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The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1920-12-17
FTzGERAlD BEN HILL COUNTY
MUST PAY $4,000
PER DAY In TAXES
$4,000 Tax Assessment Unpaid
On Thursday Evening
BOOKS CLOSE MONDAY
Payments Must Be $4,000 Per
Day For Last Three DAYS

If all state and county taxes owed
by Der Hill county people are to be
paid within the time allowed by law,
$4,000 must pour into the office of f.
M. Graham, tax collector, each of the
last three days before December 20.
Collections today were several thous-
and dollars under the necessary mr.
irtlrm so the daily toll must be larger
Saturday and Monday, the only re-
naming days.
Up to last night $4,000 in tax mon
ey had been received at the tax receiv-
er's office. The receipts were about
on a par with those of last year, al
though the assessments aggregate
about $4,000 more.
After Monday evening at 600 when
the tag books close, the penalty pro-
to force against all property owners
vided by law will automatically GO in
whose taxes are unpaid.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1920-12-17
SAYS MRS. CUTS
TOLD POISON PLOT
Paula and Her Gang Did It"
Mrs. Crandall Quotes Her.
SHE PAYS PROSECUTION
Defense Tries Show Self-Seeking
Motive of Crandalls

MACON, Dec. 17-Mrs. Alice
Crandall. sister of Fred Shepard,
charged on the witness stand in SUI
perior Court yesterday in the prelim-
mary hearing of the four defendants
charged with poisoning Fred Shepard
OF Houston county that Mrs. Annie E.
Cults, one of the defendants, told her
in three-hour conference at Abbey
lille on July II, that Paula and her
gang meaning Mrs. F. E. Elmer,
Mrs. w. L. Henry, and Ernest Hop
son, and "Dr. Elmer, too" had framed
the poisoning of Shepard.
In the next hour Mrs. Crandall adj
mitted that the divorce of Mrs. Elmer
from B. B. Hopson, her first husband,
had been investigated by the detec-
tives employed by Mrs. Crandall. The
purpose of the investigation, she said,
was to show illegal divorce and. hence
an illegal marriage to Mrs. Crandall's
brother, which would automatically
cut off theswidow of Shepard from
participation in the estate. The
questioning in regard to the divorce
feature consumed considerable time
and it was generally believed that the
defense was attempting to. establish
"self-seeking" on Mrs. Crahdalps part
in bringing the prosecution.
Mrs. Cranda1l occupied the witness
stand for more than six hours yes
terday, more than two hours being
required for her direct examination, in
which she detailed the story of the
alleged poison plot, which, she said,
was poured into her ears by Mrs.
Annie Cuts, the wife of Eldridge
Cults, one of the attorneys for the de-
Tense.
Through the gruelling cross-exami-
nation that followed at the hands of
Judge Ross and later by Eldridge
Cults, Mrs. Crandall was evasive to
many questions. But Judge Ross
brought out the point that Mrs. Gran
dali is financing the prosecution, hir-
ing the lawyers to assist the State and
hiring theMdetectives to gather the
evidence. From her, Judge Ross OBJ
tanned a state1INpt that her residence
is in California, move apparently
preliminary to the bringing of civil
suit for damages against Mrs. Gran
dali in the event of failure to establish
case.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1920-12-17
Community Chorus To
Learn Carols Monday

The last practice meeting of the
Fitzgerald Community Chorus before
the Christmas Eve carol singing will
be at the Carnegie Hall at o'clock
Monday evening. All members of the
chorus or any who may wish to join
before Christmas eve must be pres
ent at the meeting Monday if they
are to take part in the carol singing
Four automobile trucks have been Sc
cured to carry the singers around the.
city Christmas eve. The chorus will
lead the singing at the Christmas tree
planned for Christmas night.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1920-12-17
ATLANTA PLAIN CLOTHES
COPS SEEKING OUT HOLD
UP MEN.

ATLANTA, Dec. 17.-Following
two more daring holdups in Atlanta,
-6hhieff Beavers has. detailed squad OF
policeman in plain clothes to patrol
the streets at night as an added pro-
lection to pedestrians and to run down
highwaymen, footpads and burglars.
sThe two attacks formed part of a
series of similar street holdups and
robberies in the last few weeks. 1t
was because of the growing operation
of the night bandits that Chief Beav-
ers determined to put plainclothes
men on the streets.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1920-12-17
LAY SHOPLIFTING
TO NEGRO COUPLE,
Say Man And Wife Stole $25o.oo
From Dry Goods Stores.
JAILED ON WARRANT
Fair Store and Farmers Dry
Goods Stores Are Losers.

