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© The courthouse: was well filled
with citizens of , Ben Hill. county
vager_\ ‘Hon. Marion Dickson in a few
words presented Mayor J. H. Mayes,
Who ‘in strong terms .endorsed the
_candidacy of John N. Holder in pre
senting the next Governor to the au
_dience_which had. gathered to ‘hear
him'. : ) ¥ é
Mr. Holder referred briefly to the
" men whom he was associated in the
University—Garbutt, Smith and oth
ers and the men with whom he served
. in, the Legislature from, Ben Hill,
' Mation | licKsony all of fivhon{! are
strong supporters;of Mr. Holder.
Mr. Holder 1:31110 doubt""in-':the‘
- minds of his hea¥¢rs that he was-un
_ alterably opposed to any bond issue
Jor Georgia and. stated. the. various
~dgring his recent canyas in- the first
: m o,nihes'iasue:' Tok
. Mr. Holder spgke for 40 minutes
.and \'was , folloWéd by Hon. J. J.
““Flynt, of . Griffi, a former bosom
_friend of the fi!te Senator Watson,
i who has taken up the fight against
.- the same old organization, who so
constantly fought Witson during his
‘ late years of activity, 3
‘At the conclusion ef Judge Flynt’s
. address a call for a rising vote in
—-support -of John Holder, brought
practically everyone in the court
house to his feet. A Holder club was
organized with Hon. M. Dickson as
president and W. N. Smith as secre
' tary, with over seventy members to
start in with. {
Mr. Holder was accompanied by‘
Harlee Branch of the Atlanta Journal
and Judge J. J. Flynt, who left im-‘
mediately after the speaking for
Adel and Sylvester, where they are
scheduled to speak this evening and
night. :
Thomas Brooks
- Severely Cut By
L 8 Lee: Grantham
Thomas Brooks, a young man
working for M. Dickson on his tobac
co farm, was severely cut in the ab
domen Wednesday evening when giv
ing Lee Grantham and his younger
brother a lift in his truck, in which
he was carrying tobacco to the city.
On his return trip the Grantham’s
were met on the road and Brooks of
fered them a ride as far as Mr. Dick
son’s barn. On arrival Lee Grant
ham insisted that they be taken on to
their own home, to which Brooks en
tered objection, stating that it was
Mr. Dickson’s truck and that he had
no right to use it that way. Lee
Grantham, it is said by Brooks, and
eorroborated by E. J. Young, who
was his companion, then took him
_from the truck and cut him and left
{ him lying unconscious. On regaining
" consciousness Brooks called for help,
but failing in getting any response,
managed to crank the motor and
drove himself to Mr. Dickson’s home
about a mile away. Mr. Dickson
rushed the wounded boy to the local
hospital, .where he is reported resting
' easy today.
Sheriff Dorminey and his deputies
made a search for Lee Grantham last
night and today, but have been un
‘able to locate him thus far.
PADDING FOR PADDLING
Willie was being measured for his
first made-to-order suit of clothes.
“Do you want the shoulders pad
ded, my little man?” inquired the
tailor. ° :
“Naw,” said Willie, significantly,
“pad me pants.”—Bucknell Belle.
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AFFECTIONATE
“I hear your coo) has rather a lov
ing disposi?‘" s 00l Zm
s “Yes. Isßue ‘'t get up a flirta
‘tion with the ‘[mn n, she starts
fihing the p#¥atoes.—Progressive
COPposems—
eey A G e s
—A delegation of Coffee county
Holder men, headed by Representa-
Ricketson came up to hear Mr. Hol
der taday. : :
THE FITZGERALD LEADER
ALL VOTING PLACES
Volunteer judges and clerks will
sepve next Wednesday at each of the
Voting places ifi' the county, accord
‘ing to announcement from the coun
ty democratic executive committee
L.tfhrqugh its. secretary, S. G. Pryor,
Jr.,
} The polls in the rural districts will
open at 11 A. M. and close at 2:30
‘P. M., and at the courthouse here the
polls will open at 8 A. M. and close
at 6 P. M.
