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GUILTY IN THE PUBLIC'S MIND
Why the jury in the Daugherty-Miller case
disagreed may never be revealed to the public.
But the public will never be satisfied with
the outcome.
The jurv sensed that crime had been com
mitted. This seemed pretty clear. However,
the lengthy wranglings in the jury room and
the repeated appeals to the court for explana
tions showed that a minority of the jurors
could not tie up in their minds the wrongdoing
with the intricacies of the indictment.
Harry M. Daugherty and Thomas W. Miller
may conside: themselves lucky that the jurors
didn't comprehend all the ramifications of the
law. |
The story uncovered in the trial was dis
tressing. The evidence for the most part was
deadly. uncontradicted. District Attorney
Buckner presented his case with damning
facts. However, the defendants escaped a
verdict of guilty chiefly through the fact that
they could not be tried directly for bribery but
had to le tried under a conspiracy statute
which raises much greater difficulties.
Technically, Daugherty and Miller are not
guilty. But they stand convicted before the
bar of public opinion, no matter what a few
iurymen mayv have decided. Nor will the pub
lic eve rforget this humiliating chapter in the
history of Federal administration, nor should
it lose any time in demanding a new and de
cisive trial. '
Write to yvour Congressman. Request him to
press the case further and support District At~,
torncy Buckner.
TEN COMMANDMENTS OF THE MAIL
ORDER HOUSE
1. You shall sell your farm produce for
cash, for we buy rothing from you.
2. You shall believe in us, because we do
ol Know you personaily,
“. You shall send your money; vou may
Live to wait a few weeks, but that is our busi
1. method. :
. You may buy church bells and altar
utcasils from us, and send the money in ad-
L eree—rthat's our rule.
5. You shall get all the help you can from
the business men in your neighborhood; al
though we may have more profit from you
than they have, it is against our rules to give
to your churches.
6. You shali get help from your nearest city
or village to build good roads. so you may
cazily haul our geods from the depot, but do
vot ask help from us—we-don’t help to build
good roads.
7. You shall conyert your neighbor also to
vour faith in us, for we have room for more
money.
8. You shall look at the pretty pictures in
our catalog as often as you can, so as to
strengthen your desire for things you do not
need, but which you may order with other
goods to save freight. Send us all your ready
cash so that you may not have any left to buy
necessities from your home dealers.
~Made To Measure Clothes
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Gottlieb’s big stock of 100 per cent
Woolens bought for a big Fall trade @
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dividual patterns so vou ¢ 'n have your individuval taste
satisfied In a!l new colors, B:owns, Biues, Stripes and
Checks. Come and lock them over. Gott ieb will suit
you in style, quality and price.
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| Maker of Clothes Made at Home
208 East Pine St. Phane 263
9. You shall believe us rather than your
home business men, for we want your trade.
We get to be millionaires on your support.
10. You shall call on the business people of
yvour own vicinity for help and credit if you
meet with hard luck or sickness. It’s your
money we want. We don’t know you unless
your orders are accompanied by cash.
BETTER ROAD BUILDING METHODS
In any part of the United States—not many
years ago—a road was anything which was
passable with horses and a wheeled vehicle—
stones, ruts, dust and mud were the rule.
Farmers were permitted to “work out” their
road taxes.
Then came the automobile, and the demand
for surfaced roads. Tractors took the place
of horses; ingenious machinery was developed
for use with tractors, enabling one or two men
to do work formerly requiring a large crew of
laborers. The amazing transformation that
has taken place in American road building
practice is summarized by H. F. Fairbanks,
Highway Engineer of United States Bureau of
Public Roads, Washington, D. C., who says:
“The development of road building from 2
rule of thumb praciice into a scientific art, has
made it practically impossible to permit con
tinuance of this old custom (permitting farm
ers to work out taxes), and the improved eco
nomic condition of the rural population is such
that there is no longer a public demand for its.
continuance.” J
As pointed out by W. F. Mixon, Secretary of
the California Highway Commission: ‘“Road
building is a highly specialized profession, and
to he successfully carried on must be in charge
of trained experts.”
