road is not,
under the Transportation act, a rele
vant matter. That can come prop
erly only under the jurisdiction of the
Interstate Commerce Commission.
“Mr. Bugg, as far as I know,” con
tinued Mr. Martin, *“has never ques
tioned the justice of the present wage
scale. His argument simply is that
the road cannot afford to pay t'he‘
'scale. That takes the controversy
entirely out of the scope of the Rail-‘
way Labor Board, which under the
law creating it. is concerned only‘
with wages and working conditions.”
In regard to the question of raising
‘rates as an alternative of reducing
wages, Mr. Martin asserted that an
entirely erroneous impression prevails
in regard to the stand of the Brother-!
‘hood. He stated that the Brother-“
ihood advised that the p.oB. & A go}
before the Interstate Commerce Com
‘ mission to secure a more equitable ap-J
portionment of freight charges. Mr.
\ M{;r.gin_ explained that under the pres
ent apportionment, the lines on which
freight originates or is delivered, re
ceive a greater portion of the rail
freight charges than do the connect
ing lines. The A. B. & A. as a con
necting line, receives less, for instance,
for carrying a car of coal four hun
dred miles from Birmingham to Way
cross, than does the S . A. L. for car
rying the coal from its origin to Bir
mingham, thirty miles and from Way
cross to Jacksonville; seventy-five
miles, or a total distance of 105 miles,
according to Mr. Martin.
The A. B. & A, the employes con
tend, should get the Interstate Com
merce Commission to equalize the ap
portionment of freight charges. Since
fthe operators of the A. B. & A. base
itheir plea for wage reductions solely
on ability of the road to pay, the
employes contend that the adjustment
of the road’s affairs be made on the
income end, in which gross inequality
exists, rather than on the expense end,
especially so since the justice of the
present wage scales and working con
‘ditions has not been questioned by
The Biggest Values Ever
In Men's Misfit Tailor
Made Suits
YES‘ they are absolutel/Vl(wool and made by good
- tailors to sell for $60.£0 $9O. Take your choice of
any suit in this lot f¢r6nly -
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Cash. Alterations Extra. -
Other Suits as low as $21.75
If real values are what you want, we’ve got them
: for you now.
All Dress Shoes & Ox
fords 1-2 PRICE and LESS!
The Bazaa{ Store
115117 SOUTH GRANT STREET
Farm Bureau Hold
-
Meeting Thursday
The purchase of fertilizer for farth
bureau members, and the proposed
consolidation of four one-teacher
schools with the Ashton school will
come up for consideration at the reg
ulag meeting of the advisory board
of the Ben Hill Farm Bureau Feder
ation at 2:30 o'clock Thursday after
noon. The meeting will be at the
Chamber of Commerce rooms.
Fertilizer has been quoted at $8
per ton cheaper than the scale quoted
at the last meeting of the farm bu
reau when it was decided to wait for
a drop in prices before buying. How
cver, a report received by County
Agent C. T. Owens from the United
States Department of Agriculture
states that a large surplus of several
kinds of fertilizer is being held in the
United States and many bureau mem
‘bers expect futther drops in price,
~ The board will also discuss the
proposed consolidation of Horton,
Evergreen Eureka and Dorminey
schools with Ashton and probably
make recommendations in regard to
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HOSPITAL AUXILIARY 1
TO MEET WEDNESDAY
The Hospithl Auxiliary will hold its
regular meeting at 4 o’clock Wednes
day at the Library with the following
program: g
Devotionals, Mrs. Covin; Doing the
Things Worthwhile, Mrs. J. F. Sin
gleton; Reading— “The Doctor,” by
‘Riley, Mrs. Nelle Frazier Moncrief;
Vocal duet, Miss Effie Brassell and
Mrs. Nelle Frazier Moncrief; Business
Meeting, featured by installation of
new members, outlining program for
first quarter. A full attendance is®
urged. ‘
the operators.
