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Mr.. and Mrs John Casey
Arrive i'm Casper.

John II. Casey. deputy county at.
torney, accompanied by his bride. nee
Miss Margaret Peer Of Philadelphia
arrived here Sunday. after having
spent a honeymoon our in various
parts OF the east. The happy couple
were married at Erie. Pa. the latter
part OF June.
Explanation OF the necessity for a
vacation tour which Mr.. Casey took
about three weeks ago was conclusive
when he returned here with his bride,
a compete surprise to his numerous
friends in this city. Mrs. Casey is a
beautiful n talented young woman
who will be welcomed in the younger
social set of this city.
, 1921-07-06
Ladies' Aid
TO Meet.

to Meet.
The Ladies' A'a society of the
North Casper church will meet on
Wednesday afternoon at 2 O'Clock at
the Presbyterian tabernacle on Dur
bin street. All members and friends
are invited to attend the important
business and social meeting.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-04-07

because of the opposition of those
who did vote.
None of these four municipal
improvement projects are in
competition" Each of them has
supporters. To ignore any one Of
them would endanger the success
Of the others by creating opposi-
ton from those whose wants were
sighted. The Leader believes
that all four projects could be
carried if their supporters would
line UP actively behind them.
The expenditure of a hundred
thousand dollars or so in Fitz-
gerald this summer and fall
would have a good efct. The
bonds will be retired during the
next twenty or thirty years when
prosperity will be more in evil
dence and the cost will not cause
any oppressive taxation.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-04-07
TAKE TIME TO HEAL A

WOOND = Exchange - lmpa-
tlence can almost become a sin.
1t IS anyway world vice TODAY.
In every city newspaper and
from every other person YOU see
some grouches because this, that
or the other uncomfortable fact
caused by the war continues
with us.
The farmer is blamed because
he feels that he is still entitled
to war prices. The workineman
IS roasted because he sticks to
his high wage. Russia is put
under the ban because she is
still crazy as a loon from the
heat of war. Newspaper editors
spend coolies of money in cables
to show that peace is not here
yet. The financier walls because
peace did not instantly bring.
back the normal conditions Of
1914. Pretty nearly all OF us are
entirely out OF patience with the
antics, worldwide, of the ionor-
ant reds and extreme radicals
everywhere.
If the average intelligent man
would stop and think few mo-
ments he'd realize that the sup
posedly unnatural conditions
which are worldwide today are
only natural, after all. When a
great storm has deluged a field.
you don't go out and plough tie
next minute. You are lucky Il
you can take the old pillow thru
1t two or three days later; it is
expected, and you take it as only
natural. If a fire destroys fac
tory, the hands do not 60 to
work at their machines the next
day as if nothing had happened
nobody expects them to. The
natural thing is to rebuild the
factory first. If a great flood
flood washes out a mile of rail-
road track nobody expects the
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-04-07

trains to be running smoothly
over the spot in a few hours. 1t
takes time to make repairs.
There has been a great human
storm; terrible human fire; a
cataclysmic human washout.
The signing of a peace paper did
not make actual peace. If full
peace comes in 10 years after
such a fearful conflict the world
will be lucky. If farmers and
worklngmen and industry and
commerce and finances settle
down measurably in 10 years af-
ter the conclusion of such a great
war, we will all be very lucky
indeed.
AND ONLY TWO AND A
HALF YEARS OF 1T HAS
PASSED!
Be patient and do your part
towards peace and normalcv. Il
will all core in good time and
quicker if we be tolerant, good.
natured and industrious our
selves.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-04-07
ldiosYncras sizes.

