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FRIDAY
EDITION
THE WEATHER—PartIy Cioudy
Tonight and Saturday; Cooler.
RAILROAD LABOR IN ACCORD WITH PRES. HARDING;
PACKING HOUSE WORKERS POLL BIG STRIKE VOTE
WILL NOT TAKE
PROPOSED CUTS
Remain at Work Pending For
mal Orders from Leaders
VOTE ‘IS II?C-OMPLETE
Early Returns Indicate Over
whelmingly for Strike
(By International News Service)
CHICAGO, March 18—Re
turns from the strike referendum
of packinghouse workers thru
out the United States is still com
ing in today. The results will be
announced late today. Early re
turas indicated an overwhelming
vote favoring a strike, if the
packers insist on the proposed
twelve per cent reduction. The
‘men are at work pending formal
order for a strike.
Seeks Release Slayer
Of Alleged Cangster
(By International News Service)
ATLANTA, March 18—The attor
ney for J. C. Thomas, slayer of Fred
Thompson, found cut to death last
~iday, is preparing an effort to g’ainl
~se for Thomas on bail. He told
of - threatening letters received by
ditree other men similar to those
Thomags displayed after the killing.l
All were signed, “Eyes of thousand
real men” and were of the same gen
eral character, the attorney said.
The grand jury may investigate the
existence of such a secret organiza—l
tion. : ‘
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Jewelry Stolen While
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Salesman Eats Dinner
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(By International News Service)
PITTSBURG, - March 18.—Jewelry
valued at $44,000 was gstolen from
the display trunk of A. Gerstam, a
New York Salesman, while he was
dining in a local hotel last night, the
police revealed today. No clue has
been found. Gerstam repregents
Battlebaum and Friedman of New
York.
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Soldier Bonus Bill
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Be Rushed By G.O.P
(By International News Service)
WASHINGTON, March 18.—The
house and senate leaders today an
nounced agreement on a plan to push
soldier bonus legisiation during the
week’s special session of Coagiess to
meet April 11th. The bill will be
“introduced as soon as Congress
meets and action will be obtained
immediately.
It is said that Fordney, Chairman
of the house ways and means commit
tee, Penrose, chairman of the senate
finance committee, have announced
that the soldiesr’ bonus will be dis
posed of during the early days of the
special session,
Y.M.C.A. Organizer
Makes Survey Here
Considers Possibility of Forming “Y”
with Y. M. R. C. as Basis ‘
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A. R. Siebens, of Atlanta, state or
ganizer of the Y. M. C."A., was here
Wednesday and Thursday making a
tentative stirvey with the view of or
ganizing a county unit of the Y. M.
C. A. with the present Y. M. R. C.
as a nucleus.
The Center is increasing in popu
larity and usefulness with all ages
of boys and men and a packed house
is expected Sunday afternoon at 3:30
(.i:lock to hear Dr. Frank J. Ward
“Yeecture on “The Boy and His Perils.”
THE FIIZGERALD LEADER
COST OF FOOD IS
STILL DECLINING
(By International News Service.)
WASHINGTON, March 18—
The cost of food is still declining,
the bureau of labor statistics an
nounced this afternoon.
Top Prices Despite Failure of
Many Farmers to Come
FIVE BIDS ENTERED
Harper Brothers of Albany Take
Bunch at 874 Cents
Despite the failure of several farm
ers to live up to their agreement with
the farm burau and bring their hégs
to the Farm Bureau’s Cooperative
saleyesterday, a basis price of 814
cents was secured from Harper Bro
thers of Albany, one of five bidders.
Because of the fact that there were
less than two full cars of hogs, the
price was one-fourth cent less for the
farmer who sold than it would have
been if all farmers who promised to
come had come.- !
At the sale were 148 head of hogs
weighing an average of 160 pounds
each. The total amount received by
the eighteen farmers who 'sold was
arounl $2,000. About onc-third of the
animals were graded as Number One
and only six as Number Four.
The farmers who participated in the
sale were W. I. McCranie, M. E.
Whitman, Wright T. Paulk, A. Dei
men, J. C. Boney, Wiley Boney, D. D.
Garrison, H. A. Morehead, T. D.
Williams, B. S. Williams, C. B. Bass;
Morris, Williams, H. C. Brown, T. W,
Boney, A. J. Williams, G. M. Wil
liams, A. J. Boney, W. R. Walker.
