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Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-11-14

good business next year and a larger
cotton crop.
The hardware business, Mr.. Moore re-
ported as having declined from January
to July and then began an improvement
which has continued. The belief that
there is going to be reduction in
freight rates has operated to prevent
dealers from stocking up. In his opin-
ion the change in the mental attitude of
the country in the last ninety days has
been as important as the improvement
itself The people had decided condi-
tons were better and they would be
better.
Mr. Wilson said the wholesale dry
goods business had suffered from the
worst attack of cancellitis in ~he history
of the world. Now"the patient was re-
covering. He noted improvement last
May but the improvement was slow until
the report came as TO the short cotton
crop. Then a big demand came over
might and the trade was not prepared
to meet it and was not able to meet it
today. He cannot get deliveries of some
goods until January and is sold two oil
three months ahead
In the wholesale grocery field Mr.
Porter declared there had been decided
Improvement in the last sixty days but
for the preceding twelve months it had
been awful.
Mr. Eibley said October was the best
month in the last fifteen for clay pro-
duets The previous months had been
moor
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-11-14

i last year. So w. T. Mitchell reported.
He says bottom was touched last
January. After that the Improvement set
in. His collections are very good.
He gave a vivid description Of how
this district is aiding the country in
the Carolinas, where there has been the
! worst drouth In thirty five years and
! the streams have been very low. His
company has been furnishing 10000
horsepower to connecting company to
| the east That company has teen giving
| a goodly part of it's power to a com
| pany farther on and the third company
has been supplying still another com
| pany, until, in effect. the Alabama com
This is illustrative of the value of in
terconnecting systems. But for the en-
ergy supplied by the Alabama plant many
mills In the Carolinas would have to
shut down and there would be wide
spread unemployment.
The department store heads reported
| practically as department store people
did elsewhere. Various of them com
| planned of high railroad rates and all
| stressed the point that Birmingham es-
| adjustments sold better goods on a
lower margin of profit than perhaps
| any others in the country.
| The stove people said they had no
market for their product until October.
| Then a flood of orders came in. Now,
they are feeling a fare back. They ex-
pect fair 20 average of business next
year.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-11-14
INDIANA DAILY ZINES, MoNDAY, NOVEMBER IA. 1911

a large commerce and a big distrihutive
business Incidentally. he declared. 1t
would save SO cents a bale on every bale
OF cotton moved TO the eastern mills.
or for export. He estimated the recent
advance in cotton as adding 5000 100000
to the purchasing power of the South.
birmingham is the greatest sugar ma
chinery building center of the world.
This year it produced 60 per cent of all
built i'll the United States. It's plants in
this department are operating OF 100 per
cent of capacity today despite the de
preston in sugar. The makers feel cen
1dent next year will be a good one for
them as the industry is a staple one ana
| Is sure to come back.
LABOR TROUBLES
! AT MINIMUM
Out of it's population of 17S,O00, Birm-
labor troubles are minor to those in
northern coal and steel centers There
are few sections of the world that have
more natural resources of great worth
than the valley in which this city rests
To practically inexhaustible supplies oil
| coal, iron ore. clay, stone, lime, graphite
and other raw materials 1t has great
forests to draw upon and a wonderful
agricultural territory in which every
thing of the temperate and subtropical
zone can be produced. To rail transpor-
tation it adds water transportation by
the Warrior River. The products of its
mills, it's mines and it's factories go
throughout the world. 1t has power and
fuel steam and hydro electric. 1t is
growing. Every decade has shown an
increase of at least 100 per cent in its
population. It's young-only fifty years
old-but it deserves its title of the
Pittsburgh of the South.-Copyright
1921, by Public Ledger Company
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-11-14
VAST SUPPLY
OE POWER.

