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Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-04-15
WILL THE CUT PRICES

WILL THE CUT PRICES
LAST?-Many authorities think
that the wave Of price cutting
that has preceded all over the
country only a temporary flur-
ry They believe that nothing
has been done to reduce costs OF
production, and while these re
main as they are, prices must re
main on the same level they have
held for some months, Also in
some industries, wages have been
raised and production has been
curtailed by strikes, as a result o.
which prices must go higher.
Yet on the other hand, manu-
facturers and wholesalers have
had sharp lesson. A consider
able share OF the high prices was
due to the conviction Of produc-
ers and jobbers that the public
was willing to pay any old price
for all they could make and han
die.
They have found out that that
is not the case. They have found
that the public is indignant about
pr.ces, and is disposed toward
drastic measures o. economy to
back them. That must have an
eject to bring the profiteers -
terms 1t must convince them
that they would not better devote
their principal attention to mall
ing high priced goods. but that
they must specialize more on the
stuff that can be sold at moderate
figures. Also they must expect
to cut down tneiI profit margins
il they want theii goods to move.
A manufacturer or iobbcr al
ways takes a liberal view of the
profit he ought to make. In the
times when the public is buying
eagerly, ii is a ratural thing to
put on the top prices he thinks
he should have.
But rather than quit or do a
small business, he would accept
a considerably less sum. SO when
the public holds off, he comes
down nearer to the real margin
OF what used to be considered a
fair profit The public can hold
him there by continuing its poll
cy of cautious and economical
buying
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-04-15
IMPROVEMENT
IN A. B. & A. SERVICE

Announcement has been made by
the Passenger Department OF the A..
3. & A. Railway OF an Improvement
in their passenger train service, which
will become effective Sunday, April
18th
With trains Nos. and operating
between Atlanta and Brunswick,
through service between these points
will have been reestablished for the
first time since the service was inter-
rupted on March 5th, on aatount OF
the strike.
In addition to through service be
tween Atlanta and Brunswick and in
tcrmediate points being afforded by
train No. ,, leaving Atlanta at us
a. m, passing CordcIc ESQ p. m,
Fitzgerald 405 p m, Douglas SIS
p m. and arriving Brunswick 600
p M, direct connection will be made
At Fitzgerald with train No. 81 lcav-
ng that point at 4:25 p. m. passing
luton $40 p IN, Moutric $50 p. m,
and arriving Thomasvlle 7:40 p. m.
Connection will also be made at
Nichols with train No. u, leaving
that point at 6:O5 p. m, and arriving
Waycross at 7;l0 p. m. Returning,
train No. | leaving Brunswick 5 AS
a. m, passing Douglas 9:40 a. m,
Fitzgerald HOO a m, Cordele 1890
p. m, and arriving Atlanta at OILS
p m, will receive connection from
train No, II leaving Waycross 7:45
a. m.
At Fitzgerald connection will be
received from train No. 81 leaving;
Townsville 7:35 a. m, passing
Moultrie and Tifton $40 and $50 a.
m. respectively.
1t will be noted that the above
schedules will afford daily through
service in both directions between
Atlanta and Brunswick and inter
mediate points, and through daily
connecting service in each direction
between Atlanta and Waycross. as
well as between Atlanta and Thorn
asville, Tilton and Moutrie.
Trains Nos l and in connection
with Nos. 5, o. 7. and 8, afford t. pie
daily service between Brunswick and
Thalmann, connecting witt trains Of
the Seaboard Air Line Railway to
and from Jacksonville Savannah,
Eastern aud Florida points
Daily service in each direction VIII
be continued between Birmingham
and Manchester by train No p 1cay-
ing Birmingham $50 a M, passing
Falladega $50 a. m. Roanoke 1874
p. M, LaGrange l:5S p, m, and ar
irving Manchester 500 p. M. and No.
q leaving Manchester 900 a. m.
passing LaGrauge 7:l4 a, m, Roam
okc 800 a. IN, Talladega Hap a. m.
a. M will arrive Birmingham at ; so
P. IN
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-04-15
10 Lecture Here
On Merchandising

