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The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-09-03
PASSING OF THE SALOON OPENS new field
OF SERVICE TO SALVATION ARMY IN U. S.

pies who had always tome to the
Salvation Army for work.
"The war ended. Then the Prohi-
bition law went into effect in July,
1910. Our warerooms, except for
those whom we always will have with
Us, were soon deserted The drunk
ards had disappeared.
Christmas the Test
Christmas came. That was the
time when our halls were always filled
to the last square inch with men who
were picked up i'll the streets i'll all
states of inebriety. But last Christ
mas we could hardly corral hand
full. and the dead calm in our work
rooms and in Our dormitories has
continued. There are no men to fill
the places. The sorting and the
mending and the polishing and hxing'
arc piling up. 1t seems as If we'll
have to hire outside help to continue
that branch of the service.
New Field for the Army
What will this lack OF drunkards
to save mean for the Salvation Army?
This. 1t will free our hands to per-
form other service which is necessary.
Up to the present the drunkard has
been the type most in need of help.
Ia boc t,4,,
but he has left another who is just as
sorely beset as lie is, il not more so.
That is the drug addict. 1t is true
that the numbers OF addicts does not
in any way come up TO the number of
drunkards OF the past but it is not a
matter OF numbers in which we are
interested. 1t is human beings. Ii
they need help VIC are ready to give
it to them.
'The Salvation Army is not going
to worry because the young man is
not getting any more booze. We are
going to worry because some young
men are getting drugs. Just now we
are planning building for the hous-
ing of drug addicts.
There are other things that we arc
going to do. The young man in the
war grew to like us and trust us. We
are going to keep that liking and that
trust. The man in civies is not dif-
ferent from the man in khaki, and ii
we appealed to him in the trenches,
there is no reason why we can't alp
peal to him in his Office We intend
to establish clubs in the big industrial
certers where the service men and
the ex-serVice men can come for the
same kind OF cheer that we gave them
on the battlefield.
Preventive Work Now
"The boy problem is another to be
tackled. 1t is a good thing to save
an old man, it certainly is a worth
while thing to save a child. We have
always wanted to stretch out into this
branch OF service. but we never had.
the funds to do it.
THE building OF hospitals, OF relief
centers, OF meeting houses, of units,
all OF these things are being contem-
plated for the near future The day
of the meeting room in the steamy
room above Chinese laundry is past.
We are not building cathcdrals, but
we are building clean, hygcnic
houses"
--
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-09-03
A Special Appeal to Preachers

Please get information relative legislative congressional
candidates EVERY VOTER IN YOUR CHURCH Remember,
help dry LEGISLATIVE candidates.
From the pulpit by telephone and personally inform and
the community Post the page of this Issue
tanning a CALL TO CHURCH MEMBERS in prominent
place in your church
Protecting Prohibition at the polls primary day. Septea
before Christian citizens
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-09-03
THE AMERICAN ISSUE

enforced by Congress AND THE SEVERAL STATES by appo-
legislation The thus that Prohibition
MUST BE ENFORCED and that the HELP OF THE STATES
necessary The realize that they have chance break
down Prohibition by throwing the entire burden of enforcement
the federal They particularly anxious do this
Illinois because notification OF Prohibition Chicago would
them deal carry their national notification program
For this especially important for Illinois up
machinery.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-09-03

ton. Local option elections will
soon be held in Scotland and then the
fires OF Prohibition will spread more
rapidly.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-09-03

