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The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1920-07-09
Fierce ASPIRATIONS.

In the West Indies sight Of the
trolling calf" presages death or ter
rible misfortunes. The negroes are
dreadfully afraid of possible encoun.
ter with it at night. 1t is white, of
enormous size and with eyes that
blaze like hot Goals.
William Thorp, learned student OF
such manifestations. writes of a
phantom shark that haunts the waters
about Nassau, in the Bahamas, where
it is known as the "harbor master"
1t shines with weird phosphorescent
glow even in the daytime, and though
hooked on many occasions and pulled
in, it invariably vaflishes from view al
the last moment-simply melting into
noth;ngness.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1920-07-09
ADMINISTRATORS SALE

Georgia, Ben Hill County.
By virtue of an order of the Court
Of Ordinary of said county, will be sold
first Tuesday in A hgust next, at court
house said county \during legal hours
of sale.
A one-half undik ided interest in
City Lot Numbef Four, Square
Twelve, Block Number Five in the
City of FitzgeraldI Ga. Terms cash.
This July 9, 1920.
I J. F. DAVIS.
Admr. Estate Susan Stever.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1920-07-09
THE SCRIBES WILL GATHER.

Carroton sending fascinating inducements to the
Georgia their assembly July 10Th and few will
the temptations which extended by Carol
the citizens of Carrolton Judging by
the committee which presented their before
Monroe expected great things this but
prepared for the shower OF good things which sem to
boys We South Geogan will find inspiration
county school houses abound in the country and model
farms the rule and not the exception.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1920-07-09
ADMINISTRATORS SALE.

Georgia, Ben Hill County.
By virtue of an order of the Court
of Ordinary of said county, will be
sold at public outery first Tuesday
August next court house in said coun-
ty, during legal hdQrs of sale,
City Lot Number Three, Square
Number Twelve, Bloch Number Five,
and one-half undivided interest in
City Lot Four, Square Number
Twelve, Block Number Five, in the
city OF Fitzgerald, Ga. Terms cash.
This July 9, 1920.
J. F. DAVIS,
Admir-. of the Estate of Davis Steyer.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1920-07-09
CITATION

Georgia, Ben Hill County.
The return of the appraisers setting
apart twelve months support to the
family of M. B. Mobley, deceased, hav-
ing been filed in my office, all persons
concerned are cited to show cause by
the End day of August, 1920, why
said application for twelve months
support should not be granted. This
July 9th, 1920.
]. R. HORTON, Ordinary.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1920-03-19
SAFETY COMMITTEE is
PROPOSED TO PREVENT
ALL RAILWAY ERRORS
Il Is The concensus OF Opinion That
:. The Public Will Not Tolerate
Any Further Errors

New York. Establishment Of com
mittee OF railroad directors and an
other representing the largest ship
ping organizations Of the country tt
confer with committees of the Ma
tional Association of Owners of Rail
road Securities to prevent further
errors" was recommended in a report
adopted by the government commit
tees Of the association and made pub
lie recently
S. Davis Warfield, the associations
president, pointed out in the report
that the questions at issue are "alto
gether too far-reaching and vital &c
the people as q whole to permit OF
errors in judgment between the own
ers and operating executives; that each
have their proper place in the settle
ment OF these questions, and that the
public will not stand for any further
mistakes on the part Of railroads"
The suggestions for cooperation EN-
bodied in Mr. Warfield's report were
unanimously adopted at largely at
tended meetings of bankers and life in
surance presidents from all parts OF
the United States.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1920-03-19
100000 UNION MEN
THREATEN TO STRIKE
ON COST OF LIVING
Labor Element OF New York Especial
Iy Disturbed over Alleged
Rent Profiteering

New York.--The Central Federated
unions threat to recommend gen.
eral strike of $4,000 union men here
unless immediate relief Is provided
against the high cost of living, espe-
cialIy rapidly increasing rents, Is the
subject of conference between Ed
ward /. Hannah and Ernest Bohm,
president and secretary Of the union,
respectively, and Mayor Hylan. Mel
Their the labor men nor the mayor
will divulge what occurred at the last
meeting, but said another conference
will be held in the near future.
Mr. Hannah declares they will not
discuss plans for general strike uu-
til after the next conference. He ex-
presses the opinion that while the con-
struction Of apartments by the city,
which has been suggested, is sound,
there is need of immediate relief and
that some method must be taken to
bring it about. He declares he has
received hundreds of letters and tele-
phone calls from victims of profiteer-
ing landlords, and that he went to
see the mayor to learn whether some
thing could be done, and done quickly,
to meet the situation.
A mass meeting of labor men to dis
cuss the rent situation is planned for
later in the week.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1920-03-19
Fred Webb Aaain Escapes

