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WEDNESDAY
EDITION
VOL. XXVI, No. 104
AMERICAN RAILWAY UNIONS ISSUE STRIKE BALLOT
“BIG FOUR” UNIONS
‘Organizations Prepare Form of
Ballots to- Be Used
VOTING TO TAKE MONTH
‘Wage Reduction and Working Con
ditions Submitted to Entire
Membership of Unions ;
CLEVELAND, August 24.
Strike ballots for submission to 409,
000 members of the “Big Four” rail
road brotherhoods and the Switch
men’s Union of North America were
‘being prepared at a joint conference
here today of members of the exec
utive committees, chief executives
and assistant grand officers of the
five organizations. :
When the conference adjourned
late today the form of the ballot
had not been definitely decided on
The conference will be resumed to
morrow morning.
In its present shape the ballot
tells the union members of the un
satisfactory negotiations held in tke
‘past few months between brother
hood chiefs and railroad manage:s
at conferences held in the west,
southeast and east as to whether
the railroads intended to ask far
further decreases in wages, follow
ing the 12 1-2 per cent reduction
handed down by the railroad laber
board at Chicago June 1 and now
in effect, whether the roads would
seek the elimination of time and
one-half for overtime and asks if
the members are satisfied to con
tinue work under these conditiona,
Southwest Not Included
Executives of the southwestern
roads did not meet with the chiefs,
Chief executives of the five organ
izations have been in conference here
for several days on the situation
and today were joined by three mera
bers of the executive board of each
of the five organizations and several
assistant grand officers, about twcn-1
ty-five men in all, |
W, Ballots will be sent to 150,000
y ive members of the trainmen’si
&rganization, 115,000 firemen, 80,000
engineers, 50,000 conductors and
14,000 switchmen {
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Cotton Being Brought
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To Market Quickly
270 bales of new cotton have been
received to date at the local ware
houses, which is considerably more
than was reccived here last year up
to this date, Local buyers are bid
ding 12 3-8 cents for new cotton
today.
Tebacco Market
To Close Aug. 31
Tobacco farmers should
take notice that the to
bacco market willclose
here and at other Geor
gia points August 31st.
All tobacco intended
for sale should be
brought in now, as the
prices are getting some
better. No tobacco
will be sold at this
market after the 31st.
Lon Dickey Tobacco
Warehouse
E_MPIRE NEW MILLINERY NOW ON DISPLAY AT THE EMPIRE STORE = LimißE
MATERIAL FOR MAKING JUMPER
DRESSES, Bright Red Broadcloth, 54
inches, only
$3.00 per yard
WOMEN'S, MEN‘S and CHILDREN‘S
PUMPS, OXFORDS and SLIPPERS
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’ At 9:45 this morning James Con
-I“'33’ Pounds, after a lengthy fight
for life passed away at the home of
‘his mother Mrs, T, P. Pounds on
iWest Pine street, surrounded by the
‘members of his immediate family, to
whom the sympathies of the commun
ity are extended.
The deceased was for a number
‘'of years conductor on the A. B, &
A. counted his friends by his ac
| quaintances, Surviving him are his
devoted mother, Mrs. T. P, Pounds,
his loving wife, three sisters, Misses
Winona, Angelle and Alice Ward
lPound and three brothers Kenneth,
Ross«and T, P. Jr,
The deceased was a member of
the Order of Railway Conduators,
who will have charge of the funeral
arrangements and the local lodge of
Elks, a committee of whom will ac
company the body to its last resting
Iplace, It consists of Dr. T, E, White,
Geo. W. Brown,G, S, Willcox, Wm.
'S, Haile, W, G. Broadhurst, Martin
Gottlieb, and J, D. McLaughlin, The
funeral will be held at his late resi
dence at 12 p, m, Thursday and the
remains will be carried to Cordele
for interment escorted by automo
biles after the funeral services.