Another sale will be held early in
April, or possibly sooner, it was stat
ed today by Secretary C. T. Owens
of the Farm Bureau who, with Mr.
Garner, marketing agent of the state
college of agriculture, put the sale
through.. He is starting now to ex
plain accurate grading to all the
farmers.
FITZGERALD STREETS |
ARE IN FINE SHAPE;
Commissioner Smith is being com-1
plimented by the local autoists for his
excellent work done on the streets and !
drives of the city for the past fewi
months. Practically every street has’
been worked on or is being put intol
shape with his limited street force.!
The Street Committee of the Council |
Alderman George Lewis, chairman%
are taking a personal interest in his
work. I
COL. BENNETT TO SPEAK '
AT BAPTIST SUN. SCHOOL‘
Col. U. J. Bennetr will discuss thel
trial and conviction of Jesus from a.
legal standpoint at the Men’s Bible
class Sunday 10:00 a. m. )
~ Everybody invited to attend.
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Fire Razes Social l
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Circle Warehouse!
(By International News Service)
SOCIAL CIRCLE, Ga., March 18.
—Fire this morning destroyed the
Wiley Warehouse, thirty bales cotton,
‘two negro tenements, grain imple
‘ments and oil property of the Geor
gia Petroleum Company. The loss is
estimated at $75,000. It is partially
insured.
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Trigger Slaying Case 1
Goes To Jury Today
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WILLIAMSON, Va, March 18—
The Trigger case will go to the jury
tonight, Judge Roberts Bailey an
nounced when he adjourned forenoon
session today. Arguments before the
jury were continued today. o
Louis B. Willcox of Savannah is
spending a few days in the city on
business. |
VOL. XXVI, NO. 32,
~ READY T 0 RE-OPEN
Infant Industry that Burned Re
- cently to Start Soon
MANY INDUSTRIES HERE
Leader Will Run Series of Stor
ies of City’s Businesses
'~ The Fitzgerald Mattreéss Factory,
owned and operated by James B.
Deniston, Fitzgerald’s blind business
man, is ready to reopen for businesg
as soon as electric power connections
can be made in the new plant. Or
ders now on the books will be filled
then.
The mattress factory wag destroyed
by fire some time ago. All finished
goods and materials on hand were
destroyed and all the mach?nery bad
ly damaged. Unfeazed by the: catas
trophe A Mr. Deniston moved 'the
wreckage into a new location and
stated today that his plan had been
ready to operate again for sgme time
and would reopen as soon as the
electric power connections are made.
The Fitzgerald Mattress Factory is
one of Fitzgerald’s infant industries
on whose growth and development
depends the industrial and commer
cial future of Fitzgerald. Although
it is small, its pay roll not exceeding
$l4O a week at the briskest seasons,
it is a nucleus for a, big Industry
contributing largely to the wealth of
the city.
Fitzgerald has a number of “infant
indugtries” which can be developed
into great ones if the interest of all
those. w'ho will be benefitted is
aroused in these “little fellows.” If
Fitzgerald is ever to be anything
better than'a small city as it is today,
these industries must be developed.
In the interest of a “Greater Fitz
gerald” the Leader will soon begin a
new series of stories about businegs
concerns - that help to make Fitzger
ald. A series of that kind three years
ago was very effective in introducing
Fitzgerald as a whole to its many
component parts. The serjes was not
complete because the writer had to
return to college berore it was com
pleted. Plans for the new series of
booster gtories are being made andl
the schedule in which they are to run
is being arranged. If possible each
story will be illustrated with pic
tures of the establshment and jts per
sonnell. The stories will have in yew
a purpose of really Introducing to
Leader readers a number of very in
teresting things about people with
whom they have only a superficial
acquaintance and of giving Lead..
readers a better idea of what Fitzger
ald has in the way of “makings” for
a great city. '
" The Fitzgerald Mattress Factory
will probably be gpe of the first in
dustries described,
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Didn’t Know He Had
50 Cases Of Liquor
% (By International News Service) #
MIAMI, March 18.—Harry Black,
multimillionaire, today was released
on the tstimony of a negro who‘
placed whiskey in his private car
without the knowledge of Black. The
car Bayside was also released.
