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MONDAY
EDITION
VOL. XXVI,
NO. 30.
STRIKERS PROFFER AID IN MAINTAINING ORDER
-Prices Quoted At Saturday Meet
ing Satisfy Members
HAVE MADE CONTRACTS
Watermelon Marketing Commit
tee Appointed At Meeting
An armistice was signed Saturday
in the war on fertilizer prices waged:
for the last month by the Ben Hill
Farm Bureau Federation when the
fertilizer dealers submitted a reduced
scale of prices which was considered
low enough to make the use of ferti
lizer profitable to the farmers.
Contracts were signed with dealers
by the farm bureau for its members
and members who wish to have ad
vantage of the contract price may see
D. F. Null or C. T. Owens at once
for information and'instructions.
Local fertilizer dealers are taking
heavy losses on their goods, which
were bought at high prices and in
most instances are being sold actually
below the cost of raw materials, |
Preparations for properly growing
-and marketing -the Ben Hill water
melon crop were made and a commit
tee composed of C. A. Newcomer, E‘
H. James, and D. E. Dickson. all
large growers of melons, was appoint-‘
ed to supervise the work. |
Melon growers should immediately‘
report the acreage planted to one of
the commitee or to Secretary C. T.‘
Owens in order that the proper‘
amount of chemicals may be ordered‘
for spraying and treating the melons
and definite plans made for handling
the crop when it is harvested.
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Nomination Of Esch
Postponed By Senate
(By International News Service)
WASHINGTON, March 14.—The
chairmanship of the United States
Shipping Board has been offered to
James Farrell, president of the Unit
ed States Steel Corporation, it was
reported today in authoritative cir
cles in Washington.
Senator LaFolete of Wisconsin suc
ceeded today in having consideration
of the nomination of Esch for the In
terstate Commerce Commissioner
postpbned until the extraordinary ses
sion next month. :
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Leader Circulation
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Growing Rapidly
Thirty New Subscriptions Received
from Brunswick Yesterday
The circulation of the Fitzgerald
Leader, Daily, is growing beyond. the
fondest hopes of its publishers when
they launched the little daily as a
service feature for Fitzgerald people.
It had not been at first intended to
try for out of town circulation, but
the manner in which the news has
been handled had brought it into pop
ularity and demand in quarters where
its publishers least expected.
Thirty new subscriptions were re
ceived on Sunday’s mail from Bruns
wick, Ga. All last week large bunches
were received in other towns. The
circulation department is - taking no
subscription for a longer period than
one month. Kl
Senate Must Act On
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Harding Nominations
(By International News Service)
WASHINGTON, March 14—Pres
ident Warren G. Harding informed
Senator Henry Cabot Lodge today
that he is willing to have the Senate
adjourn as soon as the calendar is
cleared but he insisted that they not
adjourn ‘until action has been taken
on the more than four thousand army
nominations which are pending.
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Knights Templar
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Pass Inspection
Ge.thcmape Lodge Guest of Eastern
Star at Thurgday Banquet |
: (From Saturday’s Daily) ‘
Gesthemane Commandery .No. 20,
Knights Templar, held its annual
banquet and inspection Thursday
night at the W. R. C. and Masonic
halls. At the W. R. C. Hall the
ladies of the Eastern Star prepared
and served a sumptuous banquet for
the local and visiting Knights after
which the inspection wag held at the
Masonic Hall. .
Judge D. A. R. Crum, a Knight
from Cordele, officiated at the inspec
tion, praising the men for their excel
lent work. Judge Crum was made an
honoraty member of the local com-
"THE FITZGERALD LEADER
ENTERPRISEK and PRESS _ , :
WEATHER—For the Southeast:
Cloudy and Cooler.
AIR MECHANIC ELOPES
‘IN STOLEN AIRPLANE
(By International News Service)
MIAMI, March 14—Headed
Northward in a machine said to
have been taken from the Jac
queth flying Station, Bennett Sev
ern and his wife are flying in an
airplane and are reported to have
passed Moultrieville, South Car
olina. A warrant was sworn
today for Severn, airplane me
chanic charging the larceny of a
three passenger airplane valued
at ten thousand dollars. It is
said that Severn never drove a
plane alone before.
CUBAN LIBERALS TO
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ASK U. S. INTERVENE
l (By International News Service)
~ WASHINGTON, March 14.