The thing to be remembered is tnar
there are personal diosyncrasies in
every worker, and that each worker
does some kind Of work especially
well and other tasks indiferently or
poorly 1t is hardly worth while for
the mistress 20 attempt to change a
workers natural manner of work or
habitsl Some workers plod slowly for
hours and they are not the kind that
can ever work quickly for short peri
DDS The thing to do is to try to find
out how they work best and improve
their efficiency along that particular
line.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-04-07
THE FITZGERALD HOSPI-

TAL-Among Fitzgerald's really
worthwhile attractions as place
to live is its big, we'll equipped,
efficiently manned hospital. Ev-
erybody in Fitzgerald is proud
Of the hospital. 1t is one of the
city's Drag points. How any
one could imagine that any other
one in Fitzgerald could be
against" the Fitzgerald Hospi-
tai is difficult to conceive.
The progressive and public
spirited men who put their mon
ey into the hospital have earned
generous portion of praise and
no one mouthpiece of public SEN
timent has been more liberal or
more sincere in its praise and
moral support than has been the
Fitzgerald Leader. And none
stands more ready to defend the
Fitzgerald Hospital against un-
just criticism.
A statement from the manape-
ment of the hospital thi, We
that the institution had made
money consistently from its fou :
datlon was a pleasant surprise to
most Fitzgerald people. The i'm
preston had been that Fitzgerald
was not quite large enough to
support so splendid an institution
at a profit at a time when most
business is taking a temporary
period of loss. Even had the
Fitzgerald Hospital been losing
money it is difficult to see where
III its directors could be criticised
Tor that or how statement to
that effect could be imputed
as criticism. To the Leader it
would seem rather admirable
than otherwise that a group of
men should be willing to lose
money In order to heal the sick
and restore the injured.
The professional skill of the
physicians and surgeons con-
nected with the hospital has won
it creditable prestige. That the
business ability of its directors
has enabled them to make it
show a profit when many other
similar institutions are frankly
operating at a loss is rather to
be accepted as lagniappe than
eXacted as due.
The alacrity with which some
shephards, wandering in p a
green fields, are wont to crv
Wolf, Wolf" when there is no
wolf, is amusing in that it makes
them just wee bit ridiculous in
the eyes of fair minded men.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-04-07
Appetite Not Quite Gone.

Mary had reached the stage Of sa-
tiety where she steadfastly refused all
offers Of "a little more turkey "a
bit more dressing or mashed potato"
or another piece of bread" Nothing
apparently could tempt her to eat an
other mouthful. Finally, however, the
nuts, raisins and candies we're passed.
Eyes. l will have some," said Mary.
and then, apparently thinking her con-
duct needed some explanation, she
added: II can still eat little things II
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-04-07
Earlv Name for cranberrIes.

John Josselyn, an English traveller
and naturalist who visited New Eng
land In 1888 and wrote an account
Of Its "Rarities." says: Cranberry.
or bear berry because bears used
much to feed upon them) is small
trayiing plant that grows In salt
marshes that are OvergrOwn with
moss. The Indians and English use
them much, boiling them with sugar
for sauce to eat with their meat"
The Peanut
The common peanut grows in a pc
culiar way that is distinctly original
The little plant sends up its shoots.
with the fruit on the end Of a some.
what stiff stalk. and then before 1t
ripens the stem bends over and care
fully pushes the fruit underground. AS
pigs are said to be especially fond OF
these. It has been humorously sug-
gested that the plant does this to hide
its nuts from the porker's too inquisi.
tive Investigations.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-04-07
ADVERTISEMENT
Who Is This New
Atlanta Assailant
Of State Officials?

