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Newspaper Page TextMONDAY EDITION VOL. XXVI, No. 73 CHILD IS VICTIM 5-Year-Old Ralph Jones of Brox ton Dies Here Sunday BIT BY OWN PET PUPPY Death Starts Talk of Movement to Kill Stray Dogs From the bite of a pet puppy lit tle 5-year-old Ralph jomes of Brox ton died at the Fitzgerald Hospital of hydrophobia yesterday morning after suffering intense agony for three days while physicians fought to save his life, The little fellow was the son of Fred Jones, prominent Coffee county planter and business man. We: was bitten on May 7th by his three month-old pet puppy and rushed im mediately to Atlanta for preventa tive treatment against hydrophobia planter and business man. He was brought back home about three weeks ago and the treatments fin ished. No symptons of . hydrophobia de veloped until Thursday night when the child began to &,uffer pain and{ experienced difficulty in swallowing. He soon after went into convulsions and was brought to the local hospi tal Saturday morning. All the med ical skill that could be summoned fail ed to stop the course of horrible dis ease and the little fellow finally died in agony about 9 o’clock Sunday morning. He was taken back to Broxton Sunday and was buried this after noon in the Broxton cemetery. The pet puppy that bit the child was not kept on leash and is thought to have wandered out of the house and to have been bit by a rabid stray dog. When little Ralph Jones start ed to play with the puppy a little later it bit him. The dog’s head was cut off and taken to Atlanta with the child for examination and evi dence of rabies was found. The death yesterday has caused considerable discussion and may de velape :a movement to exterminate the stray dogs that are most suscep tible to rabies and other canine dis eases and frequently prove a menace to children who cannot protect them e ;"es against the beasts. 3 BeEe s o “Katcua-Koo” + Rehearsals Start The principals of the cast for “KATCHA-KOO”, an Oriental- American Fantastique, met Saturday night at the Library to receive and “try-out” their respective parts and have the first reading of lines. Much fun resulted, for the lines and the situations of the play are decidedly amusing. Both performers and their friends who attended the rehearsals were convulsed with laughter most of the evening. Only a few changes were necessary in the original cast selected by the Committee. Rehears als will be held at The [T.ibrary in the mornings for young sle and evenings for the older p...orumiers, The play hearkens of i(iic Orient. There will .be incense, the silken bloomers and turbans of Indiz— .1 oodles of fascinating yc. g - ouen dressed in bewitching costumes. .1 interesting story is told with a wealth of entertainment in all lines that is almost an embarrassment of riches. The stage settings are fine, the cos tumes dainty and the music catchy and pleasing. The production centers about /a notorious East-Indian Fakir, Katcha- Koo, who suddenly undergoes a com plete meta-morphosis through being invested with a magic wearing ap parel which induces characteristics hitherto unknown to him. He is changed from a “prayerful Hindu” to a love-making and flirtatious gay young Lothario. This role will give abundant opportunities for the well known and versatile comedy talent of Fitzgcrald. Two of the leading female roles are Dolly and Prudence, who will be! taken by Misses Dorothy Cass and Athleen Dickey, respectively. Dick’ and Harry, two of the prominent male roles, who will play opposite Dolly and Prudence will be assumed by Messrs. Sam Kassewitz and Car lyle McDonald. The professional director in charge Miss Hazel Robinson thoroughly un derstands her business and a splen did start was made. It looks as though the production will have all the ear marks of the “real profession al” Those locally in charge of af fairs are Mesdames I. Gelders, Frank Ward, George -Brown, U. J. Bennett, S. L. Smith and Miss Louise Smith. L et e et *Cecil Powell, Derrick Jones, Elton Weaver and Harold Parrott arrived home Saturday for the summer from Atlanta where they have been in college. Cecil and Harold attend Tech; Elton and Derrick are enrolled at Emory. Mr. Lewis Davis from Atlanta is the guest of his mother Mrs, Kitty Davis on West Jessamine. THE FITZGERALD LEADER A RTANTITY : : = 5 | - ANOTHER EARLY SUMMER BATTLF | Wi ie o el e j = \\\‘\l\&:\, i Q/*/m///;/ 4 = | ‘\Q ey, 3 SO \\\%\m\.