If for any reason any of the rural
‘precincts polling -places fail to open
the committeemen are charged with
}bring"ing, the voters lists of their pre
‘cimet’ to the courthouse here, when
‘the voters of that particular precinct
will be allowe dto vote here.
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ROGERS' CELEBRATE
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" Thé 34th anniversary of the found
ing of Rogers’ Stores is being cele
sbrated..throughout . the South where
their stores are located, this week
and. next. The announcement was
made in the Atlanta Georgia of last
Sunday with .nearly one hundred
pages’ of store news from this re
markable Georgia institution and in
this issue of the Leader our readers
are, presented withalfull page of spe
cially priced food bargains, which
will allow 'them' ‘to~share in the anni
versary - “celébration 'through® lower
prices for their table needs.
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Z V. BARDEN WRITES -~
ABOUT FLORIDA STORM
Dear Gelders:— il 2
.. _The Miami, hurricane started on
Briday night' Wt thidnight ‘and the
wind blew ver¥ hard, probably* 80
miles per hour. The storm raged
until: shout™ 8330 "Sdturday “morning
when a lull came for about one hour.
There-was':jrat xmuch damage done
during that storm, but the return of
the hurricane at about 7:30 brought
terrific damage and much suffering.
\The return’ storm raged from about
i7:30" until ‘about!l:3o, and the wind
blew at an estimated velocity of 120
miles per hour.
"During the latter period of the
storm practically every house in
Miami received Some damage, either
by being unroofed or blown com
pletely down, or windows and doors’
partly broken, and houses and furni-i
ture water-soaked. Electricity was
)cut off immediately, thereby averting
a fire, as many wires were down.
'Water and gas were temporarily cut
off, but are again available in various
parts of the city.
E Water craft was damaged and
large boats are seen all over the!
downtown section, and particularly
;about the Cocoanut Grove and Silver
Bluff districts, in which places they
had a tidal wave accompanying the
storm.
The casualty list at this time is
hard to estimate, but all our hospitals
are filled and every aid and help pos
['sible is being rendered. There is no
:cause for a panic as there is full and
plenty of all kinds of resources to
take care of the needy and the sick.
Naturally there were many made
homeless, but all.hotels have been
opened to care for these as well as
all homes which could be used are
housing the homeless. Autos were
damaged and all movable equipment
suffered.
The food supply is plenty for the
immediate needs and there are relief
ships and trains arriving momentari
ly from all parts of the state as well
'as outside states. |
We have put all our shoulders to
the wheel and are rebuilding as fast
as possible. ‘
~ There is an immediate shortage of
roofing material, but relief is in
sight. ; ‘
The death lists and the injured:
lists are being daily compiled as the-‘
‘debris is removed and the city of
'ficials are rendering valuable assist
ance in checking up on those report
ed missing. For the amount of vis
ible damage done, the death and in
jured lists: are particularly small.
The city officials are to be com
mended on their handling of the sit
uation and it is due to the co-opera
tion of every one that martial law
has been removed. Salvaging of
everything possible is progressing and
the last 48 hours show great strides
in all kinds of rehabilitation.
We are grateful for all assistance
offered and rendered, and assure you‘
that every precaution is being taken‘
to prevent disease. All citizens seem
to be in good spirits and this is a
great asset Foward recovery.
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UNKIND
Percival: “That was the most un
kindest cut of all, as the poet says.”
Penelope: ‘“What was that?”
- “] showed her one of my boyhood
pictures with my father, holding me
on his knee, and she said, ‘My, who
is the ventriloquist’?”’—Youngstown
‘Telegram.
S e A T T
- Half the time when a girl thinks
tshe is in love she is jealous. ‘
Fitzgerald, Georgia, Thursday, September 30, 1926.
