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Fitzgerald leader., 1921-03-22
convenience and necessity permit OF

, convenience and necessity permit OF
such abandonment.
"(19) The application for and is
suance of any certificate shall be
under such rules and regulations as
to hearings and other matters as the
Commission may from time to time
prescribe, and the provisions of this
Act shall apply to all such proceed
ings. Upon receipt of any applica-
ton for such certificate the Commis-
sion shall cause notice thereof to be
given to and copy filed with the
governor of each State in which such
additional or extended line of rail-
road is proposed to be constructed or
operated. or all or any portion of a
line OF railroad, or the operation
thereof is proposed to be abandoned,
with the right to be heard as herein
after provided with respect to the
hearing of complaints or the issuance
OF securities; and said notice shall
also be published for three consecu-
tive weeks in some newspaper of gen
eral circulation in each county in or
through which said line of railroad
is constructed or operates.
900 The Commission shall have
the power to issue such certificate as
prayed for, or to refuse to issue it. or
to issue it for portion or portions
OF line of railroad, or extension
thereof, described in the application,
or for the partial exercise only of
such right or privilege, and may
attach to the issuance of the certifi-
cate such terms and conditions as in
its Judgment the public convenience
and necessity may require From
and after issuance of such certificate
and not before, the carrier by rail-
road may, without securing approval
other than such certificate, comply
with the terms and conditions con
tanned in or attached to the issuance
OF such certificate and proceed with
the construction, operation, or aband-
onment covered thereby. Any con-
struction, operation, or abandonment
contrary to the provisions of this
paragraph or of paragraphs (lS) or
(1o) of this section may be enjoined
by any court of competent jurisdic-
ton at the suit of the United States
the Commission, any commission or
regulating body of the State or States
affected, or any party in interest; and
any carrier which, or any director,
officer, receiver, operating trustee,
lessee, agent, or person, acting for
or employed by such carrier, who
knowingly authorizes, consents to. or
permits any violation of the provi-
sions of this paragraph or of para
graph (lS) Of this section, shall upon
conviction thereof be punished by a
fine of not more than $4,000 or by
Imprisonment for not more than
three, years, or both
Fitzgerald leader., 1921-03-22
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.
ID. Turner of Douglas, Ga, 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. p. Turner Of
Douglas, remarked further that
it had cost him, about 500 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
Fitzgerald leader., 1921-03-22
Turner's Denial

GEORGIA, Coffee County.
Personally appeared before me
E. ID. Turner who after being du-
ly sworn, deposes and swears
that he has seen the article on the
front page of the Fitzgerald
Leader of the date Of March 18th,
wherein it is stated that he (Tur-
ner) claimed that the men whom
he carried to the shops of the A.
B. and a. railway at Fitzgerald
on the 10th instant, were the ones
who injured and damaged his car.
Deponent swears positively
that he has made no such state
ment; that he has not contended
that the men whom he transpor-
ted to Fitzgerald injured his car,
but on the contrary this deponent
swears that his tires were cut by
a bunch of men, apparently out
laws that met him on the road
from Fitzgerald leading from the
a. B. and A. shops; that there
was a gang of ten or fifteen men
with flashlights stood in the road
and waved this deponent down
with said flashlights, and after
making inquiry as to where he
and the other men were going,
became enraged, and represented
themselves as being union men
and cursed the parties in the cat
to being "Scabs" and every other
thing that is in the vocabulary Of
people Of this description, and out
laws generally
That then and there part OF
gang were behind deponents car
and the air began to come out Of
the tires; that he rushed on to the
shops as quick as he could and
upon his arrival investigated and
found the tires on the rear of his
car had been slashed with sharp
instrument to an extent that they
were practically worthless; that
although deponent did not see
Fitzgerald leader., 1921-03-22
(From Fitzgerald Leader of
March 18th, 1929
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 yard
at Fitzgerald. He had delivered
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 5000
Fitzgerald leader., 1921-03-22
ENEMIES OF LEADER AT
TEMPT TO DISCREDIT 1T
BY LYING PROPAGANDA; ;

The enemies of the Leader and
the cause which the Leader has
espoused have begun an insid-
ious 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 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.
Read the affidavits below, all
sworn to by those who made them
You know the parties concerned
well enough to know who to be-
lieve.
SOMEBODY HAS LIEDl!ll
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 THAISOME E
ONE, OR SOME INTERESTS,
A RE DESPERATELY IN
TENT ON TRYING TO MAKE
1T APPEAR THAT THE
LEADER HAS LIED.
Fitzgerald leader., 1921-03-22
In The | .istening Post
FACTS, FIGURES & FICTION
(By R. E. Porter.)
(By r. E. Porter.)

