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WEDNESDAY
_ EDITION
“%HER Unsettled - Probably
Shpwegs Tonight; Thursday Warmer.
UNIONS TO ASK FEDERAL PROBE OF WRECK
Sibley Hears Strikers Plea after
Regular Court Hours :
NO DECISION TODAY
Sometime Will"'Be Taken with
Arguments of Both Sides
ny International News Service) {
""ATLANTA, March 23—The hear-.
ing before Judge Samuel H. Sibloy'in‘
Federal District Court on the petition
of the striking employees of the At-l
*ianta, Birmingham and Atlantic rail
road for revocation of the wage cut
order which caused the strike March
fifth, was resumed at 3 o’clock this
aftetnoon when Attorney Morris
Bri\don, counsel for the Receiver, is
expected to conclude his argument
before the court,
Officials of the A. B. & A. an
aounce that service is “practically re
stored” on all parts of the system.
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Stillman Alimony
Depends On Infant
Attorney for Wealthy Sportsman
4 Claims It Illegitimate
(By International News Service)
WHITE PLAINS, N. Y. March
23 —Alleging that Mrs. James Still
man had taken as} her love an Indian
dide who' became father of her in
fant, Guy, Delancy Nicoll, chief
counsel for the multimillionaire
banker in his divorce suit, made a
sensational fight in the Supreme
Cqurt today against the wife’s demand
fon"$120,000 annual glimony.
Nicholl presented figures to show
Stillman’s income last year was $536.-!
;060 not sufficient to meet the wife’s
_demands.
_*Thc hearing was brief. Justice
wiorschauser reserved decision on the
alimony action, ruling that the whole
question was affected by the legiti
macy of Guy, thirty months old in
fant of Mrs. Stillman, and gave the !
lawyver until Saturday to file addi
tiona! papers bearing on this issue.
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AB.& A. Train Kills
0, 0
Aged Fulton Citizen
(By International News Service)
ATLANTA, March 23—James
Baker, 83 years old, of College Park,
relative of County Policeman Marvin
L. Baker and father of Dr. L. P., Paul
and J. Baker, was struck by an A., B.
& A. train near. Ben Hill station
iTuesday afternoon and died instantly
The body was placed on the train
and brought to Atlanta, where it was
taken to the establisiment of Harry
G. Poole pending funeral arrange
ments.
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With Shotguns They
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Seek Child’s Seducer
Four Enraged Relatives Hunt
Man who Kidnapped Girl
(By International News Service)
ROME, Ga., March 23.—Armed
with shot guns, W. W. Watson and
three neighbors living in this county
near the Alabama line today are
searching for Joe Bannister who lives
on the Alabama side of the line, ac
cusing him of enticing fourteen-year
old Nellia Watson into an automobile
and disappearing. :
Warrants are out in all cities and
towns in this section. Bannister. s
about fifty years of age and has a
scar across left cheek.
Coffee County Folks
Inspect Curb Market
Miss Edith O’Steen, Miss Norman,
‘home demonstration agent, and D. E.
Sawyer, county agent, were visitors
at the Fitzgerald Curb Market this
morning. The purpcse of their visit
was to inspect the market and learn
its method- of operation, They were
pleasantly surprised at the large
number of people in attendance and
at its large scale success,” - ;
THE FIIZGERALD LEADER
\g VOL. I, No. 14.
