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MONDAY.
EDITION
'VOL. XXVI, NO. 132
FAIRFIELD MAKES PUBLIC STATEMENT UNDER OATH
Sweet Potato Industry
Of State Can Be Saved
X
If Farmers Hold Back Potatoes, The
& Market Will Soon Be Lost
ATLANTA, Oct, 31—The sweet
potato industry of Georgia and the
South: though now reaching a crucial
point, may be saved if growers will
listen to expert advice, according to
market men here today.
4w the other hand, it is dcclarc.d
if :'arqv.'rs persits in holding back their
potatoes, then, of course, the large
sums of money invested in the curing
houses will be lost and the market
which the growers have for their po
tatoes will likewise be lost,
Experts here point to the fact that
there is a disposition on the part of
the farmers not to sell their potatoes
to curing houses, because of an exag
gerated idea as to what the curing
houses should pay for their potatoes
thiefall
It was stated here today that a
number of curing houses paid 65 cents
a bustcl for potatoes placed in their
houseg last year and that those houses
lost 31 cents a bushel on all potatoes
handled, The same houses are pay
ing this year 52 1-2 cents a bushel,
Experts state that the conditions for
making a sweet potato crop this year
were much less expensive than last
vear, They state further that there
is nothing to indicate that the prices
ior which the potatoes will be sold
fwvill be any higher than last year,
The Federal Reserve Bank of Atlan
ta. wiich covers the sixth district, has
indicated that it would consider it a
safe policy for its member banks to
loan up to the extent of 60 per cent of
the market value of sweet potatoes
stored in houses constructed and op
erated in accordance with approved
plans as many of such houses are now
established, 1t is stated here that
wher? bankers generally understand
this proposition they will gladly make
advances to farmers who properly har
vest, grade and store their sweet po
tatoes, though most of the curing hous
es are paying good prices in buying
the product outright,
; Th® conservation of the crop by the
use of storage houses has been advo
cated strongly by the county agents
and other farm extension workers all
thels the South for the last six years.
As a result, it is stated, there is sat
isfactory storage in the South for from
12,000,000 to 15,000,000 bushels.
In Georgia alone the combined ca
pacity of the storage houses, accord
ing to experts will exceed two million
bushels, Arxood deal of money was
spent buil'y 4x curing houses last year
atytht very peak of the high prices
offc‘.figstruction' One company built
six curing houses of large capacity in
the vicinity of Montezuma. It is stated |
here that experienced horticulturists,
at important points, are giving farm- |
ers_fr# of charge, the benefit of their |
technical knowledge in growing and |
caring for sweet potatoes, 1
~ The production of sweet potatoes
in the South, according to Georgia ex
perts has increased steadily from 87,
000,000 bushels in 1920, On account
of unfavorable weather, the crop out
look is not as good at the present time
as it was some months ago, The fore
cast o# the present month was 106,
)00 bushels in 1920, On account of un
iavorable weather, the crop outlook
is.nct as good at che present time as
it” w%s some months ago, The” fore
sast o fthe present month was 106,000
00 bushels.
RS, JACK A, MANNOOCH
: DIES IN DANVILLE, VA,
Mr, Charles S, Mannooch leaves
oday for Danville, Va, where he
vas call-1 on account of the death
i his < er-in-law Mrs, Jack A, Ma
obh. Mrs. Mannooch died at her
ome in Danville on Sunday night,
iter a chort illness which is a great
hock to her relatives and friends,
frs. Mannooch will be remembered
ere by a host of friends as she lived
our city for a short time when a
ride. She was a member of the Chris
an church and a worker in the Chris
an Fndeavor society, Mr. Mannooch
hs the heartfelt sympathy of a large
,“fi o friends in the city,
Miss Thelma Dorminey came down
om Macon to spend the week-end
ith her parents, accompanied by Miss
t(cy Heard of Anderson S, C, who
ralso a student at Wesleyan
~Lower Laundry Prices
Price reductions argéfinting to ap
.proximately 10 per cent are now
in effect. An additional 10 per
_cent discount on all packages car
ried to the Laundry and called
for, “Cash and Carry Plan.”
White Swan Laundry
PHONE 38 Launderers & Dry Cleaners
THE FITZGERALD LEADER
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George Resigns
o o
And Hine: Will
Ll
Take His Place
Judge J. K, Hines Is Appointed As
sociate Justice To Succeed Him
By Governor Hardwick
ATLANTA| Oct,, 29—Judge Walter
F. George on Saturday authorized the
announcement that he will resign from
the Supreme Court of Georgia to take
effect on the first of January and
Governor Hardwick authorized the
announcement that he has tendered
the vacancy to Judge J. K, Hines.
