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The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1920-09-01
SPECIAL TRAIN FOR CARROLL
MAS LEAVE HERE SEPT. 18TH

The Tobacco Special, a full Pull
man train, projected by the progress
sive passenger department of the A.
B. & A. Railway, will leave Fitzgerald
on September 10Th for the Carolinas
for tour of the tobacco markets and
fields of those sections.
1t will be of special interest to grow
ers as well as to business men to take
this trip, as the methods of handling
tobacco and the inspiration to be re-
ceived from seeing the great develop
ment made possible in those sections
by the tobacco industry, will encour~
age our own people to get behind this
new South Georgia industry.
All parties interested in making the
tour should consult county agent C. T.
Owen of Mr.. G. B. Eunice, agricul-
tural extension agent for the A. B. IL
A., both of whom have offices in the
Chamber of Commerce.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1920-09-01
Mayor Pittman Is A.
tackled By Wounded Dog

Mayor J. L. Pittman was seriously
bitten by Scotch Collie Tuesday aft
ernoon when he returned from his
farm on the Ashburn road. Seeing
a dog in the road, Mr. Pittman, who is
lover of dogs, made every effort to
avoid hitting him, but he persisted in
zigzagging before his car, and was
eventually hit by it. Mr.. Pittman
stopped and left his car to see how
serious the dog was hurt, and when
nearing the canine, who came liinping
towards him, he was furiousy attacked
ed by it and bitten in the right wrist,
TIL dogs teeth entering one OF his ar
teries.
Mr.. Pittman Immediately secured
medical attention and had the wouno
cauterized, and wired for serum from
the State Board of Health.
While it is not thought that the dog
was mad, still Mr.. Pittman believes
in taking all precautionary measures
to avoid complications.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1920-09-01
POOR SERVICE" LEADS TO
THROWING OF INK WELL;
HURLER HELD FOR MURDER

ROANOKE, Va, Aug. Sir. B.
Dunn, a travelling salesman of Knox
vile, Tenn, is in the Roanoke jail
charged with the murder of D. w.
Divers, night clerk in local hotel.
Dunn is accused of having struck Div
ers with all inkstand shortly after mid
night last night causing a fracture of
the skull from which he died at
O'Clock tonight. At a preliminary
hearing in police court today, Dunn
admitted throwing the inkstand fol-
lowing quarrel in which he charged
poor service" at the hotel He was
ordered held for the grand jury on a
bond of $1,000.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1920-09-01
HIGHWAY BUILDING.
TO TAKE MILLIONS
Georgia Receives $2,6o7,150, Second
Largest Sum in the South

WASHINGTON, Aug. 31-Com-
blned Federal and State expenditures
tor road building may reach total of
$25O,O00,00O during the current fiscal
year, according to Thomas H. Nc
Donald, chief of the bureau of public
roads, Department of Agriculture.
The last installment of Federal aid
funds totalling $100,000O0O became
available last July /. Three-quarters
Of this apportionment was derived
from the 1919 appropriation while
$25,0OO,0OO was provided from the
original appropriation in 1916.
1T the States continue to pay more
than SO per cent of the cost, as they
have in the past" Mr.. Mcdonald said,
it will be necessary to plan for con-
structlon at the rate of at least $780,
100000 and probably more, each year"
State highway depar tments should
know at least year in advance what
funds are to be available in order that
plans may be made for future con-
struction.
Georgia Receives $2,6o7,15O
Unless further Federal action is ia
ken in the coming year." said Mr.. Nc
Donald, ''the States will be left in
doubt as to the future policy of the
Government and the amount of money
they must be prepared to spend Such
contingency would involve serious
setback to the progress of road con
struction and should be avoided by
early Congressional action"
pportionment of $24,8o7, 270 is
made to the Southern States by the
last installment of each of the two
Federal appropriations in 1916 and
1919. Allotments by States follow:
Alabama, $2,104,833; Florida, ST.
lA,447; Georgia, $780, $50; Kentucky,
$1,95l ,755; Louisiana, ST ,362,2 31; Miss
issippi, 1907 ,557; North Carolina, ST.
279,053; South Carolina, $1,436,O19;
Tennessee, $2,261,013; Texas, $780,
598; Virginia, $l,977,673.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1920-09-01
ARE READY
FOR BIG COTTON MEET