‘Though State Department officials are
unwilling fo admit that intervention
'in Cuba is likely, it was freely admit
ted here today that the situation in
the island republic was causing much
apprehension. »
Reports from General Crowder,
now in Havana, in an effort to clear
up Cuba’s political and economic dif
ficulties, indicate a lack of coopera
tion by the leaders, of both®the liberal
and conservative’ parties, with the
liberals apparently determined to
bring on American intervention.
Thompson Killed In
Assault, Slayer Says
(By International News Service)
ATLANTA, March 14—Homer
Pitts was arrested today in connec
tion with the killing of Fred C.
Thompso,n who was found hacked to
death Saturday in the woods near the
Edgewood car line. A detective says
Pitts admitted_he drove the car with
Thompson and two others to, the
scene of the tragedy. Pitts is cut in
the arm and hand.
Garload Seed Cane
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Reaches Ben Hill
The first car load of the seed cane
from W. R. Tucker’s plantation on
St. Simon’s Island reached Fitzgerald
today, consigned to C. A. Newcomer,
George Drexler, and C. L. Prescott
and J. E. Turner. The cane repre
sents the first of several big shipments
ordered by Ben Hill county farmers
who intend to increase their sugar
cane acreage this year in order to
make possible the establishment of a
syrup refinery here.
Seaboard Cuts Otf
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Office At Savannah
(From Saturday’s Daily)
SAVANNAH, March 12.—The of
fice of the general superintendent of
the Seaboard Air Line at Savannah
has been abolished. H. W. Purvis has
been removed to Norfolk, and his of
fice has closed. This is in line with
the policy of the Seaboard to reduce
operating costs. It is thought one
general superintendent at Hamlet, N.
C., can handle the work.
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Race Riot Rages In
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Springfield, Ohio
(From Saturday’s Daily)
SPRINGFIELD, March 12—This
city was quiet today after riots con
tinuing until early this morning.
Troops from nearby towns arrived
this morning and, cooperating with
the civil authorities will maintain or
der.
Race feeling has run high gince
the assault on an eleven-year old
white girl by a negro Monday night
and culminated after midnight today,
after a negro 'had shot Policeman
Joseph Ryan, who it is believed will
recover.
Citizens poured into the downtown
section. It is claimed that Ryan was
searching for firearmg when he was
shot.. Five negroes are reported shot,
one in a hospital. A white man was
caught scattering dynamite in the
negro section. Negroes behind trees
and buildings ghot at the whites but
their aim was poor. Many negroes
are leaving.
Smart Alecks
Slick City Feller: “See that hill over
there? Well, it's all bluff.”
Just as Slick Farmer: “See that cow
over there? Well it’s all bull” =~
FITZGERALD, BEN HILL COUNTY, GEORGIA MONDAY, MARCH 14, 1921.
Chief Wilkerson to Ask Aid of
Auditorium Committee
MEETING NEXT WEEK
To Secure Estimate on Cost from
Atlanta Architect
Chief W. C. Wilkerson of the Fitz
gerald Fire Department will appear
before the joint auditorium commit
tee from city council, board of educa
‘tion and woman’s .lub when it meets
'next week, and will ask the committee
to reccomend to council that a bond
issue for water main extension be
included in the call for an auditorium
bond issue election
Chief Wilkerson stated that the city
‘needs an additional mile and a quar
ter of water mains 1n order to give
_proper fire protection to the Southeas
tern section of Fitzgerald. Such an
‘extention will cost probably more than
$lO,OOO. He is securing accurate es
timates of cost now and will present
the detailed plan for the committee’s
consideration.
«Chairman Lon Dickey of the sub
committee of the joint committee,
who was authorized to secure accurate
estimates on the« auditorium costs,
stated today that an Atlanta architectl
had been called into consultation and
that from him would be secured plans‘
for a modern and perfectly built audi
torium with exact cost estimates,
The auditorium is expected to cost
from $20,000 to $25,000. The water
main extention is expected to cost‘
from $lO,OOO to $15,000. The city has
ample bonding capacity to float the‘
loans if the citizens wish the improve-l
ments made.
