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The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1920-09-20
FARM BUREAU
CLOSES NE NJ
: BERSH|P DRIVE
269, Members Secured For Initial
Members.

The Ben Hill County Farm Bureau
starts off with 2oo paid up members
in the county, a fair start for new
Farm Organization, which is destined
to do a great deal of remunerative
service for the farmers of Georgia.
Fitzgerald district, including the
farmers living in the district, heads
the list with 120 members. Ashton
has FL, Bowers Mill, 80; Dickson
Mill, 80; Williamson Mill, 30; Vaughn
Taylor, %. A special organizer will
visit each district in few days and
complete the organization. Commu-
nifty Councils will be organized in
each district and county council,
made up of delegates from the Com
munity Councils will have the county
work in charge.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1920-09-20
CONSTITUTIONS ADOPTION
BY u. S. COMMEMORATIVE

NEW YORK, Sept. 20.-While
thousands of men and women, with
the memory of Thursdays explosion
fresh i'll their minds, joined in singing
America" and "The Star Spangled
/. Banner" the members of the New
York chapter of the Sons and Daugh-
tiers of the American Revolution COM
memorated the one hundred and thir-
ty-third anniversary of the adoption
of the constitution on the stage of the
United States subtreasury in Wall
street. at noon Friday.
Brig. Gen. William J, Nicholson,
commander of the Seventy Ninth Di-
vision during the war, delivered an
address in which he referred to the
explosion.
eff this disaster was deliberate" he
said, "let every man and woman here
take an oath to do all he can to bring
the miserable reptiles to justice. Kill
them every time they put their heads
up, Any one who would do such a
thing has no right to live"
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1920-09-20
$4,000 Furniture
Company Latest
Development Here

We are publishing today a petition
tor charter for the Fitzgerald Furni-
ture Company, being organized BY
Messers ]. Kassewitz, ]. H. Mayes,
President of the Chamber of Com
merce and Superintendent of the Fitz-
gerald Cotton Mills, and Senator-elect
Wiley Williams. The corporation will
occupy the entire lower floor of the
Odd Fellows building on South Main
streets The building which is now
occupied by Fletcher's Garage will BE
entirely remodelled, and when COM
pleted will be one of the best equip
ped and model furniture stores in this
section.
The new corporation contemplates
to add to its furniture stock every
kind of house and kitchen furniture
and equipment, and will be in posi-
ton to furnish the newly weds with
everything from a cook stove to :
complete nursery equipment. The
organizers of the company are some
OF our best known business men with
ample capital to do an extensive bust
ness in the large territory which they
expect to work.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1920-09-20

San Francisco, Cal; Alaska; for duty
w. A. NJ, c. & T. System, either as
telegraph or radio linemen.
In addition to the above assign
ments there are also vacancies in the
Signal Corps Training School, which
has been established at Fort Alfred
Vail, N. J., At this school enlisted
men are instructed in Signal Corps
Work, and when qualified for techinal
duty, they will be assigned to sta
tons where needed, in connection
with Signal Corps work.
Men will be either assigned direct
to organizations or will be sent to this
training school. The pay is good,
ranging from $4,000 to $500 per
month, in addition to board, lodging,
clothing, medical attention, laundry,
etc.
Any one wishing further informa-
ton can get same by applying at the
Army Recruiting Office, Fitzgerald
Georgia.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1920-09-20

WATSON COMES OUT STRONG
FOR TOM HARDWICK
Sage of McDufhe Declares For Uni.
fed Policy in Georgia on Vital Is
sue of Americanism,

ATLANTA, Sept-Declaring that
the task of wrestling the control of
the State of Georgia from the hands
half completed and that the job will
not be finished until Thomas w. Hard
wick is elected governor, Thomas E.
Watson, Democratic nominee for the
United States Senate, in the Friday
issue of his Columbia Sentinel urged
all his followers to rally to Mr.. Hard
wick's support. He declares he will
take Oft his coat, mount the stump and
fight with all his strength for Hard
wick in his turnover race against Cliff
ford Walker.
L will not consider the campaign
closed until we elect Hardwick." said
Mr. Watson.
his announcement caused much in
terest throughout the State, as there
has been some speculation as to what
course the new senatorial nominee
would pursue Much of this specula-
ton came from sources opposed both
to him and MI Hardwick, and his re-
ply will leave no doubt in the minds
of any that Mr.. Watson is in the gu
bernatorial fight to a finish and will
assist his friend to the extent of his
ability.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1920-09-20
BARRACKS AND PHI
LATHEAS ORGANIZE