Charged with having stolen about
$4,000 worth of dry goods from the
Fair Store and the Farmers Dry
Goods Company, Lena and Isom Bur-
ton, a negro couple living at Queens
land, were arrested yesterday and
jailed on warrant sworn out by Abe
Kruger, manager of the Fair Store.
A quantity of women's fine dress
goods and ,children's clothing was
found in a trunk at the Burton home.
Most of it was identified by Messrs.
Jake Tatel of the Farmer Store and
Kruger of the Fair Store but some is
still unidentified and may have come
from other stores.
According to Mr.. Kruger. the Fair
Store has been missing articles of Dry
goods for some time but no one was
caught in the act oftakinganything
Acting pm "hunch," he says, Nj +.
Kruger swore out the warrant for the
Burtons. 1t was served by Deputy
Sheriff Gordon Roberts and a search
of the premises uncovered the stolen
goods.
The accused negroes have not made
bond.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1920-12-17
BURNS MAY BE FATAL
TO MRS. T. ]. TILLORY
Mother of Mrs. o. L. Bradshaw
Thought Dying at Opelika Home

When her clothing caught fire from
an open CRATE at her home in Opelika,
Ala, yesterday morning, Mrs. T. J.
iiifiiory, mother Of Mrs. @. Z. Brad
shaw, was seriously and perhaps fat
ally burned. Mrs. Tillory was alone
in the room at the time and extin-
guished the flames herself, but only
after she had been horribly burned.
Immediately on receiving the news
of Mrs. Tillory's accident, Mr.. and
Mrs. o. L. Bradshaw left for Opelika,
going through the country in an au-
tomobile driven by Holly Key, of
Bradshaw Music Co.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1920-12-17
NEW FAMILY MOVES TO
FITZGERALD FROM NORTH

Mr.. and Mrs. B. F. Tolle, of Indian
apolis, Ind, have come to Fitzgerald
to make their future home. They are
stopping temporarily with Rev. w. M.
Blackwell on West Pine, but will move
into their new home at 512 w. Pine
ST., next week. Mr.. Tolle was in the
mercantile business in Indianapolis,
but has not announced his plans here.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1920-12-17
FUND FOR YOUNGSTERS
LEG GROWING SLOWLY

The fund for the purchase of an ar
ti6cial leg as Christmas present for
Myer Cook, the crippled newsboy, is
growing slowly, according to reports
from the ladies who are in charge Of
the fund. When the check for SIS for
first payment on the leg was made
only forty-nine cents balance was left
Some money has been given since
Contributions may be left at Brad
shaw Music Company.
Leader Enternrise Want Ads paw
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1920-12-17
HARRY VINSON RETURNS
HOME FROM HOSPITAL

Mr.. Harry Vinson, manager of the
Leonard Brothers Auto Company,
who has been in the Hospital for a
few days, suffering from paralytic
stroke was returned to his home in
the Holtzendorf Flat Thursday and is
reported slightly improved.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1920-12-17

Mr.. and Mrs. Fred A. Jackson have
returned home after a brief visit to
Atlanta.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1920-12-17

Earl Caddock OF Iowa fOrme,
world heavyweight wrestling.
champion, the only American
heavyweight mAtmGn to enlist and
night in France during the war
is on the wa-path again After a
rest on his Montana ranch he has
started out to regain his title,
nov. held by Joe Stecher of Ne
braska. Gem Melady, JOmaha
stockman, is still managing The
f'FSnsr champ.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1920-05-06
HIGHLANDS NEWS

A. G. Zierdt purchased an Oakland
Six on Wednesday.
Mrs. Sherman Whiting and daught-
er are guests at the Sonderman home.
Edna Keene attended the Sunnyside
convention of the Inland Empire Sun
day school on Sunday and Monday.
William H. Stratton of Tacoma
spent the weekend with his wife and
son who are visiting at the C. A.
Mitchell home.
John Ross returned on Mon
day from sad. errand at Mountain
Home, Idaho. He had been called
there by the sudden death of his
father. ~... -. a.re=re '.
The engine and pump We're install
led on the club house grounds the first
of the week by manager Sonderman
and Mr.. Burris who will have charge
of the grounds during the summer.
Pres. E. A. Barg gave the engine the
first tryout on Wednesday evening.
The annual meeting Of the Wom-
ems club was well attended about 80
being present. On account of illness
the president, Mrs. w. L. Craver was
absent and the meeting was called to
order by vice president, Mrs. j. p.
Hanratty. The ladies decided to con-
tinue meeting during the summer,
meeting on the usual fourth Friday
but in the evening instead Of after
moons. Hostesses for the May meet
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1920-05-06