MONTGOMERY, AAla., Aug. 81
Plans have been completed and dele
gates are arriving Tuesday from all
sections of the cotton belt to attend
the special convention of the Ameri-
can Cotton Association, to begin here
Wednesday. The meeting will be
called at 10 o'clock by ]. Howard
Smith, president of the Alabama Di-
vision.
President ], S. Wanamaker of the
National Association was confined to
his room Tuesday. with a slight i'll
ness and could not be seen.
The convention will be attended by
Gov. W. P. G. Harding of the Fed
eral Reserve system and the COVER
nors of the four other reserve dist
riots, Richmond, Atlanta, Dallas and
St. Louis; presidents of the State
Bankers Associations of the fourteen
cotton states, and a special commit
tee of twenty-five bankers from each
of the cotton states, for laying plans
to assure ample credit to protect the
South's creates crtop.
The Alabama Division of the Am
erican Cotton Association will hold
its annual convention jointly with the
National Association.
Matters of Importance to be dis
posed of in committees and through
the Alabama convention will include
Adoption of recommendations on
minimum prices for 1920 crop.
Formation of an export corpora
ton to take over 100000 bales .ot
cotton for resale direct to central En-
ropean countries.
Formation of plans for holding Is
per cent of high-grade cotton for a
period of twelve months
Consideration of proposals for bind
ing cotton planters to reduce acreage
of cotton in 1921 by 80 1-3 per cent
and planting this land in food and
feed crops.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1920-09-01
SMITH MEN Use FMSEHO0D
TO BOLSTER DYING CAMPAIGN

ATLANTA, August SIN a des-
perate, eleventh hour effort to appeal
10 public prejudice, Senator Smiths
campaign managers have scattered
BROADCAST over the state report to
the TN effect that Governor Dorsey had
GGischarged a white florist named
uf AN and put negro in his place.
; MS, OF course, is a fa1sehood out
the whole cloth, and Senator
Slhltns manegsr know it. But like
the drowning man grasping at a
straw, they will stop at nothing to
poster up the fading claims of their
dying candidate.
The truth of the matter is, as stated
tby$I. E. Massengale, keeper of pub
nc building and grounds, that the posi-
ton OF florist was abolished on ac-
count OF war time economy. The
state now has no florist at all The
negro referred to is simply porter
IN the executive office, and one of his
duties is to cut the grass and pick
up papers from the grounds. As a
result the state is saving 5000 a year.
mere are the exact facts in the case
as stated by Mr.. Massenga1e:
Mr.. Grant has been employed at
the capitol for number of wears
prior to the time Governor Dorsey
came into office. When the Governor
assumed his office, he laid down Ger
tain rules by which his capitol en-
ployes should be governed Mr.. Grant
seemed to feel that his long occupancy
OF his position made him immune from
these rules-and he did not comply
with them. The Governor had me
speak to Mr. Grant several times IN
reference to being late to work, and
away from the capitol when wanted
Aauer keeping record on Mr.. Grant,
! found that his services were unsat-
1Stactory and so reported to the Gov
ernor, who abolished the office of
horist and told me to notify Mr.. Grant
of that fact.
"Mr. w. B. Wilson, engineer at
the capitol, and Mr.. R. B. Devors, as
s1stant superintendent, are both thor
oughly familiar with the facts as above
stated. The duties of the negro refer
red to irr Mr.. Grants card, consist
IN being a porter in the executive Of
ice, sweeping floors, and keeping the
grass cut and the grounds clean. No
fI@t IS now employed at all. Since
q; Is :; :: Z; ;; n:
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1920-09-01
DORSEY LEADING THE FIELD
FOR u. S. SENATE SAYS
FORMER HOKE SMITH
SUPPORTER

Mr.. Sam G. Wilcox, who just re-
turned from an extensive trip. through
$6uth Geogia brings in a glowing &C
count of the enthusiasm with which
the Dorsey supporters are working
for their candidate Mr.. Wilcox, him
self life long admirer and supporter
of Hoke Smith, who helped carry r.
win county several times for the Sena-
tor whenever he was candidate, was
a Smith delegate to the May conven-
ton in Atlanta, when he quit the I'M
safe senator, unwilling to be so traded.
Mr. Wilcox states that scores of for
mer Smith men are focking to Gov
ernor Dorsey and that the race for
the U. S. Senate is decidedly be-
tween Dorsey and Watson with Hoke
Smith a poor third. Sans slogan
us BE true to the party, vote for Gov.
Mugh M. Dorsey" and.he is spreading
It all over Irwin and Ben Hill coun-
ties.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1920-09-01
Buick Dealers Elated
Over New Style Car