Men Consider Public
An impression that the railway
Brotherhoods have adopted a “public
be-damned” attitude in ' the present
wage scale controversy was earnestly
discounted today by W. M. Martin,
general chairman of the Brotherhood
of Railway Engineers and chairman
of the joint committee representing
the thirteen crafts employed by the
A. B. & A. railroad and concerned in
the proposed wage cuts.
Mr. Martin asserted that the Bro
therhoods had a very real purpose in
protecting the interests of tht general
public, of which the members of the
Brotherhoods form a large part.
“Our attitude toward the railroad
operators,” said Mr, Martin, “is this:
you have taken huge sums of money
from the general public in the form
of increased freight rates and special
legislative appropriations for the
avowed purpose of paying us higher
wages; when you return that money
and reduce freight and passenger
rates to the old basis, we will con
sider accepting wage reductions. You
got the mongy for us, and you have
got to come through.”
Regret False Impression ~
Mr. Martin’s statement of the at
titude of the employes was heartily
endorsed by many local union offic
ials interviewed by your cdrrespond
ent. They expressed deep regret that
an impression should have become
general that the employes of the rail-}
roads are simply out to “get theirs”
regardless of conseauences. l
FITZGERALD COTTON
Good Middling ___________l2l4¢
Wednesday Receipts ______None
TIFTON IS $150,000
Four Business Concerns Suffer
Heavy Losses in Blaze
FITZGERALD FIREMEN GO
Calls Sent to Other Towns As
Flames Peril Whole Section
TIFTON, February 20.—Fire dam
age estimated in excess of $150,000
was done to four TFifton business con
cerns this afternoon as the result of a
blaze originating from an unknown
cause in the third floor of the Darnell
Dry Goods Company. The blaze was
(discovered shortly before noon but is
ithought to have started many hours
earlier in the store room.
After about forty-five minutes of
stiff battle with the flames by the
Tifton department, City Manager W.
T. Hargett called, upon Fitzgerald.
Sylvester and Cordele-for help when
the roof of the three-story Darnell
building fell and flames leaped before
a stiff breeze began licking across
Second street and threatening the en
tire northern half of the business sec
ition.
The Tifton department, however,
managed to get the flames under
control before any of the other out
fits had reached the city. The Cor
dele department was stopped at Ash
burn but the Fitzgerald unit, consist
ing of a combination engine truck and
six men, reached Tifton after a fifty
minute record run and lent some
assistance.
Fitzgerald Offers More Help
The building occupied by the Dar
nell Company, belonging to H. H.
Tift, and valued at $40,000, was en
tirely gutted. The $40,000 stock of the
'Darnell Company, the $45,000 stock
of the Ivey Furniture Company were
’both total losses. Darnell carried $20,-
000 insurance, Ivey carried $30,000
'insurance. Tift carried $15,000 insur
ance. Heavy smoke and water dam
age. not estimated today, was suffered
Iby the Kent Music and Furniture
' Company and the Parker Grocery
Company.
| After the departure of the Fitzger
ald fire fighting unit about 12:45 to
day, it was understood in Fitzgerald
that the entire city of Tifton was
threatened by the flames and Will
Adams, secretary of the chamber of
commerce, immediately called a spec
ial meeting of the board of governors
of the chamber of commerce to offer
any aid to the supposedly stricken
sister city that could be given.
When the news reached here later
that the fire had been confined to a
small area, the meeting was called
off.
Editor John L. Herring of the Tif
ton Gazette declared Tifton highly ap
preciates the splendid way in which
her sister cities came to her assist
ance and especially the way in which
the Fitzgerald fire department re
sponded to the call for help.
The Fitzgerald firemen who made
the thrilling fifty minute run to Tif
ton were Chief W. C. Wilkerson,
Pound Horne, Willie Brewer, Thurdis
Cone and Traffic Officer J. W. Finley
who, while not offictally connected
with the fire department, hgs proved
one of its most efficient members
when occasion demands. :
(Continued on Page 3.)
36 inch Pajama
Checks 19c¢ yd.
orth Twice Price
Men’s Extra Pants at
: $5.00 to $7.50.
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