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Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-08-05

salary and the Solicitors salary OF
the City Court, amounting to $1,000
would be added to the expense of the
county which would more than pay
for the time of the Grand Jury for
every term of the Superior Court
held for year if one is desired
Who are the people that started the
demand for new City Court? A
few lawyers aided by the officers
who are not willing to let we'll
enough acne. The City Court would
be fine thing for lawyers, because
one member of their number would
be Judge and another Solicitor, and
these two would be given a salary.
We make this statement fully believ-
ing that it can be verified by the
Judge Of the Superior Court. and by
every member OF the bar who is
honest, that. if the people want their
orsiness di,TCsed OF, and if the law
yers would get ready TO try them,
Judge Cover could come here, sum-
mon SO jurors, the same number
that was always, and will continue
to be subpoenaed for the Superior
Court, and dispose Of cases as speed
lily and with less cost to taxpayers
than cases can be disposed of in the
city court, for the reason that they
pay the Judge of a SUPERIOR Court
no part of his salary. the State pay
his salary. The July term of Ben
Hill Superior Court was not held.
why. Did not every lawyer in Fitz-
gerald request Judge Cover to ad-
journ the term court? Was this
done for the purpose of getting a
City Court? Yes. If the lawyers
want the business disposed of, and
the Judge be firm and make the
lawyers do business or throw their
cases out of court, we father the
thought, express the belief, and are
willing to stake our Judgment, that
if they will unanimously or even if
a majority of them, will quit polite
ing with our court, and through our
court, and get down to business, we
will have all the court in the Super
Tor Court we want, and when the
time rolls around for another county
election, vote these agitators out of
office.
Mr.. Voter, don't you be deceived
about the City Court being less
expensive than the Superior Court
The Superior Court, if the City Court
is established, will meet and organ
ize, the Grand Jury will be charged
just the same way and with the same
expense as it now disposes of the bus
mess. How many cases have the
lawyers who drew the City Court
bill now pending, in the Superior
Court undisposed Of? We are not
informed as to who drew the bill,
nor do we care. We remember in
what disrepute the old City Court be-
came before it was abolished, just
why we cannot say, but we do know
that the people grew tired of it and
wanted it abolished. If a new city
court is established, viii it function
better, more expeditiously and less
extensively than the old city court?
If it will, tell us how, and wherein, it
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-08-05
Elder Blackwell
Returns TO City

Elder w. M, Blackwell returned
yesterday from Richland where he
has bee conducting :. successful reviv
al service for the last few weeks. He
will hold the regular services at the
Primitive Baptist Church Sunday.
The morning sermon will be on
The Lords Supper and Feet Wash
ing. The communion service will
be observed the evening
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-08-05

Warren Skinner leaves Saturday
for New York to sign a contract
with an Eastern newspaper syndi-
cate for his cartoons. He was car
toonist in the United States army re-
crulting service during the war and
has brilliant prospects as a cartoon
ist and illustrator.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-08-05
$500 Pounds Tobacco
Sell At IT'S Averrge

twenty-five hundred pounds of
tobacco sold for an average of us
on the floor OF the Lon Dickey To-
bacco Warehouse Company here
Friday The quantity was less than
other days this week and the market
little off. Tie price ranged from
TWO cents to e { cents
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-08-05
First Bale of Cotton
Ginned Here TODAY

The first bale of cotton for the seas
on was ginned today by the Union
Cotton Oil Company for J.W. Vaughn
and sold through the Ben Hill Com
pany at IA 3-8c per pound. Last years
first bale was brought to town on
August 18th and sold for 47c. pound
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-08-05

The Leader went to press Satur-
day morning instead of Friday at
ternoon because of a break down
Wednesday afternoon on our Limp
type machine.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-08-05
GORMAN TALKS TO
BIG MASS MEETING
Tells Citizens He Tried to Elm
mate Factionalism
MAYOR PTTTMAN SPEAKS
Denies Letting Personal Views Inter
fere with Administration of
His Office