For the information of those who
have read an article sent out from At
lanta to the press OF the state, over
the signature of L. N. Huff, assailing
the integrity of the members OF the
Railroad Commission of Georgia, also
the public utilities of the state; and
so that he public may draw its own
conclusions as to the reliability and
responsibility of L. N. Huff, below is
republished card which originally
appeared in the Atlanta Journal.
The absence of Floyd Woodward
from Atlanta at this time is unfor-
tunate for the advocates of Munich
pal ownership. He would probably
also advocate the abolition OF the
Criminal Courts as we'll as the Rail.
road Commission:
Atlanta, Ga,
Jan. 10Th, 1921
Editor,
The Atlanta Journal
I'm Our issue of January 10th you
published card from DR.. L. N. Huff
about the recent gas rate hearing be-
fore the Railroad Commission of
Georgia
Amy one who was present at this
hearing would not recognize the case
from Dr. Huff's newspaper presenta-
ton of it. AS a matter of fact, it
was perfectly plain to all those pres
ent that neither DIR. Huff nor his law
ers had any understanding of the
case, and his card tries still further
to fool the people of the state. Huff
didn't put up any witnesses, but the
questions his lawyers asked the Com
panys witnesses displayed such a
total ignorance of the subject matter
as to make DR. Huff the butt for the
ridicule of the audience.
Il am surprised to see DIR. Huff in
his card, making pretentions of public
decency., Probably he thinks that
the people of his town have forgot
ten his criminal and other court rec
ord in Atlanta Why doesn't he tell
them about suit that J. Kahn brought
against him in the Superior Court
of Fulton County in August 1919.
Kahn accused Fluff of conspiring with
Hogsed and another party. to defraud
him in a gambling game; that in pur-
suance of this conspiracy they in
v1ted him to a room in the Princeton
Hotel on August 10Th, 1919, and gave
him a drink of liquor, which he al
leges had been drugged and that he
was made drunk and sick and men
tally irresponsible; that while he was
in this condition they got him to join
n game of craps and took all the
money that he had; that L. N. Huff
got about $4,000 of his money. L.
N. Huff was found guilty in the Grim
; inal Court of Atlanta and fined $25000
for his part in the crap game, and in
addition to that, L. N. Huff paid ].
Kahn the sum of $4,000 in settlement
of the suit above mentioned, which
was the full amount Kahn claimed
that Huff got away from him. On
this record | don't think that DR.. L.
n. Huff has any license to talk about
public decency, for certainly he
doesn't know what it is"
Yours very truly,
Adv Chairman
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-04-07
FACTS ABOUT RAILROAD
OPERATION - Atlanta Geor.


gian-Now that we face another
railroad crisis, certain facts need
to be kept in view.
The claim has been persistent
ly made in railway propaganda
that when the government took
over the railroads at the end of
l9l7, it found them in good con-
dltion and turned them back.
March /, 1920, in a wretched
condition.
This, OF course, is not true.
Under private ownership rail
roads, in 1917, expended for main
tenance and equipment 5000, 487,
900. In the last full year of the
government operation, 1919, the
expenditure was $1,215,275,748,
an increase of "A per cent.
For maintenance of way and of
structures the private owners in
l9l7 expended $445 ,391 ,852; in
1919 the government expended
$772,513,o76, an increase of 70 per
cent.
The railroad transportation
system broke down under the
strain OF war 1t is conceded by
experts on all sides that the gov
eminent had to take them over
to get goods moved. They were
in better condition, in many re-
Spects. when they were returned
to private ownership, but were
not as good as they will have to
be.
In 1917 their gross income was
4,OO0,O00,O00OO, it is now $780,
O,OO0,OO0,O0. Three years col
lections by the railroads would
buy their entire plant at the high
est possible valuation.
During the 70 months of gov
eminent operation, there was a
deficit Of $7l5,OO0,OOO, or less than
81 100000 a day. In the first
six months of restored private
ownership the deficit was $631,
100000, or more than 100000
per day. This does not speak
well for private ownership.
This great deficit occurred be-
fore the recent slump in traffic,
due in part to high rates. 1t CO.
lncided with the period during
which the government generous
ly continued its high wartime
guarantee of return on railway
investments.
Now the private owners forsee
greater deficits and are again
asking for help. They want to
cut wages. They would like to
get new subsidies. Some of them
are even willing to let the gov
eminent pay all their expenses,
give them fixed return and foot
the deficit out of taxes.
Since the poole, in any event,
must pay the freight why not
consider anew the short cut to
the inevitable--government own
ership, with the public getting
the benefits?
It's coming to that end any
way. Eventually? Why not
now?
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-04-07

Falls Excavate 80. Mile Chasm.
The waters of the grand falls of
Labrador have excavated a chasm 80
miles long.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-04-07

