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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-07-02
FIRES INTO MUzzLE OF ENEMY

Monticello. Ga, July Firing a bullet into a sylinder of a revolver which a negro was firing recently, Policeman E. c. Price reendered the weapon useless and saved his own life. A second shot killed the nego. Frank Wilson, who fell attempting to fire his disabled pistol. The middle finger of the officer was shot away while he was trying to arrest the negro on a charge of gambling. The officer was exonerated.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-07-02

The most inviting objective for that proposed drive against London fogS is Downing Street--NorfoIk Virginia Pilot.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-07-02

Bergdoil may not be so popular in Germany when h:s remittanceS stop. News.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-07-02

A New York surety company says < Husbands are more honest than bachelors. They have to be.-Dayton News.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-07-02

German parents sometimes change the name of their baby if it is seri- OuSlV ill
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-03-23

an automobile load of strike
breakers to the A. B. and A. of
ficials in the shops and while he
was getting his bill okehed he
left his car inside the shops, and
on his return he found that the
strike breakers in the shops had
cut three of his tires entirely
from the car and punctured the
other one.
He passed through Fitzgerald
on three rims and one flat tire on
the way home. He stopped and
reported to Conductor A. M. Bar
rett and said he knew too much
about the class of men employed
by the A. B. and A. officials to
again ride them in his car
The taxi driver, according to
Mr.. Barrett, was paid SIS for his
trip and estimated the damage to
his tires at $1,000
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-03-23
JOURNALISTIC coWAR.

DICE This newspaper, any
newspaper, every newspaper, car
RES three classes of Grading mat
ter. 1t carries advertising. which
is bought and paid for by the adj
vertiser and which tells anything
the advertiser chooses to tell as
long as it conforms to standards
OF honesty, good taste and decen-
Cyl 1t carries editorial matter.
written by the editor and. in eff
feet, published over his sigma
ture. Whatever appears in this
newspaper in the editorial col
umns is written by the editor.
unless otherwise credited, and ex-
presses the editors own beliefs.
ideas, and ideals. Editorial mat
ter is offered to the readers of
this newspaper as matters of
opinion, to be accepted and weigh
ed as such.
The third class of reading mat
ter is news. News is supposed to
be facts, is offered to the readers
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-03-23
TWO NAMES

sworn, deposes and swears that
on March 10th, 1921, a taxi driver
whom he did not know but whom
he since that time has reason to
believe is one E. D. Turner, of
Douglas, did state to deponent,
in the presence of others, that the
tires of his automobile had been
cut while his automobile was in
the premises of the A. B. ard A.
railway shops and did further
state to deponent that he believed
said tires to have been cut by
strike breakers whom said r. d.
Turner had transported into said
premises.
Deponent further sNears that
said E. D. Turner did state to
him, in the presence of third par
ties, that "he knew to much about
the class Of men employed by the
A. b. and A. railway to again ride
them in his car" or words to that
effect the purpose and substance
of which were quoted by the Fitz-
gerald Leader, issue OF March IL,
1921.
Deponent further swears that
if said E. D. Turner did at any
time subsequent to March 16rh,
1921, deny that he made this state
ment hereinbefore mentioned, or
did question the veracity of de-
ponent in quoting him as he was
quoted in the Fitzgerald Leader,
that said E. D, Turner made
such denial knowing that such de-
NAL was absolutely false.
(Signed) A. M. Barrett.
Sworn and subscribed before
me this 2lst day of March, 1921.
Cathrine Blum,
Notary Public, State Of Georgia.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-03-23
Supporting Testimony

