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The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-06-19
QUINN ACCUSED OF AUTO
CRATIC SCHOOL METHODS

Atlanta, Ga, June 19.-Atlantians
are beginning to- wonder where Ma
jor R. J. Quinn, the choleric president
of the city board of education, is 60
ing to land as the result of the in
vestigation of his administration of
school affairs which is now being
conducted by a committee of council
and as the result of his attempts to
resign one day and go back on the
board the next day.
Following charges published by
Professor w. F. Dykes, principal of
the Boys High School, in which he
accused Major Quinn of autocratic
methods in the school department,
council ordered an investigation.
Two days of testimony by teachers
and grammar school principals de-
veloped the fact that a whirlwind
was gathering against the president
of the board Thereupon Major
Quinn rendered his resignation. But
instead of stopping the investigation,
the probe committee announced that
ut would keep straight on, and then
the major withdrew the resignation.
But still the matter did not end, for
the city attorney ruled that resig-
nation of board member cannot be
Withdrawn, and now Major Quinn is
again off the board
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-06-19
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WILL SAVE PEACH CROP

Atlanta, Ga, June H.-Confronted
part of the soft drink bushes of the
state, or sacrificing the entire remain
der of the Georgia peach crop not yet
gathered and shipped to market, DR..
A. M. Soule, federal food administra-
tor for Georgia, has decided to save
the peach crop and let the soft drink
business suffer for thirty days.
1t will take 10000 tons of ice to
handle the remainder of the peach
crop. There is only $4,000 tons of ice
in storage for that purpose. To Sc
cure the balance of $1,000 tons, which
is absolutely necessary to ice the cars
in which the peaches are shipped,
there was only one course which
could be folowed-to cut down the
consumption of ice for general pur-
poses and use the difference to save
the peach crop.
Georgia's total peach crop this year
is valued at $12,000,000. About S.
100000 worth of peach have been
shipped to market. This leaves bal
ance of 100000 worth, including
the famous Elbertas, which was con-
fronted with absolute loss unless pro-
vision was made for icing the cars.
1t was out of the question to in
crease the output of ice in the state,
because the shortage of ammonia al
ready has cut down ice production to
a minimum. Ammonia is an absolute
essential in the manufacture of ingre-
dents for explosives. The War De-
partment already is letting the ice
manufacturers have great deal more
than it was first expected would be
possible. 1t was out of the question
to get ice from other states to save
Georgia's peach crop. Hence the
Food Administration was confronted
with the choice:
To let the general public consump-
ton of ice go on as usual, without
a reduction, and sacrifice the $9,000,-
600 peach crop; or to cut down the
general public consumption of ice for
thirty days and save the peach crop.
All ice manufacturers and ice deal
ers will put aside 20 per cent of their
output and supply for icing peach
cars. The other 80 per cent will be
delivered, first, to homes, hospitals
and places of business where perish
able food must be prevented from
spelling. Then if there is any ice
life, the soda founts will get it.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-06-19
PLANT SOY BEANS NOW

Authorities on farming agree that
the soy bean is one of the best le-
gume crops that our farmers could
grow. Our land is splendidly adapt
ed, and the bean is a great money
maker, being for man and beast AS
a hay crop an authority says:
1.-THE hill and cut-over pine sections
OF the state should use soy beans as
substitute for alfalfa, which will
not succeed in these sections. The
soy bean will make hay fully as
palatable and nutritious as alfalfa. 1t
comes to maturity about the first of
September when the weather is usu-
ally good for the harvesting of hay.
1t can be saved much better and
more economically than cowpeas; it
will make so per cent more hay on
the same area and grade of land than
coWpeas, and, we believe, better
hay. Cultivation for hay is practical
ly the same as for grain. Plant in
drills two and one-half to three and
one-half feet apart so that the plants
will lap in the row. Have a plant
every two or three inches in drill and
harvest when the seed pods are full,
but before the foliage begins to show
signs of ripening. Cut with moving
machine and throw into narrow tall
cocks while still green, allow to stand
thus for four to seven days and then
put in barn or stack.
All kinds of stock are very fond
of it. Try it as hay plant and be
convinced. Use the Mammoth yell
low or Biloxi varieties. Inoculate
the seed, and plant about one-half
bushel to the acre.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-06-19
NOTICE TO GERMAN ALIEN
FEMALES