DR.. and Mrs. l.. L. Corfman OF
Spokane spent the weekend with his
parents Mr.. and Mrs. L. ". Corfman
Mrs. II. S. Huntington visited with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. D. H. Har-
per of Prosser Saturday and Sun
day.
Rev. F. l.. Fraser who was unable
to conduct services at Sunnyside be-
cause of illness, is now fully Recover
ed.
The Woman's Missionary society
of the Baptist church were entertain
ed Thursday at the home of Mrs. H.
w. Withers.
Mrs. Ben Duffy of Seattle and Bert
and Christ Erickson of Benge are
visiting at the home of their. parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Erickson.
Mrs. w. S. Whiting and little
daughter arrived Tuesday from Har-
rington to join Mr.. Whiting and
make their home here.
The Sunday school class of Rev. H.
j. Wood known as the high school
class enjoyed a picnic at Van Horn
lake Thursday afternoon.
Born-to Mr.. and Mrs. L. L.Wood-
ward of Oswego, Oregon, April %,
a daughter. Mrs. Woodward was
formerly Miss Ruth Hamilton Of this
city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Horton Huntington
entertained small party of friends
at very prettily appointed dinner
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1920-05-06

rr;day is tag day for the seniors.
Sunday, May 9th, is Mothers Day
phil G. Warnock was Pasco visit
or Wednesday.
cbas. III. Swigart of Yakima was in
town Tuesday.
County engineer Guy Heberling was
!, business visitor Wednesday.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. E. F. McNafl
on Sunday, April II, daughter.
There will be no services at the
congregational church Sunday eve
J. n. Siegfried made business trip
70 Walla WalIa and Yakima this week.
Born, Friday, April 3Oth, to Mr..
and Mrs, L. F. Pearce, a daughter.
Richard Barber of Buckley is a
ouest at the home of his uncle, Alfred
Given.
Carl Hansen of Prosser spent the
latter part of the week in Kenne-
wick.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rosco Donelly of
pasco were guests of Mrs. Nellie
shaughnessy Wednesday.
Mrs. F. A. Dunlap was hostess to
the Methodist missionary society on
Thursday afternoon. .
Mrs. Nellie Shaughnessy and her
daughter, Nellie visited friends in
Pasco Wednesday.
Miss Edith Mcbride left Wednesday
for Pullman where she will remain
until the beginning of the week.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1920-05-06

ing will be Mrs. j. X. Hawkins, Mrs.
E. o. King, Mrs. A. G.. Zierdt apd
Mrs. Z. o. Keene. After the usual
routine business short recess was
taken during which the silver Offering
and donations for Improvement Of the
grounds was TAKEN The silver Of
fering was $4.S5 and $500 We're hand
ed in for improvement purposes. At
the annual meeting the following Of
ficers were elected: President, Mrs.
A. G. Zierdt, vice president, Mrs. Ras-
mussen, secretary, Miss Belle Rob-
ertson, treasurer, Mrs. J. X. Haw-
kins. The president, Mrs. A. G.
Zierdt by virtue of her office will be
delegate to the Yakima valley fed
GRAFTON meeting, Miss Robertson was
selected as alternate. A pleasant
feature Of the afternoon was 4 read
ing and several solos given by Master
Harry Jordan Of Tacoma and a song
by four little girls, Airline Mitchell,
Harriet Hudnall, Rhoda Reece and
Eunice Rasmussen. Miss Virginia
Burris accompanied on the piano.
Mrs. E. o. King also favored the club
with solo. The hostesses, Mrs.
Boldt, Mrs. Rasmussen, Mrs. Liebel
and Mrs. Spiegelberg served coffee,
sandwiches, ice cream and cake.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1920-05-06

Mr.. and Mrs. ]. HI. Seigfried enter
tanned group of friends at dinner at
Hotel Kennewick Friday evening,
complimenting Mrs. r. L. Turner.
Covers were laid for eight.
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1920-06-11
KEEPING THE BOY
ON THE FARM

