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MONDAY
EDITION
VOL. XXVI,
NO. 34,
UNIONS MAY TAKE REINSTATEMENT PLEA TO SUPREME COURT
ASK VENL E,NGB
IN WILLIAMS CASE
e ISR E R
“To Prosecute Alleged Wholesale
- Murderers in Newton ;
FIND ELEVEN BODIES
Seek to Connect Rich Planter
with Ten Other Deaths
(By International News Service)
ATLANTA, March 28 —Georgia
-authorities will ask a change of venue
drom Jasper County in the trials of
Clyde Manning and John Williams.
If that fails, the first trials will be
held in Newton county where three
-of the negroes were slain.
" MONTICELLO, Ga., March 28—
‘With the first chapter of Georgia’s
most gruesome murder investigation
closed since the discovery of the last
‘of the eleven bodies of negroes in Jas
‘per and Newton counties, officials of
Jasper county began to take steps
to bring to trial at once Clyde Man
ning, 'black executioner, “and John
Williams, whom he implicates in ‘his
confession as instigator of the kill
%flicers here started a quiet inves
igation of Williams past. They want
to know what has become of ten
other farmhands who are said to
have mysteriously. disappeared. ‘He
was a leader in business, civic and
social circles here and the commun
ity is stunned by swift developments
of the last fey days.
~ The investigation began when
Manning confessed and fed a dis
tinct trail to the door of Williams.
The first feeling of sympathy has
givén. way to indignation and anger
against the man who is charged with
first enslaving and then murderigg
at least eleven negroes.
Russia Must Pay
Czar’s Bad Debts
F%l'lbillb--n“ffr"‘liasis on Which Trade
Can Be Resumed, Hughes
SOVIETS RESCIND RULE
ABOLISHING ALL MONEY
(By International News Service)
MOSCOW, (By Wireless to
Berlin), March 28~—Decision of
the Soviet government to abolish
money as a medium of value and
exchange has been rescinded.
WASHINGTON, March 28—Ac
knowledgement of American claims
totalling more than $450,000,000 are
likely to be insisted upon as one of
the conditions to be complied with
befors there can be any trade agree
ment ' with Soviet Russia, it was
learned .today. b
State “department officials say that
if in the Soviet-British agreement,
the Soviet government acknowledged
in principle at least that all British
claims for service or goods supplied
by the British government, be ac
&:wleflged, they argue that equal
ditions should be demanded by
the United States.
German Revolt Is
- Thought To Be Lost
(By International News Service)
- BERLIN, March 28.—Detachments
of the Reichswehr supported by ar
tilery are systematically “cleaning
up” middle Germany, disarming Com
munists and arresting many ring
leaders. - SRS A
. Government officials declared the
situation is improving, Bitterfield is
still in the hands of the Commauanists
but officials believe the green police
will soon be in control there.
' Sunday was quiet in this city. Six
#een thousand green policeman have
been mobilized and are patrolling the
city. ‘
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Cardinal Gibbons To
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Be Buried Thursday
(By International News Service)
‘BALTIMORE, March 28.—Clothed
in full pontificals, the ]Episcopal
sobes with the mitre on his head, the
pallium around shoulders and Epis
opal ‘ring on his' finger, the body of
Ehmel “Cardinal Gibbons today lies
in state in the historic Cathedral over
which he l;zs presided 'so long. The
body will lié in state until Thursday
when the final ceremonies for the
dead will be Beld -
. Miiss Iris IDavenport has returned
%m Univegsity of Georgia fa Ath
eats Mr. and/ Mrg. J. B. Davenport Sr.
THE FITZGERALD LEADER
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whis vear. Every home in tiis town should be a bank of fiowers.' Let’s
meke it so with flower boxes, flower beds and flower gardens. One of
the 'newest beau:z boxés is ‘a huge flower box basket which may e
~oved all about the ‘porch—or from windsw to window,
Emyloyees And Operators Give Views
On Union Attempt To Settle Strike
Union Writer Reviews Dévelop
ment in Case Before U. S.
District Court :
Says Men Stand on ' Legal and
Moral Rights and Will Ex
.ercise Legal Means
* An impartial consideration of the
proposal submitted to the Court to
determine the issue between the A.