It has been said that in the United States,
when public demand arises, the means of
gratifving this demand are made available
more quickly than in any other country of the
world. Surely the development of modern
tractors and road machinery in which this‘
country has taken so conspicuous a lead, is a‘
striking sample of American initiative and en
terprise. None of us would return to the oldl
methods—and the best part of it is, none of us
will have to. ‘
[lustrating the “better road building” pmc-'i
tices now in vogue, an astonishing low cost ofl
maintenance for paved streets is reportedi
from Portland, Oregon, where for the past,
three and one-half years, the city, according]
{0 the annual veport of the Board of Public|
Works. has had under maintenance 6,780,933 |
square yards of asphaltic concrete base and,
surface pavement, for which the cost of main
tenance for the three and one-half year povisd ;
was only $558. Some of the streets were
paved s far back as 1911.
Naturally, only a durable pavement, laid!
and maintained with efficient equipment,z
could give such service. But it is this class ofl
gzood pavement, coupled with modern machin-,
ery, that is making a “paved America” possi-|
ble. }
CROWDING THE DRIVER |
Attention is called to many young peopl-’ei
riding in automobiles who feeY it necessary to;
snuggle closely up to the drivers of these cars,
with three or four of them in the front seat.i
while the back seat is not occupied. They
seem to enjoy such ecrowding, which may some
times be a menace to the public.
The driver thus hemmed in is hardly in a
position to do a skilful job in operating his
car, and quite frequently in such a position he
thinks he has to speed up a little in order to
arouse the admiration of his fair companions.
The man who attempts to drive in these times
has about all he can do to operate his car, and
he should be given plenty pf‘space in which to
do so. : ; ‘
THE LEADER-ENTERPRISE AND PRESS, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1926.
: ""g_‘_;fl”"f j_"_' N erpacm——
EDDETTES|E" = IiSPOTLIGHTS
ON L % ON
'Back To the Farm
| Negro leaders who deplored the in
!creasing exodus of negro laborers
| from the plantations of the south set
|about 2 movement to check the rapid
:migration northward in the last two
years by establishing a Modern and
‘Relig‘ious Education Bureau in Wash
iington, D. C., with state directors in
ithc south who have toured the south
iern states. These directors have cir
{culated literature urging the colored
iman to stay on the farm with the
iurgent appeal, “‘Go where God first
{put you. Till the soil for vacant
'fields are crying for help and for
lmasters of the soil. Go back to the
i wheat, the corn or the cotton.” The
|fal.~:e lure of the larze norihern citics
fis sounded as an alarm. These lead
ers are impressed with the fact that
the best interests of their race will he
served by remaining in the south
where living conditions are so much
’z-asier and climate and other re
sources are more adaptable to the
colored mian’s nceds.
Architects In Demand
The United States civil service
commission has u large building pro
gram ahead, Congress having author
ized the erection of public buildings
whose cost will aggregate $165,000,-
000. The first nced is for competent
architects of sufficient numbers to
put the initial steps of the projects
through. The applicants are not re
quired to report at any particular
place for examination as customary
‘'with almost every other assignment
under civil service but © committee
will rate their abilit: . r~foerence
to education, traicicg eojerience
and the drawings they furnish as
specimens. The building program in
cludes hundreds of federal buildings
over the country and some monu
mental structures in Washington, D.
C.
| Painted Gardens
‘ There is a fad among English la-
Idies of title who possess lovely coun
'iry homes as well as town houses in
|Lundon, to carry in picture at least
ithe appearance of pleasing surround
'ings in their city homes where the
‘bald fact shows but ugly roofs and
chimneys. One woman set the style
which was quickly followed, c¢f con
veriing cicsct, cupboard or other wall
ipace into the sembiance of a lattice
window beyond which is seen in vista
remarkable paintings of gardens that
seem to actually exist and even
though known to be false the scenes
relieve the cramped and ugly aspect
of things as they really are. One
painter has achieved the most strik
ing stage effects with alcoves turned
into painted conservatories and win
dows looking out on unlimited coun
ivy vistas using the cunning of a
stage artist for perspectives that are
conarkable in optical illusion.
IN MEMORY OF MRS.
J. P. WILLSON
The many friends of Mrs. J. P.
Wilson will regret to learn of her
death October 12, 1926. She was 70
years of age and was highly esteemed
and loved by all who knew her.
She leaves, besides her husband, 8
children, 30 grand-children and 2
host of relatives and fricnds to mour:n
her loss. We wish to thenk all for
boir kindness during hev illness and
death. \
The Lord, in his infinite wisdom
- Called our dear grandmother away.
Her soul was carried to judgment,
\ Where we all must go some day.
%She’s gone up there to dwell with
Jesus, 4 .
And if the Bible is true we believ,
She has gone to live in Glory
And a crown of life to receive.
|She lived and died for the Master;
She served him every day;
lShe went to church on Sunday,
| And did her bit in every way.
