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VOL. XXVI, NO. 141
LOCAL MERCHANTS T 0 CLOSE THANKSGIVING DAY
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Plans Of Inspection
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Lifts Cotton Price
Better Value Given Staple by Expert
Classing Under New System
ATLANTA, Nov. 21—Farmers have
found this season, according to agri
cultural leaders here, that an expert
classing of their cotton is often worth
to them from $1 to $4 a bale in excess
of the price they are able to secure
from casual buyers without classing
This discovery has been made though
the operation of the Cotton Certifi
cating and Inspection Company of
Atlanta, a new company which applies
scientific princiles to the handling of
cotton for the market,
The purposes of the company are
to weigh class, seal and certificate
cotton in wirdhoues. The -certifi
cates are readily acceptable in banks
as collateral for loans and are given
preference over warehouse keceipts,
as under this plan each bale bears a
fire proof seal and serial number cor
responding to the numerals in the cer
tificate issued against it. The latter
sets forth also the market value of
the cotton so many points on or off
middling on the day of inspection,
Besides furnishing a definite basis
for colatteral, the sealing of the cot
ton, according to experts here, is in
valuable to insurance companies, of
which for the first time are offered
absolute identification for burned cott
on, not only the number of bales in
any lot inspected, but the particular
number and grade of each bale de
stroyed,
It was first thought, according to
Atlanta cotton men, that the plan of
inspection and certification would ap
peal mainly to banks, and insurance
companies, but when the company
started to operate it became apparent
at once that the service would give to
the farmer a greater value, if anything
than to the other interest:, t
Farmers owning cotton covered by
one of these certificates, it is pointed
out by experts, are in a position to se
-cure loans from Jocal and large sity
banks at the lowest available interest
rates, without the expense of paying
freight and high storage charges to
the large concentrating centers, also
to offer buyers so many bales on def
inite weight which will grade a certain
number of points on and off middling.
As the grade is established by the best
classers in the cotton belt, it is shown
that there is no argument about the
price basis, On he other hand it is
shown to be the experience of farmers
that they have been protected on price
by means of the certification to the
exten of from twice to five times it
cost,
The personnel of the new company
shows some of the best known busi
ness men in the South, Frank M_ In
man, is president; J, J. Williamson is
“vice-president and Haynes McFadden
treasurer. Thousands of bales of cot
ton which have already been handled
by the company demonstrate the prac
ticability of the new plan,
Foot Ball Game Here
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Thanksgiving Day
Fitzgerald’s fast foot ball team is
to play Ashburn, unbeaten team_ here
on Thanksgiving day. Lovers of foot
ball who have been waiting to see a
good game, now have the chance,
Ashburn has a string of unbroken
victories to their credit, Fitzgerald re
cently defeated the strong Tifton ag
gregation, This game will be played
at the base ball park. Tickets are on
sale at Fowler Drug Company, McLe
more Drug Co, and National Drug
Company. Prices 25¢ and 35c,
Fitzgerald’s line up has not yet
been announced as several changes
are contemplated. Everybody come
out and back up the team and we will
guarantee you a good game, The
proceeds from the game go to the
buying of basket ball equipment so
come out and see the game.
Met Death When
Car Turned Over
Perry Hamilton, ex-service man and
veteran of the World war, was im
mediately killed when his car turned
over Sunday morning near Rochelle,
The accident was witnessed by some
megroes who went for assistance. Col,
Clayton Jay and Mr, Bowers of this
eity, who were returning from Macon
were the first white people who reach
od the scene of the accident,
Drew W, Paulk Clayton Jay, Sam
Kassewitz and S, B, Bowers were
Fitzgeraldites who attended the Chu
Chin Chow production in Macon Sat
urday night‘,
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Convention of B.Y.P.U.
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Ends In Moultrie
Nearly Three Hundred Delegates
Attended Meeting
MOULTRIE, Ga. Nov, 18— 11e
Southwestern Regional B, Y P U,
cenvention which convened in Moui
trie Thursday afternoon will concluide
1= work with the session th's evening,
an outstanding feature of which w.'l
be an address by Dr, J. E Dillard,
neted Birmingham minister He w,l
use for his theme, “The Hour of Con
secration,”
At the final session there will he
special music by the Norman Insti
tue Quartette.