One of the farmers most diff
cult problems has been the keep
ing of the boy on the farm. It
seems to be human nature that as
soon as a boy arrives at the young
manhood period, the city appeals
very strongly to him. All the
while he is attending the country
school he hears all sorts of stories
about the good times folks are
having in the city. During the
summer vacation period, his city
cousin comes out to spend few
days on the farm and tells him all
about the amusements going on
back home and the conveniences
he has in the city of which the
farm lad is deprived. All these
rumOrs tend to excite the curios-
ity of the country lad and by the
time he reaches about twenty
years of age he has decided to de-
sert the farm, go to the city, en-
joy life and above all make lots Of
money in short time.
Up to this time he has spent all
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1920-06-11
NEW SALEM

Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Brown, of
Plains, Ca, spent last oMnday
with Mr.. Walker Stephens and
family.
Mr.. Ben Griggs, of Oklahoma,
is visiting in this community.
Mrs. F. R. Kirk had visiting
her last Tuesday Mrs. Ida Carnes
and daughter, Leila, Mrs. Annie
James and Mrs. Anna Ridgeway.
Mrs. w. A. Frasure and daugh-
ter, Ula, spent last Wednesday
night with Mrs. G. G. Edmondson,
at Smyrna.
Mrs. Ollie Carnes spent Sunday
with Mr.. Palmer Hairston and
family, at Pine Mt.
Mr.. Cecil Manning and wife,
Of Marietta, visited Mr.. Ben Con-
ger, and family Sunday Afternoon.
Miss Ina Carnes spent Sunday
with Miss Idell Adair at Pine Mt.
Lucy.
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1920-06-11

his life on the farm. He has learn
ed the cultivation of soil, the ro-
tation of crops and the million and
one other things necessary to the
successful operation of the farm.
His value to the farmer can not
be estimated and oftentimes
should he lad depart for the city,
it is necessary for the farmer to
try and replace him by some fell
low who is inexperienced, which
results in loss of time, produc-
ton and money. Quite often such
action is detriment to the young
man as well as to the farmer. For
when he gets to the city he finds
that things are not just as he had
them pictured. He is required to
start in on job at the bottom
and oftimes before he has worked
his way up to a responsible posi-
ton, he becomes discouraged and
settles down to very ordinary
life OF meager means without the
possibilities of the independent
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1920-06-11
The minister in delivering the

The minister in delivering the
commencement sermon at the A.
& M. College made this appeal
"Stay on the farm where you are
needed and away from the cities
where you are not needed"
No, K I'd, Susie I'll never en-
danger my life by inspecting Mil
ton county roads if they are as
bad as you represent, besides if
| wanted to shuttle off this mortal
coil little speeding on Cobb's
roads would do the work and we
would be nearer our resting place.
Our only hopes of easy riding now
is reaching the golden streets,
none here.
After our long delay in getting
our crops planted, one fellow tells
us the moon is not right and he
will have to wait until the moon
,gets RICH for planning.
Cobb county lost one of it's best
citizens in the death of A. P. Nc
Lain. A good man has gone. We
extend our sympathy to the fam
lily. Allen.
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1920-06-11

Que to an,
over -abund-|
ance Of that
poison called)
uric acid.
The kidneys
are not able
to get rid of
it. Such con-
ditions you
can readily
overcome,
and prolong
ifeby taking
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1920-06-11
MCAFEE

The farmers sure enjoyed the
dry weather last week. lie was the
first dry weke this year.
Mrs. A. T. Patton has been visit
ing her sick mother, Mrs. Canoe,
Of MONDAY, the past week. She
reports her mother improving
somewhat.
Sorry Mrs. w. T. Gufin is still
under care of her physician, but
we are glad she's improving some.
Miss Mae Cunningham, who is
spending a few days at home
visited relatives at Benson Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harve Chance, of
Blackwell, spent the weekend
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. G.
M. Wilkie.
The young folks enjoyed a sing
ing given by Mrs. R. A. Cunning
ham Sunday night.
Miss Lula Enbanks, of the A. &
NJ. College is spending her vaca-
ton with her sister Mrs. w. T.
Gufin. School Girl.
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1920-06-11
Oh, DEAR! nv BACK!

