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FRIDAY
EDITION
VOL. XXVI,
NUMBER 47.
W. SCHLEY HOWARD SPEAKS AT GRAND SUNDAY
ENGLISH TRIPLE ALLIANCE CANCELS STRIKE ORDER
LONDON, Apri]l 15—The triple
alliance at four this afternoon can
celled its order for a general strike
set for 10 o’clock tonight according
to an announcement made this after
noon by J. H. Thomas, Railwaymen’s
executive. g
Railmen and transport workers are
unable to pacify the radical wing of
the miners’ federation so abandoned
the miners* cause.
Lloyd George emerged from great
crisis stronger than ever.
LONDON, April 15—On the fif
teenth day of the coal strike the un
employed in the United Kingdom are
estimated at 1,615,000, an increase of
109,000 over last week. Nearly a mil
lion are working “short time;”
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President Harding
.
Makes Appointments
(By International News Service)
WASHINGTON, April. 15—Pres
ident Harding today sent to the Sen
ate, nominations of Peter Jay, minis
ter to Rumania; Frank White, North
Dakota, Treasurer of the United
States. Nominations Harvey, ambas
sador to Great Britain and Herrick
to France reported favorably to Sen
ate, Democratic opposition failing to
materialize,
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Tiny Island Is Nerve
o fo
Center Of Pacific
SpeckOf Rock in Pacific Sea By
Virtue of Geographic Position Be
comes Much Sought After Soi] By
Many Nations.
(By International News Service)
NEW YORK, April 15th— The
Island of Yap in the northern Pacific
one of the Caroline group has sudden
ly sprung into prominence in conse
quence of its being the cable commun
ication nerve center of the Pacific.
It will be recalled that during the
Peace Conference in Paris, in May,
1919, at a meeting at which the Jap
anese representative was present, it
was decided that the mandate for the
Pacific islands north of the Equator
formerly belonging to Germany should
be awarded to Japan and the mandate
for those south of the Equator to Aus
tralia and New Zealand.
It is said that some time before this
meeting was held there had been a
meeting of foreign Ministers at the
Quai d'Orsay, at which Mr. Lansing
then the United States Secretary of
State, made a reservation excluding
Yap from the Islands which were to be
placed under the mandate of Japan.
It is said no official record exists of
Mr. Lansings 'declaration on this oc
casion.
The United States has no wish to
‘acquire Yap, desiring only equal cable
rights with all nations, and asks that
the island should be internationalized.
The contention of Japan is :aid to
be that all the islands north of the
Equator formerly owned by Germany
were intrusted to her.
Big Fight To Be
o
Staged In Jersey City
(By International News Service)
NEW YORK, April 15. Jersey
City will get the Dempsey-Carpentier
fight for the heavy weight champion
ship of the wor]ld. The announcement,
while .not official is expected from
Tex Rickard, promoter of the bout,
within a day or two,
Three Gangsters
.
Hung In Chicago
(By International News Service)
CHICAGO, April 15th.— Sam
Cardinela, gang leader, Sam Fer
rera and Joseph Codstanzo, stick
up men, were hanged from the
same scaffold at the same time at
ten o'clock this morning.
The English plural of “crocus” is
“crocuses.”
The tailest chimney in the world,
at Freidburg, Germany, is 460 feet
high, cost $30,000 and 1,500,000 bricks
were used in its construction.
THE FITZGFRALD LEADER
WEATHER—Unsettled, Showers
Tonight or Saturday
The Story of
Our States
By JONATHAN BRACE
IV.—GEORGIA
N JANU
v/ OF _—) 0 ARY 2
o/ B\ 1788, Georgla
Y abarsdn || accepted the
@ q:i__-'jrfi_-i‘ b|| C o nstitution
3 _3__@__“?s" and became
¢ ~——7/ the fourth
1799 state in the
Union. The settlement of Geor
gla was conceived as a buffer
against the depredations of the
Spaniards and Indians, whose
invasions of South Carolina had
reached a climax in 1715 with a
raid in which four or five hun
dred settlers had been massa
cred. To protect South Caro
lina from future inroads James
Oglethorpe planned a colony to
the south, and in 1732 he ob
tained from George II a grant of
land. The new territory was
consequently named Georgia,
after the king. The deed stated
that the land was granted “in
trust for the poor.” This referred
to Oglethorpe’s plan to have as
the settlers the insolvent debt
ors who, according to the laws
of that time in England, were
cast into prison. Many of these
were released from prisons and,
re-enforced by some Germans
and Bcotch Highlanders, found
ed the town of Savannah in 1733
and rapidly spread up and down
the coasf, where successful
plantations of rice and indigo
soon became established. Geor
gia continued to prosper until
the population of its 59,265
Square miles entitles it to a rep
resentation of 14 presidential
electors.
