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Traffic Congestion
Atlanta’s Problem
New Baws May Be Necessary To
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ATRANTA, October 21—Just now
Atlamta’s biggest problem is traffic
cengestion, Take for example, Peach
'ree and Whitchall streets—the sched
wed rummisng time of the street cars
Lctween Bake: and Mitchell streets,
<ity officials state, is about 11 mi~utes
diring the rusy hours, (uder reas
osable conditiong this is said to be
a liberal allowance, It frequently re
quires as much as 25 or 30 minutes
tor. the street cars to cover this dis
tasrce
1f it takes that long, the average
citizen has asked, why not allow more
tha‘\ 11 minutes, Here's the answer:
Because the very next car may be
delgved only two minutes; the next
one, twenty-six miiutes, the third one
eight and so on. That Philadelphia
law?er people have heard so much
about couldn’t figure a schedule to
meet these conditions, according to
railway officials, When cars are op
erating on a five minute headway, it
will be readily seen as pointed out
here, how such delays will cause them
to bunch and run in droves rather than
at their proper intervals,
11,200,000 people, including trans
fer ‘passengers, ride the street cars
daily which is said to be the case in
Atlanta, and each sustains an average
loss of 10 minutes there are as one
statistician has put it 2,000,000 wasted
minutes per day to the traveling pub
lic in Atlanta who ride the street cars,
This does not figure "the loss to the
thousands who are likewise delayed in
automobiles—the automobiles being
delayed by the street cars, which are
are delayed by automobiles, which are
delayed by street cars, and so on ad
infinitum, Two million minutes figure
four years of perfectly good time lost
daily in Atlanta riding en and wait
ing for street cars, .
There’s only one solution—better
traffic laws.*
Yotrcan’t blame the police for not
enforcing laws which do not exist,
ad you should not blame the street
railway company for not being able
to equip its cars with aero propellers
and fly out of the mess, said a man
who stood at Five Points and had a
good long look at the traffic conges
tion,
LIBRARY CLOSED
OCTOBER 26 TO 28
On account of. alterations to be
made in the Library it has been de
cided to close the Library Wednesday
26th to Friday 28th, inclusive, By
order of Board of Trustees,
026 Mrs, I. Gelders, Secretary,
Mrs, R, E Bowen of Cordele is
visiting her daughter Mrs, J .S, Wil
liams on west Pine street,
Tableware replated, write W, Har
rison, Wilson Ave, City, 024
ZfeigE Ladies’ Ready-to-Wear and HMillinery All Complete Efarine
kel B STORE { ‘ p e M P STORE
WITH THE VERY LATEST CREATIONS FOR THE NEW FALL AND WINTER SEASON
SUITS, COATS, DRESSES, SKIRTS, BLOUSES and MILLINERY, IN ALL THE NEW MATERIALS AND SHADES; DOROTHY DODD AND GROVER HOES FOR WOMEN IN THE NEW OXFORDS and HIGH
SHOES! HART, SCHAFFNER AND MARX AND STYLEPLUS CLOTHING IN THE NEW FALL MODELS AND MATERIALS FOR BOTH MEN AND YOUNG EN.—BOYDEN, EMPIRE SPECIAL AND W.
L. DOUGLAS SHOES. WONDERFUL STRONG LINE OF SCHOOL SUPPLIES, INCLUDING STATIONARY, TABLETS, PENCILS, ETC., AT SPECIAL VALU% STAR BRAND, EDUCATOR and BUSTER
BROWN SHOES BUILT ESPECIALLY FOR SCHOOL SERVICE.
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The New Suits This
Fall For Women
ARE NOW ON DISPLAY AT
THE EMPIRE STORE
They are so different, yet so wonderful because
of their individual tailoring and neatness. Qual
ity at last has come back to reasonable price and
is a very attractive feature with these Suits.
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At The Empire Store
SERGES, TRICOTINES, VELOURS, AND
TWILL MATERIALS.