The Alabama Power Company, which
supplies power throughout this territory
and may be considered as good
barometer of conditions industrially is
on a % per cent basis compared with
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1921-11-10
THE COUNTRY WEEKLY

Of all the sheets from east to west
the local paper is the best. Deep is
our love and deep our debt Tore
cord, Journal or Gazett. When
first Iandede on this ball a
bit of flesh wrapped round a
squat, it welcomed me with joy and
pride my life has never justified. 1t
follows me my whole life thru, with
words all kind and mostly true; and
even after am hearser twill tell my
best and hide my worst. When in
Oshkosh or Wickiup l wander home
sick as a pup, or if in foreign lands l
roam, it brings me pleasant news of
home. Across the sands, acros the sea
the old home paper comes to me. 1t
is friend both true and tried, and to
it, gents, | point with pride, yea l will
hook my Sunday pants to pay UP six
years in advance.
BOB ADAMS
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1921-11-10
ROAD NOTICE

State of Kansas,
Seward County, SIS.
TO WHOM 1T MAY CONCERN: Il
TAKE NOTICE, That legal pc
tition signed by j., R. Thomas and
other householders of, Seward Town
ship, in said County, has been pre-
sented to the Board of County Com
missioners, praying for the location
of county line road, as follows,
viz:
Beginning at the southeast corner
of the southeast quarter of section
thirty-six. township thirty, range
thirty-three, thence ten miles west
on the county line to the southeast
corner of the southeast quarter of
section thirty-two, township thirty,
range thirty-four, and ending at the
county line road heretofore laid out.
And that said Board, acting as
viewers, will meet at the point of be-
ginning of said proposed road on the
30th day of November, 1921. and
proceed toview said road as the law
directs, at which time and place all
persons interested may attend and
have a hearing. In case said viewers
fail to meet on the day designated,
they may meet on the following day
as provided by law, without further
| notice.
WITNESS nv hand and the Off
cial seal of said County, this 9th day
of November, 1921.
2ltsc County Clerk.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1921-11-10
TEXAS RED CROSS
READY FOR FLOOD
Chapters Near Stricken District
Send Aid Inside Twelve
Hours.

The Southwestern Division. so ex-
ceptiOnnlly hard=hlt these i,lst three
years by disaster Of various kinds, had
a fine exhibition of chapter prepared
ness in the recent Central Texas Hood,
according 10 information given out at
/ the headquarters of the Southwestern
Div lslon M st. Louis.
When the Brazos River started rls-
Ing and floods seemed imminent, the
Division Disaster Relief Director was
notified and as soon as II was found
necessary to send relief, night let
ter was sent to chapters In the vlcln-
| ity of the flooded district but outside
OF The, flood area. The call asked for
clothing principally, and In less than
seven hours In one case and twelve
hours In others, supplies were on their
way.
Dallas replied ut p. IN. following
the call received In the morning, that
clothing had been shipped. Waco not
only responded to the first request,
but sent second supply Of clothing.
Houston sent 1888 garments which had
been cleaned and sterilized. Other
towns In the adjacent territory sent
more than their quota within the next
two days, and the result was that by
the time sufficient degree of order
lind been created to look after the
the stricken inhabitants of the flooded
aren. there were supplies on hand suf-
ficient to meet NIL the needs Of the
situation.
feature of this wonderfully ready
response, II is stated, was that all the
garments sent were usuable and were
the type needed. This showed that
the chapters sending them considered
the character Of the disaster and the
conditions Of the people needing relief.
making their contributions accordingly,
and did not use The Init or miss" meth
OF of collecting supplies so frequently
seen in cases of similar catastrOpbes
The towns contributing IL this par,
tic'iiai flood The statement show. in
addition ito those mentioned above,
wee Port Arthur, Jasper. Huntsville.
JatGSbor0. Greensville. aud Denton.
TeX.. and Okmulgee. okla. The latter
sem Its box of clothing. containing
srVrnty.iive garments. voluntarily
without waiting to be called nn by the
division Office.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1921-11-10
Tyrone Items

The Crescent Ladies Aid held 6
food sale in the window of Johr
Grants store last Saturday, clearing
"A nice amount of money.
Edgar Witt and family spent Sun.
day at the w. L. Bookless home.
Ward McAlister has been number
ed with the sick for a few days
Stanley johnson is working for
Walter Capps at present
Mrs. Harrison, who has been quite
poorly, is able to be out again.
The Ladies Aid will sew for Mrs.
w. Bookless this week.
Preaching at Crescent next Sun
day morning and evening.
Dan Viking and family spent
Sunday at the W. Bookless home,
and attended preaching at Eureka,
after Sunday school at Crescent.
E. A. Stroup and family spent
Sunday at John Harrison's.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1921-11-10

hood was shopping in the city We'd
nesday.
Miss Margaret Demmitt of Tex
homa and Miss Nollie Smith of Dali
hart will be here Friday for the Arm
istice day program.
Mrs. ]. A. Fuller and daughter re-
turned Sunday night from Pratt
where they have been visiting rela-
tives for few days.
If you've spare room you can
rent Friday and Saturday nights,
phone Henry Goss at Griffith &
Baughman's. Phone 121.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1921-11-10
Fresh Chocolates, the best you
ever ate.-Johnson's.