\w;' é;sg!4i._eé{iﬂf//;;/{’f}:i7,///‘/’ffz{7f%f~’ | N\ 1 oap foe 1Y ,\\\\\\\\l\l W 7 THINK ILL ﬁs | ‘,\. M,"“.{% l &Em LR/ R «@sﬁ;l"(k{! i e \i\ vQé ‘ « _ \}‘{{{X@ /:\:; 2N o N \" e <“§, & @ o &( % | §??l‘ N g G ~ z)'__ N\ i‘\ B\ =- WY X B (‘l \ \4y = = o 2 ;,‘f:—;‘j"nn\\“ I ;\\ \\\‘-\,\'\\T\\e '\:"‘ o ~,,,,,,w/ 4 ~74,g:. . \ \\\‘{\\‘;; AV - //\ PEN ‘=* Al / o /\/—\‘f/%- = gy /\ & L &y ; = , Q\‘(—Q" §_' ",, D / . = TS R, - Y S B 2 TS A 22 Zt i ﬁ*’ e 5 ‘.! 1 The Story of Our States By JONATHAN BRACE XXIX.—IOWA TIIE State %&v‘, of lowa Jesme AN . was originally 5/e% 4. Z"\o\ occupied by =g S e SCo—ghguke=l| the lowa In i ewsdy// dians. The ac- N tual meaning S 5 of the word has been interpreted in several ways. Some say it means “beau tiful land,” but the more likely derjvation is the Algonquin word “ajawa” which means “across” or “beyond.” This was probably applied to this tribe of Indians by the Illinois tribes who were hostile to them,.and resided on the eastern side of the Missis sippl river. The early white vis itors to this region included Mar quette and Joliet, who landed here on their explorations of the Mississippl in 1678, The first gettlement was made by a French Canadian named Julian Dubuque. He obtained in 1788 a large grant of *land from the Indians, where the city which was named after him now stands, Here he flourished, mining lead and trading with the Indians, until his death in 1810, when this settlement was given up. With the acquisition of the Louisiana Purchase in 1803, Towa, which was a part of this huge territory, came into the hands of the United States from I'rance. At first lowa was a part of tle Louisiana territory, then of Missouri icriitory. Laicr it foiizcd a portion of Michigan territory and then of Wiscous!: territory. In 1838, however, it attained a distinct Individualiiv when it was formed into the _Jowa territory. Pioneers soon came in large numbers and about 1832 a sub stantial settlement was Inade near Burlington, and Dubuque was founded in 1833, The popu lation grew so rapidly that in 1846 lowa was admitted as the twenty-ninth state of the Union. Its area is 56,147 square miles and it hag thirteen presidential electoral votes. - Jowa I 8 familarly called the Hawkeye State. (© by McClure Newspaper Syndicate.) ° Bible Class Meets l . At Church Tonignt Ten— | Mr. J. H. West formerly of Mont gomery, Ala.,, will address the Men’s Bible Class of the First Baptist church tonight at 8:30 o’clock. He came here last month to accept a position with the Fitzgerald Ice Co. Mr. West is a member of a grow ing class of some four hundred men in his home city, and tonight will outline the plans and methods used in building this large member ship. All men of the town interested in Bible Class work are invited. The members of the local Bible class are especially urged to attend as busi ness of wital importance will be transacted. Mr. and Mrs. Seanor and Mvs. Sidney Clare left this morning for Atlanta to attend the commencement exercises at the Atlanta Law School from which their sons, Mr. Preston Seanor and Mr. Barrie Clare will re ceive diplomas this week. FITZGERALD, BEN HILL COUNTY, GEORGIA, MONDAY, JUNE 6, 1921. Boy Scout Events For Fourth Of July Nashville and Cordele Troops to Come; ilAshburn, Americus Asked Boy Scouts from Nashville, Cor dele, Americus and Ashburn are td§ furnish one of the big features of Fitzgerald’s Fourth of July celebra tion it was announced today by W A. Adams, secretary of the Cham ber of Commerce and chairman ot the celebration committee. Fire Chief W. C. Wilkerson is training the local scout troop in stunts of various kinds which will be used in a series of contests during the morning of the Fourth. New re cruits are being received into the scout troop and an effort will be made to compete strongly against the visiting troops for prizes that are to be offered. Two troops of scouts from Cor dele and Americus and one each from Nashville and Ashburn will compete for cash prizes in several events. The scouts will be guests of the Chamber of Commerce at a bar becue at the Fitzgerald Fair-grounds and will be admitted free to all amusement features of the day. Chief Wilkérson issued the follow ing notice today: “All boy scouts that want to take part in the coming Fourth of July celebration are requested to meet at the City Hall tomrrow (Tuesday) night