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Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-08-03

Valley, the peach capital of the
| world, was the next and most inn
portant stop on the journey. With
the afternoon waning and two of the
biggest peach farms in the world to
see, the crowd divided at Fort Valley,
Henry Mashburn taking one bunch
to the Wilson farm, from which
more peaches are shipped than any
other in the world, and the rest of
the crowd going to the Evans and
Beard farm.
Mr.. Wilson has been in the peach
business for thirty years. He started
without dollar and worked in the
peach fields for ten dollars a month.
By sheer nerve and energy he went
into the peach business by himself
and on the same main capital he has
built up his great business.
The Evans and bearo farm is an
other romance of hard work. The
farm was built up by a New Jersey
man named Halle who came South
without penny and started III the
berry business. He was so poor he
couldn't even buy horse and wagon
and brought his first crops of ber-
ries to market in a push cart he
built himself. He conceived the
idea that peaches could be CONNER
cialized and started growing them.
He died in 1917, the year before his
orchards produced the greatest crop
in history. Messrs. Evans and Beard
bought the farm and Mr.. Beard is
operating it. He is building a new
country home, little palace set like
a gem in the verdure of hundreds Of
acres of peach trees that spread over
level plain like a biIlowing sea.
Mr.. Beard told the visitors that
more money was to be made from
peaches than most crops because it
was harder to make and therefore
less competition. The only way to
succeed at growing peaches, he said
was for the owner of the farm to
live on the farm and watch it and
work with it constantly. "You can't
turn your orchards over to some one
else to run for you," he said.
A pleasant feature of the home
ward journey was watermelon cut
ting at which R. I. Maffet entertained
the crowd near Hawkinsville. Char
lie Newcomer, who trai1ed the party
all the way to Fort Valley, led all
the way on the homeward trip.
A meeting is to be held of farmers
in the near future to size up the
peach situation. 1t will not be pos
sible to make peaches worth while
with less than a thousand acres
around each shipping point. Peaches
in good year average a car to two
acres. Trees are planted about
twenty feet apart, about 100 trees to
the acre. 1t takes three years before
. they start bearing and the produc-
| tive life of a tree is about fifteen
years.
Plenty of potash is necessary to
! produce a good shipping peach and
red clay soil is best. Peaches pro-
duce best on ridges and we'll drained
soil. In low places the foliage is
so thick that sun can not reach the
fruit and ripen it properly. While
many farms in the peach belt run
from 500 to 1000 acres, the average
is twenty or forty acres. The peach
es are all sold through the Georgia
Fruit Exchange, an organization en-
tirely of peach growers.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-08-03
WILSON IS HERE

The Scientific Expert Sewing Ma
chine man who is we'll known in
town is again here for few days.
So now don't delay 10 call for me, if
you want your sewing machine put
in first class order for your fall work.
I refer you to McCartyJ tombstone
Company.
Yours to serve and please,
Phone 568-L D. M WILSON.
ct Advel tisement.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-08-03
GERMAN FARMERS COMING

MEMPHIS, August 3.-Negotia-
tions are in progress with colony
of 100 German farmers and their
families who plan to come to Amer
lea this fall, to secure their settle
ment on a tract of cut-over timber
land in the Missippi delta, it was an
nounced here yesterday by the South
-ern Alluvial Land Association.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-08-03
Fail To Kill Tax
Equalization Law
After Four Days of Debate and FL
ibuster, Womble Bill Fails

ATLANTA, August 3.-Failing to
obtain the constitutional majority,
the Womble bill to repeal the tax
equalization law was lost in the SEX
ate yesterday after four days. of de-
bate and hlibuster. The vote was
% to %, four short of the required
number.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-08-03
READERS NOTICE!

