The Leader-tribune and peachland journal. (Fort Valley, Houston County, Ga.) 19??-192?, September 23, 1920, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Text************ * The leading news * 4 1 and advertising medi •S* ura of the great Mid- * * die Georgia Peach and * * Melon Belt. * * * •:• * •£• * •> * * * * Volume XXXII. Number MANY KILLED IN WHETHER BOMB OR COLLI SION WITH EXPLOSIVES CAUSED IT HAS NOT BEEN DECIDED. A mysterious explosion, disastrous in its effect, occurred in Wall street, killing more than a score of persons and injuring hundreds. Office workers were just hurrying into the street for their noonday meal when a lot of jet black smoke a iiu flame rose from the tenter of the world’s great street of finance. Then came a blast. A moment latei , scores of men, women and children were lying, blood-covered, on the pa ve¬ ments. Two minutes later, nearly all the ex¬ changes had closed. Men had turned ,’rom barter to an errand of mercy— ind there was need of it. While the police toiled for hours seeking the dead and Injured, trained nvestigators were trying in vain to letermine definitely whether the ex¬ plosion had occurred from a bomb iropped in front of the office of J. P. Morgan & Co., or whether an auto nobile dashing into a wago,; loaded with explosives, had taken its toll. Frank Francisco, one of the most xble investigators of the department >f justice, declared after arriving on he scene that it was his opinion that rot a bomb plot but a collision had: xeen responsible for the blast which ] : rocked skyscrapers, tore the fronts .Tom office buildings for blocks around j ind scattered deadly missiles in all i lireetions. Although the front and sides of the j Morgan banking house were demol-, shed, no member of the firm was se i-iously injured. build- j The damage to the Morgan ! . ng alone was estimated at $300,000. Minor damage to hundreds of other tmildings. it is expected, will total «t «i>u no,000 more. As far as can be learned, the dis inter did not cause the death of any prominent financiers. J. P. Morgan himself is in Europe, out at the time of the blast, Thomas W. Lamont, Eliot C. Bacon, Dwight D. Morrow and George Whitney, all lireetors of the company, were in con¬ sultation. Police Commissioner Enright said .hat after conferring with members xf the firm he had learned that Mr. 3acon was slightly injured and also funius Spencer Morgan, another of 'icial of the company. Several enx ployees were injured and one killed, Mr. Enright quoted firm members 16 stating from that the street the blast and not assuredly from j :ame vithin the building. STATE TROOPS SENT TO CORONA. ALABAMA, TO HELP PRESERVE ORDER I Seneral Manager Adler And Two Deputy Sheriffs Shot To Death From Ambush l Jasper, Ala.— L. M. Adler, general nanager of the Corona Coal company, vas shot from ambush and killed while ■iding in an automobile between Pat¬ Junction. i on and Patton ' According to the authorities, Dep ity Sheriff Earl Edgel and Deputy , Sheriff Brown were also shot to death n the same car. Sherift Clark Guthrie o£ Walker ! ;ounty has made Kilby an for urgent appeal] o Governor troops to as ;:st lolified in preserving by the order and that has been ] governor as many itate troops will as are be dispatcher necessary to to Cor- pre- j itrve order 1 ma and nearby points at once. The ] irst contingents of troops, the gov in.ors message ie,i(s, wi ,e on le : urne at ome The action of the governor fol ow id lepoits by Shen n.ttne that ] irmed hands were collecting at Corona, ! D wnley and other mining camps in hi. vicinity and that he was unable • ,o cope with the situation. I -teadiess And Limbless Body Found Cincinnati, Ohio.—The list of miss ng women is beiag followed up by he police in consequence of the find ng of a Headless and limbless body, lelleved to have been that of a wqpt , tn , in a thicket at North Bend, a uburb. and only a -short distance from j he tomb of former President William ! :q. Harrison FOR SALE— Mv home on North ..... 1 er st ” B A Hartley 9-23-4p " tf LUMBER—See us for prices. Z. T. Williams & Sons. 9-23-2p 8t o “The Cities of the Silent ls the Persian name for cemeteries. The AND PEACHLAND JOURNAL FORT VALLEY, HOUSTON COUNTY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER, 23, 1920 510 PAT FOR FORTY ATTEND ATLANTA MEETING, SAYS BROWN. TEXAS AND GEORGIA CROPS SHORT. RE¬ SERVE BANK WILL AID. Atlanta, Ga. Sept.