$18.50 TO $75.00
Come in and look them over
One Price to
Everybody
D!\'y Goods and Clothing Phone 18
THE FITZGERALD LEADER
Notice To Club ,
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Boys And Girls
Remember the list of 'prizes which
amount to about $,50 that is to be dis
tributed among the Club boys and\ girls
of this county next Tuesday October 25
Prizes will be awarded as follows:
Pig Club prizes of the following
breeds.
Poland China, Spotted Poland Chi
na, Duroc and Hampshire:
Senior Gilt
Ist prize $7.50,
2nd prize $5.00,
3rd prize $4.00,
4th prize $3.00.
Junior Gilt
Ist prize $7.50,
2nd prize $5.00, i
3rd prize $4.00,
4th prize $3.00,
Junior Boar
Ist prize $7.50,
2nd prize $5.00,
3rd prize $4.00,
4th prize $3.00,
All boys exhibiting a pig, and does
not win one of the above prizes will
receive a $2,00 prize,
The grand champion over all breeds
$25.00 schpfil‘arship to the summer short
course at Georgia State College of
Agriculture,
The sanitary condition in which the
pig has been grown will be considered
in awarding the prizes,
| Calf Club Prizes
~ Best calf $7.50; Second best $5.00;
Third best $4.00; There must be three
or more Calves exhibited to win first
!prize, :
| Poultry Club, Boy or Girl
- Best trio Pen 1-Cockerel, and two
ipullets, and breed $5.00; 2nd best $4;
‘third best $3.00,
’ Corn club prizes will be awarded
‘and graded as follows:
~ Largest yield per acre, 40 points;
!Best 10 ears, 2 Opoints; best record
‘book 20 points; best display 10 points;
;Largest profit per acre 10 points;—
Totaling 100 points,
' Ist prize $7.50,
2nd prize $5.00,
! 3rd prize $4.00,
~ 4th prize $3.50,
Sth prize $3.00,
All club boys exhibiting 10 ears of
nice corn of his growing will receive
a $2.00 prize.
Wheat Club Prizes: :
Largest and best yleld, 40 points;
Best Gallon of Wheat 20 points; best
record book 20 points; best display
10 points, Largest profit per acre 10
points,
Ist prize $7.50,
2nd prize $5.00,
3rd prize $4.00
4th prize $3.50,
A $2500 Scholarship to the Georgia
State College of Agriculture to the
boy who entered and has carried out
the largest number of Club demon
strations, including Pig Club, Calf
Club, Corn Club, Wheat Club, and
Poultry lub,
Every boy should have his pig all
cleaned up nicely and looking good
THE EMPIRE MERCANTILE COMPANY,
FITZGERALD, BEN HILL COUNTY, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1921
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St. Simon’s Project
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Studied By Expert
Construction of Highway May Mean
Enormous Development
ATLANTA, Oct, 21—The move
ment now under way in Glynn county
looking to the construction of a high
way from Brunswick to' the ocean is
an undertaking in which the whole
State is interested, according to lead
ing Georgians who have discussed the
matter at the sate capitol,
As pointed out here, the latest pro
ject is comparable to the construction
of the remarkable stretch of highway
between Darien and Brunswick, com
pleted last summer, Not only will it
provide direct automobile highway
connections between the mainland and
the ocean as shown here by engineers
and road builders, but it will also pro
vide vehicular outlet for the products
of St. Simons ¥ 'and—which has been
called a veritable garden spot, more
than 80 square mi'es in extent, It will
open up one of the best summer re
sorts in the Southern States to the
people of the South ad also admits of
great development as a winter resort
for eastern and northern tourist‘s,
Recently the state highway devart
ment, it was stated at the capitol, com
pleted an exhaustive ‘reconnaissance
of the whele situation at Brunswick,
making careful surveys of several sug
gested routes, and submitted alterna
tive projects to the county highway
authorities, County and city author
ities got together, studied both pro
jects and united in approving one of
them,
The plan adopted calls for the con
struction of a causeway across the
“marshes of Glynn” and the necessary
bridges to connect the City of Bruns
wick with St. Simon’s Island at a
‘point 2,000 feet south frem the histor
ic old Hilton and Dodge saw mill, the
total cost of which, according to the
highway engineers will be about $3OO,
000, It is proposed to divide this cost
equally between the city and county
and to meet it by the bonding meth
od,
Mr, J. Tate, representing the Vesta
Battery Company with headquarters
in Atlanta, was in the city todayand
reports business good in his line,
Rev, M, F, Reeves of Rebecca and
Mr, H, J. Hemphurys of Gainesville
attended the Baptist convention in the
city Thursday,
Mrs. William Shell who has been the
guest of her sister Mrs, Mollie Smith
for several days leaves Sunday for her
home in Sylvester, ‘
before he places it on exhibition,
Invite your friends and fathers and
mothers to attend this club fair ex
hibition with you at the Chamber of
Commerce in Fitzgerald, Tuesday,
October 25th.