Nearly three hundred delegates are
here in attendance upon the conven
tion. More than 270 had registered
at the Y, M, C, A, which is conven
tion headquarters by Thursday night
and a number came in Friday morn
ing,
Anmong those on the program for
Friday morning were: H. L, Betts,
state field worker, who spoke on the
local B, Y. P, U,; Judge U, V. Whip
ple of Cordele, whose. subject was
“stewardship” and Rev. H, D, John
son of Valdosta, who made an address
to the convention. Mr, Frank Leav
ell, State B, Y, P. U. Secretary spoke
Friday afternoon, A pretty feature
of the program Friday afternoon was
the sword drill presented by Moultrie
Juniors, under the direction of Miss
Myrtle Barber, Mr, Gainer Bryan
state enlistment worker, at the same
session spoke on “Reminiscenses,”
while Mr. Elmer Horne of the Mercer
Association made an ispiring talk on
SHow to Do 1t
At the opening session Thursday
afternoon W_ A, Covington, Dr. F, H,
Farrington, pastor or the First Bap
ist church and Miss Mildred Pidcock
extended formal words of welcome to
the visitors. The keynote address was
made by Herbert Bradshaw, regional
vice-president.
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Birth Of A Nation
At Grand Wednesday
Joseph Henabery, the actor who
portrays President Lincoln in D, W,
Griffith’s historigal “spectacle, “The
Birth of A Nation” was selected from
twenty players who were coached and
prepared for the part before the choice
was made, Mr, Lincoln’s appearance
and mannerisms were carefully coun
terfeitted, even to the small, but in
teresting detail of the President reach
ing back for his shawl just 3 few min
utes before Wilkes-Booth attacked
him. It was spring day i# Washing
ton April 14th, 1865, but a lae frost
had set in that night and it was raw
and cold, Mr, Lincoln felt the chill
and drew the shaw! around him,
The first scene in “The Birth of
A Nation” showing the War Presi
dent is of Lincoln’s signing the call
for 75,000 volunteers, Around him are
his cabinet heads and private secre
taries, Lincoln fully realiyed the mo
mentous character of the act that sum
moned Federal troops to subdue the
individual sovereignty of rebellious
States. After the deed was done and
the attending company departed, he
slowly, buried his face in his hands
as if in prayer, i
Another view of Lincoln’s charac
ter in his granting of a pardon. As
this scene opens the gorgeously uni
formed diplomatic representatives are
being received by the President. They
then depart and he turns to a plain
middle-aged woman dresged in sombre
black who had been awaiting a hear
ing, She tries to kneel to him, but
he gently raises her up and talks to
her, reads here petition and signs the
paper granting her the life of her
son,
After 'Appomattox surrender the
Leader of Congress calls with a pro
posal to deal harshly with the South
for its rebellion, “I shall treat them
as if they had never been away!” is
Lincoln’s gentle answer. Then, two
or three days later, comes the awful
tragedy in Ford’s Theatre, Washing
ton, when Southern hopes of clem
ency are blasted by assassin Booth’s
act, That great and terrible scene is
reproduced in the play to the minutest
historical detail, Mr, Henabery, the
portrayer of the great president, has
been widely commended for the sin
cerity, dignity and pathos of his char
acterization
“The Birth of A Nation” will show
at the Grand Theatre, Wednesday,
November the 23rd,
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Mr, C, E. Powell and sisters Misses
Verna and Bessie are spending the
week-end in Cordele with relatives.
FITZGERALD, BEN HILL COUNTY, GEORGIA, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1921
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Jefferson Davis Wore
No Woman’s Clothes
‘When He Was Captured
L. Clute Made Statement Years Ago
Just Before He Died
The daily papers of the state car
ried a story last week in re of the
death of Col, C. T, Hudson of the
Union Army, who claimed to have
been the last survivoer of the regiment
which captured Jefferson Davis, near
Irwinville, Col. Hudson is said to
have made the statement that Mr,
Davis when captured, was disguised
in woman’s clothes, Some years ago
in company with the late Judge W.
B. Moore, we attended the bedside of
the late L. Clute, of this city, a sur
vivor of the Michigan regiment which
made the capture and he positively
denied that Mr, Davis was disguised
and made an affidavit to that effect
on his death bed, and we witnessed
his signature. The affidavit was pub
lished at that time in the leading pa
pers of the state as well as the Lead
er-Enterprise and is still among the
papers of the Late Judge Moore.
What Is The Chamber
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of Commerce Doing?
