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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-05-05
THE REASON WHY.

Bird S. C0ler commissioner o,
charities in New York City has de.
clared himself for prohibition. be.
cause he believes that the experien-
|ment Of . few months has proven thai
It involves q vast amount Of goo6
among the people who were mosl
harmed by the liquor traffic. As JUS
one instance. he says that $50o.00t
will be received from patients in thu
city hospitals who are able to pa,
for treatment and are Of class who
formerly would have been unable tt
pay anything. Mr.. Golfer says tina,
the Improvement In conditions is alst
felt in thousand other ways.
There can be little doubt in the
minds OF any thinking man or woman
that to prohibition this country large
ly owes its immunity, so far from con-
ditions such as exist In Russia, Der.
lin, Paris, and other of the continen.
tai capitals.
+ Things are bad enough as it is. Bu'
the great mass of people are sober
They are able to weigh things intelli-
gently, their brains are not befuddled
with liquors and they are thinking FOL
themselves, instead Of following few
insane leaders. as they probably would
do, were their passions were aroused
If ever there was a time that this ma
ton needed men Of sober minds, men
by strong drink.
of strong mentality, men who are mas
ter OF every faculty they possess, It II
now.
This nation is spending as never
before, and yet the saving deposits are
greater than at any period OF our fl
nancial history. Prohibition is respon-
sib1e for this. too.
Even II there are men blinded By
their own selfish passions and con-
sumed by their own appetities. it IL
hardly probable that these men wani
to see this country plunged into revo-
luton, and those who have reached q
place of decency in society thrown
back to penury and pensioners on the
bounty Of these very men and others.
No sane man or woman will vote
against prohibition, unless they are
entirely devoid of fear Of that mob
spirit" the danger of which is in
creased thousand fold by intoxicants,
and which is the reason, and the only
reason. back of every successful revo-
luton in which murder and rapine are
committed in the name of justice and
charity.
But this country will never again be
burdened with the liquor traffic: never
again will the people Of this America
fill the Golfers of German brewers with
blood money, wiring from the quivering
hearts OF mothers. and wives and suf-
fering children.
The people do not want the liquor
traffic. The men who voted it out will
keep it out, and will be backed by many
a man who was formerly opposed to
prohibition. but who has come back
again to decency and right living, and
proposes to remain a man, instead OF
a receptacle for poisoned booze"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-05-05
Known BY Its Newspapers.

L
The Times Union says: THE news
papers Of Florida testify to the class
/ of people who live in this state. Nc
state in the Union is as well supplied
| as Florida with newspapers in pro-
iportion to population. A Florida city
with five thousand people will support
as good paper as will city of fifteen
thousand in another state-a fact
which shows that the Florida people
| are some pumpkins, whether news
papers have Influence or not
And there is no doubt of the papers
having influence, either. You can take
any great thing that has been raised
in the past decade in Florida and with
the exception Of the Cats catastrophe
which was not an issue, but an at
tempt to undo by. unfairness what we
had by default allowed to be done
there is not thing in Florida accom-
plishment that the papers have not had
a hand In.
The drainage Of the Everglades has
been largely newspaper accomplish
ment; making our pure food laws con-
form to the federal law was accom-
plished by newspapers educating the
people to it, and the people forcing the
legislature; prohibition has been ac-
complished through the newspapers,
and woman's suffrage as it stands to-
day is largely due to the publicity the
movement has been given.
The Florida press is recognized over
the country as being highly enlight-
ened. sensible, well edited and more
widely circulated in every part OF the
counties of the state than the papers
in any other Southern state at 1ea az
The Floridian is a reader, not only of
one paper. but OF many. He takes the
county paper, all of them in many in
Stances where there are as many as
three in county. He takes q church
or denominational paper, and he takes
his big state daily. In addition to all
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-05-05
BROTHER DIckEYs SAVING.