Tilton Paper Tells
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Of Railroad Meet
Says Tifton Endorsement Of Bugg
. Passed by Representative Men
The Leader produces the following
excerpts from an editorial in the Tifton
Gazette Saturday. The editorial takes
exception to th{ news story printed
Friday headed “Resolutions Against
Strikers Solicited,” and obtained from
a source that had always been reliable
in the past and the Leader had every
reason to believe was reliable in that
instance. It concerned meetings at
which the position of the Receiver of
the A. B. and A. was endorsed. The
Gazette says, in part, as follows:
No men representing the Atlanta,
Birmingham and Atlantic railway
came in cars to the Tifton meeting
that we are aware of; certainly none
were- present at the meeting except
Agent J. A. Wesson, who lives here,
and J. F. Carton, who has been here
since Sunday. These were present
largely as spectators, and took no ac
tive part in the meeting, except to an
swer questions asked them.
“This meeting was called by the
President of the Board of Trade, ad
vertised in this paper, and was open to
all. Among those attending were
wholesale and retail merchants, real
estate dealers, farmers, manufacturers,
bankers and professional men. It was
about as representative as any meeting
ever held here. Besides the callings
mentioned were the two railroad men
as already told above and a traveling
man who dropped in as a spectator.
“The representative character of the
meeting is best known by the names
of those who attended. They were:
E. P. Bowen, B. Y. Wallace, H. H.
Hargrett, J. N. Brown, B. D. Harden,
W. T. Hargrett, W. E. Chandler, W.
B. Bennet, John B. Guest, W. W.
Timmons, E. L. Exym, George Norris,
Jason Scarboro, Roswel Smith, W. H.
Spooner, J. W. Grey, C. C. Hall, T. E.
Phillips, C. W. Fulwood, G. C. Spurlin,
J. B. Murrow, H. L. Cartwright, J. F.
Carlton, J. A. Wesson, B. Y. Wallace,
was chairman and W. E. Algee, sec-l
retary. The Committee on Resolu
tions was H. H. Hargrett and J. B.
Murrow. |
“No carload of railroad men went
from the meeting at Omega. It was
9:30 p. m. before the meeting was
closed, which shows the absurdity of
such a statement. The meeting at
Omega was held late in the afternoon
of the day following the meeting at
Tifton. The delegation from this point
consisted of representative business
men, and the two local representa
tives of the A. B. and A. went along
by invitation, as their guests
“At Omega and Norman Park, as
at Tifton, the meetings were in charge
of the citizens of those towns, who
made talks and expressed local senti
ment. Those going from Tifton were:
W. E. Algee, Briggs Carson, S. B. Las
siter, J. B, Murrow, W. B. Bennet, R.
E. Dinsmore, B. D. Harden, W. T.
Hargrett, W. E. Chandler, J. A. Wes
son and J. F. Carlton, At both Ome
ga anr Norman Park, the railroad men
| U. S. TO MOBILIZE
‘ FLEET IN PACIFIC?
(By International News Service
l WASHINGTON, Secretary of
| the Navy Denby today refused
| to confirm or deny the report that
| naval forces will be concentrated
| in Pacific within the next few
| weeks.
| High Naval officers stated they
| knew of no orders for uniting
| the two fleets in the Pacific,
'Kings of Georgian Industry Pre
pare To Attend It.
IMPORTANT PROBLEMS
Distinguished Speakers To Ad
~ dress Macon Gathering
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Leader News Bureau,
4th National Bank Bllg,,
" ATLANTA, March 14—In antici
pation of the great gathering of Geor- |
gia’s industrial leaders at Macon on
March, 15, Jto attend the “Industries
Meeting’ to be held there, extra large
pullmans are being reserved to leave
Atlanta, Rome, Columbus, Gainsville,
and other points the night of March 14.
It was announced by P. E Glenn,
secretary of the Cotton Manufactur
ers Association of Georgia, that with
the approval of President J. A. Mande
ville, the regular manthly meeting of
that association had been changed to
the same date, Tuesday, March 15, at
the Hotel Dempsey at Macon, so that
the large number of mill men who de
sire to attend the great mdustrial meet
ing have their own meeting conciden
tally. . S
The “Industries Meeting” is called
by a committe on arrangements as
a conference concerning questions,
which, in the words of W. C. Vereen,
of Moultrie, the chairman, “have a
grave and vital bearing 'on the indus
trial life and progress of Geogia.”