Col. William Peart, for fifteen year
the Salvation Army's Chief Secretar,
in this country and for eight years il
Australia, who has just been pro
NOTED to the Office OF COMMISSIONS
OF the Middle Territory OF the Unitec
States, told in an interview the othc
day just how the Eighteenth Amend
ment had affected the activities OF thu
organization, says the New Yorl
Times OF August p.
"The deserted appearance OF OH
industrial homes" began Col. Peart
"is the best proof that can be Offered
of the effectiveness OF the Prohibition
Amendment"
"Seventy-hve per cent of the mei
who worked in the industrial home.
were confirmed drunkards These
centcrs were located in easily acces.
sible sections OF the city. They were
the warerooms where old furniture
clothing and paper collected by The
Army were mended and sorted.
THE wrecks OF men would be as
signed to the various departments in
the workshops. There was depart.
ment for packing old paper, depart
ment for asserting furniture, a depart.
ment for mending clothes, depart
ment for everything, in fact, that
came out of home or an office. lie,
me say i'll passing that this work oil
gathering old clothes and old furni-
ture is exceedingly successful in this
country. Americans continually
change their clothes and their furni-
ture. Our wagons are kept busy
gathering the castoffs of families who
have acquired bit OF riches and put
them into new dining room or parlor
suites.
Expert Mechanics
".Among the vast army OF confirmed
drinkers were representatives OF all
trades and professions. We'd get
doctors, lawyers. teachers. clockmak-
ers, upholsterers, cabinetmakers, car
penters-all types, in fact, that could
turn their hands toward making sala-
BILE articles out of unstable ones. A
clocknaker who had lost caste in his
vocation because of an overfondness
for drink would come in and in a
short time set all tie clocks in the
wareroons ticking. y carpenter
would come i'll and mend all the fur
niture. The upholsterer would boil
ster up sunken seats and backs. In
d measure, they were doing to the fur
niture what we were doing to them.
The professional men would, as rule.
be assigned to the sorting and pack
ing OF papers. Out of this enterprise
the Salvation Army, it was figured
out made an income OF more than a
million dollars year, All OF this
money was put into greater expansion
of personal service.
10000 Derelicts in Homes
an the year before the war we had
about 10000 men working in our in
dustriaf shops, Is per cent OF whom
attributed their status to drink. With
the coming of war; these 10000 were
reduced to six or seven thousand.
Some OF them enlisted, some went
into war factories, some were drafted.
The work in, the shops was almost en-
tirely carried on BY old men and Grip
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1920-10-04

suits in physical rejuvination for
themselves.
The entire scheme for organized
athletics is still in the stage of ideas
and possibilities and after the play
and meeting tonight will probably
take more definite form.
All members of the old Fitzgerald
Athletic Association are urged to at
tend the gathering at the warehouse
tonight and all others who are inter
ested in the proposition of organic
ing business mems teams for civ
leagues in basketball and vollevbalI
are urged by Mr.. A. L. Lincoln, of
the community council and by Mr..
Bradshaw to attend the meeting.
Regardless of the success of the
project for city leagues for the city,
Fitzgerald will be represented this
year by football team, according to
plans in the making under the leader
ship OF Mr.. Needham Warren, secre-
tary of the athletic association. ere
cruits" for a cracAer-jack football
team are being enrolled and practice
will begin some evening this week.
The team will be composed of many
OF fitzgerald High School stars and
plans to schedule games with the
stronger prep school teams of the
state, game with G. M. C. is already
in sight. The lineup of the team
will probably be ready for publica-
ton. Wednesday.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1920-10-04
FAIR EXHIBITS TO
BE OPENED FRIDAY
Ladies Win Be Admitted Friday
to Inspect Home Craft
Displays
FAIR OPENS MONDAY
Tractor Agents Can Secure SPACE
tor Wednesday Through
Owens

The Fitzgerald Exposition Ter 1920
which will have its official opening
Monday, October II, will be iaferm-
Ally opened to the ladies of Fitzser-
aid and surrounding territory for in
spection of the home arts and sciences
departments.
The Woman's Departments will be
especially strong this year and will
be in charge of Mrs. S. M. Whitchard
and Mrs. c. B. White, whs handled
the department SO ably last wear.
The Fair Association has guaranteed
that every article offered for exhibi-
ton by the ladies of the section will
be returned intact or else paid at full
face value Not a single article was
misplaced or lost last year and the
confidence which the ladies Of the
section have in the safety of their
treasures at the Fair will lead to an
unusually complete display of articles
OF the home.
All agricultural and home work
exhibits and displays will be received
beginning Friday. A special corps
of managers and caretakers will be
on the ground beginning FRIDAY to
handle all exhibits and see that thew
are properly placed ana displayed in
the exposition halls. The agricultural
exhibits will be under the direct
charge of Mr.. C. T. Owens, farm
demonstration agent for Ben Hill
county.
Arrangements have been made for
strong tractor display and demon
stration Wednesday, tractor day at
the Fair Mr. c. T. Owens has charge
OF the tractor events and all agents
tor tractors who wish to have their
makes included in the demonstration
can get space at the fair through Mr..
Owens.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1920-10-04
CITY LEAGUE TO
BE FORMED HERE