Yours very truly, ;
C. T, Owens, County Agent,,
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Large Yields of Sweet
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Potatoes In S. Georgia
ATLANTA, October 20~One thou
sand, four hundred and .twenty-seven
raisedbushels of graded sweet potatoes
raised on eight acres of land, have
been sold by Tom Garrett, of Charing
Taylor county, Ga,, to the Planter’s
Products Company, which operates a
curing house at Cuwaring, according
to announcement made here today by
the State Burecau of Markets.
It is stated that Mr, Garrett has 30
additional acrgs of potatoes, from
which he expects to secure at least
as many potatoes per acre as from
the ecight acres first harvested, This
will yield him at the present price
in all $3,552.68 for 6,767 crates, or av
average of $93.49 per acre,
W. W, Croxton in charge of the ag
ricultural development service of the
A. B, r A railway, today reported to
agd{cultitral officals large yields of
potatoes at all points along the’Tine
of the road and especially in the terri
tory where expert advice has been giv
en to farmers as to varietics, methods
of planting and fertilization,
It is generally conceded that the
extremely dry weather has not been
favorable for large yields of potatoes
this year, but with the proper cultural
methods and fertilization large and
satisfactory yields may be procured
even under unfavorable weather con
ditions, says a statement of agricul
tural officilas,
The Planters Products Company op
erates houses at Mauk, Charing, Ideal
Montzuma, Lilly and Vienna, having
a total capacity of 60,000 bushels, Po
tatoes handled by the company are
carefully graded ana shipped under
the brand of Pride of Georgia Sweets,
Last year a trial shipment was made
to London, England, where they were
readily purchased and reports stated
that the Georgia potato made a great
impression on the English folk,
Potatoes cured in th: sweat potato
curing houses, especially designed, ac
cording to state agricnltural officials:
keep and carry to the consuming mar
kets in better conditlon than any oth
ers as was demonstrated by the Lon
don shipment,
Southern Football
Schedule Arranged
ATLANTA, Oct, 17 —ln looking
over the Southern football schedule
for this season, it appears, according
to football experts here today taken
as a whole, to be the best composite
schedule arranged by southern ath
letic authorities in years, More games
with eastern colleges than has been
seen before have been arranged with
Harvard University, Princeton Uri
versity, Pennsylvania State, Darb!
mouth College, Rutgers College, the
Georgetown University and other rep
resentative colleges of the north meet
ing those below the Mason-Dixon line
New Fall Dresses at
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the Right Price
Every kind of dresses in every kind of material.
in every kind of a style, in every kind of a price.
You can’t imagine the wonderful ideas we have
here for you in these Dresses that are coming in
daily. Many of these dresses were delivered be
fore our buyers got back. They are now on dis
play and we cordially invite you to see them—
You will wonder at their reasonableness.
If quality and styles at low price is what the
public want we know you will find them in these
Dresses.