The Young Mems and Young Wom-
ems Glasses of the First Methodist
Church met on Friday evening to or
ganize into the Baraca and Philathea
organization, their being about forty
present. Three young men from
Douglas, Messers Wilson, Mead and
Crosby put the organization into ef-
tect. They told of the work, social,
numerical and devotional as done by
these organizations.
These classes will meet and arrange
tor program to put every young man
and woman in some Sunday School.
Mr.. Lincoln spoke on Communits
Service. Refreshments were served
and general good time enjoyed by
all.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1920-09-20
BIS STEAMSHIP BURNED
AT BALTIMORE DOCKS

BALTIMORE, Md, Sept. 18.-Fire
early Friday destroyed the steamship
kershaw, one of the largest of the
fleet of the Merchants and NJ. 4
transportation Company, w'dle the
vessel was in the lower docks of the
Baltimore Drydocks and Shipbuildine
Company. The fire started in one Of
the holds of the vessel from cause
undetermined. The Kershaw had
been undergoing repairs several weeks
Six members of the dining room de-
partment were unaccounted for, but
it is the belief of officials that these
men may have spent the night in the
city. The vessel was valued at $780,
600. :
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1920-09-20
u. S. ARMY WANTS MEN
FOR SIGNAL CORPS

The Army Recruiting office, Cham
Ser OF Commerce III. ling, has just
received an urgent call for specially
Signal Corps of the United States
Army.
Assignment of these men can be
made to Camp Dix, N. j., Camp Cor
don, Ga, Camp Jackson, S. c., Camp
Funston, Kans., Fort Sam Houston,
Texas, Fort Bliss, Texas, Camp
Dodge, Iowa, Fort Leavenworth,
Kansas, Charleston, S. c., Alaska, and
to the Mexican border.
There are splendid opportunities
for promotion in the Signal Corps
branch of the Service, and we'll quail
fed men should experience no diff
Guilty in obtaining rapid promotion.
Men with training in any of the
following lines are especially desired
for this branch of the Service. Teleg,
raphers, telephone men, telephone op.
orators, Radio Operators, Linemen
Electricians, Electric Storage Battery
Wen, Cable Spiders, Instrument Ma
kers and Repairers, Stenographers
Clerks, Cooks, Photographers, HON.
ing Pigeon Men, Chauffeurs and Mo-
torcyclists.
Telephone and telegraph men \oi
experience, will if they desire, be sent
to the following places: Fort WOOD
N ": Fort Sam Houston Texas.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1920-09-20
MUSIC CLASS

1t has been deciied that the B.
Sharp Club would be the name OF
Miss Speir's music class of smaller pu-
pills, The B-Sharp Club was called
to order this morning, September Is
1920, by the president. The roll was
called and minutes read by the sec
rotary.
The motto of our class is Some
times B-Sharp, Never B Fiat, Always
B Natural"
To become more familiar with
rhythm and time we shall march in
time to notes written on the board
by our teacher. We also count aloud
while we are marching. Today we
studied A, or common time. Part
of our next lesson will be devoted tc
Ludwig Van Beethoven's life
We went to the board today and
drew the staff showing the FIVE lines
and four spaces, We then wrote the
signature of all our sharp and fla
scales.
The meeting was then adjourned
until next Saturday morning.
ORA BELLE BURROWS,
Secretary
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1920-09-20
KANSAS FARMERS PLEDGED
TO HOLD WHEAT FOR So

CONCORDIA, Kas., Sept. 20. -
Farmers in the Kansas wheat belt at
Aurora Friday announced they would
hold their crops for So bushe1. None
of this years crop has been sold yet.
The farmers declare they object to
, the margin of profit taken by millers
and will let their crop stand in the
fields rather than accept lower rate.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1920-09-20
NEW FORCE AT
SLIGH AND SMITHS

Sigh and Smith, Inc, have secured
the services of A. A. Harvey as book
keeper, Wiley Whitley as sales mana
ger for the Overland, and Boley Wat
son as chief mechanic III their repair
department.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1920-09-20

The whole nation rocked with the
news of the great bomb disaster at
Broad and Wall streets-the financial
center of the world--when 81 persons
were blown to bits and more than 800
injured by flying glass and debris.
This picture-the first published in
this section, was taken less than ten
minutes after the exrrosion, which oc-
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1920-09-20

