Georgia Historic Newspapers

    WEDNESDAY
EDITION
VOL. XXVI, NO. 145
FIRE SWEEPS BUSINESS BLOCK
Labor Charges
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Rail, Steel, Oil
And Coal Trust
Combine Is Milking Public Of Enor
mous Sums, They Say
WASHINGTON, Nov, 29—Union
labor charged before a senatorial com
mittee Tuesday that ‘‘interlocking di
rectorates” between the railroads and
the great steel oil and coal corpora
tions are milking the public of enor
mous sums of money.
Evidence taken from the records of
the Interstate Commerce Commission
to show that a number of leading rail
road executives are also officers and
stockholders in steel, coal and oil cor
porations from which they purchase
supplies, was submitted to the senate
Interstate Commerce Commission by
Frank J. Warne, statitician for the
railway brotherhoods,
Purchase of supplies and materials
by the nation’s railroads exceed an
nually the ‘enormous sum of $l,OOO,
000,000 Warne testified, It is common
Knowledge he said, “among those fa
miligr with railroad conditions that
the railroad officials are pecuniarly
interested have been and are fattening
off purchases of supplies from them
by the railroads.
“Attention has been directed toward
the exorbitant earnings and huge sur
plus of the United States Steel cor
poration, in which railroad officials
are interested as directors, bondhold
ers and stockholders.
“But the stee! corporation is not the
only supply ccncern that is ‘milking’
the railrvads, while the public stands
by patiently and feeds the transpor
tation companies with higher passen
ger and freight rates,
“An investigation b yCongress or
by the Interstate Commerce Cimmis
sion would reveal the significant fact
that in recent years all the railroad sup
ply companies and they number in
ithe thousands—have reported higher
Zirrplus earnings to be added to their
alrcady huge accumulated surpluses,
obtained through high prices paid by
the railroad for supplies and mater
ials purchased by them.
Warne submitted an analysis of the
annua! report of the steel corporations
for 1920, showing its net earnings ex
ceeded $185,000,000 after all expenses
and taxes had been paid. This amount
was $32,000,000 in excess of the large
earnings of the previous year.
He also submitted a list of direc
tors and leading stockholders in wvar
ious railroads, showing their direct
connection with the supply companies,
He named specifically Cornelius Van
derbilt, Samuel Rea, president of the
Pennsylvania system and a number
of Pennsylvania vice-presidents.
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Our Efficient
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Fire Laddies
The conflagration Tuesday morn
ifig above any previous fire convinced
the most skeptical that Fitzgerald’s
Fire Department is all to the good and
that Chief Wilkerson is on the job,
Bystanders saw the boys face danger
and stand up against the fearful heat
with [:ersistency, that begot admira
tion and the splendid morale in the
face of almost uvnsurmountable ob
stacles was comnmended upon,
Chief Wilkerson's forasight provids
ed protection for the rest of the bus
iness district by having hose attached
and leads laid from the intersection of
Main and Pine streets and Pine and
Grant Streets, pure'y as a measure of
precaution, shouid the need for their
use arise in those sections,
Fortunately they were not needed
but at any rate the chief is entitled
to be complimented for his timely ac
tion_
W. Langston, New
Pastor C. M. E. Church
Rev, I. P. Tyson, pastor of the
Central Methodist Church has been
given the charge at Thomasville and
will be succeeded here by Rev, W.
Langston, Other appointments in the
Cordele district: Rev. L, A. Hill a
former pastor of the local church was
again sent to Trinity Church at Sa
vannah and Rev. J. M, Glenn has been
given the Dublin appointment,
The 1922 conference of the South
Georgia Mcthodists will be held in
Waycross next year.
Mrs. Jesse D, Powell and little
daughtet, Mary Ruth, leit Sunday for
Leslie where she was called on ac
count of the illness of her mother Mrs,
F A. Wileson,
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sounds like suicide, but railroad scientists are experimenting so that
people can be transferred from swift trains to local trains. A trolley track
runs parallel with the main line. The trolley car, operated with pow
erinl motors, speeds up as the limed approaches, and when both are
under the same rate of momentum, ¢rap connection is let down from
the platform of the trolley car to the platform of the train car and the
passengers ‘pass over. ' The trap is then raised, the motorman slows
dewn to a stop at the next station and the transferred passengers alight.
