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Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-03-16
Croxton Says Both Rate And Wage
Increase Made Under u. S. Control
Abb. ANNOUNCES
EXTENDED SERVICE
(By International Newsl

ATLANTA, March 16th.-The A.
B. & A. today announced the extern
sion of train service to include round
trip between Fitzgerald and Thomas
vile daily and round trip between
Douglas and Brunswick. Trains be-
tween Atlanta and Cordele down one
day and back the next. Further ex
tensions are planned. The trains are
operated entirely by non-unionists as
practically no strikers have returned
to work.
The extended service includes
freight service between Birmingham,
and Lineville, yard service in Atlanta,
Birmingham and Manchester.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-03-16
Alma Merchants Sign
Neutrality Papers
Fourteen Declare in Favor of Strik-
ers; twenty-five Neutral

A. M. Barrett brought to the Lead
err office this morning three declara-
tons of faith on the present railroad
situation which were offered mer-
chants and leading citizens of Alma,
Ga, to sign yesterday. One which
declared in favor of the strikers had
fourteen signatures. One which de-
clared neutrality had twenty-five
names. One which declared for the
receiver had no names signed.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-03-16
F. & A. M.

Pine Level Lodge 353 will hold a
special communication Thursday ev-
ening March 18th, at 8 O'Clock, at
which time the Master Mason Degree
will be conferred.
Ali members are requested to at
tend. Visitors welcome.
DAVID L. PAULK, w. M
J. w. PEARSON, Secretary.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-03-16
(By international News)
A. F. &. G. PLANS TO
MAKE EXTENSIONS

WASHINGTON, March 10TH
The Alabama, Florida and Gulf Rail
road today applied to the Interstate
Commerce Commission for authority
to issue one-hundred and fifty thous-
and dollars in seven per cent first
mortgage sinking fund Gold Bonds
to use in financing new constructions
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-03-16
PENN. r. r. TO CONFER
ON WAGE REDUCTIONS
3 (By International News Servicel I

= (By International News Service) Z
PHILADELPHIA, March 10
Notice will be placed on bulletin
boards of the Pennsylvania Railroad
system by Thursday of this week in
forming officer subordinate officials
and employees that Changed condi-
tons since the present rates became
effective warrant reduction in salar-
les and wages" and that the manage
ment therefore proposes reduction in
salaries and wages effective April 20.
Conferences are scheduled at which
representatives of subordinates and
officials are invited to attend.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-03-16
DR.. Irwin Willis Is
Dead at Omega, Ga.

DIR. Willis of Omega, prominent
citizen of Tiff county and member of
Gethemane Commandery Knights
Templar of this city, died suddealy
at his home in Omega this morning.
The remains will be inferred in the
Triton cemetery Thursday where a
committee of Templars from this city
will attend.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-03-16
FITZGERALD IS NEUTRAL IN A. "a STRIKE
, $4,000 is LOOKING
, FOR PLACE TO LIGHT
(By International News service)

= (By International News Service) I
= WORCESTER, Mass, March 4
*16.-The sum of $4,000 in de- 4
= posts in New York and Boston I
= banks is left to Frank Flynn,
Y presumably of Worcester, by his
= brother, John Flynn, who was I
= recently found dead on the beach 4
y at St. Augustine, Fla, according
= to advices received by Postmas-,4
= ter James Healy. 4
Y Postmaster Hea1y has turned I
= the matter over to Captain James 4
y ]. Casey, of the detective bureau I
= who is conducting Statewide
= search for the missing heir.
+ = = + 4 = = T. & 4 . + = 4 4
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-03-16
Fate Of Slayer OF
Lover Up To Jury
(By International News serVice)

ARDMORE, OKLA, March 10TH,
The actual trial of Clara Smith Ha-
mon charged with the murder of Jake
Hamon ended here shortly after ten
o'clock today when both prosecution
and defense rested their case.
Court adjourned to three this after
noon to enable Judge Champion to
prepare his charge to the jury. 1t is
expected that the case will go to the
jury late this afternoon.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-03-16
Panama and US. May
Make New Agreement
by International News service)