Plans for City Leagues of basket
ball teams and of volley ball teams
will probably be formulated at a
meeting after practice tonight at the
Lon Dickey Tobacco Warehouse OF
the members of the reorganized Fitz-
gerald Athletic Association, recently
affiliated with the Community Ser
vice Council.
Mr.. Herbert Bradshaw, president OF
the Athletic Association was heartily
favorable to the idea of an organized
city league when the subject was
preached yesterday morning. Teams
representing either sections of the
city or business houses of the city
organized into league or leagues
and playing a regular schedule OF
games through the winter, was the
tentative plan suggested and which
will be worked out later.
In other cities of the state. espec-
Tally the larger cities, such leagues
nave been organized and have aroused
the enthusiasm of not only the young
business men who participated in the
play, but OF the men of more adj
vanced years and position who en-.
tered into the play with splendid re-
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1920-10-04
S. F. GELDERS EDITS
LEADER-ENTERPRISE

Stewart F. Gelders returned Sum
day from Athens where he has been
with the Athens Banner, morning
daily, for the last six months as man
aging editor and today assumed the
duties of managing editor of the Fitz-
gerald Leader-Enterprise and Press.
Mr.. Gelders went to the Athens
Banner as managing editor after six
months as reporter on the Macon
Daily Telegraph. Previous to his
connection with the Telegraph he had
been city editor of the Athens Herald
and connected with the Leader for
the last eight years in various capaci-
ties, from office boy. to associate ed
itor.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1920-10-04
FITZGERALD HIGH DEFEATS
ASHBURN IN INITIAL GAME

Last Friday afternoon FITZGERALD
High School won over Ashburn Higl,
School by the score of 1870 1t was
the first game of the season for both
teams, and was an excellent game Of
high school football throughout.
Fitzgerald won the toss-up and re-
ceived the kickoff Fitzgerald's bal
on their 30yard line, the team march.
ed steadily down the field for the first
touchdown. borough kicked goal
The second touchdown came in the
second quarter after a spectacular
plunge through Ashburn's line by
Jack Boney for IS yards gain. Three
other short line bucks put the ball
over. Borough failed at goal.
Fitzgerald's whole team showed up
we'll They never failed to make their
downs except when penalized. Jack
Boney and Arthur Justice made the
most gains. 1t was Boney's first
game and he was in the midst of ev-
cry play tearing up good work of Ash
burns team. The line never failed to
hold when our goal was threatened.
Mcmillan did good work for Ash
burn. He made three good runs, but
his team was penalized on two of
them for being off side.
Following is the lineup:
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1920-10-04

Hatese scandal Of the baseball partly M
ssrst ~ Sa ssnssr Of the champion Chicago
sanss IN the 1919 ved series 'Chisk
IermsTH VITA the team ehisf axer
1ksoa Cef) aA4 Id Csoe rght) first two 60 hava
ssd Cla.ae wiazas. Back Weaver HAP Tsssh CS.riss
s~FS ana gse4 1e&uiA the i've 20 far 1amea
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1920-10-04
CHURCHES ORGANIZE
BC0TLECCER FIGHT
Mass Meeting at Baptist Church
Sets Date for Permanent
Organization
80 CHURCHES INCLUDED
Leaders in Law and Order Move.
nsent Defend City from Lax
ness Charge

Pans to organize the thirty church.
es Of Ben Hill County and Fitzgerald
ia militant opposition to lawlessness
and especially to attractions of the
prohibition laws, were formed at a
mass meeting Sunday afternoon b,
absut ESQ business men and church
Peeph of the city
The meeting, which was held at the
First Baptist church, was called af-
ter agitation by pastors and business
men OF the city for organized opposi-
ton 10 illicit liquor traffic. Three
pastors, Rev. J. P. Tyson, of the Cen
trail Methodist church, Rev. James
Taylor of the First Methodist church
and Rev. ]. F. Singleton of the First
Baptist church, addressed scorching
remarks on violation of the law dur
ing their sermons at the Sunday SER
vices
Permanent Organization Planned.
Permanent organization will be ef-
feeted at second mass meeting next
Sunday at the First Baptist church to
which delegates will be sent from all
local churches and all churches in the
county. The movement, as outlined
by Col. Mcdonald, is not one of the
churches alone but of all citizens in
terested in law enforcement and es,
peeially in putting a stop to the H.
quor traffic.
At the meeting Sunday afternoon,
Col A J. Mcdonald, prominent at
torney OF the city, was selected as
temporary chairman. The gathering
which was composed almost equally
OF men and women, was addressed by
Mr., 6. A. jolly, member of the
Board of Education, Col. Mcdonald.
Mr.. George P. Morris, prominent
merchant, Rev. Tyson, Rev. Taylor.
Rev. Singleton and Mrs. S. M. Whit
chard.
Defend Morals of County.
While the agitation began as the
result OF an increased number of cas-.
es ct drunkenness. according to the
pastors, and to supposed increase
IN the liquor business locally, leaders
IN the movement today were en-
phatic in defending Fitzgerald and
Ben Hill county from any charge of
being more lax in this regard than
any other city or county in Georgia.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1920-10-04