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Ireland Sees British
Murder Toll Increase
Nearly Sixty Die in Three Days,
18 Non-combatants
(By International News Service)
DUBLIN, March 23.—Nearly three
score have been killed in Ireland in
the past seventy-two hours and the
death list is mounting more rapidly
than ‘at any time since fighting be
came severe. : S
Since Sunday'r twenty-one soldiers,
nine policeman and ten republicans
have been killed and eighteen others
not directly cdnnected with the con
flict met death. ’
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Justice Department
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Cets On Peace Basis
Daugherty Names Vanfleet to
Clean Out War Work Odds
(By International News Service)
WASHINGTON, March 23—At
torney General has decided to reduce
the Department of Justice to a peace
footing. War agencies built up as a
part of the legal machinery are to
be abolished. i
Judge Vanfleet of Indiana, was des
ignated as the department organizor
today and began the task of disman
tling some routine branches devoted
to war activity. Daugherty stated
that substantial eccnomies will he
effected. ;
Bankers Here Cotton
Crop Cut Advocated
(By International News Service)
MACON, March 23.—Qver four
hundred 'Geargi.a bankers were pres
ent when their convention opened
today in the largest session ever held
in Georgia. Discussing better prices
for the next cotton crop, W. B.
Thompsor, distinguished New Or
leans’ banker, in_a speech declared
that the only solution is a drastic
reduc‘tiox) in cotton production,
D. A. Bragg represents the First
National Bank of Fitzgerald at the
convention.
Buckalew Released *
Under $2,000 Bond
Horace Buckalew, accused of as
sault and battery and rioting in con
nection with the whipping last Thurs
day of W. F. Godwin, was yesterday
released from Ben Hill county jail
under $2,000 bond, $5OO in each case
against him and $l,OOO peace bond.
Young Buckalew has made no
statement in regard to the alleged
offense and has said nothing that
could be construed as a confession,
‘although the claim has been made
without foundation that he has con
fessed. Young Buckalew was dis
‘charged from the service of the A.,
B. & A. about a year ago, the Leader
understands, because of a fight in the
Union News when he thrashed a man
who had insulted one of the Ilady
waitresses. He was not accused of
inefficiency, although cerfain anti
labor interests have said that he was.
W. F. Godwin was not an employe
of the Atlanta Birmingham and At
lantic railroad gzt the time he was
jou sem 9y jeyj pres 3uirey ‘paysey;
in a sworn statement before Judge
D. P. Adams. The Leader carried a
complete and accurate account of the
hearing in its Friday issue.
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Farmer Gives Editor
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Half of Good Drink
The editor if the Leader is indebt
ed to Mr. D. F. Null for half of what
is said by old-timers to be gne of the
best drinks’ ever concocted by man.
Mr. Null brought in a fragrant
bunch of mint but neglected to bring
the julep. Since prohibition, it has
been found that mint adds a delight
ful spice to iced tea and other harm
less drinks and ‘the fine mint beds
that are # .nd heré and there over
this sectiori“3kill serve a godd use.
FITZGERALD, GEORGIA,WEDNESDAY, MAR. 23, 1921
BENNETT TO HEAD
School Board Elects Its Presi
dent as Superintendent
BOARD VACANCY LEFT
Woman Member of School Board
Iz Favorably Talked
Wlric. J, Bé\{nett, president of the
Fitzgerald Board of Education was
last night elected by the board to be
superintendent of the Fitzgerald
Public. School system. Mr, Bennett
l::v.ccepted the post.
’ Mr. Bennett is 3 graduate of the
University of Georgia and of the
University of Chicago. He studied
law at the University of Georgia and
took a special course in education at
the Chicago university. He was for
one year principal of the Fitzgerald
high school but resigned that’ post to
take up the practice of law.
During his residence in Fitzgerald
he was for a time gssociated with
Attorney A. J. McDonald in the
practice of law but more recently
has been associated in business with
Messrs. H. A. and Chester Burkhart
as a partner in the Fitzgerald Auto
motive ‘Company. His ability as an
educational executive was attested
by his election as president of thei
board of education.
My. Bennett will succeed Prof. E'
G. Hall 3s superintendent. Mr., H‘all’
did not make application for reelec
tion as superintendent. ’
The election ‘of Mr. Bennett as sup
crintendent of schools disqualificdl
him as president of the board of ed
ucation. Dr. W. D. Dorminy, ati
present member of the board from
the Fourth Ward and who. has taken
active part in developing the schools
during several terms as member of
the board, is prominently spoken. of
for election as president at the prim
ary April 18th,
Should Dr. Dorminy consent to
announce for president of the board,
as he is being urged to do by friends’
of the schools as well as his own
friends, a vac#ncy would be created
on the board from the Fourth Ward.