WASHINGTON, March l6th.,-
The State Department has requested
newspapers not to editorialize on the
story "New Basis of Negotiation Out
lined in Panama in note sent by
this government. The story was sent
out as Washington dispatch, the
state department said today, but the
policy of this. government as set forth
in the storywas misrepresented.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-03-16
Atlanta Detectives
Jail Loungelizards
(By International News service)

(By InternatlonaI news SerVIceJ
ATLANTA, March 16.-Secretly
organized raids by the police and
detective squads in all parts of Attain
ia last night and this morning netted
over one hundred prisoners including
those charged by authorities with be-
ing poolsharks, loungelizards, tea
hounds, bootleggers pistol toters and
pinch-back handles.
Chief Pool announced his determi-
nation to rid Atlanta of such undesir-
ables to stem the crime wave which
had spread a gloom over the capitol.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-03-16
PRESIDENT P. o. of A.
VISITS LOCAL LODGE

Mrs. Emma M. Buell., president Of
the P. o. of A., the Woman's Auxiil-
larry organization of the P. o. S. of A.
visited the local lodge of the order
last evening and was entertained with
a reception. A large gathering of
members and their friends enjoyed the
address made by the Grand President.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-03-16
Seek Man Who Shot
Alleged Betrayer
(By international News Servicel

ATLANTA, GA, March 16-Offi-
GERS headed posse today searching
De Kalb County for Homer Thomp-
son, farmer accused of having shot
and killed Ernest Brown, twenty
three, late last night. 1t is reported
that Thompson charged Brown went
to rendezvous with Mrs. Thompson
and he followed. Thompson ana his
wife fled after the shooting in an auto
mbile.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-03-16
Auto Bandits Kill.
And Rob Autoists
(By international News)

NEW ORLEANS, March To-
Frank Priett was shot fatally by
auto bandits who attacked him and
two companions in an automobile on
a lonely road in St. Bernard Parish
this morning. They robbed the par
ty of two hundred dollars.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-03-16
Free Mccoy OF FeIts
Murder Charge Today
by international News service)

WILLIAMSON, w. Va, March To-
Calvin Mccoy is the seventh man
freed from murder charge in the Trig-l
ger trial, just after both sides closed
their case today The State announc-
ed that it failed to find sufficient evil
dence to connect him with the alleged
conspiracy. to kill detective Albert
Felts. Sixteen defendants remain to
be tried.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-03-16
Statement in Leader that Rate
Increase Was After Return,
Is Questioned
Porter Says that Rate Increase
Was Intended to Cover
Wage Raises Anyway
(From Yesterdays Dai1v)

=
We are in receipt of the following
letter from Mr.. w. NJ. Croxtcn, Pas
senger Traffic Manager of the A. B.
& A. Railway:
Mr.. Isidor Gelders, Editor.
Fitzgerald Leader Enterprise,
Fitzgerald, Ga.
My Dear Mr. Ge1ders:--
l know you always desire to be fair
in your statements in regard to the
present unfortunate situation created
by strike of employees of A. B. & A.
Railway; I therefore am taking the
liberty of calling your attention to
an incorrect statement contained in
editorial appearing in your issue of
March 9th, reading, as follows:
"Remember--the present almost
prohibitive freight and passenger
rates were put into effect AFTER
the government had relinquished con-
troll of the railroads and the present
scale of pay was fixed BEFORE the
government relinquished CONTROL
This statement is misleading and
might create a decidedly wrong i'm
preston in the minds of some of your
impartial readers.
The railroads were taken over by
the United States Railroad Admins
tration under date of December III,
1917. General Order 81 of the Unit
ed States Railroad Administration, in
creasing wages of all employees, was
made effective January /, 1918. Gen
eral Order % of the United States
Railroad Administration, increasing
passenger fares to Sc per mile. and
freight rates rs per cent, was made
effective, as to passenger fares, June
10, 1918, and as to freight rates June
rs, 1918. United States Labor Board
Decision No. 2, increasing wages be-
came effective on May /, 1920. After
the railroads were relinquished from
Federal control on February %, 1920
Interstate Commerce Commission au-
thorized the following increase in pas
senger and freight rates, Elk Parte "a,
viz:
2090 as to passenger fares with
in the South, and
$50 as to freight rates within
the South,
both advances being effective August
26, 1920. These increases became eff
fective in Georgia September. l, 1920;
so that you will observe both of the
recent increases in wages and the last
increase and freight rates and pas
senger fares were authorized by gov
ernmenta1 agencies after the relin-
quish1nent of Federal control on Feb.
%, 1920.
Yours very truly,
w. A. Croxton, Passenger Traffic
Manager.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-03-16
Germany Must Pay A
Billion This Week
(By International News service)