Merciful Heavens, how my back
hurts in the morningl" It's all
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1920-06-11
UNWELCOME VISITORS ON
THE WAY TO MARIETTA

They have arrived. The advance
guard is already here only few
hundred strong as yet, but others
are on the way and in few days
they will make the evening air
around the park square hiddeous
with their shrill voices and render
the park unfit for human occupa-
ton.
Everybody knows just what we
are talking about, and everybody
holds the same views about the
pesky and numerous little Cuban
martins, who, every year insist on
spending the earlier summer
months with us, stripping the
trees in the park of every particle
of their green foliage.
Peculiar, isn't it, how they will
not go anywhere else to sleep
You may smoke them out, or fire
guns at them all you like, but they
will come right back, and light in
the same trees os thick that they
may be seen clinging to each 9TH
er IN order to hold on.
On one or two occasions the fire
department has been able to
sweep them down from the trees
with stream of water but next
evening they seem just as numer-
ours and persistent as before.
We wonder of some of the
"wise guys" on the Chautauqua
circuit might not have been abel
to tell us how to get rid of them
without moving off and leaving
them?
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1920-06-11
LOG CABIN

A most delightful time was
highly enjoyed by all at the social
which met with Mr.. and Mrs. Lo-
gan last Thursday. The refresh
ments which was ice cream and
cake were carried out in pink and
white, also pink, and white mints.
About % or 80 went to the Full
ton county tower Sunday to sing
for the prisoners. Mr.. Donaldson
preached a fine sermon.
Mrs. Eberhart complimented
her niece with a party Friday
night. All the young folks of the
nelghborhood being invited. Miss
Conway will leave soon for her
home in Florida.
Mr.. and Mrs. Caldwell and fam
lily will leave next week for Wash
ington, D. c., to visit Mrs. Cald-
wells people.
Locus Grove School closed with
most successful term, a pretty
program was enjoyed by the pa
rents after which the parents and
teachers club entertained the
children with lemonade and cake.
Every one remember the pray
er meeting at 8 o'clock every Fri
day night. We certainly have
some mighty good talks and pray
ers.
Mr.. Raymond Ball has returned
home.
Every one remember Sunday
School at 9 80 Sunday morning.
Our crowd grows larger each
Sunday. Tell Me.
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1920-06-11
MOUNT ZION

Cotton chopping is the order of
the day.
We heard the wedding bells
ringing Sunday afternoon. Miss
Eddie Station and Mr. H. G. Rich
ards were married Sunday after
noon. We wish them a long and
happy life.
There will be wedding on the
first Sunday in June at Nesbitt.
Next Sunday is our regular
preaching day. Let everybody
come and hear Rev. Hurn.
There is Sunday School at this
place every Sunday afternoon at
3: 80. Let everybody come out
and help in the good work.
Mrs. Fl. G. Dobbs visited friends
here one day last week.
We are glad to say Mrs. Lemon
who has been sick for the past
week is improving.
Mr.. G. H. Lemon visited friends
near Smyrna Sunday,
Mr.. and Mrs. C. H. Dobbs Bor-
ing, of near Smyrna, visited their
daughters at this place one day
last week.
entity
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1920-06-11
life which were afforded him had
be remained on the farm.

life which were afforded him had
he remained on the farm.
Now the thing which has I'm
most cases taken the farm boy to
the city is the promise of more
pleasure, more comfort and more
convenience in his living condi-
ton as well as the promise of more
pay and better advancement.
Where conveniences of electric
light and power, Of running water
a modren bathroom and labor saw
ing devices of all kinds have been
installed on the farm it is found
that the boys are much more CON-
tent to stay and carry on he
work for which their early train
ing has fitted Them A great
many farmers, heads of families i'm
which there are several boys, have
realized this and have given their
farms these modern conveniences.
They have been repaid by having
their boys stay with them instead
OF going to the city.
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1920-06-11
LOST MOUNTAIN

We see citizen on the Atlanta
road has filed a bill of injunction
and stopped the road crew from
work. We beat that, they stopped
work in these parts without an in
junction.
We sen to a Marietta drug store
to get zoe worth of early corn for
roasting ears, it costs us at the
rate of $$44.80 per bushel. Is that
profteering?
If the San Francisco Democrat
ic convention is as hard to hold as
the Georgia Convention it will
need to be lassoed and held by the
collar.
We see some fellow is lecturing
on Back to the Farm" Yes,
that is whats hurting now, too
many backs to the farm.