at 8 o’clock.” e ' . “aarkelicg Board To . Organize Saturday C. . Gaiaer, live stock markct-‘ ing cxpert of the Georgia State Col~‘ lege of Agriculture and M. C. Gay,! general marketing agent, will attend the regular meeting of the Ben Hill Farm Bureau at the Chamber of Commerce at 2:30 o’clock Saturday afternoon to assist in perfecting live stock and sweet potato marketing or ganizations in the county. A pre liminary meeting Saturday consid-‘ ered the project but did not take acs tion, '*?"gkf | ’ - THE MARRYIN’ PARSON oy e /"‘_\( WE'RE. = ““R‘TV\E“ NEXT! uP s / oA R\ / X v 2 / / ‘ . | " A M\\\j(/ oo //"' /\§ i 0 Lo, D, O =2 @SO RV YR ETT ~-35’ BPO s N\ @ A IS S bl N\ B 7 B A ,A W\ oA 2 EBOT @ l'l & f(")\ \ -m’%ﬁ) . \ % u";f‘ @’@ ‘//’-}-LM\ ) Gy X 0 PmY (G At G s>’ Hf ~ St | > 4,-« R s e - R \"( [ { > ".,‘ -oo on, .”' *..“ s l R\ 3 : _. " .b‘v'l.vr 1 {/ e S NN\ g Wl 4 g|| f“% J ‘;’ ' " _,. ! "(\,,’;. v/-.\n,.] x(' 5 ’q- ; MSye|[ TP 72 A 1;]-‘ o] T “M ﬂ““ E l o “ 'l' H ‘{‘“ :l‘ i: ' ‘ :,,u:r H “' BT v = e RSI ——- ""Jb-‘———'_-—.. e shepn ENTERPRISKE and PRESS JEFF DAVIS BIRTH U. D. C. Presents Fitting Mem orial Program to President 14 VETERANS PRESENT Entertained at Luncheon with Widows of Veterans In spite of the rains of Friday ai ternoon, June the 3rd, a hundred people, or more, assembled in the skating rink building at the Blue and Gray Park at five o’clock to witness the exercises held in honor of the birthday of Jefferson Davis, the Pres ident of the Confederacy. Mrs. R. I. Maffett, ex-president of the Ben Hill Chapter U. D. C., pre sided, and after the program had been carried out as announced prev iously, Mrs. S. G. Pryor, Jr., presi dent, delivered Crosses -of Honor to the following veterans, Messrs. C. H. Wooruff, G. W. Kinard, I. YVA Join entand: Jo. H. Stonhe. Fourteen Confederate veterans were present, and at'the close of the exercises they were seated at a beau tifully appointed table for a lunch econ with widows of veterans, Mrs, J. W. Turner, Mrs. J. W. Boyd, Mrs. Cyrus Graves and Mrs. Sarah Per sons. Mrs. G. W. Kinard was also a guest. Vases of Shasta daisies made the table attractive, and a large number of daughters assisted in serving the guests among them being Mesdames C. C. Persons, R. R. McKay, Rufus ‘Smith, T. M. Griffin, Lon Dickey, ‘J. E. Turner, G. P. Mingledorf, R, I. Maffett, G. R. Womble, J. L. Mec- Carty, I. P. Tyson and Misses Edna Tyson, Athleen Dickey, Martha Tur ner, Théelma Dorminey and many others. ' Jefferson Davis, the only President of the Confederacy, was the son of a Georgia Revolutionary soldier, Samuel Davis, whom history tells us, “belonged to the “Mounted Gun ners” and was afterward imade cap tain of infantry” Evan Davis, the grandfather of Jeffersgn Davis, came to Georgin from Pennsylvania and settled in Wilkes County, four miles from Washington, Ga, and he is buried in" the old cemetery near the old plantation on Beaver Dam creck, near the Washington branch of the Geoorgia Railroad, so said Hon. Jas. Callaway just before his death which occured recently. { Ben Hill Chapter U. D. €. is to be congratulated on this beautiful and fitting celebration of a character whose memory they love and revere, and the beautiful manner in which nember responded to the call. of the president, Mrs. Pryor Jr., is worthy of mention. Mrs. Lon Dickey, Reporter. 4 Sweet Potato Seen 1 As Hope For South WASHINGTON, June 6—“ Sweet potato education” is the remedy of Governor Harding of the Federal Reserve Board to ward off future cotton depressions in the South. If the public can be brought to greater consumption of the toothsome tuber, Governor Harding believes, the South will have a companion crop upon which dependence can be placed when cotton fails to bring ‘proper returns. Relief from the present depression resulting from cotton overproduction is predicted authoritatively here. The South has so reguated the crop for next season, it is said, that the nor-. mal consumption expected will take up all the excess now held, ‘ Mrs. Alex Harvey who has been spending the past month in Bruns wick has returned home, Mrs. Harvey‘ brought with her as her guest fir} some time her niece, Miss Madp:cj Richardson. ! 