Failure to bring about a harmonic
ing compromise between the faction,
OF citizens who have divided on the
issue of the A. B & A, strike was
admitted by o D. German, genera
chairman of the striking telegrapher,
OF the road at mass meeting We'd
nesday night. About six hundred
people attended the meeting, including
more than one hundred ladies
Mr.. Gorman declared that peace
and harmony in Fitzgerald were skat-
ing on thin ice and any more friction
might cause them to break through
He said that he had conferred with
the leaders of the two committees OF
citizens, the citizens committee
named by the faction on which op-
poses the strikers and the business
mems committee" which was named
by the faction favoring the strikers
in an effort to bring them together
for conferences Monday night and
again Tuesday night and each time
the citizens committee leaders had
agreed to meet and had failed to meet
Mr.. German stated that his objec,
in coming to Fitzgerald was to try
and get joint committee named
representing both interests which
could work together without concern
for the outcome of the strike but tc
simply insure peace and public safe
ty. The net results of his three day
stay here were two mass meetings
and number of fruitless private
conferences with members of the
committees.
Mr.. German declared that the con-
dition pointed out by Col. H. D. Rus
sell, who commended the troops sent
here July and 9th still exists The
sheriff is recognized as a partisan of
the rairoad and the strike breakers,
and the mayor is recognized as par
tisan of the strikers.
Mayor Defends Position
Mayor J. L. Pittman introduced
Mr.. German and in his remarks he
defended himself against charges of
unfairness or bias in doing his duty
as an official. Il hold that any man
no matter who he is, has right to his
own personal views" the Mayor de-
clared, "but as firmly hold that no
public official has any right to let his
private personal views influence him
in doing his duty as an officer of the
law and I believe that any pubic Of
fetal who is so influenced is too small
to hold a public job. My personal
views in this strike are known but
challenge any man to cite me to where
they have influenced my actions one
iota in performing my public service
a. mayor of fitzgerald"
Will S. Halle chairman of the bus
mess mems committee, presided at
the meeting. Mr.. Halle is also pres
ident of the Retail Merchants Asso-
citation which was organized several
months ago and whose membership
includes men of both the citizens and
the business mems committee.
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Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-08-05

TYPEWRITER RIBBONS - Just
received fresh stock of typewriter rib
bons for Oliver, L. c. Smith, Under
wood, Remington and Royals. Carbon
paper also-Leader Publishing Co.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-08-05
READERS NOTICES

If paper boy fails to ieave The
Leader on afternoon of edition phone
us and we will send you copy. We
don't want yu to miss single issue.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-08-05

Misses Mildred and Virginia Halle
are visiting friends in Triton ond
Tyty,
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-08-05

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Fitzgerald Leader WANT-ADS
Quick Results. Phone 328.
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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-02-16
.CAR|B GROUP WEAK
IN OUTSIDE TRADING.
Reading Rights Sell at 15H to
141a-Mining Issues
Strong

New York, Feb 16.-The movement
in the issues Of the Carib group on the
Broad street curb today attracted in
creased attention to these corporations,
there being little demand even at sharp
declines for any Of these issues. Carib
Syndicate, which after being exchanged
one hundred for one for the old stock
and selling at around 81 about year
ngo, ranged from 0as to 7la. and Co
lumbia Emerald with a similar record
except for smaller multiplication of
its original shares, sold down to 2I2.
Outside Of the movement in these
stocks, most interest was attached to
the large trading in Reading rights.
which sold at 1914 to 1dk. SO far,
there is nothing tangible for n trading
basis for these rights as no official no.
ticc has been given Of the privileges to
which they are entitled.
Maracaibo Oil, which had been strong
for the last two weeks, ranged from
23Is to 229,. Ryan was pressed for sale
and declined to 81 There were sales
Of Lchigh Coal and Navigation at 61 to
go.
Durant Motors again sold at 1873.
Inter Continental Rubbcr was traded
in at 12% to 12h Sales Of REQ Motor
Truck were made at so to 20. Sales of
Standard Oil Indiana, new, were made
at G012 to 20.
There was activity and strength in
many mining issues, Boston Montana
and Florence GOldfield being strong fca-
turps
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-02-16
Raw Sugar Market Active