Several other cities in Georgia,
including Savannah, hgve already
taken advantage of the Woman Suf
frage amendment to place a feminine
metiiber on their boards of educa
tion, and a woman member from the
fourth ward is being urged in some
quarters. There are a number of able
women in the Fourth Ward whose
advice and council on the school
board would be invaluable in devel
oping a greater system of schools.
It is taken fof granted in discus
sion of school affairs that the present
members of the board, Lon Dickey,
from the First Ward, S. W. Walker,
from the second ward, and G. A. Jol
ley from the third ward will be re
elected at the April 18th primary.
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Court Rules Against
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White In Murder Case
Alleged Slayer of Tommie Daniel of
Douglas, Now Out on Bail
DOUGLAS, March 22.—1 n Super
ior court here today the case against
George White, charged with murder
for killing Tommie Daniel in Doug
las, about five years ago, was called
for triar. The defendant is out on
‘bail and he made a motion for con
‘tinuance on the grounds of some ab
lsent witnesses, who have since moved
to Atlanta.
The solicitor and State’s counsel
presented a petition to Judge Sum
merall, asking that the order of the
court admitting the defendant to bail
be revoked, and that the defendant
be returned to jail on the ground that
the defendant had been continuing
the case for several years.
The court granted a rule against
the defendant, requiring him to show
cause tomorrow night at 8 o’clock
why he should not be remanded to
jail. The court also issued attach
ments for the absent witnesses and
is sending a bailiff to Atlanta tonight
to get them. ,
SENSITIVE SPOT
NEWS ITEM— Terrible accident!
Automobile skidded and struck lady
in safety zone.— Watertown Standerd.
Union Men Will Send Delega
tion to Meet Famed Visitor
SPEAK AT OPERA HOUSE
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Will Discuss Labor Movement
- and Railroad Ownership
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Arrangements for the visit here
Friday of Glen E. Plumb, world fa
mous student of railread and labor
affairs and author of the Plumb Plan
of railroad ownership and operation,
have been completed by local union
men, it was announced this morning
by W. M. Martin, chairman of the
joint federation committee of the
thirteen striking crafts on the Atlanta
Birmingham and Atlantic who invited
Mr. Plumb to speak here,
Mr. Plumb will speak at some time
between 9 a. m. gnd 3 p. m. at the
Grand Opera House, The exact hour
will be fixed later and announced in
Thursday’s Leader. W. M. Martin
will preside at the meeting, which will
‘be open to the public, and will intro
duce the spegker. The public is cor
dially invited to attend the meeting.
It is understood that Mr. Plumb
will address an open meeting at Way
cross tomorrow and a delegation from
here will be sent to Waycross over
the Dixie Highway to bring Mr.
Plumb to Fitzgerald. On his trip to
the Southeast he speaks at Atlanta,
Waycross and Fitzgerald. ‘
The Plumb plan, of which the |
speaker is author, came into genergl
prominence while the proposition of
government operation of railroads!
was first discussed after America en
tered the war. He proposes to have
all railroads merged into a single sys
tem operated by a central board
composed of representatives of labor,
of the present operators and officials,
and representatives of the public, g
board similar to the Railway Labor
Board.