PARIS, March 16th,-Reparations
Commission has notified Germany she
must pay one million gold marks in
demnity within the week it was learn
ed today. This is part of the twelve
billion Germany must pay before May
the first.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-03-16
Harding Heads Boy
Scouts Of America

(By international News Service)
WASHINGTON, March 10
President Harding today accepted the
honorary Presidency of the Boy
Scouts of America.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-03-16
British Sign For
Trade With Russ

(By international News Service)
LONDON, March l6--A CONNER
cial agreement for reciprocal trading
has been signed by Great Britain and
Soviet Russia, it is officially an
nounced today.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-03-16
An Old Fisherman
Wins Big Art Prize
(By International News Service)

PRoVINCETOWN, Mass, Mar.
16.-The American Academy of Art
has notified Ross E. Moffet, an artist
of this town, that he has been award
ed the Hallgarten prize of $500 for
his painting, "An Old Fisherman"
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-03-16
BANDITS ROB KANSAS
BANK AND ESCAPE
INV International News,

UNIONSTOWN, Kans., March l6.
The State Bank here was robbed of
several thousand dollars by armed
bandits who escaped in an automo-
bile.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-03-16
u. S. SENATE
ADJOURNED

WASHINGTON, March 15.-Sen-
ate adjourned sine die at 1886 O'Clock
this morning to reconvene in special
session called by President Harding
next month,
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-03-16
Fire Takes $2OO,OO
Toll AT Warrenton
(By International News Service

NY AnLGIHdu0IlaI NEWS SeIVlCeJ
WARRENPTON, Ga, March To-
The Ford building, livery stables,
Reicketson store, Whitley warehouse
and two other buildings burned to-
day. The loss is estimated at two
hundred thousand dollars. 1t was
about half insured.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-03-16
Electric Transformer
Explodes; Two Dead

y DALTON, GA.,March 16.--Henry
= Liggett was killed and ]. v. Leggett
were burned seyerly when transform
ers at the city pumping station blew
mp early this morning here.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-03-16
Abbevile, Rochelle,
Douglas and OcilIa
Readers Attention:

If general strike is called on all railroads in the
Southeast, the Leader Publishing Company will
Start<two automobile routes with its daily paper
out of Fitzgerald the day it is called. One route
will carry six hundred papers to Ocilla and Douglas
and one will carry four hundred papers to Able
vile and Rochelle. We want to get in touch AT
ONCE with live wire man in each place who will
be competent to handle the local distribution of the
Daily Leader.
Should general strike be called, mail service
will be cut off entirely no big city dalies will reach
this section and the Leader, by automobile carry
ing the Geographic news of the world by Interna-
tonal News Service, will be your only reliable COM
muncation with the outside world. The demand
will be large enough to enable hustler to make
considerable money agent for them.
The following schedule will be put in effect in
case general strike is called and the out Of town
circulation of the paper will be limited as specified
in order to conserve Our supply of newsprint paper
Arrive Ocilla 800 copies, Ais. 4@
Arrive Douglas, 800 copies, 4:45.
Arrive Abbeville, 200 copies, 43O
Arrive Rochelle, 200 copies, AIS
Responsible parties should wire or write AT
ONCE giving at least two references in order that
contracts and instructions may be forwarded and
the organization for satisfactory distribution sys-
TEN perfected, Immediately; mo applications after
Friday
ADDRESS
CIRCULATION MANAGER.
LEADER PUBLISHING COMPANY.
FITZGERALD, GA.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-03-16