BUILDING BOOM LOOMS
UP IN FITZGERALD
M. E. ‘CHURCH CREW WORKING
l . DAY AND NIGHT — OTHER
BU-;LDINGS BEING RUSHED.
| Contractor Cox is losing no time
lin getting the concrete walls of the
|new Central M. E. church poured,
'having put in electric lights. Mr.
Cox is keeping three crews of men
‘busy on 3 eight ‘hopr shifts. ,The
building operation.is attracting <on-
Isiderable attention as this is the first
' job being rushed with such speed, re
! quiring night: crews. .
i The . Leonard Brothers Auto Ga
rage and salesrooms on S. Grant are
: also beginning'to show up; for them
selves, the large 8000-Ib. steel beams
| which arrived last week are being put
)in place and soon the roof will cover
l the four lots being used for this firm.
The. First Ward school building is
being veneered and work on this
‘l?u_ilding is progressing at a satisifa_g-‘
tory rate. |
| Ag:sidence for Ted Dunn on West
Central Ave. will be started soon,
J,material for the building being un
loadeg¢ on the premises. :
| Se&eral other new buildings are
going’ up and others are being
plamg{ed,‘ making quite . a building
boom'for a city the size of Fitzgerald.
N em———t i\
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DD&E REALTY COMPANY
SELLS DUNN; RESIDENCE
1 The Ted Dunn residence on .North
‘Grant street was sold Wednesday to
‘J. L. Lancaster of Hawkinsville
through the Dixie Realty Co. Mr.
Lancaster is at the present:time servy
ing in the. Navy, bue expects to maé‘
this city his home after being dis
charged from service. The house
‘will be occupied by his mother, who
will move here. from Hawkinsyille.
)The price is said to have been $2500,
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Miss Marston V‘ififimfirfl‘l
% In Niagara Falls
- ifliagara Falls, N. Y.—When Miss
IMa‘y Frommert, 17 years old, while
'she was a girl employed at the Oneida
Community plant in this city, picked
‘at random from the company’s mail
ing list the name and address of Mis§
'Eleanor Marston, then postmistress
of Fitzgkrald, Ga., and wrote a brief
)epistle to her, it started a correspond
‘ehce which the two continued thru
the years, established close friendship’
between them.and finally culminated
in their first meeting here this week
when Miss Marston, now of Atlanta,
Ga., arrived and became thé guest of
Mrs. N. F. Hamsen, of No. 2655
North avenue, this city, who was for
merly Miss Frommert. Both were
delighted with their meeting and they
are enjoying a fine visit. ! }
PROMINENT GEORGIANS
SPEAKING FOR HOLDER
Of specific interest to Georgians is
the announcement coming from Hol
der headquarters of the enlistment
of a large number of the best known
public men in the state in his candi
dacy and who will fill appointments
during the week in practically every
county in the State. The following
is the itinary of the men who have
volunteered their services in Mr.
Holder’s cause:
Senator Ed Rivérs of Lanier coun
ty, at Reidsville, Lyons, Mt. Vernon,
Millen and Alma. *
Col. Ben Turnipseed, at Newton,
! Camilla and Leesburg.
~ Col. Zach Arnold of Ft. Gaines, at
‘Lumpkin, Preston, Dawson and Mor
gan.
Hon. Seaborn Wright and his son,
Col. Barry Wright, of Rome, at Dal
ton, Ringgold, LaFayette, Summer
ville, Chatsworth, Cedartown, Car
tersville and other points. " :
Hon. John L. Kelley, of Lawrence
ville, at Alpheratta, Watkinsville and
other points. o |
Judge Mark Irwin of Lawrence
ville, at Jackson, Monticello, Social
Circle and Conyers.
~ Judge Henry Reville, of Greenville,
at several points in Middle Georgia.