Edward B. Orr, of st. Louis, has
been appointed Director of the fifth
annual Red Cross Roll Call for the
information given out last night by
James L. Fiesher, Manager of the Di-
vision. Orr is director of Membership
Activities for the division and as such
is in direct touch with all member
ship work in the various Chapters
thruout the seven states comprising
the division. He came into that office
from the position of Director of Ds-
aster Relief of the Division and was
succeeded in the latter office by Henry
M. Baker.
The Roll Call will take place all
over the United States beginning on
Armistice Day, November 18th, and
closing Thanksgiving Day. Its pur-
pose is to enroll in the Red Cross all
those who already hold memberships
and as many others who may desire
to join. There are seven hundred
twenty-nine Chapters in the Division
located in the large cities and many
of the smaller cities and counties of
Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Oklaho-
ma, Texas, Colorado and New Mexico.
Eech Chapter will conduct its own
Roll Call campaign under the advisory
supervision of the Roll Call Director
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1921-11-10

E. R. Sheriff. of Dombey stopped
here one day last week and had us en-
ter his name upon our subscription
LIST. He was enroute to Liberal with
dental troubles.-Tyrone Observer.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1921-11-10

Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Burton D.
Mann, Nov. .7th boy.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1921-11-10

Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence S.
Chafifn of the Ematon neighborhood
Nov. 9th boy.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1921-11-10
Births

Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Leroy Smith
Nov. 7th a boy. Mrs. Smith was for
merly Mis- Della Clark.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1921-11-10
Subscribe for the Democrat.
BOB ADAMS

New prices on Community Silver;
10 per cent discount effective Octo-
Der 1st.-WILKINS, Jewellers.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1921-11-10
CHILD DIES FROM
RESULT OF BURNS

The little four year old daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. F. E. Meyer of this city
died Friday night from the result of
burns. The child was left in the house
for short time while the other MEM
bers were out doing the chores. The
childs clothing caught fire and she ran
across the street to the neighbors. 1t
is not known whether the child had
been playing with matches or the
cloths caught fire from an oil stove
The little girl lived about five hours
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1921-11-10

w. E. Wilson returned Tuesday
from a buying trip to Kansas City,.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1921-11-10

Mrs. Nickle of the Eureka neigbor-
hood was shopping in the city We'd
nesday.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1921-11-10

B. F. Harnden and wife, parachute
jumpers left Omaha Tuesday and will
be here with thirteen parachutes Sat-
'urday and Sunday.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1921-11-10

Lloyd line was down from Dodge
City this week looking after business
interests.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1921-02-21
Farm Bureau Hold
Meeting Thursday

The purchase of fertilizer for farm
bureau members, and the proposed
consolidation of four one-teacher
schools with the Ashton school will
come up for consideration at the reg
ular meeting of the advisory board
OF the Ben Hill Farm Bureau FEEDER
alton at 2:30 o'clock Thursday after
noon. The meeting will be at the
Chamber of Commerce rooms.
Fertilizer has been quoted at So
per ton cheaper than the scale quoted
at the last meeting of the farm bu-
reau when it was decided to wait for
drop in prices before buying. How
ever, a report received by County
Agent c. T. Owens from the United
States Department of Agriculture
states that large surplus of several
kinds of fertilizer is being held in the
United States and many bureau mem
bers expect further drops in price.
The board will also discuss the
proposed consolidation of Horton
Evergreen Eureka and Dorminey
schools with Ashton and probably
make recommendations in regard te
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1921-02-21
Mass Meeting Will Vote On School
Consolidation In Ben Hill County
Announcements
4 For City Offices
FOR MAYOR
the Citizens of Fitzgerald:

To the Citizens OF Fitzgerald:
Recognizing the importance of the
changes made through the addition
of the Women voters for the election
of officers of the city, and appreci-
ating fully their laudable aim to help
to make Fitzgerald bigger and better
city in conjunction with the former
voters of the city, I have consented to
become candidate for Mayor at the
solicitation of numerous friends
among the men and women of the city.
who have the welfare of the connmun-
ity at heart.
Should the voters honor me with
this office, it shall be my purpose to
administer the affairs of the city in the
interest of all of the people, without
prejudice or favor, to the end that
the moral and material welfare of the
city may be properly advanced with
due regard to the tax burden from
which the taxpayers are entitled to
reasonable relief. 1t shall be my aim
to enforce rigidly all ordinances lead
ing to higher morality and to the pro-
lection of life and property.
Assuring you of my fullest appre-
citation of your careful consideration
of my candidacy, I am,
Drew w. Paulk.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1921-02-21
Citizens of Eastern Half of
County Will Meet Friday
Afternoon at Ashton
Plan to Consolidate Eureka, Ev-
ergreen, Dornainey and
Horton with Ashton

The proposition of consolidating
four one-teacher schools in the Eas-
tern half of Ben Hill County with the
Ashton school will be consirered at
mass meeting at Ashton at 8 o'clock
Friday afternoon. M. l.. Duggan,
State School Supervisor, Miss George
Crews of the State College of Agricul-
ture, will be among the speakers.
A total of IFS pupils attend the
four one-teacher schools and would be
sent to Ashton school if the consol-
idation is affected. Three large
trucks would be purchased by the
County TO carry the children in the
outlying districts to and from the
school,. The Ashton school now has
an enrolment of 200 with four teach
ers. The staff would be increased to
eight with eleven full grades.
Should the consolidation be effected
the Ashton school would get $500
more from the state than it is now
getting and would be eligible to get
teacher of agriculture from the U.
S. Department of Agriculture with
five-eights of his salary paid by the
government. 1t would make the Ash
ton school just as good as any country
school in the North.
At mass meeting last Friday in
Lynwood, it was voted to hold an
election to vote local five mill tax
to supplement the state and county
school taxes.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1921-02-21
MARTIN DENIES
BUGG'S STATEMENT
Other Side of A. B. & A. Wage
Controversy Given
EMPLOYEES AGENTS VIEW
He Says Roads Earnings Not
Revelant To Wages

w. M. Martin, general chairman of
the Brotherhood of Locomotive En-
gineers and chairman of the Joint
board representing the thirteen organ
izations of employees concerned in the
proposed wage reduction of the A. B..
4 A, on his return to his home in
Fitzgerald from Chicago. where he
represented the employees before the
Railway Labor Board, denied the
statements by President B. L. Bugg
of the road, to the effect that the en-
ployes had argued that the Railway
Labor Board could raise wages, but
not reduce them, and that the en-
ployes had argued that rates should
be increased in order to maintain the
present scale of wages.
"Our contention is" said Mr.. Mar
tin, that the Railway Labor Board is,
under the provisions of the Transpor-
tation act, bound to consider in re-
gard to wage questions only matters
relevant to wage questions. The
gross earnings of the road is not,
under the Transportation act, rele-
want matter. That can come prop
erly only under the jurisdiction of the
Interstate Commerce Commission.
"Mr. Bugg, as far as l know" con-
tinued Mr.. Martin, ,"has never ques-
toned the justice of the present wage
scale. His argument simply is that
the road cannot afford to pay the
scale. That takes the controversy
entirely out of the scope of the Rail-
way LABOR Board, which under the
law creating it. is concerned only
with wages and working conditions"
In regard to the question of raising
rates as an alternative of reducing
wages, Mr.. Martin asserted that an
entirely erroneous impression prevails
in regard to the stand of the Brother
hood. He stated that the Brother
hood advised that the A. B. & A. go
before the Interstate Commerce Com
mission to secure more equitable ap-
portionment of freight charges. Mr.
Mnytin explained that under the pres
ent apportionment, the lines on which
freight originates or is delivered, re-
ceive a greater portion of the rail
freight charges than do the connect
ing lines. The A. B. & A. as a con-
Meeting line, receives less, for instance,
for carrying a car of coal four hun
dred miles from Birmingham to Way
cross, than does the S A. L. for car
rying the coal from its origin to Bir-
mingham, thirty miles and from Way
cross to Jacksonville, seventy-five
miles, or total distance of los miles,
according to Mr. Martin.
The A. B. & A., the employees con-
tend, should get the Interstate Com
merce Commission to equalize the ap-
portionment of freight charges. Since
the operators of the A. B. & A. base
their plea for wage reductions solely
on ability of the road to pay, the
employees contend that the adjustment
of the roads affairs be made on the
income end, in which gross inequality
exists. rather than on the expense end,
especially SO since the justice of the
present wage scales and working con-
ditions has not been questioned by
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1921-02-21