Rev. J. F, Singleton of the First
Baptist church will officiate at the
obsequies,
The pall bearers are Messrs, Ran
dall Bryan . C. L. Fox, W, R, Stilley,
C. R, Davis, E, C, Herring and A.
M. Barrett.
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Getting Ready For
~ Chautauqua Here
The Chautauqua organization held
its meeting last night at the Cham
ber of Commerce and made the nec
essary preliminary arrangements for
the success of Chautauqua week,
President R. M, Mann was assured‘
the co-operation of the members
present who also volunteered their
services to W. A, Adams, in charge
of the sale of tickets, The programl
is said to be a pleasing one, and asi
the price of scason tickets has been
placed at $2,50 for the entire week’s
program_ it is expected that the
tickets will be readily sold |
Mr, and Mrs. James L, McCarty
and daughter drove down to Valdos
ta today to attend the marriage of
Miss Ruth Harley and Mr, William
Erastus Young at five o’clock this
afternoon, ’
THE EMPIRE MERCANTILE COMPANY
Dry v oods and Clothing Phone 18,
THE FITZGERALD LEADER
FITZGERALD, BEN HILL COUNTY, GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 24, 1921.
Beautiful Shade Old Rose WOOL POP
LIN for JUMPER DRESSES, 38 inches
wide 0n1y—
52.25 yard
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MEN‘'S SHIRT SALE—Special values
for only—
-59 cents each
See window display—
Get yours while we have your size!
ENTERPRISE and PRESS
FARM RELIEF BILL
’Billion Dollars Will Be Loaned to
\ Farmers by Uncle Sam i
. WASHINGTON, August 24
‘With a number of amendments the
'senate bill which would make one
billion dollars available through the
War Finance corporation for stimu
lating exportation of agricultural
products was passed today by the
ihouse.
I Only 21 representatives voted
’against the bill while 314 voted for
it,
The house eliminated senate sec
tions authorizing the purchase by
the War Finance corporation of
£200,000,000 worth of farm loan
!bonds and the creation of a new bu
!reau in the department of commerce
(to obtain information as to trade
| conditions abroad, The house fur
lther overruled the action of its com
| mittee in eliminating a section which
l'would permit government loans to
accredited foreigners engaged in
gcxportation of America products,
'but added an amendment providing
| for rigid restriction of such loans. ‘
} Another house amendment would
| fix June 30, 1922 as the date on
| which liquidation of the War Fi
'nance corporation would begin with
'the capital stock of the corporation‘
cancelled in proportion to the sur-1
Plus funds turned into the treasury,
By a vote of 196 to 136, the house
'rejected a motion to recommit the
bill offered by Representative
Wingo. democrat, from Arkansas, to
reinsert the eliminated senate provi
sion for purchase of $200,000,000
worth of farm loan bends and to
add an amendment authorizing the
i\\’ar Finance corporation to make
direct loans to agriculturists.
Efforts will be made, Chairman
Fadden, of the banking committee,
said, to obtain an agreement be
tween the house and senate on dis
puted provisions of the hill so it
can be sent to the president before
‘the forthcoming recess,
Rich Auto Man
In Bond Theft
CHICAGO, August 24 —The ar
rest of Z. W. Davis, former million
aire president of the Winton Motor
Company, was ordered Tuesday in
connection with the $3,000,000 “bond
theft trust,”” under investigation by
federal authorities here. Davis also
is president of the Diamond Portland
Cement Company and Glove Stove
Company of Cleveland,
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Dyaamite Wrecks
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- A, B. &A. Freight
TALBOTTON, August 24 A
westbound Atlanta, Birmingham and
Atlantic railroad freight train was
wrecked early Tuesday, near here,
by a package of dynamite, placed on
the rails,
The engine was damaged, No one
was reported injured,
Trainmen, according to reports
here, charged the wreck was the
work of the strike sympathizers.