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Clues Are Found
| In Murder Case
Grand Jury To Conduct Further
Probe Into Death of Scarborough
AMERICUS, Ga.,, Nov, 28— The
Grand jury of Sumter county superior
court which convened here today will
conduct a probe into the murder of
William H. Scarborough, which re
mains as mysterious today as when
committed several months ago. The
outstanding revelations in connection
with the investigations are that a
well-known white man of Americus
was in the rear of Scarborough’s store
about the time of the murder in com
pany with a negro woman.
It has developed also that this man
was armed and that he fired his re
volver two or more thnes while in
the rear of Scarborough’s store,
Officers investigating the case have
talked with him and it is understood
that, although he at first denied being
in that vicinity, he subsequently ad
mitted his presence there, Thus far
he has staunchly refused to reveal
the reason for his presence on Scar
brougs’s land in company with the ne
gro woman.
The woman, a tenant upon Scar
brough’s place. moved soon after the
murder, and it is said she has disap
peared altogether. Tt is believed how
ever, that Sheriff Harvey i% cognizant
of her present whereabouts and that
she will be called to testify before the
present grand jury. The name of the
white man in question is known only
to a few persons here, Since Scarbor
ough’s murder numerous relatives
have filed claims for a share of his es
tate, and a spirited leaal fight over its
posession is now in progress
The estate as finally inventoried in
cludes $6,000 in cash in banks approx
imately 100 acres of fine farming land,
Scarborough’s stock of goods and the
store fixtures and a number of parcels
of Americus rental property. .
A number of liberty bonds, known
to have bheen purchased by the old re
cluse during the war loan drive, and
a store of diamonds, seen in his po
session only a few days bhefore the
murder have never heen located
These it is believed were taken by
the murderer,
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Leader Want Ads hring lesults—-
Thursday Afternoon
The Woman’s Missionary Society of the Central
Christian Church will give a Chinese Tea at Brad
shaw’s Thursday afternoon from four to six.
ADMISSION - 25¢
The public is 'eq_%zslially invited!
Thursday Evening
The Young People’s Missionary Circle of the Cen
tral Christian Church will give a Chinese Tea at
Biadshaw's Thursday evening from 8 to 10.
ADMISSION 25¢
The public is cordially invited!
FITZGERALD, BEN HILL COUNTY, GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1921
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Embezzlement and Extortion Are
Charged Against J, G. Crowley
VALDOSTA, Ga., Nov, 28— The
Lowndes county grand jury returned
nine indictments against Chief J. G,
Crowley of the county police force,
‘Three of the indictments charging
‘embezzlement and six charging extor
tion, In one of the embezzlement
cases it is charged that the officer ac
cepted a cash bond which was never
accounted for, the other two were in
‘connection with the collection with
‘tax fi fas.
~ In its general presentments, the
grand jury recommended that “the
county police force be abolished and
that Chief Crowley be dismissed from
the service immediately and that here
after he be not appointed as an offi
cer of the county in asy capacity. The
jury recommended that the commis
sioners appoint one man to work in
connection with the sheriff’s office.
Among other presentments, the jury
also recommended that the corhmis
sioners sell no more bonds for the pur
pose of road work for a period of 12
months, Also that in the future no
trade be made where the county was
interested, with any member of county
‘commissioners.
Telephone Company
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Making Repairs
The interrupted telephone service
will be reopened tonight, the entire
force of the Bowen Telephone com
pany under the supervision of Mr,
Manning, making the necessary re
pairs both to the local and long dis
tance lines, |
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Disappears At Sea
“Go To Hell” Whittlesey Strangely
Missing From Steamer
NE WYORK, Nov. 28—Lieuten
ant Colonel Charles W, Whittlesey,
hero of the famous ‘lost battalion,”
has dissappeared from the Toloa, on
which he sailed Saturday for Havana,
according to a wireless message re
ceived here today,
News of the famous soldier’s disap
pearance came in the following mes
sage received here from the captain
of the ship:
“Passenger named W. C, Whittle
sey disappeared, Left several letters”
QOfficials of the Fruit [line operators
of the ship, confirmed!the fact that
the pasenger in question was Licut.-
Colonel Whittlessey through his rel
atives, !