PRICES FROM $5.50 TO $59.00 ¥
“LEADER OF QUALITY AND LOW PRICE”
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Found Guilty Of
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Killing A Child
John H, Theaus Sentenced At Doug
las to Life Imprisonment
DOUGLAS, Oct, 18—The jury on
the case of John Hubert Theaus who
is charged with murder, returned a
verdict at 11 o’clock last night of
guilty with recommendation to mercy,
and Judge Summerall sentenced him
to life imprisonment,
- Theaus was charged with the mur
‘der of Inez Rowell, nine-year old child
‘Theaus and his wife went to the home
of Morris Rowell her brother,
~ Theaus went to Rowell’s home to
‘get his wife, but had some trouble
with his brother-in-law, Rowell, and
he shot at Rowell and killed the little
girl.
- The case of George White charged
\'-gth murder will probably be tried
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U. S. Department
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| Of Agriculture
~Cottou Quotation Service; Bureau
of Markets and Crop estimates; At
hfi\ta District, B, R, Oastler in charge,
AWNOTE—The following prices are
fr‘m reports of actual sales received
b:j this office and are not estimated
prices:
Reports of sales at Interior Markets.
\CRAWFORDSVILLE
Dite Grade Staple Price
14{ --Strict Middling_. 7-8* ___.l9%
gt oMaddling. oo 748 .. 18
14 __strict low middling 7-8“ ____l7l4
FITZGERALD
Date Grade Staple Price
13 __strict low middling 7-8“ ~~==1637
9l Maddimp.e . 0 TIRE . 18
14L_strict low middling 7-8¢ ____l7
14 .._Low Middling.... 7-8" ___.1554
15 |._Middling....___ 7-8” —---1734
15 L__strict low middling 7-8* ....1634
Mimsox
Dikte Grade Staple Price
*.Strict Middling____7-8" ____l9l4
14 __Middiing. ... [ 7.8% 1.2419
14 __strict low middling 7-8% ____l7%
A number of young ladies including
Misses Margaret Wise, Freddie Isler,
Josephine Manning, Hazel Mayes, Ha
zel Jolly, Irma Dunn and several oth
ers will meet at the home of Miss Al
ene Turner and organize a Rook
Club for the winter months,
PRIMITIVE BAPTIST CHURCH
Corner Palm and Johnson Sts.
Elder Walter M, Blackwell, Pastor,
Preaching Ist and 3rd Sundays at;
11:30 a. m. and 8 p. m.
Bible Study every Sunday 10:30 a.
m. |
Prayer meeting each Wednesday:
8:30 p. m.
We invite you to all these scrvices.!
~ Most of the southern colleges will
have the same coaching staff as last
year and a majority of the better men
back and 1921, it is stated here, should
prove a banner year,
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Citizens Bank of Ocilla
Fails To Open Doors
Announcement was made today of the
lfailurc of the Citizen's Bank of Ocilia
a state institution, which was closed
last November by order of the State
Bank Examiner but which was sub
sequently reopened when its stock
holders and directors came to its as
sistance, The bank was reorganized
with Dr, J. €, Luke as president and
R, H, Johnson as cashier| the latter
resigning his position about sixty days
ago, since which time Mrs Lillian
Meeks assistant cashier and President
J. C. Luke were in charge of the banks
affairs, It is thought poor collec
tions due to crop failure etc, caused
the bank to close down a second time,
The hank had a paid up capital of
$78,000.00 and carried about $lOO,OOO
on deposit,
Since its failure in 1920 the former
depositors have been paid about 50
per cent of their deposits; the rest
will probably be a total loss, Direc
tors of the bank are J, C, Luke D, R,
Henderson, J. E, Hollingsworth, G,
S. Willcox, Dr, G, W, Wiillis, W, N,
Hudson, A, L, Nobles, L. L Harper,
and J, B, Busseli,
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Atlanta Shrines Open
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' Brand New Club House
ATLANTA, Oct,, 17—The nobles
of Yaarab Temple to the number of
more than one thousand, assisted by
their wives, daughters and sweethearts
igavc the new Yaarab headquarters
iand club rooms on Peachtree street a
house warming and dedication, befit
| ting the elegant quarters selected by
llllustrious Potentate Henry C, Heinz,
as the future home of the Shrine in
Atlanta,
Illustrious Potentate Heinz leaves
today in company with Imperial Po
tentate Catta and by special invitation
will attend several ceremonials .with
the imperial potentate, the one at
;Pittsburg being honored by the pres
ence of President Harding. The pres
ident will be in Atlanta October 27th,
the day before the Yaarabs big cere
monial; he was invited to remain in
the city and attend the ceremonial but
regretted his inability to do so, an en
gagement with General Foch requir
ing his presence in Washington on
the day of the Yaarab‘s ceremonial |
Potentate Heinz will attend meet
ings of the supreme council of the
Scottish rite Masons in Washington,
but will return in time to superintend
the final arrangements for the big
ceremonial here October 28,
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Mrs. T, D, Middleton left this morn
ing for LaGrange where she will visit
for several days returning here before
going to her home in Hortense,
Mls G B O'Berry, Mrs. L. R,
Shellhouse and Miss Mattie Gaskins
of Willacoochee were in the city yes
terday,
illinery
Something New Every Day
The kind of service you like bbgt. Every time you come
to the Empire Store and visit o Millinery Department,
you will see on display there new different.