We are glad to publish the letter
because it is Our whole desire to keep
the records straight, and give our
readers the facts just as fast as we
can get them together, for this most
important subject of transportation
must be settled, like all other ques-
tons RIGHT.
Our error, if indeed it is one, in the
editorial referred to lies in the fact
that we in common with the average
citizen had fallen into the habit of
thinking the government in reality
relinquished the roads on September
1st,A 1920, at which time, however, it
simply stopped its guarantee to make
good all losses.
In other words, the last increases,
both of wages and transportation
charges were made while. the gov
eminent was paying the bills, and
those of us who remember the press
dispatches of last summer when the
hearings were going on before the
Interstate Commerce Commission for
an advance in both passenger and
, freight rates will recall the fact that il
was generally understood that these
increases would take care of the last
increase in wages which had become
effective on May 1st, 1920.
We realized that the high freight:
allowed would be heavy burden fol
the consuming public to carry, bu
everybody began to adjust themselves
assuming that the men who were &C
tually doing the work were the bene
ficiaries thereof. The unfortunat,
conditions existing along the line O.
the A. B. & A. at this time would in
dictate that somebody has made ;
mistake that is almost objectionable.
R. E. PORTER.
The New York herald., 1921-03-19
Market Broadens ont.

On Thursday the greatest activity ia
the market was confined to a little
group of four stocks. Yesterdays trad
Ing was on much broader scale and
although not SO active. perhaps, as 1t
was on the preceding day, more issues
participated In the upturn. The four
stocks which led the market on Thurs
day were once more in the van yester-
day, however. although two Of them,
Chandler and Studebaker, failed to cover
as much ground as they had on the
preceding day. The other two General
Asphalt and Atlantic Gulf. gave evil
dence OF strength all through the ses-
sion. Chandler and Studebaker were not
SO far behind in point Of activity how
ever, and the former made another new
high for the movement at 80, closing at
79%. with net gain of more than half
a point Studebaker declined fractionally
on the day, but both General Asphalt
and Atlantic Gulf showed substantial
gains at the close, the former making a
new high above so.
The New York herald., 1921-03-19
NEW BUILDING GAINS
81 p. C.. IN JANUARY
Reserue Ratio of Federal
Banks Also Improves.

While merchants and producers con-
tinue to proceed cautiously until thers
shall be more stability In the course of
trade and hesitancy still rules in busi-
ness. the Irving National Bank finds en-
couraging features In the gain OF 80
per cent. in expenditures for building
construction in February, compared with
that of January. and In the steady i'm
provement In the reserve ratio OF the
reserve banks In general the bank
notes shifting from primary to sec
ondary lines and markets. 1t says: "Cou-
sidering the large stocks OF raw mate
rials awaiting a profitable outlet, thera
Is an indication OF ultimate price inn
provement in the probability that many
of these during 1921 will be produced
upon restricted scale" Discussing the
outlook for building construction the
bank says:
Particular interest attaches to the
prospects of building operations during
the coming months. Expansion rather
than curtailment is greatly to be desired
in this particular industry and some ini-
provement is already noted. February
building expenditures in lac cities to-
tailed $77,S40,000, an increase of SO per
cent. over January. True. this total is
much below the $103,S 900 of Feb
ruary, 1920, but the decline is only IS
per cent, compared with that month
contrasting with SO per cent In January
and 52.7 per cent. in December, as com
pared with January, 1920. and Decem
Der, 1919. In New York tax exemptions
on new housing facilities are held forth
as needed stimulus to construction, al
though II Is too soon to say whether this
kind of legislation will achieve the re-
suits desired.
The New York herald., 1921-03-19
Tobacco Products Lower.