LaYrenceville. - Fred Webb, self
confessed robber of the Farmers and
Merchants bank of Duluth, made his
escape from the stockade here, to-
gether with three white convicts, by
saving the bars of the window in
his cell and going down the ladder
to the ground His liberty was short,
however, and he is now back in Jail
again. The discovery of the delivery
was not made until the guard heard
the bloodhounds barking few min
utes after the prisoners had made
their getaway. The dogs followed
their course, with two TRUSTEES urging
them along. A few minutes later a
deputy sheriff and two other officers
were on the trail Judging from the
course of the dogs, the convicts are
headed for Atlanta.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1920-03-19
FURTHER CREDITS NOT TO
BE GIVEN, SECRETARY OF
THE TREASURY ASSERTS
Not Deemed Advisable To Utilize The
Remainder OF The Authorized
Sum, 1t Is Announced

Washington announcement by
Secretary Houston that no further
loans would be made to the allies is
believed to indicate the adoption by
the treasury of the policy favored by
the debtor nations of deferring inter
est payments for the next three years
or more.
Under authority granted by con-
gress to extend ten billion dollars in
credits to the allied nations, the treas
ury has made loans amounting to So
659,S34 649. Secretary Houston says
the remainder of the credits author
ICED will not be granted as it is now
thought sufficient advances have been
made.
Discussing the question, treasury Of
ficials say that in view of the exchange
situation and the unsettled economic
condition of the European nations dur
ing the reconstruction period, it now
seems advisable to permit them TO
postpone interest payments for at
least three years. Then it is believed,
they will be in position to meet all
thir obligations.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1920-03-19
WILSON TO SETTLE
COAL DIFFERENCES
DISPOSITION TO AWAIT WILSON'S
WORD BEFORE TAKING
ACTION
NO COMMENT BY OFFICIALS
President viii To Compose Differences
Between Majority And Minority
OF Coal Commission

Washington.-In all quarters con-
cerned over the bituminous coal con-
troversy a disposition is evinced to
await President Wilson's word before
taking any action.
The majority report arising from the
split in the commission appointed after
the coal strike last fall to make a
settlement was at the white house. but
the minority report of John P. White,
miners representative on the commits
sion, still was uncompleted. Neither
of the documents, it is said at the
white house, will be made public un-
til the president determines whether
Mr.. White and his associates. Henry
NJ Robinson, the commission chair
man and public representative on it,
and Rembrandt Peale, the operators
representative, can reconcile their
views.
John L. Lewis, president, and other
officials of the mine workers union,
on the ground, kept in close touch with
the situation, but have refrained from
any comment. 1t is made apparent,
however, the organization will not
move until the president reached his
determination of the issue. Likewise
the operators representatives say
they will wait.
The majority report recommends
that the men be given rs per cent in
crease in wages, including the IA per
cent awarded them by former Fuel Adj
ministrator Garfield, and that local diff
ferences in pay and allowances be-
tween different mining districts be re-
ferred to another commission. Mr..
White will recommend that the in
crease be fixed at approximately S5
per cent, it is understood. The only
factor regarded as serious in the diff
ference is the hour schedule. The
original demand of the mine workers
was for a 30-hour week, 60 per cent
increase in wages, and local adjust
ment of the differentials arising in and
between districts.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1920-03-19
PLANNING STEPS IN TURKEY
Military Control Of Certain Govern,
mental Activities Planned
BY Allies