The decision of Judge George to
leave the supreme court has been ru
mored several days in various parts
of Georgia, but the definite announce
ment was withheld by him until yes
terday. Judge George will return to
’his home at Vienna and practice law
and look after his extensive business
}interests. A host of friends in that
community will hail his return with
’enthusiasm. His plans do not con
‘template any future entrance to poli
tics, he said Saturday.
Judge George was solicitor general
of the Cordele Circuit from 1907 to|
1912, He was judge of the Circuit
from 1912 to 1917, In 1916 he WaSI
clected to the Court of Appeals and
assumed his duties on January 1, 1917,
In October 1917, Governor Dorsey
appointed him to the Supreme Court
to succeed Judge Beverly D, Evans,
who had been appointed Federal
Judge in the Southern district of the
State, He was elected to the unexpired
term of Judge Evans in 1918, and in
1920 was elected to a full term of 6
vears beginning January 1, 1921,
Judge J. K. Hines
Judge Hines is one of Georgia’s
best known men. Born in Burke coun
ty in 1852, he went with his family
to Washington County in 1860 and
lived at Sandersville until his removal
to Atlanta in 1891. After graduating
from Emory College at Oxford in
1872 he began the practice of law in
Sandersville,
From 1875 to 1887 he was solicitor
general of the old Middel-circuit, em
bracing the counties of Emanuel, Bul
loch, Screven and Tattnal. From 1887
to 1891 he was judge of that circuit,
legislative election. Tn 1884 and 1885
he represented Washington County in
the legislature and took an active part
in passing the first local option liquor
law, the opening wedge of prohibition
Tn 1894 he was a candidate for gover
nor, Tn 1907 Governor Hoke Smith
appointed him special counsel to the
Railroad Commission, which position
he has held ever since,
Judge Hines has practiced extens
ively in Atlanta and throughout the
State, Three years ago he formed
law partnership with Governor Hard
wick, and the firm name of Hines,
Hardwick and Jordan has continued
since the* governor went into office,
although the governor has taken no
nart in the practice. The other mem
ber of the firm is James K Jordan_ a
nephew of Judge Hines.
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American Newspapers
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Double In Circulation
CHICAGO. Oct, 29 American
newspapers have gained 100 per cent
i circulation and the volume of ad
vertising has increased proportion
ately within the past seven years so
Stanley Clague, managing director of
the audit bureau of circulation, said
today at the annual convention of the
organization,
Mrs, R, W, Reeves returned to the
city Saturday after spending the week
Ein Atlanta with her sister Mrs, R, H,
Majors.
FITZGERALD, BEN HILL COUNTY, GEORGIA, MONDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1921
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Je Gty e T Beatty, of the British
Chamber Commerce
Is Al i
s Always Active
Constantly Receiving Letters From
People Desiring Location
Just to show citizens of Fitzgerald
who are always asking “what good is
the Chamber of Comerce, what is
it doing?” that it is doing a lot of
good and is getting results, though
the public often times does not know
about it; I print below, a letter just
received. Will say that this party has
written me a few days ago that there
were four people there who desired
to locate in the South and asking for
information, I replied to him aad
had others write and this is his second
letter to me, ‘
Wilmington. Del. |
October 24th, 1921, i
Mr. W, A. Adams, Secretary, |
Chamber of Commerce, ‘
Fitzgerald, Ga,
Dear Sir:— ‘
Allow me to express my thanks for
manner in which you handled my re-|
quest regarding farm lands for sale
in vour section, So far 1 have received
numerous letters, (about ten in all) re
garding land for sale, having learned
of my desire to buy through you, 1
wrote to several large towns in your
vicinity and only had two acknowl
edgements, and from the way you
have handled the matter, T have come
to the conclusion that in and around
Fitzgerald would be the best place to
come, because you have convinced me
that there is something you have and
vou are proud of it, but at the same
time want others to benefit by it, As
I am employed on the Pennsylvania
Railroad and on account of a strike
showing up 1 will not be able to come
down your way soon as I would like
to. in fact those hot heads(not unions)
have put a kink in my plans, How
ever T intend to be in your city in the
near future, as I want to locate necar
a live town and I know that Fitzger
ald is one, How would be the best
way to come, S.A_ L, from Richmond,
to Waycross and then the AB, & A,
Docs a fruit and vegetable exchange
operate in Fitzgerald or not? Thank
ing you again for the information fur
nished and service rendered, and for
what future service I might desire
from you, I remain, yours truly,
HERBERT C, FOOT,
Is the Chamber of oCmmerce worth
anything to Fitzgerald and Ben Hill
County when it does this kind of work
each day? Are you a supporter of the
Chamber of Commerce? If not, be a
live one and join today,
W. A. ADAMS, Secretary,
TURNIP GREENS
Walter W. Watson will have an
other supply of turnip greens at the
South Georgia Meat Market on South
Grant Street, Tuesday morning. So
come early and get yours, 1t
Miss Athleen Rhorer is spending the
week-end with her parents coming
do_wn from Macon with Mr, J, J. Dor
miney and party Saturday,
ENTERPRISE AND PRESS
“Mutt And Jetf In
Chinatown” at Grand
Pretty Girls and Plenty Of Music In
New Musical Comedy Coming
An event not to be overlooked in
vours category of travels will be the
appearance of “MUTT & JEFF” in a
brand-new up to the sccond comedy.