(© by McClure Newspaper Syndicate.)
FIRE WORKS PLANT
—_——— »
(By International News Service)
RANDOLPH, Mass., April 15—
Several hundred houses were slightly
damaged, scores of people thrown
from beds, many panic stricken this
morning by explosions, wrecking the
United Statez ‘Fire Works plant,
Flames followed sweeping 10 wooden
structures of the company.
The explosion was heard in Boston,
fifteen miles away. All windows in
a radius of three miles were shattered.
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Disastrous Fire On
Japanese Island
(By International News Service)
LONDON, April 15—Four theu
sand buildings including the British
Consulate were destroyed by fire in
the Japanese Seaport of Hakodati on
the Island of Yesso, according to
news dispatches today. .
The headquarters of the Christian
missions and some government build
ings were also burned.
.
Frand Trunk Train
. . .
Kills Four In Michigan
(By International News Service)
PERRY, Mich,, April 15. I'rank
Martin, wife and two sons, Robert
and Arthur were killed when a Grand
Trunk train struck their automobile
this morning, g
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Eighteen Killed On
Williams Plantation
(By International News Service)
COVINGTON, April-15. Latest
developments in investigation show
eighteen were killed on the Williams’
“murder farm” and the number may
reach twenty,
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Farm Implemeats Are
Reduced 10 Per Cent
.CHICAGO, April 14—A ten per
cent reduction on all products in
which steel is the principal material
was announced today by the Inter
nation Harvester Company effective
immediately. Machinery composed
of wood and iron was reduced ten to
fifteen per cent last month,
FITZGERALD, BEN HILL COUNTY, GEORGIA FRIDAY, APRIL 15, 1921.
CELEBRATE OPEN.-
- ING OF HIGHWAY
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i The meeting of the Chamber of
Commerce last night was productive
of much of interest to the general
public, since matters of vital im
'portance to our citizens came before
'the body.
Foremost among them was the
proposed raise in Telephone rates,
Mr. W. R. Bowen presented the case
for the Telephone Company and
asked for an investigation of the
!facts as presented by a competent
lcomittee of the Chamber. President
IMayes appointed Messrs. F. R. Jus
tice, J. C. Glover, A, H. Thurmond,
'U. J. Bennett and Wm. McLendon to
ithoroughly go into the details and re
port back to the Chamber at an early
‘date, when proper resolutions may
be adopted and steps be taken either
to support or oppose the proposed
rates.
- The Fitzgerald-Ocilla highway
nearing completion, the Chamber of
Commerce will arrange for a suitable
public joint demonstration of Ocilla
and Fitzgerald citizens to celebrate
this important event. Messrs, Den
mark, R. M. Ware, Dickey, Fox and
Bowen were appointed a committee
to look after this matter.
Messrs. Bowen, Parrott and R. E.
Lee were appointed a committee to
meet with the Ben Hill Farm Bureau
and a committece of the Fitzgerald
Fair Association next Saturday to
cooperate in the 1921 Fair for Fitz
gerald.
Closer social relations were “advo
cated and to develop the socia] side
of the Chamber’s activities a monthly
dinner will be arranged for at one of
the hotels, for one¢ Thursday in each
month, beginning May Ist.
By unanimous vote the merchants
of the organization agreed to close
their establishments each Thursday,
heginning May sth, and continuing to
the last of August, at noon for a
weekly half holiday.
The drive for funds for Georgia
Tech, which is in charge of Pres
ident J. H. Mayes also received offi
cial recognition and will have the ac
tive support of the organization,
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Few Suggestions
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To Growing Hogs
Now is a good time to piant graz
ing plots for hogs. Cattail, Millet,
Soudan Grass or Sorghum planted in
2-foot rows and cultivated lightly two
or three times afford early grazing.