If paper boy fails to Ieave The
Leader on afternoon of edition phone
us and we will send you copy. We
don't want yu to miss single issue.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-08-03
Commissioners Hold
Monsiily Meetin,

Chairman w. j. Norris and r. ]
Stone and J. T. Young, members d
the Board of County Commissions
held their regular monthly neetin
at the Court: house Tuesday, passin
on the usual monthly accounts an
routine business. Contrary to- Ell
pectations, no bill was rendered B.
Sheriff Dorminey for the eztra Der
uties engaged on account of tn
Strike and no protest was therefor
filed against paying the same. A rel
quest was made upon the Sheriff i
cooperate with the Commissioner.
IN reducing the county's monthly ex
pense account by reducing the pres
ent cost of feeding the Jail pOpula
ton. Before tile war period tn
commission allowed, forty cents 70
two meals per day, which was raise
subsequently to 20 cents, which tn
commissioners think should again b
reduced to more normal price
Sheriff Dorminey agreed to submit
correct cost bill for his boarders dur
ing the next two months, when tn
commission expects ITO arrive at s.
fair adjustment of the cost of feed
ing the prisoners at the Jail.
PRIMITIVE BAPTIST CHURCH
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-08-03

Mr.. Edward Burrows has accepted
position with his uncle, Mr.. J. C.
Williams, who is extensively engaged
in turpentine business and also inter
ested in farming.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-08-03

Master Sammie J. Smith of Able
vile is the guest of little G.. T. Will
liams this week.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-08-03