London.-The peace conference
spent day recently in trying to work
out details OF military and naval plans
in connection with Turkey, giving par
ticular attention to Armenia. Admit
raj Beatty, Winston Spencer Churchill.
secretary for war, and others. we're
called in to give their opinions. Pre-
mier venizelos of Greece was also
present and again insisted that the
allies should take the sternest meas
ures against the sultan.
The general plan of action was not
changed, however, as a result Of the
conference. It became known that the
military demonstration at CONSTANT
nople Is likely to take the form of
allied military control Of certain Turk
ish governmental activities, among
them probably the war department
The conferees were careful to make
clear that this does not mean the TAX
ing over of the Turkish government at
the outset and would not in the fu-
ture if Turkey shows an inclination
to abide by the terms Of the armistice
and cease massacres.
The third meeting Of the council
of the league of nations will begin at
Paris shortly, it is announced. At this
meeting the commission to carry out
Investigations into Russian affairs
will be named.
The fears of some that the confer
ence's military demonstration at Con-
stantinople would leave to further mas
sacres among the unprotected in Ar
menia and Cilicia have been consid-
erably allayed by the attitude of M
Venizelos He is represented as be-
in confident that a stern show at Con-
stantinople would bring the Turk into
line. Those joining in this attitude
are certain that the Turkish govern
ment has enough control Of Mustapha
Renal to prevent his troops from
committing excuses in Asia Minor.
Should this policy be adopted, the
Greeks stand to lose more heavily
than any other nations, as there are
a million and half Greeks in Asia
Minor.
French force is bound for Gill
clan territory to the number of seven
thousand.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1920-03-19
EARTHQUAKE KILLS MANY
One Township VIRTUALLY Wiped of The
Map-Many Bodies Have
Been Recovered

Tinis, Turkey.-Several hundred
persons are dead and thousands Of
others are homeless as a result OF an
earthquake, which destroyed Makhet,
Grakall and other villages within a
radius of sixty miles west OF Tiflis.
The railway between Tiflis and Ba-
toum was severely damaged by the
earth shock. while the station was
destroyed at Corr, a short distance
northwest Of Tiflis. The town Of Gori
was virtually wiped out and a hun
dred dead have already been recoV.
cred from the wreckage.
Twenty persons we're killed at Up
lisjin. Smoke is reported to be COM
ing from the summit of the mountains,
where the monastery of Gori stood,
and two great sulphur springs have
appeared
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1920-03-19
MANY new ROADS
NEAR COMPLETION
DEVELOPMENT OF STATE HIGH
WAYS SHOWS SPLENDID
PROGRESS
STATE NEWS OF INTEREST
Brief News OF Importance Gathered
From All Parts OF
The State

Atlanta.-Highway development in
Georgia proceeded rapidly during the
past six months, according to re-
port issued by the state highway COM
mission, which shows that to date
road projects involving an expenditure
of $10,191, 727.23 are either under con-
struction, contracted for, approved or
pending. The value of road and bridge
projects now under construction is
$5,S17, 1862, according to the commits
sion, while other projects under con-
tract, but not started will cost $685.
042.98. Projects already approved to-
tai $1,657O11.91, and project state
ments approved amount to $2,102,-
1854. There are now pending road
and bridge projects involving an ex-
penditure of $331,61O.4S. There are
1923 live road and bridge projects now
in various stages of development in
the state
Paved road, sand clay road and
graded road projects with a total mile
age of 7S479 are now provided for.
while there are twenty-six individual
bridge projects provided for by the
commission. Federal aid vouchers to-
falling 1929, 39110 have been submitted
for payment.
The funds available for road con-
struction during the fiscal year of
1921 total $7,10O,OOO, which includes
$2,700,000 in federal aid, an equal
amount from the counties participant
ing in highway construction projects
and $1,70O,0OO from the state funds
provided by the motor vehicle license
tax.
"The total applications filed were
several times in excess of the fed
eral and state funds available" says
the highway commission. "a large
number of counties offered to match
the state funds on $3.50 basis in
order to enlarge the construction pro-
gram. Applications from individual
counties were referred to the division
engineers in each congressional dis
trict, who after conference with the
county officials, made reports for the
several districts. These reports were
carefully reviewed by the state high
way engineer and his report, which ad-
justed the distribution of funds in ac-
cordance with the requirements of the
law, was acted upon professionally by
the board and the division engineers
have submitted the a1lotments for ac-
ceptance by the several applicants"
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1920-03-19
MIIIs Intervenes In Cotton Case