New York, Feb. l6.-Conslderable ac-
tN''% developed in the raw sugar mar
h"l late Yesterday. Sales are estimated
at from 100000 to 400. 900 bags OF Cubas
and Porto Ricos with local rcnners the
rh,"f buyers. Operators also took IiberoI
Quantities OF the total sales. UPWARD "f
%o"oOO bags were Cunls for prornDt
shipment at I y cents, cost and frcight
SPaH 10 6;77 cents, duty paid 10000
e. +, and approximately $4,000 bags
san I'omingoes for prompt shipment az
49, cents. Apart from the advance Of *
points In the price OF refined bv the
less per cent for cash, the local re.
ilrd market IL unchanged. The Fedc,aI
and Arbuckle are still withdrawn Ar.
rivals Of raws included 10000 bags OF
Warner GO, and 1000 bags San DomIn-
Jcs 70 the American 60.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-02-16
LEHICH Mitigation
LEADS LOC4L LIST
Gains > 1-8 Points in .4ctirc
Tr0ding-Rodding Common
Sells at - SO

L"high Navigatio nwaS the center Of
attraction on the local market today.
the demand for the shares advancing
the quotation to GS7S At which price it
was 2's points above last nights close.
Tho close on Monday was AZ G1I. The
activity is absorbed to the favorable
yearly report that came out the other
day. The Minrhill and Srhuylkill Haven
Railroad, which had become almost a
stranger on the local list, was another
issue TO make n good showing in the
earl market. sal" of ten shares being
made at 46i2. gain of 81, from the
last sale made more than month ago.
Huntington and Broad Top preferred
vas h'avy and on a small turnover lost
" points at Il. Buffalo and SuSuuc.
hanna was taken at ~.
rs for the remainder of the list. II
was mixture Of unchanged prices with
a number Of issues moving fractionaIly
higher. There was no evidence of weak.
ness IN any section. Electric Storar,
again moved back close to 100. phiIn-
aeInhA Co. cumulativ" preferred was
IN fair request at gain of n half.
with | nitcd Gas Improvement on very
,inlt"d sales making similar advance.
LocaI traction issues wore neglected.
In" first sale of R"nding common to
D" made here sine" the filing of the
segregation plan was at 755s. al os. nf
=, = p"'ntsi ana putting tn" issue on "A
pan" with IN" quotation i'm New York.
Opinions concerning tho Rcuding'.
segregation plan vary widely. Wiro~
W'r" i""t hot yesterday with qucric,
from I""a hoHs"s I" their New York
c"rr"S0ond"nts and New York was
just rs d"riroms Of the ideas Of bank
rrS hero. Nearly every man Uucripd
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-02-16
GRAIN MARKET

Chicago, Feb IL, Selling Of wheat
was furly nrtivr this morning and the
market was weaker. lIrariSh sentiment
vas modified over night. 1t was the
theory in some quarters that the recent
upturn was due more To II strong tech
uirHl position than TO any real alarm
over the spread of green bugs. Some
covering caused 4 partial recovery from
the bottom, but the feeling was nervous,
March opened at $l.I@ TO ST., and
later sold ut Sl,73Ia, against 81 I0A
at Ii" end yesterday. May started at
S1.G4l? 10 Sl.G2a., against $lO5li,
yesterdays last price.
Offerings Of corn were more liberal
and the market was easier, Colder
weather in the far West was expected
TO improve roads in the country and
facilitate the movement from farms.
May opened at 72s4C to 7latc
against 72".c at the close yestrrd day
July started at 74I4c to 73aic, against
T4"~c at the end yesterday,
Oats followed the other grains. May
started at 4G7sc to 46AC, against
I7l>r, yesterdays last price. July was
quoted at 46c TO i63lc at the outset,
against 47"sc az the end yesterday,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-02-16
STOCK list RAGGED
PRICES IRREGULAR.
Business in Reading Lacks Yes
terday's Fervor-Other
Rails ListIess