It is a good idea to plant more than
one patch so as to rotate grazing,
which are very essential to the grow
ing of hogs successfully.
Hogs should be kept out of the
swamps as far as possible. Hogs
ranging in swamp are much more
usceptible to wormg, parosites and
discases than those running on the
higher lands.
Worm Remedy
One bhushel of charcoal, one bushel
of hard wood ashes, 6 pounds of salt,
mixed with 6 pounds of Coperas, 4
pounds of lime¢ and 4 pounds of sulph
ur dissolved in 2 gallons of boiling
water,’ Place this mixture in a dry
container, accessable to the hogs at
all times as a preventative of worms.
Any kind of oil on water in a hog
waller will keep off lice and other par
osites. ’
When cholera is nearby it is a good
idéa to have your hogs inoculated as
a preventative against cholera,
Parties growing hogs for market,
should elso bear in mind the import
ance of having their hogs ready for
the market during the months of July,
August and September, when thd
market is usually much higher than
it is at other times of the¢ year., Es
pecially in the Fall and Winter when
the market is often glutted with hogs.
Yours very truly,
C. T. OWENS,
County Agent,
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NOTICE TO FARM
BUREAU MEMBERS
There wll be a meeting of the Ben
Hill County Farm Bureau Saturday,
April 16th, at 2:30 P. M., at the Fitz
gerald Chamber of. Commerce,
This will be an important meefing.
Definite .arrangements should be
made as to the marketing of corn and
peanuts. Also we should decide what]
kind of an Agricultural and Live
Stock display we expect to make this
Fa]l as now is the time to begin the
growing of these exhibits, -
M. DICKSON, Chairman,
C. T. OWENS, Secretary,
UNITED MINE WORKERS
WILL BUILD HOSPITAL.
Plans for a miners’ hospital to
be’built at Charleston, W. Va.,
at a cost of $500,000, are under
way, and work on the structure
will be commenced as soon as
contracts are awarded. The
hospital, which is to have 250
beds, is to be built by subdis
tricts Nos. 1 and 2 of district No.
17, United Mine Workers of
America.
Financing of the project will
be in the hands of some 20,000
union miners, who, by referen
dum vote, have agreed to a
monthly assessment of $1 each
until the building is paid for,
and for a smaller monthly as
sessment for maintenance after
it is opened.
KILLS WIFE, THEN
ENDS HIS OWN
(By International Ne»;rs Service)
NEW ORLEANS, April 15.—Sam
Hughes, a Boilermaker at the Naval
Station here, shot and killed wife.
Then suicided this morning.
The couple had two children and
but been separated. \
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Closing Of Vaughn-
Taylor School
Vaughn-Taylor School closed Ap
ril Bth. In teaching 31 yeors I have
never had a school that gave me as
little trouble. Almost all my pupils
were good and kind to each other,
and to the teachers. Tt ivas a delight
tosteach.them, -~
Almost 2]l the pupils in Miss Ado
Yarbrough's room were as nice as
those in mine and made good prog
ress. The people, the principle and
the pupils were delighted with Miss
Ada. i
The following pupils in my room,
deserve credit for regular attendance
and the splendid progress which they
made: Ruby Stone, Jesse McCuller,
Walter Bond, Maggiec Harvey, Ruth
Stone, Gussie Leveritt, Theron Stone.
Berta Leveritt, Maggie McCuller,
Ralph Leveritt, John Leveritt, Willie
Harvey, Bessie Dormincy, Evelyn
Roberts, Troy Stone, Joe Bond, Hor
ace Leveritt, Raymond Hunter and
John Russell Trammel.
Quite a number of others while in
school behaved as well and Jearned
lessons as well as those above named
scholars, but some entcred school late
in the term, some attended irregularly
and some left hefore school closed.
A Little Prodigy in Vaughn-Taylor
John Russell Trammell, the little
six year old son of l N. Trammell is
an unusually brigcht boy. Athough
he is so young he was in the fifth
grade¢ in my school this year. He
“Made Good” and was promoted to
the sixth grade.
THE PRINCIPAI,
Accused 0f Murder
.
- 0f Negro Convict
(By International News Service)
ATLANTA, April 15.—A letter to
Federal District Attorney Hooper
Alexahder today from convicts in
Bibb county, accuses guard Mike
Bird, with murdering John Cox and
shooting another convict.