PRIMITIVE BAPTIST CHURCH,
Special services will be held to
night at the Primitive Baptist church
by Rev. J. Fred Hartley.
Arizona republican., 1921-01-13
Harding Suggests
 Officials Modify
 Simplicity Ideas
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MARION, Ohio, Jan. 12-Upsettfng for the second time plans for his inaug- uration, President-elect Harding sug- gested to officials at Washington today that they had gone further than neces- sary toward simplicity by deciding to hold the ceremony in the senate chamber.
 Observance of the usual custom of taking the oath on the east portico of the capital MT. Harding telegraphed would be quite agreeable to him and would permit a much greater number of spectators. If no money were spent in the erection of special stands, he said, there could be no objection from the viewpoint of economy"
 In his previous messages asking for q simple ceremony, the president elect had suggested that the oath be ad- ministered either within the capitnl or on the east portico. The congressional committees decision to adopt the former course however, resulted in viz Orous protests from many who had ar ranged to go to Washington, and MT Harding said today that he considered popular desire to hear the inaugural address, natural and becoming"
 On the other hand, teIegrams com mcuding the decision for a curtaflment of the usual inaugural pomp were made public today at Harding's head quarters and MT. Harding expressed the opinion that his course had the ap- pIoval Of the people generally,
Arizona republican., 1921-01-13
WORKABLE TARIFF
 ME EASURE WILL BE FRAMED TO MEET
 IMMEDIATE NEED
Republican Leaders Plan To Revise Underwood Act Despite Chaotic Foreign Exchange Situation
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 12-Republican leaders in congress propose to frame a workable, permanent tariff law de- spite the chaotic foreign exchange sit uation and the uncertainties of foreign labor conditions, Chairman Fordney of the house ways and means committee declared today during discussion of a revision of the Underwood act.
 Witnesses before the committee called attention to what they describe as an effort by Europeans, and espe- cially English and Germans, to reach their products to America to hasten a readjustment of exchange rates The statements brought from Representa- tive Garner, Democrat, of Texas, a question as to whether it were possible to draft a law which would meet fu- ture conditions, assuming rates would be restored to normal within a year or two.
 q think it will be impossible" H. L. Henry, Geneva, N. T., manufacturer, replied, ito draft a tariff that will be workable under present conditions. Flu ture adjustments cannot be forecast and rates that may be good now will serve no purpose later on.''
 You spoke a parable then" said Mir. Garner. But our Republican friends insist that we should go ahead. They will attempt the impossible"
 MT. Gamers statement was cut short by MT. Fordney. who interjected:
 We stand on our declaration. It is our plan to frame new tariff and we are going to do it. The exchange sit uation presents difficulties, but we think those can be surmounted."
 Witnesses, each of whom were al- lotted ten minutes today. requested higher tariff rates, but few were able to suggest specific duties. As rule they suggested only a revival of the Payne Aldrich tariff schedules.
 Particular attention was given by the witnesses to discussion of the rapid recovery of German industries Those industries, it was testified. have re- cuperated more rapidly than American business men had believed possible and the committee was urged to prepare a barrier against the inflow antici- pated.
 Germans, the committee was told, are working at wages below those paid prior to the war. The question ol whether the pay ultimately would gc up or down was submitted to the con- matter for determination in the draw ing of a new tariff law
Arizona republican., 1921-01-13
VOLSTEAD WARNS AGAINST CUT TING
 DRY ACT BUDGET.
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 WASHINGTON, Jan. 12-The house went up and down the ladder in vot- ing today on appropriations for en- forcement of the prohibition law.
 First repecting an amendment to the pending appropriation measure under which the bureau of internal revenue would be given 100,000,000 to fight the outlaw liquor traffic, the house adopted, S6 to AS, an amendment by Representative Volstead of Minnesota, father of the law. increasing the total from S6,500,000 to s7,100000 Before this vote was taken. the house defeat ed an amendment limiting the amount to s100,000000
 There was a tinge of old time pro- hibiterness in the half hour debate preceding the clearing away of the question as to how far congress should go in making the country bone dry" Pleading for a larger sum than had been fixed by the appropria- tions committee in framing the legis- lative, executive and judicial bill, Mr. Nolstead warned that the country would be heard from if it was the policy of congress to cut down appro- priations and make the job of enforce ment 9 joke.
 Representative GaIlivan. Democrat of Massac achusetts, proposed to make the appropriation Sl00,00O.O00 Taking up the statement of Mr Volstead that much of the money would come back in fines, he said
 'Why this mite? Let's go the limit Let's help the new administration by bringing back Q hundred million
Arizona republican., 1921-01-13
LABOR MAY FIGHT SETbACKS BY USE IF NORFOL |DEA
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WASHINGTON, Jan. F. - Labor's answer to recent legal and legislative setbacks, may be to fight capital with capital itself
 An experiment called ''the Norfolk idea" conducted by the International Association of Machinists is being much discussed and it is said, is about to be repeated on the Pacific coast. In brief the Norfolk idea is the use of capital, assets, and credit of organized labor, in the fight to force employers to meet its demands.
