Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, October 19, 1921, Wednesday Edition, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextWEDNESDAY EDITION VOL. XXVI, NO 127 CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, STONE ISSUES STATEMENT ° “No Turning Back” ° o Says Trainmea’s Chief Definite Plans To Be Laid When Big Five Unions Reach Cleveland CLEVELAND, O. October 17— “There will be no turning back, We are going ahead with our plans for the greatest railroad strike in the world’s history.” This was the declaration Monday morning of W_ G, Lee, president of the Brotherhood of Railway Train men, as officials of the “big four” railroad brotherhoods and of the Switchmen’s Union of North America made plans for the conference of the heads of the five big unions invol ved in the proposed nation-wide strike, affecting all railroads and scheduled to begin October 30 at 6 a, m, The hour for the beginning of the conference Tuesday which will form ulate plans for the conduct of the strike depends upon the arrival of Warren S. Stone, grand chief of the Brotherhood of (T.ocomotive Engi neers; W, S, Carter, president of the Brotherhood of locomotive Firemen and Enginemen: L. C. Sheppard, president of the Order of Railway Conductors, and T, C. Cashen presi dent of the Switchmen's Union from Chicago. Busy With Details Mr, Lee arrived in Cleveland Sun day and was busy throughout the day supervising the sending out of last minute instructions to the gener al chairmen of his organization by wire and mail, Headquarters of the Order of Rail way Conductors, now located in Ce dar Rapids, Towa_ and of the Switch men’s Union now at Buffalo, will be temporarily removed to Cleveland, in order that all five of the executives may be available for immediate coun sel upon any development, “We have abandoned hope for a peaceful settlement.” Mr, Lee added, There may be some man with power enough to avert the conflict, but T do not know how it is to be accom plished, The railway executives have rejected our proposals for a confer ence and in the face of our appeal have made plans for further wage reductions ” I for one would be glad to at tend a conference of union leaders and railway executives in Washing ton to discuss means of averting the nation-wide tie-up of transportation, Peace is always desirable, and if President Harding should see fit to call the leaders of both sides to the capital, T can see no reason why any union man should refuse to attend. We have nothing to conceal, Our cards are on the table, o ® Women of Little River @ L] Association Meet Here The First Baptist Church will be hostess to the Woman's Missionary Union of «the Little River Association tomorrow, Thursday, October 20th, The program begins at 10 a, m, and will continue all day, The forty two churches of the Associaitnon are ex pected to each send representatives which will bring several hundred vis itors from this and our adjoining coun ties, Mrs, W. B, Owens of Rochelle is superintendent and will preside, Miss Maude Powell of Atlanta State secre tiry and Treasurer and Mrs, C, F, Cater of Quitman, Divisional Secretary are amoung those on the program, Mrs, I, L. Lamie will delight the au dience with sweet songs during the session, Combining the annual business with an inspirai;onal program will make a full day but it is with the hope that every delegate will be inspired to be gin the new year with renewed zeal to do big things for the Master in this part of Mis vineyard in the months ahead, ' he.local socicties have very satis factory reports of the year’s work both froni the First Church and the Ken nedy Memorial, with 2 new and en thusiastic one organized in Callie Gar butt Church at the Cotton Mills, A large delegation is expected from the near-Yv :hoechest Arbor, Pethlehem New Prospect, Mt, Olive, Englewood, Abba and Mt, Zion, GEORGE BROWN BACK \ FROM ADVERTISING TOUR Mr, - George Brown returned this morning from North Georgia and S, Carolina, where he has been on an ad vertising expedition. George saw sev eral of our former townsmen on his trip, including A, B, Cook and Willis Smith, whom he reports as doing fine, He expects to have some South Car olina farmers down here this fall as a result of his trip, THE FITZGERALD LEADER FITZGERALD CHICKENS TAKE MANY PRIZES A wire from Sam Willcox informs us that his Rhode Island Reds won second and fourth pens ont of nineteen exhibited. ' W, R, Skinner the veteran chicken fancier also has a fine exhibit of his premium takers at the show at Atlanta and reports have it that he has taken a number -of prizes, but we have no definite information from him, The poultry exhibit of the South eastern Fair is said to be the best this year and style was added to the exhh bit through the use of the Fitzgerald| ‘Fair Associations patented chicken coops, which were rented by the Fair Association to the Southeastern Fair, Secretary Red Jones of the Fitzgerald Fair Association is in charge of the Fair's Poultry exhibit, Chamber of Commerce Is Always Busy Here To Begin Drive For New Members At Early Date The question is frequently asked, “What is the Chamber of Commerce Doing?’ __“What good is it to the Gty | As a reply to that the following let ters were received by the secretary last week and which are being receiv ed constantly and one evidence of the good work that is kept going on con tinually that the public is not general ly aware of, This is just one phase of the work for as a matter of fact there are hun dreds of things coming up monthly that require attention and of course are looked after by the officers, Board of Trade, Fitzgerald, Georgia; Gentlemen: What are prices on Farm Lands, and what is your principal crops, What is the population of Fitzgerald? Are there many Civil War veterans in Fitzgerald? Kindly mail me some lit erature of your City and Farming country. There are four of us who are coming to your city this winter to look it over, Please send all the in formation you can and oblige, Yours very truly, W, J. Gilmore, Nevada, lowa, Mr, W, A, Adams, Secy, Chamber Commerce, Fitzgerald, Ga,, Dear Mr. Adams: As you have probably already heard I bought 50 acres out by the shops, and expect to move down later in December to escape the hardest part of the winter here, I am trying to interest some of my friends to come down with me and I would like to have some of the book lets describing the town similar to the one you sent me and I am willing to pay for them if you can tell me how to obtain them, T again want to thank you for your kindness, all along, Thanks to the Chamber of Commerce and am sure they are doing a great work for your city. A great deal more than is al ways apparent, With kindest regards, T remain, Yours very truly, A. H. Turner, Hartsburg 111, Chamber of Commerce, Fitzgerald ,Ga., Gentlemen: Will you please send me some in formation regarding your city and the surrounding county, Would you also refer my name to some Real Estate Dealer, as T am interested in trying to secure a place of about 35 acres in a section of the State at a price not exceeding $3,500 in a radius of 15 miles of your city, Thanking you in advance for any in formation you may send me, T remain, Yours very truly, Herbert Foot, 507 West St Wilmington, Del, After reading the above can any one see that the Chamber of Commerce is not any good to a city? 'l'he annual drive will soon be on for nev; members, If you are not already a member come around to the Cham ber of Commierce, room 121 East Cen tral Ave,, and join today and help build up your town into a city. < . New Service Station Opened Here Today The United Service Station is open ing today for business at their new station at the corner of Central Aven ue and Sherman Streets, The estab lishment is one of the best equipped on the Dixie Highway, having two visible tanks, conveniently located Mr, E, R. Bragg, is managing the bus iness and will give his patrons his per. ’sonal attention both day and night, FITZGERALD, BEN HILL COUNTY, GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1921 * Superior Court p ° Adjouy -d Tuesday / | o | Cases Of A.cuocu Strikers Expectedl To Be Called In November et | Judge O, T, Gower discharged all jurors for the prestn term of court, after receiving statement of Solicitor- General J, B, Wall, requesting a spe cial term of court for the trial of the men in jail accused of the murder of W. T. Reed. Col, Wall stated: “The evidence in these cases being volumnious and intricate and having been continuously engaged in court since the grand jury started the inves tigation I don't think it proper at this time to call the cases for trial, but I would suggest the court to call a spe cial term for the sole purpose of try ing these cases.” Judge Gower has not yet announced the dates of these tivals, it is thought they will be held about the third Mon day in November, Judge Thomas of Jesup announced in court that he has been engaged to defend Stubbs, Hen drix, Cates Malcolm and Rozar, five of the defendants charged with the murder and stated that he could no ap pear in court here in November on ac count of important matters in his own circuit demanding his presence in the courts of Wayne and Ware counties, It is probable that these defendants represented by Col, Thomas will be tried some time in December, An alleged confession of Fairfield, one of the strikers ot the road, and upon which most of the indictments have been returned by the grand jury is thought to contain many mistate ments as to persons involved, some of whom will be able to establish well authenticated alibis and is therefore not considered of a damaging charac ter by the attorneys for the defendants Emmett Folsom Acquitted Ben Hill county jurors have proven themselves competent and willing to give the strikers a fair trial, when the case of Emmett Folsom a negro fire man, former employee of the A. B, & A, was tried Tuesday and found not guilty, The case was one in which the defendant was charged with at tempting to shoot a strike breaker, a negro who had taken employment as fireman during the strike, Although the case was strongly prosecuted by assistant solicitor Jesse Grantham and Sam Kassewitz, the jury declared him free, McDonald and McDonald rep resented the defendant WILEY WILLIAMS, J. H. MAYS, J. KASSEWITZ, President m_mY:_l_’_r_e_s;“ . _,__Ef’ﬁ: El‘z“‘_Treas. 