The letter charged that prisoners
were worked half fed and when sick.
Investigation will be made by federal
authorities.
Government To
>
Assist Farmers
Farm Loan Bonds to Be Offered
to the Public
WASHINGTON, April 14th—Sec
retary of the Treasury, Mellon today
announced that within a few days,
the treasury department will former
ly announce an offering of 'arm Loan
Bonds to the extent of {orty-inillion
dollars bearing five per cent interest
at par.
Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Seanor and
.Mr. Charles Young of Davenport,
Florida are the guests of the formers
brother, Mr. J. B, Seanor, enroute to
their northern home in Kansas,
Union Officials Claim That Strike
Breakers Help
SAVANNAH, April 14th,—The
strike-breakers are doing more to help
the cause of the striking railway men
of theA. B. & A. Railway than any
agency the company could have em
ployed,” was the statement of S. N.
Huff, assistant grand chief of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engin
ecers, befor¢ a meeting of the organ
ized railway crafts, held n the Knights
of Pythias Auditorium last night.
He also emphasized the fact that
this is the same sort of a fight that
all the railway men would be con
fronted with should the railway com
pany win, saying that the strike meant
as much to them as it did to the strik
ers.
Coming direct from Atlanta, Mr.
Huff claims that the status of the
striking railway mert remains unchang
ed, with the ranks stSl holding firm.
The strike has been going on since
March sth when the entire force of
the railway, numbering 1,500 men re
fused to stand for a reduction in wag
es. The meeting last evening was a
sympathetic meeting called to determ
ine how the strike was progressing
and to lend their mora] support with
whatever financial aid might be re
quired.
It was also suggested that a com
munication be sent to Atlanta to de
termine the financial condition of men
and whether any assistance is needed.
There were two hundred men pres
ent at the meeting, representing local
organized railway crafts, with various
members being called on for speeches.
All spoke in the same vein as Huff in
predicting a speedy settlement.
Savannah Presbytery
Holds Conference
The Presbytery of Savannah met in
the Fitzgerald Presbyterian Church,
Tuesday night, and in the absence of
the Moderator, Rev. E. J. Hertwig,
of Stateshoro, the opening sermon
was preached by Rev. Douglas Wau
chope who is so favorably known and
admired by a host of Fitzgerald
friends. -
The Presbytery was called to order
by Rev. J. C. Blackburn of Douglas,
the last moderator present, and Dr.
Neal L. Anderson of Independent
church, Savannah, was elected Mod
crator. Rev. Henry Rankin of Bry
an Neck is permanent recording clerk
and Rev. R. M. Mann is stated clerk
and has direct charge of all business
of the Preshytery.
For various reasons the attendance
was smaller than usual, only twenty
representatives being present. Con
siderable routine business was trans
acted, but this was one of the short
est Spring mectings in the history of
the Presbytery. An unusually thought
ful sermon was preached Wednesday
fmorning by Rev. Henry Rankin on
“The Faithful in Christ Jesus,” and
'at night an inspiring address on Mis
sions was made by Dr. Anderson.
Wedneday afternoon the visitors |
were given an auto ride over the city,
and surrounding country and were
loud in their praise of ¢verything, say
ing they had never enjoyed a meet
ing more than the one in Fitzgerald.
Those present were, ministers: B, R,
Anderson, Vidalia, Dr. Neal L. And
erson, Savannah, J. C. Blackburn,
Douglas, Dy, A, F. Carr, Savannali,
M. L. Johnson, Blackshear, Henry
Rankin, Bryan Neck, L. R. Scotf,
Valdosta, Dr, J. S. Sibley, Waycross,
F. D Thomas, Brunswick, A, 1)
Wauchope, Waycross; Elders: F. D.
Hicks, Ade], J. L. Wilkes, Vidalia,
T. J. Wright, Brunswick, S.M. Moore,
Douglas, Charles Fraser, Flemington,
J. R. Morton, Savannah, H. H. Britt,
Tifton, O. M. Way, Valdosta, H. K,
Sligh represented the [Fitzgerald
church i
The congregation was well organ
ized and every thing necessary for the
comfort and pleasure of the Presby
tery was cheerfully done, things mov
ed along smoothly and all the guests
expressed a desire to return to Fitz
gerald very shortly.