The Niitzi sailor which started its
cventful career :Irc; years ago as
65-ccnt Joke hat--desiened to get
laughs for tive famous musical
comedy star, was accepted seriously
by Paris Iii all the metropolitan
shops new Paris models Of the TO-
nous hat were shrwn-and OH Faster
scores of them were worn by So
ciety leaders. The pictures show the
original Mitzi sailor and the new
1921 Paris model as worn by Mitzi
herself 1t is of black cellaphane
straw-with band and bow Of black
cire ribbon and trimmed with a
cluster Of coloIed (rait.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-04-07

Adv.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-06-07
Postofice information
Newberry, S. c., June 4, 1921

Newberry, S. c., June 4, 1871
To the Public:
Attention of patrons of this Office
is called to the two drops in the post
Office lobby. The left slot is labelled
Domestic and Foreign Letters" into
which should be dropped all letters
addressed outside of Newberry, S. c.
The right hand slot is labelled Local
Letters and Papers," into which local
letters and all papers should be mall
ed.
The above arrangement is made IN
order that quicer boxing Of local mali'
and quicker rural delivery and city
delivery service may be given. The
cooperation of the public particularly
those business houses that mail a
large number of local letters, in the
proper use of the two slots will insure
better service, and will be appreciated
by this Office.
A. J. Bowers, Jr.,
Postmaster.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-06-07

ments have been made In the 40
beville and Edgefield jails only two
meals day are served to the prison.
ers, according to the report quoted
above. Two of the four jails are
classed as non-fre- -proof-those IN
Abbeville and Edgeheld.
The total number of commitments
to these institutions during the last
fiscal year was 412 These commit
nents were divided as follows: Able
vile 62, Edgefeld 55, Greenwood
143, Newberry 152. In other words
there was during the year from June
80, 1919 to June 80, 1920, one COM
mitment to jail for every S55 of the
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-06-07

ing tobacco, but men are requested to
leave their tobacco splitting off at the
opera house. No smoking is allowed
at the opera house. No law against
ladies wearing hats, but they are re-
quested to remove them at the opera
house. Peanuts are allowed the right
of way. People are not asked to quit
eating them at the opera house. No
one who likes to go to the moving
picture shows would quit going if he
was not allowed to eat peanuts there.
The eating of peanuts annoys many
people and takes away from their en-
ioyment of the pictures and the mu-
sic. The opera house every after
noon and night is cool, comfortable
and pleasant place for recreation and
amusement. 1t is spoiled by peanuts.
This ought not to be the case. In
this contention we are supported by
many ladies and gentlemen.
In passing, lady said to the re-
porter that if she was a peanut eater
she certainly wouldn't 60 to the opera
house.
P.S. This is commencement week.
We hope visitors will not be annoyed
by tho had habit to which regular at
tendants have been subjected for
some time past. Let not the pleasure
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-06-07

The location of the collection box
in front of the post Office has been
changed to the inside of the grill at
the top of the second series of steps
at the entrance on account of paving
of Friend street. Collections will be
made regularly as heretofore in ac-
cordance with the time card on the
hox at 8 a. m. and 7:15 p. m. daily,
and s a. m. on Sundays and holidays.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-06-07
Money, Money.