We miss her here on earth
Because ‘we loved her so,
But if we follow in her footsteps
We also to Heaven shall go.
Her Grandson,
_ ARTHUR L. WILSON,
i Fort Benning, Ga.
FIRST METHODISt
CHURCH
C. B.‘Ware, ‘Pastor
Sunday school, 10:00 A. M., Burr
Stokoe, Supt.
Junior church service, 11:00. A
service for children, with special ser
mon by the pastor. This department
is growing in interest and attendance.
Morning worship, 11:30. Special
music. Sermon subjeci. “The Next
Generation.”
Union meeting of Young Peoples
Societies will be held at 6:45 in the
church auditorium. A large crowd is
expected.
Evening worship, 8:00. Special
music by the choir. Sermon subject,
“Co-Queration.”
This is the last Sunday before the’
annua! conference. Every one is
urged to be present at the services on
this last Sunday of the Conference
yvear. Also all reports and dues
should be in hand on this day.
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CATHOLIC CHURCH
Rev. John J. Bessmer
22nd Sunday after Pentecost.
Mass at 9:30 A. M.
Sunday School after Mass.
Rosary, Sermon and Benediction
at 8 P. M. . .
Eieciric Night ¥
. Tonight, October 21st, will be cele
brated by a world-wide observance of
the anniversary of the invention of
‘the incandescent lamp by Thomas
Edison. Out of fifty broadcasting
‘stations that will offer appropriate
programs for the occasion there will
be thirty-five in the United States
commemorating the foriy-seventh an
niversary of this epochal discovery.
The world has hardly paused long
enough yet to bestow proper appre
ciation on Edison as one of the
world’s greatest benefactors. This
is because he is still living and work
ing:. We ‘“remember” better the
benefactions of those who are dead.
Few men who ever lived have touched
the lives of so many people with aid
and happiness as has Edison with
light, with music, with moving pic
tures. with conveniences and safety
devices almost innumerable and with
in the reach of the poorest people.
A Second Gorgas
Another great American sanitarian
in the Tropics is honored by the dedi
caticn of a School of Tropical Medi
cine und Hygiene in Porto Rico.
This man is Dr. Bailey K. Ashford
of the United States army who has
for sixteen years been doing epoch
marking work for the health of the
island, his greatest achievement be
ing the discovery of the cause and
then the eradication of hookworm
which was taking annual toll of thou
sands of Porto Ricans. The govern
ment made an appropriation of mon
ey at the beginning of his work and
Columbia University took over some
departments of research, establishing
an institute which was further fi
nanced by the local legislature. Other
direct benefits of the institute have
been the elimination of smallpox and
vellow fever. The work will be ad
vanced until malaria fever, too, is
banished and all other tropical dis
eases that education and sanitation
may be able to control. This insti-|
tution is the first of its kind that can
study first hand conditions scienti
fically in their own environment. By
rights Cuba should have a memorial
research institute to honor General
Gorgas, who elimnated yellow fever
in Havana during the Spanish Ameri
can war period. However, the real
conquerors of the disease were the
four doctors who composed the com
mission—Carrol, Reed, Lazear and
Acramonte—whom the world holds‘
in grateful honor, two having diedl
from their experience. |
Stephens’ Belated Hornor
The second step in the placing of
Alexander Stephens’ statue in the
Hall of Fame has just been reached
in the shipping of a block of Georgia
marble to Washington, D. C., where
Gurtzon Borglum, noted sculptor,
will carve it as a companion piece to
the one of Dr. Crawford Long un
veiled last spring. Mrs. J. M. High
of Atlanta is financing the creation
of the memorial in the name of the
Atlanta chapter of the U. D. C. True
the legislature of Georgia named
these two men as fitting objeets of
such honor several years ago, but
the state laws do not permit appro
priations of this character so it is up
to individuals or societies to finance
such memorials.
MRS. MATTIE A. ]
MIDDLEBROOKS
~ The death angel visited the home
of Mr. and Mrs. T. N. Middlebrooks
‘Thursday and claimed their mother,
'Mrs. Mattie A. Middlebrooks. She
‘had been ill only a short while . when
i the end came.
i She was’ born in Jones county
March 19, 1846, making her stay
!here on earth 78 years, her husband
| having preceded her eight years ago.