The Fitzgerald Chamber of Com
merce is giving away, today, 1,000
sample bottles of pure Georgia cane
syrup This syrup is being given to
men from states who do not know
what good Georgia cane syrup is like
and it is the belief of the Chamber
of Commerce that when they take this
syrup nome and try it out that they
will like it so well that they will ad
vertise it among their friends and
many orders are erpected to come to
ns for various amounts of it,
We hope to in this way, build up
a profitable market for all the syrup
in Ben Hill County, Dr. D, B, Ware
and C, A. Newcomer, furnished the
syrup and the Chamber of Commerce
furnished the bottles. The farm Bu
reau is looking after the distribution
in Atlanta, where the delegates are
mecting this week, Is this work of
any value to Fitzgerald and Ben Hill
County? R g
The letter printed below is only one
of many received daily. Read it,
Chamber of Commerce,
Fitzgerald, Ga,,
Gentlemen:
T am a native Tennessean but have
lived in California for a few of my
latest years, I am in old Tennessee
again and as T don’t care to go back
to California again, for a mild climate
as it is too far away, and as Florida
has some undesirable features, and as
I have heen hearing several good
things about Fitzgerald, Ga., and the
vicinity, T write you for further in
formation regarding same, Then
follows a lot of questions regarding
our schools, churches, etc,
We publish a few from time to
time to show. something of the work
of this organization.
W. A, Adams, Secretary,
BISHOP RETURNS TO
g CRISP COUNTY JAIL
E. M. Bishop who was allowed to
come down to the county to attend
the funeral of his grandmother, Mrs.
Eliza Bishop, returned to Cordele on
Saturday to await the action of the
Crisp County Grand Jury,
Mr, Bishop fully appreciates the
consideration shown him by Sheriff
Nobles and the eourt,
K. T. MEETING
Gethsemane Commendery Wo. 20,
will hold a regular conclave Tuesday
eve, the 22nd, at 8:00 o’clock. Work
in the Red Crose and Malta degrees,
All Sir Knights requested to at
tend,
J. L. Case, B C
J. B. Seanor, Rec,
Ti G 2 sst =T AN
ENTERPRISE AND PRESS
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D. R. Long Given
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Hearing Saturday
Released on $l3OO Bond; Several
. Other Charges Also Made
D. R, Long, in jail since Saturday,
November sth, awaitingtheoutcome of
the wounds inflicted on S. H Wilson,
Jr., at the Dorminey High School du
ring a box socialy was given a com
mittment hearing before Judge D. P.
Adams, Saturday morninug,
S. H, Wilson, Jr, having recovered
from the wounds, sufficient to assure
of his final recovery, the charge of
assault and battery with intent to kill
was made against Long and a bond
of $l,OOO assessed against him. Long
was also charged with carrying a pis
tol without a license and disturbing
public worship in each of which cases
he was allowed to give bond in the
sum of $lOO each until his cases can
;l)c heard by the Grand Jury which
‘will assemble in January,
Chamber Commerce
| Meeting Tonight
The members of the Chamber of
Commerce are urged to attend a spe
cial meeting tonight, especially all
garage, Hotel, restaurant and service
station men should be at this meeting
as a matter of importance to their
business will come before the meet
ing. A
The prospective visit of about a
hundred of northern farmers, dele
gates to the aFrm Bureau convention
at Atlanta will also receive attention
at the meeting tonight, and as this
visit is an important one, the members
should turn out in large numbers to
help make the proper arrangements,
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Big Legal Victory
Won By Senator
Hoke Smith Wins Cases For News
paper Publishers and For Whole-
Sale Grocerymen
ATLANTA, Nov 21— News has
reached Atlanta of two important le
gal victories won by former U, S.
Senator Hoke Smith of Georgia who
is now practicing law in the Nation
al capital.
The first victory is shown in advic
es of the Commissioner of Internal
Revenue thtt the commissioner has
approved a finding by a special board
appointed to hear the aplication of
the Southern Newspaper Publisher's
Association for the right to treat mo
ney expended to build circulation as
invested capital and thereby reduce
their excess profits tax,
Senator Smith argued this case be
fore the batrd appointed at his re
quest last August and the decision
will be of great value to all newspa
per publishers throughout the United
States,
‘ The second victory came when
‘_Tusticc Stafford sustained the right
‘nf the Southern Wholesale Grocer’s
Association to hecome parties in the
packers case. In this case a decree
was taken in the carly part of 1920
enjoining the packers from invading
the business of the wholesale grocers
and from using their especial privi
leges to break down eompetition from
the wholesale grocers,
The department of Justice had been
urged by certain parties at interest
to make a consent order striking out
’the provisions restraining the packers,
‘Senator Hoke Smith represented the
Southern Wholesale Groeer's Assoei
ation, with Edgae Watkins of Atiem
ta,
i The department of Tustice objected
to the Southerm Whotesale Grocers
being made parties, claiming the right
to control the litigation. Justice Staf
ford sustained the rights of the gro
cers.