Announcement has been made by
w. A. Adams, secretary of the Cham
Der of Commerce. that he has ar
ranged to bring to Fitzgerald an il
lustrated lecture on retail merchan-
dising. The lecture, together with a
feature film, Getting the Most Out
Of Retailing" will be given Tuesday
night May 3rd, at o'clock, in the
Court House Mr.. w. F. Brennan,
representative OF The National Cash
Register Company, of Dayton. Ohio,
will give the lecture
The lecture deals with the value OF
newspaper advertising to the mer-
chant, tells him how to prepare ad-
vertisements, and also explains in
detail the best methods OF window
display, store organization, personal
selling, and business control.
The film tells the story of a mer-
chant who was discouraged and dis
heartened because he was not sue
cessful The story shows the indif-
ference of his clerks, his bad system
poorly arranged stock, and other
causes of trouble. How he finally
rose to success and prosperity thru
modern methods is shown in the film
Many ideas OF importance to mer-
chants and clerks will be brought
out In other communities where i
has been shown it has met great en-
thusiasm. 1t is expected that every
business man and clerk in the city
will attend There will be no charge
/ for admission.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-04-15

Some Of the women who have
bitterly denounced the acts Of
Tyrant Man in refusing them the
suffrage Tor so many years, will
not remember to turn out to vote
at the primaries.
And some Of the politicians
that used'to dcplore the unfitness
of women to vote, are now hand
ing out ilattering remarks to their
female audiences.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-04-15
INSPECTION OF PREMISES

BY virtue of ordinance 337 a regular
injection Of all premises in the city
will begin to be made April 18th and
all property owners are requested to
have their premises in sanitary condi-
ton to avoid cases being made
against them.
w. c. WILKINSON,
Chief OF Fire Department
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-04-15
BUSINESS GRAFT-.rhere

BUSINESS GRAFT-There arc
ways by which some statesmen
get business, other than the per
/ suasiveness of their talk, and the
merit Of the goods they have to
sell. And smart purchasing ag-
cils FOR corporations sometimes
ind way to earn money outside
zEol their salaries.
No doubt many orders are Sc
cured as the result OF offering
cash or other Inducements as a
#perSonal tip to a Uuving agent
~ man was iussy about taking
rasf ways would be found to
enable him to profit in less
eoarse manner Some people
lacking strict moral sense can
be handled as to do dishonor-
able thing without realizing it.
These methods OF competition
are condemned by the Federal
Trade Commission, and in lO4
Huch cases the offending parties
4 pave been ordered to cease them
it the commission finds that il
needs additional legislation with
Which to attack these practices
"A the manufacturer must pay
he purchasing agent OF a corpor
ation tip in order to get his or
ler, he must raise his price tl
pay for the gratuity And al
Ich methods mean that infcrio
FOODS are substituted. The con
erns that set out the best good,
% not have to resort 10 sucl
aaeans.
Fourteen states have laws for
bidding such practices.
II legislation against such act
needed in Georgia it should 81
oromptly passed But il vii
axe federal laws TO stop it, as TIL
oucerns in which such abuse
gist do business largely acros
tate lines. Bills against thes
ractices have been pending thr
bvo Congresses. 1t is impossibl
9 see any ground for opposin
hem. The people want good
ought and sold on their merit,
do not propose 10 be take
AybodY's graft.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-04-15
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
About
Batteries

Q.-Is there really any difference
in batteries?
Ayes, but there are really only
two kinds of batteries Those with
wood operators and those with
Threaded Rubber Insulation.
Q--Is Threaded Rubber Insulation
TIE only feature that puts the Willard
Threaded Rubber Battery ahead Of
ordinary automobile battery?
A.-By no means. The Willard
Threaded Rubber Battery has ali
the Improvements that have grown
out of Wizards years of specialize.
ton in building starting lighting and
ignition batteries. Ask us about it.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-04-15
SOMETHING WRONG-(from