Eff dis WORT is howlin wilderness
hits man dat do de howlin'
Job wuz a patient man; but he never
had ter wait fer railroad train.
Solomon wuz mighty much mar
ried man; an yit dey calls him de
wiscst man!
Ananias wuz kilt fer lynn. In desc
days mems git a prize fer it.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-05-05

that, there are few communities IN
Florida where one or more New York,
Chicago. or other big city daily Is not
la regular part Of the daily mental
food.
The result is that Florida cannot
long Be made the tool OF pohticlans
who would and do use it TOR their own
purposes. II is fast becoming lmpos-
sible to fool the people with plafitudes
and with stories that are not likely to
be true.Tampa Tribune.
Many Are Compelled To.
ST. Petersburg folks went to Gulf
port this week to buy army goods,
nroving that trade will follow prices.
Location is not so important as many
persons believe. The people Of today
are shopping inte1ligeqtly and are
hunting low prices ana patron,ze the
stores that offer bargains.-St. Peters
burg Independent.
Beautiful Dreams.
The Tarpon Springs Leader still
dreams of a new county with Tarpon
Springs the county seat, Of course,
created by taking the north end of
pinellas and the west coast OF Pasco
county. Pinellas county is the small
est county in Florida and will hardly
listen to division.--Florfd Grower.
Yet There Are Those
Who Expect Them Free.
Being short OF newsprint, like many
other papers now, The Clearwater
sun il being printed on book paper,
which costs $40 ton. The man who
buys nickle newspaper today gets
100 per cent on his investment
Tampa Tribune.
Now and Then.
Governor Cats says that it is beyond
the power OF governor to raise taxes,
yet when he vas sowing the seed OF
dissension, hate and discord. he had
no hesitancy in saying that il elected
he would reduce taxation.-Highland
Pilot.
Which u Which?
Our old time friend, S. J. Triplett,
has Joined Harry Gam, OF The Lake
Wales Highlander. Now we will watch
and see how oil and water can mix
in the newspaper game.---Florida Ad-
vocate.
Will Not Buy New Clothing.
Signing pledges not to buy any wear
ing apparel for six months, seventy
two citizens Of st. Petersburg became
active members of the Overall Club
st. Petersburg Independent.
We are sure having some poll
ties in Florida right now. The scrap
inside party lines may lead to the ne
cessity for another scrap in the gem
eral election. The man who imagines
that the republicans in the state are
not watching for chance to get busy,
or that they cannot command votes
now that they never could before, has
not had his ear very close to the
ground. Breeze.
The Tampa Times says that writing
paragraphs is like trying to grow a
garden, and the Tampa Tribune COM
ments, Darn these weeds" But we
say, dig 'em out
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-05-05

The first systematic attempt 10
ter wild game was made in 1851
Judge ]. d. Cation in a park at
tawa, III.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-05-05
Press Comment
Get Through Quick.

GEL TNTUUyH &UtCKs
st. Lucie county has sold over half
a million dollars worth Of road bonds
and the state is to aid with $40, 900
on the Dixie Highway. Three quar-
tiers OF million ought to build good
lot OF roads in that progressive little
county, especially as it already has
nearly hundred miles Of hard roads.
Times Union.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-05-05

prohibition.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-05-05

Miami proposes a million dollar
ans.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-05-05

With the national conventions just
one month off, politics are likely to
boil over.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-05-05

Between baseball and fishing. 1t is q
good thing that campaign for mem
bership is ended. Everybody is taking
an afternoon off.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-05-05

Those wooden shoes will hardly be
fashionable in Pensacola except with
people who have wooden heads and
want to even up.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-05-05

To paraphrase: The light that lies
in Sidcatts eyes, and lies-and lies
and lies.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-05-05

One reason that granulated sugar
was recently quoted in Cuba at 20
cents and in Chicago at SO. is that they
grow it in Cuba and they don't in
Illinois. Moral: Plant sugar cane.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-05-05

The Tampa Times says that writing
paragraphs is like trying to grow a
garden, and the Tampa Tribune COM
ments, Darn these weeds" But we
say, dig 'em out.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-05-05

But yesterday the word of Sidjcatts
stood out against the world,
Now lies he everywhere and none so
poor to do him reverence.-Tampa
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-05-05

No man can vote in the forthcoming
election unless he has paid his poll
tax for the two years preceding this
year. And these poll taxes must have
been paid before the second Saturday
in May.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-05-05

With Ben Hancock, Yancey Watson
and Smithwick all after the Third dis
trict congressional honor held by
Smithwick, that district is apt to have
two more years Of Smithwick.-Tam
pa Tribune.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-05-05

Which II Which?
Our old-time friend, S. J. Triplett,
has Joined Harry Gam, OF The Lake
Wales Highlander. Now we will watch
and see how oil and water can mix
in the newspaper game. Florida Adj
yocate.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-05-05
Yet There Are Those
Who Expect Them Free.