“These questions; Mr.Vereen says,
“Should be considered immediately by
the industrial leaders of this state, and
considered decisively. ft is improbable
that we will ever return to pre-war
conditions. We have undoubtably left
this stage q'f existance and have passed
into a new era in which we must con
;front new conditions. :
~ Among the matters to be discussed
are co-operation, development of re
sources, scientifec research for the
benefit of Georgia’s industries and for
the scientifec training of Georgia’s
young manhood as producers.
Among the speakers scheduled for
the meeting are: Gov. Hugh M. Dor
sey; W. C.Vereen; the Hon. Glenn
Toole, Mayor of Macon; Dr. Raymond
'F. Bacon, director of Mellon Institute
of Research of Pittsburg; Dr. K. G.
Matheson,, president of the Georgia
School of Technoligy; Victor Allen,
secretary of Bona Allen, Inc., of Bu
ford; the Hon. Nat E. Harris, the
Hon. George H. Carswell, of Irwin
ton; Dr. S. W. Stratton, director of the
United States Bureau of Standards,
Washington, D. C.; Dr. Arthur D. Lit
tle, chemical engineer, of Boston; Col,
B. L. Bugg, Receiver of the A. B. and
A. Railway; and Floyd C. Furlow,
president of the Otis Elevator Com
pany of New York City.
Local arrangements are in charge
of a committee of Macon men com
posed of H. C. Fowler, W. E. Dun
wody, H. V. Arnett, James H. Porter
and A. D. Schofield. :
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British Execute Six ‘
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More Revolutionists
(By International News Service)
DUBLIN, March 14—Six young
Sinn Feiners were executed at Mount
Joy prison this morning for .complic
ity in attacks upon crown forces in
Ireland. Thomas Wheelan and Pat
rick Moran, convicted of participat
ing in the killing of British officers
in Dublin on November 21st, “Bloody
Sunday” were executed first. ‘
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DISMISS PROSECUTIONS |
AGAINST PROFITEERSi
(By International News Service) l
WASHINGTON, March 12.—At
torney General Dougherty, following
the decision of the Supreme Court
‘holding the anti-profiteering sections
of the Lever Law unconstitutional, to
day ordered all District Attorneys to
dismiss prosecutions pending under
this law. 58!
were asked many questions, which
they ansmered freely. To show that“
the meetings were open for all, two
striking employes of the road at Nor
‘man Park were present at the meeting,
‘asked questions, and one made a talk.”
CORDELE VICTIM
Sheriff Calls Militia to “Repel
Striker Invasion”
GUARD STRIKE BREAKERS
No Violence Was Even Suggest
ed by Strikers Here
Information here Saturday night
to the effect that a company of mil
itia had been called out in Cordele to
repel an “invasion”s of Fitzgerald
strikers who were alleged to be going
to Cordele to “handle” the non-union
train crew which operated a train
into that place Saturday, were con
firmed Saturday night by Governor
Hugh M. Dorsey in a telephdne’ con
versation with Isidor Gelders, editor
of the Fitzgerald Leader.
Governor Dorsey stated that Sher
iff C. A. Noble of Crisp county had
stated that he had information that
Fitzgerald strikers would attempt to
handle the non-unionists and Hhad
aSked to be authorized to have support
of militia. The Governor authorized
the Crisp Militia to be held in readi
ness. The train crew was carefully
guarded through Saturday night
against possible attempts at violence.
“A crude hoax at best” the careful
defensive tactics were styled by the
strikers here. “No men were sent or
were allowed to go to Cordele for
any purpose and no one even suggest
ed sending men to harm the strike
breakers.”
The calling of the troops and' other
blunders by Cordele and Crisp author
ities did not raise a ripple in Cordele,
although reports have reached here
that the town was in tremendous ex
citement over the affair. A business
man in Cordele interviewed over long
distance telephone had not even heard
the rumor and the Cordele Dispatch,
in its story of the arrival of the train
Saturday, did fiot mention the rumor
or refer to any protection being
sought for the strike breakers.
In regard to the peacefulness of the
attitude of the strikers the Cordele
Dispatch says-as’follows:
“Members of the crew stated that
there were no demonstrations on the
part of the strikers in towns through
which the train passed .and that the
trip was made without mishap what
soever., Out of curiosity of a sight
made novel by the cessation of train.
service over the road during the past
week, several hundred people, includ
ing a large number of business men
of Cordele, gathered at the Union Sta
tion to await the arrival of the train.’