Cordele Dispatch) Ben Hill coun-
ty closes her rural school for the
spring term this week. This is
one OF the poorest news reports
that Will come out OF that county
during the whole year. 1t is all
tragedy 10 suppose in these few
weeks the boys and Girls q 1}}iic
homes in the rural sections OF
that or any other Georgian coun-
ty can have what they need in
school work for the early half of
the year
And Ben Hill is not the only
county in this condition. Six
months will not do Tor the rural
boy and girl in school. Seven will
not do, Eight will not do if the
the boys and girls in the city
schools OF the state get nine
and they do.
This state has delved into its
treasury for a common school
lund TIL ii is almost bankrupt and
still we have no rural schools.
Running expenses depend almost
wholly in most counties on this
common school fund. People
who should see that the state fund
IS well spent-Who should see
that II is augmented by local tax
alton for good schools. are off the
job attending to other Kings.
| There are fully thirty counties
in Georgia that draw more money
Tor their schools out of the state
treasury than they pay in from
Iall sources. This is in itself all
wrong. -Four and half million
dollars must be raised from state
revenues this year for the com
mon Schools-and here are the
rural schools already closing
when they should be just getting
Roadway. Something is wrong,
We need rural schools in every
county well organized and finan-
ced with people behind them who
will see that graded schools arc
operated in line with the city
schools just as long as the schools
run in the best systems. We
need relief in the state treasury
IN the cutting Of appropriations
aud the equalization OF taxes.
4 We need relief from this I'M
heard of amount Of money thrown
I away on'a common school sys.
tenn that does nor provide but (ol
I, four to SIX months in the year
We need state appropriation
that the state can pay and ther
I'VE need local school support thai
will mean rural schools like thos,
i'm the best city systems
We have forgotten the school.
lor politics and moonshine liquor
We have permitted the Reds t
5 take hold OF everything and pu
2 out the schools their Interest,"
and all other progressive move
: ments-the county agents, tn,
5 dipping watts and the stock, rails
5 ing and stock saving work. w,
c have quit the normally construc
1 tive plans and have gone to tear
e ing down.
All this must be stopped some
5 where Each county in Georgi
), must be held responsible for tn
j schools within its boundaries
The more money the state treas
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-04-15
Try Sulphur On
An Eczema Skin

After breaking out OF the skin, even
fiery. itching eczema, can be quickly
overcome by applying a little Men
tho-Sulphur, says noted skin spec
ialist. Because OF its germ destroy
ing properties, this Sulphur prepara-
ton instantly brings ease from skin
irritation, soothes and heals the ecz
zema right up and leaves the skin
clear and smooth.
1t seldom fails to relieve the torment
skin trouble should get a little jar
OF MentfoSulphur from any good
druggist and use it like cold cream,
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-04-15
NOTICE

There were registered for the
White Primary Election TO be held
April 18th, 1921, 1474 persons. This
notice is in accordance with Section
So OF the City Chrter.
Dated this 18th day of April, 1921.
DAVID L. PAULK, City Clerk.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-04-15

\ little while ago customer
went into a store and ordered
what he wanted without asking
the price. Now he looks over
the ads in the Leader, an buys
when he gets wind OF bargain.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-04-15

Cabbage, like all vegetables that
have been cultivated from remote
times, is of Eastern origin
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-04-15
NOTICE TO REBECCAs

There will be no meeting tonight.
MRS, c. A. Miller, Secretary.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-04-15
Crowder Report On
Cuba Is Received
Seayas Faction Is Favored in His
Reports

WASHINGTON, April 14th, A
final report of Major General Crowd
er on the condition of Cuba was re-
-ceived at the state department today.
1t is understood the report is favora-
bic towards the Seayas faction.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-04-15

Foreign Advertising Representative
TIE AMERICAN PRESS ASSOCIATION
Omaha daily bee., 1921-01-13
Cherry. County
Bank Is Closed
By State Board
Persistent Run Of Depositors
Causes Directors to Ask
State to Take Entire
Charge.

Lincoln. Neb., Jan. l2-(Special.)
A run on the American State bank
of Merrirnan, Neb., Cherry. county,
covering the last. II months, has re-
suited III request BY the directors
that the state banking department
take it over. Examiner Eastman
closed the bank Tuesday, according
to J. E. Hart. secretary of the state
department of trade and commerce.
Depletion of its cash reserve,
caused by persistent Withdrawals,
grew out of "some unfortunate
trouble with its former cashier, who
disappeared ard remained in hiding
for some time, but later returned
and made good his shortage" Mr..
Hart says. The stockholders had
previously made good the shortage.
A recent statement shows total
resources of the bank, $o9,074; capi-
tai and surplus, $l7,500; deposits,
$7S,r43, and cash and due from
banks, $6,156.
The examiners report, according
to Mr.. Hart, shows bad and doubt
full paper of $s,045 and slow and un-
liquid paper Of $1,000. Mr.. Hart
saws no fraud is involved and that
no loss will be suffered from the
guaranty fund, according to the ap-
parent outlook.
The president OF the. bank is
Arthur Bowring, prominent ranch
man and member OF the Cherry
county commissioners. G. c. Fair.
head is vice president and K. e.
Bartels present cashier.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-01-13
Alliance at War
Over Election
Failure of City Clerk to Have
Notice Published Arouses
Varied Comment.