Money is coming to town, and as
all should know-because we all need
if so badlv-we want all to hear about
it.
$4,000 of Newberry city bonds
were sold for $174,500, bringing that
much actual cash, or new none"
into the three banks in Newberry;
this money being used along now in|
paying for the paving of two long
streets, Main and College streets, and
two short streets, Goats and Friend.
The 100000 bonds for street i'm
provements bringing in $1,000, or
$4,000, cash and real estate own
ers adding to that amount all their
private cash, perhaps $1,000 or $s,-
900 more, total about 100000.
One-seventh of the amount payable
by the real estate owners along these
paved streets being required in cash,
the other six-sevenths payable in six
more annual installments.
It has been estimated that the cost
of these four streets will amount to
about $4,000.
Another good sum made up of nu-
merous good Jumps, from $4,000 to
1872, 500, loans to farmers on their
lands, brought into Newberry county
| by loans from the Life Insuranc COM
pany of Virginia. These sums have
amounted to about s130,e8e or $140,-,
600.
Then, too, a much larger amount
will soon be deposited in the banks OF
Newberry county, coming from the
sale of the 100000 county road
bonds, as the abstract of the act OF
the legislature, election and proceed
ings of the board of county highway
commission, has been made out and
submitted to the attorneys for the
bond buyers SO. that it is expected
that this purchase will soon be in our
banks.
These two amounts of new money
coming into SNewberry county,
| amounting to si74,5OO net, from city
bonds, and sss2,eo0 net from road
| bonds, will go along ways towards
relieving the extreme, or shortness IN
money matters in our county. This
shertness has been shown by the pub
| lie statements of the banks, as we'll as
our individual positive knowledge OF
same.
And again, there are other good
humps Of money that will be coming
to the farmers in this. county, being
! the loans made by the federal land
| bank in the loans Of s100 to $40, 1000
| at six per cent interest, repayabie IN
/ thirty-three annual installmeEts. This
tcould readily amount to another
100000 of new money coming into
j onr countV
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-06-07
PUBLIC WELFARE
MEETING CLOSES
Df. George B. Cromer of Newberry
Spoke Wednesday Afternoon on
Condition of Jails
Index-J ournal, End.

So2 A~AS SA4N'
The meeting of public welfare
workers from Newberry, Edgefeid,
Abbeyille, Mccormick and Greenwood
came to a close yesterday afternoon
With an address by DR.. George B.
Cromer of Newberry, former chair
man of the state board of charities
and corrections.
DIR. Cromer spoke on the condition
Of the jails of the state. He stressed
the fact that a man is presumed In
n6cent until found guilty and that
since the majority of those arrested
and lodged in jail are never convicted
it is. an outrage to civilization to force
them to stay even a short time IN
jails as unsanitary as most OF the
jails are. Dr.. Cromer pointed out
that most jails of this state were in
sueh,a condition as to endanger the
health Of the inmates. He cited the
example of Newberry in erecting a
modern jail which could adequately
care for the prisoners.
County Court Judge c. c. Feather
stone also made a short talk yester-
day afternoon, bringing out the fact
that the aim in handling criminals
was reform rather than vengeance
upon the prisoner. He stated that ne
had given the matter Of reform not
only of minors but those over The
regular reformatory age considerable
thought and hoped to see the day
come when the matter would be given
Widespread attention.
A new system of caring for the
pSupers Of the state was advocated
BIZ G. Croft Williams, secretary OF
tie state Board of public welfare. He
declared that in his opinion, county
ainshouses should be sold and the
pfoeeeds used for the establishment
oil centralized hospitals where indl'
.entinmates could be treated and Civ
Ell. some form Of training. Under
bsesent system, paupers are sent tt
farms, such as are maintained b!
2S counties when they should be SEN
to hospitals.
.,JsH Martin of the state board o.
public welfare explained the purpos'
81 tie meeting yesterday, stating tha
tie Intention was to educate the pub
lst5. the aims Of the pensitc <welfar'
bbara. toward betterment of the con
astiaas OF the unfortunates. !.
SSRhe Local COMMITTEE Of the state
beard 81 pablie welfare Is compose
efsI A.. Mays, chairman, DR.. A. D
Bsrnett and Mrs. A. j. Sproaes.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-06-07
In a Nut She'll

, A good citizen says the last time
he was at a picture show he had to
change seats three times ii get away
from peanut eaters who were annoy
ing him. He hasn't been back since,
although he likes the moving pic
lures: but he doesn't like the peanut
nronosition, as he calls it. This is
only one instance. There is no law
against eating peanuts. Anybody is
allowed to eat them at the opera
house. There is no law against chew
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-06-07

tina, deceased, in the office of the
Judge OF Probate for Ne1Tberry
County, at Newberry, s. c., at II
o'clock A. NJ. on Wednesday, June
1st, 1921, and Immediately thereafter
apply for discharge as Administra-
tor of said estate.
T. P. McCARTHA,
As Administrator OF the personal es-
tate of R. Cummings McCartha,
deceased.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-06-07

of fair visitors be narred. The habit
is not allowed in some other picture
shows, we are told.