Solicitor Boykin of the Criminal
Court of Atlanta, says that some mem
bers Of the Police Commission, as well
as the Detective, Department has been
in league with the biggest set of
crooks that ever operated together in
the world. Now one of the hardest
things in the world to prove is that an
officer OF the law is farming out devil
ment to a few favorites, and still every
sane man knows that it is going on in
some places smaller than Atlanta. You
can never make me believe that the
Game Warden of Ben Hill County did
not know of the dove shooting which
took place all over this county during
the month of February, which is in
direct violation of the National law.
| supposed that he reasoned that be-
ing Federal law the Federal author
tiles should look after the matter. and
probably they will as they looked after
crowd at Fort Valley last August.
AS | have said before, until we can
get officers that will see that the law.
Federal, State and City is respected.
all the Civic Leagues and excitment
over the who shall be the next MAYOR
and aldermen will amount to noting
Mr.. Hoover, Secretary of Commerce
under the Harding Administration. is
said to be working out the details of
proposition looking to the gradual
merging of all railroads into one great
system. AT first the roads will be un-
der Federal control very much after
the manner of the war; time manage
ment, which will in turn finally term
mate in the Government OWNERSHIP.
1t is assumed that it will have the in
lorsement of President Harding, and
before Mr.. Harding's term expires we
may see lots of things happen in the
transportation world.
The last raise in wages of the rail-
road employees went into effect Nav
lst, 1920. The railway executives got
together and in substance told the In
terstate Commerce Commission that
IN order to meet this increase in oper-
atlng cost it would be necessary to
have in increase in freight and passen-
ger rates. Practically the amount ask
ed for was given. Now we are told
that the wages must be decreased. but
no lntimation of decrease in rates,
Most assuredly it is time for us to
have railroad men at the head of our
transportation system instead of fl
nanciers.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-07-21
ENDING A COMMERCIAL WRECK.

In forecasting "the disposal obstruction by
october of all wooden ships and the sale of other
government-owned tonnage as soon as good bust
ness judgment dictates" Albert D. Lasker new
head of the United States Shipping board, charac-
terized this as "the greatest commercial wreck In
the history OF mankind"
Though the mess is so bad. 1t is satisfying that
the decision ia to the purpose of getting out OF
1t and taking the loss, great though it will be. OF
course had to have ships and we had to build
them at whatever the cost. However the greatest
blunder made In building many OF class
of ships that fitted neither to the conditions
of the time nor afterward At the time that the
construction Of wooden ships proposed there
was protest against such course. but in so
many other policies under the administration then
In power. the most wasteful plan adopted
Had carriers only of the most approved COM
merciai type been built under war conditions the
loss at best would have been great. The unwisdom
exhibited in the construction of great numbers of
wooden vessels adds heavily to the burden of the
taxpayers.
The sign of getting rid of the entire outfit OF
government-owned ships is gratifying. The board
has been losing s16o00.000 month and while
this carnot be ended at it will cease when
the ships are sold or broken up. That Mr.. Lasker
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-07-21
EDITORIAL OF THE DAY
GENERAL SHUTS.

(From the New York Tribune)
Besides Lloyd George there is another British
statesman whose coming would be most welcome.
His name is Jan Christian SHUTS.
General SHUTS arouses not only feelings of ad-
miration but also of close kinship. Americans rec
ognize his extraordinary qualities of leadership and
also see in him representative of the great South
African Union which, like Canada and Australia,
has so many points in common with America.
Moreover, they see in him man able. like our
great Southerners to accept the results OF a war.
Nhe enemy of Kitchener and Roberts twenty
ago. the leader of the forces that endeavored
to defeat tie English in the Boer war. he is today
prime minister of South Africa and Is as much
admired in London rs in Cape Town During the
peace negotiations he played a prominent role.
either given or himself took part in phases of
the negotiations that turned out badly he Impress
ed all he met His aspirations were high and his
feelings for The common causes of humanity were
deep.
AS representative OF South Africa at the Inn
perial conference General Smts Champion
of cooperate with America. He recognized that
an understanding between the English-speaking
peoples is an essential to world peace. His admir-
alton for America institutions and American meth
DDS as great, and in matters of government he is
disciple Of Hamilton and Washington. It is even
sometimes said of him that The statesman to whom
he can be best compared is Hamilton.
Genei Shuts only fity-ont years old. and
yet he stands out of the great men of his
day. His gasp of world affairs and his ability as
a mediator and preserver If the peace entite him
to play big role in that British empire which
he himself described as developing into real
league Of natons--a group Of partper peoples"
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-07-21
BASEBALL AIDED BY EXPOSURES.