GEORGIA. Ben Hill County:
Personally appeared before me
T.. M. Bradshaw who after being
duly sworn, deposes and swears
that on March 10th he heard a
man whose name at that time he
did not know but whom he has
since had reason 10 believe is E.
d. Turner of Douglas, Ca, a
taxi cab driver, tell third parties
that tires on his, said Turner's
automobile had been cut while
said automobile was in the prem
ises of the Atlanta Birmingham
and Atlantic railway shops.
Deponent further swears that
the man whom he now has rea-
son to believe is E. D. Turner of
Douglas, remarked further that
1T had cost him, about 800 worth
OF tires to make SIS from the rail-
road, or words to that effect.
Deponent further swears that
If at any time subsequent to
March 10th, 1921, he (Turner)
denied that he had stated that
said tires on said automobile
were cut while said automobile
was in the Atlanta Birmingham
and Atlantic railway shops, said
Turner made such denial know
ing that such denial was in it
self false and untrue statement.
(Signed) Tom Bradshaw.
Sworn to and subscribed before
me this 22nd day of March, 1921.
Catherine Blum, Notary Public,
State of Georgia.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-03-23

By creating a route as indicated,
1t would save many miles and
pass through most desirable
section of Georgia. 1t is not the
fault of the hundreds of thous-
and of tourists from the North
who come this way to Florida
every year that they do not get
to see any of the country just
named above. They would only
be too glad to come one way and
go back another if they had the
road to travel.
People in the towns named
above should get busy and let's
have road as above outlined
charted. By consulting the map
1T will be seen that such a road
would be an air line. 1t is the
one thing that the section OF
country named needs. None OF
the tourists coming this way an
nually see this section. That is
what we want. That is what we
must have. The very section
along this route should be given
more publicity. A road as out
lined should give it that very
thing. All it needs is to be seen
by the outside world. The best
way in the world to let the out
slders see it is to provide way
Tor them to pass through it com
fortably.
There is no use acknowledging
this is fine idea and then sit
down and let the matter drop.
If you think it is worth while and
you would like to "get on the
map" then let's be up and doing.
We will never get it Until we go
after it. SO let's be up and doing.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-03-23
NO VIOLENCE IN A. B.

AND A. STRIKE The one out
standing feature of the present
vacation" of the Atlanta Birm-
ingham and Atlantic employees is
the splendid reserve which the
men have maintained and their
strict observance of the spirit OF
the law. Whatever else may come
out of this strike, these men are
winning a great victory fer union
labor in proving to lie world that
union labor has developed to a
plane where it 'cca1 fight it's own
battles according to law and, re-
CARELESS Of what the ether side
does, remain peaccable, law abid-
ing citizens.
In the past the word Striker"
too often has had dangerous
ring. 1t has too often meant "dir-
ect action" and temporary out
law. That has been probably
because in the past the laws
were not made to protect the
nights and interests of the
working man. The statute law
IN most instances favored the en-
ployer no matter which side was
favored by moral law. To en-
force moral law the men some
time felt that it was necessary to
break statute law. In this strike
things are different. Courts grind
slowly, it takes time for them to
reach decisions. In a situation
like the present one, however, they
work faster than ordinarily when
the comfort and convenience of
many people depend on quick SER
vice. If the strikers maintain the
attitude of fearless, law abiding
citizens that has distinguished
them thus far, the Leader has
enough confidence in law and gov
eminent to believe that they will
come through with one of the big
gest clean victories union labor
has yet won.
Col. Bugg has been playing his
hand we'll He has Seemingly
been successful up to a certain
limit. He can, not pass that limit,
The United States Government
has, in a way, taken the side of the
strikers in ordering the United
States District Attorney in At
lanta to defend the Newlandc Act
IN Federal court. The Railroad
Labor Board is at least fair. Anv
act OF violence would entirely
turn the tables. Violence, at who
ever directed, affects the public
and would throw organized auth
ority against the strikers.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-03-23
AND NO TRADE WITH