Under an act of Congress, dated
April 10, 1918, all German alien fe-
males are required to register between
June 18th, and June 10Th, 1918. Any
German alien female over IA years
of age is required to register, and it
is the duty of any such person to pre-
sent' themselves at the proper time
and place as is here designated for
that purpose, without further notice.
All German female enemies living
in the city of Fitzgerald are required
to report to the Chief of Police at the
city hall, and all those residing in Ben
Hill county, outside the city limits are
required to report at the local post
Office, during the above dates, for
registration. Failure to comply with
the above will be dealt with by the
law as provided. Anyone in doubt
whether they come under the above
head or not can get full information
from the Chief of Police or Postmas-
ter.
c. F. Dixon. Chief of Police.
,o-s-12-lo-26 w. A. Adams. P. NJ.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-06-19
INVENTS NEW STYLE OF
GETTING SPIFLICATED

Atlanta, Ga, June ia new in
vention for getting spif1icated on one
drink of liquor has been perfected by
Benjamin Lloyd of this city, and the
benefits of the same are herewith
heralded to thirsty topers with parch-
ing threats for whatever they may
be worth.
The plan followed by Lloyd. as he
explained yesterday to the Judge of
the recorders court. was to take a
drink, then take big chew of to-
bacco and swallow the juice, produc-
ing in his case, according to his ex-
PLANTATION, perfectly complete jag
which caused him to be arrested and
hauled in the ding-dong automobile.
When he claimed that he had taken
only one drink the recorder was
puzzled to understand how this guam
tity made him 50 drunk, as the ar
resting officer said he was. Lloyd
had no difficulty explaining the mys-
terry. He said he took his first chew
of tobacco right after taking his lone
drink, and the tobacco made him
sick.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-06-19
SMITH BILL PASSES HOUSE

Atlanta, Ga, June 17.-Atlantians
who have been following with inter-
est the progress of Senator Hoke
Smiths bill for the vocational re-
Mobilization of injured soldiers are
much gratihed to note that the bill
has passed the House by a unani-
NOUS vote and has been approved by
the President.
Under this law men wounded in the
army will be given an opportunity by
the Government of having individ-
ual istruction fitting them to be use
ful citizens i'll spite OF their injuries.
This vocational training will extend
to every line OF occupation.
The work will be in charge of the
Federal Board of Vocational Educa-
ton, and that board has already gath
cred experts who have been studying
the situation in other countries. The
injured men will be given every help
and encouragement in rehabilitating
themselves.
An immense and very valuable
work is destined to be accomplished
under the law. 1t was introduced in
the Senate by Senator Hoke Smith
as chairman Of the Senate committee
on education and labor. 1t passed
the Senate with practically no oppo-
sition and then passed the House by a
unanimous vote.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-06-19

Atlanta, Ca, June 1o.-Jim Conley,
the negro whose testimony convict
ed Leo M. Frank of the murder of
Mary Phagan, is again in the tolls
of the law. This time the police
charge him with vagrancy and he is
employed at the city stockade, rails
ing vegetables and breaking rock Jim
was one of the first idlers caught in
the police haul to put an end to va
grancy during the war. He was not
employed and was not able to show
any means of livelihood. In the
five years that have elapsed since the
Frank trial, Jim has been before the
police court half a dozen times or
more, charged with wife-beating,
drunkenness, vagrancy and various
other offences. About half his time
since he became famous as the star
witness for the prosecution in the
Frank trial has been spent behind
the bars.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-06-19
BOIL WEEVIL PLAYING
HAVOC IN SOUTH GEORGIA