ELDERS BLACKWELL AND
CROUSE SWAP PULPITS
Cordele Primitive Baptist Editor and
Preacher Speaks Here Sunday
Elder W. H. Crouse, of .Cordele,
will preach at the Primitive Baptist
church next Sunday at 11:30 and 7:45.
Elder Crouse is well known here, hav
ling served as pastor of ‘the local
church. He is one of the “strongest
preachers of the Primitive Baptist
faith, eloquent, forceful and entertain
ing. He is assistant editor of the
Banner-Herald, the leading paper of
the denomination in the South.
It is hoped that he %Wwill be given a
good hearing, as he is well worth
listening to.
Elder W. M. Blackwell of Fitzger
ald will fill Elder Crouse’s pulpit at
Metter. "
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Curb Market Will
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Be Hour Earlier
Time Changed to 8 to 10 a. m.; Many
Farmers B}'ing Produce
Wednesday’s Curb Market brought
in quite a few farmers and truck grow
ers with fresh produce, among theml
being: G. G. Reeves, B. L. Floyd, J. B.‘
Berry, A. L. McEwid, J. D. C. Bell
Miss. Ada Presscott, Mrs. Nancy
Walsh, Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Davis,
Mrs. E. W. Walker, W. L. Dunn, A.
A. Turner, W. J. McGlamory, O. P.
Rogers, and others. g
Saturday’s market has been prom
ised a larger supply of strawberries,
asparagus, garden peas, native shad,
honey in comb, and there are always
fresh country sausage.
There are always the most delicious
rolls, cakes, cinnamon rolls, cottage
cheese, and home canned fruits and
vegetables imaginable for the Sunday
dinner, and more spring chickens than
heretofore were sold on Wednesday.
B. L. Floyd, of route 1, box 21, tele
phone of Mrs. H. B. Stone, wishes to
take orders for dry stove wood already
for use at $5.00 a cord. This young
man has the misfortune to have three
little sisters in the Academy for the
Blind, in Macon, being treated for cat
aracts, and your order for wood will be
appreciated and receive progipt atten
tion. |
From 8 o’clock to 10 o’clock Satur
day morning will be the hours of the
market, and it has been noticed that
while some good things arrive early
and sell early, splendid things contin
ue to arrive all during these hours.
Dor’t notice any grouches, come and
see for yourself and you will always
come back. 5
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Millionaire Pulled
For Booze In Car
{By International News)
MIAMI, March 17.—Harry Black,
New York millionaire, was arrested in‘
the Royal Palm Hotel following a
raid on the private railway car “Bay-l
side” by the police who claim they
discovered fifty-three cases of whis
key aboard. Offcers say the car,
valued at $lOO,OOO will be confiscated.
Five additional cases of liquor found |
on a bay. front lot owned by Black
‘make the total value of liquor taken
$B,OOO.
PROHI AGENT HITS TWO |
, WITH ONE BULLET
(By International News)
ATLANTA, March 17.—John Bell,
a farmer of Cherokee County, is shot
through the shoulder and Andrew
West, negro, is dying as a result of
an attempt by Prchibition Agent Na
tions and Federal Bailiff Dutton to
seize an automobile loaded with whis
key today.
Both men were hit by the same
bullet which Nations says was acci
dentally fired.
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Ask Use Of Park
For Curb Market
Woman’s Club Approves Temporary
Use; Big Birthday Meeting
The Fitzgerald Woman’s Club “birth
day meeting” Wednesday drew the
largest attendance in its history for
i a regular meeting and the session was
held in the auditorium instead of the
lclub room. The use of the park in
front of the post office temporarlly as
a market center was approved by
the club.
The Woman’s Club celebrated its
thirteenth birthday. Matters of bus
iness that required immediate atten
tion were discussed so that the greater
part of the afternoon could be given
over to the enjoyment of the delight
ful program. L
Mrs. Mathis Delegate
Mrs. H. A. Mathis was elected dele
gate to the Third District Club Con
vention of Unadilia and Mrs. J. L. Mc
Carty alternate.
- The Club women are just awaken
ing to the privilige offered them and
; all women of Georgia in the Part time
and Evening Classes in ‘Home Econ
omics. Because the demand for new
Spring hats is claiming immediate at
tention. A class in millinery with Mrs.
J. H. Spence teacher, was arranged for
at this meeting, twelve of the neces
sary fifteen were enrolled.