Atlanta-J. H. Mills, president OF
the Farmers Union of Georgia,
through his attorneys, J. Threat
Moore and II. A. Allen has filed . pc.
tition in the federal district court
seeking to be made a party plaintiff
to the injunction petition brought by
Commissioner of Agriculture ]. J.
Brown and Director of Markets Lem
u. Jackson against George H. McFad
den & Co. and other cotton buyers.
Mr. Mills asks that he be allowed
to intervene with all of the rights OF
the original party plaintiff. He adopts
all of the allegations set forth in the
petition and the prayers for relief.
He said that the effect OF the
meeting of February 2S. 1920, by
which various grades Of cotton below
middling were reduced from one to
four cents per pound, had been dis
astrous to the farmers OF Georgia,
who had a portion of their crop re-
naming on hand, and had also pre-
vented them from realizing the value
of their said cotton by holding 1t from
the market and had compelled them
to borrow money to raise their 1920
crops.
T Hope Tignor, secretary of the
Atlanta Commercial Exchange, gave
a statement to the press, in which he
denied that the meeting held at the
Commercial Exchange on February 2S
was in any sense a conspiracy as
charged by Messrs. Brown and jack
son in their petition. He said that the
meeting was not secret, but was held
on the floor of the exchange, and that
every one interested was welcome to
attend and participate. 1t was Gus
tomary, he continued, in every s1zaole
market in the cotton belt for parties
interested to meet, discuss the rela-
tive values Of different grades ana
decide how much each grade was on
or off middling cotton, which was
taken as the basis.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1920-03-19
SOUTH ATLANTIC STATES
PLAN TO DEVELOP FOREIGN
ALL TRADE INTERESTS
Organization Effected At Greensboro,
North Carolina, Meeting, At Which
Leading Men Participated

Greensboro, N. C.-Organization OF
the South Atlantic States Association
with the object of developing the for
eign trade interests of North Carolina,
South Carolina, Georgia and Florida,
was effected here at conference OF
bsuiness and professional men of the
four states. Senator Smith of South
Carolina, Governor Beckett of North
Carolina and leading business men
and transportation experts were
among the speakers. The chief pur-
pose of the new association is devel-
opment of foreign trade with partic-
ular reference to aLtin-America. 1t
is proposed to wage war against trans
portation rates deemed discriminatory
against this section and unduly pref
erntial to the Northeast.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1920-03-19
TRICKS NOT DISPLAYING
THE HORSE ON THE FARM,
SAY ORGANIZED FARMERS

Washington. extent to which
motor vehicles are supplanting the
horse on farms is problematical. de-
partment of agriculture experts de-
clare. after a careful survey, which
disclosed that at least $4,000 farmers
in the country own motor trucks which
thew use on their farms. Passenger
cars and trailers were excluded. In
many cases the introduction Of truck
on farm indicates provision for in
creased hauling rather than an actual
reduction in the number of horses
used.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1920-03-19
10 Killed. Many injured. In Tornado

Branson, Mo.-Flooded streams
have added a further mence to life
and property in southwest Missouri,
where tornado killed at least thirteen
persons, injured number of others
and did property damages as yet unes-
timated. Every creek and river of the
Ozark Oil region was reported either
overlooking or running bankfull from
the torrential rains that preceded and
followed the tornado, Should the pre-
cipitation continue it is said the dam
ger from floods will become serious.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1920-03-19
Zen Hill Road Work

Fitzgerald.-A corps of surveyors
from the state highway department
have arrived in the county to make
the survey of permanent road on
the Dixie Highway from the city linn
its to the county line at Lake Beatrice.
four and one-half miles south of Fitz-
gerald. Contracts have been made for
a sixteen-foot asphalt road and work
is to begin about May 1. 1t is under
stood that a similar contract is being
made to continue the road in Irwin
county to Ociila.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1920-03-19
Organize To Fight The High Rents