Four years ago she happened to
the misfortune of falling and break
ing her hip, thereby making an in
valid of*her and confined to a wheel
chair. She bore her invalidism pa
tiently and reassured her loved ones
lthat when her time was over on this
carth she feit she would have a home
%in Heaven. For 47 years she was a
i devout member of the Primitive Bap-
tist church.
She leaves three sans, Messrs. E.
M. Middlebrooks, of Columbia, S. C.,
T. N. and O. S. Middlebrooks of this
county; one daughter, Mrs. Willie
Harper, of Ocilla. -
Rev. Kicklighter performed the
last sad rites at the Brusby Creek
church.
The pall bearers were Messrs. A.
M. Wiggins, W. H. Robitzsch, Lamar
Smitk, Judge J. R. Horton, J. S.
mith and David Paulk.
Interment was at the Brush Creek
cemetery.
Dr. H. L. Holtzendorf
Dr. C. P. Holtzendorf
Dr. C. A. Holtzendorf
| DENTISTS
Upstairs Next Door to the
National Drug Company
PHONE 57
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% Anniversary Column
i‘: 10 YEARS AGO
10 YEARS AGO
’ ' The A., B. & A. has remodeled an
%uto, putting flanged wheels in place
'of tires and now Supt. Brower can
speed up and down the road in per
fect comfort while looking after the
(interests of the road.
i/\ report from Atlanta tells us that
'there is a tropical storm approaching
Georgia, but we are hoping that it
'will not be very destructive.
\/I‘he Thomas County Fair is in full
'sway at Thomasville this week and
everyone is looking forward to the
free, barbecue on the third day.
/Tifton has installed a peanut mill
‘and it will be ready for the fall crop
of peanuts which look very promis
ing. /
/Mr. and Mrs. J. Mohre of Savan
‘nah announce the engagement of
‘their daughter, Celia, to Mr. Martin
;\G/Jtli«:b.
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"/ The teachers of Ben Hill county
imet this week at the library and or
ganized their association, with J. G.
£Holt President and Miss Ethel Mayo
secretary.
\'}The thoroughbred Hampshire Hogs
look as though they are going to be
very prominent in the stock crop of
Ben Hill this year as several of our
up-to-date farmers have purchased a
fancy lot of them from the farms of
the Southeastern Fair.
1 Miss Ida Paulk and Mr. H. B.
Johnson were married at the home of
the bride on Tuesday evening, Rev.
L. A. Cooper performing the ring
cgremony.
u Out of town visitors: Mayor Drew
iPaulk in Atlanta; Miss Erin Har
grove in Atlanta; Red Jones, J. P.
’Patterson and W. R. Skinner at the
‘fair with their poultry in Valdosta;
‘Miss Hailoween Venerable in Ten
nessee; Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Griner in
Atlanta; .Mrs. E. E. Hawkes and
daughter in Cordele; Elder W. M.
Blackwell in Valdosta; Mrs. C. E.
Brower in Montgomery; Dr. D. B.
Wure in Philadelphia; G. C. Petty in
Florida; E. T. James in Atlanta; Mrs.
Alvin Thurmond and Clayton Jay in
Dublin; Miss Wilma White in Doug
las; Miss Bessie Smith in Ctamer;‘
Mrs. J. T. Jones in Cordele; Mr. J.l
L. Smith in Albany; Mr. Sam Wadell
in Rochelle. ‘
Il\/ln town visitors: C. A. Bailey
from Washington; Marcus Fletcher
| from Ocilla; Mrs. C. N. Dewey of
llron Mountain, Mich.; Miss Susie Ty
ler of Ashhurn; Mr. Reason Paulk of
Ashburn; Mr. and Mrs. Walter Sea
man of Wayecross; Mrs. S. F. Reed of
Ahbeville; Mrs. C. C. Fussell of Ever
green.
RATES—CASH IN ADVANCE .
e Week v A 0 per line
‘e Month. ._. e 2360 per line
FOR SALE—Strawberry plants—lm
proved Lady. Thomson, at 40c per
hundred or $3.00 per thousand.—
Frank Drexler, Route 1 4tp
GET your License to Trap; law opens
Nov. 20th. Raw furs will be sky
high.—Casper Hide & Fur Co.
CASH PAID FOR FALSE TEETH|
dental gold, platinum, magneto |
points, diamonds and discarded jewél-l
rv. Hoke Smelting & Refining Co. !