Members of Mr, \Vlg'ittlcsey's law
firm here were at a ldss to account
for his proposed visit to Cuba. When
he left the offices of the firm Friday
he announced his intention, they said,
of attending the Army-Navy Game on
the following day. !
Tt has been learned since that Col,
Whittlesey purchased a ticket for
Havana Cuba the following morning
and sailed the next day.
His business associates declare that
his mind was clear and that he appar
ently. was in good health otherwise
when last seen, He seemed cheerful,
they added, and declared they were
unable to explain his seemingly strange
action in going away as he did with
out notifying them of his plans,
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Railroad Men Indicted
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In Crisp County Court
Messrs E. M. Bishop, Thomas_ and
Tim Russell were indicted by the Crisp
county grand jury Tuesday for burn
ing the briage on the A, B, & A_ on
May 29th.. Solicitor -y B. Wall .stat
ed that he will probably put the par
ties on trial next Tuesday,
Something To Think About!
THINK well before leaving your mea;s‘;‘
ure for your Fall and Winter clothes.
Think of the possibilities of suffering a
“Winter of discontent” through a hasty
and misjudged selection.
Think of the comforts and pleasures to be
derived from trustworthy material, re
liably tailored by reliable tailors.
Think over all these salient points and
you will instinctively choose your suit or
overcoat from our superb line of woolens.
Think of our tailoring; it stands for quali
ty in material, fidelity in workmanship,
justness in prices and satisfaction as the
consolidating component.
Let your “thinking cap” ever be worn on
your head of wisdom in favor of honest
and faithful tailoring.
FITZGERALD TAILORS
M. GOTTLIEB, Proprietor
Phone 266 208 East Pine
Burned Block Here
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To Be Rebuilt
H, A. Burkhart To Erect Model
Building to Take Place of Old
Mr, H. A, Burkhart, who returned
last night from Atlanta, where he has
been since Saturday with Mrs, Burk
hart visiting their son Wilford, who
is a student at the Atianta Law school
was visibly overcome when he saw
the ruins of his business and home. '
However Mr. Burkhart has confi
dence in Fitzgerald and its future and
states that just as soon as the insur
tance matters can be adjusted he will
begin to rebuild on the ruins, a model
business block with model apnrtnn-ntsl
on the second floor for his own use |
and for desirabie families, l
Mr. Glover of the Johnson Hardware |
Company, also expressed the opinion
that his company will probably re
build on their lots, as they must have |
storage room for their implements and,|
heavy hardware, which is best loca
ted near railrad trackage such as on
Central avenue
| Mr, Sleigh could not be reached to-|
| day, to ascertain his plans for rebuild- !
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Monday’s Fire On
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Merrimac Drive
The Fire Departmei t was cai'el to
North Merrimac drive Monday, about
8 P M, when a fire was discovered
in the Malcolm house, just being oc
cupied by W, H. Benton, The furn
iture was badly burned but the build
ing sustained, only a small damage,
The Benton family was just moving
into the house Monday and at the
time the fire was discovered it is said
no one was at home, Mr. Benton
carricd $l.OOO insurance on his furni
ture and it is not known if Mr. Mal
colm had insurance on his house,
Mr, Pleman Gaskin of Jacksonville,
was a visitor in the city today en
route from Atlanta. During his stay
here he was the gllka" of Mr. W, R.
Bowen,
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Many Lose Lives
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In Theatre Fire
Firmen Search Smoking Ruins For
Victims of Fire :
NEW HAVEN, Conn, Nov. 28
Fire swept the crowded Rialto the
atre a motion picture house, Sunday
night and the police estimated early
Monday morning on the basis of va
rious accounts that 20 persons perished
Three bodies have been recovered
those of two women and one man.