Now and Then.
Governor Cats says that it is beyond
the power Of governor to raise taxes,
|yet when he was sowing the seed OF
dissension, hate and discord. he had
no hesitancy in saying that il elected
he would reduce Observation-Disclosures
Pilot.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-05-05
POLITICAL .nnouS-EMEnTs.

subject to the Democratic Primary,
June 9.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-05-05

Is this car? It is car. Is it an
open car? 1t is an open car? DO the
curtains work? The curtains do not
work. They are evidently on a strike.
Does it rain 1t sometimes does. Why
do they not make the curtain work :?
My child, do not know. It is dark
secret.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-05-05

The Pensacola Journal says there
was never a time when Cats was in
such disrepute as today. He's worse
than that. He's what the old con-
stable endorsed on the arrest warrant
of a man who fled to the marshes:
I'm swampum, up stumpo, non-come-
atem."-Tampa Tribune.
New-York tribune., 1920-12-23

Dressy Blouses of soft
Georgette Crepe with
wide frill edged with val
lace. Generous tucking
adds further charm, and
the colors are white, flesh
and bisque 90
New-York tribune., 1920-12-23

Girls Bloomer Dresses,
sturdlly made Of fine
chambray in plaids and
plain colofs. Two models
arefeatured, trimmedwith
white collars and cuffs,
and generous sashes of self
material. Sizes ~
6 to Il years C./O
Second FIoor
New-York tribune., 1920-12-23

Mesh Bags in green gold
finish, Of fine reversible
mesh, finished with three
mesh tassels and strap or
chain handle 1895
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1920-12-03
CHARGES AGAINST TEACHER
QUASHED BY GRAND JURORS
Takes No Action on Warrant for
Assault Arising from Hazing
Scuffle
October Term of Ben Hill Court
Adjourned After Small Run
Of Business

The charges of ASSAULT and battery
brought against Mr.. Carter, instruc-
tor at the high school, by the father
of Stancl Turner, who was injured
a scuffle that is said to have resulted
from an alleged attempt by high
school boys to haze another instruc-
tor, was quashed by the Bes Hill
county Grand Jury before its adjourn
ment yesterday. The warrant was
tabled
1t is probable that the city school
board will take up the hazing inform
ally at its regular meeting at the
city hall at 7:30 o'clock tonight.
Young Turner is improving from the
injury said to have been caused by
a kick received from Mr.. Carter.
Judge o. T. Cover formally ad-
journed the October session of Ben
Hill Superior court yesterday even
ing after it had been in session five
days. Several small misdemeanor
cases were tried, including three pro-
hibition cases in none of which were
convictions made. Not single fell
ony came UP for trial.
The rGand Jury made no mention
in its presentments of the jail deliv-
cry last mont which eleven escaped
from the county jail. 1t is under
stood that no blame is attached to
officials for the occurrence.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1920-12-03
Tax Collections Far
Below Normal Here
Graham Reports $4,000 Less on Dec
enber l Than in 1919

Tax receipts up to December LIST
show decrease of $1,000 from the
same date in 1919 despite the fact that
tax valuations have been increased at
a rate that will increase total collec-
tions by at least twenty per cent
Tax Collector Fred Graham re-
ported today that approximately $13,-
600 has been collected to date, against
$4,000 last year. AT last years speed
of collection, $4,000 should have
been collected so, as a matter of fact.
Ben Hill county people are $4,000
slower on state and county taxes than
last year.
Total collections this year should be
around 100000 instead of last wears
$4,000.
The tax books close at 6 o'clock
the evening of December 20. Only
fourteen more open days are left in
which to pay taxes. Mr.. Graham has
made his last round Of the county pre-
cincts and taxes must be paid at his
office at the court house.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1920-12-03

last night, but will do SO, it is said.
Gen. Walter A. Harris and Charles
M. ,Durrance were busy yesterday on
the defense of Mrs F. E. Elmer, the
latter visiting, her at the Bib coun-
ty jail.
Conferences of lawyers batured the
days developments here and the COL
Letting of afffdavits featured the de-
velopments in other sections of the
State.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1920-12-03
WILL TRY TO GET
BAPTIST HOSPITAL
Meeting at Chamber of Com
merce Tonight of Committee
OTHER TOWNS CONTEND
Securing Of Baptist Location
Said To Mean Thousands

