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SATURDAY
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VOL. XXVI,
'NUMBER 48,
TORNADO LEAVES WAKE OF DEATH IN THE WEST
Hundreds Dead; Thousands of
Homes Left in Ruins
IS WORST OF SEASON
Property Damage But No Deaths
Reported in South
{By International News Service)
CHICAGO, April 16.—Practically
the entire section from Rocky Moun
tains to Great Lakes is being swept
foday by the worst storm of the
season, Deep snows, heavy rains.and
high winds played havoc with trans
portation and wires, causing enor
mous property loss.
Snow is one foot deep in Colorado,
and heavy in. Nebraska, lowa, Wis
consin, Minnesota and the Dekotas. |
Much minor damage was done in
‘Chicago by a sixty mile gale. }
TORNADO SWEEPS TWO i
JARKANSAS COUNTIES ‘
(By International News Service) ‘
LITTLE ROCK, April 16.—Re-;
ports this morning indicate that
thirty-nine were killed, and scores}
injured in a tornado which swept
over Southwestern Arkansas late yes-}
terday. The property damage is
enormous . Relief work is already
under way.
The twister swept a district twenty
five miles long and several miles
wide, traversing the length of Hemp
stead county.
The heaviest damage was done -at
Texarkana where eleven are reported
killed, thirty injured, and many|
homes razed. Several are dead at
Prescott. Much damage was done in
the Red River district.
In Texas victims are reported at
Atlanta and O’Farrell. All wires are
down. The death toll in the vicinity
of Hope it is reported this morning,
will reach twenty with many injured
and hundreds of homes demolished.
‘WIRES ARE CRIPPLED
IN SOUTHEAST 2
ATLANTA, April 16.~Severe rain
lightning and windstorms crippled
telegraph wires in Mississippi, Ten
nessee and Alabama today. No re
ports of loss of life have been
received. |
THIRTY-TWO DEAD |
IN HEMPSTEAD - |
HOPE, Ark., April 16.—Thirty-two
are dead in Hempstead county, hun
dreds of homes are wrecked, wirei
communication is cut off with thei
outside world, trains are delayed and‘
hundreds are homeless demolished
as the tornado swept northwestward.‘
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Striker Corrects
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Campaign Rumor
Charge That Paulk Refused Attitude
on Unions Is Flatly Denied
A campaign rumoc that has been
given wide circulation to the effect
that Drew W. Paulk, candidate for
mayor, had refused to express his at
titude toward union labor when asked
for an expression of opinion, was
positively denied this afternoon by
Captain Newton, well known conduc
tor who has withdrawn from the ser
vice of the A, B. & A. The rumor
was based on an alleged statement
by Captain Newton.
“Mr, Paulk and myself have been
good friends for nearly thirty years”,
Mr. Newton said when asked if the
campaign charge were true, “and I
have not considered it necessary in
this campaign to even ask his attitude
on union labor or on the strike sit
uation.”
Aeroplane
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Flights
PASSENGER CARRYING
PLANE HERE
ALL THIS WEEK
(Including Sunday)
Flights from Griner's Farm,
1-2 mile from Convict Camp.
Rates for two passengers, $lO,
One for $7.50. i
THE FITZGERALD LEADER
‘WEATHER—Showers Tonight,
Clearing; Sunday Cooler.
Martin Takes Gospel Text In Letter
On Strike; Suggests It To Pastors
The Story of
Our States
By JONATHAN BRACE
V.—CONNECTICUT
35 ) CO N N ECTI
> & CUT stands
Ay e\ unique as prob
o il ably the first
(& & & state which was
O& =& c)af created in the
’W world by a writ
| ' # ten constitution.
- It was really an offshoot from
- Massachusetts, for in 1636 there
- was dissatisfaction over the form
~ of government among the Puri
~ tans in Cambridge, Watertown
. and Dorchester, the three towns
. surrounding Boston. A large
. part of these three towns, there
. fore, decided to journey to the
. Connecticut valley, @s they had
' heard that there was to be found
. excellent farm land, and the
Dutch from New Netherlands
had been forced out the previous
year by the erection by ‘the Eng
lish of a fort at Saybrook at the
. mouth of the river. The Cam
bridge people, under the leader
- ship of their pastor, Hooker,
founded Hartford, the Dorches
ter people settled Windsor, and
those from Watertown estab
lished Wethersfield. For a few
years they remained a part of
Massachusetts, but early in 1639
the people of these three towns
met and drew up a written con
stitution and agreed to govern
themselves. Meanwhile, in 1638,
a large company of colonists un
der the leadership of John Dav
enport arrived from England and
settled the town of New Haven,
later spreading to Milford and
Stamford. These two distinct
colonies were later united and
. took the name of Connecticut
from its principal river. This is
~~amAlgonquin Indian name mean
~ ing “long river.” It became the
- fifth state to join the Union
when it adopted the Constitution
on January 9, 1788. It is some
times called the Land of Steady
Habits, but is more popularly
known ag' the Nutmeg state from
the humorous accusation that
its peddlers were accustomed to
palm off wooden nutmegs to
their customers. The area of
~ Connecticut is 4,965 square
miles, the third smallest of our
states. Its population, however,
entitles it to seven electoral
votes for president.