B. & A. Railwdy and the employees
who. withdrew from-the service March
sth, should be convincing that the
employees were endeavoring to bfing
the controversey to an end. Since
the proposal was not acceptéd, there
is no other alternative-at the present
timé but for the employees to con
tinue out of the service in the ‘hope
that the exigency of operating . the
railroad will . oblige those in charge
to. seek the services of reliable and
‘competent men . and women. This
they may expect t&#e_ of a
profound conviction that ey are
right. : d
Congress Promised Justice
. Congress passed the Transportation
Act of 1920 and provided therein a
-way to settle all disputes between
carriers and their employees—the said
Act limits the activities of the Or
ganizations as free Agencies in deal
ing with the question affecting rail
road employees, which was objected
to seriously as an invasion 'of the
inherent right of men to control their
labor. But the enaction of that piece
of legislation said, in effect, if your
cause is just—have no apprehension
about injustice because a fair and im
partial public will see that you get
justice and, therefore, as obedient cit
izens they bowed to the majesty of
‘the law and accepted the Transporta
tion Act, and likewise they accepted
the Newlands Act of 1913,
Now the very important question
that confronts the railroad employees
is—must they submit to the laws
when they are against them, and then
when the laws are for them—relegate
such laws to the scrap heap? We do
not believe that the American peo
ple shall submit to thai ind of jus
tice and therefore, the employees of
the A. B. & A. are willing to place
their case before the bar of pubiic
opinion, ‘in the profound conv'ction
that the rights and wrongs will be de
cided by that August tribunal
Concerned About Public
The employees are deeply con
cerned about the rights of the peo
ple along the A B. & 'A.; they are
deeply and sincerely concerned about
the railway too, as well as them
selves. Because of this feeling they
realized; regardlpss of the righteous
ness of their cause, some sacrifice
had to be made in the hope that peace
and tranquility be restored, conse
quently the proposition was made,
(1) Restore zll of the employees
to the service. . ‘
(2) Pay the ‘rates provided by the
U. S. Railroad Labor Board up to
the date the employees are restored
to service.
(3) After the employees are re.
stored, go into a thorough economic
investigation of all factors involved
in the question, incldl mg the ability
of what the railway should pay in
‘wage‘s, and whatever conclusions were
[reached, the effective date of wages
would be the date the employees
returned to service. THe refusal of
the proposal would indicate that the
railway was not sure of its position.
. Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Dorminy Jr.
returned Satarday from a honeymoon
trip to Florida and are at home to
their many friends with their parents,
miny was formerely Miss Louise
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ENTBERPRISE and PRESS
FITZGERALD, BEN HILL COUNTY, GEORGIA MONDAY, MARCH, 28, 1921
Operator Declare Present Em
ployees: Satisfactory and Will
: Treat Them Fair
Quotes Judge Clayton that “Men
Scrambled Eggs by Strik- + !
ing”, in Decision ;
The striking employees-of the A.
B. & A. Railway Company offered,
in Court today, to return to work
in a body, leaving the question of
wages open and subject to the Court’s,
authorizing them to employ an audi
tor to examine the books of the A.
B. & A.' Railway Company. The
statemefit was made by the employ
ees’ counsel that he only represented
them in.a body and could only speak
for them as a body and hence would
only agree for all of them to return
to work at the same time. This prop
osition was coupled with the state
ment that before they went into a
hearing on the question of the rea
sonableness of the wages proposed to
be paid by the Receiver they would
want a ruling from ‘the court to the
effect that they are to be treated as
employees in spite of the fact that
they had. withdrawn from the service.
The Receiver contended that. he
did not have room for all the strikers,
that he would be willing to re-employ
such of them as he inight need but
that he could not, unléss the Court
directed him to do so, underfake to
discharge the men he had employed
to take the place of the strikers in
order to make room for the strikers
who had endeavored to tie up the
railroad. . The Receiver stated that
the men he had employed weére satis
fied ‘with the wages he was paying
them and that it would pot be all
right to discharge them to take back
striking employees who would not be
satisfied.