A go getter" committee composed
OF all the members of the board of
directors OF the Fitzgerald Hospital
Company, the board of governors of
the Chamber of Commerce and the
mayor and city council of Fitzgera1d
will hold meeting tonight at the
Chamber of Commerce to form plans
for pulling to Fitzgerald the Baptist
Hospital which is to be located in
South Georgia by the Baptist Hospi-
tai Association.
The committee was named and the
date for meeting set after rousing
mass meeting, at which about fifty
prominent business and professional
men were present Wednesday night.
That meeting had been called after
meeting OF hospital stock holders
Tuesday night
The project as outlined by William
k. Bowen at the Wednesday meeting,
means increasing the local hospital
OF forty beds to at least one hundred
beds and probably more, and an ex-
penditure of as much as 100000 in
the city from the Baptist treasury, in
addition to making Fitzgerald the
health center of South Georgia.
At their meeting Tuesday the stock
holders voted to sell the Fitzgerald
Hospital to the association for $4,000
its actual cost, and to then donate
$37, 500, of the amount to the Associ-
alton
Albany, Valdosta and Townsville
are known to be seeking to locate the
hospital in their respective cities and
probably other cities will make a bid
for it. The "go-getter committee"
will determine on the best offer Fitz-
gerald can make and will name a
sub committee to go before the board
of trustees of the Baptist Hospital
Association with their proposition.
At the meeting Wednesday, DR..
Frank Ward, owner and proprietor of
the Ben Hill Sanitarium, offered to
close his hospital and subscribe $500
to gift to the Baptist Hospital AS
ISOLATION if the location is secured. :,
Among those who spoke at the meet
ing were Messrs Bowen, Mayes, who
presided, Parrot, Ward, R. M. Ware,
John Dorminey, E. L. Dorminey, Kill
crease, Turner.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1920-12-03
CENTRAL CHRISTIAN CHURCH

Corner Lee and Jessanine Streets
Bible School 1000 a. M, w. A.
Adams, superintendent.
Preaching 11:15 a. m. Address by
Mrs. Mott of Waycross, C. w. B. M
secretary of this district and formerly
sec. of c. w. B. M. in State of Miss
issippi
Preaching 7:30 p. m. "Our Posi-
ton, It's Safety and Strength"
Prayer meeting Wednesday 7:3C
p. m.
Subject "Jesus, and the Way To
Live" Leader A. Kratz.
All are welcome, Come then, with
us and we will do thee good"
S. A. STRAUN, Minister.
314 South Lee street Phone 6o-L
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1920-12-03
WOMEN MAY VOTE
In JUSTICE ELECTION
Judge Adams Says Polls Open to
200 Fair Registrars
FOUR CANDIDATES IN
Race Has Been Briskest for 7. P
in Many Years of Politics

The more than 200 women regis
tered for the ballot may vote in the
election for justice of the peace for
the 1887 George Militia District to-
morrow, it was stated this afternoon
by Judge D. P. Adams after a con-
ference with Solicitor General ]. =
Wall.
Two of the four candidates have
been making an especial appeal to
the feminine vote and have canvassed
the fair voters pretty thoroughly. 1t
is expected that many will take ad-
vantage of their first opportunity to
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1920-12-03
STATE TO CONTEST
BAIL FOR MRS. QUITS.
Mcclellan Leaves for Abbeville
to Collect Sworn Statements
BARTLETT WITH QUITS
Will Assist Berner. Nicholson
and Eldridge Cults in Case