— (Special) Calling attention to the announced state wide meeting of cotton produ¬ cers, business men and all interested in a fair price for cotton and cotton seed, which will be held in Atlanta in the next two weeks under the auspi¬ ces of the Georgia Division, Ameri can Cotton Association, Commission er of Agriculture, J. J. Brown, states this will be one of the most important meetings held in Georgia, and urges a full representation from every county in the State. “While we are looking forward to meeting,” Commissioner Brown i this sa j d> . “j. sincerely trust that no one ; in Georgia will sell a single bale of cotton for less than 40 cents a pound, the price fixed in Montgomery a few days ago. “Since the Montgomery meeting and in the last 30 days, we have had one of the greatest crop deteriora¬ tions ever known. It has been so great in Texas that the authorities have openly announced that Texas will hardly make two and a half m jHion bales as against about four m juj on anticipated 60 days ago. As a „ result, Texas is figuring the cost of pro( i U ction at 46 cents a pound, “The deterioration in Georgia has as great as that in Texas, and it would be unjust to every interest even think of selling a pound of our cotton for less than 40 cents average for all grades, “I have received positive informa tion that the Sixth Federal Reserve Bank stands absolutely ready to re discount for the farmers and mer c h a nts of this territory, an unlimited ! amount 0 f cotton paper. 1 am sorry there is a misunderstanding, as I am j n f ormed) on the part of some of oUi "i.ii.i . Banks to the contrary, i If they will look into the matter, I feel sure they will find the Federal! Reserve Bank is ready to stand byj our farmers just as in the past. ! ‘There is no ground whatever for any demand for deflation in cotton because cotton has never been Gated. Every posted man in the co t", ton belt knows well that it cost nl0re , ■ to produce the 1920 crop than an Y j other ip the history of the South, j “When the world knows the facts, j it w in be ready to accord our pro- ^ ducers a fair price for their cotton which will pay them cost of P ro(luc " j tion plus a reasonable profit. ! “Information coming . through I j thousands of letters and telegrams all the cotton belt since : from over the Montgomery meeting, indicates, that the farmers are determined, as never before, not to sell this crop be- ; low cost. Their disposition is to se- f cure loans on bonded warehouse re-1 ceipts and meet ^ then o i igau n s promptly as possible, but under no circumstances to sell below cost. .. Under the circumstances, 1 con fidently believe the banking and ; interests stand ready to as- ! business si si the farmers in securing at for this year’s crop. In fact, 1 j feel absolutely sure of it. j “The bear speculators may try tf 4> stampede the market on the basis °f j t be reported shutting down or cur bailment on the part of the mills; but board contracts cannot be spun into cloth fabrics, and the manufac turer canno t shut down any longer than the farmer can hold. Let every stand steadfast for fair ! ^ a P . d bound to get it.” > _____ BEAUTIFUL RECEPTION p-QR BRIDE AND GROOM j i Two H un dred Guests Felicitate Mr. And Mrs. Sanders Harris At Home Of Groom’s Parents. Mr. and Mrs. Sanders Harris re Friday at noon from a wed- j ding trip to jj ew y or k and other northern and eastern points. Much cordial interest was felt here in their marriage in Albany on Sept, j 6th and the reception on Friday j evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Harris in honor of their home 1 was a lovely affair. The. ar-! tistic decoration of the home with Coral vine and cut flowers made a pretty setting for the happy bride •’ ] . groom and their friends. About' 200 guests were present. I Mrs. Henry Harris wel- 1 Mr. and URGES CAMPAIGN FOR DEMOCRATIC EXPENSES Southern Headquarters NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE Joe Sparks, Assistant Treasurer Columbia, S. C., Sept. 20, 1920. TO THE DEMOCRATIC EDITORS, STATE OF GEORGIA. Gentlemen: I am writing to urge that you immediately start a campaign through the columns of your paper to raise funds for the national campaign. The situation is acute. A considerable fund must be raised within the next month to pay the legitimate expenses of the national campaign. Funds are: ‘ ‘ o P E N L Y S O LICIT ED. OPENLY CONTRIBUTED AND OPENLY RECEIVED.” There will be no attempt at raising a slush fund. Pardon this form letter. , Let me urge that you press this campaign just as vigorously as pos sible. Rush all funds collected to your State finance chairmen. Yours very truly, JOE SPARKS, Assistant Treasurer, Democratic National Committee, We reproduce the above letter as the immediate occasion of our interest