Atlanta, Ga, June 18.-"The boil
weevil is playing havoc in the cotton
fields of South Georgia." said Com
missioner of Agriculture ]. ]. Brown,
who is just back from a several days
trip through several of the leading
agricultural counties of that section
Il saw several fields of cotton that
looked fine at first glance" Commits
sioner Brown continued, "but on ex-
animation it was seen the ground
was covered with fallen squares; and
in many places the farmers are plow-
ing up their cotton in order to get
their land in shape to make some
other kind of crop between now and
frost
ANY reports given out now about
the South's cotton crop, will be in
excess of the real acreage, for the
simple reason that many thousands
of acres are being destroyed by the
boil weevil, while thousands of others
are lying idle for lack of labor to
cultivate them.
THE bear speculator who bases
his hopes of getting cotton on a
bumper crop will be sadly disappoint-
e; for the South cannot and will not
under present conditions, produce
even normal crop of cotton"
Commissioner Brown found the
food crop situation most encouraging.
Everywhere there were indications
of slightly increased acreage over
last year. Corn, peas, velvet beans
and similar crops, he said, are all
| looking fine.
There has been an unusual amount
of wheat matured in the coastal plain
sections of Georgia" Commissioner
Brown said. I'm fact, that section
of the state has made more wheat
, than ever before, and the state gen
eraly will have good crop.
1T was particularly gratifying to
see the response made to the call
| for more wheat, and | desire again to
, urge every farmer in Georgia to plant
at least two acres to each pillow, pick
| ing out his best acres for this pur-
pose.
The demand for wheat has held
up just as we predicted, and next
year it is going to be. even greater
than now. The American people
should take warning from those Eu
ropean countries where children are
actually starving for the want of
bread and meat.
Every bushel of wheat grown in
Georgia will mean one bushei more
that can be sent from the western
wheat belt to our own soldiers and
our Allies across the sea.
: 1T is both question of patriot
ism and of self-preservation, that
calls for the growing of every pos
sible bushel of wheat in Georgia the
! coming season. Farmers should
grow wheat not specially to make
money, but to meet absolute neces-
sity, and I believe they will"
The meeting of the Cotton States
| Official Advisory Marketing Board,
called by President J. ]. Brown, has
been changed to New Orleans, La,
on Monday, July 1st, instead of Mem
phis, June 9th, as was originally an
nounced. 1t is already assured that
this meeting will be we'll attended,
and it will deal with some of the most
important problems to the cotton
growers of the South which have yet
presented themselves.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-06-19
HOP HANGS OUT FLAG
AS LONG GOES TO WAR

Springfield, ILL.,, June 1o-Hop
Long, proprietor of Celestial laun-
dry here, wants the world to know
"a man from this place is serving in
the army" That's why he hung an
eight by eight foot service flag in
front of his purveying establishment.
The lone star in the centre represents
Long Wing, the first and only China
man to go in the draft from Spring.
field. Wing, despite a few pounds
underweight, was declared a perfect
specimen of manhood by physical ex-
amhers.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-06-19
A THIEF WITHOUT HONOR

Atlanta, Ga, June 18.-While Rev.
Carl Minor. pastor of the First Bap-
fist Church of College Park, AIN Allan
ia suburb, was preaching Sunday
night, thief stole his automobile
from the curbstone in front of the
church, according to a report to the
county police department yesterday.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-06-19
SEEKING WHISKEY, MAN
BUYS WATER, 81 A QUART

Charleston, w. Va, June 1.-THE
trials of thirsty West Virginians in
their effort to obtain booze in this
dry State are amusing. An angry
purchaser o ftwo pints of water,
which he believed was whiskey, caus-,
ed the arrest of a negro recently who
had collected 81 for the water.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-06-19
is 1T.YoU

There is in this town always brake the
wheels of Every project that preached for the better
aent of community conditions ELECTS from him grunt
OF dissent not active opposition He regards every
cal until proven honest He sincerity the most I'm
selfish actions and detect cupy the bottom greatest
sacrifices He is community blanket IS IT YOU?
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-06-19