Announcement that the directors Of
the Tobacco Products Corporation
planned to recommend a large capital
increase to the stockholders, made yes
terday morning, brought heavy selling
in the early hours of the session. which
depressed the price Of the shares to 46A
a drop of more than three points. Sub
sequent covering Of short commitments
resulted In a slight rally in the after
noon, which carried the price back to
AIN. decline of 2A points. The for
NAL action of the directors In recon-
mending an increase of $4,000, 900 in
the authorized preferred and $4,000, 900
in the authorized common stock was
taken after the close and a meeting of
stockholders was called for April 10 to
pass on the plan. It was reiterated that
the company did not plan to issue any
OF the stock at this time, but 1t was in
dicated in well informed quarters that
a continued policy of paying DIVIDENDS
In convertible scrip would require he
authorization of more capital stock TO
take care of conversion
The New York herald., 1921-03-19
Odd Lots.

The constantly growing size OF the
list Of stocks on which the odd let
brokers charge one-fourth of ] per cent.
in addition TO the regular commission
for buying and selling has made trading
in small blocks more or less unpopular
and also has occasioned considerable
grumbling In the financial community.
For a time the list of so-called quarter
stocks was confined only to those of very
high prices and the fluctuations of which
we're more or less violent. Stocks which
usually moved In an orderly fashion
were placed in the eighth class and the
extra charge for buying them in small
lots was f1xed at one-eighth Of per
cent. BY agreement among the leading
odd lot dealers. II was said yesterday.
the list Of quarter and eighth stocks had
been kept uniform, but constant addi-
tions to the former list have placed in
the quarter class many issues which al
ways have been traded In for the extra
"A. The odd lot business is one which
is always before the covering committee
Of the exchange for consideration and
for which constructive ideas are being
constantly received and tried out. Mem
bers OF the committee have admitted
that were the odd lot bugaboo removed
from their horizon. their positions as
officials OF the exchange would be far
less onerous
The New York herald., 1921-03-19
O'BRIEN TO OPPOSE
HIGHER PHONE RATE
Corporation Counsel Calls P. 5.
C. Grant Premature and
Unjustified.

John p. O'Brien, Corporation Counsel
declared yesterday that the order Of The
Public Service Commission. Second Dis
trict, authorizing a % per cent. tempo
rary increase in telephone rates In New
York city is ''unjustified, both upHn the
law and upon the merits ana was ~
sued before the case was completed
Wherefore. he said. "the city proposes
to resort to every legal power within its
means to enforce the consumers sights
and to prevent this clearly unjustifie&
Increase The city Is expected to 81
into the courts at once and seek to re-
strain the collection Of the additional
rates.
Mr.. O'Briens statement in part says:
ITO date the (New York Telephone)
company has not completed its proof in
the case, nor has cross-examination been
completed upon the alleged proofs sub
mitted, nor has the city had an oppor-
tunity to put in any of the testimony in
rebuttal. The consumer has not as yet
had his day in court.
"The order of the upstate commits
sion is illustrative of what may be ex-
pected by the new upstate commission
when 1t commences to function under the
proposed Miller bill 1t would almost
appear that the majority of three were
operating on the assumption that the
Miller bill had already been enacted into
law.
"The order is an outrage. This COM
pany has reserve for depreciation for
the State amounting to over $73.000,0 600
and a surplus of over s36. 200. It's
alleged capitalization in the city Of New
York Is $117,000,0 900 as Of August 81.
1920. Over $18.000,000 of the COM
pany's surplus was earned in the years
Of 1914 to 1919 and in the first eight
months Of 1920.
"The increase appears to have been
granted upon the ground, among others.
that the company is unable to raise
sufficient capital to supply facilities for
waiting for service. The fact Of the mat
ter Is that 100 per cent. Of the stock Of
the New York Telephone Company is
owned by the American Telephone and
Telegraph Company and that there has
been submitted no proof whatever to
show that an effort has been made to
acquire the required capital. Merely
upon the alleged refusal of the father
to let the offspring have some more
money the company declares itself to
be helpless and requires gouging of the
public to overcome this alleged inability.
THE company has always been In
prosperous condition and has accumu-
lated these tremendous reserves and
surpluses. With the decline in prices
and the rapid return to normal condi-
tions there Is absolutely no reason why
in the interim any increases should be
granted. The company has grown fat
beyond avarice and should use an insig-
nificantly small portion of Its tremen-
duous savings to make up any relatively
slight deficiencies, if any, that may now
occur"