Hon. Thomas J. Shackleford of
Athens, at McDonough, Walnut
Grove, Walton county. Kid
Hon. Fred Kelly of Lawrenceville,
at Cleveland, Royston and elsewhere:
in North Georgia.. i
- Judge B. F. Walker of Wrens at‘
Lincolnton, Wagtrenton, Holland and
’Washingbon. i
Judge John Wood of Canton at
Blue Ridge, Ellijay and Cumming.
Hon. Herman Millner of Eastman,
at Buchanan, - Dallas, Forsyth and
Jonesboro. |
Dr. Craig Arnold, of Dahlonega, at
Brunswick, St. Mary’s and Folkston.
Hon. E. E. Andrews of Atlanta at
Union City, Douglasville and Zebu
lon.
Judge Horace Boykin of Sylvania
at Swaisnboro, Vidalia, Metter,
Claxton, Statesboro, Hinesville and
Ludowici.
Hon. Sam Olive of Atlanta at Don
aldsonville and elsewhere in South
east Georgia.
‘Senator H. H. Elder of Reidsville,
at Chipley, Hamilton, Waverly Hall
and Talbotton. A
ENTERPRISE and PRESS
PLACE COUNTY AND CITY
SCHOOLS UNDER ONE
SYSTEM, SAYS WALKER
Fitzgerald, Ga., Sept., 1:926.
Mr. Editor Leader-Enterprise. :
Dear Sir: For several years I
have noticed that the public has been
told by the public speakers in va
rious campaigns that the ruralsschool
children should ha\;e ‘equal 'f:_’gppor
tunity to get a hl%"lil sahopl e@ation
as the city childrén ‘now i®njoy.
Everybody agrees to this. E;B__ut'as
soon as their campaign is over it is
all forgotten until x::‘:'ni%‘nem campaign
is on. It is like farm legislation—
soon forgotten, but old. Man People
will wake up one of these days"and
take a hand in publie affairs. ]
The farmer and laborer are worthy
of their hire. Their little- 'chil
dren are as dear. to them as those of
the upper class, and every effort.
should be made to give them an op
portunity of higher education. The
future of our country depends on
them and ’thgir education. ..
I notice the Kiwanis and Lions
clubs in their meetings aré-disens-
sing the advisability of a central [
point for the high'grade children to
concentrate. I am offering a sug-l
gestion to the'people of the county
and if it meets their apprval I will
pass-a law to that effect in the next
legislature, and that is to place Ben
Hill county and the City of Fitzger
aldyall- upder one schoolisystgm. By
doing this ‘the 'rural children will
‘have -the” semev.rights to ‘the high
school in town without any-extra tfii-i"
tion, the Board of Education to be
Q}ec(g by the péople and g superin
tendept hired by the bo¥" I am
sure a good proposition be work
ed out along this line. 7 2
I ask those who argfinterested o
study this matter ané I will put it
through if the people want it. Tet's’
get busy and wog_k out a just proposi
tion, . It is my desire to help in any
wwog JPcan to bettér the school ‘sitia
tion. I would like to hear from the
people on this matter. - - v
: - Respectfully,
. . ..WESLEY R: WALKER,
P. S:—The s'is&em is- called t?ni.‘
|Bibb County System with a few
’chgn_ges to meet our demands.
I W. R. W.
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WALTER -MARTIN NOT
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~+’KILLED IN'MIAMI STORM
SAFE AND SOUND AT HIS HOME
. IN ST. PETERSBURG, ADVISES
HIS DAUGHTER, MISS ZERMA.
| A letter from Miss Zerma Martin
brings the good news of the safety
of her father, Walter Martin, who
had left Miami ‘ahead of the storm. }
Miss Martin’s letter follows:. . .
St. Petersburg, Fla., Sept. 25.
Dear Mr. Gelders:— v
I wish to correct the mistake of
my father’s death, Walter Martin,
Miami.
~ My father had returned to- St.
Petersburg from Miami before the
storm’and was in St. Petersburg dur
ing the storm here.