Organize To Fight The High Rents
Chicago.--Plans for the formation
of city-wide organization of tenants
to fight rent increases deemed to be
exorbitants have been made. A sec
rotary and business agent will be at
the head of the various district bodies.
There also will be central council
composed of representatives. of the
neighborhood organizations. Tenants
in two apartment buildings who have
carried their fight to the city council
received placards to be placed in the
windows, which read: unfair. This
apartment will not be vacant May 1.
Agent of landlord demands sc to 100
per cent advance in rent, Do you
want to buy lawsuit"
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1920-03-19
TWO REGIMES AT
WAR IN GERMANY
IS PERSONS KILLED, OVER 100 IN
JuRED IN SUNDAY
CLASH
EBERT FORCED FROM BERLIN
Members OF The Old Government
Have Moved From Dresden
To Stuttgart

:. London.-During the fighting in
Frankfort fifteen persons we're killed
and hundred wounded, says an Elk
change Telegraph dispatch from Der
lin. The police were compelled to
leave the town in consequence OF the
mob seizing an arms depot.
A dispatch from Berlin says the
two governments of Germany are now
matching their wits and forces to gain
control OF the republic. DR.. Wolfgang
Knapp, who proclaimed the new order
at Berlin and himself chancellor. is
employing all his efforts to assure the
German people that the government
under him and those he selects to ad'
minister affairs will mean true dem
ocracy. increased productiveness and
conservation of the rights of the work
ing people.
Friedrich Ebert, president of the old
government, who, with most Of his
ministers withdrew from Berlin
when the revolving troops marched in
and Kapp and Won Luettwitz took con-
troll, is variously reported to be at
Dresden or Stuttgart, and from his
point of security is calling upon the
Socialists and working classes gener-
tlly to stand by the old government,
and to use the strike weapon so that
the counter revolution may be prompt
ly suppressed. In response to this
appeal in general strike has been pro
claimed in many places, but in other
parts OF Germany the call for strike
has not been receiced with favor.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1920-03-19
SOVIET RUSSIA PLANS TO
GET 1000 LOCOMOTIVES
ifa IN THE UNITED STATES

New York.--A. A. Heller director
Of the commercial department of the
Russian Soviet government bureau in
the United States" announced he had
been authorized to place orders here
for 1000 locomotives and "the CORE
spending amount of railroad cars and
equipment" Payment, II is said. will
be made in gold or "its equivalent up
on delivery in ports in Soviet Russia
MS soon as these are open for foreign
trade"
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1920-03-19
1ae MISSING following Flre In Min.

Mexico City.-One hundred and
thirty-six miners have not been ac-
counted for in the Ell Bordo mine at
Pachuca, a mining city near Mexico
City. in. the state of Hidalgo, where
fire has broken out according to tele-
phonic advices from Pachuca. Two
hundred and four of the $40 men work
ing in the shaft where the flames are
raging, have been accounted for. 1t
it not known whether the remainder
escaped through adjoining shafts or
persisted
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1920-03-19
Bandits Murder But Get No Booty

Bandits Murder But Get No Booty
Kansas City.--Glenn Shockey, cash
Ter of the South Side Bank, located at
Thirty-ninth and Main streets, in the
heart of the residence district of Kan
sas City, was killed by one Of four
bandits, who tried to hold up the bank,
An official of the bank saw the four
men reach for their weapons as they
approached the door of the bank, and
ne attempted to close the door. One
of the bandits fired and the shot
grazed the officials head. An at
tempt by the janitor to assist in pre-
venting the entrance OF the men re-
suited in further shots being fired
One of these killed Shockey who was
behind the counter.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1920-03-19

pa 600 Motor Trucks Given To U. 8,
Washington approximately $4,000
MOTOR vehicles intended for war pur-
noses have been turned over to the
department for distribution among the
state highway commissioners for use
In road building, allotments heing
based on the amount of federal aid
for roads which the states receive. Al
ready u 600 have been delivered to
states and the remainder will be dis
,ributed as fast as railway cars can
be secured for their transportation
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1920-03-19
Coal Famine is over Dealers Say

Atlanta.-It was announced by coal
dealers that with the advent of warm
er weather and the increase of the
supply of coal, the supply of fuel for
the demands of consumers, which was
acute, is now graduating towards a
normal basis. Coal dealers declare
that the situation was greatly relieved
and state that the normal condition
will be resumed. Enough coal is in
the yards to supply all orders, state
coal dealers, and the shipments are in
the best of shape. That the warm
weather has solved the difficulty is
the opinion of F. G. Stovall, president
of the Atlanta Coal Dealers associa'
ton.