Although as sporting writer's express it, base
ball got a "blackeye" result of the exposure
of dishonesty in connection with the playing of the
worlds series In Cincinnati and Chicago of 1912
the favorite sport OF Americans was not perma-
nenty injured Immediately following the dsclos-
ures of crookedness there may have been tenn
porary loss of confidence in some circles but the
ingrained faith of all of us that the great mass OF
baseball players is composed of men of sterling
character who are too upright to beray the public
and their mates and employers was too strong to
permit the game to remain long under cloud.
Recently thore has been more concern lest the
proceedings against the players implicated might
prove futile result of motion to quash the
indictments on technical grounds But this featu.e
OF the case has been obviated by the action OF
the court in refusing to permit such action and
ordering the trials to proceed.
But, if it should have so happened that the
court considered the points raised by attorneys for
the defense of sufficient weight to virtually nuliiy
The case against them, baseball still would have
been in better way than it was before the dis
closures were made True it is likely the offenders
would have escaped without further punshuen.
but the penalty already inflicted reflected in
public sentiment, even has been sufficient to
safeguard nearest approach to a national
rastime from further crimes of similar nature.
The baseball players under indictment are under
public idium that, unless dispeed would forever
bar them from participation IN the gam9 IN olS
way even though they were able to find managers
willing to employ them, which is a contingency
that is open to much doubt.
Had the indictments been quashed they and
their friends might have set up claim that they
had been indicated, but their position would have
been that would have required continual en-
PLANTATION, and it is really better for any of them
who has hope of proving himself guitless that he
has an opportunity to do The trial will offer
every player opportunity to clear himself and ii
lie comes through the ordeal he will do with
flying colors and will have much better oppor
tunity to re-establish himself in public esteem
than he would have had, providing the case had
been thrown out of court the purely technical
grounds that were made to serve as basis of the
contentious of the attorneys for the indicted play
The verdict would have been accepted mot
;uilty but don't do it again" and such a verdict
in the of men who depend upon public
sometimes tickle, but always wlathful when It
considers itself wronged, would have been just
fatal for their future of guilty" following
open trial.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-07-21
AN UNFORTUNATE SITUATION.

THE statement of j. E. Saint, chairman OF the
state tax commission made during the recent near
ing over railroad valuations indicates rather
unfortunate situation Mr.. Saint is quoted as nav
ing said that it was only upon the demand OF Gov
amor Mechem that the tax commission rescinded
its action in allowing the railroads depreciation
from the Interstate Commerce commissions valu-
alton.
Mr. Saint is reported to have said that the COM
mission argued the demand back and forth anu
sin Difference to his (the governor's) demand
sent out the revised valuaton.
1t is rather surprising that a governor shouio
need to appear before the tax commission in Or
der to prevent the granting of low assessment
to a large taxpayer.
The governors demand was either based upon
Justice to the railroad companies and the general
public as WELL it involved an injustice to the
railroad companies
If 1t was just then the tax commission should
be scored for falling to include the s1O,OOO,OOO
worth of property when it assessed the companies
originally
il it was unjust then the tax commission
sbould not have granted the demand matter
who made it.
There is nothing to show that new evidence
was introduced justifying the increase. There was
only the demand of a governor who did not want
to see the amount of railroad property on the
assessment rolls reduced. And the tax commission,
acting upon the information 1t had possessed all
along, made the ten million dollar boost lin de-
ference to his request"
Assessments of the property or large concerns
have had the earmarks of having been made IN
Difference to requests in the past We hate to see
any statements which might tend to show that
such a policy is being followed today even though
the requests are coming from different quarter
and increase rather than decrease the revenue
from the large taxpayer.
1t is time for assessments to be made strictly
because of value shown In this the state tax COM
mission should be careful that justice be done to
all parties.
it will be interesting to see whether or not the
railroad companies will consider themselves suffic-
iently aggreved by the $4,000 900 raise, to exer-
else their right of appeal to the Supreme Court.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-07-21
NAN URGES DICK TO TAKE
A CHANCE.