RUSSIA If the opinion of Her
bert Hoover, Esq, secretary of
Commerce under Harding, that
the United States cannot trade
with Russia while the Boil Q Xxi
are in control, is to taken ;.-
tally expressing the attitude ci ne
Harding administration, the peo-
pie of this country are due TO in
dulge in some hard thinking
about who really elects their pres
idents.
Two gigantic interests clash in
this question of Russian trade.
The financiers, the dealers in
money, those who leech a share
OF what others have produced,
have large sums sunk in the bot
tomless pit of old Russia, the Rus
STA of the Gar. They want to
collect. The real big business OF
the country, the creators of wealth
from the biggest operator to the
most unimportant workman, from
the biggest farmer to the last little
dark skinned cotton picker, have
no interest in collecting the bad
debts of the financiers and a very
great interest is sending new
American goods to Russia in ex-
change for good new Russian
gold and oil and wheat.
If the Harding candidacy had
been fostered by the real big bus
mess of the country, trade resump-
ton would have : followed If
what Hoover says goes, then it
must be that Harding was pick
ed by the financiers. N order to
continue the hopeless effort to
collect a few hundred million
dollars in money loaned to the
worst government in recent his
tory, that of the russian Gar,
this Harding administration ma,
prevent the sal OF billions of dol
lars worth of goods to Russia,
shipped c. O. D.
England whose government
seems to be in the hands of the
productive business interests, has
resumed trade relations.
The Bolsheviki are never going
to pay the money lenders the
sums that were sent to the Gar,
tor the purpose of prosecuting,
prosecuting, killing, these same
Bolsheviki. And there is very lit
tie possibility of the Bolsheviki
regime ever being overturned.
There is no possibility that Russia
will ever have another govern
ment which will consider the OBJ
legations of the defunct Czaristic
government.
Russia wants our cotton; we
want Russian gold. Will Hard
ing forbid?
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-03-23
RAILROADS CANNOT

JUNhED-l his section o {
Georgia need have no fear of los
ing the service of the Atlanta,
Birmingham & Atlantic Railway
permanently or for any great
length of time. The declaration
of Col. Bugg that the road might
be junked was made probably
for moral effect" but it can go
no farther.
In spite of a great many things
that have happened, law is still
based largely on justice and the
United States really has law, all
though recently many people
have been led to wonder whether
law amounted to anything or not.
The Transportation Act is still
held to be valid and under that
act, railroad corporations are
bound to fulfill the contracts they
make with the public, with you
and me, when they accept a fran
chise to build tracks and operate
trains.
The provisions of the Trans
portation Act of Congress which
insure this section against the
"junking'' of the Atlanta Bir-
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-03-23

dS IdCIS, ana unless 1t consist
emily proves to be facts, the
newspaper becomes of no value
to the reader, editor or adver-
tiser. The reading matter of
fered in the Fitzgerald Leader
is fact and the Fitzgerald Leader
is at all times prepared to prove
with sworn testimony the truth
OF any statement which the Lead
er makes as statement of fact.
However, there are two ways
in which news can be handled by
news writer or editor. 1t can be
handled for the purpose of in
forming the minds of the readers,
as 1T IS consistently handled by
the Leader, or it can be handled
to influence the minds of readers
in a,dlrection chosen by the editor.
1t is difficult to handle with
the gloves on" the kind of news
paper editor who prostitutes his
news coldmns to the purpose of
poisoning the public mind. 1t is
difficult to find the proper adjec-
t1ves and nouns with which to
describe an editor, who because
ne IS an editor is expected to in
form the public fairly in his news
columns, who deliberately closes
them to one side of any vital
question and searches in all sec
tons, however remote for things
to print on the other side.
The Leader has been accus-
toned to taking a positive stand
on any question of vital impor-
lance. That stand has been taken
IN the editorial columns, argu-
ments and reasons in support of
that stand written and printed
over the signature Of the editors.
The news columns of the Leader
have been kept always open to
both sides. The Leader has had
the courage to print news that it
realized would damage the cause
Tor which it stood, not because it
WANTED to hurt the cause it
was advocating, but because the
Leader wants to be and intends to
be FAIR, fair to all parties to a
controversy and, most of all, fair
to its readers who have learned to
believe in its fairness and trust to
that fairness.
Some self-styled newspaper
men without the courage to pub
lish over their signatures, fight
their battles on the front pages of
their papers, filling their col
umns with only one side of con-
troversy and thereby poisoning,
rather than informing, the minds
of their readers.
1t is begin the question to
plead that what is published is
true per Sc. There has never
yet been controversy in
which both sides didn't have
some good points in til e r
favor. Probably there never
will be such controversy. Peo-
pie in general know this, but how
ever fairminded they may be they
cannot help getting biased opin-
ions when only one side of con-
troversy is given them. The ed
itor who wilfully tries to influence
the minds of his readers by offer
ing them. only half the facts in a
case is betraying his trust to his
readers no less than he is betray-
ing the people at whom his cam
outlaged attacks are aimed.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-03-23
MORE PEA GREEN JOUR-