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Damaged Locomotive
Able 1o Proceed
ATLANTA, August 24—At the
local offices of the Atlanta Birming
ham and Atlantic railway, reports
were received early Tuesday morning
of an explosion at 2 o’clock that
Imorm'ng' which had damaged the lo
‘comotive of a westbound freight train
near Talbotton. The explosion, it
was said, appeared to have been that
of dynamite,
Officials stated that the damage to
the track and locomotive was slight,
and that the train was able to pro
ceed after a short delay, }
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A New Innovation
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’ At Empire Hotel
~ The Empire Hotel Mrs, Ted My
trs, proprietress, introduced a new
innovation to the business men and
women of the town Tuesday, when
this popular hostelry began serving
special dinners for the busy men and
women, whose business and office
duties make it converient to spend
the noon hour down town. The
popular price, 50c, makes it a very
attractive proposition especially since
the culinary of the hostelry is of the
best, The hotel is handy to the bus
iness section, the dining room cool
and pleasant and service excellent,
Dinners are served from twelve to
two,
OLIVER--GOODWIN
Miss Alice Ruth Unver and Mr,
Arthur L. Goodwin both of Savan
nah were quietly married on August
20th at Savannah,
The above announcement will be of
interest to many friends of Miss Oli
ver here where she has visited on
several occasions in the home of her
cousin Miss Mary Eva Martin, Miss
Oliver was formerly of Americus,
EVER-FAST SUITING—Linen finish
material, absolutely fast colors, Pink,
Blue, Green, Gold, Lavender and Pongee,
36 in. wide at—
-39 cents Yard
NO-FADE SHIRT SALE—A new shirt
if they fade—You can buy these now for
One-Fourth Oft!
Beautiful assortment of Patterns—See
Window display !
“LEADER OF QUALITY AND LOW PRICE”
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J. C. Wilson Buys
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Union Mercantile
Mr, J. C. Wilson, tormerly of Wil
son and Dykes purchased the stock
of the Union Mercantile Company
and will continue the business at the
same location under the firm of J,
C. Wilson, Grocer.
Mr. Wilson is well known to the
local trade and has a host of friends
who will be glad to know that he is
again ready to supply them with
their grocerics. Mr, W, H. Smith,
who has managed the affairs of the
old concern will remain with the new
firm, As Mr. Wilson will conduct a
strictly cash business he expects to
be able to sell groceries at a consid
erable saving to his customers and
asks a trial order. We call special
attention to his low prices appearing
in his advertisement in this issue,
PICNIC PARTY PLANNED
FOR THURSDAY
The Primary Department of the
Central Methodist church will have a
picnic at Lake Beatrice on Thursday,
The children will meet at the church
at 11:00 o’clock when all primary
Sunday School pupils that wish to
go must be at the church.
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JUST RECEIVED—New Germantown
Wool Yarns. All the best shades for
Knitting Sweaters, Scarfs etc.
MINERVA Four fold Germantown
ZEPHYR 1 1-2 oz. Balls at
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MEN‘S CLOTHING Still going at
One-Fourth Otf!
Hart, Schaffner & Marx and Styleplus
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WILLIAM H'GHTOWER
Father Patrick E, Heslin was
called from his home in Colma,
Calif,, one night to confess a “dying
man”., He never returned, and let
ters began to arrive demanding a
ransom for his liberty. A few days
later, William Hightower, claiming
that he had trailed the priest, led
the police to a lodge of a cliff, where
#eslin’s body was found, riddled
with bullets.
Grocery Phone 155
FITZGERALD COTTON
Good Middling _________lo 7-8¢
No Sales No Receipts
Official Organ City of Fitzgerald
Offers Yams And
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Syrup For Russians
S. L, Smith Tenders Yams and
Syrup for Russian Needs
A telegram to Congressman Chas.
R, Crisp by Mr. S, L, Smith of the
Fitzgerald Supply Company, urges
our Congressman to call the atten
tion of Mr. Hoover to the possibili
ties of using Georgia Yams and
Georgia Cane Syrup in supplying the
needy Russians. As millions will
have to be fed and there is truly
nothing in all the world more satisfy
ing and nutritious than these popular
Georgia farm products, the Govern
ment would help both the Russians
and the Georgia farmers by adding a
Tliberal supply of these products to
the rations of the Russians,
R, L, Jones, returned from Indian
Springs, Tuesday. Red brings the
information that a bungalow and
small hotel besides the Wigwam
burned down at Indian Springs Sun
day night the buildings being in
some distance from each other, giv
ing rise to the suspicion that incen
diaries were at work. Mrs. Jones
and children accompanied him home,
NEW MILLINERY FOR FALL now
‘on Display—All the new ideas in early
Fall HATS just received at the EMPIRE
STORE.
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READY-TO-WEAR— including Suits,
Dresses, Blouses, Petticoats, ALL NOW
ON SALE AT—
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One-Half Price!
These at One-Half Price gives you a
Most Wonderful Value!
ALL MAIL ORDERS
PROMPTLY FILLED