Alliance, Neb., Jan. .12.-(Special
Telegran.) = The question of the
legality of the recent special election,
in which a majority Of s. voters out
of a total of 700 voted In favor Of
the city manager plan, to succeed
the present mayor and council sys-
tenn. is under heated discussion be-
tween the opposing factions. The
point arose when it became known
that Mrs. Grace Kennedy. city clerk,
had neglected to have the legal
notice Of the election published 81
days prior to the election on January
4. Mrs. Kennedy's sympathies were
known to be with the present admin
istration, which bitterly opposed the
city manager plan from the start.
Although the notice was prepared
and presented to her by the city at
torney in plenty of time, she stated
that she laid it away in her desk and
forgot to order its publication until
20 days before election. City Attor-
ney ~. r. Metz, who was an ardent
supporter of the city manager plan,
is of the opinion that the election
was not invalid, because it was held
under the general election laws Of
the state, which require only 70 days
notice before election. Others hold
Ato the assertion that 80 days notice
is required and the matter will likely
be carried to the supreme court for
a decision.
1t was stated that both Mrs. Ken
nedy and Mayor Rodgers knew of
the situation before election and
Mayor Rodgers took no steps to
stop the election, although he had
been informed thatit would be invalid
Bitter criticism has been directed
against Mrs. Kennedy and Mayor
Rodgers and number of business
men in favor of the city manager
plan have stated their belief that the
failure to have the notice of cleo
ton published as instructed by the
city attorney was something more
than negligence on the part of the
city clerk. Others have openly
stated that the whole affair looks
rather shady and are determined to
thresh the matter out in the courts
|if necessary.
Unless the election is proved valid
the mayor and council plan will be
in force for another two years at
least since the law provides that the
city manager plan must devoted on
certain length of time prior to the
regular city election in April and not
more than once in two years. The
time now is too short to hold an
other special election before the reg
ular CITY election, April 2.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-01-13
low Man
Endorsed
ForCabinet
American National Live Stock
Association Urges Harding TO
Name Henry Wallace Secre.
tary Of Agriculture.
Omahan Among Backer.

Ell Paso, Tex Jan. l2.-Henry I.
Wallace of Des Moincs, was en-
dorsed for secretary Of agriculture
by the annual convention OF the
American National Live Stock as
sociation here today, after several
addresses were made on the floor
Of the convention, criticising an
article in his publication, Wallacc's
Farmer, favoring cooperative buy
ing of cattle feeders.
Charges were made during the dis
cussion that the real fight against
Wallace's appointment was inspired
by the big meat packers.
The Wallace resolution was adopt
ed after his opponents made
every effort 10 invoke parlimen-
tary law to prevent the convention
from acting on his appointment at
this time. -.
Earlier in the sessions W.. w.
Turney of FL Paso, president of the
Cattle Raisers' Association OF
! Texas, had attacked the big packing
house owners and urged the mem
hers OF the association mot to JOIN
hands with the packers"
The Wallace resolution was brought
I'D by Col. I. T. Pryor of San
Antonio, Tex, who asked that the
convention adopt it. The resolu-
ton pledged Wallace the "unqualitied
endorsement" of the association and
ordered that the secretary dispatch
copy to President-elect Harding.
Ex-Governor Objects.
No sooner had Pryor finished
reading the resolution than En-
Governor E. NJ. Ammons Of Colo
rado was upon his feet, objecting.
Mr.. Ammons commended. it was i'm
proper to suggest to President-elect
Harding who should be appointed
secretary of agriculture. Then AM
mons declared Wallace had recently
published an article in his farm pa
per in favor of cooperative buying
of cattle by the feeders Of each
county.
The article was read to the dele
/ gates by Les Dillingham;, secretary
Of the Idaho Cattle Growers asso-
ciatiou. 1t suggested that by send
ing one buyer to market. the feed
i ers Of the county would not be COM
peting with one another on the
/ market Anmons contended ti,at
this would result in the adjustment
Of competition with resultant losses
to cattlemen with feeders to sell.
Onahan Defends Wallace.
| Mr.. Pryor defended Wallace, de-
claring he was friend OF the pro-
ducer. E. L. Burke of Omaha de-
clared Wallace favored the live
stock industry" and declared the
reason his appointment was being
| opposed by big packing interests
Turn to Page Two. Column Three)
Omaha daily bee., 1921-01-13