What pity it that President Wilson made such geous
plumbers picking the whom he has
of the plans He could easily have gotten muc timber
and might easily have had the long before this
Fitzgerald that discount McAdoo Baker
lot Washington least that is inclined to
form after hearing them dae for hours subject what
should and should done circumstances Their stock of
knowledge subjects military something which
feel like mpeachng the whole Washington falling
TO make of their valuable services But thus
wrong is usually chosen and have through crisis
old shape when real genius recognized could
through with coors flying.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-06-19

The American brand of courage has strong infusion gaety
Witness boys who advanced battle Veiy
bedecked with poppes
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-06-19

Between the requirements wheat for the Allies and
support the Uncle Sam continue tighten his
belt and loosen the straps of his pocketbook.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-06-19

The German generals have often dates when they will
Paris But reported that the Paris laying
any supplies Of sausage sauerkraut
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-06-19

America thrilled by the exploits of her troops the Mane
She will keep her enthusiastic feelings and after the will
tell them to the marines.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-06-19
CONLEY IN TROUBLE AGAIN

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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-06

brass. bronze and aluminum"-S.
w. Miller.
Hours of France in Peace and
Warp. S. Mower.
The Last American Frontier
F. L. Paxson
Modern American Lathe Prac-
tice"-C. o. f. Perrigo.
THE Small Place; Its Landscape
Architecture"-Els Rehmann.
Winning Declarations and
How to Speak THEME. d. Shur-
ter.
Machine Shop Tools and Shop
Practice"-W. II. Van Dervort.
FICTION.
"Skyrider"-B. NJ. Bower.
Battle Royal Down North
Norman Duncan.
Our Admiral Betty" - Jeffery
Farnol.
THE Island Mystery. o.
Hannay
The Road That Led Home"-W.
E. Ingersol.
Silent Legion"-A. E. jameson.
Crack in the Bell"-P. C. Nc
Farlane.
Richard Baldock" - Archibald
Marshall.
Maggie OF Virginsburg"--H. r.
Martin
THE Apple Woman of the Kick
itat"-A " Morris.
"Hira Singh"-Talbot Mundy.
THE Man in Grey'-Barones
Orczy.
Uncle Abner. Master of Myster-
ies"-M. d. Post
Shifting of the Rock"-G. p.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-06

needed for purely military service 81
In the United States 123 branch
postofticas were established at
camps and environments TO deliver
mail to the troops. Censorship
boards were established at nearly
all ports of exit from the United
states, in connection with military
operations, and 900 employees were
engaged in censoring approximate
~ rs 900 pieces OF mail daily dur
ing most of the period covered by
the report
A very wide extension of the
aerial mail service has been plan
ned, the report indicates, and out
lines are given for four routes. two
of which will extend outside the
United States
The trunk line and feeders de
c:ded upon for the aerial mail" the
postmaster general says, after de
scribing experimental operation be
tween Washington, New York and
Philadelphia. under the present
program are:
Il. New York to San Francisco,
with feeders from (a) Chicago to
st. Louis and Kansas City, (b) Chi
cago to St Paul and Minneapolis,
tc) Cleveland to Pittsburgh
-. Boston to Key West. with
feeders from (a) Philadelphia to
Pittsburgh, (b) Washington to Gin
cinnati, tc) Atlanta to New Orleans.
%. Key West via Havana to Pan
ANA.
a Key West via the West In
dies to South America"
The postoff1ce department only
awaits tho dn~ wN01 +Lo oi-~-~F+
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-06
New Library Books

The following new books have
been received at the Rock Island
public library:
"'rhe Golden Treasury OF Maya
zine Verse"-W. B. B. Braithwaite
Vocational Guidance for the
Professions T. Brewster.
Organic Agricultural Chem
istry"-J. S. Chamberlain.
You Can HeIp"-M. S. Churchill.
COLLECTED Material for the Study
Of the War"
American Machinist Grinding
Book"-F. H. Colvin.
Edge OF the Quicksands'-D. T.
Curtin
The Kaiser As I Knew Him
A n. Davis.
"A Short History of France"-A.
NJ. F. Duclaux
Girls Clubs. Their Organization
and Management"-H. j. Ferris.
"Rumania Yesterday and Today"
Mrs. Winifred Gordon.
History of Europe From 1862 to
1914"-L. D. Holt
Main Street, and Other Poems"
Joyce Kilmer.
''Betrothed" - Maurice Maeter-
linck.
Contemporary Composers'-D.
G. Mason.
Indoor Merrymaking and Table
DecOrations"-Ad Mendel.
"Oxy-acetylene Welding; a COM
prehensive treatise on welding cast
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-06
SHE SUFFERED
! FIVE YEARS
Finally Restored to Health
by Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound.