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Bragg Withdraws I
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In Commission Race
TO THE VOTERS
OF FITZGERALD:
Some days since when announcing
as candidate for member Water Light
Bond Commission, it was not my
intention or desire to create any
discord in any source whatever, and
it was my impression that such would
not be the case. However, subsequ& “
‘developments indicate that condition,‘
‘and knowing that the best interests of
Fitzgerald is paramount to the de
sire of any person (or clan), and that
of all time now is “The Time” for
every citizen to assume that attitude
which will be most heipfsl, and fur
ther in consider action of the fact
that to conduct a successiul cam
paign would require much personal
work, for which I haven't +he tirae,
without neglecting my other duties,
I have concluded it hest to withdraw
from the race. ;
In addition to the above reasons
for withdrawing I am sure that sach
action will deprive certain politicians
of the privilege of using a contest for
this office as “cheap politics.”
In taking the above action I am
not unmindful nor unappreciative of
the absolute voluntary assurances of
support that have come to me from
many friends.
Respectfufly, |
| D. A. BRAGG.
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Engineers Will Meet
~ In Atlaata Monday
The Southeastern Association of
General Chairmen of the Brotherhood
of Locomotive Engineers will meet
in Atlanta at the Piedmont Hotel
Monday ant Tuesday, March 28-29, it
was stated today by W. M. Martin,
who will represent the engineers now
on strike against the A. B. & A. wage
reductions. Mr. Martin did not staie
the purpose for which the meeting
had been called.
NOTICE
NEWS ITEM- The l.easville Bi
ble Ciass meets every Wednesday
night unless there is a good show in
town.—Denver Post.
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Mutiuy, Not Bombing,
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Charged To Sailors
Five Men Brought Back in Irons
for Demanding Pay ~
(By Internationa! News Service.)
NEW ORLEANS, March 23.—De
partment of Justice . officials today
declared that five men taken off the
Steamship Rushville were being hcld;
on a charge of a mutiny on the high\
seas and not in connection with the
Wall Street explosion causing thirty
nine deaths last summer, )
The five are charged with demand
ing pay in American instead of Bra
zilian money at Rio de Janeiro and
organizing a soviet aboard the ship,
City of Alton.
NEW YORK, March 23—The five
seamen charged with mutiny on the
high seas now being held New Or
leans, will be tried there, federal of
ficials stated today.: Such instruc
tions were issued today by the United
States Department of Justice.
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[Tnple Association
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3 Of Nations Proposed
Thinks U. S. Entrance in League
of Nations Improbable
’ (By International News Service)
- PARIS, March 23.—The corner
stone of the new triple association of
nations, the United States, England
and France, may be laid at Washing
ton by former Premier Viviani, now
enroute to Americag on a special mis
sion to see President Harding. He
is due to reach New York Sunday.
The view of a possible newes wciety
of powers was set forth today by
Secretary Franklin Bouillon, former
member of the French cabinet and
recently chairman of the foreign
affairs committee of the chamber of
deputies. He feels that under no
circumstances will the United States
enter the League of Nations or link
herself in a military alliance with her
two big allies in the recent war, but
believes the three powers can coop
erate effectively to maintain the
peace of the world.
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No Fitzgerald Boys
Hurt in Emory Blast
Positive information today con
firms the report in yesterday’s Leader
that neither of the Fitzgerald boys,
Derrick Jones and Elton Weaver
were injured when an explosion in
‘the Physiology Building hurt four
‘teen students, and instructors. Both
boys were attending chape! exercises
when the blast occured. The cause
of the explosion had not been deter
mined today. . ‘
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Derailed Engine
Had Dead Wheel
The right front wheel of the engine
truck on the locomotive that was
wrecked near Douglas yesterday was
what is known to railroad men as a
“dead wheel”, its flange so wi\n
down and sharpened that it was not
in condition to run and was of the
kind most likely to “split” a switch,
according to statement this morning
by J. L. Upton, iormer fireman for
‘the Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlan
tic who is now on “vacation.”
Mr. Upton went to the scene of the
wreck with the crowd that flocked
lout from Douglas immediately after
‘news of its occurence reached that
lcity. He made a close inspection of
Ithe locomotive travelled much farther
‘track with a view toward ascertaining
for his own satisfaction the real cause
of the wreck.