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Both teat and photo are hustor) makmg. o . To Organize Credit . . o Association Tonight Miss Heleri Osborn Is Named Secre tary For New Organization The Fitzgerald Merchant’s Credit Associaton will be formally launched at a meeting at the Chamber of Com merce at 8:30 o'clock tonight when the business people of the city will meet to elect officers, directors, and appoint the standing committees. President Will S. Haile of the Mer chant’s Association will act as temp orary chairman, Miss Helen Osborn has been named by manager J. N. Etheridge as Secre ‘tary for the local association. Miss Osborn has formerly been connected ‘with the Justice Realty concern and is society editor of the Leader., She will continue to be society editor for the Leader. She is in Albany today to learn the details of operating the credit bureau, ® Former Residents Pay * o o Visit To Fitzgerald s Mr. and Mrs. L. O. Tisdel and attractive daughter Theda are the guests of friends in the city for a few days on their way by motor from Gainesville, where Miss Tisdel graduated from Brenau last week, to their home in Miami, Fla. Mr. Tis del was in business here for many yvears and has a host of friends who are glad to see him again. Miss Dor othy Cass, a Senior at Brenau, ac companied them here from Gaines ville. Boys Return From Camp at Bone Lake Eight boys who have been camp iing at Bone Lake for the last week returned yesterday with ample coat of sunburn and crop of mosquito bites. They will try it again in Au gust. The boys in the camp were Harvey Jay, Reginald Dorrough, Granville McPhail, Eugene Strick land, Earnest Justice, Ralph Russell, Roy Dorminey, Eldridge Powell. Harold Kassewitz is expected home today from Athens where he has been attending the University of Georgia. He is coming by way off Griffin where he spent the wcck-cndi with Mr, and Mrs. 1. Goldenberg. ; .e e . Primitive Baptist o Services To Close Baptism Tonight Will End Revival Meeting by Elder Screws Elder W. B. Screws of Graymont will preach tonight the final sermon of a ten day series he has been con ducting at the Primitive Baptist church and the revival will be closed with the baptism of a number of new additions to the church. The crowds at all services have been large and the revival has been a success in every way according to Elder W. O. Blackwell, pastor, and Elder Screws. The services tonight will begin at 8:30 and the public is cordially invited to attend. Curb Market To Get ° On Magazine Cover A photograph of the Fitzgerald Curb Market one of these busy morn ings some time soon will be published on the front page of the Progressive Farmer’s farm buerau Special edition to be issued during the late summer, An unusually busy day will be picked on which to make the photograph. A short story about the market will be published with the picture. As another special feature for its farm bureau edition, the Progressive Farmer plans to carry photographs of the faria bureau community coun cil floats that are to be n the Fourth of July parade. Each Community Council is to have a float, Barry Clare Takes Honors As Lawyer Barry Clare, popular young son of Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Clare, gradu ates with honors today from Atlanta Law School. Mr. and Mrs. Clare will attend the commencement exercises, returning the latter part of the week. Barry is a graduate of the Third Dis trict Agricultural College and took two years at the University of Geor gia before finishing his course at At lanta Law School. He plans to ‘practice his profession in Atlanta. MRS. BROWN ELECTED | FOR HISTORY TEACHER Mrs. Geo. W. Brown was elected teacher of History in the High School and Mrs, Walter Moore of Tennessee, for the business department at recent meetings of the Cty Board if Educa tion. A vacancy still exists in the Latin department of the High School, which the Board hopes to fill shortly, Many of Mrs. Brown’s former pupils will be delghted to hear that she will return to the class room after a year of rest, THROUGH SLEEPER Macon, Ga. to Asheville, N. C. Via Southern Railway System Effective Sunday, May 29th, Southern Ralway System will estab lish through sleeping car service from Macon, Ga,, to Asheville, N, C, Sleeper will leave Macon each after noon on Southern Railway train No, 26 at 525 p, m. and returning from Asheville will arrive Macon 11:50 a, m, For further information relative to schedules, Round Trip fares and Pull man reservations, apply to nearest Southern Railway Ticket Agent, or C. B. Rhodes, Division Passenger Agent, Southern Railway