The storm started here 2 o’clock
Saturday afternoon; from 8 o’clock
was not safe to be out and increased
to 76 mile gale, lasted till after 3
o’clock Sunday morning; by 5:30 safe
to go outside. "We never retired un
til about 4 o’clock Sunday morning,
as it seemed like the wind was going
to take us every minute. :
St. Petersburg is very thankful for
escaping. Will be two more weeks
before we have telephone service, as
‘fire broke out in the telephone office
besides damage done to wires, etc.
‘Most every home in St. Petersburg
was damaged some, but when I think
of Moorehaven and Miami, it was
only a nightmare here that soon went
away when daylight came.
We are so thankful that our Fitz
gerald people in Florida escaped.
Only four injured here; one death of
a small child from 4 live wire; pa
rents were friends of ours.
Come to St. Petersburg, “The Sun
shine City,” sometime.
Best regards to Mrs. Gelders.
I remain,
ZERMA MARTIN.
Wagcross, Ga.—An announcement
of importanfe relative to a through
paved highway from Tennessee to
Florida has been made by Lewis Vick
ers, chairman of the county commis
sion of Coffee county.
Mr. Vickers states that new ma
chinery has been received and that
work will begin at once on the Dixie
highway so as to have it ready for
paving within two years. Coffee
icounty is making application at oncel‘
for state and federal aid, being pre
pared to match these funds. ‘
The present outlook is that no
bond issue will be necessitated. This
work in Coffee county will connect‘
with the work in Ware county from
Waycross to Nicholls.- From Way
cross to the Florida line is already
paved, from Macon to Atlanta will
be paved by Januaxy 1. = ‘
'HARRY K. SLIGH MEETS
| TRAGIC DEATH IN FIRE
' The burned remains of Harry K.
Sligh, farmer and ca,pi\tglfst, jwere
taken from the burning building,
'seven miles south of the city, on the
Dixie Highway, Monday. night, when
;the building was. found in flames by
‘Messrs. ;Hill and Bats of Ocilla, who
wepe :passing en route home. . ..’
* The young men retyrned to the
‘city in an attempt to ‘locate Mr.
Sligh, who was known to have.re
‘turped here Manday morning from ‘a
trip to Lula, where he had left his
family; with hig sister, Mrs. Ben Rice.
. Not being able to locate Mr. Sligh in
}the city “a- searching party-left for
‘the fire and discovered the charred
remains of a human laying on the
springs in the room which had been
the bedroom of the family.
The remdins, consisting only of
part of the frame of the unfortunate
"man minus arms, legs or head, was
‘removed to the undertaking parlors
|of the Home Furniture Co.
A search during the entire morn
ing Tuesday failed to produce a ring
ahich, the deceased was known to
have warn. In his*iew c¢ar, which
was standing on the highway in front
of tl‘ua’*pusq,_q. qu:lget book contain
ing W ;éhdljfiéf’-l‘#%ipp’for cotton and
seed ¥ind . some scrrespondence was
found. = ° £
Several theories as to the possible
mignner. of - his death were advanced
and thoroughly looked into by a cor
\Gridbr’s jury empanelled by the Irwini
gounty.:coroner, which rendered a,
Verdict that the deceased came to hisl
death from btirning in his house,
‘whose origin wasnot discoverable.
Mys. Sligh and two children, Anna,
B,..and Harry; Jr., 3, and a sister,
Mzs; s Ben. Rice, of Lula, and his
grandmother in Seneca, survive him.'
i The . :remains were shipped to,
'gt‘:‘liééh,"s'.' C., for, '%ter_.'ment, | ccom-|
panied from here fi' M‘f&"%‘hafi_@leflgg
Tifton, a relative.- l
During the several years that the
deceased lived in the giify he took anl
active interest in all civic"affairs.” He’
was a member" of ‘the ‘Presbytérian|
church an_d_.’a member of its official
thoard. The drasticsdeath iéfi‘egfit.—'
te®by. the entire communityiand the
sympathies of the people are sincere-'-]
ly extended to the bereaved family. %
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LIONS ELECT OFFICERS -
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AT WEDNESDAY LUNCHEQN
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- The Lions elected Chas. Bradshaw,
president; Cecil Powell, vice-presi
dent; Chester Strickland, secretary;
Harry Moran, Lion tamer, and H. H.