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Tobacco ladustry Being
Pushed By A. B. & A.
W, W. Croxton Originates Novel
Plan to Help Tobacco Growers
-~ W. W, Croxton, General Passenger
Agent and active developer of farm
opportunities along the line of his
road, was in the city Friday to put
on foot a novel plan to secure help
from the Carolinas for our tobacco
planters, Mr, Croxton proposes to
secure a tobacco expert for our farm
ers in his territory without any money |
charge for supervision of the tobacco}
crop, by securing farm homes and a
small gcreage for prospective settlers
on tobacco lands and in return for the
free use of these lands, the new com
er will personally take charge of the
tobacco acreage for the owner of the
land.
Parties already having prepared for
tobacco, by having their barns, etc,,
will find this plan profitable, as with
the help of this expert without mon
ey cost, tobacco can be profitably
raised here.
Before the war, tobacco was sold at
a profit for ten cents per pound and
with the decreased cost of fertilizer
and farm labor it can be done again,
The plan Mr. Croxton proposes is
worth a trial and parties interested
'should get in touch with him, as the
arrangements with these tobacco
farmers in Caroling will have to be
complete before Christmas. }
U. S. Department
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Of Agriculture
Cotton Quotation Service; Bureau
of Markets and Crop estimates; At
lanta District, B. R, Oastler in charge,
ATLANTA, Nov. 21—The market
the past week was very dull due to
waiting on ginning report the early
part of the week and the decline in
futures the latter part, Sales for the
week were small, Some sales re
ported:
ATLANTA:
Date Grade Staple Price
10 - Muddhng. ... . 78" __-_16%
10 __strict low middling 7-8” ____ls
COLUMBUS:
Date Grade Staple Price
10 ._Good Middling__ 7-8” ____l7],{,
10 Steiet Middling. - 7.8" ' 19
0 - Middihe... ... 7R Y
10 __strict low middling 7-8” ____l6
1l - Steict Middling . 7.8 = 17
1l _Middhne:: ~.. 7:8" —=.21087
CRAWFORDSVILLE:
Date Grade Staple Price
11 Middling. ... 787 17
FITZGERALD
Date Grade Staple Price
10" . Midding. .. ... 7.8’ ___-15%
10 __strict low middling 7-8” _.__1414
11 . Muddling..... . 7-8” ----1517
12 Mdding. ... ... JuRY .18
12 __Strict low middling 7-8” ____l4
COL, BUGG IN CITY
For the first time since March Sth
Col, B. L. Bugg, receiver of the A,
B. & A, is making the city an offi
cial visit today. Col, Bugg arrived
this morning in his private car and in
company with Supt, Bob McKay has
been looking up the business men of
the city,
ANNOUNCEMENT!
This is to notify my friends of Ben Hill
county, and the general public, that I am
going to buy Farm Produce, such as Corn,
Velvet Beans, Peanuts, Potatoes, Sytup,
and Hay, and I will be in a position %o
pay market prices at all times. Cash fo
each wagon load.
| Let me know when you have anything
for sale. My prices will please you.
Will be located at Ocilla Southern Depot.
Will be open Monday, Nov. 21st.
F. M. JOHNSON
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New Working Rules
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For Railway Shop Crafts
Expected to Be Ready To Go Into
Effect December First
CHICAGO, Nov. 18—The United
States Railroad Labor Board announ
ced tonight that new working rules
ifor the six shopcrafts will probably
be completed and isued in time to
become effective December Ist, The
issuance of the rules paves the way
for consideration of requests which
may be filed by the roads for revi
sion of the shop-craft wage schedules,
l The new shopcraft rules will af
fect approximately 500,000 men of all
class 1 railroads in the country, Only
|‘,)4 railroads are directly concerned in
the present case, the others not hav
ing their submissions in proper shape
when the case was tanen up, but the
board members anticipate that all of
ilass 1 railroads will probably carry
out its decision without further hear
ings, -
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tHuntmg Season
‘ Opened Up Today
Scores of hunters are scouring the
woods today for “Bob White” and
from all reports the tribe has increas
ed in the county, Local hunters began
to leave the city before day and took
themselves to previously spotted
haunts of the fatted quail and many
houscholds will feast today on ‘quail
o toast” the food of gods. Game
Warden A, H. Thurmond has issued
an increased number of hunting li
censes this season and will accomo
date any others who may desire to
cquip themselves to legally hunt in
the state or county.