The offering is called “Mutt and Jeff
in Chinatown* and will be the next
attraction at the Grand Theatre, Wed
nesday, November the 2nd,
Bud Fisher's famous comics are so
well-known that further introduction
is both superfluous and unnecessary,
Suffice te say, they are an: American
institution and a pair of !augh-getters
and lsugh-niakers whe heip to make
this sad old world of curs gay and
happy. And all the sermons in the
universe cannot do that. “Mutt and
Jeff?, as formerly, have their quarrels
and squabbles, They weuldn’t be what
they are if they didn't. In this partic
ular play in which youth, romance,
adventure and sonyz, frolic and revelry
play a prominent part, they are more
than irresistibly funny,
It is in two acts and six fast-mov
ing scenes, with all the characters
contributing their share to the enjoy
ment of the occasion, The supporting
cast is large and capable and a bevy
of pretty women in gorgeous costumes
and splendid gows dominate,
Miss Mary Wilson, of Leslie, a stu
dent at Wesleyan University, came
down from Macon Saturday to spend
the week-end with her sister Mrs. J,
D. Powell. She will return this af
ternoon, accompanying Misses Thel
ma Dorminey, Athleen Rhorer and
Miss Lucy Heard
.
Notice to Debtors
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Of The Feinberg
Furniture Store
I have purchased all the stock and
the accounts due the Feinberg Furni
ture Store and will immediately pack
up the stock and ship the same to
Thomasville, All ofitstanding accounts
and notes are due and payable at once,
Those of our debtors who wish to
make a settlement of their accounts
are requested to call on me at the
Feinberg Furniture Store or at the
Surprise Store to adjust their account
and make satisfactory arrangements
for their payment,
I expect to be here one week to
close up all accounts, Those who will
not come to make satisfactory settle
ment, their accounts will be turned
over to our attorney for collection
with authority to take such legal
steps as will secure payment of the
notes and accounts,
Hoping you will come up and save
extra expense on both sides I am
yours respectfully,
WILLIAM FEINBERG.
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Arranging Work
, For “Cancer Week”
Medical Societies Will Hold Meetings
To Discuss This Disease
ATLANTA, Oct, 31—Mr. Curtis
E. Lakeman, Field Secretary of the
American Society for the control of
Cancer, spent several days last week
with the officials of the Medical Asso
ciation of Georgia arranging the final
details of the plan for the work of
“Cancer Week” which is being obser
ved all over the United States and
Canada, For a number of months
the National Association has been con
ducting a campaign of education which
is to culminate in the week of October
30th to November sth. i
The Christian Index, with a circu
lation of 24,000 and the Wesleyan
Christian Advocate covering a simi
lar field, are carrying an educationgl
article on “Cancer Week” in the issue
preceeding Cancer Week. A commun
ication is bemg sent to every pastor
in the State uwrging him to devote a
few minutes of hic Sunday service
to s subject,
The State and National Medical As
cssociations are giving the movement
their hearty cooperation, and large
sums of money are being spent simp
ly to give the people truthful educa
tion, The national Society does not
advocate or advise any plan of treat
ment. or recommend any institutions
—it simn'y aims to teach the people
to heed the warning of early symptom
of cancer and consult their family
physician in time to be cured.
In Atlanta and other large cities
the local Medical Societies will hold
special meetings and discuss every
form of cancer from a scientitic stand
point and will furnish speakers who
will address clubs and civic organi
zations on the sabiect of “Cancer Con
trol”
.
New Picture Out
.