New York. Feb. l6.--In the absence
of anything noteworthy in the general
market, which was ragged in appear
nnc" and irregular In movement, spec
nlativc interest was caught by the rush
Of sterling to new high. The pound
touched 3.92at. more than n cent above
its close Of yesterday and within hail
ing distance Of S4.O6a4, it's peak for
1920.
There was n fair amount of business
in Reading. but il lacked completely
the frrvor Of Yesterday. Tho common
ranged from 753s to 7GIs, as compared
with IG"S ut yesterdays close. The
first preferred was down - and the soc.
ond preferred .. The other rails were
l'StlCSs. with the exception of Southern
Pacific rights. which. under some heavy
selling, touched new low at 10.
! Persistent rumors that it may not be
| long before General Motors viii do some
now financing had I'm unscttling effect
on the motors. General Motors itself
was off fractionnlly. StudcbakPr.
though, continued to be in good demand
and got above 80. General Motors an.
nunl report will not be made public for
som" time. hut Il is reported that the
hnlanrc sheet will show notes payabl"
# about S75, 900. 900 nt the close Of
last year. while cash on hand is placed
at &47 GOO 900.
Tho stCcls lacked the rcsilicncy that
las featured the late trading United
States Steel declined fraCtionally and
the Independents all got below their
/ opening prices. Baldwin was particu.
| larly weak
American Linsccd. among the spc-
rialties. which was close to 81 at one
time yesterday, touched low of 81 this
. ,,Dr,i,fy l,C
~. This stock has been Influenced by the
reports that obstacles are being Pncoun-
tered in regard to its proposed absorp-
tion by foreign interests.
Tho sugar. showed little life and the
oils mOvNd In marrow rAngC.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-02-16
Commodity Markets
COTTON MARKET

New York, Feb. lG-Thc cotton mar
ket was irregular ut III" start today
AZ - points advance TO II points de-
cline. Spot houses werr the principal
sellers az 10 opening. while Wall street,
commission and wire concerns were fair
buyers. Liverpool sold, despite a favor
able ruling Of English cables. There
was also considerable selling for profits
by recent purchasers, but this cotton
steady later on the basis Of 1850 for
May.
PriYat" messages again reported n
better business at Manchester. Contin-
uNd strength in foreign exchange was
one Of the bUllish influences.
Receipts Of cotton at the ports for the
day urc estimated at 10000, against
90@l balcs week ago, 1876 bales a
year ago and -, ,445 bales two years ago.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-02-16
YEsrERDAY FINAL QUOTATIONS
Brazil Loan Goes TO London

New York. Feb. l6 Private cable
advices from London indicae that
banking interests either have closed
or are about TO close with tho
brazilian state Of Sac Paola for
f6 900 900 loan, Details OF the operation
are lacking, but mention the name Of
Schroeder Il Co., International bankers,
AS having the transaction in hand at the
London end. More than usual interest
attaches TO the loan in view OF the fact
that the so.called South American bank.
nni lIs si,6t,"rs G"r Tor some line last YaII ord
the deal was about ready TO be closed
when an eleventh hour hitch checllad its
consummation, That loan was for ap-
proXimat0ly $4,000, 900 and was to run
for fifteen 20 twenty-five years, bearing
a coupon rate Of 3 per cent
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-02-16
LlyerpooI Cotton

liverpool, Feb l6.--SpOt cotton was
easier this morning with prices firm on
tho basis or an advance OF 81 points
for middling at s52d. The sales were
5000 bales. The receipts were 500 bales
none American. Futures were steady in
the early dealings Spot prices were
American, mlddlIng fair, l2.l7d good
middling, 9.S7d; fully middiing,
9.37d; middling 852d; low middling
737d; good ordinary, 5,87d and ordi-
VYrg, AS1d,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-02-16
Prices Heavy on Paris Bourse

Paris. Feb. 10 Prices were hea,, on
rnr Boursc today Three per cent rcntes
5Sfr 66c; exchange on London. 52fr 45c
3 per cent loan S3fr 95C The dollar
was quoted at l3fr soc.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-02-16
DIVIDENDS DECLARED

Federal Mining and smet!nE Co, guar
Is 90 stock Of record February. 23,
on common and quarterly ~ per cent on
prefoTrCa. both payable May 81 10 stock Of
record MAY .. '
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-02-16
BAR SILVER

Bar silver dropped 7sd in London to-
day TO 3id. This Is new low record
for the year ana the lowest price touched
since 1915
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-02-16