Hill, tail twister at their, luncheon
Wednesday.
Misses Bishop and Cheek, high
school - teachers, were the guests of
thej club and entertained with a read
ing by Miss Bishgp, acéompanied on
thé ‘piano by "Miss Cheek: 1
On motion of Lion Lasseter the
civic work of Capt. and Mrs. Noble'
were given endorsement by the club.
Past President W. A. Adams was
given a rising vote of thanks for his
able direction of the club for the
first term.
A definite plan for the future work
of the club will be worked out by
the newly elected officers and pre-|
sented to the club at its luncheon on
next Wednesday, when the new
standing committees will also be an
nounced.
43 Miners Found -
Alive in Coal Mine
Men Imprisoned 120 Hours Subsist
On Birch Bark Tea.
Ironwood, Mich., September 29.—
After several days of intensive work
on the part of rescue crews, their la
bors were finally rewarded by the
rescue of 43 of the entombed miners
according to the news report today.
Great rejoicing was had by the fam
ilies of the entombed men and the
entire citizensship of Ironwood.
*A federal investigation of the con
dition of the mines has been asked
for to fix the responsibility for the
disaster, g o
Small Blaze At |
. Gelders’ Residence
Three children playing with
matches came near causing a fire,
which only was avoided by the quick
work of Hammond Hall, the stove
man, who was employed in the yard
of Mr. Gelders’ home, when he saw
the flames shoot up the upper east
window. Rushing up stairs with a
bucket of water, Hammond found a
curtain aflame and extinguished it
before much damage was done.
Neighbors called the fire department
which responded promptly.
The children were in the house by
themselves and exhausting other
means of entertainment resorted to
‘matches.
| ——— < G e,
} Episcopal Church Service
| Services which have not been held
;since July Ist will resume Sunday,
October 2nd. Sunday School 10 A.
M., and regular morning church ser
lvicea at 11:15 A. M.
STATE BANKS AND ROAD
- BONDS BIG ISSUES IN '
* - GUBERNATORIAL RACE
¢ Atfanta, G;".'——Banks and road‘
bonds! State banks and road bonds
istand out as .the big issues in the
governor’s race between John N. Hol
der and Dr. 1.. G. Hardman, both of
Jackson' county. ;
i The pbsitions of the two candidates
on these questions have been made
perfectly clear during the past week.
Mr. Holder stands out as opposed
to any sort of bond issue and for
the removal of T. R. Bennet as sup
erinténdent of banks. ’
.....Dr..Hardman’s position on bonds
is indefinite. "He_has been on both
sides of the question during the cam
paign, for and against bonds. He
has maintained silé¥ée concerning
Superintendent Bennet’s removal. - |
It is remarked Wificani,"?h
political circles that™J¥. Hardman is
being supported in his race by Gov
ernor Walker and Banking Superin
tendent Bennet. The governor is,
leader of the pro-bond bunch in
Georgia. He squandered $125,000 of
the taxpayers’ money last spring try
ing to force through the legislature
a $100,000,000 bond issue. '
Bennet Not Removed i
The governor, also, has failed to:
acknowledge the recommendation of
the Fulton county grand jury that:
Superintendent Bennet be removed
as head of the banking department..
iThe grand jury’s Tecommendation |
followed an exhaustive investigation |
;of the Bankers Trust company scan-'
dal and the failure of scores of coun-l
try banks in Georgia. The jury re
turned ' indictments against W. D.I
Manley and others in the Bankers!