Code
Is .Dae
Joint Committee Postpones
Action on Secretary Appoint
ments Made by Governor
McKelvie.
Byrum Bills the Cause

Lincoln, Neb., an. lz.-topecial
Telegram. )-Postponement of re-
port on the feasibility of confirma-
ton of the reappointment of Gov.
S. r. McKelvie's six code secretaries
until Tuesday at II was decided upon
tonight by the committee, appointed
this morning at joint session of the
house and senate for the purpose OF
submitting a report at 10 tomorrow
on the proposed confirmation.
Meantime, the committee decided,
meetings will be held to which all
persons interested are invited to ex-
press their views on the work of the
code secretaries and the expendiency
of confirming their appointment be-
fore the Byrum bills run their course
in the legislature.
Unless the committee decides on
different action before morning, when
il is to report back to the house and
senate at joint meeting, the con-
firmation question will not go before
the legislature for action until Tues
day.
Grant Executive Sessions.
At Joint meeting of senate and
house rules committees today pernis-
sion was granted for executive ses-
sions on the confirmation PROPOSE
ton.
Whether members will vote for
such sessions is not known.
The Byrum bills, introduced Tues.
day, providing for abolishnrent OF
four of the code secretaries and plac-
ing duties imposed on these secre-
taries in the hands of other state Of
fcers now on the payroll, are re-
sponsible for holding up the con-
firnation.
There appears to be strong senti-
ment in both branches of the legisla-
ture to give the Bryum bills an op-
portunity, and, it is argued, con-
| firmation Of the secretaries at this
time would not be fair to Byrum,
who has some very strong ideas
on the subject of code secretaries.
Byrun1, it is declared, should be
given an opportunity to express
these ideas and have his bills given
fair chance for passage before
endorsing McKelvie's reappoint-
ments of the six code secretaries.
Vote on Confirmation.
Some declared a vote cast this
morning at the joint session. when
fMcKeivie's request for confirmation
came I'D, was indicative. of the
strength of the anti-code secretary
spirit. Others declared it was mere
~ sentiment of a majority Of mem
bers to present confirmation through
committee channels.
When the request for confirma-
+! ton was read, Representative Nose
| ley of Lincoln moved for approval
Of the appointments. Senator Cronin
of Holt offered substitute motion
providing for the appointment of a
Joint committee of three from the
house and two from the senate to
consider the confirmation and re-
port back to another joint session
to BIZ held at II tomorrow. The
vote on the Cronin substitute car
ried, 81 70 Sc.
It fell to Lieutenant Governor
Barrows to appoint the committee.
The members are: Cronin of Holt
and Bushee of Kimball from the
senate. Moseley of Lincoln, Oster-
man of Merrick (democrat) and
Snow of Dawes from the house.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-01-13
Danish Count and Wife
Arrested at Spokane

Spokane, Jan. 12.-Count and
Countess Vigo Holstein' Rathlou Of
Denmark, the latter formerly the
wife of DR.. Roy A. Miles Collins,
killed in Portland in 1909, were ar
rested here by United States I'M
migration authorities and are being
held for possible deportation.
According to B. E. Gowen, United
States immigration, commissioner, the
pair entered the United States, pre-
sumably through Canada, last Sep
teinber, after they had been refused
admission in 1916.
He said the Countess Rathlou
eloped with Rathlou from her nus
band in Portland in 1908 and that
DR.. Collins second wife, when
placed on trial a year later for his
murder, declared she had killed him
because of his love for his former
wife.