 As explained by F. c. Davison, sec retary of the machinists. there was a strike in the Crescent Iron Works at Norfolk, va, in 1920. The labor union strategy was simple: The outstanding Works were bought up, and control thus having been gained, support was furnished, through extension of credit and active cooperation of affiliated branches of organized labor.
 MT. Davison estimated that his as- sociation saved more than s200,000 in that contest, while the savings to its members was probably double that
 When the Iron Masters association declared for an open shop in 1920, Investigation disclosed that there was an overdue mortgage of $40,o00 on the crescent works. Mr. Davison, acting for the union, attempted to buy up the mortgage. but the bank refused to sell. Further inquiry disclosed that many of the banks depositors were members of unions and steps were taken which resulted in a sudden de- crease of the institutions deposits The offer to purchase the mortgage being renewed, the bank consented, MT. Davison explained
 A show down" with the manage ment of the Crescent Iron Works fol- lowed, MT. Davison said, the outcome being the reopening of the plant as a union shop.
 Soon however, according to MT. Dawson, Norfolk bankers refused to advance credit for current transactions 10 the Crescent Works, and jobbers, he said, refused to sell it's equipment The machiniSts' union deposited with Norfolk bank sufficient cash to cov- CT immediate needs and met the prob lem by arranging with out of town firms for the articles.
 When we had explained these planS to local merchants" Secretary Davison explanied, they readily consented to reopening their accounts
 Influence of the union also wa utilized to obtain orders for the plant. This was accomplished largely through cooperation with members of the Nor folk Pilots association and through the friendship of the closely unionized crews of most foreign ships which put into Norfolk for repairs, MT. Davi- son said.
 The union then extended its opera tons by moving to the assistance of two small shops which were in finan- cial difficulties
 Proponents of the Norfolk idea in- sist that it offers a legitimate, eco- nomical and expeditions way of ob- ta1ning relief at least in isolated cases.
 The union did not aim at worker ownership, Mir. Davison declared. but simply moved to prevent what it con sidered utilization of capital, produced by its members, against their own in terests.
Arizona republican., 1921-01-13
WORLDWELCOMES GALL IF AMERICA
 TO DISARMAMENT
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WASHINGTON. Jan. 12-An Amer ican call for a world disarmament con- ference would be welcomed by the great powers of Europe and would disclose the next Germany should any nation refuse to agree to disarm, General Tasker II. Bliss told the house naval committee today.
 The general gave the impression he had gained through discussion with European statesmen and soldiers while a member of the supreme war council and of the peace commission. He said there was an immediate de- sire for disarmament but added that until definite agreement had been reached he would not disarm one American soldier or lay up oFe Amer ican ship.
 General Bliss also said the United States should complete her naval building program. The committee re- ceived from Secretary Daniels a state ment as to the relative naval strength of the world powers showing that of the United States to be midway be- tween that of Great Britain and Japan. HIS figures lnulCaIe0. however, that with the completion of the present au- thorized construction of the three na- tions. the American capital ship power would be as great as that of Great Britain. but with the ratio over Japan slightly reduced.
 The committee concluded temporar- fly its disarmament hearing pending discussion by the members of it's fu- ture program. Chairman Butler. who recently returned from a conference with President t-elect Harding, said that within a very few months defi- nite action will be taken along the lines we are discussing"
 The senate foreign relations com mittee also concluded today its hear ings on pending disarmament resolu- tions. Senator Borah Republican Idaho a member of the committee predicted that his proposal for nego- tiations looking to an agreement be- tween the United States. Great Brit ain and Japan for a reduction of naval construction would be favorably re- ported in amended form
 Senator Walsh, Democrat of Mon | tana, completed his arguments for his resolution proposing that the presi- dent be authorized to designate a | representative on the league of na- tons disarmament commission.
Arizona republican., 1921-01-13
INAUGURAL PLANS CHANGED TO SUIT PRESIDENT ELECT
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 WASHINGTON, Jan. 12.-Ceremon- ies at the inaugura ton of President elect Harding may not quite return to the simplicity of Jefferson and Jack son, even though the parade and ball be abandoned
 Senator Knox of Pennsylvania, chairman of the joint congressional inaugural committed today received from Mir. Harding a telegram suggest ing that the actual inaugural ceremony be held on the east portico of the cap itol. MT. Knox's committee had sub mitted for the president-elect's ap- proval a plan for holding these cere- monies in the senate.
 Chairman Knox. on receiving MT. Hardings suggestion, advised the pres ident-elect that the transfer of the ceremonies to the portico undoubtedly was called to meet tomorrow to take formal action.
 Subject to further communication with the president-elect and sugges- tions by the committee, Senator Knox said that plans for a reviewing stand on the capital plaza would not be re- vived.
 The congressional committee, Sen ator Knox said, probably will arrange for a railed enclosure only on the cap itol portico so that the crowds might see the president elect take the oath and deliver his address and also, pos sibly, hear him if it is found practicable to install a sound simplifying device.
 If the weather should be indictment, Senator Knox said the ceremonies would be transferred to the senate chamber.