Wall 'street-when clerks and traders
sart to lunch. t
Property damage will exceed $780,
600 it is said. The damage to the J.
Pierpont Morgan bank being in ercess
of half million. Government, state
and city officials are bending every
effort to run down the guilty.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1920-09-20

Cured at exactly noon on Thursday,
September 10.
Many theories are advanced as to
the cause of the explosion-but all Of
hcials are of the opinion that it was
the result of an internal machine load
ed with deadly INT and timed to ex-
plode at noon-the busiest hour on
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1920-09-20
r. A. CHAPTER

There will be regular Convocation
of Fitzgerald Chapter No. 81, Tues
day evening, September 21st, at eigh,
o'clock. Work in the Master Degree
Companions requested to attend.
DAVID L. PAULK, H. P.
]. w. PEARSON. Sec.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1920-09-20
DIR. SWARTZ'S SOAP.

We keep the famous DIR. Swartz's
Medicated Soap, the kind that Mr.
Varnedoe used to sell you On sale
at our store.
STEPHENS FURNITURE CO.,
227 East Pine Street, Pone 594.
If.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1920-09-20

Miss Macye Williams left last week
for Central college, Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Miss Williams will make a special stu
dy of oratory.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1920-09-20
NEW YORK CITY OFFERS
$4,000 REWARD IN PLOT

NEW YORK, Sept. 2O.-A reward
of $4,000 was offered by the Board Of
Estimate Friday, at the request of
Mayor Hylan, for information leading
to the arrest of persons who caused
Thursdays Broad and Wall Street
explosion. ls
An additional $500 was offered for
information leading to the. discovery
6f the owner of the mystery wagon"
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1920-09-20

Mr.. L. A. Lewis of Waycross, spent
Sunday pleasantly here with friends.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1920-09-20

Wilcox Superior court is in session
in Abbeviile this week, and number
of our attorneys are attending its ses-
sions.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1920-05-27
CLOVIS ELKS V|CTORS IN
ANOTHER GAME SUNDAY

Clovis Elks won from Tulia in an
interesting game Of base ball last
Sunday. This is the fonrth victory
for the Elks this season. The score
, the third inning was 6 to 1 in
favor of Tulia when Goodwin went
in the box and pitched an air tight
game keeping the visitors from seer
inS during the remainder of the
game, the final score being Z to 6
in favcr of Clovis, Clovis got thir-
teen hits while Tulia was credited
with only 6. The game was an in
teresting one from start to finish
and the attendance was good.
Next Sunday the Elks team goes
to Vega, Texas, wnere they will play
return game with the team there.
Clovis won from Vega in a game
played here few weeks ago.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1920-05-27
ChdS. E. Dennis for
National Delegate

The Curry County delegation to
the state convention at Roswell will
be unanimously in favor Of sending
Chas E. Dennis of this county to San
Francisco as one Of the state dele
gates. The News hopes that the
Democratic convention at Roswell
will name Mr.. Dennis as one of these
delegates and feels absolutely sure
that it will. Mr.. Dennis has attend
ed every Democratic state convention
that has b,rn held since he has lived
in the state and has done much for
the party. Furthermore, he is emf
nently qualified to represent the
Democracy of the state in just the
way it should be represented.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1920-05-27
COUNTY DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION
HELD LAST SATURDAY AFTERNOON

ciated being invited by the party to
participate in their deliberations.
Mrs. Steed, although she did not
know she was going to be called
upon for a speech, made an appro-
pirate talk which was received with
rounds Of applause.
Harry l.. Patton in his usual pleas
ing manner made a good Democratic
speech. Mr.. Patton called attention
to the high taxes that the state ad-
ministration had heaped upon the
people and charged this to the Re-
publican party in that they had ere
ated so many unnecessary offices,
+. W. Bowyer, Mrs. H. L. Patton,
Mrs. Will Collins, Mrs. A lex
Shipley, Mrs. Sam. Bratton, Mrs.
George Roach, Mrs. Fred E. Dennis.
The following alternate delegates
were named; Mrs. Joc c. McClell-
and, j, P. Noble, Ambrose Ivy, Jno.
F. Taylor, Will Collins, D. L. Moye,
George Roach, Mr.. and Mrs. d. /.
Barnett, S. D. Dean, Mr.. and Mrs.
H. Z. Baker, A. ]. Short and Daniel
Boone.
Following the selection Of dele
gates several present addressed the
Convention. Judge Bratton intro
duced Mrs. C. V. Steed, nominee for
County Superintendent, who address
ed the convention in a pleasing man
ner. Mrs. Steed expressed the view
that the women of the county appre-
Mr.. Patton predicted that much OF
this would be relieved with state
Democratic administration.
j. r. Hull, nominee for state sen.
ate, called attention to the Repub
lican party's record on woman suf
frage in New Mexico. Last regulal
session Of the legislature, he stated
1.-THE Republicans voted down the Dem
ocratic suffrage measure, only t
enact il at later date at the specia
session after the measure became
more popular
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1920-05-27
FRIDAY AUCTION CLUB