in this matter. Never has Democratic success seemed more vital j i to the interests of the White South than this year when the Republican ! pi'CS idential nominee and leaders threaten the South with Negro Patron ag’e. iorce bills and reduced representation in Congress. What shall we do about it fellow citizens? Shall we “let George do it,” and take a chance of letting .. Mr.” iVIissing Link Johnson of Atlanta name our postmaster and other Federal office holders of the State? Or shall we “squeeze the turnip” again and try to do our part? vicinity Let the qualified leaders of the party in Fort Valley and take the initiative in making a suggestion. The Leader-Tribune will help to the extent of its ability. As a starter The Leader-Tribune force contributes the following: j. M. Martin, $1.00; L. J. DeLange, $1.00. These and any other contri¬ butions sent to The Leader-Tribune office will be forwarded to Mr. Chas. J. Haden, Chairman State Finance Committee, National Demo cratic Campaign, Grant Bldg., Atlanta, Ga. Other contributions will be published from week to weel^ during the campaign. - RAILROAD OFFERS $3,000 FOR BETTER PASTURES - Central Of Georgia Will Spend One Hundred Dollars For Purpose In Each County It Serves. The i ^ Southeast must raise nx ore cattle, That we shall do so is a cer tainty. Better pastures is the only thing we lack. The cattle tick is go j ng ,— w j jj SO on be gone. Better cat a rc coming. There has been a grea t increase in pure-bred cattle during the past five years,—and we wan t more. But to compete with other cattle-raising sections we must bav(J cboap f eed — an abundant sup pJy whic b cattle can get every jn the day> and without i a b 0 r cost f or putting it before them. The an swer is pastures. We have an abundant rainfall. We haye a ]ong growing and graz ing sea Ron An(] we have a great variety of arasses and forage plants. But we haye neyer really tried to build per manent pastures'. Northern cattle raisers can show a pastures on land worth two or three hundern dollars or more au d find it profitable to manure, fer til'ze and devote considerable &nd labQ) . to keeping these pastures in d condition sure j y we can af ford to spend some money in build permanent pastures' on our cheaper land. q'be Experiment Stations are try ing . out different grasses, and the Agricultural Colleges are testing metbods of preparation, seeding, fer <jliyinti' etc but final test must be " ’ ” , ttl themselves. ' ‘___j . : ------- -- ----- -------------- : corned the guests at the door and in the receiving line were Mr. and Mrs. Sanders Harris, Mr. Henry Harris, y. g. N Miss Ruby Harris, Miss Etta „ of Carithers, and Miss Jean Crandall Albany, Mrs. Harris, formerly of Fort Valley, was one of the most charm ing arid attractive of the younger socia contingent here and never looked lovelier than on this occasion, . when she was becomingly gowned in Nile green georgette with touches of ostrich and wore a corsage of pink roses. The brides table, with the beautifully embossed, with a mina ture bride and groom and the re freshments, was especially pretty, emphasizing a color scheme of pink and white with green, the cream be ing moulded into a pink rose. Numerous and beautiful presents attested the high and general es teem in which these popular young people are held. Mr. Harris is a prominent young business man of Fort Valley and has many friends here who will cordial ly welcome his charming bride. The Management of the Central of Georgia Railway believes a solution of the pasture problem will be of in calculable benefit to our stock rais C rs. If we had real pastures, no other section of the country could beat us i in raising cattle profitably. In value of live stock products Georgia and Alabama now rank twentieth and twenty-fifth on the list of the States of the Union. When our live stock production has increased to a prop er proportion compared with [.reduction, our agriculture will be founded on a permanently success ful basis. We shall no longer fluctu ate between feast and famine; but only between prosperity and greater prosperity. Because of the crying need for more good pastures as soon as possi¬ ble, if we are to make the success with cattle •aising which is possible; and being firmly convinced that the lack of better pastures is the great est flaw in our agricultural today; the Central of Georgia be lieves it worth while to invest in an effort to promote better pastures, and wants to spend a hun di ed dollars in each of the counties serves to encourage the building of some real pastures. . To prove the value of