 Local committees appointed to ar range for celebrations such as the pa rade and ball were instructed today to suspend all activities that would call for the expenditure of money.
 E. B. Mclean, chairman of the Dis trict of Columbia inaugural committee, in a statement tonight announced that his committee would cease to function at once, with the exception of the exc cutive, financial and auditing commit tees and the office of the secretary, which will have charge of winding up the affairs of the organization when they, too. will be disbanded.
Arizona republican., 1921-01-13
] 'CALLAGHAN n
 TESTIFY WHILE
 CABINET ARGUES
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 12-With the departments of state and labor still unsettled over the disposition of Lord Mayor O'Callaghan of Cork. who ar rived as a stowaway without a pass port, it was indicated today that Pres ident Wilson would leave to his cab met officers the ironing out of the inter departmental difficulties.
 Should Secretary Wilson continue tO show no disposition to take cogni- zance of the request of Acting Secre- tary of State Davis that O'Callaghan be deported, it was stated today bv officials of the state department that the department of justice may be asked to see if the order Of the secre- tary of state is executed.
 Not only has the secretary of labor declined to consult with the state de- partment about original paroling of O'Callaghau, which parole. according tO the state department, will permit the lord mayor to accomplish his mis- sion of tCstltylng tomorrow before the cOmmi sion from the committee of 100 investigating Irish conditions. but the labor department also has refused to recognize hte right of the state de uartmeut Co order the exclusion Of the lord mayor before the case was re- ferrcd 10 the department formally.
Arizona republican., 1921-01-13
Arkansas Gusher Starts Stampede
 To New Eldorado
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 ELDoRADO, Ark. Jan. 12.-A stampede to Eldorado and the new oil field opened by a gusher which blew in a mile east of here Monday was on in earnest tonight and fa- cilities were taxed to care for the crowds.
 The new field is the center of a district in which there has been much unsuccessful prospecting for some time. The stream from the susher, which was capped tonight, had been thrown steadily 12 feet above the dyke and was estimated to total 10000 barrels a day, of which about 100 barrels were real oil.
 Leases for distance of five and six miles in all directions from the we'll tonight were selling for almost any price.
Arizona republican., 1921-01-13
House And Senate Bills Would Limit
 Future Exchanges
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 WASHINGTON, Jan. 12-While representatives of western qrain interests and exchanges were ap- bearing before the house agricuI- ture committee today in opposition to legislation to regulate future exchange, bills were introduced in the senate and house limiting to 100000 bushels the amount of grain which can be traded in as futures by any one person and requiring delivery on future contracts of the actual grade of grain specified.
 The bills were introduced by Sem ator Gronna, Republican, North Dakota, and Representative Haul gen, Republican, Iowa.
 At the hearing before the house committee today the present mar keting system was defended by several witnesses.
Arizona republican., 1921-01-13
Ship Owners Say
 Immigration Law
 Is Not Necessary
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 12-Five wit nesses today told the senate immigra- tion committee that the United States was in no danger of floor" of unde- sirable aliens and that no emergency existed to justify the suspension of laws and adoption of the Johnson bill prohibiting immigration for one year.
 Four were officials of rans-Atlantic steamship companies, who said their information failed to indicate any great increase in Europeans desiring to emigrate to the United States. On the contrary, they said, there was all ready a diminution in the numbers of incoming passengers"
 They credited the decrease to the fact that unemployment was known to exist in the United States.
 The steamship agents included Law son Sandford of the American line; R. H. Farley of the International Mer- cantile Marine company; s. E. Morse, secretary of the transatlantic pas senger conference: and Percy What mough of the Cunard company. All declared it would be impossible, even with the use of ships of all types, to bring more than 995,000 immigrants in 1921.
 The fifth witness, F. c. Harley. San Francisco, secretary of the National Immigration council, pleaded for "pick and shovel laborers" rather than for men of educated classes. He asked that the hteracy test be waived to per- init the workers to enter and declared the danger of immigration centered in educated aliens of the radical and agitator class.
 Discussing distribution of aliens. MT. Sanford said that of 1895 persons who arrived recently from Trieste, 22 per cent went to Ohio; 11.15 per cent to Illinois, Al per cent to Michigan, 20.1e per cent to Pennsylvania, 4.76 per cent to New Jersey, 8 per cent to New York state, 3.S5 per cent to Wisconsin, 2.3e per cent to California and 2.51 per cent to Indiana.
Arizona republican., 1921-01-13
Wade Smiles When Jury Says Murder
 In First Degree
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 BRIDGEPORT, Conn.,, Jan. 12.- Elwood B. Wade, 23, was found guilty of murder in the first de- gree tonight for the killing of George E. Mott, in Nott's home here August 2e;' 1920. The jury had been out six hours. Sentence will be pronounced tomorrow. The penalty in this state is hanging.
 Wade took the verdict with a smile on his face. While the youth was calm, Ebert O. Wade, his father, was deeply affected. Sobs shook his frame and tears flowed freely.
 After Judge Hinman had ordered the court room cleared, young Wade stood up, stretched himself and reached for his hat and coat. With the sheriff he left for the county jail.