'Xtra! E Extra! ’Xtra! Extral Blankets and Comforts A large and assorted line to select from---Special for this week only, 200 $5.00 64x76 double Blankets at $2.49 Other Blankets from $3.50 to $15.00 Comforts “ $2.75 to $7.50 -~ Furniture Bed Room Suits, Living Room Suits, Dining Room Suits, Library Tables, Rockers, Chairs, China Cabnets, Buffets, Stoves, Heaters, ete. Also Iron Beds, Springs and Mattresses, at a Reduction of =2O per cent Fitzgerald Furniture Co. Corner Main and Pine - - - . - Phone 49 ENTERPRISE AND PRESS ° Prominent Attorneys | ® Arrive Here Today Judge A, C. Stone and Col, E, W Roberts of Monroe accompanied Mr, D, P, Malcolm father of J L, Mal-| colm in jail here charged with the! murder of W, T, Reed, to look after!‘ the interests of the accused, Judge Stone and Col, Roberts are leading lawyers ‘n their section and are well known to the legal fraternity of the State, having been connected with a number of prominent cases in the state. The party motored through from Monroe and report the roads in excel lent condition, | Col, Roberts in speak ing of their city's latest progressive move in voting ta establish a munici pal ice nlant in connection with their City owned Water and Light plant, stated that they will De ready to op erate by January having purchased their ice machinery and are erecting the necessary additional building, “Tf the private menopoly which now con trcls our ice business in Monroe un dersells our municipal plant”? says Col. Roberts. we shall shut down our plant, if we cannot make cheaper ice than we can buv our ice, and buy it from the private Lompz[ny‘ but so soon as the mononciv tries to get back to monopoly prices. we will he ready to resume operation, What we shall ex pect to do is tc save our home peo ple tens of thousands of dollars-an nually cither through ‘selling them the city's produet at a low figure, or make the moaenoly <o it for us. In either event the people of our town will reap Ihe Denefit and we thall have estabiished a principle in city government that ether cities may foilow with profit_ * We spent two dayve with Monfoe's progressive citizens during the Press Convention ard sized them up as the “Salt of the Larth” Case Agamst Mayor * Pittman Nol Prossed Solicitor ], ‘B Wall, nolle prossed the indictmenti%elwrging Mayor J.L. Pittman with nterfering, intimidating and’ conspiring against ythe present employees of the A, B, & A | railroad, there being no ecvidence produced to justify the indictment, Leader Want Ads bring lesults Former Saloon Owner . Is Dry Officer Now Such A Good One That W, C, T, U, ‘ Gives Him A Medal | e | TAMPA| Fla,, Oct, 17— Formerly proprictor of a saloon here, U.S, Dcp-! iuty Marshal John E. Cox is today | Ilwcaring a solid gold badge presented 'him by the Woman's Christian Tem ‘pcrancu Union, The Tampa Woman’s Club and the gencral secretary of the '\’_ MG A | | Cox's vigilance in running down ‘hootlegp:cr, liquor smugglers and the moonshiners is what brought him the | s & inw(laL He is said here to have made ymore arrests in the last two years f!h;m any federal deputy in the South :and last year to have run second in :tlu- country | Raids the former saloon keeper has led in the past 18 months have cap tured more than $lOO,OOO worth of boats automobiles and other proper ty used by prohibition law violators and moonshiners, | Cox is a native of Kv-ntll(ky and lis noted as a dead shot . | Denmark Receiver | | For Perry Stables A, 'H, Denmark succeeds \\'ilcyl Williams as receiver for the Perry Live Stock Company on order of Judge O, T. Gower, who hecard the application on permanent receivership for the company in court this ‘morn ing, Judge Gower offered to appoint J. L. Perry joint receiver with Mr, Williams, but to this Mr, Williams demurred, stating that he would not mind serving with Perry and Scar borough both as joint receivers with him_ but that he objected to being receiver with Perry and assuming re sponsibility of the Scarborough inter ests, Attorneys for the contesting parties not being abfe to agree on a receiver, jointly or separately, Judge Gower appointed A, H, Denmark with the request that he advise with both of the partners in the settlement ot the assets, GRAND JURY RECESSES THIS MORNING Court adjourned today until some date to be fixed by Judge Gower lat er, after the Grand Jury indicted Wil liam Bell, for the murder of Judge S, Paulk the old negro shot Sunday morning at his home east of town,, DIXIE HIGHWAY ASSOCIATION REORGANIZED IN WAYCROSS Ofricial notice of the reorganization of the Dixie Highway “Short Route™ association at Waycross has reached here with the information that Messrs Wm, R, Bowen and I, Gelders have been selected as vice-presidents, A rally of Short Route Boosters is to be held at Waycross Thursday at which 150 Floridians from Jackson ville and other points will attend, The meeting will perfect plans to adver tise the Short Route throughout the country in order to maintain the pres tige secured through the efforts made principally by Fitzgerald, and espe cially by the Leader-Enterprise, Mr, 'V, L. Stanton, that silver tongued or -ator from Ware is President and G, iR_ King of Waycross, secretary Court Officers | Hos eddin t At A Wedding The largest attended wedding cere mony took place Tuesday morning at the courthouse when Judge OT, Gow er sentenced Roosevelt Welton, a col ored Lothario to a life of matrimony with Henrictta Fuller, a young neg ress who had succumbed to the per suasive wooing of Roosevelt, Roose velt had been indicted by a recent grand jury and his attorneys McDon ald and McDonald suggested the mat rimonial route for the best solution of the case, Judge Gower agreed and Rev, Amos Shaw, colored, was