The House Committee assisted by
the Hospitality Committee made the
celebration possible by arranging the
program, “setting the house in order,”
and serving the members and guests
with delicious refreshments. St. Pat
rick favors were the souvenirs of the
occasion.
The meeting was held in the auditor
ium which was beautiful with deco
rations of baskets filled with spring
flowers. The refreshments were ser
ved in the club room also beautiful
with flowers, new curtains and fresh
covers. The House Committee deser
ves especial praise for the spotless
condition of all upstairs. Every win
dow, floor, “nook and cronny” has
been thoroughly cleaned by them and
under their supervision.
Miss Brasselle accompanied by Mrs.
Grantham sang. Mrs. Nell Frazier
Moncrief gave three readings and
Miss Hazel Jolly gave a piano solo.
As charming and artistic as these gif
ted ones are always they were unus
ually €0 on this occasion.
The program was concluded by the
club joining in on a Community chor
us. ;
Mrs. J. B. Wall, Reporter.
On Hurt; One Dead
In Drunken Brawl
(By International Newg Service) -
MILTON, Fla.,, March 18.-—Sumter
Wilcox is dead today and Holland
Dixon mprsoned charged wth murder
followeng the shooting by the latter
last night. Dixon surrendered, It is
indicated that the men were drinking.
SHORT AND SNAPPY
NEWS OF THE WORLD
BY TELEGRAPH
COTTON--Good Middling ____lo%c.,
No Receipts - No Sales
President Jewell Announces La
bor’s “Bill of Rights”
12 CARDINAL POINTS
Railway Labor Will Settle
. Nothing Except by Them
(By International News Service)
CHICAGO, - March 18.—De
claring that the attitude of Labor
throughout the controversy be
tween employees and the rail
roads over national agreements
and the recently anncunced wage
cuts has been in entire accord
with President Warren G. Hard
ing’s announced policy of adjust
ing differences before they result
in a conflict, President W. M.
Jewell of the Railway Employes
Department of the American
Federation of Labor, went before
the United States Railway Labor
Board Today and again present
ed the case of the employes.
President Jewell submitted to
the board what he termed a “con
crete proposal satisfactory to
Labor” laying down “eleven fun
damental principles constituting
Labor’s Bill of Rights” as fol
lows: .
An eight hour day, \
Over time at proper overtime
rates,
An arrangement beginning and
ending shifts to permit reason
able living and safety.
Concise definition of the work
of each craft and heipers.
Intelligent apprenticeship rules
Rights of a majority in each
craft to determine what crgani
zation shall represent them.
Craft seniority. :
Right to organize and protec
tion against discriminaion be
cause of craft affiliations.
Jewell concluded with the re
quest that Frank Walsh, attorney
representing the Unions, be per
mitted to “present certain mat
ters and requests to the Board.”
RESUME FREIGHT SERVICE
ATLANTA-MANCHESTER
(By International News)
‘ ATLANTA, March 18—Freight
‘scrvicc on the Atlanta Birmingham
and Atlantic between' Atlanta ‘and
Manchester wag resumed today. Gen
eral Traffic Manager W. M. Croxton
state that a number of strikers had
returned to their old jobs and that
train service on the entire system is
improving daily. ;
Strikers have denied this afternoon
‘that “a number of gtrikers” had re
turned to their old jobs.” A few that
did not walk out are now at work and
probably less than a dozen union
men all told. The road is being op
erated almost entirely by imported
strike breakers, members of no organ
ization, from dispatchers to hostlers.
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Says Strike Breakers
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Cut Tires Off Auto
Douglas Taxi Man Alleges “Break
ers” He Transported Damaged Car
A taxi driver from Douglas had bad’
luck while in the shops yard at Fitz
gerald. He had delivered an automo
bile full of strike breakers to the A.
B. & A. officials in the shops and
while he was getting his bill Okehed
he left his car inside the shops, and
on his return he found that the strike
breakers in the shop had cut three of
his tires entirely off the car and punc
tured the other one.
He passed through Fitzgerald on
three rims and one flat tire on the
way home. He stopped and report
ed to Conductor A. M. Barrett and
said he knew too much about the
class of men employed by the A. B.
& A. officials to again ride them in
his car,
The taxi driver, according to Mr.
Barrett, was paid $l5 for his trip and
estimated the damage to his tires at
$9O.
Judge D. A. R. Crum of Cordele is
in the city on legal business.