(© by McClure Newspaper Syndicate.)
(By International News Service)
WASHINGTON, April 16.—The
nominations of Samuel Higgins, Ben
Cooper, Walter McMenimen, to fill
existing vacancies on the United
States Railway Labor Board, were
sent to the senate by President Hard
ing today,
Higgins is the former general man
ager of the New Haven Railroad;
Cooper formerly was governor of
‘Tennessee; McNenimen was deputy
‘president of the Brotherhood of Rail
‘way Trainmen,
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Harding Sees “Link”
Johnson At Capitol
' (By International News Service)
~ WASHINGTON, April 16.—Presi
dent Harding had a small list of call
ers today. He saw Henry Lincoln
Johnson, negro national committee
man from Georgia during the morn
ing.
PROMINENT VISITORS
ATTENP ENCAMPMENT
Department Commander 1. M.
Schwartz of Atlanta, Col. F. A.
Jones, Asst, Adj. Gen. of Tallapoosa
and Col. W. M. Scott of Atlanta, past
unior wice commander in chief are
visitors to the city, attending the an
nual encampment of -the Georgia and
South Carolina division G, A. R,
~ FITZGERALD, BEN HILL COUNTY, GEORGIA
SATURDAY, A_PRIL 16, 1921.
Strike Leader Gives Ideas on
¢ “Past, Present and Future”
| of Controversy
! S
| _Following is a letter to the editor
‘from W. M. Martin, chairman of the
{joint co-operative committee of- the
i Atlanta, Birmingham ' and Atlantic
;strikers. Mr. Martin takes a biblical
‘Atext as his theme,
| Fitzgerald, Ga., April 15, 1921
Editor, Leader-Enterprise,
Fitzgerald, Ga.,
! Just a few words to remind the pub
lic of a few thoughts on the past,
present and the future, g
i “The rich man is wise in his own
" conceit; but the poor, that hath un
id‘erstanding searcheth him out.” Prov
;ers: 28th Chapter, 11th verse.
f Written more than two thousand
‘years ago, was probably influenced by
la particular situation eff@ting the
!Government of that day or was dic
itated by Divine Inspiration for the
‘benefit of future generations. The
fundamental laws of our government
;are based upon the teachings of the
ißible and Christian religion, however,
iwe find our government today en
ldeawm'ing to readjust a chaos condi
[tion created by Capital. More fraud
‘ulently perfected sihce the Armistice
{was signed, that ended actual con
;flict in the recent World War, than
i has ever existed in the history of this
| Nation. Whither are we drifting?
}Who is endeavoring today to expose}
| the exploiters of the great masses of
|consumers? The poor-that hath up
lderstanding. Will the majority of tht
people who are poor in this land of
| the “Free” submit to capitalistic dom
lination- God forbid. For it is said
in Proverbs, 28th Chapter and lSth}
| verse, “As a roaring lion or a‘raging
j bear, so is thc wicked ruler over the
{ poor people.” ! ‘
~ What is the matter with the good
people of Fitzgerald? I say good peo
ple because I am judging from out
ward appearance. I do not know the
imlerman; action contrary to words
leads to deception.
~ Who owns the A. B. & A. Railway?
'Men you have never seen. _Who
‘makes and regulates transportation
lrates throughout the country? The
Interstate Commerce Commission.
Who establishes wages and working
conditions for employees in railway
transportation service? = The United
States Railway “Labor Board. The
above mentioned Legal Tribunals
functioning under the provisions of
lthe Transportation Act. Who has
lmade it possible for you to enjoy a
profit from your industry? The pro
’ducer and consuming element of the
,:people and today the dependent class
ies are entreating the Courts of our
|Land to check the profiteer and save
the Government from destruction.
} Who has driven your railroads to
idestruction? Ask Mr. McAdoo who
is authority on this question, or rec
ommend that a committee of statisti
cians selected from the producing and
consuming people be appointed to in
vestigate and to compile the facts to
the two legally authorized Tribunals
established by the Laws of our land
to determine what is just and reason
able for the people the railways of our
country serve. Then and then only,
you shall have performed a duty you
owe the great masses of people nec
essary to perform railway transporta
tion and thereby start the Commerce
of our country to moving that is now
interrupted by an intense feeling of
distrust the world over,
We will appreciate more than words
can express if the Ministers of the
Gospel in Fitzgerald on Sunday, April
17th, will take for their text Proverbs:
28th chapter and 11th verse and en
deavor to interpret the meaning of
this ancient historic utterance by the
wisest man who ever lived.