Is A Sensation
Lights and Shadows of New Yark
Life Portrayed In Screen Drama
Scenes of gajety among the gayest of
New York's gay along the well-known
Gay White Way; the merriment in the
famous cabarets and cacs, and life in
the most squalid quarters of New
York's East Side have been woven in
a masterly manner in the big Fox
production, “While New York Sleeps’
It is difficult to lay a finger defi
nitely on the elemeat in this truly re
markable picture which makes the
greatest bid for interest, but it is safe
to say that no other picture has ever
maintained a greater degree of grip
ping suspense, At times the suspense
approaches scriousl near that point
where the nervous tension must snap,
One can feel the eyes straining in an
attempt to see beyond the pictured
action,
The picture is told in three stories,
cach of intensely dramatic interest, the
first representing a crucial incident in
the life of a millionaire and a woman
who has married him belicving her
dead husband a worthless cad, has
been killed, The cad goes to her hap
py home and attempts to blackmail
her. The situation is complicated by
the appearance of a burglar who comes
to rob the house, Charles J, Brabin,
the director has put a world of dram
atic punch into his untangling of the
plot.
The second picture is a New York
version of the notorious badger game
as played by a professional vamp, who
lures men into her lajr, In this episode
Mr. Brabin has used a gorgeous dan
cing scene from Florenz Ziegfield’s
Midnight Frolic Show, In this scene
appears the famous Dolores, said to
be the world’s most beautiful woman.
Episode three rclates a tragedy of
the East Side “where Civilization's
veneer is thinnest; where men do not
weigh and measure, but give and take;
where impulse is stronger than reason
and laws are defied; where lust and
love and foe and woe play together
in the game of life,”
This episode is distinguished by a
thrilling revolver battle in which the
famous New York police boat gets
itto action against a launch contain
ing a gang of robbers, The fight takes
place within the shadows of the cele
brated Brooklyn Bridge on the East
River,
In this episode occurs what is prob
ably the most remarkable characteriza
tion ever seen on the screen, where
Marc MacDermott, as the paralyzed
and dumb father of a night watchmgn
creates a never-to-be-forgotten person
ality without ever moving from his
chair, He performs the remarkable
feat of expressing the entire range of
emotions through the medium of his
eyes,
Especial mention should be made
of the work of the small cast of play
ers who portray different parts in as
many episodes. They are Estelle Tay
lor, Mr, McDermott, Harry Sothern
William Locke and Ear! Mctcalfe,
“While New York Sleeps” will be
at the Grand Theatre, tonjght (Mon.
day, October 31st. )only.
§ ALLEN—ROBERSON
Miss Frankie Roberson and Mr, I,
H. Allen were married Sunday by
Rev, J. H, Elder of the First Metho
dist Church,
o .
Rail Workers Forbid
e e
To Join In Strike
All Disputes Arising Between Carriers
And Employees Must Be Sub
mitted For Hearing
CHICAGO, Oct, 29—The United
States railroad labor board today is
sued a statement in which railroad
workers were forbidden ever to strike
without the permission of the hoard.
All workers who disobey the latest
order will be classed as “outlaws’
and denied the protection of the trans
portation act under which the labor
board functions, according to the
statement, g
It was declared that the strike, that‘
was set for Monday, was in violation
of the board’s orders, but since the
walkout order was rescinded, no fur
ther action would be taken,
The board emphasized that all dis
putes between the carriers and em
ployees must be submitted to the
board for a hearing in case the two
parties of the dispute cannot agree,‘
It was declared by the board that'
any tie up of transportation wnuldi
be a “blow at the prosperity of the
nation.” 1
Monday the board will start hearing
on the new rules and working agroc-'
ments. The old agreements were ab- |
rogated by the board. Since then car- |
riers and employees have been nnah‘e!
to agree on new ones, so the case is|
thrown before the board. i
One of the promjses made by the |
board during recent mediation crm-:
ferences with the hrotherhood chiefs !
was that early hearings would bc}
granted on the agreements. |
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Martin Back From
Labor Conference
———i
W, M, Martin, general chairman of
the Brotherhoods of local Railway
Strikers returned Saturday from Chi
cago, where he attended the confer
ence of the Brotherhoods and U, S,
Labor Board. Mr, Martin confirms
the general reports in the press of the
country in regard to the Nationgyl
Railway labor situation and though
the affairs of the A, B, &A. striking
employces failed to get a hearing be
fore the Board, the Executives of the
Brotherhoods involved in the strike
assurecd Mr, Martin that now that
the national situation has been cleared
up for some time to come, the local
matters will have their personal at
tention,
Some definite plans may be announ
ced as soon as a careful survey of the
situation has been made by the chiefs
'f the Big Four who are to attend a
conference in Atlanta.