Trust company and scored Mr. Ben-|
'net severely for his failure to enfroce
the banking laws. ‘
' Since the action of the Fulton
cdé’g\ty'.gx‘and jury, Governor Walk
l,er, instead of considering its recom
mendations, has devoted himself
lchiefly ,to planning and plotting Dr.
‘Hardman’s election, ~ln_ this he has
| hiad the assistpnce pf Superintendent
Bennet, one of his appointees. ‘
' -‘fl‘hefi"‘éffhat Dr. Hardman has
failed"."".4 expres shimself with refer
| ence to Bennet’s removal i regarded
|in Atlanta as indicating that he will
retain the banking superintendent inl
| office in_the event of his election.
It is likewise believed in Atlanta that'
shoudd he win the governor’s race he
will offer no resistance to the well-‘
laid plans of Governor Walker an‘d‘
the probond bunch to force through
la $100,000,000 bond issue following
lthe election. |
Official Returns
Although not an issue in the cam
paign, the returns from the first pri
mary apparently are having a big
influence in the run-over. The of
ficial returns show that Mr. Holder
received a popular plurality of over
4,000 votes and made a clean sweep
of Jackson county, in which both he
and Dr. Hardman reside.
\ The Jackson county repudiation of
‘his candidacy evidently has riled Dr.
‘Hardman and his campaign man
agers. They have sought to explain
away the loss of his home county by
charging election irregularities in the
Jefferson precinct. Dr. D. T. Wilhite,
a Hardman man and one of the elec
tion managers, has answered the doc-]
tor and explained that he was fairly
and squarely beaten in his home
county. ‘
The campaign continues to be
marked by the abusive tactics of thel
Macon Telegraph and the Columbus
Enquirer-Sun, through their respec-|
tive .editors, W. T. Anderson and
Julian Harris, but despite this Hold
er’s election apparently is assured.
J. L. LOVETT MEETS
DEATH FROM BURNING
J. L. Lovett, engaged in putting in
the equipment for the Pan-Ameérican
oOil Company, was fatally burned last
Friday and succumbed to his injuries
in the local hospital Tuesday.
The deceased came here from Syl
vania, where his family resides.
Kansas Escape Caught l
In Sanford, Florida
G. M. Stringfellow, Leavenworth,
Kansas, and J. E. Gardner, of Leav
enworth, a member of the staff of the
Daily Times, passed through Fitzger
ald en route home from Sanford,
Fla., where they secured Carl Fletch
er, alias Chick Phillips, wanted in
Kansas ‘for 'a number of crimes,
among them burglary. The prisoner
was confined in the county jail overl
night and the party left Monday
morning for Atlanta, where they will
spend another night.
Mr. Gardner was very much inter
ested in the history of Fitzgerald and
was furnished ample data by the
Leader to make a good story for his
paper when he reaches Kansas.
Fletcher escaped September 7th,
was caught in Sanford on the 17th
and Sheriff Stringfellow was on his
way south on the 18th to get his
prisoner. :
. It takes years to get a good repu
tation and only a few minutes to get
'a bad reputation.
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PUBLISHED EVERY
THURSDAY BY THE
LEADER PUBLISHING CO.
Vol. XXXVI—No. 39.
DR. HARDMAN JOINS
‘ e
HOLDER IN OPPOSITION
FIRST STBAIGHT ANNOUNCE. '
MENT MADE. BY CANDIDATE
AGAINST BONDS—PARTIALLY
FAVORED' BONDS IN FIRST'
PRIMARY. ;
Dr. L. G. Hardman addressed an
audience of Ben Hill,-Wilcox and Ir
win county veoters at the Courthouse .
last Friday, to which he was intro- .
duced by Dr. J. L. Frazer. Rev. G.