Otsego, Michigan. '
<WANTED—To buy or trade for used
furniture. Miflér'&"Rdir'xe"Fu'rnig?ré
Co., 118 S. Main St. Phone 335. tf
FARMS FOR RENT—We have sev
eral good farms, good houses and
well equipped for general farming;
tobacco barns. See Barry Clare,
Phone 5001. 4t
SIX-room dwelling, two-story barn,
two acres of land. Will trade for
Macon property or sell on easy terms.
-—I. M. Britt, Whecler Avenue, Fitz
gerald, Ga. ' 4tp
VETERINARIAN
Dr. A. B. Griner, Veterinarian, lo
i cated at Gyay Brgthers. "Prompt si-
Itcntion to all-calls, day or night.
| Office Phone No. 8.
‘ Residence Phone,” No. 262,
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' ermanent ¥aves
il Nestle Circuline Process
| MRS. SOL WIXSON
i Phone 265-L
i 403 E. Magnolia St.
H.A. MATHIS
Optometrist
: et
Optisan
108 East Pir e St.
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A PROCLAMATION
Submitting & proposed amendmeni
to the Constitution of Georgia to be
voted on at the Genesal Election to
be held on sday, November 2,
1926, said ameflinent to authorize
collection and eservation of rec
ords of Vital Statistics.
By His Excellency, :
Clitford Walker, Governor,
State of Georgia, i
Executive Department, ;
August 24, 1926.
V. HEREAS, the General Assembly
at its extraordinary session in 1926
proposed an amendient to the Con
<titntion of this State as set forth
in rn Act approved April 3, 1926,
n=CORDS OF VITAL STATISTICS.
: No. 17, Second Session.
n Aet to amend paragraph iwo of
scction sly of article seven of the
Constitution of the State of Geor
oia. and for other purposes
S.ction 1. The General Assembly
¢ the State of Georgia hereby pro
sses to the peopie of Georgia the fcl
jowing amendment to the Constitution
¢ the State of Georgia, to-wit: That
savagraph two of section six of arti
cis seven be amended by adding at
the end of zaid section, aiter the
clause, “and to proyide for necessary
sunpitation,” the following words, to
wit: “and for the‘collection and pres
orvation of records of birth, death,
liscase and health.”
Se¢ 2. Be it further enacted by
e authority aforesaid. That if the
Ibove propossd amendment to the
Constitition shali bhe agreed to by
wer-thirds of the members elécted to
~aeh of the two Heuses of the General
rsgembly the same shall be enterefl
0.. their Journals, with the yeas and
cays taken thereon, and the Gover
v shall cnuse the said amendment
t 0 he publithed in one Or More news
papers in each congressional district
of the State for two months before
the next general election; and the
Governor is hereby authorized and di
rected to provide for the submissicu
of said amendment to the people at
said election. The persons voting at
said election in favor of said amend
ment shall have on their ballots the
words: “For ratification of amosnd
ment to Article 7, Section 6, Para
graph 8, of the Constitution, providing
for the colection and preservation of
records of birth. death, disease and
health ” The persons opposed to this
amendment shall have on their ballpts
the words: *“Against ratification of
amendment to Article 7, Sectiop 6,
Paragraph 2, of the Constitution, pro
vidinz for coliection and preservation
of records of bhirth, death. disease,
and health” if a majority »f the
olectors qualified to vote for mem
bers of ti» Concoral Assembly, voting
‘hereon. -hell voty for ratification of
sa!d amendment, the Governor, when
@ ascerinims the rame from the- Sec
reixery of Siate, to whom the returns
trum said ejeciion shall be referred in
the same manner as in cases of elec
tiomg of members of the Genernl As
sarshly, to count and ascertain the
=p#izlt, shall issue his proclamation
for ane insertion in one daily news
paper of the State, announcing ‘he re
suit and declaring the ratiticaiion of
safd4 amendment. :
Rac. 3. Be it further enacicd by
:h@ authority aforesaid, that afl laws
and parts of laws ip conflict *vith this
i¢t be and the same are herchy re
verled.
Approved April 3, 1926
NOW., THEREFORE, 1, C(lifford
¥alker. Governor of said State, do
-savie thiz my proclemation hereby
secfaring that the proposed foregoing
-mendment to the Constltuiion |
zomitted for ratification or rejec
;iza to the voters of tha Ttute quall
ted to vote for members of the Gen
aral Assembly at the Genera! {leetfor
:» be held on Tuesday, November 2
1098,
CLIFFORD WALKER,
Governor.
By the Covernor:
2. @. McLENDON, :
Secratary of State. .
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