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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to Berlin), March 28~—Decision of the Soviet government to abolish money as a medium of value and exchange has been rescinded.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. ‘ < » ] Cardinal Gibbons To ® f 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 WEATHER—Probably Rain To night and Tuesday, Much Colder. FLOWER BASKETS FOR Tuy TOWN BEXUITruI ; 5 : eey w e e 3T AP TTTY - 2 g RS - 13 b - ¢ ‘:3 = SR A i S agls (9 : : e e % " |\ : 3 = 9 - \ % ot i X T, S S o ._L 3 fjf‘ - ¥ i ? LR "‘ \>\ A RN N e ol 2 RN, . PR e 23 1, ok S e R . 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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 R bt WY 2 R 5:5,#7 * ’ xw »":z: ':3&1,; R f‘v"i“: 1 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.” &3 : Greeks Continue To :b i | - 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 \ . * | 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 THE FIRST BLOOM ! fi fi“' T 2 4 A U W LU () ; A\ 24U A :: I :\\ v / / : & 777 v 17 AIE Fav TSR Lad i U 8 R 0l | 80T B S < 4 @) | -(R < SD# A ) R =2\ f ;AQ“:‘O\ "‘ > .)‘»} \ g 0 ”,// l V: N ,VErre ((‘ L 3 ) ' i ‘(:t: }/’/j .: Sl NN N A PT > : | . RS e/, 1 T ~ it —N\ \ 2 - 1 e o = S N 7 ! -e, T ! s e =k P ' - ' _,.-—/' = / \\\\ \\\\\\\\ < i ‘)’/ 2?' 7 . %flfl‘»;‘”i””h § =g\ el ) /’/ ‘j,/. muulu-"' . 1”‘ ; S il Le AR | j”U I ' e2B $2 :!:.o -‘9‘.' :-““ v 5 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 e ® 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. r 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. o » * & 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 . o Union Executives . g / 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, e e et ——————————— e .4 eey 7" S Work Is Appointed 3 . sPR i) - Assistant Postmaster e L (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%