CHAPTER 80.
Being the possessor of that
gown made me more anxious than
ever that Dick should make extra
money. In spite of his caution,
had talked often with Clara
about specializing and had begun
to study the cotton reports.
Dick caught me, one morning,
and he explained lot to me that
seemed very complicated, but
which he appeared to think SIM
pie. I, was delighted that he talk
ed with me on the subject. l
cherished the thought that per-
haps it was a good omen. a sign
that he had decided to take n
chance. That was the way
thought of it-taking a chance,
yet | gave no thought to the fact
that he might lose.
Il think Mr.. Bruins is awfully
nice to tip you off," I said to
Dick. He went off into perfect
peals of laughter.
Tip me Off" he repeated.
you have The jargon of the
street a bit mixed, Nan"
But don't you see, when a big
man like that tells you things you
run no risk at all? Why. it would
be like finding money!" / said in
reply to a remark Dick made.
Even men like Bruins come a
cropper occasionally and it might
be just that time | would get
frisky and try my luck. But what's
the use of talking about it, dear?
You are all excited and your
cheeks are fairly crimson. I've no
money to take chances with, even
If | absolutely knew l would
VIM"
How much do you have to
have?"
at depends upon how much
one buys or sells"
But for a small lot to COM
mence?"
ooh, l would have to have at
least $500 to trade at all. Do
stop talking about it. Nan, dear"
Why don't you borrow that
much?"
Borrow it--of whom?"
Wouldn't your sister let you
have it? Or Mr. Stowell?" l had
never before given the Stowells
thought when considering the
question of Dicks making more
money. Now, I wonder ed why
They were so rich--and so very
friendly.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-07-21

he said, "but 1t will be better for
your sewing basket Nurse Jane"
"Oh, so 1t will" cried the
muskrut lady! at will be Just
lovely! Let me put a pink rib
bon on or handle and line IT
with blue silk, and it will be Just
what / need"
So Nurse Jane sewed a pink
ribbon han IL on the empty birds
nest, and she lined it with blue
and yellow silk inside. Outside was
the finely woven grass and twigs.
Just like a regular basket.
Now my sewing things will not
be scattered" said the muskrat
lady, as she sat down to mend a
hole in Uncle Wiggily's rheuma-
tism crutch.
"My!" exclaimed Baby Bunty.
81 never knew how useful an
empty birds nest could be-"
But that was not the end. In
the evening Uncle Wiggily said 10
Nurse Jane:
Lets go to the movies!"
"Oh, i haven't a single decent
hat or bonnet to wear!" objected
tho muskrat lady.
"Oh, no! What's the matter
with this?" asked the bunny gen.
tleman. He emptied the spools,
thimble and scissors from the
birds nest work basket, and
clapped the nest, with its ribbons
and silk on Nurse James head.
ooh, that's too perfectly cute
ana sweet TO-. anything!" cried
Baby Bunty, clapping her paws.
Wear it, Nurse janet"
The muskrat lady did, and when
the other animal ladies saw her,
after the movies were out. they all
said:
what a wonderful bonnet"
Nurse Jane was very much pleas
ed, so she took an old tin can
for her sewing basket and kept
the nest to wear on her head.
Thus every one was pleased. and
IL the horseradish doesn't run
away with the bottle of vinegar
and upset the strawberry short
cake I'll tell you next about I'm
Gle Wiggily and tn. buttercup.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-07-21
KANSAS CITY PRODUCE.
NORWAY VOTES 100000
KRONER TO AMUN0SEN
lBx The Associated Press.

Seattle, Wash, July 20.-Capt.
Road Amundsen, the Norwegian
explorer who recently was forced
by a broken propeller on his
schooner Maud, to defer an at
tempt to drift past the North pole
with the ice floes, today expressed
appreciation of the action of Nor
ways parliament, which few days
ago voted him 100000 kroner to
continue his Arctic voyage next
summer.
II had asked for only 100000"
he said. II am touched by the
tribute of my countrymen. am
informed, too, that the vote was
unanimous-a thing almost unpre-
cedented in such appropriations"
Captain Amundsen announced
that an appeal for volunteers to
man vessel to go to the Boynton
Straits and tow back the Maud,
which recently was rescued from
the ice by the coast guard cutter
Bear, had produced forty-eight
youths in one day.
"They wanted no money" he
explained. "They were ready to go
for the adventure of it. We will Sc
lect about a third Of the number,
those most experienced in seaman
ship. We hope to have the vessels,
not yet definitely selected, ready
to sail within ten days"
Captain Amundsen said he
had been overwhelmed with offers
of aid from every source. The pres
idents of the telegraphers and sea-
mems unions, he recounted, had
offered to furnish him with such
nersonnel as he needed.