NALISM-The Leader publishes
herewith an editorial from the pen
OF our esteemed friend and fellow
booster for Georgia, ]. Kelly Sim
mons OF the Nashville Herald.
This editorial was embodied in a
news story in the Leader of last
Saturday and yesterday was prin-
ted, without credit to Mr. Sim
mons or the Herald by another
newspaper of the same name.
In the newspaper world the
practice of publishing the handi-
work of another without giving
credit to the other is looked upon
as plain stealing and considered
the lowest ebb of newspaper eth
les. Pea Green journalists who
have not the imagination to CON
ceive ideas as Mr.. Simmons and
others of his kind can conceive
them, or the ability to express
them as well as he, may frequent
ly be tempted to steal credit for
good ideas we'll expressed. No
criminal laws prevent such prac-
tees but very few men in the
Fourth Estate ever stoop to them.
The Leader publishes Mr.. Sim
mons editorial from the Nashville
Herald first because it is we'll
worth reading twice and thinking
over several times and second be-
) cause some people who did not
see it in the Leader Saturday may
be interested to know how it hap
pened to be in the other paper
Tuesday. The editorial follows 4:
WE SHOULD HAVE AN
OFFICIAL HIGHWAY
1t is lamentable fact that the
section of country from Valdosta
by way of Ray City, Nashville,
Alapaha, Ocilla, Fitzgerald, Abb
beville and on direct to Macon is
not represented on any of the of
fetal highways. And this very
section is one of the finest sec
tons of Georgia
The editor of the Herald has
recently discussed this with par
ties who are taking in a "Direct
Route" from Valdosta to Macon.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-03-23
(From Yesterdays Daily
ENEMIES OF LEADER AT
TEMPT TO DISCREDIT IT
BY LYING PROPAGANDA.

The enemies of the Leader and
the cause which the Leader has
espoused have begun an insid-
lous propaganda against the
Leader in an attempt to discredit
it. Afraid to openly oppose the
stand the Leader has taken and
to attempt to openly fight against
right and justice, these rascals
have resorted to insinuation,
whispered aspersions and back
handed lies to weaken its posit-
ion and to make the unwary be-
lieve that the Leader is a liar and
that its sources of news are liars.
The Leader publishes here all
the data obtainable in the first
attempt to discredit the Leader
and its friends by direct charge.
RSad the affidavits below. all
sworn to bythose who made them
You know the parties concerned
well enough to know who to be-
lieve.
SOMEBODY HAS LIED!lll
Who has lied we leave to the fair
judgement of our readers. WHY
he has lied we leave to our read
er,s imagination. The only GER
tain conclusion that the Leader
can draw from the following is
THAT THE LEADER HAS
NOT LIED BUT THAT SOME
ONE, OR SOME INTERESTS.
A r E DESPERATELY IN
TENT ON TRYING TO MAKE
1T APPEAR THAT THE
LEADER HAS LIED. IN
I From Fitzgerald Leader of
March 18th, lo21.)
SAYS STRIKE BREAKERS
CUT TIRES OFF AUTO
Douglas Taxi Man Alleges
Breakers" He Transported
Damaged Car.
A taxi driver from DOUGLAS had
bad luck while in the shops ward
at Fitzgerald. He had delivered
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-03-23
SUN KISSED