MACON, Dec. 3.-That the Stat,
will present its case principally ir
aftidavits, at the hearing for bail next
Tuesday for those arrested in con.
nection with the death of Fred D
Shepard, was indicated yesterday. w
A. Mcclellan, noted criminal LAWYER
who has become associated in the
prosecution, left yesterday for Able
vile and other points, it was learned
= to collect these affidavits.
Had Been Estranged
Fred D. Shepard and his wife were
SAID to have been separated for ap-
proXlmately month before his
death, he living at the home of Mrs.
lone Henry at Perry and she resid-
ing at the home of her mother in
Jacksonville. The latter was said to
have been i'll and was attended by
DIR. F. E. Elmer, the family physician
When ]. A. Turner, overseer of the
Eldridge Cults farm at Abbeville shot
John Hopson, way was opened for
an effort to bring about a reconcilia-
ton between Shepard and his wife.
Mrs Shepard (now Mrs. Elmer)
fastened to the bedside of her son,
John Hopson, and Mrs. Henry and
another son of the former, Ernest
Hopson, succeeded in getting Shep-
ard to Abbeville.
1t was said to have been at the
Cults home that Shepard and his wife
were brought together again in an
effort to re-estab1ish their marital re-
lations.
From an unauthoritative source, if
is said, this attempt failed, and in
the failure Shepard is alleged to have
received scars which he carried to his
grave.
The State, it is understood, has
several witnesses to the scene that
took place in the Cults home and
also some affidavits as to statements
made.
1t is alleged that some of these wit,
nesses assert that DR.. EImer's name
was mentioned by Shepard before al
legged trouble started in which he Is
said to have received scars.
Claims Will Feature Irrelevant
Solicitor General Charles H. Gar
rett said that the will feature of the
case was only an after incident and
had no direct bearing upon the alleged
poison plot and it made no difference
with the States case as to whether
the will is bona fide or not.
Lawyers for the State yesterday
thought it strange that the lawyer
who is said to have drawn the will
should have remained silent, permit
ting Shepard's widow to qualify as
the administrative of the estate. And
incidentally, it develops, there was
absolutely no suspicion of poison at
the time, for one of the Crandalls
went on the widows bond in the
Houston court of ordinary.
The array of legal talent figuring
in the Shepard case was aurnented
yesterday by the appearance of Judge
c. L. Bartlett as one of the lawyers
for Mrs. Cuts, R. L. Berner of this
city, and D. B. Nicholson of Fitzger-
aid, are others associated with FL
bridge Cuts in her defense. They
had filed no petition for bail up to
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1920-12-03
BY ROBERT FULLER

Written Specially for Leader-Enterprse and Press
Inc most important agricultural called in this
country Will be attended Dec Indianapolis Ind bv men
foremost IN agricultural activities purpose of solving
pressing affecting the welfare of farmers
Agriculture going to the mat with systems of dis
tribution f o'N-' - uiS-
Inc recent decline of farm commodity prices brought about
most situation both industrial and agricuuralv which
the American Farm Bureau Federation will attempt correct The
convention was called by President ]. R. Howard
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1920-12-03

VIII Attend National
Farm Bureau ConcLaue
convention IN indianapolis December Most Imnoran+
Ever Held by Farmers America ~
EXPORT no CENTRAL EuRopE

e business Brains OF Nation To Advise Producers IN
Means of Preventing Farm Disaster
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1920-12-03
o. E. S. MEETING

Adah Chapter No. Is ., r. S. will
hold a regular meeting Monday ev-
ening, Dec. 9th, at s o'clock. Annual
election of officers and other business
All members in good standing re-
auested to attend.
MRS. c. L. FOX, w. M.
MISS AUTO GRIFFIN, Sec.
DIDO
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1920-12-03

effectively express their choice.
The official ballot is as fol Lows:
FOR JUSTICE Of The PEACE
FOR 1887 DISTRICT
Vote for one)
T. Wiley Fletcher
D. F. Paulk
F. M. Powers
]. r. Reece
FOR CONSTABLE 1887
DISTRICT
Brown Mccall
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1920-12-03

Mr.. an Mrs. w. Fl. Taylor moved
to Ocilla Thursday.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1920-12-03
Fretwell Again Makes
"$lQ6,OOO" Lite Club

For the third successive year Mr..
c. A: Fretwell has qualified as
member of the Hundred Thousand
Dollar" Club of the Virginia Life In
surance Company, one of the several
concerns he represents. His record
for 1920 was $144,000 and entities him
to attend the 1921 convention.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1920-12-03

Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. NJ Bryan an
nounce the arrival of baby girl at
their home on West Central Avenue.
Mother and daughter are both report
ed doing fine.