Watts Pays Penalty
For Murder 0f Doctor
(By International News Service)
PORT GIGSON, Miss., April 15.
Jesse Watts was hanged this morning
for the murder of Dr. D. S. Alverson,
former Vicksburg City physician.
COTTIN—Good Middling --__lo3/c
No Receipts No Sales
BANDITS ATTEMPT |
~ (By International News Service)
| CHICAGO, April 15-Six armed
bandits entered the Cicero State bank
this forencon, herded cashier Witk
owski and five employees into the
vault and scooped several thousand
dollars from the tellers cage and start
ed to leave. Cashier Witkowski then
seized a revolver, killing one :m(ll‘
wounding two others, captured anoth
er. Two of them escaped, but all the
money was re¢covered.,
cima
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Waycross Shriners
Celebrate Next Week
The Waycross Shriners Club se
cured the Johnny Jones attractions
for a week's celebration and our sis
ter city will he host to many of South
Georgia Shriners during the coming
week. Besides the many attractions
lof this popular Carnival Company,
i\\'aycmss is staging an industrial ex-
Iposition, zccording to information re-
Icci\'e(l through the “Waycross Jour-
I nal-Herald,
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Session Of Court
o
Recessed Til Tuesday
In Ben Hill Superior Court:
For sufficient reasons, it is hereby
ordered that this, the present term
of Ben Hill Superior Court, be and
the same is hereby recessed over un
til Tuesday, April 19th, at 9 o’clock
a. m.
The grand jurors, and the petit
jurors, summoned to appear Monday
will not be required to appear until
JTuesday morning, April 19th, at ¢
o’clock a. m., .
All parties and witnesses are re
quired to be present on Tuesday, the
19th, at 9 o'clock a. m.
In open court, this the 15th day of
April, 1921,
O. T. GOWER,
Judge Superior Court,
Ben HIl County.
Watson Unable To Go
= .
Before Commission
(By International News Service)
WASHINGTON, April 15. A
compound fracture of his wrist pre-
Jented Senator Tom Watson from
appearing before the Interstate Com
merce Commission with the Georgia
delegation protesting against water
melon rates northward from Georgia
today. The wrist was injured before
Watson left Georgia.
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Official Organ
City of Fitzgerald
SPEAKS ON STRIKE
Reserved seat tickets for the mass
meeting of citizens, to be addressed
by Hon. William Schley Howard and
others, on the A. B. & A. Railway
controversy may be had FREE by
applying to Mr. P. C. Collins, secre
tary of the committee in charge who
will be at the Opera House at 2 p.
m. Sunday.
Everybody is cordially invited to
attend this meeting. Special arrange
ments have been made to look after
all the ladies who may wish to attend
the speaking. You cannot judge the
merits of the controversy Detween
‘the Railroad Company and its for~
mer employees unless you know both
}sidcs. The speakers Sunday after
noon will present to you the claims:
of the former employees of the Al
B. & A. Come out and hear and then ;
judge.
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Government Owes Big
B
Sums To Two Roads
"\’;g
(By International News Service) 3
WASHINGTON, April 15th.‘-—Theég
Interstate Commerce Commission to-;fgi
day certified to the secretary of the
Treasury that the Government is in~
debted to L. & N. R. R. Four million,
seven hundred and fifty thousand dol
lars, and to the Georgia Railroad,®
three hundred thousand dollars. i
Aviator Mangin 4
é
" Plunges To Deaths
—— 5
(By International News Service) j
WASHINGTON, April lS—Liqu?!
tenant James Mangin, army air serv
ice, was killed when his plane cras
ed to the earth at Bollingfield at ten
thirty this morning. Mangin fell tw
hundred feet meetng death instantlyfl
NEW POTATOES ON i
SALE HERE SATURDAY
Irish Cobbler (white) potatoes will
he on sale Saturday at the Phoem'gé
Grocery Co., Davis Brothers, Ven
dome, Williams Market and Manon
Grocery Co. 3
T TTTTTOIET,
Flights
PASSENGER CARRYING |
PLANE HERE o
ALL THIS WEEK |
(Including Sunday)
Flights from Griner’s .Fj
1-2 mile from Convict Camp. -
Rates for two passengers, $ ‘
One for $7.50.