Key Wes.. F'lG-"For Ave years
E1erei from regulartties, with
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-06

production of this country can more
than supply the needs of our own
army and those of our allies 10
make effective the program for
aerial mail that | have directed to
be put into operation as speedily as
the war conditions will permit"
Mr.. Burleson continues. He points
out that planes for the overseas
service decided upon must be pow
erful, fitted with wireless, and of
special construction, and declares
that the commercial advantage re-
sulting from the expected reduction
in the time of communication be-
tween South and Central America
will justify the expense.
Discussing the rural truck lines
and the expected requirement of
many hundreds of war trucks. the
report says that the commercial
and economic advantage of the ser
vice are evident and its extension
desirable The transmission of food
products from farms to urban cen
ters is particularly facilitated by
the motorized parcel post lines.
Due to enlistments and high
wages in outside service. 9.07S en-
ployes left government employment
during the year, the report says.
necessitating extra efforts in train
ing substitutes. OF the number
leaving the service, 4,89S resigned
for other employment. or 124 per
cent of the entire force. but the re-
port says that increased pay and
overtime allowances made under
new laws will guarantee the main
tenance OF an efficient force
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-06
NATION SHOULD
OWN WIRE Lines
SAYS BURLESON
Government Ownership Of TelC-
graPh ana Telephone Urged by
Postmaster General.

washington. Dee 6 Telephone
.,d telegraph lines of the country,
~ under government control.
esanld beccm. government owned
a. the conclusion Of peace and the
-ra;ra,5n 81. tie provisions OF the
II pnde- which tine utilities are
- controlled. Postmaster General
g-r,eson DE- .5rCs in his annual re
,-rt made public today The war
sss shown 1aat government owner
sz=p OF telephones and talegraDhs
: NOT only sound but practicable, 90
,rs postmaster general says, in re
Eating the reCommeudati0u which
= has made in previous reports
s.t which he makes for the first
me as head of the government
agency controlling jhc land com
nrnicauCE lines.
The experiences as > result of
he present war have fully demon
strated that the principle of gov
s-ument ownership of the tele-
Bho1es and telesTaphs IS not only
sound but practical" Mr.. BUrIesou
ssvs. 1T has been necessary as a
var measure Tor congress to con
sider legis alton authorizing the
r-esident 10 assume control Of the
telegraph and telephone systems Of
the country While such control is
temporary. and viii exist only IN
ii the ratification of the treaty of
7gace. vet the best results can be
aht8ined only when these systems
are owned by the government. made
Z part Of the postal establishment.
and operated solely with d view 10
serving the public and not making
profts or guaranteeing returns on
The investment Government own
ership Of the teIegraphs and tele-
phones should no longer be DELAYED. .
and the action of congress in this
matter is urgently recommended
Operations Of the pOstOffiCe de-
Uartment for the fiscal year ending
last June so resulted in a surplus
O. receipts over expenses of $19,-
sTs,79S. according 10 the report.
approximately S44, 100000 addition
al was paid over TO the treasury
from the increased postal charges
imposed for war revenue. Total
revenues Of the department from
ali sources during the year arc
given as s3SS,975.962. against s329,-
725, lis for the 1917 fiscal year. To
tai expenditures are reported at
9324,833.728, against $319,S3S,718 in
1917 Disregarding the increased
postal rates effective Nov. 2 under
he war tax bill. the actual increase
il postal service business during
he year is placed at AT per cent,
While expenditures increased 1855
per cent
M BurIesOn for the first time Of
tcially reports upon the use of air
planes for transmission of mail.
SD government-owned trucks for
ne operation Of rural parcel post