Mr.. and Mrs. W. H. Dhckworth
were host and hostess to the Friday
Evening Auction Club last Thursday
evening with a seven o'clock lunch
con. The event was given on Thurs
day on account Of the Chautauqua
starting Friday.
After luncheon was served the
evening was spent playing Auction.
Mrs. John Barry was winner Of the
ladies' prize and Mr.. Scheurich won
the gentleman's prize. Those invit-
ed were Mr.. and Mrs. j. H. Barry,
Mr.. and Ms. c. A. Scheurich, Mr..
and Mrs. H. Jefferson, Mr.. and Mrs.
S. A. Jones, Miss Nanon Mobiles,
and Miss Grace Colgan of Kansas
City.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1920-05-27
.CHAUTAUQUA PROGRAM
UNUSUALLY INTERESTING

The Chautauqua program started
last Friday night with Baldy Strang,
Beatrice Baughman Iona Hoover and
Lois Leonard. They gave a musical
program in the afternoon and night
which was supplemented by a lecture
by DR.. Hilton |. Jones in the even
ing. DR., Jones' lecture was technical
but interesting and in spite of the
rain the audience heard his lecture
with interest.
]. Franklin Caveny, the chalk ar
tst, was the entertainer for Satur-
day afternoon and the forepart Of
the program in the evening. The
real treat of the Saturday program
and one of the big nlmbers Of the
Chautauqua was the efficiency lec-
ture by Gatling Gun Fogleman. He
talked at a rapid rate but his lecture
all Soaked in" and was a good one.
Sunday afternoon DR.. Ernest c..
Mobley Of Amarillo lectured on
america at the Cross Roads" DR..
Mobley's lecture was thoroughly en-
joyed. He was formerly pastor Of
the Christian church at Amarillo and
is known to many people in Clovis.
On Sunday night the play, Moth
ing But the Truth" was given. This
was decidedly the best number of the
Chautauqua. 1t was better than the
plays given on previous years from
the standpoint Of the talent that took
part and was much more thoroughly
enjoyed than any number Of the Hor-
ner course that was given in Clovis
during the winter. Many did not
hesitate to say that this number
alone was worth the price of sea-
son ticket
The Orchestral Entertainers and
/ Helen Waggoner were on the pro-
gram for Monday afternoon and
night and DR.. Frank l.. Loveland gave
a lecture on Monday night.
DR.. Pattison Kline spoke on Tues
day afternoon on Strategic Ameri'
ca" and Chas. f. Horner's own com.
pany of musicians furnished the en-
tertainment for the evening as wei
as part of the afternoon program.
Jess Pugh, the joy-time specialist
on the last night of the Chautauqua
pleased his audience and this number
stood out as one Of the three strong
est Of the series of entertainments
His impeIonations Kept his audienc,
in a roar Of laughter.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1920-05-27
TEN-YEAR -OLD BOY
INJURED BY TRUCK

Roy Walker, ten year old son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. L. l.. Walker, who live
on North Main st, was seriously in
jured last Saturday morning when
he was run over by the ice truck
of the Railways Ice Co. The acci-
dent occurred at the corner of
Grand Avenue and Pile Street in
front of the Electric Filling Station.
Roy attempted to jump on the side
of the truck when his foot and hand
hold slipped and he fell under the
machine, the hind wheel Of the truck
passing over his body. The driver
had already shut off the gas from his
machine, preparing to stop, before
the boy jumped on the sdee of the
truck. The fact that the truck was
unloaded probably saved the lad from
immediate death. He was hurried to
the hospital at once and has since
been getting along nicely, although Is
not completely out of danger. His
injuries consist Of serious bruises
about the chest.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1920-05-27
RUFUS JONES NOW
LIVING AT DENVER