‘ Yours very truly,
W. M. MARTIN.
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Samuel Gompers Weds %
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Bride Half His Age
(By International News Service) ‘
NEW YORK, April 16—Samuel
Gompers, seventy-one, for many
years president of the American Fed
eration of Labor, was married to Mrs.
Gertrude Neuschaler, of New York,
thirty-eight, at the Hotel Woodward
at noon today. )
Will Motor to Tifton to Bring Dis
tinguished Sunday Speaker
A committee from the federated
'unions of Fitzgerald will motor to
‘Tifton tomorrow morning to meet
Hon. William Schley Howard who
'will reach Tifton from Atlanta on the
Ohio Special. They will bring him to
Fitzgerald where he is scheduled to
'speak at the Grand Opera House at
3 o'clock on the legal phase of the A.
B. & A. strike. The committee which
‘will meet Mr. Howard is C, L. Fox,
B. J. Reid and P. C. Collins. They
'will go in Mr. Reid’s car.
S aie s e
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Horror Farm Convict
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Will Seek New Trial
’ (By International News Service)
ATLANTA, April 16.—The fight
for a new trial for John Williams,
owner of the Jasper county “horror
farm”, will be pushed aggressively,
said his attorney, Green Johnson, to
day. 1
' The argument is set for the 30th at
Decatvr, and Johnson said that as
far as he knows, the three Williams
sons have left Georgia. They are
sought in connection with the twon
ty deaths on the farm.
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Mr. and Mrs. Sam Monk left reccnt-‘
ly to make their home in Tifton.
OF FITZGERALD:
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THE CIVIC LEAGUE is composed
of men and women, your pastor
included,' who have always stood
for a high standard of clean mor
als and law enforcement.
IT IS COMPOSED OF MEN and WOMEN
of every walk of life, anJ of every legiti
~ mate business of life.
IT IS COMPOSED ?F LABORING MEN,
and of financiers, all are good law-abiding
citizens, standing together and working to
gether for the best possible " moral atmos
phere in which your children may be reared.
THE CIVIC LEAGUE HAS ENDORSED
DREW W. PAULK FOR MAYOR and urg
es every good man and woman to go out
‘and vote for him next Monday.
HELP THE CIVIC LEAGUE make our
-town the cleanest and best town in Georgia.
Ben Hill County Civic League,
A. J. McDonald, Chairman,
Mrs. S. M. Whitchard, Secy. Local Com.
‘Cotton, Good Mi(?dling saasasaiiolte
No Receipts No Sales
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Special Meeting Of
* *
’ Strikers Is Tonight
Fitzpatrick and Brother Grand Chiefs
‘ Call Session at 8 P. M,
The striking employees of the At
lanta, Birmingham and Atlantic rail
road have been caled to meet in
special session at the Odd Fellows
Hall at 8 o’clock tonight by Val
Fitzpatrick, grand lodge officer in
charge of the strike.
Mr. Fitzpatrick with J. M. Larris
sey of the conductors, C, J. Goff of
the enginemen and fitemen, and Mr.
Braese of the telegraphers will arrive
sometime this evening by automobile
from Atlanta and will all speak.
Colder Weather Is
Forecast Next Week
(By International News Service)
WASHINGTON, April 16th.—The
weather forecast for the week April
18th-April 23rd is: South Atlantic
States—much cooler with frosts in
the north during the frst part of the
week; normal during the latter part
fixf_mthe week;. generally fair,
~Mrs. W. M. Martin has returned
home after a pleasant visit to rela
tives and friends in Americus. :
Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Smith and sis
ter Charlotte Loue Smith are at home
to their many friends on West Roa
noke drive.
SHORT AND SNAPPY
NEWS OF THE WORLD
BY TELEGRAPH
Official Organ
City of Fitzgerald
‘Paralysis Threatens Industry As
Coal Runs Out
(By International News Service)
WASHINGTON, April 16—Great
Britain is on the eve of an industrial
paralysis, as a result of the coal
strike, which has left thousands of
mills and factories fueless, according
to American consular advices from
London today,
British industrial plants are closing
down and domestic trade in a ration
basis. British firms are negotiating
for American coal.
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Committee Goes To
Jacksonville Today
Ed Brown of the engineers and J.
B. Davenport, who was Fitzgerald
yardmaster before the Atlanta, Bir
mingham and Atlantic walkout, left
Fitzgerald this afternoon in E. C,
Herring’s car for Jacksonville where
they will address a mass meeting of
railway employees Sunday afternoon.
Mr. Herring will bring back a party
of Waycross strikers.
Mr. and Mrs, Loren Dickerson and
'lttle son, Loren L. Jr., have returned
to their home in Moultrie after a vis
it to Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Glover
on south Lee street..