Judges Clayton and Sibley- con
ferred together and Judge Clayton an
nounced the opinon of the Court to
the effect that it is very easy to
“scramble an egg”, but after it has
once been scrambled it is hard to
unscramble it and that the employees
by striking had “scrambled the egg"”
and they had nobody to blame but
themselves and that the Court would
not order the Receiver to discharge
faithful men, who were doing satis
factory work and were satisfied with
their wages, in order to make room
for men who had abandoned their
posts at a time when the road needed
them most. }
Judge Clayton said furthermore
‘that when the men struck they sev
ered completely the relationship of
emloyer and employee that had ex
isted between them and the Receiver
and that since the strike began they
had not been employees at all and
are not now.
After the Court's decision counsel
of the men withdrew. from the court
room and the non-resident grand of
ficers who were present also with
drew from the courtroom.
After Judge Clayton announced the
Court’s .decision it then went into the
hearing on the reasonableness of the
wages and after taking testimony
granted an order fixing the wages as
previously provided in the order of
February 28, ecept common labor,
‘the wages paid them on December 31,
!1917, plus one-half the increases since
that date, and to pay common labor
the wages. prevailing in the commun
ities in which they are employed.
F The Receiver while he was on the
‘witness stand, stated that he would
be glad to take back such * of the
striking employees as he could use
and who wished to return to the
- Mes. T. M, Walden returned Fri
day from Asbville, N.'C. much im-
Unions Offer Sum for Evidence
to Convict Miscreants
ARE AGAINST VIOLENCE
Unions Expect to Show Real
Criminals in Few Days
That the union men now on strike
are confident that none of their own
number is résponsible for the several
wrecks and accidents that have oc
curred on the Atlanta, Birmingham
‘and Atlantic: railroad since the walk
out began is evidenced in the follow
ing annowncement from union head
quarters: :
“A reward of $500.00 for the bona
fide arrest’ and conviction of any
person or persons, for wrecking trains
on the A’ B. & A. Railway was of
fered ' Saturday night by Val Fitz
patrick, Chairman of the Brother
hoods Committee. ‘
“This reward was offered by the
Chairman in behalf of the Committee
and it is an indication that the Union
men_ are 1o iake a f{lat §taxld against
violence in tiic str.ke.
Fitzpatrick said: “This is no bluff,
it is straight gocds.” lic continued,
“and beioie wany days, we feel con
iwdent, we wiii be avle to show the
cause of wrecks and other accidents.”
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Greeks Continue To
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- Drive Turk Forces
(By International News Service)
LONDON, March 28-—~The Greek
advance continues all along the line
on Smyrna and Borussa, on a battle
front in Antolia, with - the Turkish
nationalists falling back, said advices
from Athens by exchange telegraph
today., In the Ushak sector, .the
Turks are taking refuge in the moun
tains and hostilities may develop into
guerilla warfare. ¢
Aunouncements \
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| For City Offices
FOR MAYOR
To the Citizens of Fxtzg'erald:
Recognizing the importance of the
changes made through the addition
of the Women voters for the election
of officers of the city, and appreci
ating fully their laudable gm to help
to make Fitzgerald a bigger and better
jcity in conjunction with the former
ivoters’ of the city, 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 request of a lange number of
citizens, I hereby announce for Alder
man at Large, If elected I shall
serve the city to the best of my abil-
By,
’ CLAYTON.,JAY. ~
FOR CITY TREASURER
To the Voters of Fitzgeraid: :