{. B. Salter, local Distributor, who
recently attended the convention OF
Buick dealers in Atlanta, has much
praise for the several new models
which his company is putting on the
market this fall and which will short
ly be on display in his salesrooms iii
this city: In speaking of some of
the new models exhibited at the deal
er's convention, Mr.. Salter said to a
reporter of the Leader Enterprise:
The two new Buick sedans for
five and seven passengers, Models
Twenty One-Forty Seven and TWEEN
ty One-Fifty, are bound to make an
even wider appeal than they have in
past seasons. The improvements have
been plentiful and each change fits
in with the spirit behind beautiful,
dependable car.
These two models have many
things in common, differing only in
chassis length and in appointments
and refinements that distinguish the
more luxurious sedan. They are
powered by the same Buick Valve-in
head motor and graced by the same
rich body lines.
All of the closed cars are equipped
with storm-proof windshield, anti
glare sun shade and water-tight doors
Considerations that may protection
thing realized in all kinds of wealth
err.
I'm the complete line, the Buick
Motor Company sees that a new quail
ity has been established-a' quality
that has logically resulted from TWEEN
ty years experience in building a
motor car according to accepted en-
gineering ideals, Master craftsmen,
always finding new ways to express
their skill, have taken great pride in
the Twenty One models. They have
accomplished that wonderful thing in
making highly dependable piece of
machinery an unusually beautiful OBJ
ject. They have created a type of
design which, pleasing to look at the
first time, becomes source of great.
.er' pleasure the more often it is seen.
Is But, elegant as they are, the new
cars are more likely to be conspic-
uous for their power and perform
ance, their ease of control and COM
Portable service For Buick engin-
GERS have not directed their efforts
loWdlu any SHlSle tlllllS. neV nave
rather developed all of the details
that make up complete motoring sat
isfaction. And their accomplishment
is nothing short of remarkable.
Buick cars, which have never
been built to a price, have always
been good values in personal trans
portation. And it takes little investi-
cation for one to realize that Twenty
One values are the biggest of all"
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1920-09-01
TWO ELECTIONS NEXT WEEK

Voters should bear in mind that we
will have two elections next week in
Fitzgerald, and not get the two mixed.
"Wednesday, September 8, is the date
for the State primary election, when
the voters will select nominees for the
offices of Governor, to representatives
to the Georgia Legislature, U. S. Sem
ators and Congressman.
Friday, September 10, the city pri-
mary election will be held for the nom
ination of four members of the CITY
council, tax assessor, member of the
Water, Light and Bond Commission.
Both elections will be held at the
city hall.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1920-09-01
TENNESSEE LEGISLATURE,
RECINDS SUFFRAGE ACTION
Women May Not Get Franchise This
Year Adds Doubt to Result in Nov
ember Elections

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Aug. 81
The Tennessee house of representa-
tives this afternoon by a viva voce
vote adopted motion to reconsider
the action of the house on the sui,
frage ratification resolution, and then
by vote of Al to a. with 20 mem
bers not voting, adopted motion to
non-concur in the action of the senate.
The action followed directly upon
the assembling of the first quorum
in the house since Friday, August 20
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1920-09-01
GASOLINE PRICE BOOST IS
LAID TO FREIGHT RATES

NEW YORK, Aug. 31.-Automo-
bile owners-attention! Read it and
weep!
The Standar Oil Company of New
York Monday increased its price of
gasoline and kerosene one cent per gal
lon.
Official explanation: '"To cover the
increased transportation due to the re-
cent advance in freight rates"
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1920-09-01
Empire Buyers
Return From East