Only one has been identified that of
Mabel Moran of Derby, Conn_ The
other two, those of a young woman
and the man are badly charred and
identification will be difficult,
Timothy Halon who was not in the
theatre but rushed from the street to
help in the rescue work died of heart
failure in an ambulance while heing
taken to a hospital.
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Official Organ City Of Fitzgerald
$300,000 DAMAGE
IS ESTIMATE MADE
Fire Threatened Entire Business Sec
tion For A While
Not since the carly Colony days has
there occurred a fire which came se
near destroying the town than whea
the alarm was soinded Tuesday mora
ing about 4 o'clock, and the fire boys
found the Burkhart building, envel
‘oped in flames. This building was
in former years the Central Hotel,
The fire spread rapidly to the neigh
boring buildings, taking the original
Burkhart building, the wholesale de
partment of the Johnson Hardware
Company, and the H, K. Sleigh build
ing, one of the hest and most impos
ing building in the city. Each of the
buildings burned covered their full lots
being one-hundred and seventy
fect deep, and thus approximately
130,000 feet ground floor space, util
ized for sales rooms for automobiles
has been laid in ashes,
Fire Started in Garage
According to « e t made by
members of the fire® rtment the
fire seemed to have made its start in
the garage in the rear of the Automo
tie Sales Company’s display room and
rapidly found its way to the second
floor of the building which was occu
pied as a residence by Mr. and Mrs,
Ponder and others.
I In the sales rooms were seven Stu
debaker cars of the Thurmond Auto
Company, besides six Mormons and
several Chevrolets and a number of
second-hand rebuilt cars of various
makes, :
The Automotive Company . carried
a very large stock of parts for their
makes of cars, besides narts for Fords
for which Mr_ Burkhart form riy was
the local agent,
Mr. Burkhart and his family lived in
the upper part of the second build
ing, which was burned and had rented
several apartments to tenants, all of
which were well furnished, the prop
'crty of Mrs, Burkhart,
The large warehouse built by the
!Johnson Hardware Company for their
wholesale department and Farm Im
plement business was filled with Farm
machinery, heavy hardware and also
some used and one new Dort cars for
which the company had been agent.
Apartment House Crumbles
The H. K. Sligh building, recently
remodelled into eighteen apartments
;on the second and third floor, was
reached by the flames and despite the
heroic cfforts of the fire department
to stay the flames, it soon became ev
ident that it also would be sacrificed
to the flames and only parts of the
two walls stand of its fermer attractive
Isight. K
The fire department battled with
the flames for three hours incessantly
and had five streams playing on the
fire all of the time. ‘
The intense heat made it difficult
to approach the buildings but when
the fire had reached the alley east of
the Sligh building and burned itself
through the timbers, its walls caved
in and falling onto the flames,and grad
ually smothered them probably sav
ing the city from total destruction,
Wire for Assistance
Mayor Pittman fearing that the
fire would soon be beyond control of
the limited fire force in the city, wir
ed to Tifton, Douglas, Ocilla and Cor
dele for assistance and had the fire
departments from our neighbor cities
enroute to Fitzgerald in a short time,
Fortunately the fire was brought un
der control before these fire fighters
could arrive, as it happened that the
Tifton truck broke through a bridge
and was delayed an hour and the
Ocilla truck had trouble with its mo
tor and pulled in by an automobile.
The Douglas department sent an ex
tra supply of hose and Cordele made
an attempt to reach us, but also had,
some trouble on the road, However
the city is under lasting obligations
to these neighbors for their ready re
sponse in our time of need,
Tenants Escape
Though about forty-five people made
their homes in the Sligh apartments,
all of whom lost their entire personal
belongings and furniture, not a single
casualty is reported. Tn the corner
building the firemen had their first
opportunity at real rescue work when
Mrs. Ponder and little daughter were
taken from the building with exten
sion ladders.
Other Buildings Endangered
A heavy wind from the north en
dangered the buildings across the
street on Central avenue and practic
ally broke every show window in the
entire new Bowen Block, ocupied by
the Fowler Drug Co,, the Home Fur
niture company and the Bazear Dry
Goods store, The Herald building
and the Turner building, occupied by
the Hargrove Vulcanizing & Tire Co,,
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