sent for and tied the knot in open court. The groom and bride immediately ;}lvﬁ the presence of the august court and sherifi for a honeymoon on the farm, The court house was crowded with spectators, . First M. E. Sunday . . School Wins Prize The First Methodist Episcopal Sun day School was awarded the second prize at the Southeastern Fair’ at the Sunday School exhibit arranged by the Georgia Sunday School Associa tion, This poster was sent in by Mrs, J. H, Burke from the Junior Depart ment, In addition to this, several note books from the Junior department were sent in, The Sunday School ex hibit at the Southeastern Fair is at tracting considerable attention, and is regarded as one of the most interest ing and attractive exhibits at the Fair, PUBLISHED ON MONDAY, WEDNESDAY AND FRIDAY - Official Organ City Of ‘Fitzgerald 3 WHY THE STRIKE AS AUTHORIZED Mr, Stone Gives Interesting Facts 'i Railway Controversy '5? R i CLEVELAND, Oct, 18—Chief. off the Locomotive Engineers, Stone 13-3 sved the following statement in .regard}i to the railroad controversy from his office here today, giving the reasons ‘why the strike of the railway organ izations was authorized, Mr, Stone says in part: . “When the Transportation act oﬁg 1920 became a law it was hoped by: the employees that all disputes would be adjusted, and decisions rendered by the board would be complied with by the carriers and employees, In stead of complying with thedecisions; of the labor board the railroads soon began to disregard or flout it decisions Flagrant cases of this being the ac 'ﬁ(m of the Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic the Trie, the Pennsylvania lr:zi‘ru:u! and many other cases that: ;r:m be cited. 1 Statement Made Wilson '5 “It is well known and admitted by all that the railway men were the last to receive any increase during the war period, During August 1919 the bro-"j therhood of Locomortive Engiﬂeers-% submitted to President Wilson a state ment setting forth that a decrease in the cost of the necessities of life wa,sl necessary or an increase in wages wa;é imperative ! . : § 3 k From that time on the question oﬁ wages was discussed on different oc-‘}‘ casions and was finally submitted to the labor board, In July, 1920 the:; board handed down a decision which’i based on all the facts they declareta was just and equitible, and furthel"g stated that their conclusions were ar-§ rived at after long consideration of alt{g the facts as evidenced by the testi= mony before that board, Later Mr, Atterbury of the Penn{'«% sylvania railroad, appeared before the board and in a spectacular presenta tion demanded an immediate reduc tion of the wages of all railroad em ployees notwithstanding the carriers had been granted a material increase:' in freight and passenger rates in orég der to meet the increased wages that were granted by the board. This was* denied on technical grounds because the carriers had not properly created a dispute in accordance with the tran portation act, : Creating Dispute ; The railroads then began serving no tice on all their employees demand=- ing reductions in pay thereby legally‘n; creating a dispute which was referredl to the labor board resulting in a 123 per cent reduction as of July 1, 1921, To further aggravate the situation, immediately following this meeting a great number of railroads began serv ing notice on their employees that ’thvy would revise 3 schedule and take from them the rules governing their ‘scrvicc that had been in effect from ten to thirty vears, Said rules were ‘oblaincd partly by the efforts of the United States Board of Mediation or IBoard of Arbitration, of which the Jneutral members were appointed by ’thc representatives of the government, The majority of such rules were the result of negotiations across the table with the representatives of the organ izations and the managers of the in dividual railroads acknowledged to be fair and equitable, A conference of all general chairmen was arranged to be held in the month of July in the city of Chicago, The result of said conference was to in struct the executives of the organiza tions to meet the executives of the rail roads some time prior.to September Ist, for the purpose of trying to bring about an amicable adjustment, This was done and a committee of railroad executives were met in the east, south east and western territories their an swers all being similar and denying any kind of conciliatory measures, Strike Vote Following the refusal of the exec utives of the railways to enter into any :3 agreement with the executives of the organizations, there was nothing left to do but refer the matter to a ref erendum vate of all the workers which were employed on the railroad and to submit their decision in the matter, In October the representatives of the workers were convened in Chicago, and a canvass of the vote was made, which indicated that 94 per cent pluls{d were in favor of withdrawing from tlle’é service, Such a condition was ne,ﬁ;ﬂj known before in the history of ail road labor board, and no doubt caused by the arrogant selfish att ude of the railroad exccutives togethes with their declination to be a party to any kind of conciliatory terms;‘w; After the vote had been canvasse the chairman of the Railroad Owne Association was notified by ii result and the request for a ,” (Continued on Page 2) i