Mr.. and Mrs. William R. Bowen
and Mr.. Geo. P. Morris returned Tues
day from New York, where they have
been purchasing the Fall and Winter
stock for the Empire Mercantile Com
pany.
John Evans, the popular auto sales
man, has accepted a position with S.
Z. Downs and will be demonstrating
Fords and sFordsons to his friends in
the county.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1920-09-01
so THOUGHTFUL OF WIFE
HE KILLS TO END WORRY
M. L. Drake, of Birmingham Suburb,
Had Been in Ill Health.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Sept. i
Leaving note in which he said he
was going to end his own life and
that his wife was too good woman
to leave to face the world alone" M.
L. Drake, so years old, shot Laura
Drake, 80, to death while she slept
last night and then turned the pistol
upon himself. The bodies were found
in the home of the couple at Fairfield,
a suburb, this morning.
According to neighbors Drake had
been in i'll health for some time
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1920-09-01
MINIMUM PRICE OF COTTON
TO BE 45C IN GEORGIA

At meeting held Tuesday in At
lanta by representatives from various
sections of the state, the minimum
price for cotton was placed at 45c
Ben Hill county was represented at
the meeting by. county agent c. T.
Owen.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1920-09-01

Rev. R. J. Shannonhouse who has
been spending his vacation in Saluda,
N. c., will return to Fitzgerald and
hold services at the Episcopal Church
next Sunday, September 5, at the US
ual hours, II A. NJ, and 8 P. NJ
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1920-09-01

Major and Mrs. Glenn B. Ryman of
are visiting DR.. and Mrs. J. T.
Cass at their lovely suburban home
"Breezemont."
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1920-09-01

Mrs. Robert M. Mann has returned
home after delightful visit to her
PARENTS in Elizabethtown, KY. and
other points of interest.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1920-09-01
THE SLIGH APARTMENTS
READY FOR OCCUPANCY

The model eleven apartments of the
Sigh Apartment house are being made
ready for occupancy this week and
several have already been rented.
They are three and four room apart
ments, each with bath and kitchenette,
just the thing for young couples. The
entire building is furnished with heat
and light.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1920-09-01

Miss Lille May Hughes left Mon
day for Athens where she will at
tend the State Normal School.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1920-09-01

Mr.. Jake Brewer was a recent Wis
itor in our city.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1920-01-23

matter of fact, excel those Of any
other age. They should not stop
with the mere negation OF disease,
degeneracy, delinquency and de-
tendency. They should be positive
and progressive. They should IN
clude the love o2 perfect muscu-
lar development and Of the integ-
rity Of mentnal and moral fiber.
I is estimated that the people Of
West Virginia spend two and a
half million dollars annually IN
doctors's bills and hospital fees,
ana the records Of comm retail
houses show that for every dollar
spent for physicians prescriptions
there are thirty one dollars spent
Tor patent medicines and nostrums
for self treatment.
Our family physician IS a minis
te~ing angel, and we will always
want his help and advice, but 1t is
only when our health ideals rise
from ne mere wish to keep out OF
a sick bed to an eagerness to be.
come a wellspring Of energy that
we can realize the wholesomeness
beauty, and real intrinsic value OF
human life
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NEW HEALTH MOVEMENT.

The new health movement OF the
present day provides one Of he
mos satisfactory tasks for men
and women VIII have heret .fore
been much interested Ia social up
lift work Those who have in the
Tqst tried to find way Of restrain
i.g some OF the evils OF life now
have a chance to help lay the cor
Her stone Of life itself by taking
TART in this movement toward
truar ideals Of perfect manhood
and womanhood.
The physical examinations Incl
'ent to the late war taught US that
one third OF the flower Of our man
mood was physically unfit. Most Of
this unftness can be traced to pre-
Ventable diseases Of which tubercu
losis heads the list while syphilis
comes next with its hydra-headed
viciousness follow ed by Other dis
cases which are just as unaeces
cary and prevontable.
Without SUPERIOR scientific knowl
edge, our health ideals ought, "a a
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REVOLUTION RUM0R
DENIED BY O3REGON
10y international News Service

Mexico city Jan. %. Reports
circulated Mt the San Antonio, Tex
rs. that General Oregon is TO
mentlng a fresh revolution in Mex
10 wee denied by General Obre-
son in person today.
"Rumors said 10 be in circulation
at San Antonio that am active
against the government are abso-
lutely false said General Obre.
ION. ~ am just as loyal to the Car
MA government as ever was"
General Obregon has Just return
Cd from tour Of the central states
OF the republic where he has been
working in behalf OF his presiden
tial Candidacy.
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soon as procured.