R"Goipts, $500 head, steers active ana 35c
atEp'r anJ hpra g"g S,75; bulk, S7q7.75 she stun
cannSrg 6"ld but bidding lower; veal caivcV w
,Tg' "rs ',G T3aH, NO5o4ll stockers and feed
q, noes Hecepts $4,000 head. Fairly oc.
,ycrar Nv" ana l&c TO &c lower than yesterdays =
44hhrr"H' 90 TOP 5000; bulk lights and mo
.TIGs- n,cG.s'- sp,tnH 1913! bulk, heaves. SOdf0 80;
h%E"rE ow"r ot,o,s S@Ws seady pigs, steady to 81
oo,f,N hnI strong 20 300 higher; ts. 80 paid Tv
ers paid 'sSS ;s 10 d3r % small lots OF lambs pack
suit saarH -, one double deck OF good Kansns
Ee%r''sss E"tn sst, brought i6?5 only deck OF ewes
w,,gt w,tg 500 az ~ 20; these were good handy
"''s"'s' quality medium to good
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-02-16
LIVESTOCK QUOTATIONS.

Chicago. Feb. 6..-uOGS--Estimatct re-
ceipts. 90 600 head: left over. l2.7S5 head
VERY littIe doing, few sales weak to iSc
Quality mostly good. '''
CATTkE--Gstimated receipts. 5000 head.
SliEEP-EStimated receipts. Il. .OOO hcad
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-02-16

PHILNDELPHIA-CaN 6 per cent
'.me 4 per cent commercial. paper,
three TO SIX months i per cont
(NOlp -- These are merely nominal
quotations, ~ the legal rate Of interest
IN the state Or Pennsylvania Is fixed at
per cent, Plus premium ana commits
sion. time money for thirty to ninety
days is loaned AT to s2 per cent
while commercial paper, from three to
six months, IS being offered at 9 TO 81
.-s'~Hnt.)
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-02-16
EoRElGN EXCHANGE

New York, Feb l6.-The foreign eX-
change market opened at general ad'
vances ranging from u cent in sterling
to II points in guilders, The paramount
influence was the strength of sterling,
which reached new high records at
Francs, at 749 for cables and 7,iS for
checks, were points above any previous
record on this movement and showed a
gain Of 10 points to 1870 for cables and
G67 for checks
Other quotations were:
Guilder cables 34.G0. checks $3.50 pc
setas cables l4.24, Checks l4.22; stock
holm cables 20 SO. checks 22.5 s. Chris
ttanla cables 1875. checks 1875 Copen-
hagen cables 1870, checks 1860; Bel
gian cables 7s2. checks 7Sl, marks
l.75,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-02-16

% Fast Buffalo, y. Y. Feb. l0-CATTI.E-
cSPtg ITStp's Zoo 20 SSod dh"s@, Strong Calves, re-
HOGS-hcCcipts. 400 head. Steady. ,x.
gSbI P'gT' ~ lower. Heavy. 80; 76G 10 80;
WITH siiS d II S6. % %orkGrs snd light yorkcrs'
S75u; stags S50iO 'us"h'
SLEEP AND !.AMBS-Receipts. 900 head
Others unchn ngrd ''' 'N"' '''-''
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-02-16
Pittsburgh, Fe'

Pittsburgh Feb 10 20 HOGs--RcceIp,s
5000 head. Lover. Hesvies. 50. % 90 50,
nll.4O. ~ ''e'' S'''-"
SHEEP AND LAMBS - Receipts. boo
seta sS 20 STEADY. Top sheep. $3.50: top lambs
=, ,CALVEs-Reccp,s l75 head. stoady. Ton
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-02-16
MONEY.LENOlNG RATES

NEW YORK Money on call tu'}
classes of collateral. Op"nrd today AZ
yer cent FOR lending and renewing
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-02-16
Reserve Banks Discount Rates

ONIola, rrdIsC"Inl rates Ht N" t"elV" Fea'
rr,l EeyrrNn urI'Es ar" az follows;
r..as In. Cun'l PErz
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-02-16
Sc % ST. IS Sc 90 OG
go .1G 80. 10 90 10 O9
s. 10 500 S7.1O~ "A
97.32 97.9i H79i .OI

s, W. ~ ~ &c..
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