easy to make this decision for your
self but our Millinery sarespeople are
carefully trained so that they may be
OF great help to you. And then our
pricings are all we'll within reason.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1920-10-04
ATLANTA RESTAURANTS
MAY CUT THEIR PROFITS

ATLANTA, Oct. 4.rInvestiga-
ton OF alleged profiteering by Atlanta
restaurants with the view of forcing
reduction in prices to allow a rea-
sonable margin of profit is believed
imminent as the result of Councilman
Martins announced purpose to intro
duce resolution in city council Mon
day asking for the appointment of an
investigating committee.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1920-10-04
PONZI THE WIZARD"
FACES FEDERAL INDICTMENT

BOSTON, Oct 4-The Federal
grand jury today indicted Charles
Ponzi, promoter of the scheme by
which millions of dollars wer obtained
from investors on promises to pay 50
per cent profits, for using the mails
IN scheme to defraud. The indict-
ments, of which there were two OF
1orty-three counts each, the longest
returned here in years. Ponzi now is
a Federal prisoner at the East Cam
bridge Jail and is under indictment also
by State courts for larceny.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1920-10-04
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= County officers for the Ben
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y Cation will be elected at a meet
y ing to be held sat the Ben Hill
v county court house at 10 o.
- clock tomorrow morning. Rep 4
y resentatives from all commun-
y ity farm bureaus in the county
y are urged to be present in order I
" that the officers may be the GER I
y tain choice of all the bureaus in I
= the county. Mr.. NJ. c. Gay of
T." Atlanta, marketing expert for
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The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1920-10-04

Our authorities are just as effic-
lent and are just as faithful in per-
torrance of their duty as are any
others in Georgia" declared one of
the speakers, "but this is something
authority to handle. 1t demands
organized public sentiment and or
gained effort of all good citizens to
stamp it out.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1920-10-04
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, CHAMBER OF COMMERCE 4
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Chief of Fire Department 4

y believe that every business,
y and professional man should be I
y member of the Chamber of 4
y Commerce. 1t is the- greatest
v force for the material good in
y the City. l am in a position to
v see what it has done for the
" whole community and l want
y to state that no City can afford
y be without such An organization.
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The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1920-10-04

Miss Georgia Crews of the Home
Economics Department of the State
College of Agriculture is in the CITY
today in the interest of her work
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-04-26

april g-z- -ast Name -uuserrncs II
Brewer
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Movement cA-uDR1En
April s-HeE-inC oefu-a slS-1ce INV,
On ps-lDun TOR nAlua-nus "a y.gr,Tr,-l
GOV ALIiIken q declare q r-efart-nrBiIrn
on ne Legislative -asnive r7a--fytyIr-
ne NlzlanR- Constitutional P-nhltn-
lITT amendment
april Supreme cuur. CIVIL ans r-,r,.
ma. ELLSWORTH and y 8scasse1
April - inference uf Iofss u3r
state PUBLIC Eealta WORKERS Al
April ---saEadanuc Pomona G-anr. #
Il asi Eacn.
April S-5eFtr-lor and Council meet a.
a IA. State House
A.lrtI a-=Alnual meeting If Fenohscnt
CauntZr' 7 acners a. 54gh school. BAN
MAY 4-E-Aauua5 session u ne Main.
GInts-sncs Of Unitarian churches,
MAJ 5-ox1ura County Teachers ASH.
May --Slaze Board NJ Examiners, u,
ETTlba3Tr1ng a. Augusta
May l=-Ly-urd InIerscnuias-ic Pig.
Speaking. Coiby College
Nay Is- hsrnt.oer Cuuu-- Su,s =
Scnooi Association annual -n-ar--r
h Baptist church Clinton
Ma - - BUwdulu I-te--sct,nia.-,.,
Tournament Brunswick
SNIlt 4-IAS1@r LIl1 u AlaENrE NJ
Columbus a. Bangor
June S-aHpuhlican NalIuna, {-urvar-,,-
a Chicago.
June s-lp-State Encarnprn.nr Nina
Division Suus ~ yete-a-ls. n A.
E,iE1a
June L-h8ra Temple Pilgrimage u
Portland oregon.
June -l-Cauy-lza-Iiine- Qua. rack neR
n AUGUSTA
June E-Beglnning of L5-ttay-s tuu- q
duty NJ 60 Name infantry NJ Cxmr
DsVens.
June %-.-Bafes am.uenc--nsur.
June PRIMARY eIec-lun.
June &-I-Cn4l'v Ger teanlz1
JUNE 5-JsIft g--4aaInt Centennial. -s,s-
nrzu0I. Portland
June g-Tev England Cunrners-:aI Ex-
s.cgtsveS Il. Fgrt4 and.
suly S-Aew EngiaZ F'i-e-rer M-sser
Portland
Aug. --lD-~ umrne- school Of cit1-e-
snip for women al Bales CaiierH
AnE- a1->epT- - Eeu--za Mzsns mir
Naterxliie
Sept 1-cta-a =iecriun
sept 1z-E-Ma1ne state Eair AZ Lev,s-
TIM.
Sept ae-out- l-2-Azusir Festival a. Ban
Edr
Cecr- 4. 5 and e-Music Festival Il Pu---
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ANNUAL meeting Bangor
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Threaten Textile
Tie-uD In New Bedford