Rufus Jones, who was for a num-
Der of months secretary Of the Cham
ber of Commerce of Clovis, but who
has been in charge Of like work at
Alliance, Neb., for a year or more,
has resigned his position and last
week went to Denver, Colo, to make
his home. Mr.. Jones has purchased
half interest in the National In
vestment Co., business brokerage
concern with offices at Temple Court
uf Denver. His old friends in Clovis
wish him much success in his new
venture.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1920-05-27
FOUR CALVES BORN TO
COW AT FORT SUMNER

j. NJ. league, who lives north
east of Clovis, visited at the home Of
his uncle, A. V. Lyles of Fort Sum-
ner last week. Mr.. league showed
the News man a picture of four
calves that were recently born to one
COW on the Lyles ranch near Fort
Sumner. Mr.. league says these are
all four well formed healthy calves
and in all his experience in the cattle
business this in the first time he has
ever known of four calves to be
born to a COW at one time and all
Of them live.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1920-05-27
WORK IS STARTED ON
NEW PHONE BUILDING

Work has been commenced on the
new building for the Mountain
States Telephone Company at this
place which is the beginning of the
improved system that the company
will install here this year. The old
telephone building is being moved to
the rear of the lot and will be
used by the exchange until the work
of erecting the new building is fin
ished. When the work of overhaul
ing the Clovis exchange is completed
this will be an up-to-date system in
every respect.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1920-05-27
DRIVE FOR FUNDS To
ERECT NEW CHURCH

A three-days campaign will be
started next Monday for subscrip-
tions to the new Methodist Church
in Clovis. The workers will have a
luncheon at noon on Monday, Tues
day and Wednesday to report the
progress of the work. The drawing
Of the new church can be seen in
the show window Of the +. T. Jer-
nigan Jewelry Co. this week. The
plan is to erect beautiful structure
that will cost in the neighborhood of
$500.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1920-05-27

There is a well defined movement
under way now for a deep test well
to be put down near Clovis. A num-
ber of Clovis business men have in
terested themselves in the movement
and it is so we'll under way that the
project is almost sure to gko through
now. The plan is to organize a
$4,000 company with fully paid up
capital stock, and put down a deep
test we'll to a depth sufficient to
thoroughly test this immediate sec
tion for oil and gas. The company
will not be stock selling PROPOSE
tion and will not be a lease selling
proposition, but will start out with
enough real money to put down the
hole without any delay whatever,
after 1t is once started. Some Of the
best business men in Clovis are in
terested in the project and they are
determined If the company is organ
lied that an iron-clad contract will
be made with a driller to put down
the well and the money will be in
sight to do it with before a start
is made. Many drilling projects in
this section have suffered from the
fact that it has been the plans of the
promoters to sci stock and acreage
to help put down the test. In this
new project that is now having the
backing Of Clovis business men there
is going to be an absolute certainty
that we will have a test we'll if the
project is attempted at all.
Practically enough money has been
subscribed to make the proposition
go and next week the News hopes
to be able to give the actual stock
holders in the movement and the day
that the proposition is going to be =
60.
OF course It is going to be neces-
sary to get certain amount Of
leases toi put over the deal but it
is believed that there will be no diff
ficulty as far as this is concerned,
for the only way we can have a real
test in this immediate section is to
cooperate with the men who are
really willing to put up sure enough
money for a well to go down. No
lease-selling or stock-selling propo-
sition has as much Of a chance Of
giving us test as this plan tatlined
above.
The men who hope to make up this
money in Clovis to put down test
are interested in Curry County. They
know we will get untold benefit
from find of oil or gas. A gas well
alone would mean that Clovis would
soon grow into little city. There is
only one way we will ever know
whether we have these things under
the ground and that is to send a
drill down and see.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1920-05-27
No More Federal
Loans Being Made

Hugh Clary, appraiser for the Fed
erla Land Bank, is now spending a
few weeks in Clovis. Mr.. Clary says
no more federal farm loans are being
made now and will not be made
until after the constitutionality of
the law establishing the loan depart
ment has been tested. The matter is
now before the Supreme Court but
will not likely be decided upon until
some time next fall.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1920-05-27
POSTOFF|CE At CLAUD
WILL Be DISCONTINUED

The Claud post office will be dis
continued after May 3lst for the rea-
son that no one in the community
has been willing to permanently as
sumo the duties of postmaster.
There is good deal of red tape con-
nected with the work of postmaster
even in the small offices, and little
pay
The patrons of the Claud office
will be served from Clovis.