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|2OO Hogs Listed For
' Farm Bun?u Sale
Secretary Owens Asks All Who Will
Sell to List Hogs Immediately
C. T. Owens, secretary of the Ben
Hill Farm Bureau today issued the
following notice to those wishing to
' put hogs in the co-operative sale in
Fitzgerald Thursday, March 17th.
Hogs should reach the stock pensl
by ten o'clock Thursday morning.
There is something over two hundred
hogs listed for this sale, have had
notice that there will be six or seven
buyers to bid on the nogs.
The market is going up and the
indications are, that the price will be
fairly good. Arrangements have been
made for prompt shipment of the hogs
as soon as loaded on the cars, which
will be encouraging to the buyers to
pay the market price for hogs. Any
others having hogs for sale will please
confer with me at once.
U. 8. SENATOR WATSON
LEAVES WASHINGTON
FOR THOMSON HOME
(By International News Service)
WASHINGTON, March 14—Sen
ator Thomas Watson left Washington
for Georgia Saturday afternoon at
3:30 for Thomson, going by way of
Atlanta. Senator Watson expects to
pass through Atlanta about 4 o'clock
Sunday afternoon. He took with
Grover Edmondson and Justin M.
Reese, clerks in his office. He ex
pects to remain at Thomson until it
is time to return to Washington for
the extra session in April.
Mr, Kelly, secretary to Senator
Watson, and Miss Wiltshire, assistant,
will keep Senator Watson'’s offices
open.
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Irish Rebel Killed
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In Attacking British
(From Saturday’s Daily)
DUBLIN, March 12.—Seven Sinn
Feiners were killed in County Leitrim
when detachment thirty British sol
diers was attacked near Seltonlil. The
Troops were attacked from am
‘buscade.
COTTON—Good Middling —e=2lo%c
No Receipts i No Sales
BABY PLAYS WITH g
MATCHES; IS DEAD
(By International News Service)
ATLANTA, March 14—Ruby
Lee Knight, four years old, is
dead tonight, having burned to
death while playing with matches
in her little crib in the bedroom.
Her parents were severely burned
in trying to rescue her.,
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PACKER’S STRIKE IS
AVERTED; MEN WORK
(By International News Service)
CHICAGO, March 14—Employees
of packing plants at Chicago, Omaha,
Sioux City and other packing centers
remained at work today, according to
reports here, despite the fact of a
wage cut affecting approximately two
hundred thousand workers which was
put into effect by the packers. No
sign of a walkout, which had been
feared, developed.
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Farmers Will Help
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~ Build Market Tables
Say Curb Market “First Thing Where
Farmers Have a Showing”
“The Curb Market is the first thing
we've ever had where the farmers had
half a showing,” said a well known
truck grower this morning who had
arrived long before the hour of the
opening and sold out cmpletely in
forty minutes. The hour of opening
is as early as a man can arrive and
find customers, and it has been sug
gested that 8:30 is a move toward an
carly hour as the days grow longer
when 9 o'clock will probably be the
high tide of the market.
A large group of growers talked
‘with the committees in regard to a
lsheltcr for rainy and hot days, with
'stands where they could display their
products, and expressed themselves as
'being glad to help construct any shel
ter or booths as they thought most
suitable for a permanent market.
Reminds Frazer c¢: France
Dr. J. L. Frazer said the market
reminded him of France, and talked
most interestingly of the way markets
over there were conducted. Many
other prominent citizens were on
hand to help devjse or suggest a per
manent arrangement. The committee
will meet at an early date t o decide
'on steps toward this.
Many new growers were on the
market, but owing to the fact that
they sold out and went away not all
names were obtained. Among them,
however, were the following:
Mrs. A. E. Newsom, of Abba, Mrs.
W. R. Whitley, Mystic, Mrs, Syl
vania Parker, Wray, Mrs, 1. Massey,
612 West Allapaha Street, Mrs. B. F.
Melvin, E. Davis, Route 2, H. A.
Moorhead, Route 3, and many others.’
Fancy Truck in Demand
Garden peas sold rapidly |at 15
cents a pound, strawherries at 40
cents a quart, asparagus 15 cents a
bunch, and jars of vegetables and
fruit sold well. Among other things
sold were hand-embroidered pillow
cases and other hand work made by
the ladies. Many things would have
sold better with better means of dis
play.