“Because of the fact that the first
!wheel which struck the switch was
in such condition that it was- likely
‘to split it, because of the fact that
hta lccomotive travelled much farther
beyond the switch than it could have
travelled if the brakes had been ap
plied at the distance at which the
engineer claims to have applied them,
it is my personal belief that the en
gineer did not see any open switch,
but crashed into the switch with his
bad wheel, thus splitting it,” Mr.
Upton said.
. SHORT AND SNAPPY
NEWS OF THE WORLD
. BY TELEGRAPH
COTTON—Good Middling__ll 3-16¢
6 Bales Receipts S No Sales
TWO WRECKS ON
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A.B. & A IN A DAY
Freight Train Hits Engine Head
on Here Last Night
DOUGLAS LINE CLEAR
Build Track arcund Ditched
Train; Wrecker Sent For
ATLANTA, March 23.—1 t was
intimated this afternoon by
heads of the fourteen brother
hoods that an Interstate Com
merce Commission investigation
of the wreck of train 4 near
Douglas Monday will be sought.
Receiver Bugg announced that
a more complete report showed
the derailment caused by a
wedged switch. He said the
bolts were removed when the rod
was disconnected and found in
the grass twenty feet from the
switch. Engineer saw the dan
ger too late to stop.
After train bound for Brunswick
split a switch at Douglas and was
derailed in the morning, a second
accident occured last night when En
gine 57, pulling a light freight train
from Thomasville, smashed head on
into Engine No. 45, on switching
service between Longstreet and Gor
don streets about 8:30 o’clock last
night. The pilot of 45 was splintered
and the men on both of them badly
shaken up. No one was hurt. No. 45
was carrying an extra crew, more
than a dozen men in all, and sev
eral were thrown off the engine by
the impact.
No. 45 was coming toward Fitz
gerald on the wrong track, according
to eyewitnesses, and both were mov
ing so slowly th%t experienced train
men who witnessed the smash de
clare that both could have stopped
in time to avoid a collision,
Superintendent R. L, McKay
handled the wreck at Douglas with
dispatch, rushing a gection gang to
the scene yesterday afternoon and
building a new track around the
overfurned locomotive in time to let
the morning train today pass. Mr.
McKay stated this morning that the
wrecker is on the way .from Man
chester to clear up the wreck,
. It was announced this morning
that railrcad officials working in con
junction with Sheriff Tanner, of Cof
fec county, procured track dogs and
carried them to the scene of the
wreck. A trail leading from the
scene south for three or four hun
dred yards to the Dixie Highway
was picked up by the dogs. On
reaching the automobile highway, the
trail was lost and it is believed that
an automobile was awaiting the train
wreckers,
~ Special Agents Combing Section
Special agents of the railroad’ and
deputy sheriffs are scouring all sec
tions of Coffee county in an effort to
obtain some clue as to which direc
tion the automobile went.
It is rumored that the Department
of Justice will take a hand in the
'sc’arch and that all of South Georgia
will be immediately combed.
It is understood that several par
ties are under suspicion and a close
investigation is being conducted to
run down the evidence pointing to
wards them,
, The Coffee County grand jury will
reconvene tomorrow morning and
will begin at once an exhaustive in
vestigation of the cause of the wreck,
it was announced.
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Service Over New
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Cable Satisfactory
(By International News Service)
MIAMI, March 23.—Service be
tween Havana and Miami over the
Commercial Cable Company’s new
cable 'was satisfactoryily started to
day, officials of the company have
announced, 4
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Mr. and Mrs. J. C, Wilson have as
their guests at their pretty home on
West Oconee street the latter's
mother, aunt, and cousing Mrs, J. O,
Haire, of Gretna, Fla, Mrs. F. W.
Edwards of Quincy, Fla. and Mes
dames J. W. Ferrell and W. C.
Hodges of Tallahassee, Fla. :