sew Bedford. Mass. April @5-A- a
special meeting Of the Textile CUun-
ell -ou1Eht II was voted that al the
local textile UNIONS take = vurs CT me
question Of a general strike n sup
porr Of me lourfEHrs II their de-
T7ald that notices Recently posted n
the nils defining -ae durles Of
lourn1Ears be Withdrawn. The Iourn-
1zers are on strike in al bur tnraa
mills a. present
The unions ara ID report the result
u me vote % The tEz-lle council
1ext Wednesday night and n case 4
strike Is favored y was decided I'd
have ne operatives quit work MAJ ).
L Was also voted 10 recommend
% ne locals thar they request a
Et-E percent advance IN wages.
Tonight action fuIluwed the r.
2e1pt Of communication from the
Manufacturers AssoCla non thai =
was opposed 70 any further advance
IL wages and refusing 70 confer On
r1c controversy win the loorT1FizH--s
VINO we're charged with attempting
q apply me closed shop principle
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Return at Chicago
Freight is Normal

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and fur democracy. The formula Is
educa-lnn Plus religion EdnCar1nn
pins religion equals denucracy.
unless II has been brought about by
education and religion.
The program the Inle-cnurch Word
Mupssnent program. Is An allied often
sire If 70 denominations with a pUr-
pose Ike that II the allied a-Iies-io
:1rtng a5nur safe dsnucracy- The siraa-
INN Is prscIsely as rhaz Of overseas.
The British. ArnsrlCaa, BeiglRzi. ItaiRa
and other axmies were there as ARMIES.
using none Of rner indivinaaliries. but
i Was not until they were al unlrad
tnR- the great TASK WIS finally accurn-
piisnea.
The speaker taid Of turbulent Msxica,
vast South Arne-iCa heaIaenlsh Africa
illlIera1e China and well tauca-eti mt
religious JaslE1. all NJ winch need TINS
great program Of auaCannn plus re-
lIE1un, need the civiIizing and humAniE-
ing reljsf Of Christianity But n pres
euT more than half the population IN
America il nnI Apparently in ruurh with
div CHI II anu NAK-ipaI A-lA T~.12-luES III
s-aclun. America must at made %
see the worth If ttfis program first
We nave a serious proDis-r here On
account Of the immigrant Ninety
$even per cent. Of Lne east size Of S-w
Yurk CRY is made up If foreigners
winch Is only one instance. We have
not fnlluwed me advice Of the la-% az
President Rousevelt. vino said We
lnasT sts thar 3ur melting pur turns out
citizens nnt polv-uL" K IS n 4ppnll-
ing problem a1c i remains with e1uca-
lun plus rs.iigiun n sr-alEhI4n II ouI-
The danger % me world Is not NIL
l-aEv danger. Il Is z saCial danger and
ire problems can only D. solved 1v
spiritual forces The = Lnt..-..iEIrcn
Movement represents ! force upon
wtlCh the SHE democracy 01 our own
government and me world NAV -s.s1-
The world Is q changing and piaCtls
world and can he moulded into q E-'aa.
SAFE dernoC-aCy W me nIIghrr inAuenc=
u education Plus religion