the interest of all the tmall boys in
this section. Bucking broncos, steers,
and mules are ridden by cowboys
from Wyoming and Montana in true
Rodeo style
The Darktown Follies. managed by
w. C. Gibbons, Guido the average
"old plantation shows" in many ways.
The "Follies" carry eighteen people
and special eight piece "Darktown"
brass band that plays the jazziest
music imaginable.
The Whip, Merry-Go-Rround, Fer
ris Wheel, and Venetian Swing are
the four riding devices that arrived in
time for the opening week. The air
plan carouse1 will join the company
later. Carnivals that have played
here before have carried these outfits
but none of them have been so well
arranged, pretty and well operated as
those with Veal Brothers.
The shows go from here to New
nan, thence to Macon, Cedartown and
Chattanooga. After Chattanooga
they go North for the Summer.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1921-02-21
FIRE DAMAGE In
Triton IS $l5O,OOO
Four Business Concerns Suffer
Heavy Losses in Blaze
FITZGERALD FIREMEN GO
Calls Sent to Other Towns AS
Flames Peril Whole Section

Triton, February 20.-Fire dam
age estimated in excess of $15OOOO
was done to four Triton business con-
Germs this afternoon as the result of a
blaze originating from an unknown
cause in the third floor of the Darnell
Dry Goods Company. The blaze was
discovered shortly before noon but is
thought to have started many hours
earlier in the store room.
After about forty-five minutes of
stiff battle with the flames by the
Triton department, City Manager w.
L. Hargett called upon Fitzgerald.
Sylvester and Cordele for help when
the roof of the three-story Darnell
building fell and flames leaped before
stiff breeze began licking across
Second street and Threatening the en-
tire northern half of the business sec
ton.
The Triton department, however.
managed to get the flames under
control before any of the other out
tits had reached the city. The Cor
dele department was stopped at Ash
burn but the Fitzgerald unit, consist
ing of combination engine truck and
six men, reached Triton after a fifty
minute record run and lent some
assistance.
Fitzgerald Offers More Help
The building occupied by the OAR
nell Company, belonging to H. H.
Tiff, and valued at $4,000, was en-
tirely Quilted. The $4,000 stock of the
Darnell Company, the $45,O0O stock
of the Ivey Furniture Company were
both total losses. Darnell carried $2O,-
600 insurance, Ivey carried $4,000
insurance. Tiff carried $4,000 insur-
ance. Heavy smoke and water dam
age. not estimated today, was suffered
by the Kent Music and Furniture
Company and the Parker Grocery
Company.
After the departure of the Fitzger-
aid fire fighting unit about 12:45 to-
day, it was understood in Fitzgerald
that the entire city of Triton was
threatened by the flames and Will
Adams, secretary of the chamber of
commerce, Immediately called spec
ial meeting of the board of governors
of the chamber of commerce to offer
any aid to the supposedly stricken
sister city that could be given.
When the news reached here later
that the fire had been confined to
small area, the meeting was called
off.
Editor John L. Herring of the Tiff
ton Gazette declared Triton highly ap-
preciates the splendid way in which
her sister cities came to her assist
ance and especially the way in which
the Fitzgerald fire department re-
sponded to the call for help.
The Fitzgerald firemen who made
the thrilling fifty minute run to Tiff
ton were Chief w. C. Will<erson,
Pound Horne, Willie Brewer, Thurdis
Cone and Traffic Officer ]. w. Finley
who, while not officially connected
with the fire department, has proved
one of its most efficient members
when occasion demands.
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