good pas tures there must be some practical, visible demonstrations of what a good pasture is. These will cost thing in time and money, but the Agricultural Department of the tral of Georgia Railway will gladly, share in the expense, and will half of the cost of the pioneer efforts toward making some permanent pas tures, the total amount so paid in each county not to exceed $100. is not a donation or gift, but an vestment, the purpose of which is to ' hasten the bringing about of con ditions which will mean greater the counties pros- j pe ( rity agriculturally for n which the work is conducted, and eve ntually for the Railroad which serves those counties. The Central of Georgia simply wan f s to co-operate with the who w j]j take the lead in establishing a real pasture as an object lesson in eac h county, and thus prove the value 0 f good pastures. The first step is j. Q fj nd a man w ho has some needs a pasture, and is willing to gpend SO me money to get one. Such a man can greatly benefit his mun i ty at the same time he is j dg himself. Every farmer who has t el) or more head of cattle should interested in making a better pas ture, and it is hoped they will ask either their County Demonstration Agent or J. F. Jackson, Agricultural, C. of Ga., Savannah, Ga., for. a circular which outlines the re quirements for a Test Pasture, and a copy 0 f the form of agreement under which the Central of Georgia will pay its share of the cost. TEN PAGES. SAFETY OF CHILDREN URSED CENTRAL RAILWAY WARNS OF DANGER TO SCHOOL CHIL¬ DREN FROM STREET CARS, AUTOMOBILES AND TRAINS. Savannah, Ga., Sept. 17.—The Central of Georgia Railway Com¬ pany, one of the most progressive railway systems in the country in the matter of educating its employees and the public in the prevention of accidents, has issued the following letter to educators in the cities and towns situated on its lines: “In just a little more than a month from now, the doors of public and private schools will open for another term. “There are many dangers lurking in the paths of school children, be¬ tween their homes and" the school rooms. Street cars, automobiles and railroad crossings are to be consider ed and the danger of accident avoid ed. ,. Being- young, light hearted and full of the vigor of life, they fail to realize the danger when hurryjjtg across crowded streets or railway crossings. Boys are naturally inclined to walk the railroad track, and at¬ tempt to climb upon slowly moving trains at local stations along the line where schools are located. “It is vex-y necessary, therefore, that they be reminded daily of the importance of alertness, and the ur¬ gent necessity keeping- away from railway tracks and moving cars. We therefore express the hope that you will co-operate with us in our efforts to avoid personal injury accidents and conserve human life. • v For your information, we quote an article under the caption of “OUT OF EXPERIENCE,” signed by “ONE. OF US,” which recently appeared in the National Safety News: it l During a recent local safety campaign in one of our larger cities, 1 called on the President of the Board of Education with the view of acquainting him with liie accident problem and getting him interested in public safety, particularly in the of safety to school children. He was the typical American big business man, a prominent attorney and a highly successful real estate operator. << Somewhat to my surprise this man listened with rapt attention as I told of the thousands of children killed on our streets annually, of the thousands burned to death in homes, of the thousands made fatherless and , motherless .. . . by accidents, ... all ,, of which might have been prevented by proper instructions of the school child and, through him, the parents, “It was even more surprising when the president of the Board of Educa tion turned to his desk, brought forth a lot of statistics and turned on me with such questions as: “ ‘»o you know that six or seven times as many school children are injured the first week of schools as in any other week of the year?’ “ ‘Do you know that more children are injured in traffic accidents dur ing clear weather than during m clemency? ti < Do you know that boys are killed and injured on the streets more frequently than girls?’ v ‘Do you know that safety is not merely a community proposition, a personal matter to every one of us?’ “Realized then that this man must have had some contact with the acci dent problem and asked him if that was not the fact. “His answer was: “Yes, a very in contact. My only boy was killed by an automobile on the streets just a few months ago.’ U A few months later I visited the Coroner of the same city also with the view of interesting him in the campaign. The very nature ot his of fj’ce brought to him realization of the seriousness of the sti e^t problem he pledged the full co-operation 0 f his entire staff, but as an indi v idual he was not particularly Iri¬ terested in the Safety Movement, “Not long after, I read a news paper account ol the death of the Coroner’s only son in an automobile accident almost identical to that which took the life of the son of the President of the Board of Education. “Today safety is being taught in a n the ublic schools in that city, and the coroner’s office, the police de¬ pa rtment, and every other branch of city administration are working- *£ world. * $2.50 Per Year In Advance 1 EX-SERVICE MEN CLAIMS FOR MEDICAL ATTEN¬ TION, BACK PAY, REFUNDS, AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING TO RECEIVE ATTENTION. Atlanta, Sept. 20—State Head¬ quarters of the American Legion are projecting a campaign in connection with the Red Cross and the Bureau of War Risk Insurance to reach all ex-service men in Georgia with a view to aiding them in any claims they might have for compensation, dental work, medical attention, back pay, refund on sums collected for Liberty Bonds, and such other claims as they might have. These agencies will make special effort to inform ex-service men and their families of their existing rights and to bring to their attention, immedi¬ ately such rights as may accrue to them under the passage of future legislation. Of paramount importance at the present time, are their rights under the War Risk Insurance Act and under the laws providing fox vocational training, etc. They espe¬ cially desire to correct the erroneous impression that July 1st, 1920 was the last day on which they might re¬ instate Government Insurance. Ac¬ tive and aggressive campaigns will be instituted throughout the entire State through the different posts of the American Legion to inform cvei-y ex-service man and his family ex¬ actly what they are entitled to at the present time and to provide free of any charge whatever the ma¬ chinery by which.these rights may be secured. Officials of the American Legion, together with Officials of the Ameri¬ can Red Cross held , a conference with John H. Folsom, Special Repre¬ sentative of the Bureau of War Risk Insurance in Atlanta on last Mon¬ day- at which time plans were dis¬ cussed for this campaign. These plans will be given out for publication im¬ mediately after they have been per¬ fected. The prime purpose of this cam¬ paign, which is put on through the American Leg-ion Posts of the State, is to render a genuine service to ex so i d j ergj sailors and marines whether j-uembers of the Legion or not. It is hoped that every man will avail him ge]f of the benefits to be derived from the untiring efforts of the Legion, the Red Cross, and the War Risk Insurance Bureau. > ■o FIRE IN SHAVING ROOM OF LUMBER CO. FRIDAY Fire broke out in the shaving room of the Fort Valley Lumber Company shortly before 12:30 Friday after¬ noon and for a time it looked as if the planing mill, sash and door de¬ partment, Georgia Milling Company, and Eberhardt Machine Works might all become involved. Flames shot out from under the roof above the brick walls of the room on all sides, and would undoubtedly have been com¬ municated to adjoining structures but for the prompt and efficient work of the local fire department. The shaving- room adjoins the boiler room of the plant and receives the shavings and small waste from the planing mill through a sheet iron suction tube. This waste is used in firing the boilers. it was not definitely established how the fire originated, but of the several explanations advanced the one given greatest credence by the lumber company officials is that a match was probably drawn up with the shavings and ignited against the side of the tube, setting fire to the dust and shavings. No damage was done by the fire further than charring the rafters supporting the metal roof of the shaving room. o Millions of fish are eaten monthly by the cormorant flocks on the Chin cha Island near Peru. The cormorants build their nests close together; from fifteen to twenty thousand are fre¬ quently ifound within an area of 5,500 square yards. o FOR SALE—My home on North Miller St., B. A. Hartley 9-23-4p tf day and night to prevent accidents. That city is now one of the safest in America because the men behind the movement have not only community interest but a personal interest in the work.