NEW HATS FOR WOMEN, MISSES and CHILDREN
JUST RECEIVED.
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BLOUSES, SKIRTS, PETTISOATS., NEGLIGEES and
KIMONAS—Too much cannot be said about these lovely
garments. Our buyers were surprised to find so many of
them already received and on sale when they returned. By
far the most beautiful line of negligees and kimonas ever
shown in this section,
Let Us Show Them To Yeu
PUBLISHED ON
MONDAY, WEDNESDAY
AND FRIDAY
Official Organ City Of Fitzgerald
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Union Heads Confer
With Labor Board
Pennaylvania Railway’s Case Fieex
One To Be Cited
CHICAO, Oct,, 20—Efforts by the
railroad labor board to avert the com
ing railroad strike through conferences
with heads of the five unions whick
have ordered a walk-out effective om
October 30th, failed when the meeting
adjourned tonight with the announce
ment by the board that while the dis
cussions were beneficial, no definite
results were obtained_ 1
After a conference of the five rait
union leaders who conferred with the
labor board, it was announced that
they were making reservations on a
‘midnight train for Cleveland, The\-
‘union chiefs refused to give any reas
on for their action
l Present at the union conference were
‘W’arrc‘n S. Stone, grand chief of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
lL_ E. Sheppard, prestdent of the Or
ider of Railway Conductors; W. G.
lLee. president of the brotherhood of
| Railroad Trainmen; W, S, Carter, the
president of the Brotherhood of Loco
motive Firemen and Enginemen and
T. C, Cashen, president of the Switch
men‘s Union of North America,
The eleven standard unions marked
time today awaiting the outcome of
the labor board meeting, While a
few of their general chairmen met to
discuss strike plans, the majority of
them cro ¢~ the hearing rooms of the
labor hgard to see the Pennsylvania
railwafi"%ited for failing to obey the
| hoard?sqbrdcrs_
Working Against Strike
Chicago was the center today of an
endeavor to prevent a general rai'road
strike, while in the east the rai'roads
(today began advertisng for men to
'fill the places of strikers in event the
Ithreat(-ned walkout materializ~s_
, Among todays developments here
larc:
Hearing by the labor board to de
termine whether the Pennsylvania has
violated a recent order directing a new
election of employes committees,
This is the first case in which eith
er road or men has been cited for
failure to obey the board.
A GRUESOME JOKE
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One of the biggest jokes of the sea
son was perpetrated on the newspap
ers when an Atlanta story was sent
to them stating that certain prominent
citizens were making the initial trip
to Atlanta with Gen, Passenger Ag
ent W, W, Croxton on the first train
scheduled to leave South Georgia with
sleepers, Among the men listed were
several who had died since the mail
ing list of the popular passenger de
partment of the A. B, & A, had been
revised and not a single one of those
listed from Fitagerald were out of the
'city on the day they were heralded
as visiting the Fair in company and
as guest of Mr, Croxton,
Mail Orders
Promptly filled
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