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Sanatarium Wants
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South Georgia Syrup
VALDOSTA, Nov. 18—From one
hundred to one-hundred and fifty bar
rels of good South Georgia Cane Sy
rup can be sold to the State Sanatar
ium at Milledgeville in the next month
according to information given out au
thoritatively in Valdosta, The borad
it is stated will on the third Wednes
id"'-v in December purchase that many
‘barrels provided samples and prices
are submitted in the meantime to L,
s Lamar, at Milledgeville, The bids
Should be scaled and sent in, along with
samples and all information regard
ing quantity. The syrup is to be de
livered during the winter, and the
boardis willing, it is understood to
pay top prices for top quality. Addi
tional information regarding this mat
‘ter can be obtained by prosepective
isollcrs writing to Mr, Lamar,
!HARVEY BOOXER
ATTENDS FUNERAL
Through the courtesy of Sheriff E,
H. Dorminey, Harvey Booker was al
lowed to attend the funeral of his
aunt, Mrs. Nancy Graham this morn
ing. Harvey is one of the striking em
ployees of the A, B, & A, charged
with complicity in the murder of en
gincer Reed.
The many friends of Mrs. T, G.
Sutton will be glad to learn that she
is rapidly improving from a serious
illness of rheumatism_
PUBLISHED ON
MONDAY, WEDNESDAY
AND FRIDAY
Official Organ City Of Fitzgerald§§
Store People To |
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Take Holiday
We the undersigned merchants agree k
to close our places of business all day
Thursday, November 24th for Thanks- %
giving day, b
E. L. Dorminey Motor Co, %
Fitzgerald Furniture Co, \:
Home Furniture Co, |
Singer Sewing Machine Co. |
Empire Mercantile Co, :
The Bazaar Store, i
Crew’s Bicycle Co,
Ben Hill Warehouse Co.
The Planters Warehouse Co.
G, P, Mingledorff.
Griner Motor Co.
Phoenix Warehouse Co, 2
Davis Bros, Co. P
Fitzgerald Overland €o,
Fitright Tailoring Co, >
Fitzgerald Shoe Hospital, ; 4
Exchange National Bank.
H, Waters, e
A, H. Thurmond,
Vendome Grocery Co,
Marcus Quality Shop,
J. A. Jones, 3
Miss Virgina Gaines, 1
Fitzgerald Hardware Co,
Johnson Hardware Co,
Watt & Holmes Hardware Co. :
McLellon Stores Co, ;
Guy Johnstone, 3
Sam Abrams. &
Russell Brothers. )
F. B. Knorpp. e
Bradshaw Music Co, e
Malcolm Cigar Stand,
First National Bank, §
T. M, Walden Auto Co, :
J. C. Wilson. L
Moore Brothers, Y i
J. H. Churchwell. g
Fitzgerald Tailors, it
Bee Hive Grocery, Pt
Aldine Barber Shop. ' .
Docks Shop, 3
W. Raine, e 23
Manon Grocery Co, "*™"' ™ '
Fitzgerald Drug Co. bowih e
T. I, Griffin, '
Fitzgerald Supply Co,
C. A, Miller, pii
J. H. Mays. o
F. W, Schultz i *
The Fair Store,
City Barber Shop. :
Palace Barber Shop. :
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Miss Grace Benton
Near Death When
Car Overturns
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Mis Grace Benton was near death’s
door when her car turned over at the
corner of Lee and Palm strcets Fri
day night, Miss Benton was coming
south on Lee street, when she saw
Mr, Bush coming east on Palm and
to avoid a collision attempted to turn
when her car skidded and turned a
somersault, throwing her out and
thus probably saved her life, Miss
Benton is suffering with a dislocated
kneecap but is happy the accident had
no worse results,
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Mrs, W. M Martin has returned
from Douglas where she spent seve
ral days getting acquamted with her
new grand son in the home of Mr.
and Mrs, Peterson.