SUN KISSED
NEWS ITEM At Clay Center
yesterday several persons got their
tonsils sunburned watching an air.
plane disappear.-Kansas City Star.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-03-23
PLAY BALL

PLAY BALL ~
NEWS ITEM The local basket
ball team will wear their new shirts on
Friday night. The trousers have not
yet arrived New York Herald.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-03-23
A Thought for the Evening
A VERSE AND A VIGNETTE
By Dan CHECKERS
TO A MAN I KNOW

TO A MAN KNOW
This may be said of him each day
AS he continues at his task
From favor does he ever ask
He is man. on every mile along the way
And this--in all he may essay to do,
In life-work, in the little act
Of kindness or of courtesy, this fact:
He is completely clean---and true!
TWO NAMES
In one country it was known as "Morale"---
And in another it aswered to the anne of -
Esprit de corps.
1t was the same by either anne.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-03-23
Barrett's Affidavit

GEORGIA, Ben Hill County.
Personally came before me A.
M. Barrett, who after being duly
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-03-23

SPLASH ME
NEWS ITEM Class in swimming
Tor married couples will be organized
Monday. Ladies' suits furnished if
Observation-Disclosures Sun.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-03-23

A taxi driver from Douglas had
bad luck while in the shops yard
at Fitzgerald. He had delivered
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-09-19
AL. G.. FIELD MlNSTRELS
TO BRING NEW FEATURES
Veteran Fun-MnkinE Aggregation
Declared Larger mud Hrttcr Thnp

One Of tho most interfering en-
EaScrncnts OF the current season
Will bc the annual visl, Of tho Al.
G. Field Minstrcis. booked to appear
~ the Academy Thursday. Friday
and Saturday. and Saturday matinee.
This popular organization, now in
its thirty-fifth season. has outliv"d
every organization Of its Kind In Tao
country and has witnessed the rise
and fall OF many n competitor during
tho more than third OF "A century ~
its successful carcI 1t has Wit
n"secd brilliant attempts 10 rise Il"
heights merely to subsido into OBJ
livion and many have been the at
tciuuts to compete with Il without
av<l And during IL all the Al. g..
Field Minstrcls have gone steadily
onward. untouched hv the failures OF
it's competitors and progressing year
~ In favor and popularity.
The company again includes most
Of Ia. old tavor!tcs In lts personnel.
such as Bert Swor its premier corn
cdian: Jack Richards. Tnly Church,
Harry Frillman and others.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-09-19
MANY LAUGHING ACTS
ON LYRICS NEW BILL
Hart, Wagner and Ellis Prom.
isc Much Fun in Shows
Today.

One of the best laughing acts OF
the new season is promised in tho
merry mciange alart Wagner and
Ellis are Offering on the new bill
which comes to the Lyric this after-
noon for tho opening half Of tho
week.
This trio is made up OF individually
clever entertainers. Their act is
notable for the variety aud quality
of the entertainment 1t affords.
From the European circus arena
VIII come the Jcrnicr Brothers, sen
sationai darcdcvils OF the air. Tho
Jernicrs GNc AN exhibition that
abounds in shocks and thrills.
The Lorncr Girs and Company
nave prominent place on this bill.
The Lorncrs are twin sisters Each
les singing comed!cnne and both
arc exceptionally talented
Durham and Williams Will con-
tribute lively comedy Offering
with songs and closing the show
VIII come Billy Bouucer's Circus. in
f"""cihs the bouncing bel
New and cnter,a!nin; motion pic
lures augment the vaudeville at
fractions.