Mrs. S. M. Whitchard ,vice presi
dent of the farm bureau, was on hand
to advise and assist in the prepara
tion of goods for the market, and all
committees were active.
To Our Patrons:
Our supplyof six column size newspaper is rapidly
being exhausted and it will be impossible to get a new
supply this month. As a result, we will have to use seven
column size paper of which we have ample supply, for the
daily and tri-weekly beginning Monday.
Our plant is not prepared for publishing a daily paper
of that size and will be badly handicapped and put at con
siderable financial loss unless we can reduce the time and
cost of getting out the paper by having one full page stand
ing and ready for pubLcation. .
To overcome this difficulty and to enable us to_give
Fitzgerald people an even better daily next week than
before, we are going to ask our advertisers to buy space in
a “trade extension page” to be run Tuesdays’ Thursdays
and Saturdays until April 9th, or until the daily is discon
tinued if it is discontinued before that time. There will be
twenty-eight spaces ir. his page and will cost only $4.50 per
space per week. )
If our advertisers will help us in this we will order
twice as much telegraph service as we are carrying this
‘'week and thus give our subscribers—the customers of our
advertisers—a news service twice as good. B a&ff’
Sincerely, 5t &
LEADER PUBLISHING LOMPANY. . .
'SHORT AND SNAPPY
NEWS OF THE WORLD
BY TELEGRAPH
Official Organ
City of Fitzgerald
A.B. &A. WILL RUN
RAINS TODAY
Douglas-Brunswick; Atlanta-
Cordele; B’ham-Manchester
NON-UNION CREWS
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Birmingham Reports Enlistment
: of Strike Breakers
(By International News Service)
ATLANTA, March 14 —Receiver
B. .L. Bugg today announced that.
trains number One and Four will be
operated between Brunswick and
Douglas today; Five; Six, Seven and
Eight between Brunswick and Thal
man; Twenty-two afid Twenty-three
between Birmingham and Lineville,
and one train between Lineville and
Manchester.
A train left Atlanta this morning
again for Cordele, and one is expected
from there today. ]
All the trains are operating with
non-unionist crews. 5
STILL RECRUITING FOR 3
A. B. & A. TRAIN CREWS
BIRMINGHAM Ala, March 14—
Freight is being handled over the A,
B. & A. between Birmingham and'
Lineville except for live stock and
perishables. :
Superintendent Whitaker stated
that men continue to apply for "em
ployment and crews for all schedules
at an early date are expected.
U. § .TO LEND C. OF GA. :
HALF MILLION DOLLARS
WASHINGTON, March 14—The
Central of Georgia today was granted
authority to, procure delivery by its
trustee of the refunding and general
mortgage bonds amounting to $506,-
000 and pledge them as security for
loans from the Government, -
Strikers to Aid Police
The following resolutions were
passed today by the striking employes
of the A. B. & A. railroad here:
Whereas enemies of organized la
bor are endeavoring to lead the public
to believe through mis-statements of
facts and brazen falsehoods ameng
other things, that the striking em
ployes of the Atlanta, Birmingham &
Atlantic Railway are taking the law
into their own hands, committing
acts of violence etc., and
~ Whereas it is the desire and the in
tention of striking employees of the
said Railway Company to : strictly
adhere to and comply with the laws,
both state and federal, and
Whereas it is a fact well known to
the public that on occasions like the
present such acts of violence and vio
lations of the law have occured, and
it is known to organized- labor these
deeds were committed by Agents of
the enemies of ofganized labor and
such acts and deeds were, and have
!l)een, laid to organized labor;
Therefore, that 'such violations of
the law may not occur in this instance,
we as citizens of Fitzgerald, Ben Hill
County and the state of Georgia offer
our assistance to the ' Honorable
Mayor of ¢his City and Sheriff of Ben
Hill Count .y
Inasmuch as the strangers coming
into our midst to take the places of
the striking employes are unknown t 0
us and to avoid any violation, of the
law,
Be it Therefore Resolved that this
body of striking employes of the A,
B. & A. Railway in meeting assem
bled communicate with the honorable
Mayor of Fitzgerald and the Sheriff
of Ben Hill County and offer our. sér~
vices in maintaining law and orc[er‘
in Fitzgerald and Ben Hill County.