Strike benefits are to be continued
indefinitely and may ne increased for
certain crafts according to a state
nent given out
. .
Captain English
.
Celebrates Birthday
ATLANTA, Oct, 29—Captain James
W. English, pioneer banker and one
of the foremost citizens of Atlanta,
has just celebrated his eighty-fourth
birthday with a dinner-dance at the
Piedmont Club.
Covers were laid for one-hundred
and sixty guests. who included the
employees of the Foutrh Natjonal
Bank, with their wives and husbands,
and the officers and directors of the
bank, together with their wives
Captain English is chairman of the
executive bhoard of the bank and one
0 fthe best known bankers in the south.
(rand Theatre, Wed. Nov. 2
Pl NG anst Williams |
VRESINTS . &%
% ‘Mutt and Jeff %
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A Gigantic Tornado of Fun and Pretty Girls
A Fresh-Flip Fantastic Musical Comedy.
The Show That Made The
Whole World Laugh.
BIGGER, BETTER THAN EVER
Don’t forget the DAY and DATE. Reserve Seat
Sale opens Monday, 31st, get your seats early.
Prices, = $1.50, $l.OO, 50c
PUBLISHED ON
MONDAY, WEDNESDAY
AND FRIDAY
Official Organ City Of Fitzgerald
CASES UP IN COURT
i
| aiian i
Large Audience Hears Committment
} Trial Before Judge Winn
! S
A number of the former employees
of the A. B, & A, motomed to Cordele
Saturday to be present at the com
mittment trials of E, M, Bishop, J,
R DBhomas | B Russell, charged
with the burning of a trestle of the
A. B. & A, railway on the night of
May 29th, Judge Winn of Cordele, an
ticipating a large audience on account
of the promincnce of the case, held
his justice court in the large court
room of the county court house and
the move was fully justified as perhaps
two hundred spectators filled the aud
itorium,
I Attorneys A. J. McDonald and H.
J. Quincy represented the defendants
|whilst the state was represented by
Solicitor General J. B, Wall and for
lmcr Judge D, A, R, Crum, attorney
for the A. B. & A. railway,
O, C. Fairfield, the state's main wit
ness, who has heen in the Fitzgerald
jail for several month, charged also
with the murder of W_ T, Reed and
serving a sentence for interfering with
the employees of the A, B, & A, was
put on the stand by Solicitor Wall and
to questions of the solicitor gave ap
proximately the following answer: “I
was requested to drive certain parties
somewhere on the afternoon of May
20th, but am unable to state whether
Bishop or Hall_ either or both made
the request of me; thev or either told
me that T should look for Thomas and
Russell somewhere on the streets of
Fitzgerald and bring them with me
in the car; T found them about 9:00
or 9:30 o'clock of Mav 29th and with
them drove to the home of v K Hall
on west Magnolia street and Hal' with
a shot gun or two, don't know hich,
in one hand and one or two oil cans
‘in the other came from his house and
‘got into the car, when T drove to the
‘drive and drove to. about one hundred
vards north of Bishop’s House, where
T took on Bishop and with the three
Bishop sitting in the front seat with
me, directing me where to drive, we
drove to a trestle onthe A. B & A
railroad about two miles east of Hat
ley,
We passed through Rebecca. On
arriving near the trestle we left the
road and drove seventy-five yards in
to the woods and stopped the car,
which we turned around by hand, to
avoid making a noise. Hall then took
a stand somewhere with a shot gun
to guard against interruption, when
the three of us took the oil cans, dont
know just which one of us carried the
cans, and made for the trestle which
was about a hundred yards from the
car On arrival some of us or all of
us took the oil and saturated the tres
tle with it and T left, soon followed by
Thomas, and Russell and Bishop
slightly behind them,
Some one had fired the trestle by
then, don’t know who struck the
match, but by the time we reached the
car, it was pretty well aflame, :
We returned home via the Nation
al Highway, coming through Ashburn,
Sycamore and Irwinville, We reached
Fitzgerald about 3:00 o’clock; don’t
remember where I put off Bishop, or
Russell or Thomas but I think T left
Hall at his home, On cross exami
nation Fairfield stated that he believed
that his mother-in-law, Mrs, Chas.
Myrick would reap benefits from his
alleged confession through the rail
road company, but denjed that any
promises of reward or a safe passage
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