soon as procured.
Looking to the increase in the
American Mercantile Marine $780,
100 vas appropriated for social
enters for English speaking sail.
ors l. Marsei'les and other sea
rorts. The sum Of 10000 was au-
1orized TO- social work in the new
2ctory districts OF Switzerland,
which have sprung up in that coul-
~ since the war For the aid OF
dSnanded French Colonial troops
in North Africa $4,000 was appro-
priated.
Other items, including immediate
clief and church work IN Jugo-S.a-
va, Bulgaria and Central II ope,
make total Of s329.000 which is
% be supplied out Of the $4,000
100 centenary fund recently raised
ny the Methodist Episcopal church
FOR world regeneration, of which
F014Ua0 Is f0} a9urope alone.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1920-01-23
META0DIsTS GIVE
RUMANIANS SUGc1R
Mission Board Sends Cash To
These Suffering Peoples.

Pi tshureh, Pa, jan - IN T.
spouse to the special invitation Of
Queen Male CT Kumania the board
of foreign missions of the Metno
dist Episcopal church, 1t was an
bounced today by Dr. Appl on
Bash, executive secretary of the
i5tstrrgH area for the Methodist
tenary, has appropriated $4,000
i to be sent Immediately to her
y FIR he relief of her suf
4ee people and i additional
-Hae Il supplies 10 be shipped az
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90, 900 I'M GOLD DUG

Platte City. Mo, Jan. %. Eight
thousand dollars in gold coin and a
large sum in paper money was dug
from tie ruins 81 iewelry store
owned BY L. ". Recht. The store
burned Christmas day.
Recht it is said. distrusteG banks
ana kepf large sums OF money con
eealed in his store. The paper
money Was ju small tin box, but
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1920-01-23
YANK TROOPS NOW
LEAVING SIBERIA
(sy international News service.)

l5y InternatlonaF news sGFVIcs.J
washington, Jan. 22.-The eTac-
uation of inter posts in Siberia by
the American troops has 1eguE ar
cording to aliens, the state depart
ment was advised today.
American troops IN the Lake
Baikal region have been begun u
evaclat5 and viii proceed TO Ylad.
ikostok, it was stated.
The var department announced
that the embarkatior o3 the AmeHi-
can troops at Vlad3yostok will start
about February j.
The log cabin Democrat., 1920-05-10
PROMINENT COUPLE
WE'D AT HOT SPRINGS

J. T. Canada and Mrs. Rosa h.
Hicks, both of this city were mar
ried at Hot Springs on Saturday af-
ternoon, according to a message receiv-
ed yesterday. The ceremony was said
at o'clock at the residence Of DR..
Alonzo Monk, pastor of the Central
Avenue Methodist church. The mes
sage here, which was from Mrs. Cana
da to Mrs. Effie Lincoln, did not
state when they would return to Con
way Mrs. Canada, however, was at
the resort for a course of baths, and
they will probably stay there for
another week.
sIr. Canada is a highly respected
citizen here Mrs. Canada is part
owner of the Lincoln-Jones Electric
Company, and is also associated witt
Mrs. Lincoln in the conduct Of an in
surance agency.
The log cabin Democrat., 1920-05-10
The Governorship
$4,000 IN CASH PRIZES

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The log cabin Democrat., 1920-05-10
NEGRO ARRESTED
FOR HORSE THEFT

George Fields, a negro who is
familiar with the interior of the coun-
ty Jail here, the county Jail at Little
Rock and the Camp Pike lock up, is
exploring new fields at Morrilton to-
day Deputy Sheriff J. l. Summers
arrested Fields Sunday afternoon,
and this morning, Deputy Sheriff
James Earl came down from Morrilton
and took the prisoner there. He is
charged with horse theft, the alleged
theft having occurred last fall. Mr..
Summers made an easy capture of
Fields. The negro had been sought
for some months. Mr.. Earle was
here yesterday morning, and the sub
jeet of Fields was on Summers mind
when he started to drive to his farm
near Pleasant Valley He met Fields
on the road and took him into Gus
tody.
Fields was arrested in 1917 for fail
ing to register under selective draft
He was held some time in the county
jail at Little Rock before being sent
to Camp Pike. Several desertions
there made his stay in the army prac-
tically continuous prison record.