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 ALDERMAN AT LARGE
At the solicitation of many friends
I hereby anhounce 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. . v |
E. J. DORMINEY.
Al . ‘
FOR ALDERMAN AT LARGE
After mlw my friends 'I
have decided to be a candidate for
Alderman ‘at Large in the comirg
primary to be held for the election
of city officers and will appreciate the
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Martin Urges Strikers To Remain
Firm And Adjust Dispute By Law
32,690,000 UNION MEN
' ARE IN EUROPE TODAY
(By International News Service)
LONDON, March 28—Fig
ures published for the Interna
tional Labor Office show that in
Europe and the British Empire
the total membership of trades
unions was 32,680,000. ;
Shopcrafts Qutplay
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Train Service Men
Hot Game ofßaseball Won by
Shopmen at Ball Park Saturday
A baseball nine picked ‘from the
joint federated shopcrafts defeated a
“Big Four” aggregation on the local
baseball diamond by a score of four
teen to ten. The travelling men main
tained a lead until Captain E. s fio
borne was forced out of the game
after connecting his wrist instead of
his bat with one of “Shorty” Hop
kins’ fast ones
The losers’ lineup was as follows:
P. V. Rook, c.; Horace Buckalew, p.;
B. F. Starling, 2b.; Slats Denham,
Ib.; George® Morris, 3b.; E. J. Os
borne, s.s.; (Mangum substitute) Cliff
Rich, .cf; Frank Waters, If.; Earnest
Herring, rf. The victors’ batted as
follows: Henry Peavy, c¢.; Thomas
Ib,; Sam Jowers, captain, 2b,; Geo.
Whittle, ss.; H. A. Jowers, 3 b.; Den
ver Stroud, rf.; SWift, cf.; Babb If,
Dean Hopkins, pitcher.
Ike Peavy umpired.
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W. 0. W.:Delegates
Back From Valdosta
Mr. G. C. Player and Mr. and Mrs.
B. W. Mayo returned Saturday after
noon from Valdosta where they rep
resented the local Camp Woodmen
of the World and .the Local Grove
Woodmen Circle at their regular
biennial session for the jurisdiction
of Georgia, which convened in that
city on March 24.
The report both organizations in
splendid condition{ a most pleas
ant, harmonious a profitable ses
sion. The Sovereign Camp W. O.
W. and the Supreme Grove Wood
men Circle are in splendid shape and
the future of both very bright,
Waycross was chosén as the next
convention city. Mayo and Player
both state that three days in Valdosta
will cure the most chronic case of
the Blues, B
support of all the voters, |
A. H THURMOND.
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. |
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, 1 hereby announce myself a
candidate vfim! will appreciate the
support of the voters.
P 0T S
COTTON—Good Middling -_..11%c
No Receipts " No Sales
General Chairman Reviews Lat
est Legal Turn in A« B. &
A. Wage Controversy
Brotherhoods Determine Not to
Go Back Unless Reinstatéd
in a Body ' /HEIA
\ By W. M. MARTIN
Chairman Joint Federation
Committee
ATLANTA, March 28.—(Special
Dispatch)—On application of the
representatives of the employees,
Judge Samuel H. Sibley in the Unit
ed States court on March'2sth passed
an order rescinding the: wage reduc
tion order of Febeuary. 28 iin 0. far:
ias it relates to employees coveree
by the Newlands Act.
’ The | rescission was put upon the
ground that the order of February
28th had been issued contrary to the
provisions of section nine of the
Newlands Act. Thereupon the em
ployees through their representatives
'made a motion for the employees to
'be reinstated in a body upon the
'ground that the direct cause of their
withdrawal from service was the
order of February 28th reducing
wages contrary to section nine of the
Newlands Act.
{ Judges Sibley and Clayton, presid
ing in the United States court on
‘March 26th heard this application
and stated in effect that they were
without authority to order the re
ceiver to reinstate employees in a
body because employees who had
taken the place of employees with
drawing from' the service had rights
which could not be ignored by the
court. The court recognized the
rights of employees to withdraw from
the service and expressed a hope that
the employebs who had withdrawn,
or so many ,of them as could be
used, would apply to the receiver to
be reinstated. .
l The employees through their or.
ganizations declined to be reinstated
Eindi\-idnally. insisting that as_ they
Ehad withdraw in 2 body they could
not in good faith return to the ser
vice except in a body. The etiployees
Eproposed in their motion that if the
court would order the receiver to
reinstate them in a body, they would
immediately resume their service and
as soon as possible ask that a hear
ing be given to determine = among
other relevant circumstances, the
ability of the receiver to pay wages
determined to be just. |
Val. Fitzpatrick, chairman of the
joint officers committee representing
the employees, stated that the issue
would be prosecuted vigorously from
every legal standpoint. It may ulti
mately require a thorough investiga
tion of all of the affairs of the At
lanta Birmingham and Atlantic. |
It is rather delicate for us to crit-‘
icise the United States district court
but certainly it is not above the law
afd in view of the fact that the court
issued an improvident order in direct
violation of the law, we feel that the
withdrawal of the men and women
is. more due to that fact than any
thing else, hence the necessity of
the men and women standing firm in
their determination to ultimately
[résfiore things to a mormal condition.