S. Winn, by request of Dr. Hardman, .
preceded him with a prayer. =
Dr. Hardman said in part:
‘““Business administration of the .
state government would give farmers'
better prices’ for their products,:
would encourage industry and give
confidence to capitalists who desire"
to invest their money in Georgia,
“Cotton dropped 90 points yester-.
terday and the prices of-. practically
all farm products are declining. A.
business administration of Georgia’s
affairs, such as I am pledged to give
if elected, will greatly improve: this
condition. Business. men are the
economists of the generation and if
God directs you in this second pri
mary as he djd in the first, Iwill see
that the highway department is not
run for selfish purposes and that the
agricultural department* €liminates
the waste and extravagance 'thatijs
now burdening the people.” gt
(The "Doctor didn’t explain just
how the governdr ‘of Georgia can
raise the prices of’ farm‘»productfi
| " Opposes Road Bonds :v :
| For the first time in the eampiign
'Dr. Hardman’ made an pnequiv@eal
tdeclara’t\'on ng}"inst the - issuancelgbf
state b&*fi " f;‘ Mr. Holder, is hg
put_out '@ the only opponentfjof
| bonds, but I am just as much against
'bonds as he'is. He was for bgpds |
“in 1924 and stumped the state for a
- big state road bond issue. .4l fought
bonds then and I am still figh'ilfig
‘them.. Bub the bond propositioh ‘is
’merely for politicgl purposes in .this
campaign, = The real issue is truth,
Iright‘edusiiess and a businds a*in-“
istration. Georgia has seldom }fil a
real ;. business -administration ¥rom
the ‘governor’s office. ; Most gover
‘nors have been controlledhy fa'*ioni
al politics. But I have made no
ipromises to anybody and I will make
‘none. I will not be controlled by any
faction or group of politiciang, . I
|am financing my own campaign rath
er than- to take contributions from
'people who might afterward come up
:and demand special favors. I have
got righteousness behind me in this
campaign and I will give Georgia a
fearless administration. I'm running
my campaign for God Almighty and
the people of Georgia.”
Revision of the state banking laws
was another pledge made by Dr.
Hardman in the course of hlg ad
dress, declaring that “somethirfg was
wrong with the banking situation
'when an inspection of a bank could
be made one 'day and it would fail
!the next.”
) His Own Legislative Record
| “I am not saying that I will fire
anybody in the banking department
or that Iwill put any particular pers
son in there,” he said,” but I can tell
you that I’ll appoint the right man
for that job and I'll have the bank
ing laws fixed so the people’s money
will be protected. .I am interested
in the banking business myself, but
none of my banks went broke.”
Dr. Hardman referred to his rec
ord as a member of the legislature
many years ago, pointing out that
he introduced the first bill establish
ing a state highway commission to
make federal road funds available
for Georgia. He also declared that
his bills providing for free treatment
for rabies .and diphtheria were of
vital importance.
“I also introduced a bill to teach
agriculture in Georgia and for many
years I have been on the ,e:)?cutive
committee of the state college of
agriculture,” he continued,.-“and I
am proud that I introduced the bill
which gave the first $60,000 for the
establishment of the tuberculosis
sanitarium at Alto, that has saved so
many lives. Would you people of
Ben Hill county swap your roads
for the tuberculosis treatment at
Alto?” :
Spoke At Ocilla
Dr. Hardman was entertained at
dinner by the Kiwanis and left for
Ocilla, where he spoke to a small
gathering from Dr. Luke’s office ,
porch at 3:30, after which he left for
'Tifton, where he was sch’gduled to
| speak also. 7
Mother Dying
Urges Son To
“Stay On the Job”
“Bill’ Keim reports the death of
Mrs. Hornsby at Austin, Texas, moth~
er gf Roger Hornsby, playing in the
World Seties in New York.
According to the radio message,
she is quoted as sending this final
‘message to her son: “Don’t worry—
stay on the job. win the game.” - H
—i i 3, N B
* Lots -of people will “interrupt &
phonograph record to tell you how
much they are enjcying it.