System, Macon, Ga. Advertisement tf FITZGERALD COTTON Good Middling Sis fataaih 7‘B@ No Sales No Receipts Official Organ City of Fitzgerald ENGINEERS TO GET —_—_ <+ o i Martin 'Reports Raise on Return from Convention : DISCUSSES SITUATION Expects Legislation to Stop Labor-Capital Friction Strike rel'ef pay of engineers who are striking against the Atlanta, Bir mingham and Atlantic wage reduc tions was increased from $6O to $lOO by the national convention of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engin eers at Cleveland, Ohio last week it was announced today by W. M. Mar tin, general chairman of the A., B.: & A. striking engincers and chair ‘man of the joint- co-operative com mittee of the thirteen striking crafts. Mr. Martin* represented the engin eers at the national convention, The new scale of relief pay will be effec tive this month. Mr. Martin stated that conversa tion with the other de'egates at the convention led him to believe that the railroad men of the nation are willing to accept a cut in wages commensurate with the decrease in cost of living. He will attend the conference in Chicago, July Ist, to discuss adjustment of the wage con troversy and also to find a satisfac tory basis for settling the three strikes that are now on against un authorized wage cuts. The M. N. & N. A in Arkansas, Bangor and Ar ostok in Mpine and the A, B. & A. Mr. Martin believes that a change in the Transportation Act will be asked to create regional boards of adjustment with mandatory powers who will be able to settle controver=- sial matters between capital and la bor without forcing to either strikes or lockouts. “Capital and labor have been car rying on industrial warfare against cach othey for fifty years,” Mr. Mar tin said, “and whatever the immed iate results of each clash, hoth sides have lost ir the long rea and the public has always '~=* “anita] and labor have got to w > n h-rmony. I think both sides realize that and will be ready to accept any plan for securing that harmony which will protect each side against danger of. imposition from the other.” In commenting on the severals minor outbreaks of alleged sabotage that have occured during the three weeks he has been at. the conven tion, Mr. Martin .declared himself certain that the stefkers had not been guilty. “The railroad has in its employ some of the best detec tives in the world, special agents who could certainly have tracked down the criminals and found evi dence against them had they been strikers,” he said. “We have abso lutely nothing to gain by damaging the railroad’s property. Al my men understand that.” Mr. Martin expressed confidence that the men who have now been 'on strike three months would be rein stated within a month or six weeks. The national convention In Chicago, July Ist will consider the settlement of the three legal strikes now in progress, one in Arkansas, one in New England and one in Georgia and Alabama, and probably make their settlement one provision of the acceptance of a national wage reduc tion. ! ) ° . 3rd District Loses - High School Meet Local high school boys and girls who attended the meet in Ashburn last April will be interested to hear that only one third district contest ant was successful in winning a place at the state high school meet. The one who scored was Miss Sarah Mosseller of Americus who won second in essay. The Ninth district won the literary cup. The Graymont- Summit school in the Twelfth dis trict won the debate, PICNIC AT LAKE BEATRICE A crowd of congenial friends en joyed a picnic at lake Beatrice Fri day afternoon. After the wusual sports of swimming and fishing they finished the day with a most de lightful picnic spread. Those en joying this excursion were.” Mr. and Mrs. T. I. Griffin and family, Dr. and Mrs, J. T. Brice, Mrs, R. W. Connell from Nashville, Mrs. Glenn Jenkins, Misses Marjorie and Kath leen Owens, Charlotte Loulse Smith, Mcssrs. Noah Tyson, Lewis Davis and W. E. Cowart, Ry e s i i ' Mrs. Glenn Jenkins and Miss Lelia Griffin spent Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday in Macon attending the Grand Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star, Mr. Sam Kassewitz is in Atlanta on business for a couple of days. Mrs. R. W. Connell from Nashville who has been attending the revival services at the Primitive Baptist church is the guest of Mr, and Mrs. T. I Griffin on South Main Street.