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Cuban Multimillionaire 1
Sucides At Havana
HAVANA, March 28—Jose Lopez
Rodriguez, former banker and muitic
millionaire, hanged himself here to
day. "Il health and financial reverses
were given as the cauge. -
SHORT AND SNABPY
NEWS OF THE WORLD
BY TELEGRAPH '
Official Organ
City of Fitzgerald
Say Walkout Was Caused by li
legal Acts of Receive{
WILL FIGHT TO END
Denial of Union Move to Settle
Precludes Early End
(By International News Service)
ATLANTA,: March = 28.—Atlanta,
Birmingham and . Atlantic strikers
may carry an appeal for the dismissal
of non-union men wdrking on the
road while an audit is being made of
the company’s books, to the supreme
court, according to a report today.
The A. B. & A. strikers also an
nounced intention to continue the
strike to the end. Receiver B, L.
‘Bugg at the same time announced
‘that he was increasing the operating.
trains and would continue to do so
‘with non-union men filling the union
men’s places. =,
LABOR BOARD DENIES
SHORT LINE PETITION =
(By International News' Service)
CHICAGO, March 28-—Applica
tions by short line railroads for the
working - conditions - and . rates of
wages that govern the standard lines
was dismissed hy the Railway Labor
Board today. 'The decision affects
sixty-six roads, among them the At
lanta and Andrews Bay, Gulf Florida
and Alabama; Georgia and Florida;
“ Macon and Birmiughari; Ffcon, Dub
lin and Savannah and Alabama and
.Ceorgia railroads. e 2
Will Test fP"’W ' miel' ii,
Test Suit Filed on Ruling That Roads
Must Confer.
COLUMBUS, Ohio.—March 28.—A
% suit to determine ‘what authority
the federal railroad Tabor board may
have in backing up its ruling that rail
roads may not reduce wages until after
conference with employes, was filed in
federal district court here yesterday
by Attorney Randolf W. Walton and
W. S. Pealer, representing 1,200 em
ployees of the New York Central Ry.
The action is brought by Cecil E.
Jewell a member of the United Broth
erhood of Maintenance of Way Em
ployees of the Toled? and Ohio Cen
tral railroad, and is said to be the first
ttempt mde in the country to get the
cour’s interpretation of the powers of
the labor board.
MERELY UPHELD A :
TRANSPORTATION ACT'
CHICAGO, March 28.—~Rulings of
the railroad labor board that railroads
could 'not reduce wages until confer
ences were held with employees,
merely upheld provisions of the trans
portation act, members of the body
pointed out yesterday in connection
with a test' suit filed =at Columbus,
Ohio, concerning. authority vested in
the board.
The board simply refused to hear
disputes over the wage unless the act
had been complied with, it was stated.
Labor and railroad leaders both
frequently have pointed out that the
board had no legal authority to en
force its rulings. Judge R. M. Bar
ton, chairman, in a recent statement
on the matter, said that the board®
“depended on public opinion, for ens
forcement -of its decrees.” y
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Union Executives
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Visit Fitzgerald
A. J. Dunn, general representative
of ' the Brotherhood of Railway
Clerks, and R. J. Barr, of the Inter
national Association of Machinists,
spent Sunday in Fitzgerald conferring
with local union men.
They were taken by automobile
last night to Cordele from which they
will go to Atlanta today. In the
party were Ben Reid, Ed Brown,
Frank Waters and Stewart F. Gelders,
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Work Is Appointed
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- Assistant Postmaster
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(By International News Service)
WASHINGTON, March 28.-~Cel.
Hubert Work of Colorado was ‘ap
pointed first assistant Postmaster
General today. ; Bty
Garrison Killed Big
Rattlesnake On Farm
C. W. Gatrison killed a rattlesnake.
on his farm near Osierficld Fridhy
the snake “having only four = ratiles
‘makes “’Wfi“m*fi%
